St Anne's Arts & Community Centre

18/11/2025

🧶Join Penny Rowland Hill of Penny at Penygwyn Designs, for a 'Bags of Fun!' Wet Felting Workshop
🌟Saturday 29th November, 10.30am-1.30pm.
🌟ThePlough@StAnne's, Barnstaple.
🧶Using wet felting techniques, you will learn the principles of how to create a 3D form in felt, and be able to create a small bag or pouch of your own.
🧶Wet-felting involves the creation of a fabric using the combination of wool fibres, soap, water and friction – AKA elbow grease!!
🌟All equipment and materials provided.
🌟Suitable for adults and older children 14+. Under 16’s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
🌟Book Online or call the Box Office on 01805 624624 and select option 3 to leave a message and we will call you ASAP.
https://www.theploughartscentre.org.uk/event/bags-fun-wet-felting-workshop

17/11/2025

🎛 Bellprover – Live at Pattern Recognition
This Saturday | ThePlough@StAnne’s, Barnstaple

Today we’re spotlighting Bellprover, the analogue–spoken word project of Douglas E Powell. Expect kosmische loops, drifting synth patterns and surreal narrative fragments woven into something atmospheric and slightly otherworldly.

Described by Electronic Sound as “a blissed-out William Blake in a lysergic parish garden,” Bellprover brings a unique blend of texture, tone and storytelling that fits perfectly within the chapel setting at St Anne’s.

Also performing on the night:
Keith Seatman
SHIN
The Burning Trestle

📍 ThePlough@StAnne’s
🗓 This Saturday | Doors 7:30pm
🎟 Tickets: https://www.theploughartscentre.org.uk/event/pattern-recognition-presents-keith-seatman-bellprover-shin-and-burning-trestle

If Bellprover’s mix of analogue synths, loops and spoken word is your thing, this is one not to miss.

17/11/2025

🎼Live Music
🎤Nex't'Nothin
⭐️Friday 21st November, 7.30pm.
⭐️ThePlough@StAnne's, Barnstaple.
🎼Formed in 1987, Nex’T’Nothin have been writing and performing original songs for over 37 years.
🎼Writing in a mixture of styles and delivering two-part harmonies, the multi-instrumentalist David Shepherd, and David Snell were joined in 2023 by Chris Lansdell-Snell adding percussion and her vocals to the mix so that two part has become three part harmonies.
🎼Using Guitar, Harmonica, Bass, Whistles, Mandola and Keyboards ,as well as the recently added percussion, NTN play acoustic and electric material from a wide range of influences.
⭐️£10.00 Full price/£8.00 Plough Supporter
Bar available. Cash preferred.
⭐️Full details and booking information here: https://www.theploughartscentre.org.uk/event/nextnothin-0

https://youtu.be/icad1cIxb9o?si=TTX9YmSpIN9SPvmd

Studio Recording of What Is Right, with some (out of sync!) video from live performances.

15/11/2025

TODAY!
Saturday 15th November, 12.30pm-1.30pm.
Tickets available on the door.

⭐️FREE, but please book your space!
⭐️Family Feast of Tales, as part of SUITCASE A one-day Festival of Stories.
⭐️Saturday 15th November, 12.30pm-1.30pm.
⭐️ThePlough@StAnne's, Barnstaple.

Folk tales for families. A relaxed performance by members of the Plough Storytelling Circle, specially tailored for younger audiences.

Travel with us through forests, across seas, beyond mountains. And who knows who we might meet along the way. Giants or dragons, perhaps? Brave boys and gutsy girls, certainly. But whoever we meet, and whatever adventures unfold, we guarantee it’s going to be an exciting journey.

Come for just one story or stay for the whole hour! It’s entirely up to you and all completely free!

Full details and booking information here: https://www.theploughartscentre.org.uk/event/family-feast-tales

14/11/2025

🎛 Artist Feature: Keith Seatman | Pattern Recognition – Sat 22 November 🎛

As we get closer to next weekend, we’re spotlighting the artists joining us for a night of experimental electronics, drone, spoken word and improvised sound.

Keith Seatman brings his distinctive mix of retro-futurist electronics, radiophonic textures and playful sonic detail. With releases on Castles in Space and Belbury Music, his work has been heard on BBC 6 Music and Radio 3, and he’s known for sets that shift between the eerie, the melodic and the beautifully strange.

Also performing on the night:
Bellprover
SHIN
The Burning Trestle

📍 ThePlough@StAnne’s, Barnstaple
🗓 Saturday 22 November | Doors 7:30pm
🎟 Tickets: https://www.theploughartscentre.org.uk/event/pattern-recognition-presents-keith-seatman-bellprover-shin-and-burning-trestle

A night of analogue oddities, deep listening and unexpected moments.
If you’re planning to come along, now’s the time to grab a ticket.

14/11/2025

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13/11/2025

‼️ Only 2 tickets remaining.‼️
Daniel Morden plus support from Suited Storytellers.
⭐️Saturday 15th November,7pm-9.30pm.

⭐️Folk Horror Stories: Award-winning author and storyteller Daniel Morden tells the tales he doesn’t usually dare to share….Expect shapeshifters, foolhardy pacts and unquiet graves. Don’t expect happily ever after!
⭐️HERD: Festival organisers Suited Storytellers are known for their telling of gritty tales with strong female protagonists. Katy and Ros will be bringing their signature blend of oral tradition storytelling and dramatic interaction to a new piece, specially developed for SUITCASE with the support of Arts Council England. ‼️ Only 2 tickets remaining.‼️
⭐️Full details and booking information here: https://www.theploughartscentre.org.uk/whats-on/search?keys=suitcase

13/11/2025

🎼Wayward Winds: Vive La Difference!
⭐️Friday 14th November, 7.30pm
⭐️ThePlough@StAnne's, Barnstaple.
⭐️£10.00
⭐️Wayward Winds return to St Anne's with a programme celebrating the respective uniqueness of English and French music in the Twentieth Century.
⭐️Expect light classics by composers including Vaughan-Williams, Holst, Saint-Saens and Claude Arrieu.
⭐️Full details and booking information here: https://www.theploughartscentre.org.uk/event/wayward-winds-vive-la-difference

12/11/2025

✨️ Things are starting to feel festive! ✨️ We are really excited to be playing our Christmas Special show at the beautiful St Anne's Arts & Community Centre Church in Barnstaple, this year we are playing a double header as last year sold out ⭐️

Saturday is a standing gig and Sunday a seated so choose your vibe, either way this venue is particularly special to us, amazing acoustics and super cosy vibe 💛

We have some new songs to share with you exclusively as it's our Chrismas Special! Also mulled wine & mince pies on arrival 😋

Tics available via thekahuna.net, The Plough Arts Centre or link in comments below, we'll see you there! ✨️

T&B xx

🙏 Digital artwork 🔥

12/11/2025

⭐️FREE, but please book your space!
⭐️Family Feast of Tales, as part of SUITCASE A one-day Festival of Stories.
⭐️Saturday 15th November, 12.30pm-1.30pm.
⭐️ThePlough@StAnne's, Barnstaple.

Folk tales for families. A relaxed performance by members of the Plough Storytelling Circle, specially tailored for younger audiences.

Travel with us through forests, across seas, beyond mountains. And who knows who we might meet along the way. Giants or dragons, perhaps? Brave boys and gutsy girls, certainly. But whoever we meet, and whatever adventures unfold, we guarantee it’s going to be an exciting journey.

Come for just one story or stay for the whole hour! It’s entirely up to you and all completely free!

Full details and booking information here: https://www.theploughartscentre.org.uk/event/family-feast-tales