What’s On
The Master’s House hosts an exciting selection of events, exhibitions and activities on a wide range of subjects. You can find out more about upcoming ones here. We look forward to seeing you soon!
To book tickets for an event, phone Ledbury Library and Customer Services on 01432 383499 or visit us.
Booking and tickets
Events are free unless otherwise stated.
Please check if you need to book: you will be asked for your ticket at the event.
Tickets will be available six weeks before the event from Ledbury Library unless otherwise stated. Tickets that have not been collected the day before the event, unless otherwise advised, will be reallocated.
Children under 8 years old must be supervised at all times.
Hiring event and exhibition space in The Master’s House
If you would like to hire one of the event and exhibition spaces in The Master’s House for an event of your own, telephone 01432 383499 or email ledburylibrary@herefordshire.gov.uk.
Explore what’s on
Staying Safe Online
Tuesday 21 January
4pm – 6pm
Free tickets
A two hour course on how to make sure your computer is secure, look out for scams, safely shop and bank online, and find safe websites. Provided by Fastershire.
16+ years
Young Writers’ Group
Saturday 1 February
10am – 12 noon
£7 per session
Fun and creative writing workshops for young people, led by professional writer Sara-Jane Arbury. Advance booking is essential, reserve a place at:
8-13 years
Library DVD sale
Monday 3 February – Saturday 15 February
Library opening hours (from 12 noon Monday)
A DVD sale of ex-library stock from libraries across the county. Find a bargain for a winter movie night!
Ledbury Library Readers’ Group
Tuesday 4 February
4.45pm – 5.45pm
Free
A friendly book group held in Ledbury Library for enthusiastic readers. Read one selected title a month then meet in the library to discuss it. Books are provided.
Master’s House Guided Tour
Wednesday 5 February
10am – 12 noon
Free tickets (donations welcome)
The Friends of the Master’s House will be hosting a detailed guided tour of this 15th century timber-frame building. This incredible Grade II* listed building in the centre of Ledbury was once part of the medieval St Katherine’s Hospital.
An Evening with Lucy Dillon
Tuesday 11 February
7pm – 9pm
Tickets £5
Bestselling author, Lucy Dillon will talk about her writing, and what gives her inspiration for the stories and characters. Her latest book ‘Unexpected Lessons in Love’ – the story of what happens when Jeannie changes her mind on the way to her wedding – was published in paperback earlier this month.
A Ledbury Library Development Group event.
How to Use a Smartphone
Tuesday 18 February
4pm – 6pm
Free tickets
Learn the basics of how to use a smartphone, from learning about apps, picking up emails on your smartphone, using the internet and connecting to our library wifi. Bring your own device or borrow one of the smartphones we have available for the session. Provided by Fastershire.
16+ years
Ringing the Changes with Tim Keyes
Thursday 20 February
7pm – 8.30pm
Tickets £6 (all profits to the Ledbury Bell Appeal)
A journey with the church bells of Ledbury through 1,000 years of history and literature, and accompanied by some very colourful characters, both real and fictional.
The Story of Lancing College Chapel
Friday 13 March
7.00pm (doors open 6.30pm)
Tickets £6
Lancing Chapel is comparable to the great French Gothic Cathedrals and contains the biggest Rose Window in the UK. This illustrated talk, given by Ian Beer, CBE who was Head Master there from 1969 to 1981, will span the period 1868, when the Foundation Stone was laid, to 2020 when the Chapel will finally be completed.