Staplegrove short mat bowls club. Open afternoon, Saturday 14 November 2-5pm. Come and give bowls a try, meet the members and join them for tea and cake in the village hall.

Thursday, November 5

9am - 3pm, Taunton Farmers Market, High Street.

Friday, November 6

7.30pm - murder mystery evening at the Grand Pier, Weston. Tickets priced £32.50 include pre-dinner drinks, three course meal and disco, available online at www.grandpier.co.uk or Tel: 01934 646155.

Saturday, November 7

10am - 4pm, The West Country Vintage Textile Market at Lydeard St Lawrence village hall. A selection of antique and vintage textiles, dress fabrics, haberdashery, linens, lace, quilts, eiderdowns and much more. Also Sunday 10am-2pm. Tel: 0787 942 8654.

10am-12pm, (also Monday November 9 and Tuesday November 10, 6.30 – 8.30 pm) Richard Huish College Open Events offer prospective students and parents, friends and family, an opportunity to really get to know the college and experience what it is like to study here.

7pm - Opera Naked combines spectacular singing, true stories and comedy. If you’re curious about opera it’s the perfect introduction. If you like opera you’ll love going behind the scenes. A real eye and ear opener - without any nudity. The Brewhouse, Taunton. £16 Adults £10 students/children. Box: 01823 283244.

7.30pm - an evening with Brian Moore, one of the most frank, entertaining and respected rugby legends of all time. £24 / £23 Concs / £20 Students. Tacchi-Morris, Taunton. Box: 01823 414141.

Sunday, November 8

11am (and 2pm) The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark at The McMillan Theatre, Bridgwater. This charming stage production, with music, songs, exquisite handcrafted puppets and lots of fun and surprises, remains true to Jill Tomlinson’s original story. For tickets Tel: 01278556677

7.30pm - Amici, a concert for Remembrance Sunday. Music by Vaughan Williams, Howells and Victoria Soloist: Apollo 5. King's College Chapel, South Rd, Taunton. £15. Tel: 01823 340470.

Monday, November 9

7.30pm - AKa Dance Company perform three pieces: A Real Fiction, Method to My Madness and Next Door. Featuring curtain raisers from Taunton Youth Dance Company and Digit Youth Dance Company. Tacchi-Morris, Taunton. £9 / £8 Concessions/ £6 Students. Box: 01823 414141.

Tuesday, November 10

7.3pm - Radio Days, a show that takes a nostalgic look at the heyday of radio, from its inception in the 1920s to the start of pirate radio in the 1960s. Wellington Arts Centre, Eight Acre Lane. Runs until Saturday November 14. Each evening at 7.30pm plus a Saturday matinee at 2.30pm Ticket price: £7 Tickets available from Nurtured By Nature, South Street, Wellington or Tel: 01823663597 to reserve tickets.

Wednesday, November 11

7.30pm - Doug Allan: Life Behind the Lens. Adventures, encounters and insights from the award winning cameraman whose TV credits include the epic wildlife series: Blue Planet, Planet Earth, Life, Human Planet, Ocean Giants and Frozen Planet. The Brewhouse, Taunton. Adults £16.50, students £14.50. Box: 01823 283244.