Isle of Whithorn Calendar
The Isle of Whithorn
Isle of Whithorn Calendar of Events
Please check this page regularly for information about forthcoming events in and around the Isle of Whithorn.
Today
Time: 7.30 PM
MACHARS MOVIES presents 'THE GLENN MILLER STORY'. The Glenn Miller Story traces his rise from pit-orchestra trombone player to leader of the most successful big band of his era. During World War II, Miller (played by James Stewart) leads the ‘swingiest’ military band ever heard with classics such as 'Moonlight Serenade', 'Chattanooga Choo Choo', and 'Little Brown Jug'. Louis Armstrong & Gene Krupa also star. (Cert U - 107 mins)
Monday, February 06, 2012 Time: 2pm
Village Hall Meeting. Committee Meeting. Venue: St. Ninian's Hall S/R
Monday, February 06, 2012 Time: 6.15pm. to 8.15pm
Tai Ji. Tai Ji class Venue: St. Ninian's Hall, Isle of Whithorn
Monday, February 06, 2012 Time: 7.30pm
WRI Meeting. John Wilson will show glass slides of Whithorn & Isle c1910 Venue: St. Ninian's Hall S/R
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 Time: 6.15pm. to 8.15pm
Tai Ji. Exercise with Susie. Venue: St. Ninian's Hall, Isle of Whithorn
Wednesday, February 08, 2012 Time: 6.15pm.
Youth Group. Youth activities. Venue: St. Ninian's Hall, Isle of Whithorn
Thursday, February 09, 2012 Time: 2pm. to 4pm.
Thursday Club. Join the over fifties for fun. Venue: St. Ninian's Hall, Isle of Whithorn
Sunday, February 12, 2012 Time: 11am
Church. Church service in St. Ninian's hall Venue: St. Ninian's Hall, Isle of Whithorn
Monday, February 13, 2012 Time: 7pm
Isle Futures Meeting. Trustees Meeting. Venue: St. Ninian's Hall S/R
Monday, February 13, 2012 Time: 6.15pm to 8.15pm
Tai Ji. Exercise with Susie. Venue: St. Ninian's Hall, Isle of Whithorn
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 Time: 6.15pm to 8.15pm
Tai Ji. Exercise with Susie Venue: St. Ninian's Hall, Isle of Whithorn
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Youth Group. Youth Activities Venue: St. Ninian's Hall, Isle of Whithorn
Thursday, February 16, 2012 Time: 2pm to 4pm.
Thursday Club. Play scrabble, snooker and have a chat and cup of tea. Venue: St. Ninian's Hall, Isle of Whithorn
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Time: 7.30 PM
MACHARS MOVIES presents 'THE MISSION'. A visually stunning epic, recounting the true story of a man of the sword (Robert De Niro) and a man of the cloth (Jeremy Irons) -- both Jesuit missionaries who defy the colonial forces of Spain and Portugal to save an Indian tribe from slavery in mid-18th-century South America. Ennio Morricone’s haunting musical score weaves a stunning combination of church choirs and native Indian panpipes. (Cert PG - 120 mins) Venue: St Ninian's Hall Cinema
Sunday, February 19, 2012 Time: 11am
Church. Church Service. Venue: St. Ninian's Hall, Isle of Whithorn
Saturday, March 03, 2012
Time: 7.30 PM
MACHARS MOVIES presents 'KES'. Rebellious Billy Casper finds that training a kestrel takes his mind off his troubled home life and the bullies at school. Brought to the big screen by Palme d’Or-winning director Ken Loach, best known for his early kitchen sink dramas and set in the Northern English town of Barnsley, 'Kes' is a gritty slice of working-class life in the ‘60s. (Cert PG -106mins) Venue: St Ninian's Hall Cinema
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Time: 5.00 PM
MACHARS MOVIES EASTERN THEME NIGHT - 'EAST IS EAST' and 'WEST IS WEST'. Our popular Themed evenings return with a special double bill - George Khan, a proud Pakistani chip shop owner has to cope with a young family that has its own ideas about growing up. Two hilarious and moral tales spanning five years that show the sometimes seismic collisions of two cultures in one family... A great theme night with a difference - enjoy either or both films with a sumptuous curry in between! 'East is East' starts at 5pm; the Curry will be served at 7pm; and 'West is West' begins at 8pm. ADVANCE BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL Venue: St Ninian's Hall Cinema
Friday, March 23, 2012 Time: 7.30pm
Isle Futures AGM. Isle Futures AGM. Kenny Barr & Judy Brown step down after 9yrs. in office. Venue: St. Ninian's Hall, Isle of Whithorn
Saturday, April 07, 2012
Time: 6.30 PM
MACHARS MOVIES presents 'BEN HUR'. The acclaimed Easter blockbuster movie, now fully restored and presented in High Definition, winner of 11 Academy Awards. The tale of Jewish prince Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston), who lives in Judea with his family during the time that Jesus Christ was becoming known for his radical teachings. The highlight of the film’s 212 minutes is its legendary chariot race, and Ben-Hur’s Oscar haul included Best Picture, Best Director for William Wyler, Best Actor for Heston, and Best Supporting Actor for Welsh actor Hugh Griffith as an Arab sheik. (And there is an Intermission!) (Cert PG) Venue: St Ninian's Hall Cinema
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Time: 7.30 PM
MACHARS MOVIES presents 'A SHINE OF RAINBOWS'. Joyful, warm and caring, Maire adopts a young orphan named Tomas and whisks him off to a new home on a remote island off the coast of Ireland. She shares with him the joys of her island and introduces him to the folklore, including the secret of the seals, and teaches him that everything you need is inside of you - if you really look. Her husband Alec is unsympathetic to Tomas, and when tragedy strikes, the boy is faced with his greatest challenge yet... (Cert PG - 97mins) Venue: St Ninian's Hall Cinema
Saturday, May 05, 2012
Time: 7.30 PM
MACHARS MOVIES presents 'ARMADILLO'. An upfront account of growing cynicism and adrenaline addiction for young soldiers at war. A Danish platoon is stationed at Camp Armadillo, right on the Helmand frontline, fighting tough battles against the Taliban. The film is a tension-packed journey into the soldier’s minds and a unique real-life account that was both controversial and remarkable for its verité, documentary style. (Cert 15 - 105mins) Venue: St Ninian's Hall Cinema
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Time: 7.30 PM
MACHARS MOVIES presents JOHN WAYNE in 'HELLFIGHTERS'. Screen legend John Wayne pays tribute to oil field legend “Red” Adair, as Wayne plays a colourful Texan who tames out-of-control infernos in exotic locations around the world. Between blazes Chance “carries the torch” for Madelyn, the wife who left him 20 years earlier because of his dangerous lifestyle. Directed by action veteran Andrew McLaglen, this film features spectacular special effects and exciting locations in Texas and Wyoming. As the Duke said, “I’ve made a lot of action movies, but never one as exciting as Hell Fighters.” (Cert PG -115mins) Venue: St Ninian's Hall Cinema
Saturday, June 02, 2012
Time: 7.30 PM
MACHARS MOVIES presents KEN RUSSELL's 'THE MUSIC LOVERS'. Ken Russell was one of cinema’s most challenging and creative directors. His early music films on Elgar and Delius won world-wide acclaim. Piotr Tchaikovsky gets the Ken Russell treatment in a bizarre yet compelling story of his life and music. In the director’s own words: “It’s the story of the marriage between a homosexual and a nymphomaniac.” Starring Richard Chamberlain and Glenda Jackson. André Previn and the London Symphony Orchestra perform Tchaikovsky’s music. (Cert 15 - 118mins) Venue: St Ninian's Hall Cinema
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Time: 7.30 PM
MACHARS MOVIES presents TERRENCE MALICK's 'DAYS OF HEAVEN'. An exquisitely photographed story of a group of early-20th-century itinerant workers who find themselves entangled in a deadly love triangle. Notorious for its on-set difficulties and extended postproduction, the film is a beautifully composed work of art. Terrence Malick’s direction, Nestor Almendros’s Oscar-winning cinematography and Ennio Morricone’s score all create a real classic. Venue: St Ninian's Hall Cinema
Sunday, July 08, 2012 Time: 10am. to 4pm.
HAMEFAIRIN' 2012. Hamefairin' 2012 will be on 8th. July. Venue: St. Ninian's Hall, Isle of Whithorn
Saturday, August 04, 2012
Time: 6.30 PM
MACHARS MOVIES - WESTERN THEME NIGHT - 'CAT BALLOU'. For the August Holiday Weekend a Classic Western and a scrummy barbecue. Jane Fonda and Lee Marvin come together for this Western spoof that became the biggest box-office hit of 1965 and earned Marvin an Oscar for his twin performances. The film also features a cameo by inimitable crooner Nat King Cole, who sings the title song The Legend of Cat Ballou. (Cert PG - 92 mins) ADVANCE BOOKING ESSENTIAL Venue: St Ninian's Hall Cinema
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Time: 7.30 PM
MACHARS MOVIES presents 'IRIS'. The inspiring and heartbreaking story of English novelist Dame Iris Murdoch. From the height of her romantic adventures as a student at Oxford in the 1950s, to life with her partner in old age, struggling with decline, as her brilliant mind is ravaged by the effects of Alzheimer’s. Judi Dench gives an outstanding performance, the film is uniquely sensitive and finely acted. (Cert 15 - 87mins) Venue: St Ninian's Hall Cinema
Saturday, September 01, 2012 Time: 7.00
MACHARS MOVIES presents 'AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 QUESTIONS'. Following the great success of the first quiz night in 2011, tonight we'll be travelling in style: Around the World in Eighty Questions is our theme. Make up a team or come and join others to have a great night out! No passport or nasty injections needed! Venue: St Ninian's Hall Cinema
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Time: 7.30 PM
MACHARS MOVIES presents 'THE MAGGIE'. From the director of Whisky Galore, here’s another delightful Ealing Studios classic. A wealthy American businessman and a wily old Clyde puffer skipper attempt to outwit each other, and show a Glasgow and shipping of days gone by. (Cert U - 88mins) Venue: St Ninian's Hall Cinema
Saturday, October 06, 2012
Time: 7.30 PM
MACHARS MOVIES presents 'ORANGES AND SUNSHINE'. The real-life story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovered one of the most significant social scandals in recent times: the forced migration of children from the United Kingdom. They were promised oranges and sunshine, they got hard labour and life in institutions. Almost singlehandedly, against overwhelming odds and with little regard for her own well-being, Margaret reunited thousands of families, brought authorities to account and worldwide attention to an extraordinary miscarriage of justice. (Cert 15 - 101mins) Venue: St Ninian's Hall Cinema
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Time: 7.30 PM
MACHARS MOVIES presents 'OF GODS AND MEN'. A monastery perched in the mountains of North Africa in the 1990s. Eight French Christian monks live in harmony with their Muslim brothers. When a crew of foreign workers is massacred by an Islamic fundamentalist group, fear sweeps though the region. The army offers them protection, but the monks refuse. Should they leave? Despite the growing menace in their midst, they slowly realize that they have no choice but to stay... come what may. (Cert 15 - 122 mins) Venue: St Ninian's Hall Cinema
Saturday, November 03, 2012
Time: 7.30 PM
MACHARS MOVIES presents 'DARK BLUE WORLD'. The story of a group of Czech pilots who came to Britain to fly with the Royal Air Force in the last war. A beautiful film filled with believable, complex relationships, well-drawn characters, and plenty of finely choreographed air-battle scenes between the young, headstrong Czechs and the perfectly organized Nazis. The film is based on real events; when the pilots returned home, they were treated as the enemy, not as heroes, and were subjected to jail and torture in their own land. (Cert 12 - 108mins) Venue: St Ninian's Hall Cinema
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Time: 8.00 PM
MACHARS MOVIES presents 'THE AFRICAN QUEEN'. The boozing, smoking, cussing captain of a tramp steamer, Charlie Allnut, saves prim and proper Rose Sayer after her brother is killed by German soldiers at the beginning of World War I in Africa. Many quarrels later, the two set sail to sabotage a German ship. C S Forester’s novel, Hepburn and Bogie (who won an Oscar) make this a thoroughly enjoyable blend of comedy and adventure. Beautifully restored and screened in high definition. (Cert PG - 105mins ) Venue: St Ninian's Hall Cinema
Saturday, November 17, 2012 Time: 7pm
MACHARS MOVIES ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. Machars Movies extends a warm welcome to all at the Annual General Meeting for 2012. We'll be reporting on our progress over the year and our screening plans for 2013. A great chance for you to come and find out more about Scotland's award-winning cinema and rural enterprise. Stay on and see the restored version of 'The African Queen' as well as enjoy some complimentary refreshments! Venue: St Ninian's Hall
Saturday, December 01, 2012
Time: 7.30 PM
MACHARS MOVIES presents 'THE WAY'. The third collaboration between writer/director/actor Emilio Estevez and his actor father Martin Sheen. The film is the tender, poignant story of Tom, an American who arrives in France to collect the remains of his recently deceased son. Grief stricken and in search of a way to understand his son better, Tom decides to follow in his footsteps and embarks on the spectacular and potentially hazardous walk through the Pyrenees that claimed the life of his boy... (Cert 12 - 128 mins) Venue: St Ninian's Hall Cinema
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Time: 7.30 PM
MACHARS MOVIES presents 'THE CONCERT'. In Soviet-era Russia, Andrei Filipov, conductor of the Bolshoi Orchestra, is stripped of his position during a performance of a Tchaikovsky concerto for refusing to expel his Jewish musicians. 30 years later, working at the theatre as a janitor, he intercepts a fax inviting the orchestra to play in Paris. Filipov reunites the sacked musicians and leads them on a mission to finish the concert they began in the 1980s, and regain their identity, dignity and pride. (Cert 15 - 119 mins) Venue: St Ninian's Hall Cinema
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