Our Events in 2025/26
We are excited by our programme of events in our 2025/26 season and beyond - we look forward to meeting you.
New for 2025
Christmas & Fruit Puddings
We are delighted to offer Christmas and Fruit Puddings for sale - to place your order please contact us. They will be available for sale after the 10:30am Morning Service at St. Andrew's Church each Sunday (bar Remembrance Sunday) in the run up to Christmas Day whilst stocks last.
Bourne Again Shadows
“The Shadows” were a band that got thousands of teenagers strumming tennis rackets in the 60’s imagining that they would become the next stars. The music from The Shadows has had chart success spanning 6 decades and we are lucky to have the next best thing performing for us in February. The Bourne Again Shadows have very kindly agreed to perform for us and reproduce the classic sounds of The Shadows.
This will be performed in the Main Hall at Reading Cricket & Hockey Club on Sonning Lane, Sonning, RG4 6ST on Friday, 20th February 2026 at 7:30pm.
There is plenty of parking, a lift for those with accessibility needs and it will have a full running bar at the Club.
Ticket price will be £22, so get the date in your diary and we look forward to hearing from you if you would like to book a ticket as seating will be limited to 100.
2026 Quiz Night
(oh, and the AGM)
Thursday, 26th March 2026 sees the popular Quiz Night & AGM, including locally made fish and chips, in The Ark. Please bring your own bottle.
The AGM will not last long, before the fun and competition commence, with quiz teams of 4.
Event starts at 7:30pm, with payment for tickets at £20 required in advance - deadline for tickets: 10am on Monday, 23 March 2026.
Sunday, 24th and
Bank Holiday Monday, 25th May 2026
Sonning Scarecrow Refreshments
Back again for this biannual village event, serving refreshments in The Ark at St. Andrew's Church from Sunday lunchtime and all day for the trail on the Bank Holiday Monday. Come and join us and see our scarecrow.
Wokingham Bikeathon
Sunday, 21st June 2026
Join the fun and our group of riders seeking sponsorship whilst riding around Wokingham area.
Private Garden Tour 2026
Following the success of our first Private Garden Tour in 2025, see left, we look forward to our second annual Garden Tour in the Summer of 2026.
GARDEN TEA PARTY
July / August 2026 (TBC)
One of our most popular annual events is our Summer Garden Tea Party. To be held in a luxurious rear garden of a local house, this is sure to be a splendid occasion. So, please book your place early.
Sonning Show 2026
We will have our annual stall at the Sonning Show held in the grounds of Sonning CoE Primary School off Pound Lane in Sonning.
As well as our sell-out Lucky Dip, we will have Christmas Cards and Christmas & Fruit Puddings for sale. We will also be selling tickets for our second annual Wine Tasting Evening. Please come along and join us and say hello.
Wine Tasting Evening
Building on the success of our first annual Wine Tasting Evening in 2025, see left, we return to Pearson Hall in Autumn 2026 for our second annual evening of Wine Tasting with the expert from Majestic Wine leading us through a number of bottles.
We will also be holding a game of Heads or Tails with Raffle prizes.
MUSICAL EVENING
30th April (TBC) 2027
The musical evening is always a spectacular occasion at St Andrew's church, Sonning. Ascot Brass Band and Sonning Primary School Choir are expected to perform along with a soloist (previously former Head Chorister Celeste Hexter). It has a packed audience who are treated to a nice variety of music and community fellowship.
RACE NIGHT:
LOOKOUT FOR A NEW DATE FOR 2027
FUN ON THE TOTE
Tons of fun was had at our last all action race night on Sat 24th February 2024, at Pearson Hall in Sonning village.
The racing and the fish & chip supper, were enjoyed by everyone and a considerable sum was raised for the charity.
We are contemplating re-running this event in 2027.
FoStAC 25-Year
Silver Anniversary
2028 will see the 25-Year Silver Anniversary of FoStAC since it was first constituted in 2003.
Since then we have raised over half a million pounds for the upkeep of St. Andrew's Church.
We are planning a special event to mark this milestone and more details will follow.
We are adding events during the year, so keep in touch to ensure you don't miss out.
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