v THE NEXT HERALD IS OUT ON 14TH SEPTEMBER v 24th August 2023 • The HERALD • Page 61 Yours Faithfully... Everyone welcome to our Services SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE 10.30AM 1st Sunday of the month Communion HAMPTON LANE, BLACKFIELD SO45 1XA You are invited to BETHANY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Rollestone Road, Holbury Every Sunday, 6.20pm for 6.30pm Christian Worship & Teaching 023 8089 2153 Everyone Welcome Can You Help To Knit Some Woolly Angels? Every year St John’s Church in Hythe like to inform the local community of their church service times in the most angelic of ways. At the beginning of December the church give away little hand cra ed angel keepsakes along with their Christmas service times attached. Last year the church gave away 1,000 angels and is hoping to top that number this year. e ‘Angel Lady’ Sue Blomley is asking for anyone who enjoys knitting, crocheting or sewing to get involved to help them to exceed last year’s total. If you are able to help you can pick up a pattern from e Herald O ce. OPEN DAY AT ST JOHN’S MARCHWOOD On Saturday 9th September St John’s Church, Main Road, Marchwood, will be holding an Open Day between 10am and 4pm. is will be an opportunity for everyone to go and look round this 180 year old Grade II listed building and discover something about its long history. ere will be an exhibition in the church, together with a quiz for those who wish to take part, and refreshments will be available in the Church Hall. e Open Day coincides with the annual National Heritage Week. They look forward to welcoming you. St John the Apostle, Marchwood Can you help to make some angels? Soup & Sweet at Trinity Church, Hazel Farm Road, Totton, SO40 8WU takes place on the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 12.30pm to 2pm. For £4 per person you can have soup with a bread roll followed by a sweet and a tea or co ee. Very good value in congenial company – they hope to see you there! Soup & Sweet OUT AND ABOUT WITH THE RSPB e New Forest local group of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds is holding an indoor meeting on Wednesday 13th September. Andy Lester, Conservation Liaison O cer for Hampshire Ornithological Society, will help the group improve their ‘Duck Identi cation’. e meeting starts at 7.30pm in the Lyndhurst Community Centre, central car park, High Street, Lyndhurst SO43 7NY (doors open at 7pm). e group plan a eld trip to Calshott/Ashlett Creek near Fawley (SU 480 012) on Saturday 9th September from 10am to 1pm. Meet in the free parking area by the Bluebird Café on the B3053. For further information please email: NewForestGroup@RSPB.org.uk or visit the group’s website: group.rspb.org.uk/newforest ose taking part in eld trips should wear suitable dull coloured clothing and sturdy footwear. Non-members are currently charged £5 per eld trip or indoor meeting. A Wander without Wellies Hythe Townswomen’s walking group has started up again. eir Knit and Natter is once a month on a Monday afternoon, making things for charity. Skittles every month on a Friday morning at e Ship Inn at Redbridge. ey will hold their next meeting on Thursday 14th September for a talk by Ruth Kerr titled ‘A Wander without Wellies’. ey meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month at St Andrew’s Centre, Dibden Purlieu from 2pm to 4pm. Everyone is very welcome. Go along and enjoy interesting talks, and a friendly chat with a cuppa and biscuit. e EmbroideredWall hanging that theTownswomens Guild did for the old hospital many years ago has been rehung in the new hospital for all to see. For more information contact Yvonne Mulvenney on: 023 8084 4768 or email: yvonne@mulvenney.plus.com Customs Throughout the Year Are you over 55 and want to make the most of life once you’re no longer in full time work by exploring and sharing new ideas, skills and interests with your local U3A? Across the UK, U3A members are learning, staying active and having fun in later life. It’s local, social, friendly, low-cost and open to all. Totton U3A is now open to new members so why not join them. ey meet every second Thursday of each month at 1.45pm in the Palm Room at Totton & Eling Community Centre. eir next meeting is on Thursday 14th September for a talk by Madeleine Salvetti titled ‘Customs roughout the Year’. Followed on Thursday 12th October for a talk by Carol Watson titled ‘O the Beaten Track in China’. Various interest groups meet throughout the month to participate in learning and leisure activities and perhaps you can bring a new skill to share with others. Contact Christine Farleigh on 023 8086 2882 or email: cefarleigh@gmail.com for further information or just go along to their monthly meetings. Give it a try; you can be sure of a warm welcome! Langley WI’s next meeting is on Saturday 16th September for HCFWI Balloon Race, followed on Tuesday 19th September a talk titled ‘Life a er Iran’ by Sandra Simmons. e WI o ers women the opportunity to make new friends, learn new skills and campaign on wide-ranging issues. Langley WI meets every third Tuesday at their new venue of Jubilee Hall, Fawley, SO45 1DF at 7.30pm. Email: langleypres@ hampshirewi.org.uk or check out their website at: www.hampshirewi.org.uk/wi-page/langley-wi HCFWI Balloon Race 24” high from £550 30” high from £675 (Prices inclusiveVAT) Installation anywhere in England andWales Memorials refurbished and inscriptions added Colours and full range of memorials available
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