Page 52 • The HERALD • 5th October 2023 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SPECIALISTS v • All types of trees expertly felled, topped & pruned • Stump Grinding • Hedges pruned & trimmed • Lawns Laid • Fencing & garden work • Rubbish Clearance • Patios & drives jet-washed • Patios & Drives resurfaced or replaced RegisterdWaste Carrier Licence CBDU374716 H Fully Insured H Evening: 01794 522092 Daytime Mobile: 07946 513633 Email: treefellers@gmx.com ✿ DOWN THE GARDEN PATH ✿ HYTHE FLOWER CLUB One of Hythe Flower Club’s members Mala Williams has had the great honour of being awarded a National Associate of Honour by NAFAS. With only four people per area receiving this award, Mala is a worthy recipient. At the September meeting it was a watch and do with all necessary components for an arrangement provided by the club. Marion Catt kindly led the evening which was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. Considering each member had the same owers and foliage there was a huge variety of designs eir next meeting is 12th October when the title is ‘Halloween’ demonstrated by Denise Jones. All visitors are warmly welcomed 6.45pm for 7.30pm at Hythe and Dibden Parish Hall. e ower arrangements are ra ed at the end of the evening Container Planting with Bulbs for a Year of Colour Totton & District Gardeners Society next meeting will be on Wednesday 11th October for a talk by Tim Woodland titled ‘Container Planting with bulbs for a year of colour’. Followed on Wednesday 8th November for a talk by Carol Watson titled ‘Colours of the Caribbean’. e meeting is held in the ree Score Club Hall, o Salisbury road, Totton at 7.30pm. They welcome visitors and new members. For more information contact them via their new website: tottongardeners. weebly.com or email: totton. gardeners@btinternet.com Woodlands Gardening Club Woodlands Gardening Club meets on the second Tuesday of the month. Meetings start at 7.30pm at Netley Marsh Community Hall, Woodlands Road, Netley Marsh. eir next meeting takes place on Tuesday 10th October for a talk by Chris Hull, subject to be con rmed. Visitors are very welcome at £2.50; for more information about the club, call Susanna on: 023 8029 2953. Beaulieu Horticultural Society will meet on Thursday 12th October, 1.30pm for 2pm, for a talk by Lyn Miles ‘For the Love of Snowdrops’, at East Boldre Village Hall. Membership is £10 per annum (no additional charge for members at talks) for membership details please contact Lynne Hubbard on: 01590 612408 or email: lynnehbd@aol.com Visitors are welcome to the talks for £2. For the Love of Snowdrops Hobbycraft Southampton Launches New Craft Workshops In-store Hobbycraft in Southampton has launched new workshops in-store for local cra ers to try their hand at a new talent. e workshops are designed and hosted by Hobbycra Artisans or cra experts. Each host will bring their expertise in speci c areas of cra to organise a class that encourages people to cra together and provides an opportunity to master a new cra or re ne a long-time favourite. e price of the workshop includes a cra kit, with all the tools and accessories required to complete the project. Workshops available include: Beginner’s Guide to Acrylic Paint Pouring (£30), Beginner’s Guide to Crochet (£22), Beginner’s Guide to Sewing Pattern Reading (£8) and Cricut Handmade Celebration (£100) – a 6 week course starting on 16th October. e store will also be running children’s Halloween themed workshops including: Mache Pumpkins (£8), Mache Haunted House (£10) and Halloween Clay Creatures (£5). Find out more about the workshops or book a space at: classbento.co.uk/ hobbycra /home. e New Forest local group of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds is holding an indoor meeting on Wednesday 11th October. After a short Annual General Meeting, author John Clarke will give a presentation on ‘Hampshire’s Rare Birds’. Meetings start at 7.30pm and are held in the Lyndhurst Community Centre, central car park, High Street, Lyndhurst SO43 7NY (doors open at 7pm). Two eld trips are planned. From 10am to 1pm on Saturday 7th October the venue is Keyhaven Marshes (SZ 306 915). Meet at the smaller car parking area by Keyhaven sea wall, parking charges apply. From 10am to 1pm on Wednesday 18th October the group will visit Hengistbury Head (SZ 162 911). Meet outside the Hikers Café in the main car park area. Please note that parking charges via a mobile app will apply at the two nearest public car parks. 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. Cricut Workshop Out & About with the RSPB e Hythe Cinema Moviola show lms in high de nition Blu-ray and stereo sound on a large screen at e Parish Hall, West Street, Hythe. eir next o ering is What’s Love Got to Do with It? (12A) on Tuesday 17th October at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. In London, an award-winning lmmaker documents her best friend’s journey into an assisted marriage in line with his family’s Pakistani heritage. In the process, she challenges her own attitude towards relationships. Tickets are £6 and available in advance from Pebbles ladies clothes shop in the High Street (opposite Costa), or on the door on show days. What’s Love Got to Do with It? STOURHEAD TO STANPIT New Forest and Waterside U3A’s next meeting is on Tuesday 17th October for a talk by Ron Taylor titled ‘Stourhead to Stanpit’. Tea and biscuits are available a er the talk, and the meeting ends at approximately 3.30pm. New Forest and Waterside have many interest groups such as gardening, history, discussion, skittles and much more. ere is usually a lunch once a month and a holiday once a year. Other activities have included a visit to Bath Christmas Market, Hilliers for the lights, Lepe House open garden and theatre trips. If you are interested in joining this friendly group please go along on the first or third Tuesday in the month to St Andrew’s Church Hall, Dibden Purlieu, meetings commence at 2pm or email the Secretary: u3a.nfwsecretary@outlook. com Grumpies, Goggles, Vectrons and more Railway Correspondence and Travel Society (RCT) and Mid Hants Railway, Solent Branch meetings are held in association with Mid Hants Railway – Southampton and Waterside Group. Meetings are held at the Eastleigh Railway Institute, Romsey Road Eastleigh SO50 9FE and commence at 7.30pm. e room, on the rst oor (sorry no disabled access), is usually open from 7pm. A bar is available for refreshments. eir next meeting is on Wednesday 18th October for a talk about ‘Grumpies, Goggles, Vectrons and more’. A donation of £3 is usual to help with the costs of the speaker and room hire. Non-members are very welcome at their meetings. Further details can be obtained from John Godfrey on: 07850 220009 or email: solent@rcts.org.uk
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