16th November 2023 • The HERALD • Page 37 v THE HERALD - ENCOURAGING LOCAL ENTERPRISE v OUT & ABOUT from Waterside, Beaulieu, Lymington, to all major London airports and any other long distance journeys with modern vehicles and experienced drivers. Enquiries: airportcarsnewforest@gmail.com Phone: 01590 540444 NEW FOREST MILITARIA FAIR Small Fair, run by Collecters for Collectors 1st Wednesday of every month, 6-9pm (Evenings Only) COLBURY CHURCH ROOMS, DEERLEAP LANE, COLBURY, NR. ASHURST, HANTS SO40 7EH £1 Entry • Tables £8 booked in advance Contact Dave on: 07903 600865 Email: dcurtis290@gmail.com or sue.curtis93@ntlworld.com CHRISTMAS AT CALSHOT CASTLE Join in the festive family fun at Calshot Castle this Christmas. Meet Santa and explore the magical Christmas trail, festive cra s, and much more! Make a date this Christmas: Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th December, Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th, and Monday 18th to Saturday 23rd December. A ticket includes: - Meeting Santa and his elves in his grotto - A gi from Santa - Festive lms screening - Christmas cra activities - A festive activity pack with a Christmas pudding trail - Walk around the festively decorated castle complete with a light tunnel and a Christmas tree forest - A children’s hot chocolate in the Calshot café. - Enjoy 10% discount in the Calshot café too. A child ticket includes one adult (all children must be supervised by an adult), ticket prices - child £16.50, additional adults £2.50. e event is suitable for all ages, but children aged twelve and under would enjoy it most. e castle is open from 10am – 4pm which gives you plenty of time to explore the castle and take part in as many festive activities as you’d like. Book your thirty-minute time slot to meet Santa, and allow approximately 90 minutes in the Castle to enjoy all the activities and decorations. Why not turn up the festive fun and whizz down Calshot’s dry ski slope in a Ringo? Family Ringo sessions are available. Add this booking to your basket before online checkout to avoid disappointment. Please visit: www.hants.gov.uk/calshot Why not add a Ringo session to your visit for more festive fun! Military Wives Winter Concert e Marchwood Military Wives Choir is performing a Winter Concert at Trinity Church, Hazel Farm Road in Totton (SO40 8WU) on Saturday 18th November, 6.30pm to 8.30pm. Tickets are £5, available on the door. ere will be a ra e and refreshments during the interval. Free parking is available in the car park by the church. For more information please contact: marchwood@ militarywiveschoirs.org Music at Beaulieu On Saturday 18th November, Music at Beaulieu’s guests will be the Adler String Trio who will be presenting a programme of both classical and contemporary works, some by less well-known string trio composers. As a group, they have worked for many years in the UK as well as overseas and on cruise ships. Music at Beaulieu’s popular Christmas concert will take place on Saturday 9th December. e New Forest Children’s Choir and the New Forest Chamber Choir will once again join together under the direction of Alison Russell-Hayward to sing a selection of Christmas favourites. Doors open at 6.30pm and each concert will start at 7pm. Tickets at £15 for the Adler String Trio and £10 for the Christmas concert may be obtained in advance from: www.musicatbeaulieu. org/concert-programme, at the door if not sold out before the concert, through their box o ce, telephone 07770 859900 or by post at PO Box 84, Lymington, Hants, SO41 3ZA where cheques will be accepted. Big Early Bird Savings as Christmas Comes to Beaulieu! Get into the Christmas spirit at Beaulieu this festive period by coming together with family and friends to celebrate the season in style. Plus, save up to 40% with their Festive Early Bird o er on general admission tickets for selected dates when you book before 30th November 2023*. On weekends in early December, and daily from 16th December until 1st January**, step back in time and experience a Victorian Christmas in Palace House, the historic home of the Montagu family. Meet costumed characters from 1889 as they prepare for the big day, whilst listening to carols and a pianist next to warming log res. See sparkling traditional decorations with a tree in every room, and use inspiration to help decorate one yourself. Be sure to catch the Jack and the Beanstalk pantomime rehearsals at the Montagu eatre; you might even have an opportunity to participate! e festive fun continues in the National Motor Museum, which will be spruced in seasonal decorations. Hunt around the museum for Santa’s reindeer, and capture memories of your wonderful day out with a family photo inside one of the vehicles in the Museum. As you make your way around the attraction in the a ernoon, keep an eye out for Father Christmas! He’ll be driving around in a vehicle from the National Motor Museum so if you spot him, be sure to give him a wave! e magic continues in Little Beaulieu, their enchanting adventure play area dressed in sparkle for the season. Accessible in all weathers, it is the perfect place for kids to wear themselves out as they explore the wooden replica of the Montagu family home. Parents can enjoy a cup of hot chocolate or even a mince pie in the family-friendly outdoor seating area. Book before 30th November for the Festive Early Bird o er: beaulieu.co.uk And if that’s not enough to get you in the Christmas spirit, Beaulieu is excited to announce that the London Touring Players are returning with open-air performances of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol in the atmospheric ruins of the Beaulieu Abbey from 14th to 24th December.Tickets for these performances are available to purchase:: beaulieu.co.uk/christmascarol * T&Cs apply ** Closed on Christmas Day
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