9th January 2025 • The HERALD • Page 53 v THE NEXT HERALD IS OUT ON 30TH JANUARY v All Aspects of Garden Work Undertaken • Driveways • Paving • Artificial Grass • Turfing • Decking • Fencing • Hedge Cutting • Landscaping Hythe Garden Contractors Family company established 1977 For a free quotation please call 023 8084 3556 or 023 8084 0378 DOWN THE GARDEN PATH Many thanks to everyone that supported our SWISH Party; we have donated £200 to Baby Necessities, £100 to the Hall Roof Fund and £50 to Ukraine Female Necessity Fund. Next meeting: 6th February, 7.30pm, Andrea Hilleard will give a demonstration titled “Time to relax!” meetings take place at Copythorne Parish Hall, SO40 2NZ. For more information please contact Debbie orne: 07769 830752. CHRISTMAS MAGIC AT FORESTERS FLOWER CLUB One of Lucinda’s arrangements Continued from page 52 Hythe Flower Club Meeting Hythe Flower Club’s next meeting is on Thursday 14th January. ey meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month except August at Hythe and Dibden Parish Hall, West Street, Hythe, 7pm for 7.30pm. Annual membership is £36 (for 11 meetings). Good value for an evening of entertainment (probably less than a cup of co ee). Go along and visit their friendly inclusive Flower Club, you will receive a warm welcome. Visitors are always warmly welcomed. Don’t forget they don’t do the arrangements the experienced demonstrator on stage does the hard work while they relax. Stand Up Comedy at Mayflower May ower welcomes more cracking comedy in the rst half of 2025. Expect side-splitting laughter and sharp wit for everyone. Stewart Lee: vs e Man Wulf is at May ower eatre on 19th January. In this brand new show, Lee shares his stage with a tough-talking werewolf comedian from the dark forests of the subconscious who hates humanity. e Man-Wulf lays down a ferocious comedy challenge to the culturally irrelevant and physically enfeebled Lee. Can the beast inside us all be silenced with the silver bullet of Lee’s unprecedentedly critically acclaimed style of stand-up? Stitches Comedy Club is on at MAST May ower Studios on 6th February. A er sell-out shows in July and October 2024, Stitches Comedy Club are back with another stellar line up. Opening the show is Sindhu Vee, household name and star of shows such as Live At e Apollo, e Jonathan Ross Show, QI, House of Games, Would I Lie To You, e Last Leg and Mock e Week. Rising star and award winning comedian Nina Gilligan will also join and the headliner is TV legend Andy Parsons, a regular captain on Mock e Week. e show is held together by award winning comedian and compere James Alderson. John Bishop: Back At It will be at May ower eatre on 16th February. A er two years spent TV presenting, stage acting, podcast hosting, dog walking and decorating the spare room, John is getting back to the thing he loves most; standing on stage and making people laugh. Chris McCausland: Yonks! is coming to MAST May ower Studios from 18th - 19th February. Chris McCausland is hitting the road again with another masterclass in stand-up comedy that has literally been yonks in the making. You might have seen him on Scared of the Dark, Would I Lie to You, Have I Got News for You, e Royal Variety, QI, Blankety Blank, e Last Leg, and most recently, Strictly Come Dancing. Sarah Keyworth: My Eyes Are Up Here is at MAST May ower Studios on 26th February. Sarah Keyworth is back with a brand new, joyous show about family, acceptance and a pair of big (well, not super big) losses. is show has recently become the Winner of the Most Outstanding Show at e Melbourne Comedy Festival 2024. As seen on Live at the Apollo (BBC Two), Mock the Week (BBC Two) and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4). Omid Djalili: Namaste is at MAST May ower Studios on 27th February. The Persian Comedy Powerhouse performs his critically acclaimed new show NAMASTE where Omid peacefully bows to his inner anger and unleashes a torrent of comedic vitriol upon the current state of this dangerously messed up planet. Tickets for all shows and events are on sale at may ower.org.uk or 023 8071 1811. Chris McCausland A Great Start to the Festive Season! All Saints church, Fawley hosted a Christmas concert on Saturday 30th November. Despite a cold evening, over one hundred people attended to hear music from the Melody Makers, a local singing group; and Frontline Ukulele band. It was a mixture of songs old and new, some with a Christmas theme. e evening nished with Frontline; accompanied by e Melody Makers singers and the audience singing along to the well know favourites of “I wish it could be Christmas every day “, “Merry Christmas everybody” and “Rocking around the Christmas tree”. It was a wonderful way to end the evening; perhaps the interval wine helped the singing!! e event was sponsored by Cadland Estates and ra e prizes were donated by Tescos; Sam Long Fruit and Vegetables; Lepe Country Park, Fairweathers Garden Centre, and members of the church. e evening raised £622.58. Thank you to everyone who attended. Dates for 2025 diary; Friday 13th June, Saturday 14th June and Sunday 15th June. Please keep looking at e Herald for further announcements. PRINT & STITCH AT LEPE e next Print and Stitch event at Lepe Country Park will take place on Monday 3rd February, 10am – 12noon. Create a decorative piece of work of your own design combining contact/ nature printing, lino stamps, frottage, Indian ink drawing and stitch on to a material base. Material, thread, stamps, and ink will be provided (nonwashable ink). Bring your own needles and embroidery hoops if desired. is is a bookable event, please contact visitor services on: lepe.enquiries@ hants.gov.uk or call: 02380899108. £7.50 per session and usual parking charges apply.
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