13th March 2025 • The HERALD • Page 39 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL EVENTS v OUT & ABOUT COFFEE & CHAT Every Thursday 10am until 12noon ALL WELCOME Hampton Lane, Blackfield SO45 1XA Alton Second Hand Book Fair Sunday 23rd March 10am - 4pm, £1 entry Alton Community Centre, GU34 1HN An excellent opportunity to buy with 1000s books, maps & ephemera for sale For more information email: Lsbookfairs@gmail.com or call Ed Bailey on 07967 643579 WANT TO BE IN A MUSICAL? from Waterside Musical Society Although the area has lost the Waterside eatre, theatre is still very much alive and kicking on the Waterside and we are looking for a cast for our next show in October 2025. e Waterside Musical Society has been working closely with e Fawley Royal British Legion in Black eld to develop a theatre in the area. With stage, theatre bar, comfortable auditorium and reasonably priced tickets, a great experience awaits our audiences. In October 2025 we will be staging a full-length Musical – Alice the Musical. Written for community theatre with bright upbeat songs, this musical follows the story of Alice down the rabbit hole and into Wonderland where she meets all sorts of weird and wonderful characters. Our rst rehearsal is a full read through of the script on 25th April at e Lighthouse Church in Holbury at 7.30pm and open auditions on 18th May, 2pm at e British Legion in Black eld. Interested? Like the idea of being in a musical that has never been performed better on the Waterside? Membership is open to anyone over 16 and we are looking for new members to make this show happen. We invite you to a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party on Saturday 12th April, 10.30am–12.30pm, at St John’s Church Hall, Hythe, for a chance to meet members and nd out more about the society. ere will be the opportunity to read through some scenes and join in with some singing, as well as refreshments being provided. We would love to share with you what we are all about! We also welcome members who are interested in the technical side of productions such as lighting, costumes and set construction. Contact our membership secretary, Lisa Phillips for further details: lcp6@btinternet.com Even if you are not able to join, we would love to see you at the performances. Details at TicketSource. co.uk/watersidemusicalsociety. Please contact Wendy Hewstone: Wmssales@mail.com for further information. Join Lepe Country Park in the Lookout for a Spring themed quiz on Friday 21st March, from 6pm. Gather your friends and family into teams of up to 6 people and celebrate the beauty of spring with a fun and engaging quiz. To make the event even more enjoyable, the Lookout will be serving delicious pizza, chips and of course their selection of cakes. is is a bookable event, please contact visitor services via email: lepe. enquiries@hants.gov.uk or call: 023 8089 9108. £2.50 per person and usual parking charges apply. Spring Quiz There will be a coffee morning on Saturday 22nd March, 10am–12.30pm at St John’s Church Hall in Hythe, raising money for e Children’s Society. ere will be tea, co ee and cakes, bring and buy, gi s and a ra e as well as greetings cards including Easter cards. Children’s Society Coffee Morning Meetings take place every Thursday afternoon commencing 1.45pm, running until late March 2025. Upcoming talks: 20th March David Frith; Author, past editor of ‘ e Cricketer’ and 27th March Sports Quiz and cream tea. For more information please contact Graham Jones, Webmaster and Membership Secretary via email: grahamc.jones@ntlworld.com or call: 01202 248211. Dorset Cricket Society Upcoming Talks e Dorset Cricket Society is in its 22nd year, with members joining from across the New Forest and the wider Hampshire area at their weekly meetings held in Hurn Bridge Sports Club, Christchurch, BH23 6DY. e line-up of speakers for this season includes ex international players, as well as others that are prominent in other aspects of the game. Please go along and take your friends. The Most Fun You Can Have with Your Clothes On Totton South u3a’s monthly general meeting will be held at Colbury Memorial Hall on Friday 21st March, doors open at 1.30pm when a speaker will delve into the advertising world, where advertising meets big business. A reminder of personalities that have been used to persuade, in uence and sell us things over the past 50 years, with a talk titled ‘ e most fun you can have with your clothes on’. e April monthly meeting has been deferred by one week, as Friday 18th April is a public holiday - Good Friday) so will take place on Friday 25th April. Anyone considering joining Totton South u3a as a member can go along on two occasions as a visitor, including their Co ee & Quiz mornings held at Hanger Farm Arts Centre on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at 10am. Further information is available at: u3asites.org.uk/ totton-south/home or via the TSu3a mobile: 07305 178402.
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