3rd April 2025 • The HERALD • Page 47 v SEND ALL YOUR NEWS TO THE HERALD v KIDS ZONE Services offered: Private Tuition Home-Schooling Alternative Provision Exam Entry Coaching and Mentoring Phone: 07751 083447 Email: office@stgeorgeseducation.com Website: www.stgeorgeseducation,com Flipping Good Fun at Beaulieu Pancakes Beaulieu High Street was closed to tra c for an hour this Shrove Tuesday as the annual village pancake races took place- for once, in warm sunshine. Parents and other villagers lined the road as children from Beaulieu Primary School led out on to the street, ready to take part in the races. Master of Ceremonies for the a ernoon was the new Rector of Beaulieu, the Rev Catherine Cowrie and when she asked the youngsters if they were ready for the fun to start, was greeted with a roar of enthusiasm. Following the children’s races, the adults provided the entertainment with a pancake relay race, with teams taking part including Palace House, the Montagu Arms, the Beaulieu Attraction, Countryside Education Trust, Beaulieu Warblers, e Master Builder’s House Hotel and the local fruit farm. e nal event of the a ernoon was a pancake tossing competition, won by Serena Williams (no, not the tennis player) from Marchwood, whose children Mia and George attend Beaulieu School. Serena ipped her pancake 140 times in 60 seconds, to claim the prize of a gold-coloured frying pan that she says will now take pride of place in her kitchen. Following the event, local businesses, the Montagu Arms, Master Builder’s House Hotel and the Beaulieu Attraction Brabazon Restaurant provided pancakes for the children and their parents, in the Village Hall. Event organiser, Jan Hoy, said: “This is always a great Schoolchildren running a race Left to Right: Rev Catherine Cowie, Serena Williams, Jan Hoy, Katherine Jones (Head Teacher) fun event for the community and the good weather has made it even more enjoyable this year”. Enjoy an Egg-citing Easter Adventure at The Watercress Line Young visitors to e Watercress Line this Easter will jump for joy at the chance to meet the Easter Bunny and enjoy plenty of egg-citing activities. From 17th–21st April, children can meet the Easter Bunny at Ropley Station, pose for a special photo, and receive a free chocolate egg. e fun continues onboard the heritage steam trains, where passengers can enjoy singalongs and jokes with the Easter Bunny’s helpers - guaranteed to keep the whole family smiling. Hop on and o the magical train rides to explore e Watercress Line’s heritage stations, with cracking Easter-themed activities running daily, from 10.30am to 4.30pm: • Join the Easter Egg Spotter Trail and hunt for hidden eggs. • Get creative with Easter colouring and cra your own Easter ears. • Enjoy Easter-themed activities and take snapshots at dedicated Easter sel e spots. • Visit the Loco Shed Viewing Gallery to see restoration in action and enjoy a unique view of the locomotives. • Let the little ones burn o energy at Ropley Station’s locomotive playground. • Try your hand at Easter pottery painting at the West Country Bu et (additional cost). • Unlimited travel available on e Watercress Line’s glorious 10-mile route with stops at the heritage stations. • Enjoy refreshments at Alresford’s West Country Bu et, Ropley’s T-Junction and Alton Kiosk. • Browse for gi s at the Alresford and Ropley shops. Watercress Line CEO Rebecca Dalley said: “Families can look forward to a truly egg-straordinary Easter treat when they visit The Watercress Line. There’s nothing quite like the magic of meeting the Easter Bunny and enjoying a steam train adventure. With so many activities included in the ticket price, it’s the perfect way to celebrate Easter with family and friends.” Don’t miss this memorable Easter experience, book tickets at: www.watercressline.co.uk/easter-bunnytrain Easter Bunny at Ropley Station Hythe Children’s Cinema Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will be screened on Friday 25th April, at Hythe & Dibden Parish Hall in Hythe SO45 6AA. Doors open at 4pm, the lm will start at 4.30pm. Hythe Children’s Cinema showings are sociable, informal events, with comfortable seats, mats and bean bags provided. Refreshments are provided by di erent local charities and organisations each month to raise funds for their cause. Tickets are £4 and available in advance from ‘Meeple Play Cafe’ on Pylewell Road or on the door. Hythe Easter Egg Hunt e 3rd Annual Hythe Easter Egg Hunt organised by Waterside Mortgages and raising money for Hythe Alive, will be taking place on Thursday 17th April. For details of how to join in keep an eye on the Hythe Alive Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ HytheAliveHampshire WOODSIDE SINGERS CONCERT: MARY MAGDALENE e Woodside Singers next concert is on Saturday 12th April, 7.30pm, at St Michael and All Angels Church in Lyndhurst, SO43 7BD, where they will be singing Mary Magdalene, a musical by Roger Jones. With avours of jazz and blues, this storyline of the cruci xion and resurrection is awash with adultery, debt, betrayal, anger, shame, love and forgiveness, through the eyes of Mary Magdalene. Tickets will be available at £12 from Eventbrite, or £15 on the door on the night. Under 18’s free. For more information please visit: woodsidesingers.co.uk Totton Repair Café Totton Repair Café is running on Saturday 19th April, 10.30am to 1pm at Totton & Eling Community Centre. e aim of the Totton Repair Café is to try and prevent small household goods from going to land ll if they stop working. You can take along small electrical or other items too good for the tip, you can sit and help/observe with any repair and refreshments are available while you wait for a small charge. It’s also an opportunity to nd out more about the Repair Café and Men’s Shed. A er your repair is completed all they ask for is a voluntary donation towards the cost of the hall and insurance. For further details please contact the Totton & Eling Community Centre by email: tottonrepaircafe@gmx. co.uk Driving Safely for Longer Fawley/Holbury u3a are a group for retired people and meet on the 4th Tuesday of the month at e British Legion, Exbury Road, Black eld at 2pm. e monthly speakers cover many topics, and a erwards there is co ee/tea and biscuits and an opportunity to meet new friends. ere are several interest groups, including history and photography, and a quiz a ernoon that members can join. If you would like to join this friendly group please go along to a meeting, you will be very welcome, or call: 02380845883 for more information. e next meeting is 22nd April when the speaker will be Rob Heard MBE talking on ‘Driving safely for longer.’ Rob is a retired police o cer. Copythorne Parish Young Historians Award Project 24 Copythorne Parish History Society meets on the 4th Thursday of each month, in the main Copythorne Parish Hall at 7.30pm and welcomes anyone who wishes to go along. Entry is £2 per person. eir next meeting is on Thursday 24th April for Copythorne Parish Young Historians Award Project 24 by John Arney. For more information please contact Clare on: 023 8081 2167 or email: anniesapp@hotmail.com
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