20th November 2025 • The HERALD • Page 27 v INDEPENDENT, LOCAL AND PROUD v MM INSTALLATIONS Double Glazing Repairs • Locks • Handles • Hinges • Glass • Fascias • Soffits • Guttering • Velux Glass Replacement Over 25 years experience Tel: 07787 878228 Email: mminstallations515@gmail.com Put Your Repairs in Safe Hands FLAT ROOFING SPECIALISTS All Roof Repairs Tel: 023 8184 5632 Mobile: 07880 508415 Email: steve@braithwaiteroo ng.co.uk THE FLAT ROOF SPECIALIST Painting Demo At Waterside Art Group Inspires Locals To “Give It A Go”! Waterside Art Group recently hosted a successful painting demonstration by Stewart Beckett, who is an Associate of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. Stewart’s painting style is quite di erent from that of many of the Art Group’s members – and this was part of the appeal in his demo. When working in oils, Stewart likes to explore light, texture and form, and to capture emotions that a place might evoke. On the practical side, he showed di erent ways to apply paint to the canvas, o en using unconventional tools, and explained the colours he was mixing and the brushes he used. He also described how he thinks about light, shapes and balance in an image, and – importantly – painting in an intuitive way. Re ecting on the evening’s success, Mary, a long-time member of the Group, said: “I like to see how other artists work, and Stewart’s demonstration at Waterside Art Group has given me confidence to try something new.” She continued: “At our weekly painting sessions we don’t have formal lessons, so you can come along and just ‘give it a go’, exploring your own style with no one to judge.” e Group is an informal gathering providing a relaxed and supportive environment for anyone – whether they’re happy in their comfort zone or want to try stepping outside it! Waterside Art Group meets on Tuesday evenings, 7pm to 9pm, at Hythe and Dibden Community Centre in Brinton Lane, o Jones Lane, Hythe SO45 6DU. Membership of this friendly group costs just £65 a year, which gives members the chance to attend weekly meetings and to show and sell their artwork at the summer exhibition. Or, for those not wanting to they can attend occasional meetings as a non-member for £5 a session (but they won’t have the option to enter the exhibition). For further details about the Group and its programme visit: www.watersideartgroup. co.uk or email: secretary@watersideartgroup.co.uk Demo painting by Stewart Beckett AROI commit to a whole year, Dorset Cricket Society Upcoming Talks e Dorset Cricket Society is in its 23rd 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. Meetings take place every Thursday afternoon commencing 1.45pm, running until late March 2026. Upcoming talks: 20th November Peter Hardy, Chairman of e Cricket Society, 27th November Mike Smith, ex England, Gloucestershire cricketer, 4th December Paul Farbrace, ex Warwickshire cricketer, England and Sussex, 11th December Jamie Cox, ex captain, now head of Somerset cricket. For more information please contact Graham Jones, Webmaster and Membership Secretary via email: grahamc.jones@ ntlworld.com or call: 01202 248211.
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