Page 56 • The HERALD • 23rd April 2026 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SPECIALISTS v You are invited to BETHANY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Rollestone Road, Holbury Every Sunday, 6.20pm for 6.30pm Christian Worship & Teaching 023 8089 2153 Everyone Welcome New Forest Funerals A truly independent funeral directors and monumental masons The Waterside’s only independent funeral directors. We will help you create a funeral as unique as the person you wish to remember. From elaborate to simple, or unattended, we will guide you through every step of the way at your pace. We pride ourselves of being able to offer you a fully comprehensive service including: • Funeral pre-payment plans • Memorial masonry • Catering • Funeral stationery • Floristry And being able to give advice on: • Pre-purchasing of graves • Funeral finance options • Claiming from the social fund For 24-hour personal attention from Martin & Mandie, call: 023 8089 0339 Bank House, The Square, Fawley, Southampton SO45 1DD www.newforestfunerals.co.uk Everyone welcome to our Services SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE 10.30AM 1st Sunday of the month Communion HAMPTON LANE, BLACKFIELD SO45 1XA Yours Faithfully... SUNDAY SERVICES Go along to Black eld Baptist Church ( e Heart of the Village) on Sundays 26th April, 3rd, 10th and 17th May from 10.30am for their regular services. Everyone is welcome to join them at Hampton Lane, Black eld for their services. If you need somewhere to sit, chat and relax with a hot brew. Why not drop into Cornerstone Hythe URC. ey are open every day Monday to Saturday from 10am until 12noon. Co ee or tea and a biscuit are just £1 – and stay as long as you like. Other activities are happening during the week that you may like to join in with. Table Top Sale every other Tuesday 9.30am-12noon (next on Tuesday 28th April); Hythe Active keep- t on Thursday mornings 10am-11am; ‘Pins and Needles’ knitting group on Friday mornings 10am-12noon. A warm welcome awaits you, just drop in! To make art as accessible to as many people as possible, whether they’re creators or onlookers, Waterside Art Group opens its events to nonmembers as well as members. Following on from the Group’s successful review evening in March, professional artist and teacher Ronnie Ireland gave a fascinating demonstration recently. Starting with a brief introduction to the subject of self-portraits, Ronnie demonstrated how he would create images using di erent media – including oil pencil, oil pastel and graphite – to produce di erent versions of ‘the self’. Not many of the attendees had attempted portrait painting before, let alone self-portraits, so this was a great chance to pick up lots of tips! ere are more events for local art fans coming up soon. On 16th May, there will be a workshop (10am to 4pm) with the theme of “back to basics”. More Cornerstone Open Daily 10am-12noon BIBLE CLUB Go along with an open mind to join this Reading Group who read and discuss the Bible together, to form their own opinions about its message. Weekly on Fridays, 7pm to 8.30pm in the Totton and Eling Community Centre. Refreshments available from 6.30pm and further information from Julie: 07779 362358. Coffee Mornings and Seniors Lunch Club from The Parish of Hythe St John’s Church is open for tea and co ee every Tuesday and Saturday morning between 10am and 12noon. Do pop in for a cuppa if you are passing – everyone is welcome! Every Wednesday we run a Seniors’ Lunch Club at St John’s Hall with a delicious two course meal followed by tea and co ee for just £5 per person. It’s a great time to come together and socialise with friends, old and new. Emma and her wonderful team of volunteers work really hard to provide delicious meals. If you would be interested in coming along to Lunch Club, or would like to join our fabulous team of volunteers, please get in touch with the Parish O ce on: 023 8084 4336 or pop in to speak to us. Hythe Spiritualist Church Hythe Spiritualist Church Independent invites you to join them every Friday night, 7pm–9.30pm, at Hythe Community Centre, Brinton Lane (SO45 6DU) for a divine service of mediumship and clairvoyance. No charge, donations accepted. All are welcome. Soup & Sweet at Trinity Church, Hazel Farm Road, Totton, SO40 8WU takes place on the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 12.30pm to 2pm. For £5 per person you can have soup with a bread roll followed by a sweet and a tea or co ee. Very good value in congenial company – they hope to see you there! Soup & Sweet An Exciting Events Programme Is Well Under Way At Waterside Art Group details will be available soon but, in brief, the morning session will focus on drawing using charcoal then, in the a ernoon, how to apply colour. Although the Group has had to cancel its planned event for July, they are delighted that professional artist Lindsey Cole has accepted an invitation to give a painting demonstration on 30th June. is will start at 7pm (with a short break halfway, when the Centre’s café will be open) and entry will be £5 per person on the door. Between now and the summer holidays, the Group’s members will also be working hard behind the scenes to organise their August exhibition. is will take place during the Hampshire Open Studios annual event, and more details will be available in a couple of months. Waterside Art Group meets on Tuesday evenings from 7pm to 9pm at Hythe and Dibden Community Centre in Brinton Lane, Hythe SO45 6DU. Membership 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. Why not go along on a Tuesday evening for a free “taster” session? Or for further details about the Group and other events visit: www.watersideartgroup.co.uk or email: secretary@watersideartgroup.co.uk Self-portrait, courtesy of Ronnie Ireland Hythe Fire Station Breakfast Club e Hythe Fire Station Breakfast Club is a monthly event for former and serving 44 Hythe Fire Station members to enjoy the social interaction and a catch up over a co ee and a breakfast. Ex-serving and serving members from 49 Beaulieu and 58 Hardley Fire Stations are also very welcome to attend. e Hythe Fire Station Breakfast Club meet up monthly at Seashell’s Restaurant & Bar in Hythe at 10am on alternate first Thursday and Saturday of each month. e next Hythe Fire Station Breakfast Club dates are: Thursday 7th May, Saturday 6th June, Thursday 2nd July, Saturday 1st August, Thursday 3rd September and Saturday 3rd October. For more details please contact Phil Gittings on: 07850 267616 or nd additional details on the Hythe Fire Station Facebook page.
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