v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SPECIALISTS v 25th June 2026 • The HERALD • Page 57 KIDS ZONE Paultons Park Releases Reduced Pricing Paultons Park is the rst major UK attraction to con rm it will be o ering discounted tickets over the summer holidays, following Rachel Reeve’s VAT cut announcement. e revised pricing went live on the Paultons Park website on Monday 1st June, enabling families to enjoy a trip to the award-winning theme park in Hampshire for less. A family of four can save over £20 when visiting between Thursday 25th June and Tuesday 1st September. Paultons Park is already widely regarded as the UK’s best value for money theme park, o ering free tickets for children under 1m tall, complimentary car parking, the shortest queue times in the UK, and more than 80 rides and attractions to appeal to all the family. James Mancey, deputy managing director at Paultons Park, said: “We welcome the support and boost for the economy delivered by the UK Government. We have rallied since the announcement to update our pricing and systems to accommodate the change as swiftly as possible. Following a very sunny May half term break, we know that families will be thinking about how to make the summer break extra special. We’re looking forward to welcoming more families to Paultons Park this summer.” In May, Paultons Park opened its brand-new £12m themed world, Valgard: Realm of the Vikings. Drakon is the park’s newest and most thrilling rollercoaster with a beyond vertical li hill and two twists taking riders upside down, while brand-new Vild Swing swirls riders 12 metres in the air. Raven promises a thrilling bobsled adventure and a highly themed Feasting Hall restaurant complements the Viking village experience. Paultons Park – the home of UK exclusive Peppa Pig World – is one of Britain’s top attractions, having been named by Tripadvisor as the eighth best-rated amusement park in the world and the fourth best in Europe in 2025. It also took home numerous awards at the 2025 UK eme Park Awards, including eme Park of the Year. Tickets are reduced for visits between 25th June and 1st September 2026, and can be purchased on the Paultons Park website: paultonspark.co.uk Drakon at Paultons Park Customers visiting Wendy’s in Above Bar Street Southampton can enjoy one free kids’ meal with every adult combo meal purchased, available every Friday via in-restaurant dining, the Wendy’s app, and click and collect. Simply purchase any adult combo meal, like the Wendy’s Single Combo featuring its classic square fresh, beef patty burger or a Classic Chicken Sandwich Combo, to redeem a free kids meal including the Kids’ Hamburger Meal, Kids’ Cheeseburger Meal, Kids’ Nuggets Meal and Kids’ Jr Crispy Chicken Meal. Kelly Travers, Group Operations Director at NFH Restaurants, the franchise organisation that operates the Southampton Wendy’s restaurant said: “Free Kids’ Meals Fridays” is all about bringing families together to enjoy a meal in the vibrant familyfriendly dining space that Wendy’s is loved for. We’re excited to treat the local community with a deliciously affordable way to start the weekend.” Free Kids’ Meals Fridays Launches At Wendy’s Southampton Wendy’s® - one of the hottest food spots in Southampton - is giving locals a new reason to look forward to the end of the week with the launch of its latest promotion: “Free Kids’ Meals Fridays” with purchase. Club Assembly At this year’s Hythe & Waterside (H&W) Rotary Club Assembly, they were pleased to welcome two District Rotary representatives: current Assistant Governor Gordon Lewis and incoming Assistant Governor Sandeep Sesodia. ey joined club members to hear incoming H&W Rotary President Allan Glass share his vision and priorities for the club in the year ahead. Both Gordon and Sandeep congratulated H&W Rotary on a busy and highly successful year under the leadership of President Ian Wheeler. ey also extended their best wishes to Allan for a successful and rewarding year as Club President. Left to right: Gordon Lewis, Allan Glass, Sandeep Sesodia and Ian Wheeler MUSIC IN ROMSEY e next concert at Romsey Abbey takes place on Saturday 4th July, 7.30pm, Romsey Choral Society, Waverley Singers and City of Southampton Orchestra explore 19th-century German Romanticism through three contrasting works. Brahms’s Variations on a eme by Haydn opens with classical poise and inventive orchestral colour. Mendelssohn’s Hear My Prayer o ers lyrical, devotional intimacy. e programme culminates in Brahms’s profound German Requiem, a humanistic meditation on consolation, grief, and hope, uniting chorus and orchestra in music of deep warmth and dignity. On Friday 10th July, 7.30pm, e King’s Men - the choral scholars from King’s College Cambridge - join forces with Romsey Abbey Choirs for an evening of close harmony and choral music with repertoire ranging from the Beatles to sacred masterpieces. On Friday 17th July, 7.30pm, is Romsey Youth Choir’s Summer Concert. Music for a summer’s evening performed by Romsey Youth Chamber Choir, Romsey Youth Choir and Romsey Youth Children’s Choir. On Saturday 18th July, 7.30pm, join local favourites Michelmersh Silver Band as they mark the band’s 140th birthday year with a gala concert of celebratory music to suit all tastes. Tickets are available from ticketsource.co.uk/ musicinromsey or from Oasis, Church Street (01794 512194). e next Print and Stitch sessions at Lepe Country Park are Monday 6th July, morning and a ernoon sessions are available. 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 (non-washable ink). Take along your own needles and embroidery hoops if desired. £7.50 per session and usual parking charges apply. To book your space, please visit: www.hants.gov.uk/ thingstodo/countryparks/lepe/whats-on or call: 023 8089 9108. Print and Stitch at Lepe
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