Herald - Issue 387

Page 34 • The HERALD • 2nd April 2020 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v OUT & ABOUT FOR EASTER 25 Church Street, Romsey SO51 8BT • Tel 01794 512194 EASTER CARDS AND FAIRTRADE CHOCOLATE EASTER EGGS IN STOCK Books, CD’s, Cards, Stationery & Gifts Uniforms for Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Rainbows, Brownies & Guides E: oasis@oasisromsey.co.uk W: www.oasisromsey.co.uk Registered Charity No. 295266 WILD DAYS OUT Are you a er fun, adventure, animals and the great outdoors all in one place then the New Forest Wildlife Park is the place for you! Follow woodland trails to meet the parks residents including giant otters, Northern lynx and European bison. Along with deer, Scottish wildcats, wolves, wallabies, ferrets, foxes, polecats, pine martens, mou on, partridge, harvest mice, tropical butter ies (seasonal), several species of otters and owls plus much more! Listen to chatter between the playful Otters and watch Asian Shortclaw cubs Dash and Daisy play together. New to the park are Inga and Tora two young Northern Lynx, can you spot them? Leszek the impressive European bison now has two companions Pola and Iwona, learn all about them at a Keeper Talk. ere are two fantastic adventure playgrounds, keeper talks, gi shop and the Forest Kitchen Café. e park is open daily from 10am. Visit during school holidays and there are seasonal quizzes that take you on a journey around the park with fun facts along the way. New Forest Wildlife Park is open daily from 10am (except Christmas Day and Boxing Day) at Deerleap Lane, near Ashurst, SO40 4UH. Tel: 023 8029 2408 for more information and to book tickets visit: www. newforestwildlifepark. co.uk Waterside Woodcarvers A carving workshop by Waterside Woodcarvers takes place on Thursday 2nd April and then Thursday 23rd April at Applemore College with Workshops held from 7pm until 9pm. en on alternate ursdays (during term time): that means a few more opportunities each term to work on those masterpieces. Quarterly social meetings are also held, at St Andrew’s Church Hall, Dibden Purlieu – on Friday evenings or Saturday a ernoons. ese give an opportunity for members to get together socially with visiting speakers, demonstrations and other activities. e club holds exhibitions of its members’ work and ‘carve-ins’ where everyone is welcome to go along and see carvers in action and nd out more. For more information about the club, please see the website www.watersidewoodcarvers.co.uk or phone Roger on 023 8044 7166. Gliding the Boeing 747 New Forest Aviation Group meets once a month for a programme of interesting speakers, chosen to appeal to anyone with an interest in aviation. At the next meeting on Friday 3rd April for a talk titled ‘Gliding the Boeing 747’ by Eric Moody. is will be followed on Friday 1st May for a talk titled ‘ e Magic at Was e Harrier’ by Chris Marshall. Meetings start at 7 for 7.30pm in Lyndhurst Community Centre. Non-members are very welcome at a charge of £4; light refreshments are included. For more information visit www.nfag.info TOOL SALE Tools for Self Reliance will be holding their next tool sale on Saturday 4th April , from 10am until 12noon, at their Netley Marsh Workshops, Ringwood Road, Netley Marsh, SO40 7GY. Hand, garden, electric and vintage tools will be on sale, that are unsuitable to be sent to their vocational training projects in Africa. All money raised will enable the charity to continue supporting people with vocational training and tools in Ghana, Malawi, Zambia, Sierra Leona and Uganda. Free entry and parking, with prices starting from 50p, support the charity and grab a bargain! For more information please visit www.tfsr.org/events e popular Antiques and Arts Market in Ringwood is changing, they are returning but the market will now be held quarterly instead of monthly, with a lot more to o er and space for 35 traders, not only using the Gateway Concourse but e Furlongs Shopping Centre Concourse too. If you have items to sell, whether Antiques Collectables, Vintage or Retro or you are an artist/maker why not go along they would love local people to join them. eir rst market is Saturday 4th April , from 9am until 3.30pm. Contact: jackieedwardsmarketing@gmail.com or visit www.acvrevents.co.uk to nd out more. Antiques & Arts Market LIONS BOOKSTALL Romsey Lions hold regular book stalls in e Cornmarket, Romsey. eir next book sale will be on Saturday 4th April and Saturday 9th May from 9am until 3pm. ey welcome donations of good quality paperbacks for the stall and also gi s for their bric-a-brac section. Donations can be taken along to the stall on the day of the sales or alternatively you can call 0344 963 2463 to arrange for a collection to be made. Lions are both men and women, and there are no age restrictions to membership other than you must be over 18. ey are approachable people from many walks of life, and they enjoy an active social life. A few hours a month are all it takes to help others less fortunate in the community. If you would like to learn more about being a Lion and make new friends then get in touch with them on: secretary@romseylions.co.uk or contact them on their direct club telephone number 0344 963 2463. e Lions have a motto “Ordinary People Doing Amazing ings”. And they do year a er year. Courses at Minstead Minstead Study Centre will be holding the following Courses: Advanced Traditional Bread Making on Saturday 4th April from 10am until 5.30pm and will cost £75 (includes soup for lunch). Macrame Workshop on Saturday 27th June from 1.30pm until 4.30pm and will cost £25 (refreshments included). Booking is essential so book early by contacting Zebe Harris at: www.hants.gov.uk/educationandlearning/ minsteadstudycentre/whatson