Herald - Issue 387

Page 42 • The HERALD • 2nd April 2020 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v LIVE AT LEPE Every second Friday of the month Sound Level Events use their Global contacts from Sofar Sounds to bring you three amazing music acts from the UK and abroad. Join them on Friday 10th April , 8pm until 10pm, when the acts will include Demi Marriner and Tom Bell! e Lookout o ers chilled light bites and snacks for the evening, doors open at 7pm. Cost: £12 THE LONG GAME Copythorne Amateur eatrical Society will be per- forming ‘ e Long Game’ in Copythorne Parish Hall on Saturday 16th and Friday 22nd May at 7.30pm and on Saturday 23rd May at 2.30 pm. e Long Game by Julie Wilson and by arrangement with LazyBee Scripts. Lawrence Tade, an ambitious business man, and his wealthy new bride Marina settle down to a happy married life. Well, not quite. Lawrence is not quite what he seems and basically he’s just a er her money. He’s also scheming to ruin a local business and make his fortune. Enter a few other characters, most of whom are a bit more ethical than he is. He underestimates his wife’s ability to ght back and the play ends as you wouldn’t quite expect. Tickets £8 are available from Bartley Post O ce, Bramshaw Stores or Landford Stores. A family ticket £22 (2 adults and 2 children) is also available. ey’d love to see you there. Ticket to Ride Southampton Choral Society like to make it as easy as possible for anyone to enjoy their concerts, so, as usual, a minibus is organised from the Waterside area to the next concert venue. On Saturday 4th April at 7.30pm they will be at the lovely Dobson eatre in King Edward VI School, Hill Lane, Southampton with the Southampton Baroque Players performing music by Handel and Purcell including the well known ‘Come Ye Sons of Art’. Tickets are £20; family £45 (maximum 2 adults + 2 children under16); students £7 and these can be purchased from the Dobson eatre or via the society’s website: www. southamptonchoralsociety.org.uk If you would like to book a seat on the minibus for easy transport to this evening of beautiful music simply ring 023 8084 6125. It is only £5 return and there are several convenient pickup points to choose from. Music at Beaulieu Music at Beaulieu’s Good Friday concert on Friday10th April will be given by the Sarum Consort who make a welcome return visit. e Consort is a professional chamber choir based in Salisbury and they will present a programme of sacred music for Easter including works by Tallis, Byrd, Bach and Palestrina. Doors open at 6.15pm and the concerts start at 7pm. Tickets, at £10 each may be obtained from www.ticketsource.co.uk/ musicatbeaulieu or at the door. Looking ahead, on Saturday 10th May , virtuoso pianist Samantha Carrasco will play classical and jazz pieces: composers include Beethoven and Gershwin. Please note: ey are following the Government advice about organising events while the Coronavirus problems persist. Please see their web-site musicatbeaulieu.org, or their Facebook page m.facebook.com/musicatbeaulieu for the latest information about their concerts and in particular whether a concert is taking place or has had to be cancelled. Music in Romsey Music in Romsey next concert in Romsey Abbey takes place on Saturday 25th April at 7.30pm for Monteverdi Vespers of 1610 with Choir & Orchestra of University Music, Bournemouth. e choir and chamber choir of University Music Bournemouth perform this remarkable work accompanied by a professional orchestra. Tickets: Reserved £18, £15; Unreserved £12; Under 18’s and those in full-time education half-price. en on Saturday 9th May at 7.30pm for Winchester & County Music Festival; Mozart (Mass in C minor); Handel (O Praise the Lord with One Consent), with soloists Helen Bailey (soprano), Philippa Boyle (soprano) and Andrew de Silva (bass). Tickets: Reserved £27, £21; Unreserved £17; Half-price tickets for those in full-time education. Tickets are available fromRomsey Tourist Information Centre, 01794 512987, online at www.ticketsource/ musicinromsey or at the Abbey door on the night. WATERSIDE MUSICAL SOCIETY Waterside Musical Society are delighted that their President, Mark Ponsford, will be performing his one man show for them at St Andrew’s Church, Dibden Purlieu, at 7.30pm on Saturday 18th April . Also they are performing Puss in Boots in October so watch for details of this. Tickets are available online www.ticketsource.co.uk/ watersidemusicalsociety (+small booking fee); or by contacting Wendy Hewstone email WMSsales@mail. com or telephoning Wendy on 07852 317466 or Jen on 07900 556584. Follow on Facebook for details of events at Waterside Musical Society or on Twitter @WMS_AmDram Helping Hand for Hospital Totton Allotments and Gardens Association (TAGA) was formed in 1948 and is located at the Salmon Leap allotment site in Testwood Lane, adjacent to the Salmon Leap public house. Membership is available whether or not you have an allotment. e Association boasts nearly 500 members and runs a successful shop on Sundays (10am-12noon) and on Wednesdays (1pm-4pm) during the months of March, April and May. e shop sells a wide vanity of composts, fertilisers (packed and loose), tools and all manner of goods such as ower pots and greenhouse equipment. For many years TAGA has sponsored ten local schools, providing the cash to purchase all their gardening needs from the shop. Recently they became aware of the fact that Lymington Hospital lose many walking aids with holidaymak- ers failing to return them. With the approval of Dr Broughton, CEO Southern Health NHS, they have started collecting all manner of aids such as crutches, frames, everything expect support bars. Such items are collected at the Salmon Leap site for onward transit to the hospital. Readers of e Herald are invited to join them in this venture and take their equipment to the Salmon Leap at the aforementioned opening times. Anyone without transport can phone 023 8066 7825 with a view to local collection. As with so many organisations TAGA is eagerly trying to recruit new members and, speci cally, persons who might, sooner rather than later take up one of the senior roles of the Association. Anyone who may be interested is invited to visit them during their opening hours to have a look around and be briefed by the members on duty. TAGA also o ers an equipment sharpening service (9.30am-11.30am) on the following dates 12th April, 10th May, 14th June, 12th July, 9th August and 13th September . e service is open to non-members and prices are very reasonable. To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Pilgrim Fathers from Southampton there will be a specially commissioned choral work by Tavistock composer Andrew Wilson. is will take place on Saturday 4th July at St. Andrew’s URC, e Avenue Southampton. is May ower 400 event will commence at 7.30pm with a family-friendly ‘mini- matinee’ at 2.30pm. For further information and to sign up to be a part of this event, please visit: may owerconchord@outlook. com; www.may ower400uk.org @mayflower400uk or www.conchordsingers.co.uk @ ConchordSingers Conchord Singers Celebrate Join historian and archaeologist Stephen Fisher for a D-day talk, tour and supper on Saturday 2nd May , from 5.30pm until 9pm at Lepe Country Park. e event will start with a presentation in the Sensory Garden Classroom followed by a guided walk down to Lepe’s D-day remains. ey’ll complete the evening with a sh & chip supper at e Lookout. Cost: £16.50 (parking included). Ages: 14 years and above. Please book in advance at hants.gov.uk. Please state when booking any dietary requirements. D-Day at Dusk Due to the Coronavirus advice/updates it would be best to check the organisations/club’s websites or call them to check if their meeetings are going ahead (parking). Book in advance at soundlevel.events/. Please note that the next Live at Lepe will be on Friday 1st May . ere will be an Emergency First Aid course including Emergency First Aid at Work Level 3 Quali cation at Hythe Library. is will be held on Friday 1st May from 10am until 4.30 pm (including half an hour break, please bring a packed lunch). Tuition Free - £15, Optional Certi cate Cost. is course is aimed at complete beginners and improvers, this course aims to introduce/refresh the skills that can save a life. Students are welcome to be trained without purchasing the certi cate. Booking is essential, so contact the Library or call the booking line: 023 8084 1457 for more information and to guarantee a place. Emergency First Aid Course at Hythe Library