Herald - Issue 409

15th July 2021 • The HERALD • Page 41 v THE NEXT HERALD IS OUT ON 5TH AUGUST v OUT & ABOUT The P&O Line e WI plays a unique role in providing women with educational opportunities and the chance to build new skills, to take part in a wide variety of activities and to campaign on issues that matter to them and their communities. Langley WI’s next meeting will be on Tuesday 20th July for a talk titled ‘ e P&O Line’ by Steve Herra, followed on Tuesday 21st September for a talk titled ‘Behind the Veil’ by Sandra Simmons. In August they will be holding a special Garden Party. Langley WI meet every third Tuesday at St Francis Church Hall, West Common, SO45 1XU at 7.30pm. Visitors are always very welcome. Do pay them a visit and see if you would like to join, you will be made very welcome. To nd out more, email: langleypres@ hampshirewi.org.uk TOOL & HABERDASHERY SALE Don’t miss Tools for Self Reliance’s outside tool and haberdashery sale on Wednesday 21st July, 1-3pm. Held at their Netley Marsh Workshops, Ringwood Road, Netley Marsh, SO40 7GY, browse the tools, haberdashery and garden tools for sale before enjoying a cuppa and a piece of cake in their garden or to take away. Whilst enjoying a nice a ernoon, you will be supporting the charity to raise vital funds a er the pandemic, which brought the workshop to a close. It is wonderful to hear the chatter around the workbenches as volunteers from across the New Forest and Southampton have recently come back together to refurbish tools a er the lockdown isolated them all. is is their rst tool sale, post-pandemic, in celebration of Tools for Self Reliance’s annual Tea for Tools fundraising week. Each pound you spend will support opportunities for people in Uganda, Sierra Leone, Zambia, Ghana and Malawi to rebuild their lives a er the pandemic when they join their vocational training projects to learn a trade, and be equipped with donated tools refurbished by their UK volunteers. With free entry and with prices starting from 50p, go along and grab a bargain! Please note that if the event has to be cancelled the website events page will be updated; www.tfsr.org/events Thank you so much for your generous support and they hope you can make the sale on Wednesday 21st July! Go along and grab a bargain at this year’s outside tool and haberdashery sale ART SOCIETY & EXHIBITION New Forest Art Society meets from 7.30pm to 9.30pm on the third Wednesday of each month in the Linden Hall, Lyndhurst Community Centre SO43 7NY. eir next meeting and demonstration is on Wednesday 21st July with Phil Madley who will demonstrate his work with encaustic wax to produce original and unique paintings. ey will be holding their Summer Exhibition, from 7th to 15th August , from 10am until 5pm at Lyndhurst Community Centre, SO43 7NY. A variety of artwork for sale, framed and unframed paintings, sculpture, ceramics and cards. Paint Ins at Emery Down: A monthly Paint In: 3rd August, 7th September, 5th October, 2nd November, 7th December - please contact a Committee Member to book a place. Visitors always welcome (entry £5, free for members). For more information visit their website: www. newforestartsociety.weebly.com One local theatre in particular is looking for your support – Hanger Farm Arts Centre is run by the Minstead Trust. e Trust nurtures the unique potential of people with learning disabilities and supports them to achieve greater independence in society. e other ‘arm’ to the Trust is Furzey Gardens at Minstead. Hanger Farm Arts Centre are o ering productions over the next few months including The Beach Boyz Tribute Band on 22nd July, Bob Drury’s ‘Viva Neil Diamond’ on 14th August, A Head Full Of Coldplay Tribute on 22nd August, Tom Jones Tribute Show on 27th August and finally Swing ‘n’ Sinatra on 5th September. For full details visit: www. mins teadtrust .org.uk/ hanger-farm or telephone the box o ce on 023 8066 7683. is is your local theatre based in Totton, please support it. Support your Local Theatres Glyndebourne at Beaulieu Glyndebourne at Beaulieu is on! is very popular concert promoted jointly by Music at Beaulieu and the Wessex Glyndebourne Association will feature popular pieces from the Glyndebourne repertoire and will take place on Saturday 24th July at Beaulieu Abbey Church. Exceptionally this year because of government rules limiting the number of tickets they may sell, there will be two performances, one at 6pm (doors open at 5.45pm) and another at 8.30pm (doors open at 8.15pm). Each performance will last one hour and there will be no interval. In ne weather many members of the audience like to follow the Glyndebourne tradition and picnic either before or a er the performance on the Abbey Church meadow. If it is announced that the rules on numbers will change on 19th July, they shall make more tickets available: the latest information will be found on www.ticketsource.co.uk/musicatbeaulieu For the latest information please join their mailing list by visiting: www.musicatbeaulieu.org/subscribe Looking further ahead on 7th August, a concert will be given by Bournemouth-based Swing Unlimited, the South Coast’s premier big band, making their rst visit to Music at Beaulieu. Finally it’s back! August sees the welcome return of Marchwood Party in the Park . Go along to the Lloyd Recreation Ground in Marchwood on Saturday 7th August from 2pm until 10pm and experience an a ernoon and evening of top quality music. Featuring the sounds of ‘ e Shi ’, ‘Amy & Lewis’, ‘Soul Catcher’, ‘Snake Oil’, ‘Miami Wave’ and the headline act ‘One Step Behind’ you are in for a great time. With a bar, food stalls and ice-cream stands all you need are blankets/tables and chairs. Dogs are allowed on a short lead. Entry is just £2.50 per person - Don’t forget your dancing shoes! Party in the Park