Herald - Issue 422

21st April 2022 • The HERALD • Page 65 v INDEPENDENT, LOCAL AND PROUD v ART IN THE COFFEE HOUSE A one man show is being held in e Co ee House at St Andrew’s Church in Dibden Purlieu by local artist Colin Lewis and takes place until 7th May . e major theme is local maritime and marine subjects in a variety of mediums. e show is open Tuesday to Saturday from 9am until 2pm. Originally trained as an aircraft Apprentice and then as a technical Illustrator, later becoming involved in marketing. He has sailed almost all his life from small sailing dinghies’ to 50 cruising and racing yachts, being a past Commodore of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club and a Senior Watchkeeper at Calshot NCI Coastwatch Station. He focuses mainly in marine subjects in Oils, Acrylics and Watercolours, both in the UK and in Greece. Living only two miles from Lepe Country Park he is much inspired by the views of the Solent in all its di erent moods as well as the excitement of racing yachts. Colin exhibits regularly at the New Forest Art Society and Waterside Art Group as well as Exbury Gardens and online through his website: www.colinlewisartist.com Calshot Spit’s Tower The New Forest Non-Native Plant Project Hythe & Dibden U3A meet at Hythe Parish Hall on the second Monday of the month at 2pm. eir next meeting takes place on Monday 9th May for a talk by Catherine Chatters titled ‘ e New Forest Non-Native Plant Project’, followed on Monday 13th June for a talk by Julia Baker titled ‘Furzey Gardens’ Are you retired, semi-retired or about to retire? Having looked forward to the freedom retirement brings, when the novelty wears o you can nd yourself with time on your hands and missing the social interaction that employment, or bringing up a family brings. Please email: membershiphytheu3a@ gmail.com visit the website: u3asites.org . uk/hythe-dibden or call: 07935 907456 . ey are a friendly group so why not give them a go? BOMBAY SAPPHIRE VISIT The 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 10th May for a Social Event: Bombay Sapphire Visit. Followed on Tuesday 21st June for a talk about Naomi House. 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 Every Picture Tells a Story Southampton Branch World Ship Society, meet at St James Methodist Church, St James Shirley, 7.30pm to 9.30pm on the second Tuesday of the month . Please note: they will be in their new venue Room 7. Enter the church building from the car park at the back – their room is up the stairs, then turn right and Room 7 is at the end of the corridor. eir next meeting is on Tuesday 10th May for a talk by Richard Jolli e titled ‘Every Picture Tells a Story’ followed on Tuesday 14th June for a talk by David Hawkins titled ‘Ships on Sea Travels’. Anyone with a shipping interest is welcome to attend. More details visit: www.sotonwss.org.uk or call: 023 8049 0290. MUSIC AT BEAULIEU On Saturday 14th May Music at Beaulieu presents the Orion Trio whose programme will include Beethoven’s Trio in G major Op.1 No.2 and conclude with Mendelssohn‘s Trio in D minor Op.49. e Trio’s pianist is Paul Searle-Barnes who has worked locally as a soloist with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and, when he was living near East Boldre, occasionally played the organ for services at Beaulieu Abbey Church. Piotr Kopec plays the violin; he works regularly with string quartets and also on cruise ships: David Norton, a cellist, now partly retired a er a career as a teacher of the cello completes the Trio. eir recital will also include works by Elgar, Coleridge Taylor, Fletcher and Bach/Gounod. Music at Beaulieu concerts are held at Beaulieu Abbey Church and start at 7pm: doors will open at 6.30pm. ey are pleased to announce that masks are now optional and that they are able to re-introduce longer concerts with an interval. Tickets may be bought online from: musicatbeaulieu.org.uk or through their box o ce, telephone: 07770 859900 and are £10 each, children under 12 are free. Tickets may also be available at the door, subject to availability. One of Music at Beaulieu’s purposes is to nurture talented young musicians in the New Forest area by providing scholarships to support their musical education. eir Awards Concert on 11th June will give the award winners an opportunity to perform.