Herald - Issue 423

Page 38 • The HERALD • 12th May 2022 v SUPPORTING YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES v OUT & ABOUT Coffee Morning St Matthew’s Church in Netley Marsh will be holding a co ee morning on Saturday 21st May in the church from 10am to 12noon. Refreshments and cakes will be on sale as well as books and other stalls and a ra e. All proceeds from the co ee morning will go to the church funds. Upcoming Events at Totton and Eling Community Centre The Man Behind the ‘Direct Line’ AKA ‘Castleman’s Corkscrew’ Community Lunch: Thursday 26th May 12.30pm, Enjoy a two-course lunch, tea and co ee and meet others. Donation basis, open to all - to book a space call: 023 8086 3769. Sing Along with A ernoon tea: Monday 30th May 1.30pm till 4pm tea and co ee included and a special guest singer singing songs from all di erent era’s. Members £3, non-member £4, to book please call: 023 8086 3769. Jubilee Open day: Wednesday 1st June 10am till 4pm, free all day, go along and celebrate with tea, cake and scones. Entertainment all day including singers, drummers, bagpipes. No booking needed FREE Children’s Jubilee Party: Thursday 2nd June from 3pm till 5pm for children age up to 9 years, Entertainment by Debbie D, please email: susan@compark.co.uk to reserve your place. e Railway Club of the New Forest meet on Friday 27th May online via Zoom at 7.30pm. Phil Benstead presents ‘ e Man Behind the ‘Direct Line’ AKA ‘Castleman’s Corkscrew’. Rural Dorset in the 1840’s, a period of ‘Railway Mania’, was sparsely populated and unlikely to attract a railway. ere were huge nancial crashes so unlikely to get nanced and built. Step forward local solicitor, Charles Castleman. It proved necessary to deliberately meander via quiet market towns and follow valleys to minimise costs; hence the popular name ‘Castleman’s Corkscrew’. To railway folk it is ‘ e Direct Line’. e presentation includes a tour of the line, the political and economic scene, Charles Castleman’s quiet passion and a major force in the southern railway, reasons for closure and how it looks now. Visitors welcome. Visit the website: www. railwayclubo henewforest.org for the link. ANCIENT EGYPT e Southampton Ancient Egypt Society (SAES) next meeting will be on Saturday 21st May for Claudia Naser ‘Provisions for the Dead, Ritual Implements, Luxury Objects? Conceptualising Grave Goods in the New Kingdom Elite Contexts.’ e Society are meeting over Zoom at the moment due to COVID-19 restrictions. For more details contact the Secretary on: 07812 851095, email: saesinfo55@gmail. com or visit: www.southamptonancientegyptsociety. co.uk e Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) New Forest Local Group’s next eld trip is on Wednesday 25th May from 10am to 1pm to visit the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust Fishlake Meadows Reserve at Romsey (SU 357 221). For any further information, please email NewForestGroup@RSPB.org.uk or visit the Group’s website: www.rspb.org.uk/groups/newforest. ose taking part in eld trips should wear suitable, dull coloured clothing and sturdy footwear. Out and About with the RSPB The Latest Craze e monthly meetings of Copythorne Parish History Society takes place on the 4th Thursday of the month at Copythorne Parish Hall from 7.30pm. eir next meeting is on Thursday 26th May for ‘It was the latest craze at the time’. ey are moving into the main hall where they can hopefully maintain a Covid-free environment and stay safe. Anyone is welcome to go along. Entry is £1. Contact Copythorne Par i sh Hi s tory Society by emailing: c o p y t h o r n e h i s t o r y@ yahoo.com or call Clare on: 023 8081 2167. FOREST MILITARIA e next New Forest Militaria Fair will be on Wednesday 1st June from 7pm to 9.30pm in the Colbury Church Rooms, Deerleap Lane, Colbury (near Ashurst) SO40 7EH. ere will be stalls o ering a variety of militaria items, and these events are an ideal venue for dealers, collectors and enthusiasts to get together to buy, sell, swap, exhibit and talk about all aspects of militaria. All are welcome and admission is £1. Anyone who would like to pre-book a table at £6, should call Dave Curtis on: 07903 600865 or: 023 8178 1324.