Herald - Issue 425

Page 28 • The HERALD • 23rd June 2022 v WE’VE BEEN YOUR LOCAL SINCE 1994 v A.M.H. 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Mottisfont in Romsey is home to one of the most famous rose gardens in the world with over 500 varieties of rose in bloom in June and very early July. Unlike modern species, old-fashioned roses tend to ower just once a year, so the full summer blooming of this National Collection is an extraordinary annual sight, and the fragrance and colour is simply unsurpassable. is year, the gardens are open until 8pm from Mondays to Saturdays, until 2nd July. An early evening visit is a special treat, when the gardens are a little quieter and the heady scent of the roses is at its peak. Many of the roses growing there are available you to the many di erent rose varieties planted there by Ralph Dutton and Hinton’s garden team over the years. Roses are a big summer highlight at Hinton, with over 90 varieties on show. e collection is well known for its repeat owering, giving delicious fragrance and colour throughout June and July. Quantum eatre will be at Hinton Ampner on Thursday 11th August for an outdoor theatre production of e Tale of Peter Rabbit , Michael Whitmore’s charming adaptation will have you spellbound - a magical evening of fun for all the family. Starting at 7pm booking is essential at: quantumtheatre.co.uk/event-details/hinton-ampner-3 or call 020 8317 9000. Waterside Art Group will be holding a painting demonstration of a portrait in oils by Southampton artist Stewart Beckett on Tuesday 28th June at 7.30pm in Hythe and Dibden Community Centre o Jones Lane in Hythe. Whatever medium you paint or draw in, most art principles apply equally so do accept their invitation to go along to this event. As always, visitors will be warmly welcomed for the fee of £4. Stewart’s work has been exhibited at the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and in other galleries. He has been selected as a contestant on Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year and Sky Landscape Artist of the Year. Rose arches in June at Mottisfont for sale too, so everyone can take away a little of its scented magic. Mottisfont opens from 10am-8pm (last entry 7pm) on Mondays-Saturdays until Saturday 2nd July (closing at 5pm on Sundays). e house is closed until 3rd July. Parking should be booked via the Mottisfont website: nationaltrust.org.uk/mottisfont to guarantee entry between 10am-3.30pm during this busy time. You don’t need to book for visits a er 3.30pm. A little further a eld is Hinton Ampner, near Alresford, they are holding a Celebration of Roses festival until Sunday 10th July , their new lea et and rose trail for a suggested donation of £1 introduces watersideartgroup.co.uk . Potential new members are always welcome to go along to a Tuesday painting evening for free to ‘try them out’ for a few weeks prior to joining. All demonstrations at Waterside Art Group are projected onto a large screen, enabling all of the audience to easily see the painting as it develops, as well as providing the facility for showing One of Stewart’s creations Be Inspired by this Portraiture Demonstration in Oils Quantum Theatre The Tale of Peter Rabbit at Hinton Ampner enlarged details. Full information about this sociable, welcoming art group as well as the complete year’s programme of events can be found on the group’s website at: www. watersideartgroup. co.uk Alternatively, contact the Secretary, Christine Jones on: 023 8084 7489 or: secretary@ WW2 Airfields Stoney Cross e monthly meetings of Copythorne Parish History Society take place on the 4th Thursday of the month at Copythorne Parish Hall from 7.30pm. eir next meeting is on Thursday 23rd June for a talk by Roy Farmers titled ‘WW2 Air elds Stoney Cross’. Followed on Thursday 28th July for a talk by John Pitman titled ‘Pantomime Dames’. 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 Parish History Society by emailing: copythornehistory@yahoo.com or call Clare on: 023 8081 2167.