v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v 25th August 2022 • The HERALD • Page 45 KIDS ZONE We have created a stimulating & fun environment which sparks imaginative play, exploration & discovery! From walkers to whenever they no longer want to role play are welcome to just love being whatever they “wanna be” – a fireman, a hairdresser, a vet, a café owner or shop assistant. Accompanying adults are welcome to role play or just relax with a cuppa, happy in the knowledge that role play teaches emotional intelligence, co-operation & problem solving, boosts self-esteem & stimulates creativity. We recommend booking in advance as we limit our session number to give the best experience. Book your session now at: iwannabe.co.uk New Season Start for Fawley RFC Juniors Fawley RFC Juniors are gearing up for the start of the new 2022/23 season. ey are looking forward to some fantastic rugby and hope that the new season will contain lots of exciting matches and competitions without covid! Building on the success of last season, their teams are ready for new weekly training sessions and as usual, they are always on the lookout for new players, volunteers and coaches. ey will be welcoming new and returning players on Sunday 4th September on their registration day. Players are invited to go along to the pitches at Newlands Park opposite Gang Warily recreation centre from 9.30am. ey invite all boys and girls from year R to 11 to go along and have a free trial and see if rugby is for you. If you like what you see they will be pleased to welcome all new players regardless of ability - total newcomers encouraged! ey have a fantastic team of dedicated coaches and volunteers, who are all DBS checked where appropriate, with rst-aiders for every age group. Family members are encouraged to join their happy rugby family in any capacity - perhaps you can help with teas or co ees or have past rst aid experience? Maybe you are a retired player yourself who just wants to give back some of your experience to the next generation? Whatever your story, they would be pleased to see you on the 4th September. For older age groups they hold mid-week training (usually on a Wednesday) throughout the season. Please just turn up on Sunday 4th or if you want to know more before you go, please email juniorchair@fawleyrfc.co.uk Play Area in Hythe is Officially Re-opened e play area at Ewart Recreation Ground in Hythe was o cially re-opened recently following a major refurbishment. Councillor Sandra Delemare cut the ribbon at the brief ceremony in July on the hottest day on record. e new play area includes a wheelchair friendly roundabout, two new climbing frames suiting di erent age groups, a ‘me to you’ swing and a seesaw designed for multiple children to use together. e refurbishment is part of a cyclical refurbishment programme of the play areas within Hythe & Dibden by the Hythe & Dibden Parish Council. Councillor Sandra Delemare cutting the ribbon MESSY CHURCH RETURNS TO HYTHE e Parish of St. John the Baptist and St. Anne in Hythe are excited to announce that Messy Church will be returning from the 30th September including cra s, games, stories and food. Messy Church will take place at St Anne’s Church on the first Friday of the month and at St John’s Hall on the last Friday of the month. For more information or to o er to help please contact Chris via email: families@stjohnshythe.org or call: 023 8084 4336. Summer Reading Challenge 2022 – Gadgeteers! ere is still time to join 2022 e Summer Reading Challenge which is running until 17th September. It’s a great way to share stories and encourage reading throughout the summer holidays, a time when children’s reading skills can sometimes dip. e theme of the challenge this year is Gadgeteers. Join Eddie, Leo, Ajay, Maggie, Aisha and James and discover the amazing science and innovation behind the world around you! You can sign up at your local, Hampshire library, or online, then read or listen to any six books to earn a certi cate and medal. Hythe Library will also be having weekly fun cra s throughout the summer holidays, so keep your eyes peeled for further details on their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/hythelibrary Lepe into a Treasure Hunt! Argh me hearties! Celebrate ‘International Talk Like a Pirate Day’ with Lepe on 24th and 25th September. Embark on a swashbuckling adventure around the sensory garden with members of the Lepe team. Will you be able to follow the map and nd the treasure? Let’s hope you don’t end up walking the plank! ere will be stories and cra activities to enjoy, £2 per child, pre-booking essential and children need to be accompanied by an adult, to book please call: 02380 899108. Prizes for the best dressed pirate or mermaid (free to enter fancy dress competition). Parking charges apply. Blue Plaque at The Grove is Officially Unveiled! A Blue Plaque officially commemorating the development of the hovercra in e Grove building in Hythe by local people and Sir Christopher Cockerell was recently unveiled. e event was attended by Councillors and a number of the people who worked at e Grove on the hovercra development; Garth Pearce, Dick Sign, Gordon Chambers, Neal Macintosh, and Paul Baker. Councillor Malcolm Wade made a brief speech and unveiled the plaque which is now in pride of place on e Grove building. Brockenhurst Music Society e 75th anniversary season continues on Monday 12th September with Antonina Suhanova (piano), international performer and Guildhall School graduate originally from Latvia, playing works by Mozart, Brahms, Berg and Proko ev. e concerts are given by young highly talented professional musicians and held at St Saviour’s Church, Brockenhurst at 7.30pm. Tickets are £15 from: www.ticketsource.co.uk (booking fee applies), or from Pot Pourri in Brockenhurst or Sway Deli, or at the door. For more information please see their website: www.brockenhurstmusicsociety.co.uk The Heart Transplant Experience Hythe & Dibden U3A meet at Hythe Parish Hall on the second Monday of the month at 2pm. eir next meeting takes place on Monday 12th September for a talk by Robert Burns titled ‘ e Heart Transplant Experience’. Robert was born with a serious congenital heart condition and in 2020 underwent a heart transplant for end stage heart failure. Earlier this year he was appointed Chair of the National Cardiothoracic Transplant Patient Group. Before retiring in 2016, Robert spent his career in NHS management, working in later years in executive director positions at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. 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? Ashurst WI is an active and growing institute, where members can look forward to an interesting programme of talks and events throughout the year; at the next meeting which takes place on Wednesday 14th September for a talk by Mrs G Alice May Tomkins with Alice’s story – ‘ e House that Sat Down’. Meetings take place on the second Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm at St Joseph, 16 Lyndhurst Road, Ashurst SO40 7DU. New members and visitors are always welcome. For more details telephone Kathryn on 023 8029 3638. The House that Sat Down
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