27th October 2022 • The HERALD • Page 43 v THE HERALD - ENCOURAGING LOCAL ENTERPRISE v COFFEE & CHAT Every Thursday 10am until 12noon ALL WELCOME Hampton Lane, Blackfield SO45 1XA OUT & ABOUT Following our successful Open Studios we would like to welcome you to our CHRISTMAS FAYRE AND TOY SALE in aid of Children in Need W.I. Hall, Lunedale Road, Dibden Purlieu. Sat 19th and Sun 20th Nov 10am until 5pm. Free entry. A range of art and craft items for sale with our delicious cakes too. You can also purchase our art groups’ calendar along with children’s and adults’ lucky dips. PLEASE COME AND SAY HELLO Local Makers Selling Quality Handmade Products You will nd local makers and producers selling quality handmade products at e New Forest Makers Markets held throughout the year in Lyndhurst, Lymington, Hythe and Audley Stanbridge Earls (near Romsey). e New Forest Makers Markets aim to not only support the creative community but also to encourage the general public to shop local and think about the environmental impact on shopping outside the UK. ey believe in providing their shoppers and traders with a quality day out, lled with a buzzing atmosphere and live music from local buskers. eir local creatives sell a huge range of products, you will nd Eco products, Art, Jewellery, Woodwork, Textiles, Photography, Sweet treats and so much more. e next New Forest Makers Markets are taking place on: Saturday 5th November in Lymington The New Forest Makers Market in Lymington Masonic Hall (SO41 9AA), Saturday 12th November in St John’s Hall Hythe (SO45 6BP), Saturday 19th November in Lyndhurst Community Centre (SO43 7NY) and Sunday 11th December at Audley Stanbridge Earls (SO51 0DW). For more information or to book a stall please visit: www.newforestmakersmarkets.com ART IN TOTTON Totton Art Society’s next meeting is on Wednesday 9th November for an Adventurous Artists Sketching Trip 2pm. Meeting venue to be advised by Helen. Please take sketching gear. On Monday 14th November with Ingenious Artists Group meeting online 7.30pm via Zoom link supplied by Di. Inspiring members to be creative and support each other. On Wednesday 23rd November their evening meeting Sharon Hurst a fantasy landscape using an Inktense medium. 7.15pm for 7.30pm at the ree Score Club Totton. Visitors welcome £4. An interesting evening using a medium that is new to many artists. Meetings take place from 7.30pm until 9.30pm at the ree Score Club, Totton SO40 3RS (unless otherwise stated). Visitors are welcome to go along on the night for a small fee of £4pp. For more details of all the activities visit: www. tottonartsociety.org OUT & ABOUT WITH THE RSPB e New Forest local group of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds are holding an indoor meeting on Wednesday 9th November where local bird and wildlife expert Graham Giddens will talk about ‘Avocets and Recent Colonists’ species newly established in the UK. Meetings start at 7.30pm and are held at the Lyndhurst Community Centre, central car park, High Street, Lyndhurst SO43 7NY (doors open 7pm). On Saturday 12th November, from 10am to 1pm, the group have a eld trip to Farlington Marshes, Portsmouth (SU 680 045), meeting in the nature reserve car park at the A27/A2030 junction. ose taking part in eld trips should wear suitable, dull coloured clothing and sturdy footwear. Non-members are currently charged £5 per eld trip or indoor meeting. For further information, please email: NewForestGroup@RSPB.org.uk or visit the Group’s website: group.rspb.org.uk/newforest Waterside Ladies Probus In September Mike Read, a local photographer and tourist guide, entertained the members to a wonderful talk with fantastic pictures of nature in the Rocky Mountains. eir next speaker, on Wednesday 9th November, will be Jonathan Broom eld fromHarvey’s, Hythe with a talk on cheeses. ey may also be lucky enough to have an opportunity to taste some of the varieties he stocks in his shop. All their meeting are held on the second Wednesday of the month at Dibden Golf Club from 10.30am. Co ee is served prior to a speaker and two course lunch. e meetings end at approximately 1.30pm. If you would like more information about them would you please contact Elizabeth Ausden on 023 8084 6765. Veterans Breakfast Club Hythe Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Club takes place on the 2nd Saturday of every month at e Lord Nelson, High Street, Hythe. Go along on Saturday 12th November to enjoy the social interaction and banter with fellow veterans which will help improve your mental health and is good for PTSD. For more details text Graham on 07526 507053 or nd them on facebook (Hythe Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Club). e next concert in Romsey Abbey takes place on Saturday 12th November at 7.30pm for Romsey Choral Society. Duru é Requiem - Duru é e ortlessly fuses the lyricism of Gregorian plainchant with his own harmonies to give a work which is deeply beautiful, consoling and sumptuously orchestrated in this version for string orchestra, harp and organ. For ticket purchases and enquiries please contact Romsey Visitor Information Centre, 13 Church Street, Romsey. Tel: 01794 512987 (no booking fee) or book online for Music in Romsey Abbey concerts in Romsey Abbey (booking fee applies) at: www.ticketsource/musicinromsey MUSIC IN ROMSEY Lyndhurst Second Hand Book, Map and Ephemera Fair Saturday 26th November 2022 10am - 4pm, 50p entry Lyndhurst Community Centre, SO43 7NY An excellent opportunity to buy your Christmas presents with 100s books, maps & ephemera for sale For more information email Lsbookfairs@gmail.com or call Ed Bailey on 07967643579
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