v EMAIL: editor@herald-publishing.co.uk v 8th December 2022 • The HERALD • Page 49 KIDS ZONE Minstead Trust Making Jam and Chutney Minstead Trust has recently announced that they are now proud owners of a fantastic social enterprise called e Real Jam & Chutney Company. Taking on this established local business is a great opportunity for the charity to provide even more training and work opportunities for people with learning disabilities. e Real Jam & Chutney Company started in 2004, their products are handmade in the New Forest using local produce wherever possible, making a range of delicious jams, chutneys and marmalades, prepared when the fruit and vegetables are at their best. Every time you purchase one of their products you are helping support vulnerable people near you. Visit realjam.co.uk for a list of avours and local stockists. Minstead Trust now own The Real Jam & Chutney Company Go along to St Anne’s Neighbourhood Centre, SO45 3QR on Thursday afternoons from 1pm to 2.30pm to have some quality time with your toddler. The sessions include messy/sensory play, cra , songs, snack time and story time with a message. Cost £1.50 per child. For more details email Chris: families@ stjohnshythe.org or call: 023 8084 4336. ToddlieWinks at St Anne’s Join The Fun at Tottonians Rugby Club Tottonians Rugby Club who are based in Water Lane Totton, are inviting anyone from Year R (5 years old) to Year 11 to join them, no matter if you’ve played before, your skill set or talent! Rugby is an inclusive game, for all abilities and ages – go along and join the fun! e Juniors/Minis train on Sundays at 10am, with coaching provided by England Rugby Union Quali ed Coaches, at all levels. ere is access to gym facilities, physio support and strength and conditioning advice. e club has its own clubhouse and a great social atmosphere. For more information, please email: tottoniansjuniors@gmail.com time or want to play with other girls their own age. Pace Weetabix Wildcats is all about having loads of fun and meeting new amazing friends. Sessions delivered by FA quali ed coaches. No need to book just turn up. Sessions are held at Testwood School, Totton, SO40 8FT on Wednesdays 5.30pm to 6.30pm For more information please email: girlssecretary@ pacefc.co.uk Are you looking for a fun way for your daughter to get involved with football? en look no further! Pace Weetabix Wildcats is the place to be! Noncompetitive football for girls who want to give it a go for the very rst GIRLS FOOTBALL IN TOTTON The Ideal Christmas Present is… … the Waterside Art Group’s calendar full of paintings of local scenes, available now for just £8 at e Herald O ce. Professional graphics and printing in full colour support the excellent paintings by members of the Art Group. Many local residents tell us that they are buying the calendar to send to friends and relatives around the World as well as to those who have moved elsewhere in this country. e Art Group always welcomes prospective members and full information about the Group is available on its website at: watersideartgroup. co.uk One of the images from the calendar Christmas in Narnia at Mottisfont From now until 8th January, join e National Trust at Mottisfont as they go through the wardrobe for a magical Christmas in Narnia. Explore enchanting scenes from this classic story from the White Witch’s kingdom of snow and Turkish Delight, to the Beavers cottage on the riverbank. Pick up a Narnia inspired map to be part of the adventure, on a unique family trail! Normal admission applies, trail maps are £1. Mottisfont is closed 24th and 25th December. For full details and opening times please visit: nationaltrust.org.uk/mottisfont Christmas Stocking Filler Fair e Christmas Stocking Filler Fair is about raising money and awareness of the Totton and Eling Branch’s Branch Community Support that is on o er to veterans and their families in and around Totton and Eling. e fair is to bring local businesses together, encouraging people to shop local for Christmas, raising money and having a festive few hours! ere will be a ra e, with some fantastic prizes, refreshments will be available as well as some festive treats! ey have a fantastic mix of exhibitors ready to welcome people into the fair. Free entry and it’s local! What more could you ask for? Pop along Sunday 11th December from 12noon to 3pm, Calmore Community Centre, Calmore Drive, Calmore SO40 2ZU. Let’s raise some money, buy beautiful gi s and enjoy the festive feeling! CAROLS AT THE HAVEN Christine, the Head Gardener at the Healthy Haven Garden, has been working Sunday a ernoons at the Waterside Medical Practice helping with the Covid and Flu vaccination clinics. With some of the money earned she has bought a new bench and two standard Holly bushes with berries on. Another volunteer Mike Jewell has made a bespoke wooden Christmas tree out of a pallet. It stands outside Day Lewis pharmacy and the volunteers will be decorating it. e volunteers are holding a Carol Concert in the garden on Sunday 11th December at 2pm. e Melody Makers will be helping to sing the Carol’s. ere will be free Mince pies and tea and co ee. e Waterside Christmas Fire engine will be in the car park from 2pm and later that a ernoon the Christmas ra e will be drawn. Do go along and join in the fun. Living A er Loss are holding a Christmas event on Monday 12th December, 2pm – 4pm at Lighthouse Community Church just off the Hardley Roundabout. Join them for a festive bu et, Christmas stalls and a ra e as well as Christmas songs and entertainment by Roger Lapin. Living After Loss Christmas Event e Award-winning Sir Harold Hillier Gardens are famous the world over. Over the Christmas period there will be a Light Trail running until 31st December, 4.30pm to 8pm (closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day), transforming the gardens into an aweinspiring, kaleidoscopic and multisensory world of light and sound - a truly unforgettable and magical walking experience for all the family. Tickets must be pre booked via: www. lightuptrails.com/events/light-uphillier-gardens Light Up Hillier Gardens Churches Together in Totton and the Forest Edge are pleased to present Carols with the Salvation Army, on Friday 16th December from 7pm until 8pm in Totton Shopping Precinct. Go along and join in the carols and enjoy the True Spirit of Christmas. Carols with the Salvation Army
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