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Lymington
Folk Club web
At the Thomas Tripp, Lymington
On Wednesday June 5th the club will feature the tones of Stuart Michael Burns, a blues singer, folk singer and story teller from Austin, Texas. Stuart will be supported by local performers as well as some from farther flung regions (like NYC).
As always, entry is free (though etiquette demands you buy a raffle ticket) and everything gets going just after 8.00pm. |
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Lymington Book Fair
Lymington Community Centre
Saturday May 25 from 10am to 3pm Entry free. Refreshments. |
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Kingston Lacy Craft and Garden Fair web
Kingston Lacy House & Gardens, Wimborne Minster, Dorset BH21 4EA
25, 26 & 27 May, 10am to 6pm, £4.50, accompanied children free
Our long-established and hugely popular springtime event in Kingston Lacy Park returns this year with an amazing range of exhibitors offering a superb selection of crafts, artwork, plants and garden supplies. There really is something here for everyone! The show forms a delightful “village” of marquees and outside stalls with something unusual to admire at every turn. There are numerous demonstrations of craftspeople at work, hundreds of plants to choose from and free entertainment for children. Food and refreshments are available throughout the day. craftcarnival.co.uk |
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May 2013 at Coastal Gallery web
4 Southampton Rd, Lymington SO41 9GG
1 May to 31 May 2013
May bank holiday at Coastal Gallery, Lymington Just to say that bev and stewart would love you to call in to the gallery over the bank holiday weekend to see the stunning new work that has been arriving by the day! Paintings by Jane Emberson, Pete Gilbert, Chris Whittaker and Claire Wiltsher photography by Bax Bradford and Adam Lynk, sculpture by Ingrid Myerson. Open Friday 9.30am to 4.30pm, Saturday 9.30am to 5pm, Sunday 10am to 4pm, Monday 10am to 3pm. |
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Christchurch Priory concerts
Tickets for concerts at the Priory can be purchased from the Christchurch Tourist Information Centre, 49 High Street, Christchurch, Tel: 01202 471780, and are usually available to purchase from 6 weeks before the performance. Please double check information on the Priory website
May 27, 1pm .... Choral Classics Lunchtime Recital - Karl Jenkins
June 15, 7.30pm .... Bournemouth Bach Choir – Jenkins: The Armed Man
July 13, 7.30pm .... Grange Choral Society – A Concert of North American Music
September 14, 7.30pm .... Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
October 19, 7.30pm .... Swing Unlimited
November 16, 7.30pm .... Orlando Singers – Candlelit Classics
December 6, 7.30pm .... Boscombe Band Salvation Army – Christmas Carol Service
December 7, 27.30pm .... Christchurch Music Zone Christmas Concert
December 14, 7.30pm .... Bournemouth Bach Choir – Handel: Messiah |
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Charity Market
Lymington Community Centre
Bank Holiday Monday, 27 May 2013, 8am to 12noon
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Afternoon tea to raise money for Naomi House
Stockbridge Town Hall (Stockbridge it a very pleasant town and well worth a visit map)
Friday May 31 from 12 noon
A luxurious ‘pop-up’ afternoon tea will raise funds for children’s hospice, Naomi House. The sumptuous tea, served on vintage china, is the brainchild of Emma Way, owner of Hampshire catering company, Taste. A luxurious ‘pop-up’ afternoon tea will raise funds for children’s hospice, Naomi House in the newly refurbished Stockbridge town hall. There will be delicate sandwiches, cakes and freshly baked scones, served with home-made jam and clotted cream on vintage china will be eaten, with a choice of traditional teas or sparkling wine. Booking on 01264 860649 or by visiting www.taste-food.co.uk is advised. Prices start at £7 for a cream tea, rising to £17 for a ‘sparkling tea’. |
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Family Explorer Days – St Barbe Museum web
St Barbe Museum, New Street, Lymington
30 May, 25 July, 8, 15, 22 & 29 August, 31 October - Drop in 10.30am to 3.30pm
Engaging and fun hands-on creative activities for children and their family, including the opportunity to handle museum objects. Contact: Bryony Waterman, Museums and Arts Service Phone: 01590 676969. Price included in admission: Day Ticket: Adult £4, Concession £3, Child £2, Family £10 |
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Old Gaffers Festival web
31 May to 2 June 2013
Set in Yarmouth's picturesque harbour, there will be more than 100 visiting
traditional sailing, steam and motor vessels, including the cream of the Old
Gaffers fleet. On shore there will be a huge range of attractions including,
street entertainment, live music, classic vehicles, craft fair and market and
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Tudor and Stuart History Comes Alive at Hurst Castle web
Weekend 1 and 2 June
A group of a dozen re-enactors will occupy the original Tudor castle in authentic costume to demonstrate crafts and skills, such as weaving and dyeing, with a special focus on fine dining, its food and etiquette. They have incredible knowledge and attention to historic detail together with a highly engaging and entertaining style which made it fun and interesting for all the family. Expect lots of interaction, demonstrations. We hope this event will be a rare opportunity to bring to life for visitors the history of the castle from its construction by Henry VIII to the imprisonment of Charles I after his capture on the Isle of Wight. This event is mounted jointly by Hurst Castle and St Barbe Museum. |
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Round
the Island Race web
Saturday 1 June 2013
The Round the Island race is the largest of its kind in the world with around
16,000 professional and amateur sailors from the UK, Europe and the USA aboard
1,700 yachts battling to be first around the Isle of Wight. |
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Music in Romsey web
Romsey Abbey, Romsey SO51 8EP
Tickets for concerts are available from Romsey Tourist Information Centre, 13 Church St.
Saturday 1 June, 7.30pm - Brass And Voice Spectacular
Michelmersh Silver Band and Cor Meibion Caldicot Choir
Tickets: Reserved: £15, £12 Unreserved: £10
Saturday 29 June 7.30pm - Southampton Concert Orchestra
Dvorak: Symphony No 7
Debussy: Prelude a L’Apres-midi d’un faune
Tickets: Reserved: £14, £12 Unreserved: £10 Concessions |
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Laura Wright web
Abbey Church, Beaulieu
Saturday 1 June | 7pm | £15
Laura Wright, the young soprano who sang before the Queen during the Jubilee celebrations, performed at the Albert Hall Carols 2012, has shot to fame this last year and is now England's first official National Anthem singer. She will be singing at the Six Nation Games in 2013. She is a Classical cross-over artist and will be bringing a supporting group to Beaulieu. We are very fortunate to have secured her before her career took off in 2012. |
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Conservation in progress web
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, Bournemouth BH1 3AA
Thursday 6 June.
Watch as specialist conservator, April Johnson, removes more than a century of dirt and grime from one of our paintings, Weaving the Garland. Whilst demonstrating the techniques used in painting repair she will be literally uncovering the past; revealing the true face of a picture once owned by Walter Child Clark, one of Bournemouth’s leading benefactors. Normal admission charges apply. |
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Weaving the Garland
April will be working on the painting at the Russell-Cotes on Thursday 23rd May and Thursday 6th June. |
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Antiques Roadshow web
Royal Marines Museum Southsea, near Portsmouth, Hampshire map
Thursday 6 June
BBC one’s ever popular Sunday evening programme will be filming for its 36th series at the Royal Marines Museum, Southsea, on Thursday, 6th June, 2013. The doors open at 9.30 am and close at 4.30pm. Entry to the show is free plus FREE admission to the Museum. |
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Wimborne Minster Folk Festival 2013 map web
Minster town of Wimborne, Dorset
7, 8 & 9 June 2013
The newly-named Wimborne Minster Folk Festival will after all be held this year. The festival - one of the largest of its kind in England, is a weekend of the very best in traditional English and Celtic
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Talk - Life in Lymington and the New Forest in World War II by Gareth Owen
Organised by by the Friends of St. Barbe Museum
At the Lymington Community Centre
Friday 7 June, 7.30 pm - all welcome - non-members £3
Gareth Owen, from the New Forest National Park Authority, will talk about their “New Forest Remembers” project, which has uncovered fascinating memories and artefacts from the 2nd World War along with new insights made possible by modern technology. |
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Free Gardening Courses web
Fairweather’s Garden Centre, High St, Beaulieu SO42 7YB
Join us on Saturday from 10am to about 12noon in Patrick’s Patch, located opposite Fairweather’s Garden Centre. No need to book – just come along.
8 June - Feed and Disease
6 July - Soft Fruit
3 August - Trained Top fruit |
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Shieldhall cruises | info | website
June 8 - Two hour cruise to view cruise ships
June 9 - Cruise and dine
August 8 - Lunch cruise to view Cowes week
August 9 - Cruise to view Cowes week
August 9 - Cowes Fireworks
August 11 - Start of Fastnet Race around Hurst Castle
August 17 & 18 - Old Gaffers Jubilee Festival, Cowes
September 7 - Merchant Navy Day excursion
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Shieldhall cruises | info | website
June 8 - Two hour cruise to view cruise ships
June 9 - Cruise and dine
August 8 - Lunch cruise to view Cowes week
August 9 - Cruise to view Cowes week
August 9 - Cowes Fireworks
August 11 - Start of Fastnet Race around Hurst Castle
August 17 & 18 - Old Gaffers Jubilee Festival, Cowes
September 7 - Merchant Navy Day excursion
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Christchurch Rowing Regatta web
Saturday 8 June 2013, 9.30am - 4pm
Christchurch Regatta is held each year. The regatta comprises one-on-one racing throughout the day, culminating in a series of finals at the end of the day, which are always keenly contested. During the course of the day, in the region of 70 races are usually held on the 1200m course which stretches from the CRC clubhouse to Christchurch Sailing Club, where competitors turn around two marker buoys before racing back to the CRC clubhouse. During the day, food and drink is available at the clubhouse, together with details of the progress of competition. |
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Sway Open Gardens web
Sunday 9 June, 11am until 5pm
Sway Gardening Club will be holding its biennial Open Gardens Day. Over 20 gardens will be open, including a significant number which have not opened before or for many years. The gardens are all different, ranging from manicured formal settings to small but beautifully formed cottage gardens. Many of the gardens are within walking distance of the village centre and trains from Southampton and Bournemouth stop regularly at Sway station. Free parking is readily available and you can even “get on your bike “to tour the gardens, as bikes from can be hired for very reasonable rates. Tickets, priced at £5 for advance sales and £6 on the day will be available from designated outlets from Monday May 6th 2013. Tickets will be on sale from various sources within Sway Village and at all Oakhaven Outlet shops in Lymington, Hythe & New Milton. |
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Benyounes String Quartet - Brockenhurst Music Society web
Monday 10 June 7.30pm, St Saviour’s Church, Brockenhurst
The Benyounes String Quartet gave their exciting Wigmore Hall debut recital in April. Their programme for our concert is Schubert Quartet in Eb D87, Dvorak Quartet in Eb Op 51 and Britten Quartet No 2 in C. To introduce the music, particularly the Britten, Miriam Newton (Chair of the Society) will give a brief pre-concert talk in the church, starting at 7pm, to which everyone is most welcome. Tickets are available in advance (£10) from Best Sellers or Streets in Brockenhurst, or Sway Deli in Sway, or on the door (£12). Entry is free to members of the Society, and to students. For more information please see our website www.brockenhurstmusicsociety.co.uk or ring 01590 623392. |
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Evening Guided Tour
Christchurch Priory Church - meet at the tower door
11 June at 6.30pm (Duration 2.75hrs) Tickets £10 from the Vergers’office T: 01202 485804
Special guided tours visiting ground floor and areas of the Priory
not usually open to the general public including tower, museum, crypts,
belfry and roof space. Other dates: July 11, Aug 8,
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Isle of Wight Festival web
Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight
13, 14, 15 & 16 June 2013
Originally held from 1968 to 1970, the event was revived in 2002 at Seaclose Park, a recreation ground on the outskirts of Newport. It has been held annually since that year, progressively expanding. |
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Open Air Opera web map
Hamptworth Lodge SP5 2DR (between Fordingbridge & Romsey)
14 June 2013 - Rigoletto
15 June 2013 - A Gala Evening
This wonderful touring Opera company includes national and international artists from Covent Garden, English National Opera, Scottish Opera and European Opera houses and wins acclaim from critics and music professionals worldwide. Both performances will take place on stage in the stunning gardens of Hamptworth Lodge. Audiences are invited to bring chairs, rugs and picnics and revel in what will undoubtedly be two very special evenings. Tickets will be on sale early in the new year. |
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13, 14, 15 & 16 June 2013
Music festival which takes place every year at Seaclose Park
on the Isle of Wight and normally attracts about 75,000 people. |
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Harry Paye Day web
Poole Quay, Poole, BH15 1HJ
15 June 2013,12noon to 5pm
A gathering of pirates on Poole Quay to honour the memory of Harry Paye, the renowned Poole pirate. |
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17th Southampton Kite Festival map web
Lordshill Sports Ground, 5 Acre Field, Lordshill, Southampton
15 & 16 June 2013
This year’s Festival will be a great show of many different types of kites, flying displays and kite related events, as well as varied and interesting activities happening around the Festival Site. Each day will see Kite Flying Displays as well as general entertainment and display flying to music. There will also be a few very special arena displays from local groups, including displays of Power Kiting with buggies and boards. There will be plenty of open space available for public flying, so please bring your kites!
There will be a Kite Making Workshop, where everyone will be able to make their own simple kite. There will be a number of Kite Traders selling a range of Kites and Accessories to all levels of experience and price. Craft stalls, general interest and activity traders, hot and cold refreshments, local based live music and face painting will be there to keep all ages entertained throughout the day. |
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Organised and run by the Solent Kite Flyers in conjunction with Charles Cole Funfair.
With the weather and wind permitting, there will be an informal ‘Night Fly’ on Saturday evening once it gets dark! (Probably after 9.30pm) This is open to all fliers to join in, with the kites having lights attached or using reflective tapes etc. |
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Open Art Exhibition
St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery, Lymington web
15 June to 20 July, closed Sundays. (Artworks for consideration on 30 and 31 May)
Adults £4, concessions £3, children £2 aged 5-15
As the name suggests, the selling exhibition is open to both amateur and professional artists and there is no limitation as to subject matter or style, ensuring the display of an interesting and diverse range of works. The chance to display artwork at the Open Exhibition is much sought after and highly competitive resulting in only the highest quality items being chosen. Although it’s open to any artist from across the UK, most entries come from Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire and Sussex. |
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Bows & Braces Vintage Fair web
15 June 2013, 9am - 4pm, 50p entry
The Masonic Hall, High Street, Lymington, SO41 9AA
View delightful boutiques with 100% vintage stock. Glamorous vintage classics and timeless retro pieces.Come and purchase unique items for your wardrobe and decorating your home. Music from the past playing all day. Best dressed competition: Come dressed up in your favourite era and win a voucher! |
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Keyhaven myths and stories
Keyhaven Scout Hut map
15 & 16 June 2013, 10am to 4pm, entry free
This year the main theme is the history of the coastline, including salt making, smuggling, seaside developments, coastal defences and boat building. (event organised by St Barbe Museum web) |
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Strawberry Tea Party – £5, with all proceeds to Breast Cancer Care web
High St, Beaulieu SO42 7YB
Join us in Patrick’s Patch, located opposite Fairweather’s Garden Centre at 4pm for a delicious strawberry cream tea or strawberries and meringue.To book, call the garden centre on 01590 612307 |
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Yacht Racing Open Events & Regattas web
Lymington Sailing Club, Bath Rd, Lymington SO41 3SE
June 22/23, 2013, All Day Keelboat Contessa 32/26 Open
July 13/14, 2013, All Day Lymington Dinghy Regatta
August 10/11, 2013, All Day Scow Nationals
August 31/Sept 1, 2013, All Day RS 400/800 Open |
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Jonathan & Charlotte web
BIC Windsor Hall, Bournemouth
Tuesday 25 June 2013, 7.30pm
Classical singing sensations - Jonathan Antoine and Charlotte Jaconelli - who shot to fame in this year’s Britain’s Got Talent performing in front of an audience of 14 million, embark on their first nationwide UK tour. |
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Christchurch Music Festival web
Christchurch Quay
5, 6 & 7 July 2013
Enjoy a weekend of live music and dance in the marquee. Starts Friday at 6pm. Saturday & Sunday from Midday. Refreshments and bar. |
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Southampton Philharmonic Choir web
Southampton Guildhall web parking
6 July 2013
One of the longest-established and most respected choirs in Southern England, we are a large choir performing choral music from the classical and contemporary repertoire with professional orchestras and soloists. |
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Music in Romsey web
Romsey Abbey, Romsey SO51 8EP
Tickets for concerts are available from Romsey Tourist Information Centre, 13 Church St.
Saturday 6 July, 7.30pm - Romsey Choral Society
Vivaldi: Magnificat
Carissimi: Jephte
Vivaldi: Beatus Vir
Albinoni: Adagio for Strings
Tickets: Reserved: £18, £15 Unreserved: £12 Concessions |
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British Beach Polo Championships web
12 & 13 July 2013
Sandbanks, Poole
Britain’s premier beach location plays host to Polo’s
finest in a festival of equestrian activity. Six teams of the
most talented international and national polo players compete
for the Championship title over 2 days. |
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British Beach Polo Championships web
12 & 13 July 2013
Sandbanks, Poole
Britain’s premier beach location plays host to Polo’s
finest in a festival of equestrian activity. Six teams of the
most talented international and national polo players compete
for the Championship title over 2 days. |
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Swanage Jazz Festival web
12 to 14 July 2013
There are four stroller venues close to the seafront in the centre of town, and several free venues, so you can stroll from the large marquees to the smaller venues and take in everything from New Orleans revivalism and Dixieland to post-bop and contemporary sounds, by way of swing and mainstream. The stroller ticket covers everything except the boat trip and the steam train jazz dance. The music runs from 7 to 11pm on Friday, 11am to 11pm on Saturday and 10am to 11pm on Sunday. There’s a brass band parade on Saturday morning, a church service on Sunday, free gigs in pubs and open-air gigs on Saturday and Sunday. |
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Lymington & Pennington Carnival web
Saturday 13 July 2013
Last year the Carnival Street Collection raised £1356.41 and the collection in the town in the morning raised £704.94.
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Chettle House Craft Fair web
Chettle House, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 8DB (house not open during the Craft Fair)
13 & 14 July, 10am to 6pm, £4.50, accompanied children free
Our craft and garden show takes place on the elegant lawns that surround the house. Most of the stalls are in marquees but there are also many outside stalls. Crafts both traditional and contemporary are represented in all their variety, with exhibitors demonstrating their crafts and happy to chat about their work. There is also a wonderful range of things for the garden: plants, herbs and shrubs of all kinds, and a variety of garden furniture in sustainable hardwood. Food and refreshments are available, and there is free entertainment for children. craftcarnival.co.uk |
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Park Food & Drink Festival web
Pylewell Park, South Baddesley SO415SJ
Date TBA July 2013
Real ale bars, wine tasting, cookery theatre, vintage tea party, fun fair, camping, great musical performances, farmers & producers market, arts & crafts market, international food, country pastimes, host of attractions & entertainment. |
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Agapanthus Open Days - £2.50 donation to the National Garden Scheme web
Fairweather’s Garden Centre, High St, Beaulieu SO42 7YB
20 July & 3 August, 11am to 4pm
The UK’s widest collection of Agapanthus and other perennials on sale at special prices. Demonstrations and advice on getting the best results with Agapanthus, plus guided tours with Patrick Fairweather at 11.30 am and 2.30pm. Visit the garden of Aline Fairweather. Delicious refreshments and Cream Teas served all day.To book, call the garden centre on 01590 612307 |
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Family Explorer Days – St Barbe Museum web
St Barbe Museum, New Street, Lymington
25 July, 8, 15, 22 & 29 August, 31 October - Drop in 10.30am to 3.30pm
Engaging and fun hands-on creative activities for children and their family, including the opportunity to handle museum objects. Contact: Bryony Waterman, Museums and Arts Service Phone: 01590 676969. Price included in admission: Day Ticket: Adult £4, Concession £3, Child £2, Family £10 |
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Bournemouth's Friday night Family Fiesta web
Lower Gardens & Bournemouth Pier
26 July & 2, 9 16, 23 August - from the early evening finishing with firework displays at 10pm
Family entertainment in the Lower Gardens and fireworks display from Bournemouth Pier. |
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5th Lymington
Arts Festival web
27 July 2013
Now in its fifth year, the 2013 Lymington Arts Festival will provide a wide spectrum of art events. The Festival has a “Celebration,” theme and will encompass a variety of arts activities including Art, Crafts, Dance, Drama, Embroidery, Floristry, Music, Photography, Poetry, Sculpture, Quilts & Textiles. All performance venues are free entry to watch.
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Exhibition - Under the Greenwood web
St Barbe Museum, New Street, Lymington
27 July – 5 October
The exhibition examines how well known artists ranging from John Constable and Samuel Palmer to Paul Nash and Graham Sutherland have been inspired by our great trees. It will be followed by a companion exhibition looking at how trees figure in the works of 33 present day artists. |
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and Craft Show web
26, 27 & 28 July 2013
Meadowmead Farm, Netley Marsh (between Cadnam and Totton)
This is a 3-day event and includes, Vintage Vehicles, Craft
Marquee, Fun Fair, Children's entertainment, Street Market,
Heavy Horses, Steam Engines and various other activities. There
is also a public camping/caravan park. |
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Mudeford Lifeboat Funday web
28 July 2013
Raft Race, Lifeboat And Helicopter Display, Duck Race, Air Display, Funfair Rides, Watersports Demos/Have A Go, Hog Roast, Water Pistol Gallery, Kiddies Roundabout, Zorbing, Penalty Shootout, Childrens Train Ride and lots more activities. |
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Children’s Family Entertainment
Pavilion, Woodside Park, Lymington (Inside if Wet)
29, 30 July, 2pm to 3pm |
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Bournemouth Carnival Week
29 July - 4 August 2013
See the Programme of Events page on the Bournemouth Carnival website |
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Brownsea
Open Air Theatre web map
One of two plays on offer this year
A Midsummer Night's Dream - 24, 26, 29, 31 July & 2 August 2013 at 7.30pm
One of the biggest theatrical projects in the south, the
annual production is set on The National Trust's Brownsea
Island in Poole Harbour, Dorset. These beautiful surroundings
make for a wonderful show, and a fantastic evening of traditional
Shakespeare. Brownsea Island is in Poole Harbour. Ferrys depart for Brownsea Island regularly between 5pm - 6.40pm. The ticket price includes the ferry and landing fee. |
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Forest & Hampshire County Show web
30, 31 July & 1 August 2013
The New Forest and Hampshire County Show was first held in 1921 and is now one
of the top Agricultural and Equestrian Shows in the UK. |
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Candlelight Nights web
Bournemouth's Lower Gardens
31 July, and 7, 14, & 21 August. From dusk (approx 8pm)
Bournemouth's award-winning Lower Gardens will be illuminated by hundreds of tea lights. join in with the lighting of thousands of candles in coloured glass jars to see the Lower Gardens transformed into a magical candleit kingdom in one of Bournemouth's oldest and most enduring traditions, including great music and street entertainment. In 1896, Princess Eugenie of France visited Bournemouth and her route through the gardens was lit by candles, the enchanting story behind Flowers by Candlelight, one of Bournemouth’s enchanting traditions. |
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Bournemouth's Friday night Family Fiesta web
Lower Gardens & Bournemouth Pier
2, 9 16, 23 August - from the early evening finishing with firework displays at 10pm
Family entertainment in the Lower Gardens and fireworks display from Bournemouth Pier. |
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By-Gone
Days map
Brooklands Farm, South Gorley, nr Ringwood
3 & 4, August 2013
Country Show with the accent on nostalgia. The farm was used by the RAF in WW2.
Spitfire display, large book stall, bric-brac, rural crafts, stalls, gypsy caravans,
vintage machines, tractors, military vehicles, steam engine, children's area.
Saturday - various visiting aircraft, model aircraft displays, the Hyde Band.
Charity Folk Concert Saturday evening 7pm to 11pm. Sunday - Demos, Wilton RBL
Band, aircraft displays, model aircraft, thanksgiving service. tel: 01425 652499 |
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Mudeford Arts Festival web
The location is at Mudeford Green by the Quay
3 & 4 August - 11am to 6pm Sat & 11am to 4pm Sun
The best of local artists and craft makers are on show to exhibit, demonstrate and sell their work, plus a variety of entertainment throughout the day with fun and games for the children. This year’s theme is Smugglers and Pirates! |
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Spectacular
Woodside Park, Lymington
4, August 2013, opens 12noon
Organised by the Rotary
Club of Lymington
Among the attractions are, Vintage Car Show, Trade and Charity Stalls, Egg & Spoon olympics, Dog Show, Morris Dancers, Birds of Prey display, Dixieland Band, Punch and Judy, Ivo the Clown, Face Painting, Climbing Wal, Charlie Harvey with Steam Train, Childrens Rides, Milk Churn Game etc |
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Lymington Triathlon Event web
Lymington Sea Water Baths
Sunday 4 August, start time from 6.30am
The swim will offer an ideal opportunity for less experienced athletes to take part in a wet-suit legal swim in a protected environment. The Cycle section is on Forest roads through beautiful heathland and country lanes and will be flat/fast……unless it’s windy!!! The run will take in a section of the sea wall with panoramic views across the Solent towards the Isle of Wight. Swim 600m in Lymington Sea Water Baths (unheated ..... wetsuits allowed!) Cycle 18.5 miles Single lap bike course:Fairly flat route on quiet back lanes through the New Forest returning to Lymington. Run 4miles A multi-terrain route taking in the Sea Wall and quiet lanes. |
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Children’s Family Entertainment
Pavilion, Woodside Park, Lymington (Inside if Wet)
6, 7, 12, 13, 19, 20, 27, 28 August, 2pm to 3pm |
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Brownsea
Open Air Theatre web map
One of two plays on offer this year
Pericles 7, 9, 12, 14, 16 August 2013 at 7:30pm
One of the biggest theatrical projects in the south, the
annual production is set on The National Trust's Brownsea
Island in Poole Harbour, Dorset. These beautiful surroundings
make for a wonderful show, and a fantastic evening of traditional
Shakespeare. Brownsea Island is in Poole Harbour. Ferrys depart for Brownsea Island regularly between 5pm - 6.40pm. The ticket price includes the ferry and landing fee. |
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Family Explorer Days – St Barbe Museum web
St Barbe Museum, New Street, Lymington
8, 15, 22 & 29 August & 31 October - Drop in 10.30am to 3.30pm
Engaging and fun hands-on creative activities for children and their family, including the opportunity to handle museum objects. Contact: Bryony Waterman, Museums and Arts Service Phone: 01590 676969. Price included in admission: Day Ticket: Adult £4, Concession £3, Child £2, Family £10 |
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Shieldhall cruises | info | website
August 8 - Lunch cruise to view Cowes week
August 9 - Cruise to view Cowes week
August 9 - Cowes Fireworks
August 11 - Start of Fastnet Race around Hurst Castle
August 17 & 18 - Old Gaffers Jubilee Festival, Cowes
September 7 - Merchant Navy Day excursion
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Beaulieu charity walk - Marie Curie Cancer Care
Event: Walk Ten 2013 - Beaulieu
Date: Saturday 10 August 2013
Venue: Hides Field, Beaulieu Motor Museum, Beaulieu SO42 7ZN
Register: by telephone: 0845 0524184 or Online
Join us for a 10k twilight walk, picnic and entertainment to raise money for Marie Curie Nurses in Hampshire. The walk will take you around the idyllic Beaulieu Estate, starting at Beaulieu Motor Museum, giving you the opportunity to see its stunning surroundings as the sun sets. Afterwards stay and enjoy an ‘Indian Summer’ themed picnic party, with traditional food, music and entertainment including Indian Head Massage and Henna Tattooing. The evening will finish at 10pm, the time when many Marie Curie Nurses start their shift, we will mark this with a speech from a local Nurse and a spectacular fireworks display to celebrate their valuable work. Registration is £10 and includes a free Walk Ten T-Shirt, Children walk free. Marie Curie Nurses provide high quality nursing care, totally free, to people with terminal cancer and other illness in their own home, supported by their families. By taking part in Walk Ten 2013 at Beaulieu you will help to continue the vital work we do in the area. |
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Cowes
Week web
3 to 10 August 2013
Cowes Week is the longest-running sailing regatta in the world
having started in 1826. The event is held on the Solent, between
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Ellingham & Ringwood
Agricultural
Show web
Somerley Park, Ellingham, Ringwood
10 August 2013
Handicrafts are on display including the traditional spinning
and lace making techniques. Add to this the Plonkers Agricultural
Band, the Verwood Brass Band, children's entertainment and
over 100 trade stands where you can browse and buy home-made
produce, locally made toys and much more. Then there is the
Livestock area where, in addition to the animals on show, the
children can literally get their hands on some of the farm
animals, making this is a family day not to be missed. |
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Lyric Cinema
St Barbe Museum, New Street, Lymington web
Wednesday 14 August 2013, 2pm to 4pm
What did you get up to in the back row of the Lyric Cinema? In the centenary year of the opening of this iconic building, which no longer exisits unfortunately, we would love you to come to the museum to share stories, information, pictures and objects over a cup of tea. |
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Picadilly Dance Orchestra web
Abbey Church, Beaulieu
Saturday 17 August | 7pm | £15
Michael Law is founder, pianist, singer and musical director of The Piccadilly Dance Orchestra, which he founded in 1988. Michael achieved a lifelong ambition when he and the orchestra were invited in 1997 to be part of a great tradition, by playing regularly at the Savoy Hotel for Stompin' At The Savoy. The Orchestra is in great demand wherever style and swinging music are required and their music of the 1920s and 1930s will have your feet tapping! |
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Brockenhurst Steam Rally & Donkey Derby web
Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 August 2013
Venue: New Forest Show Ground, New Park, Brockenhurst SO42 7QH
Indian Village, Steam Engines, Vintage Tractors, Classic Cars, Motor Cycles, Lorries, Childrens Fun Fair, Ivo the Clown, Dog Show, Craft Tent, Working Exhibits, Falconry Display. |
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Freshfields Festival 2012 web
Fawcetts Field, Christchurch Road, New Milton BH25 6QB
Presented by the Common Ground Charity
17 August 2012
This year we also have a much bigger acoustic tent with fantastic acts appearing throughout the day. We have a Dance Tent and our first act has been confirmed and its the one and only Brandon Block. Brandon has started his career back up and we are very grateful to have him appear at our community festival. The Dance Tent will see many genres of music from some of the best DJ’s in the South.
There will be a performance area which will feature small plays, big brass bands, hula hoop workshops and children’s entertainment.
Other ideas are being thought through at the moment so we will keep you updated as we go along.
Main Stage
Thinker
Crescendi
Late Again/Zaq/Harmony Twist
Crescendoes
Soul Baby
BB3
Skint
Lady Winwoods Maggot
The Smith Brothers
The Fliks
Groovemeister
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Acoustic Stage
The Joker and The King
Tim Somerfield
Sofi Reed
Emma Palmer
Aaron Ballard
Louise Jordan
Thirstyman
Chris Woodford
Ninebarrow
Brogan Murphy
Coke Can Jack
Gray Smith
Hannah Robinson
Fish Out Of Water
Ned Sibbick
Bonsai Pirates
Willowen
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Hamptworth Country Fayre web map
Hamptworth Lodge SP5 2DR (between Fordingbridge & Romsey)
18 August 2013, 10am to 5pm
Now in its eighth successive year, the Country Fayre returns to the parkland surrounding Hamptworth Lodge for this hugely popular display of traditional and modern country life. This year, all of the favourite elements of the show return including the parading of the New Forest Hounds and Beagles, ferret racing, terrier racing, falconry and gun dog displays. There are opportunities to try your hand at archery and fly fishing not forgetting the gundog scurries and an open clay shoot, a 50 bird sporting layout and pool shoot for experienced shots and novices alike. In addition to all the above favourites, there will be a craft marquee, demonstrations of wood turning, lacemaking and chainsaw carving with a host of trade stands to include country clothing, plants, stickmakers, books, pet products, foods etc etc Refreshments will be in abundance with Hog Roasts, Fish and Chips, Real Ale, Cider, Wine bar etc etc |
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Guided Tour of Priory Church
Christchurch Priory Church - meet at the tower door
18 August at 2.30pm. Tickets £8 from the Vergers’office T: 01202 485804
Visiting ground floor and areas of the Priory
not usually open to the general public including tower, museum, crypts,
belfry and roof space. |
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Hampshire
Open Studios web
Times and locations will be published nearer to the time of opening.
Date TBA, August 2013
For two weeks hundreds of artists from all over Hampshire open their houses
and studios to the public, displaying everything from paintings, sculptures,
textile work, woodwork and photography. |
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Lymington Cottage Hosptial
St Barbe Museum, New Street, Lymington web
Wednesday 21 August 2013, 2pm to 4pm
Did you work at the old hospital? Were you a patient, visitor or were your children born there? In 1913 the Lymington Cottage Hosptial was opened but unfortunately the building has been demolished. To mark the centinary of this iconic building come to the museum and share your memories over a cup of tea. |
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Festibelly -
Lymington's Music Festival map web
Festibelly Takes A Break In 2013 - We are deeply saddened to say that Festibelly will not be happening this year. Rest assured that we'll be back in The New Forest for 2014, bigger and better than ever. |
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Kingston Lacy Craft and Garden Fair web
Kingston Lacy House & Gardens, Wimborne Minster, Dorset BH21 4EA
24, 25 & 26 August, 10am to 6pm, £4.50, accompanied children free
Our long-established and hugely popular springtime event in Kingston Lacy Park returns this year with an amazing range of exhibitors offering a superb selection of crafts, artwork, plants and garden supplies. There really is something here for everyone! The show forms a delightful “village” of marquees and outside stalls with something unusual to admire at every turn. There are numerous demonstrations of craftspeople at work, hundreds of plants to choose from and free entertainment for children. Food and refreshments are available throughout the day. craftcarnival.co.uk |
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Lym-mini-ington festival web
Lymington High Street
25 August 2013, between 10am – 4pm
Lymington Mini Fest is a new show for 2013, hosted by Bournemouth Mini Club with the help of Lymington and Pennington Town Council. Colouring/Craft activities, “How many Balloons did we squeeze into this mini?”, Bouncy Castle and other side shows. For general enquiries: info@lymingtonminifest.co.uk |
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Brockenhurst Carnival and Fun Day web
Monday 26 August
10.30am - Fete starts in the Sports Field at Brockenhurst College
12noon - Entries for judging must be registered and assembled
12.15pm - Judging Commences
12.45pm - Float Marshals Meeting
1pm - Procession Moves Off
The procession passes through the village with the Hampshire Caledonian Pipe Band leading the Carnival Procession. |
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Christchurch Annual Duck Race web
The Millstream by the bridge, Bridge Street, Christchurch
Monday 26 August 2013
At 4pm 2,000 little (plastic) ducks are thrown over the bridge in Bridge Street, into the Millstream. Various stalls, tombola, books, bric-a-brac, children's games etc. will be held on the Christchurch Quay from 10am - 4pm for all to enjoy. Fun and games for all the family. |
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Great
Dorset Steam Fair web map
Tarrant Hinton, Dorset
28 August to 1 September 2013
The Great Dorset Steam Fair is a typically British event offering
a unique blend of nostalgia and entertainment. The special
festival atmosphere whether as a day visitor or taking in the
full five days by camping on site. There is no other event
like it anywhere in the world which is why over 200,000 visitors
attend each year both from the UK and from all over the World! |
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Bournemouth
Air Festival web
29 August to 1 September 2013
The Bournemouth Air Festival is the biggest free aviation event in the UK. |
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Solent Music Festival web
St Thomas Church in Lymington
30 August to 1 September 2013
Schubertiade - Friday 30 August 2013, 7.30pm. We have a terrific line-up for our inaugural concert. Joan Rodgers, Alina Ibragimova, Chi-chi Nwanoku, Tom Dunn, Sarah McMahon and Sam Haywood will join forces to pay tribute to Franz Schubert. The programme will include both the song and piano quintet versions of The Trout.
Composers in Love - Saturday 31 August 2013, 7.30pm. This solo piano recital by comprises works from Sam Haywood’s latest recording which features works inspired by the objects of composers’
Quintessential - Sunday 1 September 2013, 4pm. This programme features two of the most beloved quintets plus works for string quartet and clarinet and piano duo. |
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Exhibition - Fans through the centuries
St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery, Lymington web
31 August – 14 September 2013
This exhibition will be full of fans from across the centuries and cultures. While fans have a very practical purpose, they have also been lavishly decorated and adorned as the most beautiful and decorative accessory for the well-dressed woman. |
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RNLI Car Boot Sale web
Woodside Park, Lymington
1 Sept 2013 |
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Fiddler on the Roof web
Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
5 to 14 Sept 2013
Directed and Choreographed by Craig Revel Horwood. Fiddler On The Roof is one of the most popular and beloved of all stage musicals. It's record breaking Broadway premiere firmly established it as a favourite with lovers of musical theatre where it remains to this day. |
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Bestival web
Robin Hill Country Park near Newport, Isle of Wight.
Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 September 2013
Bestival is a four-day music festival held at the Robin Hill country park on the Isle of Wight. It has been held annually in late summer since 2004. Voted the best major UK festival in the UK festival awards 2010 and again in 2012, whilst picking up Fans Favorite Festival in 2011. |
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Swanage
Folk Festival web
6 to 8 Sept 2013
Swanage comes alive with hundreds of Morris dancers in their bright costumes and jingling bells, and folk music lovers, every year for the weekend on the second Friday after the August Bank Holiday Monday. All sorts of crafts and trade stalls offer a variety of fair trade and ethnic goods for sale at our "Festival Village" on Sandpit Field above the sea front. The Folk Festival coincides with the Steam Railway Gala Weekend making it a very busy one all round. |
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Music in Romsey web
Romsey Abbey, Romsey SO51 8EP
Tickets for concerts are available from Romsey Tourist Information Centre, 13 Church St.
Saturday 7 Sept, 7.30pm - The Royal Marines Association Band
A mixed programme of marches, musical theatre, film themes and classical overtures
Tickets: Reserved: £15, Unreserved: £10
Friday 27 Sept, 7.30pm - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Details to be announced |
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Shieldhall cruises | info | website
September 7 - Merchant Navy Day excursion
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Charity Bath Race & Open Day
Bath Road, Lymington SO41 3SE
8 Sept 2013
The races are held in shallow water adjacent to the slipway next to the yacht clubs in Bath Road. A collection of strange hand-built boats battle it out over a challenging course. All day event. |
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Romsey
Agricultural and Horse Show web
Broadlands, Romsey SO51 98ZD
14 Sept 2013, 8am to 6pm
A real agricultural show and great day out with something for
all the family which takes place at Broadlands on Saturday
the 10th of September. The show is one of the oldest in England,
held annually since 1842. |
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Waverley web
7 to 26 Sept 2013
The paddle steamer, 'Waverley' will back on the south coast again, with trips stopping
at Yarmouth IOW. |
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Southampton
Boat Show web
13 to 22 September 2013
The Southampton Boat Show features one of the world’s
largest purpose built marinas with over 2km of pontoons, which
displays more than 350 boats over the course of the 10 days. |
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Beaulieu
Road Pony Sales web
Across the road from Beaulieu Road railway station map
Thursday 19 September 2013 - all sales commence at 10.30am
Wednesday 23 October 2013
Thursday 28 November 2013
The Beaulieu Road Sales yard is used primarily by commoners (owners of the ponies on the New Forest) to sell their ponies by auction. |
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Exhibition - Sway in Wartime
Sway Village Hall
21 & 22 September 2013, 10am to 4pm, free admission
A special exhibition to explore how Sway and its population were affected by World War II. There will be a range of activities and events at the weekend and we encourage people to come and share their memories. |
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22 September 2013. 10am |
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Blasts
from the Past! web
Broadlands, Romsey SO51 98ZD
Date TBA, September 2013
Blasts from the Past is back! Enjoy living history from the ancient world to
the space race - re-enactments, battles, skirmishes and displays - music and
song - entertainments - have a go activities - fascinating historical crafts. |
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Talk - Looking at Trees in Lymington & Beyond by Bryan Wilson
Organised by by the Friends of St. Barbe Museum
At the Lymington Community Centre
Friday 4 October 2013, 7.30 pm - all welcome - non-members £3
Bryan Wilson, who leads the tree team for the National Park and New Forest District, will talk about the many tree species to be found on your doorstep in Lymington and in the surrounding countryside, from mere youngsters to ancient trees and woodlands. |
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Cider Steam
Pressing weekend web
12 & 13 October 2013, 11am – 4.30pm
Pound Lane, Burley map
Our annual open weekend is a chance to see cider making as it was done in days gone by. We shall be demonstrating the art of cider making the old fashioned way with a variety of vintage presses, ranging from a 'workman' steam driven mobile press to the simplicity of a hand operated twin screw press using straw as a filter, then sample the finished product in our farm shop. There will also be traditional country craft demonstrations including: Hurdle making and wood turning,
a blacksmith and Basket Maker
Steam engine and tractor displays, swing boats and coconut shy, traditional fairground attractions, museum pieces, foden steam lorry, table top steam engines, cider through
the ages and apple displays. Parking in the village centre with free tractor and trailer rides to and from the cider farm. All profits from the event will be split between Julia's House Children's Hospice and a local village cause. |
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Music in Romsey web
Romsey Abbey, Romsey SO51 8EP
Tickets for concerts are available from Romsey Tourist Information Centre, 13 Church St.
Saturday 19 Oct, 7.30pm - Ethelflaeda Concert
Bach, Brahms and songs by Clara Schumann
A stunning concert of chamber music to be given by three of the leading artists in the country of well-known music by Bach and Brahms, together with delightful songs and sonatas by Rebecca Clarke, Elizabeth Maconchy and Clara Schumann. Part of the Ethelflaeda Festival. Tickets: Unreserved: £12 Concessions |
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Sophie Roper-Curzon Piano web
Abbey Church, Beaulieu
Saturday 2 November | 7pm | £10
The distinguished local pianist Sophie Roper-Curzon returns to give us another piano recital, including works by Beethoven and Chopin. |
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Firework Display web
Pennington Recreation Ground
Saturday 2 November
Organised by the Rotary Club of Lymington |
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Music in Romsey web
Romsey Abbey, Romsey SO51 8EP
Tickets for concerts are available from Romsey Tourist Information Centre, 13 Church St.
Saturday 9 Nov 7.30pm - Romsey Choral Society
Laurisden: Sure on this shining night
Laurisden: Lux Aeterna
Goodall: Eternal Light
Tickets: Reserved: £18, £15 Unreserved: £12 Concessions
Friday 15 Nov, 7.00pm - Generations Concert
Programme to include performances by Romsey Male Voice Choir, Romsey Abbey Primary School, Mountbatten School Brass and Romsey Youth Choir.
Tickets: Unreserved – Adults £8, Children: £5 Family Ticket: £20 |
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Royal Marines Christmas Spectacular web
Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth
Thursday 21 November 2013, 7.30pm
The world famous Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines will end the year with a military music spectacular featuring festive music, military marches, big band hits and popular showstoppers. |
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The New Milton Christmas Festival web
Saturday 30 November, 2013, 12noon to 6pm
The Festival will open with the Military Wives Choir on the Main Stage at 12noon. Live entertainment will continue throughout the day at two separate Live Entertainment Areas in Station Rd and on the Recreation ground. Over 100 Stalls in the Outdoor Villages and French Street Market with a Community Village. There will also be a Gifts and Crafts Fair in the Memorial Centre with a further 70 stalls. The Christmas Festival Parade will travel the length of Station Road, starting from the North End at 1pm. |
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Southampton Operatic Society web
Abbey Church, Beaulieu
Saturday 30 November | 7pm | £10
This society, with their talented singers, returns to give a semi-staged performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore. |
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Gathering memories of Ford's of Lymington 1840-2012 – St Barbe Museum web
St Barbe Museum, New Street, Lymington
1 December |
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Lymington’s Late Night Christmas Shopping
1 December |
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Music in Romsey web
Romsey Abbey, Romsey SO51 8EP
Tickets for concerts are available from Romsey Tourist Information Centre, 13 Church St.
Friday 20 Dec, 7.30pm - A Feast Of Christmas Music
Romsey Singers
BRITTEN: St Nicholas
Carols for choir and audience
Tickets: Reserved: £14 Unreserved: £10 |
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Music for Chistmas with Highcliffe Junior Choir web
Abbey Church, Beaulieu
Saturday 21 December | 7pm | £10
The Award-winning Highcliffe Junior Choir returns to give their annual and highly popular concert of music and readings for Christmas. A mince pie and glass of mulled wine will be seved during the interval. |
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