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February 2012
Lymington Folk Club
At the Thomas Tripp, Lymington
Wed 1 February, 8pm web
This Wednesday, Lymington Folk Club will feature special guest, Jason Hinchey. Originally from Limerick, Jason is a well known singer/songwriter and interpreter of both Irish and English folk music. With a voice like Christie Moore, Jason is someone not to be missed! Jason will also be supported by local resident singers including Vicky Kimm, recent winner of the Allingham Songwriting Prize, and an all too rare visit from the Rezzonators (Mike & Pete). No doubt others will be there too.		  
It all kicks off at 8.15pm and as always entry is free. The folk club is held at the Thomas Tripp pub opposite Waitrose.
Keyhaven Birdwatch web
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
1 February 2012, 9.30am-12.30pm
Another of the regular autumn, winter and spring series of short walks to see the birds of Keyhaven and Pennington marshes. Meet by the sea-wall at Keyhaven (Map ref. SZ 306 915). For further details please contact Steve Lankester on 01590 682421. Suggested donation £2. Booking Essential-no.		  
Winter Talks
Talks begin at 7.45pm, £1.50, open to non-members.
Lymington Town Sailing Club, Bath Road SO41 3SE web
From Palourmaid To Peer by Sarah Newman 1 February
Sarah's talk explores life in several local estates along the Christchurch and New Forest coastline, which were once part of a national scene attracting royal visitors. She also explores the family life of some smaller country houses such as Pylewell, whose Weld Family helped make Lymington a yachting centre.
The Ss Gothic - A Tragedy In The Antarctic by Eddie Neylon 8 February
An account of exemplary courage by a great team of people to battle a raging fire onboard the vessel in inhospitable Antarctic waters. Could we stop the ship from sinking? Eddie Neylon was a junior Engineering Officer onboard at the time and will give an emotional and harrowing account of the inferno.
The Berlin Airlift by Adam Reay 15 February
Details to come
Boats And Transport On The Lymington River by Brian Jackson 22 February
The history of the Brockenhurst to Yarmouth rail and sea link is an intriguing story in which the station master and the harbourmaster once vied for control of the river.
The Lymington Town Sailing Club welcomes Brian back on his third visit.
Things That Go Bump In The Flight by Phil Holt 29 February
Details to come
‘Pygmalion’ Lymington Players web
Lymington Community Centre
7 to 11 February 2012
Forget 'Ladette to Lady' - this is the story on Which 'My Fair Lady was based. An arrogant phonetics professor, Henry Higgins, teaches a lowly flower girl - Eliza Doolittle to lose her cockney accent and speak like a lady. 'Pygmalion' is a witty comedic play that examines the artificiality of social class distinctions and shows that it takes more than just talking like a lady to become one.		  
Sleeping Beauty - The Russian State Ballet web
The Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Tue 7 February 2012, 7.30pm
This is an immortal love story filled with magic, emotion and Tchaikovsky’s hauntingly beautiful music which creates a truly unforgettable experience. Performed by The Russian State Ballet & Orchestra of Siberia.
Katherine Jenkins web
BIC Windsor Hall, Bournemouth
Thursday 9 February 2012
Katherine Jenkins, the record-breaking multi platinum selling mezzo-soprano, today announces her UK Daydream theatre tour, starting 7th January 2012 in Oxford. Taking in 21 cities across the UK, Katherine will be performing up close and personal for her first theatre tour in three years.
 
Behind the Scenes Tours  web
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum Bournemouth
10 February 2012: 11am & 2pm
10 March 2012: 11am & 2pm
Exclusive behind the scenes tour with a member of the curatorial team. Includes areas of the Museum not usually open to the public including servant's quarters, guest bedrooms and drawing room. (Behind the Scenes Tours is not suitable for people with mobility issues).
  
Canoeing
Beaulieu River
12 & 18 February - 12noon to 3pm
3 Hour Valentines Canoe Specials with New Forest Activities on the Beaulieu River Prices: £60 per couple. 01590 612377
Spring Bird Watching Walks
Countryside Education Trust web
A series of guided walks giving you the unique opportunity to birdwatch on quiet areas of private land in the company of professional, knowledgeable guide, Graham Giddens. Also suitable for beginner birdwatchers and for those wishing to learn more about bird song. Each walk will be approx. 3 miles (5km), on countryside paths and uneven terrain. Please contact us for more details. Cost: £12.00 per walk per person, Friends of the Trust £10.00. Numbers are limited on each walk so book early. Full details of meeting arrangements will be sent upon booking.
Feb 12 - 9am – 11.30 am, Dock Lane and Moonhills, private riverside, fields and woodlands.
March 11 – 9am – 11.30 am, Park Shore, private beach, conservation farmland and lagoons.
April 15 – 8am – 10.30 am, Bird Song Masterclass at Dock Lane and Moonhills, private riverside, gardens, hedgerows and woodlands.
April 29 – 6am – 9am, Dawn Chorus with Nightingales at Needs Ore Reserve, private bird reserve with hides and fine views of the Solent.
May 13 – 9am – 11.30 am, Hartford Wood and Surrounding Heathland, beginning in private woodlands then walking out onto the New Forest heathland.
Lymington Film Society web
Fuller McLellan Hall, New St, Lymington
Non-members welcome, £5 on the door.
Sunday 12 February 7.30pm
Le Concert (French) 2009, 1hrs 59mins, cert PG, subtitled - A world famous conductor is sacked from his place at the head of the Bolshoi Orchestra for employing Jewish musicians. 30 years on he gets the chance for his old orchestra to perform again. Can he find all the musicians? Can they still play? Can he pull it off?		  
Concert by Candlelight web
St Thomas's Church, Lymington
Sat 18 Feb 7.30pm
Mozart Clarinet Quintet, Sarasate Zigeunerweisen, Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending, Rossini The Italian Girl in Algiers, Barber Adagio for Strings.Clarinet: Marie Lloyd, Violin: Robert Bishop.		  
Book Market
Lymington Community Centre web
Sat. 18 Feb. 9am to 1pm in the Robert Hole Room.
Sale of second hand books. Free entry. Refreshments. Donations for this sale are most welcome.
   
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March 2012
The Wanted web
Bournemouth BIC Windsor Hall
Friday 2 & Tuesday 6 March 2012
No 1 boyband, The Wanted have announced their first ever UK Arena Tour for spring 2012. The five piece group that became one of the biggest breakthrough acts of 2010 will be playing 11 arenas across the country. 		 
Winter Talks
Talks begin at 7.45pm, £1.50, open to non-members.
Lymington Town Sailing Club, Bath Road SO41 3SE web
The Gurkhas And Nepal by Major Gerald Davies 7 March
The talk will cover the country of Nepal, its people and groupings, the early history leading to Gurkhas joining the British Army and the current politics within Nepal.
The Mysteries Of The East by Colin Boocock 14 March
"Eastern mysteries" is based in the Middle and Far East, covering Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, India, China and Myanmar.  This show brings these fascinating countries to life with some stunning images. This is an insight into the amazing antiquities that survive there. Much of the travel there was by train, and some odd sights are revealed.
The Oil Spill Response Team by Rob Bly 21 March
Details to come
My 33 Years With Auntie by Rona Musker 28 March
Rona Musker, a keen sailor, joined the BBC in 1968 and has many intriguing stories to tell about her working life with 'Auntie'.
100 Anniversary Of Titanic In Southampton by Jill & Tom Daniels 4 April
Details to come
Hayley Westenra web
Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre
Thursday 8 March 2012
There’s something about Hayley Westenra’s voice. It’s not just a beautiful voice. It’s a voice that moves you, gets inside of you because you feel it’s coming from a woman who has felt everything – love, joy, anger, despair – the whole range and then some. It soars and swoops as much as it ever did on her first international Number 1 album Pure, released in 2003 when she was just 15. Now, New Zealand born Hayley is 23 and the pureness of her tone is edged with experience, confidence and power.
Lymington Film Society web
Fuller McLellan Hall, New St, Lymington
Non-members welcome, £5 on the door.
Sunday 11 March 7.30pm
A Separation (Iran) 2011. 2hrs 3 mins. Persian (subtitled) colour cert PG. Set in modern Teheran this is a movie based upon a common theme in these globalised times. Should a parent leave their country of birth to give their daughter a better future? But there are other factors at play here to make this a complex and fascinating study.		  
Musical Entertainment  Cream Teas, Cricket Whites and Anyone for Tennis?
The Fuller-McLellan Hall, Lymington Community Centre, Cannon Street. 
Sunday 18 March, doors open 2pm for 2.30pm start.
Following the success of last year’s Sunday afternoon musical soiree, the Friends of St Barbe Museum are delighted to invite you to a new concert, once again performed by Peter Witham and Chris Dowie with Sue Witham as raconteur.  Music will be a mix of light classical, film scores and swing interspersed with readings and recitation in a truly Edwardian style, plus traditional afternoon tea. Tickets (price £10) will be on sale at the St Barbe Museum shop in New Street from early February, also on the door.
 
April 2012
Bournemouth Bay Run web
Sunday 1 April 2012
With a choice of either 5k, 10k or half-marathon distances, the Bay Run follows a beautiful route from Bournemouth Pier, along Bournemouth Seafront and out around the surrounding area.
Taking part in the Bournemouth Bay Run is an opportunity to raise life-saving funds for the British Heart Foundation and they would like all participants to raise what they can in sponsorship.
Lymington Film Society web
Fuller McLellan Hall, New St, Lymington
Non-members welcome, £5 on the door.
Sunday 1 April 8pm
The Sea Inside (Spain) 2004. 2hrs 5 mins. Spanish (subtitled). colour cert PG
Javier Bardem stars in this moving real-life story of Ramon Sampedro, a man who spent 30 years campaigning to end his own life; yet he taught so many around him the wonder and value that life can offer.		  
Milford on Sea Food Week web
9 April to 15 April 2012
Milford on Sea Food Week has over 100 activities including: Themed Dining Evenings, Professional Cookery Theatre, Celebrity Shows, Cooking Demonstrations, Educational Talks, Film Shows, Cookery Competitions, Wine Tastings, Dining Offers, Kid's Events & a large Sunday Food Market, all are organised by local organisations, clubs, businesses and individuals. A Programme detailing all of the events is on sale in the village shops.		  

Farm and Garden Spring Open Day web
Out of Town Centre, Beaulieu
Wed 11 April 10am to 4pm
Meet the lambs and other farm animals
Pizza making in our field kitchen mud ovens
Seed sowing and fun activities in the garden
Vintage tractors & farm machinery
Craft, Woodworking & machinery demonstrations
Pony Rides
Frontiersmen
Beekeeping & Falconry exhibits
Trails and Children’s Activities
BBQ with local produce and refreshments
Activities for the whole family

  

Entrance: £4.00 per adult, £2.50 per child.
No need to book - just turn up! Free car parking as directed opposite Out of Town Centre entrance.
‘84 Charing Cross Road’ Lymington Players web
Lymington Community Centre
24 to 28 April 2012
In 1949 Helene Hanff a struggling American writer, hoping to indulge her love of beautiful books, starts a correspondence with a firm of British antiquarian booksellers that was to last 20 years. The warm, compassionate and very human exchange of letters was published as a book - 84 Charing Cross Road -and has been skilfully and lovingly adapted for the stage.		  
Beaulieu BoatJumble web
29 April 2012
With over 1,000 stands Beaulieu’s 34th annual BoatJumble, is the largest outdoor sale of boating bits in Europe. With all manner of new and used boating parts, accessories, clothing, gadgets and literature from leading manufacturers and enthusiastic yachtsmen alike, you can be sure of picking up some real treasures. Tickets £9.20 (adult) and £7.00 (child). For advance ticket discounts call 01590 612888 or visit www.beaulieushop.co.uk
 
May 2012
Lymington Town Tours web
The 2012 schedule will be available from March 2012 with a full list of walks running between the beginning of May until the end of September.
Guided walks around Lymington and the surrounding area taking place on Sunday mornings and Wednesday.
Music at Beaulieu  web
Abbey Church, Beaulieu
Winchester Quiristers - Saturday 7 May / £10.00 / 7.00pm
The Quiristers are the boys' choir of Winchester College and with the Cathedral boys, they are educated at Pilgrim's School in the Close at Winchester. Their programme will be a mix of sacred and secular music, with anthems and songs for boys' voices. They are always a fine choir and were last here in 2007. We are very pleased that they are returning.
Lyra, a Russian Vocal Ensemble - Saturday 28 May / £10.00 / 7.00pm
Lyra is a group of professional musicians from St Petersburg, Russia. They tour regularly and have given concerts in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Holland, Great Britain, Ireland, Sweden and make annual concert trips around the USA.They have visited Beaulieu once before. They are fine singers with a characteristic Russian sound and will have an interesting programme of sacred and secular choral music.
Christchurch Food and Wine Festival  web
11 to 20 May 2012
Now seen as one of the best Food Festivals in the UK, it has attracted a number of celebrity chefs over the years including Anton Edelman, James Martin, Gary Rhodes, Jean-Christophe Novelli, Paul Rankin, Brian Turner and Nick Nairn, to name just a few.
Lymington Open Gardens
2012 date TBA
A chance for garden lovers to enjoy a feast of private gardens of all sizes around the town. Programmes £5 per adult, accompanied children free, on sale in advance at the St Barbe Museum shop or on the day from Moore Blatch, 48 High Street, or any of the other gardens. In aid of the Friends of St Barbe Museum.
Isle of Wight Walking Festival web
5 to 20 May 2012
Over 300 walks in the programme.
Yarmouth Old Gaffers Festival web
25 to 27 May 2012
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 lots more.		  
 
June 2012
Hampshire Country Fair web
Broadlands, Romsey
3, 4 & 5 June 2012
This is a 2-day event and includes, Arena Entertainment, Falconry Village, Dog Zone, Equestrian, Target Field Sports, Chainsaw Carving, Craft Village, Regional produce, Angling, Childrens Entertaiment and other attractions.
Wimborne Folk Festival 2012 map web
Minster town of Wimborne, Dorset
8, 9 & 10 June
A weekend of the very best in traditional English and Celtic music and dance, in and around the town.		  
Lymington Arts Festival web
19 to 24 June 2012
Artists and performers of all ages and disciplines come together at various venues around the town.
Isle of Wight Festival web
22, 23 & 24 June 2012
Music festival which takes place every year at Seaclose Park on the Isle of Wight and normally attracts about 75,000 people.
Round the Island Race web
30 June 2012
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.		  
 
July 2012
The British Beach Polo Championships web
6 & 7 July 2012
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.
Olympic torch London 2012
Saturday 14 July 2012
Olympic torch relay travels from Lyndhurst to Lymington and on to the IOW. The Olympic Games start on 27 July 2012 and run until 12 August 2012. The Paralympic Games begin on 29 August 2012 and close on 9 September 2012. Our nearest venue, Weymouth will play host to 10 sailing events during the London 2012 Olympic Games.
  
Pylewell Park Food & Drink Festival web
Pylewell Park, South Baddesley SO415SJ
21 & 22 July 2012
Set in the grounds of Pylewell Park Country Estate with over 100 stalls and Caterers, Cookery Theatre, Bands, Fair, Pop Up Restaurants & Bars. Tents, caravans, and camper vans all welcome, camping tickets include entry to the event for the entire weekend and include free car parking.
 
Brownsea Open Air Theatre web map
25 July to 10 August 2012
William Shakespeare's 'Love's Labour's Lost'
Brownsea Island is in Poole Harbour
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.
New Forest & Hampshire County Show web
24 - 26 July 2012
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.		  
Netley Marsh Steam and Craft Show web
20, 21 & 22 July 2012
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.
 
August 2012
By-Gone Days map
Date for 2012 TBA
Brooklands Farm, South Gorley, nr Ringwood
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		  
Blasts from the Past! web
Broadlands, Romsey SO51 98ZD
Date for 2012 TBA
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.
Ellingham & Ringwood Agricultural Show web
Somerley Park, Ellingham, Ringwood
Date for 2012 TBA
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.
Cowes Week web
11 to 18 August 2011
Cowes Week is the longest-running sailing regatta in the world having started in 1826. The event is held on the Solent, between southern England and the Isle of Wight.
Summer Spectacular
Woodside Park, Lymington
Date for 2012 TBA
Organised by the Rotary Club of Lymington
Among the attractions are normally, a parade of vintage cars and motorbikes, a car boot sale, bouncy castles and slides, a land train, coconut shy and a children's entertainer.
Flowers by Candlelight - Bournemouth web
On the first four Wednesdays in August at dusk, Bournemouth Gardens will be transformed into a magical oasis of twinkling lights, thanks to ‘Flowers by Candlelight’, a traditional event over a century old.
 
Festibelly - Lymington's Music Festival
Undershore, Lymington map web
Date for 2012 TBA
In a field, with music, lots of music, bands, DJ’s, singers, performers, poets, artists, tents, nice big loud speakers, nice quiet speakers, lights, lasers, lanterns, trees, flowers, food, really good food, organic, tasty, fresh, with drink, cocktails, ales, pimms, smoothies, and we love dancing, dancing in the day, sunset, sunrise, nightime, discos, loud discos, silent discos, and we love being comfy, teepees, yurts, squirts, sofas, hay bales, and we love the outdoors, the sun, the sky, fresh sea breeze, the solent, the new forest.
Great Dorset Steam Fair web map
Tarrant Hinton, Dorset
29 August to 2 September
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!
Bournemouth Air Festival web
30 Aug to 2 Sept 2012
The Bournemouth Air Festival is the biggest free aviation event in the UK.		  
 
September 2012
Romsey Agricultural and Horse Show web
Broadlands, Romsey SO51 98ZD
8 September, 2012, 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.
Southampton Boat Show web
14 to 23 September 2012
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.
The New Forest Marathon web
23 September 2012
Road race start - 09.30am
 
October 2012
 
 
November 2012
Agatha Christie's - The Mousetrap web
The Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
5 - 10 November, Mon - Sat 7.30pm, Thu & Sat 2.00pm
The Mousetrap is famous around the world as being the longest running show of any kind in the history of British theatre - with over 23,000 performances it’s a play to be proud of, and to celebrate 60 incredible years of stage, it’s going on tour for very first time ever, with all-star cast to give you a once in a life-time opportunity to see this masterpiece here at The Mayflower Theatre.
 
 
Links to What's On in the local area
Lymington
Cinema Cannon St
Community Centre Cannon St
Lymington Library What's On North Close
Local Car Boot Sales
Lym. Folk Club Thomas Tripp (1st & 3rd Wed)
Malt Hall Theatre Cannon St

Milford on Sea
Community Centre What's On
New Forest Organ Society All Saints Church

Brockenhurst
Village Hall Cinema & What's On

Lyndhurst
New Park Shows & Events
New Forest Polo Club New Park

Minstead
Minstead Study Centre Minstead Village

New Milton
Forest Arts Old Milton Road

Beaulieu
Beaulieu Events
Out of Town Centre Events
Music at Beaulieu Beaulieu Abbey Church

Exbury
Exbury Gardens Events

Highcliffe
Highcliffe Castle Events

Christchurch
Priory Church
Red House Museum What's On
Regents Centre 51 High Street

Bournemouth
ABC Cinema Westover Road
BIC Exeter Road
Bournemouth
O2 Academy Boscombe
Odeon Cinema Westover Road
Pavilion Theatre Westover Road
Pavilion Organ Concerts Westover Rd
Pier Theatre Bournemouth Pier

Southampton
Hanger Farm Arts Centre Totton
Harbour Lights Cinema Ocean Village
Mayflower Theatre Commercial Road
Museums Exhibitions at the museums
Nuffield Theatre University Road
Odeon Cinema West Quay Road
Southampton Guildhall Civic Centre
The Brook Portswood Road
Turner Sims Concert Hall Southampton Uni

South Hampshire
Broadlands Events Romsey
Listed Magazine What's on in the South
Morris and Traditional Dance South Hants

London
Barbican
Earls Court and Olympia
Royal Albert Hall
Southbank Centre
The O2
London theatres

Outdoors
Countryside Education Events Beaulieu
Hampshire and IOW Wildlife Trust events
Forestry Commission Guided Walks
Moors Valley Events Near Ringwood
National Park Events New Forest
Town Tours Lymington

Church activities
Lymington Baptist Church

Links to other 'What's on' websites
Bournemouth.gov.uk
Bournemouth - official
Dorset Echo
Isle of Wight - What's On
New Forest National Park - What's On
New Forest - official visitor site
Southampton.gov.uk
Visit-Christchurch
Visit-Hampshire
Visit-Southampton