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April 2022
BRICKOSAURS! Evolution
Marwell Zoo will unveil a world-first event featuring an all-new collection of 55 dinosaur sculptures this Spring. BRICKOSAURS! Evolution showcases over 20 species made using more than 2 million toy bricks and will leave you in awe as you embark on an immersive adventure through the zoo. The interactive expedition, which is on display alongside hundreds of resident endangered and exotic animals, is sure to excite families, toy brick, and dinosaur enthusiasts alike. Visitors will go back in time and come…
Find out more »Works in Silk by Robert Ely
‘Works in Silk’, an exhibition by silk ribbon weaver Robert Ely. Weaving is on the Heritage Crafts Association Red List of Endangered Crafts, and silk weavers are few in number, so this is a unique opportunity to see silk ribbons woven in the UK showcased in the country’s oldest silk mill. Robert Ely studied hand weaving at West Surrey College of Art and Design, graduating in 1989, and in 1995 his connection with the Whitchurch Silk Mill began as he…
Find out more »June 2022
Danebury – Past and present footsteps Exhibition
An exhibition co-curated by local artists and crafts people, inspired by Danebury Hillfort and the museum’s collection of Iron Age artefacts. Suitable for all ages, children must be accompanied. Many of the art and craft items on display can be purchased and collected when exhibition finishes. FREE exhibition, donations welcome to Hampshire Cultural Trust. Free Museum and exhibition open Weds- Sun, 10am-4pm.
Find out more »Good Festival
Good Festival (formerly Hampshire Country & Garden Festival) is a fun-filled day for all of the family hosted by the Hampshire Medical Fund. Set amongst the beautiful gardens of Bere Mill on the River Test in Whitchurch, the festival returns this year on Sunday 26th June. Every penny from the festival goes towards the purchase of pioneering medical equipment for Basingstoke, Andover and Winchester NHS hospitals. This year, the Hampshire Medical Fund has a very special fund-raising target of £200,000…
Find out more »July 2022
Wallop Wheels & Wings 2022
The Army Flying Museum will be holding its flagship fundraising event, Wallop Wheels & Wings 2022, on Saturday 2nd July at the Army Flying Museum and the Army Air Corps airfield in Middle Wallop. The event will showcase 50 classic aircraft, 300 super and classic cars and 100 motorcycles. There will also be a Concours D’Elegance, vehicle parades, flypasts, children’s activities, a shopping village, a beer tent, food stalls, live music, a photographic competition, and a Grand Prize Draw with some fabulous prizes. Guaranteed to be a fabulous, fun day…
Find out more »One Ash – An Anthology
One Ash - an anthology brings artists and makers together to celebrate the life and generosity of one tree. Felled in 2020, the wood from the ash tree was distributed by Andover Trees United across a widespread and diverse group of artists and makers, who each applied their skills and passion to the creative process. With the journey followed closely by local schools, from tree felling to finished product, this collection of work reveals the abundant possibility and sustenance…
Find out more »River Exploration Day
Have you ever thought about the history yet to be discovered in our rivers and what mud larkers do? Join us on the 9th of July for a day of discovery with mud larker My Ordinary Treasure, and friends, at Whitchurch Silk Mill. Learn how they scour the bed of the River Test to discover treasures lost over the centuries and have a go yourself using a glass bottom bucket, or recreate some of the finds with our paper plate mosaic craft…
Find out more »African Sunset Safari
Let the Hawk Conservancy Trust take you on safari and show you their team of African birds at their best as they fly across the skyline at sunset. Your safari guide will transport you to the Savannah for the evening, where the Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl will skim close overhead, the falcon will stoop from on high and the Secretary Bird will show its deadly strike. The Trust will recreate a spectacle of African birds of prey, with vultures scavenging, the African…
Find out more »Foodies Festival | Winchester
FOODIES FESTIVAL returns to Winchester in July - with a star-studded line-up of celebrity chefs and chart-topping music stars. Foodies Festival (dubbed “Gastro-Glasto”) is the biggest touring gourmet food festival in the UK, featuring MasterChef champions, stars of Great British Bake-Off and Michelin starred chefs Award-winning chefs in the first wave of announcements, include: MasterChef 2020 champion Thomas Frake, Great British Bake Off 2021 star, Juergen Krauss and MasterChef 2012 champion, Shelina Permaloo. They will be joined by star bakers,…
Find out more »‘dancing in the womb’ by Rezia Wahid
‘dancing in the womb’ is the long-awaited third solo show from Rezia Wahid MBE, a Bangladeshi-born British textile artist and designer whose work has been exhibited both in the UK and abroad. Her signature works are gossamer-light woven cloths evoking qualities of air, peace, and tranquillity. Her inspirations are diverse, deriving from Islamic spirituality, her Bangladeshi and English backgrounds (William Morris and the Arts & Crafts movement are passionate and ongoing influences), as well as Indonesian ikat and Japanese kasuri techniques—the…
Find out more »MINI ARCHAEOLOGIST
Have a go at being an archaeologist and learn how they find, clean and record their finds. This activity is suitable for children aged 5yrs+, children must be accompanied. Drop in sessions between 11am - 1pm and 2-4pm, booking not required. This activity is free, suggested donation of £3 per child is welcome for the Hampshire Cultural Trust.
Find out more »Over Wallop Village Fete
Bring the family and enjoy a traditional village fete. There will be Punch & Judy, a bouncy castle, BBQ, cakes and ice creams, a dog show and many other stalls and games.
Find out more »Top Trumps Challenge Live
Saturday 16 July & Friday 5 August 6-8:30pm Enjoy an evening of family fun and fascination as the Hawk Conservancy Trust show you why birds of prey are truly AMAZING! In true Top Trumps style, for this unique new event, the Trust will be challenging YOU against some of their amazing birds testing super skills: Are you as fast as a Peregrine Falcon? Do you have the power of a Bald Eagle? Can you kick like a Secretary Bird? They’ll…
Find out more »ELIZABETH HARRISON in Concert
An evening of melodic, easy listening music performed on electronic keyboard. Doors open 7.00 p.m. Ample free parking Interval refreshments. Enquiries: (01264) 323213.
Find out more »African Sunset Safari
Saturday 9 July & Friday 29 July 6-8:30pm Let the Hawk Conservancy Trust take you on safari and show you their team of African birds at their best as they fly across the skyline at sunset. Your safari guide will transport you to the Savannah for the evening, where the Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl will skim close overhead, the falcon will stoop from on high and the Secretary Bird will show its deadly strike. The Trust will recreate a spectacle of African…
Find out more »Justin Pragnell Open
Golf day in aid of Cancer Research . I'm memory of Justin Pragnell
Find out more »August 2022
Top Trumps Challenge Live
Saturday 16 July & Friday 5 August 6-8:30pm Enjoy an evening of family fun and fascination as the Hawk Conservancy Trust show you why birds of prey are truly AMAZING! In true Top Trumps style, for this unique new event, the Trust will be challenging YOU against some of their amazing birds testing super skills: Are you as fast as a Peregrine Falcon? Do you have the power of a Bald Eagle? Can you kick like a Secretary Bird? They’ll…
Find out more »King Arthur’s Way and Roman Way Gardening competition
A local residents gardening competition for Roman way and King Arthur’s Way in Andover . This local community competition has been funded and supported by Rooting4Andover, Unity, NHS , Andover Vision and Test Valley Borough Council Judging takes place on the weekend of the 6th August
Find out more »Trout n’ About
Our free to attend family event, Trout ‘n About, returns to Stockbridge. On the first Sunday of August every year, the high street is alive with local traders showcasing the very best of local food, produce and crafts, it is a family friendly event attracting hundreds of visitors from all around. We are a not-for-profit event, run by volunteers and supported by local businesses and organisations.
Find out more »CarFest Breakfast
Breakfast, lunch and evening meals are served for crew and visitors to CarFest South 2022 at The Red Lion, Overton. This quintessential English pub has parking and a garden area and is situated just down the road from Laverstoke Park, home of CarFest 2022. Activities and events are planned for the CarFest weekend. Please contact the pub for bookings for breakfast, lunch and evening meals. Visit The Red Lion pub in Overton website here: www.theredlionoverton.co.uk
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