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Open Garden at Tichborne House Sunday 3rd July
Following on from last years 2 successful open days we will support The Hampshire Medical Fund with another open garden on Sunday 3 July from 1-5pm. The entrance fee will go directly to them so please join us for a wander around the garden and in turn help them to supply Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover hospitals with state of the art equipment not available on the NHS.
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The Tichborne family have lived on this site beside the river Itchen since the 12th century. They have a fascinating history - there’s a Catholic martyr, Chidiock Tichborne; a lost-at-sea heir, Sir Roger Tichborne, and his impersonator, Arthur Orton known as the Tichborne Claimant, whose trial gripped Victorian society. Then there’s the Tichborne Dole, the giving of flour to locals, which still continues on 25 March each year and was instigated by the charitable Lady Mabella Tichborne in the thirteenth century. The bones of the garden may be rooted in this history with a large house containing a private chapel beside a moat, ancient trees and Victorian out buildings but the essence of the garden is progressive and created almost entirely over the last 20 years. An original plan by Michele Hickman for an area around the moat has been tinkered with, extended and adapted over the years. More hedges have been planted and core structural shapes have been integrated to give the perennials and grasses a backdrop and winter interest. Seed is left to settle and the sinuous bed shapes are in direct response to the surrounding rolling hills and curvaceous boundary hedges visible from the house.
There is a fully productive walled kitchen garden with cut flower beds, fruit trees and vegetables plus a rickety greenhouse. Outside this walled garden you will find an orchard and berry cage. The garden is very much a work in progress and a private family space but for a few days this year it will be open for people to visit and enjoy (hopefully) and maybe even get inspiration from for their own gardens. The entrance fee from these days will be donated to charities chosen by Catherine Loudon, whose late husband Anthony was the grandson of Sir Anthony Doughty Tichborne, and their 3 children.
Tichborne House, Tichborne, Alresford, Hampshire SO24 0NA Instagram @tichbornehousegarden
Dogstival 2022 - 4th to 5th June
Dogstival, The Coolest Dog Show in town is back with a special Jubilee edition on the 4th & 5th June 2022 at a stunning new venue of Broadlands Park, Romsey! The ultimate day out for you and your dog the festival is jam packed with have a go activities, main arena displays, shopping, live music, talks, dog diving pool and delicious food and drink for you and your four legged friend!
The weekend is crammed full of fun canine activities, shows and demonstrations, expert talks and of course every delicious treat that dogs of all breeds, shapes and sizes could wish for. For more information visit: dogstival.co.uk
Winchester Hat Fair - 2nd to 4th July
Hat Fair is the UK’s longest continually running festival of outdoor arts. Founded in 1974 by Jonathan Kay, Hat Fair inspires and is inspired by the people, heritage and public spaces within the city of Winchester. The aim is to shine a light on the city, transforming the everyday into the extraordinary Initially conceived as a busking festival, Hat Fair takes its name from the tradition of the audience showing their appreciation by putting money in the hat at the end of the show. This year's Hat Fair runs from Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th July 2021. Three days of entertainment featuring theatre, dance and circus events!
Friday & Saturday the festival takes place throughout Winchester city centre.
In a change to previous years the Hat Fair Festival will be a ticketed event! For more info and to see what's on at this year's festival see the festival website.
‘True Colours’ – An exhibition of recent work by Christopher Cristóbal Newberry. At The Light Room Gallery in Alresford for one week from Tuesday 14th to 20th June.
Christopher Cristóbal Newberry is an Anglo-Mexican artist who uses photography as a tool to create incredibly colourful, yet very structured images. He combines a Mexican sense of colour with a modern, European sense of abstraction and order. He takes a scene such as a seascape and turns it into geometric shapes. The wheels of a bicycle may become colourful. The stools at a bar may become a geometric pattern. Colours are bright, lines are straight, shapes are even.
His work during the Covid lockdowns focused on residential scenes in house and garden, segmenting images into squares which are coloured and rearranged to form a large pattern. The large works are limited edition, printed on Dibond – a very light rigid material. Smaller open edition prints are available on quality photographic paper.
However, his images have most impact when seen live and full size and The Light Room provides a beautiful white space, which highlights the images’ powerful colour. The Light Room is a lovely converted chapel located in the centre of New Alresford.
Born in Mexico City, Christopher studied Communication Science at the Universidad Ibero Americana. He went on to write and direct documentaries and educational radio and television in Mexico and Britain. In addition he has worked for a large number of third sector organisations, helping them with their communications, using his skills as a photographer, designer and writer.
He is co-author of a series of books on architecture and social history, including “Look Up! Winchester”.
Christopher has exhibited at galleries in London, Southampton, Yorkshire, Winchester and at the National Art Museum in Romania – to name a few. Saatchi Art interviewed him as an ‘emerging artist’ (https://canvas.saatchiart.com/the-other-art-fair/ meet-the-others-christopher-cristobal-newberry) his work features at Flecha Art Gallery in Madrid.
His work can be seen on-line at www.christophernewberry.com and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/artyfactor/
True Colours
Tuesday 14th to 20th June The Light Room Gallery, The Old Chapel, Alresford
Opening Times Tuesday - Sunday 10am to 6.30pm Free Entry
40x40 inches printed on Dibond Composition 456, Lockdown, “Dining Room”
THE OLD CHAPEL, THE DEAN, ALRESFORD, SO24 9BQ
E: info@the-lightroom.com W: .the-lightroom.com
The Joy of Bowling!
Summer is on its way, the days are getting longer, the evenings are stretching out. With May out, clouts can, at last, be cast aside!
For those of you who are new to, or considering joining the bowling fraternity, we have the friendliest bunch of locals you are ever likely to meet. There is the promise of joy and victories to come as your game steadily improves with practice and tuition. Soon you will be out there, on the green sward with only one concentrated thought in mind, with all other worries put aside. Can you reach and touch that distant jack?
However, to achieve your goal you will need to practice, we have been open since the 1st of May for club members. If you would like to join us, then come along and play practice games on Tuesday and Thursday mornings or Thursday evenings. Our annual fees are £80 for a playing member, £25 for social membership. We offer at least 2 practice sessions before you make that decision to join us for a summer of enjoyable sport.
Then, with a few hours practice under your belt, you may be chosen to play against visiting teams in one of our Friendly matches. You will be able to enjoy a full afternoon of play, pitting your wits against those of the opposing team and glorying in that brief ripple of applause as your efforts dislodge the opponent’s wood and you win the end!
As the sun sets, and you savour those much anticipated refreshments and you can look back on an afternoon well spent with pleasant company, suntanned and exercised. Rejoice that you were clever enough to join this wonderful bowling club – happy days indeed!
To take the first steps to happiness, contact the Secretary, details shown in our advert below.
Alresford Bowling Club
We are a friendly bowling club, situated in Sun Lane, close to the centre of Alresford. During the bowling season (roughly late April to September) we play many friendly matches against local clubs, have a number of internal competitions and knock-out tournaments, and regular roll-up sessions.
Roll-ups are opportunities to meet, play and socialise with other members, and take place on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, 10.00am to 12.00 noon, and Thursday evenings 6.00pm to 8.00pm (with a social element). Visitors are welcome at roll-ups, and at other times when accompanied by a Member. You can try out bowls of various sizes and can take advantage of 2 trial sessions before you decide if the game of bowls is for you.
Lawn bowls is a great game, not just for the retired but for adults of all ages, so come along to Sun Lane and have a go. Further information from Barry Morgan (Club Secretary) 01962 733477; and on the club website.
www.alresfordbowlingclub.org.uk
Good Festival 2022
Sunday 26th June From 9.30am -4.30pm at Bere Mill Farm, Whitchurch, Hampshire
Good Festival (formerly Hampshire Country & Garden Festival) is a fun-filled day for all of the family hosted by the Hampshire Medical Fund, raising money for Basingstoke, Andover and Winchester NHS hospitals. The children’s area will be jam-packed with exciting SHAKESPEAREIN activities from face painting to bush craft. Live music from brass band, Tuba Libres, will have you dancing around the hay bales. The Good Living Tent will host yoga sessions alongside fly fishing tuition on the banks of the River Test. THE GREAT There will be a line-up of stalls from local artisans, food and drink producers, plant nurseries and a mouth-watering array of food providers including a barbeque feast from Bere Mill itself, a hog roast, BARN locally roasted coffee and handmade cakes. Don’t forget to bring your dogs to enter the popular family fun dog show and be in with a chance to win ‘Waggiest Tail’; pick up some tricks from local dog trainers while you are there. There is something for everyone in this fun festival celebrating all that is good about being in the great outdoors. For further information about Good Festival and to book tickets: www. goodfestival.co.uk.
Bishop's Waltham Festival 2022 Events
Friday 24th June - The Recruiting Officer by Richard Farquhar will be performed by Rain Or Shine Theatre Company on the openair stage in BW Palace Grounds. Gates open 6.00pm, performance from 7.30pm. Hot and cold soft drinks, snacks and pastries by Baker and White from Southwick will be on site. Bring picnics, wine and friends with chairs, rugs and umbrellas (not that you'll need these!) Tickets: Adult £18; Concession £15; Child 6 – 15 yrs £6, available from Best Wishes, Brook Street, Bishop's Waltham (card or cash) from 4th May or from www.rainorshine.co.uk or Ticketline 033006 600541 or www.ticketsource.co.uk www.bwfestival.co.uk Saturday 25th June Awful Auntie by David Walliams, adapted and performed by Heartbreak Productions in the grounds of Bishop's Waltham Palace, is a truly thrilling tale. Gates open 1.00pm, performance from 1.30pm. Marucci's Ices will be on site. Bring picnics, drinks, Grannies and Aunties with chairs, rugs and umbrellas (to keep the sun off!) Tickets: Adult £12; Child 5 – 15 yrs £8; Family ticket (4 people max. 2 adults) £36. Tickets: www.heartbreakproductions. co.uk www.bwfestival.co.uk Saturday 25th June: Festival Jazz features Harry Strutter's Hot Rhythm Orchestra, an 8 piece band with 2 lady vocalists. Gates open 6.00pm, music from 6.15pm – 10.30pm. Bar on site and beverages by Mermaids of Botley (card or cash payments). Bring picnics and friends with chairs and rugs. Tickets: Adult £15; Concession £12; Young people 5 – 18 yrs. £6 Available from Best Wishes, Brook Street, BW (card or cash) from 4th May. www.bwfestival.co.uk For more information visit: www.bwfestival.co.uk
FRI 3 JUNE @ 6.30PM - SAT 4 JUNE @ 11.30, 2.30 & 6.30PM MON 25 APR - SAT 30 APR @ 7.30PM SUN 29 MAY - THUR 9 JUN @ 7.30PM - ALSO SUN 5 JUN @2.30PM
