Meon Valley Forum - Issue 97 - December 2023

ISSUE 97 DECEMBER 2023

Meon Valley

FORUM Life in your Community

ENVIRONMENT FEATURE

RECIPE OF THE MONTH

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Trust - A Wintery Walk

Christmas Leftovers Turkey Curry

CHRISTMAS FEATURE BY LUCIA FOSTER-FOUND Santa Baby, whatever happened to Father Christmas?

NEWS & EVENTS FOR DECEMBER Find out what's going on in the Meon Valley

STYLE ˙ INTERIORS ˙ HEALTH & BEAUTY ˙ INTERVIEWS ˙ FOOD & DRINK ˙ ENTERTAINMENT ˙ EVENTS Cover Image: Jane Austen House, Chawton

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Durley – Price Guide £825,000 Freehold A fabulous detached period home, within approximately 0.3 of an acre in a desirable semi rural location in the village of Durley.

The property has a wealth of character and period features which have been sympathetically preserved and enhanced with more recent refurbishment and extension. Inside, the ambience of this beautiful home offers the perfect blend of tradition and modern living with light and generously proportioned accommodation. The landscaped gardens include a great sized parking area along with a second gated entrance and garage. Viewing advised.

Waltham Chase – Price Guide £675,000 Freehold A truly unique and deceptively spacious character cottage, lying in approximately 0.25 of an acre of gardens with great parking facilities and views to the rear over adjoining open fields. The property which is Grade ll listed offers a delightful period charm which has been enhanced with the more recent addition of a substantial, sympathetic extension which offers a super blend of traditional and modern living. Dating back to the 1830’s the cottage was once the former tollhouse nestling alongside the Winchester Road, between the market town of Bishop's Waltham and the village of Waltham Chase. Early viewing is highly recommended to appreciate all this property has to offer.

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Bishop's Waltham – Price Guide £899,950 Freehold Superb detached family home, lying within generous established gardens in a desirable semi-rural location on the outskirts of Bishop's Waltham.

The property has lovely countryside views to the rear and early interest is highly recommended. Inside, there is spacious and well proportioned accommodation which offers further potential for a new family to enhance and personalise as their own. Outside, there is driveway parking and a double garage. The house is perfectly positioned for access into Bishop's Waltham town centre along with local footpaths and bridleways in the beautiful surrounding countryside. No forward chain.

Meonstoke – Price Guide £895,000 Freehold Delightful detached brick and flint village house, lying impressively in a picturesque setting in the heart of the desirable village of Meonstoke. The property has been sympathetically restored and extended over recent years and provides for an excellent spacious home. Inside, there is a perfect blend of tradition and modern convenience with a super kitchen/dining/living room which opens to the rear garden - perfect for family living or entertaining. There is a lovely generous sitting room and a study. A good sized hallway, utility room and cloakroom. Four bedrooms, two en-suite shower rooms and a family bathroom. Viewing recommended.

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MEON VALLEY FORUM DECEMBER 2023

CONTENT S 02 Property Management

27 Garden 27

Make your garden dream come true

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Buying, selling, letting?

Find local estate agents and property management services

31 Motoring 31

Local services to keep

your vehicle running

05 Home

32 Environment

Trades, services, designers, All you need for your home

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Trust - A Wintery Walk

08 Events December Events

33 Home Continued 40 Professional Services Continued

09 Entertainment Discover local events and days out or in

12 Professional Services

Santa baby, whatever happened to Father Christmas?

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15 Retail

Unique, Bespoke, Eclectic and Local shopping

16 On Your Highstreet 22 Food & Drink

Eat out, stay in: food, drink and dining in Hampshire

24 Recipe of the Month

Christmas Leftovers Turkey Curry

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EVENTS

December Events Stitches Comedy Club Wickham Thursday 7 December Doors 7pm, Show 8pm Wickham Community Centre, Mill Lane, Wickham, PO17 5AL

Our first Christmas Special in Wickham! Don’t miss it!

Headliner is the hilarious comedy legend that is Jo Caulfield! Star of Have I Got News For You, Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week, QI and House of Games to name but a few! In support is star of Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow Mike Gunn and star of Live At The Apollo and Mock The Week, Nathan Caton! All held together by award winning comedian Tom Glover!

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Bishop's Waltham Christmas Fayre

Thursday 7 December From 6pm - 8pm Bishop's Waltham Town Centre

Organised by The majority of our wonderful shops and businesses will be open for late night

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shopping, with mince pies, drinks and a festive welcome.

There will also be a range of lovely outdoor stalls for you to get some Christmas gifts and goodies.

We are also assured that a special guest will be with us on the evening! Bishop's Waltham Chamber of Trade and the Town Team. bwchristmasfayre@gmail. com

Hambledon Folk Club Wednesday 13 December Start 8.30pm (doors open 8pm) The Youth Hut (between Village Hall and Vine Pub), West Street, Hambledon, PO7 4RW

MAGPIE - We are delighted to welcome back for our Christmas party this excellent five-piece band who are now in their 30th year of performing! Magpie Lane hail from Oxford and specialise in traditional English songs and tunes. They combine powerful vocals with vigorous tunes, performing a wide selection of Christmas carols, wassails and dance tunes, many of them quite unusual. Between them the band plays concertina, melodeon, bouzouki, cello, fiddle and guitar and all of them sing; when they burst into five part harmony it is a joy to hear. (Mulled cider and mince pie included as usual for our Christmas special!) Entry: £12.00 (£10.00 members, £6.00 under 18s and students). Drinks: From Vine Pub next door (or bring your own). Tea/Coffee available at the Club - http://www. magpielane.co.uk/index.html

Meon Voices Christmas Concert Wednesday 13 December From 7.30pm St.Peter's Church, Bishop's Waltham

Entry FREE. Refrreshments included. Retiring charity collection.

The Rising Sun Swanmore Quizmas Party Saturday 16 December

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Doors open 7pm, starts 7.30pm Waltham Chase Village Hall, Winchester Rd, Waltham Chase, Southampton SO32 2LX

Quiz, Live Music (Just Gary), Disco, Bar and an Xmas Charity Raffle in aid of Shedfield Lodge Residential Care Home, dementia specialists. Tickets £20pp including supper. Featuring a 1st Prize of £250. Tables of 6 only. For tickets please call: 07535 230452 or order them through The Rising Sun Swanmore Facebook Page.

Christmas with Southern Voices Saturday 16th December From 7.30pm Chapel of St.Cross, Winchester, SO23 9SD

Every Christmas, Southern Voices look forward to their annual, Christmas Concert in the Chapel of St Cross, Winchester. If forms the centre of the choir’s year and this year it falls on Saturday 16th December at 7.30pm. As always, the choir will sing carols old and new and present a wonderful package of Christmas delights including: Jamie W. Hall’s new carol O nata lux*; O magnum mysterium (Victoria); Three Carol-Anthems (Howells) and, of course, it wouldn’t be Christmas without John Rutter! (*There will be a retiring collection for #ChoirsAgainstCancer in support of MacMillan Cancer Support connected with the performance of this very special carol). Tickets are now on sale and early booking is advisable.

Tickets: £18 (Concessions £1 age 21 & under). Online at southernvoices.co.uk or telephone 0333 666 3366 (booking fees apply). Limited availability at the door. See the website for more details southernvoices.co.uk including their 40th Anniversary Celebrations - kicking off in

Mon 18 to Wed 20 December From 9.30am to 2.30pm Kilmeston Village Hall, SO24 0NW

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Arts & Crafts, Cooking, Singing & Dancing, Outdoor Adventures, Messy Play, Mid morning drink and snack. Open to children aged 2-8 years. Bookwhen.com/ meonspringsholidayclubs

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Join Peter Rabbit™ and friends on a festive adventure around some of Hampshire's most spectacular country parks. Make your way around Lepe Country Park, completing themed activities as you go. Suitable for children aged 3 and upwards. Trail packs cost £7.50* each and include an activity booklet, a pencil, a voucher for little ones to enjoy a free babyccino and a special Peter Rabbit™ and friend's gift.

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ENTERTAINMENT / COMMUNITY

Brinsley Schwarz ‘This Christmas (Magic in The Air)’ ‘This Christmas (Magic In The Air)’ is a reimagined original Christmas single from legendary songwriter, vocalist and guitarist Brinsley Schwarz. The self-penned song, an original contribution to the Christmas canon remembers festive songs of the fifties, with a touch of Donald Fagan. Also known as guitarist and singer-songwriter from the critically-acclaimed Graham Parker and The Rumour, Brinsley Schwarz signed a solo deal with Fretsore Records in 2021.

The warm festive track follows latest solo album ‘Tangled’, which received global praise on esteemed outlets from both sides of the Atlantic including Mojo, NPR and Uncut. On the single, the Hampshire-based artist states; “Hope you all love it as much as I do. And a Happy Christmas to all in these troubled times.!” - Brinsley Schwarz.

This new radio single impacting now - available on fretsore records SoundCloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/1do5g Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7j199jrk5xt8jgm/BRINSLEY%20 SCHWARZ%20This%20Christmas%20%28Magic%20In%20The%20 Air%29%20UKQ9C2200015.wav?dl=0 Brinsley’s latest music can be purchased and played here: https://brinsleyschwarz.bandcamp.com/merch

Southampton Philharmonic Choir Known for its dedication to producing high-quality choral performances, Southampton Philharmonic Choir, together with Southampton University Philharmonic Choir (SU Phil), brings a captivating concert to the O2 Guildhall Southampton this December.

Vaughan Williams completed A Sea Symphony in 1909, setting humanistic texts by Walt Whitman, including lines from Leaves of Grass, to music. It is a symphony for orchestra and chorus that weaves a rich tapestry of sound, with the orchestra and chorus creating dynamic waves of music that rise and fall like the tides. It is dramatic yet lyrical, and stands as a monumental achievement in his oeuvre. The piece is a grand, powerful journey into the depths of the ocean, echoing the might and majesty of the ocean, and taking the audience on a profound, immersive, musical journey into the heart of nature itself.

In contrast, Towards the Unknown Region is a shorter choral work composed in 1907; Vaughan Williams’ setting of another poem from Whitman’s Leaves of Grass. As a companion piece to The Sea Symphony, this composition takes the listener on a different kind of journey – one that explores the unknown regions of the human spirit. It is hauntingly beautiful, delving into themes of transcendence and the eternal. Performing with the Choir for the second time is the Docklands Sinfonia, a ‘diverse, dynamic and versatile symphony orchestra’. To open the concert, they will perform Carl Nielsen's Helios Overture, composed in 1903 as a musical tribute to our life-giver: the Sun. This orchestral masterpiece explores light and darkness exquisitely to mirror the Sun's daily journey across the sky. Together, the three works form a fascinating ensemble; each part complementing the other two, in a performance that seeks to enchant and refresh in the run-up to Christmas.

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Avoiding pitfalls with a section 21 notice – tips for landlords and tenants.

Whilst the repealing of section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 still appears very much on the Government’s agenda, for now it remains a commonly used tool by a landlord looking to bring an assured shorthold tenancy to an end.

The prescribed form of notice appears simple enough to complete, however we continue to see a number of mistakes being made by landlords either when serving notice or when setting up or renewing the tenancy.

Ben Greaves Associate Solicitor

As section 21 is a ‘no-fault’ procedure the Court will scrutinise any claim for strict adherence to the rules. There is a great deal for Landlords to consider when granting a tenancy which can later effect serving a section 21 notice.

We have seen an increase in landlords having only complied in part with their obligations, for example by protecting the deposit but forgetting to serve the prescribed information; obtaining an EPC but not providing it to the tenant; or renewing terms of an older tenancy without considering how any subsequent legalisation may be triggered.

If not noticed, these can render a notice invalid, cause delays in recovering possession and, in some instances, expose a landlord to an expensive counterclaim.

At MacDonald Oates we advise both landlords and tenants in respect of possession claims and tenancy disputes and ensuring that the correct procedures are followed.

For further information, please contact Ben Greaves in the litigation team on 01730 268211 or email bjg@macdonaldoates.co.uk.

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Santa Baby, whatever happened to Father Christmas?

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box of Christmas crackers in one tanned hand, a tub of Quality Street in the other, she sauntered out of the supermarket. Breaking her self-imposed rule of waiting ‘til December to watch Christmas films, she went home and turned on the TV.

Was this a sub-conscious ploy to get into the festive spirit? Or a general lack of feel-good viewing on the box? Apart from ‘Strictly’, of course. And until ‘I’m A Celebrity’ kicked in - naturally. In any event, snow-laden, small-town, cinematic America had captured her heart.

Deliciously predictable: 1. Guy/girl returns from the bright lights of the big city to the place they’d left years ago.

2. Awaiting them, amongst the over-decorated charm of their home town, is an old flame/new love.

3. Together they work to save the family business/home from bankruptcy/ruin.

There was something so comforting about the constant consumption of cookies and hot chocolate – and the certainty of a happy ending. Either way, overdosing on the Christmas channel had worked! Filled with festive fervour she sat on her sofa and gazed around the room. Mentally she retrieved the decs languishing in the loft. So much better than actually, physically, retrieving them from the loft, with its mouse infestation and cobwebs. And in her mind’s eye she dressed her house for Christmas.

However, in its imaginary seasonal finery, her home looked nothing like the American houses of her beloved films. For one, no snow – drizzle expected.

Also, not enough red ribbon to tie bows around her kitchen cupboards. Nor did she have herds of silver reindeer to artfully arrange on her mantel piece.

No army of wooden nutcracker soldiers would march across her coffee table either. She didn’t think she’d have enough trees, or tree decorations for that matter, to put one in Every. Single. Room. .. And the lights required to twinkle on the house, the hedge, the trees, the shed and, potentially, the dog, would cost her a small fortune in electricity. And thus probably not very environmentally friendly.

“Oh well,” she shrugged and put on a Christmas CD. Looking forward to seeing her old favourite decorations, the accumulations of decades, she turned her attention to the presents. This year, in an attempt to single-handedly stem the tide of consumerism, the grown-ups’ theme was ‘home-made’. The possibilities were endless: chutney, knitted scarves, jam, whittled spoons. Easy.

The challenge, however, was to make a gift someone would really, truthfully, actually want... P’raps not so easy.

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In the background, Eartha Kitt sang of Santa baby in a voice that reminded her of butterscotch and praline. And Eartha’s wish list was a litany of 20th Century excess: a 54 convertible (gas guzzling planet killer), a ring (hopefully not set with a conflict diamond) and as for the sable under the tree – for years she thought Eartha wanted a stable – and presumably some horses… Ms Kitt had been an awful good girl after all. Different times.

Well, she didn’t want any of those things. Just everyone well enough to be together, some festive cheer and some good games. But this year, she mused, who knew what Santa would bring? There! Shock, horror – she’d caught herself using the ‘S’ word. Whatever happened to Father Christmas?

Everywhere was Santa. Raymond Briggs would be turning in his grave.

The world was lately a place of instant gratification and convenience; with half the syllables, ‘Santa’ was a sound bite, whilst ‘Father Christmas’ was more of a verbal commitment. Was that it? Or maybe the influence from our colonial cousins? Halloween had galloped across the pond like a rampaging headless horseman with a posse of possessed pumpkins. And the Christmason-steroids of her current viewing of choice was littered with Santas - and something called ‘The Holidays’.

Leaving that conundrum aside, she turned to the interweb for some homemade inspiration. There. Good old Good Housekeeping to the rescue; espresso martini liqueur – and she’d decorate the bottles with ‘Love from Father Christmas’ and a few snowflakes. There was that box of glass paints in the garage. Sorted.

Come Christmas day, her family were delighted with her home-made gift.

“Who does not love an espresso martini?” they cried in unison. “And the little bottles – so sweet! Oh look – it says ‘love from Santa’ – cute.”

Yes, dear Reader. Santa.. so conveniently short.

P.S. Dear Father Christmas..

So sorry. Next year; bigger bottles.

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We hope to be running around the streets of the Meon Valley in our replacement by Easter next year.

Hello again.

Well Christmas is appearing over the horizon, and I very much invite you to attend one, or better still, both of our Christmas meetings.

Guests will get a warm welcome. So come along, please! Guests pay £2 to defray speaker costs, and our annual sub. is now £15. We also have lots of books that we sell cheaply for charity.

Santa Collections Meon Valley Lions Club are busy organising the Santa Collections throughout December so look out for updates in our social media for routes and dates.

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On Tuesday 5/12 Professor Duncan-Colin Jones, a well-known local and expert lecturer, is talking on “Beginners guide to DNA” and on Tuesday 19/12 our own Glynn Edwards is offering us a Christmas quiz as part of our Christmas party.

Both events begin at 2pm. Our meetings are always lively with lots of laughs. We meet as usual in the Wickham Community Centre.

I hope to see you there and wish you all a merry Christmas.

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Bishops Waltham Rotary Club

Ukraine relief convoy

As reported last month, we have been raising money to acquire a 4x4 vehicle to send to Ukraine as part of the “Pick-up’s for Peace” convoy, which heads out in mid-November. With various money raising events and collections we have raised nearly £4,000 and, with this we can purchase and prepared the vehicle, plus fill it with essential warm weather clothing, sleeping bags and first aid supplies. We have found the right vehicle, with the kind assistance of Silverlake Garage in Shedfield, who not only helped us source the vehicle, but also supplied us with a set of new tyres and a full tank of fuel to start things off on the vehicle’s long journey to Ukraine. Normally, all vehicles going to Ukraine with Pick-up’s for Peace stay there to provide much needed transport, but due to the quality of the vehicle we have supplied, Pick-Up’s for Peace have requested that this vehicle do two journeys, the first with the main convoy of supplies and a second run just before Christmas with a cargo of Toys to be handed out as Christmas Presents to the Children of Ukraine. Once the vehicle has made its second trip, it will stay in Ukraine to bolster the fleet of vehicles from the original convoy.

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400 shoeboxes packed with presents for children in need at Christmas. These boxes will be added to the nearly 20,000 boxes collected annually from around our district, which covers most of Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, the Channel Islands, and parts of Dorset and Wiltshire. This year the boxes are going to Albania, Montenegro, Moldova and Romania, and if possible, to Ukraine, from there they will be shipped to local Rotary Clubs who will distribute them.

Wednesday 13th December Fair Oak starting out at Stubbington Way Thursday 14th December Bishops Waltham visiting Rareridge lane and the Oak Road area Friday 15th December All day static at Hilliers Garden Centre SO30 2EZ Friday 15th December Fair Oak, starting in Dean Road off Allington lane Monday 18th December Bishops Waltham on the Pondside estate Tuesday 19th December Horton Heath starting out at the community centre

Christmas Collections

Santa has been in touch, and we now have the routes all set for where he will be visiting this year, along with Roger, his brightly lit musical steam train. Again this year we have been working hard with Santa’s Elves and you can track Santa and Roger on their travels around the local area - Simply log onto www. bishopswalthamrotary.org.uk and follow the “Where is Roger “ link.

Thursday 30 November 6-8pm at Hilliers Garden Centre Woodhouse Lane, Botley, Nr. Southampton, Hampshire, SO30 2EZ

Wednesday 20th December Bishops Waltham starting at The Avenue Thursday 21st December Fair Oak, heading out from Crowd Hill off Savernake Way Friday 22nd December All day static at Hilliers Garden Centre SO30 2EZ Friday 22nd December Fair Oak, starting in Blackberry way, opposite the Clock Inn Saturday 23rd December Static at Sainsbury’s Bishop’s Waltham

Sunday 3rd December 6-8pm Lights switch on Wickham Square Monday 11th December Bishop’s Waltham the new Clover Way estate on Winchester Road Tuesday 12th December Waltham Chase

Like our Facebook page or take a look at our website for updates on what is going on, what we have been up to and how you can help us help others! pr@bishopswalthamrotary.org.uk

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ENVIRONMENT

A Wintery Walk A s the weather grows colder, it’s easy to heed the call of the sofa cushions. But if you do venture out on a chilly day, our chalk streams are lovely places for a stroll. Even in the wintertime, these precious habitats are brimming with life and colour. For those places that have a winterbourne, regular rain could see their stream return to the landscape after months of hiding below the ground.

Take a walk in the early morning for the chance to catch a veil of mist lifting from the stream’s surface – a magical effect caused by water rising from the chalk aquifer and meeting the frigid air. This is the ideal time of day to see and hear birds like wrens, robins, goldcrests, and kingfishers. You might even glimpse bats darting by, heading home after a night of hunting insects.

Winter is also the perfect season to spot brown trout and Atlantic salmon engaging in their courtship rituals. If you’re lucky, you could witness males getting into tiffs over potential partners.

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might be freshly made nests, or ‘redds’.

These nests are easily disturbed, so check the area if your dog is going for a paddle.

Along the water’s edge, you may see clumps of watercress and water crowfoot. While they flower in the springtime, these plants give shelter to small fish during the colder months. Up on the stream banks, you might find the dry remains of umbellifers like hogweed and cow parsley. Though past their best for beauty, these plants have hollow stems that make great hibernation spaces for insects.

If the ground is wet or frosty, study it for signs of animals passing through. You might be surprised by what you find, from the cloven-hooved tracks of deer to the star-shaped prints of water voles. Get to know your local wildlife – the number of toes, length of stride, and pattern of movement are all key. Fox tracks, for instance, look similar to those of dogs but tend to be in a straighter line.

The Watercress and Winterbournes scheme stays busy over the winter months - our intrepid volunteers are out surveying fish redds and monitoring riverflies. For

a good excuse to visit charming places at their most peaceful, become a volunteer by visiting www.hiwwt.org.uk/winterbournes.

Our work is made possible by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Free Online Talks ‘Chalk Stream Moths and Butterflies’ 5th December, 7pm Ashley Whitlock from Butterfly Conservation details the amazing lives of the moths and butterflies that frequent chalk streams, and their immense value to those ecosystems.

‘Photography for Chalk Stream Conservation’ 11th January, 7pm Award-winning photographer Paul Colley shares his chalk stream images, explains the techniques behind them, and explores how they are used in chalk stream conservation.

Book your tickets at hiwwt.org.uk/ winterbournes.

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Please contact us regarding our complementary design and quotation service, we look forward to hearing from you.

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Steam Illuminations at The Watercress Line

An incredible light show on and in a steam train, consisting of thousands of coloured LED lights and LED wristbands, creating a kaleidoscope of different colours and flashing patterns. This makes the steam train look magical both inside and out. On selected dates choose from a journey filled with big Christmas hits that get you jigging about to the festival spirit (‘Christmas Chart Crackers’); or join a musical journey from the 1960s to present day of dance floor singalong anthems (‘Pop Anthems Journey’). Both journeys are filled with interactive sound to light fun for friends, family groups, couples and corporate gatherings all while hosted by the legendary ‘Voiceover Man’ (as heard on Britain’s Got Talent and X-Factor).

Trains depart from either Alresford or Alton and complete a round trip, back to the starting station. The journey lasts approximately 1 hour 45 minutes, so please allow 2 hours for your trip. For more information and booking visit: www.watercressline.co.uk

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Santa is back in the Planetarium for Cosmic Christmas! Blast off on a live-action immersive festive space adventure for the whole family before meeting the man himself and getting a special Christmas gift.

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