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Events in July Stockbridge Community Cinema Friday 16 July 7.30pm Cinema Paradiso (12A) Giuseppe Tornatore’s loving homage to the cinema tells the story of Salvatore, a successful film director, returning home for the funeral of Alfredo, his old friend who was the projectionist at the local cinema throughout his childhood. Soon memories of his first love affair with the beautiful Elena and all the highs and lows that shaped his life come flooding back, as Salvatore reconnects with the community he left 30 years earlier. In Italian with English subtitles [Digitally restored original theatrical version] Wednesday 21 July 5pm and 7.30pm Summerland (12A) During World War II, reclusive writer Alice (Gemma Arteton) has her sequestered life upended when Frank, an evacuee from the London Blitz, is left in her care. Despite initially resolving to be rid of him, Alice finds herself and her emotions reawakened by him. Information common to all films Showing at Stockbridge Town Hall SO20 6HE. Tickets can be purchased online - price £5.50 plus £0.50p booking fee per ticket (£6.00 total) via www.stockbridgecinema.org.uk or by telephone from TicketSource 0333 666 3366 (£1.75 charge per booking in addition to online ticket price). Socially distanced seating and no bar. Wearing of face coverings is required. Visit our website for full details.
National Garden Scheme I am sure those of you who have managed to obtain a copy of the 2021 Hampshire Yellow Booklet can’t fail to have noticed that it is a much slimed down version. BUT, this certainly does not mean that there are less gardens to choose from. Far from it. This year (including the gardens opening as part of a Group) we have 116 gardens opening. This is up there with our recent years. Now at last we’ve got the sunshine. Perfect weather for Garden Visiting. Maybe you are planning a Staycation - what could be better than visiting a few NGS Gardens - often described as ‘Britain’s Best Value Day Out’. With the added bonus of the ever popular NGS Home-made Teas, you can’t go wrong. Here are just a few which might interest you. Hospital of St.Cross, St Cross Road, Winchester, SO23 9SD Open: Sunday 11th July 2pm to 5pm Admission: £4.00 children free Refreshments: Home-made teas in the Hundred Men’s Hall The Masters Garden is steeped in history - there was a garden created here in the late 17th century, which includes a wide range of plants. The Compton Garden was created in 1986 and includes rare and unusual plants. https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/32776
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A Floral Celebration Of ‘The Mayflower’ & Pilgrim Stephen Hopkins of Upper Clatford All Saints’ Church, Upper Clatford will be a blaze of colour on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th August for a flower festival. The festival will celebrate the 440th anniversary of the baptism of local resident, Stephen Hopkins in 1581. In 1620, Stephen joined the Pilgrims to sail on the Mayflower. The flower festival was postponed from 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and is in aid of All Saints’ Church roof repairs. Stephen Hopkins had a very adventurous life and had already been to America once when he boarded the Mayflower. Stephen’s story in flowers will take visitors from Upper Clatford to a shipwreck in the Sea Venture off Bermuda, Jamestown, and finally to Plymouth in America, where he was the first Pilgrim to host one of the leading local Native Americans in his home. Displays will also depict the ‘Mayflower Compact’, a governance agreement that was signed by the Pilgrims before landing, farming, the very first ‘Thanksgiving’, Stephen’s business in Plymouth and Stephen’s children and grandchildren. Since Stephen Hopkins’ roots in Upper Clatford were traced by American researchers over ten years ago, All Saints’ Church has received a steady number of descendants who delight in walking in Stephen’s footsteps. Village organisations will be participating either by sponsoring arrangements to be done by the church flower arrangers or doing their own arrangements. Admission to the flower festival is £5 to include refreshments. The festival will be open on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 August, 11am – 5pm. The festival will be subject to any Covid-19 restrictions that are in force at the time. Historical note: It is believed that the account of the shipwreck of the Sea Venture off Bermuda on which Stephen Hopkins was travelling as the Minister’s Clerk, by William Strachey, reached Shakespeare and was used by him when formulating ideas for The Tempest. The description of the storm and the island in The Tempest bear a close description to William Strachey’s account.
Over Wallop Fete Saturday 31st July 2021 Over Wallop Fete (subject to Covid restrictions), 12 noon - 3.30pm at St Peter’s Church, Glebe Field, Over Wallop, SO20 8HT. We missed out last year so this year bring the family for an afternoon of fun. Enjoy a BBQ lunch, Pimms and beer tent, cakes and ice creams. There will be a dog show with many fun classes (enter on the day), an Army assault course, Punch & Judy, the Army Flying Museum will have an interactive tent. Plus all the usual games and stalls.
