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from Round & About Magazine - Haslemere/Midhurst Edition - January 2020

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Whether that's a promise to do more exercise, eat less food, give up the booze or join a club, there's plenty of help and inspiration out there to help you achieve your goals. Jump into January! It's that time of year again, a new year, a new start, a new chance to set new goals and commit to a healthier new you.

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Lisa Juffkins

Our Ramblings are full of ideas to encourage and motivate you to try something new and there's a plethora of groups and activities featured here you can get involved in. One thing we can all get into this year is being more green and eco-friendly and our great feature has some suggestions for how you can do this, so here's to a happy, healthy new year for all.

Spend a magical night out with the family as the Lynchmereans present their 72nd pantomime – Aladdin in the Hardman Hoyle Memorial Hall, on Hammer 26th, 27th and 28th of December. They are a community organisation giving children ages 8 and above the chance to try their hand at performing. Their script is always home-grown and the show promises to be an absolute hoot! Tickets are £7. For further details and to purchase tickets, visit www. lynchmerepantomime.co.uk/buy-tickets

Godalming & Haslemere Ramblers can help you achieve your healthy, New Year’s resolutions! You’ll lose a few pounds and feel fitter, whilst enjoying the countryside, fresh air, exercise and companionship. Their 22 walks in January are led by experienced walkers and range from 5 to 12 miles. Make sure you wear waterproof boots and wrap up warm! For further details, visit www.gandhramblers. org.uk, or find them on Facebook.

The Arts Society Haslemere begin their 2020 lectures on Tuesday, 21st January, with the intriguing talk entitled The Empty Chair from Van Gogh to Ai Weiwei’ by Angela Findlay. We are all familiar with Van Gogh’s chair from the National Gallery painting but Ai Weiwei was banned in his own country of China and is perhaps less well known to some. One of his works was the steel rods taken from houses which had collapsed due to earthquakes and were made into an amazing artwork to commemorate those who had died. Artists across the world have been using the humble chair as a conduit for profound ideas and the viewer can make different interpretations of the works they see. 2pm, Haslemere Hall. For more details, call Sue Wright on 01428 683578 or visit www. theartssocietyhaslemere.org

The Arts Society Grayshott meets at 2pm in Grayshott Village Hall, on Thursday, 9th January, Nicola Moorby will set two creative geniuses head-to-head and examine their differences, similarities, battles and triumphs. Who will be crowned Star Painter after their lecture, Turner v Constable: The Great British Paint-Off? Next month, they will meet on Tuesday, 4th February and welcome back the ever popular and always in demand, Louise Schofield. In a lecture, Archaeological Adventures in Albania, she will discuss the work she and her team have done to unlock the secrets buried in Albania’s soil. For more information, call Kathy on 01428 723565 or visit www. theartssocietygrayshott.org

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. It’s panto season! Families will not be disappointed with Headley Theatre Club’s production of Snow White, on the 10th, 11th, 17th and 18th January. Join the much loved characters as they take you through the magical story of Snow White and her seven dwarfs, the magic mirror and the evil queen! There are 2.30pm matinées on the Saturdays, and 8pm evening shows on both Fridays and Saturdays. Prices are £8 with £6 concessions, and family tickets also available. See www.headley-village.com/drama or phone 01428 717358 for information.

Keep the kids entertained in January with crafts at Haslemere Museum. On Saturday, 25th you can have fun together making bird cakes, crafty activities and discovering a whole host of birds in both the museum grounds and galleries. 10.30am- 1pm. Free for all. Call 01428 642112 for more details. Haslemere Educational Museum, 78 High Street, Haslemere, GU27 2LA.

Shake off those winter blues, put on your dancing shoes and join the Guildford Folk Dancers at All Saints Church Hall in Onslow Village on Thursday, 9th January from 8pm till 10.15pm. This will be their first weekly meeting of 2020 and they look forward to welcoming new and experienced dancers, of all abilities, with or without a partner. They also hold dances at Normandy Village Hall on Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons. For more information, call 01483 823514 or visit www. guildfordfolkdancers.org.uk

You can blow away the Christmas cobwebs with a New Year’s Day Cruise on the Wey & Arun Canal on 1st January. 50 minute trips leave at 11am, 12.15pm and 2pm from the Wharf beside the Onslow Arms, High Street, Loxwood, Billingshurst, West Sussex RH14 0RD. Adult tickets are £10, and children’s tickets are £5. To learn more and to book call 01403 752403. d ...Continued on page 14.

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