What’s on

Solent MaleVoice Choir

Thursday May 11th - 7.00pm concert with Bosmere Junior school st faith's church, havant once again we are singing in a joyful concert with the children of the Bosmere Junior school choir worth coming for the excellence of the Junior school choir, smvc are just an "added feature" to this lovely, happy and inspiring concert. free concert with a retiring collection.

Friday 14th July - 7.30pm plus kidderminstervalentines st george's church, portsea (now the harbour church), po1 3at the kidderminstervalentines are a lady's choir and are "on tour", stopping over in portsmouth and they will be joing the solent malevoice choir for a joint concert in aid of the rnli. expect a fun evening of items from both choirs, individually, plus a few joint items. tickets will be available from the smvc website:www.solentmalevoicechoir.org

Monday 29th August - Bank holiday emsworth show in the performance marquee at the new life church grounds, thorney road, emsworth

Saturday 24th Junehayling island community fair and summer show from 1.30pm – 4 pm at the hayling college

Get going with coastal rowing

come and see what coastal rowing is all about on our open days!

these free events provide the perfect opportunity to visit northney marina, chat to mike and the langstone adventure rowing team about any concerns or questions you might have, meet other likeminded people, learn a bit about coastal rowing and even have a go!

we also have our six-week courses running directly after the open days, these spaces will fill up quickly so you may want to reserve your space now (see other listings) or you can just come along on the open days.

we have three open days and six courses available for more details go to: info@getupandgohavant.com or call 023 9244 6223 if rowing doesn’t float your boat, there are plenty of other activities on offer, such asyoga, guided walks, lawn bowling and a whole lot more

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Seated Yoga

Now until 30 June -10.00am –11.00am at waterlooville library (no class 2 June) free! Booking is essential, to book your place please visit: https://shop.hants.gov.uk/collections/librarycourses, contact branch staff or call 023 9223 2957

Air Aces

arun & chichester (air) enthusiasts society illustrated with stories of their shared experiences, the air marshal will reflect, not just on parallels a generation apart, but also on the changing face of the raf hands for a few short but significant months, and this talk by Jill Bush, will focus on the desperate attempts of no 11 squadron to battle not just the enemy, but machines which often fell apart, and a supply chain that was woefully inadequate may to september 1916, the first phase of the infamous battle of the somme, was a key period for the development of the royal flying corps (rfc). the admiralty of the skies was in their airaces is an aviation talk society, providing its members with regular talks, given by experts in many different fields related to the world of aviation, held at the chichester park hotel,westhampnett rd, chichester 7pm for 7.30 start. members £5, visitors £7 and under 16s free. doors open at 6.45 no pre-booking, no reserved seating. for further information see www.airaces.org.uk or call david Batcock on 01243 823007

Monday 22nd May - ‘like father like son – the story of a ww2 spitfire ace and the son who followed in his footsteps’ presented by air marshal graeme ‘Black’ robertson cBe, Ba, fraes, frsa, raf (ret’d) an illustrious and famous former raf pilot, who flew front line fast jets.

‘Black’s father was a decorated spitfire ace, whose brief wartime career was ended by injury, and ‘Black’ himself was a cold war flier who retired in 1998.

Monday 26th June - ‘chaos & comedy: a summer on the somme, with no 11 squadron, royal flying corps’ - presented by ms Jill Bush.

“if it goes on like now,” wrote major hugh trenchard, in the summer of 1916 on the somme,“god help us when we get the huns on the run”.

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• Main hall (11 metres by 10 metres)

• Chairs and tables for 80 people

• Accessible toilets and babychanging facilities

• Kitchen with crockery and cutlery

• Private garden and parking for 20+ cars

Mondays: 9.30am to 10.30am Calton School of Pilates

5.30pm to 7.00pm 2nd Denvilles Brownies (girls aged 7 to 10 years)

7.15pm to 8.00pm Jump

Wednesdays: 6.45pm to 7.30 pm Body Tone

8.00pm to 9.30pm Wing Chun Kung Fu

Fridays: 9.15am to 10.15am Calton School of Pilates

10.45am to 11.45am Jiggy Wrigglers (under 5 s mixed)

12.00 noon to 12.45pm Jiggy Wrigglers (0 to 12months)

7.00pm to 9.00pm Homewell Scouts (aged 10 to 14 years)

Sundays: 1.00pm onwards Available for Private Hire

Tuesdays: 6.00pm to 7.00pm Calton School of Pilates 7.15pm to 8.45pm Yoga

Thursdays : 10.am to 12 noon

Social Coffee Morning 4.30pm to 5.30pm 1st Denvilles Rainbows (girls aged 5 to 7 years) 6.00pm to 7.00pm Calton School of Pilates

Saturdays: 7.00am to 10.30am

Slimming World 1.00pm onwards Available for Private Hire

For Availability and Booking contact the Bookings Secretary by email at: stridebookings@hotmail.com www facebook.com/stridecentre

Caretaker: Tim Irons 07548 846494

Saturday & Sunday afternoons available for private hire at competitive rates

Sunday 11th June - an evening concert themed around the coronation; a choir and a Brass ensemble of skilled musicians together with organist, specially brought together for this concert of music reflecting on coronations past.there is opportunity for audience participation in some of the singing.a right royal night out!

Monday 12th June, - a free organ recital by liz le grove a highly accomplished organist, liz is director of academic studies at the royal marines school of music.then in the evening, another group of highly accomplished musicians has been specially put together under the name of the waterlooville music festival chamber ensemble, and will be performing a selection of pieces under the title “all creatures great and small”.a magical evening of beautifully performed well known classics.

Hambledon Folk Club

Tuesday 13th June - a free lunchtime concert performed by springwood school. in the evening there is a fantastic double bill - the waterlooville group of the uk’s most exciting contemporary choirwaterlooville rock choir - joined by winchester flute choir

Wednesday 14th June - a free lunchtime concert by the cowplain ukulele players, and in the evening, the Band of the hampshire constabulary - probably hampshire’s leading concert wind band.

Thursday 15th June - a free lunchtime concert featuring the students of oaklands catholic school.then in the evening a folk and ale night! - with a revival of ramskyte, well known to portsmouth folk music followers.the evening also features olly alsford.all evening concerts tickets just £6.

Friday 16th June - two free concerts. for the lunch break, be entertained by the students of horndean technology college then in the afternoon the festival has a real treat - the hugely talented robbie rich, playing saxophone, flute, clarinet, recordersometimes even simultaneously with cream teas with homemade scones available to purchase the festival tribute night. features rocket max - this internationally renowned elton John impersonator faithfully reproduces the look, sound, and energy of a real elton John concert. with his full live band.tickets just £10. passport tickets are available providing entry to all events and are great value for all evening concerts there is a licensed bar, with real ales provided by local Bowmans Brewery Tickets can be purchased by credit card at the festival website (no booking fees). Much more information at: www.waterloovillemusicfestival.org.uk

Saturday 17th June - the festival concludes with its usual grand finalelast night of the proms - performed by the meridian winds from southampton with their musical director and conductor don lloyd.with all the pomp, ceremony and flag waving of the real thing. an evening not to be missed. tickets just £10.

Wednesday 10 May - Winter Wilson - a welcome return to hambledon of this first-class duo now in their 10th year as fulltime musicians, kip winter and dave wilson bring a sense of intimacy to every venue, blending superb, often hard-hitting original songs, stunning harmonies and musicianship with sometimes hilarious humour and tales of life on the road. kip (vocals, accordion, guitar, flute) ‘simply has a voice to die for’ ( John roffey, maverick magazine), whilst dave (vocals, guitar and banjo) is now rightly recognized as being amongst the top tier of British songwriters, with his songs sung in folk clubs across the uk and beyond.together, their voices are sublime ‘in 30 years of listening to folk music, i have never heard two voices blend so perfectly’ (david aird, chairman, glenfarg folk club) ‘kip winter's outstanding vocal talents and dave wilson's stunning abilities as a songwriter, composer, guitarist and singer welded seamlessly to produce a most memorable evening.’ (John waltham, living tradition) https://winterwilson.com

Wednesday 14 June -The ShackletonTrio - a highly original and energetic musical force that combines captivating songwriting, fiery tunes and powerful three part harmonies.the shackleton trio are georgia shackleton (fiddle, vocals),aaren Bennett (guitar) and nic Zuppardi (mandolin). natural talents of the folk tradition, their self-penned material blends seamlessly with their imaginative yet authentic re-workings of traditional folk standards, influenced by British,american and scandinavian folk traditions but remaining firmly rooted in the local tradition of the band’s native east anglia ‘Beguiling.a charismatic performance that holds your attention and isn’t afraid to make you think’ (northern sky magazine). charismatic and intensely assured’ (froots) https://www.shackletontrio.co.uk

Wednesday 12 July - Ben Robertson - an accomplished young guitarist and singer from north wales who includes a wide range of instrumentals and songs in his repertoire inspired by the likes of martin simpson and davy graham, he plays fingerstyle guitar folk tunes and songs from across the British isles and europe, from traditional irish to contemporary scandinavian. Ben is becoming increasingly popular on the uk folk festival circuit.‘Ben's playing is absolutely sublime he's a massively entertaining performer with a great sound’ https://www.benrobertsonmusic.co.uk