What’s on

CASTLE COURT BADMINTON CLUB, ROWLANDS CASTLE

we are a small, mixed, sociable group of mostly retired folk who play badminton between 8 pm and 10 pm on Thursday evenings (between September and May) in the parish hall, links lane, rowlands castle we have a few vacancies for new members starting in september, so if you are looking for an enjoyable way to get some exercise and think badminton might be for you, why not go along and give it a try.trial evenings are free and we only play doubles so you will not be by yourself on court! evenings usually end with an (optional) visit to the local pub interested? then please contact the club b

Emsworth & Havant Branch

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5th August - Quay sale at slipper sailing club

Emsworth Artists

Saturday 26th August until Wednesday 30th August - annual exhibition from from 10am till 6pm-dailyentry is free at the community centrechurch path, emsworth.

each year we donate 25% of the profit from our sales of work to the community centre last year we donated £1,800 bringing our total donations to date to well over £30,000 all our artists are semi professional/ professional and highly talented living within a two mile radius of emsworth square. we have a wide variety of talents-

Air Aces

arun & chichester (air) enthusiasts society

Monday 24th July - 18.45 for 19.30 hrs‘aviation around poole Bay – 1910 to 1976’ - presented by kevin patience poole Bay played an important aviation part from 1910 to 1976, including in ww2. kevin patience will explain how seaplanes operated in poole Bay in ww1 and during ww2 it became one of the busiest airports in the world, operating

Monday 21st August - 18.45 for 19.30 -

‘the royal international air tattoo - riatthe fun and the challenges’ - presented by mr tim prince inspired by squadron leader Jack currie dfc raf, a small team of volunteers staged an air show at north weald aerodrome in 1971, in support of the royal air forces association (rafa). e that it would stand out from ous other annual ‘air shows’ in y called it the ‘air tattoo’. it ces is an aviation talk society, viding its members with regular talks, y experts in many different fields elated to the world of aviation. the talks are held at the chichester park hotel, esthampnett road, painters in many mediums-ceramicsphotography-print-textiles and willow work. this year Julie turner will be kindly donating a print for our raffle prize - also regular internal competitions for which our visitors vote-one for a favourite watercolour and one for a favourite exhibit will also take place visit our website: wwwemsworthartists org uk to view some of our work. you can also follow us at: https://m.facebook.com/emsworthartists/ https://www.instagram.com/emsworth artists/ we look forward to welcoming you this year ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| seaplanes and flying boats for the raf, raaf, the royal navy and Boac in 1939 the harbour was taken over by imperial airways as a base for the empire and catalina flying boats. Brownsea island, in the centre of poole harbour, became a ‘starfish’ decoy base and part of the defences for the protection of the royal navy cordite factory at holton heath. during the Battle of Britain, poole Bay was a key port for the d-day invasion. for nearly 10 years, between 1939 and 1948 it was the uk’s only international airport. the last flying boat arrived in 1976. was a success with the participating aircrews enjoying the energy and enthusiasm of the volunteers, the spectating public happy with the exciting flying with aircraft from far and wide. it is now the ‘royal international air tattoo’ and in its 50th year tim prince, who has been part of the riat’s story since 1971, will share some of the many stories about this important annual gathering of the world’s military aircraft and aviators. chichester 7pm for 7.30 start. members £5, visitors £7 and under 16s free. doors open at 6.45 no pre-booking, no reserved

Waterlooville Macular Society Support Group

nearly 1.5m people in the uk have macular disease it affects people of all ages. age-related macular degeneration (amd) is the most common condition, generally affecting people over the age of 55.

the macular society, together with local people, organises the waterlooville support group, which aims to offer information, encouragement and friendship to people who are affected by macular disease and other sight loss conditions.

the waterlooville group would like to invite local people living with central vision loss, to join their monthly meetings, which take place at:age concern Borrow day centre, london road, cowplain, kevin tells a story about poole Bay that few people realise took place in this seaside town in dorset.

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tim will bring audio videos to show the audience, as well as many photos.

seating. for further information about airaces, please see www.airaces.org.uk or call david Batcock on 01243 823007 waterlooville, hampshire, po8 8dB. meetings run on the second thursday of each month (not including august) from 1.30pm until 3.30pm. for more information about the waterlooville support group, to confirm your attendance, or if you’d like to volunteer, please contacttyler phillips (south central regional manager) on 0792 0643 710, or email: tylerphillips@macularsocietyorg

Data Protection: you can change what you receive from your support group or the macular society at any time by calling 01264 350 551 or emailing: keepintouch@macularsociety.org

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What’s happening at Making Space

making space is havant’s very own community craft charity, based in their purpose-built premises in the heart of leigh park.

as well as running regular classes in a variety of craft forms, making space has a busy outreach programme, providing subsidised activities in the community, and in its home to a number of professional makers who have their own studios on site if you haven’t heard of us until now, we’re delighted that postcode publications is giving us a little space each issue to tell you all about what has been happening, and what is coming up, in our thriving craft centre

Let's Create Leigh Park we are delighted to have been awarded money from the arts council to fund a project titled let's create leigh park.we will be running a series of workshops and events to encourage people to access the benefits of crafts. more information on this will be shared soon so please do keep your eyes peeled. as part of the let’s create initiative we will be starting monthly craft sessions. Craft Community making space will be hosting a monthly session to introduce people to a variety of crafts. from collage, crochet, embroidery to card making. all abilities welcome from beginners to seasoned crafters.the sessions will run on the 2ndTuesday of every month 7 - 8.30pm

Craft Club craft club offers the same opportunities as craft community but for 7 - 14 year olds. craft club runs the first Monday of every month from 4 - 5 30 pm Hampshire Artists Open Studios making space and the spring have teamed up to offer a range of exciting things to see and do in havant. pop-up craft fair, an exhibition & workshop by young creatives, makers studios, taster workshops and a free drop in session. visit our website makingspace.org to find out about all our events, activities and opportunities.

Hambledon Folk Club

Wednesday 12 July -

Ben Robertson - Ben is 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’ (granny’s attic) https://www.benrobertsonmusic.co.uk

Wednesday 13th

SeptemberWill Finn & Rosie Calvertwill and rosie ar a dynamic folkinspired duo from the north east of england. graduates of the folk and traditional music Ba at newcastle university, they have been taking the festival circuit by storm with their a capella harmony quartet the teacups for the past ten years.their duo work has been met with accolades wherever they go playing traditional music with a contemporary flair, their shows are a veritable smorgasbord of folk fusion, utilising piano, steel pan, and close -knit harmony singing.

‘will and rosie sing beautiful close