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wild side, enjoy winter crafts, or try exciting challenges and quiz packed trails indoors and out. Along the way you’ll be able to tick off a few of the ‘50 things to do before you’re 11 ¾’ challenges by flying kites next to lighthouses and in parklands, building hotels for bugs and making wild art. For more information and ideas for great value family days out go to: www.nationaltrust.org.uk. Minibeast Mayhem at Haslemere Museum Tuesday 16th February 11am to 3pm Join Sally-Ann Spence to find out all about some of these fascinating and beautiful creatures and then do an art or craft activity. It’s a Family Drop-In Event and the cost is £2 for members and £4 for non-members. No need to book. Email: enquiries@haslemeremuseum.co.uk. Call 01428 642112. Website: www.haslemeremuseum.co.uk. Haslemere DFAS Tuesday 16th February 2pm Thomas Heatherwick, who has been called ‘the Leonardo Da Vinci of our times’, will be the subject of Haslemere Decorative and Fine Arts next lecture. NADFAS Lecturer Anthea Streeter, who has a special interest in 20th century architecture and design, will highlight Heatherwick’s innovative style now in demand throughout the world and highlight the broad range of his designs which include the Olympic Cauldron and the new red London bus. The lecture takes place at Haslemere Hall and new members are very
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welcome. For more details, contact HDFAS Membership Secretary Sue Wright on 01428 683578 or visit the Society’s website at www.haslemeredfas.co.uk to learn more about all their activities. Age UK’s Call in Time Programme This is a national telephone befriending service. 800 friendship calls are made every week by corporate volunteers to lonely and isolated older people. Each volunteer makes just one 20-30 minute call a week, which changes the lives of the elderly by reducing isolation and loneliness, building and improving their confidence, mental and physical well-being, and allowing them to remain independent in their own homes for longer. By sponsoring their staff to fund this activity, Godalming based Watco, who are the UK’s leading manufacturer of industrial strength flooring products, will be helping to improve the lives of a vulnerable sector of the community. Starting in January, a minimum of ten Watco staff will take part in this initiative, with training provided by Age UK, who will pair staff up with suitable elderly partners based on shared interests. Many of the staff already spend a great deal of time on the phone as part of their day to day roles, so this telephone befriending service will integrate easily into their working day. Wild about the woods at the Slindon Estate 17th February, 10am-3pm Join the Slindon Estate team for a day of tree-filled family GODALMING 40 HIGH STREET GU7 1DY 01483 418020
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