Following a serious fire on December 20th, 2009, Medstead Village Hall suffered extensive damage and is closed until further notice. Events scheduled there for the next few months are likely to be relocated, postponed or cancelled. Please check with individual organisations listed in the Medstead Village Guide for specific details.
| January |
|
| Saturday, 2nd |
Monthly Maintenance
If you can spare a few hours, please join us to help keep the churchyard tidy.
We meet at the Church Hall on the first Saturday of the month at 10.00am and work until about noon.
Please come along, your help is always welcome!
For more details please contact Noel Howard on 01420 565993. |
10.00am |
Church Hall & Church Grounds |
| Friday, 8th |
Julian Meeting
Our Julian meetings are now held once a month.
We have recently started reading The Ladder of Perfection, by Walter Hilton, as our lead-in to the silence.
If quiet Christian contemplation is something you might enjoy, or if you just want to find out more, please contact Gay or Jill. We are always delighted to welcome new members. |
8.00pm |
Belmont, Five Ash Road |
| Saturday, 9th |
Winter Walk Fund-raiser
Beat the January Blues with a Winter Walk and hot light lunch with a glass of wine, coffee and cake.
The walk will last around two hours, with a contingency plan should rain stop play.
All proceeds to the charity UK Youth. £10 per person, dogs are free!
Please contact Helen McEvoy 01256 381753 after 6.00pm or email
if you would like to join us. |
11.00am |
Village Hall / TBA |
| Sunday, 10th |
Family Service
Our monthly family service with an Epiphany theme and activities especially for children to enjoy. We would love to see you, so please come along and join us!
For more information please contact Kerry. |
11.00am |
Church Hall |
| Sunday, 10th |
Over 60s Lunch
Come and join the party! Calling all those over 60 living in Medstead: you are invited to the annual lunch, which is financed by various fund raising events in the village throughout the year so the event can be provided free of charge.
It is a chance to meet up after Christmas and chat with friends old and new. Do come along this year and bring along anyone you know who is new to the village.
Simply fill in the form in the Medstead Times and return it to the Handy Stores or the Castle Of Comfort. |
12.30pm for 1.00pm |
Four Marks Village Hall |
| Thursday, 14th |
Medstead WI
New Year Lunch.
For more details, please contact Cherry Messenger on 01420 563678. |
2.00pm |
Four Marks Village Hall |
| Thursday, 14th |
FOMS AGM
Friends of Medstead School's Annual General Meeting.
For more details, please contact Medstead School. |
9.00am |
School Hall |
| Saturday, 16th |
50:50 Auction
Intended for either new or good quality second hand items - not jumble - with proceeds shared between the seller and St Andrew's.
Sale items need to be brought to the Hall during the morning of the 16th, for viewing between 12 noon and 2.00pm, followed by the auction.
Any unsold goods will need to be collected by their owners.
For further information, contact Pat and Dudley Skinner on 01420 563474 or Sharon Blackshaw on 01420 563937. |
From 12.00pm |
Church Hall |
| Thursday, 21st |
Refectory Duty
St. Andrew's is committed to helping out with refectory duty at Winchester Cathedral.
If you can help for either a whole day or half a day please contact Mary Spinks on 01420 561440.
No previous experience is needed and this is an equal opportunity job! |
Day |
Winchester Cathedral
Refectory |
| Wednesday, 27th |
Medstead Fête AGM
All villagers are welcome to attend the Village Fête Annual General Meeting: the Fête Committee welcome your input, ideas, comments and observations - and if you would like to join the Committee, you will be very welcome. |
8.00pm |
Wiltshire Room, Village Hall / TBA |
| Friday, 29th |
Phileas P Souper
Five zany musicians and two miming clown artistes travel hysterically, beautifully, and magically around the world showing off their madcap comical observations as they go.
Licensed bar. Tickets, at £7.50 in advance only, telephone 01420 562378. All proceeds will go towards restoring the Village Hall, after the recent fire.
A Hog The Limelight professional touring production. |
7.15pm for 8.00pm |
Four Marks Village Hall |
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| February |
|
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Location |
| Tuesday, 2nd |
Medstead Gardeners Club
Visit to Hinton Ampner Gardens.
For more details, please contact Zoë Fenwick on 01420 564210. |
7.30pm for 8.00pm |
Church Hall |
| Friday, 5th |
Julian Meeting
Our Julian meetings are now held once a month.
We have recently started reading The Ladder of Perfection, by Walter Hilton, as our lead-in to the silence.
If quiet Christian contemplation is something you might enjoy, or if you just want to find out more, please contact Gay or Jill. We are always delighted to welcome new members. |
8.00pm |
Belmont, Five Ash Road |
| Saturday, 6th |
Monthly Maintenance
If you can spare a few hours, please join us to help keep the churchyard tidy.
We meet at the Church Hall on the first Saturday of the month at 10.00am and work until about noon.
Please come along, your help is always welcome!
For more details please contact Noel Howard on 01420 565993. |
10.00am |
Church Hall & Church Grounds |
| Saturday, 6th |
Burns Supper
Come and join us for a fabulous evening as Medstead Pre-School and Nursery hold their annual Burns Supper with haggis, tatties and nepes, a piper and dancing to a ceilidh band.
Tickets are available from Medstead Pre-School. |
7.15pm - Midnight |
Village Hall / TBA |
| Thursday, 11th |
Medstead WI
David Ottley on The Royal Naval Submarine Service.
For more details, please contact Cherry Messenger on 01420 563678. As always, new members and visitors are most welcome. |
2.00pm |
Church Hall |
| Saturday, 13th |
Music Hall
Medstead's got talent! Customers and friends of The Castle Of Comfort are performing in a charity Music Hall.
An evening of mellifluous melodies, sentimental soloists, professional prestidigitation and terpsichorean talent will be provided for your delectation and delight.
Beverages and comestibles available. Tickets, at £10, will be on sale from January 16th in the Castle of Comfort, telephone 01420 562112. Proceeds in aid of Helping Hampshire Blind. |
7.30pm for 8.00pm |
Castle Of Comfort |
| Sunday, 14th |
Family Service
Our monthly family service with activities especially for children to enjoy. We would love to see you, so please come along and join us!
For more information please contact Kerry. |
11.00am |
Church Hall |
| Ash Wednesday, 17th |
Medstead Lenten Lunch
The first in a series of six lunches where you can come and enjoy home-made soup, bread, cheese and other delights, whilst supporting charities at the same time!
This first Lenten Lunch is in aid of Karamoja, the Alton Deanery Link Committee's work providing practical support to the church and people of North-Eastern Uganda.
The lunch will be preceded, at 11.00am, by an Ash Wednesday Communion Service. |
12.00-1.30pm |
Church Hall |
| Tuesday, 23rd |
Medstead Lenten Lunch
The second in a series of six lunches where you can come and enjoy home-made soup, bread, cheese and other delights, whilst supporting charities at the same time!
This Lenten Lunch is in aid of The Stroke Association, the only UK-wide charity solely concerned with combating stroke in people of all ages.
It funds research into prevention, treatment and better methods of rehabilitation, and helps stroke patients and their families directly through its rehabilitation and support services. |
12.00-1.30pm |
Church Hall |
| Saturday, 27th |
Quiz Night
Come and pit your wits against the best brains in the village at our annual quiz night!
Local author Jack Linley is setting the questions and running the quiz, so you can expect a witty and challenging time.
You can enter individually, or in teams of six - the more the merrier - for an evening of fun, enlightenment and a fish & chip supper.
Tickets are the same price as last year, at £9. Please feel free to bring your own drinks.
For tickets or for more information, please contact Sharon Blackshaw, or sign the form at the back of the church. |
7.00pm |
Church Hall |
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| March |
|
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Location |
| Tuesday, 2nd |
Medstead Gardeners Club
A Year at Noar Hill.
For more details, please contact Zoë Fenwick on 01420 564210. |
7.30pm for 8.00pm |
Church Hall |
| Thursday, 4th |
Medstead Lenten Lunch
The third in a series of six lunches where you can come and enjoy home-made soup, bread, cheese and other delights, whilst supporting charities at the same time!
This Lenten Lunch is in aid of UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, which works for children's rights, their survival, development and protection, guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child. |
12.00-1.30pm |
Church Hall |
| Friday, 5th |
FOMS Annual Quiz Night
A great evening is guaranteed at the Friends Of Medstead School's quiz night, with bar, tea and coffee, raffle and prizes, including the infamous wooden spoon. Why not get together with your friends and form a table of 4-6?
Tickets and entry forms are available from Medstead School office, telephone 01420 562824. |
7.00pm for 7.30pm |
Village Hall / TBA |
| Saturday, 6th |
Monthly Maintenance
If you can spare a few hours, please join us to help keep the churchyard tidy.
We meet at the Church Hall on the first Saturday of the month at 10.00am and work until about noon.
Please come along, your help is always welcome!
For more details please contact Noel Howard on 01420 565993. |
10.00am |
Church Hall & Church Grounds |
| Thursday, 11th |
Medstead WI
Mark Collins on The Ins and Outs of the Radio Industry.
For more details, please contact Cherry Messenger on 01420 563678. As always, new members and visitors are most welcome. |
2.00pm |
Church Hall |
| Friday, 12th |
Medstead Lenten Lunch
The fourth in a series of six lunches where you can come and enjoy home-made soup, bread, cheese and other delights, whilst supporting charities at the same time!
This Lenten Lunch is in aid of Winchester Churches Nightshelter, an independent local charity supported by the Churches of Winchester, welcoming homeless people into safe and clean accommodation with a hot evening meal and breakfast. It also provides advice and support as well as assistance in finding appropriate permament accommodation. |
12.00-1.30pm |
Church Hall |
| Saturday, 13th |
JAM: Make Mothers Day 4!
A Benefice activity afternoon for primary-school aged children with lots of activities, including gifts to make for Mum for Mothering Sunday on March 14th!
Please bring an empty shoe box in which to carry your gifts home.
The cost will be £5 per family or £2 per child. To book a place please complete an application form, available from the Churches of Bentworth, Lasham, Medstead and Shalden, Bentworth Primary School and Medstead Primary School.
For more information please contact JAM. |
2.00pm-4.00pm |
Church Hall |
| Sunday, 14th |
Mothering Sunday Family Service
A special service for families on Mothering Sunday, with activities for children and a gift for every Mummy! We would love to see you, so please come along and join us.
For more information please contact Kerry. |
11.00am |
Church |
| Tuesday, 16th |
St. Lucy's Lenten Lunch
In aid of the Hatcliffe Feeding Scheme in Zimbabwe. Speaker Fr. George Webster CssR. All very welcome. |
12.00pm |
St. Lucy's Convent |
| Friday, 19th |
The Buffalo Gals
A traditional American style old country string band perform Appalachian, Bluegrass, Blues and Cajun tunes, songs and dance.
Licensed bar. Tickets, at £7.50 in advance only, telephone 01420 562378 or from The Handy Stores.
All proceeds will go towards restoring the Village Hall, after the recent fire.
A Hog The Limelight professional touring production. |
7.15pm for 8.00pm |
Four Marks Village Hall |
| Saturday, 20th |
Medstead Lenten Lunch
The penultimate lunch in a series of six where you can come and enjoy home-made soup, bread, cheese and other delights, whilst supporting charities at the same time!
This Lenten Lunch is in aid of Treloar Trust, based in Alton, which provides education, therapy, medical support and training in independence for young people with physical disabilities in a caring and supportive environment. The Trust gives students the opportunity to develop their confidence and skills to enable them to achieve their potential in all aspects of life. |
12.00-1.30pm |
Church Hall |
| Friday, 26th |
Medstead Lenten Lunch
The last in a series of six lunches where you can come and enjoy home-made soup, bread, cheese and other delights, whilst supporting charities at the same time!
This Lenten Lunch is in aid of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, a UK charity which trains and places dogs, which are trained to alert the deaf or hard of hearing to chosen everyday sounds, so offering greater independence, confidence and security at no cost to the recipients. |
12.00-1.30pm |
Church Hall |
| Saturday, 27th |
Music for Eastertide
You are warmly invited to a concert of seasonal music including Malcolm Williamson's Procession of Palms.
Alton Choral Society will be singing under the baton of Chris Gardner and accompanied by Stephen King on the organ. The programme will also include solos by accomplished local soprano Jane Mabbitt.
Admission is free. There will be a charitable retiring collection, the profits to be split equally between Children of Ecuador and the St Lawrence West End Project after deduction of minimal concert expenses. |
7.30pm |
St Lawrence Church, Alton |
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| April |
|
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Location |
| Saturday, 3rd |
Monthly Maintenance
If you can spare a few hours, please join us to help keep the churchyard tidy.
We meet at the Church Hall on the first Saturday of the month at 10.00am and work until about noon.
Please come along, your help is always welcome!
For more details please contact Noel Howard on 01420 565993. |
10.00am |
Church Hall & Church Grounds |
| Tuesday, 6th |
Medstead Gardeners Club
Moles: love them or hate them!
For more details, please contact Zoë Fenwick on 01420 564210. |
7.30pm for 8.00pm |
Church Hall |
| Thursday, 8th |
Medstead WI
John Smith on The Special Operations Executive at Beaulieu.
For more details, please contact Cherry Messenger on 01420 563678. As always, new members and visitors are most welcome. |
2.00pm |
Church Hall |
| Saturday, 10th |
Spring Jumble Sale
Our Jumble Sales are great fun, raise much needed cash for the Church and the quality of the stalls means they are always very popular, so be sure to arrive early for the best bargains!
If you would like to donate good quality clothing, toys, books, curios, etc. please contact one of the Churchwardens, or bring it to the Church Hall before 11.00am on the day. |
2.00pm |
Church Hall |
| Sunday, 11th |
Family Service
Our monthly family service with activities especially for children to enjoy. We would love to see you, so please come along and join us!
For more information please contact Kerry. |
11.00am |
Church Hall |
| Sunday, 18th |
Journey Back to VE Day
To commemorate the 65th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day and to raise funds for St. Andrew's Church and the service charity The 'Not Forgotten' Association.
Includes waitress-served light refreshments on a specially chartered Watercress Line train; hot supper at St Andrew's Church Hall; entertainment from Wendy & Patrick Busby; a 40's dance with Spinnin' Jim and Swingtime Susie and a cabaret featuring Memphis Belle and Micky the Fish.
Assemble at the West Country Buffet at Alresford Station, for a noon departure, and from 5.30pm for supper in the Church Hall; 40s outfits are encouraged - but not obligatory!
For tickets, priced at £15, or for more information, please telephone 01420 562445. |
11.00am-11.30pm |
Watercress Line / Church Hall |
| Friday, 23rd |
Karamoja Supper
Always a very popular event and part of Alton Deanery's fundraising efforts for Karamoja.
This will be a bring and share meal, with special guest: Bishop Joseph Abura, Bishop of Karamoja (South) and his wife Margaret.
Free issue tickets are available from David Hayward. Donations will be gratefully received at the end of the evening. |
7.00pm for 7.30pm |
The Church of the Good Shepherd, Four Marks |
| Saturday, 24th |
Spring Charity Concert: The Imperial Male Voice Choir and Ancora
We are thrilled to welcome the internationally acclaimed Imperial Male Voice Choir to Alton.
This distinguished choir regularly tours abroad and makes recordings under the baton of its well-known musical director, the professional singer and vocal coach Deborah Miles-Johnson.
Local female voice choir, Ancora, are delighted to be performing with them, together presenting an exciting and varied programme of music to celebrate spring.
Refreshments, wine and nibbles, will be on offer during the interval, complementing what promises to be a wonderful evening of musical entertainment.
The money raised from the concert will go directly to support the work of Home-Start Weywater, a local charity providing support for young families in Alton and the surrounding area.
Tickets at £10 are available from The Little Green Dragon Bookshop in Alton, Tel. 01420 87801, or at £12 on the door. Under 18s free. |
7.30pm |
Alton Maltings Centre |
| Friday, 30th |
Pure Nectar
Medstead Players' spring production is a light-hearted comedy in three acts by local playwright, Paul Surridge.
Tickets, priced £6, are available from The Handy Stores or from the box office, telephone 01420 563424. |
8.00pm |
Four Marks Village Hall |
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| May |
|
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Location |
| Saturday, 1st |
Monthly Maintenance
If you can spare a few hours, please join us to help keep the churchyard tidy.
We meet at the Church Hall on the first Saturday of the month at 10.00am and work until about noon.
Please come along, your help is always welcome!
For more details please contact Noel Howard on 01420 565993. |
10.00am |
Church Hall & Church Grounds |
| Saturday, 1st |
Pure Nectar
Medstead Players' spring production is a light-hearted comedy in three acts by local playwright, Paul Surridge.
Tickets, priced £6, are available from The Handy Stores or from the box office, telephone 01420 563424. |
2.30pm and 8.00pm |
Four Marks Village Hall |
| Tuesday, 4th |
Medstead Gardeners Club
The Original Flying Gardener.
For more details, please contact Zoë Fenwick on 01420 564210. |
7.30pm for 8.00pm |
Church Hall |
| Friday, 7th |
Quiz Night
Jubilee Church, Four Marks and Medstead, are hosting a Quiz Night to raise funds for the rebuilding of Medstead Village Hall.
We are hoping to have teams, between 6-8 people, representing as many of the organisations from Medstead and Four Marks and there will be a cash prize of £50 for the winning team!
Each person will be given a free raffle ticket on arrival and we will have more for sale during the evening with a number of sponsored prizes you could win!
There will also be an opportunity to sponsor a round of questions; our target is to have each round sponsored for around £200.
There will also be an interval during the evening when homemade desserts will be served.
All this for only £5 per person, to be paid before 7th May.
If you would like to enter a team, sponsor a quiz round, donate a prize for the raffle or for more information, please email Sarah Dendy:
|
7.30pm |
Four Marks Village Hall |
| Saturday, 8th |
Plant Sale
Don't miss out, come along and buy locally grown plants at very reasonable prices from Medstead Gardeners Club's, always highly popular, annual plant sale!
For more details, please contact Zoë Fenwick on 01420 564210. |
10.30am |
Church Hall |
| Sunday, 9th |
Family Service
Our monthly family service with activities especially for children to enjoy. We would love to see you, so please come along and join us!
For more information please contact Kerry. |
11.00am |
Church Hall |
| Sunday, 9th |
Benefice Rogation Walk
Come and help beat the bounds with a walk through Medstead's beautiful countryside, whilst holding a service at the same time!
The Rogation Walk will start at the Church, and at suitable points along the 5-6 mile off road route, we will pause for prayer and hymns, returning for tea and cakes in the Church Hall.
Walkers will need to be in strong boots and good voice! |
3.00pm |
Church |
| Thursday, 13th |
Medstead WI
Teacher, Teacher, an entertaining talk by local author and former head teacher, Jack Sheffield.
Jack is the author of the best-selling novels Teacher, Teacher!, Mister Teacher and, his latest novel, Dear Teacher.
For more details, please contact Cherry Messenger on 01420 563678. |
2.00pm |
Church Hall |
| Friday, 14th |
FOMS: Call My Wine Bluff
For more details, please contact Medstead School. |
7.00pm for 7.30pm |
TBA |
| Friday, 14th |
Friends of Alton Abbey: Quiz Night
Tables of 6 - bring a team, or come individually. Please bring your own drinks, glasses and cutlery.
Tickets, at £12 and including a Fish and Chip supper, are available from the Secretary, Friends of Alton Abbey, Alton Abbey, Abbey Road, Beech, Alton, GU34 4AP.
Cheques should be made payable to Friends of Alton Abbey, please include a SAE and contact email or telephone number. |
7.00pm for 7.30pm |
Beech Village Hall |
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| June |
|
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Location |
| Tuesday, 1st |
Medstead Gardeners Club
Social Evening.
For more details, please contact Zoë Fenwick on 01420 564210. |
7.30pm for 8.00pm |
Medstead Bowls Club |
| Thursday, 3rd |
Refectory Duty
St. Andrew's is committed to helping out with refectory duty at Winchester Cathedral
If you can help for either a whole day or half a day please contact Mary Spinks on 01420 561440.
No previous experience is needed and this is an equal opportunity job! |
Day |
Winchester Cathedral
Refectory |
| Saturday, 5th |
Monthly Maintenance
If you can spare a few hours, please join us to help keep the churchyard tidy.
We meet at the Church Hall on the first Saturday of the month at 10.00am and work until about noon.
Please come along, your help is always welcome!
For more details please contact Noel Howard on 01420 565993. |
10.00am |
Church Hall & Church Grounds |
| Saturday, 5th |
Lasham Concert
A concert, preceded by cream teas in the churchyard, to raise money for the organ restoration fund, featuring Jane Gilbert, Allyson Hall, Josh Hall and Christina Ward, introduced by Jeffery Gilbert.
The programme will include solos and duets for flute, oboe, soprano and piano and will cater for most tastes and all ages, with music written at any time over the last 500 years!
Entrance free: please give a donation at the end. We look forward to seeing you!
This is the first in a series of events to raise funds to repair our very beautiful Nicholson pipe organ which dates back to 1841; it celebrates its 169th birthday this year. It has given remarkable service to many generations of parishioners and needs our help now - a complete overhaul is required so it can be kept in perfect working order for generations to come. |
4.00pm |
St Mary's Church, Lasham |
| Saturday, 5th |
Raising The Roof
The Medstead Village Ball Committee's annual ball, with all proceeds going to Medstead Village Hall and Medstead Primary School
Includes hog roast or vegetarian option, licensed bar, dancing to Super Funk and raffle.
Dress: smart/casual; tickets: £25 per person.
For tickets or more information, please contact Helen Hunt on 01420 564049. |
7.30pm-1.00am |
Village Green Marquee |
| Monday, 7th |
Medstead Village Hall Management Committee: Open Meeting
To find out what has happened since the fire and the options for restoration or re-build of the Village Hall come along to a meeting to be held in a marquee on the Village Green.
Your feedback and support will help shape options on the way forward. The Hall will be open from 7.00pm for viewing. |
7.00pm |
Village Hall / Village Green |
| Thursday, 10th |
Medstead WI
Gloria Henderson on Antiques.
For more details, please contact Cherry Messenger on 01420 563678. |
2.00pm |
Church Hall |
| Saturday, 12th |
Coffee Morning
Medstead WI invite you to a coffee morning, with sales of homemade cakes, preserves, cards, crafts and garden produce, in aid of the Medstead Village Hall re-building fund.
There will also be an exhibition of paintings by local artists.
For more information, please contact Cherry Messenger on 01420 563678. |
10.00am-12.00pm |
Church Hall |
| Sunday, 13th |
Family Service
Our monthly family service with activities especially for children to enjoy. We would love to see you, so please come along and join us!
For more information please contact Kerry. |
11.00am |
Church |
| Sunday, 13th |
Shalden Village Fête
By kind permission of Olaf and Suzi Winkler.
If anyone in the village has not been approached and would like to volunteer, we would love to have your help!
Donations to the bottle stall to Bernard Dunk; toys to Jane Hegt or Amanda Neal; cakes and preserves to Ann Maltby; gifts to Louise Lancaster or Peter Wilson; bric-a-brac to Alex Gordon-Jones; books to Rosalind and Mark Ommanney; plants to Ann and Geoff Field and raffle prizes to Jennifer Miller.
For more information, please contact Jennifer Miller on 01420 543933. |
2.00pm |
Manor Farm |
| Friday, 18th |
Inspector Ticket
Medstead Scout Group are holding a murder mystery fund raising evening including a three course meal, catered by Marion Rogers, Anita Prior, Lesley Rae and the rest of the over 60's Christmas lunch team.
In between courses the mystery will unfold with lots of clues and red herrings. This is a new mystery for Inspector Ticket and you to solve, kindly written by David Rae.
Tickets are £20 each and a licensed bar will be available. For further details and tickets phone Val Coombs on 01420 563906. |
TBA |
Four Marks Village Hall |
| Saturday, 19th |
Medstead School Summer Fayre
Come and enjoy the fun at Medstead School's Summer Fayre: barbeque, lucky programme, family games, plant, jewellery and cake stalls, tombola, pets corner and much more! |
11.00am-2.00pm |
Medstead School |
| Monday, 21st - Thursday 24th |
Medstead Gardeners Club Holiday
Includes visits to Chartwell, Sissinghurst, Pashley Manor Gardens, Yalding Organic Centre, Groombridge Place Gardens and Penshurst Place. Non-members welcome.
For more details, please contact Zoë Fenwick on 01420 564210. |
n/a |
Various |
| Friday, 25th |
The Bright Sparks Variety Show
A Medstead Players' production.
All proceeds will go towards restoring Medstead Village Hall, after the recent fire.
Tickets at £6 are available from the box office, telephone 01420 563424. |
8.00pm |
Four Marks Village Hall |
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| July |
|
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Location |
| Saturday, 3rd |
Monthly Maintenance
If you can spare a few hours, please join us to help keep the churchyard tidy.
We meet at the Church Hall on the first Saturday of the month at 10.00am and work until about noon.
Please come along, your help is always welcome!
For more details please contact Noel Howard on 01420 565993. |
10.00am |
Church Hall & Church Grounds |
| Saturday, 3rd |
Bentworth Village Fête
This year’s Fête includes: Classic Cars, Vintage Tractor Display, School Performances and Stalls, Bouncy Castle, Tombola, Coconut Shy, Rug Making Demo, Bottle Stall, Silverware, Terrier Racing, Raffle, Pimms Stall, Tea, Coffee, Cakes and Ice Creams and much more!
There will also be traditional Fête competitions to be judged during the afternoon, live music from 5.00pm-7.00pm with the bar open until 7.00pm. Bring along your friends and family for an enjoyable afternoon. |
2.00pm |
Bentworth Village Green & Hall |
| Saturday, 3rd |
Summer Concert
Alton Choral Society invites you to join them for an evening of Water Music under the baton of their new conductor, Steven Moore.
The programme of music will include the light-hearted work Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo with words by Michael Flanders and music by Joseph Horovitz, as well as music on a theme of water by Handel, Mozart, Fauré, Vaughan Williams and Gilbert &
Sullivan.
£5 per ticket, under 18s free. All proceeds will go to support WaterAid's life-changing water,
sanitation and hygiene projects in Ghana and Malawi.
Tickets are available from Nancy Buck: telephone, 01420 85994; email
|
7.30pm |
All Saints Church, Alton |
| Sunday, 4th |
Alton & North East Hampshire Agricultural Show
Organised by the North East Hants Agricultural Association to promote farming and the countryside, the show includes: cattle, sheep, angora goats, heavy horses, private driving, horse show, countryside arena, terrier racing, birds of prey, dog agility, fun dog show, craft, gift and food marquees, trade stands, refreshments, children's farm, petwise zoo, family entertainments and live music.
Arena events include the Bob Hogg's Sheepdog Display, Marching Bands, Light Cavalry, the Honourable Artillery Company and a demonstration of 19th Century horsemanship skills with sword, lance and ceremonial troop drills.
Admission: Adults £10.00, Senior Citizens £7.00, Children under 15 £5.00, pre-school children free.
For more information visit the Alton Show website. For reduced price pre-show tickets and information email the Show Secretary:
There is a separate Horse Show Schedule, please contact the Horse Show Secretary: Mrs N Seaman on 01730 892076. |
From 9.00am |
Froyle Park, Upper Froyle |
| Tuesday, 6th |
Medstead Gardeners Club
The Sub-tropical Gardens of Cornwall.
For more details, please contact Zoë Fenwick on 01420 564210. |
7.30pm for 8.00pm |
Medstead Bowls Club |
| Thursday, 8th |
Medstead WI
Boniface Mpario on The Massai Tribe of Kenya and Tanzania.
For more details, please contact Cherry Messenger on 01420 563678. |
2.00pm |
Church Hall |
| Saturday, 10th |
Medstead Village Fête
Our traditional, annual, fund-raising Village Fête, this year with a Wild West theme, includes a grand parade, craft and trade stalls, local beer festival, barbeque, tea and cakes, grand draw, auction and arena entertainment throughout the afternoon.
Come and join the fun and raise money for local village causes, including the Village Hall fund, at the same time!
For more information, please contact the Fête Committee:
or telephone 07717 767746
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Parade:
1.30pm
Fête:
2.00pm |
Village Green |
| Sunday, 11th |
Family Service
Our monthly family service with activities especially for children to enjoy. We would love to see you, so please come along and join us!
For more information please contact Kerry. |
11.00am |
Church |
| Saturday, 17th |
Open Flower & Vegetable Show
Medstead Gardeners Club invite you to enter, there are classes for everyone - so come along and have a go!
For a schedule or for more details, please contact Zoë Fenwick on 01420 564210. |
2.45pm |
Church Hall |
| Saturday, 24th |
Hog Roast
Come to St. Andrew's ninth annual Hog Roast - a not to be missed evening!
Why not make up a party and enjoy good food and excellent company on a summer's evening in the open air, in the gardens of the Castle Of Comfort?
There is a play area for children and, if Adrian's legendary roast does not tempt you, a vegetarian option will also be available, along with salads and rolls.
Tickets are priced at £7.50 for adults and £3.50 for children.
For tickets and more information, please contact the Social Committee. Tickets will also be available from the Castle Of Comfort.
For more information, please contact the Social Committee.
Please bring your own chairs, crockery and cutlery. Fine ales and wine can be purchased from the Castle Of Comfort. |
6.00pm for 6.30pm |
The Castle Of Comfort |
Wednesday, 28th -
Friday, 30th |
Summer JAM: The Starship Discovery Holiday Club
Following the success of Summer Jam 2009 we will again be running a club for primary school aged children during the summer holidays, full of fun, creative and play activities and challenges which are out of this world!
There is a voluntary contribution of £5 per family or £2 per child per day, payable upon application.
For more information please contact JAM. |
10.00am-2.30pm |
Bentworth School |
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| August |
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| Date |
Event |
Time |
Location |
| Sunday, 1st |
JAM Holiday Club Celebration Service
A special service in celebration of the summer kids' club, followed by a bring and share picnic.
For more information please contact JAM. |
11.00am |
St Mary's Church, Bentworth |
| Saturday, 7th |
Monthly Maintenance
If you can spare a few hours, please join us to help keep the churchyard tidy.
We meet at the Church Hall on the first Saturday of the month at 10.00am and work until about noon.
Please come along, your help is always welcome!
For more details please contact Noel Howard on 01420 565993. |
10.00am |
Church Hall & Church Grounds |
| Thursday, 12th |
Medstead WI
Tony Davies on Fascinating Numbers.
For more details, please contact Cherry Messenger on 01420 563678. |
2.00pm |
Church Hall |
| Thursday, 19th |
Refectory Duty
St. Andrew's is committed to helping out with refectory duty at Winchester Cathedral
If you can help for either a whole day or half a day please contact Mary Spinks on 01420 561440.
No previous experience is needed and this is an equal opportunity job! |
Day |
Winchester Cathedral
Refectory |
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| September |
|
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Location |
| Saturday, 4th |
Monthly Maintenance
If you can spare a few hours, please join us to help keep the churchyard tidy.
We meet at the Church Hall at 10.00am and work until about noon.
Please come along, your help is always welcome!
For more details please contact Noel Howard on 01420 565993. |
10.00am |
Church Hall & Church Grounds |
| Tuesday, 7th |
Medstead Gardeners Club
Gilbert White - the Gardener.
For more details, please contact Zoë Fenwick on 01420 564210. |
7.30pm for 8.00pm |
Medstead Bowls Club |
| Wednesday, 8th |
Alton Choral Society Open Evening
Do you enjoy singing?
Then come and join Alton Choral Society for an Open Evening with singing and light refreshments. All voices welcome.
This season we will be rehearsing Vaughan Williams' Sea Symphony for the Petersfield Musical Festival on Saturday 12th March 2011.
Also a selection of carols and secular music for a Christmas Concert in collaboration with the Alton Concert Orchestra on Saturday, 11th December and music for spring and summer concerts in 2011.
For further information, please contact Nancy Buck: telephone, 01420 85994; email
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7.45pm |
North Block Music Room, Amery Hill School, Alton |
| Thursday, 9th |
Medstead WI
Richard Grundy on Tristan de Cunha.
For more details, please contact Cherry Messenger on 01420 563678. |
2.00pm |
Church Hall |
| Sunday, 12th |
Family Service
This month's Family Service especially for children to enjoy!
We would love to see you, so please come along and join us!
For more information please contact Kerry. |
11.00am |
Church |
| Saturday 18th |
Kathryn Mercy Home Concert
Renowned vocal group The Close Shaves will perform, for one night only, in aid of the Kathryn Mercy Home, Tamil Nadu, India.
They will be joined by the glamorous High Heels, memorable for their sell-out debut concert five years ago in Lasham.
Tickets are £20 each, which includes refreshments served during the interval, when you can sip your wine in the garden and enjoy the view.
For tickets or more information, please contact:
Lucy Picton-Turbervill: telephone 01420 568226; email
or
Antonia Peal: telephone 01420 562487; email
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6.00pm - 8.00pm |
Hall Place, Bentworth |
| Friday, 24th |
Harvest Supper
Join us for our traditional village celebration supper and harvest thanksgiving, with entertainment and organised activities for children.
For tickets or for more information, please contact one of our Churchwardens.
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7.00pm for 7.30pm |
Church Hall |
| Sunday, 26th |
Harvest Festival
A special service to celebrate Harvest Festival, where the village gathers together to give thanks for the goodness we derive from the land around us.
The church is especiallly decorated for the occasion by the church flowers team and the congregation is invited to bring gifts of food and produce, which we donate to the Winchester Churches Night Shelter. |
11.00am |
Church |
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| October |
|
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Location |
| Saturday, 2nd |
Monthly Maintenance
If you can spare a few hours, please join us to help keep the churchyard tidy.
We meet at the Church Hall on the first Saturday of the month at 10.00am and work until about noon.
Please come along, your help is always welcome!
For more details please contact Noel Howard on 01420 565993. |
10.00am |
Church Hall & Church Grounds |
| Tuesday, 5th |
Medstead Gardeners Club
Growing Sweet Peas for Pleasure and Exhibition.
For more details, please contact Zoë Fenwick on 01420 564210. |
7.30pm for 8.00pm |
Medstead Bowls Club |
| Friday, 8th |
8th Annual Abbey Lecture
Dom Anselm Shobrook OSB, a highly talented artist and iconographer, will lecture on No One Has Ever Seen God illuminating the relationship between the visual arts and the Divine.
The lecture will be followed by supper with wine, in the Refectory.
Tickets, priced £20, are available from the Secretary, Friends of Alton Abbey, Alton Abbey, Abbey Road, Beech, Alton, Hants, GU34 4AP.
Cheques should be made payable to Friends of Alton Abbey, please include a SAE and a telephone number and/or email address.
Organised by the Friends of Alton Abbey: Registered Charity No 284876. |
7.30pm |
Abbey Church |
| Sunday, 10th |
Family Service
Our monthly family service with activities especially for children to enjoy. We would love to see you, so please come along and join us!
For more information please contact Kerry. |
11.00am |
Church |
| Thursday, 14th |
Medstead WI
Table Dressing Demonstration with Violet McMonnies.
For more details, please contact Cherry Messenger on 01420 563678. |
2.00pm |
Church Hall |
| Wednesday, 27th |
Food for Thought
Jonathan Aitken on From Power to Prison to Peace via Alpha, the first of a series of three talks in anticipation of an Alpha Course in the New Year.
Preceded by drinks and supper, by generous invitation of David and Louise Lancaster. RSVP essential. For more information please contact Ben. |
7.00pm |
Shalden Park Farm |
| Wednesday, 27th |
Medstead Fête AGM
More details to follow. |
8.00pm |
Church Hall |
| Saturday, 30th |
Medstead Charities Fair
Come and do your Christmas shopping and support local and national charities at the same time!
Cards, Christmas decorations, gifts and refreshments: tea, coffee and light lunches. Admission free. |
10.30pm - 2.30pm |
Church Hall |
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| November |
|
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Location |
| Tuesday, 2nd |
Medstead Gardeners Club
Annual General Meeting with drinks and nibbles, members only.
For more details, please contact Zoë Fenwick on 01420 564210. |
7.30pm for 8.00pm |
Medstead Bowls Club |
| Saturday, 6th |
Monthly Maintenance
If you can spare a few hours, please join us to help keep the churchyard tidy and sweep up the yew berries which stick to our shoes and finish up on the church carpet!
We meet at the Church Hall on the first Saturday of the month at 10.00am and work until about noon.
Please come along, your help is always welcome!
For more details please contact Noel Howard on 01420 565993. |
10.00am |
Church Hall & Church Grounds |
| Thursday, 11th |
Medstead WI
Annual Meeting.
For more details, please contact Cherry Messenger on 01420 563678. |
2.00pm |
Church Hall |
| Saturday, 13th |
Autumn Jumble Sale
Our Jumble Sales are great fun, raise much needed cash for the Church and the quality of the stalls means they are always very popular, so be sure to arrive early for the best bargains!
If you would like to donate good quality clothing, toys, books, curios, etc. please contact one of the Churchwardens, or bring it to the Church Hall before 11.00am on the day. |
2.00pm |
Church Hall |
| Sunday, 14th |
Family Service
This month's Family Service coincides with Remembrance Sunday and will include activities in the Church Hall especially for children to enjoy!
We would love to see you, so please come along and join us!
For more information please contact Kerry. |
11.00am |
Church |
| Friday, 26th |
A Christmas Carol
Medstead Players' Christmas production, adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens.
For more information please contact: Jenny Overy, e-mail:
or telephone 01420 563260. |
TBA |
TBA |
| Saturday, 27th |
A Christmas Carol
Medstead Players' Christmas production, adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens.
For more information please contact: Jenny Overy, e-mail:
or telephone 01420 563260. |
TBA |
TBA |
| Sunday, 28th |
Recital & Posada
More details to follow.
For information please contact the Social Committee.
At the recital, as it is also Advent Sunday, the Posada journey will begin. During Posada the figures of Mary and Joseph from St. Andrew's Nativity display journey each night over Advent through Medstead, re-enacting their search for lodgings.
The idea is Mary and Joseph stay with a different family, or in a different place, every night, returning to our Church for the Crib Service on Christmas Eve. |
TBA |
Church & Church Hall |
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| December |
|
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Location |
| Saturday, 4th |
Monthly Maintenance
If you can spare a few hours, please join us to help keep the churchyard tidy.
We meet at the Church Hall on the first Saturday of the month at 10.00am and work until about noon.
Will you join us for the last maintenance session of the year?
Please come along, your help is always welcome - and needed!
For more details please contact Noel Howard on 01420 565993. |
10.00am |
Church Hall & Church Grounds |
| Tuesday, 7th |
Medstead Gardeners Club
Christmas social evening.
For more details, please contact Zoë Fenwick on 01420 564210. |
7.30pm for 8.00pm |
Medstead Bowls Club |
| Thursday, 9th |
Medstead WI
Carol Norman on Flower Arranging for Christmas.
For more details, please contact Cherry Messenger on 01420 563678. |
2.00pm |
Church Hall |
| Tuesday, 14th |
Carols On The Green
The village gathers on the Green for festive carols led by Ben, mulled wine, mince pies, Christmas lights and, who knows, maybe even a guest appearance by Father Christmas, himself!
Organised by the Village Hall Management Committee. |
6.00pm |
Village Green |
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