What's On
Community Events
Church Action Day Saturday 28 Sept 2019; 10am-1pm; St Peter & St Paul's churchyard - to undertake a range of general maintenance works from gardening to painting, make some friends and have some fun! Sustained by a ready and plentiful supply of all manner of delicious fare. Please let Frank Luard know if you’re available to help (fluard@hotmail.com).
Parish Council
Next full Parish Council Meeting - Monday 7th October 2019; 7.30pm, Meeting Room, Hambledon Village Hall
Annual Meeting of the Parish 2020 - Thursday 19th March 2020; time tbc, Hambledon Village Hall
Soup Lunches
Every month, apart from a break in the summer, Charity Soup Lunches are held at Hambledon Church on the third Thursday of each month between 12.00 and 13.30. During Lent, lunches are held weekly. Everyone is welcome at these lunches and we look forward to seeing you
Five delicious homemade soups and bread are on offer and the company is convivial. Donations to the various charities the Church supports are welcome (see the noticeboard in the Church for more details). We are looking for more volunteers to make soup/bread and if can help please get in touch with Mandy Burridge on 92 632410.
Forthcoming lunch dates in 2019:
17th October
21st November
19th December
Dates in 2020:
16th January
27th February (first Lent Lunch)
5th March Lent Lunch
12th March Lent Lunch
19th March Lent Lunch
26th March Lent lunch
2nd April Lent Lunch
21st May Charity Soup Lunch
18th June
Summer break
Bell Ringing (Church of St Peter & St Paul, Hambledon)
Practice sessions are Thursday night 7.30 to 9.00pm. Open for anyone to come and see the bells in action or to try for themselves.
Bells are rung for 30 mins before the main service on Sundays and for weddings, funerals, New Year, Remembrance Sunday and major festivals and events.
Also an open evening once a year as part of the Heritage Open Days in September.
Coffee & Cake (Church of St Peter & St Paul, Hambledon)
Thursday mornings (from 8.45am) in Church; all welcome.
Hambledon Pre-school (contact Emily Moore on 02392 632242)
Creative Play-group - term-time; Mondays (9.30am to 11am) and Wednesdays (1pm to 2.30pm), Hambledon Scout Hut (all welcome; £2 per family)After-school Club - term-time; Mondays & Fridays (until 6pm) and Thursdays (until 4.30pm), Hambledon Scout Hut (for children up to 11 years old)
WI
Meets 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm, Hambledon Village Hall (unless noted otherwise in the Hambledonian)
Lunch Club
Usually held on the first Wednesday of the month; 12pm, Hambledon Village Hall
Methodist Church (Green Lane, Hambledon)
Char & Chat - held on the second Wednesday of the month; 2.30pm
Craft Sundays - held on the first Sunday of the month; 10.30am
Fundraising Events
Hambledon Pre-School Quiz Night - Saturday 28th September 2019; 7pm for 7.30pm start, Hambledon Village Hall
Rowans Hospice Christmas Coffee Morning - Saturday 7th December 2019; time tbc, Hambledon Village Hall
Arts Society - Film Night
Future dates: October 6th; November 3rd; December 1st 2019 (doors open 7.30pm; film starts 8pm)
Usually held on the 1st Sunday of the month - Tickets:- £5 on the door - for further details Contact Martyn on 023 92 632800 or email: martynkille@btinternet.com
Drama Group
Meets second Thursday of the month.
Folk Group
Kristina Olsen - Wednesday 11th September 2019; 8.30pm start (doors open 8pm); Hambledon Scout Hut (entry £10 non-members; £8 members, £5 under 18's and students; contact John Thornton on 023 92 632719 email: folkclubhambledon@hotmail.co.uk).
Scottish Dancing
Meets first and third Mondays of the month; 7.30pm, Hambledon Youth Hut.
Meon Valley Flower Club
'Behind the Scenes at the Chelsea Flower Show' by Pip Bensley - Tuesday 24th September 2019; 1.45pm for 2pm; Meon Hall, Pound Lane, Meonstoke (non-members welcome; £6 on the door).
Meon Valley Quilters
Exhibition of Members' Work - Saturday 19th October 10am-5pm, and Sunday 20th October 10am-4pm (Rookesbury Park, Wickham). Contact meonvalleyquilters.org.uk
Village Walks
For further details contact Liz Hall (Tel: 023 92 632059) or email villagewalk.hamb@btinternet.com
Toddler Group
Coffee mornings every Tuesday; 10am-11.30am; various houses around the village. (Contact Sarah Mackie at sjmackie@hotmail.co.uk; 07791 831808; or via Facebook.)
Communicare Bus Service
Most Fridays (check Hambledonian); alternates between Petersfield, Winchester, Fareham and Chichester. Timetable as follows:
- Old Barn Crescent: 9.50am
- The Gardens: 9.55am
- Stewart's Green: 10am
Other
Meon Valley HeartStart training session - Thursday 17th October 2019; 7pm; Stables Centre, Bishop's Waltham (free although donations welcomed; contact info@heartstartmeonvalley.co.uk; 07730 148920).
Winchester Green Week 30 Sept to 05 Oct 2019 - see here for full details