WEEKLY EVENTS

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Every Monday ... A warm space for people in Havant at St Faith's Pallant Centre along the road from the Bear Hotel car park at 12noon - 2pm for tea, coffee and soup.  Free admission. You are invited to make a donation, but only if you can.

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Every Monday …. Tea Dance at Cowplain Social Club - £3 each & 2pm to 4pm

Membership of Social Club not required. Singles & Couples most welcome 

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Every Monday … Craft and Chat - An inclusive friendly space for both seasoned crafters and those looking for a new creative outlet. Enjoy time well spent with like-minded people. You are welcome to use craft supplies provided by Creatful or bring a project from home. Every Monday at Springwood community centre in Waterlooville from 10:30-12pm - Pay what you can. Contact Nancy creatful.info@gmail.com to book your place,

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Every Tuesday … Sequence Dance at Waterlooville Community Centre from 1.45 to 3.45 … £3 per person. Contact David on 078 128 98 034 for further details.

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Every Thursday ... A warm space for people in Emsworth for hot drinks and a warm welcome. 

New Life Church 9am - 12pm

Emsworth Pastoral Centre 10am – 1pm 

St James Parish Hall 1pm – 4pm

Emsworth Community Centre 1pm - 5pm

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Every Thursday …. St George's Market open from 9.30am to 11.30am in the Church Hall of St. George's Church in Waterlooville.  Selling eggs, home-made cakes, cards, crafts and used books. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available.

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Every Thursday …. Tea Dance at Merchistoun Hall in Horndean from 2 to 4pm £3.50 (members), £4.50 (non-members) Refershments included. 023 9259 7114

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Every Thursday … Craft and Chat - An inclusive friendly space for both seasoned crafters and those looking for a new creative outlet. Enjoy time well spent with like minded people. You are welcome to use craft supplies provided by Creatful or bring a project from home. Every Thursday at Havant methodist church and pastoral centre in Havant from 10-11:30am - £5 but free spaces available for anyone that can't afford to pay at the moment. Contact Nancy creatful.info@gmail.com to book your place

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Every Friday ... A warm space for people in Emsworth for hot drinks and a warm welcome. 

New Life Church 9am – 12pm

Emsworth Waterside URC Church 10am – 11.30 am

Emsworth Pastoral Centre 10am – 1pm

Emsworth Community Centre 11am – 2.30pm

Emsworth Baptist Church 1pm – 4pm

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Every Friday … Tea Dance and Social Group at Portchester Community Centre. Everybody is welcome to go along, meet new friends, socialise and dance (if they want to). £3 per person. Doors open at 2pm.

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Every Friday … sequence dance at Waterlooville Community Centre from 1.45pm to 3.45pm … £3 per person. Contact David on 078 128 98 034 for further details.

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Havant Get Up and Go … details of the many local healthy activities can be found at -getupandgohavant.com

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First Tuesday of the month …… A free monthly social event for those with MS and their friends/families with exercise classes and guest speakers. 12noon to 3pm at The Spring Arts and Heritage Centre, 56 East Street, Havant. Call: John Bishop on 07586 596 099 for more information.

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The first Tuesday of each month … The Portchester Society meeting at the Methodist Church, Castle Street, Portchester. The group meets on with interesting speakers. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. For more information: portchestersociety.co.uk   or call Judy, on 023 92 378 018

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OTHER EVENTS
 

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Friday 28th April to Saturday 20 May … The Vortex, Noël Coward’s witty and biting 1920s drama about the troubled relationship between a mother and son, starring Lia Williams and Joshua James. The opening production of Chichester Festival Theatre’s Festival 2023 season. Tickets from £10, evenings at 7.30pm, matinees at 2.30pm, at Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park, Chichester PO19 6AP. Visit cft.org.uk for details.

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Saturday 29th April … Inspirational Concert on a Spring Evening …by the Milton Glee Choir .. 7.30 pm at Church of Resurrection, Penrhyn Avenue, Drayton, PO6 2AP… featuring songs from Abba, Phantom of the Opera, and a Beatles tribute. Tickets £12, Concessions £10. .. from www.ticketsource.co.uk .. Proceeds to Church of Resurrection and Milton Glee Choir.

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Sunday 30th April and Monday 1st May … Twyford Waterworks Spring Rally. Discover how the drinking water that's piped to our homes has been pumped from deep within the Hampshire Downs for over 120 years! Watch the machinery once used to do this in action and learn about its history. Enjoy the sights, sounds, and smell of a working Edwardian Waterworks. 

For further information visit www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk

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Monday 1st May …. The Georgia Ramblers jazz band ... Appearing in the Beer Tent at St Mary’s Annual May Fayre, St Mary’s Church, Fratton Road, Portsmouth. The Fayre is open 10am – 4pm.  The band plays from around 11am until the beer runs out!

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Wednesday 3rd May ... The Clive New Big Band ….Appearing at Locks Heath Working Men’s Club, also known as Park Gate Social Club, Duncan Road, Park Gate. 8-10.30pm. Free entry but please support the bar and raffle. Dance floor, bar and free parking at the rear. 

For further info call 023 9269 3988   or visit the website clivenewbigband.org.uk

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Wednesday 3rd May ….  Martin Bennett’s Old Green River Jazz Band, appearing at Gosport Jazz Club, Gosport & Fareham Rugby Football Club, Dolphin Crescent - Please book by the previous Monday tel: 023 9242 9302   8pm - 10.30pm. Guests £12.  

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Thursday 4th May to Saturday 10th June … 4000 Miles, an award-winning American play starring Dame Eileen Atkins as a 91 year-old grandmother visited unexpectedly by her 21 year-old grandson, played by Sebastian Croft. Minerva Theatre at Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park, Chichester PO19 6AP. Tickets from £10, performance times vary, see cft.org.uk for details.

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Saturday 6th May 2023 - Portsmouth Light Orchestra Spring Concert starting at 7.30 pm at the Church of the Resurrection, Drayton, PO6 2AP. Admission £7 adults and under-16s free.

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Thursday 11th May … FancyaBop - Free Daytime Disco in Bishop's Waltham.  Boogie for Fun and Fitness  2-4pm at St Peter's Church Hall, BW, SO32 1EE.  Great music from 1950s, '60s, up to the present day - Requests welcomed.  tea/coffee provided. No need for tickets - just turn up!  We are at fancyabop@gmail.com and website: https://sites.google.com/view/fab-fancyabop 

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Sunday 14th May .. Chichester Big Band – King Charles III Coronation Celebration at 3pm at the Newell Centre in Tozer Way, Chichester. Tickets are now on sale for this party afternoon of great swing music, good company and afternoon tea which will include sandwiches, cakes and prosecco. Win a Bottle of bubbly for the best patriotic dressed person. Tickets from ticketsource.co.uk/nullt-dmlxxx or you can email Beverly on chichesterbigband@gmail.com, or call 07793 012993

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Tuesday 16th May …. The Southern Swing Big Band with Julie Horton on vocals  Appearing at The Churchillian, Portsdown Hill Rd, Cosham, Portsmouth, 023 9237 2466 greatukpubs.co.uk/churchillian-cosham

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Wednesday 17th May …. Accoustic Jazz, appearing at Gosport Jazz Club, Gosport & Fareham Rugby Football Club, Dolphin Crescent - Please book by the previous Monday tel:  023 9250 3077 …….8pm - 10.30pm. Guests £12. 

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Friday 19th, Saturday 20th, Sunday 21st May … The first Hayling Island Ukulele Festival. Friday – 7pm to 10pm. Saturday – 10am to 10pm. Sunday – 10am to 8pm. At the Royal British Legion, Hayling Island. Many local groups, professionals, work shops, & strum alongs. Free entry.

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Tuesday 23rd May …. The Georgia Ramblers jazz band .. Appearing at The Golden Lion, High Street, Southwick, PO17 6EB -  023 9221 0437 .. 8pm-10.45pm Free Entry. If you wish to eat, please book in advance   goldenlionsouthwick.co.uk

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Wednesday  31st May …. Sarah Spencer’s Transatlantic Jazz Band, appearing at Gosport Jazz Club, Gosport & Fareham Rugby Football Club, Dolphin Crescent - Please book by the previous Monday tel:  023 9250 3077 … 8pm-10.30pm. Guests £12.

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Saturday 3rd June … Coffee Morning with tea, coffee and homemade cakes.    St Faith’s Church in the centre of Havant 10 - 12 noon.
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Saturday 3rd to Saturday 24th June …  Assassins, Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award-winning musical about the people who tried – not always successfully – to assassinate the President of the USA. The cast includes Danny Mac and Carly Mercedes Dyer. Tickets from £10, evenings at 7.30pm, matinees at 2.30pm, at Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park, Chichester PO19 6AP. Visit cft.org.uk for details.

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Friday 16th June to Saturday 8th July … Mom, How Did You Meet The Beatles? The true story of a young American playwright who went to London in the Swinging 60s to adapt a book by John Lennon for the National Theatre. Minerva Theatre at Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park, Chichester PO19 6AP. Tickets from £10, evenings at 7.15pm, matinees at 2.15pm, see cft.org.uk for details.

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Saturday 1st July … Coffee Morning with tea, coffee and homemade cakes.    St Faith’s Church in the centre of Havant 10 - 12 noon.
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Monday 10th July to Sunday 3rd September … The Sound of Music Rodgers and Hammerstein’s most treasured musical is produced at Chichester Festival Theatre for the first time. Gina Beck (who starred in South Pacific in 2021) plays the free-spirited nun Maria who brings music and laughter to the widowed Captain von Trapp’s seven children. Tickets from £10, evenings at 7.30pm, matinees at 2.30pm, at Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park, Chichester PO19 6AP. Visit cft.org.uk for details.

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Monday 24th July to Saturday 26th August …. Rock Follies A new musical based on the iconic 1970s TV series, about three women who set up an all-female rock band and begin the musical helter-skelter ride of a lifetime. Minerva Theatre at Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park, Chichester PO19 6AP. Tickets from £10, evenings at 7.15pm, matinees at 2.15pm, see cft.org.uk for details.

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Thursday 13th to Saturday 15th July .... Big Little theatre school presents Broadway Showtunes at the Bournemouth Pavillion. Performed by a company of over 150 professionally trained musical theatre students and backed by a live band of West End Musicians. Featuring hit songs from some of the greatest musicals of all time including .... Footloose, Crazy For You, Beauty And The Beast, My Fair Lady, Cabaret, Wicked, and many more. Tickets from £18.50 box-office bournemouthpavillion.co.uk

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Friday 4th to Saturday 19th August … A Midsummer Night’s Dream The renowned Chichester Festival Youth Theatre perform a shortened version of Shakespeare’s magical comedy, promenading through the enchanted surroundings of West Dean Gardens near Chichester, PO18 0RX. Tickets £25, family tickets with half price for under 16s available, book at cft.org.uk

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Saturday 5th August … Coffee Morning with tea, coffee and homemade cakes.    St Faith’s Church in the centre of Havant 10 - 12 noon.
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Saturday 2nd September … Coffee Morning with tea, coffee and homemade cakes.    St Faith’s Church in the centre of Havant 10 - 12 noon.
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Friday 22nd to Saturday 30th September … Quiz Rory Bremner, Britain’s top impressionist, plays Chris Tarrant in this celebrated comedy about the ‘coughing major’ who was convicted of duping Who Wants To Be A Millionaire out of £1 million. Tickets from £10, evenings at 7.30pm, matinees at 2.30pm, at Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park, Chichester PO19 6AP. Visit cft.org.uk for details.

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Friday 6th to Saturday 28th October … A View from the Bridge A powerful family drama by the great American 20th century playwright Arthur Miller. Tickets from £10, evenings at 7.30pm, matinees at 2.30pm, at Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park, Chichester PO19 6AP. Visit cft.org.uk for details.

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Saturday 7th October … Coffee Morning with tea, coffee and homemade cakes.    St Faith’s Church in the centre of Havant 10 - 12 noon.
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Friday 13th October to Saturday 4th November … The Inquiry A gripping new play about an ambitious young MP and his clash with a leading judge over a public inquiry which threatens his career. Minerva Theatre at Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park, Chichester PO19 6AP. Tickets from £10, evenings at 7.15pm, matinees at 2.15pm, see cft.org.uk for details.

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Saturday 4th November … Coffee Morning with tea, coffee and homemade cakes.    St Faith’s Church in the centre of Havant 10 - 12 noon.
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Saturday 2nd December … Coffee Morning with tea, coffee and homemade cakes.    St Faith’s Church in the centre of Havant 10 - 12 noon.

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Saturday 16th to Sunday 31st December … The Jungle Book The acclaimed Chichester Festival Youth Theatre with the eagerly anticipated Christmas show at Chichester Festival Theatre. A new adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s beloved tale about Mowgli, the little boy who grows up in the jungle with wolves, bears, monkeys and tigers. Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park, Chichester PO19 6AP, evenings at 7.00pm, matinees at 2.00pm, tickets from £10. Visit cft.org.uk for details and to book.

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