Bere Mill will be opening their stunning riverside gardens to the public as part of the NGS garden scheme on the following dates….
10th March 2024
6th May 2024
27th May 2024
26th August 2024
Admission: Adult: £7.50 Child: Free
Teas served from 12.00 – 1700
All proceeds from the openings go to the National Garden Scheme who support a range of medical charities.
For further details see entries on the events page of this website.
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Help Us Make a Difference
Join our friendly, animal loving team in caring for animals in need. No experience necessary.
Various shifts available weekdays and weekends.
For more information or to arrange a visit, please send an email to enquiries@furlockholmes.uk and we will get back to you as soon as we can. Furlock Holmes Animal Care
Thank you!
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*****Some exciting news from 1st Whitchurch Scout Group!***** Father Christmas will be out and about on his float again this year.
Mon 4th December – Bere Hill, Station Rd, Fairfields, Kingsley Park, Evingar Rd, Bicester Close
Wed 6th December – King’s Walk, Firs Way, Oakland Rd, Lower Evingar, Bellevue
Thur 7th December – Lynch Hill Park, Hillside, The Green
Sat 9th December – Daniel Rd, McFauld Way, Neuvic Way, Knowlings, Micheldever Rd
Sun 10th December – Test Rd, Winchester Rd, Mill Springs
Wed 13th December – Park View, Richard Adams Way
Thur 14th December – Hartley Meadow, Caesar’s Way
Weekday routes 6.30 – 8pm Weekend routes 6pm – 7.30
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What is Big Garden Birdwatch?
Big Garden Birdwatch is the world’s largest garden wildlife survey. Every year, hundreds of thousands of nature lovers like you take part, helping to build a picture of how garden birds are faring.
Spend an hour watching the birds in your patch, between 26 and 28 January, and record the birds that land. Tell us what you saw (even if that’s nothing at all)! You can submit your results online or by post.
We’ve created a guide of the top 10 birds you’re most likely to see, whether you’re watching from a balcony or a garden!
Sign up for #BigGardenBirdWatch so you can tell us which ones you see: https://bit.ly/488srm4
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Are you ready for The switch on?
6.30 next Thursday 30th November.
Please come and support our charity this year. Sophie’s Legacy it’s a local charity and a local family.
If you want to know what your donations will be helping come and see us, you can also check out their Facebook page just click on the link.:-
https://www.sophieslegacy.co.uk/
Hope to see you next Thursday 30th November don’t forget 6.30pm.
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W.H.A.R. (Whitchurch Hampshire Adventure Race) Group will be taking part in their annual 5K Santa Fun Run around the town on the morning of the 17th December, setting out from Whitchurch Cricket Club at 09.30.
If you see the runners, do give them a waive and a cheer….. all funds go to Sophie’s legacy.
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Whitchurch Silk Mill are thrilled to announce their new exhibition by the Seven Sisters Hand weavers.
A certain rhythm frames any visit to the Whitchurch Silk Mill site. The water wheel moves in time with the flow of the river, much like the treadles of a weaving loom and the shuttle that moves back and forth across the warp threads as cloth is woven. This exhibition, by six handweavers who studied at the Handweavers Studio and Gallery, celebrates hand weaving as a complement to the power looms at Whitchurch. We weave useful and decorative items including furnishings, window shades, clothing and art weaving. Our work involves different yarns including silk and cotton recycled from surplus industrial waste, along with linen and wool.
Using industry waste silk yarn in colours drawn from the mill site, some works weave a pattern called plaited twill to embody the rhythm, technique and artistry of handwoven silk cloth. Other weavings explore travelling home and landscape, showing the shifting colours and shades of boundaries and crossings. These are woven in double weave, a process of weaving two different fabrics simultaneously but connecting them in a variety of ways to alternate pattern and colour, along with texture and chenille. Elsewhere, patterns typical for 18th century cotton hand weaving, and using surplus yarn from the Lancashire cotton industry, are superimposed with modern designs in bright colours. Linen and cotton are woven to explore the possibilities of translucency and its effects on light.
A collection of textiles, woven in double weave from merino and lambs wool, has been designed for contemporary interiors, including soft furnishing fabrics and decorative accessories which draw inspiration from geometric and architectural forms. Together this exhibition embraces the diversity and richness of hand weaving, and its continuing relevance to contemporary culture.
Your entrance ticket to the Silk Mill includes entry to this exhibition.
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Earth Threads – An Exhibition by The British Tapestry group 9th September – 28th November 10.30 – 17.00
Whitchurch Silk are delighted to announce details of their autumn exhibition, a touring exhibition of amazing, contemporary weft-faced woven tapestries by the British Tapestry group.
Visit this amazing collection of both beautiful and thought provoking interpretations of the theme of the natural world with all it’s beauty and challenges.
Included in your entry ticket to the Whitchurch Silk Mill – Adult £10, Concession £9, Child aged 5yrs+ £5, Family (up to 2 ad + 3 ch) £22.
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Attention Budding Young Cricketers! Whitchurch Cricket Club would like to remind parents that during August the club is running weekly drop-in, pay-as-you-go AllStars sessions, open to any child aged 5 to 8yrs.
AllStars is a fun introduction to cricket, focusing on cricket skills activities & games.
Fridays 5.30pm-6.30pm, £5 per child per session (payable at the bar on arrival – card payments only, please)
Keeping our fingers crossed the weather holds!
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Whitchurch Cricket Club AGM. It’s that time of year when WCC reflects on the last 12 months and plan and look forward to the next 12. If you want to find out what your local cricket club is doing, how it’s running and have your say on what you would like to see in the future, please come and join us at the White Hart on Sun 26th Nov at 6pm.
We are looking for more volunteers to join the committee, specifically we are looking for: Club Secretary, Fundraising & Events Coordinator, Fixtures Secretary and Facilities Manager (see below for more details on the roles and responsibilities).
While the current committee members are happy to continue in their roles, nominations for any roles are welcome (see below for full list). So if you have some spare time and would like to get involved, please contact the club by 25th November, via email to wcc200yrs@outlook.com.
Facilities Manager
Responsible for maintaining the Club buildings Carry out minor improvements/repairs Liaise with tradespeople when more significant work is needed
Secretary
Monitor club’s email inbox & respond to / forward emails as required Schedule Committee meetings Arrange AGM Publish/distribute meeting agendas Take notes during meetings & distribute minutes/actions Monitor completion of actions (chase when required)
List of WCC Committee Roles
Chairman
Treasurer
Secretary (vacant)
Membership Secretary
Safeguarding Officer
Youth Coordinator
Groundskeeper
Fixtures Secretary (vacant)
Fundraising & Events Coordinator (vacant)
Publicity Secretary
Bar Manager
Facilities Manager (vacant)
Social Secretary
Team Captains
Player Representative
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Dates have been announced for this year’s Great Whitchurch Scarecrow Trail…. Start planning.
If you want to display a Scarecrow, email Davieswinch@sky.com with your name and address. There is no theme, use your imagination, but make it family friendly! Closing date is 20th August.
As usual it’s free to enter and free trail maps will be available!
More details from Whitchurch Community Live Events in the coming weeks.
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Whitchurch Conservation Group are delighted to announce that the two day Children’s Festival 2023 is a SELLOUT! We look forward to welcoming you all to a full weekend of all-inclusive activities for children in the beautiful meadow setting alongside the River Test and and fingers crossed, but the weather’s looking promising!
The theme for our 2023 festival is ‘bees’: all inspired by the beautiful landscape surrounding Whitchurch: the River Test, Heritage Mill Trail and North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
Our 2023 line-up includes:
* ceramics * jewellery making * weaving * origami * mural painting * printmaking * recycled art * willow weaving * bookmaking * dance workshops * author readings * dance performances * rhyme time and storytime * storytelling * poetry * live theatre * walkabout performances * music workshops * live music performances *
as well as non-arts activities including
* donkey rides * inflatables * face painting * cookery *
All activities once inside the festival are included!
Food will be available to purchase, but you are welcome to bring your own picnic, if you wish.
Sorry, no dogs permitted (other than Guide dogs and assistance dogs). No unaccompanied children.
Thank you to Arts Council England for their generous funding which has allowed us to provide the hugely subsidised ticket price.
Please do contact us if you would like to register an interest in our 2025 festival: whitchurchconservationgroup@gmail.com
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