11th July 2024 • The HERALD • Page 43 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SPECIALISTS v Summer in Hythe Happy 20th Birthday to the New Forest Tour! · Excellent-value multi-day tickets with no time limit during the entire season · Ability to hop on/o on the same ticket · Discounts at certain attractions and local businesses upon showing Tour ticket · Free or discounted travel by ferry or bus to the start of the Tour · Discounted resident’s ticket via Morebus app e New Forest Tour is key to the National Park Authority’s aim to encourage more people to leave their cars at home, combat climate change and work towards net zero. To make travelling car-free easier for visitors, each bus can carry up to four bikes, providing access to the area’s quiet country lanes and many miles of waymarked cycle tracks. Operates from Saturday 29th June to Sunday 15th September. Buy tickets in person on-board the bus, or Happy 20th Birthday to the New Forest Tour e open-top bus Tour navigated its very rst circuit - the green route - through Lyndhurst, Brockenhurst, Lymington and Hythe in 2004. Now it has two additional routes - blue and red - to choose from and is one of the south coast’s most popular seasonal bus services. Look out for competitions and giveaways via the New Forest Tour website and social media! Passengers in the Waterside area can board the green route along the length of Dibden Purlieu, Hythe and Applemore. Stick on the green route or change onto the heath- lled red route at Lyndhurst or onto the beachy blue route at Brockenhurst. Key bene ts are: · Tree-top views of the National Park, with roaming animals, wide open heaths and ancient forest · Audio commentary telling the stories of the people and places of the New Forest via the Morebus app, which shows exactly where buses are in real time. Tickets can also be bought from the New Forest Heritage Centre and holiday parks. WATERSIDE ARTS FESTIVAL 2024 from Waterside Arts A er its relaunch last year, Waterside Arts Festival is back in September 2024. e organisers are thrilled to bring you an exciting programme to celebrate the diversity of the arts on the Waterside. It all kicks o on Saturday 7th September with a fantastic day in Hythe. Internationally renowned artists including our very own Simon Chadwick will be showcasing their talents with “Cartoon Capers”, and the fabulous Joli Vyann will be entertaining with their innovative fusion of circus, dance and theatre in “Life’s a Beach” – a show created especially for local audiences. roughout the following week there is an exciting range of visual and performance arts for you to get involved with and enjoy, right along the Waterside. e theme for this year’s big postcard event is Wildlife of the Waterside. You can pick up a blank postcard from Hythe library, your school, or if you know of a community group that would like to get involved with this then please drop us a line and we can arrange for a supply to be dropped o . You might also see us in our bright orange t-shirts at community events over the summer where you can design a postcard right there. en see your work displayed in the gallery at the library during the festival! And do let us know if you’re running an event and would like us there. is is all possible thanks to the hard work of a friendly and committed group of volunteers. We’d love for you to join us, please get in touch if you like what we do and would like to help out. We are also interested in hearing from local companies (or individuals) who would be keen to support Waterside Arts by sponsoring an event or publicity. Keep an eye on our website www.watersidearts.org. uk, Facebook page and future issues of e Herald for full details of the programme. You can reach us at: thewatersidefestival@gmail.com Cartoon Capers Postcard gallery
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