Page 34 • The HERALD • 9th May 2024 v GET OUT & ABOUT WITH THE HERALD v OUT & ABOUT Rise of MSC Southampton Branch of the World Ship Society meet at St James Methodist Church, Shirley, 7.30pm to 9.30pm on the second Tuesday of the month. e meetings take place in Room 7; enter the church building from the car park at the back, go up the stairs, then turn right and Room 7 is at the end of the corridor. eir next meeting is on Tuesday 14th May for a talk titled ‘Rise of MSC’ by David Hornsby. Anyone with a shipping interest is welcome to attend. More details visit: ww.sotonwss.org.uk Woodblock Printing e New Forest Art Society’s next monthly meeting is on Wednesday 15th May for a talk and demonstration by Will Dyke about Woodblock printing. New Forest Art Society will be holding their Summer Exhibition at Saturday 3rd August - Sunday 11th August. New members are always welcome and visitors are invited to go along for a small entry fee. Meetings are held in the Pine Room at Lyndhurst Community Centre from 7.30pm until 9.30pm. Details of the programme can be found on the Society’s website: www.newforestartsociety.weebly. com Have a Go at Quilting Romsey Quilters is a large and happy not-for-pro t group which meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday mornings of the month at Cros eld Hall (SO51 8GL) in Romsey from 9.30am for 10am until 12.30pm. Co ee is served between 9.30am and 9.55am. e group enjoys a variety of speakers, workshops, working mornings, friendship and welcomes anyone interested in quilting and associated cra s. e next meetings will take place on Tuesday 14th May for a workshop with Jackie Dimmock ‘ e good, the bad and the downright funny’. On Tuesday 28th May for Sarah Ashford with ‘ e True Story of the Rajah Quilt’. On Tuesday 28th May for a Sew and Sew a ernoon. On Wednesday 29th and 30th May for Sarah Ashford with ‘Introduction to & Further Walking Foot Quilting’. Romsey Quilters extend a warm welcome to all visitors, especially beginners and look forward to meeting you. Annual subscription is £40 payable in October. ere is no waiting list at present. ey warmly welcome visitors to their meetings. A visitor fee of £5 is payable for non-members attending. Please make yourself known on arrival. If you wish, they have members who will take you to co ee and accompany you at the meeting. If you would like to know more about Romsey Quilters then get in touch by emailing the Secretary at: romseyquilters@gmail.com or visit their website at: www.romseyquilters.co.uk Southern England in the 1990’s Railway Correspondence and Travel Society (RCTS) and Mid Hants Railway, Solent Branch meetings are held in association with Mid Hants Railway – Southampton and Waterside Group. Meetings are held at the Eastleigh Railway Institute, Romsey Road Eastleigh SO50 9FE and commence at 7.30pm. e room, on the rst oor (sorry no disabled access), is usually open from 7pm. A bar is available for refreshments. eir next meeting is on Wednesday 15th May for ‘Southern England in the 1990’s’ by Mark Greening. Followed on Wednesday 19th June for an Observation Evening at Eastleigh Station from 4.30pm to 8.30pm. A donation of £3 is usual to help with the costs of the speaker and room hire. Non-members are very welcome at their meetings. Further details can be obtained from John Godfrey on: 07850 220009 or email: solent@rcts.org.uk Bags of Glamour WATERSIDE VETERANS COFFEE CLUB e Waterside Veterans Co ee Club is held on the 3rd Saturday of every month from 10am at Fawley Royal British Legion, Exbury Road, Black eld, SO45 1XD, with their next meeting scheduled for Saturday 18th May. All veterans, serving personnel, their families and dependents are invited to attend and enjoy the usually good humour, refreshments and occasional visiting guests. If you would like further Ashurst & District Ladies Probus are a very friendly group of Ladies and would love to see you. ey meet on the 3rd Thursday of every month at e Happy Cheese, Ashurst at 11am. ey have a speaker every month on a great variety of topics and a erwards most of the members stay for a lunch and general chat. eir next meeting will be on Thursday 16th May for a talk titled ‘Bags of Glamour’. ey would love you to go along, it’s a lovely way to spend the morning, with some interesting, informative speakers. If you would like more information, please do not hesitate to contact Marian Quantrell, Treasurer on: 023 8029 2381 or: 07849 410323. information on this great venture please do get in touch by calling Lucy on: 07979 673343 or emailing: wvcc@btinternet.com Waterside Repair Café Waterside Repair Café meet on the last Saturday of the month from 10.30am to 1.30pm at Black eld Baptist Church Hall, Black eld SO45 1AX. e next Café will take place on Saturday 25th May where all types of small household items can be taken in for repair, including textiles. Free parking on site, enjoy a warm welcome, a free hot drink and a slice of cake to enjoy whilst you wait.
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