v GET OUT & ABOUT WITH THE HERALD v Page 44 • The HERALD • 17th September 2026 Showing a display of original artwork in oils/watercolour Feel free to browse at Peacehaven, 17 Mopley Close, Langley SO45 1YL Sat 26th & Sun 27th September 11am-3pm 023 8089 1454 LOCAL ARTISTS Shandy Simmons & Geoff Pinckney OUT & ABOUT Hanger Farm Announces Packed Autumn Line-Up booking helps us care for this special venue and continue creating opportunities through the arts.” Audiences can browse the full line-up and book tickets at: www.hangerfarm.co.uk by calling the box o ce on: 023 8066 7683, or by visiting Hanger Farm. Hanger Farm has announced its new autumn season, with a packed line-up of live music, comedy, theatre, lm, family shows and festive favourites coming to the Totton venue from September to December. e new season brochure is out now, giving local audiences plenty to look forward to as Hanger Farm prepares for what could be one of its busiest autumn seasons yet. Highlights this season include big nights out for music fans, with Oasiz, Billy Joel Tribute UK and The Spice Party – Celebrating 30 Years of The Spice Girls bringing familiar hits and feel-good live entertainment to the stage. For audiences looking for something di erent, the programme also includes special events with An Evening with Matthew Le Tissier, The Brain Bending Science Illusion Show and James Phelan: The Man Who Was Magic. Families will also nd plenty to enjoy, from half term fun to festive favourites. Younger audiences can get stuck into interactive science, Christmas adventures and seasonal shows, including The Captain Calamity Santamime Adventure and Santa’s Best Ever Christmas. Across the season, Hanger Farm is o ering audiences the chance to enjoy big entertainment in a relaxed local setting, whether that means singing along to classic hits, sharing a laugh with friends, watching a story unfold on stage, or bringing the family together for a festive day out. Kyle Maxwell, Venue Manager, said: “This is shaping up to be one of our busiest autumn seasons yet, and we’re really excited to share it with the community. There’s such a strong mix this year, whether people want a night out with friends, a family show, a festive treat, or the chance to enjoy live music close to home. We hope audiences will look through the line-up, find something they love and enjoy a brilliant Hanger Farm night out.” As a relaxed local venue with free onsite parking, a cosy co ee shop and bar, Hanger Farm continues to o er accessible entertainment for the community, with shows taking place in an intimate setting just o the M27. Hanger Farm is also more than a venue. It is run as a social enterprise by local charity Minstead Trust, which supports people with neuro disabilities. Every ticket booked helps keep the venue thriving as an inclusive community space, while supporting opportunities for people to build con dence, skills and access to the arts. Kyle added: “We’re proud that Hanger Farm is a place where people can come together, enjoy brilliant entertainment and feel part of something local. Every Packed audience enjoying show at Hanger Farm HYTHE FIRE STATION BREAKFAST CLUB e Hythe Fire Station Breakfast Club is a monthly event for former and serving 44 Hythe Fire Station members to enjoy the social interaction and a catch up over a co ee and a breakfast. Ex-serving and serving members from 49 Beaulieu and 58 Hardley Fire Stations are also very welcome to attend. e Hythe Fire Station Breakfast Club meet up monthly at Seashell’s Restaurant & Bar in Hythe at 10am on alternate first Thursday and Saturday of each month. e next Hythe Fire Station Breakfast Club dates are: Saturday 3rd October and Thursday 7th November. For more details please contact Phil Gittings on: 07850 267616 or nd additional details on the Hythe Fire Station Facebook page. holding a special event, to showcase many of the special interest groups that meet regularly, and also a number of proposals for setting up new groups. On 20th October, in conjunction with Hampshire Constabulary, is a talk entitled “Scams and Frauds – How to Avoid em”. Special interest groups currently include boules and table tennis, which meet on alternating Thursday afternoons; gardens, history, scrabble and skittles. Other one o social events, such as lunches and outings, are arranged throughout the year. Anybody who is interested in joining this friendly U3A group, is very welcome to go along to a meeting as a guest, or contact the secretary if you’d like to chat with somebody rst, please email: u3a. nfwsecretary@outlook. com New Forest Waterside U3A also has a website and Facebook page. New Forest Waterside U3A members’ meetings are held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, at St Andrews Hall in Dibden Purlieu, starting at 2pm. ese meetings normally nish at around 3.30pm, but everyone is invited to stay for refreshments, if they wish. e schedule of events for the autumn and winter is now available. On 6th October, they are New Forest Waterside U3A
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