6th August 2026 • The HERALD • Page 79 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES v AUTOPAT A Family Business Established since 1982 PROMPT & EFFICIENT v Servicing v Mechanical Repairs v MOT’s - Petrol & Diesel v Air Conditioning Service Unit 3, Hardley Ind. Est., Hythe 023 8084 0163 VAUXTECH LOCAL GARAGE Tel: 023 8086 9496 Unit 5, New Forest Enterprise Centre, Totton, Southampton SO40 9LA LOCAL GARAGE EST 30 YEARS • Servicing & Repairs • MOT’s (arranged) • Brakes • Clutches • Tyres • Air Conditioning • Collection & Delivery Locally Friendly & Reliable Onsite Café Facilities All Makes & Models King Alfred Autumn Country Bus Day e Winchester based charity Friends of King Alfred Buses (FoKAB) is running its next public event on Sunday 13th September, when once again its buses will be giving free rides all day between 10am and 4.30pm. As part of the Heritage Open Days scheme managed locally by the Hampshire History Trust, FoKAB’s theme for this autumn is “rides out into the country”, taking passengers over the spectacular chalk downs to the east of the city. ere will be regular departures all day from St Catherine’s Park & Ride site, where activities will be centred with additional departures from Winchester Broadway, under the watchful eye of King Alfred himself! Regular free rides provided by the well-known and celebrated King Alfred buses of yesteryear will operate: • over Hazeley Down to Owslebury, Twyford and Colden Common. • over Fairdown to Morn Hill for the Science Centre. • over Tichborne Down to Alresford with its pretty streets and the Watercress Line station. • over Cheesefoot Head to Cheriton passing the Flower Pots Inn. In addition, there will be a frequent shuttle service all day between the Broadway and St Catherine’s. A special attraction, as usual, will be the opportunity to ride on FoKAB’s three pre-war buses, the oldest of which is a 1929 Leyland Lion - 97 years old! A souvenir programme will be available for £6, sales of which help to support the operation of this event. is will be published about two weeks beforehand and may be ordered online: https://kingalfredbuses.org.uk Enjoy a free ride on one of the Friends of King Alfred Buses Dino Digs, Chalk Streams And Dormouse Dens: Winchester Science Centre Unveils New Outdoor Adventure Winchester Science Centre, home of educational charity Wonderseekers, has recently opened three new outdoor exhibits - Dino Dig, e Chalk Stream and Dormouse Den - giving families with children aged 3 to 12 a new science-led day out this summer. ‘Play Wild’ is the summer campaign theme, re ecting Wonderseekers’ ambition to help children discover science through movement, nature, and play. Children can dig for prehistoric life and identify fossil nds at a real research station. ey can experiment with chalk-stream water - pumping, damming, redirecting and using interaction points designed for collaborative play. And they can climb, leap and hide like hazel dormice on an interactive immersive exhibition. Created as Winchester Science Centre’s rst major outdoor evolution, the new spaces bring to life a longNew outdoor exhibits have opened at Winchester Science Centre held ambition to take science beyond the walls of the building and into the landscape that surrounds it. e site sits on the edge of the South Downs National Park - a landscape shaped by chalk, water and thousands of years of natural history. Ben Ward, CEO, Wonderseekers, said: “The best adventures start with a question. What lives here? Why does that happen? What if I try this? Play Wild takes the curiosity we inspire inside Winchester Science Centre and lets it loose outdoors. Set within the breath taking landscape of the South Downs National Park, these new experiences invite children to explore, experiment and discover the world around them, turning every visit into an opportunity for adventure, investigation and learning. As the charity behind Winchester Science Centre, we believe every child deserves the chance to be curious, confident and connected to the world around them. Play Wild is an invitation to do exactly that.” For further information and to book tickets, visit: winchestersciencecentre.org/exploring/play-wild PRINT & STITCH e next Print and Stitch session at Lepe is Monday 7th September, both am and pm sessions are available. Create a decorative piece of work of your own design combining contact/nature printing, lino stamps, frottage, Indian ink drawing and stitch on to a material base. Material, thread, stamps, and ink will be provided (non-washable ink). Bring your own needles and embroidery hoops if desired. To book your space visit: www.hants.gov.uk/ thingstodo/countryparks/lepe/whats-on or call 02380899108. £7.50 per session and usual parking charges apply. Semi Abstract Figurative Painting e New Forest Art Society will be holding their Summer Exhibition until Saturday 9th August at Lyndhurst Community Centre. eir next monthly meeting is on Wednesday 16th September for a demonstration by Marieta Sotirova “Semi Abstract Figurative Painting” in Oils. New members are always welcome and visitors are invited to go along for a small entry fee (£6). Meetings are held in the Pine Room at Lyndhurst Community Centre, 7.30pm-9.30pm March to October and 2.15pm-4.15pm from November to February. Details of the programme can be found on the Society’s website: www.newforestartsociety.weebly. com
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