21 JUNE: Family Fun Day, in aid of Tiny Tickers (babies’ heart foundation), with ‘4 Toons’ (live music), children’s disco, auction, face-painting, dance, stalls and raffle, at The Swallow, Pilgrims Way, Andover, from noon to 5pm.
21 JUNE: Summer Fete, in aid of Andover Childminders’ Association, at St Paul’s Church Centre, Smannell Road, Andover, from 1pm to 3pm.
21 JUNE: The Chutes’ Village Fete, with commemoration of WW1 with the theme, ‘The Chutes Summer 1914’, in aid of village organisations, at the King George Playing Field, Hatchet Hill, Lower Chute, from 1pm to 4pm.
21 JUNE: Summer Fete, in aid of and at St Thomas’ Church and Community Hall, to be opened by Sir George Young MP, with bbq, stalls, sideshows and entertainment by a zumba group, from 1pm to 4pm.
21 JUNE: Priors Players present Dream the Dream. Bring a picnic (and a bottle). Come and hear about Priors Players plans to stage their 3rd outdoor production of A Midsummer’s Night Dream in 2015 (the first two were in 1964 and 1989), at the Recreation Ground, St Mary Bourne, from 6pm to 9pm. Three marquees in the event of rain.
21 and 22 JUNE: Annual Youth Football Club Annual Summer Tournament, at the Walworth Industrial Estate Playing Fields, Andover, with 80 teams and 750 players, bouncy castle, official photographer, barbecue and drinks, from 9.30am to 3pm.
21 AND 22 JUNE: Thruxton Village Fete, in aid of the Thruxton Village Association, with coconut shy, bottle stall, tombola, crockery smashing, free bouncy castle, dog showt and free parking at the centre of the village, on Saturday from 2pm to 4.30pm. ‘Thruxton in 1914’ exhibition in the village church on both days. Saturday from 2pm to 4.30pm and Sunday from 10am to 5pm. Barn Dance and Hog Roast on Saturday from 7pm to 11pm. Tickets: 01264 772872. On Sunday 7-a-side football, ballet / singing and open gardens with teas, from 10am to 5pm.
23 and 25 JUNE: Plant Sale every Monday and Wednesday, with hardy perennials, shrubs, annuals and the unusual, in aid of Friends of Andover Hospital, next to Peaches Restaurant, Andover War Memorial Hospital (follow signage), from 9am to 4pm.
27 — 29 JUNE: Annual Flower Festival at St Peter’s Church, Stockbridge – theme: Theatreland. On Friday and Saturday from 10am to 6pm and on Sunday from noon to 6pm. Afternoon teas on the lawn on Saturday and Sunday afternoon.
28 JUNE: Car Boot Sale, in aid of Thruxton Church, at Kimpton, Thruxton and Fyfield School, SP11 8NT, from 10am to noon. Sellers from 9.30am. Book pitch on 07933 352855
5 JULY: Table Top Sale, in aid of and at the Wherwell Home Guard Club, The Old Hill, Wherwell, from noon to 4pm.
17 JULY: Weyhill Electronic Organ Society presents Andrew Nix, at The Fairground Hall, Weyhill, at 7.30pm. Tickets: 01264 323213.
26 JULY: St Mary Bourne Flower Show and Fete, in aid of local charities, with sidestalls, raffle, tombola, coconut shy, tortoise racing, Test Valley Brass Youth Band, Oddballz, dog competition, scarecrow competition, kids’ sports. Kid’s fancy dress competition (nursery rhyme characters), donkey riding, teas, cakes, ice cream, bbq, bar, Pimms stall and marquee of local produce, flower arrangements and handicrafts followed by auction off at 4.30pm, at the Recreation Ground, from 2pm to 4.30pm
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