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BISHOP'S Waltham Society is hosting a talk about The Venerable Bede. 
It will be held on Thursday September 21 at 7.30pm in the Catholic Church Hall in Martin Street. 
For more details, visit: bishopswalthamsociety.org.uk. 

THE Taste of Wickham Festival is being held this weekend. 
The event, in Wickham Square, is on Sunday September 10 from 10am-4pm. 
There will be live music, entertainment, demos, shopping and local produce. 
For more details, visit: tasteofwickham.com. 

BISHOP'S Waltham Country Fayre is returning to St Peter’s Church. 
It will be held on Saturday, September 23 from 11am-4pm. 
Entry is £2 donation for adults and there are more than 30 stalls including crafts, children’s games, gardening clubs, local artists, a dog show, fresh cakes, sandwiches and cream teas, a real ale bar, a BBQ (with veggie options) and live music all day. 
There’s also a chance to have a go at handbell ringing, climb the church tower and ring the church bells. 
For more details, visit: bwcountryfayre.co.uk. 

CURDRIDGE Beer Festival and Family Fun Day will be held this weekend on Saturday September 9. 
Starting at 12pm at Curdridge Reading Room, there will be plenty for all the family to do, including live music, food and a selection of beers and cider from local producers. 
The family fun day runs from 12pm to 4pm and will have stalls, traditional games, inflatables, a dog-show, a wellie throwing competition, pony rides, a cake stall and ceilidh dancing. 
Tickets for the beer festival cost £12 and includes a commemorative glass and two drink tokens. The festival runs from 12pm to 5pm and from 6.30pm to 11.30pm. 

THE Meon Valley Voices Choir has started its new season. 
Rehearsals will start on Monday, September 11 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm at the United Free Church on Basingwell Street Lower, in Bishop's Waltham. 
The rehearsals will culminate in a Christmas concert in December. 
For more details, contact Phil on 01489 579078 or via email coundleypj@yahoo.com, or email Jane on janevose@icloud.com. 

BISHOP’S Waltham Rotary Club will be holding an evening of music and food at the end of September. 
The event, on September 30, will be at the Jubilee Hall with Otterbourne Brass providing the musical accompaniment. 
A rotary club spokesman said: “We are thrilled that Otterbourne Brass are working with us again for this amazing event. They are a highly accomplished brass band who can trace their origins back to 1923 and have competed at county and national level for many years, and this year they will again be competing at the National Brass Band Championships Finals. 
“The evening will be made up of three parts, firstly a section of music to enjoy whilst at your table with a drink, there will then be a two-course meal followed by a musical quiz where the band will play music from films and television etc. for you to try and identify. 
“Tickets are £20 which will include all of your musical entertainment plus the two-course meal and of course there will be a raffle and also an auction at the end of the evening.” 

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