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Calendar of Events 2009

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June 2009
Thursday 4	Jigsaw Swap 10.30 – 11 30 Guide Hall Cloughs Road
Sunday 7	Philatelic Society Ringpex 10am – 12 noon Greyfriars
Wednesday 10	RMDS Concert 7.30pm Parish Church
Saturday 20	Salvation Army Garden Party 10am – 12 noon
Friday 26	Nightjar Walk Magical evening stroll. Sighting and listening to the Nightjar. 9p.m South Park car Park, Boundary Lane
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July 2009
Wednesday 1st - Friday 31st	Hampshire Food Festival 140 different events held at numerous venues across the county, in celebration of Hampshire’s fabulous food and drink.
Thursday 2	Jigsaw Swap 10.30 – 11 30 Guide Hall Cloughs Road
Saturday 4	Summer Fayre 1.30 – 3.30pm Ringwood Junior School
Friday 10 - Friday 31	Furlong Free Entertainment Music, animals, crafts on Fridays and Saturdays 10.30am – 3pm Furlong Centre
Saturday 11& Sunday 12	Ringwood Festival Classical, pop, rock, folk, big band. Market stalls, charity stalls 10am – 5pm Market Place
Sunday 12	Morris Minor Rally Admire these quirky cars 10am – 4pm Avon Heath Country Park. Free
Saturday 18 - Wednesday 2 September	Summer Treasure Trail Embark on an adventure across the heath to unravel wildlife riddles. 11am – 3pm Avon Heath Country Park
Sunday 19	Introducing Dragonflies Make a jam packed scrapbook full of finds and observations 11am & 3pm Avon Heath Country Park
Tuesday 28 – Saturday 1 Aug	RMDS Summer Show 7.30pm Greyfriars
Tuesday 28th – Thursday 30th July	The New Forest & Hampshire County Show A summer day out for all the family Ticket hotline is 01590 622409 or on www.newforestshow.co.uk
Wednesday 29	Moth Trap Unveiling Join the Rangers in unveiling moth traps to see what moths were there the night before 10am Avon Heath Country Park. Free
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August 2009
Saturday 1 - Saturday 29	Furlong Free Entertainment Live music, animals, crafts on Fridays and Saturdays 10.30am – 5pm Furlong Centre
Friday 7	Family Walk with Bats Night Time adventure with the Dorset Bat Group. Slide show followed by a walk. 8pm Avon Heath Country Park
Saturday 8	Ellingham Show 10am – 6pm Somerley Estate
Wednesday 12 - Monday 31	Ringwood Art Society Annual Exhibition 10am – 4pm Greyfriars
Thursday 13	Prints & Plastercasts Tell the difference between a dog and fox print. Make a plastercast of an animal print 11.30am – 12.30pm Avon Heath Country Park
Wednesday 19 - Saturday 22	Poulner Players Studio Drama Production 7.30pm Poulner Church Hall
Thursday 27	Tale Enders for Sting in the Tale Festival Join Treehouse Theatre and meet a collection of fearsome and fascinating heathland characters. Avon Heath Country Park
Monday 31	Guides Car Boot Sale 7.30am – 4pm Ringwood Long Stay Car Park
Monday 31	“Meet a Mouse” Trap Setting Join the mammal experts in setting traps that you can release in the morning. Discover more about the creatures you have caught. 7.30pm Avon Heath Country Park
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September 2009
Thursday 3	Jigsaw Swap 10.30 – 11 30 Guide Hall Cloughs Road
Thursday 10	Furlong Fashion Preview 6pm Furlong Centre
Friday 18	Friday Frolics 6pm Bickerley Green
Saturday 19	Ringwood Carnival 2pm and 7.30pm processions around Town and Bickerley Green
Sunday 20	Heathland Festival Celebrate the wildlife. Workshops, music, theatre, stalls, walks and more 11am – 4pm Avon Health Country Park. Free entry
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October 2009
Thursday 1	Jigsaw Swap 10.30 – 11 30 Guide Hall Cloughs Road
Monday 19 - Saturday 24	RMDS Soiree 7.30pm The Hub, Verwood
Sunday 25	Feed the Birds RSPB Feed the Birds Day, making bird feeders for your garden, practice bird watching skills. 11am – 3pm Avon Heath Country Park
Thursday 29 – Saturday 31	RMDS Autumn Play 7.30pm Ringwood School
Friday 30	Pick a Pellet A pellet is an undigested remains of a bird of prey’s meal. Pick the pellet apart and discover what the bird has eaten 11.30am – 12.30pm Avon Heath Country Park
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November 2009
Monday 2 - Saturday 7	RMDS Soiree 7.30pm The Hub, Verwood
Thursday 5	Jigsaw Swap 10.30 – 11 30 Guide Hall Cloughs Road
Saturday 21	Happy Dogs Table Top Sale 10am – 4pm Greyfriars Activity Centre
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December 2009

Thursday 3

Jigsaw Swap
10.30 – 11 30 Guide Hall Cloughs Road

Friday 4

Christmas Event and Late Night Shopping
6pm Market Place

Saturday 5

Parish Church Christmas Fair
9.30am – 12 noon Greyfriars

Sunday 6

Waldorf School Christmas Bazaar
11am – 4pm Ringwood Waldorf School

Friday 11

Cut a Christmas Tree
Clear invasive pines from the Heath and take home your own Christmas Tree.
Bonfire and mince pies. 10am – 3pm Avon Heath Country Park. Free

Saturday 19 - Monday 4 January

Winter Wildlife Survival Trail
Embark on frosty adventures across the Heath in search of clues to unravel wildlife riddles.
11am – 3pm Avon Heath Country Park

Wednesday 23

Christingle Service
4.30pm Ringwood Parish Church

Thursday 24

Rotary Carol Singing around the Jubilee Lamp
Santa arrives to collect Christmas presents for less fortunate children 6pm Market Place

Midnight Mass
11.30pm Ringwood Parish Church

Thursday 31

Watchnight Service
11.45pm Ringwood Parish Church

Tickets and information about these events can be obtained from the following people:

Greyfriars Community Centre Janet Dolby 01425 472713 www.greyfriarsringwood.org.uk	Avon Heath Country Park Carol Dawkins 01425 478470	Moors Valley Country Park Pam Martin 01425 470721 www.moors-valley.co.uk
Carnival & Friday Frolics Howard Cox 01425 479254 www.ringwoodcarnival.org	Parish Church Events Anne Osborne 01425 476327	Ellingham Show Linda Turner 01425 476601 and 01425 472090 www.ellinghamshow.co.uk
Forest Forge Theatre Karen Jeffries 01425 470188 www.forestforge.co.uk	Avon Valley Concerts Anne Osborne 01425 476327	Ringwood Festival Ringwood Town Council 01425 473883 www.ringwood.org.uk
Ringwood School Chris Edwards 01425 475000 www.ringwood.hants.sch.uk	Furlong Centre Belinda Charlton 01425 473813	Ringwood Infants Hilary Cornwell 01425 473829 www.ringwood-inf.hants.sch.uk
Poulner Infants School Miss Fawcett 01425 472338	Chamber of Trade & Commerce Fiona Clapp 01425 473280	Poulner Junior School Beverley Levett 01425 474590
Poulner Players Gwen Henson 01425 472097	RMDS Sam Coleman 01425 474353	Ringwood Art Society Ann Squires 01425 473496
Happy Dogs Lyn Williams 01425 478260	Ringwood Guides Anna Stoker 01425 478355	Moyles Court School Greg Meakin 01425 472856
Ringwood Junior School Sally-Ann Evans 01425 473554	Ringwood Waldorf School Christine Polyblank 01425 472664	Trinity United Reform Church David Langford 01425 473777
Jigsaw Swap Di Cracknell 01425 475337	Ringwood Rotary Club Mike Williams 01425 470788	Big Little Theatre School Michelle Guy 01202 574422 or 01425 480795
Hampshire Food Festival Sophie Boxall www.hampshirefare.co.uk Tel: 01962 847098 (office) 07725 445042 (mobile)

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