A CHRISTMAS craft market is being held in Bishop's Waltham this weekend. 
The event will be held on Sunday, November 26 at Jubilee Hall, from 10am-2pm.
Entry and parking are free.

WALTHAM Chase Village Hall is hosting a Quizmas party.
It will be held on Saturday, December 16 with doors open at 7pm from 7.30pm.
There will be a charity raffle, raising money for Shedfield Lodge Residential Care Home.
For more details, call 07535 230452.

THE Christmas lights in Wickham will be switched on at the start of December. 
The event will be held in The Square on Sunday December 3, from 3pm-5.30pm.
There will be lots to enjoy including interactive festive games, a main stage with various music acts as well as festive eats and treats.
Santa will be in his grotto from 3pm and then taking to the main stage to switch on the lights at 5.30pm.

THE Meon Voices community choir is preparing for its popular Christmas concert.
It will be held on Wednesday December 13 at St Peter’s Church, Bishop’s Waltham, starting at 7.30pm. 
For more information, email Jane on janevose@icloud.com or contact Phil on 01489 579078 or via email coundleypj@yahoo.com.

BISHOP'S Waltham Rotary Club recently raised £4,000 to acquire a 4x4 vehicle to send to Ukraine.
A rotary club spokesman said: “With various money raising events and collections we have raised nearly £4,000 and, with this we can purchase and prepared the vehicle, plus fill it with essential warm weather clothing, sleeping bags and first aid supplies. 
“We have found the right vehicle, with the kind assistance of Silverlake Garage in Shedfield, who not only helped us source the vehicle, but also supplied us with a set of new tyres and a full tank of fuel to start things off on the vehicle’s long journey to Ukraine. 
“Normally, all vehicles going to Ukraine with Pick-up’s for Peace stay there to provide much needed transport, but due to the quality of the vehicle we have supplied, Pick-Up’s for Peace have requested that this vehicle do two journeys, the first with the main convoy of supplies and a second run just before Christmas with a cargo of toys to be handed out as Christmas presents to the children of Ukraine. Once the vehicle has made its second trip, it will stay in Ukraine to bolster the fleet of vehicles from the original convoy.”

A CLASSIC pantomime will be held in Swanmore.
Treasure Island, a panto by Ben Crocker, will be at Swanmore Village Hall on November 30, December 1 and December 2. 
Swanmore Amateur Dramatic Society is performing at 7.30pm and a show at 2pm on the Saturday.
Adult tickets: £10. Child tickets: £5. For more information, call 01489 894955 or visit ticketsource.co.uk/swanmoredrama.