THE Otterbourne Summer Festival is fast approaching. 
It will be held on Sunday, June 23 at Oakwood Park Recreational Ground from 12pm to 3pm. 
The free event will have a BBQ, bar, ice cream, live music and dance stage. 
There’ll also be farm animals, Inflataplanet and games a plenty to entertain the kids. 
Organisers are also encouraging people to bring a picnic blanket or deck chairs and make an afternoon of it. 

A SUMMER party is coming to Twyford in June. 
The event, on June 8 at Twyford Parish Hall, is raising money for The ME/CFS Alliance. 
Liam White's three piece band will be playing swing and soul sounds from 7.30pm until late.
Tickets cost £20 per person which includes a meal. Dessert costs £2.50 with tea and coffee £1. There will be a cash bar and a raffle. 
For more details, contact hume.alison76@googlemail.com or elaine.maddison@sky.com. 

THE next event at the Twyford Waterworks is fast approaching. 
Discover how the drinking water that's piped to all our homes has been pumped from deep within the Hampshire Downs for more 120 years, on Sunday, June 2. 
It is planned that the following will be available for visitors to see: Hathorn Davey steam pumping engine at work utilising steam from the Babcock and Wilcox boiler; large Ruston diesel pumping engines; 1895 Crossley gas engine and other smaller pumps.
There is also a nature trail, industrial railway demonstration, visiting exhibits and displays. 
For further information visit twyfordwaterworks.co.uk. 

OTTERBOURNE Village Hall is hosting an information day about dementia. 
The event will be held on July 1 from 9.30am - 3,30pm.
Forever Young Dementia Day Care is a service which provides activities for people living with dementia. It also gives them the opportunity to make new friends and socialise. 
They offer lunches, administer medication, day time respite and activities. 
For more information, contact 07988059266 or visit foreveryoungdementiadaycare.com. 

TWYFORD Community Centre is hosting an event to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings and the Battle of Normandy. 
The event is on Sunday, June 9 from 3.30pm. 
There will be live music, a bar and 1940s dress is encouraged. Entry is by ticket only, which cost £5 and includes an afternoon tea.
Tickets are available from the community centre or by emailing twyfordcommunitycentre@gmail.com. 

COLDEN Common Community Centre has launched a wellness club. 
The monthly networking event will have guest speakers every month. 
It will be held on the last Wednesday of the month from 7.30pm - 9pm. 
For more information and to book, visit believeyoudeserveit.co.uk/events. 

LOOKING ahead, Colden Common's annual community event will be held in June.
Common Have A Go will be held on Saturday, June 22 from 12pm-4pm at the Recreation Ground in Main Road. 
There will be live music, entertainment, hot food, sweet treats, stalls, rides and lots more.
For people interested in volunteering, having a stall or being involved with the planning committee, contact events@coldencommoncc.co.uk, pop into the community centre or call 01962 715789. 

THE Twyford Village Games are back next month. 
The event raises a huge amount for Twyford Playgroup each year. 
It will be held on Sunday, June 9 from 1.30pm to 4.30pm at Hunter Park. Tickets will be on sale soon.

A FEAST of musical favourites and solos is coming to Colden Common. 
Bring Me Sunshine will be at the community centre on June 14 and 15, starting at 7.30pm. 
There will be a bar serving refreshments. 
Tickets cost £8 and can be bought from the box office on 02380 610713 or ccdmgtickets@hotmail.com.