AS part of the Hampshire Heritage Open Days, St Mary the Virgin Church in Micheldever will be holding a bell ringing and open tower morning on Saturday, September 7.

The event will last from 10am to 12.30pm and will feature ringing demonstrations, taster ringing sessions, belfry tours to see the bells, a visit to the roof of the tower, and more.

Contact Juliet Pattinson for more information on 07985 044121 or by emailing julietpattinson61@gmail.com.

THE Dever History Society will be holding a talk by Don Bryan at East Stratton Village Hall on September 24.

The talk, entitled “Winchester – From Boom to Bust”, follows the years after the death of King John, when Winchester was one of the most prosperous cities in England. The talk will then detail how, by the end of the 14th century, the population of the city had halved and the coffers were almost empty.

The talk will start at 8pm, with tickets costing £5 each.

THE next Sutton Scotney Community Café will take place at the Victoria Hall on Wednesday, September 18.

The café, which will last from 9.30am to 12noon, will be fundraising for an Autism assistance dog for local boy Stefan.  Some of his family will be at the café to give visitors information about the project.

All the cakes are homemade, and there is real coffee and plenty of free parking.  As well having a gluten free cake option every month, the café also offers cheese scones and biscotti. All the cakes are available to eat-in or takeaway. The café is cash only.

MICHELDEVER Variety Group is holding a series of readings from Shakespeare’s plays on September 18.

Held at Northbrook Hall, Micheldever, the event is free to attend, with refreshments provided. The event will also have a short interval, in which the Micheldever Variety Group AGM will be held.

ST MARY’S Church, Micheldever, will hold a music night on September 29. An unforeseen bill for significant money has arisen for essential repairs on the church's magnificent organ. In response, this evening of music will be dedicated to raising funds for that repair.

The seating will be adjusted to bring the musicians into the nave to optimize the acoustics for music. It is hoped that the music night will evolve into a regular feature, offering a diverse range of music and performances.

The event will start at 6.30pm with wine and canapés, with the medley of music starting from 7pm. The medley will feature Margaret Wilson on harp, The Wills Ensemble Familial playing flute, clarinet and piano, Colin Harvey on organ and choral lyrics from Vox Quinta. Advance tickets cost £18 and can be purchased from Micheldever Village Store or by calling 07748 906434. Tickets on the door will cost £20.

A FREE workshop detailing cyber fraud will be held at East Stratton Village Hall on Monday, November 25 at 7.30pm. The workshop is being held by Hampshire Police and will cover a number of different aspects of both online and offline scams, including protecting and securing your email accounts, social media and talking through methods the criminals can use to target us all, even without using our devices. This awareness session aims to help keep the online information of attendees safer and help recognise when we could be being conned, otherwise known as social engineered by criminals.