THE next First Sunday in the Month walk will take place on November 3.

The walk will depart from Micheldever Railway Station at 9.58am, with the walk starting properly at Shawford Railway Station at 10.30am. Walkers will travel south along the Itchen Way from the station to Bishopstoke, following parts of the Itchen Navigation and the Itchen River.

The walk will come to an end at Steam Town Brewery, a ten minute walk from the end of the Itchen Way. It is expected that walkers will reach the brewery at 1pm, with the option to sit for lunch or a pint. This month, the walk is raising money for Railway200: Micheldever Station 185. Donations of £5 are suggested. For more information, email Sue Bell on suebell0906@gmail.com.

THERE will be a house to house Poppy Appeal collection in South Wonston in support of The Royal British Legion 2024 Poppy Appeal this year. Volunteer collectors will visit all roads in the village commencing on Saturday, October 26. In addition, there will be a box with a range of poppy wares (incl. traditional poppies, wooden crosses, wrist bands and pin badges) with the usual cash collection box in the South Wonston Shop & Post Office and the Social Club from Saturday. Anyone who would prefer to make a donation by cheque is asked to make it payable to the Royal British Legion, put the reference SBM23 on the rear, and place the cheques in the collection box.  South Wonston School will be having the usual ‘children’s box’ plus poppies for staff and children.

Please give generously to this very worthy cause.

SOUTH Wonston Parish Council’s bonfire and fireworks night will take place on Saturday, November 2 at the South Wonston Recreation Ground from 5.30pm. Entry to the event is free, with a voluntary cash donation.

A REGISTERED nutritionist will be running workshops at The Gratton Pavilion in Sutton Scotney from Monday, November 4.

Running from 7pm to 8pm, the workshops, run by Emma Rickman, will help attendees understand their diet and lifestyle might influence sypmtons of menopause. This includes explaining the changes the body goes through and the potential impacts on long-term health, busting myths about what and what not to eat, and providing practical suggestions that may help manage peri-menopause and menopause symptoms. The sessions will cost £80 for four weeks.

KEEP Moving Pilates has spaces in its 9.30am Thursday pilates sessions at The Warren Centre, Micheldever Station. For more information, contact Chloe Nicholson on chloe@keepmovingpilates.co.uk.

A MEETING to decide the future of the Half Moon and Spread Eagle pub in Micheldever will be held at Northbrook Hall on Friday, November 15 at 6pm. There is a questionnaire regarding the pub’s future that residents are invited to complete – it can be found on the Micheldever Villages website micheldevervillages.org. It must be completed before Thursday, October 31.

THE Dever Singer’s 40th anniversary Christmas Concert will take place on Sunday, December 8 at 6pm at St Margaret’s Church, South Wonston. A Christmas concert will then be performed by the group a week later at St Mary the Virgin Church, Micheldever, on Sunday, December 15, also starting at 6pm.

The concerts will have a retiring collection for church funds.