THE next meeting of the Bishop’s Waltham singing for fun group will take place on Friday, November 15. The group meets every third Friday of the month to sing well-known folk songs. Attendance costs £2 and includes refreshment, with no talent required. All ages are welcome.

The next meeting will be held at The Stables, Free Street, from 2pm to 3.30pm. For further information, contact Sue on 07710 810552.

MEON Voices will be holding its Christmas concert at St Peter’s Church, Bishop’s Waltham, on Saturday, December 14, from 7.30pm.

This year the programme includes a moving medley from Les Misérables, three of John Rutter’s most beautiful pieces: What Sweeter Music; The Colours of Christmas and Christmas Lullaby, Eric Whitacre’s Glow and as always, audience carols. There will be an interval with tea, coffee and mince pies. There is no need to book, and whilst the concert is free to attend; there will be a cash collection, the proceeds of which will be divided between the Choir and the Church’s charities.

Anyone who wants to join the choir is welcome to do so, with Monday night practices recommencing in mid-January from 7.30pm to 9.30 pm at the United Free Church in Bishop’s Waltham.

THE Wickham Christmas Cracker will be taking place on Saturday, November 16 from 11am to 8pm. This event will kick off the Christmas season, with a festive market, small fairground rides and food. There will also be a chance for young children to visit Santa’s Grotto and witness the Christmas lights being switched-on. The event takes place in The Square, and is brought to you by Team Wickham, Wickham and Knowle Parish Council and Wickham Chamber of Trade.

THE annual Bishop’s Waltham Christmas Fayre is taking place on November 28 from 5.30pm to 7.30pm. Alongside late-night shopping, there will be craft stalls, food and drink, a mini funfair, music, and Santa on his sleigh. There will also be “celebrity guests” Elsa, Ana and Olaf from Frozen.

A WINE tasting evening is being held at Wickham Community Centre on Saturday, November 30. The evening is being hosted by Linda and Jerry Banks, with the event starting at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £25 each – contact Helen Manuel for more information.

ST BARNABAS Church, Swanmore, is holding a Christmas concert on December 7. Entitled Silent Night, the concert will welcome the Christmas season with a cappella music by Winchester Consort and readings by Shuna Rose and Aelwen Emmett. A bar will be available before the show and during the interval when tea and coffee will also be served. Doors and the bar will be open at 7pm, with the concert starting at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £10, with under-16s entering free. Information and tickets are available from John Sharpe (01489 892750), Susie Fellows (07969 144759) and ticketsource.co.uk/st-barnabas-church-swanmore.

THIS year’s festive performance from Swanmore Amateur Dramatic Society will be Humpty Dumpty and the Magic Wall by Limelight Scripts. It will run from Thursday, November 28 to Saturday, November 30 at Swanmore Village Hall. Curtain up each evening at 7.30pm, with a Saturday matinee at 2pm. Tickets are on sale at ticketcource.co.uk/swanmoredrama or on November 2, November 9, November 16 and November 23 from the pop-up box office by Barnaby’s Coffee Shop between 10am and 12noon. Tickets cost £10 for adults and £5 for children, with all Saturday evening tickets priced at £10.