IT is one of the most popular games on the Orient, but Mahjong is rarely played in Hampshire.

However, Linda Nyman is hoping to change all that by setting up groups to play it in the county.

She already runs a group in Sussex, and set up another in Horndean last year, which have 80 members between them.

She is now moving further west, and has started one at the Mead End Pub in Mead Road, Denmead.

Games take place at the venue from 11am to 2pm on Mondays, and more groups could follow if it proves popular.

For more details about the events, and the game itself, e-mail linda.nyman@btconnect.com or call 023 9223 1736.