Lanterns and Festive Songs

Join our festive outdoor event and enjoy a singalong of popular Christmas songs accompanied by Joyful Sounds Choir and Otterbourne Brass Band. Bring your own lantern or make one in our workshop ready for the parade!

Festive Singalong

Celebrate the magic of Christmas with your local community and join us for an early evening of festivities with Joyful Sounds Choir and Otterbourne Brass The Woodland Café will be open late serving a selection of hot drinks and mince pies to get you in the festive mood.

Final Furlong Fizzbox will also be with us serving you festive treats including craft beers, spirits and ciders from independent producers across Hampshire throughout the evening.

You’ll have the chance to participate in our Christmas lantern parade! You can bring your own lantern or make your own in one of our workshops.

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Joyful Sounds will be collecting cash donations for Mountbatten Hospice.

Please leave dogs at home.

🧶 Craft and Natter is a monthly session offering you the chance to be creative and meet people for a chat in our spacious new community room.

🎄 In December, come along and make a selection of eco-Christmas decorations using natural materials.

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A workshop to make a simple wreath to decorate your home for the festive season. We will be using a wire ring, jute ribbon and natural materials.

This session, led by Irene Collins, will build on from the basic coils in her previous workshop to a side looping technique to create beautiful Christmas designs.

Participants will be able to craft one item of their choice either a snowflake tree hanging or card, or a poinsettia flower card or decorative box.

Previous experience of quilling is advised but beginners are welcome too.

£10

🧶 Craft and Natter is a monthly session offering you the chance to be creative and meet people for a chat in our spacious new community room.

🎀 In November you will have the chance to create your own Christmas wreath using dried seed heads and other long lasting materials.

💭 What is a Craft Wreath?

A Craft, Christmas or Festive wreath is a decorative item traditionally associated with the holiday season, particularly Christmas. Festive wreaths are usually hung on doors, windows, or walls as a symbol of welcome and celebration.

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Halloween Spooktacular: Fright Night

Real life spooks, marshmallow toasting, food and drink!

🧙‍♀️ Join your family and friends this Halloween to wander our woodlands from dusk into darkness…but remember, the darker it gets, the spookier it gets…

🗲 What’s included in my ticket?

• Family Friendly Fright Night Trail: Step into our woods with a self-led trail and solve clues to discover the ghoulish message from the other side! Our forest will come alive with real-life spooks, so keep your eyes peeled; hiding in the forest are spooktacular performers from Steamship Circus!

  (Please note: this is a unique trail, separate from our day-time Spooky Spells half-term Halloween trail).

• Marshmallow toasting and spooky courtyard games! Head to our Marketplace to try your hand at children’s games and sweet treats!

Fang-tastic food

Treat yourself to some fang-tastic food this Halloween! Vibrant Forest Brewery will be onsite offering you a selection of special n spooky brews or two! Fire and Rocket Catering will be onsite serving a selection of fang-tastic pizza, and our well loved Woodland Café will be open serving hot drinks from the cauldron throughout the evening too.

👻 You know your little ghouls best, but we are advising this event is suitable for ages 7yrs+

£9 per ticket

To ensure everyone has a spooky-good time, you must book a time slot for your Halloween Spooktacular: Fright Night experience.

👻6pm 👻6.45pm👻7.30pm👻8.15pm

While you’ll need to select a specific time to start your trail, once inside, you can enjoy the experience at your own pace. Wander the woods, toast marshmallows, play spooky games, and enjoy food and drinks for as long as you like—up until the gates close at 9.30pm

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🦇 It’s spooky season and the craft team at Itchen Valley are welcoming you to their cosy new community room with a chance to create some Halloween pine cone bats!

🎨 A workshop to get your little ones imagination going, we will make several bats using pine cones and card!

Suitable for accompanied 5+years. Each craft session will last 30 mins choose from:

🦇 10.30am - 11am

🦇 11.30am - 12pm

🦇 1.30pm - 2pm

£5 per child. Pre-book online

🎃 It’s spooky season and the craft team at Itchen Valley are welcoming you to their cosy new community room with a chance to create some Halloween Glass Jar Lanterns!

🎃 Each craft session will last 45mins and you have the chance to decorate your spooky themed lantern ready for some Halloween fun!

🎃 Suitable for accompanied 5+ years 

£5 per child Pre-book online

🥾 Natural History Author, John Wright returns to the park this autumn to lead two educational fungi foray’s through our ancient woodlands. Each two-hour walk will culminate in a labelled display of the specimen’s found.

🔎 Whether you're a seasoned mycologist or a curious beginner, these walks offer a unique opportunity to learn about the diverse species of mushrooms and fungi that thrive in our natural surroundings.

📖 John has written 9 books on foraging through England’s beautiful landscape, so bring your inquisitive minds and curious questions! John is eager to share tips and insights, making this a perfect event for enthusiasts of all levels.

⏰10am - 12pm or 1.30pm - 3.30pm

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🧶 Craft and Natter is a monthly session offering you the chance to be creative and meet people for a chat in our spacious new community room.

In October you will have the chance to decorate several items with patterned paper.

💭 What is Decoupage?

Decoupage is a decorative art technique that involves cutting out paper designs or images and then adhering them to the surface of an object, such as furniture, boxes, or glassware. The process typically includes applying several layers of varnish or glue over the paper cutouts to seal and protect the design, giving it a smooth, often lacquered finish.

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