What’s on in Swanmore Hampshire. Events, fun, open gardens, coffee mornings. Everything!
On Saturday 17th June, we will welcome The Soberton Strummers here to play in support of our Charity Awareness Day for Prevent Breast Cancer – the UK charity committed solely to predicting and preventing breast cancer. The Strummers have a particular connection to the charity, as the Hampshire Chronicle here reported back in February. As a consequence, Ted Quincey has already raised over £2,000 for the charity, to which we are delighted to contribute.
See you all on Saturday 17th June.
As it is Half Term this week, Barnaby’s will be open on the following days:
| Thursday 1st June | 10am to noon | 2pm to 4pm |
| Friday 2nd June | 10am to noon | 2pm to 4pm |
| Saturday 3rd June | 10am to 1pm |
Normal hours will resume as usual at 2pm on Tuesday 6th June.
In glorious spring sunshine, well over 60 classic cars headed to Barnaby’s this Saturday, many for the first time. Pictures are now available on our Facebook page.
The event was supported by Barnaby’s popup shop. Coffee, tea and yummy homemade cakes were served by Sharon and Berty, and all the money collected will be given to the Meon Valley Food Bank.
The next event will be on Saturday 24th June, and the full summer schedule can be found here.
It’s Christian Aid Week. This week, we, like Christian Aid, will be supporting families in Malawi who are suffering from the impact of Cyclone Freddy. Floods have washed away crops, over 500,000 people have been displaced and hundreds have lost their lives.
Christian Aid Week is at its most powerful when a disaster happens. Through you, we will be there long after the flood waters recede, helping families build back. Your donations this May will continue to support the pigeon pea project and other vital work around the world. All this week, Barnaby’s will be accepting donations for Christian Aid, to which half our takings on Saturday will be added. Please give what you can. Thank you.
After a survey of our volunteers and others, the BBT have decided that Barnaby’s will be closed on Saturday 6th May in order that we can all enjoy the events in the village and elsewhere. We hope you have fun!
Barnaby’s will return to normal hours on Tuesday 9th May.
In Easter Week, our hours will be a little different in order to give our volunteers the chance to enjoy a little break.
| Tuesday 4th | 2pm to 4pm | |
| Wednesday 5th | 2pm to 4pm | |
| Thursday 6th | 10am to 12pm | 2pm to 4pm |
| Good Friday | Closed | |
| Saturday 8th | Closed |
Barnaby’s will reopen at 10am on Saturday 15th April
St.Patricks Day is on Friday 17th March. It is an event that commemorates the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, and the heritage of the Irish in general. Celebrations first began in the 17th Century, and today they generally involve public parades, festivals, cèilidhs and the wearing of shamrocks.
To mark the occasion, we’ve got a rather awesome Guinness cake coming, made by one of our fabulous volunteer bakers. When it’s gone, it’s gone!
In Welsh culture, an Eisteddfod is an institution and festival with several ranked competitions, including in poetry and music. Hywel Teifi Edwards defined the earliest form of the Eisteddfod as a competitive meeting between bards and minstrels, in which the winner was chosen by a noble or royal patron.
We won’t be going quite that far today, but there will be free Welsh cakes on offer with every hot drink, and a game of “guess the castle” on the big screen.
The BBT have agreed that, given the events unfolding in Turkey and Syria, we would step up our support for the DEC with a full Charity Awareness Day on Saturday 18th February. We will be giving half of our takings on the day to the DEC, in addition to any personal donations you make using our new “Tap n’Go” payment service. Please make sure you visit.
In support of this, our “Tap n’Go” machine will be by the till for the forseable future.
It is Valentines Day, so come in with your partner, husband, wife, tennis coach, or significant other on Tuesday and we’ll give them a free coffee! One of our fabulous cake bakers has created some heart-shaped shortbread for everyone to enjoy as well.
Love is in the air? We think so!
