Surviving the House That Sat Down!

Can you imagine coming home from work to see your house has “sat down”! Please join us for this positive and uplifting talk by author, Alice May, based on events that took place in 2014 when a large part of her house fell down and changed her life for ever. This is a tale about life, love and the true meaning of family values. 

Date:      Wednesday 24 April 2024

Time:      7-9pm

Venue:    The Pour House, 17-19 West St, Ringwood, BH24 1DY

                Parking on the street and at rear (accessed via Strides Lane)

Price:      Premium Members £16 (means you have paid for annual membership)

                Non-members £20 (means you have not paid for annual membership)

I look forward to seeing you!

The Art of Flower Pressing

 Do you love that special bouquet so much you simply can’t throw it away, or perhaps you’ve grown some beautiful flowers in your garden you would love to preserve them? Clair will be joining us to show us how those flowers can be turned into beautiful floral art.

 Clair has been florist and ran her own wedding flower business for over 20 years, so it's fair to say about she knows a thing or two about flowers. However, preserving them is a whole new ball game... She taught herself how to press and preserve wild flowers during lock down and 4 years on has given up wedding flowers in full pursuit of preserving flowers, and turning them into floral art... During the demonstration she will share a few of her tips on how a press and preserve some tricky flowers such as roses, and how to get the best results out of things you mind in the garden... 

 Date:      Wednesday 22 May 2024

Time:      7-9pm

Venue:    The Pour House, 17-19 West St, Ringwood, BH24 1DY

                Parking on the street and at rear (accessed via Strides Lane)

Price:      Premium Members £16 (means you have paid for annual membership)

Non-members £22 – price increase effective 1.5.24  (means you have not paid for    annual membership)

I look forward to seeing you!

I am very pleased to be welcoming Trevor from Hampshire Search and Rescue (HANTSAR), who is giving up his valuable time to come along and give us an insight into the incredible work that HANTSAR does.

HANTSAR is a voluntary organisation which works alongside the police in searches for vulnerable missing persons in Hampshire. Searches may be carried out in urban areas, including door to door enquiries, searches of car parks or recreation grounds etc., in the countryside, on open land or in wooded areas. They may be asked to search beaches or riverbanks in conjunction with the Coastguard or Environment Agency and are available any time of day, every day of the year, whatever the weather.

HANTSAR is a registered charity raising its own funds to provide search and rescue services throughout Hampshire, receives no external funding and relies totally on donations.  We won’t have a free raffle on this evening ladies as it would be great to raise a few funds for them, so please bring along some cash this time. 

Date:      Wednesday 26 June 2024

Time:      7-9pm

Venue:    The Pour House, 17-19 West St, Ringwood, BH24 1DY

                Parking on the street and at rear (accessed via Strides Lane)

Price:      Premium Members £16 (means you have paid for annual membership)

Non-members £22 (means you have not paid for annual membership)

I look forward to seeing you!

From Prosthetics to Aesthetics

Please join us at The Pour House when we will be welcoming Sarah Parkinson BSc (Hons), Consultant Maxillofacial Prosthetist & Honorary Fellow of the IMPT, who is coming to talk to us about her journey from “Prosthetics to Aesthetics.”

Sarah is a highly qualified professional with 27 years’ experience in the NHS. She will share her wealth of knowledge having worked with hundreds of cancer, trauma and congenital deformity patients, providing head and neck prosthetics, from false eyes, ears, noses and planning hundreds of operations with Plastic, ENT and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Sarah has huge amounts of experience and has a wonderful story to tell of how her work with Head and neck cancer patients has now led her to seek a career in aesthetics and bring her knowledge and understanding to the high street.

This will be a truly inspirational and educational presentation, so please save the date and book early to avoid missing out.

Date:      Wednesday 24 July 2024

Time:      7-9pm

Venue:    The Pour House, 17-19 West St, Ringwood, BH24 1DY

                Parking on the street and at rear (accessed via Strides Lane)

Price:      Premium Members £16 (means you have paid for annual membership)

Non-members £22 (means you have not paid for annual membership)

I look forward to seeing you!

“The Good Patient” and more! 

Alex Stone is a bestselling psychological thriller author based in Bournemouth. She writes slow burn psychological character led thrillers, which examine the psychology of close relationships and how events in the past can shape our future for the better and the worse.

Join her for a chat about her latest novel, ‘The Good Patient’, which is set in Southbourne. And hear how Dorset is a huge influence not only in her novels, but also in her journey to become a published author.

Date:      Monday 6 June 2024

Time:      1-3pm

Venue:    The Pour House, 17-19 West St, Ringwood, BH24 1DY

                Parking on the street and at rear (accessed via Strides Lane)

Price:      Premium Members £16 (means you have paid for annual membership)

Non-members £22 – price increase effective 1.5.24  (means you have not paid for  annual membership), including light lunch and free raffle.