External Community Events and Information
Andover Athletics Club
You can find our March newsletter here.
We are excited to announce that Andover Musical Theatre Company’s youth division, Starlights, will be staging Annie Jr as our next production! Following the success of Matilda Jr, we are now looking for enthusiastic young performers to join us for this exciting musical adventure.
We would love for you to share this opportunity with your students, parents, and relevant departments, such as Drama and Music. This is a fantastic chance for young people aged 9-18 to build confidence, develop performance skills, and be part of a fun, supportive theatre community.
Audition details and key dates will be announced soon, and we welcome all young performers who are eager to take part. If any of your students are interested, they can fill out the interest form attached – Starlights Sign Up – Andover Musical Theatre Company.
Five Rivers Fostering
As part of our mission, we’re building partnerships with local schools to raise awareness about the current UK-wide shortage of Foster Carers. More than 6,500 Foster Carers are needed to be recruited to give children a safe and loving home.
Hampshire County Your Choir Sing-Alongside – Friday 25th April 2025
Hampshire County Youth Choirs are opening their doors to invite potential members to come and sing alongside their current singers.
With choirs for everyone from Yr 2 to Upper Sixth, this is the opportunity for children and young people who love to sing to come and find out more about what we do, with the view to join us for the Summer Term.
The evening will end with a showing to parents and a chance to meet the Directors.
Friday 25 April 2025, From 5.30pm – 8.30pm.
The United Church, Jewry St, Winchester.
Signup and find out more HERE.
Afternoon Concert at The Lights For all the Family
The Mandolinquents are a fun quintet playing all sorts of stringed instruments (including ukulele, banjo, mandolin, even the mighty mandobass!). The Mandolinquents are returning to the Lights by popular demand, they are very entertaining performers that appeal to all ages. The event is at 3pm on Saturday 29th March. Tickets online or in person from the Lights box office at £18 for adults, £9 (under 18s), and free for accompanied under 12s.
Andover Music Club is a local charity, now in its 78th season of offering top quality music in Andover at affordable prices, please take a look at the website andoverconcertseries.uk if you would like to see more about the range of music on offer.
Online Parenting Courses – Family Lives
Being a parent has never been easy. There are no manuals for it, and previous generations may not be able to provide the insight you’re looking for. The family unit is more dispersed than ever, with some families existing hundreds of miles from what may be called a ‘core unit’. The rapid pace of societal change in the UK rapidly outstrips the knowledge of the immediate past. The result is that many parents may find themselves lost in a maelstrom of contradictory advice. For adults, time has never been more compacted. Family Lives has produced a series of online parenting courses, to make this challenge a little easier. If interested please follow the link below:
https://www.familylives.org.uk/how-we-can-help/online-parenting-courses
Family Lives offers a confidential and free* helpline service for families in England and Wales (previously known as Parentline). They can be contacted on 0808 800 2222 for emotional support, information, advice and guidance on any aspect of parenting and family life. Their website is also a rich source of useful support and advice.
The Solihull Approach
Free online courses for ALL parents, parents-to-be, carers, grandparents and teens living in Hampshire. Plus courses for professionals working with children.
Hampshire Library Service
Free Adult Courses
P.A.C.E Events – 2025
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Holiday Activities and Food Programme – Easter 2025
Bookings will be available in early March, but eligible parents / carers are encouraged to register their children for HAF to receive their booking code. Registration can be done by providing very simple information at the following weblink:
Winchester Youth Counselling – Parent Support Groups
