🌟 Salty Chips Titbits – August Edition! 🌊🌤️🍟
🌟 Salty Chips Titbits – August Edition! 🌊🌞
✅ Long summer days, seaside adventures and family fun 🏖️👨👩👧👦
✅ Music, markets and fantastic local events 🎶🎉
✅ Creative trails, coastal discoveries and making memories by the sea 🌿⚓
August has arrived, bringing the very best of summer with it 💙. The coastline is still alive with sunshine sparkling across the Solent 🌊✨, beach towels spread across the sand 🏖️, children searching for shells 🐚 and families making the most of every precious summer day.
Whether you’re enjoying chips by the harbour 🍟, strolling along the promenade with an ice cream 🍦, exploring local events or simply watching the boats drift by ⛵, August is the perfect time to slow down and soak up everything our beautiful corner of the coast has to offer.
This month we’re celebrating family days out, community events, creative inspiration and some fantastic opportunities to support local organisations and artists. So grab your sunglasses 😎, pack a picnic 🧺 and let’s discover what’s happening around the coast this August!
🚁👵 Grandparent’s Day at the Hovercraft Museum 👴🚁
🗓️ Saturday 15th August
⏰ 10:00am – 4:00pm
📍 The Hovercraft Museum, Seaplane Square, Marine Parade West, Lee-on-the-Solent, PO13 9NS
💷 Adults £8 | Children (5–17) £5 | Under 5s FREE | Concessions £7 | Family Ticket £22
Looking for a brilliant day out with the grandparents? ❤️
The amazing Hovercraft Museum is opening its doors for a special Grandparent’s Day, where one grandparent goes FREE during their wonderful Little Hover World event! 🚁✨
With over 50 hovercraft to explore, fascinating exhibits and plenty to keep little explorers entertained, it’s a fantastic opportunity to spend quality time together while discovering a unique piece of British engineering history.
🎟️ Booking online is recommended to secure your place.
🎶🌊 Summer in Lee Returns! ☀️🎉
🗓️ Friday 21st – Sunday 23rd August
📍 Seafront Promenade, Marine Parade, Lee-on-the-Solent
🕖 Friday: 7:00pm – 11:00pm
🕙 Saturday: 10:00am – 10:30pm
🕙 Sunday: 10:00am – 7:30pm
💷 FREE ENTRY
Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, Summer in Lee promises another fantastic weekend of entertainment while raising money for Children with Cancer UK 💛.
Enjoy:
🎶 Live music throughout the weekend
🎪 Circus performers
🎈 Balloon artists
🫧 Bubble Man
🧗 Climbing wall
😊 The Smile Emporium
🎉 Plus plenty more family entertainment!
Pack a picnic or enjoy delicious local food while soaking up the wonderful atmosphere along the seafront. It’s one of the highlights of the local summer calendar and perfect for all ages.
🌐 More information:
www.montserratevents.co.uk
🎨🌿 Hampshire Open Studios – Visit Us at Tanglewood! 🌊
We’re delighted to be taking part in Hampshire Open Studios for our third year at Tanglewood and we’d love to welcome you! 😊
This wonderful county-wide art trail gives visitors the opportunity to step inside artists’ creative spaces, meet the makers and discover beautiful original artwork.
📅 Saturday 22 – Tuesday 25 August
📅 Friday 28 – Monday 31 August
(Closed Wednesday 26 & Thursday 27)
🕙 10:00am – 5:00pm daily
📍 Tanglewood, Outlands Lane, Curdridge, SO30 2HD
This year’s talented artists include:
🎨 Vasu Reddy – Textured Ceramics
🖼️ Anne Hayward – Wood Engravings & Painting
🧵 Rachel Johnston – Tapestry Weaving & Stitched Drawings
🌊 Seaweed Studio K+M – Seaside Salvage & Tidal Art
Come and explore an inspiring mix of creativity, chat with the artists and perhaps discover that perfect piece to take home. We’d love to see you there! 💙
📱 Follow Hampshire Open Studios on Instagram for updates and inspiration:
https://www.instagram.com/hampshireopenstudio
🌞 Until next time…
Make the very most of these wonderful August days ☀️🌊. Whether you’re discovering somewhere new 🚶♀️, enjoying family adventures 👨👩👧👦, listening to live music 🎶, supporting local artists 🎨 or simply relaxing with chips beside the sea 🍟, there’s so much to enjoy before summer gently begins to wind down.
Here’s to warm evenings 🌅, sea breezes 🌊, laughter with loved ones ❤️ and making memories that will last long after the summer holidays are over.
Have a fantastic August, and we’ll be back next month with more seaside stories, local events and plenty more Salty Chips Titbits! 🍟🌿✨
— Kim
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