My next book signing will take place at " The Frame" gallery in Odiham, Hampshire on 2nd September 2010 at 5.30 p.m. There will be a new collection of watercolours on view at the gallery as well as cards and originals from my book "How to Paint Colour and Light in Watercolour".

This will take place in the form of a celebration of my becoming an author for the first time so if you would like a copy or have one you would like me to sign please come along to this brilliant new gallery and meet Jan the owner as well as myself.

"The Frame" is a terrific new gallery that boasts original work by Paul Banning RI and many other fantastic artists. My collection there has dwindled over the last few months due to its popularity but some exciting new paintings are about to be on show so please pay a visit if you are in the area.

Jean Haines.

"How to Paint Colour and Light in Watercolour" is available on Amazon.co.uk

N.B the Frame will be closed on August 20th, 21st, 23rd and 26th.

Three courses, Three locations, One Safari Supper

Saturday 9th October, 7.30-11.00pm

Come and join us for a lively evening of fun and entertainment

The safari supper is a meal in which people move to a different house for each course. Each couple hosts two other couples for one course (starter, main or dessert) and travels to two other places for the other courses.

Each couple will dine at three homes with a total of six other couples; no couples should meet twice in the same evening (unless passing in the street between courses!). The evening ends with a nightcap at a central venue, yet to be decided.

Tickets £10.00 per person.

For more information, contact maggie.fonseca@me.com

All proceeds to All Saints Church

Purchase Tickets In Advance £5.50
Including Commemorative Glass
(£6.50 on the door) subject to availability

To Purchase tickets in advance
E-mail beerfest@fleetlions.org.uk
Buy online at www.fleetlions.org.uk/beerfest
Enquiries : 01252 614778

This event, now in its fourth year, combines a blues festival, a real ale festival and a family fun day, raising funds for charities, including The Neurofibromatosis Association (NfA). It is located open-air in The Bury, at the heart of the beautiful old town of Odiham, Hampshire, United Kingdom. The music starts at 12 noon and finishes at 6 pm. Entry is free and there’s plenty of parking.

As in previous years, the emphasis of this successful event will be on acoustic blues. This year’s performers include:

Ben Payton, from Jackson, Mississippi, USA, has been living the blues most of his life. Now in his sixties, he’s a “real deal” bluesman of the old school, singing and playing traditional material and his own songs on acoustic guitar. Ben’s appearance at Odiham will be part of his first tour in the UK. Ben Payton was born in tiny Coila, Mississippi, in the hill country just east of the Delta. His early musical influences included his grandmother Mabel Johnson’s gospel piano playing and his Uncle Joe Birch’s blues guitar.

Ben Payton's voice resonates with a passion for life and his skills as a guitarist evoke the tradition of the original Delta blues greats such as Robert Johnson, Tommy Johnson, Charley Patton, and Son House. Yet Payton has a style all his own. Visit Ben’s website www.benpayton.com

Featuring the mellow soulful voice of Phil Mills, with his jazzy finger-style or bluesy slide guitars and showcase harmonicas, backed up by the solid 12-year partnership of rhythm section Schultz (on a 2-drum kit) and Teej (acoustic double bass), Red Jackson have developed a laid-back but passionate approach to the blues.

They perform a mix of blues styles: from the slow, haunting blues of the Mississippi delta to the rolling beat of Chicago, picking up street grooves from New Orleans, Texan boogie and a touch of hill-country ragtime along the way. This is the blues of the '40s and '50s, the blues of Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, T-Bone Walker and Big Bill Broonzy to name just a few.

The story doesn't end there though, they allow many other influences in to create their sound: soul, jazz, funk, latin, rockabilly all lend their unique colour to a more contemporary interpretation of the blues. Website www.redjackson.com

Also from The USA, Reverend Robert is a master of pre-war blues. He has delved deep into the styles of Charley Patton, Robert Johnson and other Delta blues giants. In 2004 he took first place at The National Slide Guitar Festival in North Carolina, USA. The Reverend is known for his true conviction and powerful delivery. Visit his website www.revrobert.com

Lewis Cohen is a phenomenal British bluesman; a rising star among the younger generation of acoustic blues players. His powerful vocals and exquisite slide guitar technique, combined with a repertoire of (sometimes obscure) numbers from the 1920s and 1930s, make him a lively and soulful performer. Visit his website www.lewiscohenblues.com

Bob Long is a British blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player specializing in "the old stuff". Most of what he plays is his interpretations of pre-world war II blues, jug band and ragtime material particularly music from the Mississippi Delta where he is a frequent visitor. He has performed at The Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale, The Tommy Johnson Blues Festival in Crystal Springs and the legendary Ground Zero Blues Club. When at home, Bob hosts a monthly acoustic blues jam in Southampton. Visit his website www.bobalong.co.uk

Contact Information

Enquiries (music) Bob Long, long.boblong@gmail.com
Enquiries (admin) Peter Fountain, PtrFount@aol.com

Just to let everyone know that there ares till some tickets left for the fantastic Thai Charity evening at the Cross Barn in Odiham on 27th March and they have now been reduced to £25 so don't miss out on what promises to be a great evening.

For full details and where to get tickets click here.

Authentic Thai 3 course meal, Licensed Pay Bar
*PLUS* Thai dancing presented by the Thai Dance UK Academy

Odiham resident - Linda Broadbent presents an evening of stories, pictures and entertainment based on her recent travels and experiences in Thailand as a volunteer Massage Therapist working with children and disability.

Tickets £35 available: Richard Ward Opticians,
113 High Street, Odiham
or email: info@massageforeveryone.co.uk

This is a fundraising event on behalf of Christian Care Foundation for Children with disabilities www.ccdthailand.org in association with www.4lifethailand.org reg. charity 1104291

Hampshire Farmers' Market will be visiting the Bury this Saturday 21st November and operating from 1000 until 1400 hrs. The Bury will be closed from 0800 until 1530 and the road closure will be from the Bridewell through to Church street and the junction of the High street.

A few of the happy faces at this years Odiham Spring Festival.