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🌞 Salty Chips Titbits — September Edition!

Hello awesome people!
✅ Sun dipping a little earlier
✅ Leaves just starting to turn 🍂
✅ Last barbecues sizzling away

September has arrived – but Hardway and Gosport are STILL buzzing with life! 🏖️✨ From seaside strolls to big community celebrations, Salty Chips is right at the heart of it all. Grab a cosy jumper, bring your appetite and let’s dive into this month’s salty scoop… 🍟🐚🎣

Lee-on-the-Solent Horticultural Society – Autumn Show
📅 Saturday 06 September 2025
🕐 From 1:30pm onwards
📍 Lee-on-the-Solent Community Centre, 51 Twyford Drive, PO13 8JU
💰 Donations requested from non-members

🌻 The Autumn Show is a celebration of the season’s best — showcasing fruit, vegetables, flowers, homecraft, floral art, and children’s classes.

🎨 All entries are welcome and do not need to be professional standard. To exhibit: 10p per entry for members and 50p per entry for non-members.

✍️ Entries accepted Friday evening (6–8pm) before the show, or on the day itself between 8–8:30am.

📞 For more details, contact Maggie Corke, Membership Secretary on 023 9255 1205.

Gosport Heritage Open Days 2025

📅 Friday 12 – Sunday 21 September 2025
🕐 Times vary depending on events
📍 Various locations across Gosport
💰Free to explore – 60+ family-friendly events

⚓ Gosport Heritage Open Days return with over 60 walks, talks, exhibitions and tours, all designed to celebrate the town’s history, culture, and architecture as part of the 2025 national theme.

🏰 From forts to gardens, boats to ramparts, graveyards to pubs, churches to hospitals — the variety of places to explore and ways to discover them are endless.

🌿 Accessible and free of charge, this is a community event for everyone — whatever their age, background, or ability. Gosport prides itself on making Heritage Open Days welcoming and inclusive.

🔗 Full details: www.gosportheritage.co.uk
Printed programme available early August | Booking opens late August

Lee Victory Parade & Air Display

✈️ The Victory Festival returns for the 80th Anniversary of VE & VJ Days, bringing a weekend full of history, celebration, and spectacle.

🎖️ Highlights include a large military parade through the streets of Lee-on-the-Solent, complete with marching bands and a solo Spitfire display — both free to enjoy.

🚁 The celebrations continue with a ticketed two-day air display and ground attractions event, featuring a packed programme of aviation displays and entertainment for all ages.

🎟 Tickets available online at leevictoryfestival.co.uk or on the gate.
🚗 Car parking is ticketed only.
🔗 More info: montserratevents.co.uk

Until next time…

Soak up the waves 🌊, enjoy the walks 🚶‍♀, keep the music playing 🎶 and let the creativity flow 🎨 along our wonderful Solent coast 🌅💙”

— Kim
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