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Paul Martin is BACK!
🌟 Flog It! Star Paul Martin is Back! Don't Miss the Greyfriars Valuation Day, and interactive...
Not long to go now till our Pop up Community Cafe starts
As a taster of great things to come, we have organised a pop-up Community Cafe for the week...
In search of….
A request please.. We are looking for an electric piano to replace the piano in Ann Rose Hall...
New music appreciation study Group – The string quartet
Join the ever popular and welcoming course at Greyfriars and discover the rich history and...
New Study Group – The roman world
The Study Groups return this April with a brand‑new course from the ever‑popular Nick Griffiths,...
April’s News letter deadline!
‼️‼️URGENT REMINDER‼️‼️We would normally ask you to have your content to us by the second Monday...
Spring is coming…
Spring is in the air at Greyfriars! The evenings are getting lighter, the days are getting warmer,...
Ringwood Antiques Club – a date for your diary
A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY Join Ringwood Antiques on Wednesday 25 February for a captivating talk by...
News letter content deadlines
Please submit your content as early in the month as possible. This allows us enough time to review...
Heathside Travel Event
On 19 February, Heathside Travel are holding an Information morning at Greyfriars; a local,...
EXCITING NEWS!!
We’re excited to share that we will be holding our first Pop‑Up Community Café, opening 23 March,...
Photo’s from our Challenge Quiz – January 29 2026
What a fantastic evening... Congratulations to Bickerley Bridge who last night won the Greyfriars...
Trainmaster is back! Sunday 1 March
Join Trainmaster Hampshire for a special dinosaur-themed train event here at Greyfriars on Sunday,...
Donations needed please
𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 As we gear up for our Spring Book Sale on Saturday 28 March, Greyfriars...
Music Study Day – Frederic Chopin – Saturday 31 Jan.
🎹 Greyfriars Study Group – Music Day School 🎹 Chopin: the pianist, as composer and performer ...
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Ringwood Antiques Club My life as an Auctioneer with Charles Hanson Entertaining anecdotes from charismatic Charles Hanson, well known from Bargain Hunt, Flog It and Antiques Road Trip. Wednesday 22nd April - 7pm for 7.30 start. Members free - Guests £10.00 Ringwood Antiques Club meet monthly at Greyfriars, New members are always welcome
Ringwood Antiques Club My life as an Auctioneer with Charles Hanson Entertaining anecdotes from charismatic Charles Hanson, well known from Bargain Hunt, Flog It and Antiques Road Trip. Wednesday 22nd April - 7pm for 7.30 start. Members free - Guests £10.00 Ringwood Antiques Club meet monthly at Greyfriars, New members are always welcome
🌟 Flog It! Star Paul Martin is Back! Don't Miss the Greyfriars Valuation Day, and interactive session! Did you miss out on meeting the legend last time? Good news! We're giving you another chance! Paul Martin, the much-loved antiques expert well-known from the BBC’s Flog It!, is returning to Greyfriars for a very special Valuation Day and Q&A on Thursday, April 30th, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Paul brings years of experience and a keen eye to your treasures. This time you can join him for a afternoon tea and Q&A! Tickets are available via Ticket Source at just £8 What to bring? Whether you have a dusty family heirloom, a curious market find, or a collectible you've always wondered about—this is your opportunity! Paul will offer expert insights into the story and value of your items. Join us for the day and get the scoop straight from the expert! Date: Thursday, April 30th Valuations: 10:30AM till 2:00PM – ENTRY FREE Afternoon Tea & Q&A: 2:00PM till 4:00PM – TICKET NEEDED £8 Click the link to purchase your tickets today https://www.ticketsource.com/greyfriars.../t-jxxzolv Don't miss this unique opportunity to uncover the hidden value of your items!
PAUL MARTIN VALUATION DAY WITH CREAM TEA & Q&A Paul joins us again on 30th April for another valuation day from 10.30 - 2pm, bring along your treasures to be valued by Paul (FOC). From 2pm (£8.00 per person) join us for a Q&A session followed by a Cream Tea at 3pm. All raising funds for our new Greyfriars Community Cafe! Tickets available in the centre or on Ticket Source.
ARE YOU A CRAFTER OR SMALL BUSINESS OWNER? Are you interested in a table at our book and craft sale? Join us Saturday 1st August, 9am to 1pm. £15 for centre members £25 for non members PLEASE EMAIL THE EVENTS TEAM TO REGISTER YOUR INTEREST AT GREYFRIARSRINGWCODEVENTS@GMAIL.COM AND ASK FOR LYNDA OR NOREEN
🌟 Flog It! Star Paul Martin is Back! Don't Miss the Greyfriars Valuation Day, and interactive session! Did you miss out on meeting the legend last time? Good news! We're giving you another chance! Paul Martin, the much-loved antiques expert well-known from the BBC’s Flog It!, is returning to Greyfriars for a very special Valuation Day and Q&A on Thursday, April 30th, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Paul brings years of experience and a keen eye to your treasures. This time you can join him for a afternoon tea and Q&A! Tickets are available via Ticket Source at just £8 What to bring? Whether you have a dusty family heirloom, a curious market find, or a collectible you've always wondered about—this is your opportunity! Paul will offer expert insights into the story and value of your items. Join us for the day and get the scoop straight from the expert! Date: Thursday, April 30th Valuations: 10:30AM till 2:00PM – ENTRY FREE Afternoon Tea & Q&A: 2:00PM till 4:00PM – TICKET NEEDED £8 Click the link to purchase your tickets today https://www.ticketsource.com/greyfriars-community-centre/t-jxxzolv Don't miss this unique opportunity to uncover the hidden value of your items!
‼️URGENT REMINDER‼️ This month our May News letter deadline is 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘 Monday, April 13. If you could please send any content you wish to include over to our email address: office@greyfriarsringwood.org.uk If it is not sent by this date, unfortunately we cannot guarantee there will be space left for your feature.
What an amazing day for our sleuths as they took on the challenge of our Walking Treasure Hunt! Around 70 people joined in and came back to Greyfriars afterwards for a delicious cream tea! A huge thank you goes to Mary Baldwin for all her hard work in writing the clues, to Amanda Loader for her amazing cakes and scones and the rest of the volunteers who came along, laid tables, washed up, organised a raffle and generally helped make the day so memorable! Thank you all! Pictured the winning team who won a tie breaker!
CRAFTFULLNESS! Would you like to join others with your knitting, sewing, crocheting, beading etc. This is just a space to craft together, no leader, just a chance to chat & craft! Starts this Friday 10th April, 9am - 12pm, first session free, thereafter £3 per week. Coffee and tea available! Just come along & join in!
‼️URGENT REMINDER‼️ This month our May News letter deadline is next Monday, April 13. If you could please send any content you wish to include over to our email address: office@greyfriarsringwood.org.uk If it is not sent by this date, unfortunately we cannot guarantee there will be space left for your feature.
We just wanted to say a huge thank you to Andy and Keith & Ringwood Men’s Shed for replacing our old shed doors with these beautiful new ones! What a fantastic job! We really are so grateful to you both for all the time and energy that you put into doing this for us, thank you again! #ringwoodmensshed
FAMILY FRIENDLY FUN! WALKING TREASURE HUNT! Join us at 2pm at Greyfriars on the 12th April for our WALKING TREASURE HUNT around the roads of Ringwood. FOLLOW THE CLUES AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON A STROLL AROUND RINGWOOD – SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES, EVERYONE WELCOME! Just £8 including cream tea & children £4 Tickets available in centre or Ticketsource
‼️URGENT REMINDER‼️ This month our May News letter deadline is Monday, April 13. If you could please send any content you wish to include over to our email address: office@greyfriarsringwood.org.uk If it is not sent by this date, unfortunately we cannot guarantee there will be space left for your feature.
Please consider taking this local survey before it closes tomorrow. Hampshire Health and Care Services NHS - survey - closes Monday 30th March To shape the Neighborhood Working approach across Hampshire, ensuring that the voices of local communities inform how health and care services are designed and delivered at a neighborhood level. It is important that we hear from a wide range of people so that the insights gathered reflect the diverse experiences and needs of our communities. Please take a few minutes out of your day to complete this. Follow the link below or scan the QR code. https://survey.ntropydata.co.uk/surveys/EK2026NeighH
Some more shout outs for our supporters from today’s sale… we simply could not have done it without you! Megan and the girls who helped yesterday from #simulgroup #EcoCoffee for brilliant support from a great local company selling delicious coffee. Plus #bostonteapartyringwood for the kind loan of their outside tables and chairs. #jewsonhirewimborne for the supply of a tile lift which made getting books up and down much easier! Thank you all for your amazing support, it means the world! 🌍
Well we tried to pop a post up this morning and failed, but just wanted to say the biggest biggest thank you, to you our community for coming and supporting today’s Spring Book Sale and Craft Fayre and also our Pop Up Community Cafe! We had the most amazing day and took over £2500, £1650 on books and puzzles alone! All funds go to maintaining our fantastic community centre and continually improving it. The biggest thank you of all goes to our incredible team of volunteers who have sorted and sold books and puzzles, baked cakes, braved the weather for the pop up cafe, served bacon baps, made coffees, organised crafters and so much more…you’re all absolutely the best and we are so lucky to have you. 🤗 A special thank you goes to Nigel Revill who sang and played for us all morning. #thelonereviller Tired feet but so many smiling faces, every bit of it was wonderful! Thank you all! 🙏🙏🙏
𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘!!! 📖 Our FAMOUS Book Sale with a massive array of literature 🧩 Puzzles galore for every level 🎨 Beautiful local crafts to peruse 🗓 WHEN: Saturday, 28th March 🕘 TIME: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm 📍 WHERE: Greyfriars Community Centre Don't miss out—pop it on your calendar today! We can't wait to see you there.
Spring Book Sale and Craft Fayre Tomorrow 28 March 9-1! Don’t miss out! We have a huge selection of books and puzzles ready and waiting for you to peruse! Every genre, thousands of authors and bargains galore! Come on down from 9-1 and join us for Greyfriars biggest and best ever Book Sale & Craft Fayre. With delicious bacon baps, cheese scones, fundraising activities, music from Nigel Revill and the last chance to experience our Pop-Up Community Café, there is something for everyone! We look forward to seeing you there!
Want to start your day with a locally roasted and completely delicious coffee from #EcoCoffee and of course a delicious cake from our Pop Up Community Cafe, all at community prices...we still have two days left! Come and join us from 9-1 at Greyfriars on Friday and Saturday this week.
There is still time to support our Community Pop-up Cafe, here at the centre! Open from 9am till 1pm. So many people use our centre as their community hub, a place that almost becomes a second home. Having this cafe here would be so beneficial to them as a meeting point. Somewhere to socialize beyond their clubs/classes. We are very excited about this opportunity so please do come along and show us your support.
Can you help us? Our beloved washing machine has finally given up the ghost! Do you have a spare one sitting in your garage/store that you could donate? We only use it for tablecloths and tea towels. If you can help, please email the office on office@greyfriarsringwood.org.uk or phone 01425 472613
𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐀𝐘!!!! Spring is in the air at Greyfriars! 🌸 The evenings are getting lighter, the days are getting warmer, and the flowers are starting to bloom. That can only mean one thing... The Greyfriars Spring Book Sale & Craft Fayre is almost here! 📚✨ Join us for a lovely Saturday morning out featuring: 📖 Our FAMOUS Book Sale with a massive array of literature 🧩 Puzzles galore for every level 🎨 Beautiful local crafts to peruse 🗓 WHEN: Saturday, 28th March 🕘 TIME: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm 📍 WHERE: Greyfriars Community Centre Don't miss out—pop it on your calendar today! We can't wait to see you there.
Hampshire Health and Care Services NHS - survey - closes Monday 30th March To shape the Neighborhood Working approach across Hampshire, ensuring that the voices of local communities inform how health and care services are designed and delivered at a neighborhood level. It is important that we hear from a wide range of people so that the insights gathered reflect the diverse experiences and needs of our communities. Please take a few minutes out of your day to complete this. Follow the link below or scan the QR code. https://survey.ntropydata.co.uk/surveys/EK2026NeighH
Just a little reminder that on a Monday, the community fridge located in the library is closed. This means we have all the bread & bakery products come to US on a Monday morning. Please do pop into the centre to grab yourself a treat as it does make us sad if they go to waste. Thank you, The Greyfriars Team 🍞
We are getting very excited for our Pop-Up Community Café starting on Monday 23 March 9-1 for the week at Greyfriars! What will a Community Café mean to Greyfriars... For many, Greyfriars is more than a community centre, it’s a second home. Come and try out our great coffee and delicious cakes! Join us on our journey by popping in from tomorrow onwards!
We are getting very excited for our Pop-Up Community Café starting on Monday 23 March 9-1 for the week at Greyfriars! Just 2 days to go!! The Community Café will be our ‘kitchen table’, a warm, welcoming space to meet, chat and share stories over good food and barista coffee. Somewhere to catch up with friends, linger a little longer after a meeting and take time to socialise. Join us on our journey by popping in next week! #theecocoffeecompany
1 weeks to go!!! Spring is in the air at Greyfriars! 🌸 The evenings are getting lighter, the days are getting warmer, and the flowers are starting to bloom. That can only mean one thing... The Greyfriars Spring Book Sale & Craft Fayre is almost here! 📚✨ Join us for a lovely Saturday morning out featuring: 📖 Our FAMOUS Book Sale with a massive array of literature 🧩 Puzzles galore for every level 🎨 Beautiful local crafts to peruse 🗓 WHEN: Saturday, 28th March 🕘 TIME: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm 📍 WHERE: Greyfriars Community Centre Don't miss out—pop it on your calendar today! We can't wait to see you there.
HERE TODAY A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY!!!!📆 Everyone is welcome. The Friends Of Ringwood Parish Church ☕Tea & Talk💬 Friday 20th March 2pm start. 'The lighter side of magistrate's work' with Sharon Carr-Brown J.P., followed by delicious tea. Tickets are just £10 and available from Greyfriars or contact Peter Goodwin on 01425402028.
Join the ever popular and welcoming course at Greyfriars and discover the rich history and repertoire of this much-loved musical form. Across ten weekly classes, expert tutor Ian Lowes will guide participants from the quartet’s classical beginnings through to contemporary works, offering insight, listening examples and lively discussion along the way. Sessions take place on Mondays from 10:00 am to 12:00pm, running from 13 April to 22 June 2026, excluding 25 May. The full course fee is £90. Whether you are a seasoned enthusiast or simply curious, all are warmly invited to attend. Book your place via the link below: www.ticketsource.co.uk/greyfriars-community-centre
HERE THIS FRIDAY A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY!!!!📆 Everyone is welcome. The Friends Of Ringwood Parish Church ☕Tea & Talk💬 Friday 20th March 2pm start. 'The lighter side of magistrate's work' with Sharon Carr-Brown J.P., followed by delicious tea. Tickets are just £10 and available from Greyfriars or contact Peter Goodwin on 01425402028.
Did you know its Village Halls week this week? #VillageHallsWeek is a national annual campaign, shining a spotlight on the contribution England’s 10,000+ village halls make to rural communities. The annual week long celebration, organised by ACRE and the ACRE Network (England’s largest network of rural community support organisations), aims to raise the profile of village and community halls across the country, and is a big collective “thank you” to all the volunteers who work tirelessly to keep them open for the benefit of local residents, groups and rural businesses. This year’s Village Halls Week will run from Monday 16th to Sunday 22nd March and the theme is connecting communities to health and wellbeing. Village Halls are at the heart of rural life, playing a vital role in keeping people healthy, active, and connected. By providing spaces for exercise, social clubs, health sessions, and peer support, they help prevent isolation and promote wellbeing at every stage of life. At Greyfriars, we believe we have a wealth of wonderful resources to keep you physically and mentally healthy—from exercise classes for all ages to our famous book sale, which provides great mental stimulation. We also have a preschool where children aged 2.5 to 4 years old learn on a daily basis. With so many different activities happening every single day, we are proud to serve our fabulous community. Why not take a look at our Newsletter to find out what's on, or check out our website... https://greyfriarsringwood.org.uk.
HERE THIS FRIDAY A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY!!!!📆 Everyone is welcome. The Friends Of Ringwood Parish Church ☕Tea & Talk💬 Friday 20th March 2pm start. 'The lighter side of magistrate's work' with Sharon Carr-Brown J.P., followed by delicious tea. Tickets are just £10 and available from Greyfriars or contact Peter Goodwin on 01425402028.
STARTING TOMORROW!!! Did you know its Village Halls week this week? #VillageHallsWeek is a national annual campaign, shining a spotlight on the contribution England’s 10,000+ village halls make to rural communities. The annual week long celebration, organised by ACRE and the ACRE Network (England’s largest network of rural community support organisations), aims to raise the profile of village and community halls across the country, and is a big collective “thank you” to all the volunteers who work tirelessly to keep them open for the benefit of local residents, groups and rural businesses. This year’s Village Halls Week will run from Monday 16th to Sunday 22nd March and the theme is connecting communities to health and wellbeing. Village Halls are at the heart of rural life, playing a vital role in keeping people healthy, active, and connected. By providing spaces for exercise, social clubs, health sessions, and peer support, they help prevent isolation and promote wellbeing at every stage of life. At Greyfriars, we believe we have a wealth of wonderful resources to keep you physically and mentally healthy—from exercise classes for all ages to our famous book sale, which provides great mental stimulation. We also have a preschool where children aged 2.5 to 4 years old learn on a daily basis. With so many different activities happening every single day, we are proud to serve our fabulous community. Why not take a look at our Newsletter to find out what's on, or check out our website... https://greyfriarsringwood.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/March-26-ISSUE-69-Final.pdf
Travel back to Ancient Rome this April! 🏛️ We are thrilled to welcome back the ever-popular Nick Griffiths for a brand-new Study Group series. Starting Friday, 10 April (10am–12pm), Nick will be diving into the fascinating daily lives of ordinary citizens across the Roman Empire. From the shores of Britain to the sands of Egypt, we’ll explore: 📜 Ancient letters and personal documents 🏺 Archaeology and hidden monuments 🌍 Life across the Roman provinces Cost: £70 for the full course. How to book: Secure your spot via Ticket Source or visit us at the Centre. Don't wait—Nick’s courses are always a hit! https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/greyfriars-community-centre
