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You are here: Home / Community / Christmas Surprise: Brambridge Park Garden Centre

Christmas Surprise: Brambridge Park Garden Centre

November 29, 2014 By Janet Williams 7 Comments

Brambridge Park Christmas 2016 update:
Santa visits Brambridge Santa's grotto 2016

Below was my original post published on 29th November 2014:

This morning we visited Brambridge Park Garden Centre, which surprised and delighted us.

Two beautiful horses, Joe and Dennis, from Hampshire Riding Therapy Centre, entertained visitors to Brambridge.

The bonus was that you could enjoy a free ride with Joe the horse around Brambridge car park.

We also met members from the Centrestage Productions Youth Theatre, who were singing Christmas Carol at Brambridge.

Flick (Left), and Kerie Couttes - Founder of Hampshire Riding Therapy Centre, and Joe the horse greeted visitors to Brambridge and raised fund for their charity.
Flick (Left), and Kerie Couttes – Founder of Hampshire Riding Therapy Centre, and Joe the horse greeted visitors to Brambridge and raised fund for their charity.

Christmas Carol by Centrestage Productions Youth Theatre

Members of Centrestage Production Youth Theatre sang beautifully with enthusiasm.

The group was there promoting their new production, The Phantom of the Opera, to be performed at The Point Theatre in Eastleigh from 17th to 21st February 2015.

Centrestage Productions Youth Theatre - singing Christmas Carol at Brambridge Park Garden Centre today.
Centrestage Productions Youth Theatre – singing Christmas Carol at Brambridge Park Garden Centre today.
Centrestage Productions Youth Theatre - singing Christmas Carol at Brambridge Park Garden Centre and promoting <em>The Phantom of the Opera </em> production for February 2015.
Centrestage Productions Youth Theatre – singing Christmas Carol at Brambridge Park Garden Centre and promoting The Phantom of the Opera production for February 2015.

Talented Magic Ed

A junior magician called Magic Ed performed some magic card trick at the entrance too. My son was rather intrigued.

Magical Ed (Ed Harris) is a member of Centrestage Production Youth Theatre, and I watched his performance in their last production Oliver at The Point theatre. Ed is a college student at Eastleigh College studying Hospitality.

Magic Ed (left) performing card tricks to Ben outside Brambridge Park Garden Centre today.
Magic Ed (left) performing card tricks to Ben outside Brambridge Park Garden Centre today.

In the Brambridge garden, there was a mini craft fair. Brambridge Park Craft Club had a few stalls there today.

If you are local crafters and you want to join an inspiring craft group, who meet regularly on Wednesday at Brambridge Park, please contact Sue Potter or Jackie Edmunds for more details.

Craft Fair at Brambridge garden

It was delightful to see Sian Hayden’s Rosey Glow Jewellery at Brambridge Park Garden Centre today. I sent my son to Sian’s stall so that he could buy a birthday present for his mother.

Sian Hayden’s Rosey Glow Jewellery at Brambridge Park Garden Centre today.
Sian Hayden’s Rosey Glow Jewellery at Brambridge Park Garden Centre today.

Sian Hayden will be performing in The Wizard Of Oz, by the Chameleon Theatre Company, from Friday 23rd to Saturday 31st January 2015.

Sian will be playing one of the witches in the pantomime.  Have a guess, is she playing the good witch or the bad one?

Enjoying a ride at Brambridge Park Garden Centre.Our brief visit to Brambridge this morning was enjoyable.

My son bought some jewellery, and we also gave some money to the charity.

To embarrass my teenage son, he also had to endure a ride with his mother together, pulled by Joe.

Centrestage members with Joe and Kerie from Hampshire Riding Therapy Centre.
Centrestage members with Joe and Kerie from Hampshire Riding Therapy Centre.

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  1. David Bowring says

    December 2, 2014 at 12:11 pm

    You missed out on the reason for the Horses, carriage, singers and craft fayre which was the arrival of Father Christmas, who proceeded to chat to the children and then made a beeline for his rather wonderful grotto at the rear of the garden centre. Lions Club of Eastleigh are manning this grotto each weekend 10.30 to 5.00 (Sat) and 4.00 (Sun) until Christmas.

    The grotto is also open midweek on Tuesday 9th, 16th and 23rd from 5.00 to 7.00 during late opening, and on Thursday and Friday 11/12 and 18/19th December.

    To complete the Santa events, you can book Tea with Santa for Monday 8th or 15th and Breakfast with Santa on Saturday 13th and 20th (before he gets to work in the grotto!)

    The Lions usually earn over £2000 for their charity funds from this month long event, and hope to do even better this year as it is their 50th anniversary. Every penny earned by Lions for charity goes to charity, mainly local, as the members pay their own subscription to cover all administration.

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    • Janet Williams says

      December 2, 2014 at 3:46 pm

      Thank you David. A new post Eastleigh Lions: Brambridge Park Santa’s Grotto now contains the updated information.

      We were not aware where the grotto was in the garden, as we only focused on the craft fayre. I didn’t realise Eastleigh Lions were involved, as the information isn’t on the website, or Brambridge’s Christmas flyer.

      The grand welcome was rather pleasant, which came as a surprise. These days, you really get more than just gardening stuff in a garden centre.

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      • David Bowring says

        December 2, 2014 at 4:32 pm

        Thanks Janet.
        I’ll be posting some pictures to our facebook page in the next day or two

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        • Janet Williams says

          December 2, 2014 at 4:44 pm

          If you could send me photos of the grotto, I’ll upload them to the post.

          Is Santa one of the Lions?

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  2. David Bowring says

    December 2, 2014 at 12:16 pm

    PS, the LION in your photo was one of ours as well!

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