What's happening in your area: surgery refurbishments and local offers

A Colden Common craft fair is scheduled for Feb 7 with four class choices and tickets at £30, and Twyford Surgery is undergoing clinical-room refurbishments with no confirmed finish date.

Local notices cover community events, health updates and ongoing works across Colden Common, Twyford and Otterbourne. Several activities are scheduled in January and February alongside service updates from local surgeries and utility works. The items include craft and social events, a jumble sale and pub offers. Some entries list dates, contact details and expected completion dates. Notices and community updates: - Community events: a Colden Common craft fair is set for Saturday 7 February (2pm–5pm) offering linocut printing, sculpture, macramé and pyrography; tickets are £30 and places are limited. An afternoon tea for residents aged 60+ is planned for Sunday 25 January (2pm–4.30pm) with entertainment by Stepping Out Academy, and a jumble sale by the 15th Chandler's Ford Scout Group will take place on Saturday 31 January in Otterbourne (entry 50p) with donations accepted from 28 January. - Health services: Twyford and Colden Common Surgeries are offering the MMRV vaccine as part of the routine childhood immunisation schedule; the vaccine protects against measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox and Gov.uk is referenced for guidelines. - Local hospitality offers: The White Horse Otterbourne is launching weekday specials and member discounts, including listed offers such as Mussel Tuesday (£25), Wellie Wednesday (£35 for two) and Steak Thursday (bavette and frites £15 or a sharing steak board £60), with more information on the pub's Facebook page. - Hosting opportunity: Pippa's Guardians is seeking host families in Otterbourne and nearby for international boarding-school children, some as young as eight; the group provides checks and pays rates and lists contact details by phone and email. - Roadworks update: SGN are replacing old metal gas pipes on Main Road, Twyford; the month-long works are reported to be due to finish on 19 January and SGN said they will give seven days' notice if gas supply needs to be turned off. - Surgery refurbishments: Twyford Surgery has said some clinical rooms are being redecorated and that desks, bookcases and trolleys are being stored temporarily, which may be visible to patients; the surgery apologised for any disruption and no finish date has been confirmed. Summary: These items list scheduled local events, service updates and temporary works with dates and contact details provided for several entries. SGN roadworks on Main Road are reported to conclude on 19 January, while Twyford Surgery's refurbishment has no confirmed finish date.