BRAMSHOTT Place later living community in Liphook held a pop-up artisan food and craft market to celebrate the launch of the final phase of homes at the village.

Residents and invited guests were welcomed to enjoy complimentary tasters of food and drink from a range of independent suppliers, and to look at the work of artists and craftspeople.

The pop-up market took place within phase four of Bramshott Place – the final phase of new homes to launch at the village which brings the community’s number of retirement properties to a total of 191.

Designed to give visitors a taste of the best culinary produce and locally made crafts that the county has to offer, guests were also treated to gourmet barbecue burgers, Pimm’s cocktails and musical entertainment from Hampshire-based singer Jen Merchant on the croquet lawn, which a number of the new two and three-bedroom cottages within this phase of the development overlook.

Artist Sue Rawlings provided demonstrations of acrylic painting and ran workshops in flower collage, ceramicist Angela Carter, of the Milland Pottery, showed how she makes her pottery, with guests able to have a go at clay sculpture, and florist Sandra Dodds, of the Liss Flower Studio, displayed her floristry skills and showed guests how to make flower corsages and button holes.

Guests could also try jewellery making with jeweller and textile artist Theresa Waterworth, and the Essential Lavender Company brought along a range of their lavender beauty products and offered tasters of their herbal lemonades and cordials. Inspired Villages Group events manager Rebecca Parker said: “The artisan food and craft market at Bramshott Place was a fantastic event that was perfect for a summer’s day.

“We were thrilled to invite people to the village to see the best that the local area has to offer in terms of great food, drink and crafts.

“Hampshire is such a culinary-rich part of the country and there is a great range of artistic talent in the area.

“We wanted to showcase the lifestyle that is on offer in this part of Hampshire and to celebrate the final phase of homes that are now available at Bramshott Place.

“The village has been in great demand so far so it is exciting that the development is now complete with the final 40 cottages, offering interested buyers a last chance to secure a home at this sought-after community.”