October Awbridge Village Newletter by Deon Tucker

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October 2012

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2012 The Winners

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Produce Show

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Don’t forget the annual Curry & Quiz Night on 13th October - 7pm at Awbridge Village Hall Enjoy a two course meal including a choice of three different curries plus all the usual extras! Please bring your own drinks! The quiz will be organised in tables and will take place during the meal. Beat the winners from last year - More Tea Vickers. Tickets priced at £12.00 each are available now from Laura Tel 342020.

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committee Fred Tucker - Chairman Chanwel House, Romsey Road - 340709 Laura Hailwood-Thomas - Secretary 1 Spring Field, Romsey Road - 342020 Nigel Hemsted - Treasurer Emmbrook, Newtown Road - 340986 Paul Jameson Forest View, Kents Oak - 340118 Deon Tucker Bryn Gower, Romsey Road - 340230 Alex Hillier Forest View, Kents Oak - 340118 Lynda Tucker Chanwel House, Romsey Road - 340709

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From the Editorial Team September brings to a close what has been a memorable Summer, whether you wish to look at it from the point of view of the Olympic/ Paralympic Games, Diamond Jubilee or other events happening at the same time. It is the traditional time in which children return to school, start at “big” school or even go off to university, and it’s all change in my household at the moment as Isaac has just started at nursery. So what for the rest of the year as the temperatures drop and the nights draw in? We have the ADVA Curry and Quiz night, followed by Messy Church and the Kenya Barn Dance in October alone and it will be fantastic to see as many people as possible supporting these events. There may not be quite the same opportunity to sit out on rugs and laugh at people old enough to know better being silly in the name of a Jubilee celebration, but the village has not gone to sleep either. I’ve turned my hand to my weaker suit this month, that being a roving reporter covering the Produce Show. If anyone does fancy themselves as a journalist on a local scale, please drop me a line via email (awbridge.news@gmail.com) or phone me on 01794 341980 as I’d be thrilled to have your input! It gets boring if one person does all the writing after all… James Child - Co-Editor Awbridge News

From the Chairman’s Pen The show turned out well considering that it was such a difficult year for growing anything in the garden or orchard, a few entries down on last year but different people took part. Thanks to Paul for undertaking the auction afterwards, this was enjoyed by all. A BIG thank you to every body whether you took part, came to view, judged or helped with all the jobs on the day. We have been asked to repeat it next year so watch this space for the date. This year we did include some of your ideas, so if you have any more on how we can improve the show send your comments to the editor by email or letter. Looking forward to seeing you at the curry and quiz night. Fred Tucker - Chairman ADVA

100 CLUB The results of the recent draw of the 100 Club are as follows: 1st Prize £25 Liz Stringer 2nd Prize £20 Tony Stares 3rd Prize £15 Tony & Jenny Byrne Please contact Nigel Hemsted (ADVA Treasurer) to claim your prize! If you aren’t already a member of the 100 Club, please contact Nigel for further details

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The Village Website Workshop 8 Nov ** Come Along - All Are Welcome ** The village website is now live, so we will be running a small workshop on the 8th November at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. There will be a short demonstration of how to use the site, whether you want to sell something, chat about the local walks or just post some interesting facts, you can join in and get online. We are trying to establish a community feel on the site so we need you to all register and get involved and start using it! The workshop will be especially useful for all those who will be looking after their particular pages on the site. For more information please contact Deon on info@deondesign.co.uk.

Revised Deadline For Next Month - 15th Recent editions of Awbridge News have taken longer to put together and get through your door than we’d like. For the next edition

and onwards, the deadline for articles will be the FIFTEENTH OF THE MONTH. I will be emailing all our regular contributors in plenty of time to remind them – please can everyone else take note! James Child

Committee Profile – Paul Harvey I grew up in Gloucestershire but lived for over thirty years in Staffordshire, most of that on the fringe of Cannock Chase. I am married to Pam and have two sons and one grand-daughter. I worked as a teacher and later head of a languages department in state schools for most of my working life. Initially, I loved the job and immersed myself in clubs, overseas exchanges, trips and staff societies. I have a number of interests: music, theatre, DIY, hill-walking and amateur radio. I got my radio licence 20 years ago and was for many years a keen member of the Stafford clubs. I recently joined the tool refurbishing charity in Netley Marsh and really enjoy my weekly session of metal-bashing. It enables me to get to know people in the area and hopefully make a useful contribution. I am also a volunteer for Neighbourcare. It is good to be part of ADVA, as it is friendly, well-run and gets things done. I still feel very much a novice member and have much to learn, but I am enthusiastic and keen to support and help organise whatever events come along.

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All Saints Awbridge - October 2012 We have just celebrated Harvest so thank you for all your generous donations which have been given to Southampton City Mission and for decorating the church so beautifully for harvest time. We also enjoyed a wonderful lunch provided by our social committee in the village hall. Sunday 14 October: Messy Church. Jesus said “I am the true vine” come and find out more at Messy Church at the village hall, 2 30 – 5pm. Families welcome, fun, food, worship and activities contact Pepe Alexander 340386 for further information. Operation Christmas Child: The power of a simple gift: It is now time to be thinking about making up our shoeboxes. In Awbridge there will be a special coffee morning promoting Operation Christmas Child on Saturday 10 November 10 – 12 noon at the village hall, sponsored by ADVA. Do come along with your completed boxes or bring items to go in boxes so we can make up some more. You should have received a leaflet on how to make up a shoebox with your ADVA newsletter. If you need an empty shoebox we have some at Choice Plants. For more info see www.operationchristmaschild.org.uk, contact Mary Savage on 01794 367908 or email: savage@choiceplants.freeserve.co.uk Advance dates: Remembrance Sunday 11 November: A service will be held in Awbridge School hall at 10 15 am (not at church) which is then followed by the wreath laying ceremony at the village war memorial at 11 00 am. Nativity in the Barn will be held on Saturday 15 December at 6 00 pm, at Butlers Wood Farm by kind permission of the Hillier family. Worship and Events in Awbridge in October Sunday 7 October 9 30 am Holy Communion 6 30 pm First service with Steve Pittis Sunday 14 October 9 30 am Morning Worship & Young Church Sunday 21 October 9 30 am Holy Communion Sunday 28 October 9 30 am Family worship and baptisms Sunday 4 November 9 30 am Holy Communion 6 30 pm First Other Activities for October Five Alive Fellowship Mon 1 October- Antarctic Adventure, with Marion Fowler 7 30 pm B’field Ch rooms Prayer Group Meets twice a month in Romsey. Prayer requests to John Twigg 521966 or via prayer request box in church. Housegroup Tues 16 October 7 45 pm Rosemary Croft contact J Twigg 521966 Open Housegroup Thurs 4 & 18 October 7 45 pm venue tba. Sue Franklin 322185 Awbridge Lunch Club Wed 10 & 24 October 12 noon at church rooms - contact Delia Dutton 340395

Jesus said “I am the true vine and my father is the gardener...... Remain in me and I will remain in you” John 15 v1 & 4 The Ark Toddler Group meets in the village hall on Fridays in term-time, 9 30 am – 11 00 am for fun, craft, refreshments. Contact Lynda Tucker 340709 for more information.

Welcome Pack If you have recently moved into the Awbridge area and would like a copy of our village Welcome Pack please contact one of the churchwardens, see details below. Useful church contacts: The Revd Canon Steve Pittis 01794 368335 Churchwardens: Fred Tucker (01794 340709) or Mary Savage (01794 367908) Young Church: Pepe Alexander (01794 340386) The Ark Toddler Group: Lynda Tucker (340709) Awbridge Neighbourcare: 0845 094 6155 Other relevant information can be found on the village website www.awbridge.info

ADVA invite you to the annual Curry & Quiz Night on

13th October - 7pm at Awbridge Village Hall Enjoy a two course meal including a choice of three different curries plus all the usual extras! Tickets priced at £12.00 each are available now from Laura Tel 342020. The quiz will be organised in tables and will take place during the meal. Please bring your own drinks!

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The village lunch held on Wednesday 26th September at the village hall was very well attended and everyone enjoyed a friendly chat over a delicious meal. The last village lunch of the year will be the Christmas lunch on Wednesday 5th December. This is always a special event with a full Christmas dinner and all the trimmings for a cost of only £6 per person. Why not put the date in your diary now? All villagers are welcome to join in. The Paralympics proved to be very inspirational and again the volunteers played a vital part. Volunteering is very worthwhile and as well as fulfilling a need in society it also promotes personal well-being. Awbridge Neighbourcare relies on volunteers to provide transport for villagers who would otherwise find it difficult to attend appointments. A friendly face and a chat can be very reassuring for someone waiting in a doctors’ surgery or hospital clinic. Please consider becoming a volunteer for Awbridge Neighbourcare. More information is available by calling the duty co-ordinator on 0845 094 6155. Neighbourcare Arrangements 0845 094 6155 Awbridge Neighbourcare volunteers are available to help, as good neighbours, to provide transport for medical appointments, or shopping, or to visit you if you would enjoy a friendly chat. Our volunteers have allocated time to be available to help you, so your requests are vital to the work of this group. All you need to do is call 0845 094 6155 to speak to the co-ordinator to see if they can help you. If you would like to use Awbridge Neighbourcare, please could you try to give at least 48 hours’ notice when you need to book transport so that the duty co-ordinator has time to make the necessary arrangements. Although we will endeavour to help if shorter notice is given, we cannot guarantee the availability of our volunteers. We would very much like to hear from you if you could volunteer as a driver. The more drivers we have to call on, the more people we are able to help. Please contact the duty co-ordinator on 0845 094 6155 if you would like to join this worthwhile organisation.

British Red Cross Romsey & District Local Office Red Cross Centre, 10 Greatwell Drive, Romsey (opposite Nightingale Surgery) 01794 513202 - 24 hour answer phone Romsey Medical Loan Open 10.30am to 12.30pm - Mon to Fri. Enquiries: 01794 513202 (24 hr answer phone). General Information 0844 871 1111. Emergency number for all of the above 07790 670840 Wool - We urgently need all types of wool, however small, (not cones) for all sorts of craft work and to knit gloves, hats, scarves, teapot cosies and many other items. Please contact Avis on 02380 328071 or the Fundraising shop on 02380 735089. Autumn Gift Fayre - There is an Autumn Gift Fayre on Saturday 13th October at North Baddesley Village Hall from 10.30 am to 2.30 pm. Tables available for £10. All goods must be new. Telephone 02380 730843 or email north.baddesley.fundraising@hotmail.com

“Operation Christmas Child: the power of a simple gift” www.operationchristmaschild.org.uk

Come and help us celebrate Operation Christmas Child by making your own shoebox gift and bringing it to our special coffee morning on Saturday 10 November 10 00 am – 12 noon at Awbridge Village Hall. Last year 1.1 million shoeboxes were sent from the UK including to this little girl in Montenegro. So if you have never made a box before, or haven’t done one for a while, make this a special year when you can give that hope to families like this, so take part and join in and it will help you to discover the joys of giving and sharing. Part of our local celebration will be the Romsey Deanery service for Operation Christmas Child which will be held on Sunday 18 November, at 3 pm at All Saints, Braishfield. All the communities in our benefice are busy getting involved in shoeboxes. The collection dates for dropping off boxes are 1-18 November. Leaflets, posters and resources are now available to order from the website and leaflets are available from churches in the benefice and at Choice Plants, Timsbury, if you would like to order your own and see current stories or find knitting patterns then have a look at www. operationchristmaschild.org.uk. Thank you for your support. We are also in need of empty, medium-sized shoeboxes, please drop these off at Choice Plants if you have spare ones. If you would like further information please contact: savage@ choiceplants.freeserve.co.uk Mary Savage - Rep for Samaritan’s Purse 01794 367908

Awbridge Parish Council Chair: Mark Caplen - 342315, mcaplen@googlemail.com Councillors: Peter Allen 342040 allen609@btinternet.com David Coleman 340618 davidjcoleman@madasafish.com Peter Milani 523066 peter.r.milani@googlemail.com Pam Harvey 341259 pam.harveyp@virgin.net Paul Legon 340539 legon@btinternet.com Clerk – Vacant Parish Council website: http://communities.hants.gov.uk/awbridge-index

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Who Is The Owner Of These?

Awbridge Village Produce Show 2012 Awbridge Produce Show – 1st Sept 2012 was always going to be a difficult year for produce in the village, as the lack of warm weather and excessive rain earlier clearly wouldn’t be ideal growing conditions for most things. There were plenty of jokes about raiding the farmers market and hoping no-one would notice, but there was no need to worry as the Village Hall was full of wonderful fare once more. For those with a head for figures, we had 170 items entered this year, which given the year we’ve had is not to be sniffed at. I managed to have a good long look at all the produce before the doors were opened and to use a cliché, they were all winners in my eyes. It was slightly disappointing though to see that the men only baking class hadn’t any entries in it – there will be one next year as I’ll enter, so to the men of Awbridge – take up the challenge! The village hall looked a treat, and after a frantic half hour of totting up scores the refreshments went down a treat as well. A big thank you to all who gave their time to set up, judge, handwrite placing cards and man the desks on the day – the event simply wouldn’t run without your input.

Black and white photography doesn’t do this picture justice, but the dark colour should give you a fair idea how burnt these shins were at the time. Such was the owner’s excitement at watching the Olympic sailing, he forgot to put suncream on. Let that be a cautionary tale to anyone who is of a slightly forgetful disposition!!! Guesses gladly received by the usual means…

Awbridge Gardening Club Our September meeting took place on Wednesday September 12th when Paul Templeton came to speak about “Fruit growing.” He covered all aspects of his subject and the interest of the meeting was obvious in the number of questions asked at the end of his talk. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday October 12th at 7.30pm in the Awbridge Village Hall, when Mrs. Patricia Elkington will talk on “The secret gardens of Hampshire.” Visitors are welcome to come to hear this interesting speaker. Eileen Henderson

The trophy winners this year were as follows: Vegetable and Challenge Cups – Malvin Ward Fruit – Sue Wheeler Flowers – S Taylor Homecraft – Pam Hillier Photography – Roger Scovell The auction afterwards was considered very successful, and judging by how wonderful the cakes, quiches and other produce looked there should be no surprise there! For next year, if anyone has any suggestions as to how this event can be improved, however small, please let any of the committee have your thoughts. James Child

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More musings from Maurice

Even in the caravan my wife and I could not miss the fact that the country has been involved in many major events involving competitions. The Olympics, Paralympics and Andy Murray winning the Grand Slam in the USA to name just a few, so when I heard that farmer Will Hillier was going to enter a “Fruit Cake” in the Awbridge show I took the information in my stride and presumed he was going to enter his wife Bev! I suspect a full article about the Awbridge Show is elsewhere in this magazine so perhaps I should move on to The Romsey Show. May I explain we left the caravan on the Monday and returned to Romsey on Friday staying in B&B accommodation. It took me most of Thursday to find anywhere to stay so I took the first available offer with both hands, but more of that later! The organisers must have been delighted both with the weather and the excellent turn out. Margaret and I arrived at 09.15 and were directed to an already very busy parking area. One thing that I could not help noticing was the signs which were very helpful. I thought the sign by the sheep pens may have had something to do with Will Hillier, who managed to get an award for some of his sheep, (not a fruit cake!) which said “It is unadvisable for pregnant women to be in contact with sheep”. I imagine the same sign could have been used in conjunction with some of the equestrian events and the Bournemouth Carnival Band who kept the crowds entertained with their music as they marched round the site. The band, which is a registered charity, were all dressed as “Spidermen, and women” so I suggest if you require more information you should look them up on the “Web”!!! The day became very hot during the afternoon but with plenty of stalls selling food and drink I doubt anyone suffered except perhaps in the region of their wallet. Having said that, the Church tent had a busy day with their free tea and biscuits. One or two trade stands also had hospitality areas too. A group of us met at the ”Scats” area about 4pm where we were treated to free tea,coffee and/ or fruit juices for the youngsters plus a nice slice of fruit cake....(I think I am getting a fixation about fruit cake). Near the end of the day those of us that had braved the heat and enjoyed the free fruit cake (there I go again) watched as Jason Smyth hurtled through the air on a quad bike. Hitting a ramp at speed on two wheels is, to say the least, frightening, but on four wheels does not even bear consideration. The take off point appeared to be considerably lower than the landing platform about thirty or forty feet away. I am pleased to say every leap was greeted with applause and success which is more than can be said for one of the visitors who had spent the day in the sun. The police were very considerate and helpful when he reported his car had been stolen. The first question he was asked he was unable to answer...”What is the registration number of your vehicle sir”. Colour and make he was on the ball with but again when it came to which area the car had been parked he was not sure. With the help of staff and police the car was discovered where it had been parked originally and the owner was given a lift by one of the stewards driving a small buggy back to the field. I must remember that move for next year..”Sorry constable. I have lost my car can I have a free ride to find it?” I don’t care if they do think I am a fruit cake! Page 8 | October 2012

Margaret and I left the show after most people had gone home and drove to a local pub for a quiet drink... The drinks did not make a sound but the pub was so noisy we made a hasty retreat back to our B&B. In the peace and quiet of our room, with twin beds, I pulled back the bed cover and went to lay down only to realise the bed was soaking wet. My first reaction was to look at the ceiling expecting to see a leak but everything was dry, which thinking about it, if there had been a leak the bedspread would have been soaked as well, not bone dry. I called the owners and they asked me if I had spilt anything... I explained we had been out for about eleven hours and we did not have that amount of liquid in the room anyway. Everything, including the mattress had to be changed. So how could a bed get a complete soaking UNDERNEATH a bed cover? When we arrived on the Friday the owners little dog dashed into the room and went under one of the beds and did not want to come out. The owner laughed and said it was her dogs’ favourite room! We know the owner had been in the room when we were out on Saturday at the Romsey Show because clean towels had been placed on the dressing table. Was it possible the dog had managed to get in the room and under the bedspread without being seen? If the door had been locked I can only guess the dog would have made a noise when it wanted to be free, after it had answered the call of nature!! We will never know - I do know I have no wish to own a water bed. Maurice Hibberd

Awbridge Village Christmas Lunch 2012 Would you like to join friends and neighbours from the village for Christmas Lunch?

Wednesday 5 December Christmas Lunch and Carols 12 noon at Awbridge Village Hall £6 per person Menu Roast Turkey, potatoes and vegetables Christmas pudding Tea or coffee with mince pies Booking and Transport arrangements:

To let us know numbers for catering, please ring the Neighbourcare Co-ordinator on 0845 094 6155 by Thursday 29th November. If you would like transport, at no cost to you, please ask the co-ordinator at the same time. This lunch is organised jointly by All Saints Church and Awbridge Neighbourcare with catering provided by a team of cooks and volunteers. We hope that you will come and enjoy this festive event.

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Barn Dance To Support Kenya Fundraising Team

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Tickets are selling fast for the Barn Dance to raise funds for our volunteering trip to Kenya in July 2013. We would love you to join us on October 20th at Awbridge Village Hall, dancing to the Woodsiders Barn Dance & Ceilidh Band. A licensed bar will be open from 7pm, with dancing from 7.30 – 11pm.

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Tickets include a two course ploughman’s supper and are £15 for adults and £10 for children, with family tickets (2 adults + 2 children) for £40. Please contact Olivia Birch on 01794 341178. We are also hosting a Village Quiz on November 23rd, so if you can’t make the Barn Dance, be sure to mark the date to come and test your knowledge! Further details in next month’s Awbridge News.

Wednesday 7th November 2012 at 7.30 (Doors open 6.30pm) Tickets: Non Members £10 including refreshments Tickets can only be purchased in advance contact Debbie Harper on 340859 for more details and to book

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Thank you for your support Grace Birch, Georgie Hanson, Caitlen Hillier-Snell, Fergus Longman and Isabel Snowdon

From Western Country Watch We have had a number of reports across the New Forest and Lower Test Valley that the travellers visiting the Great Dorset Steam Fair are seeking out new settling grounds. We currently have a dozen travellers at Furzley crossroads. Now that the events in Dorset are finished, expect to have many sightings of suspicious vehicles and travellers seeking easy access to land. Please secure all gates and remain vigilant.

I’ve been passed a scan of this postcard found on eBay by Peter Allen, entitled simply “Awbridge”. Does anyone recognise where in the village it is/was and can give us some history for the next edition? Please drop me a line at awbridge.news@gmail.com or call me/write to me at the address inside the front cover. James Child Page 9 | October 2012

Awbridge Hill Wildlife Sanctuary October 12

Further Update From Southern Water & Clancy Docwra

Broad leafed helleborine

After a bit of a slow start in Romsey Road following problems with the road surface breaking up, we have upped the workforce and are now progressing well. In Saunders Lane 400m of new main is already in commission, with all the services transferred. We anticipate that by mid-September the work in Saunders lane will be complete.

One species of flower that has appeared out of the blue at the wildlife sanctuary this year is the broad leafed helleborine. This is a plant of the orchid family that establishes itself on woodland fringes and clearings in southern England. Flowering in July and August, the broad leafed helleborine has broad green leaves and flowers which vary in colour from green, to purple and red. It seems to live a precarious life growing along the side of pathways, hedgerows and woodland edge, where they are prone to either being nibbled back by pheasant, rabbits and browsing roe deer, trampled on by badger and foxes, or cut inadvertently by machinery used to keep pathways clear. Also to be found growing in the wildlife sanctuary is the green flowered helleborine, which is easily overlooked by passers by but which first appeared in the wildlife sanctuary in 2009. Helleborine like other orchids, produce nectar to attract insects to pollinate their flowers, these ripen to produce pods full of seed as fine as dust, which can be dispersed hundreds of miles in the wind. In order to thrive, helleborine need to live symbiotically with a fungus that grows underground and which helps provide the roots of this plant, with vital nutrients. The damp summer also saw a large number of common spotted orchids sporting massive blooms, three times their normal size, whereas the dry hot weather in the spring resulted in early purple orchids failing to flower. As a species, helleborine thrived as Neolithic man chopped down clearings in the dark wildwood that once covered southern Britain. With the subsequent introduction of sheep, these clearings were eventually turned permanently from forest to grassland and meadows. As land was turned permanently from forest to pasture and field, helleborine declined in their range as woodland became fragmented. The word “helleborine” derives from Greek and roughly translates to the sun princess of the northern forest where rams graze. In legend, Helle was a Greek mythical princess, carried by the ram with the golden fleece and who met her fate by drowning in the sea. Helios was the sun god, whom perhaps the princess was chasing? The “bor” in helleborine equates to the Latin word boreal, which is geographically descriptive of the area of the forests of northern Europe, but also in Greek, denotes the god of the north wind. The “rine” in helleborine appears to derive from the word ram, which in ancient times was descriptive of horned sheep, male or female. The reasons behind the naming of most of our plants and flowers, has been lost in the mist of time and antiquity. Some flowers such as selfheal and woundwort spell out their medicinal qualities, whereas others such as the cuckoo’s pint hint at vulgar folklore. Our national flower, the bluebell, has the Latin name, hyacinthoides non scripta (the hyacinth that is not to be written about) hence blue is to this day the colour of censorship. To the Romans it was the rose that was their national symbol - the flower’s appearance in early June, marking the start of their summer fertility rites. However about two thousand years ago, all images of the rose were by law, banished from Roman culture. This was a state of affairs that lasted for about a hundred years. Burnet Rose

To illiterate country dwellers, the names of plants that grew around them, embraced an encyclopaedia of unwritten knowledge, folklore and wisdom. Bryan Raines - 01794 368435 - thegreenman@raines.plus.com Page 10 | October 2012

The main has been laid in Cowleas Cottages and is currently undergoing pressure-testing and chlorination, so all going well, service-transfers on that section should be starting week commencing 24.09.2012. Cowleas Close and the unmade road by the care home we have since discovered are under private ownership, and we are awaiting the appropriate land entry consent. We would like to take the opportunity to thank the residents for their understanding and patience, especially while we were working in the narrow section of Saunders Lane where there were a few difficult moments we had to overcome, with Tractors towing hay bales becoming slowed by our works.

Awbridge Evening W.I. John Donaldson, a Chartered Financial Planner, was the entertaining and informative guest speaker at the September meeting. He was able to advise members on some of the pitfalls which abound when we start to need residential care - and how to avoid them. What could have been a difficult subject was made easier to understand by his advice on a feasible ‘Game Plan’. Members expressed their opinions on the Romsey Show W I tent. All had enjoyed their visits to ‘Kiss Me Kate’ at Chichester and to see the Queen’s diamonds at Buckingham Palace. Several members are going to the Autumn Council meeting in Portsmouth and to the Group meeting early in October. A team will represent Awbridge at the Group skittles, to be held at Mottisfont Social Club. Outings to Bath and London and a short holiday in Matlock to visit the Christmas market are all in the pipeline for the next couple of months. The next fund raiser will be a Casino Evening with supper on November 3rd. Tickets are already available for this and it promises to be great fun. Next month’s speaker will be Cdr. M Hill who will tell us about life below decks on the Royal Yacht, so if you still have Jubilee Fever why not come and join us on 11th October, you will be very welcome.

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Saturday 10 November at Awbridge Village Hall, 10am - 12noon Supported by ADVA and Awbridge Church Please bring with you completed shoeboxes and/ or shoebox gifts. Details for shoeboxes enclosed in the leaflets available at Awbridge Church, Awbridge Village Hall, and Choice Plants, Timsbury Refreshments and activities provided. Thank you for your support. A representative from South Central Ambulance Service recently presented the Jubilee medal to some of the original members of the group, who have served for 5 years and remained in service. I hope you will join me in congratulating and thanking them for their time and commitment: • Kay and Jeremy Murrant • Sarah Keith • John Thompson • Caroline Harper • Peter Clark • Sarah Reilly • Sara Kenyon It is a privilege to be able to help the community in this way. I would recommend if you are interested in joining us or knowing more please contact Marion Gray co-ordinatormslevin@mac.com or tel, 01794341370.

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Diary

Date

Event

Venue

Time

Tuesday 02 October

ADVA Meeting

Awbridge Village Hall

7.30pm

Thursday 04 October

Parish Council Meeting

Awbridge Village Hall

7.30pm

Saturday 13 October

ADVA Curry & Quiz

Awbridge Village Hall

7.00pm

Sunday 14 October

Messy Church

Awbridge Village Hall

2.30pm

Saturday 20 October

Barn Dance - Kenya Trip Fundraising

Awbridge Village Hall

7pm

Tuesday 06 November

ADVA Meeting

Awbridge Village Hall

7.30pm

Saturday 10 November

Shoebox Coffee Morning

Awbridge Village Hall

10am

Friday 23 November

Kenya Fundraising Trip - Quiz Night

Awbridge Village Hall

TBC

Tuesday 04 December

ADVA Meeting

Awbridge Village Hall

7.30pm

Wednesday 05 December

Village Christmas Lunch

Awbridge Village Hall

12 Noon

Friday 07 December

Midnight is a Place - Forest Forge

Awbridge Village Hall

7.30pm

Friday 21 December

ADVA Children's Disco

Awbridge Village Hall

6pm

2013

Saturday 02 February

Children's Talent Show

Awbridge Village Hall

TBC

Ingredients with Ian Ian Wooldridge, Head Chef at Kimbridge Farm, with your Seasonal & Local Produce Recipe

CURRY ROLLS It is National Curry Week (8th-14th October 2012). Here is a recipe which uses lamb keema (mince) to make an Anglo-Indian version of the sausage roll. You can try these at the Kimbridge curry buffet evening on 12th October. This makes 24 rolls. Shopping List: 500 grams of frozen puff pastry block or sheet, 1 small potato, peeled and diced, 50 grams of butter, 1 small or ½ a medium onion, peeled & finely diced, 1 clove of garlic, finely chopped or minced, 2 small green chillies, finely chopped, 2 tsp of ground coriander, 1 tsp of ground cardamom, 1 tsp of turmeric, 350 grams of lean lamb mince, coarsely ground, 1 small carrot, very finely diced, 1 tsp of tomato ketchup, 200 grams of chopped tomatoes (1/2 of a standard 400g tin), 25 gram packet of fresh coriander, finely chopped, 2 tsp of dried fenugreek leaves, 2 tsp of garam masala, Half a tsp of salt, plain flour, 1 egg, a little milk How to make it: Take out the puff pastry and allow to de-frost. Put a small pan of

slightly salted water on to boil and cook the diced potato until tender. Drain off the water and mash the potato. Set aside. In a frying pan, melt the butter and add the onion, garlic and chilli. Fry for a few minutes until the onion becomes translucent, but not brown. Add the ground coriander, cardamom and turmeric to the pan with a little water. Stir in the mince and carrot and fry until the mince browns. Transfer the mixture to a lidded pan and add the tomatoes and ketchup. With the pan covered, simmer very gently for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Now take the lid off and add the fresh coriander, dried fenugreek leaves, garam masala and salt. Continue with a gentle simmer until the moisture has evaporated. Combine the mashed potato in to the mixture and sprinkle in a little flour to bring it to the consistency of sausage meat. Allow to cool. Beat the egg in a bowl with a little milk to make ‘egg wash’. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry to about 3mm (1/4”) thick, unless you have the pastry already in sheet form. Cut the pastry into four equal pieces, so once down the middle, top to bottom and once across the centre, left to right. Now cut each quarter into three equal strips, so cutting left to right. With each strip, put a line of filling along the centre. Roll the pastry over the filling and cut in half to make two rolls. Prick with a knife and brush with egg wash. Repeat until all the strips are made into rolls. Place the rolls onto a greased baking tray and place into 200˚C (180˚C fan)/Gas Mark 6 oven for 20 minutes until golden brown. Serve either warm or cold.

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