Test Valley Gazette - July 2020

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Welcome to the

July edition of your local Test Valley Gazette community magazine.

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We are delighted to bring you the July issues of our Local Modern Magazines. We like to keep you up to date with local, community data as well as bring you great trades and businesses right to your doorstep. The companies inside are raring to go and would love to hear from you. Many have ‘virtual’ lines in place, so you can look online or speak over the phone to get the advice and help you need. Those trades that can come to your house are fully equipped with the Government guidelines and protective gear to keep themselves and you safe. These are trying times all round, so please do keep your local Gazette in mind when looking for good local services to help you. Let’s keep our local community thriving, despite the current circumstances. Please do mention us when making those all-important calls.

If you have any local data that you would like others to know about, then do give us a call.

This is free to local clubs and societies. We are here to help.

Wishing you a great month of July.

May the ‘new normality’ settle in soon!

Debbie & Stephen

Debbie, Stephen and all the Team at the Gazettes

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Rainbow Stories

10 Praise for groups as recovery phase begins 12 Puzzle Corner 14 Test Valley Business Awards: Extra Mile award added 16 Monthly Walk: Charlton Down 18 Walk the Test ‘Another’ Way 24 Recipe: Green Frittata 26 Dogs in hot cars To advertise your business call our sales team on 01264 316499.

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QUIRKY

BY MICA BALE

From its naval history to its stories from the Doomsdays era, Hampshire has always been a county with a rich treasure trove of heritage. As Britain and indeed Hampshire emerges from yet another chapter in its historic past, here is another handful of quirky facts deep from Hampshire’s fascina ng vaults.

There was hardly a village, town or community that was not touched by the English Civil war and certainly many of the great estates were forced into ac on.

One such great manor house was Basing House which was a Cavalier stronghold.

The eventual victory for Thomas Cromwell came a�er a long series of sieges and among those under siege at the me and taking refuge at the Hampshire estate was the renowned Inigo Jones whose very clothes were taken from him upon capture. Basing House, which according to reports was similar in stature and importance to Hampton Court, was ransacked and set alight. Today, the house no longer exists as through the years all remaining stones were removed.

Following the Ba le of Trafalgar, many of the ships that had loyally served under Nelson were either repurposed or even destroyed. Thankfully HMS Victory, Nelson’s own ship did not have such a fate and remains to this day as the oldest warship s ll in commission. However both HMS Victory and the Leviathan, another grand ship that had played its part in the war, took rather humbler posi ons as prison ships moored at Portsmouth throughout the late 1810s.

Prison ships were typically used to house prisoners who were to be transported to Australia and America for their crimes. Although the Leviathan sadly no longer exists, HMS Victory is very much s ll a living part of history and remains to this day in its home at Portsmouth.

Did you know?

Britain has its very own Camembert! No doubt if you are local to Hampshire you did! The Tunworth is a county favourite but has also drawn widespread delight from some of the largest culinary names in Britain. Nigel Slater himself once commented that the “My favourite mel ng cheese is a ripe Tunworth” and Raymond Blanc also echoed similar sen ments when he commented that it is “The best Camembert in the world!”

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Although Burley is known for its pre y chocolate box appeal, the village may also be able to boast having the only fire sta on in the country to have a ca le grid at the entrance of the sta on. This necessary if not slightly odd addi on is owing to the fact the village s ll upholds the commoning rights of ca le who exercise this right freely!

In 1689, New Alresford suffered near devasta on when a group of sixty-seven Irishmen and six Irishwomen came to the small se lement, claiming they were Protestants who had been cruelly treated and thrust out of their homes. In reality, they had come to a ack the small Hampshire se lement among other sites throughout England. The women carried fireballs which destroyed the market house, council house and church causing severe destruc on.

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Community News

Praise For Groups As Recovery Phase Begins The leader of Test Valley Borough Council has praised the efforts of community groups as the borough begins to enter the early phases of the recovery stage in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

A number of local groups set up across Test Valley have helped thousands of people get access to medication, food or just a friendly person to talk to if they felt isolated or vulnerable. Together with its community partner, Unity, the council has offered its help and financial backing to the groups to help them serve their local communities.

The Test Valley Community Hotline has also been set up to offer a route for support and has been widely utilised. Now, as these groups begin to help the community look ahead and enter into the recovery phase, councillor Phil North has praised how the local organisations have risen to the challenge presented by the pandemic.

Leader, councillor North, said: “The imApact these groups have had in our borough has been amazing and I am extremely grateful to every single person who stood up to be counted. This was, and still is, a completely unknown situation and these groups have made an immense difference to our communities. “To everyone who has taken part, I say thank you. We, as a council, have sought to support where possible, either

with our financial help or by deploying our staff out and about with food parcels, and the Test Valley Community Hotline.” With the number of calls having significantly dropped on Sundays over the last few weeks, the hotline will now be run Monday to Saturday and operate six days a week.

However, staff will remain available on Sundays for emergencies and can be accessed via Hampshire’s county-wide hotline on 0333 370 4000.

Unity chief executive, Terry Bishop, said: “The Test Valley Community Helpline was a reactive response to the needs of isolated people at the start of the pandemic. In partnership with TVBC, groups across the borough and hundreds of volunteers, a groundswell of support for people has been possible and we are justly proud. To know that thousands of people have been assisted in this way, is what 'voluntary action' is all about and Test Valley as a whole has been exceptional. “We would like to express our thanks to everyone and in particular, the volunteers. We hope that they will talk to our Unity Volunteer Hub to continue to offer their time in the future.”

The Test Valley Community Hotline can be reached, 9am until 5pm, Monday to Saturday, via 0330 400 4116.

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Community News

TBVA - Extra Mile Awards Test Valley businesses going the extra mile?

Are you or do you know a local business that is going the extra mile to help others in this time of crisis?

Test Valley Business Awards (TVBA) organisers and sponsors want to remind businesses that although it has been necessary to postpone the 2020 awards, the show goes on, hopefully with a re-launch in the Autumn and the Gala Dinner in Spring of 2021. These are uncertain times and we want to keep in touch.

Sponsor Cllr Drew said “Although the awards have been deferred, we want to keep their spirit alive and to celebrate business excellence in the Test Valley by asking for examples and nominations of local businesses which have made a special contribution during these challenging times.

“Examples include switching production to supply the NHS and care homes, switching to delivering to people who are house-bound or supporting their staff or the community in a million and one other ways. Big or small we would like to know.”

Each month, through to the re-launch, we would like to celebrate a Test Valley business that is “Going the Extra Mile”.

The Gold Sponsors will then choose the winner who will receive a bottle of champagne, coverage in the local media and social media and an award logo for their website and marketing.

Full details and an entry form can be found on the website at www.tvbawards.org.uk/extramile together with the entry dates.

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Good Bye Becky ……

Hello Georgina And £1600 from the Tesco Plastic Bag Fund

Yes, you did read correctly: Becky, who has been receptionist at Forces Re-Engineered since March 2019, left the company at the end of June. Becky had been offered the position as a driver for patient transport, something she has always wished to do. Although a little sad having left the team of Forces Re-Engineered, she was quite excited to start her new job.

So, it is good by and all the best wishes for Becky from the team.

And it is hello and welcome to Georgina, the “new voice” you will hear when you phone Forces Re-Engineered. Georgina has been truly keen to start her position as receptionist on 1st July, so much so that she shadowed Becky over the last two weeks in June. The team wholeheartedly welcomed her and they are sure the customers will too. Georgina has worked with Andover College, having been issued with the task of dealing with health and wellbeing, including mental health and the problems veterans are facing.

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A NORTH HAMPSH START

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Start from the Hare and Hounds Pub, Charlton Down, Andover, SP11 0JA about 4 miles North of Andover Town Centre. This pub is not open on Mondays, although the car park is always available.

On leaving the car park we must turn right up the road for 200 metres, regre ably with no footpath, where we meet a marked path on the right just a�er ‘Dartracks’, and taking this we aim down the middle of a wide field. This weaves through a small copse and con nues into the right side of a new field, culmina ng in a downslope walk to the A343 main road on the edge of Enham Alamein.

The tarmac road climbs easily past houses, both old and modern before melding into a Permissive Byeway which sets off another kilometre of gentle climbing. This track was once a Drovers Road, from the distant past, which enabled farmers to move ca le and produce around the area, from village to village. Now returning to the climb, a Memorial Park (dedicated to the memory of the local World War II fatali es) is set out extensively on the le�, shortly followed by a recent housing development, un l emerging onto a local road, but where we con nue straight towards Andover.

Not to worry though. As the gate on the right is our next des na on and starts a new climb away from town.

Beneath us on the right is the church and Manor Farm buildings. We now work uphill on the right hand of a vast field for some 800 metres un l mee ng the first of a number of direc on footpath signs. This one aims us le� as we follow the edge of the field round and up to the next sign and turn le� again, sending us down into a valley, where there is yet another footpath choice - ours takes us right at a diagonal across this new expanse, with panoramic views all around.

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The en re walk is fairly exposed being on top of the Downs, which can mean that windy days are bracing on this challenging and varied ou ng of around 5 miles.

Regular walkers will complete this in around 100 minutes, but distrac ons along the way can easily extend that.

At this point we turn right and commence a gentle traverse through the village, first passing the buildings and offices for the Enham Trust, which provides vital work opportuni es for disabled people, who would otherwise be le� unemployed. Shortly a�erwards going down the High Street we next pass the General Store (and Post Office) on the right, then we take the le� hand road up Anton Lane leading away from the A343.

Going down this new narrower trail, we meet a tarmac path where we turn right and follow the blue signs that target ‘Nature Reserve’, a le� turn then swivel down to the main road again. Taking great care in crossing the road we aim straight ahead and leave behind the sign for Andover and the Nature Reserve as we target a visit to St. Michaels and All Angels Church (which involves a right turn up a gravel road). Records of this church can be traced back to 1241 and, notably the tower is unusual in that the cladding is using mber shingles. Once this visit is complete we need to return to the road again and turn right, keeping firm right once again along the footpath that only takes us 100 metres then halts.

This halts abruptly at a line of trees with a Byeway Sign (a popular theme around Andover) where we turn right and con nue for just 300 metres up to a farm track that cuts across our passage. With a le� turn here we are finally commencing the ‘home run’, about 400 metres up to the road with some well worn tractor grooves to nego ate. Once up roadside, the Hare and Hounds is on the right directly beside the footpath.

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Community News

Due to Covid 19 Walk the Test Way cannot take place this year. This is a major blow to many charities who use the walk platform for their major fundraising. Last year over £60,000 was raised by over 100 charities. To ensure that charities do not miss out the organiser, Rotary Club of Romsey Test, have modified the event To Walk the Test another Way. The idea is that individuals sign up and set their own personal step or walk challenge which they can be sponsored for. This might be a short or long distance but a personal challenge for the participant. The challenge can also take place in any location.

Anyone who sponsors Stewart will be offered a run on the tram when normal conditions return. To sponsor Stewart and Youth in Romsey go to: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ yir-stewart-tramway If you would like to raise funds for your favourite charity and register your challenge go to: www.walkthetestway.org.uk Once completed successful walkers who raise funds will be celebrated in the media and receive a certificate for their achievements as well as a commemorative C19 Walk the Test another Way medal.

The event opened in June and runs until 31st July. The response had been international with celebrity chef Rick Stein (isolated in Sydney) walking around Sydney harbour to raise funds for the homeless in Cornwall. Locally Rotarian Stewart Mitchell, who has a tramline in his garden, has signed up to raise funds for ‘Youth in Romsey’ by driving his tram all the way from his house to the Youth in Romsey’s headquarters (1.6 miles). This of course means many circuits around his garden!

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Veterinary Tips

D GS IN HOT CARS John Chitty BVetMed MRCVS - Anton Vets

One of the problems we worry about at this me of year is that of dogs in hot cars.

We’re all aware of this and know that the inside of a car can get very hot in summer (at 22C air temperature outside, the inside of a car can reach 47C within an hour) so any animal le� inside may overheat developing hyperthermia and dehydra on. If this is untreated then the animal can die. I use the word “animal” as this applies to all pets, not just dogs! The obvious way to prevent this is to not leave pets in a car when it’s hot. However, some mes it is unavoidable so what can you do to prevent the problem?

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Cover the windscreen with a blanket or sunscreen

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CHECK your pet regularly

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU SEE A DOG IN A CAR? Firstly, it is important to see if it is distressed or not but don’t be intrusive!

Disturbing the dog and causing it to bark will actually make things worse as it will lose fluid through its mouth and being ac ve will make it ho er.

In short, if the dog seems calm, leave it be. If it is in distress then get help at once – dial 999 but do not break into the vehicle yourself unless advised to by the police (otherwise it can be classed as criminal damage).

If your dog is hyperthermic then it is important to cool it down. The best way to do this is to cover it in a wet sheet. Please note that the water should be cool but not cold otherwise shock may result. NEVER use ice! Veterinary a en on should be sought quickly as fluids via a drip will be needed.

We’re very fortunate that everyone already seems well aware of this and we actually see less than one case of hyperthermia a year! It’s s ll too many but it is good to see that the publicity does help in this case.

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