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Climate Action Now!

It is difficult to avoid hearing about climate change in the media these days. We have seen fewer butterflies, swifts and swallows this summer. Perhaps, like me, you sadly accept that we are living through the start of a climate and ecological crisis that we can no longer ignore. Wildlife needs food and habitat if it is to survive, and people have the same needs.

The government has recently declared a 6th Carbon Budget that would take the UK to net zero carbon emissions in 2050. A climate emergency was declared in Winchester District and in Hampshire in 2019. The question for many of us is “What do I do?”

I suggest that talking about climate change in your community is a great place to start. It feels such a huge topic, but perhaps it would help your friends and neighbours to talk about how they feel about the crises too.

Out of so many actions we could take, what are the most important? Which will have the greatest effect in reducing climate change? You can find out the biggest sources of carbon emissions in your community on a new website: Impact | Community carbon calculator (impact-tool.org.uk) . Type in the name of your parish or ward and look at “consumption” first (not territorial). It is well worth exploring this website.

Parish Councillors in the district and community groups taking climate action have been invited to join in Winchester Climate Action Network (WeCAN) this summer. Climate Action Days are being planned for the autumn. Please contact your parish council if you would like to take part in planning climate action to take your community on a journey to a zero carbon future. For further information see https://www.winacc.org.uk/wecan/

Clare Shorter, WinACC Volunteer contactus@winacc.org.uk

Alresford Rotary - August 2021 10k run - 20th June

Since 2008 Alresford Rotary’s principal summer event has been the staging of a 10k road Race attracting both serious runners from all over Hampshire and beyond and “fun” runners from the local community. This year with Covid restrictions continuing to apply the normal races in Arlebury Park for children couldn’t take place and the 10k race was conducted under strict U. K. Athletics guidelines placing limitations on changing rooms, water points and prize giving, to reduce the risk of infection for all involved. Wessex Pharmacy donated hand sanitiser for all.

This year there was a field of 235 runners, less than half the number in a “normal” year”, the majority of who were Hampshire club runners that had carried over their places from 2020 when the race had to be cancelled under the Covid restrictions. On the day the weather was almost ideal for running, overcast and damp. The start saw the runners spacing themselves out across the park and taking their time to cross the line in a very well-behaved and good natured procession. Once on the road, heading out of Alresford to Abbotstone and back, the pace picked up and the race winner Phil Bernsten crossed the line in an impressive 33 minutes 10 seconds, more than 2 minutes ahead of James Moore and Ben Saunby. The women’s race was won by Alice Burch in 41 minutes 22 seconds, closely followed by Sarah Flannigan and Emma Carter.

Instead of medals, all of the runners received a home-baked cookie made by Becky Smith of the Arlebury Cafe and sponsored by Butler and Co Accountants. Age category prize winners were given mini hampers of local produce, with the second place runners getting a box of delicious chocolates from local chocolatiers Chocolate Craft. Water for the event was provided by The Naked Grape and Fyffes Bananas made sure no one went hungry after their run. The race numbers were provided by Prospect Fencing. Other sponsors and supporters included Service Point, Tesco, No.32 Broad Street, Charters, Venn & Sons Ltd, Station Mill, Arlebury Bar and Winchester Blinds and Shutters - Supported by students from Perins School, other local volunteers and generous sponsors the event enabled Alresford Rotary to raise a significant sum for charity in a year in which fund raising has understandably been challenging. If you or your business wish to be involved in supporting next year’s race (a Hampshire Road Race League race on Sunday 19th June) or to be associated with supporting any of its other activities Alresford Rotary would be delighted to hear from you!

The Return of “(Probably) Mid Hampshire’s Quiz of the Year”

Alresford Rotary’s popular quiz returns to Itchen Abbas Village Hall on Friday 8th October 2021. Book early to avoid disappointment! Tables of 6. £12.50 per person to include hot supper. Licenced bar. To book or for further details please contact wjrp@hotmail.co.uk or phone 01962 738788

www.alresford-rotary.org rotaryalresford@gmail.com Tel: 07753 998829

Revamped museum opens in South Downs National Park

Petersfield Museum is back open for visitors following a major £4m redevelopment.

Visitors will find stunning collections and galleries as its buildings have been transformed and an exciting new outdoor space created in the courtyard.

The museum tells a cohesive story of Petersfield and its neighbouring villages over the last 10,000 years.

Visitors will be able to learn more through: • A wonderful film featuring Museum • Patron Daniel Day Lewis reading the poetry of Edward Thomas creates a sense of history and place about Petersfield’s location in the South Downs National Park • New galleries charting life in rural England from the Palaeolithic era to the modern day, and everything in between • A glimpse into the harshness of Victorian justice and how things have changed today through the original courtroom and police cells that form part of the site of the

Museum • Learn about how geography, people and place all shape how and where we live • Fine examples of period dress from the

Museum’s own Bedales Historic Costume

Collection The work was supported by a £1.7m grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Dan McWilliam, Museum Director said: “What started as a small collection of objects in a single room just over 22 years ago, is now a great example of a modern museum that reflects the history and stories of its local communities.

“It also tells the story of the place and how it has developed over time through the work of the talented and creative people that lived here.

“Petersfield Museum is a great family day out.”

To book a ticket visit www. petersfieldmuseum.co.uk

New enchanting composition captures the beauty of South Downs National Park

A captivating classical musical score set to breathtaking scenery has been created to mark the 10th anniversary of the South Downs National Park. The original composition has been produced by Sussex composer Ed Hughes, alongside some of the finest musicians in the UK.

Stunning high-resolution visuals of the South Downs – including bluebell woods, sweeping vistas, sunflower fields and star-studded night skies – provide a thrilling backdrop to the music. The inspiring piece marks the 10th anniversary of the South Downs National Park, which last year celebrated a decade since being created and, this year, is marking its 10th year of being fully operational.

Ed Hughes, Professor of Composition at the University of Sussex, specially recorded the score with the New Music Players in a socially distanced recording session in London in March 2021. The melodies and rhythms of his music directly reflect his experience of walking the South Downs Way. His research in the School of Media, Arts and Humanities at the university has included previous collaborations with filmmakers on music and the moving image. Explaining his influences for the music, Ed, who is based in Lewes, said: “The sense of scale and the vistas in the South Downs landscape are very special to me. “It’s a wonderful place which offers walkers a sense of home through repetition and familiarity but with endless variations of light, shape and colours – which feels musical to me.

‘In addition, a couple of years ago, I studied some Sussex folksongs transcribed by Butterworth in 1912, while working on a piece for a fine Sussex ensemble ‘The Corelli Ensemble’. Something of the lyrical sensibility in these songs have shaped the tunes, melodies and harmonies in my recent music. So this new composition is shaped by my personal experience of the South Downs and perhaps some of the songs and music associated with it.”

As well as the film, the music is also included in a new series of downloadable audio walking experiences in which people can explore Ditchling and Ditchling Beacon, in East Sussex, accompanied by the orchestral music.

Developed in partnership with the Ditching Museum of Art + Craft and launched as part of the Brighton Festival last month, the audio experiences are available in the Echoes sound walk app (search for Brighton Festival).

The music follows Ed’s hugely successful Cuckmere: A Portrait – released three years ago and inspired by the haunting beauty of the Cuckmere Valley in the National Park.

Ed added: “The composition ranges from very clear and transparent harmonious music through passages which are more dense and complex. I personally like to compare these musical effects to changes in light and weather as you walk through changing landscape, with changing perspectives around you. So although music is its own medium, because it is time-based, I think it can convey something of the feeling of being on a journey or a ‘trail’.”

Aerial cinematographer Sam Moore, from Brighton, captured the amazing visuals. He said: “The South Downs has been on my doorstop all of my life and being able to appreciate the views and capture them visually for this film was an amazing opportunity. Ed’s music was very inspirational and, alongside capturing the stunning vistas of the South Downs, more abstract visuals could be used which perfectly blends with his music.”

Trevor Beattie, Chief Executive of the South Downs National Park Authority, added: “It has been a real privilege for us to work with Ed on this spectacular score. His uplifting, inspiring music perfectly captures the rolling landscape of the South Downs and the busy variety of its flora and fauna. It is a fitting celebration of both the landscape and the first ten years of the nation’s newest National Park.

“During all the difficulties and pressures of the past year so many people have discovered that the South Downs National Park is a place to connect with nature and restore ourselves. Ed’s music encapsulates this spirit of discovery and wellbeing. Listen, enjoy and explore.”

The South Downs National Park was officially created on 31 March, 2010, and became operational as a National Park, with the SDNPA set up and running, on 31 March, 2011.