Meon Valley Forum - Issue 91 - June 2023

BISHOP'S WALTHAM / MEON VALLEY

Brockbridge, Droxford – Price Guide £1,200,000 Freehold

Impressively situated country home, set within a small village hamlet in the heart of the picturesque Meon Valley and South Downs National Park. The property nestles within approximately 0.49 of an acre of established grounds and enjoys some lovely rural aspects and countryside views. There are five bedrooms upstairs, two of which have en suite shower rooms and a family bathroom. On the ground floor, there is a super open plan bespoke country kitchen/ dining/ living room with fireplace and woodburning stove. A triple aspect sitting /dining room with access to the garden and fireplace. Study/family room. Outside there is a double Oak framed car barn with a very useful office/studio over.

VALLEY ESTATE & LETTINGS AGENTS

Curdridge Lane, Waltham Chase – Price Guide £850,000 Freehold

Delightful traditionally designed home, lying impressively within established gardens in a semi-rural location conveniently set between the villages of Waltham Chase and Curdridge. The property offers superbly proportioned and beautifully presented accommodation with four bedrooms, en-suite to the main bedroom and a family bathroom. Downstairs, there is a lovely sitting room overlooking and opening to the garden, a spacious triple aspect kitchen/ dining room, utility room and a separate study. Outside, the gardens have been sympathetically landscaped and are completed with an oak framed garage and carport & driveway parking. Early interest and viewing highly recommended.

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June/July Events

Vintage Vehicles at the Watercress Line

starts at midday in the High Street. The fun day takes place at Hoe Road Recreation Ground with live music, inflatables, pony rides, craft stalls, children’s rides and dog show. Food and drink stalls available.

Soberton Open Gardens

Enjoy a wonderful display of traction engines and vintage vehicles located around the railway! Vintage Vehicles returns with even more steam driven demonstrations this year, as well as vehicles of all shapes and sizes. Wattie Pollock will be back (‘Where’s Wattie’), along with some familiar steamy exhibits and some that haven’t visited us before. There will be displays of classic cars, motor cycles, tractors and commercial vehicles. There will be plenty to see for all ages, from the small scale to full size engines, steam powered to petrol. Exhibits from 25 years old to pre-war. Enjoy unlimited steam train travel throughout the day, hopping on and off as you please at our four picturesque heritage stations.

Bishops Waltham Rotary Family Funday

Admission by progamme £6.50. Cream Teas from 12.30pm in the Church Rooms. All proceeds to the Rotary Roundabout at the Rainbow Centre, Fareham.

Durley Church Fete

24th June Saturday 1.30pm Food & Drink, Entertianment, Grand Draw and much more! Cash only Event.

West Meon Theatre Presents TOAD

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Robin Hood at The Holt, Upham

Swan Samba will be playing at Bishops Waltham Carnival 2023. The motorcade procession of vintage and classic cars & bikes

A traditional fete in the beautiful gardens of Wintershill Hall. Entrance £2, Under 15s Free. Stalls and Sideshows, Lunches & Teas, Beer tent and Drinks, Live Music, Fun Dog Show. Including childrens sideshows at pocketmoney prices.

Bishops Waltham Festival

All Weekend Event Palace Ruins, Bishop's Waltham

The Festival weekend is back in the Grounds of the Palace Ruins from Friday 23rd through to Sunday 25th June with outdoor theatre and music.

Soberton Fete

Saturday 24th June

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Based on the Wind in the willows by Kenneth Grahame. To celebrate thirty years of West Meon Theatre we are presenting TOAD, a cross generational production of our own adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s classic The Wind in the Willows. We have a large cast of 27 and this new contemporary adaptation is full of fun and colour with original songs and music.We will be presenting the show in The Meon Hall, Meonstoke, a large space making all things possible. Tickets Are Now On Sale! - Full details can be found on our website www.westmeontheatre.co.uk

Swanmore Village Fete

Sunday 9th July

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An evening in the garden with Jack Savoretti

Saturday 15th July

From 6pm Bereleigh Estate, East Meon, Nr. Petersfield, GU32 1PH

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Meon Valley Lions Newsletter

June 2023

Christmas Santa Run Latest Update

Following the fantastic support for our Christmas Santa collection, we were able to fund a number of school initiatives including resources and equipment for classrooms, updating/painting playground games, updating a play area for a preschool, funding help for children who might not have been able to go on residential visits, helping with after school and breakfast clubs and a geography project for Bishops Waltham Infants School where the Mens Shed Club built a signpost, bird box and bug hotel.

Swanmore Big Lunch

The Meon Valley Lions Club took the BBQ and new ‘Bunny Hop’ race game to the Recreation Ground. The event was extremely well supported, so much so we ran out of food and the Bunnies were a roaring success. Let’s hope our Fete on 8th July is as successful!

Calling All Voices: Join Our Community Choir in September

Swanmore Open Gardens

On 22nd and 23rd April there was a tremendous turn out to visit the Swanmore Open Gardens. The Meon Valley Lions Club’s minibus supported the event by picking up and dropping off lots of people at the various gardens. The minibus is an essential component of the event as without it, the narrow lanes of Upper Swanmore would clog and the event wouldn’t be feasible. With a record attendance £2,200 was raised for Rowans Hospice, Paterson Centre, St Barnabas, QA Neonatal Unit and Muscular Dystrophy. Ten superb gardens were open, all different, ranging from large to small and totalling about 10 acres of beautiful, lovingly tended gardens. As if that’s not enough, the homemade cakes were to die for in the Paterson Centre.

Minibus appeal - Help us transport local people!

Our 15-year-old minibus has done us proud for many years but sadly its upkeep, running costs and reliability is starting to impact on our ability to help local people. The estimated cost of a suitable second-hand vehicle is circa £36,000. To date we have raised £18,000 but its taking too long and we are concerned it will impact heavily on the assistance we provide.

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Are you looking for a way to connect with your community and explore your musical talents? Look no further than our friendly choir, the Meon Voices. Our diverse group of singers, ranging from beginners to experienced and including soprano, alto, tenor and bass voices, come together to make beautiful music, build often lifelong friendships, and make a positive impact to those around us.

At the Meon Voices, we believe that music is not just a form of entertainment, but a powerful tool for self-expression and personal growth. Whether you're shy or outgoing, young or mature, a soloist or prefer to blend your voice with others, our choir is open to everyone. Plus, there are numerous benefits of singing in a choir, such as reducing stress, increasing happiness, and improving overall mental health.

Our choir director is passionate about helping us to improve our voices and technique, so you'll have the opportunity to improve your singing skills while having a great time. Everyone is welcome, and a particular call is for experienced tenor and bass voices, which are usually male. As with many performance arts, we have fewer male than female voices, and would like to improve the balance if at all possible.

In addition to our weekly rehearsals, we have exciting performances at Christmas and in the Spring. Being part of the choir gives you the chance to showcase your talents and perform publicly. Take part in a fulfilling experience that's not just enjoyable but could also positively change your life.

If you are interested in joining this friendly, uplifting choir, the Monday night practices will recommence in September 2023, 7.30 – 9.30 p.m. at the United Free Church in Bishop’s Waltham, culminating in a Christmas concert. Practices then recommence in January 2024 and the year ends with a spring concert followed by a summer break.

Please contact Phil on 01489 579078 or via email coundleypj@ yahoo.com, or email Jane on janevose@icloud.com for more information.

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thermoplastics, which are naturally produced by microorganisms for energy storage. They are already produced commercially but their feasibility is limited due to high production costs. This is the result of challenges in purification, high cost of the raw resources, and low production yield.

five A Levels each - conducting dozens of biochemical experiments. Eren said: “We have the opportunity to come into the lab, outside of lesson time, and pursue our own practical projects. All the barriers are taken down when you’re at Winchester College and it’s like working in a proper research institute.”

A team of Winchester College pupils has won US$25,000 as runners-up in an international sustainability competition. In an online awards ceremony on 24 April, the Earth Foundation announced that the three pupils – Maks, Eren and Alistaircompeting under the team name ‘Bactoplastics’, placed in the top four out of 1290 teams worldwide.

The Earth Prize is an annual, global competition for teenage students, run by Geneva-based The Earth Foundation, that rewards the ideas and projects with the most potential to tackle environmental issues. In this year’s competition, there were entrants from 116 countries and territories around the world.

Working out of the school’s Biology department, Team Bactoplastics is producing a complete protocol for industrial production of biodegradable plastics, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), from food waste using genetically engineered bacteria. PHAs are fully biodegradable

A-Level pupil Maks explained: "We have designed a novel, cost-effective method for their production, which addresses the primary challenges in contemporary industrial PHA production. Our plastic substitutes most petroleum-based plastics for packaging and has potential to reduce plastic waste production by 67% in the UK. Our product would reduce pressure on landfills due to its 7-week degradation time, while repurposing up to 1.5 million tonnes of food waste annually.”

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West Meon Music Festival - A festival with wide appeal

‘Just a Carer’

Knowledge, Dignity and Compassion, these are the values at the very heart of Lapis Care, your local domiciliary Care provider, who continue to raise the profile of care.

Our new Registered manager, Lena LeMesurier has taken the reins and is continuing to deliver the high standard of care, that you would expect from an award-winning care provider. Our Director, Liz Blacklock, has been given a chance to focus on changes that are desperately needed in the care industry and awareness of the professionalism of care.

This year’s West Meon Music Festival, from 14th to 17th September, promises a wide range of classical music to appeal to all tastes: favourite chamber pieces, song and piano recitals, early music and composers from Monteverdi to Mahler, Schubert to Schoenberg.

The festival, now in its thirteenth year, opens with the event’s founders the Primrose Piano Quartet, performing Brahms’ A major Piano Quartet as well as duo works by Mozart and Schubert. Friday evening sees a recital by Thomas Kelly – winner of numerous international piano competition prizes – followed by “Who’s afraid of Arnold Schoenberg?”an informal late night concert by the Primrose exploring his work.

On Saturday 16th September the festival spreads out across the Meon Valley: in the morning the strings of the Primrose will perform a version of Bach’s Goldberg Variations at East Meon’s historic All Saints Church while in the afternoon the beautiful twelfth century Church of Our Lady at Warnford hosts the Gonzaga Band performing works from the “Age of Monteverdi”.

On Saturday evening the Primrose are back at West Meon Church with Schubert’s Trout Quintet followed on Sunday by a morning recital of French song with exciting young soprano Harriet Burns. The French theme continues for the “Festival Finale” in the afternoon with works by Fauré, Chopin, Saint-Saëns, Françaix and Bizet.

Full details of all concerts are now available at www.westmeonmusic.co.uk and the box office opens on 1st June.

Recently appointed as a Director of National Association Care and Support workers (NACAS), Liz is creating professional relationships with Care England, Championing Social Care and even visiting the House of Lords in order to change the public perception of Social Care and its workforce. In doing this, we want to implement the registration of ‘Care Professional’s’ as the legal title for a ‘carer’. No more “they’re just a carer”.

Everyone has, or will, experience care at some point in their lives, even if not for themselves but for family or friends. Carers should be known worldwide as professionals. Their work involves completing a person’s whole day, from washing, dressing, medication, food preparation, socialisation, organisation, cleaning and so much more. The physical and emotional strain for a carer is tough and the pure passion and empathy that is behind the work they do is outstanding.

No matter who you are, our health is something that we must look after and unfortunately is often out of our control. A carer will step in at some of the hardest parts of a person’s life, to make things easier and help them continue the best quality of life. However, for years a negative stigma has been formed around the care profession and we have heard it too many times, ‘Just a carer’. Lapis Care want this to stop.

In order to make a change locally we have to initiate changes nationally. This is the time now to make difference and spread the awareness and acknowledgment of ‘Care Professionals’.

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If you have a wedding in the near future, do come and look at Davina’s collection of Mother of the Bride/Groom outfits and for those who do not want ‘the full works’, there are now several dresses available without jackets. We also offer a ‘one stop shop’ to include hats, hatinators, fascinators, shoes and clutch bags.

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Bishop's Waltham Rotary Club News

Bishop’s Waltham Rotary Club Fun Day, Dog Show and Motorcade

The wait is finally over, on 10th of June 2023 we will be holding the big event of our Rotary year – The Bishop’s Waltham Rotary Club Fun Day, Dog Show And Motorcade – gates open at 12.30pm. This year we have more stalls than ever, with a wider variety of food stalls, two music performance areas, plus Fairground rides and lots of things to see and do including, a large display of vintage and classic, Cars and Bikes.

Come along to Hoe Rd Recreation ground, Bishop’s Waltham, for a fun packed day for all the family. Also for a really good view of the amazing Cars and Bikes in the Motorcade, be in Bishop’s Waltham High Street at 1200 as they travel through the historic town on their way to the showground.

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End Polio – Now we are so close Rotary International is a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, which aims to end polio through it’s End Polio Now campaign. Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a paralysing and potentially deadly infectious disease that most commonly affects children under the age of five, spreading from person to person, typically through contaminated water, then attacking the nervous system.

As a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, we've reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent since our first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979.

Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 35 years and our goal of ridding the world of this disease is now closer than ever. Today, polio remains endemic in only Afghanistan and Pakistan and this year there has only

been one case, to date, of wild Polio in Pakistan and none in Afghanistan.

Rotary members have contributed more than $2.1 billion and countless volunteer hours to protect nearly three billion children in 122 countries from this paralyzing disease. Rotary’s advocacy efforts have also played a role in decisions by governments to contribute more than $10 billion to the effort, but it’s crucial that we continue working to keep other countries polio-free. If all eradication efforts stopped today, within 10 years, polio could paralyze as many as 200,000 children each year. If you would like to donate, go to our website and click on the “Donate Button” on the Home Page.

Like our Facebook page or take a look at our website for updates on what is going on, what we have been up to and how you can help us help others!

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AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE LACK OF AVAILABLE CARS BELOW, NOW WOULD BE A FANTASTIC TIME TO SELL ANY CAR NOT BEING USED AND GET A GREAT PRICE FOR IT.

The following cars have been carefully selected because of their low mileage, excellent condition and service history.

2008 (08) Land Rover Defender 110, County Station wagon, 7 seats, cloth interior, winter pack (heated front seats and windscreen). towing and exterior protection pack (lights, steering/sump guard, wing and bonnet protectors)

£19,995

2019 (19) Honda Jazz 1.3 EX Nav Automatic, 5 door, Sat Nav, front and rear parking sensors rear camera, climate control, cruise control, 22,000mls £16,395

2019 (69) Fiat 500 1.2 Lounge, Cruise control, Parking sensors, 10,000 miles. SOLD

2016 Nissan Juke Acenta Auto, 1 Owner, 23,000 miles SOLD

2018 (68) Hyundai i10 S, 5 door 21,000 miles, SOLD

2014 (64) Nissan Note Acenta Premium, sat nav, air con, 48,300 miles

£7895

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Dynamic Floor Care is the top choice for maintaining and restoring floors in Hampshire. With specialized services in stone floor cleaning and restoration, porcelain tile and grout cleaning and sealing, marble and granite polishing and protection, as well as high-quality carpet cleaning, we are the experts you can trust.

We pride ourselves on using the latest equipment, including advanced Truckmount machines and top-of-the-range floor polishing machines. Our commitment to cutting-edge technology ensures that we consistently deliver exceptional results that surpass expectations.

Our skilled team has the expertise to repair acid damage, remove rust and stains, and restore the luster of your floors. With proven techniques and industry-leading products, we bring back the natural beauty of your floors, making them shine once again.

In addition to our comprehensive floor restoration services, we excel in providing high-quality carpet cleaning. We understand

the unique care requirements of carpets and have the knowledge and experience to handle them with precision. Our professional approach ensures thorough and effective cleaning, enhancing the appearance and longevity of your carpets. Dynamic Floor Care is dedicated to reviving and maintaining the beauty of your floors. Whether it's stone floor restoration, tile and grout cleaning, marble and granite polishing, or highquality carpet cleaning, our team of passionate experts is here to assist you.

Choose Dynamic Floor Care today to bring new life to your floors. Discover why we are the leading name in Hampshire for all your floor care needs. With our impeccable results and commitment to excellence, your floors will regain their splendor. Contact us now and witness the transformation firsthand.

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Saturday Afternoon Jazz at Bishop's Waltham Festival

24th June 2023 12.30pm at Bishop's Waltham Palace Grounds

Pop over to the Palace with your picnic hamper and rugs or chairs and spend a relaxed afternoon sitting back listening to our jazz bands playing for you. If you prefer you can buy your food from our on site vendor and drinks from the on site bar.

We'll have a mixture of local community bands and 2 groups of professional musicians. The gates will open at 12 noon and the performances start at 12.30pm with local musicians. From 2.00pm until 4.00pm the professionals will take to the stage starting with Tony Carter's Gentlemen of Swing. Tony played with Chris Barber and his bands have played at many jazz festivals in varying countries.

Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra will follow on

Obviously the Festival offers more than just the one event over 3 days!

On the evening of Friday 23rd you can kick off your inhibitions and dance at the Festival Ceilidh from 7.00pm.

Tickets for the Ceilidh and Floor Fillerz are available on line at www.bwfestival.art or from Best Wishes in Brook St., Bishop's Waltham.

Sunday 25th June has two outdoor theatre productions by professional touring companies. The afternoon play is Bad Dad for children, at 1.30pm. Ices available on site. Ticket prices: Adults £13; Children £8; Family Ticket (max. 4 people, max. 2 adults) £37 - www.heartbreakproductions.co.uk

The band of musicians for our Ceilidh are Jigfoot, who have been playing together for many years (www.jigfoot.com) and the very experienced caller is Tom Gregory. It's been organised by FolkActive (www.folkactive. org). FolkActive aim to encourage and enable individuals and groups of all ages to be active in traditional music and dance. Bar on site - Tickets Adults £12; 12-17 year olds £5; under 12s with an adult are free.

Celebrating 20's & 30's Jazz and hot dance music with drive, panache and humour, dressed in white tie and tails or striped jacket and white flannels!

Founded in 1968, the Orchestra has toured throughout the UK, Europe and Scandinavia, providing a wide range of music from the early Jazz pioneers all the way to the classic jazz of Duke Ellington and early swing, playing at events and jazz festivals all over Europe.

Ticket prices: £15 per adult; £5 for under 18 years; free for those under 12 years with an adult From: www.bwfestival.art or in person at Best Wishes, Brook Street, BW

On the evening of Saturday 24th Festival Floor Fillerz will feature Amba Tremain, with a night of music and dance www. ambatremainmusic.com Streetfood and bar on site Gates 7.00pm, Music 7.30pm10.45pm - Ticket prices: £15 for adults; £5 for 12 – 18 years.

In the evening it's Shakespeare's The Comedy Of Errors. Gates open 6.00pm, Performance 7.00pm - Ticket prices: Adults £18; Concessions £16; Under 18 years £6 From: On line: www.rainorshine.co.uk Box Office 03306 600541

More Info. and Tickets For All Events: www.bwfestival.art or in person at Best Wishes, Brook Street, BW

At Town and Country, we take pride in ensuring every client receives the best customer service, from the informative and knowledgeable sales process through to the extensive after sales care.

Our boutique showroom showcases some of the finest kitchen and bathroom furniture available, with a strong emphasis on UK and European manufacturing. Bathroom manufacturers on display include Ambiance Bain, Pelipal, Hansgrohe, Roper Rhodes and Miller of Sweden, with Porcelanosa and Ca’Pietra tiling throughout the showroom. Our kitchens are expertly crafted by Schuller, the second largest German kitchen manufacturer, and Uform. Both have an extensive and inspiring collection ranging from the contemporary to the more traditional.

Please contact us regarding our complementary design and quotation service, we look forward to hearing from you.

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Ham, Cheese & Broccoli Muffins

MAKES 12 MUFFINS INGREDIENTS

• 125g broccoli, cooked & finely chopped

• 125g cooked ham finely chopped

• 1/2 onion, medium, finely chopped

• 65g Parmesan cheese, grated

• 65g cheddar cheese, grated

• 275g plain flour

• 1 teaspoon caster sugar

• 1 tablespoons of baking powder

• 2 medium eggs

• 90ml vegetable or sunflower oil

• 200ml semi-skimmed milk

SEASONING

• 1 teaspoon oregano

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1 teaspoon fresh parsley, chopped

• 1/4 teaspoon thyme

• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

METHOD

Preheat the oven to 190C, 170C for fan assisted ovens, gas mark 5. In a large bowl sift together the flour and baking powder. Once combined mix in the sugar, brocolli, onion, cheese, ham and seasoning.

In another bowl beat together the eggs, milk and oil, when combined pour over the dry ingredients. Stir well until fully combined and place in muffin cases. Spinkle the tops with an additional small amount of cheddar cheese and bake in the oven for 20-25 mins until risen.

Serve with a fresh salad. A perfect light meal for a summer lunch or dinner, also great as a side dish for Barbeques.

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Get ready for the Sound of Summer with our wonderful musical Proms Season

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From June to September, enjoy some great music with the South Coast Symphonia. Eleven concerts…. Great music… with diverse musical themes ranging from Opera, the Classics and Shakespeare before finishing the summer in spectacular style with a traditional Last Night of the Proms. This summer you can enjoy the sights and sounds of the South Coast Symphonia as it plays to audiences at Titchfield Abbey, Fort Brockhurst and Titchfield Festival Theatre.

Kevin Fraser is Titchfield Festival Theatre’s Artistic Director and Chair of the Trustees:

“This year will be the best summer yet for our 40 strong professional orchestra with our first ever promenade season of music from South Coast Symphonia. The 2023 programme reflects the astonishing diversity of music that we all enjoy, including selections from the greatest classics, well known operas and beautiful harmonies from the world’s leading composers.”

Summer concert highlights

In July we will listen to superb music from both sides of the Atlantic. On 1 July, the South Coast Symphonia celebrates our friends from across the Pond with Stars & Stripes Forever. Enjoy everything American, with music from Souza to Gershwin and Copeland to Bernstein. Truly a night of stars and star spangled banners! Then on 29 July and 4 August we return home for two Best of British concerts, from the triumphal marches of Elgar to Holst’s Planets and traditional music from around the four nations that make up this United Kingdom.

In August and September, there will be a range of different musical themes to suit various tastes, including Militaria (5 August) and On the Crest of the Wave (6 August) celebrating our military and naval connections in the atmospheric setting of Fort Brockhurst. The season in early September approaches its climax with a Classical Classics concert, A Night at the Musicals before the grand finale, the Last Night at The Proms.

Why not join us for a fabulous summer of musical concerts? Find out more on our website www.titchfieldfestivaltheatre.com

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Buying second-hand doesn’t make you less of a parent

Jo aka Slummy Single Mummy shares her love for pre-loved and helps launch the Sudocrem Great British Pre-Loved Awards.

I was young when my first daughter, Bee, was born and money was tight. I had to be clever and made a lot of things myself, including a hand-painted border of every single Mr Men character to go around her cot. While some people might feel like they need to spend hundreds of pounds on all the latest baby “essentials,” I loved shopping second-hand, finding bargains in charity shops and going through bags of hand-me-down clothes.

trust like a basic body and hair wash, soothing Sudocrem antiseptic healing cream for nappy rash, eczema and sore skin or the new Sudocrem Naturals Nappy Cream made with 96% naturally derived ingredients.

A tub of Sudocrem antiseptic healing cream really does go a long way. I remember using it on Bee when she was little and it seemed to last forever! Bee uses it now for Joey - a big tub at home and a handy My Little Sudocrem (£2.99) to pop into his changing bag for outings and for nursery. Sudocrem has been trusted by generations since 1931 and our family is clearly proof of that!

When you’re done, pass it on

Unless you’re planning another baby immediately, there’s no point filling up your loft with baby stuff so share the love and pass things on. Gift to friends and family as hand-me-downs or sell online or at nearlynew sales to raise some money for your next pre-loved bargain.

It’s been 27 years now since I painted that Mr Men border but I’ve not given up loving homemade and second-hand. Just recently I found Joey a Fisher Price stove in a charity shop just like the one I had when I was his age. It brought back so many happy memories and I’m sure it will make a lot more - proof that there’s a lot of love in pre-loved!

Here are a few lessons I learnt as a parent: Buying second-hand doesn’t make you less of a parent

The love you have for your baby isn’t defined by what you spend on them. It’s about the quality time you spend with them, the values you teach them and the love you show them in your words and actions every day.

You can pay £1,000 on a brand new travel system or £10 on a pushchair at a car boot sale (which is what I did - bargain!) and it says nothing about you as a parent. Fact.

Pre-loved clothes are a no-brainer

There are two inescapable facts about babies - they grow quickly and they are messy - both of which mean it’s pointless spending money on new clothes. I was lucky that Bee had two uncles just a year older than her. She wore a lot of blue dungarees and jumpers with tractors on them and couldn’t have cared less. Save your money instead for coffee and cake with new parenting friends (trust me, it’s a much better investment).

Keep it simple

Forget the bathroom full of creams and potions. Your baby isn’t going to be checking the labels on their toiletries - they’ll be happy if they’re clean and comfy. Stick to the simple, multipurpose products that you

To celebrate all things pre-loved, Sudocrem is launching the Great British Pre-Loved Awards on Monday 5th June to coincide with World Environment Day. There are six categories to choose from including best charity or vintage shop and best pre-loved online. Entries will be judged by an expert panel of pre-loved champions including Great British Sewing Bee finalist Brogan Sommerville and BBC Interiors Design Masters finalist, Jack Kinsey.

All entries will go into a prize draw to win a £1,000 Airbnb voucher. Happy Days!

To enter, go to www.sudocrem.co.uk/prelovedawards

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Our friendly family team will do everything possible to guide you through the process and securing the right outcome for you and your family, no matter the situation.

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