Petersfield Forum - Issue 7 - April 2023

12 Million people suffer with hearing loss across the UK, yet many people continue to ignore the symptoms

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MEON VALLEY ESTATE

Meonstoke – Price Guide

£950,000 Freehold

Delightful detached brick and flint village house, lying impressively in a picturesque setting in the heart of Meonstoke. The property has been sympathetically restored and extended over recent years and provides for an excellent spacious home. Inside, there is a perfect blend of tradition and modern convenience with a super kitchen/dining/living room which opens to the rear garden - perfect for family living or entertaining. There is a lovely generous sitting room and a study. A good sized hallway, utility room and cloakroom. Four bedrooms, two en-suite shower rooms and a family bathroom. Viewing advised.

LETTINGS AGENTS

Funtington – Offers invited in the region of: £1,350,000 Freehold

Superbly proportioned and impressive Georgian style home, lying within a fabulous village setting perfectly, positioned on the edge of the glorious South Downs. The property sits within beautifully landscaped grounds, extending to approximately 0.3 of an acre and is offered with no forward chain. The house offers lovely spacious accommodation which would lend itself to some more modern enhancements, offering an ideal opportunity for a new family to personalise and make their own. Viewing recommended.

April / May

The Big Butser Egg Roll – Easter Trail

Join us this Easter for the traditional Egg roll trail!

This Easter holidays try our Big Butser Egg Roll trail, find all the signs of spring to lead you to the bottom of Butser Hill. Once there you can give your rubber egg a good throw and see how far it rolllllls! Each pack comes with a trail guide, a pack of pencils, a springtime craft to take home and a rubber egg to decorate. Packs are available to buy online and the trail will be up from Friday 1st April to Sunday 16th April, packs are limited so to avoid disappointment book early. Priced at £6 per pack. For more information about our activities please contact us on 02392 595040 or email: qecp.enquiries@ hants.gov.uk

Curator’s Tour of Quills and Characters

is Chawton House’s major exhibition of 2023, exploring the art of letter-writing in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Discover fascinating insights into stories of science and scholarship, love, and literature through the manuscript letters on display. These include letters written by mathematician Mary Somerville and her protégée Ada Lovelace on loan from the Bodleian Library, letters written by the novelist and abolitionist Amelia Opie, and letters from the Chawton House collection never before displayed.

Mrs Blossom Makes! Seed Bomb Workshop

Easter Family Fun Day at Petersfield Museum

Join Deputy Director and exhibition curator Dr Kim Simpson for a tour of Chawton House’s exhibition Quills and Characters. Quills and Characters

The months are getting warmer so it’s time to get planting by making your own Seed Bombs. Families will make Seed bombs from Soil, water, seeds and flour before making a recycled newspaper container and plant marker.

Times: 10.00am to 10.45am, 11.00am to 11.45am, 1.00pm to 1.45pm, 2.00pm to 2.45pm or 3.00pm to 3.45pm

IMPORTANT – Please note due to the nature of this activity we will be using ingredients such as flour. if you have any allergies please let the Mrs Blossom know as gloves and cornflour can be used as an alternative.

• Booking is essential. For more information about any of our events or activities please contact the team on 03707 797522 or email scpch@hants.gov.uk

Oh no! The Easter Rabbit has dropped his Easter eggs and treats all over the Museum and Art Gallery! Can you help find them before it's too late? Enjoy an eggcellent day of Easter activities! From the Easter Hop Disco and seasonal crafts to our Easter hunt trail, there is fun for all the family. There might also be the opportunity to meet the Easter Rabbit! Please Note: All children must be accompanied by an adult (18+)Timings: Easter Hop Disco (30mins): 11.00am, 12.00pm, 2.00pm and 3.30pm. Interactive Story Time: 11.45am, 12.45pm and 2.45pm. Ticket includes museum admission. Child Under 5: Free Family and concession tickets are available.

AC/DC – Performed By Thunderstruck

Making their debut in Petersfield, the band are eager to take you through the AC/DC catalogue from the early classics to the current stadium fillers. Expect a high-energy adrenaline driven night of AC/DC with plenty of rock n roll!! Make sure you’re Back In Black, ready to board the Rock N Roll Train to the Highway To Hell. For Those About To Rock…..We Salute You….! Tickets £15 (advance), £14 (concessions) available at www.thestudiotps. com or in store at One Tree Books.

Expressive Landscapes

A night of classic rock with arguably the country’s top AC/ DC tribute. Playing songs from the entire AC/DC back catalogue, and recreating the authentic AC/ DC sound using a combination of Gibson / Gretsch / Marshall / Ampeg equipment like the band use now, Thunderstruck are regarded as the UK’s premier AC/ DC tribute act.

Artists Sue Colyer and Gill Drew are exhibiting contemporary watercolours and acrylic paintings, prints and cards at The Physic Garden in Petersfield from the 26th-29th May. An opportunity to see captivating expressive landscapes and enjoy picking up an original artwork for your home. Open 10am - 4pm https://suecolyer.com instagram @suecolyerart https://gilldrew.co.uk instagram @gilldrewart

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I found Happy Kitchens on Houzz, and I decided to go with them as the reviews were encouraging and I liked that they were a small, local company. From the outset, Ben was extremely professional and understands exactly what the client wants.

The Happy Kitchen team were all fantastic; punctual, hardworking, incredibly tidy and most importantly they really cared about the quality of their work. We are really thrilled with our new kitchen and it has totally exceeded our expectations.

Joanne McCarthy

Happy Kitchens are quite unique as we are able to offer top quality products, available in any size, fitted by the best professionals in the business. Change your kitchen and bedroom with a makeover or design and install a new kitchen and bedroom, whichever suits your needs or price range.

Ladies Fashion

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up to 50% off many items

Revitalise your wardrobe for the summer and banish those winter blues with some satisfying retail therapy!

Do come and see what we have to offer. Sale on from April 1st to 30th

Tel: 01489 880900 or shop online at: www.davinasladiesfashion.co.uk

7 Warsash Road, Warsash, Southampton, SO31 9HW

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Carolyn McGregor - Osteopathy and Birth

The gentle touch of an Osteopath can be of tremendous comfort, in preparing for, during and after birth.

My own wonderful adventure as an Osteopath began 30 years ago, at the Osteopathic Centre for Children in London, providing Osteopathy for mums and babies during pregnancy and soon after birth. Gradually experience shaped me and the mums I saw in pregnancy asked if I could attend the birth too.

For me, working with the health of a person is a sacred act and comes about through trust; working with permission and good communication. Gentle, wise techniques of palpation and touch by the Osteopath enable the body to convey how the health is working ‘in the moment’. The wisdom of the body in its self-regulating, self-healing abilities surpasses all else.

The Osteopath’s hands communicates with this innate body wisdom to understand the positioning of the baby, placenta, cord within the vitality of the amniotic fluids, and the well-being of the mother; exploring with mum her own body’s needs for healthy and efficient birthing. Aches, pains and physical strains can be resolved with Osteopathic technique and becomes a beautiful way of preparing for birth.

Davina's Ladies Fashion

We are your local independent fashion retailer located in Warsash adjacent to the Co-op and Clocktower. We have been established for 25 years, originally in Fareham, and in Warsash since 2018.

We have a full range of general clothing comprising dresses, tops, trousers, jeans and jackets. Our range goes from jeans to evening wear. We are currently receiving our latest spring and summer collections. This includes some fabulous summer dresses in resplendent colours. We also stock the Marble colourful range of sweaters and trousers at very reasonable prices. There are 3 rooms fully stocked and we welcome customers to come in and browse. We also welcome husbands and partners who wish to buy a surprise gift for their special lady. They are also encouraged to accompany you and help select your new wardrobe. Please don’t think our prices are out of your range deterring you from coming in. You’ll be pleasantly surprised at both the quality and price.

We have a reputation for Condici Mother of the Bride/Groom outfits and currently have a choice of 140 to choose from. We also stock matching hats, hatinators, shoes and clutch bags making us a “one stop shop”.

There is a carpark opposite which is free for 4 hours. If you fancy yourself a bargain pop in to see what we have to offer

Visit our website at www.davinasladiesfashion.co.uk which is a showcase of some of what we have to offer.

During birth, an Osteopath can assist with optimal positioning for babe and mum, providing the subtle and supportive techniques often known as ‘Cranial Osteopathy’ assisting the healing and release of strains within back and pelvis during active labour. A quiet partnership between Osteopath, mum and babe provides both parents and midwife with a gentle, non-intrusive and timely understanding of how the baby is turning, descending and preparing for birth. Enabling the mother to tune in to how her contractions are working for her, judge timing and work with breath and body positioning, alongside the experienced midwife, to empower both parents to trust the wisdom of their child as it prepares for birth.

Osteopaths who specialise in the Osteopathic treatment of for pregnancy and birth, babies and children will usually have completed significant and specialist post-graduate training and education programmes. Osteopaths in the UK must be registered with the General Osteopathic Council.

To find a Registered Osteopath:

The General Osteopathic Council www.osteopathy.org.uk

The Institute of Osteopathy www.iosteopathy.org

The Sutherland Cranial College of Osteopathy: www.scco.ac

Contact Carolyn McGregor BSc (Ost.)., BA Div (Hons)., MARH., Registered Osteopath Registered Homoeopath, Petersfield Osteopathy, 1a Spain Buildings, 28 The Spain. Petersfield. Hants. GU32 3LA. M: 07766330489 www.petersfieldosteopathy.com

Osteopathy and Cranial Osteopathy for Pregnancy and Birth; Cranial Osteopathy for new-born, infants and older children; Osteopathy for peri-conceptual care, miscarriage and loss at birth.

with Carolyn McGregor BSc (Ost.)., BA Div (Hons)., MARH., Registered Osteopath, Registered Homoeopath at Petersfield Osteopathy, Registered Osteopaths, Suite 1a Spain Buildings, 28 The Spain, Petersfield, Hants, GU32 3LA

www.petersfieldosteopathy.com

Osteopathy at Cowdray with Carolyn McGregor Cowdray Therapy Rooms, Parkway, Easebourne, Midhurst, West Sussex, GU29 0AW

www.carolynmcgregorosteopath.com

For further information and advice, contact Carolyn on M: 07766330489

LEANNE HAWKINS (NURSE DIRECTOR AND OWNER)

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Leanne Hawkins is a Registered Nurse and an Independent Nurse Prescriber (INP) who spent a decade working in the NHS before qualifying as a Medical Facial Aesthetician and setting up her first clinic in 2009, the award winning Face & Skin Clinic in Wickham.

As Nurse Director and owner of the clinic, Leanne is the only person to perform certain medical treatments and injectable procedures at Saddle House Medi-Spa. A passionate and experienced clinician, Leanne is committed to preserving your own unique features, while highlighting your natural beauty.

HYDRAFACIALS

Hydrafacials are highly popular luxury facial treatments, simply because the results speak for themselves. Clean, radiant, and healthier looking skin never goes out of style.

Classic Hydrafacial: £120 (Course of six: £600)

Hydrafacial with Obagi pigmentation booster: £180

Hydrafacial with Obagi Rosacea booster: £180

LASER TREATMENTS

Saddle House Medi-Spa offers the quickest and most effective pain-free laser for ultimate hair reduction results and maximum patient comfort.

6x Full Back & Shoulder: £900 (Saving £300)

Medical Facial Aesthetics, Microneedling, Pain Free Laser Hair Removal, Skin Tightening, Hydrafacial, Skin Tag & Thread Vein Removal, Pigmentation Treatments, Chemical Peels, Beauty & Massage, Skincare & Packages.

6x Half Leg, Full Brazilian & Underarm: £1461 (Saving £507)

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SKIN & BEAUTY EXPERTS

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Get the glow with a Hydrafacial!

TREATMENTS INCLUDE:

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Medical Facial Aesthetics, Microneedling, Pain Free Laser Hair Removal, Skin Tightening, Hydrafacial, Skin Tag & Thread Vein Removal, Pigmentation Treatments, Chemical Peels, Beauty & Massage, Skincare & Packages.

Medical Facial Aesthetics, Microneedling, Pain Free Laser Hair Removal, Skin Tightening, Hydrafacial, Skin Tag & Thread Vein Removal, Pigmentation Treatments, Chemical Peels, Beauty & Massage, Skincare & Packages.

Nurse led Medi-Spa of Excellence

Nurse led Medi-Spa of Excellence

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BOOK YOUR BESPOKE CONSULTATION NOW

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Western Court, Bishop's Sutton, Alresford, Hampshire, SO24 0AA

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Maia's Flowers

Hi I'm Maia, I have been a florist for 7 years. I trained in Convent Garden, London also worked in London designing flowers for high end hotels. 5 years ago I relocated to Hampshire and opened my own shop in the small village of Selbourne. I have loved doing floristry for the community there, but as the business grew we needed a bigger premises to showcase our flowers and my passion for interior design so we opened our NEW shop on Lavant Street in Petersfield.

We can't wait to share this with you all, so why not pop in for a mooch, we look forward to seeing you soon!

Maia’s Flowers, Lavant Street, Petersfield, GU32 3EW

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Tel: 01730 719971

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Opening Times

Tue - 9am to 5pm

Wed - 9am to 5pm Thur - 9am to 5pm Fri - 9am to 5pm Sat - 9am to 4pm

Sun to Mon Closed

Easter Flowers, Chocolates & Gifts

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SUMMERHOUSE CAFE

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Private hire now available in our fully licensed coffee lounge

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9 Spring Lawn Care Essentials

5 - Over-seed

Repair bare patches in your lawn by over-seeding. Remove the dead patch of grass with a rake. In-fill with John Innes #3 compost and mix seed into the top layer. Give it a good water and, to keep the moisture and birds off, cover it with a sheet of newspaper until the seed germinates.

1 - Moss

Moss in itself isn’t a problem. It’s green and soft under foot. Nice to look at a lovely to walk on. Come mid-summer your mossy lawn will yellow and die –not so good to look at or walk on then!

Moss is relatively easy to rake out of your lawn provided there is not much of it. If your lawn has a heavy moss burden then a petrol driven scarifier will be needed. I have two important rules. 1) Always apply a moss killing treatment after you have raked or scarified your lawn to kill and loose pieces of moss. 2) Never, ever mow into moss. If you have moss in your lawn that you can’t remove then raise your mower blades so the grass leaf is at least 2cm above the moss.

Thatch is a layer of organic matter on top of the soil above the roots of your grass plants. It has little or no microbial activity and will not decompose. It prevents water and nutrition reaching the roots. Spring is the right time to dethatch turf. Cutting into the thatch to introduce air spaces is ideal. Boosting microbial activity with a professional bio-booster or compost tea.

- Aerate

Aeration is by far the most beneficial mechanical process for your lawn. Organic matter is essential for the life within your soil. That life consists of beneficial fungi and bacteria which make micronutrients available to grass. In addition, there are worms and insects all responsible for breaking down organic matter. These living things need the 3 building blocks of life – water, air and food. Roots grow in the air gaps between the soil particles not in the soil itself. By aerating your lawn, you are introducing the air gaps essential to support that soil activity. In addition, aeration relieves compaction and helps reduce waterlogging too.

4 - Rake

Leaves from trees, dead grass blades and moss can prevent moisture and nutrients from easily reaching the roots of your lawn. Using a spring rake helps you keep fit, but in addition it removes debris and helps the grass leaf stand upright. When things begin to grow again in the early spring it’s a good idea to give your lawn a bit of a hair-brush, get things standing to attention and ready for a mow. Spring raking removes lingering autumn leaves and grass blades that didn't survive winter. Do it now!

6 - Fertilise

All living things need the right kind of food in the right quantities. Many lawn owners forget this. Lawns need the right amount of Nitrogen, Potassium and Phosphorus throughout the year. The occasional sprinkle of a 3-in-1 spring feed from the garden centre is not really cutting it. You ideally want controlled-release nutrition, more of a lawn buffet than a Christmas dinner. This way you don’t have a huge flush of growth meaning you have to get the mower out of the shed as soon as you’ve put it away. If you are going to feed your own lawn focus on quality over quantity. Focus on feeding the soil and let the soil feed the plant. If in doubt, speak to a lawn care professional.

7 - Weed control

Spring is the best time to get weeds under control. Catch weeds early in the season if you can. Leave weeds until later and you are likely to have all their seedlings to deal with too. Some weeds are harder to control than others and this is where professional grade weed control products become essential. Weed control is complex stuff but get it right and your lawn’s going to look great this summer.

8 - Water

Well wetting agents really. Along with air and food, lawns need water. Many home owners resist watering their lawns for fear of the cost or wastage. The good news is that it costs less than £5 to water the average sized lawn and you only really need to do that every other week. Now here’s the secret; lawn care professionals make use of wetting agents to make the water that’s applied work harder. Wetting agents are very affordable, they keep water in the root-zone and mean that you can apply half as much water, water less often whilst getting the same results.

9 - Mow

The majority of lawn issues I see can be traced back to a poor mowing regime. Get mowing right and you are half way towards a wonderful lawn. Make sure your mower blades are sharp. Mow frequently enough to not cut off more than ¼ of the leaf length each mow. Don’t always mow in the same direction – start from different places on the lawn. Ideally mulch mow, leaving clippings behind to feed the essential soil microbes.

Ian Kenyon sits on the committee of the UK Lawn Care Association and owns Shrekfeet Independent Lawncare. He is always happy to offer friendly, professional advice and help: T: 01962 460146 www.shrekfeet.com

As days lengthen, we venture outside and begin to notice how our lawns look. Many lawns struggle a little over the winter. Let’s look at what can be done now to get your lawn ready for a beautiful summer

2 - Dethatch

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DESIGN CONSULTANTS

Award winning landscape design and construction from a small environmentally friendly professional local company of skilled craftsmen

Tel: 01962 771800

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• Trelliage • Water Features • Planting

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For more information, please do get in touch: Tel: 01329 835414 • Mob: 07767 401516

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Contentious Probate & Inheritance Claims

Arguments between relatives and family members over a person’s will or their estate can be painful and deeply divisive. Areas in which our contentious trust and probate team have particular experience and expertise include arguments over a person’s entitlement to be a beneficiary under a will, where there are questions over the deceased’s testamentary capacity or where undue influence may have been exercised over them, as well as where there are questions as to the construction, interpretation or validity of a will (including advising in respect of ‘Mutual Wills’ claims).

We also act in claims over the administration of an estate, including where necessary making applications to the Court to pass over or remove Executors and deal with disputes relating to a Power of Attorney.

We are regularly instructed (both in bringing and defending claims) to act in cases involving the family or dependants of someone who has died where either no or inadequate provision was made for them, which can result in a claim being issued for a share of the deceased’s Estate under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.

Our contentious trust and probate team also advises in situations where there has been negligent drafting of a will.

We seek to approach cases sensitively and with care and to help our clients explore all alternative options for settlement, as well as to provide support should court proceedings become necessary.

Please do contact us on 01730 268211 to speak to our litigation team if you would like our help. www.macdonaldoates.co.uk/

Mr Mac

Each month I set up new computers and now find the Windows Each month I set up new computers and now find the Windows experience to be ridiculous. There are far too many “trial” software programmes preloaded. Why is it necessary to have Microsoft 365 in French, German, Italian and Dutch in the installed apps list plus, Microsoft One Note in the same choice of languages. That’s before the Anti-Virus software, free for 30 days. If you make the mistake of doing that you will be pestered to unlock a lot of extra features. The bottom line is that they want your money. Microsoft provide, free of charge, a perfectly good protection package. If that is not good enough for you, then consider purchasing a third-party software. Then Microsoft try and force you to use their Edge internet browser and if you try to install Google’s Chrome you will be pestered into keeping Edge as the default browser. To change from Edge to Chrome you need to go into the Settings app and change a list of browser settings one by one. Why can’t Microsoft make all these features available as options when you set up a new device?

If you buy a Mac laptop, or desktop, the setup procedure is far more simplified. No preinstalled third-party apps and you will only be asked once to use Chrome instead of Safari! If you are concerned about the price difference between a Windows laptop and a MacBook, consider buying an iPad with a keyboard. The new iPad (10th generation) is an excellent alternative.

I do not sell hardware; I offer unbiased advice for anyone wishing to buy a new device. Those of you that have used my services will know that I usually recommend purchasing from John Lewis, for the extra free period of warranty. Setting up a new machine correctly from new is the best route to follow for a trouble-free experience in the future.

Andy – Mr Mac 07392 552 592

Patrick Jenkins, Partner and Head of Litigation

Hambledon Artist Michèle Griffiths in International Exhibition in Venice

I am a professional contemporary painter, living and working in Hambledon and I was recently selected for an international exhibition: “Terrestrial Grammar” at the Stefania Carrozzini Gallery in Venice.

I moved to rural Hampshire from London in 2012 and built a studio in the garden. The beauty and tranquility I have found here suits me well and my painting has progressed by leaps and bounds. As well as exhibiting regularly, I have worked on a number of projects, like a commission of 11 large paintings for P&O’s “Britannia” and two paintings were selected for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in 2017. I had a major show at Chichester Cathedral: “Darkness into Light,” in 2020, and was selected for the Florence Biennale - which is where I was spotted by Stefania Carrozzini.

MICHELE GRIFFITHS

HAMBLEDON ARTIST

I like to engage the viewer in “slow looking”, drawing you in through the surface and hints of doorways and windows to explore hidden depths. The paintings have been described by Rowan Williams as having “a quality of invitation: we are beckoned to inhabit, not just to peruse these surfaces”. People often find them meditative and calming.

If you would like to know more or arrange a studio visit, please contact me via email: michele@michelegriffiths.com, or phone 07342 048403

My work is always available at Kevis House Gallery, Petworth and @nicholasbowlbygallery

I was born and trained in London and initially persuaded to pursue an academic career, studying French and German Literature at Cambridge University. My determination to make Art my life won out and I subsequently studied Fine Art at Wimbledon School of Art. With eminent tutors like Prunella Clough I learned to develop my own unique voice as an abstract artist.

www.michelegriffiths.com

Instagram: michelegriffithsartist michele@michelegriffiths.com

Tel: 07342 048403

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Load of logs - £70 per truck load

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Winton Players Amateur Dramatic Society

Charley’s Aunt – Adapted by Paul Thain from Brandon Thomas

This new version by Paul Thain of the very popular Victorian farce retains all the fun of the original but re-works it for a modern audience. Set in an Oxford college in 1892, the imminent arrival of Charley’s aunt provides him and his friend Jack with a perfect chaperone for the two young ladies they’ve invited to lunch. However, the aunt’s visit is delayed and rather than cancel the lunch party the two students come up with the idea of an impersonation – but who could do it?

Performances will be on:

Thursday 20th April – 7.30pm

Friday 21st April – 7.30pm

Saturday 22nd April – 2.30pm

Saturday 22nd April – 7.30pm

Tickets are priced at Adult £14 and Under 18’s £9.

Charley’s Aunt tickets will be on sale from 9am Monday 20th March – either from our website (www.wintonplayers.co.uk) or in person at One Tree Bookshop, Lavant Street or The Town Visitor Centre, Festival Hall.

SILK SELF STORAGE

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The Woman In White - 12th - 14th October 2023 by Constance Cox adapted from the novel by Wilkie Collins. Modern critics regard The Woman in White as Collins’ best novel, and this adaptation by Constance Cox brings us a heady mix of romance, comedy, intrigue and sleuthing.

Performances will be on:

12th October – 7.30pm

13th October – 7.30pm

14th October – 2.30pm

14th October – 7.30pm

Tickets are priced at Adult £14 and Under 18’s £9.

www.wintonplayers.co.uk

Silk Self Storage have a selection of containers and individual units, 24 hour CCTV, easy access, gated entry and based in a friendly rural location offering very competitive rates. Contact us on 01962 771815 or email: storage@silkservices.co.uk

Looking for secure storage facilities?

Looking for secure storage facilities?

Silk Self Storage have a selection of containers and individual units, 24 hour CCTV, easy access, gated entry and based in a friendly rural location offering very competitive rates. Contact us on 01962 771815 or email: storage@silkservices.co.uk

Silk Self Storage have a selection of containers and individual units, 24 hour CCTV, easy access, gated entry and based in a friendly rural location offering very competitive rates. Contact us on 01962 771815 or email: storage@silkservices.co.uk

Looking for secure storage facilities?

Silk Self Storage have a selection of containers and individual units, 24 hour CCTV, easy access, gated entry and based in a friendly rural location offering very competitive rates. Contact us on 01962 771815 or email: storage@silkservices.co.uk

Silk Self Storage have a selection of containers and individual units, 24 hour CCTV, easy access, gated entry and based in a friendly rural location offering very competitive rates. Contact us on 01962 771815 or email: storage@silkservices.co.uk

Wood Farm, Bramdean, Hampshire, SO24 0JH

Wood Farm, Bramdean, Hampshire, SO24 0JH E: storage@silkservices.co.uk T: 01962 771815

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T: 01962 771815

Wood Farm, Bramdean, Hampshire, SO24 0JH

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T: 01962 771815

Wood Farm, Bramdean, Hampshire, SO24 0JH

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Bouef Bourguignon

One of the most enjoyed dishes in France for centuries

FOR MARINADE

• 2 cloves of garlic

• 1 bouquet garni

• 1lt good red wine

• 200g sliced carrots

• 1.8kg beef chuck or venison cut into big cubes

• salt/pepper

• 3 soup spoons of

• Balsamic vinegar

• 2 sliced onions

FOR FRYING

• 10cl oil or goose fat

• 200g julienne of streaky bacon

• 3 tablespoons of flour

• A little glass of brandy

FOR GARNISH

• 200g sliced mushrooms

• 200g small pickling onions

• 1.5 teaspoons of sugar

METHOD

In a dish that will fit into your fridge place the meat and marinade and leave for 24hrs. Add a classic bouquet garni: thyme, bay leaves, stems of parsley attached together with a piece of string with one or two cloves in the middle. Add a little balsamic vinegar to enhance the flavour. After 24hrs strain the meat and separate it from the ingredients, keep both for use later.

Warm up a cocotte (The beautiful and heavy Le Creuset) or a large pot, and fry the meat little by little. Never attempt to fry the meat all at once or it will boil. Using goose fat or oil, fry the meat until nice and brown and then add the bacon. When the ingredients are browned pour the brandy over and wait a minute, then light with a match (to remove the unpleasant overtones of alcohol), cover to stop the ingredients burning.

Next add a tablespoon of flour, one by one. Stir in well and then pour the wine over and cover. Place the pot inside the oven (only if the handles are NOT plastic) and cook for 3hrs at 150°C. After three hours check to see if meat is tender, remove or leave for another 30 minutes etc…

If you are using diced venison instead of beef, add juniper berries into the marinade and a small jar of cranberries whilst cooking in oven. Cooking time should be 4hrs. After 2½hrs of cooking fry the pickling onions, mushrooms and add sugar in a frying pan. Once cooked place them into the cooking meat and add salt and pepper to taste. The secret of this meal is slow cooking. If warmed up a day or two later it will add more flavor and is excellent for home freezing. A delicious recipe served with potato puree. For venison why not try braised red cabbage with cumin seeds or celeriac puree.

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Himself peeked into the bags she deposited onto the kitchen floor. He shot her a quizzical look.

“I thought I’d make up albums for the family. I know it’s a bit 20th century, but you can’t beat real, actual photographs!” she announced under his sceptical gaze, aware that she was the queen of the 21st century practice of whipping out her phone to show all-and-sundry pictures of her dinner, her dogs, her family. Not necessarily in that order. But passing a stationery store and attracted by an un-ignorable neon ‘CLOSING DOWN SALE’ poster in the window, she’d sauntered in. It was sad; one of those shops she’d loved, but often found a little dear. But dear no longer, the hefty discounts were irresistible and with slight pangs of guilt (dear oh dear) she stocked up. Cards, rolls of gift wrap and sheets of tissue paper went into her basket. And then she spotted the photograph albums…

Fond memories surfaced of a childhood evening in front of the fire, surrounded by fat books stuffed with the past. Seated on a rug pitted with blackened scorch-marks from spitting embers, the family had leafed through page after page of old pictures.

Sometimes they’d known the people long since passed. “Isn’t that great auntie wotshername?” Smiling out at them from a black and white beach in the thirties, great auntie wotshername was sporting a clingy wet costume that left little to the imagination. “Cold was it?” “Did she knit that, do you think?” they’d sniggered. An old colour print from the fifties; a couple, glamorous, laughing, posing in front of their Bedford dormobile. She wearing shorts and a sweater and he with a pipe and hat. “I think that might be auntie thingy, and I forget which uncle – there were a few…” Sometimes the subjects were unremembered. “Who are they? Distant cousins and their neighbours? Or distant neighbours and their cousins?” Anonymous studies in monochrome; elderly couples staring suspiciously at the camera, stiffly smiling mum, dad and brood. One example was somewhat bizarrely, of a dog of undetermined heritage sitting amongst dead fish.

Remembering this, waves of nostalgia engulfed her as she set to work rifling through boxes of pre-mobile snaps and printing a selection from her

phone. “You can’t beat actual real photographs!” she said again, filled with enthusiasm.

Much later, Himself brought her a coffee. “How are you getting on?”

She looked around furtively as if for eavesdroppers, “I tried that two finger pinch zoom thing on someone’s face, to make it bigger, see if I recognised them.”

Himself frowned, puzzled. “Did it help?”

“No of course not! The pinch zoom only works on touch screens – it doesn’t work on real, actual photographs...” She still couldn’t believe she’d done that. “Also,” she sighed despondently and handed him a completed album, “I hadn’t factored in how heavy a real, actual photograph album would be. It’ll cost a fortune to post to Australia.”

Himself weighed the heavy tome in his hand. “Mmnn. Tell me, where did your family used to keep the photo albums?”

She considered for a moment, “in the loft.”

“Mmnn. And look at them how often?” he asked. “Not often.” Now she thought about it, not very often at all – they’d mostly lain forgotten the loft and it had been a bit of a mission to get them down. Himself “mmnnd” thoughtfully as he wandered off.

A day or so later, they had a video call from their excited daughter in Australia. “It’s fantastic – thank you so much for the brilliant gift!” She showed her new digital photo frame to the camera. “And you can send photos to it using the app whenever you like! So, picture this, I’m in the kitchen cooking breakfast and the photos from your dinner just appear. Or I’m sitting in of an evening and I see you out on your morning dog walk. Almost like I’m there!”

She looked at Himself who gave her a twinkly smile.

“Also,” their daughter continued, “would you mind taking some shots of the old pictures and sending them over on the app too? I’d ask you to put them in an album but it would be expensive to post. Plus, I’d probably just put it in the loft and forget to look at it.”

Thinking of her recently completed, rather weighty efforts, she could just picture that too. “Do you think..?” she turned to Himself. “I do,” he said and presented her with her own digital photo frame. “The 21st Century welcomes you back.”

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