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FORUM Test Valley Business Awards Jane's Kitchen - White Chocolate Mousse Hampshire Country & Garden Festival APRIL 2018 • ISSUE 118 • WWW.FORUMPUBLICATIONS.CO.UK • REACHING 18,750 READERS * STOCKBRIDGE ROMSEY

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FIlm Showing: Paddington 2 (PG) At ChilboltonVillage Hall. Paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, who spreads joy and marmalade wherever he goes, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen. Doors Open at 7pm. Film show commences at 7.30 pm. Tickets £5.00 in advance from Beryl Lawrence on 01264 860618 E-mail: dlaw@davidlawrenceassociates. co.uk. Or £6.00 on the door (if available).Tea/Coffee and biscuits included in price.Wine, Beer and Choc Ices on sale.

7 APRIL “A Life of Adventure” an illustrated talk by Colonel John Blashford-Snell, OBE, the explorer and founder of Operation Raleigh. An introductory selection of songs from the First World War, sung by the Wallop Amateur Singers and Performers (WASPs).The event will take place in St Peter’s Church, Over Wallop, in aid of the They Also Served Project, which aims to restore the pillars surrounding the Over Wallop War Memorial, to once again carry the names of First World War parishioners who served, survived and returned to the village. Doors open at 6.30pm, commences 7.00pm.Tickets £10.00. More Information Ben Cartwright 01264 781737.

7 APRIL Stockbridge Antiques Fair The Fair is held in Stockbridge Town Hall in the centre of the High Street. Buying and selling. Free Admission & Free Parking. The fair is usually held on the first Saturday of the month. Open: 9.30am 5.00pm. Contacts: Carol - 01264 335769 / 07870 432805. Steve - 01722 712267 / 07915 663251.

13 APRIL The Other Side of Hope (12A) A newly arrived refugee to Finland befriends a former travelling salesman trying to start a restaurant. Subtitled comedy drama which Time Out has described as "a deeply humane film, as well as a quietly hilarious one".Showing at Stockbridge Town Hall SO20 6HE at 7.30pm. Doors open at 7.00pm.Tickets £5.00 from Garden Inn and John Robinson in Stockbridge or online via our website www.stockbridgecinema. org.uk

18 APRIL Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (15) Hollywood actress Gloria Grahame (Annette Bening) finds romance and happiness with a younger man (Jamie Bell), but her life changes forever when their passion and lust for life is tested to the limits by events beyond their control in the 1970’s. Showing at Stockbridge Town Hall SO20 6HE at 4.30pm and 7.30pm. Doors open 30 minutes before the start time. Tickets £5.00 from Garden Inn and John Robinson

19 APRIL Chiho Sunamoto in Concert presented by Weyhill Electronic Organ Society An evening of melodic, easy listening music performed on electronic keyboard.Venue: Fairground Hall,Weyhill, SP11 0QN.Tickets £5 in advance, from Just Teasin, 40 Bridge Street,Andover - or £6 at the door. For further information phone 01264 323213 or visit www.weyhill-eos.co.uk

20 APRIL Wherwell History Group Talk Illustrated talk “Colonel Peter Hawker of Longparish” by John Bishop. From 8pm at WherwellVillage Hall, Church Street,Wherwell, SP11 7JJ.Admission £3.

22 APRIL Bluebell Walk Bluebell walk and cream tea to raise funds for the Jubilee Field Playground for Lockerley and East Dean. Start on Lockerley Green outside Cyclops Cottage, Lockerley Green, Lockerley, SO51 0JN at 2.30pm for a short walk down to Holbury woods to see the bluebells (approx 2 miles).The lane is suitable for buggies and scooters so we hope lots of families can join in! Cream Tea afterwards - £4 for adults, £1 for children. RSVP Andy and Liz Holton on 01794 340 993 / liz.holton23@yahoo.com and give numbers so we can make enough scones and cakes! To make a donation to the playground: Donate online at www. justgiving.com/crowdfunding/jubileefieldplayground Email: jubileefieldplayground@gmail.com Tel: Kate – 01794 341 276

25 APRIL Charity Fashion Show Fashion Show in aid of CLIC Sargent, caring for children with cancer.At Ampfield Golf Club SO51 9BQ. 4 pm for clotted cream tea at 4.30 followed by prosecco. 5 pm Fashion Show courtesy of Devernois of Bedford Place.Tickets: £15 available from Sue Bolger, 01962 776654 or sue@kingswellpoint.plus.com

27 APRIL - 5 MAY Forton Fine Art Spring Exhibition Forton Fine Art Spring Exhibition Friday 27th April to Saturday 5th May (not Sunday 29th) 10 am to 5pm.At Northbrook Barn, Knockwood Lane, Nether Wallop, SO20 8EF.A contemporary art fair showing work by over thirty artists. Paintings, sculpture and ceramics by both established and up-and-coming artists will be exhibited.

28 - 29 APRIL Lockerly Model Show Exhibition run by Lockerley Mechanical Society (LMS) at Lockerley Memorial Hall, SO51 0JG. Many working exhibits and model railway layouts in a variety of scales and gauges. Classic cars and bikes. Items for sale. Delicious refreshments and real coffee! Open 10.00 – 4.00 both days, entry £2.00.All profits go to the Memorial Hall. More details on the LockerleyVillage Website.

28 APRIL Mayor of Test Valley's Charity Ball At Museum of Army Flying, Middle Wallop, SO20

8DY. £60 per head including 3 Course Meal with Wine,Welcome Drink and Entertainment. 7pm for 7.30pm, carriages at midnight. Raising money for the Mayor's chosen charities; Countess of Brecknock Hospice, Romsey Opportunity Group, Kids on Trakc, Romsey Dementia Action Group,Andover Crisis and Support Centre and RomseyYoung Carers.

28 APRIL - 12 MAY The Spring Collection at Eastwood Fine Art An exhibition of paintings, ceramics and sculpture at Eastwood Fine Art. The gallery works with both private clients and interior designers, helping to find the right artwork for a given space. Established over 20 years ago, the gallery is known for unearthing emerging talent. Prices from £200 upwards.The Drove Barn,Tiebridge Farm, North Houghton, Stockbridge, SO20 6LQ. www.josieeastwood.com.

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MAY 5 MAY Andover Choral Society Schumann Requiem Andover Choral Society presents contrasting works by two giants of German 19th-century music: Schumann’s rarely-performed late work, the Requiem, and the unashamedly exuberant Liebeslieder-Walzer (Love song waltzes) by Brahms. St Mary’s Church,Andover SP10 1DP at 7.30pm. Tickets £12, available from the choir on 01264 396511, or from The Lights on 01264 368368 and at thelights.org.uk

12 MAY Bands on Trailers Join us for an epic evening of live bands, beer & BBQ! 4pm – midnight.Tickets are £10 at our Farm Shop or online www.broughtonwaterbuffalo.co.uk. £12.50 on the door. Children under 12 go free. Camping is also available at £5 a pitch. AT Broughton Water Buffalo, Broughton, SO20 8AN. Email: tania@waterbuffalo.co.uk

13 MAY Broughton Summer Fete Friends of Broughton School proudly present Broughton Summer Fete. at Broughton Football Ground, Buckholt Road, Broughton from 12 noon – 3pm.A great, fun packed day out for the whole family with maypole dancing & traditional games, fun fair rides including bouncy castles, fire engine, tractors, dog show, tug of war, pony rides, face painting, plus stalls offering homemade jams, cakes, gifts, plants, books, raffle and much more! Refreshments include BBQ, savoury bites, veggie options, cakes & ice creams! Entry £2 (children go free)

17 MAY Weyhill Electronic Organ Society: Ian Griffin in Concert An evening of melodic, easy listening music performed on electronic keyboard.Venue: Fairground Hall,Weyhill, SP11 0QN.Tickets £5 in advance, from Just Teasin, 40 Bridge Street,Andover - or £6 at the door. For further information phone 01264 323213 or visit www.weyhill-eos.co.uk 5

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Community Wellbeing FINALLY, THE VILLAGES OF

DON'T LOSE ANY SLEEP OVER

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ecently, we set our clocks forward an hour to Summertime. Every year, people complain of losing an hour of sleep. And indeed, hospital records show a spike in heart attacks, blood pressure and accidents when the clocks go forward: all typical effects of sleep deprivation. In the autumn, there is a corresponding drop when the clocks go back and we gain an hour of sleep.

he villages of Lockerley and East Dean near Romsey have always had a large population of families with children of all ages, and yet they have never had an area of their own where children and parents can get together to play and socialise. We are pleased to announce that thanks to a very generous gift of land in Lockerley, we can now launch the exciting project of raising funds to build the Jubilee Field Playground for Lockerley and East Dean! We currently estimate that the cost of carrying out the necessary ground works and purchasing all the equipment will come to around £60,000 . We have already raised around £6,000 from generous donations and are in the process of applying for grants but we still have a long way to go. We are appealing to the local community for any practical and financial assistance they may be able to provide which can get us closer to our goal. Our fundraising programme will be packed with great events and competitions, and will be launched with the 'Pocket Theatre Pick 'n' Mix – a selection of songs and sketches from Sullivan to Sondheim!' at Lockerley Village Hall on Saturday 30th June 2018 at 7.30pm. Tickets for the concert cost £10 each and can be purchased in advance from: Lockerley Green Stores, Lockerley Green, Lockerley, SO51 0JN. Drinks and snacks will be availble to buy. For more information, help in purchasing your concert ticket or to make a donation: Phone: Kate - 01794 341276 Email: jubileefieldplayground@gmail.com. To make a donation online please visit: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/jubileefieldplayground For more information on Pocket Theatre visit www.pockettheatre.co.uk

We may grumble once a year about having less of a Sunday lie-in, but the real problem is that all the year round we are sleeping so much less than is good for us. As a society, we still overwhelmingly lean to the idea that sleep is a self-indulgent waste of time, a third of our lives lost to idleness and oblivion. Despite the increasing flood of books and articles warning that sleep deprivation is a serious side-effect of our 24/7 globally-awake modern lives, a majority of us routinely override our own body’s signals, and are still so ignorant of how sleep works that some even boast how little sleep they need to ‘get by’. Too little sleep is known to affect your capacity to learn, and to remember; to make rational decisions, solve problems, cope with emotional and physical shock. It substantially adds to the obvious dangers of driving and operating machinery, and makes you less productive, not more.Too little sleep makes you at once more reckless and less in control than you think you are. It substantially raises your risk of a host of health problems, including obesity, cancer, diabetes and dementia; and undermines your wellbeing in every way. You can make the clock change less abrupt by preparing for it. For a few days in advance, get up a little earlier, bring forward your mealtimes by fifteen minutes, go to bed a little earlier. In the autumn, reverse the process, delaying your routines a little: so that your inner clock has time to align itself serenely with the time on the outer clocks. But for a far more radical and beneficial change, make your sleep too precious to so casually clip it short. Make time for the creative, curative processes in yourself that enable you to feel more fully alive during the daylight hours. Love your bed, love the dark, love the secret world of sleep. Written by Anna Powell Tel: 01264 395579 www.annapowell.com

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Community DATES ANNOUNCED FOR THE DAILY MAIL CHALKE VALLEY HISTORY FESTIVAL 2018

2018 marks the centenaries of women being granted the vote and the end of the First World War, and the Festival will be commemorating both of these historic events. It is also a hundred years since the birth of the RAF and, not only will the Festival be hosting a special morning on the subject, but there will also be a number of static displays, including a Spitfire with a Merlin engine that will roar into life. The ‘Forties Fever Party’ on the Saturday evening, including period live music and a firework display for the first time, will be open to everyone and free of charge to all those already at the Festival. Visitors to the Festival on the Saturday are encouraged to dress up, whether it be in pinstripes or polka dots, fancy frocks or fedoras, and there will be activities for all the family throughout the weekend. The Daily Mail Chalke Valley History Festival team is also delighted to announce that Trevor Dolby and Paul Horsley have joined as Non-Executive Directors. The full programme outlining a wide range of activities, and giving more details about the talks and debates taking place, will be announced in due course, and tickets will go on sale on 25th April. Further information about the Festival will be posted on the website at www.cvhf.org.uk over the coming months.

he dates for this year’s Daily Mail Chalke Valley History Festival, the world’s largest festival entirely devoted to history, have been announced. Set in Broad Chalke, close to the City of Salisbury, the must-attend event for history enthusiasts will take place from Monday 25th June to Sunday 1st July 2018. Offering a unique blend of talks, discussions and topical debates, alongside a vast living history through-the-ages encampment and spectacular air displays, it is the biggest annual celebration of history in the land, and an opportunity to learn about the past, whatever age you are.

For further information, please contact Alex HippisleyCox on mobile 07921 127077 or email her at ahipcoxpr@ btconnect.com

This summer the new ‘Live History Live’ programme – a series of some 50 events at the weekend – will offer visitors the chance to see, touch and feel history first hand. Each event will be presented by a leading historian who will be adding context to the specialist knowledge offered by expert living historians, who will be demonstrating a wide and fascinating range of activities, from historic cookery to surgery, using techniques and materials from the past. Amongst those already signed up to front these exciting ‘Live History Live’ events, as well as participating in the main literary programme, are: Ben Kane, Dan Jones, Alex Langlands, and Helen Castor.

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Also new for 2018, the Festival will be celebrating its ‘Chalke Valley History Heroes’. The Chalke Valley has in the past been home to some notable local figures and, to shine a light on their extraordinary lives, there will be a series of inspiring talks about the antiquarian and historian, John Aubrey, photographer and designer Cecil Beaton, authors Terry Pratchett and William Golding, artist Henry Lamb and former Prime Minister, Anthony Eden. There will be a recreation of Terry Pratchett’s extraordinary writing office in a new special exhibition called ‘The Shed of Doom’ and, on the Sunday morning, courtesy of the Discworld Conjuror’s Guild, the Festival will be welcoming the fabulous and award-winning Time-Travelling Magicians Morgan & West. As in previous years, there will be a distinguished line-up of historians and commentators speaking at this year’s Festival. Wellknown names already confirmed include: Simon Schama, Robert Peston, Tracy Borman, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Michael Dobbs, Fiona Carnarvon, Rana Mitter, Kate Mosse, Tony Robinson, Nicholas Coleridge, Robin Hanbury-Tenison, Sarah Churchwell, Gordon Corera and Charles Spencer. Flying in to talk about ‘Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of Imagination,’ will be acclaimed Harvard Academic Professor Annette Gordon-Reed, and delivering the first 8

‘CVHF Directors’ Lecture’ will be Professor Ali Ansari from St Andrew’s University.

The Daily Mail Chalke Valley History Festival will take place at Church Bottom, Broad Chalke, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 5DS. For more details about the Festival, please visit www.cvhf.org.uk Follow all the news on Twitter at @ CVHISTORYFEST and on Facebook, Pinterest and Google+.

he well-established and hugely successful Stockbridge 10k will be taking place again this year on Sunday 9th September. Since 2011 this event has taken place 6 times and raised over £12,000. All profit will once again go to local charities. The race which starts from Stockbridge Primary School, follows a route around the beautiful Test Valley on both quiet roads and trails. Registration opens from 9.00 am for a 10.30am start. The 2k fun run starts 10 minutes after the main event. There are medals for all finishers and prizes for various age categories. All welcome! The race is held under UK Athletics rules and has Chip Timing for all participants of the 10K. Please visit www.stockbridge10k.webeden.co.uk to enter or stockbridge10k@hotmail.co.uk for further information, we hope to see you there!

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Method

Infuse the milk with the cardamom seeds and bay leaves in a small pan. Bring them to the boil and then leave to cool. Then melt the chocolate in a small bowl over a pan of hot water. While the chocolate is melting whip the cream and whip the egg whites separately until they form soft peaks. Pour

the cooled milk slowly into the melted chocolate and stir gently until velvety. Fold this mixture into the egg whites using a metal spoon and then add the whipped cream mix carefully until ingredients are combined. Finaly scoop into small wine glasses or espresso cups. Chill for at least 3 hours and dust with cocoa powder before serving. Taken from ‘Jane’s Kitchen,’ an eclectic collection of mouth watering recipes. Arranged by season with easy to follow instructions and extra top tips. Available from Leckford Farm Shop, Leckford and Chilbolton Village Stores or direct from randjbrown12@btinternet.com Price £6.99 (£1.50 p&p)

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Community A BIG WELCOME TO BUDDY THE BIN

ur Environmental Service has welcomed a brand new addition to its Love Where You Live campaign in the form of a large litter bin! Buddy is the fun new mascot that will visit local community groups, organisations and schools to encourage everyone to take responsibility for keeping their area clean and free from litter.

Buddy has joined the team to celebrate Love Where You Live’s seventh anniversary. As well as thanking more than 200 Community Litter Pickers that have been involved in the project, Buddy will continue to raise awareness of events and activities that residents can get involved in. Buddy’s first appearance was at a Stockbridge Sparkle Day, where nearly five tonnes of litter was cleared, before heading over to Andover’s ASDA to join the Recycling Star to encourage people to recycle more. Environmental Portfolio Holder, Councillor Graham Stallard, said: “Buddy is already proving to be a popular addition to the team - the Stockbridge Sparkle Day attracted a lot more attention thanks to Buddy! I’d like to thank everyone involved for their hard work on the day and for helping us to remind people of the importance of keeping our environment clean and tidy.” Children from across the borough chose Buddy’s name by voting for their favourite name from three options. For more information about the Love Where You Live campaign, visit www.testvalley.gov.uk/love or www.facebook.com/lovewhereyoulivetestvalley.

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Good News for Wildlife! FARMERS GROUP TOGETHER TO RESTORE NATURE ACROSS HAMPSHIRE LANDSCAPE

t Broughton Water Buffalo, we are delighted to be members of The Wallop Brook Farmers – an initiative set up by twenty local farmers who have joined together to improve the natural environment across 4550 hectares in the Wallop Brook catchment area of Hampshire, from above where the brook rises in Over Wallop, down to the Test at Bossington. We are one of 37 groups to receive funding from DEFRA in the latest round of Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund awards, which will allow us to work with an experienced conservation expert and farm advisor from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust in order to find the best ways to deliver environmental improvements on our land. We believe that by coming together to manage the whole catchment from top to bottom, we can look after our natural assets and help make our farms more sustainable. This is excellent news for wildlife as we will be able to work together on a landscape scale to enhance and restore natural habitats and better aid conservation of important species including water vole, brown trout, the rare corn bunting and grey partridge, brown hare, bats, owls and rare butterflies and moths. As well as producing food, we will also be managing a range of important natural, historical and cultural assets including the brook itself, floodplain meadows and pastures, ancient woodlands, flower rich grasslands, cornfield flowers, footpaths and bridleways and ancient hedgerows. 14

Wildlife ‘corridors’ will link up the different habitats and areas will be planted with wild flower mixtures for the benefit of bees and insects in the summer. Likewise winter bird feed areas will be established to help them through the colder months. We are already monitoring water quality and river life to see where further improvements to river health and habitat can be made, and will be working to improve soil management to improve soil health and resilience against our increasingly erratic climate…. The group will also be engaging with nearby schools and colleges as well as the local community, to show how positive joined up management can enable wildlife to flourish within the farmed landscape. In 2018 so far, we have already succeeded in planting 1,000 trees in Broughton, with another 2,000 having gone into the ground in the surrounding area! We hope that this voluntary farmer network will really benefit our local flora and fauna; good for wildlife and good for us all! To find out about upcoming community events that you can get involved in, or for any further information about the project or local farming matters more generally do get in touch with Dagan at Brougton Water Buffalo: info@waterbuffalo.co.uk

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STALLS – TALKS – GARDENERS’ QUESTION TIME DEMONSTRATIONS – FOOD & MUSIC – KID’S ACTIVITIES

he Hampshire Country & Garden Festival is dedicated to promoting the fun of the great outdoors and all it has to offer. We are celebrating the benefits to our health and wellbeing of gardening for all ages, healthy eating, inspiring speakers, learning new creative skills, enjoying music plus a wonderful array of childrens’ activities - in the most welcoming environment, the beautiful grounds of Bere Mill on the River Test. Despite the terrible tragedy of the recent fire at Bere Mill the Festival will go ahead. The event will give us the opportunity to celebrate the power of regeneration and regrowth that gardens and the great outdoors inspire in us. The Festival promotes all that is great about Hampshire, from food and drink to music, workshops and demonstrations, plant experts and nurseries. Whether you are an avid gardener or a family looking for a wholesome day out this is the event for you. As well as a truly memorable, fun and informative experience all the money we raise is going to the North Hampshire Medical Fund which supports our local hospitals and patients in Basingstoke, Andover and Winchester. We have a fine array of wonderful nursery stalls to browse manned by passionate plants people. Come and explore a feast of horticultural treasures and purchase a selection to plant in your garden at home. There will also be a wide range of other stalls selling gifts, food, confectionary, wine and spirits, with opportunities to taste some of Hampshire's finest produce.

One of the highlights of the Hampshire Country & Garden Festival will be a ‘Gardeners’ Question Time’. Chaired by Stefan Buczacki, well known former panelist and Chairman on Radio 4’s ‘Gardeners’ Question Time’ he also wrote and presented ‘The Gardening Quiz’ on Radio 4. One of the most experienced and prolific non-fiction authors in the country, he has written around sixty books. Also on the panel are high profile and popular garden personalities that include David Jewel, Jane Owen and Sarah Eberle. A Gala Evening will launch the Festival at Bere Mill on Saturday 9th June. Our guest speaker will be Alan Titchmarsh. He's a greatly loved garden expert, a popular novelist, a much in demand TV and radio presenter, an always welcome guest as Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, and a successful journalist... and he's going to be here with us on Saturday 9th June. Don't miss our special guest, Alan Titchmarsh, in conversation with Philip Geddes, talking about his life and times. How does he manage to do it all! Details and tickets available online www. hampshiregardenfestival.co.uk or by calling 01256 314759. For further information please contact : Sarah-Jane Shirreff - Tel: 07778 509744 / sarah-jane@ shirreff.co.uk or Tamsin Raymond - Tel: 07833 536363 / tamsinraymond@aol.com

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Retail W. CARTER & SON LAUNCHES EXCLUSIVE RANGE OF JEWELLERY

ust how do you follow a very big birthday? After extensive bicentenary celebrations last year the response of the directors of W.Carter, the Salisbury fine jewellers, was to create something exciting and new. The Trecenti collection is an exclusive range of exquisite jewellery, individually designed and hand made in Salisbury. Initially the collection will consist of forty pieces designed by Matthew Pinn in his city based studio.The launch designs include rings, pendants, earrings, a brooch and some bracelets. “Our idea was to create a range of contemporary jewellery,” explains director Sebastian Salt “ while featuring the highest calibre of gems and stones and the craftsmanship associated with the firm over many years. As the name suggests we are looking forward to a third century of continuous trading.” W. Carter & Son Tel: 01722 324340 www.wcarterandson.co.uk wcarterandson@btconnect.com 3 & 5 Minster Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 1TB

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ollowing an energetic and well attended launch event, held at The Greyhound on the Test, Stockbridge, on 16th March, entries & nominations are now officially open for the Test Valley Business Awards 2018. This year, there are no fewer than 6 awards categories to choose from, sponsored by some of the areas most accomplished and well-established businesses. The Test Valley Business Awards 2018 Awards Categories & Gold Sponsors are: • Innovation & Technology Award The University of Southampton Science Park • New Business of the Year Award - Test Valley Borough Council 18

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• Doing Business Locally Award - Taylored IT • Small Business of the Year Award - Wilkins Kennedy • Employer of the Year Award – Simplyhealth • Businesswoman of the Year Award One category that draws a great deal of attention year upon year is the Innovation & Technology Award. Open to any business which is achieving business success through the innovative application of new ideas, technology or practices, the University of Southampton Science Park as Gold Sponsor of this category once more. To enter, businesses are asked to visit: www.tvbawards.org.uk and fill in the simple online form with 200 – 250 words about your business against the relevant category judging criteria, which can also be found on the Awards’ website. During the entry & nomination period, several entrants will be selected at random to receive a fabulous entry prize; including wine, champagne, and other sought-after local goodies. The Awards is free to enter; taking just minutes to fill in the online form which, if successfully chosen as a winner, could lead to a full 12 months of business promotion across the Test Valley. Businesses are encouraged to enter as many categories as possible before the entry & nomination period ends at midnight on 11th May. Now in its 14th year, the Test Valley Business Awards – run by a steering group of volunteers – has become a well-established platform to promote businesses excellence and especially to shine a light on the many new and small innovative businesses operating out of sight. It is a great way to enable smaller enterprises to gain the recognition and exposure to grow. For more information about the Awards, and to enter your business or nominate a partner or supplier, please visit: www.tvbawards.org.uk

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Garden

LAWN NUTRITION

awns are hungry feeders; let’s take a look at what they need to remain healthy throughout the year. Far too few gardeners understand what goes into the perfect lawn. Most think it is okay to pick up a bag of weed & feed, sprinkle it liberally on the lawn and all will be okay. Your lawn has a complex relationship with nutrition, which changes throughout the growing season and these things need to be taken into consideration if you want a healthy, attractive, disease free lawn. You may be thinking that surely it can’t be that complicated. Let’s try to explain the basics. When it comes to lawn nutrition there are really three main things to think about; fertiliser composition, timing and application methods.

Fertilisation is important as it influences the colour of your lawn, its ability to cope with the stresses of drought, mowing and extremes of temperature and to fight against disease and weed infiltration. Choosing the right fertiliser and applying it correctly really is the key to success. Chemical and organic fertilisers display the nutrient content by way of three different numbers. These three numbers represent the compounds Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium (or Potash). Often displayed as N-P-K. The numbers correspond to the percentage of each of these compounds in the fertiliser inside the pack. That’s the easy bit! What each of these compounds does for the plant is probably the most important part. Nitrogen helps leaf growth. Phosphorus helps the growth of roots and flowers, and Potassium is important for the overall health of the plant. When to promote leaf or root growth is really the key to successful lawn nutrition.You want healthy leaf growth in the growing season to encourage a stronger grass plant, but you don’t want to go into winter with too much leaf that can be damaged by the bad weather. High nitrogen fertilisers encourage quick leaf growth but potentially make the plant more susceptible to the attacks of pests and diseases. Phosphorus is important going into winter to encourage healthy and robust roots to support your lawn throughout the challenging months ahead. Another important factor in selecting the right lawn fertiliser is the type of nitrogen actually in the product. Nitrogen fertiliser may consist

of fast-release or controlled-release nitrogen. For lawns, fertilisers containing controlled-release nitrogen sources are best. Lawn care professionals tend to use coated granular product. The coating is formulated to break down gradually over time, therefore providing a slow release of fertiliser as the plants require it. Cheaper fertilisers break down with moisture. We use a technical fertiliser which activates as the temperature increases, ensuring that as the days warm and the plant needs more nutrition it is gradually made available. It tends to be more expensive but it certainly is effective, provides professional results and gradual grass growth, rather than a sudden burst of growth resulting in excess mowing requirements. So we have covered composition and also timing of application. Let’s take a look at application methods. Most home owners who buy their lawn feed from the garden centre will have a choice between granular or liquid feeds. As we mentioned earlier, ideally you want a product that releases its nutrients into your lawn slowly, as required, over time. There are two downsides to cheaper liquid feeding. The first is that it tends to be immediate. Your lawn gets an instant food hit then nothing. The other issue is that liquid feeding can be very time consuming and it’s difficult to get the application rates right. We do use liquid, foliar feeds later in the season when we can mix a complex combination of micro-nutrients, amino acids and soil conditioners in a slow release formula that's more appropriate for professional use. Controlled-release granular feed is by far the best choice for amateur use. Most gardeners will attempt to apply this themselves and this can create issues. Application by hand is almost impossible to get right. The granules slip through your fingers easily and distribution is uneven. Apply too much to one area and you scorch the grass, often blackening or killing it in patches. Uneven application results in uneven grass growth. Ideally use is a broadcast spreader consisting of a hopper holding the fertiliser and releasing a controlled amount onto a rotating disk, powered by the forward movement of the wheels, distributing the granules in a controlled and even manner. The amount of fertiliser released is controlled by adjusting holes in the base. Getting the quantities right is important and you must calibrate the spreader before you use it, based on the flow rate of the fertiliser, the granule size, the application rate required and the size of the hopper holes. It’s important not to miss any of the lawn or to overlap as you make each pass with the spreader to avoid stripes. I’ve tried to make things as simple as possible but lawn nutrition, product selection and application rates can be relatively complicated. By the time you have bought the product, the right applicator and factored in the time it takes to carry out the work, you can usually save money by asking a lawn care professional to help look after this part of your garden for you. After all, if you want professional results then a professional is usually the person to ask. Ian Kenyon owns Shrekfeet Lawn and Garden Services. He is always happy to offer friendly, professional advice and help 01962 460146, 07739 789483 www.shrekfeet.com

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The Cuckoo & the Rhododendron

pring days are just perfect for woodland walks where you can witness the breathtaking displays of rhododendrons and azaleas, and where if you are lucky, you might just catch the haunting call of the cuckoo. Interestingly enough, both the cuckoo and the rhododendron have similar reputations.They are capable of fascinating us, yet at times can be an irritant as they both share the characteristic of being intruders. Some horticulturists bemoan the presence of woodland rhododendrons because they soak up the goodness in the soil and often rapidly encroach on surrounding areas. However, here in Hampshire, there is no better place to witness rhododendrons and azaleas in all their glory, than in the woodland gardens of Exbury Gardens in the New Forest.This is where the Rothschild family has created a world famous collection, which really is, a breathtaking sight and not to be missed. Is it little wonder then, that it was once said the Rothschilds were ‘bankers by hobby and gardeners by profession’? It is of course easy to become captivated by the vivid displays of colour that rhododendrons are so famous for, or be charmed by the heavenly scent of azaleas, while at the same time forgetting these shrubs can be high maintenance.You will need to treat them with care if you want them to flourish in your garden. Firstly, they need exacting soil conditions, which includes an acid environment as they will not tolerate a chalky or lime bed. Secondly, keep them out of direct sun and in particular the early morning sun, while also shielding them from cold drying winds. They like moisture without having their feet too wet and if you want, bright, beautiful blooms the following spring, you need to give them a good feed after flowering. If you cannot cope with their demanding natures perhaps it is best to stick to springtime woodland walks so you can feast your eyes on displays such as Exbury, and you never know, as an extra treat, you might just hear that haunting call of the cuckoo… www.hambrooks.co.uk

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CATHERINE THOMAS - COTTAGE GARDENS

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wathes of riverside daffodils, dainty crocus, hyacinths and bright blue scilla will set the scene on the 1st April as Houghton Lodge Gardens opens its gates for the 2018 season. Early visitors to the Hampshire garden which lies just outside Stockbridge, will be treated to the heart-warming sights of spring across the Walled Garden, Long Border, Peacock Garden and the rolling lawns down to the River Test. The Mini Tulip Festival returns mid – late April providing a splash of colour across the Walled Garden’s raised beds and borders. Planted in regimental rows and romantic drifts, visitors can expect a variety of colour from the bold to the pale, and textures such as the wispy petals of fringed varieties and the traditional smooth, classic tulip curves. This year, the beds will feature varieties such as the burnt orange and terracotta of Tulip Jimmy, the deep opulence of Tulip Ronaldo, the subtle scent and fire orange of Ballerina, the dainty blousy white and purple Shirley, and the pretty lilac of Negrita. Having enjoyed the abundance of spring, visitors can tuck into delicious homemade cakes and light refreshments in Honesty at Houghton Lodge tearoom.Visit the tearooms between the 1st April and 6th April for a free chocolate brownie with a purchase of a hot drink, which you can enjoy in The Orangery or on the patio in the spring sunshine. 2018 Seasons Highlights include: Music on the Test in July, Art Exhibitions in The Orangery, Apple Day in September and House Tours (must be pre booked, see website for dates and details) Houghton Lodge Gardens open on Sunday 1st April until 30th September 11am – 5pm Monday to Friday and 10am – 5pm on weekends and Bank Holidays.

veryone loves a cottage garden. Maybe it’s because so many of us have fond memories of our grandparents’ gardens – always more intriguing and inviting to a child than their own garden.

We think of cottage gardens as informal and abundant with combinations of perennial plants, self seeding plants, shrubs and climbing plants artfully mixed to give a full, billowing, naturalistic effect. Old fashioned roses and other scented shrubs should be included. The flowering currant, Ribes sanguineum is a welcome splash of colour and fragrance in spring, followed by flowering cherries and blossom of the fruit trees. The white flowered mock orange, Philadelphus, and lilac, Syringa vulgaris are lovely in early summer. Our native foxglove is a cottage garden favourite and especially the white form Digitalis purpurea f. alba for a more sophisticated take on the style. It can be luminous against a dark background. Other spikes and spires are delphiniums, lupins, and, a cottage garden essential, hollyhocks. At the feet of these tall plants can be billowing lavender, hardy geraniums, Alchemilla mollis and Stachys byzantina and self seeding annuals such as Calendula officinalis. Cottage gardens offer many choices for bees and butterflies as the flower shapes are so varied that there is something for almost every species. Birds will also love the shrubs, fruit trees and nesting places. No wonder we can’t give up our love affair with cottage gardens. Catherine Thomas Landscape & Garden Design Ltd Tel: 01722 339936 www.catherinethomas.co.uk

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Church Services BOSSINGTON O St. James Easter Sunday 09.30 Holy Communion Sunday 8 April 18.00 Meditation

BROUGHTON O St. Mary's Good Friday 14.00 Meditation on the Cross Easter Sunday 09.30 Holy Communion Sunday 8 April 09.30 Holy Communion Sunday 15 April 08.00 Holy Communion 09.30 Family Service Sunday 22 April 09.30 Family Communion

CHILBOLTON O St. Mary the Less Easter Sunday 10.00 Easter Sunday Family Communion Sunday 8 April 10.00 Morning Prayer Sunday 15 April 10.00 Family Communion Sunday 22 April 18.00 Benefice Evensong Sunday 29 April 10.00 5th Sunday Benefice Family Communion at Chilbolton

CRAWLEY O St. Mary's Easter Sunday 10.00 Easter Sunday Family Service Sunday 8 April 10.00 Morning Worship Sunday 15 April 08.00 Holy Communion

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HOUGHTON O All Saint's Church Good Friday 10.00 Holy Week Trail Easter Sunday 09.30 Holy Communion Sunday 8 April 09.30 Holy Communion Sunday 22 April 18.00 Evensong

KING'S SOMBORNE O Methodist Church Easter Sunday 10.30 Morning Worship Sunday 8 April 10.30 Holy Communion Sunday 15 April 10.30 Morning Worship Sunday 22 April 10.30 Morning Worship Sunday 29 April 10.30 Holy Communion O St. Peter & St. Paul Easter Sunday 10.00 Easter Sunday Family Communion Sunday 8 April 08.00 Said Communion 10.00 Worship for all ages Sunday 15 April 10.00 Parish Communion Sunday 22 April 08.00 Said Communion 10.00 Matins 18.00 AliVE - All Age Worship Sunday 29 April 15.30 Spring Service @ St. Mary's church, Ashley

LECKFORD O St. Nicholas Easter Sunday 08.00 Said Holy Communion Sunday 15 April 18.00 Evensong Sunday 29 April 10.15 Combined Service for Leckford, Longstock and Stockbridge

LITTLETON O St. Catherines Easter Sunday 10.00 Easter Sunday Family Communion Sunday 8 April 10.00 Family Communion Sunday 15 April 10.00 Morning Worship followed by APCM 18.00 Peace & Wholeness Sunday 22 April 10.00 Family Communion

LONGSTOCK O St. Mary Easter Sunday 09.30 All Age Easter with Short Celtic Communion Sunday 8 April 09.30 All Age Worship Sunday 15 April 09.30 Morning Worship Sunday 22 April 09.15 Parish Communion Sunday 29 April 09.15 Combined Service at St Nicholas, Leckford

MOTTISFONT O St. Andrew's Easter Sunday 11.00 Holy Communion Sunday 8 April 11.00 Messy Church Club Sunday 15 April 09.30 Holy Communion Sunday 22 April 11.00 Family Communion Sunday 29 April 09.30 Holy Communion for the Benefice

SPARSHOLT O St. Stephen's Easter Sunday 08.00 Easter Sunday Family Communion Sunday 8 April 10.00 Welcome Worship Sunday 15 April 10.00 Matins Sunday 22 April 20.00 Joint Worship with Sparsholt School

STOCKBRIDGE O Old St. Peter Sunday 15 April 08.00 Said Holy Communion O St. Peter Easter Sunday 10.45 Easter Holy Communion Sunday 8 April 10.45 Parish Communion Sunday 15 April 10.45 All Age Worship Sunday 22 April 10.15 Parish Communion Sunday 29 April 19.30 Combined Service at St Nicholas, Leckford

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his string quartet will be made up of advanced students who will have been on a ten week chamber music course organised by the Aidan Woodcock Trust whose main objective is to provide each year four courses for such students. These post graduate level students are planning to make chamber music their career or part of their career. Each course culminates in three public concerts and they approached Stockbridge Music to ask if they could come to Stockbridge to perform one of their evening concerts. They will be led by an established professional player, currently Professor Arisa Fujita of the Guildhall School. I have never started a season with two string quartets, but, on the other hand, I have never before been approached by two remarkable organisations to host such evenings, one at the top of the professional market, the other being at the top end of the student market, exactly fulfilling the aims of Stockbridge Music.

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omsey will host a brand new annual festival of chamber music concerts from 2018. The Romsey Chamber Music Festival opens on 26th April 2018 at 7.30pm in Romsey Abbey with a concert given by the festivals' international artists and Romsey Youth Choir. Set in venues around the centre of Romsey the festival provides a new platform for some of the most outstanding emerging artists from across Europe and an opportunity for audiences in Hampshire to enjoy some of the great chamber music masterpieces in an inspiring setting. The inaugural festival of five concerts in 2018 will feature performances of music by Beethoven, Brahms, Handel, Mendelssohn, Schumann,Vivaldi and Vaughan Williams. The festival also aims to support and promote new music: Cydonie Banting is composer-in-residence for 2018 and the festival will feature a world premiere of her new work The Small Hunter. RCMF artists will be visiting local schools throughout the festival performing concerts and workshops for school children designed to inspire the next generation of musicians in Hampshire. The Festival was conceived by violinist Laura Rickard (www. laurarickard.com) who grew up in Romsey and attended Romsey Abbey Primary School before going on to study at Cambridge University and the Royal Academy of Music. The 2018 season also features the Mila Piano Trio (current St Martin in the Fields Competition Finalists), violinists Matilde Loureiro and Emma Roijackers, violists Gerardo Mendez and Rachel Maxey (also from Romsey), cellists Cliona Ni Choileain, Lydia Hillerudh and Ben Michaels, pianist Ziteng Fan, leading early music specialists the Helios Ensemble and the Romsey Youth Choir conducted by Marion Maxey.

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Concert 1 Festival Launch: 26th April, 7.30pm at Romsey Abbey. Mendelssohn String Symphony no 10, Romsey Youth Choir, Schumann Piano Quintet Concert 2 Mila Piano Trio: 27th April, 7.30pm at United Reformed Church, Romsey. Beethoven Piano Trio op 70 no 1, Cydonie Banting The Small Hunter, Tchaikovsky Piano Trio Concert 3 Helios Ensemble: 28th April, 5.30pm Romsey Town Hall. Baroque instrumental and vocal works by Handel,Vivaldi and Buxtehude Concert 4 Late Night Chamber Music: 28th April 9.30pm, King John's House, Romsey. Music by Piazzolla,Villa Lobos, Falla, Kreisler and Bizet Concert 5 Festival Finale: 29th April 3.30pm, Romsey Town Hall. Vaughan Williams Phantasy Quintet, Bartok Duos, Cydonie Banting Crane Songs, Brahms Sextet in G major. Further information and tickets are available from www.romseychambermusic.com. Tickets for the festival's opening concert are also available from Music in Romsey in the Romsey Tourist Information Office or on 01794 512987 34

Speaker: Dr. Louise Govier, General Manager and Curator, Mottisfont Abbey

Following Louise’s fascinating talk last year on looking at art, in general, she is now going to unpick the layers of one of Britain’s most enigmatic Tudor portraits. We can discover all sorts of hidden meanings, from widely used symbols to more secretive messages. Produced at a time of religious and political turmoil, this huge painting was clearly designed to communicate on multiple levels. When does plausible art history become conspiracy theory, and what did this painting really mean when it was first painted? Before joining the National Trust, Louise worked for The Art Fund, was an art history lecturer and was Head of Adult Learning at the National Gallery. Her books include 'One Hundred Great Paintings' (Yale University Press / National Gallery, 2010). Despite her general management role, she remains attached to her first love, Art History. Entrance £5, includes a glass of wine or soft drink. No booking necessary. All are welcome, and full students are free of charge. This will be held at Broughton VIllage Hall at 8pm on Wednesday 18th April

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