Test Valley 133 - July

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18 Professional From photographers to solicitors - every professional service you need

04 What's On Events in the Test Valley

06 Entertainment Discover local events and days out in Hampshire 08 Literary Days at Pittleworth Manor 12

Winchester Auto Fest A New Charity Motoring and Music Event for the Test Valley

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Trout 'n About The Annual Food and Craft Festival Returns to Stockbridge

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Retail Unique, Bespoke, Eclectic and Local shopping

24 Garden Make your garden dream come true.

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12 Motoring Local services to keep your vehicle running smoothly

25 Home Trades, services, designers. All you need for your home

14 Wellbeing Looking after your health and yourself!

30 Church Services Your local church services

15 Food & Drink Eat out, stay in: food, drink and dining in Hampshire

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WHAT'S ON? (enter on the day), Andover Brass Band and many other stalls and games

Saturday 6

Romsey Choral Society presents Elijah - Mendelssohn

JULY Friday 5

Film Showing: 'Mary, Queen of Scots' (15)

At Chilbolton Village Hall. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Jack Lowden, Joe Alwyn and David Tennant. Mary Stuart attempts to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I, Queen of England, only to find herself condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution. 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.

Friday 5

Raimes English Sparkling Vineyard Open Day

4pm-7pm. Join us in the vineyard. Come for a wander, perhaps bring your dog, camera, children, a picnic ... it's up to you.

Taste our award winning wines, discover how we grow our grapes and meet the family.

Free entry as part of Hampshire Fare's Food Festival 2019 (Tasting for adults only) Held at the Raimes English Sparkling Vineyard at Lamborough Lane, Cheriton SO24 0JY. raimes.co.uk/taste/ info@raimes.co.uk

Saturday 6

Stockbridge Antiques Fair

The Fair is held in Stockbridge Town Hall in the centre of the High Street, usually on the first Saturday of the month. We offer a wide range of Decorative, Interesting and Unusual items including good quality Furniture, Silver, Jewellery, Militaria, Motor memorabilia, Textiles and Books. We will also buy.

Free Admission & Free Parking.

Open: 9.30am - 5.00pm. Contacts: Carol - 01264 335769 / 07870 432805 Steve - 01722 712267 / 07915 663251

Saturday 6

Over Wallop Fete

12noon - 3.30pm at St Peter’s Church, Glebe Field, Over Wallop, SO20 8HT Come and enjoy a BBQ, cakes and ice creams. There will be an Army assault course, bouncy castle, Punch and Judy, ferret racing, a dog show

From 7.30pm at Romsey Abbey, SO51 8EN. Make time to enjoy this popular oratorio with RCS ex- Musical Director Jamie W. Hall singing the role of Elijah, guest conductor Tim Hooper and the City of Southampton Orchestra in Romsey Abbey, where the ancient architecture and wonderful acoustic provides a superb location for this dramatic and emotional tale of the prophet and his interaction with the people around him. £20, £16, (and £12 unreserved) half price for children/students. Tickets from Romsey Heritage and Visitors Centre - Tel: 01794 512987 or buy on the door

Thursday 11 - Saturday 13

Stockbridge Amateur Dramatic Society presents Blue Remembered Hills

By Dennis Potter. 11th, 12th and 13th July at 7:30pm in the garden of The Burrow, Longstock. Tickets £10 from John Robinson, Butchers and Garden Inn, Stockbridge The Post Office, Kings Somborne or online at www.stockbridgeamdrams.org.uk This is an outdoor performance. Bring your own chairs and warm clothing. Picnics welcome but no tables please.

Saturday 13

Winchester Auto Fest

4pm - 11pm at Winchester Auto Barn, Sutton Scotney, Winchester, SO21 3NS. Join us for a spectacle of cars, live music and merriment in aid of Naomi House and Jacksplace. Live Rock, Jazz and Blues Bands: Jake Morely, The Reason, THE 633 Squadron. Classic, vintage and sports car display. Cheese and wine tastings with an expert sommelier from Burgandy.

Broughton Water Buffalo BBQ and hog roast.

Tipsy Goose Hampshire beer and gin tent.

Complimentary Shuttle Bus to surrounding villages. Tickets: £10 (kids go free) available from Winchester Auto Barn and www.winchesterautobarn.com. To display your vehicle email autofest@ winchesterautobarn.com

McCarthy) finds a lucrative alternative in turning out literary forgeries. Her partner in crime is Jack (Richard E. Grant), one of the few friends she has not alienated by her cantankerous behaviour. But her newfound wealth arouses the suspicion of the FBI. 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

Sunday 21

Vineyards of Hampshire 7th Annual Wine Festival: FizzFest

Come and taste a selection of the region's sparkling and still wines. Meet the winemakers, go on a vineyard tour, book wine workshops, delicious Hampshire food stalls. Outside Exton Village, Warnford Road, Exton, SO32 3NT. Access directly off A32.

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Stockbridge Community Cinema Stan & Ollie (PG)

With their golden era long behind them Laurel and Hardy (Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly) embark on a variety hall tour of Britain and Ireland. The tour becomes a hit, but Stan & Ollie can't quite shake the spectre of their past and the long-buried ghosts, coupled with Oliver's failing health, start to threaten their precious partnership.

Showing at Stockbridge Town Hall SO20 6HE at 5.00pm and 7.30pm. Doors open 30 minutes before the start time.

Tickets £5.00 from Garden Inn and John Robinson in Stockbridge or online via our website www.stockbridgecinema.org.uk

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Thursday 18

Weyhill Electronic Organ Society: Jean Martyn in Concert

7.30 p.m. (doors 7 p.m.) at Fairground Hall, Weyhill, Andover, SP11 0QN. An evening of melodic, easy listening, electronic keyboard music. Tickets £5 in advance, from Just Teasin, 40 Bridge Street, Andover - or £6 at the door. a WEOS promotion. Information: 01264 323213. Website: www.weyhill-eos.co.uk

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Stockbridge Community Cinema Can You Ever Forgive Me (15)

When demand for her trademark biographies of famous women dries up, Lee (Melissa

Sunday 4

Trout 'n About

Stockbridge's annual food and craft festival returns once again to Stockbridge High Street from 10am - 4pm. Trout 'n About showcases the best of local food, local produce and local crafts, in a family friendly, outdoor market environment. Parking will be provided in fields at either end of the High Street, from which a FREE King Alfred’s bus shuttle service will run you to the centre of the action.

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HOME ENTERTAIMENT

ROMSEY MAKE YOUR MARK PANEL FINDS PERMANENT HOME AT KING JOHN’S HOUSE

PICTURED WITH THE PANEL ARE, L TO R: MARK UDALL, GENERAL MANAGER, KING JOHN’S HOUSE; RUTH FACEY, ARTIST; YINNON EZRA, MBE, MA, FRSA, CHAIR TVAF

The Romsey Make Your Mark panel created at the Romsey Show by members of the public has now found its permanent home at King John’s House and this was formally unveiled on Thursday 30 May by Yinnon Ezra, Chair Test Valley Arts Foundation, Ruth Facey – artist behind the project and Mark Udall, General Manager of King John’s House and Museum.

Ruth Facey, local artist had the original idea to provide a participatory community art event and lasting record to commemorate TVAF’s 25 years of activity. Ruth produced small panels

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of recycled copper and also assembled the necessary tools for mark making: a variety of hammers and steel blocks.

The activity was open to anyone in the vicinity of The Bus of Many Things at the Romsey Show, Mottisfont Abbey and the Andover Festival of Motoring to come along and have a go. Overall more than 200 people, aged between 3 and 80 did just that to produce their individual textured panels. These were then assembled to form 3 panels, one for each event.

Mark Udall, General Manager, King John’s House said “King John’s House and Museum was delighted to receive one of the “Make Your Mark” panels on 30th May 2019 from the Test Valley Arts Foundation (TVAF) for permanent display. It is very appropriate that the panel finds its home at the House. King John’s House is re-imagining itself as a well established focal point for Heritage, the Arts, Culture and Education (HACE) in Romsey and the surrounding area and so it is a natural location for this celebration of a very successful community arts project. Acronym lovers might recognise hace as the Spanish verb ‘to make’.

Another good reason for “Make Your Mark’ to reside at the House.”

King John’s House has a unique feature, which draws visitors from all over the world. Etched into its original medieval plaster are heraldic and other graffiti left by the entourage of King Edward I, who visited the Abbess of Romsey Abbey in 1306, and may have lodged at what we now call King John’s House. One reason people leave graffiti is a cry of “I was here”.

Literally they “Make their Mark” for posterity.

Community contributors to the “Make your Mark” project have made their claim of “I was here” and now a celebration of their marks sits in our collection alongside an example of their 700 year old precursors. www.testvalleyarts.org

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FEATURE

LITERARY DAYS

AT PITTLEWORTH MANOR

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hat is it about the English country house that fascinates? Beauty? The desire to understand a different life? but most of all, surely, it is stories: extraordinary stories of real country houses and their occupants and the stories that they have inspired.

Pemberley, Manderley,Thornfield, Brideshead: these houses are not backdrops but central characters in some of the most famous novels of English literature.

When I was six years old, I came to live at Pittleworth Manor, small but ancient, in the heart of the Test Valley.The old house (full of its own stories) shaped much of my reading. I read Jane Eyre and absolutely refused to go up to the attics alone after dark until my teens. I read Alison Uttley’s A Traveller in Time and never quite lost the hope that I might open a door in Pittleworth and be confronted with a scene from the house’s past. And, of course, I learned the thrill and fear of lying in bed at night and hearing the creak that might be a step on the stair.

A Manor of Reading, was born from this sense of thrill: the realisation that reading novels about country houses within a country house could set your imagination and your understanding spinning. I wanted to create an immersive reading experience.What can we learn about atmosphere? What aspects of country house life do we tend to overlook in more conventional and academic readings of novels?

I read History at Oxford and did graduate work in English literature at King’s, London and the University of Southampton, where I gained my PhD. I had the wonderful experience of teaching undergraduates. (I would have loved to pursue academic life but I am also a farmer and a mother: something had to give).

One of the things that was giving was reading time and I missed the excitement of discussion in seminars. I know I am not alone; there are so many of us who love reading, yet have less and less

time to read, let alone discuss books.Was it possible to create a day of literary discussion in which one could learn, laugh and rediscover without setting homework or reading lists? I reckoned it was. So, last November, eleven brave volunteers gathered around my dining room table to test the theory. I thought it might be more realistic for busy bookworms to take one day out, ‘me time’, occasionally, to discuss old favourites and discover a few new books, rather than daily devoting an hour or so they didn’t have to someone else’s reading list.

And, because it was ‘me time’, it must feel like a treat. I love conferences and seminars but not coffee tasting like weedkiller, wine simultaneously threatening to bore through tooth enamel and plastic cup, or suspicious-looking sandwiches. It’s hard to get into the frame of mind to discuss gothic fiction under the glare of strip lighting.

So literary days at Pittleworth would be based around good books, good food and good conversation.The fire would roar, except in summer when, if the sun is shining, we might sit out under the yew tree with a glass of pimms.

That first literary day, we talked, we argued, we read aloud, shared stories (and, much to the chagrin of my children, we ate all the chocolate meringues).The day was exactly what I hoped it would be.There will be more.Would you be interested?

You need bring nothing but enthusiasm for books (though all battered copies of old favourites are welcome), also an enthusiasm for chocolate meringues and their ilk would be helpful.

For more information, please contact Dr Esther Fernandez-Llorente Tel: 01794 301268 www.pittleworthmanor.co.uk

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Pittleworth Manor, a Tudor manor house, just outside of Stockbridge

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Friday Literary Lunch: Secret Gardens, Secret Worlds: The Country House in Children's Books

The Interior of the Country House

Books to discuss include: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Secret Garden, The Just William series, The Little White Horse ‘I should warn you that this is a very strange house, even I know very little about it.’ Professor Kirk, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis.

How many of us first discovered the magic and mysteries of the literary country house through children’s books? They were new worlds in their own right and, sometimes, the portal to worlds even further away. They could be beautiful, menacing, life-affirming and very funny. Enjoy a nostalgic day rereading extracts from some old favourites and pondering relationships between the country houses in children’s novels and those in novels for ‘grown-ups’.

Novels to consider include: Rebecca, Jane Eyre, The Portrait of a Lady.

The rooms inside literary country houses create some of the most memorable images in literature.

How do authors tackle the task of describing the interiors of country houses? How do those interiors reflect and affect the characters?

And why are we as readers so effected by these imaginary rooms and the things within them? This subject will enable us to consider the things in literature a little more widely: what do the histories of objects bring to the novel?

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FEATURE

WINCHESTER AUTO FEST A NEW CHARITY MOTORING AND MUSIC EVENT FOR THE TEST VALLEY

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undreds of classic car fans and their families are set to dance the night away at the Winchester Auto Barn next month. Rock band The Reason, bluesy Jazz group 663 Squadron and Acoustic guitar virtuoso Jake Morley will all take to a stage under the stars at Auto Fest, set to be held between 4-11pm on Saturday, July 13.

Those wanting to properly let their hair down can catch a complimentary shuttle bus service to and from villages around the garage, which is on the A30 north of Winchester.

Dozens of classic and interesting sports cars will be on display at the countryside garage, including a rare 1972 Lamborghini Muira SV, a 1967 275 GTB/4 Ferrari, a De Lorean, a 1966 Mustang, a 1943 Dodge Truck, a 1936 Austin 10 Ripley and a V10 Audi R8 Spyder to name just a few.

It will pick up from the following stops: Stockbridge (The White Hart) 3.30pm,Wherwell (The White Lion) 3.40pm, Chilbolton (The Abbotts Mitre) 3.50pm, Barton Stacey (The Swan Inn) 4.10pm, Sutton Scotney (The Wonston Arms) 4.20pm. Return buses will leave Auto Fest at 9.30pm and 11pm.

Partygoers can sink their teeth into a barbecue and hog roast provided by Broughton Water Buffalo’s Hogget & Boar, while Tipsy Goose Hampshire will be dispensing local beer, gin and Pimms. A French sommelier will be giving free tastings of some of Burgundy’s fine wines and artisan cheeses.

All profits from the party will be donated to Naomi House and Jacksplace, the children’s hospice based in the nearby village of Sutton Scotney.

“The Winchester Auto Barn's been going for nearly a year now and we've got a lot to celebrate,” said garage owner, Niall Holden. "People coming to our monthly Breakfast Club meetings have asked for a party - so we're throwing one! We want to attract local families as well as petrol heads up to the garage for a fun afternoon out whilst at the same time raising funds for a really important local charity."

Tickets, priced at £10, can be bought from Winchester Auto Barn or by logging on to winchesterautobarn.com. Children under 16 go free.

Anyone wishing to display their classic car can do so by emailing autofest@winchesterautobarn.com.

Winchester Auto Barn holds regular classic car breakfast meetings and also offers MOTs and servicing at competitive rates for all types of modern and classic vehicles.

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WELLBEING

COMMUNITY get outdoors and exercising the better,” he said. “Our Hendy Wessex Heartbeat Cycle Sportive is a super opportunity for people of all abilities to get out on their bikes and get their hearts pumping for a good cause.”

HENDY WESSEX HEARTBEAT CYCLE SPORTIVE - SUNDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER Hendy Group is urging people across the region to switch from engine to pedal power later this year as it backs a popular cycling event.

The company has signed up as the official sponsor of the Hendy Wessex Heartbeat Cycle Sportive, which takes place in the Test Valley in September. The event, which is now in its fourth year, aims to raise thousands of pounds for Wessex Heartbeat.

The Hendy Wessex Heartbeat Cycle Sportive will take place on September 8th and feature a 70-mile and 40-mile route. For the first time ever, the event will also feature a 10mile ride, which is suitable for families and individuals.

Mark Busby, commercial director at Hendy Group, said the inclusive nature of the new

WILDING THE LANDSCAPE WAYS TO BUILD A PRODUCTIVE & BIODIVERSE COUNTRYSIDE

A programme of Farm Walks & Talks, BBQ and Panel Discussion.With guest speaker Isabella Tree, the acclaimed author of ‘Wilding’ chaired

by BBC Radio 4’s John Humphrys on Saturday 10th August 2019: 3.45pm – evening Manor Farm, home of Broughton Water

10-mile distance was a big draw for Hendy to support the event. “We’re huge supporters of the sport of cycling and anything that encourages more people to get into it is a great thing,” he said. “A 10 mile is a great option for those who are taking part in their first cycling event and we hope it inspires them to take part in many more.”

Hendy has even enlisted the help of Olympic gold medallist Dani Rowe MBE to back the event. Dani, who has a long association with Hendy Group as one of her sponsors, said: “Cycling is such a fantastic sport and I’m so pleased to see Hendy and Wessex Heartbeat putting on an event that will allow local people to enjoy it while raising money for a worthy cause. The message is clear – get on your bike and get involved!”

The Sportive route takes the cyclists through Romsey over to Winchester, Stockbridge and Broughton where the 70 and 40-mile routes split. The longer route travels over to Salisbury and the shorter 40-mile route travels back to Romsey via East Tytherley. The 10-mile route weaves around the quiet lanes of Wellow and Sherfield English.

The route will be arrowed and marshalled, with support from Cycle World along the route, as well as refreshment stops with support from Hildon Water and Asda’s Totton branch.

John concluded: “With the support of so many local companies, it’s set to be a great event and we’d urge cyclists to sign up quickly to ensure they get a place.”

Hendy’s move to support the cycling event is part of its partnership with Wessex Heartbeat, which has been extended for 2019.

Registration: 10 mile - £10 for a family of 4 - £25 40 mile - £25 in advance or £30 on the day 70 mile - £30 in advance or £35 on the day

John Munro, CEO of Wessex Heartbeat, said ‘active’ fundraisers such as running and cycling events are becoming even more important for the charity as it works to get people fitter and healthier. “Increasingly we’re working more on the preventative side of cardiac disease so the more people we can

To sign up for the event visit https://www. britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/199961/ Hendy-Wessex-Heartbeat-CycleSportive-2019

Buffalo, Broughton, Nr Stockbridge, Hants.

their bold move to allow nature to take the reins has been hugely successful in reversing the cataclysmic decline in certain flora and fauna species once common in the British landscape.

It is a hopeful story of the restoration of the land and its wildlife.

We find ourselves in a state of Global Climate Emergency, with the natural world under threat from melting ice caps to the mass extinction of pollinating bees and insects, from global warming to rising sea levels. But still with millions of human mouths to feed, how can we reconcile the sometimes polar needs and demands of agriculture on the one hand, with the sustainable ecological solutions posed on the other? Can they indeed come together and work in unison to create a stable world for our future? How can agricultural conventions adapt to the emerging realisation that the old ways are unsustainable, and is re-wilding the answer - a workable solution to counteract the decades of chemical over-use, intensive mono-cultural farming and de-forestation?

Isabella Tree will open the discussion with an illustrated talk on the re-wilding project undertaken by her and her husband Charlie Burrell, at their home on the Knepp Estate in East Sussex, nearly twenty years ago. Now held as a leading light for conservation in the UK,

To find out more about Wessex Heartbeat visit https://www.heartbeat.co.uk/

Joining Isabella on the stage will be two local farmers, Dagan James who farms water buffalo on ever-increasing ‘wilding’ principles, and Craig Livingstone, Farmers’Weekly, Farmer of the Year 2018, who manages a neighbouring mixed farm. Also with them will be Alison Cross, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust Principal Farm Advisor.

Chairing the panel and bringing to the discussion his own experience as an organic farmer, is BBC Radio 4’s John Humphrys.

Tickets for the whole event including farm walks, BBQ, glass of wine/soft drink, talk: £25 For more information & ticket purchase inquiries please contact: mail@julia-brigdale.co.uk

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OSTEOPATHY AND WOMEN'S HEALTH

To achieve a permanent improvement you have to change your patterns of movement.

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“I sometimes leak a little when I pick up the kids, exercise or sneeze, but my friends do too, so that’s normal and to be expected, right?”

Pelvic pain and dysfunction is very common, but it’s not normal. It should never be accepted as part of a women’s journey through life, be that during puberty, pregnancy or the menopause.

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Leaking urine, painful sex, prolapse, abdominal muscle separation, recurrent infection, period pains, irregular cycles, infertility, mood swings, low energy, bloating, reduced libido, haemorrhoids and irritable bowel can affect women at any stage in their lives as a result of poor movement patterns, hormonal imbalances, sport or fitness training, childbirth, trauma or surgery.

At best these issues are often treated using basic, temporary fixes, sometimes creating long term problems. At worst, they are dismissed entirely. To fully address pelvic dysfunction we must consider the ‘when’, ‘why’ and ‘how’, not just the ‘what’. To do this we have to apply a total-body approach rather than just recommending a single corrective exercise, such as the Kegel, or focusing on a single area.

WINCHESTER HAT FAIR CELEBRATES 45 YEARS!

PHOTO BY ADRIENNE PHOTOGRAPHY (QUATUOR STOMP AT HAT FAIR 2017)

This year’s Hat Fair, the UK’s longest continually running Outdoor Arts Festival, takes place in Winchester from Friday 5 July to Sunday 7 July 2019. Celebrating 45 years this year and taking its name from its busking heritage, the free three-day festival brings the very best in international street performance,

• Pelvic Floor Exercises aren’t Enough The chances are, that if you have only ever done just Pelvic Floor (PF) exercises, you are still experiencing symptoms. Learn new ways to effectively strengthen your PF. • Educate yourself The PF is part of your core; continuous with your abdominal muscles, diaphragm, spinal muscles and sacrum. Therefore exercise needs to target the core (and more) to influence the PF. • Breathe Easy Learning how to breathe into the lower ribs, relax the shoulders and fully utilise the diaphragm improves the pressure within the abdomen and off-loads the PF. • Don’t slouch Don’t sit in a C-shaped curve, sit up and off your tailbone. This allows the tailbone to move backwards, creating space and improved tone in the PF. • Feel the Bulge in the Basement All muscles need to be long and strong to be healthy, including the PF. A short, tight theatre, dance and circus-inspired events to the city.

Hat Fair will run throughout the city centre on Friday and Saturday with Sunday’s festivities taking place at the North Walls Recreation Ground, a short walk from the High Street.

The festival kicks off in style at noon on Friday 5 July as hundreds of school children parade through the streets in the Hat Fair Carnival, so come along to join in the fun! Local acts will pop up throughout the city centre on Saturday and will take to the People’s Stage at the North Walls Recreation Ground on Sunday.

Performing companies from the University of Winchester will battle it out in the Top Hat Competition to win mentoring with Andrew Loretto, Hat Fair Director, and a prized slot in the programme of Hat Fair 2020. Last year’s

PF is weak, so it is vital to learn how to relax it too. As you inhale, allow the PF to relax and gently bulge, like lowering the PF beyond the ‘ground floor’ and into the ‘basement’. As you exhale engage and lift the PF.

• Stay Active Finding activities that engage the core and the glute (buttock) muscles are key. Try brisk walking with gradients and a variety of terrains, and regain the lost art of squatting. Begin with low impact movement and progress from there.

• Avoid Straining and Constipation Chronic coughing, constipation and being overweight all increases the pressure on the PF. Check your nutrition and general health.

Not all women need to strengthen their pelvic floor. Most need the opposite, as they’ve been gripping, lifting and bracing for so long, but until you are fully assessed, it’s just guesswork.You are how you eat, sleep, move and relax. By taking back control and responsibility of all these areas in your life, you can learn how to heal your pelvic dysfunction now and for your future.

We are not passive recipients of illness and dysfunction, but active participants in our health and wellbeing. If you’re fed up with having to accept your pelvic dysfunction as part and parcel of being a woman and feel ready to learn more, Emma Wightman is a specialist osteopath in women’s health and would be delighted to support you in your recovery journey.

Visit our website for a free download with this information in a handy printable guide.

Emma Wightman www.the-sop.com winner Martin Jakeman will be performing this year – so keep an eye out for him. The lawns of St Johns Almshouses will provide an oasis, where festival-goers can enjoy free cups of tea and cake whilst enjoying acts in a calmer environment. Hat Fair is the UK’s longest running festival of outdoor arts. Founded in 1974 by Jonathan Kay, Hat Fair inspires and is inspired by the people, heritage and public spaces within the city of Winchester.

Their aim is to shine a light on the city, transforming the everyday into the extraordinary. The festival takes place every year during the first weekend of July across the historic city of Winchester. There’s something for everyone to enjoy at each year’s festival, and best of all, it’s absolutely free to attend!

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MEET THE TEST VALLEY BUSINESS AWARDS 2019 SILVER SPONSORS

WYKEHAM GALLERY - YOUNG ART PROJECT This schools art project that the Wykeham runs was a great success last year and is now in its second year, having expanded to two more schools in the area.

LEFT TO RIGHT - ANDREW BULPITT (BULPITT PRINT), NEIL RAYNSFORD (LANGDOWNS DFK), DAVID SMITH (MYDDELTON & MAJOR)

With judging in full swing and the Gold Sponsors busily considering more 200 entries across 6 categories, now is the time to meet the Awards’ Silver Sponsors.

These generous businesses represent a cross-section of some of Test Valley's most established and inspiring companies from right across the borough.

Bringing businesses together to celebrate their achievements through Test Valley Business Awards is made possible only by the support of our fantastic and longstanding supporters.

The Test Valley Business Awards 2019 Silver Sponsors are: • Bulpitt Print Ltd. • Langdowns DFK • Myddelton & Major

Last year Gerald Dodson chose a piece of artwork from the two local schools. Farleigh School last year was a very impressive sculpture of an Eagle which the student chose to do having been inspired by one of the gallery artist’s Karl Martens. The other piece from a student at Test Valley School was a beautifully executed architectural painting which was bought by a client of the gallery. The student was elated and this moment we are sure will be a lasting memory for him. This is exactly what Gerald wanted, which is to prove that the possibilities are infinite.

This year we will be showing two pieces of artwork from Farleigh and Test Valley School again, which will feature in our Stockbridge High Street windows during the first week of our Summer Show, 19th July – 26th July and we are also delighted to announce two newcomers to the gallery art project who are Peter Symonds College and Cheam School, who will be showing their chosen pieces from 26th July – 3rd August 2019.

Please come and see what these young budding artists of tomorrow are creating. www.wykehamgallery.co.uk

David Smith of Myddelton & Major said of their support of the Test Valley Business Awards: "Myddelton & Major have been Silver Sponsors of the Test Valley Business Awards for several years now, and are delighted to be supporting the Awards during their 15th year of celebrating business excellence.

"Local business, and supporting local businesses to achieve their goals, is important to us and an ethos we're proud to share with TVBAwards."

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Now in its 15th year, the Test Valley Business Awards – run by a steering group of volunteers – has become a well-established platform to champion business excellence. It is a great way of shining a light particularly on the many new and small businesses in the region, all doing interesting and valuable work, but often out of sight.

For more information about the Test Valley Business Awards and key dates for your diary, please visit: www.tvbawards.org.uk

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his year more than 100 stall holders will bring the area’s best artisan food, craft and entertainment to Stockbridge High Street. The annual family festival, held in the Test Valley’s ‘Jewel in the Crown’, will line the street with the finest foods - delicious baked goods, charcuterie, buffalo burgers, fresh seafood, crumbly fudges, olives, cupcakes, preserves, chutneys, smoked trout, biltong, and Test Valley brewed cider, ales, gins and wines.

Visitors will also find handmade jewellery, cloth bunting, flowers and plants, animal portraits, hats, natural soaps, dog collars, children’s clothes and plenty of demonstrations – including metal sculpture, hand forged ironwork and wood turning.

1964 King Alfred double-decker buses will provide a free hop-on hop-off service from the car parks, also free, at either end of the High Street.

Parents will find the Family & Wellbeing Zone on the Football Pitch with circus acts, children’s workshops, play area and facepainting.

Live music will enliven the High Street, and many shops and delis will be open including the much loved Stockbridge Community

Market in the Town Hall. A raffle will raise money for local charities - prizes donated by Test Valley businesses.

Stockbridge Marsh and the Down are on hand for dog-lovers.

This is Trout ‘n About’s 12th year. Free to attend, and run by volunteers from the community, it’s one of the most popular local food and craft events in Hampshire. Funds raised finance local good causes. Last year’s beneficiaries included The Alex Lewis Trust, Stockbridge Neighbour Care and the Football Club to name a few.

This year’s festival is sponsored by Sarum Road Hospital, NFU Mutual Basingstoke, WDPJ Media and supported by Test Valley Borough Council, Stockbridge Parish Council, Hildon Water, the Southern Co-op and Orvis.

“I was absolutely blown away by the wonderful atmosphere, music, traders, food and the good humour of everyone” (Visitor) Come and join us for a fun day out for all the family.

For more information please visit www.tnastockbridge.co.uk and www.facebook.com/TroutnAbout.

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WEYHILL’S GOT TALENT! Returning to the Fairground Hall, Weyhill on 18 July will be JEAN MARTYN, a former finalist in ITV’s ‘Britain’s Got Talent’. Her many other claims to fame include having been invited to join the famous James Last Orchestra at the Apollo Theatre, Manchester, where she played a £32,000 electronic grand piano.

Another prestigious event saw Jean performing (for a charity) on grand piano at St James's Palace in London – in the presence of Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, Dame Vera Lynn and several other celebrities; she has also made numerous TV appearances. More of Jean can be found on YouTube or www.facebook.com/JeanMartynMusicOfficial.

The concert, promoted by the Weyhill Electronic Organ Society, commences at 7.30 p.m. and tickets, priced at £5.00, are available from Just Teasin, 40 Bridge Street, Andover – or £6.00 at the door. Further information can be obtained by phoning (01264) 323213 or by visiting www.weyhill-eos.co.uk.

BEAUTY IN SONG TO HELP SAVE LIVES A summer concert by local chamber choir The Harmonium Singers will celebrate in song the beauty of nature, while raising much needed funds for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA).The music and readings will focus on the beauty of the earth, sea and sky in a programme ranging widely from a renaissance motet to a sea shanty. Several of the songs have been arranged for the choir specially for this performance.

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Davina’s remains the leading supplier of Mother of the Bride/Groom wear in Hampshire/Dorset with over 200 outfits to choose from. Leading brands of structured outfits are Condici, John Charles and Veni Infantino.There is also a large range of less formal clothes, ideal for beach weddings in warm climates. Customers are offered a ‘one stop shop’ to include hats, hatinators, fascinators, shoes and handbags.

Young ladies wanting to look stunning will also find it a place to visit to see the latest array of prom dresses by Mascara.

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Musical director Bruce Randall explains the connection: “One of our singers is a trustee of HIOWAA and she mentioned that it costs £15,000 a day to keep the service operational.What surprised us is that the Charity relies entirely upon the generosity of individuals and organisations to help save lives. Our concert is a broad mixture of sacred and secular music and there should be something for everyone. All the proceeds will go to HIOWAA. Let’s all help keep the service going.”

For every item purchased at normal price select free item of clothing from reduced rail.

The concert, entitled ‘Earth, Sea and Sky’, begins at 7.30pm in St Mary’s Church, Andover on Saturday 6 July.Tickets, which include interval refreshments, are £10 in advance from Newbury Building Society,The Lights and choir members, or £12 at the door. Under-14s are admitted free.

For further information contact Veronica Bacon 01264 771285 www.harmoniumsingers.org.uk

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Jane Devonshire, winner of MasterChef UK 2016 will be making an appearance at the 2019 New Forest and Hampshire County Show which is taking place on 30th, 31st July & 1st August. Jane will be cooking live at The Kitchen

by Chewton Glen in the Local Produce Market

on Wednesday 31st July at 1.30pm. Jane will be cooking with fresh locally sourced produce from across Hampshire.

Visitors can meet Jane Devonshire after her demonstration at the Hampshire Fare stand in the Local Produce Market where she will be selling and signing copies of her new book ‘hassle free gluten free’. Since winning MasterChef in 2016, Jane Devonshire has taken the bull by the food horns and tested herself further by working with a number of top chefs including Marcus Wareing, Atul Kochhar, Jason Atherton, Michel Roux and Michael O’Hare at their restaurants. Since MasterChef ’ inception, over 300 million viewers worldwide have tuned in to watch contestants transform their lives through a passion for cooking and the phenomenon shows no signs of slowing down. Jane has presented at numerous food and drink shows around the UK, including the BBC Good Food Show. Her travels have taken her from Edinburgh to Brighton, in the course of which she has developed a love for presenting her recipes and chatting to people about food.

This year Jane will be adding the New Forest Show to the list.

The Kitchen sponsored by Chewton Glen will also feature a busy timetable of cooking demonstrations from top local chefs each day

including Matthew Whitfield from Montagu Arms, Beaulieu and James Durrant from Ideal Collection. James Durrant joined Gordon Ramsay’s Hospital Road shortly after it had won its third Michelin star.

In addition to the live cooking demonstrations, The Local Produce Market will feature more than 50 tradestands selling locally produced products and produce. All tradestands are members of Hampshire Fare, New Forest Marque of Hampshire Farmers Markets.The Local Produce Market will also feature a food court where visitors can enjoy some locally produced food and drink.

Sophie Stannett, Marketing Co-ordinator says “Jane is going to be a fantastic addition to the cooking demonstration theatre timetable this year.The Local Produce Market is a wonderful celebration of Hampshire’s finest local producers and is certainly a must see section of the Show” The 2019 New Forest Show is taking place on 30th, 31st July & 1st August at New Park Brockenhurst. All tickets purchased online via the New Forest Show website before 23rd July will receive a 15% discount.This year all children aged 5-15 can enter the Show for just £1 with all proceeds from child ticket sales being donated to the Samantha and Florence Bailey Bursary.

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CHARLTON LAKES GOLF CLUB We're a group of friendly golfers who play on the par 3 course near Andover. We are unique as a golf club in that there is no joining fee and no subscriptions.

The only cost is the modest green fee of ÂŁ3.05p. The group meets weekly on Tuesdays for social games and Saturdays when competitions are arranged and our members are free to play as little or as many times as they wish.

The course provides an excellent opportunity for beginners to enjoy golf and for others to polish there short game.

Senior players can continue playing the game without having to walk 6000yards; typical of other courses and there is a cafĂŠ on site where refreshments can be enjoyed.

The club was founded in 2004, its launch was made possible by the support if Valley Leisure Company and local businesses.

In March the club celebrated its 5th Anniversary by staging the annual Founders Trophy, one of the 8 trophy competitions that are organised throughout the year.

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Sunday 7 09.30 Holy Communion

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