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Front cover painting by Sue Campion, Springtime, Pulverbach, Pastel, 100 x 90cm The Hampshire Art Fair 11th - 26th October www.nadiawaterfieldfineart.com

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ISSUE 136 / OCTOBER 2019 04 What's On

Local events in the Meon Valley

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06 Lucia Foster-Found

A Bit of a Pickle 08 Culture

Discover local art exhibitions and

cultural events in the Test Valley 08 The Hampshire Art Fair

at Nadia Waterfield Fine Art 10 Literary Lunches at Pittleworth Manor 12 Test Valley Borough of Culture 2020 18 Recipe of the Month

Mushroom & Leek Pie 19 Garden

Make your garden dream come true.

Or visit local beautiful country gardens 20 The Grosvenor at Stockbridge

Restoring Former Glory 22 Education

Find local schools and educational experts 25 Wellbeing

Looking after your health and yourself!

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27 Retail

Unique, Bespoke, Eclectic and

Local shopping 30 Home Trades, services, designers.

All you need for your home 34 Fair Access For All at Our Country Parks 38 Church Services

Local Church Services for the month ahead

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WHAT'S ON? Godolphin School, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2RA

OCTOBER Tuesday 1 Stockbridge Amateur Dramatic Society: Curtain Calls We’re opening this season with a play reading of ‘Humble Boy’ by Charlotte Jones. Come along to read or listen, to what may well become our Spring production. Tuesday 1st October at 7.30 pm at Stockbridge Town Hall You don’t have to be a member of SADS, but we’d love it if you’d join! We’re always looking for new blood to act, direct and to be part of the backstage team. No experience necessary! stockbridgeamdrams@gmail.com or find us on Facebook Wednesday 2 Art Fund Hampshire Autumn Fair At The Grange, Northington, SO24 9TZ. 9.30am – 4.00pm. Spend the day with friends: 90 stalls with great shopping ahead of Christmas !! Fabulous food in our wonderful café – from homemade cakes and Moonroast coffee to lunches to linger over! Tickets £6 on the day or in advance www.artfund/org/ Hampshire Saturday 5 Romsey Male Voice Choir Invite you to join us The Spirit of Song with our special guests Salisbury Plain military Wives Choir. 7.30pm at Romsey Abbey.

Tickets: £12 adults, under 16: £8, family of four: £35. Tickets available from www. ticketsource.co.uk/musicinromsey or Romsey Visitor Information Centre: 01794 512987 (seats unreserved) www.romseymvc.co.uk Saturday 5 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 Monday 7 - Friday 11 Godolphin Literary Festival 7.30pm 11th October Lucy Worsley 7.00pm 14th October Lynne Truss 7.00pm 17 October Joa Studholme Tickets £5, Under 18s free.

Tickets limited, so please book www. ticketsource.co.uk/godolphinevents

Thursday 10 Free Talk: Patrick Holden Sustainable Food 2pm for 2.30pm talk at Longstock Village Hall, SO20 6DT. Patrick Holden is founder and chief executive of the Sustainable Food Trust, an organisation working internationally to accelerate the transition towards more sustainable food systems. Between 1995 and 2010 he was director of the Soil Association.

His policy advocacy is underpinned by his practical experience in agriculture on his 100 hectare holding, now the longest established organic dairy farm in Wales, where he produces a raw milk cheddar style cheese from his 80 native Ayrshire cows. Patrick is a frequent broadcaster and speaker, was awarded the CBE for services to organic farming in 2005 and an Ashoka Fellowship in 2016. Free talk funded by the Spedan Lewis Trust for the advancement of the Natural Sciences.

Friday 11 - Saturday 26 The Hampshire Art Fair Hosted by Nadia Waterfield Fine Art. 11am 5pm at The Old Grain Store, Nr Stockbridge, Hampshire, SP11 7LF. Over 60 British and International artists exhibiting a varied and stunning collection of original paintings, sculptures and ceramics.

Wednesday 16 Broughton Talks: The Police and the Public: can policing ever deliver what the public wants?

Broughton Talks (formerly Test Valley Villages Lectures) Wednesday October 16th at 8pm.

Broughton Village Hall. The Police and the Public: can policing ever deliver what the public wants? Speaker: Kory Thorne, Chief Inspector. District Commander Test Valley – Hampshire Constabulary. Policing has changed and continues to change, and may not meet the expectations of our wider communities, and the judiciary. Crime and other threats are also changing and evolving. The police are struggling to keep up due to cuts and skills shortages. Kory Thorne will also consider whether the expectations of communities are rooted in the Dixon of Dock Green era.

Kory Thorne joined Hampshire Constabulary in 1993, and served in Basingstoke, Tadley, Fleet and Aldershot. At the Roads Policing Unit he trained as a Senior Investigating Officer and Family Liaison Officer for fatal and serious road traffic collisions. He was promoted to Chief Inspector in 2006 and helped to design a leadership development programme for Hampshire police officers.

He has been District Commander for Test Valley since 2012. He represents Hampshire on national and local projects, including the current task of recruiting and training additional police officers as a result of the Prime Minister’s August announcement.

No booking necessary. All are welcome. Entry

£5 to include a drink. Full time students free.

Saturday 19 Ceilidh & Silent Auction Join us for a fabulous evening of live music from Kokopelli, Scottish dancing, a silent auction and hot supper! To raise funds for the Jubilee Field Playground for Lockerley & East Dean.Venue: Lockerley & East Dean Memorial Hall, Butts Green, Lockerley, SO51 0JG Time: Doors and cash bar open 7pm / music starts 7.30pm. Price: £15 - includes a two course meal with a glass of wine. Tickets can be purchased before Wednesday 16th October from the post office in Lockerley & East Dean Memorial Hall (Mondays & Thursdays, 9am-1pm) or by calling Claudia Rogers on 01794 340 846 / Email: claudiamaryrogers@gmail.com. If you are unable to attend on the night and would like to see a list of available lots so you may make a bid in advance please contact Claudia with the above info or visit our Facebook page.

Saturday 19 Macmillan Cancer Support World's Biggest Coffee Morning 10am - 12pm at St Mary's Church, Broughton. Macmillan helps to support everyone with cancer live life as fully as they can providing physical, financial and emotional support. There’s a warm welcome to everyone to come and join us for coffee and browse the BRING AND BUY TABLE. Please bring along nice items, cakes, jams, produce, books etc. For more information: Sally Josling - 01794 301292 Saturday 19 St Swithun's Prep School Jumble Sale St Swithun's Prep School is holding a jumble sale on Saturday 19th October 10am-12pm in the Junior School Hall. All proceeds to be donated to charity. Plenty of parking. Mainly clothes (excellent quality children's clothes), children's toys, books, bric and brac, sports equipment, some electronics.Very low prices.

Saturday 19 Winchester Auto Barn Breakfast Club From 9am at Winchester Auto Barn, Sutton Scotney, Winchester SO21 3NS. Petrolheads, please join us for a cuppa and a butty. Feel free to bring your pride and joy!

NOVEMBER Saturday 9 Romsey Choral Society Rutter - Requiem, Lauridsen - O Nata Lux, Bernstein - Chichester Psalms, O'Regan Dorchester Canticles. Conductor - Richard Pearce, Chameleon Arts Orchestra. At Romsey Abbey, 7.30pm. Tickets - £20, £16. or £12 unreserved from Romsey Heritage and Visitors Centre Tel: 01794 512987, on the door or via RCA website. www.romseychoral.org.uk

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A BIT OF A PICKLE R © LUCIA FOSTER-FOUND 2019

eturning from holiday and heaving the suitcases through the back door, the tomato plants caught her eye. Bowed under the weight of fruit, coloured through the spectrum of darkest green to rosiest red, they had exceeded all expectations. With only a patio to call a garden, but a surfeit of containers, she’d dedicated the sunniest corner to an assortment of tomato varieties. Like the rats of Hamelin, there were great ones, small ones, lean ones and brawny ones. They’d been eating them all summer - sliced in salads, grilled with bacon, roasted with lamb.

They’d been giving them away to friends and family all summer too. She noticed that her obliging neighbour from over the garden fence had kept the plants well watered whilst they’d been away, but hadn’t made much of a dent in the crop, in spite of being told to help herself.

The next morning, after a good night’s sleep back in her own bed and nursing a cup of tea that tasted exactly as it should, she surveyed the fruit.

So late in the season, the green ones wouldn’t have much of a chance to ripen. The red ones were too numerous to eat raw before rotting; they went off a lot quicker than shop bought. A freezer already stocked with home-made passata meant that she had only a couple of options left.

Torn between ketchup and chutney, she chose chutney. Vague memories of her mother making a gallon of tomato ketchup some decades previously, coloured her decision. The resulting somewhat watery sauce had been ‘interesting’ in flavour but nothing like the stuff that, in those days, came in glass bottles that needed a good thump on the bottom to get it moving. Mum’s ketchup collection had hovered in the store cupboard for years, gradually making its way towards the dark at the back of the inaccessible top shelf, before mysteriously disappearing altogether at the turn of the century.

Telling herself she didn’t need to venture to the shops for ingredients, she retrieved some apples from the freebie fallers’ basket across the road and substituted dates for sultanas. Sugar, garlic and onions were always about.

Mustard seed she had – because of the saag aloo that was a bit of a family favourite; cloves were waiting for bread sauce. Surprisingly, powdered ginger was in the cupboard too because… she couldn’t remember why.

Ad lib-ing with one or two other ignored spices, she included a bag of chilli flakes too as an afterthought. Now, vinegar.. Recollecting seeing a big jar of it somewhere strange, she eventually located some malt pickling vinegar under the sink with the cleaning products. Raiding the glass recycling basket by the back door, she put a motley assortment of jars in

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The resulting concoction smelled quite nice. Her husband said so too, so it wasn’t her imagination. Although it had taken a lot longer to reduce than she’d thought it would, the consistency looked right as she ladled the brownish sludge into the jars, feeling very seasonal and a little bit domestic goddess-y. Rounding off the whole exercise with attractive labels that she’d designed and printed herself and colourful fabric lid covers, she arranged the chutneys on a shelf and planned to give some away as Christmas gifts.

A few weeks later, her husband was having some cheese and biscuits and expressing a wish to try her chutney. Choosing a rather attractive hexagonal jar from her hoard, she handed it to him with a smile on her face and a small glow of pride in her heart.

“Nnngghh.” A strangled noise escaped him as he chewed, his eyes bulging a little. Swallowing and taking a large gulp of beer to follow it down, he caught his breath and announced that it was ‘interesting’ (uh-oh) and possibly needed to ‘mature’ for a bit longer.

“Really?” She hadn’t actually tasted it herself, so she dropped a large blob on a cracker and took a bite. To say it was viciously acerbic with the heat of a thousand dragons, didn’t quite do it justice. She felt her gums shrivel; her tongue tried to crawl away. Valiantly, she swallowed, also washing it down with a swig or three of his beer.

“Yes, perhaps a bit longer.” She agreed in a small, slightly squeaky voice, abandoning ideas of gifting it. At least, not to anyone she liked.

Breaking out a jar of Branston, her husband sweetly shone a small ray of hope. “I read somewhere that the original Worcestershire sauce tasted so vile that they locked it in a cellar for a few years - and then discovered its aged deliciousness by accident.” He said, encouragingly.

But it was with a certain degree of sadness and a belated sympathy with her poor old Mum, that she relegated her chutneys to a little-used top shelf. A dark half-way house to a mysterious disappearance at some unknown future date probably, she thought, as she closed the cupboard door.

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NADIA WATERFIELD FINE ART

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fter two years painstakingly restoring this beautiful old grain store located outside Stockbridge, Nadia Waterfield Fine Art is now proud to call this wonderful, light-filled and creative space, home. Now, as one of the largest galleries in Hampshire, the new space not only allows Nadia to realise her ambition of bringing together as much talent as possible under one roof with artwork from over 60 artists but also the freedom to exhibit larger and more diverse paintings and sculptures.

The Nadia Waterfield Fine Art Autumn Exhibition, which opens on October 10th and runs until the end of October, is, as ever, a rich and stimulating selection of paintings, sculptures and ceramics, carefully curated from artists across the country. However Nadia is particularly excited this year to introduce new work from further afield, featuring artists from Perth, Australia, Andalusia and North Carolina.

and Saturday and by appointment.Visitors can expect an ever-changing portfolio of art work which is constantly updated so there’s always something to intrigue.

Nadia’s long-term vision for the gallery is for it to be an artistic hub where lovers of all things art related can congregate and share ideas and expertise.With a series of select and mixed shows during the year, the gallery is not only a shop window for artists both established and new, but also it runs an extensive programme of inspiring lectures and workshops.

Top art tutors take workshops for adults teaching a variety of skills, mediums and subjects from expressive drawing to painting in oils.

Similarly workshops for children and art scholars are equally diverse ranging from making Easter bonnets to getting an A level portfolio up to scratch.The art lecture schedule runs in conjunction with major art exhibitions taking place in London and leading art lecturers and curators come to talk. Check out The Pre -Raphaelites, Sex and Revolution in Victorian England on October 31st which is guaranteed to keep everyone on the edge of their seats!

The Autumn Exhibition represents work from both well established artists, along with rarer finds from lesser known painters and emerging talent, and boasts an intriguing cross-section of subjects, media and genres, handpicked to appeal to all tastes and budgets. Nadia, an artist herself, is fastidious about keeping her exhibitions, fresh, relevant and exciting and travels the country visiting artists’ studios and building relationships with her artists to ensure a greater understanding of their subject matter and what inspires them. During the show Nadia will be on hand to share her expertise and help clients choose exactly what it is they want – finding that ‘just right’ piece for someone to cherish is a passion of Nadia’s.

The ethos behind the Nadia Waterfield Fine Art Gallery is to provide a space which allows paintings and sculptures to be enjoyed in a relaxed yet professional environment.The gallery is beautifully appointed with stylish rugs, lamps, tables, chairs – also for sale - which provide a warm, intimate backdrop to the paintings, sculptures and ceramics.There’s a coffee area to relax in, plenty of parking and lovely dog walks in the stunning environs.The gallery is open throughout the year every Thursday, Friday

The new Nadia Waterfield Fine Art gallery signifies the beginning of an exciting era for this cutting-edge contemporary art gallery and as a result of its success, Nadia is excited to open a sister gallery in Bruton, Dorset.

The Old Grain Store, Nr Stockbridge, Hampshire, SP11 7LF www.nadiawaterfieldfineart.com

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LITERARY LUNCHES

AT PITTLEWORTH MANOR

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ell, there went summer and, by dint of staying up until 2 o’clock in the morning on more occasions than I care to count, I have actually got a fair amount of reading done.This is a good thing as it is only two weeks until the second autumn literary lunch, ‘The Haunted Country House’ on Friday 11th October. (There are still spaces and some deals to be had. Have a look on the website.)

I am still in the happy latter stages of picking and choosing the last of the books to discuss at the lunches. I have just started Henry James’s The Golden Bowl: instant love affair, which bodes badly for my sleep deficit. I am reminded of the sheer oldfashioned pleasure of not knowing what happens in a novel. It’s depressing to think how often one reads something with a vague knowledge — culled from a review, a film version or a less-thanChristian-spirited fellow reader — that the butler did it, or she dies at the end or the dog saves the day. However, in The Golden Bowl I really don’t know and I treasure my ignorance; I have only an intriguing hint dropped by a James expert on Instagram, ‘the pagoda is all’, and if you know what that means, please don’t tell me yet. I don’t suppose it will feature in ‘Country House Interiors’ (unless it is a particularly elaborate pagoda) but I started reading The Golden Bowl because I gathered that there is a great country house in it, Fawns. From my point of view, running literary lunches means that not only do I have to do more reading (raise martyred hand to martyred brow) but reading has taken on the air of a treasure hunt; what literary country houses have eluded me?

Feeling rather feeble at the thought of tackling The Golden Bowl (it was after the five-year-old’s birthday party, you understand) I decided to reread The Spoils of Poynton first and wondered what on earth was wrong with me first time round; how did

I not adore it? Well, I do now and exquisite Poynton with it’s beloved collection of treasures will definitely feature in future events. I still have to find time to read Elizabeth Goodge’s The Bird in the Tree, it was suggested to me as exemplifying the restorative capacities of the country house, which would be nice: given how much time characters spend being haunted, harried, worried and occasionally murdered in them (you’ll have to wait for December for that one and I have a feeling there’s a family connection there too …). Speaking of local connections, I hope to have read Edith Wharton’s The Buccaneers by September, all those fortune-hunting American heiresses, and I seem to remember that it was filmed at Houghton Lodge.

Some of this selfless literary pursuit is in the name of religion too.You may remember that we have a fundraiser for St James’s, Bossington and St Mary’s, Broughton on October 4th.Tickets are selling so do email info@pittleworthmanor.co.uk if you are interested.

Looking for extracts from novels is not without its perils: too often pieces that you thought would be perfect, turn out to be too short, too fragmented or too long but I thought I remembered a very funny bit comparing two country houses in Nancy Mitford’s The Pursuit of Love, so I looked and I think it will be perfect. Now what else, what else?

If you have any thoughts of more books to read, do get in touch: so much of the pleasure of reading lies in the recommendations.

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

01794 301268

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

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The Haunted Country House

Children of the Country House

The Country House Party

Novels to consider include:

Novels to consider include: The Pursuit of Love, Moondial, The Turn of the Screw, Little Lord Fauntleroy.

Novels to consider include: The Pursuit of Love, The Rising Tide, Mansfield Park, The Shooting Party.

The Portrait of a Lady, The Woman in Black, The Little Stranger.

What (in literary terms!) are ghosts and how do novelists use them?

What extra dimension does the country house bring to the subject of the supernatural?

Pittleworth itself used to be considered a haunted house: giving us an opportunity to consider how the practicalities of living in a country house contributed to the idea of the haunted house.

The children who lived in country houses, both in novels and in reality, can be a very ‘unchildlike’ lot: precocious, tragic, frightening or sickmakingly angelic.

This is unsurprising, given the strange lives that they led, growing up surrounded by pampered veneration, (benign?) neglect, or almost sadistic treatment, among other experiences.

Unsurprisingly, their situation has proved a gift to novelists. When are they victims and when tormentors? How much do they know about the adults around them? How are these young characters affected by their often extraordinary lives in country houses?

Really one wonders why anyone accepts an invitation to a country house party: at least if they read novels. The high possibility of being seduced, ruined financially or socially, robbed or murdered seem rather a high price to pay for the glamour (hopefully), the grandeur and the chance to participate in the upper class ritual par excellence. Yet still, like lambs to the slaughter, some of the best-loved characters in literature go and, judging by the interest in the coming festivities at Downton Abbey, we follow them greedily through the pages. Why? Come and discuss over the champagne …

4/10/2019 ‘A Handful of Readings’ This is an evening event at Pittleworth Manor to raise funds for the churches of St Mary’s, Broughton and St James’s, Bossington. Enjoy listening to a selection of short readings on the theme of ‘The English Country House in Literature’, next to the fire with a glass of something warming, followed by a light buffet supper. There will be an opportunity to view Pittleworth’s historic Tudor murals. All proceeds to the churches. Tickets £35 each, or £55 for two. Places strictly limited due to space, please email info@pittleworthmamor.co.uk to book a space and arrange payment.

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TEST VALLEY ARTS FOUNDATION: CHAIR'S REPORT 2018/2019

One of the huge joys of the Test Valley is the ‘get up and go’ of small local communities who want to make things happen and 2018/19 saw more of this. The ‘Over the Top’ project of St Johns in North Baddesley draped their ancient church tower in red knitted poppies. The end result was stunning, beautiful and moving, attracting the attention of the national press.

Test Valley Arts Foundation (TVAF) is delighted to have invested in this excellent venture.

The year also saw a variety of events: Cat Randle’s Talk About Festival, a poetry project involving local school children was performed at The Lights. TVAF also funded the creation and performances of ‘It Happened in Hampshire’ an amusing history of Hampshire from its early beginnings to the present day. Launched on the 5th February 2019, to a full house at The Lights, it was brilliant! The play then went on to tour a number of local schools where this unique way of teaching history was applauded!

The Arts Bus, or as it is now called The Bus of Many Things, continues to travel around the Test Valley with occasional visits to the New Forest and beyond.

The bus is a regular fixture at the Romsey Show, The Eastleigh Mela, Trout ‘n About Stockbridge and many

other venues, accompanied with a local artist or two who engage many hundreds of young people.

I am very grateful to ALL our Trustees at TVAF for their continued support and effort. And also to those who have supported us over the year: Test Valley Borough Council, Hampshire County Council, BeWiser, The Lights in Andover, Awbridge Transport, King Johns House in Romsey, Marshalls of Andover, Sharon O’Leary, Roy Chatfield, Rodney Allsop Seward, local schools, teachers, parents and guardians who have all contributed to encouraging our young people to be creative.

There is a general acknowledgement that TVAF has ‘made a real difference’– both in terms of supporting artists, creating Chapel Arts Studios, developing new audiences particularly around the performing arts, reaching out to local/rural communities, moving from a quiet, small grants focus to reaching out through events and particularly the 25 year anniversary programme into the whole Borough which reached over 15,000 people. But from time to time every voluntary organisation needs to ask itself some fundamental questions. The Board did a thorough review of its activities and future and concluded that we would like to continue to exist but more importantly have an inspiring range of projects and ideas which will excite and be enjoyed by ALL in the Test Valley and beyond.

SO HERE IS A BOLD INITIATIVE: TEST VALLEY 2020, A BOROUGH OF CULTURE Inviting ALL to do something during 2020 – promoting festivals, concerts, performances, everywhere!

Where nothing happens at present something lasting is created. Providing real opportunities for artists and local communities to meet and work together through a variety of happenings. Demonstrating THAT Arts and Culture is for everyone. So below is the web site please look and join in! www.testvalley2020.org.

It’s been another busy, innovative and exciting year.

2020 looks like already being a rollercoaster!

Yinnon Ezra MBE MA FRSA Chairman, Test Valley Arts Foundation (To read the full Chair’s statement, please go to www.testvalleyarts.org)

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Test Valley Borough of Culture 2020 is a year long festival of events, led by and for the community, celebrating the people, places, heritage and culture of Test Valley.

Organised by Test Valley Arts Foundation the festival aims to celebrate and promote the rich cultural scene that exists in Test Valley, helping to reach new audiences. The festival will also create new accessible opportunities for people to engage with the arts and culture.

The Foundation invites all artists, performers, creators, events, organisers, schools, clubs, societies and cultural organisations to register their events for free and benefit from inclusion in the widespread promotion offered through this festival.

HOW TO TAKE PART 1. Register your planned events on our website. www.testvalley2020.org 2. Tell us if you have an idea for a new event or activity that you would like to organise. Test Valley Arts Foundation is offering support, including a limited number of small grants for the creation of new events and activities that encourage community engagement with arts and culture.

3. Visit the website www.testvalley2020.org or Facebook page to find out what’s on near you.

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TAKING A BOW: ROMSEY CHORAL SOCIETY INTRODUCES ITS NEW MUSICAL DIRECTOR Romsey Choral Society is delighted to welcome Richard Pearce, who takes up the baton as Musical Director of RCS for the new season, beginning with the Remembrance Day Concert on Saturday November 9th in Romsey Abbey. Richard Pearce was organ scholar at Trinity College Cambridge, and is a Professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He coaches and supervises singers and instrumentalists for careers in opera and on the concert platform.

UPCOMING EVENTS AT WEYHILL ELECTRONIC ORGAN SOCIETY DIRKJAN RANZIJN IN CONCERT Thursday 17 October 2019 at 7.30p.m. (doors 7p.m.) at Fairground Hall, Weyhill, Andover, SP11 0QN. An evening of melodic, easy listening music, performed on electronic keyboard by one of Europe's premier musicians.

Tickets £5 in advance, from Just Teasin, 40 Bridge Street, Andover - or £6 at the door. Aa WEOS promotion Information: 01264 323213.Website: www.weyhill-eos.co.uk

DAVE SMITH IN CONCERT Thursday 21 November 2019 at 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

He is a talented conductor, pianist and organist and is associated with many well known professional choirs, including the Royal Choral Society, and regularly records and broadcasts with the BBC Singers. He is the organist of choice for the Philharmonia and BBC Symphony Orchestras, and performs regularly in the Promenade Concerts, including the Last Night of the Proms.

He also conducts and plays for services at St. Margaret’s Church,Westminster, and at the Houses of Parliament. Since 2009, he has been Musical Director of the Waverley Singers, an amateur choir based in Farnham, with whom RCS has previously performed a joint concert.

The Remembrance Day Concert programme has an interesting twentieth century character. It comprises works by two American composers: Morten Lauridsen’s O Nata Lux, and Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, the latter commissioned by the Dean of Chichester Cathedral for the 1965 Southern Cathedrals Festival. Alongside these will be works by two English composers: John Rutter’s Requiem, and Tarik O’Regan’s Dorchester Canticles.

Tickets are available from the Romsey Heritage and Visitors Centre,Tel. 01794 512987; from www.romseychoral.org.uk; or on the door.

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MUSHROOM & LEEK PIE CREAMY MUSHROOMS AND LEEKS ENCASED IN A CRISPY, GOLDEN PIE CRUST. DELICIOUS, FILLING AND A GREAT CHOICE TO SERVE TO BOTH VEGANS AND MEAT-EATERS! SERVES: 4

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1 tbsp olive oil 2 medium leeks, trimmed and sliced into discs 3 cloves garlic, minced 500 g button mushrooms 1 tsp dried mixed herbs A pinch of salt and pepper

For the sauce: • 1 tbsp butter (dairy-free if vegan) • Salt and pepper to taste • Cream or soy yoghurt, to serve (dairy-free if vegan) • 2 tbsp plain flour • 350 ml milk (dairy-free if vegan) • 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg • A pinch of salt and pepper • 1 roll vegan puff pastry (or gluten-free, if needed) • 4 tbsp milk, for glazing (dairy-free if vegan)

Add the olive oil to a large saucepan on a medium heat. Fry the leeks and garlic for 2 minutes, to soften.

Add the mushrooms, herbs, salt and pepper and stir for a minute.

Place the lid on top and cook for 8 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt the dairy-free butter on medium heat. Add the flour and stir until combined. Slowly add in the milk, a tablespoon at a time and whisk, until you have a smooth thick mixture. Stir in the nutmeg and season with salt and pepper.

Combine the cooked leeks and mushrooms with the sauce and leave to cool completely.

Make sure your puff pastry is at room temperature (if using frozen, leave at room temperature overnight) and preheat the oven to 200C. Add the leek and mushroom mixture to a pie dish and top with the puff pastry, cutting off any excess pastry around the edges.

Crimp the edges using a fork and score a criss-cross pattern on the top with a sharp knife. Finally, dip a pastry brush in a little dairy-free milk and brush the top of the pie, to help it brown.

Cook for 25 minutes until golden brown. Serve straight away.

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he Grosvenor Hotel is an iconic landmark in the centre of Stockbridge, with its distinctive curved port-cochère clearly visible from both ends of the High Street. Built in an age before cars and football, when horse racing was the national sport, it played its part in the transformation of a sleepy small town in Hampshire into a lively and fashionable horse racing venue.

For much of the 19th century the horse racing cognoscenti descended on Stockbridge in the last week of June to do battle on the turf at Danebury racecourse, the Ascot of its day, and to wine and dine in the Grosvenor Hotel.

The Bibury Club, based at Danebury, and for whom the club room in the hotel’s port-cochère was built, was the most exclusive horse racing club of its day with select members including some of the most powerful and influential royals, aristocrats, and statesmen of the time.Tom Cannon, Danebury’s most successful trainer and jockey, bought the Grosvenor Hotel in 1877 to house guests attending race meetings, and to display racing memorabilia. Anyone dining in the hotel’s Danebury Room today can admire the beautiful etchings of his winners in the oak panelling.The racecourse closed in 1898 due to a land dispute, causing the Bibury Club to move to Salisbury, temporarily depriving a flourishing town of its livelihood.

In the bedrooms, new crisp white bedlinen is already on the beds, and the rooms are sparkling clean, ready for their full refurbishment under the guidance of Alex Lewis, Lucy’s husband, whose interior design skills have already transformed a neglected corner of the hotel. Accommodation to the rear of the hotel is to become luxury rooms complete with private outdoor space and a view over the gardens, soon to be undergoing their own metamorphosis under the expert eye of local interior and garden designer Lottie Keith.

The adjoining listed Fairway’s Cottage will be entirely restored providing separate accommodation ideal for a bride and her entourage before, and the happy couple after a wedding, or a comfortable space for sporting groups and family parties to enjoy time together.

Guests with dogs and children can rest assured that their every need will be met, dog bowls and comfy beds await any four-legged friends visiting the hotel with their owners, and the bar is well stocked with canine friendly treats.

Dogs and their owners can delight in the numerous scenic walks in the area, on Stockbridge Down, at Danebury, or on Stockbridge marshes, right on the doorstep.

This livelihood has certainly been revived since that time thanks to Stockbridge’s enviable location on the River Test, world-renowned for fly fishing and just yards from the hotel.The Bibury club room is now home to the equally exclusive Houghton Club, a secretive fishing club with select invitation only membership.The local area is populated with partridge and pheasant shoots, attracting visitors throughout the year. And what better way to spend time than by wandering the High Street with its eclectic mix of shops and eateries?

A crucial phase of restoration will include the reconfiguration of the bar area, Hatch and Market rooms, including the installation of a baby grand piano, live entertainment will soon be on the menu! Lord Grosvenor added the market room to the hotel in 1835 for the sheep fairs held in the grounds of the hotel at the time, it was subsequently used as a venue for many a social gathering and will continue to serve as such for a long time to come. Any occasion can be catered for whether it be a wedding, a private party, a shooting or fishing party, no event is ever too big or too small.

Some restaurant goers will have already had the opportunity to sample the delicious modern British menu created by new chef Neil Cooper, happily the restaurant will remain open to customers for breakfast, lunch, dinner and afternoon tea throughout the renovations which, once complete, will ensure that the Grosvenor Hotel is firmly back on the map.

The Grosvenor Hotel is now under the management of Lucy Townsend and Simon Henderson who are delighted to have the opportunity of restoring

Tel: 01264 810606 www.thegrosvenorstockbridge.com Grosvenor Hotel, High St, Stockbridge SO20 6EU

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INTRODUCING JOSS KING, LEAD PRACTITIONER OF THE NURSERY AT ST SWITHUN’S PREP SCHOOL

EVERY CHILD IS UNIQUE AND DESERVES THE RECOGNITION OF THAT AS THEY GROW When I came into teaching, I wanted to be the kind of teacher I wanted to have as a child. As a Headmaster I believe that Embley is the kind of school that children and their families want to have.

We believe that every child is unique and deserves the recognition of that as they grow. We are academically ambitious for our children and motivate them to achieve their personal best. We encourage an appropriate belief in oneself while being mindful that the world does not end at the tip of one’s nose and that happiness in life is through success in enriching the lives of others.

opportunities for growth and development.

We expect all our pupils to develop independence, responsibility and a spirit of enquiry from a young age but we cannot foster these ideals without giving our children a meaningful opportunity to practise them.

From class representation in student councils our students also lead on national conferences, address national education fora, trade on the London Exchange in our Stock Market Investment Club and develop their economic and business acumen through our MBA Experience in partnership with Winchester University. They also lead award winning sailing, drama and golf programmes and, in co-operation with staff, plan and manage business tendering and projects. Our children have the opportunity to be their best and leave us with a character that will inform the rest of their lives.

Our expectations are high and we make no apology for this; children respond positively to the belief we have in them. They are encouraged to take intellectual risks, to challenge themselves and to respond to that challenge because they know we are there to support them. Mistakes are valued as

Our students go out into the world with a sense of purpose. They leave us with academic achievement, personal fulfilment and the desire to make a difference.

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enjoying the on-track action. Gates open 11.30am.

HARVEST, HOPS AND HORSERACING Share in the celebrations as we say farewell to our season in true style at this traditional, ruralthemed, end-of-year fixture.

Sample real ales & craft beer, indulge the taste buds with a traditional hog roast and warm yourself by the roaring fire pits whilst

Cliff Canning, Headmaster, Embley (Twitter: @EmbleyHead)

Our Season Finale has a relaxed, laid back feel with the atmosphere of a country-style meeting. Inbetween some fantastic racing, enjoy the sounds of a strings band playing merry tunes against a backdrop of roaring fire pits, hay bales and toasted marshmallows.

What Sunday meeting would be complete without hog roasts and traditional roast dinners...have we got your taste buds tingling yet!? www.goodwood.com/horseracing/fixturesevents/season-finale/

My name is Joss King and I am very privileged to be the new Lead Practitioner in the nursery at St Swithun’s. I have worked with young children throughout my adult life, first as a nanny, then in nurseries and preschools. After completing a foundation degree in Early Childhood Studies I was appointed as co-coordinator at Sparklers Children’s Centre. I later joined Lanterns Children’s Centre where I remained for ten years, wearing several hats, before taking up my new role at St Swithun’s. I love the outdoors, growing vegetables, arts and crafts and singing (even though I am no expert at the latter two!), and I hope to be able to share these passions with the children in the beautiful setting and facilities of St Swithun’s.

At St Swithun’s we balance traditional values of respect, manners and caring for others, while encouraging children to question, to think outside the box and develop a real enthusiasm for learning. Our work includes some topical themes and focal starting points but then is very much led by the interests of the children themselves, and having fun is essential! We also maintain an open and trusting relationship in which parents and carers feel part of our school community and can form an easy partnership with us in promoting learning and well-being.

Ultimately our aim is to give all of the children in our care the confidence to achieve their potential and to begin their journey towards becoming fearless, confident and articulate individuals who can form happy relationships and make a positive contribution to the world.

I am very lucky in that I love what I do.

Watching children grow, learn and discover is hugely rewarding. I look forward to continuing to be surprised and awed by the children’s capacity to embrace life and to continuing the successful work of the nursery at St Swithun’s Prep School. www.stswithuns.com

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of a grade above expectations, this cohort has excelled.

“I am extremely proud of all our students.

These results are a testament to their hard work and also that of the staff, and the support received from family and friends.” said Mrs Emma Hattersley, Head.

Departments returned particularly strong value added throughout the breadth of our curriculum including arts, mathematics, humanities, sciences, languages, and classics.

Subjects with the highest number of top grades include Biology, Chemistry and Physics, Further Maths, Statistics, Music and Religious Studies.

IMPRESSIVE GCSE RESULTS FOR GODOLPHIN PUPILS Godolphin Salisbury, has returned an impressive set of GCSE results. With a combination of GCSE and iGCSE specifications, this is the first year that the vast majority of exams have been graded with numbers rather than letters. We are delighted with the efforts of this particular cohort where 10% of all grades are recorded at the highest grade 9 when nationally only around 5% have achieved this top level result.

Within the year group there were some stellar individual results, such as Imogen Lee with eight Grade 9s, Eloise Grant Goodey with seven Grade 9s, Eleanor Coles, Cici Li and Violet Tetley each with four grade 9s and in addition Izzy Gilligan, Emma Jowett and Harriet Lucas achieved three Grade 9s each amongst their results. But we celebrate ALL our students’ results, and particularly those, for example, who might have been predicted a 4 or 5, but eventually achieved a 6 or 7 of which there are many. This year student performance is on average over three quarters

THE IMPORTANCE OF MINDFULNESS AT GODOLPHIN In an effort to teach pupils about the importance of looking after their mental health, Godolphin recognises the many benefits of Mindfulness and is delighted to be introducing it as part of the school curriculum this year.

Mindfulness forms part of the Godolphin Learning Programme (GLP).

Launched in 2018, this school initiative covers the all-important soft skills that students need for success in their future lives. In addition to Mindfulness, the programme includes PSHCEE, digital literacy, building cultural capital, careers awareness, study and library skills and critical thinking. Much like the Elizabeth Godolphin Award in the Sixth Form, the GLP is unique to Godolphin and prepares the girls to best make their mark on the world.

Dr Claire Parker, Mindfulness Teacher at Godolphin School says “We have received a tremendous response from girls to our Mindfulness sessions, which is great. The lessons are popular with our First to Third Year girls and I’m thrilled to be offering Mindfulness as an extra session for all other age groups too.

Mrs Hattersley also noted that apart from their excellent academic results, the students who wrote their GCSE exams earlier in the summer had been involved in all aspects of the school including drama, art, music, sport and many other co-curricular activities, such as the CCF, the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme and many community based altruistic projects.

“We really do provide a complete education for our students, not just on the academic front but in the many skills and disciplines required today to ensure success, either at university, college or in the work place” said Mrs Hattersley. www.godolphin.org

There is a growing body of increasingly robust evidence based research which points towards tangible benefits of Mindfulness for young people. This research includes wellbeing and mental health, helping young people to recognise worry and manage difficulties; concentration and cognition; social and emotional learning to develop a greater awareness of relationships and how to manage them; and behaviour, helping young people to self-regulate effectively, manage impulsivity and reduce conflict.”

To find out more about Godolphin or to book a visit please go to www.godolphin.org.

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WELLBEING • You will develop resilience, confidence and mental strength • Challenging yourself can help you perform at your peak • Trying new things can make you more creative • Learning new and demanding skills slows the aging process • You might discover something you love • You will learn that failure is rare, because the most common outcomes are success, learning and growth As I embark on my 8th humanitarian trip to Kenya, I will once again be pushing out the boundaries of my comfort zone. There are always surprises and challenges along the way, and the whole team volunteers to choose discomfort and stress in order to help others and develop both personally and professionally.

We will be working with the charity, Divinity Foundation, providing education and treatment for women and children living in extreme poverty, and especially for those affected by FGM (female genital mutilation).

WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT WE STEP OUTSIDE OUR COMFORT ZONES? Being in our comfort zone is well, comfortable. It’s a place where your activities fit a routine that minimizes stress and risk. So it’s tempting to stay there, especially if it’s resulting in a steady and consistent performance. But what if stepping out creates the perfect opportunity to improve your performance, to feel proud of yourself and to feel the buzz of achievement? But taking that first step out goes against our hardwiring to constantly seek comfort and security.

We provide our time and skills for free, and have to self-fund our trip. If you would like to support my work in Kenya, I really would be so grateful for any help you feel able to give. Please go to my Crowd Funding page here: https://www.justgiving.com/ crowdfunding/humanitarianosteopaths Thank you so much What will you do to stretch the borders of your comfort zone?

Take that first step, one is better than none, and who knows maybe you will discover something you love.

Emma Wightman - Osteopath Stockbridge Osteopathic Practice www.the-SOP.com

We’re not inherently lazy, we are just still living with a primitive brain that is constantly telling us to stay safe, rest and eat, just in case there is a famine or tiger round the next corner.

So how do we go against this when we live in a world of convenience, comfort and an abundance of food? We have to choose to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. We have to choose to reject convenience, and we have to choose to accept challenge.

Starting small is the key. Accept small challenges to your comfort zone, and you will grow in confidence to start taking bigger steps.

Your resilience will grow and you will feel stronger mentally and physically, and more empowered each time.You are way stronger than you think you are. The only limit to your abilities is your mind.

You really can train your brain.

Being slightly uncomfortable either by choice or not can push us to achieve goals we never thought we were capable of. But it’s important that we don’t challenge ourselves all the time. We need to find a balance where we are not stagnating and feeling unmotivated, but not so overwhelmed and stressed we’re reaching burn out. It’s good to step out of the comfort zone, but it’s also good to go back in.

Understanding what motivates you is a good place to start. Do you want to try something new for your self-development (intrinsic reasons) or for someone or something else (extrinsic reasons). On the whole wanting to achieve for your own health, performance or goals is more satisfying and sustainable, whereas if you are trying to achieve for the praise or recognition of another, it may be harder to sustain and ultimately frustrating.

HERE ARE SOME GREAT INTRINSIC REASONS TO TAKE THE FIRST STEP: • Taking risks is what helps us grow

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As to Pearl Power - she likes to feel she is channeling their incredible history (the oldest gemstone known to mankind), and the iconic women who have worn them, into designs fit for the women of today, that will last long into tomorrow. And once a year she holds a sample sale where you can pick up the most fabulous steals.

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This year she is holding it at the newly refurbished Grosvenor Hotel, who have, of course, decent parking behind, and a mean cup of coffee on offer too.

CLAUDIA BRADBY PEARL POWER Do you believe in the power of pearls?

Claudia certainly does – she creates gorgeous modern silver (and gold plate) jewellery which features real cultured pearls of every kind – from full on strings of pearls to the more modern way of having just a pearl highlight on a silver design.

DAVINA'S - PERFECT PROM DRESSES!

Claudia is local to Stockbridge and her designs are sold throughout the world – in John Lewis and many independent jewellers here in the UK and online at Nordstrom in the USA, as well as to many individuals via her excellent website. Why not enjoy a lovely walk on the Common with a friend and then come and pick up a bargain. Or reverse that - limited supply of newly added pieces we are told!

NB all jewellery is made using 925 sterling silver and real freshwater pearls. www.claudiabradby.com

Romsey welcomes back the Antiques & Decorative Arts Fair for its second visit of the year on the 13th October in 5 central locations incorporating the newly revamped central area in front of the Town Hall.

This is a not to be missed event drawing people from across the South of England and beyond, offering up to 100 stands with a huge array of items from not only the UK but from across Europe and has become an anticpated event over the past 4 years.

groom outfits as well as high quality designer ladies' clothing, just right for those special occasions, cruises, investitures, or daily wear to the office.

Come and visit Davina's and see the vast range available in three airy rooms.You will always be made welcome by Davina and her enthusiastic staff Louise, Hazel and Enola. Do take a look at the website to see the range of clothing available.

Young ladies of distinction this is the time of year to start making plans for your prom which will happen all too soon.

Davina's has a large selection of Mascara prom dresses ranging in size from 4 - 16; so all sizes and shapes are catered for.

This is the best time to visit Davina's as you will have the widest selection to choose from.

Ask your dad or mum to bring you in to see what is available.

Davina's continues to be the leading Hampshire stockist of mother of the bride/

Davina's is open from 10 - 5 every Monday to Saturday. It is located two doors away from Peter Nash Specialist Cars.There is unlimited free parking opposite.

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Whether it is furniture retro or traditional, glassware, French oil lamps, kitchenalia, illustration, advertising items, copper, brass, silverware, object d’art, gardenware, reclamation items, vintage & antique jewellery, clocks, textiles, vinyl records – the list is endless from traders and enthusiasts, many keen to buy as well as sell. In fact something for all the family. If you enjoyed our Brocante fair in March this is much bigger and more varied with street food and music to make the day go with a swing, guaranteeing a fun day out.

9.30am - 3.30pm Free parking in all public car parks. If you want to join in please contact the organiser Jackie. www.acvrevents.co.uk

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STOCKBRIDGE MUSIC: THE MAIASTRA STRING QUARTET - STOCKBRIDGE TOWN HALL, FRIDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER 2019 Take three musically advanced young string players, post graduates ambitious to make chamber music their careers – in this case a Latvian, Korean, and a Briton – put them together for just ten days with a renowned professor from the Guildhall School of Music and the Yehudi Menuhin School, and you can enjoy a concert of the highest quality, thinking you were listening to a long established group.

At least you can in the hands of the Aidan Woodcock Trust. Woodcock, who died three years ago, and for some years was in the London Symphony Orchestra, later in life became dedicated to nurturing young string playing talent. He named his annual ten day free residential courses after the Maiastra, a bird with magical powers from Romanian folklore.

So after just a few days of moulding together, here was this quartet playing three of the most challenging works in any string quartet’s repertoire, by Beethoven, Turina and Schubert.

Beethoven’s String Quartet in D (Op. 18 No. 3) owes much to his influence by Haydn and Mozart. In this work, the players have to lead us through the contrasts of calm reflection with warm sonorities drawn from their strings to much jabbing of the same strings to elicit relentless disquiet. Abrupt dynamic changes, unexpected tonalities, key modulations – all were expressed with admirable authority here.

During a day of bullfighting in Madrid, while mingling with some horses back stage, the composer Joaquín Turina (1882-1949) found a small door leading into an incense-filled chapel where toreadors were praying before facing possible death. Inspiration was immediate. The arena’s tumult, a fiesta to come – and the prayers for protection – all are in his one movement work La Oración del torero. The Maiastra proved masters of the work’s vivid mood painting, guitar derived ornaments and conflicting emotions.

The final work in this inspirational concert was Schubert’s Quartet No. 14 in D minor, dubbed the Death and the Maiden, not his title but named later after a song of the same name he’d written seven years earlier; he’d used its theme for this Quartet’s second movement and added five variations, the portions of the work that’s made it so well known. This four movement Quartet with all its contrasted demands of frenzied, gentle, rhythmic, strenuous, scurrying, expressive elements requires the greatest thought and skill. Superbly played.

Stockbridge Music’s education mission is paying local audiences dividends.

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During the widely anticipated Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony on 12th September at the new look Army Flying Museum, the winners for the 2019 Test Valley Business Awards were announced.

Seeing over 150 local business representatives gather together to network, enjoy delicious food prepared by local caterers McCrimmon & Reid, and recognise local business achievements during the Awards’ 15th anniversary celebration, guests also had the opportunity to hear the evening’s Guest Speaker, Animal Wrangler and consultant for TV & film Chris Brown.

The event also raised an incredible £1170 for Romsey Cancer Support Centre, Jane Scarth House. Then came the Awards Ceremony, where attendees learned which of this year’s 18 finalists were to be crowned the winners for 2019. From over 200 entries submitted by more than 100 businesses operating throughout the Test Valley, 18 outstanding businesses were shortlisted across the Awards’ 6 categories.

THE WINNERS OF THE TEST VALLEY BUSINESS AWARDS 2019 ARE: Businesswoman of the Year Award - sponsored by Aster Group UK Winner: Caroline Stevens of Danebury Vineyards Highly commended:Lisa Armstrong of Active Staff Ltd & Emily Wilkinson of Social You Small Business of the Year Award – sponsored by Parker Bullen LLP Winner: CircuitWorx Highly commended: Martial Art World & Signly Ltd. Employer of the Year Award – sponsored by Simplyhealth Winner: Aster Group UK Highly commended: Pure Human Resources & Active Staff Ltd. Innovation & Technology Award Sponsored by The University of Southampton Science Park Winner: Critical Software Highly commended: Tonic Analytics Limited & Inflowmatix Ltd. New Business of the Year Award – sponsored by Test Valley Borough Council Joint winners: Multax Ltd & Ava May Aromas Highly commended: The Lifestyle Card Marketing Excellence Award – sponsored by Webkick Ltd. Winner: Coyote Fitness UK Highly commended: Hampshire Fare C.I.C & Petpals UK Ltd. 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 please visit: www.tvbawards.org.uk

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FAIR ACCESS FOR ALL AT OUR COUNTRY PARKS Hampshire’s country parks are much loved by visitors of all ages and abilities – whether walking the dog, playing in the playgrounds, or simply enjoying the scenery Now, with big investments going into these treasured public spaces, the County Council hopes even more people will visit, more often, and stay longer. The improvements are also designed to make access fair for all visitors. We spoke to our Countryside team to find out more.

What improvements are being made?

Investment in our biggest country parks is improving and updating facilities and bringing lots of things to do like new play trails and better access. There are some big new special features, too: at Royal Victoria Country Park, Netley you can now explore the iconic chapel of the former Military Hospital. At Lepe Country Park, you can enjoy the stunning view of the Solent Coast, from our smart new restaurant ‘The Lookout’. Even more exciting features are in store next year, at Staunton and Queen Elizabeth Country Parks.

Who will benefit?

With outdoor activities being so important to people’s health, we want to make sure everyone is able to reach the parks and the key attractions on each site. To make access equal for all, we’re levelling paths, putting in board walks where the ground is boggy, and putting in new accessible toilets for our visitors. The newly-restored chapel has a lift, so that visitors with different kinds of access needs can enjoy the tower. It is vital that everyone can use our beautiful public spaces, and we hope our investments are removing the barriers that sometimes prevent people from venturing out.

How do the parks pay for maintenance of their facilities?

Maintaining our country parks is a costly business. Our rangers and volunteers work tirelessly to clear paths; maintain play equipment and benches as well as other facilities such as toilets, signage and

picnic tables. As well as looking after our visitors we also look after nature, managing habitats so that wildlife can thrive.

With dwindling council budgets, we are planning ahead to make sure country parks can still be looked after in the future. This means generating more money on-site to pay for park upkeep, by attracting more visitors to come more often. It also means making sure that those who do visit us, contribute towards the cost.

Is that why visitors pay to park?

Yes. Car park revenue is a substantial part of the income that keeps our country parks viable. In the past, many visitors avoided paying for their parking, which made it difficult for us to meet our costs, and was unfair on those who followed the rules and paid their share.

So now, as part of our access improvements, we have implemented a new system that ensures everyone pays fairly to park their car. All the money generated by car parking goes towards the running of the parks.

Tell us about the new parking system. What do visitors need to know?

We are now implementing an Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system in our largest parks. The new modern machines make paying for parking easier – you can use cash or card, and you don’t need to guess how long you’ll be staying. Cameras identify your car, and ensure that when you leave, you pay for the right length of time.You can also buy a season ticket if you park regularly which is fantastic value for money. We now charge all visitors for car parking, including disabled visitors. We want our parks to be accessible to everyone, and we want everyone to help pay for them. This helps us keep our country parks open well into the future, so that more generations can explore and enjoy our beautiful countryside.

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THE SPITFIRE SISTERS COME TO UPPER CLATFORD

GREEN HAMPSHIRE HARVEST WEEKEND A fun-packed weekend celebrating Harvest and farming, but also exploring the impact of climate change and how it is affecting us on a daily basis and what we are doing within the local community to address it.

5th October 2019 from 10am - 6th October 2019 5pm.

WinAcc, Bee Inspired Project, Green Week and many more; all of whom are working towards a more sustainable future. Bees are a key focus and Winchester School of Art are making a giant bee from recycled products to go on the front of the Cathedral.

There will be lots to do, you can enjoy farm animals, falconry displays, tractors and a Hampshire Fare market. Plenty of local food and drink will be available for all to enjoy.

New for this year, we have a Big Top marquee, sponsored by the University of Winchester, which will host talks and displays from the university, Sparsholt College,

This is a free event. All are welcome.

For more information visit: www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk/events/ green-harvest-weekend/

FORMER LEADER APPOINTED AS HONORARY ALDERMAN

ability and it will be no different in this new position.”

The former leader of Test Valley Borough Council has been made an Honorary Alderman following a decision at full council.

Ian Carr MBE was the borough council’s leader for almost 20 years and was twice the mayor, with the end of his most recent term coinciding with his retirement from local government earlier this year. At a special meeting of full council in Crosfield Hall last week, Mr Carr was conferred the title of Honourable Alderman.

Mr Carr said: “I am really honoured to have been appointed as an Honorary Alderman and I will be forever grateful. I thoroughly enjoyed my time serving as leader and twice as the mayor of the borough and I am happy to help whenever my assistance may be needed!

“While I was leader, my aim was to serve the community to the absolute best of my

Current leader of the council, councillor Phil North, said: “Ian has always worked for the benefit of the borough and its residents during his time in local government. I’m certain this will be no different and it was brilliant being able to confirm his appointment with my fellow councillors.”

Mr Carr was first elected as a borough councillor in 1987 and spent his first term as mayor in 1995/96. He served as leader from May 1999 until his retirement from the role in May 2017, making him the longest serving councillor in his role.

He became mayor once again in May 2018 before being appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire in June in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, before retiring as a councillor earlier this year at the borough elections.

Some of the highlights during his time as leader include the acquisition of Fishlake Meadows as an area for the public to enjoy as well as the purchase of The Lights Theatre in Andover. He also fought to secure the £2.6m from the Enterprise M3 LEP and other funding for the construction of Andover College’s Future Skills and Technology Centre. www.testvalley.gov.uk

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AUTUMN FESTIVAL AT ROYAL VICTORIA COUNTRY PARK

A charity festival to celebrate the very best of Autumnal treasures with the spotlight on Pumpkins and Scarecrows at Royal Victoria Country Park on Saturday 12 October 2019 From 12 noon 5pm.

This will be our coming of age celebrating twenty one years of holding this festival for the Jubilee Sailing Trust.

Bring your own Scarecrow for our Scarecrow Avenue. The biggest pumpkins in UK will be paraded, celebrated and serenaded trying to beat last year's winning giant pumpkin. Small pumpkins are welcome too! Arrive early and stay all afternoon.

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Sunday 20 10.00 Family Communion

(CW) with REME Sunday 27 18.00 Benefice Evensong

Crawley

St. Mary's

Sunday 6 10.00 Family Communion Sunday 13 10.00 Morning Worship Sunday 20 08.00 Holy Communion Sunday 27 10.00 Harvest Festival

Abbotts Ann St. Mary's

Sunday 6 09.30 Morning Worship Sunday 13 09.30 Holy Communion Sunday 20 08.00 Said Communion 09.30 Morning Worship Sunday 27 09.30 Family Service in

War Memorial Hall

Bossington St. James

Sunday 13 09.30 Holy Communion Sunday 20 18.00 Meditation

Broughton St. Mary's

Sunday 6 09.30 Parish Communion Sunday 13 08.00 Holy Communion 09.30 The Bible Uncovered Sunday 20 11.00 Harvest Festival followed

by Bring & Share

finger food lunch Sunday 27 08.00 Holy Communion 09.30 Parish Communion

Chilbolton

St. Mary the Less

Sunday 6 10.00 Family Service Sunday 13 10.00 Morning Prayer

Goodworth Clatford

St Peter's

Sunday 6 08.00 Said Communion 11.00 Morning Worship Sunday 13 11.00 Morning Worship Sunday 20 11.00 Matins Sunday 27 11.00 Holy Communion

Houghton

All Saint's Church

Sunday 13 18.00 Evensong Sunday 27 09.30 Parish Communion

King's Somborne Methodist Church

Sunday 6 10.30 Morning Worship Sunday 13 10.30 Morning Worship Sunday 20 10.30 Holy Communion 15.30 Messy Church Sunday 27 10.30 Harvest Festival

King's Somborne

St. Peter & St. Paul

Sunday 6 10.00 Parish Communion Sunday 13 08.00 Holy Communion 10.00 Worship For All Ages Sunday 20 10.00 Parish Communion Sunday 27 08.00 Holy Communion

10.00 Matins 18.00 Alive!

1st & 3rd Wednesday 10.15 Holy Communion

Leckford

St Nicholas

Sunday 6 08.00 Said Holy Communion Sunday 20 18.00 Evensong

10.00 Harvest Festival Sunday 20 10.00 Matins Sunday 27 10.00 Family Communion

Stockbridge Old St. Peter

Sunday 20 08.00 Said Holy Communion

Littleton

Stockbridge

Sunday 6 16.00 CafĂŠ Church in

Church Room Sunday 13 10.00 Family Communion Sunday 20 10.00 Harvest Festival 18.00 Peace & Wholeness Sunday 27 10.00 Family Communion

Sunday 6 11.00 Morning Worship Sunday 13 11.00 Harvest Festival Sunday 20 10.45 Matins Sunday 27 11.00 Parish Communion

St. Catherine's

Longstock St. Mary

Sunday 6 17.00 St Mary Harvest

Festival followed

by Harvest

Supper in Village Hall Sunday 13 09.30 All Age Worship Sunday 20 09.30 Morning Worship Sunday 27 09.30 Parish Communion

Mottisfont

St. Andrew's

Sunday 6 18.00 Evensong Sunday 13 11.00 Messy Church Sunday 20 09.30 Holy Communion Sunday 27 11.00 Family Communion

Sparsholt

St. Stephen's

Sunday 6 08.00 Holy Communion Sunday 13

St. Peter

Stockbridge

St. Thomas More (Catholic) Every Sunday 09.00 Mass

Upper Clatford All Saints

Sunday 6 09.30 Holy Communion Sunday 13 08.00 Said Communion 09.30 Morning Worship Sunday 20 09.30 Holy Communion Sunday 29 09.30 Morning Worship 18.00 Evensong

Wherwell

St. Peter & Holy Cross

Sunday 6 10.00 Holy Communion 18.00 Autumn Meditations Sunday 13 18.00 Benefice Evensong Sunday 20 10.00 Family Service Sunday 27 08.00 Holy Communion