Test Valley Forum - Issue 170 - October 2022

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Bespoke Kitchens & Furniture

HappyKitchens have a unique approach when it comes to kitchens and custom spaces in the home. We use excellent quality materials which are fitted by exshipwright joiners, who used to fit the woodwork on Super Yachts. That in itself is unique in our industry but then add in the fact that we are bespoke, but don’t charge the inflated prices that your highend high street showrooms do, gives us the recipe for your perfect home solution. This is why we are one of the highest rated home improvement companies on HOUZZ, beating all the top names you might recognise when walking down your high street.

We have never had less than a 5star

review and have won the HOUZZ best of service award every year since it has been running. The staff at HOUZZ reference us to other companies as to how customer service should be done. Many of our customers have used us 2 or 3 times due to moving house or tackling other projects in their existing houses.

We do not have a template for design and take a fresh approach with every customer. It is important to take all the best ideas a customer has, then bring in the experience we have to offer, and often our ideas will be completely different to any other companies as we are innovative and bespoke. We often hear that customers have had designs and quotes that all look the same, are boring and

un-exciting, yet expensive. This is because most high street ‘kitchen designers’ are just salespeople with no idea on how a kitchen works.

Bespoke sizing - Media walls, boot rooms, custom offices, installed by ex shipwright joiners with exceptional attention to detail

So whether you need an amazing Kitchen, Utility, Bedroom, coffee bar with custom pod storage, Office, Media wall or Living Room storage we can help. The design visits are free of charge, and we can quote on the same day. Also Ben loves design, so often at no extra charge, he will help you choose paint colours, light fittings, Bar stools, artwork and can even recommend great pots and pans.

“Thisisthesecondtimewehaveused HappyKitchensandonceagainweare overthemoonwiththeresults! Thelevelofworkmanshipisjust outstanding,theguyswereapleasure tohaveinthehouse,Wewon’thesitate tocontinuetorecommendHappy Kitchenstoanyonelookingforanew kitchen.Highlyrecommend!”

Anna and Hugh Cutler, May 22

Our customers will often use us again, and recommend us to Family and Friends. The quote from the review above was from a customer who has chosen us twice, and their parents also have a Happy Kitchen, and two of the parents' friends.

“HappyKitchens.WOWWOW WOW.Thankyousomuchforgiving usthewowfactorweaskedfor.”

The McAdams – June 21

The biggest compliment we get from our customers is always around our attention to detail and often bringing something completely different to the table. If you are still unsure after reading this, go and read some of our reviews on our Happy Kitchens Houzz profile, and do a search of kitchen companies on there by review rating, we are always close to the top of the list.

Out-of-the-box thinking, bespoke design features, and friendly staff with excellent attention to detail are just a few of the reasons you should call us today. If that isn’t enough please do remember that the design visit is free of charge, so you have nothing to lose.

One of the top reviewed companies on Houzz, offering free home design visits

Off to a flying art for Andover project

Test Valley Borough Council has awarded community group Bringing Together Andover CIC £300 through the Councillor Community Grant scheme.

Bringing Andover Together CIC is a community organisation focused on uniting Andover and surrounding villages/towns through events and shared experiences.

Goodworth Clatford Art & Craft Weekend

Volunteers have attended the town’s Four Fun Fridays events this year, encouraging residents to take part in their latest community activity. Dubbed the ‘Our Guildhall’ project, this venture has allowed more than 300 people from across the local area to contribute to a community-based piece of art. Visitors to the town’s Four Fun Fridays events have been invited to place a thumbprint of paint onto a line drawing of the Guildhall. Residents also have the opportunity to learn about the history of the Guildhall, with old photos and documents being displayed under the gazebo as discovered and sourced from the local archives in Winchester.

Dmitrijs Meiksans, the Director of Bringing Together Andover CIC said: "This has been a lovely project to work on. I have really enjoyed playing a part in bringing together the community through this shared goal.

“The Guildhall is an iconic building that has been at the heart of the community for centuries, and this project is a way of honouring its history".

St Mary’s Ward councillors Iris Andersen, Jan Budzynski and Victoria Harber approved the grant. Councillor Iris Andersen said: “We are so pleased to support this wonderful project.

“The Guildhall is a landmark to the town and it’s a brilliant idea to create art for the community, by the community.”

The Test Valley Borough Council Councillor Community Grant scheme helps to fund community-led initiatives up to two-thirds of the overall cost. Local councillors allocate up to £1,000 to projects that they identify as meeting a need in the community based on feedback and ideas from residents.

After a hugely successful premier last year, the Goodworth Clatford Art & Craft Weekend will make a welcome return this Autumn from Friday 4th. – Sunday 6th. November 2022 at the Village Hall in Goodworth Clatford.

Building on last year’s success, the exhibition will feature a mixture of professional and amateur artists and craftsmen, showcasing a range of work including paintings, sculptures, jewellery, needle craft, ceramics and glass and handmade greeting cards.

As reported in The Advertiser, the standard of work on display last year was truly exceptional, and this year’s exhibition promises to be every bit as good. In addition to individual exhibitors, the Goodworth Clatford Art Group will be showcasing their many talents, making the show a truly rich and varied affair.

Prices start from just a few pounds, and in addition to pieces on display on the day, many exhibitors will accept commissions, ensuring that the weekend offers something for every taste and every pocket - the perfect opportunity to start your Christmas shopping with that special gift for a loved one. Better still, why not treat yourself – you know you deserve it!

There’s a prize draw, too, so why not try your luck to win one of several works of art kindly donated by some of the exhibitors.

Entrance each day is free, and if the excitement gets all too much, then you can kick back, take the weight off your arpeggios and enjoy a selection of home-baked refreshments, tea, coffee or perhaps a little something from the bar, whilst checking through your shopping list and contemplating the fabulous array of artistic talent with which North Hampshire is blessed.

So put the dates in your diary and prepare to kick start your Festive Season with a visit to the Goodworth Clatford Art & Craft Weekend. You won’t be disappointed.

Goodworth Clatford Art & Craft Weekend.

Friday 4th. November 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Saturday 5th. November 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Sunday 6th. November 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Movement Ecology

‘Stasis and convenience are a prison cell where your body rots’ Ben Pobjoy

With Back Care Awareness Week around the corner, is it time we take a look beyond our symptoms and at what might actually be at the root cause of all our aches and pains? There is no doubt about it, our environment shapes how we move. And the way we move will also influence our environment, from our office and home space, to the community, city, country, and even the world in which we live. This is movement ecology.

The convenience that you have grown to expect, accept and love is not only driving your own ‘sedentarism’ and ‘body rot’, but also that of the people that are laboring to provide it for you. Being seated is very much linked to consumerism and materialism. If you’re not moving, someone else is moving for you, either directly or indirectly by making stuff to make not moving easier for you. What can you think of that you use that means that you move less? It needn’t be the big stuff like a car or escalator. What about the tiny tea bag, TV remote control, electric toothbrush, electronic car key….? How much movement have you lost by accepting these conveniences and so many others?

See how the choice to move (or not) is presented to us everyday, but how often we select the most sedentary choice without a second thought. In order for you to not walk around the car unlocking doors, turning your wrist or getting up to change the channel you have accepted a load of rubbish, plastic (landfill) and a battery. And another human has had to labour and another ecosystem is being

Natrolive - Nutritional therapist and Naturopath

Hello! I’m Olivia and I am a nutritional therapist and naturopath. I also practice functional medicine.

Growing up here in Hampshire, my teenage years weren’t much fun: I had ME/chronic fatigue syndrome.

Doctors couldn’t help and I learned to live with it. Many years later, friends introduced me to an alternative approach and, beyond my wildest dreams, I got better.

I enrolled at the College of Naturopathic Medicine to understand why it had worked and learn what more I could do to become as healthy as possible. It was exciting and empowering to gain control over my recovery. I never expected to find and fall in love with the career that now fills me with such passion.

destroyed to fulfill our love of convenience. We have a role in the ecosystem, and it is not an immobile one sitting comfortably at the top of the food chain as we have been taught. Our role is dynamic, proactive and integrative, and ultimately critical to all other living things on this planet. The majority of us live apart from nature, and health care practitioners are now dealing with the physical and mental effect of this separation. Our lack of movement, and our lack of movement in nature means we are essentially living like animals in captivity.

What are the main diseases we see in captive animals? Cardiovascular disease, musculoskeletal pain, diabetes, obesity, anxiety, depression. Sound familiar?

So what can we do, I ask, as I sit here in front of my laptop, only stretching my eye muscles to focus 2 feet in front of me…

What am I doing to increase my own movement and that of others? I’m going to walk (hop, skip and jump) to my local shops and buy locally produced, in season, organic food and carry it home.

Inspired? Intrigued? Curious? Read Movement Matters by Katy Bowman and dive into a world of squats, bare feet, bugs, breathing and why YOUR movement matters.

And for an easy back pain relief exercise, go to the website to find a lovely spinal mobility flow video guide to help ease you out of bed in the morning, give your spine a break in the day and to soothe a weary body in the evening.

Emma Wightman - www.the-sop.com

“Nature cures, not the physician” Hippocrates

Diet, environment, lifestyle, thoughts/emotions, relationships, genetics, even society all affect your health. The body is inherently self-healing, but these factors can hinder self-healing, creating symptoms/disease.

Foods and herbs have therapeutic properties like medicines. Every time you eat or drink, you are either feeding disease or fighting it. By ensuring your body gets all the nutrients it needs, and avoiding or helping it eliminate those that do it harm, we improve our health.

No one has a perfect diet, including nutritionists! There are always improvements that can be made to everyone’s diet and lifestyle, whether you are seeking support for existing symptoms/disease or to prevent them from occurring.

“We are what we eat”

While much health advice applies to all, you are unique: what is right for someone else may not be right for you. A practitioner will give you personally-tailored advice, which is practical and achievable.

You can find me at the Stockbridge Osteopathic Practice; or if you would like to find out more or ask a question, you can book a free 15 minute call or email me: olivia@natrolive.com.

Smoked Hampshire trout and spinach roulade

Wilt the washed spinach in a large pan or in a colander, pour over boiling water. Squeeze out as much water as possible.

Put the sauce and the spinach together in a blender or food processor and blend together. Transfer to a large bowl and set aside.

In a clean dry bowl, whisk the egg whites to soft peaks. Use a metal spoon to fold in the egg whites folding gently into the spinach mixture. Season to taste.

Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 15 – 20 minutes until the mixture has risen and is springy to the touch. Leave to cool in the tin.

Loosen the edge of the roulade with a knife and invert it onto a large sheet of baking paper. Gently peel off the used baking paper and spread the cream cheese lemon zest and chives over the cool roulade. Arrange the slices of smoked trout on top of this leaving a 2cm border.

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius/fan 180/gas 6. Line a 20cm swiss roll tin with non-stick baking paper.

In a saucepan melt the butter over low heat. Using a wooden spoon, stir in the flour then cook for 3 mins until pale gold. Gradually add the milk, stirring constantly until the sauce is smooth. Simmer for 15 minutes, stirring regularly until it is smooth and glossy. Cool slightly before adding the egg yolks and mixing well.

Working from the short side, use the baking paper underneath to roll the roulade, gently but tightly into a roll. Chill for 2 hours seam side down.

Remove from fridge 20 mins before serving. Some Hampshire Watercress makes a perfect garnish. see us on

Partnership comes together to support residents with rising cost of living

The Test Valley Partnership came together earlier this month to hold a special cost of living conference to explore what more can be done to support local people.

Hosted by Leader of Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC), Councillor Phil North, and Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Councillor Celia Dowden, the conference brought together a host of different organisations including Citizens Advice Test Valley, Hampshire County Council, Department for Work and Pensions, Andover Foodbank and Romsey Community Services. They discussed what was already being done, identified gaps and explored what more they could do locally to assist. The partnership will now take forward various actions and projects over the coming months that will help organisations to provide targeted aid to residents and make it as easy as possible for people to access the support they need when they need it. To assist with this, the council has set up a new Cost of Living Support Hub, which provides useful information and signposts people to the various agencies and groups that can offer a range of help, from local food banks to financial advice. The information can be found at www.testvalley. gov.uk/costoflivingsupport

TVBC already provides a range of support to its local communities, including awarding more than £800k to Citizens Advice Test Valley over the next three years to provide advice on benefits, debt reduction and other practical help, administering food vouchers as part of the Household Support Fund and offering assistance with council tax and benefits. Leader of TVBC, Councillor Phil North, said: “I completely understand people’s concerns over the rising cost of living and the impact this is having. It is vital that we do everything we can to support our local communities through this, which is why we brought together the Test Valley Partnership, so we could look at how we can offer help in the most effective way.

“Although we don’t have infinite resources, I’m sure there is more we can do, whether that be signposting, providing other practical support or perhaps even offering some one-off, targeted assistance to relevant organisations.

“It was a really productive session and I am incredibly grateful to everyone who took part. We will be moving things forward as quickly as possible over the coming months and will keep people updated on the existing and emerging help available.”

Leader of the opposition, Councillor Celia Dowden, added: “It was an informative session. There is an impressive range of help from our many local groups. Letting residents know where and how to access this support is the first step, but we will also need to be looking at other ways in which the council can support residents during this crisis.

“People are understandably very worried about the cost of living and it is affecting those who are already some of the most vulnerable members of our community, as well as individuals and families who have not experienced financial hardship previously.

“We can achieve so much more by working together and I am so grateful to all those involved.”

Claudia Bradby Jewellery

Local to Stockbridge, Claudia Bradby has been reinventing the pearl for over 20 years. Sold in John Lewis, Fenwick and many independent jewellery stores and boutiques (including David Mellor and Sass and Edge) her designs are highly collectable. Her sample sale is a highlight of the run-up to Christmas with beautiful pieces available at cost price. www.claudiabradby.com & AUCTION

AUTUMN TALKS

Kate Muir

Mary Lovell

Everything You Need to Know about the Menopause (and were too afraid to ask)

Mary Lovell Sebba September

Mary Lovell Sebba

Gill Hornby Godmersham Park

Thursday 6th October 7.00pm for 7.30pm

Jeremy Bowen The Making of the Modern Middle East

Thursday 17th November 7.00pm for 7.30pm

A novel about Jane Austen

Thursday 20th October 7.00pm for 7.30pm

Anne Sebba

Les Parisiennes: the Women of Paris Lived, Loved Died in the 1940s

Les Parisiennes: How the Women of Paris Lived, Loved and Died in the 1940s

Raynor Winn Landlines

Thursday 3rd November

Alison Weir

The Lost Tudor Princess and Katherine of Aragon

Thursday 3rd November

Thursday 8th December 7.00pm for 7.30pm

All talks will take place at The Old Dairy, Hatherden, SP11 0HT

Wednesday 9th November

Community grant helps to drive the Andover Festival of Motoring back to the High Street

The Mitford Sisters Thursday 29th September Joyce

The Lost Tudor Princess and Katherine of Aragon

Alison Weir 2.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm

Wednesday 9th November

Rachel Joyce

The Mitford Sisters Thursday 29th September Joyce

Alison Weir 2.30pm

Tickets £15, including a glass of wine www.booksatthebarn.co.uk for more information

Our Andover Community Interest Group successfully applied for a Councillor Community Grant for the St Mary’s ward for £1,000 to support the Andover Festival of Motoring on Sunday 28th August.

Tickets £12

The Festival of Motoring is a free event for local residents and included displays of cars, motorbikes, buses, military, farming and commercial vehicles. They also had some character vehicles on display such as the GhostBusters car and the Batmobile.

Thursday 17th November (author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry) A Snow Garden

Brocks Farm Livery and Riding Centre

All events will place Old Dairy Hatherden SP11

Thursday 17th of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry) Snow Garden

Janette and Lucinda Burtenshaw

Tickets

Tickets available from:

Cllr Iris Andersen, said: "The Festival of Motoring marked its 6th anniversary this year and is a popular free event that creates a fantastic buzz of activity on Andover High Street for the local community. We are so pleased to have this event back up and running after being delayed due to the pandemic.”

The Test Valley Borough Councillors Community Grant Scheme aims to support local people to establish their own priorities and deliver local solutions to local issues. It also aims to encourage community led initiatives, supported by Borough Councillors who can play an active part in helping their communities deliver their ambitions.

For more information about the council’s grant schemes, visit www.testvalley.gov.uk

B.H.S approved, licensed by TestValley Borough Council Lessons for all abilities • Dressage school masters • Small children and beginners taught with care on well schooled all-round ponies/horses • Careful attention paid to the needs of Liveries.

Tel: 01264 810090

brocksfarm@googlemail.com www.brocksfarm.co.uk

Brocks Farm, Longstock, Stockbridge, Hants, SO20 6DP

The Autumn Hampshire Art Fair

Our annual autumn show promises to be more remarkable and dynamic than ever as Nadia Waterfield Fine Art exhibits some captivating new ‘finds’. With over half the artists as firsttime exhibitors at the gallery, Nadia demonstrates her passion for bringing in fresh artwork to her shows, all carefully curated from all over the UK and abroad. It is this vibrancy and diversity which makes this exhibition so original and stimulating.

with so much diversity under one roof, there’s something to appeal to all tastes and budgets.

Parking is ample, stunning dog walks on the doorstep, the welcome warm and coffee delicious!

The gallery – the largest in Hampshire – has the advantage of acres of space so that not only can a vast cross-section of artwork, across a broad variety of subjects, genres and media be exhibited, larger pieces to fill bigger walls can be hung too. Featuring original work from over 60 artists, all the exhibits are meticulously sourced from all over the UK and abroad to ensure these shows are always exciting, sometimes surprising, and normally have something to fall in love with that is hard to leave behind! Certainly

Consultancy

Nadia is always delighted to inform and advise clients on selecting and hanging paintings. She has a natural eye for interiors and knows instinctively where best to place art to maximise its impact. A home visit allows Nadia to assess the scale of a space and to gauge more precisely her client’s style and requirements. She will then source suitable artwork from her extensive portfolio and bring a selection to the client to be viewed in situ – this, Nadia believes, can transform a painting and help the client make a decision.

Nadia Waterfield Fine Art Old Grain Store Clatford Stockbridge Hampshire SP11 7LF 07717 833999

Hundreds gather for historic proclamation

Hundreds of people filled Andover High Street and the War Memorial Park in Romsey on Sunday 11 September, as the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Test Valley and Deputy Lieutenants of Hampshire read the proclamation of King Charles III. Initially read at St James’s Palace and the Royal Exchange in the City of London on Saturday, the proclamation is the official

announcement of the new monarch. It was then read in counties, cities, boroughs and districts up and down the country the following day.

Videos of the proclamation ceremonies in Andover and Romsey can be viewed on the Test Valley Borough Council website.

Mayor of Test Valley, Councillor Alan Dowden, said: “It was a great honour to have read the proclamation of the new King and to have taken part in such a historic event. It has been an incredibly moving few days, and just as people have gathered in grief, we gathered to mark the King’s accession to the throne and the start of a new era for each of us. I wish to thank everyone who attended. God Save The King.”

Leader of Test Valley Borough Council, Councillor Phil North, added: “As one era ends, so another begins - and while we continue to mourn the passing of Her Late Majesty The Queen, it is important too that we celebrate the beginning of the reign of King Charles III.

A huge thank you to everyone who attended in Andover and Romsey, and to the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Deputy Lieutenants for leading the services. It was great to see so many people there, which made for a really special atmosphere.”

that they may not have dreamed of before now. This may be their chance to compete in the Round the Island race aboard its sailing race fleet, take to the slopes in Italy as part of the school’s ski race team, ascend mountains with the CCF Army Corps, spend a wild weekend on Dartmoor for their Gold Duke of Edinburgh, take to the stage in one of the school’s theatre or music productions, or learn to rock climb or scuba dive. Risk taking is the norm as students understand the benefit of feeling purposefully uncomfortable to become great thinkers and leaders of the next generation.

With so many exciting career paths to follow, students can choose from 24 A Level subjects, which are all academically rigorous and taught in small groups. They can be studied in any combination and complemented with the Extended Project Qualification, creating a two-year tailored programme that reflects academic strengths and interests and paves the way to achieving every student’s aspirations.

At Embley Sixth Form, students study subjects they love, learn new skills, develop their curiosity, lead and influence, and gain more independence, in an environment that is closer to that of university.

Embley’s reputation is built on three pillars: ambition, self-belief and compassion towards others. The foundation of this lies in the school’s belief that the personal development and formation of individuals is the most important experience a school can bestow to its students. The opportunities that await students at Embley go beyond achieving A*s.

As part of its Sixth Form programme of study, students are encouraged to challenge themselves, take on positions of leadership that influences the way the school is managed and try new pursuits

Students benefit from a careers programme that is designed to explore the range of the possible and to challenge expectations. A programme of lectures and workshops delivered by Oxbridge and Russell Group universities, careers events, insights into industry through our collaborations with the likes of HSBC, Microfocus, GlaxoSmithKline and Deliotte and access to over 50 inspiring interviews on Embley’s Careers Channel.

Everyone’s focus at Embley is on helping students thrive. They will be guided, supported, challenged and encouraged to seize every opportunity to help them be the best person you can be.

For more information about Embley’s Sixth Form or to book to attend the Sixth Form Information Evening on 12 October, please visit www.embley.org.uk

Discover a Sixth Form of determined, successful and purposeful individuals

Local Events

Autumn Steam Gala at The Watercress Line

Friday 7 - Sunday 9 Oct

www.watercressline.co.uk

Station Road, New Alresford SO24 9JG

The Watercress Line look forward to welcoming you to our ‘steam’ packed THREE-day event, recreating the atmosphere of a rural branch line railway. Mid Hants Railway Ltd 'Watercress Line'.

Stockbridge Amateur Dramatic Society’s Curtain Calls

Tue 4 Oct

From 7.30pm

High Street, Stockbridge, SO20 6EU

Come and be entertained by readings and performances from plays, poems and novels - and often songs - around the theme of…Gardens. You don’t have to be a member of SADS to come along, (but we’d love it if you’d join). We’re always looking for new blood to act, direct and be part of the backstage team. No experience necessary! Stockbridgeamdrams@gmail. com or find us on Facebook

Wildebeest in the Potting Shed at The Hawk Conservancy Trust

humorous stories, Ashley Smith shares tales of some of the people, mammals and birds that have been involved with the Hawk Conservancy Trust from its early days as a wildlife park, up to its current standing as an award-winning tourist attraction. www.hawk-conservancy.org/ events/potting-shed/ Tickets £19.50 and include tea/ coffee and cake served during the interval. Your ticket will support the charitable work of the Hawk Conservancy Trust.

The Autumn Hampshire Art Fair

classic production embraces both the seriousness and comedy of Mozart’s work. The audience is transported to a fantastical world of dancing animals, flying machines and dazzlingly starry skies. The setting provides a wonderful backdrop for Mozart’s kaleidoscopic score. Please note tickets for this film cost £11.50 plus a £0.50 booking fee. Tickets can be purchased online (£5.50 plus £0.50p booking fee per ticket unless otherwise shown) via www.stockbridgecinema. org.uk or by telephone from TicketSource 0333 666 3366 (£1.80 charge per telephone booking in addition to the online ticket price).

Stockbridge Cinema Operation Mincemeat (12A)

Owls By Moonlight at The Hawk Conservancy Trust

Thur 15 to Thur 22 Oct

From 6pm to 8.30pm www.hawk-conservancy.org

Weyhill, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 8DY

Thurs 6 Oct

From 7pm to 9.30pm

www.hawk-conservancy.org

Weyhill, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 8DY

With heart-warming and

Sat 8 - Sunday 30 Oct

From 11am - 5pm (closed Mon)

www.nadiawaterfieldfineart.com

The Old Grain store, Westover Farm, SP11 7LF

Over 60 British & International Artists exhibiting beautiful artworks across all genres at Nadia Waterfield Fine Art. The Old Grain store, Westover Farm, Goodworth Clatford, Nr Stockbridge, SP11 7LF www.nadiawaterfieldfineart.com

Stockbridge Cinema The Magic Flute (U)

Fri 14 Oct

From 7.30pm

www.stockbridgecinema.org.uk

Showing at Stockbridge Town Hall, SO20 6HE

Recorded live at the Royal Opera House in 2017 David McVicar’s

Wed 19 Oct

4.30pm and 7.30pm www.stockbridgecinema.org.uk

Showing at Stockbridge Town Hall, SO20 6HE

The remarkable true story of the elaborate plot cooked up by British intelligence in 1943 to fool Nazi Germany into thinking the allies planned to invade Greece and Sardinia, rather than their actual target, Sicily. The corpse of a tramp was invested with a fake identity, and then dumped off the coast of Spain carrying the plans for the supposed invasion. Tickets can be purchased online (£5.50 plus £0.50p booking fee per ticket unless otherwise shown) via www. stockbridgecinema.org.uk or by telephone from TicketSource 0333 666 3366 (£1.80 charge per telephone booking in addition to the online ticket price).

Step into the wonderful world of owls with the Hawk Conservancy Trust. Watch these mystical birds twist and turn through the night sky and make sure you duck as they skim silently over the top of your head. The evening will start will a delicious hot supper served on covered seating outside Feathers Restaurant. The evening will include two different flying displays in their Woodland and Savannah arenas. During the evening, you can explore parts of the grounds to meet some of the other owls in their care, and they'll share an insight to some of the conservation and research projects that they undertake with British owls. Come along wrapped up warm, with a torch, and step out in the dark with the owls.

Pumpkin Carving at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens

Wed 26 to Fri 28 Oct

Various times (see copy)

www.hawk-conservancy.org

Jermyns Lane, Romsey, SO51 0QA

Come and carve a pumpkin at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Garden admission fees apply. Price: £5.50 per child (includes 1 pumpkin). Booking is essential. Sessions at 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm and 2.30pm. For more information visit: https://www.hants.gov.uk/ thingstodo/hilliergardens

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Come and learn some of the secrets of Traditional Water Gilding, using pure Gold Leaf, White Gold and Silver. Design and decorate your own Christmas Bauble with 24 carat gold leaf, to take home in our 'Gilding on Glass Baubles' workshop, taught by Ian Newman. Ian is a Decorative Artist and Restorer , specialising in Paint Effects and Finishes, and has a special interest in Gilding. Ian holds a Masters in Decorative Arts and over thirty years experience!

For those with no experience of gilding

The day will start with Ian showing you a number of examples before taking you through some of the history of gilding and the technique of gilding and painting on glass. Ian will then show you how to achieve your own stunning Christmas baubles. You will then create your own Gilded Bauble to take home with you. All tools, equipment and materials needed will be provided and are included in the workshop fees. Lunch is not included in the price, so please bring your own lunch which can be eaten in the workshop or weather depending, in the garden. Other refreshments are provided throughout the day (please bring your own dietary requirements)

Venue, Stockbridge Scout Hut. SO20 6EU (Behind Grosvenor Hotel which is opposite our shop) Free parking on the High Street

This workshop is set in the warm, friendly and picturesque surroundings of Stockbridge village, located in the heart of Test Valley. Just a short walk away up Stockbridge high street, known for its range of independent small local businesses, you will find artisan coffees shops, bakery, and deli. As a member of a small group, you will receive one to one instruction for much of the time. Workshops are limited to eight spaces only, book early to avoid disappointment. Enjoy this workshop as a one-off experience, or take a look at our other workshops for a longer learning journey!

A perfect Gift Experience - Cost £85.00 Workshops are non refundable within 30 days of event

If you are unable to attend due to illness, we will transfer you to the next date of the same workshop. You may transfer your ticket to another attendee if you are not attending Contact us - 2 Beau Monde Cottages, High Street, Stockbridge. SO20 6HF | info@newmansliving.com | 01264 810717

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Forager, for Poorer

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“Now, this one is an Amethyst Deceiver. And it’s edible!” announced the expert with glee.

“Oooh!” Lots of interest from the group who’d come on the ‘Fungi Foray’.

“Or… it could be a Lilac Fibrecap… in which case it’s poisonous.” The expert assumed a funereal tone.

“Aaah..” Lots of disappointment from the crowd, except Himself who said “really? There’s not ‘mush-room’ for error, then…” turning away and stifling a snigger.

“But I think it is actually a deceiver, which means that you can safely eat it.” The expert was again upbeat.

‘Thank goodness’, she thought. Earlier, when she’d handed Himself his waterproofs, he’d looked up at her with sad, Labrador eyes; “are you really dragging me out on a wet October afternoon to grub about looking at toadstools?”

“Yes.” She’d said sternly “We might learn something. Nature can provide a delicious smorgasbord. For freeee!” Costs were more upwardly mobile than a yuppie in the eighties - and she was on an economy drive. “And at least we won’t be at home with the lights and heating on,” she reasoned. Back in the present, the expert was speaking again. “Of course, these fungi can absorb quite a lot of arsenic from the soil.” She saw Himself was trying to appear interested. “Are they safe for human consumption?”

“Oh yes,” said the expert earnestly. “But they don’t make very good eating…”

On the way home, Himself giggled. “Not once did the word ‘magic’ pass that man’s lips and he wasn’t the ‘fun guy’ I anticipated. Let’s stick to buying mushrooms from a shop – it all seems a bit dodgy if you don’t know what you’re doing. And we don’t.“

She had to agree; dim memories had resurfaced of a famous author, she couldn’t recollect who, but he’d inadvertently poisoned his family with what he’d thought were ceps. The words ‘’dialysis’ and ‘kidney transplants’ had been mentioned. Horrific. She shuddered.

“Perhaps we should stick to foraging for nuts.” She stopped the car next to a promising walnut tree. Picking up the remains of the crop, time and the weather having helpfully liberated the wrinkled brown shells from their hand-staining jackets, they stuffed them into dog poo bags.

“Wonderful!” Himself enthused. “Look, if you put two in your hand and squeeze them together, you can crack them.” He demonstrated, happily popping a sweet English walnut into his mouth.

“Ow!” she yelped as she tried to emulate the ease with which his massive

hands crushed the walnuts into submission. “I think I’ve sprained something,” she complained, rubbing her painful right wrist. Distracted by the sight of some hazel bushes, she pointed with her good hand, “look – we can get some of those too. I’ve got a recipe for fried chicken in crushed hazel nuts and cheese.”

Himself enthusiastically set about gathering up the small nuts. “Say no more - you had me at ‘fried chicken’.” Pausing, he said, “better check there’s actually something in them,” and popped one in his mouth, biting down hard on the shell.

“Ow!” Rubbing his jaw, he said “I think I’ve cracked a tooth.”

“Oh dear. Well, before we both completely fall apart, let’s gather some of these late blackberries. I haven’t picked any this year and at least they’re idiot proof.”

A week or so later she was dishing up a meal of chicken coated with crushed nuts and parmesan. Himself hovered and pushed a spoon into the crumble destined for pudding; blackberry and apple.

“We’ve had blackberry sorbet, pork with blackberry sauce, blackberry pancakes and quite a lot of blackberry and beetroot smoothie. I’m not complaining, but I’m a bit blackberried-out. The pips get stuck in my bad tooth. Um… darling, please tell me this is the last of them?”

“Yes it is.”

“Oh good.” He sounded relieved.

“What I mean is that it’s the last of last year’s blackberries that I discovered in the freezer when I went to freeze this year’s blackberries.” She smiled sheepishly and passed his plate.

Carefully eating on one side of his mouth, Himself said conversationally, “Dentist said I’ll need a crown.”

Cutting up her chicken with her left hand, she nodded and commented, “Chiropractor’s going to realign my wrist.”

They looked at each other and said in unison, “expensive month.”

“So much for the free food,” Himself concluded.

“You know,” he smiled across the table at her “how you’ve been talking about renewing our vows?”

“WE’ve been talking about..” she gave him a look.

“Yes. We. Anyway, before the ‘in sickness and in health bit’ perhaps we should substitute the ‘for richer, for poorer’ with, wait for it… ‘FORAGER, for Poorer’.. Gettit?” Himself winked and chortled.

She chuckled with him; his hilarity was infectious - and she reflected that laughter, like love, really was free.

Theatre & Shows

Wed 5 Oct - Sat 15 Oct

From 7.30pm | 2.30pm on 9 Oct titchfieldfestivaltheatre.com

73 St Margarets Lane, Titchfield, Fareham, PO14 4BG

1920s New York, speakeasys and jazz. The underground nature of drinking made for a Wild West atmosphere. Join the fun, frolics and insubordination at Titchfield Festival Theatre. One young woman's journey to find love, to know love, to feel love. Join her as she questions what love means and how some journeys are better not taken but to stand still is even more painful. The story of the first woman to face the electric chair in New York. How, why and what made her murder her husband.

Sweeney Todd

All ticket prices are inclusive of a £1 Restoration Levy

An Evening with Sir Geoff Hurst

Monty Python and The Foley Grail - Eastleigh Film Festival

Associates presents & Mugged

Wed 26 Oct - Tue 1 Nov

From 7.30pm t titchfieldfestivaltheatre.com

Sat 15 Oct

Tue 11 Oct

From 7.30pm theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk

21-23 Jewry Street, Winchester, SO24 8SB

An evening with England's hat trick hero, world cup winner Sir Geoff Hurst. Sir Geoff comes to Winchester to talk amusingly about his illustrious West Ham and England career. Following great acclaim for his previous tour, Sir Geoff is back on the road with his great friend and agent Terry Baker who will once again be asking the questions. The second half of the evening includes a Q&A session.

Peppa Pig's Best Day Ever

From 7.30pm thepointeastleigh.co.uk

Leigh Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9DE

Grab your coconuts and join us and Compass Presents on a quest for the Holy Grail (or Foley grail if you will!) See one of the most laugh-out-loud films of all time made even funnier by the additional element of audience participation live sound effects. Upon your arrival you will be handed a package of foley-delights and instructed to follow your cuemaster to add live sound effects –en masse. While most of the foley items remain a surprise, Python fans are assured that coconuts are involved!

The Color Purple

73 St Margarets Lane, Titchfield, Fareham, PO14 4BG

Two plays that explore crime and young people. Mugged by Andrew Payne, tells the story of a group of teenagers living in fear of a gang, when something tragic happens, they are caught up in the media blame game. How will they come to terms with all of the attention and the truth?

DNA is a hard-hitting play by Dennis Kelly on the GCSE curriculum for drama. This masterpiece of youth theatre explores authority figures, guilt, panic and harmony ultimately asking the question, when you do something really bad, how do you get away with it? A dark and comic play with a terrifying finale.

The Proclaimers

Wed 5 Oct - Sat 8 Oct

From 7.30pm & 2pm on Sat 8th thepointeastleigh.co.uk

Leigh Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9DE

The infamous tale of Sweeney Todd, the unjustly exiled barber who returns to 19th century London seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which he opens a new barbers practice. Mrs. Lovett's luck sharply shifts when Todd's thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up, and the carnage has only just begun! Suitable for ages 5+ with parental guidance, recommended age 12+.

21-23 Jewry Street, Winchester, SO24

Peppa Pig is excited to be going on a special day out with George, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig - it’s going to be her best day ever!

Get ready for a road-trip full of fun adventures. From castles to caves, dragons to dinosaurs and icecreams to muddy puddles – there is something for all of the family and their friends to enjoy, including Miss Rabbit, Mr Bull, Suzy Sheep, Gerald Giraffe and more! Prepare for the brand new Peppa Pig live show packed full of songs, games and laughter, it really is the best day ever for Peppa Pig fans!

Tue 25 Oct - Sat 29 Oct

From 7.30pm and 2pm www.mayflower.org.uk

22-26 Commercial Road, Southampton, SO15 1GE

Based on the Pulitzer prizewinning novel by Alice Walker and adapted for the stage by Pulitzer Prize and Tony award-winner Marsha Norman, The Color Purple tells the story of courageous heroine Celie, as she journeys through joy, despair, anguish and hope in her own personal awakening to discover her unique voice in the world.

Titchfield Festival Theatre Youth

Sun 30th Oct

From 7.30pm www.mayflower.org.uk

22-26 Commercial Road, Southampton, SO15 1GE

Strikingly individual, twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid emerged 35 years ago with their debut album This Is The Story and Top 3 single Letter from America. Since then, their enduring appeal across generations has seen them enjoy huge success across the globe.

This is a taster of the exciting shows and performances available at these venues. For more information visit the relevant website.

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