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There is an extra measure of adventure embodied by the cover story about Tom Heal and Ben Southall. Tom is preparing for his attempt to become the youngest person to row the Atlantic, while Ben has become an international star since winning the ‘Best Job in the World’ as caretaker of Hamilton Island on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

The magazine includes special promotional features on Chapel Street and on South Harting. Health is also on the agenda, as we report on the progress of our two-woman team in their challenging programme to get fit for summer.

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Contents Welcome 1 News King’s Arms fire, Alitex win at Chelsea,

Baby photography, Rogate play area 4 Promotion Focus on Chapel Street 8 Profile Adventurers Tom Heal and Ben Southall 1 0 Health Body change course at Positive Lifestyle 14 Business News Primaveris, Review, Poppins,

Bakery Market, Mountain Summers 20 Promotion South Harting in the spotlight 22 Events Petersfield Food Festival report and

August Festivity plans; Butserfest 23 Property Green shoots in the local market 26 Community Circus fan David Weeks on the Big Top 28 Charity Butser Home-Start, Shopmobility, Save the

Children Fund, LiDBA, Ups & Downs 30 Arts Petersfield Arts and Crafts, Lion & Unicorn

HAC in Selborne 34 Sport Goodwood racing & motoring,

Disabled Golf Open at Old Thorns,

Liphook golfer tops in UK 36 What’s on Diary of events 37 Competition Win a Lasham Gliding Flight

Results from Blaze House Art 38 Directory Local contacts, Advertisers

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Profile: 12

Health: 14

Food Festival: 23

Community: 28

Charity: 32

Sport: 36

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Fire at King’s Arms Bill Pearce

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he King’s Arms Youth Club, Petersfield, has put on a brave face after being ravaged by a fire which has caused £150,000 worth of damage. The local community has come to their help, with day facilities for the

Child’s play

youngsters at the Petersfield Social Club and evenings in the football club.

Operations manager Bill Pearce expects the rebuilding work to take six months, so he is pleased with the local support. “I was

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ward-winning ‘baby-andbump’ photographer Tina Bolton has a new venture, Blue Hedgehog Photography, which offers free shoots for babies under the age of 12 months (older children can be accommodated).

Tina explains: “Invite four or more friends and their babies around for a coffee morning, book your photographer, sit back and relax – we’ll even provide the biscuits!

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not on duty at the time – 12.56 on a Saturday – but my three volunteers did extremely well to get everyone out of the building safely.”

The three volunteers are: Alex Errey, aged 19, Imogen Jubb, 19, and Calvin Boyd, 18. “The boys tried to go back and put out the fire, but the smoke was too fierce and they wisely decided to give up,” Bill adds.

Police have confirmed that the fire was started by a nine-yearold boy, a regular at the King’s Arms. “He’s been forgiven, and I’m taking him on a fire awareness course,” says Bill. “Both his parents have been extremely apologetic and have offered to help us in any way we can.” So all’s well that ends well.

If you want to help, please contact Bill Pearce, 01730 302026.

Email: bill.pearce1@ntlworld.com The offer includes a 20% discount with an award-winning on-line printing company with each order. Anyone hosting a shoot will receive 10% of the sales towards their own images; baby groups receive 10% of the sales for their own use. Images on disc start from just £99 for a set of 6, or you could buy every single shot for just £155.

On Friday 10 July the Blue Hedgehog Photography team are serving free refreshments and photographing babies at the United Reform Church in College Street, Petersfield, from 9.30am -1pm. “So come along, meet the team and enjoy a free baby photo shoot,” says Tina. “All images will be available to purchase on-line, and details will be given to you on the day.”

Blue Hedgehog Photography, 0845 638 5133. www. bluehedgehogphotography.co.uk

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xpenses’ payments to councillors on East Hampshire District Council (EHDC) have been made public in the last financial year.

Council Leader Ferris Cowper said: “I am very concerned that national publicity of MPs’ allowances damages the reputation of all those who work hard for their local community in elected roles. We become councillors to serve the community, not to earn a living.

“As councillors, our scheme has always been far more limited than that of MPs. In my own case, I recently announced that I would donate £4,000 of my leader’s allowance to the Bordon and Liphook Charity every year. I am determined that this council will be completely open and transparent about allowances to councillors.”

The figures showed that councillors received a basic allowance of £4,010 to cover postage, telephone use and petrol. Those with special responsibilities – like the leader, cabinet members and committee chairmen – received more because of their wider commitments.

Councillors can claim for mileage for travel on official council business, but only when the meeting is attended by a council officer. Wear and tear on vehicles is awarded at 40p per mile in line with national HMRC rates. Claims are vetted by council staff – and in 2008/09 each councillor claimed £404 on average for travel.

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t this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, Alitex won Sundries Certificate for its stand. “We have lost count how many years the company has been going to Chelsea,” said Nelly Hall, “but we reckon it is more 40.

“Each year we try and do things a little better to retain our fantastic spot on Main Avenue. And we also try and work with local businesses

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“This year we showed our Mottisfont Greenhouse – and our Conservatory, which is a relatively new product for us. We always try and make our Conservatory look amazing, draw people in from the Avenue, and get them onto our stand.

“With help from Hackman and Potter and Tricot Too, we created

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he Liss Dental Practice, the sister of College Street Dental Practice in Petersfield, held an open day in June. It was a huge success with a steady footfall through the practice, although it coincided with the Petersfield Food Festival.

Scores of visitors, who included Liss Parish Councillor Roger Mullenger, looked around the practice's modern, clean and airy surroundings. They could also see the treatment rooms where owner and principal Dr Afshin Khalessi carries out all general, surgical and cosmetic dentistry. Dr Khalessi – who qualified in 1994 and then had three years of postgraduate training in implantology and restorative dentistry – is one of only 5 per cent of dentists in the UK qualified and experienced in implant work.

Some 40 people entered the practice’s Smile of the Year Campaign, and Charlotte Taylor-Stoakes, from Liss, won the prize of free and permanent teeth whitening, carried out by Dr Khalessi. She also won the sponsors’ prizes: a luxury cut, colour and styling donated by Lavant Rowe Hairdressing, of Petersfield; a professional photo-shoot by Blush photography, owned by Ali Kittermaster, with three inclusive pictures; and a meal for two at the award-winning Madhuban Tandoori restaurant in Liss.

“Charlotte was so impressed, she signed up as a new patient there and then,” said Nicki Hutchinson, Liss Dental Practice’s Business

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Smiley people (l to r): Ali Kittermaster, prizewinner Charlotte Taylor-Stoakes, Life Magazines’ MD Gareth Gammon, and Dr Afshin Khalessi, Principal and Owner of Liss Dental Practice and Development Manager. “Within a week she attended her first appointment, where she had Liss Dental Practice’s extensive full Oral Health Check – not just the teeth, but also the gums, the foundation of healthy teeth. She also signed up for our affordable new Monthly Membership scheme for £10 per month.

“We are still taking on new patients, and would welcome enquiries from anyone who is looking for affordable dentistry. Feel free to drop by on us in Station Road, just above Liphook Valet Dry Cleaners.”

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Stephen Taylor, Chairman of the Rogate Appeal for a Playground (RAP) Committee, handed over the play area to Peter Moss, the Chairman of the Parish Council, which is now responsible for its management.

The play area has been funded by donations and grants, including £49,999 from The National Lottery Community Spaces and Groundcover, Chichester District Council and West Sussex County Council.

Ann Arnold, who runs the Village Stores, persuaded the Lottery that Rogate deserved the first national award under the new National Lottery Community Spaces Fund.

This is the first Lottery Groundcover scheme in the country to get the award and reach completion (within budget).

Set in a Conservation Area on Rogate’s Recreation Ground, the area has used local people and fabrics: wood, rocks, trees and sensory plantings that enhance the landscape.

Local mother Debbie Pattinson, who has a training in architecture, led the team developing the design and was Site Supervisor.

The contractors were Playsafe of Elsted Marsh and RD and ER Northway (Fencing) of Rogate built the area.

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Chapel Street Introducing

Petersfield offers a superb variety of retail outlets to residents and visitors alike.

Here we take a closer look at Chapel Street

From L – R: Ginni Smail, Clare Searle with client Hannah, Lou Hanks with client Claire, and owner Lynda Coates with client Grace, who was celebrating her ninth birthday when this photo was taken!

Manager Lena Chambers (left) with Assistant Manager Gail Lillington putting their best feet forward at Mark Kimber Shoes

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fter a successful two and a half years’ business at 37 Chapel Street, Coates Hair Design have just completed a major refit.

“Although we have brand new shop frontage, signage and interior, we have kept the friendly atmosphere of a small salon,” says proprietor Linda Coates, who began her career at 14, working as a Saturday girl in Birmingham. After being inspired by mentor Ursula she took an apprenticeship and started her own business in 1989.

Five years later, Linda and her husband Kevin moved to Petersfield where she established Coates Hair Design.

“Even with our extensive investment in our makeover, we will be keeping the current prices for the forseable future,” explains Linda.

“And with the help of brilliant staff, Lou, Clare and Ginni, we know the future looks good. Being on the corner of Chapel Street and Bakery Lane where there are a lot of new businesses and local independent traders it can only enhance the entrance from the Chapel Street end.”

Husband Kevin, of Richardsons Nyewood Ltd, completed the majority of the renovation work, with the help of Coates Builders Ltd (electrical) and John Clark (joinery) who supplied and installed the new front window and door.

Linda would like to thank Lee Webb who installed the glazing and mirrors, and Alpha Graphics for the new signage. “But most of all we would like to thank our clients, old and new, for their support, and welcome them back into our new bright salon and tanning room.” The newly installed stand-up Aurora sun-bed is available for late nights by appointment, and there are special rates on a Monday and Tuesday.

Coates Hair Design, 37 Chapel Street, GU32 3DY, 01730 260036

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ark Kimber Shoes is a well-established independent footwear retailer, offering a wide range of Premium brands to the discerning customer,” says owner John Waldron. “ Our ladies brands include Clarks, Rhode, Reiker, Gabor, Van Dal, Josef Seibel, Ecco, El Naturalista and Toni Pons, and we are a Clarks Partnership Children’s Stockist, with trained staff to ensure your child receives the best fitted footwear for their growing feet.”

The men’s range will appeal to all generations, with Clarks, Ecco, Reiker, Josef Seibel, Sebago and Anatomic Gel. New brand additions are El Naturalista for ladies, which John describes as “one of the most innovative brands in the footwear market,” while Anatomic Gel for men offers a new standard in comfort contemporary footwear.

“We know that our customers are hungry for comfort shoes with a sense of style. Ladies want younger, contemporary styles that look great,” says John. “So in the last couple of seasons we have started to offer a wider choice of stylish footwear. Seibel has launched a collection called Spirit of Nature offering a more exciting style of shoe.”

“Our staff are experienced are very willing to assist,” he adds. “We look forward to welcoming you to view these new collections and also, later in the year, to see our new Autumn/Winter range.”

Mark Kimber, 11 Chapel Street, GU32 3DT, 01730 261984

BACK TO SCHOOL READER OFFER Mark Kimber are offering a free gift with every Clarks School Shoe sold while stocks last.

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PROMOTION

Enjoy Al Fresco dining at Pizza Express this summer

The John Peter Salon

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ohn Peter and Company has been a forerunner in fashion hairstyling in Petersfield since 1990. Their success has been attributed to maintaining a very high standard of business practice, coupled with extremely high customer care and hairdressing excellence.

“Our personal consultations build a solid relationship with new and regular clients,” says owner Nicky Wells. “Teamwork is pivotal and fresh ideas are being explored on a regular basis from the junior team through to the senior members,” she adds.

As well as colouring techniques from Clynol and Essensity, the salon offers a brand new organic range from Schwarzkopf, for that individual look. The 20-strong team is made up of six different nationalities, all working together to offer a broad range of services, which include wedding parties and balls, children’s cuts plus make up and manicures.

John Peter and Company, Swiss House, 43 Chapel St, GU32 3DY, 01730 262047, johnpeter-company@tiscali.co.uk

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ou are guaranteed a warm welcome, combined with seasonal freshly prepared food at Pizza Express Petersfield in Chapel Street…

Since opening in 2001, the restaurant has established itself as the number one venue for family and friends to meet and enjoy lively conversation over a quality meal.

With the summer holidays approaching, our large outdoor dining area is the perfect place to have an al fresco meal in the sunshine.

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Women about town have plenty to choose from at Plumage

From L to R: John Strong, Philip Carpenter and Mark Burgoyne

Redmayne-Bentley Stockbrokers Plumage R P edmayne-Bentley Stockbrokers are now in their tenth year in Petersfield, in offices above the Nationwide Building Society. The branch is run by a team (Richard Allin, Philip Carpenter, John Strong and Mark Burgoyne) with a wealth of experience and the advantage of strong local connections. One of over 25 branches throughout the UK, Redmayne-Bentley Petersfield offers all the benefits of a modern stockbroking service combined with a friendly and informative personal touch.

Services provided range from that of simply buying or selling shares through to full advisory or discretionary investment management for individuals, trusts and charities. They also deal with ISAs, SIPPs and Probate Valuations.

The team pride themselves on providing a professional and personal service to all clients, whether novices or experienced investors, and enquiries are welcome by phone or simply drop in.

Redmayne-Bentley Stockbrokers, 2b Chapel Street, GU32 3DP 01730 233000, www.redmayne.co.uk/petersfield

lumage owner Barbara Carter has transformed Plumage in to a bright and welcoming boutique for women about town.

She will give you the benefit of her experience and offer you an unrivalled personal shopping service, choosing the best items from many international collections including Italy, Germany, America and Belgium to ensure you achieve the look you want at an affordable price.

Goodwood, Ascot, weddings or Royal Garden parties? “No problem!” says Barbara. “With more than 200 hats to choose from, you can be certain that you will find the perfect complement for that special occasion.”

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PROFILE

Two men in a boat

Tom Heal, from Nyewood, becomes the latest local adventurer. He and a schoolfriend aim to break a world record when they row the Atlantic Ocean later this year

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om Heal and Will Smith are both 21 and, if they complete the Woodvale Atlantic Ocean Race starting on 6 December, they will become the youngest pair to row across an ocean. Starting from the Canary Islands and finishing in Antigua, they expect the 2,931-mile crossing to take about 70 days.

They went to school together at Kings Bruton, Somerset, and have known each other for about eight years. Tom's father, Colonel Jeremy Heal of the Royal Marines, sailed across the Atlantic in 1988, breaking the record in his class.

And his mother, Woppy Keeling, has competed in the Winter Olympics as a cross-country skier.

Tom heard of the Woodvale event from his stepfather and, after doing some research and persuading Will to join him, decided to enter the race in January 2009. “The winter is supposed to be the safest and calmest time, because the stormy season has finished,” says Tom, who has four siblings and is reading business and management at Oxford Brookes. “I was looking for something challenging and the university have given me six months leave from the end of the summer holidays.”

He hears that the main problems are: the heat (temperatures hit 30 degrees); blisters; maintaining the onboard water de-salination machine; and getting back into

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the outside world when the race is over. They row in shifts, two hours on and two off, only stopping to put down a sea anchor when the currents are against them.

“We are training every day, on weights and the rowing machine,” Tom says. “We’re not going for speed, because we simply want to get across – we would need to row 50 miles a day to complete the course in 60 days.”

Seeking sponsors As well as training they are also working flat out to find corporate and individual sponsors, and anyone donating more than £200 will have their name painted on the boat, so their names will be rowed across the Atlantic. They need to raise £65,000 to fund the project, including £24,000 for the boat and £15,000 for entry. In addition they want to raise a further £10,000 for their nominated charity, the Special Boat Service Association.

A rowing regatta on the Heath Pond at Petersfield at the end of June raised funds for Tom and Will. “I wanted to involve the local community,” says Tom. Prizes included free family entry to the Royal Marines Museum in Southsea; a meal for two at the White Horse, Rogate; and bottles of Ballards Beer with commemorative labels.

An apprentice at Airbus, Will lives in Badminton near Bristol, and has a sound understanding of technology and mechanics.

He will focus on communications

Photo: Tina Bolton

Tom Heal relaxing at Petersfield Heath lake before embarking on his big adventure

and the integral parts of the boat; while Tom has more experience at sea so his responsibilities will include navigation and organizing most of the administration before the race. In June they undertook qualification courses stipulated by race organizers Woodvale, who are based in Cornwall. These included: First Aid, sea survival, and ocean yachtmaster.

Contact: Tom Heal, The Firs, Nyewood, Petersfield, GU31 5JA. www.atlanticrowt.co.uk For the latest news of Tom and Will’s adventure, go to: www.lifeinpetersfield.co.uk L

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PROFILE

Flying High

all the way to Hamilton Island

Still on a high from being announced the Caretaker to Hamilton island in the Great Barrier Reef in May, Ben Southall, from Ropley, has had a busy two months in preparation for his departure.

Cat Jarman catches up with him

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n case you didn’t know (and you would have to have had a paper bag over your head not to know), 34-year-old Ben Southall beat 34,000 international applicants in May to be crowned winner of ‘The Best Job in the World’ for Tourism Queensland.

The six-month contract involves documenting the local wildlife in an online blog and promoting the island and Great Barrier Reef to tourists with Tourism Queensland.

He will receive a £70,000 salary and enjoy a luxury three-bedroom villa and buggy to explore the island with Canadian girlfriend Bre. Lucky? Very. But beneath the glossy exterior lies a solid base of

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hard graft and determination, and he’s only just begun!

Since that life-changing day on 6 May, Ben hasn’t stopped. An endless frenzy of global media attention surrounds him, and I catch up with him on the phone between a gruelling schedule of 14 radio interviews.

Cat: Hi Ben, so how has life been since returning to England?

Ben: It’s been manic. The BBC Wales television crew started shadowing me and the four other finalists in April, and have been with me ever since!

Cat: And how are you coping with all the media attention?

Ben: It’s tiring, but great at the

same time! It’s a lot of fun and I honestly don’t know what’s going to happen from one week to the next. Last week I was shooting the front cover for your magazine with Tom [Heal], with a French film crew beside me filming for a current affairs programme! I’ve done interviews for Chinese and Brazilian newspapers, and have today just been discussing presenting a 13-part documentary on the Great Barrier Reef, all about Island life.

Cat: (Joke) And in your spare time?

Ben: Oddly enough I have still found the time to squeeze in a marathon in the Scottish Highlands at the beginning of June, and have been honing my sailing skills down in the beautiful Polkerris in Cornwall. I have also given some thought to what I will do after Hamilton Island – sailing round the world and swimming the Channel come to mind.

Cat: Phew! Where on earth do you

find the energy?

Ben: I suppose anyone would have energy for something they care deeply and are excited about – I have always wanted to spend my days completing expeditions and raising money for charity [Ben returned in January from his African fund-raiser, Afritrex].

And this job on Hamilton Island will play a great part in my understanding of Australia, help me to raise the profile of a beautiful part of the world, and hopefully go on to raise some serious cash for worthwhile causes affecting the country through another expedition.

Cat: Excellent. Good luck with it all, and we look forward to hearing more of your adventures next issue!

Ben: Absolutely! People can keep up to date with my life on Hamilton Island at www.islandreefjob.com and my own personal site: L www.bestjobben.com

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Bodiesbeautiful Take two women with different ages, lifestyles and health and fitness goals. Put them on the same seven-week intensive training course, and this is what happens… By Cat Jarman

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hen Gill Cooper and I were offered a place on the Body Change course at Positive Lifestyle Gym at Durleighmarsh Farm, we both jumped at the chance. Gill, who is 45, married and a motherof-two, has never been happy with her body shape.

“I don’t like the way my middle looks, but enjoy the finer things in life like good food and wine far too much, so my body shape has suffered over time,” she says.

So when she was given the option physically to kick-start her way to a new body, Gill decided that enough was enough and it was time to make a change: “A kick start was exactly what I needed to get me out of these bad habits!

“Believe me the weight is very hard to shed once you’re over 40. But my holiday in Spain at the end of the Body Change course really gave me something to aim for.”

Then there’s me, a 26-year-old-female who exercises two-three times a week. Although not grossly overweight, losing half a stone would always be a bonus, especially with summer around the corner!

In contrast to Gill, my agenda was to get into a sustainable new exercise and eating regime that would get maintainable results.

The Body Change course consists of seven weeks of intensive cardio and strength training, coupled with nutritional advice and an eating plan to follow.

Once signed up, you are expected to come to the gym at least four or five times per week, and follow the eating guidelines given to you at the start of the course.

Eating Guidelines: • Five times per day • Low fat foods • 1 dairy portion (low fat) per day

• Palm-sized portions of Girls just wanna be fit: protein at Cat (left) and Gill meal times • Cutting out ‘bad’ refined carbs, e.g. white bread, pasta, potatoes • Eating ‘complex’ “Being a wife and mum also makes it difficult carbs – brown rice, wholemeal bread to eat healthily at times,” she adds. “It’s often a • Drinking 8 glasses of water per day case of cooking a quick and easy meal for four, • No alcohol which, inevitably, includes potatoes or pasta.”

I too noticed a drop in energy levels while The course is run by gym-owner and trainer my body got used to going to the gym more Neil White, who opened Positive Lifestyle nine regularly. Before joining the Body Change years ago. He is joined by personal trainers, course I used to take regular classes, such as Barry Carter, Kim King and Steve Stidolph, spinning and Body Pump. who, between them, run the 10 weekly classes As soon as the first week was over, I already on the Body Change course. realised the benefit of variety in an exercise “We wanted to create an intensive regime. When keeping to the same type of programme that would cater to those looking exercise, your body gets used to it and you can to gain results in a specific time-frame and become complacent, but the variety of exercise combine nutritional expertise with intense on this regime meant that everything, and I exercise,” Neil says. “But at the same time the mean everything, gets worked on. course can also provide a great motivation to maintain a healthy body and diet – everything The best of the rest is monitored from start to finish – from “After the initial shock of the first two weeks, metabolic rate to BMI, (Body Mass Index), I started to see the results and feel like I was from hydration levels to weekly weigh-ins.” moving forward with it,” explains Gill.

“It helps that this programme is designed for The first two weeks group training, because there is a certain sense Having our body stats taken at the beginning of camaraderie between you all.” was a fearful event for both of us, who were The sheets in the gym show your attendance body stat virgins. The results weren’t that bad and how much weight you have lost/gained but there was certainly room for improvement each week – a real motivator for those wanting on both counts – which would be measured at to lose weight in a short space of time. the end of the course.

Classes can take any format and are always “Going to the gym four times a week, varied – from boxing to interval training, and a combined with drastically cutting calorie wide variety of weight exercise. and carb counts, nearly killed me in the first By the second week I was accustomed to fortnight,” says Gill, who had not attended an working out a couple of extra times a week, exercise class for more than six months. and surprisingly found that I was really feeling the need to do some exercise if I did miss a

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session for any reason – something I have never experienced before!

As the weeks went on, Gill, the rest of the group and I were all achieving better physical results. Once unable to hold the plank position, Gill can now proudly produce a plank, followed by 20 lateral plank raises on each side, without breaking into much of a sweat. And I have upped my running speed by several levels, and my weights by approximately 20%.

The results So here’s what we’ve all been waiting for – how much did our bodies change?

Gill

Cat

Fat percentage decrease:

2%

1%

Metabolic rate increase:

5%

8%

Total bodyweight lost:

9lb

6.5lb

In conclusion All in all, this is a brilliant course. Originally designed as a one-off, intense, time-specific course, it’s great for achieving targets and good results. Gill, for example, wanted to lose half a stone before going on a girlie holiday Spain last month – and has exceeded herself !

Gill: dropped a dress size

“Although it was very hard at first, I treated it as a one-off seven week period in which to stick to all the rules, a kick start to a healthier lifestyle,” she says. “And, I have to admit, the no-alcohol policy was one of the biggest factors in my weight-loss – I have dropped a dress size! That, and a very supportive husband – who also now thinks about what he is eating and drinking.

“I intend to stick to the principles, but probably not so strictly. Although I will continue my fitness it won’t be so intense.

Going forward – I’ve been forced (!) to buy new clothes that fit me, so I need to maintain the new lifestyle!”

In comparison, I had no goal-weight, and no time frame or event to get in shape for. My motivation was much more focused on getting

Cat: fitter. slimmer, more knowledgeable

fitter, learning more about nutrition and exercise and hopefully losing a few pounds, with a view to maintaining this level of diet and fitness on an ongoing basis.

I’ve lost nearly half a stone, and Neil promises me that by the time you read this I will have hit the mark.

By my estimation, approximately half of the 15 Body Change members are here to ‘do a Gill’ and the other half to ‘do a Cat.’ And both seem to work rather well!

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500-up for kitchen-maker Paul Sherlock

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aul Sherlock has designed and installed kitchens for the past 28 years, and in June he completed his 500th. “Even after 500 kitchens I still love the work, says Paul, “especially with my company Primaveris, who specialize in providing a kitchen improvement service which doesn’t cost the earth.”

Buriton-based Primaveris was formed two years ago after research in the homebuyers’ market showed that the need for fully fitted kitchens was becoming more important, as the cost became less and less affordable. Paul’s work centres

on providing simple, stylish and affordable kitchen solutions.

“For most of my customers, it’s a question of looking at the current design and quality of the kitchen,” he explains, “and discussing ways to transform and update the look and functionality of this vital space.

Budget is always important, so if it’s cheaper to change doors, drawer fronts, worktops and handles, rather than take the whole thing out and start again, then that’s what I’ll suggest.”

In today’s economy, the option of upgrading an existing kitchen by changing doors, handles

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and worktops is highly costeffective. “It’s quite amazing what can be achieved with a kitchen makeover, especially with the choice of door styles and materials available today.

If it’s possible, I’ll also suggest upgrading existing drawer systems and door hinges to the fashionable and practical ‘soft close’ system as this really brings a kitchen up-to-date with not much outlay.”

When it’s not practical to upgrade an existing kitchen, Primaveris offers full kitchens at trade prices. Without expensive showrooms and by cutting out the middleman, both lay-on and in-frame handmade kitchens can be installed with substantial savings to the customer.

Paul served an apprenticeship as a boat builder, and discovered

a love of joinery very early on.

Having moved to land-based joinery, he got involved with the very first German kitchens to be imported to the UK in the early 80s. “I learnt most of my design skills at Rationale, Poggenpohl and Loddenkemper, but also worked for Interdesign in Weybridge and attended the very first National School of Kitchen Design in Birmingham.”

In between a busy workload installing new kitchens and doing makeovers, Paul can be found renovating a 45-foot classic cruiser on the South coast.

Primaveris operates in Hampshire, Surrey, and West Sussex. For more information or to book a survey, call Paul.

Contact: 0800 097 2777.

Review win award

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eview hairdressing salon in Petersfield have won the 2009 Hampshire Best Business of the Year at the prestigious County Magazine’s Awards. The creative team, led by owner Paul Hawes, were praised for their great customer service.

Review, who have just celebrated their 20th anniversary, hope to continue their winning ways having been nominated for Best Team and Business Director by Creative Head, a trade magazine. The awards will be held in September.

Paul Hawes receives the Hampshire Best Business Award from Alan Titchmarsh

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he shops in Bakery Lane have decided to get together and organize a monthly market on the last Saturday of every month from 10am to 3pm.

By the end of June, the Lane had held three markets with stalls selling a great range of art, jewellery, ceramics, objets d’art, vintage clothes and excellent locally made ice cream.

The market adds charm to the new-look Bakery Lane, which is such a perfect venue for browsing and shopping. If you haven’t wandered down there for a while, it’s definitely worth a visit.

There’s a gents’ barber at The Bakery Lane Barber; for

ladies hair (and gents) book in at Coates which has just been completely refurbished; there are great clothes at Tatty Hattie; gifts and curios at The Name; wonderful flowers at The Blacksmith’s Daughter; the best kebabs around at The Kebab House; and gifts and garden ideas at Inside Out. You will find a whole lot of exciting things to buy on Bakery Lane, even if you don’t find bread or cakes for sale in the market (unless you pop in to excellent Café Django).

Contact: Stallholders please contact any of the shops in Bakery Lane.

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Make for the mountains

Becky Wheeler

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Petersfield team has set up an online business, Mountain Summers, an ‘owner-direct’ website listing accommodation

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available for the summer season in the mountains. By dealing directly with the owner, there are no middlemen and, therefore, no agency fees. “Our website at www.mountainsummers.com allows visitors to book great accommodation online, with information and resources on all the activities available at the resorts,� says Becky Wheeler, the Business Development Manager. “We own and run international websites for the tourism and travel sectors, operated and backed by renowned travel marketing consultancy Navigate Design.�

Among the latest special offers is mountain chalet accommodation for the Tour de France from Saturday 4 July to Sunday 26 July. The 96th Tour de France features some great mountain challenges, and there are a number of options for “combining a stay in the mountains with watching one of the world’s great sporting events�.

Contact: becky@mountain-summers.com www.mountain-summers.com

If you would like to see your business featured in this magazine, please email your details to: nick.keith@lifemags.co.uk

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oppins CafĂŠ celebrated its third anniversary in Petersfield in June. Tay Cinar, the manager, says: “Poppins has become a well-known name in the local area and we now have a lot of regular customers to the cafĂŠ.â€?

Tay, who lives in Alton, manages five branches of Poppins CafĂŠ in Alton, Waterlooville, Havant, Bognor Regis and Petersfield. The team, consisting of the chef Uz, Tay, Tah and Ahm, work six days a week and also open the shop on Sundays during the busy Christmas period.

The Poppins cafĂŠ chain started 20 years ago and has now 30 branches in various locations around the country. After three successful years, Tay says that the Petersfield cafĂŠ has become “very popularâ€? with the people and they hope the popularity of Poppins will continue long into the future.

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Harting Stores Putting the Hart in to local produce

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n a world where “global” is a buzz-word on everybody’s lips, local shop-keeper Peter Cragg is doing his bit for the local community.

Harting Stores, based in South Harting, has been the village’s provider of groceries and household goods for more than 40 years.

However, 12 years ago the shop was threatened with closure and there was fear among the local community it would be sold off and turned in to flats. Determined not to lose their lifeline, residents set about saving the store, and the Harting Village Shop Association was formed.

Impressively, between £40,000 and £50,000 was raised through investment, debentures and donations in the form of shareholding, a procedure that still takes place today.

Enough money was raised to buy half of the shop, the other half being brought by Vince Ormerod, who ran the shop until 2003.

When the shop came up for sale, Peter Cragg was living in South Harting. An ex-IT Manager, some of you may know him from his days as a Petersfield Postman – a job he enjoyed after taking redundancy from his previous career.

“I knew the history of the store, and when it became available, I really fancied giving it a go,” says the father of two. “When Peter Tuke, then Chairman of the Village Shop Association asked me what experience I had in shopkeeping, my reply was ‘none’. I thought I had no chance!”

Onwards and Upwards However, Peter took over the store in April 2003, and hasn’t looked back since.

With grants acquired from the Countryside Agency and Chichester District Council, Peter has transformed today’s store from a one-fridge-freezer local produce store to a multi-functional shop, staying open for the duration of 20

his extensive refurbishment.

“It was a bit messy,” he jokes, “but we didn’t want to shut people out – the nearest shop to South Harting residents is Petersfield, which is some four miles away.”

Since taking over, Peter has doubled takings. And most of this success he attributes to bringing in quality, and local, products.

Doing his bit “I try and stock local products where possible,” he says, believing it is important to support and be involved with local businesses.

“After all, local businesses can and should rely on each other.”

Of course, the products stocked are all of superb quality, and Peter prides himself on being able to provide shoppers with products that you wouldn’t necessarily find in your local supermarket.

“That’s where I can make a real difference to people,” he explains.

“If I can provide one product to make a positive difference, people will keep coming through the door, because they can buy something of real quality they may not be able to find so easily elsewhere.”

Take the Real Pie Company pies he has stocked since taking over – shoppers come from all over to pick them up – “because of the excellent taste and quality, but you can’t pick them up in a mainstream store,” says Peter.

Peter believes that now, shoppers are more discerning than ever.

“They spend a lot more time finding out about where their food has come from, how many air miles it has travelled, and what quality it is.”

Stocking some 30-strong local lines, including biscuits, cakes, ice cream, beer, bread, fruit and veg, delicatessen and confectionary, all angles seem to be covered.

Take Durleighmarsh Farm, for example. Originally a dairy and arable farm, the first fruit crops were planted in 1981. Soon other crops including gooseberries, currants, raspberries and rhubarb were planted, and much of the

Peter (centre) with staff Emily (left) and Jackie (right)

arable land was planted with asparagus, which now spreads over 100 acres of land.

Durleighmarsh Farm has supplied Harting Stores with asparagus, strawberries, gooseberries, blueberries and vegetables for ever since Peter took over six years ago.

“So many of my customers ask me if the fruit and veg comes from Durleighmarsh Farm,” says Peter.

“And I am proud to be able to tell them that it does. The farm has such a good reputation.”

Another three acres were acquired at Durleighmarsh this year, and crops in July and August include strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and plums. The farm is open until 7pm every night, so if you work, or just prefer cooler summer evening temperatures, you can still reap the benefits of the pick your own farm.

What’s more, you can now access the Durleighmarsh Farm blog online, and receive up-to-date information on what’s picking, event and tasting day information.

Adsdean Farm has been supplying Harting Stores for two years with home-produced bacon, sausages, and meat packs including lamb, pork and diced beef.

The Hoare family have owned and run Adsdean Farm, situated where the South Downs meets the coastline, for more than 50 years through many agricultural

Award-winning drinking chocolate from the Chocolate Alchemist transitions and developments.

“It’s always a pleasure to deal with Peter”, says Tim Hoare, proprietor, who currently farms pigs, cattle and 240 acres of arable crops inclduding wheat, barley, peas and oilseed rape.

“We try to produce and sell only the best and healthiest meats, whether it is our own, the next door neighbour’s, or bought in,” says Tim. Adsdean Farm Shop has been open since 1970, and is an experienced provider in the farm produce market. It is open from 9am to 5pm Wednesday to Friday and 9am to 4pm Saturday.

“We have a small team which have been with us for many years,” says Tim, “and currently enjoy the presence of three generations on our farm.”

The Sweeter things Caroline Pring and Paul Leach came up with the idea for The Chocolate Alchemist, based in Lodsworth, in November 2002. It was the result of too much white wine in a Chinese restaurant and a life-long love of chocolate.

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the lack of imagination in both the flavours and packaging.

“Since forming in 2003 we have won many prestigious food awards and have been featured regularly in the national and trade press,” says Caroline.

Other accolades include The Observer Food Monthly voting their dark chocolate as the best in a taste test, describing it as "Very intense.

Lovely tannins, fantastic chocolate." As well as various television features, The Chocolate Alchemist was voted number one dark drinking chocolate in a national taste test in 2008.

Harting Stores stock giant button jars and bars of chocolate from the Chocolate Alchemist, as well as seasonal products at Christmas and Easter.

“Local stockists of our products are always very enthusiastic about our chocolate and far more knowledgeable about our products than retailers further afield,” says Caroline. It really is all about knowing where your food comes from, the integrity of the produce and supporting the local economy.”

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Opened in 1980, Ballards Brewery has been brewing award-winning beers in the parish of Harting since moving to Nyewood in1988 and has supplied Harting Village shop since they started bottling their beers in the mid ‘90s.

“The nearer we can supply the better,” says MD Carola Brown. “We try to be “green” and save diesel, and very soon we’ll be using “light” glass, which saves energy in manufacture and transport; it’s perfect to have such a local outlet.

“From now till December we are promoting a new beer called Atlantic Row which we’ve brewed to sponsor Tom Heal [see profile on p10] of Nyewood, and his friend Will Smith who are going to row across the Atlantic to raise money for the Special Boat Service Charity.

“We are giving 10p a bottle to Tom and Will who, both 21, will be the youngest team to have

Using their loaf: Nathan and Ross at the Granary varieties, including red wine and date loaves,” explains Nathan.

Regular favourites include assorted ryes and multigrains, sourdoughs, spelt and yeast-free loaves – available at Harting Stores.

The Granary also produces a tempting array of savouries, sandwiches, croissants, pastries and confectionary, plus cheese, butter, milk, jams, crisps and drinks. This, combined with a friendly and knowledgeable service make The Granary very popular among local consumers, both people who buy from in-store or from another local outlet such as Harting Stores.

Suppliers At Harting Stores, you are able to buy local produce from the following suppliers:

A tempting tipple: Some of the Ballards beers.

competed in the bi-annual race.”

And where better to sell the beer than in Tom’s local shop? Ballards prides itself on being a local company and its annual Charity Beer Walk on the first Sunday in December always supports a local charity.

The Granary is a craft bakery where master bakers Nathan and Ross Kavanagh produce a wide range of breads and confectionary, hand made and fresh every day.

“Between us we produce 40 different types of bread, depending on the season, from the regular whites and browns to more exciting

Adsdean Farm, 01243 575212, www. adsdeanfarm.co.uk Ballards Brewery: 01730 821362, www. ballardsbrewery.org.uk The Chocolate Alchemist, 01798 860995, www.thechocolatealchemist.co.uk Durleighmarsh Farm, 01730 821626 www.durleighmarshfarmshop.co.uk The Granary, 01428 653226 Harting Stores, 5 North Lane, South Harting GU31 5PY, Tel: 01730 825219

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EVENTS

P hoto finish for new food festival awards

The 2009 Petersfield Food Festival was celebrated in fine weather in the first weekend in June

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he second annual food festival attracted good crowds, who all enjoyed the huge variety of stalls in the Square and along the High Street.

Over 500 people voted in the inaugural Petersfield Food Awards, created by Petersfield Events – the group which organizes the annual food festival in the town – – and the Petersfield Post. With the results so close, Perfect Pickles won the Best Food Producer award and Durleighmarsh Farm was highly commended.

Winners of the first Petersfield Food Awards were: • Café/Coffee Shop – Heidis • Pub - The Trooper • Restaurant - Annie Jones • Specialist Food Retailer - Bran Tub • Food Producer - Perfect Pickles • Takeaway - Nickys Fish & Chips • Supermarket – Waitrose There were also a series of kitchen demonstrations and stage presentations on the stage in the Square by Annie Jones, H3CS school dinners, Lainston House, La Piazzetta and Hendersons.

The previous evening, on Saturday 6 June, visitors enjoyed a street kitchen with live bands The Mustangs, The Frank Hamilton Band, The Leigh Stokes Band, and The Visitors.

Petersfield Festivities The third Petersfield Festivities on August Bank Holiday weekend promise to attract another huge crowd – they will be “bigger and better”.

Sunday afternoon features a new event, Petersfield at its Best, giving recognition to volunteers. It complements the free Community Village for local clubs, organizations, and societies – which need to book by 15 July.

Timetable: Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 August: Live music on The Square; Street kitchen; Community Village – 6-10pm.

Sunday 30 August: Petersfield at its Best; Kidsrome children’s farm; Italia in Piazza; Fashion; Community Village – 6-10pm.

Monday 31 August: Sports; Cycleworks; Music; Street Entertainment – 10am to 5pm.

Contact: 01730 234274. festivals@petersfieldevents. co.uk

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Butserquest contenders (below) and Butserfest 2008 (right)

Butserfest is is back!

Butserfest returns to rock Butser after two successful events

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his year’s festival, again hosted by East Hampshire District Council, takes place on Saturday 12 September.

Butserfest continues to up the ante with the addition of a high-profile second stage ensuring this super summer event will be even bigger and better!

Bands confirmed for this year's Butserfest main stage are: fast-rising pop rock band Go Audio; post-hardcore/rock act We are the Ocean; the alternative rock of Attack!Attack!; and Save Your Breath. Plus Reading metal heavyweights Malafice; Surrey-based rock/ screamo outfit All Forgotten; a pop punk band

to play at four Butserquest events in East Hampshire in June and July to compete for places on the main and second stages.

Bordon hosted the first of the four events Hill this September in June at the Forest Community Centre with five bands answering the challenge and facing an audience laced with Butserfest judges.

Second band on stage were The Theory Of Six Degrees, from Grayshott, with their tight to watch Forgotten; together with Alzir and sound and rocking tunes that got everyone in The Light Divided, and four bands chosen the crowd going. from the Butserquest events.

The quest continued at Alton Community Headliners on the second stage are the top Centre on 27 June; the Studio@TPS, local Southern Rock outfit Vallenbrosa, with support from As Gods and Forever Wednesday, Petersfield on 4 July; and Barton Hall, Horndean, on Saturday 18 July. All events start and more bands chosen from Butserquest. at 7.30pm and will finish at around 10pm.

And it’s not just about the music. There will Entry costs £2. be a wide variety of free activities on offer Contact: including the ever popular laser quest, roller Tickets for Butserfest are £12 in advance or rink, bungee run, climbing walls and more!! £15 on the day. For more information, check A competition called Butserquest has seen x the 129.5 Petersfield Life:Layout 1 11/6/09 14:46 Page 1 out: www.myspace.com/butserfest over 75 bands apply to91.5 play at festival.

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PROPERTY

Encouraging signs

A modernised and refurbished house in East Meon, asking price £2.5 million, with haart

Nick Keith asked local estate agents for their views on whether there any ‘green shoots’ in the market, which sectors are selling best, and whether there are any new developments in the pipeline for the Petersfield area

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he property news is surprisingly good, with local agents reporting sales at unexpectedly high levels. As for developments, these seem limited to Kebbels’ continuing work on Herne Farm, and the occasional one-off build. Here are some agents’ views.

Gavin James, Gascoigne-Pees “Since the beginning of the year, there has been a steady increase in the level of new buyers looking to purchase a property in the Petersfield area. Buyers are now recognizing that investing in property is still very attractive, as many savings plans are proving fruitless.

“While house prices remain stable, the long-term prospect of price increases remains positive, especially somewhere like Petersfield which offers so many benefits. Certain types of properties are very much in demand, so selling a home right now is a very good time, especially if you are looking to move upmarket where the gap is at its lowest point in terms of financing. The average price of a 3-bed home in Petersfield in 2007 was £310,000 and is now £250,000, and you have to take Stamp Duty into account.

“The middle market between £350,000 and £550,000 seems to sell very well. A typical property is White Beam in Rake which has had 65 viewings in June. And we have seen more first-time buyers so far this year than in the whole of 2008.”

Andrew Woodcraft, haart “Compared to last year, the ‘green shoots’ are more like ‘trees’ as the volume of sales for haart so far this year is back to 2006 level, which was extremely busy. May 2009 was our best sales month in 10 years of trading in Petersfield.

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“Having said that, the market is pricesensitive and the buyers are only committing to what they perceive to be ‘good value’. But, with a couple of sales in excess of asking price recently, things are encouraging.

“Sales [are happening] right across the board. In May we arranged sales from £105,000 for a one-bed flat to £3.1million for a six-bedroom detached house. We currently have a 6-bed country house, extended and refurbished, for £2.5 million in East Meon.

There are several small plans in the pipeline, but most developers are not about to start work until they see a marked increase in activity and probably price as well.”

Philip Plambeck, Henry Adams “The first part of 2009 has been unexpectedly busy – streets ahead of our own budgetary or wider market predictions. For us it has been the busiest spring (in terms of the number of transactions) for many years. Sellers who were not serious about selling last year finally came off the market.

“We have seen price drops of between 5 per cent and 20 per cent, depending on the type of property, and there have been plenty of cash-rich buyers (investment, sold in previous years and now renting) taking advantage of ‘cheap’ property and ‘cheap’ mortgages. There are also two large company relocations (the MOD to Portsmouth being one), which have certainly helped.

“Whilst we’re not sure that this level of activity will be sustained, we have noticed that stock levels (for all agents in the area) are coming down, which means that more properties are being sold than are coming to the market. This apparent levelling out of prices may not be confirmed for some months.

“The lower-end of the market has been

moving much better than the higher end.

Particularly those between £200,000 and £400,000 have done well, with only occasional sales above that mark – i.e. we’re selling more lower-value properties than previously.”

Barbara Loweth, Manager, Chesterton Humberts Petersfield “We saw an average of 20% come off prices last year, a further 2% in January and a levelling out in February with increased sales on realistically priced properties. We really don’t know whether we are seeing prices bottom out yet, it’s too early to say.

“On the surface it’s all very encouraging and we have achieved some excellent results for our clients, but, let’s face it, we are still all walking on eggshells. There are a lot of motivated buyers out there, keen to move out of rented accommodation into homes of their own, and invest once again in bricks and mortar.

“Confidence and ‘proceedability’ are the key and we need to remember that buyers are still being very considered before they commit. If realistically priced, properties at all levels of the market are selling.”

Note: Humberts (established in 1842) joined forces with Chesterton (1805) in December 2008, with 65 offices in the UK, and offices in Australia, Singapore, the Middle East, Gibraltar, Lake Como and St Tropez – as well as Petersfield!

Contact Chesterton Humberts, 01730 261612 Gascoigne-Pees, 01730 266141 haart, 01730 265266 Henry Adams, 01730 262801

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What happens if you die without making a Will?

By Robert Sawers, Partner specialising in Wills and probate at MacDonald Oates Solicitors in Petersfield

Do you know exactly why it’s often better to make a Will as opposed to dying without one? Many people don’t get around to making a Will, but you may save your family a lot of heartache by thinking about making one.

The main aim of Will-making is to ensure that you look after those you intend to benefit upon your death as opposed to those that legislation imposes upon you. Where people have different personal circumstances the law makers may not know who you wish to leave your money to.

If you: s ARE MARRIED OR IN A CIVIL PARTNERSHIP WITH CHILDREN AND WISH for your spouse to inherit all of your estate. s ARE LIVING TOGETHER WITH YOUR PARTNER WHO YOU WISH TO BENElT UPON YOUR DEATH BUT YOU ARE NOT MARRIED OR IN A CIVIL partnership. s HAVE CHILDREN FROM A PREVIOUS RELATIONSHIP AND WANT TO ENSURE that they benefit upon your death even though you are now married or in a civil partnership. s HAVE AN ESTATE LIABLE FOR )NHERITANCE 4AX AND WISH TO MAKE TAX planning arrangements. ...then you may be interested in the changes in relation to the RULES ON INTESTACY THE RULES THAT APPLY IF YOU DIE WITHOUT A 7ILL !S OF ST &EBRUARY IF A MARRIED PERSON OR IN A CIVIL PARTNERSHIP WITH CHILDREN DIES WITHOUT MAKING A 7ILL THEN THEIR PARTNER WILL RECEIVE THE lRST a OF ASSETS a

UNDER THE OLD RULES !NY ASSETS ABOVE a ARE SPLIT TWO ways. One half of this money passes to the deceased’s children at age 18 and the other half of the money is held on trust and the surviving spouse receives an income from it. The surviving spouse cannot spend or use the capital monies.

The situation is slightly different if you have no children and are MARRIED OR IN A CIVIL PARTNERSHIP AT THE TIME OF YOUR DEATH (ERE

THE SURVIVING PARTNER RECEIVES THE lRST a a UNDER THE OLD RULES OUTRIGHT BUT IF THE DECEASED HAS LIVING RELATIVES BROTHERS SISTERS PARENTS NIECES NEPHEWS THEN ANY SURPLUS ABOVE ÂŁ450,000 is split equally between the survivor and the other family members.

These rules may produce some unexpected circumstances for some people and they are subject to legistative change. If you want to ensure that those closest to you will be those who will benefit when you are no longer here, then the only way to be certain is to make a Will. If you would like further information with regard to making or reviewing a Will, please contact Robert Sawers or Rebecca Reid on 01730 268211.

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Life

in the big top Young clown David (centre)

Fred Kimber and ‘friend’

Local entertainer David Weeks has celebrated his 68th birthday in May, but retains the energy and enthusiasm of a man half his age. He tells his unique story of love and loyalty – to British Rail and circus life

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loyal employee of British Rail for 47 years until his retirement three years ago, David Weeks has lived all his life in the same house in Penns Road, Petersfield. He was born into a family of five, with two brothers and two sisters, and developed his unusual fascination for the circus from the age of 8 or 9.

David recalls that the Weeks’ family garden backed onto that of Fred Kimber, an oldfashioned trader in scrap metal, rag ‘n’ bones, newspapers, and as a licensed supplier of wild animals to circuses. “Mr Kimber used a path through our garden on his way from the station to his house in Tilmore Road,” says David.

“There was no fence at the back of our land onto his, and that was where he kept lions, wolves, bears and monkeys, as well as the ‘beast wagons’.” Mr Kimber’s trade was brisk so the wild animals did not live for long in the back garden of Tilmore Road.

As a youngster, David sold papers for Fred Kimber outside the Square Brewery and Petersfield station; and he travelled in a van delivering papers to the surrounding villages.

When he was 15, he saw an advertisement for the Association of Circus Friends, joined it and

started to attend more circus events.

One day in the early 1960s, he was on the Isle of Wight with Winship and Sons’ Circus.

A famous father and daughter act of ‘Sad Alf ’ and Rose May Bailey had a mishap when one of the boy clowns cut his arm so badly that he had to go to hospital. David Weeks put on the make up, donned the clown costume and went into the ring as a stand-in.

He made his name largely as a result of his lifelong passion for the circus, which has involved him in more than 5,000 shows, appearances on TV, features in national newspapers and a meeting with the late Queen Mother. However, David never gave up his day job with British Rail and his service to circus life was all for love and for free.

In 1993 David, a staunch royalist, met the Queen Mother at the celebration for the centenary of the Entertainers and Artists’ Benevolence Fund at St James’s Palace in London. “I have always prided myself on being steady and reliable,” he says, “whether working for BR or at a show.”

One of his fondest memories has come recently, at the anniversary of the arrival of the railway in Petersfield 150 years ago in 1859.

“It has made me very proud to be asked to lead the parade through Petersfield,” he says.

“The atmosphere in the Town that day was marvellous, about the best I have ever seen in my life.”

As well as circus appearances, David Weeks learned the art of being a ‘spieler’, the barker who attracts the attention of the audience at shows. During his long and distinguished career as circus aficionado and spieler, he has met many of the famous families of the Big Top – such as Jimmy Fossett and Gerry Cottle, the son of a Surrey stockbroker who made his name in the circus. He has kept up with Cottle who now owns Wookey Caves in Somerset.

To this day, David practises spieling, appearing on Southsea Common with the Chinese State Circus at the end of May, and with dates booked for Froxfield Fete in June and a wedding at St Peter’s Church, Petersfield, in July. “I still get asked to open fetes, but I sometimes wonder whether it is time for me to retire from spieling because people have heard enough of me,” he says wistfully.

But how could we do without the genuine passion, pride and skill of David Weeks? Let’s hope that he carries on for many years to come.

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CHARITY

Friends of the family Home-Start Butser, which supports children and families in need, has become Petersfield Town Mayor Hilary Ayer’s charity for the year

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ased behind Winton House in Petersfield since 1998, Home-Start Butser has supported on average more than 50 local families and 100 children each year and last year helped a record 65 families.

Families can get isolated, socially or geographically, and may suffer from health or financial problems.

They may have multiple needs so that one problem causes another.

The experienced and trained volunteers are parents who help families with at least one child under five. They visit a family for two or more hours a week, helping to meet their needs and to access local services.

Home-Start Butser also runs two Family Groups , one in Petersfield and the other in Horndean, every week all the year round. These are particularly suited to parents who are feeling vulnerable and socially

isolated. The local area stretches north to Greatham, and includes East Meon and Rowlands Castle.

“Winning a Life in Petersfield award last year was valuable because it helped to raise our profile,” says Nicola Winter, Senior Organizer. “The good news is that our referrals are up, and we are training another 13 volunteers to join the existing 40” But Home-Start Butser faces a constant search for both volunteers and funds. The cost of supporting a family is about £1200 a year. “Although we get some funding from Hampshire County Council towards our £70,000 annual budget – and we have had two lottery grants to set up and develop the scheme – we do need to reach out and raise funds,” says Nicola, who has

Keeping on the move Local charity Petersfield Shopmobility, part of the South Downs Association of Disabled People, hires out 1,000 scooters and wheelchairs a year

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hopmobility is based at the entrance to The Waitrose Central Car Park. This service enables people with mobility challenges to enjoy the freedom and independence to shop and browse in Petersfield, either alone, or with family and friends.

Shopmobility has updated and modernised the fleet by buying some new electric scooters recently. There has been a great

reaction to the new ultra-lite scooter that dismantles into four units so that it can accompany a disabled person on holiday in the UK or abroad – on a coach, on a cruise or on an aeroplane. The two scooters they have been out on hire most of the time, and, if you want one for a holiday, you are advised to book early.

Scooters, wheelchairs and other mobility aids can be hired by

Home-Start team (left to right): Valerie Lattimer (Administrator), Nicola Winter (Senior Organiser), Trish Biggs (Organiser), Kendal Simcox (Family Group Leader), Emily Rankin (Family Group Worker) worked for four years at HomeStart Butser, with a team of four other part-timers.

The charity runs a series of fundraising events every year, many of them at Churcher’s College. These include a Strawberry Tea in June, Kids on the Catwalk in October, Carols and Supper in December and a the day or for longer periods.

A year’s membership costs £5; scooters are £4 per day or £25 a week; wheelchairs, £3 and £15 respectively.

The future of this service depends on voluntary contributions, fundraising and the goodwill of volunteers (new volunteers are always welcome).

The centre is open Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm every day.

Contact: 01730 710474 or Alan Rushton 01730 267512 Geoffrey Chrimes, past Chairman of Petersfield Shopmobility, displays a scooter outside their centre

Success for SCF

Twins Sahura and Aminu survived with help from a feeding centre in Niger

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he 50/50 Clothes Sale at the Festival Hall raised £20,000 for the organizers, the Petersfield branch of Save the Children (SCF).

The AGM of the local SCF in June was followed by a lunch attended by some of the volunteers who had helped to make such a huge success of the April sale – which showed a considerable increase on 2008.

The sale attracted hundreds of buyers eager to snap up designer labels and outfits for special occasions. Bride-to-be Alice Sedgwick picked up her bridal gown for £20. “I can't believe I found such a beautiful dress at such a beautiful price! It makes it even more special to know that my £20

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money-spinning Quiz Night in March. And they have an annual collection which will take place at the Petersfield Christmas Festivities this December. They are also developing a group of Friends of Home-Start.

Contact: Home-Start Butser, 01730 233755

The Petersfield SCF at their AGM has gone to such a good cause.”

Vice Chairman Prue Scurfield praised the volunteers for their “tireless dedication”. And she recalled her visit to a Save the Children feeding centre in Niger earlier this year. “It cost £20,000 to run per month,” she said, “and

helped more than 300 children who were suffering from malnutrition. There was one pair of twins, called Sahura and Aminu, who stole my heart and who wouldn't have survived without help from the feeding centre.”

SCF will hold a Volunteer Day at Bedales on 16 September for those who want to get involved. Their next event is the Gift Fair in the Festival Hall on 5 November.

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Diary of a LiDBA debutante

Ditcham Park School’s Simon (left) and Charlie at the finish with team coach Will Stretch

Legend in lycra Tina Bolton reports on her first appearance in the annual charity bike ride for LiDBA (Liphook and District Businessmen’s Association)

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s someone who hardly ever rides more than 10 miles at a time and hates hills with a vengeance I thought I’d give myself a challenge. The 25-mile bike ride around the countryside of Liphook and Milland fundraising for charities on behalf of LiDBA includes two reasonably challenging hills (Rogate and Lynchmere).

First, I had to conquer a local hill near me so for a few weeks I doggedly tried to cycle up Snailing Lane towards Hawkley, never quite managing it – until I realised that walking up a hill pushing a bike was usually harder than cycling up it. Once I had my head around this fact I found I got up hills a lot better – so I was in the ‘bring-it-on’ frame of mind on the day of LiDBA! Andrew, my husband who is a much fitter cyclist than me, guided me through the crowds of cyclists at the start until the riders started to thin out a little, then sped on!

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complete mix of riders that take part. You have your fit, lycra-clad riders who think everyone should get out of their way (why they weren’t on the ‘elite’ start I’m not sure…)

Then there are granddads with two generations of family cycling along and Dads are coaxing their teenage sons up hills. I saw one mum towing a trailer complete with car seat and 35lb baby,

which must take some doing, and one chap whizzing along on a reclining bike! The range of gear was impressive – from the hi-tech lycra, go-faster bikes, clip-on shoes and camel-baks etc to a tired looking push bike, scruffy trainers and a supermarket carrier bag hanging off the handle-bars – I couldn’t help but smile when the latter effortlessly glided past one or two serious looking cyclists!

Although the weather was mixed – cold one minute and baking the next – it was probably perfect for a bike ride. We cycled through beautiful countryside and it was a real pleasure to enjoy it at a more civilised pace than when you are in the car.

The whole atmosphere was one of enjoyment. People were encouraging one another on, and bits of banter were flying around.

Pockets of observers cheered us on, and overall it was a fantastic experience.

I was on a high on for days afterwards – particularly as I conquered both hills – and finished in 1 hour 46 minutes (when I thought I would take at least two and a half hours!).

Special mention must go to the

gentleman who was riding his bike up Lynchmere hill (the tougher one) behind me and as we both reached the top he turned to me with a big grin and said, “Well done and thank you – I followed you all the way up!”

• Some 1300 adults and 179

youngsters took part in the 2009 LiDBA ride. Among them were six cycling club members from Ditcham Park School (Team Ditcham). Two of them took part in the 200-strong elite ride – Charlie Pickett, who finished 4th and Simon Jefferies (6th), both aged 15.

Will Stretch, Team Ditcham Coach, said: “Charlie and Simon help me by coaching our team and to be placed 4th and 6th shows how hard they train themselves.” He was “equally proud of the determination of the younger and new members” – Josh Alder, Guy and David Soutter and Reece Spalding.

After the annual Ditcham Hill Climb at the end of June, Team Ditcham cyclists were preparing to tackle the Hayling-Paris charity cycle ride later in the summer.

Ups and Downs cycle ride

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he Petersfield Ups and Downs ride is set for Sunday 12 July, jointly sponsored by Petersfield Round Table, The Square Brewery, Owens Cycles, and Winton House. Aimed at the average cyclist as a fun ride, organizers expect record entries and welcome riders of all abilities, from slightly unfit Round Tablers to elite club riders.

This is not a race – it's about promoting health, raising money for good causes and having fun. The route will take riders through some beautiful Hampshire countryside, which they can take in at their own pace. There are refreshment stops along the route. Every rider who completes the course will receive a certificate.

The Ups and Downs aim to be

as big as the LiDBA bike ride in the next 10 years. Last year 147 riders raised £4,000.

Choose between the full 26-mile route; an easier 15-mile route; and a familyfriendly 6-mile route. For more information and to download a form, go to: www.puad.co.uk

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ARTS

Crafts’ society celebrate The Petersfield Arts and Crafts Society celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, and stages the popular annual exhibition week, starting over the August Bank Holiday Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday, and will close at 3 pm on Saturday 5 September.

Today, the society has nearly 300 members and maintains a full programme of events to support the visual arts in Petersfield. Meetings are held in the Herne Farm Leisure Centre on the last Thursday of every month, featuring Present PACS (left to right): Jo Berryman (Chairman), demonstrations or Roy Kersley (past Chairman and Honorary Member), lectures which visitors and Mike Cuzner (President). may attend (entry £2).

Members can also ver 300 framed pictures and 200 participate in workshops, items of craft will be on show at outdoor painting days and excursions. the Petersfield Arts and Crafts Society The society arranges exhibitions of (PACS) free exhibition in the Festival Hall, members’ work throughout the year. In Petersfield, from 29 August to 5 September. addition to the main exhibition, two outdoor These include ceramics, woodturning, dyed exhibitions are held in Ram’s Walk in May silk, embroidery and fused glass. and July. PACS Potters also hold their own The society is proud of the high standard exhibition in the Physic Garden for a week at its main exhibition especially as, unlike in October or November. some other art societies, there is no selection Contact: Jenny Vincent, 01730 267295. process. The exhibition is open daily www.petersfieldartsandcrafts.org.uk between 10.15am and 5.45pm, including

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History of PACS Flora Twort was one of the Petersfield notables involved in the founding of PACS 75 years ago.

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n Thursday 8 March 1934, some 40 people assembled at 3pm at Winton House in Petersfield High Street. Gunning King RA, a well known painter of his day, presided and, after some debate, the Petersfield Arts & Crafts Society (PACS) was launched.

Lady Margaret Nicholson became the first President. Among the founder members were: Flora Twort RA, and her bookshop partners Hester Wagstaffe and Ida Henstock; Graham Hoggarth RA, the Headmaster of Churcher’s College; Edward Barnsley, the furniture maker; Roger Powell; the bookbinder, Graily Hewitt, the calligrapher; and Mary Ward, who was destined to keep PACS going in the Second World War. This year also marks the 60th anniversary of Flora Twort moving into her new home and studio in Church Path from her bookshop in No.1 The Square. In subsequent years, PACS Committee met there frequently and Flora herself was much involved in PACS activities over the years, later being made an Honorary Member.

When she died, her home was bequeathed to the Hampshire County Council, together with an accumulation of her works, and became known as the Flora Twort Gallery. PACS potters held several successful exhibitions there before moving to the Physic Garden and woodcarver members also staged their and exhibition there in 1993.

The author is a former Chairman of PACS

50 glorious years

New collection

Petersfield’s Lion and Unicorn Players celebrate their Golden Jubilee this year

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Our Town, the winner of NODA Accolade of Excellence in 2008-09

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he Golden Jubilee for the Lion and Unicorn Players follows hard on the heels of the Group’s 100th production, the American classic Our Town by Thornton Wilder, a production that has just won a National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA) Accolade of Excellence 2008-2009.

Lion and Unicorn Players was formed in 1959 by a small group of people with a passion for drama. One of the Group’s original founders, Joyce Bunnett, is now Life President.

It has always been the Players’ policy to stage plays of depth and quality, comedy and even very occasionally farce as well as tragedy, but nothing so lightweight that it does not repay

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the time and effort put in by both the group and its audiences.

Playwrights performed over the years have included Shakespeare, Shaw, Ibsen, Christopher Fry (who personally attended several of the Group’s productions of his plays), T. S. Eliot, Arthur Miller, Charles Williams, Tom Stoppard, David Hare, Robert Bolt, J. B. Priestley, Alan Bennett and Alan Ayckbourn. The group prides itself in its set and costume design, both of which have attracted their own accolades. Lion and Unicorn Players also came first and second in the last ever Petersfield Drama Festival.

The Players have always been fortunate in having at least as many men as women acting members, and overall membership is growing.

As well as keeping the support of long­standing members, the group continues to attract new and talented people.

For the Golden Jubilee production, the Players have chosen On the Razzle, a brilliant farce by Tom Stoppard. This will be performed in the Festival Hall, Petersfield, on 12-14 November.

Contact: Vivienne Coleshill, 01730 821491. lion.unicorn@waitrose.com

new collection of work by the Hampshire Artists’ Co-operative – their Summer Exhibition – was launched in June and continues until 2 September at the Selborne Gallery.

Two guest artists, Pam Newick and Peter Quarmby, contribute to the diverse range of original creative work. The exhibition includes contemporary hand-made jewellery, sculpture, felt-work, glass, textiles, pottery and paintings – prices from £10; painting and drawing from around £50.

Staffed by the 18 artists, the gallery is open from11am to 5pm from Tuesday to Sunday each week. You are welcome to come along and meet the artists.

Contact: Selborne Gallery, The Plestor, Selborne, GU34 3JQ. 01420 511347 www.hampshireartistscooperative.co.uk

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PROMOTION

Petersfield’s treasure trove for arts and crafts For 25 years Academy Art and Crafts has been supplying Petersfield and the surrounding area with fine art materials and a quality picture framing service. “

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n recent years we have extended our range, and improved it,” says Carolyn Jeffery, who has coowned the shop with Geoff Harris since 2003.

Not only have the fine art and crafts stock been extended with a large and varied selection of art materials, but also products for younger customers.

“We want to encourage children’s creativity and imagination as an alternative to electronic games,” says Carolyn.

The store has a large collection of traditional toys, including wooden toys, creative kits and books, and traditional children’s games.

And don’t forget the craft products and gallery, which includes limited edition prints and quality bespoke picture framing.

www.lifeinpetersfield.co.uk

“People don’t realise how large the store is,” adds Carolyn, “there’s free parking at the front and a big room at the back of the store which shows a treasure trove of fine art materials”.

Following the sad loss of Woolworths, Academy Art and Crafts fills the gap that was left in the arts and crafts market.

From the traditional childhood games, jewellery kits and books to professional art materials, Carolyn and Geoff can offer a wide range of materials that both beginners and professionals need every day, giving friendly expert advice and very competitive prices.

Academy Arts and Crafts, 2 Winton Road GU32 3HA 01730 261624

Academy Arts and Crafts: visit Carolyn and Geoff (inset) for all your Arts and Crafts needs

READER OFFER Academy Arts and Crafts is offering 10% off all stock throughout July and August 2009.

Bring this completed voucher with you to receive your discount.

NAME ADDRESS EMAIL Valid until end of August. One voucher per transaction.

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SPORT

Heavenly horsepower

Goodwood from the far side of the course

Goodwood offers both equine and motoring fans another unrivalled treat this summer with the best and most beautiful horses and cars on show. By Nick Keith

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ith indisputably the best views of any British racecourse, Goodwood is staging more horse race meetings this year than ever – with 22 days of racing. The 3rd Duke of Richmond first brought racing to Goodwood in 1802 when he organized match races with his horses against the king’s.

After the fun of the June evening meetings, the course has quietly prepared for ‘Glorious’ Goodwood, the celebrated racing festival which is from Tuesday 28 July to Saturday 1 August.

The glamour of the meeting – with glorious fashion, glorious girls and glorious racing – make Goodwood one of the most chic and most treasured highlights of the English summer. It is the place to see and be seen in late July.

If you are looking for winners, the top jockeys are Ryan Moore, the champion, and Frankie Dettori, with Mark Johnston, Richard Hannon and Mick Channon as leading trainers.

A two-day meeting on the August Bank Holiday weekend is highlighted by the Family Fun Day on the Sunday, with a host of free activities ranging from children's theatres, magicians and circus workshops to bouncy castles, free gifts and fairground rides – guaranteed to provide a fantastic day's

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entertainment for all of the family!

On Saturday 12 September Goodwood combines with the Racehorse Owners Association to create the Speed Bonus Day, an exciting innovation with a £100,000 bonus prize for the connections of the day’s fastest winning horse. The 2009 season at Goodwood then winds down gracefully with meetings on 13 and 23 September, and 1 and 11 October.

Contact: Goodwood, 01243 755022 Goodwood Revival meeting 2009 After the frantic Festival of Speed at Goodwood in early July, the hugely popular Revival meeting takes place from 18 to 20 September. Between 1948 and 1966, Goodwood ranked alongside Silverstone as Britain’s leading racing venue, and it hosted Formula One, the famous Goodwood Nine Hours race and the celebrated Tourist Trophy sports car race.

Now, during three September days, visitors can step back in time and revel in the romance and theatre of classic motor racing – ideally in period clothes. Staged in the romantic setting of the Fifties and Sixties, the Revival relives a golden era of motor sport. Exceptional racing around a classic circuit combines with nostalgic memories

Good going (clockwise from the left): view from far side of the course; Life at an evening meeting; roar of Revival of the glory days of Goodwood Motor Circuit.

Friday 18 September sees all the cars and motorcycles taking to the track throughout the day. And there are opportunities to stroll round the paddock inspecting wonderful cars, enjoy air displays, watch track parades and witness the Bonhams sale of fine cars and automobilia at 5.30pm. They also plan to have a parade each day for the 80th birthday of Sir Stirling Moss.

The first day of racing on Saturday 19 September starts at 10am, with the Goodwood Trophy. Racing ends and the track closes at 5.30pm when there is an air display. The second day of racing on Sunday 20 September follows a similar pattern, with racing starting at 10am and finishing with a prizegiving at 6.15pm – as before, there will also be a number of air displays and track parades of those vehicles taking part in the special demonstrations.

The race titles reverberate with traditional echoes: the Brooklands Trophy, Richmond Trophy, Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy, Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration, the Freddie March Memorial Trophy, the Chichester Cup, and the Whitsun Trophy. Gates open daily at 7.30am.

Contact: Goodwood, 01243 755055

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SPORT

Old Thorns stages Disabled British Open

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he UK’s largest and most inclusive competition for disabled golfers will take place at Old Thorns Golf & Country Club, in August. The inaugural, two-day Disabled British Open (DBO) – a unique event in the UK – will be shown on Sky Sports and is expected to attract dozens of golfers from across the UK and Europe.

Organiser Andy Barwell explained: “This is the first event of its kind in the UK. There are other golf events, but they restrict themselves to people with one particular disability – the DBO is all about bringing disabled golfers together to enjoy their sport in a more inclusive social environment.

“It also offers a great opportunity for locals to become involved in the event as marshals, scorers and spotters.”

The event, on 24-25 August, will offer both able-bodied and disabled spectators the opportunity to try golf for the first time, receive free coaching from qualified pros and receive a free, level 2 NVQ national qualification in marshalling.

Entry for spectators is free and there will be prizes to be won on a number of features including a nearest-the-pin contest.

Anyone interested in participating as a player, sponsor, volunteer or media partner should visit www. disabledbritishopen.org .

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etersfield Rugby Club went back into training at the end of June for the 2009-10 season in Hampshire One. Steve Penberthy is now director of rugby, with the same training

team, including Tony Barnes as head coach.

All are welcome for training on any Tuesday or Thursday.

Contact: Steve Penberthy, 02392 726718.

Liphook’s Sam goes close in Amateur Sam Hutsby, from Liphook, finished runner-up in the Amateur Championships at Formby on 21 June

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holes he lost at the end of the first round “really cost me, and I couldn’t get my putter going.”

The format of the Amateur is a knockout competition between the leading players after two rounds of strokeplay.

Manassero, the first Italian winner of the Amateur, finished top in the strokeplay, only the third player after Philip Parkin in 1983 and Warren Bladon in 1996 to win after leading in the qualifying.

The winner has qualified for the Open at Turnberry in July and the 2010 US Masters. Sam aims to win a place for Great Britain and Ireland against the US in the 42nd Walker Cup, the Amateur equivalent of the Ryder Cup, which takes place at Merion, Pennsylvania, on 12 and 13 September.

n the final Sam lost 4 and 3 to Matteo Manassero, from Italy, who at 16 became the youngest winner of the most prestigious event for amateur golfers in the UK. England international Sam, who is 20, is the highest ranked Briton in the World Amateur Golf rankings at 13th. He said that he did not sleep much before the 36hole final. In the first round, the final was even until Manassero won the last three holes in the morning and then moved to six up after seven holes in the afternoon.

But Hutsby fought back with successive birdies to reduce the deficit to four. He eventually succumbed after missing a bogey putt for a half on the 15th. Sam said that the three

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WHAT’S ON

What’s on Tuesday 7 July Piano Recital Venue: The Studio @ TPS Time: 7pm Contact: The Studio Box Office, 01730 234641 Wednesday 8 July Safari Drives Venue: Queen Elizabeth Country Park Time: 7.30-10.30pm Price: £10 per person (with a maximum of 4 people in each drive) Contact: 02392 595040 Thursday 9 July Victorian Underpinnings Venue: Petersfield Museum Time: 6.30 pm Price: suggested donation £5 Contact: Vicky, the Education and Outreach Officer, 01730 260756 Dining with the Bats Venue: Uppark, South Harting, nr Petersfield, GU31 5QR Time: 6.30-10pm Price: £25 Contact: 01730 825415 Friday 10 July The Grapes of Wrath Venue: Chichester Festival Theatre Time: 7.30pm Price: from £12 Contact: 01243 781312 Saturday 11 July OU Creative writing Venue: Chichester Festival Theatre Time: 10.30am-12.30pm and 2-4pm Price: free (but booking essential) Contact: 01243 781312 Ensemble Venue: The Steven Pimlott Building, Chichester Theatre Time: 11am-4pm Price: from £12 Contact: 01243 781312 Enron Venue: Minerva, Chichester Festival Theatre Time: 6pm Contact: 01243 781312

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Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 July The Queen Elizabeth Country Park Show Venue: QECP, just off the A3, between Petersfield and Horndean Time: 10am-5:30pm Price: Adults, £7.50; Seniors, £6.50; Children aged 4-14, £4, under 4s are free Contact: 01243 641306 Sunday 12 July Early Music Afternoon Venue: Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Singleton, Chichester, Time: 2-6pm Contact: 01243 811348 Friday 17 July Summer Lecture with Richard Holmes Venue: Gilbert White’s House, Selborne Time: 7.30pm Price: £15 (includes wine/soft drink & nibbles) Contact: 01420 511275 17 July – 1 August Petworth Festival Contact: 01798 344576 or Box office 01798 344576 Saturday 18 July Gilbert White Day Venue: Gilbert White’s House, Selborne Contact: 01420 511275 Sunday 19 July Guided Petersfield Town Walk Venue: meet outside St Peter’s Church in the Square Time: 2.30pm (lasts about one and a half hours) Contact: 01730 268829 Saturday 25 July Room with a Restricted View Venue: Minerva, Chichester Festival Theatre Time: 11am Price: £5, friends and concessions £3 Contact: 01243 781312 Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 July Hollycombe Fairground Weekend Venue: Hollycombe Working Steam

Museum, Iron Hill, Liphook Price: Adults: £11, Children (3-15) & OAPs £9, Saver ticket £35 Contact: 01428 724900 Sunday 26 July A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Picnic Theatre Venue: Cowdray Castle, Visitor Centre, Midhurst Time: 7pm Contact: 01730 810781 Peacocks and Painted Ladies Venue: Harting Down Time: 2-4pm Price: £2 donation welcome Contact: 01730 816638 29 July – 26 August (5 Wednesdays) Wonderful Wednesdays (children’s activities) Venue: Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Singleton, Chichester Time: 11am-4pm Contact: 01243 811348

Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 August Steam Festival Venue: Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Singleton, Chichester Time: 10.30am-5pm Contact: 01243 811348 Wednesday 19 August Merlin the Magician – Picnic Theatre Venue: Cowdray Castle, Visitor Centre, River Ground Stables, Midhurst, GU29 9AL Time: 6.30pm Contact: 01730 810781 Saturday 29 – Monday 31 August Petersfield Festivities Venue: Petersfield Town Centre See page 23 for details Saturday 29 August Music at the Museum Venue: Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Singleton, Chichester Time: 6pm Contact: 01243 811348

AUGUST Saturday 1 August Rogate Flower Show Venue: Recreation ground Time: 2pm

Sunday 30 August Goodwood Family Fun Day Venue: Goodwood, Chichester Price: Depending on enclosure Contact: 01243 755022

Wed 5, 12, 19, 26 August & Wed 2 September Craft Activities in the Stables for Children Venue: Uppark, South Harting, nr Petersfield, GU31 5QR Time: Noon-3pm Price: £1.50 per child Contact: 01730 825415

Meet the Bats Venue: Uppark, South Harting, nr Petersfield, GU31 5QR Time: 1pm and 3pm Contact: 01730 825415

Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 August Chilli Fiesta Venue: West Dean Gardens, Chichester, West Sussex Price: £7.25 (discount for over 60s) Contact: 01243 811301 Sunday 9 August Meet the Pirates! – Family Day Venue: Cowdray Castle, Visitor Centre, Midhurst Time: 10.30am-4.30pm Contact: 01730 810781

Will at the Weald Venue: Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Singleton, Chichester Time: 6pm Contact: 01243 811348 Sunday 30 and Monday 31 August Upstairs Downstairs at Georgian Cowdray Venue: Cowdray Castle, Visitor Centre, Midhurst Time: 10.30am-4.30pm Contact: 01730 810781

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Issue 17 July/August 2009

COMPETITION

WIN a gliding experience with Lasham gliding!!

CLOSING DATE 7 AUGUST 2009

Come glide with me...

When they call ‘all out’ and the tug aircraft guns its engine, you know there is no going back. Your glider starts to move along the ground pulled by the little aircraft in front and in a few seconds you are skimming the grass, waiting for the tug to reach flying speed before you can both climb away...

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t 2,500 feet the instructor releases the tow rope, and as you watch the tug drop away the glider slows to its peaceful flying speed. Then the fun really begins!

Most experience a trial flight at Lasham in the sturdy two seat K13 trainer, with hands-on instruction from an experienced instructor in the back. For some, the flight is a one-off experience to be enjoyed and remembered, for others it is the start of a new passion that takes them all the way to solo flying and crosscountry adventures. Flying isn’t a difficult skill to learn and for those willing to try, the satisfaction is magical.

Lasham has more than 700 members, both men and women from all walks of life, and while the cost of the sport can be less than sailing or golf you will never find this sort of excitement or sense of accomplishment on a fairway or marina. The club has 30 gliders for training and members’ use, and a small army of seasoned instructors to take you from your trial flight to as far as you choose to go.

For many the goal is to fly solo, and the club offers a special package to enable people to do this within a year at an affordable price. Others are drawn to the idea of spending afternoons soaring cross-country, dancing from one thermal to the next over hundreds of miles before landing back at Lasham. There are competitions and certificates which create progressive goals.

Trial flights cost from £80, or can be reduced to just £45 for groups of six to 20 people. The trial flight includes three month’s membership of Lasham Gliding Society, so you can be taught to fly Lasham gliders at members’ rates with free Instruction while you decide if its for you.

For more information visit www.lashamgliding.com or call 01256 384900. www.lifeinpetersfield.co.uk

YOUR CHANCE TO WIN Lasham Gliding Club has teamed up with Life in Petersfield to offer one lucky reader the chance to WIN A GLIDING LESSON! To be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize, answer these three questions:

1) What kind of glider would you experience a trial flight in?

2) At what height is the tow rope released for you to glide freely?

3) How many members are there of Lasham Gliding Club?

Send your entries to: Lasham Gliding Competition Life Magazines Ltd, 22 High Street, Petersfield, GU32 3Jl or email: info@lifemags.co.uk Terms and conditions Entries must be received by 7 August 2009. One entry per person.

The winner will be decided by draw and announced in the September/October issue of Life in Petersfield. The judges’ decision is final. No cash alternative is available. By entering this Competition you accept that your data can be passed to the sponsors, Grayshott Pottery.

Employees of Life Magazines and associates of Lasham Gliding are not allowed to submit entries.

Competition Winner Congratulations to Jackie Watkinson, who is the lucky winner of our Blaze House Art competition.

Jackie, who will receive a £100 voucher towards a new stove or fireplace, lives in the Causeway, Petersfield and says that she is “very pleased” with winning the competition. She says “I picked up the magazine in Waitrose and thought I’d give the competition a go! I never expected to win! Thank you.”

Jackie, we hope that you are able to put your voucher to good use in buying the perfect fireplace for you.

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DIRECTORY

Local Contacts Emergency Services

1 The Spain, Sheep Street, £28-£40 01730 263261

Fire Hampshire Fire and Rescue Headquarters 023 8062 4000

Health

Council Numbers

Petersfield Hospital 01730 263221 (Petersfield Hospital Minor Injuries Unit 8am-8pm, (open every day) The Grange Surgery 01730 267722 The Swan Surgery 01730 264546

East Hampshire District Council 01730 266551 Petersfield Town Council 01730 264182

Police Hampshire Police general enquiry number 0845 045 4545

Accredited B & Bs and Hotels in Petersfield Border Cottage, 4 Heath Road, £35-£60 01730 263179 Downsview, 58 Heath Road, £26-£32 01730 264171 Heath Farmhouse, Sussex Road, £25-£30 01730 264709 Langrish House Hotel, East Meon Road, Langrish, GU32 1RN 01730 263374 Pipers Bungalow, 1 Oaklands Road, £28-£35 01730 262131 Southdowns Country Hotel, Trotton GU31 5JN 01730 821521 80 Rushes Road, £25-£30 01730 261638 The Holt, 60 Heath Road, £25-£30 01730 262836

Helplines, Support Groups & Charities Alcoholics Anonymous 0845 769 7555 Childline 0800 1111 Citizens’ Advice Bureau 01730 264887 Community First East Hampshire 01730 710017 Electricity Emergency 0845 770 8090 Environment Agency 08708 506506 Gas Emergency 0800 111 999 Home-Start Butser 01730 233 755 Natural England (formerly the Countryside Agency) 0207 932 5800 PC Pete 01730 269569 Petersfield & District Lions Club 01730 266362 Relate 02392 827026 Samaritans 08457 909090 South Downs Association of Disabled People & Shop-mobility Services 01730 710474 Southern Water 0845 278 0845

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Travel General Public Transport Information Line 08706082608 www.traveline.org.uk

Airports Bournemouth Airport 01202 364 000 Gatwick Airport 08700 002 468 Heathrow Airport 08700 000 123 Luton Airport 01582 405 100 Southampton Airport 08700 400 009

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It is also available from the following: Petersfield: Waitrose, Rams Walk

Empshott: Grange Farm Shop

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Froxfield: Froxfield Stores

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Rake: Sun Inn Rake Stores Liss: Hillier Garden Centre Jade News Liss Forest Stores Tesco Express

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G L O R I O U S G O O DWO O D 28 July – 1 August 2009 ‘The Most Beautiful Racecourse In The World’

Admission Prices start from just £9 per person • Restaurant Prices from £51 per person Hospitality from £250 per person + VAT To purchase tickets telephone 01243 755022 • To book restaurants or hospitality telephone 01243 755027

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