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Our Magazines:

Dear Readers, Welcome to the final Directory of 2021!

Allow yourself a moment amongst the festivities and read about the fantastic local businesses featured in this month’s Directory, as well as the Best Books To Gift This Christmas and some fun puzzles.

The Directories:

Petersfield Edition Dist: 8,400 Rowlands Castle & Havant Edition Dist: 10,000

This December, we will be collecting reverse advent calendar boxes to donate to local families and food banks in need of additional food. During previous years we collected over 350 boxes, so it will be great to add to that figure and help our neighbours this winter... More info on how to get involved can be found below.

Clanfield & Horndean Edition Dist: 8,200 Cowplain Edition Dist: 7,500

On Friday 10 December, we will be getting involved with Christmas Jumper Day in aid of Save The Children, and we hope you will too! Simply make, borrow or buy a festive jumper, and wear it to work/school. You can find out more about fundraising, as well as other info regarding Christmas Jumper Day, here: www.christmasjumperday.org.

To make your festive celebrations even more special, we’ve provided a lovely Spiced Festive Biscuits recipe - just the thing to get you in the mood for Christmas! Don’t forget to look out for Barney, who will be hiding in four of the adverts this month.

If you find him, you’ll be in with a chance of winning a £50 cash prize.

Thank you for reading The Directory this year. From myself, and everyone else at The Directory Group, have a wonderful Christmas, and we’ll catch up with you in the New Year! th

Waterlooville, Denmead, Purbrook & Widley Edition Dist: 16,100 Farlington, Drayton & Cosham Edition Dist: 11,200 Hayling Island Edition Dist: 8,800 Emsworth Edition Dist: 12,600 Meon Valley Edition Dist: 9,500 Hindhead, Grayshott & Haslemere Quarterly Directory Dist: 10,000

Denise Lloyd, Manag ing Director

Chichester Quarterly Directory Dist: 10,000

The Directory Group are hoping you would like to join us in our quest to provide local families and food banks with food boxes this Christmas.

Fill your box with: Tinned foods, including meats, pasta, rice, biscuits, snacks, UHT milk, baby formula, orange squash…basic staple foods (no fresh goods please). Drop off your box to our office via the address below, or we can arrange to pick it up if you can’t get to us.

Email james@thedirectorygroup.co.uk if you have any further questions or call 01730 260746. Last drop off/collection date Friday 17th December.

Lifestyle Magazine: Dist: 32,000 www.beautiful-south.co.uk

Find Barney Winner:

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For Local Advertising and Leaflet Distribution contact The Directory Group today: 01730 260746 sales@thedirectorygroup.co.uk www.thedirectorygroup.co.uk The Directory Group, Unit 1 Viceroy Court, Bedford Road, Petersfield, Hants, GU32 3LJ

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The Alan Titchmarsh Column He’s a brilliant presenter, accomplished gardener, talented novelist and all-round horticultural inspiration. This month, Alan Titchmarsh talks about getting our youngsters involved in gardening projects.

I started gardening when I was nine or ten. I made a little greenhouse, tidied edges, mowed the lawn and sowed seeds, which then came up. When I had that little bit of success, it emboldened me to take cuttings and do more, and it all went on from there.

To be honest I was obsessed with all things nature - frogs, toads, insects… and the garden is the nearest bit of natural history to us, so I always felt comfortable there and I still do, although I’m not sure the young generation have quite the same connection with the outdoors.

In recent years I’ve worked with the Royal Horticultural Society in campaigns for school gardening, and we’ve had over 30,000 schools involved. Particularly at primary level if we can, literally, sow the seed when

children are young, get them connected with the earth rather than disconnected and fearful, it will mean we are investing in the future custodians of the landscape. To me, it’s vitally important we pass on our joy and knowledge.

When I was a boy, Percy Thrower presented a programme called Gardening Club on a Friday night – this was way before Gardener’s World. He, along with a junior schoolteacher of mine, Harry Rhodes – who used to sell cacti at the church bazaar – were great inspirations. Indeed, my first plants came from Harry.

Before he died, he saw me building a career, and one of life’s great delights was knowing that Harry witnessed this little lad he had encouraged to garden getting on, and doing alright. It was an unusual thing for a small boy to be interested in, therefore when you see a young gardener showing a keen interest, you always want to fan the flame. I’m now doing what Percy and Mr Rhodes did.

What undoubtedly links my present self with that nine-yearold version of me, is stimulation, and that has never changed in all the years I’ve spent outdoors planting this, trimming that.

And that’s what’s there for the younger generation. That’s why I feel we should do our utmost to engage young people in the glory of our gardens and outside spaces. With all the other distractions they have nowadays, it feels more important than ever.

Of course as you get older, the way you use a garden changes.

Just as when I was a boy it was a place of discovery and play, now it’s more a thing of art, beauty and quiet contemplation.

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Decorated biscuits will last several days on a tree or up to a week in an airtight container.

Ingredients

Spiced Festive Biscuits Introduction

Rustle up a little festive cheer with these delectable and delicately spiced biscuits, ideal for hanging on your tree or just for brightening up your tea break.

Top Tips

• Turn your biscuits into tree decorations by making a hole into each one before baking, using a skewer then thread through ribbon once cooled.

• This dough can be made ahead by placing in the freezer after having been wrapped in cling film to chill. Simply defrost and roll out to bake.

• Pre-made icing or chocolate that is ready-to-melt in a tube is a great option for those who feel less confident using a piping bag.

ingredients into. Mix until a workable dough forms. Once cooled, wrap the dough in cling film and place in the fridge for at least one hour to chill.

For the biscuits 350g plain flour – plus extra for rolling 200g butter 175g dark brown sugar 1tbsp golden syrup 1tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 large egg ½tsp ground cinnamon ½tsp ground nutmeg ½tsp ground ginger For the decoration 100g white chocolate (melted) OR 100g icing sugar Sprinkles or silver baubles

2. Preheat the oven to 190°C, fan 170°C, gas mark 5 and line two baking sheets with baking 3. Once cooled, preferably on paper. Meanwhile, roll out the wire racks, place either melted biscuit dough onto a lightly chocolate or icing sugar – floured surface to around ½cm that has been mixed with water 1. Gently warm the butter, thick and cut out your biscuits to form a thick paste – into a sugar and golden syrup over using festive shapes of choice. piping bag and use to decorate a low heat until it has melted.

Reroll leftover dough and cut the biscuits, adding baubles Combine the dry ingredients until you have none left. Bake and other decorations while in a large bowl making a well for 10-12 minutes until a golden the icing is still wet. Let dry in the centre to pour the wet brown. completely before hanging.

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Ingredients

Tom Kerridge’s Chicken & Coconut Curry Introduction Award-winning British chef Tom Kerridge lost 11st through a dramatic weight-loss regime, though there was one dinner-time favourite that remained on his personal menu throughout – the trusty curry!

“I’ve always been effusive about curries. For me, the hotter, the better. Not only is that a taste preference for me, but it’s scientifically proven that when we eat spicy chillies, our brains are tricked by the heat into releasing endorphins, which results in a natural high. So you get a huge food sensation on multiple levels.

“My curry dishes make use of homemade sauces stuffed full of my favourite spices – curry leaves, turmeric, paprika and my secret ingredient, vinegar. I’ve always found the acidity of the

vinegar complements the spice fantastically, and I recommend you try.

“The curry scene is really part of British food heritage now, and as the winter months draw in, it’s the perfect time to warm up with that unique combination of flavour, heartiness and sensory overload.”

Method 1. Pour a little oil into a large saucepan. Add the onions and cook over a low heat for 10–15 minutes, or until they start to colour.

2. Add the garlic and cook, stirring for 4–5 minutes, or until the onions are golden. Add the ginger, salt and all the dry spices, stir and cook for 2–3 minutes, or until fragrant.

3. Add the chicken and wait until cooked through.

4. Now pour in the coconut milk

(serves four) • 2 onions, finely chopped • 8 garlic cloves, grated • 4cm piece fresh root ginger, peeled and grated • 2 tsp sea salt flakes • 1 tsp each ground ginger, turmeric, cumin and cinnamon • 1 tsp chilli powder • 400ml can coconut milk • 200g chopped tomatoes • 50g desiccated coconut • 2 hot green chillies, thinly sliced • 1 lemon, juice only • 6 skinless and boneless chicken thighs • 6 tbsp roughly chopped coriander • 4 tbsp roughly chopped green chillies • Salt and pepper • Vinegar and chopped tomatoes and stir.

Bring to the boil then reduce the heat and simmer for 10–15 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened.

5. Dry-fry the desiccated coconut in a frying pan until golden. Add it to the curry with the fresh chillies and cook for 3–4 minutes, or until thickened.

6. Season with lemon juice, vinegar, salt and pepper. Stir in the coriander and pickled chillies and serve in warmed bowls.

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COUNCILS AND JOB CENTRE Job Centre Plus 0800 1690190 Hampshire County Council 0300 555 1375 Havant Borough Council 02392 446019

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