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Own Goals Although many people adopt resolutions at the beginning of the year, I’ve never personally found it a particularly successful time. It’s tough enough remotivating myself to work again after the slowdown of Christmas let alone beating myself up about what I should (or shouldn’t) be doing when I get back to work.

So although I won’t be coming up with a list of things that I’ll be aiming to do at this time, what the start of 2014 has brought home to me is that another year has now started and I can barely remember what happened in the previous one.

Without any record of the time passing, it’s nearly impossible to look back and say “what a good time we had” or “wasn’t that a great achievement” or even “that was a mistake, I won’t be doing that again”. Yes I can remember highlights of holidays but often it’s the smallest things that make for the best memories. Even remembering a nice meal out makes me feel happy.

Now we are very busy here at Discover Magazines, so I’m not likely to be disciplined enough to start a diary. But with so many people having smartphones these days a quick snapshot or 10 second video is usually every bit as effective and far more likely to happen.

I’d started doing this in fact during 2013 but had tailed off as the year went on. However looking at the photos and videos at Christmas was just lovely, so I’m determined to revive the practice.

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ch 2013, who famously said “may God forgive you at you have done”?

3, whoHistory left his career in politics to become Gardening Quiz ent and CEO of the International Rescue Committee in New York? l 2013, what became the first song with a running time of less than a 52the top ten of the UK54 60 e to reach singles charts? ust 2013, it was announced that actor Peter Capaldi will take over the g role in which long running TV series?

MEP Godfrey Bloom caused controversy in July 2013 when referring to ies that receive overseas aid from the UK by what name?

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Detoxing & Fasting The Facts Behind The Fads January. Dark days plus lots of ‘fancy food’ and alcohol have made us feel fat and sludgy. But the shiny new calendar on the wall promises a fresh start. So, bombarded with more dietary information than ever, and ears ringing with those buzz words ‘detoxing’ and ‘fasting’ – we rush out to spend our gift vouchers on books about ultimate diets and detox plans. But will they really make us healthier or slimmer?

Detoxing There are numerous ‘detox diets’ that either tell you to restrict or eliminate foods for a certain period, or advocate eating just one type of super food to flush you clean. But many experts say that the idea you are full of toxins is a myth; your body already has the tools it needs to detoxify itself - the kidneys, liver, colon and skin - which all work together to remove unwanted substances from our system. If they are working correctly there is no need for us to detox ourselves through diet (or massage and colonic irrigation).

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that reduce our immunity, slow our metabolism and make us retain water and weight, of course we’re horrified - and convinced we need to get rid of them as quickly as possible. But there is no solid evidence of the need for detox, or its benefits, and the British Dietetic Association has pronounced the concept ‘irrational and unscientific’.

medical conditions and general health.

Many detox gurus claim that the headaches, fatigue and other symptoms you may experience after a few days on a detox diet are caused by toxins, which are now released and coursing round your bloodstream before finally being flushed out. In reality, experts say these kinds of symptoms are caused by your body reacting badly to sudden deprivation of something your body is a little too used to – such as caffeine, sugar or alcohol (and we don’t need a plan to know we should moderate our intake of those).

Does it work? Experts say you may lose a lot of weight at first, but it can be hard to maintain as you are not fundamentally changing the way you eat. There does seem to be a connection between calorie consumption and lifespan but whether fasting gives the same results as daily moderation has yet to be proved.

Fasting Fasting - intentionally going without food - is not new. People have been fasting for religious reasons for thousands of years and there are long held beliefs that it can improve various

Many of the recent trendy fasting schemes don’t really ask you to fast at all – just to restrict your food intake on certain days or for a short period of time, claiming this makes you healthier, slimmer and even makes you live longer.

There’s often some overlap with detox concepts.

The dangers and downsides • Dramatically reducing your calories, especially suddenly, can make you feel very ill • Cutting out or drastically reducing certain food groups can mean you lack vital nutrients • It’s pretty anti-social refusing invites on your diet days, and that in itself makes it difficult to maintain.

However if having a couple of

differently to protein and fat and many professionals now believe that Dr Robert Atkins was right. Besides potatoes, bread and cereal are pretty tasteless without added fat or sugar and that alone can cause you to take in more calories than you intended.

semi-fasting days a week doesn’t make you feel ill and you don’t compensate by eating unhealthily on the other days, there’s no harm doing it.

So what should I do?

Eat a healthy and varied diet • Choose natural foods. The more manufacturing involved in producing a product, the less likely it is to be healthy.

Eat plenty of vegetables of different colours, moderate amounts of fruit and lean protein.

• Cut out sugar. Sugar disrupts your natural appetite control and is known to be highly addictive. Artificial sweeteners may have no calories, but it still feeds the habit.

• Watch your carbohydrates.

Your body processes carbs

• Cut out or reduce alcohol.

Most experts agree that a little does no harm (but wine rather than beer), but stick to the unit limits of 2 per day for women and 3 per day for men.

Remember these are limits, not targets!

• Drink water. Hopefully we all now know this doesn’t mean drinking 8 glasses per day.

But ensure your intake is not all caffeinated. Too many hot drinks often mean you overindulge on milk without

realising it. Water is the most natural and the best fluid.

Lose weight safely Most of us eat too much and there is evidence linking overconsumption of calories with reduced life-span and premature ageing, although the mechanism isn’t clear yet. Eat healthy ‘real’ foods, eat only when you are genuinely hungry and don’t eat too much.

Your aim should be to change your eating habits permanently, not just to shift a few pounds.

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The service is run by Age Concern Hampshire in partnership with Hampshire County Council and the District Councils and runs in all districts across Hampshire except the New Forest.

With afternoon tea now provided as an extra meal from Meals on Wheels, Age Concern Hampshire volunteers have extended their hours to offer their services at tea-time too.

Food & Friendship Co-ordinator Paul Simmonds says: “Good food and good company is something that we all enjoy. It is testament to the dedication of our volunteers that we are now able to extend our services to include home visits over afternoon tea.”

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Since taking the reins of The Breeze’s breakfast show Jez and Lou have been waking up thousands of households across the south coast. They’d be the first to agree that they’ve hit the ground running - literally!

“Right after joining, the station bosses asked us to tour the area in an electric car, meeting many listeners along the way - a fantastic way of re-acquainting myself with the area”, says Jez, who presented high-profile shows in this area before.

The duo have also hosted some of the region’s biggest festive events.

“We’ve counted down to fireworks, bonfires and Christmas light

switch-ons” says Lou, a new recruit to the station. “We’ve had so many great prizes to give away on air recently – it’s been really festive!”.

Jez and Lou broadcast their show Monday to Friday from 6am to 10am – playing feel good music with local travel and news. Their ‘Word Is Out’ competition at 8.10am is proving very popular.

Listeners guess the missing celebrity word to win the ever growing cash jackpot . “It’s amazing,” says Jez, “sometimes I think the clip will go for ages and win somebody thousands of pounds – and it goes within a fortnight. Other times, it’s the

complete opposite!”

Jez lives locally with his family, and Lou, having recently moved to the area, is enjoying exploring the region. “There’s just so much on offer,” she says “a night out, a yoga class, a relaxed lunch or a quick trip to the beach – it’s all here”.

And what’s the worst thing about presenting the breakfast show?

“Definitely the dark mornings at this time of year” says Jez, “I can’t wait for Spring”,

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Socialising Online: The Virtual World Of Friends, Groups, And Lovers The popularity of social networking has exploded over the last decade and is now used by many as a way to meet people for business, to share a special interest, for friendship, or even love.

The ability to connect with other people via the Internet, started to go beyond email when Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) or ‘forums’ started appearing in the 1980s and 90s. Although rudimentary, these systems allowed people to connect and exchange interests and ideas in the same way that one would by posting messages on a community notice board or placing notices in periodicals and newsletters. These early, and rather limited, systems were the forerunners to the social networking giants of today, such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. The unique feature of these ‘virtual meeting places’ is their ability to make geographical distance insignificant. So, if you’re a dressmaker based in Fairbanks, Alaska, you can hook up with someone with similar interests in Tasmania and exchange ideas with little 16

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expense, and without taking a flight around the globe.

The hugely successful social network, LinkedIn, is aimed at business and forges relationships between professionals worldwide.

This means that face-to-face meetings are often redundant, even when significant business decisions and transactions are at stake. Yes, it’s a less personal way of doing business, but no one can deny that it’s quicker and more efficient: use of technology for business relationships is here to stay.

But what about today’s way of connecting with likeminded people to share a common interest? Websites such as Facebook enable you not only to connect with friends and family, but also to join and create ‘groups’. This has resulted in a mass of specialist groups being formed, representing the most diverse interests and tastes imaginable. Everything from movies and book clubs to political activists and heavy rock bands are catered for.

Drawing benefit from these groups and networks, however, requires real effort to engage

and develop anything that could be considered a relationship.

Indeed, you may find that you have gathered many virtual friends, but little tangible evidence to show for it. In this sense, it is like any club or society: the more effort and commitment you put in, the benefits you will reap. In social networking terms, this may translate into uploading interesting photographs, writing blogs, providing advice, or news snippets. In this way, you become known as an active contributor, people find your input of value, and relationships develop amongst the virtual community with the common shared interest.

But it’s not all virtual. The site meetup.com brings together people with common interests who live in the same area. Singles clubs, dog walkers, motorbiking and coffee lovers are amongst thousands of groups available to join – or launch one of your own. In these cases, the real benefits are often realised after the event, when users return to their homes or places of work and upload photos and comments to the online user group for everyone

to enjoy. Of course a cautious approach should be undertaken before making the transition from the virtual world to meeting people physically in the outside world.

And what of more serious relationships nurtured online?

The landscape of virtual relationships has opened up and spawned a massive industry of dating sites (in the UK alone, over 1400), some for singles looking to connect for companionship that could lead to a more serious date, others that combine the need for common interest groups with single people also looking for romantic connections. There is undoubtedly a seedy side to this world, and one should draw a clear distinction between ‘escort services’ and ‘dating agencies’.

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On 1st January 1962 The Beatles, comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Pete Best and George Harrison, arrived at Decca’s London office for an audition. They were a day late after their road manager, Neil Aspinall, lost his way. They performed fifteen songs in just under an hour, starting with a Lennon/McCartney composition – Like Dreamers Do. Decca eventually rejected the group, commenting: ‘The Beatles have no future in show business.’

7th: The UK was blanketed in snow, with temperatures in Oxfordshire plummeting to minus 18° centigrade.

8th: An express train heading for Amsterdam collided with a commuter train from Rotterdam in thick fog, killing 91 people.

10th: An avalanche on Mount Huascaran in Peru killed 4,000 people.

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11th: The Soviet submarine B-37 was moored at Polyarny naval base, undergoing maintenance, just nine days before it was due to be sent to Cuba. At 8:20am a fire in the torpedo compartment detonated all twelve torpedoes, destroying the vessel. Captain Begeba, who was making an external inspection of the submarine at the time, survived but the rest of the crew drowned as it sank to the bottom of the Borents Sea. The blast also killed men on nearby ships and docksides; 122 people perished. The explosion hurled the submarine’s anchor over a mile.

26th: The US launched Ranger 3 with the aim of sending back images of the lunar surface.

Unfortunately it missed the moon by 22,000 miles and went into orbit around the sun (and you thought your satnav was bad). It did, however, provide the first measurements of interplanetary gamma-ray flux.

Nelson Mandela secretly left South Africa for the first time, touring Europe for six months.

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15th: The Meteorological Office started giving the temperature in centigrade after mentioning Fahrenheit temperatures. By October it was the other way round.

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Regional award Winner Adapt Landscapes, a Chandlers Ford based landscaping business, were celebrating last month after receiving a Marshalls Register Award for the best patio transformation over 35m².

The award ceremony was held at the Ageas bowl in Hedge End where Adapt Landscapes beat other landscaping companies to the prize. As regional winners they will be entered into the national awards which are due to take place early next year.

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Sowing Time Now is the perfect time to start sowing seeds

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A shopping list for first time sowers should be: • Good quality seed and cuttings compost. This will be finer in texture and easier to sow seeds in than multipurpose compost.

• Some seed half-trays, about 5” x 8”.

• A heated propagator, a clear propagator lid to go over the trays or a small unheated propagator. This will ensure that young plants don’t dry out or are subjected to temperature fluctuations.

• A dibber to make it easy to transplant the seedlings into a new home. If you’re budget conscious, you can always use a pencil.

• Some small pots into which you can transplant the seedlings and allow them to grow to full sized plants.

If you buy seed and cuttings compost it’s rarely necessary to sieve it as it has a very fine and even texture. However, if you are using multi-purpose compost, you’ll need to either break up any lumps carefully with your hands or sieve it.

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Other seeds are best sown in drills; make sure you use the suggested depth. Once the seeds are in place, in most cases you need to cover them with compost to the required depth. A few seeds actually germinate best if allowed access to daylight and therefore need to be sown on the surface. With these it’s advisable to cover the surface of the tray with cling film to stop it drying out too rapidly and causing erratic germination. I like to put the seeds in place and then moisten the compost. Rather than use a watering can which can displace the seeds, place the seed trays in a sink or tray containing about 1cm of water and allow the compost to soak up the water. Once the compost is just

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When it comes to watering the seeds, use mains water as water butts often harbour some of the disease-causing organisms which cause damping off, the fatal condition where the seedlings appear to suddenly flop and keel over. Provided your compost is sterilised and you use mains water and clean trays, damping off is much less likely to be a problem.

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Living with Cancer An evening with international speaker & writer Fiona Castle OBE Fiona was married to much-loved entertainer Roy Castle who sadly died from lung cancer in 1994, aged 62. She will be relating her experience and seeking to encourage others facing the illness.

Saturday 29th March 2014 7pm – 9pm at Eastleigh Baptist Church, Desborough Road, Eastleigh, (Doors open at 6:30pm - light refreshments served afterwards) Fiona comes at the invitation of “Come to the Well”, a cancer support group that meets twice monthly in the Wells Place Centre (attached to Eastleigh Baptist Church).

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News from Chandlers Ford & Winchester MP Steve Brine Many people maintain they don’t like January, coming as it does after the warm glow of Christmas, but I take a different view as we move into 2014.

For one, I always think it’s a shame to wish your life away but more importantly, I face a significant birthday later this month!

Shortly before Parliament rose for the Christmas break we had the ‘Autumn Statement’ and generally speaking, I welcomed what he had to say because there is good news for people in our area.

Positive moves on business rates with real help for the high street, energy bills down, fuel duty frozen (again), and crucially for us, some rail fare increases frozen. This is all welcome support, but as the Chancellor said, the job is far from done. I maintain that we’re only able to help the people I represent because we have taken difficult decisions to control spending. We are building a responsible recovery but we need to keep creating jobs because being in work is the best way to higher living standards.

One of the great privileges of my job is being able to use my position to bring people together quickly when a local issue rears its head.

That happened recently in Hiltingbury where a run of petty, but extremely antisocial, behaviour has been taking place at the Recreation Ground. Last month I pulled together police, local councillors and community representatives to see if we can nip this in the bud. I hope those attending found it a useful session and we can move forward with the agreed plan.

You can catch-up on all of my work online www.stevebrine.com or by calling 01962 791110.

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Scrabble with the Drabbles Melanie had arrived at the hotel in Lanzarote exhausted but excited, then received a glowing welcome from a handsome young Receptionist, with the name ‘Angel’ on his badge. Her family had thought her decision to holiday alone was crazy, but Melanie wanted, just once in her life, to do something reckless. If the hotel guests are as nice as Angel, she’d thought, this holiday is going to be perfect.

After exploring the hotel complex, however, she’d slumped into a state of dismay. She discovered the island was having its wettest January for thirty years, and she had booked herself into an out-of-season resort with a crowd of Bingo-loving pensioners.

This was not going to be the big adventure she’d hoped it would be.

It was dull, but bearable, until she met Dennis and June Drabble.

Dennis swooped upon her like a clammy vulture declaring his intention to take her under his wing. He had a fondness for his own awful opinions. And June was kidding herself that wearing massive sunglasses concealed the fact that she was constantly lusting after Fario, the overweight lifeguard with one eyebrow.

The Drabbles wouldn’t leave her alone. So far Melanie had shared an evening of Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit and Cluedo with them in the hotel lounge. Dennis was the type of person who sulked whenever it looked like he might not win. June glugged back allinclusive gin until her sunglasses 48

steamed up. All day Melanie had been dreading their threat of Scrabble, so tonight she decided to rebel.

When the coast was clear she tiptoed into the lobby and asked Angel to call her a taxi.

“Where are you going, Miss?” he asked politely as he picked up the phone.

Melanie shrugged.

“A bar? Somewhere lively? I need to get out of here.” He glanced towards the lounge, looked back at her sympathetically and winked.

“I know the perfect place: good food, great music, young people.”

Melanie smiled with gratitude.

“That sounds absolutely perfect.”

Across the lobby Melanie caught sight of the Drabbles parading through to the lounge. She ducked down behind a potted palm but was too late; they had spotted her.

“Ready for Scrabble, Missy?”

Dennis rattled the scrabble box in her face just as Angel announced, “Your taxi will arrive in five minutes.”

A look of supreme offence crossed Dennis’s face.

“You’re not going out?” It sounded more like a statement than a question.

“I am actually,” Melanie gulped.

“I’m going to a bar”.

“On your own? Surely that isn’t safe?”

“No,” Melanie lied. ”I’m meeting someone.”

“Not Fario?” croaked June. “He’s

a terrible gigolo I hear.”

“We should come with you,” Dennis said glancing at his watch as though this was all very inconvenient. “I’ll need to find my wallet”.

“Oh no,” Melanie said quickly.

The last thing she wanted was the Drabbles chaperoning her on an imaginary date. “I would hate to spoil your evening.”

“It would seem it is already spoilt,” Dennis said tossing the scrabble box onto the desk.

“What the young lady means,” Angel intervened, “is that she will be in perfectly safe hands and delivered back to the hotel in one piece - by me.” With authority, he ushered them towards the lounge.

“Thank you,” Melanie said, once the Drabbles had gone. “Honestly though, you didn’t have to lie on my behalf.”

“My shift has just finished and I would love to show you my beautiful island,” he smiled shyly.

“Unless you’d prefer Scrabble.”

The taxi pulled up outside. The rain had stopped and a warm breeze blew in that smelled of sea mist, adventure and, possibly, romance.

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Take a deep breath and some time to think, because it seems like an awful lot has happened in a short space of time. If you were with your family for the holidays, you must have left a few weeks ago.

There is no denying that this is a busy time for Matrimonial lawyers such as myself. The first Monday of the New Year was referred to as ‘D-Day’ or ‘Black Monday’ because of the high number of

people seeking a divorce after Christmas, so you need to take a step back.

Will there be expectation of the family staying there? Is there a mortgage? Who is paying it?

There is so much pressure on couples to be a ‘perfect’ family over Christmas. Unless you are all sat round a vast table groaning with food in your best clothes, laughing, joking and pulling crackers in a glow of warmth and happiness, you can feel like a failure.

Does your wife work? If not, has she been financially dependent on you for some time? You also need to think about financial assets such pensions, shares and investments and any debt that has been incurred with personal or business loans, overdrafts and credit cards.

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An updated version of the luxurious Flying Spur that was first unveiled to the world in 2005. Many hours have been spent working on a new identity for the model that doesn’t shy too far away from the iconic yet understated lines of a Bentley but adds a modern edge to keep it abreast with rivals from the UK and Germany. The levels of sumptuous, handcrafted detail remain amongst some

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of the best in the world but an injection of new technology aims to appease the slightly younger, more gadget-savvy buyer.

What’s under the bonnet?

The same almighty 6-litre twinturbocharged W12 unit that can be found in the outgoing model but with a few technological tweaks that reduce fuel consumption by 13.5 per cent and boost performance figures.

Top speed is now 200mph, with Bentley marketing the monster as ‘the world’s fastest saloon’.

That claim becomes quite apparent when the right pedal is pinned to the carpet as, despite weighing nearly three tonnes, it can despatch the 0-60mph sprint in just 4.3 seconds.

After listening to feedback from customers, Bentley has slaved tirelessly to decrease the encroaching grumble of the mighty W12, so noise in the cabin has decreased by an impressive 40 per cent.

What’s the spec like?

A basic Flying Spur will set you back £140,900 so naturally specification is going to be on the generous side but, if one goes wild with the options list, prices can easily tickle the £170,000 mark. Basic W12 models come with opulent, 14-

way adjustable seats, multizone climate control, rear-seat entertainment units and swathes of hand-stitched leather and natural wood veneers. A W12 Mulliner version, that includes bespoke interior hide colours, diamond quilting on the seats, embroidered Bentley logos on the seats and sporty drilled alloy pedals and knurled gear lever, is available at a premium. To give an indication of the extent of possible luxurious specifications, the options list includes a lamb’s wool boot carpet at the cost of £600.

Any rivals?

The Flying Spur will always face fierce competition from the Rolls-Royce Ghost, a car whose badge arguably carries more gravitas amongst discerning customers, but also an equally eye-watering price tag. Bentley also cites the likes of BMW and Mercedes as key rivals as well as the sportier luxury saloons such as the Maserati Gran Turismo and the Aston Martin Rapide.

Land Rover is also making waves in the luxury market with the Range Rover - a vehicle that is just as comfortable as the Spur but can also tackle a mountainside if the mood takes.

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Effortless power is the name of the game here, the big Bentley

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Model: Bentley Flying Spur W12

The verdict

Max speed: 200mph

It is very difficult to find fault with such an expensive vehicle that is lavished with Bentley levels of attention to detail and there is no denying this is one very beautiful, very accomplished machine.

Slight niggles would surround the additional tech elements with many of the menu screens proving fiddly and unintuitive.

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Romsey Hares and Tortoises local bike rides. Easy-paced rides from Romsey.

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THE RAMBLERS GROUP WALK 2 Feb, 2pm Southampton Sports Centre, Grid ref starting point SU408155 Hampshire SO16 6RY Enjoy British wildlife on a group circular walk. Start/finish at the Car Park at the end of Thornhill Road, nr the Bowling Green. Meet in the car park near cafe. Non-members welcome to join the group for 2 or 3 walks before joining the Ramblers’ Association. Call Mark 02380 220173, www.ramblers.co.uk/ walksfinder/walkInfo.php

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THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER TRAIL 15-23 Feb, 10am-3.30pm Royal Victoria Country Park, SO31 5DQ Follow the self-guided trail and help the elves find the clothes the shoemaker and his wife have made them. There is a prize for getting all the way round. Trails available from the shop at £1.50. 023 8045 517 or www.hants.gov.uk/rvcp

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Petcare by ZB Services 71 Pet Pals 73 PHOTOGRAPHER Harvey Studios 3 Plasterer A Y Plastering 73 C B Plastering Services 45 Plumbing Services (including bathroom installation and gas and boiler services) see also Property Maintenance: Ace Plumbing Ltd 58 Alford Plumbing & Heating 49 Aqua Bathrooms 44 Aquatec 56 DN Plumbing Services 61 First Call Heating Ltd 79 Gair Gas 27 Gas Elite 46 Graham Jones Plumbing & Heating 51 HTS Studios 43 RJ Plumbing 20 M.Brierley Plumbing 29 Mike Chivers 64 NHP (Romsey) Ltd 31 Premier Bathrooms 53 Space Kitchens & Bathrooms 29 SPC Bathrooms & Kitchens 14 TP Watts 62 Podiatrist Jon Callen 5 Printer Warwick Printing Company 25 Property Maintenance A Wilmott 15 CDN Handyman Services 45 CF Handyman Services 34 Dell Developments 53 Heyford Interiors Ltd 15 House Worx 71 Inspired Interiors 18 IO Contracts 26 M Fyall Design & Co 51 Mann & Sons Ltd 30 MH Building Services 70 Purchase Construction Ltd 46 The Door Hanger Ltd 71 The Flat Pack People 71 The Handyman 30 T.I. Smith Building & Landscaping 32 pubs The Cleveland Bay 29 radio The Breeze 13 SCHOOLS Barton Peveril Sixth Form College 17 Singing Lessons Jan 23 SOCIAL CLUB Chandlers Ford Central Club 12 Solicitor Eric Robinson Solicitors 57 Tiling & Tile Supplier AT Ceramics 71

Premier Bathrooms & Tiles 53 Tree Surgery See Garden Tuition (Children’s) Boostmaths 23 English Upgrades 23 French Clubs with Marc Morawek 71 Kip McGrath 24 Southern Education 24 Upholstery Designing for Style 30 From Old to New 38 The Curtain Design House 52 Veterinary Cats@Seadown 25 The Village Vet 24 Wedding Dresses Bella Bride & Ball 3 Window Repair Windowmenda 44

Puzzle Answers General Knowledge Crossword Across: 3 Alabaster, 8 Chap, 9 Twofaced, 10 Ice age, 13 Erato, 14 Jealous, 15 Hag, 16 Elector, 17 Pious, 21 Exhale, 22 Basilica, 23 Fire, 24 Beekeeper.

Down: 1 Scrivener, 2 Pacemaker, 4 Latex, 5 Bootleg, 6 Spam, 7 Épée, 11 Monomania, 12 Isosceles, 14 Jar, 15 Hospice, 18 Weave, 19 Gale, 20 Mink.

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The Eurovision Song Contest (Gaynor Hopkins is the real name of Bonnie Tyler), 7. Bridget Jones, 8. BBC Television Centre, 9. 3-0 to England, 10. Emeli Sande and Ben Howard

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Useful numbers DOCTORS NHS Direct (24 hr helpline) The Brownhill Surgery, 2 Brownhill Rd Fryern Surgery, Oakmount Rd

SCHOOLS 0845 46 47 023 8025 2188 023 8025 2414 023 8027 3252 023 8027 3458 023 8025 5118

Knightwood Surgery, (Parkside Family Practice), Pilgrims Close Park Surgery 023 8025 2131 (Chandlers Ford Family Practice), Hursley Rd Option 1 - Emergencies St Francis Surgery Option 2 - Triage (Chandlers Ford Family Option 3 - Routine Appointments Practice), Pilgrims Close Option 4 - General Enquiries

CHEMISTS Asda Pharmacy, Bournemouth Road

023 8027 7390

Mon/Tues/Weds - 8.00am - 9.00pm, Thurs/Fri - 8am - 10pm, Sat - 8am - 8pm, Sun - 10am - 4pm. bank Hols - 9.00am - 6pm.

Boots the Chemist, 4-5 Fryern Arcade,

023 8025 2751

Opening hours/rota: Mon/Tues - 8.30am - 6pm, Weds/Thurs/Fri - 8.30am - 6.30pm, Sat -8.30am - 5.30pm.

Day Lewis

023 8025 3063

95 Hiltingbury Road, SO53 5NQ. Mon - Fri - 8.30am - 6pm, Sat - 9am - 1pm.

Falkland Pharmacy 1 Falkland Court, SO53 3GA

023 8025 4344

Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri - 9am - 1pm, 2pm - 6.30pm Weds 9am - 1pm, 6pm - 7pm Sat - 9am -1pm, 2pm - 5.30pm

Lloyds Pharmacy 21 Hursley Road, SO53 2FS.

023 8025 4252

Mon - Fri - 8.30am - 6pm, Sat - 9am - 1pm

Park Pharmacy

023 8026 3908

3 Pilgrims Close, Valley Park, SO53 4TQ. Mon - Fri - 8.45am - 6.30pm, Sat - 9am - 1pm

CHURCHES New Community Church Methodist Church St Francis Church St Boniface Church (C of E) St Edwards Church St Martin in the Wood (C of E) United Reformed Church Velmore Church Churches Together in Chandlers Ford

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Barton Peveril Chandler’s Ford Infant Eastleigh College Fryern Infants Fryern Junior Hiltingbury Infants Hiltingbury Junior John Keble CE Knightwood Primary Lakeside Merdon Junior Otterbourne Primary Peter Symonds Scantabout Primary Sherborne House St Francis Primary St Swithun Wells Primary Thornden Toynbee

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SCHOOL TERMS DATES www.hants.gov.uk/education/schools/schoolholidays Autumn Term Tue 3 Sep 13 to Fri 20 Dec 13 Autumn Holiday Mon 28 Oct 13 to Fri 1 Nov 13 Christmas Holiday Mon 23 Dec 13 to Fri 3 Jan 14 Spring Term Mon 6 Jan 14 to Fri 4 Apr 14 Spring Holiday Mon 17 Feb 14 to Fri 21 Feb 14 Easter Holiday Mon 7 Apr 14 to Mon 21 Apr 14

MISCELLANEOUS LIBRARY TIMES http://www3.hants.gov.uk/library/chandlersford-library.htm Oakmount Road, Chandler’s Ford, 0845 6035631 Mon/Wed/Fri: 9am - 5pm, Tue/Thur: 9am - 7pm, Sat: 9am - 4pm LAST POST TIMES Ashdown Rd - Mon-Fri 5pm/Post Office Closes 5:30pm, Sat 11:30/Post Office Closes 12:30 Fryern Arcade Post Office - Mon-Fri 9-5:30, Sat 9-12:30 LAST POST IN CHANDLERS FORD - brickfield Lane on The Chandlers Ford Industrial Estate (near Hendy Truck) Mon-Fri 6:30, Sat: 11:45 No collection Sunday SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT For all rail, ferry, bus and underground information click on www.traveline.org.uk/index.htm or call 0871 200 22 33 or visit www.threeriversrail.com For all cycle routes in Chandlers Ford and neighbouring areas visit www.eastleigh.gov.uk/parking-travel--roads.aspx CHANDLERS FORD MP Steve brine MP - Member of Parliament for Winchester & Chandlers Ford. steve.brine.mp@parliament.uk, www.stevebrine.com 0207 219 7189 (London Office), 01962 791110 (Constituency Office)

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