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NATIONAL TRUST FESTIVE FAVOURITES For many, a day out to a National Trust house and garden is already a Christmas ‘must do’. Over the festive season, National Trust places will be decked out with Christmas sparkle.

milled flour can be combined with locally sourced Hampshire produce to make delicious treats for you to sample. Buy a bag of fresh wholemeal flour, collect free recipe cards and bake your very own seasonal goodies.

On 19 December, you can also join in the carols at the Mill, accompanied by a jolly brass band playing all your festive favourites!

12 – 3pm.

For more information call 01962 870057 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ winchester-city-mill

There are plenty of activities on offer to help make your Christmas that extra bit special in these winter wonderland locations. Here are some of the favourites in Hampshire: Mottisfont, nr Romsey A Christmas Carol, 28 Nov - 3 January Normal admission charge This winter, Mottisfont brings Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’, vividly to life, with dramatic lighting and beautifully designed sets. Figures clothed in exquisite Victorian costumes created from paper by Delicarta help tell the tale around Mottisfont’s historic rooms. A family trail takes you through the story as it unfolds.

For more information: 01794 340757 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/mottisfont

Foxbury, New Forest Tree planting, 6 December, 10am – 3pm £3 donation Drop in to Foxbury and help us plant new native broadleaf woodland – we’ve got 2,500 trees to plant up this winter alone!

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Winchester City Mill Festive baking at Winchester City Mill 12 & 19 Dec, 11am – 3pm

Foxbury is the site of the National Trust’s biggest heathland regeneration project in England, and you could be part of this scheme to plant over 20,000 native trees by 2019; all ages welcome. Follow directions from the Half Moon car park, and be rewarded with hot drinks and biscuits afterwards.

There’s nothing more Christmassy than the aroma of warm spices and baking, so come along to this medieval Mill’s festive baking demonstrations, and find out how its freshly

Foxbury, Half Moon car park, Blackhill Road SO51 6AQ. For more information: 01794 944020 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/newforest Image Credits: National Trust

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Christmas Habits It’s funny how being frugal becomes a habit and perplexing to others (especially the “young” generation). Christmas is an expensive time and every year in January I snap up Christmas cards, decorations and stocking fillers for sale and hide them away. Then, eleven months later I can’t find them or I forget my canny purchases altogether and end up buying them again! Also, my family laugh every Christmas morning when I admire a beautifully wrapped present, not for how special it looks but how easily I can unwrap it, very carefully, and re-use the paper, folding it neatly and storing it, again, somewhere!

I consider myself clever when I buy cards in bulk so I have one for every occasion but I’m still waiting for a ruby wedding anniversary (rare these days!) and I don’t know anyone young enough to be congratulated on passing a driving test. Another false economy.

So this year I am going to be decadent and, like a five year old, rip the colourful paper off my presents.

I’m going to resist picking up so called bargains in January unless they are solely for me in the here and now (or when I’ve lost weight …).

Your next issue will be in 2016 so an early Happy New Year from the Discover Magazines team!

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Inside Local Business Features Pupil Becomes Teacher..........8 Champion Chippy in Fair Oak...... 22

It’s Good To Talk..................32 Editorial Features New Year, New Style............14 Nicotine Without The Nasties...... 16 Fired Up With Pottery...........28 Begin 2016 With A Budget...30 Make Room For Roses..........36

Lamb & Spinach Curry.........40 The Breeze Speaks to Rod Stewart....................12 What’s On At The Brook.......24 Community Features What’s on......................6 & 44 Spot The Difference.............18 Local Groups & Clubs...........34 Useful Numbers..................42

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Discover What’s On DOCTOR DOLITTLE 3-5 Dec, 7pm & 2pm (Sat Matinee) The Point, Leigh Road, SO50 9DE Doctor Dolittle and his crack team of animal helpers must brave shipwrecks, kidnapping, hypnosis and magic on their voyage to the mystical land of the Jollyginki.

Will they make it back in time for Christmas dinner? Tickets £7/£6 023 8065 2333 LOVE SOUL CHOIR 5 Dec, 8pm The Point, Leigh Road, SO50 9DE A night of live music performed by the one and only Love Soul Choir. Running for over six years, the choir has gone from strength to strength. This past year has been spent performing at a number of weddings and various events. £10 www. thepointeastleigh.co.uk/ CHRISTMAS FAIR 6 Dec, 11-3pm Wickham Centre, Mill Lane Hampshire PO17 5AL Once again, the Wickham Christmas Fair is being held on the first Sunday of December.

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THE MANOR FARM NATIVITY Manor Farm & Country Park Brook Lane, Botley, SO30 2ER 11 & 12 Dec, 6.15pm & 7.30pm Using live characters and a selection of favourite carols, the nativity story unfolds on a 30min guided farmyard tour, followed by a chance for children to meet some of the farm animals. The evening tour begins with mulled wine and squash and a festive mince pie on arrival in the farm reception theatre. (B) Adult £8.00, Child £5 (includes refreshments on arrival) Suitable for ages 5+ MOTHER GOOSE 12 Dec, 6pm Fair Oak Village Hall Shorts Road, Fair Oak, SO50 7EJ The Trustees present Hurricane Productions in Mother Goose - a fantastic fun filled show, ideal for 3-11 year olds. Tickets cost £7.50 adults, £6 under-12s, or £25 for a family ticket for four people.

Tickets are available from Village Blooms, 445 Fair Oak Road, Fair Oak, M. Johnson, Funeral Directors, 56 Sandy Lane, Fir Oak, and the Parish Clerks Office, Fair Oak Village Hall, Shorts Road, Fair Oak, or from Diane Raddon, phone 02380692298.

FOOD & PRODUCE MARKET 12 Dec, 10-2pm Age Concern Centre Brownhill Road, Chandler’s Ford Monthly produce and craft market. Refreshments available and entry is free. All items for sale will be produced and made by the stallholders. There is also free car parking and bus stops nearby.

NEW MUSIC MAKERS’ CHRISTMAS CONCERT Sat 12 Dec, 2.30 pm & 7.30 pm Hedge End Village Hall, Bursledon Road, Hedge End Price: £7 Adults, £5 Concess, £20 Family, Pre-schoolers FREE Tickets from The Flower Garden Florist Hedge End and Sarah (01489) 781836

VILLAGE HALL PANTO 12 Dec, 6pm Fair Oak Village Hall, Shorts Road, Fair Oak, SO50 7EJ Mother Goose, a Hurricane Production. A fantastic fun filled show aimed at 3-11 year olds, a good opportunity to introduce your children to the joy of pantomime. Tickets £7.50 adults, £6 children under 12, and £25 for a family ticket for 4 people.

Tickets available from Village Blooms, 445 Fair Oak Road, Fair Oak or M Johnson, Funeral Directors, 55 Sandy Lane, Fair Oak and also Parish Clerks Office, Fair Oak Village Hall.

CHRISTMAS AT MANOR FARM 12 & 13 Dec (afternoon tea with Father Christmas 2.30-3.30pm) Manor Farm & Country Park Brook Lane, Botley, SO30 2ER Come and see the farmhouse decorated for Christmas.

Have a go at our Christmas Pantomime trail or write a letter to Father Christmas. Join us for our ‘Night before Christmas’ story time. Make a Christmas Decoration to hang on your tree.

Price £2 per decoration. Normal Farm admission charge applies.

Sun: Carol Singing in the farm at 11.30am, 12.30pm & 1.30pm CHRISTMAS CONCERT 13 Dec, 2.30pm Thornden Hall, SO53 2DW West End Singers and musical director Alex Silverman present an afternoon of musical delectation at their Christmas Concert. Tickets are available using PayPal at westendsingers. co.uk or from 023 8040 4881.

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Pupil Becomes The Teacher Sam Wilkinson started swimming at 5 years old in a pool with just a newly qualified teacher and his Dad sat on the poolside. Eleven years later and the first Wessex Swim School pupil has just passed his STA Level 2 Award course and has started teaching in the pool where he learnt to swim himself.

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Wessex Swim School is teaching at Kings’ School in Winchester with small classes of just 3 pupils. Chris who set up the Wessex Swim School when he was just 18 years old himself is delighted to see his first pupil return to the poolside this time as one of the 45 strong staff.

“It’s great to see Sam now using his passion for swimming to encourage others in the water, the swim school has grown massively from when we just had Sam in the water. We now teach over 850 swimmers a week in 3 locations” The only thing Chris is not so keen on is how his former pupil is now taller and faster in the water than him!

After doing lessons with Chris and Wessex Swim School Sam moved to Locks Heath Swim Squad and after initially struggling with Butterfly in the early years it is now his favourite stroke.

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Rod Stewart At the age of 70, Rod Stewart is showing no signs of slowing down. After a critically acclaimed 2013 album, he has returned with a new CD for 2015 ‘Another Country’. He caught up with Lucy Ambache from the Evening Breeze, and talked superheroes, haircuts and yoga.

Rod - you’ve still got it.

What is it that I’ve got?

I don’t know! You’ve had it for a long time.

Well I’m not going to give it back, that’s for sure!

What is it though?

I don’t know, You tell me!

You haven’t changed really. Is that what it is?

I dunno. Maybe.

The album’s really awesome.

Oh thank you. I did get a lot of inspiration from the previous album, ‘Time’. The fans had put together a book of all the emails and texts sent to the fan club and I thought “they really did like this one” so it gave me the inspiration to make another one.

It’s really dedicated to the fans.

You’ve got a bit of reggae on there, along with some ska.

Yeah and one of my favourite tracks is dedicated to my four year old son called ‘Batman, Superman, Spiderman’.

business and I love getting up in front of 5, 10, 50 thousand people and seeing a lot of smiling faces singing back! It’s a truly privileged position to be in.

I’m just getting into yoga and I read that you did the same… and fell into a fireplace?

Yes I did. Thank goodness the fire wasn’t on! I tried to do that one where you stand on one leg and you put one leg behind you and the other arm’s out front. I lost my balance – and that was my last effort at yoga!

My friend Anne got into real trouble at school as she cut off her hair, trying to copy your look.

Ah bless! Did she say “I’m trying to look like Rod Stewart”?

Yes. Which I think got her into more trouble, actually!

Well in those days she would have got in more trouble. My image wasn’t quite as pure as it is now. <laughs> Well you said it, not me!

I should know this, but how many albums is this now?

I think it’s 29 and I’ve sold over 200 million!

Wow. So you’ve got to do 30 now!

Oh ok. We’ll see.

But you wouldn’t do it if you didn’t love it?

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Know for its designer covers for Ikea furniture, Bemz predicts a ‘Deco Glam’ style for this year.

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Think about what parts of your home feel most tired and unloved - perhaps walls could do with a wash of fresh paint. Dulux’s colour of the year is Cherished Gold, a gold-influenced ochre that can be used on its own as a statement or as a highlight in combination with other hues.

The overall colour palette for this year is muted, warm and soft yet also sophisticated - think coral, not orange; ochre not yellow and midnight, not blue. Another of Dulux’s 2016 themes is to have vintage and antique references support those of the modernday in a palette that includes chocolate, sand, a deep, pinkish red, muted orange and spicy browns. Ideal to overhaul any style of property.

More easy updates You may not be in the market for buying new furniture, but there are still ways to update your old pieces for a fabulous new look.

Ikea has identified a key trend this year for personalisation – just look at what can be done with an inexpensive chest of drawers, spray paint and some imagination. On a subtler note, a

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Keep going around the house.

Add interest to dull walls with an eye-catching, stick-on-peel-off design, a metal-framed mirror or an oversized print. Boring floor? Time for a new rug – or sand back or paint old wooden boards. Something simpler?

Adding a sheepskin to an old sofa or chair will give instant uplift, as will a change of bed linen, towels or small accessories such as cushions, storage baskets or vases. How about lights? A sassy lampshade can alter the look of an entire room, while filament bulbs will give your lighting a hot vibe. What about a cool coat hook, new door knobs, some kitchen canisters or a bathroom soap dispenser? The smallest things can make a big difference. The high-street chains are brilliant at tapping into new trends with affordable products, so get browsing!

What other trends should I be keeping an eye on?

While a striking monochrome palette of black, white and grey will be big in 2016, opulent metallic accents are also catching on, and work well with modern and traditional decors.

The look can be either industrial or retro-glam – as per Bemz’s ‘Deco Glam’ look, described as ‘cosy glamour with a Seventies twist’.

‘Create a more glamorous Seventies style in our homes: think Charlie’s Angels, Studio 54, and Bianca Jagger,’ says Lesley Pennington, CEO of Bemz. She recommends mixing plain fabrics in rose, steel, mineral blue and straw with geometric accents, plus dark wood, shiny brass, fluffy cushions, small tables and statement floor lamps. Alternatively, the Scandi look is all natural, textural, tonal and pared-back, including sheepskin, leather, wood and felt. For more colour, go for a folk-inspired style with brighter tones of red, orange and teal, combined with intricate florals, handicraft and woodlandinspired images. Lastly, Graham & Brown have predicted four trends based around the catwalks at London Fashion Week: meadow prints, statement reds, intricate lace detailing and a throwback to the Eighties. You have been warned…

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Smoking causes one in every five deaths in over 35s in england, killing half of all long-term smokers prematurely. in light of this, and research confirming the dangers of second-hand and thirdhand smoke, it’s not surprising many smokers are now seeking tobacco alternatives.

Nicotine isn’t responsible for the damage cigarettes cause, but it’s addictive, and withdrawal makes addicts feel restless, anxious and depressed (hence the illusion that cigarettes ‘calm their nerves’).

Smokers want alternatives that deliver nicotine without cigarettes’ arsenic, cyanide, tar and other toxic nasties that harm themselves and others. e-Cigarettes (and Mods, Vape Sticks, personal Vaporisers) E-cigarettes are somewhat controversial due to the rapid growth and lack of regulation in the industry. Safety concerns include: • Safety of supposedly ‘safe’ 16

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While some e-cigarettes look similar to normal cigarettes, others look very different.

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E-cigarettes are not currently licensed for prescription, but after May 2016, any e-cigarettes containing over 20mg/ml of nicotine will require authorisation

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Nicotine Replacement Therapy Products provide nicotine in a variety of ways and strengths, reducing cravings and alleviating withdrawal symptoms. patches Patches are popular, as they are discreet, release a steady dose of nicotine into the bloodstream, and are available in a variety of doses and release times, allowing you to gradually reduce your dosage.

Lozenges and Soluble Sublingual Tablets 1mg, 2mg and 4mg nicotine lozenges and 2mg sublingual tablets dissolve slowly in the mouth, releasing nicotine.

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The gum is chewed slowly until a tingling or nicotine taste is detected; then you can cease chewing until the tingling has subsided. Exceeding maximum quantities and chewing gum without breaks can cause side effects such as heartburn or nausea. inhalators 15mg inhalators release nicotine from a cartridge when you breathe in, and can be useful if you initially find the habit of holding and inhaling from a cigarette hard to break. One cartridge lasts around 40 minutes. nasal Sprays The 10mg nasal sprays may be best suited to heavy smokers, as they rapidly deliver a strong dose of nicotine.

Remember that these products aren’t for indefinite use, but are intended to help you reduce and ultimately quit smoking.

Nicotine is an addictive drug with a range of mental and physical side effects. The NHS QuitforLife campaign warns that nicotine products should be kept away from children and animals, as pure nicotine is a poison that’s lethal in high doses and toxic to the skin at high concentrations.

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HOBBIES

Has the Great Pottery Throwdown fired you up?

By Kate McLelland

The BBC’s Great pottery Throwdown finished in December after its first successful series.

Like Bake off, it has helped the British public to understand more about the creation of artisan products, whether that’s a sourdough loaf or a set of stackable breakfast bowls.

The expression ‘throwing’ comes from the way the clay is thrown onto the centre of a flat, spinning tray (the potter’s wheel) and squeezed into shape as it revolves at speed. You’ll need quite a lot of strength in your hands to do this, as well as patience to cope with those early failures!

Since the series ended many viewers have been eager to try pottery making for themselves.

So if you’re thinking of joining a class, what are the basic things you should know before you start?

it’s slow When an object is first made it is loaded with water and must be thoroughly and evenly dried out before it is fired. That’s a minimum of a week for freshly made (or ‘green’) objects to become kiln ready.

it’s messy!

The two essential ingredients when making pottery are clay and water – combine that with a wheel that spins your wet clay object around, and you get the picture. Be prepared to wear old clothes and shoes, cut your nails, tie back your hair and bring an apron that covers from the chest down! it’s not all about the wheel There are two different methods for making objects out of clay, hand-building and wheel throwing. You can use handbuilding techniques to create a ‘pinch pot’ by making rolls of clay and combining them into a single shape. Alternatively make a ‘slab pot’ by rolling the clay into flat slabs to create a square or rectangular shape.

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it’s a science as well as a craft A pottery oven (kiln) is not the same as a domestic oven and an apprentice potter will need to learn how clay and glazes react when heated to high temperatures.

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A Fresh Financial Start In 2016 – Begin The New Year With A Budget if you’ve overspent this Christmas, you might be wondering how to get your finances back under control. it’s easy to get carried away by the spirit of giving – the problem is, it can jeopardise your financial wellbeing into the new year and beyond. So what can you do to get yourself back onto a firm financial footing?

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It’s the perfect time of year to plant roses, and there should be a good selection in local garden centres or from specialist rose nurseries. Although roses look good in beds, borders and containers, why not create your own fantasy rose arch or roseclad arbour?

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LAMB & SPINACH CURRY This mildly spiced curry thickened with red lentils and spinach will make a refreshing change for a family meal after all the traditional food over the festive season. Serve with a cooling cucumber and mint yoghurt and some warmed naan bread for a really filling mid-week supper.

1. Heat half the oil in large a heavy-based pan over a medium-high heat. Add half the lamb pieces and fry for 3-4 minutes, turning occasionally until browned and sealed all over. Remove the lamb with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add the rest of the oil and fry the rest of the lamb pieces in the same way.

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2. Add the onion and garlic (and a splash more oil, if needed) and fry over a medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 3-4 minutes then stir in the curry paste and fry for a further minute until fragrant. Return the meat to the pan and stir to coat in the curry paste.

3. Stir in the canned tomatoes, 300ml cold water and the lentils. Reduce the heat then cover and simmer for about 30 minutes, or until the lentils are soft and the meat is tender. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

4. Stir in the spinach and coriander. Cover and cook for a further 2-3 minutes until 5. the spinach has just wilted. Serve with the boiled basmati rice and lemon wedges.

TIP For a spicier flavour replace the balti curry paste with one that has a little more heat such as Madras. Adding some finely chopped red chilli when frying the onion will also boost the heat factor!

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