May 2012 Discover Meon Valley

MAY 2012

Festivals, Fairs and Carnivals

Featuring an early summer of true community spirit in the Meon Valley

Hampshire Heritage

Eastleigh's Gordon GT Supercar

Bishop's Waltham Festival

Full Event Guide in the Centre Pages

Diamond Jubilee

Celebrating Her Majesty's reign

Delivered by Royal Mail into the Meon Valley community

01489 660022 When compiling the magazine this month I found there is so much happening in the area in May and June that I could hardly keep up with it; Garden Fairs, Festivals, Carnivals... fantastic. Indeed, as I write, Melanie and I are going to the Wickham Beer Festival (Discover is sponsoring a barrel of beer; our husbands think this means they are obliged to drink the contents!). Dates of the other events are highlighted in my calendar to attend too. Why am I so impressed, you may ask?

In an earlier edition, I mentioned that I live in Chandlers Ford and publish Discover Chandlers Ford.

It’s a mere 6 miles away from Meon Valley yet, when I compare the community spirit in Chandlers Ford with the Meon Valley, it might as well be the other side of the country. My problem in Chandlers Ford is finding a sufficient number of events to make up a list; in the Meon Valley the problem is finding enough space to list them all.

I can tell you that in Chandlers Ford nothing like this takes place. Nearly two years ago there was a community fair, but it didn’t run last year so “who knows?” for this year. Apart from that, zilch. Yet there are more homes in Chandlers Ford than we distribute to in the Meon Valley (SO32, PO17 5, PO17 6 and GU32 1 totals 13,300 homes compared to Chandlers Ford’s 13700) and the latter area is much more compact.

I have no explanation, but I’m sharing this to let you know that not only are you fortunate to have so much happening, but the real fortune is to have so many wonderful people prepared to volunteer their time to organise these events, many of which are raising money for charity.

We appreciate that Meon Valley residents support Discover by using the excellent businesses that advertise with us, and in turn we do what we can to support the community. So, this month we’ve featured as much as we have space for on the exciting forthcoming months in the Meon Valley. Hope we’ll see you there!

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CONTENTS Advertiser Feature - Counselling with Julie Chivers

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Puzzle Page

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Advertiser Feature – Altered Image

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A Queen By Any Other Name

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Bishop's Waltham Garden Fair

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Rotary Club of Bishop's Waltham

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Working From Home

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Advertiser Feature – Simon Pretty Furniture

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Short Story - A Letter From The Queen

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Bishop's Waltham Festival

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Hampshire Heritage

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Advertiser Feature – Auto Brite Smart Repairs

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Marwell Wildlife

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Droxford Country Fair

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What's On - Local Events

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Distribution - Discover Meon Valley is published every month and distributed by Royal Mail to two alternating areas. In January, March etc it goes to homes and businesses in the SO32 1, SO32 3 and GU32 1 sectors. In February, April etc it goes to SO32 2, PO17 5, PO17 6 sectors. This is a total of around 13,300 properties over the two month distribution.

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Counselling with Julie Chivers: The Carer's Trap I have begun to meet a number of people who find themselves in what I describe as a carer’s trap. There is a generation now who find themselves with the responsibility of not only looking after their children, but also looking after their parents or in-laws too. This can cause tension in families and possibly feelings of guilt; how does the carer prioritise their time?

Let’s not forget most carers are working too.

the situation through with a counsellor such as myself can create some thinking space by letting go of some of the frustration. This space leaves room to explore different ways of approaching certain problems and maybe, for the first time in a long time, allowing yourself – the carer in the equation - some time. After all, if things are not right with the carer, they won’t be right with those being cared for either.

Clients I have met in this situation describe feeling overwhelmed, lacking control and somehow feeling they are never in the right place, or doing the right thing, at the right time – or so they believe. The frustrations of chasing their tail can be debilitating.

This is where counselling can help. As a counsellor I can sit alongside you, providing somewhere to talk about the feelings and responsibility and hopefully discovering what is manageable.

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A Queen

By Any Other Name There won’t be many republicans in evidence in London this summer. Even non-royalists will be caught up in the pageantry of Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations; an event guaranteed, even more so than the Olympics, to lift the nation’s spirits at a time of general despondency. As part of the celebrations The Queen has granted city status to four UK towns: Perth in Scotland; St Asaph in Wales; Chelmsford in England and Armagh in Northern Ireland.

There was another time in history when the country’s collective spirits needed lifting – sixty years ago. Residential streets were closed to traffic so that local communities could hold street parties.

Bunting and Union flags hung from lines strung from upstairs windows on either side of the streets.

Makeshift tables sagged under the weight of sandwiches, jelly and custard and bottles of Tizer.

Games were organised, one of which consisted of the father of a family threading a needle and cotton which he then handed to his impatiently waiting offspring who would sprint down the road to the mother. The mother would sew a button onto a square of material which the offspring would then rush to the referee. Not all the families could participate in this game; some of the fathers had not returned home eight years previously.

In the evening we sat round our wireless sets to listen to our new Queen’s speech: “…Throughout all my life I shall strive to be worthy of your trust…”

In this speech the Queen also paid tribute to the support of her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, and the speech is as valid and as relevant today as it was sixty years ago.

Times changed. Britain changed; in some cases beyond recognition. But there has been one constant: a tower of strength whose influence will not be fully appreciated until she is no longer with us.

In a much earlier speech, made in Cape Town on her

twenty-first birthday, 21 April 1947, the then Princess Elizabeth declared “… my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service…” Well, we all know now that it was to be long. We also know that she meant every word she said.

How differently history would have read had her would-be assassin, Marcus Sarjeant, succeeded in acquiring a real gun and live ammunition. The mentally disturbed teenager fired six blank shots at the Queen as she rode in the Trooping the Colour ceremony on 13 June 1981. He was quickly overpowered by Police Sergeant John Woodcock and St John Ambulance man John Heaseman. He told them “I wanted to be famous. I wanted to be a somebody.” And he had written a diary entry: ‘I am going to stun and mystify the world. I will become the most famous teenager in the world.’

Fortunate not to have been shot on the spot he escaped with five years imprisonment.

But most notable was Elizabeth II’s majestic reaction to the incident. As her horse,

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who pointed out that sometimes a position is more important than the person who occupies that position.

With typical clarity he had put the concept in a nutshell: if a nation chooses to have a figurehead then there must be a human to give that position substance, but the human is secondary to the position, not vice versa. For the past sixty years we have been fortunate in having a person worthy of that position; a person of supreme dignity and dedication the like of which this country may never see again. God Save the Queen.

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This was, allegedly, the second attempt on the Monarch’s life. According to a retired senior police officer in Australia he was in charge of an investigation in 1981 after a train carrying the Queen and Prince Philip collided with a large log which had been placed on the track after police and a pilot train had passed along the route. The retired officer, Mr McHardy, who claims to have interviewed suspects including IRA sympathisers says the Australian government issued a suppression order to avoid embarrassment.

There has so far been no comment from Buckingham Palace on the validity of these claims.

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Bishop's Waltham Garden Fair Bishop's Waltham Garden Fair has been held in aid of St John Ambulance at the Palace Ruins for the past eight years. It attracts over 2500 people and raised £11000 last year.

This year we are moving to a new venue, Wintershill House at Durley, near Bishop's Waltham. It will be a lovely opportunity for visitors to see the beautiful grounds of Wintershill House (pictured) as well as enjoying the Fair. The Garden Fair is a grand family day out, with plenty to interest everyone. Attractions on the day include • Ask the expert with Andy McIndoe of Hilliers • Birds of Prey Demonstration

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Rotary Club of Bishop's Waltham What are you doing on June 9th?

Well you couldn’t do better than to come to the BISHOP’S WALTHAM CARNIVAL & SHOW to the theme “Rule Britannia”

peckish we’ll have a burger van, hog-roast, BBQ and beer stand as well as many stands selling soft drinks, cakes and confectionary.

2011 was a great year for the Carnival with a brilliant turnout and more than £8,000 raised for the Rotary Charity fund plus much more raised by community and voluntary groups.

However this year we are aiming even higher with greater variety and hoping to draw an even bigger crowd.

Who gains?

All of the funds raised by the Rotary Club are ploughed back into worthy causes with the focus on the local community e.g. Skateboard park, First Responders, Citizens Advice Bureau, community minibus, projects at local schools as well as many local youth, elderly and voluntary groups.

What’s new?

For the first time this year will be a motorcade of classic cars and motorbikes setting off from Priory Park at 11.45 to precede the Carnival and herald its arrival in the Square at midday. £2.50 for adults (kids go free) will buy you an exciting afternoon with over eighty diverse stands, fairground rides, raffles, competitions with prizes and lots, lots more. And if you are

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Working from home I am a media person. I’ve been a journalist, author, and occasional broadcaster since 1976. In those 35 years I’ve reported on everything from Parish Councils to Parliament. I’ve written everything from news in brief paragraphs to books, under headlines ranging from “spate of bicycle thefts rocks village” to “the Art Nouveau riches of Rennes”. I’ve edited newspapers and magazines.

I’ve been a regular columnist on Radio 4’s Home Truths (I actually met Peelie himself once) and I’ve even done a bit of TV. Yup, I’m a media person all right.

Or at least, I thought I was. Then digital media came along and now I’m beginning to wonder.

Working in the media used to be simple. You wrote news stories about things that had happened, or you wrote longer pieces about things you thought people might be interested in. Then, if you were on radio or TV, you read out what you’d written. Even when computers first came along they didn’t change things much: you just wrote on a screen instead of on an unwieldy sandwich of copy-paper and carbons. It was much easier to do the necessary rewrites on screen than on paper, too. So, a boon all round.

I started losing the plot when mobile phones came along. At first they too were great. Mobile phones meant a desk head could keep track of the reporting team whatever pub they were in; and for the reporter there was no frantic search for a working phone box near the magistrates’ court or council chamber.

The rot started with texting. I never bothered to learn how to text: I rang people; if they didn’t answer I left a message and they rang back. So although I have been shown how to do it I’ve forgotten what I was shown. No big deal. I don’t miss it.

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actually, I rather resent those business contacts of mine who have forsaken the landline altogether since calls to mobiles cost more.

As for the Blackberry – it’s nothing more than a laptop for a squirrel! The problem for me isn’t just getting my head round this dazzling piece of technology: it’s getting my fingers to hit one key at a time. So yes, I do have a mobile: it’s a £10 pay-as-you go dead basic Nokia, and it lives in the glove compartment of my car and is used only for telling appointments I’m going to be late, asking for directions to my meeting, or calling the RAC. Facebook, though – that’s another matter. I saw Facebook as a way of marketing my e-book (Lager: The Story of the World’s favourite Beer, £3.34 on Kindle or £2.95 at www.authorsonline.co.uk – a brilliant read even if you’re not interested in lager and the ideal gift!). Since I eagerly started my page I’ve accrued 300+ friends, four of whom have bought the book so far. Friends? Huh. I know there are ways of marketing one’s wares through Facebook, it’s just that as I slip further and further down the digital food-chain I find it harder and harder to work out how to use such media. I guess that’s why teenagers were invented, of which I fortunately possess two.

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Short Story A letter from the Queen “You know, when I was your age I received a letter from the Queen.” Ellen announced to her son in a transparent attempt to impress him.

Charlie looked up from the book he was reading; his beautiful eyes were alight.

“Wow! Why did the Queen send you a letter?”

Ellen squeezed into the armchair next to him.

“I drew a picture of the Queen and sent it to her. So she sent me a thank you letter.”

“This Queen?” he asked, “this actual Queen we have now?”

Charlie let this news sink in for a moment and then asked, “do you think if I drew a picture the Queen would send me a letter as well?”

Ellen smiled, “why not Charlie? It’s worth a try isn’t it?”

She enjoyed the quiet hour he spent at the dining table, drawing his picture in deep concentration. Once he had finished he proudly presented it to her.

“What do you think Mum? I think she’ll like it.”

“It’s lovely,” she agreed. “I think any reigning monarch would be delighted with a drawing of themselves fighting a dalek, armed with just a sceptre and a corgi.”

“It’s not a sceptre, it’s a sonic screwdriver,” he said, rifling through her purse for the stamps.

The next morning on their way to school Charlie posted his picture. After much deliberation he had addressed it to ‘Her Royal Highness the Queen, care of Buckingham Palace, or Balmoral, if she’s on holiday’.

Ellen popped round to see her parents on the way back.

Her mum was folding a pile of laundry. “Mum do you remember that letter I had from the Queen?”

Her mum chuckled. “That old thing. It took your Dad forever to decide how the Queen would sign her name.”

Ellen’s jaw dropped.

“Dad? You mean it was really from Dad?” Her mum looked surprised.

“Don’t you remember? We’d just exchanged contracts on Sandmere Drive and I suggested you draw a picture for the Queen to keep you quiet while we did the packing.”

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piles of newspaper and tea chests. Her Mum patted her hand. “Did you never wonder how the Queen knew your change of address?”

Ellen let out a heavy sigh and slumped onto the pile of clean washing. “In that case, do you think Dad would mind writing another for me?”

The following week Charlie never once mentioned the letter from the Queen, but Ellen noticed that he was always first into the hallway every time he heard the postman clicking open the garden gate.

Then one day, she heard the clatter of the letterbox followed by a little cry of delight.

She sighed with relief, and mouthed the words “Thank you Dad”.

Charlie came skipping through to the kitchen.

“I’ve got post.” His face was beaming.

“What is it?” she said, knowing full well. He held up a brown manila envelope.

“I don’t know what this is, but it looks like Granddad’s writing.” Ellen’s heart sank. Clearly her son was much smarter than she had been at his age.

“But look at this!” he added.

Charlie held up another envelope. It was crisp and white with Charlie’s name clearly typed on the front. He placed it in Ellen’s hands with a look of awe on his face. She turned it over.

Where it was sealed, embossed in gold, were the lion and the unicorn of the royal coat of arms.

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BATTLE OF THE BANDS AND ROCK CHALLENGE The cream of local youth talent perform in a competition to find the top band.

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Saturday 19th May

COME AND SING If you love singing; any standard! Join us to create a village community choir performance in a day. Rehearsals in the United Free Church from 10.00am 12.30pm: Vivaldi’s Gloria, and 2.00pm – 4.00pm: Show Songs. £5 per session.

Performance at St Peters Church, 6.30pm, £6 (Children free) CHILDREN’S WORKSHOPS African Drumming, Pottery, Street Dance, and Maypole Dancing. £5 for two workshops and then you present your work on Sunday 20th May on the Festival Day stage. Venue: Junior School

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Monday 21st May

SHOWCASE - the very best of community theatre, presented by four village theatre companies. Jubilee Hall, 7.30pm Price: £5.00 Refreshments available.

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A UNIVERSAL TRUTH. An evening of readings and music. Love and friendship in the works of Jane Austen. Presented by Spoken Word and accompanied by live music from Ensemble Champagne. Venue: Library Time: 7.30pm Price: £5.00 Refreshments available COMEDY NIGHT AT THE CROWN: Ask at the bar for details and tickets

Thursday 24th May

AS YOU LIKE IT. Rain or Shine Company perform Shakespeare’s idyllic comedy As You Like It, in a shady bower in the grounds of our Junior School. Bring your picnic, rugs and low back chairs and enjoy a fun theatrical evening. Gates open at 6.30pm.

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THE BIG BEAT ROCK AND ROLL PARTY With The Atlantics. Get out your dancing shoes and enjoy a fabulous live concert featuring many rock hits of the 50s and 60s. Including songs from Little Richard, Bill Hailey and many, many more. Licensed bar and dance floor provided.

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CHILDREN’S THEATRE – Whose Story is it anyway? Sponsored by Fithyan and Saxby Two actors from Kepow Theatre Company improvise stories using ideas from their young audience. Suitable for children 5+ Venue: Library Time: 3.00pm – 5.00pm Price: £3.00

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HAMPSHIRE HERITAGE The Supercar Made in Eastleigh ‘Supercar’ and ‘Eastleigh’ are words that don’t naturally seem to belong in the same sentence. The Lord Nelson class locomotives made in Eastleigh – of course. The supercar made in Maranello – indeed. But supercar and Eastleigh? Some mistake surely?

No, no mistake. In 1960 John Gordon and Jim Keeble showed a prototype called the Gordon GT at that year’s Geneva Motor Show.

Reviewing the prototype in October 1960, Autocar

magazine wrote, “This journal looks back on the most electrifying vehicle that it has ever tested.”

But it would be another three years before their masterpiece came into production in a hangar at Eastleigh airport.

Three years of struggling with all the difficulties that can beset a small team trying to produce an enormously ambitious new car on a miniscule budget. Their car, renamed the Gordon-Keeble, was heralded by a full-page advertisement in the 13

March 1964 issue of Autocar magazine. The advertisement took the form of a questionnaire. Some of the questions posed by the advert were: Do you like driving really fast? Do you like to have a car which all eyes admire? Do you like, on occasion, to amble along any old how in top gear? Do you like, on occasion, to make full use of a superb four-speed gearbox and go like a scalded cat? And Can you beg, borrow or steal £2,800?

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was powered by a 5.4-litre V8 engine, the one used in the Chevrolet Corvette, mounted in a space-frame chassis, and clothed in a stunningly beautiful fibreglass body. The body design was the work of a new recruit to Bertone’s famous automotive styling studio in Turin, a young lad called Giorgetto Giugiaro.

Car enthusiasts will have heard of him! It was only his second design assignment for Bertone. Half a century later, the young Giugiaro’s design still looks simply stunning and attracts admiration wherever the car is seen. As well as looking great, the car’s performance was electrifying (0-60 in about 6 seconds) and it handled well.

The first production car was assembled in late 1963 and shown to the press at London’s Savoy hotel in December of that year. It was now called the GordonKeeble GK1.

Every production car was tested by engineer Jim Keeble himself on a circuit of Hampshire roads that included Winchester, Sutton Scotney and the old Winchester by-pass. In his invaluable history of the GordonKeeble, author Charles

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Giles tells us that “any car which would not exceed an indicated 140 mph would be rejected and returned to the factory for further attention.”

In an attempt to undercut better known makes, the car was initially priced at £2,798, a figure that Jim Keeble always thought was too low.

The price was later increased to £3,626-11s-3d, but it was still too low, and the company was soon in trouble financially. Component supply problems followed and the company went into receivership in 1965.

The GordonKeeble’s emblem is a tortoise, which has always prompted curiosity. The accepted explanation is that during a publicity photo shoot a tortoise walked across in front of the car. Someone picked the creature up and

placed it on the bonnet of the car, whereupon the tortoise urinated, stripping some of the paintwork. The owners must have felt the incident to be an omen.

In July 2010, I went to Eastleigh’s central recreation ground to see a group of Gordon-Keeble cars parade at the end of a 100-mile rally run by the Gordon-Keeble Owners’ Club. The event was part of a celebration of 100 years flying from Eastleigh airport, where the cars were assembled.

Of the 100 cars produced, about 90 still survive, largely thanks to that rust-free fibreglass body. They still look fabulous. Most, of course, are in expensively exquisite condition. But it is not a car for today’s petrol prices. The Autocar road test returned a figure of 14.5 mpg overall. Those wonderful Lord Nelson class locomotives may yet enjoy a Second Coming.

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As a registered charity, Marwell is dedicated to the conservation of biodiversity; working in Hampshire and in the field with rhinos, zebra and desert antelope in Africa (one species in particular that is now extinct in the wild) to name a few. By visiting Marwell over the years, you have been contributing to help save these natural wonders of the world, so thank you for your support.

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Kitchens and Carpentry Mint Kitchens and Carpentry is a family run business based in Bishops Waltham with over 19 years of qualified experience.

Services include: Fully fitted kitchens or refurbishments Skirting and Architraves Floor and Wall tiling Laminate and real wood flooring Door Hanging Decking And lots more…….

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Do you love your dog?

Do you hate leaving him when you go on holiday?

Wagging Tails provides friendly home from home dog boarding giving your four legged friend his own special holiday while you are away. We have carers across Hampshire ready to welcome your faithful companion into their family and give him all the love and attention he requires in your absence.

All of our carers have been vetted by Wagging Tails, licensed by their local

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Terms & Conditions apply. Available only in-store at participating Honda Authorised Dealers until 02 June 2012. £75 Cashback offer applies to selectedTerms HRG models.apply. Available only in-store at participating Honda & Conditions The Business Name Dealers until 02 June 2012. £75 Cashback offer applies to selected £100 Cashback offer applies to selected HRX, HRH, HRD and HRSAuthorised models. models. £100 Cashback offer applies to selected HRX, HRH, HRD and Subject to availability. for full details. HRG *7 year warranty Dealer Address,Visit Thewww.honda.co.uk/smile Road, The City CO1 2DE HRS models. Subject to availability. Visit www.honda.co.uk/smile for full details. applies to domestic use of Core range models, subject to following*7the service year warranty applies to domestic use of Core range models, subject to 01234 567 890 www.website.co.uk following the service schedule. schedule.

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JB Domestic Cleaning Wickham based professional cleaning company For Landlords, Letting Agents & Private Homes Regular or One Offs

07553 098415

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Irrigation Specialists

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Droxford

Country Fair Saturday 2nd June 2012 The fair starts from 12:30 pm until 4:00 pm.

Following the success of recent years, and with your support, the Fair will again be held in Droxford Square and adjacent gardens of the Manor House and Old Rectory. Please follow signs for Parking in the Recreation Ground. There is a small entry fee of £1 per adult and children under 14 are free. A programme will be provided.

Refreshments are available and will include barbecue, teas, ice creams, Pimms and other drinks. Musical entertainment will be provided by the excellent Ferdies Friends.

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join in; donkey rides; wool spinning; a range of stalls with local produce, books, bric-a-brac etc; an always popular raffle with excellent prizes; range of games for all ages including ferret racing, coconut shy, darts, splat the rat etc; and Droxford School will also be contributing to the entertainment.

Hope to see you there.

DISCOVER MAY 2012 The Oil Boiler Company THE OIL BOILER SPECIALISTS  High Quality Installation Work with 5 yr guarantee on all new installations  Energy Efficient combi & condensing boilers  Grant boiler approved service agent & installer  Maintenance/repairs/annual servicing  Oil tank replacement service  Emergency call out service  Free quotations & advice 0843 289 9590 / MOBILE 07787 144233

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For a FREE Quote contact Ian Smith

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Your local trusted sewage company Cleansing Service Group Waste Solution Specialists

visit us at www.csg.co.uk or email enquiries@csg.co.uk

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what’s BISHOP’S WALTHAM GARDEN FAIR 6 May 10am to 4pm See page 12 SPRING RALLY OPEN DAY 6 May 11am to 4pm Twyford Waterworks, Hazeley Rd, SO21 1QA Engines, steam, vehicles, displays and demonstrations, nature trail.

Something for everyone at our popular start of season event. £5 entry, under 16s free. 01929 552973 www.twyfordwaterworks. co.uk BOWLING CLUB OPEN DAY 12th May 10am to 4pm Elizabeth Way, Off Victoria Rd SO32 1SQ Come and try out the game of lawn bowls. We enjoy both indoor and outdoor bowls with excellent facilities. New members at all levels of ability and ages are always welcome, including beginners to the sport. Our qualified coaches will be there with details of our new beginners’ course. More details John Brooke: 01489 894185 or Christine Brett: 01489 878164 PATTERN OF LIFE FESTIVAL 12 & 13 May 10am to 4pm St Peter’s Church, Soberton A display of local Christening gowns with their histories, flowers and other items of interest. Organ,

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harp and flute recitals throughout Saturday and on Sunday afternoon.

Refreshments available. Car parking on Church Green. Entry £2.00 including brochure, free for under 10 yrs.

MILLS & MEADOWS GUIDED WALK 16 May 6.30-8.30pm St Catherine’s Hill Take a walk along two branches of the River Itchen alongside historic water meadows and the Iron Age hill fort of St Catherine’s Hill Nature Reserve on this guided 3 mile circular walk led by project officer, Polly Whyte. This event is part of the Wildlife Trust centenary celebrations. Meet at St Catherine’s Hill car park on Garnier Road (Map ref. SU 483 280). Contact Polly on 01489 774413 or email pollyw@ hwt.org.uk.

Suggested donation £2.

BISHOPSTOKE PLAYERS THEATRE 17 to 19 May, doors open 7pm Bishopstoke Memorial Hall, Riverside, Bishopstoke SO50 6LQ Bishopstoke Players present the farce "Caught in the Net" by Ray Cooney. The sequel to Run for your Wife finds our bigamist taxi-driver, John Smith, still keeping both his families (one in Wimbledon and one in Streatham) happy and blissfully unaware of each other.

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However, his teenage children one girl and one boy by each wife – have met on the Internet and are determined to see each other in person, especially as it transpires that they have so much in common – same surname, taxi-driver dad of the same age. When it dawns on John that they are about to meet, he plunges into a hell-hole of his own making in order to keep them apart. Tickets £7 (£5 under 16s) from 023 8069 3032, e-mail bishplayers@btinternet.com. www.bishopstokeplayers.org BISHOP’S WALTHAM FESTIVAL 19 to 26 May See Centre Pages Summer Fair 19 May 12pm – 2om Bishop’s Waltham Infant School Many activities for all ages in the grounds of the school SUNDAY FUNDAY AFTERNOON 20 May, 12pm to 4pm Clanfield Memorial Hall, PO8 0JB Fun for all The Family including:

Table Top Sale, Keep 'em Busy Kids Area, Face Painting, Cake Stall, Massage and Reflexology, Refreshments. Raising Money for Great Ormond Street Hospital And The Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust. Tables Just £5 if booked in advance. Call or Text Karen on; 07746826828 CLOTHES SWAP 22 May, 7pm The Kings Head, Wickham Square Refresh your wardrobe and try out a new look by swapping clothes with other party goers . As well as the chance to get a stylish new wardrobe, the swap will also have fashion and beauty advice, a personal stylist, beauty treatments and much more. This is a great opportunity to raid your wardrobe for good quality clothes that you no longer wear and recycle them by bringing them along to swap.

Tickets £7 and must be purchased in advance by calling 07714 098647 or emailing hampshireswish@ hotmail.com. www.swishing.com

DISCOVER WHAT’S ON HMS COLLINGWOOD OPEN DAY 26 May 9:30am to 5:30pm Featuring the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity Field Gun Competition, with free Fun Fair, high ropes challenge, bridge simulator, children's play area and much more.

On the Gate: Child/OAP: £5.00 Adult: £8.00 Family: £21.00 Saving on advance tickets: Child/OAP: £4.00 Adult: £6.00 Family: £17.00 www.royalnavy.mod.uk/ collingwood-openday COUNTRY FAIR 2 Jun 12:30 to 4pm Droxford Full details on page 40 FLOWER FESTIVAL 2 Jun to 6 Jun, 10am to 4pm St Andrew’s Church, Main Road, Owslebury, SO21 1LU Owslebury Celebrates Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee 1952-2012. Free entry. Donations expected. www.owslebury.org.uk (NOTE: Do check the website before visiting).

GARDENER’S & CRAFT FAYRE 3 Jun 10am to 4pm University of Southampton Sports Ground, Wide Lane, Eastleigh SO50 5PE (opposite Southampton Parkway Station) A visit to Solent Gardeners Fayre has become a must for all keen gardeners and craft enthusiasts.

With over 65 exhibitors, free car parking, brass band & children’s entertainment and refreshments the Fayre provides an excellent day out for all the family. All proceeds go to charities supported by Rotary. The Fayre will be opened by Georgie Windsor of BBC Radio Solent's The Good Life.

Admission Adult: £4.00 Senior Citizen: £3.00 Children under 14 free. No Dogs www. solentgardenersfayre.org.uk

DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS 3 Jun, midday to midnight West Meon Recreation Ground, GU32 1LH Join us to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee in West Meon. Events are taking place throughout the day in a vintage marquee on West Meon’s recreation ground overlooking the beautiful Meon valley. Noon to 3pm: A Big Jubilee Lunch with hog roast, bar and activities for all the family. 3pm to 5pm: Film screening of vintage classic ‘John and Julie’ and afternoon tea.

8pm to 12am: Fabulous Fifties evening with live swing band, buffet and spectacular fireworks finale – fashion from the era is encouraged!

Visit www.westmeon-jubileefestival.co.uk or ask in West Meon Village Shop.

MARWELL WILDLIFE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS 3rd to 10th June Join the fun as we celebrate our 40th birthday in style! Go back in time with our history trail around the park, finishing at Marwell Hall which will host a fascinating exhibition telling 40 years of the Marwell Wildlife story (4 – 8 June only). Also, as part of Winchester’s ‘Best of British’ Jubilee holiday theme, come and enjoy cream teas in the secret garden at the Hall and enjoy varied traditional fun throughout the week, including Morris dancing, Punch & Judy shows, seaside entertainments and even wandering costumed characters from Marwell’s history, like Tudor King Henry VIII and the ghostly ‘Mistletoe Bride’. www.marwell.org.uk BISHOP’S WALTHAM CARNIVAL 9 Jun See Page 14

VINTAGE VEHICLES 9th & 10th Jun, 11am to 4pm Royal Victoria Country Park Explore some brilliant vintage vehicles at this free event, from classic cars to steam rollers. Free (standard parking charges apply. www.hants.gov.uk/rvcp RAILWAY GALA OPEN DAY 10 Jun 11am to 4pm Twyford Waterworks, Hazeley Rd, SO21 1QA Railways and trains of all sizes from models and miniatures through to our two foot gauge industrial system in full operation. Plus our popular tea rooms and BBQ, £5 entry, under 16s free. 01929 552973 www. twyfordwaterworks.co.uk

VILLAGE FETE 17 Jun 12 to 4pm Avington Park, Winchester SO21 1DB Village fete held every 4 years to support the Church and Heritage of the Village. Held in the beautiful grounds of Avington Park, to be opened by famous actor Robert Hardy who will also crown the Fete Queen. To include a hog roast and other refreshments, dog show, craft stalls, side shows, bouncy castle etc. Childrens Olympics & Children's competition for best decorated crown and many other attractions. £2.50 per adult including Free Parking (children free of charge). 01962 779429 or 01962 779026

Looking for more to do in the area?

Go to www.wherecanwego.com

Volunteers needed for Meon Valley Community Responders

Community Responders are called to 999 calls where the ability to reach a patient quickly and administer basic lifesaving support until the Ambulance Paramedic arrives is vital. Typically this is where someone has suffered a cardiac arrest, a stroke or some other life-threatening medical emergency. This is especially needed in rural areas where an ambulance cannot always reach the scene straight away. We work alongside South Central Ambulance service and need volunteers to join us. Please contact Charlie on 01489 878193 c o n t a c t u s @ d i s c o v e r m e o n v a l l e y.c o .u k

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local groups WALKS FOR HEALTH Every Thursday 10.15 BishopsWaltham Square, contact Lydia Lockhart 01962 848925 UNIVERSITY OF THE 3RD AGE Tuesday twice monthly 1.30–3.30 Wickham Community Hall Contact 01489 892499 THE HEALING TRUST Healing Centre, Priory Park Hall, Bishops Waltham.

Every 4th Saturday of the month 10am til 12.30pm noon. Marjorie Nutland 01329 832637 SOUL CONNECTIONS – SPIRITUAL GROUP Priory Park Hall, Bishops Waltham. 3rd Sunday each Month, £5.00 Sue Murray 01489 799740 www.suemurrayhealing.co.uk NETBALL GROUP We train every Wed 5.30pm -7pm at Swanmore College of Technology. First session would be free. Call Dee 07979917202 LUNCH CLUB Every Monday Jubilee Hall 1 - 2pm Christine Argyle 01489 894054 Tuesday Gwyn West 01489 891663 Thurs Gill Stainer 01489 893384 JUBILEE WRITERS Thursday (Twice Monthly) 2pm – 4pm Stables Hall, Bishops Waltham Elizabeth watt 01489 892224

MEON VALLEY FLOWER CLUB Demos, workshops at Meonstoke Village Hall Ann Hammant 01730 829469

GARDENING CLUB Memberships only £6 call Keith Fry 01489 893755

ART CLASSES Every Wed 9am - 4pm Helena Hines

MOBILE LIBRARY WICKHAM SQUARE Wednesday 9.20am – 12.20pm

COMMIT TO GET FIT Circuits, Pilates, Zumba and Yoga classes in Bishops Waltham on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

See advert on page 10 for full details.

WICKHAM CENTRE www.wickhamcentre.org.uk Scouts Monday 7 – 9pm Keep Fit Monday 6 – 7pm Rifle Club Mon 7.30-9pm, Sat 10am-12noon Ladies Circuits Tues 10 – 11am Scallywags Dog Training Tues 6.30pm Wickham Indoor Bowling Tues & Fri 7.30pm Brownies Tuesday 4.45pm Church Room Lunch Club 11.30am Wed, Church Room Cubs Wednesdays 6.30 – 8pm Beavers Thursday 6 – 7pm Home Start Mother & Toddler Fri 9-12 noon Poppins Play Group Thursday Yoga Class (Wickham & Swanmore) Wed 10am - 11.30am, Thur 7.45pm - 9.15pm.

Events also held at Swanmore Village Hall, Thur 10am - 11.30am Paula Dixon 01489 891079

COUNTRY MARKET Every Friday 9.30 – 11.00am Jubilee Hall, Bishops Waltham DRAMA GROUP Every Monday at Jubilee Hall 4pm - 5.15pm (Junior) & 5.15pm - 6.30pm (Senior) Second youth centre-Helena Fox 01962 844600 BW YOUNG FARMERS CLUB 14-26 yrs – Thurs Anne 860236 MEON VALLEY CARERS GROUP The Meon Valley Carers Group is a support group for the carers of people with Dementia.

We meet every month for a pub lunch and also for a support group meeting. Cared for are welcome.

Phone Debbie on 01489 895444 Mon or Thurs 9.00-13.00 for details.

EVENTS AT SWANMORE Swanmore Baby & Toddler Group Every Tuesday (term-time only) 10am-11.30am Swanmore Village Hall Contact Layla Oates 07837 473590

Charities, free or very low cost events are listed above without charge and can be submitted by emailing Tania@discovermeonvalley.co.uk For other events a small charge is made starting from just £7 a month. For more details email Melanie@ discovermeonvalley.co.uk or call 01489 660022 44

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LOCAL DOCTORS NHS Direct (24hr helpline)

Acorn Medical, Church Lane, Curdridge Fareham Health Centre

Gudge Heath Lane, Fareham Hemming & Partners, Lower Lane, Bishop’s Waltham West Meon Surgery, Doctor's Lane, West Meon Wickham Group Surgery, Station Road, Wickham

0845 4647 01489 782488 01329 823456 01329 280887 01489 892288 01730 829666 01329 833121

LOCAL CHEMISTS Birchall & Haydock, The Square, Wickham PO17 5JQ Tel: 01329 832115 Monday - Friday 9am - 6pm, Saturday 9am - 5pm, Sunday – closed Boots Pharmacy, High Street, Bishop’s Waltham SO32 1AB Tel: 01489 892603 Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri 9am – 6pm, Wed & Sat 9am – 5pm, Sun – Closed Lloyds Pharmacy, High Street, Bishop’s Waltham SO32 1AB Tel: 01489 892499 Mon to Fri 8.30am – 6pm, Sat 8.30am – 5pm, Sun – Closed Rowlands Pharmacy, 7 High Street, Botley Tel: 01489 782065 Mon to Fri 9am – 5.30pm, Sat 9am – 1pm PARISH COUNCILS Bishops Waltham parishclerk@bishopswalthamparishcouncil.co.uk www.bishopswalthamparish council.co.uk Upham uphampc@homecall.co.uk Durley durleypc@homecall.co.uk Soberton norman@soberton.org.uk Droxford clerk.droxford@parish.hants.co.uk Shedfield shedfieldparish@btconnect.com www.shedfieldparishcouncil.org.uk Swanmore clerk@swanmoreparishcouncil.org.uk www.swanmoreparishcouncil.org.uk West Meon Parish Council (Tracy Predeth, Clerk) westmeonpc@googlemail.com Hampshire City Council Winchester City Council Wickham Council clerkwickham@parish.hants.gov.uk Boarhunt clerkboarhuntpc@btinternet.com Southwick & Widley swpc@logosoft.biz

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LOCAL SCHOOLS Bishop’s Waltham Infants

Bishop’s Waltham Juniors Curdridge Primary Droxford Juniors Durley Primary Kings School Meonstoke Newtown Infants Rookesbury Park St. Johns Primary Swanmore Primary

Swanmore College Upham Primary West Meon C of E Primary School Wickham Primary Wyvern Technology College

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SCHOOL HOLIDAYS All dates taken from http://www.hants.gov.uk/education/schools/holidays.php Summer Term Half Term: Mon 4/6/12 - Fri 8/6/12 Summer Holiday: Tue 24/7/12 - Fri 31/8/12 Autumn Term Half Term: Mon 29/10/12 - Fri 2/11/12 Christmas Holiday: Mon 24/12/12 - Fri 4/1/13 LOCAL LIBRARY www.hants.gov.uk/library/bishopswaltham Bishop’s Waltham Library, Bank Street, 0845 603 5631 Mon/Thur: Closed, Tue: 1pm – 7pm, Wed/Fri: 9.30am – 5pm, Sat: 9.30am – 1pm MOBILE LIBRARY Wickham Square Mobile Library, every Wednesday 9:20 to 12:20 Knowle Village Mobile Library, first Friday of the month, 10:45 to 11:45 CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU Bishops Waltham Wickham Community Centre, Fareham

01489 896376 01329 223119

EMERGENCIES Police, Fire or Ambulance Services 999 0845 045 45 45 Police (Incident Reports) Portsmouth Water - Fresh Water Supply 02392 499888 Portsmouth Water - Leaks to Report (Out of hours 24hr) 02392 477999 Southern Water - Sewage 0845 272 0845 Southern Water - Tech Support 0845 278 0845 Gas – National Grid 0800 111 999 (If you smell gas, then call us immediately) Electricity 0845 7708090 c o n t a c t u s @ d i s c o v e r m e o n v a l l e y.c o .u k

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Accounting: Approved Accounting Auction House: Bonhams Bathrooms: See Plumbing Beauty Treatments: Essential Beauty Bedrooms: Deanes Interiors Blinds & Curtains: Solent Blinds & Curtains Co Ltd Waterside Blinds Builder: R & G Gamblin General Builders Target Building Carpenter: Mint Kitchens & Carpentry Simon Pretty Furniture Chimney Sweep: Pebble Beach Sweeps Cleaning Services: JB Domestic Cleaning Computer Services: Plates PCS Conservatories: Britannia Conservatories Counselling: Counselling with Julie Chivers Dance: LJ's School of Dance Dentist: Simon Smyth Dentistry Drain Services: Cleansing Service Group Electrician: Assure Electrical Ltd D.Daniel Electrical Services Ltd Financial Services: Avalon Financial Services Newman Cozens Financial Management Retirement & Investement Solutions Funeral Services: Town & Country Mem. Ltd

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Furniture: Deanes Interiors Simon Pretty Furniture Garage Doors: Fix Quick Garage Doors Solent Garage Doors Garage Services: Auto Brite Smart Repairs Scuffs 2 Scratches Garden Design & Services: Adtree Care Arbor-Call Tree Surgeons Greener Ways Irrigation Jon Curtis Tree Surgery & Garden M. Lawn Tech TreeScapes Winchester Garden Machinery Woodleigh Landscapes Gas Services: See Plumbing Grocers: Budgens Hairdresser: Altered Image Hair Salon Head Masters Hair Design Health & Fitness: Commit 2 Get Fit Mindful Exercise The Leisure Club Health Services: Colten Care Counselling with Julie Chivers Interior Design: Pat Staples Interiors Kitchens: Dream Doors Kitchen & Bathroom Transformations Mint Kitchens & Carpentry Simon Pretty Furniture

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Legal Services: SJP Wills & Probate Locksmith: Winlocks Office Furniture: Haywood Office Svcs.

Pet Services: Wagging Tails Plumbing Services (including bathroom installation and gas and boiler services) see also Property Maintenance: I.R. Rogers Plumbing & Heating Pipe Dreams Tom Mitchell Plumbing The Oil Boiler Company TP Watts Property Maintenance & Improvements: Dream Doors J.S. Roofing Kitchen & Bathroom Transformations Mint Kitchens & Carpentry Pat Staples Interiors R & G Gamblin General Builders Simon Pretty Furniture Target Building Solar Panels: Finesse Energy Ltd RDB Green Energy Solutions Taxi Services: Exec Transfers Tile Floor Cleaning: Tile Doctor Ltd Tree Surgery: See Garden Veterinary: Shield Veterinary Centre Waste Disposal: Rubbish Clearance & Waste Removal Wedding Services: LJ's School of Dance Will Writing: SJP Wills & Probate

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