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My daughter started university back in Melanie Tinson & Tania Houston September, and naturally the conversation when meeting new people was “what do your parents do?” She said “they run a publishing business” which was always answered with “what do they publish?”

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Where to take my beloved for a much needed break? Tenerife for some early sun? Or how about springtime in Paris? Or maybe somewhere nearer home....? “Southport? In March? But Tom, I thought we were going to Paris?” “Did you know Southport’s Lord Street is the inspiration for the boulevards of most romantic city in the world?” “Oh, for a horrible minute I thought you meant we were going to -” “Southport, that’s right. We can take Olly on the beach. Go for a stroll along Southport Pier?” “You know how to spoil a girl, don’t you?” “Come on, grab your coat, better take an extra layer, best take an umbrella too.” “Anything else?”

“A flask of Bovril? Oh and a woolly hat.”

“Tom, as fascinating as this is, can we just get out of the rain?”

In no time at all the Mondeo Ghia was within striking distance of the classiest seaside town north of Liverpool (and south of Blackpool). I parked up on the coast road and after leaping acrobatically to catch my airborne umbrella, shouted over to Sarah.

“Here let’s go down this side alley and get our fortune told.”

“Have you got any change for the machine?” “What!? The wind, I can’t-” She shook her head, no change. No matter we could pay via mobile phone. Thirty minutes later I was in the newsagents changing a five pound note. “You can pay by mobile mate.” “Unfortunately I failed my computer programming A-level, so can I have five pound coins please?” At last, we were ready to explore. “So you see, the design of this street, with its wide thoroughfare, is just like the boulevards of Paris. It is said that Napoleon III lodged just off Lord Street, in 1834 I believe, and that gave him the idea-”

“I’ll tell you what Tom, you go and get your fortune told, I’m going into Russell & Bromleys.” Refusing to be dissuaded, I popped my head through the beads hanging across the door and sat down in Madame Sylvia’s bijou front parlour, with Olly sat quietly on my knee. She took my hand in hers which was of course the signal for me to start giggling. “I would say that you are quite a happy-go-lucky person. Always smiling.” “Well fancy you knowing that?” I beamed. “Now, you haven’t got a younger brother have you?” “No.” “Older sister?” “No. I have a younger sister and an older brother.” “Yes I thought so.” Well done Madame Sylvia, right on the money again! Leaving Madame Sylvia’s armed with the knowledge that my fortune was

on its way, I met Sarah coming out of the shoe shop. Eventually, we battled our way across the coast road and found our way to Southport Pier. “Tom look at it, it’s sheeting down.” “It’s OK darling worry not, we can take the train.” And there, coming into the tiny station on the shortest bit of track known to man, was a real live proper train. “Is this the right train for the end of Southport Pier?” The exhausted driver looked at me like he hadn’t heard that joke for hours.

seedy amusement arcade. We decided to sit out the storm with a restorative cuppa. Unfortunately, a stroppy little man in a hi-viz jacket and moustache barred our way. “Sorry sir, no dogs in the cafe.” We all looked down at Olly, now soaked and shivering with the cold. “It’s OK, he’s a guide dog.” The little Jobsworth’s eyes narrowed. “Well where’s his harness and tunic?” “It’s his day off.”

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At the other end of this pile of Victorian Iron we discovered a seedy amusement arcade and tatty cafe which had been refurbished completely and replaced with, er, a tatty cafe and

“Yes. Do you wear that tunic on your day off?”

After our greasy Eccles cake and stewed tea we decided to head home. I made a dash for the train but it had already gone. “Blast! What time is the next one?” “I’m not sure but I think I can see it now, you know that one there, at other end of this pier?” We returned to our Mondeo Ghia only to find a nice shiny yellow parking ticket stuck onto the windscreen. “I thought you bought one?” “I thought you paid by mobile?” And the moral of this story? When a fortune teller says it’s your lucky day to go and buy a ticket, always follow her advice.

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WOODLAND CRAFT WEEKEND 28 & 29 Mar Manor Farm and Country Park, Pyland’s Lane, Bursledon SO31 1BH See woodland craftsmen in action including hurdle making and willow weaving. Children can try their hand at willow weaving or maybe making a wooden rake. Activities for children and grown ups. Normal Farm admission charge with small charge for some activities. CONSERVATION DAY 29 March, from 10am Station Road, Sholing SO19 8FP Help look after “The Millers Pond Local Nature Reserve” and have some fun. Come along the last Sunday of every month, 10am to 3.30pm, in appropriate shoes and clothing for the weather and we will provide the tools and a nice lunch! 02380 432 395. 42

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (12A) 30 Mar 2pm & 7.30pm Tickets: £6.50 / £5 concessions / £4 children The Point, Leigh Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire SO50 9DE In the 1960s, Cambridge University student and future physicist Stephen Hawking (Eddie Redmayne) falls in love with fellow collegian Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones). At 21, Hawking learns that he has motor neuron disease. Despite this, with Jane at his side, he begins an ambitious study of time, of which according to his Doctor he personally has very little left. He and Jane defy terrible odds and break new ground in the fields of medicine and science, achieving more than either could hope to imagine...

EASTER HOLIDAY FUN 3 - 19 Apr, 10am to 5pm Manor Farm and Country Park, Pyland’s Lane, Bursledon, Southampton SO31 1BH We are celebrating spring on the farm with lots of new born lambs and chicks. Try our Easter trail or help with the milking. On weekdays Pony Magic will be at the farming offering pony rides for a small extra charge. On Easter Sunday the Café will be serving Simnel Cake and Easter cakes for children. Normal farm admission price.

WINCHESTER & DISTRICT LOCAL RSPB GROUP MEETING 1 Apr, 7.45pm to 10pm Shawford Parish Hall, Pearsons Lane, Shawford, Hampshire SO21 2AA Lammergeiers An illustrated talk about Lammergeiers in the Pyrenees by Ashley Grove. Approx £3 for non group members. 01962 851821 www.rspb.org.uk/groups. winchester

EASTER EGG HUNT IN THE COUNTRY PARK 3 to 19 Apr, 12-4pm Manor Farm and Country Park, Pyland’s Lane, Bursledon, Southampton SO31 1BH. Can you complete our Easter Egg Hunt and claim your prize? Details from the Kiosk in Barnfield. £2.00 per person.

EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA 3-6 April Marwell Zoo, Colden Common SO21 1JH A popular Easter egg trail over the Easter weekend and collect your very own chocolate egg. Don’t forget to meet the Easter Bunny too. 01962 777407 www. marwell.org.uk

ART, CRAFT & GIFT FAYRE 4 Apr, 11am to 3pm Jubilee Hall, Little Store Lane, Bishops Waltham, SO32 1ED Community Art, Craft & Gift Market, with a splendid array of arts, crafts and gifts on display brought to you by local artists crafters hobbyists and small independent businesses. Mobile tearoom with homemade treats and a children’s crafting area. Free entry.

EASTER EGG WORKSHOP 3-6 April Action Stations, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard PO1 3LJ Time to dust off your bunny ears for the Easter Egg Workshop, where you can colour your own designer egg, then cut it out and it will be included on a giant decorated egg display. Free with valid Action Stations single attraction ticket. www.historicdockyard.co.uk. 02392 839766

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BABY & CHILDREN’S PRE-LOVED & RELATED GIFT MARKET 18 Apr, 11am to 3pm Horton Heath Community Centre, Meadowsweet Way, SO50 7PD Baby & Children’s Pre-Loved & Children’s related gift Markets. Mobile tearooms with homemade treats and a children’s crafting area, where children can make a mini project to take home for just £1.50. Free Entry. 023 9311 6749 COUNTRY EXPERIENCE DAY 19 April Meon Springs, East Meon, Petersfield GU32 1HW Bring the family for a day out in the country. Have a go at Fly Fishing, Clay Shooting, Archery and Air Rifles. Visit the working farm, ride a tractor and a pony and see the cows being milked. Dogs welcome. £5.00 adults, £2.50 children. www.meonsprings.com/ country-day

TITCHFIELD ART & CRAFT SHOW 25-26 Apr, 10am to 4pm Titchfield Community Centre PO14 4AB A wide variety of quality original art work, photography and craft exhibits (all for sale). Painting and craft demonstrations, raffle and homemade refreshments. www. titchfieldartandcraft.co.uk THE CAFE AT MANOR FARM 26 Apr to 3 May, 10am to 12pm Manor Farm and Country Park, Pyland’s Lane, Bursledon SO31 1BH Farmhouse breakfast week, what better way to treat yourself after a spring walk in the park? 01489 787055 SPRING ART, CRAFT & GIFT FROM THE CRAFTBOX MARKET 2 May, 11am to 3pm Colden Common Community Centre Community Art, Craft & Gift Market, with a splendid array of arts, crafts and gifts on display brought to you by local artists crafters hobbyists

and small independent businesses. Tearooms and a children’s crafting area. Free entry. 023 9311 6749 BISHOP’S WALTHAM GARDEN FAIR 3 May, 10am to 4pm Wintershill Hall, Durley, S032 2AL A family day out with a wide variety of stalls selling plants, gardening related products and homewares. Birds of Prey display, Ask the Expert question and answer session with Andy McIndoe of Hillier’s Nursery, Hog Roast, Homemade Refreshments, all set to Cuff Billett’s New Europa Jazz Band. The Fair raised £11,000 for the Eye Hospital of Jerusalem last year. Entrance £5, children under 14 free. www. bwgardenfair.org.uk WINCHESTER & DISTRICT LOCAL RSPB GROUP MEETING 6 May, 7.45pm to 10pm Shawford Parish Hall, Pearsons Lane, Shawford, Hampshire SO21 2AA Winchester & District Local RSPB Group Meeting: The History of Bird Art presented by Glen Duggan. Approx £3 for non group members. 01962 851821 BILL TARGETT MEMORIAL STEAM RALLY 15 & 16 May Highbridge Farm, Allbrook, Eastleigh Held every year to help raise funds for Wessex Cancer Trust and Hampshire and IOW air ambulance. Adults £5, children £3, family ticket (2 adults & 3 children) £15. Tickets purchased on the day. www. billtargettrally.co.uk OPEN GARDENS FOR NGS 16, 17 May (11:30-4) 2 Sampan Cl, Warsash SO31 9BU Sited on former strawberry fields this compact garden 50ftx27ft was designed by the owner, an enthusiastic horticulturalist, to give year-round interest. Inspirational design ideas for tiny plots with perennials, grasses, old roses, trough planting and raised vegetable beds. £2.50, children free. Homemade Teas.

OPEN GARDENS FOR NGS 16, 17 May; 12, 13 Sep (11-5) 99 & 101 Locks Heath Park Rd, Locks Heath SO31 6LY Busy borders with year-round interest, including many plants that attract butterflies and bees. Herb and pot garden. Unusual and varied selection of fruit trees and bushes incl Asian pear, honey berry and blueberry. Vegetable plot with greenhouse. Combined admission £4, children free. Homemade Teas. NGS GARDENS OPEN FOR CHARITY 23, 24, 30, 31 May, 2-6pm Hollybrook, 20a Chalk Hill, West End SO18 3BZ Small 25x12 metre town garden. Raised beds built using railway sleepers and imaginative use of other recycled and new materials to make interesting artistic garden pieces to complement small herbaceous border, pergola and two ponds, one with a variety of fish. £2.50, children free. Homemade Teas. www.ngs.org.uk NGS GARDENS OPEN FOR CHARITY 23, 24, 27 May, 2-5pm 30 Compton Way, Winchester, SO22 4HS Contemporary garden owned by local garden designer on the outskirts of Winchester. Sunny hilltop ‘ acre plot. Themed borders of colourful mixed planting on chalky soil, incl alliums and aquilegias. Kitchen and herb gardens, and pond. Admission £3, Children free. www.ngs.org.uk PHOTOWALK IN WINCHESTER 24 May, 11am to 2pm Winchester, SO23 9GH A leisurely excursion with a camera looking at interesting buildings and streetscape – “Capturing British Heritage & History”. Starting outside the Guildhall. No previous knowledge of photography required. Suitable for all types of camera. The day will be lead an expert tutor with a passion for heritage and over 30 years of experience in professional photography and education. £15.00 per person (max 10).www. polypodphoto.co.uk 07970034498 43

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Memories of 50 Years Ago The introduction of Capital Gains Tax may have been the most significant measure in Jim Callaghan’s Budget of 6th April 1965. But it wasn’t what grabbed the headlines. The media spotlight fell instead on the announcement of the scrapping of Britain’s most glamorous, most prestigious, and most technologically advanced defence project of the time, possibly of all time: TSR2. It’s easy to forget that until then Britain led the world in aviation. Leaving their wartime achievements aside, in the 1940s and ‘50s British aircraft companies came up with the world’s first jet bomber (the Canberra), first delta-winged jet fighter (the Javelin), first and so far only VTOL fighter-bomber (the Harrier), first Mach 2 fighter (the Lightning), and first long-range jet bombers (the Victor, Valiant, and Vulcan). And that’s only the beginning of British aerospace achievements of the period. The De Havilland Vampire was the world’s first single-engined jet fighter, the first jet to cross the Atlantic (in July 1948), and the first jet to take off

from an aircraft carrier (oh, and to land on one); and in March 1948 it set the world altitude record of 59,446ft. (A few years later a Lightning climbed to 87,300ft!) These achievements were only accomplished on the back of other, less high-profile, advances in fields such as engine technology (English Electric experimented with a rocketpropelled version of the Lightning in the 1950s), avionics, weapons design, navigational radar, and air-to-air refuelling. Even the ejector seat was a British invention. TSR2 was to be the superplane that capped all these triumphs. A Mach 2 all-weather ultra lowlevel nuclear-capable two-seater penetration bomber and a hyper sophisticated high-level electronic reconnaissance spy-plane, packed with the latest avionics, it was reckoned capable of replacing every strike aircraft the RAF possessed, even the V-bombers. But TSR2’s development costs overran horrendously; the Navy didn’t want it because it wouldn’t fly off a carrier; constant additions to the original specification handicapped its

performance; and its handful of test-flights between September 1964 and March 1965 revealed a host of teething troubles that would be expensive to fix. While in opposition Labour had slated TSR2’s expense; within six months of coming to power they scrapped it. Having promised us the white heat of the technological revolution, Harold Wilson took quite a beating over the failure of TSR2. But he had maths on his side: TSR2 would have cost £16 million per plane and because American planes were built in far greater numbers and were therefore much cheaper, there was no chance of significant export sales. Scrapping it was the right decision. But that announcement in the Commons, mid-afternoon on 6th April 1965, proved the graveside prayer for an independent British military aviation industry. Since then every new RAF combat aircraft – the Jaguar, the Tornado, the Typhoon – has been a multinational effort; only the (comparatively) low-tech Hawk Trainer has been an all-British success story.

On 24th April 1965, 2,000 people gathered at Malham,

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