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Meon Valley DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016

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This edition of Discover is delivered to 12,600 homes in the Meon Valley.

December’s edition goes to postcode sectors SO32 1 and PO17 5; January’s edition to SO32 2, SO32 3 and PO17 6.

This includes Bishops Waltham, Wickham and nearby villages.

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My mother was born during Melanie Tinson & Tania Houston wartime and for most of her life had a ‘make do and mend’ attitude. Recycling was second nature to her, not something she did to be green, and bargain hunting was practically a hobby, particularly in relation to Christmas.

Every January she would buy up cut price Christmas cards and wrapping paper. Car boot sales were a great hunting ground for presents throughout the year and in autumn she’d buy gifts in the sales. I’m really not sure it worked though as

by December she’d forgotten what she’d bought and where she’d hidden it and still seemed to be out shopping for even more.

On Christmas morning itself, our unwrapping was supervised.

We weren’t allowed to tear the paper and she’d take it from us and carefully fold it up to be used again next year. (Again though, she’d forget she’d done that by the following year and still buy anew.)

I don’t buy many presents in advance though. Once my sister-in-law had her fifth child we diplomatically suggested not buying presents for each other’s children. And if I buy too early for my own – now teenagers – chances are they’ll have already bought something similar themselves or gone off that particular fad long before the big day.

But there’s one economy measure that really does work: stay away from the internet. If you think about it, when you are in a shop, an overflowing basket or a long queue is enough to make you reconsider. Online however, you can browse, ‘add to basket’ and pay without leaving your armchair, meaning it’s too easy to impulse buy. (Yeah right, if I can effect that policy in my own life, I’ll be spending Christmas polishing my halo.)

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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.

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 November to 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.

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Winchester City Mill Festive Baking at Winchester City Mill, 12 & 19 December, 11am – 3pm 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 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/winchestercity-mill

Hinton Ampner, nr Alresford An Invitation to a Christmas Wedding, 5 – 20 December, 11am – 4pm Father Christmas and reindeer visit, 21 & 22 December, 11am – 4pm, £7.50 per child including gift, entry by timed ticket, book on arrival.

Hinton Ampner invites you to join the celebrations for a glittering Victorian Christmas wedding. In the 19th-century, Christmas Day weddings were a popular tradition, with churches across the country holding festive nuptials, amongst them the little church in Hinton Ampner’s gardens.

See the ground floor show rooms transformed into lavish scenes, including a sumptuous wedding breakfast, exquisite clothing and hundreds of flowers.

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You can grow fruit trees in surprisingly small spaces, especially if you don’t grow them in a classic tree shape, but train them. Training them into espaliers (so that they have several sets of horizontal ‘arms’), cordons (as single main stems grown at an angle) or fans (with branches trained into a fan shape) means that you can grow many varieties of apples and pears up against a suitable vertical surface such as a wall, fence or set of sturdy wires.

You could also train fruits like apples as ‘step-overs’ - this just means trained so they make a neat edging for a bed or border, about 45cm or so above ground level. A step-over apple basically goes up to a height of about 30cm and is then trained so that it forms two horizontal ‘arms’.

They look great when in flower and will even bear a smallish crop of fruit along the arms. Try stepovers around the edge of your vegetable plot or flower bed.

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tree of your favourite variety, pair it with another variety that is a suitable pollinator (check with the nursery) and plant one on each side of the arch, training them in as they grow. It will look great, phenomenally pretty when covered in blossom in spring, and after a few years will bear tasty fruit too.

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Provided you get the right rootstock (see below) it is quite possible to grow fruit trees in large containers. The container needs to be as big as possible - a half-barrel at least - and must have drainage holes kept clear using a few inches of broken china or ‘crocks’ at its bottom.

Good quality loam-based compost such as John Innes No.3 will work well, but help to keep it well aerated and free-draining by adding 25-50% multi-purpose loam-free compost.

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is the type of roots onto which the chosen variety of apple has been grafted. Apples are particularly complicated and a good nursery will advise you, but as a rule, for step-overs, cordons, dwarf bushes and trees in containers try the extremely dwarfing but somewhat tricky M27 - but do beware weak varieties or any tree grown on this rootstock in poor soil or not well pampered may well fail. For bush, cordon, espaliers and halfstandard try the easier to look after dwarfing rootstock M26, while for a cordon, an espalier on poor soil, arches and bush trees

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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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And Another Thing...

by Tom Hughes I knew from Sarah’s desperate phone call that the situation was urgent.

seamstress? It’s ok, I’ll just wear the black one. Thank goodness you never stuck it on eBay.”

“Tom, has it arrived or not?”

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Tom?”

“Right, let’s just hope it fits. We have to be there for seven!”

“If it’s any consolation, my feedback score is excellent.”

The Chairman’s annual dinner dance is the highlight of our social calendar (the other important dates being Christmas and my Mum coming for Sunday tea) so what to wear is a stress known only to the fairer sex. I on the other hand have no such conundrum, needing only to dust down my penguin suit (although sometimes the previous twelve months over-indulgence can result in a fight to the death with the trousers).

“Right well that’s it. I’m not going. I can’t go.”

So my problems were as nothing compared to Sarah’s. Rushing in from work, she ran upstairs to our bedroom, where on the bed lay her nemesis - the ball gown.

I was half way up the stairs when an ear piercing scream froze me to the spot.

“Tom!” I burst in to see my beloved stuck inside an oversized meringue.

“They’ve sent the wrong dress!”

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Here, can I pin it?”

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“I’ll tell you what, let’s ask our daughter.”

I shouted Hannah, our sassy, fifteen year old fashionista. My eyes bored into her as I nodded furiously and said, “Doesn’t that dress look lovely on your Mum?” Hannah, glancing up momentarily from her smartphone, took one look at her Mother and said, “Have you not got anything else?

What about that black one?”

Dragging the Apple of my Eye out onto the landing I said, “Word of advice, don’t ever apply to be a diplomat, will you?”

As Hannah rolled her eyes I heard Sarah call from the bedroom.

“Right that’s it. I’m not going, you can go on your own.”

Disaster loomed. I had to think quick.

“Look, let’s see what Debi says.”

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Outside the hotel, Sarah made a final adjustment to her dress as she looked me up and down.

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“You look absolootelee dee-vine dahling (hic!) and I don’t care what Debi said.”

“Why, what did she say? You said she didn’t reply.

Tom?” Then, our chauffeur, a skinny young man with a pierced nose decided to weigh in with his two penneth. “Take no notice love, my wife has the exact same dress and it looks great on her. Mind you, hers isn’t white, it’s bla-” “Just here thank you!” Testily, I cut him dead.

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At full throttle and with Track mode selected on the McLaren’s prominent dash dials, the 650S and I are moving at internal organ-rearranging speeds across the Welsh moors as it rifles through its ratios. The induction noise is furious, the sucking of the twin turbos gulping down air like a free diver coming up for air. The roof is down and we’re open to the elements; the small, leather and carbon clad cabin is filled with a rush of oxygen and the heady smell of the outdoors.

I’m happy.

At least I am now, thinking back to that adrenaline rush of speed. In the driver’s seat the 650S demands chess player levels of concentration but my word it is good. McLaren’s supercar offerings have played second fiddle to the drama from Maranello since they arrived – somewhat overlooked by supercar buyers who deemed them ‘too clinical’ and ‘numb’. That’s a shame, because what the British firm has achieved in such a short space of time is to be applauded.

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The 650S is without doubt a match for any offering from Ferrari, but over four days with the car I can sort of see what they mean about the numbness.

It’s hard to criticize a car for being too good, but this 650S really is. The stomach churning acceleration – which will see it hit 124mph in just 8.6 seconds – is incredible, but it’s laid down in such a perfect manner that it feels like a computer game, not a heart tugging machine.

That said, it’s an absolute stunning car to look at. This is the MSO version of the 650S Spider, which means it’s even more exclusive than its brothers.

The flippy paint, that shimmers beautifully from black to purple, is an £8,632 option, while it’s adorned with carbon fibre extras like mirror arms (£3,505), diffuser (£7,463) and even yellow seatbelts that you will be charged £2,247 for the pleasure of changing the colour of. It’s amazing what customers will pay when presented with an extensive options list, isn’t it?

What they’re paying for really, of course, is the exclusivity that MSO offers. And supercar buyers like nothing more than exclusivity. That and how a car makes them feel. Fortunately it ticks both boxes very well indeed.

I spent a lot of time in the 650S and although over long distances found it a little uncomfortable – the seats don’t recline enough for my giraffe-like limbs – it was easy

to ignore thanks to its astonishing performance and the glow it gives you every time you climb in through those dramatic doors.

The steering has a crispness to it and feedback I’ve not experienced in a very long time, while it’s hard to imagine how anything could ever feel any quicker than this 641bhp supercar. Goodness knows how a P1 could offer an experience any more intense than this – even now I can’t fathom anything being any quicker.

But to the ultimate question, one I was asked many times during our test: would I buy one? As much as I love it, as good as it is and as beautiful as it looks, I’m afraid I just couldn’t. It doesn’t float my boat like a Ferrari 488 and I can’t help looking at the figures and thinking you could have the Mercedes, Civic Type R and Mazda from this test and some change for fuel for the same price. The McLaren is good, but not three cars good.

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This year, our family holiday was spent on the Amalfi coast. The temperature never dipped below 34°C, the lemon trees groaned under the weight of their fruit and the Limoncello tasted divine. But whenever I ventured out of the hotel, I felt I was

taking my life in my hands.

Our original plan was to hire a car in Naples, but a quick search strongly advised to the contrary.

Confirmation that this was the right decision came within three minutes of being picked up at the airport. Scooters and cars observed no lane discipline, horns were used incessantly and the breaking of speed limits by large margins was commonplace.

Every car boasted dents, scuffs and/or missing wing mirrors, I saw a Chevrolet Spark being driven around town even though it had been involved in a major front-end smash, and the buses appeared to have emerged from a war-torn country.

Italy: home to Ferrari with its prancing horse, Lamborghini’s bull and Maserati’s Neptune’s trident badge - perhaps these logos are subtle nods that Italy should stick to four-legged road transport or put its faith in the Gods when it comes to moving around safely.

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MEON VOICES NEW Bishop’s Waltham Listing We meet every Monday evening 7.30-9.30 September –April at Bishop’s Waltham United Free Church, Basingwell Street Bishop’s Waltham to practice for our two concerts at Christmas and Easter. All singers are welcome. No audition.

Further information call Phil Coundley 01489579078, email Coundleypj@ yahoo.com or Nims Fisher 01489 575150 JUBILEE WRITERS Thursday (Twice Monthly) 2pm – 4pm Stables Hall, Bishops Waltham Elizabeth Watt 01489 892224 Swanmore Amateur Dramatic Society We meet on Monday evenings at 7.30pm in the Village Hall, Swanmore from January until our Spring Production, first weekend in May, then from September for our Christmas production , first weekend in December. New members welcome for all tasks vital to a production.

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Curdridge Amateur Drama Productions are twice a year – spring and autumn. Rehearsals – Mondays 7.45pm and Thursdays 7.30pm at the Reading Rooms, Curdridge. From time to time we run workshops and other social events. Phone Teresa 01489 895170 for more information. www. cadg.hampshire.org.uk UPHAM PLAYERS DRAMA Rehearsal Monday eves and Sunday afternoons at the Upham Village Hall. Also social events during the year. Mo Peters on 01489 891307 or mo_peters@o2.co.uk. www. uphamvillagehall.org.uk/uphamplayers Bishops Waltham Photographic Society All photographers welcome from beginner to advanced. We meet 1st Thursday in the month at St Peters Church Hall, Bishops Waltham. Please contact Dawn Blight 01489 691155 or dawn.blight1@ntlworld.com

THE MONDAY CLUB 3rd Monday of each month The Wickham Centre, Mill Lane PO17 5AL Fun activities & quizzes for the over 55’s. Socialise with friends, listen to guest speakers and enjoy a 2-course lunch for £4. www.wickhamcentre. org.uk Swanmore Baby & Toddler Group Every Tuesday (term-time only) 10am11.30am. Swanmore Village Hall Contact Zoe Smart 07788987212, Swanmoretoddler@gmail.com or find us on Facebook UNIVERSITY OF THE 3RD AGE Tuesday twice monthly 1.30–3.30 Wickham Community Hall Contact 01329 833384

Bishops Waltham Gateway Club 1st & 3rd Monday of each month, 7pm to 9pm (exc. Aug/BHols) St Peter’s Church Hall, Free St, SO32 1EE We are a social club for people, over MEON VALLEY FLOWER CLUB the age of 16, with learning disabilities Demos, workshops at Meonstoke in our community. We work under the Village Hall. Ann Hammant 01730 umbrella of MENCAP. Our aim is to 829469 provide a wide variety of indoor and outdoor activities for our members WICKHAM SPINNERS & WEAVERS such as arts and crafts, discos, games, Mon 11- 3pm, Wickham Church Room skittle and pub evenings, panto Learn the ancient craft of spinning yarn. outings and beach discos. www.

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MACULAR SUPPORT GROUP Second Mon of every month 1pm to 3pm United Reformed Church, 18 Osborn Road South, Fareham PO16 7DG Providing friendship and support for sufferers of macular disease, the treatments and services available and ways of coping. Sighted spouses and carers also welcome. 01329 231356 david. fb.kett@talk21.com

Meon Valley Carers Group 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 Margaret on 01489 LUNCH CLUB 895444 Monday between 9.15 & 13.15 11:30am Wed, Church Room, Wickham for details.

Centre, www.wickhamcentre.org Home Start Mother & Toddler Friday 9am to 12pm BW YOUNG FARMERS CLUB Wickham Centre, wickhamcentre.org.uk 14-26 yrs – Thurs Anne 860236 LUNCH CLUB Every Monday Jubilee Hall 1 - 2pm Christine Argyle 01489 894054 Tuesday Gwyn West 01489 891663 Thurs Gill Stainer 01489 893384

SPIRITUAL SOUL CONNECTIONS – SPIRITUAL GROUP Priory Park Hall, Bishops Waltham.

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Curdridge. Contact Carolyne 07825 727331. £8. www.carolynebennett.com WICKHAM WEEKLY HEALING CLINIC Thursdays, 2pm to 3:30pm The Community Centre Spiritual health is a complementary (not alternative) natural treatment. We are not associated with any particular religion and respect individuals own interpretation of the natural healing source.

THE HEALING TRUST Healing Centre, Wickham Community Centre, Wickham. Every 4th Saturday of the month 10am til 12.30pm noon.

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FOR CHILDREN SCOUTS www.meonvalleyscouting.org.uk Beaver Scouts 6-8, Cub Scouts 8-10, Scouts 10-14, Explorer Scouts14-18, Scout Network 18-25, plus Adult volunteers (18+) are always required as supporters. For further info please contactus@meonvalleyscouting.org.uk MEON VALLEY GIRL GUIDING Rainbows aged 5 to 7 years, Brownies aged 7 to 10 years, Guides aged 10 to 14 years and Senior Section aged 14 to 25 years. If anyone is interested in joining or volunteering. Visit www. girlguiding.org.uk/ interested or call 0800 1 69 59 01 for details of venues near you.

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Bishops Waltham Rotary Club As you know, Bishop’s Waltham Rotary collects for local and international charitable causes. In doing so, we try to add an element of fun to the process. So, once again, you will see us assisting Santa by providing him with a lift around the area at Christmas in Roger the Engine. Make sure your children are ready for his visit to your street.

Monday 7th December Horton Heath

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Tuesday 8th December Fair Oak West

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Wednesday 9th December Fair Oak East

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Tuesday 15th December

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Budgens and High Street Static

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For you to plan ahead, next year is an Olympic year hosted by Brazil, so the theme for the Bishops Waltham Carnival and Show will be Rio Mardi Gras Carnival style. Think about ideas over Christmas.

Wishing you all a great Christmas and a happy NEW YEAR.

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Discover What’s On MEON VOICES CHRISTMAS CONCERTS 5 Dec, 2.30pm: St John’s Church, Church Rd, Locks Heath 15 Dec, 7.30pm: St. Peter’s Parish Church, St.Peter’s Street, Bishop’s Waltham 17 Dec, 2.30pm: United Free Church, Basingwell Street, Bishop’s Waltham CHRISTMAS FAIR 6 Dec, 11-3pm Wickham Centre, Mill Lane, Hampshire PO17 5AL Unusual gifts and seasonal produce.

Refreshments & Free entry. 01329 833688 Christmas Sounds Express Concert 11 Dec, 7.30pm (Door 7pm) Sarisbury Green Community Centre, The Green, SO31 7AA A concert featuring the tingling vocal harmonies of Solent Sounds Chorus and the banjo-pickin’, honky-tonk Americana band, The Papertrains. £7.50 full price; £6.50 concessions (under 16 or over 60) 07968 096054 or email pxh_jive@hotmail.com www. solentsoundschorus.org THE MANOR FARM NATIVITY 11 & 12 Dec, 6.15pm & 7.30pm Manor Farm & Country Park, Brook Lane, Botley, SO30 2ER 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 54

arrival in the farm reception theatre.

(B) Adult £8.00, Child £5 (includes refreshments on arrival) Suitable for ages 5+ 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 FAREHAM PHILHARMONIC CHOIR Sat 12 Dec, 7.30pm Holy Trinity, Fareham Fareham Philharmonic Choir will be giving their annual ‘Christmas Carols and Messiah” concert to all comers, and there will be carols for audience to sing. Tickets £9.50, £7.50 (conc) and £2 (under 16 and students) from the FPC box office 01329-664948, choir members, or on the door on the night.

CELIA CROSS GREYHOUND TRUST COLLECTION 12 Dec, 9-4pm Locks Heath Shopping Centre, SO31 6DX Collection in aid of greyhound rescue. Our lovely hounds will be in seasonal spirit and dressed to impress, so pop along and give them a Christmas cuddle. www. celiacross.co.uk 01483 222832 CHRISTMAS AT MANOR FARM Manor Farm & Country Park, Brook Lane, Botley, SO30 2ER 12 & 13 Dec (afternoon tea with Father Christmas 2.303.30pm) 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

ART, CRAFT & GIFT FAYRE 12 Dec, 11-3pm Jubilee Hall, Little Shore Lane, SO32 1ED Free entry and the first 50 visitors receive a free goody bag. Free prize draw, tearoom and children’s crafting area. www.fromthecraftbox.net CRAFT SHOW 12 Dec, 10-4.30pm Alresford Community Centre, West St, Alresford, SO24 9AG Crafts will include decorative metalwork, beaded and wirework jewellery, silk flowers, turned wood, cross stitch gifts and decoupage cards, stained glass and leaded glass, traditional decoupage items, pottery, original watercolours and photography. Free entry. 01252 724968 TRADITIONAL JAZZ 16 Dec, 8pm to 10.30pm Gosport & Fareham Rugby Football Club, Dolphin Crescent, Gosport, PO12 2HE Sussex Jazz Kings - Christmas Party see website for times & details.

Members £8 Guests £10 booking advised. 023 9269 3988 WICKHAM FLICKS 17 Dec, 7.30pm The Wickham Centre, Mill Lane, PO17 5AL Film & Ticket price TBC, Christmas Film Fun, Mince Pies, Mulled Wine.

ROMAN WINTER FESTIVAL 18 Dec, 2-3pm Butser Ancient Farm, Horndean, PO8 0BH A very special session for children to discover how the Romans celebrated this time of year, in honour of the deity Saturn. £12 per child, inc one free adult. Session includes a gift and craft session.

Extra adults charged at standard admission.

PORTSMOUTH BEER FESTIVAL 18 & 19 Dec Portsmouth Guildhall, PO1 2AB A celebration of craft beers and cask ale alongside a selection of ciders, mulled wine and mulled cider is to be expected, all set to the backdrop of more fantastic live entertainment. www. portsmouthguildhall.org.uk

AUTISM HAMPSHIRE MISTLETOE CHRISTMAS BALL 18 Dec Marwell Hotel Join us for a glamorous dinner with a live band and disco to dance the night away. Tickets are just £55 per person and include a drinks reception with carol singers, photographer and a three course meal with coffee and mince pies. (B) georgia.orourke@autismhampshire. org.uk GRAYSHOTT FOLK CLUB 19 Dec Grayshott Village Hall, GU26 6TZ Christmas Special. Showcasing young talent and featuring the best in folk, roots and acoustic music from the UK and abroad. Tickets are £12 available from: Grayshott Post Office, Crossways Road 01428 604401; Grayshott Wine Centre, 28 Headley Road 01428 607660; Haslemere Bookshop, High Street 01428 652952 Or by post from Des O’Byrne 01428 607096 COASTAL MARATHON 20 Dec, 9.15am The Pyramids, Southsea, PO6 3ST Full Marathon running from South Parade Pier to the end of the Hayling Billy Line and return. A unique multi terrain marathon with some fantastic views across Langstone Harbour. All in aid of the RNLI. www.fitprorob.biz BOXING DAY WALK AT HINTON AMPNER 26 Dec, 10am Hinton Ampner, SO24 0LA Our Head Gardener will guide you on this 4 mile walk around our estate, which is now open 363 days a year, taking in panoramic views of the Southdowns as well as our stunning woodland.

You will be rewarded with a glass of mulled wine and minced pies on the walk. (B) £10

THRILLER LIVE 27-31 Dec Portsmouth Guildhall, PO1 2AB Now in its record breaking 6th year, London West End’s Thriller Live is a spectacular concert created to celebrate the career of the world’s

SWANWICK LAKES WILDLIFE TOTS 5 Jan, 10.30-12pm & 1-2.30pm Swanwick Lakes Nature Reserve, Sopwith Way, SO31 7AY Percy the park keeper discovers that his little friends need more than just food to get them through a winter’s night. Come and find out why at our regular session of stories and activities for pre-school children. (B) Suggested donation £3 per child. 01489 570240 HYPERLINK “mailto:SwanwickLakes@hiwwt. org.uk”SwanwickLakes@hiwwt. org.uk

greatest entertainer. 0844 847 2362

CIRCUS OF HORRORS 10 Jan, 7pm Ferneham Hall, Osborn Road, Fareham, PO16 7DB young girl dreams of running away to join the Circus, but her dream soon turns into a nightmare when she finds herself in a decrepit, corpse ridden CarnEvil. www. circusofhorrors.co.uk

CHRISTMAS WEEK WALK 30 Dec, 10.30-12.30pm Layby opp the Moors on the Winchester Road, SO32 1SH Informal walk around the Bishops Waltham Moors 01489 890961 janegentry@btinternet.com NEW YEAR’S EVE BALL 31 Dec Botleigh Grange Hotel & Spa, SO30 2GA You will be greeted on the red carpet with a glass of bubbly before you are led to your table for a delicious 4 course dinner. After dancing the night away, see in 2016 with champagne and fireworks at midnight. 01489 787700 WALK THE FORT 27 Dec to 3 Jan Fort Nelson, Portsdown Hill Road, Fareham, PO17 5AN Join a fun treasure hunt trail around Fort Nelson, including Nelson’s Monument and the Ditch, then get cosy in Cafe 1871 with a hot chocolate. fnenquiries@ armouries.org.uk NEW YEARS DAY WALK AT HINTON AMPNER 1 Jan Hinton Ampner, SO24 0LA Bring in the New Year with a guided walk around the estate and woodland. £10.

(B) www.nationaltrust.org. uk/hinton-ampner

BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 14 Jan, 7.30pm Portsmouth Guildhall, PO1 2AB Sokolov plays Shostakovich www. bsolive.com WEDDING FAIR 17 Jan, 11-3pm Trunkwell Mansion House, Beech Hill Road, Reading, RG7 2AT All the needs of your special day under one roof. Cars, Cakes, Menswear, Bridalwear, Photographers, Entertainment, Jewellery, Hair & Make Up, Stationery. Free Entry.

07990 711 444 ALRESFORD WINTER BIRD WALK 17 Jan, 10-2pm Meet at the bottom of Broad Street near the old fire station (map ref SU 588 329).

Parking in the station car park (SU 588 325) or nearby streets.

Winter birding walk of about 4 miles around Alresford. Join John Clark for a guided walk to see winter birds. Bring a snack for a coffee stop. Suggested donation £4.00 Call Mary on 01962 864440 55

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