Discover Meon Valley June 2012 by Tania Houston

JUNE 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 Carnival Join the fun on 9th June

Diamond Jubilee

Celebrating Her Majesty's reign

Delivered by Royal Mail into the Meon Valley community

01489 660022 From the editor Here we are in lovely, lovely June. It’s the month with more daylight than any other, summer but still with a few months ahead of us, the days of beautiful roses and delicious English strawberries. For teenagers the exams will soon be over and for many the prom to look forward to, and for Dads it’s Father’s Day. Then this year the Jubilee celebrations will bring us into the open as will the annual Bishop’s Waltham Carnival (see page 14). June – and July for that matter – sees a good number of outdoor events taking place and we’ve picked up details of the best and/or the most local to include on pages 42 and 43. Given a spell of sunshine, we often pack a picnic and go into the countryside. Either to a Meon Valley picnic spot if we know that time is a bit tight or further afield; to Brownsea Island if we are forecast for a full day of sun, or even just to the grassy area in front of Winchester Cathedral and for a few hours it feels like we are on holiday. A few photos and the lingering memory gives us something to look back upon in six months’ time when we are in the dark of winter. Of course in the rush of daily life it is just a bit too easy to let the month go by without notice so as much for myself as for you, I’m just saying ‘take a few moments to enjoy it while it’s here’. Finally, I should confess that as I write this month’s editor’s letter it is taking some stretch of my imagination to picture lovely weather, picnics and outdoor events. It’s only mid-May and the weather – as it has been for the last month – is atrocious! But I know it will change and just think how lush the countryside will be when the sun finally does shine. Tania Sales & distribution: melanie@discovermagazines.co.uk Everything else: tania@discovermagazines.co.uk

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CONTENTS Advertiser Feature - Counselling with Julie Chivers

Puzzle Page

Advertiser Feature – Altered Image

A Queen By Any Other Name

Fun Quiz - Money

Rotary Club of Bishop's Waltham

Working From Home

Advertiser Feature – Simon Pretty Furniture

Short Story - A Letter From The Queen

Hampshire Heritage

Droxford Country Fair

What's On - Local Events

Local Groups

Useful Numbers

Index of Advertisers & Puzzle Solutions

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. Advertising - We understand that the needs of a small business are quite different to those of a big company, and our advertising service is very much targeted at independent and local businesses. From advert design to general advice we are here to help you grow. For more details call Melanie on

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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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nineteen-year-old Burmese, panicked and reared she calmly brought him under control and continued with the scheduled ride to Horseguards Parade, comforting him with a few pats on the neck while turning to smile at the cheering crowd. This was, allegedly, the second attempt on the Monarchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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. True or false I doubt that the Queen loses much sleep over these stories. She has, over the past eight decades, proved herself indomitable. It was the Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s consort, HRH Prince Philip,

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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. By Daniel Hicks

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Money 1. What colour is a 20 euro note? Red, blue or yellow? 2. According to the 2011 Sunday Times Rich List, who is the richest dragon on the TV show Dragon’s Den? 3. In the board game Monopoly, how much money do you receive if you win a crossword competition? 4. Before the introduction of the euro, which European country’s unit of currency was the escudo? 5. On a standard UK computer keyboard, above which number does the dollar sign appear? 6. Which financial product was introduced in 1999 with three different types called Mini, Maxi and TESSA-only? 7. How much money would you receive if you sent a video clip to the TV show You’ve Been Framed and it was played on the show? 8. Which famous author appeared on the back of Bank of England 20 pound notes issued between 1970 and 1993? 9. Money Never Sleeps was the sub-title to the 2010 sequel to which 1980s film? 10. How much money would you have in total if, in cockney rhyming slang, you had a pony, a monkey and Pavarotti? Answers: Page 46

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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 II used to think that when the kids left school they’d be self-sufficient grownups and I wouldn’t have to worry about them anymore. Hah! Let me tell you about my mornings. Three days a week my son, who is 19, goes to college less than 20 miles away. But the free bus winds around every village and takes an hour and a half. He has to catch it at 7.30, which means leaving the house at 7.25. Now if that was me I’d be up at 6.30 to give myself plenty of time for breakfast and a shower. But not my son. In his opinion, breakfast and a shower are for wusses and he can put off leaving bed until 7.20. Which is all well and good, if he can make it. But for a teenager, waking up is hard to do. So he sets his alarm to go off three times at five-minute intervals between 6.40 and 6.55. And if the first blast isn’t enough to drag him back from dreamland, it certainly does the trick for me. I’m wide awake, waiting for the second blast and the third. The wait between blasts is bad enough, but what comes next is worse. He inhabits the attic; the parental bedroom is directly underneath. I can hear everything. Or rather, I can’t hear anything. I can’t hear him heave himself

reluctantly out of bed. I can’t hear him stumbling around looking for something clean to wear among the piles of dirty clothes. I can’t hear him trudge down the attic stairs to the bathroom. I can’t hear the bathroom door open and close and the bolt slam home. I’m on a knife-edge. Is he going to make it or isn’t he? If he misses the free college bus he’ll have to take two ordinary buses, pay more than £5, and be late. Eventually I can’t bear it any more. I don’t actually have to get up – my office is all of three paces from the foot of our stairs; but I can’t stick it out. I rap tentatively on his door. Only now he’s 19 and a man I can’t bawl him out for the lazy idle git that he is. Instead, I have to say something neutral like: “Everything under control up there?” I still receive the same old teenage mouthful back, though. Now I know perfectly well that I should let him stew. If he can’t get up in time for the free bus, then let him pay. He’s a grown man now and ought to take the consequences of his own actions, or rather, inactions. He’ll never learn otherwise. But it’s easier said than done. I challenge any parent not to look at that great hulking thing looming in the

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doorway and not see an image of their little boy aged four. Not that this kind of sentimentality would find much favour with him. He insists that he’s grown up and can do all the things that grownups do. He drinks, he smokes, he stays out all night and we can’t stop him. Not that we would want to. But I can’t help thinking that his claim to adulthood would have a little more credibility if he embraced the downsides, too. Like picking up his dirty laundry more frequently than every fortnight. Like washing up occasionally. Like vacuuming his bedroom and even changing his sheets. And like getting up in the morning without causing me a nervous breakdown!

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After a three year employment in Bermuda making furniture and also undertaking restoration and joinery work, Simon returned to the UK in 2008, just as the downturn in the economy was taking hold. But, confident that there would always be a market for quality furniture, Simon set up his own workshop in 2009 and his business has gone from strength to strength since. Simon told us “I am a designer as well as a cabinet-maker, but I am happy to produce pieces which closely replicate a design a client may have seen elsewhere. I use solid native timber wherever possible, and I have recently found a supplier who can provide locally sourced timber. I love the beauty of natural wood and fortunately so do my clients”. So whether it’s a piece of standalone furniture for your home or a space that needs a custom fitted solution, look no further: call Simon Pretty on 0779 226 3041.

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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.” A memory came back to Ellen of drawing a picture at the little breakfast bar in their first house, surrounded by

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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. by Jackie Brewster

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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? The car was a full four-seater with a decent sized boot. It

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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

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

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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 have the last laugh. by Stephen Harvey

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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. The Fair will include a fun dog show for which details are available on local posters; country crafts and other rural interests; bee-keeping; swordmanship demonstrations with a chance to

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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).

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-jubilee-festival.co.uk or ask in West Meon Village Shop.

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.

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

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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 STORY WALK 8 June, 10am to 11am Meet outside The Ham Farm Pub The King of the river: Join professional storytellers Chris Bennett and Sara Scott from Orange Apples for a story walk along the Itchen Navigation at Allbrook following some of the animals who live and thrive along this waterway. Suitable for children aged 4 to 10 accompanied by adults. Please meet outside the Ham Farm Pub, Twyford Road, SO50 4LF (Map ref. SU 456 721). Street parking

STORY WALK 8 June, 2-3pm Meet by the river at Woodmill Lane, next to the car park The day the barges came: Join professional storytellers Chris Bennett and Sara Scott from Orange Apples for a story walk along the Itchen Navigation at Mansbridge. Join in with the story and go back to a time when barges ruled these waters. How will the local animals cope with these great beasts? Booking essential, contact Polly Whyte 01489 774413 or email PollyW@hwt.org.uk. Suggested donation £2 per child. Suitable for children aged 4 to 10, accompanied by adults. 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 BISHOP’S WALTHAM CARNIVAL 9 Jun See Page 14 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

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BUGS, BUTTERFLIES & BEETLES 30 Jun and 1 Jul, see below for times. Chilcomb House, Winchester, SO23 8RD Celebrate National Insect Week with a chance to see some of the 100,000 insects (and other biology collections) cared for by Hampshire County Council Arts & Museums Service at Chilcomb House, Winchester. What have we got? Why do we have them? What are the problems we face? Find out during a free guided tour of a museum store not normally open to the general public. Suitable for adults & accompanied children aged 7+. Tours each day at:- 10.00 - 11.00 11.30 - 12.30 1.30 - 2.30 3.00 4.00 The tours are free of charge, but prior booking essential as numbers are strictly limited http://www3.hants.gov.uk/ museum.htm

ART & CRAFT FAIR 7 Jul 10 to 4:30 Alresford Community Centre Small high quality art and craft fair situated in the centre of Alresford. Crafts will include watercolours, jewellery, handmade silk floral arrangements, glass,ceramics woodcraft, and others. All crafts are of high quality and hand produced by the stall holder, who will be happy to talk to you about how they produce their craft. Entrance is free. Enquiries 01252 724968

HEDGE END CARNIVAL 7 Jul Hedge End Starting at St.Johns Road Hedge End and finishing at Greta Park (by the library), come and watch the procession as it parades through Hedge End village. A great day for everyone with side stalls entertainment and a fairground on Greta Park. It’s free to watch the procession but please bring plenty of change as charity collecting buckets will be ’a plenty’. There is a small charge to enter Greta

SWANMORE VILLAGE CARNIVAL & FETE 14 Jul 10:30am till 4:30pm New Road Recreation Ground, Swanmore SO32 2PD Lots to do and fun for all the family. Things kick off with the Meon Valley run for classic motorbikes at 10.30am. The Carnival parade goes through the village at around midday and the Fete fun starts on the New Road recreation ground at 1.15pm. This year there'll be the Big Sound Community Samba band plus a historical re-enactment group in the main arena, plus there’ll be lots of live music and stalls. £1.50 / accompanied under 12’s FREE 10.30am – Classic motorbike rally Midday – Carnival procession 1.15pm – Fete opens 4.30pm – Fete closes. www.meonvalleylionsclub.org.uk

CURDRIDGE COUNTRY SHOW 21 Jul 11am to 5pm Curdridge Reading Rooms, Reading Room Lane, SO32 2HE A traditional country show with varied trade and craft stalls, an entertainment area including a climbing wall, a scuba diving tank and a bungee trampoline and an arena packed full of dancing, music, birds of prey, vintage cars etc. As part of the Hampshire Food Festival the Tea Tent and the BBQ and Hog Roast offer quality tasty local food. The bar will sell real ales and cider. The Horticultural Tent is a fierce competition for the best vegetables and fruit, flowers and handicrafts along with cookery and wine. Dog Factor is an open competition for our canine visitors. Other attractions include children's crafts, face painting, tractor rides and much more. Lots of free parking available. Tickets £5 for adult, £2 for child or senior, £12 for family, under 3’s free Phone 07722 787338 for information CURDRIDGE BARN DANCE 21 Jul 7:30 onwards Curdridge Reading Rooms, Reading Room Lane, SO32 2HE A traditional Barn Dance in the marquee on grass with music and caller from the Bursledon Village Band. Ticket includes a two course supper. A reasonably priced bar will serve real ales and cider. Lots of free parking. Tickets £10 adult, £7 teen, £5 child Phone 07722 787338 for more information

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

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 EVENTS AT SWANMORE Swanmore Baby & Toddler Group Every Tuesday (term-time only) 10am-11.30am Swanmore Village Hall Contact Layla Oates 07837 473590 Computer Classes West End Library Thursdays and Friday at 10am Waiting list, however if interested contact 0845 603 5631 /01329 225398

GARDENING CLUB Memberships only £6 call Keith Fry 01489 893755

VT Cricket Club Portsmouth Rd, Sholing, Southampton SO19 9PW tel 02380 341745

MOBILE LIBRARY WICKHAM SQUARE Wednesday 9.20am – 12.20pm

ART CLASSES Every Wed 9am - 4pm Helena Hines

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

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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: 2pm – 7pm, Wed/Fri: 10am – 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 EMERGENCIES Police, Fire or Ambulance Services Police (Incident Reports) Portsmouth Water - Fresh Water Supply Portsmouth Water - Leaks to Report (Out of hours 24hr) Southern Water - Sewage Southern Water - Tech Support Gas – National Grid (If you smell gas, then call us immediately) Electricity

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