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Hello and Welcome At the time of writing my editor's letter this month, spring has - at last - arrived. In reality it’s so late it’s really early summer rather than spring. My apologies if, by the time you read this, it appears to have departed again! I generally don't write about the weather, after all you can see it for yourselves, but having lifted my head above the clouds I now realise that throughout the winter (the loooong winter) people have been out there planning events knowing that the cold couldn't last for ever.

So more than usual we have a great selection of outdoor activities to draw your attention to – The Bishop’s Waltham Carnival of course, the Droxford County Fair, fêtes and open days. We have a feature on the National Open Gardens scheme and the dates for this area.

We’ve listed all the events we know about even if a little further afield on our website DiscoverCommunity.co.uk.

Of course with the warmth and sunshine comes growth in our gardens. Although sitting out in the sun for half an hour in early May was joyous, that was only the case when my eyes were shut.

When I opened them I saw a winter of neglect in my garden with some shrubs standing naked of leaf, never to be clothed again, and others

moving into any vacant space they could find at an alarming rate.

Initially it was quite satisfying pulling up a few weeds and trimming the odd tree (albeit that kitchen scissors didn't do much of a job, the secateurs being long since lost in the undergrowth somewhere). But once the pile of waste built up, arms were scratched and ankles bitten, my enthusiasm for actually finishing the job disappeared behind a cloud.

Yes I admit, I scuttled inside and went straight to the gardening section in here. From a tidy up to a redesign, we really have some great local people to help out.

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Bugs and Beasties

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Bugs and beasties are really thriving in this warmer weather, so just how should you deal with the most common problems you are likely to encounter at this time of year?

Aphids Greenfly and blackfly, also known as aphids, can be a real menace as they suck sap from your plants and can transmit viruses at the same time. Aphids breed incredibly rapidly, so regular control is necessary.

• Check plants regularly and either spray with a suitable insecticide or a soap or plant oil based insecticide • Use biological controls – they’re totally safe for all other creatures and of course leave no residues • Use a strong jet of water to blast the aphids off plants, but do a thorough job or else they will soon be back up and causing damage Caterpillars Caterpillars come in all shapes, sizes and colours, but can do a lot of damage as they munch their way through your plants and perhaps even into your vegetables.

• Hand pick the pest where possible and either squash or place on the bird table. They’re easiest to spot at dusk or very early in the morning.

• Spray with a suitable contact insecticide or better still use the Nemasys Caterpillar biological control.

• Some caterpillars, in particular the Tortrix Moth produce quantities of fine webbing which they use to bind leaves or other plant parts together to create particularly safe shelters for themselves. It’s hard for a pesticide to actually reach them so hand picking or squashing is often the best answer.

• Cover caterpillar-susceptible crops such as calabrese, broccoli and other brassicas with Envirofleece or Enviromesh.

Woodlice Woodlice often cause a lot of concern, however these little creatures are rarely responsible as they simply

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do not have adequately strong mouthparts. They can cause damage to soft new growth or occasionally to soft-fleshed fruits such as strawberries but can’t tackle tougher plant growth. You may see them at the ‘scene of the crime’ and presume that they have caused the initial damage but they have probably moved in to clean up a lot of the debris created by other creatures.

Earwigs Earwigs can cause quite a bit of damage, particularly on the flowers of plants such as clematis and dahlias, where they nibble out large quantities of petal or occasionally leaf. Try trapping them using an inverted flowerpot on top of a bamboo cane. The bamboo cane and pot should be positioned amongst susceptible plants and the pot needs to be stuffed loosely full of hay, straw or similar material. The earwigs climb in there to hide and the pots can them simply be emptied out on a regular basis.

Mildew Powdery mildew is also a problem at this time of year; it coats plant leaves, stems, buds and sometimes even petals with a white flowery deposit.

Sometimes the mildew can also prevent fruits from swelling normally, cause the leaves to become distorted and even fall early. Prompt action is essential and if you wish you can use a proprietary fungicide but check the label carefully for suitability.

Keep the damage to a minimum in the first instance by ensuring that the plants are kept well watered.

In addition try to ensure a good flow of air around the plants. A bit of careful pruning or weeding often helps too.

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The National Garden Scheme In 1927 the National Gardens Scheme was founded with the aim of raising money for the nurses of the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI).

The idea was to ask individuals to open up quality private gardens for ‘a shilling a head’. At that time garden visiting was already a well-established pastime, but only for a privileged few. However in the first year of the NGS over £8,000 was raised from visitors to 609 gardens. A network of volunteer County Organisers was set up and by 1931 over 1,000 private gardens were open.

Country Life magazine produced a handbook, known as “The Yellow Book” because of its bright cover.

After the Second World War, the National Health Service took on the District Nursing Service, but money was still needed to care for retired nurses and invest in training so the NGS continued as before. Then in 1948 the NGS offered to join forces with the National Trust to restore and preserve important gardens and, in return, the National Trust opened many of its most prestigious gardens. Despite massive inflation in the post-war years, the entrance fee was held at one shilling. More realistic entrance fees were introduced in the 1970s and the gardens began to raise significant donations.

In 1980 The National Gardens Scheme Charitable Trust was established as an independent charity, with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother as Patron and Her Royal Highness Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester as President.

In 1984 Macmillan Cancer Relief joined the list of beneficiary charities. In the years that followed other charities joined including Marie Curie Cancer Care, Help the Hospices and Crossroads Caring for Carers.

Of the original gardens that were opened, 120 are accessible for the 85th anniversary in 2012. In addition around 3700 more gardens will be open raising around £2.6 million.

Originally the gardens were predominantly the large grounds of stately homes with teams of gardeners maintaining them. But now many

more small gardens open, from cottages to terraced houses and in a community effort many neighbouring and nearby properties open their gates on the same day to enable visitors to delight in a range of styles and plants within a few hours.

As much part of a day out to see the gardens is the opportunity to buy plants and to enjoy tea and cakes. Around 80% of the funds raised by both entry to the gardens and from the sale of plants and refreshments goes back to the NGS and in turn to their nominated charities.

If you are a regular visitor then the NGS still produces its Yellow Book which is a directory of gardens open throughout the UK (available from the website or from bookshops), and county booklets which are available from libraries or can be downloaded from the website.

In addition both regular and occasional visitors can benefit from using the excellent NGS website (www.ngs.org.uk) where you can search within a region and even narrow the results down to a specific day.

Inspiration for your garden, raising money for charity and cake – it doesn’t get much better than that!

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Tucked away in a back street of Bishops Waltham is an interiors shop with a bit of a difference.

Amanda Redwin launched rethunk! in Brook Street in March, selling what she describes as ‘rethunk’ furniture, home accessories, gifts and art works.

For the previous year Amanda had been hand painting preloved furniture in her studio at home and selling it mainly by word of mouth under the name The Lady Loves to Paint. Now Amanda is still painting as The Lady Loves to Paint but has opened her own shop with an on-site studio where customers can see what she is working on while they browse.

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Amanda also undertakes comissions so a piece can be customised to fit the personality of the owner, and the decor of their home.

Amanda’s view is ‘How we furnish our homes tells a story about us and rethunk! tells a story of individualism, distinction and prestige about my customers.’

In one corner of the shop lies another string to Amanda’s bow in the shape of a colourful tree wall mural surrounded by the letters of the alphabet and made using newspaper, wallpaper and paint. “Murals are something I adore doing as they give me an opportunity to be really creative on a large scale. I like to use a variety of media to create texture and interest and when I am doing this for a child’s room especially it gives them an opportunity to be involved in the whole process from design to creation”. rethunk! is already proving a destination for shoppers in Bishops Waltham with comments like ‘just what the village needs, quirky and unique items at affordable prices’ and ‘what a lovely addition to BW, it's wonderful to have such an original shop here’.

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10. In 2007, Neil Diamond finally revealed that the inspiration for his song Sweet Caroline was a girl who was just 11 years old when he wrote it. Who was her famous father?

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Local Community Champions on The One Show BBC’s The One Show Comes to Wickham As part of BBC’s The One Show Community Champions series, two special people, Barry and Chris Samways were nominated by 1st Wickham Scout Group as Champions of Wickham community. Barry is Group Scout Leader and Chris is Beaver Scout Leader to the members of the 1st Wickham Scout Group all aged between 6 and 18 who selflessly give time and energy to Wickham’s community through their scouting.

TV Chef and presenter, Ainsley Harriott got the show on the road on 1st May by helping all members of 1st Wickham Scout Group to arrange a surprise meal around the campfire to honour Chris and Barry.

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Teams of Scouts and Beavers then spent the morning with Ainsley working for food, grafting for grub in and around Wickham. It’s was a bit like the old bob-a-job which is now refreshed as Scout Community Week.

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The Co-operative had already generously granted £10,000 to the Wickham Scout Group to help build their new headquarters.

The young people spent the afternoon preparing and cooking the food in the school kitchens and on BBQ fires under Ainsley’s direction and with the support of dinner ladies, kindly provided by Hampshire County Council Catering Services.

With everything ready, Barry and Chris were escorted to the new Scout headquarters site ready to take part in what they thought was a local TV interview about the new building.

They certainly didn’t expect to see Ainsley and the crew from The One Show with the Scout’s big surprise! The icing on the cake was the cheering crowd of over one hundred young Scouts smiling and waving from the Conservation area campfire. Wiping away the tears of joy, Barry and Chris and all their friends ended the day with fabulous feast and a campfire sing song.

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Townhill Park House home of The Gregg School

A seat of learning, a testament to timeless British architecture, a sanitary sanctuary for injured servicemen and women and, of course, a family home.

Townhill Park House has transcended time in numerous guises but through all has retained a certain proud and majestic heritage.

The use of this grand and prestigious house has changed many times and yet unlike many of its contemporary buildings, Townhill Park House remains a building of generous proportions and designed beauty. The house itself has undergone many changes but nothing can take

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away the heritage and deep history that lies behind the heavy oak doors that guard, retain and hide the identity of the house.

In its formative days, Townhill Park House was part of the original manor farm and later during the late 1700s it was converted to become a gentleman’s residence. By 1897 Townhill Park House was acquired by the first Lord Swaythling, Ivor Montagu for his eldest son and heir, Louis Montagu, for the impending marriage of Louis to Lady Gladys Goldsmid. On the death of his father, Louis became the second Lord Swaythling.

In 1911 Louis Montagu started a programme of improvement and renovation for Townhill Park House. Louis employed the eminent young architect, Leonard Rome Guthrie who oversaw improvements and renovations to the building. Louis also employed the famous garden designer and horticulturalist of the time, Gertrude Jekyll, to establish the detailed gardens, designing framed views, yew hedging, dry stone walling and the magnificent sunken garden. Together

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they planned, built and created the gardens that surrounded the house.

In 1927 the house was occupied by the third Lord Swaythling, Stuart - son of Lord Louis - after his father’s death.

Lord Stuart moved into the house with his wife Lady Mary. When the Second World War broke out in 1939, Lord Stuart loaned the house to the Red Cross, where it became a convalescent home for soldiers. After the war in 1948, Lord and Lady Swaythling divorced and Townhill Park House and the estates were sold. The estates were divided into lots and most were bought for housing development.

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by Middlesex County Council.

Under the ownership of Middlesex County Council, the House was used as a residential

boarding school for girls; the use remained unchanged until 1970.

In the years from 1970-85, Townhill Park House afforded yet another use as it provided a suitable location for a hostel for Merchant Navy cadets. After the Cadets left occupation in 1984, the hostel closed and the estate ownership changed again, this time being acquired by Hampshire County Council. The House was then briefly used as a conference centre until 1994, when the expanding Gregg School acquired the house and grounds to provide a facility of education and learning. Today Townhill Park House is flourishing under the ownership of ‘The Gregg’ and is benefiting from the school’s efforts to regenerate the property to its former glory.

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The late poet Dorothy Frances Gurney wrote that: One is nearer God’s Heart in a garden than anywhere else on Earth. That may be true, but preparing the garden, for growing vegetables, is its own special form of purgatory. Nature conspires to make the task as difficult as possible, so we took it in stages.

Step One – Peat-less pots are go. We chose green bean and mange tout seeds, and filled the little pots from our compost bin. I soon discovered that it’s a fine line between moist and soggy. And that the ‘which plant comes up first’ sweepstake may be subject to tampering.

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Step Two - Mark out the plot, somewhere beyond the cypress tree’s reach to allow for the possibility of direct sunlight. That’s the easy part - it makes you feel like you’re retracing the first, tentative steps of our hunter-gatherer ancestors when they realised that a little porridge might be nice for a change.

Step Three - Dig for Pyrrhic victory, trusting that the veg will subsequently be worthy of your muscles’ sacrifice. Once the soil has been dug, it’s time to remove the grass and weeds. The chickens loved some of the grass, but the worms received a reprieve, as they were on active service.

Step Four - A ginger beer and a bag of crisps for me. Then the soil needs to be turned over and broken up, to help aerate it (a Scrabble word if ever I heard one). I also removed the stones, which is especially important if you’re planting from seeds.

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canes and netting to deter any opportunistic gastropod-about-garden. Or so I thought.

Within a day of completing our defences we were invaded, in a flagrant act of mollusc aggression. We employed slug pellets; we - that is, I - made random security patrols. Enemy snails were sent to the chickens for summary execution, also known by the chooks as ‘snack time’. I did try and reason with the slugs, principally because the chickens weren’t keen on them, but settled for either eviction into the back lane or incarceration in the garden waste bin. But still they came.

My vigilance gradually paid off and our plant casualties decreased. Then came that magical day when the first veg flowers appeared. We weren’t out of the woods (or slugs) yet though and you’d be surprised by the amount of slug pellets we used. Honestly, I don’t know where they put it all.

Having freshly picked beans, from garden to plate in a matter of minutes, is one of life’s little pleasures. Having to play nettle roulette, when picking the mange tout, because I couldn’t be bothered to keep up with the weeding, was less of a joy. The mange tout still tasted great though and it has me thinking about nettle soup.

Next time I’ll let the beanlings grow taller before I plant them in, to give them more of a fighting chance. I’ll also make my own peat-less pots out of old newspaper. It’s the Blue Peter approach to green living.

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FitnessPilatesHampshire.com for details or call Carole on 02380 695136

JUBILEE WRITERS Thursday (Twice Monthly) 2pm – 4pm Stables Hall, Bishops Waltham Elizabeth Watt 01489 892224

WICKHAM CENTRE www.wickhamcentre.org.uk Keep Fit Monday 6 – 7pm Rifle Club Mon 7.30-9pm, Sat 10am-12noon Ladies Circuits Tues 9.30am – 10.30am 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 Home Start Mother & Toddler Fri 9-12 noon Poppins Play Group Thursday Yoga with Paula Wed 10 -11.30am Wickham Community Centre Thu 10 -11.30am Jubilee Hall, Bishops Waltham Paula Dixon 01489 893648

Computer Classes West End Library Thursdays and Friday at 10am Waiting list, however if interested contact 0845 603 5631 /01329 225398 VT Cricket Club Portsmouth Rd, Sholing, Southampton SO19 9PW tel 02380 341745 BW YOUNG FARMERS CLUB 14-26 yrs – Thurs Anne 860236

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GARDENING CLUB Memberships only £6 call Keith Fry 01489 893755

ART CLASSES 3 classes every Wed - Helena Hines Bishops Waltham Jubilee Hall

MEON VALLEY FLOWER CLUB Demos, workshops at Meonstoke Village Hall Ann Hammant 01730 829469 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@discovermagazines.co.uk For other events a small charge is made starting from just £7 a month.

For more details email Melanie@discovermagazines.co.uk or call 023 8026 6388

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Britannia Windows

A cosy & friendly service Competitive Prices Stylists that cater for all ages All hair dressing services available by our NVQ & City & Guilds Stylists

doors & conservatories

Ladies & Gents Hair Styling!

With our newly designed salon you’re sure to enjoy your visit.

023 8027 0606

Winchester Road Waltham Chase 01489 892751 www.spindles.co

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Droxford

County Fair Droxford Country Fair is being held on Saturday 1st June, 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 ÂŁ1 per adult and children under 16 are free. A programme will be provided.

Refreshments are available and will include barbecue, teas, ice creams, Pimms, local ale 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; falconry;

swordmanship demonstrations with a chance to join in; donkey rides; steam train; wool spinning; 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

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DIS COV ER WHAT’S ON 10am – 6pm, 23 Jun, 12pm – 4pm St John's Church, Hedge End The church will be decorated in fresh flower arrangements depicting wedding anniversaries.

Refreshments served in the Underhill on Saturday afternoon.

Art show, work by local artists and colourful quilting display. £2 admission.

what’s BISHOP'S WALTHAM CARNIVAL Sat 1s June from 12 noon See page 37 HMS COLLINGWOOD OPEN DAY 1 Jun, 9:30am HMS Collingwood, Fareham Open Day featuring the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Field Gun Competition with free fun fair, children's activities, military attractions, 'train' with the Navy, commercial and charity stalls and more. FREE BUSES from Fareham Train Station and Gosport Bus Station stopping at various locations on route. Free parking. On gate Adult £8 child/OAP £5 family £21.

01329 332312 DROXFORD COUNTRY FAIR 1 Jun, 12.30pm – 4pm See page 33 HAMPSHIRE CRAFT FAIR 1 Jun, 11am – 3pm Crestwood College, Shakespeare Road, SO50 4FZ Stalls of handmade items and free parking.

INDEFINITE ARTICLES PRESENTS CLAYTIME 4 Jun, 11.30am The Berry Theatre, Wildern Lane, SO30 4EJ For children aged 3-6 years this play with clay invites audiences to participate. Price £6. Contact 01489 799 499.

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COME & TRY ORIENTEERING 8 Jun, 10am – 12.30pm Fleming Park, SO50 9NL Ideal for families, beginners and the more experienced orienteers.

Coaching and guidance available.

Run round the course like a hare or walk around like a tortoise! Enjoy yourself in the lovely Hampshire countryside. Adults £4. Juniors £2.

Contact 07570 627716.

PRACTICAL CONSERVATION – INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL, REMOVAL OF HIMALAYAN BALSAM 13 Jun, 10am – 3pm Behind Fleming Park Leisure Centre, Passfield Avenue, SO50 9NL Help us control the invasive species Himalayan Balsam which is taking over the banks and shading out native plants. No experience necessary, training provided plus refreshments and all tools and gloves. Booking essential - contact Rachel Moroney 02380 402593 or email eastleigh-projects@tcv.org.uk.

ALRESFORD ART AND CRAFT SHOW 15 Jun, 10am – 4.30pm Alresford Community Centre, West Street, SO24 9AG Crafts will include cross stitch gifts and decoupage cards, ceramics, chocolates and cakes, beaded and semi-precious stone jewellery, traditional decoupage,

silk floral arrangements, glasswork including stained and leaded lighting, decorative plaques, photography, watercolours, prints and paper crafts. Free entry.

Contact 01252 724968 ST ANDREW’S CHURCH SUMMER FETE 15 June, 2 - 4 pm, St Andrew's Church, Hamble, SO31 4JF In the church grounds, to be opened by Col. David Pickworth, Pipe Major, St Andrew's Pipe Band.

Stalls, games, children's activities, refreshments. Entertainment by St Andrew's Pipe Band, Hamble Primary School Choir and a Fairground Organ. Raising funds for the church.

SHOWTIME – ROTARY CLUB OF SOUTHAMPTON WEST 16 Jun, 1pm gardens open for 3pm performance Embley Park, A27 Salisbury Road, SO51 6ZA One of the very best swing bands in the south, ably supported by the fantastic singers and dancers from the Highcliffe Charity Players. £12.75 (early birds before June only £10) Groups; £10 each for groups of 10 or more. Accompanied Children under 15 are free.

St JOHN’S CHURCH FLOWER FESTIVAL 21 Jun, 11am – 4.30pm, 22 Jun,

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OPEN DAY 23 Jun, 10am – 4pm Hampshire Riding Therapy Centre, Hensting Lane, Fisher’s Pond, SO50 7HH Fun filled family day! Pony rides, riding displays, pony petting, see alpacas. Face painting, bucking bronco, bouncy castle, cake stall, raffle, BBQ and much more! Enter the family dog in the dog show.

Come and help us raise money for the centre. 50p entry. Under 2 free. Contact 01962 777714.

SOBERTON FETE 29 Jun, 2pm Soberton Church Green, SO32 3PF Country Fare, Plants, Aladdin's Cave, Books, Toys. Grand Draw, Auction of Promises, Pony Rides, Tug of War competition, coconut shy and more. Cream teas, BBQ, Ice cream, Pimms & Strawberries.

Entry £1. Under 12s Free. Ample free parking. sobertonfete@ gmail.com or 01489 877712.

BOTLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL 7 – 13 Jul Excellent local and national talent, both amateur and professional, including free lunchtime concerts, jazz, evening concerts, a music quiz, ceilidh and bell ringing. Maraca Jacks workshops for under 5s and musical messy church for families. Contact 07784 283723 or download full program at www.botley.com/musicfestival.

DIS COV ER WHAT’S ON AT THE COUNTRY PARK S

Country Park Events

Royal Victoria Country Park WOOLLY WEEK 25 May - 2 Jun, 10am – 5pm Manor Farm, 01489 787055.

A host of ‘woolly’ activities and demonstrations throughout the week. Try your hand at spinning, knitting, weaving and follow our woolly trail to see what you can discover? Normal admission charges apply.

WOODLAND DAY 2 Jun, 11am – 3pm Manor Farm, 01489 787055.

Get involved in a fun packed day of activities including guided walks through the woodland.

150 YEARS OF A MILITARY HOSPITAL 9 Jun, 12pm and 4pm Royal Victoria Country Park: 02380 455157.

Come and help us celebrate the 150th Anniversary since the hospital came into operation. An afternoon of fun and activities for all the family: military re-enactments, guided walks, exhibitions, war wound workshop and many other activities. Free.

COUNTRY PARK AT WAR 9 Jun, 11am Manor Farm, 01489 787055.

Join local historians as they tell the fascinating story of Cricket Camp and take you on a guided walk around the site. Meet at Barnfield memorial. Free THE HOME FRONT AT MANOR FARM 15 – 16 Jun, 10am – 5pm The clocks are turned back to the 1940s, the farm is at war. Enjoy civilian & military re-enactments and a host of period vehicles.

Normal admission charges apply.

SOUTHAMPTON DOG SHOW: 15 – 16 Jun, 8am start Royal Victoria Country Park: 02380 455157.

Four-legged friends of all shapes and sizes will be here for this year’s Dog Show. Spectators welcome. Free.

OWL BABIES STORY TRAIL 20 Jun, 11am – 12pm, 1.30pm – 2.30pm Royal Victoria Country Park: 02380 455157.

Enjoy the adventures of the owl

babies Sarah, Percy and Bill on a short walk through the park. Price includes trail, drink and biscuit and craft activity. £2.50 per child.

A SUMMER PRELUDE 22 Jun, 6pm Royal Victoria Country Park: 02380 455157.

Musicians from The Gregg School will be providing an evening concert of music. Followed by wine, cheese and refreshments.

Booking essential – tickets from the Park Shop and The Gregg School. Adults £8, concessions £5.

COME & TRY ORIENTEERING 22 Jun, 10am – 12.30pm

Itchen Valley Country Park Ideal for families, beginners and the more experienced orienteers.

Coaching and guidance available. Run round the course like a hare or walk around like a tortoise!. Adults £4.

Juniors £2. Contact 07570 627716.

40 VEHICLES FROM THE 40s 30 Jun, 11am – 3pm Manor Farm, 01489 787055.

Do you have a vehicle from the 40s? Would you like to share it with visitors to the Country Park?

We have 40 spaces for vehicles from the 40s, first come first served so book your place early.

Free.

What’s on entries are free for non-profit making organisations or at the editor’s discretion while businesses may pay £10 + vat by credit card at the time of booking to include event title, date, location and 4 lines of text.

Call 023 8027 6361 or email lauren@discovermagazines.co.uk

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useful numbers

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 01489 892323 parishclerk@bishopswalthamparishcouncil.co.uk www.bishopswalthamparish council.co.uk Upham 01489 860236 uphampc@homecall.co.uk Durley 01489 860236 durleypc@homecall.co.uk Soberton 01489 877378 norman@soberton.org.uk Droxford 01489 877470 clerk.droxford@parish.hants.co.uk Shedfield 01329 830060 shedfieldparish@btconnect.com www.shedfieldparishcouncil.org.uk Swanmore 01489 890651 clerk@swanmoreparishcouncil.org.uk www.swanmoreparishcouncil.org.uk West Meon Parish Council 02392 571720 clerk.westmeon@parish.hants.gov Hampshire City Council 01962 841841 Winchester City Council 01962 840222 Wickham Council 01329 835019 clerkwickham@parish.hants.gov.uk Boarhunt 01489 891321 clerkboarhuntpc@btinternet.com Southwick & Widley 023 8046 3228 swpc@logosoft.biz Corhampton & Meonstoke 01489 891660 clerk@candm-pc.gov.uk

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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 St. Johns Primary Swanmore Primary

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

01489 892375 01489 892368 01489 782613 01489 877537 01489 860207 01962 861161 01489 877568 01329 833161 01329 833141 01489 894555 01489 892256 01489 860355 01730 829213 01329 833065 02380 692679

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS All dates taken from http://www.hants.gov.uk/education/schools/holidays.php Summer Term Summer: Wed 24/7/13 - Mon 2/9/13 Autumn Term Half Term: Mon 28/10/13 - Fri 1/11/13 Christmas: Mon 23/12/13 - Fri 3/1/14 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 (Mon/Wed/Fri) outreach at Wickham and Denmead (Thurs) call BW for info advice@winchesterdistrictcab.org.uk

01489 896376

EMERGENCIES Police, Fire or Ambulance Services 999 Police (Incident Reports) 0845 045 45 45 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

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THE ROTARY CLUB OF BISHOP’S WALTHAM PRESENTS

Bishop’s Waltham

Carnival and Village Show Saturday June 1st 2013

Procession and Motorcade - 12 noon Show - 1.00pm to 5.00pm at Hoe Road Recreation Ground

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Aerial: Blake & Sons Architectural Services: R & G Design Town & Country Architects Bathrooms: See Plumbing Blinds: Waterside Blinds Bookkeeper: Curran Bookkeeping & Admin Services Builder: R & G Gamblin General Builders Butcher: Bishop's Waltham Butchers Carpenter: JT Carpentry & Building Carpet & Flooring: Floor Coverings Southern Cash & Carry: Costco Children's Activities: Kidz in Jackie's Kitch'n Chimney Sweep: Pebble Beach Sweeps Computer Services: Plates PCS Double Glazine Inst/Repairs: Britannia Windows

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Drain Services: Cleansing Service Group

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Electrician: Assure Electrical Ltd D.Daniel Electrical Services Ltd

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Fencing: Colourfence Financial Services: Asset Care Planning Newman Cozens Financia Mg. SBA Financial Furniture: Aaron rethunk!

Garage Services: Independent VW Scuffs 2 Scratches Wickham Tyre & Auto Centre Garden Design & Services: Arbor-Call Tree Surgeons Colourfence Jon Curtis Tree Surgery & Garden M. Revitalise Gardens Woodleigh Landscapes Gas Services: See Plumbing

7 23/25 12 39/40 21 15 19 31 17 7 7 18 7 5

Hairdresser: Spindles Hair Design

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Interiors: rethunk!

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Plumbing Services (including bathroom installation and gas and boiler services) see also Property Maintenance: Alford Plumbing & Heating Gair Gas Gas Appliance Services Pipe Dreams Tom Mitchell Plumbing TP Watts Printer: Warwick Printing Company Property Maintenance & Improvements: BBI Dell Developments Hire A Handy Hero House Worx JT Carpentry & Building R & G Gamblin General Builders

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Tree Surgery: See Garden Veterinary: Shield Veterinary Centre

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 023 8026 6388 or email melanie@discovermagazines.co.uk Although every care is taken to ensure accuracy, the publisher cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage caused by error or omission in the printing of an advert. Discover Magazines Ltd does not officially endorse any advertisers included within this publication. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system or transmitted in any form – electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise – without the prior consent of the publisher. Publisher: Discover Magazines Ltd, 57 Wood End Way, Chandlers Ford SO53 4LN.

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PUZZLE SOLUTIONS QUIZ - MOTHERS & FATHERS 1. 101 Dalmatians (they are the parents of dalmatian puppies), 2. Are you sitting comfortably?, 3. Mother's Day, 4. Gerry Conlon, 5. Terry Jones, 6. Paula Yates and Michael Hutchence, 7. Mount Everest, 8.

Uther Pendragon, 9. Dustin Hoff man and Barbra Streisand, 10. John F. Kennedy

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Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning “Making sure the right money, goes to the right people, at the right time” – The SBA Philosophy You will learn: • How to reduce Inheritance Tax. • How to protect your family home from ravages of Long Term Care costs.

• How to protect your Children’s Inheritance from divorce.

• How to keep your money in the family bloodline.

• How to get peace of mind, that you have the right Will in place.

About our Speaker Steven Blofield is a highly qualified Financial & Estate Planner and has been helping his clients for over a decade. Steven is a popular local speaker, who can explain complex financial issues in an easy to understand and entertaining way. He is also proud to be the financial expert columnist for the Meon Valley News and the Chichester Observer.

We have four workshops available on Thursday 30 th May 2013 at Wickham Community Centre and Tuesday 25 th June at Cams Hall, Fareham 3.30pm to 5.30pm and 7pm to 9pm.

Only 20 places available to book, please call us NOW on 01489 878290 “We were blissfully unaware of what we were losing out on until we met you and now that we have benefited personally so much from your expertise and knowledge we feel secure now in our future plans.”

– Mr. & Mrs. Clarke (Hayling Island)

Michelmersh Barn, St Clairs Farm, Wickham Road, Droxford, Southampton SO32 3PW Tel: 01489 878290 Fax: 01489 877547 E-mail: enquiries@sba-financial.co.uk Website: www.sba-financial.co.uk

SBA Financial Ltd. is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

Registered in England and Wales: 5669998. Registered Office: Wellesley House, 204 London Road, Waterlooville, Hampshire PO7 7AN

Will you or won’t you?

Around 70% of the UK population don’t have a will!

Come to our FREE Wills & Estate Planning Workshop Thursday 30th May 2013 Wickham Community Centre and Tuesday 25th June 2013 Cams Hall Fareham at 3.30pm and 7pm!

Please turn over for more details inside…