Discover Meon Valley November 2013

Meon Valley Edition inc Bishop’s Waltham | Wickham | Villages

November 2013

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I’ve never been much of a “Spring cleaner” as when the warmer weather arrives I’d rather be outside than sorting cupboards. But come the autumn when we all spend time in our homes, I can’t wait to clear the house of clutter.

It’s what to do with the stuff I find a challenge though. The easiest and quickest thing to do is to throw it away, but having been brought up to value my possessions, I can’t bring myself to do it.

I’ve tried e-Bay, Friday-ad and Gumtree, all with varying degrees of success.

I don’t like having to deal with the enquiries though as many are timewasters. I listed one item recently for £55 and had an offer within a couple of hours for £20. Really?

But almost worse was the stuff I was giving away. I listed some baking tins on Freecycle and had so many enquiries that I felt guilty turning them all down. There were about 30 tins and I thought about splitting them up into several batches before I came to my senses and realised this would just make more work for me. I wish there was a third option where I could give stuff away in return for donations to charity (the shops I know about, but they don’t take everything).

So I’m down to a large mirror, a couple of pictures, a children’s bike with flat tyres and a scooter in a similar state, a collection of K’nex which I’ve tried to sell at least three times and a very cluttered garage much to my husband’s irritation. He’s given me a deadline to clear it all out before he finds his own disposal method, reminding me daily with the rhyme “Remember, remember the 5th of November”!

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Be a Virtual Assistant A Virtual Assistant (VA) is someone who works as a secretary outside the office from their computer at home. It can involve a wide range of tasks, from simply answering phones and sending emails to bookkeeping, business planning, desktop publishing and even event management. The more specialised your skills are, the more you’ll be able to charge.

To be a successful VA, you’ll definitely need to be computersavvy and have experience of admin work already. It’s also helpful to join the Society of Virtual Assistants (http://www. societyofvirtualassistants.co.uk/) which runs courses and offers support to VAs of all levels.

You can make good money as a VA. Agencies like VA4U.com charge up to £150 per client per day, but typically you would charge between £15 – £25 per 6

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Giving your opinions Make £50-100 a time in cash for giving your opinions in focus groups. Companies like Sarosresearch.com need people of all ages and in various parts of the country to join a focus group every now and then to give opinions on anything from shampoo to high-end cars.

There’s free food and drink too.

If you have the time and don’t mind answering questions you could do online surveys. The work is fairly sporadic but it requires minimal effort and you have nothing to lose, not to mention the fact that it’s all done from the comfort of your own home.

You can earn up to £50 a month if you are willing to put in the hours. Websites such as www. opinionoutpost.co.uk, www. uk.mysurvey.co.uk and www. valuedopinions.co.uk offer free paid surveys (N.B. you should never be asked to pay to join up or hand over your credit card details).

A good tip would be to set up a separate email account just for this type of job so your personal one doesn’t become flooded with spam.

Then there are online competitions. For example, Freepostcodelottery.com is free to enter and gives away £20 every day at noon to one of the postcodes on their list.

There’s no catch, but you will have to check each day to see if your number has come up.

Check our competitions page on Moneymagpie.com for the latest competitions online.

Set up an online buying and selling business Do you collect dolls or electronic gadgets or some other low-priced collectible? If you’re a little knowledgeable about a particular niche area you could make money by buying and selling items online.

Pick a narrow product area (such as Cindy dolls or NatWest piggy banks or Beano comics) that you are knowledgeable about and then scour car boot sales, charity shops and jumble sales for cheap

items that you could sell for a profit. Then set up a seller’s account on eBay or eBid and start selling.

Make sure you keep a squeakyclean rating as buyers are much more likely to buy from you if you have 100% approval. Always send items on time and package them up nicely to make it look professional.

Of course you can make money online purely by selling your junk on a regular basis. It can become second-nature and an easy way to bring some cash in each week.

In fact, once you are used to that you can sell on behalf of other people. Take in their items and sell them online taking a 30% cut of the profit (once you have taken out your advertising, postage and packing costs).

Propagate seedlings If you have green fingers and a decent-sized greenhouse (or somewhere else to place plant pots) you could make around £600 a week between February and October by propagating seedlings.

Grow plants that you then sell at car boot sales and at local garages and shops or to friends and neighbours.

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Also, if you’re going to grow a lot of plants you will need a lot of pots. Try to do a deal with your local garden centre to buy the pots that they would usually throw away for a discounted price. Also go online and bulkbuy compost to cut your costs there.

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LIFE LIST

Halloween Habits Childhood, as I recall, was marked by annual traditions - there was Christmas, New Year, Easter, the long, glorious summer break from school, and finally Halloween. When you’re an adult, it can seem like it’s only for the kids now, but those Halloween habits are still just as relevant when viewed from another angle.

Trick or Treat - strictly speaking, for grown-ups, this now comes with the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement in November. And sadly, if you are a saver, there are usually few treats.

Bobbing for apples - a great way to test your teeth and gums. The winner is the person who finds an apple that has not been grown in a poly tunnel and which actually tastes of apple.

Bonfires - this ancient ritual involves sacrificing pallets and old furniture in order to undercook or cremate baked potatoes. No one really knows why.

Shops selling Christmas cards (to be fair they’ve probably been doing this since September and the Valentine cards are already in storage).

Carving pumpkins into lanterns - a great way to scare away your neighbour’s children. Often combined with sitting in the back room in the dark a great way to save on electricity.

Telling scary stories - these often involve hospital visits, the car’s annual service, that last holiday where one of you was nearly caught short or the perils of online dating.

Watching scary films - anything 3D without the glasses (although it’s often more blurry than scary).

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A Stranger Comes Calling It was Halloween, Sue’s favourite night of the year, or ‘Spooky Sue’ as everyone called her. Sue loved all things supernatural and her greatest wish was to see a ghost.

She relished opening the door to children doing Trick or Treat with their witch, skeleton and Dracula costumes. But sometimes Spooky Sue wished that Halloween could be a bit more, well, spooky.

This year Halloween had fallen on a bitter wintry day. By 8pm Sue resigned herself to the fact that she had received her last visitor and was about to blow out the pumpkin candles when she heard the click of the garden gate.

Peeping through the curtains she saw only the shadow of a little person brushing past her window.

There was a sharp rap on the front door. Sue jumped. With a nervous laugh she picked up the sweets bowl and opened the door.

On the step stood a boy. He was wearing a filthy threadbare shirt, a brown cap and trousers cut off at the knee.

“What an original costume,” Sue declared. The boy hovered awkwardly, half in shadow.

“Happy Halloween.” She smiled and offered him the bowl.

Without answering he stretched out a grubby hand and picked out a sweet, then frowned at it suspiciously as though he had never seen a jelly baby before.

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empty lane.

“Are you on your own little fellow?” she asked. He placed the sweet in his mouth and chewed slowly.

Sue studied him in the light from the hallway. He was the height of a ten year old but his grimy face seemed older.

The thing that concerned her was that he had nothing on his feet.

“Have you lost your shoes young man?” she asked gently. The boy looked down sadly at his feet and said nothing.

“Where are your parents?” she said, beginning to feel worried.

He glanced hungrily at the bowl of sweets, and Sue held it out for him to take another.

“Where do you live?” she asked nervously. “Is it nearby?” The boy looked sorrowful. Who in their right mind would allow a child out on a night like this with no shoes?

“Aren’t you cold?” she asked.

Should she phone her sister and ask if her nephew Adam had some old shoes that might fit him?

He finally swallowed the sweet.

“No, Miss,” he said softly, wiping his nose on his sleeve. “I don’t feel the cold, not no more.”

The bowl in Sue’s hand trembled.

“What do you mean?”

“I used to feel the cold in the old days when I cleaned chimneys, but not now.” He sniffed. “Now I

don’t feel anything.”

Sue felt her knees buckle, and she grabbed hold of the doorframe.

“Are you a … ghost?” Her voice was a dry whisper. Slowly, the boy looked up at her with sad pale eyes.

The silence was broken by a chirpy mobile phone ring-tone, which startled both Sue and the boy. Then, embarrassed, he pulled a phone out of his pocket.

“Alright Adam?” He answered, glancing guiltily at Sue. “She’s rumbled us.”

There was the sound of running feet in the lane, and her nephew appeared.

“Did we trick you Aunty Sue?” “Hardly.” She pulled herself together in relief. “Who’s this?”

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“Got my trainers, Adam?” Zak helped himself to another sweet.

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8. In which 1999 film does Cole Sear say “I see dead people”?

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Timsbury and Michelmersh Walk Walk Distance 3.9 miles from the Jubilee Hall Timsbury is situated on the A3057 Romsey to Stockbridge road just a few miles north of Romsey. Park in the Jubilee Hall car park at Timsbury which is sign posted from the A3057.

Alternatively, park in the small lay-by just past the hall on the right hand side of the road. The Jubilee Hall should not be confused with the village hall in Heron Lane shown on the OS 131 map.

Leave the car park and turn right along the road.

Turn right onto a signed footpath and walk along the gravel track.

At a fork in the track, keep right and walk past Hunts Farm.

Emerge onto a road and turn right. Walk past the farm where the road is joined by another road from the right. Keep straight on for approximately 50 yards then climb the bank on your right onto a footpath running parallel to the road.

The footpath descends to the road again adjacent to a pair of metal gates either side of the road.

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field, continue straight ahead onto a signed footpath through a woodland fringe with a field to your left initially then a field on your right.

Cross the stile onto a gravel track, then cross two further stile directly opposite to emerge into a field.

Cross a stile into a field walking along the right hand boundary on top of a ridge.

The original footpath here has been ploughed out, so follow the left hand field boundary to the field edge then turn right keeping the fence to your left.

The path drops down off the ridge to a stile. Cross the stile into a copse.

At a ‘T’ junction of paths, turn left onto a signed footpath across the centre of the field.

Emerge from the copse into a field. Walk along the left hand fence line.

Cross a stile into another field and follow the left hand fence line to the opposite side of the field.

Cross a stile at the field boundary, turn left and cross a second stile to follow the right hand fence line of a field.

Cross a stile onto a gravel track and turn left.

The track goes straight on initially and then starts to veer left away from the fence. As the farm track starts to turn away left, look for a stile slightly diagonally right in the far hedge line. It is situated some 100 yards from the right hand corner of the field.

Follow the track to its junction with a tarmac road. Turn right to Manor Farm.

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Go through another kissing gate and follow the path across the field to its far boundary.

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Turn right onto the road. At a ‘T’ junction, turn left and then right. Follow the road back to your car.

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COMEDY CLUBS 4 KIDS 29 Oct, 2pm The Berry Theatre, Wildern Lane SO30 4EJ Cracking entertainment for everyone over six years old! The best comedians from the UK and world circuit doing what they do best. Prices £6, or special family offer 4 tickets for £22 or 5 for £26. 01489 799499 or www.theberrytheatre.co.uk.

AUTUMN CRAFT WORKSHOP 29 Oct, 10am – 2pm Swanwick Lakes Centre Sopwith Way SO31 7AY A variety of family craft activities. Please bring outdoor clothing and wellies. Dawn or Jess on 01489 570240 or e-mail SwanwickLakes@hwt.org.uk to book. Suggested donation £3 per child. www.hwt.org.uk HAPPY FAMILY HALLOWEEN 31 Oct, 1pm – 4pm St Harold Hillier Gardens, Jermyns Lane, Ampfield SO51 0QA Not so spooky theatre fun. The very popular Forest Forge Theatre Company bring their own fun twist to make Halloween a little less spooky for U11s. With skits and stories in the Education Garden. Children are encouraged to dress up and join in. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 01794 369318 or visit http://www3.hants.gov.uk/ hilliergardens Pumpkin Hunt & Fancy Dress Competition 31 Oct 11am to 1pm Reading Rooms, Reading Room Lane, Curdridge Biscuit decorating, hot dogs & refreshments, lucky dip, face painting, lots of spooky prizes. Tickets £3 per child available at Caterpillars pre-school or call 01489796609.

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GHOSTASTIC TRAIL 1 Nov, 10am – 3.30pm Royal Victoria Country Park, SO31 5DQ Follow a self-guided spooky trail around the Park; there’s a prize if you finish but watch out for those ghouls and monsters that may be on the prowl! £1.50 per trail. Normal parking charges apply. Telephone 023 8045 5157 FIREWORKS NIGHT 2 Nov, 6.00pm gates open with fireworks at 7.30pm Royal Victoria Country Park, SO31 5DQ A spectacular display to music in a beautiful setting with refreshments available on the field, and a miniature train and mini fun fayre. Adults £5, children £3 or adults £7, children £5, family ticket (2+2) £20 on the gate. Telephone 023 8045 5157.

AJTC THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS BIN MEN 2 Nov, 11am The Berry Theatre, Wildern Lane, SO30 4EJ Don and Sam are bin men with big dreams. Join them on their adventure of saving the world and having fun doing it! This is a story of recycling and transformation told with live music, puppetry, a touch of Don Quixote and lots of fun! Prices £6 / Special Family Offer 4x tickets for £22 or 5x for £26. Contact 01489 799 499. www.theberrytheatre.co.uk.

SPOOKY ZOO 2 Nov, 11am – 4pm Mottisfont House and Gardens, SO51 0LP The Spooky Zoo is back for another year, feed the snakes, race beetles, hold a spider and meet a python. www. nationaltrust.org.uk/mottisfont SWANWICK LAKES WILDLIFE TOTS – MINI WILD CAMP 5 Nov, 10.30am – 12pm, 1.00pm – 2.30pm Swanwick Lakes Centre, Sopwith Way, SO31 7AY Toddler-friendly bushcraft, stories and activities for preschool children.Booking is essential on 01489 570240 or SwanwickLakes@hwt.org.uk. Please bring outdoor clothing and wellies. Children must be accompanied by adults.

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SECOND CHANCE FASHION SHOW 6 Nov, 7.30pm Gosport Discovery Centre, High Street, PO12 1BT A catwalk show of up-cycled garments from local charity shops. Discover how to track down designer labels and grab yourself a bargain. The evening will also include stalls by local crafters and businesses. Free.

AUTUMN SPARKLE PARTY – HAMPSHIRE AUTISTIC SOCIETY 7 Nov Ageas Bowl, Botley Road, SO30 3XH An evening of fashion, shopping and pampering; 20 stalls with an exciting range of products to try and buy. Enjoy a consultation with Clinique or mini treatments from one of many beauty therapists, sample some wonderful Thornton’s chocolates and browse the many stands for bags, jewellery, accessories, gifts, crafts and more. £12.50 includes entry to Ageas Bowl, a glass of bucks fizz and a Clinique Goody Bag. Telephone 01489 880881 for more information. www.has.org. uk/get-involved/events/sparkle-party-2013.html AUTUMN SPLENDOURS – GUIDED WALK 7 Nov, 10.30am Swanwick Lakes Wildlife Reserve, Sopwith Way, SO31 7AY Join Reserve staff for a guided walk to experience Swanwick

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