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January. Almost universally, the least popular month of the year (except my daughter who was born in January and thinks it’s the very best month of the year!). Cold, dark, frugal, hungry, boring, long-time-till-the-nextbreak – all resonate with some aspect of people’s lives perfectly. In fact “Bah humbug!” is far better suited to now than the month before. OK, that’s enough whingeing, let’s think positive and remember the good stuff. 1. When you switch on the radio, you won’t hear Noddy Holder yelling ‘It’s Chriiiiist-mas’. And it’s at least another 10 months before it assaults your ears again. 2. As much fun as the overeating, underexercising, Christmas decorations, family time was, feeling back in control, back in a routine, and having a tidy house again has a pleasure all of its own. 3. Nobody is saying ‘where has the year gone’. 4. Because it’s cold, we are able to keep our bodies under wraps. Most British bodies definitely look better in their clothes than out. 5. It’s still far too early in the year for the grass to be cut. One less job to do/be nagged about. 6. The shortest day is behind us and every day is just a big longer. 7. It’s the peak month for booking holidays, an exciting thing to look forward to. 8. “This’ll be the year…”. Probably more than any other, January is month when we have great plans to effect improvement in our lives. It might be on the wane by February, but let’s enjoy the optimism while it lasts.
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I dread January. Not because of the long winter nights or postholiday credit card bills (although they aren’t much fun), I hate New Year because that’s when the Mondeo has its dreaded MOT. Could I squeeze another year’s motoring out of the old darling? The mechanic’s intake of breath was so sharp I thought he was going to hyperventilate. MOT fail! Now, I’m sure that to Jeremy Clarkson my Mondeo Ghia X is a tired old rep mobile, good only for slogging up and down the M6 driven by some dulleyed paperclip salesman. But whenever I nestle behind the wheel (in my half leather heated seat) I am not in a Ford, rather I am in a beautiful Winged Chariot, perfect for whisking Sarah away to distant magical places, like Southport. The mechanic shook his head as the bonnet slammed shut. Sarah put a comforting hand on my shoulder. It was time to face facts; the old chap had to go. And that meant only one thing - a visit to the showroom to lock horns with a car salesman. Colin was an affable chap. As wide as he was tall, he possessed a big red face and the worst fitting suit I had ever seen. He came waddling towards us with such a swagger in his gait I 22
thought for moment he was going to announce “I’ve come for ma Boy.” He shook my hand, nodded to my car and said, “That your Deo? Great car....in its day.” “In its day? Cheeky -” I was about to give him a mouthful when Sarah interrupted me, “Shut up Tom. Now what about this one?” Sarah pointed to a new five door hatchback. Colin beamed.”Want to take her for a spin sir?” “Her? That’s a bit 1970s isn’t it? Why can’t I take “him” for a spin?” I said indignantly. “Very well sir, I’ll get the trade plates.” He glanced at Sarah, shook his head in sympathy, and handed me the keys. With Sarah sat demurely in the back we eased out of the showroom as Colin explained all about this fantastic motor. “Now Tom, this model is in the Elite trim which means that every conceivable toy is on this car. Everything you can think of as an extra, this baby’s got it.” I stared at the dashboard. “Has it got Sat Nav?” “No.” “Climate control?” “Er, no.” “Rear parking sensors?”
Suddenly, Colin’s eyes lit up. “Rear parking sensors? Tom, can you just pull over a second and put her in reverse gear for me?” I stopped the car and engaged reverse as Colin jumped out and ran to the back of the motor. I looked in the rear view mirror and saw Colin waggling his hips and waving his arms about. “Tom, what is he doing?” “I’ve really no idea.” After this strange display was over, he trotted up to the driver’s side, stuck his sweaty face through the open window and asked hopefully “Now Tom, did you hear a beep! Beep! Beep!?” “No.” Back in the car and now staring straight ahead, Colin, through gritted teeth said, “Drive on please.” After a while, we found ourselves on a narrow country road where Colin, with a conspiratorial wink whispered, “Now then Tom, do you want to see how she performs through the twisty bits?” Too embarrassed to ask what that actually meant, I smiled and began trundling along the B road, nervously creeping round an endless procession of blind bends. Exasperated, Colin began shuffling about in his seat.
“Now Tom, can’t you feel it? She wants to go, come on, give her her head!” I looked in the mirror at Sarah, who shrugged her shoulders. Colin was insistent, “Put your foot down, let’s see what this baby can do!” The engine whined as I stamped on the pedal. The bonnet lifted and the car lurched forward as around the corner we went - “Tally Ho!” Later, after Colin had exchanged insurance details with a rather miserable looking farmer, Sarah leaned down to inspect the damage. “Well a tinny thing like this is always going to come off worse against a tractor.” Waiting with Colin for that tow truck to take us back to the garage was the longest hour of my life. And so, after shelling out a small fortune on a double-wishbone something or other, my beloved Winged Chariot was back on the road. I took Sarah for a spin. I turned up the climate control to maximum. “Right Sarah darling, shall we see what this baby can do?” “Tom, just keep your eyes on the road, OK? And Tom?” “Yes my sweet?” “Keep a look out for tractors?”
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HEALTH & fitness IAM Fitness 13 Home Help Sara Egford 27 Kitchens Dream Doors 29 MCD Carpentry 27 Space Kitchens & Bathrooms 31 oven cleaning Aardvark Oven Cleaning 4 Ovenclean 27 pest control Wessex Mole Control 7 picture framing Belmont Fine Arts 14 Plumbing Services (including bathroom installation and gas and boiler services) Beautiful Bathrooms 30 Mouland Plumbing & Drainage Services 24 OHJ Bathrooms 33 Space Kitchens & Bathrooms 31 WP Heating 38 Property Maintenance Build It New Forest 10 Direct Roofing Services 10 Prestige Property Services 23 Roy Bull Home & Garden Improvements 6 restaurant The White Horse Inn 17 schools Hale Pre-School 18 stoves & fires Stoves & Fireplaces 26 Tuition Kip McGrath Education Centre 19
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l Buy Local . . . EMERGENCIES Police, Fire or Ambulance Services Hampshire Constabulary Wiltshire Police Gas – National Grid (If you smell gas, call us immediately) Electricity
DOCTORS 999 01962 841534 01380 735 735 0800 111 999 0845 770 8090
USEFUL CONTACTS Wiltshire County Council Hampshire County Council Test Valley Borough Council Stockbridge Parish Council Stockbridge Town Hall Public Footpaths Southern Water Road Signs Potholes Cycle Paths Street Light Faults
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Whiteparish Services Phone line open 8am-6.30pm Mon-Fri
01794 884269
Stockbridge Surgery
01264 810524
St Pauls Medical Practice
01962 853599
Friarsgate Practice
01962 871730
Downton Surgery
01725 510296
CHEMISTS Wellow Pharmacy Lower Common Road, SO51 6BT
01794 322554
Downton Pharmacy 5 High St, Downton, Salisbury, SP5 3PG
01725 510388
The Stockbridge Pharmacy High St, Stockbridge SO20 6EX
01264 810624
LIBRARIES Andover Library Winchester Discover Centre Stanmore Library Romsey Library Downton Libraries
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Scott Close Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) Walworth Industrial Estate, Andover, SP10 5NU
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