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Where Tom Stops Commuting

by Tom Hughes My Dearly Beloved’s face fell as the true horror of my announcement sunk in.

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“Yes. Nigel is cutting costs. It’s actually great news because they are paying for a broadband upgrade, and I get a desk.”

“You’ve got a desk.”

“And no more commuting hurrah! I thought I could move into Evan’s old room.”

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Monday morning 7am. I leapt into my work trousers and after slurping my coffee was on the drive, keys in hand before I realised. Of course, I don’t have to do this anymore! So, sitting at my new desk an hour early, I took the first conference call of the morning: a very important discussion about our national marketing strategy.

“Hi Tom, Nigel in Basingstoke here and Marty in Seattle, what’s your take on this? I was just about to launch into my best corporate blather when – MMMMNNNMMNNNNN! “Sorry Tom, there seems to be some interference on the line?”

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So, with my best friend asleep next to me, I beavered away at my spreadsheets. The new phone buzzed once more and, as Ollie raised an inquisitive eyebrow, I took my second conference call of the day. I was just about to set out in no uncertain terms why Basingstoke couldn’t escape restructuring when next door’s cat

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“Oh, sorry Tom, don’t you like Marty’s idea?”

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“I can’t just sit up there watching you struggling. Here, let me.”

“Look I’m perfectly capable of putting away the shopping - no Tom, the bleach doesn’t live in there! Just go back upstairs and leave me to it.”

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Newton Faulkner Newton Faulkner has been a part of the music scene for over a decade and has returned in 2016 with a new album ‘Human Love’. He caught up with The Breeze Classic Countdown presenter, Mark Franklin, to talk family, late nights and dancing.

Ten years have almost passed now.

You’ve had major success. How have you found the last decade?

It’s been a huge amount of fun.

I’ve had a great time. I’ve either been touring or making a record – and that’s pretty much all that I’ve done for the last ten years.

You had a child.

I was making a record whilst that happened!

You’ve been touring with your brother. Has it been like a ten year partnership with you both?

Oh longer. We were writing well before the first album.

How do you find being an artist with a young family as well?

It’s late nights all round. You just get used to it. I’m generally up between 7 and 8, whatever’s going on.

You don’t like a nice lie in?

I just can’t do it!

It’s an age thing! I remember when I was eighteen, I could sleep till one o’clock in the afternoon. Now I’m lucky if I can make it past 8 o’clock.

I can still handle it!

Let’s talk about the new album.

It’s called Human Love. In terms of the overall feel, compared to the last album, this feels a lot more uplifting.

Yeah well the last one was incredibly depressing – so that’s probably why! <laughs> It was a bad time and I decided to document it quite accurately whereas this one is at a time where everything is good.

Sometimes you write from the inside coming out (what you feel), and sometimes you write because it’s how you need to feel.

Stage School? I had no idea!

Yeah well it was from the ages of 11 to 16. That was a very long time ago. I worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company on I think about four occasions! I was in Richard The Third, although I didn’t realise how much dancing would be involved which I had shied away from until relatively recently.

Check out the video to ‘Up Up & Away’ (the new single) because it’s like a running, dancing video! I would love to blame someone else for it but it was my idea!

You tend to run in real life too – in some of the areas that feature in the video?

It’s actually my route! I came up with the idea for the video when I was checking mixes for the album. I realised it was just the right speed, started throwing in a few moves just for my amusement – and pretty much saw the whole video in my head.

Like therapy?

Yeah definitely. There’s a huge amount of that going on.

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EDUCATION Barton Peveril Sixth Form College 14 Fairways Fostering 13 Electrician Ampfield Electrical 30 Fencing Bass Fencing 32 Colourfence 38 financial services Beacon 25 funeral services J Lawrence & Sons (Undertakers) Ltd 27 Wessex Funeral Service 20 Garage Doors/repairs Fix My Garage Door 43 Kanadoor 47 Skandoor 44 V.S.F Ltd 45 Garden Design & Services Adapt Landscapes 32 Arbor Call 38 Bass Fencing 32 Colourfence 38 Econic Landscapes 36 Greenkeeper 33/49 GreenThumb Lawn Treatment Service 37 Kingston Building Solutions 35 Neil Richmond Tree & Hedge Services 32 New Forest Garden Machinery 41 Newstone Construction 36 Romsey & CF Tree & Landscape Svcs 35 SameDay Tree & Garden Services 35 The Helyers Group 3 Gas Services See Plumbing holidays Croatia 14 health & Fitness Karen Louise Pilates 11 hot tubs Happy Hot Tubs 56 INTERIORS Making Interiors 18 The Curtain Design House 46 Kitchens Dream Doors 52 Space Kitchens & Bathrooms 19 Willow Madison Kitchens 5 Locksmith Lockright 47 Windowmenda 17 Winlocks 43 logs Ash Farm Logs 30

MOBILITY Hampshire Mobility Services 24 nursing home Cedar Lawn Nursing Home 55 oven cleaning Aardvark Oven Cleaning 22 Painter/Decorator One Painter and Decorator 41 Plumbing Services (including bathroom installation and gas and boiler services) Alford Plumbing & Heating 4 DN Plumbing 9 Gair Gas 23 H2O Plumbing & Heating 17 Heatworks Heating & Plumbing Ltd 40 M.Brierley Plumbing 49 RozGas Ltd 39 Space Kitchens & Bathrooms 19 THT Plumbing & Home Improvements 27 TP Watts Plumbing Services Ltd 30 Printer Warwick Printing Company 15 Property Maintenance Dell Developments 41 Direct Roofing Services 36 Dixey Clean 42 House Worx 44 Kingston Building Solutions 35 Loft Services 44 Newstone Construction 36 Prestige Property Services 39 Roofline 49 The Chimney Man 44 radio The Breeze 12 rubbish clearance First Choice Rubbish Clearance Spec.

43 SOLICITOR Eric Robinson Solicitors 10 Shentons Solicitors & Mediators 21 Taylor Fordyce Solicitors 15 Trethowans Solicitors 28/29 STORAGE services Barn Store 18 Solent Plastics 11 Tree surgeon See Garden Design & Svcs tuition St George’s Tutors 11 waste First Choice Rubbish Clearance Spec.

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Useful Numbers DOCTORS NHS 111 St Clements Surgery, Tanner Street Springvale Surgery, 40 Pound Rd, Kings Worthy The Friarsgate Practice St Paul’s Medical Practice, Alison Way Badger Farm Surgery, Badger Farm Road Gratton Doctors Surgery, Sutton Scotney

SCHOOLS 111 01962 852211 01962 882957 01962 871730 01962 853599 01962 877222 01962 760394

CHEMISTS Springvale Pharmacy 18 Fraser Road, Kingsworthy, SO23 7PJ

01962 884848

Boots the Chemist 35-38 High Street, SO23 9BL.

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Lloyds Pharmacy St Paul’s Surgery, Alison Way, Clifton Terrace, SO22 6EW.

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Local Boots Pharmacy 01962 842180 Unit 1, Stockbridge Road, Weeke, SO22 6EL. Sainsbury’s Pharmacy 01962 868641 Unit 3, Sainsbury’s Complex, Badger Farm, SO22 4QB. Different to shop opening times Lloyds Pharmacy 155 High Street, SO23 9BA.

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Lloyds Pharmacy Ltd Silver Hill, SO23 8AE.

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RECYCLING www.integra.org.uk/recycling Bar End, Winchester Open daily 9am-6pm Summer, 9am-4pm Winter

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LIBRARIES http://www.hants.gov.uk/library/ Winchester Lending Library: 0845 6035631 Winchester Discovery Centre, Jewry St, SO23 8RX, Open: Mon - Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm www.discoverycentres.co.uk/winchester Stanmore Library: 0845 6035631 Wavell Way, Stanmore, SO22 4EH Open: Mon 2pm-5pm, Tue Closed, Wed & Fri 5.30pm-7pm, Thur 2pm-5pm, Sat & Sun Closed

All Saints C Of E Primary School 01962 Compton All Saints' C Of E Primary School 01962 Harestock Primary School 01962 Henry Beaufort School 01962 Itchen Abbas Primary School 01962 Kings Worthy Primary School 01962 Kings' School 01962 Lanterns Nursery School &Children's Ctre 01962 Micheldever C Of E Primary School 01962 Oliver's Battery Primary School 01962 Osborne School 01962 Peter Symonds College 01962 Shepherds Down Special School 01962 South Wonston Primary School 01962 St Bede C Of E Primary School 01962 St Faith's C E Primary School 01962 St Peter's Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winchester 01962 Stanmore Primary School 01962 Weeke Primary School 01962 Western C Of E Primary School 01962 Westgate School, The 01962 Winnall Primary School 01962

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USEFUL CONTACTS Hampshire County Council Winchester City Council Planning Applications Refuse Street Lighting Highways & Traffic Police (routine inquiries) Royal Hants County Hospital Dial-a-Ride Shopmobility Steve Brine MP 9 Stockbridge Rd, Winchester, SO22 6RN steve.brine.mp@parliament.uk

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EMERGENCIES Police, Fire or Ambulance Services Police (Incident Reports) Southern Water - Sewage Southern Water - Water Leak Southern Water - Tech Support Gas – National Grid (If you smell gas,call us immediately) Electricity

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Discover What’s On fACE TO fACE WITH THE mIDDLE AGES 22 mar, 6-8pm The Stripe Lecture Theatre, university of Winchester, Sparkford Road, SO22 4NR Medieval is all-too-often deployed in the modern media to signify the outmoded, or primitive, or horrifically violent, and those that use it tend to do so secure in their own belief that we’ve ‘moved on’. This lecture challenges the implicit division between the middle ages and the modern world. Entry is Free and refreshments are provided on arrival. Jonathan.Scowen@ winchester.ac.uk 01962 827435 fAmILY HISTORY fOR BEGINNERS 24 mar, 2-4pm Hampshire Record Office Practical advice and help in starting your family history research: discover the main sources available and how to use them. All you need to know to begin researching your family tree. £13pp (B) 01962 846154 EASTER BuNNY HOp 25 march - 3 April Winchester Tourist Information Centre, The Broadway, Winchester, SO23 9GH Follow the Easter Bunny’s trail around Winchester to win fantastic prizes and goody bags! www.visitwinchester.co.uk

DAY OuT WITH THOmAS 25 mar to 3 Apr The Watercress Line, The Railway Station, Alresford, SO24 9JG Thomas & Friends return to the Watercress Line for more family fun! 01962 733810 SpARSHOLT’S EASTER WEEkEND 25 mar to 28 mar, 10-4pm (last entry 3pm) The Animal Centre, Sparsholt College A fun family weekend with plenty of activities including an Easter trail, and a chance to meet the Easter Bunny and real life chicks! Adults: £5, Children (3-16): £3.50, Family ticket (2 adults + 2 children): £15, Under 3’s: Free.

Sorry, no dogs with the exception of recognised assistance dogs. www.sparsholt.ac.uk/events/ easter-weekend-2016 CApABILITY BROWN: mASTER Of THE LANDSCApE 26 mar - 12 Jun The Gallery, Winchester Discovery Centre Free exhibition. Find out how Brown radically changed the face of 18th century England, step into the landscape to reveal his genius, and discover what it takes to move a mountain. 0300 555 1387 WAS YOuR ANCESTOR A SOLDIER 29 mar, 2-4pm Hampshire Record Office Was your ancestor a soldier?

Researching army ancestors £13pp. (B) 01962 846154

OuR SAvIOR - WINTERSLOW SINGERS 3 Apr, 3.30pm St peters Church, Stockbridge OUR SAVIOUR is a wonderful new cantata for choir and congregation. Written in 2013 by choir member Harry Brockway to thank God for the blessings he has received through music in his life and to mark his 70th birthday. (B) Barnsiesdandj@ yahoo.co.uk 01264810516 LANDSCApE COLLAGE WORkSHOp 5 Apr, 10-4pm City Space, Winchester Discovery Centre Drop in to the Discovery Centre and create a picture of your very own Capability Brown landscape. Suitable for age 7+.

Adult supervision required. This is a free event and all materials are provided but a donation would be much appreciated. 01962 873610 mEET THE CuRATOR DAY 8 Apr, 11-1pm & 2-4.30pm Winchester City museum Meet our Curator of Natural Sciences, Christine Taylor, and handle specimens from Hampshire Cultural Trust’s amazing natural science collections. Expect to see fossils, bugs, beasts, birds and more!

01962 863064 mEON SpRING COuNTRY EXpERIENCE DAY 9 & 10 Apr, 10-4.30pm Bring the whole family (including the dog) Entry fee remains at just £7.50 per adult. Children over 5, £2.50 per head. www. countryexperienceshow. com

AN EvENING IN NAmIREmBE 3 Apr, 7pm prior’s Hall, The Deanery, Winchester Cathedral A bring-and-share meal with an illustrated presentation on the recent visit to Winchester’s partner cathedral in Uganda.

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INTO THE WOODS 15 & 16 Apr Queen Elizabeth II Theatre, College St, Winchester, SO23 9NA Whatever happened to Little Red Riding Hood? Did Cinderella live happily ever after? See James Lapine’s twisted retelling of all your favourite fairy tales. Wrong Story Theatre’s company of young professionals and talented musicians are accompanied by Stephen Sondheim’s scintillating score. www.wrongstorytheatre.com WAYNE HUSSEY 21 Apr, 7.30pm Discovery Centre, Jewry St, Winchester, SO23 8SB An intimate, seated gig. Wayne’s solo show is spontaneous and the set list is largely dictated by the involvement of the audience and will usually consist of new, intimate readings of ‘classic’ and lesser known Mission songs, a smorgasbord of entertaining cover versions, and brand new never before heard songs.

Tickets £17.50 (adv) or £20 on the door. www3.hants.gov.uk/ library/whatson-library FRIEND’S LECTURE: SAVING THE CATEHDRAL’S GLASS 22 Apr, 7.30pm The Prior’s Hall, The Deanery, Winchester Cathedral Steve Clare is the founder and director of Holy Well Glass, the leading glass conservation studio chosen to conserve the stained glass in the Cathedral. This is the work that the Friends have

funded through the Windows Appeal. Steve will illustrate the work carried out so far and explain how the project will unfold over the next three years. Tickets: Friends £6, non-Friends £9 from the Friends’ Officers. www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk PEPPA PIG SURPRISE 23 & 24 Apr The Theatre Royal, Winchester, SO23 8SB Surprise! Peppa Pig, George and their friends are back in a brand new live stage show, Peppa Pig’s Surprise. 01962 840440 WINCHESTER FASHION WEEK 26-30 Apr 22 Colebrook Street Winchester Fashion Week celebrates the vibrant mix of independent and national retailers in the city with five days of great events. http://www. winchesterfashionweek.com WINCHESTER CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL 29 Apr to 2 May St Lawrence Church, Discovery Centre, Theatre Royal Winchester Chamber Music Festival returns for its ninth year, with artists playing including the Navarra Quartet and Fournier Trio. www. winchesterchambermusic.com/ CHARITY GARDEN FAIR 1 May, 10-4pm Wintershill Hall, Durley, S032 2AL 60 +specialist stalls, birds of prey display, children’s corner,

hog roast, ask the expert Andy McIndoe, home-made refreshments. Entrance £5, children under 14 free Free Parking. www.bwgardenfair.org.uk ORGAN FESTIVAL 2 May, 11-4pm Winchester Cathedral See and hear mechanical organs dating from 1878 to 2013 situated in the Cathedral Inner Close. Admission is free but donations invited toward the Friends’ Windows Appeal. www. winchester-cathedral.org.uk GRAND PLANT FAIR 2 May, 10-4pm Longstock Park Nursery, SO20 6EH Probably the most prestigious Plant Fair in Hampshire, held in conjunction with Longstock Park Nursery. Over 30 specialist nurseries selling their plants.

From all directions, follow AA signs. Longstock Nursery open all day. Entry: Free to Plant Heritage members. £5 to the public, John Lewis employees £2, children free. www.nccpg.com/In-yourarea/Local-Groups/Hampshireand-Isle-of-Wight.aspx OPEN GARDEN (NGS) 8 May, 2-5pm Shroner Wood, Winchester, SO21 1AG A 7 acre arboretum of great historical significance begun over 100 yrs ago by the Hillier family.

Admission £5, Children free.

Home-made teas. 01962 882073.

Winchester Writers' Festival Meg Rosoff

17 - 19 June, 2016 at the University of Winchester Workshops, inspiration and networking opportunities for new and emerging writers Multi-award winning novelist Meg Rosoff will give the keynote address and leads a team of over 60 commissioning editors, literary agents and best-selling authors offering day-long workshops, talks and one-to-one appointments to help writers harness their creative ideas, turn them into marketable work and pitch to publishing professionals. Enter one of eleven writing competitions, even if you cannot attend. Booking and competitions open end of February.

For full details: www.writersfestival.co.uk Credit for photo: Jean Goldsmith

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This stately manor house sits in pleasant grounds 1 mile from the bustling market town of Romsey on the edge of the New Forest.

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Registered for general nursing care, respite and palliative care for residents over 50, the original house has been modernised and refurbished to retain

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