Discover Itchen Valley August 2015 by Tania Houston

Itchen Valley AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2015

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Join the Adventure at the New Forest and Hampshire County Show!

The New Forest & Hampshire County Show will be held at New Park, Brockenhurst on 28th, 29th and 30th July 2015. This year, the Show is delighted to announce, the attendance of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment with their exciting and dynamic Musical Ride as the Main Ring attraction. Their performances showcase the very best of military equestrianism and tradition and the spectacular team will perform a dynamic performance to wow the crowds. It is certainly a wonderful sight not to be missed. The troop, all mounted on black horses and resplendent

in full ceremonial uniform, will give two performances on all three days of the Show. As well as this spectacular attraction, the Show will once again welcome the Ringwood Brewery Heavy Horse Musical Drive whose wonderful grace and agility will astound you. In contrast feel the excitement rise as the Inter Hunt Relay race over their testing course of jumps, so the louder you cheer the faster they go! Our theme for this year is ‘Join the Adventure’ so why not come along and try your hand at milking a cow, painting and potting, fishing and forestry or perhaps even take part in the tractor tug of war. Visit the Forest Fun Factory and be entertained by clowns, choirs, dance acts and much more! Make sure you head over to our Show Farm where the children can get up close and personal with all sorts of farmyard animals. Pop into our Countryside Area for Terrier and Ferret racing and enjoy the incredible machines in the Old Time Farming section. Follow our education trails around the Showground to learn more about agriculture, food and farming.

We will certainly be celebrating our love of horses as we host over 150 showing, jumping and in-hand classes. From the traditional New Forest pony to the magnificent show jumpers there are horses for all to enjoy. One area not to be missed is the Flower Show which boasts beautifully landscaped gardens, a plant hunters’ paradise highlighting the best horticulture from trade nurseries. The Southern Vegetable Championships and Flower Arranging competitions also produce a magnificent display and are a must-see part of the Show. There are over 600 trade stands providing some of the most varied and unusual goods and produce – from large commercial companies to small local businesses. For those of you looking to make that special purchase we really are a shoppers’ paradise. During a fun packed day at the Show, why not enjoy the vast range of food available, or visit the Food Hall for some wellearned refreshments. Whether you live in the local area or are visiting on holiday, make the New Forest & Hampshire County Show an essential part of this year’s calendar and enjoy the adventure. Visit www.newforestshow.co.uk for more information to take advantage of our amazing advance ticket offers.

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From Small Acorns …

A day doesn’t go by when we aren’t contacted by local entrepreneurs launching their budding businesses for our advertising rates. Unfortunately, many fall into the trap of spending all their energy, money and time on the shop, stock, vans, staff and marketing is an afterthought with little money set aside for this key factor to success. We do what we can to support these valuable businesses because they bring to the area fresh ideas, employment opportunities and, in turn, generate business to suppliers like accountants, web designers, tradesmen etc.

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ADVERTISING SALES Melanie Tinson Director Direct: 023 8027 6396 melanie@discovermagazines.co.uk

Melanie has worked in marketing communications for many years (a number she isn’t willing to admit to!) and I often listen to her patiently advising an enquirer about advert design, size, promotional ideas, websites, leaflets, radio, editorial. She’s a real fountain of knowledge; last week, by the end of the conversation the lady on the phone changed the name of her business!

ACCOUNT & DISTRIBUTION Tania Houston Director Direct: 023 8027 6361 tania@discovermagazines.co.uk Discover Itchen Valley is distributed to Hedge End, Fair Oak, Botley, Horton Heath and Bishopstoke over two monthly deliveries, 7,000 each month regularly reaching a total of 14,000 homes.

The Solent’s No 1 Community Magazine 11 Local editions 145,000 circulation

We also have a roaming Discover photographer who snapshots local people at work in the areas we distribute to (see map left) so if you know of any small business that would benefit from a bit of free publicity and feature in our Support Local Independents (see page 31) please get in touch with me. So please “Shop Local” and you will be an active part in their success.

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EDITORIAL/ARTWORK Visit www.discovercommunity.co.uk and use the Editorial Form under Contact Us editorial@discovermagazines.co.uk Direct: 023 8001 0222

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Open Evening 17th September 2015

Wyvern College is an 11-16 school with an innovative curriculum, excellent pastoral care, extensive facilities, and was graded ‘good’ by Ofsted in 2014.

It’s been another busy year at Wyvern, as you will see from the Latest News section on the College’s website.

Come and see for yourself!

Other key events have included the annual production, Vocal Festival, GCSE Art Exhibition, annual Wyvern 10K Race, and a highly successful Maritime Week to raise the profile of careers in the maritime industry.

Year 6 pupils and their parents are invited to our Open Evening on Thursday 17 September 2015 at 6.30pm and to join one of our escorted Admission Tours during the school day in September and October.

Botley Road, Fair Oak, Eastleigh, SO50 7AN

For further details visit our website; www.wyvern.hants.sch.uk or call to book a place on a tour 023 8069 2679

Various trips have enriched learning beyond the classroom and provided opportunities to experience other countries. Year 7 students used their language skills during trips to France or Germany, Year 9 History students had a poignant visit to WW1 Battlefields, and Year 9 and 10 Philosophy & Ethics students took part in a memorable trip to Berlin and Poland. Local destinations have included the Houses of Parliament, the Natural History Museum, the Globe Theatre and the Black Country Museum.

Students are also encouraged to become participative citizens, with some training as Reading Ambassadors to support younger students and others devising fundraising ideas for their chosen year group charities. To find out more, come along to the annual Open Evening on Thursday 17 September or join an escorted Admission Tour during the day in September and October. Contact the college on 02380 692679 or visit www.wyvern.hants. sch.uk for further details.

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ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST 21 Jul, 7.30pm Theatre Royal Winchester, Jewry Street, SO23 8SB A troupe of young actors brings to life the play adapted from the novel by Ken Kesey. Tickets £12, concessions £10 www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk 01962 840440 ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY LIVE THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 22 Jul, 7pm The Point, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 9DE This is part of the Live Stream programme, screening live performances directly from The Royal Shakespeare Company. £12/£10 concessions (B) 023 8065 2333 BUTSER ANCIENT FARM ‘TRY IT’ FAMILY ARCHAEOLOGY DAY 24 Jul, 10-5pm Butser Ancient Farm, Charlton, PO8 8BG Visitors can participate in a multitude of hands on activities to extend their understanding of the past. These include paddling a coracle, spinning and dyeing wool, cooking food as our ancestors did and joining our Roman legion. Adult £7.50, Concession £6.50, Child £3.50, Family (2 Adults 2 Children) £18.50. 02392 598838 www.butserancientfarm. co.uk/events/event-list/ EASTLEIGH COMMUNITY GAMES EVENT 2015 25 Jul, 12-4pm Pavilion on the Park, 1 Kingfisher Road, Eastleigh SO50 9LH A free community event to encourage participation in local grass roots sports and arts - everyone can have a go!

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SUMMER BIRDS AT SWANWICK GUIDED WALK 30 Jul, 10.30-12pm Swanwick Lakes Nature Reserve, Sopwith Way, Swanwick, SO31 7AY Join reserves staff for a guided walk to find out about which birds are on the wing during the height of summer at Swanwick Lakes. (B) 01489 570240 SwanwickLakes@hiwwt.org.uk UNDER 19s CRICKET 30 Jul, 6pm Stoneham Lane, Eastleigh, SO50 9HT Enjoy a taste of the “big bash” in Eastleigh. Lively cricket, snazzy coloured kit, musical stings courtesy of the ECB, match side competitions for all ages, fast food or bring your own picnic. Why not come and support the cricket stars of the future and help make it a match day to remember? NB Parking is very limited – so public transport and car sharing is highly recommended! www.pitchero.com/clubs/trojanscricketclub CHAPEL SESSIONS 5 Aug, 8.15pm (Doors open 7.30pm) Chapel at Royal Victoria Country Park, Netley, Southampton SO31 5DQ. Chapel Sessions presents an evening of Celtic influenced music from Carlos Nunez and his Band plus a few surprise guests. £23/£15.50 www.hants.gov.uk/shop BIG BUG HUNT 5 Aug, (10-12 & 2-4) Manor Farm & Country Park, Brook Lane, Botley, SO30 2ER How many bugs can you find in the Country Park? We will start by checking our moth trap, then move around to explore other parts of the park and then make a bug hotel to take home. Meet at Barnfield Kiosk (B) 01489 787055 £4 per child, one free adult per child. WICKHAM FESTIVAL 6-9 August A 4-day music and arts festival with a relaxed, friendly ‘folkie’ feel held in a scenic location. For tickets and line up contact www.wickhamfestival.co.uk 023 8071 1818 Continued on page 42

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Keeping healthy in the sun By Pippa Greenwood There is something lovely about this part of the summer. The veg plot tends to be in overdrive and there are some delicious fruits cropping too. But sometimes your beloved flower beds and borders, pots and planters can be looking ever-so-slightly sorry for themselves. There is often a distinct mid-summerflop. You planted up your flower beds and numerous pots and containers to make them look good but how can you keep them looking on top form for as long as possible?

Regular feeding is essential, particularly for anything growing in a container. Often crammed into a fairly small space and with compost whose fertiliser content is pretty well used up after a few weeks, by July plants in pots can be close to starving if you’ve not fed them regularly. At this time of year I would still feed herbaceous perennials and annuals growing in open ground too, but I suggest you resist the temptation to feed shrubs as these could be encouraged to put on new growth which will not be toughened up enough by the time winter comes; this late growth is then very prone to frost damage. A tomato feed with a high potash level works well for anything that you grow primarily for the flowers so every time you feed your tomatoes make up a bit of extra feed and pop it onto flowering plants. I tend to buy concentrated tomato food by the mini-tanker full as this works out much more economical! Make sure that everything is deadheaded regularly, both the faded flowers and if necessary remove the flower stem too. On soft stemmed plants you may be able to make to do it using your thumb nail, but a pair of sharp scissors or similar often makes for the quickest, neatest and least messy job. Do this as soon as the flower starts to deteriorate so that no energy whatsoever is used to form seed heads and it will make a huge difference to the performance you see the plants put on

over the next few weeks. I am a great believer in the ‘hair cut’ approach where perennials are given a trim using scissors or shears as soon as their flowering period is over. Do this promptly and follow it with a good feed and you can often encourage a second, later flush of flowers too. If plants have become a little too tall or there has been a lot of rainfall they can literally flop over, clogging up the lawn on borders next to the grass, and generally looking a real mess. This is easily solved if you check that stakes and other supports are still doing their job and re-position them if necessary, taking care not to snap any flower stems in the process. You may even find that you need to add a bit of extra support or tie in a few of the taller or more wayward stems – the foam-covered wire works really well for this. At this time of year many flowers succumb to common diseases. This is how to deal with them: Powdery mildew: keep the plant well watered at the base but avoid wetting the leaves and spray with a suitable fungicide if necessary Aphids: remove with a strong jet of water, introduce ladybirds or spray with an insecticide Leaf spots: just pick off the worst affected leaves Rusts: pick off the worst affected leaves, try to keep the foliage dry and spray with a suitable insecticide Caterpillars: pick off by hand or spray with a suitable biological or chemical control

Keeping on top of these small problems is essential regular checks should allow you to take prompt action, so avoiding too much damage occurring and often meaning that you do not even need to spray. Weeds tend to be growing rapidly too, so try to remove these as they make for a lot of competition for water, food and even light. Pulling them out or hoeing them off when they are still fairly small is a much easier and more efficient way to deal with them than trying to pull out a massive, long-rooted triffid that has already done a lot of damage. If the weather is dry, regular watering will also help to keep your flower beds and containers looking their best. To minimise water wastage and the risk of those delicate petals becoming scorched, I suggest that you should only water in the evening or, if this is not possible, very early in the morning. A less frequent but thorough drenching is a lot more beneficial than very frequent but light waterings. So, with a little extra TLC everything in the garden can still look gorgeous for a long while yet!

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Awards, 18 Top Ten hits on the UK Singles Chart, six number one UK hit singles and five number one albums, with 25 million records sold by 2013 worldwide. They released their sixth studio album ‘From Dublin to Detroit’ last year, featuring their favourite songs from the Motown era, including renditions of “You Can’t Hurry Love”, “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted” plus many more. Boyzone said: “After the heroics of the Irish team in the Cricket World Cup, we’re glad to be bringing a bit of the Irish craic to the Ageas Bowl on August 1st. It will be the last gig of the summer for Boyzone so we’re all looking forward to a great night.” Prior to the headlining performance by Boyzone, the cricketing action will see Hampshire face Middlesex in a Royal London One-Day Cup match. The Royal London One-Day Cup, a 50-over competition, offers a midpoint between County Championship cricket and the NatWest T20 Blast. As such, it benefits from the best of both of the aforementioned formats,

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the tactics and intricacies of County Championship and some of the fireworks associated with Twenty20 cricket. Fun for all ages, this unique event sees the return of The Ageas Family Festival, which will provide the backdrop to both the cricketing and musical entertainment. The popular festival promises to be bigger and better than ever before. A whole host of family-friendly activities will be installed onsite and available for use throughout the day. Plus, alongside the exciting cricketing action, the Ageas Bowl will welcome the arrival of the Red Devils (British Army) who will parachute into the ground during the innings interval! Free activities for children will range from bouncy castles to climbing walls, laser quest to a fun fair, with Cricket Coaching also returning alongside an arts and crafts area for all. Tickets £40 adults /£10 child (under 18) Hospitality packages available. Cricket:10.30-18.30 For more information visit www.ageasbowl.com.

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you’re travelling abroad, otherwise they may stop your card in the belief that it’s fallen into the wrong hands. Prepaid cards Prepaid cards are pre-loaded with money before you go. The balance gradually decreases as you spend, but can be topped up again as and when you need it. With these cards the exchange rate is always set by the card provider, and applied when the card is loaded rather than each time you use it. This could work for or against you, depending on fluctuations in the foreign exchange market. If you’re thinking of purchasing one of these cards and the rate suddenly improves, you’ll be taking advantage of a strengthened Pound. Equally, you could lose out if the rate improves again later. Although very convenient, you may encounter a range of fees with a prepaid card, depending on the provider: • Application fee: generally around £10 • Renewal fee: some providers set an expiry date and then charge a replacement fee of around £5 to renew the card, even if there’s a balance remaining • Cash withdrawal fee: check with your provider to see if they charge a fee for withdrawing cash at ATMs • Inactivity charge: usually around £2 per month if the card is not used regularly Holiday insurance

Buying well in advance of your holiday is the best way to save money on holiday insurance. Search a couple of price comparison sites such as Compare the Market or Money Supermarket to find the best deals. Also consider: • Whether you are planning to take more than one trip abroad during the year. If so, a multi-trip insurance policy would be the most cost-effective. • Where you are travelling - you’ll have to choose between worldwide or European insurance. • If you’re likely to be participating in any risky sports such as scuba diving, the policy may be loaded with an extra charge. Booking your travel insurance independently via the internet will generally work out cheaper than buying as an add on to flights or a package tour. Alternatively, ‘packaged’ bank accounts sometimes include annual travel insurance in their monthly fee. Another good way to save money on your insurance premium is to opt to pay a larger excess in the event of a claim. Hire car charges • There are several ways to save money on hiring a car: • Book early to get the best deals • Include car hire in your package deal • Organise your own Collision Damage Waiver add-on

Collision Damage Waiver (CDW) covers the excess you would have to pay if you were involved in a crash. Many hire car operators adopt a ‘hard sell’ approach in relation to CDW when you pick the car up, as this is the way they make their profit - by selling add-ons to ‘basic’ insurance. You can find your own Collision Damage Waiver insurance though. Save some money in the process by searching online using a price comparison site you may even get some cash back. Airport parking As with car hire, booking early is the best way to save on airport parking. Even pre-booking on the day of the flight could save you a little money. Turning up at the car park is guaranteed to be the most expensive. The Money Saving Expert website is a good source of tips on where to find travel-related discounts and offers, including airport car parking. If you’re staying at an airport hotel the night before your flight, you may be able to book a package that includes the room plus parking for the duration of your holiday. Despite the economy picking up a little, most of us are still being careful to find the best deals when travelling abroad. Searching for discounts can be fun, and the money saved might as well line your pockets as those of the travel agent or credit card company.

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The ‘class of 75’ started the sixth form in the year that Barton Peveril in Eastleigh became a sixth form college, and were the first graduates of the new system. It was previously a grammar school and half of this year group had attended since age 11. For the reunion on November 21, a return visit has been arranged

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We all know the risks, but when the sun is shining and we’re baring our pins on a golden beach, we can’t help but want a tan. Sometimes it’s OK to fake it, and tanning is one of those occasions. Don’t let the visions of Oompa Loompa lookalikes put you off; fake tans have come a long way and you no longer have to choose between milk bottle white or tangerine orange. For best results, wax or shave the day before, exfoliate well, then follow with a body lotion. Wait until the lotion is fully absorbed

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INTERVIEW

Leona Lewis X Factor winner, Leona Lewis, is back with a new single, album and tour. The Evening Breeze’s Lucy Ambache caught up with her. So you’ve signed with a new record label. Is that like the first day of school? It’s just a whole new vibe and energy. The team are amazing - it’s been really good! And what was it like parting with Simon Cowell. Was it difficult? Yeah it was. Because we’d worked together for years and he’s been amazing to me. Simon’s not there on the ground A& R’ing my records with me. At first he was more but X Factor’s now in a thousand million different countries and he’s all over the place and it’s difficult to pin him down and I just needed to do my own thing, and go my own way. But I still have so much love for him and we’ve got a good relationship still.

So let’s talk about ‘Fire Under My Feet’. It’s uplifting, it’s got a bit of gospel feel, it’s very earthy and very free which is what I love about it. Because I still think of you in the ballad niche. Is that annoying? No because I still have those ballads on (the album) and I love singing those songs. There’s an amazing song by Dianne Warren on the CD that I really love, and that’s a huge ballad so there’s still that sort of thing there.

I still do opera. I’ve recorded a couple of classical songs and I love the training behind it and the discipline. I think it’s a great foundation for any singer. You strike me as a shy person so how do you feel when you go on stage? I’ve been performing for such a long time that it feels natural and something that I do. You’re alright with 20,000 people staring at you?

You’ve an amazing mezzo soprano voice which spans four octaves. What do you think is special about your vocal range?

I’ve been alright so far. I still get nervous of course but somehow I get through it. I love what I do!

I was classically trained which I suppose helps. I thought I was going to be an opera singer - and so did my mum.

You are a fellow vegetarian. Since you were twelve?

Would you go back to opera?

What made you turn to vegetarianism?

Yeah Once I knew that the sausage was a pig, I was like “no no.. no thank you”. What about when you go around to people’s houses? Do you ever feel bad? I do! I get that when I go round to my sister’s in law! (laughs)

How do you take that moment and take that deep breath? Usually it takes something quite drastic to happen and I felt it did take that with me in that what sparked me to leave was that I was told I had to do a record of covers which I didn’t want to do. And it just wasn’t me. So that sparked me to leave. Although it’s scary, I think it’s a good thing.

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