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Singer-songwriter going back to his roots Singer-songwriter Andy Comley is moving out of the usual venues and heading back to his roots, by embarking on a tour of rural halls, which will begin in Hampshire and then move countrywide.

Having played on three continents and supported some of the UK’s top singer-songwriters such as Boo Hewerdine (Eddie Reader), Emily Barker, and Amy Wadge (Ed Sheeran), he explained why he has now set his sights closer to home.

“I believe in community, and arts provision for all, and I understand that the local hall can be an important place for people to meet and create social ties” said the 47 year old, who grew up in the sleepy Hampshire village of Owslebury.

However, he also has artistic reasons for moving out of the city. “I want a different, intimate atmosphere for my music, where there’s no distraction, and the audience can focus and be transported musically, and I think we can find it in small halls” The gigs will be a sit down, lights out, spotlight on,

affairs but that’s not the only way they will differ from your average gig. “Although the music will be our usual line-up of myself on acoustic guitar and vocals and Dave Bulbeck on double bass, this time we’ll be playing and singing to only one microphone to get a rich, but delicate, live sound - more of the player, less of the technology. It’s an old-time way of performing in the USA, but you don’t really see it over here”. And Andy believes that this format will make for intimate, atmospheric evenings for the audience and performer alike.

Andy is planning to put on two warm-up shows in Hampshire at the end of the year, before the tour begins properly in 2017. The first of these is at Shedfield Reading Room, on the 26th of November.

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Second Witch: “I am making a special Halloween potion that requires the eye of a werewolf, the gizzard of a ghoul, the liver of a vampire, the horn of a unicorn and the heart of a lawyer. So far, I have everything I need except the lawyer’s heart.

First Witch: “Good luck with that!”

As Halloween approaches with ghosts and ghouls, pumpkin carving, and ‘trick or treating’, I wanted to take the opportunity to stress that if you are facing the sad inevitability that your marriage has come to an end, divorce need not be scary. Meeting with a solicitor need not be scary.

Specialist practitioners understand that discussing your private life can be difficult. It can be upsetting.

However, a vast number of solicitors specialising in Family Law are members of a body known as Resolution. This organisation comprises nearly 6,500 members including lawyers, marriage counsellors and life coaches. Members follow a Code of Practice

that promotes a non-confrontational approach to divorce. Family breakdown resulting in divorce is difficult already; there is no need to over complicate.

Without exception, all members of the Family Team at Trethowans are members of Resolution. As a result, we serve our clients in a proactive and approachable manner. We are all contactable via our direct lines and will always have time to address your concerns and to advise in a sensitive and pragmatic way, to include that we are extremely transparent as to costs.

Whilst lawyers in general are often the brunt of jokes as to poor character, the reality is that here at Trethowans, we take the time to listen to you, to understand your family circumstances and to work with you to find a solution that is long lasting.

Kate Stovold is an Associate at Trethowans LLP specialising in Family Law and would be very happy to assist with any queries in relation to divorce, financial matters or arrangements for children. To arrange a free initial thirty minute meeting at the Trethowans office in Hedge End, please call her on 023 8082 0511.

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Clear road ahead for Meon Valley Community Bus A new minibus paid for by the Department of Transport’s Community Mini-bus Fund has put community transport in the Meon Valley on the road to a secure future.

Launching the new Meon Valley Community Bus are (from left to right) Central Meon Valley Ward Councillors Frank Pearson and Vicki Weston and MVCBA committee members Richard Blackburn, David Williams, David Erskine, Meon Valley MP George Hollingbery, Mike Vogado, John Shorrocks, Dick Taylor, Bob Stranks and Pete Woodacre.

The new Ford diesel minibus – built to latest Euro VI emissions standards - was officially unveiled at the AGM of the Meon Valley Community Bus Association (MVCBA) in July and is now in service on regular routes from Soberton and Newtown to Fareham, Winchester, Waterlooville and Petersfield and is also available for charter by community groups.

Run entirely by volunteers, the association covers its costs mainly through the Hampshire County Council travel scheme which reimburses it when bus passes are used. Its remaining income comes from farepaying passengers and charter fees.

Last year the bus carried nearly 1200 passengers on its scheduled trips – most are intent on shopping, but others meet up with friends and family in town or do their banking and visit council offices or libraries.

Certain passengers simply enjoy meeting up on the bus for some company and a good chat.

Summing up the importance of the bus to the local community, Association Chairman Professor David Williams said: “The real value of this service is that people can continue living in our remote villages who might not otherwise be able to manage, due to lack of public transport. We are grateful to the Department of Transport for this grant which secures the future of the community bus service for years to come.”

Every effort is made to ensure the service is fine-tuned to passengers’ needs - a new timetable introduced in January added a monthly trip to Petersfield and an extra Winchester run, by popular request. Also, free “park and ride” facilities at Soberton Village Hall and Rookesbury Hall are 12

making it easier for people not on the bus route to take advantage of the service – and the MVCBA hopes to add to these in future.

Frailer passengers get special help, too, as drivers are usually more than happy to include request stops or drop passengers at their front door.

The scheduled service makes a huge difference to local residents. Anne Cole of Soberton said: ““I don’t drive, so I rely on the Community Bus to do my weekly shopping in Fareham. Without it I would find it more difficult to live independently in Soberton.

I’ve used it for years and it’s a real lifeline. I would be lost without it.”

Paying tribute to the volunteers behind the MVCBA at the AGM, Meon Valley MP George Hollingbery said: “It’s a real credit to your organisation that you have secured this fantastic investment in your community. At a time when many services are disappearing to have a scheduled bus for this area is very important.”

Community Groups chartered the bus 35 times last year for outings. They included the Meon Valley Active Retirement Association, local schools and scout groups. Winchester’s Theatre Royal also used it for a free Theatre Bus service which is due to be repeated this autumn – see theatre brochure or website for details.

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Mark Franklin talks to

JIMMY OSMOND The Breeze recently welcomed legendary Jimmy Osmond as guest presenter throughout the month of September.

Mark Franklin spoke to him about fifty years in show business, touring and being a radio presenter.

Do you enjoy doing the show on The Breeze?

I love it. I’ve always grown up being on the other end of the microphone so being able to do a radio show, especially in the UK, is something that I always wanted to do.

You’ve had such a staggering career – and you’re celebrating your fifty year anniversary by releasing a new album and touring in the UK as well!

Yeah, who would have thought that - fifty years ago when I was just a three-year old boy, performing with my brothers. I thought every kid did what I did! I never thought I’d end up owning Andy’s (Williams) Theatre and being empowered by him and his family to continue to celebrate his award winning music. We have 27 dates in the UK following our Las Vegas run and it’s just so fun to be a part of this show. It’s not about me, it’s about remembering his amazing music. Andy touched so many people’s lives with his songs, videos and TV series. I have some special guests – Charlie Green from Britain’s Got Talent, Emily Penny, surprises and the Moon River Band.

You mentioned Britain’s Got Talent. So staying on the reality TV theme, of course Donny (Osmond) won the US version of Strictly a few years back. Would you do our version if someone said to you “come and have a go”?

Well I don’t know. I’m always up for anything – from cooking to the jungle and now a presenter on The Breeze - so who knows what’s in the pipeline. I’m just honoured and grateful to be asked to do these projects. One thing that is so special for me, and the reason why I love the UK so much, is that I’m not just a guy that ‘was in that 14

band that recorded that song’. You guys have allowed me to do these unique things as an individual which has been so much fun.

And you can hear that in your voice when you’re presenting the show. Your anecdotes and passion for the music (yours and others) really shines through.

Well I kind of grew up in a different way. It was this old Hollywood kind of training ground where we had these mentors who we knew as just average, regular guys who became legendary entertainers. We would be on their variety shows, they would be on our variety shows and to be able to talk about some of these artists (I hope it doesn’t sound like I’m bragging) I have some really unique stories as I got to know these people as ‘everyday people’ and work alongside them. Their songs, their music and those memories together have really been a really special tapestry of experiences for me.

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And Another Thing...

Halloween Story

by Tom Hughes After blasting out Monster Mash for the third time in a row, I pulled the Mondeo Ghia onto the path, shut the door, pointed the key over my head to plip the lock and then - blast! I remembered what I had forgotten to purchase - a pumpkin!

“Oh, don’t bother about that Tom - now wrap up warm, we’re taking Hannah and her friend Laura to ScaryFarm for Halloween. Come on, it’ll be fun.”

Unsure of future EU subsidies, some farmers had taken to adapting their land for different uses, and our local bumpkin had plumped for a “Halloween Experience”.

Skidding around on a muddy field strewn with straw, the Mondeo struggled to gain purchase on the slippery terrain. “We’ll never get off here later, look at how it’s churning up.”

“Tom, stop moaning - now what do you want to do first, the Ghost Walk or the Scary Maze?”

But before we decided on the first attraction, a far more terrifying prospect awaited: the chap on the gate selling tickets.

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glared at the two sophisticated young ladies by my side. “How old are they?”

“They’re both fourteen!” I blurted out.

Eyes narrowing, he flipped through his day glow pad and ripping off four tickets sneered, “Aren’t they a bit young for wearing all that muck on their faces?”

“Excuse me young man, I think we’ll decide on the appropriateness of their appearance, thank you.”

“Thirty six quid mate.”

“Thirty - are you taking the…?”

“Ten quid for grown-ups, eight for the ‘children’ “ “How much for a family ticket?”

“Thirty five.”

Snatching the tickets from the enormous hand, we trudged through the mud towards the Ghost Trail, which amounted to not much more than a wander through a soggy wood with a boredlooking girl clad in rags who had painted her face white. “And ‘ere be where, in ancient times, a terrible thing ‘appened wot gave all us villagers a most terrible fright.”

“Two adults and two children, please.”

Feeling distinctly underwhelmed by her dreary soliloquy, I whispered to Sarah, “Thirty five quid to listen to this pile of old baloney?”

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spirit of the evening, Sarah dragged me away to a large tent where she plonked me next to the industrial heater and shoved a cup of mulled wine under my nose. “Now drink this and shut up. I’ll drive home.”

“Well, best of luck getting out that field dear.”

Heartened by the spicy brew, my spirits lifted.

“What’s up next on this Scarefest, then?”

“The Maze of Horrors. Follow us.”

We joined the queue at the entrance to a copse of freshly planted leylandii as muffled screams of terror emanated from deep inside the man-made evergreen forest. Hannah and her friend began giggling. “Our mates were here last night. Dad, it’s dead scary!”

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screaming of her own.

And so we entered. Round each dark bend we crept, waiting for a horrible ghoul to appear. Then, out jumped a slip of a girl sporting a grey wig. The girls screeched in delighted horror. I rolled my eyes. “Is that it?” I groaned.

Outside the maze, my Dearly Beloved embarked on a most unwelcome debrief.

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It’s banshee-like in pitch and would rival a hover bike from Star Wars in tone – this is noise like no electric car that’s gone before it, and it’s pointing to the future of electric vehicles (EVs) for Nissan.

We’ve come to Rio de Janeiro to experience this mad Batmobile-like sports car concept, dubbed the BladeGlider.

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With two 174bhp electric motors, independently powering each rear wheel, the BladeGlider is good for nearly 120mph and 60mph in under five seconds.

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Even from here it’s clear the BladeGlider offers a completely unique driving experience. Those two front wheels and the wide-track rear make for a planted and agile ride. On the tiny test track it whipped between corners with a whiff of tyresmoking oversteer when our exuberant test driver got playful.

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In terms of furniture, the Art Deco look was low and upright in design, featuring geometric outlines with rounded corners, and often the shell, fan or sunburst shapes that are key to this style. The coffee table and the cocktail cabinet had recently been invented.

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In 2007 Rotary entered into a partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and in 2013 the Gates Foundation offered to match Rotary’s contributions for polio eradication 2-to1 for five years (up to $35 million per year).

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MEON VALLEY GIRL GUIDING Rainbows aged 5 to 7 years, Brownies aged 7 to 10 years, Guides aged 10 to 14 years and Senior Section aged 14 to 25 years. Anyone interested in joining or volunteering. Visit www.girlguiding. org.uk/interested or call 0800 1 69 59 01 for details of venues near you.

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Activity weekend. 02392 875222 AUTUMN PUMPKIN FESTIVAL 8 Oct, 12pm to 5.30pm Royal Victoria Country Park, Netley SO31 5GA

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Featuring the fantastic talents of internationally renowned organist Thomas Trotter and pianist Roger Owens. The concert will include Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, Addinsell’s Warsaw Concerto and other virtuosic show pieces. Bar open from 6.30pm, concert starts at 7.30pm www. mayorofwinchesterscharities. co.uk/ BUTLOCKS HEATH WALK 16 Oct, 10.15am to 1pm Royal Victoria Country Park SO31 5GA

Join our local history expert Owen Cawte on a guided walk around

Butlocks Heath and learn some of the fascinating history of this beautiful village. Approximately 2.5 hour walk over mainly flat, easy walking terrain. Meet outside the park shop. cost Adults £4, Children £2. All money raised will go towards the restoration of the historic chapel. 02380 455157

halloween activities, craft stalls, cafe and live music. 01489 576248 FAMILY FESTIVAL - UNDERNEATH A MAGICAL MOON 24 Oct, 3pm The Berry Theatre, The Berry Theatre, Wildern Lane, Hedge End SO30 4EJ

The large sculptures will be auctioned with proceeds going towards Marwell’s Wildlife’s conservation programmes with Grevy’s zebra and other wildlife in northern Kenya and to support communities living in the arid rangelands of northern Kenya.

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The enchanting story of Peter Pan as told by Wendy. Wendy Darling who is the owner of stories, mother to the lost boys, a believer in fairies, and a young girl with her feet firmly on the ground. Come with us as we invite you to fly into a fantastical world of adventure, where time stands still, and the impossible seems possible and if you close your eyes and believe, then you really can make anything happen. familyartsfestival.com/ event/7419

AUTUMN GALA 21 Oct Mid Hants Railway ‘Watercress Lane’ SO24 9JG

FOLKLORE OF HAMPSHIRE 26 Oct, 7pm West End Library SO30 3FE

ZANY ZEBRAS CHARITY AUCTION 18 Oct The Hilton at The Ageas Bowl, SO30 3XH

The Autumn Steam Gala always aims for the spectacular with a line-up of guest engines and the home fleet running an intensive timetable over 3 days - giving you the opportunity to ride behind as many of the engines as possible, as well as giving great photo opportunities. 01962 733810 MONSTERS WEEK: BLUE REEF AQUARIUM 22-30 Oct, 10am to 5pm Clarence Esplanade, Southsesa PO5 3PB

Visitors to Portsmouth’s Blue Reef Aquarium will be able to enjoy some extremely close encounters with a variety of creepy creatures, revolting reptiles and fearsome fish as part of a special October Half Term event. 023 9287 5222 HALLOWEEN STEAM UP 23 Oct, 11am to 4pm Bursledon Brickworks Museum, Swanwick Lane SO31 7HB

All resident traction engines and road rollers will be home again after the summer away. The Trains Trust will be running their trains (subject to weather) and inside there is the museum itself with lots of activities for children plus additional specials including

Come and join author Penny Legg as she explores Hampshire’s folk, superstitions, ghosts and more, revealing some of the customs that still survive in this exciting look back in time. Tickets £5 (B) 02380 473037

AUTUMN COLOUR WALK 26 Oct to 5 Nov Hinton Ampner, Alresford SO24 0LA

Enjoy the spectrum of autumn colour in this walk through the countryside around the Hinton Ampner estate.This walk takes in views across the South Downs countryside and the stunning woodlands around. 0844 249 1895 WINE TASTING SUPPER 28 Oct, 7pm to 10.30pm Courtyard Café, Winchester Guildhall, Winchester SO23 9JA

Five wines to taste and option to buy. three course Ploughman’s supper. Includes aperitif, white wine, red wine, dessert wine and sparkling wine tastings. £25pp www.mayorofwinchesterscharities. co.uk WIZARD WEEKEND 29 & 30 Oct Mid Hants Railway ‘Watercress Line’ SO24 9JG

Take unlimited rides on the Wizard Express steam train and walk in Harry Potter’s footsteps over the famous railway footbridge where he received his Hogwarts Express ticket in the film and take a selfie!

Come dressed as a witch, wizard or Halloween spook and find out about all things magical! Hold an owl or falcon on your arm, be brave and touch some hairy, scary, creepy crawlies, marvel at a haunting magic show, make and fly on a witch’s broomstick and get your face painted into something scary! 01962 733810 WINCHESTER SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 4-12 Nov

With award categories spanning from best comedy short film to best budget short film, the cash prize is £1000 for the best British short film. winchestershortfilmfestival.com FILM: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (PG) 12 Nov, 6.30pm (Doors open) Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium

Screening of the classic science fiction film, with 360o preshow We are Stars. £10/£8 (concessions). 01962 863791

ANTIQUES AND COLLECTORS FAIR 13 Nov, 10.30-4pm Ferneham Hall, Osborn Road, Fareham, Hampshire PO16 7DB

A wide variety of antiques and collectables including pottery, porcelain, china, gold and silver, glass, jewellery, Art Deco, military badges, plus coins, stamps and postcards. This very popular fair is held in three ground floor halls and attracts regional and local dealers. Extra parking in adjoining multi-storey. Buying and selling. Entry £1.50 www. emmottpromotions.co.uk CHRISTMAS MARKET 18 Nov to 20 Dec The Close, Winchester SO23 9LS

Inspired by traditional Greman Christmas markets. Situated in the Cathedral’s historic Close surrounding an open-air real ice rink. 01962 857224

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