Discover Southampton Nov 2016 / Dec 2017

R2

016/JANU AR Y

7

DE CE

BE

1 20

M

Southampton EDITION

In c l u d

in g C H IL WOR

H IG H F I E T H | N U RS L IN G S PA R K | | R O W N H A M S | B A SS E TT | S HI R LE Y | R E G EN T

LD

Seann Walsh

Comedy Star Plays Nuffield Theatre

Gardening

Christmas Gifts for Greenfingers

Parenting

Find the Symbol

Win £50 p55

Learning Through Play Property Services, Homes Interiors, Health, Pets, Eating Out, What's On

Look Inside!

YOUR FREE COMMUNITY MAGAZINE & LOCAL BUSINESS DIRECTORY DELIVERED TO 144,000 HOMES ACROSS THE SOLENT

EAT • SLEEP • PLAY

Enjoy a 2-course lunchtime and early-bird set menu for just £13 per person Available Monday - Friday 12-3pm and 5.30-6.30pm Booking advisable A truly authentic 18 th century coaching inn, full of rustic charm and passionate about the locals The Bell Inn, Bramshaw, New Forest, Hampshire, SO43 7HE 02380 812214 bell@bramshaw.co.uk www.bellinn-newforest.co.uk

Dogs welcome

2

3

See the latest movies at

Chilworth Hall Our village hall, with its new AV system, is now a Gold Associate of Moviola, one of the largest rural film schemes in Europe.

Monthly, from Autumn through the Spring, we will show some of the latest top box-office movies right here in Chilworth.

For details, and to buy or reserve tickets go to

www.chilworth-moviola.eventbrite.co.uk (Find more about the Hall at www.chilworthhall.org.uk)

Tickets must be reserved at Eventbrite but payment can be at the door.

Refreshments on sale, but BYOB is welcome.

Questions or suggestions?

E-mail moviola@chilworthhall.org.uk

3

EDITOR'S LETTER

Dear Readers

Inside

Bored of board games? Never I impulsively agreed to adopt a 35 year old VW campervan from friends; a rather hasty decision but a surprisingly one of my best ones (I’ve never been attracted to outdoor sleeping when I have perfectly good bedroom and private toilet at home).

To occupy the long nights with no wifi or tv I raided my nearest charity shop for board games; Boggle, Operation, Scrabble to name a few. I quickly remembered the fun we had as a family and the lessons it taught my girls; patience, mental agility and dare I say, honesty. Kate’s article, Play Through Learning (page 18) offers many suggestions of new games so it’s worth a read. Saying that, I’m not averse to technology; it’s a godsend at times.

No such thing as a free ride? Yes, there is!

I was excited to receive an advert from Uber this month (page 7) whose private car hire app has revolutionised getting from A to B safely, quickly and cheaply. With a busy calendar of events this month (see What’s On pages 52,53) be sure to download the App and make the most of a free ride.

Me l a

nie Tinson

PARENTING Learning Through Play.............. 18

EATING & DRINKING Bon Appétit!.............................. 22 GARDENING Gardening Gifts........................ 24 PUZZLE PAGE...................... 28 AN INTERVIEW WITH James TW.................................. 30 PETS Why Does Your Car Spray........ 44

Editor, Discover Magazines About Us p54

PART TIME JOB OPPORTUNITY Magazine Distributors We’re always looking for responsible and reliable distributors to deliver Discover Southampton on a monthly basis. Minimum age for teenagers is 13. There’s no limit on adult's age; just be fit and mobile phone and email user! To apply visit www.discovermagazines.co.uk 4

DISCOVER GRAPEVINE..... 14

SHORT STORY..................... 48

"HI, CAN YOU HELP? I'M LOOKING FOR A DOG WALKER ... " Advertisers Index page 55 If you do contact any of our advertisers they'd like to know you found them in Discover.

The beautiful finishing touch to any room

Specialists in Blinds & Awnings for inside and out inCluding: Conservatory Blinds Shutters Awnings Roman Roller

Waterside

Blinds

Wooden Venetians Vertical Pleated inTu Perfect Fit

Call for a free home design visit or advice

023 8084 0505 www.watersideblinds.co.uk

Your local family run business with over 55 years experience

6

Uber is now in Southampton Get your first ride free up to £15 Sign up with the code DISCOVERMAG at Uber.com/app

First-time riders only. Expires 27/09/17

SEANN WALSH: ONE FOR THE ROAD 18 December, 7.30pm Nuffield Theatre, Southampton SO17 1TR Box Office 02380 671771 The Lie-in King, star of BBC Two’s Live At The Apollo, E4’s Virtually Famous and the Walsh On Filmpodcast, returns with this all-new show.

Seann’s other recent TV appearances include: Channel 4’s Comedy Gala Live At The 02 2012 and2013, Never Mind The Buzzcocks (BBC Two), Celebrity Juice (ITV 2), Mock The Week (BBC Two), 8 Out Of 10 Cats (Channel 4) and Alan Carr: Chatty Man (Channel 4).

Within two years of his first comedy performance, Seann was the winner of the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year. Shortly after other accolades included; Chortle Best Breakthrough

Act Nominee 2010, Chortle Best Compere Nominee 2011 and Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee in 2013.

Seann Walsh has also starred in Big Bad World (Comedy Central). Monks (BBC One) and Three Kinds of Stupid (Sky Arts).

His debut DVD Seann Walsh: Seann to be Wild, was recorded at Hammersmith Apollo and released on 18th November 2013.

‘Unquestionably the best observational comic of his generation’ The Guardian

Art Class Starts Soon ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS TO IMPROVERS WILL LOVE THIS COURSE! GREAT NEWS if you’re looking for something fun to do in the coming months! Our current class is full but we are now taking bookings for our next 14 week part-time Art Class (3 hours a week, mornings or afternoons).

ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS TO IMPROVERS - JUST LIKE YOU! The course is designed to be fun for absolute beginners who have never picked up a brush before through to Improvers.

STEP-BY-STEP GUIDANCE We adapt to each student’s needs and give them all the guidance and help they need to develop their artistic skills.

The curriculum is fun, comprehensive and interesting. Over the course we will explore four different media; pencil drawing & sketching, oil pastel painting and techniques, painting and blending with water colours and acrylics. Step by step tuition in the basic techniques and secrets needed to create beautiful pieces of art.

MEET NEW FRIENDS, LEARN NEW SKILLS This part time course is over 3 months, so will give you plenty of time to master your new hobby.

January 2017 Early Bird Discount 8

LIMITED PLACES To maintain a high standard to our classes and the tuition you will receive, classes are kept to small numbers – so places available are limited!

We recommend that if you are interested you call us now for details.

A unique Christmas gift for Him or Her!

Next course starts January

Now taking enquiries.

This really is a fun course and a great way to meet new friends and develop new skills.

Please call now for a chat.

Best wishes, Ayesha

For information on dates, course fees and bookings, call now on 01962 676 360

www.theseasonsartclass.com

Save £20 if you book by 1st December ‘16!

Exciting news!

Challoner House Care Home has a stylish new look!

Following significant investment, Challoner House has a brand new look which we’d love to show you!

The appearance of our care home has been carefully designed with the people we care for in mind.

Our bright new reception area is the perfect spot to enjoy coffee and cake.

Our lounge area is ideal for socialising or taking part in one of our many daily activities.

Our beautiful new dining room is a wonderful place to enjoy a three-course home-made lunch and our new bedrooms are comfortable and tastefully decorated.

Our friendly care team is always available to give tours, and we have a selection of free guides available to help with the process of choosing a care home.

Pop in for a chat, a tour and to pick up your copy.

Nursing care • Residential care • Respite breaks For more information about our care home and our new look, pop in for a tour, or call me on:

02380 083 823

Lee Houston

General Manager

175 Winchester Road, Eastleigh, SO53 2DU

www.barchester.com

CALLING ALL FUN RUNNING SANTAS The Brendoncare Foundation is looking for Santas to take part in this year’s Santa Fun Run on Southampton Common on 4 December. Last year 150 Santas ran, jogged or walked and the organisers really want to beat this number with your help.

The 3km run follows an easy route around the common and suitable for all family members. Registration opens at 9.30am with the run itself starting at 11am. All entrants (£10 per adult, £5 per child, under 5 free) will receive a free Santa suit (or hat and top for under 16 year olds) and a medal on completion.

Runners are encouraged to raise an additional £50 in sponsorship to be donated to Brendoncare Foundation to help support their valuable work.

Tel: 01962 852133 www.brendoncare.org.uk/fundraising/events

Curious about cosmetic surgery?

Free informal consultations We offer a full range of cosmetic surgery procedures as well as non-surgical treatments including skin rejuvenation, pigmentation, thread veins, stretch marks, hair removal and tattoo removal.

Call 023 8076 4388

www.cosmeticsurgeryhampshire.com 10

“Thank you for all your care & support. You are all a fantastic bunch and I feel so relaxed at the club knowing I have you all around, looking after me” Sonia – Club Member

Only available on the first 25 memberships

No Joining Fee Plus…

Complimentary First Month

When joining the club in November or December 2016* * Terms & conditions apply

Quote DISCOVER MAGAZINE when booking to secure this limited time offer www.theclub-southampton.co.uk

023 8076 3022

theclub@chilworth-manor.co.uk

Best Western Manor Chilworth Southampton Hampshire 7PT To qualify for Chilworth this offer quote “Discover Magazine” uponSO16 joining!

12

DISCOVER GRAPEVINE

NEWS FROM AROUND THE SOLENT

To feature here please email editorial@discovermagazines.co.uk

M&S Foodhall in Eastleigh Construction work on the 16,000 sqft Marks & Spencer Foodhall started in October. The site, opposite Lidl, on the current Twyford Road car park is minutes off the M3 and expected to create 50 new jobs.

Flybe’s One Stop to the World Strengthens Flybe signed a codeshare agreement with Germany’s 2nd largest airline, airberlin. It means passengers flying from Southampton to Dusseldorf or Berlien-Tegel can access the German airline’s long haul destinations in USA and Cuba. And as advertised on local television, recently KLM fly from Southampton, too.

Good news for Solent based holidaymakers!

Attention all Early Birds For the first time in 30 years, Southampton will host a full marathon on April 23, 2017. To sign up early visit www.abpsouthamptonhalf.co.uk.

Let’s Rock Southampton 2017’s date is set for Saturday 8 July and tickets are now on sale www.gigantic.com.

New Wedding Venue If you are looking for a memorable setting for a special occasion in 2017 Minstead Lodge near Lyndhurst has launched itself as the perfect location for a marque, catering and backdrop for photographs.

14

Bedford Place to Be Benzo Bar and Kitchen is an exciting, new chic modern venue offering the best local produce and classic foods just off Bedford Place, 16 Carlton Place. It’s open from 11am to 1am so coffee or cocktails, too! There’s a new beauty salon, allbeauty just opened, too, at no. 68.

Fireplaces & Kitchens - New Showrooms A new business, Fire Flair opened in North Baddesley with a showroom on Botley Road, North Baddesley and Ventura Kitchens welcomes visitors to its showroom on 91 Bournemouth Road, Chandlers Ford.

Need help with Business Travel?

Discover advertiser and local travel agent, Amity Travel Managment is to be known as Business Travel Direct after its acquisition by Ickenham Travel Group. Same team, just new name!

Golf Business Network This fairly new group meets regularly to network over a round at Ampfield Golf Club and lessons with a pro in Romsey. www.theGBN.co.uk

RSJ COMPUTER SERVICES SUPPORTING YOUR PC Available evenings and weekends at no extra cost For your home and small business I.T. needs Very competitive rates All makes of PC and laptops-Repairs, upgrades, servicing, set ups and rebuilds Broadband and wi-fi installations Virus and spyware removal HP,Compaq and Dell certified Free collection and delivery within Southampton and surrounding local area For all enquiries please ring between 9am - 9pm 7 days a week

Phone: 01794 518753 Mobile: 07962336334 Mobile: 07786935541 Email: info@rsjcomputerservices.co.uk Web: www.rsjcomputerservices.co.uk

Widenet Computer Services Ltd Support agents for John Lewis

• Repairs & System Optimisation • Virus/Malware Removal • PC & Mac • Help with Setup of Smart Phones & Tablets • Home Networks • Business Support • Laptop Screen Replacements

Call now on 01794 521100 Crown House, 28 Winchester Road, Romsey, SO51 8AA Well Equipped Workshop with Car Parking

www.widenet.co.uk

Low Cost Laptops/PCs Repairs No Jargon Virus/Spyware Tuition On-Site Local Friendly Free Home Callout

Just one of our many happy customers on Checkatrade “This is the second time I have used Will. First class service again, helped me understand the laptop and installed printer and antivirus.”

(See more great feedback on Checkatrade.com)

Call Will on:

02380 006 006 www.hchelp.co.uk

We’re on

www.checkatrade.com/homecomputerhelp

BUSINESSES FOR SALE STYLISH HAIR SALON PRIME LOCATION IN LYMINGTON Currently staff-run, would suit working owner. 7 chairs Men and children; scope to add ladies hairdressing. Beautiful Georgian building in a prime trading position. Revenue £1,300 p/week. Only £9,950, L/hold, Ref HW1490 BUSY HIGH ST. FRUIT & VEG SHOP IN SOUTHAMPTON Same hands 40 years. Sales £10,000 per week. Gross profit £3,000 pw. Rent £350 pw. Inc. 2 double bed flat. £99,950 L/hold, Ref HW1309 HOLIDAY & TRAVEL INSURANCE BUSINESS Est 1981. Database of 10,000. Annual policy renewals generated 70% of the £333,529 turnover to 31/12/15; GP £108,495 (33%) adj. net profits £86,343. £99,950, Relocatable, Business Only, Ref HW1497 CONSERVATORY SALES & INSTALLATIONS Also Windows & Doors; Family-Owned in Fareham; Same Hands 30 Years; Fensa & BBA Accredited; Annual T/O £900,000+; New Lease; £160,000, HW1470 CONCRETE CUTTING AND DRILLING SPECIALIST IN SOUTHAMPTON Two owners retiring. Accounts show turnover y/e 31st of May 2015 £353,601 with gross profits of £164,268 (46%) and reconstituted net profits of £114,978.

Relocatable. £195,000, Business Only, Ref HW1491

Tel: 023 8025 3910 M: 07801 411 879 nick.coleman@adamsbusinesstransfer.co.uk Successfully Selling Businesses For More Than 60 Years

15

ASK CAB I have rising damp in my flat. If I complain I’m worried my landlord will evict me. What should I do?

CAB says

Until recently, landlords could evict tenants without a reason. However, a new law passed last year means it’s now illegal to evict tenants for reporting a problem with the property.

If the Council confirms with the landlord that there is a health and safety problem, any ‘no fault’ eviction notice is invalid and you won’t need to leave the property. The council will also advise the landlord on next steps, which could include being legally required to fix the problem.

If your tenancy began before October 2015 it’s not illegal for your landlord to evict you but still unusual.

Start with when your tenancy began. If it was from 1 October 2015 onwards, you are protected from eviction provided you report the problem using the right procedure.

Again, you should start by raising the problem in writing. If your landlord doesn’t offer to repair the damp, or serves you with an eviction notice, contact your local Citizens Advice.

First, write your landlord an email or letter explaining the problem. If they don’t respond within 14 days or respond with an eviction notice, contact the council who will inspect the property.

Your nearest CAB office is 101 Leigh Road, Eastleigh SO50 9DR Tel: 023 8061 6046.

Need free legal advice?

Want services with no hidden costs?

Prefer to know about fees upfront? ®

Ask Eric!

We’re a Fixed Fee Firm!

0800 083 2820

www.askeric.co.uk 16

Don’t miss out on these Fantastic new Lasting Power of Attorney Packages Package 1 - For a Single Person 1 unregistered Lasting Power of Attorney grant for health and welfare (usual price £358.80) 1 unregistered Lasting Power of Attorney grant for Property and Finance (usual price £358.80) 1 Advance Directive/Living Will (usual price £35.97) 1st year’s storage (worth £14.40) 1st year’s unlimited up dates cover (worth £14.40)

All for just

£298.80 inc v.a.t.

Package 2 - For a Couple 2 unregistered Lasting Power of Attorney grants for health and welfare (usual price £526.80) 2 unregistered Lasting Power of Attorney grants for Property and Finance (usual price £526.80) 2 Advance Directives/Living Wills (usual price £59.97) 1st year’s storage (worth £14.40) 1st year’s unlimited up dates cover (worth £14.40)

All for just

£570.00 inc v.a.t.

Call us on:

02381 780156

www.thywill.co.uk

17

Parenting

LEARNING THROUGH PLAY From science kits to marble runs, toys can be as educational as they are fun. Learning through play sees your child developing key mental, physical and emotional skills, as well as a real appetite for knowledge.

Most toys can be educational, whether they’re helping your child to learn maths, or just to improve their hand-to-eye coordination. Some, however, really do stand out from the crowd.

If you’re looking for an educational gift this Christmas, here are a few ideas to get you started…

A simple football can help your child to develop their coordination, become better at working in a team and learn the importance of perseverance. If your child isn’t particularly sporty, the new 18

Scriball from Mitre (£10) might just tempt them.

Each kit contains a football decorated with a picture to be coloured in. There are also felt tips, a mini pump and a display stand. Our seven year old tester had great fun colouring the Scriball in, and then wanted to head straight out to the park to try it out.

Marble runs are fantastic for encouraging a child’s creativity, as well as helping to develop their problem solving skills, spatial awareness and hand-to-eye coordination. They’re also a lot of fun.

Marble runs start at around £10 for a small kit, but if you fancy splashing out, the Hape Quadrilla Space Run is likely to prove a hit. The 176 pieces allow for plenty of combinations and the glow in the dark stickers add extra excitement. Crafted with birch and rubber wood, the Space Run should last for years, so could well be passed down to your grandchildren. £120 from www.Amazon.co.uk.

While children seem to choose their comics based on the free plastic toy, most children’s magazines do include educational activities, from craft ideas to recipes, puzzles and colouring in. If your children have moved on from Sparkle and Thomas the Tank Engine, they might be interested in one of the new range of children’s subscription magazines: è

National Geographic Kids magazine is aimed at the ‘explorers, archaeologists, scientists, artists and astronauts of the future’.

Your child could read about endangered animals, lost civilisations, deep sea dives and lots more. A subscription costs from £36 for 12 issues, and can be ordered from www.ngkids.co.uk.

Whizz Pop Bang! is a monthly science magazine aimed at 6-11 year olds. It’s packed with fun facts, craft activities and experiments. Each issue costs £3.75, including postal costs. Subscription offers are available, visit: www.whizzpopbang.com.

The Week Junior is a current affairs magazine for children aged 8+. It covers news in bite sized chunks, specially written to appeal to children. There are also features on a range of subjects, from geography to technology and film. Subscriptions cost from £22.99 for 15 issues, visit www.theweekjunior.co.uk.

Lots of board games have an educational element. However, the ones by Orchard Toys are undoubtedly amongst the best. They’re designed to help children with a range of skills, from maths to telling the time, identifying healthy food and getting to grips with money. Orchard Toys games

are always well-designed, robust and great fun to play for children and parents alike. The bestselling Pop to the Shops sees players move around a board to spend their coins at different shops. For younger children, Dotty Dinosaurs and Monster Bingo focus on helping players to learn colours and shapes. Priced from just £4.50, games are available from toy stores, supermarkets and www.orchardtoys.com.

By Kate Duggan

Looking for small classes and ideal learning environments for your children to learn to swim?

LEARN TO SWIM! Learning to swim is a vital life skill, at Wessex Swim School we ensure your swimmers reach their potential.

Our small classes are designed to improve the swimmers confidence, stamina and technique with every lesson.

Just 3 pupils per class ADULT LESSONS ALSO AVAILABLE

20

Over 20 years experience

Friendly staff

Lessons available in Winchester, Southampton and Salisbury

02380 273657 www.wessexswimschool.co.uk

19

KIDZONE’S BUSINESS OF THE MONTH

RUGBYTOTS MAKES IT MORE FUN

Kidzone

The “it” in Rugbytot’s motto is your child’s development. Fun, structured play sessions take children on a journey of sporting imagination.

With engaging and energetic coaches supporting them every step of the way children learn how to catch, pass, kick, run with the ball and play as part of a team. Rugbytot’s specifically designed programme per age group is delivered by energetic and enthusiastic coaches providing a totally unique and engaging sporting and social developmental experience also available to school, nurseries and pre-schools.

Learn • Progress • Achieve

• Drums • Guitar • Bass • Keyboard • Music Theory Professional affordable tuition suitable for all ages and abilities

01329 832028

www.rugbytots.co.uk

Maths Tuition

Highly experienced Maths teacher offers tuition from £15 Limited places available now!

www.gardenmusicschool.co.uk

Private Tutors St George’s Tutors www.stgeorgestutors.com Individual Private Tuition All Levels Subjects Ages Exams Preparation

Sport Classes Rugby Tots 03453133244 www.rugbytots.co.uk

20

Caroline: 023 80341776 www.boostmaths.co.uk

Dance Classes Jitterbugz Dance Studio 07922 907727 www.jitterbugzdance.co.uk Cheer and Dance-a-cality 07736320103 www.dance-a-cality.co.uk

Mummy & Baby Classes Music with Mummy 02380254705 / 07853175347 Babies to PreSchool Tots

Piano Tuition Anne Ansell Piano Tuition 07464 615228 www.musicteachers.co.uk Want to advertise your business here?

Call Talitha on 023 8026 6388

Steve’s Piano Tuning & Repair All pianos new and old tuned and repaired at competitive rates.

Telephone: 02381 843827 Mobile: 07905 451131

https://sites.google.com/site/stevespianotuning/

T U RAI L You have two minutes to find all the words of three or more letters that can be made from the letters above. Plurals are allowed, proper nouns are not. The 6 letter word will always be just a normal everyday word.

3 letters: 7 4 letters: 6 5 letters: 3 6 letters: 1

3 Letters AIL AIR ART LIT RAT RUT TAR

4 Letters ALIT LAIR LIAR LIRA RAIL TAIL 5 Letters

Looking for a photographer?

TRAIL Studio

Portrait

TRIAL Pet

ULTRA Wedding

Event

6 Letters RITUALwww.1121photography.co.uk

07886618372

E: blue@1121photography.co.uk

Facebook: 1121 Photography

Instagram: 1121.Photography

• DRIVES • PATHS • PATIOS

We provide high quality work at prices you can afford, using only the best quality products

A.C. DRIVES

FOR A FREE ESTIMATES PLEASE CALL

02380 089002 • 07551203364

BLOCK PAVING SPECIALIST • COMPLETE DRIVE RESTORATION SERVICE ALSO AVAILABLE 21

BON APPÉTIT!

By Cecile

I LOVE WINCHESTER. Don’t get me wrong, I hate parking there, it’s a logistical nightmare … but once I manage to park (and stop swearing), then I do love going there for a fabulous shopping experience, a casual stroll along the river, a look around the imposing Cathedral and best of all … for food and drinks! ;-) The Westgate

The King Alfred

Which brings me to the BEST news EVER. The quaint King Alfred pub and rooms at 11 Saxon Road is being fully refurbished and will re-open by the end of October! I simply cannot wait to see the changes that Jayne from the Little Pub Group has in store for her new venue. She has turned many Winchester pubs around, including the now fabulous Green Man at 53 Southgate Street, the fun Mucky Duck at 84 High Street, the cute St James Tavern at 3 Romsey Road and the incredible Corner House on Grove Road. So expect quirky, vintage and shabby chic furnishings, a cosy atmosphere, mouth-watering menus, a cool beer selection and fab wine list, friendly staff and superb rooms. Oh yes, she sure knows how to provide Winchester with amazing watering holes!

22

Talking about new management, the Westgate pub with rooms at 2 Romsey Road has also been refurbished, but this time by the City Pub Company, which also owns trendy Alfie’s at 157 High Street. I was amazed at the transformation.

Jaw-droppingly nice. It is now much bigger than it used to be and so beautifully decorated. I love going there for a pint, so say hi to James from me, as he will help you chose a refreshing beer amongst his great selection of real ales – from local microbreweries including Itchen Valley, Flowerpots and Winchester-based Red Cat – to drink alongside their mouth-watering new winter menu. Hold on, there is more … James made me swear to secrecy, but he’s in the middle of outsourcing 15 different styles of whiskies and gins … but sssshhhh, you did not hear it from me, ok?!

The Westgate

Learn about wine, champagne, beer, gin and whisky as well as food & wine pairings in a fun way, with likeminded people, in a relaxed atmosphere

TREAT SOMEONE TO THE ULTIMATE WINE EXPERIENCE! The perfect gift for wine lovers -

Suitable for Birthdays, Anniversaries, Mother’s Day, Christmas etc.

02380 644350 www.hampshirewineschool.com info@hampshirewineschool.com

01264 337711

.uk o c . r o do e g a r my ga

The Repair Specialists Andover

fix

Winchester

01962 715200 Andover

01264 337711

Paul Lacey Builders

All work undertaken: big or small.

Specialists in new builds, conversions and extensions.

J Lawrence & Sons (Undertakers) Ltd

Serving the families of Southampton and Solent area for 145 years

Call Paul on

023 8077 3537 07816 847199

Advice & support on all aspects of funerals including • Services for all faiths, denominations and non-religious ceremonies • Receptions, venues and catering • Pre-paid funeral plans through Golden Charter Funeral Plans • Horse drawn funerals • Legal matters including probate 17 St. Denys Road, Portswood, SO17 2GN www.jlawrenceundertakers.com

02380 554801 23

Gardening

GIFTS FOR GREENFINGERS It is not that long until Christmas now, and if you’ve any gardening friends it is so easy to get them a present they’ll really enjoy and find useful.

Any good local garden centre will have plenty of potential gifts in a wide range of prices, sizes and shapes to suit anybody from the complete novice to the most experienced gardener. Alternatively, take a look on the internet and get some gorgeous gardening gifts delivered right to your door.

Houseplants make brilliant presents, so why not choose a couple of really good-looking ones?

At this time of year there are plenty, such as the indoor cyclamens and azaleas or a flamboyant poinsettia or a gorgeous Christmas cactus, which look fantastic whilst in flower - but don’t forget that lots of the foliage houseplants look great, too.

24

Make sure that you keep the plants at their best by placing them in a suitable position before you give them away.

Outdoor plants are also an ideal choice, but make sure that you know that the plant you are choosing will go to a suitable home. There is no use buying a lime-hating plant such as a Pieris, rhododendron, Camellia or azalea for somebody if they garden on chalk - although a supply of ericaceous compost and a good sized pot could also be a present from someone else if you plan carefully.

A lovingly created pot of winter flowering bedding plants, perhaps under-planted with a few small bulbs such as crocus or miniature daffodils, will make a lovely instant garden impact present for anyone. Despite the huge quantities of Christmas paraphernalia in garden centres now, any half decent centre will still have a good range of winter bedding plants and winter interest plants available. è

ARBOR-CALL ARBOR-CALL UEROGNESO N S T RTER E ESEU RSG

SameDay We like to think recommendation is the best way to meet new

We like to think recommendation customers is the best way to meet new so visit our website and what customers so visit our see website anda few of our satisfied see what a few of our satisfied have to say about us. customers customers have to say about us.

Tree & Garden Services www.arborcall.co.uk

www.arborcall.co.uk

Local company with over 22 years’ experience.

We are local companycompany with over 22 years of experience.

Weaare a professional local professional with over 22 years of experience.

All Kinds Of Trees Felled, Topped & Pruned • All Tree Work Undertaken • NPTC Qualified • Tree Stump Removal • Hedge Cutting Specialists We offer a full range of specialist services: • Fully Insured • Crown Shaping, reductions, thinning & pruning • Free Quotations • Tree Felling & Intricate Dismantling We offer full range specialist NoClearance JobaToo Big orof Too Smallservices: ••Site

• Lawns Laid • Stump Grinding • Lawn Mowing Service • Hedges Trimmed • Fencing • Rubbish Clearance • Block Paving • Patios & Drives Jet Washed • All Garden Work • N.P.T.C. Qualified Tree Surgeons • All Work Carried Out to BS3998 Standard A Fully Insured • £10 Million Public For Liability Insurance

• N.P.T.C. Qualified Tree Surgeons

• Hedge Cutting Specialists Service Call Shane On • Domestic Commercialreductions, thinning & pruning • All Work Carried Out to BS3998 Standard • Crown& Shaping, • Tree Stump Removal • Grounds Maintenance • Tree Felling & Intricate Dismantling • £10and Million Public • Free Quotations Health CheckLiability Insurance • Planning Applications

02380 000247

02380 737 898 07795 182524

• Site Clearance • Hedge Cutting Specialists • Domestic & Commercial We have the latest equipment which makes us efficient and price competitive!

Visit our website and see us at work.

• Tree Stump Removal • Grounds Maintenance No job too big or small. Contact us for your Free Estimate & Site Visit.

• Free Quotations and Health Check • Planning Applications

www.arborcall.co.uk

Office: 01489 890333 • EMAIL: enquiries@arborcall.co.uk • www.arborcall.co.uk

We have the latest equipment which makes us efficient and price competitive! Visit our website and see us at work.

EVERGREEN

Tree Services

No job too big or small. Contact us for your Free Estimate & Site Visit.

Office: 01489 890333 • EMAIL: enquiries@arborcall.co.uk • www.arborcall.co.uk

TREE SURGEONS and Hedge Cutting

NPTC Qualified. All work carried out to BS3998 Over 15 years’ experience

All year seasoned logs for sale ALL AT COMPETITIVE PRICES. FULLY INSURED. SOUTHAMPTON BASED.

Pruning Hedge trimming Dangerous trees Crown reductions Crown lifting Stump grinding Grass cutting Dead wooding Thinning Hedge removal Tree felling Hedge cutting Fencing

For a free quotation call Jason

Tel: 023 8048 1882

Mobile: 077 987 67131 Email: evergreensouth42@gmail.com

Specialist in all aspects of Tree and Hedge Work

by

Neil Richmond

Family Run Business

• Domestic or Business • Hedge Cutting • Tree Felling • Crown Reduction / Reshaping Thinning / Clean

• Deadwood Removal • Fruit Trees Pruned • Tree Planting and After Care • Stump Grinding • Logs for Sale

Quality work at competitive prices Free Estimates and Friendly advice

07834 595383 02380 582377 email: neilrichmond1111@yahoo.co.uk NPTC Qualified

Fully Insured

25

Anyone with an interest in growing vegetables would enjoy one of the many gardening books on the subject, or perhaps a ‘Grow Your Own with Pippa Greenwood’ Gift Voucher Card, which lets them select the vegetables they’d like to grow from the range I offer at www.pippagreenwood.com.

Then, in the spring, we send them garden-ready plants accompanied by weekly advice and tips emails from me.

Most gardeners love to encourage birds into the garden, so how about a bird box or feeder or maybe even some bird food? Bird feeding equipment and supplies take up plenty of space in garden centres, so you’ll be spoilt for choice.

Gardeners love practical things so a good hoe like my favourite, the SpeedHoe, will always be

welcome, or how about some Micromesh-covered or polythene-covered EasyTunnels, perfect for protecting crops throughout the growing season next year? A raised bed kit is a great gift idea, too, allowing people to grow vegetables when their own soil isn’t ideal. Some kits have the option to add crop covers made from fine mesh (to keep pests out) or polythene (to protect from the worst of the weather and provide off-season warmth).

So rather than rushing out and buying something that ‘will do’ as a gift, take a moment and see what you can find which will really bring a smile to someone’s face!

By Pippa Greenwood

Visit Pippa’s website www.pippagreenwood.com and book Pippa for a gardening talk or peruse the really useful selection of Pippa’s favourite gardening items, including Nemaslug to control slugs, pop-up crop covers, SpeedHoes, SpeedWeeders, raised bed kits, pull-out EasyTunnels, ‘Grow Your Own with Pippa Greenwood’ Gift Voucher cards, signed books and lots more besides.

Romsey & Chandlers Ford

Tree and Landscape Services Ltd • All types of trees expertly felled, topped and pruned

• Patios & Drives jet washed

• Stump grinding • Hedges pruned & trimmed

• FASCIAS & GUTTERS CLEANED

• Lawns laid, mowing service

• 24hr Call Out

• Fencing & Garden work

• Fully Insured

• Rubbish Clearance

Call Michael or Luke Edwards on

26

SPECIAL OFFER

Mention Discover Magazines and we will give you

15% Discount off any quote - Expires 31st Dec

Office: 01794 278795

Luke: 07880 496717

Michael: 07982 760962

Email: lukey-1989@hotmail.co.uk

Colours, Patterns, Kerbs & Edgings New / Re-roofs Flat Roofs Roof Repairs Paving Patterns • Block Paving Designs • Herringbone Paving Patterns Roof Cleaning Stretcher Bond & Basket Weave Paving Patterns & Colouring Soffits / Fascias Guttering Chimney Repairs SPECIAL OFFER Leadwork 10% Discount BRACKEN

BUFF

BURNT OCHRE

BRINDLE

CHARCOAL

All work fully guaranteed Free no obligation estimates

PEWTER MULTI

RED

When you quote Discover

Kerbs play an essential part in both your driveway and garden design, performimg a number of functions and adding the finishing touch.

There are complementary kerbs to suit all paving Property Services • Roofing Specialists ranges. All our kerbs can be laid in a variety of positions by simply rotating the unit to suit.

By incorporating raised kerbs into your driveway or 01794 • 07827 521234 and make garden area, 878091 you will add real character your drive unique.

prestigepropertyservices@hotmail.co.uk All work fully guaranteed • No deposit reqired Free estimates & advice • 14 day cooling off period

BLOCK PAVING - TARMACADAM - SLABBING - GRAVELING - BRICKWORK FENCING - LANDSCAPING - RESIN BONDED GRAVEL - TURFING PRESSURE CLEANING - DRAINAGE

20% 20%

DISCOUNT DISCOUNT with this WITH THIS ADVERT leaflet

Working Throughout The South Coast Portsmouth: 02392 984 322 Southampton: 02380 987 583 Direct: 07765 823 214

Email: info@formpavedrivesandpatiosltd.co.uk 293b Titchfield Road, Stubbington PO14 3ER

www.formpavedrivesandpatiosltd.co.uk

27

Puzzle Page Pictograms

Word Ladder

Change one letter at a time (but not the position of any letter) to make a new word - and move from the word at the top of the ladder to the word at the bottom, using the exact number of rungs provided.

S O F T

12356789 END 2 words 1. Arson 2. Burglary 3. Conspiracy to murder 4. Driving under the influence

4 words

EXIT ARM

©Puzzlepress.co.uk

PIC TOGRAMS

2 words

MINI CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

28

S A N D Across 1. Short sword nicked a girl (7) 7. Zones some dare assault (5) 8. Furious grandee exploded! (7) 9. It’s nicked, thanks to Dodd (5) 11. Long period of time can end (5) 12. Speedy conversion of a drip (5) 14. 60% of sheep farm insiders fleece (5) 16. Bauble kitten broke around mid-morning (7) 18. Vocalist not completing burn (5) 19. Lead dye mixture is held up (7) Down 1. Swindler in church eating (5) 2. Bunk going up a rocky hill (3) 3. Gas around rag one trimmed (5) 4. I’m afraid to speak about dull sides (5) 5. Deformed eels are set free (7) 6. Animal enclosure behind a small tree (5) 10. Nap line shortened by Goa’s first letter writer (7) 12. Cook of a sort out of order (5) 13. Father has tie I dropped for old hat (5) 14. It’s around 50/50, however (5) 15. Trade arrangement thought highly of (5) 17. Crucial talk the majority backs (3)

Your new bathroom starts here!

• 100s of Items in Stock • Trade Prices for Public • Ex Display Items for Sale • Fitting Arranged if Required • Free Delivery • Southampton Showroom & Warehouse

am

J

• Top Quality Brands

e s B ra d y, M

D

Bring measurements, make an appointment or pop in and get an instant quote with internet-beating discounts.

Telephone: 023 8083 7373 www.universalplumb.co.uk 127–129 Lodge Road SO14 6QT

29

Tony Wright talks to

JAMES TW

James TW is a new singer/songwriter, tipped for big things in 2016. His YouTube videos have received millions of views and his debut single is receiving rave reviews. He caught up with Tony Wright to talk about his surprise first break and his upcoming debut album.

How are things going?

Things are going very well. I’ve just come off a long tour with Shawn Mendes and released my E.P. just before that and the reaction was lovely.

So your debut single is ‘When You Love Someone’. You wrote this yourself?

I wrote this with a couple of guys actually, in America. The inspiration for the song itself came from a couple of years ago when I used to teach kids instruments to earn a bit of pocket money.

There was this one boy who was eleven years old at the time and I found out that his parents were getting divorced before he knew (he didn’t know it was going to happen). I guess the first thing I thought was ‘how are they going to explain it to him in a way that he can understand and in a positive way’ and I wanted there to be a song that he could listen to that would make him feel better about what was going on.

You’re only eighteen. Your voice sounds a lot older but you’ve been doing this a long time. I love the story about when you were ten, how you ended up playing drums for your dad’s band. Is this true?

It was very true. My dad plays lead guitar in a wedding-mid-life-crisis covers band, which is cool, but when I was ten he bought a drum kit because he saw something on the news that it was good for stress – and work had not been that fun (for him).

I really took to it – I really enjoyed playing the drums. Then the band had a gig and the drummer couldn’t make the show – and it was either cancel 30

or let the ten year old play. The gig went so well that I became the drummer of the wedding band for about five years.

And a couple of years later you got your first guitar?

I kind of used my dad’s guitar, he taught me a few chords, and then I used youtube to teach myself guitar and piano.

When’s the album out?

I am recording a bunch of different songs in different places. You can only release your first album once, and I really want it to be at the right time – and I’m not sure when that is yet.

How did you get on with the exams?

OK. One of the songs on the E.P. Is called 10K Hours and it’s about not wanting to stay at school so I can pursue music and put in all the time I want to.

What are the plans for the year ahead?

Obviously I’m piecing together my new album and I’m starting to do my own headline shows, having been supporting for so long – and definitely in the next year, I’d like to release my album. There’s work to be done!

Tony Wright plays the greatest love songs of all time on When The Lights Go Down, every evening on The Breeze from 10pm. www.thebreeze.com

RE-UPHOLSTERY REFURBISHMENT & REPAIRS TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD

Tel: 023 8044 0303

Email: sales@pontfurnishings.co.uk

www.pontfurnishings.co.uk Open: Mon-Sat: 9am to 5pm

33-35 Victoria Road, Woolston, Southampton S019 9DY

FREE HOME VISITS

WE ALSO OFFER: Furniture, Carpets, Curtains, Bespoke Hand Made Furniture and an extensive Gift range. We’re your local specialists for Electric Recliners, Electric Beds and High Seat Chairs.

IN BEAUTIFUL FABRICS OR LEATHERS

Let Pont Furnishings lovingly re-upholster your treasured items of furniture. Whether you want to give an old piece of furniture a modern finish, or restore an antique to its former glory, we can help.

MODERN & ANTIQUE • FRAME REPAIRS • LOOSE COVERS REPLACEMENT SPRINGS & FOAM CUSHIONS

31

Get your boiler ready for winter 10% off all boiler Servicing. offer ends 31 december 2016 (with this advert)

AQUATEC Plumbing and Heating

◆◆ Central Heating Installations, Maintenance, Servicing and Repairs

◆◆ Boiler Replacement, Servicing, Upgrades ◆◆ Bathroom and Kitchen Installations ◆◆ Chemical flushing of heating systems ◆◆ Landlord’s gas safety checks ◆◆ Part P electrical qualified For a prompt , reliable service.

No call out charge, Free estimates

24 Hour Call-out 023 8026 6544

Mobile 07802 385542

C9896

57 Bodycoats Rd, Chandlers Ford email: aquatec@ntlworld.com

w w w. a q u a t e c p l u m b i n g a n d h e a t i n g . c o . u k 32

147722

M

IR

E COUNTY

CO

U

CI L

HA

SH

N

P

*Terms and conditions apply, finance subject to status. Please ask for full details. **If your boiler is still under manufacturer’s guarantee, we will discount the Heath Shield Gold price to £10 to cover the rest of your central heating. See website for full details.

33

TP WATTS All aspects of Plumbing carried out Bathroom Fitting Tiling Water Softeners supplied and fitted

SUPER SPECIAL

PLUMBING

Central Heating Power Flush from

SERVICES LTD

£300+vat

For a free quote call us today

02381 226 856 ▪ 07917 703 794 info@mbrierleyplumbing.co.uk www.mbrierleyplumbing.co.uk

All shapes and sizes of Kitchens & Bathrooms designed and fitted Including FREE 2 year guarantee on all fittings and labour.

•

• • •

Boiler installations, repair & replacements Power flushing Plumbing repairs Water softeners

• • •

•

Wall & floor tiling Comprehensive quotes Experienced & qualified, engineers & fitters No job too small

Call today for an appointment

023 80 601 566 • 07732 785 867 www.tpwattsplumbing.co.uk

With expert engineers & first class service, we’re sure to get your seal of approval • Central heating and boiler installation • Boiler and gas appliance servicing, breakdowns and repairs • Annual service plans from ONLY £5 per month • Landlord gas safety checks Gair Gas now offer a 10 year warranty on all Worcester • Power flushing Greenstar gas or oil fired boilers.* • FREE estimates * Terms & • All work guaranteed conditions apply

Call 02380 363 838 144901 34

1-2pge_winter14_amends2.indd 1

Lakewood House, 50 Hiltingbury Road, Hants SO53 5SS

www.gairgas.co.uk E-mail sales@gairgas.co.uk 12/10/14 17:53:37

Transform the look of your home and protect it for years to come At DixeyClean we specialise in cleaning home exteriors to restore and protect.

e

Befor

After

Moss, lichen and algae growing on roofs can dramatically reduce the lifespan of a roof, look unsightly and contribute to blocked gutters.

We professionally clean roofs making any minor repairs along the way such as replacing broken tiles and repointing.

You can then treat your roof with either a coloured or transparent sealant ensuring your home remains looking its best long into the future.

on roof coatings and sealants

For a FREE no obligation site survey & quote

call 0800 772 0872 For more information visit www.dixeyclean.co.uk

Proud sponsors of

Ltd. - The complete exterior cleaning company Roofs • Driveways • Gutter Vacuuming • Solar Panels • Conservatories • Patios • Windows

For All Drainage Solutions > High Pressure Jetting > Blocked Drains > Blocked Toilets, Sinks, Showers > CCTV surveys > Reround Pitch Fibre > No Dig Technology > New Soakaways

T: 02380 983576 M: 07824 512933 ROOFING SPECIALIST We focus on providing all types of roofing repairs and maintenance to the highest quality,and with a finish that is made to last.

New roofs & re-roofs Lead work

Roof repairs

Lead roofs

Pitched roofs Roof de-mossing

Chimney work

Flat roofs

Felt roofs

Fascias, soffits & guttering Roof cleaning

Exterior painting

Fully insured & all work guaranteed

www.rooflinepropertymaintenance.co.uk

No Job Too Big or Too Small Family Business • No call out charge CREDIT & DEBIT CARDS ACCEPTED

24 Hours Call Out Service

023 8037 1877

info@directdrains.co.uk www.direct-drains.com

@DirectDrainsCo

No 151, Office 83, High St Southampton SO14 2BT

The Door Hanger Ltd Need a new internal door?

Old doors looking tired and worn?

We can supply five 30” x 78” white primed colonial doors (six panel grained moulded doors), supplied and fitted with chrome furniture

25 Just £4

Other sizes including metric available • Free estimates

Call Tony 07941 191855 www.thedoorhanger.co.uk Checkatrade.co.uk/thedoorhanger

QUITE CONTRARY HANDYMAN SERVICES For all those DIY jobs that just get left... from hanging a door to a faulty drawer, glazing to gutter clearance and garden maintenance.

Contact Trevor 023 8073 9674 Mobile 07896 495066 Email: QCHS@hotmail.co.uk • Fully CRB checked

36

243 Leigh Road, Chandlers Ford A True Local Family Run Business With 30 Years Work Experience

Telephone Fiona on

023 8026 8835 Aerials, Freesat & European dish installers, Repairs, also Broadband and Phone extension's and TV wall mounts Voted BEST INSTALLER IN THE UK by Astra the Confederation of Aerial Industries & What Satellite & Digital TV Magazine, Super Installer Award April 2011

Qualified signal electronics engineer.

C.A.I.C. 1673

NVQ Level 2

R.D.I. No 18266215

www.checkatrade.com/aerialfix

NO VAT

to pay

Need a new boiler Need a new boiler?

Need a new boiler?

Relax ...

Relax...

0%

... we arecurrently currently offering ... ... Relax we are offering 0% free credit two interest free credit for for two0% yearsyear ... interest we are currently offering on ourentire entire range of Worceste interest free credit for years on our range of two Worcester on ouraward entire range of boilers.

Worcester Bosch winning Bosch award winning boilers.

Bosch award winning boilers.

Available for a limited time.

Available for a limited time.

Available for a limited time.

Local award winning company Localaward award winning company Local winning company

FIRST C A L L FIRST FIRST H E A T I N G

L T D

H E A T I N G

L T D

023 8026 2690 www.firstcallheating.co.uk 023 2690 0238026 8026 2690 6 Falkland Court, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire SO53 3GA

C A A L C L LL www.firstcallheating.co.uk www.firstcallheating.co.uk H E A T I N G

L T D

6 Falkland Court, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire SO53 3GA

6 Falkland Court, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire SO53 3GA

RESIDENTS BACK SOLENT COMBINED AUTHORITY The Isle of Wight Council, Portsmouth City Council and Southampton City Council are negotiating a deal with government to secure extra powers and funding for these areas. More than 2,500 people across the Solent region took part in a public consultation this summer. 71% were in favour of moving power and funding for the economy, transport and jobs from central government to groups of local councils working together. The same proportion supported the idea of the Isle of Wight Council, Portsmouth City Council, Southampton City Council and the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership working closer together.

allow decisions to be made locally rather than in Westminster, with a focus on driving economic growth, improving infrastructure and transport links and delivering homes in the region.

The plans will now go to the full council meetings for the three councils involved, ahead of each cabinet making a decision on submitting a formal bid to government. Subject to the consultation results a final decision on submitting an application to government could be made by the end of October. www.solentdeal.co.uk

The proposed authority would take on responsibility for services currently managed by central government and receive ÂŁ900m of new funding over the next 30 years. This will

02380 983550 38

07881 590796

SECTIONAL & BRICK GARAGE REPAIRS We repair & refurbish ALL styles of Sectional & Brick Garages SPECIALISTS IN THE SAFE REMOVAL & REPLACEMENT OF CORRUGATED ASBESTOS FIBRE ROOFING

NO NEED TO EMPTY THE GARAGE

• Replace existing Asbestos Roofs with Anti Condensation Galvanised Steel • All Asbestos roofs & garages are disposed of by Certified Asbestos Removers • Replace Windows, Doors, Fascia boards & guttering (uPVC) • Replace Damaged Concrete Sections • Seal all Joints, Asphalt Floor, Seal Perimeter • Replace Garage Doors

For FREE NO OBLIGATION Survey & Quotation

Freephone

0800 917 9550

UK COVERAGE

View our comprehensive website at

www.vsfltd.com

National Advice & Sales Office: Gail House, Hudcar Lane, Bury BL9 6EX

For Your

10%

Magazine Discount Quote Ref: SO8 39

We clean your oven……so you don’t have to.

Call today to have your oven, hob, extractor or Aga professionally cleaned

Paul Lewis contact details Tel: 02380 011446 Mob: 07584 321529 www.ovenwizards.com

PORTABLE APPLIANCE TESTING

TEL: 01489 878353 MOB: 07443488101 email: info@dwhampshireltd.co.uk

www.dwpattesting.co.uk HOLIDAY APARTMENT IN CROATIA LUXURY PRIVATE HOLIDAY APARTMENT WITH SWIMMING POOL ON DALMATIAN COAST, CROATIA A week or two in this unspoilt location will give you the chance to appreciate all that Croatia has to offer. Whether it’s walking the historical streets of Split or Trogir, sunbathing by the beach or pool, canyoneering the Cetina river or swimming at the Krk National Park Waterfalls there’s something for everyone. Call 07900 307636 for details.

• Fully air-conditioned • Sleeps up to 7 • 10 mins walk to beach • 2 balconies • Stunning views • Short drive from Split airport • From only £450 per week

www.apartment-lucha.com 40

View from balcony

Krk Waterfalls nearby

Sun, Sand and Sea

Swimming Pool

Trips & Excursions

Historic Trogir

From this to this in just a few days!

s Just give uHave you always wanted the kitchen of your . .. l l dreams, quite justify paying the expensive a a c price tagbutthatcan’t comes with it?

Now you can by just swapping the doors and worktops.

Call Sean for a FREE Quote on

02381 280123 or 02380274413 Visit our Showroom: 8 Falkland Court, Falkland Road, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, SO53 3GA - FREE PARKING

Proud members of

www.dreamdoors.co.uk

Find us on

41

DEADLINE?

Britannia Windows doors & conservatories

neW! loW cost solar panels

023 8027 0606 chandlers ford shoWroom

Digital Print has enabled you to have print on demand ranging from 1 to 3000 copies.

Warwick Printing Company Ltd Tel: 01926 883355 Email: sales@warwickprinting.co.uk Website: www.warwickprinting.co.uk

USEFUL INFORMATION TRANSPORT Solent Blue Line Buses Bluestar Buses Community Transport, HCC National Rail Helpline Uni-Link First Bus Bluestar Southampton Airport

CIVIC SERVICES 023 8061 8233 023 8061 8233 01962 846785 0845 748 4950 023 8059 5974 0238 0224 854 01202 338421 0844 481 7777

MEDICAL SERVICES Southampton General Royal South Hants Princess Anne

023 8077 7222 023 8063 4288 023 8077 7222

LOCAL COUNCILS Southampton City Hampshire County 42

023 8022 3855 0300 555 1375

Household Waste, SCC Hants Constabulary Southampton Planning Trading Standards DVLA

0800 5191919 0845 045 45 45 023 803 2603 01962 833620 0870 2400009

EMERGENCY NUMBERS Gas Emergencies Southern Water Hampshire Fire & Rescue British Transport Police Childline Crimestoppers Samaritans Electric Power Cuts Floodline Domestic Violence Police Non Emergency

0800 111 999 0330 3030368 023 8064 4000 0800 40 50 40 0800 11 11 0800 555 111 116 123 023 8066 7929 0845 988 1188 0808 2000 247 101

advertorial

Cloudy2Clear Announce Trusted Trader Partnership Consumer champions Which? have now joined the thousands of customers who recognise that Cloudy2Clear Windows really are a business that you can TRUST. The company which specialises in repairing windows which are steamed up, broken or damaged by replacing the panes – not the frames has received the coveted ‘Which Trusted Trader’ status after going through a rigorous accreditation process entirely focussed on customer service.

Group Managing Director Marcus McGee believes that Which? have endorsed Cloudy2Clear’s long standing company

policy of delivering the highest standards possible at all times. ‘Our service is simple. If your double glazing has misted up we can replace the glass at a fraction of the cost of a new window, in any type of frame, and with a new 5 year guarantee. But it’s not just about saving people money, although that obviously helps. Whilst a number of tradespeople perhaps don’t focus on customer care as much as they should do, we make sure we turn up when we say we will, do the job the customer requires and leave their house as clean as a whistle.

Locally Cloudy2Clear service the Southampton

area and manager Justin Friel agrees that this approach is a major factor in his success. ‘The truth is that it’s not just the personal satisfaction that I get from doing a good job but also it makes good business sense.

I get a huge amount of business from friends and family of people I’ve done work for, which just goes to show how much a little bit of effort is appreciated as both my customers and, obviously a body as nationally important as Which? now recognise.’

So, if your windows are steamed up, broken or damaged give Justin a call for a free quotation on 0800 61 21 118 and he’ll be

Cloudy2Clear GUARANTEE All Customers That An Average Quote Will Take No Longer Than 20 MINS!!!

happy to help!

STEAMED UP DOUBLE GLAZING? Don’t Replace The Frames... Just The Panes!

Cloudy2Clear Are A ...

Which?

Trusted Trader

All Glazing Backed By Our

5 YEAR

GUARANTEE Priority Freephone

0800 61 21118 www.cloudy2clear.com

Broken Or Damaged Windows? Faulty Locks, Handles, Hinges?

43

Pets

WHY DOES YOUR CAT SPRAY?

Neutered cats spray to mark their territory, but also if they are anxious.

Spraying inside their home, or excessively outdoors, often means they want to repel other cats, or they feel unsecure within their own territory.

Both male and female cats spray, but non-neutered males have a natural tendency to mark their territory to excess.

Your cat might suddenly start spraying if: • Another local cat comes in through their cat flap, or appears at the windows or patio doors • You buy new furniture, as the old furniture would have carried their scent • A new baby arrives, or another pet • You redecorate your home • They are suffering a urinary tract infection.

What to do if your cat is spraying in the house Don’t be angry with your cat, as this could make the problem worse. If another cat has been in the house, lock the cat flap for a while to make your pet feel more secure.

Provide plenty of quiet, safe places to escape to if there are children in the house. A warm airing cupboard is often a safe bet, or a quiet upstairs room.

CAI Company of the Year 2014

Humphries Digital Aerials Keith Humphries & Son

A Family Firm Est 1971

• Digital Aerial & Satellite Installations • TV Wall Mounting & Installations • Repairs & Servicing • TV Distribution Points • Freesat HD/Freeview HD • Sky, Sky+, SkyHD • SMATV & IRS Systems • DAB/FM Installations

All Areas Covered

023 8066 7362

www.humphriesdigitalaerials.co.uk humphriesdigitalaerials@btconnect.com

Br ac k e n

Pest Control

• Domestic Commerical Agricultural • Family Run Business • Wasps, bees, rats, mice, you name it we can help

02380 019858 07554 421544 brackenpestcontrol@gmail.com Furniture upholstery? go to p31 Needing appliance repairs? go to p46

A medical condition such as cystitis could be causing your cat to spray, so a trip to the vet is worth considering if the problem continues.

Fully insured, friendly and reliable service

44

Carports & Canopies Nationwide Supplier Based outside Romsey

Your Local Experienced Locksmith (est 2000)

Experienced local locksmith service • All locks opened, repaired, replaced

• Quality Materials • No rotting or rusting

• No call out charge

• All weather protection from rain, wind and snow

• 24 hour service

• Easy access

• Fully insured

• Full design, manufacture and installation service

• 22 years experience

For a Free Measurement & Quotation Call

• UPVC door lock specialist

0800 141 3959

• Free estimates & advice

www.aliportstructures.co.uk

• Emergency response available

Call Steve on

02380 265875

www.lockright-security.com

Electric Garage Doors

Sale Offer

Automatic Insulated Aluminium Fitted Roller Garage Door

• • • •

So simple to operate Fully automatic Fully insulated Single/double doors all made in our Bishop’s Waltham factory

• • • • • •

Fully automatic Simple key fob operation No maintenance Space saving Full range of colours Reduced draughts

Covering Hampshire and Wiltshire

01962 600777

From

£699

No De posi Requir t ed

Open 7 days a week. info@skandoor.co.uk

www.skandoor.co.uk

45

CHARGES FOR ‘DIY’ WASTE AT HCC TIPS Hampshire County Council is now charging for the disposal of ‘DIY’ waste such as soil and rubble, bricks, tiles, plasterboard and asbestos at their Household Waste Recycling Centres.

Soil and rubble, which is usually created from construction, alteration or repair of homes and gardens, will be charged at £2.50 per part or whole 30 litre bag (your glass recycling box is 40 litres) or per item. Plasterboard will be charged at £10 per sheet, or £6 per 30 litre bag. www.hants.gov.uk/changes-waste-recycling-service

rmpcarpentry

rmp carpentry continue to offer a professional and reliable trade service across Chandlers Ford and Hampshire striving for perfection and most importantly customer satisfaction.

• • • • • • • • •

Complete Job From Design To Completion Kitchens & Bathrooms Doors & Floors Bespoke Projects Free Estimates And Advice Extensions All Carpentry Work Undertaken No Job Too Small Reliable & Professional Local Tradesman

For the best price on a stunning new kitchen, supplied and fit or simply just installation call Richard on: 07789 391928 or email rmpcarpentry@hotmail.com

46

Pure Digital

Aerial & Satellites Digital Aerial Installations & Repairs TV, Telephone & Broadband Points Freesat & Sky No Call out Charge • 10% OAP Discount All work Guaranteed

07712 709645 JP Appliances APPLIANCE Repairs Sales Service

02380 462407 07502 228912 jpappliances@aol.com www.jpappliances.co.uk

REPAIRS

k All makes serviced & repaired k Same day call out k Low cost repairs k Local engineer k Family run company k OAP & Student Discounts

£10

off repair with this advert

Loft Services For all your loft needs, from loft conversions, roof windows and floors boarded, to trap door openings enlarged and re-sited.

Loft Ladders

● Two section ● Fitted ● All inclusive, includes trap door conversions £109.

Various other types of Loft Ladders available

Complete paCkage for only £420 3 section spring assisted ladder, electric light and 120sq ft of loft flooring.

All fitted and inc of VAT. Covering Dorset & Hampshire

For a free survey and advice, call

01202 897965

www.loftservicesuk.com

Solar control ямБlm can dramatically reduce the heat and glare in your conservatory AT A THIRD OF THE COST OF ROOF BLINDS, IS THE CHEAPEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE SOLUTION ON THE MARKET.

Helping your home interior

SOLAR CONTROL FILM CAN ALSO HELP PROTECT YOUR FABRICS AND FLOORS

SOLAR CONTROL FILM

AGAINST THE DAMAGING EFFECTS OF THE SUN.

Visit our website for more information

www.oakmount-installations.co.uk

Call our helpful team today and get a quote

02380 845777

NO SOLAR CONTROL FILM

Short Story

CHRISTMAS IS CRAFTY

By Jackie Brewster “We’re doing Christmas differently this year,” Carol announced, carrying in huge shopping bags. “Roger, stop what you’re doing and give me a hand with this tree.”

Jonty wagged his tail. He knew all about Christmas, because it happened once every seven years. Roger would set up a tree in the lounge and then climb the creaky loft ladder for the box of decorations.

The pair of them would coo over the little snowmen decorations made from cotton wool and toilet roll tubes, the doily angels, and the crepe paper snowflakes that they would stick to the patio doors. Carol would get nostalgic and ask Roger to pour her a sherry and put on a Slade CD. And Jonty would lie under the coffee table, waiting patiently for a mince pie to fall on the floor.

“I’ve been to this stall called Christmas is Crafty,” Carol said, unpacking the contents of her bags.

“It’s inspired me.”

“I like Christmas just the way it is,” Roger said, but judging from the smells coming from Carol’s shopping Jonty wondered whether Christmas had been vastly improved.

“Look at all the adorable new decorations I’ve bought,” Carol said. “Everything is handmade.”

“All the stuff before was handmade, by the children,” said Roger.

48

“The kids are all grown up now Roger; it’s time to move on,” Carol said, opening a box of dried clementines which had been studded with cloves and tied with sticks of cinnamon. “These things are handmade but better, you know, professional.”

Jonty game them an appreciative sniff.

“Honestly Jonty, get your nose out and give me some space,” Carol said. “Look at these Roger, good enough to eat?”

Jonty’s ears pricked up.

Carol showed them a box of gingerbread men delicately decorated with raisin buttons.

Then she unravelled a raffia rope threaded with colourful popcorn, and a dozen huge pine cones sprayed with silver and gold.

“The theme is Rustic Cottage,” Carol said. “You’ve got to have a theme.”

“I thought we already had a theme,” Roger said glumly.

“Do stop sulking,” Carol said. “You decorate the tree, while I do a spot of stencilling on the patio doors.”

Jonty settled into his place beneath the coffee table. Roger hung the new decorations in silence, while Carol sprayed the glass on the patio doors so that it looked like snow had drifted up the panes. Jonty waited for the sherry and Slade but they never came, in fact Carol went up to bed early, leaving Roger to lock up.

Though Jonty regretted his lack of mince pie, he reminded himself that Christmas was different this year, so he waited in his basket until he heard sounds of snoring from the bedroom above. Then he padded into the lounge, a firm plan already in his mind. First he licked the snow off the patio doors. It tasted pleasantly of soap. Next a wellaimed leap from the back of the sofa brought the fir tree down. He then crunched his way through the gingerbread men and the clementines. They smelled better than they tasted. The raffia strings of popcorn proved interesting; he found there was no stopping once he’d begun, and it was necessary to eat the whole chain right to the end. Then he chased the pine cones across the floor. Finally, tired and queasy, he chewed them all up as well, just for fun.

Feeling thankful for Carol, he dozed amid the wreckage of this wonderful new type of Christmas.

Then he thanked Roger for kindly leaving the lounge door open; something that Roger had never once, in all Jonty’s days, done before.

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

Can you find all 10?

49

History

GOLDEN YEARS – MEMORIES OF 50 YEARS AGO La Serenissima wasn’t so serene when its citizens woke up on 4th November 1966 to find the most beautiful city in the world under more than 6 feet of seawater.

Even at the northernmost reach of the Adriatic, where the shallow sea is almost tideless, Venetians have always been used to the occasional acqua alta when water laps San Marco’s toes. But on that night 50 years ago, heavy winter rain in the Alps and Appenines filled rivers to overflowing so that the water level of the Adriatic rose, while at the same time a strong northerly wind drove thousands of tons of seawater into Venice’s lagoon and canals.

To make the flooding worse, Venice had started sinking. The bedrock below Venice’s lagoon is buried so deeply under sand and silt that to drive 50

piles down to it would be impossible. Only the canal banks themselves are revetted with oak piles. The city’s churches and palazzos stand on zatteroni, or rafts of thick larch planks, with stone blocks piled on top. Even St Mark’s itself and its next-door neighbour, the Doge’s palace, stand on foundations not much more substantial than the floor of your house. For centuries, mountains of masonry have been compacting the silt, slowly pressing the water out of it. More recently the aquifers in the bedrock itself have been tapped and drained, causing subsidence. In the first half of the 20th century the city sank by 23cm; and on that night 50 years ago centuries of chickens came home to roost.

Nobody was killed, but the flooding caused $6 million worth of damage to architectural and artistic treasures alone. The loss of stock in shops and restaurants and damage to homes and business premises came to far more. But the world rallied è

round – or at least, the western world did. This was 1966, don’t forget, and Italy wasn’t only the treasure house of the Renaissance; it was also a hothouse of ‘60s style. Alfa Romeos, Vespas, Lambrettas, skinny suits, Sophia Loren, espresso ... the West owed Italy, and in every country support groups sprang up to raise funds and clean paintings.

In Britain, the fundraising committee that eventually became Venice In Peril was founded in early 1967 as the Art & Archive Rescue Fund by well-heeled Italophiles such as former ambassador Sir Ashley Clarke, who had also chaired the British Italian Society, and Carla Thorneycroft, the Italian-born wife of senior Conservative politician Sir Peter Thorneycroft. It raised millions, and by 2010 had completed 46 major projects including the restoration of one of Venice’s oldest churches, San Niccolo dei Mendicoli, used as a location in the iconic 1971 thriller Don’t Look Now. Not all ViP’s money has come from the upper crust, though: £2 million of it so far has come

WHAT’S ON AT THE BROOK www.the-brook.com 466 Portswood Road, Portswood Southampton SO17 3SD 023 8055 5366 NOVEMBER Sat 19 Nov Bon Giovi Thu 24 Nov John Fairhurst Fri 25 Nov Roy Orbison &

The Travelling Wilbury’s Tribute Sat 26 Nov From The Jam

from a crust of an altogether doughier kind. Since 1977 Pizza Express has been making a donation – currently 25p – for every Pizza Veneziana it sells.

So much for salvaging Venice’s past. To safeguard its future the Italian government has spent more than €5.5 billion on barrages that can be raised to block the lagoon’s three inlets. These take the form of flattish rectangular tanks, lying on the seabed and hinged at one end. Normally the tanks are full of seawater and lie flat, but whenever high water threatens compressed air is pumped into them and they float upright. When complete they will be able to hold back a surge of 3 metres. Although whether that will be enough in the era of climate change, who knows?

Happy 50th birthdays to Jeremy Hunt (1st); David Schwimmer (2nd); Gordon Ramsay (8th); and John Bishop (30th). Cake and botox to you all!

DECEMBER Thu 1 Dec Fri 2 Dec Sat 3 Dec Sun 4 Dec Fri 9 Dec Thu 15 Dec Fri 16 Dec

Sat 17 Dec Thu 22 Dec

By Ted Bruning

SAS Band Motorheadache No Jacket Required Lazuli Ultimate Eagles Aynsley Lister Unchained – Best of Joe Cocker Live Jean Genie Showaddywaddy

Sat 31 Dec Rufus Stone’s New Year Party

51

SANTA FUN RUN 4 Dec Southampton Common

What's On CURIOUS REPLICAS 18 Nov to 9 Dec Central Library & City Art Gallery Lobby Appearances by artist and hairographer Harold Offeh: Give your voice a wig!

Mon, Tue, Thu: 10am to 7pm Wed: 10am to 6pm Fri: 10am to 5pm Sat: 10am to 4pm Sat 3 December (afternoon) Thurs 8 December (special event) www.southamptonfringe.com

THE MUMMY PITS OF ANCIENT EGYPT 19 Nov, 1.30 – 2.00pm arrival for a 2.00pm lecture Main Lecture Theatre, Oasis Academy Lord’s Hill, Romsey Road, Lordshill SO16 8FA (sat nav SO16 0XN) Mummy pits once a common feature of Egypt’s burial landscape, have largely disappeared from the archaeological record. A talk by Tessa Baber. £3 Adult member or £6 non-member 52

THE WHISKEY AFFAIR 19 Nov, 1pm to 5pm, 7pm to 11pm The Stage Door SO14 7FW Scotch, bourbon, worldwide whiskey, cocktails, live entertainment. (B) www.thewhiskeyaffair.co.uk CHARLES EVANS 23 Nov, 7.30pm to 9.30pm The Three Score Club, Salisbury Road, Totton Famous television artist demonstrating painting from holiday photos, continental scene in watercolours. Hosted

by Totton Art Society. Visitors welcome. £3 www.tottonartsociety.org.uk GREGG SCHOOL CRAFT & GIFT FAIR 26 Nov, 11am to 2pm The Gregg School, Townhill Park House, Cutbush Lane, Southampton SO18 3RR All proceeds will be donated to the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance

To feature your event email editorial@discovermagazines.co.uk Service. Stallholders contact 023 8047 2133 for table £25 ea.

XMAS CRAFT & PRODUCE FAYRE 26 Nov, 11-4pm Totton & Eling Cricket Hall, Ringwood Road SO40 8RW Local producers will have a variety of items for you to taste and purchase, with all the items being homemade or handmade.

Entrance 20p (children free) CHRISTMAS FAIR & MARKET 26 Nov, 11am Brockenhurst Village Hall, Highwood Road SO42 7RY Gifts, games, food & drink, in partnership with Brockenhurst Primary School.

Santa’s Grotto and Hog roast.

Entry £1 (free for Under 15s) 01590 622580

PREDICTIVE POETRY 28 Nov to 14 Jan Arch 4, The Arches Studios, The Old Cattle Market SO14 3FE A series of text based workshops leading to a collaborative ceramic installation. (B) chriscudlip@yahoo.co.uk

Road, Lordshill SO16 8FA (sat nav SO16 0XN) Southampton Ancient Egypt Society - Christmas Social with board game competition following ‘Theban Holidays: Opet and the Festival of the Valley’ by Glenn Worthington.

WATERWAYS QUIZ 1 Dec, 7.45pm Chilworth Parish Hall, Southampton SO16 7JZ Southampton Canal Society ”Waterways Quiz” An American Supper follows.

Visitors welcome. 02380 675312 scs@sotoncs.org.uk

WEST END SINGERS CHRISTMAS CONCERT 11 Dec, 2.30pm Thornden Hall, Chandlers Ford SO53 2DW Renowned local choir, West End Singers is delighted to introduce its new Musical Director Simon Irwin! You’re all invited to join us at the beginning of this exciting new era and help us celebrate the Festive Season. 02380 246555

SANTA FUN RUN 4 Dec Southampton Common You can walk, jog or run the 3km. Participants will receive their own Santa suit to wear (or Santa hat and top for the under 16 year olds) and a medal. Book your place. www.brendoncare.org.uk/ fundraising/events/detail/santafun-run-2016 SOUTHAMPTON WILDLIFE WATCH 10 Dec, 10am to 12pm The Roundhouse at Woodmill, Activity Centre, Southampton SO18 2JR Fun wildlife-themed and outdoor activities for children aged 5-15 years.

This week’s theme is ‘Natural Christmas Crafts’ wildlifewatch@hiwwt.org.uk CHRISTMAS SOCIAL & TALK 10 Dec, 1.30pm for 2pm Start Main Lecture Theatre, Oasis Academy Lord’s Hill, Romsey

of which include spinal charity Inspire and Wessex Heartbeat.

01794 500600 jebcrossman@gmail.com THE COMEDY BAR BIG GIG 14 Jan, 8pm Nuffield Theatre, Southampton SO17 1TR Your chance to see three rising stars of comedy: Dane Baptiste, Keith Farnan and Arthur Smith.

(B) 023 8067 1771 WEDDING FAYRE 15 Jan, 11am to 3.30pm The Solent Hotel & Spa, Whiteley PO15 7AJ Up to 50 Exhibitiors. £1.50pp (free entry for children).

07816 911310

ART SHOW CABARETS 14 Dec & 25 Jan, 7pm to 11pm Mettricks Guildhall SO14 7DU The first ever Southampton Fringe with over 260 artists, 33 venues, over 14 weeks.

07957 318604 southamptonfringe.com

BURNS NIGHT 27 Jan, 7.30pm Botleigh Grange Hotel, Grange Road, Hedge End SO30 2GA Enjoy a wee dram of the fin Scottish Whisky to the sound of bagpipes and prose.

01489 787700

THE BIG ONE CHIRSTMAS! 23 Dec, 7.30pm to 7.30pm to 10.30pm 1865 Club, Brunswick Square SO14 3AR Strumpet Town & SKA Dogs and Northern Soul DJs. Tickets £8 in adv or £10 on the door. 02380 222605

WEDDING FAIR 29 Jan, 11.30am to 4pm De Vere Venues, Shirrell Heath, Southampton SO32 2JH Up to 50 top class wedding suppliers over two floors.

07816911310

GEORGE SKEATES FUN RUN 8 Jan, 9.30am (10am start) Stockbridge Town Hall The funds raised from the event will go to the George Skeates Benevolent Fund - beneficiaries

FILM EXPO SOUTH 3 Feb Ageas Bowl Hedge End SO30 2GA The South’s premier film-making event with exhibits and talks.

02380 777348

53

Love Your Business

Discover Team

Help it Grow & Prosper

Advertise Locally Hit up to 144,000 Homes

What about Leaflet Delivery?

We Design, Print and Deliver

Tania Houston Director, Finance & Operations tania@discovermagazines.co.uk 023 8027 6361

Who Gets Discover Magazine?

Letterbox Delivered to ABC1 Homes

12 Areas in the Solent area Choose One, Some or All

Request a Media Pack

Get Started!

Melanie Tinson Director, Advertising melanie@discovermagazines.co.uk 023 8027 6396

Text MP, name, and email 07900 307636 Telephone 023 8027 6396

www.discovermagazines.co.uk THE SOLENT’S NO 1 COMMUNITY MAGAZINE Discover Southampton is distributed to privately owned homes in residential areas of SO15,SO16 and SO17 including Bassett, Chilworth, Lordswood, Rownhams, Nursling, Shirley, Regents Park, Highfield and Portswood. There are two monthly deliveries, 7000 each month thus regularly reaching a total of 14,000 homes.

There are 11 other Discover editions reaching 144,000 Solent homes.

Discover Magazines Ltd 57 Wood End Way, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire SO53 4LN 02380 266388 www.discovermagazines.co.uk

54

PUZZLE ANSWERS PICTOGRAMS

Izzy Ewen Magazine Co-ordinator design@discovermagazines.co.uk editorial@discovermagazines.co.uk 023 8001 0222

WORD WHEEL

1. Foregone Conclusion PARAMEDIC 2. Organised Crime 3. Out On A Limb

Talitha Gibbins

Assistant talitha@discovermagazines.co.uk 023 8017 0101

Kevin Houston Distribution

Advertisers Index

LIVE LOCAL THINK LOCAL BUY LOCAL . . .

APPLIANCE REPAIR JP Appliances

FENCING & GATES 46

ART CLASSES My Time Painting Seasons Art Classes

FUNERALS & MEMORIALS 13

J Lawrence & Sons

23

8

RGR Memorials Ltd

23

BATHROOMS Simply Bathrooms

29

BEAUTY SALONS All Beauty

11

BUILDING SERIVCES Paul Lacey Builders

23

Quite Contrary Handyman

36

BUSINESSES FOR SALE Adams & Co

15

CARPENTRY

GARAGES 45

Fix Quick Garage Doors

23

Skandoor Ltd

45

GARDEN LANDSCAPING Formpave Drives and Patios Ltd

45

Loft Services

46

MUSIC SERVICES 15

Piano Tuning and Repair

RSJ Computer Services

15

PEST CONTROL

Widenet Computer Services Ltd

15

Bracken Pest Control

Waterside Blinds Ltd Solent Blind & Curtain Company

21 44

PHOTOGRAPHERS 10 5 31

DOUBLE GLAZING

16

Warwick Printing

42

Happy Hot Tubs

Home Computer Help

CURTAINS & BLINDS

Eric Robinson Solicitors

40

LOFTS

1121 Photography

21

PLASTERERS AY Plastering

44

PLUMBING & HEATING

38

SOLICITORS

41

Lockright Security Ltd

COSMETIC SURGERY

Wildstone Property Maintenance

Re-Nu Kitchens

46

COMPUTER SERVICES

27

Roofline 36

Dream Doors Southampton

RMP carpentry

40

35

Prestige Property Services

SPAS & POOLS

LOCKS & SECURITY

Spire Cosmetics

27

KITCHENS

36

CLEANING SERVICES

Dixey Clean Ltd

VSF 39

Aliport Structures Ltd

The Door Hanger

Oven Wizard

ROOFING SERVICES

Colourfence 27

56

TREE SURGEONS Arbor Call

25

Evergreen 25 Neil Richmond Tree & Hedge Services 25 RCF Tree and Landscape Services

26

Sameday Tree & Garden Services

25

TV & AERIAL SERVICES Aerial Fix

36

Pure Digitals, Aerials & Satellites

46

Keith Humphries & Son

44

Aquatec Plumbing & Heating

32

First Call Heating Ltd

37

G James Plumbing Service

34

Garden Music School

20

Gair Gas

34

Hampshire Wine School

23

Heatworks Heating & Plumbing Ltd

33 34

20

36

M Brierley Plumbing Limited

Boost Maths

DRIVEWAYS

NHP Romsey

32

Wessex Swim School Ltd

19

AC Drives

21

T P Watts Plumbing

34

UPHOLSTERY SERVICES

Britannia Windows South East Ltd

42

Cloudy2Clear Southampton

43

GS Windows Ltd Oakmount Installations Ltd

6 47

DRAIN SERVICES Direct Industrial and Maintenance

PUBS & RESTAURANTS

ELECTRICIANS DW Hampshire Ltd

40

2

RESIDENTIAL CARE

FITNESS & GYMS The Club @ Chilworth

The Bell Inn

12

Barchester Challoner House

FIND THE HIDDEN SYMBOL COMPETITION

WIN £50

All you have to do is find the bell symbol hidden somewhere within one of this issue’s advertisements.

How to enter (text only): 07520 632898 One entry per household, last entry date 15 December 2016

9

TUTORS & EDUCATION

Pont Furnishings Ltd

31

WILL SERVICES Thy Will Be Done

17

You must state the following details: 1. Which advert featured the symbol 2. Your name 3. Your postal address 4. Your email address 5. And most importantly, when you received your copy of Discover Discover Magazines is compliant with the data protection act. Our policy is such that we will not pass on your details to any third party.

55

Delivering Luxury Hot Tubs for over 35 Years

L I V E , R E L A X A N D E N J O Y. â„¢

Showrooms across the South Southampton Happy Hot Tubs

Bournemouth Happy Hot Tubs

Cadnam Garden Centre

John Browns Garden Centre

Southampton Road, Southampton, Hampshire SO40 2NB

Three Legged Cross, Ringwood Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH21 6RD

t: 02380 81 16 11

t: 01202 82 92 92

Fareham Happy Hot Tubs

Worthing Happy Hot Tubs

Unit G2, Fort Wallington Ind. Estate, Military Road, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 8TT

Worthing Ferring Garden Centre

t: 02380 81 27 69

Littlehampton Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN12 6PG t: 01903 25 98 90

www.happyhottubs.co.uk