Hello again Last month, I received a call from a local resident bringing to my attention a few errors on the walk featured in the regular Hampshire Walks page. Fortunately, the mistakes didn’t result in the need for her rescue or worse a parking ticket but I took the criticism on board and promised to “do better next time”. Well, last Friday was the first glorious day of May so true to my word I drove to Awbridge village to test the walk myself with dog Dempsey in tow before printing it (this particular walk featured on p22 was submitted to Discover Magazines by a rambler in Romsey). When my husband asked the question “Did you have a nice day at the office, dear?” I could honestly say that taking two hours out of my busy day to walk the dog was indeed work-related! calling Keen Walkers in so40 The instructions did indeed need clarification and some forestry maintenance meant a very necessary amend so in future a test run will be mandatory. If you have a rural walk that you’d like to share with the community then please email it, preferably with a map and I’ll donate £15 to the charity of your choice. Also, if we have any keen ramblers amongst us who would like to test run other walks for Discover please contact me. The walk and map are downloadable from our new website www.discovercommunity.co.uk. Will you please ‘like us’? After attending a short course on social media (organised by @popsocialuk) I’ve finally set up Discover’s own Facebook page - www.facebook.com/discoverMagazines - so if you enjoy reading your local magazine then please give us the thumbs up and Like it! Best wishes,
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Distribution - Discover Southampton West is published every month and distributed by your postman to two alternating areas. In January, March etc it goes to homes and businesses in SO40 postcode sectors 7, 8 & 9. In February, April etc it goes to SO40 sectors 2 & 3. Each distribution is around 8,000 homes, meaning over the two month distribution we reach 16,000 homes. Advertising - We understand that the needs of a small business are quite different to those of a big company, and our advertising service is very much targeted at independent and local businesses. From advert design to general advice we are here to help you grow. For more details call Melanie 023 8026 6388 or email: melanie@discovermagazines.co.uk
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The 17th Southampton Kite Festival Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th June 2013 THIS year sees the 17th Southampton Kite Festival organised and run by Solent Kite Flyers in conjunction with Charles Cole Funfair. It is to be held over the weekend of 15th & 16th June from 10am to 5.30pm each day. The venue is Lordshill Sports Ground, 5 Acre Field, Lordshill. This year’s Festival will be a great show of many different types of kites, flying displays and kite related events, as well as varied and interesting activities happening around the Festival Site. Each day will see Kite Flying Displays as well as general entertainment and display flying to music. There will also be a few very special arena displays from local groups, including displays of Power Kiting with buggies and boards. There will be plenty of open space available for public flying, so please bring your kites!
Again with the weather and wind permitting, there will be an informal ‘Night Fly’ on Saturday evening once it gets dark! (Probably after 9.30pm). This is open to all fliers to join in, with the kites having lights attached or using reflective tapes etc. Even if you don’t feel like flying over the two days, why not just come and watch one of the most colourful and exciting events to happen in Southampton this year. Entry is free and the sky is free for all to use and enjoy. There will be a small on-site car parking charge for this event. For more information on any of the above, please contact Mike Lowe of Solent Kite Flyers on 02380 770788 email secretary@solentkiteflyers.org.uk or visit www.solentkiteflyers.org.uk
There will be a Kite Making Workshop, where everyone will be able to make their own simple kite. There will be a number of Kite Traders selling a range of Kites and Accessories to all levels of experience and price. Craft stalls, general interest and activity traders, hot and cold refreshments, local based live music and face painting will be there to keep all ages entertained throughout the day. C. Coles Fun Fair will also be at the event for those seeking other types of thrills during each day. On the Sunday the ‘Southampton Open Trophy’ is just that – anyone can enter with any type of kite. The competition is judged by a panel drawn from the audience and so this is really where the first time flyers can beat the experienced guys, as it is decided purely on entertainment value. You will need to supply a short piece of music to fly to (approx. 2-3 mins. Max.) There will also be ‘Parachuting Teddy Bears’! so don’t forget to bring along your own ‘Cuddly Toys’ so they can join in the fun; each one receiving a certificate for their bravery (weather permitting).
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outstanding neWs For Play aWay... Play away day nursery group are thrilled with the recent april oFsted inspections at the totton and West end day nurseries. Both nurseries achieved ‘outstanding’ status in all areas of the report. the awards pay tribute to the commitment and dedication of the professional staff teams and recognise the high quality care and excellent range of opportunities offered to each child across all the age groups. For further details please see our advert opposite.
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discover soutHaMPton West JUNE 2013 oPen gardens For ngs King JoHn’s garden 26 and 28 May King John’s garden, romsey, so51 7ng
Historic garden planted with plants available before 1700.Small wild flower meadow. Award-winning victorian garden and North courtyard with water features, fountains and pump. Paved path and fountain courtyard.
BarHi 1 and 2 June, 2pm-5pm 27 reynolds dale, ashurst, so40 7Ps Small, compact 'modern cottage' garden shared with lively Springer Spaniels, designed around a chambered nautilus spiral. No lawn, so lots of space for plants. The dense planting, meandering paths, secluded pergola, raised formal pond and feature patio have led visitors to describe the garden as 'Tardis-like' Mrs Finuala Barnes 02380 860046 fbarnes@barhi.net www.barhi.net/garden
avieMore 2 June and 4 august, 2pm-5pm chinham road, Bartley, so40 2lF
Richly planted, small garden in north
New Forest. Our aim is to please the plant connoisseur and introduce enthusiasts to new plants and ideas for smaller plots. Every plant must play its part within a seasonal symphony of shrubs, climbers, perennials and grasses. Oak bridges criss-cross a small stream. Old alpine troughs and quirky artefacts add texture, structure and colour to this 'all year garden'. Sandy & Alex Robinson 02380 813651.
atHeling villas 8 and 9 June, 2pm-5pm atheling villas, so45 6Br
Inspirational, imaginatively designed and comprehensively planted 1/3-acre victorian villa garden with many rare plants. In spring enjoy bulbs, hellebores and pulmonarias as you explore meandering paths set amongst structural planting. 02380 849349.
6 alFred close 9 and 16 June, 1pm-5.30pm West totton, southampton, so40 8td
Hold your breath as you squeeze past the water-butts and be thrilled with a
spectacle of colour and sparkle at all levels, from the mushroom fountain to the dovecote and pretty painted summerhouse. All this is achieved in a small garden dominated by a large protected oak, to the south. There is a sunny border with an apple tree, and sun loving plants, a pretty painted summerhouse, dovecote and small central pond. The patio area beside the house is covered with a vine grown over a pergola. Josephine Bond 07401 001201, jbond1127@yahoo.co.uk
tHe Fountains 16 June, 1pm-5.30pm 34 Frampton Way, totton, so40 9ae
A garden of several 'rooms', each with hedges and connecting rose-covered arches. Filled with a variety of fruit trees, soft fruit cordons and espaliers. Trellis covered in rambling roses, with flowers for every season. Plantswoman's garden designed for all yr interest with vegetable plot, wildlife ponds and chickens. 'cottage garden meets the Good Life' - a garden to relax in and enjoy. Jean Abel 02380 865939.
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Third Tour Route Announced New Forest National Park News THE award-winning New Forest Tour is introducing a third route this summer, which means you can now travel around the whole National Park. The new blue route will explore the south west of the New Forest, including Keyhaven, Milford on Sea, Barton on Sea, and New Milton, as well as holiday parks, campsites and various attractions. Passengers can hop on and off, and bring their bikes. All buses are equipped with audio guides which include tales of witches, smuggling and salt mining. Recent figures showed the existing red and green routes of the tour saved an estimated 147,000 private car miles, and contributed an estimated £500,000 to the local economy. The new route connects with the other New Forest Tour routes at
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Burley, Brockenhurst and Lymington. Customers can also enjoy free bus travel to and from Salisb-ury, Southampton, Bournemouth and Hythe. All routes run every hour daily from 29 June to 15 September. Julian Johnson, chairman of the New Forest National Park Authority, said: ‘The New Forest Tour has proved to be enormously successful, making a real difference to the local economy and encouraging environmentallyfriendly travel.” Councillor Mel Kendal, Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Environment and Transport at Hampshire County Council said: ‘This has been made possible with funding from a successful bid by
the County Council and the National Park Authority for Department of Transport Local Sustainable Transport Fund monies, to support initiatives that will reduce the impact of traffic on the National Park. The bus has been a real asset for tourism in the New Forest and undoubtedly helps to reduce traffic levels in the National Park as people opt for the bus instead of the car to visit this beautiful area”. For more information visit: www.thenewforesttour.info
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discover soutHaMPton West JUNE 2013 WHat’s on - Fairs, Fetes & Festivals HaMPsHire craFt Fair 1 Jun, 11am-3pm crestwood college, shakespeare road, so50 4FZ
Pony rides, riding displays, pony petting. Face painting, bucking bronco, bouncy castle, cake stall, raffle, BBQ. Enter the family dog in the dog show. 50p entry, u2’s free. call 01962 777714.
suMMer Fayre 8 Jun, 11.30am-3pm Federation of Fryern schools, oakmount road, so53 2ln
oPen day at tools For selF reliance 29 Jun, 11am-4pm tools for self reliance, ringwood road, netley Marsh, so40 7gy
Stalls of handmade items.
Bouncy castle, BBQ, cakes, face painting, tombola and raffle as well as stalls from local businesses, games for the children, a beer tent and much more.
st andreW’s cHurcH Fete 15 June, 2-4 pm, st andrew’s church, so31 4JF
In the church grounds, to be opened by col. David Pickworth, Pipe Major, St Andrew's Pipe Band. Stalls, games, children's activities, refreshments. Entertainment by St Andrew's Pipe Band, Hamble Primary School choir and a Fairground Organ. Fun for all the family!
oPen day 23 Jun, 10am-4pm Hampshire riding therapy centre, Hensting lane, Fisher’s Pond, so50 7HH
Fun for all the family. Live music, craft stalls, raffle, tombola, refreshments, storytellers, archery workshops and more. Free entry and parking. contact 023 8086 9697
soBerton Fete 29 Jun, 2pm soberton church green, so32 3PF
A traditional church Fete with full range of stalls - including country Fare, Plants, Aladdin's cave, Books, Toys. Grand Draw, Auction of Promises, Pony Rides, Tug of War competition and coconut shy - plus much more! Refreshments available: cream teas, BBQ, Ice cream, Pimms & Strawberries. Entry £1. Under 12s Free. Free parking. Just off the A32 in the Meon valley. contact sobertonfete@
gmail.com or 01489 877712.
BraisHField scHool Fayre 29 Jun, 12.30pm-4pm Braishfield recreation ground, so51 orJ
Relax in our beer tent, enjoy our bbq, go crazy on the bouncy slide, zorbing, cake stalls, dog show, car show, face painting, tea cup ride, ice cream van and lots more for all the family. contact 01794 367067.
laKeside FaMily Fun For HaMPsHire autistic society 29 Jun eastleigh lakeside railway, so50 5Pe
come and enjoy a fun-filled evening for all the family. Enjoy a ride on the train, face painting, bouncy castle, plenty of fun games, pocket money stalls and 'Muddles' the friendly mascot, Silly Scott performing magic and Tony Hyams with his fantastic balloon modelling skills. £1 entry and includes a train ride. contact Dawn Ingram to book on 01489 880881 ext 208 or dawn.ingram @has.org.uk. www.has.org.uk/ get-involved/events/ 331.html
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Townhill Park House A seat of learning, a testament to timeless British architecture, a sanitary sanctuary for injured servicemen and women and, of course, a family home.
Townhill Park House has transcended time in numerous guises but through all has retained a certain proud and majestic heritage. The use of this grand and prestigious house has changed many times and yet unlike many of its contemporary buildings, Townhill Park House remains a building of generous proportions and designed beauty. The house itself has undergone many changes but nothing can take away the heritage and deep history that lies behind the heavy oak doors that guard, retain and hide the identity of the house.
Lord Swaythling, Ivor Montagu for his eldest son and heir, Louis Montagu, for the impending marriage of Louis to Lady Gladys Goldsmid. On the death of his father, Louis became the second Lord Swaythling.
In 1911 Louis Montagu started a programme of improvement and renovation for Townhill Park House. Louis employed the eminent young architect, Leonard Rome Guthrie who oversaw improvements and renovations to the building. Louis also employed the famous garden designer and horticulturalist of the time, Gertrude Jekyll, to establish the detailed gardens, designing framed views, yew hedging, dry stone walling and the magnificent sunken garden. Together they planned, built and created the gardens that surrounded the house. In 1927 the house was occupied by the third Lord Swaythling, Stuart - son of Lord Louis - after his father’s death. Lord Stuart moved into the house with his wife Lady Mary. When the Second World War broke out in 1939, Lord Stuart loaned the
In its formative days, Townhill Park House was part of the original manor farm and later during the late 1700s it was converted to become a gentleman’s residence. By 1897 Townhill Park House was acquired by the first
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discover soutHaMPton West JUNE 2013 house to the Red Cross, where it became a convalescent home for soldiers. After the war in 1948, Lord and Lady Swaythling divorced and Townhill Park House and the estates were sold. The estates were divided into lots and most were bought for housing development. However, the house and 30 acres were bought by Middlesex County Council. Under the ownership of Middlesex County Council, the House was used as a residential boarding school for girls; the use remained unchanged until 1970.
location for a hostel for Merchant Navy cadets. After the Cadets left occupation in 1984, the hostel closed and the estate ownership changed again, this time being acquired by Hampshire County Council. The House was then briefly used as a conference centre until 1994, when the
home of The Gregg School In the years from 1970-85, Townhill Park House afforded yet another use as it provided a suitable
expanding Gregg School acquired the house and grounds to provide a facility of education and learning. Today Townhill Park House is flourishing under the ownership of ‘The Gregg’ and is benefiting from the school’s efforts to regenerate the property to its former glory. by Addison Vincent Year 9, The Gregg School
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Introducting Hampshire RoamAbility www.HampshireRoamAbility.co.uk IF you have a mobility scooter and the means to transport it, why not join Hampshire RoamAbility?
rambles without barriers!
We ramble all over Hampshire and fringes of neighbouring counties, three or four a month in the summer and one or two in the winter, and welcome those who are mobility challenged, as well as anyone able bodied and family members. We plan rambles that are free of stiles, kissing gates and other obstructions. The New Forest, in particular, is one of our favourite destinations as well as many coastal rambles. It is a lifeline for those of us who are unable to walk very well; it means being able to get out into the countryside and oers the chance to meet new friends and see interesting places. We also campaign for better access to the countryside and work with other access groups to get diďŹƒcult barriers and gates replaced.
If this is of interest to you, please contact The Secretary, Hampshire RoamAbility on 02380 293156 and we will be pleased to give you much more information.
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DIScOvER HaMPsHire WalKs
Awbridge, Dunbridge & Mottisfont Walk Walk distance 4.2 miles, around 2 hours at a moderate pace A downloadable pdf of the walk and enlarged map is available online at www.discovercommunity.co.uk Park in the lay-by adjacent to Awbridge School in Danes Road. Alternatively, park on the road side to the right of the war memorial in Lockerley Road just past the school.
Cross a footbridge over the River Dun and turn through a kissing gate. Walk through a field with woodland to your left. Cross a stile at the field boundary and keep straight on. With a cemetery on your right, follow a gravel track onto tarmac bearing left with the church on your right. Either walk though the cemetery to visit the church, or walk round the cemetery to the main road. If visiting the church, exit through the main entrance double gate and the main road will be ahead of you. At the main road, turn left into Mottisfont village. At a sharp bend in the road, follow the sign for the “Millennium Walk” along Hatt Lane. Turn left off the millennium walk at a footpath sign into a field – you will see a metal gate on opposite side of this turning. Cross the field diagonally, pass through a kissing gate and across a second field diagonally towards the road. At the road, turn left towards the level crossing and the Mill Arms public house. Just past the pub, turn up Russell Drive.
Walk down Saunders Lane to the ‘T’ junction and turn left towards Mottisfont on the B3084. Almost immediately, turn right onto a way marked path over a stile. Cross the field diagonally towards a 5-bar gate and cross over a stile. Continue straight on through woodland on a gravel track. At a track crossroads, keep straight on. Cross the bridge over the railway line and bear left along a signed path with the railway to your left.
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At the woodland at the top of Russell Drive, the left fork is blocked off (May 2013) so follow the right path. At the top of the path (on the brow of a slight hill) head left towards the low bank and walk alongside that until you come to the open field. Stay left and go diagonally across the field – there is a wooden signpost in the distance which is where you are headed. The path is not clearly defined at this point. Cross or go around the stile where the signpost is and then you’ll be on a farm track. Turn right along the track and then left (white
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discover discoversoutHaMPton soutHaMPtonSEPTEMBER West JUNE 2012 2013 ‘public footpath’ sign) across the field with copse to your right and left. Keep going straight ahead following the fence. At the end of the path, cross a stile into a further field. If necessary you can avoid the stile by following the fence along until you see a gap nearer the woods. Bear left and then right along the field boundary. Go straight on to emerge onto a hilltop overlooking Carters Clay hamlet. Bear left and then right along the field boundary to emerge into Lockerley Road. There are some logs blocking the entrance to the road, but this is the only clear exit from this field. Turn left out of the field into the road and walk back to Awbridge and your car.
Historical note... The lake at Awbridge Danes was excavated in the 1920s to provide work for the local unemployed, each man being paid one shilling (10p) a day and a loaf of bread. Roman occupation of the area is confirmed by tiles, pottery and coins being found at Awbridge House, dating from the late roman period of AD 307. The names Danes Road and Awbridge Danes record the presence of Danish occupation of the area, possibly from the 11th or 12th centuries. Mottisfont church is a Grade I listed building originally of 12th century origin that initially claimed pastoral responsibility for Mottisfont, Lockerley and Broughton. Its earliest parts predate Mottisfont Abbey. Among its artefacts, the church contains a 17th century clock which has no face and no pendulum. Its movement derives its energy solely from hung weights and a bell is rung on the hour. Which hour is of course anybodies guess. The modern road that runs between Awbridge, Lockerley, the Tytherleys, Broughton and the A30 was originally a turnpike {toll) road in the mid 18th century. Similarly, the short stretch of road from East Dean joining this road was also a toll road.
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‘Scooters’ by Local Totton Resident, David Storer “Good griefe! That cannot be the time!” exclaimed Susan, entering the living room from the kitchen and drying her hands on a towel. “They'll be out in ten minutes”. Part of the attraction in living so close to the school meant that she did not have to use the car, the trouble was, she often squandered the advantage by leaving it to the last minute - morning and afternoon. Tossing the towel onto a chair, which the cat saw coming and vacated just in the nick of time, she hurriedly pulled on a sweater against the unseasonable cold, Spring weather and jammed her feet into a pair of open toed slip ons shoes. She really wanted to wear her birthday present Ugh boot, but they were all the wayupstairs. With another snatched look at the clock by the front door, she slammed it behind her and janked up the scooter by its handlebars from the porch. The machine swung round to give her a heavy
blow on the knee. Ignoring the pain she limp, trotted along the path from the house to the main road. “Come on! Come on! Why is it that everytime I want to cross this road it coincides with an endless convoy of creepy crawlies?” Losing her patience, she took a chance and dashed to the island, causing a Ford Focus to brake sharply accompanied by a scowl and a shouted obscenity from the driver. “It's the school run,” she shouted back, “you must expect this sort of thing.” Safely across, she began to jog toward the cut way leading to the school but the scooter took on a life force of its own and fought her every inch of the way. “You’re so stupid, Susan,” she chastised herself. After several injuries from the wayward machine, “why don't you ride the thing?” I don't know, It's been years... so what... get on... scoot scoot, she ordered herself after the internal discussion that she always carried out when undure what to do. “Afternoon Mrs Gumby,” said Susan, greeting a regular, carrying a neatly folded scooter under her arm. “Why didn't I think of that?” In the middle of the cut way was a large puddle that susan estimated she could glide through after one good push. She was wrong. She shook the dirty melt water from her shoe, but could do nothing about it soaking up her
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jeans, and pushed on. In spite of the david storer wet, cold foot and leg, she began toenjoy the thrill of the wind in her hair and girlish memories; the showing off in front of other mothers with armfuls of scooters, that is until she hit the opposite curb of the school road and ended up on all fours. “Not hurt,” she lied, scrambling up and pulling down her sweater that had risen some wayup her back, attracting appreciative stares from builders on the roof of a nearby house. “Remount, or you'll lose your nerve,” she ordered herself. “Afternoon, Angela, Georgie... Mrs Barney,” she shouted. “Oh, that's disgusting,” she complained out loud, negotiating several piles of dog mess, “right outside of the school like that.” Dismounting, she headed for the smal side gate to the playground. “Ouch!” she cried out, slightly winded and realising that a three foot long scooter does not go through a two feet nine inch opening... sideways. “Made it,” she congratulated herself, as the first of the children began to leave the classroom. “Did you remember it?” asked Tyrese, aware that his mother could be... well... a little ditzy when it came to things particular and life in general; which probably went some way in explaining why he had turned up in his Easter Bonnet on alien day and had to reurn home for a quick change. “Yes,” answered his mother, holding up the scooter in triumph. “What's the matter?” she asked him, seeing the look of disappointment on his face. “It's Wednesday,” he said. “So?” “Wednesday is bike day”.
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WHat’s on - out & aBout suMMer HalF terM at MottisFont 25 May-2 Jun, 10am -5pm Mottisfont House and gardens, so51 0lP Go on a really long bike ride on our estate- just pick up a map from our visitor Reception. On your adventures see if you can find a tree and explore the inside of it. Kick off your shoes and go for a walk bare foot in our grounds. Admission charges apply.
HaMPsHire FarMers MarKet 2 Jun, 7 Jul, 10am-2pm alma road car Park, so51 8ed
Farmers Market selling local produce. call 01420 588671
HMs collingWood oPen day 1 Jun, 9:30am HMs collingwood, Fareham Open Day featuring the Royal Navy and Royal
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Marines Field Gun competition with free fun fair, children's activities, military attractions, 'train' with the Navy, commercial and charity stalls and more. FREE BUSES from Fareham Train Station and Gosport Bus Station stopping at various locations on route. Free parking. On gate Adult £8 child/OAP £5 family £21. 01329 332312
aFternoon tea on PlatForM 1 8-9, 15-16, 22-23 June, 2pm-5pm Horsebridge station, Kings somborne, so20 6Pu Have a fabulous afternoon tea at the station and be transported to times gone by at this beautifully restored victorian railway station. www.horsebridge station.co.uk
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Forest Gate Surgery
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Southampton General
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Applemore college
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Testwood Sports college
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Totton college
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Testvale Surgery
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Totton Dental centre
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Opening Hours: Monday & Tuesday 8.30am-8.00pm, (Closed Mondays 1pm to 2pm), Wednesday to Friday 8.30am-6.00pm
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