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by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart WED 19 - SAT 22 APR 7.30PM TICKETS £12.50 Join Pocket Opera for their very own take on Mozart’s masterpiece.

Sung in English and comprising some of the very best voices in the local area, this musical comedy will combine Mozart’s musical and dramatic genius with the usual dose of Pocket eccentricity. Prepare for fun, feathers and frolics!

Movie Monday: A United Kingdom MON 10 APR 7.30PM | TICKETS £8/£6 CONC Certificate 12A. Jaywalkers SAT 29 APR 8PM | £12/£10 CONC Since reaching the finals of the BBC Young Folk Awards in 2008, Jaywalkers have cemented their place as one of the most exciting, virtuosic and entertaining young bands working on the British Folk scene.

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HANGER FARM EASTER PARADE 15 April, 2:00pm to 4:00pm, £2 a child Families can have fun in our Barn on Easter Saturday afternoon, getting creative, sharing stories and going on an Easter egg hunt.

2-3.30pm - Drop in to the Barn at any time to make wacky Easter bunny headgear, Easter egg wreaths and Easter egg collecting baskets. This will be followed by some laughout-loud EGGY stories in the Theatre so that everyone can sit down and relax before the next bit of fun…

3.30-4pm - An Easter Egg hunt around Hanger Farm, helping each other follow a bunny trail towards the Easter Egg Treasure Chest. £2 per child includes drink and Easter egg.

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Editor’s Letter

WHAT’S GOING ON? We did a survey recently about how our readers use Discover Magazine and the most popular feature was the What’s On listing. We spend a lot of time researching forthcoming events from the local table top sale to the larger events like countryside shows. To date, I’ve focussed on including events local to Totton & Ashurst. We are blessed with a great road network that means we can get from Totton to Winchester in under half an hour so this edition’s What’s On includes events a little further afield; Stockbridge, Romsey, Wickham, Winchester and to make it easy I’ve circled the local ones for you!

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EASTER EGG TRAIL 14-17 Apr Mompesson House, The Close Salisbury SP1 2EL A fun trail around Mompesson. Can you solve the puzzles and discover your chocolate prize?

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EASTER AT THE FARM 14 to 17 Apr, 10am to 5pm Longdown Dairy Farm, Deerleap Lane SO40 7EH Celebrate Easter than at the Farm, surrounded by chicks and bunnies. Easter trail, search for the clutches of eggs in their special nests hidden around the Farm. Chocolatey treat at the end of the trail. Easter Sunday only - every child who arrives at the Farm in their own Easter Bonnet/Hat, will be allowed entry at a concessionary rate of £5.00 each. 02380 292837 www.longdownfarm.co.uk TITANIC SPECIAL WALK 15 Apr, 2pm Old Southampton Cemetery SO15 7NN Within the old Southampton cemetery there are approx 60 graves connected to the Titanic disaster. Donations welcome 07538888655. fosoc.org DOWNTON EASTER EGG HUNT 17 Apr, 11am (gates open 10.45am) Downton Moot, SP5 3JP 3000 chocolate eggs will be hidden in the Sunken Lawn in Downton Moot. For children 11 and under. Bring a bag! £2.50 per child inc refreshments. Sorry, no dogs

SCULPTURES WITH WAX 19 Apr, 7.30pm to 9.30pm Lyndhurst Community Centre SO43 7NY Demonstration by Royal British Society of Sculptors member £4 newforestartsociety.weebly.com LIFE AS A GARDENING EDITOR 21 Apr, 7.15pm St Boniface Church Hall, Chandlers Ford SO53 2FT How the ‘English Garden’ magazine is put together talk

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THE HISTORY OF MOTTISFONT ABBEY 21 Apr, 8pm Wherwell Village Hall SP11 7JJ MEON SPRINGS FLY FISHING FAIR 22 Apr Whitewool Farm, East Meon, Petersfield GU32 1HW Pick up a rod for the first time or improve your casting with the aid of qualified instructions.

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To feature your event email editorial@discovermagazines.co.uk (B) = Booking Essential Dinner and disco night with X Factor winner & Star of the Musical Chicago 02380330550 BROCKENHURST NEEDLEWORK FIESTA 22 & 23 Apr, all day Forest Hall, Brockenhurst Village Hall www.brockenhurstfiesta.co.uk COUNTRY EXPERIENCE SHOW 22 & 23 Apr, 10-4.30pm Meon Springs, Whitewool Farm, East Meon, GU32 1HW Have a go at fly fishing, clay shooting, archery and air rifles.

Visit the working farm, ride a tractor and a pony and see the cows being milked. Dogs welcome.

VINTAGE MAKERS FAYRE 23 Apr Winchester Guildhall SO23 9GH ABP SOUTHAMPTON MILE FUN RUN 23 Apr, 3-5pm Guildhall Square, Southampton SO14 7FP The route is in the City Centre Parks in Southampton.

02380 254721 SPRING BIRD WALK AT HALF MOON CAR PARK 23 Apr, 8am to 11am 7 May, 8am to 11am

Half Moon Car Park, Off Blackhill Road, East Wellow SO51 6AQ Join ranger Catherine and a local expert on a walk through the Foxbury landscapes.

01794 344020 BIG STEAM UP 23 Apr, 11am to 4pm Bursledon Brickworks SO31 7HB BEAULIEU BOAT JUMBLE 23 Apr, 10am open WINCHESTER FASHION WEEK 24-29 Apr 22 Colebrook Street winchesterfashionweek.com SALISBURY BIG BUSINESS EVENTS 25-27 Apr The Guildhall, Salisbury www.salisburybigbusiness.co.uk APPRENTICESHIP OPEN EVENING 26 Apr, 5-7pm Fareham College, PO14 1NH 01329 815200 FILM: A UNITED KINGDOM (12A) 26 Apr, 5pm & 7.30pm Stockbridge Town Hall, High Street SO20 6HE Romantic drama about Prince

Seretse Khama (David Oyelowo) who causes a diplomatic stir when he marries a white Englishwoman (Rosamund Pike) from London in the late 1940s. www.stockbridgecinema.org.uk MR BLOOM’S NURSEY LIVE! 26 Apr, 1pm & 4pm The Kings Theatre, Albert Road, PO5 2QJ Bring your ‘tiddlers’ along and join Mr Bloom and the Veggies on their first ever live tour.

023 9282 8282 ELEANOR CONWAY’S WALK OF SHAME 28 Apr, 8pm Hanger Farm Arts Centre West Totton SO40 8FT Ferocious clubber and party girl Eleanor Conway has always been a woman of extremes; she partied around the world as a music journalist, ran off to Asia to work for the triads and Tinder’d her way through most of London. Now sober from alcohol and substances she’s failing to find moderation and meaning. A standup debut about sex, sobriety and Sambuca and the modern addict that lies within us all. £10. 02380 667683. www.hangerfarm.co.uk

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EASTER EGG HUNTS IN THE WILDS! WINCHESTER CITY MILL Bridge Street SO23 9BH 14 – 17 April, 10am – 4pm £2 Plus Easter baking demonstrations and holiday trail challenge 8 – 23 April Kids can have a go at completing the Mill’s Easter holiday trail challenge, in return for a special prize.

The National Trust has teamed up with Cadbury, inviting families to unleash their mini explorers on Easter egg hunts through muddy woodlands, New Forest heathland, along nature trails and through spring gardens blooming with life.

There are six Cadbury Easter Egg Hunts going on in Hampshire, guaranteeing a funfilled Easter for everyone. You’ll also find seasonal baking days and spring bird walks.

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THE VYNE 16th-century country house outside Sherborne St John RG24 9HL 8 – 23 April 10am – 4p £3 If you’re a clever Easter Bunny then you might just be the folks to uncover the hidden clues.

Plus Tag-a-Tile Daily from 18 Feb, 11am - 4pm, suggested donation £5 Be a part of history by personalising one of the 71,000 handmade clay roof tiles. Your tile will end up on our new roof, for people to discover in future decades.

HINTON AMPNER Stately home with gardens near Alresford SO24 0LA 8 Apr - 23 April, 10am- 5pm £3 MOTTISFONT Mottisfont Ln, Romsey SO51 0LP 8 – 23 April, 10am - 5pm, suggested donation £2 Pick up an Easter hunt sheet and follow the trail to discover the creatures that trot, scamper, crawl and wiggle around the grounds.

FOXBURY New Forest 16 - 17 April, £4, Booking req’d 01794 344020 You’ll be getting out into the ‘wilds’ of the New Forest with this Cadbury Easter hunt across the restored heathland site at Foxbury, West Wellow. Plus Spring bird walk 23 April & 7 May, 8 - 11am, £5. Join our rangers and a local bird spotting expert on a walk through the Foxbury. booking essential for both activities tel 01794 344020.

UPPARK 17th century house and garden, South Harting, Petersfield GU31 5QR Nature-themed hunt 8 – 23 April, 10am – 4.30pm, £3 Please note normal admission charges apply at venues.

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Chris Geary, Dibden’s coach said; “This is a great opportunity for local young girls to ‘have a go’ at golf and we may identify a potential ‘Women’s British Open’ champion of the future!”

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RHUBARB & ALMOND TART A delicious tart with a layer of tangy roasted rhubarb topped with a sweet almond frangipane. Serve warm or cold with crème fraiche or vanilla ice cream.

Serves 8 ready in 1 hour 30 mins plus chilling time Ingredients Flour, for dusting 300g ready-made shortcrust pastry 250g rhubarb, trimmed and chopped 175g caster sugar 3 tbsp orange juice 150g unsalted butter, melted 125g ground almonds 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 2 medium eggs, beaten Icing sugar, for dusting

1. Preheat the oven to 200C/Fan 180C/Gas Mark 6. Lightly dust a work surface with flour and roll out the pastry to about 3mm thickness. Use to line a 23cm loose-based fluted flan tin.

Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, place the rhubarb, 25g of the caster sugar and the orange juice in a shallow roasting tin. Roast in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes until just tender, turning once.

Leave to cool.

3. Trim off the excess pastry from around the edge of the chilled pastry case and prick the base all over with a fork. Line the case with baking paper and baking beans and bake blind for 10 minutes. Remove the beans and lining and bake for a further 5 minutes until pale golden.

4. Strain the rhubarb from the roasting juices and spoon into the pastry case. Beat together the melted butter, remaining caster sugar, ground almonds, vanilla extract and eggs in a bowl until smooth and creamy. Gently spread over the rhubarb.

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Improve your floors If you have original timber boards in good condition beneath your floor coverings, then sanding them back, staining and/or oiling them is a relatively straightforward procedure for a competent DIYer; alternatively, employ a professional. Boards in poor condition can be renovated to an extent, or consider replacing them with reclaimed boards that match the style of your home.

Homes built between the late 19th century and the middle of the 20th often feature colourful, patterned geometric or encaustic tiles, generally along the hallway and garden path. Even if they are discoloured or damaged they should be repairable, and with the right specialist the results will be dramatic.

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THE LAST OF THE WILD CHICKENS

BY JACKIE BREWSTER

Vinny burst through the door of the community centre. “You’ll never guess what’s on top of the bike shed!”

“I’m no Bill Oddie, but I think I know the difference,” he said. “Come and have a look if you don’t believe me.”

At the mention of the bike shed Eunice’s heart skipped a beat; had Vinny discovered her guilty secret?

Very reluctantly Eunice pulled on her anorak and followed Vinny to the bike shed. A fat brown bantam sat clucking on the flat roof admiring the view.

She’d been stacking chairs, assuming that all the members of her ‘Trimmer You!’ slimming club had departed. It had been a tough session. She’d had to be particularly strict with the group about avoiding the temptation of chocolate over the Bank Holiday weekend. There had been tears. Now Vinny was back, his ‘Trimmer of the Week’ rosette flapping in the breeze.

“An actual chicken!” he continued breathlessly. “Sat there bold as brass.”

Eunice stared at him, her mind racing. A chicken was not what she was expecting.

“Don’t be daft,” she reasoned. “There’s no way a chicken could get up there - they can’t fly.”

“Try telling that to this one,” Vinny laughed.

“It’s probably just a pigeon,” Eunice said firmly, hoping this would be enough to make Vinny finally go home.

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“I wonder where it’s come from,” Eunice said, her eyes searching the rest of the roof. “Someone round here must keep chickens.”

“Perhaps it’s been living wild,” Vinny said.

“A chicken wouldn’t last five minutes in the wild.”

“Well they had to live in the wild originally,” Vinny answered.

“This might be the last of the wild chickens.”

“We’ll have to get it down,” Eunice said irritably, reminded, more than ever, how annoying Vinny could be. “We can’t lock up and leave it there. Can you reach up and grab it?”

“I’m not sure.” Vinny looked worried. “I’ve never held a bird before.”

Eunice did not find this at all surprising. The bird ruffled her wings and stared at them indignantly.

“Just grab her firmly around her sides,” Eunice said. “I’ll go and phone the caretaker to see if he knows who she belongs to.”

Eunice went back into the community hall and paced up and down. She needed time to think.

Within moments Vinny popped his head around the door.

“Mystery solved!” he said cheerfully. “This lady walked into the car park and asked if I’d seen her chicken.”

“Who was it?” Eunice hoped her ordeal was finally over.

“Someone from the village,” Vinny said. “She said chickens can fly, they’re just not very good at it.

Apparently this one’s always trying to escape.”

“So it wasn’t a wild chicken then?” Eunice smirked.

“No, but I think it was a magic one. Look...” From behind his back Vinny produced a large Easter egg wrapped in pink foil. “It had rolled down the side of the shed. That chicken must have laid it.”

Eunice stared first at Vinny in disbelief, and then at the incriminating confectionary. She had one last trick up her sleeve.

“A chocolate egg laying chicken!” she gasped. “I’ve heard of them but I’ve never seen one in real life.”

She held out her hand for the egg. “I’d better take care of that.”

“What are you going to do with it?” Vinny whispered as though afraid to wake it. “Do you think it will hatch?”

“Maybe,” Eunice said, “particularly if I take it home and put it somewhere nice and warm.”

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New Forest Open Art Exhibition 15 July to 8 Oct The ever popular Open Art Exhibition returns for another season to showcase the best of the creative New Forest.

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All Trees are Clocks by Professor Adrian Newton of Bournemouth University 8 Apr to 9 July A multimedia exhibition of art and science profiling the results of recent research into the ecology of the New Forest and the potential impacts of climate changes. Part of the Forest Arts Festival.

Mixed up Mini Beasts 13 May 10.15am - 11.15am & 11.45am - 12.45pm Be inspired by bugs of all shapes and sizes! View them up close with microscopes and magnifiers before designing and creating your own mixed-up mini beasts out of clay. Suitable for ages 5 – 11, £5 per child per session. New Forest Centre, Lyndhurst Booking essential 023 8028 3444

Drawn from the Forest: An Artist’s View 14 June 7pm – 8.30pm The New Forest, with its trees and glades, streams and wildlife, has always inspired artists and writers.

Many recorded their heritage, some made it their livelihood; for outsiders, such as the bohemian Sven Berlin, it was more. A spiritual retreat and place of sanctuary. Writer Sonia Aarons explores why Berlin and others were irresistibly drawn to interpret what he called ‘The Green City’.

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THE NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEME The National Garden Scheme is the most significant charitable funder of nursing charities in the country ((The Queen’s Nursing Institute, Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie, Carers Trust, Hospice UK, Perennial, Parkinson’s UK and other guest charities), donating over £50 million so far. NGS helps garden owners open their beautiful gardens to the public, sharing their passion and raising impressive amounts of money through entry fees, teas and slices of cake. Children are free.

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THE HOUSE IN THE WOOD 14 May 2-5:30pm Beaulieu, SO42 7YN Peaceful 12 acre woodland garden. Used in the war to train the Special Operations Executive. A magical garden to get lost in and popular with birdwatchers.

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TIME FOR TEA By Catherine Rose Tea is enjoyed all over the world but the English adopted it as their own around four hundred years ago.

Believed to have originated in Southern China, tea drinking dates back to around 3000 BC. However, it didn’t become popular in England until the 17th century, when it was made fashionable by King Charles II and his Portuguese wife Catherine de Braganza, who brought it over to the Royal court from her native country.

Coffee houses had recently been established in London and the custom of tea drinking was quickly introduced. Samuel Pepys referred to it in his diary of 1660: ‘…I did send for a cup of tee (a China drink) of which I never had drank before’.

The coffee houses also sold loose leaf tea so that women, who did not frequent them, could enjoy it at home. It soon became popular for wives to host tea parties and invite their friends.

Tea was very much the privilege of the wealthy.

It was expensive to import and seen as a valuable commodity, kept locked inside ornate caddies.

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Teapots, tea-cups and saucers were prized possessions and there were many different designs produced during this time.

Because it was so expensive, the tea smuggling trade flourished. In 1785, following pressure from tea merchants, the government slashed the high import tax on tea, making it much more affordable to the masses. Thus, tea drinking grew in popularity among the working classes, sparking a debate about whether tea was bad for the health, causing ‘idleness’ and ‘melancholy’ amongst other things. Eventually, alcohol came to be viewed as the far greater evil and working class people were then encouraged to become ‘teetotal’.

The concept of afternoon tea is a peculiarly English tradition but tea served with food was only introduced in the mid-19th century by Anna Russell, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, to bridge the gap between lunch and dinner, which in those days was traditionally served quite late in the evening. Soon friends were joining her for ‘afternoon tea’ at her home in Woburn Abbey and, thanks to her frequent trips to London, the custom grew to become a fashionable social event amongst the upper classes.

During the Victorian era, a wider selection of tea began to be imported from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and India. Tea rooms serving afternoon tea grew in popularity, especially among women, being one of the few places where they could meet without a chaperone. By the early 20th century, many establishments had expanded on the custom of a musician playing in the background and were holding tea dances in the afternoons.

Today, tea has become an integral part of our daily routine and could be described as Britain’s national drink. Although invented in America in the early 20th century, the tea bag didn’t become popular in England until the 1970s, when it revolutionised our tea drinking habits and put fortune tellers who read tea leaves at the bottom of a cup into decline!

Still considered a rather genteel English custom, today, sumptuous afternoon teas are served by many top hotels with a bewildering number of different tea blends on offer along with a ‘tea sommelier’ to help you choose. They are often booked up months ahead - a testament to tea’s enduring popularity.

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HELP THE RAINBOW CENTRE REACH OUT FURTHER The Rainbow Centre in Fareham is a local charity enabling greater independence for adults affected by conditions such as: Parkinson’s, MS, a stroke or a head injury, and children with cerebral palsy. It works with people to improve their mobility, motor skills, independent living skills, communication and cognitive abilities.

It is carrying out research, funded by the National Lottery through the Big Lottery Fund, into the possibility of an outreach service in the future for adults unable to travel to its Centre in Fareham, and would like to discover whether there is a need for this service in the community.

It should only take a couple of minutes to complete online www.rainbowcentre.org/what-we-do/adult-researchsurvey.

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A great family day out SATURDAY APRIL 29th 2017 10.00am to 4.30pm The Cuckoo Fair is held on the greens in the picturesque village of Downton.

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