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DEDICATION BRINGS 40S STYLE BACK

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War on the Line Reporting Team: Eleanor Marsden, Beccy Conway, Rachel Gover, Helena Gomm, David Cradduck, John Ellery, Kevin Gover, Jon Heal LAST month, the team at Winchester Today embarked on its most ambitious project yet… a day-long ‘live’ blog on ‘War on the Line’ at the Mid-Hants Railway. Various scenarios fell into place and we were able to cover events at all four stations on the Watercress Line.

We just didn’t realise that this was going to be much more than an event - it was an immersive experience. Before it even happened, Woodies Mountford - one of those who helped co-ordinate it - told Winchester Today it was going to be “something different”, with guests able to fully immerse themselves in a 1940s railway experience. Everyone who came dressed up had a real story - ready for all the questions, especially from us!

Just by chance out of the many thousands who came, we bumped into Ophelia Wollny, who tells us online (along with some beautiful photographs!) that she’s an “avid seamstress and costume maker.” Ophelia specialises

Everyone who came dressed up had a real story in historical costume making and has a passion for all things vintage. She’s pictured here alongside Jordan Toovey just at the bottom of the bridge at Ropley.

We’ve had great fun transforming our stories into a 1943-style newspaper (see page 15 and 16 of this special edition) called the Ropley Times - which also happens to be edition 41 and published in July! Funny that...

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Vintage: Ophelia Wollny and Jordan Toovey show off their classic style

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...AND RELAX! ““Whoops a daisy! Hey, I’m doing some baby yoga... it gives me better sleep, it gets me out of my car seat and sitting around!

“All this stretching malarkey will hopefully lead me on to have loads of exercise in the future, there’s loads of fun for me and my parents to share - and less ups and downs!

“This picture shows me and my mates in the under 2s having a blast at West Downs Day Nursery in Romsey Road, Winchester. OFSTED rated ‘Outstanding’ don’t you know.

Now, where was I...”

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR This month we’re reminiscing. And we’re proud of it!

This month, July 2018, sees the sixth anniversary of Winchester Today’s newspaper in an age that supposedly saw the end of newspapers ten years ago.

Well, we know that people love the style and appearance of Winchester Today newspaper. We worked hard on it right from the moment we invited students from Winchester to help us out at a special news day we held at Lainston House. At that time we had a masthead and an email address and that was it! Lots of hours of design and re-designing on the dining room table then ensued with our original layout editor Johnny Blonde.

These days we can do so much more with pictures and appearance, but the concept of original journalism with a fantastic team remains the same. I’m still beaming about our ‘outside broadcast’ last month on the Mid-Hants railway - and yes we’re blowing our own trumpet! I was keen to reflect events over all four railway stations at the railway line, and we could have

only done this with a large team feeding back to a central point.

I’ve always been a fan and original pioneer of mobile journalism, especially in those early days when we were creating this newspaper in 2012. A lot of the journalism we do never comes near a computer thanks to uploading qualities now available on smartphones.

We can do so much more in 2018 to bring you quality news and images, and I remember with fondness overcoming the technical difficulties I had on newsdays back in the early days with my MA Journalism students at Goldsmiths. Mainly lack of signal! 3G was all we had, very unreliable at best with no superfast broadband.

It’s extraordinary to think how much technology has advanced in recent years - even since those early days - and that we could cover this event last month in real time, entirely over smartphones.

I was trying hard to remember anything similar in all my 30 years of being on the radio in Winchester, and the

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only thing I could come up with was the 1989 European Elections. That was the year when the Greens really had an effect across Europe. I think there were ten of us journalists and presenters stretched out over Hampshire and Wiltshire in the days that we had to book quality broadcast lines. I remember that an engineer stayed with me at the Corn Exchange in Devizes for all of the evening just to make sure that the line stayed intact!

It proves that we had vision and ambition back in 1989 to bring the story back to Winchester. Just like last month. More than this, the ideas and the images that my team of reporters sent back on that day last month were amazing. Those members of the public who dressed up and added to the event were extraordinary.

Please take the chance to have a look if you can on winchestertoday.co.uk We’ve had a great time putting this edition together. In the meantime, Happy Birthday to us!

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PERSONNEL from the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force took part in the recent ceremony culminating in the raising of the Armed Forces Flag outside the Great Hall. The LordLieutenant, Nigel Atkinson Esq, was one of those taking part: “The annual Flag Raising Ceremony has always been incredibly well supported, and is a demonstration of Hampshire’s strong commitment to the Armed Forces.”

The sentiment was echoed by Hampshire County Council’s Armed Forces Champion, Councillor Andrew Joy: “Our support for our Armed Forces community, including regulars, reservists, veterans and their families, is constant.

Hampshire is home to over 20,000 serving members, as well as the largest concentration of veterans in the UK.”

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Our support for the Armed Forces community is constant The Mayor of Winchester, Councillor Frank Pearson, says Winchester is rightly proud of its strong ties with the Armed Forces: “They have been a constant and welcome presence in and around the district for many years. This ceremony is not to glorify war, but to honour those members of the Joint Services who have given their lives for us, along with those who continue to go into danger on our behalf.”

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ELEPHANTS - MEANINGFUL CHANGE NEEDED Holly Budge explains the scale of the world elephant problem EXPLORER and entrepreneur Holly Budge showed the crowds at this year’s Alresford Music Festival how she intends to show the enormity of the plight faced by elephants in the world.

The plan is to build an enormous model of an elephant made entirely out of papier-mâché. Winchester Today has kept back some old packs of newspapers to help build the model, and our own David Cradduck went along to the show to help ‘picture’ the project.

You may remember the ‘How Many Elephants’ exhibition in Alresford that we told you about in March. It normally shows 35,000 elephants, the amount poached in a year. Holly says that 96 elephants are poached every day in Africa. Because the White Space was so big, the exhibition showed 100,000 elephants: “That’s 3 years’ worth of poaching. Four are highlighted in red to

Some children didn’t know this was happening

show the hourly rate. I’ve tried to make it shocking only by the use of numbers, not gory images. Extinct by 2025.”

She says she knows she can’t save the world single-handedly, but she thinks she can change a few minds: “Some of the children didn’t know this was happening.

Proof of what the exhibition can do.”

Shocking: Holly (above) highlights the numbers of elephants lost to poaching

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July 2018 he’s better on your side than against you, isn’t he? He gives Mainwaring more of a hard time.”

When accuracy is key in living history Edited by RACHEL GOVER MEET Gordon Puzey who lives in Oakley, just west of Basingstoke. He’s had Austen 7s now since 1962 and takes part in all manner of period events, including ‘War on the Line’.

“It’s a 1928 Austen 7. This particular one, I’ve owned since 2005. It’s a magneto engine, which doesn’t have to run on battery, once you crank it over. It runs on the mag. You only need the battery for hooter and lights, basically. Hence, we have [honks the horn] for when we’re not running on the battery (laughter).”

Why Austen 7s for you? Why are you particularly attracted to them?

“It goes back to late 50s, early 60s when it was a student’s preferred form of transport. And as a student of the late 50s, early 60s, I started my life in an Austen 7 which my father paid £25 for. Shortly after which, I bought a couple more for a fiver each.”

A fiver?

“A fiver. A fiver would buy you just about a sort of running car, run on student’s money, you know. We bought a string and a hammer, for maintenance.”

And in 2018 terms, what would I have to part with to have one of these?

“In 1928, this would cost you about £112.

And nowadays, £16,000. It’s not bad. I

It’s like driving an out-ofcontrol pram think actually, if we go back a few years, it has twice won Best In Show at the National Austen 7’s rally at Beaulieu, but it’s had a bit of a hammering since then.

My cars are for driving, not for polishing in car parks (laughter).

So, what is she like to drive?

“Hairy. It’s a bit like driving an out of control pram, with no brakes. It’s got twowheel brakes on the back. They sort of slow you down a bit (laughter). The hand brake sort of works on the front wheels only and will slow you down a bit more if you put both on together.

“Lights do a reasonable job of illuminating the radiator, but not a lot in front of it. Even less with the war time shields on. And only one allowed obviously. During the war, you have a shield on one side and the other must be blanked out.”

So, how on earth do you get away with

actually going on the road in those conditions with brakes that hardly work and lights that don’t light up?

They will come up to standards but we don’t need MOTs anymore. I feel safe. I feel perfectly safe. If no-one dives in front of me and slams their brakes on (laughter). It’s anticipation.

You know, slowing down rather than braking hard at the last minute, using the gear box. I find that I don’t make a lot of use to the brakes to be absolutely honest.”

As you can see, Gordon is dressed as an ARP warden.

“This is a genuine uniform. My Grandfather’s WW1 medal ribbons, military medal. I’m also a reconnaissance officer for unexploded bombs.

Which means, if there is an unexploded bomb on my patch, I have to investigate, identify it from my booklet and schedule them up and then pass this along to the Royal Engineer who will then deal with them.”

Now, we all love ‘Dad’s Army’ - ARP wardens didn’t get a good ride on that programme, did they? (laughter) “Well Bill Hodges, warden, is a post warden, therefore he has a white helmet. I am only a senior warden, one of his senior men and I have a black helmet with a white W on.”

Would you want a boss like that though?

“Probably not! (laughter) I don’t know,

What’s it like for you to come to events like this, you know, War on the Line.

There are obviously a lot of people here.

They’ve taken the trouble to dress up and everything.

“Yes, we absolutely love it. But, I think what we have to be aware of is that we are living history. And, people will ask us questions like: ‘What’s that badge for?’, ‘What’s that stripe for?’, and we need to know the answers, because we are living history.”

Especially when the uniform is genuine, like you said.

“Oh yes! It’s a genuine uniform.

Everything I have is genuine, the correct service gas mask. I have my whistle, which I won’t blow as the train will go! (laughter) My stirrup pump is in the back there. We try to be as accurate as we can.”

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War reporter Helena Gomm says she was amazed how many people had dressed up for ‘War on the Line’: “It really contributed hugely to the atmosphere and the enjoyment ­especially as they all stayed in character pretty much throughout, from the cheery spiv, trying to flog his dodgy wares, to the slightly sinister ‘man from the Home Office’, who wouldn’t answer questions about anything.

“I think people who hadn’t dressed up must have felt a bit left out. I asked a number of people who seemed to be regular re-enacters why they did it and what the attraction was of this particular event. Most of them said it was the friendly sociable atmosphere and the chance to escape from today’s frenetic stressful world back into a time when life moved at a slower pace and people were kinder and looked out for each other’s interests. “That certainly was the case on the day I went, when officials and public alike seemed totally focused on helping each other have a good time and being as welcoming and pleasant as possible.

Nothing was too much trouble for the train crews and station staff as they helped people in wheelchairs on and off, gave out information on the timetable and explained the attractions to be found at each station.”

One of those who took part is Shelia Puzey, who focuses on the Land Army and who’s the wife of Gordon, featured opposite: “Land Army were the ladies that took the place of men in the farming industry in the woodlands because the men had all gone to war. So, the women took over working the land which was a very important job, because we weren’t

able to import as many products. So, we had to be more self-sufficient. So yes, it was a vital role.”

couple of years ago, my granddaughter’s school were doing the Second World War. We loaded our car up with many things from the 1940s and spent the whole day at the school showing the children all about life in the 1940s. Particularly, the rationing. How many clothes they could actually buy for their coupons which was very little!

“A lot of them (the school children) didn’t quite understand that they couldn’t just go out to the shops and buy something.”

Is your uniform authentic as well?

“As much as I can be. I’ve researched as much as I can. The hat isn’t a Land Army hat, but it’s as good as you will get. In fact today, I’ve just managed to purchase a pair of the corduroy jodhpurs. So, next year, perhaps I’ll be in a different outfit.”

Nothing was too much trouble We were speaking to your husband how much you get questioned by people as well. Are you a walking encyclopaedia of the WW2?

“Not totally WW2, but I know about the cars! I know a fair bit about the cars. But it’s something you learn over the years because people will come up to you and talk to you. Particularly, the people that know the cars from years gone by. So, you learn quite a lot.

“It’s a nostalgia trip for so many people. I’ve got books on Land Army and I’ve read up on that side of the war and my father was an ARP warden.

Some of the things that my husband has were things that were my fathers.

Our garage is a mini museum. We have lots of memorabilia. In fact, a

Authentic: Shelia in her Land Army uniform

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That was an eye-opener though?

It was. And on one occasion, I took out the fold-out bellows camera and I explained how they put the film in. And, you wound it round and you’d taken your photographs, you’d take it to the chemist.

They developed your film. You then got the photos back two weeks later… and a little boy put his hand up and s aid: ‘Where do you download it, Miss?’ (laughter) No concept!

No concept at all!”

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CHOPPING FOR CHARITY - UPDATE

July 2018

From the Winchester 6 YEARS AGO Today Archive

LAST month we told you about Cheriton Primary School pupil Freya Balme who was to follow the fine example recently set by The Duchess of Cambridge by chopping her long, thick hair and donating it to the Little Princess Trust www.littleprincesses. org.uk The trust provides real hair wigs, free of charge, to children across the UK and Ireland who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment.

At the same time as donating her locks to this worthy cause, Freya was hoping that she will be able to raise enough money for Cheriton School to buy some new resources to help children in the school with learning difficulties. Freya is dyslexic and knows there are lots of fun resources out there that could make her learning easier and more enjoyable, MONDAY 2 July 2012: Winchester Today is born on a rainy afternoon at Loch Fyne in Jewry Street, just ahead of Hat Fair the following weekend.

A fantastic turnout upstairs in the restaurant saw invited guests fall into absolute silence. They were all reading the paper! All you could hear was the pages as they were being turned.

It continued to rain all week, we all got very wet while out delivering the

Freya cut a good 15 inches off her hair if only there was some money available to spend! For this reason Cheriton’s headteacher Andrew Goldsworthy agreed for her to make her haircut a sponsored event.

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“Obviously a big thank you to Sue at Hair Art for being so patient and kind while cutting Freya’s locks off. She was incredibly ‘child friendly’!

“Freya cut a good 15 inches off her hair and her sister Lucy followed suit with 11 inches the following day. They are both loving the simplicity of short hair and not needing me to do any plaiting or bunching in the mornings.”

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Fantastic Support For Air Ambulance Runway run without the planes!

AROUND 700 runners had an early start to run 5k for the airport’s official Charity Partner, the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) - which is also recognised as Winchester Today’s nominated charity.

Southampton Airport is the only commercial airport in the UK that opens up its runway to the members of the public for this type of events, and with 700 runners has broken yet another record of hosting the biggest run of its kind in the UK to date.

At the time of going to press, over £20,000 has been raised from the Runway Run with the final number still being calculated, as the support keeps pouring even after the event.

Neil Garwood, Managing Director at Southampton Airport, was amongst those running for HIOWAA: “This is the fourth year that we’ve done the Runway Run, and it’s been fantastically well-attended. HIOWAA is an outstanding charity, and it was very moving to see such a great commitment from all the runners today, with a lot of people dressing up and supporting each other. We would like to thank all the runners, volunteers and the airport’s staff for creating such a fantastic atmosphere.”

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Community Fundraiser for HIOWAA: “It’s been a brilliant event, supported by 700 runners, and the money raised will go towards the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance’s operational costs. We are now really looking forward to see the same huge support for the Runway Run 2019.”

Matt Risden from Hedge End Running Club was the first person to

cross the finish line, while Hollie Smith was the fastest female runner on the day.

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WHO’S GOOD? WHO’S BAD? Razor-sharp satirist comes to the Theatre Royal DEVIL May Care is the new standup show from multi-award-winning comedian Marcus Brigstocke, who will be touring venues up and down the country from September until December, including the Theatre Royal at Winchester.

Snowflake, Nazi, Remoaner, Trot, Libtard, Brextremist, Feminazi, Piers Morgan… as we divide each other up into more and more unpleasant categories of evil, it is time to establish, once and for all, what is good and what is bad. And who better to arbitrate in these challenging, divisive times than Lucifer himself?

The Devil no longer runs Hell dayto-day. He’s retired now, and plays Golf at Mar-a-Lago, but the Dark Lord is still on the board of The Underworld and attends a bi-annual meeting to advise on how to make eternal damnation sustainably hot, how to keep a thousand minions on zero hours contracts, and what to do about Jacob Rees Mogg.

This will be the first time Brigstocke presents a character-driven stand-up show, performing as Milton’s fallen angel Lucifer from Paradise Lost. Marcus says: “I’ll be fully devilled up, complete with horns, tail and malevolent grin. I want to explore the nature of good and bad.

Do good people do bad things with good intentions? Is anyone truly wicked? Are

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any of us wholly good? What’s to be done about Piers Morgan?”

Marcus Brigstocke is a master of satirical comedy, with an impressive list of TV credits including his role as team captain on Argumental (Dave), and host of The Late Edition and I’ve Never Seen Star Wars (BBC4). Other appearances include Live At The Apollo (BBC1), Have I Got News For You (BBC1), Mock the Week (BBC2), QI (BBC2), Sorry I’ve Got No Head (BBC1), The Late Edition (BBC4), and the 11 O’Clock Show (Channel 4).

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SILLY COMPETITION WITH SERIOUS MESSAGE! Local straw photo challenge looks to change behaviour FINAL Straw Winchester (FSW) is running a competition in conjunction with local MP Steve Brine to try to get over the message that plastic straws are no longer acceptable. The FSW campaign was set up by working mum of two, Michele Ingerslev and launched at the end of January 2018. Michele was inspired through her work on ocean plastics with the 1851 Trust in Portsmouth, which offers free school visits, helping to inspire the next generation of young people in all things STEM-related.

FSW have been working with local businesses (including Winchester Today!) to get them to pledge to STOP using plastic straws with their drink offering (yes!) and so far has over 20 businesses on board and received the backing of the MP earlier this year.

‘Silly Straw Saturday’ runs throughout July and August and is designed to raise awareness among local school children of the need to eliminate the use of single-use plastic straws and the wider plastic-free campaign.

It asks children - and big children - to send pictures using the silliest reusable straws they can find. A winner and two runners-up will be chosen in early September and invited to Westminster where they will visit No.10 Downing Street and the Houses of Parliament.

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Michele is pleased about the continuing initiative: “I’m delighted to have support from Steve and together we aim to inspire young people with this campaign to educate them about this topical issue and help reduce the use of single-use plastics in Winchester.”

Steve says it’s a cause close to his heart: “This is a bit of fun but it’s a serious message because the threat to our planet and wildlife from discarded single-use plastic straws is very real.

We know children get this message 100% so we hope the competition will be something they enjoy and give them cause to spread the message to the grown ups in their lives “The wider point is around changing behaviour and much of what we’re doing in Government seeks to move away from large scale plastic use.

If we can someday get to a plastic free green Winchester that would be a prize worth having.”

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SALISBURY SCOOPS MAJOR EXHIBITION Gems from the past on show STAFF at Salisbury Museum say they’re “thrilled” to have secured a major new exhibition in partnership with the British Museum. ‘Hoards: A Hidden History of Ancient Britain’ will open on 13 October 2018 and will run until 5 January 2019. It aims to reveal some of the fascinating stories behind the headlines of buried treasure, with displays of hoards from across the British Isles. There’s plenty that was discovered locally too, as our pictures show.

The exhibition traces the story of hoarding from Bronze weapons discovered in the river Thames and the first Iron Age coin hoards, through to hoards buried after the collapse of Roman rule in Britain and in more recent times. It will showcase recent discoveries of hoards reported by finders and archaeologists through the Treasure Act and brings together objects from the British Museum and Salisbury Museum, including the spectacular Ipswich Iron Age gold torcs and new prehistoric and Roman finds from Wessex.

recycling, hidden for safekeeping, or offered up to the gods. Prehistoric communities deposited hoards as part of rituals to honour gods or ancestors, and to demonstrate power and wealth, while Roman coin hoards have traditionally been viewed as being hidden for safekeeping from external threats. The large number of coin hoards dating to the later Roman period could suggest that this period was one of political instability and economic insecurity. However, the archaeological evidence may point to different explanations for the burial of these hoards and the careful study of these finds has revealed a wealth of information about the past.

Adrian Green is Director of Salisbury Museum: “Many of the incredible finds in this exhibition were reported through the Portable Antiquities Scheme. This national scheme is run by the British Museum to encourage the recording of archaeological objects found by members of the public. The information recorded about finds from the Wiltshire area has transformed our knowledge of the past and helped to make exhibitions like this possible.”

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1. A hoard of Iron Age and Roman coins found in Owermoigne, Dorset, in 2010 © The Trustees of the British Museum 2. Bronze Age socketed axes from the Salisbury hoard © The Trustees of the British Museum 3. Miniature Iron Age shields from the Salisbury hoard © The Trustees of the British Museum

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What’s On in Winchester and beyond July 2018 Friday 6th – 7th Film on a Farm, Droxford 7.00pm – 11.30pm. Film listings available here: www.filmonafarm.co.uk/

Friday 6th – 14th Winchester Festival All event information available here: winchesterfestival.co.uk

Saturday 7th Jane Austen Tour and Tea Winchester Cathedral, Winchester.

10.00am – 12.00pm. £12.50

Saturday 7th Artist Rooms: Agnes Martin at The Gallery Winchester Discovery Centre, Jewry Street, Winchester.

9.00am – 7.00pm.

Suggested donation £3.

Saturday 7th Let’s Rock Southampton, 80s Festival The Common, Southampton. 12.00pm.

Tickets available here: www.letsrocksouthampton.com/

Saturday 7th Strawberry Fayre Buckland Adventure Playground, Malins Road, Portsmouth.

11.00am – 4.00pm

Saturday 7th Oxford Street Southampton Farmers’ Market 10.00am – 2.00pm

Saturday 7th – 8th Love Southsea Market Palmerston Road, Portsmouth.

9.00am – 5.00pm/10.00am – 6.00pm.

Saturday 7th – 8th Blacknest Food Festival Blacknest Country Club, Alton.

11.00am – 3pm. Free Entry

Saturday 7th/Sunday 8th/14th/15th The Lavender Fields Open Days Hartley Park Farm, Alton.

11.00am – 4.00pm

Sunday 8th Simply 3Jaguar Beaulieu National Motor Museum, New Forest. 10.00am – 6.00pm.

Tickets range from £5 - £12

Sunday 8th Emsworth Antiques & Collectors Fair Emsworth Community Centre, North Street.

10.00am – 3.30pm

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Sunday 8th Sharpen your Skills Using Chicken with Sylvain Gachot Season Cookery School, Lainston House Hotel, Woodman Lane, Winchester. 9.30am – 1.30pm.

Information available here : www.exclusive.co.uk/cookery-school/ classes/all-courses/

Tuesday 10th Wine and Paint Evening

Thursday 12th Spanish Cheese and Wine Evening No.4 Coffee and Wine Bar, 5 Canute Road, 7.00pm – 10.00pm. Information here: www.no4coffeeandwine.com/

Thursday 12th Vitality Blast Hampshire v Sussex The Ageas Bowl, 5.30pm - 10.30pm.

More information available here: www.ageasbowl.com/

Thursday 12th – 15th Goodwood Festival of Speed

Friday 13th Silent Summer Screenings: The Greatest Showman

Saturday 14th Thai & Malaysian Cooking with Jackie Kearney

Aldershot Lido, Guilford Road, Aldershot. 7.30pm - 11.00pm.

Tickets available here: www.silentsummerscreenings.com/

Season Cookery School, Lainston House Hotel, Woodman Lane, Winchester.

9.30am – 4.30pm. Book here: www.exclusive.co.uk/cookery-school/ classes/all-courses/

Friday 13th – 14th Summer Picnic Concerts Summer Soul and Motown Magic Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Ampfield, Romsey. Tickets. £17.

Gates open at 6.00pm.

Friday 13th – 15th Netley Music Festival Hamble Lane, Netley. 4.00pm until midnight.

Tickets available here: www.netleymusicfestival.co.uk/

Goodwood House, Chichester. Times and tickets available here: www.goodwood.com/ flagship-events/festival-of-speed/

Saturday 14th Smoked and Uncut.

Food festival, live music, dancing…

Friday 13th Local Produce Dinner with James Durrant

Lime Wood Hotel, Beaulieu Road, Lyndhurst.

Tickets and times available here: www. smokedanduncut.com/

No.5 Bridge Street, Bridge Street, Winchester.

7.30pm - 11.00pm.

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Sunday 22nd Swing Time, London’s Leicester Square

Stansted Park, Rowland’s Castle, Chichester. 5.00pm – 11.00pm.

Tickets available here: www.cuffeandtaylor. com/events/summerhousesounds/

Theatre Royal, Jewry Street, Winchester. 7.30pm. Tickets available here: www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk/

The Point, Leigh Road, Eastleigh. 9.00pm. Events and information available here: www.thepointeastleigh.co.uk/whats-on/

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Christ Church Milton United Reform Church, 239 Milton Road, Portsmouth.

10.00am – 4.00pm

Wednesday 18th Tom Jones performs, Summer House Sounds

Friday 20th Outdoor Cinema: Pride

Rosie’s Vineyard, Elm Grove, Southsea.

7.30pm – 9.30pm. £25.

Tickets available here: www.tickettailor.com/ events/paintchillco/164171/#

Saturday 14th Paws In The Park Lepe Country Park, Exbury, Southampton. 9.00am – 1pm.

Register at www.hiowaa.org

Beach hut themed self-catering, holiday chalet in Niton, fully equipped, stunning location. From £280pw. 07717 134272

Saturday 14th Southampton Mela Festival Hoglands Park, Southampton. Music and Dance from around the world. Free event

Sunday 15th Alton Bus Rally & Running Day

Friday 20th – Sunday 29th West Green House Opera Thackham’s Lane, Hartley Wintney.

Music, food and drinks.

5.00pm - 11.00pm.

Tickets available here: westgreenhouseopera.cloudvenue.co.uk/

Saturday 21st Adam Kay: Diary Entries Stand Up and Music Theatre Royal, Jewry Street, Winchester. 7.30pm.

Tickets available here: www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk/

Saturday 21st Folkwell: Folk Festival

Anstey Park, Alton.

10.00am - 5.00pm. Entrance is free

Fontwell Park Racing and Events, West Sussex. 10.30am – 10.30pm.

Tickets available here : www.fontwellpark.co.uk/whats-on/folkwell

Sunday 15th Tylney Hall Hotel Garden Party Ridge Lane, Rotherwick, Hook.

12.00pm – 6.00pm.

Information available here: tylneyhall.co.uk

Saturday 21st Scavenger Hunt

Monday 16th – Sunday 22nd Southampton Cocktail Week

Saturday 21st – Sunday 22nd Farnborough International Airshow

Gilbert and White’s House, High Street, Selborne. 10.30am – 5.00pm. Free event

Bargate High Street, Southampton. Events taking place all week.

Wristbands and event times available here: www.southamptoncocktailweek.co.uk/

Saturday 21st – 31st August Summer Living History Beaulieu National Motor Museum, New Forest. 11.00am – 6.00pm. Tickets available here: www.beaulieu.co.uk/events/summerliving-history/

Nuffield Southampton Theatres City, Studio 144, Southampton.

Times and tickets available here: www.nstheatres.co.uk/whats-on

Middle Brook Street, Winchester.

9.00am – 2.00pm

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Stansted Park, Rowland’s Castle, Chichester. 5.00pm - 11pm.

Many concerts taking place.

Thursday 19th – 21st Much Ado About Nothing

Sunday 8th/29th Winchester Farmers’ Market

Wednesday 11th – 14th Art and Flower Festival

Tuesday 17th Il Divo perform, Summer House Sounds

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Sunday 22nd: Symphonic Queen Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Jermyns Lane, Romsey. 6.30pm - 9.00pm.

Tribute to British rock band, Queen.

Tickets £10.

Sunday 22nd Vineyards of Hampshire Wine Festival Raimes Vineyard, Tichbourne, Alresford.

12.00pm – 4.30pm. Tickets £12. www.vineyardsofhampshire.co.uk/events

Tuesday 24th Holiday Adventure Day with New Forest Activities Beaulieu Estate. 9.00am – 5.00pm. £35 per child. Book here: www.newforestactivities.co.uk/activities/ school-holiday-activities/

Tuesday 24th – 26th The New Forest Hampshire County Show Brockenhurst, Hampshire. 8.00am – 6.30pm.

Tickets available here: www.newforestshow.co.uk/

Thursday 26th Ignite Youth Theatre Taster workshop The Lights Theatre, Andover. Ages 13-17.

1.00pm – 2.00pm.

Book here: www.thelights.org.uk/

Friday 27th Oakley Hall Hotel’s Summer Ball Rectory Road, Basingstoke. 7.00pm – 1.00am.

Tickets £69, hotel nights available. Please contact hotel’s Events Team on 01256 783350 or email enquiries@oakleyhall-park.com

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NOTHING TO MISS IN THESE LINKS “A joy to watch” - Helena Gomm sees Salisbury’s latest production score a hole in one LOVE ON THE LINKS Salisbury Playhouse

LOVE on the Links is a new play, devised by Jon Glover and Edward Taylor and based on the golfing books of P G Wodehouse – and what fun it is! The action is set in the bar of Wood Hills Golf Club in leafy Surrey.

Or rather, it isn’t, as the bar is mostly used as a stage for the re-enactment of a series of riotous stories of love and lost love, acted out by the golf club members – stories which take us to chic Paris hotels, crocodile-infested jungles, into trains, taxis, boats, Moroccan restaurants ... you name it.

In doing this, they are attempting to console new member Jack Ramage (Adam Jackson-Smith) who is having problems with his love life, and to chivvy him into renewed and more successful efforts to win the object of his desires, one Daphne Cartwright.

The proceedings are orchestrated and most of the stories are narrated by The Oldest Member, played by Michael Fenton Stevens. This seasoned veteran of the 19th hole, adept at scrounging his favourite tipple, White Horse and Malvern, from the others, has seen it all in his long association with the club.

He is, therefore, well-placed to recall and relate the details of the love triangles involving other club members which are reminiscent of Jack’s present romantic quandary.

All the characters in these stories are played by club members Lily

The play moves at a cracking pace, helped by admirable teamwork

(Jenna Boyd), Gloria (Tiffany Graves), Asser (David Shelley) and Turnbull (Rob Witcomb), together with Fitt the bartender (Tim Frances).

This talented gang, who claim that their only acting experience comes from a series of golf club pantos, seamlessly transition into the various characters, from crocodile-hunting adventurers to Moroccan waiters, occasionally taking over the narration from The Oldest

Member.

And they are a joy to watch. Their main characters are as believable as the roles they assume in the play acting. The women, in particular, manage to maintain the catty competitiveness of their real relationship throughout.

Each actor is so thoroughly engaged in the action, that you have to keep your eyes moving over the whole stage in order not to miss a single nuanced gesture or

A fascinating and uplifting journey for all Blink and you’ll miss the Dark Ages! David Cradduck enjoys a blisteringly quick romp through time in Winchester with ‘Blue Apple’ WINCHESTER - THE FIRST 100,000,000 YEARS Winchester Theatre Royal

YES, that’s right – the first 100,000,000 years of Winchester’s history abridged into a couple of hours on stage. An undertaking which takes us on a frenetic ‘romp’ through history, from the days when dinosaurs roamed the present site of Theatre Royal Winchester, through a vast migration from the African continent northwards to Europe; it sees the Romans come and go in a twinkling, the Black Death, William of Wykeham shows us his plans and there is that awful eviction of Winchester’s Jewish community.

Jane Austen ends her days in Winchester, William Walker famously saves Winchester Cathedral from subsidence, the twentieth century sees the return of at least one Jewish family, the Habels, to become very much a part of the fabric of the city, through the colourful 60s and a Saturday night relapse to witness other, more modern creatures roam the city in search of music and recreation. Finally, we are reminded of how insignificant our time is on this earth and in turn how insignificant the earth is in the vast space beyond.

Wow. Some plot, eh? And rather a lot to fit into a short evening’s entertainment. I came away exhausted and emotionally drained from this performance, as did my fellow audience, by the sheer scale and audacity of such an undertaking, let alone by the hugely talented and dynamic way the story was told. Richard Conlan, artistic director,

I came away exhausted… the sheer scale and audacity of such an undertaking

writer and director, deserves a medal for creating such an involving, amusing, informative and endearing production and for bringing it to life.

Blue Apple Theatre is earning a name for itself, not just in Winchester, but regionally and even nationally, as one of the very few theatre companies to be specifically founded to ‘support performers with learning difficulties to develop and present high quality productions … theatre, dance and film’.

Founded in 2005 by Jane Jessop – whose son Tommy is one of Blue Apple’s performers – the group calls on professionals, performers, parents, friends and supporters of all kinds to

provide an enviable collaboration that encourages inclusion, camaraderie, fun and the kind of challenges that most of us would shy away from.

Everyone in the company is very much part of the team; there are no shadows to hide in and everyone gets to shine and to support their fellow performers.

The enthusiasm, energy and inspiration coming from these performers on stage are palpable, so much so that the audience claps and laughs along unashamed. Audience participation has never been so good!

This summer show, the most recent of their productions that ranges from Shakespeare to Jules Verne and beyond,

telling facial expression. The play moves at a cracking pace, helped by admirable teamwork, and the delivery is flawless.

The set, designed by James Button, is a masterpiece. Ostensibly just a bar, its fixtures and fittings are instantly transformed into canoes, hookahs, jungles, hotel balconies, anything needed to enhance the storytelling. Handbags, golf bags and mops become crocodiles of ever-increasing length; a lampshade becomes a Moroccan fez.

And such is the quality of the acting, the direction and the choreography that we get the impression that the actors are actually improvising, having to grab the nearest thing available when the narration of The Oldest Member takes a sudden change of direction, as it frequently does. The experience is reminiscent of watching a particularly good episode of Whose Line is it Anyway?

Love on the Links - the perfect entertainment for a summer’s evening.

is simply set and beautifully lit to create numerous different scenes. Much use is made of image projection to create an infinite number of backdrops from dinosaurs to the underwater scene with William Walker, the diver who is attributed with saving the cathedral.

Included is pre-recorded video and audio that assist the storytelling and scene setting.

There is puppetry, dance and movement, a few simple props and costumes to help depict the changing scenes, and, my goodness, what a lot of lines to learn.

A glance through the programme at photos of the performers in rehearsal is an insight into how much fun these guys have putting it together; I am guessing that the show itself is the icing on the cake, that the rehearsals make up the substance of the whole experience. To quote a previous Blue Apple director, Peter Clerke, “every rehearsal is a journey … a lot of work, much concentration and great deal of good humour”.

Indeed, humour is and essential element in this show and some very clever, ‘in’ jokes abound: “In 1960 a star in the East appeared – and His name was Colin Firth”.

If you want a full length, ‘Big Blue Apple’ production, make sure you get tickets to see their interpretation of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol at the Theatre Royal 11-13 January 2019, a chance to encounter Blue Apple’s ‘unique style of uplifting theatre that includes drama, dance, puppetry and music’.

In the meantime, do take a few moments to check out this inspiring group’s website at www.blueappletheatre. com and follow them on social media for the latest information, including how you can support them through donations, becoming a Friend of Blue Apple, volunteering to help on and offstage or even by becoming a trustee of this innovative charity.

July 1943

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ENEMY SUBS SUNK!

CHILD EVACUEES SAFE

Some terrific news of enemy engagement has reached us here at the Ropley Times.

The German submarines U-119, U-194, U-200 and U-449 were all lost to allied action on one single day of last week (Thursday 24 June, 1943).

Reporting restrictions however prohibit us from saying where or how this occurred.

Famous Hollywood Actor Killed In Raid

It’s been confirmed that the film actor Leslie Howard, who starred in Gone With The Wind as Ashley Wilkes has been killed in enemy action. Mr Howard was on board BOAC Flight 777 over the Bay of Biscay.

The DC-3 became caught up in an encounter with eight German Junckers Ju 88s. All 17 aboard died.

It’s believed the Nazi

Command mistakenly thought our own Prime Minister was aboard.

Black-Out Time

Bath 10.55 Ropley 10.58 London 11.01

WISH ME LUCK AS YOU WAVE ME GOODBYE…

Sad scenes at Alton Station, writes Helena Gomm, as mothers have to say goodbye to their sons, not knowing where they are going or whether they will ever come back.

Here is Land Girl Kay Fox saying farewell to her beloved son Leading

Seaman Gun Layer 2nd class William Fox. “He is returning to his ship HMS London, but he won’t tell me where it is based or where it is heading. No doubt his shipmates will rib him when they see the lipstick on his cheek!”

CARELESS TALK COSTS LIVES!

Here’s a prime example of keeping your mouth closed and the enemy at bay. Our reporters have joined locals aboard the train from Ropley towards Medstead and met two people who are “not

allowed to say anything because we’ve signed the Official Secrets Act.” We could probably say they’re Elaine and Col Steve Brooker. And that they’re going to Alton.

But that’s all!

BLACKOUT!

War reporter Helena Gomm meets Phil and Jan Dunford with their Austin 10 Colwyn. Notice the masked headlines and white paint. With blackout restrictions increasing, instructions have been issued that cars must have reduced

lighting and white paint to stop people bumping into them at night. Phil is a police officer and Jan a district nurse. No bicycle? Jan pointed out that some district nurses have to cover large areas and need cars to get around.

We’ve encountered a pair of plucky refugees from Bristol on their way to Woolton Hill with Mr and Mrs Jinks, the couple who will be looking after them. Tenyear-old Bailey James is glad to be escaping the bombing, and both he and his brother Austin (three) are looking forward to their new life in the country where there will be plenty to eat on the Jinks family’s smallholding.

DOING THEIR BIT No matter how young, and no matter what reason, everyone here in Ropley is doing their bit for the war effort.

Pictured here are Ophelia Wollny and Jordan Toovey. Bright and confident, these two are at the forefront of the fight against Herr Hitler!

Ropley Times

2 July 1943 Twopence Number 41 (War Special 1943)

MORALE BOOST! ‘Churchill Visits Ropley’ – Official

Surprise Visit to Railway Shocks Locals

illagers in Ropley were completely V taken aback by the PM’s visit over the weekend to War On The Line - a morale-

boosting event designed to bring people together.

Mr Churchill hailed the weekend a huge success: “Whatever our country is going through, you can see the true spirit of the British people embodied in the fighting spirit right here in Ropley.

“The village is the epitome of the fight

against the Nazi cloud that exists across Europe.

“Their loved ones are far away on beaches and landing fields; at sea or in the air. Many operations are in complete secret.

“But look how villagers here keep things going. Look how they work in the fields!

Look how they keep the railway line running!”

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