The South Wilts Magazine - November/December 2015

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 • ISSUE 38

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F E A S TS Follow our guide and enjoy some great local fare this festive season

+ EVOLVED HEALTH PIE RECIPES FESTIVE LISTINGS & MUCH MORE FOOD & DRINK // INTERVIEWS // PROPERTY // SHOPPING // COMMENT

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November/December 2015 // issue 38

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e have arrived, all too quickly, at our final edition of 2015. The year has quite simply flown by. From the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta through to the England rugby team crashing out early from their own World Cup, we’ve seen and done a lot this year, and with a couple of months still left, there’s time for plenty more yet!

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Our last issue of the year is jam-packed with ideas for the festive season, from a chock-a-block listings guide to events across the region, including the likes of Longleat Festival of Light and Tiz the Season, and we even suggest ideal places to head for some festive retail therapy (East Farm Christmas is a great place to start - page 10!) We also give foodies the lowdown on where to pick up some wonderful produce to celebrate the season with family and friends. And from wonderful produce to hearty seasonal cooking - try our fantastically tasty and wonderfully simple pie recipes (p18).

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Find out more, and catch up with all your usual favourites, by turning the page.

See you in 2016.

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FEATURES

LOCAL LISTINGS What’s on in November/December

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The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

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Evolved Health

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LOCAL NEWS A Round up

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East Farm Christmas

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Gift & Shopping Ideas

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HOMES & GARDENS A new care home for Salisbury PUZZLES Quiz, wordsearch & sudoku

FOOD & DRINK

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Festive Feasts

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COMMENT

Pie Recipes

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The Last Word

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NOVEMBER & DECEMBER CITY HALL SALISBURY Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, SP2 7TU Box Office: 01722 434434 www.cityhallsalisbury.co.uk For full listings go to the website.

NINA CONTI: IN YOUR FACE 7 November, 7.30pm Tickets: £20 She’s won a British Comedy Award, stormed Live at the Apollo and made a BAFTA nominated film - all without moving her lips. This year, Nina will create a new show each night by plucking inspiration from the audience.

STEVE HARLEY & COCKNEY REBEL 10 November, 7.30pm Tickets: £32 & £37 Steve Harley, the original Cockney Rebel, returns with the ‘Best Years Of Our Lives’ 40th Anniversary which will reunite the surviving original band members from that seminal album.

Steve Backshall, City Hall

STEVE BACKSHALL 12 November, 7pm Tickets: £18.50 Wildlife TV presenter, adventurer, naturalist and writer Steve Backshall takes us on a tour of the real life expeditions that have inspired his novels ‘The Falcon Chronicles’.

THE SENSATIONAL 60s EXPERIENCE 2015 14 November, 7.30pm Tickets: £24.50 & £26.50 Step back in time and relive the past during an evening true to the 60s when pop music was at its very best.

SHOW OF HANDS 21 November, 7.30pm Tickets: £20.50 Show of Hands are undeniably one of the strongest current forces in acoustic music.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL - PRESENTED

BY MUSICAL THEATRE SALISBURY 24-28 November, 7.30pm & Matinee Tickets: £10 - £17.50 Charles Dickens’ classic story about the miser Scrooge and his redemption gets the full Broadway treatment by the Broadway team of Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens and Mike Okrent.

PAM AYRES 29 November, 5pm Tickets: £20.50 40 years after she first appeared on TV’s Opportunity Knocks Pam Ayres brings her latest show to City Hall.

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Nina Conti, City Hall

SPIKE’s ALL-STAR BAND 4 December, 7.30pm Tickets: £36 & £42 Queen’s keyboard player and musical director, Spike Edney, will be bringing his all-star band and some Rock Star friends to Salisbury!

THE BIG SNOW’S BALL 11 December, 8pm Tickets: £20 For the final time, City Hall will again become a winter wonderland for our ultimate Christmas party STEELEYE SPAN 17 December, 8pm Tickets: £19.50 & £21.50 Folk rock pioneers Steeleye Span are touring with a new live show.

THAT’LL BE THE DAY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2015 18 December. 7.30pm Tickets: £23 & £25 Topped with lashings of Christmas spirit get ready to party as That’ll Be The Day returns with its Brand New 2015 Christmas Show!

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[ events SALISBURY CONCERT BAND 19 December, 7.30pm Tickets: £8 (Concs £5) This special concert will feature over 100 singers of Salisbury Area Young Musicians’ Youth Choir and Children’s Choir combined. The show will be compèred by Robert Key, the band’s president.

SALISBURY PLAYHOUSE Malthouse Lane, Salisbury SP2 7RA Box Office: 01722 320333 www.salisburyplayhouse.com For full listings go to the website.

JANE WENHAM: THE WITCH OF WALKERN 10-14 November, 7.30pm & Matinees Tickets: £9.50 - £17.50 Inspired by events in a Hertfordshire village, Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s beautiful, throat-catching new play is alive with mysteries of nature, sex and the supernatural, and blasts society’s hunger to find – and create – witches.

THE EDGE 12-14 November, 7.45pm & Matinee Tickets £13.50 (under 25s £9) Set in the future, The Edge takes us on a fantastical journey through weather and time to explore the mythical place where the land meets the sea, posing vital questions about our future in a rapidly changing environment.

ROUND THE HORNE 17-21 November, 7.30pm & Matinee Tickets: £9.50 - £19.50

With its infamous movie spoofs and hilarious regular characters Round the Horne was one of the biggest and best radio comedy shows of all time, and still endures today, 50 years on.

CINDERELLA 2 December – 9 January, various times Tickets: from £8.50 The most magical pantomime story of all is brought to life in a sparkling production for all the family to enjoy.

With all the traditional elements of pantomime, including a beautiful transformation scene, songs you’ll know and love and dazzling sets and costumes, Cinderella will be the must-see show this Christmas.

CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT 14 December, 7.30pm Tickets: £20 (under 25s £16.50) Following sell-out concerts of Mozart and Vivaldi, The Locrian Ensemble returns with an atmospheric evening of Christmas music, performed in period costume.

SALISBURY MUSEUM 65 The Close, Salisbury, SP1 2EN Tel: 01722 332151 www.salisburymuseum.org.uk For full listings please go to the website.

JOHN HINCHCLIFFE PRINTS Until 13 February 2016 Normal admission charges apply This small print exhibition compliments a major retrospective of his work John Hinchcliffe: The Definitive works of a

Decorative Artist, open now in the Main Exhibition Galleries.

JOHN HINCHCLIFFE - THE DEFINITIVE WORKS OF A DECORATIVE ARTIST Until 16 January 2016 Normal admission charges apply Salisbury Museum mounts the first retrospective exhibition devoted to the life and work of weaver, painter and ceramicist John Hinchcliffe.

CHRISTMAS MAGIC AT THE MUSEUM 12 December, 10am – 4pm Tickets: £1 donation Enjoy a magical Saturday at the museum with Father Christmas and his family of reindeer! A fun-packed day with drop-in festive craft activities led by artist Suzie Gutteridge from 10am - 12.30pm and 1.30pm - 4pm, storytelling, music and Penguin Purple Chris...

SALISBURY ARTS CENTRE Bedwin Street, Salisbury, SP1 3UT Box Office: 01722 321744 www.salisburyartscentre.co.uk For full listings go to the website.

JENNY ECLAIR 12 November, 8pm Ticekts: £17.50 (Concs £15.50) An evening of comedy from professional Grumpy Old Woman Jenny Eclair, who presents new show ‘How To Be A Middle Aged Woman (Without Going Insane)’.

THE FALCON’S MALTESER 14 November, 2pm & 7pm Tickets: £10 (Concs £8) Based on the book by Anthony Horowitz, a hilarious comedy following the adventures of an inept private detective and his sharp-witted brother.

Kila, Salisbury Arts Centre

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HUUN HUUR TU 20 November, 8pm Tickets: £14 (Concs £12) An evening of ritual laryngeal chants with a modern twist from the worldfamous Huun Huur Tu.

events ] of Thomas Hardy’s novel about independent and wilful Bathsheba and her relationships with her three suitors.

Jeremy Hardy, Salisbury Arts Centre

MET LIVE: BERG’S LULU 21 November, 5.30pm Tickets: £17 (Concs £15) A live in HD screening from The Metropolitan Opera in New York.

JEREMY HARDY 25 November, 8pm Tickets: £14 (Concs £12) A live show from the star of Radio 4’s Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation.

JOE LYCETT 4 December, 8pm Tickets: £12 (Concs £10) A new show from the self-proclaimed ‘absolute lad’, ‘That’s The Way, A-Ha A-Ha, Joe Lycett’.

KILA 6 December, 8pm Tickets: £14 (Concs £12) Exuberant and eclectic music from a globetrotting Irish folk group who’ve taken the world by storm.

MET ENCORE: THE MAGIC FLUTE 12 December, 7pm Tickets: £17 (Concs £15 A special Met Encore screening of Mozart’s classic opera The Magic Flute.

A ROYAL NIGHT OUT (12A) 13 November, 8pm Tickets: £7 On V.E. Day in 1945, as peace extends across Europe, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret are allowed out to join the celebrations. It is a night full of excitement, danger and the first flutters of romance.

FROZEN SINGALONG (U) 5 December, 2.30pm Adults £6, Children £5 Experience the hit Disney musical Frozen like never before in an all-new, full length Sing-Along Edition!

CHRISTMAS CONCERT WITH SHAFTESBURY TOWN BAND 6 December, 3pm Tickets: £5 Celebrate the season with carols and Christmas music from the Shaftesbury Town Silver Band.

WILD TALES (15) 20 November, 8pm Tickets: £7 Six darkly satirical short films united by a common theme of rage, vengeance and violence.

XMAS AT THE ARTS CENTRE 12 December, 7.30pm Tickets: £5 An evening of seasonal delights with music and entertainment, served up with mulled wine and mince pies.

ABSOLUTION - BLUES TRIO 21 November, 7.30pm Tickets: £11 This award-winning Modern Blues power trio are fast becoming one of the must see Blues/Rock acts on the UK circuit today!

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ST JOHN SINGERS ‘MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS’ 15 December, 7.30pm Tickets: £15 The Guildhall, Salisbury The 25th ‘Magic of Christmas’ concert BELL STREET JAZZ BAND offers a variety of carols by the choir 28 November, 7.30pm and familiar carols in which the Tickets: £10 audience is invited to join. Guest The ever popular Bell Street Jazz Band soloist is Olympia Hetherington mezzo make a return visit to the Arts Centre soprano former chorister Salisbury to entertain, delight, and keep the toes Cathedral. Tickets from Musicroom, 5 tapping.

Catherine St, Salisbury (01722 328181).

SHAFTESBURY ARTS CENTRE 13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AR Box Office: 01747 854321 www.shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk For full listings go to the website.

FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD (12A) 6 & 8 November, 8pm Tickets: £7 New, beautifully filmed, lyrical version

Frozen Singalong, Shaftesbury Arts Centre

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All the latest news and events from South Wilts and beyond!

FESTIVAL OF LIGHT AT LONGLEAT Following the extraordinary success of last year’s inaugural Festival of Light, which saw more than 150,000 people visit Longleat over the Christmas period, Longleat is determined this year’s extravaganza will be bigger and better than ever.

a 50m long, life size floating Dragon Boat and a stunning recreation from parts of the famous Terracotta Army.

A team of highly-skilled artists from Zigong in China’s Sichuan province, which has been staging lantern festivals for more than 2,000 years, are travelling to the UK to help create the must-see More than 20,000 individual lanterns event. “To be honest we had very high will once again transform the estate expectations for last year’s event, but in to a magical illuminated winter even we were overwhelmed by the wonderland. Over three-quarters of the glowing scenes are entirely new for positive reaction from visitors who this year and designers have taken their scored the event as outstanding with a 97% rating,” said Longleat CEO Bob inspiration from China’s mighty Tang Montgomery. “Our challenge now is to and Qin dynasties. Among the new go one better in 2015. There will be five illuminated artworks will be the 20m additional scenes, with the majority of tall Porcelain Pagoda – created out of 80,000 porcelain cups, bowls and plates, the illuminated tableaux being entirely

new. Several of the most popular displays; including the mythical Qilin, which are each made from over 65,000 glass phials filled with coloured liquid, the giant elephants and the safari park animals will also be returning,” he added.

The new Festival of Light runs alongside Longleat’s traditional Christmas celebrations which include the Santa Trains, Giant Musical Christmas Tree, Fairytale Characters and an outdoor Ice Skating Rink. It opens Fridays to Sundays from 13 November to 6 December and then daily from 11 December to 3rd January (excluding Christmas Day.) • www.longleat.co.uk Longleat’s Festival of Light

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TIZ THE SEASON ON SATURDAY 5 DECEMBER! Tisbury’s fantastic Christmas event, Tiz the Season, will be held this year on Saturday 5 December from 3 - 7pm.

The village will be transformed by its beautiful Christmas lights and exciting things are planned. These include an afternoon of entertainment from JNX Productions: Music School including seasonal carols and live bands, special ‘reindeer’ rides around the Square, a bouncy castle and Santa who will be visiting and can be found in his special Grotto. The High Street will be closed off and there will be fabulous Christmas gift and food stalls to compliment all the amazing shops in Tisbury High Street who will be staying open late for the occasion.

Anyone who buys anything during the afternoon will be entered into a

special raffle and there will also be a visit by the local fire engine (unless it is needed elsewhere!).

Adrian Griffin, Chairman of the Tisbury Business Association who has organised the event said ‘I am so delighted with the plans for this year’s Tiz the Season. It really is going to be the most fun event and there will be something for everyone in the family, be it shopping for mums, the bouncy castle for the dads or ‘reindeer’ rides for the kids. Parking is free in Tisbury, or you can jump on the train to visit us. It couldn’t be easier to come along and we look forward to seeing you!’.

• www.tisbury.co.uk

VICTORIAN XMAS AT BEAULIEU Visit Beaulieu between 19 December and 3 January 2016, to experience the magic of a traditional Victorian Christmas. See one of the largest outdoor Christmas trees in the New Forest and follow the fairy light path to Palace House, home of the Montagu family since 1538. Children can follow the Christmas Cracker quiz trail and hear how festive traditions have developed over the ages.

Visitors can talk to characters from Victorian times to discover what life was really like ‘Upstairs and Downstairs’ at Christmas time and warm themselves in front of the yule log in the hearth of the great fireplace.

In the Lower Drawing Room there will be carol singing and musical entertainment for everyone to enjoy.

In the National Motor Museum, the Victorian theme continues as visitors can see what driving was really like in those early days. In the World of Top Gear Enormodrome watch exclusive footage as the presenters take you behind the scenes in the Top Gear production zone, enjoy clips from some of the best Top Gear moments and see actual cars from some of the presenters’ most ambitious challenges

Tiz The Season returns on 5 December

A LITTLE LITTLE DONKEY COMES TO SALISBURY We all know the song Little Donkey…well now is your chance to meet him! Stroke, groom and fall in love with the adorable miniature donkey who will be dropping in at Cross Keys Shopping Centre this Christmas.

Between 10am and 3pm on Sunday 29 November, Sunday 6 December, Saturday 12 December

and Saturday 19 December the little donkey will be arriving ready to charm Christmas shoppers.

Cross Keys Shopping Centre is situated on Guildhall Square in the centre of Salisbury and is open from 8am until 6pm Monday to Saturday and 9.30am until 5pm on Sundays.

Victorian Christmas is the theme at Beaulieu this year

For more information about the donkey visits and all the other festive events at the centre call 01722 325726.

To complete the day, take a ride on the high-level Monorail or hop on the Veteran London Bus to see the Beaulieu sights The Beaulieu attraction is open from 10am to 5pm daily, except Christmas Day.

• www.crosskeysshopping.co.uk

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Christmas Under One Roof Set in the heart of the Wylye Valley, East Farm Christmas in Codford is a truly enchanting Christmas shop.

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ow in its sixth year, the East Farm Christmas shop captures the very essence of Christmas - from an encounter with real live nativity animals to a meeting with Father Christmas himself, and the opportunity to purchase the most beautiful Christmas decorations sourced from across the globe.

Every year Jennifer Stratton and her team transform an empty barn into a winter wonderland, complete with grotto, living nativity and a vintage café. Regular customers see it as an essential part of the festive season, travelling from as far afield as Wales, Grimsby, Liverpool and the Channel Isles to find the perfect bauble!

For children one of the most memorable and magical moments of the year is meeting with Father Christmas. His arrival (by tractor) is always eagerly awaited.

Each child who books to meet him has a lovely chat with the man himself and receives their own gift. He also reads a seasonal story from his spectacular grotto!

There is always something new and exciting at East Farm Christmas, this year the list includes a selection of beautifully crafted collectable German music boxes, eye catching table centre pieces and a selection of hilarious hats and head bands!

Alongside the shop is the charming vintage café, which offers a warm welcome on a cold winter’s day with steaming mugs of hot chocolate, delicious homemade cakes, bowls of piping hot soup and the chance for a get together with friends and family.

customers can enjoy time away from the stress of overcrowded shops and streets with the added bonus of free parking and a relaxed atmosphere At East Farm Christmas, customers can enjoy time away from the stress of overcrowded shops and streets with the added bonus of free parking and a relaxed atmosphere with friendly helpful staff all willing to help find the perfect decorations and gifts for one and all.You will find everything to make Christmas complete; real and faux trees, baubles, candles, fun gifts, shimmering lights for both inside and outside the house, the most amazing decorations in every shape size and colour, beautiful garlands and wreaths, snow globes and traditional music boxes - the list is practically endless but at East Farm

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the magic of Christmas truly is under one roof!

Find East Farm on the edge of the village of Codford, just seven miles from Warminster. Follow the signs on the A36 and A303. To find out more call 01985 850982 or email: info@ eastfarmchristmas.co.uk The shop is open daily until Wednesday 23 December from 10am to 5pm (4pm on Sundays). Father Christmas arrives on Saturday 28 November (grand arrival by tractor) and every weekend until Wednesday 23 December. On Wednesday 11 November there is also a Ladies Night in aid of Cancer Research UK. • www.eastfarmchristmas.co.uk

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A Forest Falconry Experience

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or those who love the grace and power of birds there could be few better gifts than a falconry experience.

A wonderful Christmas gift for any bird lover, Forest Falconry’s adventures are ideal for everyone, as there is no experience necessary.

Unlike many experiences, Forest Falconry offer a good amount of handling time with the birds, which include Barn Owls, Eagle Owls, Peregrines and Golden Eagles.

Take a look on their website for the details on the packages available, and you can also book online. Both Half and Full Day voucher packages are available for single people and couples and there’s the option to bring along a spectator with you too.

There’s no need to book a specific date as the vouchers are valid for one year from the date of purchase so the recipient can decide when they would like to go.

To find out more give Forest Falconry a call on 01794 323310.

• www.forestfalconry.com

Get your skates on in Wilton!

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ilton Shopping Village is the place to head this festive season with their annual gift fair and real ice rink! On Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November they will be holding their annual Christmas Gift Fair.

With stalls offering cards, jewellery, decorations, gifts, festive food and drink as well as plenty of shops old and new, they have everything you need to kick start your Christmas shopping! Wilton Shopping Village is also bringing back its real ice rink. You

“Wilton Shopping Village is also bringing back its real ice rink. You will be able skate every day of the holidays right up until 3 January 2016.”

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will be able skate every day of the holidays (except Christmas Day) right up until 3 January 2016. The skating season kicks off on Friday 20 November from 6pm until 9pm with the ice rink launch night! Each session lasts forty minutes, with tickets costing £8 for adults, £7 for kids and you can also hire a Bobby Seal skate aid, ideal for small children, for £4.

For more information and to book tickets visit the website or email icerink@ wiltonshoppingvillage.co.uk • www.wiltonshoppingvillage.co.uk

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BENETT ARMS Semley, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 9AS The Benett Arms is a quintessentially English pub. Full of character, complete with charming snug bar, wood burning stove and cosy seating area, it’s the kind of place you want to pile into on a dreary afternoon to enjoy a pint of good ale and a read of the papers.

Winner of the Heart of Wessex CAMRA’s Local Rural Pub of the Year 2015 and a regular in the Good Beer Guide the Benett Arms prides itself on serving excellent and very well kept real ale with at least three to choose from at any one time. Local Bridge Farm cider is also a regular in addition to a good range of wines and spirits to suit all occasions.

Tawny ports available too, that and 300+ varieties of whiskies for you to cast an eye over! Whatever you are looking for, pop in to see them. They are now taking your Christmas orders.

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Teffont Evias, Salisbury SP3 5RJ The kitchen team at Howard’s House continue to delight diners with their fresh, seasonal cooking, and this 01722 3224486 | www.cambridgewine.com winter will celebrate the season’s finest ingredients, from local roe deer to the freshest South Coast seafood.

54 Wilton Rd, Salisbury SP2 7ES Throughout December, Howard’s House Having been in the same ownership offer a ‘Non-Traditional’ Christmas; menus for more than seven years the Horse & Groom has built a reputation for quality especially designed to offer a refreshing alternative to traditional festive fare. cooking, served to a high standard in comfortable surroundings with a warm These are perfect for winter celebrations and friendly atmosphere - you can even and Christmas parties - party menus are available from £25 per person and take a look at it on Google Maps, just search for the Horse & Groom Salisbury! ‘outside the box’ buffets can be created to suit all tastes. Visit the website for It’s especially well known for its steaks and this together with the full a la carte menus and special festive offers. menu and daily specials makes it the Howard’s House has also put together ideal place to enjoy a meal or just a Good, honest, local food is provided so drink with friends or colleagues. several tempting events this winter, expect gravy rather than “jus”. Choose for those who enjoy great food, wine anything from homemade soup to As well as a large selection of dishes on steak and kidney pie, steak, fish or the regular menu there are also daily regular seasonal specials. If you have specials and lighter bites, together with any room left the naughty puddings, a £5.99 senior citizens lunch menu such as sticky toffee pudding or lemon served Monday to Friday. This is and ginger crunch, are a real treat. complemented by a fine selection of Booking is recommended for roast wines, beers, lagers, ciders and soft lunch on Sunday too, and they will be drinks. They are now taking bookings for running a series of seasonal specials Christmas, and the full menu is going throughout December so you can get to be finalised in the coming days, just your fill of classic festive fayre – call call for details. And If you want to pop in and company. Each occasion promises for details! pure foodie heaven – adventurous, during the festive season, the pub also out-of-the-ordinary tasting menus 01747 830221 | www.benettarms.co.uk has BT Sport so will be showing all the and inspired flights of wine. On 10 live football and rugby too!

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They also offer vegetarian options.

Howard’s House has a series of winter dining events to look forward to

Party – a seasonal six course dinner party menu with wines to match - on 31 December it’s New Year’s Eve at Howard’s House complete with seven course tasting menu and a champagne reception and on 30/31 January you can look forward to an Antiques Weekend with John Bly. For full listings and event info see the website.

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pudding, zesty cranberry sauce, awardwinning stilton and buttery oatcakes not forgetting a 6.5kg free range turkey and 16 pigs-in-blankets. All organic and all utterly delicious. Alternatively they have smaller options to feed 2-3 (£65) and vegetarian boxes too. For full details head to their website where you’ll also find other Christmas favourites like hummus, olives, smoked salmon and cooked meats.

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Online Founded in 1986 by farmer Guy Watson, veg box company Riverford makes Station Rd, Tisbury, Wiltshire SP3 6JT cooking beautiful food easy with its This wonderful Victorian building, which range of flavourful, ethically produced dates from 1894, offers a fully stocked organic meat and veg boxes. This year, bar and a unique dining experience for they can make your Christmas food all as well as five star accommodation shopping stress free with their seasonal following a recent renovation. Their dinner boxes. Their Christmas dinner box Christmas menu is being served from with turkey and trimmings (£139) feeds 1 to 21 December, with advanced 6 to 8 people and contains everything booking recommended and essential you need for a fantastic Christmas dinner for groups. in a box. It includes a large original vegbox packed with Christmassy veg, Riverford offer complete 1kg clementines, 12 of their Christmas boxes legendary mince pies, a 450g fruity Christmas

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In January there are also plans to introduce a new Sunday Carvery, still at the same great price of £7.95. This in conjunction with their great value lunch menu offering any two dishes for £11.95 and daily specials. It’s well worth a look.

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WILTSHIRE LIQUEUR CO Online The Wiltshire Liqueur Co has been providing their original liqueurs to some of the smartest country estates, stylish picnics and fun filled family gatherings since 1993. There are four delicious liqueurs to choose from; Sloe Gin, Damson Vodka, Wild Strawberry and Blood Orange, and they all are available to buy online with a bespoke labelling service so that your name or personal message can be added with no set up fees, additional print fee or minimum order. They are a wonderful idea for a Christmas gift, and failing that they are great for festive drinks, and with a collection of wonderful recipes on their website to inspire experimentation, you’ll be heading back for a top up in no time!

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Pies

Perfect

Comfort eat in style this month with these delicious pies - recipes come courtesy of Waitrose as usual.

STEAK & CARROT POT PIES

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Add the onion, carrots and mushrooms to the pan. Cook over a medium heat for 8–10 minutes, stirring often, until softened. Add the garlic and cook for a further minute. Stir in the flour, then gradually add the stock and Worcestershire sauce, mixing well.

Season and bring to a simmer, return the steak to the pan, then cook gently for 5 minutes.

Serves 6

Lay the pastry sheet on a clean work surface and place 6 x 250ml pie dishes upside down on top of it. Cut around each one to make a pastry lid for each pie (you can roll the pastry a little larger if you need to).

Divide the steak mixture between the pie dishes and top each one with a pastry lid, crimping the edges to seal.

Make a small hole in the top of each pie, place on a baking tray and bake for 20–25 minutes, until the pastry is risen and golden. Serve with green vegetables.

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oil in a large saucepan and add the steak. Cook for 3–5 minutes, turning occasionally, until browned. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.

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Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 2 x 340g packs of beef frying steak, cut into 3cm dice 1 onion, diced 2 large carrots, diced 200g pack button mushrooms 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 tbsp plain flour 400ml beef stock 2–3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 320g puff pastry sheet

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LEEK, MUSHROOM & GRUYERE PIE Serves 6

Ingredients 3 medium potatoes, peeled & cut into cubes 1 tbsp sunflower oil 400g leeks, trimmed & roughly chopped 300g chestnut mushrooms, quartered 200g creme fraiche 100g Gruyere, grated 320g pack puff pastry sheet 1 medium egg, beaten Method Preheat the oven to 200°C. Parboil the potatoes for 5 minutes and drain. While the potatoes are boiling, heat the oil in a medium saucepan and gently sweat the leeks and mushrooms for 4-5 minutes until beginning to soften.

Stir through the creme fraiche and grated cheese, and add the parboiled

potatoes. Season with a small pinch of salt and some black pepper.

away any excess and pressing down the edges.

Place the filling in a medium rectangular baking dish just a little smaller than the pastry sheet, and top with the sheet of puff pastry, cutting

Brush all over with beaten egg and cut a hole in the top to allow steam to escape. Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until golden and bubbling.

Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large saucepan and cook the chorizo and leeks together for 5 minutes until the leeks have softened. Stir in the rosemary, paprika and flour and cook for 1 minute then stir in the hot stock.

simmer gently for 15 minutes until the potatoes are tender and the chicken is cooked through with no pink meat.

QUICK CHICKEN & CHORIZO PIES Serves 6

Method Preheat the oven to 220°C. Open out the pastry sheet and using a cutter, stamp out stars or other festive shapes.

Transfer to a baking sheet, brush with milk and bake for 10–15 minutes until puffed and golden brown.

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Ingredients 320g puff pastry sheet 2 tbsp milk 1 tbsp olive oil 60g Cooks’ Ingredients diced chorizo 500g leeks, sliced 1 tsp fresh or dried rosemary 1 tsp smoked paprika 2 tbsp plain flour 750ml hot chicken stock 6 chicken thigh fillets, cubed 2 red skinned potatoes, peeled & diced Green cabbage, steamed & shredded

Add the chicken and potatoes and

Divide the chicken mixture between 6 shallow bowls and top each serving with some pastry stars. Serve with steamed cabbage.

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[ motoring The new Outlander PHEV

The Outlander PHEV See the new Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV at Salisbury Mitsubishi.

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he Outlander PHEV is the nation’s favourite choice of plug-in vehicle, with Mitsubishi having sold well over 10,000 of them since the SUV’s launch last year. It can travel up to 32½ miles in pure EV mode – more than enough for the average daily commute, which, according to the SMMT, is 25 miles – there’s no vehicle tax, except on the commercial variant, and it’s exempt from the London congestion charge, too. Company car drivers pay a Benefit in Kind tax rate of just 5%, meaning a virtual pay rise of thousands of pounds a year, and

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businesses benefit from a 100% writedown allowance in the first year.

With the new Outlander PHEV, fuel economy has been improved yet further – up from an already impressive 148mpg to a massive 156mpg – while CO2 emissions are down from 44g/km to 42g/km.

Greg Davies, Dealer Principal at Salisbury Mitsubishi in Downton, near Salisbury, said: ‘We’re all highly excited here about the new Outlander PHEV, because it’s got so much to offer.

These are fantastic improvements from Mitsubishi, making it even better value for money, and we’re looking forward very much to showing people

With the new Outlander PHEV, fuel economy has been improved yet further - up from an already impressive 148mpg to a massive 156mpg - while CO2 emissions are down from 44g/km to 42g/km.

motoring ] The Outlander PHEV has a fuel economy of 156mpg

And can travel up to 32½ miles in pure EV mode

what a difference it can make to their lives. This isn’t going to be a hard-sell, though. We’ll be very happy to advise, of course, but the quality of the new Outlander PHEV will undoubtedly speak for itself.’

The Outlander PHEV is the UK’s favourite plug-in vehicle

Latest figures from automotive industry body the SMMT, released in October, show that Mitsubishi Motors in the UK enjoyed a year-to-date growth of 62% in sales of passenger vehicles, against a cross-industry rise of just 7%. With the launch of this new model, the manufacturer is confident that this trend will continue throughout the year.

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[ health & wellbeing

Avonbourne Care Centre In Spring 2016 the Order of St John’s Care Trust will be opening a brand new state-of-the-art care home in Salisbury...

An artist’s impression of the new home at Avonbourne

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ituated in the city of Salisbury and opening in Spring 2016, Avonbourne Care Centre will be one of the latest centres to open in Wiltshire offering 24 hour care.

find some peaceful relaxation in one of the comfortable lounges. A cinema, hairdressing salon, shop and even a pub will also be available within the centre for residents’ convenience.

The centre will offer residential and nursing dementia care and the dedicated, professionally trained team is on hand 24 hours a day, seven days a week Avonbourne is located in a quiet residential area, close to Old Sarum, a mighty iron age hill fort which is an English Heritage site and was the original home to Salisbury Cathedral.

This modern, but homely care centre has been designed with your comfort and wellbeing in mind. From the spacious bed-sitting room with en suite facilities, to the thoughtfully landscaped gardens, you can enjoy the social activities going on every day, or

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The centre will offer residential and nursing dementia care and the dedicated, professionally trained team is on hand 24 hours a day, seven days a week to offer support as and when it’s needed. To help residents maintain existing hobbies and interests, and to encourage them to try their hand at something new, the centre’s dedicated Activity Coordinator can discuss the wide range of activities and trips available, all designed to encourage friendships

and help keep residents as active as they wish.

Avonbourne also offers the latest technologies to keep everyone safe.

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Look great, feel great Evolved Health is building quite a fanbase thanks to an unrivalled reputation for delivering superb personal training and physical therapy in Salisbury...

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alisbury based Evolved Health are the trailblazers of personal training and physical therapy. That’s quite an opening line, but the glowing testimonials on social media and the positive word of mouth around the city are evidence enough.

Matt Chappell, founder of Evolved health, had a vision to deliver exceptional personal training and physical therapy, and Matt now

Evolved Health has brought pioneering skills to Salisbury, the most notable being NKT (NeuroKinetic Therapy) has a fantastic team working alongside him to help deliver that vision.

Do you suffer with niggling pains? Fitness plateaus? Are you always tired? Evolved Health can help. The company has brought pioneering skills to Salisbury, the most notable being NKT (NeuroKinetic Therapy) which has brought pain and performance

solutions for all their clients, including Crossfit members and Salisbury FC players.

NeuroKinetic Therapy is based on the premise that when an injury has occurred, certain muscles shut down or become inhibited, forcing other muscles to become overworked.

As fully qualified NeuroKinetic therapists, Evolved can quickly and accurately correct dysfunctional postural and movement patterns that can be the source of mystifying pain and performance issues. As a result, some clients are pain free for the first time in years, whilst others have seen their fitness performances exceed all their expectations.

As well as NKT, the briliantly equipped training area means you can go from couch to gym in 30 seconds and Evolved brilliantly combine the two so you have a one-stop training and therapy centre with amazing new techniques and most importantly, fantastic results.

If you need to improve your health and fitness, Evolved Health is the go to place in Salisbury. • www.evolvedhealth.co.uk NKT can help find and treat the source of long standing niggles, pain and muscle weakness

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Come on England!

y the time you read this the Rugby World Cup will be over. New Zealand will have won, although as I am writing this they still have yet to play South Africa in the semi final. Just a thought, by the way, but if South Africa beat New Zealand would the fact that Japan beat South Africa make Japan better than New Zealand? I think it would but then I am an English rugby fan….and not bitter at all!

It is only now, three weeks after England were ignominiously dumped out of their own tournament in the group stages, that I can even contemplate discussing the most upsetting sporting occasion of my life.

nooooo’… ‘All Scotland have to do is hold out for another minute’…’Oh nooooo!’ There it was, gone. Not only the hopes of a nation but the hopes of a whole hemisphere.

I’m only glad that I decided not to buy any tickets, thankfully the eye-watering prices put me off. I also came to an agreement with myself that I’d not be swayed by the marketing campaign and end up swathed in branded RWC15 gear.

The one concession I did make on this front was buying my daughter an England rugby shirt. I must admit it cost a few quid, especially when you bear in mind she’ll have grown out of it by Christmas, but, once in a lifetime etc etc and she did look very cute…

One of the saddest sights of the recent past was in the week after the Australia game. I went into a supermarket and was greeted by a huge box of England rugby balls on sale. They were dirty, the box was tatty and worst of all, they were completely flat.

I am English but will always support any of the home nations (including Ireland of course) in any sport so it goes without saying that I’m used to being disappointed. The Rugby World Cup 2015 promised something different though. It was in our own backyard and to have waited 24 years for it to return and then to be over after just three weeks was just dreadful. Then to watch as one by one the other home nations fell away as well. ‘Wales are going to win only 5 minutes to go’…’Oh no’…’Ireland will surely beat Argentina, the weakest of the Southern Hemisphere sides’…’Oh

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well she would have if she’d have even tried it on. When I got home with it, on the morning of the Wales game, she flatly refused to have anything to do with it. Little did I know I have been harbouring my own version of Paul ‘the oracle’ octopus; she obviously knew it would all end in tears. Maybe by not wearing it she was hoping her old man could return it and get his money back. Thankfully her early bedtime meant she didn’t have to watch the horrors unfold, but by the end of the game I sure wish I’d joined her in having an early night. She still hasn’t worn it (is she trying to tell me

something?). We’ll keep her on half rations to make sure it still fits come the Six Nations in February and if she still refuses to don the rose then I’ll be sure not to put any money on England to win that one either.

One of the saddest sights of the recent past was in the week after the Australia game. I went into a supermarket and was greeted by a huge box of England rugby balls on sale. They were dirty, the box was tatty and worst of all, they were completely flat. If ever there was a metaphor for how England fans were feeling then this was it, deflated and at the bargain bin end of the rugby world. Oh well, if nothing else England fans are resilient…Bring on Japan 2019…Come on England!!!

Phil Rockliffe