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Special Offers 39 | Ovenclean Summer offer

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July 2020

Lockdown Stories

Features

13 | Community Spirit in Action

14 | Stress

Every Month

16 | Queen Bee

4 | Editor’s Note

32 | What a difference a virus makes!

22 | Better Photography with Kim

19 | Talk from Town Council

40 | Royal Surrey pop up clinics providing life-saving healthcare to the homeless during Covid-19

6 | FL meets…

8 | Plastic Free July

28 | Honey Lettings: Virtual Viewings 30 | Recipe: Easy Grilled Vegetables 33 | Taxing Times

38 | Will you help get Fleet back on its Feet?

44 | Rosie’s Good Reads

26/27 | Community Notice Board 36 | Health & Fitness Classes 45 | Useful Numbers 46 | Index of Advertisers

35 | Revitalise Your Life 37 | Emotional and Practical Support in Challenging Times Fleet Life July 2020 | 3

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Although we were unable to publish our magazines I still wanted to continue to champion local businesses and the community and when I stumbled across the idea of running a raffle to support our local independent firms, the Fleet Community Raffle was born. But more about that on page 38.

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Here at BLMC HQ we had been preparing for our big 15th Birthday Celebrations in May but sadly we were not able to produce our May and June issues! I did not feel like celebrating as you can imagine but I am so grateful for all our readers and customers that make these magazines possible. We now publish Elvetham Heath and Fleet Life monthly and Wellesley Life bi-monthly, and hope that they will continue to connect our community and the businesses in the area.

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Personally, I’ve been really struggling to process what’s going on and I’m sure I’m not alone. I think I’ve probably been going through the stages of grief and behavioral change all at the same time. There was the denial, the anger, the bargaining, the depression and finally acceptance.

To be fair, I am still far from accepting home schooling whilst working from home but I have been lucky that my daughter in Year 6 is now back at school and my son is continuing his college work online. I am not saying I am on top of things and thriving in the ‘new normal’ but I have certainly adapted.

At the beginning of lockdown we were half way through distributing our April issue when we had to stop. However, with government guidelines changing we were able to get all our April copies out and through your letterboxes at the end of May but for obvious reasons they were not available at our pick up points.

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Nicky Bond, Vice Chairman of Elvetham Heath Parish Council and care assistant a small residential care home here in Fleet.

Please tell us about your background – childhood, education, career etc I was born and raised in Frimley, attending Grove School and France Hill School. When I left, I started as a shop assistant in Allders of Camberley, first on the soft furnishing department before moving to the small electrical and luggage department. I moved to Fleet in the late eighties with my husband and became a childminder whilst my son was small. I have also worked as an office manager for a recruitment company before changing careers to become a care assistant.

How did you come to be Vice Chairman of Elvetham Heath Parish Council?

I first became a Parish Councillor around nine years ago in response to an advert I saw – I had previously been on the committee for a residents’ association when we had lived in Church Crookham so I decided to apply. As it was still very new at that time, it was a good opportunity to have a say in how the Parish Council would be run to serve the residents of Elvetham Heath, where I have now lived for the last fifteen years.

How has Covid-19 impacted you at the Parish Council?

At the present time during the pandemic, we, like everyone

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else, are having to adapt to the guidelines in place. We have had to cancel some of our planned events for this year like the Fete and Concert but are hoping we will be able to go ahead with these next year.

and telephone calls. We have also been grateful to the local companies that supplied the home with PPE and face shields.

Why did you decide to change careers to work at a care home?

My son is 22 years old and was due to graduate from Portsmouth University this year. The pandemic has meant he’s not had the year he’d envisaged and has had to complete his final studies and exams online – transforming my kitchen table into his work desk and taping revision notes to the kitchen wall.

I started working in the care home almost eight years ago and it is a role I really enjoy. I have the privilege of caring for some wonderful people and have always enjoyed listening to the residents’ life stories and some of the things they have done/places they have lived or visited. Being a care assistant is not always an easy role and it can be physically and mentally tiring at times, but it never ceases to amaze me how sometimes the smallest action or deed makes you realise you are doing a good job and that the people you are caring for generally do appreciate all you do.

How has it been at the care home during the Coronavirus pandemic?

During lockdown, it has been very difficult for some of the residents not to see their families and I know they are hoping it won’t be too long before they can see them again. Some of our residents have embraced technology by using Skype to have conversations with their loved ones and have also had lots of cards, letters

You’re also a mum of one how has lockdown affected your family life?

What do you love about living in Fleet?

I really enjoy living in Fleet, in particular, the many areas of green space we are fortunate enough to have nearby. You do not have walk or drive far to appreciate some lovely countryside and wildlife and I especially love seeing the red kites flying above Elvetham Heath.

The town has some wonderful independent shops and I can usually find the items I require without having to travel too far.

We also have some wonderful restaurants and it has been good to continue supporting them during lockdown.

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However, I am very aware that for many people this is a massive task and incredibly overwhelming so if you only choose one or two of these suggestions for this month – that’s still an amazing step forward. The world thanks you. ✔ Boxes you’re already doing ✸ Boxes you’re going to attempt Leave boxes that are for another time!

Carry reusable shopping bags (leave some in your boot or on the back of your front door to remind you).

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Plastic Free July makes the ‘taste’ go away if that’s your concern.

Take a water bottle with you.

Take a reusable coffee cup with you.

Let go of frozen ready meals (even one less a week is a bonus).

Enjoy an ice cream in a cone instead of a wrapped one or look for choc ices which are paper wrapped.

Ask take away venues to use your containers.

Don’t use plastic produce bags. Take your own to the shops made of organic cotton (or make your own from fabric scraps).

teeth (Toothtabs/Toothpaste in glass jars, bamboo toothbrush/mouthwash tablets/plastic free floss.

Take your own containers to a butchers instead of buying prewrapped meat.

Choose glass milk bottles.

Clean with white vinegar and bicarbonate of soda (refill at a zero waste shop).

Use glass/aluminium /bamboo packaged cosmetics.

Make your own lunch instead of buying convenience sandwiches.

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Make ice pops/lollies.

Make your own yogurt.

Get local fruit and veg – box deliveries are great at the moment.

Buy from market place, ebay or second hand shops.

Make your own bread/buy it from the newly baked and unwrapped section or from one of the two fab markets we have in town.

Request plastic free gifts – vouchers, experiences, any of the above you don’t own to help you!

Use natural cleaning cloths instead of synthetic ones.

Use shampoo/conditioner bars (or go ‘no poo!’).

Switch to a safety razor (far cheaper).

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Community Spirit in Action

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The team at Frensham Heights

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Stress Everyday we are faced with decisions. Some decisions we can make quickly as we understand and relate the information from past experiences. Other decisions may take longer as our mind wrestles with new ideas, varying possibilities and their respective outcomes.

Our brain is continually processing information night and day and, for some, this can disturb our nights’ sleep. The conscious rational part of our brain absorbs; assesses; reasons; stores and dismisses information. The information you perceive to be true, relevant and interesting filters down into the subconscious mind. It becomes the bed of your emotions and motivates your behaviour.

During our lifetime we build up a store of information. This is mainly through our own experiences, mistakes or general senses and intuition/gut feeling.

Learning from others such as our parents, teachers and friends further builds on this store, some of which is absorbed out of conscious awareness.

As we tend to live in our heads, it’s important to understand where our thinking and emotions lead us - to understand how

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they can influence our day to day behaviour. We may not understand what motivates or demotivates us, but sometimes we feel something is holding us back.

Limited understandings, perceived negative experiences and wrong decisions can leave us fearful and feeling stuck. It can weigh us down, block our thinking, creativity and lead to stress.

Some of the ways that you can

Stress can be positive, and in some cases it can motivate us to achieve things, whether it’s helping us managing the demands of home/family life or being productive in the work place.

your nervous system.

Negative stress can arise when facing the unknown as it’s the body’s natural reaction to change and feeling under pressure. It can manifest as mental, emotional or physical strain which can develop into fear. During the recent Covid-19 pandemic, many people experienced increased anxiety and panic. Set up for survival, the body reacts when it feels threatened, whether that threat is real or imagined. It’s important to recognise and deal with stressful situations when they arise, as they can affect our mood, our body and our interaction with others. Too much can make us feel anxious and irritable and affect our self-esteem. It’s important to identify the causes of stress as, if left unchecked, it can lead to illness.

consider professional support.

support yourself during stressful times is through physical exercise.

Twenty to thirty minutes of activity will release endorphins which reduce pain, boost your mood and increase energy levels. Taking a walk and grounding yourself in nature, listening to some relaxing music and doing breathing exercises can calm If you have been experiencing stress for a prolonged period which you feel is affecting your day to day life or causing you distress, it’s healthy for us to Please get in touch for help on this and other issues.

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Hello and welcome to my column about beauty, health and wellbeing These last few months have been very strange times and now more than ever our own health and wellness is top priority. When you look at the figures about who is more susceptible to catching this virus - diabetics, those with high blood pressure and obesity - we now know that even small regular changes in diet and exercise can help to change all of these conditions for the better.

Has lockdown changed your life?

salon, that my new hours will have

Have you any new regular habits

to accommodate my new exercise

or hobbies?

regime! How things change, but

I think this time has definitely changed my exercise habits for the better. I have been walking

it is now more important to me to stay as good as I feel right now, and stay healthy.

with my husband almost every

It’s really never too late to start

morning for the last 11 weeks,

moving, even if it is just a gentle

which I have never made time

walk to begin with. I have lots of

for before. It has been a very

friends who are doing the ‘couch

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to 5k’ challenge, which builds up

my day, listening to the birds

your stamina over 9 weeks, and

the last 11 weeks. Hasn’t it made

and appreciating the beautiful

eventually you are running 5k.

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sunshine! We have even heard

Not for me, I’m afraid!

being you? I’m sure your skins are

the elusive cuckoo many times!

It’s also important to look after our

Exciting!

And what about your beauty regimes? I have probably put some on mascara about 5 times in

blooming being totally natural.

And I have also re-discovered

mental health, which for me hasn’t

Let’s focus on all of the positives

my love of dance fitness and

been the easiest time. I have been

have been joining online zoom

that have come out of this

studying a diploma in meditation,

classes with Kate Shaw in her

which is something I have never

challenging time. No one can

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your telly no one can see you; so

do intend to develop some new

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wellbeing treatments which will

going to a dance class in a hall.

include guided meditations.

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Hi, I’m Kim from Kim Byrne Photography and welcome to this series of Better Photography.

Continuing with composition this month we’ll look at simplicity and how this can bring focus to your subject, removes distraction and how it can help bring balance to your images by simplifying the subject and removing unnecessary elements from the frame.

What is Simplicity?

Simplicity in photography is the same as minimalism. It focuses on only keeping what is absolutely necessary in the frame. You could easily be fooled in to thinking that simple compositions are easy and not really thought out, but quite the opposite is true.

All photography says something.

The photographer has a message for the viewer and simplicity will help you relay your message.

When using simplicity, you need to be aware of anything in the frame that might be distracting e.g. try to

July Photo Challenge keep the background simple and uncluttered. If it still distracts try changing your position, get closer to fill the frame.

Another advantage of filling the frame with your subject is that it draws the viewer’s eye to exactly what you want them to see. This can strengthen your image.

Remember that another key component in a simple image is the lighting so look at the direction the light is falling on your subject.

Does it create shadows to give depth, is it backlight that creates a halo effect (this is called a rim light)? The way the light falls on your subject can remove distraction and help to simplify your image.

At the time of writing we are restricted by the amount of time we can spend outside and with people who aren’t part of our household.

So, this month’s challenge is to look around the house and garden and see what you can photograph while keeping things simple, clear and uncluttered. But don’t forget to include the things you’ve learnt over the last couple of months too.

Part 1 – Think about what you want to photograph and once you’ve identified your subject look at it over the course of a couple of days and note if it changes at different times of day as the light changes. Notice what’s in the background, what you want to include and just as important what you want to exclude.

Part 2 – Get your camera but before you take any shots practise looking through the viewfinder and getting your framing right. Move around your subject to see how it looks in the frame from different angles and when you’re ready start taking your images. If you’ve got kids at home then make it a family affair and include the kids, they can use a phone if you don’t have a spare camera or you could all share the same camera. Who will take the best pictures and what will their prize be? Have fun and don’t overthink it.

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There are all kinds of activities on offer via the @HantsLibraries Facebook page, including recorded Storytime readings, Baby Rhyme Time, Virtual Construction Club, Code Club and Mini Craft Corner.”

“Hampshire Libraries also has many e-books, audio books and magazines available for free download. I would encourage everyone who lives, works or studies in Hampshire to sign up to be a library member so that they can start enjoying these brilliant resources.”

To access the free digital resources from Hampshire Libraries, visit https://www.hants. gov.uk/always-open-online where you can also find links to the social media sites.

Membership is available for free to anyone who lives, works, or studies in the county.

Fleet library is also producing content for families on Facebook – for more information like and follow https://www.facebook.com/fleetlibraryhants/ Hampshire Libraries’ Summer Reading Challenge webpage available from early June: www.hants.gov.uk/summer-reading-challenge

With many summer holiday activities now uncertain, one thing’s for certain – children can still get their noses into a good book! The annual Summer Reading Challenge in Hampshire’s libraries is coming – and this time it’s digital. The aim is to read any six books, with children receiving a medal and certificate when they cross the finish line.

Hampshire County Council’s Executive Member for Recreation and Heritage, Councillor Seán Woodward, said: “We are looking forward to the 2020 Summer Reading Challenge, with its ‘Silly Squad’ theme, beginning for Hampshire’s young readers.

Staff are working hard to get the digital content and activities easily available to everyone online.

The annual challenge is a fantastic way for Hampshire school pupils to boost their reading through the holidays, and dive into their own fictional and non-fictional adventures at the same time.”

In the meantime, visit the Reading Agency’s website to find out more: https://readingagency.org.uk/ news/media/the-summer-readingchallenge-is-asking-the-nation-tojoin-the-silly-squad.html Hampshire Libraries’ Summer Reading Challenge webpage available from early June: www.hants.gov.uk/summerreading-challenge, including details of how participants/finishers will be automatically enter into a prize draw to win a Samsung Galaxy tablet.

Fleet Library & Learning Centre, 236 Fleet Road, Fleet GU51 4BX. Located inside The Harlington. Call 01252 612709 for course bookings.

All library enquiries call 0300 555 1387. www3.hants.gov.uk

Phyllis Tuckwell is holding two virtual quizzes in July; the dates are 8th July and 22nd July.

There is a whole range of virtual fundraising activities which people can do themselves:

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The internet has proved to be one of the saviours during this pandemic and the ability to work from home has saved many businesses. Browsing on the web for anything and everything has become the norm including property. Static photos of a property may give an idea but a full video walk around provides the potential tenant with far more information.

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In the past, having advertised a property and found interested tenants, we would organise a physical viewing. Potential tenants will often request viewings to compare with other properties, get an idea of what they could let or simply to browse.

Depending on the property we could carry out multiple viewings before a suitable tenant is found. Often, the properties are occupied by the current tenant or owner and viewings can be disruptive.

With the Corona-COVID 19 pandemic requiring minimum contact between people we are now trying to minimise the risks. As well as the standard photos we are now providing a video walk around of the property. Properties that may not have great kerb appeal are suddenly promoted by the ability to take a look from the comfort of the sofa.

When potential tenants respond to our adverts we ask that they watch the video in full. If the potential tenant is still keen we would ask that they drive by the property to get a feel for the area. If they still wish to proceed a basic application form is completed and they are then proposed to the Landlord. If they are suitable for the property and meet the referencing criteria we proceed with the physical viewing.

We have found the new system to be very successful and, in most cases, only one physical viewing has resulted in applicants signing up for a tenancy.

Although technology is great it doesn’t replace the personal interaction needed to assess an applicant. At Honey Lettings we pride ourselves on placing the right tenants in properties.

Landlords often ask what we think about a tenant and this information is often gleaned during the physical viewing. Conversations with the applicant about their current position, why they are moving and previous issues may indicate a tenant with issues or that they would be ideal for the property.

Moving forward Honey Lettings have signed up to use the very latest virtual tour technology.

Using an amazing camera and sophisticated software we will be offering virtual guided tours of properties. The specialist camera not only gathers 360 degree images it also takes measurements as it goes. Honey Lettings will be able to walk tenants around the property via a Zoom type connection to allow the agent to discuss the property with the potential tenant.

This is the technology of the moment but like many things at the moment, it may prove to be a great success and a great resource for the future. Honey Lettings are able to move quickly to adopt the new technologies when required maintaining the first-class service our landlords have come to expect.

Based in the heart of Fleet, Honey Lettings specialises in lettings and property management. For friendly, knowledgeable advice on property letting call Honey Lettings. No houses to sell just homes to let.

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Easy Grilled Vegetables (4-6 servings)

Summer time is BBQ time!

Whether it’s meat or vegge there is nothing quite like BBQ food. I grew up with the traditional meat and salad and maybe a bun but ever since a friend of mine introduced me to these grilled vegetables, they have been a firm staple at our family BBQs. There is no need for skewers or marinating, all you need is a vegetable grill pan. If you don’t own one you can pick one up for about £9 from places like B&Q simply use a tin foil parcel.

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Method

• 1 pound tomatoes, cut into large dice (if using cherry

1. Prepare/set your grill to mediumhigh heat.

or grape tomatoes, leave whole) • 1 yellow or white onion, peeled and ends removed, cut into eighths • 1 medium zucchini, ends removed, sliced in half lengthwise, then cut into 1/2” pieces • 1 medium yellow squash, ends removed, sliced in half lengthwise, then cut into 1/2” pieces • 1 carton (8 oz) mushrooms, cleaned and halved • 2 Tbsp. olive oil • 1 Tbsp. dried mixed herbs (or Herbs de Provence) • black pepper and sea salt, freshly ground (optional) You can pretty much use whatever vegetables you have available. I love using aubergines, leeks and peppers, too and make sure it is as colourful as possible.

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2. In a large bowl, combine tomatoes, onion, zucchini, squash, and mushrooms with 2 Tbsp. of olive oil and the mixed herbs plus a generous amount of freshly-ground salt and pepper if using. Then toss until vegetables are evenly coated.

Transfer vegetables to a grill pan and set on the grill. Stirring every 2-3 minutes, until vegetables are tender and lightly charred.

3. Remove from the grill and serve as side or main dish at your BBQ. Enjoy!

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Stories Over the last 3 months we at Hart Foodbank have experienced our biggest challenges in 9 years.

We noticed an increase

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of 100% in our number of clients in March 2020 when the effects of coronavirus began to hit hard. We had many new clients, especially families facing feeding children at home. We had 30% fewer volunteers as many of our regulars were shielding. We had 80% fewer donation points as all places of worship closed.

As people were furloughed, we recruited some as new temporary volunteers; trained by our experienced helpers.

We have lovely hardworking new teams following social distancing, washing hands and wearing gloves.

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leave their homes, we increased our “out of hours” phone and delivery support and reduced contact with our clients to a friendly wave.

As many of our usual referral agents had to work from home, that when people phoned the helpline, the callers could direct them to our foodbank.

The best news is when you hear from a client: ”We received our

food parcel today and we are over the moon with what you have found for us. Thanks is just too small a word. We cannot put into words how grateful we are.”

Taxing Times I have always been employed, but I am now considering

of the duties of the employment’.

This harsh test contrasts with that for the self-employed, whose expenses need only be laid out ‘wholly and exclusively for the purposes of the trade’.

The system for taxing the selfemployed is radically different from that for employees and company directors. The main distinctions are as follows.

There will nearly always be expenditure, that is partly business and partly private, such as motoring; with the increase of working from home, council tax and fuel bills will also need to be apportioned (although where office use of home expenses are claimed some care must be taken as to not trigger a tax charge on the sale of your home at a later date).

Basis of assessment

Payment of tax

Generally, employees are taxed on income received during a tax year. The self-employed are assessed on the profits of the accounting period, which ends in the tax year, with special provisions for the opening and closing years of businesses.

Profits are calculated as the income receivable, less expenses incurred. It is important to carefully consider the accounting year end date as there may be opportunities to defer tax. The year end date does not have to be the same as the tax year (year to 5 April).

Employees will not normally have to make payments on account of income tax unless they have substantial untaxed income.

They do, however, pay tax and National Insurance contributions as they receive their income under the PAYE system. The self-employed pay at least some of their tax and National Insurance contributions in arrears, generating a cash flow advantage.

becoming self-employed and starting my own business. How will my income be taxed and when do I pay it?

Deduction of expenses For employees, the test is whether the expense was laid out ‘wholly, exclusively and necessarily in the performance

fluctuating profits. It is therefore important to plan quite carefully and consider making claims to reduce payments on account where profits are reducing.

Tax Return The mechanism for communicating your business profits to HMRC is via the annual tax return.

This return will include all your personal income and not just the profits from your business.

The final deadline for submitting your tax return is 31 January following the end of the tax year.

Once you start your business you should register with HMRC straight away, they will then send you a notice to complete a tax return at the appropriate time.

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Please note: information is given for general guidance only and specific advice should be taken before acting on any suggestions made.

Those setting up in business on their own account should have regard to the following: Tax is due twice per year on 31 January and 31 July. The 31 January tax payment can be quite high, particularly where a business has rising profits year on year. Problems can also arise where the business has

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Welcome to July’s column helping you to revitalise your life!

lot? We all had to act quickly and make massive changes in a very short space of time. But what did we learn from it?

I was really surprised by a few things that came to light for me – how little I had been recognising the pleasures from the small things in life and how we are just as susceptible to burnout even when we’re working from home.

I was reminded that coming from a place of fear and worry can make you act and behave in a way that may not be in your best interests.

Like most of the population, I was worried about being able to financially support myself. I reverted to old behaviours and threw myself into marketing my business and planning alternative ways to earn a living.

I was full steam ahead for a whole month, including weekends.

Fortunately, it paid off and I had one of my best months ever! But there was a cost and a valuable learning for me.

I’ve been through a burn out before and I spent the first 2 years in my business helping others to recognise it, recover and make changes in their working lives to create more balance and wellbeing.

Pushing myself like this – digging deeper and striving for more – was feeling very familiar and definitely not in a good way!

My guides and angels were giving me clear guidance in my daily meditations to ‘have more fun’.

‘Have more fun?! I don’t have time for that!’ was very much my

first thought. I paid attention to the guidance though and started making more time to do more fun stuff. Not that it was possible to go and do much lol!

We’ve all had to get inventive at home haven’t we? I found simple pleasures – baking and sharing it with my neighbour, FaceTiming friends and family (why don’t we do that anyway?), watching the birds in the garden, finding little things online I could send in the post to people, writing little stories, taking my meditation practice outside in the amazing sunshine we had.

Simple pleasures that encouraged me to slow down and lean into positive, loving vibes instead of the fear and worry made the world of difference to my wellbeing, flow of my business and outlook for the future.

It also gave me much needed headspace to reflect, review and reset. It’s a self-coaching practice we can all do where you ask yourself 3 simple questions: 1. What needs to stop?

2. What needs to start?

3. What needs to stay?

Don’t over think it or try to come up with your ‘forever’ plan. Just go with what comes to mind, for now.

I thought more about the guidance of ‘having more fun’ and it got me thinking about applying more of that principle to my business and my work, especially as it is my main focus in my life; it’s my baby.

It’s not just about having fun and doing fun things for me, it’s also about having more of a sense of fun in how I do things. My long term goal involves a lot of activities I’ve never done before and it feels scary and impossible a lot of the time, but if I go with the mindset of anything is possible and approach each new step with one of curiosity and wonder, knowing that I’m always safe and well, how much more fun would that be?

And when we’re having more fun, we’re happier aren’t we? And when we’re happier, anything seems possible!

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Emotional and Practical Support in Challenging Times The last few months have seen us all adapting to new ways of managing our home and work lives, as we strive to contain the spread of Coronavirus. Local charity Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care (PTHC) is working with the NHS to help tackle the pandemic head on, with its medical and nursing teams providing 24-hour front line care to its patients and their families, both at the Hospice and in patients’ own homes. However, it is not only clinical care which the charity provides – it also offers counselling, social work advice, welfare support and pastoral care, through its Patient & Family Support team, which is continuing to provide its services throughout the pandemic.

The Patient & Family Support team offers practical and emotional help to Phyllis Tuckwell’s patients and their families. Its Social Workers and Benefits & Entitlements Officers advise on welfare and benefits issues, ensuring that its patients and their families are still able to receive the ongoing practical and financial support they need, and helping them to apply for other items, such as blue badges for their cars, where appropriate.

During the pandemic they are also helping vulnerable patients to register for shopping and prescription deliveries, and offering regular phone calls to those who are self-isolating. The charity’s Counsellors are also offering telephone support to patients and families, including newly bereaved families of its

patients. The team has created a support pack tailored to dealing with bereavement during the pandemic, and has extended access to its bereavement services to include other families of patients who have been referred to PTHC by the NHS. Phyllis Tuckwell’s Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy team are focusing mainly on the Hospice’s In-Patient Unit, visiting patients every day and offering support calls to families where appropriate. Members of the team are able to sit and talk with patients, and read out messages which their loved ones have sent them when they are unable to visit due to coronavirus restrictions.

Patients can talk to friends and relatives on phone or video calls any time they want to, and those with a TV in their room can bring

Phyllis Tuckwell has found ways of connecting patients and their families during the Coronavirus pandemic. in photographs which can be uploaded and shown on their TV screens on a loop. Families are offered comfort pebbles, one of which can be kept by the patient and the other taken by their loved ones, or can take home a vigil candle from the chapel, as a way of keeping a link with the Hospice and their loved one.

By adapting quickly to new ways of working, Phyllis Tuckwell has been able to continue to provide the compassionate supportive and end of life care which it is so well known for locally, supporting its patients and their families throughout these challenging times.

If you would like to find out more about Phyllis Tuckwell and the services it offers, please visit www.pth.org.uk.

Will you help get Fleet back on its Feet?

There are small business owners all over the country struggling to survive during this lockdown and government support might not be enough to see them through the pandemic. After a halt in trading, most businesses in our community have now re-opened but the financial impact has been devastating. Many small business owners believe that if they can survive, it could take them 5 years to fully recover.

We are all linked to our small local businesses – from supply chains and meaningful employment opportunities, to customers – independent firms foster our local economy and support our community.

I believe we can all do our part to save our local businesses and help get Fleet back on its feet, which is why I’m hosting the Fleet Community Raffle as a personal project.

How does it work?

It’s really simple – our local businesses offer prizes for you to win and the sale of raffle tickets

pays for the prizes. Tickets are just £1 each so you can support the cause as much as you are able. For every 50 tickets sold, we’ll add a new donated prize so the more tickets are sold, the more prizes are up for grabs.

Once all 500 tickets are sold, we’ll draw the raffle and all the monies raised will go directly to the participating businesses.

We’ve also introduced instant win prizes if we get donations from businesses who don’t wish to be reimbursed.

How do I buy tickets?

If you are on Facebook find us @FleetCommunityRaffle and click on the ‘Book Now’ button.

This will take you to our raffle site where you can purchase your tickets. If you are not on facebook go online to www.raffall. com/20613/enter-raffle-towin-fleetcommunityrafflehosted-by-alexandrawachter.

How else can I help?

This really is a community effort to support our independent

businesses in Fleet so please help raise awareness of the raffle by liking our FB page and sharing our posts so we can spread the word.

And remember, now we can all shop for non-essential items, choose local wherever you can.

When we spend money at a privately owned local business, that money goes to pay an employee in our community who in turn is likely to spend money at another local business. The more we can support each other, the quicker our local economy will recover.

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Stories An innovative outreach project has been launched by clinicians at Royal Surrey to screen and treat the local homeless community for hepatitis C and liver damage.

Royal Surrey pop up clinics providing life-saving healthcare to the homeless during Covid-19

Homeless people are historically at a much higher risk of contracting hepatitis C, a blood borne virus that can cause liver damage, as well as being less likely to access essential healthcare.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, homeless people across Surrey have been housed, giving clinicians much needed access to this group.

Royal Surrey doctors and nurses have taken advantage of the opportunity by working with the Hepatitis C Trust to set up this potentially life-saving service.

So far the team has screened over 100 patients for hepatitis C and liver damage, treating those who need it.

Romanie Westwood, Clinical Nurse Specialist for the Trust has been instrumental in providing this service and said: “Hepatitis C can cause many serious health problems and although the prevalence of this disease in the general Surrey

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population is relatively low, the risk of hepatitis C to the homeless population can be up 20 times higher.

“The team has worked closely with the Hepatitis C Trust to provide essential care to this historically under-cared for population.

“By working alongside the Royal Surrey pop up clinics, our Peer Support Workers have been able to reach and support some of the most marginalised and hardest to engage people within our society.

Rachel Halford, Chief Executive Officer of the Hepatitis C Trust said:

“This has been a unique window of opportunity where we have been able to provide education and awareness about hepatitis C to stop transmission and support those who have been diagnosed to access the short course of treatment needed to cure hepatitis C.”

“In what has been the most extraordinary and difficult of times for many, it has been fantastic to turn restriction into something positive.

These vital pop up clinics are based throughout the Guildford and Woking areas and will continue for the foreseeable future.

“The project has been hugely rewarding in a time where everything feels quite bleak.”

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Rosie’s Good Reads Taking A Chance On Love by Erin Green is a contemporary novel following three women and their different views on relationships. Finding the right person to bring into their lives feels impossible until a unique way to select a potential Mr Right comes along.

Behind Enemy Lines by Sally Malcolm is a fan fiction story which follows ten years after STARGATE SG-1: Fragile Balance. If you liked the television series, then fan fiction is a way of extending the whole experience. I enjoyed meeting some of my favourite characters once more in this story.

Dark Magic by Tom Williams is a paranormal novella. The stage magicians of the Maestros of Magic show have mastered their craft, so they’re mystified about how their competitors, the Carnival of Conjurers, are successfully pulling in the crowds at their West End gigs.

Night Service by John F. Leonard is a horror novella.

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Bury The Deep by James Oswald is an Inspector McLean crime fiction novel. Set in Scotland, this story begins with a missing person: Anya Renfrew has worked as a loyal and reliable police administration assistant for many years, but when she doesn’t turn up at work, the amount of access that she has to securely held information is as much a concern as her absence.

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Local Numbers CAB 01252 617922 Fleet Library & Learning Centre 01252 612709 Fleet Town Council 01252 625246 Hart District Council 01252 622122 Hart Leisure Centre 01252 629974 Police Station 0845 0 45 45 45 (Non emergency number)

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01252 811009

Transport National Rail Enquiries StageCoach (bus)

0845 7484950 0870 6082608

Hospitals Spire Clare Park Fleet Com. Hospital Frimley Park Hosp.

01252 850216 01252 813800 01276 604604

Schools All Saints Junior School Calthorpe Park School Fleet Infant School Tavistock Infant School

01252 01252 01252 01252

615428 613483 613582 616778

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Decorators Lady Decorator

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Dietetics Hartwood Health

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Index

Loft Conversions Loftplan Designs

2

Marketing Clever Fox Communications Lisa Christmas

45 36

Massage Therapist Hartwood Health

14

Mindfulness Inner Focus Counselling

36

Music Lessons Dave Jull

31

New Homes Berkeley Homes

5

Accounting Services David Stone Kirk Rice LLP

36 33

Doors Acorn Ironmongery Ltd

Admin Services Starfish Admin Services

45

Electricians Keen Electrics

29

Fencing Pondtail Fencing

18

Fitness Power Walking

24

Foot Care Vicky Lovelock

18

Oven Cleaning Ovenclean 39

16

Handyman Stuart Hawkins

17

Health Clinic Hartwood Health

Paving R. Gold

14

29

Hotels Hook House Hotel The Elvetham

Photography Baby Love Photography

29 48

Physiotherapy Hartwood Health

14

12

Hypnotherapy Hartwood Health

14

Pick your own West Green Fruits

17

Property Sales Refresh and Impress

31

Qigong Fleet Qigong

36 25

Architect Cranford Design Bathrooms AHM Installations Two Guys Kitchens & Bathrooms Beauty Treatments Queen Bee in the Woods Blinds & Curtains Design Room Signature Shutters

31 25

Building & Construction Cranford Design Car Dealer Charvil Car Centre Car Servicing Fleet Service Centre Carpets & Flooring RM Carpets Limited

34 20/21

Charities Phyllis Tuckwell Cleaning Phone Joan Ltd

37 34

Clothing Women’s Experience 11 Coaching Revitalise Coaching

26

Computer Maintenance Problem PC

18

Councils Fleet Town Council Counselling Hartwood Health

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12 7

Independent Schools Frensham Heights Luckley House School Yateley Manor

1 42 41

Jewellers Riordan Jewellers Ltd

15

Shutters Signature Shutters

18 9

Solicitors Newelaw Legal Consultancy 17 Watson-Thomas 23

Kitchens & Bathrooms Acorn Ironmongery Dream Doors Two Guys Kitchens & Bathrooms Landscaping Pondtail Fencing

24

Tai Chi Jing Sung Tai Chi

17

Tree Services Cedardale 18

Leaflet Distribution Big Little Magazine Company 31

36

Windows & Conservatories Hart Windows & Glazing 47

19

Letting Agents Honey Lettings Kites Property Services

28 39

Yoga Isvarayoga

14

Lifestyle Management Phone Joan Ltd

34

Zero Waste Shop Fleet Scoop

36 8

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