Big Voice Stubbington April 2016 by Big Voice Directories

April 2016 | Issue 16 | ÂŁ1.50 where sold

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The Gosport Gang is back!

CAR REVIEW Mini Clubman

THIS MONTH..

COMMUNITY

MOTORING

Local clubs and groups in and around Stubbington

What’s on

Crofton Parish

Test driven in Barcelona, Tim Barnes-Clay shot about in the new Mini Clubman S. Find out his verdict here.

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Easter Egg Hunt

FOOD & DRINK

Get your wellies on and visit Holly Hill Park for their 24 Leek and potato soup annual egg hunt - this year with a pirate theme! Yummy, scrummy in our tummies!

HOUSE & GARDENS 23

Planning Matters

Take a look at the latest planning applications in and around the Stubbington and Hill Head area.

COMPETITIONS

See page 19 to enter. The winner of the hair do at Halo hair from our March issue was: Muriel Law Well done Muriel—you will be treated to a cut and blow dry at Halo Hair Studios!

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Smalltalk Smallt alk

hen you wake up every day, you have two choices. You can either be positive or negative; an optimist or a pessimist. I choose to be an optimist. It's all a matter of perspective, said

American businessman Harvey Mackay.

Now you can sit back and think ‘pah’, I can’t help what happens to me during the day. I live with a really grumpy person who just constantly moans”; or “my job is killing me – I’m just so unappreciated” etc. And that’s understandable – things like that can bring you down. But what if, every time you wake up in the morning, you make an active choice about how happy you are going to be for the whole day? It might sound nuts but if you jump out of the bed in the morning, envisage a number above the top of your head between one and ten and mentally hold it there, you’ll find it’s much harder for your day to be unpleasant. Think of it like an invisible ‘rubbish deflector’. You can ‘arm’ yourself with your Happy Number for the day and make a positive choice that your day is going to be incredibly good. Take a look at the things that might get you down and imagine bombarding those things with the happy number of your choice. Treat them like your invisible light saber – you can wield it at any point to deflect anything that might affect your happiness. Now before you think we’ve gone a bit potty I promise that we’re only sharing this with you after quite a while of testing this theory. Our lovely business coach, Ian Dickson, spreads his Happy Numbers love with all his clients and now, whenever you come into our offices, you’ll see our numbers displayed proudly on our desks. Just don’t go near anyone who is less than a six as you never know what you might find! PS - Clocks forward on Sunday 27th March which means the beginning of summer. We can all be a TEN that day! Much love

Coralie and Sean x

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Gosport Open Art, 5 March to 23 April 2016 Gosport’s bi-annual Open Art exhibition returns, displaying the best submissions from Hampshire’s artists. With a broad range of styles and media, this exhibition is a chance to showcase the talents of our local artists and craftspeople both professional and amateur. Gallery @ Gosport Discovery Centre, Walpole Road, Gosport. PO12 1NS.Open 10am to 5pm – Monday to Saturday, (please note closed on Sunday and bank holidays). Free Admission.

P lanning Matters A monthly round up of planning applications submitted since 1 February 2016 FAREHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL REF

LOCATION

PROPOSAL

STATUS

P/16/0144/FP

22 Anker Lane Fareham Hampshire

Erection of one 2-bed bungalow & single detached garage to rear of existing dwelling

Undecided

P/16/0132/FP

Crofton Bowling Club Stubbington Lane

Alterations to existing clubhouse

Approve

P/16/0134/FP

67 Gosport Road Front entrance porch planning Stubbington Fareham

Approve

P/16/0125/PH

76 Titchfield Road Stubbington

Prior appr not reqrd

P/16/0128/CU

27 Stubbington Green Change of Use from Use Class A1 (Retail) to Use Class Fareham PO14 2JY A3 (Restaurants/Cafe)

Undecided

P/16/0217/PH

6 Cliff Road Hill Head

Undecided

P/16/0207/FP

22 Fitzwilliam Avenue Single storey side extension Fareham PO14 3SD

Undecided

P/16/0169/FP

28 Old Street Fareham Hampshire

Single storey rear extension

Undecided

P/16/0168/FP

2 Midways Stubbington PO14

Single storey side extensions

Undecided

P/16/0157/FP

72 Cuckoo Lane Fareham Hampshire

Replacement garage

Undecided

P/15/1085/DP/A

89 Hill Head Road Fareham PO14 3JP

Retention of raised decking and alterations to fenestration to existing detached outbuilding.

Approve

Single storey rear extension measuring 3.4 metres beyond rear wall of original dwelling, maximum height

Demolition of existing conservatory and erect single

Food and Drink

An easy recipe that can be enjoyed at any time of the year. It is a perfect meal for either lunch or dinner and can be served with bread or without. Enjoy as a starter or a main course and add pepper if you choose.

Ingredients for 4- 6 servings

Equipment: 2 large pans, hand blender or blender

225g of potatoes (cut into cubes) 2 medium leaks (sliced) 1 onion (sliced) 1 tbsp of vegetable oil 1.2 litres of vegetable stock Salt and freshly ground black pepper 150ml double cream or crĂ¨me fraiche

Stove: High enough to boil Method: Take a large pan and pour in the oil. Then add the onions, leeks and potatoes and cook until they have soften. Do this for 3-4 minutes. Proceed to add the vegetable stock and bring it all to the boil. Then add the seasoning and simmer until the vegetables are tender. Once you have done this whizz all of it together (you can do this either with a hand blender or a blender). Reheat all the mixture in a clean pan. You can then stir in some cream or crĂ¨me fraiche. Serve with bread and butter if you choose.

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Tim Barnes-Clay

@carwriteups

the current Mini litter, it has, predictably, the most capacious cabin. To be frank, with a big load area too, the word ‘mini’ seems rather outmoded. The whole motor is 270mm longer than the five-door Hatchback, allowing for oodles of room in the front and respectable space for two adults FAST FACTS PROS ‘N’ CONS But the Germans have in the rear. The boot is about the seen the light and the Max speed: 142 mph  same as a VW Golf’s, so you’ll get  Pleasurable √ previous rear-hinged  0-62 mph: 7.1 secs the family shopping in – and a  Eye-catching √ ‘clubdoor’, has been kicked  Combined mpg: 48.7 toddler’s buggy.  Roomy √ to the kerb in favour of  Engine layout: 1998 cc, 4 cylinder, 16 valve turbo petrol  Real-world √ two ‘normal’ back doors.  Max. power (bhp): 189 Some body-roll X They make it far easier for  The Cooper S Clubman Auto is  Max. torque (lb.ft): 221 passengers to get in and easily the most gratifying to drive.  CO2: 134 g/km out of the car. Then there’s  Price: £24,455 on the road Out at the Mini’s media launch on the barn-door boot. You’ll the roads surrounding San The remember that from the last Sebastian in northern Spain, the old Mini Clubman was no oilmodel. Well, that stays put, but most powerful petrol drove gopainting, but this one could easily now the doors can be released kart-like on the straights - just as earn its place on the podium at manually, or if you ticked the a Mini should. It’s a shame the Legs 11. It’s a looker alright. hands-free tailgate option, a sassy slightly pulpy suspension can little kick under the rear bumper drizzle on your chips in the will open them up. corners, with body roll kicking in The brand new Mini Clubman if you enter the twisty bits too must have been breast fed at hard. But that can be forgiven, birth, because it’s far bigger than Inside, the comfortable seats are because the Cooper S generates its siblings. That doesn’t mean it’s kind to your backside and feel more than enough pull to keep fat – no way. This car is well supportive, especially during long you cheery. formed and its proportions are periods on the road. The car’s just right. And because it’s not uncluttered dashboard is dwarfed exactly a shrinking violet, the by a massive screen that sits 189bhp can be squeezed from the Clubman is likely to win over where the speedometer on older S’ 2.0 litre turbocharged fourquirkier types who might Minis used to be. The controller cylinder lump, and with the eight otherwise have gone for mid-size on the central console manages speed auto box, a zero to 62mph family car choices, such as the most of the Clubman’s systems, sprint in 7.1 seconds is easily Volkswagen Golf and Ford Focus. so there are fewer buttons on the achievable, finishing up with a top dash to confuse or divert you. speed of 142mph. Even though these figures might make the car The story hasn’t always been sound insatiable for fuel – it’s not. good for the Clubman, though. As the Clubman is the largest of The first generation had a useless, single rear door that meant UK passengers were forced to step into the road. This didn’t help sales and the Clubman therefore wasn’t exactly the rock star that BMW, Mini’s owner, was expecting.

MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN AUTO

Community The Joy of Easter I love this time of year! Every Wednesday I drop my daughter off at her cello lesson at 5.30 and, of course in December, it’s pitch dark. By mid February it’s almost daylight when I drop her off and each week it gets lighter and brighter as the days lengthen. It’s a wonderful reminder of the ever changing seasons - the promise of spring just around the corner and the coming of the Easter season. Easter is for us here at Crofton Parish the most important Christian Festival of the year – and so we celebrate it thoroughly! We remember Jesus’ suffering and death during the week leading up to Easter, known as Holy week, with services each day. Then on Good Friday we start with a variety of activities for children to do with their parents in Holyrood Church

centre at 9.30. They will make a large Easter garden in a wheelbarrow for the church and small individual ones to take home. We then go over to the green for an open air service.

youth as well. My own children have grown up through the children’s and youth work in the parish and benefit hugely from On Easter Sunday itself we start the friendships they have made the day on the beach at Hill Head there as well as all they have with a short service and a bonfire learnt. followed by bacon butties and coffee whilst we welcome the We would love to see you at any sunrise. Then it’s back to Holy or all of our Easter events. Please Rood and St Edmunds for see our website http:// services as we celebrate the croftonparish.org.uk or contact resurrection of Jesus and all that the church office for further it means for us. details.

My family and I have been attending Holy Rood for over 12 years now and I am on the staff team working mainly with children and families. It is a wonderful work to be a part of – we have around 120 children who we see regularly at different events and at least that many

Beth Yeandle. Children and Families worker – Crofton Parish. Telephone 01329 661154 office@croftonparish.org.uk