Big Voice in Alverstoke June 2015 by Big Voice Directories

June 2015 | Issue 115| Priceless

It’s all child's play

Putting the fun into Father’s Day

Over the HEDGE

Local gardens in print!

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FOOD AND DRINK

HEALTH, BEAUTY AND LIFESTYLE

Trusting yourself to go for it

Gosport Neighbourhood Watch

Little snacks for elevenses

These tasty snacks are easy to make , ideal for any time of the day and super healthy too!

HOUSE AND GARDENS 31

Planning Matters

Over the Hedge

Check out this months round up of planning applications in and around Alverstoke. This new feature shows a peek into your gardens— we’ll show a new one each month!

MOTORING AND TRAVEL 12

Jessica McGregor Johnson reminds us that life is, frankly, too short so we need to get on with it and go for it! Important and useful tips from the GNW this month.

COMMUNITY 6

Life Matters

We’re all getting older, there’s no denying that. Andy Norris is looking for help - can we rally round?

New Ford Mondeo

Is this just a new toy for the field sales rep or is there more to this model? Tim Barnes-Clay takes a closer look.

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… if he could use my lawnmower and I told him of course he could, so long as he didn't take it out of my garden” said the late Eric Morecambe. Very funny but not very friendly though!

It seemed like an apt quote though to introduce you to a new monthly feature that we’re running called ‘Over the Hedge’. Don’t you just love mooching in estate agents windows, rightmove and the property pages of magazines to see how “other people” live? I know we do - it’s a harmless form of voyeurism that can often take you off into a dream world of how life could be if you lived in a different village/house/budget. So when we were watching the kids film of the same name we suddenly figured we could run a feature in our own magazines taking a look at people’s gardens. Whether they are big, small, unkempt, manicured, landscaped or hand crafted we want to see them! We are delighted that a lovely couple from Gilkicker have put themselves forward for the first month - take a look at their beautiful garden on page 34. Don’t be shy - send us a snap of yours and you could be next! Much love until next month Coralie and Sean x

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Life Matters at St Mary’s

WE’RE NOT GETTING ANY YOUNGER Like the Government and health services the challenges faced by an increasingly elderly population are a concern to Alverstoke parish. With both a large number of residential and nursing homes and a high percentage of retired people living in their own homes we joyfully recognise that many of the elderly continue to lead rich and fulfilled lives; often as active members of the church. But with the challenges of ageing and with Haslar expected to host sheltered housing and a retired community, we are conducting a review to explore how we can best provide for the spiritual needs of the elderly - particularly the very frail and their carers.

many of these amazing organisations and now need to decide how best to employ our knowledge. We would therefore like to ask elderly readers whether they have been able to easily find the resources they need? Please let us know of your experiences.

Our priority though, is spiritual care and nurture; making it possible for those who have always gone to church to continue to receive the comfort and support of worship in their present circumstances - we need your help in locating them and discovering needs. We would also like to hear from those who perhaps haven’t been part of the church in the past but who, in their later years, An investigation of resources already would now like to talk about the big available through charities has questions like suffering and death. brought to light an astonishing array of support and opportunities ranging The Dignity in Dying Campaign has from luncheon clubs to drop-ins, brought the latter more into focus from transport to support for while the growing incidence of dementia and life restricting dementia brings new challenges to illnesses. Gosport area even boasts a those who love and care for campaign group for elderly needs. them. We’d like to hear from you. We have obtained literature from Befriending and visiting are two

areas where the church is often asked for help and we have a dedicated team of church members involved in providing such support but to offer quality time each volunteer can only visit one or two people. Can you help us by befriending a neighbour or letting us know their need? Are you a carer who would like to get a frail person to church? Whatever your perspective we’d love to hear from you -particularly if you have suggestions for enabling the church to be more supportive of the elderly. With limited resources we can’t promise an immediate response but be assured that we will be doing our best.

Revd Andrew Norris

Rector, Alverstoke Parish Please get in touch at stmarysalverstoke@tiscali.co.uk or 02392 580551Revd Andy Norris (Rector) and Revd Hazel O’Sullivan (Chair of parish review)

Important Phone Numbers COMMUNITY Gosport Community Association 023 9251 0012 Bay House Secondary School 023 9258 7931 Dog Warden 023 9254 5596 Dog Fouling 0800 019 8598 (Freephone) Family & Friends Lesbians & Gays 0845 6520311 St Marys Parish Office 023 9258 0551 Alverstoke Infant School 023 9258 2403 Alverstoke Junior School 023 9258 0450 Local Councillor 023 9252 2494 Local Council Offices 023 9258 4242 Neighbourhood Watch 023 9258 3637 Noise Nuisance 023 9254 5506 Police 101 or emergency 999 RSPCA 01329 667541 Rubbish Collection 0800 019 8598 (Freephone) Tourist Information 023 9252 2944 Victim Support 0845 3899528

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HEALTH Alcoholics Anonymous 023 955 80776 Al Anon 023 92435047 Dental Helpline 0845 0508345 Environmental Health 023 9254 5506 Food Hygiene and Safety 023 9254 5507 Gosport War Memorial Hospital 023 9252 4611 Gosport Medical Centre 023 9258 3302 NHS Direct 111 NHS Smoking Helpline 0800 0224332

TRAVEL Abandoned cars 0800 019 8598 (Freephone) Car Parks 0800 019 8598 (Freephone) Coastguard 023 8032 9486 Concessionary Travel 0845 045 8355 Dial a Ride Gosport 01329 223151 National Rail Enquiries 08457 484950 Roads and Pavements 0845 603 5633 Traffic Lights 0845 603 5633

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Trusting yourself to go for it! Life is for living to the full and that means that in all areas of life you need to go for it! As we all know stretching out of your comfort zone can be both scary and exciting. And it should be! Any goal that is only exciting is too small and we will grow out it far too quickly. Any goal that is only scary is too big and we simply won’t go there. So the right kind of goal is the one that is both scary and exciting! So much for the theory, but what about the practise? When you are sitting in front of a big stretchy goal often one of the challenges is “Can I trust myself to be able to handle this? Will I be able to handle the challenges inherent in this, and succeed?”

challenge, and got himself through it successfully. Sticky situations where he had come up with a solution that until faced with the question he would never had foreseen himself finding. He saw just how resourceful he was in the face of challenges. That information was enough for him to commit to following his heart and trusting himself that he would take care of whatever arose.

Life is too short not to live it to the full, no one gets to their death bed Sure he went on to make a clear plan wishing they’d played it more safe – of how he would achieve his goal and you learn to trust yourself by playing what contingencies he wanted in the game of life full out – so, go for it! place to move on with it. However, that process of seeing that he could trust himself to take care of not only himself, but his family too, was a key ingredient in the process.

Use your past to give you the Of course there are no guarantees confidence for the future. When you that any decision we take will work are faced with a moment when you out as we want. It’s par for the need to trust yourself that you will course that we might hit obstacles. It is these challenges that help us grow as human beings, they are a necessary part of our life. However if we feel we can trust ourselves it is so much easier to take that first step. I recently asked a client to take a walk through his life and identify as many times as he could remember when he hit a challenge and what he did to overcome it. When he reported back the stress was all but gone from his face. He said that he had seen many times (and some he had forgotten about until he did this exercise) when he had indeed hit a 10

make this work, take a moment to look back through your life and see just how resourceful you are. Notice all those challenges and how you overcome them. Also see how each of those challenges taught you something important about yourself or even helped you clarify the direction you wanted to go in.

Auto biographies mentioned I was attending The Mondeo is the first car from the the Ford Mondeo press Blue Oval brand worldwide to launch wasn’t exactly upbeat. offer Pre-Collision Assist with Pedestrian Detection. This is This just goes to show how designed to detect people in the marketing and image affects road ahead – or that could cross the people’s preconceptions. vehicle’s path – and automatically Don’t get me wrong; Ford is applies the brakes if you don’t no stranger to spin either, respond to warnings at the wheel. but I’ve got to tell you this latest Mondeo is the real Also introduced for the first time in deal. Europe is Ford’s ground-breaking Inflatable Rear Seatbelt technology. At launch, I tested the In the event of an accident, the Mondeo Titanium Estate 2.0 seatbelts expand to disperse crash Duratorq TDCI. With 148bhp forces across a body area five times and 258 lb.ft of max torque, greater than that achieved by a the Ford is able to dig deep at conventional belt. This offers low revs, resulting in proper valuable extra protection to very pulling power. young or old passengers with weaker chest areas. FAST FACTS PROS ‘N’ CONS Certainly, it’s easy to be Good Drive √ blinded by the kudos of a On the entertainment front, Ford’s  Max speed: 130mph SYNC 2 connectivity system boasts Spacious √ premium badge but the  0-62 mph: 9.4 secs Mondeo is brilliant whether an eight-inch colour touch-screen to Safe √  Combined mpg: 62.8 in estate, five door hatch or operate phone, entertainment,  Engine: 1977cc 4 cylinder 16 valve Efficient √ four door hybrid semblances. climate and navigation systems turbo diesel It’s handsome, interior space using voice commands. For example, Image X  Max. power (bhp): 148 is excellent, the ride is simply pushing the voice control  Max. torque (Ib/ft): 258 smooth and the handling is button and saying “I’m hungry” will  CO2: 117g/km spot on. display a list of local restaurants, and the MICHELIN guide can help  Price: £24,745 on the road The diesel estate, in you choose where to eat. SYNC 2 particular, excels in every will then connect you by phone to The fifth generation Mondeo is now single area. It’s fantastic to drive, it the restaurant to book a table and available with Ford’s range of has a refined engine and the boot is guide you there. Groovy, or what? economical EcoBoost engines and, the perfect shape for carrying a for the first time in the UK, a hybrid range of everyday items, from a So, this Ford Mondeo with its petrol-electric option. family-sized weekly shop to a stack ‘common-as-muck badge’ is as of suitcases. It’s good value and will good, if not better, than many of the Introduced in 1992 to replace the be less costly to run than many of its eulogized German ‘premium’ cars. Ford Sierra, the Mondeo went on to competitors. Go on – hop in one and try one out. become a piece of popular culture in You may be surprised and have an 1996 when Tony Blair used the The car is crammed with epiphany. phrase ‘Mondeo Man’ in his Labour entertainment tech and safety Party Conference address. gadgetry too. In fact it’s the most The all-new Ford Mondeo is now on advanced Ford ever introduced in sale from £20,795. What a shame there’s so much Europe, and has been awarded the badge snobbery around these days maximum five-star safety rating by though. The reaction I got from independent crash test authority premium-badge car lovers when I Euro NCAP.

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My gang show experience It is with gratitude that I was involved in the amazing year Gosport Gang Show has experienced! When I first joined the gang show 5 years ago, I was very shy and I wasn’t particularly sure if I’d be confident enough to get on stage, let alone have the ability to perform to the excellent standard of the gang show but five years later I still find myself performing in the cast, even taking on a solo part.

guiding movement I would strongly recommend joining the Gosport gang show as it is great fun and an extremely rewarding experience for people of all ages beyond the age of 8. The “show” itself is fun to do but the best part is “The gang” meeting new friends and reconciling with friends from past years. We have a lot of fun at rehearsals and the cast is supportive of one another. If you are unconfident about joining, as I originally was, my advice is to sign up and enjoy the amazing feeling of being on stage, if you are not involved in the scouting or guiding movement you can still show your support by coming to watch the Next Gosport Gang Show in 2016.

The Gosport Gang Show is an annual show consisting of song, dance, spectacle and comedy, performed by members of the scout and guide movements from the age 8 onwards. Once you have performed one show (the dress rehearsal) you are given your red scarf (a bright red neckerchief with the gang show emblem on the back) the Jake Jones aged 12 red scarf is an accolade worn by the Best Gang shows in the country and it represents not only the achievement of excellence but also the community between gang shows. Being presented the scarf by the show’s producer is a tradition when each new member is welcomed in to the gang show family. This year our show included 14 different items including a Beatles medley and 5 different comedy sketches. My favourite item was named “the 12 days of scout camp” (the scouting take of the Christmas classic the 12 days of Christmas) it was incredibly fun to perform and has the audience laughing . If you are a member of the scouting or

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Little snacks Little forr El fo Elev evenses enses INGREDIENTS 5 stalks of celery 10 tablespoons of peanut butter Quarter of a red pepper, chopped into small pieces

METHOD Making healthy nibbles for children can be super simple, especially if you get them involved. These crunchy nibbles are easy to make and really tasty too! Give the celery a wash under the tap and then cut into smaller sticks about 10cms long. Fill up the inside bit with some peanut butter. Chop up the red pepper into little pieces and add to the top of the peanut butter. Sultanas work well too if you want to add some sweetness!

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We hope you are enjoying the sunshine and making the most of being out in your garden. When the weather is good we all like to invite friends and family round to enjoy a b-b-q, have a get together, or just do some gardening and why not. We all tend to open windows to let fresh air in. When you are in the back garden think security!! Please do not leave your windows open or your exterior doors unlocked especially if you are in the back garden! It only takes a thief seconds to enter your home and take what belongs to you. During this welcome hot spell burglars will be on the lookout for easy targets! Could this happen at your address??? Vehicle security is just as important as your home security. Lock all the doors, windows, boot and sunroof every time you leave your car - however briefly. Do not become a victim of crime-be safe be secure- think security!

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15/00182/LBA

No 4 The Terrace Royal Hospital Haslar Haslar Road Gosport Hampshire PO12 2AA

Listed building application - installation of rooflight/hatch, sun pipe, 2 no. Roof vents, additional window to north elevation and 2no. Bathroom vents (conservation area)

15/00174/LBA

No 9 The Terrace Royal Hospital Haslar Haslar Road Gosport Hampshire PO12 2AA

Listed building application - reconfiguaration Pending of internal layout, including removal of Consideration internal walls, erection of internal partitions and creation of new openings, installation of boiler flue and 4 no. Extract fan outlets to rear elevation and replacement of garage doors (conservation area)

15/00193/FULL

60 Grange Crescent Gosport Hampshire

Erection of detached double garage

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15/00191/FULL

8 Oxford Road Gosport Hampshire PO12 3LP

Erection of single storey rear extension

Pending Consideration

15/00227/FULL

233 Forton Road Gosport Hampshire PO12 3HB

Erection of first floor rear extension and Pending conversion of dwellinghouse into 2 no. Flats Consideration

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