Big Voice Magazine in Stubbington, March 2020 by Big Voice Directories

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Get Puzzled

Recipe of the Month

Mum’s the Word

Keep On Running

Watering & Wellies

Home Focus

Crofton Parish

Test yourself with this month’s crossword

World Book Day!

Slow down for spring

A crowd pleaser, beef stew

Races for everyone!

Pick a day and spruce up for Spring

‘Young At Heart’ Initiatives

march issue 2020

Smalltalk

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If you read last months ‘Small Talk’ you may remember that I (perhaps stupidly) committed to my New Year’s ‘running’ resolution in front of you all. Resolutions are normally a distant memory for me by February but I’m very proud to say that in the last month, despite not getting out as much as I would have liked, I have doubled my distance and completed my first 10k!! My friend and I have now recruited a few more lovely ladies to join us and have decided on an interim target of completing the ‘Pretty Mudder 5k’ (for Cancer Research) in July followed by the Great South Run (10 miles) in October. Our fundraising page is called ‘Team Prosecco’, it’s a great cause and if you’d like to sponsor us, please look us up on Just Giving or perhaps give us a wave of encouragement if you see us out and about. There’s a whole host of other fantastic local running events taking place on our doorstep that are suited to all ages and abilities. Read about them in the ‘Keep on Running’ article on page 24, I might just see you there. So, what’s going on in March? I love March because it brings the first day of Spring (bring on the warmer days and lighter evenings), it’s Mother’s Day but more importantly it’s my Birthday! Sounds like a month of celebration to me! March is also the home of World Book Day. In a world of ever growing technology, I believe books are so important. I read a quote: ‘If you read just one book a day to your child, they will have read 1825 books by their 5th Birthday. Every book counts.’ It’s not always possible but I try my best to read to my children every day. Check out ‘Mum’s the Word’ on page 12, the Gosport Discovery Centre are holding some great events to celebrate World Book Day and you can borrow some new books while you are there! Whether you’re running or reading, have a great month.

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Mum’s the Word Welcome to Mum’s the Word, an article containing helpful information, tips, advice & reviews. If you have any suggestions we would love to hear from you!

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Thursday 5th March World Book Day is a registered charity on a mission to give every child and young person a book of their own. It’s a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and reading! Sharing stories with your child is so important because it helps them develop in so many ways. It engages their imagination, teaches them about language and emotions and promotes brain development as well as social & communication skills. Try and share a book every day with your child, even if its a poem or picture book. Children will learn the right way to hold a book and turn the pages. It’s also a great way to spend some quality time together. Many local schools and libraries will be holding events to celebrate World Book Day, here are a few great events that the Gosport Discovery Centre are hosting this March.

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‘YOUNG AT HEART’ INITIATIVES GATHER MOMENTUM You may remember me from the August 2019 edition of the Big Voice. I introduced myself as the new Seniors Community Development Worker for Crofton Parish, a voluntary role, which I have taken on after a career in health and social care. With an ever-growing and aging population, especially here in Stubbington, we hope to be able to offer support and pastoral care to those in our community who may sense a loss of identity or who feel isolated, those who struggle with issues of failing health or those who have been bereaved. Indeed, you may be someone who identifies with all the above experiences. It is important that everyone feels a sense of value and the relationship between physical fitness, mental health and spiritual well-being has long been acknowledged.

There has been other important developments since August. We have started the early explorations into setting up a ‘Men’s Shed’, along similar lines to others in the area and have been helping Crofton Parish to become a dementia-friendly church. We also have a regular monthly bereavement support group ‘Cup of Tea and Company’, which meets from 2pm to 3:30pm in the Parish Centre on the second Tuesday of the month and a weekly coffee morning on Wednesdays at 9:45am in the Oak Room. On the first Wednesday of each month this is followed by a short service led by one of the team. As you can see, there is a lot going on in Crofton Parish and plenty of opportunities to be involved, so why not come along and perhaps bring a friend or neighbour?

Since those early but tentative beginnings in the summer, we have launched a number of projects under the Young at Heart banner, starting in August with a wonderful cream tea in the Parish Centre. Attended by around 45 people, we enjoyed watching the film, Calamity Jane. We have since held another cream tea and film afternoon in October and ended the year with a festive gathering for around 70 people, where we watched White Christmas. The event was a great success and guests enjoyed carol singing, delicious sandwiches (from the local village bakery) followed by Christmas cake, Yule log and mince pies, all washed down with tea, coffee and prosecco! It was a memorable occasion and a fantastic launch to the Christmas season.

If you have any questions or suggestions or would simply like to find our more, then do get in touch with me at Jenny@croftonparish.org.uk or visit our parish website www.croftonparish.org.uk

The response to these Young at Heart events has been amazing! One couple commented, ‘We really enjoyed the film. It is so good to meet new people.’ Another person said, ‘I really enjoy coming here and watching a film. This is lovely... When’s the next one?’, whilst one lady confessed that the film and cream tea was the highlight of her week. 20

Diary dates for this coming year: 21st February, 12:30pm-3pm: Cream tea and film 17th April, 2pm-4pm: Fun afternoon 29th May, 1pm-4pm: Cream tea and film 14th & 15th July 12:30pm - 3:30pm: Summer Festival event with a seaside theme 4th September, 1pm-4pm: Cream tea and film 30th October, 2pm-4pm: Fun afternoon 12th December, 12 noon - 3pm: Christmas – food, film and fun! Jenny Wilford Young at Heart Co-ordinator Parish office Tel 01329 661154

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Recipe of the month

Beef in Guinness with Herb Dumplings Prep time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 3 hours Serves: 4-6 Ingredients For the stew 2 tbsp oil, 1kg braising steak - cut into large pieces, 2 tbsp plain flour - well seasoned, 3 onions - sliced, 500ml Guinness, 2 sprigs thyme For the dumplings 75g butter - frozen and grated, or 75g suet, 150g self-raising flour, 1 small onion - grated, 2 sprigs of thyme - leaves stripped and chopped, Water for mixing Method Heat the oven to 150C/fan 130C/gas 2. Heat a little of the oil in a large oven-proof pan. Lightly flour the pieces of braising steak and fry in small batches until well browned. Remove them with a slotted spoon and place them on a plate. Add the onions to the pan and fry on a fairly high heat until they soften and tinge brown at the edges. Pour the Guinness into the pan, letting it bubble up, then return the meat to the pan along with the thyme. Cover the pan and transfer to the oven for 2-2 1/2 hours or until tender. The sauce will sweeten and thicken during the cooking time. Make the dumplings (towards the end of the cooking time by mixing the grated butter or suet, flour, onion and thyme together and season well. Gradually add water to the dry ingredients until you have a soft dough. Divide into 12 balls. Place the dumplings on top of the casserole and return it to the oven, uncovered, for 25 minutes. Serve with shredded Savoy cabbage.

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Keep on Running

Keep on Running How are the New Year, new decade challenges going? Still got the big picture in your sights? Social media is awash with feel good stories of tremendous or inspiring achievements and the year is still young. After last months’ article several people contacted me with enquiries about the open water swimming groups. Hopefully they are on their way to joining them if they haven’t already. If this was you, please let us know how you get on, with photos if possible. If running was your resolution perhaps it’s time to put some race dates in your diary. We all know how quickly a year can fly past so this month, it’s a shameless plug for local running races that may be of interest to all ages and abilities. The ‘Gosport 5K Summer Series’ starts on Tuesday 14th April 2020. This is a series of 5 evening races held on the second Tuesday of each month up until the finale in September. The races include a Junior 1K and a chipped timed 5K on our very own Stokes Bay. The junior 1K takes place at 7.15pm followed by the 5K race at 7.30pm. The series is well established in the race calendar and enjoys a reputation of being inclusive, friendly and well marshalled. Our event managers, ‘Nice Work’ ensure that fun is the name of the game and entry is open via their online race management portal at www.nice-work.org.uk. 24

In between those evening races we have the everpopular ‘Gosport Golden Mile’ race which includes the ‘Junior Golden Mile’ and boasts a course record of 4 minutes and 9 seconds, set by England Athletics athlete, Alex Teuten in 2018. This year we are hoping to have cash prizes for the winning man and woman with spot prizes for other runners. It’s a great morning to enjoy our fabulous beach and the perfect way to treat Dad as it falls on Sunday 21st June 2020, which is Father’s Day. Every finisher is guaranteed a medal which has space on the back for you to engrave your official mile time. How quickly can you run a mile? Let’s find out, shall we? Do you have a work or school running team that could take part? Or could your rugby or football club take up the challenge? Keep us posted with any interesting stories such as fund raising for your favourite charity. Once again, ‘Nice Work’ will manage the event and entry is now open. It’s only a mile... go on! Well, that’s our managed races covered. There will also be a Charity 10K to come in May but more about that at a later date. In the meantime, good luck with your personal challenges and keep us posted. Written by Nick Carter Email: cartscartergosvegas@gmail.com Absolute GosVegas 545 RunClub The Breakfast Club

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