Big Voice Stubbington August 2015 by Big Voice Directories

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GIG GUIDE All gigs should start at 9pm unless stated

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Bone Idle Small Town Rock of the Pops Northern Soul Hazzard County D’ska Assasins Groove Monster

The Bird Red Lion The Hoeford Stubbington Snooker Club The Bird The Bird Red Lion

Fareham Stubbington Fareham Stubbington Fareham 6pm Fareham Stubbington

Monster Asylum Seekers Road House Glitter Buzz Barbwire Bob Italian Job Louise (Blondie Tribute) Zoe Moxie Soulpatch Davy Jones Locker Fat Kat Booze Brothers Hourglass Mafia Hazard County Pond Life Miz Kelly’s Tattoo Rock of the Pops Bone Idol Roy Peplow Splinter The Business Mighty Fly LST Music Robbie Williams Tribute Legend Go Mad

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CHILDREN

HEALTH, BEAUTY & LIFESTYLE

It’s all child’s play

Russell Grant

Slow down, walk, spend some time….. A touch back Your horoscopes for August. What’s in it for you? to reality with Sue Gascoyne.

HOUSE AND GARDENS 19

Planning Matters

Over the Hedge

Check out this months round up of planning applications in and around Stubbington.

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL 24

The Wealth Chef

If you’re not living, you’re dying. It might sound a bit morbid but Wealth Chef, Ann Wilson knows how to spin a yarn.

Continuing on from last month we’re delighted to feature another local garden from Stubbington.

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Auto Biographies

Tim Barnes Clay takes a look at the new Mitsubishi Shogun. Is it still a living legend? Read on…

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Habit is what keeps you going” said Jim

Ryun, an American Athlete. It got me thinking that many of us who have set our goals and wishes at the beginning of the year may be finding that now the summer is upon us, and willpower is lowering as we think of slipping into Autumn, that those things we fervently set out to achieve in January may be sliding from our grasp. And perhaps the reason is that we either weren’t committed to doing what we decided all those months ago, or we didn’t get into the HABIT of making that thing happen. Indeed a decision we made last year as a couple was to incorporate a fresh juice into our diet, at least once daily. We enjoyed blending fresh kale from the garden, including thick broccoli stems which would ordinarily end up on the compost, various fruit and other vegetables and chucking in copious amounts of ginger which sent Sean's hayfever packing (an unexpected, but very welcome result!). With the cleaning of the blenders and juicers, and the extra bit of organisation needed to make these each day it would have been easy to stop eventually. But once it became a habit it’s tough to break. So even when we have days out we make sure that we get our juice and do you know, if you look out for them there are juice bars popping up everywhere. So we grabbed one recently in Hyde Park at a festival, in a little street in Ibiza on a holiday and even the kids join in now, despite what can seem a very dubious mix sometimes! If there’s something you want to do, or your resolve has slipped, get started again and we’ll hear no more excuses! Much love until next month Coralie and Sean x

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Auto biographies Naturally, the Mitsubishi keeps its go-anywhere, selfassured and powerfully built presence. This is characterised by its short front overhang, upright windscreen, strong high flanks, flared wheel-arches and rear-mounted spare wheel. These are all key Shogun styling cues that underline its mud-plugging aptitude.

FAST FACTS

 Max speed: 112mph  0-62 mph: 11.1 secs  Combined mpg: 33.2  Engine: 3200cc 4 cylinder 16 valve turbo diesel  Max. power (bhp): 194

 Max. torque (lb/ft): 325  CO2: 224 g/km

 Price: £37,489 PROS ‘N’ CONS

Pulls well √ Off-road ability √ Spacious √ Visibility √ On road manoeuvrability X

In 1982 Mitsubishi Motors Corporation launched a brand new breed of vehicle: a 4x4 which was tough enough to go where others feared to tread, yet enjoyed the sort of sophisticated specification more normally associated with top end saloons. More than thirty years later the Shogun is a living legend.

situations. The Mitsubishi Shogun is not only a giant of a 4x4, its cabin feels solidly screwed together and comes crammed with luxury features. As well as improved sound deadening, SG4 trim brings leather seats, Bluetooth, a tyre pressure monitoring system and a five-speed automatic gearbox.

Staying inside the cabin of the Shogun, its multifunction display has reams of information available. This includes a barometer and an Indeed, standing next to the altitude gauge, indicating that this is Shogun makes you feel pretty a vehicle that has motoring ability small. The vehicle is stretching way beyond a farmer’s enormous and looks rather field. intimidating to drive. But once you haul yourself into The seats are comfortable and the cabin, turn the key, supportive, and the large glass area select ‘Drive’ from the provides first rate views of the road automatic gearbox and get or rugged ground around you. Rear rolling, any unease seat space is colossal, and load evaporates. capacity seems immeasurably big.

By no means is the brute always a delight to drive on the road though. Sure, it’s easy to point the Shogun down a motorway and stay there, but any cross winds do knock you about a bit. That’s no surprise as it’s a tall vehicle – and because of that you can also forget tearing around bends on country roads, unless you like lots of lean.

A third row of seats can be popped up too, turning the Shogun into a seven-seater. This is convenient if you’re taking a group of friends into the rough or you’ve got a posse of children you need to drop off at school.

Away from the much commented luxury soft-roaders, heavy-duty workhorses such as the Shogun have carved out a unique niche in the Instead, the new Mitsubishi Shogun market where ability and is about muscle and ruggedness. The dependability matter first and top of the range Long Wheel Base foremost. (LWB) SG4 model, on test here, pulls like a train with its 3.2-litre, Since a price decrease in July 2013 The 2015 Mitsubishi Shogun has a 194bhp,four-cylinder diesel engine. Shogun sales have gone from bold new front end, distinguished by 0-62mph arrives in 11.1 seconds and strength to strength. With its new a deeper more integrated grille and top speed is 112mph. More design and improved specification, chic LED daytime running lights. The importantly it has low-ratio gearing the Mitsubishi Shogun now offers design changes for this year and a differential lock to make sure even better value for money. represent a progressive evolution of you’ve got the best chance of the hard-hitting Japanese offgetting it out of even the most roader. challenging of non-tarmac

New Mitsubishi Shogun

By Tim Barnes-Clay www.carwriteups.co.uk

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P lanning Matters A monthly round up of planning applications submitted since 1 June 2015

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P/15/052 8 Herons Close Fareham 7/FP Hampshire PO16 7DY

Replacement garage and single storey side extension to create an entrance porch

Undecided

P/15/053 4 Elizabeth Road 6/FP Stubbington Fareham PO14 2RF

Side/rear extension

Approve

P/15/064 4a Knights Bank Road 2/FP Fareham Hampshire PO14 3JZ

Install velux window within the southern roof slope of the existing garage roof

Undecided

P/15/057 40 Solent Road Hill Head 9/FP Fareham PO14 3LD

Single storey front/side extension

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P/15/055 20 Mancroft Avenue 8/FP Fareham Hampshire

Single storey side extension

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P/15/057 41 Crofton Lane Fareham Proposed two storey side extension, close boarded fence Undecided 8/FP PO14 3LW and gate to southern boundary

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23 - 26 October 2015

It’s all child’s play

By Sue Gascoyne

Get set! Ready for the school run After a 6 month break from moving anywhere far or fast, I’ve recently discovered the joys of walking to school. Recovering from a ruptured calf injury, I’ve had to learn how to walk again and by that I mean walk properly, without compensating with other parts of the body! My aim has been to quit the rather ungainly speed walking stature that I’d acquired, from rotating the hips instead of breathing and walking from the core. In fact I’ve been struck by this opportunity to re-experience what it is like to do something that we take for granted in children, walking. That means having to think about and look at every step, just to make sure that your foot is where it should be. Discovering the wonders of proprioception first hand (awful name but basically means understanding where our bodies are within space) has reinforced for me the amazing feat of mastery that infants and young children undergo as they develop from ‘helpless babies’ unsure of where their body starts and finishes, to rolling, crawling, sitting, standing, tottering and running children – a miracle of Mother Nature. And so after months of feeling old and unable to run and play 28

alongside my children as I would naturally do, I, like a toddler, have been set free on a journey of discovery, and what a time of year for that adventure. With blossom floating on the breeze scenting the air in wafts of perfume, a visual spectacle of colours and birdsong to warm the heart, that journey to school is fast becoming an opportunity to reawaken the senses. For children ‘nature is sheer sensory experience’ (Cobb,1977), and after being cooped up inside or in the bubble-like cocoon of a car, that precious time is an opportunity to breathe deeply and marvel about all that’s good in the world. With so much of children’s lives a constant rush from one club to another, the precious walk to school marks a gradual transition between home and school/ work. An opportunity to ponder, recharge batteries and prepare mentally for the day ahead. The balance between familiarity from the route and routine and differentness from ever changing natural and manmade events provides just the right mix for

engaging and energising the brain. The route home is no less important. An opportunity for children to let off steam after the constraints of the classroom, adjust to changing roles, recharge and ponder on what to do next.

As well as making great sense for the environment and the fight against obesity we know that helping children to forge links with nature from a young age sets them up for healthier and more fulfilling lives in the future, by developing an attachment with Mother Nature herself. With adequate time, a constant challenge in our house, children can enjoy the luxury of tracing the silvery line of a snail, weaving their way through trees, carefully balancing along a wall, spinning round lampposts and pausing to pick up treasures or special stones, as children are prone to do. This could be a time for running, cycling or scooting on a scooter, what better way to feel the wind on your cheeks and rush of energy and measured fear that children need to experience? Judging by the number of parents seen sporting scooters on their shoulders returning from school my children are not the only ones who’ve got the scooter bug.

talking with our children, and I do mean with rather than to! Research shows a proven link between the number and range of words used by a mother with their child, and their child’s success in later life, so any opportunities for conversations should be welcomed with open arms. The secret of course lies in children knowing that their views will be valued and listened to as well as having something to talk about like that silvery snail trail, unusual stone, funny shaped cloud or car zooming past on the school run. For more fun sensory play activities, Sue’s latest research, resources and training go to www.playtoz.co.uk. sue@playtoz.co.uk 01206 796722

We know that adults tend to overestimate the boisterousness of children’s play, thinking they’re far more active than they really are. I guess this is a result of our increasingly sedentary lifestyle? So a healthy breakfast, followed by the school run are great ways for setting children up not just for the day, but life generally. Finally let us now forget the value of this precious time for 29