June 2015 | Issue 87 | Priceless
Meadowside
Music festival
Whiteley Townswomen's Guild
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Little Snacks for Elevenses
Quick to make, scrummy to eat at any time of day, these little snacks are super healthy!
HOUSE AND GARDENS 12
Planning Matters
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Over the Hedge
Check out this months round up of planning applications in and around Whiteley.
Our new monthly feature where we take a look at a local garden. This time take a look at this beauty from Skylark Meadows.
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It’s all going on...
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Learning to let go
Jessica McGregor Johnson, in her own gentle way, points out that frankly life is too short so we need to trust ourselves to jolly well get on with it and go for it!
COMMUNITY 15
Whiteley Church
Messy Mondays, 40 Acts and First @4 - are you involved in any of these? Get stuck in!
We want your garden!
Check out smalltalk for full details! If you’ve got a local Good News story we’d love to hear about it! Whether it’s kindly friends or neighbours going out of their way to help each other, children doing fab activities that make them smile, winning awards or just doing a good turn we’d love to know! Email your stories to us at editor@bigvoicedirectories.co.uk
...in the jungle! Get stuck in to some great kids puzzles created just for you.
HEALTH, BEAUTY & LIFESTYLE june issue 2015
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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 Skylark Meadows have put themselves forward for the first month - take a look at their beautiful garden on page 19. 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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WHITELEY CHURCH CONTACT DETAILS Reverend Philippa Mills Phone: 07760771667 Email: minister@whiteleychurch.org.uk (Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday) Churchwardens: Jo Vartan Vikki Potts Phone: 01489 505367 Phone: 01489 588648 Mobile: 07767617797 Mobile: 07732567953 Email:
wardens@whiteleychurch.org.uk
www.whiteleychurch.org.uk www.facebook.com/WhiteleyChurch
Bank holiday season is upon us and I hope we shall continue to enjoy some beautiful sunny days. As well as our regular Sunday and weekday activities we have been hard at work on the Church Without Walls garden, mowing the grass and sowing some areas with wild flower seeds. Despite the cinema works the garden is open. Do go up there and spend some time enjoying the sunshine and watching the birds and insects. Looking ahead we are planning for our involvement with Meadowside Music Festival in July and we look forward to supporting school summer fairs with church involvement at Cornerstone and as individuals at Whiteley Primary School.
babies and children to play with, there’s always a fun craft activity and it’s a good opportunity to meet other parents or carers.
Messy Church
We were back in the community centre for Messy Church in May with the theme ‘Unity in Community’. Amongst other things we baked sharing cookies, thought about who we’d help if someone gave us lots of money to give away, ran 3-legged races and talked about what we can do better and more generously together.
Our next 2 dates, both at Whiteley Community Centre are: Monday Minis is introducing some messy play activities Sunday 7th June 4-6pm alongside the toys and simple craft and at the end of Sunday 5th July 4-6pm April the children enjoyed a ‘shaving foam car wash’! One or two of the mums have responded to our plea for As your local C of E church we are here for the whole more help but we’d still love to hear from anyone else community, not just those who come to worship on who could give us a hand with setting up, putting away Sunday mornings. If you would like to discuss arranging and helping to make the group a welcoming place. If you’re at home with a baby or pre-school children then a Baptism (Christening) , Wedding or Funeral please get in touch with Philippa. come and join us on Monday afternoons in the Community Centre (1-2.45pm). There are lots of toys for
Regular Church Activities (Sundays at Whiteley Community Centre, Gull Coppice) 1st Sunday First @ 4 Messy Church 4-6pm aimed at families with children age 2+ to 11 2nd Sunday 10.15 am Communion + children’s groups 3rd Sunday 10.15am Morning Worship + children’s groups 4th Sunday 10.15am Communion or Baptism + children’s groups
Open Door Cafe Tuesdays 9.30-11.30am Whiteley Community Centre Monday Minis Mondays (term-time) 1-2.45pm Whiteley Community Centre Small Groups Weekly for discussion, fellowship and Bible Study (contact Vicar or Wardens) Men’s Breakfast monthly on Saturday morning (website or contact Wardens for dates)
Important Phone Numbers COMMUNITY Citizens’ Advice 01329 237121 Community Association 01489 881190 Fareham Borough Council 01329 236100 Meadowside Leisure Centre 01489 577464 Rotary Club of Whiteley 07599 937252 Town Council 01329 835019 Whiteley Church 07760 771667 Whiteley Community Centre 01489 880041 Whiteley Guide and Brownies 01489 885748 Whiteley Scout Group 07808 301176 Winchester City Council 01962 840222 Police 101 or emergency 999 RSPCA 01329 667541 Victim Support 0845 3899528
First Bus Service 023 9286 2412 Hampshire Highways 0845 8504422
HEALTH Alcoholics Anonymous 0845 7697555 Dental Helpline 0845 0508345 Whiteley Dental Practice 01489 564203 Doctor’s Surgery 01489 881982 NHS Direct 111 NHS Smoking Helpline 0800 0224332 SCHOOLS Cornerstone CofE Primary School 01489 660750 Henry Cort Community College 01329 843127 Whiteley Primary School 01489 881601 Whiteley Pre-School 01489 565717 TRAVEL Coastguard 023 8032 9486 National Rail Enquiries 08457 484950
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cannot tell you how happy I feel to be free of that guilty feeling that I ‘ought’ to be out in the garden, weeding it and secondly I have (finally) taken and experienced my own advice! All the gardens that Yorkshire Garden Designer create and build are based Relieved? You might think that this is a round what I call ‘The Garden Equation’ strange reaction to the clearing of a borwhich is a 3 step process which creates der in the garden but the truth of the the foundations that ensures that each matter is that the garden has become a garden fits in beautifully with the lifestyle burden because it no longer fitted into my of the client. I spend so much time maklifestyle. The time I had to look after it ing sure that the gardens of my clients fit when I first designed and planted it has into their lifestyles that I failed to notice been more and more encroached and that my own garden did not any more. eroded every year, as my business, Yorkshire Garden Designer, has grown. So the big question now is to work out what to do differently with this clean The result has been twofold. Firstly, I border. The first thing I shall do is to sit down at the weekend with a cup of tea and go through my own Garden Equation process. The points I will be answering are: Work out exactly what I want to do or like to do when I’m outside. Analyse the conditions of the garden so I can make sure that the plants I choose will do well there. Work out and be very realistic
about how much time I have to look after the garden. These 3 steps will create the foundation on which the new design for my garden will be based on and it will take into account that I now have very little time to look after it, so here are some of the things I will be thinking about:
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What will make mowing the lawn less time consuming?
I’ll let you know what I do in the coming months. In the past few months, I have been writing a book about how to apply the Garden Equation for fellow gardeners to follow and its title is , surprisingly, ‘The Garden Equation – how to have a garden you love that fits beautifully into your lifestyle’. It will soon be available on my website.
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P lanning Matters
A monthly round up of planning applications submitted since 1 April 2015 FAREHAM COUNCIL REF
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P/15/0370/FP
28 Dumas Drive Whiteley Fareham PO15 7LU
Construction of a new lift shaft from ground to first floor only
P/15/0352/FP
11 Browning Close Whiteley Fareham PO15 7LX
Proposed garage conversion
P/15/0335/FP
9 Defoe Close Whiteley Fareham PO15 7JF
Proposed garage conversion
P/15/0327/VC
9 Haflinger Drive Whiteley Fareham PO15 Variation of condition 6 P/97/0511/RM to enable the partial conversion of the garage at no. 9 Haflinger Drive 7DX
WINCHESTER COUNCIL
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8 Lovage Road Whiteley Fareham Hampshire PO15 7LD
Installation of roof windows to front and rear elevations
W21662/04
Oakmere Lady Bettys Drive Whiteley Fareham Hampshire PO15 6RJ
Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of a two storey replacement dwelling
WTPO/1612/43
4 Gibson Close Whiteley Fareham Hampshire PO15 7HX
1 no. Oak to pollard to match group (0738), 1 no. Oak to be felled (0734), 2 no. Oak to reduce by 2ft (0733 and 0735)
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9 Jasmine Court Whiteley Fareham Hampshire PO15 7FQ
Proposed single storey side extension
W18768/01
7 Thyme Avenue Whiteley Fareham Hampshire PO15 7NB
Proposed garage conversion
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WHITELEY TOWNSWOMEN’S GUILD Want to meet new people? Why not come along? To Whiteley Primary School, Gull Coppice, off Yew Tree Drive, Whiteley on the third Wednesday of each month at 7.15 p.m. We have a varied programme of events and speakers. We have a craft section, reading group, gardening group, lunch club, cinema/theatre club & weather permitting, a walking group. New members and visitors are always welcome. Meetings always end with a cup of tea, or coffee and a chat. For more information please contact:Mrs Sue Hall (Chairman) Tel No: 01489 881721 Mrs Jane Vardy (Press Secretary) Tel No:01489 881902
Parrywood Pre-School, Burridge is based in Burridge Village Hall, we are a small and friendly setting where the children learn through play in a lovely rural location. The Pre-School - formerly Curdridge Caterpillars - is registered with Ofsted and approved to provide Early Years Funding and 2 year old funding as well as accepting a wide range of Childcare Voucher schemes. Give your child the best start and come and have a look around. Please call 01489 881081 or email burridge@parrywoodchildcare.co.uk to arrange a visit. 23
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Lucy’s recipe corner
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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Remarkable Relationships Jessica offers Life Guidance, connecting back to your spirit, the true heart of you. If you want to know more you can visit her website http://www.jessicamcgregorjohnson.com
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?” Of course there are no guarantees that any decision we take will work out as we want. It’s par for the 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
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Trusting yourself to go for it!
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 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. Sure he went on to make a clear plan of how he would achieve his goal and what contingencies he wanted in 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 confidence for the future. When you are faced with a moment when you need to trust yourself that you will 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. Life is too short not to live it to the full, no one gets to their death bed wishing they’d played it more safe – you learn to trust yourself by playing the game of life full out – so, go for it!
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