May 2015 | Issue 86 | Priceless
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Learn to let go And put the flow back in your life Š james.harvey@hampshireaerialphotos.co.uk
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May Mojo
It’s all child’s play with Sue Gascoyne. Take a look at her splendid ideas of things to do with the little ones in May.
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Learning to let go
Check out this months round up of planning applications in and around Whiteley.
Jessica McGregor Johnson gently guides us into the magical ways of letting go and enjoying the moment.
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Porsche Panemera Diesel
It looks like a bloated beast and occasionally it handles like one. Read on to find out more about this rating of the new Porsche by Tim Barnes-Clay.
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Messy Mondays, 40 Acts and First @4 - are you involved in any of these? Get stuck in!
If you’ve got a local Good News story we’d love to hear about it! Whether it’s kindly friends or neighbours going CHILDREN, PETS & EDUCATION out of their way to help each other, children doing fab activities that make them smile, winning awards or just 11 Sensei Says... doing a good turn we’d love to know! Email your stories to us at editor@bigvoicedirectories.co.uk ...is Karate just for fighters? Another insightful look
at the martial arts world from local Karate instructor Rob Wood.
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May Mojo If the suggestion of a trip to the seaside, a farm or swimming is greeted with exclamations of ‘Oh no!’ in your house this May Bank Holiday, then you, like me, might find yourself thinking back to the good old days when things like that were considered fun.
It’s all child's play
old has cleverly found ways to circumvent this with an array of Minecraft homework, from designing a fairground ride, to making an Egyptian tomb or toy! We live in a computer and screen-based world where computers undeniably make our life easier and enhance it in many ways, but are a poor substitute for Instead of beating yourself up as a parent, children learning in a hands-on way. They wondering where it all went wrong, the provide little, if any, enrichment for the answer may lie in screen-based research. senses, the gateway to all learning, and It seems that frequent screen changes in no food for the soul. children’s TV programmes are used as a tool to maintain young children’s interest. Technology is such a huge part of our lives that we positively need to embrace A consequence of this is almost speeding it, but setting limits is clearly important as up life itself so that a trip to the seaside carefree time spent exploring outdoors, or a farm on the TV is so fast actioned running vigorously and playing are key to that the reality appears slow and boring the development of well-rounded by comparison. TV and screen time are children and fighting the obesity battle. limited in our house, although my 9 year
With life itself so fast paced now, and the immediacy provided by social networking and other media priming children, and adults, to expect everything immediately, you can’t beat the feeling of release provided by exploring how a worm moves, discovering a new shoot, mixing up a witches potion, rolling down a grassy bank, playing hide and seek or building dens. Being outdoors and vigorous play are not only good for the body and soul but also free. May is a great time to enjoy the great outdoors together as a family so be sure to get outdoors this half term, wallow in the weather and find some May mojo!
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Sensei Rob Wood is a Fourth Dan in Goju-Ryu Karate and has taught children and adults for over 20 years in his dojo in the UK South Coast.
Sensei Says Is Karate just for Fighters?
Students understand that when facing an opponent of junior grade / ability, they should nurture them, build their confidence and be compassionate in their approach. All these things go into making a great pupil and decent person. That said, when students face an equal adversary and the friendship is Many of the people I take on as So, the fighting (Kumite) side of what firmly in place, stand back and watch students have varying degrees of the fireworks! we do… personally it’s the part I justification for starting out. actually enjoy the most right now. Looking back on my earlier years Living in a part of the country where The reason I say “right now” is that training, friends and I often had some over a long period of time, I, like so the Navy has a big connection with pretty horrific sessions and it was many others find training runs in many families appears to attract inevitable that there were going to trends. For a couple of years I get youngsters that simply need a little totally absorbed in Kumite but then I be some injuries I’d rather spare you discipline in their lives that may be have a transition to Kata and that will the details of. At the end of it contributed to Mums or Dads being though, we’d have a laugh, shrug it become my passion for a time. This away on service duty. off and wait for the next session. could then be followed by groundwork, pad work etc. It needs I’m not implying that Servicemen children are unruly, but I like to think to be highlighted that, although one So is Karate just for fighters?... absolutely not. You can take what aspect becomes my focus, it by no that it fills a gap in their lives where you need from a dojo, respect, they have the opportunity to release means makes the other aspects of discipline, fitness, sport, confidence, training are less enjoyable or go some physical pressure, have fun unattended, it just means that when social interaction and life skills. with other children and understand we cover those parts in class, it the importance of respect for other actually just makes the adrenaline inside a disciplined environment. get going quicker! Understandably, when we begin to Obviously there are students that go through the age ranges I see only join the dojo to learn to fight varying degrees of reasons for (for all the right reasons of course!) joining. Some enjoy the whole and that’s fine. To be quite honest, atmosphere of meeting likeminded most of them don’t appreciate the teenagers whilst sadly there are effort it takes to even become a those that are being bullied in reasonable fighter and most will fall everyday life. by the wayside in the process (or find a different part that appeals to The bully victims are the ones that them). I’m assuming that some really strike a chord with me. It’s readers may have concerns that unnecessary in society and absolutely unforgivable that a person those “fighters” may be too physical on those that aren’t quite into is forced to find ways of making Kumite as others and therefore physical aggression stop. might become swamped by those Needless to say, Karate is not just overzealous students. To be honest, about facing physical violence if the respect foundation is physically. The installation of administered correctly from day 1 confidence is a huge by-product of then this is never a problem. being taught. Let’s face it, a I like to think of Karate being a path that everyone can or maybe should take. Clearly I’m bias, but the benefits are immense and the fighting aspect is just a single entity in a huge collection of the Martial Art skill.
confident and assertive person is far more unlikely to be a “target” for the undesirables in the world so ensuring my students can confidently assert themselves respectfully to peers and adults will forever stand them in good stead right the way through life.
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Remarkable Relationships LEARN TO LET GO Letting go allows life to flow better, to be able to see what is before us and move through it rather than holding on to things from the past that no longer serve us. For so many years I went through my life totally attached to the outcome. It was almost like I had the whole of my life mapped out in my mind and all I had to do was get to the end.
out on the magic. I often work with people who have for many years just stuck at what they hate so that they can get to retirement and then enjoy life. However they realise that that means they will miss out on most of their life and then commit to change.
For me since leaving behind the life I did not like my life has been very much like a roller coaster. And that is the magic. I am alive to both the ecstatic joys and the black times of sadness. And to enjoy the magic you need both. Sure you can go through life on a flat-line – no highs no lows but that is rather like a living death. And that’s great, if you see it and Life is supposed to have both decide you want the magic. highs and lows, without a low I woke up the day an old friend Trouble is if you do not make that you would not even know the asked me if I liked my life and did change and continue to ‘stick at highs when they came along. I want to be living it when I was it’ you do not fully live for over Personally, for me the roller sixty? The answer was no. two thirds of your life. And by the time you get to that last third coaster is an odd analogy I realised that I could endure life (if you’re lucky!) you are so because I actually hate them. and get to the end or I could live exhausted from the slog of life Many years ago we were at an it, moment to moment. I think with no magic that it all feels too amusement park in Spain and a many people endure life and miss late. friend went on the corkscrew rollercoaster. She came off with the biggest smile on her face saying “You have to ride it – it is wonderful!”. For some reason in that moment I forgot (caught up by her enthusiasm) that I actually hated roller coasters and gaily got strapped into the ride. It was awful! But - and this is the big but, it taught me a huge lesson. Because after I got off and complained loudly how awful it was she asked:
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“Did you let go?” “Let go, let go?” I replied, ‘Are you crazy?” “Nope” she said. “The magic of the roller coaster is to let go and allow yourself to go with the ride. If you hold on you are bumped around all over the place, when you let go – that’s when the fun starts”.
visioned and the best of the fun and opportunity – the magic might be just beside us and we walk straight by. We need to be open to what comes, to allow it to give us even more than we have set our intention for. We can have a ‘this or something better’ attitude.
too. But the magic is the third key: No Tension – simply knowing that once you have done all you can, putting your full attention on your passion, that you can now let go. Let it go with the feeling of it is done – this or something better.
In the Passion Test we say there Now that’s magic! are three steps to living a That’s when the ah-ha happened. passionate life: I suddenly saw that I had been trying to ensure a ‘safe passage’. Intention – being clear on what Jessica McGregor Johnson, an international, But when we do this either on you are passionate about and guide & mentor and author of “The Right T-Shirt, Write Your Own Rules”. She helps people, who the roller coaster or in life we setting an intention to go for it are at a crossroads in their life who know that stop the magic. Because if we only have one way of getting to Attention – putting your attention there must be more meaning than they currently feel, discover themselves anew, identify their the end, getting to the result, we on your intention, both by taking true passions, and live them, whether it be in do not even see what else life has action – action engages attention their work or personal life. You can read the first to offer us. We get tunnel – and energetically focusing on it two chapters of her book here http:// www.jessicamcgregorjohnson.com
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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 Phone: 01489 505367 Mobile: 07767617797 Email:
Vikki Potts Phone: 01489 588648 Mobile: 07732567953
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As I write we’re enjoying some days of glorious sunshine in Easter week. Everywhere there are spring flowers out and signs of birds nest-building – whether or not you celebrated Easter there are definitely signs of hope and new life all around. The picture above, made at our Good Friday Messy Church, went round the world on Facebook and Twitter! It was seen by over 14,000 people over the Easter weekend.
on Saturday 13th June – more details to follow on social media and through the schools. Monday Minis is having a short break during the school holidays but will be back on 20th April. The group is thriving but we’d love a bit more help with serving tea and coffee and setting up. Please get in touch with Philippa if you think you’d be interested (DBS checks for helpers are required). If you’re at home with a baby or pre-school children why not come and join us on Monday afternoons in the Community Centre (1-2.45pm). There are lots of toys for 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.
We very much enjoyed the challenge of ‘doing Lent’ generously this year with 40acts. I hope some of the wider community in Whiteley found the daily challenges and reflections inspiring. We plan to use the resources again next year – if any local We held our Good Friday businesses would like to get involved please do get in touch with Messy Church at Philippa. Cornerstone CofE Primary School. It was great to We had a very successful quiz night with Cornerstone School welcome over 160 children PTA. It was a fun evening as well as raising funds for the school and adults together to and the church. share in lots of Messy crafts and activities based Looking ahead Whiteley Church has its annual meeting coming round the Easter story. up on Sunday 19th April after a shortened morning service. We’ll be back in the Anyone who lives in Whiteley is welcome to come to the community centre in May. meeting where we elect our churchwardens. We shall be We’re enjoying seeing reviewing the past year, talking about the year ahead and families coming regularly electing members of church council. to First @ 4 Messy Church but if you’ve never been Are you spring cleaning and having a clear out? Hang on to any do come and see what it’s all about. saleable items fro a few more week and then join in with the Big Whiteley Garage Sale (like a table top sale but on a larger scale!) Our next 2 dates, both at Whiteley Community Centre are: - our next major community and fund-raising event. This will be Sunday 3rd May 4-6pm, Sunday 7th June 4-6pm
Messy Church
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)
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P lanning Matters A monthly round up of planning applications submitted since 1 March 2015 FAREHAM COUNCIL REF
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Land Rear Of 59 Titchfield Park Road Fareham Hampshire PO15 5RN
P/15/0220/PH 12 Lipizzaner Fields Whiteley Fareham PO15 7BH
Erection of 3 bedroom house with access from Branewick Close Rear conservatory/orangery measuring 7 metres beyond rear wall of original dwelling, maximum height of 3.3 metres and with eaves at a height of 2.3 metres
P/15/0229/AD 18 Brunel Way Segensworth East Display of two non-illuminated signs Fareham PO15 5TX WINCHESTER CITY COUNCIL REF
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The Spinney Lady Bettys Drive Whiteley Fareham Hampshire PO15 6RJ
Demolish existing buildings and erect 17 houses (RESUBMISSION)
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1 Cheshire Close Whiteley Fareham Hampshire PO15 7JJ
Infilling Existing Recess Porch
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Coast To Coast Unit F4 Whiteley Shopping Centre Whiteley Way Whiteley Fareham Hampshire
1no. internally illuminated fascia sign, 1no. internally illuminated free standing menu case and 2no. terrace parasols
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Forum 1 The Forum Parkway Whiteley Fareham Hampshire PO15 7PA
Provision of 318 additional car parking spaces associated with an existing office building together with associated works, including new site accesses, cyclist and pedestrian infrastructure, lighting and landscaping
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March has been a busy time for Locks Heath Rotary who have been involved in two events featuring young people the area. On the 7th March a team of three young people from Brookfield School represented Rotary in the District round of Youth Speak. Youth Speaks is a Rotary initiative that has been running for many years. It has five rounds and takes place throughout the UK. It requires the 3 team members to present their topic. There is The Chair, The Speaker and The Proposer of Thanks. The presentation consists of an introduction, the body of the speech and the summary. Our team consisted of Connor Hanratty, Phoebe Wallace and Alex Rennie. Their topic was "Child soldiers in the world - are we doing enough". There were eight teams in the competition and the standards were incredibly high. Connor who was the speaker gave an impassioned speech about the plight of 250,000 children around the world. Our team did not win but they did Rotary and Brookfield school proud, and their parting words were "we will be back" You can find out more about Youth Speaks on www.ribi/youth speaks
The second event held on 10th March was the, “Locks Heath Rotary Music Festival”. Three Local Schools, Lock Heath Junior, St John the Baptist and Whiteley Primary School, put in 23 entries for this inter-schools competition. The festival encourages young people to sing and play, showing their talents and enthusiasm for music from around the world It is however a competition and was judge by Elizabeth Stanley and Tony Lindford, two very experienced musicians and adjudicators.
here posing for a, “Best Friends”, photo. The winners were of the Festival were:Junior Choir - St John the Baptist School Senior Choir – Whiteley School Soloist - Imogen Harnett, Flute Locks Heath Junior School Ensemble – Emily Corker and Anya Jonathan Flute Duet, Locks Heath Junior School
Tony said “The standard was high and it was not easy to choose the winners, just performing so well in front of this audience makes them all winners”. Two of the competitors Francesca Baxter age 7 from St John The Baptist School and Lexie Neil age 10 from Whiteley School certainly did not let the competition spoil their friendship seen
Left: Locks Heath Junior School Winners Top: Rotarian Paul Scarbro, Connor Hanratty, Phoebe Wallace, Debra Obray Coach &Teacher, Rotarian Penny Scarbro and Head Teacher Maria Allan
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Above: Best friends Francesca Baxter & Lexie Neil
Lucy’s recipe corner
Home omemad madee apple crisps INGREDIENTS 40g caster sugar 11 tsp lemon juice (to taste) 4 Apples Preheat the oven to 110°c. Put non-stick baking paper onto 2 large baking trays. Pop the sugar, lemon juice and 90ml water in a pan over a low heat. Keep stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Bring it to the boil and cook it for 3-4 minutes until it is just turning syrupy then put to one side. Slice the apple finely and throw the ends in the bin. Dip each slice into the syrup and lay on the baking paper side by side. Bake for 2-3 hours until dried and turn halfway. Check on the slices if some are thinner than the others as these will cook more quickly. Lay out on a rack until they are cool and crisp.
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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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