Choice Magazine Gosport & Lee on the Solent - August edition

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It’s festival and fayre season! We have got such great outdoor spaces on our doorstep to enjoy, especially during summertime. Right on the seafront you can enjoy Gosport Rotary Club's Vehicle Rally and Family Day. Now in its 71st year, it takes place on Monday 25th August. At Walpole Park you’ll find the 3 day Sunset Festival. Entry is free! Heritage Open Days allows you to see hidden places and try out new experiences locally. This year features over 30 new walks, talks and exhibitions. If walks are your thing then you’ve quite a choice. Guided walks include the area around Fort Gilkicker and looking for clues in the area where Fort Gomer used to be. Guided walks around The Wild Grounds, Stanley Park and Royal Clarence Yard will cover aspects of the history, architecture and heritage of Gosport. So much to see and do! It’s also Hampshire Open Studios this month which means we get to see wonderful creatives and their work in their studios. A lot are on your doorstep, we’ve included some inside. Stubbington Ark Country Fair and Stubbingtin Fayre & Donkey Derby are this month too!

Across the water, on the waterfront is Victorious Festival. Gosport Ferry are running 2 ferries for the Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Plus they are extending their hours during this weekend so you can fully enjoy yourself knowing you’ll be able to catch the ferry home! They guarantee your passage across providing you are in the ferry queue by 12:30am. It’s going to be a busy couple of months!

If you’re wanting to escape to the haven of your garden we have the gardening guide inside to help it looking tip top!

If you’d rather spend a little time in the kitchen creating something delicious we have just the thing! This months recipe is for Cherry & Chocolate Peanut Butter Sundae. Cherries are delicious this time of year and they help you sleep well! Why would you not give it a go?!

As always, you’ll also find great offers, sudoku, more great advertisers, local news and much more inside!

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CHERRY & CHOCOLATE

PEANUT BUTTER SUNDAE

Cherries are super delicious this time of year.

This delicious recipe is by Anna Jones.

Ingredients to serve 4

• 400g fresh or frozen cherries

• 3 tablespoons maple syrup

• 2 tablespoons smooth peanut butter

• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder

• a big pinch of flaky sea salt

• 8 scoops vanilla ice cream or frozen yoghurt, about 1 x 400ml tub (vegan if needed)

Method

Stone and halve cherries and set aside. If you using frozen cherries, put them into a small saucepan with 1 tbsp maple syrup and cook on a medium low heat until they are warm and soft, still with a little liquid.

In a bowl, whisk together the peanut butter, 2 tbsp maple syrup (or 3 tbsp if using fresh cherries), the cocoa powder and a big pinch of flaky sea salt. Add a little water if your peanut butter is thick.

Get yourself 4 glasses or bowls, scoop some cherries into the bottom of each glass, then add a scoop of ice cream, the peanut chocolate sauce, more cherries, another scoop of ice cream and the rest of the cherries and chocolate sauce. Enjoy!

REVERSE PARK

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Darren Harris is a skilled, reliable and professional carpenter and joiner based in Gosport offering a wide range of carpentry services for your home or business. The options are pretty endless but to give you an idea of the most popular services a list is below:

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Phlox is a familiar plant in many gardens. It is easy to grow, hardy, almost entirely pest free and makes a great mound of colour looking good mixed in with other cottage garden plants. The phlox in Crescent Garden is white rather than one of the bright colours most often associated with the plant, but it still stands out clearly in the flower bed near the railings in front of the fountain. The name, phlox, comes from the Greek word meaning flame as so many of the genus are brightly coloured.

The full botanical name of this particular species, usually known as garden phlox, is Phlox paniculata in the family Polemoniaceae. It is native to large swathes of the east coast of USA

and extending into Canada. It blooms there, as it does in our gardens, from June to September, enjoying plenty of sunshine and a damp, but not waterlogged soil. This summer it is fortunate that the phlox in Crescent Garden is planted near the automatic watering system, put in some years ago, mainly to benefit the roses growing alongside the railings. Each flower has 5 petals and 5 stamens with a 3 branched stigma emerging above the stamens in the centre of the flower. The flowers are relatively small, but make a great show by being grouped together in a panicle; hence the specific name. The petals are fused together at their bases to form a tube, with nectar at the bottom of it, hence butterflies are one of the main pollinators as they have a long tube like tongue called a proboscis which can reach the nectar at the bottom of the tube, while their bodies brush against the stamens to pick up pollen to be carried to other plants. Bees and other pollinators are also attracted to phlox.

Phlox plants were introduced into Britain from Virginia in the 1730s. By 1745. It was well established and written about by plantsman, John Bartram.

So, an attractive and easy plant to grow, so try some in your own garden if you don’t already have some. Or come and admire it in Crescent Garden.

Crescent Garden, Crescent Road, Alverstoke alverstokecrescentgarden.co.uk

DECORATIVE FOUNTAINSCAPES

Ideal for front gardens as statement pieces, or for smaller rear gardens where you want the sound of water without the footprint that a pond requires. There are a multitude of fountain designs to choose from and the configurations are endless. These are also really good for attracting birds to drink and wash.

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Ideal for people wanting to enjoy it as a fishpond, and/or to use it as a recreation pond if the space allows, where your family sit and relax in the summer, but still enjoy the visual of a beautiful natural looking pond all year round. This is the oppos swimming pool which remains a covered over rectangle for most of the year with our English weather! Using the Ecosystem basis for natural chemical free filtration, underwater jets and larger wetland filtration systems can be incorporated to ensure and circulation. Waterfalls, streams and decorative fountainscape elements can be incorporated into the pond to suit your s ultimate outdoor living lifestyle.

I can also create and incorporate Rainwater Harvesting systems to use with any of the water features mentioned. All ponds and water features will periodically lose water due to evaporation, splash and wind. Manual top up is the simplest solution but requires regular checking for levels. Creating an underground water reservoir from collected rainwater for your feature to draw upon is the most environmentally friendly way

Contact Craig to arrange a consultation and design visit: 07787 562490

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All other landscaping, pond cleaning and garden maintenance also carried out.

LESS WATERFALL

people wanting the impressive visual and sound of a waterfall am, but without the want for fish or pond maintenance. Using n water reservoir to give the illusion of disappearing water, the then pumped back up to the start of the waterfall to recirculate.

All water features can be enhanced with lighting to ensure 24 hour enjoyment of them.

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HAMPSHIRE OPEN STUDIOS

16TH - 25TH AUGUST

The annual art trail is back this year. From 16th-25th August galleries, artists and art groups open their doors to exhibit original artwork, give talks and demos to the visiting public. Entry is free. We’ve listed studios on your doorstep here but more are listed in our digital edition at gosportchoice.com and hampshireopenstudios.org.uk

ASHLEIGH ANNAND

Acrylic paintings - landscapes, seascapes. 10am-5pm 16th-17th & 23rd -24th August

2 Dolphin House, Green Lane, Alverstoke, PO12 3QB

COFFEE POD CREATIONS

A wide range of colourful jewellery and accessories all upcycled using aluminium coffee pods.

11am - 5pm 16th-19th & 21st-25th August

3 Ellerslie Close, Hill Head, PO14 3LH www.coffeepodcreations.com

DAVID BRIMS

Photography tending towards art. Printed onto watercolour paper.

12-5pm 16th-19th & 22nd-25th August

Sleepy Hollow, 25 Knights Bank Road, Hill Head, Fareham, PO14 3JY www.davidbrims.com

Find more local open studios at: hampshireopenstudios.org.uk

JENNIFER THORPE

A large selection of paintings including some realism of the sea and some wacky abstracts.

10am-5pm 16th-17th & 21st-24th August

1A Hill Head Road, Hill Head, Fareham, PO14 3JH www.jenniferthorpeart.com

JOHN COOK AT MORPHEUS CERAMICS

Ceramic art, pottery and sculpture

10am-5pm 16th-25th August

9 Osborne View Road, Hill Head, Fareham, PO143JW

JON TYRRELL

Original abstract art. All welcome to my studio. 10am-5pm 16th-25th August

1A Admiralty Cottages, Fort Road, Gosport, PO12 2AP 07511 494268 www.jontyrrellstudio.co.uk

JENNIFER THORPE

A large selection of paintings including some realism of the sea and some wacky abstracts. 10am-5pm 16th-17th & 21st-24th August

1A Hill Head Road, Hill Head, Fareham, PO14 3JH www.jenniferthorpeart.com

JON TYRRELL

LEE ON THE SOLENT ART GROUP

Eclectic mix of paintings, crafts, jewellery, woodwork and other interesting items with occasional demonstrations. Light refreshments with delicious cakes available.

10am-4pm 20th - 24th August

Holyrood Church Hall, Stubbington, PO14 2AS

MISTY CERAMICS

A large selection of paintings including some realism of the sea and some wacky abstracts.

10am-5pm (late night Thurs 21st til 8pm) 16th-25th

August

37 Cottes Way, Hill Head, PO14 3NQ www.mistyceramics.co.uk

OLLIE CHAPPELL & ROSE BATES

Huge variety of Raku and Crystaline pots and vases for the home and stoneware pieces for the garden.

10am-5pm 16th-25th August

67 Gosport Road, Stubbington, Fareham, PO14 2AN www.olliesraku.com

SARA PITKEATHLY

Inspired by the sea and nature a variety of expressive paintings. 10am-5pm 16th-17th & 22nd-24th August

38 Hill Head Road, Hill Head, Fareham, PO14 3JL www.sarapitkeathlyart.co.uk

STRANDLINE

Creating art can be everything. When a piece resonates with someone it is a magical and rewarding experience. You'll find a whole variety of work here and we hope you'll enjoy every bit.

10am-5pm 16th-18th & 21st-24th August

8 Osborne View Road, Hill Head, Fareham, PO14 3JN www.elainereed.co.uk

VANESSA LEADBITTER & MAX SALSBURY

Inspired by nature, Vanessa focuses on mixed mediums to create contemporary, intricate works of animals and scenic landscapes. Max showing abstract roundels, driftwood pieces and objects of interest.

10am - 5pm 16th-18th & 22nd-25th August

2 Ellerslie Close, Hill Head, Fareham, PO14 3LH

SOLENT

ART SOCIETY

This friendly art group meet weekly in Lee. A fine mix of subjects, styles & techniques in our paintings and crafts on display.

10am-5pm 16th-25th August

Royal British Legion, 155-157 High Street, Lee-onSolent, PO13 9BX www.solentartsociety.co.uk

STUDIO 187

Penny Singleton & Chris May exhibit contrasting styles of painting and sculpture. Their work is literally drawn from the figure, landscape & still life.

11am-5pm 16th-25th August 187 Portsmouth Road, Lee-on-the-Solent, PO13 9AA pennysingleton.com

TANIA WILKIE, BRON & RAY STUBBINGTON

Affordable paintings and photographs of landscapes, seascapes and animals in a range of media and styles. Home textiles, cards, prints & other crafts. Cuppa and cake in the garden. Dog friendly. taniawilkie.com

10am-5pm 16th-17th, 19th, 21st-25th August 52 Portsmouth Rd, Lee-on-Solent, PO13 9AG

THE SUNNY MERMAID

Paintings, jewellery and crafts all inspired by the sea and my assistance dog Sunny. Dogs are very welcome.

10am-6pm (except 16th until 8pm) 16th-25th August 27 Fitzroy Drive, Cherque Farm, Lee-on-the-Solent, PO13 8LY thesunnymermaid.com

SUE WATSON, JACKIE BOGGELN & HEATHER REID

Sue Watson creates fused glass art. Jackie Boggeln is a mixed media artist. Heather Reid focuses on local scenes and pet portraits.

10am-5pm 16th-25th August (Thursday 21st - late night opening until 8pm)

10 Kingsmead Ave, Stubbington, PO14 2NL www.watsonglass.co.uk

OUT & ABOUT WITH GOSPORT ROAD RUNNERS

SOLENT AIRPORT 5K

An event close to home on Sunday 22nd June was the Solent Airport 5k. It’s not very often you get an opportunity to run on an airfield and several of our members took part and had an enjoyable morning. The profits from this event go to Naomi House and Jackspace hospice for children and young adults.

Gosport Road Runners are an England Athletics affiliated running club. We invite and encourage members of all running levels and age groups to achieve and perform to the best of their ability over a range of distances ranging from Couch to 5k up to marathon distance and beyond. Young people aged 1417 years are welcome to join the club with a responsible adult.

GROUP RUN - We split into 3, 4 and 5-mile groups (sometimes 7 miles) and run at a relaxed pace, sticking together and matching the speed of the slowest runner. It’s all about

getting some miles in, enjoying fresh air and chatting with friends – definitely not about speed.

LOOPY RUN – Great for all abilities! Everyone runs at their own pace, but with regular ‘loop-back’ points where faster runners turn back to re-join the group. This way, no-one gets left behind, and speedier runners get extra distance. A tail runner always stays at the back to keep an eye on things.

Intervals – Usually on Tuesdays, these sessions, led by a qualified coach or run leader, focus on speed and fitness. Expect structured bursts of fast running mixed with recovery. We stick to a set area (like a path or rugby pitch) so all paces stay together. It’s tough but super rewarding!

TIME TRIALS – Once a month (usually the first Tuesday), we run a 5k time trial (sometimes other distances). It’s all about racing against yourself – seeing if you’re getting faster or just enjoying a sociable 5k with no pressure. The course is flat, great for personal best times, and fully marshalled by club members – so if you’re not coming, come along and cheer.

OUT OF TOWN RUNS – Summer means scenic running! We kick things off with our classic ‘bluebell run’ and continue through beautiful countryside. Occasionally, we throw in a wellearned stop for breakfast or pizza, depending on the time of day!

HILLS – Every so often, we mix things up with hill training. These sessions, usually around Gosport, Fareham and Titchfield, involve running up and down various hills over routes between 4 and 6 miles. It’s all about building stamina and endurance-perfect for prepping for tougher races and cross-country events.

HEADTORCH – In winter, we take things offroad at night! These Friday evening runs (roughly once a month) start from Cherque

Farm or similar locations and cover 4-5 miles at a relaxed, stick-together pace. It’s less about speed and more about adventure – a fun way to start the weekend.

SOCIAL RUNS – These range from a festive Mulled Wine Run to the Summer Relay, out of town Pizza runs and a Spring Treasure Hunt, we love an excuse to get together. These aren’t serious races (well, maybe just a little competitive!), but they guarantee plenty of laughs along the way.

If you would like to know more about our club and all our activities, please refer to our website gosportroadrunners.org.uk

IN THE GARDEN

• Deadhead dahlias to encourage further blooms. You may need to stake them too

• Prune and train wisteria

• Take cuttings from tender perennials

• Trim lavender after flowering

• Prune rambling roses after flowering

• Plant autumn bulbs

• Trim & feed handing baskets

• Keep camellias and rhododendrons well watered

• Sow hardy annuals in sunny spots to provide early summer colour next year

GREENHOUSE & PLOT

• Lift onions and shallots once their tops die down, then leave to dry in the sun

• Pick off the lower leaves from tomatoes to allow light and air to reach the fruits

• Sow parsley in modular trays

• Keep watering!

• Sow salad leaves

• Transplant strawberry runners to a new position

GOSPORT HERITAGE

OPEN DAYS

ANNOUNCES 70+ FREE EVENTS

This year’s Heritage Open Days features over 30 new, walks, talks and exhibitions coming to Gosport for residents and visitors to enjoy. Some feature this year’s architecture themesuch as a guided walks, a photography exhibition and visits to Gosport’s forts and Haslar Hospital.

Other new events focus on D-Day and local naval history with exhibitions and talks on James Lynd who discovered the cure for scurvy, the role of clandestine commandos from Combined Operations Pilotage Parties (COPP) and a talk on WW2 missions that were so outlandish they could never work… but did they? The exhibition of Nicknames & Narratives, explores why Gosport is known as ‘Turk Town’ and includes community artwork and comments.

Many events will appeal to children and families. These include a chance to see WW2 model military vehicles exploding into action, visiting a radio station and exploring the world’s only Hovercraft Museum. Again, HMS Sultan will be opening their gates especially for Heritage Open Days, for tours of their museums, Fort Rowner, and a guided tour

around aircraft used for training. Families can also enjoy Fort Brockhurst with its history told through re-enactors and enthusiastic fort volunteers.

Guided walks include the area around Fort Gilkicker and looking for clues in the area where Fort Gomer used to be. Also, guided walks around The Wild Grounds, Stanley Park and Royal Clarence Yard will cover aspects of the history, architecture and heritage of Gosport.

Terry Rhodes, Chair of Gosport Heritage Open Days said: “I am delighted we have such a wide range of events, led by enthusiastic volunteers who have a wonderful passion for their heritage subject and greatly enjoy sharing their knowledge with others.

Terry continued: This year’s talks and walks all will reflect the rich and diverse cultural heritage of Gosport and its communities. With thanks to Gosport Borough Council Community Fund award, printed Programmes are due out early August, our volunteers are busy getting the information out into the Community. If you have a couple of hours spare and would like to help get our message out and about, or meet and greet the public at our 70+ events please contact volunteer@gosportheritage.co.uk.”

For more information and to book online visit: gosportheritage.co.uk

Booking opens 23 August at 9.30am

We offer an Assisted Booking service for people who struggle with technology.

Assisted Walk-In: Saturday 23 Aug 9.30am1.30pm & Tuesday 26 Aug 10am-12pm at Your Space in Gosport High Street

Assisted Phone-In: From Saturday 23 August 9.30am, then daily 11am-4pm, call 07729 289472 or 07849 399823

HMS Alliance

STUBBINGTON FAYRE & DONKEY DERBY

25th August 10.30am-4pm Stubbington Recreation Ground Entertainment, live music, driving club, stalls, eateries, buskers, Gosport Brass Band and much more!

SHORE LEAVE HASLAR MEMORIAL

GARDEN OPEN DAY

Haslar Road, Gosport. Weds 13th August 11am-1pm. Free entry, donations gratefully accepted. Crafts, plants, produce for sale. Homemade cake and drinks. Walk around the peaceful garden. Please park in main Haslar site. Free entry. Donations gratefully received.

FRIENDS OF STANLEY PARK LITTER PICK

Litter pick first Sunday of the month 10-11am Meet in The Alverbank Hotel car park. We provide pickers, bags, gloves and smiles!

CATS PROTECTION

2nd Aug 11am-5pm at Locks Heath Shopping Centre Charity Day.

25th Aug 11am-5pm at the RSPCA Ark Summer Fayre. 30th Aug 11am-5pm at the Stubbington Fayre.

RSPCA STUBBINGTON ARK SUMMER

COUNTRY FAIR 30th August 11am-5pm

Stubbington Ark Animal Centre, Fareham PO14 3EZ Food & drink, baking competition, dog show, tombola, kids activities, bouncy castle, ice cream & popcorn, morris dancing, retail stalls,raffle. rspcasolentbranch.org.uk

SOLENT ART SOCIETY - ART & CRAFT EXHIBITION

Saturday 16 to Monday 25 August, 9am to 5pm daily at the Royal British Legion Shop, 155 High Street, Lee-on-Solent, PO13 9BX. . Free entry, all are welcome.

HAMPSHIRE OPEN STUDIOS

16-15th August - various locations

Galleries, artists and art groups open their doors to exhibit original artwork, give talks and demos to the visiting public. Entry is free. See page 18 for studios on your doorstep. hampshireopenstudios.org.uk

GOSPORT SUNSET FESTIVAL

29-31st August. Walpole Park, Gosport. See page 2 and gosportsunsetfestival.co.uk for info

GOSPORT ROTARY VEHICLE RALLY

25th August 11am-4pm Stokes Bay This is a family day by the Solent - and the sun normally shines brightly! Besides the array of gleaming car, bikes and trucks, there will be a feast of entertainment including a samba band, a petting farm, Juggling Jake's circus skills, a range of different stalls, plus refreshments. All children go free, and £4 admission for each adult. All proceeds from the day go to the Mayor of Gosport's charities and Gosport Rotary Club's Benevolent Fund.

VICTORIOUS FESTIVAL 22/23/24 August 2025. The Common and Castle Field, Southsea. Check out the amazing line up of this festival on the seafront at victoriousfestival.co.uk

GOSPORT JAZZ CLUB - AUGUST

Rugby Club, Dolphin Cres, Gos, PO12 2HE

13th Tony Scriven Sunshine Band

27th Golden Eagle Jazz Band 8-10.30pm M £10 G £12 - gosportjazz.org.uk

CROFTON PROBUS CLUB

Meet monthly for lunch at Lee-on-the-Solent Golf Club. Are you a gentleman retired from a wide range of industries and professions and missing social contact? We may be the social outlet for you. Come along to a trial meeting before joining. New members welcome. Info 01329600837 email mortonsue.dupreez@gmail.com

MENOPAUSE TOGETHER GOSPORT

Every first Saturday of the month 10am-12noon Methodist Church, Soke Road, Gosport & Every third Wednesday of the month 6-7.30pm at Lee Hub 14 High St, Lee-on-the-Solent PO13 9BZ

A local support group for others struggling with this journey of menopause. Find our group and page on Facebook - Menopause Together Gosport

With 3 sites in the local area, all of our Garages are high ranking members of ‘The Good Garage Scheme’ and ‘Checkatrade’. Our Garages provide onsite MOT testing. Mon - Fri: 8.30 - 5.30 Sat: 8.30 - 12.30

MOTs | Servicing | Repairs All Makes and Models catered for.

0333 3585 999

Solent Airport MOTs, Unit il1-3, Illustrious Daedalus Park, Daedalus Drive, Lee on the Solent PO13 9FX (Stubbington Motors is now at Solent Airport MOTS) Elkins Motors, 99b Mays Lane, Stubbington PO14 2ED Locks Heath Garage, 212 Hunts Pond Road, Locks Heath PO14 4PG

COLLECTION & DELIVERY SERVICE

HVR CUSTOMS

Specialists in VW’s, we also cover many other makes and models in the full or part conversion of camper vans, kombi vans and caddy’s. We manufacture and design custom built camper interiors for Volkswagens and other makes.

Full & Part Conversions

VW Transporters, Campers, Kombi’s and Caddy’s

0333 3585 999 (Option 3)

HVR Customs, Unit il3-4, Illustrious Daedalus Park, Daedalus Drive, Lee on the Solent PO13 9FX

CARS AND VANS ALWAYS IN STOCK FOR SALE!

Specialising in transporters and small low mileage cars. (The cars are ideal for first time drivers.)

GOSPORT ROTARY VEHICLE RALLY

25th August 11am-4pm Stokes Bay

Gosport Rotary Club's Vehicle Rally and Family Day is now in its 71st year - and this year takes place on Monday, August 25.

Every August Bank Holiday weekend, the Rotary club takes over the playing fields at Stokes Bay to host a display of scores of vintage vehicles from across the region. Such is the event's reputation, that the owners of a range of impressive vehicles head to the south coast each summer especially to take part in the show.

But you don't have to be a petrol-head to enjoy the event. This is a family day by the Solentand the sun normally shines brightly! Besides the array of gleaming car, bikes and trucks, there will be a feast of entertainment including

a samba band, a petting farm, Juggling Jake's circus skills, a range of different stalls, plus refreshments.

The vehicle classes are:

Cars pre-1975

Cars post-1975

Large & Special Purpose Vehicles

Motorcycles & three-wheelers

Entries for all cars and large vehicles will be £5, and motor bikes will be £3.

If you want your vehicle to be judged, and also if you want to be sited on the field with a particular car club or group, then complete those sections on the booking form. As we need time to plan out the field at Stokes Bay, you can do this before August 11th. After that date, you can still enter a vehicle, but it will not be judged or parked with a car club or group.

All children go free, and £4 admission for each adult. All proceeds from the day go to the Mayor of Gosport's charities and Gosport Rotary Club's Benevolent Fund.

If you would like to enter a vehicle visit www.gosportrotary.co.uk

If you are a stall holder who wants to exhibit at the Vehicle Rally, perhaps refreshments or crafts, or you want to attend the rally to provide entertainment, then please email the club secretary at: sec.gosportvehiclerally@gmail.com www.gosportrotary.co.uk

W L S

Do you have important legal documents in place to protect your interests and make life easier for you and your family, whatever the future brings?

If you have received a diagnosis of dementia, or are concerned about becoming ill and unable to cope with paying your bills, wouldn’t it be helpful for a family member to be able to step in and deal with your finances? If your family member needed to make decisions for you, instead of just acting on your instructions, they would need your formal written authority to do this.

Formal authority can be given by creating a Lasting Power of Attorney. This document will allow your family member to take over managing your money, either temporarily or long term.

You can also create a Lasting Power of Attorney which allows your family member to make decisions for you about medical treatment, if you are unable for any reason to make your own decisions. This is not the same as an Advance Decision, which is a document which sets out your decision to refuse medical treatment in the future, under specific conditions.

If you are caring for an elderly relative, or are likely to be doing so in the future, a Lasting Power of Attorney will mean that you can provide the support your relative needs and access services on their behalf, without the difficulties, stress and resistance you would otherwise encounter.

Having a Will gives you peace of mind that your money, property and personal possessions will be going to the people you have chosen to benefit. An out of date Will can cause problems within the family or mean that a chosen beneficiary receives nothing.

If you have any unanswered questions about Wills or Lasting Powers of Attorney, Christine will be pleased to help, so do please get in touch for a free, no obligation, chat.

Call Christine Davies Solicitor on 07860 772274 or email: christine@winterbornelegal.co.uk

Christine is a Fully Accredited Member of Solicitors for the Elderly and a Dementia Friend. Christine will visit you in your own home and aims to provide a warm personal touch to every meeting.

Christine Davies Solicitor

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