L inster a aw
f If you are ove £95* foor u We e are also L pecialists-
eachLP r 60 it will cost you only s to prepare your Will. asting Power of Attorney only £ * PAAif
ing the Wil apppointmen clude VAAT, , home visits eritance Taax advice.
HIDDEN TREASURES HIDDEN TREASURES
51-53 HIGH STREET LEE ON THE SOLENT
We urgently require your broken and unwanted gold, jewellery and antiques. Any amount, any condition- top CASH prices paid!
PRE 1947 COINS (SILVER) WANTED
WANTED gold - silver - jewellery of all kinds medals (any militaria) - cuff links - studs - tie pins pocket watches - wrist watches antiques - moorcroft - clarice cliff - old postcards
WANTED - rolex, breitling, omega etc
Please call in to see us. Monday - Saturday 10am-6pm. Alternatively, call to arrange a home appointment
TELEPHONE: 023 9255 3428 MOBILE: 07767 304495
3 3 3 3 3 3
The small print: Stubbington Choice/Gosport Choice cannot be held responsible for any advertiser or advertisers statements or c ontents in their advert. Or any other details published.
I heard that cherries help you have a good nights sleep, I’ve also heard they are pretty incredible right now! Taking these two things into account, this months recipe is for Cherry & Chocolate Peanut Butter Sundae. Pretty perfect pudding if you ask me!
Don’t forget it is the Stubbington Fayre & Donkey Derby this month. It’s on Bank Holiday Monday 25th August. And then the Stubbington Ark Summer Country Fair is on Saturday 30th August. More details on these two events and other local events are inside.
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.
If you like live music then head to to the Sunset Festival just down the road. A three day event at Walpole Park, Gosport. Details are inside.
My dahlias are doing well, the verbena smells amazing in the evening and the first of my homegrown strawberries are turning a vibrantalmost ready to eat - red! It really is a lovely time of year!
Keeping on the plant theme...Did you know Phlox plants were introduced into Britain from Virginia in the 1730s? Me neither! Rita tells us all about these beautiful plants in her article this month. They are beautiful and smell divine. Read all about them on page 14.
Hill Head Hair is under new ownership after 60 years in the same family. We wish Rachael all the very best and Louise, the new owner lots of success! Read more about this news inside.
The gardening guide is inside. Keep deadheading! You’ll also find great offers, sudoku, great advertisers, local news and much more inside!
ARE YOU A LOCAL BUSINESS?
Would you like more customers? Let us pound the streets and get your advert through 11,000 homes a month and sent out to our growing number of subscribers too! Get in touch! We’d love to have you in our next edition. Details below.
Have a great August. See you next month!
EDITOR | FOLLOW
p.s. Happy Birthday Mum!
GET IN TOUCH
Call: 023 9250 2222
Email: adverts@stubbingtonchoice.com facebook.com/StubbingtonChoice instagram.com/stubbingtonchoice Website: stubbingtonchoice.com
£3,635
£4,400
£5,385
£6,335
£77,,295
£8,090
£9,040
£9,835
£10,785
£11,750
£12,690
£13,495
£3,425
£4,295
£5,155
£6,010
£6,825
£77,,720
£8,585
£9,450
£10,300
£11,170
£12,025
£12,875
£3,220
£4,145
£4,920
£5,680
£6,450
£77,,370
£8,135
£9,055
£9,825
£10,590
£11,350
£12,280
£3,190
£3,990
£4,780
£5,580
£6,380
£77,,180
£77,,975
£8,760
£9,570
£10,370
£11,170
£11,965
£2,
£2,755 075
£3,450
£4,140
£4,820
£5,515
£6,205
£6,905
£77,,585
£8,280
£8,970
£9,660
£10,345
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!
hillheadhair.co.uk
After over 60 years in the Stares family the salon is now under the ownership and management of the very capable Louise.
As part of this exciting transition Hill Head Hair will now incorporate Loula Barbers.
Louise brings with her a whole new vision and identity while still honouring the trusted service our clients have come to know and love.
Rachael and the Hill Head Hair team would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all our loyal clients over the years.
Also a very special thank you from Rachael to all the wonderful staff over the years. What a privilege it has been to know you all!
We now wish every success to you Louise. Here’s to new beginnings-and great hair!
I just wanted to introduce myself, I’m Louise and I am the new owner of Hill Head Hair and Loula BarbersStubbington.
We have recently taken over from the very lovely Rachael, and we know we have some massive boots to fill! But we are absolutely going to try and keep the legacy alive. Community is at the heart of everything we do and stand for.
We have a few introductory deals for you if you’d like come down and see what we’re all about!!
Or you can visit our website to find out more: www.hillheadhair.co.uk www.loulabarbers.co.uk
We can’t wait to meet you!
Tel: 01329 662155
Email: info@hillheadhair.co.uk 56 Crofton Lane Fareham PO14 3QE
Nash, our Centre Manager doing diagnostic work
Jake our Apprentice
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.
Rita Rundle
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.
ECOSYSTEM POND
PONDL
Ideal for and stre a hidden water is
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
craig@vikinggardencreations.com www.vikinggardencreations.com
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.
y and friends can swim or site to a standard garden m Pond philosophy as the the highest water quality space and budget, for the
Rear
Front
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
Grinding
Shrubs:
& DONKEY DERBY
Monday 25th August
Stubbington Recreation Ground 10:30am - 4 pm
ENTERTAINMENT - LIVE MUSIC
DRIVING CLUB - STALLS - EATERIES
BUSKERS - GOSPORT BRASS BAND AND MUCH MORE!
FRIDAY FAIR COUNTRY MARKET
Every 2nd and 4th Friday 9:30-11.30am Stubbington Library
Cakes, jams, chutneys, marmalade and fresh eggs, unique crafts cards, handmade jewellery, cushions bags, also jewellery repairs are possible - please ask. Come and find that unusual gift you have been looking for. Plants, flowers, vegetable items available depending on the season. You may find us inside or out.
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.
CROFTON PROBUS CLUB
Monthly social lunch at Lee-on-the-Solent Golf Club. For retired and Semi-retired professional/businessmen. If you miss the camaraderie and social connection of the workplace come along to a trial meeting before joining? 07508711299 or email: morton.wouter@gmail.com
ST EDMUNDS (CROFTON OLD
Services 9.30am every Sunday.
CHURCH)
1st & 3rd Sunday of month is Holy Communion (BCP). 2nd & 4th Sunday Morning Service. Coffee served after. 18th Aug 10am-12pm Open for visitors/private prayer. 25th August FOCOC (Friends of Crofton Old Church) will be manning a stand at Stubbington Fayre selling jigsaws and preserves. Do come along and support us.
STUBBINGTON BELLES W.I.
2nd Monday of the month 1.30-3.30pm Crofton Club, Titchfield Rd. Next meeting will be in September, our speaker will be talking about ‘Pills, Prayers, Potions and Pandemics.’ Give us a try - for info emai: stubbingtonbellessec@hampshirewi.org.uk
STUBBINGTON
KNIT AND STITCH GROUP
Meet every Friday in the Foster Room, (Next to Holyrood Church,) between 2-4pm. We make garments and craft items to sell, money raised goes to local Charities. We also have a lovely social afternoon. Next sales: 20th Aug 9.30am-12.30pm Fareham Community Hospital. 30th Aug St Columba's Church 10am-12pm. For info ring Chris on 07970 826044.
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. For full info see our digital edition at stubbingtonchoice.com and hampshireopenstudios.org.uk
YOUNG AT HEART HUB
first Monday each month
2-3.30pm at Holy Rood Church A great opportunity to find friendship. The Young at Heart Hub provides a crafting table, games tables and a wonderful selection of cakes with tea and coffee and chance for a natter.
'AGEING
WELL' LIFE LAB 26, 27 and 28 August from 2-4pm at Holy Rood Church Open to all within our parish who are in their older years and looking to find hope, meaning and purpose in this season of life or perhaps for the first time. You can find out more on our website croftonparish.org.uk/new/young-at-heart or email yah@croftonparish.org.uk
CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT FELLOWSHIP
STUBBINGTON GROUP Second Thursday of the month 2pm at Catholic Church Hall, Bells Lane All retirees are welcome. For info contact Peter Cornish 023 9234 5457 or visit csrf.org.uk/group/stubbington
ENJOY PLAYING BADMINTON
Tuesdays 6.30-8pm Crofton Community Centre. A social crowd of all standards and welcome anyone to join us (we cannot accommodate complete beginners). First session free. For info Jan Hooper 07501126196.
INTERNATIONAL FOLK/CIRCLE DANCING
August 5th, 12th 10am-12pm
RC Church Hall, Bells Lane, Stubbington £7 Dances to beautiful music from around the World. No Partner or experience is required & all dances are taught. New members welcome. Contact Bob & Mary 01329 609589 Mobile: 07748009838 neal.bob61@gmail.com
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
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
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
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
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.)
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
opportunities within care homes and private homes for those unable to attend church services to practise their faith and receive communion. Anna Chaplains also walk alongside those who may not profess a faith providing a safe space to ask difficult questions that can surface when facing later life.
We celebrate people of all ages. Within our church families - Holy Rood and St Edmund’smany have served the community in many ways over many years, often voluntarily. The church simply would not function without them.
THE YOUNG AT HEART - WHAT’S
YOUR STORY?
Medical advances and improved standards of living mean we are living longer. We can celebrate that we are (statistically) likely to live longer than our ancestors. Something we cannot guarantee of course but it’s good to live longer …right?
Well, yes … and no ...
An ageing society presents a myriad of challenges for individuals, families and the services supporting society. Physical, psychological and societal challenges for older people are met (in part) by the NHS and other social care services. These challenges can leave us feeling we have nothing left to give and without meaning and purpose in our lives. So how do we find hope, meaning and purpose in later life when society places emphasis on career and success? What if you’ve got more to offer - is life simply a matter of bringing in the bacon, raising a family and then living a life of vacation, vacation, vacation?
I believe hope, meaning and purpose can be found, that our stories play out into our later years.
The church offers support to older people in a number of ways. One is Anna Chaplaincy. Anna Chaplains alongside clergy provide
At Sunday morning services at Holy Rood young and young at heart worship together and all are welcome. If a Sunday service is a little daunting, how else can you be part of the community?
Our Young at Heart Hub (first Monday each month 2-3.30pm at Holy Rood Church) is a great opportunity to find friendship. The Young at Heart Hub provides a crafting table, games tables and a wonderful selection of cakes with tea and coffee and chance for a natter.
You might also like to come along to our 'Ageing Well' Life Lab (26, 27 and 28 August from 2-4pm at Holy Rood Church). This is open to all within our parish who are in their older years and looking to find hope, meaning and purpose in this season of life or perhaps for the first time. You can find out more on our website croftonparish.org.uk/new/young-at-heart or email yah@croftonparish.org.uk.
Do get in touch - we are here to walk with you through this chapter and help you stay young at heart.
Emma Sneddon Young at Heart Coordinator, Crofton Parish croftonparish.org.uk
