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It’s that time again when two of my favourite things combine beautifully! Plants and cake! You’ll find both of these at the annual Crescent Garden Plant Sale. Check out page 18 for the details and date!

ANOTHER COOKIE RECIPE

Can you have too many cookie recipes up your sleeve? I think not! I find a cookie easy to make, easy to demolish! And these 3 ingredient cookies by Helen Ridgeway Of Helens Vegan Kitchen are no exception. You’ll find the recipe on page 8. I hope you like them, let me know!

LOCAL EVENTS

It’s that time of year when we’re out of hibernation and there is a lot more going on. We’ve listed lots of whats happening locally during May inside. You could get on the water with the Gosport Marine Festival or keep your feet firmly on the ground with the ‘Walkies for my new hair’ charity dog walk. If cheese and wine is your thing then you’re in luck with a whole evening of just that at the Parish Centre, Why not celebrate May Day at Little Woodham? Check out all the details of these events and more inside!

Did you make daisy chains as a kid? You maybe remember making them with your children/ grandchildren. You may not realise the medicinal

properties of the humble daisy. Louise Courteney explains more in her article this month on page 34.

GOSPORT HALF MARATHON

Were you inspired by the London Marathon? If so, why not try the Gosport Half Marathon organised by Gosport Road Runners. Find out more on page 30.

You’ll also find the gardening guide inside, along with Rita’s wonderful article and the sudoku. Plus lovely advertisers, news and more!

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• 1 cup smooth peanut butter (240g)

• 1 cup oats (blended into a flour)

• ¼ cup maple syrup (60ml)

Method

Preheat the oven to 180C (160C fan) or 350F

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES VEGAN

These 3 ingredient cookies by Helen Ridgeway make for a super easy and super tasty snack. This recipe makes 10 large/20 small cookies

Mix the peanut butter with the maple syrup and then stir through the oat flour until fully combined. I use quite a runny peanut butter so depending on which one you use you might need a bit more flour/PB for the right consistency. It should be soft and quite sticky. Roll into 10 or 20 balls, flatten and score with a fork. Bake for about 12 minutes

Store in an air tight container (I like to keep mine in the fridge after a day to keep them fresh)

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MAY IN CRESCENT GARDEN

If you enter Crescent Garden through the small gate opposite the hotel and walk up the path towards terrace walk you will see on your right a circular bed containing a large clump of sword shaped leaves with wiry stems rising above them bearing brilliant white flowers. This plant is Libertia, almost certainly Libertia grandiflora, which is native to New Zealand and is sometimes called New Zealand Iris. Libertia is a large genus with eight types in New Zealand alone and others native to South America, Australia and New Guinea. The different named types can interbreed, hence the problem in the precise naming of some of them. This bed at the side of the path is perfect for showing Libertia at its best. It tends to grow into a large symmetrical clump, with its tall flower stems shooting out all around it and this it is able to do in this isolated bed. There are other smaller

Libertia clumps planted along terrace walk and there they show a different character, giving a highlight of bright white among other plants.

Libertia was first described in England in 1824 and was named after a Belgian botanist, MarieAnne Libert (1782- 1865) who was the first woman recognised to study plant pathology.

Libertia is an easy plant to grow as long as it is given the conditions it enjoys. It grows well in a free draining loamy soil, is drought tolerant and long lived. It also prefers plenty of sun shine, but will grow in light shade. It is attacked by very few pests or diseases partly due to the fact that its cells have calcium oxalate crystals in them, making them very unpalatable. It can withstand wind and salt spray, so grows well in exposed coastal gardens. It is often grown in gravel gardens and can be quite happy in a large pot as a showpiece in the centre of a courtyard garden. The one thing that it really doesn’t like is too much water and if it should become water logged it is liable get root rot. Also it might develop fungal leaf spot in a very humid atmosphere. Although the plant is a perennial its leaves do gradually die off to a rather unsightly brown and these can be cut off. If too many leaves have turned brown the whole plant can be cut down in spring and it will readily re grow.

So, an attractive plant, very easy to grow. So why not try some in your own garden after you have admired those growing in Crescent Garden.

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FRIENDS OF CRESCENT GARDEN PLANT SALE

SATURDAY 11 MAY 10AM-4PM

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It’s that time again when 2 of my favourite things combine! Plants and cake! What a combo! You’ll find both of these at the annual Crescent Garden Plant Sale.

If you got a gap in your garden, can’t resist a plant sale or a lovely cup of tea and cake in a beautiful garden this is for you!

You’ll find flowering plants, seedlings, climbers, vegetable plants, herbs and houseplants too. Plus gardenalia, books and pots!

The refreshment tent will once again be fully stocked offering tea, coffee and homemade cake.

Proceeds from the plant sale are split, part going towards the upkeep of the Crescent Garden and part to the National Garden Scheme (NGS) charities, the most significant funder of nursing charities in the country.

Beneficiary charities include: The Queen’s Nursing Institute, Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie, Carers Trust, Hospice UK, Parkinson’s UK and other guest charities.

So, what can be better than to purchase some lovely and often unusual plants, eat homemade cake, sip tea in beautiful surroundings and do your bit for charity.

If you would like to donate any plants too then bring them on the morning. Gardeners and plants are both welcome! And people who just enjoy homemade cake and teas and coffees too!

If you’d like to know more about the Garden or become a Friend and enjoy the events they organise then visit: www.alverstokecrescentgarden.co.uk or email The Membership Secretary, Guy Sitwell gsitwell@btinternet.com or speak to one of the Friends on the day.

If you enjoy gardening or just love plants and would like to help keep the gardens looking beautiful you can do so by becoming a volunteer gardener. Volunteer gardeners meet at the Garden each Wednesday morning. You can chat to a member on the day of the plant sale, pop along on a Wednesday or email Ginny Whelan whelanvirginia@gmail.com

IN THE GARDEN

• Harden off dahlias

• Prune Clematis montana after flowering

• Divide congested irises

• Support tall perennials

• Plant out sweet peas

• If you didn’t trim lavender plants after flowering last year, do it now

• Feed your lawn

• Deadhead camellias/rhododendrons/azaleas

• Plant out pot-grown shrubs, roses, perennials

• Deadhead tulips and daffs

• Top up mulch around alpines

• Sprinkle fertiliser at bases of hedges, shrubs

• Hoe weekly to keep weeds under control

• Tie in young delphinium growth for support

• Trim leggy rosemary bushes

• Plant your hanging baskets

• Sow seeds of foxgloves, honesty, wallflowers

• Plant gladioli and tubers in borders

• Now is a good time to trim Eucalyptus trees

GREENHOUSE

• Plant tomatoes in grow bags or large pots

• Sow seeds of parsley, chives, coriander, garlic, basil, dill, fennel, mint, thyme, sage, lovage

• Hang yellow sticky traps to catch whitefly

• Damp down your greenhouse on hot days to increase humidity and deter red spider mites

VEG PLOT

• Drape netting over fruit bushes

• Pinch out broad beans as soon as flowers appear for support & to keep black fly at bay

• Feed strawberries with a high potash feed

• Earth up your potatoes

• It’s time to harvest asparagus spears!

• Sow french & runner beans in pots, annual herb seeds

• Sow outdoors beetroot, cabbages, carrot, lettuce, radish, rocket, spinach, spring onions, swede, turnip, peas, watercress, sweetcorn

• Sow sweetcorn in deep pots

• Pick rhubarb

• Grow marigolds to distract harmful pests

• Plant out brassicas and leeks in their final positions

• Sow sweetcorn from mid-May onwards

• Remove raspberry suckers

• Prune grape vines

• Support your runner beans

• Spray fruit to prevent attack by mildew

• Harden off outdoor tomatoes, courgettes and pumpkins for planting early next month.

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Wednesday 15th May. Alverstoke Parish Centre 6.45pm for 7.30pm. With an ‘Around the World’ Talk by Andrew Negus. ‘The Weird; the Wild and the Wonderful -To China by Train.’ Tickets £12.00 Contact burleycroft6@gmail.com or feehamilton49@gmail.com

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Friday 17th & Saturday 18th May 9.30am-4pm

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As well as hosting a popular Hampshire Road Race League event, Gosport Road Runners have been able to award £11,250 to help twentythree local charities and good causes that support people from our town.

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GOSPORT MARINE FESTIVAL

Saturday 18th May

Millennium Timespace, Trinity Green, Haslar Marina, Cockle Pond, Walpole Park

A free community event, showcasing the wealth of on-water opportunities available on the Gosport peninsula and allowing people of all ages to have a go at a whole host of these activities.

- Millenium Timespace – Live Music, Registration Tent, Food and Drink

As a small club, hosting an event of this size would not be possible without the contribution of over one hundred volunteers from eight youth groups and we are very grateful to them. On race day, between the club and our local community there will be over two hundred volunteers marshalling the event.

It doesn’t take long to realise that there is so much more to this club than running and the charity awards night exemplified this. It was a lovely relaxed evening with some truly inspirational and humbling stories.

A Half Marathon is one of the most popular race distances for runners. For many, it represents the sweet spot of being a significant endurance test while also fitting into a runner’s wider life more easily than training for a marathon.

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- Trinity Church – Art Show and Kids Art Workshops

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SEE PAGE 28

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THE BENEFITS OF THE HUMBLE DAISY (BELLIS PERENNIS)

Everywhere I seem to look at the moment there are glorious carpets of daisies (Bellis perennis). Not only is this humble plant both pleasing to the eye and useful for daisy chains and crowns, it also has a range of medicinal properties.

We can consider the common daisy as a native alternative to arnica, which is becoming rarer due to its mountainous location, whereas our daisies can be found growing abundantly throughout the year. Principally used as a cough medicine, it an effective remedy particularly for coughs accompanied by tough, sticky catarrh. Used topically, it is a beneficial herb for wounds, sprains, grazes, bruises, ulcers and for drawing boils. However, unlike arnica, daisy is safe to use on broken skin.

Energetically, daisies are light-hearted and playful and so are indicated for patients with respiratory conditions that could be as a result of a constriction of the chest from carrying the weight of the world or from heart break.

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However, you don’t have to have a chest complaint to benefit from the lively and playful spirit of daisies. For an effective home remedy, you can take fresh or dried daisies and make an infused oil that can be used on its own or made into an ointment with beeswax (or another setting agent), to be used topically for bruises and sprains. A honey syrup can be made by soaking daisy flowers in honey for a few weeks, ensuring they stay under the surface. Once ready, strain and add to a cough mixture remedy with thyme or liquorice, for example, or simply take 5ml off a spoon as needed. If someone is hurt while out walking or playing, crushing and applying fresh daisies is helpful for treating fresh wounds, sprains or lumps and bumps. Alcohol extractions (tinctures) and fresh teas can be prepared for internal use of the herb. Alternatively, daisy leaves and flowers can be added to fresh salads or soups. As always, when out picking fresh plants, give them a good wash before use!

So, no matter how old you are, go and get amongst the daisies, you may end up with a useful cough mixture, a valuable healing ointment, a lightness of spirit and a new crown!

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Gosport War Memorial Hospital was opened in 1923 as a permanent memorial to the people of Gosport, and the men of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, who gave their lives in the First World War. The League of Friends was formed in 1952. With the funds raised, and from donations, it assists local residents to be seen and treated in Gosport rather than travelling elsewhere. We aim to supplement the provisions of the NHS to give extra comfort to patients and provide additional resources for staff.

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which achieves so much to benefit patients and staff in our community. Now we have our own Facebook page which you can follow - just search for Friends of Gosport War Memorial Hospital, click on Like, and we can keep you up to date on our activities.

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Annual subscriptions can be paid on the night if you have not done so already. If you would like to become a member, and we would love to welcome you, why not attend the AGM – details and the form can be found here: https://www.lofogwmh.org/becoming-amember/

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SHORE LEAVE HASLAR MEMORIAL GARDEN OPEN DAY

8th May 11am - 1pm.

FREE ENTRY, donations gratefully accepted. Payment can be made by card or cash. Crafts, plants and produce for sale, homemade cake and drinks. Walk around the peaceful garden and see what the Volunteers and Veterans do. Please park in the main Haslar site. Access for visitors through green pedestrian gate towards junction of Haslar Road/Fort Rd.

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May 7th, 21st 10am-12noon

RC Church Hall, Bells Lane, Stubbington £6.50 Dances to beautiful music from around the World. No Partner or experience is required & all dances are taught. New members welcome.

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Thursday 9th May 7:30 Bay House School. We will be enjoying a quiz – with a distinctly French flavour – set by one of our members.

New members most welcome – telephone Martin Lazell on 01329 314750 for more details.

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Murder mystery where the audience tries to guess the identity of the killer. ‘Dead Lucky or The Murder Mystery That Goes Wrong’, at The Crofton Hall Theatre, Crofton Community Centre, Stubbington, PO14 2PP on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th July. Doors 7:30pm, curtains 8pm. Tickets, £10, available from 01329 662128 or Crofton Community Centre. Seating will be at tables, you’re welcome to bring your own refreshments.

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GOSPORT’S GOLDEN MILE 24

A 24 hour event between 12noon on Saturday 4th May through to 12noon on Sunday 5th May

Free entry but donation to charity requested. Pre-booking not required – register at the gazebo near the Golden Mile marker on the promenade near Bayside Cabin. An invitation to runners to run as many of the 2mile laps of the Golden Mile (Bayside to GAFIRS to Bayside) as they can in the allotted 24 hour period. On the Golden Mile, Stokes Bay, Gosport. Organised by Absolute 545 Running Club, contact David Kitching on 023 9255 0632 absolute545runclub.uk

ALVERSTOKE FLORAL DECORATION SOCIETY

2nd Tuesday of each month 1.45pm (not August) St Mary’s Parish Centre, Green Road, Alverstoke, PO12 2ET. First visit free. Watch inspiring demonstrations. Refreshments served. Sue 07841 873871 cravenfortescue@gmail.com or Elaine 023 9258 6961 erobere54@gmail.com

LET YOUR LOVE LIVE ON

As a separately registered Branch of the RSPCA, we are completely self-funded.

It costs just over £20,000 per week to run the Stubbington Ark to deliver vital animal welfare services.

Approximately 50% of our income comes from Gifts in Wills. We rely on these thoughtful and generous donations to help all of the animals in our care.

If you would like to read more please visit: www.rspcasolentbranch.org.uk/legacies/

Photo by ©AliaThomas

• Improving risk factors for cardiovascular disease

• Improving general well being

• Increase brown fat cells (Lose Weight)

• Immune boosting

• Cardio Training

• Approx 20mins of a Breathwork Technique

• Dip in the sea(max 2mins)

• Digestive Training (igniting fire into the belly)

Every Sunday morning 8am start

Stokes Bay opposite car park near to GAFIRS PO12 2TR

By participating in this event you are personally responsible for your physical and mental well being and understand that the opganiser of the event accepts no liability for any damages arising from participating.

Alverstoke

£399,995 – D(67)

Alverstoke

£795,000 – Grade II Listed

Alverstoke

£1,450,000 – D(59)

Alverstoke

£510,000 ‐ B(83)

Alverstoke

£975,000 – C(76)

Alverstoke

£629,995 ‐ C(70)

Alverstoke

£1,295,000 ‐ D(55)

Alverstoke

£995,000 ‐ C(69)