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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 An out of date Will can cause problems within the family or mean that a chosen beneficiary receives nothing.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.

Lee Players

Our next production will be a comedy entitled ‘None the Wiser’, by Anthony Booth’ at The Crofton Hall Theatre, Crofton Community Centre, Stubbington, PO14 2PP on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th November. Doors open 7:30pm, curtain 8pm. Tickets £10 available from 01329 662128 or Crofton Community Centre or on the door on the night. A group of five nuns are dedicated to living holy lives in a convent but are they really what they seem?

INTERNATIONAL FOLK / CIRCLE DANCING

November 7th, 14th & 28th 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. Contact Bob & Mary 01329 609589 Mobile: 07748009838 neal.bob61@gmail.com

Crofton Probus Club

Lunch Meeting last Wednesday of the month. A social “club” for retired and semi-retired professional/businessmen who meet monthly for lunch, 12noon, for 12:30, at Lee-on-the-Solent Golf Club. Followed by a speaker. For a recent lunch meeting representatives of a local school informed the diners that some poorer children, exacerbated by current events, were potentially unable to experience educational visits; for which a Club donation and a members table collection was made. Missing the camaraderie and social contact of a career environment? Why not join this interested and friendly group? New members are always welcome. For info 023 9235 9365 or email timaus29@gmail.com

Lra Xmas Table Top Event

5 November in the Methodist Church Hall times set up from 9am open to public 10 - 12 noon. Father Christmas will be present. Bookings are now being taken by email or call, contact details are below.

Ray Harding. Lee Residents Association ryhrdng@aol.com 023 9255 1706

Christmas Fair

Saturday 25th November, 10am - 2pm Elmore Angling Club - Elmore carpark - Marine Parade East. Free entry, everyone welcome. A selection of Indian cuisine, wooden crafts, handmade Christmas cards, Christmas stocking fillers, personalised items, tea, coffee & snacks.

Thorngate Members Bar

QUIZ every 1st & 3rd Saturdays of month. £1 to sign in £1 to play. Teams up to 6 followed by card bingo. See website for entertainment. www.gosportcommunityassociation.com

Thorngate Halls, Bury Road, Gosport PO12 3PX

Alverstoke Floral Decoration Society

2nd Tuesday of each month 1.45pm (not August) St Mary’s Parish Centre, Green Road, Alverstoke, PO12 2ET

Come along, relax and enjoy watching inspiring demonstrations. Refreshments served after demonstration. First visit is free. Contact - Sue 07841 873871 cravenfortescue@gmail.com or Elaine 023 9258 6961 erobere54@gmail.com

Le Cercle Fran Ais De Gosport

The next meeting on Thursday November 9th is called ‘Au Cinéma ce soir’ when we will be seeing a French film. Meetings take place at 7:30 in Bay House School. New members welcomecall Martin Lazell on 01329 314750.

Open Mic Night

9th and 23rd November. Every second and fourth Thursday of the month. Members Bar Thorngate Hall, Bury Road. From 7:30pm. Free parkingofrom 7pm. Come along and join in or just come along and enjoy the evening.

Cats Protection Gosport

Saturday 11th November 1.30-3pm at Xmas Fayre at St Mary's Parish Hall,Alverstoke. Variety of stalls including cat-themed goods, chocolate tombola, raffle and refreshments.

Saturday 25th November 10am to 8pm at the Gosport Market. Cat-themed merchandise, nearly new goods, jigsaws and a variety of hand-made items.

Gosport Methodist Church

9th December 10am-12.30pm

A coffee morning to admire our c and sing carols. For the last 10 years we have been distributing these angels around the town and care homes as a reminder of the true story of Christmas. Come and see our display and enjoy some lively company.

The Joy Of Christmas

8-10th December

Food & craft fayre, music, carols, nativity, drink, christmas tree festival. Brought to you by St Faiths & Montserrat Events. Christmas magic and festive fun with a Food & Craft Fayre, Music & Carols, Nativity, Father Christmas, Lights and a Christmas Tree Festival being held at St Faiths, Victoria Square, Lee on the Solent.

Lee Choral Society

Christmas Concert. Saturday 2nd December 7pm. St Faith’s Church, Lee on the Solent. Tickets £12.50 available from choir memebers, the Parish Office or 07815 002620.

RETRO, VINTAGE, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES FAYRE

Sunday 5th November 1-4pm

Scout Hall, Bells Lane, Stubbington PO14 2BA £1 entrance (with a donation to The Scouts).

Friends Of Stanley Park

Monthly litter pick first Sunday of the month

10-11am Meet in The Alverbank House Hotel car park. We provide pickers, bags, gloves and smiles!

GOSPORT JAZZ CLUB - NOV

Gosport & Fareham Rugby Club, Dolphin Cres, Gosport, PO12 2HE 8-10.30pm

1st Paula Jackman’s Jazz Masters

15th John Maddocks Jazz Band

G £12-book early-www.gosportjazz.org.uk

Table Tennis Club

Tuesdays 7-9pm & Wednesdays 9.30am-12pm.

Thorngate Hall, Bury Road. Friendly Club. Come along! For more information call Angie 07900 335 926 or Doug 023 9252 2288

Shore Leave Haslar Open Gardens

Wednesday 8 November 11am-1pm.

Haslar Road, Gosport, PO12 2AA

Open Gardens, refreshments, crafts and plants for sale. Entrance via the green gate along Haslar Road. Park on the Haslar site.

Crafts and plants will be for sale, you can enjoy a walk around the garden and see what our Veterans and Volunteers do, and then finish off with a hot coffee / tea and a slice of homemade cake. We now have a card machine for your purchases; but cash still welcome!

Entry free but donations gratefully accepted.

Raffle tickets are now on sale in Parkers, Forget Me Not & Bloom Florist

1st Prize £300 cash

2nd Prize £200 cash

3rd Prize £100, plus other prizes!

Stubbington 10k Latest News

The preparations or the Stubbington 10k on Sunday 7th January 2024 are going well.

The event continues to be very popular with the running community as the course is predominantly flat and has some great support along the course. It would be lovely to see the residents of Stubbington and Hill Head coming out to support the runners as they do every year.

The event starts at 10:30am, with Stubbington Village being closed from 08:30 to 13:30. All roads affected by the event will be closed as follows:

Park Lane - 10:15 to 10:30

Stubbington Lane (from Bells Lane junction) to Stubbington Village 10:00 to 13:30

Gosport Road (from Roundabout at Mays Lane to Red Lion Roundabout) 10:00 to 11:00access only after 11:00 to Gosport Road and not Stubbington Lane or Stubbington Village. Gosport Road (from Red Lion Roundabout to

Daedalus Way Roundabout 10:00 to 11:00

Marine Parade West from Hovercraft Museum to Sea Lane 10:30 to 12:00

Sea Lane and Salterns Road 10:30 to 13:00

Hill Head Road (from Knightsbank to Crofton Lane at the roundabout by Bell Davies Road)

10:30 to 13:00

The race will start and finish in Stubbington Village and as per all previous years there will be some road closures and we will ensure we minimise the disruption to residents as much as possible by re-opening the roads as soon as it is safe to do so – the understanding of the residents for these closures is hugely appreciated.

Over the years we have raised significant amounts of money for local charities, and we are intending to do the same for the 2024 race. Look forward to seeing everyone on 7th January 2024 for another successful race.

Sara McRitchie

Race-Director@stubbingtongreenrunners.net

Have you ever fancied singing with a male voice choir?

This Christmas we are inviting people to come along to our rehearsals on Wednesday evenings to learn 2 pieces to perform with us.

Our informal Christmas Soiree on Wed 13th December will be a relaxed evening. Invite your friends and family to listen to you make a fine sound as part of one of the longest established choirs in Hampshire.

Formed in Portsmouth in 1940, HPMVC recruits singers from the general public. We sing around the county and beyond – recently taking part in the Cornwall Festival of Male Voice Choirs. There’s no requirement to read music – our fantastic music team are on hand to get us all up to speed. And being a sociable bunch, after rehearsals we enjoy a drink at the social club. Join us from 1st November, 8pm, Sarisbury Green Social Club.

hampshirepolicechoir.org.uk @HPMVC