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We’ll be going for a festive recipe next month, get in touch if you have one you’d recommend we feature?

Also inside...what else is on locally including a jumble sale, detash sale, vintage fayre. Rita’s article is another great one! How will you get on with

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HELLO! Welcome to the November edition! The hat, gloves and scarf are now permanent out of the

are inside!

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I do hope you have a lovely November!

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Dates and times of the lights switch on and carols around the tree are inside! Plus, where to get your raffle tickets!

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SID IS ALL SET FOR WINTER!

RECIPE We’ve gone for Chocolate Hazelnut Cupcakes this month. Basically Nutella in cake form!

What’s not to like?! You’ll find the recipe on page 6. Let me know if you do give it a go!

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For the frosting; • 250g icing sugar • 80g butter, at room temp • 25ml milk • 80g Nutella Method Preheat the oven to Gas 3/170˚C/325˚F. Put the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, salt and butter in a bowl and mix together using a freestanding electric mixer or an electric hand whisk. It should be a slightly

CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT CUPCAKES Nutella in cake form! Delicious!

Makes 12

sandy/grainy texture.

Pour the milk into the mixture and mix. Add the egg and beat well until all ingredients are well mixed.

Spoon the mixture into paper cases until full.

Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the sponge bounces back when touched and a skewer

You’ll need:

inserted comes out clean.

For the cupcakes;

When the cakes are cold, hollow out a small

• 100g plain flour

section in the centre of each one and fill with a

• 20g cocoa powder

dollop of Nutella.

• 140g caster sugar

For the frosting

• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder • a pinch of salt • 40g butter, at room temp.

• 120ml milk

Beat the icing sugar and butter together until well mixed. Slowly pour in the milk, once incorporated turn the mixer to high speed.

Continue beating for at least 5 minutes.

• 1 egg

Stir in the nutella by hand until evenly mixed.

• 120g Nutella • whole hazelnuts to decorate

Spoon the frosting on top of the cakes and finish with a hazelnut.

Enjoy!

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The plant sometimes goes under yet another name, Rosa pinpinellifolia, because its pinnate leaves are rather similar to the leaves on the herb Pinpinella, which is not unlike cow parsley.

Rosa spinosissima

NOVEMBER IN CRESCENT GARDEN If you walk along terrace walk and pause a little west of the middle you will see some lowgrowing shrubs with hairless finely divided leaves and large dramatic black fruits on them.

These are Rosa spinosissima plants, also known as Burnet Rose or Scotch Rose. It is the only wild rose which has such large black rose hips.

All its names are entirely appropriate; the specific name, ‘spinosissima’, because it is very spiny with large thorns interspersed with smaller, but very sharp prickles, along every stem. The name Burnet Rose is given to it as its leaves are thought to look like those of salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor) and Scotch Rose as it is an emblem of Scotland almost as important as the thistle. It came into prominence in Scotland due to its use by Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie; 1720-1788) on the centre of his flag and may have been the source of the Jacobite white cockade. Its use as an emblem in Scotland goes back much further than that. The white rose is the plant badge of the clan Keith, which dates back to 1034. It was later also used by Robert the Bruce in the thirteenth century. The plant is also associated with tartan - the hips provide dyes which can be used to create some of the colours in tartans.

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Burnet Rose is native to Britain and also to most of the rest of Europe, large parts of Asia and North Africa. In the wild it is quite common, to be found mainly in coastal districts on sand dunes and heathland; inland it grows in the cracks of limestone pavement and occasionally on chalk downland. It spreads by means of basal shoots, thus forming good ground cover.

Its prickles prevent animals eating it so it can form clumps over a very wide area. In gardens it is often grown as a good prickly hedge, not eaten by rabbits or deer, doing best in bright sunshine and light soils.

The flowers appear in May and June. They are simple with five white petals, a cluster of bright yellow stamens in the centre, a very delicious scent and plenty of nectar. So they are very attractive to a number of pollinators; bees, flies, moths and butterflies. The hips make a very good bird food in the autumn. For humans these fruits are very sweet and pleasant tasting eaten raw or cooked and are an exceptionally good source of vitamin C. Care, however, must be taken to remove the hairs from the seeds as they can irritate mouth and bowels. The seeds are a good source of vitamin E and can be ground up and used as a supplement, added to flour. A pleasant tasting fruity tea can be made from the large black hips. Extracts from the fruit are also being investigated as a means of reducing cancer.

So all in all, a great plant for Crescent Garden and yours, due to its beauty, its usefulness and its hardiness.

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VEG PLOT • Plant garlic, overwintering onions, soft fruit bushes and cane fruit • Lift and store maincrop beetroot • Clear away climbing beans • Sow broad beans and endive • Dig up and compost old summer crops • Cover broad beans and peas with cloches • Cut tall ferny stems of asparagus down to ground level when they have turned yellow and are starting to collapse • Plant out autumn onion sets and garlic • Lift and divide large clumps of rhubarb

IN THE GARDEN

• Pile earth up around the stems of Brussels

• Plant heathers in pots for winter colour

• Sow hardy peas under fleece

• Wash and disinfect bird feeders and table

• Cut down fruited canes on blackberries

• Clear sweet peas and annual climbers

• Finish pruning summer raspberries

• Pick and store apples

• Fork over vacant soil • Deadhead pansies to keep flowers coming • Cut chrysanthemums to soil level after

HOUSEPLANTS

flowering

• Reduce watering and feeding of houseplants

• Lift and store dahlia tubers or cover with

as the days shorten

mulch once leaves are blackened by frost

• Cacti and succulents need a period of relative

• Prune rambling roses after flowering

dormancy over the winter: keep them barely moist, and do not feed. Resume normal care

GREENHOUSE

next spring to bring them back into active

• Clear out old tomato and cucumber cordons

• Ensure plants don’t sit in damp sogginess as

• Move potted bulbs into the greenhouse • Bring potted herbs under cover

growth and flowering they become prone to rot

• Ventilate the greenhouse on warm days • Propagate perennials from root cuttings • Sow sweet peas in pots • Clean and tidy • Try growing peas through the winter • Sow hardy salad leaves and winter lettuce varieties

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NEWS

STUBBINGTON 10K LATEST NEWS The preparations or the Stubbington

Daedalus Way Roundabout 10:00 to 11:00

10k on Sunday 7th January 2024 are

Marine Parade West from Hovercraft Museum

going well.

to Sea Lane 10:30 to 12:00

The event continues to be very popular with the

Hill Head Road (from Knightsbank to Crofton

running

Lane at the roundabout by Bell Davies Road)

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

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.

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

The event starts at 10:30am, with Stubbington

possible by

Village being closed from 08:30 to 13:30. All

it is safe to do so – the understanding of the

roads affected by the event will be closed as

residents

follows:

appreciated.

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 11:00 access only after 11:00 to Gosport Road and not Stubbington Lane or Stubbington Village.

Gosport Road (from Red Lion Roundabout to

re-opening the roads as soon as for

these

closures

hugely

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.

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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

NOVEMBER NUTCRACKERS

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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.

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WHO ARE WE? We are a growing family church who meet in

Our children’s group WAVES runs every Sunday 10:15-11:30am.

Crofton Community Centre on Sundays from 10.15am until 11.30am. Coffee is served before and after the meeting. We also have various small groups who meet during the week in homes and the

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was made a Saint towards the end of the 9th century and died in 869 AD. An Anglo-Saxon prose writer AElfric (955-1025 AD) in his “Lives of the Saints” and a Benedictine Monk Abbo of Fleury (945-1004 AD) in his “The Passion of St Edmund” tell us that Edmund was an able and diligent king looking after his subjects with honesty and kindness at the same time dealing fairly but strongly with wrong doers.

SAINT EDMUND

KING AND MARTYR

under the leadership of a Dane either called

Have you ever wondered, as I have, why St

were a fearsome force going about the country

George, a foreigner who probably never even visited our shores, became the Patron Saint of England?

Hinguar by AElfric, or Ivar by Abbo. The Vikings ravaging the land, torturing and killing men, women and children. Hinguar then turned his attention to attack East Anglia.

Apparently St George was declared a saint in AD 494 by Pope Gelasius but it was not until 1350 that he became the patron saint of England. However, it was reported that in the 12th century King Richard the Lionheart called on the help of St George before going to war during the Crusades.

King Edward III, who was the reigning monarch in England at that time, chose St George as the country’s patron saint as he was admired by many for his bravery in the face of terrible suffering.

Not to be forgotten, there is of course, also the legend that a knight named Sir George saved a princess by slaying a dragon.

So St. George became a symbol of courage in the face of adversity, as well as embodying the English ideals of honour, bravery and gallantry.

But did you know that before St George, England had another Patron Saint – Edmund, King of Norfolk 855 AD and Suffolk 856 AD -

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In 865 AD the Danish Vikings invaded England

It was here that Hinguar sent a message to Edmund offering to spare him if Edmund would share his wealth with him and bow in allegiance to him.

Throughout his reign as king of Norfolk and Suffolk, Edmund had won over the hearts of his subjects by his care of the poor and by his steady suppression of wrong doing.

Even

though he was being threatened with certain death, Edmund was not prepared to give up on his people or his faith in God. But Edmund did not just decline Hinguar’s offer - in fact he said he would submit, but only if Hinguar first agreed to acknowledge the supremacy of God. This response obviously did not please the Viking leader, who went ahead, sought out and captured Edmund. It is recorded that when Edmund stood before Hinguar, Edmund threw down his weapons thus imitating Christ’s example. You may remember that when Christ

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was arrested in the garden of Gethsemane He

As always, you are more than welcome to come

forbad Peter to fight with weapons. Edmund

and join us. The church is on Lychgate Green

was tied to a tree and beaten.

off Marks Tey Road PO14 3HA.

He was then

shot with arrows as a sport and then finally beheaded. As AElfric says “Thus his blessed soul journeyed to Christ”.

Whilst there, take the opportunity to look at the round St Edmund’s window high up at the west end of the church. The Crown denotes

If you are looking for a man of courage in the

Edmund’s Kingship, the Blue background his

face of adversity, honour, bravery and gallantry

faithfulness to his people and the Arrows the

one need to look no further than Saint Edmund.

means of his Death. The Crown of Thorns

Not only that - he also lived and died fighting

reminds us of Christ’s Crucifixion.

for England!

intertwined Vine growing through it represents

So why should the foregoing be of interest to the readers of the Stubbington November issue of

the

“Stubbington

Choice”.

The

the new life St Edmund brought to the spread of Christianity through his life.

Well

We hope that the church, also known as

Stubbington, which is part of the Church of

Crofton Old Church, parts of which date back

England’s parish of Crofton, is blessed with

to the Domesday Book, will be a reminder of St

having a church dedicated to St Edmund and

Edmund our Patronal Saint, for many more

November 20th is St Edmund’s Patronal Day.

generations to come.

This year we will be celebrating his life at the Morning Service Sunday 26th November 09.30.

Gary Willcocks Warden for St Edmund’s

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WHAT’S ON 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

DETASH FAYRE

Sunday 5th November 1-4pm Everything must go sale!

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

CBSC TABLE TENNIS CLUB Playing at Crofton Community Centre Fridays at 10am.

A small friendly club looking for new members to join us in a fun and social game of doubles.

Contact Tom on 01329 665267

FOCOC (FRIENDS OF CROFTON OLD CHURCH) is holding its Yuletide

Fayre at Holy Rood Church on Saturday 25th November, 10.00 am - 12 noon. This is an opportunity to start your Christmas shopping.

There will be gifts, jig saws, books, toys, cakes, bric-a-brac and a raffle. Refreshments will be available. Admission is 30p.

STUBBINGTON & HILL HEAD WI

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.

FOCOC (FRIENDS OF CROFTON OLD CHURCH) are hosting an Advent

Concert by the Solent Community Choir. This popular annual event if taking place on Sunday 3rd December at 4pm at St Edmunds (Crofton Old Church), Lychgate Green.

Admission is free with donations going towards the upkeep of this lovely old building.

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Will meet on Wednesday 29th November 2pm at Baptist Church, Jay Close, Cuckoo Ln, Stubbington, PO14 3TA. Our speaker will be Debbie Towlson entertaining us with a cookery demonstration using chocolate! We have a monthly Lunch Club in addition to a Book Club, outings, theatre trips, picnics, Summer and Christmas lunches. We also participate in WI Group activities such as quizzes, skittles and day trips. We are a very friendly group and visitors are always warmly welcomed, so if you have just retired and wish to make new friends, come along and try us out! You will be met and looked after by one of our friendly greeters, who will introduce you to other Members. Visitors can come for two taster meetings before joining.

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SEAFARERS SAILING CLUB ANNUAL GRAND JUMBLE SALE All good quality items available. Clothes, shoes, curtains, bags, china, books, bric-a-brac.

Catholic Church Hall, Bells Lane, Stubbington Saturday 4 November, from 10am.

Entry 50p, with tea and coffee available.

STUBBINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH Jay Close, PO14 3TA Sundays Morning Service with Sunday School - 10am.

Praise and Worship - 6.30pm.

Tuesdays 1.15pm. Baby and Toddler Group (Term time) 7pm. Pilates (Term time) 7.30pm Evening House Group. Weekly.

Wednesdays 1st of month – U3A Gardening group 2nd and 4th 10am Church House Group 2nd and 4th in afternoon – W.I meetings Thursdays Last in Month – Friends through pain.

4th in month - 4-6pm Messy Church. Includes cooked meal, fun & games, craft, celebration time.

Snack ‘n’ Chat 1st in month 12.30pm donation £2 3rd in month Coffee & Cake 11am

Main hall and smaller rooms available for hire.

For info contact Douglas Fleming on

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Sunday 5th November 1-4pm Scout Hall, Bells Lane, Stubbington PO14 2BA £1 entrance (with a donation to The Scouts).

STUBBINGTON AND HILL HEAD HISTORY SOCIETY

Second Monday of the month at the Catholic Church Hall PO14 2PL Monday 14th November 7.30 p.m.

The Amazing Mrs Delaney Mrs Vivien Rolf Further info merrieldixonhistory@gmail.com website: shhhs.co.uk

STUBBINGTON VILLAGE WI Meet in the Methodist Church Hall on the second Thursday of each month at 7.30pm.

We are a friendly group who enjoy a variety of speakers or demonstrations of activities. We also have a good social calendar of activities which members can join in with, such as Games Morning, Natter Knit and Stitch group, Lee Stroll, Craft group, darts and a book club. If you would like to see what we are about, you ‘re welcome to join us for a couple of sessions, before you need to make a decision. For more info please ring Chris, on 07970 826044.

STUBBINGTON STAMP CLUB

Meet 11am on the first and third Saturdays of each month At The Crofton Club, Titchfield Road, Stubbington. Meetings have a strong social element. Come and share your interest and specialisation with others of like mind: there is an occasional quiz and mini presentations.

Everyone of any age, beginner or knowledgeable, is welcome. No membership subscription, just an attendance fee of £1.50. You’ll be made welcome, come along and give it a try. For more information, contact David on 01329 667783.

STUBBINGTON BOWLS CLUB

SHORT

MAT

Friendly indoor short mat bowls club that play in Crofton Community Centre and eager to welcome new members. We offer free coaching to those who have never played or who are a little rusty. Contact Barbara Lawrence by email: barbaralawrence48@gmail.com or call 07469 801069 for more details.

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WHAT’S ON CHRISTMAS FAIR

24 November 6.30-8.30pm.

Crofton Hammond Infant School, Mancroft Avenue, Fareham PO14 2DE Gift, charity raffle, food. Free entry.

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

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

CROFTON LADIES LUNCHEON CLUB

Lunch Meeting first Wednesday of the Month.

Ladies, are you interested in joining a friendly ladies lunch club with interesting speakers?

We meet at Lee-on-on-the-Solent Golf Club where you can enjoy an interesting presentation followed by a two course lunch and tea/coffee.

For further information phone 01329 760958 for details. We look forward to meeting you!

STUBBINGTON STITCH & KNIT GROUP Meet every Friday in the Foster Room, (next to Holyrood Church) 2-4pm. We make many lovely knitted gifts and craft items which we sell or give to local Hampshire charities. We have a wide variety of Christmas decorations, and Gifts to delight all ages. There are many knitted garments and baby blankets too. There are hand made bags of all shapes and sizes, suitable for gift bags, or shopping bags, which fold up in your handbag. So why not come and see what we have at our next sales are in Stubbington Library on 4th November 9.30am to 12pm.

St. Columba’s Church on 25th November 10am to 12pm. thank everyone who knit for us, or provides equipment or donates wool, material etc for us to use. You are all amazing. If you have a donation for us, Stubbington Library will take it in, or you can bring it to the Foster Room on a Friday afternoon. For more information, or to arrange a collection, please ring Chris on 07970 826044.

ST EDMUNDS (CROFTON OLD CHURCH)

Services are at 9.30am every Sunday. The 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month is Holy Communion (BCP) and the 2nd and 4th Sunday is Morning Service. Coffee is served after the Morning Services. The Church will also be open to visitors on 18th November between 10am-noon. We look forward to seeing you.

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