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IN THIS ISSUE...

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Weyhill Electronic Organ Society Money Matters: Martin Lewis Puzzle Page Councillor’s Column Kevin McCloud Column Interview: Idris Elba Harrow Way History Gold Mark Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s Pear & Almond Cake Alan Titchmarsh Column Andover Musical Theatre Co Motoring Council’s Community Projects Abandoned baby wildlife

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Weyhill Electronic Organ Society An evening filled with great electronic keyboard music is anticipated as BRETT WALES performs for WEOS at the Fairground Hall, Weyhill on Thursday 19 May. Brett, from Nottingham, is making his ninth appearance for the Club, including one concert at The Lights theatre, his most recent visit to Weyhill being in April 2019.

Brett began playing at a very young age and soon displayed an uncanny ability to memorise melody lines; indeed, his ability to hear and reproduce melodies accurately is a hallmark of his music today.

He has played concerts in Germany, Holland and throughout the UK, delighting audiences wherever he performs with his unique style and sound. He has his own

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recording studio where he continues to work on new recordings and where he strives to produce the fantastic sounds that are so much appreciated by his fans.

The concert commences at 7.30 p.m. (doors open at 7.00 p.m.) and tickets priced at £6.00 are available on the night.

Refreshments can be obtained during the interval.

Further information about Brett is available at: www.brettwales.com whilst full details of the Club can be obtained at: www.weyhill-eos.co.uk.

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Money on my mind...the Martin Lewis column He’s the UK’s leading money saving expert - a journalist and presenter who has kept millions of pounds in people’s pockets as well as lifting the lid on the threats and dangers we need to be aware of as consumers.

In this month’s column, Martin Lewis looks at taking financial responsibility for ourselves in these post-pandemic days.

What the Coronavirus pandemic has given us, probably more than any point in the past 50 years, is an idea that we can turn to a bank, or the government, or a charity, for help and support. And I won’t deny that, in some examples, these entities have stood up and there has been a feeling of support and community.

Yet I think we all realise that can only go so far. We have now emerged out of the darkness of the pandemic, and slowly but shortly the directive is that we have to fend for ourselves again. I don’t doubt some support remains, but I wouldn’t expect it to last forever.

The average food waste bill in the UK still stands at around £750 per year, and that’s horrendous. Remember the difference between Use By and Best Before, and it will save you hundreds each year.

If you have any packaging that has a date on it, if it’s after that date, lots of people just sling the food. Well, let’s remember – Use By is a health notice to you. If something is beyond its Use By date, you need to chuck it in the bin. Best Before is the manufacturer’s guide to optimum quality. All it means is that the item will be

in its best possible condition before this date. The day after a Best Before, it’s still perfectly legitimate to eat.

With some canned goods, it’s still perfectly okay to eat them three or four years after the Best Before date. So, use your nose to smell it, use your eyes to look at it, use your senses to decide whether it’s right for you.

Just by diminishing that, and by having a decent shopping list and proper menu planning, you will cut down waste. That’s not just good for your pocket, but also good for the environment.

I think we are all living slightly differently now, and certainly in wake of food shortages during the first lockdown, I have seen much greater understanding and willingness of people to feed their families more responsibly.

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Councillor’s Column Last year, as part of our work to tackle climate change and to make our green spaces more wildlife-friendly, we decided to create a number of urban meadows right across Test Valley. In spring, a change to the frequency in mowing grass was made across 8 hectares of greenspace - including at sites at Picket Twenty, Smannell Road and Beech Hurst Park in Andover, Whitenap and Abbotswood in Romsey and a number of areas around Valley Park and North Baddesley. Encouraging grasses, plants and wildflowers to develop, providing valuable habitat for insects and birds. Not only great for the environment but making our parks, verges and the edges of our recreation space look even more attractive. Following the successful pilot, which included volunteer recorders from the Romsey and District Society, The Anton River Conservation Association and a number of local naturalists monitoring what species popped up, I’m pleased to announce that we are trebling the area of urban meadows for this year. From 8 to 24 hectares. You can find all the sites involved in the scheme via the Test Valley Borough Council website, which, for the first time this year, includes Hampshire County Council verge land.

It was great to chair the Test Valley Partnership meeting in Kings Somborne recently, which is a twice-yearly get-together of key public and third sector organisations in the borough. Including health, police, fire, housing and military colleagues. Recently we’ve been focussing our work on the Prevention Concordat for better mental health, which I’m pleased to confirm has now been endorsed by the Office for Health 12

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Enabling our partnership to formally become a Prevention Concordat signatory. This includes a detailed action plan, working alongside our health professionals and a champion in each organisation to ensure that action plan is delivered.

Test Valley and indeed, Hampshire County Council as the upper-tier authority continue to play an active role in the Homes for Ukraine scheme. Carrying out accommodation and DBS checks to enable sponsors to host refugee families – a number of which are already in the borough. I was contacted recently about a Ukrainian family that had arrived in Test Valley. Consisting of mum and two children.

Initially, there was an issue with both siblings attending the same school but after making representations on their behalf that was quickly rectified. The last thing this family needed after Dad was left behind to fight was the children being split up. It’s essential that we show compassion – and I know Test Valley will continue to open its arms to those fleeing the horrors of Putin’s evil.

Cllr. Phil North

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A Design for Life… The Kevin McCloud Column Designer, writer and television presenter, Kevin McCloud leapt into our consciousness with his vastly successful Grand Designs show on Channel 4. This month, the affable architectural business owner talks about his background running a lighting design company.

When I got my break in television, I was running a lighting design company. It wasn’t easy, but I always carried with me a driving passion for the subject.

My work on Grand Designs and a few other things has taken me away from the subject, and I am perhaps not the expert I once was when it comes to lighting, as now my expertise is spread rather more across whole-of-whole elements, but I do think any outdoor space can look absolutely spectacular with garden lights.

It’s something that’s only really become commonplace over

the past couple of decades, thanks in no small part to some very costeffective imports from abroad. I love lights that resemble fireflies dancing on your rose bushes, or glowering lamps that mimic the dying embers of the barbeque as the warm night stretches out before you, glass of rosé in hand.

Fairy lights are an obvious and easy choice to brighten up an outdoor space; just make sure they are the waterproof kind purchased from a garden centre, not leftovers from the Christmas tree.

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They dig into the dirt, are almost invisible as they charge during the day, then transform into glimmering jewels at night.

If you’re the kind of person who opts for a fire pit over a fancy gas barbecue, there’s a good chance you’ll want your outdoor decorations to be equally primal.

Lanterns are a fantastic way to instantly add a touch of class, whether Scandinavianstyle tin or mosaic Moroccan glass, while outdoor candles in buckets are a budget option, and anything with citronella scent will also deter bugs.

For a festival feel, you can’t beat bamboo Tiki torches that are lit using oil, because sometimes, only fire will do.

Whatever outdoor space you are looking to light up, less is generally more, and the subtleties will shine through the darkness if you allow them.

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Can’t stop Driis He’s an acclaimed actor, DJ and director, so naturally Idris Elba needs to stay in shape to keep up with his relentless schedule. Not one to do things by halves however, the charming 49-year-old reveals why no challenge will ever be big enough.

Idris Elba wants his epitaph to read: “This guy reminds me of the things that I want to be doing but I’ve not done yet - because he never sat still.” It also happens to be his life motto and explains his powerful and pressing desire to grab life by the throat and pack as much as he can into his time here.

“I’m someone who has a hard time staying still, I’m always in a restless state,” Elba admits.

“People often have dreams and desires but wind up just thinking about them instead of going out and doing them.

I need to feel like I’m always moving forward and doing as much as I can instead of just wondering about it. That’s why I love throwing myself

into as many different characters and stories as I can and living out different adventures. You just need the will to go out and do it!”

That logic explains why the London-born star continues to tread a varied and experimental path with the choices he makes. From TV drama, with the perennially successful Luther, which he is currently filming and will return this year, along with outward bound movie Beast, last year’s spectacular Suicide Squad, and even animated voiceover work in the new Sonic the Hedgehog movie; if a project excites him, he’ll do it.

And when not on film sets, the handsome Hackney native loves to stare danger square in the face. For his 2015 Discovery channel show, Idris Elba: No Limits, he took part in drag racing, broke a land speed record and stepped into the ring as a professional kickboxer.

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to be toned or want to jog for miles, but my ultimate fitness goal is to be fight-ready.”

When it came to the actual fighting – as chronicled in Idris Elba: Fighter – Elba ended up outdone by more skilled fighters, yet the experience came with a valuable lesson.

“I changed my diet and my fitness routine completely – I feel I have much more energy now eating mainly fish, chicken, lots of fresh vegetables and salads… things like that,” he says.

“That’s a big deal for me because, while I don’t fear getting old, I certainly don’t want to give in to it. I feel I still have a lot more to give – professionally, physically, mentally – and I think all men of my age and older should believe the door remains open to achieve whatever they want.

“You’re only here once… so prolong it!”

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Harrow Way awarded Historical Association’s History Gold Quality Mark Harrow Way Community School’s excellence in History teaching and learning has been recognised by the History Association who has awarded the school their much coveted Gold Quality Mark (QM).

The award follows a rigorous assessment process, during which the school compiled a portfolio of documentation as evidence against the criteria. This process was completed over the course of the academic year and evidence was required to demonstrate a number of things including how resources are used in lessons, how students are provided with feedback and how the team is managed on a day to day basis. The process cumulated in a visit from the History Association in order to evidence their high quality History provision in action. This prestigious award is held by very few secondary schools across the country.

In their report to the school the History Association assessor commented: “Observations of lessons during the visit showed that teaching was consistently outstanding and there were high levels of student motivation in lessons.

Teachers across the classes were observed using a wide range of strategies to enable students to build their knowledge and understanding of the topics they were studying.

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Community School is strong and forward-thinking. The department works tirelessly to bring History alive for its students, whilst also maintaining high expectations for academic achievement. Staff are involved in CPD beyond the school and support other schools and educationalists nationally. The students are proud of History at Harrow Way, and this is most evident in their motivation and positivity in classes.”

Commenting on achieving the accolade, Christina Brown, Curriculum Leader for History said: “We’re very proud that our high standards in teaching and student success in History have been recognised by a leading organisation such as the History Association. We’re particularly pleased to have received the Gold QM which is the highest level of award that can be achieved.”

“The QM provides a framework for success in which we can continue to develop an outstanding provision of history for the school.

History is already a very popular GCSE subject among students and we’re looking forward to delivering continued student outcomes and success.”

The History Association describe themselves as the voice for history bringing together people who share an interest in, and love for the past, and to further the study and teaching and enjoyment of history in all guises and forms: professional, public and popular.

Harrow Way will keep their Quality Mark for three years following the initial award. Schools with a Gold QM will need to complete the process again after three years to keep their QM status.

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Hugh FearnleyWhittingstall’s Pear & Almond Cake Introduction

This soft, dense, almondy cake can be served warm for pudding with lashings of cream, or cold with a cup of tea or coffee. Firm Conference pears should work a treat here.

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3. Put the remaining butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and cream together until light and fluffy. Beat in the two eggs, one at a time.

Whizz the whole blanched almonds (if using) in a food processor for about a minute, to grind them. Tip them into the cake batter (or add the readyground almonds), then sift in the self-raising flour and fold in gently. Scrape the mixture into the prepared tin. Arrange the pieces of pear on top of the cake.

4. Bake for about 45 minutes, or until a knife pushed into the centre comes out clean. Place the tin on a wire rack to cool.

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Men and women really don’t see eye to eye, according to a new study Females are better at discriminating colours, researchers found, while males excel at tracking fast-moving objects and discerning detail at a distance.

The study put young adults with normal vision through a battery of tests. In colour experiments the men and women tended to ascribe different shades to the same objects. The researchers think they know why.

“Across most of the visible spectrum males require a slightly longer wavelength than females in order to experience the same hue,” the research team concluded. Since longer wavelengths are associated with “warmer” colours, an orange, for example, may appear redder to a man than to a woman. Likewise, the grass is almost always greener to women than to men, to whom it appears a bit yellower.

The study also found that men are less adept at distinguishing among shades in the centre of the colour spectrum: blues, greens, and yellows. Where the men shone was in detecting quick-changing details from afar.

The team puts this advantage down to neuron development in the visual cortex, which is boosted by masculine hormones. Since males are flush with testosterone, in particular, they’re born with 25 percent more neurons in this brain region than females.

The vision findings support the so-called hunter-gatherer

hypothesis, which argues that the sexes evolved distinct psychological abilities to fit their prehistoric roles.

Noting that men in the study showed “significantly greater sensitivity for fine detail and for rapidly moving stimuli,” the researchers write that their hunter forebears “would have to detect possible predators or prey from afar and also identify and categorise these objects.”

Meanwhile, the vision of female “gatherers” may have become better adapted to recognising close, static objects such as wild berries.

John Barbur, professor of optics and visual science at City University London, noted that females are often “worse off in terms of absolute chromatic [colour] sensitivity than males.”

But when it comes to noticing subtle differences among shades of a colour, women do tend to come out on top, said Barbur.

“If you’re not dealing with the absolute sensitivity for colour detection but the way in which colours are judged—such as the ability to describe a colour, or what that colour means,” he said, “I’d say that females are definitely much better than males.”

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Greenfingers… the Alan Titchmarsh column He’s a brilliant presenter, accomplished gardener, talented novelist and all-round horticultural inspiration. This month, Alan Titchmarsh talks about the impact his iconic Ground Force series had on the nation.

I get asked a lot about Ground Force, the TV programme I fronted for five years from 1997, and the impact it made on gardening, as a whole. To be honest, I don’t like to talk up my achievements too much, but I will admit this was one of the real successes I will always look back on with fondness.

That’s not so much for any personal reasons, and I certainly don’t think my horticultural knowledge was called on in the same way it has been with other gardening shows I’ve done over the years.

Instead, the pride I have for Ground Force stems from a place where we managed to start something of an outdoors revolution.

Not only were we at the forefront of a new brand of reality TV (that wasn’t a talent show or a singing contest). It was in people’s homes, in their lives, and focused on the idea that people could come together from all over to make a difference.

All the people involved in Ground Force came from different backgrounds and offered very different ideas in the process of transforming a chosen family’s back garden, but it worked. My role was probably one of the easiest – almost just an anchor man pulling the whole thing together, however clumsily!

The show’s success provoked a whole raft of other home reality programmes where people’s dreams came true… usually. And I say that on the basis of some of the awkward transformations Changing Rooms embarked on! Yet for the most part, this brand of telly was incredibly successful – think DIY SOS, Property Ladder, Amazing Spaces, Grand Designs, Location Location Location and others.

At the heart of it is exploring human nature and putting

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ordinary people in extraordinary situations, and seeing how they react. Everyone who agrees to take part is looking for something, and the lucky ones are the ones who find it and know when they have found it. After all, our gardens will never be absolutely perfect places – nature sees to that – but Ground Force certainly got them close to that for a time.

As the TV crews departed, I would always suggest to the homeowners they should just sit in or look out over their garden without feeling conditioned to keep it in a certain way. Life isn’t like that – it evolves, as do our outside spaces, and we should let it.

As John Lennon said, “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans”… or tidying the garden!

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The Wedding Singer: Two years in the making!

After two years of waiting, Andover Musical Theatre Company are back in the rehearsal room for their latest production, The Wedding Singer. Running at The Lights Theatre, Andover from 25th-28th May 2022, this show is sure to be a wild ride!

As soon as Evita closed in November 2019, it was straight back into auditions and then rehearsals for Andover Musical Theatre Company. However, when Covid hit in March 2020, all rehearsals ground to a halt and their performance of the original Broadway musical, The Wedding Singer was put on hold. But now, two years in the making, the cast are back and ready to put on the show of a lifetime!

The Musical, which is an adaptation of the 2000 film, starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, follows the trials and tribulations of Robbie Hart (Glyn Juliff) in his pursuit of true love, heartbreak and rock n’ roll.

Robbie is left at the alter by his fiancé Linda (Ellie Bridgman) and is left heartbroken.

The show follows his encounter with “girl

next door” Julia Sullivan (Laura Budd) who is engaged to yuppie stock-broker Glen Gulgia (Jon Baron).

Along with her cousin Holly (Anna Neary), Julia is on a road to discovery, questioning everything she ever thought she knew about love.

Robbie and Julia are both at a crossroads in their love lives, but then again, the course of true love never did run smooth! Will they ever find their “endless love”? There’s only one way to find out…

Experienced Choreographer and Director Claire Nias, is beyond excited for the production, “With a fabulous cast and crew, this show is an absolute blast to direct and will be a fantastic evening’s entertainment!”

She says. “I can’t wait for that unique combination of excitement and nerves during show week - it’s always an amazing buzz!”

Musical Director Alun Grace is no stranger to conducting and is completely immersed in the beautiful score for this show, “Rehearsals have been hard work but the show and its music has given everybody much enjoyment,” grins Alun. “I believe this feeling of joy will be felt by the audience in the theatre and they will be transported back to the 80s with their toes tapping and a smile on their faces.”

Andover Musical Theatre Company’s production of The Wedding Singer runs from 25th-28th May 2022 at The Lights Theatre, Andover. Tickets are available from thelights.org.uk or from the box office on 01264 368368.

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Ferrari’s Diamond Design It was 75 years ago, in 1947, that the very first Ferrari hit the streets; and while in the time since various manufacturers and designers have looked to emulate the Prancing Horse’s mould of motoring magnificence, very few have been able to.

As iconic a sight as you will find on road and racetrack, to celebrate the company’s milestone, we look back on the history of Italy’s most prestigious automotive manufacturer.

The legendary Enzo Ferrari (1898-1988) began his motoring career as an Alfa Romeo driver in 1924, but within five years he had gone on to found the Scuderia Ferrari – which assisted gentlemen drivers in racing cars – in his hometown of Modena.

In 1938, Alfa Romeo brought the Scuderia under its control, but Ferrari disagreed with the move and left in 1939 to set up his own racing company. Under the terms of the split from Alfa, Enzo was unable to use his own name on his race cars until years later.

Horsepower The soon-to-be-iconic Cavallino Rampante (prancing horse) was adopted from the emblem of Italian WW2 fighter ace Francesco Baracca, who painted the design on his

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plane. Enzo Ferrari was given permission to use the design from Baracca’s mother, who believed it would bring the car manufacturer good luck. Ferrari placed the black horse on a canary yellow background (the colour of Modena) and topped it with the tricolour of Italy. The rest, as they say, is history.

The first Ferrari The first racing car to bear the Ferrari moniker was the 12-cylinder 1.5-litre Tipo 125, which was released in 1947.

Just two models of this original car were created, neither of which exist today.

A winning formula The first Ferrari driver to claim the Formula One World Championship was Alberto Ascari, taking the top spot in 1952.

Scuderia Ferrari has produced the most championshipwinning drivers – 15 – since Ascari’s maiden victory. The most famous of these include Niki Lauda, Michael Schumacher – who won

five consecutive titles – and Kimi Raikkonen. Ferrari also holds the top spot when it comes to the Constructor’s Championships, with 16 victories from 1961-2008, and 239 F1 race victories in total.

The 200 Club The Ferrari F40 was the last car approved for production by Enzo Ferrari himself, and was the first road car to break the 200mph barrier.

The new breed of Ferraris The latest and most ambitious vehicles to roll off the company’s production line have been the Ferrari LaFerrari and Roma models – the former is equipped with an F1-derived hybrid solution that combines an electric motor capable of producing over 150 CV with the most powerful version of Ferrari’s classic V12.

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Increasing numbers of homeowners are choosing to hold their properties as tenants in common to reduce inheritance tax and help protect their share from care fees The Property Protection Trust Will package is based around how you hold the ownership of your home. All good estate planning nowadays considers the difference between owning your home as joint tenants or as tenants in common.

If you own your home as Joint Tenants; when one of you dies the ownership of the home passes by the Law of Survivorship and not by your Will. Therefore, the surviving partner will automatically own 100% of the property. This sounds right to most people. BUT should the surviving partner need care in the future, the Local Authority can take everything they own (including their home) to pay for the care fees, leaving just £14,250 to be inherited by children and grandchildren.

There is an alternative.

Nowadays many couples choose to own their home as Tenants in Common where each partner will own 50% of the family home. This provides for many benefits.

Firstly, it allows you to legally leave your share of the property in your Will to whoever you wish.

A properly written Will can ensure that your half of your house will eventually pass to your children even if your widow re-marries.

Unmarried cohabiting couples or relatives living together can also use this means of ownership as a way of minimising their Inheritance Tax exposure.

It can also help with long-term care costs. If one of you is still living in your home the Local Authority can’t include its value in the means test if one of you has to go in to long-term care.

This also applies if the husband or wife still living at home dies while the other is in care as their share will go into the trust.

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Council proposes almost £300k for Community projects Test Valley Borough Council has announced plans to grant almost £300k of funding for three local community projects.

At a cabinet meeting on 30 March, council chiefs approved awarding £240k for an extension to St Mary’s GP surgery to create additional consulting rooms and increase staffing, £13k to improve the pedestrian route from Viney Avenue to Cupernham School, and almost £30k for an orchard trail in Valley Park.

The recommendations for funding will go to a future full council meeting for final approval.

The money comes from the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), which the council charges on new developments across the borough that meet certain criteria. Those looking to provide new infrastructure, facilities or services can then bid for a share of the levy money.

Planning Portfolio Holder, Councillor Phil Bundy, said: “While new development is critical for our local communities, ensuring that we have the right facilities and structures in place to support that growth is just as vital.

“I am very much looking forward to seeing these projects come to fruition and would like to thank all those who submitted an application for funding.”

To check the local CIL criteria, including which developments are liable to pay the levy and which projects are eligible to bid for funding, visit: www.testvalley.gov.uk/cil

Local projects can bid for CIL funding between April 1 and June 30 each year.

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Down Clues: 1. Vessel (5) 2. Lifeless (9) 3. 1 (3) 4. Motivates (8) 6. Element (6) 7. Narrow holder (11) 8. Revive, renew (11) 14. Personify (9) 16. Conclusive (8) 18. Feature or story (7) 22. Operating (5) 25. Improve health (3)

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Vets Column: Abandoned baby wildlife: don’t touch!

Every spring, Vets and wildlife rescue centres receive a lot of phone calls from concerned members of the public who believe they may have found an orphaned wild animal and are unsure what to do. In many cases the parents could be nearby searching for food and will return after you have gone, especially deer fawns and fox cubs which can be left alone for up to 8 hours at a time. However, it is much more common to find young birds.

For adult birds there is a rule of thumb; if you can catch it, it probably needs help (but always ask for advice first)! So, is it injured or abandoned? Most commonly, neither...!

If the baby appears to be in good condition and too young (a ‘nestling’) to leave the nest, then the first thing you should attempt to do is locate, and if possible, return the baby to its correct nest. The parents will generally not reject the bird because it has ‘human’ smell on it. A ‘nestling’ is a bird not yet fully covered by feathers and has some skin showing. It cannot yet stand on its own.

We human ‘good Samaritans’ have to remember birds naturally look after their families. Finding a baby on the ground (a ‘fledgling’) is not always a sign of distress.

‘Fledgling’ birds are fully covered with feathers even though the wing and tail feathers are still short and partially encased in sheaths as they continue to grow. Baby birds often hop around the ground for up to 2 weeks while the parents continue to look after them and until they learn to fly. Parent birds leave their offspring for brief periods of time to search for food. If you interfere then, the adults may return to find their chick has been taken unnecessarily when in fact they were looking after everything just fine.

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Human care or rehabilitation is only a substitute and is generally much less successful (most handreared orphans die). Parental care is by far the best for a baby bird.

Careful and patient observation of the young bird will prevent unnecessary separation of families or ‘bird-napping’.

If you can see any obvious wounds or broken bones consult the organisations listed below for advice on the best way to handle and contain the animal, or they can direct you to the nearest veterinary clinic for advice.

If it is absolutely necessary to handle the animal, the main point to consider is minimising stress and human contact as much as possible. Catch the animal using a large, thick towel. Thick gloves can be worn if handling a larger bird (unfortunately wildlife won’t appreciate your best intentions and will bite, scratch, kick, claw or flap to defend themselves!), restrict human contact to a minimum and keep them contained in a quiet, dark, warm place. A lot of animals will break out of a cardboard box with ease so bear this in mind when choosing a container and location!

If you think you may have found an orphan or injured animal and are concerned, have a look at our website, antonvets.co.uk/ exotics/injured-wildlife, which has lots of information on what to do.

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Building on Digital Success The Test Valley charity, Unity is celebrating this week with the news that they have been successful in securing £179,840 over three years from The National Lottery to provide digital literacy projects for communities across Test Valley.

Their digital literacy work goes back to the beginning of the pandemic when they started helping to improve the digital skills of vulnerable people many of whom relied on community groups for much of their daily support.

A digital expert was employed by Unity and volunteers recruited, veterans offering the IT skills learned during their time in the military and people who had either lost their jobs or were on furlough during the pandemic. With the help of these volunteers, Unity tested the idea of enabling vulnerable people to develop confidence in their use of technology. This was well received, and the charity is now planning to scale up to offer services through the borough.

need help to build the confidence to use it, perhaps to shop online or even complete an online form.

This money will help us to extend our reach across the length and breadth of Test Valley so that we can help individuals and local organisations to learn new skills.”

Various community initiatives will be devised throughout the threeyear funding term, and these will be offered through Unity’s website and social media platforms.

If you are interested in finding out how Unity could help you, your charity or community group, or if you think you might like to volunteer, please contact us through the website www. unityonline.org.uk or call 0330 4004 116 and a member of our team will help.

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Answers: Across: 2. Ant, 5. Mammal, 7. Unable, 9. Billionaire, 10. Degree, 11. Planet, 13. Elicit, 16. Priest, 18. Idioblastic, 19. Recede, 20. Encalm, 21. Tar. Down: 1. Marble, 2. Alpine, 4. Sleeve, 6. Malpractice, 8. Animalistic, 10. Due, 12. Tot, 14. Loiter, 15. Tablet, 16. Prayer, 17. Suckle.

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