The Brockenhurst Guide - November/December 2015

The Brockenhurst The independent directory of local businesses serving the residents of Brockenhurst, Beaulieu & East Boldre

Delivered FREE by Royal Mail to all residents and businesses in SO42 postcode area In this issue: Win a meal for two at Bistro 26 New Forest Art Society Local Business Directory Busy Badgers Toddler Group Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust: Wetlands Martin Lewis: Credit Scoring Hampshire County Council Mobile Library Adventures of Nellie

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4 Dear Brockenhurst, Beaulieu, Setley, East Boldre, Hill Top and surrounding villages, Can you believe it is this time of year already? I must Edition 37 start to get myself into the Christmas swing of things. This year we are going to Oxford to Stephen’s parents so we are creating two Christmases, one in Oxford and another on my Birthday, 22nd December, to celebrate with my parents. It’s a good excuse to let our hair down!

We did have a fantastic sail to the Greek Islands a month ago and you can read all about that on pages 22-23.

I loved it!

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Wildlife News

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Wetlands

Wetlands have always been as crucial to us as they are to wildlife, and in Hampshire we are particularly lucky to have some internationally important coastal wetlands. In fact we at Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust manage a number of wetland nature reserves across the region where you can see a wide range of fantastic birds and other wildlife.

For example just a stone’s throw away from Southampton water and docks, sits the Lower Test Nature Reserve, 400 acres of floodplain meadows, marshes and reedbeds host to a great range of wildlife.

It’s a great place to see kingfishers and overwintering wildfowl regularly visit this site. Over 450 species of plant have also been recorded here including southern marsh and green wing orchids. The estuarine reaches of the river provide important nursery areas for fish, while migratory species, such as Atlantic salmon & sea trout will pass through to their spawning grounds upstream.

The diverse habitat supports not just wildflowers but huge numbers of wildfowl and wading birds. Wigeon and teal for example spend the winters feeding on the reserve before returning to their breeding grounds of Scandinavia. This means that the best time to visit the reserve is over the autumn and winter when the returning wildfowl arrive in their thousands; flocks of sand martins and swallows gather over the reedbeds before their long flight to Africa, and rarer birds stop over on their migration routes like the impressive osprey.

All these birds thrive here because of the incredibly rich habitat that wetlands offer, and the range of flora and fauna that make up their ecosystems. As well as supporting an immense variety of wildlife, wetlands also have an economic value – not only to the thousands of people who live on their edge, but also to

communities living miles away. Wetlands up and down the land are important sources of food, fresh water and building materials, and also provide invaluable services such as water purification, flood defence and erosion control.

This precious resource has to be protected and cared for. However over the years wetlands habitats have been in serious decline – some waters have been polluted and wetland wildlife has been lost. But there is hope. Increasingly authorities have begun to recognise that healthy wetlands are important, not just for wildlife, but also for us. We’re restoring wetlands and working closely with planners, developers and farmers to ensure our wetlands are sensitively managed for the benefit of the plants and animals they hold.

Wetland Wildlife Weekend (21st-22nd November) is a fantastic opportunity to explore and celebrate some of the wetland areas near you – whether coastal or freshwater. Why not find out about a reserve near to you, download spotter sheets, or support our work to conserve these amazing habitats by visiting the website at www.hiwwt.org.uk.

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They are truly “inspired”... with a range of quirky and fun gifts for all the family, there is something for everyone!

They have a helium balloon service to compliment their comprehensive range of birthday, wedding and anniversary accessories.

Denise has told us that her favourites are the incense and perfumed candles, giving out wonderful aromas as you explore the shop. Our customers have told us they are impressed by the large range of stationery, for business, personal and students, Denise added.

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It’s been a crazy few months for Cloudy2Clear Windows.

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New Forest Arts Society On November 18th 2015 Tim Craven, Curator of Art at Southampton City Art Gallery and an artist in his own right, will give a fascinating, illustrated talk. Tim has worked at the Gallery for many years and knows the history of the gallery and the development of its permanent collection well. The gallery holds perhaps the finest public collection of art south of London with an international reputation; its progressive British 20th century and contemporary holdings are unsurpassed outside the Tate and the Arts Council.

This promises to be an enlightening evening talk about a great art resource right on our doorstep! Join us at Lyndhurst Community Centre 7 – 9pm.

Non- members welcome (entry fee £4).

On December 12th and 13th the Society will be holding a Winter Exhibition and Sale of paintings, art and crafts, and greeting cards at Lyndhurst Community Centre, from 10am to 4pm. Disable access and free entry. This will be an ideal opportunity to purchase Christmas cards and gifts for others, or to treat yourself.

You can check the society out online at www.newforestartsociety.weebly.com.

Membership enquires can be sent by email to janwheat@mypostoffice.co.uk Rachael Smith Vice Chair NFAS smithrae@hotmail.com

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Money Saving Tips

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LEWIS &UHGLW 6FRULQJ Dean Martin may have crooned, “You’re nobody till somebody loves you”, but in today’s financial world, you’re nobody till somebody scores you.

The more creditworthy you are, the better deals you can get, whether it be mortgages, contract mobile phones, bank accounts, monthly car insurance or even how you pay for your energy bill.

So it’s time to add ‘manage my credit file’ to your to-do list especially if you’re about to make a big application. To help, here are 8 things you need to know about credit scoring.

1. You don’t have a universal credit rating - there’s no blacklist.

Each lender scores you differently and secretly to see if you meet its requirements as a profitable customer. Those whose history shows they’re unlikely to repay are unlikely to be profitable, but good risks can be rejected too, if the lender thinks you won’t make it money.

2. Boosting your credit score’s like going on Tinder You can try a host of things to make yourself more attractive to lenders, but there’s no universal fix. Say two women both use dating app Tinder - one might always swipe no to men with beards, the other might love them. Equally, different lenders look for different things. Yet most people like someone who doesn’t smell, so here are some simple cosmetic changes that work for most: a) Evidence of stability’s good. Put a landline, not mobile, on applications. b) Don’t withdraw cash on credit cards or get payday loans.

They’re expensive and evidence of poor money management. c) Never miss or be late on repayments. Use a direct debit, even if just for the minimum (then repay more on top). d) Check for address errors. An old active but unused mobile registered to an old address could cause a mortgage rejection. e) Time it right. Major problems like CCJs, defaults or bankruptcy stay on your file for six years. Applications for products stay on for one year. If they’ll soon lapse, consider waiting to apply.

3. Find out for free what cards and loans you’ll be accepted for.

Most of the credit score boosting techniques take time to filter through. If you need credit now, instead the key is to find which provider is most likely to accept you.

My free loan and credit card eligibility calculators at moneysavingexpert.com/eligibility show your % odds of acceptance (and unlike applying don’t impact your creditworthiness), so you can home in on the right card or loan, minimising applications.

They can be hugely powerful. Kelly messaged me to say: “Used the balance transfer eligibility calc and got 35mths 0%, shifted £11,500 from up to 29.9% APR” - saving £4,600 interest.

4. Get on the electoral roll.

Register at www.gov.uk. Don’t worry about getting lots of junk mail you can opt out of the ‘open register’ element, which stops this.

5. Check your file.

Even small errors on your files at the three credit reference agencies - Experian, Equifax and Callcredit - kibosh applications.

Check them all line by line at least once a year - you’ve a legal right for £2.

Yet to check them all for free, use noddle.co.uk for Callcredit and sign up to both Experian.co.uk and equifax.co.uk for free month long trials of their outrageously expensive credit monitoring services – then once you’ve got your file, cancel asap.

And don’t feel the need to pay to ‘find your credit score’. These are just a loose indication at best. Each lender scores differently and uses far more info than just your credit file.

6. Avoid lots of applications in a short space of time.

Almost every card or loan application leaves a file footprint. Too many of these, especially close together, hurt future applications.

The system’s anti-shopping around, as if you’re offered a worse rate than that advertised, you’ll want to apply elsewhere.

So space out and prioritise applications. Due a new mortgage? Don’t apply for minor things like cashback credit cards a week before.

7. Get unfair defaults removed.

If there’s a default on your file that isn’t fair, for example, if you didn’t pay a catalogue loan as it failed to deliver the goods, it’s important to get it removed.

First complain to the lender and if that fails, write to the credit reference agency to ask it to add a short Notice of Correction to your credit file. For example, “It was for a swimsuit from a catalogue firm and it never arrived.”

This will slow down applications, as most credit companies will review these manually, but a slow yes is better than a “no”. Finally, complain to www.financial–ombudsman.org.uk.

8. Use a bizarre trick to (re)build your creditworthiness.

Rejection’s likely if your history makes you look a bad credit citizen, yet lenders can reject those who’ve never had credit due to lack of data.

The answer’s to get a credit card, just to do about £50 a month of normal spending on it (never withdraw cash), then repay IN FULL by direct debit each month so there’s no interest. After six months to a year, you’ll start to look a better credit citizen.

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Hampshire Library Service Mobile Library in Brockenhurst

Every Monday afternoon between 1.30 and 4.00pm in Chestnut Road, off Grigg Lane in Brockenhurst.

As well as Adult Fiction, Non fiction and Children’s books you can borrow from a wide range of large print and talking books – tapes and CD’s - and if we don’t have titles you want we will order them from one of our 54 libraries in Hampshire.

No overdue charges.

For more information about your mobile library schedules and services mentioned please check out our website www.hants.gov.uk/libraries or ring our Contact Centre on 0845 603 5631.

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All Parkinson’s sufferers and their carers are welcome to join us for gentle, chair-based exercises specifically tailored to their needs and abilities.

We meet every Tuesday at 10.30am at Boldre War Memorial Hall, Pilley for exercises, chat, fun and mutual support. Sessions cost around £3.50 each. You don’t have to be mad to join in, but it helps! Contact Roni on 01590 688887 for more details.

Busy Badgers is a parent and toddler group.

Newborn - 5 years.

The group meets every Friday during term time from 10am-12pm at St Saviours Church hall in Brockenhurst. Entry is £2 per family and this includes refreshments.

We have toys, ride ons, books and dressing up, a craft table, a dedicated baby area and singing at the end.

It is run by local mums who enjoy catching up with other mums and dads. www.busybadgers.co.uk

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The Adventures of Nellie

The Hampshire Publications Camper Van Poor Nellie, The Hampshire Publications campervan, was left on her own for a whole week! After spending a month camping, with the awning, Kombi as well as Rosie, Rocky and Mega the bikes, the Corney family with, can you believe it, the Outlaw family (alias my Mum and Dad) set off on the waves! Having written about our camping trip last month, I wasn’t going to do write up this month, but cruising is another adventure altogether and one I know many like to do. So yes the Corney’s and the Outlaw’s (boy did I used get some stick at school for that) took to the seas in celebration of my Dad’s 80th Birthday.

Keeping an eleven year boy as well as an active 80 year old Dad, a 70 year old Mum with some physical back and leg difficulties, myself and Stephen all happy at the same time was going to be a challenge! Christmas last year, we chose a ship that was big enough and busy enough to have childrens’ activities, yet had an ‘adult only pool’ just in case.

We sailed on the Royal Caribbean Cruise Liner, the “Rhapsody of the Seas”. Stephen, I have to say was very well organised. I was convinced the valet parking at Heathrow airport had a catch to it, being the suspicious kind... but no, for a whole £56 the company came to collect the car 5 minutes after we arrived, leaving us with just luggage, passport, tickets and hat in hand, to stroll into the airport, while a driver took the car away for the week. Perfect!

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Corneys and Outlaws in the dining room We were on our way for a Greek Islands sail! We flew to Rome and spent one night there before boarding our floating hotel. The crew of these magnificent vessels are hard working, friendly and have one sole purpose - to keep their customers happy. It is great to see such a large team of people from all over the world working together in harmony. We can learn from this. The ship atmosphere is quite exhilarating. Once you set off and the wind is in your hair, the sun is shining (you can tell we were not in England this summer) all the problems and worries drift away. The first 36 hours were at sea, nothing but sea.

There is plenty to do on board, although I have the say, in order to get a ‘pool lounger’ you need to be somewhat German (am I allowed to say that?) and get your towel out early! With 2365 people on board including over 800 Italians, 600 Spanish, French, Canadians, Americans as well as English, not to mention all the children, it is not for the faint hearted. The food is quite amazing and available pretty much 24/7 so don’t expect to lose weight.

So long as you get the right food and drink, this is all included in the price. Another perk all included in the holiday package are the Shows at night. We were privileged enough to meet the chaps from “String Fever” who had flown out especially from

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The Greek Islands. Well I have to say I fell in love... with Santorini. The sail into the volcano with the mountainous terrain leering above you is awe inspiring. I would love to visit this island again.

You get around 5-6 hours to look around before sailing off into the sunset. We thoroughly enjoyed the chairlift up to the top. It was possible to take a donkey, which would have been exciting and Dad would have given it a go, but I am not sure Mum would have made it. The walk up the volcanic cliffside once at the top is like nothing else. We had coffee at a delightful café overlooking the whole bay, away from the crowds, sheltered by a gorgeous tree. What more could you ask for.

Mykonos is also a wonderful Greek Island.

The narrow, white streets lined with jewellery, wonderfully made clothes and Greek ornaments I could have wondered around for hours... and spent a fortune! The beach was also good and the crystal turquoise sea is a must to sink into.

On Katakolon, where the Olympics originated, we found a beach with free parasols, loungers and canoes! All you had to do was buy a drink. Again this was perfect for everyone and Hayden was in his element, except when he found the jellyfish!

He also took Grandma out in a canoe and between them they successfully managed to capsize! It was hilarious to watch and fortunately no-one was hurt so there was no need for an air rescue...

A birds eye view of Athens with Spiros Athens is a big city. Here we hired a taxi, as we missed the coach! It turned out to be to our advantage: the driver, who didn’t speak much English, set off like a bat out of hell. We were worried! We blamed it on Greek driving and Mum clung on for dear life. It turned out that the ‘Changing of the Guards’ happened every hour at the Parliament Building ... the driver got out and rushed us to get photos before the guards marched off. Once we understood what he was doing we were very appreciative! He also took us to see the city from ‘on high’ with the acropolis in the background. Incredible. If you don’t want to wait and the take the many steps to climb up to the Acropolis, I highly recommend the museum. It is air-conditioned and actually holds the original parts of the much of the Parthenon which are replaced.

We ended the cruise back in Rome with a bus trip around the whole city. Another amazing place.

Nellie was sadly missed and is now fed up of looking at all the photos. Cruising is fun!

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Few flavours compare with that of fruit freshly picked from the garden.

Much of the fruit available in the shops (particularly the supermarkets) has been grown for it’s ability to travel well rather than it’s flavour and may have been picked well before it’s arrival on the shelf. If you fancy apples from your own tree, or a bowl of raspberries fresh from the garden, now is the time to act.

Jobs for November:Start to harvest parsnips after the first frosts.

Tidy up your greenhouse or polytunnel, wash out pots and seed trays before storing ready for the Spring Sow hardy peas or broad beans ready for an early crop next year.

Use netting or chicken wire to protect your broccoli and cabbages from hungry pigeons.

If you haven’t already done so, plant garlic and shallots.

If your rhubarb is taking over, lift and divide the crowns before replanting.

If you are anything like me you will spend ages drooling over pictures of bushes dripping with blackcurrants or gooseberries, trees laden with apples, or bowls full of luscious raspberries but struggle to get to grips with the realities of production on your own plot!

Patience is a virtue that is definitely required for growing your own, and this is particularly so with fruit trees and bushes. I have to confess to having an inclination to move on with anything that requires more than a few months to give a decent crop, but with most fruit you just have to force yourself to take the long term view and now being the proud owner of a 2 year old gooseberry bush and raspberry canes I can assure you that the waiting is worthwhile!

Think carefully about where you will grow your fruit. Trees require lots of space (but are a wonderfully attractive addition to your plot) while bushes may be incorporated in your borders, but will probably need some protection if you aren’t going to loose a lot of fruit to the birds.

Late autumn is an ideal time to add fruit to your plot as trees and bushes will be entering their dormant period. It is important to buy healthy plants and to ensure that they are dormant as they will transplant more successfully. If you are ordering from a reputable mail order nursery they are likely to arrange delivery to coincide with the best time for planting.

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instruction on how to plant and care for your new tree or bush.

Trees such as apple or plum may be grafted onto a variety of different rootstocks - this sounds complicated but all you really need to know is what effect this will have on the final size of the tree. If you have limited space it is possible to buy dwarf varieties some of which can even be suitable for container growing.

Pollination is also an important consideration, some varieties are self -fertile and do not need a pollinator, while others may require another variety planted close by to act as a pollinator. When planting your tree out it may benefit from staking and protection around the base.

One ‘fruit’ that is a little different and very easy to grow is Rhubarb.

Rhubarb is actually classified as a vegetable, but certainly tastes good used like a fruit in crumbles and pies.

November is the perfect time to plant out dormant crowns. Although these can be bought from nurseries Rhubarb tends to spread well when established and needs to be divided every few years so it is often possible to obtain surplus crowns from friends or neighbours.

Plant your crown with the buds just above the soil and water well the first year. Once the plants have become established you can look forward to harvesting a good crop of delicious pink stems from Spring onwards - very welcome as the first ‘fruit’ of the year.

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