The Lyndhurst Directory - October/November 2016

The Lyndhurst The independent directory of local businesses serving the residents of Lyndhurst, Bank, Emery Down, Minstead, Brook, Bramshaw & Newtown

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Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust: Wild About Gardens New Forest Arts Society Win a bottle of bubbly Adventures of Nellie

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October/November 2016

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Welcome...

The Lyndhurst Directory Edition 42

Published by:

Stephen & Debbie Corney at Hampshire Publications

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Copy deadline for the December edition: 14th November 2016

Disclaimer: Whilst every care has been taken to ensure that data in this publication is accurate, the publisher cannot accept any liability to any party to loss or damage caused by errors or omissions resulting from negligence, accident or any other cause.

The Lyndhurst Directory does not officially endorse any advertising material included within the publicati on. No par t of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval systems or transmitted in any form, without prior permission of the publisher.

Dear Lyndhurst, Bank, Emery Down, Minstead, Brook, Bramshaw, Newtown and surrounding villages, We are now into our wonderful Autumn months with the beautiful yellow, orange and brown leaves. Don’t you just love that. I can definitely say that I do. After lazy days on the beach, walks in the parks and the forest, shows and late nights out, we can now enjoy warm evenings by the fire watching a movie. I actually like our changing seasons.

What a great excuse to go shopping again and buy some new clothes! Women hey.

With that it is also time to look and see what we want done in the house before those busy Christmas weeks are upon us. Did I say that word? Time goes by so quickly if you let it!

So does anything need fixing, changing or adding to? Maybe you want a new bathroom, kitchen or loft conversion?

The living room painted? New carpets? Whatever it is I am sure The Lyndhurst Directory can assist you find a local tradesperson that can help you. Our little magazine is here for you, for your use. Keep it by the phone for a time of need. If there is a trade you cannot see inside, please let us know. We can guide you to find the right local business for you. Trust in tradespeople is vital and local companies love to help their local people. It keeps everyone happy!

If you run a group or club in the area and need extra support we can help promote this for you. The magazine is an excellent way to link not only local businesses but also community activities together. We have a Facebook page and the magazine is uploaded on our website each month, giving you as much promotion as possible. We want to help.

If you have any suggestions for improving the magazine further, do get in touch! I love new ideas.

Stephen, Hayden and myself, oh yes and of course Nellie, hope you have a great couple of months.

Best Wishes,

Debbie & Stephen Corney

Useful Numbers Lyndhurst Police Southern Electricity Transco Gas Emergency Southampton Gen. Hosp.

0845 045 45 45 08457 708090 0800 111999 023 8077 7222

Train Enquires First Bus Company Wessex Water Lyndhurst Library

08457 484950 023 8058 4321 01225 526000 0845 603 5631

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Wildlife News

Wild About Gardens with Bat Conservation Trust Over the past 50 years we’ve seen declines in two thirds of the UK’s plant and animal species for reasons including loss of habitat. Many of our common garden species including hedgehogs, house sparrows, starlings and common frogs are increasingly endangered. However, gardens have enormous potential to act as mini-nature reserves. There are 15 million gardens in the UK which are estimated to cover 270,000 hectares; more than the area of all the National Nature Reserves in the UK. The Wildlife Trusts and the RHS set up Wild About Gardens in 2009 and Wild About Gardens Week in 2013; an annual celebration of wildlife gardening and provides a focus to encourage people to use their gardens to take action to help support wildlife.

This year in partnership with the Bat Conservation Trust, Wild About Gardens Week runs from 24th to 30th October with a focus on the steps we can take to support bats and other wildlife in our own gardens.

There is a new competition, Plant A Bat Feast, to identify the best insect-friendly plant display in the country and runs until 6th November. It’s easy to enter: simply choose a range of insect-friendly plants, watch them grow and send us a photo.

Insect-friendly gardens are vital for wildlife populations.

Without insects and other invertebrates, there would be no birds and mammals and many flowers would fail to pollinate, set seed or produce fruit.

Damselflies and dragonflies are still evident at this time of year, seen near ponds and water features.

Damselflies have a lazier, zig-zagging pattern of flight, whereas dragonflies take a faster and more direct flight path.

Small Tortoiseshell Photo: Deryn Hawkins

Pipistrelle Bat

Photo: Amy Lewis

Pond skaters and water boatmen are still skating on the pond surface in search of food. Hoverflies, wasp and ladybirds are also evident and are good ‘pest-catchers’. Wasps are also useful pollinators of flowers.

Gardens with nooks and crannies and a few areas where debris are allowed to accumulate are often more insect-friendly than gardens composed of paving, pots and lawn and bedding. One way to create insect-friendly areas is to put out log and twig piles made from old pruning’s and felled tree branches. Piles of slabs or rockery stones or old bales of straw or hay also act as suitable wildlife habitats.

Not only are these simple ideas great for insects but they provide valuable shelter for small mammals too.

They can be made into attractive features by planting up with ferns, primroses or other suitable plants.

Planting a night-scented garden is another big draw for insects, especially moths – a particular favourite of bats. Many of these plants give off a sweet perfume, striking silhouettes and a luminous glow including Buddleia, Silver Ghost, Evening Primrose, Honeysuckle and Jasmine.

All bats native to the UK eat insects, therefore by encouraging more insects to your garden by your planting choices and insect habitats, you can help encourage bats to your garden and help sustain our UK bat populations.

Further advice and inspiration to attract and support bats in your garden can be found on the Wild About Gardens website: www.wildaboutgardensweek.org.uk Jennifer Simpson

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ADVERTORIAL

Cloudy2Clear Announce Trusted Trader Partnership Consumer champions Which? have now joined the thousands of customers who recognise that Cloudy2Clear Windows really are a business that you can TRUST. The company which specialises in repairing windows which are steamed up, broken or damaged by replacing the panes – not the frames has received the coveted ‘Which Trusted Trader’ status after going through a rigorous accreditation process entirely focussed on customer service.

Group Managing Director Marcus McGee believes that Which? have endorsed Cloudy2Clear’s long standing

company policy of delivering the highest standards possible at all times. ‘Our service is simple. If your double glazing has misted up we can replace the glass at a fraction of the cost of a new window, in any type of frame, and with a new 25 year guarantee. But it’s not just about saving people money, although that obviously helps. Whilst a number of tradespeople perhaps don’t focus on customer care as much as they should do, we make sure we turn up when we say we will, do the job the customer requires and leave their house as clean as a whistle.

Locally Cloudy2Clear service the Lyndhurst area and

manager Justin Friel agrees that this approach is a major factor in his success. ‘The truth is that it’s not just the personal satisfaction that I get from doing a good job but also it makes good business sense. I get a huge amount of business from friends and family of people I’ve done work for, which just goes to show how much a little bit of effort is appreciated as both my customers and, obviously a body as nationally important as Which? now recognise.’

So, if your windows are steamed up, broken or damaged give Justin a call for a free quotation on 0800 61 21 118 and he’ll be happy to help!

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Community News

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New Forest Arts Society The New Forest Art Society has held another successful summer exhibition at Lyndhurst Community Centre. This year, local professional artist Sandra Binney, opened the exhibition on the first morning of the exhibition and the guests enjoyed a time to browse and buy and savour the refreshments provided.

Forty five members exhibited and one example of all exhibitors work can be viewed on the website (www. newforestartsociety.weebly.com).

More paintings, unframed work, miniatures, cards and 3D works were exhibited and footfall through the exhibition was good and sales pleasing. The Society received many positive comments, particularly in respect of the breadth of styles and quality of the works on show. The venue of the main hall at the centre is light and airy and makes for a great place to hold the exhibitions.

Several ‘works’ were commended by the Exhibition Committee but the main awards went to – Sandy Poynter for The Greeting (Best in Show voted

by Sandra Binney); Shandy Simmons for Tempest (Best in Show voted by the Public); Colleen Cockroft for The Hens (Best Representational); Sheila Taylor for Unknowing (Best Abstract); Pat Hatchley for Forest 2 (Best Miniature); and Edwin Beecroft for Mother and Child (Best 3D).

‘Mother and Child’ by Edwin Beecroft

The Society’s next exhibition is October 22/23 where members ‘man’ their own stalls and are available to discuss their paintings and art works.

More information about monthly meetings, workshops and trips is on the website. The Society’s membership is open to new members joining. www.newforestartsociety.weebly.com Rachael Smith, Vice Chair NFAS smithrae@hotmail.com

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Money Saving Tips

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Debit cards can be debt cards too. The competition watchdog’s set out plans to cap fees for busting your overdraft limit. This should help, but don’t wait. Overdrafts are a debt like any other, and the key is to cut the rate, repay faster and avoid any penalties.

Most people’s overdrafts aren’t huge. My snap Twitter poll found 46% are under £250. Yet even then fees can be horrid. With some accounts, a constant £200 overdraft would cost you £365/yr. So even if you only dip in, you need to sort them. Here are my top tips you need to know.

1. Get PAID £100 to get a 0% overdraft. Best for overdrafts under c. £500 www.Firstdirect.com has won every customer service poll I’ve ever done, and 89% of its overdrawn customers rate it ‘great’. It offers accepted new switchers £100 (paid within around 28 days) – that’ll clear some of your overdraft to start with.

Then for the remainder it gives a standard £250 interest-free overdraft (above £250, but within your limit, it’s 15.9% EAR, still relatively cheap). It’s a clear winner for those with overdrafts that never go over £350, and still likely best even if you owe a little more but intend to clear it.

Do you qualify? You need to pay in at least £1,000/mth (equivalent to £13,100 salary) to get the bonus and ensure there’s no fee. Like all banks, First Direct does a credit check when you apply.

2. Free £150 bank switch bonus. Best for those who just dip into their overdraft If at the end of the month you occasionally slip into overdraft, www. co-operativebank.co.uk (70% rate it ‘great’) is a decent alternative.

It currently gives an £150 switching bonus.

If that’s enough to clear your overdraft so you needn’t touch it again, it’s an easy win - especially as you can also get up to £5.50/ mth on its Everyday Rewards scheme (you need to fulfil some criteria). If not, its authorised overdraft is 18.9% EAR, not bad for small amounts, but the bigger it gets, the costlier.

Do you qualify? You’ll need to pay in at least £800/mth (equivalent to £9,850 salary) and switch at least four direct debits to get the £150 bonus.

3. Switch to 12 month 0% bank. Good for those with Bigger overdrafts.

New customers with www.nationwide.co.uk’s FlexDirect (77% rate it ‘great’) get a year’s fee-free overdraft. There’s no set limit – it depends on credit score – but anecdotally its limits are decent (if you pass the credit score), as mattboliver tweeted me: “@

martinslewis Matched my old one - £1,200. Implied I could have asked for more, but the point was I wanted to pay off.”

After a year, it’s 50p/day, less than other accounts charging daily fees, but even so, use that time to budget to clear the overdraft debt. Nationwide doesn’t require a min pay-in for its 0% overdraft, but you need pay in £1,000/mth if you want its 5% in-credit interest (equivalent to £13,100 salary).

4. You can SHIFT overdrafts to special 32mth 0% credit cards too A few specialist money-transfer cards let you pay cash into your bank to pay off your overdraft, then you owe them instead. This is useful for big overdrafts.

My top pick is www.virginmoney.com, which gives accepted customers 32mths 0% for a one-off 1.69% fee (min £3) of the amount shifted. Need longer? www.tescobank.com is 40mths 0%, but with a higher 3.94% fee.

Always follow the Money Transfer Golden Rules: a) These are special cards. Most don’t allow this, so be careful.

There’s step-by-step help in my full money transfers guide at www. moneysavingexpert.com /moneytransfers. b) Always repay the monthly minimum or you’ll lose the 0% deal. c) Plan to clear by the end of the 0% period or they jump to the full rate, 20.9% and 20.6% rep APR. 5. Bank-charge reclaiming isn’t dead - ‘I got £865 in unfair bank charges back’ Overdraft charges for busting your credit limit are the only thing that give payday loans competition for cost. With fees of up to £6/ day or £15/transaction, they can mount up to £100s or £1,000s a year.

Reports of the death of bank-charge reclaiming have been exaggerated. It can still be done, though now you need to be in financial hardship to claim. Full step-by-step help and template letters at www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim Claire emailed: “I’ll get 6 years of charges back and a goodwill £70 on top... total £865. Thanks Martin.”

6. Shift your direct debits to minimise fees.

Ask companies you pay to shift your direct debits to just before you’re paid. So if you’re paid on the 25th, aim for the 20th. This artificially boosts your balance, so you’re in the red for less time, meaning fewer charges – but budget carefully and don’t forget those bills are coming.

7. Manage your way back into credit.

Do a money makeover, checking everything you spend money on to see if you’re overspending such as energy, insurance, phone, broadband and more. Many can save £1,000s. Then do a detailed budget and stick to it. Full help to do this at www. moneysavingexpert.com/moneymakeover @MoneySavingExpert

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Food & Drink

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PULLED PORK SANDWICHES

As the temperature drops, we find ourselves wanting more easy to make, comfort food. Not only is this dish simple to create is also tastes delicious. Perfect for quiet Autumn nights in.

Ingredients for 12 servings 1 medium onion (chopped) ½ cup of ketchup ¼ cup of packed brown sugar ¼ cup of tomato paste 2tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 1/3 cup of cider vinegar 2tbp. sweet paprika 1 ½ tsp. Salt 1 ¼ tsp. ground black pepper 4lb boneless pork shoulder 12 buns or ciabatta rolls

Equipment: Large slow-cooker, large bowl, forks Method: Mix together the onion, ketchup, brown sugar, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, paprika, mustard and then add the salt and the pepper. Once you have done this, pour the sauce mixture into the slow cooker pot and add the pork, making sure to also coat it in sauce.

Pop the lid on top of the slow cooker and cook the pork. Do this on a low setting (one which the manufacturer recommends).

Cook until the pork is tender for between 8-10 hours.

When it is finally cooked, move the pork from the slow cooker into a large bowl. Change the temperature setting on the cooker to ‘high’, cover the pot and then cook the sauce. Do this until boiling point is reached to make the mixture thicker.

Pull the pork apart into shreds (you can use 2 forks for this). Then put the shredded pork back into the slow cooker, mixing it into the sauce. Cover once again and cook on high.

Finally, once warmed through, spoon mixture into buns and serve.

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Adventures of Nellie

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The Adventures of Nellie The Hampshire Publications Camper Van Wow what weather we had for a good couple of months. Nellie has had to use lots of suncream this year, or was it polish? Still she looked good. The day she took Hayden and myself to Brownsea Island was a scorcher. Beautiful sunshine and hardly a cloud in sight. Stephen had gone off on a course to help him be more efficient, so I was all for that. Nellie was pleased too, as with her aging years she doesn’t take stress easily and is all for a relaxed, chilled out life these days.

Anything Stephen can do to facilitate that, had to be good. This left Hayden and I (that’s correct English isn’t it?) with a day to ourselves. Where would Nellie take us?

She did quite a bit of research on the internet to see how far places were and came up with the bright idea (as I said, it was a brilliantly sunny day) to take us to Brownsea Island. It was years since I had taken Hayden. He was a baby in a pram in fact, but don’t remind him of that, after all he is a grown up boy now and they don’t like it. You really feel you are going somewhere when you step on the boat at

Enjoying the harbour views from the water

Nellie on the quay with another old lady Poole Quay and sail off from the harbour wall. Nellie of course had to wave good bye at that point as she is too fat to get up the gangway. About that diet…

Bobbing up and down, watching all the different boats sailing by, passing the busy dock on the opposite side, where really large cargo ships get filled with all their wares to go out to sea and sail to some foreign land, is so relaxing.

There is definitely a whole ‘in the past feel’ about Poole Quay, as if time hasn’t fully moved on. Brownsea Island is very similar.

Now owned by the National Trust and famous for its red squirrels, you have the sensation that you have stepped back in time and are miles away from anywhere.

The island was owned by Mrs BonhamChristie from 1927. She was a recluse and gave everyone living there a year’s notice to leave. As a result the population went down from around 70 to 6! One advantage of that, though I am sure the residents would have had something else to say, is that the island preserved its authenticity, its simplicity, and nature

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Now boys will be boys, especially in this modern world we live in and Hayden had his phone with him trying to catch Pokemon. If you don’t know what that is, don’t worry. From what I understand, and believe me I am absolutely no expert, they are little animals that you find on your phone, wherever you may be. Very clever technology and in total juxtaposition (for those not so quite well educated, that

The church on Brownsea Island

Amazing views from the northern shore means, “the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect”. Nellie taught me it!  ) with the ‘old’ island, set back a century or so ago.

Apparently there is a ‘Pikachu’ on the island! These are rare and much sought after by Pokemon players, so that was very exciting. Hayden didn’t catch it, but it was good fun trying.

I have to say that a day with Hayden on my own was totally fulfilling. We don’t get many chances in our busy lives to just take time out, time together and chill. Nellie’s sole purpose in life is to help us do just that, which is why we bought her. I am so glad we did. Hayden and I walked to the fantastic beaches on the North side of the Island and gazed at the beautiful scenery.

It really is quite spectacular. After some time walking I asked Hayden what he would like to do. Knowing his Mum very well, and having an ‘old head on young shoulders’ he suggested we go back to the café for an hour to have something to eat… and a coffee, before boarding our boat to take us back to reality. What an incredible day. Nellie was delighted we had enjoyed it so much. She was patiently waiting in the car park and sprung into step as soon as I turned her engine on.

Love her.

Where will she take us next…?

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Gardening Tips

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On Your Plot Benefits of Garlic

Time spent on clearing and preparing your beds now will pay dividends next year. Make the most of the autumn sunshine to get compost dug into bare beds and you’ll have saved yourself hours of work on those chilly Spring days.

Jobs for October :-

• Make sure that plenty of sun can get to your pumpkins in order to get them ripe in time for Halloween.

• Plant garlic, shallots and Japanese onions.

• Leaving dead seed heads etc. on your flower borders will provide valuable food and shelter for garden wildlife over winter, as will leaving an undisturbed log or two. Build a rough shelter in a quiet corner and you might get a hedgehog move in!

• If you get lots of fallen leaves on your plot don’t waste them. Make a bin from chicken wire attached to 4 posts. Fill this with the leaves and they will rot down to give you sweet-smelling black leaf mould in one to two years tim.

As the days get shorter and the weather gets cooler the focus on your vegetable plot starts to turn from growing and harvesting, into clearing and tidying.

October is a good month for taking stock of how things have gone this year and starting to make plans for what you will grow in the future.

Removing spent crops exposes slugs and other such pests to birds and other garden friendly wildlife. It also gives you the chance to look after your soil and assess how the space will be used next. Crop rotation is important so if the space is to remain bare over winter it may be wise to make notes about what grew where this season.

Add matter from your compost heap to newly cleared areas, either digging it in, or leaving a layer on the top where the worms will gradually incorporate it into the deeper soil over winter. If the soil is heavy leaving it bare will enable frosts to help break it up. Our soil is lighter and benefits from being covered over - we use flattened cardboard boxes which protect from the rain (and we’ve all had enough of that lately!), and

also help keep the weeds at bay.

You may think that it’s all too late in the year to be planting, but there are some crops that definitely need to be thought of now, and others that, given an early start now, will benefit next Spring.

If you’ve not grown garlic before, then do try it - it’s easy to grow, can help protect other crops from pests, and with just a small amount of space you can grow enough to see you through the whole year! Now is definitely the time to order your garlic bulbs and they can be planted anytime between now and Christmas, but preferably not when the soil is too wet. Rather than planting all the garlic together it may pay to spread it around the plot as the strong smell can be an aid in keeping pests such as the carrot root fly away from other crops.

Each garlic bulb should be separated into individual cloves and the cloves are planted with the pointed end uppermost, just below the surface, leaving about 4 inches between each one. They like well drained soil and you’ll be pleasantly surprised in the long winter days to see their green tips creeping upwards. Each clove matures into a whole new bulb. The traditional time for harvesting garlic is in June, on the longest day of the year and if properly dried and stored it will keep right through the winter.

Would you like some fresh, tender, young, peas early in the Spring next year? Look out for hardy varieties that can be planted now. They can be overwintered and are able to withstand the frosts, though protection with a cloche will be appreciated. We will be starting ours in pots to keep in the polytunnel over winter ready for early planting next season.

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Rhinefield Probus Club

The Rhinefield Probus Club meets every third Wednesday at 10:00am at the Forest Park Hotel, Rhinefield Road, Brockenhurst.

We have a wide variety of entertaining speakers followed by lunch.

New members and guests are always welcome.

For further details please visit our website: www.rhinefieldprobus.org.uk Or contact the Secretary at: secretaryrhinefieldprobus@hotmail.com

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A place to rediscover, renew or explore Christian Faith.

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Band leading worship.

Talk from inspirational Christian Leader and someone to pray with if you like.

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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, SO41 5QG for exercises, chat and mutual support. Join in with the fun and friendly banter as we stretch those unused muscles! Contact Roni on 01590 688887 for more details.

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