The Lyndhurst Directory - October/November 2021

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THE LYNDHURST Directory

Edition 71

We have another packed magazine for you to read and use again this month! Our loyal advertisers are here for you. From plumbers, to carpenters, to bathroom and kitchen experts, to dentists, electricians, accountants and hearing specialists. The index at the back gives you all you need to know, to find who you are looking for.

If you have used a local company recently that is not advertising with us and who would like more local promotion, then please tell them all about us. We would love to hear from them. We like to keep our local trades and businesses busy!

In addition to that we have fun puzzles for you to do and interesting articles for you to read. The well-loved TV presenter Alan Titchmarsh talks about the delights of gardening and Grand Designs presenter, Kevin McCloud, talks about his passion for eco-buildings.

Daichi drove us through five counties last month, with a stop in each. What a journey! So, brew yourself a welldeserved cuppa and snuggle up in a cozy chair to have a read.

If you have a local club or society that would like some help or wants to shout about a project you are doing, please give me a call or send an email to localdata@modernmagazines.co.uk.

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We wish you a good month of October.

Stay warm, safe and keep smiling!

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The Great British Snake Off When you think of snakes, you might picture a fat boa constrictor basking beside a Brazilian river, or a king cobra rearing up from the dust of an Indian plain. Snakes seem too exotic for the often cold, wet and windy weather of the UK. But snakes are adaptable creatures, found on every continent but Antarctica.

Here are the UK’s three species of snake.

The biggest: grass snakes The grass snake is our longest snake, growing to well over a metre. They’re usually a greygreen colour and most easily recognised by the black and yellow collar behind the head. They have dark eyes with round pupils, whereas adders have elliptical pupils in their bright red eyes.

Grass snakes can be found in areas with long grass often near water, including garden ponds.

They’re excellent swimmers and regularly feed on fish, frogs, toads and newts. Grass snakes are our only egg-laying native snake.

Grass snakes are not venomous. They’re very shy creatures and will quickly slither away if they are disturbed. If they don’t have an escape route, they may play dead and roll onto their back with their tongue hanging out. As a last resort, if they’re handled, they can also release a foul-smelling liquid from their vent.

The most misunderstood: adder Our only venomous native snake, the adder has picked up a bad reputation and often inspires fear. Bites can occasionally be serious (and should always be immediately checked at a hospital), but they aren’t aggressive and rarely bite people. Most bites happen when a snake is handled or stood on.

Adders prefer wilder habitats than grass snakes, like heaths, woodland rides, and coastal dunes. They are rarely found in gardens.

They’re shorter but stockier than a grass snake, and are usually grey-brown with a distinctive

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Grass Snake

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zig-zag pattern along the back. Male adders ‘dance’ to fight over females, entwining with each other and trying to wrestle the other male to the ground. Instead of laying eggs, females incubate them internally and ‘give birth’ to up to 20 live young.

The rarest: smooth snake Snakes are secretive and hard to see at the best of times, but smooth snakes are so rare that very few people in the UK are likely to have seen one. They’re found across mainland Europe, but in Great Britain are only found on a few sandy heaths in southern England: in Dorset, Hampshire, Surrey, West Sussex and Devon.

Smooth snakes grow up to about 70cm long, are slender and usually grey or dark brown, with dark markings along the back. The dark markings aren’t as distinct as an adder’s zigzags, and they have round pupils (compared to the adder’s elliptical pupils).

Smooth snakes aren’t venomous. They catch their prey with their teeth and coil their body around it like a constrictor, most often feeding on lizards and small mammals.

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1. Who became president of the USA in 1963?

12. Which dish is battered deep-fried squid rings known as?

2. Who invented the lightning conductor?

13. Which jubilee will Queen Elizabeth II celebrate in 2012?

3. Which element is coal mainly composed of?

14. What is the name of the most sacred river in India?

4. In which country was the fashion designer Coco Chanel born?

15. Which famous singer married the movie director Guy Ritchie?

5. Which vegetable is zucchini better known as?

6. How many rings are there in the Olympic Games symbol?

7. What do the rings on the Olympic Games symbol represent?

16. What does the computer abbreviation ADSL stand for?

17. What is the capital of the State of Florida?

18. In the film 'Nanny McPhee', who played the actual character Nanny McPhee?

8. What is the most popular name of public houses in Great Britain?

9. In the film 'Meet The Parents' who plays the role of Greg?

10. In which American state is Harvard University located?

11. What name is given to a female swan?

19. Where in Britain is St Andrews University located?

20. Which sport is Novak Djokovic famous for playing?

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Awesome Autumn reads coming your way A changing season and some hearty book options on their way, this month we’ve focused on the best non-fiction reads that will be filling the shelves.

The Squash and Pumpkin Cookbook by Heather Thomas Over 50 delicious wholesome and healthy recipes using your favourite autumnal fruits and vegetables, presented by highly regarded health and cookery writer and editor Heather Thomas, who has worked with many of the UK’s top chefs.

This cookbook will carry you through the colder months with nutritious homely and comforting recipes to suit every taste. Published by Ebury Press on October 14th Britain’s Best Political Cartoons by Tim Benson With 2021 turning out to be another extraordinary year, from Covid crises and vaccine victories to lockdown learning, haddock havoc and Capitol coups. But then, it has also been a very familiar story of Brexit blunders and Trumpian tantrums. The nation’s greatest cartoonists have recorded it all with searing wit and astonishing creativity, bringing much-needed humour to the chaos.

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Published by Cornerstone on October 28th What Do Men Want?

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She speculates that while men still rule the world, masculinity is in crisis, and ponders over how men and women can continue to live together in a society where capitalism and consumerism has replaced the values – family, religion, service, and honour – that used to give our lives meaning?

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Honestly – My Story by Sheridan Smith BAFTA and Olivier Awardwinning TV and West End star, top-10 recording artist and sell-out live performer, Sheridan Smith OBE is the latest to have been swayed by a publisher’s pre-Christmas autobiography paycheque.

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From The Royle Family, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps to Gavin and Stacey, The C Word, Cilla and Moorside, through to Little Shop of Horrors and Legally Blonde on-stage, there are a world of memories that we can all share and enjoy. Published by Penguin on October 14th

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QUIRKY FACTS

by Mica Bale With autumn in the air, perhaps just the fleeting promise of a last-minute Indian summer and the kids or grandkids back to school, who fancies the opportunity for a sit down and a coffee? Well, as the nights are beginning to draw in, why not make yourself a cocoa and curl up for another five quirky facts from around our magnificent county?

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As one of the county’s most recognisable local breeds, the Hampshire Down Sheep has been part of the landscape for generations. In fact, did you know that 2021 marks 160 years since the Hampshire Down Sheep was recognised as its own breed? Today the Hampshire Down Sheep Breeders Association works hard to unite members and preserve this heritage breed.

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Interestingly the village of Barton Stacey is among the oldest in the county with origins dating back to Neolithic times. For a period of time, the settlement was a royal manor and came under the ownership of Edward the Confessor. As time went on the village was largely a farming community however despite all those years of history, the settlement very nearly came to an abrupt end when a stray spark nearly burnt out the entire area. The blacksmith’s fire caused a spark which soon ignited the nearby cottage.

Countless houses and belongings were lost however the county and indeed the country were quick to provide relief and monies were raised by strangers from across Britain. Thankfully today the village is still standing despite the fire which threatened its existence.

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Did you know that Hampshire is home to one of the most unusual Special Sites of Scientific Interest? Greywell Tunnel is a disused man-made canal tunnel, built as early as the 1780s?

Through disuse and a resulting lack of maintenance and traffic, the tunnel has been naturally repurposed by local populations of bats! Many bats come to the tunnel to hibernate and remarkably, the tunnel is home to the second largest colony of Natterer's bats in Europe.

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Perhaps an usual gift to bestow upon your nearest and dearest, did you know that East Tytherley was given to Queen Philippa by her husband King Edward III in the 14th century? Interestingly, as the Queen fled the Black Death in London, her entire court moved to the simple Hampshire village, no doubt causing quite the stir. The Queen was said to have loved the settlement however, as she relocated her court, she brought with her the Black Death and caused devastation in East Tytherley as a tragic result.

Have you seen arguably Hampshire’s most impressive, if not unusual, folly? Although follies are, by nature, unusual or quirky, surely Massey’s Folly is one of the foremost examples of such a structure, so much so that the creator of the folly himself was not exactly sure of its purpose!

Complete with 17 bedrooms and even two towers, the folly took more than 30 years for local rector Thomas Massey and just one other worker, a bricklayer, to finish.

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Did you know that Hampshire is home to one of the most unusual Special Sites of Scientific Interest? Greywell Tunnel is a disused man-made canal tunnel, built as early as the 1780s?

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Perhaps an usual gift to bestow upon your nearest and dearest, did you know that East Tytherley was given to Queen Philippa by her husband King Edward III in the 14th century? Interestingly, as the Queen fled the Black Death in London, her entire court moved to the simple Hampshire village, no doubt causing quite the stir. The Queen was said to have loved the settlement however, as she relocated her court, she brought with her the Black Death and caused devastation in East Tytherley as a tragic result.

Have you seen arguably Hampshire’s most impressive, if not unusual, folly? Although follies are, by nature, unusual or quirky, surely Massey’s Folly is one of the foremost examples of such a structure, so much so that the creator of the folly himself was not exactly sure of its purpose!

Complete with 17 bedrooms and even two towers, the folly took more than 30 years for local rector Thomas Massey and just one other worker, a bricklayer, to finish.

Remarkably, as Massey was so unsure of his plans, he repeated tore down elements of the folly until it was eventually fully constructed!

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Big Ben Ben Fogle has made a name for himself across a variety of pursuits, though after a couple of years away from the cut and thrust of extreme adventure, the presenter, explorer and activist is summoning up the courage for a new challenge.

From Ben Fogle’s TV breakthrough on the BBC reality show Castaway 2000 – which saw him marooned on a remote Scottish island with 36 other people for a year – to competing in the six-day, 160-mile Marathon des Sables, to racing across the Antarctic Plateau to the South Pole, to ascending Mount Everest, Ben Fogle has never shied away from a challenge.

Despite living in London for most of his life, Fogle’s passion for the great outdoors has merged with a natural talent for broadcasting to present the 47-year-old with some true lifechanging experiences.

“I love one-off experiences; challenges that take me to mental and physical extremes, and that element of danger where you are pushing yourself to the edge,” he begins.

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demanding, and Fogle will always point to those experiences at sea.

“It is just an alien environment. At any time, the end is right beneath you and around you,” he says.

“We are not designed as water creatures, so from kayaking to paddleboarding, long-distance swimming and rowing, it’s all a step into a world that isn’t designed for us, but that’s what becomes the great thrill.”

Indies, the pair completed the route in 49 days, 19 hours and eight minutes and were placed second in the pairs.

Fogle has a wholly modest assessment of his nautical feats, one that fails to take into account the greatest of his achievements on water.

That came between 2005 and 2006 when he competed in the Atlantic Rowing Race alongside former British Olympic rower and long-time friend James Cracknell. Travelling from the Canary Islands to the West

“The solitude is something I will always remember from that experience, being out on the high seas,” says Fogle. “I’ve always loved boats and have spent quite a bit of time on them over the years, but never like this of course. Two guys on their own in a small 20ft vessel with no support around them is pretty terrifying, especially when you capsize!”

Switching back to terra firma in TV series such as New Lives in the Wild, Storm City, Animal Clinic and Countrywise, as well as writing a series of travel, fiction and children’s books, Fogle has enjoyed the relative calm of home.

“Life is never dull, but I know I’ll always head back to the oceans,” he says. “They have a spirit all of their own and it’s the passion that draws us back. I love that feeling, so watch this space, I suppose!”

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STAR GAZING WRITTEN BY KATE EARL kateearlastro@gmail.com

Welcome to the October Stargazing Page. Highlights this month include an unpredictable meteor shower, as well as the gas giants continuing to dominate the evening skies.

International Space Station The ISS is visible from the 1st - 7th between 7.30 – 9.30pm. It then moves to the early morning skies from the 23rd. To establish exact timings please refer to www.heavens-above.com or a similar webpage for up-to-date information, remembering to set the location to your observing area.

Object of the month The Plough is a recognisable pattern of stars in the constellation of Ursa Major, known also as the Big Dipper, and Saucepan. The ‘bowl’ can be used to locate the North Star, and the ‘handle’ the orange giant star, Arcturus. During October it is easily spotted in our north-western skies around 7.30pm. Most of the stars in this familiar grouping are moving together through space, hence in 100,000 years our ancestors will see the same pattern of stars. However, the stars at the tip of the handle and top of the bowl are not part of this group, and move independently. This means that in future years our ancestors will see a skillet, rather than a saucepan (see figure).

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Events Two meteor showers occur this month, but the Orionids, which are caused by Halley’s Comet, will be lost in moonlight. Better placed for viewing are the October Draconids which peak on the 8th, and are visible all night. Meteors are often faint, but in some years have been plentiful. Draw an imaginary line from Altair to Vega, and the radiant is half that distance again past Vega, high in the western skies.

Mercury Mercury is visible for a few days mid-month, but you’ll have to be up early and have a clear view to the east as it doesn’t venture far above the horizon.

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Venus Venus is still hovering in our evening twilight, but sets around 7.30pm. Our closest neighbour is huddled up close to a 3-day-old Moon on the 9th (see figure). If you have a small telescope Venus will appear ‘half-full’ this month.

Mars The red planet is lost in the Sun’s glare until November when it becomes a morning object.

Jupiter & Saturn Both gas giants continue to be visible in our southern evening skies. The Moon joins them between the 13th – 15th (see figure).

Moon This month’s full moon occurs on the 20th of October and is traditionally known by a variety of names, including Hunter’s, Blood and Fall Moon. To the Algonquin indigenous tribes it was known as the ‘White frost on the grass’ moon. Saturday 16th October is International Observe the Moon night. Have a look on the internet and see if any local astronomy clubs are hosting an event near you.

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Object of the month The Plough is a recognisable pattern of stars in the constellation of Ursa Major, known also as the Big Dipper, and Saucepan. The ‘bowl’ can be used to locate the North Star, and the ‘handle’ the orange giant star, Arcturus. During October it is easily spotted in our north-western skies around 7.30pm. Most of the stars in this familiar grouping are moving together through space, hence in 100,000 years our ancestors will see the same pattern of stars. However, the stars at the tip of the handle and top of the bowl are not part of this group, and move independently. This means that in future years our ancestors will see a skillet, rather than a saucepan (see figure).

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Spot the Difference There are 10 of them, can you find them all?

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If you feel able to help others like Graham or would like further information on how to support Oakhaven with a gift in your Will visit www.oakhavenhospice.co.uk/legacy which includes details of our online partnership with Guardian Angel, providing a free of charge Will writing service. Contact the Oakhaven team in confidence on 01590 677773 or legacy@oakhavenhospice.co.uk

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Family and Property Protection Trust Will Package Overview In addition to all the benefits included with the Property Protection Trust this “ultimate” package adds protection for your family’s inheritance with the use of Discretionary Trusts and provides flexibility and peace of mind.

Some of the more common reasons why our clients ask us to provide them with the full Family and Property Protection Package are: “I want to protect my daughter’s inheritance if she gets divorced in the future” “I wish to protect my children’s inheritance from future care fees” “I would like to help my grandchildren go to university or buy their first car” “My son has a drug problem. I need peace of mind that his inheritance is used wisely for him, and not wasted” “My daughter has a mental health disability, so I want people I can rely on to manage her money”.

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The Adventures of Daichi

The Modern Magazines Camper Van It has been said that happiness is a journey and not a destination. Well, I have to say that I am never happier than when Daichi is loaded up, and we begin our next adventure. That moment when we take our seats, buckle up, and say, “Ok, what we have forgotten we can either do without, or we will buy when we get there.”

Enough is enough, let’s get going! My ‘story’ this month is all about the journey, the route to and from our destination.

This time we went all the way up to Hull to collect my parents, to take my Dad fishing at Docklow Pools again, one of Dad’s favourite fishing haunts. Mum has dementia, which is very sad and not always easy to live with. Dad needs a break and what better than to take them away, get Mum some fresh air and give Dad some time to catch a few fish. His life-long passion.

The journey there took us over the Humber Bridge! I remember the building of this magnificent, single span construction when I was a girl. It was so exciting to see the massive layers of concrete starting to crawl, step by step, across the waters. I remember looking at it with awe, wondering how on earth it could stay up in the air like that. To me it was magical. You can see that I am no engineer… The Bridge opened in June 1981 and at the time it was the longest

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are idyllic. I wrote about these last year and if you are a fisherman, or not, this is a wonderful place in Herefordshire to spend some quiet time surrounded by carp-filled lakes, luscious greenery and serene nature, in a quaint cabin.

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As I explained at the beginning, this is all about the journey and making the space between one location and the final destination, part of the game. Going home these days can take us hours and hours!

Grandad and his passion! single span Bridge in the world! It was not until 1998 that a Japanese Bridge literally overtook it and now, 40 years later, it is the eleventh longest bridge of its type on this planet. I love driving over it and viewing the enormous River Humber with its brown murky waters flowing below.

To be honest, I don’t think this Bridge has ever really achieved the accolade it deserves.

Arriving in Hull is always a trip down memory lane for me and Daichi likes to skip his way there. Sometimes it is good to look back at ones’ roots, with a bit of nostalgia. After a good night’s sleep, we travelled over the Bridge again to see family who have moved over to East Halton in North Lincolnshire. Houses are so much cheaper here! It is so good to catch up, isn’t it. Long lost cousins, aunts, aunts’ children’s children, in fact five generations in all! The weather was warm, there was a beautiful garden and with a glass of wine in hand and a good old chat, what more can we want! Oh yes, we had quite a laugh too.

Daichi was part of the family and he loved it. His shiny white grin said it all.

Docklow was a great success too. The lakes there

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The first stop home was just half an hour down the road, Bringsty Café for breakfast. Dad loves this little place. There is a fantastic bric-a-brac shop there too where this time I bought a new rug for our hallway. All smiles, well fed and a little shopping therapy, we were set for the day.

Next stop was Crickley Hill nestled in the Cotswolds overlooking the Severn Vale with incredible views to the Brecon Beacons and Black Mountains, including Robinswood Hill and May Hill. Just off the A417 in Gloucester, near Birdlip, this was a great find on a previous trip when I was hungry. It is glorious! The views are simply stunning. You can see for miles and gaze at the wonder of our beautiful countryside with a coffee and cake in hand. Owned by the National Trust as well as the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, it is a haven for birds, plants, insects and wildlife. The walks around this area are just spectacular. My Mum and Dad, who were travelling home with us, were amazed

By the standing stones at Avebury

View from Crickley Hill at what they saw and thoroughly enjoyed our scenic stop.

Back on the road we travelled further South with our final stop at Avebury. Now in the county of Wiltshire with a Neolithic henge monument containing three huge stone circles. We had arrived in prehistoric Britain and a little further back in time, than my memories in Hull - Though getting out of bed in the mornings, it sometimes doesn’t feel so! Stones weighing around 40 tons still standing, majestically, thousands of years later. How incredible and inspiring is that? For contemporary Pagans this is a site of religious importance. What a fascinating place we live in. England is full of delights, sights, nature and indeed family. Daichi allowed us to do so much in just a week.

It was a long round trip from Dorset to East Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, to Herefordshire, back through Gloucestershire, into Wilshire and finally back to Dorset, with a stop in each place. The happiness was certainly in the journey. It was spent with family, making it all the more special.

Despite the challenges of dementia and ‘old age’ Daichi helped us create a journey packed with good times. Daichi does hope that when you travel you take time to visit along the route.

It extends the holiday and adds to all those wonderful memories of times spent together.

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are idyllic. I wrote about these last year and if you are a fisherman, or not, this is a wonderful place in Herefordshire to spend some quiet time surrounded by carp-filled lakes, luscious greenery and serene nature, in a quaint cabin.

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The first stop home was just half an hour down the road, Bringsty Café for breakfast. Dad loves this little place. There is a fantastic bric-a-brac shop there too where this time I bought a new rug for our hallway. All smiles, well fed and a little shopping therapy, we were set for the day.

Next stop was Crickley Hill nestled in the Cotswolds overlooking the Severn Vale with incredible views to the Brecon Beacons and Black Mountains, including Robinswood Hill and May Hill. Just off the A417 in Gloucester, near Birdlip, this was a great find on a previous trip when I was hungry. It is glorious! The views are simply stunning. You can see for miles and gaze at the wonder of our beautiful countryside with a coffee and cake in hand. Owned by the National Trust as well as the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, it is a haven for birds, plants, insects and wildlife. The walks around this area are just spectacular. My Mum and Dad, who were travelling home with us, were amazed

By the standing stones at Avebury

View from Crickley Hill at what they saw and thoroughly enjoyed our scenic stop.

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It was a long round trip from Dorset to East Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, to Herefordshire, back through Gloucestershire, into Wilshire and finally back to Dorset, with a stop in each place. The happiness was certainly in the journey. It was spent with family, making it all the more special.

Despite the challenges of dementia and ‘old age’ Daichi helped us create a journey packed with good times. Daichi does hope that when you travel you take time to visit along the route.

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To Autumn

POETRY PAGE

by John Keats

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run; To bend with apples the moss'd cottage-trees, And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells With a sweet kernel; to set budding more, And still more, later flowers for the bees, Until they think warm days will never cease, For summer has o'er-brimm'd their clammy cells.

Who hath not seen thee oft amid thy store?

Sometimes whoever seeks abroad may find Thee sitting careless on a granary floor, Thy hair soft-lifted by the winnowing wind; Or on a half-reap'd furrow sound asleep, Drows'd with the fume of poppies, while thy hook Spares the next swath and all its twined flowers: And sometimes like a gleaner thou dost keep Steady thy laden head across a brook; Or by a cyder-press, with patient look, Thou watchest the last oozings hours by hours.

Where are the songs of spring? Ay, Where are they?

Think not of them, thou hast thy music too,— While barred clouds bloom the soft-dying day, And touch the stubble-plains with rosy hue; Then in a wailful choir the small gnats mourn Among the river sallows, borne aloft Or sinking as the light wind lives or dies; And full-grown lambs loud bleat from hilly bourn; Hedge-crickets sing; and now with treble soft The red-breast whistles from a garden-croft; And gathering swallows twitter in the skies.

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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, as the nights draw in, Alan Titchmarsh explains how our gardens can still be a place of light, stimulation and decoration, and why now is the time to plan for brighter months ahead.

There is a saying: ‘gardeners learn to grow the things that want to grow’. In fact, the truth is everything wants to grow, it’s just up to us not to get in the way of that!

A big part of growing is preparation, and the best time to start planning for next year is right now; so really have a good look around your garden, do some research, and revel in the excitement of what it will look like in six months’ time.

The first things to consider are sunshine and shade; find out your plot’s capabilities and then you’ll know how you can grow all kind of things, be they in the soil, or in tubs, pots and troughs.

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reality, it doesn’t matter – just because a space is small it doesn’t mean it’s hard to find things to grow in it. It’s easy to grow salads in a small space, tomatoes in summer, even

I’m always keen to show people this isn’t in fact the case, and there is still so much to take from our gardens every month and every week of the year.

dwarf fruit in large pots. No, you won’t be self-sufficient, but you know that you grew it.

So being realistic about what’s in front of you, and making the best of it, is crucial.

The same goes for when the evenings begin to get darker so much earlier. Plants begin to wither, flowerful gardens sink into greens and browns, and there’s a feeling of packing up for winter, waiting for the spring for colours to begin to return.

One very obvious way to extend the days in your garden in autumn/winter is to add some subtle lighting. I don’t have much lighting in my garden but I try to use what I have to maximum effect. There are some up the sides of a path, and others that highlight things - I’ve got a tall hedge with urns in front with a couple of lights in them, and they look wonderful.

They go on in the evening for a couple of hours and then switch off at 10. I loved looking at those urns – it’s not over the top but it keeps the garden alive and to be enjoyed at night.

Dare I say it, it’s almost romantic, which is very ‘me’ of course!

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Butternut Squash and Chorizo

Introduction

As autumn draws in, the tastes and flavours that pattern our diets begin to change.

We don’t necessarily require nor crave the lightness of the summer, with salads gradually giving way to meat and carb-influenced dishes.

With that in mind, using the light, sugariness of a butternut squash, yet gently layering in meaty protein that can guide us towards the winter months, is a great way to embrace the season.

What’s more, the versatility of the dish means it can be cooked for breakfast by leaving out the gnocchi, as a medium lunch, or combined with bread for an evening meal.

Oh… and it tastes fantastic!

Method

Ingredients (serves four) 1 tsp of olive oil 300g chorizo 450g butternut squash 1 onion 500g gnocchi

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• Be careful not to overcook your chorizo. Remember, considering it’s a food that can be eaten cold, it really doesn’t need much cooking at all, so lean on the side of undercooking. If you fry it for too long, it will become tough and unpalatable.

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1. Warm the oil on a medium heat and add the choppedup chorizo. Cook for around 5mins until it’s browned, and the oil begins to seep out, but turn down the heat when this happens so you retain moisture in the meat. Remove and keep to one side.

2. Now combine chopped butternut squash and onion, cooking over medium heat with

an addition of oil, if needed. Stir until golden brown and tender, for 10-15mins.

3. Add your gnocchi to a pan of boiling water and cook for four minutes. Then drain.

4. Stir in the chorizo with the butternut squash and onion, and season with salt, pepper and lime, then serve with the gnocchi.

Tip This plate has an intensely Spanish ‘small plates’ feel, but you can add green vegetables to it to create a more balanced dish, north European twist, should you wish.

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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 architect discusses sustainability and regeneration in our villages, towns and cities.

Right now there’s a whole band of architects who are really trying to evolve a style of architecture that combines futuristic with traditional – both ends of the spectrum. What we’re talking about here is incorporating natural materials with contemporary, so you get an airtight insulated building.

I am a huge advocate of eco buildings, and I think what a lot of people produce – and we have seen many over the years on Grand Designs – are incredible, intelligent, responsible; but you also have to approach the subject with realism. It may look great on the telly, yet as architects and housebuilders we’ve got to be prepared to admit the very extreme eco/traditional wooden, single grass-roofed, claywalled approach to building

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still represents the minority of those constructed!

I suppose the danger is that we side-line that activity and consider it irrelevant, whereas it’s actually a very important approach. It demonstrates an interest not just in tradition, but in low impact construction.

We all like bling and the government are going to carry on commissioning those big glass towers, but I like to think there will be greater learning and crossovers between disciplines.

go here’, and that’s about as detailed as it gets. It’s appalling, really.

The premise remains very much on townspeople to make the change, and more and more we should be encouraging that. We should really be examining how we revitalise our cities on our terms how we make them viable and sustainable, how we introduce food-growing into cities and towns, how we stimulate creative hubs and leisure facilities.

Once you have that energy coming out of local communities it’s the driver for proper regeneration – that’s how towns like Bruton and Frome regenerated, thanks to one or two individuals making a claim.

What’s interesting is that proper innovation, regeneration and improvement rarely comes from the top down. Think of the strategies that local authorities put together, and they’re all quite generalist… ‘this is going to be a work area, here’s the bus route, and the houses

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