Meon Valley Issue 38 - November

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FEATURES The Forum Talks with John Cameron Sandra Pagan - Hampshire Mum Claire Thurlow - Master of the Pond

REACHING 18,750 READERS* MEON VALLEY, BOTLEY & PETERSFIELD ISSUE 38 • NOVEMBER

NEWS & EVENTS Titchfield Festival Theatre Bully Beef & Wizzbangs The Southern National at Fontwell Park

STYLE ˙ INTERIORS ˙ HEALTH & BEAUTY ˙ INTERVIEWS ˙ FOOD & DRINK ˙ ENTERTAINMENT ˙ EVENTS

The Team Editor Mark Tubb editor@forumpublications.co.uk

Welcome We would like to thank everyone for their helpful emails, the information provided allowed us to update the magazine with accurate clubs, societies and community information.

There are so many things happening locally over the coming weeks, see page 4 for more information. With a plethora of amateur dramatic

performances locally, we have picked some of our favourites on page 30 to help you decide what to go and see.

Finally, with thoughts turning toward Christmas, look out for your festive edition of the magazine which will be full of seasonal news and events Mark Tubb (Editor)

Contents 06 Entertainment Discover local events and days out in Hampshire. This November, find out about firework displays and local theatre productions 14 Garden Make your garden dream come true. Or visit local beautiful country gardens 20 Hampshire Mum Conkers Bonkers 22 Hampshire People This month The Forum talks to John Cameron 24 Wellbeing Looking after your health

and yourself!

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'Tis The Season to Support Your Local Amateur Dramatic Groups!

Local productions you may wish to see over the coming months Retail/Market Square Our regular retail feature, Unique, Bespoke, Eclectic and Local shopping

34 Education Find local schools and educational experts

36 Food & Drink Eat out, stay in: food, drink and dining in Hampshire 42 Professional From photographers to solicitors - every professional service you need 49 Home Trades, services, designers. All you need for your home 50 World Cinema in Winchester Find out about the Winchester Film Festival 52 Manners Maketh White Van Man Never judge a book by its cover 54 Church Services Your local church services in November 56 British Trust for Ornithology

Owl Appeal 60 Claire Thurlow Master of the Pond 62 Clubs & Societies Find local clubs and societies to get involved with

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WHAT'S ON? Tuesday 13

Meon Valley Arts Society Lecture

NOVEMBER Saturday 3

Bonfire Night at Chawton House We’ll be extending our opening hours until 7pm with normal admission price, and serving mulled cider & delicious toffee apples prior to Chawton village’s firework display. Chawton House, Chawton, Alton, GU34 1SJ

Saturday 3 - Sunday 4

Dracula – a Titchfield Youth Theatre production Titchfield Youth Theatre proudly presents a stage adaptation of the Gothic horror by Christine West and Julian Sluggett.This classic tale by Bram Stoker has been an iconic novel since it first appeared in 1897. Be amazed and surprised, be shocked and astonished at this story of power and control. Something to sink your teeth into on a dark November evening.

At 73 St Margarets Lane,Titchfield, PO14 4BG. Tickets:T: 01329 556156 E: info@titchfieldfestivaltheatre.com W: titchfieldfestivaltheatre.com

Wednesday 7 - Saturday 17 Blackadder Goes Forth

Blackadder is undoubtedly one of the most popular situation comedies of all time, with its mix of superb characters and brilliant writing.

This November,Titchfield Festival Theatre is proud to present the latest of its’ comedy adaptations. Set in 1917 in the trenches of France, with Captain Edmund Blackadder joined by the loyal but dim Private Baldrick, the enthusiastic and excitable twit Lieutenant George, the loud and domineering oaf, General Melchett and Blackadder’s bitter and sarcastic rival: Captain Darling. At 73 St Margarets Lane, Titchfield, PO14 4BG. Tickets:T: 01329 556156 E: info@titchfieldfestivaltheatre.com W: titchfieldfestivaltheatre.com

Thursday 8

Classic Car Meet At The Trooper, Froxfield, Petersfield, GU32 1BD. Set in the Hampshire countryside, this refined lodging in a white-painted former coaching inn hosts a classic car meet from 6pm onwards. www.trooperinn.com.

Music, Masonry and Manuscripts: an Inspirational Journey through Medieval England. Speaker: Mark Cottle. Its medieval music, architecture and manuscripts are among the greatest achievements of English cultural history.The lecture will open a window onto this remarkable world to capture .the essence of its religious and secular music, its Romanesque and Gothic cathedrals and its equally rich span of manuscript illumination, both sacred and profane. Lectures commence at 10:45am precisely at the Meon Hall, Meonstoke. Seats to be taken by 10:40am. Entry at 10:00am and coffee is served until 10:20am. Lectures normally finish by 12:00 noon.The Society cannot accept responsibility for Members' personal belongings. Member's Guests Admission £5. www.mvdfas.org.uk/

Wednesday 14

Wildlife Worldwide presentations Discover Spitsbergen - Award-winning photographer Bret Charman talks about polar bears and other Arctic wildlife. Nuts About Brazil - Wildlife Worldwide team member Sarah Malcolm tells us about her recent jaguar sightings in Brazil’s Pantanal Winchester Cathedral Visitor’s Centre,Winchester, Hants at 7pm.To book your free place contact events@ wildlifeworldwide.com

local produce, gifts for all the family and enjoy the delicious traditional mince pies in our tea rooms.We will also have a Christmas trail for all the family to enjoy at this special time of year.

Time: 10:00 - 16:00 Date: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th November

Sunday 25

Athena Fayres - Antiques, Vintage and Collectables At The Wickham Centre, Mill Lane,Wickham, PO17 5AL. Ample parking, hot/cold refreshments available. New sellers welcome.

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Monday 26 - Saturday 1 December The Birthday Party

Harold Pinter’s masterpiece of confusion, conspiracy and cacophony. Stanley’s supposed birthday celebrations are thrust upon him by two absolute strangers in an absurdist drama created to entertain, exhilarate and excite. At 73 St Margarets Lane,Titchfield, PO14 4BG Tickets:T: 01329 556156 E: info@titchfieldfestivaltheatre.com W: titchfieldfestivaltheatre.com

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Saturday 17

Droxford Christmas Market 'This popular annual event will take place on Saturday, 17 November in Droxford Village Hall from 10.30 am to 3.00 pm. Stalls include work by talented crafts people, jewellery, toys, cards and much more. Home-made soup and mince pies will be available throughout the day and entry is free. This is an opportunity to do some Christmas shopping and support local talent.

Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 Botley Choral Society Saint Cecilia Concert

Vaughan Williams - Serenade to Music Vaughan Williams - Five Mystical Songs Haydn - Nelson Mass Saturday 24th November - 7.30pm at St. John’s Church, Locks Heath. Sunday 25th November - 7.30pm at All Saints’ Church, Botley. Tickets £14 (£12 concessions) from: Parish Office, All Saints’ Church, Botley: 01489 782445 Online: www.Botleychoral.co.uk or Tel: 07941 884419

Saturday 1

Chawton House Christmas Fayre 11am – 4.30pm at Chawton House, Chawton, Alton, GU34 1SJ. Enjoy free entry and come and do a spot of Christmas shopping in the festive atmosphere of Chawton House, packed with stalls selling local produce. Meet Father Christmas in his grotto and browse the festive books on display from the Chawton House Library collection.

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Sunday 16

At The Study Centre, St. John the Baptist Church, Church Road, Shedfield. SO32 2HY (Coffee is at 10.00 am; first lecture 10.30 am.)

Topic: Art & Architecture along the Silk Road Leader: Dr. Angela Smith. www.mvdfas.org.uk

12pm at The Bold Forester, Forester Road, Soberton SO32 3QG.Ticket prices are £8 per child. Bring a letter for Santa so he can talk to your child about what they would like.

What's included: A children's lunch with Santa and a present from the man in red himself.

Tickets: either from the pub itself or email info@theboldforester.com tickets need to be purchased beforehand. Our Phone number: 01329 832620

Meon Valley Arts Society Study Day

Saturday 24 & Sunday 25

Christmas at Titchfield Haven Come along and enjoy Christmas at Titchfield Haven with beautiful local art work for sale,

Children's Lunch with Santa

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fter the success of last year, The Rare Brand Market returns to Winchester’s Guildhall on Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th November, and for the eighth year to Goodwood Racecourse on Thursday 22nd – Saturday 24th November.

Admission price is £10 or, with a friend, present this advertisement on the door and take advantage of the 2 for 1 offer. The Rare Brand Market likes to give back so is thrilled to announce that it is working with two regional charities which will share a proportion of ticket revenue.

So, what is rare? Wikipedia describes it as “not widely known and valued for their uncommonness”. The Rare Brand Market curates a wide range of rare brands across clothing, food, drink, jewellery, beauty, toys and gadgets, lifestyle and homeware. A brand may have great awareness in London but be considered rare elsewhere; other times, it’s a young, local brand giving you the opportunity to find unique gifts. The Rare Brand Market focuses on emerging brands, likely to have been created in the last 1 to 3 years. Come and meet the founders and hear firsthand the passion for their work!

Marian Parfitt, Breast Cancer Haven Macmillan manager said, “We look forward to working in partnership with The Rare Brand Market to not only raise vital funds but also awareness with their retailers and customers as many may know someone who has been affected by the disease. From its UK centres, this charity offers free emotional support; help with symptom control and practical advice to anyone affected by breast cancer”.

This pop-up Christmas market, now the largest on the South coast, will be open on Wednesday for extended hours. The fun is back in shopping. Come out of the cold and shop comfortably inside the magnificent Guildhall, in the heart of Winchester. Why not fix a date with friends and after shopping at The Rare Brand Market enjoy dining at one of the many restaurants in the beautiful city of Winchester. Refreshments are also available on site at the Guildhall’s Café Eighteen71.

Actors, parents and founders of The Murray Parish Trust, Sarah Parish and James Murray said "Giving back is a really important part of The Rare Brand Market's ethos, and our partnership will bring us closer still to achieving our own goal of funding a state of the art new Children’s Emergency Department at University Hospital Southampton, serving much of the South of England". www.therarebrandmarket.co.uk

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HANDEL MESSIAH, THE PERFECT ACCOMPANIMENT TO CHRISTMAS?

CHRISTMAS AT MARWELL ACTIVITY CENTRE! Santa is coming to visit Marwell Activity Centre! Come along to Santa’s Grotto where you can meet the man himself along with his elves! This is a pre-book only event. Tickets are priced at £8.50 per child which includes: • • •

A Christmas present from Santa A gift bag from the elves A test drive of Santa’s toy cars and the chance to gain your Christmas toy car licence!

Please see below for booking dates and times: Date Times 8/12/18 12-3pm 9/12/18 12-3pm 15/12/18 12-3pm 16/12/18 12-3pm 22/12/18 12-3pm 23/12/18 12-3pm 24/12/18 12-3pm

person will include 30 clays each and a 2-course festive meal (from a set menu).

Pre-booking is essential. Book now to avoid disappointment! Minimum booking of 2, maximum booking of 24 people per session.

For set session dates and times, please see below: Date Times 7/12/18 09.45 - 11.45 & 13.00 - 15.00 8/12/18 09.45 - 11.45 & 13.00 - 15.00 14/12/18 09.45 - 11.45 & 13.00 - 15.00 15/12/18 09.45 - 11.45 & 13.00 - 15.00 21/12/18 09.45 - 11.45 & 13.00 - 15.00 22/12/18 09.45 - 11.45 & 13.00 - 15.00 24/12/18 09.45 - 11.45 & 13.00 - 15.00 Each session is follwed by lunch

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PETERSFIELD FIREWORK DISPLAY - SATURDAY 3 NOVEMBER

Petersfield Round Table Charity Fireworks is back. The events is now in its 27th year of providing spectacular Fireworks displays to entertain Petersfield and the surrounding area. The fireworks will take place at Bell Hill Recreation Ground, Beckham Lane, Petersfield, GU32 3BU. All proceeds from the display go towards local charities and beneficiaries. There will be a fully licensed bar serving a selection a beers, ales and mulled wine to warm the cockles of your heart! We will also have a hot food stand supplied by Petersfield's own Plump Duck where you can get Hot Dogs, as well as hot drinks and sweet treats supplied by TJays.

There is no parking on Beckham Lane or the immediate surrounding area. Please use the central car parks in town.

For more information: www.roundtable. co.uk/news/petersfield-fireworks-2018

Southampton Philharmonic Choir return to O2 Guildhall Southampton on 1 December with a Christmas favourite. Messiah may well be the most famous of all choral works but reasons for another performance are numerous and compelling. It is a genuinely virtuoso work; requiring superb vocal technique from the chorus and soloists, a wide range of emotional expression and the ability to convey the most dramatic of narratives as well as moments of intense reflection. The fact that parts of Messiah are well known is a huge advantage to performer and listener alike - providing rallying moments of instant recognition and pure excitement. However, in such a substantial oratorio, there are always new or less familiar moments to surprise and delight the listener.

Messiah was committed to paper in a mere 24 days between 22 August and 14 September 1741, and was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742 to an audience of 700.

Such was the demand for space that women were requested to come without hoops and gentlemen without swords. Something that the ‘Phil’ will also be requesting for this performance!

Messiah is the perfect companion to Christmas and, for many, it is an indispensable part of the festive season. With music of such remarkable quality, something new and fresh is almost inevitable, especially in a performance with the world-class Hanover Band. The use of period instruments creates just the right quality of sound, whilst experienced musicians, immersed in Baroque style and techniques, bring authenticity and authority to this popular work.

The choir is also delighted to welcome back the wonderful soprano, Erica Eloff, with further soloists yet to be announced.

Tickets are available now from www. ticketmaster.co.uk box office 023 8063 2601 Saturday 1 December 2018 7.30pm at O2Guildhall, Southampton, see www.southamptonphil.org for more details.

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WINCHESTER BONFIRE AND FIREWORKS

Fireworks spectacular and procession is a sight to behold as over 20,000 gather to celebrate the failed plot of Guy Fawkes.

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For the last 60 years, Winchester has come alive each November as we enjoy a spectacular Bonfire and Fireworks Display, brought to you by volunteers from Winchester Round Table raising money for local charities.

The Winchester Round Table Bonfire & Fireworks event takes place in the heart of the UK's most special city, Winchester on Saturday 3rd November 2018.

Each year, our city centre procession, the lighting of the Bonfire and our spectacular Fireworks display is a huge success. Bringing together the city with all profits going to local organisations and charities, sparking a difference in our local community. The event continues to raise in excess of £40,000 that goes directly to help many local good causes. The Bonfire,

Starting at 6pm on The Broadway by King Alfred’s Statue, the torchlit procession meanders its way through the historical streets of Winchester to the fields behind River Park.

At 7.15pm, we light the huge Bonfire, and at 7.45pm there is our legendary Fireworks Spectacular.

The event is not run for profit, all profits to go to the Winchester Round Table Charitable Trust Fund to help local people who really need it. Last year we raised over £65,000.

For more information: winchesterbonfire.co.uk

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SATURDAY 1 DECEMBER 2018 7.30pm

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The package includes • Entry into the Winter Wonderland, including a visit with Father Christmas and an early Christmas gift • Visit the Gingerbread Factory • Ride Lenny's Loco through the Elf Village and Workshop • Entry into the Kids Kingdom play area (height limit applies) • Unlimited outdoor Children's Rides (selected rides only) • Seasonal Drink and Mince Pie for Adults

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GARDEN

DURLEY CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL - DECEMBER 14 - 16

The Festival will be hosted by Durley Church and will be open from Friday 14th December in the afternoon and during Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th December, finishing with the carol service at 3.30pm on the Sunday afternoon.

BULLY BEEF & WHIZZBANGS Following the enormous success of Bouncers last year, BlackBox Theatre Company will be at St Nicholas Church, Wickham on Thursday 8th November with a specially commissioned play to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the end of the First World War. Set on the battlefields of France during 1916, the multi-award winning Bully Beef & Whizzbangs takes a wry and often humorous look at life in a front line trench through the

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eyes of its two reluctant heroes. Smudger, a new arrival at The Front, is keen to shoot his first Jerry whilst Harry is more interested in keeping his head down, thinking of home and enjoying a nice mug of tea.

The Festival Team are hoping that all village groups, clubs, organisations and businesses would like to take part, by exhibiting a Christmas tree decorated with imagination and ingenuity to reflect the activities of their group in a festive manner.

Stuck in a hole surrounded by mud and death, how will our boys cope with the ever-present danger of being shot or blown to smithereens?

This is our first such event in Durley and we are keen to see as many local organisations and businesses represented as possible. We will be writing to all the village organisations and businesses (that we know of).

For tickets please visit www.ticketsource. co.uk/whats-on/wickham-hampshire/stnicholas-wickham/bully-beef-whizzbangs

If you are interested in taking part, please let us know by Friday 9 November by emailing gill_mulley@hotmail.co.uk.

as the boys tackle the great theological questions: Did Adam and Eve have navels? Did Moses really look like Charlton Heston? And why isn’t the word “phonetic” spelled the way it sounds?

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Terri Crawley, director of the play explains, “The Bible has a superbly written script which is funny, tongue-in-cheek and contains plenty of intelligent wit. However, this is not a performance that aims to be offensive to religion; it is light-hearted satire and whether you are Catholic or Atheist, Muslim or Jew, Protestant or Purple People Eater, you will be tickled by the RSC’s romp through old time religion.”

Since The Bible was first performed by The Reduced Shakespeare Company in the mid1990s it has received excellent reviews and this month you can enjoy it too at Titchfield Festival Theatre. However, remember, someone is watching.

The Bible is yet another masterpiece of theatre from The Reduced Shakespeare Company and later this month the play is performed at Titchfield Festival Theatre.

The Bible opens on Monday 22nd October until Saturday 27th October at 7.30pm in the Acorn Theatre, St Margarets Lane, Titchfield PO14 4BG.

The show takes us through a complete story of the Bible. It is an affectionate, irreverent roller coaster ride from fig leaves to Final Judgment

For more information, please go to http:// titchfieldfestivaltheatre.com/or contact our Box Office on 01329 556156.

NO REST FOR THE GARDENER! Whilst you may think that all gardening ceases once the clocks go back - and certainly the shorter days and inclement weather do take their toll - we gardeners love to think about next year.

To ‘spread the word’ and keep up-to-date with our news and views, we are now on Facebook. See us at Bishops Waltham Gardening Club.

A change in our plans for November’s meeting. We have now invited Kevin Hobbs from Hillier’s Nurseries to tell us all about The Hillier Experience - November 28th at The Junior School, Oak Road, SO32 1EP. Doors open 7.15pm. Members free.

The Club doesn’t have a meeting in December, but all efforts go into making our AGM in January an interesting and informative event. More details next month.

Meanwhile, happy gardening. www.bwgc.org.uk

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years. Mike has kept on all the staff at the centre and its coffee shop and has exciting plans to develop the business in 2019 and beyond.

The well-established Garden Centre, Silversprings,Titchfield was sold to Mike Jarvis, back in April 2018, the owner of Abbey Garden Buildings and Borderland Fencing, which have shared the site for more than 20

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The Garden Club began its Autumn/Winter season with a wonderful talk on Heritage Apples given by Chris Bird from Sparsholt College.

Chris is in his 37th year at the College and he quickly proved to his attentive audience that there was nothing he didn’t know about Apples. Pictured above is Garden Club Chairman, David, enjoying tasting an apple with Chris Bird from Sparsholt College There are more than 7,500 known cultivars of apples, and 1,500 seedlings, resulting in a range of desired characteristics. Apples come in green, red, green and red and yellow. They are divided into categories, such as culinary, dual purpose and dessert (eaters). Culinary, as the word would suggest, are apples that can be cooked. These apples tend to be larger than dessert apples and are not immediately edible.

Dual purpose apples are those that can be cooked early in the season but then become sweeter in storage.

We handled the same variety of apple that Nelson would have had aboard HMS Victory. These apples were able to be kept for two years.

We were told about the Hampshire Easter Orange Apple which is a variety of eating apple commercially produced by Hilliers in 1897.

Hampshire varieties include the Bramshott Rectory, with the apple tree still in the Rectory garden. We were told that the largest fruit is The Howgate Wonder first grown in Bembridge on the Isle of Wight in 1916 and a single fruit can weigh as much as 2lbs. It’s good for baking, good with cheese, late flowering and frost resistant.

It was explained that the definition of ‘pippen’ probably came from the Anglo-French word ‘pepin’ meaning ‘seed’ or ‘pip of a fruit’. In northern regions of England the word was used to describe a small fruit seed. The Sturmer Pippen apple is ready to eat in February and comes from the village of Sturmer in Essex. Permain as in Worcester Permain, means it is ‘pear’ shaped.

We were given tips on when to feed our apples. In October with something like Maxicrop which has 35 trace elements and again at ‘bud burst’. It was also suggested that planting pink clover beneath apple trees can be very beneficial, as the flowers attract bees which in turn help pollinate the blossom. Additionally, when the foliage rots down it contributes to the healthiness of the soil.

For those cider makers among you, choose varieties of apple that have a high level of tannin. All apples can make delicious cider but some apples were grown specifically for making cider, such as The Kingston Black and Yarlington Mill. For a sweeter cider try Gala, Golden Delicious or Red Delicious varieties or mix with apples that are more tart such as Pink Lady and Braeburn for a sweeter blend.

We tasted quite a few apples, tasted some home made cider and fresh apple juice which rounded off the evening perfectly Pamela Peacock East Meon Garden Club Communications Officer

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HAMPSHIRE MUM

CONKERS BONKERS Y es I know there’s hardly any time before Christmas - no need to panic - but for me autumn can never last long enough. As if to herald the end of conker season, their cream crushed innards were rendered foamy white by the heavy rain. Leaving a white stream flowing down the road toward the drains while the golden leaves collected in slowly rotting piles.

It seemed only a few weeks ago that the giant leaves of the Horse Chestnut trees opposite Chez Pagan had turned prematurely brown and the conkers pelted down, their green deceptively spiky pods splitting open to reveal natures gems within. For me there is nothing quite like the very first conker of autumn. That glorious colour luxuriously glossy and warm, and the smoothness with which it effortlessly turns in your hand. Forget gold this is nature’s alchemy and I can’t resist them.

Every morning The Husband and I walk the Pagan Pup around the block, a well-trodden route that just happens to be lined with Horse Chestnut trees. On windy mornings you can see them falling fresh from the tree, why are the best ones always in the middle of the road! Yet on closer inspection there are plenty of corking conkers to be gleaned in the gutter- oh yes I’m not proud.

The conker season is short though, at first The Husband doesn’t notice me dawdling along behind him, stooping every few yards to pick up another one or two- oh no hang on three maybe four. I lovingly secrete them in my pocket and once home place them in various bowls all over the house.

But nature is fickle and soon, much like ones own youth, the beauty of the collected conkers begins to fade, within a day their

sheen is lost their glorious colour dulled and they lie in their bowls in a wrinkly pile. But I am fickle too so out they go and I started to collect more. By now the Husband has noticed my growing obsession.

“Sandra will you stop picking them up your are bonkers. A strange old woman with a thing about conkers” He kicked the perfect specimen into the road, (still managed to grab it though).

I was clearly no more bonkers about conkers than I was last year or indeed the year before that…

With nature’s beautiful bounty drying up I resigned myself to clearing the remaining leaves and to be charitable with the last of the conkers. Many a young person had passed by searching for the perfect specimen. So as I swept I lined up the last conkers of autumn on the wall, albeit slightly damaged ones as strangely the pick of the crop had disappeared!

But then if they didn’t have the dedication to be up at six in the morning to get the very best of the newly fallen gems then quite frankly they deserve nothing more. Did that come out loud?

Anyway all is now calm in conker bonkers land. Another season has passed and the decorative bowls in Chez Pagan have been put away until they are required to display the Christmas frippery. The Horse Chestnut leaves have been swept and bagged up for collection and all is well with the world until next year.

I can rest now, although…..wait a moment …..was that the sound of a falling conker I heard ?

BY SANDRA PAGAN

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THE FORUM TALKS WITH JOHN CAMERON

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John Cameron has an easy, friendly manor and is extremely grounded. He currently appears as an expert presenter on BBC’s popular antiques show Bargain Hunt as well as Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is and Cash in the Attic.

B

orn in Portsmouth he attended City of Portsmouth School for Boys in Hilsea.

“Growing up on an estate in Portsmouth during the seventies was quite tough, I was frequently in trouble at school and completely wasted my opportunities, however, I was very fortunate to be saved- literally saved – by an amazing teacher who took me under his wing.”

“Harry Bourne was a woodwork teacher at the school and also ran the Portsmouth and Hampshire Junior Football teams. Harry got me interested in carpentry and eventually at the end of my school career got me an apprenticeship as a carpenter joiner with an old established local firm Barnes and Elliott where he himself had started as an apprentice before his National Service. To supplement my low weekly apprentice wage of £27.50 I helped my Grandfather on the family fruit & veg market stall in Portsmouth’s Charlotte Street. My Grandfather was also interested in antiques and spent a lot of time buying and selling furniture, clocks, porcelain and other interesting old items. Stripped and waxed antique pine furniture was very fashionable at the time so utilizing both my grandfather’s contacts and my carpentry skills I purchased a dip ‘n’ strip tank and set about buying, restoring and reselling antique pine.”

“In my early 20s I was diagnosed with a prolapse disc in my back and was advised by the consultant surgeon to consider a less physical career than my current one unloading timber lorries at Barnes & Elliott, fruit and veg down the market or lumpy pieces of furniture in my workshop. I sought the advice of the local careers office who suggested a diploma course in antique restoration at West Dean College, however this wasn’t financially viable so instead I enrolled on a Degree course in Fine Art Valuation at Solent University in Southampton. This was the only course of its kind in Europe at that time.”

HOW DID JOHN FIND HIMSELF ON TELEVISION? “Whilst studying for my degree I worked as an unpaid intern with DM Nesbit & Co, a well established firm of estate agents & antique auctioneers in Southsea. I joined them full time after graduating, having worked first for a year at the Salisbury firm of Woolley & Wallis. In 2004 the BBC came to Nesbits to film an episode of the new series ‘Cash in the Attic’ and, as luck would have it, they were also looking for a new valuation expert presenter for their team. So I did a screen test, got the job and filmed over 150 episodes working alongside household names like Gloria Hunniford & Angela Rippon.

This led to a second opportunity to film BBC’S Put Your Money Where Your Mouth is and on to ‘Bargain Hunt” joining the team in 2014. I have gone full circle really, having left Nesbits in 2004 to start a valuation business and focus on TV opportunities I re-joined the firm as managing director in 2014, so I’m back where I started out!”

“It’s great fun but hard work. We film four episodes back to back over three days, juggling the blue teams and the red teams, it’s all done at quite a pace!”

SO WHEN JOHN ISN’T FILMING WHERE DOES HE LIKE TO GO IN HAMPSHIRE? “I love being by the sea, so Southsea and Hayling Island are very close to my heart. Some friends have recently refurbished and relaunched

a restaurant in Southsea called Beckets that has proved extremely popular with people of all ages and my wife and I have a real fondness for the Chewton Glen near New Milton.”

“To me a chef is like an artist and the craft of cooking is an art, no doubt about it. I believe art should stimulate one of the senses, art the eyes, music the ears and food the nose and palette. I never get star struck but when we filmed Celebrity cash in the Attic with Antonio Carlucchio and Mary Berry I Just thought wow, and pinched myself!”

WITH SUCH A DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE, DOES JOHN HAVE A FAVOURITE PERIOD OF ARTIST HISTORY? “Oh, definitely the 20th Century! The whole idea of ripping up the rulebook and starting again. Picasso is a prime example, he was a fabulous draftsman in the classical academic style but diversified into what we now know him for, we wouldn’t even talk about him if he hadn’t. Then there is the modernist movement of the Bauhaus School, utilizing new materials in furniture design such as tubular steel, plastics and bent plywood for example. Just such an incredible time in the fine and decorative arts.”

“My area of specialty is Militaria, particularly Naval.

It’s not so much the item but the story behind it that interests me.

For example, I have a hardwood pulley-block from the original HMS Invincible which sank in the Solent in 1758. Made by the French, she was originally called L’Invincibelle,’ and subsequently captured by the British. She influenced British ship building, and by the time of Trafalgar in 1805 around 85% of our fleet were designed on her lines.

The pulley-block isn’t that aesthetically pleasing to look at, but when you consider her history it is amazing!”

DOES JOHN HAVE A PRIZED PROCESSION OR SOMETHING HE CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT? “Well yes, obviously my family. My wife and I met when I was just 16, we now have three grown-up children aged 30, 24 and 20, and two granddaughters aged 8 and 6. I’m passionate about vintage vehicles so my 1968 Lambretta and my 1968 Volvo Amazon car because the latter was owned from new by my mentor and woodwork teacher Harry Bourne. I used to ask him ‘when will you sell me that car sir?’ and he would reply ‘get in the queue son!’ Then one day he said ‘If you want the car, you’re at the front of the queue’. It’s such a privilege to own it.

Harry literally saved me from the wrong side of the street and to this day we are firm friends, he is eighty- six now and it’s my turn to look after him and his lovely wife Joan.”

“Also the surprising finds we have at Nesbits, for example, you just never know what will come through the door. A Rolex Submariner watch we sold for £50,000, a Queen Victoria naval medal for £25,000 and a gilded copper Buddha that recently sold for £47,500.”

When John is not working at Nesbits and appearing on television he has another commitment close to his heart- The Princes Trust.

“I feel a real affinity with the work of The Prince’s Trust. Growing up, I was a kid who could have easily followed the wrong path. The Prince’s Trust provides invaluable support for many youngsters who have had such a tough time, offering them the chance of a new future.

I first became involved when I was invited to be the auctioneer at a Princes Trust event at the Savoy, it turned out to be one of the Trusts most successful fundraisers. Since then I acted for their as auctioneer and have been made a Celebrity Ambassador for the Trust. It’s an honor and a privilege to work for them.”

Successful in all areas, John Cameron is certainly an inspirational figure. www.nesbits.co.uk GG.

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The Petersfield Christmas Festival Market has previously been described by a distinguished local resident as one of the busiest days Petersfield has ever seen!

The crowds will be out in their thousands to visit the stalls and buy some unique presents and to soak up the atmosphere and enjoy the entertainment in the build up to the awesome festive period.

From 10am until 3.30pm Petersfield will be transformed into a festive wonderland full of awesome stalls and shops to buy that perfect gift for loved ones, children singing Christmas carols, Santa in his grotto greeting all the children to see if they have been naughty or nice, fantastic rides and play areas for young and old alike as well as mulled

This takes place on Friday 23 November - Saturday 24 November. Opening times are Friday: 17:00 - 21:00, Saturday: 11:00 - 15:00 & 16:00 - 20:00

Wine Festival Winchester is a chance for everyone (no matter how much or little you know) to enjoy a feast of fabulous wines in the company of Susie & Peter, Masters of Wine from BBC1's Saturday Kitchen.

The festival will feature hundreds of delicious wines which all visitors can sample for free, from brilliant English wine producers to prestigious global brands via

wine, fudge, cheeses and mince pies in abundance.

Early Bird tickets, available for a limited period, cost £30 per person. Thereafter the price is £35 per ticket. This includes entry to the festival, unlimited tasting samples from more than 300 wines, a free wine glass and wine festival bag for you to take away plus access to exclusive discounts from participating suppliers. Masterclasses will be charged separately. www.thewinefestival.co.uk children while helping to raise money for Petersfield Round Table.

Hometown Festivals would like to say a huge thank you to our awesome generous sponsors for supporting our event without who we would not be able to put the event on and enable it to be free for everyone to attend. Please remember to buy, hire, eat and drink local and support them this Christmas.

Strawberry Dan - Professional Idiot will be in attendance, entertaining the children throughout the day.

Santa has already been in touch with us and confirmed he will drop by for the day to see us and hand out gifts to all the good

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ENTERTAIMENT WELLBEING give others a chance by rowing the channel solo with a hope of raising £250,000. Paul has paid for his on-water training to date and Ideal Window Solutions have been very kind and are sponsoring some of the training, but we are still searching of a other major sponsor(s) who would like to see their name on the boat and support a great cause.

I have taken on many challenges on land and in the air, so it seemed only too right too take on a challenge on the sea (I am a Royal Navy Veteran), but first I will undertake a marathon training session rowing from Bembridge to the Needles IOW.

PAUL'S CHALLENGE THE CHANNEL My name is Paul Smith, in 1991 I was involved in a Road Traffic Accident because someone overtook on a blind bend at night and hit me head on. I now have a brain injury, spinal, chest and neck injuries as well as hip and shoulder injuries, I live with migraine pressure in my brain 24/7 and I have to relearn basic tasks over and over again everyday. Shortly after my accident I went into Lock-in Syndrome for 12 years.

my wheelchair from Plymouth to London via my home town of Portsmouth, Portland to London, Portsmouth to London and in 2015 I pushed myself up the Rock of Gibraltar in record time.

In 2017 I decided that I would retire from physical fundraising challenges but the passing of my good friend who was also an immense inspiration and support to me, something kept niggling the back of my mind about doing just one more challenge in the memory of Marjorie Anne and the many who fight bravely against breast cancer (including men).

My Plea to you kind people reading this is to ask if you would help me achieve my target for this fantastic charity and by doing so you will be helping many people who bravely fight breast cancer.

A year after emerging from Lock-in Syndrome and still unable to communicate I somehow indicated to my family that I would like to fundraise for children and teenager charities. For the past 14 years I took on challenges which included pushing myself in

Now Paul is raising funds for Breast Cancer Haven in memory of his good friend and a huge inspiration in his life, Marjorie Anne Walker who passed away last year after fighting breast cancer. Paul believes he has been given 3 chances in his life and wants to

Many Thanks for reading my story and my reasons for taking on the challenge.

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This multipart treatment, also known as medical micropigmentation, allows Debbie to create 3D images of the areola and nipple providing the most realistic of results to those who have had a single or bi-lateral mastectomy. The aim of this treatment is to provide balance to the aesthetic of the breast(s) and to give confidence of the client.

To donate to this extremely worthy cause, please visit www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ challengethechannel

It is reported in a recent survey* that 1 in 4 women (26%) found the end of treatment the hardest part of breast cancer and only 1 in 10 (10%) said they felt positive and ready to move on when they were discharged from hospital treatment.

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Medical Micropigmentation can be such an uplifting experience both for survivors and family members, Debbie recalls how “I have real nipples again!” & “WOW just WOW” captured the joyful delight of a mother and her daughters’ response to seeing her new appearance. They say a picture is worth a thousand words.

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MEON VALLEY HEARTSTART: 20,000 SINCE 2000 Meon Valley Heartstart (MVHS) is celebrating! Since it was set up in 2000, it has trained more than 20,000 local people in emergency life saving skills.

Recognized last November in the National Heart Safe Awards as the 2017 Educational Establishment of the Year, this small local community organisation is going from strength to strength and has an ambitious vision that everyone should know how to save a life.

Scheme Coordinator David Williamson said “When we started the scheme, we had

WE HAVE A CUNNING PLAN… BLACKADDER GOES FORTH IS COMING TO TITCHFIELD

no idea how many people we might be able to reach, but we knew that one life saved made all our efforts worthwhile. To realise that we have reached more than 20,000 people, all through the voluntary effort of our trainers and helpers and at no cost to the individuals trained, is something we are all very proud of.”

The training offered by Heartstart provides participants with an understanding of what to do in a medical emergency and gives them practical skills in calling the emergency services, dealing with an unconscious person, performing CPR, using a defibrillator, helping someone who is choking, and what to do when someone is bleeding seriously. The training is provided to pre-schools, infant and Damp, Dad’s Army, Steptoe and Son and The Liver Birds: Blackadder Goes Forth.

Blackadder Goes Forth is set in 1917 in the trenches of France, with Captain Edmund Blackadder joined by the loyal but dim Private Baldrick, the enthusiastic and excitable twit Lieutenant George, the loud and domineering oaf, General Melchett and Blackadder’s bitter and sarcastic rival: Captain Darling.

A comedy play set in the trenches during a horrific war is certainly a challenge for any writer or Director, but Martin Crawley who directs Blackadder Goes Forth is looking forward to Titchfield’s latest production.

Blackadder is undoubtedly one of the most popular situation comedies of all time, with its mix of superb characters and brilliant writing. This November, Titchfield Festival Theatre is proud to present the latest of its’ comedy adaptations following the successful performance of the classic shows Rising

He says, “Blackadder is a comic masterpiece and I’m a great fan. We know that our patrons at Titchfield have a real thirst for classic comedies – and every year we do like to perform a play with a theme reflecting war and conflict. Blackadder Goes Forth, with its’ clever blend of wit and pathos fits the bill perfectly.

“We are seeking to recreate the feeling of the period, demonstrating how just behind the comedy lay the true horrors of the war.

We have the impervious Captain Blackadder

Local Community First Responder, Robert Shields says of Heartstart “I have attended a large number of cardiac arrests and in most cases, a relative or member of the public is already performing CPR. It is so reassuring that this essential intervention is well recognised and the skills are so well practised on the occasions they are needed”.

This year alone Meon Valley Heartstart’s small team of qualified trainers and helpers will train over 4,000 adults and children.

As an organisation completely run by volunteers, MVHS has very low overheads and can therefore keep costs down and offer its training for free. Donations received allow the organisation to raise its profile in the local community and keep training equipment and materials up-todate.

Individuals or groups interested in benefiting from this training or individuals interested in volunteering their time to help should visit www.heartstartmeonvalley. co.uk for more information or contact David Williamson on 07730148920. constantly trying to find ways of escaping back to England – in contrast to Lieutenant George who like millions of his generation were proud to serve their country but whom were eventually let down by their senior officers.

“It is a great cast and it has been successfully adapted for the stage. We are confident that the audience will love the superb comedy – and appreciate the poignancy which Blackadder Goes Forth so brilliantly captures.”

This year is of course the 100th anniversary of the Armistice, the 11th November 1918 when the First World War officially ended.

To commemorate that historic occasion, Titchfield is performing a special matinée showing on Armistice Day itself.

Blackadder opens on Wednesday 7th November until Saturday 17th November at 7.30pm in the Oak Theatre, St Margarets Lane, Titchfield PO14 4BG. The matinée performance will be on Sunday 11th November at 2.30pm.

For more information, please go to http:// titchfieldfestivaltheatre.com/or contact our Box Office on 01329 556156.

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'TIS THE SEASON TO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL AMATEUR DRAMATIC GROUPS!

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ith a large, diverse variety of amateur dramatic performances on this time of year, it can be quite overwhelming when deciding what to go and see. Here are some of our favourite performances going on in and around the Meon Valley in the coming months, which we hope will help you decide.

CURDRIDGE AMATEUR DRAMATIC GROUP OLD ACTORS NEVER DIE, THEY SIMPLY LOSE THE PLOT! NOVEMBER 21 - NOVEMBER 24 The Master of the Universe and Russian gangsters come together in a home for retired luvvies... the result is pure British farce! 21st - 24th November: 7.45pm, 24th November: 2.30pm. £9, £7.50 (concessions 21st November only). Tickets: Phone: 07495 750840 www.curdridgedrama.co.uk UPHAM PLAYERS - MOVIES CAN BE MURDER! NOVEMBER 22 - NOVEMBER 24 Lord Berrington has agreed to let a film company use Berrington Hall to make a movie. However the production has been beset by difficulties. Someone is trying to stop the filming and will stop at nothing, but why? Scariest of all, what will Lady Berrington say when she discovers her home has been taken over by a film crew? Join in the fun at Upham Village Hall. Production dates are 22nd, 23rd, 24th, November. Tickets are £20, for details tel: 01489 860342 or email: uphamplayers@gmail.com SOBERTON PLAYERS - KING ARTHUR (A PATOMIME ADVENTURE IN CAMELOT) NOVEMBER 29 - DECEMBER 1 Soberton Player’s latest production is a hilarious rendition of the classic medieval tale which takes us back to the Knights of the Round Table, the heroics of Sir Lancelot, fire breathing dragons and a Dodgy Dame in the shape of Queen Guinevere! Tickets are now on sale for a show

that promises much sorcery, evil and heroics! Book your seats now to avoid disappointment! Show dates are Thursday 29th and Friday 30th November at 7.30pm and Saturday 1st December, 2.00pm and 7.30pm. £8 adults / £4 children e: tickets@sobertonplayers.co.uk 01489 878184 or 07866 931487 SWANMORE AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS NOVEMBER 29 - DECEMBER 1 A pantomime take on the classic fairy tale at Swanmore Village Hall at 7.30pm. Matinee on the Saturday at 2pm. Tickets - £8 for adults, £4 for children. All Saturday evening tickets £8. Available from tel: 01489 894955 / 01489 893693 or collect in person during November at Barnaby's Community Coffee Shop on Saturdays 10am - 12pm or at The Paterson Centre Christmas Card Market. www.swanmoreamateurdramaticsociety.co.uk for more information.

WEST MEON THEATRE - THE 39 STEPS JANUARY 23 - JANUARY 26 The 39 Steps is a fast-paced comedy, loosely based on the Alfred Hitchcock film, which is itself even more loosely based on John Buchan’s much-loved novel. Set in the 1930s following Richard Hannay who has been accused of murder, he flees to Scotland, encountering a host of colourful characters.

Our hero is chased along the outside of a steam train, plunges off the Forth Bridge, is kidnapped by spies, shot at by a biplane, pursued by bloodhounds across the Scottish moorlands and even has to deliver an impromptu speech at a political rally. All this will be portrayed by just five actors in a frenzied performance that will leave them and the audience gasping for breath.

Tickets on sale at www.ticketsource.co.uk/westmeontheatre If you would like to feature an upcoming event in The Forum, please email james@forumpublications.co.uk

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Stunning dresses for Proms and New Years Parties The Old Forge, Brook Street, Bishop's Waltham, SO32 1AX Tel: 01489 896515 | www.labelsdressagency.co.uk

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Fine Art, Asian Art, Antiques, Interiors & Collectables 11th & 12th December.

Monthly General Sale 10th & 24th November Tel: 01962 735988 | www.andrewsmithandson.com

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Collections up to Christmas eve, subject to availability.

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We have a fantastic selection of Advent Calendars in stock with prices starting from £4.95.

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Unique Christmas gifts & decorations. Stockist of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, painting workshops and furniture painting service. The Square, Wickham (next to Lilly’s) PO17 5JT Tel: 01329 835255 | www.jadorelamaison.co.uk

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COMMUNITY in life. During their time at PSC AHED these students have conquered the many challenges of studying as an adult; juggling caring for young families, managing demanding work commitments and gruelling commutes to achieve the college’s most exceptional results to date. For the first time ever 40% of students received first class honours degrees (compared to a nation-wide figure of 26%) with a further 36% receiving a 2.1. Staff and students work in partnership to ensure each individual fulfils their potential, with excellent results.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A NEW DIRECTION? Peter Symonds Adult & Higher Education Division offers a wide range of courses varying from language and leisure classes to industry-recognised professional qualifications and university degrees in a variety of subjects.

Approximately 250 students choose to attend higher education courses at PSC AHED every year. They are attracted by our pioneering approach to learning, where students study for a degree one day a week

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whilst continuing in employment. With fees rising at mainstream universities, this proves both professionally enriching and cost effective. The high quality of teaching offered at AHED consistently exceeds rigorous national quality requirements, and was recognised in 2018 with a Silver TEF Award from the government’s Office for Students.

This year, staff and students of Peter Symonds AHED are celebrating the extraordinary degree results achieved by recent graduates.

The majority of these graduates returned to education as mature students, opting to upskill, to retrain or to find a new direction

The villagers of Soberton are planning to mark the armistice of 11th November 1918 with a poppy trail. The trail will begin at St Peter’s Church, Church Green, Soberton with large poppies made by the Brownies and Guides.

These will be along the church path railings and the fence along church green each poppy will have a tag attached with the name of each casualty in the 1914-1918 war from the villages of Soberton, Droxford, Exton and Corhampton, a total of 118.

Following on, a trail of knitted and crocheted poppies will continue down school hill, up cole hill and along the high street to the war memorial culminating in a ‘wave’ on the memorial.

These poppies, approximately 1300, have been made by members of St Peter’s stitch and chatter group, who meet monthly in the church rooms, and other villagers to cover the 3.5Km trail.

The trail and ‘wave’ will be in place by 28th October. Do please come and follow the poppy route and join us at St Peter’s for the Remembrance Day service on Sunday November 11th starting at 10.50am. This special service will commemorate 100 years since the end of WW1.

Equally popular is our Access to Higher Education programme, which provides an alternative route to university for adult learners. This is ideal for those wishing to progress to study at university without traditional entry requirements as well as those who want to make a career change. Learners can study full-time or part-time on diplomas including: Allied Health Professionals, Health & Social Care Professional, Humanities, Nursing & Midwifery, Primary Teaching and Sciences. In the past academic year all Access students who decided to progress were offered university places, four of which were accepted directly onto Masters programmes.

Come along to one of our Open Events or visit our website www.psc.ac.uk/ahed to discover the right course for you!

TALK REGARDING THE GREAT WAR

To commemorate the end of the First World War West Meon & Warnford Sports Club have invited Fraser Skirrow, a former TA Officer and the author of ‘Massacre on the Marne’ the Battalion history of the 2/5th West Yorkshire Regiment, to give a talk at the Pavilion, Headon View, West Meon, GU32 1LH on Wednesday, 7th November at 7.30p.m. When Fraser is not studying the Great War and visiting battlefields, he runs a specialist company in the development of new medicines.

The talk will be one that shows how the methods of conducting the actual fighting changes from the Somme (Disaster) to the Hundred Days (Success).

Food will be provided. There is no charge for the evening but there is a suggested contribution of £5. All funds raised will be donated to the Merchant Navy. Tickets will be available from West Meon Village Shop.

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FAIRY LIGHTS AND FIZZ AT HAMBLEDON VINEYARD

CRUSHING GRAPES Wine has become a serious business in Hampshire. Now recognised as a leading wine-making region, Hampshire is home to a selection of award-winning vineyards.

As with any growing process, the changing climate and the weather it brings can impact on the end product.

It seems that this year's long hot summer has been something to celebrate for English wine-makers. Only time will tell whether this is the case as the wine-making process

CELEBRATE NEW YEAR’S EVE AT THE 4 STAR HOLIDAY INN WINCHESTER’S ‘PARTY THROUGH THE DECADES’

The 4 star Holiday Inn Winchester will celebrate the end of 2018 with a New Year’s Eve ‘Party through the Decades’ event, with live music from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, with fancy dress of the decades optional. So if you want to relive the ’60's, or dress in flares for the groovy 70’s or leg-warmers and lace for the 80’s and dance to live music ranging from the music of the Beatles to the Bee Gees and

is long and intricate. It begins with the harvest which normally takes place during September and October when all the grapes are picked by hand.

Gussie from Raimes has high hopes for this year's harvest: “We are expecting to be harvesting two weeks earlier than usual and are looking at a beautiful bumper crop, and a wonderful vintage year. These last couple of weeks of waiting are a nervous time guarding against birds, wasps and autumnal weather. Fingers crossed.” www.hampshirefare.co.uk Wham to Whitney, there is no better excuse for getting out those ruffled shirts, platform boots and anything neon.

The party begins with a pre-dinner glass of Prosecco and a three course meal prepared by the hotel’s award winning chef and team, with tickets at £75 per person. A special package is available for couples wishing to stay overnight and includes the party, live entertainment, dinner and overnight accommodation and breakfast at £249 per couple.

For those who book to stay overnight they can have a relaxing end to the evening in one of the hotel’s beautifully appointed rooms, with an extended check out until 1 pm for a relaxing start to 2019, plus breakfast in the hotel’s AA Rosette Award winning Morn Hill Brasserie.

For more information and to book call: 01962 670700 or visit www.hiwinchester. co.uk

Eight of the top vineyards across the county have formed the pro-active Vineyards of Hampshire group, with support from Hampshire Fare, the official organisation promoting the produce of what is one of the largest rural counties in England.

This friendly collective, made up of Danebury, Exton Park, Cottonworth, Hambledon, Hattingley Valley, Jenkyn Place, Meonhill and Raimes English Sparkling have gathered together to promote Hampshire's superb quality sparkling wines, and the county's unique, and prized, terroir, to both the wine trade and the wider consumer market locally and nationally.

Your chance to try 16 different English Sparkling Wines from the Vineyards of Hampshire. A Hampshire Charcuterie selection will be provided as Canapes.

This even takes place on Friday 7th December - 7pm Price: £25.00 tickets available at www. hambledonvineyard.co.uk/product/026fairylights-and-fizz or contact the vineyard directly.

Vouchers are not automatically generated - the booking name is simply added to a guestlist. Please contact the vineyard if this is a gift and you would like a voucher produced.

Hambledon Vineyard Tel: 02392 632358 Email: info@hambledonvineyard.co.uk

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LAMB SHANK IN RED CURRANT AND ROSEMARY SAUCE, SERVED WITH DAUPHINOISE POTATOES AND SEASONAL VEG (GF)

LEMON CHEESECAKE, WITH CHAMPAGNE SORBET (V,GF)

CHICKEN STUFFED WITH CHESTNUTS, CRANBERRY, SAGE AND ONION STUFFING, SERVED WITH DIANNE SAUCE, ROAST POTATOES AND SEASONAL VEG RED CABBAGE AND APPLE ROULADE WITH BRIE AND RED ONION MARMALADE, SERVED WITH ROAST POTATOES AND SEASONAL VEG (V,GF) HONEY ROASTED SALMON WITH CRANBERRY, ORANGE AND GINGER SAUCE, SERVED WITH NEW POTATOES AND STEM BROCCOLI (GF)

CHRISTMAS PUDDING, WITH BRANDY CREAM OR CUSTARD (V) CHRISTMAS PUDDING, WITH BRANDY CREAM OR CUSTARD (V) MIXED FRUIT SALAD IN ORANGE JUICE, WITH ICE CREAM (V,GF) SELECTION OF CHEESES, WITH CHUTNEY, BISCUITS AND GRAPES (V,GF OPTION) (ADDITIONAL £1.50)

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PROFESSIONAL WHAT CAN SEPARATING PARENTS DO TO TRY AND MINIMISE THE STRESS FOR CHILDREN OF THE FAMILY? If a couple are considering separation and/or divorce it is crucial, particularly where children are concerned, to try and resolve disagreements in an amicable way. There are many options available to parents as an alternative to a court based process including mediation, collaborative practice, arbitration and solicitor negotiation.You can discuss which process might be right for you and your former partner so that you both have control over the process and feel supported in trying to decide together what happens to your children after your separation, and how money and assets will be divided between you.

CONTEMPLATING SEPARATION? THINK OF THE CHILDREN! Amy Trench is a family solicitor at Trethowans and she answers some questions below specifically about the impact on children when parents separate and/or divorce.

CAN SEPARATION HAVE A DAMAGING IMPACT ON CHILDREN OF THE FAMILY? It is possible in many cases that it is not parental separation itself that damages the child of the family but the parental conflict that comes with it. A survey undertaken by Resolution of 14-22 year olds found that many teens and young adults felt that their parents placed additional stresses on them during the process of breaking up. Parents often inadvertently involve children in their dispute and if children consider themselves 50% mum and 50% dad, hearing one parent denigrate the other is like being criticised themselves. It is important for parents contemplating separation to consider the impact on the children and how they can seek to discuss the arrangements for the children with their ex partner.

Parents can also access an online Parenting Plan that they can personalise and edit. In addition, Resolution provide many useful tools on their website (www.resolution.org.uk) along with a key leaflet entitled ‘Helping parents to help children’. Seeking legal advice early so that they know their responsibilities and expectations is also helpful.

If you require help or further information please contact Amy Trench at our Southampton offices based in Hedge End. Trethowans offer a free 30 minute consultation to consider the issues with you and to explore the various options.You can speak to Amy at the Southampton Office by phoning 02380 321000.

We understand that family and relationship issues are sensitive and we know that emotions may be running high when you turn to us. That is why we offer all new clients a FREE half hour meeting.

Amy Trench Trethowans Solicitors www.trethowans.com The Pavilion, Botleigh Grange Business Park, Hedge End, Southampton, SO30 2AF

WHAT IS RESOLUTION? Resolution consists of family lawyers and other professionals committed to the constructive resolution of family disputes. We follow a Code of Practice that promotes a non-confrontational approach to family problems and we encourage solutions that consider the needs of the whole family and in particular the best interests of children.

WHAT SORT OF NEGATIVE EFFECTS COULD SEPARATION HAVE ON CHILDREN? In addition to a general disruption in family life and possibly less time with one or both parents children will often end up not seeing their grandparents and wider family as a result of parents separating.

In the Resolution survey mentioned above 1 in 5 children said they did not get the GCSE/A Level results they were hoping for as a result of their parents breaking up. In addition, a number of children have to move schools, which can of course have a knock-on effect on exam results. For children in private schooling a discussion will need to be had early on between parents as to whether it remains affordable moving forwards and how they might continue to pay for this.

With social media on the rise it too can cause embarrassment and upset for children. Children can end up finding out online when one of their parents has a new partner and can suffer embarrassment by a parent posting something on social media about their separation or divorce that was perhaps meant for their circle of friends. With information being so widely available on social media it can be difficult to ensure privacy of family life is adhered to by all members of the family. Anything posted on social media is available for children to view, not to mention that you cannot control what other people post on social media. Posts or messages can also be taken out of context and private messages can be copied and pasted for general viewing, which might not be what the writer had intended.

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COMMUNITY recently arranged her father’s funeral with minimal help from me.

MYTH 3 – EMBALMING IS COMPULSORY While there are sometimes benefits embalming is not compulsory and is usually an additional cost.Your funeral director should discuss this with you. It should not be seen as the solution to a perfect chapel visit.

(See 6) MYTH 4- THE ‘ASHES’ AREN’T GENUINE The cremation takes place in a single cremator, which is cleared after each cremation. They are as genuine as they can possibly be.

FUNERAL PLANNING MYTHS When someone needs to make funeral arrangements for a loved one or a friend, it is the funeral director’s role to guide them through this process. Without being patronising or trying to sell things families don’t really need, they must ensure all the relevant options are covered. During this process the family rightly ask a lot of questions and sometimes tell us things they’ve been told by others. Funeral Myths! We’re going to cover a few of the more popular ones below.

SUSTAINABLE WOODLAND MANAGEMENT COURSE

ABOUT THE COURSE This is a fascinating 5-day Sustainable Woodland Management course which details and demonstrates all the techniques you would need to sustainably steward a woodland. Aimed at all woodland managers, from novice buyers to professionals looking to broaden their knowledge, the course looks at woodland management skills and biodiversity conservation through both practical and theoretical sessions.

As an added bonus, the course is split between two unique sites: the Sustainability Centre in Hampshire's stunning South

MYTH 1 - FUNERALS COST A FORTUNE This is very current. Shop around, ask around.

It’s not easy when you’re bereaved but visit a couple of funeral directors to see what they’re like. We are all different, we don’t all charge the same, and sometimes there’s a very good reason for that. If anything, costs are coming down at the moment. Try to be critical and understand what you’re getting.

MYTH 2 – FUNERAL DIRECTORS NEED TO DO EVERYTHING Increasingly families are becoming more involved, and not just arranging flowers and possibly carrying the coffin. A friend of mine

Downs, and Ben Law's Prickly Nut Woods nearby. This enables participants to immerse themselves in different woodland settings and learn how to apply techniques across woodland types.

THE COURSE COVERS • Principles of woodland sustainability and making the most of our natural resources • Woodland types, structure and methods of management • Timber production, timber processing • Financial aspects including charcoal and woodland craft • Woodland conservation and biodiversity, assessing and monitoring wildlife • Woodland law and health and safety • Social forestry and the value of the community WHO IS THIS COURSE SUITABLE FOR? Suitable for those planning to or currently managing a woodland, beginners and professionals.

WHAT TO BRING/WEAR • Clothing for indoors and out, including warm work clothes, sturdy, comfortable footwear and a waterproof coat.

• Please bring a camera to record your work for your management plan.

MYTH 5 – FUNERAL DIRECTORS SIGN THE OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT (I really have been asked this). As much as I would like to be James Bond, NO. MYTH 6 – AN OPEN COFFIN CHAPEL VISIT WILL PROVIDE CLOSURE There is no standard ‘need’ that everyone experiences the same way. Some will feel the need to say their final goodbyes. Others would prefer to remember them how they were.

There really is no such thing as a silly question so feel free to ask us mail@ahfreemantle.co.uk or we’ll cover further myths next time.

• Pen, notebook and a clipboard.

ABOUT THE TUTOR Ben Law lives and works at Prickly Nut Woods in West Sussex, where apart from making a living from coppicing, he trains apprentices and runs courses on sustainable woodland management, ecobuilding and permaculture design.

Ben is author of 'The Woodland Way, a permaculture approach to sustainable woodland management' and 'The Woodland House', which charts the building of his unique cruck framed home in the woods. The building of his house was filmed for Channel 4's Grand Designs programme and proved to be the most popular program of the series.

RESERVE A COURSE PLACE WITH A DEPOSIT For this course, we will accept a £75 nonrefundable booking deposit per place and the final balance is due no later than two weeks before the course date.

The course runs from Mon 5th - Fri 9th November, and is a total cost of £495. To reserve a course place with a deposit, please contact the Courses Team - email courses@ sustainability-centre.org or call 01730 823166.

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PROFESSIONAL study in Georgia colleges and universities.

Megan Seaman, from Waltham Chase, was selected from over 200 applicants, to attend the Georgia Rotary Student Programme, studying finance. Megan visited Bishop’s Waltham Rotary club in September to say thanks for helping to sponsor her flights and insurance. She brought along some chocolate cookies as a sign of her appreciation and gave a talk on her experiences there.

BISHOP'S WALTHAM ROTARY NEWS OCTOBER THIRTY YEARS AGO IN FEBRUARY Bishop’s Waltham Rotary Club (BWRC) was established by a group of local businessmen in February 1989; and since then, approximately half a million pounds has been collected and distributed in the town and surrounding areas.

See if you recognise any of the faces in the picture above; many are still members of the club today.

Place. So this is advanced notice: put the 22nd February in your diary. Naomi House first opened in 1997 to offer care and support to children who were not expected to live until adulthood. Since then it has helped more than 1,000 families from Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Isle of Wight, West Sussex and Surrey. In recent years, major developments in medicine and care have meant that more children can now be expected to reach adulthood. As a result, Jacksplace was built in 2010 as a hospice to offer care specifically for young people aged 16 and over.

WINE TASTING EVENING To celebrate the club’s 30 year anniversary, we decided to organise a Wine Tasting event to raise money for Naiomi House and Jack’s

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROGRAMME Rotarians in Georgia, USA, offering one year scholarships to international students for

Bishop’s Waltham Rotary Club sponsors two young people each year on a Youth Leadership course. If you know of a young person that could benefit from this please contact mike.berry@bishopswalthamrotary. org.uk

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businesses up and down the country acquiring knowledge of the best practice. Both Bob and Lucy are qualified Funeral Directors holding NAFD and BIFD Diplomas.

Once again, the Wickham Christmas Fair is being held on the first Sunday of December. at Wickham Community Centre. There has been overwhelming support from traders, many of whom were at last year's fair.

The Gate House,Victoria Road, Bishops Waltham is bright, well laid out and welcoming, providing comfortable lounges & dedicated private viewing chapel. Alternatively, if you prefer, Bob & Lucy will visit a family at their own home to discuss all the arrangements. Whether you wish to discuss a funeral, or pre-arrange and pay for a Funeral Plan the qualified staff here are as nice as anyone you’ll find.

We have attracted many new stalls with fresh ideas for Christmas. So, whether it is an unusual gift or seasonal produce you are looking for, there is sure to be something for everyone.

Doors will open to the public at 11.00am with free entry and close at 3.00pm.

Refreshments will be available all day.

Location: Wickham Community Centre Date/time: 02-12-2018 - 11.00 am Fee: FREE

Under the dedicated care of Bob Metcalf MBE & Lucy Guilder, ably assisted by Teresa Curran & Mark Valence, Nigel Chamberlain & Partners have been looking after families in the Bishops Waltham, Meon Valley, Wickham, Botley and many surrounding villages since 1892.

The Steel family have been involved with Nigel Chamberlain & Partners since 1990. Iain Steel is a 4th generation Funeral Director and Richard Steel & Partners, the Family Owned Funeral Directors have been serving bereaved families in the Winchester area since 1860.

Bob Metcalf MBE joined the Steel family more than 15 years ago, following a distinguished career lasting 35 years in the Royal Marines. His experience in the world of funerals has included spending some years as a Quality Assurance Inspector, visiting funeral

Whether you want the simplest ceremony or a more elaborate personalised funeral and whatever your budget, Bob & Lucy will make sure you receive the same personal quality service. The recurring description of them in the thank you cards received is ‘lovely’, and it is clear that they will do whatever they can to make your experience as good as it can possibly be.

Taken from the Good Funeral Guide 2018 Bob Metcalf MBE, DipFD. Nigel Chamberlain & Partners, The Gate House,Victoria Road, Bishops Waltham SO32 1DJ Tel: 01489 892640 (24 hours) www.chamberlainfunerals.co.uk

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wo of Winchester’s popular arts organisations are coming together to raise Winchester’s profile as a recognised centre for Film in Southern England. The new partnership comes into being on 6 November when Winchester Film Society and Winchester Film Festival showcase an evening of mind-boggling short films produced by dynamic young filmmakers from across the globe. The event will be hosted at the Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium.

Winchester Film Society has a forty year track record in showcasing the best in World Cinema. In the last couple of years the venue for the Society has been the Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium. As a result of improvements to the quality of projection, sound systems and catering provision audience numbers have rocketed. The Society runs a programme of films between October and May that features films from every continent and covers all genres from horror to animation to leading edge social drama.

Winchester Film Festival runs between 3 - 10 November. The event offers the best new film making talent an opportunity to screen their creations. The event not only showcases award-winning short films from over 50 countries but also includes feature films premiering in the UK. Alongside the Science Centre event on 6 November films can be viewed during the rest of the week at venues across the City. This is a unique opportunity to view films made by seasoned film professionals and newly emerging directorial talent alike.

If you are tired of the standard Hollywood fare of chickflicks, Marvel heroes and back slapping Hollywood stars this joint event could rekindle your love of film. What’s on show here is a type of film that takes risks but doesn’t necessarily have happy endings or massive CGI effects. The films won’t originate from major US studios and be backed by multibillion pound budgets.

Chances are they will have been produced on a shoestring just about anywhere else in the world. What you will get is radical storytellers taking on major social issues that you don’t see often at Chain Cinemas or on mainstream TV. So World Cinema is beating a path to your doorstep in Winchester. It’s an experience of film that is participative. You will be encouraged to give your opinions, talk to and question filmmakers and chat to other film goers about issues raised in the films. Going out to watch film offers something you can’t get at home watching Netflix or Amazon Prime.

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aM (Lord and Master) burst through the front door and slammed his keys down on the table. I’m sat on the kitchen floor de-burring the spaniel. The painstaking process is endured with stoicism by my floppy-eared friend and, as it’s a not-infrequent occurrence, (the bursting, slamming and so forth), the dog and I look up with only a polite interest.

“Oh, bad day darling?” I ask. “Thump, thump” enquires the dog’s tail. “Bloody white vans. There ought to be some sort of supremely difficult exam that white van man has to pass. Or better still, an incredibly slow speed restriction. Or both.” The dog’s fur, now rid of all manner of ingenious seed carrying vehicles, had returned to its habitual smoothness. Stroking her was very soothing. I was able to make suitably sympathetic noises, whilst mentally checking the contents of the freezer to locate the peas that were to accompany the fish pie currently in the oven.

Encouraged to continue, he ranted “Overtook me on the dual carriageway at god-knows-what-speed, then realised that it needed to take the next turning off, so slammed on the breaks just in front of me and, well, I nearly died!” Love him and his sense of the dramatic.

LaM stepped over the dog, poured himself a scotch and sat down at the kitchen table. Dutiful dog went to greet him, presenting her head on his knee to be stroked. The recuperative combination of Famous Grouse and soft silky fur, restored his sense of proportion.

“I’m happy that you made it home in one piece, darling.” And I was.

He was an irascible old stick, but he was my irascible old stick. Plus, there were a whole stack of manly chores lined up for his weekend’s spare moments, no doubt shoehorned between the round of golf on Saturday morning and the rugby international on Sunday afternoon.

“On the whole, though, I’d have to say that I find van and lorry drivers to be some of the most courteous and considerate drivers on the road. They pull over on these narrow country roads and put their hand up in thanks when I do the same.” I commented mildly as I retrieved the peas from the freezer and popped them in the microwave.

“That’s because you rarely drive more than a 10 mile radius of the village, my darling, and hardly ever leave Hampshire. Your world is in miniature, sweetings.” A fair point, if a little patronisingly delivered, I had to concede. I’ve got to a certain age and know what I like. And what I like is my home county, Hampshire. With its cities, towns, villages, beautiful countryside, rivers and seaside – it was indeed a wonderful world in miniature – and was all I needed. But I pressed on regardless.

“Today, for example, a little old lady cut right across my side of the road and proceeded in a series of lurches, kangaroo-stylie, as she turned up Parson’s Lane. I had to slam on my brakes, and instead of putting her hand up to say ‘sorry’, which would have been nice, she

just glared at me as if I was a dangerous driver and everything wrong in her world was now my fault.”

“Isolated incident.” LaM was dismissive. But actually, now that I gave it some thought, that sort of thing happened quite a lot in my world.

Perfectly lovely, smiley, sweet natured old dears of the village got behind the wheels of their cars and assumed a scowling, slightly demonic expression, coupled with ‘interesting’ driving techniques.

Was it, to cut them some slack, merely a lessening of awareness brought on by their diminishing faculties? Note to self as I opened the oven; keep close eye on LaM, who, let’s face it, wasn’t in the first flush of youth.

“No – you cannot speak of the ignorance and recklessness of white van man in the same breath as our friends and neighbours.“ he said with a grandiose finality. The dishing up of the fish pie rather brought the conversation to a natural end.

The following afternoon, after he returned from the golfing expedition, LaM offered to drive me into town. His destination, a DIY store (remember the aforementioned manly chores?) was next to the garden centre that I needed to visit. Returning, loaded up with bags of Feed&Weed and quick set cement, we were pootling along the road to our house. Drawing up behind a small cordoned off section of roadworks on our side of the road, due to some much needed superfast broadband for our village, we waited for the flow of traffic to break so that we could move on. We waited. LaM tutted.

We waited some more. He tapped his fingers on the steering wheel.

A steady stream of cars continued towards us with no sign of letting up. “Oh for goodness’ sake!” LaM had reached the end of his (rather short) tether “Will no one stop and let us through?” he shouted at no one in particular. As if by magic, the next vehicle approaching stopped and flashed his lights. It was a white van.

“Look darling, that white van has stopped and the nice man is letting you through. Isn’t that kind and helpful of him?” The irony was apparently not lost on LaM, who harrumphed and mumbled something that sounded like “One swallow doth not a summer make.”

As he went to pull away, already raising a hand in thanks to the smiley white van man, LaM was forced to slam on the brakes. Weed & feed and quick set cement slid forward and collided with the backs of our seats, as we were overtaken from behind by an elderly couple in a brand new SUV. From their lofty perch, manufactured somewhere in the Pacific rim, they grimaced at LaM and white van man both, as they cut across our path and roared away.

White van man shrugged and raised his hands, palm up as we drove past him with a cheery wave from me and a shake of his head in utter disbelief from LaM. LaM’s absolute certainty in the-way-things-aresupposed-to-be had been somewhat shaken, so I allowed myself the merest of gloats as I patted the dear old stick’s leg.

“Welcome to my world, darling.”

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Remembrance Requiem Sunday 18 09.45 Informal All-Age

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Exton Bishop's Waltham Catholic Church of Our Lady Queen of Apostles Sundays 09.30 Sunday Mass Saturdays 18.00 Evening Mass

St. Peter's

Sunday 4 08.00 BCP Communion 09.15 Parish Communion 09.15 Informal Service in

Church Hall Sunday 11 - Remembrance Day 08.00 BCP Communion 09.00 Breakfast@9 at the

Church Hall 10.50 Remembrance Service 18.30 Choral Evensong at

Blessed Mary Church, Upham Sunday 18 08.00 BCP Communion 09.15 Parish Communion 09.15 Informal Service in

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Droxford St. Mary & All Saints Sunday 4 08.00 Holy Communion

St. Peter & St. Paul

Sunday 4 15.30 All Souls Commemoration Sunday 11 - Remembrance Day 15.30 Village Act of Remembrance Sunday 18 08.00 Holy Communion Sunday 25 10.30 Holy Communion

Meonstoke St. Andrew's

Sunday 4 10.30 Family Eucharist Sunday 11 - Remembrance Day 08.00 Holy Communion 09.30 Village Act of Remembrance Sunday 25 09.30 Informal Service

Hambledon Methodist Church

Sunday 4 10.30 Morning Worship and

Children's Craft Sunday Sunday 11 10.30 Morning Worship Friday 16 19.00 Prayer and Praise with

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Sunday 4 08.00 Holy Communion 10.30 Parish Communion 18.30 Evensong Sunday 11 - Remembrance Day 08.00 Holy Communion 10.30 Remembrance Service 18.30 Evensong Sunday18 08.00 Holy Communion 10.30 Parish Communion 18.30 Evensong Sunday 25 08.00 Holy Communion 10.00 Short Family Service 11.00 Matins 18.30 Holy Communion Morning Prayer is said in

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Shirrell Heath Methodist Church

Sunday 4 10.30 Morning Worship 18.00 Evening Worship with

Holy Communion Sunday 11 - Remembrance Day 10.30 Morning Worship 18.00 Bible Study Sunday 18 09.00 Breakfast Church 09.45 All Age Worship 18.00 Evening Worship Sunday 25 10.30 Morning Worship 18.00 Evening Worship

Swanmore St Barnabas

Sunday 4 08.00 Eucharist 10.00 Parish Eucharist 18.30 All Soul’s Service Sunday 11 - Remembrance Day 08.00 Eucharist 10.00 Parish Eucharist inc

Sunday Club Sunday 18 08.00 Eucharist 10.00 3rd@10 Cafe Church Sunday 25 08.00 Eucharist

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Methodist Church

Sunday 4 10.30 Morning Service with

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at St Barnabas 18.00 Evening Service Sunday 18 10.30 Family Toy Service 18.00 Evening Service with

Holy Communion Sunday 25 10.30 Morning Service 18.00 Evening Service

Soberton St Peter's Church

Sunday 4 10.00 Parish Communion

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Day Service Sunday 18 10.00 Benefice Holy Communion

Upham Church of the Blessed Mary

Sunday 4 11.00 Parish Communion Sunday 11 - Remembrance Day 10.50 Remembrance Service 18.30 Choral Evensong Sunday 18 11.00 Parish Communion Sunday 25 11.00 Informal Service with Communion

Waltham Chase Waltham Chase Methodist Church

Sunday 4 09.30 Family Breakfast 10.00 Family Worship 11.00 Worship & Word Sunday 11 - Remembrance Day 10.30 Morning Worship Sunday 18 10.30 Morning Worship Sunday 25 10.30 Morning Worship

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e’re in the dark and we need your help. Owls play an important role in our environment. We urgently need your help to understand more about the ecology and population status of owls in the UK. As apex predators they sit at the top of the food chain and are therefore excellent indicators of the health of the countryside. We need a much better understanding of their population trends, how they use different habitats and how they interact with other species.

Data collected for Bird Atlas 2007-11 has shown a worrying contraction in geographical range and decline in abundance for Short-eared Owl. Although the distribution of Tawny Owl has changed little over the last 40 years, Breeding Bird Survey data suggest that the population is also declining. We now need specially-designed surveys to find out more about their status and how they use different habitats; the last Tawny Owl survey was carried out more than a decade ago.

The urgent work you could help to fund A project that tackles our knowledge gaps for all five UK owl species is a very ambitious undertaking. We have designed a staged approach with three elements of work; Securing better information about the habitat requirements of Tawny Owls and their breeding numbers. We’ll combine this with efforts to unite those individuals and groups studying Tawny Owls through local schemes to provide a strong link-up between regional and national patterns.

The next stage of the project will focus on the Shorteared Owl, a nomadic species for which information on movements and habitat use is particularly important in the design of sensitive land management approaches. John Calladine at BTO Scotland has just begun work which

helps us to understand more about the home range, habitat use and year-round movements of Short-eared Owls. The third stage is to extend this knowledge through a wider programme of tracking work, so that we can understand how the habitat requirements of Short-eared Owls change through the year.

This autumn and winter we want to learn more about Tawny Owl population change and understand more about their calling behaviour. To do this we need your help.

Take part in the Tawny Owl Calling Survey You can help us to increase our understanding of their calling behaviour and distribution, particularly focusing on the impact of urbanisation and artificial lighting. It's easy to take part. All you need to do is listen for Tawny Owls for 20 minutes each week, from 30 September to 31 March, from your garden, local park or woodland.You can even listen whilst lying in bed with the window open. The more weeks that you can listen the better - but you can do as many or as few weeks as you are able.

We need your help, whether you usually hear Tawny Owls or not. Knowing where owls can't be heard is just as valuable as knowing where they can be heard.

Donate to the owl appeal Our owls may be fading into the dark - we must address the gaps in our knowledge now so that we have the best chance of countering the threats they face. Let’s make sure that those magical encounters with owls don’t become even more rare.

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POPULAR TICKET OPTIONS PREMIER LOUNGE RESTAURANT The Premier Restaurant is located on the first floor of the Winner Premier Grandstand with access to a superb trackside viewing balcony with panoramic views of the racecourse.

Inside the restaurant is also a Tote betting point and Tote couriers to take your bets at your table, a cash bar and numerous flat screen TVs on which to watch the racing action. Includes Hospitality admission ticket, a gourmet buffet, Waiter/waitress service, Reserved table, Raceday programme and a Host/Tipster. This costs £79 per person.

COMPLETE RACEDAY PACKAGE Enjoy a day out at the races that does not break the bank with this amazing value package! Includes Premier Enclosure Ticket, Raceday Programme, £2 bet, Drink* & hot meal from the Premier Café. PLEASE NOTE: This package is only available in advance and must be purchased by 3pm the day before racing. *Drink includes either a pint of Stella 4/Marstons smooth/small glass

of house wine or soft drink. This costs £29 per person.

PREMIER - ADVANCE The Premier Enclosure allows access to all public areas of the racecourse, including the Ground Floor of the Premier Grandstand as well as Fontwell Gardens. The Grandstand offers additional indoor and outdoor seating, as well as premium bar, toilet and café facilities, a Betfred betting shop and flat screen TV to watch the thrilling racing action. This costs £20 per person.

PADDOCK PLUS PACKAGE This inclusive, great value package is perfect for any keen racegoer. It includes Paddock admission ticket, 1x Alcoholic Drink* and Racecard. PLEASE NOTE: This package is only available in advance and must be purchased by 3pm the day before racing. *Drink includes either a pint of Stella 4/ Marstons smooth/small glass of house wine or soft drink. This costs £20 per person.

A creative writing workshop with crime writer Diana Bretherick exploring the use of dark themes in story telling. Drawing on literature from the past and present we will discuss how to create effective villains, villainesses, heroes and heroines and examine plotting techniques that will help you to write tales full of mystery, suspense, conflict and twists that will keep your readers turning the pages.

Diana Bretherick is no stranger to crime. She worked as a criminal barrister for ten years, counselled offenders at Brixton prison and until recently was a university lecturer in criminology and criminal justice. Now she writes full time about crime in both fact and fiction.

PADDOCK - ADVANCE The Paddock Enclosure allows access to the viewing Grandstands, paddock area as well as viewing of the Winners Enclosure, four oncourse bars, numerous catering outlets, toilets and outdoor seating.You may also cross the track between races to view the racing from the centre course. This costs £15 per person.

DRESS CODE The relaxed nature at Fontwell Park carries through to our requirements for dress code.

Most importantly, please remember to dress for the weather because Fontwell Park holds race meetings all year round and conditions can vary. However we do hold a smart casual policy for The Premier Enclosure and Hospitality suites.

For more information and to buy tickets: www.fontwellpark.co.uk/whats-on/southernnational

Her first crime novel, City of Devils, was published in 2013 by Orion Books. Her second, The Devil's Daughters is out now.

Includes tea, coffee and house entry. Suitable for all levels, no experience necessary. Lunch not provided, please bring a packed lunch.

This workshop costs £53.59 and takes place on Saturday November 3rd from 11am - 4pm at Jane Austen's House Museum, Winchester Road, Chawton, GU34 1SD. For more information and tickets please visit www. jane-austens-house-museum.org.uk.

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MASTER OF THE POND

BY CLAIRE THURLOW

There’s a ‘Private Fishing’ sign posted close to the pond’s edge, but the heron clearly thinks this place exists for its personal benefit. It stands stock-still, impassive in the middle of the pond.

From a distance the big grey bird might be mistaken for an old wooden post, if it weren’t for the crest on its head and the white feathers of its under parts which ruffle in the breeze. On this cloudy October afternoon, when the waterlilies are long gone, the heron’s predominantly slate-coloured plumage merges with the shady murk of the pond water. But as I get closer, the shape of the bird is unmistakable.That long crooked neck, daggershaped bill and powerful, yet hunched, silhouette make it one of our most recognisable British birds.

The heron bides its time, seemingly oblivious to a noisy rabble of ducks on the other side of the pond, or a wheeling buzzard overhead. It sees me watching from the bank, but sensing that I’m not a threat, ignores me. It waits patiently, the inscrutable ruler of the pond.

The heron takes a step forward, leisurely but assured, working the pond. It scans the shallow water for a meal, ready to strike.The mallards, around a dozen in total, retreat, squawking and flapping, to the reeds.They are flustered, but not concerned enough to flee. A few months ago they might have feared for the safety of a duckling with this predator around, but the ducklings are fully grown now and big enough to fend for themselves.

The heron struts through the shallows, as tall as a small child, stirring up silt and sending ripples across the water.The bird’s focus is on fish, not fowl.The weather remains mild, with autumnal trees reflected on the surface, while dark shapes dart beneath.Yet in the chilly months to come, when fish escape to the more temperate depths of the pond, and when the surface

may be packed with ice, birds should be on their guard.The heron is an expert opportunist and may turn on any small bird foolish enough to get too close. Frogs, voles, moles, worms and insects are all at risk.There have even been reports of the heron’s rat-catching skills, prising rodents from the reeds and swallowing them alive and kicking.

The heron is clearly at home here, although the pond is far from large.They are an adaptable lot, taking advantage of almost any watery location, and can be found from estuaries to canals, from salt marshes to rural ditches and village ponds like this one. After harvest, they may visit farmland to hunt for rodents in stubbly fields. Or a taste for goldfish will tempt them to tiny back garden ponds, where they stealthily fish at dawn or dusk.

Like this one, herons are usually solitary, but from February to April, they gather together to breed, creating a temporary colony of up to 40 pairs.Their nests are precarious, ramshackle affairs, surprising high up in the trees for such large birds. Elegant and confident while striding through the shallows, the heron has the look of an ungainly flier.

But I’m proved wrong. A tractor rumbles down the lane and the heron is suspicious. It launches into the air, with slow, dignified beats of powerful wings which must span nearly two metres. It tucks its neck in as it flies, and stretches those impossibly long legs straight out behind, stiff as bamboo canes. A little ungainly, perhaps, compared to the aeronautics of the buzzard above, and far from beautiful, but powerful, controlled. Steady wing-beats carry the heron to a nearby oak, where it lands solidly on a broken branch and hops to the very end. It shakes its head, shakes its tail feathers, sticks out its beak and tests the air.Then it settles patiently and waits.

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Bishop’s Waltham Library Toddler Time Every Wednesday during Term Time. 10.30am – 11am. Stories, rhymes and simple craft for the under 5’s

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