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Eastleigh Gazette ISSUE No. 97 JUNE, 2012

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to the June edition of the Eastleigh Gazette. This month we have the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations which means we have a long bank holiday. There are events organised in most towns and villages to include everyone. We just need to keep fingers and toes crossed for good weather!!! As usual this month’s magazines has articles from The Anorak Man and Surinder Bellamy – both of whom have been contributing to our publications for many years now, for which we are extremely grateful. Ben Hall is our latest regular contributor, and this month he is telling us about Urban Myths – see page 6. The Eastleigh Gazette is one of five in our series of publications – others cover the Andover, Eastleigh, Romsey, Test Valley and Wellow areas. If you would like to see sample copies of any of our other magazines, please don’t hesitate to contact me. And please keep sending us in all your diary dates and details and articles about local event. Our magazines are printed in a factory that is FSC® and ISO 14001 certified. Sustainable and environmentally friendly printing is part of our ethos. Using vegetable-based inks and recycling nearly one hundred percent of our paper waste means you can be confident that this publication isn’t harming the planet.Have a lovely June.

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In this issue… 6

Urban Myths

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Ben Harris talks about

URBAN MYTHS

Carrots let you see in the dark, goldfish have a three second memory and the only man-made object visible from space is the Great Wall of China - all great trivia facts that everyone knows, right? Wrong! In fact none of these are true at all! They are what are known as urban legends, and are just a few examples of a long list of strange and quirky myths that we all accept as known truths. In actual fact, the myth about carrots was started by the RAF during World War II to hide the fact that the British had started to use radar, thus enabling them to effectively see in the dark! A fake story was printed in the newspapers owing their new found effectiveness at night flying to the consumption of carrots – deliberately misinforming the public and in turn the enemy! Goldfish have perfectly normal memories, and scientists have proven that they remember things for up to six months.

By definition an urban legend is a second hand story that is just plausible enough to be believable, but presented as truth. It is usually based on a statistic or ironic story that is so compelling you can’t help but memorise it and repeat it to your friends, and before too long they become viral. The internet has certainly made it much easier to spread these fascinating untruths, and perhaps the best example of this is the fact that you accidentally swallow about eight spiders a year in your sleep. Is this true? Absolutely not! Spiders have a natural instinct to stay alive and crawling into a snoring mouth would be extremely unlikely. In fact, this non-fact was deliberately created by a journalist in 1993 to prove that you could make up anything on the internet and people would believe it – how right she was! Finally here are few more popular urban legends that we can put to bed - sugar does not cause hyperactivity in children; shaving doesn’t make your hair grow back thicker; going out with wet hair doesn’t mean you will catch a cold; elephants are not the only mammal unable to jump, and, believe it or not, there is absolutely no truth whatsoever in the myth that lemmings voluntarily leap to their deaths from cliff tops. This particular one was actually created by Disney! These urban myths are certainly unusual, funny and sometimes shocking. But what is amazing is that so many people believe them and pass them on. Perhaps the strangest thing is that I still want to believe them all!

As for the Great Wall of China, you would actually need eyesight 17,000 times better than normal 20/20 vision to see it from the moon! And despite this myth being debunked many years ago, it is still repeated as fact by nearly everyone.

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Forthcoming shows at Romsey’s Plaza Theatre include the Footlights Youth Theatre’s presentation of Sweet Charity and a presentation of of Alan Bennett’s Habeas Corpus by The Romsey Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society (RAODS). Sweet Charity, which will be presented from July 10th to 14th at 7.30pm each day, with a additional show at 2.30pm on July 14th, will give the audience the chance to discover the romantic misadventures of Charity Hope Valentine, the gregarious, gullible and guileless girl who repeatedly gives her heart and her dreams to the wrong men.

sister, Connie is obsessed with developing her flat chest and makes a plan to help nature along and there are plenty of offers to give her a helping hand! Will the doctor get away with his clumsy attempts at seduction? Will Canon Throbbing, the randy local vicar, still be left unsatisfied? Will Connie’s new extensive bust land her the man of her dreams? Will the despairing Mr Purdue finally pop his cork? There’s only one way to find out! Further details of these two and other shows due to take place at The Plaza can be seen at www. plazatheatre.com and on-line ticket booking can be carried out at www.ticketsource.co.uk/ plazatheatre.

Accompanied by a host of outrageously colourful characters and a show-stopping score featuring The Rhythm of Life, Dream Your Dream and Big Spender, this musical promises to be an evening to remember for all the family. Twenty two years after RAODS first performed it, from July 17th to 21st they will be returning to Habeas Corpus, the hilariously entertaining, bawdy picture postcard comedy that combines the fast-paced fun of a classic farce with Bennett’s unmistakably dry Northern wit. It’s a balmy summer afternoon, and a variety of upper middle class residents are certainly feeling the heat. The sex-mad Dr Arthur Wicksteed is caught in a compromising position with a gorgeous young patient. His wife, Muriel craves the reawakening of her passion – with anyone from a travelling salesman to her husband’s bitter rival. While Arthur’s

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Surinder Bellamy tells how to

LOSE WEIGHT IN TIME FOR SUMMER! If you’ve got your summer holiday booked or are planning to have a week or two in the sun, then there’s still some time to make some changes to diet and exercise if you want to lose a few pounds and shape up before getting into those summer clothes. Toning up the muscles to have a firmer body and burning off as much excess fat as possible are what’s needed. However, most people confuse weight-loss on the scales with actual fat-loss, but this often isn’t the case. When you weigh yourself, you are weighing your total body weight, which includes all of you – your bones, your muscle tendons and ligaments, your fat and your water content and everything that’s contained inside your skin. Trying to lose ‘weight’ is really about reducing body fat, whilst preserving muscle mass. Often weight-loss achieved through dieting is a result of fluid and muscle loss, as well as fat. It is important when on a weight-reducing programme to make sure that you are only losing fat and not water and muscle. There are three main elements of a good weightloss programme that will help you build muscle, burn calories and stay healthy. These are cardiovascular exercise, strength training and a healthy eating plan that you can follow. Stretching would be incorporated into your cardio and strength work. Warming up and stretching before and especially after a work out is important because, as it helps prevent injury and because muscles contract during exercise and stretching afterwards lengthens them back out again and prevents tight muscles and future problems. Before you start it’s also a good idea to check with your doctor and get the all clear, especially for cardiovascular work, which takes your heart rate up and can impact on the joints. Once you’ve done that, then all that you need to get started is to set aside 3060 minutes, 4-6 times a week. Put it into your diary or on your calendar and stick to it. Decide whether you’re going to do this first thing in the morning, in your lunch hour or in the evening - then do it.

Once you’ve decided when to exercise, make sure you have a good pair of trainers, a sports bra (for the ladies) and loose, comfortable clothing. To burn calories, you’ll need to do cardio for at least 30 minutes, 4-6 days each week. Choosing something you enjoy (or at least don’t mind) is more important than trying to make yourself do something you dislike. Intensity, duration and the type of activity is also something to keep in mind. Power-walking, jogging, and running are the same type of activity but the intensity varies greatly. Bear in mind also whether you can support your bodyweight for the required length of time, in which case consider swimming or cycling. There are so many activities to do – dancing, tennis, golf, and many other sports that include a social element or interaction with another person. As well as doing cardio, strength training is an essential part of weight-loss to build lean muscle and raise your metabolism. Many people overlook the importance of strength (weight) training in a weightloss programme and some women still believe that it will give them big muscles or that it is only for men. However the after-effects of strength-training in burning calories last much longer than after doing cardio. This is because the body has to burn calories in repairing muscles. You will adapt to your exercise as your fitness improves, so it’s important to have the right eating plan. You must constantly aim to burn more calories than you eat so be prepared to make changes to your diet. Try to think in terms of health and nutrition and aim to eat from all of the food groups each day. These are complex carbohydrates, proteins, vegetables, fruits and dairy. It will help to remember the following – • Don’t skip meals and never skip breakfast! This actually slows down your metabolism, which means your body is burning fewer calories.

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• Drink more water. Staying hydrated stops you feeling hungry and is important during and after exercise to replace lost fluid. • Watch your portion sizes. Many people eat quite well, but they simply eat more than their bodies require. You can continue to eat the foods you like - just in smaller amounts. • Watch out for low-fat or light products in the supermarkets as these can often be high in sugar. • Eat high fibre, low calories foods that can add bulk to your diet and fill your plate like vegetables and most fruits. With exercise and healthy activity every little bit helps and doing something is always better than doing nothing, so get those trainers on and enjoy a fit and healthy summer! Surinder Bellamy is a personal trainer and life and performance coach based near Wellow and also covering Salisbury, Romsey and Cei Note pads:Cei letterheading final Totton areas. For fitness, weight-loss, nutrition, stress, pre/post natal, lifestyle/behavioural and wedding/holiday goals, she can be contacted by telephone on 01725-511795 or 07763-823699.

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Pan-Fried Cod with Broad Beans and Pancetta

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Ian Wooldridge, Head Chef, at Kimbridge Farm, near Romsey with your Seasonal Produce Recipe

Make the most of broad beans during their short season with this quick, but sophisticated fish dish. This recipe serves four.

Shopping List -

400 grams of podded broad beans (weight with pods approx 1.6Kg) A little salt

125 grams of pancetta, cut into strips

4 cod fillets, skin-on, 125 grams each

200 grams of crème fraiche

40 grams of salted butter

Half a 25 gram packet of fresh dill

Large handful of parsley,

Salt & freshly milled black pepper Firstly, blanch the podded broad beans in a pan of lightly salted boiling water for 2 minutes. Drain and then plunge the beans into cold water. Larger or older (late season) broad beans will now need their membranes peeled off. Next, heat a frying pan and add the pancetta strips. There isn’t a need to add any additional fat or oil. Fry until the fat from the pancetta is rendered and it becomes crisp. Add the blanched broad beans to the pan, constantly stirring until tender. Now stir in the crème fraiche. Discard the thicker storks from the dill and chop the rest finely, then add to the pan. Season with salt and pepper and set aside. In a separate pan, heat a little olive oil. Season the cod fillets with salt and pepper and place skin-side down into the pan. Fry for approximately 3 minutes until the skin is crisp. Turn the fillets over and add the butter (10g each) and

Olive oil

finely chopped cook for a further 2 to 3 minutes until they are cooked through, basting them with the butter as you go. The cod is cooked when it breaks easily with a fork. Depending on the size of the pan, you can do this one or more at a time. To serve, share the broad bean mixture between four plates and place the cod skin-side up on top. Sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley. A bowl of buttered new potatoes or sauté potatoes would be a good accompaniment.

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HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

USEFUL NUMBERS Eastleigh Health Centre

023 8061 2197

Eastleigh Police Station

0845 045 4545

Summer Half Term Mon 4 June 2012 to Fri 8 June 2012

0845 6035631 01329 225391

Summer Tue 24 July 2012 to Fri 31 August 2012

Eastleigh Borough Council

023 8068 8000

Solent Blue Line Bus Enquiries

Autumn Half Term Holiday Mon 29 October 2012 to Fri 2 November 2012

023 8061 8233

Rail Enquiries

08457 484950

Eastleigh Library

NHS Direct

0845 4647 for Out of Hours advice

Citizens Advice Bureau, 101 Leigh Rd, Eastleigh Mon-Thur 10am-4pm, Tue-Thur 10am-4pm 023 8061 6046

Christmas Holiday Mon 24 December 2012 to Fri 4 January 2013 Spring Half Term Holiday Mon 18 February 2013 to Fri 22 February 2013 Easter Holiday Fri 29 March 2013 to Fri 12 April 2013

RECYCLING BANKS

OUT OF HOURS CHEMISTS

For a full list of recycling banks within Eastleigh Borough see www.hants.gov.uk

Asda Chandlers Ford Pharmacy Mon, Tue, Wed 8am to 9pm, Thu, Fri 8am to 10pm, Sat 8am to 8pm, Sun 10am to 4pm (including Bank Holidays)

Books - Asda Chandlers Ford Household Waste - Woodside avenue Garden Waste Collection Call 023 8068 3342 or 023 8068 8396 Computer Equipment - Call 01288 361177 Batteries Argos and Tesco Metro in the Swan Centre, Homebase on Chestnut Ave, B&Q on Shakespeare Rd, Currys on Market St, Tesco Express on Twyford Rd

Boyatt Pharmacy, Shakespeare Road Mon to Fri until 7pm Fair Oak Village Pharmacy, 37 Summerlands Road Mon-Fri 8.15am to 7:15pm, Sat: 9am to 5pm Falkland Pharmacy, Falkland Court Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri until 6.30pm, Wed until 7pm

Aluminium Foil - Asda Chandlers Ford

Sainsburys, Eastleigh Mon to Fri until 8pm, Sat 9am until 6pm

Clothing - Salvation Army Blenheim Rd, Eastleigh Borough council Offices at the Civic Centre

Boots, Swan Centre Sun 10am until 4pm

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NHS helpline can be contacted for local health info or health advice on 0845 4647

OTHER USEFUL INFO Eastleigh Market days are held each Thursday and Saturday Swan Centre opening hours - Mon-Sat 9am to 5.30pm, Sun 10am to 1600 Tesco Metro opening hours - Mon-Sat 6am to 10pm, Sun 10am to 4pm Sainsburys Eastleigh - Mon-Sat 8am to 8pm, Sun 10am to 4pm Asda - Open 24 hrs from Mon 7.30am to Sat 10pm, Sun 10am to 4pm

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June 6th

South Hampshire Historical Aviation Society meeting at Romsey Conservative Club featuring a talk entitled “Cold War and Hot Island”

June 9th

South Wales Male Choir in concert in Romsey Abbey in aid of Parkinsons UK (7.30pm) (telephone 01794-512987 for details)

June 9th

“Southampton’s Titanic Story in Song” at The Plaza Theatre, Romsey (8.00pm) (telephone 01794512987 for details)

June 9th/10th

Vintage Vehicles at Royal Victoria Country Park, Netley Abbey (11.00am each day) (telephone 023-8045-5157 for details)

June 10th

Hampshire Farmers’ Market at Winchester (9.00am) (telephone 01420-588671 for details)

June 10th

The New Forest Brass Band performing on The Memorial Park Bandstand, Romsey (3.00pm) (telephone 01794-514948 for details)

June 13th

“A Ramble Round The Test Valley” with Hampshire Wildlife and Isle of Wight Trust from Testwood Lakes (10.00am) (telephone 023-8042-4206 for details)

June 15th

Organ Recital by Armin Becker in Romsey Abbey (7.30pm)

June 16th/17th

Southampton Dog Show at Royal Victoria Country Park, Netley Abbey (11.00am each day) (telephone 023-8045-5157 for details)

June 16th/17th

Custom and Hot Rod Festival at Beaulieu (10.00am each day) (telephone 01590-612345 for details)

June 17th

“We’ll Meet Again” featuring music from the forties with The Swing Unlimited Big Band at Embley Park, Romsey (3.30pm) (telephone 01794-512987 for details)

June 19th

“Wildflower Walk” at Swanwick Lakes with Hampshire Wildlife and Isle of Wight Trust (10.30am) (telephone 01489-570240 for details)

June 21st

Romsey Hospital League of Friends Bring and Buy Sale in the hospital gardens (2.00pm) (telephone 01794-513312 for details)

June 23rd

“A Just Peace For Palestine” with Garth Hewitt at Hanger Farm, Totton (7.30pm) (telephone 0238081-2702 for details)

June 23rd

Michelmersh Silver Band in concert in Romsey Abbey (7.30pm) (telephone 01794-512987 for details)

June 24th

Hampshire Farmers’ Market at Winchester (9.00am) (telephone 01420-588671 for details)

June 24th

Flautissimo performing on The Memorial Park Bandstand, Romsey (3.00pm) (telephone 01794514948 for details)

June 30th

Summer Fayre at St Peter’s Church, Boyatt Wood (12.00noon) (telephone 023-8036-4176 for details)

June 30th

“Downland Treasures at Broughton Down” with Hampshire Wildlife and Isle of Wight Trust (2.00am) (telephone 01962-864440 for details)

July 2nd

Romsey Choral Society with The Academy of St Thomas Orchestra in concert at Romsey Abbey (7.30pm) (telephone 01794-512987 for details)

July 6th-15th

Winchester Festival (telephone 01962-857276 for details)

July 4th

Walk at Old Winchester Hill with Hampshire Wildlife and Isle of Wight Trust (10.30am) (telephone 023-9222-1361 for details)

July 4th

South Hampshire Historical Aviation Society meeting at Romsey Conservative Club

July 5th

Southampton Canal Society Annual General Meeting followed by cheese and wine at Chilworth Parish Hall (7.45pm)

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