Issue 37 - May/June 2011
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Home Improvement Health & Beauty Gardening Education Professional Services
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Pet Services
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Event Services
Education
University – To Go or Not to Go p6
Gardening in May by Pippa Greenwood, BBC Radio 4's 'Gardeners' Question Time' Panellist p18
Travel
Discover Cappadocia, Turkey p8
Motoring
What is the Most Profitable Car? p48
Health
How to Keep Your Heart Healthy p23
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Education p32
Hello Residents,
I hope you enjoyed the glorious weather in April and made the most of all the days off we had, especially the Royal Wedding. To be honest, I am not a huge royalty fan as I believe that respect and admiration should be earned and not expected just as result of one’s title, but it was an opportunity not to missed to bring communities together. At the last minute, we organised a street party with bunting, balloons and a bbq with our neighbours; meeting a few for the first time. Not as big as the gatherings in Hyde Park, St Andrews and Southampton, of course, but it felt good to share the experience with the people we see almost daily but don’t often make the time to get to know better. If you have any street party pictures, email them to me and I’ll put them on the website... the one that looks like they are having the most fun wins a bottle of champagne!
It’s FREE ! Going out with the family can be an expensive exercise but it doesn’t have to be. I’ve found lots of free events in May and June so this issue’s Out & About is split into FREE events and NOT FREE. There’s too much going on to print so visit the website for a more comprehensive listing. If you know of any event that you want others to know about then please email me and I’ll publicise it for you. The magazine is delivered to 42,000 homes in and around Southampton so it’s a great place to promote a summer fayre, a charity event, a club and, of course, local businesses!
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Health & Beauty p22
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This month:
Out & About: FREE 10/20 Not Free 20/21 Articles: University - To Go or Not to Go 6 Travel: Cappadocia 8 Competition - Win 100! 13 Gardening - May 18 How to Keep your Heart Healthy 23 Beauty Tips: Smile Bright 24 Something Old, Something New 26 Tech for the Great Outdoors 34 Books You Must Own 36 Working from Home: Larry No Mates 42 Most Profitable Cars 48 Recipe: Asparagus Bruschettas 52 Local Information Useful Telephone Nos 4 Regular Events 60 Coffee Time Puzzles 12-13 Fun Quiz - On the Road 41 Science Facts 47 Puzzle Answers 63
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Framed by the Taurus mountains to the south, the high plateau of Cappadocia lies in central Turkey, a land bristling with volcanic features, known as ‘fairy chimneys’, and carved with ancient underground cities and rock churches. For early Christians and others who farmed the surrounding land, living underground was safe, cool in summer, warm in winter and whenever you needed extra space, you could just dig another room in the relatively soft stone. Stables were near the top, accessed down a ramp, while further down was a network of communal kitchens, sleeping quarters, stores, niches for oil lamps, wine cellars and chapels. The cities ran seven floors deep, often more, with air shafts, wells and millstones (complete with peepholes) which could block the tunnels in time of danger. Many such cities remain undiscovered but 36 have been identified, a few partially opened to visitors who file through narrow passageways, stooping right down at times with the occasional moment of panic but rarely a chance to
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turn back. The largest city is Kaymakli, the deepest Derinkuyu. Both are on the tourist trail. Meanwhile above ground, nature has shaped the most fantastic fairyland, eroding the soft tufa layer left by eruptions to uncover tall columns of hard rock marching through the countryside like a giant army. Some, capped with basalt, look like overgrown mushrooms, others come to a point like pixies’ hats, many are pierced with the dark holes of troglodyte dwellings. Large or small, these so-called fairy chimneys come in twos or threes, or family-sized groups, while here and there sculpted ridges cling to curving slopes the colour of cappuccino. At over 1000 metres, the little town of Ürgüp is a convenient place to stay, with its share of fairy chimneys, its rock-hewn houses turned into cave hotels and on the doorstep, a whole flotilla of hot air balloons offering the ride of a lifetime. Every morning, they rise above Red Valley, packed with wide-eyed tourists, gliding high above it all or dipping down for a close-up view. Back on land, the astonishing moonscape stretches as far as you can see, Pigeon Valley, Hunters Valley,
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Uchisar, and when you reach the best viewpoints, cameras clicking all around, you almost forget to browse the souvenir stalls brimming with pottery, turquoise and pashmina. But there is more to this land than caves and fairy chimneys. Not so far away among the vineyards, the Göreme Open Air Museum preserves some of Cappadocia’s finest rock-cut monasteries and churches, dating back to the early days of Christianity. Footpaths and steps lead you from one chapel to the next where wall paintings and frescoes in earthy tones depict scenes from the New Testament, or St Theodore and St George slaying the dragon. Most decorations are from the 11th to 13th centuries but there are earlier examples.
Carved into rock or cliff, every chapel has a story to tell. Sandals is named after mysterious footprints, the Dark Church was a pigeon house, and you find a Snake Church, home of the dragon, an Apple Church, once near an orchard, Santa Barbara, where red lines were drawn on the vault to imitate brick, and the beautifully restored Tokali, with gleaming lapis lazuli in its newer section. At the entrance to the complex, the Nunnery rises on several floors, church and cells cut into the towering rock and just like in the underground cities, connected by tunnels with millstone doors. Cappadocia is indeed like nowhere else in Turkey, equally stunning above and underground.. By Solange Hando
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FREE EVENTS Central Parks Walk
Wed 11 May 12:30-1:30pm Meet at Art Gallery Fountain, Civic Centre “World of Plants” Find out where in the world some of our plants come from and their range of uses.
Southampton Kite Festival 18 & 19 June 10am-5:30pm Lordshill Sports Ground, SO16 Flying displays from some of the UK’s best kite fliers, kite competitions, entertainment, kite making workshops, training sessions and stalls, refreshments, live music etc. Plus ‘Parachuting Teddy Bears’! Bring your own kite and fly! www.solentkiteflyers.org.uk
Adult Learning Festival
Sat 14 May 11am-4pm Taster activities to try out and information on a wide range of learning activities available across the city.
Annual Mayor Making Ceremony
18 May 11:00am Southampton Guildhall Election of the 789th Mayor of Southampton. Public to be seated by 10.40am please.
Southampton Sports Boat & RIB Show 21 & 22 May open from 10am Ocean Village Marina Non stop entertainment and attractions, exhibits, competitions and demonstrations. Huge range of Sports Boat & RIBS on the water www. sportsboatandribshow.co.uk
Bollywood Baratt Outdoor Show Sat 21 May 8pm-9:30pm Guildhall Square Bollywood Baraat is a spectacular outdoor performance; all-singing, all-dancing show blends live theatre and film to create Southampton’s very own Bollywood film. Join the bride, groom and their crazy relatives for Southampton’s biggest wedding of the year. www. bollywoodbaraat.com.
Warhol Exhibition
Until 26 June Hansard Gallery showcases Warhol’s hugely influential film and photography, while Southampton City Art Gallery exhibits iconic paintings, prints and posters, alongside an Andy Warhol ‘factory’ style activity space for young people and families.
Little Pickles Market Lyndhurst
Lyndhurst Community Centre Sun 12 June 2-4pm Loads of tables with pre-loved children’s items and clothes and a small selection of business stalls. From pushchairs to books, toys to maternity wear. Tables: 07856 832095, 2pm4pm £1 per adult (ok, not free but v.cheap!)
Emerge Festival
21 May, Eastleigh 22 May, Winchester Starts 11am Vibrant and imaginative street performances from emerging street artists in various outdoor locations.
Stoneham War Shrine & Spring Fayre
Sat 7 May Rededication Ceremony 12 noon Fayre 2-4pm Avenue Park, North Stoneham SO53 3HN Open to visitors for the first time since its restoration. Belles of London City Morris, the Welcoming of the Cows, The War Graves Photographic Project, and plenty of tea and cakes.
Flower Design Workshops 30 May - 3 June Exbury Gardens Hosted by talented team from the local branch of the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies. Free within admission charge.
Petal Fall Weekend
4 & 5 June Exbury Gardens Children free-of-charge this weekend. Pick up fallen petals from the rhododendrons and azaleas and help to make a giant collage. Normal adult admission applies.
Romsey Green Fair
Sat 14 May 10 – 4pm Crosfield Hall, Broadwater Rd Stalls, workshops, Fair Trade Cafe, raffle, competitions, childrens activities, Maggies Musical Playground, art displays, recycled crafts, free bike health checks, things to buy and things to try. Listings continue on page 20
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Gardening - May by Pippa Greenwood
It’s great to be joining you on a regular basis, especially when the subject is gardening! I’ll be giving you some hints and tips for what to be doing in your own gardens, letting you know what I’m up to in mine, and in the process hopefully inspiring you to get out in to the garden more, enjoy everything it has to offer, and achieve some pretty impressive results yourself. Welcome to May, one of the fastest moving months in the gardening year. May is the month when plants just keep on and on growing and developing. New transplants, recently allowed to enjoy the ‘great outdoors’ after an early start in a greenhouse, wait a week or two and then POW! they’re off, and showing you their potential. Old established garden friends, their roots well down in the soil, put on new leaves, stem growth, flower buds maybe even flowers and enjoy the fact that whilst the weather has warmed up, they’ve not yet been hit by growth-restricting drier conditions of summer. It’s a month when it is hard not to feel a regular desire to grab a trowel (or perhaps a fork, spade or cultivator) and get out there and enjoy yourself while at the same time giving the garden and its plants the TLC that’s deserved. What better way to spend an hour or two….or perhaps even a day or two? With the massive surge in interest in growing your own vegetables, vegetable plants and seeds are available just about everywhere, so there are no excuses for not giving it a go. Even if time is short
or space at a premium, it really is worth growing a few crops – the feeling of self-satisfaction when you make that first harvest is just SO good.... not to mention the taste of the crops themselves. At this time of year you can sow seeds of many vegetables direct into the soil or large pots of multi-purpose compost. Try your hand at climbing French beans, dwarf French beans, runner beans, carrots, salad leaves, spinach or peas. I also adore home grown sweetcorn; this too can be sown direct now, but make sure you sow the seed in a square e.g. four rows of four seeds, formed in to a square (it is a wind pollinated crop and this is the way to get good, well-filled cobs). It is a bit late to raise your own courgettes, squash, tomatoes or peppers from seed, but there should be plenty of young plants available in local nurseries or garden centres – just make sure you buy a variety of tomato or pepper suitable for growing outdoors if you don’t have a greenhouse (the label should make this clear). It is worth spending a few minutes to check flower beds and borders, however small or large, as at this time of year they are a hive of activity. I just have masses of twiggy pea-sticks (well branched prunings will do) and have driven them in around the edges of several herbaceous perennials. So many of these lovely plants are inclined to flop disastrously later in the year, but supported subtly now, they’ll remain upright. As I do this I always spot a few other things that need seeing to as well. All
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With most of the gardening year ahead feeding makes sense too. So whether you have a wellstocked compost heap, or prefer to use fertilisers
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from the garden centre, apply them now so that your flowers, fruits and veg have a chance to make best use of them.
Golden Rules: ✦✦ Make sure that seedlings and young plants get enough natural light. ✦✦ Gradually harden off young plants before planting them out. ✦✦ In warmer areas, start to plant out more tender crops, but protect with cloches at first.
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the lovely lush growth means that (in my garden at least) slugs and snails are having a fantastic time devastating the tender new leaves. When I put new plants in the ground I scatter oyster shell around the soil beneath the plants. It is readily available from local suppliers of chicken feed, and is by far the best barrier to slugs and snails that I know....and bought in this way, it does not cost a fortune either. Early aphid (greenfly and blackfly) infestations are also likely to be building up now, and dealt with promptly they are unlikely to cause too much damage – a gentle but firm squash between finger and thumb works a treat, or for those less partial to direct action like this, spray with a fatty-acid or soap-based spray late in the day when bees are no longer about.
✦✦ Tomatoes in containers need regular feeding with a liquid tomato food. ✦✦ Treat yourself to some summer bedding for a really lively terrace-container, but check the forecast carefully before planting them out.
Pippa Greenwood is a gardening writer and journalist and regular panellist on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Gardeners’ Question Time’. Visit www. pippagreenwood.com and sign up as a ‘Friend of Pippa’ to receive a free e-book and regular updates and bulletins. Up until early June you can also order ‘Grow Your Own with Pippa Greenwood’ – garden ready veg plants plus weekly advice emails from Pippa.
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healthy The British Heart Foundation celebrates its 50th birthday this year, so to commemorate the charity’s milestone, we’ve put together some tips to help you keep your heart healthy. Keep an eye on your blood pressure When was the last time you had yours checked? Hypertension (high blood pressure) is one of the UK’s biggest killers, contributing to the risk of heart disease and strokes. The Stroke Association estimates that a quarter of people have undetected high blood pressure – don’t be one of them, get yours checked now.
Eat chocolate Although it would be lovely to tuck into a box of Milk Tray for medicinal purposes, it’s the dark stuff you should be including in your diet. Full of monounsaturated fat, fibre, antioxidants and magnesium, a few blocks a day can help regulate blood pressure too.
Watch your waist Holding weight around your midriff means you are more likely to develop heart disease and diabetes, as fat stored here can have a big impact upon your arteries. If you think your tummy could do with some down-sizing, up your exercise and cut down on treats and goodies – it’ll be worth it!
Keep active Just half an hour of moderate exercise each day will go a long way to keep your heart, body and mind healthy.
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Diet swaps Go easy on the salt, cream, butter and cheese – instead, try to include oily fish, avocados and olives in your diet, which contain the really good fats that do wonders for your blood cholesterol levels.
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Something
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Unexpected and individual, unique and environmentally friendly, well-made and timelessly appealing – how does this sound? Whether we’re talking vintage, retro, antique or, erm, just plain old, there are heaps of good reasons why adding a well-chosen selection of ‘mature’ furnishings to any room scheme can be enormously successful. Old pieces make a statement, have a fascinating history and are built to last. The quality of old pine, for example, is vastly superior to that of new pine (and a nicer colour, too), and old mirrors are much more flattering. What’s more, including even just one antique piece in an otherwise-modern room will add texture and subtle individuality. But just how do you combine old with new, contemporary with classic? Especially when the aim is to be both good-looking and practical, with a look that won’t go out of fashion in the next five minutes. As with all interior design schemes, it’s best to start by assessing your room. Measure it and draw a plan, marking in such key elements as windows, doors, built-in cupboards, radiators, light fittings, plus sockets and so on. Do you need to make any structural changes? If so, now’s the time. If the structure is fine, consider the room’s size and shape, and whether its architectural style will affect the way in which you decorate. Work out where furniture will go, and whether you have too much or too little of it. Now you have a good idea of what type of things you’ll need to look out for – whether you’re planning a trip to the high street, a charity shop, car boot sale or auction house. The next important principle is to concentrate on 26
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Tech For The Great Outdoors Gadgets to take with you when you’re out and about After a pretty terrible winter, the longer days and warmer temperatures mean most of us can’t wait to get out of the house - and technology is happy to come with us. Whether you’re an explorer or just fancy listening to your iPod in the garden, there are plenty of high-tech ways to enjoy the great outdoors.
gps One of the most interesting kinds of outdoor technology is GPS, the global positioning system that tells your sat-nav where you are. Portable GPS units such as Garmin’s Etrex H (around £70) enable a new kind of sport, called Geocaching. It’s a kind of electronic treasure hunt: on sites such as Geocaching.com you can discover co-ordinates of interesting things or secret stashes. Plug the co-ordinates into your portable GPS system and it tells you how to get there. It’s a great way to discover hidden historical gems or just really interesting walks that others have created for you. If you like the sound of geocaching and you own a smartphone there are several GPSenabled smartphone apps, so for example iPhone users can pick up Groundspeak’s Geocaching for just £5.99.
record the experience If you’d like to record the rough and tumble of your outdoor adventures, the GoPro Helmet Hero camera (£129 from Wilkinson.co.uk) can be mounted on a cycling helmet or other outdoor kit for hands-free snapping. There are also plenty of rugged cameras that can handle lumps and bumps, bashes and splashes: Kodak’s PlaySport camcorder (around £94) and Toshiba’s Camileo BW10 can both shoot HD video, and they’re waterproof to 2m (Toshiba) and 3m (Kodak), making them immune to splashes and rain. 34
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Books you must own! We all love a handy tip or some specialist advice from someone in the know. Here, we’ve put together seven must-have titles – with guidance on everything from domestic cleaning to how to perform the Heimlich manoeuvre.
Reader’s Digest Forbidden Advice
This fantastic tome of advice features pearls of wisdom from the ‘people who know’: doctors, dentists, solicitors, shopkeepers and more. With categories including food, health, homecare, social life and education, and featuring every topic under the sun, you won’t want to miss a word. Did you know that chillies can relieve arthritis? That HMRC can see what you’re up to on eBay? And having a landline can improve your credit rating? You’ll be amazed at what you can pick up from this great book.
Everything You Need to Know
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Working from home Larry No-Mates by Ted Bruning It feels like a long time since I had any colleagues. Well, it’s four-and-a-half years, to be precise; so yes, it is quite a long time since I had any colleagues. But is that a good thing or a bad thing? I have always maintained – and it’s not a particularly original thought – that the pleasure you derive from your job really derives from those you work with. Whatever you do, from the ludicrously cushy to the back-breakingly hard (but barring the wilder extremes – I’m not talking rock-breaking in Siberia here), you soon start to take it for granted. I’ve been a journalist for many years, and the work has always been interesting with a fair few perks, mainly in the form of subsidised travel and lavish dinners thrown in. Not so much now as when I was in the brewing trade press; but I still get the odd trip hither and yon and a few days in Brittany or Belgium now and again do relieve the monotony. It’s work, and that’s that. You come to take money for granted, too, whether you’re just making ends meet like me or raking in obscene piles of moolah like, say, a banker (boo hiss!). But rich or poor (or poor-ish, at any rate), people in my experience tend to structure their lives according to their expectations and once they’ve settled into a means-related pattern, and always assuming a modicum of security, money becomes a secondary issue. 42
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The Range Rover Sport benefits from all factors that make a model profitable: It’s based on an existing chassis (Defender) which keeps build costs low. It’s sold for a premium with lots of added extras. And it’s been kept on sale for a long period of time without a major redesign. All these add up to a holy grail in terms of profitability.
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Aston Martin Cygnet Ok, we know this hasn’t arrived yet, but the baby Aston has the potential to be a real profit centre for the maker. Essentially rebadging a Toyota iQ and charging £30k-plus for it – and that’s before buyers have shelled out on extras – could spell happy times for the marque. However, despite its potential, our experts warned this would only be possible if buyers like it…
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REGULAR EVENTS ADULTS St Michael’s Church Parish Hall, Bassett Tea Dance: Last Fri of month 2-4pm. Dance Tuition: Every Fri except last Fri. 2-3pm Coffee Morning: Sat 10.30am & Wed 10am Little Treasures Preschool: Mon-Wed & Fri 9.15-12.15, Thurs 12.30-3.30pm
Free Lunchtime Musical Concerts
Every Tuesday 1:15 - 1:45pm St Michaelís Church, Bugle St Performed by the Friends of St Michaelís Instrumental Scholars at the University of Southampton. Feel free to bring your sandwiches!
Southampton City Art Gallery
Mondays CLOSED Tues - Sat 10am - 5pm Sundays 1 - 4pm Civic Centre Tel: 023 8083 2705 Exhibitions and displays range from ancient culture to the cutting-edge and the Gallery is internationally renowned for its impressive art collection, spanning six centuries of European art history.
Alzeimer’s Society & Connections Club
Meet Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30pm. Bedford House, Amoy St SO15 Tel: 023 8047 4657
The Spiffin Scottish Country Dancers
Sept-July Tuesdays @7:30pm St. James Church Hall,Shirley £2.50 inc refreshments. Beginners welcome, partners not required. Contact Suzanne on 023 8028 2494
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1st Wed in month, 2.15pm Community Hall, Woodlands Rd
Southampton Rock Choir Wednesday 8-9.30pm, Thurs 10-11.30am Sign up for a free taster session. www.rockchoir.com
Alpine Garden Society
4th Tues 7.15pm. Chilworth Parish Hall, SO16 £2.50 entryTel: 01489 782952
Waterside Natural History Society 4th Tues 7.15pm. Chilworth Parish Hall, SO16 £2.50 entryTel: 01489 782952
Avenue St Andrew’s United Reform Church
The Avenue, Southampton SO17 Tel: 023 8067 8787 Film Club:2nd Wed every month at1:45pm Scrabble Group : 4th Wed every month 7:30pm Lunch Club :2nd Thurs every month 12:30pm The Avenue Club: Every Tues from 10:30-12noon for coffee and 12:00 -2pm for light lunches
Sunday Social Salsa
Line Dancing
Every Monday 7-8pm. Oasis Academy Lord’s Hill Tel: 023 8034 3093
COMMUNITY CENTRES Calmore Community Centre To hire: 023 8086 8455 Lordswood Community Centre
For hire: 07986 843401 Brownies - Thurs, Disabled Keep Fit - Tues, Chinese Christian Fellowship Sat am, Dog Training - Mon eve, Girl Guides - Thurs eve, Rainbows - Wed pm, Slimming World - Tues eve, Solent Wine Circle - Tues eve, Winged Fellowship - Sun am. Wheelchair Dancing, all abilities welcome, volunteers needed Thurs 6:30-9pm call Joan 023 80773 165
Calmore Village Hall
Activities: Toddler group, Singing ‘Angels’, Dog Training sessions, a Pop Music School, Tai Chi, Line Dancing and Tap Tots. Hall Hire: 023 8086 3138
Houndsdown Hall
Banister Park Bowling Club Sundays,7.30pm Music, fantastic dance floor, bar and free parking. Drop in welcome. Stoneham Lane Tel: 07890 438890
To hire: 023 8086 3138 Thursday Tea Club: Thurs 1012noon. Chat, tea and bingo. Bingo: Thurs 7.30pm Little Treasures: Preschool Mon-Wed & Fri 9.15-12.15, Thurs 12.30-3.30pm
Heritage Walks of Old Southampton
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Every Sunday and BH Mondays at 10:30am. South Side of Bargate Monument - 90 minute tour of the old Norman Town include the gates, walls and unique medieval vaults. Free Tel: 023 8057 1858
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To hire: 023 8086 3138 Badminton: Coaching Tues 10am-12 Badminton Pay & Play: Fri 7-10pm Keepfit: Thurs 10-11am Line Dancing: 11.15-12.30pm & 7.30-8.30pm Table Tennis Pay & Play: Tues 7-10pm
Marchwood Village Hall
To hire: 023 8066 7927 Yoga: Mon 9.30-12.15 Children’s Yoga: Mon 5-6pm Line Dancing: Mon 7.30-0.30pm Toddlers Group: Tues 10-11.15 Tai Chi: Tues 2-3pm TaeKwonDo: Tues 6-7pm Slimming World: Tues 7-8.30pm Women’s Institute: Tues 7.1510pm Police Beat Surgery: Tues 7-8pm Rosemary Conley: Wed 9.4511.15am & Fri 6.30-7.30 50+ Club Wed: 1.45-3.45 Zumba: 6.30-7.30pm Weight Watchers: Wed 6.307./30pm Kung Fu: Wed 8-9.30pm Pole Dancing: Wed 8.30-9.30 Marchwood Tots: Thurs 1011.15am Waterside Writers: Thurs (fortnightly) 9.30-12noon Stitch & Chat: 2-4pm Aikido: Thurs 7.30-9.30 & Sun 6.30-8.30pm Tea Dance: Sat 2-4.30 (2nd Sat of month) Country Music Club: Sat 7.3010.30pm (1st Sat of month)
Hythe & Dibden Community Centre
Brinton Lane, Hythe To hire: 023 8084 4074 Yoga Mon 9.30-12.15 Children’s Yoga Mon 5-6pm
REGULAR EVENTS KIDS All Saints Parent & Toddler Group Every Wed 1.15 -2.45pm St Michaels and All Angels Church, Bassett Avenue Tel: 07989 381948
Youth Drop In, Hythe
For teens In Y7-Y10, St John’s Hall 7.30-9.30pm
The Tower Bar
St Winifred’s Church, Salisbury Road, Totton 7-10pm. A non alcoholic bar for your people to meet and chill out Saturdays during term time. Tel: 023 8086 5103
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Mon, Wed, Thurs 5-8.30pm and Sat 12-4.30pm Eling Recreation Ground. Ages 9-16. A safe and structured environment for young people to socialise and participate in organised activities. Tel: 023 8036 4656
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Taekwondo Fri 5-7pm for ages 4-16
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Junior Boxing
Every Monday 5:30-6:30pm MP3 Bldg, Evenlode Road, Millbrook Tel: 077 8234 7580
Totton Air Cadets
Meet Tues & Thurs 7-9.30pm For ages 13-18. ATC Building, Cheam Way Totton Tel: 023 8086 5882
Headspace 1st Wed evening
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023 8055 8234 The Ark 1st Wed every month In term time from 10:30 - 11:30am. Under 5s Tiddywinks Every Friday during term time 9:45-11:15am Under 5s Space Fortnightly on Fridays. Youth group for ages 15-18 Source Fortnightly on Fridays Youth group for ages 11-15 Bubbles 2nd Tues of each month during term time 1:30-3pm Next. For new mums and mums to be, parents and carers.
LIBRARY ACTIVITES FOR CHILDREN Southampton City Library
Tel: 023 8083 2598 Storytime Every Tuesday 10am Rhymetime Every Thursday 2:00pm Toddlertime Every Wednesday In term time 10am-10:40am The Young Ones: 7-11 years. Explore a different type of art each week. £6 p/child. Saturdays 11am-1pm
Hythe Library
Toddler Rhymetime 10-10:30am Mondays Baby Rhymetime 11am Mondays Storytime 2:15 Tuesdays (under 5s)
Lordshill Library Tel: 023 8073 2845 Storytime and rhyme-time alternate Tuesdays 11-11:30am Shirley Library Redcar Street Tel: 023 8077 2136 Storytime Monday 2:15-2:45pm. Rhyme-time - fortnightly on Fridays 10:15-10:45am
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AUCTIONEERS Bonhams................................11 BLINDS & AWNINGS Waterside Blinds.....................30 BATHROOM FITTERS Simply Bathrooms..................37 TP Watts.................................58 Fastrack Plumbing..................57 Aquatec..................................58 BEDROOMS Forest Fitted Bedrooms..........38 Interstyle.................................39 CURTAINS Curtain Scenes.......................38 DRIVEWAYS & PATIOS Scott Beck Paving...................16 The Patio Washer...................17 ESTATE & LETTING AGENTS Northwood..............................64 Michael Browne......................35 FLOORING Floor Coverings Southern.......51 FURNITURE Haywoods Office Services......15 The Flat Pack People..............51 KITCHENS Abbey Kitchens.......................35 Granite Transformations.........29 Riverview Kitchens.................28 THT Kitchens..........................28 ADI Installations......................50 LOFT & GARAGE CONVERSIONS Lofts of Space.........................30
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AERIAL & SATELLITE DJ Satellite & Aerials..............53 Humphries Digital Aerials.......57 APPLIANCES – RETAIL & REPAIR Premier Electrics....................59 123 Domestic Appliances.......58 Advanced Appliance Care......50 BUILDING SERVICES JCM Services.........................59 DLA Building Svs....................56 Brian Loades Builder..............59 CARPENTRY Todd Beverley.........................38 DECORATORS SJ Penney..............................27 Design & Decorate Naturally..27 ELECTRICIANS EEC 24/7................................54 Mark One Electricals..............57 G J Rhodes Electrical.............50 Ampfield Electricals................54 MCT Electrical........................59
GARAGE DOORS Solent Garage Doors..............55 FixQuick..................................51 GUTTER & FASCIA SERVICES Aztec Fascias.........................53 HighVac..................................16 PLASTERING MPM Plastering......................54 PLUMBING & HEATING SERVICES Aquatec..................................58 First Call Heating......................3 Gair Gas Ltd...........................14 Able Services.........................55 Fasttrack Plumbing.................57 Eco Heating Solutions............53 GE Harding & Sons Ltd..........56 G James Plumbing.................57 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE See Also Building Services
VEHICLE REPAIRS & MOT Badminston Garage................49 Chipsaway..............................49
HEALTH & BEAUTY
HOLISTIC THERAPIES Helen Hancock.......................24 BEAUTY SALON Natural Tone...........................25 Seto’s......................................24 Eden Health & Beauty............25 FITNESS & SLIMMING Fitskool...................................22 Natural Tone...........................25 HEARING CLINICS Hampshire Hearing Centre.....22 CHIROPODISTS Noble Feet..............................25 COUNSELLING Hope Counselling...................24 ORGANIC FOOD DELIVERY Riverford Organics..................41
DLA.........................................56 H & C Maintenance................54 JCM Building Services...........59 SPECIAL EVENTS Handyman Hero.....................51 FUNERAL SERVICES Ogilvy Property Svs................50 J Lawrence & Sons.................21 The Flat Pack People..............51 ENTERTAINMENT AFF Handyman......................55 Keyboard Magic......................21 ROOFING SERVICES WEDDING CAR HIRE IO Contracts...........................55 Confetti Cars...........................21 SKIP HIRE Forest Skip Hire......................57 PETS SOLAR HEATING PET GROOMING First Call Heating......................3 Doggie Styling........................47 TV RETAIL & SERVICES DOG WALKING & BOARDING DJ & Satellite Services...........53 Animals2Go............................47 WINDOW REPAIR Just Pets.................................47 Hampshire Window Surgeons.38 EDUCATION Aa WINDOWS, DOORS & EXTRA CURRICULAR CLASSES CONSERVATORIES Bettermaths..............................6 G & H Windows......................35 EARLY LEARNING Live In Design...........................5 Play Away Day Nurseries..32/33 Ideal Windows........................31
GARDENS
TREE SURGEONS Jon Curtis...............................17 Mac’s Gardening....................17 Chandlers Ford Tree Services.17 LANDSCAPING TS Garden Consultancy.........17 GARDEN MAINTENANCE 1st Garden Maintenance........16 Mac’s Gardening....................17 Hicks Garden Maintenance....17 GARDEN MACHINERY New Forest Garden Machinery.. 19
MOTORING
TAXI & TRANSPORT Totton & Waterside Cab Co....49 Confetti Car Hire.....................21
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ACCOUNTING Arlington Accountants............43 Waterside Accountancy..........43 FINANCIAL SERVICES Waterside Independent..........45 INSURANCE BROKERS Paul Jones Insurance Services..............................44 SOLICTIORS CGM Solicitors........................45 COMPUTER SERVICES Frog Business.........................43 FRANCHISE SERVICES Time For You Ltd.....................15
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