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Life is for thriving…not just surviving pArAsYmpATHeTic nervoUs sYsTem, WHicH is Governed bY THe vAGUs nerve. tHese prAcTices encoUrAGe relAxATion And sTress redUcTion.

3. Cold exposURE: Brief exposUre To cold, sUcH As TAkinG A cold sHoWer or splAsHinG cold WATer on YoUr fAce, cAn sTimUlATe THe vAGUs nerve. tHis cAn Help improve vAGAl Tone, WHicH is AssociATed WiTH beTTer overAll HeAlTH. 4. SociAl CoNNEcTioN: posiTive sociAl inTerAcTions And meAninGfUl connecTions WiTH oTHers cAn sTimUlATe THe vAGUs nerve. spend Time WiTH loved ones, enGAGe in AcTiviTies THAT brinG YoU joY, And cUlTivATe sUpporTive relATionsHips.

5. LAUghTER ANd HUmoUR: lAUGHTer HAs been sHoWn To sTimUlATe THe vAGUs nerve And promoTe relAxATion. wATcH A fUnnY movie, spend Time WiTH people WHo mAke YoU lAUGH, or enGAGe in AcTiviTies THAT brinG YoU joY And lAUGHTer. 6. MAssAgE ANd BodYwoRk: genTle mAssAGe or self-mAssAGe TecHniqUes cAn Help relAx THe bodY And sTimUlATe THe vAGUs nerve. focUs on AreAs sUcH As THe neck, THroAT, And Upper bAck, WHere THe vAGUs nerve pAsses close To THe sUrfAce.

7. exERcisE: reGUlAr pHYsicAl AcTiviTY cAn Help reGUlATe THe AUTonomic nervoUs sYsTem, inclUdinG THe vAGUs nerve. aim for A mix of Aerobic exercise, sTrenGTH TrAininG, And flexibiliTY exercises for overAll HeAlTH And Well-beinG. 8. NUTRiTioN: consUminG A bAlAnced dieT ricH in frUiTs, veGeTAbles, And WHole GrAins cAn sUpporT GUT HeAlTH And indirecTlY inflUence vAGUs nerve fUncTion. cerTAin nUTrienTs, sUcH As omeGA-3 fATTY Acids And probioTics, mAY Also sUpporT vAGAl Tone.

9. BREATh-woRk TEchNiqUEs: specific breATH-Work TecHniqUes, sUcH As THe 47-8 TecHniqUe or AlTernATe nosTril breATHinG, cAn Help AcTivATe THe pArAsYmpATHeTic nervoUs sYsTem And sTimUlATe THe vAGUs nerve.

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bookkeepinG Tool, WHicH Will send invoices AUTomATicAllY And THen folloW Up on UnpAid ones. hAvinG sHorT pAYmenT Terms coUld Also Help To encoUrAGe qUicker pAYmenTs. deTAils for THese sHorTer pAYmenT Terms Will involve seTTinG And commUnicATion cleAr And concise deAdlines for pAYmenT from cUsTomers And THis WoUld TYpicAllY rAnGe from pAYmenT on receipT of THe invoice To 30 dAYs AfTer invoicinG. yoU coUld Also look AT incorporATinG A sTrATeGY of siGninG clienTs Up for direcT debiTs, THis meTHod cAn Aid WiTH finAnciAl sTAbiliTY bY ensUrinG A more predicTAble income sTreAm WHilsT miTiGATinG THe UncerTAinTies AssociATed WiTH lATe pAYmenTs. seekinG experT Advice from A professionAl Adviser mAY Help To

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siGnificAnTlY enHAnce YoUr cAsHfloW mAnAGemenT. as AccoUnTAnTs We cAn brinG speciAlised experTise To YoUr bUsiness’s finAnciAl operATions; We cAn Advise on sTrATeGies THAT Will Help To mAnAGe YoUr cAsH infloWs And Help ToWArds minimisinG YoUr oUTfloWs. BY AssessinG YoUr finAnciAl sTATUs, We cAn TAilor A plAn WiTH THe Aim To improve YoUr cAsHfloW, redUce UnnecessArY expenses And provide insiGHTs on TAx efficiencies, To improve YoUr overAll finAnciAl HeAlTH.

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Electrifying Classic Cars in mY previoUs ArTicle, i looked AT THe sUbjecT of clAssic cArs And THeir effecT on THe environmenT. to sUmmArise THis; clAssic cArs Are noT neArlY As dAmAGinG To THe environmenT As YoU mAY HAve THoUGHT oWinG To HoW feW miles THeY cover AnnUAllY. undersTAndinG HoW loW THe emissions of THe AverAGe clAssic cAr Are is viTAl WHen considerinG converTinG A clAssic cAr To elecTric.

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i love UpGrAdinG, modifYinG And improvinG clAssic cArs so THAT THeY cAn sTAY in Use. as sUcH i foUnd THe ideA of elecTric clAssic cArs mAssivelY exciTinG And pUT A loT of Work inTo reseArcHinG THe process. i even Worked on developinG A sYsTem for THe JAGUArs We look AfTer AT tWYford moors. on THe fAce of iT converTinG A clAssic cAr To elecTric seems like A no-brAiner from An environmenTAl sTAndpoinT. mUcH focUs is pUT on TAilpipe emissions, for perfecTlY Good reAsons WHen iT comes To UrbAn AreAs, bUT THis does noT Tell THe fUll sTorY. mUcH of A veHicle's cArbon emissions Are prodUced dUrinG mAnUfAcTUrinG. tHerefore, THe lonGer YoU cAn keep A cAr on THe roAd, THe less siGnificAnT THis impAcT is. tHis meAns clAssic cArs HAve A relATivelY loW impAcT HAvinG been kepT GoinG for mAnY decAdes. tHe impAcT of mAnUfAcTUrinG cAn be offseT bY HAvinG A cAr WHicH prodUces verY liTTle pollUTion WHen oUT on THe roAd As elecTric cArs do. wHen YoU converT A clAssic cAr To elecTric YoU Are invesTinG A siGnificAnT AmoUnT of neW cArbon (noT To menTion rAre eArTH meTAls) in bATTeries And A moTor for A cAr WHicH is UnlikelY To cover enoUGH miles To ever pAY THAT invesTmenT off. one Also HAs To consider HoW THe elecTriciTY Used To cHArGe THe cAr is prodUced.

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i GenUinelY believe THAT elecTric cArs Are A posiTive pArT of modern TrAnsporT infrAsTrUcTUre, pArTicUlArlY in UrbAn AreAs. i Am jUsT noT convinced THAT THe environmenTAl ArGUmenT for converTinG clAssic cArs To elecTric sTAcks Up. of coUrse, THere Will be some cAses WHere An elecTric conversion mAkes perfecT sense. tHis is A nUAnced sUbjecT THAT i cAn HArdlY scrATcH THe sUrfAce of Here so pleAse feel free To GeT in ToUcH To discUss fUrTHer. over fUTUre ediTions i Will sHAre fUrTHer ArTicles on THe World of clAssic cArs. i Hope To Give A broAd And vAried vieW of THe clAssic cAr scene. if YoU WoUld like To reAd AboUT AnYTHinG in pArTicUlAr, pleAse emAil me AT HArrY@jAGxk.com

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SUccEss sToRiEs To mARk ThE SoUTh DowNs NATioNAl PARk’s biRThdAY tHe creATion of A nATionAl pArk in THe soUTH doWns WAs firsT mooTed in THe 1920s WHen pUblic concern WAs moUnTinG AboUT THe THreATs To THe doWnlAnd. iT WoUld TAke decAdes before cAlls for A nATionAl pArk AlonG THe ever-expAndinG soUTH coAsT conUrbATion GATHered pAce And, folloWinG TWo mAjor pUblic inqUiries, HUndreds of meeTinGs And pAssionATe cAmpAiGninG from locAl commUniTies, THe soUTH doWns nATionAl pArk finAllY cAme inTo beinG on 31 mArcH, 2010. tHe dreAm of mAnY becAme A WorkinG reAliTY WHen 1,600 km2 of enGlAnd’s mosTcHerisHed loWlAnd lAndscApe WAs desiGnATed for THe nATion As A speciAl plAce for nATUrAl beAUTY, Wildlife And cUlTUrAl HeriTAGe. foURTEEN YEARs oN iT’s sTill As spEciAl. as We mArk THe 14TH birTHdAY of YoUr

nATionAl pArk, We look AT some of THe pArk’s sUccess sTories.

WildlifE boUNciNg bAck tHere’s been some incredible sTories of birds, mAmmAls, inverTebrATe And plAnT species boUncinG bAck. iT’s lArGelY doWn To improvemenTs in HAbiTAT, more nATUrefriendlY fArminG, creATion of neW HAbiTAT, some re-inTrodUcTions And A concerTed efforT beTWeen rAnGers, locAl commUniTies And pArTners. JUsT some exAmples inclUde oTTers reTUrninG And WATer voles THrivinG AfTer reinTrodUcTion on THe river meon, fArmer-led projecTs To sUpporT fArmlAnd birds sUcH As THe GreY pArTridGe, THe reTUrn of sHorT-eAred oWls To seven sisTers coUnTrY pArk, And peArl bordered friTillAries reTUrninG To doWnlAnd HoTspoTs. tHere’s sTill A lonG WAY To Go To TAckle biodiversiTY loss, bUT THere Are THe Green sHooTs of recoverY in mAnY plAces.

AccEss foR All miles wiTHoUT sTiles roUTes HAve been creATed for people WiTH limiTed mobiliTY And fAmilies WiTH pUsHcHAirs, ToGeTHer WiTH A fleeT of mobiliTY scooTers AT keY siTes. tHe eGreTs wAY in eAsT sUssex And cenTUrion wAY is wesT sUssex HAve Helped To connecT bUsY UrbAn AreAs To THe HeArT of THe nATionAl pArk. well over 50km of neW or resUrfAced cYcle And mUlTi-User pATHs HAve been insTAlled And THe soUTH doWns HAs over 3,300km of pUblic riGHTs of WAY – THe lArGesT neTWork of pUblic pATHs of AnY nATionAl pArk. LocAl PlAN tHe AWArd-WinninG soUTH doWns locAl plAn, coverinG 2014 To 2033, replAced more THAn 1,000 overlApped

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policies THAT Were in exisTence Across THe AreA of THe nATionAl pArk WiTH 92 cleAr policies coverinG All AspecTs of plAnninG. tHe locAl plAn sUpporTs deliverY of viTAl “ecosYsTem services”, WHicH Are THe services provided bY THe environmenT, sUcH As cleAn WATer And Air, dArk niGHT skies And TrAnqUilliTY. tHe AffordAble HoUsinG policY prioriTises on-siTe provision of renTed AffordAble Homes.

INTERNATioNAl DARk SkY rEsERvE afTer A deTAiled ApplicATion process And THoUsAnds of meAsUremenTs, THe nATionAl pArk becAme An inTernATionAl dArk skY reserve in 2016 And is sTill one of onlY 22 in THe enTire World. iT’s one of THe mosT Accessible plAces To Go sTArGAzinG in THe uk And Tens of THoUsAnds of people HAve been inspired bY oUr AnnUAl dArk skies fesTivAl. rEsToRiNg lowlANd hEAThs iT’s A Wildlife oAsis rArer THAn THe rAinforesT And Home To some of BriTAin’s mosT endAnGered repTile, AmpHibiAn And bird species. oUr heATHlAnds reUniTed projecT HAs conserved And enHAnced

23,825 HecTAres – or 18,000 fooTbAll piTcHes – of loWlAnd HeATH. an independenT scienTific AssessmenT reveAled THe iniTiATive WAs “siGnificAnT” in resTorinG THe ecoloGicAl condiTion of THe HAbiTAT. A NATioNAl PARk foR All we’ve enGAGed WiTH Tens of THoUsAnds of people from All Across THe soUTH eAsT THroUGH oUr evenTs And projecTs, inclUdinG mAnY people from diverse, Under represenTed commUniTies WHo mAY HAve discovered THe joY of A nATionAl pArk for THe firsT Time. JUsT one exAmple of A leGAcY of THis Work is THe “we heAr yoU noW” TrAil AT seven sisTers coUnTrY pArk – An immersive AUdio experience prodUced bY WriTers of GlobAl HeriTAGe. tHere Are over 91,000 differenT volUnTeerinG dAYs A YeAr, sUpporTed bY mAnY differenT orGAnisATions, To conserve And enHAnce THe nATionAl pArk. oUr sociAl prescribinG Work HAs Helped people deAlinG WiTH menTAl HeAlTH issUes like AnxieTY, loneliness And depression To Access WellbeinG sessions in THe nATionAl pArk.

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As THe field is drY enoUGH. tHe firsT all-sTArs, dYnAmos And older jUniors sessions Will sTArT on mAY 11TH. pleAse see oUr sociAl mediA or WebsiTe for siGn Up deTAils. tHe firsT senior mATcHes TAke plAce on april 28TH @ lipHook in THe villAGe cUp THen AT Home on sAT 4TH mAY WiTH A friendlY AGAinsT cHicHesTer universiTY. leAGUe mATcHes beGin on sAT mAY 11TH WiTH firsT Xi AT Home To gosporT And THe 2nd Xi AWAY To roWner.

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1’s; emsWorTH 2’s H v peTersfield sUn 16TH JUne asHlinG v emsWorTH sUndAY Xi mon 17TH JUne sT helenA v emsWorTH midWeek sAT 22nd JUne venTnor v emsWorTH 1s; emsWorTH 2s v compTon sAT 29TH JUne emsWorTH v sHAnklin; porTsmoUTH v emsWorTH 2s oUr firsT women’s sofTbAll session Will be on sAT mAY 18TH AT 9.30 Am. tHe firsT wAlkinG crickeT session Will be on fri mAY 17TH AT 6.30 pm. all deTAils cAn be foUnd on oUr sociAl mediA or bY conTAcTinG oUr secreTArY AT: nick.Webb21@YAHoo.co.Uk .

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HAYliNg IslANd CRickET ClUb’s 25Th ANNivERsARY SOUTHBOUrNe BOWLS CLUB to sTArT THe celebrATion’s THe clUb WAnTed To Help Give bAck To THe commUniTY. on sUndAY 21sT april, A GroUp of clUb members WAlked 12.5 miles AroUnd hAYlinG islAnd, rAisinG over £1,400. hAlf THe moneY is beinG donATed To locAl menTAl HeAlTH cHAriTY solenT mind. tHe crickeT seAson is kickinG off from sATUrdAY 11TH mAY, WiTH neW firsT Xi cApTAin leAdinG THe TeAms cHArGed in oUr reTUrn To coUnTY 1. rob cordell is TAsked WiTH TrYinG To GeT THe second Xi promoTed oUT of division 5 And neW skipper ricHArd gillAm Will be leAdinG THe tHird Xi. in AddiTion To oUr sATUrdAY leAGUe crickeT, We Will Also be rUnninG oUr midWeek t20 side

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speciAl anniversArY mATcH AGAinsT THe mcc fridAY 26TH JUlY, sTArTinG AT 11Am AT hAYlinG pArk. come on doWn To WiTness A once in A lifeTime evenT, AT no cHArGe. we WoUld like To pAY A speciAl menTion To oUr 2024 seAson sponsors micHAel tHornTon, wesT toWn inn And sHoWcAse psr, BooTH BUilders And coAsTAl kiTcHen for THeir conTinUed sUpporT To oUr clUb. if YoU Are inTeresTed in joininG in AT hAYlinG islAnd crickeT clUb, emAil: HAYlinGcrickeT@GmAil.com or find Us on sociAl mediA.

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tHe AnsWer, if YoU cAn, is To find AlTernATive roUTes, or Use AnY cYcle pATHs provided. iT isn’T AlWAYs possible, And if YoU Are A sTrAnGer To THe AreA YoU mAY noT knoW AnY AlTernATives, bUT iT is WorTH cHeckinG mAps BY mike skiffins, porTsmoUTH ctc of YoUr inTended roUTe if YoU Are neW To Q. i Am someTimes verY conscioUs THAT THe AreA, or Give iT A biT of THoUGHT if YoU Are i Am HoldinG TrAffic Up WHen i Am ridinG on A inTendinG To Go someWHere fAmiliAr, bUT THink nArroW roAd, And concerned THAT frUsTrATed An AlTernATive roUTe miGHT be UsefUl. an moTorisTs beHind me miGHT GeT impATienT. exAmple, locAllY, is THe roUTe from hAvAnT To hAve YoU AnY Advice? hAYlinG.tHe mAin roAd cAn be qUiTe nArroW And in some plAces is WindinG, WiTH doUble a well,of coUrse YoU cAnnoT be WHiTe lines doWn THe middle, meAninG no responsible for THe sTATe of mind of oTHer overTAkinG. QUiTe A recipe for frUsTrATion, bUT people, bUT iT is riGHT To be considerATe of THere Are AlTernATives.

THeir feelinGs. tHe old hAYlinG BillY rAil line WAs tHe frUsTrATed moTorisT mAY sAY “geT disconTinUed And converTed inTo A pedesTriAn/ off THe roAd”, bUT We All HAve riGHTs And in cYclinG/ Horse TrAil, so of coUrse THere is no cerTAin circUmsTAnces even pedesTriAns moTor TrAffic THere. pArT of THe pATH is Good HAve To WAlk in THe roAd if THere is no TArmAc/GrAvel sUrfAce, And iT sTArTs from hAvAnT fooTpATH. sTATion, HAs An off roAd sHAred pATH over THe

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bridGe, And conTinUes doWn THe WesT side of THe islAnd, pArTlY Wooded, And WiTH pleAsAnT seA vieWs. hoWever in plAces THe pATH is noT Good for roAd cYcles WiTH nArroW TYres, so mAY noT be THe AnsWer To everYone’s needs. if YoU HAve A roAd bike, THen, And WAnT To Avoid THe mAin roAd YoU cAn TUrn lefT immediATelY over THe bridGe And Go viA norTHneY, THroUGH pleAsAnT residenTiAl And fArminG TerriTorY And rejoin THe mAin roAd fUrTHer doWn.tHe roAd is no Wider, bUT cArries less TrAffic And WHAT THere is, is less likelY To be THroUGH TrAffic HAsTeninG doWn To THe beAcH, so less likelY To be serioUslY inTolerAnT. noT onlY THAT, bUT iT is more pleAsAnT ridinG, Too. anoTHer exAmple is THe ride from hAvAnT To emsWorTH.tHe mAin roAd is THe 259 WHicH folloWs THe old romAn roAd from cHicHesTer

so is nATUrAllY qUiTe bUsY AlTHoUGH YoU Won’T see cenTUrions And leGions THere noWAdAYs. aT THe hAvAnT end THere is An UnderpAss from cAsTle avenUe And A cYcle pATH leAdinG To selAnGor avenUe, WHicH becomes vicToriA roAd bY THe Time iT GeTs To emsWorTH And AGAin is qUieT residenTiAl ridinG. don’T THink, HoWever, THAT THe moTorisTs Will THAnk YoU. tHeY Won’T even knoW THAT YoU HAve TAken THe TroUble To keep oUT of THeir WAY.

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eMSWOrTH LAWN BOWLING CLUB neW plAYers from beGinners To experienced Are AlWAYs Welcome AT THe diAmond JUbilee recreATion groUnd in horndeAn roAd. tHinkinG of joininG? go To: WWW.emsWorTHboWlinGclUb.com for deTAils And/or come AlonG To THe “open dAYs” SATURdAY ANd SUNdAY 11Th ANd 12Th MAY, SATURdAY 25Th MAY. we look forWArd To seeinG YoU.

become A mUsT-visiT desTinATion for ArT dUrinG THe emsWorTH arTs trAil. tHis sprinG, THe TrAil reTUrns WiTH 90 ArTisTs openinG THeir sTUdios And GATHerinG for GroUp exHibiTions, All WiTHin WAlkinG disTAnce of THe ToWn cenTre. seT on THe picTUresqUe sHores of cHicHesTer hArboUr, THe TrAil is A HUb of independenT creATiviTY, WiTH A close-kniT ArTisTic commUniTY sHArinG THeir pAssion WiTH visiTors from fAr And Wide. oriGinAllY sTArTed WiTH jUsT A HAndfUl of ArTisTs, THe TrAil HAs GroWn And esTAblisHed A repUTATion As An exciTinG dAY oUT for ArT lovers And cAsUAl visiTors, enjoYinG A coloUrfUl Trip AroUnd emsWorTH. tHere Are severAl ArTisTs neW To THe TrAil THis YeAr; And A HUGe vArieTY of ArT – from scUlpTUre, pAinTinG And prinTmAkinG, To TexTiles, WoodWork, jeWellerY GlAss And more, WiTH prices To sUiT All pockeTs. visiTinG ArTisT sTUdios offers A UniqUe insiGHT And An opporTUniTY To cHAT AboUT TecHniqUes And inspirATions in A relAxed seTTinG. wiTH ArTisTs collAborATinG in GroUp exHibiTions, in commUniTY cenTres, pop-Up GAlleries And secreT GArdens, THere is creATiviTY To discover in everY corner of THe ToWn.

cHAir of THe emsWorTH arTs trAil sAid: “we Are deliGHTed To Welcome visiTors To THe TrAil THis YeAr, And WiTH severAl neW ArTisTs joininG Us THere Will be A GreAT vArieTY of Work To see. we Are proUd To HAve A close commUniTY of ArTisTs Here in emsWorTH – iT reAllY is A fAnTAsTic desTinATion for ArT.” all venUes on THe emsWorTH arTs trAil Are WiTHin A mile of THe villAGe cenTre, mAkinG iT A compAcT And nAviGAble dAY oUT. mAnY visiTors cHoose To mAke A fAmilY dAY of iT – WAlkinG, cYclinG or scooTinG GUided bY THe mAps in THe TrAil GUide. pArkinG is eAsY To find, And THere Are reGUlAr TrAins And bUses. tHere is An ArrAY of cAfes, resTAUrAnTs And pUbs for THose All-imporTAnT refresHmenT sTops WHeTHer A leisUrelY lUncH or A qUick coffee. so, pick Up A TrAil GUide And plAn A joUrneY of creATive discoverY, sToppinG To TAke in THe iconic vieWs And scenerY As YoU WAnder from venUe To venUe. ThE emswoRTh ARTs TRAil TAkEs plAcE AcRoss ThE wEEkENd 4-5-6 MAY. visiT THe WebsiTe To find oUT more AboUT THe ArTisTs, And pick Up A TrAil GUide in sHops THroUGHoUT emsWorTH from THe beGinninG of april.

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SUNdAY 9Th JUNE tHr fesTivAl opens WiTH A performAnce bY THe porTsmoUTH ciTAdel sAlvATion armY BAnd consisTinG of some 30 HiGHlY TAlenTed insTrUmenTAlisTs performinG A Wide rAnGe of pieces desiGned To enTerTAin. MoNdAY 10Th JUNE THere is A free lUncHTime concerT bY andY denmAn (trUmpeT) And dAvid cAin (piAno), folloWed in THe AfTernoon bY A “wAr time sinGAlonG” commemorATinG THe 80TH AnniversArY of d dAY, A HAnds-on sinGinG WorksHop led bY heATHer uden, direcTor of THe porTsmoUTH miliTArY wives cHoir. in THe eveninG THere is A doUble bill WiTH TWo locAl cHoirs: cAscAde cHorUs, A 30 sTronG GroUp sinGinG foUr pArT BArbersHop HArmonY, And africApellA, WHicH speciAlises in THe spiriTUAl mUsic, rHYTHms And melodies from THe cUlTUres of africA And THe cAribbeAn. TUEsdAY 11Th JUNE THere is A free lUncHTime orGAn reciTAl bY colin toWner. in THe eveninG, THe hAvAnT cHAmber orcHesTrA Will enTerTAin WiTH A WonderfUl proGrAmme of mUsic condUcTed bY Ben QUresHi. Cascade Chorus

WEdNEsdAY 12Th JUNE THere is A free lUncHTime concerT performed bY kAren kinGsleY, (piAno), rob BlAnken (clArineT) And JUdiTH wolpe (violin). in THe eveninG iT is A performAnce bY THe hAmpsHire police mAle voice cHoir – AlWAYs verY popUlAr, THeir lAsT visiT To THe fesTivAl in 2019 WAs A compleTe sell oUT. ThURsdAY 13Th JUNE sTArTs WiTH A free concerT bY oAklAnds cATHolic scHool, displAYinG THe TAlenTs of THeir sTUdenTs. in THe eveninG We HAve THe reTUrn To THe fesTivAl of “all tHAT mAlArkeY” - tHis AmAzinG And TAlenTed GroUp Will simplY HAve YoU compleTelY spellboUnd WonderinG WHAT on eArTH THeY Are GoinG To do nexT. iT is A TrUlY sTUnninG And oriGinAl feAsT of enTerTAinmenT. a GeniUs mUsicAl direcTor And composer, And clAssicAllY TrAined vocAlisTs WHo HAve performed in clAssicAl operA As leAd sinGers AT A HiGH level AT presTiGioUs venUes sUcH As THe millenniUm cenTre cArdiff… bUT performinG brilliAnT, compleTelY oriGinAl ArrAnGemenTs of verY popUlAr sonGs And doinG so WiTH mUcH GUsTo, THeATre, comedY And WiT…

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fRidAY 14Th JUNE brinGs A free lUncHTime And AnoTHer free concerT, THis Time WiTH THe TAlenTs of sTUdenTs from horndeAn tecHnoloGY colleGe. in THe AfTernoon iT is pAUl tAYlor on piAno WiTH THe fesTivAl cATerinG TeAm offerinG A reAsonAblY prices creAm TeA, WiTH Home mAde scones, jAm And cornisH creAm. in THe eveninG, enjoY THe mAGicAl nosTAlGiA of mUsic from THe forTies erA, glen miller, coUnT BAsie, performed bY mAUrY deAns solenT BiG BAnd, WHicH speciAlises in ArrAnGemenTs bY THe lATe GreAT mAUrY deAns. SATURdAY 15Th JUNE THe fesTivAl conclUdes on WiTH THe TrAdiTionAl finAle, lAsT niGHT of THe proms, WiTH All THe pomp, ceremonY And flAG-WAvinG of THe reAl THinG – AlWAYs A GrAnd end To THe fesTivAl, noT To be missed.

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everY eveninG THere is A licensed bAr WiTH reAsonAble prices, openinG from 7pm. tickeTs for eveninG evenTs Are noW

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Gardening Article from the Hayling Island Horticultural Society

if THere WAs To be one plAnT YoU sHoUld HAve in YoUr GArden iT sHoUld possiblY be A rose. tHeY come in Wide vArieTY of sHApes And sizes from A smAll pATio rose To A viGoroUs climber. tHeY offer beAUTifUl floWers from mAY UnTil THe lAsT frosT. elizAbeTH sAWdAY from apUldrAm roses cAme To speAk To THe socieTY AboUT HoW To GroW roses And GAve simple And sTrAiGHTforWArd Advice on HoW To prodUce THe besT possible plAnTs And blooms.

rosEs… ThE EssENcE of SUmmER & ThE hEART of oUR SUmmER Show

tHis Will be verY HelpfUl if YoU Are THinkinG of enTerinG A rose or TWo in oUr sUmmer sHoW. if YoU HAve never venTUred To do so before, THere is A novice clAss for firsT Time enTries. in some clAsses YoU jUsT need A sinGle bloom.yoU jUsT send in An enTrY form And THen cUT YoUr roses THe AfTernoon before or THe morninG of THe sHoW And brinG THem AlonG To tHe hAYlinG colleGe. we HAve everYTHinG YoU need To enTer YoUr rose(s) And sHoW iT To iTs besT

from liese holden

AdvAnTAGe And Help And Advice is AlWAYs on HAnd. anoTHer clAss To TrY is simplY A jAm jAr of mixed floWers. tHe cHoice And rAnGe of clAsses cAn be foUnd on WWW.HiHs.orG.Uk. roses Are GreedY And THirsTY plAnTs And need Good nUTriTion And plenTY of WATer. a feed of blood, fisH And bone And A Good mUlcH is besT overWinTer And THen A speciAl rose feed in april And AfTer THe firsT floWerinG. tHeY Also need prUninG To keep THe plAnTs HeAlTHY And We sHoUld noT be AfrAid To cUT THem bAck, As iT is noT possible To kill off A rose bY prUninG! tHe old AdAGe is To prUne To knee HeiGHT in aUTUmn And To Ankle HeiGHT in sprinG! noW is THe Time To GeT oUT inTo YoUr GArden To HArd prUne YoUr roses, excepT for YoUr rAmblers WHicH sHoUld be prUned in AUTUmn As THeY floWer on THe previoUs seAson’s GroWTH. if in doUbT AboUT THe TYpe of rose YoU HAve iT is A sAfe beT To prUne bAck bY Up To A HAlf of THeir GroWTH AT THis Time. wiTH climbinG roses

TrY And TrAin THem HorizonTAllY And THen neW GroWTH Will sproUT verTicAllY And Will prodUce An AbUndAnce of floWers. one overlooked cATeGorY of roses Are GroUnd cover roses WHicH Are verY HArdY And robUsT – one excellenT vArieTY is “floWer cArpeT pink”. elizAbeTH WAs keen To AdvocATe THe pUrcHAse of bAre rooT roses in aUTUmn rATHer THAn more esTAblisHed roses AvAilAble from sprinG. fUll deTAils on THe TAlk cAn be foUnd on oUr WebsiTe WiTH informATion on YeAr roUnd rose cAre. pleAse sTArT THinkinG AboUT YoUr enTries for oUr sUmmer sHoW – iT HAs clAsses noT jUsT for floWers And veGeTAbles, bUT cookerY, HAndicrAfTs, pHoToGrApHY, florAl ArT And of coUrse clAsses for oUr bUddinG jUnior HorTicUlTUrAlisTs! iT is fUn To enTer And YoU cAn Win prizes. we HAve speciAl clAss THis YeAr for A floWerpoT person – THose of Us WHo cAn remember THe tv sHoW ‘Bill And Ben tHe floWerpoT men’ Will knoW WHAT To do!

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Don’t stop Wining GiN – OUR NATioNs fAvoURiTE DRiNk

BY JonATHAn roGers of vin wine mercHAnTs

gin HAs been A fAvoUriTe of oUrs for cenTUries bUT HAs seen An even biGGer explosion over THe lAsT decAde or so. iT seems everYone is prodUcinG iT from YoUr smAll poT sTills in THe GArden sHed To THe lArGe mAss-prodUcinG disTilleries. tHe beAUTY of Gin is THAT YoU cAn effecTivelY Use AnY inGredienT (boTAnicAl) bUT mUsT conTAin JUniper As iTs mAin boTAnicAl. oTHer exAmples Used inclUde THinGs like orAnGe peel, rosemArY, liqUorice, coriAnder And even seAWeed. dUe To iTs never-endinG popUlAriTY We Tend To TAke iT for GrAnTed bUT WHAT Are THe AcTUAl oriGins of THis UniversAl beverAGe. iTs THoUGHT THAT THe cHinese firsT discovered THe ArT of disTillATion in THe 2nd cenTUrY Bc. tHeir findinGs Were sHAred AlonG THe silk roUTe, THe mAin TrAdinG roUTe from asiA THroUGH To THe mediTerrAneAn. spices Were HeAvilY TrAded AlonG WiTH differenT boTAnicAls in pArTicUlAr JUniper, WHicH WAs considered

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To HAve medicinAl cHArAcTers And WidelY Used To TreAT AilmenTs. BUT iT WAs A feW cenTUries lATer in THe 1495 WHen THe dUTcH Used jUniper berries, nUTmeG And cloves in disTillATe To Add flAvoUr And THis HerAld THe birTH of genever And THe firsT Time JUniper WAs Used for pleAsUre As opposed To cUre. in 1688 genever becAme popUlAr in london WHen dUTcH born williAm iii seized poWer. he HAd bAnned All imporTs from frAnce especiAllY GrAin And BrAndY. he loWered THe TAxes on Home GroWn cereAls And loosened Up THe lAWs on disTillATion And bY THe end of THe 1600’s THe Gin crAze HAd TAken off And WAs HiTTinG london HArd. severAl books on disTillATion HAd been pUblisHed And licences Were beinG GrAnTed To AnYone And everYone. BY 1715 london WAs Gripped bY An epidemic of gin consUmpTion pArTicUlArlY AmonGsT THe poor As iT WAs so cHeAp And eAsY To prodUce so five YeArs lATer THe firsT gin acT cAme inTo force To TrY And cUrb THis

epidemic.tHe price of A licence WenT Up never reAllY died oUT (AroUnd 80 million from £20 To £1800 in TodAY’s moneY. boTTles Are sold AnnUAllY) And We conTinUe tHis sUbsTAnTiAl rise did THe Trick To experience neW sTYles And flAvoUrs. And bY 1750 prodUcTion And tHere Are mAnY excellenT Gins on THe consUmpTion WenT doWn drAmATicAllY. mArkeT And in mY mind YoU cAn never tHen, in 1757 THere WAs A cATAsTropHic HAve Too mAnY in YoUr drink’s cAbineT. GrAin HArvesT in enGlAnd And GrAin for BUT iTs WorTH cHeckinG THese oUT: disTillinG WAs oUTlAWed for THe nexT WilliAms ChAsE DisTillERY THree YeArs As iT WAs needed for williAm cHAse WAs THe oWner of food. tHis pUsHed THe price Up tYrells crisps And WHen He sold even fUrTHer. tHe poinT WAs THAT Gin THe brAnd He kepT His poTATo WAs cHeAp To prodUced And As THis fArm And TUrned His ATTenTion WAs no lonGer THe cAse THe poor To spiriTs. TUrned THeir ATTenTion To beer. in 1825 THe opposiTe HAppened. sTickinG WiTH locAl enGlAnd HAd A GrAin sUrplUs, so THe disTilleries TrY THese AmAzinG cosT of A licence WAs slAsHed And Gins: Gin becAme THe popUlAr cHoice once AGAin. wiTHin A YeAr Gin consUmpTion HAd doUbled And WAs noW cHeAper THAn A pinT of beer. tHe inTrodUcTion of gin pAlAces PoRTsmoUTh conTribUTed To THe rise As THese bArs DisTillERY, HAd no reAl concern for clAss, Gender or even AGe. tHis is WHere neW ApoThEcARY, boTAnicAls Were inTrodUced And THe birTH of differenT sTYles inclUdinG MERmAid london drY And old tom. as We knoW THis popUlAriTY HAs TEsT VAllEY.

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Big boosT foR NATURE As gRANTs ARE ANNoUNcEd creATinG neW HAvens for bUTTerflies And bArn oWls, esTAblisHinG neW WeTlAnds And sAvinG THe Under-THreAT jUniper Tree Are AmonG THe exciTinG projecTs To benefiT from A fUndinG boosT of over £130,000. tHirTeen commUniTY-led projecTs Across hAmpsHire And sUssex Will be receivinG A renATUre GrAnT from THe soUTH doWns nATionAl pArk trUsT To Help resTore biodiversiTY. iT comes As THe renATUre iniTiATive enTers iTs THird YeAr WiTH An AmbiTioUs GoAl of creATinG 13,000 HecTAres of neW HAbiTAT To Help Wildlife floUrisH, As Well As improvinG exisTinG nATUre HAvens in THe nATionAl pArk. amonG THe projecTs Will be creATinG A neW WildfloWer meAdoW AT tWYford, neAr wincHesTer, To Help encoUrAGe bUTTerflies And smAll mAmmAls. aT slindon, in wesT sUssex, HedGeroWs Will be resTored To Help bird species, sUcH As blUe TiTs And YelloWHAmmer, WHile in leWes Work Will TAke plAce To resTore A cHAlk sTreAm And provide more WeTlAnd HAbiTAT for species sUcH As drAGonflies And lApWinGs. aT QUeen elizAbeTH coUnTrY pArk, neAr wATerlooville, THere Will be A concerTed efforT To brinG bAck THe jUniper Tree, one of BriTAin’s THree nATive conifer species THAT HAs sTrUGGled in recenT decAdes Across THe uk dUe To diseAses And poor seed qUAliTY. adApTed To cHAlk doWnlAnd, iT sUpporTs A HosT of UniqUe insecTs And fUnGi, sUcH As THe jUniper cArpeT moTH, And is An imporTAnT food soUrce for THrUsHes And fieldfAre. tHe projecT Will sAve THe coUnTrY

pArk’s lAsT TWo jUniper Trees And plAnT A Wildlife corridor of more THAn 100 jUniper Trees.

JAn knoWlson, BiodiversiTY officer for THe nATionAl pArk, sAid: “renATUre is AboUT creATinG nATUre everYWHere, for everYone, And involves esTAblisHinG neW Wildlife HAvens And improvinG exisTinG HAbiTATs sUcH As cHAlk GrAsslAnd, HeATHlAnd And WoodlAnd. “tHe biodiversiTY crisis is noT GoinG AWAY – one in six species Are noW AT risk of beinG losT in greAT BriTAin And THe fiGUre from A decAde AGo WAs one in 10. “tHe Time for AcTion is noW And THAT’s WHY THese GrAnTs Are so imporTAnT. “tHe nATionAl pArk is doinG A loT of Work WiTH mAjor lAndoWners AroUnd esTAblisHinG neW HAbiTATs, bUT THere’s Also An incredible AmoUnT of Work TAkinG plAce in THe commUniTY on smAller-scAle projecTs. ofTen THese smAller projecTs sTrUGGle for fUndinG And THAT’s WHere A renATUre GrAnT cAn mAke A HUGe difference.” tHe lisT of locAl projecTs To benefiT Are: commUniTY cUT And collecT scHeme in THe wesTern doWns in hAmpsHire – provide A cUT And collecT mAcHine for THe locAl rAnGer TeAm THAT Will be AvAilAble To lAndoWners And orGAnisATions. tHe mAcHine encoUrAGes THe GroWTH of WildfloWers To Help bees And bUTTerflies. £43,754 sAvinG THe jUniper Tree AT QUeen elizAbeTH foresT, hAmpsHire – THe rescUe of THe lAsT TWo remAininG jUniper Trees in THe foresT. an AreA of THe commerciAl

plAnTATion Will be cleAred, reTUrned To cHAlk doWnlAnd, And plAnTed WiTH more THAn 100 jUniper Trees. £2,925 tHe renATUre iniTiATive is beinG led bY THe nATionAl pArk aUTHoriTY in pArTnersHip WiTH THe soUTH doWns nATionAl pArk trUsT, THe officiAl cHAriTY for THe nATionAl pArk. siGnificAnT fUndinG HAs been GenerATed THroUGH donATions And GrAnTs from THe pUblic And privATe secTor, As Well As nATionAl loTTerY fUndinG. to Help WiTH THe fUndrAisinG And To donATe visiT WWW.soUTHdoWnsTrUsT.orG.Uk fUTUre roUnds of ApplicATions for renATUre GrAnTs mAY TAke plAce. to be pUT on THe noTificATion lisT pleAse emAil GrAnTs@soUTHdoWns.Gov.Uk for more informATion conTAcT: WWW.soUTHdoWns.Gov.Uk

NEw pARTNERship hElps moRE childREN hAvE AccEss To coUNTRYsidE

hUndreds more scHoolcHildren Will be Able To enjoY inspirinG scHool Trips To THe nATionAl pArk THAn in previoUs YeArs, THAnks To An innovATive neW pArTnersHip beTWeen THe soUTH doWns nATionAl pArk And nATionAl express trAnsporT solUTions. tHe nATionAl pArk HAs TeAmed Up WiTH THe leAdinG bUs And coAcH Hire speciAlisTs To offer scHools bAsed in soUTHern enGlAnd discoUnTed coAcH TrAvel To over 100 ATTrAcTions And venUes in THe soUTH doWns nATionAl pArk. tHe dAYs-oUT cAn cover All mAnner of nATUre And HeriTAGebAsed AcTiviTies, sUcH As Wildlife sUrveYinG, HAnds-on conservATion

TAsks, GoinG on A coUnTrY WAlk or visiTinG THe zoo or A mUseUm. tHe pArTnersHip HAs been AnnoUnced As THe nATionAl pArk’s oUTdoor leArninG grAnT is noW open for ApplicATions from scHools Across THe soUTH eAsT. teAcHers Are beinG inviTed To ApplY for A GrAnT of beTWeen £300 And £500 To cover TrAvel cosTs, redUcinG THe bUrden on scHools And pArenTs To pAY for Trips. tHe neW pArTnersHip WiTH nATionAl express trAnsporT solUTions provides AffordAble, reliAble And comforTAble scHool TrAnsporT AT A mUcH redUced rATe of £295 dUrinG scHool HoUrs. iT meAns THAT THe oUTdoor leArninG

grAnT Will Go mUcH fUrTHer WiTH THe nATionAl pArk beinG Able To sUpporT An esTimATed 70 per cenT more scHools THAn in previoUs YeArs. scHools THAT Are noT sUccessfUl in receivinG A GrAnT To cover cosTs Will sTill be Able To Use THe discoUnTed TrAvel rATe from nATionAl express trAnsporT solUTions WHen visiTinG THe nATionAl pArk. lAsT YeAr more THAn 4,000 pUpils from 72 scHools benefiTed from THe oUTdoor leArninG grAnT. tHe GrAnTs Are AdminisTered And fUnded bY THe nATionAl pArk aUTHoriTY, WiTH AddiTionAl fUndinG from THe soUTH doWns nATionAl pArk trUsT, THe officiAl cHAriTY for THe nATionAl pArk. amAndA elmes, leArninG, oUTreAcH And volUnTeer leAd for THe nATionAl pArk, sAid: “tHis is An AmAzinG pArTnersHip And Will mAke A HUGe difference To HoW mAnY scHools We’re Able To Help And HoW mAnY cHildren cAn benefiT from connecTinG WiTH THe soUTH doWns. “leArninG AboUT THe nATUrAl World is sUcH An imporTAnT pArT of THe cUrricUlUm And nATionAl pArks offer A fAnTAsTic resoUrce for scHools To enGAGe WiTH Wildlife, lAndscApe, cUlTUre And HisTorY. tHe nATionAl pArk is bAsicAllY one biG oUTdoor clAssroom

WiTH so mAnY opporTUniTies To leArn. “unforTUnATelY, THe HUmble scHool Trip, someTHinG We All remember WiTH GreAT nosTAlGiA, HAs become oUT-of-reAcH for some scHools WiTH THe cosT of livinG HikinG Up prices. tHe pArTnersHip WiTH nATionAl express trAnsporT solUTions meAns We cAn sUpporT An esTimATed 50 more scHools THroUGH THe oUTdoor leArninG grAnT on Top of WHAT We

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