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EMSWORTH’S PERFECT SETTING FOR BIRDLIFE & ARTISTS CHICHESTER HARBOUR CONSERVANCY PROJECT

HELP COUNT THE BRENT GEESE

A new way of reporting local bird sightings online This new facility is primarily to help record the numbers and movements of Brent Geese, a popular winter visitor to the harbour area. Last winter, over 10,000 Dark-bellied Brent Geese visited Chichester Harbour, making the area internationally important for this species with about 5% of the population. The Geese are easily identified by their ‘cronking’ sound as they fly overhead in loose flocks unlike the V formations of Canada Geese, or they form groups plodding over the mudflats on their sturdy webbed feet. In the daytime the Geese will move inland, sometimes several kilometres and can be seen grazing on farmland and playing fields. It is this use of inland fields, the linkage between the harbour and the wider countryside that we are particularly interested in. Keeping track of their movements within the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is a challenge, so Conservation Officer, Ed Rowsell is calling on the public for extra help. Goosewatch has been in operation for a few years with a small group of dedicated volunteers,

Brent Goose by Peter Arnold but it is hoped that the online system will open it up to a wider audience. Ed says, ‘we have set up a very simple online reporting system. From our website www.conservancy.co.uk follow the links to Goosewatch and after a simple registration you can input the number of geese seen and then click on a map to show the location.’ The results are then shown on a map showing all the data collected so far. The system also allows the recording of a range of other bird species that also use inland fields, such as Curlew and Lapwing.

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IN THIS ISSUE Windsurfing Success

Leading Corporate Supporters Corporate Supporters

Havant Camera Club Meridian Exhibition

Local artist exhibits in Chichester

Students trekking in the Atlas mountains

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NEW FREEMEN OF THE HARBOUR APPOINTED The Freedom of Chichester Harbour awarded to three long-serving members of the Conservancy and Advisory Committees

The Freedom of Chichester Harbour was awarded last week to three longserving members of the Conservancy and Advisory Committees. Louise Goldsmith, Peter Taylor and Tim Knight were all given the award by current Chairman Pieter Montyn. At a special event at Bosham Sailing Club, Pieter gave each one a framed certificate and thanked them for their contribution towards caring for Chichester Harbour. Pieter added, ‘All three have brought their own special skills and interests to the Committee and we have benefited from their experience and enthusiasm for Chichester Harbour’.

Left to right: Tim Knight, Pieter Montyn, Louise Goldsmith, Peter Taylor. Photo by Millstream Productions

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LOCAL PRODUCERS AWARDS LAUNCHED The Hampshire Farmers’ Market Awards - as voted for by the public was recently launched at the annual HFM Social where, despite the torrential rain a large number of local producers turned out to celebrate the success of the HFM throughout the past year. Hampshire Farmers’ Markets most influential audience – the public –will vote for The Best Product, The Best Food to Go, The Best Dressed Stall and The Best Personality from the wide range of suppliers who sell their locally sourced produce at the HFM’s regular venues across the county including Winchester, which is the largest farmers’ markets in the country, Alton, Andover, Cosham, Elvetham Heath, Emsworth, Petersfield, Romsey and Southsea. HFM Business Manager Alex Handford commented: “We have had a phenomenal year with each of our markets growing in popularity. There seems to be far greater awareness by the public of the value of buying local produce – that they can be assured of its traceability, quality and reduced environmental impact. Our awards give our customers the opportunity to vote for their favourite produce and other aspects of their local farmers’ market.” The awards will include: Best Product – which product brings shoppers returning to the market time and time again? Best Food to Go – which food do

shoppers look forward to eating at the market? Best Dressed Stall – which stall is so eyecatching that shoppers can’t walk past it without stopping? Best Personality – which producer do shoppers look forward to seeing? Who is the most helpful and knowledgeable about their produce? Voting forms will be available for the shoppers to vote for their favourite aspects of the HFM from Sunday, 13th October at Winchester and then at all the other markets until the closing date of 22nd November. Shoppers can vote by filling in the forms and posting them in a box at the HFM information stall at each market or online on the HFM website www.hampshirefarmersmarkets.co.uk All the entries will be entered into win a Festive Hampshire Farmer’s Markets Christmas Hamper. “Our stall holders really appreciate the public support we get each week at our markets and the direct contact with customers who have the chance to talk to the producers and to sample the wide range of foods on offer,” concluded Alex Handford. Hampshire Farmers’ Markets is a notfor-profit community interest organisation, visit www.hampshirefarmersmarkets.co.uk for market locations and dates.

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A regular feature on local restaurants for your enjoyment - By Alan Westbrook

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Owner, Mr Choudhury and his staff await your arrival Red Chilli opened their doors in North Street, Havant recently; their restaurant offers a sumptuous and stylish interior seating 80 with air conditioning and subtle mood lighting to augment the ambience. They have brought to Havant a top quality restaurant destination serving superb Bangladeshi cuisine. We arrived at Red Chilli one cold Thursday evening and were warmly greeted by Naz Choudhury and his staff. We started with pickles onions and poppadums - look out for the chef's own made tamarind sauce - really tasty! Red Chilli has 14 starters on their comprehensive menu as well. Try Chom Chom Chat Chicken - spicy diced chicken with tamarind sauce chat mossala coriander tomato and chick peas! My partner choose "Fish Shorisha" from the "Red Chilli Signature Dishes" section. Chunky fish portions shallow fried with spices and cooked in a mustard base sauce really tasty and a different style of curry. My favourite is always Chicken Korai but I decided to follow my partner and chose another signature dish - "Manchurian chicken" a sweet and sour dish with spices,

masala and lime juice, tamarind and spring onion - certainly in my top five for flavour. My guests ordered “Red Chilli special sizzling" dish with diced chicken or lamb, fresh garlic, ginger, green chilli, coriander, peppers and onion - a dry dish but was told "very enjoyable." Her partner ordered his favourite "Tandoori King Prawn Masala" which was spiced up for him by the obliging chef. An excellent range of wines and beers are always available and "Mr Choudhury says that he is always pleased to cook any special dietary dish. “Our aim is to give a top quality service and food. “He also mentioned that they will soon be introducing special themed evenings. Coffees all round finished off a very enjoyable evening.

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From 29 July 2013 the way in which Child Support is calculated and administered has changed. What has changed? The new Child Support regime will be based upon the gross income of the nonresident parent and will apply to families with two or three qualifying children if: • those children have the same parents; and • there is no existing case involving both of these parents. The 'gross income regime' already applies to families with four or more or more children if they meet the above conditions. The 'gross income regime' will be administered by the Child Maintenance

Service (CMS), rather than the Child support Agency (CSA). The CSA will continue to deal with all other new applications, which will primarily be by those parents with one child, under the old scheme for the time being, although it is anticipated that these families will be bought within the 'gross income regime' in the future. Mary Anne Beedle, expert family lawyer at Swain & Co Solicitors LLP has provided a summary of the new basic calculation on the firm's website: www.swainandco.com See the website for further information or please contact Swain & Co Solicitors LLP on 023 9249 2967.

Q&A with Swain & Co Solicitors I have not made a claim for Child Support previously, but want to now. I have three children, all share the same father. How will the new rules affect me? Any claim that you make now will be administered by the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) rather than the Child Support Agency. This is because this is a new claim and your children share the same parents. In order to calculate the amount of child maintenance payable to you by the nonresident parent we must first calculate his gross income. This is all of the income that he receives through employment, selfemployment and pensions. It is likely that the CMS will obtain this information from the HMRC. The amount that you receive will depend

upon the level of gross income earned by the non-resident parent. If gross income is up to and including £800 per week you will receive 19% of this as you have three children. If gross income is between £800 and £3000 per week then you would receive 15% of this as you have three children. This is however only a preliminary figure. Deductions can be made to the amount payable to you if there are other children living in the non-resident parent's household. Deductions can also be made should your children spend at least 52 nights each year in the non-resident parent's care. Plus there may be charges applicable for using the CMS in the future.

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Havant Academy News World Challenge Trip to Morocco – July 2013 On the 11th July 2013 a group of Year 10 and 11 students met at Havant Academy to start their eight day challenge of trekking in the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco. Although there was an expedition leader supplied by World Challenge and two members of staff on the expedition with us, they took a major step back in order for us students to face the test of developing and using leadership and communication skills that we may require in the future. As you can imagine, this was out of all of our comfort zones; we were faced with a lot of challenges. None of us had done anything like this before, so we had the chance to really find ourselves. During the expedition we learnt how to overcome new

problems, such as organising the group’s finance and leading the group throughout the day. We grew as individuals and as a group and discovered more about ourselves. We were able to see how we dealt with different situations and what our strengths and weaknesses were. We learnt about different cultures and saw how people in another country and culture live their lives. On one day we trekked for 12 hours and climbed to a height of 3400m (over 2½ times the height of Ben Nevis)! We all really enjoyed the expedition and it has opened our eyes to the opportunities of being able to have more adventures in other countries around the world!

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Havant Academy students and staff trekking in the High Atlas Mountains

A local Moroccan guide leads the way

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Morris Crocker Appoints Four New Client Directors

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Morris Crocker, one of the south’s leading independent firms of accountants, has promoted four of its senior managers to client directors. After operating for 123 years as a partnership, the firm changed its company status to a limited company from 1 July 2013.

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Kevin Gilbert and Richard Perry, the founder directors of Morris Crocker and previous partners in the Morris Crocker Partnership, see the promotions as an important step in the progression of the firm which will allow it to continue to provide high standards of service to its clients. The four new directors are Pete Farrier, Duncan Gardner, Martin Southern and Paul Underwood. Between them they have given Morris Crocker nearly 40 years of service and are well placed to offer small to medium local businesses their experience and knowledge in a wide range of tax and accountancy matters. All four are also key members of Morris Crocker specialist teams serving doctors, dentists, charities and professional firms.

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the backup quickly, you need to ensure a fast broadband connection, or it can take days depending on volume of data. Cloud backup can be expensive, generally it is charged on a monthly basis per gigabyte. There are lots of types of backups, but these are usually relevant if you have a business server, due to multiple people accessing etc. (if you have questions on this, please email me giles@syn-star.co.uk) So remember, backing up using your existing PC will only protect you from corruption, always have a copy in a different location to your PC, even if you keep the hard drive in your car!!

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HEALTH & WELL-BEING Queen Alexandra Hospital ranked first nationally for numbers of patients where key quality standards for hip fracture care are achieved The trust is pleased to announce that it continues to perform better than the national average in the achievement of quality indicators for hip fracture care from the National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD) Report 2013. For patients with hip fractures, care needs to be quickly and carefully organised to get them in a state ready for surgery. By quickly stabilising patients and ensuring that expert clinical teams respond to their frail conditions and complex needs, the most positive outcomes can be achieved. For many patients, best practice care from the moment they arrive at hospital can make the difference between independence or lack of independence, and even life or death.

Equally, the care that patient receives following surgery is just as important, as are the initial days following surgery. This is often where the greatest gains can be made in patient outcomes. The trust treated 736 patients with hip fractures in 2012/13 and in terms of numbers is ranked first against achieving the components of best practice. “Queen Alexandra Hospital year on year continues to be one of the highest ranked hospitals in all aspects of the audit. This is a reflection of the commitment to provide the highest quality care to this vulnerable group of patients. I am very proud of our achievement and would like to thank the whole team for their continued efforts,” said Dr Sue Poulton,

Consultant Orthogeriatrician. Simon Holmes, Medical Director continues: “Our hospital has achieved fantastic results with regards to a number of quality indicators, and has seen year on year improvements. We will continue to work to maintain and further improve the high standards at Queen Alexandra Hospital, ensuring the best quality care for these patients.” “The trust’s catchment population is already much older than the England average. Our age profile today is at the level that is predicted to the reach across the rest of England in 2032. Hip fractures are usually the result of a fall and are almost always treated with surgery.”

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust was one of 186 hospitals taking part in the NHFD which provides feedback enabling clinicians to monitor and improve the care they provide. Analysis of mortality data for the year from 1st March 2012 has shown Queen Alexandra Hospital to have a better than expected casemix adjusted 30 day mortality. The Trust has had a Specialist Hip Fracture ward since 2004 and has an experienced Orthogeriatric Consultant supported by a Specialist Orthopaedic team.

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HEALTH & WELL-BEING Vital breast screening in Havant Stronger, More Flexible, Pain-Free Postcode From October to January women who are registered with GP Practices in Havant are being invited for breast screening at the mobile screening unit at Asda Walmart, Havant. It’s 3 years since the mobile screening van was last in this area and women aged between 47 and 73 are being encouraged to take up the offer. Attending for breast screening is an

important part of being breast aware for women in this age group. There is great concern locally that women who’ve been called for screening for the first time are not attending which may leave them at a higher risk of not detecting breast cancer early. If cancer is detected in the early stages there is a much better chance of successful treatment.

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Influenza Myth Busting

Most people have some knowledge of the symptoms and effects of the influenza virus and are aware that it can be prevented by vaccination. However, there are still many myths surviving about the impact and treatment of the disease. The following may clarify some of the more common misconceptions. I've never had flu so won't get it now. I must be immune. Every year the influenza virus changes it's form so just because you've never had it doesn't mean that you can't be affected this season. Any acquired immunity is short lived. I was vaccinated last year so I'm protected No! For the reason described above, the vaccine has to be formulated each year according to the new strains. I won't have the vaccine because it gives you the flu Impossible! The virus in the vaccine is dead and simply boosts immunity.You may experience slight fever and some pain at the injection site. If I get the flu I'll take antibiotics No! Antibiotics do not work against viruses. Having flu is just like a cold, I'll be OK Whoever says this has never had flu! You

are likely to spend at least 2-3 days in bed with a temperature of 40C (104F) and serious aches and pains. Every year I vaccinate people who say they had flu last year and never want it again. I take vitamin C to prevent the flu There is no evidence to support this claim. I can't have the vaccine, I'm pregnant Yes you can and you should. It will protect you and your baby during pregnancy and in the early months of life. Why bother with vaccination, flu won't kill me It probably won't if you are fit and healthy but you will have an unpleasant time for several days. The elderly and those with chronic illnesses such as asthma or diabetes may suffer serious complications requiring hospitalisation. I can't get to my Doctor's surgery to be vaccinated Flu vaccination is available from Davies Pharmacy from mid-October free on the NHS to certain “at risk” groups and privately to others. Ask your pharmacist for details. Keith Seston, Pharmacist, Davies Pharmacy info@daviespharmacy.co.uk www.daviespharmacy.co.uk

Publications’ Readers… tips and exercises from our Olympic Physio Natalie March, Chartered Physiotherapist: It has been an exciting time here at Physio-logical, we have just celebrated our three year anniversary of our clinic based within Active4less, New Lane, Havant. Also, Sara Barker our new physiotherapist and acupuncturist started with us in July 2013, so we are now offering more evening and daytime appointments. This edition I thought we’d focus on your shoulders. I have noticed lots of people playing tennis, golf, swimming, playing throw and catch with their children/grandchildren in the park, doing heavy gardening tasks and DIY all of which can lead to a problem with your shoulder called “Rotator Cuff Impingement Syndrome”. Here are some exercises to help to stretch and strengthen the correct muscles to help with this problem. It is a very complex syndrome so it is better to be assessed by a chartered physiotherapist who can prescribe an individual exercise programme and treatment plan. Impingement syndrome is more likely to occur in people who engage in physical activities that require repeated overhead arm movements. Common symptoms include: • An arc of shoulder pain approximately when your arm is at shoulder height and/or when your arm is overhead. • Shoulder pain that can run from the top of the shoulder to the elbow. • Pain when lying on the sore shoulder. • Muscle weakness or pain when attempting to reach or lift. • Pain reaching for the seat-belt. Please be aware of your body and take advice from your GP before exercising or send me an email (enquiries@physio-logical.net) for advice and guidance. All these exercises should be pain free. For more tips and guidance, visit: www.physio-logical.net.

Shoulder Stretch You may be more likely to develop rotator cuff problems if the back of your shoulder is tight. • Bring your arm across

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your body and hold it with your other arm, either above or below the elbow. Hold for thirty seconds repeat twice, three times a day.

Pectoral Stretch You may be more likely to develop rotator cuff problems if the front of your shoulder is tight. • Stand at end of wall or in doorway • Place inside of bent arm on surface of wall and position the bent elbow at shoulder height • Walk forwards and turn body away from positioned arm. • Hold for thirty seconds repeat twice, three times a day. Squat + Shoulder Elevation with Yellow Theraband This is an exercise to start to strengthen the rotator cuff this should only be done once you have full shoulder movement and should be undertaken pain free. Tie the yellow theraband in a loop: • Push out with your hands with a static and constant pressure against the theraband • As you squat down (keeping knees in line with the second toe) you push out against the theraband and take your arms up above your head. • Repeat three times fifteen, two times a day. • Remember this exercise should be pain free.

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HEALTH & WELL-BEING Queen Alexandra Hospital carried out 78 kidney transplants in 2012/13 At Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, 78 patients received a life-saving or enhancing transplant during 2012/13, according to figures published in NHS Blood and Transplant’s Organ Donation and Transplantation Activity Report 2012/13. The total number of kidney transplants increased by 7% in 2012-2013 in the UK, translating to a total of 2998 kidney transplants. The Queen Alexandra Hospital accounted for 2.6 % of all kidney transplant operations carried out across the UK. The Portsmouth and Wessex renal transplant centre performed 27 living kidney transplants. Across the UK during 2012/13 there were 1,101 living donors, a 4% increase on the previous year.

At the end of March 2013, 235 of Queen Alexandra Hospital patients were on the waiting list for a kidney transplant. Without organ donation there cannot be transplantation, and every day across the UK around 3 people die in need of an organ transplant. 51 people donated their organs upon their death in the Portsmouth region. There were 1,212 deceased organ donors across the UK. Sam Dutta, consultant transplant surgeon at Queen Alexandra Hospital said: “We’re delighted by the number of lives we have saved through a kidney transplant at our hospital last year. “Centres such as ours are only able to

perform live-saving transplant operations if people are willing to be donors and we are extremely grateful to the 51 deceased donors from Portsmouth who helped save the lives of people across the UK in the last year. Their families should be very proud that they agreed to donation going ahead. Sally Johnson, Director of Organ Donation and Transplantation at NHS Blood and Transplant said: “Queen Alexandra Hospital has continued to make a vital contribution to saving lives through transplantation.” “If you have not thought about organ donation, we urge you to support it and sign up to be a donor. Join the NHS Organ Donor Register and tell your loved ones

your decision. It’s really important your family knows that you have given your consent for donation, and that they then go on to support your decision if they are approached on your behalf when you pass away.” “Family consent if our biggest challenge, as four out of ten families refuse donation when approached. Fewer than 5,000 people die in the UK each year in circumstances where they could donate, so every potential donor truly is precious. Help us transform attitudes towards donation by talking to others about it.” To join the NHS Organ Donor Register visit www.organdonation.nhs.uk or call 0300 123 2323 or text DONATE to 62323.

Help in Bereavement

Help in Bereavement is a small Charity, wholly supported by Grants and Donations, founded nearly 35 years ago to meet the needs of bereaved people of any race, creed, gender or age, in the Portsmouth Diocese. Over the years it has expanded and now serves an area from Emsworth to Fareham, Gosport, Hayling Island and Havant to Petersfield. Trained Visitors give their time voluntarily to provide a service which is free to those in need. In recent years a

specialist section has been introduced, to give help and support to children at the request of their parents, schools, Doctors, or Social Services and are usually visited in their schools during school hours. Not everyone wants a visit on a one to one basis but would prefer to meet others in a similar position and with this in view there is now a Social Club which meets from 10.am until noon in St. George’s Church Hall, Waterlooville the second Monday of every month for coffee, tea and light refreshments, (there is a small charge for this). Outings are arranged to places of

interest and these have included a visit to a Buddhist Monastery at Chithurst, Stansted House, Hinton Ampner and Lordington Lavender. New Visitors are usually recruited at an Open Evening in July and training starts in September after which everyone is officially checked by the appropriate departments to safeguard the vulnerable. Further information can be obtained from the Adult Co-ordinator, Penny on 07432 602 603, Children’s Co-ordinator, Gina on 023 9261 8166 or for the Social Club, Linda on 07834 447 284

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Martini Asti Sparkling Wine Thing is though, is it to be ‘sparkling wine’ or Champagne, to celebrate those special occasions with, that’s the question? A struggle faced by many a couple planning to get married, especially if they are on a limited budget. Or as one couple put it to me: “Not that we normally like Champagne much. Not a lot to it, as far as we’re concerned; bland, insipid, not much taste. Sorry about that…. Would far rather go for a decent sparkling wine! Though we did taste some fairly nice Champagne at a friend’s wedding, once. Only to find out that it cost an absolute fortune at over £75 a bottle! But why is Champagne supposed to be so different, is what we’d like to know? Because, personally, we can’t understand what all the fuss is about!” OUCH! Okay then… I suppose, to be honest, a lot to do with why Champagne is acclaimed to the extent it is, throughout the world, as being ‘the’ drink to celebrate with on special occasions, is, dare I suggest, largely the result of clever, astute and hugely successful marketing over the past 250 years or so, in associating Champagne with everything to do with celebrity, wealth, privilege, luxury and exclusivity! And, so it is today! The most celebrated event to take place, most recently, being the birth of baby George to Prince William and Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, on the 22nd of July. And where the sound of Champagne corks ‘popping’ could be heard up and down the country. No less so than in Catherine’s home village of Bucklebury, in Berkshire. And that, despite what people might or might not think of Champagne as a drink in itself! So, what does make Champagne different from any other sparkling wine, if at all? For that’s just what Champagne is, a sparkling wine! Or is it that we are mostly paying for the name, as some people insist? Well, firstly, the most important thing to remember is that the name Champagne can only refer to sparkling wines that come

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exclusively from the Champagne region of France, and are made in a renowned centuries-old traditional way; including, from a blend of three main varieties of grape native to the region: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier. Sparkling wines from anywhere else, on the other hand, and which may have been produced using different types of grape, cannot, under any circumstances, be called Champagne! That’s the law! It’s strictly forbidden, at least in Europe; albeit these wines may be similar in nature. And there are plenty of superb examples to choose from. Even so, there are still countries around the world yet to come to an agreement. And even the United States makes exceptions, allowing certain wineries to use the word ‘Champagne’ when accompanied by the place of origin, as in ‘California Champagne’. But then, what are people actually saying when expressing their preference for a ‘decent sparkling wine’ over the ‘official’ sparkly stuff, like the couple above? Is it, perhaps, because they are not keen on dry wines, in general, which Champagne on the whole is? And, that ‘sparkling wines’ offer a wider range of tastes and flavours which appeal far more to the modernday palate? Perhaps! So, what’s it going to be, my fifth wine of the month, this time for special occasions? Well, after a few ‘very punishing’ tasting sessions, I am going to be a ‘REBEL’ and come down on the side of a ‘sparkling wine’, and affordably, with: Martini Asti, as pictured. Asda price, at the time of printing: £6.00 per bottle. Sparklingly luscious! But then, this is what I suggested for my best mate’s engagement party, instead of Champagne. And to everyone’s surprise, they were asking for top-ups! So, success all round… The Adventure ends here: Sadly, however, this is my last article as I am moving away from the area. But I do hope you’ve enjoyed them. Because, for me, it has certainly been an interesting and challenging experience! And I hope my passion for wine has inspired you. I wish the Community Newspaper every success.

Food Fiend Experience Recipe column - by Kathy Fitchett Photography by the Rob Paul Studio, Havant

Spicy Roasted Butternut Squash and Lentil Soup This month’s recipe is a very tasty and filling soup which is lovely to serve as a hearty, healthy lunch option or as a soup starter for your next dinner party. You can vary the amount of spice added to make it more child friendly but the beauty of this soup is how I have made it by roasting the butternut squash in a deep roasting pan, along with whole cloves of garlic and onions to enhance the flavours. Ingredients: 1 whole butternut squash 6 cloves of garlic 2 onions 1 cup of red lentils 1 vegetable stock cube 2 tablespoons of cumin powder 1 tablespoon of coriander powder 1 tsp of paprika 1 tsp of chilli powder (optional) 2-3 tbsp olive oil Fresh coriander leaves for garnish 1 to 1.5 litres of water/ stock/ liquid from the cooking the lentils Pepper and salt to season 3 to 4 tbsp Lemon juice to taste To do: 1. Wash and soak lentils in cold water overnight. Add 2.5 cups of water to 1 cup of lentils after washing. 2. Before cooking lentils rinse off water that it has been soaking in. Make up 1 litre vegetable stock. Cook the lentils until soft in a saucepan with lid. Making sure that there is sufficient liquid and the lentils do not boil dry. This will take 20 to 30 minutes of cooking. If using a pressure cooker the cooking time can be reduced to 10 minutes. When the cooking has been completed skim off any grey foam that has accumulated. 3. Peel butternut squash. Cut in half and then in quarters. Remove seeds and pith. Cut into cubes roughly 3 cms. Place butternut squash in deep baking tray and add 1.5 tbsp. of olive oil. Place garlic cloves with skin on and sprinkle on butternut squash- 1 tbsp. cumin and coriander, 1 tsp paprika and chilli if using and season with pepper and salt. 4. Place butternut squash in preheated oven on fan 180 degrees and cook for 30 minutes. Cut onion into 8th’s and add 10 minutes before end of cooking time. Add 1 tbsp. of olive oil and return to the oven. 5. Add the roasted butternut to the cooked lentil and blend using hand blender. Add 2 tbsp. cumin, lemon juice and season with pepper and salt. If the consistency of the soup is too thick more hot water can be added. 6. Serve with fresh coriander leaves as a garnish and enjoy with thick cut bread of your choice.

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Cantemus Choir

Cat and Rabbit Rescue Centre

Cantemus Choir’s autumn concert takes place at 7.30 pm on Saturday November 16th at Waterlooville Baptist Church. Programme includes: The Armed Man Choral Suite; Les Miserables Choral Medley and songs by Parry, Elgar and Vaughan Williams. Tickets £8.00 Enquiries: 023 9246 3531 cantemus_havant@yahoo.co.uk website: www.cantemushavant.moonfruit.com Jen Cayley jencayley@btinternet.com

Christmas Fayre – Sunday 3rd November 2013

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HAVANT WEA COURSES & TALKS Autumn 2013 As well as 10 week courses in Art Appreciation, Literature and History, the following courses and talks are offered this autumn by Havant WEA (Workers’ Educational Association). POETRY: Edward Thomas – Great Poet, Local Poet. This course brings out the depth of feeling and thought in the apparently simple and modest poems of Edward Thomas who lived at Steep, near Petersfield. Presented by prize winning poet John Haynes, the five week course will be held at Bedhampton Social Centre PO9 3ES on Wednesday 6 November – 4 December from 2.15pm - 4.15pm. Course fee is £37 50. For more information contact Una Rayment Tel. 012 4337 5620 Email: una.rayment@btinternet.com |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

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Come along to our Christmas Fayre at our centre in Sidlesham, for Christmas fun for all the family and lots of brand new bargains. Entry £1 for adults/children or donate some cat/rabbit food. Food & refreshments available all day. Fayre opening times 11am – 3pm. The Cat & Rabbit Rescue Centre, Chalder Lane, Sidlesham, PO20 7RJ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

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RELAX IN THE SPRING’S CAFÉ BAR OVER A SATURDAY LUNCHTIME AND ENJOY DELICIOUS FOOD AND FREE MUSIC. Join us from 1pm – 2.30pm on selected Saturdays and be entertained by some fantastic local acoustic acts. 9 November WITH THE FB POCKET ORCHESTRA - The FB Pocket Orchestra takes its listeners back to the hot jazz, blues, ragtime and popular dances of the 1920s and 30s and earlier. There will be another chance to enjoy music by the FB’s on Friday 20 December at 8pm as part of the Christmas festivities. Box Office 023 9247 2700 www.thespring.co.uk

Ladies of PO postcodes, ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| your Christmas Chorus Hampshire Police Havant in the 1950s/60s Choir Concert to the Present Day needs you! Well-known local photographer, Mike Ladies barbershop harmony chorus The Pitchpipers are undergoing their annual transformation into the Portsmouth Ladies Christmas Chorus to sing in support of local charities this Christmas. Whether or not you already sing, or just want to give it a go, make your festive season extra special this year by joining the Christmas Chorus singing course - 7.30 – 9.00pm at St Philip’s Church Hall, Hawthorn Crescent, Cosham, PO6 2TL. We meet every Tuesday during the autumn to learn and rehearse traditional carols sung barbershop style. The entire course costs only £30 which covers all musical materials (scores and teaching CDs), vocal coaching and refreshments every week. Join us and meet new friends, learn to sing or improve your skills and have some festive fun! For more information visit www.pitchpipers.co.uk, call our Musical Director Marilyn on 023 9246 0227, or just come along.You’ll receive a very warm welcome!

Saturday 19th October 2013 7.30pm at St James Church Emsworth £10 including a glass of wine Call Nina Ware 012 4337 7161 Margaret Jordan 023 9245 4443 Baptist Church Office 012 4337 5606

Edwards, is presenting an illustrated talk on Havant in the 1950s/60s. Organised by the Havant WEA the talk will take place at Emsworth Methodist Church and Pastoral Centre on Friday 22 November 2013 7.30pm-9.00pm.The fee is £4 at the door. All are welcome.

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CHRISTMAS BAZAAR - ALL WELCOME Saturday 30th. November 2012, 12 noon - 3.00 pm St. Joseph’s Church Hall, West Street, Havant PO9 1LP Home Made Produce - Christmas Decorations - Books/Tombola - Grand Draw with Many Prizes - Cakes/Bric-ABrac - Nearly New/Jams/Groceries Jewellery/Refreshments - Bottle Stall, Father Christmas - & many other attractions - Adults 20p Children free

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30th November 2013 at 7.30pm doors open @ 7.00pm The Hayling Island Community Centre The concert to support Help for Heros will feature The Band of the Hampshire Constabulary in concert, under the direction of Major Pete Curtis. Tickets are £10.00 and concession for Senior Citizens £9.00 Available from the Centre and Tibbles Florist Mengham There is something for everyone in the programme of music, from military marches, selections from the musicals, seasonal music and the ever popular Last night of the Proms. |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

Havant Light Opera will present Mean Old Man, a modern musical by local musician John Gleadall, in November. It's Christmas in Havant 2013. As the cold wind of a triple dip recession bites into the warmth of the Cratchit family's seasonal celebrations, Mr Scrooge warms his cockles on the steady stream of applicants for his pay day loans and

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Saturday 19th October: 'Carve-in' at Portsmouth Grammar School, Technology Dept. 10am-4pm Saturday 9th November: 'Carve-in' at Portsmouth Grammar School, Technology Dept. 10am-4pm Wednesday 13th November: Social Evening - talk by John Pitman entitled 'What the butler saw' to be held at Portchester Community Centre, Westlands Grove, Portchester, PO16 9AD Saturday 23rd November: 'Carve-in' at Portsmouth Grammar School, Technology Dept. 10am-4pm Saturday 7th December: 'Carve-in' at Portsmouth Grammar School, Technology Dept. 10am-4pm For more details (and access) phone Gill on 023 9259 9153

desperate housewives selling him their 'unwanted' gold items at usurious rates. Havant Light Opera are turned away from Scrooge's shop door as they try and charm him with a Christmas Carol; so in revenge they perform a newly adapted version of John Gleadall's 'Mean Old Man', and attempt to show him the error of his ways with a variety of sharply observed and tightly performed songs. But will he respond to their harmonious exposé of his life's iniquities? Mean Old Man will be performed at The Spring Arts & Heritage Centre from Thursday 28th to Saturday 30th November at 7.30 pm. Tickets £8 (Children £4) Box Office 023 9247 2700 or online at www.thespring.co.uk

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FOCUS ON PHOTOGRAPHS AT THE MERIDIAN CENTRE Come along and see an outstanding display of images from UK photographers on show on the first floor gallery at the Meridian Centre from Saturday 23rd November until Sunday 1st December inclusive. This is the 43rd National Open Exhibition organised by Havant Camera Club and will showcase the best in colour, monochrome and nature prints as well as a continually looped digitally projected show. The 500 images on display will have been selected by three judges from an entry of around 2,000. Many of the photographs are very creative; others more traditional. But overall the exhibition has a good balance of all types of photography. Also on show will be a display of prints by members of Havant Camera Club. Exhibition Secretary, Jean Brooks, said “The Club is delighted to be able to hold the exhibition in the Meridian Centre in Havant for the fourth year running as it gives local people the chance to see the very best in photography in the UK.” More information is available at: www.havantcameraclub.co.uk

What’s on

Lifeboat Station at Selsey by Jean Brooks

Evening Light at Gateshead by Steve Frost

Male Orange Tip on Cukoo Flower by John Bogle

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Award-winning portrait artist exhibits at the Oxmarket in Chichester The Oxmarket Centre of Arts in Chichester hosts an exhibition featuring the work of Polish artist Agata Wojcieszkiewicz from 14th to 27th of October. It’s free and open to the public from Tuesday until Sunday 10am – 4:30pm. The private view will take a place on Monday 14th October at 6pm. Agata in her studio The exhibition presents Agata’s unique contemporary approach to portraiture and will include a range of paintings and drawings created within last three years including self-portraits, paintings of friends and family as well as commissioned works. Agata is a figurative painter specialising in oil and acrylic technique, professionally based at Making Space Community Arts Centre in Leigh Park in Havant. In 2011 she graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk in Poland with an MA in Fine Art Painting. Within a year she won the First Prize and Visitor’s

Choice Prize at The Stride Open Art Competition at Oxmarket Centre of Arts showing a portrait of her father. In 2012 – 2013 her portrait of an artist friend, Anita Bell, was exhibited in The National Portrait Gallery in London, Edinburgh and Exeter as a part of BP Portrait Award. Agata said: “My art is like a journal – a reflection of the very intimate process of picturing memories and emotions.” Being an immigrant, she paints people as representatives of two cultures, trying to distinguish the results of historical and cultural influences that shaped her subjects’ lives as well as her own. Agata’s latest portraits are very narrative and intricately painted, with rich backgrounds seeming to be overtake her compositions. She tells stories by capturing people within their everyday life surroundings to show how the environment defines their personalities, habits, living and working routines.

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Hayling Lions Christmas Fair on Saturday 30th November 2pm - 4pm at Hayling Island Community Centre. Charity Organisations wanting a stall please contact 023 9246 5130 asap.

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Lovedean Village Hall Antiques Fair on Saturday 2nd November from 10 a.m., and a Jumble Sale & Mini Auction on Saturday 9th from 1.30 p.m. For further details phone 023 9259 3904

HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT WILDLIFE TRUST Wed 23rd October 7.30pm The Red Kite in Hampshire An illustrated talk by Keith Betton of Hampshire Omithological Society, to be held at the Drama Studio, Warblington School, Southleigh Road, Havant PO9 2RR (map ref SU 726 063). Parking available in playground at rear of school. For further details please contact Andrew Powling on 023 9225 8457 or email apowling01@btinternet.com Admission £2.50 Fri 15th November 7.30pm Birds of the Solent and their migrations Peter Potts, bird expert, will give a talk on Solent Birds, where they get to and come from. To be held at the Alverstoke Parish Centre, Green Lane Alverstoke, Gosport PO12 2ET (Map ref. SZ 602 988). For further details please contact Richard Bloom on 023 9252 7094 or e-mail rbloom5048@aol.com Admission £2.50.

Wed 20th November 7.30pm Ponds for Wildlife An illustrated talk by Dr Naomi Ewald on surveying and conservation of aquatic life. To be held at St Wilfrids Church Hall, Padnell Rd, Cowplain, PO8 8DZ. (MAP REF. SU 694 112). For further details please contact Peter Leversha on 023 9259 2711 or e-mail p.leversha@btinternet.com Admission £2.50 including refreshments. Wed 27th November 7.30pm From the Depths of the Pond An illustrated talk by Richard Osmond, an expert on freshwater biology. To be held at the Drama Studio, Warblington School, Southleigh Road, Havant PO9 2RR. Details as Wed 23rd October Regular walks take place throughout the year, led by friendly and knowledgeable members of the Trust. Many of these walks are within the PO7-PO11 district. So please come along and discover the wonderful countryside and wildlife 'on our doorstep'. For further details please contact John Goodspeed on 07811 435252 or email john@havantnature.net

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Library Outreach What’s On Oct 2013 to Dec 2013 We have a wide range of adult and community learning courses available in venues across Hampshire. Many libraries offer an extensive programme of classes and workshops throughout the year. For further information please contact your local library.

Hayling Island Library PO11 Courses coming soon to Hayling Island Library, please contact the library for further details: Basic Computing 5 week course 10am to 12noon and 1pm to 3pm 17 January to 14 February Internet and Email 5 week course 10am to 12noon and 1pm to 3pm 28 February to 28 March

Havant Library PO9 Courses coming soon to Havant Library, please contact the library for further details: Basic Computing 5 week course 10am to 12noon and 1pm to 3pm 16 January to 13 February Internet and Email 5 week course 10am to

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What’s On Oct 2013 to Dec 2013 Waterlooville PO7 Name of Event: The Mystery of Princess Louise – a talk by Lucinda Hawksley Author Venue: Waterlooville Library Time: Tuesday 26 November 7.30pm Cost: £4 Short description: The secrets of Queen Victoria’s sixth child, Princess Louise, may be destined to remain hidden forever. What was so dangerous about this artistic, tempestuous royal that her life has been documented more by rumour and gossip than hard facts? When Lucinda Hawksley started to investigate, often thwarted by inexplicable secrecy, she discovered a fascinating woman, modern before her time, whose story has been shielded for years from public view. Name of Event: Going off the Rails – presented by Bill Gage of West Sussex Record Office Venue: Waterlooville Library Time: Wednesday 4 December 7pm Cost: £4 Short description: An illustrated talk of the days of steam railways. Name of Event: Halloween Craft Activity Venue: Waterlooville Library Time: Saturday 2 November drop in between 10am and 12noon Cost: Free Short description: Hubble, bubble, toil and trouble. Join us for fun craft activities Parents/carers to stay with their children.

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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance patient crosses the finishing line on foot at family fun run, ‘Run for it’! Seventeen months after he was Kevin Read, Andrew’s father, commented rescued by Hampshire and Isle of Wight ‘If it had not been for the Air Ambulance, Air Ambulance following a serious car Andrew would not be here today. accident, Andrew Read was able to cross Following the accident, Andrew was the finishing line at ‘Run For It’, the taken to Southampton General Hospital charity’s annual fun run, under his own where he was given a 50/50 chance of steam. survival. I would never have imagined then Andrew, who was left that seventeen months later he permanently disabled would have been able to after his accident, will achieve what he has achieved spend the rest of his life today’. in a wheel chair. When The Air Ambulance Chief he heard about the Air Executive, John Perry said Ambulance fun run at ‘Andrew did something truly Thruxon Circuit, he was remarkable and we are determined that, not only extremely grateful to him and was he going to his family for their support. complete one lap of the Cases like Andrew’s circuit in his wheelchair, demonstrate how our fast but he was going to response time can make the cross the finishing line on Andrew Read crossing the line difference between life and foot. With members of death - we can be anywhere his family by his side, Andrew crossed the within Hampshire in 15 minutes and finishing line of the 3.793 km circuit to anywhere within the Isle of Wight in 20 cheers of support from well wishers. minutes.’ For the second year, the Air Ambulance The Air Ambulance receives no hosted ‘Run For It!’ at the Thruxton government funding for operational Circuit, Andover. Participants chose to purposes, relying entirely on the generosity run, jog or walk either 1 lap or 4 laps of of the people and businesses of Hampshire the circuit in order to raise the vital funds and the Isle of Wight to keep the Air needed to keep the Air Ambulance flying. Ambulance flying and saving lives.

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The Watersports Event of the Year! Hundreds of watersport enthusiasts made the pilgrimage to Hayling Island this past weekend (30th Aug – 1st Sept) for the National Watersports Festival creating a spectacular site on the water and a fun festival atmosphere. Windsurfing, SUP, (Stand up paddle boarding), kitesurfing and kayaking were all represented with the emphasis spotlighting on the recreational enthusiast. National Watersports Festival attracted thousands of visitors throughout the whole weekend and with an allinclusive ethos, many new recruits were encouraged onto the water for the first time. Taster sessions provided by qualified instructors meant that everyone could have their share of the action and try new Watersports. 40 people from Havant Borough took part in windsurfing taster sessions on Saturday 31st August (provided by Havant Borough Council). The majority of people were trying windsurfing for the very first time. The taster sessions were delivered by The Official Test Centre (OTC) and offered groups of ten one-and-a-half hour sessions, learning the basic skills of safety and how to stand on the board. Participants of all ages and abilities had great fun and many are keen to try the sport again. Also in attendance were some of the world’s top windsurfers who put on an

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amazing display of aerial trickery during the night tow Windsurfing competition. Current world number one freestyle champion Jose ‘Gollito’ Estredo, from Venezuela, wowed the crowds of onlookers with his dazzling display of tricks, flips and contorted moves. The whole weekend saw much of the UK’s Watersports industry in attendance, promoting their latest equipment with helpful advice and chatting with the visiting public. Initial feedback from NWF organiser Allan Cross is that the festival was the biggest and best yet in its seven year history and that he is looking forward to 2014! Well done to all who were involved – The National Watersports Festival 2013 really was ‘the event of the year!’ For more pics and videos from the weekend head over to http://nationalwatersportsfestival.com/

Members of Hayling Island U3A are undertaking a project to record the ‘Life and Times on Hayling Island’, during the First World War. The Government is encouraging groups throughout the U.K to highlight this important period in our Country’s History. It is proposed to produce a book which will recall everyday life on Hayling Island, local employment and the work women had to undertake to support their families with their menfolk away. Over 14 farms existed on Hayling Island in 1914; these farms are being researched to feature in the publication. Montages of the men who lost their lives in the theatres of war in which they served will appear as the unfolding of the war and the social history is recalled. This publication will incorporate the information in the booklet produced by Mrs Janet Coates-Jones in 2000 recording the 78 men whose names are remembered on the Memorial Plaques in St. Peter’s Church. Hayling Island lost almost 10% of the total adult population at this period of history. We hope that this publication will

be of interest to all age groups and prove to be a useful resource for students. We are keen to talk with the ancestors of Hayling Families who lost family members in the Great War, or who were injured during the conflict. If you have memories of conversations and family stories of Hayling Island at the beginning of the twentieth century we would love to hear from you. With the cooperation of the Local British Legion an exhibition will be held at Hayling Island British Legion from the 7th. November – 14th. November 2014. The exhibition will include paintings, drawings and photographs of images depicting various aspects of the conflict as well as the infrastructure of the Island. It is important that our young people realise the traumatic effect these War years had on everyone. If you have any information or family recollections of life on Hayling at that time, please contact the Project Leader, Mike Burnham e-mail: Haylingu3a-1914project@hotmail.com

Navy on the run in the Gulf

Sailors aboard a Royal Navy vessel in the Arabian Gulf on operations with the Combined Maritime Forces took on the blistering heat to run 10K to raise funds for charity back home. Nineteen members of the ship's company aboard HMS Kent conducted the run for the Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation (DRWF). Many of the runners have friends and family with diabetes. LPT David Heming explained: "Diabetes is close to my heart as my partner has Type 1 Diabetes and every day is a struggle; although there isn't any cure yet I hope that the money raised will go towards helping people to cope with the illness". HMS Kent is currently deployed in and around the Arabian Gulf where the run

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took place in the evening sun; the runners had to complete the demanding task of 43 laps of the upper deck. David explained: "The pace was fast from the start but as the time went on the heat took its toll, however this didn't stop some incredible times being set; the fasted man home was Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Robbie Roberts in 38 minutes and the fastest female was Leading Logistician (LLOGS) Jenna Brodie in 53 minutes." The crew of HMS Kent managed to raise over £700 for the charity on Just Giving and some members will be running for the same charity in the Great South Run on Sunday 27th October. "We are delighted David and his crew mates have taken up the challenge of

running the 10K in such an unusual manner," commented Chief Exec Sarah Bone. DRWF has funded more than £8m of vital diabetes research since it was established in the UK. The charity is currently funding 23 researchers across the country as well as the DRWF Islet Isolation Facility at the Oxford Centre for Diabetes Endocrinology & Metabolism (OCDEM) at the Churchill Hospital, Oxford. "Good self-management is central to reducing the risk of associated diabetes complications. Through our support network we are able to inform, empower and inspire people with diabetes to take action to improve their quality of life," added Sarah Bone "We find people such as David who have personal experience of family or friends living with diabetes are often keen to help as we fund research into a cure, help people to understand their diabetes and learn how to self-manage to stay as well as possible." Photo Caption: Runners aboard HMS Kent after completing 10K run on board for Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation For more information visit www.drwf.org.uk

C.A.P. Focus Day at the Hayling College By: Phoebe Ridgeway

Six weeks have seemed to fly by quicker than you can say "this is the Indian summer we were promised a year ago!".Before the school broke up our Director of Lower School, Ms Cox arranged for all the school to receive very interesting (for want of a better word, but not in the boring sense!) "lectures" from a group called 'Hafago' (Havant, Fareham and Gosport) who work with ex-alcoholics and drug addicts. These kind people go to different schools to educate young people. Their relaxed and in-control demeanour gave us all the confidence to ask questions and get involved with the sessions. These brave men were recovering alcoholics. Their speeches were all unique and thought provoking and when they had finished everyone of us was left with a deeper level of understanding and gratitude towards them for sharing painful memories. The session started with a speech by Police officer Sgt. James Noble who gave us information about all the good things that the CAP project have done since the school joined it last year. It certainly sounded like the young people of Hayling have been showing that they can behave well and not abuse alcohol as much as in the past.

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Postcode Publications Show the Way at the Havant Goes Greener Fair! HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT AIR AMBULANCE ByYoungsters Robert Sebley - CTC Portsmouth & Cycle Hayling

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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance collected over a ton of old shoes for recycling on the first ‘Re-Use-Ya Shoes!’ day on Thursday 12th September – and there are still more to come. Forty two schools across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight threw themselves behind the campaign to encourage children to donate their old shoes, football boots, trainers and wellies and raise those vital funds needed to keep the Air Ambulance

flying and saving lives. Participating schools were asked to see how many bags they could fill and if they could build the highest tower of shoes, with prizes available for the school with the most shoes collected. Shoes of every shape, size, condition and colour were collected, from the boot without a sole to the down at heel stiletto. Much like the ‘Bag A Bra’ campaign, the shoes will now be sold on through reputable traders in other countries, or if they are in really bad condition they will be used for parts to repair other footwear, so nothing is wasted. ‘Our very first ‘Re-Use-Ya Shoes!’ Day has been more successful than we could have imagined’, commented Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance Chief Executive, John Perry. ‘Not only has the campaign raised money for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, but it has taught children about the importance of recycling and helped people in countries world wide. We could not have hoped for a more enthusiastic response from participating schools‘. Over the next few weeks, staff from the charity’s recycling partner ‘Bag It Up’ will be sorting and weighing the shoes collected and a winning school will be announced.

Of these the majority, 56 compared to Youngsters at the annual Havant Goes 32, where youngsters, confirming the value Greener Fair held in September, in Havant of having the extra small frame bike, and Park showed just how fit and competitive how they are keen on competitive they are by taking on the Turbo Cycle activities. As at previous CTC Challenge in record numbers, as provided Portsmouth/Cycle Hayling fair stalls the at the CTC Portsmouth/Cycle Hayling competitive element attracts many to have stall. a go, only now with 2 bikes both having the This was a competition where 2 bikes, same competitive basis there were often one normal adult size bike and the other a ‘head to head’ competitive child’s bike, are mounted on riding, typically brothers & turbo trainers. Riders sisters, mums or dads and their have 1 minute from a children. Another interesting standing start to see how aspect was that in the far they can pedal, with the youngster category the number result put on Leader Boards of girl competitors exceeded in each group. the boys by nearly 2 to 1, and The main difference the prize for the most from last year’s stall was the competitive spirit and fitness addition of a child’s bike to must go to the girls who easily provide for the significant beat the boys in distance numbers of youngsters travelled. The best distance who, even with the saddle travelled for the girls was 625 fully down, couldn’t reach the pedals of the adult bike. Mike & Robert Run the Stall metres, with 6 other achieving up to or over 600 metres, This setup was first whereas only 4 boys beat the 600 metre tried at the 3 Churches Fete stall held in mark, the top being 607 metres. Is there a Hayling Park on the 14 August where future Victoria Pendleton or Chris Froome children inundated the competition in the making? queuing for a chance to have a go. This It should be noted that the adults didn’t scene was repeated in Havant with the do too badly with a men’s top distance of number of riders easily exceeded those 929 metres and a woman’s top distance of from previous years, with around 88 730 metres. Well done to all those taking recording a 'distance pedalled' on the part - hope to see you again next year! Leader Boards.

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Get that autumn glow After a fantastic summer, autumn has finally arrived and as the long evenings fade so do our tans. If you’re looking for a safe, healthy glow to give you the feel good factor we have some tips to help. Fake tanning can be a tricky business and we’ve all seen some examples of a DIY disaster. One of the most fool proof ways to ensure you get a good even tan is to book up and treat yourself to a salon spray tan. Here at Bodyworks we even offer a spray tan that only needs four hours to develop meaning you can look bronzed and beautiful for that impromptu night out. Whether you’re getting a professional to do the work or doing it yourself at home we have a few guidelines to follow to help you achieve the perfect tan. Be prepared The week before your tan you should start ‘polishing’ your skin. Add an exfoliation stage into your bath or shower routine to help slough off any dulling skin cells. Remember to moisturise after every bath/shower. This will keep the skin supple which helps ensure an even absorption of the tanning product. Get tanning Most self-tan products need to be left on the skin for around 8 hours to develop. Using a mitt can help give an even application and save any orange hand incidents. We advise tanning the face first, adding 1 part moisturiser if you want a softer look. *Be careful to avoid the hairline of you have fair hair. Add moisturiser to your hands and feet before you tan them and dry off nails with a tissue to avoid staining. Once you’ve applied the tan stand and let it dry for a few minutes. Whilst it develops avoid putting on any restrictive clothing or getting the tan wet. The best time to tan is an hour before bed then rinse the product off in the morning. Do not scrub the guide colour tan off, use your hands to rub off the excess product in the shower. Maintaining the tan You can help prolong the life of your tan by keeping the skin moisturised and avoiding exfoliating until the tan begins to fade. Exfoliating when the tan starts to pale will help it fade evenly. If you want to freshen up the tan, using a gradual tan lotion will keep it topped up. Bodyworks Loves… Sienna X Q10 Bronzing Mousse 250ml £24.95

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It’s Pink Party time at Bodyworks October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and Havant salon Bodyworks are holding their annual pink party to raise funds for Breakthrough Breast Cancer. On Friday 25th October the team will be serving pink fizz and cake to anyone willing to make a donation to this worthy cause. They will be holding a raffle with prizes including Bodyworks gift vouchers, Elemis skincare products and lots more. Tickets are available now from the salon reception. Staff will be offering discounted services on the day including Blowdrys for £10.00 and a nail File and Polish for £6.00. Call now to book an appointment and join in the fun. 023 92 486116 www.facebook.com/bodyworksclinic www.breakthrough.org.uk

Seasonal Look: Smoky Eyes The party season is almost upon us and we’ll be glamming up and looking sparkly. One look that always makes an impact at any occasion is the sultry, smoky eye effect. It’s easier to achieve than you think and we’ve produced a step by step guide to help you. This autumn/winter the ‘Block Colour’ look is trending so we’ve added a splash of colour to this classic look. Firstly, using an eye shadow primer will help your look last for longer and stay put. Use a cream based primer and apply to lid (allow to dry before next step). Next apply a slick of black eyeliner to the top lid as close to the lashes as possible. We prefer a gel liner applied with a brush for a smudge proof line.

Add a splash of colour by applying a bright kohl liner beneath the bottom lashes.

Using a brush blend a smoky grey or black powered eye shadow over the lid starting from the outer edge.

To add a further touch of glamour, blend a brighter coloured eye shadow across the crease line of the eye socket and use a brush to blend. Finally add a highlighter under the brow bone and in the inner corner of the lid to emphasise the eye and make this sultry look pop.

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Your wardrobe colours change with the seasons.. So it is a must that your sunkissed faded hair colour is changed too. There is a colour to suit everyone with A/W13 trends, book your consultation at Headromance today to find out which is best for you 023 9247 3777 Grime Punk and grunge trends filled this seasons catwalks. With it were palettes of blacks, browns and slate. Sophisticated application techniques means seemingly random colour flashes are actually cleverly positioned panels. Cool tones are key - greys, mattes, petrol blue. And for the daring? Why not try patterns and prints? This trend is all about having punk princess fun - just keep it cool! Ice Queen A/W13 Catwalks were awash with ghostly ice-white blondes. The always popular platinum takes on a more powdery, iridescent tone. This arctic blonde will stop traffic! Help maintain it with 'take home toners' such as TIGI Catwalk's Fashionsta shampoo and conditioner available at Headromance. Dark Siren Romance and moodiness combined, for this trend your hair will be making a strong statement. Blunt cuts with strong partings

should be complimented with deep, dark, mystical shades. This colour trend would not be complete without fascinating accents showing through the hair. Whether subtle or dramatically overstated try deep violets or blues, deep or wine reds. Whatever you decide, make sure you wear it with attitude! Golden Girl For the more natural colours - keep the palette rich and warm, full of enticing mochas and golden beiges. The finished result should ooze sophistication and glamour. Beautifully combining soft rounded golden and copper tones - you'll be opulent and lady like this season.

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Postcode Publications TRAINS, TRACKS & LOCOMOTIVE MEMORABILITY GALORE Bowls club raises funds for asbestos charity HASAG The Spring Arts and Heritage Centre invite you to view and enjoy two Hayling Billy Railway exhibitions displaying memorabilia and rare items from the Lines past. Trains and Tracks 1st October – 20th December In the Main Gallery, local collections cases: This exhibition features intriguing items such as the train time-table from 1963 showing the last ever journey that the Puffing Billy took and tickets from that last day; the grand frame push button; original guards’ whistles including an ‘Acne Thunderer’ c1960s and a British Railway issue whistle used on the Billy Line between 1899-1930s; a haunted WWI Tabaco tin with a ghostly story to go with it! And not to forget 5 beautifully constructed locomotive models including No 359 ‘Hayling Island’ built by scratch by Colin Hayworth; and an amazing to-scale large model of the ‘Box-hill’ Terrier with a

5” gauge was once able to pull along 5 adults can you believe! . Hayling Billy 50 Exhibition 4th October – 8th November In the Mezzanine Gallery: What a treat for railway lovers and those passionate about local heritage. This exhibition features an eye catching display from Hampshire County Council Arts and Museum Services featuring a fine-scale model by Alan Bell of the Paddle Steamer Carrier which was used to transport goods in train wagons between Langstone and Bembridge Harbour from 1885 until 1888. Lose yourself in the world of the Hayling Billy’s past as you view the detailed display by Peter Drury of Hayling Billy 50. Find out the who’s, when’s and where’s of the Puffing Billy’s past. For more information please contact the box-office on 023 9247 2700 or visit our website www.thespring.co.uk

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Cystic Fibrosis: 50th Anniversary in 2014 The Great South Run is almost upon us, and will include a contingent of runners doing their best for CF. Meanwhile, Portsmouth’s small but dedicated Branch of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust is planning to celebrate the charity’s 50th anniversary in the coming year, and is keen to hear from anyone who would like to help out. The picture shows some of the local group -- parents, relatives and friends -- who have been meeting monthly since about 1986, volunteering to support the Trust’s aims. Three of the group have been active for over 40 years, and most of the others are not far behind. Sue Kruk has become secretary for the year as she remembers back to the 70s and 80s (when she was a Secretary in London and then in Portsmouth) as well as being aware of the great work of the present day. (See www.cysticfibrosis.org.uk) Every new born baby has a heel prick

test within the first few days of life, which, thanks to the Trust, now detects cystic fibrosis, as well as other conditions. This is reassurance for most parents, and for the very few who have CF, it means that treatment can start from birth, before lung damage is caused. Life expectancy is improving all the time, but many precious children and adults are sadly still lost. Every person with CF will need treatment every single day of their lives, often lasting for hours. Imagine physiotherapy two or three times a day, every day of the year, as well as pills, diet, nebulised drugs, etc. Now, with all the various advances, our CF children, who invariably face their difficulties with courage and humour, can look forward to a reasonable quality of life. The Trust has always advanced research, clinical care and welfare of families, and is determined to beat this cruel and demanding condition for good.

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By: Chris Lapthorn

On a sunny Sunday in late September Hayling Island Bowls Club was delighted to present to the Hampshire Asbestos Support and Awareness Group a cheque for £2100, the sum raised by the 100 or so members of the club throughout the preceding year. The cheque was presented to Lynne Squibb and Lisa Booth of HASAG by the retiring Club President, and mastermind behind the fundraising project Brian Pullan, and incoming Club President Dorothy Williams. Around 50 bowlers were present to witness the short ceremony which was

followed by a Ladies v Gents match which I'm pleased to report resulted in a well-deserved and long overdue win for the Gentlemen. A cheque for a further £250 was presented to the Hayling Community Responders earlier in the week. Roll on next season! We will be looking to recruit new members so visit our web site www.haylingislandbowls.org to see what we look like and what we get up to from April to September. Contact Club Secretary Chris Lapthorn at the number on the web site or email info@haylingislandbowls.org for further information.

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Primetime – Functional Fitness Class Natalie March of Physio-logical, a local chartered physiotherapist runs a functional fitness exercise class for the mature person and those recovering from injuries/aches or pains within Active4Less, Havant. The classes are designed for the mature person who wants to reduce their chances of falling by building their general strength and core stability. Also, for those wishing to get back into exercise after an injury but wants some supervision by a specialist physiotherapist. There are a variety of exercises which focus on; • improving core strength • balance • co-ordination • flexibility • muscle strength This will then improve your quality of life as the body does not deteriorate because of age, it deteriorates because of lack of use. The classes are on Mondays at 11.15am at Active4Less, 5 Hayward Business Centre, New Lane, Havant, PO9 2NL. Cost is £4 per class.

Feedback from the class “My walking ability has greatly improved, I am more flexible and have less discomfort since taking part in the Primetime class” (C. Jones Sept 2013) For more information about the class then please call Natalie on 07835 712306 or email enquiries@physio-logical.net, alternatively feel free to come along to the class.

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POLICE REPORT By: Police Community Support Officer Amy Shipp

**TOP FIVE SIGNS THAT A MESSAGE IS A HOAX**

The next time that you receive an alarming e-mail calling you to action, look for any one of these five telltale characteristics before even thinking about sending it along to anybody else… URGENT – The email will have a great sense of urgency!! You usually see a lot of exclamation points and Capitalization, the subject line will typically be something like: URGENT! WARNING! IMPORTANT! VIRUS ALERT! TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS – There will always be a request that you share this ‘important’ warning by forwarding the message to everybody in your email address book or to as many people as you possibly can, this is a sure-fire sign that the

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message is a hoax. THIS ISN’T A HOAX – The body of the email will contain some form of corroboration, such as a pseudo- quote from an executive of a major corporation or from a government agency official. For example: My neighbour , who works for Microsoft , just received this warning so I know it’s true, he asked me to pass this along to as many people I can – DON’T BELIEVE THIS FOR A SECOND DIRE CONSEQUENCES – The email will predict dire consequences if you do not act immediately. The message may inform you that the virus will destroy your hard drive. HISTORY – Look for >>>> marks in the left margin. These marks indicate that people that have forwarded the email countless times.

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VEGGIE PETS ARE TEN VeggiePets.com celebrate a decade of meat-free pet food in Havant Locally owned online pet food retailer, VeggiePets.com, celebrated it’s 10th Anniversary in September 2013 bucking the economic turndown and championing niche retailing. VeggiePets.com is no ordinary pet shop, they’re meat-free, cruelty-free pet product specialists and are the largest in Europe, sending out more than 10,000 parcels a year from their warehouse in Havant, to over 40 countries including India, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Iceland, Japan, Russia and New Zealand, with annual turnover of over £500,000. “We started with £300 worth of stock and an idea for an online shop. Our first sale came the day we opened and we haven’t stopped since.” said Director, Damian Eadie, “Our customers buy for ethical, medical, religious and health reasons, we’re even recommended by some Vets”.

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Directors Damian Eadie and Darrell de Vries

VeggiePets.com first launched from Damian’s home in Portsmouth in September 2003 and is currently owned by Directors Damian Eadie and Darrell de Vries and runs from a warehouse in Havant, Hampshire. Products range from complete vegetarian foods for dogs, cats and even rats to biscuits, chews, ethical toys, accessories and herbal care products. Employs 6 people. Part of Vegeco Ltd.

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ACROSS 1 Nuts about biscuits (8) 6 Virgin bounded, it's announced (6) 10 Storm here is trivial sort of bowl (6) 11 Branch descendant (8) 12 Ball stitcher (6) 13 Breaks opportunities (8) 14 Religious cook, it's said (5) 16 Projecting first about exposure (9) 19 Sheer fat (5) 21 Hard bygone plant (8) 23 Leafy battle, we hear (6) 24 Fit Conte breaks into pieces (8) 25 Greek fool, it's reported (6) 26 Stop, and remove pouch, say (6) 27 Helping, not I, about suitable conformity (9)

DOWN 2 Pull, love, say, an animal's coming (4,3) 3 Obstruct copper first - what a vegetable (8) 4 Ace no longer impudent (6) 5 Reportedly fruity vessel for mate - leisurely way to get to Hong Kong (4,4,2,5) 7 Losing no time in the snag being unravelled (9) 8 Inform about the cartoonist - not getting any faster (7) 9 Praises the duties no longer, it's reported (6) 15 Reposition Don having scan first (9) 17 Nearly address flock, but most easily fooled (8) 18 I'm in the money with learner for patronage (6) 20 Confirm nearly under disgrace (7) 21 Relished being seasoned (6) 22 Accounts twice for 1st class backward plant (6)

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New Havant business aims to slash the cost of replacing tyres By: Becky Lewis

A business in Havant has started up to offer a safer, more cost effective way of maintaining tyres to both domestic and commercial customers. Nigel Weller, who is from Rowlands Castle, offers his new Puncture Safe service to anyone living the PO postcode area that may want to protect themselves against the burdens of heavy costs associated with replacing tyres after a puncture. Mr Weller, whose background is in the agricultural industry, identified a need to help large vehicles protect their expensive tyres from frequent replacement. This was something that not only impacted on time but was also a considerable cost to the business. “Tractors, trucks and lorries often suffer from punctures due to the nature of their work and replacing tyres is expensive” Said Mr Weller. “Therefore, I decided something had to be done to keep the costs down – that was where Puncture Safe came in”.

Puncture Safe is a safety product, installed into any size of tyre that can prevent accidents that are as a direct result of punctures. It can be used inside any size of tyre and once it is injected it will last the life of the tyre. Not only does this help prevent issues with costs and timing associated with punctures, but it also tackles the issue that many domestic cars are sold today without a spare wheel. This is great for saving space, but not so helpful when you get a puncture at midnight and you’re three miles from the nearest garage. Therefore, whether you are a household or a business, Puncture Safe could be the business you need to call upon. “From the early interest I have received so far, I truly believe this is the answer that so many vehicle owners have been waiting for and I’m so pleased to be finally launching my business” said Mr Weller.

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Forest of Bere Bowmen Championship - Horndean From: Gill Merrett, Secretary Forest of Bere Bowmen

The Winners!

The Forest of Bere Bowmen's Outdoor Championship took place on Sunday 8th September at their Club field by Cadlington House off Blendworth Lane, Horndean (PO8 0AA). The early starters were greeted by a storm sending everybody scuttling for cover. However the storm soon gave way to periods of pleasant sunshine. The competing bowmen ranged from 10 years to 80 plus. Among the bows in use at the Championship were the recurve bows used in the Olympics. Others were compound bows or longbows. The photograph shows all of the prize-winners. John Taylor, shooting recurve was Archer Supreme, with Tim Madden next having returned to archery after a gap of many years. Hettie Parkes won the trophy for Ladies Recurve with

husband Shane winning the Novice Recurve prize. With daughters Tessa and Megan winning medals and Hettie and Shane winning the Married Couples Trophy, it was an impressive competition for the Parkes family. Other winners were John Davies (Gentlemens Longbow), Gill Merrett (Ladies Longbow), Rebecca Giddings (Junior Recurve), Sean Madden (Junior Recurve for younger juniors) and Vince Ibbs on a handicap adjusted score. Others in the photograph won silver and bronze medals. Everybody enjoyed themselves and most competed again later in September in the last of the summer monthly medals. October heralds the beginning of the winter programme. Anybody wishing to find out more about the Forest of Bere Bowmen can visit the club's website: www.forestofberebowme.co.uk

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Hawks Report - Latest Updates About a quarter of the way through the season and the Hawks have had mixed results which have seen them locked in mid-table. After a very promising opening and a three match unbeaten run, a series of injuries affected results. Goalkeeper Scott Bevan, Striker Dennis Oli, Midfielder Christian Nanetti and Central defender Ed Harris have all been out. Boss Lee Bradbury with only a small squad has therefore had to turn to the short-term loan market and adjust the way of playing to see the crisis through. With the injured players now gradually returning results and performances are starting to get back on track. Unfortunately the qualifying rounds of the FA Cup came in the midst of the injury crisis and the Hawks failed to negotiate their way through. On the positive side, the injuries have allowed I.O.W based players Ryan

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Woodford (Central Defender) and Scott Jones (Striker) to show Hawks fans their talents. Both lads have stepped up to the plate and retained their places on merit as the established players have come back into contention. Of the local Havant based youngsters, Charlie Searle made his league debut at age 17 against Bishops Stortford. Joe Noakes is out on loan to AFC Totton, where he has performed well, including scoring a goal. Harry Wedlake has had little chance with the first team but has lead the Academy side through the early rounds of the FA Youth Cup. With the side nearly back to full strength and playing the way Lee Bradbury wishes results are beginning to pick up again. In the expectation of a steady move back up the table now is a good time to get down to Westleigh Park and enjoy the action.

The Basepoint business centres in Havant and Waterlooville are the new club and shirt sponsor of Havant Rugby Football Club for the next 3 years. The Havant Rugby Football Club has over 360 registered players, and caters for all ages and abilities. They currently run 5 senior teams, along with an academy team, a mariners (‘veterans of the club’) team, and a ladies team. John Mangell, Chairman at Havant Rugby Football Club, told Postcode Publications: “We are pleased to welcome Basepoint as our 1st XV Shirt and Major Club sponsor, and are truly grateful for their commitment to our involvement in the local community. The money will be used to support the sponsorship of the club and first XV, which will also include our support of the seniors, juniors, ladies and wider club teams.” Caroline Kendall, Regional Centre Manager for Basepoint Havant and Waterlooville, added: “We are extremely pleased to sponsor the Rugby Club. It’s great to know that through our sponsorship, the money is being reinvested back in to the local community.” Basepoint Havant offers a wide range of flexible business accommodation, ranging from small one to two-person units through to spacious fully functioning workshops located, just south of the A27 /

A3 (M) junction at Havant, and adjoining Langstone Harbour. It offers excellent transport links, access to local facilities. Basepoint Waterlooville comprises 51 business units built around a pleasant courtyard setting. Accommodation ranges from small one to two-person units, to larger flexible workshop units suitable for a wide range of business use. The facilities include free parking, meeting rooms, and a successful cafe/restaurant. Close to Waterlooville town centre, the location gives fast access to J3 of the A3M, with Havant and Portsmouth easily accessible. Visit: www.basepoint.co.uk or telephone Basepoint Havant: 023 9244 9666 / Basepoint Waterlooville: 023 9236 6060 First XV win at Beckenham Meanwhile pitch side the First XV have been working hard over the early season to consolidate as a squad and gained their first win in five games at Beckenham on 5th October. There is still a bit of a points gap between Havant and the teams immediately above them but the team is galvanizing as a unit and looking capable of making up the gap and moving up the league. Coach Will Knight made the bold decision to appoint his son Joel as captain this season and has been rewarded with some strong leadership and performances from him.

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Ladies Sabre Fencing Beginner Course Seacourt Fencing Club, based on Hayling Island, is looking for ladies of all ages with a sense of adventure, a spirit of enthusiasm and a positive attitude to come and learn the art of fencing sabre. Modern fencing has three weapons: foil, épée and sabre. The sabre is a cutting weapon and fights are notoriously fast, furious and fun! Only thirty years ago, sabre was mainly fenced by men, so there are fewer women who fence sabre than foil or épée. Seacourt Fencing Club wants to redress the balance! Fencing is a great way to keep fit, burning far more calories than an aerobics class, but it is also skilful and mentally challenging. Older fencers can be just as successful as younger ones by relying on their wits rather than their fitness. Unlike most sports, fencing has a thriving veterans section which holds competitions in age

ranges from 40 year olds, right up to 80+ If you want to take up the challenge of becoming a sabre fencer, book yourself onto our six week Ladies Sabre Beginner Course. This is a relaxed course, with the emphasis on fun, giving you an introduction to sabre fencing. This course will be followed up by an intermediate course at the end of which you may even want to have a go at your first competition! The course will take place on Thursdays from 7-8pm starting in January 2014 at Seacourt Tennis Club,Victoria Avenue, Hayling Island PO11 9AJ. To find out more, ring Carl or Jenny (husband and wife international veteran fencers!) on 023 9311 8854 or 077 8627 1327 or take a look at our website www.southhampshirefencing.co.uk

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NATIONAL WINDSURFING FESTIVAL HAYLING 2013 From Jackie Lambert, edited by Tim Randall

Tim Randall Reports

Havant Hockey Club – Early Season Report

The seventh annual National Watersports Festival was held from 13-15 September in fantastic weather off Hayling Island seafront near the Golf Club. This year it was extended to include Kayaking and Kite Surfing alongside SUP (Stand Up Paddleboarding) and Windsurfing. It resulted in a spectacular weekend. The fun started on Friday with a decent sea breeze over a sparkling sea ideal for spectators and the novices and intermediates for which the first day’s event was aimed. Conditions were perfect for the SUP’s and Kayakers and made for a fun opening day! The experienced windsurfers were hoping for more wind on Saturday and Sunday, the main racing days. The next day saw the spectacle of hundreds of brightly coloured windsurf sails lined up on the shore before heading out to sea for the racing. Adults and children on windsurfers, kayaks and SUPs were splashing around in the sparkling surf near the shore or learning new skills in the taster sessions. Some took part in the racing. Flags, banners, kites, vans, tents and trade stalls packed with the latest equipment created a vibrant, colourful scene. Even Father Christmas appeared in one windsurf race! There was also the spectacle of the Night Windsurf, a unique tradition of NWF, with a race for honours between the best from the day’s races. Children, decked out in glow sticks, each teamed up with a professional windsurfer for their own a tag race out to a scary, eerily lit marker buoy. The grand finale, to a backdrop of fireworks, was the tow-in freestyle

demonstration by world class professional windsurfers, including 5 times World Champion Gollito Estredo. The dare devil riders accelerated their roaring jet skis to terminal velocity and suddenly materialised from the darkness into the floodlights to perform spectacular multiple jumps, twists and loops, before the large crowd on the beach. The spectacle and atmosphere at this years NWF was truly amazing. With over 600 competitors across the disciplines, ranging up to age 70, and 8000 attending the weekend event and parties, the vibe was

ahead of the season proper. Whilst the Hockey Clubhouse is situated in Havant Park, the main pitch lays nearby in the grounds of Havant College in Barncroft Way Havant. The Men’s 1 team play in the EHL Conference West League and their next home league game is against University of Exeter, with bully-off at 14.00. The Ladies 1 play in South Division 1 and their next home game is against Southgate on 16 November, starting at 13.30. Both of these games will be held at the Havant College pitch. The Club also has a strong junior section catering for boys and girls from under 8 years through to under 18. The under 8 and under 10 groups are mixed. For many of the boys and girls joining the Club it is the beginning of very long connections with the Club. Club website: www.havanthockeyclub.org.uk

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laid back good humour, friendship and camaraderie. Professional and recreational riders mingled ashore and on the water. The two night parties were especially enjoyed as everyone rocked throughout the balmy evenings. Ian and Carole, of the ‘Inn on the Beach’ at Hayling Island, where the action centred, said “It’s great having a bunch of people focused on enjoying themselves. The Watersports community are great and it was nice to have the kite, kayak and SUP people alongside the windsurfing guys. We really enjoyed this year; best yet!” Importantly, more than £5000 was raised for the charity W4CR (Watersports for Cancer Research).

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Havant Hockey Club began its preparations for the 2013/14 season back in August with evening sessions every Tuesday. The pre-season training sessions were well attended from the Clubs large membership. The pre-season also saw a successful 6 week ‘Return to Hockey Course’ for the many wishing to get back to playing. Jenny Bullard told me: ‘The Club has six women’s teams, 9 men’s teams and some 250 youngsters from 4 – 18 years. All of the training, preparation and arrangements for the variety of Hockey fixtures undertaken during the busy season, which commenced in September with a number of friendlies, are backed up and supported by a strong and experienced team of non-playing members.’ The friendlies held in the weeks before the season proper got underway in the middle of September, enabled the various playing squads and groups to get match fit

Hayling Park on the Saturday morning of my visit to this vibrant Club was full of small groups of excited youngsters enjoying football practice. I was greeted by the Club Chairman, Mark Carter. Over a mug of tea and a sponsored cupcake in the Clubhouse next to the Hayling Community Centre, the Chairman explained how the Club, now in it’s fifth season, had risen from the ashes into a successful Junior Football Club. We were soon out amongst the many young players practicing and having fun. Mark explained that each age group was led by an FA Level 1 or 2 qualified Coach. The aim is always to ensure that the Saturday mornings are fun and energetic. While the youngsters are on the field enjoying their group work, parents and Club members relax in and around the Clubhouse. The Clubhouse keeps everyone fed and watered and at the same time generates income to help support the on field activities and local charities. The Club is built around family involvement, fair play and charity fund raising. In the 2012/13 season it was fitting that the Club received a fair play award from the Portsmouth Youth League. Should parents have any concerns the Club has experienced Parent Representatives with

access to the Coaches and Club Officials The teams all play in the Portsmouth Youth Leagues for under 8, 10 and12’s. For those too young for league games a number of friendly games are arranged. The experienced FA qualified Head Coach, Stuart Hawley, runs the senior under 12 team and leads the Club’s coaching and development programme, ensuring there is always a strong team of FA qualified coaches at the Club. The Club is always looking recruit others willing to assist and qualify as FA coaches. Most of the youngsters at the Club were boys but when I asked the Chairman and the coaches, they were unanimous in their wish to encourage more girls to join the club. Girls are eligible to play in any of the Clubs existing teams. Anyone interested in coaching and any parents with young children, including girls, wishing to experience football are invited to contact the Club. The Club has a sponsor, MMP Electrovibe UK Limited, metal preparation specialists based in Brockhampton Lane Havant. The company supplies the kit for all the teams, including home and away kits Contact: www.haylingstandrewsfc.org.uk

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Creative Quarter Night Fliers

By: Christine Conwell Local author of Children's books

In our May edition number 7 we featured the first two books in the Jessica Roberts series, The Girl Who Forgot How to Smile and The Magic of Jessica Roberts written by a local author living in Havant. Now the next title in the series, Night Fliers, has recently been published. Night Fliers is 145 pages long and comprises the next 4 books in the series, John and the Water Witch, Jack 'O' Lantern, The Vision and Bill Black. In books III to VI Jessica Robert's power of vision gives her an insight others wouldn't dream possible and helps those around her when she is most needed. She is gifted in other ways too and when Jessica's friends discover the joys of night flying, they join with her in an exciting world of mystery and adventure, a world that has stars and constellations for a backdrop and where anything is possible.

Night Fliers contains illustrations which help bring the stories to life and is suitable for children up to 12 years old. The first book, John and the Water Witch, centres around an orphan boy called John whose life turns around when he meets Jessica and her friends and discovers the magic of her world. Jack 'O' Lantern introduces Jack Black whose character is pivotal to the whole series and whose evil grandfather features in the last book, Bill Black. In an exciting world of the metaphysical and what for many would seem like magic, Night Fliers continues the Jessica Roberts series in a fast moving and action packed compendium which is available from Amazon at www.amazon.co.uk for £6.96 in paperback inc. p&p or £3.99 in kindle edition.

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MAKING SPACE Making Way for Making Space Making Space was set up in 2005 and had to beg borrow and steal various venues where it could run its workshops in art, craft and design: Empty venues such as Bedhampton Arts Centre, proved to be the perfect place where people in the community could come together and take part in jewellery making and ceramic designing classes. Today, the organisation has grown into a fully-fledged team and a brand new building right next to the Greywell Centre in Havant. It is run by a team of four at the purpose built centre where there are 2 teaching spaces. The project was recently awarded lottery heritage funding and Making Space have begun work on “On the Street Where I Live” which encourages people to express what it is like to live in their community. The purpose was to explore and celebrate life in Leigh Park from its early development as a housing estate in the 1940’s right up until the present day. Many residents have come together to bring the area’s history to life. It also gives everyone an opportunity to come together for a fun, friendly and FREE activity. The project have also started the “Memory Box” scheme, where people living in the area can collect together items that

generate memories so that the stories of each box can be shared, stimulating conversation with others. Making Space is an on-going project, and everybody involved works tirelessly to make sure it carries on providing a service to the community. Projects are on-going and more information can be found on the website www.makingspace.org. As a taster, upcoming workshops include two that run on Saturday 9th November. One is a session creating up-cycled ceramics and china. – a fantastic chance for participants to reinvent old china making it into something beautiful again. There is also a crochet workshop running called 'Trim It', which teaches those attending decorative trims and how to edge a garment. Both workshops take place in the 2 teaching spaces on site and cost just £48 including most of the materials. More info can be found online and anyone interested in booking should get in touch by phone: 023 9247 2491 or email: admin@makingspace.org

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“How to make” with Christmas is coming and Joy has many ideas to add festive cheer to your home including this lovely Christmas decoration…designed by you! To make your Christmas decoration you will need: Step 1

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Creative Quarter FIRST BOOK BY LOCAL AUTHOR "Local author Wendy Metcalfe has just published her first book, Panthera: Death Spiral. Wendy published her book with Pentangle Press, and held a joint book launch with fellow Pentangle Press author Carol Westron. "My book is about a wildlife conservationist trying to find out who has murdered big cat cubs," Wendy says. "It's a fast-paced crime adventure set in the future, and it features a poetry-

writing artificial intelligence." Wendy's passion is big cats, especially cheetahs and lions, and she wanted to show how magnificent these animals were in her books. She's now hard at work on the second book in the series, Panthera: Death Song, which she aims to publish in February next year." Wendy’s book, Panthera: Death Spiral is now available as a paperback and ebook at www.amazon.co.uk

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Havant Contemporary Dance

Havant Contemporary Dance is a new community dance outfit. Our mission is to provide classes and workshops which allow us to explore the ways in which the body moves, create equal opportunities for everyone to take part and inspire communities. This half term our junior class looked at the season autumn. Our workshops have explored the changing landscape along with the weather, and seasonal festivities such as Harvest and Halloween. These topics have been used as starting points which allowed the children to interpret their own ideas into dance movement vocabulary. Although we discover through dance, we feel it is important to aid a child’s ‘whole’ learning experience and therefore incorporate other art forms in our workshops such as storytelling, poems reading, music making and art activities; all of which relate to our current topic. As part of our autumn discovery, the children explored the meaning of ‘Harvest Festival’

Children who attended our harvest workshop and made vegetable people during our craft section of our workshop

and the importance of sharing and helping people in need. As Sharing and Helping became our stimulus for creating dance, the children also began a collection of food which Havant Contemporary Dance then donated to ‘The Beacon’ our local food bank. Havant Contemporary Dance provides classes and workshops for all ages. For more information please visit www.havantcontemporarydance.co.uk or find us on facebook.

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We are delighted to have our own financial expert, Steven Blofield, CEO of SBA Financial Ltd, working with us to address topical financial issues and provide answers to your questions.

THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL INVESTMENTS We have been successfully advising clients on investments for nearly two decades now and I can say that still one of the most commonly asked questions is “when should I invest?” This is actually the completely wrong question to be asking! In my opinion, there are many important questions to be asked and answered before investing, but there are, I believe seven, particularly key ones that need to be addressed for all Investments, the first of which has to be “Should I invest my money at all?” Often when I say this to people they look surprised, but we have to start with the basics and before we get bogged down with the variety of different choices and options available for your investment, let's take a look at this simple chart and let's assume that five years ago you had £100,000 of cash to invest. Apart from the turmoil going on around the world at that time, we also need to consider what you actually want to achieve, as well as what you need to achieve, which are not often the same thing.

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What do I mean by that? Well, almost every client I've ever met will tell you what they think they want, because they have very rarely worked out what they actually need, they also often tell us that they are comfortable with their investments going up and down! Usually what they actually mean is they are comfortable with the ups, but not so much when they go down. Now as professional Independent Financial Advisers, we have to be truthful with our clients at all times, which means always telling them the truth.

Chart Showing the current value of £100,000 invested five years ago (23/08/2008) £130,000

Of course, if you are in your retirement years and you genuinely could afford to leave all of your savings and investments on deposit or other savings that will generally give returns lower than inflation, but leave your capital free from the ups and downs of true investments, then why on earth would you take unnecessary risks? As we can see from the chart, when you compare a 90 day notice account to the rate of RPI inflation, then in real terms over that fiveyear period you would have actually lost £8,000 by leaving your cash on deposit, and if you had left your £100,000 in that same 90 day notice account, instead of investing it in a mixed basket of shares, you would have lost out on £19,116 of growth!

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So when a client says to us, “I don't want any investment risk” but at the same time they do not want to run the risk of running out of money or having inflation erode the value of their investment by leaving their money sat in cash on deposit; they need to have a reality check and realise that there is risk in absolutely everything we do, even by doing nothing, we can be taking huge risks.

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The simple facts of the matter are that you need to consider investing as you would any other extremely important decision, which for the vast majority of the public means taking professional advice from a trusted source, and certainly one that wants to spend more time focusing on you, what is important to you, how you feel about investments and your attitude to risk and reward, before they begin to actually formulate an investment strategy and offer you advice.

If you are concerned about this area of planning and would like to speak to Steve, please contact us on 01489 878 290 to book a Free Initial Consultation. Regards

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Tuesday 29th October 2013 at Wickham Community Centre, Wickham at 10.00am and 3.30pm Places are limited, so they are offered on a first come, first serve basis. To find out full details and to reserve your place(s) please call their offices on 01489 878290.

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& Spencer gift card. Address: Michelmersh Barn, St Clairs Farm, Wickham Road, Droxford, Hampshire SO32 3PW Tel: 01489 878290 Fax: 01489 877547 enquiries@sba-financial.co.uk or use www.sba-financial.co.uk

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Cat and Rabbit Rescue Centre Hello, its Giggles again. The Out and Abouter at The Cat and Rabbit Rescue, Sidlesham. Well, we’ve just had our fete and it brought in lots and lots of visitors, which was excellent considering it poured down with rain at the start I thought I would tuck myself in under the hedge and watch the goings on, but Monique had other ideas and told Claire to put me indoors so that I didn’t misbehave. (I was not impressed) Probably it

was because I am now famous, people would want my paw print! Lenny Longlegs is my very best mate. We used to hang about together till his sight started to go, so he now lives in the posh new garden room with some of the other cats. I usually pop along to see him in the evenings to tell him what’s been happening, as he likes to know how many of our friends have been rehomed. He is very worried about the amount of kittens that keep him awake at night (playing about and dreaming of all the fun they could have with a

loving family). I told Lenny that I would mention to my readers that there are about 200 kittens and 100 cats here and they all looking for that forever home. I asked Lenny why there are so many kittens this year, and he told me that it was because people just do not get their cats neutered even though the kind people here will help with costs if necessary, and that is why we have this huge number

of kittens. Lenny knows quite a lot really, that is why we get on so well. So if you can offer a home, then give my staff a call and they will ask you a few easy-peazy questions and tell you what happens next. You can tell them that Giggles asked you to call. Love Giggles If you are interested in a cat, kitten,

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By: Jane Gregory – Volunteer in Education and Marketing - The Spring On Friday 6 September a special event was held at The Spring Arts and Heritage Centre to celebrate the restoration of the War Memorial Nursery Rhyme Tiles. Staff, volunteers and distinguished guests met to view the ten panels of tiles and share their memories. The Royal Doulton tiles were installed in the hospital’s children’s ward in 1936; it was named the Jubilee Ward to mark the Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary. The tiles were designed by William Rowe, whose initials can be seen at the bottom of the ‘Little Jack Horner’ tile. Among the visitors on 6 September were Nicholas and Diana Rowe; Nicholas is William Rowe’s grandson, and he commented: “I just remember my grandfather, William Rowe, and it’s wonderful that Havant has saved these tiles. He spent his whole life painting, both at Doultons and as a hobby, and these nursery rhyme tiles really were the pinnacle of his career. We were delighted that we were able to be here, representing a family who are all very proud of their grandfather.” The Spring was pleased to welcome many other guests to the exhibition, including Dave Willetts MP, Deputy Mayor Councilor Marjorie Small and Mrs Virginia Wilson-Smith, Councilor Jackie Branson, and Mr Roger Harrison, Chairman of

Trustees. The Spring’s Director, Ms Sophie Fullerlove, addressed the assembled guests and thanked them for their support. Visitors to the celebration were invited to write comments in a notebook, and there many remarkable memories were shared. They included this from Mrs Ann Darby, who worked as clinical manager at the War Memorial Hospital from 1992–2000: “Although it seemed inappropriate to have such childish images in a ward for adults and older people, many of the older people expressed what comfort the tiles brought them through their local connections and recollections.” And from Audrey Fryer: “In December 2011 – a very icy period – I was cared for for two weeks in the former children’s ward. The delightful nursery rhyme tiles were great joy. The elderly lady in the next bed had watched the hospital being built. She had been a Miss Carroll; her father was the architect and builder. She was sad that we were almost the last patients.” Review by Jane Gregory – Volunteer in Education and Marketing, The Spring For further details, please contact Josephine Payter josephinep@thespring.co.uk 023 9224 9064 David Willetts MP Inspects the Tiles

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The summer of 2013 has proved to be just about perfect if you are a bowler. All of our major events have enjoyed ideal weather and it has been a pleasure to be on the green, unlike some previous years when bowling was more a test of fortitude and endurance than skill and ability! Two of our flagship events took place in July, President's Day on the 14th and our Charity Day on the 20th in aid of HASAG, the Hampshire asbestosis charity. Both events were fully subscribed with over 150 people attending the charity day which raised more than £2000 for HASAG. We have also been able to raise a further £250 which will be presented to the Hayling First Responders who do a fantastic job attending medical emergencies on the island before the ambulance can get there. On Charity Day a match between bowls club members and HASAG members was enjoyed by all and was followed by an excellent barbeque, provided by Neil Hook, and a demonstration of Kung Fu and Tai Chi

by members of the Zheng Dao Lo Martial Arts Academy led by Master Andrew. Audience participation followed the demonstration which was enjoyed by all concerned. Photographs of both events can be viewed on the HIBC website www.haylingislandbowls.org/gallery.html Both events were organised by club president Brian Pullan and a large band of enthusiastic helpers who made both days a hard act to follow in future years. We will be enrolling early next year for the 2014 outdoor season so if you fancy trying your hand at bowls use the contact page on our web site www.haylingislandbowls.org/contactus.html or call 023 9246 8237

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WARBLINGTON SCHOOL EXAM SUCCESS RISE IN GOLD STANDARD Warblington School are proud to report a 9% rise in the gold standard 5 A*C including English and Maths – 49%. There were some outstanding individual results, with one student gaining 12 A*

grades, a quarter of our students gained 3 A*-A grades and 40% of students gained at least one 1* A grade. These results are testament to the hard work and dedication of our students and teaching staff.

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An Active Day of Learning to Celebrate STEM

Bugsy Malone Production Mrs McAlister - Teacher of Drama

In July Warblington School Hall became Fat Sam’s Speakeasy – the liveliest joint in town – as students performed their production of Bugsy Malone. Full of dance, music and splurge guns, it was sheer joy and delight as the students leapt into their many roles, with action-packed scenes and lines delivered with confidence and charm. The audience loved every minute, as did the students. Luc Garner-Gibbons, who played Fat Sam, said – “I had great fun and really enjoyed the experience of having a leading role.” Whilst Alice Dibley, who played Tallulah, said “It was really fun and I met lots of people in different years – a great experience”. Mia Lowther who played Dawdy Dan’s Maid said “It was hard work but it all paid off.”

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Over twelve specialists from the world of Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics took over the curriculum for the day at Warblington School at the end of the summer term to give the students a hands-on experience of what STEM means in the real world. Students ranging from 11 to 14 years of age were put into vertical groups to take part in five different experiences. With the focus on ‘hands-on’ students made slimy putty, handled snakes, built a recycled sculpture and investigated the ingredients in a range of junk foods. Glorious sunshine meant that many activities took place outside the formal setting of the classroom – rockets were fired across the tennis courts and solar powered robots ambled up and down ramps across the playground. Ian Dunne entertained crowds of students in the Hall, as his radio control

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The Mayor of Havant officially opened four new shops in Leigh Park shopping precinct on October 1st. The new shops, which are all managed by independent traders, are situated where the former Netto store was at 37 Park Parade. Between them, they will offer even more choice to shoppers in a high street which already has a wide array of unique shops. Buy Sell Baby, L & P Carpets, Big Girls Clothing and Little Cherubs can now all be found on the main precinct. Bunting and colourful shop fronts have been provided which should make them hard to miss. They join a large number of independent stores in the area, including the recently opened Waller’s Wrappers sweet shop as well as Sally’s Computer Services and Carousel Toys & Gifts, both of which have recently celebrated their first year of successful trading. This upward trend shows no signs of stopping in this area as there are even more new shops scheduled to be opened soon. This goes against the national statistics and certainly proves the sceptics

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THE EMSWORTH LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET CHRISTMAS HAMPER COMPETITION The Emsworth Local Produce Market is getting ready for a busy run up to Christmas with markets planned for November and December. This very small, very friendly, and very local market is held inside the Emsworth Centre on South Street, so even if the weather is bad, customers can take their time visiting the small local food & produce entrepreneurs who join forces once a month to promote local produce and local shopping. The market has launched a Christmas promotion. Every purchase made at the November and December markets will entitle the purchaser to free entry into a Christmas hamper draw. This means that if for example a shopper purchases products from 3 different businesses at the market, they have 3 chances of winning the hamper. The hamper will be filled with goodies supplied by local producers who sell at the market and the winner will be drawn at the end of the December market on December 14th. As well as showcasing local produce entrepreneurs, the market supports the work of The Rosemary Foundation and once again it will be providing this Petersfield-based hospice-at-home charity with a stall. It will be selling homemade rosemary shortbread. “We try and find a way to promote the work of this fantastic charity at every market,” explained market

manager, Phoebe Atkinson. “The rosemary shortbread, made by local business Mill Pond Cakes and one of the charity’s volunteers, has proved extremely popular.” The Rosemary Foundation isn’t the only charity that benefits from the success of the market. Hayling Island based business; Julie’s Cutting Edge Cakes, is a regular at the market and sells delicious home-made fudge. Her fudge has proved incredibly popular and all the profits from Julie's sales go to MS charities. The Emsworth Local Produce Market is held on the 2nd Saturday of every month and if shoppers miss the October market, they might want to come along to the November 9th or December 14th markets to have an opportunity to be included in the Christmas Hamper Draw. Parking is available in the South Street car park, right next door to the Emsworth Centre and also in the Palmers Road car park, just a short walk away. Refreshments are available throughout the morning. Contact: Phoebe Atkinson 01243 431912 or 07794 89965

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ROWLANDS CASTLE ARTISTS IN EMSWORTH Twenty two members of Rowlands Castle Painting Society visited Emsworth and enjoyed a day out drawing and painting in gloriously warm sunny weather. Emsworth is a magnet for visitors and has plenty to offer. The famous boat builder James D Foster arrived in Emsworth, he designed and built cutters and ketches, the largest and fastest of which was 'The Echo'. There was plenty of scope for the artists to capture the scene, using a variety of mediums including watercolours. The members were dotted alongside the Slipper Mill pond and on the beach area of the Emsworth harbour. The camaraderie amongst the artists is the glue that makes the Society work so well. The Society which started just over forty years ago now has well over one hundred members, who come from across the region. The outdoors painting days take place in the summer months, the locations are varied and details can be found on www.rowlandscastlepaintingsociety.org.uk

John Roberts at work on the quay The outdoor meetings will carry on until the end of September, the Society then resumes meeting at Rowlands Castle Parish Hall on Tuesday afternoons. If you are interested in taking up, or resuming art again, now is the time to think about joining this friendly Society, memberships are now being taken. Ability is not a criteria, the Society is open to anyone who wants to enjoy the artistic experience!

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