The Dever December 2022

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The Journal of the Dever Valley

December 2022 free issue

Brian Foot and Pete Attwood sitting in the river Dever at Fourways Farm waiting for the rain to come 15/09/22 Photograph by Popsey Sims

First-Sunday-in-the-Month

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Fund Raising Walk

Sunday 4th December 2022 The Lord Rank Playing Field Car Park,

Duke Street, Micheldever. SO21 3DF starting at 10.30am returning approx 1.00pm AN ARBOREAL ABUNDANCE Where, not 2 miles from Lord Rank Playing Field, can you find Juniper and Butchers Broom growing in a semi-natural environment?

Join us on this Christmas Walk and you will discover just where.

2½ miles there, 2½ miles back.

Easy walking, mainly along off-road rights-of-way and forest rides. Wet underfoot if it has rained but should be no rivers, floods, or stiles to negotiate.

We visit the site of 40 species of native British trees forming a Commemorative Planting in 1992.

Children must be accompanied DOGS by a responsible adult.

WELCOME

Donations purely voluntary and used locally as agreed during the walk. Children free.

Info contact: suebell0906@gmail.com Our return route passes the local hostelry. ETA 1.00pm. I shall partake of Seasonal Cheer. Those wishing to dine MUST BOOK IN ADVANCE.

Half Moon & Spread Eagle 01962 774339 Winchester Road, Micheldever. SO21 3DG www.halfmoonandspreadeagle.co.uk

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Contents First Sunday in the Month Fund Raising Walk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Dever Valley Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The Priceless Present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 News from Woodmancote & Popham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 RoWVers 2022: Farewell, Welcome and look ahead to 2023. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Wonston Community Café . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 A Tip Top Table‑Top Sale! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Secrets of the Solent’s Historic Shipwrecks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 After 40 years “Cards for Good Causes” replaces “Winchester Charity Christmas Cards” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Cost Of Living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Kiftsgate Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Poppy Appeal 2022 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Recipe of the Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Micheldever Village Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Marmalade Brioche & Butter Pudding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Church Services for The Dever Benefice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Dever Valley Church Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Volunteers to Clean The Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Jackie’s County Corner for December . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Holy Dusters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 City Councillors’ News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 A New Term, A New Beginning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 From Our MP Steve Brine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Sudoku . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Your Organic Garden in December and January . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Forthcoming Events 2023 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Hall Booking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 December Diary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Regular Dates and Times – Weekly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 The Dever - December 2022 3

Clergy Benefice Co-ordinator

Dever Valley Contacts

Rev'd Dr Robert Rees 07590 909811 Clare Fancourt coordinator.upperdever@hotmail.com

Church Wardens

St. Mary the Virgin Micheldever Juliet Pattinson 01962 774399 Holy Trinity Wonston Sarah Hobhouse 01962 760003 St Margaret's South Wonston Melinda Samms 01962 761036 Roger Keys 01962 881718 St Mary & St Michael Stoke Charity Ruth Guy 01962 760259

All Saints’ East Stratton Chris Hilling Ed Beckwith St James’ Hunton Campbell Dye St James’ Woodmancote Linda Albin Mary Wallis

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Websites

St Mary the Virgin www.stmarysmicheldever.co.uk Holy Trinity www.wonstonchurch.co.uk Editor: Peter O’Keefe 07515 339279 1 Canada Cottages, Overton Road, Micheldever Station, SO21 3AN. Email: editor@thedever.org Printing: James Dixon and team Micheldever Anby Dixon Micheldever Station Andy Adams East of railway line Ann Hawkins West of railway line

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Dever Advertiser

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The Priceless Present Did you know that this is peak Christmas present buying week.

Millions and millions of pounds will be spent in the next seven days on Christmas gifts.

Some people are brilliant at choosing just the right gift for you. Exactly what you want! They really know you and find you the perfect thing. Some others though, however kind they are, never seem to get it quite right and as you tear the wrapping paper off, there’s always a slight heart-sink!

However spot-on or not Christmas presents are though, they’re mostly from people who love us. They’re saying, ‘You’re special to me; life would be very different without you. I love you’.

God was saying, ‘I love you’ when he gave us an incredible Christmas gift 2000 years ago. It was his Son, Jesus, who in the end was willing to die in our place in order to take away the blocks that prevent us from really knowing God as our loving Father.

Once we ask for God’s forgiveness, he becomes real to us, and we gradually develop a settled heart, a sense of being helped in all areas of life and a huge peace about the long‑term future. It’s extraordinary the difference it makes to life.

The tragedy is when God’s personal gift to each of us just gets ignored.

Imagine if this year all your Christmas presents were left under the tree unopened, collecting dust.

Then piled up in a corner of the room and forgotten. It’d be tragic. But that’s a picture of what happens year after year as people don’t accept what the Bible calls, ‘God’s indescribable gift.’

If you haven’t yet discovered the difference living life closely with God makes, could this be the year you decide to see what’s inside the wrapping paper of the gift he’s offering?

Just Google, ‘How do you become a Christian?’ Or Google ‘Bible Gateway’ and read Mark’s description of Jesus’ life. You might find it comes to you in a completely fresh way.

At university years ago, I asked God to come into my life. It made a massive difference to me and gradually over the years, God’s closeness has transformed many areas of my life and brought great satisfaction and contentment despite the normal battles all of us face as human beings.

So there you go... the message of Christianity is that God’s incredible gift is there for the opening. Don’t leave it under the tree this year.

Ruth Guy

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News from Woodmancote & Popham Woodmancote held its All Souls Service on 30th October. It is a solemn service but a beautiful one, lit mainly by candlelight.

For the recently bereaved it gives a chance for reflection and to feel (hopefully) not alone in their grief. I really hope this Service brings some comfort for those who attend, if only briefly.

Rev. Rob Rees took the Service and reminded us that as far back as the beginnings of time people felt and experienced grief. Grief is written about at the very beginning of the Bible and the first reading taught us that eventually we will be filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy “ for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls”. 1 Peter 1 v9 Christmas is fast approaching and as usual we will be having the Carol Service on Friday 16th December at 7pm.

It will be followed by cheese and wine at Rownest Meadow, generously hosted

by Mary Wallis and Nick Greenwood.

All are very welcome to attend.

Our Christmas Day Service, which will be taken by Rev. Rob Rees, is at 9.30am. We would love you to join us on Christmas morning.

Finally, I also happened to attend the Benefice Service on 30th October where Andy Trenier, Canon Precentor at the Cathedral, was preaching. He shared an old Alcoholics’ Anonymous poem with us and I thought I’d share it with you:

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I AM I was regretting the past And fearing the future.

Suddenly my Lord was speaking: “My name is I Am.” He paused.

I waited. He continued, When you live in the past With its mistakes and regrets, It is hard. I am not there, My name is not I WAS”.

When you live in the future With its problems and fears, It is hard. I am not there.

My name is not I WILL BE. When you live in this moment, It is not hard. I am here.

My name is I AM. Poem by Helen Mallicoat Wishing you all a very happy festive season.

Jane.

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Micheldever Parish Council

Notice of Meeting Wednesday 7th December The Warren Centre 7.30pm This will be a full face to face meeting of the Parish Council and residents will be welcome to attend. There will be an opportunity for questions from the public at around 8.00pm

www.micheldeverparish.org.uk

Parish Council Matters–Planning Applications, Meetings–Agendas, Dates & Minutes, Newsletters, Parish Assembly and more.

RoWVers 2022: Farewell, Welcome and look ahead to 2023.

A brief update from the parish Rights of Way volunteers.

We’ve had a fairly quiet year for big clearance jobs around the parish, but some great work has been done on tree clearances after storms, on footpath and local bridge mapping, on new steps for the railway embankment path and on promotion of the local map boards (and restoration of one!). Big thanks to all volunteers who’ve helped out this year.

We bid farewell to Co-Chair, James Alpe as he moves on from Micheldever, for pastures new. All good wishes, James.

We’re pleased to report that Nigel Pratt, an existing RoWVer and dab hand

with a chainsaw (!) has kindly agreed to pick up the role of Co-Chair, with Lynsey Sweeney, from this month.

Nigel’s email is: mgnige@yahoo.co.uk Lynsey’s is: lynseysweeney17@gmail.com or call 07791 489 710 Please feel free to contact either of us directly with any rights of way issues.

Nigel and I will be in touch with all RoWVers soon, with updates on a few projects and a look ahead to work for 2023.

Happy New Year all, and (in the spirit of Strictly Come Dancing...)–Keeeeeep Walking!

Lynsey Sweeney

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Wonston Community Café We had a constant stream of visitors, both new and regulars, at the café on 19th October – so many that we had to utilise the pub car park! This month we had visits from perhaps our oldest and youngest guests, 99½ year old Iola pictured with Ayla, the 2½ week old granddaughter of Iola’s yoga instructor Marion Symes! We also had three generations from the same family enjoying cake and coffee in the hall. Sadly, the weather was not good enough this time for outdoor seating.

Thanks to this great attendance, and some very generous donations, the October community café raised £500 for Blood Cancer UK. This is a fantastic sum that will make an enormous difference to the charity.

We will be open again at the Victoria Hall, Sutton Scotney, on Wednesday 14th December 9.30am – 12 noon (last orders 11.45am) – please note this is a change of date for December only. This month the café will be raising funds for Myeloma UK. Your donation helps us make sure no-one has to face myeloma alone. We give patients and their families all the information,

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help and support they need, exactly when they need it. We’re also one of the leading funders of myeloma research in the UK, and we have an ongoing commitment to investing in ground-breaking research.

Regular donations are a vital source of income and help us build a better future for everyone affected by myeloma.

Please do come along to support the community café, which is staffed entirely by volunteers. All the cakes are homemade, we have real coffee and plenty of free parking!

Janis Kinnell

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A Tip Top Table‑Top Sale!

All expectations were passed when the 4th November table-top sale in Northbrook Hall Micheldever raised in excess of £1,300 for St Mary’s Church. As early as 8am, the hall was a hive of activity as volunteers set up the various stalls. Tables were piled high with children’s toys, books, cakes, bric-abrac, Christmas gifts and tombola prizes.

At 9am the doors were open and business began. The café did a roaring trade and there was very little rest for the team of volunteers busily supplying coffee and delicious-looking homemade cakes, donated by generous cooks in the village.

The event had been planned for some weeks beforehand and many people had donated items for sale and raffle. But the event was about much more than just making money, successful as that was. Seeing so

many people attending and enjoying the morning, both helpers and visitors, was another reminder of how fortunate we are to live in a wonderful community.

There are too many people to thank individually but special mention should be made of the organisers: Ben Bell, Maurelle D’Agostino and Olly Bramley, and also, Sue Knight Jones, for cooking an incredible number of cakes.

Thank you also to all who donated so generously and to those who came along to support the event.

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Secrets of the Solent’s Historic Shipwrecks The Dever Valley Local History Society presented a lecture by The Maritime Archeology Trust Project Officer, Jasmine Noble-Shelley to explore the stories of some of the shipwrecks of the Solent.

Approximately 7,500 years ago the estuary of the Solent River was gradually flooded, with waters merging from the Rivers Meon, Hamble, Itchen and Test. Eventually the land sinks and the estuary of the Solent was established. The Isle of Wight became separated from the mainland as the chalk ridge between The Needles on the island and Old Harry Rocks on the mainland was eroded. Today the Solent is a major maritime route and an important area for fishing.

In 1973 The Protected Wrecks Act was introduced making it a crime to tamper with or remove parts of a sunken vessel or its contents. The Hampshire and Wight Trust for Maritime Archeology was founded in 1991, recently celebrating 30 years of protecting wrecks. 106 sites have been identified, many are war grave sites, also protected. In 2017 The Trust took over management of the Shipwreck Centre and Maritime Museum.

Invincible is the first of six ships to bear that name. The French ship carried a crew of 700 and 74 guns arranged over two decks, and was used as an escort vessel.

On 14th May 1747 it was captured at the 1st Battle of Cape Finisterre, waged

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during the War of the Austrian Succession. An attack by 14 British ships was led by Admiral George Anson against a French 30 ship convoy commanded by Admiral de la Jonquiere.

The French were attempting to protect their merchant ships by using warships sailing with them. The British captured 4 ships of the line, 2 frigates and 7 merchantmen in a five hour battle in the Atlantic off Cape Finisterre in north-west Spain. Despite being a modern ship of superior design with an iron hearth and copper sheathing for longevity, L’Invincible, though it had fought valiantly, was captured by the British as a war prize, recommissioned as Invincible and then put into the Royal Navy. The ship became a model for 74 gun vessels for over 50 years. 16 such ships were present at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

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On February 19th 1758 Admiral Boscawen’s fleet set sail from Portsmouth bound for Nova Scotia on a second attempt to take the French fort of Louisbourg.

Invincible should have taken part but never left the Solent. She sank in a severe storm, becoming firmly wedged in sand.

At a court martial captain and crew were exonerated from all blame. In 1979 the ship was found by fishermen and divers began an experimental search. Over years sands shift as tides change and Invincible was damaged by another wreck, there were no plans to raise it. Many items were found including eating utensils, and tankards, elements of rigging, rope and gunpowder. During the

1980s and 90s an excavation was led by John Bridgeman and in 2022 finds were displayed in the Chatham Historic Dockyard.

Ms Noble-Shelley continued with stories of the discoveries of the warship Hazardous c 1698, 54 guns, again a vessel captured from the French Navy discovered in 1977; and the Flower of Ugie, a British ship carrying coal to Cathegena in Spain which sank Monday 27th December 1832 and was discovered in 2003 by a fisherman. The history of these vessels gives a vivid picture of the maritime powers and activities during a period of immense commercialisation and colonisation from Britain and Europe.

Hendrika

After 40 years “Cards for Good Causes” replaces “Winchester Charity Christmas Cards” Cathy Wallis has heroically managed to get a Christmas card shop going once again.

This time it is all under the auspices of “Cards for Good Causes”. Please support by buying your Christmas cards here or even better if you can respond to Cathy’s request for support, please contact her directly email cathyjwallis@gmail.com A lease was secured and the shop opened on Thursday 10th November in the Brooks Centre, Lower Parking.

Please pass this message on. Cathy is doing everything she can to get the word out but would be HUGELY grateful if you could cascade this to people that you know, so that they don’t have to ask Tourist Information where the shop is.

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Cost Of Living Hampshire County Council update October 2022 Please note, this information is accurate at the time of writing.

Keep Warm Keep Well (KWKW) In early October, the Local Authority launched the Keep Warm Keep Well web pages: www.hants.gov.uk/costofliving These pages bring together a variety of help and information, such as advice for keeping homes warm and coping with debt, details about meals on wheels and school meals, as well as advice for maintaining physical and mental wellbeing during challenging times. Below is an overview of the web page content with signposting details.

Warm Spaces Our library network offers warm and welcoming spaces for anyone needing a place to spend some time, connect with others, or to work or study. Libraries provide a safe and inclusive community space, free to use without judgement. Libraries are promoting usual events and activities and are working with communities, volunteers and partners to meet potential demand. Throughout October libraries are hosting a cost-of-living event in each district of Hampshire bringing together a range of partners to support customers in need. Further details are being communicated locally by individual libraries.

Libraries are also providing some targeted support with the distribution of Warm Bags and Food Vouchers through the Household Support Fund and will be introducing Chat About sessions across their network in November.

A press release was recently issued with further information about warm and welcome spaces.

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Food And Essentials Families struggling with the cost of essentials–such as food and fuel–are encouraged to visit the connect4communities website. This is where they will find details about the support on offer. Families are also invited to check their eligibility for free school meals.

Fuel and energy Keeping homes warm is essential because it helps protect health and wellbeing.

Residents can get advice for keeping homes at optimum temperatures from the County Council commissioned Hitting the Cold Spots helpline. Anyone struggling to pay bills is urged to speak with their supplier first and, if they still need support, to contact their local Citizens Advice. Further details about the help that is available can be found on the Government’s website.

Money And Debt At this time, more Hampshire residents are likely to be experiencing debt and money worries. Those who are struggling to cope can find a wealth of advice and guidance from Connect to Support Hampshire as well as Citizens Advice. Some people might also be eligible for a Council Tax reduction. For anyone receiving treatment following a mental health crisis who is also in debt, the ‘Breathing Space’ scheme can offer a reprieve from financial burdens.

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Mental Wellbeing Hampshire website, link to sources of support, specialist help and money advice. People eligible for their COVID-19 autumn booster and flu jab are being encouraged to take these up as soon as they are invited.

Grants For Community Organisations Hampshire County Council offers a range of grants to community organisations working with local residents to support their physical and mental wellbeing.

These grants may provide assistance in

supporting those organisations working with people who are most at risk from the impact of the current crisis.

In particular, the Leader’s Community Grant Fund now contains provision for community organisations, Parish and Town Councils to apply for small grants of up to £5,000 to support communities, for example by setting up a Warm Space.

Further information is available on the dedicated web pages.

Kiftsgate Talk Alex MacPherson organised a wonderful evening at the end of September to raise funds for St James’ Woodmancote.

We started with canapés and fizz – always a good beginning to any talk!

Anne Chambers is the third generation of women gardeners in her family. She and Johnny, her husband, treated us to a very interesting and entertaining talk about their home and garden, Kiftsgate.

I had heard of Kiftsgate but knew little about it. Kiftsgate is sited in the Cotswolds, and has as a neighbour, Hidcote Manor, also a famous garden. It was started in the 1920s

by Anne’s grandmother, then her mother in the 1950s before Anne and her husband, took over in the 1980s. The garden celebrates these three generations of women gardeners.

It is not a vast garden but one of beauty in all seasons. It is delightful and gentle in palate as one can imagine women designing.

It seems both traditional and modern with a very beautiful water feature with very little planting and stainless steel features.

The famous Kiftsgate rose is wonderful

in the summer and we were told it is the biggest rose in the country – certainly not for small gardens! The herbaceous border looked stunning in the images shown and somehow one could imagine the planting on a smaller scale in one’s own garden.

Anne and Johnny work so hard with very little help (I believe they have just two full time gardeners). Their energy and enthusiasm is infectious and hearing about all they do made me feel exhausted! The garden is open from Easter to the end of September and after this talk I can’t wait to see it.

It is a credit to Anne’s mother and grandmother and now Anne and her husband to have created and to now run such a successful business.

Thank you Alex for introducing us to Anne and Johnny who were a real double act in giving such a wonderful talk, and St James has benefitted from about £800 in ticket sales which is fantastic.

Mary Wallis

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Poppy Appeal 2022 Despite the incessant rain and the general reduction of actual cash that people have in their purses/wallets, the local community of Micheldever, Micheldever Station and Woodmancote raised a marvellous £1826 for the Royal British Legion. The Remembrance Service in St Mary’s raised

a further £267. On behalf of the Royal British Legion, I would like to express appreciation to both those who gave so generously and those who braved the elements to make the collection possible.

Thank you Charles Holden

Recipe of the Month Here’s a recipe for an easy Keralan Prawn Curry - credit to Rukmini Iyer.

Ingredients Method 220g cherry tomatoes on the vine, halved Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.

1 green pepper, finely sliced Put the tomatoes on the vines, green 1 onion, roughly sliced pepper, onion, ginger, garlic, spices, curry 2cm fresh root ginger, peeled and grated leaves, salt and oil into a roasting tin and 2 garlic cloves, chopped mix well to coat everything evenly. Cook 2 tsp mustard seeds uncovered for 15-20 minutes, but remove 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper the tin from the oven if things start to char 1 tsp ground coriander before 20 minutes is up. Pick out the vines, 1 heaped tsp ground cumin squash the tomatoes, add the coconut ½ tsp turmeric milk, prawns and spinach and return to 1 tsp chilli powder the oven for 9–10 minutes, or until the few curry leaves prawns are pink and just cooked through.

1 tsp sea salt, plus extra if needed (Note: put in the whole tin of coconut 1 tbsp vegetable oil milk if you like quite a runny curry. If you 400g tin coconut milk prefer it thicker put in only half of the tin) 350g raw king prawns Taste and season the curry with the 100g spinach, roughly chopped lime juice and more salt if needed.

1 lime, juice only Scatter over the coriander and chilli Fresh coriander, chopped and serve with the rice alongside.

I red chilli, finely chopped

Micheldever Village Store We are happy to let you know that the Micheldever Village Store was awarded five stars for food hygiene

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after an inspection in November Rajeev

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Micheldever Village

Christmas Lunch 14th December

12.30pm at Northbrook Hall Two course lunch for £6.00 If you need a lift or have not been before, please give me a call

Juliet Pattinson 01962 774399

Marmalade Brioche & Butter Pudding Serves 8–10 Ingredients 8 Brioche buns 50g butter 2 tbs Marmalade 3 eggs 350m full fat milk 225ml double cream 40g butter 85g caster sugar 1 orange 1-tsp vanilla extract 1-tbs demerara sugar ​Preparation 1.Grease baking dish (2.5 litre dish) well 2.Halve the buns spread with butter and marmalade 3.Zest complete orange 4.Melt 40g butter

Instructions 1.Whisk eggs lightly them add milk, cream, melted butter, caster sugar, most of orange zest and vanilla extract.

Whisk all together until fully mixed 2.Cut the Brioche buns in 3 and place is greased bowl 3.Pour over egg mixture and leave to stand for about 5 minutes allowing it to soak into the bread.

4.Sprinkle the rest of orange zest and demerara sugar over the top and place in the oven for 25 minutes until the custard is set and the top is browned.

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Church Services for The Dever Benefice December 4th 10.00 am

10.00 am

10.00 am

11.00 am

2nd Sunday of Advent

Cafe Church Rev’d Rob Rees Morning Prayer Roger Keys Holy Communion Rev’d Neil Britton Morning Prayer Roland Guy

December 10th

2.30 pm Holy Baptisms

Rev’d Cliff McClelland

December 11th 10.00 am

11.00 am

3rd Sunday of Advent

Holy Communion Rev’d Neil Britton Christingle Service Campbell Dye

December 16th

7.00 pm Carol Service

Rev’d Rob Rees

December 17th

4.30 pm Carol Service

Rev’d Rob Rees

December 18th 3.00 pm

5.00 pm

6.00 pm

6.30 pm

4th Sunday of Advent

Carol Service Lay Led Carol Service Rev’d Rob Rees Carol Service Roland Guy Carol Service Rev’d Rob Rees

December 22nd

4.00 pm Nativity Service

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St Mary the Virgin–Micheldever St Margaret’s–South Wonston St James–Hunton Holy Trinity–Wonston

St James–Hunton

St Margaret's–South Wonston Holy Trinity–Wonston

St James–Woodmancote

Holy Trinity–Wonston

St Margaret’s–South Wonston All Saints–East Stratton St Mary & St Michael–Stoke Charity St Mary the Virgin–Micheldever

St James–Hunton

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December 24th 3.00 pm

5.00 pm

11.15 pm

December 25th 9.30 am

10.00 am

10.00 am

10.00 am

10.30 am

11.00 am

Christmas Eve

Crib Service Rev’d Rob Rees Christingle Service Rev’d Rob Rees Midnight Mass Rev’d Rob Rees

St Margaret’s–South Wonston All Saints–East Stratton

Christmas Day

Festal Eucharist Rev’d Rob Rees Family Service with Communion Rev’d Canon Gary Philbrick Family Service with Communion Rev’d Jen Holder Family Service with Communion The Ven Richard Brand Festal Eucharist Rev’d Rob Rees Holy Communion The Ven Richard Brand

January 1st

St Mary the Virgin–Micheldever

St James–Woodmancote St Mary the Virgin–Micheldever St Margaret’s–South Wonston St Mary & St Michael–Stoke Charity

First Sunday of Christmas

9.30 pm Benefice Service with Communion

Rev’d Rob Rees

All Saints–East Stratton Holy Trinity–Wonston

All Saints–East Stratton

For further information, please contact the Parish Coordinator, email: coordinator.upperdever@hotmail.com

Dever Valley Church Locations All Saints East Stratton SO21 3XA ____________ ruffling.upstarts.disposing Holy Trinity Wonston SO21 3LS _________________ grub.dove.unpacked St James Hunton SO21 3PX ________________ lingering.dwistract.improve St James Woodmancote SO21 3BL _______________ scatters.helper.rating St Margaret's South Wonston SO21 3EW ____________ diver.guises.tarred St Mary the Virgin Micheldever SO21 3DA _______ sprays.serenade.gripes St Mary and St Michael Stoke Charity SO21 3PG _____ evaded.avoid.lyricist The Dever - December 2022 17

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Pantomime

by Chris Egan Directed by Vicky Rodd

a Micheldever Variety Group Production

is coming to Micheldever!

Northbrook Hall 26-29 January 2023

Tickets ON SALE NOW - www.ticketsource.co.uk/mvg

Volunteers to Clean The Pavilion There has been some thought on using the Lord Rank Playing Field for an event to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III in May 2023.

The inside of the pavilion will obviously be used but is very dirty and needs a big spring clean.

If you would like to join the cleaning group, please let me know and I will contact you with suggested dates in the new year. Thank you.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Olly.

01962 774516 orb@bramleys.org

Micheldever Community Bookcase Northbrook Hall–Opening times 2 - 3 pm Friday afternoon only 18

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Wonston Community Café

Victoria Hall, Sutton Scotney

Christmas Café Wednesday 14th December

9.30 am - 12 noon

Homemade cakes & warm mince pies Hot chocolate & real coffee Lots more yummy Christmas goodies We shall also be selling locally made Christmas table decorations, all funds raised will go to Myeloma UK

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Jackie’s County Corner for December I wish you the best of times this Christmas period.

The year seems to pass so quickly: when you read my next County Corner the days will be getting longer again!

The ONS has now published more granular and fascinating data from the 2021 census. Go to the Office for National Statistics website ons.gov.uk to see the latest publications dated from 2nd November 2022. This is a powerful set of data looking at age, living arrangements, household size, health and education/deprivation etc. It is fascinating to compare your area with another. This is an example, by age: www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/ populationandmigration/ populationestimates/articles/ demographyandmigrationdatacontent/ 2022-11-02 Local authorities at all levels are making plans for the future. Budgets being set out and Draft Plans are being consulted upon, and we’d like to know what you think of the new policies as well as the proposed sites.

The South Downs National Park has called for new sites for its refreshed Local Plan. Some parishes, like Micheldever are renewing their Parish Design statements, and Alresford is creating a Neighbourhood Plan.

Winchester is currently consulting on our Draft local plan, called Your Place, Your Plan until the 14th December and the County Council has its Draft Minerals 20

& Waste plan out for consultation until the 31st January. Both of these are weighty and expensive books to produce!

So, they are being published online for everyone on the www.hants.gov.uk and www.winchester.gov.uk websites- (search draft reg 18 plan for each) and paper copies are available in the libraries. There are details of their contents on my website.

Both draft plans include important policies on which the success or failure of future planning permissions will depend as well as proposed sites. Please do have your say.

Both can be tackled in ‘bite size chunks.’

Last month I spoke about the future financing of HCC. The situation was recently described by the Director of Corporate Operations as ‘dire’. As a result of the pressure on finances, there is a rearrangement in the number of Directorships at HCC: with one for Adults, one for Children which are statutory services providing personal services such as education and social care, and one for Universal Services which includes transport, roads and countryside services.

All these under the overarching theme of Hampshire 2050, planning for the future, as the County Council seeks to reduce climate change and accommodate a growing population which is getting older year by year. We thought Covid 19 would The Dever - December 2022

bring a baby boom, but it appears not!

You will be aware of the spate of accidents at the Cart and Horses junction: one in late October proved fatal for a local resident. Tragedies like this bring high emotions and I have spoken with our MP as well as parish councils, residents and county officers about the demand for change here. This junction is in many ways the pivot of the Itchen Valley division and the junction is used by many of us, and many agree the design is confusing which can lead to driver error or an horrific accident.

A deputation for a safer design is being

made to the County on the 29th November.

I put regular updates with more detail and reflections about this on my website or you can of course contact me directly.

On a happier note: Hillier Arboretum is opening for a ‘light up’ experience from 24 Nov to 31 Dec 2022 4.30-8pm (except Christmas Day). It promises to be a great evening out; please book via their website.

Contact me on jackie.porter@hants.gov.uk 07973696085 www.jackieporter.co.uk Cllr Jackie Porter

Holy Dusters St Mary the Virgin

Week beginning Monday; 28th 12th 19th

Georgie and Alex Wendy and Jill Maurelle and Andrea

St James

Flowers and Cleaning

Christmas clean and all decorating the church

Dever Magazine Subscriptions We hope that you have found this free edition of The Dever useful and interesting enough to consider taking a subscription. Twelve monthly issues over a year for only £8!

Annual subscriptions are due in January and can now be paid by BACS to The Dever Magazine, Sort Code: 40-46-39, A/C 52117150 You can see back issues online at www.issuu.com/thedever or by scanning the QR code here

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City Councillors’ News Proposals for changes to the Local Plan remain open for public comment until 14th December. There are some significant changes in the policies that we would encourage you to consider commenting on.

These include requirements to build more efficient homes with more sustainable travel arrangements, improved arrangements for delivering affordable homes and continued focus on town centres for retail development. Many of the measures will make building new homes more expensive, so may discourage building of the homes that are needed rather than enabling them.

The draft Local Plan requires new homes to be built on brownfield land wherever possible, which we welcome, but most of the land allocated for new housing is on rural sites that has not been developed previously, such as in South Wonston. We are also greatly concerned by the on-going threat that Winchester will be required to

provide land for many thousands of homes that are needed by areas in South Hampshire that cannot accommodate them. The current version of the plan could make it easier for land around Micheldever Station to be allocated to meet this need. We are pressing for the Local Plan to be tightened up to make this unwelcome prospect less likely. Your comments – which can be made through the City Council website – will influence the content of the new Local Plan.

The Hampshire Cultural Trust have launched a new visitor attraction in the upstairs of the Brooks Centre. 878AD provides a mixture of interactive performance, video projection and immersive technology to bring Anglo‑Saxon Winchester to life. It will provide many hours of fun for all the family, but you may want to book your visit on the 878ad.co.uk website to avoid the queues.

You can contact your City Councillors at any time or you can catch us at any of the Parish Council meetings. Their next meetings are on: Micheldever PC

Wednesday 7th December

East Stratton Village Hall.

Wonston PC

Wednesday 14th December

Victoria Hall, Sutton Scotney.

South Wonston PC

Monday 12th December

South Wonston Pavilion.

All meetings start at 7.30pm.

Stephen

Cllr Stephen Godfrey 119 Downs Road South Wonston SO21 3EH Tel: 01962 884477 sgodfrey@winchester.gov.uk

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Caroline

Cllr Caroline Horrill Wheatlands Woodman Lane Sparsholt SO21 3SH Tel: 01962 776844 chorrill@winchester.gov.uk

Patrick

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A New Term, A New Beginning We have had such an interesting term back and what a term it has been. We have sadly said our goodbyes to Moira our beloved Deputy. Moira has been a part of the preschool family for five years and made such an impression on the children, their families, the staff (both past and present) and the committee too.

She has retired from us to look after her family; we are going to miss her incredibly.

We are also saying goodbye to Kerry, we wish her well on her journey in her new role as a domestic operative.

We have also been so lucky to have Milly join the preschool family. Milly impressed the children and the committee with her enthusiasm and her passion for working with the children. Milly brings a wide range of experience and enjoys supporting the children’s development through play.

We are now running a waiting list for some days, so if you would like to join the family, please do get in touch.

We are looking to run a Stay & Play Coffee morning for parents with other children within the community. It will be once a month on a Friday morning. However, we need to gauge how many families would be interested. If this is something you would like to come along to please can you register

your interest with Mrs Nicola Mann-Rae at leader.micheldeverpreschool@gmail.com If you feel that you would like to be a part of our preschool family and join us on our Hygge journey, we do have some availability at the moment and would love to welcome you all. So if you would like or know someone who is looking for a small family feel run community preschool, please do get in touch. Please contact myself Mrs. Nicola Mann–Rae at leader.micheldeverpreschool@gmail.com Check out our website: www.micheldeverandstrattonpreschool.co.uk Facebook: Micheldever & Stratton Pre-school | Facebook Email: leader.micheldeverpreschool@gmail.com Telephone–07934981271

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From Our MP Steve Brine Constituents know of my passion for, and focus on, health matters so it is great to report I have recently become the new chairman of an influential Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee.

I gained the support of MPs across the House (Labour, SNP and Liberal Steve with his son, William, on the recent Cycle Winchester ride Democrat colleagues signed my nomination) and took up my prevention to help tackle deeply concerning role in early November taking over from issues around health inequalities. Prevention Jeremy Hunt who has, of course, become and cancer will be my focus in the role.

Chancellor. The committee has the power I welcome the opportunity as Chair to to question ministers and conduct inquiries examine new solutions to support the into health issues – sitting on a crossNHS to enable it to continue providing party basis which is its great strength. the services that we all depend upon The ability of the health and social care and I look forward to working with sectors to continue to deliver for patients is Ministers and MPs across the House a key priority for my committee, particularly on what is our clear national priority. how to deal with the backlog caused by This is a national role but it will the pandemic and the need to recruit complement well my work on #priorityNHS a workforce that’s capable of meeting in the constituency and the response future demand. Further pressures look from local health leaders has been hugely unavoidable given the current economic supportive already. You can read more climate and the Chief Executive of the NHS at www.stevebrine.com/prioritynhs has set that out starkly in recent weeks.

Secondly, and sticking with health, I Despite spending vast sums on health, spoke last month in an important debate in we fail to reap the rewards in better Parliament on access to fertility treatment outcomes. We need to understand why for couples who are struggling to conceive and to press the government about naturally calling for a “step-change” in getting better value for our money while IVF treatment offered on the NHS. delivering on the ‘day job’ around access NICE guidance state that if you are to GP’s and dentists in particular. unable to have children without medical On mental health, we’ve a real challenge help, women under 40 should be able to as demand far outstrips supply and I know access three full cycles of NHS IVF. Yet the Government could do so much more on the vast majority of the 1 in 6 couples 24

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diagnosed with fertility problems cannot access that (sometimes they get one chance only) because of local NHS decisions.

We need, in my opinion, to level up access and we need the NHS across the board to recognise that fertility is a medical issue.

Three strikes and you’re out, let alone where it’s less than that, is actually rather cruel so I want to test how far Ministers are prepared to change the system. This is a subject I will be returning to in one (or more) forms during this Parliament. You can watch the debate at www.stevebrine.com/westminster Finally, my Winter constituency newspaper is out now and being delivered to homes

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across these villages. It is packed full of news and reports on my work in Westminster, full details of the cost of living help we have made available so far and huge amounts of my activity in Winchester on our behalf.

As always, and as for 14+ years, it is a wholly positive publication. Compare and contrast as they say. You can download a copy at www.stevebrine.com/publications Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and peaceful New Year.

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Your Organic Garden in December and January As winter starts to bite, cover tender plants to protect them from frost damage.

Most pests will be inactive in cold spells, but it’s still worth checking for snails etc. in sheltered places, such as empty pots in the cold frame or greenhouse.

Enjoy the dark evenings by choosing next season’s seeds. Why not try something new this year?

Soil Protect bare soil during the winter months.

Use autumn leaves as a mulch (cover) during winter weather. If necessary, cover with fleece to prevent wind blowing everything away.

Don’t stop weeding. Hoe off/pull out any annual weeds, and dig out perennial ones that are revealed. Compost green foliage, but not seedheads nor perennial weed roots.

Keep off wet soil in all parts of the garden to avoid compacting and damaging the structure.

If you absolutely have to walk on it in the wet, stand on a plank to spread your weight.

This is especially important for clay soil.

Continue to collect fallen autumn leaves to make leafmould. Pile them in large bin bags or heaps, keeping them damp.

Composting Add enough dry waste to balance the large amounts of wet waste coming out of the kitchen just now. Scrumpled up Christmas card envelopes and bits of cardboard are very useful to provide the carbon element needed.

Aerate your compost heap by turning it Worm bins kept outside need to be well-insulated to help the worms survive winter conditions. Reduce feeding in cold weather, as the worms will not consume very much at this time.

Vegetables Garlic can be planted until March.

Prepare a ‘compost trench’ using the old 26

stems from Brussels sprouts, kale and other tough brassicas once cropping finishes. The trench should be about a spade’s depth, and positioned where runner beans, or other peas and beans will grow next year. Lay the stems along the bottom of the trench, and then roughly chop them up with a sharp spade. Other uncooked vegetable scraps can also be added. As the veg waste reaches the top of the trench, cover over with soil.

Make comfrey leafmould. Cut 2/3rds of the plant’s leaves (leaving the remainder to die down and feed back into the comfrey plant) and fill a container (such as a dustbin) in alternating layers of leafmould and chopped comfrey leaves. This will take up to 18 months to rot down, but it is an excellent medium for seed planting.

Start planning your crop rotation for next season’s vegetable plot. If you already have a rotation plan, just make a note of where next year’s crops will go. If this is your first year, make a list of all the vegetables you would like to grow, then check out our guide to planning your planting January seed sowing–try some early sowings in trays. Germination temperatures of around 13°C are adequate, so you need a bright, cool windowsill. Try lettuce, summer cabbage and cauliflowers, plus round varieties of carrots, spinach, salad onions and turnips. If you have a heated greenhouse you can sow greenhouse tomatoes as early as January.

Fruit Tree ties, check the condition of all stakes, supports, ties and rabbit guards for trees. Look for wind rocking or constriction. If this has happened, replace stakes and renew ties.

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have just been growing, to avoid ‘specific replant disease’. If there is no alternative, backfill the hole with fresh soil mixed with manure, garden-made compost or mycorrhizal fungi. Cut out dead, dying or infected disease branches from apple and pear trees. Do not be tempted to prune the stone fruits (apricots, cherries, plums etc) until May when risk of silver leaf infection is past.

Clear competitive growth (weeds and grass) from around fruit trees, especially newly planted and young trees.

Herbs Remove fallen autumn leaves that are covering low-growing herbs such as thyme.

This will prevent the plants being smothered and possibly killed by a blanket of wet foliage.

Look for bay tree leaf edges thickened and curled over. The sucker nymphs live there under a white woolly wax. Remove all affected leaves and clear away any leaf litter at the base of trees where adults will over-winter.

Don’t throw leaves in the compost heap, put all material into the green waste bin.

Flowers Winter pansies can be affected by Downy mildew and leaf spots. Deadhead regularly and remove diseased leaves on sight.

Plan next year’s garden now. Try to have something in flower year-round, which is essential for the wildlife that plays such an important role in keeping your organic garden healthy.

Keeping the growing area healthy Spider nests are everywhere at the moment, filled with eggs ready to hatch next May. The baby spiders appear just as their prey does, and hungry spiders will consume vast quantities of insects, so nurture these predators-to-be.

Entice hungry birds into your area with fat balls and other bird feeding stations.

They will repay you by eating up a lot of insect pests that lurk out of our sight and reach, under buds and on stems. Birds are especially helpful in cleaning up overwintering aphids in fruit trees and bushes.

When picking holly and ivy for Christmas decorations, spare a thought for the Holly Blue butterfly, (Britain’s only butterfly which is blue on both sides). It relies on both plants for survival–the caterpillars feed on ivy flowers, and the females lay eggs on holly buds. By December it’s larvae will have crawled in amongst the fallen dead holly leaves, waiting for spring before hatching Greenhouse Remove dead/dying foliage regularly from over-wintering plants to prevent mildews and moulds taking hold.

Whitefly will often colonise over-wintering potted-up fuchsia plants. Use insecticidal soap to keep things under control; it’s too cold now to use the biological control. If plants are badly infested, carry them outside very carefully in order not to disturb the whitefly. Once outside shake vigorously to dislodge the insects and quickly replace back inside the greenhouse and shut the door.

Ponds Ponds are best left alone at this time of year as frogs and other creatures are hibernating, and should not be disturbed.

Gently skim off dead leaves and duckweed.

Even in winter invasive plants can multiply.

Houseplants Reduce watering now as plants aren’t growing much, and leaves don’t lose moisture in cool conditions. Keep plants just moist.

No need to feed plants between now and March.

Mist the underside of leaves to keep humidity high. This deters red spider mite.

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Illustrated talk by Charles Edward Harris “How The West Was Spun”

From Sacajawea

to Jake Angelli

The Legacy of the Louisiana Purchase In 1803, America bought Louisiana from Napoleon, doubling the size of the country overnight. What was in those 900,000 square miles? Who settled it?

And how has the behaviour of those trailblazing misfits come to define the “cowboy attitude” of mainstream America through two centuries and the storming of the Capitol in January 2021? “It takes one to know one” as they say.Your lecturer was born in Iowa, in the heart of the Louisiana Purchase.

Please leave your guns at the door.

7.30pm, Friday, 20th January 2023 The Warren Centre, Micheldever Station, SO21 3AR All welcome: £10 at the door in aid of St Mary’s to include a glass of wine and cheese St Mary the Virgin Micheldever including Micheldever Station

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Forthcoming Events 2023 January 1st 10.00am 4th 7.30pm 20th 7.30pm 26th 7.30pm 27th 7.30pm 28th 2.00pm 28th 7.30pm 29th 2.00pm February 1st 12.30pm 1st 7.30pm March 1st 12.30pm 1st 7.30pm April 5th 12.30pm 5th 7.30pm 19th 7.30pm May 3rd 12.30pm 3rd 7.30pm June 7th 12.30pm 7th 7.30pm July 5th 12.30pm 5th 7.30pm

New Year’s Day Breakfast – East Stratton Hall Micheldever Parish Council – East Stratton Hall How The West Was Spun – The Warren Centre The Snow Queen pantomime – Northbrook Hall The Snow Queen pantomime – Northbrook Hall The Snow Queen pantomime – Northbrook Hall The Snow Queen pantomime – Northbrook Hall The Snow Queen pantomime – Northbrook Hall Micheldever Village Lunch – Northbrook Hall Micheldever Parish Council – The Warren Centre Micheldever Village Lunch – Northbrook Hall Micheldever Parish Council – East Stratton Hall Micheldever Village Lunch – Northbrook Hall Micheldever Parish Council – Northbrook Hall Parish Assembly – Northbrook Hall Micheldever Village Lunch – Northbrook Hall Micheldever Parish Council – The Warren Centre Micheldever Village Lunch – Northbrook Hall Micheldever Parish Council – East Stratton Hall Micheldever Village Lunch – Northbrook Hall Micheldever Parish Council – Northbrook Hall

Hall Booking East Stratton Hall Northbrook Hall The Warren Centre

01962 774517, 07802 755132, visit www.thewarrencentre.co.uk/hire

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December Diary 4th 10.30am 7th 7.30pm 10th 7.30pm 11th 6.00pm 14th 12.30pm

First Sunday in the Month Fund Raising Walk – Lord Rank Playing Field Micheldever Parish Council – East Stratton Hall Dever Singers Christmas Concert – St. Margaret’s church, South Wonston Dever Singers Christmas Concert – St. Mary the Virgin church Micheldever Village Christmas Lunch – Northbrook Hall

Mobile Post Office Wednesday morning 9.30 – 10.30 Lord Rank Car Park (please note: times may vary slightly)

Regular Dates and Times – Weekly SUNDAYS TUESDAYS

Church Services Details on centre pages 8.00–9.00 pm Circuit Training by Toppe from T Fit Training, Micheldever School Hall. contact Jane 07919 018877 WEDNESDAYS 9.30–10.30 am Mobile Post Office, Lord Rank Car Park, Micheldever 9.00–10.00 am Body Control Pilates–Micheldever Village Hall. contact Fredricka Brooks, 07979 254895 THURSDAYS 8.00–10.00 pm Dever Singers Rehearsal–Micheldever or South Wonston churches . contact, ruthironton@gmail.com FRIDAYS 2.00–4.00 pm Community Library, Northbrook Hall 30

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New Year’s Day Breakfast East Stratton Village Hall

Sunday 1st January 2023 10am – 12 noon Full English – £10 Continental – £5 Tea, coffee or fruit juice included

Families

welcome

Booking is essential,

by Thursday 2 9 t h D ecem ber

Please phone 01962 774516

The Dever Singers’

Christmas Concert

A varied programme of festive music

Saturday 10th December 2022 at 7.30pm St. Margaret’s church, South Wonston &

Sunday 11th December 2022 at 6.00pm St. Mary the Virgin Church, Micheldever No Entry Charge Retiring collection for Church funds