October 2011 Discover Meon Valley

OCTOBER 2011

Your comprehensive reference guide for events, useful numbers and businesses serving the Meon Valley

the cider harvest October’s apple crop and real cider

the great outdoors identifying mushrooms in the autumnal forest

eating in try our delicious recipe for chicken dhansak

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Tania

Melanie

Although it isn’t obvious from the cover, behind the scenes at Discover Meon Valley there has been a big change. Until September the magazine was run by Adrian Bird. However, Adrian had decided during the summer that he wanted to pursue some other business interests and had looked for a new owner.

Offering a successful, well established and very popular community magazine, it didn’t take too long to find someone, and that is me. My name is Tania Houston and I’m the new editor of Discover Meon Valley. This is not a new ‘job’ to me though because I’ve been publishing a very similar publication in Chandlers Ford for over seven years, so I was fortunate to be able to hit the ground running – albeit any takeover will inevitably meet a few hurdles along the way.

I’m not doing this by myself though, I’m glad to say. The other picture above is of Melanie Tinson who is the first contact for any advertising and distribution enquiries. Again Melanie also runs a magazine, The Southampton Directory, which is delivered to homes in Botley and Hedge End all the way over to Totton.

Although Melanie and I are the main people in the business, we also have a great support team with Heather our designer, Kevin (my husband) who helps out generally and does the hard work of dropping off the boxes to the distributors, and of course the distributors themselves.

One of the features that has always been really popular in other areas is that of local history.

If you have lived in this area for many years and can remember things being different we would really love to hear from you. Or maybe you just have some old photos – it would be so wonderful to be able to share these with other Meon Valley residents.

Until next month Tania Houston, Editor.

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COnTEnTS Beauty – Buy Beauty for Less

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Advertiser Feature – Baytree Beauty

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Food – Chicken Dhansak

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Advertiser Feature – The George & Falcon

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Fun quiz – Nursery Rhymes

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monthly Feature – October

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Autumn Activity – Mists And Mellow Fruitfulness

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Puzzles – Crossword and Pictogram

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Poet’s Corner - What Mum Always Said

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what’s On

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Information – Local events

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Information – Useful numbers

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Information – Index of Businesses

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Distribution - Discover Meon Valley is published every month and is distributed by our own carefully monitored team. We deliver through the door of 7500 Meon Valley homes. Copies of the magazine are also available for pick-up at local supermarkets, retailers, newsagents, hotels, restaurants, bars and fuel stations.

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DISCOVER BEAUTY

Buy Beauty

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As the country well and truly feels the financial pinch of the recession, there’s a lot of pressure on us to be careful with our money, to spend it wisely and to adapt to a less indulgent lifestyle. So buying those designer labelled beauty products - complete with very large price tags - can become difficult to justify for those of us on a weekly budget.

Yes, it’s hard to fight the allure of the brand and the promises that come with it, not to mention the sublime packaging and determined sales pitch from the assistant.

We all have a tendency to think that if it’s designer and expensive, then it’s guaranteed to make our skin more youthful, our lips look fuller and our lashes appear longer. We reassure ourselves that the expense is, of course, worthwhile but in reality, are there other products that can transform us from plain to gorgeous, for half the cost?

Is a healthy glow, flawless skin, luscious lashes and perfect pout only available if you buy into expensive top brands or is there an effective value for money alternative?

Well, thanks to the new trend in budget beauty, a superb range of affordably priced buys are emerging. They might not be quite as exciting and glamorous as designer alternatives, but they do offer surprising results at pleasing prices.

The once uninteresting ‘value’ ranges have been overhauled and replaced with ones that

are far more likely to grab our attention and make us realise that these products can stand up well against the competition. After all, what makes a beauty product great is what it can do for you, not the name on the container.

With supermarkets like Tesco leading the way with unbelievably cheap prices on cosmetics, these budget buys provide a great way for us to try out different or fashion-forward make-up looks, that we usually wouldn’t want to invest a lot of money in.

The cheap price tag makes experimenting fun, and a few pounds lost in an unsuitable lipstick is easy to live with, unlike the hefty credit card bill from the beauty counter of a top brand.

And it isn’t just cosmetics that are available at bargain prices. Everyday essentials are great value too. If you love relaxing with expensive bath and body products then you won’t be ...Continued on page 10

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More than ever before valuefor-money products can even be found in your favourite clothing store.

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Their vast range of varnishes bring nails up-todate, at a price that allows you to try out every colour in the range.

Although it is hard to deny that a lipstick clad with an iconic designer logo looks so much more sophisticated in any handbag than a budget alternative, when on the lips the two look equally effective. And of course, with what you save on a designer lipstick, you can invest in expanding your make-up bag, finding a new look that really suits you and a satisfaction in knowing that, even with all the new purchases, you are still saving money.

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october recipe

chicken dhansak

This warming curry is perfect for a chilly Autumn evening.

It’s a fairly mild dish, but if you prefer something a little hotter, add a chopped red or green chilli pepper to the minced onion mixture.

The ingredients needed are...

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Place the onion, garlic and ginger in a food processor or blender and whizz for a few seconds until finely minced.

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Heat the oil in a large, deep frying pan and fry the minced onion mixture for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened and golden brown.

Stir in the curry paste and cook for 1 minute.

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Cut the chicken fillets into large chunks and add to the frying pan. Cook over a medium heat until no longer pink. Stir in the red lentils and stock or water. Cover and simmer gently, stirring occasionally for 30-35 minutes until the chicken and lentils are tender.

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2 large tomatoes, roughly chopped

Add the tomatoes and simmer uncovered for a further 10 minutes until the sauce has thickened and the tomatoes are soft. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Serve with boiled basmati rice and onion and cucumber relish. Garnish with fried onions.

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To make the relish, simply mix together finely shredded red onion with thinly sliced cucumber, fresh chopped mint, a squeeze of lemon juice and a little salt.

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2. In the nursery rhyme Hey Diddle Diddle, who jumped over the moon?

3. According to the nursery rhyme Hickory Dickory Dock, at what time did the mouse run down the clock?

4. The nursery rhyme Ten Little Indians was the inspiration for which Agatha Christie novel?

5. According to a nursery rhyme, who gave her children broth without any bread, whipped them all soundly and put them to bed?

6. In the nursery rhyme Three Blind Mice, who cut off the tails of the mice?

7. According to the popular nursery rhyme, if Monday’s child is fair of face, then what is Wednesday’s child?

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October It’s October, and we’re well into the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. Out in the fields and woods the 12-bores are banging ceaselessly as luckless pheasants tumble from the sky, while happy country landowners gleefully trouser the improbable quantities of cash people are prepared to pay for a spot of shooting these days. (You aren’t even able to keep what you kill: that goes off to Tesco, where it looks decidedly un-baronial all shrinkwrapped on its plastic tray).

Actually, I like the idea of game better than the taste. I used to inhabit a bucolic dream world where everything was wood smoke and Vaughan Williams, and horsey girls looking awkward in their evening gowns at the Hunt Ball.

Pheasant and venison were all part of the fantasy; but most game is a swine to cook. Being fat-free may sound virtuous, but in the hands of a tyro (like me) it usually means impossible to chew. In my younger days I used to pot the odd hare, but it’s strong stuff and actually only my Dad really liked it.

Then I met a girl from Leeds and stopped wearing corduroy. The gun went back to the shop and it’s, oh, 30 years since I killed anything. The bucolic haze hasn’t entirely ebbed from my daydreaming, though, but nowadays the autumnal whiff of cordite has been succeeded by a richer, sweeter, aroma: that of apples. The apple harvest starts in July with the earliest varieties and goes on until November, but October is the big month and yes: I’ve become a cider nut.

Actually, I’ve been a cider nut for quite some time: in the late ‘90s I edited the Campaign for Real Ale’s Good Cider Guide, ran a quarterly called The Cider Press, and briefly even ran my own cider shop in a farmyard where I made my own cider and sold a range of about 40 farm ciders from plastic barrels. Didn’t do too badly, either, although eventually I had to find a proper job.

By cider, though, I don’t mean the fizzy factory-made

stuff that pretends to be a lot more authentic than it actually is. Made from frozen concentrate, much of it imported; watered down; sterile-filtered; pasteurised; artificially carbonated – well, millions of people like it, so I must be wrong; but to me cider is a vintage product made from 100% apple juice (or pear juice, in which it’s properly called perry), allowed to ferment slowly over the winter until it stops fizzing, and served in its natural form without being filtered, pasteurised, and carbonated.

It’s a very different drink from Magner’s, believe me.

One thing people find strange is that it’s still (not flat) rather than fizzy; they’re also intrigued by the incredible range of flavours that come from the different blends of cider apples favoured by each maker. I generally work behind the cider bar at the annual CAMRA beer festivals in St Neots and St Ives, and my experience is that novice drinkers are a bit shocked by their first taste of the real stuff, but that nearly all of them come back for more, try a taster of every different cider we have (normally seven or eight), and go home wishing they could find farmhouse cider in their own locals and supermarkets.

You can’t, of course. Some of the ciders you find on the high street are better than others, but even reputable independent makers have had to carbonate and tone down their products to take account of the popular taste for fizz; and genuine farmhouse ciders are too “niche” (horrible word!) for the mainstream retailers. But perhaps it’s a good thing that you can’t: the very elusiveness of real cider, unless you’re lucky enough to live in the west, is a strong part of its mystique.

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Mists and mellow

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The end of summer is unmistakably upon us. Cooler, greyer, darker earlier. Heavy dew in the morning. Autumn beckons.

The departure of summer can be depressing, but autumn has much to offer.

The landscape is beautiful, especially in the more rural areas of the Meon Valley, and with the extra good fortune of having the New Forest on our doorstep, which can be ablaze with yellow, gold and red.

Autumn is, of course, the time of mists and mellow fruitfulness. Late blackberries, chestnuts, mushrooms, hazelnuts, rosehips – and sloes (which will make gin in time for Christmas).

Fungi are mainly autumnal. In woodlands and forests, you can find a wonderful variety of mushrooms, toadstools, earth balls, puffballs and bracket fungi. But even with experience and modern field guides, identifying them can be tricky and time-consuming.

Mycologists (botanists who specialise in fungi) use scientific names as a matter of routine. English names have been coined for some of the better known mushrooms and toadstools: Shaggy Caps (also known as Lawyer’s Wigs), Parasols, the Oyster Mushroom, the Beefsteak Mushroom, the Penny Bun – to say nothing of the Death Cap and the Destroying Angel. In truth, I’ve seldom heard these allegedly popular names used.

There are thousands of different species of mushroom and toadstool. A few are edible and delicious. A few are poisonous, some fatal. The great majority lie somewhere in between: not very nice, but not harmful either.

If you want to experiment with some of the edible species, there are plenty of books available to help you identify them. But remember that the only really safe way is to identify with certainty anything you’re going to eat.

Disregard all those old saws about blackening sixpences or being nibbled by rabbits. Some of the deadliest species can be eaten with impunity by other mammals.

I’ve tried a dozen or so species over the years, but for my money there’s little to beat the traditional mushroom family, Agaricus. There’s a variety of closely related species in the family, but the one to watch out for is the so-called Yellow Stainer (Agaricus xanthodermus). Looking like a horse mushroom, this species immediately turns bright yellow when cut or

bruised. It won’t kill you, but it can make you very sick.

The family Amanita contains the deadliest of all species, the Death Cap (Amanita phalloides). The tiniest quantity can bring death in appalling agony There is also has the all-white Destroying Angel (Amanita virosa) and that toadstool beloved of elves and goblins, the Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria), with its red cap and white spots.

One way to be sure of avoiding these most deadly of toadstools is never to eat anything whose gills are white. But, again, there is only one sensible rule: if you don’t know with certainty what it is, don’t eat it.

Perhaps the safest and most environmentally friendly way to enjoy autumn’s fungal feast is to photograph it. Then you can spend as long as you like poring over books trying to decide what you’ve seen. The book I use most is a photographic guide, ‘Mushrooms’ by Roger Phillips (Macmillan Reference, 2006).

Of course, you don’t have to struggle to identify fungi. You can always just enjoy their strange beauty.

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what’s Autumn Pumpkin Festival and Scarecrow Avenue Sat 8 Oct 12.00 – 5.30pm Royal Victoria Country Park, Victoria Rd, Netley Abbey, SO31 5EY Food, drink, music, dance, Big Draw art, crafts, flower arranging workshops, gardening advice and produce, storytelling, games, stall. Bring your own Scarecrow for our Scarecrow Avenue. Wear a decorated Autumn hat or enter the children’s Scarecrow fancy dress competition. Adults £2, children 50p. Car parking charges apply.

Seed Gathering Sunday Sun 9 Oct 11.00am Manor Farm Country Park, Pylands Lane Burseldon, SO31 1BH Help the Countryside Ranger collect seeds from the Country Park and plant them to benefit the local wildlife. Advance booking essential. £4 (adults) £1 (child). 01489 787055.

Hampex 2011 Sat 15 Oct, 10.00 Wickham Community Centre, Mill Lane, Wickham PO17 5AL Stamp and Postal History Fair with more than 25 dealers, a Junior Workshop and a large competitive display of stamps and postal history. Free entry.

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Antiques & Collectables Sun 16 Oct, 10:30 to 4pm Jubilee Hall, Bishops Waltham Details from Dave 023 8086 9058 Fungus Foray Sun 16 Oct 2.00pm Manor Farm Country Park, Pylands Lane Burseldon, Southampton, SO31 1BH A guided walk with local expert Phil Budd. Learn tips on mushroom and toadstool identification.. £4 (adults), £1 (child). 01489 787055 (B) Jewellery Workshop Mon 17 Oct 10.00am Eastleigh Library, Swan Centre, Eastleigh, SO50 5SF Each session will feature a new technique. £10 (conc available) and £5 materials. 02380 612646 (B)

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Halloween Festival 22-30 October Marwell Wildlife, Thompsons Lane, Colden Common SO21 1JH Prepare to be spooked…Meet a tarantula, lose yourself in our eerie maze, enjoy creepy storytelling or carve your own pumpkin. Visit www.marwell. org.uk for programme.

Gruesome Make-up Workshop Mon 24 Oct 10.00am Royal Victoria Country Park, Victoria Rd, Netley Abbey, SO31 5EY Soldiers on the battlefield?

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Manor Farm Trick or Treat Thurs 27 Oct 6.00pm Manor Farm Country Park, Pylands Lane Burseldon, Southampton, SO31 1BH Light-hearted evening guided

Baby & Children’s Nearly New Sale Sat 29 Oct, 11.00am-12.30pm Wallington Village Hall, Broadcut, Wallington, PO16 8ST Get there early to grab the best bargains! Enjoy some delicious homemade cake in our ’Pop Up Tea Room’ RSPCA Christmas Fayre Sat 5 Nov, 10.00-3.00pm Lockswood Community Centre, Centre Way, Locks Heath SO31 6DX An early opportunity to stock up on stocking fillers from many charity stallholders including the Cat Protection Society.

Crafts at Fort Purbrook Sat 5 Nov to Sun 6 Nov 10.30am to 4.30pm each day.

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events WALKS FOR HEALTH Every Thursday 10.15 BishopsWaltham Square, contact Lydia Lockhart 01962 848925 UNIVERSITY OF THE 3RD AGE Tuesday twice monthly 1.30 – 3.30 Wickham Community Hall Contact 01489 892499 MODERN JIVE CLASSES Every Tuesday @ 8pm & 9pm Soberton Village Hall.

Call Janet 0786 0929 827 THE HEALING TRUST Healing Centre at Priory Park Hall, Bishops Waltham.

Every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month 10am til 12 noon Marjorie Nutland 01329 832637 SOUL CONNECTIONS – SPIRITUAL GROUP Priory Park Hall, Bishops Waltham.

3rd Sunday each Month, £5.00 Sue Murray 01489 799740 www.suemurrayhealing.co.uk NETBALL GROUP We train every Wednesday 5.30pm -7pm at Swanmore College of Technology First session would be free.

Call Dee 07979917202 BISHOPS WALTHAM BADMINTON CLUB Monday 7pm - 9.30pm (club night) Thurs & Friday 7.30 -10pm (match nights) Contact Rob Palmer 07812 759021 secretary@bishopswalthambc. com, bishopswalthambc.com BELLY DANCING – JUBILEE HALL Every Saturday 10.30 – 12pm Jenny Butcher 01489 894915

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LUNCH CLUB E very Monday Jubilee Hall 1pm to 2pm Christine Argyle 01489 894054 Tuesday Gwyn West 01489 891663 Thurs Gill Stainer 01489 893384 CIRCUIT TRAINING Every Monday 1.30 - 2.30pm Every Friday 10.00 - 11.00am For Ladies only at The Jubilee Hall John Smith 07724300965 PILATES Mondays Jubilee Hall 6.15 - 7.30pm & 7.45 - 8.45pm For intermediates & Beginners.

Thursday 9.15 – 10.30am Intemediate Call Louise Bond 01962 813330 COUNTRY MARKET Every Friday 9.30 – 11.00am Jubilee Hall, Bishops Waltham DRAMA GROUP Every Monday at Jubilee Hall 4pm - 5.15pm (Junior) & 5.15pm - 6.30pm (Senior) Second youth centre – Helena Fox 01962 844600 ART CLASSES Every Wed 9am - 4pm Helena Hines COMMIT TO GET FIT Tuesday 7.30pm-8.30pm Circuits Tuesday 6.30pm-7.25pm Pilates Wed 10.30am - 11.15am Active Seniors Wed 6.30pm - 8.30pm Body Blitz See page 12 for more info or call Carole Batten-Rutter 02380 695136 MOBILE LIBRARY WICKHAM SQUARE Tuesday 9.15am – 12.45pm

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BW YOUNG FARMERS CLUB 14-26 yrs – Thurs Anne 860236 GARDENING CLUB Memberships only £6 call Keith Fry 01489 893755 JUBILEE WRITERS Thursday (Twice Monthly) 2pm – 4pm at the Stables Hall, Bishops Waltham Elizabeth watt 01489 892224 WICKHAM CENTRE www.wickhamcentre.org.uk Three Bears Playgroup every morning 9am – 12.30pm Scouts Monday 7 – 9pm Keep Fit Monday 6 – 7pm Rifle Club Monday 7.30 – 9pm Saturdays 10am – 12noon Ladies Circuits Tues 10 – 11am Scallywags Dog Training Tues 6.30pm Wickham Indoor Bowling Tues & Friday 7.30pm Brownies Tuesday 4.45pm Church Room Lunch Club 11.30am Wednesday, Church Room Cubs Wednesdays 6.30 – 8pm Beavers Thursday 6 – 7pm Home Start Mother & Toddler Friday 9 –12 noon Poppins Play Group Thursday Yoga Class (Wickham & Swanmore) Wednesdays 10am - 11.30am.

Thursdays 7.45pm - 9.15pm.

Events also held at Swanmore Village Hall, Thursday 10am - 11.30am Paula Dixon 01489 891079

For details of how to have your event listed here email melanie@ discovermeonvalley.co.uk Charities and some other groups are listed without charge.

MEON VALLEY FLOWER CLUB Demos, workshops at Meonstoke Village Hall Ann Hammant 01730 829469 EVENTS AT SWANMORE Swanmore Baby & Toddler Group Every Tuesday (term-time only) 10.00am – 11.30am Swanmore Village Hall Contact Wendy Pilton 01489 890694 Weight Watchers Tuesday 6pm – 7pm Jubilee Hall Contact Wendy Pilton 07725 653603 Saturday 10am-11am Swanmore Methodist Church Contact Wendy Pilton 07725 653603 Yoga Class Swanmore College of Technology Tuesday Evenings 7.30pm - 8.30pm Beginners/Intermediates.

Mats supplied, pay as you go or block option.

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PILATES Wednesday 7pm - 8pm Knowle Village Hall.

Thursday 4pm - 5pm Soberton Village Hall.

Friday 10am - 11am Wickham.

Centre. Carrie 07854 413352 SLIMMING WORLD Wednesday 5.15pm & 7.15pm Wickham Centre Also at - United Free Church, Upper Basingwell Street, Bishops Waltham. Thursday at 9.30am Carole 01329 517119

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numbers LOCAL DOCTORS NHS Direct (24hr helpline) 0845 4647 Hemming & Partners, Lower Lane, Bishop’s Waltham 01489 892288 Wickham Group Surgery Station Road Wickham

01329 833121 Acorn Medical Church Lane Curdridge

01489 782488 Fareham Health Centre 01329 823456 Gudge Heath Lane Fareham 01329 280887 LOCAL SCHOOLS Bishop’s Waltham Infants 01489 892375 Newtown Infants 01329 833161 Curdridge Primary 01489 782613 Droxford Juniors 01489 877537 Bishop’s Waltham Juniors 01489 892368 Meonstoke 01489 877568 St. Johns Primary 01329 833141 Swanmore Primary 01489 894555 Wickham Primary 01329 833065 Swanmore College 01489 892256 Rookesbury Park 01329 833108 Upham Primary 01489 860355

Durley Primary 01489 860207 Wyvern Technology College 02380 692679 Kings School 01962 861161 LOCAL LIBRARY www.hants.gov.uk/library/ bishopswaltham Bishop’s Waltham Library Bank Street 0845 603 5631 Opening Times Monday: Closed Tuesday: 1pm – 7pm Wednesday: 9.30am – 5pm Thursday: Closed Friday: 9.30am – 5pm Saturday: 9.30am – 1pm LOCAL CHEMISTS Rowlands Pharmacy 7 High Street, Botley 01489 782065 Mon to Fri 9am – 5.30pm Sat 9am – 1pm Boots Pharmacy High Street Bishop’s Waltham SO32 1AB 01489 892603 Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri 9am – 6pm Wed & Sat 9am – 5pm Sun – Closed Lloyds Pharmacy High Street Bishop’s Waltham SO32 1AB 01489 892499 Mon to Fri 8.30am – 6pm Sat 8.30am – 5pm Sun – Closed Birchall & Haydock The Square Wickham PO17 5JQ 01329 832115 9am all days Wed & Sat 5.30pm finish Mon, Tue, Thurs & Fri 6.30pm. Sunday – closed

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS Autumn Half Term Mon 20/10/11 - Fri 28/10/11 Christmas Mon 19/12/11 - Mon 2/1/12 Spring Half Term Mon 13/2/12 - Fri 17/2/12 Easter Holiday Mon 2/4/12 - Fri 13/4/12 Summer Half Term Mon 4/6/12 - Fri 8/6/12 Summer Holiday Tue 24/7/12 - Fri 31/8/12

Winchester City Council 01962 840222 Wickham Council 01329 835019 clerkwickham@parish. hants.gov.uk Boarhunt 02392 264528 brendangibbs@btconnect.com Southwick & Widley 023 8046 3228 swpc@logosoft.biz

PARISH COUNCILS Bishops Waltham 01489 892323 parishclerk@ bishopswalthamparishcouncil. co.uk www.bishopswalthamparish council.co.uk Upham 01489 860236 uphampc@homecall.co.uk Durley 01489 860236 durleypc@homecall.co.uk Soberton 01489 877378 norman@soberton.org.uk Droxford 01489 878768 rosemaryhoile@btinternet.com Shedfield 01329 830060 shedfieldparish@btconnect.com www.shedfieldparishcouncil. org.uk Swanmore 01489 890651 Email: clerk@ swanmoreparishcouncil.org.uk www.swanmoreparishcouncil. org.uk Hampshire City Council 01962 841841

CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU Bishops Waltham 01489 896376 Wickham Community Centre Fareham 01329 223119 EMERGENCIES Police, Fire or Ambulance Services Dial 999 Police (Incident Reports) 0845 045 45 45 Portsmouth Water Fresh Water Supply 02392 499888 (Main switchboard) Portsmouth Water Leaks to Report 02392 477999 (Out of hours 24hr) Southern Water – Sewage 0845 272 0845 Southern Water – Tech Support 0845 278 0845 Gas – National Grid (If you smell gas, then call us immediately) 0800 111 999 Electricity 0845 7708090

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32 Aerials: Denmead Aerials & Satellites Appliance Repair: Advanced Appliance Repairs 28 20 Architect: Town & Country Architecture

Bathrooms: See Plumbing Beauty Treatments: Baytree Beauty Essential Beauty Blinds & Curtains: Pont Furnishings Solent Blinds & Curtains Co Ltd Waterside Blinds Builder: R & G Gamblin General Builders Butcher: Bishops Waltham Butchers Car Sales: BTA Car Sales Ltd Car Service/Repair- See Garage Svcs Carpenter: Foster Carpentry Services Carpet Cleaning: Meridian Carpets Carpet & Flooring: Vecks Flooring Ltd Chimney Sweep: Pebble Beach Sweeps Computer Services: Plates PCS Dentist: Simon Smyth Dentistry Whites Dental Care Education: Waltham Chase Pre-School Electrician: Assure Electrical Ltd D.Daniel Electrical Svcs Ltd Estate Agent: Dunhill Property Fencing Services: C.Hawke Fencing

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Financial Services: In-Home Legal Services Retirement & Investement Solutions Funeral Director: Nigel Chamberlain & Partners Ltd Town & Country Memorials Ltd Furniture: Country Attic Pont Furnishings Garage Doors: Fix Quick Garage Doors Solent Garage Doors Garage Services: BTA Car Sales Ltd Scuffs 2 Scratches Garden Design & Services: Arbor-Call Tree Surgeons C.Hawke Fencing Greener Ways Irrigation Greenkeeper Jim Collins Groundworks Jon Curtis Tree Surgery & Garden M. TreeScape Woodleigh Landscapes Gas Services: See Plumbing Gifts: Acacia Country Attic Golf Club: Wickham Park Grocers: Budgens

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Paint Course: J’adore La Maison Painter/Decorator (see also Property Maintenance): RHP Design Plumbing Services (including bathroom installation and gas and boiler services) see also Property Maintenance: Pipe Dreams Tom Mitchell Plumbing TP Watts Property Maintenance & Improvements: J.S. Roofing Jim Collins Groundworks Kithcen & Bathroom Transformations RHP Design R & G Gamblin General Builders

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School: Waltham Chase Pre-School Solar Panels: Finesse Energy Ltd

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Tree Surgery: See Garden Upholstery: Meridian Carpets & Upholstery Clean.

Pont Furnishings Veterinary: Shield Veterinary Centre Waste Disposal: Rubbish Clearance & Waste Removal

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You can own your own home at Knowle Village External image of Pater Court

Show Apartment at Knowle Village

40%

share Two bedroom apartments for sale through Shared Ownership from only

£63,600

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Shared ownership, also known as part-buy, part-rent, is a scheme to help people who can’t afford to buy a property outright on the open market.

It’s perfect for first time buyers or those past homeowners looking to get back on the property ladder.

For more information about Knowle Village or to find out about shared ownership in more detail

0845 408 6699

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Show Home Open Thursday to Monday 10am – 4pm *£63,600 quoted for a 40% share of a two bedroom apartment, full market price £159,000. Affordable monthly rent of £218.63 payable on the share not owned. Service charges are in addition. All prices correct at the time of going to print (September 2011). Your home is at risk if you fail to keep up payments on a mortgage, rent or loan secured on it. A2Dominion New Homes is a trading name of the A2Dominion Housing Group Ltd, an exempt charity (I&P Soc. No. 28985R, TSA Reg. L4240) and its legal subsidiaries.