Discover Romsey July 2012

JULY 2012

Your Community: Businesses, Services & Useful info, all inside

Hampshire Heritage Summer at Hurst Castle

St Swithun's Day Does that mean more rain?

Summer Events

What to do, where to go

Delivered into Romsey, Ampfield and North Baddesley

023 8026 6388 Hello and Welcome You will probably know that the Olympic torch is coming to Winchester on the 11th July and to Southampton on the 14th July. Being rather cynical, I couldn’t initially see what the fuss is about. But I’ve changed my mind. You see, it’s not just about seeing a flame being carried; the real opportunity is to cheer on the local people who have been chosen to carry the torch, several of whom are from Romsey. When I was researching the details of the route, I went to the London 2012 website where it listed the torch bearers and a little bit of information about them (www. london2012.com/torch-relay/torchbearers).

The stories are in equal part inspiring and humbling in that there are so many people out there who seem to achieve so much more than the average person. Sometimes the individuals have personal challenges to deal with and yet still manage to contribute to society and to all around them; and sometimes the torch bearer is just an ordinary person who has devoted so much of their time to help others. Every one of them looks to be deserving of this recognition and honour so I wish them the very best for their day and – please – could someone just switch off the rain for a few hours.

It’s a rather packed magazine this month so I’ve had to drop the recycling table. However all the information we include in the magazine, and any late entries of local news or events are all included on our community website: www.DiscoverRomsey. co.uk. Please do keep sending in your community contributions (and suggestions) as we have plenty of space there and can update it almost straight away.

Tania PS: If you are a business the website you want is www.discovermagazines.co.uk/advertising.

Sales & distribution: melanie@discovermagazines.co.uk Everything else: tania@discovermagazines.co.uk FRONT COVER: weeping willow over the River Test, photographer Stephen Harvey.

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HAMPSHIRE HERITAGE Hurst Castle There is possibly no better time of year to bring to your attention the ancient fort of Hurst Castle than during July and August. The short open ferry ride from Keyhaven to the entrance of the castle is a delight for any age, particularly if you are able to do it on a warm summer’s day.

Hurst Castle is one of Henry VIII's Device Forts, built at the end of a long shingle barrier beach at the west end of the Solent to guard the approaches to Portsmouth. Hurst Castle was sited at the narrow entrance to the Solent where the ebb and flow of the tides creates strong currents, putting wouldbe invaders at its mercy. Also known as a Henrician Castle, Hurst was built as part of Henry's chain of coastal defences to protect England during the turbulent times of his reign. In was completed in 1544.

Charles I was imprisoned here in 1648 before being taken to London to his trial and execution.

During the Napoleonic wars the castle was modernised and in 1870 the enormous armoured wings were constructed. During World War II, Hurst was manned with coastal gun batteries and searchlights.

At over a third of a mile long and covering seven acres, Hurst Castle is the

largest coastal fort in the world. The end of the spit is only three-quarters of a mile from the Isle of Wight and the views from the top of the centre keep are spectacular. There are many exhibits and exhibitions as well as old cannons in the grassy centre which children are free to climb on. Friendly dogs on leads are welcome.

Visiting there. www.hurstcastle.co.uk Daily from April – September, 10.30 am to 5.30 pm.

October Daily – 10.30 am to 4.00 pm Nov to March – weekends only 10.30 am to 4.00 pm.

Entry – Adult £4.20 : Child £2.50 : Senior £3.70 (season tickets available) There is a small café in the castle grounds for refreshments or take a picnic to have in the grounds or on the beach outside.

To really enhance your visit there is an excellent audio guide which you can download onto a portable music player (e.g. an ipod). It costs just £2 with the proceeds going to the uptake of the fort. hurstcastle.bandcamp.com Ferries: Returns - Adults £5.50; Child £3.00 Singles - Adult £3.50; Child £2.00 First ferry 10am from Keyhaven. Last boat 5:30pm from Hurst. It runs approximately every 20 minutes but more frequently at busy times. The ferry can be taken both ways or park at either Keyhaven or Milfordon-Sea and walk along the shingle beach to or from your starting point (around 2.5 miles).

Images with thanks to Lewis Clarke

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St Swithun’s Day “St. Swithun’s day, if thou dost rain, For forty days it will remain; St. Swithun’s day, if thou be fair, For forty days ‘twill rain na mair.”

St Swithun’s Day falls on 15th July and this poem, or the gist of it, has been well known since Elizabethan times.

St Swithun, sometimes spelled Swithin, was born around 800AD, and became a monk, then Prior of the Winchester monastery before being made Bishop of Winchester in 852AD. He is now also the Patron Saint of the city.

Known for his kindness and piety he was much loved by his flock and whenever he gave an official banquet, he would invite the poor, rather than the rich. He accomplished a number of good works, with records of that era revealing he built many new churches and repaired and restored old ones.

He was also a tutor to King Aethelwulf of Wessex and his son Alfred, who later became one of the most celebrated Kings of Britain, Alfred the Great, so Swithun was obviously a very well respected and learned man.

Swithun also built a bridge on the east side of Winchester where one of his miracles is said to have taken place. Apparently he restored a basket of eggs belonging to an old woman which had been broken by the workmen.

Before his death, Swithun requested that he be buried in a humble grave outside the old cathedral, under the “rain of heaven”, where his grave would also be walked upon. So when he died on 2nd July 862 he was buried under the church pathway according to his wishes, much to the disgust of the clergy, who thought the Bishop should have an exalted tomb within the confines of the Cathedral.

In 971AD, Swithun was canonised and on 15th July of that year the monks of Winchester decided to move

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Icon of St Swithun in Winchester Cathedral his remains to a magnificent shrine inside the cathedral. Legend has it that on this day there was an enormous rainstorm, breaking a long period of dry weather and this heavy rain continued for a further forty days. Naturally, the monks took this as a sign of ‘divine displeasure’ and left the body where it was for the time being.

However the myth detailed in the poem has no basis in reality. According to the records kept by the Meteorological Office since 1861, this prediction has been debunked every single year. There have been just four years where the prediction came close to fruition. In 1983, 1989, 1990 and 1995 St Swithun’s Day was dry and fine in southern England, as were the following 38 days.

We’ve suffered enough with rainy weather already in 2012 so let’s hope this year the poem will come true for the good weather rather than the bad.

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I have decided that I’m going to be famous. I’m going to be a celeb!

I’ll be talked about in gossip columns, ‘papped’ on holiday in Marbella, employed to promote the latest ‘must have’ items, and generally adored by millions.

I’ll wear my sunglasses indoors, carry a giant handbag and clutch a bottle of water wherever I go.

I may even have my own website where, for a small subscription fee, my fans will be provided with an exclusive insight into my life, philosophy and forthcoming appearances. I’ll definitely Twitter every aspect of my daily existence, and I’ll probably enter into Twitter wars with fellow celebs - I’m looking forward to this.

I will, of course, release a fitness DVD. I’m already practising my cover shot poses. For the ‘Before’ I’ll be make-up free, sad faced, slouching and pale as dishwater. In the ‘After’ shot, I’ll be transformed into a smiling, tanned, toned, glamour puss. However, you may have to wait a couple of years for the DVD as I haven’t yet employed a personal trainer (and I still have Haagen Dazs ice cream and toffee cheesecake in the freezer).

I’m going to have a spot of Botox in the frown lines between my eyes, and just the teeniest bit of filler injected into my top lip. I’ve booked a spray tan and am considering waist length hair extensions.

I may even have my belly button pierced...though this may also have to wait until after the personal trainer has ‘finished’ with me.

However, I’m definitely going to have at least one tattoo. No anchors, skulls or loving tributes to my parents but something classy, mysterious, profound and uplifting. It has to be in Latin and fairly short as I’m not good with needles. I’m considering ‘Nosce te ipsum’ (Google it!) at the nape of my neck. Thus, when my hair extensions are swept atop my head

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the world will be able to see what a cultured, educated person I am; for there, hidden under my luscious locks, is the ‘real’ me. Or perhaps I should have something in Greek?

If I’ve time I may write the first instalment of my autobiography. I’m not quite sure about this yet as there are some aspects of my life that I’d prefer to remain private (the drunken rendition of The Teddy Bear’s Picnic – the shame of it).

Nonetheless, I’m willing to provide a frank, honest and open account of my life that will inspire, uplift and leave my fans awestruck at my fortitude in the face of life’s adversities (as long as I have full and final editorial control).

I’ll have an agent and a publicist to make bookings, deal with press enquiries and field intrusions into my private life. They will also advise on how best to maximise the opportunities that my celebrity status will present. Oh, and I’d just love to have a Personal Assistant. I’d be the nicest celebrity that they’d ever assisted. I’d make them cups of coffee, feed them cake, fuss over them and tell them to put their feet up if they looked tired... and it would be nice to have someone to chat to in the limo on airport runs.

I haven’t quite decided exactly how I’m going to become a celebrity but it will probably involve reality TV. Britain’s Got Talent is likely my best bet; I just have to work out what my particular talent is. I think I may send off for the application forms soon.

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Short Story Bernard's Unlikely Catch Bernard has been fishing on the canal bank since before breakfast.

The grey cloud and drizzle have slowly burnt off, and the sun is now peeping shyly from behind fluffy clouds. Early on, the occasional dog walker strolled past and nodded to him. But if anyone lingered too long, or looked as though they wanted to chat, he would pull his cap down and hunch over his fishing pole.

Bernard prefers the peace and quiet. He casts another handful of wriggling maggots into the dull water, but the perch aren’t nibbling today and his keep-net has been empty all morning.

In the distance he hears the rattle of a bicycle. He glances along the towpath and sees a young woman peddling towards him. She’s riding an old fashioned butcher’s bike with a basket on the front. In it, a flowery shopping bag bounces up and down, as she awkwardly veers along the bumpy path.

“Yes it’s a lovely bike, Marjorie, reconditioned,” she declares loudly.

Bernard frowns. There appears to be no sign of Marjorie. He then notices the sunlight glinting off a silver object in her ear.

“Daft thing’s talking on the phone and not looking where she’s going,” Bernard thinks.

Just as she’s about to pass him, a mallard takes flight, quacking in a flurry of alarm. It skims the top of her head and disappears over the hedgerow. The woman cries out and swerves, the front wheel of her bike leaving the narrow path with a jolt and veering towards the canal. With complaining brakes she comes to an abrupt stop. Bernard thinks she’s had a lucky escape, but then in dreadful slow motion, the woman and her bike begin to topple sideways. She puts her foot down to stop herself but beneath it is only water. As she falls the woman lets out a long squeal, then both woman and bike slap straight into the canal.

Bernard wipes the drops of cold water from his face and stares dumbstruck at the water. A couple of bubbles break the surface and then the woman bursts up, gasping and flapping her arms about wildly.

“You can stand up,” Bernard says gruffly. “It’s not deep.”

She struggles to her feet, apparently unhurt, but with grimy rivers flowing down her hair and face. She tries to steady herself and makes a grab for the fishing pole. Bernard carefully moves it out of her reach, as after all these things cost money. Then, feeling

more charitable he rises to his feet, and reaches out, offering her his hand. Unsteadily she slips on the slimy canal bottom, flails, then manages to take the outstretched hand. Bernard drags her and the heavy bike out, both scummy with mud and bedraggled in duck weed.

The woman sits down squelching on the grass next to Bernard, then spits in a most unladylike fashion into the water.

“Well, that was a surprise.” She gasps. She begins to wring the water out of her hair, then freezes as though stung.

“My mobile!”

She drags her sodden bag out of the bicycle basket, water pouring from it like a sieve. Bernard doesn’t fancy the mobile’s chances, but says nothing. She opens the bag, thrusts her hand inside and then without warning she screams and throws the bag into the air.

Bernard is bewildered. He stares at the woman as she points at the bag, opening and closing her mouth. Gingerly, he picks the bag up and looks inside. There, thrashing and twisting, is a beautiful perch.

“Well, that’s one way to catch ‘em.”

He chuckles.

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local groups ROMSEY FLOWER ARRANGEMENT SOCIETY Second Wednesday of the month. North Baddesley Village Hall 7.00pm Welcomes new members info@wessexandjerseyflowers.co.uk ROMSEY W.I. The Crosfield Hall Annexe, Broadwater Road, Romsey, SO51 8GL Every fourth Wednesday in the month commencing 7.30pm. Visitors will be warmly welcomed. We have sections for Crafts, Darts, Walking, Scrabble and outings. We also have trips to the theatre. alan.coltsrd@o2.co.uk Our next events: 25th July Flower Arranging 22nd August Members Evening WELLOW FLOWER ARRANGMENT SOCIETY Meetings held fourth Monday in the month at Plaitford Village Hall at 7.30 pm New members welcome.

23rd July - Workshop - What can you do with a leaf?

Tel: Sonia on 01794 322205 or Liz on 01794 322263.

ROMSEY MODELLERS, Ampfield Village Hall, 3rd Wed in the month. 8pm – 10pm We are a plastic modelling club catering for all modelling genres and skill levels from beginners to well seasoned gurus. For more information please see www.romseymodellers.co.uk FLOWER ARRANGEMENT CLASSES/ WORKSHOPS. Woodley Village Hall, School Road, Romsey.

Mondays 1.30 - 3.30pm 1st & 3rd Monday - Beginners 2nd & 4th Monday - Intermediate Everybody Welcome Contact: Denise 02380 741299 or Sandy 01794 511335 for details.

ROMSEY SUB-AQUA CLUB. Club night is Tuesday evening at Stanbridge Earls School 7.30 - 9 pm. Come dive and snorkel with us!

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BRAISHFIELD FLOWER ARRANGEMENT SOCIETY Meet on the fourth Thursday of the month at Braishfield Village Hall 7.30pm. New members welcome. Tel: 01794 368259 / 02380 731162 26th July Thursday - Summer Party at Church Rooms ROMSEY JOB CLUB Trying to find a job? If you live around Romsey, why not drop in to our Job Club on a Wednesday morning between 9.30 and 12.30? We can’t offer you a job, but we can offer you help in finding one. You can browse for jobs on our computers , prepare your cv If you need to brush up your IT skills, we can help you with that as well.

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ROMSEY SEA CADETS Romsey Sports Field, Southampton Road, Romsey SO51 8AT Tuesdays for 12 – 18 year olds or Thursdays for 10 – 18 year olds Activities and competitions in every area include sailing, rowing, canoeing, swimming, 5-a-side football, shooting and camp craft. 01794 514387 romseyseacadets@gmail.com NOMADS MUSIC AND DRAMA GROUP NOMADS meet every Friday 8pm, Woodley Village Hall, School Road, Romsey. We have been part of the local community for 35 years and new members are welcomed. New members needed for our Summer show, all ages welcome. Come along or phone Rachel: 023 8049 8955 or Clare: 01794 523578 - for more information.

ROMSEY OPEN GATE STROKE CLUB A social club for anyone who has had a stroke, we meet every Tuesday at The Abbey Rooms 2.15pm Welcomes new members Tel: 0845 3033 100 MEDITATION AS A WAY OF PRAYER Every Friday 11am to 12pm starting 4 May 2012. An opportunity to explore and experience the stillness and silence of contemplative prayer. Wisdom Centre, Romsey, Hants SO51 8EL. 01794 830206. reception@ wisdomhouseromsey.co.uk. www.christian-meditation. org.uk

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TEST VALLEY CROQUET CLUB Test Valley Croquet Club play from April to September at Hunts Farm Sports Ground, Timsbury. Founded over 10 years ago the club is thriving, informal and friendly.

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what’s ART EXHIBITION 7 to 14 Jul The Mountbatten Gallery, Lee, Nr Romsey, SO51 9LG Romsey Art Group are holding a special exhibition to celebrate the Queens Jubilee at the Grade 1 listed building on the Broadlands estate they are proud to call their gallery.

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THE OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY 11th 1pm Winchester, 14 July, 5.40pm at Southampton Docks The Olympic Flame will travel nearly 4 miles through the city starting from Town Quay and ending with the celebration at Mayflower Park. The Olympic flame will arrive from the Isle of Wight on Red Funnel’s flagship car ferry, the Red Eagle, where it will receive a spectacular dock-head welcome and then travel around the city, highlighting the iconic Bargate, Tudor House and Gardens, a sponsor stop in the high street and a lap of St Mary's Stadium

before arriving in Mayflower Park for the evening celebration. For more details see http://www. london2012.com/torch-relay/route BEGGARS FAIR 14th July 11am till late Romsey Town Centre In the streets and in venues all around the town the best of local performers bring you folk, jazz, blues and world music, colourful dance displays and children’s entertainment. The Beggars Fair has been running since 1993 and is living up to its aims of showcasing local talent in a friendly environment. From big bands on the Cornmarket stage to intimate acoustic music in tranquil gardens, cheerful pub sessions and spellbinding storytelling, the day has a great atmosphere that keeps bringing people (and performers!) back year after year.

LONGSTOCK PARK WATER GARDEN 15 July, 2pm to 5pm Longstock Park Water Garden, Near Stockbridge This beautiful seven acre water garden includes two and a half acres of lake. The complex layout of islands headlands and inlets interconnected by small bridges create a maze of walks with constantly changing views.

Refreshments available. £5 for adults, £1 for children, all proceeds go to a charity which supports people with dementia.

OPEN GARDEN FOR NGS MOTTISFONT 20 July, 10am to 5pm Mottisfont Abbey & Garden, Romsey SO51 0LP Mottisfont Abbey features a thirty acre landscaped garden with a spring or 'font', from which house derives its name, magnificent ancient trees and walled gardens with National Collection of over 300 varieties of old roses. Tranquil walks in the grounds of the estate.

Large developing Winter Garden, and thousands more spring bulbs.

Admission £9, Children £4.50.

For other opening times and information, please phone 01794 340757 or see garden website. Open for charity.

NETLEY MARSH STEAM AND CRAFT SHOW 20 - 22 July, 9am to 6pm plus evening music from 7 to 11 Meadowmead Farm, Netley Marsh, SO40 7GY PARTY IN THE PARK 22 Jul 12noon till 5pm The Carroll Centre, Somers Close, Stanmore, WINCHESTER SO22 4EJ Following on from the success of our Party last year, we are holding another at a different venue.

Entertainment includes; Bouncy Castle, an inflatable Dragon Run, Stevo the Magician, Tea Dance, Taekwondo Demo's, Children's Fun Fair, Salsa & Zumba Dancing, Face Painting, Mobile Farm, Morris Dancing, Mini Athletics and a

WILDLIFE AT DUSK & SUMMER BBQ 27 July 7-10pm Testwood Lakes Centre Come along for a local barbecue feast and an evening of wildlife observation with local bat experts and rescuers. A chance to see and hear bats (we hope) on an evening stroll of about 1½ miles and to see what has been caught in the humane moth trap overnight. Suitable for adults and children aged 7 and over. £7 p/person.

THE ROMSEY SPORTS FAIR 29 July Romsey Sports Centre This event held at Romsey Sports Centre, promotes the array of sports clubs in and around Romsey, offering a great day out for those interested in being more active, more often.

100 YEARS OF TUDOR HOUSE 29 July, 10am to 5pm Tudor House & Garden, Southampton Tudor House first opened its doors as a public museum in 1912. To celebrate, entrance will be the 1912 price of just 6p per person!

Meet costumed Edwardian staff, experience an Edwardian school lesson, try object handling, dress up in replica costumes and have your photo taken in our Edwardian photo booth. Why not come in your own Edwardian costume? Budding archaeologists can also try their hand at identifying some archaeological bones as part of Archaeology Week.

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The Southampton Archaeology Team will be offering a range of activities. Please bring any finds you have found for identification. (We are not able to carry out valuations).

Free tours of the house will be available at: 10am, 11am, 12noon, 2pm, and 3pm (pre-booking essential) 023 8083 4242. www. tudorhouseandgarden.com ANNUAL FUNDAY 29 July, 12noon Sherfield English Sports Field Horticultural show,(information from Nick Gilbert 01794 322566) a companion dog show,(entries on field), draw, car boot sale £5, Teas, displays, and lot more fun things for the whole family. Entry 50p. All funds raised go to SERP 2000, a charity founded by local people for the village. We have made a sports field for the villagers, we have 2 football pitches, two tennis courts, a children’s playground, cricket pitch and a bowls club, we are now raising money to build a pavilion. More

THE EDWARDIAN WATERWORKS OPEN DAY 5 August, 11am to 4pm Twyford Waterworks, Hazeley Road, Twyford, SO21 1QA Be transported back to the Waterworks' golden age - be part of the scene by coming in Edwardian dress. Plus our popular tea rooms and BBQ. £5 entry, under 16s free. Telephone 01929 552976 for more information.

ROMSEY FOOD FESTIVAL 7 August, 10am to 3pm Romsey town centre will be bursting with local produce on Sunday 7th August with its annual Food Festival from 10am – 3pm.

This year the theme for the event is “Local People, Local Produce” and this will reflect in the interesting and exciting range of activities on offer connected with growing, cooking and enjoying local food.

http://www.visit-hampshire. co.uk/whats-on/romsey-foodfestival-p762321 WALLOP VINTAGE GATHERING AND CAR BOOT SALE 26 August, 10am to 4pm Wallop Sports Field, Salisbury Lane Over Wallop sports field, Salisbury Lane. Free entry, £5 per car boot pitch. For more information call 01264 781571 or 07771 639879.

TROUT ‘N ABOUT 5 Aug 10am to 4pm Stockbridge High St Come and experience the best of local food, local produce and local crafts Stockbridge’s historic high street. A fabulous free day out!

Live music, street entertainment, vintage agricultural equipment, farm animals, Juggling Jake Circus entertainment & much more!

Contact Lucy Liddell on info@ tnastockbridge.co.uk for further information.

LONGSTOCK PARK WATER GARDENS 5 August 2pm to 5pm Near Stockbridge, So20 6JF Why not come along with your friends and family and spend the afternoon in seven acres of beautiful water gardens on the Waitrose Leckford estate and help raise funds for South Hants Hearing dogs for deaf people? By kind permission of the John Lewis Partnership. £5 adults £1 children (up to 14 years) Refreshments available at the Tearoom at the Nursery. Sorry no pet dogs - registered assistance dogs only.

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Abbey Mead Surgery Romsey SO51 8EN

Alma Road SurgerY Romsey SO51 8ED Lordshill Health Centre Lordshill SO16 8HY Nightingale Surgery Romsey SO51 7QN

North Baddesley Surgery Fleming Ave SO52 9EP

LOCAL CHEMISTS Lloyds Pharmacy 123 The Hundred, Romsey BootsThe Chemist Ltd 1 The Hundred, Romsey Alliance Pharmacy 7-8 Market Place, Romsey Lloyds Pharmacy 16-17 District Centre Lordshill Alliance Pharmacy 7 Rownhams Road, North Baddesley Wellow Pharmacy Lower Common Road West Wellow, Romsey, SO51 6BT

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DENTISTS Community Dental Clinic Winchester Hill Romsey Abbey Orthodontics 82 The Hundred Romsey Romsey Dental Care 1 Station Road Romsey Heatherstone Dental Practice 65 The Hundred Romsey Wordsworth House Dental Practice 15 Palmerston Street Romsey Rownhams Lane Dental Practice 30 Rownhams Lane North Baddesley R M Sherwin Lordshill District Centre Lordshill Mark Mawer Clover Dental Practice North Baddesley HOUSEHOLD WASTE RECYCLING Bunny Lane, Timsbury Winter (1st Oct - 31st March) 8am - 4pm Summer (1st April - 30th Sept) 8am - 7pm LOCAL LIBRARY Romsey Library Station Rd SO51 8DN North Baddesley 28 Wilis Ave SO52 9EN Lordshill Lordshill District Ctr, Southampton

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02380 732289 Oakwood Infants 02380 733337 Oakwood Junior 02380 320360 Romsey Primary & Nursery 01794 512362 Romsey Abbey C of E Primary (aided) 01794 512047 Rownhams St Johns Cof E Primary 02380 736417 Sinclair Primary & Nursery 02380 736663 Wellow Primary 01794 322201 Oaklands Community School &Oasis Academy

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Years 9 -11 - 02380 771881 The Mountbatten School 01794 502502 The Romsey School 01794 512334 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS All dates taken from - http://www.hants.gov.uk/education/schools/holidays.php Summer Term Summer Holiday: Tue 24/7/12 - Fri 31/8/12 Autumn Term Half Term: Mon 29/10/12 - Fri 2/11/12 Christmas Holiday: Mon 24/12/12 - Fri 4/1/13 Spring Term Half Term: Mon 18/2/13 – Fri 22/2/13 Easter: Fri 29/3/13 to Friday 12/4/13 (inc.)

EMERGENCIES Police, Fire or Ambulance Services 999 Police (Incident Reports) 0845 045 45 45 Portsmouth Water - Fresh Water Supply 02392 499888 Portsmouth Water - Leaks to Report (Out of hours 24hr) 02392 477999 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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