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Hello and Welcome I really can hardly believe another year has gone by. When I was about 20 years old, someone I worked with at the time was celebrating his 40th birthday and said to me “as you get older, time really speeds up”. Of course, being barely out of my teens at the time and having only ‘me, me, me’ to fill my days I couldn’t really appreciate that. But as we are now in the last month of another year and the previous eleven months flew by so quickly that I can hardly recall what happened, I understand now exactly what he meant.

Yes it’ll soon be Christmas…2013! But let’s take a moment to cram in a little more fun before Christmas 2012 is upon us. There are a good few interesting events taking place locally, as listed in our ‘what’s on’ this month. Local resident Jean Brace has very kindly offered us another local walk, this time around Testwood Lakes. There are

some interesting Christmas related articles for you to read. And of course, for your home improvement projects we have our loyal advertisers, without whom there would be no magazine. Most of the businesses featured in Discover Romsey are known to us, and are reliable and trustworthy. Go on, make their Christmas and put them at the top of your list!

We’ll be back in the New Year, so sending our best wishes for a Happy Christmas to the residents in Romsey and surrounding villages.

Tania & Mel Sales & distribution: melanie@discovermagazines.co.uk Everything else: tania@discovermagazines.co.uk

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Winter Walk - Testwood Walk A Very Vintage Christmas Maggie Buchanan Christmas Postal Dates Fun Quiz - Christmas Puzzle Page Christmas With Dickens Advertisers Feature - Haywoods Office Services

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Testwood Walk Walk Distance 4.6 miles Historical Notes The 150 acre Testwood Lakes site was formed by gravel extraction in the 1980’s and 90’s.

It now forms a working reservoir for water supplies to parts of Southampton, Totton and the Isle of Wight. The site is managed as a Nature Reserve. During gravel extraction, part of a Bronze Age boat was found dating from around 1500BC. •

From the A326 Ower to Totton road, turn left on the roundabout into the Calmore Industrial Estate. Follow the road through the estate and soon after it bears right, look for a concrete drive on the left signed as ‘Testwood Lakes Nature Reserve’. Turn left into the reserve and follow the road around to a gravel car park.

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From the car park, bear right along a gravel track following the edge of Testwood Lake.

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At a ‘T’ junction of paths, turn left to walk between the two lakes.

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At a fork in the path, turn left and go through a kissing gate to follow the left hand lakeside.

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At a fork in the path, bear right to leave the lake and go through a kissing gate. Cross over the bridge.

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Ignore the stile on the right, keep straight ahead along a narrow path with wire fences either side.

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As the path opens out to a track, turn right across a stile to enter a meadow. Follow the grass path diagonally right through the field following the red topped marker posts. Cross a stile and the bridge to cross the river once more.

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Keep straight ahead through woodland to reach a road through the industrial estate.

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Cross the road onto the pavement opposite and turn left. Walk to the end of the road ignoring the turning into Sunset Business Park.

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Go past a metal gate. A few yards further on is a second gate into Test Valley Angling Club’s fishing lake. Turn right onto the footpath entering woodland then turn immediately left.

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Walk a short distance through the woods then pass a wooden barrier to emerge into a field. Walk across the field keeping the boundary fence to your right.

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At the end of the fence, Testwood School Playing Field is diagonally right. Turn left along the fence line, this time keeping the fence to your left.

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The path meanders through scrub land to a kissing gate. Go through the gate onto a track and turn left.

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Go past a metal gate to follow the track right then left past a brick tower.

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As the lane turns right to enter Nursling Mill, cross the stile straight ahead onto a gravel track. Follow the track as it bears right across a bridge then keep straight on following part of your outward journey back to Testwood Lakes.

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At a ‘T’ junction of gravel paths at the lakeside, turn right and follow the footpath right around the lake to arrive back at the car park and your car.

to enter the Lower Test Nature Reserve.

Follow the path along the boardwalk as it meanders through the reserve.

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Leave the reserve through a metal gate, cross a bridge then turn right along a track.

On reaching the Southampton to Salisbury railway line, do not cross the tracks, but turn left through a kissing gate to walk along the trackside footpath signed as the TestWay.

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Follow the hedge bordered path alongside of the rail track. Go past a wooden barrier and follow the path as it bears left away from the railway line.

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Go through a wooden gate to emerge onto a lane.

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Turn left along lane. Continue past the road joining from the right following the road signed as Mill Lane to its extremity at Nursling Mill.

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Thanks to local resident Mrs J Brace for this walk. We were pleased to donate to her requested charity for this feature. If you have anything you’d like to contribute you could raise money for your charity of choice too.

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A Very Vintage Christmas It’s mid December and your newly-bought Christmas tree is standing naked in the corner of your living room. So it’s to the loft, garage or shed to dig out that battered old box of decorations.

If your box is anything like mine, you’ll probably find a past-its-best fairy with drooping wings, some purple and silver baubles from the Millennium and two crushed crackers from last year’s Christmas lunch (couldn’t bear to throw them away) tangled together with swathes of tinsel, garlands, non-functioning fairy lights and springs of plastic holly.

Most of my hoard is cheap, garish and ultimately disposable. But there’s one very special part of the collection that I will never throw away. It’s a treasured set of old-style, hand painted tree decorations, made out of wafer thin glass.

Vintage tree ornaments are an evocative sight for those of us who were children in the 1950s and 60s: each year when I unwrap my collection it takes me back to a time when Christmas seemed truly magical and exciting. Although I understand the reasons why hanging delicate glass baubles on the Christmas tree – within grabbing distance of little hands - is no longer a good idea, it’s sad to think that such beautiful items are no longer readily available.

The tradition of making glass tree decorations dates back to 17th century Bohemia (the modern day Czech Republic) and Germany. Today’s familiar ball shapes had their origins at a place called Lauscha in Germany, where legend has it they were first created when glass blowers competed to see who could blow the largest sphere before the molten glass popped.

Those that survived were kept by the glassmakers’ wives, swirled with silver nitrate and sold at local markets as magic talismans, offering protection and blessing during the holy season.

In 1848 a picture of the young Queen Victoria’s

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Christmas tree, hung with decorations brought from her husband Prince Albert’s native Germany, was published in the Illustrated London News.

This sparked a copycat craze throughout Europe and soon whole families in the town of Lauscha were employed to mass-produce decorations – the menfolk blowing the glass and the women and children painting and finishing the ornaments.

Later that century, German immigrants brought the same passion for glass decorations to America. Thanks to entrepreneur Frank Woolworth - who bought millions for his popular chain stores - what began as a cottage industry in Lauscha became an international phenomenon.

By the mid-20th century new molding techniques had sped up mass production and reduced the cost of manufacture. In addition to the more conventional round and oval shapes, there were decorations shaped like musical instruments, stars, lanterns, mushrooms, snowflakes, snowy cottages and little figures of Santa Claus. My favourite ones were the exotic birds with silky fibre glass tails that clipped onto your tree and trembled like real birds every time the branches moved.

Nowadays most Christmas tree ornaments are made out of plastic, but if you do happen to find a Lauschan treasure lurking at the bottom of your decorations box, take good care of it.

Vintage tree ornaments are becoming highly collectable and you can find sets on Ebay and other online auction sites for between £15 and £30.

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Christmas with Dickens Charles Dickens is often credited with inventing Christmas, or at least reinventing it and giving it its modern form. A Christmas Carol must be one of the most-filmed books ever, and the name of its central character, Scrooge, has entered the language. Yet it is one of his shorter works – a novella rather than a novel – and was only written to recoup the author’s finances after the failure of Martin Chuzzlewit.

A Christmas Carol was an instant success, and Dickens followed it up with four more Christmas novellas between 1844 and 1848 (The Cricket on the Hearth of 1845, actually outsold A Christmas Carol), with 17 short stories published in the seasonal editions of his two magazines, Household Words and All the Year Round, between 1850 and 1867.

Christmas badly needed reinventing. In the countryside, the grand old midwinter feast of medieval and earlier times had been driven underground

by Puritan opposition before and during the Interregnum; and even after the Restoration it never really recovered its previous significance. And in the burgeoning industrial cities of the 18th and early 19th centuries, commerce allowed no pause for 12 days of ritual merriment. The shops didn’t even close.

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social evil. The traditional Christmas festivities had been communal events, and it was the sociable and communal side of Christmas that Dickens celebrated. Although privately he was a devout if unorthodox Christian, you will find little of the religious side of Christmas in his writings. Scrooge, frightened out of his miserly ways, does not rush out to church on Christmas morning but goes visiting. And at the heart of The Pickwick Papers is the Christmas Eve ball at Manor Farm, where Wardle hosts a blow-out of Lucullan proportions at which all comers, including the Pickwickians, are welcome.

It would be a wonderful but wholly impossible endeavour to seek to recreate that feast at Dingley Dell. For one thing the sheer quantity of alcohol consumed – hot punch, mulled ale, warmed claret, brandy and hot water for the coachman, the “something good” enjoyed

by Sam Weller and the Fat Boy at the Blue Lion at Muggleton, the “hot elder wine, wellqualified with brandy and spice” - would give your GP a fit. For another, even the most rabid “political correctness gone mad” merchant would have to admit that the game enjoyed by the partygoers (after the dancing to “the only harp in all Muggleton” and the blind man’s buff) was dangerous to the point of insanity.

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This was snap-dragon. The lights were extinguished, and a “ghost” in white sheet and wild wig presented a tray of raisins which had been soaked in brandy and set alight. These the players would have to grab without burning their fingers (hence the modern expression); and “when fingers enough were burned, and all the raisins were gone, they sat down by the huge fire of blazing logs to a substantial supper and a mighty bowl of wassail in which the hot apples were hissing and bubbling”.

More booze.

Perhaps, then, a truly Dickensian Christmas is too strong for modern stomachs. But one thing we might try is turning off the TV. No Queen’s Speech, The Great Escape, The Sound of Music or even A Christmas Carol. He believed in togetherness: friends, relations, neighbours, and stray Pickwickians all joining in one great joyous riot.

So, hide the remote and bring on the mighty bowl of wassail and the only harp in all Muggleton!

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Hampshire Heritage Winchester draws visitors in their thousands at this time of year, as the Christmas shopping season gets underway.

With a great atmosphere, a mix of chain and independent shops, the Christmas market and the ice skating rink, it really is a lovely place to go shopping. But Winchester is steeped in history and has so much to offer within walking distance of the High Street which doesn’t involve spending money.

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Winchester Cathedral Obviously by merit of its size, Winchester Cathedral is a big draw, and no review of the area’s heritage would be complete without at least a mention. In many cities the commercial area has developed well away from the places of interest, but the Cathedral is just behind the High Street and during December the ice skating rink and the Christmas market are sited in the grounds so the Cathedral is easy to include in a shopping visit. However as this series is about less well known heritage which is off the beaten track, we’ll move on.

Winchester City Museum Also just behind the High Street is Winchester’s City Museum. The museum tells the story of the city through its extensive display of archaeological and local history collections.

Starting on the top floor (there are three floors, lift available) the museum covers Winchester’s pre-historic origins, from Roman times to its development under Alfred the Great.

On the second floor the city’s decline in the later Middle Ages details the creation of a new

centre of government at Westminster in London, the Black Death in the 14th century and the dissolution of the monasteries under Henry VIII. On the ground floor, Winchester’s modern day role as a local shopping centre and tourist destination beginning in the 19th century is shown with Victorian and Edwardian shops.

Entrance is free (donations suggested) and the museum is open all year round.

St Lawrence in the Square and St Swithunupon-Kingsgate churches Unlike many attractions churches really don’t need to have their particular attractions pointed out. Any long-surviving church will be fascinating in itself and these two in Winchester are no exception.

St Lawrence in the Square could easily be missed - indeed you may have walked past it without realising it. Half way up the pedestrianised High Street you will see the Buttercross (an attraction in its own right) and just behind is an alleyway which would take you through to the grounds of Winchester ...Continued on page 26

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The table is 5.5 metres in diameter, weighing 1200kg and is constructed from English oak.

Entrance is free (donations suggested) and the Hall is open all year round.

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Cathedral. As you go into the alleyway, on your left is the entrance to St Lawrence in the Square.

St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate is built above one of the ancient gates in the walls of Winchester. It is first mentioned from records in 1264 when it was also destroyed by fire. It was rebuilt and has been much restored over the centuries. The church can be reached by going round to the south side of The Cathedral and going through Kingsgate.

Worth calling in if you are in the area, or calling to check if they are open if you are making a special trip. www. stlawrence.hampshire.org.uk The Great Hall If you walk to the top of the High Street – beyond the pedestrianised area and up to Westgate (the large grey stone arch) you will find on your left The Great Hall and Round Table. The Great Hall was originally part of Winchester Castle which dated from the reign of William the Conqueror (1066-1087). By the end of King John's reign in 1216 the castle and its royal palace needed extensive repair. Between 1222 and 1235 the Castle's hall was replaced by the building which stands today, the Castle itself having been demolished by Oliver Cromwell in 1646.

The Hall is a tourist attraction in its own right, but the real draw is the magnificent round table, mounted vertical on one end wall. Although now known to have been constructed in the late 13th century, and painted in its present form for

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The Gurkha Museum In the same general area as the Great Hall is The Gurkha Museum.

Gurkhas are Nepalese fighters who have been part of the British Army for almost 200 years. They fought in the First and Second World Wars, in Kosovo, The Falklands, Iraq and are still serving in Afghanistan.

In the Second World War their numbers peaked at 112,000, and although today there are only approximately 3500, they are still highly respected soldiers.

The Gurkha museum covers the history of the Gurkas involvement with the British Army, and also gives an insight into the Nepalese cultural diversity, religious beliefs, dress and customs.

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Ford B-Max Ford has ditched its forgettable Fusion and replaced it with a bold car sporting no B-pillars, but is it any good? We find out.

What is it?

It is the first car in a massive product offensive from the Blue Oval, designed to keep the car giant profitable in Europe. The B-Max replaces the forgettable – but much-loved among certain UK buyers – Fusion and goes up against rivals from Vauxhall, Honda, Nissan and Citroen in the B-segment MPV market. But to steal sales away from these firms, the B-Max has a party-piece – no B-pillars.

What’s under the bonnet?

Petrol buyers will be able to choose between the new 1.0 litre Ecoboost engine with 99bhp or 118bhp. There’s also a 1.4 litre Duratorq with 89bhp and a 1.6-litre Ti-VCT unit with 104bhp and an automatic gearbox. Diesels include a 1.5 with 74bhp and a 1.6 with 94bhp. Ford says the best seller will be the 1.6-litre diesel, but, in time, the 1.0-litre could claim that title.

What’s the spec like?

The range kicks off at £12,995 for the Studio 1.4-litre petrol which comes with electric mirrors and electric windows front and rear, while prices top out at £18,895 for the Titanium 1.6-litre diesel. That model comes as standard with 16inch alloys, auto headlamps and Ford system – a clever voice control and device integration system. It’s a £250 option on all models bar the Titanium.

What’s it like to drive?

At launch we drove the 1.0-litre Ecoboost 118bhp and the 1.6-litre diesel. The 1.0-litre is a blast yet still offers agreeable fuel economy figures – 55.4mpg combined is quoted – while the 1.6-litre diesel is sluggish. It has light steering and the ride is supple. The B-Max retains the Fiesta’s fun handling – a car on which it’s based.

What do the press think of it?

The Telegraph said: ‘After the execrable Fusion, Ford has worked hard to produce something different and worthwhile. This is a well-

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engineered car, safe and good looking.’ Honest John adds: ‘And anyone already contemplating a Citroen C3 Picasso, a Hyundai ix20, a Kia Venga, a Toyota Verso S or a Vauxhall Meriva should get down to their Ford dealers and take a look.’

We asked Ford of Britain MD Mark Ovenden how much of a change the B-Max is over the old Fusion.

‘It’s a completely different vehicle. Fusion did pretty well for us and our dealers, but with B-Max the wow is the door system. B-Max also has lots of style, a large range of clever features and, of course, there’s the 1.0-litre Ecoboost engine. The B-Max is an excellent car – whereas the Fusion was essentially just a high-riding vehicle. B-Max has a got a lot more strength to it. As one of my younger colleagues said to me, the B-Max is more of an automotive app than a car!’

What do we think of it?

This could well be the new class-leader as it makes other cars in this sector seem terribly conservative. Without having the benefit of trying all the engines and specifications, we can only really recommend the 1.0-litre Ecoboost 118bhp Titanium model which retails at £17,595.

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The Life List Top ten reasons for looking after your grandchildren - apart from loving them, of course!

1. All your recollections will be new to them and they’ll grow to enjoy them more through repetition.

2. You can dish the dirt on how their own mum or dad behaved as children.

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3. You may feel like a free baby-sitter, but it’s better than having to lend the money for childcare. And by lend, I mean give.

4. Spoil them a little and there’s a prospect of a better Christmas present than hankies, scented soap or socks.

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7. You can teach your grandkids the ‘tidying up’ game, thus saving on the cost of a cleaner. This also works with the ‘car washing’ game and the ‘gardening game’, but use sparingly!

8. You’ll have lots of exercise without having to join a gym.

9. You can outshine that other set of grandparents.

10. Your own children will owe you.

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Way to Go! About 500 people representing 120 charities took part in this year's Walk the Test Way which is The Rotary Club of Romsey Test's major fundraising event every year. 2011's Walk raised an amazing £55,000 so fingers crossed that amount will be exceeded with a brilliant efforts of all those who took part in the glorious sunshine on Sunday 14 October.

The walk is a massive logistical exercise for the club and one of the great attractions to participants is that they can walk in support of their own chosen charity which receives 75% of the sponsorship money and with the remaining 25% goes to Rotary projects via the Club. Walkers of all abilities are catered for with various starting points along the beautiful Test Way from only 2.5 miles away up to 26 miles. Everyone finished in Romsey's Memorial Park to a welcoming crowd plus a special thanks and medal from John Gould, the club's Chairman.

A Real Team Effort Just one of the many charities that will benefit from the fundraising event will be local charity, Romsey Family Support Group. Four grateful parents took part and sponsorship from the team has raised a brilliant £700! Beth Blundell, Carly Hendley (both featured on the front cover) Gemma Pipitone and Ian Nichols showed their thanks for the help they’ve received from RFSG by walking 5 miles and they had plenty of mud on their boots to prove it.

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Joan Stallwood, Appletree Centre, Romsey 01794 511927 9am-12.30pm Mon. or 02380 814195 (all other times) The Rotary Club of Romsey is a lunch-time club that meets on Tuesdays while The Rotary Club of Romsey Test meets every Wednesday evening, normally at The Abbey Hotel in Romsey. Locally the club supports a wide range of causes and needs through financial donations and by giving practical help. They help needy families, support local volunteer organisations and run projects to make Romsey an even better place to live.

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Short Story Gloria's Christmas Diary

by Jackie Brewster December 1st Glen came back from hemming up our Sylvia’s curtains and asked me if I wanted the good news or the bad? The bad news was that he had ‘accidentally’ volunteered us to do the family Christmas dinner this year. Well, I had to sit down. Christmas dinner for 14 people. I don’t even own that many glasses. I said what’s the good news and he said turkeys are half price at the moment.

December 4th Glen measured up the dining table. There’s a foot per person at a push. I told him he’d have to move his knitting machine, and he said he’s using it to make homemade gifts. He said I should put up the gazebo and have Christmas outside. A gazebo in the middle of winter, I ask you!

December 6th Sylvia came round for a coffee and said these days we like everything organic and free range. Then she looked at me pointedly over the top of her varifocals. She knows some farm where the turkeys are all given names. I’ve had to pay out £50 for a turkey called Tim. December 10th I’d just got back from doing a big shop when our Gladys rang.

Her Melvin came over all peculiar in the lingerie department and now he’s being tested for coeliac. She said could I hang fire on flour until the results come in? Well, I’d just put five packs of short-crust in the freezer. I said, are you sure it’s that, didn’t the same thing happen at that tarts and vicars party?

She muttered something about bad vol-au-vents and hung up.

December 14th Good news. Sylvia’s Matt and his girlfriend have split up; apparently there was a misunderstanding over a photo on Facebook. So the girlfriend won’t be coming. That gives us an extra twelve inches to play with.

December 16th Glen decided to test his homemade crackers and caused an explosion that took the fairy off the tree. He said he might have to re-think given that his mum’s on tablets for angina. I said I think they’ll be fine.

December 18th Matt and his girlfriend are back on. He’s only gone and proposed. Sylvia says we should make Christmas a double celebration and have a champagne toast. I told Glen to buy that cheap Cava and serve it up in the pantry; they won’t know the difference.

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December 21st They had to call the paramedics to Melvin’s works do. Apparently the girls from admin dressed as Sexy Santas and made him eat mince pies. Poor Melvin, he’s on complete bed rest and milky drinks until New Year. At least we’ll have elbow room now.

December 23rd Tim was delivered today, or Tiny Tim as Glen calls him. I said is it a turkey or a budgerigar? Glen had to hot foot it down to the supermarket for the last pick of the butterballs.

December 24th Disaster of Biblical proportions! Glen put the butterball turkey in the bath to thaw, and left the tap running. It was like Niagara Falls in the dining room.

Glen emerged from the mist like Rambo in marigolds and declared we’d be cancelling Christmas over his dead body.

December 25th We managed to salvage the day! Glen put the gazebo up. It was draughty but that made us all the more grateful for Glen’s homemade ponchos. And the sparks from the crackers gave off some warmth. I’ve put my feet up now with a well deserved sherry. I wouldn’t normally drink out of a vase, but we’re short on glassware. Merry Christmas everybody.

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local groups 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 Wellow Flower ArrangEment Society computers , prepare your cv If you need to brush up your IT Meetings held fourth Monday in the month at Plaitford skills, we can help you with that as well. All in an informal Village Hall at 7.30 pm New members welcome. setting, with a cup of tea or coffee. We’re at Company House, Tel: Sonia on 01794 322205 or Liz on 01794 322263.

Romsey School, Greatbridge, SO51 8ZB. Ring 01794 522106 Flower Arrangement Classes/Workshops. for more information Woodley Village Hall, School Road, Romsey.

WELLOW TEA DANCE Mondays 1.30 - 3.30pm 1st & 3rd Monday - Beginners and intermediates (separate Wellow Village Hall from 3pm to 5pm every second Wednesday in the month except August. tables) The price is £3.25, and the music is provided by a small band, Everybody Welcome Contact: Denise 02380 741299 or and tea, cakes and a raffle are included in the price. The dates Sandy 01794 511335 for details. for 2012 are 12th Sept, 10th Oct, 14th Nov and 12th Dec. Braishfield Flower Arrangement Society Romsey Open Gate Stroke Club Meet on the fourth Thursday of the month at Braishfield A social club for anyone who has had a stroke, we meet every Village Hall 7.30pm. New members welcome. Tel: 01794 Tuesday at The Abbey Rooms 2.15pm 368259 / 02380 731162 Welcomes new members Tel: 0845 3033 100 Romsey W.I. ROMSEY ARTHRITIS HYDROTHERAPY GROUP The Crosfield Hall Annexe, Broadwater Road, Romsey, Help soothe Arthritic joints, helping to relieve pain in the SO51 8GL Every fourth Wednesday in the month commencing 7.30pm. Hydrotherapy Pool. Join us as a member for £5 per year.

Weekly sessions are subsidised. Transport is not available, but Visitors will be warmly welcomed. We have sections for sessions are held locally. For further information contact Mrs Crafts, Darts, Walking, Scrabble and outings. We also have Linda Hill 01794 323838 trips to the theatre. alan.coltsrd@o2.co.uk ROMSEY HEARING CONCERN Romsey Modellers, Ampfield Village Hall, 3rd Wed in the month. 8pm – 10pm We 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of the month 2 to 4 pm Appletree Centre, Romsey (behind Romsey Library) are a plastic modelling club catering for all modelling genres and skill levels from beginners to well seasoned gurus. For more The clubs’programme has a wide variety of activities, which includes speakers, social events and outings. Visitors and information please see www.romseymodellers.co.uk new members are very welcome to visit this friendly club, Romsey Sub-aqua Club. whose aim is to minimise the restrictions of deafness. You Club night is Tuesday evening at Stanbridge Earls School 7.30 do not have to be deaf to visit or join us, you just need an - 9 pm. Come dive and snorkel with us! We offer try-dives empathetic approach to people with a hearing loss. We and training and welcome new members. (Note: for security are always looking for help, so if you are interested please reasons at the School please contact us before coming along.) contact Anne Gale on 02380735858, alternatively email Email: info@romseysac.com Website www.romseysac.com hearingconcernromsey@gmail.com.

WOODLEY & CRAMPMOOR FRIENDSHIP CLUB Meditation as a way of prayer Woodley Village Hall, School Rd, Romsey Every Friday 11am to 12pm starting 4 May 2012. An 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of each month, 2pm opportunity to explore & experience the stillness & silence of NOMADS music and drama group contemplative prayer. Wisdom Centre, Romsey, Hants SO51 NOMADS meet every Friday 8pm, Woodley Village Hall, 8EL. 01794 830206. reception@wisdomhouseromsey.co.uk.

School Road, Romsey. We have been part of the local www.christian-meditation.org.uk community for 35 years and new members are welcomed. Bike Rides New members needed for our Summer show, all ages Romsey Hares and Tortoises local bike rides. Easy-paced welcome. Come along or phone Rachel: 023 8049 8955 or rides from Romsey. Afternoon rides, with tea stop on the 3rd Clare: 01794 523578 - for more information.

Saturday of each month and day rides, with lunch stop on the 1st Saturday of each month. Social events too. Come and South Hants Historical Aviation Society make friends. ‘Taster’participation is free.

The Conservative Club Romsey First Wed in the month Contact Viv, romsey@southhampshirectc.org.uk or telephone 7.30pm. Welcomes new members. on 01794 368207.

For more information visit www.shhas.co.uk.

Romsey Flower Arrangement Society Second Wednesday of the month. North Baddesley Village Hall 7.00pm Welcomes new members info@wessexandjerseyflowers.co.uk

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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 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. All the club's facilities and equipment are available to members and their guests every day between April and September. New members of any age or experience are always welcome. Go along to a "mix-in" at 2pm on either afternoon to "have a go" or to watch, or make contact with Julie Gale, Secretary 01794 501043 or the John Smith, Captain 01794 340341 if you are only able to play in the evenings and at weekends ROMSEY MALE VOICE CHOIR Romsey Male Voice Choir’s team of 60 members share a passion for singing and fun. Come along to a rehearsal to hear what we do, all visitors welcome. The choir holds weekly rehearsals on Monday evenings in Romsey. 02380 663263, www.romseymvc.co.uk VIEWFINDERS OF ROMSEY CAMERA CLUB Every Tuesday throughout the year (except August) at Jubilee Hall, New Road, Timsbury, 7.30pm. We have a varied programme of competitions, talks and practical evenings for those with an interest in photography, and we welcome those just starting out in photography as well as more advanced workers. For more information, please see www. viewfinderscameraclub.org.uk or telephone our secretary Pam Watson on 01794 388429.

Transition Town Romsey We are a local not-for profit group run by volunteers, aiming to take action locally to make Romsey more sustainable and a better place to live. We are particularly concerned with the challenges of Peak Oil and Climate Change and encourage people to get involved in our various groups. Website: www. transitiontownromsey.org.uk

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There may be a few surprises, perhaps even some local hand made chocolate to sample. The refreshments are seasonal, freshly baked and served between 10 and 12 noon. Next market 2nd March.

For more information contact Julie on 02380 254587 ASSOCIATION FOR CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY - WESSEX GROUP 1 Dec-31 Dec 10am–5pm Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, An exhibition at the Hillier Gardens Romsey. 23 of the best designer/ makers in the jewellery field in this area. Commissions can be taken. To see examples visit www. acjwessex.co.uk. Entrance to the exhibition and the tearooms is free.

ROMSEY FARMERS’ MARKET 2 Dec 10am-2pm.

Alma Road Car Park, Romsey For information please visit our website, email us at info@ hampshirefarmersmarkets.co.uk or tel 01420 588671.

CRAFTY WOMEN AT CHRISTMAS 6 Dec 10am - 5pm at The Hilt, Chandlers Ford 8 Dec 10am - 4pm at The Courtyard , Winchester Guildhall Contemporary art and craft fair.

Both events include tea, coffee, delicious homemade soups and sensational cakes and cookies.

Christmas Hampers full of goodies will be raffled in aid of local charity BOAZ (Boazproject.co.uk).

RUM’S EG COMES TO ROMSEY - CHRISTMAS EXHIBITION 6-22 Dec 27 Bell Street, Romsey Rum’s Eg (from the Old English name for Romsey) is a stylish contemporary gallery with an art cafe and workshop spaces which will open officially in February 2013. The Christmas Exhibition is a preview of what is to come, offering an opportunity to buy unusual and exquisite gifts, from small handcrafted items to large works of art. Email info@ hampshireartandcraft.org, website www.hampshireartandcraft.org Lantern Parade 7th Dec Romsey Town Centre See page 11 for details WRAPPING UP CHRISTMAS 8 Dec Mottisfont, Romsey Homemade gifts are really seeing a revival in recent years and what could be more personal than a gift

wrapped in handprinted paper or a card created especially for the recipient? Work with skilled artists who will teach tricks and techniques to creat beautiful paper craft handmade gifts. Booking essential. Contact: 01794 340757, email mottisfont@nationaltrust. org.uk ROMSEY LADIES CHOIR CHRISTMAS CONCERT 9 Dec 2.30pm The Abbey United Reform Church, Romsey Christmas Concert in aid of Southampton & District Branch of MS Society. Refreshments in the interval. Adults £6, children free.

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TESTWOOD WILDLIFE TOTS – LEAF TROUBLE 11 Dec 10.30-12noon or 1-2.30pm Testwood Lakes Centre, Brunel Road, Calmore Industrial Estate, Totton It’s a great time to explore the woods so join us for exciting games, crafts and a story around the ‘bear hunt’ theme. For children aged 2-5. Meet at Testwood Lakes Centre. Booking essential.

Contact Grace Hall or Sam Dawson on 02380 667929. All children must be accompanied by adults.

Suggested donation £3 per child.

GEORGE'S TRUST CHRISTMAS CONCERT 12 Dec 7pm Romsey Abbey.

Music from the Romsey Youth

Concert Band, the Romsey Area Youth Jazz Band and the Abbey and Romsey Youth Choirs. All welcome. Free admission.

A FEAST OF CHRISTMAS MAGIC 14 Dec 7.30pm Romsey Abbey Romsey Singers, conducted by Ian Wicks and joined by the Romsey Players, will perform Handel's Messiah (Part One) and a collection of carols for choir and audience.

Tickets from Romsey Tourist information Centre. Tel: 01794 512987 STOCKBRIDGE CROSS COUNTRY FUN RUN/RIDE 13 Jan 9:30 for 10am start Stockbridge Town Hall Contact Jeb Crossman for more details jebcrossman@googlemail. com TOY MODEL AND TRAIN COLLECTORS FAIR 19 Dec 7pm to 9pm Minstead Village Hall, NR Cadnam SO43 7FX Minstead's bi-monthly Wednesday Evening Toy Fair. On sale are the latest Hornby Classix Base Toys etc diecast and railway items. Also military, haulage and agricultural toys and models, and books. Hot and cold refreshments. Follow On Dates 13th February 2013, 17 April 2013. Adult £1.00, family £2.00

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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

01794 522716 01794 513143 01794 513193 02380 737161 02380 732438 01794 322554 01794 519589 01794 519589 01794 522222 01794 513100 01794 512319 02380 733324 02380 738916 02380 738787 01794 368548

LOCAL SCHOOLS Ampfield C of E Primary 01794 368219 Awbridge Primary 01794 340407 Braishfield Primary 01794 368359 Cupernham Infants 01794 514494 Cupernham Junior 01794 512702 Fairisle Infant & Nursery 02380 731199 Fairisle Junior 02380 733415 Halterworth Primary 01794 512028 North Baddesley Infant 02380 412412 North Baddesley Junior 02380 411100 Nursling Cof E Primary

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

Years 7 & 8 - 02380 393660

Years 9 -11 - 02380 771881 The Mountbatten School 01794 502502 The Romsey School 01794 512334 EMERGENCIES Police, Fire or Ambulance Services 999 0845 045 45 45 Police (Incident Reports) Portsmouth Water - Fresh Water Supply 02392 499888 Portsmouth Water - Leaks to Report (Out of hours 24hr) 02392 477999 0845 272 0845 Southern Water - Sewage Southern Water - Tech Support 0845 278 0845 Gas – National Grid (If you smell gas, then call us immediately) 0800 111 999 Electricity 0845 7708090

PUZZLE SOLUTIONS FUN QUIZ -CHRISTMAS

0845 6035631 0845 6035631 02380 732845

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS All dates taken from - http://www.hants.gov.uk/education/schools/holidays.php Autumn Term 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.)

1. Blitzen, 2. O Christmas Tree, 3. Pot Noodle, 4. Saviour's Day (in 1990; note that Millennium Prayer peaked at number two in 1999), 5. A turkey, 6. Archie Mitchell (accept Archie), 7. Indonesia, 8. The Grinch (in How The Grinch Stole Christmas), 9. Wallace and Gromit, 10. Last Christmas (by Wham)

PICTOGRAM 1. Raising the stakes, 2. Look both ways, 3. All at sea DROP DOWN Antwerp, Esbjerg, Hamburg, Harwich, Karachi

SUDOKU

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

0845 4647 01794 512218 01794 830888 01794 513422 02380 738144 01794 517878 01794 511513 02380 743401 02380 743400

CALCUDOKU

LOCAL DOCTORS NHS Direct (24hr helpline)

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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