Discover Romsey November 2012

November 2012

Hampshire Heritage Florence Nightingale

We Walked the Walk!

The Rotary Club of Romsey Test Raises funds for charity

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Hello and Welcome Melanie was out in Romsey this month just as we were putting the finishing touches to the November edition of your magazine. By luck she came across a group of people just coming to the end of a charity walk, hence the two ladies in vivid pink tops on the front cover. The event was “Walk the Test Way” organised by The Rotary Club of Romsey Test and more details are on page 30.

In fact Melanie herself is doing her bit for charity by running 10 miles in aid of Southampton Hospital’s Red & White Appeal.

The appeal aims to raise £1.76 million to create a dedicated day treatment unit for patients suffering from leukaemia and other blood disorders. (Her charity page is http://tinyurl. com/melsrun). By the time you read this the run will have taken place, and Melanie will no doubt still be hobbling around in recovery mode! Good luck to her, it’s a great cause and no easy challenge to undertake.

And of course in November there is a big fundraising drive from many volunteers for the Royal British Legion as we approach Remembrance Day.

I do feel humbled, and a rather guilty that I’m not directly doing anything for charity myself. That is, I’m not suffering for a cause, but at least I can show support by sponsoring generously whenever I am asked. As Christmas looms, and so much money is wasted on stuff we don’t need, I vow each year to give as much as I can to those that really need a helping hand. Sometimes it’s small…putting my change in a charity pot by a till, or buying a copy of The Big Issue…sometimes it’s more especially when it’s somebody I know.

You might think I’m telling you this as some sort of boast. But far from it, what I notice is that when I hand over my money, I’m the one that feels good about it. It actually lifts my spirits to know I’ve given to someone else. If you can afford it, try it for yourself!

Tania

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Walk Distance 4.2 miles Historical Notes Butts Green is probably the site where local archers practised their art in the sixteenth century. In 1512, King Henry VIII passed an act encouraging the use of the longbow and this was confirmed in 1541 by act of parliament. The act ensured that “Every man being the King’s subject, not lame, decrepid (sic) or maimed nor having any other legal cause or impediment and being within the age of 60 years was to exercise regularly with the longbow and every father was to provide his male children between the ages of 7 and 17 years with bows and arrows”. At the age of 17, every young man was required to have his own bow, being trained from a young age at the Butts.

The field on your left after passing under the railway arch at the start of the walk was the site of a WW II army camp.

Lockerley Hall was built by Francis Dalgety in 1879, but is now owned by the Van Geests.

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The village of Lockerley lies some 5 miles north west of Romsey. On entering the village from the direction of Romsey, turn right at Lockerley Garage and park on the roadside adjacent to the village hall.

Walk along the roadside, with the village hall on your left and Butts Green on your right.

At the last house on the left, turn left onto a signed footpath. Cross the footbridge over the River Dun. Ignore the footpath merging from the right.

Continue straight on under the railway bridge then cross a small wooden bridge over a ditch.

Walk to the right of a stile to enter the National Trust Mottisfont Estate.

At a ‘T’ junction of paths, turn right then immediately left onto a signed footpath across the centre of a field heading towards woodland.

Cross the footbridge spanning a ditch to enter the woodland and immediately turn right along a wide earthen path. The path initially runs parallel to the field boundary then bears left climbing steadily uphill.

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the signed footpath. Ignore the footpaths branching left and right, go straight ahead following the yellow way marker.

The path descends gently to a footbridge over a ditch. Cross the track beyond the bridge and continue straight ahead along the signed footpath.

On reaching a field boundary, cross the stile into the field and turn left.

Walk along the fence-line then cross a stile into second field. Cross this field diagonally right keeping a small clump of trees within the field to your left. The path is indistinct. Head for the far corner of the field adjacent to two oaks growing close together in the fence-line.

With Lockerley Hall in the mid-distance on the right, cross a stile into the field beyond. Head diagonally left towards some conifer trees at the left hand edge of a spinney.

Go through a metal kissing gate and into the spinney following the fence-line on your right. Cross the footbridge over a brook discharging from the lake on your right.

Pass through a kissing gate into a field.

Continue straight ahead across the field towards the left hand corner of a copse.

Cross the stile into the copse.

Follow the path through the woodland keeping the field boundary to your left.

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Go through a kissing gate in the cricket ground perimeter fence and walk to the left of The Star public house.

Walk through the pub car park and emerge onto the road.

Turn left from the pub along the road for approximately 50 yards. Cross the road onto a signed bridleway on the right, adjacent to the East Tytherley village boundary sign.

Continue straight ahead keeping the field boundary on your right. At the top corner of the field, at a crossing of tracks, turn left across a stile.

Bear diagonally left along a grass track.

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Walk to the left of this gate and walk across Critchell’s Green heading for a pair of metal gates on the other side of the green.

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Cross a stile and follow the right hand fence line back to the main road.

Emerge by Lockerley Garage. Walk across the road to Butts Green and your car.

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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Is Solar Electricity Right for Me? For most homeowners, solar photovoltaics (PVs) are the most accessible form of renewable energy. They can be fitted easily to a building’s roof without significant disruption to the occupants inside and they quietly generate electricity whenever the sun shines. The Government-backed financial incentives available can also make them a very attractive investment.

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Customers regularly tell me that they thought that the Government’s incentive scheme for photovoltaics was over.

This isn’t the case. From 1 November, the Feed-in Tariff rate for domestic PV installations is 15.44p/unit of electricity you generate – regardless of whether you use the energy yourself or not.

As well as the Feed-in Tariff, customers also benefit from savings on their electricity bills when they use the energy they generate, and receive an additional payment of 4.5p/unit for electricity that they export back to the national grid. For ease of administration, electricity companies will generally assume that you export half of the electricity you generate.

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If you are a little below this, adding solar will help you achieve the necessary level. If you are further below, then we would recommend that customers implement other energy saving measures before they consider PV. Measures such as loft and cavity wall insulation are very cost effective and pay for themselves in just a few years.

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Dear Maggie I’m really looking forward to Christmas but I’m also dreading the anti-climax when it doesn’t live up to my expectations.

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Life Begins The Art of Downsizing Neither my husband nor I were intentional hoarders. It just happened that our family house was blessed – some might say, cursed – with handy storage spaces. Built-in cupboards, understairs spaces, a loft, a shed and even a garage all served to quietly absorb our superfluous items.

Like the chains worn by Marley’s ghost in Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”, we felt the weight of our past lives bearing down upon us every time we opened a cupboard door. It was time to downsize.

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Once it’s up on the site, you can expect a nailbiting wait for the bids to come in. Often an item will remain unsold all week and then someone will bid in the last few seconds. As the payment zooms into your PayPal account, be ready to despatch your item. You’ll need to ensure it’s well packed and sent within the timeframe you’ve indicated if you want to keep that essential 100% positive feedback score.

We found online auction sites were great for selling small objects that could be easily posted, but larger items, such as pieces of furniture, proved harder to shift. You can list your piece for ‘collection only’ but more than once I’ve had to re-list a piece of furniture after the successful bidder developed a case of cold feet.

If you haven’t the patience for online auctions, car boot sales can provide a useful alternative providing you’re prepared to let your treasured

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possessions go for a fraction of their value.

However, it’s not a good way to sell valuable jewellery, antiques or other high value items.

When we wanted to sell a large, Georgian sideboard that had belonged to my mother, we took it to a local auction room. The idea of putting the piece in a live auction was exciting, but we were unprepared for the fees we would need to pay in addition to the auctioneer’s commission of 17.5%.

We enjoyed the buzz of the auction and fortunately the piece exceeded its reserve, but the underlying costs – including transportation, photographic fee and VAT - made a significant dent in the ‘hammer price’ achieved. Live auction is still one of the best options for really valuable items, but you should think carefully about using this method to sell less expensive pieces.

If, like us, you have odd bits of low value furniture to clear, you could contact a local dealer. You can save time by taking pictures along to the shop so the dealer can see exactly what you have to sell.

The art of successful downsizing requires patience and ingenuity. Try to avoid employing a ‘one size fits all’ solution such as a house clearance service. It takes time to whittle down a lifetime of possessions, so it’s best to begin the process well before you put your house on the market.

Of course, it’s sad to let go of the past, but it can also be liberating. We found it helped to take pictures of the things we really loved before sending them on their way. Tell yourself that you’ve enjoyed owning these items, but now it’s time to for them to become someone else’s treasured keepsake.

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HAMPSHIRE HERITAGE This morning I went to see Florence Nightingale’s burial place at the tiny church of St Margaret of Antioch in the village of Wellow in Hampshire. When Florence, a national heroine, died at the age of 90, her relatives were offered a state funeral in Westminster Abbey. They declined, preferring the parish church of her home.

My interest in Florence Nightingale was triggered by the book Spike Island by Philip Hoare. The book is an extraordinarily detailed account of the construction and subsequent operation of the grandiose Royal Military Hospital at Netley, beside Southampton Water.

The intention was that the hospital should be grander than any such establishment before it, a symbol of national pride. Unfortunately, it was also a symbol of architectural vanity at the expense of functional efficiency. Many aspects of the building’s design were so poor from a clinical viewpoint that they would work against rather than for the recovery of the patients.

From her experience at Scutari in the Crimean war, Florence could see many flaws in the proposed design of the Netley hospital. She took an opportunity to describe her misgivings to Queen Victoria herself and subsequently to figures in the government of the day and their advisers. At one point she set off from her home in Embley Park to nearby Broadlands to tell Lord Palmerston in person of her concerns. As a result, Palmerston wrote to his Secretary of State, “It seems to me that all consideration of what would best tend to

the comfort and recovery of the patients has been sacrificed to the vanity of the architect…

Pray therefore stop all progress in the work until the matter can be duly considered.” This intervention by a woman came a hundred years before feminism and fifty before the suffragettes.

The Florence Nightingale of popular myth is a ministering angel patrolling the wards in the barrack hospital at Scutari. The reality was a woman who had been appointed to the post of Superintendent of Nursing in the hospital at Scutari. She became a national hero for her tireless efforts to improve the standard of nursing care of the sick and wounded.

The church of St Margaret of Antioch lies down the narrowest of country lanes, well away from the main residences and limited facilities of the village of Wellow. The church is generally described as being in East Wellow, but there is no administrative distinction between East and West Wellow, which are both within the one parish boundary, so the distinction between them is more or less confined to the OS map and popular parlance.

The church itself is very small and quite plain.

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It has some faded and flaking wall paintings, said by Pevsner to be probably early C13.

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In the nave, on the south side, a window sill is given over to photographs of her, along with a wreath, its predecessor donated by an American Florence Nightingale society. There is also a memorial tablet set into the south wall.

Viewed from the south porch, the Nightingale family’s white marble memorial shines conspicuously among the lichened headstones of their less august neighbours.

Three sides of the memorial commemorate her parents and her elder sister Parthenope.

Florence hated any form of publicity and longed for anonymity, which explains the brevity of the fourth side of the memorial, inscribed simply “F. N. – Born 12 May 1820 – Died 13 August 1910”. But her wish for anonymity was doomed. People from all over the globe still make a pilgrimage to this simple country churchyard to pay homage to her.

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£19,785 for the 1.7-litre LTZ Nav model. This is very reasonably priced and boasts alloy wheels, climate control, sat nav, cruise control and rear parking sensors.

What is it?

This is the Cruze that dealers have been waiting for. Last year Chevy dealers received the much needed five-door hatch, but they have been unable to provide a competitive offering in the popular C-segment estate sector - until now. It’s practical with 1,478 litres of boot space with the seats down, and it also brings in a facelift for the Cruze range, new technology and the death knell for the Cruze four-door saloon - it’s been discontinued.

What’s it like to drive?

When it comes to the test drive, we would advise customers to try different versions. Why? Petrol versions are soft, wallowy and aren’t involving to drive. However, the 1.7-litre diesel version – thanks to more weight over the front wheels – is far more pleasurable to drive. The six-speed auto (1.8-litre LT) is not the best.

What’s under the bonnet?

Quite simply the choice is limited to two petrols and a diesel. The petrols come in the flavour of a 128bhp 1.6 and a 139bhp 1.8. The majority of buyers will opt for the 128bhp 1.7-litre diesel as it’s the best all-rounder. We also tried a 1.4-litre petrol and 2.0-litre diesel at launch, but there are no current plans to introduce these to the UK yet.

What’s the spec like?

Just like the five-door hatchback, Chevrolet is generous with the list of standard equipment.

The range kicks off at £15,375 for the 1.6-litre LS which comes with air con, MP3 connectivity and electric mirrors and prices top out at

What do the press think of it?

The Independent said: ‘Most parts of the world like it and buy it in big numbers. Now that the Station Wagon has arrived, more UK buyers can be expected to join in.’ Auto Express, however, concluded: ‘The Cruze SW makes plenty of sense as a family choice, thanks to its spacious, clever boot and refined, comfortable drive, but the Ford Focus estate is sharper and much more fun to drive.’

What do we think of it?

We’ve never been huge fans of the Cruze range, deeming it to be the Astra’s poorer cousin and not that attractive. But the SW changes that – yes, a Focus may be more fun to drive, but few rivals match the SW’s package of attractive styling and great value for money. The Cruze is no longer a left-field choice.

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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.

Romsey Family Support Group is for parents of preschool children, from birth to four years, who may be experiencing a difficult time and are in need of friendship and support. The children are looked after in a safe and fully equipped creche which is staffed by an experienced and caring team, who not only organise lots of fun but also provide many other activities to stimulate the children. Parents are then able to take a break and share concerns about themselves and their children. Help can then be offered on a confidential bases to overcome issues or concerns. All of the group’s staff are trained and experienced in dealing with all manner of family issues. On occasions speakers are invited

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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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Ideally we are looking for a group of half a dozen nice, local people who could be left to their own devices to carry out gardening, pruning, grass cutting and general work around our lovely lakes. The site is a beautiful one and hopefully those who get involved will feel like they are contributing to a good cause.

We are a small, friendly and busy enterprise and need a dedicated group to help with the work. There will always be tea, coffee, tools and a smile waiting for those who are helping out and we would like to build up a regular group who can take ownership of the tasks rather than different groups every week.

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Romsey Good Neighbours Romsey Good Neighbours is a registered charity which has been serving the area since 1982.

The charity is a group of volunteers who offer to take elderly, infirm or disabled people who live in Romsey or some of the surrounding villages, to hospital, doctor, dentist or other medical appointments.

If you are in need of their volunteers’ services, you can request transport by phoning one of the coordinators, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, on 08450 94 96 then 71, 72, 73, 74, 75 or 76.

Please try to give five working days notice of your appointment.

If you want to find out more about our work or are able to support us by becoming a volunteer driver, please contact our secretary, Barbara Harper on 01794 522803.

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Short Story Mouse Town

by Jackie Brewster

Colette phoned Dinah for an autopsy on the break-up.

“Chris said it wasn’t working”.

“Men!” Colette declared with all the indignation of her 17 years. “Don’t suppose you’ll be going to the fair tonight then?”

“No, I’m not really in the mood”.

As Dinah hung up, the doorbell rang. Martin stood in the porch, grinning.

“My Mum said you needed a chaperone, so here I am”.

Dinah pulled on her coat, “I’ve just told Colette I wasn’t going”.

“Because you know she thinks I’m a boring geek not to be seen dead with?”

Dinah laughed. “How did you guess?”

“Call it a man’s intuition”. Dinah and Martin had grown up together; she was used to his odd ways.

“If it’s any consolation”, Martin ventured, “I thought you were too good for him”.

She rolled her eyes. “Let’s just go”.

The evening was crisp as they walked towards town.

Family groups with weary children drifted past them, clutching cuddly toys and bags of candy floss. Once they reached the market square they were engulfed in a fog of diesel fumes and frying onions. Carousel horses cantered within inches of shop windows, music thumped from every stall, and above it all hung a Ferris wheel. Martin grabbed her elbow and shouted, “Which of the health and safety infringements should we tackle first?” They staggered from the Waltzers onto the Meteor, followed by the Kamikaze. Dinah laughed helplessly; the fair was spinning her cares away.

Soon she was feeling queasy. “Let’s do something gentle”, she said.

“I’m rubbish at hook a duck and I have a note from my Mum to excuse me from the ghost train”, Martin said. She giggled. Colette was wrong - Martin wasn’t boring, he was funny.

She pointed at a side-show squeezed behind the chemist. “Mouse Town. What’s that?”

They slipped through a curtain into a sawdust strewn room. Behind a wooden barrier was a model of a town with streets, houses, a church and even its own fairground. And all the villagers were represented by live mice.

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“It stinks”, Dinah said. “Can they escape?”

“No”, Martin smiled. “They don’t even know there is a world outside. Look at them - running about, wrapped up in their own little lives”.

They moved slowly round the barrier until once more emerging through a curtain into the fairground.

They walked towards the dodgems and spotted Chris and Colette at the back of the queue. Chris’s arm was draped casually over Colette’s shoulder. Hurt and angry Dinah strode towards them. Martin grabbed her arm.

“No”, Martin pulled her away. “Let it go”. He steered her up the ramp towards the Big Wheel. Numbly she climbed into a cradle.

“How could she do this to me? She’s supposed to be my best friend”, Dinah sobbed.

The wheel began to turn and Martin patted his pockets helplessly for a tissue. The cradle rose until they were right at the top.

“Look below Dinah”, Martin said, “It’s just like Mouse Town. They’re all scurrying about, not caring what they do or who they hurt”.

Dinah looked down. She saw swarms of people. The rides now seemed tiny. Even the music was quieter from up here.

“Now, look up”, Martin whispered. Above she saw a dome of twinkling stars.

“Only we can see that”.

She looked at Martin and saw his kind face, his worried smile. She saw something else there, something wonderful. She couldn’t believe she’d never noticed it before. She offered him her hand.

Calmly and graciously he took it in his.

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DISCOVER LOCAL GROUPS

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 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 contemplative prayer. Wisdom Centre, Romsey, Hants SO51 NOMADS MUSIC AND DRAMA GROUP 8EL. 01794 830206. reception@wisdomhouseromsey.co.uk.

NOMADS meet every Friday 8pm, Woodley Village Hall, www.christian-meditation.org.uk School Road, Romsey. We have been part of the local 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.

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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

Charities, free or very low cost events are listed above without charge and can be submitted by emailing Tania@discovermagazines.co.uk For other events a small charge is made starting from just £7 a month.

For more details email Melanie@discovermagazines.co.uk or call 023 8026 6388

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what’s AMPFIELD MARKET 3rd November, 10am to 12noon Ampfield Village Hall The Market has gained a great reputation and every effort is made to ensure that the sales tables are varied and display top quality, good value items including Fairtrade and fresh foods, cakes, bread, preserves, plants, books and a wide range of crafts. All proceeds go to Village Hall funds which help to provide a great local venue for all our community activities. We have worked very hard to create a welcoming, happy and relaxed atmosphere in our Market. The refreshments are freshly produced, generously donated and served between 10 and 12 by a wonderful team of volunteers without whose help the Market would cease to function. Why don't you make a date to meet friends and sample our hospitality for yourselves. If you are interested in renting a table or for more information contact:- Julie on 02380 254587. Next date is 1st December.

footwear and warm clothing is recommended. Tickets £5. Booking essential: tel 01794 340757

AUTUMN WOODLAND WALK 4 Nov, 2pm to 4pm The National Trust, Mottisfont SO51 0LP As part of the Woodland Festival and The Great British Walk, join the head of our countryside team as he takes us on a walk around part of the extensive Mottisfont Estate.

Learn about our estate and how we care and manage it for future generations. Meet at Spearywell Car Park, Mottisfont. Stout, waterproof

CHRISTMAS GIFT FAIR 23 Nov 10am to 12:30pm Woodley Village Hall, School Road, Romsey Jane Scarth House - (Wessex Cancer Trust) is holding this fair. Lots of stalls e.g. cake stands, handbag organisers, homemade jams and relishes. You can also order Christmas door wreaths, flower arrangements and Christmas cakes for collection in December. Entry is free but please support our raffle!

COMEDY SHOW 7 Nov, 7:30pm Thornden Concert Hall, Chandlers Ford Kevin Tomlinson comes direct from the Edinburgh Festival with his show called Seven Ages, a comedy theatre about the 7 stages of life. www.kevintomlinson.co.uk/page3. htm. Tickets £7/£5 conc. Box office: www.thornden.hants.sch.uk or tel 023 8024 6555.

CHANDLERS FORD JOINT CHARITIES CHRISTMAS MARKET 10 Nov, 9.30am - 12 noon Methodist Church Hall, Winchester Road, Chandlers Ford.

The 39th annual Christmas Market features 12 charities selling their own Christmas cards and gifts.

There will also be refreshments, a cake stall and a raffle. 50p admission, children free.

CHRISTMAS CRAFT & GIFT FAIR 24th November Sherfield English Village Hall The perfect place to pick up unusual gifts and stocking fillers at competitive prices. With refreshments, activities for the children and a grand raffle, there's no better place to get in the Christmas spirit. Stalls include jewellery, bags, toys, cakes, accessories,books and Christmas decorations. 50p entrance - children go free. Entrance from 10.30am, doors close at 2pm.

MARINE CONSERVATION AND THE SOLENT 27 Nov, 7:30pm Chandlers Ford Community Centre, Hursley Road, SO53 2FT Amy Dale, The Trust’s Marine Officer, will give an illustrated talk introducing the wildlife of our coastal area, the work of the Trust, and how to get involved. Admission £2 including refreshments. Contact Barbara Hillier on 023 8026 6786.

Wellow School Association Presents:

Bonfire and Fireworks Display Saturday 10th November 2012

Themed Fireworks Display to Music “The Best of British” Wellow School, Romsey Road, Wellow S051 6BG Family Ticket (2 adults and up to 3 children) £20 – In Advance, £22 at the Gate Adult ticket £7 and Child/OAP ticket £4.

Tickets available in advance from Wellow School Office on Tel:01794 322201 Nobles, Country Consumables, Mike the Butcher, at the gate or from

www.eventelephant.com/wellowfireworks2012.

BBQ, Refreshments, Sparklers and Glo Sticks available.

Gate opens 5.30pm, Bonfire 6.30pm, Fireworks 7.00pm

Strictly no alcohol and no Fireworks to be brought onto school grounds reg. charity No1024158

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Aerials: Aerial Fix DJ Satellites & Aerials Appliance Repair: Advanced Appliance Care DJB JP Appliances Babysitter: Hailey Tinson Bedrooms: Deanes Interiors Bathrooms: See Plumbing Blinds: Material Things Waterside Blinds Cake Equip/Supplies: Cake Kraft Carpenter: J Maguire Carpentry Services Carpet Cleaning: Abbey Cleaning Carpet & Flooring: GE Nicholls Childcare: Play Away Computer Services: Geek On Demand Home Computer Help Widenet Conservatories: Homeseal Pennington (HI) Jones Ltd Counsellor: Maggie Buchanan

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Domestic Appliance: Advanced Appliance Care DJB JP Appliances Double Glazing Inst/Repairs: Penninton (HI) Jones Ltd Windowmenda Electrician: Ampfield Electrical EEC247 Knightwood Electrics Estate Agent: Jonathan Rees Fencing: Colourfence Furniture: Deanes Interiors Garage Doors: Fix Quick Garage Doors Garage Services: Independent NB Service Station Robinsons Vehicle Maintenance Garden Design & Services: Adapt Landscapes Elcombe and Son Jon Curtis Tree Surgery & Garden Maint.

New Forest Garden Machinery Gas Services: See Plumbing Health & Fitness: Curves Health Services: Hampshire Hearing Centre Kitchens: Apple Interiors Dream Doors Homeseal New Forest Stone

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Loft Conversion: Charrett & Sons Picture Framing: First Floor Gallery Plumbing Services (including bathroom installation and gas and boiler services) see also Property Maintenance: Allan Grace Plumbing Services Aquatec D & D Plumbing Services Gair Gas Gas Appliance Solutions Gas Elite Grahame E Jones Plumbing & Heating Greens Plumbing & Property Maint.

NHP (Romsey) Ltd Pegrum Home Services P & H Property Maintenance & Improvements: A Wilmott Apple Interiors Dream Doors DT Interiors Elcombe and Son Greens Plumbing & Property Maint.

The Flat Pack People Solar Panels: Energy My Way Tree Surgery: See Garden Upholstery: Material Things Window Repair: Windowmenda Worktops: New Forest Stone

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Co-op, except Sevmore 6am-10pm 6am-10pm 6am-10pm 6am-10pm 6am-10pm 6am-10pm 7am-10pm Parade

Co-op Seymore Parade 7am -10pm 7am -10pm 7am -10pm 7am -10pm 7am -10pm 7am -10pm 7am -10pm Sainsburys Lordshill

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useful numbers 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 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

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

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 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

01794 368548

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.) w e b: d i s c o v e r m a g a z i n e s .c o .u k , S a l e s : m e l a n i e @ d i s c o v e r m a g a z i n e s .c o .u k

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