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EATING & DRINKING Bon Appétit!.............................. 14 AN INTERVIEW WITH James TW.................................. 16

To occupy the long nights with no wifi or tv I raided my nearest charity shop for board games; Boggle, Operation, Scrabble to name a few. I quickly remembered the fun we had as a family and the lessons it taught my girls; patience, mental agility and dare I say, honesty. Kate’s article, Play Through Learning (page 20) offers many suggestions of new games so it’s worth a read. Saying that, I’m not averse to technology; it’s a godsend at times.

PARENTING Learning Through Play.............. 20

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First, write your landlord an email or letter explaining the problem. If they don’t respond within 14 days or respond with an eviction notice, contact the council who will inspect the property.

If the Council confirms with the landlord that there is a health and safety problem, any ‘no fault’ eviction notice is invalid and you won’t need to leave the property. The council will also advise the landlord on next steps, which could include being legally required to fix the problem.

If your tenancy began before October 2015 it’s not illegal for your landlord to evict you but still unusual.

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CHRISTMAS IS CRAFTY

By Jackie Brewster “We’re doing Christmas differently this year,” Carol announced, carrying in huge shopping bags. “Roger, stop what you’re doing and give me a hand with this tree.”

Jonty wagged his tail. He knew all about Christmas, because it happened once every seven years. Roger would set up a tree in the lounge and then climb the creaky loft ladder for the box of decorations.

The pair of them would coo over the little snowmen decorations made from cotton wool and toilet roll tubes, the doily angels, and the crepe paper snowflakes that they would stick to the patio doors. Carol would get nostalgic and ask Roger to pour her a sherry and put on a Slade CD. And Jonty would lie under the coffee table, waiting patiently for a mince pie to fall on the floor.

“I’ve been to this stall called Christmas is Crafty,” Carol said, unpacking the contents of her bags.

“It’s inspired me.”

“I like Christmas just the way it is,” Roger said, but judging from the smells coming from Carol’s shopping Jonty wondered whether Christmas had been vastly improved.

“Look at all the adorable new decorations I’ve bought,” Carol said. “Everything is handmade.”

“All the stuff before was handmade, by the children,” said Roger.

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“The kids are all grown up now Roger; it’s time to move on,” Carol said, opening a box of dried clementines which had been studded with cloves and tied with sticks of cinnamon. “These things are handmade but better, you know, professional.”

Jonty game them an appreciative sniff.

“Honestly Jonty, get your nose out and give me some space,” Carol said. “Look at these Roger, good enough to eat?”

Jonty’s ears pricked up.

Carol showed them a box of gingerbread men delicately decorated with raisin buttons.

Then she unravelled a raffia rope threaded with colourful popcorn, and a dozen huge pine cones sprayed with silver and gold.

“The theme is Rustic Cottage,” Carol said. “You’ve got to have a theme.”

“I thought we already had a theme,” Roger said glumly.

“Do stop sulking,” Carol said. “You decorate the tree, while I do a spot of stencilling on the patio doors.”

Jonty settled into his place beneath the coffee table. Roger hung the new decorations in silence, while Carol sprayed the glass on the patio doors so that it looked like snow had drifted up the panes. Jonty waited for the sherry and Slade but they never came, in fact Carol went up to bed early, leaving Roger to lock up.

Though Jonty regretted his lack of mince pie, he reminded himself that Christmas was different this year, so he waited in his basket until he heard sounds of snoring from the bedroom above. Then he padded into the lounge, a firm plan already in his mind. First he licked the snow off the patio doors. It tasted pleasantly of soap. Next a wellaimed leap from the back of the sofa brought the fir tree down. He then crunched his way through the gingerbread men and the clementines. They smelled better than they tasted. The raffia strings of popcorn proved interesting; he found there was no stopping once he’d begun, and it was necessary to eat the whole chain right to the end. Then he chased the pine cones across the floor. Finally, tired and queasy, he chewed them all up as well, just for fun.

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Talking about new management, the Westgate pub with rooms at 2 Romsey Road has also been refurbished, but this time by the City Pub Company, which also owns trendy Alfie’s at 157 High Street. I was amazed at the transformation.

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Tony Wright talks to

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James TW is a new singer/songwriter, tipped for big things in 2017. His YouTube videos have received millions of views and his debut single is receiving rave reviews. He caught up with Tony Wright to talk about his surprise first break and his upcoming debut album.

How are things going?

Things are going very well. I’ve just come off a long tour with Shawn Mendes and released my E.P. just before that and the reaction was lovely.

So your debut single is ‘When You Love Someone’. You wrote this yourself?

I wrote this with a couple of guys actually, in America. The inspiration for the song itself came from a couple of years ago when I used to teach kids instruments to earn a bit of pocket money.

There was this one boy who was eleven years old at the time and I found out that his parents were getting divorced before he knew (he didn’t know it was going to happen). I guess the first thing I thought was ‘how are they going to explain it to him in a way that he can understand and in a positive way’ and I wanted there to be a song that he could listen to that would make him feel better about what was going on.

You’re only eighteen. Your voice sounds a lot older but you’ve been doing this a long time. I love the story about when you were ten, how you ended up playing drums for your dad’s band. Is this true?

It was very true. My dad plays lead guitar in a wedding-mid-life-crisis covers band, which is cool, but when I was ten he bought a drum kit because he saw something on the news that it was good for stress – and work had not been that fun (for him).

I really took to it – I really enjoyed playing the drums. Then the band had a gig and the drummer couldn’t make the show – and it was either cancel 16

or let the ten year old play. The gig went so well that I became the drummer of the wedding band for about five years.

And a couple of years later you got your first guitar?

I kind of used my dad’s guitar, he taught me a few chords, and then I used youtube to teach myself guitar and piano.

When’s the album out?

I am recording a bunch of different songs in different places. You can only release your first album once, and I really want it to be at the right time – and I’m not sure when that is yet.

How did you get on with the exams?

OK. One of the songs on the E.P. Is called 10K Hours and it’s about not wanting to stay at school so I can pursue music and put in all the time I want to.

What are the plans for the year ahead?

Obviously I’m piecing together my new album and I’m starting to do my own headline shows, having been supporting for so long – and definitely in the next year, I’d like to release my album. There’s work to be done!

Tony Wright plays the greatest love songs of all time on When The Lights Go Down, every evening on The Breeze from 10pm. www.thebreeze.com

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OLYMPIAN OPENS LOCAL LEISURE CENTRE Holly Hill Leisure Centre has been officially opened by Olympic gold medal winning swimmer, Adam Peaty on 10 October 2016.

The local facility in Sarisbury Green boasts a 25 metre pool with six swimming lanes and learner pool, a state of the art gym, exercise room and dance studio.

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Parenting

LEARNING THROUGH PLAY From science kits to marble runs, toys can be as educational as they are fun. Learning through play sees your child developing key mental, physical and emotional skills, as well as a real appetite for knowledge.

Most toys can be educational, whether they’re helping your child to learn maths, or just to improve their hand-to-eye coordination. Some, however, really do stand out from the crowd.

If you’re looking for an educational gift this Christmas, here are a few ideas to get you started…

A simple football can help your child to develop their coordination, become better at working in a team and learn the importance of perseverance. If your child isn’t particularly sporty, the new 20

Scriball from Mitre (£10) might just tempt them.

Each kit contains a football decorated with a picture to be coloured in. There are also felt tips, a mini pump and a display stand. Our seven year old tester had great fun colouring the Scriball in, and then wanted to head straight out to the park to try it out.

Marble runs are fantastic for encouraging a child’s creativity, as well as helping to develop their problem solving skills, spatial awareness and hand-to-eye coordination. They’re also a lot of fun.

Marble runs start at around £10 for a small kit, but if you fancy splashing out, the Hape Quadrilla Space Run is likely to prove a hit. The 176 pieces allow for plenty of combinations and the glow in the dark stickers add extra excitement. Crafted with birch and rubber wood, the Space Run should last for years, so could well be passed down to your grandchildren. £120 from www.Amazon.co.uk.

While children seem to choose their comics based on the free plastic toy, most children’s magazines do include educational activities, from craft ideas to recipes, puzzles and colouring in. If your children have moved on from Sparkle and Thomas the Tank Engine, they might be interested in one of the new range of children’s subscription magazines: è

National Geographic Kids magazine is aimed at the ‘explorers, archaeologists, scientists, artists and astronauts of the future’. Your child could read about endangered animals, lost civilisations, deep sea dives and lots more. A subscription costs from £36 for 12 issues, and can be ordered from www.ngkids.co.uk.

Whizz Pop Bang! is a monthly science magazine aimed at 6-11 year olds. It’s packed with fun facts, craft activities and experiments. Each issue costs £3.75, including postal costs. Subscription offers are available, visit: www.whizzpopbang.com.

The Week Junior is a current affairs magazine for children aged 8+. It covers news in bite sized chunks, specially written to appeal to children.

There are also features on a range of subjects, from geography to technology and film. Subscriptions cost from £22.99 for 15 issues, visit www.theweekjunior.co.uk.

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are undoubtedly amongst the best.

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they often go out and buy the gadgets they want as soon as they become available. Thank goodness for accessories, then: a leather case for a smartphone or a messenger bag for a laptop makes a great gift, although watch out for “bonded leather”, which is artificially produced and doesn’t wear like real leather.

If your intended recipient has young children, a military-specification protective case will save many trips to the smartphone or tablet repairer.

One of the highlights of the shopping calendar is Black Friday, which is a recent American import: the last Friday in November - this year, that’s the 25th of November - is when shops offer massive discounts to kick-start the Christmas shopping season. It’s grown to encompass Cyber Monday, the Monday immediately afterwards, and some retailers run an entire week of deals in the run-up to Black Friday weekend.

Headphones are always a good gift, especially now that Apple has dumped the familiar 3.5mm headphone adapter from its latest iPhones, so wireless Bluetooth headphones or headphones that use the Lightning connector will be a big upgrade over the fairly rubbish Apple versions.

But this doesn’t only apply to Apple users: most of the headphones that come with phones are dreadful, and in addition to those designed to make music better you can choose from a wide selection of specialist headphones, such as Bose’s Sony noise cancelling QuietComfort headphones noise-cancelling range. We know from experience that noise-

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It’s usually a good idea to stay away from novelty items - anything hilarious that’s designed to plug into a USB port is surely destined for landfill by

Boxing Day - and if you can’t think of anything appropriate, vouchers make an excellent present.

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Flybe’s One Stop to the World Strengthens Flybe signed a codeshare agreement with Germany’s 2nd largest airline, airberlin. It means passengers flying from Southampton to Dusseldorf or Berlien-Tegel can access the German airline’s long haul destinations in USA and Cuba. And as advertised on local television, recently KLM fly from Southampton, too.

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AVOID PET EMERGENCIES AT CHRISTMAS The best thing about winter has to be Christmas!

It is the time year that we celebrate together as a family and of course our furry friends are a big part of that. Hanging up their stockings by the fire side and placing their presents with care under the tree, we wouldn’t want to exclude them, would we?

However, Christmas is the time of year that we as vets get our most emergencies! The over indulgences that we take for granted for ourselves can be catastrophic to our companion animals.

The worst offender has to be turkey skin and gravy too rich in fat, invariably enhanced with alcohol; our pets bodies cannot cope with the excesses and often fall very ill.

Turkey bones should be left for the soup and not given as a treat; splintering as they do, could lead to perforation of the gut. Painful and traumatic, not to mention the expense.

1. Preheat the oven to 200C, Fan 180C, Gas Mark 6. Mix together the mincemeat and grated apple.

Take one sheet of filo pastry and brush with some of the melted butter.

Beware the poisonous effects of chocolate, raisins, grapes, poinsettia, mistletoe and holly and it doesn’t end there! Tinsel, ribbons baubles, tree lights. As Beautiful as they are, they can cause injuries if pets are not suitably supervised.

2. Place a spoonful of the mincemeat mixture along one short end of the sheet of buttered pastry. Fold in a little of the pastry along each long side then roll up to enclose the filling. Place seam side down on a large greased baking tray.

With all the care in the world accidents and emergencies continue to happen so be prepared.

Check your vet’s emergency cover and have a telephone number to hand, or if you are away have a suitable alternative close by.

3. Repeat with the rest of the pastry sheets and mincemeat mixture to make 8 mini strudels in total. Brush with any remaining melted butter.

Being aware of the pitfalls and taking a few extra precautions should help to prevent the unexpected.

Saving the mince pies and puds for yourselves will help to give your pets a safe and healthy festive season and you are peaceful Yuletide.

4. Bake in the preheated oven for 10-15 minutes until the pastry is crisp and golden. Cool for 5 minutes then halve and serve with filo pastry stars and dust liberally with icing sugar. Serve with whipped cream or brandy butter.

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Any good local garden centre will have plenty of potential gifts in a wide range of prices, sizes and shapes to suit anybody from the complete novice to the most experienced gardener. Alternatively, take a look on the internet and get some gorgeous gardening gifts delivered right to your door.

Houseplants make brilliant presents, so why not choose a couple of really good-looking ones?

At this time of year there are plenty, such as the indoor cyclamens and azaleas or a flamboyant poinsettia or a gorgeous Christmas cactus, which look fantastic whilst in flower - but don’t forget that lots of the foliage houseplants look great, too.

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Make sure that you keep the plants at their best by placing them in a suitable position before you give them away.

Outdoor plants are also an ideal choice, but make sure that you know that the plant you are choosing will go to a suitable home. There is no use buying a lime-hating plant such as a Pieris, rhododendron, Camellia or azalea for somebody if they garden on chalk - although a supply of ericaceous compost and a good sized pot could also be a present from someone else if you plan carefully.

A lovingly created pot of winter flowering bedding plants, perhaps under-planted with a few small bulbs such as crocus or miniature daffodils, will make a lovely instant garden impact present for anyone. Despite the huge quantities of Christmas paraphernalia in garden centres now, any half decent centre will still have a good range of winter bedding plants and winter interest plants available. è

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