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WINCHESTER STUDENTS SUPPORT CRIMINAL JUSTICE WITH PIONEERING RESEARCH By KEVIN GOVER News Editor POLICE and Crime Commissioner Michael Lane and his team have partnered up with local universities to try to increase the use of academic research in shaping and investing in local services and influencing community safety policies. A total of 18 Masters students from the University of Portsmouth, Southampton University, Solent University and the University of Winchester are currently working on topics relevant to the work of the Commissioner, including cybercrime, stalking, sexual offences, and domestic abuse. The students are mentored and supported by the Police and Crime Commissioner’s office to ensure their research meets the real needs of those working in the criminal justice sector. Assistant Police and Crime Commissioner - Enzo Riglia - says times and issues are challenging: “Policing and the Criminal Justice System all have to
Policing and the Criminal Justice System all have to adapt to the changing nature of crime Collaborating: Fiona Pink (l) and Mica Searles (r) participated in the pilot
adapt to the changing nature of crime. If we want to keep making the right decisions when it comes to shaping and investing in services for victims and offenders, or influencing policies on how crimes are being dealt with, we need to have access to up-to-date research that provides insight into the problems we are dealing with and helps us identify what needs to change locally to keep our communities safer.” Fiona Pink is one of the students participating in the pilot: “Collaborating with the Police and Crime Commissioner and his office allowed me to widen my knowledge on the Criminal Justice System. Having the support of the staff at the office helped me complete my piece of research to a high quality. They provided me with useful contacts to interview, up to date information, and any other support I needed. Because of all the support I received whilst on my placement I will now be graduating with a Distinction this October.”
MUMMY, CAN WE PICK UP SOME RUBBISH? You may know Michele Ingerslev from her work with ‘The Final Straw Winchester’ campaign which she set up and launched at the end of January 2018. Michele was inspired through her work on ocean health with the 1851 Trust in Portsmouth, which offers free school visits, helping to inspire the next generation of young people in all things STEMrelated. Since then, FSW have been working with local businesses (including us!) to get them to pledge to STOP using plastic straws with their drink offering and so far has 28 businesses on board. Michele has started doing regular litter picks in her local area, it was over the Easter weekend that her five year old daughter asked if they could go out for a walk and do a litter pick:
“I was surprised when Lily asked me, but said yes of course! We picked up the litter grabbers and off we went!” Michele and Lily collected a whole bag of rubbish within 1.5 miles. They picked up drinks cans, sweet wrappers, glass bottles, cigarette butts, wet wipes, tiny pieces of broken plastic, rubber bands, crisp packets, a plastic straw and lots more: “I’m just trying to make a difference and do my bit for the environment. Lily’s only five, but she already understands about the impact that single-use plastics and litter in general is having on the environment. I’m delighted that my campaign is inspiring the next generation.” If you’d like to learn more or join the campaign then please follow @ FinalStrawWinch on Twitter or search ‘Final Straw Winchester’ on FaceBook.
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Since the beginning of April I have fallen victim twice to the street lights being switched off outside Winchester Today Towers. I say victim, because that’s how I feel, as its no fault of mine that they will not be on in the early hours of the morning. I came out of the premises and genuinely thought there had been a power cut as it took me some moments to realise what had happened. It reminded me of the power cuts in the 1970s when I lived in Bath. No-one was happy. Back in 1980, I used to work in Chippenham – and was bemused by the fact they used to switch off the lights at midnight. I used to think that it was literally the dark ages compared with the bright lights in Bath.
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I passed Winnall in total darkness. Not a good feeling
I asked a close friend if she felt safe walking home after midnight – she too had good reason for having to do so because of work issues. It was a firm “no”. In later years the town moved in the other direction and the authorities made sure that the streets were fully lit. On that first experience as I drove through the city, I passed Winnall in total darkness. Not a good feeling. A second encounter has since followed, and I feel exactly the same. I don’t feel safe in my own street and I hasten my steps to get through the front door. People might ask why I’m out at 3 in the morning anyway… well, like many others, I have three jobs to contend with. “Don’t they have just one light - or no lights at all - in villages around Winchester?” Not the same. Almost 40 years later than that encounter in Chippenham, Winchester has, I regret to say, moved backwards. I’m sure I’m not the only person to feel like this. People living opposite have left their porch lights on all night. They never used to do that. On that morning, for the first time in 12 years of living here, I did not feel safe in Winchester. Is it really work the risk? We don’t think so, which is why we’re asking you to join in – Is it to be Safety First or Scrimping On Street Lights? Please sign the form below and send it back to us. Winchester Today, Suite 123, 80 High Street, Winchester SO23 9AT. Thanks! Kevin Gover
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SOLIDARITY WITH SRI LANKA Winchester religious community united following Easter terror attacks RELIGIOUS establishments across Winchester expressed their horror and sadness at the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka that left more than 300 people dead. The Minister at United Church Winchester – Tim Searle – gave this statement to Winchester Today: “The United Church Winchester stands with the people of Sri Lanka following the attacks targeting hotels and churches on Easter Day.
“We condemn all acts of violence against innocent people regardless of the religion or ideology used to justify them. “No one has the right to extinguish the sacred God-given light of another. We pray that those affected will know the peace and healing love of God, a love which transcends all man-made boundaries of race or religion.” Staff at Winchester Cathedral also took to Twitter to express their sadness, as shown right:
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Divorce Reforms ‘Long Overdue’ Winchester family lawyers welcome end to ‘blame game’ FAMILY law experts at Trethowans in Winchester have welcomed major changes to divorce law, saying it will help hundreds of local couples achieve a more amicable separation. Last month, Justice Secretary David Gauke approved reforms to existing law, which means that it’s not possible for spouses to divorce without having to apportion blame to one of the parties involved if they wish to divorce immediately. Trethowans has long supported the campaign by Resolution, a national body which represents family lawyers, to change this with the introduction of a no-fault divorce. Emma Wilders-Pratt is part of Trethowans’ family team in Winchester: “We’re pleased to see that the law is to be changed following this campaign. It’s an extremely welcome development and one which is long overdue. Where a couple acknowledge that their marriage has irretrievably broken down they must be allowed to secure its dissolution without having to resort to blame.” Emma says the changes will have widespread impact for local couples: “It’s important that couples are encouraged to adopt a conciliatory approach where possible. This is essential in order to ensure a positive post separation parental relationship for the benefit of any children of the family. This is something we work hard to promote and the new law will assist in reducing elements of
This will help reduce elements of hostility Emma Wilders-Pratt
hostility in the divorce process.” Under the new law, couples can rely on the marriage having irretrievably broken down without apportioning blame, fault or reason if they do not wish to wait for a period of separation of at least two years. This reduces the need to rely on ‘unreasonable behaviour’ or ‘adultery’ when issuing a divorce petition. The new law is not in force yet and Emma says that it could take some time until the ‘no fault divorce’ becomes a reality: “Unfortunately, this new legislation cannot be introduced until Parliamentary time is available. How long this will take is anyone’s guess – particularly with the matter of Brexit keeping MPs busy – but this is still a significant step in the right direction for many.”
“We were told we had to lay the blame on someone” Winchester resident ‘John’ recalls what happened to him almost exactly 20 years ago: “When I look back on that time, I suppose I had a relatively easy divorce which wasn’t that difficult, acrimonious or expensive. Perhaps in hindsight I shouldn’t have divorced anyway perhaps I should have made a bit more of an effort in trying to resolve our differences. After all, the marriage hadn’t been THAT bad. We had brought up a beautiful child too. We had just grown apart; we wanted to end the constant childish bickering and felt it was time to move on. We had always insisted to the lawyers that we were doing this
amicably. We still had to have contact with each other for the sake of our child. “What incensed me at the time was the fact we were told we had to lay the blame on someone, and it had to be me. We were asked to build an ‘unreasonable behaviour’ case where I had done bad things against my wife and daughter. Well, what counts as unreasonable, do you almost have to make it up and how far do you have to go? I cannot believe that a piece of paper exists somewhere in the form of a divorce petition which includes the line that I was late for a family wedding.”
Open Letter to the Assistant Chief Constables (Traffic) of Sussex and Hampshire Dear Assistant Chief Constable I hope that you and Mrs. Assistant Chief Constable were able to enjoy a lovely weekend in the first of the summer heat. Happily, if you were, you wouldn’t have been alone. For the ancient counties of Sussex and Hampshire that you both police so diligently play host to a nationally important motorcycle race track, known locally as the A272, and you, like me, will have noticed those fearless denizens of the tarmac are back again, and back with a vengeance. You just might have heard them yourself? For them, it is a lovely time of year. For us, it is like the returning cuckoo, a sure sign that God is in his heaven and summer is returning. What could thrill us more, I ask myself, than the sight and sound of a middle aged, middle class man wriggling his way into a set of leathers just the three sizes too small, astride the throbbing engine of a Ducati Monster 1200? What could inspire us more than the heroic sight of him or her roaring up behind our cars and overtaking us on blind corners and summits, on the unselfish off-chance that he might meet something coming the other way and end up wearing it. Like me, you will surely have seen their hordes parked at West Meon Hut and Bury Gate car park, tiring the moon with their philosophical talk. Oh! The secrets they could tell. Fifteen years ago, I was privileged enough to be the first on the scene when one of these good people crashed at high speed near Petersfield, and I relearned more forgotten first aid in the fifteen minutes I held his head still waiting for the ambulance to arrive, than I could have imagined. Another one collided with my wife and son ten years ago next weekend, and their busy lives were calmed for the next four hours whilst they watched successive air ambulance crews go through strange medical procedures that they would otherwise never have seen. A third kicked the offside door panel of my car as he passed me after I had waved my arm to slow him down, or just prevent him driving into my boot. How rude I had been, and how kindly he showed me the error of my ways.
Anyway, you have plenty of things to get on with, Gatwick drones aside. However last weekend, I actually called your 101 helpline on the subject. What an alternative to 999 you have given us in that 101 system! The very idea that the police are ignoring great swathes of crime and anti-social behaviour! The nice lady I initially spoke to asked, rightly, if my call was strictly necessary and then, rightly again, alerted me that there was ‘at least’ a 30 minute wait for an operator if I really needed to speak to one. I mean…really needed to. You are taking cost saving seriously, and I applaud you for it. After all, austerity is austerity. Let’s not get carried away when someone goes a mere 125 miles per hour down a road designed for 60. So I waited on the line. In the occasional break in the ring tone, I was assured that my call was important, which was a nice touch, and that I shouldn’t hesitate to email if I was the victim of domestic violence, or a road traffic accident. Being the start of a four day bank holiday, the minutes would just fly by until one of your colleagues listened to my message on Tuesday morning. If I was being beaten up at the beginning of the weekend, I would surely have learned how to fight by the end of it, or at least become a dead Darwinian statistic towards a more lively gene pool. And how much less damage a burglar might do to a garden shed if he was secure in the knowledge that that he could remove all its machinery without the risk of police intervention? After a mere 38 minutes, I got the point, realised that I was over-worrying again, and hung up. Who was I, the silence had politely suggested, to apply my nanny-state-gone-mad values on other road users? And who am I to hold back sales of those great British job creating brands like Suzuki, Ducati and Honda? Our emergency services benefit from the work experience, and the rest of us should simply enjoy the thrill. Let’s let sleeping dogs lie, as the expression goes. Or sleeping policemen, as my wife wittily pointed out. Life is boring enough, and I will try not to trouble you again on the subject
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Freya Storey continues to share her life as a mum-of-two WHAT a delight it was to bask in the glorious weather over the Easter weekend. It offered a chance to recharge, enjoy the sun’s warmth and get outside! This blog is dedicated to the month of May, a beautiful time of year where the sun starts to leave its mark, pushing the cold grey skies aside… spring has sprung and long summer evenings begin to edge closer into sight. I plan to spend lots of time outside this month, I want to make more of the lighter evenings by getting out running more, spending more time outside with the children after school, sorting out our garden which we are redesigning (again) and just getting a lot of fresh air in my lungs. With a nature-crazy son I’ve been looking into what’s on offer in May, with regard to wildlife and nature. One of the reasons being that I’m starting to feel like I need to up my game, after recent corrections by said son. But also, because I’m feeling like I want to educate myself more on what is simply out there in the simplest form for us all to appreciate, daily. We haven’t got a huge garden and we’re just about to have a bit of a sort out, but one little corner is set aside for my
son’s wooden bug house which we check regularly - a recent delight being the discovery of a centipede! My children adore butterflies and recently I found some wildflower seeds which I heard attract butterflies so I scattered these close to the bug house with the hope we’ll soon have an abundance of winged friends. We have a lovely little alley close to where we live, we like to call it the ‘secret path’ and when you head down it at the moment you are met with the vibrant smell of ‘wild garlic’. It’s a smell I’ve always been fond of; in cars as a young child I still remember it wafting through the window. It appears to be at its prime at the moment, so it’s worth having a nosey around for some local to you - if you’re brave enough you may even want to put some in your dinner! As well as pleasant smells of early summer, our ears have been awoken to the beautiful, busy bird song overhead, as flocks of swift and starling screech through the busy residential street we live on. Our son has been delighted to find not just one but three broken egg shells so far, identified as of starling and sparrow descent. Things we are yet to spot - that
A show worth waiting for! Resident finds voice again, giving a recital for family and friends KATE Morgan, a resident at Brendoncare Park Road in Winchester, recently organised a recital for friends and family, following a long journey of speech and music therapy. Originally trained as a classical singer, Kate had sung professionally and taught singing to a group of adults, The Clifton Singers, in the local area of Winchester until she had a stroke in 2011. Following the serious stroke, with accompanying aphasia, Kate had the good fortune to be put in touch with music therapist Owain Clarke, who has since been helping Kate get back to singing, and in the process, improving her speech. Kate has been a resident at Brendoncare Park Road for eight years
I am so glad she can still make use of this gift since then and has been practicing music and arts all her life. A short while ago, Kate said she’d like to sing again and perform for her fellow residents and other friends in Brendoncare, so she and Owain worked together to compile a programme of music for everyone to enjoy. Their recent recital for soprano, guitar and harp included music and arrangements by Henry Purcell, Benjamin Britten and George Gershwin. Residents and friends joined Kate for her performance and, afterwards, enjoyed a chat, homemade cake and tea. Kate was delighted with how it went and is already planning her next event!
Proud: Kate and Philip Morgan, Owain Clarke, Erin Langley – Home Manager, Brendoncare Park Road
Kate’s husband Philip is very proud of Kate’s drive, “With everything that has happened, Kate has not lost her determination to do all she can with what she’s got. She had speech therapy at the hospital for a few years from a very good therapist and since she arrived at Park Road in June 2011, Owain has been central to her gradual improvement. Singing has been a very important part of her life and I am so glad she can still make use of this gift.” More information about Brendoncare Park Road can be found on the charity’s website www.brendoncare.org.uk or by telephoning 01962 869287.
It feels exciting to finally be embracing the season with open arms will take a lot of luck to catch sight of this month, are the wonderful badger cubs that will be emerging at dusk along with baby hares in the fields. Blueberries, blackberries and wild blackcurrants are all turning colour and will soon be ripe for the picking perhaps this will be the year I finally get round to making that jam! It feels exciting to finally be embracing the season with open arms and to look forward to all the things that summer brings!
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DIG DEEP – HELP THE YOUNG SEE THEIR DREAM DAVID Kness from Rathbones here in Winchester has been talking to us about why the company got involved with an ambitious project and stumped up some money to help out: “Scouting has always been a large part of my younger life and to hear that Joe Doherty was planning an expedition to be the first Scout to ski to the South Pole and return under wind power was quite extraordinary. “Obviously there is always significant costs with such extreme feats of endurance and Joe always knew that the first challenge was raising the necessary funds which was in excess of £70,000. The seven years of training that he undertook and the expedition itself could be controlled and planned by Joe though obtaining sponsorship was primarily out of his control and down to companies or sponsors simply wanting to help this individual achieve his ambition. “Rathbones have always been keen to support local young individuals and with Joe living just up the road, this proved a worthwhile opportunity for us in Rathbones Winchester office to get him a little closer to beginning his expedition. This is in addition to my personal connections to Scouting. “Our contribution was only a small part of the overall cost and fortunately he had many other generous supporters who have helped him along the way both financially and motivationally.”
NEW APPOINTMENT FOR RIDGE’S WINCHESTER TEAM THE multi-discipline property and construction consultancy, Ridge and Partners LLP (Ridge) has expanded its Winchester team with the appointment of a new Regeneration and Development Manager. Emily Cockle will be based in Winchester, and will act as a vital interface between clients, developers and public bodies for residential and mixed-use schemes. The new role at Ridge has been created to strengthen its strategic advisory function and to facilitate further collaboration between the consultancy’s broad range of disciplines, from project and cost management, to surveying and design. Emily brings more than 20 years’ experience in residential and commercial regeneration and development schemes, both in the public and private sectors. Emily joins Ridge from Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and prior to that Hampshire County Council: “This is an incredibly exciting time to be joining Ridge and I’m looking forward to becoming part of such a vibrant and dynamic team, which really goes over and above for clients.”
Support for well-being bus Endurance: Rathbones were happy to contribute to the costs of Joe’s training
Prestigious National Wedding Award For Winchester Based Boutique CONGRATULATIONS are due to Sass & Grace who’ve been awarded the coveted UK’s ‘Best Bridal Retailer’ category at the prestigious British Wedding Awards 2019. The glittering ceremony took place in Central London at The Royal Horseguards Hotel. Now in its eleventh year, The British Wedding Awards are one of the most respected in the industry and were created to champion excellence, celebrating all aspects of the wedding day. The awards are unique in the industry as they are exclusively voted for by the brides themselves. Over 100,000 votes were cast in this year’s awards. Sass and Grace opened in rural Hampshire in January 2016, a new venture dreamt up by Sam Walsh who left a busy career in the corporate world to pursue her passion to create the ultimate bridal boutique. Sam is delighted: “We are so thrilled to have won this national prestigious award and be crowned Best Bridal Retailer in the UK! “We would like to thank all our amazing brides who took the time to vote for us, it’s thanks to them that we are winners!”
We are so thrilled to have won this award Delighted: Sass and Grace collect their award at the ceremony
BERKELEY Homes has taken on the sponsorship for the ‘Winchester WellBeing Bus’, supporting Winchester Well-Being - a local charity that fights loneliness - by providing seniors with events and weekly lunches at two locations in Winchester. The bus picks up members, relies solely on sponsorships and is the only transport option for many attendees. Carol Bailey is from Winchester Baptist Church, comments: “We are thrilled that Berkeley Homes has been able to support us so generously. This money is vital for us to keep the bus running and it makes such a difference to so
many of our elder folk in the Winchester area.” Jeremy Chapman is Managing Director at Berkeley Homes (Southern) East: “We are delighted to be supporting Winchester Well-Being and the fantastic work it does in the area. Loneliness is becoming an increasing problem amongst the elderly in the UK and it’s wonderful to see an organisation who want to solve this problem. We look forward to seeing the bus driving around Winchester in the fight to combat loneliness.” Berkeley Homes is involved in the new development, Knights Quarter, in the heart of Winchester.
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Air Ambulance To The Rescue How the critical care team helped with the worst horse fall possible WINCHESTER Today has pledged its support to the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance for a number of years, and we’re very happy to highlight some of their stories! Many of the emergencies that Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance Critical Care Teams attend are horse riding incidents. The Air Ambulance is able to take advanced Critical Care Teams to sometimes difficult to reach rural areas. Horse rider Jo Dunn tells us about the day that the Critical Care Team came to her rescue after a rotational fall. “I was having an arena cross country lesson with my horse Maggie, in preparation for our trip to Hickstead. The lesson was going well, and Mum was filming Maggie and I flying over a variety of jumps and combinations of 90cm and more. “About half way through the lesson we jumped a table and Maggie caught
The rotational fall is every rider’s worst nightmare
Thankful: The Air Ambulance’s quick response meant Jo was running a marathon fourteen months after her accident
The treatment I received was phenomenal
the jump with a leg, causing the jump to rotate and get caught in her legs. We had a rotational fall, which is every rider’s worst nightmare, and Maggie somersaulted and landed on her side, on top of me. Mum stopped filming and she and my instructor ran over to us. Those watching thought Maggie had broken her
neck, but miraculously she got to her feet. I was knocked out. “Mum is a retired nurse, so she stayed with me whilst my instructor called for an ambulance. The first responder arrived very quickly, and the Air Ambulance and land ambulance followed soon after. The Air Ambulance had to land three fields
away, as there were horses turned out in the fields surrounding the arena where I had fallen. “The Air Ambulance doctor and paramedic worked with the ground medics to stabilise me before deciding how I should be taken to hospital. In the end, I was taken to University Hospital
Southampton via land ambulance, because getting me to the Air Ambulance meant carrying me across the fields surrounding the area where I had fallen. The Team was concerned that I was already very cold, having been on the ground for an hour. “The treatment I received from the NHS was phenomenal. After 11 days in hospital with delayed concussion, a dislocated elbow and two ruptured discs, I was discharged to stay with my parents. After working really hard with the physiotherapy team for many months, I finally regained full movement of my arm and my back. Fourteen months after my accident and after four months of training, I ran my first marathon. I ran my second marathon six days later and then I ran my first ultra-marathon (34 miles). I’m back riding and competing in dressage. “Maggie had a few months of field rest as I was recovering. During this time she received physio treatment alongside her veterinary treatment. She was given a full clean bill of health and I was able to start bringing her back into work. I am thankful that neither Maggie nor I have sustained life changing injuries. “I owe a huge thank you to the Air Ambulance Critical Care Team, and all the NHS staff, for fixing me up. Since first witnessing the HIOWAA Critical Care Team help a horse rider after an accident about ten years ago, my parents and I have often bought charity lottery tickets and we donate regularly as well. As a family, I think we’ve donated over £3,000 over the years and I hope that our contribution will help to keep the Air Ambulance flying and saving more lives.”
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‘DAGENHAM’ COMES TO WINCHESTER Lively musical tells the story of historic 60s strikers
WINCHESTER Musicals and Opera Society are back in action again at the Theatre Royal in May with their next production Made in Dagenham - a musical of the film of the same name which tells the story of the Ford Sewing Machinists strike in 1968.
The show is filled with sixties rhythms and nostalgia
The women made car seat covers but when they were told that their pay scale would be downgraded and they would be earning 15% less than the men they decided to strike for equal pay and in the process, make history. Their actions led to the very first Equal Pay Act of 1970. Made in Dagenham is a funny, poignant, surprising retelling of their story; it illustrates how ordinary people can do extraordinary things. The show is filled with sixties rhythms and nostalgia and hilarious portrayals of Harold Wilson, Barbara Castle and the overbearing American Ford Company.
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The future’s not what it used to be
Poignant: Made in Dagenham is based on the 2010 film of the same name
Made in Dagenham, Theatre Royal Winchester, 22nd-24th May 2019 Recommended age 12+
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Frankly, I’m disappointed. In my heart of hearts I never really expected flying cars, but when ten-year-old me saw Neil Armstrong take that “one small step …”, awestruck on the sofa after mum brought me downstairs in the middle of the night to watch history being made, I just assumed as a given we’d have holidays to the moon in a few years, we’d have reached Mars by the mid-eighties and we’d be looking for those darn monoliths somewhere round the back of Jupiter about now. Instead it’s all been a bit of an anti-climax. The International Space Station’s all very well, but come on; it’s like driving round and round the ring road in second gear, when I want mankind zooming up the M6 at full throttle past that rather nice farm shop service station into Scotland and the wild beyond. The only Kubrick I’m ever likely to have a dimension-bending encounter with in my lifetime is when I’m assembling a flatpack wardrobe from Ikea, although admittedly understanding the final sequences of that can be just as baffling as anything at the end of 2001. I’ll admit it’s clever to land a robotic probe on an asteroid, but let’s face it, that’s a top-of-therange Tonka toy compared to Alan Shepard whacking golf balls on the lunar surface. They went a long, long way. That’s the kind of science I can relate to. There are cynics who suggest the space race was all about cold war politics and propaganda, but it brought real tangible benefits to everyday life, like ball point pens that write upside down and Teflon non-stick pans. OK, it also brought us Smash but I’m trying to be positive here. My grandma died not long after those first moon landings, and I often wonder what she’d make of modern life. Cars are still pretty much what they were, just fatter. A Mini has put on several inches since Michael Caine’s lot drove them down the Spanish steps; the VW Beetle’s bloated to the proportions of a burgermeister in a bierkeller, and as for that symbol of Italian youth and virility the Fiat 500, all I can say is it’s been packing away far too much of mama’s spaghetti. Grandma knew what the future would look like, of course; she was a Star Trek fan, and by now we should have visited any number of exotic planets with studio-smooth surfaces artfully arranged with polystyrene boulders. And, amazingly, they got more of the science right than you’d expect. We’ve not quite managed transporters yet,
We’re getting into outdoor Shakespeare season. The time of year when people who are too old or too posh for Glastonbury do their best to reproduce festival conditions by gathering in a field in the rain to watch the Bard brought to life in a shrubbery. There’s a lot to be said for the experience. But there’s a problem. The material is a bit limited. If you discount the plays nobody’s heard of, the choice for Shakespeare in the Park comes down to Midsummer Night’s Dream (because, midsummer), Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing or As You Like It (crowd
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which is probably a good thing as commerce would no doubt have lent a hand by now, with EasyBeam or RyanThere squirting squads of inebriated rugby players or pink-clad hen dos into the middle of party capitals throughout the near galaxy. Nothing more likely to attract the attention of a passing Vogon destructor fleet. Communicators, yep. We have iPhones and Skype. Phasers on stun? Make that Tazers, and Dixon of 2019 has one readily to hand. But then, you could argue they’re just shinier versions of stuff grandma would have recognised. The one thing – the big thing - that convinces me we really are living in the future has to be SatNav. Arthur C Clarke gave us the vision of geostationary satellites; now they’re a reality, and it’s a never-ending marvel to me that Little Miss Bossy in my car can, as a result, snap “turn right” at me just as we approach the junction. I’ve walked confidently through the labyrinth that is Tokyo guided by the miracle that is Google Maps. Thinking about it, the kids’ shows of the sixties were a better guide to the future than we give them credit for. The ISS is Thunderbird 5, after all. And if you remember Captain Scarlet, the alien Mysterons were able “to recreate an exact likeness of an object or person” and possess it for themselves by passing over with two lights in the form of two zeros ... or letter “o”s. Just take a close look at the logo on your favourite search engine. Don’t have nightmares, kids.
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The only Kubrick I’m ever likely to have a dimension-bending encounter with is when I’m assembling a flatpack wardrobe from Ikea
This Duncan chap seems a great king. I’m sure he’ll be the one to watch
pleasers) or, this year, Henry V, Taming of the Shrew or Julius Caesar for the chance of some mischief-making Brexit-related topical satire. Now of course a good company and director should be able to find something new or surprising in the most hackneyed of texts; but I have a gift that makes every summer fresh and new. I can never remember how Shakespeare’s tales end. This affliction has come about not through age related degeneration (It was exactly the same in my twenties) but through a technique of memory use – or abuse - particular to the trade of journalism. For years, I had to learn screeds of text and titles by heart (“Parliamentary advisor to the consumer protection committee of the British Property Timeshare Association”, for instance) and then instantly forget them. Short term memory gains. Long term memory losses. Thirty odd years of hack work against the clock and I’m a master at it; but I can hardly remember the names of my best friends from school. But when it comes to watching the Bard, it’s a blessing. This Duncan chap seems a great king. I’m sure he’ll be the one to watch all the way through.
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AN OUTSTANDING LOCAL SHOWCASE Kevin Gover is more than impressed by the Cheriton Players’ latest evening of variety
A VERY INTERNATIONAL VARIETY SHOW Village Hall, Cheriton
BACK in April 2015 (was it really four years ago?!) I came to see the Great Cheriton Variety Show, and was amazed by the riot of colour, humour and bonkers moments. In fact, I remember writing “… and ever so slightly bonkers…” in my review, which has now become a tagline in itself. Well, you can now add to that slick, polished, fun and full on. Right from the opening moment – a song dedicated to Cheriton itself – there was total energy with faultless words and scripts that lasted right through Act 1. We were seated in ‘round table’ cabaret format, and the people sitting near me had already excitedly gone through the programme: “They’re doing a cancan…?” Much praise for the professionalism is down to the co-directors Tracey Anderson and Claire Smith – who also seem to be on stage the entire time! I had already noticed in rehearsals though how meticulous they had been. So often you create performances where you have to spend the first half ‘warming up’ the audience and hoping they’ll have a few drinks in the interval so that Act 2 will be a belter. Not so in this case. The audience was totally onside from the first note. Laughing, clapping, singing along. We moved through music from Les Mis, Hot Mikado, Carmen (Alison Carter – WHAT a Voice!) and Chicago. Interspersed were comedy moments like ‘Language Lessons’ which saw John Weston seemingly master all languages across Europe. Then, another vital moment… the first time that children have had any meaningful involvement in a Cheriton Players production for around 15 years. The Chitty Chitty Bang Bang medley was totally stolen by Emily and Charlotte Carter… especially when they were
Paul Hellard brought ‘If I Were a Rich Man’ to life as only he can
sitting in the front seat and doing actions of the car moving. Of course, most of the shows staged here in the Village Hall are adult themed. But as others have pointed out to me, children are the future; they need to learn the craft so that they can be in future productions. I hope that other opportunities can be found for children in the future, yet I’m well aware of the chaperone difficulties that the cast encountered – even for their own children when the parents were in the show! I’m sure I didn’t go through all that nonsense when I was a young actor in the Gang Show or Oliver! back in the 70s. On to the second half, which picked up largely as the first had ended. There was a great jive which featured more young actors and dancers – James
The audience was totally onside from the first note Polished: (Clockwise from top) The Chitty Chitty Bang Bang medley; Opening Can-Can; John Weston gives some ‘Language Lessons’; The cast in rehearsal; Paul Hellard sings If ‘I Were a Rich Man’ Images: Craig Robertson
Seale, Jess Lacey, Tracey, Claire and Leanne Lacy all joined together for a stirring Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. More fun followed – and a tour-deforce from Paul Hellard who brought ‘If I Were a Rich Man’ to life as only he can. It was wonderful. This time round, music was provided by Peter Theobald on the piano and Bernard Sully on saxophone. This was an extremely good move. They made a welcome addition and complemented each other beautifully. Well done also to the lighting and sound crews. There are apparently 98 lighting cues as opposed to the usual 20 or so in a play. I really liked the overhead projections – and congratulations to the genius who thought of including the Open University theme tune as well as the references. Memories! I’m very proud that Winchester Today even managed to supply a prop… a Russian newspaper. Small, yet vital. Congratulations to everyone involved. Outstanding.
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FISHNETS AT THE READY! Helena Gomm does the Time Warp again! THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
BLACK leather corsets, suspenders, posing pouches, glittering shorts, mad wigs, sequinned jackets and hats, fishnets and high heels – and that’s just the audience, and the male members (no pun intended) at that, some of them old enough to have seen the original 1973 show. ‘We’ve had a few of them in here, but by Saturday … well, you should see them by then!’ said the bloke in the newsagent’s, as a man in a fright wig and a hospital gown with pink rubber gloves passed by the window, and he handed over our change. Yes, The Rocky Horror Show is back in town. Up until this week, I had only seen the 1975 film version (The Rocky Horror Picture Show). It was at a midnight showing in a small cinema in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and I think it is no exaggeration to say that it altered the course of my life. The unofficial audience ‘script’ was already well established, with its comments and catcalls and the throwing of rice, toast and what have you at the screen, and at least 80 percent of the audience were in costume. ‘No neck!’ we screamed as one, whenever the Criminologist appeared, and all the rest of it. At the Mayflower Theatre, when Laura Harrison as the Usherette launched into ‘Science Fiction, Double Feature’, I was right back there.
The audience ‘script’ was already well established
The relationship between audience and players is absolutely key
Sweet transvestite: Duncan James makes an excellent Frank N Furter
Why is The Rocky Horror Show, whether the stage or film version, such a rite of passage? Maybe because if you see the show as a teenager or in your early twenties, it invites you to choose between the world you have grown up in, the life that your parents perhaps wanted for you, and the wider world, with its greater breadth of experience, its tolerance of the different – and not just tolerance, but a positive embracing of the weird and wonderful extremities of the human condition. And in many ways, it all comes down to underwear. Brad and Janet, the
squeaky-clean, newly-engaged college sweethearts whose car breaks down on the road and who inadvisably seek help in Dr Frank N Furter’s castle, are clad in ‘tighty-whitey’ Y-fronts and a plain white bra and knickers respectively. They are unexciting, nerdy but respectable, destined for boring suburban married life in small-town America. Set against them Frank, the ‘sweet transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania’, in his laced–up black leather corset, fishnet stockings and high heels and his sexily but scantily–clad minions. For me, there was no contest.
It is great to see that the cult classic has lost none of its appeal and a new generation of fans is embracing the costuming, the audience participation and the whole shebang. Although sexuality on stage is nothing new these days, and nowhere near as shocking as it was when the show first came out, the enthusiasm of young theatregoers speaks of a continued acceptance and celebration of difference that the show itself may even have helped to engender in our society. On the night I went, the audience were mainly young and hugely enthusiastic,
but there were older people there too – some clearly lifelong fans, some seeing it for the first time. The elderly couple sitting on my right had actually been given their tickets by their son. They didn’t know quite what to expect, but they appeared to love every minute of it, and were out of their seats at the end and doing the Time Warp with everyone else. In this production, Dom Joly takes the role of the narrator and he handles it well, dealing with the shouts of the audience in an unflustered and goodnatured way. The same is true of the rest of the cast: it can’t be easy to deliver the line ‘Yes, I am’, knowing full well that the audience are going to bellow ‘Are you a slut, Janet?’ just before you do so. They allow time for the predicted shouts from the audience without stopping the action or giving the impression that they are expecting and waiting for them. And this is one of those shows where the relationship between audience and players is absolutely key: not to allow the audience to have their say would be unthinkable. Duncan James makes an excellent Frank, and Joanne Clifton brings both power and sweetness to the role of Janet. Callum Evans as Rocky pulls off a series of standing somersaults and back flips with impressive ease, and Ben Adams makes a suitably twitchy and nerdy Brad. The ending of the story is weird and somewhat anticlimactic, but then it always was, and what the audience really wants – and gets – is a chance to do the Time Warp again.
PAVAROTTI’S STORY COMES TO THE SCREEN Kevin Gover looks forward to a new documentary on the maestro I only saw Pavarotti once in concert, but it was one of those concerts that left a huge impression. There he was belting out Nessan Dorma alongside the other 2 of the Three Tenors on a summer’s evening in front of Bath’s Royal Crescent. Here’s the new cinematic deal on Pavarotti then - from the filmmaking team behind the highly-acclaimed documentary The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years. That means Ron Howard’s in charge! Those in the know say Pavarotti is a riveting film that lifts the curtain on the icon who brought opera to the people. The Academy Award winning Howard puts audiences centre front row for an exploration of The Voice...The Man...The Legend. Luciano Pavarotti gave his life to the music and a voice to the world - and won the hearts of many people. The ordinary man on the street as well as the rich and famous. This cinematic event features history-
making performances and intimate interviews, including never-before-seen footage and cutting-edge Dolby Atmos technology. Pavarotti opens on 7 June, 2019.
Luciano Pavarotti gave his life to the music and a voice to the world
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FITTING FINALE FOR THE AVENGERS Chris Book holds on tight for an epic ride
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AVENGERS: ENDGAME Dir. Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
★★★★★ UNTIL now, the name Avengers to a baby boomer like me only meant one thing, a throwback to those heady days of TV in the 1960s and a spy programme of the same name starring Patrick McNee and Honor Blackman. So I thought it was time for me to come bang up-to-date and catch up with the latest and last escapade from those superheroes from the Marvel Studios and boy am I glad I did. The film follows on from the 2018 Avengers-Infinity War (which I recommend you watch before you tackle Endgame or at least look up the synopsis). Our heroes reunite with the universe totally desecrated and fifty per cent of the population vanished, all the doings of their arch enemy Thanos. The old gang get back together from their civvy street roles; the Incredible Hulk is found wearing sensible golfing jumpers and appearing in selfies for the children at the local diner and Thor (brilliantly played by Mark Ruffalo) is now an alcoholic whose time away from the action has seen him go to seed somewhat - and who is only tempted back into the gang on the promise of beer on tap in their spaceship. They are soon joined by amongst others Iron Man (Robert Downey Jnr), Captain America (Chris Evans), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and The Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson).
Superlative: Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow
are some very funny scenes involving the initial time travel experiments going wrong, Quantum Physics explained in two minutes and some reverential jokes about the film Back to the Future. Once suited and booted, off they go to find the six Infinity Stones (Reality, Soul, Time, Power, Space and Mind), which are an integral part of the plot of at least the last two films, and defeat Thanos and his cohorts. The action takes place both on earth and various planets across the universe and, as you can probably
The gang assemble at The Avenger Compound which looks like a cross between International Rescue’s Thunderbird Island and the Welsh Parliament building in Cardiff, and where it is decided to go back in time five years, put the universe back together and finish Thanos off for good. There
I was scooped along and the time flew by
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imagine from the Marvel Studios, the CGI scenes are absolutely superlative to say the least; I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite so good. The battle scenes towards the end of the film in which some old friends join in to help have a 100% wow factor and the audience on the edge of their seats throughout. In contrast, there are also some very sad, touching scenes, beautifully shot which brings a genuine tear to the eye as you empathise with our heroes and what they have been through and lost. At just over three hours long, I’ll be the first to admit I wasn’t looking forward to watching a film of that duration, but once started, I was scooped along and the time flew by and at the end it felt like I had just taken my seat. For true Marvel fans, who have watched the previous twenty two films, this must have been the icing on the cake for them - and for me who, well shall we say, was a rather late comer to the franchise, loved every minute of it. Go and see it, even if you are not a diehard fan, I think you won’t regret it.
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A dream that became reality Lee Mead brings a new story to the stage - his own
LEE MEAD: MY STORY Concorde Club, Eastleigh
SELECTED from thousands of performers, Lee Mead was thrust into the spotlight in 2007 to play the iconic role of ‘Joseph’ in the West End - an incredible run that had to be extended to satisfy public demand to see Lee wear the coat of many colours!! From there, this young man’s career has been a never ending rollercoaster of differing engagements from stage to screen. In the West End Lee has appeared in such classic musicals as Wicked, Legally Blonde, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. On television it’s Casualty and Holby City in which he still portrays Lofty Chiltern. Then there are the
Intimate: Lee will share songs and stories from his varied career
recordings. Lee has released five albums and appeared on many others including The Best of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Now Lee wants to give something back and invites his fans to join this evening for an intimate interview, completely stripped back where Lee gets the opportunity to talk not only as Lee the showman but also as Lee the man. Lee will talk about the magical moments, the highs the lows, the memories and of course the songs, the songs the audience love to hear. Just Lee, a grand piano, and a pianist showcasing the exquisite poignancy of his voice. Concorde Club, Eastleigh 11th May, 9pm. Tickets from £35 Box Office: 023 8061 3989
Hats off to the Cathedral Choir after receiving rave reviews from Gramophone magazine for their latest CD John Taverner - Angels. The magazine has described the performance as “uplifting” - and says it’s a showroom demonstration of just what boy and girl choristers singing together can achieve. CD: Winchester Cathedral Choir/ Andrew Lumsden/Hyperion
TWO DAYS AWAY ELKIE BROOKS Released: 1977 A&M Records
Ah, 1977. Cheesecloth shirt, dark blue velvet jacket, Tiffanys in Bath on a Friday with a half of Ben Truman. Let’s face it, I must have been a nightmare to be with, or go out with. But one thing is clear, I knew about music - and this album is astonishing. It’s full-on New York, right from picking up the front cover, which was as far removed from Bath as you could possibly get. American-style big phones with impossibly long cords. We were SO conservative here with our GPO 746 rotary sets. The back cover also had a huge pic of the Empire State Building, a tall oyster up lighting lamp, American style font for the wording. It was an escape. (Aren’t you forgetting something Kev?) Ah yes, you’ve rumbled me… there was the picture of an impossibly beautiful Elkie with impossibly long legs. Anyhow, back to the album. There are songs you already know and love. ‘Sunshine After The Rain’ is one of those everlasting gems with its tale of lost love and thoughts that somehow everything will be alright again even though it really hurts at the moment. Then there’s ‘Pearl’s a Singer’ which actually gave local radio its own brief moment of stardom, because yes they WOULD have played this record… but perhaps for longer than ‘a week or so’... Then there are the songs that you dear readers perhaps have yet to discover. The joy of ‘Spiritland’ and the drawl on ‘Love Potion No. 9’ - that’s just one of five songs written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller which add to the New York sound. There are an astonishing 49 people involved with creating this album. Strings, backing singers, arrangers… it appears no expense was spared. Why on earth they didn’t want to get some of that money back by releasing it on CD earlier than they did I will never know. For years, all I had was my vinyl copy with the bashed cover. One other warning - don’t lend it to anyone. Mine came back with my name scrawled on the front cover so that they know who it belonged to. Still, at least I got it back, and it was NOT scratched. Kevin Gover
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COSTUME GUIDANCE FOR THE HAT FAIR WITH just a few weeks to go, the Hat Fair team were super excited to have the New Carnival Company deliver an intro to carnival costume making.
Invited along were teachers from Winchester and Eastleigh schools, giving them skills to go back to their students & design costumes with them. Hat Fair Carnival is on Friday 5 July!
SO NEAR…
Winchester City lose out on play-off place
...BUT TRIUMPH AT ST MARY’S FOR ALRESFORD TOWN
Screenshot: Dom Lloyd, FC Video
by Matt Richbell IT was a tale of so close but yet so far for Winchester City FC as they were the width of the post away from making into the play-offs of the EvoStik League South Division One South. City travelled to Cinderford Town needing to win to secure a playoff position but unfortunately despite hitting the post twice during the game, the game finished 0-0, meaning it was the hosts, Cinderford that made the play-offs and City missed out by just one point. It was clear from the outset that the hosts had set their stall out to defend resolutely, considering they only needed the draw. So the onus was on City to push forward. The game was a battle throughout and the first decent opening presented itself to Jake Rawkins who hit the post shortly before half-time for City. City bought on their top scorer, Tyrell Mitford, after half-time as they
looked to put Cinderford under more pressure. Simba Mlambo came close to putting City ahead, as did skipper Jamie Barron, but neither could force the ball home. Cinderford were taking every opportunity to slow the game down and manage the remaining time as City continued to push that vital goal. Central defender, Josh Harfield, was thrust forward as a third striker late in the day to try and fashion a winner for the visitors and it nearly paid off. After a string of corners, the ball broke to Simba Mlambo, but the pacy winger struck the post and a penalty appeal was waved away on the rebound. The City players were applauded off by the visiting supporters as heroes, as the players had given their all but it wasn’t quite to be. It has been a fantastic campaign for Craig Davis’ side, finishing so high in the league table as well as not forgetting that impressive FA Cup run earlier this season.
Alresford Town have enjoyed a fantastic first visit to St Mary’s Stadium with an emphatic win in the Southampton Senior Cup Final. They beat AFC Stoneham 3-nil in front of a crowd of 1,030. Alresford’s Aaron Blaxall tweeted that to play at St Mary’s “is easily one the greatest moments of my life. To win is a bonus.” Non-league follower David Brown tweeted that it was a “great way to end the season.” Picture: ThoseWhiteLines @90MinutesMore
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What’s On in Winchester and beyond May – June 2019 Until Sunday 1st September BRICKOSAURS! Marwell Zoo, Thompsons Lane, Winchester
Until Tuesday 31st December Horrible Histories Pirates: The Exhibition Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Victory Gate, Portsmouth. Monday – Sunday 10am - 5pm
You do NOT have to pay to have your event listed here! You can send printed leaflets or brochures to Winchester Today, Suite 123, 80 High Street, Winchester, SO23 9AT, send details by email to news@winchestertoday.co.uk or tweet us the info @winchestertoday All event details listed are correct at time of going to press.
Sunday 19th May Land Rover Rummage
Saturdays 11th May/8th June/15th June Health and Wellbeing Course
Beaulieu National Motor Museum, New Forest. 10am – 3.30pm
Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Jermyns Lane, Ampfield. 10am – 1pm
Sunday 19th May Broughton Village Summer Fête
Saturday 11th May – Sunday 13th October Art in the Garden
Broughton Sports Field, Buckholt Road, Broughton. 12pm – 3pm
Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Jermyns Lane, Ampfield, Romsey
Sunday 19th May Alresford Watercress Festival
Wednesday 15th May Themed Story Time Sessions Fort Nelson, Portsdown Hill Road, Portchester. 11am – 12pm
Wednesday 15th May – Friday 17th May Working, A Musical: University of Winchester Community Event
Broad Street, West Street & East Street, Alresford. 10am – 5pm
Sunday 19th May Solent MGs in the Park Stansted House, Rowlands Castle. 10am – 3pm
Sunday 19th May Southsea Farmers’ Market
Wednesday 15th May – Wednesday 22nd May Francis Rossi Princes Hall, Princes Way, Aldershot. 7.40pm – 9.40pm
Wednesdays 15th May/29th May/12th June Ladies Only Paddles
Tuesday 21st May Autism Workshop The Norrish Central Library, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth. 10.30am – 12.30pm
Tuesday 21st May Strictly Come Dancing The Professionals
New Forest Activities, New Forest. 6-8pm
Portsmouth Guildhall, Guildhall Square. 7pm - 11pm
Thursday 16th May Bake with Mich Turner MBE
Tuesday 21st May Winchester Ghost Tour
The Kitchen at Chewton Glen, New Milton. 9.30am – 3.30pm
Royal Oak Passage, Winchester. 8.30pm - 10pm
Friday 17th May Living in Columbia
Tuesday 21st May – Sunday 16th June Photofusion Photography & Glass Exhibition
Winchester Discovery Centre. A true life encounter of drug cartels. Talk and discussion completely in Spanish with Carmen Ramirez. 7pm – 9pm with interval. £6 concessions/£8.
Saturday 18th May Grand Plant Sale Curtis Museum and Allen Gallery, Church Street, Alton. 11am - 3pm
Saturday 18th May Stand-Up Comedy Workshop Winchester Discovery Centre. 12pm – 4pm. £20, ages 18+
Saturday 18th May/ Saturday 15th June Emsworth Farmers’ Market Saturday 18th May – Wednesday 17th July Family Art I Spy Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Jermyns Lane, Ampfield.
Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Jermyn’s Lane, Ampfield. 10am – 5pm
Wednesday 22nd May – Saturday 25th May Made in Dagenham The Theatre Royal, Jewry Street, Winchester. 6.30pm – 10pm
Thursday 23rd May Musical Evening Stansted House, Rowland’s Castle, Havant. 7.30pm – 9.30pm
Friday 24th May The Ronnie Scott’s All-Stars present 1959: The Year That Shaped Jazz New Theatre Royal, Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth. 7.30pm
Friday 24th May Johnny Cash Roadshow
Saturday 18th May – Sunday 19th May Spring Autojumble
Portsmouth Guildhall, Guildhall Square. 7pm - 11pm
Beaulieu National Motor Museum, New Forest. 10am – 4.30pm
Saturday 25th May Fun With Portraits
Saturday 18th May – Sunday 19th May Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship
The Gallery, Winchester Discovery Centre, Jewry Street. 10am – 3pm
Saturday 25th May Ringwood Farmers’ Market
Thruxton Circuit, Andover
The Furlong
Saturday 18th May – Sunday 19th May Dogstival
Saturday 25th May Vienna Festival Ballet: Coppélia
Pylewell Park, New Forest, East End, Lymington. 10am – 6pm
New Theatre Royal, Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth
Lymington Road, Highcliffe. 10am – 5pm/10am – 4pm
Thursday 6th June Summer Comedy Gala 2019 Winchester Comedy Festival, Theatre Royal, Jewry Street, Winchester. 7.30pm
Saturday 8th June Alresford Music Festival
Sunday 2nd June Simply Porsche
RACHEL GOVER Friday 14th June – Saturday 15th June Charles Kingsley 200 Festival The Mount, Church Road, Eversley. 12pm – 10.30pm
Arlebury Park, The Avenue, Alresford. From 10am
Friday 14th June – Sunday 16th June Drive in Movies: Bohemian Rhapsody
Saturday 8th June Alton Farmers’ Market
New Forest at Holmsley Aerodrome, Forest Road, Bransgore.
Saturday 25th May – Monday 27th May Underwater
Beaulieu National Motor Museum, New Forest. 10am – 6pm
The Diving Museum, Stokes Bay Road, Gosport
Sunday 2nd June Petersfield Farmers’ Market
Saturday 25th May Much Ado About Nothing
The Square, Petersfield
Furzey Gardens, School Lane, Minstead. 5.30pm - 9.30pm
Sunday 2nd June Romsey Farmers’ Market
Saturday 8th June NHS’ Got Talent: Fun Charity Talent Show Community Event
Alma Road, Romsey
Theatre Royal, Jewry Street. 7.30pm
Monday 3rd June An Evening with Sir Michael Parkinson
Saturday 8th June – Sunday 9th June Southwick D-Day 75 Revival
Theatre Royal, Jewry Street. 7.30pm
Southwick Village, Fareham
Tuesday 4th June Ballet Central Open Class
Saturday 8th June – Sunday 16th June New Forest Film Festival
Saturday 15th June Moonlit Memories Walk 2019
Sunday 9th June Walk for Hope 2019
Saturday 15th June Winchestival
Burley Park, 1 Chapel Lane, Burley. 7am – 3pm
North Walls Park, Winchester. 11am – 11pm
Sunday 26th May Rolls Royce South of England Rally Stansted House, Rowlands Castle, 1pm – 5pm
Sunday 26th May Toyah Willcox Theatre Royal Winchester, Jewry Street, Winchester. 7.30pm
Sunday 26th May Winchester Farmers’ Market High Street, Winchester
Palmerston Road, Southsea
Theatre Royal, Jewry Street. 12.30pm/7.30pm
Sunday 2nd June Highcliffe Food and Arts Festival
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Sunday 26th May Winchester Race For Life North Walls Recreation Ground, Winchester
Monday 27th May Classic Vehicles in the Garden Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Jermyn’s Lane. 10am – 4pm
Tuesday 28th May Treasure Island! Winchester Discovery Centre. A host of stars from the world of children’s television setting sail with a show perfect for children ages 3+. 11.30am/2.30pm. £10
Theatre Royal, Jewry Street, Winchester. 12.15pm
Tuesday 4th June Ballet Central 2019 Tour Theatre Royal, Jewry Street, Winchester. 7.30pm
Wednesday 5th June The Wild Murphys: One Night in Dublin Theatre Royal, Jewry Street, Winchester. 7.30pm
Thursday 6th June Susie Watson Designs English Sparkling Wine Tasting 16 West Street, Alresford. 12pm – 7pm
High Street, Alton
Tuesday 11th June BP Big Screens 2019 – Romeo and Juliet The Big Screen, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth. 7pm
Wednesday 12th June Basingstoke Race for Life 2019 Down Grange Sports Complex, Pack Lane, Basingstoke
Saturday 15th June Simply VW Beaulieu National Motor Museum, New Forest. 10am – 6pm
Saturday 15th June Relax, Recharge & Rejuvenate Day Retreat Oak Tree Meadow, Sickles Lane, Kingsley. 9.30am – 5.30pm
Castle Field, Southsea. 10pm – 4am
Saturday 15th June – Sunday 16th June HMS Sultan Summer Show 2019 Military Road, Gosport. 10am – 6pm
Saturday 15th June – Sunday 16th June War on the Line The Watercress Line, Mid Hants Railway “The Watercress Line”, Station Road, Alresford. 10am – 5pm
Wednesday 29th May – Friday 30th May Outdoor Adventure Holiday Club Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Jermyn’s Lane, Ampfield. 9.30am – 3.30pm
Wednesday 29th May Al Murray – Landlord of Hope & Glory New Theatre Royal, Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth. 7.30pm
Wednesday 29th May City Eye’s May Half-Term Action Film School Level 1, Above Bar Street, Guildhall Square, Southampton. 10am – 4pm
Thursday 30th May – Friday 31st May The Road to Oz: Integr8 Dance Community Event Theatre Royal, Jewry Street, Winchester. 2pm/7pm
Thursday 30th May Holiday Adventure Day with New Forest Activities Hartford Woods, Beaulieu. 9.30am – 4.30pm
Thursday 30th May – Sunday 14th July ICC Cricket World Cup The Hampshire Bowl, Botley Road, Southampton.
Friday 31st May Hampshire Vineyards Tour
Discover Winchester Cathedral’s spectacular new exhibitions
OPENING ON 21 MAY
Step into the story...
Old Bell Cottage, High Street, East Meon
Saturday 1st June Talk: Plastic Pollution The Diving Museum, Stokes Bay Road, Gosport. 7pm
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the final word
REBELS WITH A CAUSE... SINCE our last issue, the Creative Arts pupils at Perins have unveiled a stunning promotional video of their new production ‘West Side Story’. It will take place in July at The Grange Theatre with six performances over five days involving 200 cast and crew and 400 costume changes. There’s even a 45-piece orchestra to look forward to! The pupils are featured here in two sequences, one at The Grange and one at the school. All together now… “When you’re a Jet…”
Images: Leela Bennett
May 2019