southampton directory - march/april 2011

Issue 35 - March/April 2011

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YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY MAGAZINE Living life locally made easier with your free directory of local businesses. Advertisers Index p2

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Planning an extension?Need a plumber?Looking for a gardener?56 pages of Local Info & Advertisers in:

Including Regular Features:What's On during March & April• Soduku, Puzzles & Quiz• Local Clubs and Societies• Recipe: Five Spice Chicken• Car Review: Hyundai•

Property Maintenance

Homes & Interiors

Health & Beauty

Gardening

Education

Professional Services

Pet Services

Going Out

West Edition

PLUS - a FREE Competition to win £100 see p14

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HOMES & INTERIORSBLINDS & AWNINGSWaterside Blinds ..................... 43BATHROOM FITTERSSimply Bathrooms .................. 25TP Watts ................................ 22 BEDROOMSForest Fitted Bedrooms .......... 26Interstyle ................................. 37Swan Systems Furniture ....... 31CURTAINSCurtain Scenes ...................... 24DRIVEWAYS & PATIOSThe Patio Washer ................. 549ESTATE & LETTING AGENTSNorthwood ............................. 64Michael Browne ...................... 29FLOORING Floor Coverings Southern ...... 45FURNITUREDee Cee Upholstery ................. 9Haywoods Office Services ...... 11The Flat Pack People .............. 32KITCHENSGranite Transformations ......... 35Fresh Look Kitchens ............... 29Riverview Kitchens ................. 41ADI Installations ...................... 26LOFT & GARAGE CONVERSIONSLofts of Space ........................ 27WINDOW DRESSINGSCurtain Scenes ..................... 24 Waterside Blinds .................... 43 PROPERTY MAINTENANCEAERIAL & SATELLITEDJ Satellite & Aerials .............. 44AI Electrical Solutions ............. 39Humphries Digital Aerials ....... 38APPLIANCES – RETAIL & REPAIRPremier Electrics .................... 30123 Domestic Appliances ....... 22BUILDING SERVICESIO Contracts Ltd ..................... 24JCM Services ........................ 39DLA Building Svs ................... 23Brian Loades Builder ............. 30CARPENTRYTodd Beverley ......................... 23DECORATORSSJ Penney .............................. 41ELECTRICIANSAI Electrical Solutions ............ 57 EEC 24/7 ............................... 30Mark One Electricals ............. 38G J Rhodes Electrical ............ 42Ampfield Electricals ............... 45MCT Electrical ....................... 26

FASCIASAztec Fascias ........................ 24 GLAZIERS & GLASSTotton Glass ........................... 41GARAGE DOORSSolent Garage Doors .............. 44FixQuick ................................. 38GUTTER SERVICESAztec Fascias ........................ 30HighVac .................................. 23 PLUMBING & HEATING SERVICESAquatec ................................. 22 First Call Heating ...................... 3Gair Gas Ltd .......................... 39Able Services.......................... 45Fasttrack Plumbing ................. 38 Eco Heating Solutions ............ 42GE Harding & Sons Ltd ......... 32G James Plumbing ................. 41 Solent Heat Source ................ 40 J P Plumbing ......................... 30Solar Panels/RJB.................... 35 PROPERTY MAINTENANCESee Also Building Services

DLA ......................................... 29H & C Maintenance ............... 32JCM Building Services .......... 43Handyman Hero ..................... 29Ogilvy Property Svs ................ 27The Flat Pack People .............. 32AFF Handyman ...................... 44ROOFING SERVICESIO Contracts ........................... 24SKIP HIREForest Skip Hire ...................... 32SOLAR HEATINGFirst Call Heating ...................... 3 RJB Electrical ........................ 27TV RETAIL & SERVICESDJ & Satellite Services .......... 31 WINDOW REPAIRHampshire Window Surgeons ... 24 WINDOWS, DOORS & CONSERVATORIESG & H Windows .................... 43Live In Design ........................... 7GARDENSTREE SURGEONSJon Curtis .............................. 54 Mac’s Gardening..................... 54LANDSCAPINGTS Garden Consultancy ......... 54GARDEN MAINTENANCE Mac’s Gardening..................... 54Hicks Garden Maintenance ... 54

GARDEN MACHINERYNew Forest Garden Machinery 53FENCING & DECKINGAll Terrain Fencing & Decking Ltd .......................... 53JPL Property Services ........... 54MOTORINGTAXI & TRANSPORTTotton & Waterside Cab Co .... 47Confetti Car Hire ..................... 10VEHICLE REPAIRS & MOTBadminston Garage ................ 47HEALTH & BEAUTYHOLISTIC & ALTERNATIVEBelmont Therapies .................. 17BEAUTY SALONSSeto’s .................................... 17Eden Health & Beauty ............ 15HEARING CLINICSHampshire Hearing Centre .... 16TANNINGEden Health & Beauty ............ 45FITNESSFitskool .................................. 15CHIROPODISTSNoble Feet ............................. 17ORGANIC FOOD DELIVERYRiverford Organics ................ 16SPECIAL EVENTSFUNERAL SERVICESJ Lawrence & Sons ............... 17PETSPET GROOMINGDoggie Styling ........................ 11 EDUCATIONEXTRA CURRICULAR CLASSESBettermaths ............................ 20EARLY LEARNINGPlayaway Day Nurseries ......... 18PRIVATE SCHOOLSHordle Walhampton ................ 21RESTAURANTS & PUBSPUBSThe Masterbuilder ................... 10PROFESSIONAL SERVICESACCOUNTINGWaterside Accountancy .......... 49FINANCIAL SERVICESWaterside Independent ........ 48INSURANCE BROKERSPaul Jones Insurance Svcs .... 49SOLICITORSCGM Solicitors ........................ 51COM PUTER SERVICESFrog Business ....................... 49

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Hello Residents,I’m in the process of having a tree removed (sounds painful!) and have found a very nice tree surgeon using my local directory. During discussions with neighbours about the offending tree they too, wanted an overgrown leylandii felled and another neighbour’s mother is looking for a tree surgeon. So from my one call, he’s got three jobs and two new customers... so far. Apparently, an oak tree sheds 75,000 leaves a year so I am looking forward to less raking this year!

Recommendation is Worth a LotAnyway, this led me to thinking how important recommendation is. The advertisers in the magazine get new business from it, but it’s the recommendations they get thereafter that really make it cost effective. For every new customer an advertiser gets, more will follow (as long as the first customer is satisfied of course!) Likewise, an advertiser often recommends another to me.

Your Recommendation is Valuable to MeEvery issue of The Southampton Directory sees new advertisers joining which is great but I’d like more, especially where there are gaps (come on, hairdressers, restaurants, pet groomers etc!) and I think every reader must know a business that would benefit from advertising in this magazine. I run the magazine virtually on my own and there aren’t enough hours in the day to meet every business in the area it covers so I have an idea ....

Don’t Throw Your Old Copy Away—it could earn you £50When the new magazine comes in, most people throw the old one away. This time, please think of a business you use locally, and take your old copy to them with the cut out coupon below and if they advertise for a six month period—I will personally send you £50 John Lewis vouchers as a thank you.

Best wishes. Melanie

Editor’s Letter

Published by The Southampton Directory Ltd 4 Firwood Close Chandler’s Ford Hants SO53 1HN

Tel: 023 8026 6388 Fax: 0871 989 [email protected]

www.thesouthamptondirectory.co.uk

This month:

What’s On in Your Area 5

Articles:

Health: Back Pain 14

Recipe: Tuna & Warm Bean Salad 34

Car Review: Hyundai 46

Financial: ISAs 48

Humour: The Day

David Beckham Sold me a Suit 50

Gardening: Crocuses 52

Local Information

Restaurant Guide 8

Regular Activities 12

Clubs & Societies 36/40

40 Useful Telephone Nos 55

Coffee Time

Puzzle Page 33

Science Facts 20

Puzzle Answers 51

Education p18

Gardening p52

Health & Beauty p15

Motoring p46

Professional Services p48

Homes & Interiors p22

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Want MORE What’s On?The monthly Resident’s E-Newsletter includes a full listing of What’s On, current events plus special offers from local businesses. To Register visit www.thesouthamptondirectory.co.uk

Firewalking!10 Mar 6:30pmSouthampton Guildhall SquareBe part of Macmillan Cancer Support’s Fire Walk. It is, as the name suggests, a bare foot walk over red-hot embers. No tricks, no special effects. Just you and the fire. You will be fully prepared with full training including bar bending to establish mind over matter in order take up the ultimate challenge. It will be a great night bands, fire creatures, dancers, chilli chocolate and of course it’s perfectly safe. Karen on 01264 343813, email [email protected] or visit www.macmillan.org.uk/hampshire. Cost: £20 per person, £60 team of 4 free to watch.

Science & Engineering Day11 Mar 10:30-4:30 last entry 4pm tickets £12Highfield Campus, SO17 Families are invited to discover fascinating exhibitions, interactive displays, talks and amazing hands on activities taking place across different zones: Light, Technology, Life, Transport, Chemistry and Construction. Part of National Science & Engineering Week www.nsew.org.uk FREE

Totton & Eling CarnivalPlanned for 25 June – Volunteers wanted! Can you help? Call Jenny 023 8086 318

Big Spring Steam Up & Country Fair17 April 10amBursledon Brickworks, Swanwick Lane, SO31Our first steam up of the season -come and experience live steam at the brickworks with a selection of machines and working demonstrations plus craft stalls and demonstrations on a country theme featuring gun dogs, owls and bees. Art, craft & photography exhibition by local groups, clubs and individuals featuring art, sculpture, quilting, lacemaking, photography and much more. Free miniature and narrow gauge railway rides, brick & chimney making, guided tours Ashby’s coffee shop – homemade cakes and snacks a speciality. Free car park.Family ticket £12

Open Garden, Hythe19-20 March 2pm-5pm Atheling Villas SO45 6BR. Delightful and inspirational all-season 1/3-acre gardens of Victorian villa Admission £3, Children free (share to The Children’s Society). Times Open for charity.

ART & DRAMA

Hythe CinemaShowings 2:30pm & 7:30pmTues 15 March Made in Dagenham PGTues 19 April Another Year 12A £5. Tickets from The Herald Office, High Street or on the door.

Exhibition: The Forgotten EmperorEnds 13 MarchWinchester Discovery CentreThis exciting exhibition of stunning Roman artefacts tells a story of power, corruption and murder. FREE.

New Forest Painters16 & 17 April , 10am-5pmEmergy Down Village Hall, Lyndhurst, Spring exhibition of local artists Richard Tratt, Alan Langford, Peter Frost, Barry Peckham, Janet Langford and Barry Miles. Beautiful and unique images of the New Forest in watercolour and oils. Not to be missed. For details 023 8029 2860 / 01425 652100.

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Young Art Hampshire Exhibition19-20 March Mr Eddys Restaurant, Exbury Gardens 10am-5pm An exhibition of selected art by local 4-11 year olds. Postcards of works available will be on sale, together with the painting. FREE (entry to Gardens not required)

COURSES

Family History for Beginners22 Mar Feb & 19 April 7-9pmFind your ancestors in the archives at Hampshire Record Office. Access Hampshire family history sources on microfilm/fiche and some for England and Wales. All you need to know to begin researching your family tree. £7 per person. Hampshire Record Office, Winchester £7 (B) 01962 846154

Home Chicken Keeping12 March 9:30-1pmOut of Town Centre, Beaulieu. Everything you need to know about keeping chickens, including egg production, housing, feeding and protection from foxes and rats, plus an opportunity to see different breeds of chicken and housing types and some chicken handling 01590 612401.£20 pp (B)

TALKS & WALKS

Titanic Graves WalkFriday 16 April – Sunday 18 April 11am, 2pm & 4pm. (B) 023 80349414 or email [email protected]

Through The Magic Door28 April 1:15pmHampshire Records Office½ hour lecture about the extraordinary life and work of local author and illustrator Ursula Moray Williams by Colin Davison, author of a new biography 01962 846154

Census history talk31 Mar 1:15pmHampshire Records Office‘Crunching the numbers’: from vellum to the push of a button. The history of the census and its technology, by Ian White of the Office for National Statistics, author of a history of the census. Free 01962 846154

WEDDING FAIRS 10 April 11am-4pm The Holiday, Winchester 27 March 11am-4pm The Meon Valley - A Marriott Hotel & Country Club, Shedfield

COUNTRY PARKS

ITCHEN VALLEYAllington Lane, West End 023 8046 6091 or 023 8046 6091

Egg DecoratingTues 12 April 10:30-12:30pm £1.50 p/child.

Forest Activity DayWed 13 & 20 April 9am-3:30pmFor children aged 6 - 11 years. Includes shelter building, campfire cookery and woodland crafts. Lunch cooked by the children (B)

Colourful CookiesTues 19 April 10:30 -12:30pm£1.75 per cookie

Easter Egg HuntFri 22 – Mon 25 April 10:30 -4:30pm Follow the clues and hunt the eggs hidden around Itchen Valley Country Park to win a prize. £1.75 per trail pack

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African

Coco Rio SO15 8022 7700

American

Buffalo Bills SO15 8023 6699

British

Beefeater Restaurant & Pub SO16 8073 2262

George’s Cafe & Restaurant SO15 8077 1158

Harry Ramsdens SO15 8023 0678

Orient

Kachina Chinese Restaurant SO15 8078 0222

Little Buddha Chinese Restaurant

SO15 8078 1388

Mango SO17 8067 8877

Orchid Chinese Restaurant SO15 8022 6988

Oriental Parade SO15 8078 8868

Panda Chinese SO15 8022 3153

Sara’s Thai Cuisine SO17 8067 6063

NEW Tiger Lily SO14 8036 6434

Wild Orchid SO15 8063 9040

NEW Yuzu Lounge Bar & Restaurant

SO15 80338 898

Continental

Carltons Restaurant SO15 8023 4664

Chilworth Arms SO16 8076 6247

Dock o’ the Bay SO17 8033 9901

Fat Fig SO15 8021 2111

Joe Daflos SO15 8023 1101

Langleys Bistro SO15 8022 4551

Indian

Aleha Cuisine Tandoori SO15 8033 3140

Bengal Brasserie SO15 8023 0988

NEW Coriander Lounge SO14 8071 0888

Jehangir Tandoori SO16 8070 5924

Kairali South Indian Cuisine SO16 8067 8067

Kisna SO15 8022 0201

Kohinoor Restaurant SO17 8058 2770

Mirchi Tandoori Restaurant SO15 8033 8800

Natraj Balti SO17 8058 4777

Pride of India SO15 8033 3978

Prince Indian Brasserie SO15 8022 2030

Sultans of Spice SO16 8052 8200

Yalda Persian Restaurant SO15 8063 6383

Italian

NEW Bellini's SO14 8033 3711

Buon Gusto SO15 8033 1543

Ceno SO17 8055 4400

Cicciolina Italian Restaurant SO15 8021 1760

Puccini’s Italian Restaurant SO15 8076 4522

Pulcinella Ltd SO15 8033 5100

Tosca Resturant SO15 8057 2844

Mexican

NEW La Baronia SO17 8067 7444

La Cantina SO15 8022 0500

Spanish

Miguel Restaurant SO15 8023 8181

Oxford Street & Surrounds

Kutis Brasserie SO14 8022 1585

La Esquina Spanish Tapas SO14 8022 5227

OliveTree Restaurant SO14 8034 3333

Oxfords Bar Restaurant SO14 8022 4444

Poppadom Express SO14 8063 2444

Scoozi Italian SO14 8090 8700

Thai Café Bar & Restaurant SO14 8033 0911

The Oxford Brasserie SO14 8063 5043

White Star Tavern SO14 8082 1990

Southampton Restaurants

Leisureworld

Frankie & Benny’s

SO14 8033 8622

Ask SO14 8033 8588

Casinos

Grosvenor Casinos

SO14 8033 433

Stanley Harbour Casino

SO14 8023 6644

Waterside

Terravina Netley Marsh 8029 3784

Pebble Beach, Barton on Sea 01425 627777

Masterbuilders, Bucklers Hard 0844 8153399

New Park Manor Hotel

Brockenhurst 01590 623467

Rhinefield House Brockenhurst 01590 622922

The GlassHouse, Lyndhurst 8028 6129

Dynasty Brockenhurst 01590 624088

Turfcutters Arms, East Boldre 01590 612 331


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The Master BuilderSwaythling Road, West End, Southampton

www.masterbuildersouthampton.co.uk

023 8047 2426

We’re proud to celebrate 12 months of providing excellent customer service, homemade food using quality ingredients and a selection of well kept real ales.

All are welcome so please come in and say hello

Hayley & Simon

“Come In and Enjoy Y our Local Pub”Great Food, Real Ales & a Warm Welcome

Enjoy Traditional & Home-cooked Meals

12 - 2.30 & 6-9 Monday - Friday, 12-9 Sat & Sun

Carvery £7.95 Every Sunday from midday and

every Wednesday 12-3pm

Friday Special £7.95Large fillet of fresh fish cooked in our own Wadworth beer batter,

served with hand-cut chips & peas

The Master BuilderQUIZ NIGHT ! ✦Brainbuster Sundays 8.30pm

Pool and Darts ✦

Dog and Children ✦friendlyCask Marque ✦ales

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ROYAL VICTORIA CPTel: 023 8045 5157

Sunflower Painting & Planting

Thurs 14 April 10:30

-12:30pm£3 per pot

Dawn Chorus Walk2 April 6am Join the early bird as you take a morning stroll in the Park and enjoy the unbeatable beauty of a dawn chorus with a local bird expert. Followed by a fresh bacon or egg butty breakfast. £5.5 adult.£3.50 p/child

Big Tidy Up15 March 10am Help look after the Country Park and help the rangers with their spring clean. Meet outside the Cedar Tea Rooms.

Classical Concert25 March 7:30pm Not a traditional string quartet, Graffiti Classics play a wide range of music from Mozart to folk, hornpipes and polkas. With 16 strings, 8 dancing feet and 4 voices, this internationally acclaimed group have been defying how a quartet should behave since 1997. Adults £6, Concs £4 (OAPs & children 5 - 16).

TESTWOOD LAKES WILDLIFE RESERVE023 8066 7929 01489 787055

Art in the Garden16/23/30 March 4-6pmThree sessions of making mosaics, weaving with willow, wildlife gardening. 16th - Making wildlife mosaics, 23rd - Weaving with willow, 30th - Gardening for wildlife. Suggested donation of £1.50 pp (B)

MANOR FARM CPBursledon 01489 787055Dawn Chorus & Farmhouse Breakfast5am Sunday 17 AprilGet up with the lark for a guided walk to experience the wonders of the dawn chorus followed by an egg and bacon bap breakfast. £6 pp (B)


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Regular Local Events REGULAR EVENTS - ADULTS

March Library Workshops9th: Learn to Crochet, Hythe £8 (B) 8084 145723rd: Wildlife Art in Pencil, Hythe £1030th: Crochet, Totton £8 (B) 8086 4458

St Michael’s Church Parish Hall, BassettTea Dance: Last Fri of month 2-4pm.Dance Tuition: Every Fri except last Fri. 2-3pmCoffee Morning: Sat 10.30am & Wed 10amLittle Treasures Preschool: Mon-Wed & Fri 9.15-12.15, Thurs 12.30-3.30pm

Free Lunchtime Musical ConcertsEvery Tuesday 1:15 - 1:45pm St Michaelís Church, Bugle StPerformed by the Friends of St Michaelís Instrumental Scholars at the University of Southampton. Feel free to bring your sandwiches!

Southampton City Art GalleryMondays CLOSED Tues - Sat 10am - 5pm Sundays 1 - 4pmCivic Centre Tel: 023 8083 2705Exhibitions and displays range from ancient culture to the cutting-edge and the Gallery is internationally renowned for its impressive art collection, spanning six centuries of European art history.

Alzeimer’s Society & Connections ClubMeet Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30pm. Bedford House, Amoy St SO15 Tel: 023 8047 4657

W.I. Woodlands (N.F.)1st Wed in month, 2.15pm Community Hall, Woodlands Rd

Southampton Rock ChoirWednesday 8-9.30pm, Thurs 10-11.30am Sign up for a free taster session. www.rockchoir.com

Alpine Garden Society4th Tues 7.15pm. Chilworth Parish Hall, SO16 £2.50 entryTel: 01489 782952

Waterside Natural History Society4th Tues 7.15pm. Chilworth Parish Hall, SO16 £2.50 entryTel: 01489 782952

Avenue St Andrew’s United Reform ChurchThe Avenue, Southampton SO17 Tel: 023 8067 8787Film Club:2nd Wed every month at1:45pm Scrabble Group : 4th Wed every month 7:30pm Lunch Club :2nd Thurs every month 12:30pm The Avenue Club: Every Tues from 10:30-12noon for coffee and 12:00 -2pm for light lunches

Sunday Social SalsaBanister Park Bowling Club Sundays,7.30pmMusic, fantastic dance floor, bar and free parking. Drop in welcome. Stoneham Lane Tel: 07890 438890

Heritage Walks of Old SouthamptonEvery Sunday and BH Mondays at 10:30am. South Side of Bargate Monument - 90 minute tour of the old Norman Town include the gates, walls and unique medieval vaults. Free Tel: 023 8057 1858

Line DancingEvery Monday 7-8pm. Oasis Academy Lord’s Hill Tel: 023 8034 3093

COMMUNITY CENTRES

Calmore Community Centre To hire: 023 8086 8455

Lordswood Community CentreFor more info: 07986 843401Brownies - Thurs, Disabled Keep Fit - Tues, Chinese Christian Fellowship - Sat am, Dog Training - Mon eve, Girl Guides - Thurs eve, Rainbows - Wed pm, Slimming World - Tues eve, Solent Wine Circle - Tues eve, Winged Fellowship - Sun am.

BingoEvery Wednesday 7:30-9pm. Coxford Community Ctr Tel: 023 8036 4656

Calmore Village HallTo hire: 023 8086 3138Call for info on Toddler group, Singing ‘Angels’, Dog Training sessions, a Pop Music School, Tai Chi, Line Dancing and Tap Tots.

Houndsdown HallTo hire: 023 8086 3138Thursday Tea Club: Thurs 10-12noon. Chat, tea and bingo.Bingo: Thurs 7.30pmLittle Treasures: Preschool Mon-Wed & Fri 9.15-12.15, Thurs 12.30-3.30pm

West Totton CentreTo hire: 023 8086 3138Badminton: Coaching Tues 10am-12Badminton Pay & Play: Fri 7-10pmKeepfit: Thurs 10-11amLine Dancing: 11.15-12.30pm & 7.30-8.30pmTable Tennis Pay & Play: Tues 7-10pm

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The Korean pairing really are producing cars that rival the mainstream marques these days - now all they need is to convince buyers to see past the badge.

To see just how far Hyundai has moved the game on we got behind the wheel of the latest i30. Aimed squarely at the Ford Focus, the Korean contender certainly looks the part. This is the facelifted model - not that you'd notice - a few bits of trim have changed, but it looks smart.

Before you climb behind the wheel you need to throw away any preconceptions of what you think it will be like. The latest breed of Hyundais have taken a dramatic leap on from the quite woeful cars that came before them and this i30 is a great example of that.

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There are some buyers that still won't be able to see past that badge, but they'd be silly not to at least try the i30. Hatchback buyers will be missing out if they don't.

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Under normal circumstances, when you apply for a job that involves extended communication with foreigners, you’ve probably completed some appropriate training beforehand. However, when you join a touring rock band, there’s a good chance you’ll find yourself crashing about in far-flung countries with absolutely no idea of how to a) speak the language and b) interact with the locals in such a way that doesn’t deeply offend their religion, culture or moral code. It’s a bit of a minefield.

One of my band’s first ever international tours took us to Seoul, South Korea. Korean is a notoriously difficult language to learn and this is compounded by the fact that, culturally speaking, our two nations don’t have a great deal in common. However, as a man who has now visited South Korea five times, let me tell you this - the Koreans are pathologically obsessed with David Beckham. He is, without doubt, our greatest export to Asia. Sod car engines and pharmaceuticals - if there’s one thing keeping the UK economy afloat in the far east, it’s Mr Beckham. If you’re going to Seoul, waste no time poring over your phrasebook trying to figure out how to pronounce ‘Ch’oum poepgetsumnida’ (this means ‘How do you do?’, incidentally). Instead, just arm yourself with the words ‘Beckham’, ‘World Cup’, ‘Manchester United’ and, in case you get desperate, ‘Posh Spice’, and you’ll go far in this town. I once negotiated about £30 off the price of a suit in a South Korean market simply by miming the action of scoring a goal and repeatedly shouting ‘David Beckham’ at the chap behind the counter. He copied my mime, replied with the enthusiastic chanting of

‘Beckham Beckham Beckham!’ and, hey presto, I was the proud new owner of some nicely-tailored cut-price threads.

As British culture slowly infiltrates the city of Seoul, however, it is becoming more and more common to see examples of the English language appearing in the city’s shops, bars and so on. Back in 2006 we passed a particularly hysterical evening in a Korean restaurant, childishly giggling over the not-entirely-accurate translations that came with every dish. Highlights included a starter described in English as ‘spawnfood’, something called ‘a chicken boom’ and the intriguing-sounding local delicacy ‘old slices of boiled pig meat’. Feeling intrepid, I ordered something called a ‘chicken gamble’ for my main course and was slightly disappointed when the serving of my food wasn’t accompanied by a smiling female gameshow assistant in a sequined bikini spinning a Wheel-Of-Fortune type device that would determine whether or not the meat in my dinner was in fact chicken, or whether the gamble hadn’t paid off and I’d ended up with something altogether more suspicious.

My drummer, who is a vegetarian, wisely stuck to noodles that night. However, a few days later he faced his own linguistic challenge when, on the afternoon of the gig, he found himself (as the band’s technical expert) having to explain to the non-English-speaking Korean sound engineer that he needed him to ‘heighten the threshold and resolve the compression ratio to below 3.5’ and then ‘set the near-field proximity with a slightly slimmer EQ setting’. To Tony’s credit, he was successful, although based on what I know to be his scant grasp of the Korean language, he must have achieved this via some clever combination of the phrases ‘Hello’, ‘Thank you’ and ‘Does this dish contain meat?’. He’s a resourceful chap that Tony. Sadly, though, I never could convince him to take the Chicken Gamble...

Chris plays piano in South London power-pop band The Lightyears. The Lightyears,

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have played Wembley Stadium, toured across four continents, worked with Sting’s producer and starred in a T-Mobile advert. Chris is currently

working on his first novel, “Mockstars”. Read more of

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Crocuses, like Hamlet’s sorrows, come not as single spies, but in battalions. And stealthy battalions at that. One day, there is no sign of them, while the next they have

popped up everywhere. Anyone who walks across a public park daily to get to work and suddenly, one morning, comes across a veritable carpet of plump Dutch crocuses, purple and yellow, will know what I mean.

That jack-in-the-box character is only part of the fascination that crocuses have to offer us. For me, their appeal lies as much in the way they open their petals out when the sun warms them as in their colours. It may be a no-nonsense bio-chemical reaction to sunlight, but it is still reminds me of the way I feel like stretching my arms out to enjoy the February sunshine, so it always makes me smile.

Nor is that all, for the styles (that is, stigmas and stalks inside the flowers) exhibit an intriguing variety of form, depending on the kind of crocus it is. I really enjoy going round the garden on a sunny day, peering into crocus flowers to observe the branching of the golden or red styles. In fact, this is one way that botanists identify different species. The styles of the well-known spring-flowering Crocus chrysanthus, for example, are orange-red and divided into three, while those of Crocus sieberi are fringed. The styles of Crocus imperati are so divided that they look like masses of fine orange threads.

The styles of the autumn-flowering Crocus sativus - believe it or not - provide the culinary spice and yellow dye that we know as saffron. It seems remarkable now that saffron was once commercially grown and harvested in this country; indeed, it was so important to the prosperity of one part of Essex that there is a town named after it – Saffron Walden. It would

be nice to think that such a benign industry could be resurrected, especially since saffron is the most expensive spice you can buy, but the summers would have to get a bit hotter and winters appreciably colder

before it was viable again. And I rather doubt you could get people to pick the flowers. It would be back-breaking work, which we would not appreciate; after all, it takes 100,000

flowers to make just a kilo of dried culinary saffron and the harvest has to be done very

quickly. Crocus sativus is grown for profit in central Spain, Iran, Greece and Kashmir and has

been cultivated for more than 3,000 years. As well as its culinary use, it is a textile dye and also in the past

was also used in medicine. Indeed, there is some recent evidence that it has anti-cancer properties.

What really tickles me about the crocus is that it is one of the few plants which can correct my shortcomings as a gardener. It has the capacity to draw itself down to the right place in the soil, using what are called ‘contractile’ roots. So even if I get the

planting depth wrong, the crocus ends up in the right place in the end. Indeed, I really don’t see how further

evolution could possibly improve on the crocus. Except perhaps to make the bulbs taste unpleasant to mice and squirrels. Yes, and make the flowers more weatherproof in February, provided it did not detract from their unique beauty.

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optional extrasRe-Sanding (from £15)

Weedkilling Treatment (from £10)

02380 269776 07789 [email protected]

average 1 car drive £40 / 2 car drive £60

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Fencing, Patios, Landscaping, Decking

From repairs to additionals to new design

t: 01794 341023 m: 0777 990 7247 /

0775 393 8414 e: [email protected]


HCC SCHOOL TERM DATES

SPRING 2011

Tues 4 Jan—Fri 8 April Half term: 21-25 Feb

SUMMER 2011 Tues 26 April—Thurs 28 July Half term: 30 May—3 June

WINTER 2011 Mon 5 Sept — Fri 16 Dec

Half term: 24-28 Oct SPRING 2012

Tues 3 Jan —Fri 30 March Half term: 13-17 Feb

SUMMER 2012 Mon 16 Apr— 23 July Half term: 4 –8 June

LIBRARIES OPEN HOURS MON-SATURDAY DAYS CLOSED IN CAPITALS

Totton Library Rd, SO40 3RS Mon, Tues & Fri :9am—5pm, Weds 9—1pm, Thurs 9am-7pm, Sat 9am—4pm

Hythe Pylewell Rd Mon & Fri 9:30—5pm, Tues & Thurs 9.30-7pm Wed & Sat 9:30—1pm

Blackfield Library Hampton La Tue & Thurs 10am-5pm, Sat 9:30-1pm MON, WED, FRI

Burgess Road : Mon & Fri :9:30—7pm, TUES, Weds 10-5 THURS Sat 9:30—4

Lordshill : MON, Tues & Thurs & Fri 9:30-7pm, Wed 10-7, Sat 9:30-4

Millbrook : Mon & Tues & Wed & Fri 2-4:30, THURS, Sat 10– 12:30

Shirley : Mon & Tues & Fri 9:30-7, Weds 10-7, Thurs 9:30-5, Sat 9:30-4

EMERGENCY NUMBERS

Gas Emergencies 0800 111999

Water : Southern Water 0845 278 0845

Hampshire Fire & Rescue 023 8064 4000

British Transport Police 0800 40504

Childline 0800 1111

Crimestoppers 0800 555111

Electric Power cuts 0845 7708090

Floodline 0845 988 1188

RSPCA 0870 5555999

Samaritans 08457 909090

Domestic Violence (24hr helpline) 0800 169 1981

USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

TRANSPORT

Hythe Ferry 023 8084 0722

Bluestar Buses 023 8061 8233

National Rail Helpline 0845 748 4950

Waterside Dial-A-Ride 0845 6024 326

MEDICAL SERVICES

NHS Direct 0845 4647

NHS Blood Service 0845 7711711

Hampshire Dental Helpline 0845 0508345

Waterfront Garden Surgery 023 8084 1841

Testvale Surgery 023 8086 6990

Forestgate Surgery 023 8066 3839

Forestside Medical Practice 023 8087 7900

Solent Surgery 023 8042 3204

Waterside Health Centre 023 8084 5955

Totton Health Centre 023 8086 5051

Southampton General 023 8077 7222

Lymington Hospital 01590 677011

Royal South Hants 023 8063 4288

Princess Anne 023 8077 7222

Hythe Hospital 023 8084 6046

LOCAL COUNCILS

Hythe & Dibden Parish 023 8084 1411

Marchwood Parish 023 8086 0273

Totton & Eling Town 023 8086 3138

Southampton City 023 8022 3855

Hampshire County 01962 841841

New Forest 023 8028 5555

CIVIL SERVICES

Household Waste, SCC 0800 5191919

Hampshire Constabulary 0845 045 45 45

Police non emergency 101

Southampton Planning 023 803 2603

Trading Standards 01962 833620

DVLA 0870 2400009

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