stockbridge forum issue 29
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Community news & events
Local entertainment
Church services
Useful information
Clubs and societies
Local businesses
Children's corner
Recipe page
Stockbridge Forumand Test Valley
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Serving Stockbridge and surrounding towns & villages - view the magazine online at: www.stockbridgeforum.co.uk
YOUR FREE & INFORMATIVE LOCAL COMMUNITY MAGAZINE
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WIN! One of two family tickets to see:
Peter Pan the Pantomimeon the 8th December at Theatre Royal Winchester(see page 6 for details)
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Lane End on-line!We’re pleased to announce that our Internet shopping site www.laneendkitchenware.co.uk is now open for business.
Choose from a wide range of quality cookware products from brands like Define, Joseph Joseph, Aga, Cornish Blue and many more.
Anything from a folding chopping board to a set of outdoor furniture, all delivered direct to your door.
And for news of upcoming bargains and special offers, you can sign up to receive our regular email newsletter.
Lane End – quality kitchenware at your fingertips and just a click away!
Lane End Kitchenware, High Street, Stockbridge, Hampshire, SO20 6EU.
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Welcome to the Stockbridge Forum. We have now successfully
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In this Issue4
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Food & Drink 21, 23, 24, 25, 27 & 28
Property Management11
Mini-Ads13
Professional 9
Home Services17
The Home2, 11, 32
Information Technology9
The Garden18, 19
BuSINESS5 Dates for your Diary
6 Theatre Royal Competition
8 Chilbolton Post Office & Store
12 Church Services and News
10,20, 22 useful Information
13 Charitable Gift Fair at the Museum of Army Flying
14 Emma Whitemans Humanitarian Expedition
14, 22 Clubs and Societies
24 Recipe of the Month - Partridge or Pheasant with Red Cabbage
25 Colleguim Musicum. The 'Cathedral' of North West Hampshire. Local girl Heads for Olympics.
28 Cauliflowers Fluffy, Cabbages Green...
30 Foundation Slab laid at Andover & District Mencap New Resource Centre
29 Lesiure and Entertainment. A New and unique Children's Book.
27 BTCV Biodiversity Action Team Event
18 The Plot Thickens - The Tidy Garden
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Motors30
Educations Services28
Health & Beauty16, 17, 31
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November Diary
Sunday 31st OctoberWizards, Witches and WelliesA spooky afternoon in Lainston’s grounds. Scary stories, costumes, crafts and more fill this afternoon of ghoulish fun! Design your own potions along the way! Fancy dress is welcome. Bring wellies for exploring in the forest. 2pm with tea served at 3.30pm £35 per adult and £17.50 per child up to 10 years old including welcome aperitif. Children under 3 years old and under free of charge. Lainston House Hotel, Woodman Lane, Sparksholt, Winchester Hampshire SO21 2LTwww.lainstonhouse.com
Wednesday 3rd November Stained Glass WorkshopAt Awbridge Village HallRomsey Road, Romsey, SO51 0HG. From 9.30am till 4.00pmFor adult beginners to the craft. Using traditional stained glass techniques, first introduced by Louis Comfort Tiffany, enjoy a fulfilling day learning the art of stained glass copper foil work. Students will design and create a stained glass light catcher to adorn a sunlit window. Suitable for beginners to the craft, no artistic experience necessary as pattern books are available. Activities include glass cutting, copper foiling, soldering and finishing. £40.00 includes all materials. (Leaded panel weekend workshops also available). Contact Marilyn Taylor on: 01794 341328
Friday 5th NovemberCelebrity Flowerswith Mig KimptonAt The Lights, Andover7.45pm. Following a double win at this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show, multi award winning floral designer Mig Kimpton takes to the road with his amazing live Christmas Floral Roadshow . Combining his two careers of floristry to the stars and his life in theatre, Mig provides an evening of floral inspiration, theatrical chat, gossip and the chance to win one of his stunning designs. An evening of magical, floral entertainment. Cost: £15, £14, £13, £12. Telephone: 01264 368368
Friday 5th NovemberPalestinian Pottery Lecture at Andover MuseumFriends of Andover Museum Monthly Lecture 7:00pm Join the Friends of Andover Museum for one of their monthly lectures. Bronze Age Pottery from Palestine. Diane Rawlings Members free, visitors £1 donation. Tea & coffee available from 7pm. Tel: 0845 603 5635
Friday 5th November Broughton Firework DisplayWe will be holding our annual Bonfire and Firework Display at Broughton Sports Field, Buckholt Road, Broughton. The Bonfire will be lit at 7 p.m. and fireworks will start at 7.40 p.m. Ticket prices will be £5.00 for adults in advance £5.50 on the gate, £4.00 for children & O.A.P.s in advance £4.50 on the gate. Refreshments/raffle/merchandise will be available.Tickets will be available from West View Stores, Broughton or from Lorraine Keane on 01794 301637.
Sunday 7th NovemberSalsa Dinner & Dance Nightat the Bishop on the Bridge Winchester SO23 9JX. From 7 - 10.30pm. enjoy a night of true Cuban ambience with Salsa style buffet, salsa class and party afterwards, all for only £15!Contact Silvia & Max at Salsa y Sol. Tel: 01256 389 [email protected]
Sunday 7th November to Monday 8th NovemberClic Sargent- Charity Christmas Gift FairOver 80 stall-holders are getting ready for another outstanding Christmas Gift Fair at Lainston House Hotel. Stallholders will be selling a variety of gifts and produce including stocking fillers, Christmas cakes & decorations, and good foods from across the world. Sunday doors open at 11am and Monday at 10am for a full day of shopping until 4pm. £4.50 per person admission to Clic Sargent Call Clic Sargent on 02380 514043 or email [email protected] House Hotel, Woodman Lane, Sparksholt, Winchester Hampshire SO21 2LT
Thursday 11th NovemberOua Umplute - ThruxtonGypsy music, theatre and fun from this award-winning Spanish company, Teatro Chy Y Moche. Led by Ukranian virtuoso violinist Tereza Polivka, the audience are invited to celebrate the life of the group's Grandfather in an unforgetable party full of explosive characters and incredible musicians.Cost: £12.50. Thruxton War Memorial Hall, nr Andover, SP11 8NL. Telephone: 01264 772755
Saturday 13th NovemberGreat 2 B GreenFamily green event, including hands on green fun, interactive talk by Southern Water, a quiz etcFrom 2pm - 3.30pm at The Discovery Centre, Jewry Street, WInchester Hampshire SO23 8SB
Saturday 13th November Broughton School FOBSAnnual Jumble Saleentrance 50p. Opens at 2pmat Broughton Village Hall. All donations of Jumble, Bric-a-brac, toys and books gratefully received. Please bring to the hall on the Friday evening 12th November between 6 – 8pm or Saturday morning 9 - 1pm.Phone Liz Boulton: 01794 301139 or Louise Willis: 01794 301783
Monday 15th NovemberHoughton WI Meeting7.30pm in Houghton Village HallAnnual General MeetingFor further information please call Sandra Harper on: 01794 388509 or Jane Anderton: 01264 810928
Thursday 18th NovemberWherwell Primary SchoolOpen Morning9 -11.30am. Are you looking for a school place for September 2011? Then please join us for a tour of the school. Meet pupils, staff, Governors and members of the PTA. Visit our woodland. Say ”hello” to our chickens! Spaces available in Reception 2011 and in some other year groups. Tel: 01264 860384
Thursday 18th - Saturday 20th NovemberBADG presents Comfort & JoyA festive, adult comedy by Mike Harding. Directed by Deborah Barlow. At Broughton Village Hall
7.30 p.m. Tickets £7.50. OAP concessions £4.50**Thursday night only. Box Office open Saturday 30th October. Saturday 6th November9.30 – 11.00 a.m. At Broughton Village Hall. Thereafter contact Carolyn Jones 01794 301136
Saturday 27th - Sunday 28th November Christmas Craft FairThe Fairground Craft and Design Centre, Weyhill. From 10.00am till 4.00pm. entry Free. Local crafts, seasonal food and children's entertainment. Further information on our website www.fairgroundcraft.co.uk
Sunday 28th NovemberChristmas Fair in aid of St Mary the Less, Chilbolton3.00 to 5.00pm Chilbolton Village Hall, eastman's FieldFree entranceChristmas gifts (including jewellery, wood craft and wooden toys), cards, foods and much, much, more. Refreshments, including mulled wine. Santa Claus. Cookery demonstration at 3.30pm. For further details contact Mary Gilbert on 01264 861142 or Jackie Compton on 07771 610162
Wednesday 8th December Floral Christmas ArrangementAt Romsey Library from 2pm till 4pm. Session Fee is £10.00Create your own stunning Christmas floral arrangement.To book a place or for more information please contact Romsey Library on: 01794 513341
Do you have local event that you would like to publicise. Then please send your copy to [email protected] by the 15th of November. All entries into the Diary page are free of charge. The Stockbridge Forum cannot guarantee publication of your event.
Dates FOR yOuR Diary
6 Theatre royal Competition
Win! One of two family tickets to see: Peter Pan the Pantomime8 December 2010 to 3 January 2011 at Theatre Royal Winchesteryou already know the way to Neverland! “Second to the right, and then straight on ‘til morning!” Prepare to be swept off your feet in Theatre Royal Winchester’s most enchanting pantomime yet, based on J M Barrie’s classic children’s tale of make-believe and adventure.
Once there, Peter and Wendy embark on a host of adventures. They meet the band of lost boys, a shimmer of mermaids, a gaggle of squaws led by Tiger Lily, and a mischievous fairy called Tinker Bell. But their biggest challenge is to evade the evil clutches of Captain Hook and his dastardly accomplice Smee. This year’s pantomime will feature flying, a first for Theatre Royal Winchester, as Peter and Wendy take to the skies. And don’t miss the beady-eyed crocodile and Nana the dog, one cruel , one cuddly!
your feet will hardly touch the ground in this magical pantomime version of Peter Pan, with original songs and music, lots of audience
participation and some truly eye-popping surprises. Peter Pan the Pantomime is guaranteed fun for all the family. Prizes are for the 11.00am or 2.30pm performance on Monday 3 January 2011 at Theatre Royal Winchester, Jewry Street, Winchester SO23 8SB. Closing Date for entries: 15th of November 2010. Box office 01962 840440www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Competition question: What is the name of the fairy in Peter Pan?A Trixie BellB Tinker BellC Tiger Bell
Please include your email and phone number so that we can inform you if you have won. Competition entries to be sent to Theatre Royal Competition, 46A West Street, Alresford, Hampshire, SO24 9Au or email: [email protected]
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8 Community News
When Jo Buist and David Johnston took over
Chilbolton Village Shop in November 2006
it combined their passion for village life and
good quality produce. They had a vision of
how they thought a village shop should look and the role it
should play in the community. They wanted it to be a place
where you could come and chat, feel at home and welcome,
buy those little necessities that you don’t want to drive to the
supermarket for, pick up some local produce you couldn’t get
elsewhere, all in a clean, fresh, well stocked environment. In
reality, they still believe in those values for the shop but along
the way have added to them and learnt from the experience.
So 2010 has seen the biggest changes to the store for around
35 years (so say the people who remember). With the help
of Hampshire County Council and SEEDA, Jo and David
have dramatically changed the layout inside. The Post Office
and Shop counters are now next to each other and easily
accessible, the old gondola style shelving has been replaced
with modular shelving around the outside walls, freeing up
space in the middle of the store for seasonal displays and
promoting the local and special interest products.
There is now also a new coffee machine allowing walkers,
cyclists, Mums on the school run and anyone else to enjoy
a cappuccino or latte on their journeys. And of course Jo
and David can’t help introducing you to a few of their
own favourites... where else could you find such a range
of delicious items: from garlic stuffed olives to smoked
anchovies; fresh fish shipped overnight from Cornwall;
twice weekly deliveries of fresh meat, at prices that rival
the supermarkets; locally produced, award winning, pork
and sausages; cakes, quiches and ready meals all made in
Chilbolton; bread, croissants and pastries all baked on the
premises each morning; alongside your pint of milk, loaf of
bread, chocolate bar or newspaper.
And to tell people about the new look and feel and about
what’s going on in the shop and in the village, David has
developed a new website www.chilboltonstores.co.uk or you
could join us on Facebook.
So if you haven’t visited the Chilbolton Stores and Post Office
before or maybe not for a while, why not pop in and see what
they have to offer, you’ll be sure of a warm welcome. Coming
soon: the increasingly popular Christmas delivery service,
watch the website for this year’s order form.
Chilbolton Stores: Village Street, Chilbolton, Stockbridge, Hampshire, SO20 6BE Tel: 01264 860231 [email protected]
Chilbolton Post Office & stores
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AcupunctureIn King’s SomborneRussell Chapman BSc(Hons) Ac.
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Little Somborne Parish CouncilMr F Hervey-Bathurst, Chairman Tel: 01794 388594
Wherwell Parish CouncilMrs J Andrews, Chairman Tel: 01264 860635Mrs E Blakemore, ClerkTel: 01264 860385
Stockbridge Primary SchoolLondon road, StockbridgeHants, SO20 6EJHeadteacher: Mr Peter JohnsonTel: 01264 810550
Test Valley SecondarySchoolroman road, StockbridgeHampshire, SO20 6HATel: 01264 [email protected]
Broughton Primary School School Lane , Broughton Hampshire, SO20 8AN Tel: 01794 [email protected]
Kings’s Somborne C.E. Primary School Nr Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20 6PN Head teacher:Mr Nick WinningTel: 01794 388381
Wallop Primary School School Lane, Nether Wallop Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20 8EHTel: 01264 781216 [email protected]
Wherwell Primary SchoolWherwell, Andover, SP11 7JP Tel: 01264 860384
Royal Hampshire County HospitalWinchester, HampshireTel: 01962 863535
Romsey Hospital (No A&E)Winchester Hill, romsey, Hampshire SO51 7ZA Tel: 01794 512343
Stockbridge SurgeryNew Street, StockbridgeHampshire, SO20 6HGTel: 01264 810524
The surgery is available for patients on weekdays between the hours of 8am (telephone) 8.15am to 6.30pm. Closed lunchtimes between 12.45 and 13.45pm. Emergency calls will be taken during lunchtime. In addition the surgery is open on a Saturday morning 9am to 12.00pm and alternate Monday and Wednesday between 6.30 and 7.30pm. Appointments should be booked for the clinics. If there are any medical emergencies during our normal Monday to Friday working hours then please contact the surgery on
Stockbridge Police Station Tel: 0845 045 45 45 or email: [email protected]
Andover Police Andover police station opens from 8am-10pm, seven days a week. Station enquiry staff will be able to assist you outside the Stockbridge police station opening times.
Emergency only (Ambulance, Fire, Police): Tel: 999
Electricity Emergency 24hrs a day, 7 days a weekTel: 08457 708090
Gas Emergency 24hrs a day, 7 days a weekTel: 0800 111 999
Water Emergency 24hrs a day, 7 days a weekTel: 0845 278 0845
reporting a leak? Then call:Tel: 0800 820 999
Emergency Services
Tel: 01264 810524. Outside these hours then there is an Out of Hours service which can be contacted on Tel: 0844 811 3060. Weekdays - Mon-day to Friday 6.30pm to 8am. Weekends - Friday 6.30pm to 8am Monday morning. Service also available on bank holidays. District nurse: Tel: 01264 810418 Health visitor: Tel: 01264 810326www.stockbridgesurgery.co.uk
Stockbridge PharmacyHigh Street. Stockbridge.Hampshire. SO20 6EXTel: 01264 810624Tel: 01264 810967Open 6 days a week 9am-6pm Mon-Friday and 9am-5pm Saturday, with 1hr lunch time closing each day between 1-2pm. www.stockbridgepharmacy.co.uk
Broughton Surgery Tel: 01794 301210 [email protected]
NHS Direct24hrs a day, 7 days a weekTel: 0845 46 47
Stockbridge Osteopathic PracticeOsteopathy and Cranial Osteopathy. www.stockbridg-eosteopathicpractice.comTel: 01264 810028
Hampshire County CouncilThe Castle, Winchester, SO23 8UJ Tel: 0800 028 0888
Test Valley Borough CouncilBeech Hurst, Weyhill roadAndover, Hampshire, SP10 3AJTel: 01264 368000
Stockbridge Parish Council Cllr Janet Whiteley, Chairman Tel: 01264 811101 Mr K Fell, Parish ClerkTel: 01489 877510
Longstock Parish CouncilDavid Burnfield, ChairmanTel: 01264 810529John Musters, ClerkTel: 01264 810459
Houghton Parish Council A Young, Chairman Tel: 01794 388612Mrs L C Boulton, ClerkTel: 01794 301212
Broughton Parish Council T Jenner, ChairmanTel: 01794 301785Ms S Holder, ClerkTel: 01794 340130
Leckford Parish CouncilD B Gibbons, ChairmanTel: 08453 499341
Chilbolton Parish Council J Baines, ChairmanTel: 01264 860448Mrs L. Blakemore, ClerkTel: 01264 860385
Kings Somborne Parish Councilr Dyke, ChairmanTel: 01794 388525Mr P.J. Storey, ClerkTel:01794 389688
The River Dental & Cosmetic Clinic1 Clarendon Terrace, High Street, Stockbridge, SO20 6EY General and cosmetic dentistry of the highest standard, including state-of-the-art treatments unique to the area.Tel: 01264 810818 [email protected]
Andover War Memorial Hospital (No A&E)Charlton road, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 3LBTel: 01264 358811
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Sunday 7th November10.45 Parish Communion
Sunday 14th November09.45 Remembrance Service followed by10.40 Procession to War Memorial for an Act of Remembrance No evening service
Sunday 21st November10.45 Parish Communion
Sunday 28th November10.45 All Age Worship
Sunday 14th November08.00 Holy Communion
Sunday 28th November08.00 Holy Communion
St.PeterStockbridge
Old St.PeterStockbridge
St.NicholasLeckford
St.CatherinesLittleton
St.Mary-the-lessChilbolton
Sunday 7th November08.00 Holy Communion18.00 Evensong
Thursday 11th November10.55 Remembrance War Memorials
Sunday 14th November1045 Remebrance Service
Sunday 21st November10.00 Holy Communion
Sunday 28th November10.00 Family Service
St.MarysCrawley
St.Peter & Holy CrossWherwell
All Saints ChurchHoughton
Sunday 7th November18.00 Holy Communion
Sunday 14th November09.30 Holy Communion
Sunday 21st November18.00 Evensong
Sunday 28th November18.00 Holy Communion
St.StephensSparsholt
St.Peter & St.PaulsKings Somborne
Sunday 7th November10.00 Parish Communion
Sunday 14th November10.00 Family Service
Sunday 21st November10.00 Parish Communion
Sunday 28th November10.00 Mattins
St.Peter’sOver Wallop
St.Thomas MoreStockbridge
Mass & Services09.00 Sunday Mass
For other services and events please contact the Church.Canon Paul Townsend01962 852804
St.JamesBossington
St.MarysBroughton
St.MarysLongstock
St.AndrewsNether Wallop
Sunday 7th November08.00 Holy Communion
Sunday 14th November08.00 Holy Communion09.30 Family Service
Sunday 21st November09.30 Sunday Club11.00 Holy Communion & Coffee Club
Sunday 28th November09.30 Holy Communion
Wednesdays09.30 Holy Communion
Sunday 7th November08.00 Holy Communion
Sunday 14th November09.30 All Age Worship
Sunday 21st November09.15 Parish Communion
Sunday 28th November18.00 Advent Carol Service
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Sunday 21st November08.00 Holy Communion
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Royal British Legion Womens Section (Stockbridge Branch)Branch Chair: Nancy Warren Tel: 01264 810522Secretary: Joyce Compton Tel: 01264 810898
Longstock Neighbourhood Watch Charles Grieve Tel: 01264 810794
Longstock Garden Club Peter Rogers Tel: 01264 810794
Stockbridge Evergreen Chair: Joyce Compton Tel: 01264 810898
Kings Somborne Twinning AssociationTwinned with St Paul du Vernay, near Bayeux. Annual exchange visits take place. Anyone in this magazine’s circulation area who is interested in joining us should contact Wendy Hartley Tel: 01794 388742
Broughton Twinning AssociationTwinned with Sauve in the South of France, we would welcome anyone who would like to join and take part in annual exchanges. The next exchange is Broughton, July 2011 – willing host families welcome! (date TBC).President: Dave evans Tel: 01794 301194 Secretary: Victoria Barrett Tel: 01794 301062
Chilbolton/Stockbridge Beavers/Cub Scouts Leigh Dance Tel: 01264 811074
Chilbolton Care Group Peter Ward Tel: 01264 860528
Stockbridge & District Young Farmers Club Meet every other Thursday at the Combine Club in Leckford. It is a rural-based youth group for young people aged 10 to 26. You don't have to be a farmer to be a Young Farmer! Club Secretary: Victoria Brown Tel: 07828 019624 [email protected]
Royal National Lifeboat InstitutionStockbridge & Upper Test Branch. Chairman: Tolley Taylor. Tel: 01256 893561
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Bringing Osteopathy to the slums of Nairobi and to the Tribes of the Maasi
I have just returned from the most incredible two weeks of my life!
Having never done any humanitarian work before, I did not know what to expect. I only knew I wanted to help, and to bring home to my family an appreciation of our own fortunate life styles.I travelled out with a group of fourteen Osteopaths and Medics, organised by a charity, The Divinity Foundation, whose primary focus is on the support and care of women and children. It has been an amazing experience, and both physically and emotionally very challenging. We travelled nearly 4 – 6 hours most days to get to our remote locations, and saw up to 400 patients in a day, and over the 2 weeks, nearly 4000!
I saw such varied conditions, ranging from chest and stomach infections, worms and malnutrition, joint and muscular pains, to severe burns, malaria, HIV and TB. We treated babies, children and women and helped many pregnant mums too. There were days of despair when I felt utterly useless, not enough experience, equipment or resources
and other days where I was completely elated, thrilled with the positivity, warmth and gratitude of my patients. I am still coming to terms with what I have seen and done and have left with a
yearning to do more. There is such great need, and some so basic. Simple education in diet and hygiene would improve nutrition, immunity and prevent worms and infection taking hold. Better continuity of care would ensure that families were seen through a course of treatment to a positive conclusion, and also in managing expectations. Families seemed to expect
miracles from us, and I would like to encourage better self reliance and take them back to a time when there was no white man with his handouts. It is a fine balance, difficult to find. Most parents agreed it
emma Wightman’s Humanitarian expedition
was possible to eat more fruit and veg, to wash hands, to brush teeth and to drink more water, most just didn’t know it would be of benefit.
Osteopathy is a holistic form of healthcare, and believes the body has its own healing ability. Most of the children I saw were so ill I believe that their ability, or vitality needed to fight infection had gone. We helped to stimulate that healing ability but, as the children shouted to me as I left one day, ‘What’s next?’ And quite right, what is next? How will that vitality, that natural healing ability, stay strong if they return to eating the soil, living and breathing next to open fires and picking through raw sewage. It is a tough question to answer and may take several generations to get it right, but I hope that I can return one day and be a small part of that healthcare and education process.
It was a hugely fulfilling trip and fascinating meeting and treating such wonderful people. I owe this trip to the incredible kindness of my family, friends and patients, I am so very grateful for your support. It was a great pleasure to be actually putting your kind donations into the very hands that needed them. Thank you so much for your generosity, your donations put a smile on so many little faces (including my own)!If you are interested, do have a look at my blog, I have recounted so many of my wonderful and sometimes heartbreaking stories, and included many photos. Perhaps you will spot some of your donations!
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Skin Logic has become the first beauty salon in the South East to offer Derma Rolling.
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Emma explains “I am always looking out for advanced treatments to correct skin conditions like ageing & scarring. So when I saw two close friends looking years younger with incrediably smooth skin I asked them what they had used to achieve such dramatic results. Both ladies had attended clinics in London to have Derma Rolling. This started me on my quest to offer this facial. Both I and Geraldine have been fully
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trained and insured by a medical practitioner. We are now offering Derma Rolling on the face and body”.Emma would like to point out that there are similar procedures within the beauty market, however the system Skin Logic are using is of a medical strength where anaesthetic is used on the skin prior to treatment.
Derma Rolling is also known as Micro Needling, as the entire circumference of the roller is covered in precision needles. These small needles
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I am not, by nature, the tidiest person – in a family home it is as endless as weeding. yet
there is a satisfaction in the autumnal garden tidy up that I annually enjoy. As much as I celebrate spring’s arrival with eager trips to the garden centre and summer is greeted with a ceremonial ‘bringing out’ of garden toys and that special deck chair that I never seem to get around to sitting in; autumn has that calm air of unspoken superiority. Maybe it’s the anticipation of our quintessentially British countdown: Halloween, Bonfire Night, Christmas and New year. Maybe it’s the comfort of being out in the fresh autumnal air and knowing a good sherry and roast dinner await. Or maybe it is simply the knowledge that in a busy family household there is one ‘room’ that I can tidy and it will stay that way until spring.
So, once the air has changed and the chill has come, I spend a happy weekend pulling out spent salad and annuals, clipping back my herbs and idly pulling bits off the lavender. Even the topiary gets a good clipping. The roses, I have to admit, are pretty well cared for all season – I am on safe ground here. They are deadheaded, pruned back and continue to flower. I had to take a firm hand with a fussy Hebe earlier in the year and, having pruned out the dead bits it rallied and had a fabulous display, so my confidence is bolstered to
attack the big one that is getting rather leggy. Taking the dead bits off plants is easy. Pruning shrubs for shape frankly makes me a bit edgy. I have lost enough plants through inclement weather and accidental neglect; I don’t really want to kill any through direct action if I can at all help it. This is probably why the garden beds are mostly herbaceous; they ask simply to be tied back when they fulfil their glorious destiny and pulled when they are done.
Mother is one of life’s ‘hard pruners’. Many a year I have been given strict instructions to take plants back to knee or ankle height. And every time I am grateful, and quietly amazed, that it works. In fact it worked so well with the jasmine last year that for most of this summer it has been impossible to actually sit on the arbour seat, for fear of being caught up like some helpless fish in a sea of tentacles. And now I have the looming prospect of a full-on up the ladder jasmine pruning like some kind of gardening professional. It doesn’t help that I have had one too many pruning disasters. My first lesson in plant grafting was learnt when I pruned an Acer too far and a prize bronze specimen is now its original green but with unique bronze tips. And in a recent fit of summer tidying fury I attacked the rampant honeysuckle ‘out front’ that
was strangling next door’s winter jasmine. Amazing how the thickness of the satellite cable is exactly the same as the honeysuckle; and offers up the same lack of resistance. Only when I pulled the fistful of plant away did I discover my mistake – clean through, copper wires glinting in the sunlight. My husband smiled in a supportive way through gritted teeth.
Every autumn the inevitable question of spring bulbs is raised. We would love a joyous display of crocus, daffodils and tulips. Every year we spend a small fortune on bulbs; we even get around to planting most of them after they have sat in their bags for a few weeks. And every spring we get a pitiful display. We simply can’t seem to do bulbs. It could be the clay soil; more likely to be the slugs and squirrels. That and the fact
that Mother and I have only just learnt what appears to be a closely guarded gardening secret; that repeat flowering tulips need to be of the Darwin family. Alas, for another spring we will have to be content with local walks to see such delights.
But autumn is nigh, the lawn is cut, the leaves are swept and the hedgehog is snuffling round for a suitable sleeping spot. Once again I have tidied and swept, pruned and pulled. The garden looks tidy and, dare I say it, a little bare. I shall have to bite the bullet next spring and get more shrubs. But for now, as I look out over the carpet of toddler toys, the strewn coats and bags, the haphazard shoes and we won’t even mention the kitchen, it is tidy, tidy, tidy and that will keep me going until spring.AWB
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Crawley Village Hall Can seat 100 people. It is licensed for public entertainment and has excellent facilities. Details can be found on www.crawleyvillagehall.co.uk. Bookings Tel: 01962 776656 or via the website.
Wherwell Village HallSituated in Church Street in an attractive village centre location, our cheerful hall is available to hire at reasonable rates for your function whether it be a wedding, business meeting or regular class. We provide:• Comfortable seating for 120• A fully appointed kitchen for the preparation of hot and cold meals• Car park for up to 20 cars in addition to off-street parking• Separate bar area off the main hall • Easy access for loading and unloading• An excellent winged stage, with back stage dressing rooms and WC If you are interested in making a booking or want to take a look around to see what we have to offer please contact Julie Dickenson: 01264 861494
Car/taxi share run to a timetable but passengers need to book. Fares are similar to bus fares and over 60s can use their free bus pass if they have one. More information about Car-share and taxi-share schemes in Hampshire can be found at www.hants.gov.uk/passengertransport or call 01962 846785.
Scott Close HWRCWalworth Industrial EstateAndover, SP10 5NUTel: 01264 351421
Bunny Lane HWRCTimsbury (near romsey)SO51 0PGTel: 01794 368548
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Longstock & Leckford W.I. Meets every fourth Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm in Longstock Village Hall. We have a very interesting programme of speakers this year and enjoy many social occasions. All visitors are very welcome. For more details please Tel: 01264 810150 or 01264 810603
The Wallops W.I.Meet every second Wednesday of the month - 7.30pm. St Peters Church Hall, Over Wallop. New members and guests are always welcome. Contact Pam Quick on: Tel: 01264 781292 or Shirley Monger on Tel: 01264 782151
Houghton W.I. Meets on the third Monday of every month (except August) at 7.30 pm in Houghton Village Hall. Houghton WI is a lively and friendly group and all visitors or potential new members are most welcome. Contact, Sandra Harper Tel: 01794 388509 or Jane Anderton Tel: 01264 810928.
Chilbolton W.IMeets at Chilbolton Village Hall on the third Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm. We warmly welcome visitors and new members. Our group has a wide range of interests and enjoys a variety of social, educational and leisure activities throughout the year locally and nationally. Contact: Sally Griffiths Tel: 01264 860313 or Sue Batchelor Tel: 01264 860307
Royal Air Force Association Ben Warren Tel: 01264 810522
Stockbridge Church Flowers Angela McMeekin Tel: 01264 810236
Stockbridge Lunch Club Joyce Compton Tel: 01264 810898
RiVa - Dog Training Kings Somborne. Val Kelsey Tel: 01794 388570
Royal British Legion (Houghton Branch) Chair: Michael Ford Tel: 01264 810691Secretary: John Gale Tel: 01962 760225Poppies: A McMeekin Tel: 01264 810236
Arts & Crafts
Chilbolton Pre-School Chilbolton: Tel: 01962 760488 Sam Inglis: 07919 130 777
Army Air Corps Pre-School Middle Wallop: Tel: 01264 784381
Broughton Pre-SchoolProvides flexible hours for children aged 2 to under 5 years and is run by qualified, experienced staff offering a range of quality resources that fulfil the requirements of the early Years Foundation Stage. Tel: 01794 301286 (School hours) to arrange a visit.
Stockbridge Pre-School Provides day care to children from 2.5 to 4 years. The setting offers full-day care run by experienced, well qualified staff. The Pre-School ‘helps children make good progress in learning and development with a focus on structured learning through play’ (Ofsted). Tel: 07776 277670
School Lane PlaygroupSchool Lane, Nether WallopHampshire, SO20 8eH.We are a small but beautifully formed group, staffed by professionals, fully Ofsted registered, providing quality care and education for 2-4 year olds in the grounds of Wallop Primary School.Tel: 01264 782051 (9-3pm)
Littleton PlaygroupContact: Carol MortimerTel: 01962 776206
Broughton Bounders Running ClubSeAA/eA affliated running club covering the Mid-Test Valley villages, new members welcomed! Melvin Vayle Tel: 01794 301437
Stockbridge Recreation GroundChair: Dave Webb Tel: 01264 810819Sec: Dave Barnes Tel: 01264 810516
Clay Pigeon ShootingSpitfire Club Shoot, StockbridgeTel: 01264 810312 www.clay-pigeon-shooting.net
Horse RidingStockbridge Riding School & Livery Service. Tel: 01264 810727www.srsls.demon.co.uk
Chilbolton Badminton ClubJill Lord Tel: 01264 860667
Chilbolton Short Mat Bowls Club Meet every Monday 8-10pm Chilbolton Village Hall. Deb & Richard Richardson Tel: 01264 861082
Wherwell Playing Fields Sean Hutton (Chair) Tel: 01264 860443Angela Blackmore (Sec) Tel: 01264 860445
Yoga Carolyn Ryan Tel: 01794 388743
Yoga Ruth Harris Tel: 01980 610660
Yoga & PilatesIncluding ante and postnatal classes. Birthlight trained teacher. To book call Tel: 01264 810028
Studio YogaTo book classes Tel: 01264 811158Mob: 07764 949317
PilatesTrisha Parsons. Classes in Broughton and King's Somborne. One to one's/small groups by arrangement.Level III Pilates InstructorTel:01794 [email protected]
Premier YogaYvette eves: Tel: 01264 [email protected]
Premier YogaIndividual tuition and therapy. Gilly - Tel: 01962 776995 or e-mail [email protected]
Pilates Clare Bates. Level III Pilates Instructor. RePs registered. Tel: 01794 301241 or 07971287229. One-to-one sessions. Private groups. Group classes available at various venues.
Stockbridge Football Club [email protected]
CTC South Hampshireeasy rides, day rides, social events and more! Tel: 01962 864479www.southhampshirectc.org.uk
Embroiderers GuildAndover Branch - We are a group of like-minded people who share an interest in all aspects of stitching and textiles. We meet socially at 7.30 pm on the third Monday of every month, except August, in the Priory Hall, Love Lane (St. John’s Ambulance), Andover, SP10 2AB - next to the Wolversdene Club, to enjoy a programme of speakers and demonstrations. We also hold workshops in Goodworth Clatford Village Club every two months. Visitors are very welcome! www.egandover.blogspot.com or Tel: 01264 712090
Wherwell History GroupBuilds up an archive of local history material and arranges monthly talks and visits. Andrew FlanaganTel: 01264 [email protected]
Broughton Floral ClubMeet on the first Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm. Chairman: Tel: 01794 516289
Stockbridge Dramatic Society Chair: Sarah George Tel: 01264 811559Vice-chairman: Mark Frank Tel: 01264 810562www.stockbridgeamdrams.org.uk
The Fly Dressers’ GuildJohn Leatherly Tel: 01264 364850Ron Dodson Tel: 01264 810169
Chilbolton PlayersContact Richard Richardson on Tel: 01264 861082www.chilboltonplayers.org.uk
Test Valley Turners For wood turners of all levels, from novice to professional. Meet every third Monday evening at Longstock Village Hall. Contact Graham Barnard Tel: 01962 851979
Bell Ringing at SparsholtThe bell ringers of Sparsholt meet every Monday at the church from 7.30-9pm. It is excellent mental and physical exercise and a good way to make friends and join a local community. You do not have to be a resident of Sparsholt to join our band. To find out more call Tower Secretary Jenny Watson on: Tel: 01962 863596
Broughton Amateur Dramatic Society – BADGChair: Carolyn Jones Tel :01794 301136Vice Chair: Janet Wallace Tel: 01794 301254If you are interested in joining BADG on-stage or behind the scenes then please contact us. New members always welcome! We would be particularly interested in speaking to anyone who would be willing to help out with dressmaking/ costume design or sound and lighting.
Stockbridge Amateur Dramatics Society (SADS)We're looking for new talent, and whether you fancy treading the boards or are more technically minded, we have the role for you. You might like to perform comedy, tragedy, musical theatre, drama or one act plays or maybe join our backstage crew on lighting, sound, set, costume, make up, stage management or directing. If so, beginner or expert, we'd be delighted to hear from you.Please contact Sarah George on 01264 811559 or visit the website at stockbridgeamdrams.org.uk
Salsa in HampshireDance Classes in Romsey and Andover. Duncan Tel: 077 5757 4942www.salsainhampshire.co.uk
Salsa Y Sol - Salsa West Coast Swing Zumba(R)Salsa - Mon 19.30 - 22.30 Winchester Discovery Centre SO23 8SB. Tue 20.00 - 23.00 Preston Candover Village Hall RG25 2eeWest Coast Swing Regular Thus 19.30 - 22.30 Winchester Discovery Centre SO23 8SBZumba(R) Dance FitnessMon 13.15 - 14.15 River Park Leisure Centre SO23 7DD. Mon 17.30 - 18.30 Winchester Discovery Centre SO23 8SB. Fri 9.00 - 10.00 Preston Candover Village Hall RG25 2ee. Use your Salsa y Sol Club Card and get one free session for every 10 attended! Contact Silvia & Max at Salsa y Sol. Tel.: 01256 389 275www.salsaysol.co.uk
Pre-Schools & Playgroups
Sports & Fitness
Womens Institutes
Other OrganisationsMusic & Dance
Wherwell Singers Dale Webb: Tel: 01264 860074
Weyhill Electronic Organ SocietyMonthly concerts of melodic, easy listening music featuring top class professional perfomers. For details visit www.weyhill-eos.co.uk orTel: 01264 323213
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Laudens Chocolates - Handmade and distinctively different delicious fruit based chocolates..Somerset Cider Brandy Co -A fabulous opportunity to sample their brand new 20 year old Brandy
Veru Truly Sicilian - Taste their artisanal Sicilian produce which includes their unforgettable Lemon Marmalatta.
Nisi's Biscotti - New Forest based producer joining us fresh from their recent success at The Great Taste Awards.
Ashley Major, our fabulous fishmonger will be tasting smoked salmon from the Summer Isles and taking orders for lobsters, fresh fish and his delicious homemade fish pates over the yuletide. We have also sourced gourmet sustainable caviar. Enjoy!Iain & Sally Hemming
Thank you, thank you and thank you once again for the amazing support we have received since our 1st July opening. I'll never forget the shrill voice of a terrified staff member 10 minutes before we opened, "there are 15 people queuing to get in!!!" We are also thankful for the patience customers have had whilst we've been finding our feet in the very busy bistro. Since opening we have been actively seeking our customers feedback with over 300 questionnaires filled out. This has really helped us steer our offering and service to meet your demands. Three months have zipped by with 60 new exciting products being added to our opening stock. Our cheese counter is brimming with the best local and European cheeses that we can muster. We are also sourcing some fabulous sheeps milk cheeses from Portugal & Spain - please pop in and try some. Inevitably our attention is turning towards the most exciting event in speciality food retailing; Christmas. We have been munching our way through mountains of festive food samples (well someone's got to do it!) and we have selected a delicious range
of Christmas goodies. To celebrate our first Christmas here in Stockbridge we are showcasing our new products at our first 'Festive Fayre Weekend', Saturday 27th - Sunday 28th November. To mark this festive weekend we are delighted to be joined by some of our key foodie suppliers to really whip up some crimbo spirit, quite literally!!
Thyme & Tides welcomes the following producers to tantalise your taste buds! Villanova -Handmade in small batches the most divine Italian free range egg Pannetones, 36 Month Parmesan, Handmade Gorgonzola.
Brindisa - Delicious Spanish Turron (nougat), Cured Manchego, Fig & Almond Wheel, Spanish Chocolate.
Stockbridge High StreetWe look forward to seeing you soon!
Tel: 01264 810101 www.thymeandtidesdeli.co.uk
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Partridge or Pheasantwith Red Cabbage
Clos du MarquisFrench Restaurant at the Leckford Hutt
T: 01264 810 738
W: www.closdumarquis.co.uk
Recipe supplied and sponsored by Germain
Marquis of Clos du Marquis Restaurant
A good and simple recipe to enjoy with a nice bottle of red wine. Another
excellent way to get rid of the surplus of a shoot! I love old fashioned traditional country food; it's where the inspiration for cooking comes from.
MethodFor the stuffing: peel and dice the carrot, crush the garlic, julienne the onion and chop the parsely. Fry the diced bacon together with these ingredients. Put the breadcrumbs in a little milk, off the heat. Add the breadcrumb mixture to the egg, mix well and add salt and pepper, combine with bacon mixture. Stuff the birds well.
Cover birds with two slices of streaky bacon each, attached with a string. Fry birds briefly in butter. Remove the stem of the
red cabbage and the first external leaves. Wash the cabbage and slice in julienne (5mm) then blanch in boiling water for 10 minutes and strain. Next, melt the duck fat or warm up the olive oil in an oven proof dish. Fry the onion and cabbage briefly. ( I like a few seeds of cumin with red cabbage, but it is optional).Add red wine, put the birds on top and cover tightly with foil. Cook for 1 hour at 180°C or gas mark 6.
When cooked remove the birds from the tray and cut them in half. Strain the cabbage over a sauce pan and transfer to a serving dish. Put the birds on top of the cabbage then cover with a lid so that they do not to get cold.
Bring the remaining sauce to the boil, either whisk the corn starch to thicken the sauce or add small tea spoons (one at a time) of
soft butter in the warm, but not boiling sauce. Ensure you whisk all the time to achieve an evenly thickened sauce. Alternatively add an egg yolk whisking non stop, but be careful not to create scrambled eggs! Obviously corn starch is the easiest!
Taste and add seasoning if necessary. Pour the sauce over the birds (reserve some sauce for a sauce boat).
Finally, serve with a delicious home made puree. I love celeriac puree.
On 1st February 2011 I open a cookery school at the Clos Du Marquis. I will be able to teach eight students at a time. For more information watch this space. If a Frenchman loves cricket an Englishman can cook!Germain Marquis
IngredientsFOR 4 PEOPLE
2 birds plucked and oven ready
1 red cabbage1 onion
1 good bottle of red wine (plonk makes bad food!)4 slices of streaky bacon
3 table spoons of duck fat or olive oil30g of buttersalt & pepper
INgReDIeNTS FoR STuFFINg
175g streaky bacon (diced)1 carrot
2 garlic cloves1 onion
1 egg25g bread crumbs
small bunch of parsley4 bay leaves
3 small branch of thymesalt & pepper
milk
INgReDIeNTS FoR THe SAuCe
use a little corn starch or soft butter or 1 egg yolk
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Clos du MarquisFrench Restaurant
at the Leckford Hutt
Warming Autumn two course lunch and dinner menus Tuesday to Sunday
__à la carte always available
__Saturday night à la carte only
__Closed Sunday night and all day Monday
__"Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat!"
We look forward to your bookings for the festive season.Festive season and function menus
available on our website
On the A30 (between Stockbridge and Sutton Scotney)
T: 01264 810 738 E:[email protected]
www.closdumarquis.co.uk
France on your doorstep
Tel: 01264 810663 email: [email protected]
Please visit our new website: www.fullershotels.com
Join us for our Sushi Night
on the 13th November
£20 a head for 3 courses
including sake wine,
sushi created by new
chef from fresh specialist
ingredients, vegetarian
options available, please
book in advance.
JOHn O gAunt Inn
Our aim for the pub is to produce good, home cooked food, from fresh ingredients at an affordable price. The John O Gaunt is a friendly, relaxed and welcoming pub located in Horsebridge, near Stockbridge. Our new chef has experience working with Raymond Blanc and has worked internationally as a head chef with a background in fine dining.
John O Gaunt Inn, Horsebridge Road,
Nr Kings Somborne, Hampshire, SO20 6PU
Tel: 01794 388 394email: [email protected]
THE WHITE HART
ORIGINALLy A COACHING INN NOW WITH 14 REFuRBISHED BEDROOMS ALL EN SuITE AND uNIquE IN STyLE.
Special seasonal rates always available.
Christmas Party menus now available 3 course meal £19.95 and Christmas Day 5 course meal and coffee £55
Book early to avoid disappointment
New Winter Menu available in November as well as special 2 course lunch for £9.95
Charity Christmas Family Fun Evening 13th December from 5pm in aid of help the heroes
Stockbridge Primary School carol singing, BBq, Christmas raffle draw, mulled wine, hot chocolate, mince pies, fun games
And a special visit from Father Christmas.
STOCKBRIDGE
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The choir for 35 years was known as the Jane Austen Singers. They recorded and
performed at The Anvil, Basingstoke, New Hall, Winchester College and St Nicolas Church, Newbury with professional orchestras. We also sang in private houses raising money for charity performing a range of sacred music, madrigals and part songs, etc. Having formed and conducted the choir thoughout, they moved to Longstock and were asked to put on an Advent Carol service. That was some five years ago and it is now an
Collegium Musicumannual feature in the village calendar, raising approx. £800 pa for the church and village hall. This year they would like to have more people to know about this service so that we can really fill the church and break the £1000 barrier!The service will be held on Sunday 28th November (Advent Sunday) at 6pm in St Mary's Church, Longstock. There is an excellent supper after the service in the village hall.
Tickets are £8 and need to be booked in advance from Selina Musters: 01264 810459 or 01264 810601
ST MARy’S ANDOVER
The casual visitor to Andover, seeing St Mary’s with its imposing 160ft. tower
[recently home to a Peregrine falcon!] on the highest point in the town, would perhaps agree with the above description, especially if there was time to look inside, which has been described as sensational!
The church was a gift to the town in 1840 by the Rev’d William Stanley Goddard D.D., a former headmaster of Winchester College, and he sought successfully to have the design based upon that of Salisbury Cathedral in the Early English style. It was completed in 1846.
The church stands on the site of a previous Norman church building, the only visual remnant of which is the ‘Norman Arch’, which leads to the Garden of Remembrance just beside the attractive Willows restaurant with its Post Offices theme. Originally this arch framed the main west door of the Norman church, the nave floor of which still exists beneath the present church in an unused underground crypt.
There is little doubt that the Norman church replaced an earlier Saxon building on the same site and was the place of confirmation of St. Olaf by Alphege, Bishop of Winchester in AD 994. His conversion to Christianity led to his realm of Norway also becoming Christian on his return to his homeland.
The windows of St. Mary’s are a ‘tour de force’ of 19th and 20th century stained glass, soon to be completed [2011] by a new pair of windows in the only remaining plain glass in the nothwest corner.
Bryan. D. Beggs [oct. 2010]
The ‘Cathedral’ of North West Hampshire
Arts & Crafts
Looking for that special gift?Something unique and made locally? • Hand-wovenscarves&shawls• Hand-spunyarn.• Beadedjewellery• Handturnedwoodenbowls usingnativeandexoticwoods• Turnedfruitsandgifts.
visittheOpenStudiosat
TheOldStablesGalleryOpeningHours:Wednesday-Sunday10.00-5.00
Chilbolton Down Farm StockbridgeSO206BUOntheA30nearLeckfordHutt
Tel:01264811070/811418
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Stokes of Stockbridge Coffee shop will be opening on the 2nd December and will be providing refreshments and light meals throughout the day. The Winebar/Restaurant will be open from the 9th January - Open lunchtime and evenings providing quality locally sourced produce . Fixed price menu and a la carte
www.stokesofstockbridge.co.uk
coffee &
tea house
wine bar &
restaurant O F S T O C K B R I D G Es t ok e s coffee
& tea house
wine bar &
restaurant O F S T O C K B R I D G Es t ok e s
to celebrate the completion of the Bakery renovation and our 15th anniversary baking for the people of stockbridge we are going back in time. *all our bread will be priced at £1 each on the 13th November running through to Christmas eve.
LILLIE 'S GREAT VICTORIAN BAKE OUT
Lillies , High St, Stockbridge, SO20 6H Tel:01264 810754
LILLIE 'S GREAT VICTORIAN BAKE OUT
We are also offering FREE bread to customers in the Tearoom ordering 4 pots of Tea or Coffee. Your order for bread must be placed at the time of ordering your drinks so that we can bake it for you if necessary.
This is a CRAZY offer and to make it even more crazy you can get it for almost FREE. Just pay for your bread with the Victorian equivalent of today’s £1 pound (½ penny) and the bread is yours. Don’t miss out its going to be a crazy day, and get those coins out of the settee.
Bread for Just
£1*
Thursday 18 November, 10am - 3pm at Farley Mount Country Park. Come and join the team to clear back
vegetation and small trees to maintain chalk downland habitat. Looking after this habitat type provides a home for some of the rare butterflies such as the Grizzled Skipper and Dingy Skipper; plus it's a great place for visitors to enjoy.
Please wear old clothing and sturdy footwear such as
BtCV Biodiversity action team eventwalking boots (trainers not advisable) and waterproofs in case of rain. Please bring a packed lunch. We will provide all tools, gloves and tea and coffee. All sessions are free of charge but it is very important that you reserve your place beforehand. For more information on this event
please call: 02380 769719 [email protected].
Meet in the car park on the corner of Farley Mount Road and Sarum Road, Grid reference Su417292.
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LECKFOrD ESTATEAll produced from our
own orchardsTHE FrUIT FArM
LECKFOrD,Near STOCKBrIDGE
( signposted off A30 and A3057 )
Tel: 01264 810585 Fruit available to late March
ENGLISH APPLESCOX & BRAMLEY
OTHEr VArIETIES IN SEASON
PEArS , APPLE JUICE
OPEN Monday to Friday:9.00 am to 12.30pm
1pm to 5.00pmSunday
First Sunday will be the 17th of October2.00pm to 4.30pm
CLOSED All day Saturday
your children, we care
Chilbolton Pre-school welcome children from 2 years 9 months
We provide a relaxed, happy learning environment in a beautiful rural setting. We believe that when children are relaxed and having fun it builds their confidence and independence.
Please contact us for further information
Chilbolton Village Hall, Eastmans Field, Chilbolton, Stockbridge SO20 6AT
Tel: 07732 095 814 or 07919130777www.chilboltonpreschool.comOur harvest festival
took a good look at how we share, eat and provide
for ourselves and those around us. The year 5/6 class explored Fairtrade and their findings rubbed off on the younger children who, the following week, explored a local supermarket and discovered all of the Fairtrade products available on the shelves. year 3/4 children talked to the congregation about how they feel regarding things that they have easy access to which others might not; a warm home, clothes, plentiful food and many other things. years 1, 2 and our
youngest Reception children have been learning about fruit, vegetables and how to keep themselves healthy. year 1/2 presented a set of instructions for a healthy fruit salad (although they did mention accompanying it with cream or ice cream!) and the youngest children performed The Very Hungry Caterpillar story which I’m sure many of you are familiar with.
There won’t be many of you within the local community who won’t know a child who has moved on this term, either as a toddler beginning pre-school, a 4 year old starting school for the first time, an 11
Education Services
Cauliflowers Fluffy, Cabbages Green…
year old making the bold step into secondary school or a 16 year old moving onto sixth form. We’ve had a few tears (mostly from the parents!) as children have left us back in July and from those who have joined us in September but already they’ve settled well and all those nerves and excitement have begun to disappear and a new found confidence soon emerges. Our open days on Tuesday
2nd Nov from 1.15pm – 3.00pm and Wednesday 3rd Nov from 9.30am – 11.30am will give prospective parents the perfect opportunity to see our School at work, we look forward to meeting you then.Enjoy the beautiful changing season of autumn. Emma Jefferies Deputy Head TeacherKings Somborne Primary School
• Superb Italian menu and wines
(Why not also visit our sister pub: The Mill Arms, Dunbridge nr Mottisfont Abbey, Romsey)
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OPEN FOR PRACTICE Monday - Saturday 9am - 4.30pm (excluding Corporate days)
Pay for what you shoot Please bring shotgun certificates with you Non-certificate holders welcome to practice
under our supervision (by appointment)
Fibre Wad Cartridges only (28 gram max.)
Cartridges can be purchased at ground Gun Hire available
One-2-One Instruction Groups Corporate Stag/Hen Parties In Field Game
Instruction
Email: [email protected]
HOUGHTON DOWN FARM • STOCKBRIDGE • HAMPSHIRE • SO20 6JR
TEL: 01264 810312www.spitfireshoot.co.uk
Still open for:
Book your Christmas Vouchers nowHere’s the perfect gift for anyone who wants to clay shoot.
At Spitfire Shoot we have created a special Christmas gift voucher, please call for details.
Book your Christmas Vouchers now
Monday - Saturday 9am - 4.30pm (excluding Corporate days)
Pay for what you shoot Please bring shotgun certificates with you Non-certificate holders welcome to practice
under our supervision (by appointment)
Fibre Wad Cartridges only (28 gram max.)
Cartridges can be purchased at ground Gun Hire available
One-2-One Instruction Groups Corporate Stag/Hen Parties In Field Game
Instruction
Email: [email protected]
HOUGHTON DOWN FARM • STOCKBRIDGE • HAMPSHIRE • SO20 6JR
TEL: 01264 810312
www.spitfireshoot.co.uk
Still open for:
Here’s the perfect gift for anyone who wants to clay shoot. At Spitfire Shoot we have created a special
Christmas gift voucher, please call for details.
BADG Presents
Comfort and JoyA Festive Adult Comedy by Mike Harding
BROUGHTON VILLAGE HALL
Thursday 18 November*Friday 19 November
Saturday 20 November7.30 p.m.
Tickets £7.50
BOX OFFICE OPEN Broughton Village Hall
Saturday 30 OctoberSaturday 6 November
9.30 - 11.00 a.m. thereafter from Carolyn Jones (01794 301136)
Concessions£4.50*
(Thursday night only)
UNIQUE, interactive, educational storybook for children, 7-10 years.
HELLO PUD-SWAN by BRYAN BEGGS. Sold in aid of NAOMI HOUSE Children’s
Hospice. Complete set of three books £20. Individual parts £8.99. NEW VIDEO and all purchase details on www.pud-swan.org or contact: [email protected] or
T.V.C. Book Society [01264] 365190
a New and Unique Children’s Book ‘HELLO PuD-SWAN’by B.D.B. [BRyAN BEGGS]
Naomi House Children’s Hospice in Hampshire, as reported last month, has benefitted to the tune
of £3000 from the newly published storybook for children by Andover author Bryan Beggs. ‘Hello Pud-Swan’ [a three-part set] is a story with a difference, which aims to capture the imagination of readers aged from 7 – 10 years, in an INTERACTIVE and EDuCATIONAL way. Topics of geographical, historical, scientific, and cultural interest are woven into the storyline, as are the 7, 8 and 9 times mathematical tables!
All information about these books and where they can be bought can be found on the books’ own website www.pud-swan.org and now the first 17 pages are available to read on Google Books.
Why not advertise with us?and reach over 11,000 readers in
Stockbridge and Test Valley Forum
Our eighth page placements are £37Our quarter page placements £64
For more information
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Hill Farm Garage Ltd.
Hill Farm Garage is an independent garage specialising in the sale, servicing and repairs of Mercedes-Benz and Proton cars
SUTTON SCOTNEY, WINCHESTER, HANTS, SO21 3NS
Come and see the new Satria Neo Sport - A lotus-developed supermini. And the new Ecologic Saloon (factory supplied dual fuel) 5 seater hatchback giving truly amazing fuel savings. To view or try any of the Proton car range please call us or visit our website.
www.hillfarmgarage.co.uk
• M.O.T. testing (while you wait by appointment)• Dedicated valet bay• Workshops using state of the art equipment• Free courtesy car• Equipped to work on most makes of cars• Many new customer special offers
A Local Garage Run by Local People
SPECIALIST
[email protected]: 01962 760665 Sales: 01962 760041
The foundation slab of a new Community Resource Centre for Andover and
District Mencap was laid during a recent ceremony held at Winchester Road in Andover. The new centre is being constructed by the Leadbitter Group on the site of the old Wellington pub.
David Cook, Regional Director of Leadbitter’s Southern Housing and Construction division, welcomed guests to the ceremony, including Elizabeth Hall, Founder and Vice Chair and Hon. Vice President of Andover & District Mencap. Ms Hall then put the final touches to complete the foundation slab of the building, before guests gathered for lunch in Mencap’s present home,
the Bonhomie Centre, South End Road. The Resource Centre will provide a focal point for Andover & District Mencap, allowing it to offer a wide range of social, leisure, educational and vocational opportunities and activities both for people with learning disabilities and the wider community. The charity hopes that the new centre will help to enable it to operate from the heart of the local neighbourhood, providing inclusive opportunities for people with a learning disability and forging links with the local voluntary sector and the wider community.David Cook said: “We at Leadbitter are delighted to be constructing this much-needed resource centre in Andover. We look forward to delivering a first class
building of which Andover and District Mencap can be proud.”
Andover and District Mencap supports adults and children with learning disabilities, as well as their families and carers. It was established more than 40 years ago and, since then, has been working to help people with learning disabilities to live as independently as possible within the community.
The organisation wants to develop its services, enabling even more people with learning disabilities to benefit. Its present home in South End Road is no longer suitable for its needs, and the new centre in Winchester Road will provide modern facilities suitable for the people of Andover and the
surrounding areas. Simon Tyler, Chief Executive, Andover & District Mencap, said: “This is an exciting time for Andover and District MENCAP. We are delighted to embark on this new phase
of our ongoing commitment to the local neighbourhood and we are certain that our new resource centre will be a beacon in the community."
Pictured Above:Test Valley Mayor, Councillor Chris Lynn (second from left) with Mayoress Frances Lynn (in red); Elizabeth Hall, Founder and Vice Chair and Hon. Vice President of Andover & District Mencap; Simon Tyler, Chief Executive, Andover & District Mencap; and David Cook and Iain MacDonald of the Leadbitter Group.
Foundation slab Laid at andover & District Mencap New resource Centre
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