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The Squeaker The Squeaker September 2018 The village magazine of the parish of Langrish in Hampshire The Squeaker Page 1 The Squeaker Page 2 The Squeaker The Purple Emperor (Apatura iris) As taken from a cell phone from the roof of The Old Vicarage on 27th June (See page 13) Page 3 The Squeaker Office at Old Vicarage, Langrish, GU32 1QY Telephone: 01730 261354 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Website: www.squeaker.org.uk Issues on first day of September, December, March and June. Deadline for major copy, one month before issue! Information for the Websites: Squeaker website: - Please contact: [email protected] Parish Council news: Please contact: [email protected] Church news: Please contact [email protected] Information concerning advertisements/distribution: Please contact Doris Rattray on: [email protected] Editor Rosemary Hopewell Assistant Editor Ian Wesley Distributors Sylvia Deadman, Jan Mallett, Jenny Morris, Doris Rattray, Joy Sang, Bryony Southwell Printed at East Meon Vicarage - Our thanks to the Vicar Page 4 The Squeaker EDITORIAL ................................................................................................................................................ 6 PARISH AND COMMUNITY NEWS ............................................................................................................. 7 CHAPEL COTTAGE ..................................................................................................................................... 8 LANGRISH AND RAMSDEAN FRIENDS FACEBOOK GROUP ........................................................................ 9 SOME THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT LANGRISH ........................................................................ 10 COMINGS & GOINGS .............................................................................................................................. 10 CONGRATULATIONS ............................................................................................................................... 11 ROYAL GARDEN PARTY ........................................................................................................................... 11 BOOK REVIEW - LANGRISH BOOK CLUB ................................................................................................. 12 WEATHER UPDATE ................................................................................................................................. 12 NATURE NOTES ...................................................................................................................................... 13 BULB PLANTING ..................................................................................................................................... 13 IN MEMORIAM ....................................................................................................................................... 14 THE ELEVENTH HOUR OF THE ELEVENTH DAY OF THE ELEVENTH MONTH .............................................. 15 THE CHURCH ROOM ............................................................................................................................... 16 WHAT’S BEEN GOING ON IN CHURCH? ................................................................................................... 18 NEW BEGINNINGS .................................................................................................................................. 19 CHURCH NOTICES ................................................................................................................................... 20 QUIZ ANSWERS ...................................................................................................................................... 21 OCTOBER'S PARTY .................................................................................................................................. 22 LANGRISH SOCIAL CLUBS ........................................................................................................................ 23 LANGRISH AND RAMSDEAN FRIENDS ..................................................................................................... 25 QUIZ - SPORT .......................................................................................................................................... 26 USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS............................................................................................................... 26 THE ROSEMARY FOUNDATION ............................................................................................................... 27 VILLAGE CALENDAR ................................................................................................................................ 28 BUS TIMETABLE ...................................................................................................................................... 29 SAVE THE CHILDREN ............................................................................................................................... 29 WHO’S WHO .......................................................................................................................................... 30 Page 5 The Squeaker EDITORIAL Another factual/business editorial rather than philosophising! This will be the last edition of the Squeaker published in this format. We are in the process of ‘modernising’ the layout and printing. So this one will be in the ‘old’ style but you may see immediate changes to the on-line version. Unfortunately the changes that are in the pipeline still will not enable us to publish the paper edition in colour - it’s far too expensive. In the survey, you asked to see more articles about Langrish and Ramsdean, the people who have lived and worked here and other things of interest. This edition is therefore very much villages orientated - both present and past. I am very much indebted to Evelyn Hickox’s ‘Some aspects of Langrish Life’ and the ‘Millennium’ edition of the Squeaker, which she edited, for some of the historical facts. I hope you will find them interesting. It is, of course the 100th anniversary of the Armistice and we are trying to publish a Memorial book by November, about those who died in WW1 and whose names appear on the War Memorial in Langrish Church. If anyone has any information about them or even on those who survived and whose names are on the illuminated panels at the back of the Church, we would be very grateful to have it. Time is getting very short! There is a wonderful spirit of co-operation, neighbourliness etc in Langrish and Ramsdean, and this is mentioned in one or two places in the articles but you will also see that we need even more volunteers to keep things running, so please think about it. Rosemary Hopewell - Editor September 2018 Our thanks to the following contributors:- Articles and Suggestions Jane Ball, Julie Blackwell, Jeremy Mitchell, Robina Talbot-Ponsonby, Betty and Ian Wesley. Unsigned articles by the Editor Pictures Melvin Elliott (frontispiece), Julie Blackwell, Ian Wesley, the Editor, the Internet Articles, letters to the Editor etc all very welcome Page 6 The Squeaker PARISH AND COMMUNITY NEWS The Parish Council (PC) met on 9th July. The Council was very pleased to welcome Debbie Luff to represent Ramsdean. She has already begun to highlight some of Ramsdean’s concerns. She will serve as a co-opted member until next year’s Council election. Otherwise business was routine. Traffic on the East Meon Road Claire Vennis of Laundry Cottage has managed to negotiate with Stagecoach that the afternoon 67 bus from Petersfield will ‘unofficially’ stop outside her house. This will help matters considerably. Well done! Road works Ramsdean Road from the Seven Stars to Ramsdean Green has recently re-opened after several weeks of inconvenient closure and heavy traffic on roads not geared-up to take it. For the past two weeks, there have been traffic lights on the A272 outside Reeds Meadow. These are to enable a pipe draining the clear water from the new sewage treatment unit, to be taken across the road. Only nothing much seems to be happening! Bus shelters It is hoped that the work on the shelter on Langrish Green will be start shortly. Telephone Box You may have noticed that the Telephone Box on Langrish Village Green has a pink undercoat on it. Jenny and Vick Morris are very kindly re-painting it for us. It will end up the requisite Post-office red! Bench on Ramsdean Green Early in July, the bench on Ramsdean Green erected to mark the Queen’ silver Jubilee, disintegrated. A very suitable replacement has been found and it is now installed on the Green thanks to Debbie and all the Luff family. Page 7 The Squeaker CHAPEL COTTAGE Chapel Cottage is a two storey thatched roof property which is Grade II listed. It was constructed in the 16th century as a framed small open hall house and has an early 17th century fireplace and upper floor. It has late 17th century cladding, an early 19th century and 20th century extensions and renovations. It has red brickwork in Flemish bond with blue headers. The front elevation has high plinth 1st floor band. It is thatched with low eaves and has a catslide roof at the rear (meaning that the roof continues down below the main eaves height allowing a greater depth of building without increasing the ridge height.) It has a plain doorway, with a simple canopy on carved brackets. The interior has an exposed frame, beams, and a one sided massive fireplace which indicate the phases
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