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Brown Fri 4th, Fri 18th Oct Floodline 08459 881 188 Cole U. by Watermeadows, Photo bins Fri 1st, Fri 15th, Fri 29th Nov Southern Electric 08457 331 331 October / November 2019 Longstock Neighbourhood Plan Southern Water 08452 780 845 Issue 243 Green bags are collected on Tuesdays of the Putting us in control of Our Village. same week as brown bins. To subscribe please Police non-urgent calls 101 or 0845 0454 545 contact TVBC on 368000. Neighbourcare Andover 336 020, 339 899 What is a Neighbourhood Plan? Foil is collected at Chilbolton’s West Down car Surgery 810524 Neighbourhood Planning was introduced as part of the park & at Andover Garden Centre. Community Care Team Localism Act in 2011. Instead of being told what to do, the Plastic pots are no longer recycled there. (District Nurses) 01962 893 560 Government felt that local communities should have a Helpline for Carers (Freephone) 08000 323 456 There is a collecting box for clean plastic milk genuine opportunity to influence the future of where they live Hants County Council information 0845 603 5638 bottle tops in the church lychgate, and a This Newsletter is and work. Neighbourhood planning provides communities separate one for batteries. Please don’t put Test Valley Borough Council 368000 published by Longstock with the ability to come together through a local parish either in plastic bags. Batteries can also be Citizens’ Advice Bureau 365534 Parish Council and delivered disposed of in supermarkets & should not go in free to every household in council or neighbourhood forum to set out a vision for land dustbins. To call anonymously with information Longstock. use and development within each individual plan’s boundary. about crime: Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 The batteries (small, not car!) will In doing this, we as residents get to have a say in how to be taken for safe disposal; and Anyone else may subscribe clean plastic milk bottle tops with TRANSPORT at £8 a year by contacting really maximise our assets and ensure that we have the right the HDPE symbol will be recycled to Stagecoach Stockbridge to Winchester longstockparishcouncil18 businesses, homes and facilities in the right place at the right buses number 68 0845 121 0190 @gmail.com. raise funds for the Gift of Sight’s time to ensure we have a thriving and vibrant community, research into macular degeneration. Wheelers Stockbridge to Winchester buses NO OTHER TYPES number 16, & no 15 to Andover 02380 471 800 now and in the future. OF TOPS PLEASE as these are the only Cango buses to Romsey have been replaced with Continued on page 2. ones accepted now, and PLEASE don’t put shared taxis.Register on 01962 846 786 batteries in with bottle tops.The consequences Longstock Fête Ð the Future are DIRE! Traveline for countrywide travel info 08712 002 233 The consensus of the present committee is to continue the Dial-a-Ride (Joyrides Stockbridge) tradition of holding a fête each year, but there is no doubt that While the White Hart has building work Minibus to Andover Register on 356 808 it requires effort, and some long-standing contributors feel This runs through Longstock on Wednesdays at they have done their bit. The committee thus wishes to to hear the glass recycling bins have been moved to 9.30, returning at noon, for £3.75 return. the views of Longstock residents. the bus bay at Roman Road. Register on 356808 or for more information, ring Glass, clothing and foil recycling bins are Please see details on page 2. John Musters 810459 or Dane Oliver avalable at Chilbolton Down car park, and at Andover Wyevale Garden Centre. 810839. The deadline for newsletter submissions is Friday 15th November if you’d like to submit any news or comment, or offer to help! [email protected] Page 2 The Longstock Newsletter Issue No 243 Oct/Nov 2019 Issue No 242 Aug/Sept 2019 The Longstock Newsletter Page 2

Neighbourghood plan continued. Longstock Fête increase the parking area at the Longstock statutory development plan for the local area, Longstock is very important to us. Not only is it a Ð the Future Recreation Ground. meaning it will be used to make planning decisions beautiful place to live, it’s a fantastic leisure and Recent Planning Applications for the area designated in the plan. The fête this year once tourism destination and home to many businesses. 29/31 Longstock - application from Leckford Estate In order to administer the Longstock again attracted a good crowd from the village As residents, we recognise the uniqueness of for 4 new parking spaces along the road (PC Neighbourhood Plan, Longstock Parish Council has and beyond, which is tribute to the way that the Support) Longstock and want to retain its village feel and committee under the expert guidance of Garry brought together a steering committee made up of sense of community. It’s therefore very important to Hedley has run things in recent years. Recent Parish Council Expenditure local residents from each corner of the village. In the us that Longstock develops in a way that coming weeks and months, the steering committee The consensus of the present committee is to Grass-cutting and Cemetery Maintenance £500.00 complements its picturesque countryside setting. will be looking to gather your views and opinions on continue the tradition of holding a fête each year, but Parish Council Annual Insurance Renewal £1,048.12 subjects which you are exceptionally qualified to Longstock has now been designated a NHP area there is no doubt that it requires effort, and some Streetlighting Electricity Supply £47.60 answer Ð the place in which you live! Perhaps you and together we must work hard to protect, grow, long-standing contributors feel they have done their have a favourite green space that you would like to safeguard and thrive as a stunning village in the bit. Longstock Ð Heart of The Test Valley. protect, a view which you feel is important or you’d Given that the majority are in favour of an Your Village, Your Vision like to influence the character of new buildings in annual fête, while wishing to reduce effort where There will be several open meetings that you are On 12 August 2019, Longstock the village? These are all issues dealt with by a welcome to attend. Agendas will be posted on the possible, are there other ways of doing it, such as scaling down by not having certain elements? Parish Council voted to support the development of a Neighbourhood Plan. notice boards and on our new Parish Council Neighbourhood Plan for our parish. Neighbourhood The committee needs to hear the views of So, what can you do to assist? If you want our Website when it’s gone live. We need your input, planning allows communities to formally come ideas, opinions Ð please don’t leave it all up to the Longstock residents, so if you have some ideas or, plan to truly reflect your vision of Longstock from even better, would be willing to help, please jot them together (through a parish council or neighbourhood now and into the future, then we will need your Steering Committee, this is your chance to have your forum) to have a say on the future development of say. Come and support your village. down and pass them to John on valuable contributions. This could be as simple as [email protected], or ring him on 810459. the place in which we live and/or work. attending engagement events and giving us your Angie Filippa is the Chairman of the Longstock Anyone with ideas will then be invited to a Neighbourhood Plans are developed using a views, to completing questionnaires, giving feedback Neighbourhood Plan and contactable at meeting to plan the way ahead and help continue the legal framework which requires proposals to go on topics or just spreading the word amongst your [email protected]. special ‘feel’ of our annual fête. through a formal consultation with residents, an neighbours. independent examiner and a local referendum. If the Perhaps you’d like to get more involved? Our Next meeting at Parish Council plan proves successful it becomes part of the steering group recognises that it has a mammoth task Longstock Village Meeting Dates ahead which we will need Longstock residents to Hall Monday 7th Oct at 7.30pm You are very welcome to come and hear what help us with. We are therefore looking for people of 2nd October at 7pm Monday 11th Nov at 7.30 goes on at a parish council meeting in the village all ages, with a variety of skills and abilities, from all hall or to contact the Clerk with any issue. parts of the village to get involved. We need people who would be happy to participate in information Parish Councillors: Parish Council Report Parish Council to replace the previous village gathering, for example doing a walk-around of their by Mark Flewitt, Parish Clerk website which will no longer be available. More Chairman: Sophie Walters local area, highlighting problems and opportunities, details will follow in due course. [email protected] 07740 443 460 Neighbourhood Plan - The Parish Council met in or mapping out how the local area has changed in an Extraordinary meeting in August to formalise the Streetlights Ð After a lengthy process the new Councillors: their lifetime to provide a better picture of the scale village streetlights, with more economical models in David Burnfield, [email protected] of past change. You could join us on an ad hoc basis designation of the whole parish of Longstock as a 810 529 Neighbourhood Area as the first step in the process a more traditional design, are now expected to be John Eastwood [email protected] or even just for a couple of hours each month. If of creating a Neighbourhood Plan (NHP) Area. delivered in the next couple of weeks. The new LED 07880 644 977 you’d like to find out more then please email us on lights should enhance the look of the village, and Angie Filippa, [email protected] TVBC has now formally accepted this designation Ivan Gibson, [email protected] 810 002 [email protected]. and has published the information on the relevant generate significant savings in electricity Charles Grieve, [email protected] 810 580 page of its website. consumption and maintenance costs. Selina Musters, [email protected] 810 459 An NHP Steering Group has now been set up Parish Councillor Change Ð After almost 10 years Clerk Mark Flewitt including Parish Councillors, Longstock residents of service as a Parish Councillor, Becky Griffiths [email protected] 810 752 from various parts of the village, and a submitted her resignation in August. As per the Colin McIntyre, [email protected] representative of Leckford Estate. Their monthly statutory process, TVBC confirmed that a new District Councillors: meetings will be advertised on the Parish Council Parish Councillor can be co-opted to replace her. Ian Jeffrey, [email protected] notice boards and will be open to the public, and Angie Filippa has kindly agreed to join the council. 01794 388872 there will be regular reports on progress in the Alison Johnston, [email protected] 01794 517939 Newsletter. The Longstock NHP team will be guided Remembrance Sunday Ð the arrangements for the traditional ceremony at the village War Memorial Tony Ward, [email protected] by Liz Bourne of Plan-et, an acknowledged local 01794 389649 expert on the Neighbourhood Planning process. have been confirmed. Please see details on page 9. County Councillor: Longstock Parish Council Website Ð Work has Recreation Ground Ð It is expected that Leckford Andrew Gibson, [email protected] now started on the creation of a new website for the Estate will begin work in the next few weeks to 01264 861138 Page 4 The Longstock Newsletter Issue No 243 Oct/Nov 2019 Issue No 242 Aug/Sept 2019 The Longstock Newsletter Page 4 Test Valley School Preparing our Villages for the Future others with relevant experience. Out of this event Swimming Pool Update - Future proofing our villages in a time of environmental we propose beginning work on a five year plan to Liz Howard writes change - future proof our villages. Anna Odell, Gemma Regniez and Susanne Hasselmann write If you are interested or experienced in renewable Following repairs made to the surrounding area energy generation, growing your own food, of the pool by the PTA, School Staff and parents, No one could have failed to notice the mind blowing events impacting the World at the moment. protecting our beautiful Test and its biodiversity, the swimming pool was successfully re-opened after have a cunning plan for sorting out our transport the May half term holiday. We’ve been feeling a bit lost and powerless to do anything about it. To get rid of that powerless challenges, or just don’t have anything better to This summer saw the pool being used a record feeling, at least when it comes to future proofing do…. Please get in touch. amount by the students of Test Valley, especially our villages for environmental change, we have set To give us an idea of numbers please register during lunchtimes where students were free to make up a group to begin work in this area and to support your interest via our Eventbrite page link: use of this superb resource. The pool also played what is already being done. host to several other events including the annual How can you help? https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/preparing- wherwell-chilbolton-for-the-future- local secondary school swimming gala, school Christmas Raffle We will be hosting an inaugural drop in event in sports days and the Summer Sizzler which Wherwell Village Hall on Sunday the 20th October tickets-71633946061 We are soon to be continuing our fundraising from 15h00 to 17h00 with table top discussions We look forward to seeing you! welcomes pupils of Test Valley School and their campaign with our Christmas raffle and like last families as well as those joining the school, for a fun covering: Water, Waste, Food, Biodiversity, Contact: [email protected] or call us on year, we have some amazing prizes to be won! Transport and Energy. It is an open event for social evening. Unsurprisingly the pool proved to be However it is not too late to make a donation so if 01264 860 060. We will be setting up a Facebook very popular! everyone, young and old, to find out more about page post the event on the 20th October. you or your company are able to offer a product or these areas, contribute ideas, and discuss them with Our fundraising this year has included many service we would love to hear from you, or if you Kindly sponsored by Scirum. school events including the live music event would like to purchase raffle tickets, please do get in ‘Stockfest’ and a sponsored ‘Test Valley to Tokyo’ touch. Our email address is: Stockbridge Music Joaquín Turina (1882-1949) found a small door fun run. Pupils have been astonishing too, with one [email protected] The Maiastra String Quartet leading into an incense-filled chapel where toreadors year 8 individually raising an outstanding £450 from Friday 13th September 2019 were praying before facing possible death. car boot sales. We have also supported several local 250 Club Inspiration was immediate. The arena’s tumult, a community events including the Stockbridge Fete The ‘250 Club’ which was set up to raise the James Montgomery writes fiesta to come Ð and the prayers for protection Ð all and Trout n’ About. Thanks to the fantastic support funds needed to maintain the pool is now up and Take three musically advanced young string are in his one movement work La Oración del we have received from the local community, running and the first draw took place on 5th players, post graduates ambitious to make chamber torero. The Maiastra proved masters of the work’s including a very generous donation from September. We have more people ready to join in music their careers Ð in this case a Latvian, Korean, vivid mood painting, guitar derived ornaments and Stockbridge Cinema of £1,000, £300 from the October but there are still some numbers available. and a Briton Ð put them together for just ten days conflicting emotions. Leckford Farm Shop token scheme and £200 from At a cost of just £5 a month (or £60 annually) you with a renowned professor from the Guildhall The final work in this inspirational concert was Clegg and Brooking and Budgens, we have nearly could be in with a chance of winning one of four School of Music and the Yehudi Menuhin School, Schubert’s Quartet No. 14 in D minor, dubbed the reached our target for the annual maintenance of the prizes of up to £200 EVERY MONTH! and you can enjoy a concert of the highest quality, Death and the Maiden, not his title but named later thinking you were listening to a long established pool and to keep it open for this year. Please do get in touch to join at the email after a song of the same name he’d written seven group. HOWEVER, we still have a long way to go to address above or details and an application form can years earlier; he’d used its theme for this Quartet’s fund the on-going repairs and to update and be found on the school website at: At least you can in the hands of the Aidan second movement and added five variations, the Woodcock Trust. Woodcock, who died three years portions of the work that’s made it so well known. modernise the facilities to enable this fantastic https://www.testvalley.hants.sch.uk/our-school/pta/ facility to be open to you, our local community. ago, and for some years was in the London This four movement Quartet with all its contrasted We are very grateful for your on-going support, Symphony Orchestra, later in life became dedicated demands of frenzied, gentle, rhythmic, strenuous, In the meantime we are currently waiting to hear many thanks. Test Valley School PTA. to nurturing young string playing talent. He named scurrying, expressive elements requires the greatest the outcome of several other grant applications his annual ten day free residential courses after the thought and skill. Superbly played. whilst busy applying for further grants. Maiastra, a bird with magical powers from Stockbridge Music’s education mission is paying Romanian folklore. local audiences dividends. So after just a few days of moulding together, here was this quartet playing three of the most challenging works in any string quartet’s repertoire, by Beethoven, Turina and Schubert. Alasdair John Cox Beethoven’s String Quartet in D (Op. 18 No. 3) owes much to his influence by Haydn and Mozart. In Carpentry specialist; garden maintenance; this work, the players have to lead us through the building work inside & out. contrasts of calm reflection with warm sonorities Fully insured, good references. drawn from their strings to much jabbing of the same Free quotations; no job too small. strings to elicit relentless disquiet. Abrupt dynamic 2 Manor Farm Cottages, North Houghton changes, unexpected tonalities, key modulations Ð all 810311 or 07900 621842 were expressed with admirable authority here. During a day of bullfighting in Madrid, while mingling with some horses back stage, the composer Page 5 The Longstock Newsletter Issue No 243 Oct/Nov 2019 Issue No 242 Aug/Sept 2019 The Longstock Newsletter Page 5 Test Valley School Preparing our Villages for the Future others with relevant experience. Out of this event Swimming Pool Update - Future proofing our villages in a time of environmental we propose beginning work on a five year plan to Liz Howard writes change - future proof our villages. Anna Odell, Gemma Regniez and Susanne Hasselmann write If you are interested or experienced in renewable Following repairs made to the surrounding area energy generation, growing your own food, of the pool by the PTA, School Staff and parents, No one could have failed to notice the mind blowing events impacting the World at the moment. protecting our beautiful Test and its biodiversity, the swimming pool was successfully re-opened after have a cunning plan for sorting out our transport the May half term holiday. We’ve been feeling a bit lost and powerless to do anything about it. To get rid of that powerless challenges, or just don’t have anything better to This summer saw the pool being used a record feeling, at least when it comes to future proofing do…. Please get in touch. amount by the students of Test Valley, especially our villages for environmental change, we have set To give us an idea of numbers please register during lunchtimes where students were free to make up a group to begin work in this area and to support your interest via our Eventbrite page link: use of this superb resource. The pool also played what is already being done. host to several other events including the annual How can you help? https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/preparing- wherwell-chilbolton-for-the-future- local secondary school swimming gala, school Christmas Raffle We will be hosting an inaugural drop in event in sports days and the Summer Sizzler which Wherwell Village Hall on Sunday the 20th October tickets-71633946061 We are soon to be continuing our fundraising from 15h00 to 17h00 with table top discussions We look forward to seeing you! welcomes pupils of Test Valley School and their campaign with our Christmas raffle and like last families as well as those joining the school, for a fun covering: Water, Waste, Food, Biodiversity, Contact: [email protected] or call us on year, we have some amazing prizes to be won! Transport and Energy. It is an open event for social evening. Unsurprisingly the pool proved to be However it is not too late to make a donation so if 01264 860 060. We will be setting up a Facebook very popular! everyone, young and old, to find out more about page post the event on the 20th October. you or your company are able to offer a product or these areas, contribute ideas, and discuss them with Our fundraising this year has included many service we would love to hear from you, or if you Kindly sponsored by Scirum. school events including the live music event would like to purchase raffle tickets, please do get in ‘Stockfest’ and a sponsored ‘Test Valley to Tokyo’ touch. Our email address is: Stockbridge Music Joaquín Turina (1882-1949) found a small door fun run. Pupils have been astonishing too, with one [email protected] The Maiastra String Quartet leading into an incense-filled chapel where toreadors year 8 individually raising an outstanding £450 from Friday 13th September 2019 were praying before facing possible death. car boot sales. We have also supported several local 250 Club Inspiration was immediate. The arena’s tumult, a community events including the Stockbridge Fete The ‘250 Club’ which was set up to raise the James Montgomery writes fiesta to come Ð and the prayers for protection Ð all and Trout n’ About. Thanks to the fantastic support funds needed to maintain the pool is now up and Take three musically advanced young string are in his one movement work La Oración del we have received from the local community, running and the first draw took place on 5th players, post graduates ambitious to make chamber torero. The Maiastra proved masters of the work’s including a very generous donation from September. We have more people ready to join in music their careers Ð in this case a Latvian, Korean, vivid mood painting, guitar derived ornaments and Stockbridge Cinema of £1,000, £300 from the October but there are still some numbers available. and a Briton Ð put them together for just ten days conflicting emotions. Leckford Farm Shop token scheme and £200 from At a cost of just £5 a month (or £60 annually) you with a renowned professor from the Guildhall The final work in this inspirational concert was Clegg and Brooking and Budgens, we have nearly could be in with a chance of winning one of four School of Music and the Yehudi Menuhin School, Schubert’s Quartet No. 14 in D minor, dubbed the reached our target for the annual maintenance of the prizes of up to £200 EVERY MONTH! and you can enjoy a concert of the highest quality, Death and the Maiden, not his title but named later thinking you were listening to a long established pool and to keep it open for this year. Please do get in touch to join at the email after a song of the same name he’d written seven group. HOWEVER, we still have a long way to go to address above or details and an application form can years earlier; he’d used its theme for this Quartet’s fund the on-going repairs and to update and be found on the school website at: At least you can in the hands of the Aidan second movement and added five variations, the Woodcock Trust. Woodcock, who died three years portions of the work that’s made it so well known. modernise the facilities to enable this fantastic https://www.testvalley.hants.sch.uk/our-school/pta/ facility to be open to you, our local community. ago, and for some years was in the London This four movement Quartet with all its contrasted We are very grateful for your on-going support, Symphony Orchestra, later in life became dedicated demands of frenzied, gentle, rhythmic, strenuous, In the meantime we are currently waiting to hear many thanks. Test Valley School PTA. to nurturing young string playing talent. He named scurrying, expressive elements requires the greatest the outcome of several other grant applications his annual ten day free residential courses after the thought and skill. Superbly played. whilst busy applying for further grants. Maiastra, a bird with magical powers from Stockbridge Music’s education mission is paying Romanian folklore. local audiences dividends. So after just a few days of moulding together, here was this quartet playing three of the most challenging works in any string quartet’s repertoire, by Beethoven, Turina and Schubert. Alasdair John Cox Beethoven’s String Quartet in D (Op. 18 No. 3) owes much to his influence by Haydn and Mozart. In Carpentry specialist; garden maintenance; this work, the players have to lead us through the building work inside & out. contrasts of calm reflection with warm sonorities Fully insured, good references. drawn from their strings to much jabbing of the same Free quotations; no job too small. strings to elicit relentless disquiet. Abrupt dynamic 2 Manor Farm Cottages, North Houghton changes, unexpected tonalities, key modulations Ð all 810311 or 07900 621842 were expressed with admirable authority here. During a day of bullfighting in Madrid, while mingling with some horses back stage, the composer Page 6 The Longstock Newsletter Issue No 243 Oct/Nov 2019 Issue No 242 Aug/Sept 2019 The Longstock Newsletter Page 6 Longstock Allotments “Summer-Watch” The common dormouse is protected by law, so problems for survival and vital energy is wasted in Longstock please note that the nest must be left strictly when going in and out of hibernation. It’s known that Gareth Evans, Chairman, Longstock Allotments writes untouched. It is a nocturnal animal, hence the large 40%-50% can die in the hibernation period, which About 2 years ago it was agreed at our AGM that a Allotments eyes as well as long whiskers to aid navigation. lasts from November to May. They are also in small area of the allotment should be put over to a They are incredibly nimble climbers, possessing competition for hazelnuts with the introduced larger wildlife area. We'd already had rabbits and deer Carrie Ross writes Sometime after the end double jointed ankles, which one assumes is and stronger grey squirrel. But remember they have munching our crops. We didn't want that type of of their winter advantageous for climbing high in the canopy when survived and adapted for 56 million years which the wildlife back, we wanted smaller animals. So we hibernation, in late searching for food. The diet consists of a variety of very earliest fossils date back to. removed some of the weeds from a difficult, spring time, a pair of things, yes ….of course hazel nuts, as well as unpopular part of a particularly shady plot, dug it One final fact for you. Beatrix Potter dormice for some reason flowers, fruits, aphids, caterpillars and even wasp over and sowed a wildflower mix. Two small ponds had a pet dormouse called Xarifa. Did decided that a patch of galls. Apparently it can take the dormouse 20 were added, log piles put in place and we sat back she crack open a few hazel nuts for tayberries on Longstock minutes to gnaw into the hazel nut, so the calorie and waited. Xarifa from time to time? Allotments seemed to be advantage presumably exceeds the energy output. We didn't have to wait for long, because in the the ideal location to build Life span is about 5 years. They are tiny, weighing Spring of this year I saw 2 slow-worms near our a nest. It was built a only 18g the same as two £1 coins (or 3 teaspoons of water supply tap (I have since seen another in my metre off the ground, sugar) and are about 8cms long. Not members of the own garden in the village). The wildflowers were mainly of woven grasses, regular mouse family, apparently they are a suborder beautiful but probably a little overtaken by some twined round two stems of the fruit. Being carefully of the squirrel and beaver families. naturally occurring nettles. The ponds did their thing hidden, it remained unobserved by humans until Hibernation nests on the ground are believed to and attracted birds for a drink, and one of the ponds early August when the tayberries ripened and provide a more stable temperature. Climate change also had tadpoles - which for the first year in situ needed picking. is having significant impact on these tiny animals, was wonderful. Photos were taken and the Hampshire and Isle of with warmer spells in winter interrupting their The biggest surprise however was the appearance of Wight Wildlife Trust confirmed it to have been built hibernation. Wet spring weather can also create a nest of woven grass and bark, some 3-4 inches in by the common (hazel) dormouse. They kindly lent diameter, in amongst Carrie Ross' Tayberries. We us a motion camera which was in situ for a few didn't know what this was, but Sue Parish thought weeks. We had a lot of frustrating footage of leaves that it could be the nest of a Dormouse. We were all blowing in the wind and, happily, a nano-second of very excited about this so contacted the Mammal a potential dormouse! We await confirmation from Society and the Hampshire Wildlife Trust. They the Trust. Patience required! agreed with Sue, and lent us a camera to capture movement around the nest. We've reviewed the We all know of the Alice in Wonderland dormouse footage of hundreds of movements of leaves due to falling asleep at the Mad Hatter’s tea party, which The Autumn Wind the wind, but there was one delightful shot from the illustrations in the book, was probably of ...... a Dormouse! based on the ‘edible dormouse’ which was introduced to this country by the Romans. These The Camera has gone back up, so I shall let you were considered a delicacy as their name implies. The Autumn Wind is a pirate know if we have more news. One year of a wildlife The edible dormouse is now confined to the Blustering in from sea, area has "borne fruit". It encourages us to do more. Chilterns. Longstock With a rollicking song, he sweeps along, Longstock Garden Club Swaggering boisterously. Water Gardens The John Spedan Lewis Trust, for the His face is weather beaten. Open Days in August - September 2019 Advancement of Natural Sciences Our Autumn Programe starts with Tuesday He wears a hooded sash, 8th October with Robert Harvey giving a talk on th With a silver hat about his head, Longstock Park Water Gardens are open on Free Lecture on Thursday 10 October “Mediterranean Wild Flowers in Nature and the selected Sundays from May to September 2pm for 2.30 talk in the Longstock Village Garden,” with, we think some very good images. And a bristling black moustache. (1-4pm; £7). The charity open days represent a Hall th He growls as he storms the country, local nominated charity and staff, with volunteers On Tuesday 12 November we welcome Alan A villain big and bold. on hand to talk about each charity's work. Edmundson and “The Shady Garden.” ‘An Organic World’ And the trees all shake and quiver and quake, 4th Aug - RNIB (South East) Our meetings are held in Longstock Village Patrick Holden CBE Hall at 7 p.m. for a 7.30 p.m. start. Everyone is As he robs them of their gold. 11th Aug - Winchester Bereavement Support welcome to join us, £2 for the evening or £12 The Autumn Wind is a raider, 18th Aug - Hampshire Search & Rescue founder of The Sustainable Food Trust, a past Membership for the year, due at the A.G.M. in Pillaging just for fun. February. We hold a raffle with plenty of plants 1st Sept - Two Saints, Southampton director of The Soil Association, organic farmer He'll knock you 'round and upside down, and cheesemaker and a frequent broadcaster. and other delights. Refreshments are free. We 8th Sept - SERV (Blood Runners) really look forward to seeing you. And laugh when he's conquered and won. Do come and listen to this visionary man, 15th Sept - Longparish Little School Other details: Clare Bramley (810 432) or Ada By Steve Sabol passionate about our health and well being. Rogers (810 794). Page 7 The Longstock Newsletter Issue No 243 Oct/Nov 2019 Issue No 242 Aug/Sept 2019 The Longstock Newsletter Page 7 Longstock Allotments “Summer-Watch” The common dormouse is protected by law, so problems for survival and vital energy is wasted in Longstock please note that the nest must be left strictly when going in and out of hibernation. It’s known that Gareth Evans, Chairman, Longstock Allotments writes untouched. It is a nocturnal animal, hence the large 40%-50% can die in the hibernation period, which About 2 years ago it was agreed at our AGM that a Allotments eyes as well as long whiskers to aid navigation. lasts from November to May. They are also in small area of the allotment should be put over to a They are incredibly nimble climbers, possessing competition for hazelnuts with the introduced larger wildlife area. We'd already had rabbits and deer Carrie Ross writes Sometime after the end double jointed ankles, which one assumes is and stronger grey squirrel. But remember they have munching our crops. We didn't want that type of of their winter advantageous for climbing high in the canopy when survived and adapted for 56 million years which the wildlife back, we wanted smaller animals. So we hibernation, in late searching for food. The diet consists of a variety of very earliest fossils date back to. removed some of the weeds from a difficult, spring time, a pair of things, yes ….of course hazel nuts, as well as unpopular part of a particularly shady plot, dug it One final fact for you. Beatrix Potter dormice for some reason flowers, fruits, aphids, caterpillars and even wasp over and sowed a wildflower mix. Two small ponds had a pet dormouse called Xarifa. Did decided that a patch of galls. Apparently it can take the dormouse 20 were added, log piles put in place and we sat back she crack open a few hazel nuts for tayberries on Longstock minutes to gnaw into the hazel nut, so the calorie and waited. Xarifa from time to time? Allotments seemed to be advantage presumably exceeds the energy output. We didn't have to wait for long, because in the the ideal location to build Life span is about 5 years. They are tiny, weighing Spring of this year I saw 2 slow-worms near our a nest. It was built a only 18g the same as two £1 coins (or 3 teaspoons of water supply tap (I have since seen another in my metre off the ground, sugar) and are about 8cms long. Not members of the own garden in the village). The wildflowers were mainly of woven grasses, regular mouse family, apparently they are a suborder beautiful but probably a little overtaken by some twined round two stems of the fruit. Being carefully of the squirrel and beaver families. naturally occurring nettles. The ponds did their thing hidden, it remained unobserved by humans until Hibernation nests on the ground are believed to and attracted birds for a drink, and one of the ponds early August when the tayberries ripened and provide a more stable temperature. Climate change also had tadpoles - which for the first year in situ needed picking. is having significant impact on these tiny animals, was wonderful. Photos were taken and the Hampshire and Isle of with warmer spells in winter interrupting their The biggest surprise however was the appearance of Wight Wildlife Trust confirmed it to have been built hibernation. Wet spring weather can also create a nest of woven grass and bark, some 3-4 inches in by the common (hazel) dormouse. They kindly lent diameter, in amongst Carrie Ross' Tayberries. We us a motion camera which was in situ for a few didn't know what this was, but Sue Parish thought weeks. We had a lot of frustrating footage of leaves that it could be the nest of a Dormouse. We were all blowing in the wind and, happily, a nano-second of very excited about this so contacted the Mammal a potential dormouse! We await confirmation from Society and the Hampshire Wildlife Trust. They the Trust. Patience required! agreed with Sue, and lent us a camera to capture movement around the nest. We've reviewed the We all know of the Alice in Wonderland dormouse footage of hundreds of movements of leaves due to falling asleep at the Mad Hatter’s tea party, which The Autumn Wind the wind, but there was one delightful shot from the illustrations in the book, was probably of ...... a Dormouse! based on the ‘edible dormouse’ which was introduced to this country by the Romans. These The Camera has gone back up, so I shall let you were considered a delicacy as their name implies. The Autumn Wind is a pirate know if we have more news. One year of a wildlife The edible dormouse is now confined to the Blustering in from sea, area has "borne fruit". It encourages us to do more. Chilterns. Longstock With a rollicking song, he sweeps along, Longstock Garden Club Swaggering boisterously. Water Gardens The John Spedan Lewis Trust, for the His face is weather beaten. Open Days in August - September 2019 Advancement of Natural Sciences Our Autumn Programe starts with Tuesday He wears a hooded sash, 8th October with Robert Harvey giving a talk on th With a silver hat about his head, Longstock Park Water Gardens are open on Free Lecture on Thursday 10 October “Mediterranean Wild Flowers in Nature and the selected Sundays from May to September 2pm for 2.30 talk in the Longstock Village Garden,” with, we think some very good images. And a bristling black moustache. (1-4pm; £7). The charity open days represent a Hall th He growls as he storms the country, local nominated charity and staff, with volunteers On Tuesday 12 November we welcome Alan A villain big and bold. on hand to talk about each charity's work. Edmundson and “The Shady Garden.” ‘An Organic World’ And the trees all shake and quiver and quake, 4th Aug - RNIB (South East) Our meetings are held in Longstock Village Patrick Holden CBE Hall at 7 p.m. for a 7.30 p.m. start. Everyone is As he robs them of their gold. 11th Aug - Winchester Bereavement Support welcome to join us, £2 for the evening or £12 The Autumn Wind is a raider, 18th Aug - Hampshire Search & Rescue founder of The Sustainable Food Trust, a past Membership for the year, due at the A.G.M. in Pillaging just for fun. February. We hold a raffle with plenty of plants 1st Sept - Two Saints, Southampton director of The Soil Association, organic farmer He'll knock you 'round and upside down, and cheesemaker and a frequent broadcaster. and other delights. Refreshments are free. We 8th Sept - SERV (Blood Runners) really look forward to seeing you. And laugh when he's conquered and won. Do come and listen to this visionary man, 15th Sept - Longparish Little School Other details: Clare Bramley (810 432) or Ada By Steve Sabol passionate about our health and well being. Rogers (810 794). 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Please make a note of the date and if you wish to book a place ring Maddie 01264 810284. Or email [email protected]. Church News The autumn clean for the Church will take place either on 19 or 26 October. This will ensure that all the cobwebs are dealt with and that the church will be in a clean and tidy state ready for Café Church on The service at St Mary’s will start at 5.00pm and finish around 5.45pm. 3 November and then for the Remembrance Service This will be the usual celebration of Harvest. Longstock Fete: see elsewhere in this edition of the on 10 November. news for a full report on a successful fete which After the church service we will meet in Longstock Village Hall at raises money in support of St Mary’s and other local We will start around 10am and aim to finish by 6.00pm for a HOG ROAST SUPPER. 12noon. Buns and refreshments provided. causes. There will be a vegetarian option and a selection of home made puddings. A bar serving wine On 8 September we held the Patronal Service for St 3 November - Café Church. We will start with a and soft drinks will be there. Mary. At this service, we said thank you to the continental breakfast at 9.30am with the opportunity many volunteers who help with the church Ð and for chatting and catching up with the news. At Tickets £12 each (£6 for 12 and under). We can cater for 60-70 people so to book your place fete. Unfortunately many were away on holiday so about 10.00am there will be an informal service, please ring Maddie 810284 (01264) were not able to receive the thanks in person. including a drama or dramatic reading from young or email [email protected]. However, Bob Green, who took the service, did a people. As it is All Saints day this may well be the great job and at least all the volunteers know just focus of our worship. Please put the date in your We will also enjoy a sing song and a raffle. how grateful we are from the invitation sent round. diary and join us for this fun event. If you can’t make the church service, please join us for the Hog Roast. Sunday 6 October - The Harvest Festival Service 10 November Ð Remembrance Sunday. As has will take place at 5.00pm in St Mary’s Church, been the pattern in the past, the All Age followed by a Hog Roast in Longstock Village Hall. Remembrance Service will start at 10.00am and Cost of the supper £12.00 per head (£6.00 for 12 finish in good time for us to then walk to the War and under). We last had a Hog Roast supper 2 years Memorial for the Act of Remembrance at 10.50am. ago and it was great fun. There will be singing and The names of the war dead will be read by John much chat, plus the usual raffle There will be Musters and Charles Grieve. This is always a very potatoes and salad to go with the hog roast and a well attended service and act of remembrance and vegetarian option. As usual, a number of volunteers the Peat Spade have been kind enough to offer us Remembrance Sunday this year falls on 10 November. Following the will make a selection of puddings. coffee afterwards. Morning Service at St Mary’s, all villagers are invited to come together for the Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial at 10:50am, to honour the 13 men who fell in the First World War out of the 75 men who served in the Armed Forces and the 4 men who gave their lives in the Second World War. R C Church of St. Thomas More Following the Service the Peat Spade have once again, very generously, Behind Rosalind Hill House, Stockbridge High Street offered to provide coffee and cake. This will be followed by a curry lunch. As always space will be limited, so please book in for lunch with MASS CELEBRATED at 09.00 each Sunday Charles Grieve on 810580 or Father Mark Hogan, Parish Priest Tel: 01962 852804 e-mail him at [email protected].

Forthcoming Services at St. Mary’s Details of other services in the Benefice from Church Warden: Wise Words? Maddie Hedley on 810284 ‘The difference between perseverance and ‘People never lie so much as after a hunt, obstinacy is that one comes with a strong during a war or before an election.’ will, and the other from a strong won’t.’ Otto von Bismarck, 1815-1898, Henry Ward Beecher, 1813-1887, Prussian statesman American clergyman ‘Being an MP feeds your vanity and starves ‘The less you talk, your self-respect.’ the more you’re listened to.’ Matthew Parris, 1949- , Abigail Van Buren, 1918-2013, British political writer, broadcaster and former politician American journalist. Page 9 The Longstock Newsletter Issue No 243 Oct/Nov 2019 Issue No 242 Aug/Sept 2019 The Longstock Newsletter Page 9

Forthcoming Services at St. Mary’s Details of other services in the Benefice from Church Warden: Wise Words? Maddie Hedley on 810284 ‘The difference between perseverance and ‘People never lie so much as after a hunt, obstinacy is that one comes with a strong during a war or before an election.’ will, and the other from a strong won’t.’ Otto von Bismarck, 1815-1898, Henry Ward Beecher, 1813-1887, Prussian statesman American clergyman ‘Being an MP feeds your vanity and starves ‘The less you talk, your self-respect.’ the more you’re listened to.’ Matthew Parris, 1949- , Abigail Van Buren, 1918-2013, British political writer, broadcaster and former politician American journalist. Page 10 The Longstock Newsletter Issue No 243 Oct/Nov 2019 Issue No 242 Aug/Sept 2019 The Longstock Newsletter Page 10

Members of the BBQ team (and a number of their bread rolls, sausages and beef burgers) received a significant soaking during the afternoon but spirits were (just about) kept high. Thanks go to Maddie and her helpers for persevering in difficult weather conditions. The Bar was once again Garry Hedley writes on behalf of the Fête Committee sponsored, and manned, by staff from the Peat Around 500 adults and children descended on Spade for which we are very grateful and whilst the Longstock Playground to enjoy the fun and usual “lead person” on Teas was absent this year, Jo activities on offer. As a consequence, car parking Lloyd and her helpers did a sterling job in stepping duties were onerous and our thanks go, in particular, into the breach. Thank you to Paul and Loz Harding to John Milne and John Stanfield who bore the for the use of their water and electricity supplies. brunt of the work. Thanks also go to the organisers of the Bric a throughout the afternoon who had the chance for a conditions. Our grateful thanks also go to Dane close-up encounter with the “Knights”, their armour Oliver for putting several systems and arrangements This year the weather was unusually mixed for Brac Stall (Juliet and David Tulloch) who (as a and weapons. in place prior to his going on holiday. We reserve late August with sun (mainly) heavy rain (once) and special favour to the Chairman) were brought in particular praise for David Burnfield, Ian Tranham, wind (most of the time) the latter being particularly from “out of town” to fill this most important role. Children’s corner activities, under the watchful Nick Opperman and Chris Reynell for the generous troublesome to John Musters and Nigel Rugman They were somewhat overawed by the amount of eye of Louise Pettigrew and her family, proved to be offer of their time, and vehicles, which were used to whose gazebo (and many bottles) “took off” at one work involved but did a marvellous job with little as popular as ever as did the Golf Event Ð great effect in transporting the many items of heavy point during the afternoon. Unfortunately the rain previous experience or complaint. Over £630 was professionally led by Paul Cooke. Tony Nixon won equipment. shower also adversely affected the Pony Rides raised on this one stall alone, thanks to the quality of the first prize of a round of golf for four generously (organised by Mrs Burtenshaw) and the inflatable items kindly donated by people from the village. donated by Leckford Golf Course. On the financial front, the Committee is happy Adventure Tunnel and Bouncy Castle which had Thank you also to the many volunteers for giving up Chris Reynell’s Dog Show was keenly contested, to report that net income is likely to be around to be closed mid-afternoon on safety grounds. their time to carry out collection duties. We are also as always, with around 40 dogs of all shapes and £5,800. This is not only great news for St Mary’s Church (for which the Fête is the main annual That said, it is generally agreed that the day was grateful to John Eastwood for the use of his barn as sizes descending on the arena area. For the most fundraising activity) but also other local charitable still a huge success with the Fête being alive with the main collection point this year. part, the pets were well behaved although walking in groups and organisations who share in our success. activity and brisk business being reported at various Rik George operated with great flair once again as a straight line seemed impossible for many. As in previous years, applications for funding from stalls. our “in house” compere and did a wonderful job Nevertheless, we are a nation of dog lovers and local groups should be made in writing to Garry throughout the afternoon, during which Amesbury much pleasure and amusement were had by all. The Produce team Ð led by Selina Musters and Hedley (Fête Chairman) at 1 Chattis Hill Stables, Town Brass Band (recently back Ð although Gareth Evans put on a colourful and interesting The Grand Draw (supervised by Richard Cole) Spitfire Lane, Stockbridge, SO20 6JS (or by email somewhat tired Ð from their trip to Italy) entertained display of homemade/homegrown produce whilst was particularly well supported this year and several to [email protected]) by this year’s closing us beautifully with melodies old and new. next door Keith Arscott looked after the many people commented on the quality and variety of date of 14 October 2019. Applicants should include hundreds of donated books. It is certainly Competitive juices were flowing in the prizes on offer. We are very grateful to those local brief details about their organisation, what is its encouraging to see that the touchy/feely nature of Children’s Races and Tug of War and Alison & organisations and individuals who generously primary purpose and in particular, how does its work books continues to be popular in spite of “kindle” David Warner’s Duck Races were a hit once again. supplied several of the prizes. benefit the Longstock Community. It would be and the like. Many books were sold and local These were followed by the much anticipated Obviously it is impossible to organise the Fête useful to hear from applicant bodies as to the way in charity shops have benefitted from some of those Medieval Re-enactment Ð not something for the without involvement by the local community and which the money might be spent and also how the which were not. fainthearted Ð and was well worth the wait. The whilst it is disappointing to report that helpers were Organisation contributed (either directly or Medieval Team interacted with Fête goers thinner on the ground than usual, nevertheless a indirectly) to making the Fete a success. A decision good number turned out to do the hundred and one on applications for funding will be made towards the things necessary to ensure a successful day Ð end of October and each applicant will be notified of including tent erection, collecting items to sell, the result soon thereafter. growing plants, baking cakes, selling bottles and books, helping with a large range of activities and providing the all-important food and drink on the day. The Committee is very grateful to them all. “Lifting and Shifting” also forms a significant The future of the Fête part of any Village Fête, so we are particularly The committee would like grateful to Malcolm McMaster and his team who to hear the views of Longstock worked tirelessly, and more importantly happily, residents regarding the future together in erecting and dismantling marquees and of the Fête. Please check page other equipment, sometimes in difficult weather 2 for the details. Page 11 The Longstock Newsletter Issue No 243 Oct/Nov 2019 Issue No 242 Aug/Sept 2019 The Longstock Newsletter Page 11

Members of the BBQ team (and a number of their bread rolls, sausages and beef burgers) received a significant soaking during the afternoon but spirits were (just about) kept high. Thanks go to Maddie and her helpers for persevering in difficult weather conditions. The Bar was once again Garry Hedley writes on behalf of the Fête Committee sponsored, and manned, by staff from the Peat Around 500 adults and children descended on Spade for which we are very grateful and whilst the Longstock Playground to enjoy the fun and usual “lead person” on Teas was absent this year, Jo activities on offer. As a consequence, car parking Lloyd and her helpers did a sterling job in stepping duties were onerous and our thanks go, in particular, into the breach. Thank you to Paul and Loz Harding to John Milne and John Stanfield who bore the for the use of their water and electricity supplies. brunt of the work. Thanks also go to the organisers of the Bric a throughout the afternoon who had the chance for a conditions. Our grateful thanks also go to Dane close-up encounter with the “Knights”, their armour Oliver for putting several systems and arrangements This year the weather was unusually mixed for Brac Stall (Juliet and David Tulloch) who (as a and weapons. in place prior to his going on holiday. We reserve late August with sun (mainly) heavy rain (once) and special favour to the Chairman) were brought in particular praise for David Burnfield, Ian Tranham, wind (most of the time) the latter being particularly from “out of town” to fill this most important role. Children’s corner activities, under the watchful Nick Opperman and Chris Reynell for the generous troublesome to John Musters and Nigel Rugman They were somewhat overawed by the amount of eye of Louise Pettigrew and her family, proved to be offer of their time, and vehicles, which were used to whose gazebo (and many bottles) “took off” at one work involved but did a marvellous job with little as popular as ever as did the Golf Event Ð great effect in transporting the many items of heavy point during the afternoon. Unfortunately the rain previous experience or complaint. Over £630 was professionally led by Paul Cooke. Tony Nixon won equipment. shower also adversely affected the Pony Rides raised on this one stall alone, thanks to the quality of the first prize of a round of golf for four generously (organised by Mrs Burtenshaw) and the inflatable items kindly donated by people from the village. donated by Leckford Golf Course. On the financial front, the Committee is happy Adventure Tunnel and Bouncy Castle which had Thank you also to the many volunteers for giving up Chris Reynell’s Dog Show was keenly contested, to report that net income is likely to be around to be closed mid-afternoon on safety grounds. their time to carry out collection duties. We are also as always, with around 40 dogs of all shapes and £5,800. This is not only great news for St Mary’s Church (for which the Fête is the main annual That said, it is generally agreed that the day was grateful to John Eastwood for the use of his barn as sizes descending on the arena area. For the most fundraising activity) but also other local charitable still a huge success with the Fête being alive with the main collection point this year. part, the pets were well behaved although walking in groups and organisations who share in our success. activity and brisk business being reported at various Rik George operated with great flair once again as a straight line seemed impossible for many. As in previous years, applications for funding from stalls. our “in house” compere and did a wonderful job Nevertheless, we are a nation of dog lovers and local groups should be made in writing to Garry throughout the afternoon, during which Amesbury much pleasure and amusement were had by all. The Produce team Ð led by Selina Musters and Hedley (Fête Chairman) at 1 Chattis Hill Stables, Town Brass Band (recently back Ð although Gareth Evans put on a colourful and interesting The Grand Draw (supervised by Richard Cole) Spitfire Lane, Stockbridge, SO20 6JS (or by email somewhat tired Ð from their trip to Italy) entertained display of homemade/homegrown produce whilst was particularly well supported this year and several to [email protected]) by this year’s closing us beautifully with melodies old and new. next door Keith Arscott looked after the many people commented on the quality and variety of date of 14 October 2019. Applicants should include hundreds of donated books. It is certainly Competitive juices were flowing in the prizes on offer. We are very grateful to those local brief details about their organisation, what is its encouraging to see that the touchy/feely nature of Children’s Races and Tug of War and Alison & organisations and individuals who generously primary purpose and in particular, how does its work books continues to be popular in spite of “kindle” David Warner’s Duck Races were a hit once again. supplied several of the prizes. benefit the Longstock Community. It would be and the like. Many books were sold and local These were followed by the much anticipated Obviously it is impossible to organise the Fête useful to hear from applicant bodies as to the way in charity shops have benefitted from some of those Medieval Re-enactment Ð not something for the without involvement by the local community and which the money might be spent and also how the which were not. fainthearted Ð and was well worth the wait. The whilst it is disappointing to report that helpers were Organisation contributed (either directly or Medieval Team interacted with Fête goers thinner on the ground than usual, nevertheless a indirectly) to making the Fete a success. A decision good number turned out to do the hundred and one on applications for funding will be made towards the things necessary to ensure a successful day Ð end of October and each applicant will be notified of including tent erection, collecting items to sell, the result soon thereafter. growing plants, baking cakes, selling bottles and books, helping with a large range of activities and providing the all-important food and drink on the day. The Committee is very grateful to them all. “Lifting and Shifting” also forms a significant The future of the Fête part of any Village Fête, so we are particularly The committee would like grateful to Malcolm McMaster and his team who to hear the views of Longstock worked tirelessly, and more importantly happily, residents regarding the future together in erecting and dismantling marquees and of the Fête. Please check page other equipment, sometimes in difficult weather 2 for the details. Page 12 The Longstock Newsletter Issue No 243 Oct/Nov 2019 Issue No 242 Aug/Sept 2019 The Longstock Newsletter Page 12

Caring for Birds in Autumn predators can’t prey on the birds while their colder weather elsewhere, including swans, geese, special disinfectant for wildlife, and repair any attention is diverted Ð and near a window as it’s so redwings, waxwings, bramblings and fieldfares. damage, even if boxes weren’t used this year. Line Rosie Flewitt writes: lovely to watch them. Some species will stay whilst others will take respite the clean boxes with fresh, dry moss or dried, As the warm summer Are there fewer birds in your garden than in our gardens to sustain them on their journeys. autumn leaves and put them back in place. This will temperatures start to earlier in the year? They will all be in need of quality food Ð and water - allow lots of time for a range of garden birds to drop, and the evenings If you notice there are fewer birds in your which you can offer in feeders and on bird tables. inspect their prospective home and use it for draw in, many birds garden, this may be because they are leaving for Roost Sites and Bird Boxes roosting in the winter if not for nesting in the begin to prepare for warmer climes. Many birds may also be in the final Birds often roost in trees and hedges to hide spring. It is best to place the entrance away from the long migratory journeys throes of moulting, and growing their winter from predators, but they also use empty nest boxes prevailing wind and angle the box slightly so that to warmer climes, whilst feathers. This demands energy and can make birds and roosting pouches for extra warmth and to shelter any rainwater falls away, rather than into the others start to arrive less active, so offering a helping hand with energy- from the rain. Make sure your garden has plenty of nesting area which can lead to damp and disease. from colder countries to rich food will give them a little boost by providing dense hedges, shrubs and trees where our feathered spend the winter in them with essential nutrients. friends can spend the night well protected. Walls England. Every season Migration and trellis that are covered with ivy and other is challenging for birds, climbers give good leafy cover for some species like so here are a few ideas about how to make their Autumn is a busy time when millions of birds migrate from cooler northern climes to more little owls, while other birds prefer to roost together lives a little easier if you enjoy their presence in in boxes to preserve their body warmth. your garden. southerly wintering grounds. So there are lots of comings and goings from as early as July and Wrens are known to pile in on top of each other Natural Food August for some species and continues through to to survive cold winter nights; 62 individual birds The autumn garden can provide lots of natural October and November for others. While some of were counted as a record number in one site. food for birds in autumn, with an abundance of our garden birds move south, others arrive in their Treecreepers also squeeze together in cracks and berries, fruit and insects. If you don’t need all the place, seeking the relative sanctuary of Britain for crevices in trees to keep warm. Nest and roost boxes fruit and berries in your garden, then take what you their winter stay. are often soon inhabited, or any sheltered spot with will use and leave plenty to attract birds - they will Cuckoos, warblers, swifts, house martins, and little perches and places for birds to cling and hang relish this rich food source. It’s important to provide swallows will fly south on their long journeys, in comfort. a constant supply of water for birds too. which for some will take them as far away as South So in preparation for the winter and next year’s Autumn is a great time to plant new trees and Africa. Our winter visitors will arrive to escape breeding season, clean out your bird boxes with a shrubs that will provide vital food and shelter throughout the colder months for birds, and will look lovely too. Garden birds will enjoy crab apples, rowans, cotoneasters, pyracantha and other fruiting plants, and if you are thinking about replacing your garden boundaries, then consider mixed hedging Conker Lodge, School Lane, Broughton, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20 8AN instead of man-made fencing. If you buy bird food, then choose varieties that We provide high quality, Ofstead registered early years imitate birds’ natural diet, such as balanced seed care & education within out prupose built ‘Home Lodge’ mixes, sunflower seeds and fat balls to provide extra style building where children have the opportunity to particiate in a wide rantge of intersting activites which reserves that they need, and specialist mixes for promote areas of learning. robins that contain mealworms which are high in protein. Birds spend almost all daylight hours There is free flow access to our fantastic outside space which foraging for food and can suffer protein deficiencies has a covered area for all weather use. if food becomes unavailable to them for any reason, Our dedicated staff team are very experienced, well so feed them regularly and they will be a constant qualified and provide a high adult:child ratio. source of joy in your garden. Remember to clean We offer flexible hours Monday to Friday with various start your bird feeders regularly to avoid the spread of & finidh times. disease amongst birds. Healthy lifestyles are actively promoted and hot lunches Essential Water are available. After the hot summer, keep up the habit of Funding for 15 hours free is available for all children from the providing garden birds with a fresh, clean source of term following their 3rd birthday and for eligible children drinking and bathing water. Even in cold weather, following their 2nd birthday. birds need to drink and bathe to stay hydrated and to Funding for 30 hours free is avialable for eligible parents from look after their feathers. A birdbath is ideal, but the term following a child’s 3rd birthday. remember to keep these clean and replenish the water daily especially in freezing weather, or add a For further information or to arrange a visit please contact us: water drinker to your bird feeding station. Position Tel: 07931 914238 your water source in a safe, open spot so that Email: [email protected] Lots more information available on our website: www.broughtonpreschool.com Page 13 The Longstock Newsletter Issue No 243 Oct/Nov 2019 Issue No 242 Aug/Sept 2019 The Longstock Newsletter Page 13

Caring for Birds in Autumn predators can’t prey on the birds while their colder weather elsewhere, including swans, geese, special disinfectant for wildlife, and repair any attention is diverted Ð and near a window as it’s so redwings, waxwings, bramblings and fieldfares. damage, even if boxes weren’t used this year. Line Rosie Flewitt writes: lovely to watch them. Some species will stay whilst others will take respite the clean boxes with fresh, dry moss or dried, As the warm summer Are there fewer birds in your garden than in our gardens to sustain them on their journeys. autumn leaves and put them back in place. This will temperatures start to earlier in the year? They will all be in need of quality food Ð and water - allow lots of time for a range of garden birds to drop, and the evenings If you notice there are fewer birds in your which you can offer in feeders and on bird tables. inspect their prospective home and use it for draw in, many birds garden, this may be because they are leaving for Roost Sites and Bird Boxes roosting in the winter if not for nesting in the begin to prepare for warmer climes. Many birds may also be in the final Birds often roost in trees and hedges to hide spring. It is best to place the entrance away from the long migratory journeys throes of moulting, and growing their winter from predators, but they also use empty nest boxes prevailing wind and angle the box slightly so that to warmer climes, whilst feathers. This demands energy and can make birds and roosting pouches for extra warmth and to shelter any rainwater falls away, rather than into the others start to arrive less active, so offering a helping hand with energy- from the rain. Make sure your garden has plenty of nesting area which can lead to damp and disease. from colder countries to rich food will give them a little boost by providing dense hedges, shrubs and trees where our feathered spend the winter in them with essential nutrients. friends can spend the night well protected. Walls England. Every season Migration and trellis that are covered with ivy and other is challenging for birds, climbers give good leafy cover for some species like so here are a few ideas about how to make their Autumn is a busy time when millions of birds migrate from cooler northern climes to more little owls, while other birds prefer to roost together lives a little easier if you enjoy their presence in in boxes to preserve their body warmth. your garden. southerly wintering grounds. So there are lots of comings and goings from as early as July and Wrens are known to pile in on top of each other Natural Food August for some species and continues through to to survive cold winter nights; 62 individual birds The autumn garden can provide lots of natural October and November for others. While some of were counted as a record number in one site. food for birds in autumn, with an abundance of our garden birds move south, others arrive in their Treecreepers also squeeze together in cracks and berries, fruit and insects. If you don’t need all the place, seeking the relative sanctuary of Britain for crevices in trees to keep warm. Nest and roost boxes fruit and berries in your garden, then take what you their winter stay. are often soon inhabited, or any sheltered spot with will use and leave plenty to attract birds - they will Cuckoos, warblers, swifts, house martins, and little perches and places for birds to cling and hang relish this rich food source. It’s important to provide swallows will fly south on their long journeys, in comfort. a constant supply of water for birds too. which for some will take them as far away as South So in preparation for the winter and next year’s Autumn is a great time to plant new trees and Africa. Our winter visitors will arrive to escape breeding season, clean out your bird boxes with a shrubs that will provide vital food and shelter throughout the colder months for birds, and will look lovely too. Garden birds will enjoy crab apples, rowans, cotoneasters, pyracantha and other fruiting plants, and if you are thinking about replacing your garden boundaries, then consider mixed hedging Conker Lodge, School Lane, Broughton, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20 8AN instead of man-made fencing. If you buy bird food, then choose varieties that We provide high quality, Ofstead registered early years imitate birds’ natural diet, such as balanced seed care & education within out prupose built ‘Home Lodge’ mixes, sunflower seeds and fat balls to provide extra style building where children have the opportunity to particiate in a wide rantge of intersting activites which reserves that they need, and specialist mixes for promote areas of learning. robins that contain mealworms which are high in protein. Birds spend almost all daylight hours There is free flow access to our fantastic outside space which foraging for food and can suffer protein deficiencies has a covered area for all weather use. if food becomes unavailable to them for any reason, Our dedicated staff team are very experienced, well so feed them regularly and they will be a constant qualified and provide a high adult:child ratio. source of joy in your garden. Remember to clean We offer flexible hours Monday to Friday with various start your bird feeders regularly to avoid the spread of & finidh times. disease amongst birds. Healthy lifestyles are actively promoted and hot lunches Essential Water are available. After the hot summer, keep up the habit of Funding for 15 hours free is available for all children from the providing garden birds with a fresh, clean source of term following their 3rd birthday and for eligible children drinking and bathing water. Even in cold weather, following their 2nd birthday. birds need to drink and bathe to stay hydrated and to Funding for 30 hours free is avialable for eligible parents from look after their feathers. A birdbath is ideal, but the term following a child’s 3rd birthday. remember to keep these clean and replenish the water daily especially in freezing weather, or add a For further information or to arrange a visit please contact us: water drinker to your bird feeding station. Position Tel: 07931 914238 your water source in a safe, open spot so that Email: [email protected] Lots more information available on our website: www.broughtonpreschool.com Page 14 The Longstock Newsletter Issue No 243 Oct/Nov 2019 Issue No 242 Aug/Sept 2019 The Longstock Newsletter Page 14

Arrivals Kimberley and Peter Woodfine in Old Thatch are We wish a very warm welcome to Eric & Rebecca now proud parents of Thomas who was born on 6 Janovsky, the delighted new owners of the August. Hobbles, (previously lived in by Mary Saunders and the Crabtrees). They have travelled the enormous Mayflies Youth Group distance from Longparish and have their youngest son, Tomasz, living with them. He has just started at Based in Longstock Village Hall, Sparsholt College. Another son, Samuel, works for Mayflies Youth Group is a friendly the Estate in Leckford. Eric promises a good deal to and informal parent-run youth group anyone interested in a new car and Rebecca is a for children aged 8 and over. children’s nanny. She is a prolific baker and very It takes place every Thursday evening in term time kindly provided cakes for the Fete. from 6.30 Ð 8pm. We offer a wide range of activities including sports and games, cooking, film nights, art and craft, laser tag, bowling and much, much more! Each session is just £1.50 per child. We currently have some spaces so if you would like to join or find out some more information, please contact Miriam White 07557 916359 or Liz Howard 07870 612127.

Art, cooking and climbing at Mayflies!

Autumn Winter Stock now in. Page 15 The Longstock Newsletter Issue No 243 Oct/Nov 2019 Issue No 242 Aug/Sept 2019 The Longstock Newsletter Page 15

Art, cooking and climbing at Mayflies!

Autumn Winter Stock now in. Page 16 The Longstock Newsletter Issue No 243 Oct/Nov 2019 Issue No 242 Aug/Sept 2019 The Longstock Newsletter Page 16

Farmers’ Markets Stockbridge Community Cinema Stockbridge Town Hall Recipe of the month Stockbridge Country Market Clafoutis 9.30 ‘til 11.30 No films in October due to building work Stockbridge Town Hall, every Thursday White Crow Clafoutis is a very easy-to-make summer dessert, Winchester Friday 15 November - 7:30pm which is usually served warm with lashings of 9 ’til 2 cream, but cold leftovers are equally delicious. This Inspired by Julie Kavanaugh’s book Rudolf recipe originates from the Limousin region of Winchester High Street Nureyev the drama charts the iconic ballet th th th th France, where fruit is plentiful at this time of year Ð 13 & 27 Oct, 10 & 24 Nov dancer’s famed defection from the Soviet Union just as it is in Longstock. The recipe can be made to the West in 1961, despite KGB efforts to stop with any fruits that are soft in texture, such as Romsey him. 10 ’til 1 cherries, plums and juicy pears. The traditional Alma Road Car Park, 6th Oct, 3rd Nov Rocketman Limousin clafoutis uses whole black cherries, Wednesday 20 November - 4.30pm and 7:30pm including their pits, which lend a mild flavour of Andover An epic musical fantasy about the incredible almond extract to the dish but can be a little 10 ‘til 2 human story of Elton John’s breakthrough years. hazardous if bitten on by mistake. High Street 20th Oct Aladdin 450g/1lb ripe cherries (or plums or pears, cut in Salisbury Sunday 24 November - 3.00pm half or largish pieces) 9 ‘til 2 A street rat frees a genie from a lamp, granting 20g/¾oz unsalted butter plus extra for greasing Poultry Cross, all of his wishes and transforming himself into a 2 free-range eggs first and third Wednesday of each month charming prince in order to marry a beautiful 3 tbsp caster sugar plus extra for sprinkling princess. But soon, an evil sorcerer becomes ½ tsp vanilla extract hell-bent on securing the lamp for his own sinister purposes. 1 heaped tbsp plain flour 50g/1¾fl oz whole milk

HORSEBRIDGE ROAD, HORSEBRIDGE, SO20 6PU Telephone: 01794 388644 Johnofgaunt.co.uk

We are on the Test Way, midway between Stockbridge and Romsey in the picturesque village of Horsebridge. We are ideally suited for groups of ramblers or cyclists with a pre booking service available. We are a Free House specialising in ﬁne ales, wines and home-cooked locally- sourced food. Choice of freshly cooked roasts every Sunday.

We are open throughout the day from 9.30 am and will not close before 10pm, or later if we have customers. Food served between 9.30 am until 8pm, and later if pre-booked. We have 30 covers inside and 32 seats available in our garden to the rear. For those who like ﬁshing, we have the John O’Gaunt Fly Fishing Club with regular club days on Pittleworth Lakes. Page 17 The Longstock Newsletter Issue No 243 Oct/Nov 2019 Issue No 242 Aug/Sept 2019 The Longstock Newsletter Page 17

HORSEBRIDGE ROAD, HORSEBRIDGE, SO20 6PU Telephone: 01794 388644 Johnofgaunt.co.uk

We are open throughout the day from 9.30 am and will not close before 10pm, or later if we have customers. Food served between 9.30 am until 8pm, and later if pre-booked. We have 30 covers inside and 32 seats available in our garden to the rear. For those who like ﬁshing, we have the John O’Gaunt Fly Fishing Club with regular club days on Pittleworth Lakes. Page 18 The Longstock Newsletter Issue No 243 Oct/Nov 2019

Thank you to our VILLAGE DIRECTORY in October 2019 deliverers for this issue: Church Warden 810 284 Veronica Ayers Peter Bramley Rev’d Philip Bowden, Rector 810 810 Charles Grieve Father Mark Hogan (RC) 01962 852 804 Becky Griffiths Community Sports Hall TV School 810 555 Geoff Merritt Boo Milne Garden Club 810 794, 810 432 John & Selina Musters Mayflies Youth Club (Liz Howard) 07870 612 127 Gary Oliver Neighbour Care Scheme for Nigel Rugman Thank you also to everyone contributing or Stockbridge/Longstock/Houghton 0845 0943 713 checking articles & news. Parish Council Clerk 810 752 Please contact the Parish Clerk, on 810752, or Pilates/Yoga 810 549 e-mail [email protected] if Scouts Stockbridge (Mo Collins) 01256 895 534 you’d like to help with the newsletter in any way, and by Friday 15th November if you’d like to Village Hall, Badminton/Bowls 810 459 submit an article or announcement, give us some W.I. 810 603 news, or place an advert. EMERGENCY or USEFUL CONTACTS DUSTBIN COLLECTION Environment Agency Black Fri 11th, Fri 25th Oct Incident Hotline 0800 807 060 bins Fri 8th, Fri 22nd Nov Hampshire Fire & Rescue 02380 644 000 Brown Fri 4th, Fri 18th Oct Floodline 08459 881 188 bins Fri 1st, Fri 15th, Fri 29th Nov Southern Electric 08457 331 331 October / November 2019 Southern Water 08452 780 845 Issue 243 Green bags are collected on Tuesdays of the same week as brown bins. To subscribe please Police non-urgent calls 101 or 0845 0454 545 contact TVBC on 368000. Neighbourcare Andover 336 020, 339 899 Foil is collected at Chilbolton’s West Down car Surgery 810524 park & at Andover Garden Centre. Community Care Team Plastic pots are no longer recycled there. (District Nurses) 01962 893 560 Helpline for Carers (Freephone) 08000 323 456 There is a collecting box for clean plastic milk Hants County Council information 0845 603 5638 bottle tops in the church lychgate, and a This Newsletter is separate one for batteries. Please don’t put Test Valley Borough Council 368000 published by Longstock either in plastic bags. Batteries can also be Citizens’ Advice Bureau 365534 Parish Council and delivered disposed of in supermarkets & should not go in free to every household in dustbins. To call anonymously with information Longstock. The batteries (small, not car!) will about crime: Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 be taken for safe disposal; and Anyone else may subscribe clean plastic milk bottle tops with TRANSPORT at £8 a year by contacting the HDPE symbol will be recycled to Stagecoach Stockbridge to Winchester longstockparishcouncil18 raise funds for the Gift of Sight’s buses number 68 0845 121 0190 @gmail.com. research into macular degeneration. Wheelers Stockbridge to Winchester buses NO OTHER TYPES number 16, & no 15 to Andover 02380 471 800 OF TOPS PLEASE as these are the only Cango buses to Romsey have been replaced with ones accepted now, and PLEASE don’t put shared taxis.Register on 01962 846 786 batteries in with bottle tops.The consequences are DIRE! Traveline for countrywide travel info 08712 002 233 Dial-a-Ride (Joyrides Stockbridge) While the White Hart has building work Minibus to Andover Register on 356 808 This runs through Longstock on Wednesdays at the glass recycling bins have been moved to 9.30, returning at noon, for £3.75 return. the bus bay at Roman Road. Register on 356808 or for more information, ring Glass, clothing and foil recycling bins are John Musters 810459 or Dane Oliver avalable at Chilbolton Down car park, and at Andover Wyevale Garden Centre. 810839. The deadline for newsletter submissions is Friday 15th November if you’d like to submit any news or comment, or offer to help! [email protected]