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2 LINK magazine September 2021 CONTENTS Link Magazine exists to be of service to the Pond update ...... 5 communities of Oakley, Deane, Newfound Malshanger Health Matters ...... 7,8 and Wootton St. Lawrence. The sentiments expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editorial Feature: New Arts & Craft Shop ...... 10 team. The editors take no responsibility for the accuracy Ladies’ Societies ...... 10 of the contents of submissions. Fund Raising ...... 13 With the exception of trade ads all other items for Quiz ...... 13 publication may be made free of charge. Please submit articles by the date given below for publication the Funny Moment ...... 13 month following. The Link editors reserve the right to Village News ...... 15,16 decline or edit any contributions. Conservation ...... 20,21,22
Link web-site oakleylink.org.uk Young Oakley ...... 23,24 Gardening ...... 25 Please send copy by e-mail to: Local History: Peter Houseman ...... 26 [email protected] Local News ...... 29,30 Deadline for October issue: 10 September Pause for Thought ...... 35 Quiz Answers ...... 35 Editorial Quotations ...... 35 I would like to apologise for wrongly attributing the Kids’ Corner ...... 38 wonderful photo of Oakley church on the front of Free Ads ...... 38 August Link. It was actually taken by Ben Wootton, so many thanks to him. The overall cover design, Sport ...... 40 incorporating that photo, was done by Deepak Mohan. Index of Ads ...... 42
Now that regular and one-off events are re-starting, I Information, Churches, Village Halls ...... Back Page am ready to update the OCA calendar, if the organisers would send me the details, please. You’ll find the Oakley Community Care calendar at ocaoakley.org.uk. You can also find up- Supporting your needs for transport to medical appointments to-date information here about village events. We offer transport by car to anyone in need, mainly for visits Finally, I would like to extend our thanks to all to doctors, hospital appointments and prescription collection. members of the Link distribution team for their efforts Wheelchair users must be able to transfer to the car unaided. every month in ensuring Link reaches all the village in Oakley Community Care is made up of friendly volunteers, a timely way! who are unpaid. However, a donation by the passenger to Chris Wassell cover fuel and other costs is appreciated. New volunteer drivers are always welcome. Cover photos by Barbara Wiseman & Eric Please give us a call. We may be able to make life easier for you. (01256) 781660 Askew from 2019 Village Show Oakley Community Care is a registered charity, no. 1141330.
Editorial team Chris Wassell 8 Caithness Close, RG23 7NG 781923 [email protected] Maureen Dallaway 19 Meon Rd, RG23 7AL 780788 [email protected] Ann Davis 27 Hill Rd, RG23 7HS 782769 [email protected] Mel & Denis McMahon 18 Barn Lane 07788 426380 [email protected] Samantha Baker 39 Pack Lane 07867 970161 [email protected] John Glasscock 8 The Vale 07803 336962 [email protected] Deepak Mohan 6 Barn Lane 07557 470187 [email protected] Secretary Murray Simmons 6 Cedar Tree Close 782916 [email protected] Advertising Bruce Wassell 8 Caithness Close, RG23 7NG 781923 [email protected] Distribution Paul Davis 27 Hill Rd, RG23 7HS 782769 [email protected] Finance Jenny Cox Five Acres, St John’s Rd 780273 [email protected]
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Update on the pond the second time. All being well, the project will be s I write this at the beginning of August the finished by the end of August, although it may be a pond restoration project is nearing its finish. little while before work on the duck house is complete AThe planting at the pond has just been and it can take its place on island in the pond. completed, but will take several months to become We are now planning to maintain the pond looking fully established, new benches and a life buoy are on at its best and develop it as an asset to the village. One order and bench bases are about to be constructed. The of the requirements from the Borough Council grant floating towards the project is that island is we have a plan to show under how we are going to look construction after their investment over and the duck the coming years. I'd like house is to see a group of being volunteers keeping an eye repaired by on the day-to-day life of the Men’s the pond. The Friends of Shed: it was Oakley Pond would be a in a very self-supporting group sorry state. looking after the interests Until all is of the pond, maintaining a finished, the diary of how the pond area will A couple of pictures of the Pond being refilled. There was looks and liaising with the remain consideration of using the Methodist Church’s kitchen tap but it was community and Parish fenced off to decided that this would take a very long time! In the end, South Eastern Council to keep the pond give the grass Water provided the water from a nearby standpipe. Even this took a at its best and the central a chance to few hours. focus for the village. If take properly you are interested in and allow the becoming a Friend of whole area to Oakley Pond, please settle. contact me. The Parish The Council is organising a project has raffle to raise money to not been support the pond over the without coming years and tickets problems can be obtained from the being Parish Clerk at 87a encountered Oakley Lane on (dry) along the Wednesday afternoons way. First, between 3 and 4 pm and there was will be on sale outside Covid and the lockdown which struck just as a fund- One Stop and the Coop on Saturday mornings. There raising drive was under way putting activities on hold. are many, many prizes so you stand a good chance of Then, when the project finally started and the pond winning something. The draw will be made as part of was being excavated, a second inlet was found which the opening ceremony for the pond on 19 September nothing was known about. The outlet was blocked at 3 pm to which all are welcome. where the pipe had collapsed and, in another place, I'd like to thank everyone who has contributed in had been badly repaired by a utility company allowing some way to enabling this project to come to fruition. the merest trickle of water to escape. The levels of the It really shows a strong community spirit lives in the inlet and outlet were all wrong so the pond could village. I'd also like to thank Simon Warner and his never fill properly. And then there was the weather. In team for the fantastic job they have made of the beginning it was dry then as the work proceeded it refurbishing the pond. was wet. Torrential rain filled the pond, just after the Stephen Harding, chalk base had been put in, which put the project Parish Council Environment working party behind schedule whilst the water was pumped out for
LINK magazine 5 6 LINK magazine Covid Vaccination What is the aim of Next Programme Steps? lease see Next Steps will help people to oakleylink.org.uk/ find the right support, at the P community/oakley-link- right time, while waiting for a magazine-18587/extra-link- memory assessment articles/ appointment. It is divided into four key steps: Step 1: What to expect from the memory assessment DCAN (Dementia Change Action Network) process DCAN is an open, collaborative network that uses Step 2: Taking care of your well-being the power of network to tackle key challenges for Step 3: Exploring available support people with dementia.They have recently launched Step 4: Diagnosis the Next Steps website to support people who are Web dcan.org.uk Twitter @DementiaCan Next waiting for a memory assessment appointment and Steps nextsteps.org.uk would really appreciate your help in sharing it to make sure it reaches the people who need it: Staff Changes www.nextsteps.org.uk Dr Kirsty Pollard is now on maternity leave and Who is the Next Steps for? Dr Emma Conroy-Smith will be covering Dr The Next Steps website is for anyone waiting for a Pollard’s patient list. Dr Gemma Lahiff is now on memory assessment appointment as well as carers, maternity leave, and Dr Ben Bowsher/Dr Victoria family members and organisations who support them. Freire will cover from end of July/2 August 2021. Dr A link to this website could be given to people by Rebecca Maynard is now on maternity leave; Dr their GP at the same time that a referral to a memory Victoria Freire will provide cover for Dr Maynard’s clinic is made, or be included on an appointment letter patient list from 2nd August 2021. from a memory clinic. Brian Elkins News from Basingstoke Hospital Winchester and Basingstoke, has caused considerable he really encouraging news from the hospital local concern. It is important to remember that no this time is that there are very few Covid options have been decided upon at this stage and that T patients, with nobody in critical care unlike there will be a full public consultation. There are the situation 12 months ago. A great testament to the arguments in favour of some centralisation. For fantastic vaccine roll-out and to the efforts made by instance, to maintain highly specialist expertise, a each and every one of us. minimum level of patient throughput is required to However, we all need to remember that COVID avoid skill fade. There is also the very real risk that hasn’t gone away and that cases are rising in the not consolidating may mean the trusts loses these community. As such, when visiting we all need to services. At the same time the NHS is significantly maintain social distancing, wear our masks, and use changing – with more care than ever being provided the hand gel on entry. This is not only to protect in the community or in people’s own homes. ourselves, but we should also be mindful that the Headline news about our new hospital has been hospital has many people there who have reduced quiet of late but work has been going on behind the immunity to infection, for example anyone scenes. Given the scale of the plans to simultaneously undergoing chemotherapy. These simple measures build 40 new hospitals it has been recognised at can really make all the difference. national level there could be some synergies of design In addition to the above positive news, it is and build, and also a degree of coordination would be encouraging the hospital last month met all of the needed of the limited number of national contractors national targets for seeing cancer patients, elective capable of undertaking each of these large projects. work is very much hitting target resulting in the In the meantime, the Hampshire Together team number of people who have been waiting a long time continues to focus on strengthening the business case for treatment has gone down, patient length of stay – vital as the Treasury who will ultimately sign off has also dropped, so that whilst the number of people the spend is going to be hard pressed for cash in the visiting A & E has risen 40%, we no longer have the coming years. In addition, the team are gazing critical bed shortages of a year ago. intently into their crystal ball trying to predict, over Recently the talk of concentrating some of the the next 40 -50 years, the capacity needed, what services into one or other of the two main hospitals of technologies will evolve and how to accommodate
LINK magazine 7 them, the space and work force required, transport requirements, and even how to achieve net zero carbon Friends of Oakley and Overton Surgeries / emissions. So, despite the hospital team spending Friends of Watership Down Health record amounts on maintenance, the backlog is he Trustees of Friends of Oakley and Overton growing, so the expected build start date of sometime Surgeries wish to thank all past donors to the 2025/6 cannot come soon enough. T Charity’s funds and to give notice of the Keith Bunker (publicity officer for committee of the following changes that have been requested by the North Hampshire Prostate Cancer Support Group) Doctors of the Watership Down Health Practice. Subject to approval by the Charity Commission, it is proposed to extend the benefits, funded by the Charity out of donations and legacies received, to patients of the Oakley Health Walk 19 September Kingsclere Surgery, as part of the Watership Down eet 2:30 pm by the church in Wootton St. Health Practice and to change the Charity’s name to Laurence RG23 8PE ‘Friends of Watership Down Health’. M Please note this is the 3rd Sunday of the Paul Trotman, Treasurer and Trustee, Friends of month not the usual last. Oakley and Overton Surgeries All Welcome. Jennifer 07788580535
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New Arts & Crafts Shop Oakley Afternoon WI Hello Link readers. It’s exciting to Oakley Afternoon WI is very pleased to last think that by the time you read this welcoming back our members and past members to article, we would have opened our our WI. August 16 we will celebrate our belated 40th new arts & crafts shop: Craft Kits birthday party with a cream tea and the hilarious Judy N Bits based at 6 Rectory Road, Theobald with her take on Life and Other Problems. Oakley. We will observe Covid rules and have the room well ventilated so everyone can feel safe. We will, for the A little bit about us near future, be holding our meetings at East Oakley Craft Kits N Bits is run by Oakley residents Alex village hall in Hill Road at 1:30 pm on the third Reandy & Alex Rowley. We moved to the village in Monday of each month. July 2020 and since then loved the open community HCFWI Autumn meeting will take place at the spirit here. From the welcome packs when we moved Anvil in October and the entertainment for the in, to the various village events organised by OCA and afternoon will be The Jersey Boys. A coach holiday the talented crafters around the area. We have never has been arranged to visit Norwich and Sandringham lived anywhere with such spirit and it’s amazing to be in the Spring 2022 by Hampshire Federation for a part of this community. members to join if they so wish. About Craft Kits N Bits Our speaker for September 20 will be Sara Delves Craft Kits N Bits was an idea that began at the end – Handbags - a historical journey. If you would like of 2019. Initially we planned to operate at craft fairs to come and join us for the afternoon you will be made and online, but the face-to-face element of this was most welcome for more information, please contact quickly muted early 2020 due to restrictions in place. our secretary Janet on 01256 782734. We started out online-only in 2020, selling craft Carole Morley, Press Officer products to customers across the UK. During the lockdowns, it was heartening to help Oakley and Deane WI our customers find new crafts to do from home, as A meeting in the hall at last for Oakley and Deane WI well as deliver gifts to friends and family who they in August! A good turn out with members bringing were not able to visit in person. food to share but using their own cutlery, glasses and Even though it can be difficult online, we pride china. There was no singing of Jerusalem and no ourselves on providing a personal service to our signing of a register, but names were noted. Flowers customers. We look forward to bringing this to Oakley were presented to 3 members who are retiring from and contributing to the community. If you run a the Committee and also to our Secretary, Barbara community group with an arts & crafts interest, please Wiseman, who had done so much to keep members in contact us to see if we’re able to help. contact over this absence. We’re open! Coffee mornings at the Beach Arms resumed in We opened in early August, so if you haven’t July and in the future they will be on the 4th Tuesday already, please call in and say hello. We’re open 10 in the month. Next month’s meeting on 14 September am until 4 pm, Monday to Friday. Any feedback you will be a talk by Maggie Forbes “I stitch therefore I have for us, including what kind of products you’d am”. like to see, please get in touch. On 19 October Hampshire’s autumn meeting will For our most up to date opening hours and to be at the Anvil with the West End Jerseys and an contact us you can find us on Facebook, Instagram, Illusionist. Google Maps and our website There were several new members this month and www.craftkitsnbits.com. we would welcome any others at Andover Road Hall Alex & Alex, Craft Kits N Bits at 7:30 pm. Enquiries at oakleydeanewi.weebly.com Jean Freeman
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LINK magazine 11 12 LINK magazine Basingstoke Deane Rotary Christmas Shoebox Writing - pens, pencils, sharpener, notebook, Appeal colouring book, puzzle book We need your help to make a child happy! Wearing – hat, gloves, scarf, socks, hair t’s great fun to get involved in putting together a accessories, jewellery shoebox. Please can you fill a shoebox with I goodies for a child from an under-privilege Items need to be new or in good/as new condition. background in Romania, Albania, Montenegro, Please - No liquids, sharp items, guns or war toys. Moldova & Serbia and the Philippines.? Boxes for either Boys or Girls, ages, 1-3, 4-7, 8-11, Why not get your workplace, church, club, your 12-15. Just use elastic bands to secure your box so it school, Scout, Cubs, Brownie & Guide groups, your can be checked by customs. Forms to attach to your children, grandchildren or just you involved, start box and further info and small print on our website now so with your help Christmas time can be special and social media. for these children who don’t have a lot, and spread a little joy. Drop off your box at the venues below by 18 Recipients of shoeboxes, who have now grown up, October 2021: tell of the excitement with which they were opened Eden Mazda Basingstoke, London Road, Old and what treasured memories they have of that special Basing, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 7JD gift. Oakley Carpets. Station Yard, Andover Road, Basingstoke RG23 7HA Ideas below of what can you put in your box, Parnell, Jordy & Harvey, Estate Agent, 5 things for: Winchester Street, Overton, RG25 3HR Playing - ball, skipping rope, small games, cards, Check our website and social media to print off dominoes, harmonicas/recorders, cars, small toys, form and for updates. cuddly toy Facebook: @RotaryBasingstokeDeane Washing - soap, toothbrush www.rcbd.org.uk
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14 LINK magazine Oakley Village Show Saturday lectures, tutorial evenings, practical nights and 18 September competitions. Take a look at the full programme on ot long to go now before our website oakleycameraclub.weebly.com this year’s show; after a We meet on most Mondays 8 – 10 pm and the N two-year gap, we can’t season runs from September until May. See our wait to see the hall full of exhibits, website for more information and to contact us if you showing the wonderful creativity, would like further information. expertise and willingness just to take part which is Sue Shawley, Publicity and Webmaster Oakley! By now, you should have seen the schedule and, Re-opening Information hopefully, will have found a class that appeals. It e are pleased to say that after a very might be too late to start growing but you might be challenging eighteen months both St able to make or bake or take a picture so, if you W John’s Centre and St Leonard’s Centre haven’t yet chosen what to do, there is still time. The will be fully reopening from 6 September, and we are schedule is on the OCA website looking forward to welcoming both regular and new www.ocaoakley.org.uk and outside Jolly Olly’s. hirers to our buildings. (Subject to any changes being Some practical reminders: made to Covid guidance from the Government). The show takes place this year in the Scout and All Covid restrictions will have been lifted but Guide premises in St John’s Piece. There are no hirers will be encouraged to wear face coverings stalls or entertainment but there will be amazing when entering and leaving the building, use the hand exhibits! sanitiser provided and follow any displayed signage Entry forms and entries are on the day only instructions. and can be brought to the hall between 10 am and St Leonard’s Centre has a wide range of rooms 12 noon. N.B. This is later than usual because we available so, if you are working from home but would can’t set up until the morning of the show. like a change of scene, why not come and use the For the same reason, the show opens at 2 pm and Centre as a hot desk (Wi-Fi available). the trophy presentation will take place at 4:15 pm. If you have discovered a new hobby over Parking is very limited. In the morning, some lockdown and are interested in forming an interest parking will be available outside the hall but, in the group or if you have any ideas for a self help group afternoon, it will be reserved for Blue Badge holders. that others in the community might benefit from, We think people will feel more comfortable if please contact the office who would be happy to talk there are some Covid related safety measures. We things through with you. will have a one-way system in place and will monitor It will also be possible from September to book the the numbers in the hall, which means we might ask Centres for children’s birthday parties on Sunday you to wait outside. (We intend to provide gazebos afternoons. and seats for this.) We will also ask that, out of If you would like more information about either St courtesy to others, people wear masks inside the John’s Centre or St Leonard’s Centre, please contact building. Victoria on 01256 782724 or email Having said all that, we are looking forward to a [email protected]. You can also check out our great afternoon and, even if you don’t want to put in website at www.oakleywithwootton.org.uk an entry, the show is still for Centres Management Team you, so come along and enjoy the efforts of others. Oakley Act of Remembrance Ann Davis, On behalf of the e are planning an Act of show committee Remembrance on W Sunday 14 November at Oakley Camera Club the St John’s Garden of nterested in Photography? Come and meet us on Remembrance. the first night of the Season on Monday 20 We are hoping that many of the I September at 8 pm. restrictions that had to be in place As we begin to come out of the pandemic, we have last year will no longer apply and that there will be an cautiously added meetings at St Leonard’s Centre opportunity for more people to gather. again to our programme, along with speakers by There will be more details in October Link. Zoom online. The coming season offers interesting John Thurston LINK magazine 15 Oakley Lace Circle Planning Application and Decisions, July/Aug ust off your pillows and bobbins! We are Applications opening on Thursday 9 of September at the 21/02082/HSE. Erection of part single storey and D Methodist Chapel by the pond, 7 - 9 pm. part two storey rear extension. 47A Hill Road Looking forward to seeing you all again. Please bring 21/02170/HSE. Construction of first floor extension your own mugs. For more information contact to existing bungalow to form two storey dwelling, new Margaret Tanner, 01256 780467. roof constructed over garage and central flat roof area raised. 86 Pardown. Update from the Parish Council T/00337/21/TPO. Scots Pine – prune. 30 Sycamore e did not have a scheduled meeting for Tree Road. August, but it has still been a busy time. 21/02234/HSE. Erection of ground floor extension W The pond is almost finished, and its and first floor extension over existing accommodation, looking great, thanks to Simon and the team. Our demolition of outbuilding and associated external official ‘Pond Re-opening’ will be on 19 September. works. Well House, Rectory Rd. It has been so good to see cricket being played up 21/02235/LBC. Erection of ground floor extension at Newfound again and both St Mary’s and Oakley and first floor extension over existing accommodation, III’s have been using the ground so there have been demolition of outbuilding and associated external opportunities most weeks to watch a game. Before we works. Well House, Rectory Rd. know it, football will be back again, and we have 21/02286/FUL. Change of use of part of the land purchased another set of new goalposts, with funding for the formation of a car parking area with fence from the Borough, to ensure all our equipment is safe enclosure and construction of hardstanding and laying and in good condition. As Kennet Way Park is of pipework to provide water to the site in connection currently being revamped, we asked the Borough if with a proposed allotment use. Land NE of Dell Farm we could have any equipment that was being 21/02387/LDPO. removed, that was still in good condition, and we Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed erection of have been given the ‘spinning bowl’ which is being a single storey side extension and a single storey rear installed at Upper Farm Road where it can extend the extension. 6 Lyde Close. play opportunities at that site. 21/02353/HSE. Erection of part two storey, part The glass boxes are proving to be very popular – I first floor side/rear extension following demolition of have given away 50 already so do let me know if attached garage. 2 Turnpike Way. yours goes walkabout or gets broken (or if you didn’t Decisions get one to start with). We are very close to taking over 21/00055/HSE. Erection of single storey front, side the land at Canterbury Gardens which will be for and rear extension. 6 Frome Close. GRANTED. some more allotments – just the legal stuff to sign - 21/00345/HSE. Erection of single storey rear and we will have a dozen new plots. We have a long extension. 2 Manor Cottages. GRANTED. waiting list and so this will be really welcome. We are 21/01342/HSE. Demolition of existing meeting with the gardening club next week to discuss conservatory and kitchen and erection of two storey spring bulb planting in Beach Park, Upper Farm and, side and rear extension; pitched roof to utility room. 23 possibly, Avon Road play area as well. Croft Road. GRANTED. We are always happy to hear your suggestions for 21/01381/HSE. Erection of a two storey rear improvement projects within the village but, please, extension (amended scheme to that approved under can I ask that you use email or phone rather than FB 19/02211/HSE for external material change). 5 Oakley (or FB Messenger) to contact me for this kind of Lane. GRANTED. thing. For ‘there is an overflowing bin in Avon Road’ T/00226/21/TPO. T2 Ash: remove. T3 English or ‘I need the phone no of the Borough council’, FB Oak: remove. 14 Mull Close. GRANTED. or Messenger are fine, but if you have an issue/ 21/01818/GPDAG. Notification of proposed proposal/complaint and want us to take action on it, change of use of agricultural buildings to a B1/Class E please use email or phone (or letter, of course). (g) flexible commercial use (permitted development We are hoping to be back to face to face meetings notification). Battledown Farm. PRIOR APPROVAL soon and we hope that you will be able to join us – NOT REQUIRED. Parish Council meetings are not all like the infamous T/00286/21/TCA. T1 Sycamore: remove one with Jackie Weaver, and they are a good way to deadwood, reduce outer branches by 2m. Leave overall find out what is happening and to get involved. height and radius 11m x 12m. Green behind 3 And 4 Barbara Bedford, Parish Clerk Deane Cottages. 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LINK magazine 17 18 LINK magazine LINK magazine 19 Oakley Greening A Wonderful Woodland Experience Campaign: t was fascinating to watch this female Silver- hank you for taking washed Fritillary crawling up the west side of the part in the Greening I trunk of an oak tree at the edge of a local wood, T Campaign, selecting 5 probing the niches of the deeply textured bark with of the 8 Challenges voted on by householders in Oakley. The target is to reduce our carbon emissions and put the chosen Challenges into action. Please make sure the Challenge Cards are put in a front window so that they can be counted between 6 and 10 September. The number of cards will then be used to calculate the CO2 emissions saved by the village overall and the cost savings you have made for yourselves. These will show what you can save annually. We hope you have found it easy to keep going with the Challenges and they have become ongoing habits. You could now start thinking about the 3 you didn’t tick and add them to your contributions to save energy. The results of all your efforts will be shared during the Oakley Green Week. When you see how much you can save in a year, we hope that you will continue with the Challenges to benefit the Community and your budget. There will be more for you to think about on improvements in the home at the Green Week Fayre, including stalls giving information on Solar Panels, Heat Source Pumps and Insulation. There might be an opportunity to see a demonstration of a thermal camera to show where you may be losing heat from your home. More on these topics, plus calculating your own home carbon footprint, at the talks on Friday 8 October. Do have a look at the full Oakley Green Week Programme 2 - 10 October on page 22 and thank you for all your support to our ‘green’ projects to make Oakley ‘greener’. The Greening Campaign Team 20 LINK magazine her plump curved abdomen before pausing to deposit secretary as we have operated for the last 2 years an egg in one of the mossy crevices. This is just one without one, and I will be standing down from the species which forms part of the fragile eco-system committee if we are unable to fill the post. within this wonderful mixed woodland. We will be providing food, so could you indicate It is a sad thought that only a few fields away at by e-mail to [email protected] if you are Dummer 67 mature Oaks and 3 Beeches providing likely to attend so that we can get numbers for the habitat for some 2,500 species are due to be felled to catering. make way for an Amazon warehouse. Alan Merry Barbara Evans Oakley Green Week - 2 to 10 October 2021 is getting closer! Oakley Woodlands Group ere is news on what to expect during the he most active time of year for The Week. The week will start on Saturday 2 Woodlands Group is winter when we carry out H October with our Green Fayre. You can take T our annual coppice programme. The last year a circular tour around stalls from the Oakley Schools was hampered by the necessary restrictions to tackle to the grass area opposite and beyond the Co-op, Covid; this left us with unfinished business in spring. through to Kennet Park and on to St John’s Piece Spring brings a stop to coppicing so that birds can field. There will be opportunities to see and find out build nests without the fear that their home will be how to become ‘greener’ and help support the climate snatched from beneath them. change emergency. Please see an outline of the Fayre Coppicing is the ancient craft of cutting down on page 20 and an outline of the events for the trees to provide material for traditional goods such as continuing full programme during the rest of the week bean poles, and hurdles. Coppice species, hazel in our are on page 22. We hope to see you at any of the case, regrow from the stump, and can be coppiced events that take your fancy. again and again on a 10 to 15 year cycle. A side effect It’s not too late to join in. If you would like some of the coppicing was to encourage wildlife as the publicity for a Green Week event you are planning to forest floor was opened up to light. However, these support a ‘greener’ Oakley, you can still let us know days we coppice to conserve the wildlife and the all the details via the [email protected], by 10 health of the woods. September. These can then be added to the This year we are planning to squeeze in an extra programme. month of coppicing by starting earlier than usual in September, with the first work party on Wednesday th Competition 8 . We are looking for new volunteers to help us keep Time! Cowdown and St John’s copses in fine fettle. Work Everyone is parties start at 10 am and run for three hours with a invited to coffee break. Tools and training are provided, and you submit a photo can start late or leave early if you wish. For more or artwork on information contact us via email, or just come along this year’s to one of the work parties to see what we do. We will themes – either be working in Cowdown copse this autumn. The ‘Pond Life’ or ‘Homegrown’. You might like to September dates are given below. show what you have been up to in the garden or what you know or have seen related to pond life. You can Work Party dates. Cowdown copse. 10:00 to 13:00 express your creativity in whatever way you choose Wed 8 Sept across either or both of the topics. Sat 11 Sept Entries can be left at the St. Leonard’s Centre Wed 22 Sept between 6 – 16 September with your name and age, if Sat 25 Sept you are in one of the children’s categories (5-7, 8-10, 11-16). The entries will be judged and subsequently Our AGM will be held on Tuesday 7 September at displayed during the Oakley 7:30 pm. The venue is the Fox pub, Newfound. We Green Week. have not had an AGM for 18 months due to Covid. The competition is open to all, so An agenda will be issued closer to the time, but if you invite local friends and family to have items that you think should be included, please join in too. let me know. The biggest issue is the election of a The LOGG Team LINK magazine 21
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Hello from St Leonard’s Pre-School About Cuckoo Meadow Pre-School: If you go down to the woods today… With the start of We are a small, friendly, Ofsted Outstanding ranked a new term, we are enjoying listening to and telling pre-school located in the Rathbone Pavillion, North each other about our holiday adventures. In the role Waltham. To find out more please contact Jo or Fiona play area, we have a tent set up so, whatever the on 01256 398172. weather in September, we can experience dry camping! With the introduction of the new Early Years Curriculum and its emphasis on sharing books and Oakley Scout Group retelling stories we have set up the house of the three Oakley Scout Group are looking for volunteers, we bears. The children will be able to listen to the story, have vacancies for a wide range of roles from working read different versions, and act out the story of with the youngsters to looking “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” using soft toys and after the finances, for as little new masks. To help the children learn each other’s or as much time as you can names and recognise their own name card we will be spare. To find out more about playing ‘who is sitting in my chair?’ the difference YOU could If you would like to know more about us, complete an application form, or just have a chat, then please make please contact our contact us on 07772378265, or Chairman, David Foster-Key either by email at [email protected] or look at [email protected] or call 01256 781097. No prior www.oakleywithwootton.org.uk/pre-school for our experience is needed. brochure, Facebook page and latest Ofsted report. We look forward to hearing from you. Caroline Edwards News from Cranbourne: Our Yearly Round-Up Here at Cranbourne, we have had a very successful year, looking back on the past term there have been Cuckoo Meadow Pre-School several memorable moments to be proud of. Our Hello from Cuckoo Meadow Pre-School! We had a students have done amazingly well this year despite gloriously sunny leaving ceremony for all our Pre- the adversity they have faced in the time of Covid, and Schoolers starting Reception in September - we wish it is fantastic to share with you a few of our highlights. them lots of love and luck – it has been wonderful Year 7 History walk teaching them, mostly since the age of just two. For Humanities students have been working with the latest news do visit our Facebook Historic England to uncover the history of our town. page www.facebook.com/cuckoomeadowpreschool. They practiced working as Historians, researching and With not much to update on given it is the summer writing up summaries to tell the story of the different holidays, please can we take the opportunity to remind locations around the town they looked into. They you of the ways you can support us…. Firstly, we brought together their research and created a “Walking invite you to take part in the Cuckoo Meadow Pre- tour of Basingstoke”. Our students then had the School lottery. This lottery has been set up to raise opportunity to go out and experience their walk. It was money and make a difference for our children. It's a a fantastic day for everyone involved and helped our fantastic way to bring parents, carers, teachers and the Year 7’s gain a broader understanding of the History wider community together, in partnership with our of the Town. The aim is to release our local history Pre-School, and at the same time give something back. walk to the Basingstoke community within the next Visit www.YourSchoolLottery.co.uk and search for: academic year. Cuckoo Meadow Pre-School. Day of Sport Please do consider us on www.smile.amazon.co.uk After a long two-year wait, we were delighted to be and www.easyfundraising.org.uk. Allocating ‘Cuckoo able to run Day of Sport this year whilst adhering to Meadow Pre-School’ as your nominated charity on Covid restrictions of Year group bubbles. The sporting either of these platforms will mean that shops such as events ran over three days, with a field competition on John Lewis, Argos and many more donate a % of your day 1, a Swimming Gala on day 2 and Team events purchase price directly to our Pre-School – and at no and Athletics on day 3. extra admin for you! The third day brought incredible weather and a fantastic atmosphere around the school as our students
LINK magazine 23 competed in Tug of War, Rounders, Football, drop in during the morning. All the family is very Basketball and Athletics throughout the day. Each welcome! No booking is required. Tours of the school Year group competed for their own individual trophy can be booked at the Open event. and their awarded House points went towards winning Please contact 01256 868600 for any further enquiries. the overall trophy at the end of the day. Abigail Weston Congratulations to Andrew Lloyd-Webber house for taking home the gold this year! Library opening News from Testbourne School We were incredibly proud to Open our newly The recladding works to our SCOLA teaching block refurbished Library this past Half-term, ready for our continue as our students soon return to school. Built in students to use when they return to school in 1970, the recladding will not only give the building a September. Our school librarian, Miss De Broize, was new lease of life, but it will also give us the extremely grateful to The Four Lanes Trust, who opportunity to significantly improve the internal awarded a grant to restore it back to the high standard school environment for our students. The development that we know our students deserve. will bring an improvement in energy efficiency in line When the initial plan came together for the library with our drive to be more environmentally friendly. refurbishment, it took no time at all to choose to create We are working closely with experts from Hampshire a legacy to our treasured colleague and friend, Laura County Council to ensure that any disruption is Saunders. Laura was a blazing light in our English minimised, and that the full curriculum will be Department. She was full of ideas, energy and joy. She accessible to students throughout the project. The was a one-of-a-kind type of teacher, making a huge reclad is expected to provide a long-lasting, high- impression on everyone. Tragically, we lost Laura quality building for the students of Testbourne for early last year, a loss that is still very much felt many years to come. throughout our community. We were so happy that Phase one is steadily nearing its completion and we Laura’s children were able to join us to officially open hope to push forward with phase two later in the year. what we all agree is a fitting tribute to her.” Breaking up the building works into phases ensure that The prom there are classrooms readily available and minizines After being unable to hold a prom for our 2021 disruption. During each phase, some classrooms will Leavers, we were keen to hold a memorable and be relocated to three modular double classrooms that Covid safe event for our 2021 Leavers. have been installed on the school field for the duration Welcome to our new year 7 students of the project. We are looking forward to welcoming our upcoming We eagerly await 23 of August as more than 75% Year 7 students into school for their induction day on of our incoming Year 7 students will join us for a fun- Monday 6 September. We were able to hold an array filled week of activities. During our transition week, of Virtual Teams meetings including Subject taster our soon-to-be students will develop social skills such sessions to help give our new families a taste of how as team building, leadership skills and our teaching works. We look forward to saying communication; experience of practical subjects that “Hello!” to our new Year 7 group this coming Autumn would not have been possible during school closure; term. develop problem-solving skills through activity Open mornings challenges and build a community with fellow We are pleased to be holding our 2021 Open students and TCS staff. Mornings on Saturday 18 September and Saturday 2 We are excited to have the opportunity to meet so October. Drop In to explore what Cranbourne has to many of our incoming students during the summer offer by taking part in a series of fun, interactive, 20- before they join us in September. minute sessions to give a taste of our teaching style. Aaron Baker There will also be an opportunity to hear our Headteacher, Jane Aplin. You can come from 9 am or
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Oakley Gardening Club gardening. During lockdown we have enjoyed several Having not met in person since March 2020, eighteen talks via Zoom. We have also held our annual plant members and three visitors gathered at Andover Road sale on a very wet Sunday in May and took part in the Village Hall at the beginning of August to listen to an table-top event in June. Our monthly competitions excellent talk on Herbaceous Boarders presented by have also continued albeit by members taking Geoff Hawkins. He started by defining precisely what photographs of their prize-winning entries. As restrictions eased members were able to visit Terstan, a garden near Stockbridge. On Monday, 6 September we will be returning to our normal venue in the main hall at St Leonard’s Centre at 7:30 pm where we will have a talk as well as the judging of the Fuchsias, we have all been growing this summer. The other competitions for September are: • Four dahlias in a vase – may be all the same or mixed • A vase of three different herb stalks • Three tomatoes of the same variety Whether you are new to gardening or an ‘old hand’, whether you have an established garden or one that is a blank canvas with just the developer’s patio, you are all welcome to come along to our meetings. We are a friendly group with varying levels of knowledge which we love to share. More details can be The herbaceous border at Waterperry Gardens, Oxfordshire obtained from our secretary, Maureen by phoning her on (01256) 780788. a Herbaceous Boarder is – an area usually bordered on Ross Blackman one side by a wall, fence or trees, filled with perennial plants that die back in winter. Ideally, there should be either a narrow area of paving or gravel to the front so that the plants are not damaged when the lawn is Are you interested in joining mown. BASINGSTOKE CONCERT BAND? We heard that this type of garden first became popular in Victorian times when many new plants Basingstoke Concert Band is a traditional were brought back by explorers. They were made even wind band and is always on the lookout for new more popular in the early 20th century through the players. work of Gertrude Jekyll whose garden design at The Weekly Wednesday evening rehearsals take Manor House, at nearby Upton Grey has been restored place at Sherfield-on-Loddon Village Hall to its former glory. between 7.30-9.30pm. There followed well-known names – Vita Our repertoire covers many different styles of Sackville-West in the 1950’s, Alan Bloom, Geoff music including light classical pieces, music Hamilton and, more recently, Beth Chatto. With the from films and shows, military music and well- aid of magnificent slides of examples of modern known dance band pieces. borders, Geoff showed members the importance of Current vacancies are: French Horn, Baritone colour placing and plant height to carry the eye Saxophone, Bassoon, Trumpet, Bass Trombone, upwards. Fashions in herbaceous borders continue to Tuba, String Bass and Percussion change with planting in swathes of colour rather than For more info get in touch via the ‘Contact’ pools and the introduction of prairie gardens but there Page on our Website www.bcband.org.uk are still many beautiful traditional gardens out there to be visited. Although members have not been able to meet this has not stopped them from engaging in all things
LINK magazine 25 Peter Houseman f you’ve lived in Oakley for any amount of time you may be familiar with the name Peter I Houseman from either the recreation ground or the youth football league both of which carry his name. However, you may not be aware of exactly who Peter Houseman was or how he is connected to the village. Peter Houseman was a professional footballer who spent the majority of his career at Chelsea FC. He won the FA Cup in 1970 and the European Cup Winners Cup in 1971, scoring in both finals. Whilst playing for Chelsea, Peter and his wife Sally lived at 2 Severn Gardens. In 1967, Peter founded Oakley FC and in 1969 helped create the Basingstoke and District Boys Sunday League. Oakley FC until their untimely death in March 1977 when they were both killed, along with two friends, when the car they were travelling in was hit by a speeding driver. They left behind their three young sons Matthew, Daniel and Nathan.
When I published an early version of this article on the Calling Oakley group on Facebook, so many people came forward who remembered Peter taking them for training sessions when they were children. One recalled challenging him to the Crossbar Challenge using his weaker right foot. He effortlessly hit the crossbar first time. At the end of every training session, there was a five minute period where the young lads could try and get the ball off Peter. Very few ever succeeded! Neighbours recall them being a quiet friendly couple and during the week Peter’s Chelsea kit could be seen hanging out in the back garden after being washed. On more than one occasion, Peter supplied In memorial to Peter, the playing fields in Oakley local school teams with complete Chelsea kits prior to were renamed The Peter Houseman Recreation games. Grounds. The league which he helped form was Sally was part of the local babysitting circle. She renamed the Peter Houseman Youth League and would look after the children of working mothers continues to this day with over 200 teams competing during the week, and then the rest of the mothers across Hampshire and Berkshire. would step in at the weekend to look after her boys so Keith Burton she could travel to games with Peter. Peter and Sally continued to be involved with 26 LINK magazine Hampshire Chimney Sweep
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28 LINK magazine Home-Start volunteers wanted how many times he’s been President! As usual we Home-Start believes that children need a happy combined the event with the presentation of our ‘Lion and secure childhood and that parents play the key of the Year’ to Anousjka Selders, our social media role in giving their children a good start in life to help guru, Welfare Committee Chairperson and a regular them achieve their full potential. Our 1:1 volunteers volunteer at the local centre. Also issued was a and groups help to support the parent/child Membership award to another Oakley-ite, Annie relationships by offering non-judgmental support and Vicars, but, importantly, we honoured two long- friendship. The unique relationship which develops serving members with the highest award to any Lion, between a volunteer and a parent means our support the ‘Melvin Jones Fellowship Award’, he having can be exactly tailored to the needs of each family we founded the organisation in 1917. Recipients were visit. Barry Morgan and Philip Wilson. We need volunteers to support families in the We will stage our annual Swimathon in October, Community -YOU can make a difference to have planned more of our popular quizzes, and will be someone’s life. This voluntary work is unpaid but is at the upcoming Transport Festival, the Treacle Fayre highly rewarding and out of pocket expenses will be and Yateley Fayre (each with our putting game), reimbursed. Volunteers are required to attend a 25- Fancy being a part of this fun? Contact Annie Vicars - hour preparation course spread over 6 weeks starting [email protected] in September from 9:30 am - 2:30 pm dates TBC. www.basingstokelions.org.uk INTERESTED? Contact us at: Rucstall Community Centre, Holbein Basingstoke Civil Service Retirement Close. RG21 3EX, Tel: 01256 325793 Fellowship Email: [email protected] The group’s first outing this year will be the www.homestart-nwhampshire.org.uk Mystery Trip on Thursday 14 October which includes elevenses, lunch and afternoon tea at a cost of £50 Overton Choral Society (non-members £52) with the coach leaving Oakley at We aim to resume rehearsals in St Mary’s Hall on 9:15 am. This will be followed on Thursday 18 Monday 6 September. November with a trip to Haskins Garden Centre for It has been a long time since we rehearsed Christmas shopping and then the Christmas lunch at together. Many of our members have ‘singers masks’ BCOT on Thursday 9 December. and anyone who does not feel comfortable singing The next meeting is on 1 September when the indoors then please address this at our first rehearsal. speaker is Suzy Buttress (The Casual Birder) on Wild We will respect other people’s feelings and wishes in Birds followed on 6 October by Malcolm Nelson this. speaking about 40 Years of Catching Smugglers. The We have a full programme for 2021/22 and look group meets on the first Wednesday of each month at forward to actually performing again. Brookvale Village Hall from 10 am to 12 noon and all Our AGM will be held on Monday 20 September retired Civil Servants, their relatives and friends are in St Mary’s Hall. welcome. Further details about the group and We ended our 2020/21 season with a party and information about our trips can be obtained by some singing under some large gazeboes. Once again contacting [email protected]. tables groaned with delicious food. Thank you to David Cowling Brenda for hosting, to the team who helped and to Phil for barbecuing in the rain (albeit under an News from Whitchurch Silk Mill umbrella). And many thanks to Paul Timms, our Threads in Sheds is the latest special exhibition at Musical Director, for the amount of work he put into Whitchurch Silk Mill. Opening on Saturday 11 making recordings for our Zoom rehearsals. September, it features contemporary tapestry pieces Don’t forget, we meet in St Mary’s Hall, High created by members of the British Tapestry Group. Street, Overton every Monday at 7:45 pm. Please join Thirty-six members from across the country and even us, we are a sociable crowd. internationally have created new tapestries inspired by Lyn Hardy, Chair the heritage and traditions of weaving, showing contemporary innovative and three-dimensional Basingstoke Lions Club techniques at their best; some on display for the first The Basingstoke Lions Club welcomed the time. incomer (though hardly a newcomer) in the form Whitchurch Silk Mill, a working museum, is the of Oakley resident Rex Sinden – and we’ve lost count oldest working silk mill in the UK, and its living LINK magazine 29 weaving silk heritage inspired these artists. will be DR Frances Hurd and her subject – Quakers at Imagination, creativity, skill and patience are evident War – what they do and why they do it. Frances in the designs, and have created an exhibition to previously gave us a talk on local churches and was excite the senses and celebrate this evolving art form. an interesting and informative speaker. She is a The exhibition will showcase the work of historical researcher and lives in Chichester. It renowned tapestry weavers Joan Baxter and William promises to be a fascinating talk. Visitors are Jefferies and silk weavers from the Mill. welcome and can pay at the door. The exhibition is free with Mill admission and Lizzie Lewis runs until Sunday, 21 November. The Mill is open Tuesday to Sunday 10:30 am to 5 pm. New Loyalty Card Scheme Old Basing u3a – Meeting and greeting with Collect your free card from the Mill gift shop, picnics in the park spend £10 or more in the shop on five occasions, From Art and Crafts, Science and Bridge, getting your card stamped each time, and receive 20% Gardening to History, many of our groups are on your next purchase (excludes Mill admission and managing to meet over the summer and have fun café purchases). together safely. We’ve even begun new activities - Water Voles Return to the Mill’s Riverbanks walking football, rounders and walking netball - all Protection of the riverbanks between the Silk Mill continuing successfully, as has a new Philosophy and Fulling Mill (downstream) and our recent habitat Group. and ecological improvements have resulted in the As well as this, our u3a gives all members the return of water voles to our stretch of the Test. The chance to come together each month. During the voles are now living in our riverbanks. lockdown months we’ve been entertained by some Silk Mill Food Festival excellent on-line speakers. This event, on Saturday 18 September in the We took advantage of some August weather to grounds of the Mill, is open for free as part of the meet face to face instead and enjoyed two picnics. We Heritage Open Days scheme. Visitors will be spoiled could see our members were keen to catch up with old by the selection of suppliers tempting them with friends and make new ones, while sharing the delicious delights and tasty treats. See our social activities they do. Everyone is looking forward to media posts or our website for details nearer the time. meeting regularly indoors again, as soon as we can. Pins & Needles September Updates are regularly posted on our website Join us on 3 September between 2 pm and 4 pm www.basingstokeu3a.org. for the next in our regular adult crafting sessions, to Meet & Greet Day – 8 September 2 – 4 pm, Queen learn a new skill or just to enjoy the company of some Mary’s Hall, Queen Mary’s College, Cliddesden like-minded crafters. Tickets at £10 include tuition, Road RG21 3HF all materials and a hot drink from the café. Booking No longer in full-time work? Looking for fun? required. Still wanting to learn new interests or regain old? Contact: [email protected] – 01256 Please make a note of our Meet and Greet Day. We 892065 – www.whitchurchsilkmill.org.uk always welcome new members; on this day you can come and find out about all the activities we run, meet people with the same interests as you, and start to Overton U3A make new friends. You can join as many groups as Good news tea party you like for just one annual fee! In August, for members Excursions, Holidays, Lunching, Badminton, only, we had a drop in social Dancing, Singing, Classical Studies, Family History, get together with cakes, tea, coffee and soft drinks on Quizzes, Board Games, Literature, Sewing, Flower offer. Tables, seated around four people, were socially Arranging, Photography, Cycling, Music, Creative distanced and members enjoyed having a chat over a Writing, Languages and many more. cuppa. Delicious cakes were kindly provided by the Not on-line? Remember it doesn’t matter - we WI. keep in touch with all our members regularly. Every Meeting - Wednesday 15 September- 10 am, St member is important! Mary’s Hall, Overton email: [email protected] Phone: At the time of writing, we are planning to go ahead 07787 520 281 www.basingstokeu3a.org with the September monthly meeting and are looking facebook.com/Basingstokeu3a forward to seeing our members again. Our speaker 30 LINK magazine French Tuition Native French Teacher MOBILE HAIRDRESSER MODERN & TRADITIONAL HAIRSTYLING Private Tuition – All Levels QUAILIFIED EXPERIENCED STYLIST Learning tailored to your needs REGULARLY UPDATED TRAINING References available Please call Lorna for a free consultation Telephone: 01256 782162 Mobile: 07905609456 Contact Nadia Email: [email protected] Tel: 07775 500382
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-final of the County Club Championship before losing Day 2 Bowl Pairs, a tight match against the holders Cove. The Ladies played on a too lost to Cove in the Ladies Club Championship and particularly hot day, must travel to Cove in the National Top Club. Wins saw Joan Ball and against Fleet United, Basingstoke Town and Odiham, Martin Vickers has taken the Club to the quarter-final of the County (pictured right) beat Mixed Top Club event. Marion Bringes and Success has not been confined to team Sue Dixon in a close competitions. Ashley Nethercliffe and Nick Hardy final. reached 3 County semi-finals. With Leigh Allen in By the time this the Triples and Leigh and Ric Newson in the Fours article is published, they lost both narrowly but reached the Pairs Final the outdoor season and will represent Hampshire at the National will be nearly over, Championships. We also have semi-finalists in 3 but we have Basingstoke Competitions and Ric Newson and Sean activities throughout Lassman are finalists in both the Basingstoke and the winter. Whitchurch Champion of Champions. Information about the club can be found at https:// Leagues results have been mixed. The men remain www.oakleybc.org.uk or by phoning Spencer on top of Division 1 of the Basingstoke Rinks League 01256 780418 or Janie on 01256 780447. and second in Division 1 of the Triples whilst the Spencer Kerley
Oakley Ramblers Club and some slopes, with chatter and laughter, birdsong t was a fine evening on 9 July when eight and church bells. It was great to be doing our first ramblers set off at 18:30 from the carpark on evening walk this year.” I Overton hill for a walk which followed parts of On Sunday 1 August, Pat led seven ramblers as an Overton Heritage and Nature Trail. Pauline writes they set off from The Butts, Alton to walk the six hills “We went through fields, by rivers and across water surrounding the town on a dry day with a threat of meadows, passing the source of the River Test, to heavy rain later. Pat writes “The walk took us across reach Ashe church. Next, we retraced our steps the main roads leading to Alton between each hill. through the Ackender Hill is the first, walking through woodland, purple and with a first sneak view across the valley, beside an old hay- water tower, and then down to cross the A339 and on coloured to reach the second hill, Brick Kiln Lane, starting as a grasses of lane it then becomes a track as it gets higher, with the water views across Alton and beyond. meadows “Northanger Hill starts after crossing the New in the hazy, Odiham Road and takes us through a tunnel of ancient evening hawthorns and all beech trees to a meadow on the sunshine to summit, then down towards Old Odiham Road and continue by we continue on towards Anstey Hill. The final hill the ford was Windmill Hill, approached up a steep lane. The and past Polehampton House. windmill is long gone but, on reaching the summit, “After continuing alongside the river, the group we were rewarded with great views across the whole crossed the Kingsclere Road, taking the path up the valley and further into the distance. Torrential rain hill and back round through Overton church grounds arrived just as we arrived at the cars after a onto the main road. Those who wanted to stayed for thoroughly enjoyable walk of around 12 miles.” drinks outside at The White Hart. Our current programme of walks diary is available “Two hours, just under 5 miles, along paths, on www.oakleyramblers.org through fields, some muddy parts, some road walking Roy Yeoman 40 LINK magazine S.W. Contract Services Landscaping, Groundworks, Fencing (NCH GL) & Tree Surgery (RFS, NPTC) Professional Tree Inspection Level 2 at Park Farm, off Rectory Road, Oakley RG23 7EH Presented by Fully qualified Providing treatment for musculoskeletal Simon Warner and Insured conditions including back, neck & shoulder pain
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42 LINK magazine LINK magazine 43 LOCAL INFORMATION CHURCHES The guidelines for social activities are Oakley Community Association subject to change; for more infor- mation use the contact details below. Secretary - Eve Askew, www.ocaoakley.org.uk, Church of England Website: [email protected] St Leonards (Oakley) www.oakleywithwootton.org.uk Church Office: St Leonard’s Centre, Councillors & Politicians St Lawrence (Wootton) Rectory Rd, Oakley Member of Parliament, North West All Saints (Deane) Tel 782724 9:00 am -1:00 pm week- Hampshire days Kit Malthouse, 01264 401401 [email protected] Revd Ben Kautzer [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] 01256 420903 Address: 2 Church Close, Andover SP10 1DP Contacts for Deane: Parish Councillors: Geoff Law - Treasurer Tel 780160 Deidre Coles - Warden Tel 781495 Tim Parry (Chairman) 782082 YouTube channel: Search St Leonard’s Church Oakley for Stephen Harding 781557 Church@Home and Kids@Home services. Richard Startin 781904 Methodist Website: 782446 Laurence Bealing Chapel by the pond www.basingstokereadingmethodists. Ian Ellison 780920 uk/churches/oakley Fred Bullions 782552 Hill Road adjacent to the village pond in East Oakley Christine McCullins 782346 Revd Audrey D Browne 782574 Brian Adams Email: [email protected] Amanda Hayman 783144 Tele: 01256 323 103 Website: Parish Clerk :Barbara Bedford, 87a Oakley Lane 780886 Roman Catholic St Joseph's and www.stjosephsbasingstoke.org.uk [email protected] or 07983 500372 St Michael’s Rd, Basingstoke St Bede's Parish Office: 323595 Deputy Clerk: Helen Meyer 07951 415229 Fr Chris Whelan, Borough Councillors: Tel 323595 [email protected] Paul Gaskell [email protected] 07812 894479 Websites: Hanna Golding , 07855 489502 Community Church lifespringcommunitychurch.org [email protected] or www.hopebasingstoke.org St. Luke's Hall Overton Diane Taylor, [email protected] 781081 or Sarum Hill Centre, Sarum Hill, County Councillor: Basingstoke 862413 Contact: John and Wendy Thurston Juliet Henderson ([email protected]) (780135) or Paul and Ann Davis (782769) Estate Agents Village Shops Jacobs Estate Agents, 22c Oakley Lane (above the 781300 Coop - Oakley Lane 780857 Chemist) Craft Kits N Bits, 6 Rectory Road 020 3488 5499 Brockenhurst Estate Agents, 6 Rectory Rd 700280 One Stop - Oakley lane 780227 GAS Emergencies V&B Butchers in the Vale 780323 Health (999 or 112 in emergency) Village Café, Jolly Olly’s Oakley Lane 782658 Defibrillators (Call 999 first) are located at: Village Pharmacy in the Vale 782381 The Fox The Barley Mow Oakley Scout Group David Foster-Key (781097) The Green Hut (Hill Road) [email protected] The Infant School,
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VILLAGE HALLS The guidelines for social activities are subject to change and you should contact the booking organisation to check if activities are going ahead. East Oakley Village Hall ("Green Hut") - Hill Road Contact: Booking Secretary on 780802 book- [email protected] St. John's Centre - St. John's Road Contact Church Office: 782724 Oakley Village Hall - Andover Road Contact: 781229 St Leonards Centre - Rectory Road Contact Church Office: 782724