Macmillan at The Coffee Shop – 25 September 2020

he Coffee Shop came to the rescue of my up on the ground – but the sun shone and the T usual Macmillan Coffee Morning this year customers came thick and fast. A fantastic when it became impossible for me to host it at £1,028.60 has been raised for Macmillan to home. A phone call from Ken was my lifeline. remember Cheryl McGhee, Danny Spurrier and After a couple of meetings with Suzy (who I’d met George Penney. I could not have done this a couple of times during refurbishment) we had it without massive help and assistance from Suzy, organised. It was touch and go whether it would Natalie, Michaela and all those who contributed be inside or outside but, in the end, we opted for raffle prizes – and of course everyone who braved outside. Balloons were blown up, bunting was the cold to sit outside and support this very hung around the fence and with Suzy’s hard work worthy cause. Thank you very, very much. organizing the tables and Natalie’s help, we were Gill Fearon up and running by the 10 am start. The team consisted of Suzy serving the cakes, Natalie on the raffle and Michaela dispensing complimentary tea and coffee to accompany the cakes. Masses of friends and Macmillan supporters provided us with the cakes and there was a huge selection, They ranged from traditional chocolate, coffee and walnut, fruit cake and Victoria sponge to more unusual chocolate and courgette, pineapple and cherry. There was a mouth-watering concoction topped with Ferrero chocolates – that one soon disappeared! The weather was windy – and we did have one casualty when a gust of wind took a whole box of homemade scones and ended L-R: Hazel Ball, Gill Fearon and Suzy Nixon Shopping online can benefit charity

Christmas shopping online? Your donations will soon make a difference, Do you shop with Amazon? especially in the lead up to Christmas. There are no administration charges and the anonymous With your simple change to Amazon Smile, donations will be paid out to the charity each Sherfield Village Hall (Reg. Charity 272385) could quarter. now receive donations from your purchases, at no cost to you. How do I sign up? How will the Village Hall benefit? When you first visit smile.amazon.co.uk you will be prompted to select a charitable organisation, so By shopping with Amazon Smile, your Village please select Sherfield-on-Loddon Village Hall. Hall will receive 0.5% of the net purchase price Or, you can activate AmazonSmile on your (excluding VAT), without costing you a penny! Amazon Shopping app on your iOS or Android You’ll find the same prices and shopping phone (found under ‘settings’ on your app once experience as at the main Amazon site, with the you have selected a charity for the first time via a added bonus that you are supporting your Village web browser). Hall, a self-funding charity. Thank you for using Amazon Smile.

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carried out a wide range of work, Village Green including but not exclusively: tidying the harvest hedges

created, the cricket green was prepared clearing paths and the Sherfield Cricket Club putting chippings on the reformed. In 1974 the playground was paths behind the created, trees were planted and a community pavilion and concrete path wide enough for a pram the path round Jubilee was laid, while in 1976 the pond now Pond known as Jubilee pond was created as planting and maintaining the land in this area was boggy. The the hedge along Goddards football pavilion was built in 1977. Lane The Village Green Volunteers (VGV) clearing ditches, e.g. Centre The VGV re-started in its present form Ditch, the ditch from in 2016 to help reduce the cost of Golden Pond to the maintenance of the village green. An Plantation, tending of the appeal for volunteers was made in the planters along Reading Loddon Valley Link magazine. Road Volunteers came forward consisting of weeding and planting the beds round the creating specified “wild areas” istory local residents and some councillors, and War Memorial, and making the area tidy for creating bat, bird and owl boxes H Under the Scheme of Regulation for the VGV were re-established. They have always the Remembrance Day service

Sherfield Green, dated 20th August 1971, the given and continue to give their time and efforts strimming many areas, such as around the For the Conservation Trust project 2017 three management and status of Sherfield Green free to work on the green, which has saved dragon’s teeth and benches Pond Champions were appointed. Two champions changed in that commoners no longer thousands of pounds for the Parish Council and removal of ragwort were trained and licensed by the Amphibian and benefited from grazing rights and from other residents over the past four years. Until Covid-19 maintenance of the Burial Ground where Reptile Conservation Trust to record newts, one rights of common. Management became the there were regular open meetings for the VGV to this is not covered by contractors was trained for pond dipping and one for pond responsibility, initially, of Rural discuss work needing to be done, submit replanting of gorse bushes management. The Parish Council organised District Council, which became part of the much proposals for future work, report on emergency removing excess reedmace from Jubilee training and certification for the use of chain saws larger Basingstoke District Council, later work done since the last meeting and provide pond (2018) and brushcutters for two parish councillors. All Basingstoke Borough Council and now known as updates on work done to the Parish Council for rescuing the duck house in Horsepond VGV have read and agreed to the Risk Borough Council. The approval and information at Council meetings. (2019) Assessments and follow the protocols. Two parish Village Green was now for the enjoyment and These are part of the recorded Minutes of the councillors have been trained as tree wardens. recreational use of the inhabitants of Until this year there were monthly Saturday the district and neighbourhood. They afternoon sessions in the summer. As well as the VGV Events had a right of free access to every part work detailed above the volunteers also undertook The Village Green Volunteers also run events for of the Village Green, with the Lords of specific environmental/ecological work, including the Community such as coffee mornings and tea the Manor retaining their rights to the but not exclusively: afternoons outside the Cricket Pavilion, and the soil, substrata, mines and minerals and Reindeer Trail at Christmas. They have also to any game. It is Lords of the Manor, clearing the area provided bunches of homegrown flowers for the because two branches of the same of pygmy gorse in housebound during the lockdown in 2020. family hold title to different parts of Middle Green (with Brambles the Village Green. In line with Despite reports to the contrary there is no (Newbury) and & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust) intention, nor has there ever been any intention, to Common, which are subject to the same Parish Council. Copies were put on the VGV’s remove all brambles on the village green. There are byelaws, management of Sherfield Green was noticeboard at Jubilee Pond. Reports of activities making wood piles and insect small areas managed around the green to delegated by Basingstoke Borough Council to were submitted and printed in the Loddon Valley encourage the spread of wild flowers. Sherfield-on-Loddon Parish Council on 23rd Link. hotels for insects March 1978. The first action of the Parish Council and amphibians For more information contact the Clerk - 2020 has been difficult but emergency works have publishing trails [email protected] was to form a Village Green Management been carried out such as dealing with fallen trees Committee. In 1973 the junior football pitch was of trees, flora and and branches. In previous years the VGV have butterflies for children

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and commercial rubbish, white goods as well as garden waste, As Winter Time Approaches including in hedgerows, grass verges and woodlands. Dumping waste By Margot Konitzer is not acceptable or permissible just because it may eventually compost down. Fly-tipping is a serious criminal offence for which you As winter time approaches, can be prosecuted. Please dispose of all waste responsibly. They worry they’ll catch flu. Sherfield on Loddon Parish Council 01256 842662 Older people daren’t go out, Email: [email protected]. For fear of Covid too. herfield Park Parish News Speedwatch at Some often go out walking, S Meeting Dates Parish Council members are still busy placing the An Unusual Hobby Or cycling to keep fit, speedwatch equipment at strategic points and times Others are quite lonely, Sherfield Park Parish Council continues to meet around Sherfield Park. If you feel there is a specific remotely, and the next meeting will be on Wednesday ome people collect items as a hobby - stamps, Whilst in their chairs they sit. road that would benefit, please email the clerk at books, antiques and so forth. David Rawden, a 11th November at 7.30pm. The agenda and [email protected]. The Parish S They cannot see their loved ones, supporting items will be available on the Parish Council has also helped with speedwatch locally at member of the Probus Club of Basingstoke, collected hills. They Some friends have sadly died. Council Notice Boards and website, no less than 5 Sherfield School by lending the equipment for use at don’t take up room in the house and they don’t need dusting. No goodbyes at their funerals, days beforehand. its busiest times around the school grounds. After ascending all the When the sparse attendees cried. Grants COVID-19 Wainwright listed Lake As winter time approaches, Activities have changed, Sherfield Park Parish Council continues to support Although currently in Tier 1, cases in the borough are District fells he turned his ‘The Hub’ Youth Club as they finalise plans to attention to the Pennines A cuppa over video chat, rising. So far, cases in the hospital have remained low; No visits to arrange. regroup following Covid-19 restrictions - £3,359 will however there are rising numbers in both Basingstoke and county tops. He be paid out over the next 6 months. A further £292 and Winchester hospitals. The Anvil will be opening visited the highest point Online courses using Zoom, towards the purchase of boot scrapers at the next week 7 days a week for 6 months as a winter of all the English counties Messages in WhatsApp. Community Centre to prevent the paths becoming Covid-19 testing site; bookings will be online in the which gave him a Even Bridge is played online, overly muddy has also been agreed. usual way. Remember, HANDS, FACE, SPACE. Heineken experience – With ‘breakout rooms’ on tap! St Leonard’s Parish Church in Sherfield on Loddon Basingstoke Foodbank Donations reaching those parts of As winter time approaches, has benefited from a grant of £300 towards costs the country people would This life becomes the norm. Our local foodbank needs your help! Please pop any incurred during their pollination project. not normally reach. They pray for a good vaccine RFC has received a grant of £2,000 towards the cost extras items you buy in the basket near the checkouts And a day with a new dawn. of installing a secure storage unit at the grounds at at Tesco in Chineham. Alternatively, the Community The highest was Scafell The summit of Snaefel, the highest point of Centre and The Shop in Sherfield on Loddon are also the Isle of Man (2063 feet) Basingstoke Sports and Social Club in Mays Bounty, Pike at 3209 feet situated Thank you to Margot for this topical to ensure kit remains safe and in great condition. accepting your donations. in the Cumbrian poem. She also wrote the poem published in For information on grants from Sherfield Park Parish Tracy Hamer, Clerk & RFO to Sherfield Park Parish mountains; the lowest at 345 feet was in Norfolk, Beacon Hill, the October Link (p. 20). Council, please visit the Finance section at Council just west of Cromer. Most tops are surmounted by a trig point www.sherfieldparkparishcouncil.gov.uk. 15th October 2020 or cairn so that you know you have succeeded. However, this of Haslemere (Surrey). Walbury Hill does not happen in most in , near Combe to the eastern counties or those south west of Newbury, can be easily Update from Sherfield on Loddon Parish Council near to . On one reached from the car parks at Inkpen occasion he wandered Beacon. Continuing east along the Meeting dates consultation as once land is included through Pavis Wood near Wayfarer’s Walk brings you to Pilot he next Parish Council meeting will be held on in the Local Plan it is almost Tring trying to decide Hill, the highest point of Hampshire T Tuesday 10th November 2020. This will be held impossible to object to its which hump was the situated just west of . remotely. development. The consultation can be found at highest point of www.basingstoke.gov.uk/planning-policy-consultations. When we come out of lockdown The Reindeer Trail Hertfordshire. Hampshire Live some of the more active readers Unfortunately, due to the current situation with Covid, There are some tops not might like to visit a few of the local Sherfield on Loddon has been featured in the top 16 the Community Reindeer Trail will not be running in far from Basingstoke tops. They will be rewarded with a best Autumn Walks according to Hampshire Live its usual format this year. However, there will still be which can be accessed by splendid view. www.hampshirelive.news/whats-on/whats-on-news/16- Dunkery Hill, the highest point in Somerset reindeer sited on the Green. beautiful-autumn-walks-hampshire-4524738 It was given to the National Trust in 1935 a simple walk from a car park. One of these is Local Plan Fly-tipping Leith Hill near Dorking in Surrey and another is White Horse Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has issued a Fly-tipping is the term given to the illegal dumping or Hill, west of Wantage in Oxfordshire. Easiest of all is Ditchling consultation on Land submitted for potential disposal of rubbish and waste anywhere by those who development. It is vital that residents respond to this Beacon, not far from Lewes in East Sussex. There is a large do not hold a valid licence. This includes household pleasant summit area at Black Down, in West Sussex just south

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National Women's Register his year some of us have been reading books he is a psychopath! The T in connection with our Diamond words outrageous, bizarre, Anniversary and our theme country, Finland. We ridiculous and totally bonkers met recently in a member’s garden to discuss were used to describe this them. The first was ‘Black Diamonds’ by book, but we found it Catherine Bailey, a non-fiction book which we all amusing nonetheless and glad enjoyed very much. It tells the story of the Earls that we read it! Fitzwilliam who lived at Wentworth, a massive Georgian estate in south Yorkshire surrounded by NWR nationally recently asked all groups to collieries which produced the so-called ‘black contribute at least one tree per group to the diamonds’. It is an extraordinary account of the National Forest in the Midlands. It spans parts of downfall of this prosperous family over the first Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire and half of the 20th century and covers family feuds, covers 200 square miles. It is an evolving forest, forbidden love, civil unrest and the plight of the central in the UK, which has been scarred by mining community. coalmining and heavy industry. The main towns A few of us in the area are Burton upon Trent, Coalville, read ‘Blood Swadlincote Diamonds’ and Ashby by Greg de la Campbell, Zouch. We about were given diamond the choice smuggling, of six: oak, the appalling lime, silver civil war in Sierra Leone and how the diamond birch, hazel, industry has been complicit in allowing it to rowan and happen. No one enjoyed this book as it was too wild cherry. violent and shocking. The third book was based It was hoped to buy 600 trees in total, but the on the Finland theme: ‘Palm Beach, Finland’ by final tally was 794. We voted to buy a lime tree Antti Tuomainen. It is about a man who can’t on the basis that its lovely scented blossom stand the heat, so he buys land by the sea in attracts bees and also has the advantage of a long Finland to build a massive beach resort. To life – around 350-400 years! Some of us bought expand his empire, he wants to buy a house in a an extra one and these included an oak, a silver prominent position, which is owned by a woman birch, a wild cherry and a rowan. We will be who has recently inherited it from her father. She given a certificate stating what we have bought refuses to sell, so he tells his surfing instructor and also a plan of where it will be planted so that and a friend to frighten her into selling. In the we may visit if we wish. event, she is out when they inadvertently hit an intruder by throwing a rock into the kitchen Finally, some of us attended, and donated cakes which ultimately results in his death. An to, the Macmillan Coffee Morning organised by undercover detective arrives from Helsinki to try Chris Horton and Suzie Nixon at The Coffee to solve the ‘murder’, and also the brother of the Shop recently. An astonishing amount in excess deceased turns up posing as a solicitor, although of £1,000 was raised. www.complete-pestsolutions.com

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Puzzle Page (Tricky) A Healthier Hampshire in a Heartbeat ACROSS News from Basingstoke Deane Rotary 1 CID op yet might produce proof in Hollywood... (8) 5 ...relating to sight of copper in or around LA... (6) 10 ...beginning to scheme with Al about Bush (5) 11 Help us to retain newspaper second editions for a larger circulation? (9) 12 EEC neatly gets around the flaming matter! (9) 13 Reg dunno about having a jog (5) Club President Alf 14 Once more fill the breech dear ol’ chaps (6) 15 Snap stripped covers back in place (3,4) McCarthy 18 Just occasionally isn’t Keown a crude Alf is an AF sufferer. His factor? (7) "Have a heart and help a heart!" 20 Check a joint does have itself sorted (6) first episode saw him 22 Fast consisting of water ultimately paid off Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a debilitating heart taken from his doctor’s (5) condition. You may not have heard of it but it is surgery by ambulance to 24 Dodgy retsina to pen and ink here! (9) more common than you may think. If you ask A & E. He spent a few 25 Boxer, perhaps with short reach, failing to around your friends and family you may be days in hospital and lived with the debilitating finish training (4-5) surprise by how many people are affected 26 Trump and his crowd leaving historian symptoms for six months. He then had a wordless (5) AF means living with persistent abnormal heart treatment to reset his heart rhythm. Had this not 27 Fails to do nest out (6) rhythm, palpitations, chest pains, breathlessness been successful his next step would have been 28 Quite possibly in some jeopardy as ablation and, as he found out, a trip to eradiated elements are returned (1,4,3) and of course anxiety. Daily life becomes very Puzzle by Raymond http:// difficult and people live in constant fear of another for the treatment www.alberichcrosswords.com/pages/ episode. Sufferers never know when they may Talking to his consultant he realised that with raymond.html have an episode, so working is difficult as is going fundraising this vital equipment could be brought 1 of 2 08/01/2020, 08:52 out for the day or on holiday. An episode means a DOWN to Basingstoke North Hampshire Hospital. 1 Do go on, said in short (6) trip to A & E and possibly a stay in hospital and Patients can then be treated locally so that they no 2 Recall Levi’s the day before following shade being sent home with drugs to hopefully control longer have to travel to Southampton of blue getting stick... (9) the condition temporarily while waiting to see the 3 ...for sometimes the renowned navy must be cardiologist Under Alf’s leadership Basingstoke Deane Rotary modified (5,3,3,4) has set up a fundraising project: 4 As a replacement it’s Dean or Ted in as If the condition becomes more advanced the next arranged (7) level of treatment is cardiac/catheter ablation. It’s “A Healthier Hampshire in a Heartbeat” 6 Provide clothing specs including note about a low risk but effective procedure that can be used Rotary has already raised a substantial amount of type of skirt for important PM appointment (7,8) to treat AF. money towards this equipment but we now need 7 Express free paper finally tried to get If you live in Basingstoke or North Hampshire it your help for the final push to make this happen rational (5) means a trip to Southampton for treatment. and achieve Alf’s goal to improve the lives of the 8 Muscle in on small time society honours (8) numerous local people with this type of 9 He’s half afraid to get involved again (6) Ironically the cardiac consultant and heart rhythm 16 Top Gear down in the dumps about first of specialist, Rob Bowers, is based in Basingstoke debilitating heart condition. laps (4,5) and has to make the same trip to treat you. Can You’ll find more information on our website: 17 Postdoc art soiree served up peeled you help us get this equipment at Basingstoke shrimp? (8) www.rcbd.org.uk 19 Fancy kind of potato out of Spain (6) hospital so that local people with this condition 20 Get over shock at the end of Rod Laver? and the consultant no longer have to make that 60 To donate go to: (7) mile round trip? www.gofundme.com/f/a-healthier-hampshire-in- 21 “Nasty Noel’s” present place appears unfinished to the naked eye (6) a-heartbeat 23 Eliminate parking on drive (5) ROTARY CONTACTS Fiendish www.sudokuoftheday.com Helen Ricketts: - [email protected] Set by Raymond - or Paul Temple: - [email protected] www.alberichcrosswords.com

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Benefice of Sherfield on Loddon and Stratfield Saye USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS with Hartley Wespall with and Bramley - Church Officers The dialling code is 01256, unless otherwise stated. Rector: St. Leonard’s Church, Church End, Sherfield-on- Rev. Stephen Ball Loddon, RG27 0JB 01256 881071, email Churchwarden: David Fright 01256 882520 Allotments Karen Ross 842662 [email protected] Treasurer: Peter Martinson 07952 873274 Basingstoke Gazette Chris Horton 882426 (Please note: Stephen’s day off is Tuesday) Organist: Mike Abrams 01256 881188 Bramley and Sherfield Borough Cllr Chris Tomlinson TBC Bramley and Sherfield Borough Cllr Nick Robinson 07585 578295 Assistant Priest St. Mary’s Church, Stratfield Saye Brownies Liz Hawkins 882096 Rev. Sammie Armstrong 01189 816593 Treasurer: Charles Atkinson 01256 882459 Breach Lane Chapel Geoff Belsham 882534 [email protected] Organist: Dr. Gill Williams 01256 882705 Catholic Church Fr. Chris Rutledge 465214 Curate (priest responsible for Bramley and St. Mary’s Church, Hartley Wespall Clift Surgery Patient Group TBC - Little London): Churchwarden: Pip Iles 01256 880559 Cricket Club (Sherfield) Steve Dummer 07775 674869 Rev. John Lenton 01256 880570 Treasurer: Michael Webster 01256 882413 Cricket Club (Stratfield Turgis Organist: Dr. Gill Williams 01256 882705 Licensed Lay Ministers: and Hartley Wespall) Organist: Andrew Doggart 01256 880092 Richard Elphick 01256 882860 Manoj George (Captain) 07552 114188 Andrew Doggart 01256 880092 Messy Church, Sherfield Park Martin Turvey (Contact) 07785 580456 Leader: Rosy Staines 07921 658453 Church Admin: Lisa Goodall 01256 882788 Evergreens Jean Berntsen 882798 [email protected] [email protected] Happy Faces Playgroup Viv Allway and Alison Smith 880903 Loddon Players Peter Francis 07867 547696 Loddon Quilters Jacky Morgan 882350 Loddon Sports Junior Football Club Fred Berntsen 882798 Loddon Valley Link Lunch Club Helen Belsham 882534 ADVERTISING IN THIS MAGAZINE AND ONLINE NWR Gill Fearon 882106 Police - all exc. Sherfield Pk PCSO Nathaniel Johnson 101 All advertising enquiries to Pip Iles Police - Sherfield Park PCSO Adam Steel 101 Tel. 01256 880559 Poppies Natalie Larner 880075 [email protected] Post Office Sherfield on Loddon 882210 Deadline for advertisements for next edition is the 10th of the month Rainbows Pam Luck 882687 Small ads - £5 monthly for a maximum of 30 words, space permitting. Requests are Sherfield Community Care Grp Basingstoke NeighbourCare 423855 dealt with in order. Sherfield on Loddon Fete Bruce Batting 882605 Display ads pricing - please see the website or contact Pip Iles. Sherfield & District Gardening Club Dan Farrow 882680 Andy Morgan 882350 Sherfield Park Community Centre Louise Grainger 883967 Editor for the December/January edition - Jane Abrams Sherfield Park Parish Council Tracy Hamer 07778546477 Please submit copy for this edition no later than the 14th November Sherfield & District Show Richard Elphick 07768004820 Send copy to: [email protected] Sherfield Village Hall Loddon Valley Link Committee Secretary: Ilene Iles Caretaker/Bookings Wendy Gosden 07468 427684 Management Committee Ivan Gosden 07940 212441 Chair and Editor: Jane Abrams 01256 881188 01256 880559 [email protected] [email protected] Rev. Stephen Ball 01256 881071 Trustee Nick Robinson 07585 578295 Sherfield-on-Loddon Parish Council Karen Ross 842662 Treasurer: Pip Iles 01256 880559 [email protected] [email protected] Germano Giugovaz 01189 332166 Sherfield Village Green Volunteers John Attwood 881760 Short Mat Bowls Norman Stanley 881021 Editor and CTO: Simon Boase [email protected] 01256 881250 [email protected] Dr. Donald Dawson 01256 882379 Stratfield Saye Parish Council Louise Webb 07771 727547 Stratfield Saye Village Hall Linda Bishop 0118 933 2106 Editor: Howard Perkins [email protected] 01256 883882 Louise Grainger 01256 883967 Stratfield Turgis Parish Meeting Sheila Campbell (Chair) 882351 [email protected] [email protected] Toddler Group 0-5s TBC Chiara Ziamin Tree Wardens John Darker 882334 [email protected] Cllr Diana Effiong 07796 045944

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