THE GAUNTLET the LOCAL MAGAZINE for the SOMBORNES and ASHLEY Fruit, Flowers, Fun and Dogs Too Reports on Village Festivities PAGES 6 to 8, 10 and 11
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THE GAUNTLET THE LOCAL MAGAZINE FOR THE SOMBORNES AND ASHLEY Fruit, flowers, fun and dogs too Reports on village festivities PAGES 6 to 8, 10 and 11 Also in this issue: Angels coming to Somborne Fortnight of celebration PAGE 17 What is a Village Agent? Job description and first signpost PAGES 31 and 32 Marriage course announced Revitalise your relationship PAGE 34 Is it that time already? Oh, yes, it is! Panto auditions and Christmas cards PAGES 28, 36 and 37 SEPTEMBER 2011 DELIVERED FREE TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE SOMBORNES AND ASHLEY POSTED TO ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR £8 PER YEAR Useful names and numbers Parish Church Schools King’s Somborne School 01794 388381 Vicar: Rev Rob Stapleton 01794 388223 Test Valley School 01264 810555 Reader: Sue Holligan 01794 388484 Wardens: Police David Bevan 07769682696 Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 Sandie Pepperell 01794 388021 Police Station 0845 045 45 45 Urgent Calls 999 PCC Secretary: David Bevan 07769682696 Neighbourhood Watch Treasurer & Gift Aid Sec: Andrew Brock 01794 388227 Claire Bevan 01962 820482 Parish Council Sacristan / Cleaning For all officers and councillors, see page 4 Tony & Christine Mitchell 01794 388150 Borough Councillor Flowers: Tony Ward 01794 389649 Penny Ward 01794 389649 County Councillor Methodist Church Andrew Gibson 01264 861138 Minister: Member of Parliament Revd Dr Rosemary Baker 01962 880383 Caroline Nokes MP (evenings only) Romsey & Soton North Conservatives Steward: Marion Downing 01794 388121 01794 521155 Neighbourcare Roman Catholic Churches Transport to essential appointments and St Joseph‘s Romsey 02380 273882 other small tasks - details from: St John the Baptist Andover 01264 352829 Sue Jackson 01794 388884 Jenny Crouch St Andrew‘s North Baddesley 02380 273882 01794 388882 Village Correspondent Village Hall Dawn Harrison 01794 388418 Bookings: Mary Bradley 01794 388386 Village Website www.thesombornes.org.uk Epworth Hall The Gauntlet Bookings:Marion Downing 01794 388121 Editor: Harvey Saunders 01794 388029 Advertising: Sue Byram 01794 388521 Doctors Distribution: Norman Denison Stockbridge surgery 01264 810524 01794 388889 www.stockbridgesurgery.co.uk Please deliver articles for Broughton surgery 01794 301210 The Gauntlet to [email protected] Out of Hours Service 0844 811 3060 or The Post Office. Pharmacy Copy date is no later than 5.00pm on Stockbridge Pharmacy 01264 810624 the 15th of the month please. 1 Village Directory Allotments Friends of King’s Somborne Contact: Ray Blackmore 01794 388888 Church Contacts: Art exhibition committee Anthony Chilton (Secretary) 01794 388160 Contacts: David Pye (Membership) 01794 388405 Madeline Edmonds 01974 389014 Pam Watson 01794 388429 Football Club Contact: Doug Stammers 01794 389192 Badminton Club Every Monday 7.30pm. Restarts September Footpath walk Contact: Sue Jackson 01794 388884 Monthly walk on Parish footpaths on the last Sunday of each month. Starting at Baby & Toddler Group 2.00pm at the Village Hall car park. For babies, pre-school children, parents and Contact: David Haydon 01794 388120 carers. Every Wednesday 9.30am - Alison Seymour 01794 389219 11.30am during term time. Contact: Clare Horsfield 01794 388765 French Twinning Association Regular exchanges with St Paul du Vernay Bellringing in Normandy Every Monday 7.30 - 9.00pm. Contact: Louise & Andrew Causer 01794 Contact: Sue Spurling 01794 388266 389364 Catherine Edwards Trust Garden waste scheme Provides grants to village students Garden waste will be collected in w/c 5th Contact: Frank Cleverley 01794 388399 and 19th September. Cricket Club Home Group Contact: Frank Fahy 01794 388314 Biblestudy group. Usually third Thursdays of the month at 8.00pm. Christians Together in Somborne Contact: Nigel Coleman 01794 388449 and District Welcome all to open and ecumenical Horticultural Society meetings and services throughout the year. Meets for two talks and one visit per year Contact: Nigel Coleman 01794 388449 and organises the annual Flower Show. Contact: Pollyann Monk 01794 388482 Community Responders Contact: John Vanderpump 01794 388647 Household waste Non-recyclable household waste (black Dial-a-Ride bins) will be collected in w/c 5th and 19th Trips to Romsey every Wednesday, for September. senior citizens and disabled people, at Recyclable household waste (brown bins) 2.00pm. Fare £2.70. will be collected in w/c 12th and 26th Contact: Dick or Zoe 01264 356808 September. Drop In Coffee morning at the Epworth Hall. Every first and third Tuesday at 10.30am. 2 Village Directory (continued) Mobile Library Somborne Singers Tuesday 20th September: Weekly meetings to sing ballads, songs Tba Up Somborne from shows etc. every Tuesday at 7.45pm 2.45 - 4.00pm Church Road in the Parish Church. Contact: Sue Jackson 01794 388884 Information: 02380 267393 Pastoral Care Group Sunday Night at Six (SNAS) Contact: Fi Chilton 01794 388160 Christian youth group for ages 9-13+. Meets in Epworth Hall on 1st and 3rd Prayer Group Sundays of month in term time, 6.00- Please contact Rev Robert Stapleton on 7.15pm, plus outings and other events. 01794 388223 Contact: Sam Barnes 07742077114 [email protected] School Association A group of volunteer parents meeting twice Tiny Tots a term to organize social and fund-raising Meet in the Parish Church each Tuesday at events to benefit the school and its pupils. 2.00pm. Contact: Caroline Andrews 01794 389231 Contact: Christine Ball 01794 388633 Scouts Women’s Institute Beavers Wednesdays 5.45 - 6.45pm Meets on the second Wednesday of each Cubs Thursdays 6.30 - 8.00pm month at 7.30pm in the Epworth Hall. Scouts Wednesdays 7.00 - 9.00pm Contact: Linda Aucock 01794 388542 Contact: Janice Waterman 01794 388588 Working Men’s Club Somborne & District Society Various entertainments throughout the Meetings held on the fourth Wednesday of month. each month at 8.00pm, usually in the Contact: Carol Black 01794 388027 Village Hall. www.communigate.co.uk/hants/somsoc Youth Housegroup Contact: Mary Pollock 01794 388422 For ages 11-14+. Meetings in members‘ houses or social events monthly. Somborne Needleworkers Contact: Pam Gravenor 01794 388531 Meet each Thursday at 2.00pm at Nutcher‘s, 3 Nutcher‘s Drove. Contact: Eileen Humphreys 01794 388427 Somborne Players Regular, informal play readings and outings. Contact: Melanie Haydon 01794 388120 Sombornes Pre-School Early Years education for children aged from 2 to school age. Contact: Lucy Chadwick 01794 389587 3 Your Parish Council contacts: John Werrett 01794 389311 [email protected] Chairman Flood Watch/TVA of Local Councils/ Communications & Website Richard Harwood 01264 810314 [email protected] Vice Chairman Sports Facilities/Biodiversity Gordon Pearson 01794 388662 Chairman Planning Committee David Bidwell 01794 388939 [email protected] Vice-Chairman Planning Committee VHMC/Transport/Planning Committee Andrew Brock: 01794 388227 [email protected] Neighbourhood Watch/Farming Community Liaison/Up Somborne Liaison/Communications & Website Roy Curtis: 01794 389373 [email protected] Schools Liaison/Young People Frank Fahy 01794 388314 [email protected] CPRE/Sports Facilities/Highways/ Communications & Website Paul Goddard 01794 388187 [email protected] Dawn Harrison 01794 388418 Horsebridge Liaison [email protected] Geoff Herbert 01794 388688 [email protected] Clerk Peter Storey 01794 389688 [email protected] Tree Warden Colin Matthews 01794 388272 [email protected] Footpath Wardens David Haydon 01794 388120 Alison Seymour Open Space Wardens Ron Bevan 01794 388545 Richard Dyke 01794 388525 Roy Pigeon 01794 388501 4 From the Borough Councillor Mobile Library Big Society is developing in Test Hampshire County Council sent me Valley. The visit included a meeting this great news following problems we with the Leader of the Council and the had with the last library visit. Chief Executive, followed by visits to the Turnaround project in Andover and “It is clear that there are some stops a meeting with local volunteers and on the new routes, including King's community leaders in King‘s Somborne, that have proved to be Somborne. There was also a visit to more popular than expected from the the Lights Theatre looking at the way evidence of use prior to the review and volunteers support its work. the comments received during the consultation periods. We acknowledge The King‘s Somborne visit highlighted that the duration of the mobile how a proactive village operates and library's visit needs to be extended. We the problems and opportunities we saw are pleased to inform you that the for the future. I was joined by John mobile library will now spend an hour Werrett, Peter Storey, Dawn Harrison, and fifteen minutes in the village from Sandie Pepperell, John Vanderpump 2.45pm to 4.00pm. We trust that the and Sue Jackson. earlier arrival of the vehicle will make Helping young people it possible to park in the lay-by and, The recent riots have highlighted the coinciding with the time children finish importance of getting young people on school, will provide an opportunity for the right track and as cabinet member them to make use of the mobile library responsible for Leisure & Wellbeing I service too.” am lucky enough to see the many I still want to know if you want books examples of that in Test Valley. The from the mobile library but cannot get most recent was the first Prince‘s Trust to Church Road so please contact me Team in Andover; to see the or get a friend/neighbour to contact transformation in the 14 youngsters me on your behalf – I am sure we can over the 12 weeks of the project was find a solution just for you. outstanding. TVBC provided them with part of the programme - Bottle banks rebuilding a community garden in I would like to thank all of you who Andover. The project culminated with have taken the trouble to contact me them making a public presentation at personally or signed the petition on the Lights Theatre, speaking this issue to make your views clear.