The Villager

November 2018

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2 Editorial the Villager CONTACTS “Andrea and Peter of Peppercorn, 10 Vyne Road would like to thank all the people who helped in raising £387.65 for Macmillan Cancer Support on 28th September. It was nice to see so many of you and we hope you Editor: enjoyed the day as much as we did.” Julie Crawley The Vyne 01256 851003 [email protected] There has to be the occasional perk to being editor of this magazine! This morning I was lucky enough to be invited for a private tour “behind the scenes” at the Vyne to see what they are planning to be on display in the future. Advertisements: Emma Foreman It will certainly be a more personal view of life as it was lived by Caroline and William Wiggett. John and Elizabeth Chute, having no children of their own, 01256 889215/07747 015494 invited Caroline a poor relation to live with them. Caroline’s brother William moved [email protected] into the Vyne in 1842 when he unexpectedly inherited the house. William Wiggett added the name Chute as part of his inheritance. He found the house in a very poor Distribution: condition and realised it needed a new roof. It is extremely unlikely that the Vyne George Rust would have existed today had William not carried out extensive repairs. Those repairs eventually needed further expensive renovation in 2017. 01256 850413 [email protected] William had 11 children, including 6 daughters none of whom ever married as apparently there was not enough money to launch them into society as all William’s wealth was spent on the house. A full press release is on page 25. Future Events: Lindsay Berry As part of the tour I was taken out onto the new roof to see the result of the recent renovations – what a magnificent job has been done and will hopefully keep this 01256 850495 amazing house watertight for the next hundred or so years! [email protected]

Pamber Correspondent:

Ann Ellis [email protected]

Contents Future Events 4

Rev. John Hamilton 6

Hollie Ryan, Visitor Experience & Fundraising Manager at the Vyne is very keen to Church Services 7 receive any memories local people may have of family or friends who might have worked at the Vyne in the past. If you have any information please contact Hollie at Parish Council Reports [email protected] 9, 10

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Cover: Lest we forget silhouette Legal Issues 31 3 Future Events

November 2018 5 Pelican Film Society, Phantom Thread, The Ark, Guests welcome £6 7.30pm 6 SSJ Women’s Fellowship – Crafts for Christmas, SSJ Village Hall 2.00pm 9 Pamber Neighbourhood Plan Meeting, Memorial Hall, all welcome 6.00pm – 9.00pm 10 Pamber Neighbourhood Plan Meeting, St Stephen’s Hall, Little London, all welcome 10.00 – 3.00pm 10 Home Start quiz, £12 including meal 476640, SSJ Village Hall 7 for 7.30pm 12 60+ Coffee Morning at SSJ Village Hall ALL VERY WELCOME 10.00-11.30am 12 Pamber Parish Council Meeting, St Stephen’s Hall, Little London 7.30pm 17 Social Club: Race Night 19 Horticultural Society, AGM, Cheese & Wine, Village Hall 7.30pm 24 Artisan Market, Sherborne St John Village Hall 11.00am-3.00pm 24 Hook Choral Society, John Rutter Requiem, St John’s Church, Hook. Tickets: 07957 293641 7.30pm 24 - 30 FAS Christmas Art Exhibition, The Pavilion, Tweseldown Race Course, GU52 8AD 10am – 4pm 24 SSJ Village Hall quiz, £7.50. 85040 7.30pm 26 Sherborne St John Parish Council Meeting, Chute Pavilion. (Planning meeting 7pm) 7.30pm 26 60+ Coffee Morning at SSJ Village Hall ALL VERY WELCOME 10.00-11.30am 28 Sherborne St John Social Club: Jazz Jam with Chris Cooke & Friends 8.00pm

December 2018 2 Advent Carol Service at 5.00pm 3 Pelican Film Society, Secret Life of Bees, The Ark, Guests welcome £6 7.30pm 4 SSJ Women’s Fellowship – A Christmas Carol, SSJ Village Hall, 2.00pm 9 Basingstoke Ladies Choir Christmas Concert, Carnival Hall 10 Basingstoke Horticultural Society, Christmas Party/Buffet, tickets only, Kempshott Village Hall 7.30pm 10 60+ Coffee Morning at SSJ Village Hall ALL VERY WELCOME 10.00-11.30am 10 Pamber Parish Council Meeting, Pamber Heath Memorial Hall 7.30pm 15 Sherborne St John Social Club: Wine Tasting 17 Sherborne St John Parish Council Meeting, Chute Pavilion. (Planning meeting 7pm) 7.30pm 19 Sherbornes with Pamber Toddler Group Service, St Andrews Church, Sherborne St John 10.00am 24 Crib Service, All Saints Church, 5.00pm 24 Midnight Communion at Pamber Priory 11.15pm 25 Family Service, All Saints Church, Monk Sherborne 9.30am 25 Family Service, St Andrews Church, Sherborne St John 10.45am

January 2019 7 Pelican Film Society, Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society, The Ark, Guests welcome £6 7.30pm 8 SSJ Women’s Fellowship – To be advised at a later date, 2.00pm

February 2019 5 SSJ Women’s Fellowship – AGM, SSJ Village Hall 2.00pm

4 Clift Surgery News

The building works at the Surgery are - feeling unhappy most of the time affected people may be recommended now complete and the new car park is medication alongside these approaches. - loss of interest in life and activities now open. normally enjoyed Do not be afraid to discuss your As the days shorten and our unusually concerns with your GP: you are not - finding it hard to concentrate or make glorious summer comes to an end, Dr alone and there is help available. If decisions Ward thought it might be timely to you think someone you know may be address the subject of feeling down and - feeling tired all the time, despite depressed, why not ask them how they if this is just Winter Blues or whether it sleeping more or unable to sleep are feeling or pop round for a chat? could be Depression. - loss of appetite/weight or overeating Exercise always helps to lift the winter blues, so why not try out our new We can all feel fed up, miserable or sad - loss of self-confidence and feeling at times. These feelings usually do not worthless or inadequate. walking group starting at the Clift last longer than a few days or weeks Surgery every Wednesday 1-2pm, and do not interfere too much with - feeling agitated or restless launching on 24th October 2018. our lives. Sometimes there is a reason - recurrent thoughts of death or suicide. For an informative video on depression and sometimes not. We usually cope please watch the Royal College of by talking with friends or family but If you have five or more of these symptoms, persisting over several Psychiatry you tube video on https:// don’t otherwise need help. However, for weeks, then you may be depressed and YouTube.be/dv82CywfKek people suffering with depression, these it would be worth talking to family feelings can last for weeks or months and friends about this or discussing it and are so bad that they interfere with with your GP. Mild depression and low daily life. It can be hard to recognise that mood can be helped with approaches you may be suffering with depression that do not necessarily need medication. and often it is those close to you who Good nutrition, counselling through recognise it first. friends, family or a trained professional The following are common feelings with and regular exercise can help this depression but not everyone has them all: level of depression. More severely

Serious Hooliganism in SSJ

On the evening of October 3rd about Most of these are of course criminal justified. (101 is sometimes too busy to 7.45 a lady walking her dog along Cranes activities. Last year there were many take your call if you experience this try Road was seriously intimidated by a more incidents ranging from criminal reporting on line using the link below) gang of youths, so much so that she went damage to causing annoyance and Ted Wilkinson, Area Co-ordinator to a friend’s house nearby for shelter. distress. When sighted the culprits were Neighbourhood Watch Soon after there was another outbreak of always heading to or from the direction knocking / banging on doors in Spring of Cranesfield or the A340. To the https://www.hampshire.police.uk/ro/ Close and Cranesfield. parents reading this whose son might report/ocr/how-to-report-a-crime/# be one of the offenders please help him About the end of September a group of before he gets caught and has to start about 5 late teens youths were sighted his adult life looking for work with a at Vyne Woods. Also there have been criminal record as a qualification. These reports of a group of rowdies using the people must be stopped before they do field adjacent to Monk Sherborne Road something really awful. We must all be and Thames Dell. If you see or hear very vigilant and report any suspicious anything however minor please let me behaviour to the police either on 101 know and I will pass it on to the beat or if an offence is in progress 999 is officer.

5 Church Matters November

There is no doubt that Remembrance There are of course no participants still The problem is that men and women Sunday has a particular poignancy this living today. The last living veteran have a sinful and selfish nature – we all year. First because of the date – this is of World War 1 was Florence Green, do – and the only thing that can end one of those rare years when the day a British citizen who served in the wars is the gospel of Jesus Christ. (11th November) falls on the second Allied armed forces, and who died on Moreover while we are thankfully Sunday of November, the Sunday 4 February 2012, aged 110. The last involved in no major war at present traditionally chosen for Remembrance. veteran who served in the trenches was our armed forces are still engaged, and That remains the same, even if 11 Harry Patch of the British Army who there is always the possibility that a November falls in the middle of the died on 25 July 2009, aged 111. They conflict could escalate. Once again new week. So when these two days coincide belong to another world; they almost methods of warfare are being developed, that lends special significance to the day. connected us with the Victorian era and as we know once developed they But this year it is not just that the while they lived. But now it just makes it have to be tried out. Some of these calendar happens to coincide but clear that 100 years is an awful long time! permit war to be waged in a remote that we have arrived at an important The hope that World War 1 would end way. The combatants fight from a desk anniversary, namely the One all wars was to prove a vain aspiration. rather than a trench. They go home Hundredth Anniversary of the end of 21 years after the first war finished the in the evening to their families rather World War One. On Remembrance second World War began. Although not than to barracks. They fight but are not Day exactly 100 years ago on Sunday so many died it was a global conflict, themselves in direct danger. It must 11th November the guns finally fell introducing the world to the horrors take some getting used to. silent on the Western Front. That of mobile warfare and the terror of the As we consider these things we should incredibly costly conflict was over at atomic bomb. The fact is that as long remember that, as has been said “Prayer last. The total number of participating as we have people we will have war. As moves the hand that moves the world” personnel is estimated by the James says in his letter and make full use of this weapon that Encyclopaedia Britannica at 65,038,810. the Lord Jesus has given to all who There were approximately 9,750,103 “What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from believe in him. We need to pray both military deaths during the conflict. that peace and security might come your desires that battle within you? You and that men of violence might be desire but do not have, so you kill. restrained. We specially need to pray You covet but you cannot get what you for Christians caught up in wars and want, so you quarrel and fight”.1 often persecuted. And we should ask God that in some way, that we perhaps cannot imagine at the moment, all that is happening will lead to opportunities for the gospel in these countries and so become part of God’s great plan to save. John Hamilton 1 James 4:1,2

6 Services for November 04 November 10am Parish Communion, Sunday Club & Crèche St Andrew’s 11 November Remembrance Sunday 8am Holy Communion Priory 10am Morning Service, Sunday Club & Crèche St Andrew’s 10am Morning Service All Saints 18 November 10am Morning Service, Sunday Club & Crèche St Andrew’s 25 November 10am Morning Service, Sunday Club & Crèche St Andrew’s 10am Morning Service Priory 02 December 10am Parish Communion, Sunday Club & Crèche St Andrew’s 5pm Advent Carols Priory

SUNDAY MORNINGS at 10AM: Church Builders in Action: 04 Nov What does ‘born again’ mean? John 3:1-21 John Hamilton 11 Nov “Remember these things” 2Peter:1-15 Andy Spence & John Hamilton 18 Nov Progressive Revelation John 4:1-25 John Hamilton 25 Nov The point of miracles John 4:43-5:15 John Hamilton & Steve Howe 02 Dec Greater things than these John 5:16-30 Andrew King

MIDWEEK Home Groups meet in the weeks of Monday 12 & 26 November. We meet for Central Fellowship on Tuesday 20 November. Coffee at 7.45pm followed by Bible study discussion and prayer; finish at 9pm

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11 PARISH COUNCIL

By now we are sure you will have Footpaths if prospective applicants could also noticed the “Silent Soldiers” which have The footpath running between Footpath send the information they are sending to BDBC to the Clerk to forward to appeared at strategic points around 1 and 5 has now been cleared and is the Chair of the Planning Committee. the Village in acknowledgement of the ready for use. ultimate sacrifice made by some of our Unfortunately we do not always receive residents in WW1. A map showing where our footpaths are the complete information from BDBC is on the website – if you encounter any as quickly as we would like which causes Thank you to John Edwards for his work issues please let the Parish Clerk know. a delay. We have also noticed some erecting them. applications are missing information. Planning In Open Forum the issue arose again of We would also like to meet you either We have received some applications vehicles speeding through our village. prior to or at the following meeting after – a list is on the SSJ website and full The PC is aware of work finally agreed submission to discuss your application. to be carried out with HCC on the A340 details are available on BDBC’s website and understands the frustration felt by under Planning. It would be helpful Linda Agnew the “Speedwatch” team and villagers for the apparent lack of action regarding Vyne Road. Budgetary cuts with HCC have put pressure on this type of project, however HCC have introduced a funding initiative scheme and the PC will go back to the HCC representatives to seek a solution yet again. Becky Jones – our village’s Speedwatch Co-ordinator – has also highlighted the difficulties encountered with the equipment they currently have which is old and cumbersome so together with the PC we will investigate the possibility of obtaining newer lighter and more user friendly equipment – watch this space. In the meantime please continue to support the valuable work this team do for the village and if you can assist please contact Becky direct, her email address is on the SSJ website. Transport Please continue to support the 22 bus – if we don’t use it we will lose it! Allotments We currently have one vacancy and there is a turnover, if you are interested please contact the Parish Clerk and put your name down.

9 Monk Sherborne Parish Council

Highways Road markings are to be reinstated at remind all owners/walkers that it is their Flat Firs/Manor Farm following the responsibility to clean up after their Roadworks commence in Old Chapel recent resurfacing, but the date is not yet dogs, and not leave bags behind. Dogs Lane, w/c 26th Nov 2018. confirmed. should be on leads on public footpaths, It is hoped that the signpost which so if you have let your dog run ahead, is leaning at the junction by the War Kiln Lane Footpath/Public please be mindful of where it has Memorial will be fixed before the Right of Way ‘pooped’. Remembrance celebrations, but this is Concerns have been raised regarding Village Hall Fund Raising not yet confirmed. the official route of the public footpath, The total has reached £50,000. The A date for luminous bollards to be (whether it continues straight down September fete was a great success, installed at the junction of the A339 past the pond, or deviates into the field) raising £1000. towards Monk Sherborne is still not The Parish Council will liaise with the available. landowner and Public Rights of Way to Dorinda Tanner confirm and advise. Give Way markings have been repainted at The Priory School and the Monks Dog Fouling Ford junction. This is an ongoing issue and we would

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10 Notes from and Pamber End

As I sit here on a miserable Sunday News from the Parish Council includes There have been a number of reports morning with heavy rain falling, I can July minutes showing the grant to St of dishonest activity of late. Some are see a dear little robin huddled under Stephen’s Hall, Little London now being phone calls of people pretending to be the hedge trying to keep dry and I’m approved after copies of accounts were the Police and ‘Nottingham Knockers’. very glad to be indoors. I have walked seen. Concern has been raised about These people try and sell you cleaning the forest recently and been pleasantly the number on the Neighbourhood items, saying they are trying to improve surprised how dry and easy to navigate Plan Steering Group linked to the their lives following prison release. They the paths are. I don’t suppose that will Parish Council and Parishioners not are often trying to find out more about be the case next week. actively participating in developing the the home owner and whether they are Thoughts returned to the pleasant Plan. The appeal re the application at vulnerable and could be scammed out year we have had when I read a recent Berry Court Farm, Little London for of more money. Be warned, do not buy 3 bungalows, a house, village green Pamber Forest Nature Reserve quarterly from them. newsletter. Interestingly, apparently in and car park has been dismissed by mid April we had the warmest April the inspector. Reasons given are the At long last fibre broadband has arrived day since 1949. May and June were application is on an undeveloped parcel in the South Ward of the parish. Whilst particularly warm and, in the main, dry of land that lies outside of the settlement reports of the extent of success and though often with frequent thunder boundary defined in the Local Plan and line speeds remain mixed, at least the storms. Because of the unusual weather is, therefore, countryside. Small scale technology has arrived. Let’s hope the pattern, many of the spring migrants exceptions can be permitted where there only way is up from here on. were late although the cuckoo arrived is a locally agreed need. The inspector on time. Reptiles were tempted out said there is no proven current need for In the traveller appeal against the High of hibernation earlier than usual as development of this type in this area Court injunction at Culham’s Mill, the the warm weather established. Rare and existing permissions elsewhere presiding judge has concluded there is daylight sightings of tawny owl were in the Parish are sufficient to meet no case for a variation in the injunction made and it is presumed that normal demand. September minutes are not yet as there is clear evidence the travellers small prey must have been scarce published but details of a public apology had not been in residence at any point. leading them to feed by day. It was made by Cllr Kingston at that meeting Since then the remaining caravans also a good year for moth sightings are on the Parish website. have vacated the site and the owners including the rare emperor moth and have erected a soil barrier across the Remember you have a chance to voice little recorded orange moth with many entrance. However, an appeal is still due your views on the Neighbourhood Plan. species emerging very early due to the to be heard by the Planning Inspectorate Walk in events are at Pamber Heath high temperatures. Dragonflies were on 4/12/18. also out early and a very rare sighting Memorial Hall on 9/11/18, 6 to 9pm of white-legged damselfly was made and St Stephen’s Hall Little London on Winter is a quieter time for Basingclog in early June. Volunteers put in a 10/11/18, 10am to 3pm. The next Parish Morris but they continue to practice on great deal of effort, including working Council meeting is on 12/11/18 at St Tuesday nights at 8pm at Sherfield on in blistering heat in late June whilst Stephen’s Hall, Little London starting Loddon Village Hall. Both dancers and the cold April meant coppicing could at 7.30pm. Don’t forget the dedication musicians are most welcome. continue well into the month before of the WW1 Commemorative Bench bird nesting necessitated a change to on 11/11/18, see the Parish website for Ann Ellis fence repairs. details. [email protected]

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17 Sherborne St John Church of Primary School

The weather was beautifully warm for Congratulations to the new Year 5/6 much of the first half of term, and we tag rugby team; despite only having had a hard fought conker tournament, a couple of training sessions, they which resulted in joint winners for managed to win both of their opening the Juniors (I think that they would league matches. Let’s hope that the still be playing if they had not agreed winning ways continue through the to a draw!). Congratulations to our winter! champions for this year, Patrick, Sienna Although it still seems very early to and Jake. think about Christmas, the school Our other major autumnal event was Christmas Fayre will be held on Friday the Harvest Festival, held in St Andrew’s 7th December from 5pm until 7pm, so Church. Each class had prepared an please put the date in your diary and the Vyne wardens in small groups for item to perform at the service, and join us for some festive fun! more targeted study; the first group donations of food were sent to the were looking at fungi and found a great Sherbert – SSJ School Villager Basingstoke Food Bank. variety of these when they went out a Correspondent Making the most of the weather, Class couple of weeks ago. Year Rs also had a 3 had an Autumn walk to the Vyne more localised Autumn walk around the to launch this year’s Guardianship village to see what signs of Autumn they project. The class will now work with could find.

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We are currently looking for a new What can we offer? Local Authority Governor, and would be • A chance to develop skills in strategic Being a governor can be enjoyable, delighted to hear from anyone who has: management stimulating and rewarding. Please don’t • an interest in the performance of the be put off by thinking that you have to • The opportunity to work with our school have specialist expertise or knowledge. team of governors and staff in Enthusiasm and interest is much more • an open and enquiring mind improving our School important to start with and there is • the ability to look at issues objectively • Training to develop an understanding training and support available to help of specific School management issues you throughout the four years term of • the confidence to ask questions and office. join in debate. • A sense of achievement in making a difference to our School If you are interested, look at the • a willingness to listen and make information for prospective governors informed judgements • The pleasure of helping students reach their potential on the • the ability to work well with others website: www3.hants.gov.uk/education/ The Governing Body works together as • time to spare voluntarily governors and apply through the online a team, as the strategic planners: We process. The deadline for applications is We would particularly like to hear from have a minimum of six meetings of 30th November 2018. you if you have previous experience of the full Governing Body a year, and school governance in any capacity. some governors also attend committee If you wish to find out more before meetings eg regarding curriculum or applying online, please contact the You do not have to be the parent of finance. A full and detailed induction school to arrange an appointment a child at the school to be a Local programme is provided, plus all with the Chair of Governors, Heidi Authority Governor. Governors have the opportunity to Wadsworth. Please note that for the undertake further training to build protection of children all governor on existing skills or to help develop appointments are subject to a vetting new ones. process and identity check.

18 Bert’s Blog

Ready for that walk, no need for The Boss has purchased a company, I can take myself….. but no, wildlife camera to catch a the Boss and the Mrs want to come too. shot of all these resident I can get along much faster on my own creatures in France and sniffing all the different animals who they spend every morning have passed by our domain but they discussing the nightly who hold the other end of the lead want wanderings of each of them. to spend ages discussing the origin of I sit and listen and think all the trails, tracks and spoors, and are to myself…. I could have constantly on the watch for footprints told you that just by their of deer, wild boar, coypu, pine martin, scent alone, never mind hedgehog, all found in France along their footprints, their spoor with the lovely crunchy French sticks, I had a nasty attack of cramps in the or the expense of the camera but we the incomprehensible language and my night and inadvertently left a calling are up against the age old problem of card on my bedroom floor there was chariot being driven on the wrong side linguistics, the Boss and the Mrs just hell to pay. My ownership was heavily of the road……… cannot get their head around dog talk or discussed, was I his dog or her dog. I barkage, so they remain ignorant of so The spoors are up for investigation, was barred from returning until the much that I know. The long slow walks which animal had left it for discussion? clean-up had taken place. Trust me it continue as before, but I never complain It makes me laugh – if ever I wasn’t that bad – just a little accident – sometimes their ignorance is bliss. inadvertently leave one, there is never and beyond my control. At least there the same interest that my wild friends was no head scratching about who it To read my past antics see: poo generate, in fact the other day when had come from! Bertsdogblog.blogspot.com

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22 Experience a sparkling and colourful Christmas National Trust at National Trust places in and around Hampshire If you’re looking for somewhere special dressed in sparkling vintage decorations are; do you spend Christmas counting your to escape the high street crowds this and stunning floral arrangements to find money, or eating figgy pudding? Tot up Christmas, consider a visit to a National out ‘who done it’, with the help of Inspector your score at the end to find out! Trust place. Our historic houses in and Grey. Outside you’ll find a traditional sweet Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day around Hampshire feature sparkling shop and festive activities for kids. You can decorations and Christmas trees, fresh also help Inspector Grey’s dog Albert find Winchester City Mill winter greenery and festive trails. Outside, the Christmas pudding thief, on Hinton’s Christmas holiday trail you’ll discover beautiful garden landscapes festive family mystery trail through the filled with winter colour and scent. gardens. 15 – 24 December, 10am-3pm, normal admission charge. Our shops feature traditional and Closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day. contemporary Christmas ranges for Every day this holiday, take a journey all ages and pockets, including locally Uppark House and Garden through the Mill following the trail of clues made food, drink and artisan gifts. Tea- The Twelve Days of Christmas and The left by Father Christmas himself. Older rooms are serving a new winter menu, Twelve Days of Christmas trail children’s keen eyes will enjoy the challenge of rounding up his herd of reindeer to featuring delicious homemade treats using House offer: 1 December – 1 January, 11am claim a prize. For younger children there’s ingredients from our own kitchen gardens – 3.30pm, normal admission charge. and local producers. a chance to hunt for elves who are sneaking Family trail: 1 December – 1 January, 10am around the Mill. Here are our top places to enjoy Christmas – 3.30pm, normal admission charge plus £2 Alder Valley Brass Band Christmas carols in Hampshire: per child 15 December, 12 – 3pm, normal admission Mottisfont This winter, ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ charge only The Night Before Christmas come alive at Uppark. You’ll find beautifully dressed rooms inspired by this classic Enjoy the merry sounds of this popular 24 November – 2 January, house open 11am song, from ‘Nine ladies dancing’ to ‘Seven local brass band as they play favourite – 4pm, outdoor trail 10am – 4pm, normal swans a-swimming’. Paper artist Delicarta Christmas carols in the courtyard. You’re admission charge plus £1 per trail. returns with more amazing creations made invited to join in too, plus there’s mulled Scenes from the much-loved poem, ‘The entirely from paper, alongside gorgeous wine and mince pies to keep out the chill. Night Before Christmas’, are brought to life decorations handmade by Uppark’s talented Closed from Christmas Day to 31 December at Mottisfont. Discover the children asleep staff and volunteers. Outside, families can in their beds, and a magnificent Christmas get stuck in to an interactive trail based on Sandham Memorial Chapel tree laden with decorations and presents. the ’Twelve Days’ theme. Join Alder Valley Unlike the poem, the mice are definitely Brass Band on Sunday 16 December for Christmas wreath-making workshop stirring here –look out for them in nooks some festive carolling as you make your way 2 December, 1 – 3pm, £24, book on 0344 and crannies around the house. 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St. Michael’s Hospice Lights up the Autumn Sky

November is a busy month for the of light will illuminate Basingstoke as administrative or fundraising do Hospice. Staff are busy preparing for supporters gather at the Hospice to everything they can to ensure the best the annual Light Up A Life Service and remember loved ones. care for patients is delivered and the helping with all the different November St. Michael’s Hospice is looking forward event openly demonstrates the difference Nights activities. to welcoming the community to its St. Michael’s makes to the communities of North Hampshire. Christmas for many November Nights is a wonderful annual Light up a Life remembrance is a time of great joy, happiness, warmth campaign for when the nights are service starting at 6pm within the and laughter. The most important thing drawing in, giving a great excuse to have Hospice grounds. The poignant service for the families that we care for this a fun evening with friends and family allows those who wish to remember Christmas is allowing them time to and at the same time raise money for loved ones the opportunity to dedicate a enjoy spending precious time together St Michael’s Hospice. Some popular star in memory. Stars can be dedicated and creating memories that will last a things that people choose to do are a via the Hospice website or by contacting lifetime.” cheese & wine evening, a games evening, the Hospice but to be featured in the Bonfire Night Party, a girl’s night in being order of service dedications must have For more information please visit pampered, or a pub quiz night. The list is been received by 23rd November. St. Michael’s Hospice website at endless of the different things you could Laura Hughes, Events Manager at stmichaelshospice.org.uk or call the do to be involved. the Hospice is looking forward to fundraising team on 01256 848848. If you have an idea for November the evening and welcoming the community to St. Michael’s “We have For additional information please Nights please let us know, or if you need many fundraising events that are held contact: supporting material to help promote throughout the year but this one is your event, please give Lynne Grimshaw Chris Griffiths, Head of Operations particularly special to the Hospice staff a call on 01256 848845 or email Lynne. St. Michael’s Hospice (North Hampshire) and I, the love and compassion that the [email protected]. public bring to this event is very hard 01256 848847 On Sunday December 2nd, a beam to describe. All staff whether clinical, [email protected] 25 26 Albert Englefield

Albert, known as Bert, was one of 10 Territorial unit, training at weekends, St Andrew’s Church, SSJ, where he had children of Gilbert and Mary (née evenings and summer camps. At the been at school. An obituary in the Hants Loader). He was born in 1894. The outbreak of war the Battalion was & Berks Gazette recorded that four of family lived in Brook cottages, Vyne mustered in and then his friends who had joined the army at Road, SSJ. Gilbert was a traction the cyclist soldiers were sent to assist in the same time were allowed home for engine driver employed by his wife’s the defence of the north-east coast of the funeral. family business. Mary moved to Monk England. Later they moved to the south On 22nd November Rev. H.S. Footman, Sherborne with the children after she coast. It was while on duty here that vicar of Monk Sherborne and Rev. D.W. and Gilbert separated in 1903. By 1911 Bert became ill. He was sent home to Chute jointly officiated. A squad of 20 Mary was working as a charwoman with convalesce, but his condition worsened soldiers of the Hampshire Regiment seven children still at home; Bert was and the doctor admitted him to the were sent from Southampton, four as a farm carter aged 16. He then went to Isolation Hospital in Basingstoke with a bearers & twelve as a firing party who work for General Sir William Knox at diagnosis of ‘spotted fever’. Apparently fired three volleys after the body had Hill House, SSJ. cured, he was sent home again, but been lowered into the grave. Family his condition worsened so that, four There was a recruiting boom in April mourners included Bert’s mother, six months after becoming ill, he died on 1912 and Bert along with several other siblings, aunts, uncles and cousins, as 18th November 1915. Sherborne young men enlisted into the well as many friends. newly formed 1/9th (Cyclist ) Battalion Private Albert Englefield, aged 21, was of the Hampshire Regiment (no. 358) a given a military funeral and burial at

27 Nursing Sister Lena Aloa Davis

Lena, a young woman of 29, was nursing Canadian General Hospital, Basingstoke Lena was awarded the 1914-18 Star, in Canada and in April 1915 she enlisted (Park Prewett). In February 1918 she the British War medal, and the Victory in the Canadian Army Medical Corps. became seriously ill again. The diagnosis medal. Her mother was assigned a In June 1915 she did four months service was Blackwater fever which was thought memorial cross, and later a Stroll and at a military hospital at Le Touquet in to be associated with her earlier bout of plaque. France and then in October 1915 she was malaria in 1916. On the 21st February posted to Salonica in Greece. 1918 she died aged 32 years. Unfortunately while on duty there she Her grave is in St Andrew’s Church Yard contracted a severe type of malaria and and is marked by a Portland stone ledger was sent to the UK on sick leave. provided by her friends and colleagues from the hospital. For this reason it is not She eventually recovered but remained the usual type of war grave headstone in poor health. She returned to service but the grave is, however, recognised in April 1917, and in September was by the Commonwealth War Graves granted home leave until October 1917. Commission. Lena returned to a posting at No 4

28 Women’s Fellowship

Mrs Penny Jubin was the Speaker for elements to achieve the colours costly, sheets of glass costing from £9 to our October meeting with the title required. This process must have been hand made at £78, but Penny has found for her talk ‘The Glass Maidens’ made quite hit or miss to begin with, as when many ways of reusing the glass and thus clear on entering the hall - a table a chemical is added to molten glass it learning new techniques for her craft. covered with many items all featuring can be completely different from that glass. Penny’s interest in glass started obtained after firing in a kiln. Coloured An album of examples of Penny’s in childhood when she loved to handle glass led to a desire to form pictures creations showed the diverse ways glass bowls or pretty coloured glasses. using differing shapes as well as colours glass can be used decoratively. Her Twenty two years ago she went along hence the use of lead to join pieces first commission was for a stained glass to a glass making class and so started, together, and those wonderful stained panel for St Mary’s School in Basing, she at first a leisure hobby, which is now glass windows we see in our Cathedrals designed a beautiful ‘Mary and Child’ a passion and occupation. In the and Churches to-day. In the mid to late theme which has been much admired. early days she invited a friend to share 1800s William Morris was responsible Later she was asked to make a panel for her interest, who in turn invited a for the introduction of stained glass as another Basingstoke School this again friend and so a group of devotees to a fashionable interior decoration in the was beautifully colourful, and all went handcrafted glass evolved, and the name home. Kiln glass fusing dates back well until the frame was all but fitted Glass Maidens was born. to 1500 BC and is now widely used in when the corner snagged the glass. All modern glass art. Glass can be traced back to around was thought to be lost, but, necessity 4,000 years ago to Egypt earliest known Penny uses both stained glass and fusing being the mother of invention Penny objects being in the form of beads, techniques to achieve the lovely art devised a method of repair, and a new archaeology in the Roman Empire objects she produces. Buying a kiln six skill was born. period show glass objects for use in years ago opened up the possibilities of We were all invited to view, and domestic, industrial and funeral objects, handcrafted glass production. Starting purchase, the many ornamental and float or sheet glass with poor optical with an idea, making a cartoon, cutting mounted glass panels, bowls, dishes etc the glass into each piece required from qualities began to appear. Float glass Penny had on display. requires temperatures of about 1500ºC 3mm thick coloured glass, bonding to manufacture. 12th century saw together with either lead and cement Mrs Daphne Thirlwall thanked Penny the introduction of stained glass with or fusing in the kiln. At each stage for an interesting and enlightening the introduction of differing chemical accidents can happen and could be afternoon.

29 30 ADVERTORIAL Age Discrimination

LEGAL The talents of more than a million over It called for it to be made clearer that 50s are being wasted because of age prejudice, unconscious bias and casual CORNER discrimination! ageism in the workplace were all unlawful under the Equality Act 2010, which replaced That is according MPs who sit on the Women the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations and Equalities Committee, chaired by 2006. Basingstoke MP Maria Miller. At Phillips our Employment Law team, The select committee found that headed by Gill Brown, can advise you on discrimination, bias and outdated practices all aspects of age discrimination which are prevalent across the business world even Gill reminds us can be directed at young though they have been explicitly outlawed employees as well as the over 50s. under regulations introduced in 2006. The age discrimination laws under the It heard evidence from older workers that Equality Act 2010 are in place to prevent they were regularly discriminated against in you from being discriminated against by the job market and were disproportionately reason of your age, whatever that might be, likely to be selected for redundancy. which could hinder or even prevent you from Following the committee’s recently getting a job, accessing relevant training, published report, called Older People and being promoted or having your employment Employment, Maria Miller said: “Despite age terminated. discrimination being unlawful for more than If you think you may have been a decade, the scale and lack of enforcement discriminated against, or are worried about uncovered by our inquiry is both alarming potential age discrimination or if you have and totally unacceptable.” any concerns about age discrimination or The report was critical of both the Equality any other form of discrimination in the and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and future, contact Gill by emailing gill.brown@ the Government for failing to enforce the law phillips-law.co.uk or call her directly on on age discrimination. 01256 854605.

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32 The Man Who Made Meccano (and Hornby trains and Dinky toys)

Everyone put their hands up to the He started manufacturing himself string of this toy manufacturer. No doubt question - who had played with some and quickly growing out of two larger every boy of a certain age, and many of the brand names in this heading? work units it was clear that even larger girls, enjoyed playing with Dinky Toys. The man behind such famous products, premises were needed. The famous Binns Increasing competition in the 1960s Frank Hornby, was the subject of a talk Road factory in Liverpool was opened and 70s for die cast toys came from given by John Hollands to the Probus in 1914 employing up to 2000, mainly Mettoy’s Corgi and from Match Box toys Club of Basingstoke. women. After WW1 Hornby introduced made by Lesney Products while Mattel model trains to compete against Frank Hornby was born in 1863 and developed their “Hot Wheels”. Dinky resurgent German toy manufacturers. Liverpool was his lifelong home ending Toys partly responded by expanding Export markets had decals on the trucks up as Conservative MP for Everton. their Dinky Supertoys range which and passenger coaches pertinent to their He was a cashier for a wholesale food included the Mighty Antar transporter own countries. business and had a small workshop at made by Thornycroft in Basingstoke. home that allowed him to develop some So successful were overseas markets Meccano Ltd was taken over by Lines of his ideas. Having been impressed by that manufacturing plants were set up in Bros in 1964 with Hornby Dublo trains a book about inventors and their many France and eventually after a legal case sets combing with the Triang name. failures Frank Hornby appreciated that over 9 years to protect his patents in Production was moved to Margate in perseverance was the key to eventual America, he opened a factory in Kent where it continues to this day. success. New Jersey. The high cost of manufacturing in He wanted boys to take up useful trades Meccano magazines were published Britain took its toll and the Binns Road and started to develop a construction kit monthly aimed at boys initially featuring address closed in November 1979. which he patented in 1901. He hoped it articles on Meccano construction. Frank Within a few years their competitors would encourage boys to find suitable Hornby was the editor for many years. suffered the same fate. engineering employment locally. Over time Meccano Magazine became a general hobby publication aimed at Today Dinky Toys, especially with Initially called Mechanics Made Easy “boys of all ages”. original boxes, command extraordinary the name changed to Meccano in 1907. prices at auction. Manufacturing was outsourced and The factory began making model figures were plain metal and not of the highest to complement the train sets. Using the quality. The product was refined and same scale as the trains they were called eventually painted red and green then Dinky Toys. Vehicles were added to the blue and yellow. railway layouts and thus began the third

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