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The Gauntlet THE LOCAL MAGAZINE FOR THE SOMBORNES AND ASHLEY MARCH 2016 Murder, Mystery & Suspense A delicious supper with murder by poison! PAGES 26 and 27 Also in this edition: Clean for the Queen Tidy up our community PAGE 9 New Head teacher Welcome to Ms Bidois PAGE 10 Allotment plans Growing and improving PAGE 14 Horticultural Society New members needed PAGE 17 Tribute to villager Frank Cleverley PAGE 30 DELIVERED FREE TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE SOMBORNES AND ASHLEY POSTED TO ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR £10 PER YEAR iii Sales | Lettings | Management 02392 632 275 countryhousecompany.co.uk [email protected] MSP HOME IMPROVEMENTS Over30 years experience Fully insured OAP Discounts Kitchens Bathrooms Work tops Wall tiling Extensions Roofing Doors Plumbing Painting and decorating Exterior Painting Gutters Fascias Fencing and Gates All Odd jobs undertaken All maintenance and repair work [email protected] Mobile: 07909713894 Find us on facebook for our full portfolio Home: 023 8084 5173 iv v vi vii viii Stretch and Tone at IYENGAR YOGA CLASSES suitable for all levels of experience King’s Somborne: Mon 9.30-11am & Thurs 9.30–11am in Working Mens Club Tues 6-7.30pm & 7.30-9pm in Epworth Hall Houghton: Wednesday 7.30-9pm & Friday 9.30-11am at Studio Yoga Carolyn Ryan 01794 388743 [email protected] ix C&S Mechanical Services Service & Commissioning Of All Heating Systems; Oil, Gas & LPG Installations of Oil Tanks, Heating Systems, Both Commercial & Domestic Unvented & Vented Hot Water Systems, Radiator Changes, Power Flushes, Solar Energy Approved No Obligation Free Quotation on request £2 Million Liability Insurance. All Work Guaranteed No Job Too Small, No Job Too Big CALL PAUL ON 07886 361791 OR EMMA ON 07920 289341 x The John O’Gaunt Inn is currently CLOSED following a fire. 30 xi CORBEN PLANT & CONSTRUCTION LTD Building Contractors and Civil Engineering All building works undertaken New Build Extensions Property Maintenance Experienced in Listed Building Works UPVC fascias, windows and doors and all purpose-made joinery supplied and fitted All aspects of Carpentry - Cut Roofing specialists Ground works - own Plant and Equipment For free estimates and advice Tel: 01794 884039 Mobile: 07860 924330 E-mail: [email protected] xii Contact Sarah Pennington 01794 389354 [email protected] The Somborne & District Society Talks on Local History and related subjects. Visits to places of interest Visitors always welcome! Meetings held on the 4th Wednesday of each month At 8.00pm in King’s Somborne Village Hall Contact : Chris Kirby 01794 389034 www.thesombornes.org.uk xiii Terra - Arbor Ltd Horticulture – Landscapes – Arboriculture The tree and garden professionals Soft and Hard Landscaping Garden maintenance Please contact us about future projects Garden design Office: 01794 388838 Fully insured Mobile: 07557 530790 Planting Email: [email protected] Qualified tree surgeons Web: terra-arbor.co.uk Hedge cutting xiv Useful names and numbers Parish Church Schools Vicar: Somborne Pre-School 07530 893773 Rev Jonathan Watkins 01264 810810 King’s Somborne School 01794 388381 [email protected] Test Valley School 01264 810555 pa to vicar:[email protected] Police Licensed Lay Ministers: Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 Sue Holligan 01794 388484 Police Station 101 Howard Rowe 01794 388400 Urgent calls 999 Wardens: David Bevan 07769 682696 Neighbourhood Watch Sandie Pepperell 01794 388021 Andrew Brock 01794 388227 PCC Secretary: David Bevan 07769 682696 Parish Council Treasurer & Gift Aid Sec: Clerk: Peter Storey 01794 389688 Claire Bevan 01794 341923 Borough Councillor Flowers: Penny Ward 01794 389649 Tony Ward 01794 389649 Methodist Church County Councillor Minister: Andrew Gibson 01264 861138 Revd Dawn Carn 01962 735278 Member of Parliament Steward: Pam Gravenor 01794 388531 Caroline Nokes MP Roman Catholic Churches Romsey & Soton North Conservatives Hampshire Downs parish 01962 852804 01794 521155 St Swithun Wells parish 02380 273882 Village Correspondent Village Hall Jo Finch 01794 388462 Bookings: Sarah Pennington 01794 389354 Village Website (tel. after 7.30pm please) or email [email protected] www.thesombornes.org.uk Epworth Hall The Gauntlet Bookings:Marion Downing 01794 388121 Editor: Harvey Saunders 01794 388029 [email protected] Advertising: Sue Byram 01794 388521 Doctors Distribution: Lin Curtis 01794 389373 Stockbridge surgery 01264 810524 Please deliver articles for www.stockbridgesurgery.co.uk The Gauntlet to Broughton surgery 01794 301210 [email protected] Out of Hours service 01962 718697 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 Contact: [email protected] Football Club Lisa Johnson 07796175875 or 388504 Contact: Andy Gannaway 01794 388733 Art and Crafts group Footpath walk Contacts: Monthly walk on Parish footpaths on the Madeline Edmonds 01794 389014 last Sunday of each month. Check the Pam Watson 01794 388429 Village Diary or village website for details. Badminton Club Contact: David Haydon 01794 388120 Monday evenings in the Village Hall French Twinning Association Contact: Sue Jackson 01794 388884 Contacts: Louise & Andrew Causer Bellringing 01794 389364 Every Monday 7.30 - 9.00pm. FunDay Club Contact: Sue Spurling 01794 388266 Meets after school on Mondays for children Catherine Edwards Trust in years Reception to 4 Provides grants to village students Contact: Sue Holligan 01794 388484 Contact: David Bevan 07769 682696 Garden waste scheme Cricket Club Garden waste will be collected in w/c 14th and 28th* March. Contact: Frank Fahy 01794 388314 * Bank Holiday: collections one day late. Christians Together in Somborne Home Group and District Bible study group. Usually third Welcome all to open and ecumenical Thursdays of the month at 8.00pm. meetings and services throughout the Contact: Nigel Coleman 01794 388449 year. Horticultural Society Community Responders Meets for two talks and one visit per year Contacts: Kathryn Lee 01794 388554 and organises the annual Flower Show. Sheila Nevines 01794 388043 Contact: Pollyann Monk 01794 388482 Dial-a-Ride Household waste Trips to Romsey every Wednesday, for Non-recyclable household waste (black senior citizens and disabled people, at bins) will be collected in w/c 14th and 2.00pm. Fare £2.00. 28th* March. Contact: Dick or Zoe 01264 356808 * Bank Holiday: collections one day late. Drop In Coffee Morning Recyclable household waste (brown bins) Coffee morning at the Epworth Hall. will be collected in w/c 7th and 21st Every Tuesday (except the second in the March. month) at 10.30am. Messy Church Epworth Lunch Fun, creative event (with tea!) for children Lunch for over 50s at the Epworth Hall. of all ages and their families. 3rd Sunday On the second Tuesday in the month at of each month in term time, 3.30 - 5.30pm 12.30pm. at Epworth Hall. Contacts: Sue Jackson 01794 388884 Contacts: Pam Gravenor 01794 388531 Marilyn Bolton 01794 389356 Sam Barnes 07742 077114 Friends of King’s Somborne Church Neighbourcare Contact: Brian Orange 01794 388235 Transport to essential appointments and other small tasks. Contacts: Sue Jackson 01794 388884 Mary Bradley 01794 388386 2 Village Directory (continued) Mobile Library Sombornes Pre-School Tuesdays 1st and 29th March: Early Years education for children aged 2.00 - 2.25pm Up Somborne from 2 to school age. 2.45 - 4.15pm Church Road Contact: Rebecca Hunt 07530 893773 Friday 11th March?: Somborne Sessions 11.15am - 11.45am Church Road Details: www.sombornesessions.co.uk Contact: Trevor Ryan 01794 388743 12.00pm - 12.30pm Eldon Road Information: 0845 603 5631 Somborne Singers Pastoral Care Group Weekly meetings to sing ballads, songs Contact: Fi Chilton 01794 388160 from shows etc. every Tuesday at 7.45pm in the Parish Church. Parent, Baby & Toddler Group Contact: Howard Rowe 01794 388400 Informal friendly get-together for babies, pre-school children, parents and carers. Somborne Sisterhood W I Every Wednesday 10.00am - 11.30am in Meets on the first Friday of each month at the Village Hall. 8.00pm in the Village Hall Contact: Rebekah Sutton 07476 201662 Contact: Samantha Boot 01794 389554 Prayer Group Table Tennis Contact: Dulcie Witts 01794 388267 Sundays 5.00pm to 6.00pm Village Hall. School Association Contact : Frank Fahy 01794 388314 Social and fund-raising events to benefit Tiny Tots the school and its pupils. Meet in the Parish Church each Tuesday at Contact: Andy Chadwick 01794 389587 2.00pm. Scouts Contact: Lucy Wolverson 01794 389241 Beavers Wednesdays 5.45 - 6.45pm Village Agents Cubs Thursdays 6.30 - 8.00pm Contacts: Sue Jackson 01794 388884 Scouts Wednesdays 7.00 - 9.00pm Lin Curtis 01794 389373 Contact: Janice Waterman 01794 389562 Women’s Institute Somborne & District Society Meets on the second Wednesday of each Meetings held on the fourth Wednesday of month at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. each month at 8.00pm, usually in the Contact: Linda Aucock 01794 388542 Village Hall. Working Men’s Club Contact: Chris Kirby 01794 389034 Various entertainments. Somborne Music Appreciation Group Contacts: Janette Batchelor 07583 163607 Contact: Frank Fahy 01794 388314 Trina Masham 07852 257596 Somborne Needleworkers YMCA youth group Meet each Thursday at 2.00pm at Youth group (11-18 years) meets 2nd and Nutcher’s, 3 Nutcher’s Drove. 4th Fridays, 6.30pm at Scout Hut. Contact: Eileen Humphreys 01794 388427 Contact: Steve Watson 07851 987993 Somborne Players Regular, informal play readings and outings. Contact: Melanie Haydon 01794 388120 This month’s edition of The Gauntlet was edited by Gill Butler. 3 Parish of Somborne with Ashley – Annual meetings As a Church of England Parish we hold discussed together with reports from two ‘legal’ annual meetings each April, various church groups. The Minutes of both on the same night. The first is the the 2015 Annual Meeting have to be Annual Meeting of Parishioners where approved as well. the Churchwardens are appointed, and Each year we elect two Churchwardens the second meeting is the Annual (for a 1-year term), and at the APCM Parochial Church Meeting (APCM).
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