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

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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). we elect members of the Parochial The meetings this year take place on Church Council (PCC) who stand for Monday 25th April starting at 7.30pm election or re-election (3-year term). in the church. The election of If you would like to be considered for Churchwardens is open to people who any of these posts, forms are available live in the parish as well as those on the from me. Or, indeed if you would like church electoral roll. to know more about what is involved, Only persons whose names are entered please do contact me. upon the church Electoral Roll (and David Bevan such persons only) are entitled to vote at the APCM. At this meeting the Secretary, Somborne with Ashley PCC financial statements for 2015 will be 07769 682696 Parish Church news Just a short note to let you know repair the ground disturbed still needs to be re work is underway in the church again – -instated. There has been work in the in February the Salisbury Cathedral Tower to help stop water entering the Stained Glass Company started work building. (Half a dozen broken tiles repairing the windows – some of the were found under the lead flashing on casement frames have been removed the west side of the Tower – the most for renovation which will include re- likely cause of water entering the leading the original glass, building during heavy rain in recent waterproofing and new non-ferrous years). saddle bars. There will also be new There are still a couple of small repair wire guards to protect the East Window jobs to do, including re-roofing the (seen from Church Road). boiler house, but these jobs are in-hand. In addition work should start on David Bevan replacing the gutters and downpipes. Churchwarden In the past couple of months there has been work done to improve drainage –

4 St Peter and St Paul King’s Somborne Sunday 6th March at 10.00am A special service for Mothering Sunday

Please come with Mums and Dads, Grandparents and friends. Children will be leading much of the service. Bunches of flowers will be distributed.

5 Parish Council notes February 2016

C/Cllr Gibson, B/Cllr Ward, Mr Dyke the apparent lack of (Open Spaces Warden) and 7 members information available of the public attended the public on the Neighbourhood session of the meeting held on 1 Development Plan February 2016. (NDP). All noted, progress information Councillors were pleased to co-opt was currently available on the Council Mrs Hayley Griffith to fill the casual website, OneDrive to those with vacancy on the Council which had access, and a summary of action to arisen as a result of the resignation of date appeared in The Gauntlet, as well Alison Reeves due to pressure of work. as e-mailed updates to those who had C/Cllr Gibson outlined the measures previously provided their e-mail being taken by the County to contain addresses. As the pace of preparation expenditure in the next financial year developed, monthly updates were and indicated there would be rise in planned for the community with more council tax mainly due to the financial in between, if necessary, and more needs of the adult services provision. community engagement meetings He forecast the installation of the all- being held to encourage further weather path in late Spring and would interaction. All who had attended the contact English Heritage to confirm community meeting in December had this. He was also liaising with been contacted in some way and many Hampshire Highways staff about were already actively engaged in the strengthening the verge along that part working groups. of Winchester Road adjacent to the Mr Pidgeon again raised the problems stream where the bank was collapsing. of parking in the Eldon Road area and B/Cllr Ward confirmed that the TVBC parking on grass, in particular. Local Plan had been approved by the Following action taken by the Clerk Planning Inspector and that all the previous month, the Police had previous saved policies not within the confirmedany appropriate action. The new plan were now defunct. As part Clerk would again approach Aster of the acceptance procedure, the Housing to seek their view on the Inspector had accepted the basis for provision of additional parking areas calculating housing need within the around the estate to alleviate the road Borough, the result being that Test parking problem. Valley was deemed to have a sufficient Dr Mackintosh, in his capacity as land supply to meet this need. He Chairman of the Village Hall reminded Councillors that with the management committee, raised the introduction of the community issue of the transfer of recreation infrastructure levy (CIL), 15% of developer’s contributions, or 25% if a ground land ownership to enable the neighbourhood plan was in existence, Village Hall to expand on to the existing concrete apron which was on could be made available to the local land owned by Fields in Trust and community for amenity improvement. managed on their behalf by the Parish Ms Rowden spoke of her concern at Council. This matter would be on the 6 March agenda for formal discussion. A national initiative is under way to mark HM The Queen’s 90th birthday The Clerk summarised a report by ‘Cleaning for the Queen’ and the submitted by the Police on matters of interest or concern including a vehicle Parish Council is keen to support this. theft from Eldon Road, criminal The Clerk will be contacting groups and organisations in the Parish to enlist damage to the Village Hall by two their support but if you have any ideas young males whom the Police were or are willing to co-ordinate a cleaning dealing with, and some shed break-ins. activity in a particular area, please get Cllr Hughes outlined plans to develop in touch. the biodiversity site on 3 Fields with 33 volunteers turned out on Saturday the help of children from the school. She would also welcome any other 30 January to clear a length of The assistance from people with an interest Borne from the ford at the bottom of New Lane to the A3057 bridge. Some in encouraging bio-diversity. Her interesting ‘things’ were removed but c o n t a c t e - m a i l i s - mainly the vegetation growth which [email protected] subsequently enabled an increase in Cllr Evans and Cllr Sutton briefed on the rate of flow which, in turn, the progress to date regarding removed much of the silt build up, to preparation of the Neighbourhood the consternation of some of those Development Plan (NDP), stressing downstream who witnessed mass the need for frequent communication movement of silt and weed growth for on progress. A draft questionnaire no apparent reason, or so they thought would soon be hand delivered to all their involvement was limited to dwellings in the Parish and collected in dealing only with an obstruction person to encourage a large response. caused by inconsiderate parking. All recognised the tight time frame set Primary responsibility for for the Plan’s production and the inconsiderate parking rested with hurdles yet to be overcome but Hampshire County Council to whom enthusiasm remained high. Working complaints should be made following groups had been formed and terms of which the County Council would take . references issued against which they One upshot of this successful venture could work (see below). TVBC were is that there will be a repeat planning to hold a meeting on NDPs performance later in the year and if for all parishes producing one to share you would like free coffee and biscuits ideas and also a meeting for all parish for a couple of hours’ work, watch out councillors in the Borough to enthuse for word on time and date. them into becoming involved. A vacancy remains for a Footpath The 2016 Annual Assembly will be Warden to replace Mr David Haydon held in the Village Hall at 7.30pm on and interested persons should contact Thursday 5 May. This is your the Clerk for more information. opportunity to learn of the Council’s plans for the future and what has been As always, a full set of minutes can be found on The Sombornes website and achieved over the past year. You are in both Cross Stores and Martin’s very welcome to attend; please make a Corner Shop. note in your diary. The next meeting of the Parish Council 7 will be on Monday 7th March 2016 at the actions of the working groups, is 7.00pm in the Epworth Hall. All meeting fortnightly at the moment and Parish Council meetings are open to devising a further questionnaire to be the public and we look forward to hand-delivered to all residents in the seeing you there. Parish to build upon the information provided in the first questionnaire from N E I G H B O U R H O O D P L A N last year and the information received UPDATE will establish the baseline from which Preparatory work on the the NDP will be developed. The Neighbourhood Development Plan questionnaire would be predominately (NDP) is gaining pace with working tick box with some scope for a groups established to scope out their narrative comment but in any case particular areas of interest or concern. should not take too much time to Key players on the working groups complete. However, the time frame is include (1) Facilities and infrastructure tight if we are to have the draft ready – chairman Peter Nickless, (2) for external agreement by mid-year. A Building design/need - chairman further community update meeting is Graham Searle and (3) Environment planned for the end of March so please and landscape – chairman Fiona watch e-mails and notice boards. We Dunger. Those from the community do need your involvement as the Plan who indicated a willingness to join a has to represent the community’s group have been contacted and the wishes and aspirations and we need to groups have met at least once. be able to prove your involvement so Members of these working groups will when the second questionnaire arrives enlist the help of other members of the on your doorstep do PLEASE take the community with specialised time to complete it. Follow progress knowledge or skills as the need arises of the NDP on Twitter throughout the progression of the @ksparishcouncil NDP. The more people become Peter Storey involved, the more we can claim the NDP to have been a community effort. Clerk to King’s Somborne Parish The Steering Group, which oversees Council

Cake stall Easter Saturday, 26th March 10:00 – 12:00 On the War Memorial Green, in aid of Church Funds. We would love you to bake a cake for us and/or come and buy a cake. Please contact Linda Aucock 388542

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KING’S SOMBORNE PARISH COUNCIL

INVITES ALL CLUBS AND ORGANISATIONS TO JOIN IN THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO ‘CLEAN FOR THE QUEEN’ TO MARK HM THE QUEEN’S 90th BIRTHDAY.

ARE YOU WILLING TO HELP OVER THE WEEKEND 4TH, 5TH AND 6TH MARCH 2016? IT NEED ONLY TAKE AN HOUR OR TWO

LITTER PICKING, STREAM CLEARING, FOOTPATH WEEDING, SIGN WASHING, ARE JUST A FEW IDEAS TO MARK THE OCCASION AND IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY.

DO TAKE CARE IF YOU ARE NEAR TRAFFIC AND RESPECT THE COUNTRYSIDE.

PLEASE SEND YOUR IDEAS TO THE PARISH CLERK AT [email protected]

AND A NOTE AFTER THE EVENT OF WHAT YOU DID AND PHOTOS IF POSSIBLE.

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9 The Test Valley Benefice welcomes the new Head of King’s Somborne Church of England School At the Test Valley Benefice service at children on the chancel steps to lead the Parish Church in King’s the congregation in the actions of the Somborne, the new Head teacher of song. King’s Somborne Church of England Sue Holligan talked about School, Ms Sarah Bidois, was Candlemas. The Natt family had read commissioned. The service was led by the story of the presentation of Christ the Vicar the Revd Jonathan Watkins in the temple when Simeon had who welcomed a full church to this prophesied that the infant Christ would very special occasion. Ms Bidois was be the light of the world, and it was re- welcomed first by the Tiny Tots with enacted with the children who had an appropriate song ’You are welcome played Mary and Joseph (Fareya today’, followed by members of the Martin and Daniel Hardy) in the FUNday club as well as pupils from Nativity play, and with Daisy Natt as the school leading everyone in Psalm Simeon. Sue linked this to Revd 24. Dawes who came here and found a The formal commissioning of Sarah very depressed and somewhat lawless Bidois was led by the Vicar who told community. He believed education her that she had a special responsibility was the best way to help the parish and to ensure the school is rooted in with the support of the parishioners Christian values, principles and beliefs raised the money for the school. He and that worship and religious insisted that all the children in the education are central to the whole life village, whatever their background, and work of the school, to which Sarah should receive the same education, replied that she was committed to this with the possibilities for task ‘with the help of God’. advancement, a very advanced view at The Vicar invited Parents and Pupils to that time. Within five years the whole community had become a much affirm their commitment to Ms Bidois. happier place. Christ as the light of the Mrs Joyce Johnson from the Education world had guided Richard Dawes and Board of the Diocese together with the still guides the school. Sue gave Sarah Governors followed ‘to supporting and ensuring that all pupils receive an a candle to remind her that we education of quality in a Christian welcomed her on this auspicious day, Candlemas. Nell Litton re-enforced context’. The staff were asked to give the message by reciting the Candlemas their commitment to the education and poem. nurture of pupils in a Christian ethos and working hard to support the new The collection from the service went to Head. Finally the Congregation were the Kamaiba School in Uganda. The reminded that, as members of the body School is a partner school with them. of Christ, they have a special All enjoyed the refreshments responsibility for the School which afterwards and a chance to meet the was founded by the Church. new Headmistress. Sandie Pepperell During the song ‘Our God is a Great Big God’, Ms Bidois joined the Church Warden 10 You are assured of a very warm welcome at a COFFEE MORNING to be held in the Jubilee Room on Saturday 12th March at 10 a.m. in aid of Village Hall funds

Entry to include coffee/tea and cake £2 Bring and Buy Stall, Raffle Do come and bring your friends For further information, please contact Eileen Reynolds on 388107

11 ‘Save Our King’s Somborne’ (SOKS)

The Save Our King’s Somborne coffee If you would like to make a donation morning on 6th February raised £460. please make your cheque payable to:- Thank you so much to all who Save Our King’s Somborne, supported our cause. Villagers came C/o Estate Office, from far and wide, including Hoplands Farm Stockbridge, Wellow and Braishfield. King’s Somborne, Apart from raising funds, we all Stockbridge, SO20 6QH enjoyed coffee, homemade cake and the opportunity to share our concerns or by BACS:- about Gladman developments and SOKS’ Treasury Account at other SHLAA sites under threat. Santander Sort Code: 09-01-28 Account No: 91306370 Account Name: Save Our King’s Somborne Every penny counts - thank you for supporting SOKS Please visit our website www.saveourkingssomborne.com for updates Email: saveourkingssomborne.com SOKS is raising money for technical expert help to support TVBC and the PC in their quest to stop excessive housing in open countryside outside our settlement boundary. Gladman win 90% of appeals. The Local Authorities win 10%. We are determined to be in that 10% and with your continued support, we believe we can. Funds need to be raised quickly. Our bank account “Save Our King’s Somborne” is now open for donations. The deadline for SOKS’ proof of evidence is June 2015. The appeal is 5th July. Once the funds are in our account, we can decide which technical experts we can afford to ensure we beat this very powerful firm, who threaten to shape our village as they wish, rather than how we wish.

12 Neighbourhood Development Plan Our Progress So Far.. The Steering Group and Working Groups are up and running! As you may remember at our meeting in December and the follow-up email, the issue of community communication and involvement is key to making the King's Somborne Neighbourhood Development Plan a success. Since our last meeting, the Steering Group has been formed from those who and expertise as well as further suggested they would like to lead assistance with TVBC. working groups and have experience Minutes of all meetings of the NDP with project management, along with Steering Group are available on the some members of the Parish Council. KSPC website as well as being The steering group is the committee summarised in the minutes of the which oversees the day-to-day running and progress of the Neighbourhood KSPC and the Gauntlet. Development Plan and consists of the The Working Groups are in the process following members: of having initial meetings. Those Andrew Brock - Chair from the community who indicated they would like to be members of a Jude Evans - Secretary Working Group should by now have Peter Storey - Admin (and Clerk to the been contacted by the Chair of that Parish Council) group and already be involved in the Ryan Sutton - Communications first part of the exercise, which is Graham Searle - Working Group Chair (Facilities and Infrastructure) devising the detailed questionnaire to Peter Nickless - Working Group Chair involve the entire community and establish the baseline from which (Building Design/Need) Fiona Dunger - Working Group Chair the NDP will be developed. (Environment and Landscape) The Working Groups’ Chairs are also Graham Smith – TVBC (Graham is tasked with continuing to encourage their Planning Policy Manager) their teams to enlist help from others in Also attending: the community, in particular those Katie Hughes with specialist knowledge or skills,. Robbie Lane We are very grateful to those who have indicated they have other expertise and In addition, to ensure appropriate governance controls, support and are willing to help. guidance, the Steering Group reports to If you haven't yet joined a working the Governance Panel which consists group and would like to, simply contact of the Parish Council and additionally any member of the team directly or let our Borough Councillor, Tony Ward, us know by following this link; who is able to bring particular skills mailto:[email protected]. We

13 would encourage as many people as The NDP is not a response to this possible to get involved in some way. application, rather a plan for development in the village over the next We will also be arranging a community workshop to both update the 25 years. The Gladman appeal, taking community on the progress of our NDP place this summer, will be decided by a planning inspector who, depending on and to enable greater involvement from the progress of the NDP, may or may those who cannot regularly spare time not take it into consideration when to be part of a Working Group but who would like to take part in putting making his decision. together the NDP. The importance of the NDP is to ensure future developers are bound by the Finally, there has been some confusion regarding the link between the terms devised by this Parish and set Neighbourhood Development Plan and out in the final, legal document when the Gladman planning application on submitting planning applications. Eldon Road. Allotments in King’s Somborne As a number of you already know, I anyone is interested in joining us the took over the running of the allotments next meeting will be on Monday 7th last year from Frank Fahy. I think all March. Please let me know if you wish the current allotment holders and Carter to attend and I will confirm time and Jonas would agree that Frank did a place. great job over the last few years One of the issues the association is keeping the allotments running. Thanks currently looking at is the viability of Frank. installing water on site. We will give Rent is due on 1st April for this coming further details at a later date. year. I am currently in talks with Carter This year we are also planning to hold Jonas, who manage the allotments for an allotment social in the summer. A the Winchester Diocese, about a rent number of us feel it would be great to increase. As soon as I have this meet more allotment holders. information I will email all existing Especially as there have been so many allotment holders. If you currently have new people over the last few years an allotment and I do not have your including lots of children, the next email address or contact details then generation of allotmenteers! One idea please contact me, details below. is to have a scarecrow making There are a number of plots that have competition for the children 0-99! recently become available and further The association is looking forward to ones should be vacant very soon. If ‘growing’ and helping to improve the anyone is interested in a plot please let allotments this year and in future years. me know and I will add your name to the waiting list. Plots are allocated on a Kind regards first come first serve basis. Lisa Johnson A number of us are in the process of Email: [email protected] forming an Allotment Association. If Home: 388504 Mobile: 07796175875 14 STOCKBRIDGE MUSIC THE LONDON HARP TRIO SATURDAY 12TH MARCH 2016 TOWN HALL 7.30PM (doors open 6.45pm for drinks £2) We are delighted to be bringing world famous harpist Frances Kelly and her London Harp Trio to Stockbridge. This will be an evening of superb music making by three distinguished musicians and the combination of instruments lends itself well to arrangements, hence the inclusion of baroque and classical repertoire (Handel, Mozart etc) in the programme. This rare, exotic and highly attractive ensemble with its rich variety of subtle instrumental colours has inspired several masterpieces including Debussy’s Sonate, and less familiar figures such as Arnold Bax and Paul Lewis, well known for his television scores. All of these composers will be included in the performance. Tickets: £12, Available from: - www.jumblebee.co.uk/stockbridgemusic; The Lights Theatre, Andover (01264 368368); Robinsons Butchers, Stockbridge; Roger Tym ,The Old Manse, High Street ,Stockbridge(01264 810363) For further information go to www.stockbridgemusic.uk

15 Kings Somborne & District Horticultural Society ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING To be held in the Village Hall Thursday 17th March 2016 at 7.30pm Guest Speaker: Mr Ray Broughton “Topical Tips & New Ideas” Everyone Welcome Admission Free to Members Non Members £1 Raffle & Light refreshments

Members are politely reminded that Annual Subscriptions fall due now for 2016, and can be taken at the AGM.

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17 Somborne and District Society Members were entertained by Jan meetings, well prepared and presented Smith on the 27th January when she by Jan who now promotes the work of spoke of the Wessex Film & Sound the Archive on a voluntary basis. Archive which holds 22,000 films and A supper and team quiz evening has 15,000 sound recordings. The archive th been organised for Thursday, 14 is administered by the Hampshire April at 7.30 p.m. in the village hall County Records’ Office of which Jan with questions set by Mike Reynolds. was the Chief Archivist for 8 years. It th This is to commemorate the 90 comprises both amateur and birthday of H. M. The Queen. Fish professionally made films, the oldest and chips will be served and tickets at of which are gradually being digitised £7.50 each will be available at our because early nitrate film is unstable February and March meetings or from and inflammable. me. Please bring your own wine/soft Jan showed two films, the first of drinks, etc. which demonstrated the range of the Our next meeting will be held in the collection. We saw torpedoes being th village hall on Wednesday, 24 tested (1897), the Mary Rose being February at 8.00 p.m. when our old lifted (1982), the Queen Elizabeth friend Frank Green, Principal leaving Southampton (1950), the Archaeologist to the New Forest world’s first steam road vehicle National Park, talks to us about the (1895), WW1 victory celebrations “Marine Archaeology of the New (1919) etc. The second film Forest Coast. It sounds fascinating. concentrated on local, rural history Tea/coffee etc served from 7.30 p.m. including a Victorian style farming year, village life in Burghclere and a Finally, I would like to draw your fascinating account of a Hampshire attention to our summer photographic/ hay rake being made in Tadley. This artwork competition and exhibition, huge archive is accessible to all at the details of which are elsewhere in this Records’ Office in Sussex Street in edition of The Gauntlet. Winchester. The evening was Gordon Pearson (chairman) certainly very different to our usual [email protected] Photographers prepare! The Photography classes for this year’s Flower Show, to be held on Saturday the 30th July, are to be as follows: 1. “Spots” 2. A Scarecrow 3. Winter’s End 4. A Garden Pest Photographs entries may be mounted but not framed, and should not exceed 18 cm x 13 cm excluding mount.

18 Stockbridge Community Cinema shows: Wednesday 16th March, 7.30pm Macbeth (cert 15) After murdering King Duncan (David Thewlis) and seizing the throne, Macbeth (Michael Fassbender) becomes consumed with guilt and paranoia as the tyrannical ruler of Scotland.

Wednesday 23rd March, 5pm and 7.30pm Brooklyn (cert 12A) An Irish immigrant (Saoirse Ronan) lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a new romance. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within. Venue: Stockbridge Town Hall, SO20 6HE Tickets £6 from John Robinson and Garden Inn, Stockbridge or online via www.stockbridgecinema.org.uk Doors open 30 minutes before screening. Wine and soft drinks available.

March walk 6 miles (9.5km) 2.5 hours Sunday 27 March 2016 2:00pm King’s Somborne Village Hall We leave the village along Winchester Road and take the path past the Beef Unit. We continue towards Up Somborne before turning left to take the steep path down to Little Somborne. At Little Somborne we head North to North Park Farm and the path back towards the village. We take the permissive footpath that avoids the A3057 and joins New Lane. Then it is down New Lane before returning to the Village Hall via footpath 14 and Muss Lane. 19 What’s on Your guide to events in and around the district Winchester Science Centre Winchester City Mill www.winchestersciencecentre.org.uk Watermill and shop open 10.00am – General opening times: Monday- 5.00pm every day Friday 10.00am – 4.00pm, weekends 10.00am – 5.00pm. The Vyne, Basingstoke 5 and 19 March Live Show: The Giant House open 12.00noon – 4.00pm. Planets 6.00pm and 8.10pm Garden and tearoom open 10.00am – 9 March 6.30pm Space Lecture: 5.00pm, shop open 11.00am – 5.00pm Destruction of supersonic solid state 1 March Snowdrops. A great snowballs in the ultrahot near-vacuum opportunity to take photographs or plasma. Prof John Brown University simply admire the beauty of the of Glasgow. snowdrop. Pre-booking recommended. Willis Museum and Sainsbury Book online or 01962 863791. Gallery, Basingstoke Manor Farm and Country Park 01256 465902. Free admission. Tel: 01489 787056 Open Tuesday – Friday 10.00am – Manor Farm is open daily from 5.00pm, Saturday 10.00am – 4.00pm. 10.00am to 4.00pm from November to 15 March Faith, Hope and Fantasy: March. The country park opens from Artwork by Karen J. Jones 8.30am to 6.00pm in March. The Curtis Museum and Allen 5 and 6 March. 10.00am. Celebrate Mothers’ Day by making a special Gallery, Alton posy for mum. Open Tuesday – Saturday 10.00am – 5.00pm Mottisfont Abbey 29 March Minibeasts – looking at real www.nationaltrust.org.uk/mottisfont specimens from the museum using House open 11.00am – 5.00pm in microscopes. Free event March. Gardens, cafe and shop open 10.00am to 5.00pm. Art gallery Winchester Cathedral 11.00a, – 5.00pm. Opening times: Monday – Saturday 16 January – 10 April. Thelwell 9.30am – 5.00pm, Sunday 12.30pm – exhibition 3.00pm Please check for temporary closures. Hinton Ampner 12 March The Quire will be closed. House open 11.00am – 4.30pm 16 March The cathedral will be closed Estate, garden, shop and tearoom open from 1.15pm – 3.30pm. daily from 10.00am to 5.00pm. Janet Ingleson Marble Hall closed 1-11 March Conservation in Action. 15, 22, 29 March Garden Walk 25, 26, 27, 28 March Cadbury Easter Egg Trail

20 Theatres Chesil Theatre, Winchester The Mayflower, Southampton 01962 867086 02380 711811 www.chesiltheatre.org.uk www.mayflower.org.uk 12-19 March - Juno and the Paycock 29 February – 2 March - Cirque 23 March - Upbeat Berserk Theatre Royal, Winchester 3 March - The Faaabulous Ceri Dupree Show 01962 840440 4 – 6 March - Hetty Feather www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk 7 – 12 March - Chicago 1-2 March - Fake it till you Make it. 15 – 19 March - Matthew Bourne’s 3-4 March - Lysistrata Sleeping Beauty 7-12 March - Round and Round the 20 March - Bear behaving Badly Garden 23-26 March - The Marriage of Figaro 17 March - Orson Welles: One Man 24 March - Figaro gets a divorce Band 28-29 March - Into the Hoods: 18 March - Rockabilly Legends Remixed 28 March - 2 April - Travels with my 30 March – 3 April - Gangsta Granny Aunt Plaza Theatre, Romsey Salisbury Playhouse 01794 512987 01722 320333 www.plazatheatre.com www.salisburyplayhouse.com 15-19 March All my Sons 29 February – 15 March - 25 March Abba Tribute Band Shadowlands 8-12 March - I am Thomas Nuffield, Southampton 17 March – 2 April - Hedda Gabler 02380 671771 22 March - Unearthed – at The Salberg www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk 24-26 March - Transports – at The 1-19 March - The Massive Tragedy of Salberg Madame Bovary 5 March - Tom Thumb Salisbury City Hall 12 March - Fly away Katie cityhallsalisbury.co.uk 24-30 March - The Odessey 01722 434434 30 March - Playdate 21 March – The Stranglers Turner Sims Concert Hall, Watermill Theatre, Newbury Southampton 01635 46044 02380 595151 www.Watermill.Theatre@arts- www.turnersims.co.uk mail.co.uk There are 7 events at the Turner Sims 25 February – 2 April - Romeo and in March 2016. Please see the website Juliet

21 Village diary for March This Month Every 2nd Lent Talk 12.30pm week..... 4th Women’s World 2.00pm day of Prayer Mon Badminton 7.30pm WI Sisterhood 8.00pm Bell ringing 7.30pm 6th Mother’s Day 7.00pm 8th Epworth Lunch 12.30pm Tues Drop in Coffee 10.30am 9th Lent Talk 12.30pm Tiny Tots 2.00pm W I 7.30pm Somborne Singers 7.45pm 11th YMCA Youth 6.30pm Auction of Wed Baby & Toddler 10.00am Promises Dial-a-Ride 2.00pm 12th Coffee Morning 10.00am Thu Needle workers 2.00pm Somborne Sessions 7.30pm 16th Lent Talk 12.30pm Somborne Society 8.00pm Hortic Soc AGM 7.30pm King’s Somborne Cricket Club — short of players for 2016  We play friendly T20 matches on Wednesday evenings.  We have changing rooms with hot showers and two practice nets.  Pads, gloves and helmets can be provided for those who don’t have their own.  Subscription—£20 p.a. If you would like to play for us, or if you know others who might do so, please contact me: Frank Fahy (Hon. Sec. KSCC) [email protected] t: 01794 388314

22 District diary for March 1-31 March 12 March National Celery Month Andover Lights Langrish House Hotel 01730 266941 10.00am Record and CD Fair [email protected] 01264 368368 3 - 9 March 15 March Hillier Gardens Evening Talk: The Triumphs of the Woodturning by Laymar Crafts Crimean Campaign 1854-56 Free exhibition Royal Green Jackets Museum, 3 March Peninsula Barracks. 01962 828549 Andover Lights 16 March Sean McLoughlin – Whatever It Takes Hampshire Record Office 2.00pm Book: 01264 368368 Using School Archives for Historical Research 4 March Evening Talk: Russia and Europe: Booking required 01962 846154 What Next? 18 – 19 March Winchester Discovery Centre Winchester Beer Festival 01962 873603 Winchester Guildhall 4 March 19 March Southampton Ghost Walk 7.30pm Spring Concert 7.30pm 01962 435020 St Swithun’s School, Winchester www.darkencounters.co.uk www.winchestermusicclub.org.uk/ buytickets/ 5 March Hillier Gardens 24 March Luxury Chocolate Making Hampshire Record Office Booking essential 01794 369318 Family history for beginners Booking required 01962 846154 5 March Hillier Gardens 25-28 March Helleborus Display in Jermyn’s House Wild Egg Hunt at Marwell Zoo Willow Sculpture in the Pinetum. 01962 777407 5, 12, 15, and 28 March 25 March Day excursions with Wheelers Day out With Thomas www.wheelerstravel.co.uk Watercress Line, Alresford 023 80471800 Bookings: 01962 733810 10 March 26 March – 12 June Museum of Army Flying Capability Brown: Master of the 01264784421 Landscape 80th Anniversary: The Spitfire’s Winchester Discovery Centre maiden flight 0300 5551387

23 Village Hall news Following my remarks about the forced Mystery evening (reported elsewhere) entry to the hall last month, this has was tremendously successful, there was occurred once again and was also an audience of over 90 people who all accompanied by the intruder forcing enjoyed the play and an excellent meal open the security box for the external supervised by Eileen Reynolds and electric points and the breaking of the cooked by a very willing band of ladies. drain pipe from the kitchenette. He Thanks to everybody who contributed then tried to force the emergency door to one of our best events ever! but by pure chance one of our members was in the hall and apprehended the young culprit. He ran away but his companion remained and was interviewed by the police. Subsequently they saw the young offender at home and gave him a severe warning about his future behaviour. He has now sent us a letter apologizing for his behaviour so hopefully no further incidents will occur. We are having to install a new emergency door at a cost of nearly £2,000 (under insurance). On the re-development side we have The photograph shows the chains which now received authorization from TVBC as an interim measure to secure the old building Regulations department and door. Hopefully there will not be any these have been sent out builders for emergencies before the new door is their estimates, so things are moving! installed! Terry Mackintosh (Hon. Chairman) On the positive side the Murder,

Calling all artists— Christmas cards 2016

It is not too early to think about this If you year’s Christmas Card designs. Ideally have any we would like to have 3 cards to sell questions or need help please contact:- this year. So please start creating and Elizabeth St John have your designs ready for the end of April, for selection in May. Tel. 10794 388119 or [email protected] Use any medium – Watercolour Acrylics Oils Photography.

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King’s Somborne School Association Registered Charity 1029282 Spring Fling! Auction of Promises Please join us on Friday 11th March at 8pm in the Village Hall for an evening of fun and fundraising in support of our village school!

Come and bid on over 30 fantastic pledges from family days out to home cooking and crafts, a day at the races to art lessons, babysitting, car washing and more! Visit the school website for a full list of lots: http://www.kingssomborne.hants.sch.uk/events Tickets £3 each including a glass of wine and nibbles! To book your tickets – or make a pledge – please contact us at [email protected] or 01794 389587 Thank you for your support!

25 Murder, mystery, suspense in King’s Somborne There was a certain appropriateness in colourful and effective and the sound the fact that the Village Hall Fund effects added greatly to the atmosphere Raising Committee chose to host their and drama of the experience. The first murder Mystery Evening just a audience’s whole hearted involvement month after the 40th anniversary of the from the very start also made a death of the widely acknowledged considerable contribution to the ‘Queen of Crime’, Agatha Christie. enjoyment of all involved making it a On this occasion there was no Poirot or very shared experience. Fortunately a Miss Marple on hand to exercise the murder by poisoning in the first act did ‘little grey cells’ in solving the crime – nothing to spoil appetites and the main but solved it was at the end of a very course of Chicken Connecticut, jacket enjoyable evening. potatoes and mixed vegetables was On a blustery, windy evening the balloon decorated village hall with fresh daffodils and candles on the tables was transformed into a colourful and welcoming venue, creating an attractive ambience for the occasion. A complimentary drink greeted guests on arrival, affording time to catch up with friends before the sleuthing commenced. thoroughly enjoyed by all. The first A superb three course meal was major decision making of the evening enjoyed by all, with the starter of pǎté came with the choice from a and salad preceding the first act of scrumptious, mouth - watering ‘Murder in The Underworld’, written selection of homemade puddings to and directed by cast member Ronni suit all tastes and diets. Davis and set in a working men’s club SO – was the guilty party correctly in East London, which was performed unmasked? Yes, two tables correctly brilliantly by the very talented locally based group The Geriactors. Acting, identified Gerard, ex chemistry singing and dancing were of the teacher, as the perpetrator of the dastardly deeds but the eventual highest standard, the stage set was winner was Westgate Heroes whose logic and analytical thinking won them a bottle of champagne - Poirot would have been proud of them!! At the end of the evening, before announcing the winners, The Geriactors thanked the committee for having provided them with such a splendid supper, Gemma and Jessica for looking after them so well and the ‘fantastic’ audience. Thanks must go to all who worked so hard to make the 26 those who donated raffle prizes. Thanks must also go to the talented Geriactors who treated us to an evening’s wonderful entertainment, resulting in £1060 being raised for two very worthy causes – namely the Village Hall Development Fund and Myeloma UK. Jo Finch evening a resounding success, and especially Eileen Reynolds and Nola Mackintosh and their band of helpers for preparing a fantastic meal, those who made such delicious desserts and

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The Village Hall Fund Raising Committee invites you to take part in

KING’S SOMBORNE VARIETY SHOW

Friday 24 June 2016

Your Time ...Your Talents ...Your Skills .. Singing .. Dancing .. Recitation .. Acting .. Music .. or ????? If you would like to take part please inform Jo Finch (01794 388462 / [email protected]) by Monday 2 May ALL PROCEEDS TO KING’S SOMBORNE VILLAGE HALL FUND

28 Somborne Sisterhood WI A wonderful turn out at our first proper q u e s t i o n s meeting of 2016 with three new answered by members and one guest. Samantha Boot Shelwen. There welcomed everyone and made brief was a definite buzz in the room, with announcements before going on to even sceptics among us appreciating the introduce the speaker for the evening, calming and uplifting results of the Reiki Master Shelwen from The Body guided meditation. Barn, Stockbridge. Samantha Boot then thanked Shelwen Shelwen started off by explaining the for her fascinating talk, everyone had a origins and history of Reiki, before chance to help themselves to tea, wine talking about her own experiences and and snacks, the raffle was drawn and holistic journey to becoming a healer the meeting closed. and Reiki Master. She then encouraged Next meeting – Friday 4th March, everyone to take their shoes off and 8pm, King’s Somborne Village Hall have a go at some simple Reiki when we will be joined by Erica from meditation techniques, while Arts, Rush, Cane who will be teaching concentrating on circular breathing. us to make needle felted decorations. At the end of the meditation session, Keep up to date with all our news at there was a chance to have our many facebook.com/SomborneSisterhood

King’s Somborne Working Men’s Club Forthcoming entertainment: Saturday 19th March 2016 “Tumblin Dice” Country & Western Evening 16s and over £3 members £5 non-members Sunday 20th March 2016 Easter Raffle To be drawn after Bingo Saturday 26th March 2016 Family Easter Disco Open to everyone Free for members £2 for non-members 16 and over Saturday 9th April 2016 “The Kasbaas” 80s theme night 16s and over £5 members £7 non-members Saturday 7th May 2016 “Uncle Tom Cobley’s” 16s and over £3 members £5 non-members

29 The late Ronald ‘Frank’ Cleverley Frank was born on 24th May 1921 in keyboard, “badly”. Frank wrote poetry, King’s Somborne. After leaving school too, and he published a book of his he first worked as a sales rep. for Sifta poems. Salt, and then later worked for Oxo He became the secretary of the Brookbond also as a sales rep. but then Catherine Edwards Foundation Trust later became their Sales Training which provides financial assistance to Manager. Frank met his future wife further the education of young people in Nora at the Bear and Ragged Staff Pub King’s Somborne. He was a keen in Timsbury. Romance blossomed member of the Somborne & District between them and they later married on nd Society where he submitted articles for 2 February 1952 at Atherton in publication and advised authors on the Lancashire but moved to Romsey, history of the village. His book of where their daughters Nicola and Karen poems is still on sale and available from were born. The family remember the society. camping holidays every year to Cornwall and Devon, and then further In short, it could be said that Frank afield to France, Italy and Spain. Later could be a little stubborn, he had a Frank went to Turkey and Greece a few wicked sense of humour, which many times with Karen and her family. did not understand. But his family was very important to him, and he loved to Frank was proud to do his civic duty as see the grandchildren when he could. a Magistrate in Romsey in the 1960’s, The last two years Frank has been becoming Chairman of the Juvenile living in Abbeyfields Sheltered Bench. In his youth he was also a Accommodation where he was very football referee, and later ran the King’s rd well cared for. He died on the 23 Somborne Football Team. Frank loved January 2016. his football and supported Bolton Wanderers. His other passion was This obituary is taken from the tribute Rugby League. Frank was also a to Frank which was recited at his staunch Labour Supporter and Anthony funeral service held at Salisbury Wedgewood Benn was his hero. It has crematorium on the 9th February by the to be said that Frank had a strange taste Revd. Martyn Douglas. in music, he loved the Gilbert and Gordon Pearson Sullivan Operas and he played the Church flowers for Easter Come and help us decorate the church with spring flowers for Easter. You would be most welcome. We are not looking for expertise, just someone who loves working with flowers be it in a vase or oasis. It is fun and satisfying. We also welcome children who would like to have a go. If you only wish to wield a broom to help us tidy up afterwards that would be wonderful. We meet in the Church at 9.30am Saturday 26th March. Contact Penny Ward 01794 389649 for more information. 30 Test Valley Villages Lecture Wednesday 16th March 8pm at Broughton Village Hall For our March lecture, we are switching fascinating insight into how genes from history to science. The title is work . “Who do you think you are: How Andrew Seber studied biochemistry at genes work”, and the speaker is Oxford and York Universities and Andrew Seber CBE, who is well known specialised in the study of cell for making science subjects accessible membranes. He spent most of his for people of all ages and backgrounds. working life in public service education Since the 1950s, when DNA had only and leadership. One of his retirement recently been identified as the chemical activities has been using his teaching at the centre of genetics, knowledge and experience to explain to a wide understanding about how life is passed audience the basis of molecular biology. down the generations have expanded He runs short courses, and talks to a immensely. Almost daily, there is news variety of groups including the of advances in the understanding of University of the Third Age, Café genetics, chromosomes and the Scientific and WIs. He maintains his molecules that make them up, giving us links with the Biochemistry Department tantalising glimpses of how we are in Oxford . shaped by our genes and what research This lecture might be useful revision for may hold for the future. any young people studying science for This talk is an opportunity to review the GCSE and A level, who may attend basics of DNA and other molecules that without charge. As usual, the cost for are the fundamental building blocks of adults is £3 to include a drink. All life, and how they contribute to making are welcome. you who you are. The April lecture will be on Wednesday Whether you have a background in April 20th. science or not, this talk will give a Our Saviour A cantata by Harry Brockway Sunday 3rd April 2016 St Peter’s Church, Stockbridge 3.30pm Soloists Rob Blakey—Katey Turner—Frances Howard The Winterslow Singers Reader—Rev Tim Daykin (Radio Solent Admission free Retiring collection in aid of The Alex Lewis Trust Refreshments will be served afterwards Centre nave seats may be reserved—email [email protected]

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Every 2nd and 4th Friday 6:30 - 8:30 At the Scout Hut For young people in Year 7 - Sixth Form (Sponsored by Parish Church outreach) Music and readings for Passiontide presented by the Harmonium Singers St Michael & All Angels, Colebrook Way, West Andover is the venue for another thoughtful sequence of music and readings from the Harmonium Singers, on Saturday 12 March starting at 7.30pm. The local chamber choir is well known for combining appropriate words and music, with the intention of presenting choral music in an accessible way but in the context for which it was written. This time the choir is mining the rich seam of music for Lent, Passiontide and Holy Week., as musical director Bruce Randall explains: “There is so much glorious music written for this part of the church’s year that it’s hard to know what to choose. Much of it is intensely beautiful but also very focused on the dramatic events leading up to Easter. To sing this music in the isolation of a concert somehow diminishes its impact and meaning. That’s why we’ve chosen to present these pieces in some sort of context, a seamless blend of words and music that, for some, will be something more spiritual.” Much of the singing will be unaccompanied, making full use of the church’s spacious acoustic. The music spans five centuries and includes Allegri’s famous ‘Miserere’ and miniature masterpieces from Tallis, Lassus, Handel and the young Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo. Admission is free, with a retiring collection for a re-development project at St. Michael’s and All Angels

Parish Electoral Roll I will be updating the current electoral roll during this month for presentation at the Annual Church Parish Meeting. If you would like to join, please contact me for an application form or collect one from the back of the church. Linda Aucock 388542 or [email protected]

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The February meeting was held on 10th He also recounted and despite it being a very cold evening the power that there was a good turnout with the television Village Hall being warm and coverage had at the time, giving an welcoming. The business of the example of when a camera filming a evening was soon concluded and our busy road used by school children being speaker, Mr. James Montgomery, who on Day to Day resulted in a pedestrian had a distinguished career in crossing being installed within three broadcasting, was introduced by our weeks. president Thelma Blamey. He concluded his talk by outlining the The subject of the talk was “Lights, coverage of musical events by Southern Camera Action” and James gave us an Television where much pioneering insight into the early days of television work was done including illustrated by his own experiences. His superimposing of translations on first job was in Australia, where he filming of opera filmed at went after graduating from Magdalen Glyndebourne. He also commentated College. Here he had to overcome his on performances of the Bournemouth public school accent and was finally Symphony Orchestra, which were first employed as a general dogsbody which televised at this time, and showed us included being a Dalek on Channel 10’s how the cameras were placed for Christmas programme. From here he maximum effect. went on to work in Tasmania where he All this was presented by James with both read and compiled international humour and a lightness of touch and news programmes, reported on the brought back happy memories for weather and did election broadcasts. many. He was thanked by Sarah He returned to England and was Pennington for giving us such an eventually employed by Southern entertaining and enjoyable evening. Television which at that time covered The next meeting will be held in the an area from Essex to Dorset and Village Hall on 9th March when Mr. J. northwards to Oxfordshire. Here he Davies will tell us about “Colden was on Day by Day and worked Common to Columbia; Love, life & alongside household names like Barry chocolate”. This promises to be another Westwood and Jack Hargreaves. His interesting subject so do come if you remit was very wide and included are able. Guests are always welcome. filming the jungle in Guatemala, reporting on sailing in the Solent and Eileen Reynolds interviewing well known personalities of the time, including Mai Zetterling, whose husband happened to live in Petersfield.

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The Somborne & District Society Presents A Picture Competition and Summer Exhibition

Next year it will be 25 years since “Illustrating Somborne” was first published and therefore the Society is considering publishing a new issue. Much has happened in our community during that time and in order to record people, places and events since 1992 the Society is holding a competition to find the best pictures depicting

“The Sombornes at Work, Rest & Play”

There will be classes for photographs, paintings and drawings of each of these aspects of our village’s life. Prizes will be awarded to the best entries in each class and runners up according to the number of entries received.

In addition, there will be an exhibition of all the best entries, complemented by further illustrations from the Society’s present archives during August. Entry forms and further details will be available from members of the Society Committee (Linda Aucock, David Bevan, Valerie Chapman, Norman Denison, Gordon Pearson, Janet Ingleson, Christopher Kirby, Nola Mackintosh and Mary Pollock) from March 1st. The competition will remain open until the end of May.

34 All the way from Boulder, Colorado… The Railsplitters hit the Somborne Sessions

band was winner of the 2013 Rockygrass Band competition, when ‘Bluegrass Today’ said of them: ‘Theirs is a fresh, modern take on bluegrass.’

Song-writer and banjo player Dusty Top U.S. bluegrass band The Rider (no kidding!) joins Dolly Parton Railsplitters are travelling all the way sound-alike vocalist and guitarist from Boulder, Colorado to perform at Lauren Stovall, while completing the the Somborne Sessions - top quality line up are fiddler Charlie King, Peter live music at value for money prices in Sharpe on mandolin and banjo, and our very own village hall. The band upright bassist Leslie Ziegler. are appearing here as part of their 2016 limited date UK tour. The Railsplitters are playing King’s Somborne Village Hall on Saturday 9th The Railsplitters, whose latest album, April 2016. Doors open at 7.30 pm for ‘The Faster it Goes’, has just been an 8 pm start and tickets are priced at released to critical acclaim, have been £12 per person (£14 on the door, if still described as playing ‘music of the available). As usual, these can be American West, made for all’ (Mindie ordered from the Sessions web site- Lind in ‘Hearth Music’). They have www.sombornesessions.co.uk or call toured extensively in the U.S. as well Carolyn Ryan on 01794 388743. as Canada and the British Isles. The

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If you have a medical or other important appointment, and have no other means of getting there, phone Sue Jackson on 388 884 and tell her the time, date and place you need to be.

She will then try to find a volunteer driver from among our 30 or so volunteers to take you to the appointment, wait until you are ready to leave and bring you home again. There is a charge to cover petrol costs based on around 40p a mile, which you pay direct to the driver.

Our drivers lead busy lives, but try to fit in a trip or two each month to provide this service, and we take around 35 people each month. We would love to have more volunteers, so do get in touch if you feel you could help out. Hospital Discharge Are you or a loved one due to go into  A patient must hospital? Do you know what happens have the capacity regarding patient discharge when to agree to an admitted to hospital? assessment (and treatment). If the Did You Know? A patient should patient lacks only be discharged when: capacity, staff must consult the  They are medically fit. Power of Attorney or the Welfare  Care Plan services are ready to start. Deputy appointed by the court.  All equipment is in place and ready These are just a few things to be aware for use. of when considering discharge from  A discharge assessment must have hospital. Your Village Agents can taken place, and a care package help you to access a full fact sheet and arranged if necessary, before leaflet produced by Hampshire County discharge, otherwise discharge is Council on these procedures. They unsafe. will happily chat to you if you have any concerns around this. Please call  No-one should be discharged in the Sue or Lin on 01794 388884 or 01794 middle of the night and staff should 389373 if you’d like to discuss this check you have transport home further, or if unavailable call following discharge.  There should be a named person in Age Concern Hampshire on charge of the patient’s discharge (this 0800 328 7154 or email may be a different person on different [email protected]. days) and the patient should be told who this is and how to contact them.

36 Services for the over 50s Details below of activities this month; warned is fore- if you have not joined us for lunch or armed! I have on one of our trips, do give it a try. heard recently of 2 You will meet people to chat to and elderly people who see outside your home without having were discharged at to depend on family or friends to take night to an empty you out. It is part of our efforts to house. This is not acceptable, but it is help independence and combat the hard for a patient to stand up for their loneliness which is such a problem as rights when they have been ill in we age. hospital, so carers and relatives need Do read the information opposite to be aware. about hospital discharge. These Sue Jackson 388884 things can happen to us all and fore- Lin Curtis 389373

Over 50s Minibus Trip Thursday 17th March 2016 The Vyne, Basingstoke

Pick up 10.00am Home for 3.00pm £6 National Trust Entry fees apply

Booking essential - phone Sue 388884 or Lin 389373

Epworth Lunch Supported by Methodist Outreach & Village Agents Tuesday March 8th 2016 12.30pm £5 *Sausages, * Mash* Ratatouille * Peas* *Trifle* *Coffee & Mints* At The Epworth Hall Booking essential - phone Sue 388 884 or Marilyn 389 356

37 CHRISTIANS TOGETHER IN SOMBORNE AND DISTRICT

AGAPE MEAL (A reminder of the Last Supper)

Thursday, 24 March 7.30pm EPWORTH HALL Tickets £6.50 (to include a fish and chip supper) Available from 1st March from: Norman Denison Tel. 388889

CHRISTIANS TOGETHER IN SOMBORNE AND DISRICT Invite you to a series of LENT TALKS LAW OF LOVE A fresh look at the ten commandments 2 March Keep the Peace! 9 March Oh my God, it’s Sunday! 16 March True or False?

Where: Village Hall, King’s Somborne When: Wednesdays, 12.30 - 2.00pm A light lunch will be served

38 Christians Together in Somborne and District Homegroup The meetings of the Homegroup for March, April and May will be:

Thursday 17th March at ‘Haywain’ Thursday 21st April at ‘Faraway’ Thursday 19th May at 8 Riverside Green all at 8 o’clock We will be following “The Step of Yes” booklet as a guide to our study and discussion. If you are interested in joining in our informal study of scripture, you will be very welcome! We are a small, inter-denominational group who enjoy discussing the meaning of the Bible which inspires and guides our Christian Faith. For further information please contact Nigel Coleman 01794 388449 Meeting the Vicar.... As many will know, when families get in contact to arrange a baptism, wedding or funeral, I usually meet with them either in their homes or at The Rectory in Stockbridge. It might be that from time to time some would like to take the opportunity to see me for other reasons, such as for a brief chat, to check something out or if they need some help. With this in mind, I am planning to be in the ‘Parish Room’ (entrance through the brown left side gate of the ‘New Vicarage’, Romsey Road) on a number occasions in the next few months. For those unfamiliar with the ‘New Vicarage’, it is next to Froghole, Please go around the side of the house and do not ring the bell on the front door as the Vicarage, at present, has tenants. Dates when I will be visiting are: March Wednesday 20th, 2.00—4.00pm April Wednesday 23rd, 2.00—4.00pm. I look forward to meeting anyone who calls in.

39 Easter Sunday Sunday 27th March

A family service at 10.00am to celebrate Easter Day at the Parish Church King’s Somborne

After the service there will be an Easter Egg Hunt!

Remembering a loved one - Sponsor a lily Easter Sunday 27th March is as the donor in an envelope and drop earlier this year and will soon be with through my letter box - Penny Ward, us. It is the day we remember our 5 Forge Close (next to the Working loved ones no longer with us. The Men’s Club). If you are unable to do church will be decorated with lilies in this, contact me on 01794 389649 remembrance of them and their and I will collect it. names placed on a pillar to be If you do not wish names to be remembered in prayers. printed but still wish to contribute as Sponsor monies are £2.50 per lily per a donation or silent remembrance person remembered. Enclose the please state that in your information name or names of your loved ones but still enclose who it is from. you wish remembered and your name

40 The new term at Tiny Tots is now well heads before underway and the children have shown finally getting to their usual enthusiasm for all the add their own toppings to the real thing stories they have learnt and crafts they and eat them! have been involved in. Whether it has New faces are always welcome so, if been counting out animals two•-by- you would like to join us, please come two for Noah’s Ark, making their own down to the church, every Tuesday multi-coloured coats after hearing the during term-time at 2pm for a drink story of Joseph or creating whales with and biscuit with the session getting a ‘hidden Jonah’ inside, the Tinies under way by 2.15pm, finishing by have been having terrific fun! 3.15pm with songs and music. It’s an Especially enjoyable was our most informal group, so if the 2pm start recent session about Shrove Tuesday. conflicts with napping schedules, you We learnt all about Lent and the are welcome to join us mid session. reasons why we eat pancakes then Hayley Griffith, Katie Hughes, Becky searched for some ingredients needed Stevens and Lucy Wolverson to make pancakes that were hidden around the church. The children also had a go at pancake flipping and balancing pretend pancakes on their

Sunday 20th March, 3.30 – 5.30 pm At King’s Somborne Methodist Church Come, celebrate Easter with us!

Crafts, fun activities, story, songs & tea Everyone welcome – and it’s free! For info contact Pam Gravenor 01794 388531

41 From the Parish Registers 24th January Baptism Harriet Ella Johnson (b.01.09.2015) 15th February Thanksgiving James “Jock” Brodie Sadly it is also noted that (Ronald) Frank Cleverly, who lived in the village for many years, was cremated at Salisbury Crematorium Prayer Meeting We hold our prayer meetings on the first Monday of each month at 2.15pm. We meet for about an hour at Shappon, Romsey Road, when we pray for our parish, families, friends and anyone else in need. If you have any prayer requests there are slips on the table at the back of the church which you may put into the box provided or alternatively phone me, Dulcie Witts on 01794 388267. Our meeting is very informal and we should be pleased to welcome new members. Church Services in Leckford, Long- stock and Stockbridge in March

Sunday 6th March—Lent 4 Tuesday 22nd March—Compline 8.00am St Nicholas Leckford—Holy 7.30pm St. Mary Longstock Communion Wednesday 23rd March—Compline 10.00am St Peter’s Stockbridge— 7.30pm St. Nicholas Leckford Mothering Sunday All Age Worship March 24th—Maundy Thursday 7.30pm Sunday 13th March—Lent 5— Liturgy (Washing of feet) Mothering Sunday 9.15am St Mary Longstock—Parish Friday March 25th—Good Friday Communion 10.30am Good Friday walk with readings 10.45am St Peter Stockbridge—Parish at St. Mary Longstock Communion 2.00pm St Peter Stockbridge— Good Friday Vigil Sunday 20th March—Palm Sunday 8.00am Old St Peter Stockbridge— Holy Sunday March 27th—Easter Day Communion 8.00am St Nicholas Leckford—Holy 10,15am Walk from Old St. Peter Communion 10.45am St Peter Stockbridge—Palm 9.30am St Mary Longstock—All Age Sunday Service with short communion Worship including short Celtic Communion Monday 21st March—Compline 10.45am St Peter Stockbridge—Parish 7.30pm St Peter Stockbridge Communion 42 Church services in March 2016 Parish Church Methodist Church 6th March—Mothering Sunday Sunday 6th March 10.00am Mothering Sunday Family Mothering Sunday Service * 10.30am Mr Ken Richardson Readers: FunDay Club/Tiny Tots Sunday 13th March 13th March—Fifth Sunday of Lent 10.30am Mrs Helen Cornick 8.00am Holy Communion (1662) 10.00am Parish Communion Sunday 20th March—Palm Sunday Readers: 10.00am United Service at the Parish Brian Orange: Isaiah 43.16-21 Church — Rev Dawn Carn Thelma Blamey: Philippians 3 4b–14 to preach Linda Aucock John 12.1-8 3.30pm Messy Church — Messy 20th March—Palm Sunday Easter! 8.00am Holy Communion (1662) Friday 25th March—Good Friday 9.55am Christians Together in Somborne meet in porch to process 3.00pm Revd Dawn Carn followed Palms into church by tea 10.00am United Service Sunday 27th March Readers: Christians Together in the 10.30am Mr Tom Belshaw Sombornes and Ashley 23rd March—Wednesday of Holy Week 10.15am Holy Communion (1662)* Roman Catholic Churches St Thomas’ Stockbridge 24th March—Maundy Thursday 7.30 pm Agape Service and Meal— 9.00am every Sunday Christians Together Epworth Hall St Joseph’s Romsey 25th March—Good Friday St Andrew’s N. Baddesley 10.00 a.m. Hour by the Cross Saturdays: Readings and Hymns 6.00pm—URC Hall Sundays: 27th March—Easter Sunday 9.00am—St Andrew’s 10.00am Family Holy Communion 11.00am—St Andrew’s Readers: Patrick Holligan: Acts 10.34-43 For details of services at RC churches, Fi Chilton: 1 Corinthians 15.19-26 see: Christine Mitchell: John 20.1-18 www.hampshiredowns.org.uk followed by Easter Egg Hunt www.stswithunwellsparish.org.uk Wednesdays 10.15am Holy Communion (1662) *

*Stay for coffee and biscuits after services marked *

43 The Minister has the last word

My thoughts this month have been on journey. In preparation for our move later in the year we are beginning to sort through some of the boxes that came with us seven years ago, to see if what is in them will be travelling with us to the next manse. We have found all sorts of memories. Mother's and Father's Day cards made by the children at varying ages and therefore stages of creative flair. We have found certificates for all the members of the family taking part in various classes of the Methodist Festivals for Music and Arts. And even, my secondary school reports that were produced in the form of a booklet. I believe I can say with a fair degree of certainty that none of my teachers would have guessed that I would be destined for the Methodist ministry. The other evening, having been to Winchester, we were returning home to Alresford, via our usual route along the Worthy road, as we rounded a bend we came across a road closed sign. So mumbling that ‘they’ might have put a sign up a bit nearer the junction, we had to do a complete turn around and make a longish detour to get home. The route through marriage, parenthood and careers, has made some twists and turns along the way. I have encountered some road blocks and needed to turn round occasionally. It was not always apparent at the time, but looking back I can sense the presence of God with me, walking alongside and as in the famous footprints poem, sometimes needing to carry me. Lent and Easter have encouraged us to look with honesty at our journey through what sometimes appears to be wilderness and at times it may have been difficult to see why the way has taken the route it has, as it is not always as we expect. As people of faith we journey knowing that we are never alone and we trust in a God who made us and loves us and will keep his promises. Psalm 91 reads ‘those who love me, I will deliver; I will protect those who know my name. In Jeremiah we read:- For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 29:11 Every Blessing as we continue on our journey. Dawn

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