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Blooming marvellous!! The entry form can be found on pages June has been a great 15-19. On page 39, there is a guide month teaming with outlining how to grow a wildflower celebration, meadow; some footpath custodians collaboration and seem to have already taken this on plenty of cake! The Queen’s Birthday with gusto and great ability. See our was marked in style throughout the Parish Councillor’s article (P35) valley - there’s nothing like a village outlining landowners’ responsibilities party to bring everyone together. when it comes to keeping footpaths Easton lined the streets with a hog clear. roast; tractors, corgis and ample If you’ve ever hankered after a Blue refreshment from the Chestnut Horse Peter badge, you’ll enjoy Jess Cragg’s and Judes combined with some piece on a royal red letter day, flying thumping live music to create a fun- high over London (P9). Thank you for filled family day. Avington had a all your contributions, especially the delightful tea party full of cake and photographs, you’ll notice this month is colourful teapots. Ascot was put to more pics than prose! Verity Coleman shame in with some is next month’s Editor. right royal headwear at the manor Fi McIntosh and Lucy Wolfe whilst a shindig of scones, sandwiches News and sparkling wine was washed down Editor Vernon Tottle with tunes from David Parker’s Band in Sub Editors Charlotte Appleby, Verity . Coleman, Tony Gaster, Fiona McIntosh, Lucy Wolfe, The party’s not over as we head into Advertising Sue Hitchen July with fixtures to satisfy all, from the Sophie Jackson sporty to the creative - see next page Distribution Mima White IA&A 779725 for top diary dates including the Easton Jane Chichester E&MW 779315 Sixes, back in its third year showcasing Treasurer Andrew Kennedy For editorial enquiries, articles, letters or cricketing talent with enthusiastic comments, please email: support. United we are on the issue of [email protected]. the Cart and Horses junction which For advertising enquiries, please email: has dominated the wonderful Itchen [email protected] List; we hope that by the time the Postal address: Itchen Valley News, Hazeldene, Itchen Valley News reaches you some Northington Road, Itchen Abbas, SO21 1BE Please send all contributions for August 2016 by 15th of the obvious issues will have been July. All material is published in good faith and the resolved but until then take care. Valley News cannot be held responsible for any Caution is also called for in our information given or views expressed; neither can it be liable for any loss arising from the use of any gardens with the manifestation of information or advertisements contained herein. The ‘drones’ - could this be an attempt to Editorial Team reserves the right to refuse or amend spy on potential champion vegetables articles or advertisements submitted for publication. and flowers ahead of the hotly Cover photo taken by Lucy Wolfe. Other photos anticipated Itchen Valley Flower Show? from various contributors. 3 seasoned regular – there is fun to be What’s On had for both adults and children. So why not come and view our beautiful Saturday 9th July, Upper Itchen Valley courts and meet Rachel, our coach? Society Summer Party Please register to show your interest in There is still time to say you would like coming along at; https:// to join in the Summer Party. clubspark.lta.org.uk/OpenDays/ This will be at 6pm on Saturday, 9th WorthyParkTennisClub or email July, at the home of Mark and Jackie Rachel at [email protected] Porter, The Down House, Itchen Yvette Riley Abbas. During the evening Mark will Sunday 17th July “Gullivers Travels”. give members an idea of the pleasures Open Air Theatre at Avington Park and challenges of producing wine in the The Itchen Valley! If you are a member you Pantaloons should have received an invitation but if return this not please let me know on year to [email protected] or Avington 779632. If you are not yet a member Park with a but would like to come to the Summer hilarious Party, please contact Lucy Collis on adaptation of Gulliver's Travels by [email protected] or 779598 to Jonathan Swift. Join Lemuel Gulliver on join the Society. We look forward to a fantastically funny voyage into the seeing you there. unknown. Meet the tiny people of Alison Matthews and UIVS Committee Lilliput and the Giants of Brobdingnag , Sunday 17th July , Worthy Park Tennis visit the floating island of Laputa and a Club to host a Great British Tennis country entirely peopled (or horsed) Event by talking horses ...A brand new, adventurous and delightfully innovative open air show for adults and children alike. Bring a picnic and something to sit on. Two performances 2 pm and 7 pm. Gates open one hour beforehand. Box office: 01962 840440. Tickets adults £13.50, child (under 16) £8.00. Try tennis for free this summer at our Family (2 adults 2 children) £37.00. Great British Tennis Weekend event! Under 3 is free. Thousands of free events will be taking Avington Park place throughout the summer and all Sunday 17th July, Itchen Valley Flower across the country, with sessions to Show suit the whole family. At the Worthy th Park Tennis Club event you can try Come and join us on Sunday 17 July at cardio tennis, mini tots tennis, junior Itchen Abbas and Avington Village Hall games, free play, and adult coaching all to celebrate all that is best about our for free. Rackets and balls will be beautiful Itchen Valley. You can come provided, so whether you’ve never along on Sunday between 8am and picked up a racket or you’re a 9.45am and place your entries into the classes you have entered. We are not 4 open the Easton Sixes Trophy sponsored by evening before Charters. Fast paced cricket plus as usual as we food, bar and entertainment for will be setting spectators young and old. Funds raised up. It is free to will help the club’s Academy initiative enter until that develops talented young players Wednesday 13th from 13-21. This year will also see the July. Entries can first ladies team enter the competition be emailed to [email protected] and a mother’s v children There is prize money for the children demonstration match. and cups for each age group. Cups are See www.eastonsixes.com and flyer for also awarded to winners of the adult details. classes. This year we have purchased a Sunday 24th July, Birthday Match, leather bound book to keep a record Featuring Jimmy Adams and other of all the cup winners so that engraving Hampshire players, starts at 2pm with a cups can be optional. Once the judging special birthday cricket tea planned. has finished and prizes allotted, please Boomtown Advance Warning come and see the show between 2.30 and 4.30pm. There will be a talk on Boomtown will run from Thursday, local archeology by local expert Dr Phil 11th August to Monday, 15th August Marter of Itchen Abbas, a bouncy castle this year. The gaps on the A 31 will be for young children, a quiz celebrating closed and it will probably be best to the HM Queen 90th birthday (Martyr avoid the A 31 and A 272 in the Worthy tea party quiz kindly loaned by Matterley Bowl area. Notices should William Parry), homemade cakes and be put up nearer the time giving teas and raffle. Prize giving will be advance warning of the closures. at 4.30pm followed by a sale of show The South Downs National Park produce. A local tradition for all recently gave temporary planning villagers across our Valley. Please permission for one major music festival come and join us and support your with up to 60,000 people and one local show. endurance event with up to 30,000 Flower Show committee people to be held on the Matterley Ed; A copy of the schedule and entry form estate each year until December 2019 can be found on Pages 15 -19 or it can be and City Council Licensing downloaded from the Flower Show website Committee agreed the increase to at www.itchenvalleyparishcouncil.org.uk. 60,000 for this year. Part of the South Downs Way will be Three events at the David Roth closed during the event and an Memorial Cricket Ground alternative route provided. Thursday 21st July, Tug-of-War Alison Matthews From 7pm Tug-Of-War teams from Upper Itchen Valley Society across the Itchen Valley battle it out for Bank Holiday Monday 31st August, village pride and a trophy. Beer, band and Easton Fete BBQ for spectators and participants. Look out for more details in the Friday 22nd July, Easton Sixes August edition of the Itchen Valley 10am: 8 teams of six compete for the News.

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6 th th 14 -16 October, Opera in Itchen from September via the Southwood Abbas Players website. Carter Jonas have Don Giovanni, slightly abridged, will be generously agreed to be a main sung for the Friday and Saturday two sponsor and further support has been nights, followed by a concert on the offered by Hobbs Rehabilitation and Sunday, in Itchen Abbas Church, in aid Richard Steel and Partners, both of of the MS Society and the Valley whom have been regular supporters of Churches. our plays. Nick Owen 779162 Valley Happenings

Easton 11s Triumph over rivals St Cross County Cup Easton and Martyr Worthy’s U11A side sponsored by Creative Catering & Marquees won the District final of the County Cup. St Cross won the toss and elected to bat. A conservative start The singers are a group of friends who by Easton’s opening bowlers, Isaac Low are international artists and come and Gilbert Rosenfalck, kept the St together occasionally for the joy of Cross run rate in check. This theme singing together in small, intimate continued with first change bowlers venues. We were lucky enough to hear Jacobi McCowen and Peter Burnand. them last year in Oborne in Dorset After 10 overs, St Cross were on 40 and even more fortunate to be able to for the loss of two wickets. During the find a date when they could come to second half of the St Cross innings, the the Valley. For the connoisseur, the runs came more readily, bringing their best known may be the accompanist, total to 116 after their 20 overs. Susanna Stranders, head of music at Freddie Trinder and Will Roberts Garsington and described recently by completed the Easton bowling attack. Antonio Pappano as “a remarkable Hamish Croft and captain Monty talent”. Tickets at £30 will be available

U11 team sponsored by Creative Catering & Marquees 7 Randle opened the batting for Easton. went ahead with enthusiasm and Randle scored a quick-fire 31 (retired - generous refreshments. Each village not out), and Croft was then joined by won one of the first round games. Rosenfalck who scored a However after the break, Martyr characteristically quick 33 (retired - not Worthy had become accustomed to out). Croft (27) continued steadily until the puddles in the playing area and he was bowled in what turned out to both their teams played with be the final over. Jack Robinson came determination and skill and won both into bat and scored the three runs second games. So the result for the required for victory off two balls. evening was 3-1 to Martyr Worthy. The U11s now go into the draw to play The other match at Itchen Abbas a winner from one of the other three against Easton took place a week later, Hampshire districts in the semi-final of the teams having decided to wait for the County Cup. better weather. In the first session the Tracy Wickham scores were very close, each village STOP PRESS...We’ve just heard that winning one game narrowly and losing the U11s won their semi-final and now one narrowly. However the balance head to the final of the County Cup. shifted after the break, and Itchen Congratulations and Good Luck! Ed Abbas forged ahead winning both the remaining games convincingly and ending as 3-1 winners. The hot and sunny weather, pints from The Plough and outstandingly good savouries all contributed to a most enjoyable evening. Easton Duck Race Winners So at the end of round one, the score is Itchen Abbas and Martyr Worthy The winner was Rob Habasski from leading on 3 points each and Avington Henley. He was on a cycling tour of and Easton equal third with 1 each. the area and bought a duck as he was The next boules event is the Triples on passing through Easton just before the Tuesday 28th June at Easton – this is the start of the race. Millie Page, one of knock-out competition between all Julie Taylor's grandchildren came four villages for the Nigel Graham Maw second and Roy Napier third. The cup. Supporters and boules watchers proud possessor of the last duck over are very welcome. the line was Jo Gillespie from The Chestnut Horse. Ralph Matthews £2,686.00 was raised for Itchen Valley Worthy Park Tennis Club Winners Churches. The season opened Judy Bishop with the parallel Boules 2016 - first round results doubles competition, st The new doubles Tuesday 31 May saw the start of the format of "Fast 4" boules league competition for the Dick was used for the first Hewitt trophy, with Avington playing at time at WPTC. This home against Martyr Worthy. It had first to 4 games, no- been raining much of the day but advantages and no cleared up by 6.00pm and the challenge 8 lets format proved to be a fun, fast and Centre. There we met with many Air sometimes furious way to play, (if a Cadet officers, as well as RAF officers. little confusing for some members!) We were allowed to use a selection of and was enjoyed by all as a fun way to the equipment, including the auto belay start the season. It was lovely to have Aircraft Exit Trainer and the £3 million several new members join in and we Virtual Reality Parachute Simulator. hope this will encourage others out on Later, whilst chatting with fellow air court in the future. cadet Sgt Craddock, I was approached The afternoon progressed well with by the Blue Peter team and asked if I close fought games played with the would like to appear on the show! inevitable Worthy Park good humour !! With five other cadets from different Our congratulations to Sacha Khakoo squadrons, I was taken to one side, and and Mark Wheeler for winning the given a list of questions to think about. Ladies and Gents Easter Egg for the For easiest access for the camera we most games won during the afternoon. had to sit near the front of the aircraft. For the next month members will be So there I sat, chatting with newly- pitting their skills against each other in made friend Flt Sgt Herridge, looking the Club Championships, the outcome out over the wing as two Typhoon of which we will report on in FGR4s came alongside as escort, as we September. flew over the North Sea! Jenny Sloan, Worthy Park Tennis Club It was now that a Blue Peter producer took us to the front of the plane in Flying High with the Air twos. We were interviewed about the day and being air cadets, then shown Cadets back to our seats and, hooray!, given a Blue Peter badge! As an Air Cadet, I was lucky enough to Passing over London with a Typhoon be selected to participate either side at such a low level was the in the Queen’s 90th best experience of my life. It was birthday flypast – not as a incredible, looking out of the window spectator, but as a and seeing another aircraft so close passenger! A group of 75 Air Cadets that the pilot’s face could be made out, from around the country, to celebrate with the London 75 years of the Air skyline behind. Training Corps, was Joining the Air allowed to travel Cadets was the inside the Voyager best decision I as it passed over have ever made. It Buckingham Palace, is giving me the in a once-in-a- most amazing lifetime experience. opportunities and Having prepared experiences and I my uniform the am learning both night before to an practical and social immaculate skills that I will standard, the day started off at RAF take with me throughout my life. 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Sunday 3rd July 8am Holy Communion Avington 10am All Age Service Martyr Worthy 11am Matins Easton 6pm Healing and Wholeness Itchen Abbas

Sunday 10th July 8am Holy Communion Easton 10am Parish Communion Itchen Abbas 6pm Evensong Martyr Worthy

Sunday 17th July 8am Holy Communion Martyr Worthy 10am Parish Communion Easton 6pm Patronal Evensong Martyr Worthy

Sunday 24th July 8am Holy Communion Itchen Abbas 10am Parish Communion Martyr Worthy 6pm Taize Easton

Sunday 31th July 8am Holy Communion Itchen Abbas 10am Parish Communion Avington

Rector Rev Amanda Denniss 779832 [email protected] Curates Rev Alex Pease 791010 [email protected] Rev Rebecca Fardell 809264 [email protected] Licensed Lay Ministers Mr Tony Gaster 779110 [email protected] Mr Gerry Stacey 620263 [email protected] Parish website: http://itchenvalleychurches.org.uk/ Itchen Valley Churchwardens Robin Greenwood 779540; Andrew Impey 779645; Theo Mezger 07775 908014; Vanessa Rosewell

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21 two new benches for the cricket Birthday Celebrations for ground, each with a commemorative Cricket Club at 70 years not plaque to mark its own 70th and Her Majesty the Queen’s 90th birthdays. out Both were bought with the help of a grant from Winchester City Council. Tracy Wickham, E&MWCC Change and Some Recollections After 35 very happy years living in the Itchen Valley we are moving to Alresford and a new home. We depart with a host of memories that include one house move within Martyr Worthy, two family weddings and three remarkable storms that managed Top Hampshire cricketers, including to create havoc on parts of the B3047. Jimmy Adams, will be helping Easton I also reflect on the many changes that and Martyr Worthy Cricket Club have occurred since we arrived in celebrate its 70th birthday this month. 1981. There will be a special birthday match, Among the least obvious are those that involving Adams and other County have happened slowly over time and players on Sunday 24th July. only reveal themselves by comparing EMWCC Chairman Adam Murch said: the landscape of today with some "Seventy years ago this summer, the photographs taken in the 1980s. Many Itchen Valley was struggling to get back of our trees and bushes have to normal life after 5 years of the dramatically increased in size to Second World War,. The sad obscure previously unobstructed views consequences of those years of conflict whilst, elsewhere, others have been cut was that many who left to serve their down to reveal open spaces. This is King and country never returned and nowhere more evident than along the this meant that many local villages no banks of the river. longer had the men to field a cricket There are many more houses and team. So, in 1946, Martyr Worthy and several of the older buildings have been Abbotts Worthy Park cricket clubs modernised or extended as new joined forces with Easton and the families move in. We have rebuilt combined club never looked back.” He village halls in both Itchen Abbas and added: “We invite all of you to come Easton and many will recall the days down to the ground for our birthday when regular Scottish country dancing 20/20 game. Bring a picnic and join us lessons took place in the old hall in for some Pimms, tea, cake and fantastic Itchen Abbas and the pantomimes at cricket from both our own players and Easton were even cosier than they are the County’s finest." now. Meanwhile, the club has also acquired Some buildings have gone forever such 22 as Martyr Worthy’s only pub, the to the water meadows below Easton Lunways Inn, and the filling station at being deliberately flooded to prevent Abbot’s Worthy, both on the A33. Winchester suffering from the effects Before the M3 was built, the A33 of excess water. Snow today is a carried all the rarity but in the through traffic early 1980s, drifts linking of over 5ft deep Southampton with blocked some of Basingstoke and the local lanes. London and it Change has been could take up to apparent in other 25 minutes to ways. When we cross over to first arrived there at were evident the now rivalries within the notorious community. “junction” by the There were two Cart and Horses. distinct church On the other congregations and hand if you huge reluctance by wanted an residents to alternative route contemplate into Winchester you could take the greater direct backroad from Easton to Winnall. integration. But with patience, good And if you wanted to head south will and an acceptance that things had towards Southampton you had to to change, we now have a single endure the purgatory of the Hockley parish, four wonderful churches and traffic lights on the old Winchester a single rector. And we even have a bypass. A wait of an hour or more was single valley magazine rather than not uncommon two. And the Itchen List! The Winnall Industrial Estate was a We leave with great sadness but much more modest complex when we some wonderful memories of 35 very first arrived. There was no Tesco, or happy years. Homebase or any of the other big John Lang stores. We shopped for food at the Nations Hill Store in Kingsworthy and it Tiddler Joke is sad to reflect that nothing remains of it all. Q. We now have a remarkably attractive What do you golf course at Avington while the more call a 3- recent clearance of the lake at Avington legged Park has, in my opinion, done much to donkey? enhance the local landscape. A. The weather has played its part in valley A wonky. life. In addition to the storms already touched on, the heavy rain in 2014 led Bertie Carter, 5 years

23 would be very local but I was taken Entrepreneurs of the Valley aback when we immediately had some rather high profile interest and a lot of Susie Reid Thomas, founder of that from the London market. Since Twilight Trees in Easton then it’s really taken off! Tell us a little about your company What do you enjoy most about We hire and sell LED trees throughout running your own business? the UK. People use them for weddings, I like the freedom of being your own events, window displays, garden boss and creating your own destiny! I features- all sorts! Our original trees also love the flexibility. 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It all changed people who are looking to create a when I saw the trees…I just knew that special atmosphere at their wedding, I had to bring them to the UK market events that are so secret that we have and I am so glad that instinct was right. to sign our lives away and retail outlets How long has the business been up that want their windows to sparkle the and running? most during the Christmas season. We’ve been up and running since early Every venue and request is different 2014. At the beginning I thought it and that’s what keeps it so exciting and fresh. 24 We have some fantastic projects in the them out you just need to plant pipeline this year and we cannot wait to anything that flowers between those be able to share them with you all. For months. the moment our lips are sealed but all I Spring bulbs early in the year and Ivy can say is watch this space…! at the year’s end are all important, www.twilight-trees.com and indeed the Ivy will provide shelter Dionne Sanders and Lucy De Laszlo for Brimstones over winter. Try to pick flowers that are single so that WI all in a flutter... the proboscis can actually get at the nectar. Quite a lot of double flowers We had a very interesting talk this produce none at all. Everyone knows month about that Sedum, the pale pink varieties, “Gardening for and Oxeye Daisies and Cornflowers Butterflies” attract butterflies, but what about Brian Fletcher, a perennial Wall Flowers, Erysimum, retired Chemistry that are colourful and very attractive teacher, has been to butterflies. involved with the Last but not least NETTLES. Try to Butterfly have a patch of about two square Conservation Trust for many, many meters, and hopefully the caterpillars years. will enjoy them instead of your very Turns out luckily, that actually it is not plants. Next month’s meeting is too difficult to attract butterflies. The actually a visit to the gardens at requirements are Space, Sunshine, Cranborne Manor near Shelter and Sustenance. Fordingbridge. Contact any member Space, if you can double the area set if you would like to come and for aside for butterflies you may expect information. four times the species. Sunshine, which Sarah Robinson is necessary to warm up the insects, they are not keen on heavy shade. APP Watch - Wish you were Shelter, means keeping your hedges high enough and thick enough to act as a here! windbreak, without upsetting your neighbour. The last and arguably the This genius app most important is the sustenance. allows you to upload photos Sustenance for a butterfly means nectar to make a from flowers. Most people who have a postcard, with garden will have flowers of some sorts, several layouts, allowing for the predations of write the card , footballing children. You just need to then the Postsnap gurus will print the choose a few to attract most butterflies. card and post it for you. Great for There are some butterflies that will children's thank you letters, a perfect survive for up to 8 months, these are one for the grandparents and ideal for the Brimstone, the Comma, the letting someone know you are having Peacock ,the Red Admiral and the Small a great time without them! Tortoiseshell. These may be seen from Fiona Mcintosh March through to October. To help 252 when Pooh Bear had nothing else to Itchen Insight do, he thought he would do something, so he went round to Piglet’s house to see what Piglet was doing” A.A. Milne From our MP Sometimes it is easy to forget how lucky we are to live in and further to that, in this beautiful valley. Last month may be a distant memory for some but the weekend of Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday celebrations Name: Georgie Krone Age: 45 Occupation: mother of 3, ex-City lawyer, ex-political campaigner How many years in the Valley: 10 this August Your life in 140 characters: Born Brighton, grew up in Staffordshire, Rugby School at 16, Durham University, College of Law in London, Clifford Chance London and Paris, Avington was simply a happy and glorious time Champagne moment: getting a job as to be here. We had our own village a receptionist at Linklaters & Paines in street party (many of you were there) Paris, where I met my future husband! but I also attended a very special party Surprising snippet: blagging my way outside the Cathedral as part of the tea into Boris Johnson's media suite at the and cake marathon. Royal County in Winchester for a As well as marking our Queen’s official quick selfie and mini interview for my birthday (when a Monarch is born in campaign website the Winter they have a Summer one as Passion: tennis, dog walking, dinner in well) this street party was a chance to a good restaurant, a night out in say farewell to Dean Atwell who has London now retired after a decade of service in this city. I wish James and Lorna every Favourite place in Hampshire: good wishes for their future and want Winchester Cathedral to personally thank them for all their Best thing about the Valley: Itchen support and prayers. I am pictured Valley List above with James and Bruce Parker, Worst thing about the Valley: Itchen who chairs the Friends of Winchester Valley List Cathedral, at the event last month. Favourite book or film: Brideshead I recently joined a coalition of local Revisted organisations to relaunch a local Best one-liner or quote: “One day scheme for people who are homeless

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28 in the city. Winchester City Council, ministers shortly. More information at Winchester Churches Nightshelter and www.stevebrine.com/autism Trinity Day Centre are all working in Finally, despite claims to have saved the partnership on 'Spare change for Real day, the Cart & Horses junction is sadly Change'. This is a really positive not transformed and I know many project where the aim is to encourage strong views remain. I have always said us to donate money directly to the (as have council representatives) that scheme itself, rather than those rough this should be part one towards the sleeping or begging – who may not be fundamental layout change (and speed genuinely homeless. It’s a sad fact that reduction) I am more convinced than Winchester, because of its affluence, ever we require. HCC can in time suffers from a number of unscrupulous reduce the limit to 40, and I will of ‘professional beggars’ and this project course work with councillors to this aims to challenge that. end and support their efforts to review My first Annual Report of the new things if needed when the review audit Parliament is out now and many of you is complete. Longer term, the should have already had it delivered roundabout solution - as actually drawn through your door. If not, I can send up by one nearby resident – is one I you a copy on request and you can of feel we should not lose sight of. course download it You can find more information about via www.stevebrine.com/publications my other work as your local MP, in Two more things; I have written before Winchester and Westminster, via the about my work to secure match website or on 01962 791110. funding for a new children’s emergency Steve Brine, MP for Winchester & Itchen department at Southampton Hospital Valley and the success we had when George [email protected] Osborne announced £2m in the March www.stevebrine.com Budget. We recently launched, with the Chancellor, #2millionSteps which Jackie’s County Corner seeks to raise the other £2m to make this happen. I am so proud to be a part By the time you of this and you can find out more or read this we will donate via know the result www.themurrayparishtrust.com/ of the 2millionsteps referendum, but Secondly, I have been a member of as I write this the Autism All-Party Group since we are just entering Parliament in 2010. We have about to put up come so far in the way we support the Remain young people on the spectrum but posters! we’ve more to do. That’s why I was so Meanwhile, at a pleased our long-standing work to see more local level, residents in autism knowledge included in the Initial Hampshire will be asked their views on Teacher Training Framework finally becoming a Unitary Authority and/or paid off. The new ITT framework is moving towards Devolution, in the being developed by an independent hope of saving £40million (that’s about expert group and is due to report to £75 per household) per year. Watch 29 out for the consultation which will be If you helped at any of them- thank advertised this Summer. you. I was recently sent a piece from Sir Cllr Jackie Porter, email Edward Grey’s book on fly fishing. As [email protected], tel: 01962 the longest serving Foreign Secretary, 791054, www.jackieporter.co.uk he built his cottage in the Itchen Valley as an escape from the dust and noise of The Practical Gardener London (so nothing changes!) He quoted, I really enjoy my garden. It seems today ‘Still glides the stream and shall for ever others recognise gardening can be glide,The form remains, the function therapeutic. It’s also a time to never dies.’ commune a bit with nature. Sometimes Over a century later, the water running we can enjoy the peace and tranquillity through our community is still precious of the garden, though not always as to us and we must preserve the rivers many of us have loud motorised and walks alongside them which makes equipment. 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From the Parish Council We have now held our Annual Parish Meeting where the public can hear and ask questions about our activities. It would be pleasing if more people came! We have also held our AGM where we make key portfolio appointments. Please look at our website for details, there have been needed. Please remember that it is not some changes. Two roles that have possible to clear all paths at once and not changed are:- I remain as we have to decide on priorities. On chairman and Paul Moffat as vice that point, in simple terms there are chairman. two categories of path; a public On the replacement of retiring footpath which is the Council’s councillors, we have had a good responsibility to keep clear and a Right response, which is very encouraging. of Way which is the responsibility of By the time the next report is the land owner to keep clear. As written it should be known who has suggested in a previous Valley News, if joined us to bring the Parish Council you have time and think you can help up to a full complement of 10 clear a right of way, ask the land owner members. who will probably be very grateful for As promised, a decision has been the offer. made regarding dogs inside the play There has been quite a lot of area at Couch Green. It is to be a correspondence on the subject of trees. dog-free area which is in accordance Rest assured that this has been and with the RoSPA guidelines. For continues to be a matter of discussion those who like to bring their dogs at recent Council meetings. More and children together we will be information will be forthcoming as this fixing some tether points for dogs matter is progressed. on the outside of the fence. Finally, looking at the year ahead, there On the planning front we have made are several on-going issues which we some adjustments to our terms of will continue to address:- the SDNP reference. This will make it easier strategic plan; WCC Local plan; to discuss applications with whether we go ahead with a householders and neighbours. As a Neighbourhood Development Plan; rule, early talks do help to smooth transparency and devolution of powers. the process. This is apart from all the routine work We have appointed a new on footpaths, planning, open spaces and lengthsman so please let our the issues of Boomtown – busy and footpaths expert know where you interesting times ahead! think clearing and similar work is Patrick Appleby 35 From the Rectory Muslim families, though there are some expats too. The staff, headed up by the I am writing this a school's founder, Marion Jadon, are week after returning amazing in their commitment to the from Jerusalem; I children, many of whom face daily found myself back in challenges in their lives. Israel much sooner The values of the school are rooted in than I expected after faith in Jesus, in a conviction that Jesus my placement there loves each and every person and that last year and have just been there for a knowing him makes a difference to working holiday. Some of you may people's lives. The Sunshine School recall that in October I visited a welcomes the children and loves them Christian pre-school which we went on because that is what Jesus tells us to to support with our Christmas do. It teaches the children about Jesus collections. This time, I had the in words and song so that they may privilege of come to know him leading a week and God is using this long Bible Club to change lives. The at the school: we lives of the children spent three days and those of their looking at the families are being story of Noah. transformed by the [The school has a sense of love they feel four day week in the school and the because Friday is love they experience the Muslim holy there each day. For day, Saturday is example, the positive Jewish Shabbat transformation to and Sunday is the their son means that Christian one boy's family has Sabbath.] Our days were packed with decided to keep him in the school for a activities as we learnt about how Noah third year. The mother of a young lad obeyed God and how God kept his who comes from a violent family has promises to Noah. On the final day we joined an organisation that promotes went to the zoo to look at many of the reconciliation between Arabs and animals which we had been talking Israelis. about, singing about and painting in Jesus told his disciples, "Let the little school. children come to me; do not stop The Sunshine School is a very special them; for it is to such as these that the place doing amazing work in incredibly kingdom of God belongs." (Mark difficult circumstances. It is a Christian 10.14). We are then told that Jesus School in an Arab Muslim village which took the children up in his arms, laid is now dominated by an Israeli high hands on them, and blessed them. Here speed motorway, built to enable Israeli in the Itchen Valley, we seek to show Settlers to travel to and from their the same love and welcome to our homes in the school's area. The vast children through things like Little majority of the children are from Rainbows and The Ark. Why not bring 36

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