May 2016 The BRAMLEY Magazine

Memories of a Clift Surgery patient Wild Wicker Walk Bramley School is rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted Plus all the regular articles and much more

FOR BRAMLEY AND LITTLE 2 WELCOME

Some of you may have read the satirical series of Ladybird books - “How it The Works”. One of my birthday presents this year was “How it works – the Mum” which contains several amusing comments such as “This is a Mum. A Mum has Bramley two very important jobs to do. One is to look after her children. The other is to do everything else as well.” One of the comments that struck a chord with me was: “Alice is a successful Magazine biochemist. She publishes at least one highly regarded academic paper a year for Bramley and and has won the Colworth Medal. At the school gate nobody knows this. Alice does not even have a name. Everyone calls her Olivia’s Mum. Olivia has not Little London done anything yet.” May 2016 It is funny but also true. There are probably people we meet every day but we only know one aspect of them. We may see a mother doing the school run in her Chairman of Steering Group: track suit and have no idea that she is a director of large company or a talented Rhydian Vaughan concert pianist. When I am walking to school I often pass Joy Dilliway on her [email protected] way back from the shop. You may have seen her on her mobility scooter – she Editor: always has a smile and a kind word. But how many of you knew that she played Rachel Barclay Smith hockey for English Universities? When I go to church and hear John Lenton [email protected] preach on a particularly challenging passage in the Bible it is easy to forget that he hasn’t always been a vicar and was once a senior executive at American Schools Editor: Emily Sykes Express (and a children’s entertainer if you look at page 13!). Meet the Neighbours on page 8 is a good way to find out a bit more about local Advertising: people. It was there that I learnt that John Stubbs hasn’t always been informing Christine Delve us about nature - he used to have a regular column in FHM magazine (allegedly [email protected] www.fromthesmallestseed.co.uk providing motoring advice!). In next month’s magazine I hope we will learn a bit more about one of our Little London residents, and this month we find out Treasurer: about Simon Wright. The name may not mean anything to you but if you have Alex Marianos (881665) ever read the Crimestoppers articles you will be familiar with his job. Even our [email protected] relatives can throw up surprises years after they have died, as we see on page 18. Minister: I hope you enjoy reading the magazine. Do email me if you have any comments Rev’d John Lenton (880570) or any ideas for future articles, and if you are over 65 don’t miss the advert for [email protected] www.stjamesbramley.com the tea dance on page 17. Best Wishes Bramley Parish Council Clerk: Maxta Thomas (07810 692486) Rachel [email protected] (Rachel Barclay Smith - Editor) Chairman: Anthony Durrant www.bramleypc.co.uk

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4 CHURCH SERVICES

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Church diary for May 2016…

1st Sixth Sunday of Easter 8.00 Holy Communion – St James 9.00 Sunday@nine – Cross House 10.30 Matins (BCP, 1662) – St James

5th Ascension Day 10.30 Holy Communion

8th Sunday after Ascension 8.00 Holy Communion (BCP, 1662) – St James 9.00 Sunday@nine – Cross House 10.30 Holy Communion – St James

14th 4.30pm **Café Church – Clift Meadow Park**

15th Pentecost Sunday 8.30 Holy Communion – Little London 10.30 All Age Family Communion – St James Catholic services 22nd Trinity Sunday 8.00 Holy Communion – St James Church of St Bede, Popley Way, RG24 9DX 9.00 Sunday@nine – Cross House Sunday Mass: 9.00 am, 11.00 am and 6.30 pm in St Bede’s 10.30 Matins (BCP, 1662) – St James Mass usually: Tues, Thurs and Sat 9.30 am in St Bede’s Holy Ghost Church, Sherborne Road, RG21 5TX: Mass usually: Mon, Wed, Fri 9.30 am in Holy Ghost Church 29th First Sunday after Trinity Phone 01256 465214 or email 8.30 Holy Communion – Little London [email protected] for information 9.00 Sunday@nine – Cross House See www.stbedesbasingstoke.org.uk 10.30 Morning Worship – St James Tadley St Michael’s Church, Bishopswood Road, RG26 4HG … and into June Saturday Mass: 6.00 pm Sunday Mass: 9.15 am 5th Second Sunday after Trinity Parish priest: 0118 9814572 8.00 Holy Communion – St James 9.00 Sunday@nine – Cross House Disclaimer: Bramley Magazine is intended to provide readers with information 10.30 Matins (BCP, 1662) – St James they may find useful and of interest. We take all reasonable steps to keep this information current and accurate, but errors can occur. The editor reserves 12th Third Sunday after Trinity the right to make changes to any contributions. Bramley Magazine is not responsible for and does not endorse any advertising, products, or opinions 8.00 Holy Communion (BCP, 1662) – St James expressed in this publication and shall not be liable to any party as a result of 9.00 Sunday@nine – Cross House information published herein. All photographs are included with kind permission and may not be reproduced. 10.30 Holy Communion – St James 5 6 ON REFLECTION or a good many years, it. Oliver-Dee reports that “over a the received wisdom has number of years the Fresh Expressions movement within the Anglican been that Christianity F Church has on average been doubling, is on a steep decline in this nearly tripling the numbers of its country. Newspapers regularly first attendees…” The term “Fresh report that church attendance Expressions” is used by the Church is down yet again, and even the to mean new ways of doing church – church itself sometimes makes for instance, “Messy Church”, which is aimed particularly at mums and gloomy comments about the younger children, held at convenient future; in 2014, the Bishop of times during the week rather than on Truro was quoted as saying a Sunday morning. Here in Bramley, that the Church of for the last 18 months we’ve been would “struggle to exist in ten holding a monthly Café Church on Rev’d John Lenton a Saturday afternoon in non-church years’ time”. premises, targeted to draw the whole authors reported four signs that the In the 2001 UK census, 37.2 million family. And recently, we’ve launched a death of Christianity had been greatly people chose to call themselves new weekly Sunday morning informal exaggerated: first, more than 2 million Christians, approximately 71% of the Britons have been through an Alpha service, Sunday@nine, in Cross population. By 2011, when the last Course since its launch in 1993; second, House, our church hall: it features census was conducted, that number the number of adult confirmations contemporary songs, a talk from the had dropped to 33.2 million, just 59.3% had risen after falling for a number of Bible, discussions, perhaps a video, of the population, although it has been years; third, pilgrimages to places like questions and answers, all of it in a claimed with some justification that the Walsingham, Iona and St Albans, not family-friendly atmosphere. placing of the 2011 question right at the to mention Jerusalem and Lourdes, end and the options offered meant that So are we seeing any difference were 6 times what they had been in the some 7.2 million people chose not to from our Fresh Expressions efforts? 1970s; and fourthly, immigration from answer the question at all, which must Particularly with the most recent Eastern Europe, West Africa and the have skewed the end result a fair bit. innovation, our overall weekly Caribbean had dramatically swelled attendance numbers have gone up All the same, there seems to be no attendance numbers in Catholic and quite sharply – over 30% so far. Will denying the generally accepted view Pentecostal churches, especially in that continue? Who knows. But it that Christianity is on the way out. Or London. This last factor is confirmed certainly bears out what Oliver-Dee is there? by a recent survey, which found that is saying about numbers and growth. A recently-published book, God’s the number of London churchgoers Our experience here in Bramley so far Unwelcome Recovery1, says that increased between 2005 and 2012 by is that people will gladly come if they actually, the generally accepted view 720,000, equivalent to more than twice know they’ll be welcome as individuals is wrong. In fact, says Sean Oliver- the population of Reading. or as a family, won’t have to dress up or Dee, the book’s author, Christianity One element to consider is that be on best behaviour, and will be able in Britain can be shown to be on the attendance is not at all the same thing to participate in something that has increase – and in parts of the country, as membership. To illustrate, all the real meaning for their everyday lives. it’s actually growing fast. political parties find it hard nowadays A 2013 report by the Parliamentary to get people to sign up as members: Jesus was often criticised by the Research Service indicated that the while they may be willing to attend religious establishment of His day Christian population of the UK stood meetings or vote in an election, they for making it easy for ordinary non- at 59.9% of the population, as opposed don’t see themselves as committed religious people to approach Him: to the 2011 census figure of 59.3%, members of that party – they might He’d sit down for a meal or a drink implying a positive change of about want to change their minds. It’s the with them, join in their conversation, 320,000 people in just two years. This same with church: people may well answer their questions, and tell them apparent swing backed up an earlier want to attend, but without the strings the truth about God and about Himself. study, in 2007, by John Micklethwait of membership. So it is perfectly They loved Him and the way He (a Catholic and editor of The possible to see membership on the related to them. The best thing we can Economist) and Adrian Wooldridge slide, but attendance on the rise! possibly do in the church in Bramley is (an atheist and Washington bureau That is certainly something that we to do what He did. The numbers will chief for the magazine), entitled God see happening in the dear old Church look after themselves if we just do that. is Back: How the Global Rise of Faith of England: life as measured by is Changing the World, in which the attendance isn’t extinct – far from 1 Oliver-Dee, Dr. Sean (Monarch Books, Oxford, 2015) 7 OUR COMMUNITY ver the years a lot of you will have read the OCrimestoppers reports in the Bramley Magazine. Unfortunately there will be no more reports as Simon Wright the Crimestoppers Co-ordinator retired at the end of March after 27 years in the Constabulary. In this month’s Meet the Neighbours feature we find out a bit more about Simon, and his role in the community.

Crimestoppers As Crimestoppers Co-ordinator Simon was responsible for all activities in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and was also overseeing Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall, Channel Islands and Isles of Scilly together with the co- ordinators in Surrey, Sussex and Kent. As part of this demanding role he wrote monthly reports for 120 publications. Crimestoppers as an entity continues, and the public can give information about crime anonymously either by phone or online. The huge response to Simon’s articles has made Hampshire Crimestoppers one of the most successful regions in the country, Simon Wright both with the number of calls made to Crimestoppers and the results achieved Simon with Dr Hilary Jones with that information. Newbury bypass and all its problems Meeting Celebrities with public protesters who featured regularly on television news. The High Local personalities have also been Sheriff of Berkshire awarded Simon a involved in Simon’s work; the late Shrievalty commendation certificate Shaw Taylor, for many years the presenter on TV of Police Five, Dr in recognition of his contribution Hilary Jones and Alan Titchmarsh have to policing the event. He was also supported his efforts to get the public nominated by the High Sheriff of the to report suspects in a completely Isle of Wight to attend a Buckingham anonymous way that has helped the law Palace garden party as thanks for his have an impact on many miscreants. Simon’s career and awards Crimestoppers work on the island, Simon can look back on his police and the current Home Secretary, career with pride in his achievements. Teresa May, presented him with a Early on he was heavily involved with certificate for his outstanding work with the policing of the construction of the Crimestoppers.

Simon with Shaw Taylor, Alan Titchmarsh and others

8 OUR COMMUNITY News from pictures. Toddlers and Pre-School made creating bunny ears, bonnets, pretty Butter Daisy Nursery flower cards; Toddlers did this using Easter baskets and decorating cards celery dipped into paint and Pre-School with finger painted chicks. To top it off, Pre-school have been making used cotton buds dipped into paint the children became mini Master Chefs predictions about the weather and then rather than brushes, which created some as they mixed and stirred ingredients reviewing them using a homemade wonderful results. They also made and to make the most delicious hot cross rain catcher. The children tested their decorated some heart shaped biscuits, buns and chocolate nests. The children ideas by creating a rain catcher out of they looked amazing and I am sure they all took part in our Easter Egg Hunt, a recycled milk carton and predicted tasted delicious too! We hope all our searching high and low for clues all over how much water would be collected, Mummies liked their special treats and the garden and gathering up their stash using the numerals written down the had a wonderful day. of chicks ready to exchange for chocolate side of the carton as a guide. After eggs. Following this, we continued the World Book Day… The children came leaving their rain catchers outside for fun as we sang Easter songs and told dressed as a book character and brought a couple of days, we looked to see how Easter stories. much water they had actually collected in lots of their favourite books to share and the children will continue to check with their friends at story time. Babies St Patrick’s Day… All three suites created over the next few weeks. I am sure focused on ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ shamrock artwork and we learnt that what with the English weather, they story by Eric Carle, and did activities shamrock is a Gaelic word meaning will be full in no time at all! Pre-School surrounding this theme. Toddlers had “little clover”. Babies used green paint, continued to make predictions the fun colouring pictures of their favourite paintbrushes (and also their hands) following week; this time they tried to book characters. Pre-School enjoyed to decorate their shamrocks; Toddlers predict colour changes. They did this several activities set up in the suite collaged theirs using green tissue paper in various ways- they mixed coloured including a sensory area around the and glitter and Pre-School used a variety paints, food colouring and water, chalks story ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ by of green collage materials to create some on the outdoor chalk boards, and finally Michael Rosen, a puzzle table linking to amazing Celtic pictures. they used torches and the transparent ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’ by Judith If you would like more information coloured shapes. Kerr and a puppet role play area based about our Ofsted Outstanding nursery Mother’s Day… We got creative by upon ‘Freddie and the Fairy’ by Julia and pre-school, please visit our website making cards and doing lots of art and Donaldson. www.mydaisynursery.com or call us on craft for a special someone. Babies made Easter… We have been truly inspired 01256 882515. hand print flowerpot cards and free art this month with all of the children Kelly Wills

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9 OUR COMMUNITY Little Apples Welcome back to the summer term! At Little Apples we have begun our theme of “mini beasts” – learning based around the study of bugs, bees, spiders and butterflies. We have some real caterpillars who we are looking after. Measuring them as they grow is a great introduction to early maths and learning about their life cycle is a really interesting way to study science. We have also made a giant tree to display our bug craft – stick insects, stick men and ladybirds for example. The children counted spots and eyes as well as the legs on our spiders. The older children took this opportunity to practise writing numerals 1-8 too. They have also been learning their first letters and sounds, in the context of Our bug tree meaningful play. to look very colourful and the trees are In all we are expecting a very busy This week we have seen some sun so in bud. We are getting a new raised bed half term and we will soon be taking summer doesn’t feel such a long way which will be developed as a sensory bookings for September 16-July 2017. away. We have loved playing outside garden, with mirrors and wind chimes If you and your child are interested in and noticing the changes that have to accompany herbs and flowers. The visiting Little Apples, please call taken place. New safety chippings in children have spent a lot of time this 01256 886408 or email a very fetching blue colour have been week looking for bugs and bees, as [email protected] spread and our buildings have been well as riding the trikes and cars and repainted. The flower garden is starting playing lots of fun games.

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10 OUR COMMUNITY consistently demonstrated by the staff Bramley Primary School NATIONAL Rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted to do the very best for the pupils at Bramley. The report states that ‘pupils WOMEN’S Just before the Easter break, Ofsted’s team arrived at Bramley C of E are happy and they enjoy school. They REGISTER Primary School and carried out its have very positive attitudes and want to Gill welcomed the group to our long-anticipated inspection. To the do well.’ meeting at Meadow View on March 30th. great delight of everyone in Bramley The Ofsted team took into account connected with the school, the final all of the comments made by parents, This year marks the anniversary overall rating was ‘Good’. The School both informally on the playground and of the publication of Einstein’s Leaders are delighted that the report theory of relativity. We were tasked reflects the ‘relentless focus on through the on-line parent view survey. with researching other Germans securing good progress for all pupils’, In a letter to parents Miss Hodgkinson of note. The choices were varied that ‘high expectations (for staff and wrote, ‘It is heart-warming to know and interesting - a couple of pupils) have created a culture in that the hard work and effort that sportsmen, a musician, inventors which all are expected to strive to do has been put into driving the school Daimler and Diesel, philosophers their best’ and recognises the ‘strong forward is recognised and appreciated.’ team who work closely together Engels and Nietzsche, a very early to improve outcomes for pupils.’ Ms. Nicky Parker, the Chair of economist, Zeppelin who made Teamwork and high aspirations Governors, assured parents in the letter use of Daimler’s engines in his for the children’s learning have that staff and governors “would not be airships and finally Levi Strauss successfully ensured that ‘teaching resting on our laurels. We know there with his studded jeans- a German has improved and pupils’ standards is still plenty more work to do; and we Jew who had to emigrate to develop his business. There was much to have risen’. know we can rely on your support in our discuss and explain until it was time In a brief interview with the Bramley quest to become an outstanding school.” for our welcome cuppa and cake. Magazine, Miss Hodgkinson and It is clear that the School is committed Mr Moore, the Head and Deputy, Our next meeting discussing the commented that the inspection was to giving the children at Bramley C of influence of the internet is on a very positive experience. They felt E Primary School exceptional learning May 25th – new members are that the judgement was reflective of opportunities and to build on all of the always welcome! the dedication and determination successes that have been achieved.

11 LIFESTYLE Bramley Lunch Club Bramley Knitting Group donation, and June was very happy April 14th dawned a bright sunny to give this a home. Spools of wool Although so near to Easter, members morning as members made their way had also been gratefully received were keen to meet so on March 29th to Cross House where tea and coffee from Barbara Martin. were served. News was exchanged of the venue in Pound Close was busy happenings during the past month. Abi with the clickity-clack of needles. The Such generosity from supporters and Emma, our visitors at last month’s “rainbow girls” - Freda, Olive, Edna means that there is no need to use meeting, had been busy making calls and Phyl - were soon down to work group funds to buy in wool. Thank to assess the work to be done as their on their strips which when sewn you cards were signed all round and “give something back” project. They together make such colorful blankets. dispatched to Barbara and to Phyl’s will do a general garden tidy up at June was making a jumper which will friend Annie in Leeds. Arthur’s and will treat Freda’s decking probably have a matching cardigan. Edna reported that finances were and paint her fence. Phyl’s patio and We welcomed a new member, Sue good and that another consignment of white plastic garden furniture is on Locke, who is a skilled knitter. Sue blankets, jumpers and teddies is their list for a jet wash. was working away on one of the about ready to be sent off. Thank you Time for the quiz and Judy had set larger sized jumpers which have been Edna for dealing with this. some tough questions this month. Not requested by Knit for Peace rather many knew “the collective name for than the small Zimbabwe tops which A welcome “cuppa” was then enjoyed a group of pigs” and there were many we made originally. with a lovely fruit cake made by more teasers. Jay Hudson asked if a Freda and Edna’s own special There was excitement as a huge bag beetle drive would be of interest and chocolate cake. of wool from Leeds was unpacked. it was agreed that this will take place Come and join the There was wool of every colour and at the June or July meeting. group - you will find style and members eagerly took Breast of chicken in creamy white a welcome with us. what they needed for their particular 01256 881296 sauce was served for lunch, followed by projects. The pack included a very profiteroles in lots of chocolate sauce. nice zip-up knitting bag, also a Phyl Davies This was enjoyed by all. The raffle was won by Arthur who kindly gave back the box of biscuits for re-raffle. It was then won by Val. Arthur, knowing what Bramley Show Saturday 20th August is good kept the small bottle of wine to Men Only!! – Cake Recipe Help put Bramley on the map. We take home. Treat your wife, mum, gran or friends would like your scarecrows to line the The Tea Dance on June 2nd was to a homemade cake. Start practising street from the Church to Campbell strongly recommended and leaflets now, so by August you will be able to Road, from 25 June to 9 July. Groups given out. There was a lot of interest enter the show. in the village have been asked to make and many will go for the chance scarecrows representing their group to listen to the 1950’s music and Aunty Betty’s Lemon Cake activity. Families, estates and individual watch professional dancers. 4ozs soft margarine residents are all welcome to join in. The next Club meeting will be on May 6ozs caster sugar Photos will be taken & then displayed 12th in Cross House. All welcome. Call 6ozs SR flour in the village hall at the Bramley Show 01256 881053 or 01256 884065 2 eggs on 20th August. If you need any help Phyl Davies 4 tbsp. milk or advice please call Frances Lewis on grated rind of 1 lemon + juice 886089 or Anne Porter on 881691. Method BRAMLEY VOLUNTARY Open Gardens CARE GROUP – CAN - Grease & line 2lb loaf tin This festival will help promote the YOU HELP? - Mix all the ingredients (except the Open Gardens day in aid of the Juice) together in a bowl Bramley Show. Six gardens will be This group works with Good - Place into the tin & put in a cold oven open on Sunday 3rd July from 2pm Neighbours Support Services to help Gas 5/190 c/375f –5pm. Tickets are £3 per adult develop services in the community. - Bake for 40-45 minutes until cooked (accompanied children free.) This will It provides a transport service to - When cooked remove from oven & enable you to visit all gardens. Tickets those residents unable to use public prick all over will be available from all gardens. transport and will take them to local - Mix 3ozs caster sugar with the slightly GP surgeries, to hospital or to other warmed lemon juice until sugar has The Open Gardens are: medical appointments within a ten dissolved mile radius of the village. Mrs Davies Vectus, Road; - Pour over the cake We need to recruit new voluntary - Leave in tin until cold. Mr & Mrs Pullan, Street House, The Street; drivers for this service. Are you an Mr & Mrs Lewis, Meade Barn, The Street; owner driver who could give some of This cake can be frozen Enjoy. your time to join the team? Users of For budding chefs of either sex the other Mr & Mrs Shimell, New House, Coopers Lane; the service say it is a tremendous help cake in the show schedule is Sticky Mr & Mrs Dolman, Green Pastures, Coopers to them. If you enroll as a volunteer Ginger Cake with Fudge Icing and the Lane (4pm - 5pm only). driver all expenses are reimbursed. recipe will be in next month’s copy. Please call 07990 915588 or Teas will be available from Mr & Mrs Evett, 07787166924 Scarecrow Festival Meadow View, The Street. Thank you. How are your scarecrows coming along? Anne Porter 12 OUR COMMUNITY Easter Sunday Easter seems a long time ago now but as it came too late for the April magazine here are a few belated pictures of the Easter Service at St James’s Church. As you can see the church was filled with beautiful flowers, 140 people packed the pews and John’s friend told us all about chocolate eggs. Thank you to Ian Evett for the photographs.

The bell ringers rung all 8 bells before and after the service

140 people attended the Easter Day Service at St James

John with his talkative friend

13 OUR COMMUNITY Change and Bramley Youth Opportunities at the Club recently took to the paint Bramley Youth Club and created The Youth Club has been negotiating some fantastic with our Youth Workers – for a pieces of art work whole variety of reasons we have on canvasses. been asked to switch our Youth And this is 6pm-8pm every Thursday. During these Club evening from Monday to just one of the evenings we host a bunch of indoor Thursday. The first Thursday BYC many different activities from arts and crafts to gaming night will be on 5th May 6-8 PM. activities we run on the Wii, from table tennis to snooker. The activities are endless! All you need Summer is just around the corner weekly at BYC. to do is fill out the voucher below and and BYC is heading outside. With the come along to an evening of fun at BYC. brighter evenings and the warmer 5th May – BYC Olympics; weather we are going to embrace 12th May – Cake Decorating; the new seasons. There’s so much 19th May – Basketball Project; happening over the next few weeks 26rd May – Garden Project; at BYC from football and basketball 2nd Jun – Chill Week projects to gardening and music For the month of May only, we would festivals. These events are being like to invite you all to a FREE sketched into out calendars and evening with us at the Brocas Hall this summer is going to be one to in Bramley. The Youth Club runs from remember.

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14 LIFESTYLE Proteus Creation Space Proteus was formed in 1981 and produces three touring productions a Those of you who visited the Art year, as well as projects, residencies Your Hospice Needs Exhibition at the Village Hall in and workshops. It plays a key role April may well have seen a number YOU. Volunteers in the provision of performance and of paintings by local artist Antonia participatory opportunities for the needed for St. Dewhurst. Antonia and eleven other wider community, regularly reaching Michael’s Hospice artists meet on a Saturday morning a target audience of 12,000 people to draw from a life model, and an annually. (North Hampshire) exhibition of their work is taking place Proteus collaborates with artists – House to House at Proteus Creation Space between 18th often from different disciplines such and 30th June. This coincides with the Collection in June as photography, film, dance, music start of the Basingstoke Festival. The and the visual arts – in order to create exhibition is a celebration of the human unique performance pieces. They form with drawings and paintings of make work, both for and with, diverse St. Michael’s Hospice is looking life models in various media and styles. communities, from rural villages to for volunteers to help out with Many of the works will be for sale. socially excluded young people, creating their annual House to House amazing experiences, promoting and I must admit I had never heard of collection. If you have a couple of Proteus Creation Space, which is advancing education and enriching lives hours to spare in June to deliver situated in Council Road, Basingstoke, through the power of performing arts. so I found out a bit more about it from Proteus also runs painting and and pick up envelopes and Antonia. It is an award winning theatre drawing classes, ceramics classes, would like to be involved then company, which believes that the yoga, meditation, dance, art classes for please contact Lynne Grimshaw, children and “Artistic” (Art for children audience is as important as the artist, Community Campaigns and that to create truly dynamic and with Autism). Coordinator on 01256 848845 relevant theatre the audience and artist It sounds as if it is well worth a visit must inspire each other’s imagination. and and if you get peckish while you are or email Lynne.grimshaw@ Quality, integrity and innovation are there, the Art Cafe serves tea, coffee and stmichaelshospice.org.uk the values at the heart of their work and fresh sandwiches. From June it should the criteria by which they judge success. have a licence to serve alcohol.

15 LITTLE LONDON Parish Council £1,000 was approved towards the Notes for Little London cost of running and maintaining St. Stephen’s Hall, Little London. The last meeting of Pamber The balance of the full grant (a Parish Council was held on further £1,000) would be available Monday, 11th April 2016. in 6 months time. Annual Parish Meeting Highways The Annual Parish Meeting will be A complaint had been received by the held on Monday, 9th May 2016 at 8pm Borough Councillors about speeding in St. Stephen’s Hall, Little London. along Silchester Road, Little London. Please come along as this is your Councillors agreed that the best way to opportunity to hear about the work deal with this problem was to ask that of the Parish Council and to comment regular speed checks be carried out by and ask questions. the police along the stretch of road. will take over from me completely on 1st June. All contact details will be It was also noted that although Grants available in the next magazine and on parishioners regularly complain Following an application by the the website and on the notice boards. I about speeding in the parish, when Citizen’s Advice Bureau, a grant of wish the new clerk good luck and best the parish council attempted to set up £200 was approved towards the cost wishes for her new career and hope a SpeedWatch there were only three of providing the service for people in that she enjoys working in Pamber. Pamber Parish. volunteers, not sufficient to run the scheme. If anyone would be interested The next monthly meeting of Pamber The parish council has a small sum in trying to get the scheme up and Parish Council will be held at 7.00pm of money put aside each year for the running in Pamber, please contact on Monday, 9th May 2016 in St. provision of small grants. The grant the clerk. Stephen’s Hall, Little London. This is intended to help towards schemes will be followed at 8pm by the Annual that would benefit parishioners. New Clerk Parish Meeting. All parishioners are Please contact the clerk if you would At the meeting on 11th April, a new welcome to attend. Details of meetings like more details. clerk was appointed and she will be are displayed on the notice boards and Following an application from the taking up her post in the next few on the website www.pamber-pc.gov.uk Management Committee, a grant of weeks and, after a handover period, E.A.Knight (Clerk) (01256) 882571

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17 SPECIAL FEATURE Surprise connection e know there is a village called WBramley in Yorkshire but Rhydian Vaughan found another connection with God’s own County when he visited the Green Howards Museum in North Yorkshire. Here is an article the museum subsequently posted on its website. One of our visitors was staggered to discover a family connection to the focal point of our ground floor gallery. Rhydian Vaughan’s grandfather was Lieutenant Colonel Philip Edmund Vaughan, DSO. Lt Col Vaughan commanded the 8th Battalion The Green Howards from 21 January 1916 until he was wounded on 5 in the museum. The 8th Battalion, under the command of Lt August. Rhydian, who maintains his links with the military Col Vaughan, captured the machine gun at Contalmaison on through his battlefield tour business, dropped into the the Somme on 10 July 1916. Lt Col Vaughan then ensured it museum for a look around recently. He’d contacted us prior was given to the museum. to his visit, asking if we could check our records for any items As soon as we gave Rhydian the news, we could tell he relating to his grandfather we may have in the collection. wanted to touch the machine gun. It’s not normally “When I looked up ‘Vaughan’ on our archive system, I was allowed, but we let him! “It was such a wonderful thing to very pleased with what I found,” says Assistant Curator, be told; a total surprise and I couldn’t believe it at first,” said Steve Erskine. “I hoped it would be a great surprise, Rhydian. “It’s a great link between me, my grandfather and and when Rhydian visited we weren’t disappointed.” As this marvellous museum.” Rhydian walked through the Heart of the Regiment gallery, Steve asked him if he knew of anything that might link his grandfather to the museum. Pausing for dramatic effect beside the Spandau 08 Maxim machine gun, he revealed that it was Philip Vaughan who was responsible for this %5$0/(<9,//$*(+$// heavyweight battlefield souvenir to have found its place ZZZEUDPOH\KDPSVKLUHRUJXNYLOODJHKDOO %RRNLQJV#EYKWRUJXN 

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18 QUEEN’S 90TH BIRTHDAY Bramley celebrates the Queen’s 90th birthday To celebrate her 90th Birthday, the Queen lit a beacon on 21st April at Windsor Castle. This was followed by the lighting of a number of beacons along the Long Walk, Windsor Great Park, and then over 1,000 beacons throughout the and beyond. Bramley Parish Council arranged for our village to take part in this unique event and Malcolm Bell was instrumental in organising the lighting of a beacon in Clift Meadow. As the decision to take part was only made at the beginning of April Malcolm had to act fast. Fortunately John Loveluck of Anvil Metal Works was up to the challenge and he and his team made the beacon in record time. Thank you to Wokingham News for these photographs taken at Anvil Metal Works. On the evening of the 21st April Priscilla Hungerford, MBE read a letter from Prince Charles and the beacon was expertly lit by Chris Tomblin (who did a better job than the officials at Windsor!) The large numbers of villagers who had gathered in Clift Meadow joined in with the National Anthem and toasted the Queen. Here are a few pictures taken on the night by Paul Moulton. Paul was our official photographer and some of these photos are also being sent to the Pageant Master who may well show them to the Queen. You saw them here first! Malcolm would like to thank everyone who took part in the event and to all the residents who came and joined in celebrating the Queen’s 90th birthday.

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20 SPECIAL FEATURE Memories of a lifetime to bang on his window. Dad would too much trouble with regard to his patient of Clift Surgery, then drive to the Little London surgery, patients. wake up Doctor Daly, take him to Monk The two lady doctors, Drs. Mary Bramley Sherborne and then return him home! Knowles and Doris Mullen, took on My first memories of the doctor With the advent of the NHS and the the running of the practice with very services in this area was when I was a retirement of Dr. Daly, two new doctors child in the in the 1940’s, prior to the little administrative support. There moved to the area – Dr. Mullen and Dr. NHS. Doctor Daly held his surgery was no appointments system in place Doris Mullen. They took over Doctor at the top of the hill in Little London and patients queued to see the doctor Daly’s house and changed the surgery where he lived. We queued up outside knowing that if they waited long set-up. We waited in their sitting room whilst waiting to see the doctor in enough they would always be seen. and went across the corridor to the what appeared to be a shed with a (Although not such a good system surgery. It was a great shock to the lean-to greenhouse attached to it. I for the Doctors!) Prescriptions were local community when Dr. Mullen died can remember going to see the doctor ‘collected’ from a shelf at the entrance following an operation. I recollect that with my Mother; he examined me and to the surgery. Patients very rarely went he had a problem with his leg, saying then took some medicine off the shelf to the doctor unless they were really that it was ‘a legacy from the second and gave instructions on how to take poorly as they didn’t want to waste the world war from a piece of shrapnel’. it. Mother then paid the Doctor 2/6 (12 doctor’s time. and half pence) for the consultation and Dr. Doris Mullen carried on with a In 1992, there were further major the medication. This was a lot of money locum doctor helping out for several changes to the practice when it moved for a family at the time. months, before two new doctors joined the practice. This was another husband to a new purpose-built surgery in Doctor Daly was a stout, elderly man and wife team, Dr. Knowles & Dr. Mary Minchens Lane. An extension was with a full beard and looked like Father Knowles. The practice then moved added in 2006 and a further extension Christmas. He had no telephone and from Little London to their home at is now planned. no means of transport, which proved to Old Bells at Bramley. In 1965 there be very difficult at times, especially for Throughout these changes the were ‘Branch Surgeries’ held at The my Grandmother who lived in Monk philosophy and culture of the surgery Sherborne and suffered from frequent Stores at Ramsdell, Breach Lane Chapel has always been maintained, with kind, heart attacks, usually at night. There Sherfield-on Loddon, and c/o Mrs. caring, understanding doctors and staff. was no possible way at night to contact Bowman at Main Road, Tadley. The success of the Clift surgery is now the doctor, so my uncle who lived with There was another shock when the formally recognised by the annual CQC my grandmother, used to cycle down awful news came that Dr. Knowles inspections which place the surgery in to our home in Pamber End and wake had died suddenly. I have memories the top 5% in North Hampshire, with up my Father by using the clothes prop of a very kind doctor and nothing was positive feedback from patients.

National Bramley WI Neighbourhood Some of our members went down to Portsmouth for the Spring Council Meeting in March. There were some very Watch good speakers including a female RAF pilot who has flown We are delighted to announce all over the world on active duty, but is now training new that this year’s National recruits. Other speakers included a crime writer/historian Neighbourhood Watch Week and a Jazz singer who got all our toes tapping. will run from Saturday, June 18th to Sunday, We have had a meeting for the New Forest show and also for June 26th, 2016. the St George’s Day Fete on Clift Meadow where we will have a table of homemade cakes and crafts. We also had a table We traditionally choose this week to celebrate the of homemade cakes at the Farmers Market, so a busy time Neighbourhood Watch movement – as it covers the two for all. The beading girls have been very successful and they weekends before and after the summer solstice – the have nearly all completed a necklace. The next project is a year’s longest day – on June 21. This time of year – with bracelet. its long days and light evenings – gives our members the best opportunity to engage their local community in In April we had a lovely lady from Thailand demonstrating events to celebrate Neighbourhood Watch Week. the carving of fruit and vegetables. She made some lovely flowers out of onions and cucumbers, and some beautiful As in previous years we will be doing everything we can butterflies out of carrots and pineapple. She also brought to promote the good work Neighbourhood Watch does some items that she had made earlier including a flower across our area as widely as possible. made out of a water melon which took her about an hour - We would like co-ordinators to let us know what their we all said it would take us days!! She has been doing this members are doing to celebrate National Neighbourhood seriously for about three years, but apparently it is a tradition Watch Week so please contact the Basingstoke team at in Thailand and children start in school from the age of 10. [email protected]. We finished the evening with refreshments and the raffle. We’ll make sure we update our website with all your Our AGM will be held in May good news. Jane Matthews

21 22 LIFESTYLE Bramley & Romans Floral Society On April 7th Liz Pelley ran a workshop entitled ‘Spring’. She demonstrated how to make a spring garden in a container and gave us lots of tips and ideas. We were all eager to have a go and the finished gardens were all different and beautiful, with a variety of colours. We had our usual homemade cake and tea whilst working, and then Liz made comments and gave very useful advice on each arrangement.

Our next meeting is on 5th May - a demonstration entitled “Blooming Marvellous” by Annette Parshotam. We meet on the first Thursday of the month at village hall starting at 1.30pm. For info please contact Eileen on 01256 881125. Visitors are always welcome Eileen Gulston

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24 LIFESTYLE Helicopter Flying operator and an observer. It had to in the Royal Navy be airborne every time a jet took off or landed should one go overboard Retired Royal Navy Captain Mike Sant and the crew need rescuing. Mike gave a presentation to the Probus Club also explained how they searched for of Basingstoke for retired professional submarines day and night, and he gave and business men, recounting his flight us an insight into what life was like on training and operating helicopters board an extremely busy, congested around the globe. ship alongside fast jet aircraft. As a young naval officer he learned Promoted to a Flight Commander post to fly the legendary Tiger Moth on the Frigate HMS Eskimo, Mike biplane. Then selected for fixed wing flew the single engine Wasp helicopter flying training Mike underwent joint in the anti-submarine role. Perched service jet instruction with the RAF precariously on a tiny platform cum but due to chronic air sickness while hangar at the aft end of the ship, he instrument flying, was re-streamed to described operating and managing fly helicopters. He attended the RN a team in an inhospitable ocean helicopter flying school being awarded environment. his Wings in 1964. He was Senior pilot of 819 RN Mike illustrated the basic principles Squadron based at Prestwick. They of helicopter aerodynamics and its were equipped with modern Sea King controls describing the many problems helicopters, whose main role was an he encountered when learning to fly the anti-submarine aircraft. However, the early types of single engine machines base was ideally positioned to support including engine failure. the deployment of nuclear submarines Posted for anti-submarine duties flying from nearby Faslane and search and the then new Wessex helicopter, he rescue operations for both sea and was on board the aircraft carrier HMS the Scottish mountains. Mike’s last See www.probusbasingstoke.webs.com Victorious in the Far East. The Wessex flying job was as Commander (Air) at for more information about the Probus had a crew of four; two pilots, a sonor Portland where he flew Wessex V. club.

 

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25 LIFESTYLE Every Child Wild A new building project When asked to recall our fondest memories, 90% of our for The Priory School best childhood memories take place outdoors. We at Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust help many local With Easter being early this year, the second half of children discover and learn outdoors, welcoming over the Spring Term at The Priory School was extremely 12,000 children a year to outdoor events. However this busy! In what seemed like a particularly short represents a fraction of the 206,000 school age children space of time, we had parents’ evenings, the annual across the two counties. Talent Show, a Wear a Hat day for brain tumour research and an Easter Egg-stravaganza, as well Those that we help get to visit, enjoy and value nature in as all the usual lessons and after school activities! ways that many other children can’t. So much has changed Then, on the very last day of term, we had even more in recent decades and today only 10% of children play in excitement when we found out that our latest capital natural areas and 64% play outside less than once a week. bid to the government had been successful, giving Nature is not only good for the health and mental wellbeing the green light to our hall extension project! of children but also essential for the future protection of You may remember that a couple of years ago, we our natural environment. Children in the UK are losing were able to carry out significant improvements to touch with nature at an alarming rate. We’re concerned the kitchen and toilet facilities of the school when we that young people’s disconnection with nature could mean received a government grant of just over £400,000. that there is no one to care for it in the future. Sir David This has transformed the life of the school to the Attenborough summarises the issue saying, “no one will extent that it is hard to remember how things were protect what they don’t care about; and no one will care before the renovations. Now, to be in the position about what they have never experienced”. of receiving a second grant, this time for just under Now more than ever, we need to inspire young people to £300,000 and for the purpose of extending the hall, cherish the natural environment and appreciate the value it is absolutely marvellous and beyond our wildest brings to all our lives. Putting more children in touch with dreams! wildlife so that they care for it now and in the future is the Over the past three decades, as the school has grown only way to secure the long-term survival of our most-loved in size to accommodate 7 classes of 24 children, we wildlife and wild places. have found that the space in the hall is increasingly We would like to give everyone - especially children - the limited. Whenever we have all the children in there, opportunity to experience and develop a love for nature it is most definitely a squash and a squeeze and if first hand. We need to put more schoolchildren in touch we have an event where parents join us, it is always with wildlife so that they care for it now and in the future. a case of “standing room only” if you do not arrive But with funding drying up we urgently need to raise more early to reserve your seat! funds to support our education work. In recent months, we have been working closely with With your support we can realise our vision to make every a team of architects and late last year they helped child wild, including: us to secure planning permission for the extension. • Offer schools the opportunity to take learning outside When eventually we submitted our bid in December, the classroom and attend one of our inspiring education we were in the fortunate position of being able to sessions, encouraging children to experience nature first- include a great deal of detail and without doubt, hand this would have helped the people who assessed our paperwork to form a very clear idea about the • Provide opportunities for all families to have fun and school’s level of need. learn about wildlife together through a varied and exciting programme of events and activities For many, many years we have wanted to make • Offer child-centred and child-led Forest School our hall bigger, to provide a better environment experiences, giving children the chance to build dens, for PE, for assemblies, for lunchtimes and for all cook over a campfire and gain confidence in the natural those other occasions when we are together for environment plays, performances and workshops. The finished extension will complete the last major piece in our • Train and support more volunteers to run wildlife clubs building jigsaw; it will enhance the existing space like Wildlife Watch and Tots and give support to our and provide so many more wonderful opportunities educational work for the school and, hopefully, for the local Help us to inspire children and young people to nurture community too. and protect the wildlife and wild places of Hampshire and I am looking forward to bringing you further news the Isle of Wight, by donating, volunteering and spreading as we have it, but in the meantime, should you wish the word. to visit us before the building work gets underway, Visit www.hiwwt.org.uk/everychildwild for more please do contact us on 01256 850062 – you will be information on the Wildlife Trust’s work with children, and made very welcome! the Every Child Wild campaign. Suzanne Kelly Alison Fowler, Head of Education & Engagement at Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust 26 BEAUTIFUL BRAMLEY his month John Stubbs tells us all about the TCheeselog No, me neither. They don’t eat cheese and don’t look much like a log. But, it seems, that’s always been the local name for the woodlouse, and I reckon it probably is a nicer term for these guys. They’re certainly nothing to do with lice –much closer to shrimps and lobsters, in fact, though I gather they’re no great shakes as a thermidor. Just another sort of critter with a serious image problem: something to do with their propensity for gathering in dark, damp corners; I suppose they’re not that endearing even as bugs go. No great naturalist he, but Voltaire did say that to understand all is to forgive all. Ok, probably in a completely different context, and quite possibly it was some other clever Frenchie who coined it first, but it could well be applied here. Imagine you’re a fairly little-evolved form of freshwater shrimp, making a living in the vegetable waste disposal business in Bramley. When your ancestors lived under water, gills on the legs worked just fine: oxygen could pass from the gill surfaces into the blood, as it does in a lung. But now you’re living under a stone in the garden, and if the roof’s lifted off the legs dry out. This means that you’ll suffocate within minutes: you’re good enough as you are. This have a couple more ploys. There are oxygen won’t reach the blood without waste management lark has been a glands underneath that can excrete a that film of water on the surface of winner pretty much since vegetation spider-repelling gunk, very necessary the gills. Like a fish out of water, it’s was first invented – the first plants if you live under a stone with those not a lack of oxygen around that kills, were slow to colonise the planet until sorts of neighbours. Another gambit it’s being unable to get the stuff into animals like worms and the cheeselog is to crouch down, just like those the bloodstream fast enough. So, get came along to speed up dealing with older Citroën cars did when parked. If scuttling, or die. Having fourteen legs the debris. Bacteria will fix the final disturbed, this crouching protects the helps, of course. Damp and dark is stages of nutrient re-cycling, but vulnerable underside (of the cheeselog, good – not wet, though, you can no without the dead organic matter being that is, not the car) and again reduces longer swim and too much water on the well chewed we’d not get soil as we moisture loss: it also can make it leg-lungs forms a barrier for the oxygen know it. difficult for a predator to dislodge that they can’t now deal with. Another Come to think of it, perhaps the name lunch from its hidy-hole. problem is that while most insects and cheeselog was a reference to the way If you’ve got a lot of them in the house such have a waxy body case, poor old in which some types will roll into a they’re telling you to check out the cheeselog still has a porous skin. This ball when disturbed – looking sort damp-proofing and ventilation; they’re is handy as it lets waste gas out, but of round and segmented, a bit like a never going to do any damage, though, of course it means water loss from cheese? In fact, not many of them can themselves. Don’t get me wrong, all over. Penguins form a huddle to play this trick – giving some protection they do have some habits that’d be conserve heat: these animals have to from predators and also conserving considered unbecoming of our kind huddle to save moisture. moisture. But while rolling up might - for instance perhaps cannibalism, Tricky process, evolution, don’t mess make it a bit awkward for a spider drinking with the wrong end, and with it. There are sometimes very good to get a grip, it’s probably a limited coprophagy (no, don’t look it up). All in reasons for going slow in the great benefit; scarpering is more likely to all, though, they’re a totally harmless, evolution race. If there’s an ecological work if a bird is hoovering your mates. hardworking, very useful member of niche and a stable environment, there’s Even without this rolling reflex, they’re the animal kingdom, whatever peculiar no selective pressure on the lifestyle: not totally defenceless, as they do name you’re inclined to give them.

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29 WHAT’S ON Events at the Basingstoke Discovery Centre Wire Bead & Button Workshop To book a place, you can order online from https://www.hants.gov.uk/shop/ Wednesday 18 & 25 May / 1pm – 4pm home.php ,or visit Basingstoke Discovery Centre in Festival Place, or call / £20 01256 478670. Advance booking is strongly recommended. 2-week course with Judith Venn To find out more about Basingstoke Discovery Centre and Hampshire Libraries Recycle wire, buttons and beads and visit www.hants.gov.uk/bsdc create useful and decorative items for http://www3.hants.gov.uk/library/bsdc.htm the home, with textile designer and https://twitter.com/BasingstokeDC teacher, Judith Venn. All materials https://www.facebook.com/BasingstokeDC included but you are invited to bring your own buttons and beads too if you wish. Disability Signpost Service Painting for Fun Discover Board Games Tuesday 3 May / 10am – 12noon Thursday 12 May / 2.30pm – 4.30pm Saturday 21 May / 10am – 1pm / FREE / FREE Drop-in for information on topics / Ages 3+ including transport, benefits, housing Informal group of painters who share tips and more. and conversation in Coffee shop area. Creative Writing for Young Adults Wednesday 25 May / 4pm – 5pm / Hampshire Wellbeing Service Young Embroiders Club FREE / Ages 11-15 Thursday 5 May / 10am – 12noon Saturday 14 May / 1.30pm – 4.15pm / Gain confidence in your writing and £5 / Ages 5-16 Drop-in and find out about local health meet like-minded people in this care services and entitlement. Learn new skills and meet new friends. friendly group. Discover Board Games Family History Drop-in Board Games for Grown-Ups Saturday 7 May / 10am – 1pm / FREE Tuesday 17 May / 10am – 12noon Wednesday 25 May / 4pm – 5pm / / Ages 3+ Free help and support for those looking FREE Board Games for Grown-Ups into family history. Develop your skills of cooperation and strategy in this friendly group for ages Saturday 7 May / 2pm – 4pm / FREE 14+. Meet in the Coffee Shop area. Develop your skills of cooperation and Some games provided or bring your strategy in this friendly group for ages own. 14+. Meet in the Coffee Shop area. Some games provided or bring your Painting for Fun own. Thursday 26 May / 2.30pm – 4.30pm / FREE Drop-In Surgery with Local Informal group of painters who share Councillor tips and conversation in Coffee shop Saturday 7 May / 2pm – 3pm area. Meet the Hampshire County Councillor for Basingstoke Central, Criss Connnor, Children’s Crafts to discuss local issues. Get to Know Your iPads Saturday 28 May/ from 10am / FREE Tuesday 17 & 24 May/ 9.30am – / Ages 3+ Creative Writing 12.30pm / £20 / (2-week course) Monday 9 May / 2pm – 4pm / £1 Suitable for beginners New members are welcome at this Find your way around an iPad and supportive group for writers of all learn how to get the most out of its genres and ability. applications. Board Games for Grown-Ups (iPads available to use, or bring your own) Wednesday 11 May / 4pm – 5pm / Poetry Group FREE Wednesday 18 May / 10.30am – Develop your skills of cooperation and 12noon / £1 Basingstoke Remembers the strategy in this friendly group for ages Fallen at Jutland: A Town in Read and share poetry with other like- 14+. Meet in the Coffee Shop area. Mourning Some games provided or bring your minded people / £1 Saturday 28 May / 10am / £3 own. Amateur historian David Stewart looks Creative Writing for Young Adults at the Biggest Naval Battle of the Great Wednesday 11 May / 4pm – 5pm / War up to that date and specifically the FREE / Ages 11-15 men from the town and surrounding villages who died aboard His Majesties Gain confidence in your writing and Ships that day. meet like-minded people in this friendly group. www.basingstokeremembers.co.uk 30 BASINGSTOKE LIONS CLUB As you possibly know by now our website won an award at the Lions Clubs District Convention. Many thanks to everyone who supported our bid both by voting and visiting our website which gets about 2000 hits a month during which 5000 pages are visited. That’s not bad going for a Garden Design bunch of amateurs. Sarah Plested 07799 256577

District Convention is a get together of the Clubs (65 of them) e: [email protected] at which ideas are exchanged and business proposals made. www.bramleyappledesign.co.uk The latter are appropriately (given their origins and content) called “motions”. Otherwise it’s an excuse for a jolly.

Fundraising: INSPIRATIONAL GARDENS WITH A DASH OF REALITY Our Annual Swimathon was held on 5th March. Fourteen teams took part in this relay event. The financial outturn won’t be known for a while yet as sponsorship +25,= 1 money tends to arrive in dribs and drabs. 6RXQG 9LVLRQ The Heritage Light Orchestra played for us for the 6$7(//,7( $(5,$/6 ł$HULDO6N\ (XURSHDQ,QVWDOODWLRQV ł&&79,QVWDOODWLRQV fourth year in succession on 2nd April. We keep bringing it )UHHYLHZ)UHHVDW

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Mondays Circuits 8pm School Hall

Pilates Clift Pavilion Trail Runners 7.30pm Clift Meadow car park

Beavers School Hall Pregnancy yoga 6-7pm Cross House

Cubs 6.30-8pm School Hall Clubbell yoga 7.15-8.45pm Cross House

Badminton Village Hall Pilates 6.25pm & 7.30pm Clift Pavillion

Stay Active As You Age Class – Brocas Hall Thursdays 11am Bramley & Romans Floral Sherfield on Loddon Trail Runners 7.3opm Clift Meadow car park Society 1st Thursday Village Hall

Pilates 9am Brocus Hall WI 2nd Thursday Village Hall

Tuesdays Lunch Club 2nd Thursday Cross House

0-5 club Clift Pavilion WI Lite 4th Thursday Clift Meadow Pavilion

Dance Club (Petite School) Village Hall Legs, Bums & Tums 9am Clift Meadow Pavilion

Slimming World Clift Pavilion Dance Club (Petite) Village Hall

Short Mat Bowls Village Hall Dance Club Primary School Hall

Hatha Yoga 6-7pm, 7.15-8.15pm Badminton Village Hall Cross House & 8.30-9.30pm Karate Primary School Hall Youth Club 6-8pm Brocas Hall

Bell Ringing St James’s Modern Jive Classes 8-10.30pm Village Hall

Pilates 9.30am Brocas Hall Pilates St Stephen’s Hall Bramley Mums Walking Group Clift Meadow car park 6.50 for 7pm Fridays

Tuesday Club St Stephen’s Hall Hatha Yoga 9.30-10.45am Brocas Hall

Wednesdays Yoga 9.30am Brocas Hall

Parish Council Meetings 3rd Village Hall Pilates 11.30 Clift Meadow Pavillion Wednesday of the month Saturdays Rainbows Village Hall

Dance School Village Hall Guides Village Hall Sundays 1st Bramley Brownies Village Hall See page 5 for Church services at St James’s Bramley Scouts Brocas Hall & St Stephen’s Little London

32 WHAT’S ON Contact Details for Village Clubs and Organisations Organisation Name Tel No Email Remarks www.bramleypc.co.uk Parish Council Maxta Thomas 07810 692486 Not for bookings [email protected] Clift Meadow Eileen Gulston 881125 [email protected] Bookings Cross House Pam Luck 882687 [email protected] Bookings Village Hall Christine Rowley 07464 749997 [email protected] Bookings School Hall Julie Francis 881339 Badminton Jane Matthews 881647 Beavers, Cubs & Scouts Jodie Saunders 881113 [email protected] Bell ringers Terry Cooper 881102 Bramley Mum’s Julie Wilson [email protected] Walking Group Bramley Out of School [email protected] Club and Summer Julie Belam 07711 339306 www.bramleyoutofschoolclub.com Holiday Club Bramley Voluntary Care Judy Woolford 881053 Group Bramley Voluntary Drivers Jenny Edwards 07990 915588 Bramley Youth Club Chris Holland 01256 883486 [email protected] Brownies Suzanne Cox 07920 822221 [email protected] Now Weds only Country Music Roy Seymour 07917 744780 No children please Dance Club (Petite) Louise Onslow 883568 DanceXAffinity/ Chris Birch 07979 417743 [email protected] Modern Jive Exercise classes Caroline Sherlock 07845 217901 [email protected] Floral Society Joyce Rawlinson 889040 Emma Seal [email protected] Guides 07867 550399 Patrick Croombs [email protected] Hatha Yoga Jacqui Morris 07539 432228 [email protected] Jo Whatley & Sian Little Apples 886408 [email protected] Davies Lunch Club Chris Woodward 884065 Pilates Heather Lewis 07785 254313 [email protected] Pilates Kelly James 07789 487499 [email protected] Royal British Legion Rhydian Vaughan 07774 681516 Short Mat Bowls John & Pauline Walker 881065 St Stephen’s Hall Doreen Quilter 850394 [email protected] Bookings Trail Runners Richard Perkins [email protected] WI Anne Porter 881691 WI Lite Sarah Spencer [email protected] Yoga Felicity Wood 07980 304590 [email protected]

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