February 2017 The BRAMLEY Magazine

Little London Brewery An update from the Clift Meadow Trust New Chair of Governors for Bramley School Plus all the regular articles and much more

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Happy New Year! A lot of people are probably hoping that 2017 will be better The than 2016 but be careful what you wish for. 100 years ago, at the end of 1916, Tsar Nicholas II wrote in his diary “The Year 1916 was cursed; 1917 will surely Bramley be better!”. He should have appreciated 1916 a bit more because, sadly for him, on 22 March 1917 he was placed under house arrest with his family and came to Magazine a sticky end in 1918. Perhaps there is a moral there somewhere – enjoy life while you can or “Always for Bramley and look on the bright side of life” as Monty Python would say. I think children can sometimes be better at this than adults – possibly because they don’t have to Little London think about tedious things such as mortgages and tax returns. A lot of people February 2017 are understandably concerned about the amount of building in Bramley, and looking at the picture on page 19 I do wonder how many more of those Chairman of Steering Group: green fields will be built on during my lifetime. But my 8-year-old looks at Rhydian Vaughan it in a different way. She saw the new development at St James’s Park as an [email protected] opportunity to make more friends and have a playground closer to home. As you will read on page 7, John and Ann Lenton have gone on a three-month Editor: sabbatical until Easter. It’s great for them and thoroughly deserved, but they Rachel Barclay Smith leave a big gap to fill at church. However, every cloud has a silver lining. Sarah [email protected] Mitchell, who preceded me as editor, is staying in the vicarage with her husband Schools Editor: while John and Ann are away so perhaps I can go on a sabbatical too…… Emily Sykes Most people have probably broken any New Year resolutions they made by now but if you had any I am sure they were positive ones – get more exercise, Advertising: Christine Delve sort out the finances, lose weight. I am yet to meet anyone who decided that [email protected] the New Year was a time eat more sugar and take up smoking. If you managed www.fromthesmallestseed.co.uk to have a dry January then well done – you have a lot more will power than me. Take a look at page 8 to see how you could reward yourself with a locally Treasurer: brewed pint. If you resolved to keep fit but are finding it difficult to motivate Colin Simmons (881223) yourself then perhaps you will be inspired by the articles on page 14, or you’ll [email protected] decide to join one of the many classes advertised on page 32. If you are elderly Minister: and live on your own, you may find the cold dark February days a bit lonely. If Rev’d John Lenton (880570) so, turn to page 13 to see how Cherry Blossom Manor can help. [email protected] Whatever you do with your time have a good February and if you want to know www.stjamesbramley.com what John and Ann are up to on their travels take a look at their blog. There is Bramley Parish Council a link to it at stjamesbramley.com Clerk: Maxta Thomas (07810 692486) Best Wishes [email protected] Chairman: Anthony Durrant Rachel www.bramleypc.co.uk Rachel Barclay Smith - Editor Artwork and Printing Ian Crossley, Greenhouse Graphics Unit 8, Cufaude Business Park, Cufaude Lane, Bramley, RG26 5DL What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others. 01256 880770 www.greenhousegraphics.co.uk Diogenes – Greek Philosopher 320BC

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SAVE THE BRAMLEY APPLE TREE! As reported in a previous issue of the magazine, the 200-year-old parent of all Bramley’s Seedling apple trees has honey fungus. It needs urgent treatment with a new chemical, thought to be the only way of getting rid of the fungus. According to an article in Gardening Magazine a funding appeal has been set up to pay the Church diary for February 2017… £100,000 cost. Anyone who contributes £100 or more will receive a clone or bonsai version of the tree. 5th Fourth Sunday before Lent 9.00 Sunday@nine – Cross House Speak to Phyl Davies for more information. 10.30 Matins (BCP, 1662) – St James

12th Third Sunday before Lent 8.00 Holy Communion (BCP, 1662) – St James 9.00 Sunday@nine – Cross House 10.30 Holy Communion – St James

19th Second Sunday before Lent 8.30 Holy Communion – Little London 10.30 Together in Worship – St James

26th Sunday next before Lent 9.00 Sunday@nine – Cross House 10.30 Holy Communion – St James

…into March

1st Ash Wednesday 7.30pm Holy Communion – St James

5th First Sunday of Lent 9.00 Sunday@nine – Cross House 10.30 Matins (BCP, 1662) – St James

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19th Third Sunday of Lent 8.30 Holy Communion – Little London Catholic services 10.30 Together in Worship – St James Basingstoke Church of St Bede, Popley Way, RG24 9DX Sunday Mass: 9.00 am, 11.00 am and 6.30 pm in St Bede’s JOHN MORRIS Mass usually: Tues, Thurs and Sat 9.30 am in St Bede’s We would like to thank you all so much for the many Holy Ghost Church, Sherborne Road, RG21 5TX: cards, letters and words of comfort you sent to us on Mass usually: Mon, Wed, Fri 9.30 am in Holy Ghost Church the very sad loss of John. His passing has left a huge Phone 01256 465214 or email hole in our lives and we miss his incredible sense of [email protected] for information humour and the immense guidance and support he See www.stbedesbasingstoke.org.uk has always given us. Tadley We appreciate your kindness so much, thank you all St Michael’s Church, Bishopswood Road, RG26 4HG Saturday Mass: 6.00 pm Brenda, Sarah and Ian Morris Sunday Mass: 9.15 am Parish priest: 0118 9814572 5 6 ON REFLECTION friend of ours used to and their respective spouses, together dread going on holiday with all their children, in a family celebration in sunny California. It will Abecause, first, he knew be a bit of a do, and no mistake; we’re that it would take a terrific looking forward to the party. work-up to get everything We’re also going to be chillaxing, as sorted out before he went – David Cameron (remember him?) put and then, when he got back, it, in Kenya, the country where we grew up and were married in 1967. And in it would be another huge between, we are going to Argentina, work-up to sort everything the country where my father was born out that had piled up during and grew up before coming to England their absence. He needed to join up when war broke out. And in celebration of that, my dear wife took another holiday after getting me to a dance lesson today, to learn it all sorted. On balance, he how to do the tango. Olé! reckoned, it really wasn’t worth But actually, when it comes right going away. Easier just to keep Rev’d John Lenton down to it, the fundamental reason for working, less exhausting. taking a 3-month break is so that we biblical practice in taking a break from can both be refreshed and renewed for As I write this we are on the point of work in our seventh year (and only for the work still to do here in Bramley. going on holiday ourselves – well, three months, not a year). And if I’m We love what we do, but we know it’s more precisely, on three months’ looking for more excuses, the dear old possible to get stale, and we’d like sabbatical. And at this point, I do start Church of England does encourage its to avoid that, or at least nip it in the to feel some sympathy with his point ministers to take sabbaticals. bud. There’s a great Bible verse, in the of view. The To-Do list feels a bit like a book of Isaiah, which inspires me: “In On top of that, God told the Israelites Never Ending Story. As fast as I cross repentance and rest is your salvation; that every 50th year they should something off the list, another item in quietness and trust is your strength.” celebrate a Jubilee: debts were to clamours for attention. The tax returns Our sabbatical will enable us to repent be forgiven, slaves set free, pledged had to be done – the financial penalties of past mistakes, to rest where we’re or pawned property returned to its for failing to get them in by the end of tired, to reflect quietly and thankfully original owners even if they hadn’t this month are mind-boggling. And on the blessings we’ve experienced, and managed to pay off the debt that it talk about a month of Sundays… this to trust God for all that is still to come. had secured and all the people should little jaunt meant three months of May He bless you, too, till we meet celebrate God’s goodness to them Sundays to be organised, leaders and again at Easter. over the previous half- preachers invited, hymns chosen, century. This year of readings fixed, meetings held to make 2017 marks the Jubilee sure everyone was on board. Easier to of when my father-in- keep working, perhaps? law handed over his Well, on the other hand, it would be daughter to me when the rather nice not to be reminded for a vicar (my father) asked bit about Brexit or Donald Trump or the question, “Who the London Underground strikes or gives this woman to be the parlous state of the NHS. And the married to this man?” weather forecast for the next week does The bad news is that my look a bit unpromising, with ice and father- and mother-in- snow and general misery in the offing. law are no longer with Hmmm. The balance is swinging the us. The good news is other way, I think. that I therefore don’t So what’s all this about a sabbatical, I have to give them back hear you ask. How come the vicar, who their daughter. only has to do the odd bit of work on a God has been Sunday morning, gets to swan off for a extraordinarily good to cool three months? (Well, actually, a us over the 50 years of warm three months.) It’s a reasonable our marriage. Not only question. did He bless us with Hard as it may be to believe, this is two great children, a now our seventh year in Bramley. The boy and a girl, but He Bible records that God told the people has also given us nine of ancient Israel that every seventh grandchildren from year, they should leave their fields to those two children – five lie fallow (i.e., don’t do any farm work) boys and four girls. So and He would provide enough food to one of the parties during bridge the gap between harvests. So our sabbatical is going to actually, all we’re doing is following be with both our children 7 MEET THE NEIGHBOURS t is exciting to see local to the dependable and traditional Pryde Ranil Jayawardena, MP enterprise raising its best bitter and culminates with Ash Promotes Local Beer in Park Special (at 4.9%, not for the faint- Ihead again within our hearted), named after the convivial the Houses of Parliament boundaries and in this month’s Business Centre where the Brewery is Ranil Jayawardena, MP for North East Meet the Neighbours we located. There is even a beer suitable Hampshire, has recently nominated learn about our local Little for those with diabetes. Type 2 has Little London Brewery to provide a been brewed specifically for ale guest beer for Strangers’ Bar in the London Brewery. lovers who have been advised Houses of Parliament. When on sale, it to adjust their diets due to will be enjoyed by Parliamentarians as How the Brewery began Type 2 Diabetes. The Alcohol well as guests from across the country After spending 30+ years By Volume (ABV) is just 2.0%. and overseas. working in a high pressure, and it is brewed with high- This is an initiative of The All Party high stress and high tech US attenuation yeast and is almost Parliamentary Beer Group, which was based Design Automation sugar free. At around half the formed to promote understanding of Company, owners and calories of a traditional pint it the UK beer and pub industry within Directors Andrew and Joan is full of flavour with the zest Parliament. It is designed to give Watts took early retirement and – of grapefruit and lime. Of course, it can small, local breweries the opportunity using a chunk of the tax-free bit of also be enjoyed by non-diabetics who to promote their products on a larger their pension fund – set up a husband simply want a low gravity tasty beer. scale. Members of Parliament are able and wife brewery business to create to nominate a local brewery within something far more tangible and Why not give it a try? their constituency to provide the guest enjoyable than specialised software. The brewing plant is capable of beer in Strangers’ Bar for a week. Their lifelong quest for hoppy ales to producing 4,000+pints of beer each accompany their mountaineering trips week. Andrew would be delighted to Little London Brewery, which is owned is over – they now brew it themselves. show you the Brewery and to discuss by Andrew and Joan Watts, creates the variety of ales with you. At the end ales sourced from natural English of November 2016, at the Plough Inn, ingredients, predominantly Norfolk Little London, the brewery was awarded Malted Barley and Worcestershire the CAMRA silver medal for their Type Hops. Mr. Jayawardena thoroughly 2 Golden Pale Ale by the Tamworth Beer enjoyed a visit to Little London Brewery Festival committee. As well as being late last year and was very pleased to served at the Plough in Little London include them in this initiative. the ales can also be found at a number Ranil Jayawardena, MP of other local pubs including the Mole Inn at Monk Sherborne. commented: “It is fantastic to see local businesses Open Monday to Friday. thriving in North East Hampshire. Call 07785 225468 I was delighted to nominate Little Unit 6B, Ash Park Business Centre, London Brewery to provide a guest Ash Lane, Little London, Hampshire beer in the Houses of Parliament and I RG26 5FL am sure it will be thoroughly enjoyed!”

Andrew drinking the first pint of Red Boy at The Plough in Little London

What goes into the beers? Little London Brewery ales are crafted in Hampshire and sourced only from natural English ingredients: Norfolk malted barley and Worcestershire hops reflect the passion for well balanced but well hopped beers designed to be refreshingly easy to drink. So many ales to choose from. The range of ales is available year around giving a diversity of flavours from the seasonable Red Boy bitter to the contrasting light golden Hoppy Hilda pale ale. Doreen’s Dark ale leads Ranil Jayawardena and Rhydian Vaughan visited the brewery in December

8 OUR COMMUNITY An introduction from Nick Foot - I visit the school as much as I Chair of Governors at Bramley School can. If you see me around, please introduce yourself as I’d like to It is a pleasure to introduce myself as the new Chair of get to know as many parents as Governors of Bramley C of E Primary School. I assumed possible. my new role at the beginning of January and, by following Nicky Parker, I have big shoes to fill as she has done a Nick Foot terrific job of guiding the school to where it is today. When I’m not being a governor, I lecture at Cranfield School of Management and sit on several company boards in a non-executive capacity. For 25 years I enjoyed a career in travel management and hospitality. This is my first experience of working in the education sector and, so far, I’m really enjoying it. Nick Foot, Chair of Governors I am very fortunate that as I start my term as Chair, the school is in rude health. Mr Golding has made a very positive impression during his first term in charge and with Mr Moore, the Head of School, and the other members of the senior leadership team, I am confident that the school is being led very ably. I attended the Inset Day at the beginning of January and it was gratifying to see all the teachers and Learning Support Partners raring to get started. All of the governors are excited and confident about the prospects for Bramley. The school has had much to celebrate in the past year, highlighted by our most recent Ofsted inspection. We feel sure that there will much more to celebrate going forward as we seek to improve many areas of the teaching and learning experience for our pupils. We fully embrace the “Bramley Way” of ensuring every child is given the opportunity to realise his or her potential.

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9 OUR COMMUNITY News from Butter Daisy Nursery As Christmas Day approached, with trees sparkling, presents wrapped and the hope of a flurry of snow, Butter Daisy Nursery had a very exciting month of celebrations, activities and crafts as we counted down the days full of festive fun. We all enjoyed a visit from Mr Tall, an amazing children’s entertainer, who showed us some magic tricks and balloon modelling before joining us for party games. We practised our singing skills with a karaoke light show before tucking into a traditional Christmas dinner with all the trimmings and of course, crackers to pull. Our Christmas Jumper Day made the children laugh as we compared the crazy designs and we danced ourselves dizzy at the Daisy disco. Then, we rounded up the merriment as we chilled out in our PJ’s and onesies and enjoyed listening We are looking forward to exciting times at Butter Daisy to Christmas tales as we sipped on hot Nursery and are currently taking bookings for this academic chocolate. year. If you are interested in coming to visit and meeting the Reflecting back over the year at the Butter Daisy team please call us on 01256 882515. There is nursery, we have seen some wonderful also a lot of information about all of the nurseries within our successes as our Daisy teams go above company; our mission statement, opening times and fees on and beyond to continue with their our website www.mydaisynursery.com Professional Development to ensure Kelly Wills that we always provide outstanding care for our children and their families. We have many team members studying towards academic and vocational qualifications and in December three more team members graduated as Early Years Teachers, bringing the total across our settings to ten. We were also very proud to see our apprentices become qualified.

Bramley WI December was a busy month with the WI making cakes *6-)2(0=463*)77-32%0 for the Farmer’s Market and then visiting the Watermill Theatre at Newbury for lunch followed by the matinee '%6:%0)8-2+  performance of ‘Sleeping Beauty’. Instead of the usual pantomime performed by Bramley Belles our Christmas ()8%-0-2+7)6:-') event this year was a party with entertainment. A gentleman called Clive played 60s and 70s music on his guitar, told some jokes and thoroughly entertained us. We also had a small area to dance in, and after a couple of drinks most did!! A good time was had by all including members from other WIs in the surrounding area. Some of our programme for 2017: Air Ambulance, Celebration Dinner, Story time,  (-7'39283**=396*-678;%7, Town Crier , Representative from the Blind Association, Outings. 7HOHSKRQH If anyone is interested, please do come along to one of (PDLOLQIR#JEYDOHWLQJFRXN our meetings or contact Jane Matthews on 881647. We ZZZJEYDOHWLQJFRXN meet in the Bramley Room at the Village Hall on the second Thursday of the month at 7.45pm and we would :HXVHPDUNHWOHDGLQJSURGXFWVE\ love to see you. Jane Matthews

10 OUR COMMUNITY Referendum on the Bramley The Independent External Examiner said:- Neighbourhood Plan “I consider that the Bramley Neighbourhood Development On Thursday the 9th February 2017 between the hours of Plan 2011-2029 will provide a strong practical framework 7am and 10pm all those people on the Electoral Role for the against which decisions on development can be made.” and Parish of Bramley will be able to Vote the Parish Council and Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council recommended that the plan goes to referendum. YES or NO on the Question It is now for you to DECIDE on the 9th February. ‘Do you want Basingstoke & Deane Borough Malcolm Bell Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Parish Councillor and Chair of Neighbourhood Planning Bramley Parish to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?’ You can view the final versions of the complete plan and supporting documentation at: http://bramleyndp.org.uk/ National Women’s Register (NWR) documents/final-document-versions/ On December 17th members met at Meadow View, The An Open Forum is being held in the Village Hall on Street for the last meeting of 2016, which was the Christmas Saturday, 4th February 10.00 am - 4.00 pm and Party. They were greeted by Gill who has now been the Monday, 6th February, 5.00pm - 8.00pm hostess for this event for many years. A “guess who I am” quiz started the evening followed by other well-known Councillors will be on hand to answer any final queries you party games. It was then time for supper and what a may have prior to the Referendum. delicious variety was spread out on Gill’s big dining table. If more than 50% of individuals vote ‘yes’ in the Each member had brought along some tasty dish to add to referendum, then Basingstoke and Deane Borough the feast. There had to be drinks of course and Margaret had Council will ‘make’ the Bramley Neighbourhood Plan. If volunteered to bring wine while Pat arrived with a supply the Neighbourhood Plan is ‘made’ it will help determine of very special Pimms. All went home happy at having had a planning applications in the Bramley Neighbourhood Area. lovely time, with many thanks to Gill. It will also form part of the statutory development plan for New members are always welcome. Meetings are held on Basingstoke and Deane. the last Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm in members’ If more people vote ‘no’ than ‘yes’ then the Neighbourhood homes. Discussions are on previously selected topics. More Plan will not be made part of the statutory development information from 01256 881529 plan for the local area. Phyl Davies

11 LIFESTYLE Tense spelling bee occurs in Priory Primary in year 5 Happy New Year to you all, we hope that you had a very pleasant Christmas. One of the highlights of our new term was the final of our spelling bee competition. Here are Erin, Zack, Alex, Eva and Lucy to tell you a little bit more about what has been going on. At the start of last term Year 5 were given a spelling test Christmas and January at Little Apples of words they may or may not know. The top spellers Welcome back to Little Apples 2017! Happy New Year. were chosen to go to a spelling club with Mrs Salsi every Hopefully everyone had a peaceful Christmas, it all seems Wednesday for half an hour. We did a lot of spelling so long ago now! It was a very exciting time at Pre-school games and mini competitions along with learning different spelling patterns in fun and different ways. At the end with the Rev’d Lenton coming along and telling the children of the term we were given a list of words to learn over the story of the first Christmas. The children thoroughly the Christmas holidays to prepare for a spelling bee enjoyed participating in the Christmas baking by making competition. gingerbread Christmas trees, shortbread and Rudolf Our classmates were watching us so it became quite biscuits. Sparkly decorations and lots of glitter adorned our intense. There were six different rounds. In each round we Christmas tree and we had stained glass displays over our all got two words to spell. Luckily there was no tie breaker. windows. And you might be wondering who won? So here is the On the last day of term, our children performed their leader board… Nativity Play – “Leo the Lion and the King of the World.” Erin 1st, Zack and Alex were joint 2nd, Eva was 3rd, and This was lots of fun and received much critical acclaim! Lucy 4th. Everyone did as well as they could. Of course, the families aren’t biased! A big thank you to Thank you for taking the time to read our monthly articles; everyone who came along and donated to our fundraising if you would like to visit us in person, a warm welcome will raffle. Thank you also to our fabulous staff who organised always await you at The Priory; please contact the school and rehearsed it all. We raised more than £100 for resources office on 01256 850062. for the children, which is super. This half term at Little Apples we will be thinking about the cold and keeping warm and healthy. This helps with the children’s learning and understanding in Physical Development. We will be doing exercises and activities which build core strength and motor skills which are essential for sitting still and learning. We have been exploring ice and concepts such as “melting” and “frozen” as well as the characteristics of cold weather animals in our early science. Additionally, for 2017, we are re-launching our Book Lending Library, promoting children’s literacy. In line with Government policies for Early Years Education, we are now accepting all children from two years old, whether they receive funding or not. If you would like to register a child or pop up for a visit, please contact Jo on 886408 or [email protected]

12 LIFESTYLE Don’t dine alone! Over Christmas Cherry Blossom Manor ran a “don’t dine alone” campaign, encouraging local elderly residents to join them for lunch. The campaign was such a success that they have decided to continue it over the winter period. They are inviting local elderly residents to not dine alone by joining them on Fridays between 12:30 and 13:30 for a fish and chips lunch. The only cost involved is the call to let Cherry Blossom Manor know that they would like to attend. Well Hello and Happy New Year to you all, hope you all had If you are an elderly resident living alone and fancy some a very Merry Christmas. company over lunch on Friday, please call Angela MacQuillin We are glad to be back in action at Bramley Youth Club and on 01256 886436 hope you are all enjoying all your new presents. Remember, Cherry Blossom Manor, German Road, Bramley RG26 5GF if you have any unwanted items and you think the Youth Club could benefit from them please speak to one of the Youth Workers at BYC and we will gladly see if we can take any items for the club. For those of you who attended Bramley youth club’s AGM in December we would like to say a massive Thank You to you all for your support and positive feedback. We found it amazing and useful to know the opinions of the parents and the young people who attend Garden Design BYC. Now let’s talk upcoming activities; Sarah Plested 07799 256577 Youth Club Activities 2nd February - music session (TBC) e: [email protected] 9th February - Valentines craft www.bramleyappledesign.co.uk 16th February - Pinterest art 23rd February - weekend ice hockey (TBC) INSPIRATIONAL GARDENS WITH A DASH OF REALITY 2nd March - capture the flag 9th March - cake decorating 16th March - canvas art painting 23rd March - football 30th March - clay art

If this sounds like something you would be interested in then pop down to BYC on a Thursday and meet the gang. Your first session is completely FREE and you will get to enjoy all the activities and more. For more information regarding BYC, the activities and any news then head over to our Facebook page: @BramleyYouthProject for more details. We are also always looking for volunteers, so if you are aged 16 and above and want to get involved please do not hesitate to head over to our BVAYouth website where you can find out how to become a volunteer for this awesome Youth Club.

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13 LIFESTYLE Use it or lose it Wendy Gill runs WG Pilates, which holds a pilates class at Even better, rope in a friend to share a similar goal so that Cross House, Bramley, on Wednesday mornings. In this you can support each other and make it a sociable event. article, she encourages us to get moving, whatever age we are. Most importantly of all, record each time you achieve a step towards your target. You’ll be able to look back and see how While listening to Radio 2 in the second week of January, far you’ve come and look forward to see how much closer my attention was drawn by an interview with Pam, an you are to attaining your goal. inspirational 80-year-old lady who had signed up to walk 1000 miles by the end of this year. Committing herself to Wendy Gill walk an average of 2.74 miles every day, she said, helped to 07961 102535 [email protected] motivate her to get up and out of her house on days when she really didn’t feel like it, even though she knew that she would enjoy it immensely once she was walking. We’re all like that, aren’t we? Especially when it’s cold outside and the nights draw in so quickly this time of the BRAMLEY BADMINTON year. We know it would be good for us to do some exercise but that initial hurdle of actually getting out of the house can Want to get fit after all that food be the hardest of them all. at Christmas? Then why not come along to Badminton in the Village The latest research reports on the topic regularly tell us that Hall? We meet on Monday and we need to keep moving, particularly as we get older or to Tuesday evenings from 8pm to strengthen us when we’ve been injured. The old adage of “if 10pm. Both evenings are of mixed you don’t use it, you lose it” really is true and it’s so much ability and beginners are always harder to start moving the longer we leave it. welcome. Unfortunately, we are Setting a goal can be a really effective motivator for the unable to take children under the psyche, particularly if you break it down into bite-sized age of 18. chunks. It can, like Pam, be walking a certain number of miles Anyone interested please contact Jane on 881647 or steps each day, attending an exercise class each week, playing a regular game of squash, going for a cycle ride at the weekend…Choose something that you know you will enjoy.

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14 OUR COMMUNITY How will Bramley develop in the future? A view from our Councillor, Nick Robinson Basingstoke’s local plan sets out how development should This is bad news for us. The level crossing is now closed for look from now until 2029, that’s only 12 years away. There about 32 minutes per hour and with all the increased rail are currently approved planning applications for over 500 traffic the crossing will inevitably be closed for considerably homes at Razors Farm, Strawberry Fields and Cufaude Lane more time causing even longer queues and road safety issues in addition to the 200 now being built at Minchens Lane. in the village. These are all included in the new homes target imposed on Bramley needs to consider how we are going to deal with the Basingstoke and Deane by the government. challenges that more housing, more traffic and more trains Britain has a growing population and, as a result, has a housing will bring. Now is the time to start raising the issues of major crisis which will not improve in the next 12 years when the road improvements, a new school and relocating the shop current local plan expires. The Basingstoke area with its links to a more suitable location. This all needs to be done in a to London and Southampton will undoubtedly have more way that is sympathetic to the rural village setting which we housing imposed on it whichever political party is in power at chose to make our home and most importantly before the that time. As the current major development of Manydown is inevitable next round of housing development is imposed to the west of Basingstoke, developers will certainly be looking on us. to the north and east of the town in the future. This is not the way I would like things to be, however, I do Bramley’s greatest asset, and the reason many of us have believe that it is the way it will be despite my efforts and chosen to live here, is the station with its links to London, those of my colleague Venetia Rowland to fight to keep Basingstoke and Reading. But it is also its Achilles heel as Bramley rural. it is seen by planners as a major infrastructure asset. The I would appreciate your comments and input. My email is issue of the crossing closing from 2019 is now being denied [email protected] by Network Rail despite them having put it in writing earlier this year. However, at their admission, the rail traffic is due to increase significantly. With electrification of the line due within the next decade freight traffic from Southampton to the national interchange at Reading will increase. Network Rail have also indicated early stage plans for a Crossrail link from Heathrow to Basingstoke via Reading and therefore passing through Bramley.

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16 OUR COMMUNITY Welcome to the Membership of the Royal British Bramley & District Branch – Royal new Bramley Legion no longer requires a history British Legion Standard Bearer of service in the armed forces, so any and District member of the public is welcome to join Our Branch Standard Bearer Tony Branch of the if they have a wish to support British Evans has been a member now for 59 Armed Forces personnel, ex-Service Years. An ex Warrant Officer in the Royal British Royal Marines, Tony can always be Legion men and women and their families. So anyone wishing to dip a toe in the water seen at Royal British Legion events The Launch of the Bramley and and find out more please get in touch both locally and at County Level, District Branch of the Royal British with Rhydian Vaughan. carrying the Branch Standard. He is Legion 2016 marked the amalgamation never put off by the weather, and will of the Bramley, Stratfield Saye and Branch meetings for 2017 are scheduled attend the events that are required. He Sherborne St John Branches of the for 14th March, 9th May, 11th July, 12th can be relied upon to be immaculately Royal British Legion into the newly September and 14th November. All at dressed and is a credit to both the named Bramley and District Branch. Cross House, 730pm start. Branch and the National Royal British In doing so it stabilises the Branch and Legion. We hope that he will continue gives a strong base to move forward. Royal British Legion to represent the Branch for many years 2016 has also seen an increase in the Poppy Appeal to come, as the Branch Members owe branch membership (not due to the This year’s Royal British him a debt of gratitude. amalgamation), and also bodes well Legion Poppy Appeal was for the future. an amazing success for the Bramley The Branch accounts are in a good shape and District Branch. In 2015 we had a and will allow the Branch Committee very good year, with £6,889.56 raised, to do more for its membership in terms but this was surpassed in 2016 by an of meetings and events throughout the absolutely stunning total of £9,328.72. year. To that end the Committee is This was a phenomenal growth and can planning a programme of meetings to be be directly attributed to the hard work held every two months, along with visits and dedication of the Branch Poppy and an Annual Dinner. Organiser Jean Young and all her band of volunteers who supported her. Branch meetings will include some of the traditional elements such as the Sadly, for health reasons, Jean now Exhortation and the Kohima Epitaph, has to retire from the role of Poppy but will also include a presentation Appeal Organiser for the Branch, and to the Branch on subjects that aim we would therefore like to appeal to to be of interest to the Members and anyone in the Bramley, Sherborne St the wider community. We may even John, Sherfield and Stratfield Saye start some experiments on the style of areas for a volunteer to take on this presentations so they can become more essential role for 2017. Whilst the interactive with the members. Poppy Appeal seems a long way off now, with the organisation that goes As a taster, below are some of the into the arrangements, an appointment Next month we will have more news activities planned for the coming year: sooner rather than later would be about events and meetings planned for • Visit to RAF Odiham highly beneficial. The appeal goes the members (and potential members) of the Bramley and District Branch. • An Annual Dinner to anyone from the area, even if you are not currently a member of the Steve Day – Branch Treasurer & • A summer BBQ Royal British Legion, because we can Rhydian Vaughan – Branch Vice • Stories from the Members fast track membership for a willing Chairman • Visit to Imperial War Museum volunteer. Training and guidance will, • And many more….. of course, be available.

17 SPECIAL FEATURE SCOUTING Which brings us to 2017, all three ADVENTURES… sections have got a whole host of activities planned – and all The Bramley Scout Group has had an the boys and girls are aiming to incredibly busy few months... In July achieve some badges and have 2016, the whole Group went camping some fun! in Oxfordshire, which was enormous fun. Thanks to a kind donation from For any enquiries regarding local company A1 Logs, we were able, joining the Bramley Scouting in true scouting tradition, to build a groups, please contact jodie@ huge campfire plus several small ones bramley-scouts.org.uk. for cooking on! Being part of the Scouting movement means embracing the idea of volunteering - a big thank you goes out to all the families that gave up their time to take part in the bag pack in Sainsbury’s (which as ever was a successful fund raiser). Not long after that many families went door to door for the annual Poppy Appeal. The total raised in the village was nearly £2,900 – thank you to everyone who bought poppies! The Cubs movement celebrated its 100th birthday with a big birthday party in December where, with all the other cub groups taking part, Bramley Cubs renewed their promise at the same time.

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18 CLIFT MEADOW CLIFT MEADOW It’s been a while since the Trustees of Clift Meadow last wrote to you so now seems to be a good time to round up 2016 and give you some thoughts on what to expect in 2017. The first and most significant news is the decision taken by us and St James’s Church to hold the Bramley Fete on Clift Meadow annually. Previously there have sometimes been two fetes, sometimes no fetes and sometimes fun days – frankly we were getting confused ourselves! Following the successful support by the village last year we all felt that the mood was there to move to an annual fete on or around St George’s Day. This year it will be on Saturday 29th April so please save the date. While the weather has the potential to be a touch chilly we felt that the summer can bring an overdose of village fetes, plus by teaming up with the Church we are confident that the weather hotline can be activated for our benefit. Now we are making then I would encourage you to join in other events. For example, the Easter this a regular feature we shall start to this friendly and supportive group. Egg hunt will return on 14th April build on our successes year on year. The Pavilion is transformed into a with the Farmers Market being held Your participation is essential in this mini-activity centre with a vast array concurrently. If you haven’t been to one so please come and enjoy yourselves of games and toys for the children. of our Easter Egg Hunts before then and if the mood takes you, live a little We also continue to offer fitness I urge you to come along. It just goes and offer to volunteer for an hour or classes for all ages and long may that to show that if chocolate is involved, so – rewards will come in the guise of continue. Our health and wellbeing is which it is, then children will run smiling faces if nothing else. increasingly important and hopefully for hours. Last year there must have Meanwhile I am pleased to say many of you joined in the event we held been hundreds of people enjoying the that both the Pavilion and Brocas in January to promote this. open space that Clift Meadow offers. Hall have re-emerged over the last Enjoyment doesn’t just come from an There is much that we have done couple of years and are representing Xbox and the traditionalist in me took this year for the first time and we are themselves as central to village much comfort from watching families learning about what appeals to you. activities. Not everyone wants to enjoying the simple pleasure of an egg We started running Quiz Nights in get caught up in village life but we hunt in what was remarkably good the Pavilion which have been not only see it as our role to try and offer weather. Participants worked up an great fundraisers for local charities but reasons to those that do. We now appetite and then immediately satisfied have a thriving Youth Club which is a very enjoyable evening out. Being it when the bounty was found. going from strength to strength. It reminded of our ignorance is good for the soul but the squeals of delight That only leaves me to say thank you to is important to be able to offer the all of you who have enjoyed yourselves village children somewhere to spend when questions are answered correctly goes to show that one right answer on Clift Meadow at some point this time socialising and developing new year. Maybe you’re a regular dog- is worth numerous wrong ones. The skills. Similarly, the Cubs and Scouts walker, a Pilates specialist, a touch-line Quiz Nights will continue next year and are well supported and offer more parent, or a fete attendant. However whisper it quietly but we have plans opportunities for our youth to grow frequently or infrequently you come for similar evenings in the pipeline. and gain new experiences. Personally, along, thank you for your support. As Having launched the Pamper Evening I am in awe of those who volunteer Trustees we shall continue to try and in 2014 we have repeated it for the on all of our behalf to maintain and find the right line between running last two years and believe that this encourage these activities. Following what needs to be a commercially viable successful event, while niche, is gaining the theme the young footballers enterprise with an environment that continue to come from miles around in popularity. We all benefit from a bit supports local clubs and societies. If on Sunday mornings – I believe just of pampering so put aside 25th March you haven’t been before come and visit, what the Clift brothers hoped for for me-time and join us for a well- and if you have – keep coming! when they generously gifted the fields deserved evening of self-indulgence, to the village. 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20 LITTLE LONDON Pamber Parish Council Notes Speedwatch. for Little London. The Speedwatch programme is continuing The last meeting of Pamber Parish Council was to be processed and specific problem areas held on Monday, 9th January 2017. I hope each are now being discussed and will be assessed and every one of you had a wonderful Christmas by a representative. Training will then and a very happy new year! commence when these areas have been approved. A huge thank you to those who Parish Lengthsman Scheme volunteered for this scheme. The Lengthsman Scheme has been extremely Hampshire Volunteer request successful and all required works have been completed in the Pamber area. A huge thank for Village Warden: you has to be given to David Saunders and his After many months of searching, a member of team who have been highly efficient in carrying out all works the community has kindly volunteered to act as a Warden for for Pamber and the neighbouring Parishes in its cluster. the local area and will liaise between elderly and vulnerable members of the Community and the Council and Borough. Highways Thank you to Mrs Taylor for volunteering for this role. Highway issues can be reported directly to Hampshire County Council - visit http://www3.hants.gov.uk/transport Next meeting or telephone 0300 555 1388. The next meeting of Pamber Parish Council will be held at 7.30pm on Monday, February 13th 2017 in St Stephen’s Avian Flu: Hall, Little London. All parishioners are welcome to attend. In light of the recent news the following link from the Details of meetings are displayed on the notice boards and Government Chief Veterinary Officer has advice for on the website www.pamber-pc.gov.uk protecting any birds against Avian influenza, as well as L. S. Browne (Clerk). Tel. 07920 787170. Email clerk@ details of the extension of the Prevention pamber-pc.gov.uk Zone: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/avian-flu- prevention-zone-extended .

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21 22 LIFESTYLE Probus learn about the Everyone had a corrugated plastic pipe Art/Science of the Dowser with a weighted end called a bobber which if rotated clockwise had been Michael Haxeltine, a member of the used to find oil fields. All down to our British Society of Dowsers, gave an mental process, apparently. Medical abridged presentation to the Probus work had also been successfully Club of Basingstoke, which was a snap penetrated with the pendulum – plumb shot of the extensive breadth of this line – used in vascular dementia and subject. His normal presentation can distance healing. The pendulum is be an all day affair but he had to make currently under experimentation at do with one hour. the Savill Garden near Windsor where it is being used to establish if when plants are set in a magnetic orientation grow differently to others of the same species. Whilst at these famous gardens he was able to find an ongoing underground water leak to within 6 inches of the fault. Geoff Twine with a pendulum Another occasion Michael had used the pendulum to identify 15 out 16 known faults with a ship’s radar system. information about this fascinating Michael Haxeltine is an enthusiastic subject. For information on the amateur member of his society and Probus Club see their web site www. Fred Lock with Michael Haxeltine so is not listed on their web site but probusbasingstoke.webs.com or phone Most of us have heard about water see www.britishdowers.org for more Paul Flint on 07770 886521. divining. The speaker gave other instances of its practical use and told of an instance where he had been able to identify 15 out of 17 known problems found by CCTV in a 200 m drain. However not many attendees knew about the extensive use made by dowsers in all manner of circumstances and the speaker gave practical demonstrations to help his cause. And members of this social club for retired professional and business managers were encouraged to take part. One member sat with an open design pyramid over his head for half an hour which when removed was shown to have created an aura of about 75 cms around him. The weighted end of a flexible metal rod was seen to rise when placed in the middle of the pyramid. Similar open pyramids have been proven to help seeds germinate by raising local temperature. A torch beam made a dowsing rod move down the light beam which was explained because light is a mix of waves and particles. All present had a dowsing rod made of a wire coat hanger with a right angle handle which we had to use to search for articles previously hidden in the room. Some had success but others had to count backwards to stabilise Clift Meadow Pavilion their mental position. One volunteer had the left side of his body checked by a dowsing rod to identify any old injuries. Some foods were checked if still suitable to eat by suspending a pendulum over it, similar in style to a plumb line, and if it rotated clockwise the food was edible. 23 LIFESTYLE BRAMLEY KNITTING CIRCLE The group last met on November 29th as it was too near Christmas to meet in December. We had a full house as knitting is growing in popularity and the work is for such a worthy cause. The November newsletter from Knit for Peace requested warm clothes and blankets as the cold weather has set in and help is urgently needed in refugee camps in Kurdistan. There were 15 busy knitters that day all working on much needed items. Hats and scarves are also useful and a pattern for a bobble hat has been handed out. This is being made with or without the “bobble”. Judith has already made several, and others will be joining her. These items will be added to the rainbow blankets which are popular as they are made in strips from oddments of wool. The offer from Wendy to do sewing up has been gladly accepted. Freda gave her report and there will be no problem meeting courier costs. Dusty’s iced coffee cake went down a treat, so delicious with tea or coffee. Val Mills was the helper in the kitchen that day. We all look forward to January 31 and a get together at 2pm at Vectis, Silchester Road. Do come and join us. Parking is available. Meetings are always on the last Tuesday each month. Any offers of wool welcome. Please call 01256 881296. Phyl Davis

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25 LIFESTYLE BASINGSTOKE LIONS CLUB UPCOMING EVENTS: I think Lenny the Basingstoke Lion must have been given 04/03/2017 CHARITY SWIMATHON: We are now an early Christmas present of a flying carpet. He certainly contacting schools, colleges, sports clubs and businesses to managed to flit about Basingstoke like a demented invite them to enter teams in this event. The 2017 SPECIAL bluebottle over the Christmas period. He appeared at the OLYMPICS are being held in Sheffield this year. This gives Tesco food bank where he helped to raise £130, served early swimmers with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to morning breakfasts, and took part in the Christmas parade compete against their peers. Members of The Basingstoke and the Daniel Rolfe fun day in aid of Wessex Heartbeat. Bluefins (Disability) will be competing and we will be All that in addition to doing shifts in support of our own supporting their participation. You too can help us by collections which, thanks to everyone’s generosity, raised getting together a team of 6 to swim in our event, which also £2847. Many thanks to all who contributed and to ASDA, allows you to support other charities. Get on our website. Homebase, Old Basing Co-op and the Chineham Shopping Click the link on the Home Page. Click “contact us”. Enter Centre for allowing us to collect on their premises. Now, the name of your organisation, your team name, your team you’d be forgiven for thinking that it is always someone captain’s name and an email contact address. It’s that easy. different in the Lion suit. But it isn’t. Typically, it’s our Even I can do it. President hiding her light under the proverbial bushel. 08/04/2017 QUIZ NIGHT: Come along and see how many WELFARE: Over the Christmas period we made donations brain cells you’ve lost as a result of overindulgence during to homeless charities, the women’s refuge and organizations Christmas and New Year. Contact Philip Wilson Tel: 01256 serving the needy elderly. 352393 or [email protected] to book your table. www.basingstokelions.org.uk

Closures to the M4 Junctions 12 to 13 BRAMLEY LUNCH CLUB Long-term monitoring has found that the two bridges which Due to an unexpected event the planned New Year’s Lunch carry the M4 over Ashampstead Road and Dark Lane, near could not be held in Cross House. However, Wyevale Bradfield in West Berkshire, require extensive repair due to Nursery helped out at short notice and on January 12th chloride-induced corrosion. members arrived at the restaurant to find tables set To address these defects and ensure the structures remain up and menus ready. It was the day when snow was in a safe and serviceable condition extensive work will need confidently forecast and it was very cold. However, in the to be carried out from mid-February 2017 and is expected lovely warmth of the restaurant our depleted number of to take seven months to complete. 17 members enjoyed plenty of options for our meal. There was beef balti curry (quite hot), beef casserole with plenty Traffic Management of vegetables and also chicken and mushrooms, which won much approval. Dessert was a delicious fruit crumble with In order to carry out the work as efficiently and safely as custard or ice cream, which was the creamiest ever. With tea possible, the following traffic management restrictions will and coffee served to end this lunch, and all the happy chatter, be in place: it turned out to be a successful celebration to welcome 2017. • 24 hour narrow lane running in contraflow on both Thanks to Caroline and Christine for making the carriageways with a 50mph speed limit arrangements. Weather and illness kept many away but • Overnight lane closures (Monday to Friday, 9pm to 6am) absent members were remembered. Olive had suffered a • Overnight closures of the M4 between junctions 12 and fall and was being cared for in BDH, Judy was cooking for 13 (Monday to Friday, 9pm to 6am) the Cross House event, and Margaret, Jo and Robin were • Daytime lane closures over weekend periods (9pm Friday otherwise engaged. We thought of them all and hope to through to 5am Sunday) have a full quota on February 9th back in our usual venue. • Closure of Dark Lane beneath the bridge – Monday 6 You are welcome there but please call 01256 884065 to let March to Thursday 4 May us know you are coming. • Closure of Ashampstead Road beneath the bridge – Phyl Davies Monday 13 March to Friday 26 May Weekend Closures During work to demolish and install the bridge large cranes that sit across all lanes of the motorway will be used. The M4 east and westbound carriageways will therefore have to close between junctions 12 and 13 for entire weekend periods (9pm Friday through to 5am Monday). The weekend closures are currently scheduled for: • Friday 31 March to Monday 3 April • Friday 7 April to Monday 10 April • Friday 5 May to Monday 8 May For up to date information go to http://www.highways.gov.uk

26 BEAUTIFUL BRAMLEY urns Night was celebrated recently and Simple enough, I guess, but look at the kudos a chimp gets this month John Stubbs remembers for using tools – these signposts are tools, and show a form of planning ahead that can be adapted to all sorts of different what the Scottish poet would have B terrain. It’s more of a skill than might be expected from an called a “Wee, sleekit, cow’rin, tim’rous animal of little brain, though in proportion to its weight, in Beastie” also known as a fieldmouse. fact a fieldmouse is a bit more cranial than a cat or dog. A census of Bramley would quite likely show the fieldmouse Of course, the whole question of animal intelligence is to be our most numerous backboned animal. And yet, how fraught by the problems of interpretation – it rather depends often will you see one close up? Quite likely never, even if on who’s setting the questions and marking the score sheets. they’re driven into a home by the cold, all you usually find is Is this habit any cleverer than for instance a bird’s migration, their debris. They’re often given a mention around the end possibly over thousands of miles, or a squirrel stocking up of January, though, after the haggis is duly piped and sliced: for hard times ahead? Perhaps not, though a key indicator farmer Burns gives us his apology for ploughing through must be how adaptable the animal is. A rigid pattern of a mouse’s nest, and adds a few pertinent asides. Not so behaviour will work very well when the environment is easy for us Sassenachs to quite get the hang of it all, but consistent, but if a few things change then it fails; the animal liberal toasting with the appropriate dram can help, I gather. This one took his selfie at the bottom of our garden at around two in the morning – they are of course nocturnal as well as tim’rous. They’re also prey to almost any predator – cats, dogs, foxes, stoats, weasels, owls and other raptors account for enormous numbers, and reduce average life expectancy to a matter of months. It’s a big, dangerous world if you’re that tiny, and visibility is not good down in the undergrowth. So, how do you get around? If you find a hoard of seeds, how do you make sure you don’t get lost on the way home, and can find your way back again for more? You might lay a scent trail, as do ants; the gets de-selected, like permanently. In this case the mouse snag with this ploy is that a potential predator may sniff out must rate as ok, though. Outdoors, field-mice are markedly where you are, and lie in wait. Magnetic-field sensing à la territorial, but their very close cousins in our houses, where pigeon is apparently used by mice, but it’s not so good on food is relatively plentiful, are social, hierarchical animals the local scale where a metre in error can mean death by well able to tolerate the neighbours. Why argue about who exposure. And even to an expert mouse, one clump of grass found the packet of sunflower seeds, when it’s a hundred may sometimes look not all that different from another. times your size? In your loft females will share the infant Climbing, jumping, jinking and rearing up certainly help, nursing duties with extended families– in the garden they’d and will be used all the time rather than a steady, stately more likely eat them. walk - that’d soon get a gruesome ending. And tim’rous, certainly – they really can’t be expected to tough it out with Robert Burns, then, as a working ploughman, knew his a predator – hence the slightest alarm means the forager has subject well. He was happy to allow ‘A daimen-icker in a to bolt for cover: this is the cow’rin bit. Must be quite a drag thrave’. Generous, really, for a subsistence farmer at the though, all the time – where was I, now? Looking under that time. But then, had he prospered on the land, perhaps the bramble on the left, or was I over by the tree stump? Did I rest of his life would not now be history. check out that root? However, patient researchers have found that the creatures are not as scatter-brained as they might look. In a strange environment, they’ll actually mark where they are, using conspicuous bits and pieces – a leaf or small fragment of twig, moving stuff around to make recognisable way-marks. 27 
 
 
  



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The Chairman, John Lambeth, welcomed members to the Besides attending over 380 functions in the borough she first meeting of 2017 on 4th January and wished everyone a also went to the linked Belgian town of Briane L’Allend to Happy New Year. The Secretary, Tony Brazier, gave details attend the Battle of Waterloo’s bicentenary celebrations. of the forthcoming trips to The William Morris Gallery in Her most abiding memory of the year though, was seeing Walthamstow on Wednesday 22nd February and Chichester the extraordinary amount of voluntary work carried out in on Wednesday 22nd March. Basingstoke by a huge number of people spread over a wide This month’s speaker was Anne Court who gave a talk on her range of organisations. year as Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane who is the Queen’s The year’s programme and further details about meetings representative in the Borough. She gave a history of the can be obtained from the Secretary Tony Brazier on 01256 position which is an unelected one and is usually held by the 418770 or at [email protected] and if you would like longest serving councillor. She gave details of her charities to join us on any of our trips please contact Kate Lambeth for the year and the reasons she had chosen the Ark Cancer on 01256 328791. Centre, the Basingstoke Multicultural Forum and Inspero to David Cowling receive the £24,000 raised.

30 WHAT’S ON February events at the Basingstoke Discovery Centre Crime Fiction Reading Group To book a place, you can order online from https://www.hants.gov.uk/shop/ Saturday 18 February / 2pm / FREE home.php ,or visit Basingstoke Discovery Centre in Festival Place, or call 01256 Meet others who share your enjoyment of 478670. Advance booking is strongly recommended. To find out more about this genre. Basingstoke Discovery Centre and Hampshire Libraries visit www.hants.gov.uk/bsdc http://www3.hants.gov.uk/library/bsdc.htm Charlie’s Storytelling Parties https://twitter.com/BasingstokeDC https://www.facebook.com/BasingstokeDC Monday 20 February / 10am & 11.15am / Ages 3+ / £3.75 (accompanying adults Wonderful Wordsmiths Disability Signpost Service free) Wednesday 1 & 15 February / 4pm – Tuesday 7 February / 10am - 12noon Join children’s entertainer and actress 5pm / Ages 8 – 13 / FREE Charlie Sanderson for 45 minutes of Drop-in for information on topics storytelling, singing and other surprises! Gain confidence in your writing and meet including transport, benefits, housing like-minded people in this friendly group. and more. Be Confident and Safe around Painting for Fun Basingstoke Disability Dogs – a workshop for children Thursday 2 & 16 February / 2.30pm – Connections Tuesday 21 February / 11am / £1 per child 4.30pm / FREE (Adults free) / Ages 5-11 Tuesday 7 February / 12.30pm – 2.30pm Informal group of painters who share tips The Education and Community Officer Informal get-together for people affected and conversation in Coffee shop area. for Dogs Trust in the South will be leading by disability. a workshop on Dog Safety for children Hearing Impaired Reading Group aged 5-11. Memory Box Project Friday 3 February / 2pm – 4pm / FREE Friday 10 & 24 February / 10.30am – Art Workshop An opportunity to meet people in a 12.30pm Thursday 23 February / 10.30am – 1pm / similar situation round a shared interest The memory box project is an exciting Ages 8+ / £3 Drop-In Surgery with reminiscence project open to all. Drop Join us for a morning of arts and crafts Local Councillor in and share some stories around the to celebrate your favourite children’s interesting objects on display. Saturday 4 February / 2pm – 3pm books. Using printing, collage and craft techniques we will make lots of pictures Meet your Hampshire County Councillor Discover Board Games inspired by our favourite books to create for Basingstoke Central, Criss Connnor to Saturday 11 & 25 February / 10am – a fold up book to take home. This event discuss local issues. 1pm / Ages 3+ / FREE. is sponsored by Basingstoke NADFAS Young Arts www.badfas.org.uk. Harry Potter Book Day Young Embroiders Club Saturday 4 February / from 10am / Ages Saturday 11 February / 10am – 12noon / Dragons & Unicorn 3+ / FREE Ages 5-16 / £5 Friday 24 February / from 10am / Ages 3+ / FREE Join us for a wizard day of craft, activities, Learn new skills and meet new friends. trails and much more. Keep a look out for A whole day of FREE activities for all Owls as they deliver more information to Chatterbooks ages: 3D-colouring, craft, LEt’sGO the Discovery Centre nearer the time! Mondays 13 February/ 4pm – 5pm / Ages Construction and more. 8-11 / FREE Birds & Gardens: Perfect Partners Family Chess Coaching Are you a Bookaholic? Do you enjoy Saturday 4 February / 2pm / £3.50 Saturday 25 February / 10am – sharing ideas, making new friends In this illustrated talk by Alick Jones, a 1pm (drop-in) / FREE and exploring new subjects? Join retired professional biologist, find out Chatterbooks a book group aimed for David Graham and members of the how we can make our gardens better 8-11 year olds. Books, activities, quizzes Basingstoke Junior Chess Club will be habitats for birds and about the role of the visiting to offer hints, tips and guidance Garden Birdwatch. and lots more. Sign up at the Information Desk in the library. for complete beginners as well as to those Children’s Crafts with some knowledge and experience. Creative Writing Saturday 4 February / from 10am / Ages StreetPass Wednesday 15 February / 2pm – 4pm / £1 3+ / FREE. Saturdays 25 February / 11am – 4pm / New members are welcome at this FREE Board in the Library supportive group for writers of all genres Experience a new level of social gaming Saturday 4 February / 11am – 4pm / FREE and ability. with your Nintendo and other gaming Wednesday 8 & 22 February / 2pm – consoles. 6pm / FREE Poetry Group Wednesday 15 February / 10.30am – Bring out your competitive streak with Visually Impaired Reading Group 12.00 noon / £1 games like Splendour and Carcassonne. Monday 27 February / 10am – 12 noon / Or working cooperatively – try a game of Read and share poetry with other like- FREE Pandemic to help save humanity! minded people. An opportunity to meet people in a similar situation round a shared interest.

31 WHAT’S ON

Mondays Pilates 6.30pm & 8.30pm Clift Meadow Pavilion

Badminton Village Hall Clubbell yoga 7.15-8.45pm Cross House

Beavers School Hall Trail Runners 7.30pm Clift Meadow car park

Martial Arts Brocas Hall Circuits 8pm School Hall

Music With Mummy Village Hall Thursdays Bramley & Romans Floral Sherfield on Loddon Pilates Clift Meadow Pavilion Society 1st Thursday Village Hall

Pilates 9am Brocas Hall Dance Club Primary School Hall Stay Active As You Age Class – Brocas Hall Dance Club (Petite) Brocas Hall 11am nd Cubs 6.30-8pm School Hall Lunch Club 2 Thursday Cross House

Fitness league 7.30pm Clift Meadow Pavilion Pilates St Stephen’s Hall

nd Trail Runners 7.3opm Clift Meadow car park WI 2 Thursday Village Hall

Tuesdays WI Lite 4th Thursday Clift Meadow Pavilion

0-5 club Clift Meadow Pavilion Legs, Bums & Tums 9am Clift Meadow Pavilion

Badminton Village Hall Perform 5.45pm Clift Meadow Pavilion Hatha Yoga 6-7pm, 7.15-8.15pm Cross House Bell Ringing St James’s & 8.30-9.30pm

Dance Club (Petite School) Village Hall Youth Club 6-8pm Brocas Hall

Karate Primary School Hall Modern Jive Classes 8-10.30pm Village Hall

Short Mat Bowls Village Hall Fridays

Tuesday Club St Stephen’s Hall Health Visitor Reviews Village Hall

Pilates 9.30am Brocas Hall Hatha Yoga 9.30-10.45am Brocas Hall Bramley Mums Walking Group Clift Meadow car park Pilates 11.30am Clift Meadow Pavilion 6.50 for 7pm Abs/Skipping 7.15pm Brocas Hall Perform 3.30pm Clift Meadow Pavilion

Zumba 8pm Brocas Hall Saturdays

Wednesdays Dance School Brocas Hall

1st Bramley Brownies Village Hall Farmers market 1st Saturday Clift Meadow Pavilion

Guides Village Hall Sundays Parish Council Meetings 3rd Village Hall Dinky Disco Village Hall Wednesday of the month Rainbows Village Hall Stitch Together Village Hall See page 5 for Church services at St James’s Bramley Scouts Brocas Hall & St Stephen’s Little London Baby Clinic 2nd Wednesday Clift Meadow Pavilion 9-11.30am Pilates 9.30-10.30am Cross House

Pregnancy yoga 6-7pm Cross House

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 Catriona Hayward 07464 747779 [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 Volunteer Drivers 07787 166924 Visit us on Facebook 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 Dinky Disco Nikki Mills 07523072591 [email protected] Exercise classes Caroline Sherlock 07845 217901 [email protected] Farmers market Jo Kemp Williams 07557412400 [email protected] Floral Society Joyce Rawlinson 889040 Guides Louise Whitmarsh 01256 881125 [email protected] Hatha Yoga Jacqui Morris 07539 432228 [email protected] Jo Whatley & Sian Little Apples 886408 [email protected] Davies Lunch Club Chris Woodward 884065 Martial Arts Rocci 07584281036 [email protected] Music with Mummy Cathy Rowe 07766 931170 [email protected] Perform Gemma Payne 07825916496 [email protected] 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 Slimming World Hannah Sheahan 07426 822902 [email protected] St Stephen’s Hall Doreen Quilter 850394 [email protected] Bookings Thula mama Rebecca Cooch 07971 798945 [email protected] Trail Runners Richard Perkins [email protected] WG Pilates Wendy Gill 07961 102535 [email protected] WI Anne Porter 881691 WI Lite Sarah Spencer [email protected] Yoga Felicity Wood 07980 304590 [email protected] 0-5s club Laura Lamb 07766 560918 [email protected]

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