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Ofering a full range of legal services. A Gift to the Village www.qualitysolicitors.com/knightpolson Authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority No. 619547 Neighbourhood Forum October 2016 Printed by Sarum Graphics Tel: 01722 324733 24 The Editor October 2016 1 4 Gatcombe Gardens CHURCH AND VILLAGE FROM THE ORGANISATIONS PO14 3DR Tel 01329 847637 EDITOR’S DESK ST PETER’S CHURCH e-mail: [email protected] Vicar Revd Susan Allman 01329 847003 Mobile:0775 994 1042 Curate Revd Janet Trevithick 01329 847003 Church Office Open: Mon-Thurs 9 - 12 The stated aim of the Titchfield Neighbourhood Forum is to make Titchfield “a place e-mail: [email protected] 01329 847003 to go to, rather than go through” and as Ann Wheal explains in her report of their Website www.stpetertitchfield.org.uk progress so far (page 20) they are working up a plan to present to Fareham Borough Reader Mr Roger Bryant, 99 Frosthole Crescent, Fareham 01329 230129 Council which, hopefully, will enable their aim to come to fruition. A presentation for all Churchwardens: Mr Peter Taylor 01489 577312 villagers will be made at the Parish Room on Sunday 30th October. Ms Barbara Le Sueur 07453 808200 P.C.C.Secretary Mrs Jane Slaymaker, 42 Woodbourne Close, Fareham, PO15 5QQ 01329 847003 Titchfield News is pleased to welcome to the village Mrs Michelle Stephens the new Treasurer Mrs Sandra Pereira c/o Church Office 01329 847003 head teacher of our Primary School and in an open letter to the village (page 11) she Stewardship Recorder Mr David Mugford, 19, The Oakes, 01329 667783 stresses her aim of working in partnership with the local community to develop the Organist Mr Keith Miller, c/o Church Office 01489 579160 school’s progress. Capt. of the Tower (Bells) Mr Lyndon Hatfield, 5 Garstons Road, Titchfield PO144EJ 01329 849921 Friends of St Peter’s Mrs Frances Knight - The Old Vicarage,Church Street 01329 846832 A rather unusual gift to the village (page 5) is the subject of Marilyn Wilton-Smith’s Website www.friends-of-st-peters.org piece on taking possession of a scale model of the original Titchfield Market Hall building, which can be made available for displays at village events and which can be TITCHFIELD VILLAGE viewed by contactiing Marilyn. Evangelical Church Mr Bob Rule 02392 585003 Julian Giibbs shares the news of the prospective arrival of a defibriillator in the village Primary School Reception 01329 843322 (page 9) which will be a boon in helping with emergency health situations. We look Parish Room Mrs Grace Clark - for bookings 01329 842085 forward to the Carnival this month (page 10) and we report on the Gardeners’ Club Earl of S’ton Trust Mrs Sue Boden, 01329 513294 Show, Jazz at the Barn (page 12/13) and St Peter’s Summer Show (page 4). Village Trust Mr Nick Girdler 01329 847930 Brian Patten Community Centre Mrs Mary-Kate Smith (Manager ) 01329 842933 Jubilee Surgery Reception 01329 844220 CONTENTS Brownies Ms Gina Dungworth 07778 103672 PAGE 2 The Revd Susan Allman - Rising above adversity Rainbows Mrs Jane Anderson 01489 886724 3 Real Advent Calendars/Celebration Bonfire Boys Message Line 07768 283725 4 St Peter’s Summer Show Speedwatch Mr Chris Walker 01329 847328 5 Titchfield History Society - A Gift to the Village Titchfield Luncheon Club Mr Ken Moores 01329 315615 6 Chapel Page - The Walls of Jericho 7 Titchfield Evangelical Church - Services TITCHFIELD NEWS 8 The lost tomb of the Hornby Family EDITOR 9 Community Association - Defibrillator training 10 Bonfire Boys gear up for the Carnival Mr Brian Patten 4 Gatcombe Gardens, Fareham , PO14 3DR 01329 847637 11 Titchfield Primary School e- mail: [email protected] 12 Gardeners’ Club Annual Show Distribution Mr Brian Williams, 3 County Gardens,Fareham PO14 3JA 01329 516769 13 Friends of St Peter’s - Jazz at the Barn Advertising Mr David Mugford, 19, The Oakes, Stubbington 01329 667783 14 Titchfield News 15 Meon Valley Pilgrimage Trail YOUR LOCAL TITCHFIELD COUNCILLORS 16 Titchfield Film Nights/Titchfield Film Festival COUNTY COUNCIL 17 Titchfield Community Centre - Weekly Diary Mr Geoff Hockley 27 Heath Lawns, Catisfield, PO15 5QB 01329 287365 18 Community Centre - Contacts for Groups and Clubs FAREHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL 19 Titchfield Remembers - Roll of Honour 20 Titchfield Neighbourhood Forum Mrs Connie Hockley 27 Heath Lawns, Catisfield, PO15 5QB 01329 287365 21 Titchfield Festival Theatre/Titchfield Diary Ms Tiffany Harper 20 Hampton Grove, Catisfield, PO15 5NL 01329 844074 22 St Peter’s Church - Sunday Services 23 From the Registers/Cafe Connect/Messy Church 24 Church and Village Organisations Front cover: Jazz at the Barn - photos by Ross Underwood Opinions expressed in this magazine do not necessarily represent the views of the Parochial Church Council. Copy for November 2016 issue to Editor by Wednesday 19th October please

2 St Peter's Church, Titchfield St Peter's Church, Titchfield 23 www.stpetertitchfield.org.uk Rising above adversity by the Revd Susan Allman Messy Church Monday 24th October 3.30pm - 5.45pm Dear Friends, contented and well-rounded lives, despite physical impairments or chronic illness. Once again we have been amazed by the performance of the British Paralympian This month we celebrate the Feast of St. Team; those who have risen above Luke and pray for the healing ministry Cafe Connect adversity to compete and in so many entrusted to the Church. As well as being Sunday 16th October cases to win medals whether it be in the the author of one of the gospels St. Luke In the Parish Rom10.45am - 12.30pm pool, on the track or in the velodrome. is the Beloved Physician who Theirs is a supreme and humbling accompanied St. Paul on his missionary All welcome achievement. journeys, probably because St. Paul had some kind of chronic condition, “A thorn Listening to some of their personal in his flesh,” (2 Corinthians 12:7) for From the Registers stories raises the question of what it which he required medical attention. means to be whole. Here are people Baptisms facing many physical challenges, some As we pray for those who are sick and 21st August Billy Antony Gee present from birth, others the result of for ourselves in our human frailty, it is Jemima Elisabeth Iris Dublin illness or injury. And yet they have an important to remember that being made Erin Sofia Hartnell 28th August Maddison Grace Allen indomitable zest for life and an whole and being cured are not 18th September Cali May Hyland extraordinary ability to inspire those necessarily the same thing. Joshua Jamie Silvestri around them. This is in part because of the team of people who support and Jesus said, “I came that everyone may Funerals encourage them and, no doubt, have wept have life, and life in all its 30th August Karen Grimstead with them when life has been tough. fullness.” (John10:10) The focus of his 22nd September Gwendoline Knight (89) message was on relationships; on the 22nd September Jean Smith (93) What does it mean to be whole? 23rd September Francis Devonshire (46) self-acceptance that comes from knowing Sometimes we take a very simplistic that we are loved and accepted by God Weddings view of prayer for healing. We look for just as we are, on showing us how to live 3rd September Gary Foxley and Katrina Field cures and get angry with God when our well together and on knowing that he 3rd September Carl Carter and Charlotte Sharp prayers are not answered in the ways we would always be beside us as we run the 24th September Mark Oliver and Catherine Didymus want them to be. race of life. 24th September Paul Williams and Antoinette Syffert

And yet, as we look around us we can May the peace of Christ be with us all. Regular activities at St Peter’s Church see that there are many people whose lives are not well, even though physically With love in Him, Bell Ringing Practice Teddy Bear Praise Wednesday in term time 2pm - 3pm and mentally everything is working just Susan Wednesday 7.30pm - 9.00 as it should be, while others are living Morning Prayer Choir Practice Wednesday morning at 8.15am Thursday 7pm 22 St Peter’s Church 3 St Peter's Church, Titchfield Church Street Real Advent Calendars – Celebration Titchfield order by 22nd October A tribute concert in memory Hampshire The Meaningful Chocolate of Tony Sheppard PO14 4AG. Company are making ‘Real Advent Vicar: Revd Susan Allman Calendars’ again this year and it is Celebrating 25 years of Curate: Revd Janet Trevithick time to order them Creative Ministry This year’s calendar will contain: Sunday Services for October • A 28 - page Christmas story booklet with Advent 2nd October Harvest Festival activities 8.00am Holy Communion (1662) • 24 high quality Fairtrade 10.00am Family Service Belgian chocolates

9th October The Twentieth Sunday of Trinity By buying these Advent Calendars 8.00am Holy Communion (1662) you will be: 10.00am Parish Communion • Sharing the Christmas story • Supporting Fairtrade. A donation from each 16th October The Twenty-First Sunday of Trinity calendar will go to One Way UK Puppet Academy 8.00am Holy Communion (1662) Traidcraft Exchange 10.00am Carnival Service • Helping to equip the Funzi present baby clinic in Kenya. 25 Years of Creative Ministry 23rd October Bible Sunday in aid of Motor Neurone Association 8.00am Holy Communion (1662) The calendars cost £3.99. There are 10.00am Parish Communion sign-up sheets on the Notice Boards Saturday 12th November in church and in the Chapter Rooms 6.30pm in St Peter’s Church 30th October All Saints and orders will also be taken at the Tickets available shortly from 8.00am Holy Communion (1662) Traidcraft stalls on 2nd October. All 10.00am Parish Communion orders need to be in by 22nd Parish Office or Penny Sheppard October. 4.00pm All Souls Service Adults £5.00 - children £2.50

If you don’t get a chance to order a (Is anyone able to help with offering November calendar through me, they will be 6th November available in larger branches of Tesco overnight accommodation 8.00am Holy Communion (1662) as well as in some Christian on the Saturday for these amazing 10.00am Family Service bookshops, Fairtrade shops and puppeteers? cathedrals. Please contact Penny Sheppard on 01329 845428 or the Parish Office Do you know anyone who is ill or in any distress More information is available at: and who needs the support of prayer? http://www.realadvent.co.uk/ on 01329 847003)

ST PETER’S PRAYERLINE - Karen Postle please contact Charles Timberlake - 01329 845265 or Doreen White 01329 843544 4 21 St Peter’s Summer Show Titchfield & District News by Jane Robertson Titchfield Festival Theatre Choral Society Seventeen exhibitors participated in this TFT's October production is a stage The Society will be giving their year’s St Peter's Church Annual Summer adaptation of a much-loved TV autumn concert on Friday, 28th Show which helps to raise funds for the sitcom, "Rising Damp". Four October, at St Peter's Church, support of four charities: Macmillan disparate souls, a seedy lodging house Titchfield at 7.30 pm. The works Cancer Support, Rowans Hospice, in North London - the comedy they will be performing are Countess Mountbatten Hospice and St abounds. Four people living together Beethoven's "Mount of Olives" and Peter's Church. Also, a number of in Rigsby's lodging house downwind Faure’s "Requiem". Do keep this spinners demonstrated their work and of an abbatoir - gormless Alan, date free and come and enjoy an Charles Timberlake and our organist, African prince Philip, the lovely Miss evening of wonderful music. Keith Miller, kindly played for us. Jones, and of course the incredible Admission is free, with a retiring The kneelers on display in the church and unforgettable Mr Rigsby, all collection in aid of St Peter's Church This year The Hampshire Artists Open return to tickle the funny-bones. and Multiple Sclerosis. Some comments written in our Visitors The play runs from Wednesday 12th Studios, which is an art trail around the Book: county where visiting public can meet to Saturday 22nd October at 7.30 pm "Wonderful display of Arts and Crafts, so at St Margarets Arts, St Margarets J. West Christmas Trees warm and friendly. it is so nice to be able Lane, Titchfield. to sit and enjoy tea and biscuits. We of Titchfield were made to feel so welcome. Thank In the Great Barn,Mill Lane, Premium Cut Xmas Trees you!" Titchfield, the final production is the All Sizes Available 10% off Tree Voucher ever-popular "The Merchant of Tree Stands "So pleased we eventually found this Venice". Shakespeare's classic tale Traditional Titchfield Wall Brackets building. The exhibits are very of racial and religious tension is as Indoor, Outdoor, LED interesting." relevant now as it was in 1600. & Battery Operated Xmas Lights Performances are on 3rd to 8th On sale from 26th November 2016 "Parents Charles Newman married October, at 7.30 pm. Hilda Oliver in 1930. Grandparents St Margaret’s Fuchsia Nursery, Titchfield Oliver lived in Church Street. Brother 9am – 6pm 7 days a week For more information and to book To pre-order your tree or for any enquiries Spinner and wheel Ernie Newman born South Street, ring the Box Office, 01329 566156, Please contact 07792349130 artists and view their work, included St christened St.Peter's 1932/33. Doyston or go to the website, Peter’s as one of their 250 venues and H. Newman" www.titchfieldfestivaltheatre.com. this greatly increased the number of visitors to the exhibition. There was Titchfield Diary much praise for our great Church and the October exhibits. 3rd-8th Shakespeare at the Barn - The Great Barn, Mill Lane 7.30pm 6th Titchfield Moviola - Festival Theatre - 7.00pm Visitors also included people who were 11th Titchfield Abbey WI - Community Centre - 9.30am following their family tree; those who 12th - 22nd Titchfield Festival Theatre - St Margaret’s Arts - 7.30pm used to live in Titchfield and who took 14th - 16th Titchfield Film Festival - Community Centre - various times part in village life; others with 16th Cafe Connect - Parish Room - 10.45am- 12.30pm memories of Titchfield schools and Hampshire Artists 18th Titchfield History Society - Community Centre - 7.30pm singing in the church as choir boys. It 22nd Captain Billy and Mr Jericho- Parish Room - 7.30pm was so interesting to meet all these Many thanks to all the stewards who 23rd Titchfield Carnival - 1.00pm - onwards 24th Messy Church - St Peter’s Church - 3.30 - 5.45pm people as they revived their memories. gave so much time to welcoming the visitors. 24th Titchfield WI - Parish Room - 7.30pm We couldn't do it without you. 29th Christmas Card Sale - Chapter Rooms -St Peter’s Church 10am - noon 28th Warsash Choral Society - St Peter’s Church - 7.30pm

Titchfield History Society 5 20 Titchfield Neighbourhood Forum Titchfield A Gift to the Village A place to go to rather than go through report by Marilyn Wilton-Smith report by Ann Wheal Titchfield History There is even a Society were drunkard in the We will shortly be sending off the recycling, horticulture and recently presented lock-up under the application to Fareham Borough sustainability. with a scale model stairs, which going Council asking them to approve the of the original by some old existence of the Neighbourhood Forum Healthy Living – in March 2017 we Titchfield Market newspaper clippings and also the Boundary Plan. This is the are planning a day of demonstrations, Hall building (right), would have been a first step in producing a Neighbourhood displays and advice on living healthily. which was made to regular occurrence Plan. This will be in the community centre look how it would in Titchfield at the between 10am and 4pm. have been in the time, if the market We have been awarded 4 – 6 days Victorian era, if it hall had still been consultancy from Locality to help us Leaflet of Historic Titchfield – it is felt had remained. standing. produce our plan. such a flyer would be helpful for Beryl Armstrong, who contacted us to Beryl Armstrong, between making and visitors and also for the information to gift this to the village has created exhibiting dolls’ houses, has written The four groups – traffic and parking, be put on our website. Paula Weaver is numerous buildings, she however rarely books on ‘How to Build a Dolls House’ health and environment, historic currently making a list of places to be replicates real buildings, but she made together with several novels. In her Titchfield and presentation and included – more details later. an exception when she created the models she incorporates an amazing promotion – are working to produce Market Hall. amount of detail, as can be seen in this model. She loved making them in her information for our consultant Andy Disability Audit – shortly we will be The original hall had stood derelict in Hoare so he can work up our plan. carrying out a disability audit around the time, but says that once they are built Barry’s Meadow for years and was she loses interest and then they belong Meeting notes are on our website village including in the doctors’ surgery eventually taken down and to the people who love to view them www.titchfieldvillagetrust.co.uk and and the church. If any of you are aware reconstructed at the Weald and Facebook - Treasuring Tomorrow’s of any areas where disabled people have Downland Museum in West Sussex. At the moment, the model can be made Titchfield difficulties, please let us know – sorry available for display at village events, we can’t do anything about the cobbles! Upstairs in the model the mayor and and it is hoped that in the future a council are in discussion, while traders permanent home can be found for it. If The next forum meeting is on 3rd sell their produce below. October to look at, and comment on, Float at the carnival – in order to you would like to use the model at an these ideas so Andy can produce a promote the Neighbourhood Plan we are event please contact Marilyn WIlton- Smith - Chairman History Society on presentation for everyone in the village having a float at the carnival on Sunday, 01329 843822. to see on Sunday, 30th October at 23rd October. 2pm–4pm in the Parish Rooms. Titchfield History Society - Programme 2016/17 Christmas Tree Festival in the Amended dates and details 18th October- “Hovercraft and ” with Warwick Jacobs Titchfield in Bloom – a group has Church – we are planning to have a tree 15th November Michael Underwood on “Gun Wharf Quay” started work with the view to entering at the festival and to tell people a little 20th December “The Most Extraordinary King” by Peter Mills this competition in 2017, following a about our work. 17th January “The Heritage and Future of Titchfield” - Ken Groves successful trial run in July. They have 21st February Dr Mary South “When the Army came to town” met Matt Wakefield from FBC for • Don’t forget, keep yourself 21st March David Rymill - “Winchester Cathedral Archives” advice and guidance. This competition up-dated by visiting our 18th April George Watts - “The Black Death” is not just about flowers in the Square. It website. 16th May Annual General Meeting is about the whole village looking good • Tell us what you think about village matters. The Society meets on the third Tuesday of each month from September to May at 7.30pm – pavements clean and weed free, in the Malt Room at the Titchfield Community Centre. Membership is open to all, the footpaths tidy, grass verges cut, • It is after all, everyone’s village. annual subscription is £12. Guests are welcome at meetings at a cost of £2 per person. 6 Titchfield Titchfield Remembers 19 Jill Hill continues with Evangelical her stories of Miracles Church in the Old Testament

The Walls of Jericho Arthur Newby We left the children of Israel still on their At last, the day of crossing came. Private 15th Hants Regt journey but now having manna provided Everyone was ready and the priests were Died 7th October 1916 in the morning and meat in the evening. there to carry the Ark of the Covenant Arthur was the youngest of six sons of into the river. As soon as the first priest's Frederick and Edith Newby. All six sons However, their grumbling did not stop. foot touched the water, the river stopped fought in the World War1 and four sons Shortage of water became a major flowing, even though it was usually in returned. Frederick Senior was a problem. Their grumbling never flood at that the time of year. The Ark labourer but died in 1894, a short while ceased. We read of two occasions remained until all the Israelites crossed before Arthur was born. In 1911, Arthur when it was provided for them, in plenty. safely.[ Joshua 3 v.14 - 17 ] was working as a fruit grower / labourer. Arthur joined the 15th Hampshire Exodus 17, v.5-7 tell us of one time when The people camped on the plains of Regiment after war broke out. After they complained to Moses that they'd Jericho and after a while were able to eat initial training close to home they were been brought out of Egypt, only for unleavened bred and roasted grain. Then stationed at Aldershot but in May 1916 themselves, their children and their cattle the supply of manna stopped. they proceeded to France. They saw to die of thirst. Moses could only turn to When the local people and their leaders action in several battles and Arthur died God and say ''What can I do ?’' God heard that the Israelites had crossed the of his wounds during the Battle of answered that he should strike the rock of Jordan, they were very afraid. Transloy Ridge on the Somme. He was Horeb with his staff. This he did and When Joshua approached Jericho, he 22. John Henry Fleet plentiful streams of water issued from the came face to face with a man carrying a L/ Cpl 14th Hants Regt rock. sword. He asked the man whether he was Frederick J Bowers Died 28th October 1916 'friend or foe' and the reply was that he Private 14th Hants Regt John Henry was the oldest child of John Later on, more grumbling - they wanted was the Commander of the Army of the Died 13th October 1916 and Mary Fleet. His father John worked bread not manna. Fiery serpents arrived Lord and he brought the message that Fred was the 6th child and younger son as a miller and later as a labourer. and many people were bitten and died. Jericho would fall to the Israelites. of George and Elizabeth Bowers. He During John’s childhood the family lived The people then wished they had not was born in Titchfield in 1895. Fred was in Mill Street and South Street in complained against God and came to The detailed plan was that the priests a member of the 14th (1stt ) Titchfield later moving to Wallington. Moses to solve their problem. He should carry seven rams' horns trumpets Hampshire regiment. After initial John Henry married Alice Pack in 1902 enquired of God who told him to make a in front of the Ark, and the warriors training close to home, the battalion was and the couple had four sons and two model serpent in brass and put it on a would go before them. They walked adopted by the War Office on the 30th daughters. John Henry was a Member of pole. Everyone who was bitten by a real around the city each day and rested at May 1915. They proceeded to France, the 14th (1st Portsmouth) Hampshire serpent was then instructed to come to the night. This for six days. Meantime, the landing at Le Havre on the 6th March regiment. After initial training close to brass one, look up to it, and be cured. people were to remain quiet. On the 1916 and were in action during the home, the battalion proceeded to France, [ Numbers 21. v. 8-9 ] seventh day, the same drill but this time Battles of the Somme. There is a record landing at Le Havre on the 6th March the city was encompassed seven times in the Hampshire Regimental Journal 1916. They were in action during the Finally, after the 40 years had passed, the and as the trumpets were blown, Joshua recording Fred being taken to a Clearing Battles of the Somme. The Hampshire’s Israelites came to the River Jordan. '' One had instructed the whole people to shout ! Station early in 1916 as a Casualty. Fred Regimental Journal records that John more river to cross! ''. Joshua was now Over a million people would have made was Killed in Action at the Battle of Henry ‘Died of Wounds’. It is likely that leading them and asked them to settle on quite a noise - the walls of Jericho Ancre Heights which started on the 1st he was wounded at the Battle of Ancre that side of the river for three days. crumbled and then everyone and all October 1916. He was 21. Heights. He was 36. meantime, spies had been sent across to animals, were slain. Rahab, who had see how Jericho might be taken. sheltered the spies, earlier, and all her family were saved. [Joshua Ch.6] 18 Titchfield Evangelical Church 7 COMMUNITY CENTRE - CONTACTS FOR GROUPS & CLUBS Art Show Mr Mark Pearce 07962 200208 Ballroom Dance Classes Mr James Taplin 01489 584502 Better Body Fitness Ms Lisa Lingard 079232 31806 Bonfire Boys Hotline 07768 283725 Calendar of events in Bowling Club Mr Gary Rathke 01329 847795 October Boxing Club Mr Ken Charman 01489 581623 Sunday morning services at 10.30am Bridge Club Mr Derek Winslow 01489 505077 (meet for prayer from 10.00-10.15am) Bright Sparks Pre-School Mrs Sally Eland 07890 087897 Card Making Ms Amanda Fowler 07890 426945 Canine Partners Ms Hayley Telling 0845 6580480 Services in October Dog Training Mr Brian Eldridge 02380 777916 2nd October Doug Booth - with Communion FAREGOS - Home Education Mrs Julie Barker 07748 498841 9th October Bob Rule Fareham Bee Keepers Association Ms Sandra Hearn 07590 020012 16th October Paul Carter - with Communion French Conversation Mr Peter Davis 01489 808422 23rd October Bob Rule Gardeners’ Club Miss Wendy Nicholson 01329 842537 30th October John Griffin History Society Mr Peter Mills 01329 317912 Karate (KOKB) Mr Chris Bird 07792 666932 Kung Fu & Kick-Boxing Mr Omar El-Kilany 07575 991855 Open Church each Tuesday morning from 10.30am until 11.45am. Ladies Badminton Mrs Sylvia Lamb 01489 584948 The church is open for the regulars who will welcome visitors. NCT Bumps and Babes Ms Kate Upton 0844 2436130 Tea, coffee and biscuits are served. Oaklands Contact TCA office 01329 842933 Oasis Youth Centre Mr Peter Mills 01329 317912 Rugby Tots Ms Helen Wood 0845 3133244 On Tuesday, 4th October the Christian Travelling Library pays a 78 Club Mr Edward Meads 01489 589689 visit. There is always a great selection of books and DVD’s available Slimming World Ms Colette May-Matthews 07727 872528 which may be borrowed. No money or membership required. Scouts inc Beavers and Cubs Mrs Louise Mclean 01329 842942 For this visit Christmas Cards, diaries and notebooks will be on sale at Solent Fine Arts Soc. (NADFAS) Mrs Louise Ashton 01329 842441 very reasonable prices. Come early for the best choice. 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New Music Makers Choir Save a life - give blood Green United Reformed Donor session - Monday 3rd October Church present an evening concert with St John’s Church Hall the 'New Music Makers Choir” on St Michael’s Grove Wednesday 19th October at 7.30p.m. Fareham Titchfield on the web Refreshments afterwards. Tickets £5 on Times: 13.15 to 15.30 and 16.20 to 19.30 www.welcometotitchfield.co.uk the door or call David and Iris Meatcher www.stpetertitchfield.org.uk 01489 572718 www.friends-of-st-peters.org 8 17 The Lost Tomb of the Hornby Family Titchfield Community Association Mill Street, Titchfield, PO14 4AB by Ron Knee Weekly tel: 01329 842933 fax: 01329 842407 The lost tomb of the Hornby family has One of the last great tombs to be built in Programme been discovered in St Peters’ Church St. Peter's churchyard was that for e-mail: titchfi[email protected] under the organ. William Homby's grandson, another Sunday William, who died on 12th April 1869. See page 18 for The Hornby family was founded by The tomb is capped by a huge ledger Titchfield Auctions – Viewing 5.30-6.30pm names and telephone William Homby, former Governor of weighing over 1 ton and made of polished (The Garage) Auction 6.30pm numbers of contacts Bombay who purchased fifteen hundred Cairngall granite; this was to be the new Sugar Push Tea Dance 1.00pm - 6.30pm for the Groups and Clubs listed on acres of land in 1786. It stretched from the long lasting material which was to appear this page toll bridge at Bursledon which was built in the new Victorian churchyards and by Delmes to Brownwich Lane where it cemeteries. This large carved block of Monday Tuesday met the lands owned by the Delme family. granite was shipped by sea from Aberdeen Bright Sparks Pre-School* 9.15 – 1.30pm Bright Sparks Pre-School* 9.15 – 1.30pm Chilling Farm at the bottom of to the Hook estate at Warsash and brought Tai Chi 12.00 – 2.00pm Titchfield Abbey W.I. (2nd) 9.30 – 12.15pm Brownwich lane was built by William by wagon drawn by four shire horses to Oaklands Day Centre 1.30 – 7.00pm N.A.D.F.A.S (3rd) 10.00 – 12.30pm Homby on the very edge of his vast estate. the tomb site. William's wife Charlotte Bridge Club 7.00 – 10.30pm Tea Dance 1.30 –4.00pm died on 20th January, 1890 and is also Ballroom Dancing 6.15 - 10.00pm Karate 7.00 – 9.00pm His large Palladian mansion, Hook House, interred in this tomb. was completed in 1788 and from then on BOKB 7.00 - 9.00pm History Society (3rd) Sept – May 7.30 –10.00pm he, his family and servants attended St. As the Victorian era came to a close so Solent School of Dance* 6.00 - 8.00pm French Conversation (1st & 3rd) 7.30 - 9.00pm Peter’s Church every Sunday where the did the building of splendid tombs and Lindy Hop 8.00 - 11.00pm Rugby Tots* 10.30 - 12.30pm family had their own enclosed mahogany monuments. Edward Homby the last Perform* 3.30 - 6.00pm box pew. brother of this dynasty leased the great Oasis 7.00 - 8.30pm house and estate to various tenants for Slimming World 4.30 - 9.00pm The family continued to attend St Peter's some years until 1903, when during Wednesday Better Body Fitness 8.30 - 10.30pm until Arthur Hornby, William’s grandson, repairs this wonderful Palladian mansion Bright Sparks Pre-School* 9.15 - 1.30pm gave land and funds to build St Mary's caught fire and burnt down, leaving just Canine Partners 1.00pm - 3.00pm Church at Hook, which opened in 1872, an empty shell of its former glory and Titchfield Luncheon Club 10.30 – 2.00pm ironically the year Arthur died. beyond repair. It was demolished several years later. Finally in September 1911 the Teapot Crafters 2.30 - 4.30pm Thursday Solent School of Dance 7.00 – 9.00pm The Hornby family were also to build St. whole 1500 acre estate together with all Bright Sparks Pre-School* 9.15 – 1.30pm Sea Scouts* and Beavers 7.00 - 9.00pm John's Church , St. Paul's other buildings including The Grange, FAREGOS* 9.30 - 1.30pm Tai Chi 7.00 – 9.00pm Sarisbury Green and the Parish Room at Chilling Farm and many other properties Ladies Badminton* 10.30 – 12.30pm Titchfield. and land were sold by auction Bridge Club 7.00 – 10.30pm Word Wrights (1st and 3rd) 1.30 – 3.30pm ending a great Family Estate and era.. . . . Solent Dog Training Group 7.15 – 10.00pm Bowling Club (Oct-April) 2.00 – 5.00pm Gardeners’ Club (1st) 7.30 –10.00pm Kick Boxing/Kung Fu/Tai Chi 7.00 – 9.45pm Ballroom Dance Classes 5.15 - 10.30pm Wanted for Titchfield Luncheon Club Cubs 6.30 - 8.00pm Volunteer kitchen assistant/cooks for the Titchfield Luncheon Club. The Titchfield Photographic Group 7.30- 9.30pm Luncheon Club provides lunch every Wednesday at Titchfield Community Centre Oasis 7.00 - 9.00pm for up to 24 over 60's residents from the Titchfield area. Friday NCT Bumps & Babies 10.00 - 12 noon Cooks work in teams of 3 and 4 people on a rota system, working every sixth Card Making 9.30am - 12.30pm Wednesday between the hours of 10.00 and 14.00. If you like camaraderie and Available for Functions Saturday fun, please do come and join us. Solent School of Dance 9.30am - 12.00pm Slimming World 8.30am - 12.30pm Please apply to Ken Moore on 01329 315 615. Tai Chi (3rd) 1.00pm - 4.00pm Available for Functions *TermTime only Titchfield Community Association 9 16 Titchfield Film Nights Titchfield Film Night - Titchfield Festival Theatre, CPR and Defibrillator Training for the St Margaret’s Lane. Please come along and join us. Community Centre and Titchfield by Julian Gibbs Earlier this year, the Community Thursday 6th October - “Florence Foster Jenkins” (PG) This film is based on the Association successfully applied to the true story of a New York heiress and socialite who dreamed of British Heart Foundation (BHF) for a becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing Public Access Defibrillator (PAD) and voice. In 1944 Florence hired Carnegie Hall in which to a Training Pack for Cardio Pulmonary perform as a soprano soloist. With no musical ability Resuscitation (CPR). The PAD will be whatsoever but a large inheritance to enable her to indulge her located outside the Community Centre love of performing, she becomes an unwitting musical clown There are two parts to the process of and CPR Training will be made which CPR (Cardio-Pulmonary which sustains the comedy throughout the film. The character available to anyone in Titchfield. This is played with gentle comic affection by Meryl Streep. Resuscitation or, alternatively Call article provides more details of the Push Rescue) is more important than history, the application and how we are Next attraction Thursday 3rd November “Race.” Visit the web the Defibrillator. CPR is something going to take things forward. which any reasonably fit person can do site http://www.titchfieldmoviola.com for more information. Last year, the BHF ran a campaign to anywhere at any time to keep blood flowing if someone collapses. Also, if Tickets (£6 each) on sale at The Village Greengrocer and encourage community groups and similar organisations to apply for a they’re not breathing, mouth to mouth Daisy B’s Kitchen in The Square, and on the door (subject to resuscitation can help (if one’s happy availability). PAD and CPR Training as part of its remit to promote heath in local to do it). Using the defibrillator as well Titchfield Film Festival communities. In support of this, can shock the heart back into operation Fareham Borough Council (FBC) if that’s required, and the device will analyse the patient and say if it is An Autumn weekend all sorted for you Are you a runner/cyclist/walker? Then offered to fund the £400 donation required for each PAD so we started required, and then operate. The as Titchfield Community Centre, in drop in on Sunday morning for a bit of a training explains all of this and the partnership with Titchfield Moviola, rest and bacon butty/cake and hot drink the ball rolling to take advantage of these offers. However, for various training kit includes a practice dummy present a nostalgic Film Festival at the and watch some short Outdoor to get familiar with the procedure. Centre in Mill Lane on Friday 14th, Documentary Adventure films. Even reasons, the promotion was curtailed Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th if you just fancy the refreshments and early so we put our application on ice. Training will take place in groups of up October. some company, you will be very We had registered our interest with the to 10, initially under the guidance of a welcome. Doors open 9am until Noon. BHF, and with FBC and the South Trainer from FBC and will be Coast Ambulance Service (whose presented regularly at the Community Sunday afternoon presents the ever endorsement was required) so, when Centre for individuals and groups. It popular “Toy Story” (PG) with doors the scheme was re-started earlier this will be offered first to the Centre staff opening at 3pm, film at 3.30. Children’s year, we put in our application and and groups but anyone in the village Combo Meal Deal and ice cream on were delighted to be told recently that will be able to sign up for a session. sale. it had been approved. Thus we shall We have met with the Leisure & Aimed mainly at families, doors open at shortly be fitting a PAD at the Community Officer from FBC to agree 7pm on Friday night with a showing of Adults tickets are £5, Under 15s £3 Community Centre and starting a the next steps and how we shall run the the classic “Back to The Future” (PG). (must be accompanied by an adult) and campaign to publicise it and the CPR training. We expect to receive our new Prefer a party night sing-a-long? - then a Family ticket is £15 (1 adult and up to training course. This will be not only Defibrillator in the next month and it Saturday night is party night when 4 children or 2 adults and up to 3 for the Community Centre but also for will be installed (by FBC) soon after “Mamma Mia”(PG) will raise the roof. children). anyone else in Titchfield who would and we’ll then press on with the Doors open at 6.30pm, film at 8pm, so like to learn CPR. And it will all be training after a formal launch. bring your own food and make up tables Tickets available from the Centre 01329 free as the Community Association More information will be provided in of 8, or share with others. The bar is 842933 or [email protected] , with support from FBC will pick up the due course, so watch this space. open on both these nights and hot dogs the Village Greengrocer and Daisy B’s running costs. will be on sale on Friday, with ice cream Kitchen, both in The Square, Titchfield. and popcorn on both evenings. 10 Bonfire Boys gear up for Titchfield Carnival Titchfield News 15 report by Kate Scott Meon Valley Bell tower open day The Carnival weekend Bands attending report by Dianne Hatfield kicks off on Friday 21st this year’s Pilgrimage Trail 2016 A successful open day was held October with Carnival Carnival are the This 28-mile walk up the Meon valley on Saturday 10th September by St Peter’s Rings Night at 7pm in the Dolphin Marching was planned as a suggested route which Church bell ringers when thirty visitors, Queens Head. this Band, Romsey Old might have been taken by St Wilfrid, most of whom managed the climb to the traditional and unique Cadets and St Bishop of York, in the late 7th century as top, came to to see the clock mechanism event has been taking Andrews Pipe he travelled through the lands of the and the bells . Those who didn't were able place for over 70 years band. We are Meonwara tribe preaching Christianity. to see a video of one of the bells in action. and always on the Friday hoping to secure The walk starts at and Thanks to Robin Guess for setting this up. prior to the carnival . Morris Dancers in six annual stages averaging five miles and the Imperial On Saturday 22nd Choir. follows the length of the river to East October we are having Meon. our annual Titchfield In between the Carnival Zombie Walk afternoon and Walkers from the Meon valley villages from the corner of evening procession have gathered each year on the Saturday Bellfield and Coach Hill at 4.15pm Stuart nearest to St Wlfrid’s Day to walk a around the village. The Trotter will reprise section of the trail. This year we will start time for the walk his talk on 'The follow the route from Droxford to Exton, 7pm assemble from a short section which takes in four The bells - photo by Ross Underwood 6.45pm followed by a family tomb in St. particularly interesting churches and Many thanks also to all who came along on Kids Disco in the Bugle Peter's Church.” passes by some striking rural such a wet day, to all who helped with hotel. Entry for the architecture. stewarding, and to the ladies in the chapter Zombie Walk is £1. So Titchfield dig out We are still accepting Carnival procession rooms for providing hot drinks. your finest fake blood and ripped clothing, entries please email Please join us on Saturday 15th October and dress up your pets for a zombie strut. [email protected]. at 9.45am at St Mary’s Church, Droxford. After a chance to look round A big apology to those people in the Please see the website for entry forms or morning who missed the ringing Prior to the Zombie walk at 6pm Stuart call or text Kate Scott on 07880 722026 the church we will set off at 10.00. We will call in at St Andrew’s, Meonstoke demonstration because things were running Trotter is giving a talk at St Peter’s Church late. This was mainly due to a last minute entitled 'The Southampton family tomb in The Bonfire Boys are seeking more and at the ancient church of Corhampton before arriving at St Peter & St Paul, influx of visitors. St. Peter's Church.” volunteers to help with stewarding and If you missed the demo you are welcome to marshalling on the day. Contact here below Exton at 11.45. We will be welcomed with a short service, after which we will visit the ringing room any practice night on Sunday 23rd Carnival Day Road Closures or email [email protected] or a Wednesday evening, 7.30-9pm. Take care will start at 11.15am. Once again, we are call or text Kate on 07880 722026 disperse, either to return home or to honour the old English tradition and on the steps, which can be slippery when running the popular Classic Car Show and Don't forget Titchfield Carnival is run by wet! Parade which precedes the main Carnival volunteers in order to raise money for local continue for another couple of hundred procession. To take part in this parade charities and good causes so no matter how yards to arrive at The Shoe at opening booking must be done in advance; we have you do it make sure you give at least £1 to time. Christmas Tree Festival The Friends of St Peter’s will be limited amount of places and it is FREE to one of our collectors on the day. As this is a linear walk you may wish to enter your vehicle. Please contact via e–mail organising a Christmas Tree Festival in the consider car-sharing; but the route is the church this year and village businesses on [email protected]. Also see for information: only about 2½ miles, and after www.titchfieldbonfireboys.co.uk or and organisations are being notified with refreshment at The Shoe a return walk regard to participation. The event will be Activities throughout the day include the www.facebook.com/TitchfieldCarnival or may seem feasible. Carnival West Street Market, Coles Email [email protected] held over the weekend of Friday Saturday and Sunday 9th/10th/11th December. fairgrounds at Barry’s Meadow and the the For more information please contact Yummy food village in Southampton Hill. More details on November Titchfield Robert Goulson (01329 832915) News 14 Titchfield News 11 Titchfield WI and History Society Titchfield Primary School host a day in Titchfield ‘Value, Inspire, Challenge & Support” The Titchfield WI invited a number of other members of nearby WI's to join them for a day in Titchfield. George Watts and Ken Groves first gave an introductory talk on the history of Titchfield News welcomes to our pages the new headteacher of the village and this was followed by a walking Titchfield Primary School, Mrs Michelle Stephens tour, guided by other members of the History Society. Dear Readers of Titchfield News, Titchfield team. I am committed to working in partnership with the whole The groups were split into four and set out in I am delighted to introduce myself as the community to continue to develop different directions, meeting up again in St new head teacher of Titchfield Primary Titchfield as an exciting, happy and Peter's Church where George and Ken again School from September. I am very successful school. took up the reins to convey their vast excited to be part of the Titchfield knowledge of the graveyard and church. community and have spent the last few “I believe strongly that all weeks getting to know the children, children and adults should Back to the Parish Rooms where the ladies of staff, governors and parents. enjoy learning, be actively the Titchfield WI had laid out a beautiful engaged in learning, experience ploughman's lunch, followed by a vast array of Firstly let me begin by saying how success and have high Ken Groves guides WI members puddings. Those who felt they needed a further privileged I feel to have been appointed around St Peter’s expectations of what they can walk after this, headed to the Abbey for a tour to to a school which has a vision to achieve achieve.” finish the day. the very best for the children and staff who come through its doors and which is clearly valued by the local community. I At the time of writing this, the children am very aware of how important the and staff have just visited St Peter’s Titchfield WI The Big Band primary years are for our children and, Church for our new school year blessing Alan Saunders will present a talk on is Back not surprisingly, the children are at the service. This was my first visit and it “The Yeoman of the Guard” when The Sarisbury heart of all I do. I believe strongly that was a memorable one, a very moving Titchfield WI hold their next meeting Green Big Band is all children and adults should enjoy service. I look forward to more visits in in the Parish Room on Monday 24th back in Town learning, be actively engaged in the future. October. The monthly competition with an exciting learning, experience success and have will be for a homemade crown. new programme high expectations of what they can If you or someone you know in the Visitors and new members will be of music achieve, so they can succeed in the community has a child who will be most welcome to attend this meeting in aid of Fareport future in a world we can only imagine. celebrating their 4th birthday between which commences at 7.30pm Talking News, the September 2016 and August 2017 they weekly audio magazine for the local blind and Prior to my arrival at Titchfield Primary will be able to start at our lovely school visually impaired,.at the Crofton Community I worked in several Hampshire schools in September 2017. We have arranged Save the Children Centre, Stubbington on Saturday 29th October and for the last 7 years I was deputy some open days for prospective parents Christmas Card Sale for Save the at 1.45pm for 2.15pm head teacher at a successful school in to come and visit and I would be Children on Saturday 29th October West End. I also recently completed two delighted to show you around. Please 2016 at St. Peter's Church in the Tickets £10 each or £18 for two to include terms secondment as an interim head contact the school office on 01329 Chapter Rooms refreshments.Tickets available from: teacher, supporting a ‘Requires 843322 to arrange a tour. Terry (Lee on Solent) (02392 554548), Carl Improvement’ school through an Ofsted Come enjoy a coffee and mince pie (Stubbington) (01329 664836) and Tilly inspection to achieve a ‘Good’ outcome. Kind Regards 10am - Noon ( 01329 663246), Rob () (07916 Time has flown by so quickly and I am 286735), Suzie (Fareham) (01329 237284) now drawing on over 20 years’ Michelle Stephens Or on the door on the day. experience in education to lead the 12 13 Gardeners’ Club Annual Show Friends of St Peter’s Report by Brian Patten Photos by Wendy Nicholson Report by Brian Patten It was a dismal, Other winners Jazz at the Barn rainy Saturday included club A very warm early September day was Support performances came from outside the Parish chairman Steve the background to some hot jazz as flautist Emily Wood, a pupil at West Hill Room but inside the Nash who collected supplied by Nick Blunn and his group Park school with vocals from Wendy hall was ablaze with the Audrey Biggs when the Friends of St Peter’s hosted Blunn, the director of music at West Hill colour and light Rose Bowl for “Jazz at the Barn” at the Great Barn off Park. when Titchfield gaining the most Mill Lane. An appreciative crowd sat at Gardeners’ Club points in the flower picnic tables in the attractive grounds The excellent hog roast was supplied by held their Annual classes and Caroline outside, while inside the aficionados sat Hadlows of Titchfield and cakes by the Horticultural Show McGrath who won and listened to the eclectic range of jazz members of the Friends. last month. This the Hollam standards played by Nick on piano, annual show was Nurseries Cup for David Barron Stevens on sax, Chris This was another successful event for praised by the Revd Fruit and Vegetables on show her pot plant entries Rickets trombone, Baz Terras bass and the Friends who raised £1700 for their Susan Allman who presented the trophies and the Albert Ripley Rose Bowl for the Ted Carrasco drums. work in support of St Peter’s Church. to winning entrants as a real Titchfield best rose in the show. Ann Fulton won the village event bringing the community Burnley Horticultural Cup scoring the A Friends Supper Evening with Los Ladrones - together with their love of all things most points across all 67 classes in the presenting a rare opportunity to see two horticultural. show, as well as the Challenge Trophy for her vegetables and delightful Victorian Savoy ‘curtain raiser’ the Meon Bye Trophy for success in the operettas total horticultural classes.

Annette DeVoil received the Steve Harris (1891) trophy for Libretto by Harry Greenbank, her entries Music by François Cellier in the fruit A pirate rogue unexpectedly returns to his native village for an eventful reunion with his family. classes and John Hiett

received the Pamela (1893) Gear Libretto by Harry Greenbank, Revd Susan Allman presents Anna Sketchley Shield for Music by Ernest Ford with the Gardeners’ Club trophy the best A rich and famous jam maker seeks an It was especially notable for the fact that dahlia in old ten entrants received trophies including flame, and assists a penniless nobleman the show. with matchmaking. two first-time winners, Anna Sketchley Elsewhere, Judith Price is presented who was awarded the Titchfield Jan Davies with the Haydock Cup Full concert performances with costumes Gardeners’ Trophy for the best won the photographic trophy, Colin Byatt horticultural exhibit, a beautiful orchid, the Elsie Hartley Trophy for his entry of Bring your own supper, make up a and Judith Price who received the leeks in the vegetable section and Liz table with friends Haydock cup for the best fruit, a plate of Dorey picked up the best Fuchsia Trophy Entrance tickets £10 adult, buy in advance from Daisy B’s and Hadlows. raspberries. Anna also received the and the Parr Cup for the best handicraft. Pauline Kerby award for the most points The Parish Rooms, Titchfield in the cookery section and the Malcolm Titchfield Gardeners’ Club now has its Saturday 22 October 2016 7.30pm

Harper Trophy for an entrant collecting the own web site where full details of the most points in the horticultural classes and Please join us and be part of something special, helping to maintain club’s activities can be viewed. Go to the fabric of our beautiful Church. who has not previously won a trophy. www.titchfieldgardenersclub.co.uk In aid of www.friends-of-st-peters.org