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October 2020 Reflections: Lyn Gosden 5 Durley Primary School News 6 The deadline for the Durley Voices 7 November issue is History Society Adrian Abbott 11 18th October Ramblers -Waltham Group 12 The Caravan in the Woods Peter Mucci 13 EDITOR Helen Childs, Durley Driveway Sales 14 Thatchers, Sciviers Lane, Cultivation in the time of Covid Trevor Richardson 16 SO32 2AG T: 01489 860347 BWPhotographic Society 19 E: [email protected] Durley Parish Council Monthly Report 21 ADVERTISING Carolyn Campbell As I write Autumn has well and truly arrived. The rain is T: 01489 860852 bucketing down and I’ve got a jumper on!! The children are all back E: [email protected] at school, (see page 6) the big kids have gone off to Uni and Boris has announced more distancing measures to try and stop Covid from dam- DISTRIBUTION & SUBSCRIPTIONS Jo Birbeck aging the NHS, the economy and our vulnerable members of society. T: 01489 860469 Nevertheless, people are still getting out and about this time and E: [email protected] we’ve got the pictures of our highly successful driveway sales to prove it (see centre pages.)

PARISH OFFICE Peter Mucci takes us back to an earlier time when Durley still had a All Saints Church, High Street, Botley carnival (page 13) and Adrian Abbott tells an extraordinary tales of T: 01489 782445 wife-selling! (page 11) I hear that divorce is on the rise after lock- E: [email protected] Opening times: down but hat’s just ridiculous! Monday– Friday With the threat of a winter lockdown upon us the news that Durley 9.30-12.30 To book Weddings, Baptisms & Banns: now has a Jigsaw library may be of interest to some who like to fill Please contact the office. their time this way -there’ even a delivery service if you need it. Imagine, a different jigsaw on your doorstep every week! (See page 7) THE BOTLEY BRIDGE T: 01489 786164 And last, but certainly not least, hear how the Richardsons garden E: [email protected] has burgeoned beyond their wildest dreams this year! (p16) Helen

CURDRIDGE PARISH NEWS Editor: Justine Greenfield If you, or someone you know, lives in Durley and T: 07748 827763 needs a little helping hand please get in touch. E: [email protected] Durley Good Neighbours is a voluntary group offering lifts to the doctors, help with shopping or simply a chat and cuppa.

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Rector Revd Gregg Mensingh, The Rectory, 46 High St., Botley 01489 780994

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Parish Admin. All Saints’ Church, High Street, Botley. 01489 782445 and office Email: offi[email protected]

Jamie Balfour, Wintershill Hall, Sciviers Lane, Durley 01489 Church wardens Katrine Brydges, Maurienne, Dumpers Drove, Horton Heath 02380 600443

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4 Reflections: Lynn Gosden on The Children’s Society

Lyn Gosden is the second of the years guest writers in the long-term care. The Society has moved with the times, Reflections slot. Lyn is an active member of All Saints, becoming more simply The Children’s Society but it has Botley and is the Botley Parish Secretary for the Children’s never lost its aim of reducing child poverty. Search its Society . website today and you will find “We fight child poverty and neglect and help all children have a better chance in life” as No-one will have been left unchanged by our time of lock- their stated aim. In a rapidly changing society charities such down, but while some have endured minor inconveniences, as this have to provide an ever wider range of services to others suffered untold hardship, tragedy, loss and anguish support vulnerable and disadvantaged children. Work by The and the pain continues, even as we begin to emerge slowly Children’s Society in our own area and across the country into a more normal life. includes supporting families in need, combating sexual There can be no doubt that it is the most disadvantaged in exploitation and abuse of children, providing drug and our society who have suffered most and who will continue to alcohol addiction services for young people, counselling, need long-term support in the coming months and probably drop-in centres and much more. years. So, as we tentatively return to a more normal life, I come I have always been proud of the fact that, as a nation, we back to my thoughts on how we can ensure our continued have long had a tradition of charitable giving and this has support for the Children’s Society, who wrote to me in a undoubtedly been the case this year. We may have given to recent mailing;……………………………………………….. our local Food Banks, responded to “Major Tom’s” magnifi- “In July, we published a report that found that the pandem- cent appeal for the NHS charities, made one- off donations ic and lockdown have had a significant impact on children’s in response to appeals or increased our usual donations to well-being, with many more children reporting that they are our favourite causes. When we felt so helpless during those unhappy with their lives. The Children’s Society takes these months of lockdown this was one way in which we could findings very seriously and we will be considering how we help.. can act to reverse this trend, through dedicated support Things are opening up slowly and cautiously but I am services and campaigning for change.” aware that for our charities, both small and large, it is going Do have a look at “The Good Childhood Report “on their to be difficult to maintain the level of support that they have web-site: childrenssociety.org.uk had from the general population in what has become an The Children’s Society is a 19th century Society with a increasingly cash-less society. How quickly we older 21st century vision for improving the lives of disadvantaged generations have learned to join our young people in paying children and my hope is that we can embrace some 21st by card everywhere, once we understood it would minimise century ways to continue supporting their work but for now, the risk of spreading the virus. It is unlikely that we will I still have collecting boxes in which you could put all the easily return to having pockets or purses full of change and loose change you haven’t been able to use! so will not be able to pop a few coins in a collecting box as we pass. I conclude with a prayer written for the Society recently by Bobbi-Jo, aged 16, which reflects so poignantly our own Across our three villages of Botley, Curdridge and Durley, prayers at this time. our churches have been loyal supporters of The Children’s Society for decades and as the Society’s Parish Secretary in Dear Father, Son and Holy Spirit Botley, maintaining our fund-raising is a subject dear to my During this unprecedented time, please closely look over heart. You may already support us by being a Box-holder those in need, poverty, grief and worry. and collecting your small change during the year. You may Send positive and pleasant thoughts to the many have come to one of our annual Christingle services held in important key workers and NHS workers. ourHoly villages Cross at Candlemas Church, at theDurley beginning of February or I ask that you look over our community as we try our have helped our local Primary school pupils in their support hardest to stand tall and strong for each other. for the Society. Just think how much all that fund-raising will be open between May you keep us thankful for what we still have relies on our small change! 10 am - 4pm on during this strange time. The Children’s Society was founded by Edward Rudolf in Amen. 1881Saturdays and registered and as the SundaysChurch of Central Home Lynn Gosden for Waifs and Strays. Rudolf was acutely aware of the level Parish Secretary for The Children’s Society in Botley. of for child private poverty in prayer London at the time where children in For more information about ways to need were sent to large workhouses and orphanages. He support the Society, do contact me approachedand re theflec ChurchƟon of England for help to set up on 01489 799395 children’s homes, which from the outset focussed on or [email protected] adoption or fostering, rather than keeping children in 5 Durley Primary School News

Some of the new Reception children getting stuck in….

It has been wonderful to be able to welcome all of our children back to school at the start of the Autumn term after We have increased our published admissions number from the disruptions of the past few months. The children have 16 to 20, so this will be our first year of being able to accept been extremely sensible with our new arrangements for 20 children into the school. In the current climate, it is handwashing, keeping in two separate bubbles and difficult to show prospective parents for September 2021 distancing where possible and have been very excited to see around the school, so we have set up some after school their friends and teachers after the long break from school. OPEN EVENINGS on 13th, 14th and 15th October We have all quickly slipped into the new routines for drop between 4:00pm-5:30pm. Parents will have the off and collecting children with all visitors and parents opportunity to look around the school by booking a time wearing face masks on the school site as a signal that we are with Miss Pink in the school office. Just email adminof- all aware that we want to keep everyone safe. [email protected] or telephone 01489 860207. It has been lovely to at last be able to welcome our new Reception pupils into school, and despite having missed out As the school returns to the ‘new normal’, we are looking on the usual transition arrangements they have come into forward to our annual sponsored event with a fancy dress Blue class with confidence and smiles, making a really great fun run, Harvest, the shoe box appeal and much more start! although sadly without visitors, so we are embracing the We have welcomed: technology by thinking of new ways to share our exciting Albert, Sienna A, Albie, Jenson, Sienna C, Ariella, Jessica, events through podcasts, video and photos. Summer, Evelyn, Edward, Joseph, Scarlett, Milo, Edison, Kirstie Baines Isaiah, Noah, Forest, Emily, Leonardo and Finley. Headteacher

Citizens Advice is still here for you during this time of crisis The impact of Covid-19 on everyone’s lives means Citizens Advice is experiencing an even greater number of advice queries than usual but we’re still here to support the community through this challenging time. We can provide expert advice on issues such as accessing the latest Government support packages for Covid-19, benefits, employment advice, housing, debt and much more. Whilst we’ve had to temporarily suspend all face-to-face advice in the community, we’ve been working really hard to set up our advisers to continue to deliver a full advice service from their homes. How to get help from Citizens Advice during lockdown: Local Call Back Service: 01489 890940 Mon - Fri Email: [email protected] Visit www.citizensadvice.org.uk Or Call the regional Advice line: 03444 111306 (Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm, and Sat 10am-12pm)

6 Durley Voices Jigsaw Memories You can imagine how disappointed I was when I learnt that I wouldn’t be able to assist at the Grand draw at this years special Durley Fete. With tongue in cheek I hope I was missed but I do understand why. And then a welcome phone call on the day invited me to the garden at the corner of Whitegates where 100 Jigsaws were on sale. Of course, for obvious reasons (age) I was not actually allowed to participate in the sale but I enjoyed watching people make their choices and wondered when they were going to be done—the Winter or Lockdown? I started doing Jigsaws as a child. In my mothers collection of oddments, which included a wind up His Masters Voice gramophone with accompanying records - Richard Tauber To combat loneliness when I moved to Southampton in the singing ‘You are my hearts delight’, Gigli, Caruso, Robeson 70’s I resumed puzzling and only gave up recently when and others; cigarette cards and autograph books, the jigsaws lack of height and a poorly neck forced me to do so. that come to mind are The Prisoner of Zenda and The Ah! But I can do other things.…… ………………… Laughing Cavalier which were both dated, difficult and José boring. In a fit of naughtiness one day my sister and I threw all the puzzles on the floor and mixed them up. We were made to re-do them all which took a very, very long time, with every piece being numbered. Durley Jigsaw Library Lockdown: A Cautionary Tale Banish those winter lockdown evenings

People say to me What did you do in lockdown? blues! Lose yourself in a jigsaw. Well, being part of the older age group the answer to that is Swap, buy or borrow a jigsaw from not much really. I developed a swollen finger due to a condi- a wide range in stock. tion called Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Unfortunately, it was From beginners to advanced, my wedding ring finger. 300 pieces to 1000+ It soon became obvious that the ring had to go. That was when the ‘excitement’ began. My daughter tried to ease it off Small charge in aid of with various creams and olive oil but, no go, it wouldn’t Durley Church Funds budge. Finally, in desperation, she phoned the Fire Service to ask for advice. Call Sylvia first They suggested we went to them where they duly cut off the on 860566 offending article. They gave the ring back to me in two Pick up from Delivery halves. The only up-side is that I may get a new one, when Whitegates Available we are allowed out again! Pat Bayley Thank you to everyone who supported my afternoon teas Parish Magazine recently. I had 50 orders in and Subscriptions Alert around, Durley, Bishops Waltham, It’s that time of the year again ….. This month your Botley and Horton Heath. With a Parish Magazine Deliverer will be collecting the subscrip- couple of extra cake orders and some additional scones we tion for the coming year - still only £10.00 for 11 issues made £571 for Durley Church funds. (December & January are combined). It will be much Thank you to Gill Mulley and Bridget Stone who helped appreciated if you can have cash or a cheque, made payable make the sandwiches, boxed the orders and then did the to Durley PCC, ready for them. Many thanks. deliveries. Carolyn Campbell Jo Birbeck 7 BCD History Society

Thomas Hardy’s “Mayor of Casterbridge” tells an inventive story of a man who sold his wife and later regretted it. Anything for a good tale, you would think. But in searching for something else entirely, I came across this, in the Oxford and Reading Chronicle during 1839:

This incident happened in St. Thomas’ Parish, Witney. The On most occasions the wife was led into a cattle market report was picked up by many other newspapers, with the with a rope around her neck, which is implied in the above details somewhat altered, but on the same day the Oxford account. But the surprising thing is that the unfortunate Journal gave rather more information, which will be woman was usually in full agreement with the process, and revealed later. it is reported that a sociologist who researched it in the late 1800’s found that, out of many cases, he had found only Digging a bit deeper, it seems that this was not unique, and four where the wife objected.. Why? it even appears to have occurred into the 1890’s and had been happening for hundreds of years. Apparently, many It seems there were two main reasons for this process – the people thought it was legal, but there were sometimes impossibility of divorce, and the fact that a wife had no prosecutions, including for “conspiracy to bring about property of her own in law – everything belonged to her adultery”. 8 husband, which led some to think that she was legally owned by him too and she might think that her sale would was not described as the Supposed Husband of Martha. end that situation – which was incorrect. But there was another way – to sell the wife. In the mistak- Before The Matrimonial Causes Act of 1858 divorce was en belief that this was legal, a couple could separate, and the governed by the Church and was virtually impossible for the wife could claim that her husband could hardly claim her average citizen; after 1858 it was instead covered by belongings after he had sold her. Of course, she had to go Parliamentary Law, and still subject to complex rules. Since through the indignity of the process, with the enormous risk it involved lawyers most of the population still could not of ending up in a far worse situation than she had left, but afford it, however justifiable. Furthermore, until The desperate people probably did not think far enough ahead. Married Women’s Property Acts of 1870 and 1882 ruled It is interesting that the newspaper was aghast at the that married women could keep their earnings, and then process, but then couldn’t help implying that the wife was later, their property, the law said that their husbands owned worthless – which might be explained by the fact that the virtually everything. other paper, the Oxford Journal, revealed that in this case the wife was actually seen to give the purchase price to the So, in the case of a marriage breaking down irretrievably in buyer, who was a friend of her husband – the whole process those days, there was no practical legal way out of the had been staged to justify her separation from her husband, situation. Pushed to the limit, people might walk away from and the three of them immediately went to the pub to their partners and hope to lose themselves in another area celebrate! Two years later Mr. Quarterman was in the and start again, pretending to be single, and in the era of Oxford Workhouse. poor communications would probably succeed in getting away from their partners. Suspicions could be aroused – in Our picture shows a somewhat sympathetic view of the Durley, for instance, Martha Thomas who died in 1764, was wife’s predicament in the unusual case of the sale being listed as Supposed Wife of Abraham. He died two months genuine, other artists tended to view it with ribaldry, reflect- before her, but, typically, ing the more frequent truth.

Following the developments during the summer relating to the Covid 19 emergency, the meetings scheduled for the remainder of 2020 have now been formally cancelled. Decisions relating to the potential 2021 season cannot be made until the situation becomes clearer. In the meanwhile, in the absence of an Annual General Meeting, the existing Officers and Committee will soldier on as far as possible! Adrian Abbott

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Being able to walk in nature-filled green spaces, whether in x Two thirds (65%) of GB adults reported that being able towns, cities or the countryside, makes people happier and to access green space in their local area has always been healthier. But the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted that important to them, with an additional one in five adults access to nature is unequal, and our report, The grass isn’t (19%) saying that green space in their local area is more greener for everyone: why access to green space important to them now than before the COVID-19 pan- matters, uncovers the sharp disparity between those who demic. have easy access to green space and those who don’t. x Only 57% of GB adults questioned said that they lived For many, walking provided a much-needed sense of free- within five minutes’ walk of green space, be it a local dom following the COVID-19 outbreak, helping us to stay park, nearby field or canal path. That figure fell to just healthy and boost our wellbeing during difficult times. Dur- 39% for people from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic ing lockdown, more of us than ever hit weekly targets for (BAME) background and 46% among all GB adults with physical activity, with walking being the most popular form a household income of under £15,000 (compared to 63% of physical activity – and we intend to keep it up. In fact, our of those with a household income over £35,000 and 70% research indicates that we plan to walk more in future than over £70,000). we did before the pandemic, whether it’s to get from A to B, It’s time for change. to socialise, for fun or to boost our health and wellbeing. We believe that everyone, everywhere should have easy ac- However, we did not experience lockdown equally. Evidence cess to high quality green space close to where they live has long-shown that poor access to green space is bad for our (defined as within a five-minute walk from home). The health – physically and mentally – and that it widens the gap COVID-19 pandemic has shown how important that is to our in health outcomes between the richest and poorest in socie- health and happiness and how urgently we need to address ty. But COVID-19 brought the personal cost into sharp focus. gaps in access to green space. The Environment Bill, current- The value of being able to go for a walk, connect with nature ly in parliament, is an opportunity to make this happen. The and de-stress hit home. Access to green space meant having Bill will require government to set targets that help to protect somewhere to take the kids, exercise, hear the birds and feel the environment and restore nature. But it misses an oppor- part of the local community. tunity when it comes to reconnecting people to nature. The key findings from our report are that: We’re calling on government to guarantee that no one x Green spaces are important to almost everyone, with the lives more than five minutes’ walk from green space, top reason being that they are a good place to walk by requiring national targets for access to nature under (78%), and people are planning to walk more when the Environment Bill. COVID-19 restrictions have ended. Contact your MP today and ask them to support our call.

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Horse drawn wagons were a common sight on our roads up were in surprising good condition and just needed cleaning to the late 1950s. As a child, I remember the street call from up. The remains of the shafts for the heavy horses were the cart of the ‘rag and bone’ man and all our coal, groceries, replaced by a towbar. After painting, the body of the van had bread and milk also coming by horse and wagon. to be jacked up outside to fit the running gear and wheels, Wheelwrights and blacksmiths were in abundance and wag- giving a final height from ground to roof of an imposing on painting and signwriting was a skilled trade, with the 2.5m (over 8ft). outsides of commercial and gypsy living vans painted with With the van now rescued from a bonfire, the original immense skill in colourful artistic designs. Fortunately purpose of the exercise had been achieved. There was how- however, the external paintwork of the typical Showmen’s ever one further job to be done, to get it roadworthy for the van was very basic using a few simple colours, leaving the Durley Carnival. real artistic work for the inside with beautiful bright country- Older villagers will know that what is now called ‘The side scenes painted on wooden panels. Sawmills’ was once a large working wood yard. The Moody The original exterior paintwork of the van was matched brothers who ran it not only provided lorries, trailers and with scraps of a deep red found when removing rotten wood for the floats, but also space for construction and the woodwork. Local railway enthusiasts confirmed that this starting point for the carnival. After the yard closed and was a common colour often used on old carriages and was before it was developed for housing, the open space was still still available. The waterproofing of the canvas roof was used for the carnival assembly point. done with a mixture of old paint and varnish as advised by a So it was in August 1996 that, suitably bedecked with local boat builder and then finished with white gloss flowers, the caravan from the woods and once home to Mrs (originally white lead). Coloured Victorian patterned glass Jacques, set off for its first public appearance. matching broken fragments found on the floor of the van Peter Mucci was matched by a glazier in Shirley, and the wheels rebuilt Next month: A memory, a model and goodbye. in Romsey by one of the last remaining traditional Above: Arriving at the Recreation Ground Below left: Painting done, fitting the wheelwrights in the area. The leaf springs and running gear wheels. Below right: Assembling at the Sawmills for the Carnival

13 Durley Driveway Sales

Thank you so much to everyone who helped with the driveway sales (it was a great team effort) and thanks to everyone who came on the day and spent their money. The weather couldn’t have been better and it was lovely to see so many people out and about in the village enjoying themselves (while still managing to stay socially distanced). The day was as much about having a village event to bring the community together as it was about raising money. The gardens at Wintershill were beautiful. There were lots of bargains to be had on the various stalls around the village and you were all very generous with your money. The total raised on the day was an amazing £3888 -a fantastic amount for a ‘non-fete’, given that we didn't serve any food and there were no side shows except for the two tombolas and the Grand Draw! Thanks also to everyone who so generously supported our other fundraising efforts this year. Thank you if you made a donation towards the restoration of the church roof, bought tickets for the Grand draw, made a bid on the Silent Auction or ordered one of Carolyn’s delicious Cream Teas on 15th August. The results have been amazing! The Grand draw raised a total of £1449 after expenses (£938 in advance sales and £511 on September 5th). Carolyn’s Cream Teas raised £571. The Silent Auction raised £983. The items sold in the Auction were as follows:

Lot Descripon Min Bid Winning Bid Lot Descripon Min Bid Winning Bid 1 Haunch of Roe Venison £15 £40 13 Assorted case Red Wine £50 £125

1 Rod for 1 days fishing for trout 2 £30 £40 14 Willow basket £10 £21 on Wintershill Lake Book: ‘The Ancient capital’ An 3 5 hours babysing £15 £40 23 £5 £15 historian in search of Winchester Book: ‘Portsmouth and the Great 4 Two Hour Pillion Ride on BMW1200 £25 £60 24 £8 £25 war’ by William G Gates 5 3 hour accompanied Electric Bike Ride £15 £30 27 Glass Topped Coffee Table £20 £20 6 8” Christmas Cake by Carolyn Campbell £20 £40 Rocking Chair £20 £47 7 A Cake each month for three months £25 £36 The Genius Square STEM puzzle game £5 £15 8 Aernoon Tea for 4 £30 £50 28 Croquet Set £10 £20 9 Southampton Football Club Pennant £10 £31 29 Picnic Rucksack £10 £20 12 Case (12 boles) Chateau Lanassan 2014 £100 £203.49 30 Print of Winchester Cathedral £15 £15

We are starting a new Silent Auction with new items as well as re-listing those that didn’t meet their minimum bid this time round. This new auction will close on 31st October and can be viewed on our web page www.bcd-churches.org.uk/durleyfete. Do keep checking as new items will be added all the time. In addition £5975 has been raised through ebay sales, donated items which we sold at auction rooms, plant sales, cake sales etc. Sponsors for the fete donated £675 even though we didn’t have an actual fete! We have also received some very generous donations towards the restoration of the church roof which total £4515. Thank you everyone for your amazing support! If you would like to make a donation towards the restoration of the church roof you can still do so. You can give through the Just Giving website or send donations to Brian Page, Treasurer, Hurstdale, Botley Road, Horton Heath, Eastleigh SO50 7DN; cheques payable to PCC Durley. If you are a tax payer we can claim an extra 25% of the value of your donation from the Inland Revenue (at no extra cost to you) through the gift Aid scheme. If you would be willing to do Gift Aid you donation , please include your name and ad- dress with your donation so that Brian can send you a gift aid form. (if you donate through Just Giving they will deal with the gift aid). Saturday 19th June 2021- A Date for your diary: Hopefully by June 2021 the Coronavirus will be a thing of the past, or at least under control, and life will have returned to a relative normality, so please make a note in your diary of the date of next years Church Fete, which is Saturday 19th June 2021 in the14 gardens at Wintershill Hall. 15 Cultivation in the time of Covid

“Well now we are in lockdown you should do it, it’s the from old floorboards and spare seed trays, it was full of perfect time.” So said Maria and Nigel as we chatted on the tomato plants in large pots. drive about their veggie plot and our not having got round to Evenings were now spent rapidly reading a vegetable digging one -24 years after moving in. “I have some spare gardening book, bought for me on my retirement nine years seeds. I’ll put some through your letter box.” ago, to find out what else to grow and how. We had a large Parsnip, runner bean, broad bean and squash seeds collection of seeds packets collected over the years, many as dropped onto the doormat. Well, we had no excuses left so giveaways with magazines or posh garden visits. we thought,” Why not. It would be rude not to.” Rummaging through them we found courgette, beetroot, Deciding where to dig the plot was easy. We had discussed lettuce, shallots and aubergines; some so old that Noah that many times and knew exactly where it would go. This could have planted them! ground is sand and probably last ploughed 35 years ago, and “Oh, they’ll be fine”, is Hazels dictum, and it would be fun years of mowing and compaction by tractor mowers had to try. done it no favours. Discovering that the broad beans already planted were Two very hot mid April days graft, scalping off the sward, actually french beans, Sacre Bleu!, a frantic search was pick axe and strong spade in hand, produced a double dug 2 made for yet more old broken bits of canes and this time x 3 metre bed. Old decking boards were recycled for the Heath Robinson was definitely outdone. So now, runners, edges to keep back the grass and Medd’s manure, well their FRENCH beans, shallots, beetroot, parsnips, and a catch horses’ (too fresh really!), and well rotted garden compost crop of lettuce, joined by a purchased packet of carrot seeds, gave the soil some body. almost filled the plot. Reading not to waste space, five Old garden canes of assorted sizes (no shopping allowed to cabbage plants were acquired to complete the set. buy new ones) were roped together for the runner and broad Learning on the job, we now had to dig a smaller separate beans supports. Heath Robinson would have been proud. bed in which to plant the squash and courgettes, with three Bean seeds were duly planted, along with two rows of extra courgettes in pots to go in the greenhouse. parsnips. All planted too late, some planted in inappropriately Meanwhile, Rebecca donated a random selection of spare manured soil, all too crowded and all planted more in hope tomato plants and Hazel set to work to clear the greenhouse. than expectation but “OH, they’ll be fine!” Rescued from an old friend’s garden fifteen years ago it had Despite our ignorance, our lack of preparation and our been a glory hole ever since. Two days later, all the assorted cackhandedness, they largely were. rubbish gone, all glass washed, staging cobbled together 16 Alright, the parsnips never appeared and the carrots grew Above: April 21st Right: July 6th Far Left: August 29th! into the smallest, weirdest contorted invasion of aliens ever. Who knew that nine year old seeds, which came with my Apparently they do that in freshly manured ground! veggie gardening book, thrown into pots in the greenhouse O.K., we thought the runner beans had died so we planted a and planted as a catch crop after lettuces in the main bed second group, this time plugs raised from seed in the would all flower and all but one bear fruit? Twenty four greenhouse by Hazel- and then both seeds and plugs grew aubergines and counting. It was interesting that the plants together. No wonder the canes almost collapsed when the outdoors produced slightly later but better quality fruits. We gales game! had never heard of them as children, but through Greek Yes, we’ll own up. The parsnips having failed, we did go a holidays we had come to love them and now we grow them. bit mad with the lettuces. Fantastic. Oh, and I did forget the second spray against cabbage white What a year its been. On top of all that, our apple trees have butterflies. I definitely won’t do that again but we did been excellent . My favourite cooker Reverend Wilks had manage to rescue the crop. not flowered for three seasons but this year cropped brilliantly. Merton Knave, an old english eater, gave it’s best Lots of pluses though. Hazel is now an expert at raising fruits so far and the Bramleys are enormous. Our Comice plants from seeds. We had hours of exercise and fun looking pear tree, planted at the original end of the garden eons ago after our new little families. Our lovely city slicker grand- long before we came here, has surprised us with huge, children learned first hand that food grows in the ground and beautiful, golden, sweet, delicious fruits. Is this global really enjoyed picking and pulling up the crops. Hazel, ever warming? the teacher, soon had them weighing and measuring the results. I never would have guessed that veggie growing I think it’s fair to say that thanks to Maria and Nigel we would be such a good brain gym. How did early farmers have now gained a new dimension to our gardening. And the work out what to do --without books and google? bug has truly bitten. Next year we will be prepared! Despite a scorching spring and early summer, near drought, Trevor Richardson and later gales we are amazed at how tolerant and abundant STOP PRESS nature can be. Just as the courgettes are finishing I have seen the first At the time of writing, totting up those we remembered to butternut squash fruiting. So exciting. weigh, we have picked; Courgettes 9.5 kilos, Shallots 0.5 kilo, 13 Beetroots, Tomatoes 7.5 kilos, Runner beans 6 kilos, French beans 5.5 kilos, 5 good Cabbages, Carrots 1 kilo and endless lettuce, and the Aubergines.

Baba This Middle Eastern recipe makes a delicious dip, with roasted aubergines and tahini – a smooth paste made from sesame seeds and olive oil. Place the flesh in a bowl with the garlic and Ganoush It’s traditionally served as part of a mezze platter mash to a rough paste. Stir in the tahini, with warmed pitta or flat breads to dip. lemon juice and cumin and season to taste

2 large aubergines with salt and freshly ground black pepper. 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed Preheat the oven to 200°C/Gas Mark 6. Serve garnished with a sprig of parsley. 4tbsp tahini Prick the aubergines all over with a fork and Add a handful of chopped fresh mint , Juice of 1 large lemon place in a baking tray. Roast for 30-35 mins coriander or parsley to give the dip 1tsp ground cumin until the skins have blackened and the flesh is very soft. Cool for 10 mins then peel. a lovely herby flavour. Salt and freshly ground black pepper 17

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On September 3rd guest speaker Paul Davidson ARPS, On 1st October Guy Edwardes will be talking to the Society DPAGB, gave a presentation entitled ‘A Travelogue: about ‘Landscape and Nature Photography’ Shipbreaking, whale hunting and a slice of paradise’. On 29th October Jane Lazenby will give a ‘live’ demo on Members were treated to some stunning environmental how to add textures to photographs. landscape photography in Bangladesh, Vietnam and Sadly, we are unable to hold our annual Member’s Print Indonesia. Exhibition in the United Free Church in Bishop’s Waltham Paul’s main reason for travel is to engage with people and this year. The good news is that the exhibition will become his portraits showed this. The people he met were happy to ‘virtual’ with a collection of member’s images put together be photographed going about their everyday lives. In by our IT guru Matthew White, in an ‘online’ exhibition. A thanking Paul, Programme Secretary Rona Bassett said link will be available for everyone to view this throughout “Thank you for taking us on a fascinating cultural journey - I October in various publications, social media and via the think you did an amazing job of capturing the characters and Society’s website. Please see the flyer in this magazine lifestyle of individuals within these different countries and which provides the link to the Exhibition – live from 15th you were able to show how truly challenging life can be October, for the opportunity to view a ‘virtual exhibition’ - there. Yet you also showed that human existence, whilst showcasing the fabulous work by our members. very different from our own experiences, is not always bleak and that there is kindness and humanity and friendships even We are still accepting new members. We may not be amongst the poverty and overcrowding” able to meet face-to face but a warm welcome will await Whilst face to face club meetings would be ideal, using the anyone interested in taking pictures, wanting to improve Zoom online platform we are able to record some of the their skills and chat (via Zoom!) with like-minded peo- presentations – members have really appreciated this facility ple. More information about the Society can be found on - even wishing to view the recordings again especially after our website: www.bishopswalthamphotosociety.co.uk seeing the imagery produced in this latest offering. For anyone with children/grandchildren interested in

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