The Villager

July/August 2019

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2 Letters to the Editor: the Villager CONTACTS Bill Breakspear - just saying …. Is it me or has Manor Road become a perpetual building site? It seems that every Editor: week we have building work going on, whether it’s converting a bungalow into a two Julie Crawley storey house, or demolishing an old house and building several houses on the plot, 01256 851003 the building activity continues apace. I’ve nothing against progress and the updating [email protected] of properties but the sight and sound of builders vehicles and the continual building work seems almost endless but I guess in the long term the investment in properties will be good for all residents in the road. Advertisements: With the opening of the new pub restaurant, The Dragonfly, in Popley, I wonder what Emma Foreman effect, if any, it will have on The Swan? It’ll be interesting to compare the menu’s, 01256 889215/07747 015494 quality of food and service between Marston’s who own The Dragonfly and Greene [email protected] King who own The Swan. So with cutlery at the ready let battle commence, and let us look forward to the reviews. I must say whenever I drive pass The Dragonfly the car Distribution: park always looks full. George Rust Why, having invested so much in refurbishing and modernising the Post Office in 01256 850413 London Street has it now been closed and transferred to the back of WH Smith in The [email protected] Malls? The review and consultation process undertaken by the Post Office seemed nothing more than a PR stunt designed to tick a box, the decision had probably already been made. So we end up with staff redundancies and an inferior post office Future Events: tucked away at the back of the worst retailer in the town centre, (according to the Lindsay Berry recent Which consumer survey) - what a result! It seems like another example of a 01256 850495 large organisation putting profits put before people. [email protected] Has our town centre ever had so many barber shops? In recent times many new barber shops have opened, the majority seem to be Turkish. What is going on? Are Pamber Correspondent: men going to the barbers more often and are they more choosey about who they go to? Ironically we also see more men nowadays adopting the ‘shaved head look’ which I Ann Ellis would have thought doesn’t require the services of a barber! [email protected] With Indian, Thai, Chinese, French, Italian, Japanese sushi and American-style burger restaurants, Asian nail bars, and Turkish barbers we are truly becoming a multi- national town.

Villager Distribution Contents Volunteer required for delivering the Villager along the Aldermaston Road from opposite Gales Garage to West End, to replace Shelley Moore. Future Events 4 Please contact George Rust on Bas. 850413. SwP Parish 5

Church Services 6-7

Parish Council Reports 9, 10, 11 Whilst we are happy to publish items and opinions in this magazine it should be noted that the views expressed by the contributors are not necessarily endorsed Our Schools 23 by the Editorial team. Readers should also make their own enquiries about, and assessment of, claims and services made by advertisers in this magazine. Bert’s Blog 10

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July 2019 1 Pelican Film Society, Green Book , The Ark, Guests welcome £6 7.30pm 2 Women’s Fellowship, Outing 6 Rock Choir, Mortimer Fun Day 6 Tadley Singers Summer Concert, Memorial Hall 7.30pm 8 SSJ Retirement Coffee Morning at SSJ Village Hall ALL VERY WELCOME 9.30-11.00am 11 Hungerford Rock Choir, Hungerford Arts Festival 7.30pm 13 Tadley Rock Choir, Guide Dogs for the Blind Open Day, Burghfield 15 B/S Horticultural Society, Visit, TBA, Tel: 01256 466281 7.30pm 22 SSJ Retirement Coffee Morning at SSJ Village Hall ALL VERY WELCOME 9.30-11.00am 17 Parish Council Meeting, Chute Pavilion. (Planning meeting 7pm) 7.30pm

August 2019 5 SSJ Retirement Coffee Morning at SSJ Village Hall ALL VERY WELCOME 9.30-11.00am 6 Women’s Fellowship, Learn about the Lions, SSJ Village Hall 2.00pm 19 SSJ Retirement Coffee Morning at SSJ Village Hall ALL VERY WELCOME 9.30-11.00am 19 B/S Horticultural Society, Current Trends & Varieties in the Bulb World, VH, visitors £3 7.30pm

September 2019 2 SSJ Retirement Coffee Morning at SSJ Village Hall ALL VERY WELCOME 9.30-11.00am 2 Pelican Film Society, Kontiki , The Ark, Guests welcome £6 7.30pm 3 Women’s Fellowship, Mission Aviation Fellowship: Flying for Life, Harvest Tea, SSJ Village Hall 2.00pm 7 Fete and Horticultural Competition, Monk Sherborne Village Hall 2pm – 5pm 14-21 Sherborne St John Scarecrow Competition 16 SSJ Retirement Coffee Morning at SSJ Village Hall ALL VERY WELCOME 9.30-11.00am 18 Sherborne St John Parish Council Meeting, Chute Pavilion. (Planning meeting 7pm) 7.30pm 16 B/S Horticultural Society, Growing Flowers for Cutting, Nikki Roberts, Kempshott VH, visitors £3 7.30pm 21 Artisan Market, Sherborne St John Village Hall 11.00am–3.00pm 21 SSJ Scarecrow Trail and Prize Giving 28 Alice Fowler Talk on Gardening in Autumn & Winter + Supper for Ungureni Trust. SSJ Village 7.00pm Hall 30 SSJ Retirement Coffee Morning at SSJ Village Hall ALL VERY WELCOME 9.30-11.00am

October 2019 1 Women’s Fellowship, Beyond Machu Picchu, SSJ Village Hall 2.00pm 4 Royal British Legion Dinner, Tickets £27 Open to all. [email protected] 7pm 5 - 31 Art Club Exhibition at The Sainsbury Gallery, The Willis Museum, Free Entry 10.00am – 5.00pm 14 SSJ Retirement Coffee Morning at SSJ Village Hall ALL VERY WELCOME 9.30-11.00am 21 B/S Horticultural Society, Canada, Alaska & the Butchart Gardens, J Carter, Kempshott VH, 7.30pm 28 SSJ Retirement Coffee Morning at SSJ Village Hall ALL VERY WELCOME 9.30-11.00am 23 Sherborne St John Parish Council Meeting, Chute Pavilion. (Planning meeting 7pm) 7.30pm

November 2019 1 - 9 Basingstoke Art Club Exhibition at The Sainsbury Gallery, The Willis Museum, Free entry 10.00am – 5.00pm 5 Women’s Fellowship, Five Generations of the British Raj, SSJ Village Hall 2.00pm 9 Artisan Market, Sherborne St John Village Hall 11.00am–3.00pm 11 SSJ Retirement Coffee Morning at SSJ Village Hall ALL VERY WELCOME 9.30-11.00am 11 Royal British Legion, 11.11.11 service at SSJ War Memorial 10.45am 18 B/S Horticultural Society, AGM followed by Cheese & Wine, Kempshott VH, Tel: 01256 466281 7.30pm 25 SSJ Retirement Coffee Morning at SSJ Village Hall ALL VERY WELCOME 9.30-11.00am

4 Church Matters July

Some things that ought to be easy turn my wife, on the other hand, knows Christians cannot make sense of things, out to be quite hard to do, or hard to exactly how to start and within minutes they cannot see the completed picture start. Bungee jumping should be really has many different piles of sorted because of the mess in front of them easy to start: all you need to do is take pieces ready to turn chaos into order. and so don’t know how to start bringing one small step. But the thought of a one Starting can be difficult for any number that situation before God. Non- hundred foot drop down a sheer canyon of reasons and each of us will have believers might approach prayer like with just a giant elastic band to stop you different reasons for the different things someone contemplating a bungee jump. from going splat at the bottom is more we struggle to begin doing. Beginning a prayer when you have not been inside a church for years might than enough to stop me from starting. Over the past few weeks many of you seem daunting – taking that first step Children find taking that first step will have seen adverts on buses or can be the hardest thing in the world towards tidying their bedroom posters around churches with 2 simple to do. immensely difficult. They know they’ve words on them – Try Praying. I was got to do it and given their notion surprised by research which revealed Whether we’re a Christian or not we of tidying is often little more than that 27 million adults in the UK say can all question whether God really is scooping up the piles of toys, laundry they pray, of whom 10 million say they listening? Or we ask “can God really be interested in my petty prayers”? In and crisp packets littering their floor pray regularly. Even amongst those who both these situations the answer is the and then hiding them under the bed, it say they are not religious 20% say they same: Try Praying. Beginning a prayer is difficult to understand why they just do pray and half of all those who pray can be difficult but it can also transform don’t get on and do it – but they don’t. believe God hears their prayers. And your life. If a prayer is heartfelt God Or at least, my children never did (and yet, we all find praying difficult. So how do we start praying? hears it – he wants to be in a personal still don’t). relationship with you. So, try praying. Sometimes you may feel as though you Well, just as the posters and adverts on And if you don’t know how to start just don’t know how to start something. buses suggest – Try Praying. Praying praying, seek out someone you know I feel that way about jigsaws – faced is nothing more and nothing less than who is a Christian and ask them to pray speaking to God. We all speak to our with hundreds of pieces each with only with you. friends and members of our family a fragment of a picture, I simply do not and others as easily and naturally as One of my favourite passages in know how or where to start. Jenny, breathing. We tell our confidantes what Scripture comes from Paul’s letter to th th is troubling us; we share experiences, the Philippians, the 6 and 7 verses of our sorrows and our hopes with our chapter 4 which say Do not be anxious friends. Sometimes we will rail at them about anything, but in every situation, by and complain about injustices – and prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, good friends will listen patiently. All of present your requests to God. And those emotions and experiences can be the peace of God, which transcends all shared with God in prayer – we can take understanding, will guard your hearts our troubles to Him just as easily as our and minds in Christ Jesus. Try praying. joys, for we have a God who delights to Andy Spence hear our prayers. Whether you are a for Sherbornes with Pamber Ministry believer or a non-believer, try praying. Christians can struggle with prayer, perhaps like someone struggling with a jigsaw. There will be times when

5 Services for July 07 July 10am Parish Communion, Sunday Club & Crèche St Andrew’s 14 July 10am Morning Service, Sunday Club, Crèche St Andrew’s 10am Morning Service All Saints 21 July 10am Morning Service & Children’s activity St Andrew’s 28 July 10am Holiday Club in Church St Andrew’s

SUNDAY MORNINGS AT 10AM: 07 July Nicodemus John 3: 1-21 To be advised 17 July Redeemed and Restored Ruth 4:1-22 Warren Trask & Mike Browning 21 July The gospel from Ruth Ruth:4-18-22 & Matthew 1:6-16 Warren Trask 28 July To Eternity & Beyond Warren Trask

MIDWEEK Home Groups meet on the weeks of Monday 1st & 15th July. We meet for our Central prayer meeting on a Sunday morning at 9am in the Parish Room, except for school holidays. Services for August 04 August 10am Family Service St Andrew’s 11 August 10am Morning service for all St Andrew’s 18 August 10am Morning service for all St Andrew’s 25 August 10am Morning service for all St Andrew’s 01 September 10am Family Communion St Andrew’s

AUGUST SERMONS 01 August Widow of Nain Luke 7:11-17 Steve Howe 11 August Rich Young Ruler Mark 10:17 27 Warren Trask 18 August Pharisees Matthew 22:15-22 Andy Spence 25 August Cleopas Luke 24:13-34 Warren Trask

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6 https://swp.churchbuilder.org.uk Ranil Jayawardena MP

Protecting our environment easier for people, but we all have a personal responsibility to act. With summer around the corner, many of us will be spending a lot more Glass is something which should never time outdoors, enjoying the beautiful end up going to landfill, because it is countryside that we are so lucky to so easy to recycle and there is a big buds would be banned in have here in North East . I market out there for recycled glass, so I from April 2020. There’s a need for really believe we live in a special part of was delighted when the council started plastic in some situations, but so often our green and pleasant land, and that’s offering large red bins for glass, for a there are perfectly good – and more exactly how I want to keep it. small one-off fee, as an addition to the environmentally friendly – alternatives. crates it provides for free. This is good I take conservation very seriously, news for everyone planning a barbecue, But I’m eager to hear from you. What which is why I founded the All-Party as it makes storing and getting rid of more do you think councils and Parliamentary Group on Endangered glass waste so much easier! governments can do? Are you prepared Species when I was first elected in to pay more or change your lifestyle to 2015. But, closer to home, one of the Of course, despite what you might hear, do it? Email me to: [email protected] or more obvious ways we can protect our the work never stops in Westminster come to one of my regular ‘Tell Ranil’ environment is to recycle as much as either. Last month, HM Government events. Details, as ever, are available on possible. This is an area where local announced that plastic straws, drinks my website. councils can step in to make things stirrers, and plastic-stemmed cotton

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Sunday Mass will be celebrated at the Church of St Bede, Popley at the following times: 9.00am 11.00am 6.30pm Weekday Mass Tuesday Church of St Bede, Popley 9.30am * Wednesday HG Church, Basingstoke 9.30am * Thursday Church of St Bede, Popley 9.30am * Friday HG Church, Basingstoke 9.30am * Saturday Church of St Bede, Popley 9.30am * * Time & Venue could vary 7 04412_Villager_July2012:19191_Villager_Oct07 2/7/12 17:07 Page 11

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11 that the service could be cut or at least necessary work on the Recreation severely restricted. ground trees removing dead trees and Unfortunately we are still waiting pruning where necessary. for HCC to carry out the A340 road VILLAGE GREEN improvements despite regular reminders. Many will have noticed that the new ALLOTMENTS PARISH COUNCIL barriers have been erected around the There is one vacant plot and it is hoped Village Green to stop unauthorised this will filled soon. All the allotment access and they look very good. With PARISH MATTERS sites look in excellent condition. the trees having been dealt with new trees will be planted to replace those The Annual Parish Meeting was held on CHUTE PAVILION 15th May 2019 followed immediately by that were cut down as dead or diseased. the Ordinary meeting.. As reported at the AGM the Chute Facilities are in good condition and the FINANCE Cllr Morgan gave the Chairman’s report, income generated by the various users The Parish Clerk reported that the Cllr Davies the Treasurer’s report and and hirers has be sufficient to cover Finances were good & sufficient for Cllr Rougier a report on the Chute running costs and to start to build a all items identified in the budgets and Sports & Recreation facilities. The full reserve for any more major needs as the as agreed by the Parish Council paid reports are on the website. Cllr Morgan Pavilion is now over 20 years old. The for the Jazz band and Magician at the was re elected as Chairman and all the extensive new drainage will hopefully Village Hall fete as there was no Council other Councillors agreed to continue in be carried out next May 2020 and will event this year. their 2018/19 roles. then guarantee the use of the grounds There has been no information about for many years to come. The aim of PLANNING the Parish Council is to maintain the the Rydon Homes Cranes Road site – The following planning applications facilities and area for all to use while whether they will build or sell on to were discussed at the meeting. another developer. trying hard to keep charges and costs down to ensure maximum local use for The new dates for the Parish Meeting The HCC Lengthsman scheme starts all sports groups and community events are below , all parishioners are welcome again for 2019/20 year so if you have any and parties. to attend and if you have any issues items you feel might be able to be tackled The new licences are nearly ready for to raise please e mail me on clerk@ under this scheme please e mail me on sherbornestjohn-pc.gov.uk [email protected]. all the main users to sign and these will regularise the use various groups The Planning Committee supplied TRANSPORT AND rent each year and any responsibilities the following report to the Parish INFRASTRUCTURE they need to undertake in order to keep Clerk for inclusion as an addendum rentals as low as possible. Again the situation with buses to the to the minutes of the main meeting. Village was raised and the message is if Having finished the Village Green the Details to be sent to Cllr Robinson for it is not used then there is a possibility Contractors will now carry out the information.

Application no Address Description of work Actions 19/00293/HSE 7 Manor Road Removal of existing carport & Parish Council wish to object because it is in erection of new double garage front of the building line 19/01215/HSE Beaurepaire Rebuild north & south pedestrian No objections House bridges 19/00539/FUL 30 Manor Road Amendment Councillors asked Parish Clerk for copies of plans re amendments before any decisions T/00192/19/TCA 9 West End No comments T/00220/19/TCA St Andrews Church, Church Lane

PLEASE NOTE BELOW THE CHANGE October WEDNESDAY 23rd I would also like to thank Terry Buller TO PARISH COUNCIL MEETING and Jane Brind for their help and November WEDNESDAY 20th DATES FOR THE REST OF 2019 – support to ensuring the well being of the STILL HELD AT CHUTE PAVILION December WEDNESDAY 18th Parish July WEDNESDAY 17th Meetings start at 7.30.p.m. Planning Penny Mayo, Parish Clerk at 7.00p.m before the meeting at Chute August No meeting Pavilion Vyne Road September WEDNESDAY 18th

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Open Forum 19/00797/LDEU. The Old Rick Yard, Website Aldermaston Road - refused A parishioner requested that the wooden The current website was discussed and it crosses placed beside the bench in Pamber 19/00394/LBC. Wigmore Farm, was agreed that alternative platforms be Park be removed for safe-keeping. The Aldermaston Road - granted investigated. Councillor Mrs Tyson will Chairman said he would remove them report at the September meeting. himself. A parishioner raised the question Finance of the No.14 bus service and suggested It was agreed to make a grant of £1,500 to Highway Matters that Stagecoach be approached to amend St.Stephens Hall to help with expenditure The Clerk reported that she will be the route of the No.2 perhaps once per for the financial year 2019/20. meeting a Highways Engineer later hour to pass through Little London, this month to look at the roads, in and Pamber Heath. It was Neighbourhood Plan particular the A340. The Chairman and agreed that support should be sought from A report was presented by Councillor other Councillors expressed an interest Silchester and the County Councillor be Greaves and Councillors were invited to in attending this meeting. Councillor made aware of the suggestion. attend a meeting with a Borough Council Greaves had received an email from the officer on 20th June to discuss the Local Highways Department saying that they Public Participation Plan and its potential impact on the have agreed a new layout for the A340/ A representative of Fowler Architecture Neighbourhood Plan. Bramley Road junction but had provided spoke and answered questions about no details. application 19/01091/FUL, Pamber Farm, Speedwatch Bramley Road. A report was presented by Councillor Borough Councillor Reports Greaves and it was agreed to fund four Councillor Simon Mahaffey introduced Planning 2-way radios and six hi-viz tabards. himself and gave a brief description of his 19/01091/FUL, Pamber Farm, Bramley duties as our new Borough Councillor. Road. A full discussion took place and the War Horse Walk Council voted to make no objection. Councillor Greaves reported that a Reports from Parish Council 5 kilometre walk is planned for 24th Representatives T/00224/19/TPO, 45, Jubilee Close. The August to raise funds for charity. The Council agreed to raise no objection It was agreed to accept a quotation for Council backed the plan and agreed to £998 to install a height restriction barrier Decisions cover any shortfall in the cost of medals at Pamber Heath Memorial Hall to for participants. £650 has already been 19/00898/HSE. Fairacre, Bramley Road - prevent illegal occupation of the car park pledged by Englefield Estate and AWE. granted and grounds. 19/00809/ROC, Brooklands, New Road - granted

Bert’s Blog

Well we made it across the Chanel dog food. He insists that if it is at the the Mrs arrives without having to wear the muggle, I lake it is fish food. He also has an elastic from upstairs to mean the muzzle! launcher which he fills with ‘fish’ food go out with the and propels it across the water. I saw Boss dressed in I have been practising my swimming him do this and thought it was a new yet another new since but definitely not when the Boss game to test my retrieving abilities and outfit only to tell the Boss she has had is fishing. Here you can see I have been launched myself into the water to catch it for ages and found it in the back of in for a wee dip but the Boss has now the arc of food floating on top. After the wardrobe. He didn’t believe her and brought out his sticks and boxes of doggy paddling around for ten minutes I don’t believe him. Dog biscuits are worms and maggots which he reliably with my mouth open like a hoover I was dog biscuits, my nose does not deceive informs me are not for eating – except persuaded to come out and sit on the me and fish should stick to worms and for the fish. I keep a close eye on him in bank whereby he explained that I should maggots! It’s a dog’s life but someone case some bread appears from his box not chase the biscuits when they were in has to live it. of tricks or better still some dog biscuits the water as they had now become ‘fish although we have a running argument food’. I have heard of magic but that was To read my past antics see: regarding whether this is fish food or ridiculous and along the lines of when Bertsdogblog.blogspot.com 10 , Pamber End and Little London notes

Lack of rain has definitely not been an Parish being split across two wards, 7.30 pm will see Tadley Singers perform issue of late though this hasn’t had too ‘Bramley’ and ‘Tadley and Pamber’, and their Summer Concert at Pamber Heath much of an adverse effect on forest walks there will be three borough councillors in Memorial Hall. The performance will as they had previously been so dry. The each ward. A site survey of St. Stephens include a number of new songs in their impact of the widely varying weather Hall, Little London has been carried out repertoire and will be in aid of the ARK has had some most unusual effects on although the results are awaited. AWE Charity. Tadley Rock Choir will also be gardens. I have been particularly struck has agreed to fund a Speed Indicator performing on 6th July 2019 but in the with how widespread and beautiful Device for the Speedwatch initiative and afternoon at Mortimer Music Festival. ceanothus bushes have been of late. quotes have been obtained to determine They will follow this on Saturday 13th Their vibrant blue blossom has been the best option. The next Parish Council July 2019 with a performance at the so prolific and stunning. However, my meeting will be on 8th July in St Stephen’s Guide Dogs for the Blind Open Day at well established magnolia tree is largely Village Hall, Little London. Burghfield. Hungerford Rock Choir devoid of leaves. There is a small clump Priory School, Pamber End will hold will be performing at the Hungerford at the top and the buds on the remainder their Summer Celebration on Saturday Arts Festival on Thursday 11th July 2019 of the tree seem to be well formed but, 22/6/19 between 1pm and 4pm. There commencing at 7:30pm. As usual all of despite the passing weeks, the buds will is a barbecue, refreshments, plant sale, these are charitable events. not flourish. Is it just the buds that have variety of stalls, bouncy castle, crafts, face perished or the whole tree? Time will tell. Each month, ten copies of the Villager painting and raffle. No entrance fee but will be placed in the Little London book April Pamber Parish Council minutes donations would be much appreciated. exchange in the old telephone box in reveal that a ‘Visions and Objectives’ A number of fly tipping incidents have Beach’s Crescent for parishioners to take document and Youth Engagement been reported in North East Hants and read. Should you or anyone else wish strategy were presented at the March recently. These are very large tips, to receive your own electronic copy of the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group and contain part processed material Villager please email the editorial team at meeting. A more in-depth questionnaire that appears to be from (or going to) [email protected] will be compiled based on the initial a recycling or processing centre. It research from the community Local wildlife expert Dr Paul Sterry is also seems that the rubbish might engagement events and the group will publishes a blog about our local natural contain sharps or hospital materials, work on policies and proposals. A long thus representing a significant danger surroundings - https://nplsecondnature. list of aspirations was forthcoming from to children, walkers and residents as com/category/pamber-nature-notes/ these engagement events. Some of these a whole. Both the Borough Council HIWWT are planning a walk on 24/7/19 were not related to Neighbourhood and the Environment Agency are in Pamber Forest and Silchester Common planning and will be investigated further investigating and it is hoped that the from 7.30pm to dusk. It is hoped to to determine whether there is a real culprit will be discovered and prosecuted. see and hear nightjars and bats and see need. Village gates for Little London Please report sightings of any out of the late summer fauna and flora. Meet at have been ordered and will be installed ordinary vehicles in the area that might Impstone Road, Pamber Heath, Tadley, upon delivery. New ward boundaries be carrying this type of waste. RG26 3EQ. have been confirmed by the Boundary Commission and will come into effect A busy time is looming for concerts by Ann Ellis in May 2020. This will result in Pamber local choirs. Saturday 6th July 2019 at [email protected] Neighbourhood Watch – Sherborne St John

SPRING CLOSE and WEYBROOK COURT and THE SEVERALS MONK SHERBORNE ROAD We had announced that we would be The member canvassing here has been canvassing residents to sign up to the delayed due to a health reason, we will existing scheme now that we have a new keep you advised. Co-ordinator, Jane Bechelet. However, Meanwhile anyone wishing to enrol or this activity was delayed by unforeseen raise any query please contact me, Ted circumstances and is now clashing Wilkinson by e.mail ted_wilkinson@ with holidays. We now hope to get btinternet.com or by phone 01256 going in late July, we apologise for any 850891 inconvenience this may cause. 11 04412_Villager_July2012:19191_Villager_Oct07 2/7/12 17:07 Page 14

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1214 Changes to council’s bin collections

Rubbish, recycling and garden waste collections will remain a fortnightly “By revising the routes our bin trucks collections in are service. Those people signed up to the currently take and changing the days set to change as part of a move to improve garden waste service will continue to or weeks some residents receive their bin collection routes to make them more have their bins and bags collected every collections, we can achieve all of efficient and environmentally friendly. two weeks. these benefits while also retaining a weekly waste and fortnightly recycling Working with Serco, Basingstoke and The council will send a leaflet to all collection.” Deane Borough Council is changing Basingstoke and Deane residents in early waste, recycling and garden waste July to advise of any changes to their Cllr Eachus added: “I appreciate these collections to reduce the distances bin existing waste and recycling service. changes may be confusing at first as we trucks are travelling, revise the routes to Garden waste customers will receive a are all in the habit of putting our bins out incorporate new homes in the area and separate leaflet. on a certain day, but we will do everything simplify collections for some residents so we can to minimise the impact of these Information on the new collections their glass and recycling is collected on changes and keep residents informed.” will also be available on the council’s the same day. website www.basingstoke.gov.uk/bin- Serco’s Transformation Director Duncan The changes will be introduced from changes from Monday 1 July. Updates Hadland said: “These changes will also Monday 22 July and will mean that over will also be provided on its social media ensure that the workload is more equally half of Basingstoke and Deane’s homes channels. spread across all of the crews, who have will see a change to the day or week been fully involved in the process. Their The borough council’s Cabinet Member their waste and recycling is collected. local knowledge has been invaluable with for Environment and Enforcement Cllr Nearly all of the garden waste customers the fine-tuning of the rounds and I would Hayley Eachus said: “Working with our across the borough will be affected. like to thank them for all of their help and contractor Serco we have been looking at Those residents remaining on the same support.” how we can improve the efficiency of the collection day may have a change to their bin collection routes, simplify collections For more information about bin changes collection time, therefore bins need to be for some of our residents and ensure in Basingstoke and Deane please put out by 7am. we are prepared for new homes in the visit www.basingstoke.gov.uk/bin-changes The waste bins will continue to be borough. collected weekly and recycling and glass 13 ADVERTISE HERE CALL Emma Foreman 01256 889215 07747 015494 [email protected]

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There have been bees in the roof structure at All Saints church amongst the rafters; Ken’s estimate of the total bee population for decades. In most years there are one or two incursions was about 180,000. And then they found a second colony a into the church when large numbers (maybe a thousand or few feet further up the roof with an estimated 30,000 bees – so) find their way through a crack high up inside the church, probably the product of a swarm from the primary colony. probably when the population pressure gets very high in the This colony, too, was extracted with the bonus of actually colony prior to swarming; but they are then unable to get out capturing a fine queen bee. The honeycomb, honey and brood of the church, and they starve. were all removed. For quite some time the air all around will be severely flavoured with the scent of honey and wax and will attract all the local bee population to scavenge the last vestiges. And then we found a third colony at the other end of the church!!!! David Cullum

Hampshire and A large piece (of very many) of honeycomb. We try to ensure that all bees are removed before a service, Isle of Wight Air but on 12th June we had an elderly visiting vicar who, in the middle of the service was stung on his thigh by a bee that had crawled up inside his trouser leg! I had noticed that he Ambulance needs had suddenly gone into the vestry for a brief time. After the service he came up to me and apologised for ‘murdering a bee’. It was decided that the you! bees must go! So we contacted Ken Trussler and Neil Annal who Hampshire and Isle of are the local experts at Wight Air Ambulance is removing colonies of bees. the Charity that brings Scaffolding was assembled emergency critical care to by Champions from the people who need it most, in ground to just above the their hour of need. It costs £15,000 to keep the Air Ambulance roof ridge line with three flying and saving lives and last year the Charity’s Critical Care working platforms. Teams were called to 1,429 incidents across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Ken and Neil set to work on Monday 3rd of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Air Ambulance is entirely June, having to remove funded by the generosity of our local community and we roof tiles to get access rely upon our team of volunteers to support our fundraising to the bees. They had efforts. provisionally estimated This is where we need your help! We are urgently looking for that the removal should new Events Volunteers, Speakers, Van Drivers, Maintenance take a couple of days. It Support Volunteers and Collection Pot Agents. We also need soon became obvious Site of the primary colony. volunteers to join our new Event Support Team, who support that this was an extremely us on an ad-hoc basis at our mass participation events. large colony – the largest they had ever encountered. Volunteering for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance The object was to remove the colony with as little damage is fun and rewarding and you can volunteer as often or as little to the bees as possible; this was done by using a vacuum as you wish. Volunteering can fit around your own life and cleaner to suck out the bees and blow them into a large empty, commitments. darkened box with a gauze top to provide air. This continued for some hours! If you have some spare time and would like to donate it to our life-saving cause, please contact our Volunteering Team on It was the largest bee colony that Ken and Neil had ever [email protected] or 02380 743516 or visit our website been confronted with. The actual nest spread for twelve feet for more details: www.hiowaa.org.

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At the time of writing (early June) it is studied insects and went pond dipping, of China and, of course, trying some cold and wet, and does not feel like the and the whole class will have a Summer Chinese food! From oriental fans to Summer Term at all! Hopefully the Walk in the Vyne Woods to see the chopsticks, and from Chinese lanterns weather will clear in time for Sports contrast from their Winter expedition. to terracotta warriors – we’ve tried our Day later this month, and also for the hands at everything! Meanwhile all the Juniors are once again Hampshire Games where our school learning lines, songs and dances for our As the term draws to a close, it is time teams are representing Basingstoke at to say a sad farewell to our Year 6 pupils. tennis and tri-golf. Summer Production: Disney’s Mulan. We are winding the clock back to ancient They attended the Leavers Service at Winchester Cathedral, and there will We are also hoping for good weather China – the Huns have invaded and be a special end of term service at St when the infants have their trip to it is up to Mulan and her mischievous Andrew’s Church; then on the final day Marwell Zoo. Their project this term sidekick Mushu, the dragon, to save the is named ‘Paws & Places’ and they of term their last act at SSJ School will be Emperor! Before the days of equality, to ring the school bell. Good luck to all are focussing on the different habitats Mulan cannot join the army so has to around the world. of you at your secondary schools – come disguise herself as a man in order to back and see us soon! The children in Class 3 have been enlist as a soldier – with interesting Have a great Summer! looking at a much more local habitat as results! In order to fully enter into the part of their Guardianship project with spirit of the production, we have spent Sherbert – SSJ School Villager the Vyne. In June, groups of children time looking at the history and culture Correspondent

The Clift Surgery Patient Participation Group: What is it??

If you visited the surgery in early June surgery news and changes. What have network. This will provide additional you would have noticed some bunting they achieved so far? We have instigated community based services like the outside and a lot of enthusiastic PPG a “Walk for Health” every Wednesday paediatric clinic we presently host, and members within its walls asking evening for all fitness levels starting changes in staff. The PPG are involved questions and exploring opinions and 6.30pm at the surgery that is increasingly in helping to create a newsletter by ideas from willing patients in the waiting popular, the PPG board in the corridor which we can digitally send to all rooms. Nationally we were celebrating and waiting room changes display with patients willing to receive this to keep Patient Participation Group Awareness healthy eating recipes and advice, the you all more abreast of news and Week when across the country, efforts artwork in the corridors is co-ordinated developments. were being made to advertise all the by the PPG, and they have been The hope of the surgery is that all patient good work that PPGs do in their instrumental in supporting the surgery ages and groups be involved in the PPG communities. through tricky planning affecting the car so we have a truly representative group. park and potentially the accessibility of Our PPG is a voluntary group of If you are interested in giving occasional the surgery for all patients. The Clift Surgery patients who act as support, or being a full member please representatives of our patient population You will appreciate that communication contact any of the PPG members whose voice in holding the surgery to account has been a weak point from the surgery details are posted on the PPG board in for the services we provide, give and has led to a lot of stress for you all in the surgery or contact our reception direction to any changes needed to understanding changes to appointments team. our service following survey or patient systems, and development of links with Dr Roisin Ward concerns and also act as a conduit to and Whitewater surgeries inform the Clift surgery community of in forming our Whitewater Loddon

23 Royal British Legion Bramley & District Branch

You don’t need to have served in the and District Branch. With approval Normandy Battlefields towards the end Armed Forces to join the Royal British received, and due to some very generous of August. We hope that many others, Legion. donations, we are now blessed with a including those with children can join new Standard for our Branch. The new us too. I am pleased to announce that on standard also incorporates the “Ypres Sunday 21st July 2019, during the 10:30 Two other events coming up are the Scroll” to commemorate the Branch’s church service at St James Church next Branch Meeting on Tuesday 10th presence at the Great Pilgrimage 90 in September and the Branch Annual in Bramley, the Royal British Legion Ypres in 2018. Dinner on Friday 4th October in Bramley Branch Standard will be laid Sherborne St John Village Hall. I hope to up, and the New Branch Standard will All friends and members of the Royal see many of you at one of these events. be blessed. Two years ago a formal British Legion would be welcome to join request was made to the Royal British us for the Blessing of the New Standard Steve Day – Branch Treasurer – 07341 Legion to merge the Bramley Branch at St James Church in July. 552732 with Sherborne St John and Stratfield Our Vice Chairman, Rhydian Vaughan, http://branches.britishlegion.org.uk/ Saye Branches to form the Bramley is planning a visit for the Branch to the branches/bramley-district

24 The Ungureni Trust

It is now nearly thirty years since the to be a good idea, but it became apparent original team from Basingstoke travelled that the teaching was poor and the to Bacau to give support and care to the children were not being integrated 170 handicapped children who were into the school or local life. They were living in squalor and poverty at the therefore moved into three flats in Bacau Ungureni Orphanage. The children were where the schools were much better. The always wearing old torn clothes and kept 20 or so young people who were HIV on their beds. At mealtimes they were positive, due to infected needles, were fed by the overworked carer with the moved into the Minerva houses where, In September 1990 there seemed little hope only spoon for all the children in the with help from the staff, they learnt to for Elena, but look at her in September 1991! room. It was originally planned that the look after their own health. Sadly one team would stay for about six weeks but boy died but the others are all doing well it quickly became apparent that more and are all living independently. helpers were needed for considerably Play therapy The Ungureni Trust more time. Over the next few weeks introduced play therapy for the younger and months there were big changes with inpatients in the hospital but now all the improvements to the building with more children’s wards have fun playing every staff and better food and clothing and afternoon with the play therapist. The the Ungureni Orphanage was registered Trust also supported the paediatricians as a charity. Many families in Romania with new medical equipment. abandoned their children leaving them to be looked after by the State. Some Milcov Project In the last 15 Years of these children were adopted, others the Ungureni Trust undertook the were moved to other orphanages, special full responsibility of the remaining 12 schools or foster homes. children (8 boys & 4 girls) who have been living in the three flats in Milcov Miorita Homes The Ungureni Trust Road Bacau. The staff supervised their had three houses built with a farm near education, health and general care. Dana Ungureni Village for 36 of the older Condrea, the Ungureni Manager, has planning on studying architecture when children, who had been living in the been a substitute mother. Eight of them he graduates from High School. Until orphanage, to give them a long term have now reached adulthood at the then the Ungureni Trust is going to home and the opportunity to be taught age of 18. Some are working overseas continue to need financial support for about farming. This has been a great while others are living nearby and they the children. They are very grateful for success and the farm goes from strength contact the staff if they need help. The the generous help they have had over the to strength. It has now been taken over other four are aged between 14 and 17 past thirty years which has enabled the by the Romanians years old and are still in the care of the Trust to help and support many children Minerva Homes Two other homes have Ungureni Trust, two in High School and over the years. been built for the younger children in two in Vocational School. In 2021 there the town of Buhusi. At first this appeared will only be one boy left, Daniel. He is Judith Darmady

Tea at 3 throughout the summer

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Our June Speaker was Ann Sevier who through but did not settle. The Normans, which her father said had swallowed a was returning to tell us more about the with their capital in Winchester wanted 12ft pole with no sign of a bottom and it New Forest, where she and her forebears hunting lodges within a day’s ride and was thought to be fed by a chalk spring have been commoners for thirteen under the crown made it a ‘New’ Forest. underneath. Ann had mentioned that generations. Many of us had also seen Once the capital moved to London the she had sold her cows and her fields and Ann in the Channel 4 TV series, ‘A Year Forest was largely left alone. In 1760 then said that she had been giving talks in the New Forest’ and she told us that under George III the crown lands were for 25 years and we were hearing her when first asked to take part she had handed to the Government who tried to last one. She showed us slides of plants thought ‘how hard could it be?’ She ended run it for profit. The deer removal act and work in the Forest. 25% of wood cut up giving up at least one day a week of 1851, which was soon abandoned, by Forestry England is left to rot. Only for a whole year to the filming but as a led to an attempt to grow trees. The NF hardwood is planted as pine grows too result she and others were successful in Association, set up in 1866, had by 1877 quickly. Summer grazing is being re- ensuring that the film was not touristy but led to the protection of the Forest, under introduced and drainage ditches removed showed the real Forest. All this meant she what is now Forestry England. Before the and there are awards for restoration of was always being asked for selfies and her advent of cars the Forest was fenced with habitat. Many of the plants are very rare, Facebook page is well used. She is now a gates. Cattle came from Southampton small and beautiful and Forestry England member of the New Forest National Park and Portsmouth for summer grazing clears invaders such as rhododendron Authority, New Forest District Councillor and ponies could wander. In 1964 the and ragwort and burns gorse. for the Fordingbridge ward and Chair of gates were replaced by cattle grids. Until There had been a good sale of ponies the Hyde Parish Council. 1976 no camping was allowed. The week before Ann came, most of the males Forest became a National Park in 2005. Having brought us up to date, Ann being sold as riding ponies. The Pony The current CEO is Alison Barnes who started on her talk, ‘The New Forest: Breeding Scheme aims to achieve pure knows the Forest and has to plan for a History and Ecology from Ice Age to bred animals of the correct colour and possible 15 million visitors/year, perhaps National Park’. Before the Ice Age the 15 stallions are allowed to run with the introducing yellow lines and paid area of the New Forest, as far north as mares for 6 weeks, to ensure all the foals parking. Salisbury, was under the sea, which are born at the right time for selling in explains the presence of seashells in the Ann went on to tell us stories of how the autumn. All males have to be off the higher parts of the Forest. Soils are sand ponies will gather in a small area known Forest by the age of 18 months. and gravel without the depth of top soil as a ‘haunt’ and cows will leave their Ann ended by taking questions before elsewhere. The plants that grew on this calves safely out of the wind. She found being thanked by Jean Linford. After badly-drained and low-lying ground were one pony up to its belly in a bog, but leaving the Hall she speedily returned, the same as they are now, often those it rolled on its side, pulled its legs out bearing a wild flower, vetchling, which of wetland and seashore. Mesolithic and gradually got back to dry ground. she had mentioned in her talk and which arrowheads can be found and there was a Another tried to hide itself behind a she had found growing at the side of the Bronze Age barrow which was removed telegraph pole so she could not see it, but car park. after WWII. Iron Age farmers left their forgot its bottom was sticking out. There mark and the Romans pushed a road was a ‘neutral bog’ in one of her fields Jenny Cullum Hospital update

As many of you may have been aware, from the visit has been very positive and often amazing, treatments and the Care Quality Commission, which with encouraging comments from the equipment now in operation in the monitors hospital performance, last year inspectors about the changes they have Trust. In addition, we governors will rated our Trust as ‘needing improvement’. seen. Equally importantly they have not be in attendance and would welcome The CQC visited our three hospitals raised any other serious concerns with meeting you. At the AGM there is a again recently. They commented on the us. So as always we continue to aim for good opportunity for members of the pleasure it gave them to see the hard outstanding care for our patients. public to ask questions or raise concerns with the senior management team. The work, compassion and commitment of To find out more why not attend the AGM will be followed by an interesting our staff. This included a pharmacist Trust’s AGM which is open to all, and entertaining talk by one of HHFT’s focusing on medicines management. being held again this year in the Ark leading clinicians Dr Kevin Conn, Their overall aim was to follow up the on the Basingstoke hospital site on Consultant orthopaedic surgeon. actions identified in the improvement Tuesday 16th July? It starts at 5:30 notice issued last summer and to see with an exhibition with a number of Keith Bunker the strides we have made. The feedback displays showing off some of the latest, Local Governor 26 Basingstoke Male Voice Choir Concert in aid of Alzheimers Society The concert will take place at the United will also feature some great new songs Reformed Church, London Street on which should give a more contemporary Most of us have heard about the benefit Friday July 5th at 7:30pm. feel to the performance that music can bring to dementia sufferers and some of you may have seen This is a great opportunity to see the Entrance to the concert is priced at £10 the recent TV documentary ‘Dementia Basingstoke Male Voice Choir in action and tickets can be reserved by sending Choir’. As a result BMVC have decided and also to support a great charity an email to Basingstokemvc@outlook. to donate the proceeds from their locally. The choir will be aided by a guest com or at the door. Please come and Summer Concert to Alzheimers Society performance from Sound Company – a help us donate a huge amount to charity. in support of dementia sufferers locally. vocal group from Farnham. The concert Malcolm Gallani

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32 Probus hears about A Grandmother’s Legacy

Jenny Mallin, who gave a talk to the the railways which grew from 25,000 of over 300 million inhabitants and Probus Club of Basingstoke, is rightly miles to over 41,000 miles with one many bungalows were built to house the proud of her five generations of women grandfather a train driver. Another was a travelling administrators. Jenny Mallin of British ancestry in India from the teacher who with the Maharaja of Mysore has every reason to call her book a days of the Empire to the present day. founded a school that today is the Mysore memoir instead of a cook book, though Although based on her great great great University, another antecedent became fans of cooking will find it a treasure grandmother’s hand written recipes she Postmaster General and yet another was trove. has written and published a charming the governess to sixteen years old Benazir book which is not just a collection of Bhutto, who became prime minister of A practical chef she has been a tutor cookery expertise but it encompasses the Pakistan on two occasions. at many prestigious culinary centres life and times of Anglo-Indians during including in our area the Newlyn’s Farm She talked about her parents marrying the prime days of the Raj spanning the Cookery School near and at in the Andaman islands, the Indian 19th and 20th centuries. Lainston House hotel near Winchester. expedition to Mesopotamia during Army service took the first generation World War 1, the Victorian style of For more information about the Probus from Mirfield in Yorkshire to India in dressing in the 19th century, Eventide Club of Basingstoke, the social club the late 1700s and she has established a homes in Bangalore, Poonas’s military for retired professional and business family tree to the present day. During station, of hunting trips and the 1,000 managers, see their web site www. this time each generation of women miles walk back from Burma during probusbasingstoke.wordpress.com or added to the original cookbook which World War 2. The Imperial Civil Service phone their secretary Paul Flint on 07770 formed the basis of her talk. She covers had 1000 people administering a country 886521 for an informal chat.

Basingstoke Civil Service Retirement Fellowship

David Cowling the group’s Chairman way. As with many situations it was a The group’s next outing is a Thames trip welcomed 45 members and 2 visitors case of being in the right place at the from Abingdon to Oxford, with lunch at to the annual open meeting held on right time, and quickly coming up with the Duke of Monmouth, on Thursday 12 Wednesday 5 June. The secretary, Tony the eye catching caption to match the September. Then on Friday 11 October Brazier, gave details of the forthcoming picture. This is not as easy as it seems as it is the Mystery Trip which includes trips, and the Welfare Officer, Christine we were to discover when we were invited elevenses, lunch and afternoon tea. Broadbent, gave an update on those to do so. She also demonstrated the bulk The next meeting is on 3 July when the members who had not been well. of equipment that she, and her fellow speaker is Iain Kennedy on “The View photographers, had to carry around The speaker this month was Deborah from my Sitting Room” in which he in their work. To do this she loaded Brady whose talk was titled “A Female in describes Queen Victoria’s view from obliging volunteer, Maggie Hatton, with Fleet Street – My life as a former photo- Osborne House. The group meets on all the items which were required to be journalist”. She described her ambition the first Wednesday of each month at at hand. These included the cameras to work in journalism which after her Brookvale Village Hall from 10am to themselves, a bag of accessories, flash training took her to London to try and 12noon and all retired Civil Servants, guns, a telephoto lens with pole and, find employment. Her first job was with their relatives and friends are welcome. when it was thought no more could be the Today newspaper after scooping a Further details about the group and carried, a step ladder! photograph of Michael Jackson arriving information about our trips can be at Heathrow Airport to begin a tour. obtained by contacting This quick one off picture changed her [email protected]. life and she entertained us with stories David Cowling of her interesting workaday life - never quite knowing what would happen next. She spoke of always being at the ready to capture the images that would tell the story, complete with explanatory caption, whilst beating the deadlines along the 33 ADVERTISE HERE CALL Emma Foreman 01256 889215 07747 015494

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