The Loddon Valley Link

Church and Community Magazine Issue512

June 2018

Page 1 www.Loddonvalleylink.org.uk Editorial With the arrival (hopefully!) of summer there deadline is 15 August, so are plenty of outdoor events going on. Look you have plenty of time out in particular for the Sherfield-on-Loddon over the summer to get Summer Fete, Sherfest, and a couple of snapping and send your local open gardens events. photos in! This month's beautiful summery cover Jane Abrams At Loddon Valley Link we are always photo was taken by Lydia Rees. looking to the future and thinking about the development of the magazine. We are For the second time this month we have a always up for fresh ideas. With this in mind puzzle page - let us know what you think of we are currently hoping to recruit a number it. of volunteers for various roles - an editor, an As ever, send pictures, or any other advertising manager, committee members comments or questions, to and distributors. See p. 12 for further [email protected] details. While on this subject, it did seem to us on Contents the committee that this is an appropriate Church Services 4-5 time to record a particular vote of thanks to Parish Registers 5 one person in particular. While many people Chapel Services and RC Church 6 do a lot of work for LVL, there is one person Minister’s Letter 7 who stands out because of the invaluable Prayer Page 8 support he provides - Simon Boase. He is of Sherfield Park Matters 11 course one of the three editors, but it may Volunteers for LVL 12 not be generally known that in addition to Messy Church 13 this he undertakes many other tasks. He is Sherfield-on-Loddon Parish Council 18 our webmaster, making sure that the Photo competition 19 magazine appears on the website every Sherfield Village Hall Matters 22 month, managing the email contact list, Sherfield Village Green Volunteers 29 maintaining the web site and advising us on New Burial Ground 29 its development. He also arranges for the Sherfield Fete 30 purchase of any IT equipment and software Church End Preservation Society 32 we need and often provides much needed SPCC Events 35 training and support. He frequently comes NWR 37 up with great ideas for the print magazine. Sherfield History Group 37 All this is on top of his busy working life Loddon Players review 38 running a technology consulting business. Stratfield Turgis Parish AGM 38 Thank you, Simon! Sherfield Gardening Club 39 One of Simon's ideas for LVL was the Stratfield Saye Educ. Fdn. 41 annual cover photo competition, and we Borough Councillor 41 have acquired lots of lovely and useful Sherfield Pk Parish Council 42 pictures for the cover from it. We are Chineham Library 46 running the competition again this year; as Puzzle Page 48 usual, there will be prizes for the winners to Small Ads 56 be presented at the Sherfield Show. The Useful Telephone Nos. 57

Distribution: The Loddon Valley Link is hand distributed to over 2,000 houses across the parishes of Sherfield on Loddon, Sherfield Park, Stratfield Saye, Hartley Wespall and Stratfield Turgis. Also available online at www.loddonvalleylink.org.uk.

Page 2 Page 3 Sunday 1st July Trinity 5 Services June 2018 10.00am Holy Communion St Leonard’s Sherfield 10.00am Family Service St Mary’s Stratfield Saye 6.30pm Evensong St Mary’s Hartley Wespall Sunday 3rd June Trinity 1 8.00am Holy Communion St James Bramley 10.00am Holy Communion St Leonard’s Sherfield 9.00am Sunday@nine Cross House Bramley 10.00am Family Service St Mary’s Stratfield Saye 10.30am Shortened Communion St James Bramley 6.30pm Evensong St Mary’s Hartley Wespall Children are welcome at all our services. Services in italics are particularly geared 8.00am Holy Communion St James Bramley to children and families. 9.00am Sunday@nine Cross House Bramley 10.30am Shortened Communion St James Bramley

Friday 8th June Parish Registers

4.15pm Messy Church Sherfield Park Community Centre Baptisms

Sunday 10th June Trinity 2 Olivia June Best 6 May 2018 Stratfield Saye 11.00am Songs of Praise on the Sherfield Village Green Reece Martin Roy Hooker 6 May 2018 Stratfield Saye Green Riley Graham Brian Hooker 6 May 2018 Stratfield Saye 8.00am Holy Communion St James Bramley Wedding 9.00am Sunday@nine Cross House Bramley

10.30am Shortened Communion St James Bramley Jake Henry Morrell Grave Sunday 17th June Trinity 3 and Laura Catherine Bartrum 21 April 2018 Hartley Wespall 10.00am Holy Communion & St Leonard’s Sherfield Sunday Club Songs of Praise 6.30pm Evensong St Mary’s Hartley Wespall Sunday June 10th 11am 8.00am Holy Communion Little London 9.00am Sunday@nine Cross House Bramley Sherfield Village Green 10.30am Shortened Communion St James Bramley A fun, informal service held outside on the green, for the whole family. We will be Sunday 24th June Trinity 4 using the fete marquee in case the weather is wet!

8.30am Holy Communion St Mary’s Hartley Wespall Everyone welcome, bring your dogs, bikes! 10.00am Together in Worship St Leonard’s Sherfield Tadley Concert Brass will once again be kindly 10.30am Songs of Praise Clift Meadow providing the music for us.

Page 4 Page 5 Breach Lane Chapel Minister’s Letter Sherfield on Loddon Gardening is one of my favourite pastimes so any decision to Geoff Belsham 01256 882534/07519 708416 especially since it is an activity that both my remove it would have wife, Lorna, and I enjoy doing together. As I been wrong. write everything is flourishing in the garden It may not be true for you June 2018 and with the warmer weather there are but, for me, all of this decisions to be made and much to be done. rd work, weeding, sowing, Sunday 3 10.30am Family Worship led by Steve Smith One of the reasons I love gardening so planting, fertilising and pruning speaks much, apart from the obvious enjoyment of Tuesday 5th 10.30am Open Morning at the Chapel volumes to me and makes me think very growing things and seeing a garden carefully about how I need to apply the th develop, is that in gardening there are so Saturday 9 pm Village Fete – we have a stall same principles in my life. Take the dead many metaphors for life, growth and th bush for instance, I definitely need to let Sunday 10 10.30am Family Worship development. that go. The tulips? Well, there may yet be Tuesday 12th 10.30am Open Morning at the Chapel In the Gospels Jesus frequently uses life in them, who knows. I am certain that gardening or agricultural metaphors there are many things in my life that I need Saturday 16th 2pm Disabled Christian Fellowship at St Andrew’s Methodist because they are so relatable at many to let go of; but sometimes I just get stuck Church – “Midsummer Madness” levels. In John Chapter 15 Jesus says, “I and I can’t move on. By going through the Sunday 17th 10.30am Family Worship led by Neil Owen am the vine and my Father is the gardener”. garden and getting rid of all the things that Sunday 24th 10.30am Family Worship Then later on in the same passage, “I am really stop me creating something new and the vine and you are the branches. If exciting I release the potential of what the 6pm Contemporary Worship at St Andrew’s Methodist anyone remains in me and I in them, they garden can become. It is the same in life Church th will bear much fruit; apart from me you can and faith. Sometimes things need to be Tuesday 26 10.30am Open Morning at the Chapel do nothing”. In other parts of the Gospels nurtured and perhaps pruned but Jesus uses seeds, weeds, soil, crops, trees sometimes they need to be removed in Transport is available for all events and so on as illustrations. order to make room for new possibilities and new horizons of growth. We have had to make some quite hard decisions in our garden this year. Some of In many of Jesus’ parables he uses the the things that we planted last year have images of growth in nature to demonstrate Catholic Services not thrived and are looking decidedly sick. that growth and change are fundamental One rather lovely bush that bore the indicators that we are being made new. My promise of beautiful scented flowers has faith in God reassures me that I need not be St Bede’s and Holy Ghost Churches, died. It still sits in a pot at the end of the afraid of change or moving on, as and when Basingstoke. garden. Why? Because we had hoped that it is time. May God continue to bless your it might not have been dead. There are summer. tulips that bore wonderful flowers last year Every blessing Parish Office Open: but have failed to flower at all this year. We know the reason why but we still had hope. Stephen 07943014277

Now, however, we have decided that we NEW EMAIL ADDRESS Tues to Friday cannot hang on to these things any longer [email protected] 9.30 am-1.00 pm Tel.465214. and we must let them go. On the other hand Sunday Mass 9.00 am, 11.00 am and 6.30 pm we have a shrub in our front garden, which I pruned rather drastically last year. For the whole of the year, even though it was growing, it looked like death warmed over. This year it is covered in lush green growth

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Remain in me John 15 that take place within our communities, 5 ‘I am the vine; you are the branches. If especially for safety and a good you remain in me and I in you, you will community spirit at our summer events. bear much fruit; apart from me you can Loving God, we pray for all who suffer, do nothing... 9 ‘As the Father has loved that you will bring comfort, wholeness me, so have I loved you. Now remain in and peace of mind. Bless those who my love. 10 If you keep my commands, care for them and may we recognise our you will remain in my love, just as I have part in the answer to our own prayers as kept my Father’s commands and remain we bring our love, friendship and support in his love. 11 I have told you this so that to those in need. my joy may be in you and that your joy We pray for all who grieve the loss of may be complete. loved ones, whether recently or in the Prayer for the month past, and we pray for your comfort and Loving God, thank you for the beauty of peace. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. our world and for the love you have given us in Jesus. Thank you for all the signs of that love both around us and in us. Help us to nurture the things that need to be nurtured; help us to let go of the things that hold us back so that we may become the people you want us to be. May the love we receive be our gift to others as we seek to bring hope to our community and our world in your name. Amen Prayer points for June Loving God, we pray for your blessing upon our communities and families; that people may grow in your love and experience peace, prosperity, health and happiness. We pray for our homes, our places of work and for all the activities

Flowers, Produce and Crafts 52nd SHERFIELD SHOW Sunday 2 September 2018 2:00~4:30 Volunteer helpers and entrants welcome Schedules at www.sherfieldshow.org.uk

Page 8 Page 9 www.Loddonvalleylink.org.uk Sherfield Park Matters The weather around here is a thing to trustees' meeting to hear behold. Warm breezes and clear skies the latest episode. disappeared just in time for our outdoor Meetings are the last Cinema Night. The rain might have scared Wednesday of the month at 7:30pm and off a few, but the hearty enjoyed Back to everyone is invited. the Future on our sports fields. Thanks to all that helped make the evening a success, There is an ever increasing demand for even if it was a little soggy. space within our building, a demand that we cannot always meet. The demand is driven The Community Association is still in need in part by all of the new homes being built of a Centre Manager. Trustees Louise around us. These are communities that do Grainger and Sarah Morgan have stepped not have their own community centres and in to help and our Administrator Sarah that will therefore depend on ours. But the Bicknell has put in an ‘over-the-top' effort. demand is also being driven by increased And I thank them all. But we need a full services we hope to provide to Sherfield time Centre Manager. Please give the Park itself. For instance, plans are being opportunity some thought and if you, or made to offer scouting at our centre. The someone you know, might be interested, next few weeks will tell, but we hope to please let us know. Simply use the email or have both Beaver and Cub Scouting at the telephone number below and we will get centre very soon. It is because of this back to you. increasing demand that the SPCA Trustees are committed to expanding our building. As some of you may know, the Community Please come to our next meeting to hear of Centre building we all enjoy is owned by the our plans for that expansion. borough and “leased” to the Community Association for the benefit of the residents. One last reminder. Sherfest is coming (see The word leased is in quotes because even p. 35). It’s our community’s biggest get though we have been in the building for together and July 14 is the date. over six years, no formal lease exists. The story behind the lease saga reads like a Stephen Levin poorly-written soap opera, but the end may Chairman well be in sight. Then again, maybe not. My Sherfield Park Community Association point is that you are all invited to our next 01256 883967 [email protected]

Tickets are now available for an evening of outstanding music Basingstoke Concert Band will perform their Summer Concert ‘Around the World in 80 minutes-ish!’ at Sherfield-on-Loddon Village Hall (RG27 0EZ) on Sat 7 July 2018 at 6:00 pm Tickets cost £12 (£10 concessions) and can be purchased direct from: band members; by calling 07503 881241; or at Sherfield-on-Loddon Village Hall on the evening Join in with a BBQ during the interval which is included in the ticket price Back from a successful tour to Guernsey, the Basingstoke Concert Band will entertain you with music from around the world – from Canada with Maple Leaf Rag to Africa with ‘Out of Africa’ and to Brazil with’ Copacabana’ to name but a

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Loddon Valley Link - More Volunteers Needed

You may remember that in the April financial position. We are edition of Loddon Valley Link our central extremely grateful to him feature was an explanation of how the for all the work he does. magazine is put together every month. He would now like to We took the opportunity to ask for more relinquish the advertising volunteers to help with the considerable role in order to Friday 8th June 2018 workload, and I am pleased to say that as concentrate on the a result we now have two proofreaders. financial side. If you are Theme - What is most important to me? We are extremely grateful to Diana interested in this role please contact Pip Purves and Matt Fry, whose support has for more information. All welcome! already been invaluable. But we still need 3) Committee Members volunteers for other rôles. It may be that you have little time to 4.15pm start, singing, dancing and parable then lots of fun craft spare, but you might still be able to followed by a tasty meal, finishing at 5.45pm So if you want provide support to us in becoming a to get more committee member - perhaps you have PLEASE NOTE - IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU BOOK involved in the professional experience, or have been community involved in producing a committee In order for us to plan catering and avoid wastage (and please advise this is a great magazine, or just have lots of ideas on of any food allergies). way to do it - I how we could take the magazine forward. know I've The time commitment involved is very For more information and to book, please contact : learned much little - a committee meeting every other Rosy Staines - [email protected] more about what's going on locally since month, occasional discussions by email if I've been editing. any issues arise between meetings, plus or on Facebook: messychurchsol We are looking to fill the following roles: occasional projects which would take up 1) Editor very little time. Contact the Chairman or Deputy Chair for details. We currently have three editors but would like at least one more to spread the load, 4) Distributors particularly because Simon (as The magazine is professionally printed mentioned in the editorial) undertakes but is distributed by an army of willing many other tasks for the magazine in volunteers. As you can imagine we need addition to editing. Please contact one of plenty of people to distribute over 2,000 the editors for further details about what magazines, and some have recently had presents, in association with the Basingstoke Railway Social Club, Station is involved. to give up owing to ill health. So we are Approach, Basingstoke RG21 5NB 2) Advertising Manager always glad to have more people to lighten the burden. If you can help with Saturday 16th June at 8pm Our current Advertising Manager, Pip this please contact the Chairman. Iles, also undertakes a great deal of work "The Producers" in that he is also our Treasurer, which of All welcome £8 on the door. Licensed bar and Low Prices. course is extremely important for Jane Abrams maintaining our current very healthy Profits to Brain Tumour Research – Charity number 1153487. For further details please contact Rex on 01256 321837 / mobile 07979 422590

Page 12 Page 13 www.Loddonvalleylink.org.uk The Loddon School - World Earth Day

around the duck pond in Sherfield on Loddon Village and along Wildmoor Lane. All the material that the students collected was recycled. The Loddon School® was established by Marion Cornick MBE in 1988 as a charitable trust to provide a much needed school in the South of England for children who can no longer live at home because of their exceptional support needs. It is both home and school for 28 children who have the most severe and complex learning

The students and staff at The Loddon School celebrated World Earth Day with lots of fun activities around the school grounds and in the local area. The students learnt about recycling and upcycling, creating water purifiers, recycling material for sculptures and potting plants in reusable material. To support their community, the students took time out of a busy weekend to collect rubbish at the Cricket Green, play park and area

difficulties. Many children also have additional problems associated with autism and epilepsy, including self- injury, aggression and disruptive behaviour. The school provides education, leisure, play, outings and holidays. All children live in small family groups with their own staff who are responsible for their care, support programme and social development. Paul White Children's Service Manager

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Sherfield on Loddon Parish Council Competition 2018

Meeting dates Speeding Vehicles The next meetings of the Full Parish In an attempt to slow Council will be on Tuesday 12th June the traffic down through and Tuesday 10th July at 7.30 pm in Sherfield on Loddon, the Liddell Hall. the Parish Council is Annual Parish Meeting engaging in two initiatives: The Annual Parish Meeting was on 1) Speed Indicator Device - as the Friday 27 April 2018 in the Village name denotes it tells you how fast you Hall. Thank you to all those that are travelling. It has been rented from attended Basingstoke and Deane and will be moved around to various locations in We now have a collection of lovely photos to use for our Councillor Vacancy the village covers, so thank you to everyone who has sent theirs in. Congratulations to Andy Morgan who 2) Community Speedwatch - a We still want to increase our collection so we are again was co-opted to the Parish Council at national initiative where active the May meeting. There is no doubt members of local communities join running our Annual Photo Cover Competition, with prizes Andy will be a great asset to the team. together, with the support of the presented at the Sherfield & District Show in September. Thank you to all those who applied, it police, to monitor speeds of vehicles was a shame that not all applicants using speed detection devices. So get snapping as you walk round our lovely parishes and could be co-opted. Vehicles exceeding the speed limit are send in your pictures. However, there will be a number of referred to the police with the aim of opportunities to be involved in Parish educating drivers to reduce their Pictures should be submitted electronically to the editor as speeds. In cases where education is Council Working Parties on our up high definition portrait aspect ratio jpg or png files. and coming projects. blatantly ignored and evidence of repeat or excessive offences is Ducks collated (even across county borders), Subject matter can be almost anything - nature, local life, The Parish Council has noticed there enforcement and prosecution follow. quirky images or photos that tell a story. is a new duck in town! Please leave Volunteers are needed so if you would We have two categories: him alone - if he wants to find a new like to assist in this initiative please home he will just fly away. Trying to contact the Clerk catch him may well hurt him and no- Adults one wants to do that. It is generally a fact that village speeding is caused by residents so Under 16s (so get your children using their phones) It would also be appreciated if please watch your speed. vehicles could slow their speed down Sherfield on Loddon Parish Council on this approach to the village, as last Closing date for submissions: 15th August 2018 week a duck was run over. This is PO Box 6862, Basingstoke RG24 4QZ extremely distressing for all to see but Telephone: 01256 842662 especially so for children; it can be avoided. Email: [email protected] The small print. By submitting a photo you warrant that you own the image and any copyright associated with it and give permission for the Loddon Valley Link to use such image for the purposes of marketing the Loddon Valley Link.

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The Four Horseshoes

Old Reading Road Sherfield on Loddon RG27 0EX Tel: 01256 882296 Email: [email protected]

A warm welcome awaits you at this traditional village pub Quiz nights, live music events and much much more Skittle Alley/Function Room available to hire Follow our Facebook page (thefourhorseshoessol) for all the

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‘At the heart of our community for over 100 years’

Reg. Charity No. 1178256 Open Meeting

On 14th May an Open Meeting was held to give villagers and User Group representatives an opportunity to view draft extension plans, meet trustees and share ideas about the hall. THE FRIENDS OF HARTLEY WESPALL On display over refreshments, the plans were outlined further during the meeting and a productive, wide-ranging and informal ‘question and answer’ session followed. The Trustees would like to thank the 36 people who came along OPEN GARDEN DAY IN THE and those who sent apologies. We hope to see more at future meetings. Approved Minutes will be available on the noticeboards VILLAGE th and website, following the next committee meeting on 11 June. TH No Upcoming events SUNDAY 24 JUNE Coffee Morning Saturday 7 July 2pm - 5.30pm Basingstoke Concert Band Garden th Saturday 9 June Concert & BBQ

Sunday 2 September 2pm-4.30pm START AT TOPFORD FARM ROTHERWICK Join us at the Village Fete Sherfield Show (Produce & Crafts) for afternoon tea ‘n cake LANE (collect a map and a ticket) Saturday 15 September 11.30am-11pm on the Green Sherfield Beer Festival - Ale & Bands £5 FOR NINE GARDENS OR £1 PER GARDEN November Remembrance Weekend Beacon & Community Event TEAS AVAILABLE AT THE MILL IN MILL LANE To Hire 29/30 November/1 December Loddon Players the For further information please call Angy on 01256 882738 Village Hall Wednesday 19 December BCB Christmas Concert 07468 427684 Sunday, January tbc Post-Christmas Puppet Show [email protected] Saturday 26th January www.sherfieldvillagehall.co.uk Sherfield Annual Barn Dance

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Saturday Sessions John Darker on 882334. The latest session took place on 12 May Weekday Sessions and the volunteers started clearing the The past two months moss and weeds on the tennis courts. The have seen the moss proved to be stubborn and will need Wednesday volunteers more work but the courts are already finish clearing Cross Ditch looking a lot better. Another group tackled and start cutting back the the brambles and weeds in the herbaceous scrub and overgrowth shrubs to the right of the War Memorial and either side of the track on made a big difference there too. The bed Middle Green, in line with around the War the Notice of Intent. The Memorial was cuttings have been also tidied. While chipped and the donated all this work was Sorbus has been planted going on, the in the gap adjacent to Wednesday Centre Ditch. The new volunteers gorse bushes have been planted in front of removed the Centre Ditch to enhance those left after the stump of the tree next to the War Memorial brambles were cleared; they will create a in preparation for the new bench and different environment for wildlife. replacement tree. Congratulations and thanks to everyone involved on Saturday. New volunteers to assist on the mid-week sessions are always welcome. Please ring The next session is on 2 June and there will John Attwood 881760 if you would like to be opportunities for anyone who would like help. to come along, to help maintain and tidy the Green. We will meet at the War Memorial Pamela Darker at 2pm. For more information, please ring

New Burial Ground You may have There is also a natural noticed an section relatives may plant new burial a tree, subject to approval ground next to of species and location. A St Leonard's new path leads through the Church. This churchyard to the Parish Burial Ground and is a Parish a shelter, where funeral ceremonies can Burial Ground take place, is nearing completion. The and it is now ground is unconsecrated and totally secular; open to it is thus able to welcome those from all receive faiths together with those who hold no burials. It is owned and managed by particular belief. St Leonard's churchyard is Sherfield on Loddon Parish Council, which now full and therefore closed for new has also funded the project with a Local burials. Infrastructure Fund grant from Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. It consists of a For more information on the new burial lawned section where headstones may be ground contact the Parish Council (for erected. There will also be Niche Walls contact details see p.18). which can accommodate loved ones' ashes.

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Church End Preservation Society CHURCH END PRESERVATION SOCIETY 2018 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM

To protect, preserve and enhance for the support of the local community. The next PLEASE COMPLETE IN BLOCK CAPITALS benefit of the public generally, and AGM will be held on 23rd September 2018 especially for the inhabitants of Church and trustee meetings are being held three First Name: .……………………………………………………………………………… End and Wildmoor, land and buildings of times a year. Surname: ....…………………………………………………………………………… beauty or historic interest and amenities Working parties have cleared some of the Address: ………………………..…………………………………………………….. in, or in the vicinity of Church End and overgrowth at the Church End entrance to Wildmoor, Sherfield on Loddon, and to ……………………………...………………………………………………. Wildmoor Lane, around the vicinity of the promote such protection, preservation telephone box, bus stop, bench and Postcode: ….………………………………………………………………………….. and enhancement. Parish notice board, allowing us to enjoy Home Phone: ……………..………………………………………………………………. We would like to say a big thank you to the bulbs. everyone for supporting Church End Mobile No.: …….……………………………………………………………………….. Thank you to the Parish Council for Preservation Society. We have now replacing the Parish notice board and to Email: ……..………………………………………………………………………. adopted the telephone box in Wildmoor all those who have helped with the Membership Fee: Lane and welcome annual membership working parties. Further clearance work is £10 per person If there's more than one family member at the same address, (£10 per person) to raise funds for the much needed and we would welcome please complete a second form to ensure each member has a vote. insurance and restoration of it. Do please support from anyone wishing to volunteer Further Donation £_____ Additional voluntary contributions are gratefully support us and complete the application and donations from local businesses. received. Please enter the amount you wish to contribute. form. (Forms will also be available in the Company Sponsorship £_____ Please enter the amount you wish to contribute. telephone box). We will also have a stand th at the village fete on Saturday 9 June ______Please provide company name. to increase awareness of this historical area and gain support for membership. The K6 telephone box at the Church End APPLICATION PROCESS entrance to Wildmoor Lane (placed on STEP 1 the Basingstoke and Deane local list of buildings of architectural or historic Once completed, please either return this form to The Secretary of Church End Preservation interest LL/SOL/001 27th March 2007) Society, c/o Tanda Tula, Wildmoor Lane, Sherfield on Loddon, Hampshire RG27 0JD or email was formally adopted by Church End a copy of it to [email protected] Preservation Society on 23rd September STEP 2 2017. Once your membership application is accepted you will be sent an invoice with a reference The Charity is now formally established, number. and trustees were elected at the AGM STEP 3 rd held at St Leonards Church on 23 Please pay your donation into the bank details which will be provided on the invoice, quoting October 2017, chaired by Cllr Venetia your name and reference number. The fee can also be paid by cheque - please make payable Rowland. Anyone interested in becoming to “Church End Preservation Society”. a trustee in the future please email [email protected] om. Trustees:- Nicola Miller, Heidi Zealey, I confirm that I am happy for Church End Preservation Society to hold the above details on file. The data will be held securely and only available to the trustees of the society The Charity has been hard at work Fiona Dawson, Michael Davidson, Richard Elphick. Please tick this box to give your consent to us holding this data establishing memberships, setting up a Facebook page, and looking into the Please like us on Facebook – Church This data will not be used for any purpose other than Church End Preservation Society costs for restoration of the telephone box. End Preservation Society use. If at any time you no longer wish to be a member of Church End Preservation So far we have also been successful in Society, we will delete this data upon your request. reinstating the light in the telephone box, but there is a lot more restoration required, which we can only do with the Signature ……………………………………………………………………Date……………….

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www.Loddonvalleylink.org.uk SHERFIELD PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE CHINEHAM TIGERS

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Details of all our events and booking info on our website www.sherfieldparkcommunity.co.uk

Page 34 Page 35 www.Loddonvalleylink.org.uk National Women's Register We recently had a talk in connection with Friends of Children in our Romanian theme this year, our second Romania and organised help for these Romanian evening. Our speaker was Dr children, asking paediatricians and others to Judith Darmady, a retired Consultant get involved. Eventually with charitable aid, Paediatrician, who has spent many years clothing, food and toys were provided whilst helping a Romanian orphanage. In 1990 the buildings were improved with a new while based at Basingstoke District Hospital sewage system and water supply. she was asked to go to the orphanage in Playgrounds were constructed and the Ungureni, which is a tiny village about 15 older children were sent to local schools miles from the industrial town of Bacau in once they were fit enough. Romania. Gradually the children became involved Dr Darmady started by telling us about the with life outside, but were so economy and history of Romania and how it institutionalised that they continued to live is under-populated for its size. It suffered as a community and had difficulty managing many wars in its turbulent past, being the tasks of everyday life, such as handling invaded on numerous occasions. By the money. However, they were taught skills time the Communist leader, Nicolae like farming and with a lot of support most Ceausescu, came to power the country was of them have grown up to be well adjusted in a lot of debt and his solution was to young people. Dr Darmady had some encourage women to have more children at photos of the children as they are now - the same time as building hideous palaces unrecognisable from the gaunt babies and for himself. However, there were not toddlers they once were. Nowadays families enough jobs and poverty was rife, with the are given a lot more support to keep their result that families could not support or children at home. It was a very interesting cope with their extra children. Many of them and heart-warming talk which we all ended up in orphanages where they enjoyed very much. suffered from malnutrition and illnesses Our next event is an evening ramble and such as TB and HIV, as well as lack of pub meal at Upton Grey. Our next meeting human contact or toys to stimulate them. is connected with our theme of ‘Dangerous The orphanage staff simply could not cope. Knowledge’ - when we think we know An English grandmother called Mary something, but we don’t, and how it can be Gibson was so disturbed by the images of a danger. these children that she helped found Gill Fearon

Sherfield on Loddon History Group Sensing a need from comprehensive overview of the village for listening to villagers the last 150+ years. and visitors to The Building on the wealth of knowledge and Four Horseshoes to expertise in the group we wish to add to this be able to talk about by asking visitors to the fete about their the past and recount their memories of the memories, good and bad, about growing up area, the Sherfield on Loddon History in the village, local businesses and Group was set up in January 2018. economy, what people did for fun and From the first meeting the aim has been to enjoyment and anything else that may be of provide an overview of the ‘living history’ of interest. the village - recording and documenting Come and visit us on our stall at the Village what the life of the village now, then Fete on Saturday 9 June, see some of the working backwards to provide a photos we have and have a chat with us.

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I had the pleasure of attending a brand new boys? Whether they could play from the hand of Peter Cook (Taverner or not and which parts to his luvvie friends). It also happened to be quickly became apparent. the 12th Anniversary of the Loddon Players Obviously everyone so I was expecting good things. Dogs was a wanted to play Mr (or Ms) homage to Tarantino’s play of a similar name Blonde, despite the no and coincidentally both the authors' first spurting clause, but playground rules applied major work. What could go wrong? and Jim got first dibs as it was his idea. The The original is set in a warehouse where the other parts were divvied up and rehearsals The AGM will be held on survivors of a bank robbery return after began. st events go horribly wrong. Suspecting the The next major decision was on the location Friday 1 June 2018 police were tipped off by an insider the story setting for the play. This was partly driven by focuses on the recriminations that follow, some funny American accents but naturally with a bit of torture thrown in. Not standard morphed into Isle of Dogs rather than at 7:30pm comedy material. reservoir. Dogs opens unexpectedly to the scene of a But all this was mere appetiser to the main in typical meeting room and the play committee event. The understated pace of the first act discussions of the next play. As Jim puts it, ramped up quickly into the second. The Stratfield Turgis Cricket Pavilion we’d like something different from the usual warehouse (with the ramp) loomed large. A Ayckbourn bit of foreknowledge of the original helped on the Recreation Ground and Bennett whet the appetite for Mr. Blonde's scene- fayre. Well, stealing moments stuck in the middle with surprisingly, Jenny, the captured policeman. Both parts Dogs turned were beautifully played by Pete Francis and All parishioners welcome out to be it. As Kate Youll. Honours have to go to Pete as can be Kate’s performance here was hampered by Our local Borough Councillor Roger Gardiner and our imagined the being sat down, tied to a chair and no County Councillor Rhydian Vaughan will be there. first big spurting. However the show stealing question performance has to go to Louise Hayling’s loomed, was Nice Guy Eddie. The final shots following a Sherfield beautifully staged Mexican stand off ready for swearing, gunshots and blood? answered all the flipping questions about Sherfield and District Gardening Club Especially spurting blood. After heated girls, funny, spurting and bangs. discussions the answer was yes or rather no A great evenings entertainment and probably If you’ve ever wanted to grow soft fruit but majority of his working life, teaching and flipping bangs, no flipping spurting and no the best play programme seen for quite a didn’t know where to start, our June talk is training staff and students, in a wide range flipping swearing. This was after some very while. Big thanks to all involved and for you. On Monday 18th June, Wilf Simcox of horticultural skills. funny discussions about how to get round especially Peter. will be speaking to the gardening club in a the swearing. The first act laid the The fete is fast approaching and the talk entitled ‘Growing Soft groundwork and also showed that 60 gardening club will be running its ever Fruit’. seconds of a Mark Adams Liverpudlian popular plant stall to raise funds for the accent could be funny. Wilf was for many years club. We’d be very grateful for any spare Having agreed on the play the auditions led a lecturer in horticulture plants you may have for us to sell on the to the big issue, could girls play the parts of Pete Kate Carolyn at Sparsholt College and day. Please contact Dan or Andy. latterly lectured for Anyone interested in gardening will be most Warwickshire College. welcome to join us at the Sherfield Village Wilf has always worked Hall at 7:45pm. in horticulture since he left school. At first he worked for For arrangements contact Dan on 882680 Manchester Parks Department before or Andy on 882350 Mark Louise Alan Peter Matt Joy Jo moving on to Wigan Local Authority and then on to the Wirral. Wilf has spent the

Page 38 Page 39 www.Loddonvalleylink.org.uk The Stratfield Saye Educational Foundation (Grants for Children and Young People) The Foundation was established by George Pitt in 1739 and provides grants for children and young people under 18 in the parishes of Stratfield Saye and Beech Hill. The Trustees would like to encourage parents of Stratfield Saye and Beech Hill to make use of this historic charity. All claims with accompanying receipts for extra curricular activities, where not provided by the Local Education Authority, will be considered sympathetically. The grant is not means-tested and is available for activities such as: music and swimming tuition residential and study courses textbooks special equipment Applications for grants must be received by: Andrew Speed, Wellington Estates, Estate Office, Stratfield Saye, Near Reading, RG7 2BT, not later than 30th June 2018.

Borough Councillor's Report

Update on the last Council Meeting and the This means that at present the Council has results of the local elections. 32 Conservative members (who form the administration and take the cabinet posts), At the local Basingstoke and Deane 21 Labour members, 5 Liberals, 1 Borough Council elections two seats changed hands. In Winklebury the independent and 1 vacancy. Conservatives failed to hold the seat by 58 Being in the wrong place at the wrong time, votes and the seat went to Labour, who I have been voted onto four committees, now hold both Winklebury seats. Keith Audit and Accounts, which I chair, Watts stood down as the Liberal Councillor Community, Environment and Partnerships, for Whitchurch and the seat went to the Licensing, and Human Recourses. My Conservatives. Whitchurch now has one outside bodies include the Northern Area Conservative member and one Labour. Road Safety Council. While this was going on Anne Court, a The Council has a new Mayor and member for the Kempshot ward, was Councillor Sean Keating has the role with removed from the Council for non- Cllr Diane Taylor as the new Deputy Mayor. attendance. She had been absent for six Cllr Roger Gardiner months due to illness. A by-election will be held in June.

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Meeting dates Parish Office The next meetings of the Parish Council will Following our planning approval, the office be held on 13th June and 11th July. All has been ordered and will be ready to meetings start at 7.30pm and are held in install by early July. The council urgently West Green Road, Hartley Wintney the Community Centre. seeks a contractor to install the foundations RG27 8LP as soon as possible. Contact the Clerk for Annual Parish Meeting Open June (date varies) to late details. The Annual Parish meeting took place on September for Pick Your Own & Friday 11th May 2018 at 7.30pm in the New Councillors Picked fruit, vegetables and flowers Community Centre. Presentations took The two recently advertised vacancies have including Strawberries, Tayberries, place about Crime (from the PCSOs), now been filled by Will Rouse and Paula Currants, Gooseberries, Raspberries, Planning Issues, Neighbourhood Watch, Christmas. New Potatoes and Asparagus; local Speedwatch, Broadband development, Parish Calendar Honey, Free Range Eggs and Open Spaces and Finance. Several other Homemade Jams and Ice Creams useful issues including Gypsy/Traveller Please remember that the Parish Council issues were raised by residents will be producing a Calendar at the end of the year, so if you have any landscape CALL 01252 845772 Clerk st photos of the Parish that you are happy for from May 1 for information, and to The new Parish Clerk Steve Vaux is now us to use please email them to the Clerk. place orders or visit settling into the role and he can be www.westgreenfruits.com contacted at [email protected] at Sherfield Park Parish Council any time.

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Are you looking for a new challenge? committed, pro-active and part of the PILATES Would you like more involvement in local community. We welcome your local community? applications from people with different Clift Meadow Pavilion We are looking to appoint two new skills and experience but we are Minchens Lane, Bramley. RG26 5BH particularly looking to strengthen our enthusiastic governors to join our Tuesday Evenings 8-9pm MIXED team of 10 committed volunteers. expertise in strategic financial GROUP - New Beginners Session planning. We celebrate diversity and The role of the governing board is to are keen to engage with potential Thursday Evenings 7-8pm MEN ONLY ensure high standards of governors of all ages, gender and Friday Daytime 1.30-2.30pm MIXED achievement for all children in the ethnicity. GROUP school by If you are interested in education and Contact Jo (07557) 412400 to book your Setting the school’s vision, our school in particular, willing to give place ethos and strategic direction; about 45 hours per year for meetings, £5 per session (payable in 6 weekly blocks) Holding the Headteacher to training and school visits, have an account for the educational enquiring mind and a willingness to To benefit your back, improve your listen, and the energy and enthusiasm posture, and condition your whole body performance of the school and whilst relaxing and stretching its pupils; to get fully involved in the responsibilities of the governing board Overseeing the financial then we would love to hear from you. performance of the school. Full details of this role and an You will do this through contributing to application form can be found on the strategic discussions at meetings, school’s website, joining one of the committees and www.fourlanesinfants.co.uk or you monitoring the school’s performance. can contact the school for more Governing body meetings take place information. You may also contact on Wednesday evenings (between Helen Whiting, chair of governors, at 6.30 and 8.30pm) at the Infant School ChairofGovernors@fourlanes- and you should expect to attend inf.hants.sch.uk to request an informal approximately 12 per academic year. chat about the role. We are looking for someone who is

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Chineham Library 0300 555 1387 Facebook: @chinehamlibrary

All our regular activities take place this month as follows: For Children We have rhymetimes on Tuesdays at 10am for under ones and 11am for over ones. There is craft on 2nd June If you haven’t done so already, there is available to drop in between 10am and still time to volunteer to assist us with this mid-day, and storytimes for pre-schoolers year’s Summer Reading Challenge on the other Saturdays at 10am. "Mischief Makers", which runs from 14th Construction Club for children to play with July for two months. The local youngsters Lego takes place from 2 - 3.30pm. derive enormous pleasure from Chatterbooks meets on the 14th from participating, but we cannot run it 3.45 - 4.45pm. For details of Coding Club successfully without the help of our lovely please contact the Library. volunteers. If you are aged 14 plus and For Adults could consider helping, please do get in touch with us. Thanks. Your children will The new reading group meets on the probably be enjoying library visits to their 30th June at 10.30am, and the Creative assemblies in preparation for the Writing Group on 31st May at 5.30pm. challenge. Both would welcome new members. CHIPPS meets on the 13th at 10am and We have two more evening events come the Crime Reading Group on 9th June at up, following the success of the author 10.30am. talk from Jean Fullerton in April. On 14th June is ‘C.S. Lewis: Beyond Narnia’, an Computer Literacy evening of readings from his works for Age Concern will be here on adults. On 25th July we have ‘Bannocks Wednesdays between 10am and 1pm. and Blood’, a murder mystery evening Sessions can be booked via their office based on Ann Cleeves’ Cold Earth. on: 01256 423874. Some refreshments are included at the latter, and you are welcome to bring a For the latest information please check bottle and perhaps form a team! Both social media. events cost £5 per head with tickets bookable in advance. Do consider giving Cathy Foster one or both events a try.

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DOWN 1 Launch sailing vessel and celebrate lavishly (4,3,4,3) 2 Composition by an Italian poet (7) 3 Melt some of the path away (4) 4 Announcer on the radio for match (7) 5 Rustic leaders of British union get tummy ache (7) 6 Permit takes time for Latvian (4) 7 Apprentice from Aintree messed up (7) 8 Again advanced smaller sum to head, showing persistence (14) 14 Damp has to destroy finally (5) 15 The King lives – that’s ACROSS crazy! (5) 1 Mostly training and skill show how easily 19 One demands former thespian (7) something can be done (14) 20 I put lad off with praise (7) 9 Admires new weapon (7) 21 Piece of music for choir at end of 10 Company chief ordered to get a small perfomance house (7) (7) 11 A fool rejected Turner perhaps (4) 22 Studio is refurbished late – that’s right 12 Transaction includes black fur (5) (7) 13 Endlessly show respect by going down 26 River associated with a waste product on one? (4) (4) 27 Copy Spain and Switzerland, love (4) 16 Cut head off...cut head off exotic flower first (7) Set by Alberich 17 Get together for prayer (7) www.alberichcrosswords.com 18 A very short dance? (3-4) 21 The weather worried Tim and Alec (7) Solution on p. 52 23 Transport for vagrant mostly (4) 24 Embargo on nobleman (5) 25 God whose reflection is seen in canal (4) 28 Spoke but spoke indistinctly first off (7) 29 He worked with vicar to keep records (7) 30 Deborah started changing act (5,3,6)

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Page 54 Page 55 SMALL ADVERTISEMENTS USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS The dialling code is 01256, unless otherwise stated.

HOUSE CLEANING BY MARIA Reliable and affordable service. Allotments Bob Weller 881066 Friendly, experienced lady who cleans every corner. Ironing also Basingstoke Gazette Chris Horton 882426 available. References. Tel 07933 316989. [email protected] Borough Council Venetia Rowland 07733 322457 Bramley and Sherfield Borough Cllr Nick Robinson 07585 578295 LOCAL EXPERIENCED TAX ADVISER Self assessment tax returns, Brownies Liz Hawkins 882096 arrears, claims, payroll, self-employed, VAT returns. Initial consultation Breach Lane Chapel Geoff Belsham 882534 free. Call 01256 882258 or e-mail [email protected] Catholic Church Fr. Chris Rutledge 465214 Clift Surgery Patient Group John Darker 882334 LOCAL INDEPENDENT CLEANER Honest and trustworthy. Excellent Cricket Club (Sherfield) Steve Dummer 07775 674869 service. Excellent references. Excellent rates. Tel 07407543891 Cricket Club (ST & HW) Steve Clarke (Chm) 07554 430995 Martin Turvey (Contact) 07785 580456 DOMICILIARY CARER Mature female; DBS Certified; Public Liability Evergreens Jean Berntsen 882798 Insurance. Patient and kind, offering personal care and assistance to Football (Junior) Fred Berntsen 882798

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