TEST VALLEY FORUM • NOW reaching 6,000 more readers (see page 22) • Hampshire People speaks to Jack Stein (page 40) • May News & Events • Hampshire Hogs (page 38) MAY 2015 • ISSUE 83 • WWW.TESTVALLEYFORUM.CO.UK • REACHING 19,900 READERS STOCKBRIDGE HORSEBRIDGE KING’S SOMBORNE HOUGHTON NORTH HOUGHTON BROUGHTON LECKFORD LONGSTOCK CHILBOLTON GOODWORTH CLATFORD ROMSEY UPPER CLATFORD NETHER WALLOP MIDDLE WALLOP OVER WALLOP CRAWLEY SPARSHOLT WHERWELL ABBOTTS ANN LITTLE ANN carterjonas.co.uk FORUM | ESTATE AGENTS ESTATE HURSTBOURNE PRIORS Whitchurch A picturesque and spacious former farmhouse with superb accommodation and outside space. 2 reception rooms • 4 bedrooms, 1 en suite • Family bathroom • Dressing room Kitchen/breakfast room • Study Utility • Boot room/office • Gardens to front and rear • Double garage Off road parking • EPC rating E Guide price £875,000 Winchester 01962 842742 [email protected] HURSTBOURNE PRIORS Whitchurch A superb brick and flint barn converted to the highest quality to create a stunning home in a beautiful location. Reception room • 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms • Spacious kitchen/ breakfast room • Dining room • Garden Double barn with loft • EPC rating F Guide price £625,000 Winchester 01962 842742 [email protected] 2 FORUM | DIARY DATES DATES DIARY Every Thursday at 7pm. Tickets are £12.50 available Saturday 9 May Saturday 13 June Country Market from Bath Travel (Andover) or Cha Cha and Wherwell Church Fete From 10-11.45 am at Stockbridge Romsey Tourist Information Centre, Rumba Workshop 12pm - 3pm, will be held in Town Hall. Selling the very best local 13 Church Street, Romsey. From 4pm - 7pm at Preston picturesque Church Street. The and home-made produce - pies, cakes, Candover Village Hall, RG25 Fete will offer a Pimms Tent and a Saturday 2 May breads, soups, eggs and vegetables. 2EE. Ever wanted to learn how to lunchtime hot dog barbeque, to be Handmade crafts, toys, books, plants West Tytherley School Cha Cha & Rumba Club Style? enjoyed in a grassy picnic area. Stalls and bric-a-brac. Come and browse Jumble Sale Then join us at another one of our will include a bouncy castle, tombola, and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee with Held at West Tytherley Village Hall. popular Dance Workshops in the air rifles, games, face painting, plants, your friends. Now with free IT Help Saturday 2nd May. 2pm till 4pm. beautiful Candover Valley! Our style cakes, produce, books, gifts and more. Desk and Wi-Fi access. Refreshments in the Village Hall. 2 reception rooms • 4 bedrooms, 1 en Entrance 50p. Books, Clothes, Toys, of Cha Cha & Rumba will enable Andover Town Band will provide suite • Family bathroom • Dressing room Bric a Brac and more! All donations you to dance it anywhere, at any Until Sunday 3 May music. of Jumble will be gratefully received, Party, Wedding or Function! Kitchen/breakfast room • Study Winchester Chamber Music please bring to hall between 9-1pm £20 pp or £35 couple. For details Utility • Boot room/office • Gardens to Festival Saturday 13 & on the day. and bookings: Silvia & Max Join the London Bridge Trio and Sunday 14 June front and rear • Double garage Salsa y Sol Dance & Yoga guests for 4 days of fabulous concerts Sunday 3 May Longstock Open Gardens Off road parking • EPC rating E www.dancingwinchester.co.uk in the heart of Winchester at St Romsey Farmers Market Open Gardens held at Longstock, Lawrence Church, Discovery Centre Market open 10am - 2pm. The Alma near Stockbridge. Open from 1.30pm Wednesday 13 May and Theatre Royal. Full information Road Car Park becomes a vibrant - 5.30pm. 9 gardens, most of which Books at The Barn have never previously been seen by and listings available at centre of activity with over thirty 3.00pm at Longstock Village Hall. the general public, plus the Village www.winchesterchambermusic.com stallholder producers attending Earl Spencer talking about 'Killers Allotments will be open to visitors. Tickets available from Winchester regularly selling meat, eggs, cheese, of the King' - a book about Entry prices to all gardens (covering 01962 842742 Discovery Centre on 01962 873603 cakes, wine, cider, bread, honey, jams Charles I. Tickets: £10 both days) are £6 for Adults and £2 [email protected] and pickles, fresh and smoked fish, Until Sunday 5 July www.booksatthebarn.co.uk for Children aged between 5 and 16. fresh fruits and vegetables, plants and Exhibition: Lyons Teashops Under 5’s go free. All proceeds are in shrubs. Lithographs: Bringing Colour Saturday 16 May aid of St Mary’s Church, Longstock. to Post-war Britain Come and Sing Handel with The point of contact for queries is Wednesday 6 May Garry Hedley (Church Treasurer) on At Mottisfont Abbey Garden, House Winchester Music Club A Talk on the Early History 01264 810284 or by e mail gh2900@ and Estate everyday from 11am - Held at Winchester College Music of Romsey Abbey btinternet.com. 5pm. Artists including L.S. Lowry, 10.30am - 11.45am at King John's School, Culver Street, Winchester, Edward Bawden, John Piper, David House and Heritage Centre, Church Hampshire SO23 9NA. Handel's Sunday 21 June Gentleman, John Minton, William Street, Romsey. Romsey Royal - a Four Coronation Anthems. Directed Broughton Open Gardens Scott and John Nash were amongst by Oliver Tarney and Assisted by talk on the early history of Romsey and Village Allotments the famous names who contributed Jamal Sutton. Registration and Abbey and the Royal connections From 2.00-6.00pm. Tickets £7 designs. Mottisfont is hosting an Coffee 10.00am. Rehearsal Starts exhibition of 30 of these original and by Brian Lamb. This event is part of in advance from West View Stores, the first Wednesday of the month 10.30am. Bring a picnic lunch. £8 on the day. Accompanied vibrant lithographs, from the 1940s Performance 2.30pm. Score Hire and 1950. series of talks. children free. Come and spend a (OUP Clifford Bartlet) £1 (pay on delightful afternoon looking round the day) Tickets: Singers £15.00 Friday 1 May Friday 8 May some of the beautiful gardens and Audience: £7.50. Registered charity May Day Celebrations Books at The Barn surroundings in the pretty village no. 1095619. 10am - 4pm at at King John's House 3.00pm at Quiddity Fine Art, of Broughton. There will be a Westover Farm. Emma Bridgewater game for children with prize on and Heritage Centre, Church Monday 18 May Street, Romsey. Come and enjoy - Toast and Marmalade. Tickets: £10 completion. Teas and delicious home Houghton W.I Meeting the beautiful gardens at King John’s www.booksatthebarn.co.uk made cakes will be served in the House as they transform this Spring. 7.30pm at Houghton Village Hall. Village Hall 2.30-5.00. For further There will be English Folk Music Saturday 9 May Annual Meeting followed by a fun information ring Chris or Jane and traditional flower crafts, vintage Countryside Day at quiz. For further information please Lloyd on 01794 301546. Reception room • 3 bedrooms and bric-a-brac stalls. Free entry. Mottisfont call Jane Anderton: 01264 810928 or Saturday 25 July 2 bathrooms • Spacious kitchen/ 10am - 5pm at Mottisfont Abbey, Julie Harwood: 01264 810314 Charity Concert Saturday 2 May near Romsey, SO51 0LP. Join us as breakfast room • Dining room • Garden Saturday 30 May Starting from 3pm at Hatherden Antiques, Furniture and we shine a spotlight on the great Double barn with loft • EPC rating F West Dean Village Fete Church (North of Andover) The Collectors’ Event work our countryside team do 1pm - 5pm at West Dean Recreation performers are a harpist and a 9.30am – 5pm at Stockbridge Town on Stockbridge Down, the River Ground & St Mary's Church. flautist who will be performing Hall. An opportunity to browse, Test and the New Forest. There’ll Traditional village fete, fun for music by C P Bach, Nino Rota and experience and buy a wide range of be plenty to see and do, with a all the family! With: Falconry Debussy. Proceeds will be divided antiques, furniture and collectables backdrop of live music from the FB Displays, Village Show (Handicrafts, equally between The Princes Royal from local traders. A wide variety in Pocket Orchestra. Try your hand Photography, Flowers, Writing & Trust for Carers in Hampshire and 01962 842742 age and style of interior, exterior and at wood-working, den-building more), Dog Show with 5 Classes, the Church. Wine and refreshments [email protected] decorative items. and have a go at a log-grabbing will be in the garden next door to Old Romsey Cadets Marching Band, tractor challenge! Rangers will be the church. Tickets are £12.50 Circus Skills - Entertainment and Saturday 2 May giving a series of ten minute talks to include wine and refreshments. free workshops, Tiger Moth Flying An Evening of Test Valley throughout the day. Other talks and Please contact Rosie Swayne on Display - Win a flight! Tug of War, Music & Song Featuring The demonstrations include gundog 01264 735357 or email: rosie. Sheep Racing, Duck race, 30 Stalls, Romsey Male Voice Choir & displays from Lains Shooting [email protected] Pony Club Display, Country Craft The Andover Town Band School, fly fishing and chainsaw Demos, Vintage Cars, Bar - Pimms & Held at St. Mary's Church, Andover. carving. Standard admission applies. If you would like to add your event BBQ, Silent Auction. Village Pig Fest In aid of The Countess of Brecknock For more information: Tel: 01794 to the dates for the diary column - Pig Scarecrow Compeition: Will Hospice and other local charities. 340757 or email: mottisfont@ simply send your contribution to you spot them all around the village? Doors open 6.30pm, concert starts nationaltrust.org.uk [email protected] 3 FORUM | WELCOME WELCOME Welcome to the May Issue of The Forum! This issue welcomes the arrival of an exciting new features! Hampshire Hogs (page 38) where The Forum seeks out independent Hampshire food, wine and ale producers and discovers the stories behind their successes - we hope you enjoy it! The Forum team have well and truly settled in to our offices above Hellards Estate Agents on 11 Broad Street, Alresford, so if you are ever out and about in our area, we happily welcome visitors to pop by and see us.