COMMUNiTY Your FREE local community magazine Links Fair Oak | Bishopstoke | Upham | Durley | Horton Heath Year 9 German Exchange : An Experience to Remember The first leg of the Year 9 German Exchange was an unforgettable experience for everyone involved. The German students enjoyed a fantastic, fun-filled week with trips to London, Portsmouth and Salisbury and a day spent with their English partners at Marwell Activity Park. It’s fair to say that along with learning extra English, the German students left Wyvern with some fantastic memories of their amazing time in England. ...Continued on page 5 Supported by Summer Edition 2019 Business4Schools T: 023 8069 2679 Wyvern College, Botley Road, Fair Oak, E: [email protected] Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 7AN W: wyverncollege.org.uk 2 USEFUL CONTACTS DIARY DATES CHEMISTS DOCTORS/DENTISTS/HOSPITALS Every Thursday from 27 June – 1 Aug, from 6pm, Fair Oak Village Pharmacy Stokewood Doctors Surgery Summer Social – DJ night – The Point Gardens 023 8069 3322 023 8069 2000 Eastleigh, Entry Free but donations welcome Lloyds Pharmacy - Fair Oak Dental Practice Each week a different DJ will be hosting the evening, Stokewood Surgery 023 8069 4030 pop up bar open from 6pm, music from 7pm, families 023 8069 4845 Riverside Dental Practice welcome. 023 8061 3535 CHURCHES Southampton General Hospital Every Friday from 28 June – 2 Aug, from 6pm, Bishopstoke C of E Church 023 8077 7222 Summer Social – all about the live music – The 023 8061 2192 Royal Hampshire County Hospital Point Gardens, Eastleigh, Entry Free but donations Bishopstoke Methodist Church 01962 863535 welcome 023 8060 2588 Grab a drink from the pop-up bar and join everyone Fair Oak Family Church LIBRARIES outside for a series of intimate gigs from the regions 023 8069 3958 Eastleigh & Fair Oak Library finest musical talent. Holy Cross Church - Durley 0845 6035631 01489 782 445 Hope Job Club, practical help on getting Every Saturday from 29 June – 3 Aug, 9pm – Horton Heath Baptist Church and keeping a job for 16-24 year olds, Outdoor cinema, The Point Gardens, £10 07486 380026 9.30-11.30am Tuesday (Term Time Only), New Hope Hampshire Free, Sheena 07970 543 098, Grab a drink and some popcorn from the pop up bar, 023 8060 2572 [email protected] pull up a deck chair and enjoy one of the blockbuster St Swithun Wells Church (Roman Catholic) films in the outside cinema. 023 8061 2430 TRANSPORT St Thomas’ Church Bus First Group Sat 3 Aug, Sainsbury’s 150th Birthday Family Fun 023 8069 5786 Timetable information - 023 8022 4854 Day, 12pm-4pm, Leigh Road, Free The Salvation Army Blue Star Bus Join Sainsbury’s as they celebrate their special 023 8064 2171 023 8023 1950 - www.bluestarbus.co.uk birthday, lots of fun activities to join in with. National Rail Enquiries COMMUNITY CLUBS & 08457 484 950 - www.nationalrail.co.uk Sat 17 Aug, Cheese & Chilli Festival, 10am-5pm, ORGANISATIONS North Walls Recreational Ground, Winchester – Age Concern SCHOOLS & COLLEGES Adults £6.00, Seniors £4.00 in advance 023 8069 3053 Durley Primary School A family show offering something for everyone, 100 Bishopstoke Players 01489 860207 trade stands selling cheese and chilli products – Wendy Sheehan - 023 8069 3032 www.durley.hants.sch.uk entertainment includes Crazy Golf, Human Sized Table Bishopstoke 50+ Club Fair Oak Infant School Football, Falconry displays, Punch & Judy, Balloon Dorothy Tennet - 023 8069 3212 023 8069 2207 modelling, Magic Shows, a Treasure Hunt, free garden Choi Kwang Do www.fairoakinfant.co.uk games, children fun rides and inflatables, live music 023 8060 2875 Fair Oak Junior School from local bands. Bishopstoke & Fair Oak Good Neighbours 023 8069 3195 Wendy Sheehan - 023 8069 3032 www.fairoakjunior.co.uk Sat 17 Aug, Charity Archery, 9.30am-5pm, Eastleigh District U3A Upham Primary School Hardmoor Range, Stoneham Lane (opposite Discussions, meetings and social events 01489 860355 Trojans), www.southamptonarcheryclub.org, £3. Fair Oak Village Hall, every 3rd Wednesday www.upham.hants.sch.uk Southampton Archery Club are hosting a 24 hour of every month - 023 8060 0218 or for info Stoke Park Infant School archery competition in aid of the new Southampton website: u3asites.org.uk/eastleigh 023 8060 1773 Maggie’s Cancer Support Centre. For £3 you can Eastleigh District Scouts www.stokepark-inf.hants.sch.uk come along and safely have-a-go at archery with www.eastleigh-scouts.org.uk Stoke Park Junior School some of Hampshire’s top archery coaches. We will Eastleigh Ramblers 023 8061 2789 also have a range of family games, food, a raffle with www.eastleighramblers.org.uk www.stokeparkjunior.co.uk locally donated prizes. Fair Oak Art Society Wyvern College Linda Butcher - 023 8060 1431 023 8069 2679 Fair Oak Cricket Club [email protected] Sat 7 Sep, Eastleigh Pride, 9am-6pm, Leigh Road Chris Featherstone - 023 8061 5641 [email protected] Recreational Ground, [email protected], free www.fairoakcc.play-cricket.com www.wyvern.hants.sch.uk Something for everyone, lots of entertainment Fair Oak District Girlguiding (For Barton Peveril College and music. After the main event finishes, venues Rainbows, Brownies and Guides) 023 8036 7200 throughout Eastleigh Town Centre will come alive with Kate Collins - 07942 345 862 www.barton-peveril.ac.uk their own mini after parties, so the celebration doesn’t Fair Oak Trefoil Guild Eastleigh College end when the main event finishes. Chairman - 023 8069 2985 023 8091 1000 Fair Oak Gardening Club www.eastleigh.ac.uk 13 Sep – 22 Sep, Winchester Heritage Open Days, Marilyn Andrews - 023 8069 4142 The King’s School - Fair Oak Heritage Centre Fair Oak Squash Club 023 8060 0986 www.winchesterheritageopendays.org Graham Howe - 023 8069 2210 Organised and run by volunteers from the City of www.fairoaksquashandracketball.co.uk LOCAL AUTHORITIES Winchester Trust this is a four day festival celebrating Fair Oak Widows Club Direct Gov - Range of Government Winchester’s history, cultural heritage and architecture 023 8060 1615 information and services. with over 100 events taking place ranging from music, National Autistic Society (South Hants www.direct.gov.uk theatre, workshops and living history to exhibitions, Branch) Eastleigh Borough Council open buildings, guided tours, walks and talks. David Carter - 07767 618 325 023 8068 8068 Welcome Club www.eastleigh.gov.uk Sat 14 Sep, Eastleigh Remembers, 11am-5pm, Jenny Cooper - 023 8060 1532 Hampshire County Council Leigh Road, Free Whist Drive 0845 603 5638 A special FREE family event paying tribute to Mrs English - 023 8069 2197 www.hants.gov.uk Eastleigh’s role in the First World War, including a Women’s Institute Fair Oak and Horton Heath Parish re-enactment of the field hospital located in the Leigh Jenny Carkett - 023 8069 4145 Council, 2 Knowle Park Lane, Fair Oak, Road Rec, features vintage military vehicles and Wyvern Football Club Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 7GL entertainment from WW2 plus a host of entertainment [email protected] Tel/Fax 023 8069 2403 running throughout the day including International Wyvern Indoor Bowls Club [email protected] Dennis Foster - 023 8069 5852 www.fairoak-pc.gov.uk Dame Vera Lynn tribute artist Diane James. Great opportunity to pay tribute to all those individuals who have played their part in protecting our futures. 3 Inside This Edition Welcome to the Features Summer Edition of 4 Foreign Film Club 5 German Exchange Wyvern Community 7 Year 9 Drama Performance Links Magazine 9 Mayor of Eastleigh Volunteer Awards 10 Goodbye to Long-Serving Staff 11 Year 8 Supreme Court and Parliament Visit It seems amazing that we are at the end of another school 14-15 Spotlight on Careers year. It has flown past once again. As we say goodbye to Year 11 students, we are preparing to meet our new Year 7s, as they transition from their primary schools to Regulars the world of secondary education. We have also said a 2 Useful Numbers & Diary Dates sad goodbye to two of our longest serving staff members, 3 Editorial Angie and Lyn. 17-19 School Reports 21 Activate Your Mind This issue of Community Links has a particular focus on our 22 PCSO Report students both present and past. It is always great to hear 24 What’s on for the Community how our former students are getting on in their studies and careers and we have great news on both fronts from our local colleges about the ongoing successes of our alumni. The Links Team Elsewhere, we have fantastic news to share about our Year Editorial 11 Football Team and a group of our students that have Deb Tyler been honoured at the recent Mayor of Eastleigh Volunteer Awards. Our Year 9 students have been out and about with Features & Regular Articles Deb Tyler their German Exchange friends and also getting to grips with creating drama performances for a live audience. Publisher There are also the usual regular features from our feeder Wyvern College - 023 8069 2679 schools and neighbourhood police, as well as all the news and offers from our Community Sports and Fitness team. Head of Creative Anita Bhorla - 07976 580755 With best wishes for an enjoyable, and hopefully sunny, Tel: 023 8069 2678 summer. 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