February 2015 - Bentworth Parish Council

FEBRUARY 2015
BENTWORTH, LASHAM, MEDSTEAD, AND SHALDEN PARISH MAGAZINE
St. Mary’s Bentworth; St. Mary’s Lasham;
St. Andrew’s Medstead; St. Peter and St. Paul Shalden
LETTER from the RECTORY
Dear Friends
As Christian Festivals go, February has its fair share. Not only that, but in just
a few days we leap from Candlemas which traditionally marks Jesus’
presentation at the Temple, a custom celebrating the end of Mary’s time of
confinement after Jesus’ birth, to Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday, marking
the beginning of the period of Lent. Jesus as a baby to the weeks leading up to
the crucifixion. The innocence of youth coming up against the brutality of those
unwilling to allow any opposition to their views.
When Mary and Joseph bring Jesus to the Temple they are met by an old
man, Simeon. He is thrilled by having the opportunity to welcome the little
family. However, he also has a warning for Mary. ‘this child marks both the
failure and the recovery of many in Israel, a figure misunderstood and
contradicted – the pain of a sword will cut through you – but the rejection will
force honesty, as God reveals who they really are.’ Even at this time of rejoicing,
the future casts a shadow.
Events such as those in France certainly cast a shadow across values which we
all hold dear – freedom, and democracy, to name but two. For those caught up
in these atrocities the pain of a sword definitely cuts through them. Yet, in the
midst of the horrors, we see people who refuse to allow those who seek to
repress opposition by whatever means they see fit, standing together. All
creeds, colours, faiths, ages united in proving that the actions of a few cannot
quench the spirit of the many. The first edition of Charles Hebdo after the
shooting of the cartoonist bore the words ‘All is forgiven.’
It can take a violent act to rouse others to positive action. The solidarity
shown by the wearing of ‘Je Suis Charlie’ brought together people under a united
banner, a shared identity. The violent act of the crucifixion brings together
people under a united banner, the cross.
It is when we come up against implacable opposition that we discover who
we really are and where our true allegiance lies. Simeon sees this when he says
that God reveals who we truly are when faced with contradiction. Our shared
identity under the banner of the cross reveals itself in Jesus’ words from the
cross, ‘Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.’ How we
respond to violent opposition is key to how the future pans out.
Kathryn Flenley
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THE VILLAGER
the editor
Please send copy for the March Magazine to the Editor or your
Village Correspondent by 10am on Tuesday 10th February.
February is the month we change the “yellow pages” for the coming year.
We have several new advertisers, and some of our regulars have changed
their information, or contact details. Please do look at them. When you
contact someone please tell them where you found their names, as they
will only continue to advertise with us if they gain customers - and they
pay for your free magazine! We give our good wishes to those who have
left us – usually to retire!
Thank you to Pat Condon of Medstead for making sure I have the new Library information;
and to Beryl Hearne of Bentworth for the updated Bus Timetable. Please remember I do
need to be kept informed about changes I may not pick up, so all information is very
helpful.
Donations: Many thanks Nancy Gordon Clarke for her donation this month. If you are
looking for a work shop please see her advertisement on page 29.
CONTENTS
Advertisements
page
29 - 30
Benefice
Jane Moss (Bown)
14 - 18
15 - 18
Clubs
21 - 26
Events
29 - 21 & 30 - 34
Community Information
19 - 20
Regular Features:
Alton Friday Market
Bus Timetable
Farm News
Farmers Markets
Garden Notes
Library
Wildlife
27
28
27
26
26
28
28
St Mary's Primary School, Bentworth
Job Advertisement
13 - 14
30
Rotas
35
Services
36
VILLAGES:
Bentworth
Lasham
Medstead
Shalden
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7
10
12
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
JANUARY
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HSG: A Forest Scientist looks at Trees in the Bible Alresford 2pm
30
P2G Alton Baptist Church, Mount Pleasant 8pm
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LGS talk: Allan Melmore - Air Cadet gliding, past present and future 6pm
FEBRUARY
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Wildlife Survey deadline - for information see January Villager page 26
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Bentworth Care Group meeting at Walnut Tree Barn 10.30am
2
Lasham Coffee Morning at Wingfield 10.30 – 12noon
3
Bentworth Parish Council Meeting in the Jubilee Hall at 7.30pm
3
Medstead Players meeting – Quiz and auditions Wiltshire room 7.30pm
3
Medstead Gardeners' Club: Harvey Stephens from Savill Gardens 7.45pm
3
St Lawrence Organ Recital by Katherine Dienes-Williams 8pm
Page 31
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St Mary's Bentworth Drop-in continues at The SUN weekly 11 - noon
4
Roedowns WI:Kim Phillips How to paint & laugh Medstead Primary School 7.30pm
5
Herriard, Lasham with Bentworth WI: The Story of ENSA RBL Hall 2.30pm
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Alton Farmers' Market High Street 10 - 2pm
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Flight Brigade Alton Maltings Centre 7.30pm
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Copy deadline for the March Villager by 10am
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ADFAS:Douglas Skeggs The Artists of Montmartre -The Pilgrims of Babylon
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Shalden WI: Programme Planning Meeting
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Medstead WI: Bill Dawson - Wildlife in Far East Russia Village Hall 2pm
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Mobile Library – Medstead Greenstile 10.15 – 10.45am
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Messy Church Jubilee Hall, Bentworth 4-6pm
14
LGS: Steve Grant will play classical guitar 6pm
Page 25
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Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Evening 6 – 8pm
Page 15
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Ash Wednesday for services see page 36
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U3A Lecture: Trevor Sapey talks about The Mary Rose Community Centre 2pm
21
LGS talk: An evening with Derek Piggott.
Page 26
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1/2Hour4Families St Mary's Bentworth 9.30am
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HSG: Joanna Scott-Lutyens, Nutritional Therapist
Page 21
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Mobile Library - Shalden Village Hall 9.30 - 10am
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Allen Gallery:Luath Grant Fergus What Queen Victoria did for the Banjo 7.30pm
27
P2G The Salvation Army, Amery Street 8pm
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Lent Service with lunch St Mary's Bentworth 12noon
28
St Andrew's Medstead Quiz Night in the Church 7pm
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MARCH
2
Lasham Coffee Morning 19 Mary Rose Mews 10.30 -12noon
2
Bentworth Fête meeting The Star 8pm all welcome
3
Medstead Players Beetle Drive Wiltshire Room 7.30pm
4
Roedowns WI: Judith Needham Willow Weaving Medstead Primary School
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Bentworth Litter Pick meet on the Village Green at 10am
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Lent Service with lunch St Mary's Lasham 12noon
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LGS talk: Michael Bird Platypus' travels
Page 26
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St Andrew's Medstead Music Recital in the Church at 6pm
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BENTWORTH
www.bentworth.org.uk
www.bentworth.info
Charity of the Month: Cardiac REHAB
BENTWORTH CARE GROUP
'Fred' Moir
The following drivers will be 'on duty' in February in order to take anyone from
Bentworth to a medical appointment during the month :
Rosemarie Bradley 562901; Jean Cornelius 562702; Liz Mulford 564390
NB The Care Group meeting will take place on Monday 2nd February at WALNUT TREE
BARN at the usual time of 10.30.
CHURCH NEWS
HALF HOUR 4 FAMILIES
Kathryn Flenley
is a chance for parents with young families to
share time together on a Sunday Morning.
So, please come along to St Mary’s Bentworth on the
4th Sunday of each month
for
songs, stories and crafty things – and tasty treats!
Next HalfHour4Families:
Sunday February 22nd at 9.30am
St Mary’s BENTWORTH DROP-IN at THE SUN INN
There were a goodly number at The Sun on Wednesday 14 th January,
when we held the Drop-in at our new venue; and were warmly welcomed
by Mary and her staff, not to mention the blazing fire on a cold morning.
We will continue to meet there throughout January and February from 11am to noon do come and join us for cake and coffee or tea, for £4 each.
CHURCHYARD MOWING
Charlie Phillips
I am about to produce this year’s churchyard mowing rota. If anyone would be willing to
join the mowing team then please can you contact me on either 561227 or
charlesphillips10@btinternet.com. A mower is provided so all you need is some time and
a bit of petrol. The churchyard is divided into areas so you don’t have to mow it all!
Many thanks to those volunteers already on the rota for your continued support.
BENTWORTH LITTER PICK SATURDAY 7TH MARCH
Parish Council
There will be a litter pick in Bentworth on 7th March.
Please come along to help. All are welcome.
We will meet on the Village Green by the noticeboard at 10am.
Bags will be provided, but do bring suitable gloves if you have them.
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FAREWELL TO THE WILLIAMS FAMILY
David Hawes
On Monday 29th December many villagers collected at the Star to say farewell to Karen,
Matt and Shanna – a presentation was made, and several speeches.
“On behalf of the Council, Villagers and as a long standing neighbour I would like to
thank Matt and Karen for making the Star the focal point and hub of Bentworth.
When we fist came to the village, some 30 years ago, the Star was only open a couple of
evenings a week. The landlords changed a number of times until Matt and Karen arrived in
the village. They have brought so much to the village since they arrived 16 years ago.
Amongst many other things, which are too numerous to mention, Matt has done so
much for charity and the
school with the cycling
challenges particularly from
London to Paris. Arranging
the annual Bonfire party.
The Spaghetti and Jelly
Baby Tower competition.
Karen hosting the weekly
morning drop-ins. Putting
Bentworth on the map with
the annual Blues Festival.
Friday and Sunday music
evenings. Not forgetting the
Village Green. Matt has
made it the place to be on
summer evenings.
Even if you are not a Star regular, or a
villager, but just someone driving through
Bentworth, Matt can always be seen, in his
shorts, in the summer strolling around and
around and around the Village Green.
So Matt, Karen, Shanna and Dave. Your
family, your endeavour, your ability to
bring people together and so much more
will be sorely missed by all. Make sure you
visit regularly.
Wishing you every success in your next
Challenge please accept this small
memento of your time in Bentworth.”
The Drop-in on December 10th 2014
NEW LANDLORD
Barbara Macdonald
The musical tradition of the Star Inn will continue as 35-year-old Barry Pethers takes
over as the new landlord.
Barry, a bass guitarist, played at all 16 Bentworth Blues festivals run by his close
friends Matt and Karen, the former landlords.
“I have a hard act to follow. The Star is known for its music and I want that to continue
but putting my own stamp on it.”
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He intends to have live music every Friday night and jam sessions on Sunday nights
inviting local musicians to come and take part.
In time he is also hoping to organize his own one or two day music festival.
“The Bentworth festival has a excellent reputation. Some years 700 people attended and
there was never any trouble.”
Barry takes on his first role as a pub landlord. “Knowing the Star and the village I was
very happy to take over when the opportunity came.” He has been busy rejigging the bar
area and the dining room has been re-decorated.
He intends to offer first rate “pub grub” with chef Laura Shearman in charge of the
catering. There is an extensive menu and she will also cater for special diets.
The dining room will be open weekdays from 12-2.30pm and 6 to 9pm and on Sundays
from noon to 6pm. There is a limited menu available on Mondays.
Catering is available for functions.
Barry’s hometown is Camberley but he is now looking forward to living in the village
and becoming part of village life. His partner Clare runs a successful dress and
accessories shop in Alton.
Anyone wishing to know more about the Star menu or any further information can ring
Barry at 561224.
REINDEER VISITS BENTWORTH
Jill Hurley
Villagers cannot have failed
to smile as we drove through
the village at Christmas – had
Father Christmas left someone
behind?
Thank You Dom Brooking
for another example of your
imagination and skill – I am
sure I speak for all in saying
how much fun your sculpture
was, and how much we all
enjoyed it.
!!!!! SUPERFAST BROADBAND IS COMING TO BENTWORTH !!!!
Veronica Parker
The good news is that superfast broadband is definitely coming to Bentworth as part of
the phase 2 roll out.
The bad news is that it is not going to get here very quickly and not everyone will get
access. The initial planning will not be completed until September and currently there is no
expected date for the work to start.
To find out if you are in the group who will get access to superfast broadband go to
www.hampshiresuperfastbroadband.com and enter your postcode.
Having done a preliminary postcode search I think that the cabinet on the Green will
be upgraded. Those of us who are too far from their cabinet to benefit even when it is
upgraded are going to have to wait for “new infrastructure”. Currently I don’t know what
that means. I have requested that we be re-parented to the box on the Green and been
told that due to the scale of their work Openreach can’t consider re-parenting requests.
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2015 BENTWORTH VILLAGE FETE
Charlie Philips
Planning for the this year’s Fête is about to get under way. The first meeting
will be held at 8pm on Monday 2nd March at The Star. If you would like to join the
committee or have an input into this popular and beneficial event then please do
come along.
If you are unable to attend but have any ideas or suggestions then please do
not hesitate to contact me on either 561227 or charlesphillips10@btinternet.com.
BENTWORTH PARISH COUNCIL APOLOGY
Allison Spyer
Clerk to the Council
The Parish Council wishes to apologise to Mrs Holmes, The Sun Inn, and Mr Philips, The
Star Inn: please accept the Councils apologise regarding the wording of the initial draft
minutes of the December meeting. They have been modified, prior to ratification at the
February meeting, in line with the actual discussion during the meeting.
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LASHAM
www.lashamvillage.net
LASHAM COFFEE MORNING
Millie Shaylor
Many thanks to Maggie Shaylor for hosting our first coffee morning of 2015. Several of
our regulars were still on holiday but it was good to be joined by John and Molly Batten and
Enid Young, villagers now living in Alton.
On Monday 2 February we are all looking forward to our eagerly awaited first visit to
Antonia's new home. Everybody is welcome at Wingfield House anytime between 10.30
and 12 noon.
Mary Bills has kindly invited us to take a trip to Alton and join her at 19 Mary Rose Mews
on 2 March - more details next month.
CHANGE
Charlie Shaylor
Some say there are only two certainties in life, death and taxes. Not quite true, change
is certainly another certainty. Sometimes change is welcome, life enhancing. I've never
noticed how attractive the brick work is in that wall until the windows were added, and what
a difference the light must make to the lives of
those that live there. Electricity bills should go
down too, which means a reduction on the stress
levels on our generating systems so less likely
hood of black outs for all. Yes they will take a bit
of getting used to but be positive, look the bright
side
and,
well, agree
some
changes are
for
the
better.
Some changes we may regret - Its so much further
to go for a pint!
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Whoops!
Some changes
just
happen
and need to
happen back.
Worry not I'm
told the Squire
has it in hand
but if only we knew who did it.
Some
things need
tweaking,
changed for
the better,
sharpened
up a bit.
Some things we wish we could change.
If only those who use our lanes as rat
runs would lift the foot off the pedal when passing through
and incidentally be aware of the fact that blokes or birds on
bikes have to avoid hugging the edge of the roads because the pot holes there are
fearsome and the brambles reach out their branches to clutch with painful consequences
at anything they can get their thorns into. Yes they can
scratch cars but boy bikers beware they can inflict much
worse damage than a scratch !
Some things badly need to change. We now have only
one public building left in our village. Use it or lose it they
say. It needs to be used, it needs to change in order to be
used. In conversation someone made a passing comment
to me the other day to the effect that our Church was just
there to hatch, match and dispatch, all changes that some,
and nowadays fewer people, use churches for, yes, but
they will hardly keep
the roof on. For
many people the
Church has lost its
purpose, it needs to
find new ways of
being relevant, and
it needs to more adaptable as a building in order to
do so. Those committed to its continued existence
are getting fewer by the year. That too is something
that badly needs to change if it is to survive. The
powers that be in the Church of England are
looking for ways to effect that change and we and
our Parochial Church Council is too.
For the sake of the future generations lets hope
they / we get it right.
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THANK YOU
Amanda Nash
I would like to thank Peter and Jean Osgood for choosing the Williams Syndrome
Foundation (the WSF) as their 2014 Christmas charity at
Avenue Nurseries. Also a big thank you to their family and
staff, and not forgetting Santa, for the great support, help and
assistance that they all gave me whilst I attended the nursery
next to Father Christmas during the four weekends leading up
to Christmas. The final
total of the charity
collection was £2,600
and a cheque made to
the WSF was presented
by Jean Osgood on
19th January.
Attending the nursery during this period enabled
me to meet many people and to acquaint those
interested with details of this rare syndrome and by
doing so has raised more awareness of it. The
opening day of the event took place on 29th
November and a mixture of babies, teenagers
and adults with Williams Syndrome together with
their families came to support the launch and
attend a lunchtime buffet kindly produced by the
Osgoods.
Once again, thank you all at the nursery and
also to all those people who
gave so generously to the
charity collection.
A Happy New Year to you all.
LASHAM and SHALDEN MIDSUMMER FETE 2015
Caroline Brown
Sunday 21st June
Following the huge success of the joint fête in 2014, we’re going to do similar
again in 2015. We wanted to let you all know the date as soon as possible as we
know some lucky people will already be planning holiday dates for next summer.
We are delighted to confirm the venue for 21st June as the grounds of Lasham
House.
The detail of the content for the day will come out in the Spring, so look out for
further information. We will be looking for volunteers to assist from both villages,
more detail of that will come out in future communications but if you want to put
your name down now please contact either myself or Peter Rankin of Shalden.
Caroline Brown: 01256 381458
Peter Rankin: 01256 381273
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WELCOME
Charlie Shaylor
A warm welcome to Julia Young who has joined the two other lovely J's at the Avenue
Farm Cottage, Janette, and Jasmin. Dean must be addicted to Js it seems, and obviously
has good taste. Anyway Julia is a runner and a biker so we will probably see her striding
round the lanes. She is a brave lass but please motorists don't fly past and soak her with
muddy puddle water, and be aware of the bramble branches that reach out of the hedge
rows. Sometimes runners and riders just can't hug the road verge.
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MEDSTEAD
Information taken from St Andrew’s Medstead Pewsheets, and the website:
http://www.standrews.hampshire.org.uk
HAMPSHIRE FEDERATION OF WI - MEDSTEAD
Gill Siddall
Members were very pleased to welcome one new member, one returning member and
three visitors to the January meeting and birthdays cards were given out to the birthday
girls.
A card had been received from a member of another WI who had purchased a hand
knitted item from our stall at the fête in July and the item had given tremendous fun and
happiness to the family over Christmas proving that it doesn't have to be a high tech
present to give enjoyment and photos of the little knitted people were on show too.
As always there is plenty to look forward during the month with the craft group trying
peg doll making, the walking group venturing to Alice Holt Forest with lunch afterwards and
the Single Ladies Sunday Lunch group will be trying the pub at Binsted. In addition the
NFWI centenary baton will be coming to Medstead Village Hall on 14th January when a
cream tea will be provided by Medstead WI for members of Austen Group and guests
before the baton is handed on the Alton Group.
Medstead WI members like to have fun and there was certainly plenty of fun to be had
as the majority of the afternoon was given over to a Beetle Drive. The noise level in the hall
was very high as the frantic shaking of dice got under way with everyone determined to be
the first to get a complete beetle! The winner at the end of the drive was Pauline Church,
the wooden spoon decorated with a beetle was given to Ginny Hayward and the prize for
the most artistic beetles was won by Jennifer Lines - everyone marvelled at how Jennifer
had managed to draw such perfect beetles! The afternoon was rounded off by a delicious
afternoon tea of sandwiches, savouries and cakes all provided by the committee. A really
fun afternoon was enjoyed by all.
On Thursday February 12th Bill Dawson will be giving an illustrated talk on the 'Wildlife
in Far East Russia', and as always visitors and new members are very welcome to the
meeting at 2pm in Medstead Village Hall so put the date in your diary and come along and
join in.
HAMPSHIRE FEDERATION OF WI – ROEDOWNS
Diana Constantine
Roedowns WI meets at Medstead Primary School the first Wednesday of each month
at 7.30pm. Visitors and new members are always welcome.
Guest speakers , quizzes, outings and good company. Contact Marion Slater on 01420
564295.
Forthcoming meetings
4th Feb
How to paint and laugh Kim Phillips
4th March Willow weaving Judith Needham
1st April
Pottery painting
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At our January meeting we started the new year with some exercises with a difference.
Sherron Gillard lead the group and taught us lots of moves, all while wearing welly boots.
There was much laughter and stomping of wellies , leaving us all feeling as though we had
achieved a good workout. A new and fun experience for us all.
MEDSTEAD GARDENERS CLUB
Linda Osborn
'Late lies the wintry sun a-bed
A frosty fiery sleepy-head' - Robert Louis Stevenson
The Gardeners' Club traditionally does not hold a meeting in January but there will be a
special guest speaker to start the new 2015 programme in February. Harvey Stephens is
Head Gardener for Savill Gardens and will be showing photos of the changing seasons
and landscape at these famous gardens. The Daily Mail recently documented 'Windsor's
Winter Wonderland' outlining their history in Windsor Great Park. The Royal family
continue to be closely involved in the gardens with numerous trees etc. personally
commemorating to them. Eric Savill was the driving force behind the gardens which in spite
of their Royal heritage going back to George V and Queen Mary are informal and unstuffy
and considered to be one of the most important gardens created in the 20th Century.
The evening with Harvey is on Tuesday 3rd February at 7.30 p.m. In MEDSTEAD
Village Hall.
New members are always welcome
MARGARET NORTHCOTE
Ian Jurd
The funeral of Margaret Northcote took place at St. Andrew’s Church on Wednesday
7th January
At the request of the family all donations following Margaret’s funeral were given to
St. Andrew’s Church. There were 225 people attending the service and they very
generously gave a total of £727. After speaking to Gordon and son Paul we have decided
that Margaret, who gave so much of her time to local organisations, not least to our own
jumble sales, would be delighted to know that we will use this money to purchase a new all
electric range cooker for the church hall. Many thanks to all who donated.
QUIZ NIGHT
The Social Committee are holding a Quiz Night on Saturday 28th February in the
Church Hall. Please come at 6.45 for 7pm start.
Ticket price £10 per head: includes fish and chip supper. Vegetarian option available
upon request.
There will be a raffle. Any donations of prizes gratefully appreciated.
Tickets available from Sharon. 01420 563937. seblackshaw@gmail.com
MUSIC RECITAL
The musical recital in November that was unfortunately cancelled due to a personal
injury is now rescheduled for Sunday 8th March at 6:00pm in the Church. There is a
poster on page
VOLUNTEERS
We are still looking for someone to continue the Church website.
Debby is seeking volunteers to join the Church Cleaning Rota. We are not a
messy congregation, but need to ensure that the church is dusted and
vacuumed prior to each Sunday and the more there are on the rota, the less
frequently we need to do a turn.
A few people have already volunteered and sincere thanks to them, but we still need more.
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SHALDEN
ST PETER AND ST PAUL
Sarah Floyd
Now with all the festivities over it’s down to business as usual. Having said that, it was
lovely to see so many of you in church either at the Carols or on Christmas Day and big
thanks to our organist and church wardens for arranging it all so beautifully and to Michele
for organising the decorating team.
I am glad to report that after all the wind and rain, the church is nice and dry inside so
the builders have done a great job. This, of course, leaves us with a huge bill so please
look out for some fund raising ideas that are going to pop up during the year and come and
support us. We need you! There is so much change going on in the Winchester diocese
which your PCC are trying to fathom out and work with Bishop Tim’s ideas. If anyone
would be interested in joining the team, they would be more than welcome: it is going to
be an interesting journey into the future and very important for our church.
With the future in mind, Ben is going to do an evening session for the whole Benefice
during Lent on the way ahead, so look out for that and details on Lent Lunches in all the
villages. Mary Hart will be in charge of the Shalden end and do please ring her if you
would either like to come or give her a hand, or both! Also the Palm Sunday service will be
held in Bentworth, as its the Benefice Service that day (fifth Sunday), and there may be a
donkey in a procession.........?! That’s not till 29th March, but save the date in your diaries.
Meanwhile, watch out for the snowdrops in the churchyard when you next walk
through, they are starting to pop up.
SHALDEN CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY
Cathy Boyes
On Sunday 14th December, the children of Shalden came together for an afternoon of
party games and Christmas crafts in the Village Hall. It was lovely to see them all having
fun, and in particular to welcome Isla, Elsie, Evie, Jessica and Oliver, all of whom moved
into the village during 2014. The afternoon was rounded off with party tea (complete with
Debbie Orme’s beautiful Christmas cupcakes) and a visit from Father Christmas who had
presents for everyone!
We aim to invite all
pre-school and
primary aged children
living in the parish of
Shalden to the annual
Christmas party, but it
isn’t an exact
science! If you know of
someone we might
have missed,
do please get in touch
with Cathy Boyes at
cathy@bluedodo.co.uk
Huge thanks to the
Shalden Village Hall
Committee for funding
this lovely, traditional get-together which was enjoyed by all.
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ST MARY’S SCHOOL, BENTWORTH
NEWS FROM ST MARY’S SCHOOL, BENTWORTH
Our Christmas Celebrations
Children right across the school joined together to celebrate the Christmas story.
We were so proud of our younger pupils in Oak and Ash class as they performed their
Christmas story with such enthusiasm:
Once upon a time there were 28 amazing little people. They spent their days in Oak
Class, learning their phonics, reading, writing, maths and many other exciting things.
After October half-term, these amazing little people began to practise for the Christmas
Nativity play, with the equally amazing (but slightly bigger) people in Ash Class.
The day of the big performance arrived, and all of the amazing little people sang their
socks off! They sat beautifully, spoke clearly and participated enthusiastically.
Their teachers were really proud of them!
The amazing
little people
were
exhausted after
their
performance,
but were still
determined to
carry on with
their learning!
Well done Oak
Class, you are
all super stars!
The older children in Ash and Lime Class retold the Christmas story in a thoughtful
Service of
readings and
beautifully sung
carols. The
church was
packed with
parents and
village friends.
Afterwards the
children treated
us all to a stirring
rendition of
“We wish you a
Merry Christmas”
- those Santa
hats gave us all a
smile!
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Lime Class:
On our first day back we had RE all day. This was great as it helped us to focus more
on the subject and develop our understanding. We were studying the Eucharist and
learning about the Last Supper. First of all Rev Ben explained what the Eucharist was and
where the word came from. Everyone found it interesting and we decided to write notes
down on an A3 piece of sugar paper. We then all made posters to explain what
the Eucharist was. It was lovely to see all of the new things we had learned by the end of
the day!
After lunch we linked the RE topic to our own lives and thought about symbols. We all
really enjoyed this because we got to make up our own symbol for someone special to us.
This week has been so exciting. I hope we will do something like this again! By Kazzandra
Lime class have started a new topic, ‘The United Kingdom’. In our classroom by our
topic board we have a huge map of the British Isles on canvas and a ginormous flag on our
wall. We are excited about learning about our country because it is an amazing place and
there is a lot to discover!
In English we have been learning more about the difference between metaphors and
similes. We have all been working really hard to use the very best words to help paint a
brilliant picture in the reader’s head. The class have come up with some amazing
metaphors and similes! We have done some great data collection in maths where we have
been measuring each other and then interpreting the information. PE has also been a
brilliant opportunity to improve our tag rugby skills. We are really looking forward to another
week of learning!
By Simon and Ashanti
Jubilee Hall news
Following the upgrade to the hall’s facilities and its increasing popularity as a hired
venue the school are looking to appoint a Hall Hire Manager. Please see the
advertisement elsewhere in this Villager issue.
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The CHURCH – the BENEFICE
Kathryn Flenley
Messy Church is a way of being church for people of all ages
based on creativity, celebration and hospitality involving fun, but
there was certainly nothing messy about the careful planning and
hard work that went into launching Messy Church in our Benefice on
Saturday January 10th.
A team of twenty four people gathered with enthusiasm, and perhaps a little trepidation,
at three o’clock at the Jubilee Hall Bentworth to set up, with no idea how many people
would come . At three fifty all was in place - would anyone come? Oh ye of little faith, yes
of course was the answer. They started to arrive at four and continued to come along for
some time after. That’s the joy of the informality of Messy Church, one can be relaxed
about a rolling start.
Soon the hall was crowded and buzzing as about 50 people ranging in age from two to,
well, eighty two and rising; all there to have fun exploring the theme of the day: the
parable of the Pharisee and the Tax collector.
Ten activities ranging from dressing up to burying ‘sins’ in gunge, all related to the
theme and supervised by the craft team, provided an hour of creativity. The hour seemed
to pass in a flash and it was time for celebration. Songs, lively and energetic, lots of
actions, a reading, the story of the Pharisee and the tax collector, and then a contemporary
version acted out with puppets followed by prayers. Meanwhile, the catering team had
cleared the craft tables and everyone sat down for tea. Sandwiches, wholesome and
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healthy, nibbles (very healthy) and cakes, oh delicious cakes, and of course tea, coffee
and juice together with lots of chat; a great way to end our first Messy Church.
A big thank you to everyone who came and a special ‘well done’ to the team. The team
is busy reviewing Messy One and planning Messy Two which is on Saturday Feb 14th.
We look forward to welcoming those who came for the first time and hope they are
spreading the good news, Messy church is fun for everyone. Why not come and see for
yourself?
BENEFICE LENT COURSE: Called to Contemplative Action
Kathryn Flenley
Have you ever wandered round an abbey and
wondered what it was like when the monks were there,
living out their days in collective worship, private study
and shared meals (as well as the daily chores of course.)
We are fortunate to have a Benedictine Abbey on our
doorstep. Alton Abbey welcomes all to share their
worship and spend time in the peace of the grounds or
guest house. St Benedict is a 6th century saint whose
Rule of Life has influenced many religious communities.
Its spirit of balance, moderation and reasonableness is
just as relevant today as it was when he wrote it.
Last Lent we followed the Winchester Diocesan Lent course, which introduced the
Bishop’s vision of a Mission-shaped church. This was a broad-brush approach, which kickstarted various action plans across the Diocese. This Lent the focus is on individual growth
in faith and action. During the six weeks, we are invited to explore aspects of Benedict’s
rule in a variety of ways, reflecting on how to bring about balance in our lives.
Hospitality features prominently in St Benedict’s rule. In order to introduce the course
we are beginning with hospitality in the form of a Pancake evening on Shrove Tuesday,
17th February, 6.00-8.00. Stephen and Sharon Blackshaw have kindly agreed to host the
evening. There will be sign-up sheets in all the churches so please add your name if you
would like to come and share in the hospitality and find out more about the Lent course.
We hope to run the course in all 4 parishes, including one during the day. More details
will be available nearer the time.
LENT LUNCHES- There will be a service starting at 12 noon followed by lunch.
February 28 Bentworth
March 7
Lasham
March 14
Shalden
March 21
March 28
April 4
Bentworth
Lasham
Shalden
JANE MOSS 1925 – 2014
Charlie Shaylor
Jane Bown, or Mrs Tiggiwinkle as her Lasham friends
were want to call her died peacefully in her own home
just before Christmas. Her funeral took place on the
13th of January at St. Mary's Church Bentworth. She is
buried in the church yard there along with Martin her
husband. The church of course was packed, as was her
home in Lenten Street where the family Matthew,
Louisa and Hugo made all those who had come to pay
their respects welcome in typically generous
style. Jane was a truly remarkable lady, humble,
unassuming and forever true to herself. She left us all
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with a remarkable legacy, wonderful pictures and a host of rich memories, but the legacy
that meant the most to her, and the one she was most proud of was her family. Our
thoughts are with them, and all those close friends and colleagues who will miss her
greatly. For us villagers it was a privilege to meet and to know a very special lady, a lady
who mixed with the great and the good, royalty, celebrities, the rich and the famous, and
who herself came to be both great and famous, but yet remained the humble, unassuming
Mrs Tiggywinkle, the lady with a camera, the lady with the tea trolley or the wheel barrow,
who expressed her love for humanity in a wealth of images that reveal truth, beauty and
character in a unique way. All of us no doubt have read the papers and what those who
knew Jane professionally have had to say, they leave us in no doubt Jane was an artist
among artists, but Hugo her son in his eulogy at the funeral left us with an indelible
memory of the lady we all loved.
Hugo Moss
Our Mum was born, on the other side of the fence, in a house next to Eastnor Castle in
Herefordshire to a lady who had been nursing a gentleman called Charles Wentworth Bell.
He was a much loved character in the village, leader of the local hunt and very keen
illustrator, cartoonist and a photographer. The birth was memorable, on the tiled kitchen
floor in a big old house. In those days being a single mother was not approved of and so
my mother was initially sent to a foster family. She had a fine selection of Aunts all named
after flowers, Daisy, Iris, Pyllis, Primrose, Lily, Rose, Violet and Ivy. Almost all represented
here in the bouquets. These sisters couldn’t stand the idea of little Jane going to another
family so they agreed to share the fostership of this little girl between them.
She grew up pretty much as a single child in Dorset. She often told of tearing down the
hills on a bike with no brakes. Apparently she also used to share a bike with another girl in
the village and when going on a trip to town they would take it in turns to cycle. One would
cycle for half a mile, leave the bike in the hedge and start walking before the other would
catch up and cycle her leg of the trip. Brilliant! Local photographer Mr, Stride used to use
Mum as a model so, bizarrely, most photographs we have of her are from this era. Like
most photographers she became quite camera shy and elusive. She had obviously learnt
what a dangerous weapon a camera can be in the wrong hands.
When she was 12 she realised that one of the Aunts, Daisy, the one who doted on her
much more than the others was her mother. She never really got over this discovery and I
think a lot of her life was spent coming to terms with this before finally forgiving her mother
in her later life.
She did spend a few years living in Herne Bay. During the Battle of Britain, she and her
friends would sit outside and watch the dogfights over the sea. Rather morbidly they would
then walk along the beaches looking for washed up wreckage as souvenirs.
Mum signed up as a chart corrector in the Wrens at the end of the war, updating charts
of ships that docked in Liverpool to make sure that all new mines were marked on their
maps. She also worked on charts for the D-day landings. She remembered marching with
the other Wrens in Liverpool with the sailors on the docks whistling and singing “Here
come the lady sailors”
Following the war she went to live near Guildford where she was the nanny of Jill and
Jenny Acheson. Their father, Paddy, was at Guildford school of Art with Ifor Thomas who
was the first to spot her unique eye when she brought in a close up of a cow’s eye. Until
this picture she had shown no aptitude whatsoever. It was the picture that Mechthild
Nawiasky at the Observer saw and gave her the reason to employ Jane. In 1948 that was
quite a bold choice, lady photographers were non-existent on Fleet Street and Mum was
straight out of college. Things were different then. David Astor would employ people he
met and liked and with that unique way of hiring created in the Observer an amazing team
of journalists, including Mum.
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In 1953 she married our Dad Martin in Mary-le-Strand in Fleet Street. David Astor stood
in to give her away. Then within a few years she had us three. Mum never really talked to
us about her work. To be honest I think she really had no idea of her abilities. For her it
was just a process and a job. Two or three times a week, jump in a cab, photograph
somebody and just bring back a picture that would fit the hole in the paper, 8 columns,
landscape or a by-line picture, portrait. When we went to get her MBE, the first time she
met the Queen, all she could say when asked was “Oh I am just an old hack”. For us she
was just a mum. Often an absent one, which for kids is great as we could misbehave until
order was restored when she got home. I really don’t think any of us knew how much of a
name she was until the Gentle Eye exhibition.
Anyone who knew Mum well knew her not just for her photography but for her houses.
She had a ten year itch and the uncanny ability to find beautiful properties. Combined with
that was her love of antiques. Many a pay cheque was instantly converted to something
walnut or mahogany. The proceeds of her first book, the Gentle Eye became a Florentine
tiled kitchen floor in a house they were to sell just a year later.
Unfortunately with the love of furniture came the continuous
need to move the furniture. We moved one Iron bed four times
in a weekend. Mum also bedroom hopped, never staying too
long in one place. Maybe that harked back to her childhood,
never being in one house for too long.
She was also an animal lover. We had chickens, Sheep,
Ducks, a pony, her beloved Donkeys, a menagerie of cats,
mostly named after hats and a bunch of second hand
Labradors named after…hm. Tennis was her favourite sport.
She was obsessed by Wimbledon, would out commentate the
commentators and incidentally the one person she regretted
never photographing was Andre Agassi, did she go on about
him!
As kids our memories of the Observer was watching the
Lord Mayor’s Show when the Obs was on Queen Victoria
Street. Matthew and Louisa maybe just remember swimming in
David Astor’s swimming pool in Cliveden just after the Profumo
affair. David wanted a photograph of the pool looking “normal”
to help disassociate himself from the scandal.
Sue Arnold told me a few days ago that when
photographing for Pendennis, Mum would always try to
engineer her jobs to be as near to Charing Cross as possible
so that she could escape early and catch the 3.25 to
Sevenoaks and get home to see us kids. Now I was going to
try to not talk too much about her photography but Mum
invested so much of her life into it I won’t be able to avoid it.
Much has been written about her ability to disarm the sitter by
playing the little old lady. But “tenacity Jane” would always get
her shot, always. In a press call her elbows were sharp and her
height an advantage. The picture editor would always choose
the picture that ended up in the paper, not always the most flattering shot on the roll, but in
all her years she only had two complaints. One subject, Stalin’s daughter, wrote to her to
say Mum had made her look like a frog. For Mum it was always a battle with light and time,
but looking for light was key.
When she photographed the Archbishop of Canterbury many years ago, the light just
wasn’t good enough so with gentle persuasion she made Sue Arnold, who was writing the
piece, carry a table out onto the terrace of Lambeth Palace, with the Primate of England
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carrying the other end. The same with Prince Charles, who was politely ordered to walk
into the garden, very much against the protocol. He obliged gladly. When she
photographed the Dalai Lama, she just couldn’t get him to sit right in the window she had
found so she manually moved his head into the ideal position. His assistants protested
“nobody is allowed to touch his holiness” he immediately put them down by saying “let her
do her job”.
Mum also really didn’t know much about the people she had to photograph. She hardly
ever prepared for a shoot, just had her bag with two or three camera bodies, a box of film,
the end of a sleeve to clean the heavily dented lens and if there was any chance that the
light would be bad, a borrowed angle poise. She often would photograph people she had
never heard of even if they were celebrities. Once she had to photograph Princess
Margaret, before her marriage to Tony Armstrong-Jones. On arriving at the house in St.
James she was shown into a reception room by a housekeeper and then after a long and
uncomfortable pause the housekeeper said “it’s me…Princess Margaret!”
We joked in the 70s about Mum working at the Observer for another 100 years and
when seen pushing the Tea Trolley around the office people would say “who is that little
old lady with the trolley and the camera?” Well, we weren’t that far off the truth. Mum
worked at the Observer for 67 years. In the last few years she would go the Observer
every Tuesday. Just to catch up with old friends, have a large brandy. Get her hair
rebobbed before coming home. She lived for those Tuesdays.
About six years ago after a little Googling we finally made contact with her father’s
family. This was momentous for Mum. It was
tricky at first but Mum got to meet her niece
and whole branch of new relations, but for her
more importantly to see photographs of her
father and of where she was born. We
managed to visit the house, see the kitchen
floor and I think for her find the part of her life
she had so missed.
Mum was happy and resolved at the end.
She loved the attention of all of her children
and friends, but I think she knew where she
wanted to go and passed away peacefully on
the 21st December, the shortest day, with all of
us around. We will miss her always but as she
would always say
“Onwards and Upwards” God speed Mum.
PRAY-ERS TOGETHER
All Christians who share an awareness of the value and power
of united, corporate prayer are very welcome at any of these meetings
Friday 30th January
Alton Baptist Church, Mount Pleasant
Friday 27th February The Salvation Army, Amery Street
Friday 27th March
The Harvest Church, Alton Maltings Centre
All meetings start at 8pm
JULIAN MEETINGS
Jill Hurley
Our Julian meetings are now held once a month, at 8pm. We alternate these between
Bentworth on a Tuesday, and Medstead on a Wednesday, and arrange the date that is
most convenient to all members. If you would like to join us you would be very welcome;
please contact Gay Howard 565993, or email julian@howard.nildram.co.uk., or myself on
01420 562126.
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COMMUNITY INFORMATION
CRIMESTOPPERS -
PC Simon Wright
Force Crimestoppers Co-ordinator and Most Wanted Manage
Upgraded powers to tackle underage drinking, including making it easier for police to
confiscate alcohol, move along groups of teenagers causing trouble and stop retailers
selling to underage children, came into force recently.
Previously, Police needed to prove that youngsters were intending to consume alcohol
in the street before confiscating it (I know, what else would you do with a bottle of cider?!).
Now Officers are able to confiscate the booze simply because people under 18 years are
in possession of it. There is also a power to tackle persistent underage drinkers who
possess alcohol in a public place.
A ‘Direction to Leave’ notice can be served on people aged 10 to 15 years, ensuring
that larger groups of youngsters move on when congregating on street corners, outside
shops etc.
The law has become more severe for shops who sell alcohol to under-18s – two strikes
in three months will potentially lead to a loss of licence.
Your local Councillors have also been given new powers to tackle problem premises.
They will be able to call for a review to restrict or remove an alcohol retailer’s licence.
The powers are not about spoiling anyone’s fun, or being heavy handed. However, we
all know how a large group of youngsters hanging around outside the local shop, or
playground, is intimidating and stops residents from using the services of the local
community. Add to that a few bottles of cider, or cans of lager, and the problem becomes
far worse. We then have youngsters who are far ‘braver’ through their nice new ‘lager
coats’ and start becoming more rowdy, perhaps committing vandalism, public order
offences and other crimes to impress their mates. It also is very time consuming for the
rest of us clearing up vomit, taking drunken teenagers home to their parents and repairing
the damage caused.
Of course, drunken youngsters can also become the victims of crime where they are
vulnerable when incoherent through drink or drugs. Wallets, phones and other personal
property can get taken, and more serious offences such as sexual assault can also
happen.
The legislation is all about keeping our youngsters safe, and also allowing local
residents to feel safe in their communities. Do you know where your kids are tonight?
If you have information about any crime, please call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111, or log
on to www.crimestoppers-uk.org Your call is free, no one will know you called and you
may earn a cash reward. Please follow me on twitter @HantsCrimestopp for more
updates.
TALKING HEALTH
Gillian Duckworth
We are North Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Group and our job is to plan and buy
your local healthcare services. We work closely with GP practices, pharmacies and other
healthcare professionals to give you the best possible service.
Here is the first of our short hints, tips and ideas about how to better look after yourself,
your family and your neighbours.
Feeling Under the Weather?
Most of us feel a little under the weather from time to time, especially in the winter.
Aches, pains, runny nose, sore throat, headaches – they happen to the best of us.
What’s the best way to deal with feeling like this? Tell your local pharmacist all about it!
We’re fortunate to have a good network of pharmacies ready and willing to give sound
advice and help for minor ailments.
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A quick visit to your local pharmacy is easy and can be the cheapest way to obtain
exactly the help you need. You can even have a private chat if you wish, so you don’t
have to broadcast your aches and pains to the whole shop.
So pop in and see your pharmacist when you feel under the weather. Look after yourself
this winter.
Hitting the Cold Spots
Hampshire County Council is providing help for those who are having problems
keeping their homes warm this winter. They have a team of friendly advisers who give
practical help for all sorts of problems, from broken or no heating to the best energy plan to
choose for you and your family.
So if you need assistance with keeping warm or you know someone who does, call
0800 804 8601 or email staywarm@environmentcentre.com You and your family need to
be warm to stay healthy.
This service is funded by Hampshire County Council Adult Services and Public Health
Departments, working with local charity the Environment Centre. Carbon monoxide
detectors have been donated by Southern Gas Networks.
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SAFETY:- When walking in our villages on these dark, misty and low cloud
mornings and evenings please wear light clothing, or better still a high viz jacket,
and carry a torch, which will alert motorists – they don't expect to find people on
foot, and there have been some near misses recently.
BRAS for AFRICA
The Editor
The report last month was somewhat inaccurate, and should have said that of the total
collected (8159) 200 were from the Alton Herald office, and of these 90% were donated to
Anne Maltby, and taken to the Herald. My apologies for the misunderstanding.
Do keep on giving them to Anne!
AN APPEAL :- Dog walkers exercise your dogs on the airfield by all means but
should they need to relieve themselves there please remove the evidence..
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EVENTS
THE CURTIS MUSEUM AND ALLEN GALLERY
Jill Line
The opening hours are 10 to 5 for the Curtis, 10.30 to 4.30 for the Allen Gallery,
Tuesday to Saturday. Entry is free to both buildings. Enquiries to the Curtis Museum on
01420 82802, or visit the website www.hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk
In the Museum 14-21th February – Walking through time - Journey back with our selfled trail.
Free, just drop in. Donations welcome.
In the Allen Gallery
Thurs 26th February Luath Grant Ferguson’s talk is What Queen Victoria did for the Banjo.
Thurs 26th March Mark Breedon, the Allen Family representative in the Curtis & Allen
Trust, will speak on WH Allen, the man and his family.
This talk will illuminate the exhibition of Allen’s works running in the Gallery from 7
February to 1 April, entitled The Olden Days of W H Allen.
The talks are £5 per head, to include light refreshments. Tickets available in advance or
on the night; the talks start at 7.30pm.
The exhibition is free.
For younger visitors – 17 February 11am-1pm – Landscapes and Townscapes.
£3 per (accompanied) child.
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ROPLEY DRAMATIC SOCIETY
Jan Bennett, for Ropley Dramatic Society
Invite you to an evening of laughter and intrigue with
their Spring production
“FORGET-ME-KNOT”, the hilarious comedy by David Tristram.
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 18th, 20th and 21st March 2015 at 8.00pm
at Ropley Village Hall. Licensed bar available.
Tickets £8.00, on sale from 7th February - Telephone: 01962 773256.
This is a comedy with an intriguing plot: Robert Zeinfeld is found wandering the streets
of Leicester at 4am, without even the slightest clue how he got there. Total amnesia, and
only a bruised head and a suspicious policeman for company. But perhaps he hasn’t lost
his memory at all; perhaps it’s all an elaborate cover-up. But the deeper the policeman
digs; the more confused he gets. However, the truth always comes out in the end.
Or does it ………?
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CLUBS within the BENEFICE &
REGULAR MEETINGS
HAMPSHIRE FEDERATION OF W.I. Jean Spottiswoode Clark
HERRIARD & LASHAM with BENTWORTH W.I.
Tea Party at the Royal British Legion Hall, Herriard Thursday 15th January 2015
After a very windy night it was a relief to see the sun shining in the morning. Despite
warnings about not traveling unless necessary making the front page of the newspaper,
the weather remained kind for us during the afternoon as we made our way to Herriard. It
was pleasing to find so many of our members gathered at the hall to enjoy a delicious array
of sandwiches, biscuits and cakes, and catch up on all the local news and Christmas/New
year happenings.
Time passed quickly as usual and the sun was still shining as we left, all of us looking
forward to our February meeting, which will be on Thursday 5th February.
Our guest speaker will be Mr Alan Grace on the subject of “The Story of ENSA”.
Venue: the Royal British Legion Hall, Herriard.
Time: 2.30pm
Our competition is for a memento/photograph that best reflects the 1940s.
HAMPSHIRE SCIENCE GROUP
The next meeting is on Monday February 23rd, when Joanna Scott-Lutyens BA(Hons),
Dip(ION), FdSc – Nutritional Therapist, will talk on Modern Life, Inflammation and the
Interrelatedness of Food, Mind and Health
People often say that life is about balance. This applies to our bodies as well. We are
programmed to stay in a physiological balance as part of survival. When we become
physically or emotionally imbalanced we become ill. Food, what and how we eat, has a
huge influence on this.
The group meets at St Gregory's Parish Centre in Alresford at 2.00pm. All people with
an interest in Science are welcome.
The cost (including refreshments) for members is £3.00, (£5.00 for non-members).
The annual membership fee is £3.00.
For further information please contact Sheila Goater on 01420 472917,
sheilagoater@oakhanger.org.uk
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MEDSTEAD BOWLS CLUB
Wilf Robinson
NEW YEAR'S DAY
The weather for this year’s Ladies v Gentlemen match was seriously cold and damp.
Nevertheless it was much better than we had last year when the green was flooded and we
played skittles indoors instead. Seventeen members played but only five of them were
willing to face the elements outside. Ladies were slightly outnumbered by men so Stan
Whitcher and David Keen were elected honorary ladies for the day and played in grass
skirts and wigs.
We were all expecting soup and rolls for lunch but were amazed by the abilities of the
catering team when sausage rolls, mince pies and cakes also appeared. We also enjoyed
our usual hot mulled wine that for many years has been prepared by our president, Tony
Chivers, according to his own secret recipe. Unfortunately Tony was not well enough to
come this year but kindly provided the appropriate warming ingredients for which we offer
him our sincere thanks.
AN UPDATE ON THE GREEN
Our chairman, Peter Buckland, has been following up the decision to proceed with
renewing the carpet on the playing surface. He has been in touch with two clubs that
already use the type of carpet we are considering and another that is in process of
obtaining one, all of them in the Waterlooville area just north of Portsmouth. Reports he
has had are very favourable and he intends to set up a visit to inspect them and discuss
how they were funded. We are still hoping to obtain a contribution from the local authority
and/or Sport England.
NEW SCOREBOARDS
We are in process of obtaining six new scoreboards. Their format will be horizontal so
should be less susceptible to disturbance by the wind than our current vertical ones. When
we get them, we can renovate the best two of the old ones and use them indoors on the
short mats.
CLUB SHIRTS
As a result of a survey to which 22 members responded, the Committee has decided to
progress this matter further. A majority of responders elected for the white shirt with
maroon collar and cuff. The shirt will be polyester. Several people indicted they would
prefer cotton or cotton mix but the suppliers, although they could offer them, said the
majority of clubs went with polyester as it performed better and is quite a lot cheaper. The
expectation was that cotton would absorb sweat better but the composition of modern
polyester for sports shirts is “breathable”. It has been suggested that the club should buy a
few specimen shirts so that members can try them on to check the size before placing an
order.
CAR BOOT SALE ON 12TH APRIL
We are planning to run a car boot sale at the club. It’s still at the early planning stage
so I can’t give any more details. Obviously the objective is to earn some money for the
club so we need stall holders from outside the club to participate. Here is an opportunity
for other people in the village to do some de-cluttering while simultaneously supporting a
village club.
Our club is always seeking new players and would particularly like to attract a few more
lady members. We play outside throughout the year on our all-weather surface and offer
an invitation to anyone who would like to try the game to come along to our open sessions
on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday afternoons. Don’t be put off by the weather; we play
on short mats in the warm clubhouse if the weather is bad. There is plenty of club
equipment that newcomers can use, so just turn up a little before 2 pm, or ring for more
information on 01420 563495.
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THE MEDSTEAD PLAYERS
Allan Coombs
Happy New Year and HUGE thanks to our audience and friends who
supported Marion Roger’s production “Till the Boys Come Home” at the
end of November, which raised a fantastic £350 EACH for BLESSMA &
Royal British Legion.
New Year – New YOU?
How about joining a friendly am/dram group – we need you!
As well as Acting there are lots of Back Stage and Front of House roles or just join our
social club evenings.
The next meeting, on Tuesday 3rd February, is a quiz evening as well as auditions for
our next play – a comedy written and directed by Nita Simpson. Details for those interested
from Nita on 07703 297232 or email: nita@simpsonservices.co.uk
At January's meeting the members enjoyed a hilarious game of charades – Still not
sure who won!
The March meeting, on Tuesday 3rd March will be one of Pam Kercher’s famous beetle
drives.
More information from Membership Secretary, Claire Fraser on 07944 373335 or email
membership@medsteadplayers.co.uk
Monthly meetings are 7:30 held in the Wiltshire room at the Village Hall 1st Tuesday of the
month. – New members always welcome.
Our website: www.medsteadplayers.co.uk
ALTON DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETY (ADFAS)
Peter Wilson
10th February Douglas Skeggs The Artists of Montmartre -The Pilgrims of Babylon
10th March Jonathan Hinden Mozart's Magic Flute - More than Meets the Eye
Both to be held in The Forum Alton College 7pm for a glass of wine, Lecture starts at 8pm.
U3A
Penelope Kennedy
February’s Monthly Lecture will take us back to Tudor Times and reveal the life, and
death, of a sailor aboard the Mary Rose.
Trevor Sapey works for the Mary Rose Trust and was involved with the recovery of the
ship and the building of a museum.
The lecture is on 20th February at 2-00pm at the Community Centre. All are welcome.
ALTON RUNNERS
Philip Scrase
The third race of the Southern Cross Country League took place on Sunday 7th
December at Bourne Wood near Farnham. The day was overcast and not overlay cold.
This was the second year of the new course which helped with the large amount of
runners, as the start is wider and flat compared to the old course which was a narrow hill.
After going along this track there was a quick descent, which then levelled out before the
first hill was upon you. This hill was quite steep and sandy but it did spread the runners
which helped for a while, until the runners had to go through a small gate, which meant
everyone bunched up again. The next mile and a half was relatively flat and fast as there
was not much mud to go through, before the next hill which was quite short. This was
followed by another flat and fast section, but after mile 3 the route became more undulating
with the hills becoming harder as the surface was sandy. Luckily after mile 4 the route took
a long downhill section after which you entered the finishing straight along a road and
finishing in front of Farnham Runners Clubhouse.
The first Alton man home was James Vann who came 69th and was followed by
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Seadhna Wilson (Four Marks)
121st, Alastair Morey 123rd,
Philip Scrase (Beech) 131st,
Diego Maldonado 157th, Jim
Armitage (Four Marks) 175th,
Michael Pearce (Knaphill) 178th
and Terry Newman 253rd.
The first Alton lady home was
Naomi Shaylor who came 25th
and was followed by Laura De
Lisle 40th, Jane Scrase (Beech)
106th, Caroline Freeman 134th
and Jenny French (Bentworth)
141st. The team were 16th out
of 22 teams after this race.
The last race of 2014 for Alton Runners was the fourth round of the Southern Cross
Country which took place at Lord Wandsworth College on 28th December. A dry, frosty
and sunny morning was a welcome sight for nearly 400 runners who took part, especially
after the rain which had occurred over the previous few days.
The course was a 2 lap circuit covering close to 5 miles in distance. The start took
place on one of the rugby pitches where you ran the length of the pitch before turning left
onto a farm track, this part was quite tricky as there were so many runners trying to turn
down the track at the same time.
After that there was a right-hand turn for the first incline up another track, before turning
left on to a bridleway through a wood. The two trees which had come down in 2013 were
still there, the first you needed to either jump over or go round and the next you were
required to duck under if you were taller than 6ft. There were a lot of puddles and mud
along this part of the route and one or two runners had the misfortune to slip over.
The route became a bit twisty before coming out on to a grass footpath at least that was
the case for the first lap! This footpath was the start of the decent, but before coming to the
bottom there was a left turn through the wood but descending all time which was quite
slippery. At the end of the descent you came onto another grass footpath which turned
right back towards the college, however the sting in the tail was about to hit the runners
with a left hand turn back into the woods but this time it was up a very steep hill, where
some runners managed to run all the way up, a lot decided to walk. At the top there was a
right hand turn along a very muddy path and then another right hand turn downwards
where it came out onto a field which you crossed and then turned left to do the second lap.
After crossing the field for the second time there was another muddy field to cross back to
the finish on the rugby pitch.
The first man home for Alton was Adam Stonehill, in 41st place in the Men’s race and
was followed by James Vann in 45th place, and then came David Hayles (Shalden) 76th,
Seandha Wilson (Four Marks) 97th, Alistair Morey 111th, Philip Scrase (Beech) 120th,
Jonathan Read (Alresford) 144th, Michael Pearce (Knaphill) 159th, Jim Armitage Four
Marks) 167th, Terry Newman 224th, Simon Pead 225th and Richard Scrase (Beech)
239th.
The first Alton women home was Naomi Shaylor who came 25th in the Ladies race and
was followed by Diane Bryne (Oakhanger) who came 33rd and then came Susan Bryan
(Four Marks) 69th, Jane Scrase (Beech) 99th and Caroline Freeman 131st.
The team which consists of the first 5 men and 3 ladies came 8th out of 21 teams and
their position after 4 races is now 13th.
This year’s Alton 10 mile road race will take place on 10th May and entries are now
open, more details can be found on www.altonrunners.co.uk.
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LASHAM GLIDING NEW YEAR'S CHARIRY RUN/WALK
Marjorie Hobby
Despite the weather we had a good turnout this year for our annual charity event on the
airfield, with 38 entrants and many more visitors to watch and cheer them on.
The
winner
was
Oleg
Fylypenko in 19.02 minutes he was quite disappointed that it was only one circuit!
We raised £374.00 from entrants fees, donations and the tombola
for the Murray Parish Trust
The Trust is raising funds for the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at
Southampton Hospital, for critically ill children across the whole of the
South of England.
If anyone would like to send a donation to them I am sure they
would appreciate it - no matter how small.
They can be contacted at info@themurrayparishtrust.com
WINTER EVENTS AT LASHAM AIRFIELD
Mike Philpott
We do welcome non-members to these events and as ever, the on-site bar and
restaurant are always open to the public. The events will take place on Saturday evenings
and there will be waiter service in the restaurant. Those wishing to have dinner after the
talks, or just come to the club for dinner only will need to book beforehand with
cateringmanager@lasham.org.uk.
Unless otherwise stated, the talks will take place in the 'Brown Elephant' briefing room
and will start at 6pm. They will typically last between and hour and an hour and a half with
dinner available afterwards for those who wish to partake. At the end of each talk, there will
be an opportunity to make a small voluntary donation to the Lasham Trust or in some
cases, to the subject of the talks.
7th February A return visit to the WW2 Battle of Britain bunker at Uxbridge.
This is repeat of the visit that was organised a couple of years ago. It will be followed by a
curry for those who wish to partake at a local restaurant in Uxbridge. Numbers are limited
to 50 and the list is now open in the office. Telephone number is 01256 384900. If you
want to go on this trip, please put your name on the list in the office. If numbers exceed 50,
as they did last time, we may have to split the group into two and have an early visit and a
later one. At present the time set for this visit is 7pm and it will last around an hour to an
hour and a half. There is no charge made by the bunker people but voluntary donations
towards upkeep of the bunker will be invited. The optional curry afterwards will be 'an
adventure in curry'. The restaurant will just bring dish after dish to the table. Cost for the
curry is fixed at £13.50 per head plus drinks. The reports from two years ago were very
positive.
14th February Steve Grant will play a classical guitar recital for us.
Steve is a non-gliding friend who lives locally in Mortimer.
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21st February An evening with ............ Derek Piggott.
A chance for you to ask Derek about his exploits in his long and distinguished flying career.
Please have your questions ready and any submitted beforehand will be especially
welcome. I already know what I want to ask him about!
28th February To be confirmed. Work in progress.
7th March Michael Bird - better known as Platypus - will tell about Platypus' travels.
Mike has flown in very many different parts of the world. He is an engaging speaker and it
will be very interesting to hear of his experiences. The talk will be entitled "Travels of
Platypus: gliding across USA, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Austria, Poland
and Spain – with glancing blows at Mexico, Belgium, Luxembourg and Italy"
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REGULAR FEATURES
GARDEN NOTES -
OFF WITH ITS HEAD
Stella Strachan
I have decided to tackle some overgrown shrub borders which have been there for over
twenty years with the occasional prune. For Christmas I was given a battery powered
garden saw by Bosch. It is amazing, so powerful, with a very thin blade which is ideal for
getting into the centre of a shrub. Once the lithium battery is charged it keeps its charge,
unlike the older style of battery.
The Berberis I have just trimmed to a sensible height but the golden Elder has been cut
to the ground. The golden Physocarpus was also cut to the ground but if there had been
any young shoots I would have left them. The Purple Hazel has had all the thick shoots
cut out and some young ones left. I could have stooled it, cutting all the shoots down but I
did not want it to look too bare. Useful bean poles there! The Forsythia has a reprieve
until it has flowered, then the flowered shoots will be cut out. The Acer Negundo
‘Flamingo’ has been cut back to about three feet to let it make its very pretty new pink
growth. I do not favour trimming all shrubs to a similar shape. They all have their
individual habit. If you do go over them with the hedge trimmer you just get lots of growths
where you cut and no new growth from the bottom.
Most shrubs, but not Ceanothus, can be cut hard back if they have got out of hand, it is
amazing how they recover. The ideal way to get them back in shape is to cut out the older
growths and leave the young ones, but sometimes drastic measures are called for. There
is still time before the sap starts rising in spring to get on with these jobs. There is no doubt
that as you get older a shrub border makes gardening a doddle. Once you have
conquered the initial flush of weeds and are handy with either a mulch or a quick weed
killer, there is not much to do but enjoy them. I am still in two minds about edging with
ground cover, and will report back when I have made up my mind. Do be adventurous and
look up the newer varieties that are available. Many have been bred for smaller gardens.
HAMPSHIRE FARMERS MARKETS
The vast range of beautiful foodstuff are available throughout the County in
Alton Saturday 7th
Sunday 1st
Saturday 14th
Saturday 21st
Petersfield / Romsey
Emsworth
Ringwood (The Furlong)
Sunday 8th Winchester
Sunday 15th Southsea
Sunday 22nd Winchester
Markets open 10am until 2pm except Winchester which opens at 9am.
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FARM NEWS
Julian Lewis
The ewes have been scanned to see if they are in lamb and how many lambs they
have. When the flock size was much larger this made a lot of sense but in recent years the
cost outweighed the benefits because the operator travelled from a long way away.
However we now have someone who works locally and has purchased the equipment so it
makes sense again. The results are as follows - 4 barren (including Cyclops the one eyed
ewe), 14 with singles and 30 with 2 or more lambs. The ewes are sprayed with different
colour marks so that we know which category each falls into. Knowing the number of lambs
in each ewe is a great help at lambing time because if a lamb needs to be orphaned onto a
ewe, because it is one of three or mum has little milk, then a single marked ewe that starts
lambing can usually be persuaded that she has had 2 lambs not 1.
The empty ewes will be sold although Cyclops may remain as she is the flock leader
and when we want to move them all she will come running to eat out of a bucket and the
rest follow – it saves a lot of running around having a tame ewe! The single marked ewes
will receive less concentrate feed to save money and also to stop them getting too fat or
the lambs too large which can cause birthing problems. The ewes that are predicted to
have 2 or more lambs will have extra rations so that the lambs are a good size and strong
and the mum has plenty of condition to produce lots of milk. Lambing is scheduled to start
in early March so I hope that we have an early start to spring to encourage grass growth.
The arable crops are looking good with all of last autumn’s work completed in good
time. My current workload is focused upon office work whilst Rob is hedge cutting and
servicing the machinery ready for next season. When I need fresh air we have estate work
to do repairing fences, gates and trimming overhanging tree branches from the field
boundaries.
Arable farmers are very concerned at present about proposals from Brussels to greatly
reduce the number of pesticide products that can be used on crops. These are plant
medicines that stop fungal diseases affecting the growing plant ie applied mostly to the
green leaf and not the harvested grain or fruit. All plants get diseases and if not controlled
these reduce the quality and quantity of the harvest and push up prices because there is
less good quality food available. There are all sorts of training, protocols and safety checks
to ensure that the products are applied correctly and that there will be no harm to the
consumer. If the ban on these pesticides is implemented in the EU it will of course not
affect their use in the rest of the world so good healthy grains produced using the same
products may well be imported to replace the diseased product from the EU.
These plant medicines have been used for many years without causing any problems
and the same active ingredients are used by the population to cure human ailments
eg triazoles are used in creams to control athletes foot. Why the change?
The European Commission has decided to change how these products are assessed
from a “risk” based system to a “hazard” based system. Risk looks at whether harm will
result whilst hazard assumes harm will be done. A car, my razor, the family dog, dancing at
a party all pose a risk but none could be called a hazard (OK maybe me dancing). This
new hazard system would ban driving, shaving, family pets and even dancing if applied to
everyday life.
ALTON FRIDAY MARKET:
www.altonfridaymarket.co.uk
Our Friday Markets are held in the foyer of Alton Methodist Church every working
Friday from 9:00 am to 11:30 am.
We will take orders for celebration cakes and can supply cakes and savouries for a
small private function. If you would like to place an order, or have any queries, please
contact: Liz Trotter 01256 862603 or Dawn Padwick 01252 329396
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HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL - The Mobile Library
The latest information is that Medstead's stop has been moved back to Greenstile,
which is very good news for those in the centre of Medstead who use it. This will happen
on Fridays, every 4 weeks from 16th January.
Medstead – Greenstile Friday 13th February 10.15 – 10.45am
The Shalden service will be at the Village Hall on Tuesdays four weekly from 27th January
Shalden – Village Hall Tuesday 24th February 9.30 - 10am
BUS TIMETABLE run by Cresta Coaches of Alresford (01962 773236) only on
Tuesdays and Fridays (NOT Saturdays) - SERVICE 208
This timetable has altered again, as Lasham folk were not using it.
Alton High Street
Beech Well House Road
Medstead War Memorial
Bentworth The Star
Alton High Street
9.35
9.43
9.49
9.55
10.09
11.35
11.43
11.49
11.55
12.09
13.35
13.43
13.49
13.55
Jeff Soul, who runs Cresta Coaches, would be prepared to look at options for
occasional buses to Basingstoke if enough people are interested. These could be once a
month, during the middle of the day – e.g. 10.30 to 1.30, and would be pre-booked. The
cost would be set, so depend on how many people shared the trip. Do talk about it, and
see if this is something villagers would welcome.
WILDLIFE
WILDLIFE SUPPORT & CONSERVATION
Diana Tennyson
Butterfly Colouring Competition:
A pupil from Medstead Junior School won the prize for
the 7 - 12 year old age group. The winner was 9-year old,
Georgie Ellis. She received a copy, first edition of a
'Comprehensive Guide to Insects of Britain and Ireland',
signed by the author, Paul D. Brock.
We received almost one hundred entries in total, so
congratulations to all the children who took part and wanted
to become involved with the Neighbourhood Plan for
Medstead and Four Marks.
Highway tree: Mature Beech to be felled: A beautiful, mature Beech tree has to be
felled due to problems with fungal decay. The tree is one of the oldest in Telegraph Lane,
Four Marks, and recorded on our Tree Survey in 2009. It is located within the footway,
adjacent to No. 3.
Sadly this tree is suffering from extensive fungal decay, porcelain fungus on one limb
and decay of the base stem from another fungus, associated with honey fungus, according
to the aboricultural department at HCC. The tree will be felled at the end of January and
the stump will need to be removed. Afterwards the footway will then be made good.
We hope that the Beech will be replaced with another healthy tree as this will be the
second mature tree to be felled within two years, and will affect the appearance of the
lane. We note that another Beech tree in Blackberry Lane is also suffering from problems
with fungal decay.
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We are not aware of any problems affecting trees in Medstead, but if anyone is
concerned, please let us know.
The loss of mature trees is also very worrying. The uppermost branches are important
habitat for our wild birds, especially finches, tits and the Song and Mistle Thrush (the latter
is now on the Amber list), etc.
Where have 421 million wild birds gone?
While on the subject of wild birds, a study at the University of Exeter and the RSPB
ask, 'Where have 421 Million birds gone?' The European bird population has seen a huge
decline since the 1980s. Modern farming methods are noted to be one of the reasons for
the decline in Sparrows, Starlings, Grey Partridges and Skylarks, and researchers believe
that the plummeting population of birds throughout Europe, could be linked to our farming
methods, as well as loss of habitats.
Decline of the most common species:
'It is very worrying that the most common species of bird are declining rapidly because
it is this group of birds that people benefit from the most', says Dr. Richard Inger, a
researcher at the University of Exeter. He says, 'it is becoming increasingly clear that
interaction with the natural world and wildlife is central to human well-being, and significant
loss of common birds could be quite detrimental to human society'.
Some good news!
However, there is some good news, as not all common, garden birds are in decline.
The study found an increase in Great Tits, Blue Tits, Robins and Blackbirds. It also
appears that numbers of Marsh Harriers, Ravens, Buzzards, Storks and Stone Curlews
have increased recently, probably due to efforts in wildlife conservation.
The rarer birds in this study have benefited from protection across Europe, but there is
still much work to be done. Although White Storks and Marsh Harriers receive the highest
level of protection in EU countries, the RSPB say that the, 'conservation and protection of
all birds and their habitats in tandem are essential to reverse declines'. This is also a
warning for birds throughout Europe. 'It is clear that the way we are managing the
environment is unsustainable for many of our most familiar species'. Scientists looked at
data for 144 species of European birds, collected from a large number of studies in 25
different countries, before publishing their findings.
ADVERTISEMENT
Light industrial/office unit available in Lasham.
30 sq m. £350 pcm. Unsuitable for motor repairs.
01962 843750.
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HALL HIRE MANAGER
We are looking to utilise our excellent hall facilities further by appointing an
organised, flexible and proactive manager with a cheerful disposition to
manage our hall hires and ensure it provides a high standard of service to
all its users.
The post holder will play a key role in promoting our hall, together with
running an effective and efficient booking service.
If you are interested in marketing and dealing with all coordination/
administration duties linked to the hiring of a hall, then this is the job for you.
Person specification
•
Experience of marketing
•
Good customer service/communication skills
•
Good co-ordination/administration skills
•
Ability to work independently and flexibly, with home working and
some unsocial hours
•
Ability to work in close partnership with the school to optimise
productivity
In return you will get a share of the revenue that is generated
from the hire of our hall.
In the first instance please apply in writing enclosing relevant
information to:
Mrs. Jo Ayres
Headteacher
St. Mary’s Bentworth CE Primary School
Church Street
Bentworth
GU34 5RE
Friends of Alton Abbey: Registered Charity No 284876
Prof June Boyce-Tillman
with soloists & King Alfred Consort choir
to perform
in The Abbey Church of Our Lady & St John
Friday 21st March 2015
6.30pm for refreshments with wine
7.30pm Concert
Tickets £15.00 “Tickets” FOAA, Alton Abbey, Alton, GU34 4AP
Cheques payable to “Friends of Alton Abbey”. Please include a SAE, a , & an email address
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EVENTS continued
PATRONS: DAVID HILL & DAME GILLIAN WEIR
ORGAN CONCERT
Tuesday
3 FEB 2015 at 8.00 p.m.
KATHERINE DIENES-WILLIAMS
GUILDFORD CATHEDRAL
at St Lawrence Church,
ALTON, GU34 2BW
Admission: £10.00 at the door,
season membership @£60 for all 8 concerts Oct-May
Contact for further details:
tony.willman@btopenworld.com
01420 543628 or visit the
Websites:
www.altonorgansociety.co.uk
www.organrecitals.com
Registered Charity Number: 294257
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CHURCH ROTAS FEBRUARY 2015
BENTWORTH
GUILD OF MARTHA
February
1st Mr & Mrs Young
8th Mrs Bolsover
Mrs Stockdale
15th Mrs Constant
Mrs Gore Brown
22ndMrs Beaumont
Mrs Wait
March
1st Mrs Burnett
Miss Green
8th Mrs Yonge
LASHAM
MEDSTEAD
F Parris
SHALDEN
Mrs. Jacob
Mrs. Shirvell
Mrs. Buchanan
Mrs. Rankin
Mrs. Miller
Mrs. Wilson
Mrs. Ennever
Mrs. Floyd
A Clarke
J Osgood
A Goor
M J Shaylor
Mrs. Jacob
Mrs. Shirvell
Mrs. Buchanan
Mrs. Rankin
A Del Mar
SIDESPERSONS
February
1st 0800 R Burnett
8th 1100 E Preece
0930 M Shaylor
0930 S Jamieson
15th 0800 R Burnett
22nd0930 T Wood
0930 M Goor
1800 S Clarke
March
1st 0800 R Burnett
8th 1100 J Cottrell
0930 M Shaylor
1100
0930 K Milnes Gaskell 0800..
0930 A Buchanan
1800 S Floyd
0930
READERS
February
1st 0800 S Burnett
A Chivers
8th 1100 F Reavley
J Cottrell
15th 0800 C Ferrier
M Johnson
22nd 1100 TBA
March
1st 0800 C Dumelow
W Ives
8th 1100 G Whitley
C Hawes
TBA
1100
0800..
1100
1100
0800
1100
1100
0930 M Ommanney
1800 J Trapaud
1800 D Lacey
0930 S Floyd
0930 A Goor
S Jamieson
0930 F Parris
S Clarke
0930 C Baynton
M Shaylor
0800..
1100
1100
0930 J Shirvell
M Ommanney
1800 J Trapaud
T Hartley
1800 D Lacey
0800..
1100
0930 T Floyd
S Floyd
0930
1100
0930 A Buchanan
H Wilson
1800 T Floyd
S Floyd
TBA
P Rankin
0930 K Milnes Gaskell 0800..
J Osgood
1100
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SERVICES FOR FEBRUARY 2015
BENTWORTH LASHAM MEDSTEAD SHALDEN
1st February – THE PRESENTATION OF CHRIST (CANDLEMAS) (white)
Holy Communion (BCP)
8.00a.m.
Family Service
9.30a.m
Parish Communion (CW)
9.30a.m
Parish Communion (CW)
11.00a.m
8th February – SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE LENT (Proper 1) (green)
Holy Communion (BCP)
8.00a.m.
Parish Communion (CW)
9.30a.m.
Parish Communion (CW)
11.00a.m.
Family Service
11.00a.m.
Evensong (BCP)
6.00p.m.
14th February – SATURDAY
Messy Church Jubilee Hall 4.00p.m.
15th February– SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE LENT (Septuagesima) (Proper 2) (green)
Holy Communion (BPC)
8.00a.m.
Parish Communion (CW)
9.30a.m.
Sunday School
10.00a.m.
Parish Communion (CW)
11.00a.m.
Evensong (BCP)
6.00p.m.
18th February – ASH WEDNESDAY (purple)
Holy Communion (CW)*
9.15a.m.
Holy Communion (CW)*
Benefice Communion (CW)*
7.30 p.m
*with Imposition of Ash
11.15a.m.
22nd February – THE FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT (Sexagesima) (green)
Holy Communion (BPC)
8.00a.m.
Half Hour 4 Families
9.30a.m
Parish Communion (CW)
9.30a.m.
Morning Prayer (CW)
11.00a.m.
Evensong (BCP)
6.00p.m.
1st March – THE SUNDAY BEFORE LENT (Quinquagesima) (green)
Holy Communion (BCP)
8.00a.m.
Family Service
9.30a.m
Parish Communion (CW)
9.30a.m
Parish Communion (CW)
11.00a.m
Weekday Services
Tuesday
9.15 a.m.
Tuesday
6.00 p.m.
Wednesday 9.15 a.m.
and
ASH Wednesday - above
Holy Communion (BCP) Medstead
Evensong (CW)
Lasham
Holy Communion (CW) Bentworth
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