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EDITION No 16012: Friday, March 18, 2016
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World at her feet but top tattooist Ceri says...
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S
HE’S RATED as one of the
world’s top tattoo artists but Ceri
Williams turned down the chance
of emigrating to open her own studio in
Gosport’s Stoke Road.
And at the end of her first week in the
newly refurbished premises, the happy
38-year-old said: “It couldn’t be better!”
Ceri is no stranger to Gosport, having
lived in the town with husband Dan for
the past eight years.
But until this month she was working
for other studios in Gosport and Portsmouth, even though being much in demand from a large, loyal international
following of clients meant Ceri having to
jet off to locations in countries such as
Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand
and the USA — not to mention on the
Continent — several times a year.
“Now I’m having to apologise to my
overseas clients because I haven’t the
time to visit them this year ,” she said.
“Some of them have said they’d rather
come over to Gosport to have work
done than wait another year or whenever I’m able to fly over.”
EXCLUSIVE
By ROBIN YOUNG
Just because foreign fans are willing to
fork out on plane tickets and hotel bills
so that Ceri can adorn their bodies with
her world-famous artwork doesn’t mean
they’re super-rich celebs, however.
“For most people who want tattoos it
is a passion, a ‘work in progress’, something they save up for and can keep adding to,” she said.
Although the business, at 51a Stoke
Road, is called Ceri Williams Tattoos,
from April body piercings will also be
carried out, by friend Cheryl Parslow.
In the meantime cosmopolitan Ceri —
who swapped Welsh surname Thomas
for another one when she married
painter and guitarist Dan — has months
of advanced bookings to tackle before
she can decide on the next step.
Report and Pictures: Page 5
HAPPY MEMORIES: Ceri Williams in her Stoke Road studio with a family
photograph of childhood travels through Germany. Picture by Lisa Webb
Coverage of Alverstoke, Gosport, Hill Head, Lee-on-the-Solent and Stubbington
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News/Chess
Friday, March 18, 2016
The Gosport Globe
Patients quizzed on quality of borough’s NHS services
A NATIONAL campaign to promote the
NHS Friends and Family Test started on
Monday and finishes today, Friday.
The FFT is a way to find out from patients, quickly and anonymously, how
they rate their latest experience of National Health Service care or treatment.
They can provide comments to explain their score and the feedback helps
to focus on areas needing improvement.
As most feedback is positive, the FFT
also provides a well-deserved pat on the
back from hard-working NHS staff.
It has been welcomed by the three
GPs who lead the clinical commissioning
groups which buy most health services
for more than 600,000 patients in Portsmouth and south east Hampshire.
Dr Barbara Rushton (South Eastern
Hampshire CCG) said: “The FFT has
been rolled out across many NHS services. We are keen to spread the word
that, at any time you use NHS
healthcare, you can give fast, anonymous
H
AMPSHIRE’S new Chief
Constable was officially
appointed this week and
takes up the post on April 4.
Olivia Pinkney moves over from
Sussex Police, where she was Deputy Chief Constable, to become the
first woman to take the top Hampshire Constabulary position.
She was the unanimous choice of
the Hampshire Police and Crime
Panel at a confirmation hearing last
Friday following a recommendation
by Commissioner Simon Hayes.
The decision was ratified on Monday after a recruitment process
which also involved senior community stakeholders and partners from
18 organisations across Hampshire
and the Isle of Wight, as well as a
two-day interview.
As part of the role of the Hampshire Police and Crime Panel to
scrutinise the work of the Police
and Crime Commissioner, the PCP
is required to hold a confirmation
hearing to review the proposed
appointment and question the preferred candidate on their suitability
for the role.
Based on that hearing, the PCP
then made a report with its recommendation on the appointment.
OLIVIA PINKNEY
Start next month
This week it detailed how the
panel unanimously approved the
selection of Mrs Pinkney.
Prior to her role as the Deputy
Chief Constable for Sussex Police,
Mrs Pinkney was Assistant Inspector of Constabulary with HMIC,
leading independent professional
assessments of police efficiency and
effectiveness for the public.
She also served as Assistant Chief
Constable for Surrey and Sussex
Police, and was the Southeast lead
feedback that could help improve services. The FFT asks a simple question to
find out whether, based on your experience, you rate the service highly enough
to say you would recommend it to the
people you care about, which is seen as
the acid test for most people of whether
something is good enough.”
Dr David Chilvers (Fareham and Gosport CCG) said: “We are told that nationally nearly 17 million pieces of patient feedback have been given in the
for serious and organised crime.
Nationally, she led for the police
on tackling organised immigration
crime including people trafficking.
She was awarded the Queen’s Police Medal in the 2016v New Year
Honours.
Chairman of the Police and Crime
Panel, Councillor David Stewart,
said: “The way in which she answered each of the questions posed
by the panel has demonstrated her
suitability for the role, meaning that
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
now have a new Chief Constable of
exceptionally high calibre.”
Mr Hayes said: “This appointment is hugely important for the
future development of Hampshire
Constabulary, but it is not just
about the Constabulary itself, the
Chief Constable must work strategically, and with our partners across
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.”
And Mrs Pinkney, who will take
over from Acting Chief Constable
Graham McNulty, said: “I’m absolutely delighted to hear the panel’s
decision and I look forward to leading the professionals within Hampshire Constabulary and serving the
communities across the county and
the Isle of Wight.”
past three years, so it’s really important
for the NHS to stand back and evaluate
how those comments are helping to
improve patient care.
“But one big benefit is that NHS staff
learn that they are in the main doing a
great job. More than 90 per cent of people who complete the test give a positive response and that is really good for
the NHS and for morale.”
For more information on FFT, visit
www.nhs.uk/friendsandfamily.
IT’S A SQUARE WORLD...
AS WELL as the Women’s World Championship the
Candidates Tournament is in progress.
There are eight players: Viswanathan Anand, Levon
Aronian, Sergey Karjakin, Anish Giri, Fabiano Caruana,
Peter Svidler, Hikaru Nakamura and Veselin Topalov.
The winner will go on to play Magnus Carlsen for the
World Championship in September. Anand started well
in round 1 with a win against Topalov although he was
fortunate.
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spot the second?
Solution: Page 6
...with Francis Carpenter
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Winning smiles
for the camera
I
T WAS a night for snap judgments
when the winners of the first Gosport Globe In Perspective photography competition collected their prizes.
For joining them at The Green Dragon in Rowner on Monday were three of
the judges who’d cast their votes at the
end of the inaugural event in January —
Paul Jacobs, Lisa Webb and Dave Smith.
Overall winner was Steve Gilbert,
who revealed how he had ‘captured’ a
fox up a tree during an open day visit to
the Secret World Wildlife rescue centre
at Highbridge, in Somerset, last year.
“It was a young fox that was being
cared for, after its mother was killed, so
that it could eventually be released back
into the wild,” he said.
“Lots of people were wandering
around looking at him so, not at all
bothered, he decided to scramble up the
tree to get a better look at them!”
Second prizewinner Christine Fernie
said she achieved her perfect mirrored
image of three model yachts on the
Cockle Pond at Gosport with a mobile
phone “because the wind dropped just
at the right time”.
Unfortunately Richard Baker-Jones
was unable to collect his joint second
prize due to family illness but Amanda
Morby was there to pick up framed
commendations for her pictures of harbour fireworks and a perfect moon.
Our thanks to landlady Alanna Clements for the venue and a superb buffet.
PRIZE CREW: At the In Perspective competition presentations in The
Green Dragon are joint runner-up Christine Fernie; editor Robin Young;
first prize winner Steve Gilbert and, highly commended for two of her
photographs, Amanda Morby. Picture by Lisa Webb
‘Cowboy’ roofer who preyed
on elderly gets 4-year term
A MAN has been jailed for a total of
four years after admitting defrauding
elderly and vulnerable women by
overcharging them for house repair
work.
One of his many victims was an
84-year-old from Gosport who had
been cheated out of £2,650.
Mark Kempster, aged 50, of no
fixed abode, was sentenced at Winchester Crown Court last Friday
after admitting six counts of fraud
by false representation at previous
hearings.
The court was told that between
January 1, 2013 and February 2,
2015, Kempster repeatedly called
on a 61-year-old woman in Southampton, after replacing some roof
tiles at her home.
He demanded more and more
money for the work and obtained
from her a total of £15,000.
According to the prosecution, on
February 17, 2015, Kempster visited
MARK KEMPSTER
Demanded money
a 90-year-old woman at her home
in Andover and persuaded her that
her roof needed repair work.
On this occasion, he asked for
cash up front and drove her into
Andover town centre to go to a
bank. He then left when the bank
manager became suspicious.
On May 8, 2015, Kempster visited
an 82-year-old woman in Alresford
and charged her £1,860 for roof
repairs that were never completed.
The court also heard that on November 24, 2015, Kempster received £2,650 from the 84-year-old
woman in Gosport for work on her
roof that was never completed.
A confiscation hearing under the
Proceeds of Crime Act will take
place on July 18.
Investigating officer Detective
Constable Paul Barry said: “Mark
Kempster targeted the elderly and
the vulnerable and took substantial
amounts of money from them.
“This is a despicable type of
crime. Throughout the investigation,
he showed no remorse to his victims and preyed on their good nature by offering to carry out work
on the roofs of their properties.
“This work was often not even
required and the work that was
completed was to a very
poor standard and grossly inflated in price.
“This sentence should
serve as a reminder that
Hampshire Constabulary
will always pursue criminals who commit these
types of offences.”
Publishing
deadlines
DUE to public holidays
over Easter, the advertising and editorial copy
deadlines for next week’s
Gosport Globe have
been brought forward to
noon on Maundy Thursday, March 24.
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Family’s tribute to
tragic
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HE family of 25-year-old Daniel
Mark Thomas Stone, above, from
Gosport, have paid an emotional
tribute to him after he sadly died following a road accident.
The motorbike he was riding struck
the central reservation on the A32 in
Fareham shortly after 8am last Friday.
And his family said in a statement issued by Hampshire Constabulary:
"Daniel, affectionately referred to as
'Daniel son' by his family, is lovingly
missed by his parents Phil and Michelle
and his brothers and sisters Paris, Kial,
Harry, Bluebell, Jimmy and Fred.
"Daniel was a local lad who grew up in
the Gosport area and lived life to the
full. He was passionate about his music
and bikes and will be missed by his many
friends.”
HAMPSHIRE County
Council has launched a
10-week public consultation to ask residents
how it can cut the cost
of its Household Waste
Recycling Centres.
Councillor Seán Woodward said: “The cuts the
Government has made
to Hampshire’s grant are
now so severe that we
simply cannot afford to
carry on as before.
“The county council
had been planning to
make savings to meet a
£98 million funding
shortfall by April 2017
but when the Government announced its funding plans for local authorities for the next
three years, Hampshire
lost £48 million more
this year than had been
anticipated.”
He added: “We are
now in a position where
we need to establish
how we can run the
HWRC service with a
much smaller budget in a
way that is financially
sustainable for Hampshire council taxpayers in
the long term.”
It operates 24 sites
open seven days a week.
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Stress on highest standards in a clinically clean studio
Ceri is out
to make
her mark
W
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE: Ceri Williams, top, outside her studio with
body piercings artist Cheryl Parslow; samples of Ceri’s work, above and
below left; the newly refurbished premises, right. Pictures by Lisa Webb
ITH two decades of working
her way to become one of
the most sought after tattooists in the profession, Ceri Williams has
a wealth of experience to draw upon.
And talking to the friendly, unaffected
globetrotter about the people with the
greatest influence on her career and she
mentions the best — and can count
them among her friends — Liam Monaghan, ’Master of the Dark Arts’ Paul
Booth, Bob Tyrrell and Andy Engel.
They often meet up at conventions.
But another explanation for Ceri’s
success lies in her stimulating upbringing.
She spent her formative years in Germany, living ‘Wild West style’ in wagons
while artist-sculptor dad travelled from
one work commission to another.
Consequently, the early years were as
varied and colourful as the stunning skin
portraits that are now her trademark.
“We might have lived as travellers
after leaving England when I was three
but my parents made sure that I had a
very stable, disciplined childhood, with
set mealtimes at the table and a strict
bedtime routine,” she said on Friday,
having just celebrated the first full week
in her new premises.
“It was a tremendously happy time,
mixing with people living in caravans and
tepees and the larger tents were used as
communal areas for music and fun.”
That lasted until she was 16 and settled down to study at Kiel, then Lübeck,
from 1997 to 2000 before working as a
typesetter, temping at a call centre and
teaching English as a foreign language.
Art studies led to training as a tattooist and working for a former nurse in
Gosport whose stress on the need for
totally sterile working conditions made a
big impression on her star pupil.
The clinical ethos is clear in her new
workplace, which is simply but stylishly
decorated and furnished. The only pictures on the wall include an autographed
if macabre piece by Paul Booth and a
favourite photo of the old wagons.
Examples of her work — every one is
different for each client — are in portfolios at the reception area. Ceri rejects
the idea of hanging them on the walls.
The place is also quiet as the machines
she uses are silent, rotary operated. Its
more comforting for clients.
Another reason for basing herself in
Gosport is that Dan has been offered a
job running a new art gallery when the
Haslar site is redeveloped. A sister studio in Germany is a possibility but for
now Ceri has plenty to get on with.
Find her on Facebook, Twitter or at
http://www.ceriwilliamstattoos.com/.
The phone is 02392 176620.
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Comment/Letters
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Gosport Globe
VIEWPOINT
Doctors identify a
case for concern
IT IS reasonable to assume that, if a
potentially fatal illness or injury had to
be dealt with, our politicians, like most
of the population, would have no hesitation in entrusting members of the
medical profession with their lives.
So why is it that the Health Minister,
Jeremy Hunt, expects us to believe
that the junior doctors who oppose his
proposed changes to their working
practices — not mention the many
senior colleagues who support them —
haven’t the competence to spot when
they’re being offered a pig in a poke
with regard to new contracts?
This week patients in Gosport have
been asked to join a nationwide survey
to help identify those areas of the
National Health Service which they
feel could be improved.
Examples given include cleanliness of
facilities and civility of NHS staff.
If allegations that Mr Hunt has been
less than honest in his claims turn out
to be well founded, then surely the
prognosis for him is indisputable!
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It’s A Square World: Solution
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Qxe4 24. g4 Qe1+ with a decisive attack.
Parliament
to hear the
vaccination
arguments
I
AM WRITING this letter because I needed to let everyone
know what a talented author
AB King is.
So I am thrilled that The Sword,
The Ring and The Mirror is being
published in the Gosport Globe and
that he is finally getting the publicity
that his remarkable talent deserves.
Wow, this is going to be a great
read! I can’t wait for the next instalment. That was my first reaction to
reading this instalment.
This is one of AB King’s books I
have not yet read.
It is part of a series that I thought
was meant more for teens but I
now think I was very wrong with
that assumption.
I have, since reading this first part,
brought the whole series on my
Kindle and I am thoroughly enjoying
the first book.
I highly recommend it to anyone
of any age who loves an adventure
with a great storyline and mystery.
I have loved every book I have
WHAT’S happening in Gosport
schools?
Bigger classes in both primary and
secondary schools, how can children learn in a class of over 30?
Increased use of unqualified
teachers or teaching assistants because schools cannot recruit
enough staff; reduced spending on
books and equipment…
The Labour Party is committed to
investing in education, as it did in
government, funding Sure Start centres so that all children get a fair
start in life; allowing only qualified
teachers to teach by increasing places on university-based courses; restoring the value of practical, vocational courses because the Ebacc
qualification is not suitable for all;
making sure all schools are locally
accountable; reducing class sizes,
first in primary schools.
read that was written by AB King
and I have read several on my kindle over the last year.
All have been extremely well
written and captivating. His plots
are imaginative and his descriptive
prowess draws you into the story.
The twists and turns in each story
are clever and unexpected so once
into the story it is very hard to put
down.
He has written a wide range of
novels from disaster to romance
and science fiction.
There are not many authors who
are able to write about such a range
of topics with equal skill.
AB King’s
Number 1 fan
Helen Allwright
[If you want to find out why Helen is
so enthusiastic about the author, pick
up the latest instalment on Pages
19-21, go back to the start of serialisation by downloading the two previous
editions or read his books on Amazon.]
SOAPBOX
By MARK SMITH
We want an education system fit
for all. Is St Vincent, Gosport’s only
college, safe?
According to Matt Atkinson, the
principal of St Vincent College, in an
interview with Portsmouth’s daily
newspaper, The News: “For some
years now, the spending on sixth
form education has already decreased significantly.
“Unfortunately we are being led
to believe that the Government’s
spending review will lead to a further cut…
“Potentially this could lead to
THE House of Commons Petitions
Committee, working with the
Health Select Committee, has confirmed that it is to hold two evidence sessions in respect of the
Meningitis B petition.
The dates are Tuesday, March
15 and Tuesday, March 22, commencing around 14.15.
The sessions will be held in the
House of Commons and will be
open to MPs, the press and public
to attend. The sessions will also be
broadcast live on parliamentlive.tv.
We are really pleased that the
Petitions Committee has decided
to push forward with this quickly
and gather evidence prior to the
Parliamentary debate being held. By
announcing this we can now put an
end to the speculation that the
debate isn't going to happen and
that the argument to extend the
vaccine use has already been lost. It
hasn't and this fight continues.
Sue Davie
Meningitis Now
bigger class sizes and fewer courses for students to choose from.”
Spending on college education
has not been protected since 2010.
The Liberal Democrat/Tory coalition agreed massive increases in
university tuition fees and the cutting of the Education Maintenance
Allowance — EMA — which
helped many students from working families to complete college
courses.
Further education is now under
review, with the probability that
this will lead to colleges merging to
create ‘super-colleges’ (a bit like
the NHS and its super-hospitals).
Nationally, it is estimated that
four in 10 colleges will close and/
or merge.
This will inevitably lead to a reduction in choice and longer travel
times for Gosport students.
Political Comment
The Gosport Globe
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A month in politics with the Leading Lady of Gosport…
Economy relies on skills
T
HIS IS National Apprenticeship
Week and I am delighted that,
since May 2010, 11,490 apprentices have started here in Gosport.
This is a fantastic figure and really important because apprenticeships make
sense.
They give young people the chance to
get the practical skills they need to find
great jobs and get on in life.
In Parliament, I was delighted to attend World Skills UK Reception to celebrate our World Champion Apprentices, one of whom was from Gosport and
was part of the fantastic Web Design
Team.
Here in Gosport, our local economy
greatly relies on young people having
expertise in STEM subjects (Science,
Technology, Engineering and Maths).
Therefore, I attended receptions in
Parliament to discuss how Government
can tackle homophobia in engineering
and support women in engineering.
Tech and engineering skills are vital to
our country's economic growth so it is
important that we harness the skills of
all young people and enable them to
pursue their STEM ambitions.
ON SATURDAY, March 5, I 'cleaned
for the Queen' along with many wonderful volunteers at Walpole Park.
A number of litter-picks took place
across the constituency with a great
turn-out of volunteers tidying up their
GOSPORT MP Caroline Dinenage has
welcomed Wednesday’s Budget as one
that she says will provide greater economic security for the people of Gosport, Stubbington, Lee-on-the-Solent and
Hill Head for now and the future.
According to the Conservative Equalities Minister, the Budget provisions will:
Cut taxes for working people. From
April 2017 the tax-free personal
allowance will rise to £11,500, a tax cut
for 31 million people that means a typical basic rate taxpayer will be paying
over £1,000 less income tax than in
2010.
The higher rate threshold will also
increase to £45,000, a tax cut of more
than £400. In Gosport, 51,009 people
will benefit from these changes, while
1,934 people will be taken out of tax all
together.
Cut taxes for small businesses.
600,000 small businesses will pay no
business rates at all, an annual saving of
up to almost £6,000, and 250,000 small
businesses will get a tax cut on their
business rates bill.
Ensure taxes are paid. The Government will legislate against property
developers shifting profits offshore, raising over £500 million a year.
A further £500 million will be raised
by imposing a duty on public sector bodies to ensure their employees are paying
the right tax.
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Trade Fair at the Discovery Centre.
I was delighted to see that Fairtrade’s
positive message to give the world's
farmers a fair deal is being supported by
so many of Gosport’s schools, businesses and workplaces.
I THOROUGHLY enjoyed attending
this year’s Marine Jumble event.
It was great to see so many people
taking advantage of the products on
offer.
Gosport Marine Scene events are
always fantastic at promoting the diverse and thriving marine and sailing
scene here in Gosport and attracting
people into the area.
I HOSTED and attended a meeting
with local resident associations and National Grid to discuss our concerns
about the implications of the proposed
IFA2 interconnector at Daedalus for our
local area.
The second round of consultations is
now launched and I encourage constituents to participate.
More details are available on the IFA2
website: http://www.ifa2inter connector.com/.
local schools, beaches, businesses and
roads in honour of the Queen’s 90th
birthday.
LATER that day I attended Gosport
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Introduce a new Lifetime ISA to help
the next generation save. The ISA
limit will be increased from just over
£15,000 to £20,000 for everyone.
For those under 40, a completely new
Lifetime ISA will be introduced.
Freeze fuel duty to help household
budgets and support small firms.
This will save £75 a year to the average
driver and £270 a year to a small business with a van.
Beer duty and cider duty will also be
frozen to back British pubs.
Tackle homelessness. A £100 million
investment will deliver accommodation for rough sleepers leaving hostels
and domestic abuse victims and their
families.
Keep public spending under control.
The Government will continue
working to reduce the deficit so Britain
will run a budget surplus by 2019/20 and
the burden of our debt will be lifted
from the shoulders of the future generation.
According to Caroline: “The Office for
Budget Responsibility statistics show
that while Britain’s economy and
productivity are continuing to grow, we
still face challenges due to the slowdown
in global economic growth and trade.
“I am pleased, therefore, that this
Budget takes a long-term approach that
will deliver economic security into the
future. For too long, we have borrowed
£
£
£
It is right that we celebrate the great
strides women have made but also
acknowledge that more needs to be
done to overcome the obstacles stopping women from reaching their full
potential.
In Gosport a great number of people
joined the 'Go Women' walk over the
Millennium Bridge to celebrate this important day.
IN WESTMINSTER, I gave my support to the UK’s Earth Hour.
It’s the 10th annual lights out display,
aiming to set out the WWF’s vision for
a low carbon future.
Last year more than 170 countries
from across the globe got involved, involving hundreds of millions of people.
I ALSO had the pleasure of inviting
Gosport’s Youth Citizen of the Year,
Lacey Love Kent up to Parliament for a
tour of Westminster to celebrate her
great achievement.
ON MARCH 8 I celebrated International Women’s Day 2016.
This year’s theme was ‘parity’, meaning ‘the state or condition of being
equal’.
IN OTHER good news, Bridgemary
Senior School, Siskin Junior School and
St Vincent College all received Ofsted
reports this month that signalled great
improvement and achievement.
This is wonderful news for Gosport
and shows the enormous hard work and
effort of staff and head teachers to ensure our pupils and students have the
best possible start in life.
at the expense of the next generation
which is both unfair and short-sighted.
“I am delighted that this Budget delivers on the Government’s commitment
to cut the deficit whilst lowering taxes
and restoring fairness to the system by
closing tax loopholes.
“I particularly welcome the support
shown for small businesses, which are
the bedrock of our local economy.
“In a competitive market, every little
helps and I know the vibrant small business owners in my constituency will
welcome this support. It is also great
news that 51,009 people across Gosport, Stubbington, Lee-on-the-Solent
and Hill Head will be paying lower taxes
and will be able to keep greater hold of
their hard-earned money.
“Today the Office for National Statistics also revealed that employment in
Britain is at a record high at 74.1 per
cent with a record high of 31.42 million
people in work. In Gosport, the number
of Job Seeker Allowance Claimants has
reduced by 63 per cent since 2010.”
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Looking Back
The Gosport Globe
A history of Portsmouth in three memorable words...
The glory
days of
pols and
pongs
I
THINK it is true to say that Andrew Negus had
Stokes Bay WI ladies in his thrall at this month’s
meeting on Tuesday which, considering two of the
three words in the title of his talk were ‘dung’ and
‘harlots’ might come as a surprise.
Starting with a photo of Portsmouth, taken on a sunny day from Gosport, it was hard to imagine how this
small island, much of it marshland, has
become, through a series of interconnected accidents, incidents and interventions, the most densely populated city in
the UK outside London. Where did the
dung and harlots feature in this transformation and when and why did it start?
Well, according to Andrew, perhaps
after the death of William Rufus when
his brother Robert crossed from Normandy and made a successful landing in
what is now Portsmouth Harbour.
Admittedly Robert failed to seize the
throne from his younger sibling, Henry,
but his attempt proved Portchester Castle’s inability to protect the area further
down the coast from invasion and the
need for some kind of defensive system
of what, later, became Portsmouth and,
later still, Portsea Island.
Over the years, other Henrys built
towers, square and round, replaced ramparts with walls and eventually enclosed
an area that, until expanded to include
Portsea in the late 18th Century, was
accessible by only one gate – the North.
PAST MASTER: Historian Andrew Negus at the
Stokes Bay WI meeting on Tuesday
By LIZ MITCHELL
In 1194, Richard the Lionheart had
given Portsmouth its first Royal Charter
and the right to hold a 15-day market.
So, with vendors and vendees, not to
mention animals, we can see where the
dung comes in! Unfortunately, without
piped water or a sewage system, we
can’t see how it goes out – other than
into the ‘camber’ where it swirled and
stagnated making the experience of
‘scolds’ in the ducking stools doubly disgusting - and the need to drink beer inevitable!
Even at this time, ships could be commandeered for the king’s purposes,
though they were more likely to be used
for transporting soldiers to battle than
fighting at sea.
But it was Henry VII who started the
dockyard by granting Portsmouth permission to build, as well as repair, royal
ships. Then, in 1509, with the commissioning of the ‘Mary Rose’, Henry VIII
ARTWORK: Jayne Colebourne presents Wendy
Ledger with her ‘best display in a cup’ prize
established, not only his reputation as
the ‘Father of the Royal Navy’, but, the
importance of Portsmouth in the defence
– and expansion – of the realm.
Now, no doubt, we can see where the
harlots enter — literally! As the Navy
grew, Portsmouth and Southsea grew
with it, until, in 1750, there was a population of 24,000 plus those in Portsea.
So many mouths to feed (so much
dung to deal with), so many needs to
fulfil! Spice Island alone had 44 pubs and
numerous brothels renowned all over
the world. The ‘Portsmouth Pols’ with
their sturdy physiques and stone rings
offered ‘companionship’ to sailors in
dock; they even provided a ‘delivery’
service, paying the wherryman a princely
£5 to row them safely to and from the
ships in harbour.
Andrew’s talk ended at 1760 but then
it was only Part One of his ‘Harlots,
Dung and Glory’ series and – ah yes, the
third word of the title – ‘glory’.
We were left in no doubt of the contribution Portsmouth – and Gosport –
had played in the growth of and Empire
that, by 1760, included North America,
Canada, India, and parts of Africa.
But we were also left wanting to hear
Parts Two and Three. In fact, the only
question to Andrew was: “When can
you come back?”
Having retired from teaching history
(and backpacking around the world),
Andrew continues to share his expansive
knowledge and enthusiasm in a way that
inspires and entertains. He brought our
area to life with insights into local characters – including some who came to a
‘sticky end’; confessions to liking some
monarchs and not others — and, of
course, very helpful slides.
During Social Time, the perfect guest,
he even showed an interest in our competition for the best ‘Flower Arrangement in a Cup’, which, at a stretch, could
claim to combine dung and glory...
Those harlots would have been amused!
[Liz Mitchell is the President of Stokes
Bay WI, which meets third Tuesday,
St Mary’s Parish Centre, Alverstoke.]
Lottery fund grants to mark Great War
CASH ADVICE: Caroline Dinenage
GOSPORT MP Caroline Dinenage,
is encouraging groups to consider
applying to the Heritage Lottery
Fund for community projects to
learn more about the First World
War and to think about how they
would like to mark the centenary.
The Heritage Lottery Fund supports projects across the UK that
focus not just on the events of 1914
–1918 but also on the lasting changes the war brought about.
The HLF is making at least
£1million a year available until 2019
as part of the ‘First World War:
then and now’ programme for
small, community grants.
It provides grants of £3,000 to
£10,000 enabling groups across the
country to explore, conserve and
share their First World War heritage and deepen the understanding
of the impact of the conflict. The
Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded
grants to groups within Gosport
including: Friends of Gosport Museum, The Gosport Society,
Groundwork Solent and The Historical Diving Society.
And Caroline said: “I’m delighted that the Heritage Lottery Fund
is making this money available to
local communities.
Since they
began in 1994, they have given
£9,758,461 in grants to projects in
Gosport. Like many areas across
the UK, the impact of the First
World War on the people of Gosport was extensive.
“For those who want to find out
more about its legacy or who wish
to mark the Centenary, I would
urge them to get in touch with
Heritage Lottery Fund.”
Head of Heritage Lottery Fund
South- east England Stuart
McLeod said: “The impact of the
First World War was far-reaching,
touching and shaping every corner
of the UK and beyond. The Heritage Lottery Fund’s ‘First World
War: then and now’ programme
will enable communities to explore
the continuing legacy of this war
and help young people in particular
to broaden their understanding of
how it has shaped our modern
world.”
Since April 2010, HLF has awarded over £70 million to more than
1,300 projects – large and small –
that will mark the centenary of the
First World War.
If a group has a project idea to
mark the centenary of the First
World War, an online application
pack is available: http://
www.hlf.org.uk/ThenAndNow.
Should a group need more than
£10,000 for a First World War project, it can apply to HLF through its
open programmes.
Culture
The Gosport Globe
Soft drinks secret behind prosperity
9
Poetry Corner
One Fine Morning
On such a fine morning I once stepped out
On that day so long ago,
There was a boldness then that buried doubt
I swear, the very Horizon glowed.
The on the thing without end is time
And this was the eve of everything,
Yesterday uncertainty had been the victim:
Now freedom was on the wing.
I had the time and I was young;
All advice I could cast aside,
A door flung open and I was gone
Into the care of time and tide.
I have passed through many years since then:
Some still lie heavy on my bones,
Many fine mornings have come again;
The dark ones kept close to me alone.
So on this morning as on this day
I go forth to try once more,
But this time I might change my ways:
Old I can no longer roar.
VICTORIAN ENTREPRENEUR: Charles Mumby, 1823 to 1895, right, was the founder of the soft
drinks firm names after him and a major influence on the development of Gosport; top left, an
advertising slogan from the 1920s and, above left, stone bottles for ginger beer
But I have blamed myself far too much;
No use at-all to be still denying,
Too long misfortune has been my crutch;
Life is naught nut a story of learning.
Bill Slavin
FOR more poems, Gosport’s own Scottish bard Bill has a
Kindle book available on Amazon.co.uk. He would welcome contributions to his weekly column from poets
whether budding, established or simply inspired by the
occasional muse.)
C
HARLES MUMBY was a
pharmaceutical chemist from
Chatteris, Cambridgeshire,
who moved to Gosport in 1844.
Gosport then was a "well built
handsome town" with thrice weekly
markets and a railway terminus.
Mumby went into business on his
own in 1849, at number 47 High
Street. He was keen to diversify and
applying his skill with concoctions,
soon setting himself up as a manufacturer of mineral waters.
To ensure the necessary supply of
good water, he sank a large bore
hole, or artesian well, in the large
backyard of his shop. The premises
also had a rear access from North
Street. At 384 feet down, the well
was deep enough to reach the aquifers in the chalk sub-soil, for Gosport is surrounded by the sea and is
penetrated by salty creeks.
His next step was to install elaborate machinery to increase output
of manufactured ice. The fame of
Mumby's soda water, ginger beer
and lemonade spread rapidly across
LINK WITH PAST: A surviving
part of the Mumby complex
By Associate Editor
PETER MAGUIRE
the south of England and within a
few years he was to supply large
quantities to both the Army and
Navy, traditionally victualled from
Gosport. His clowning glory was to
receive a Royal Warrant from
Queen Victoria. Mumby's being one
of only four brands of mineral water that was served at her table.
In 1864 Mumby joined the Board
of Trustees that governed Gosport.
He was to serve as chairman from
1881 to 1894 and oversaw vast
improvements to the town. Streets
were widened, the old fortifications
were removed, areas of open
ground were acquired for recreational purposes and a Free Library
was created.
He became a county councillor, a
magistrate and sat on many public
and social committees. The manufacture and supply of mineral waters continued at its original premises in the High Street and an office
was opened up in Portsmouth.
Mumby was also a founder member
of the National Liberal Club and
was appointed colonel of a territorial unit the ‘Third Hampshires’.
Mumby retired from the active
management of the business in
1885. The chemist's shop in the
High Street was reduced to a sideline and given up. His eldest son
Everitt was appointed managing
director of the company from
which he derived a good living. Alt-
hough he had neither the capacity
nor an inclination for a career in
business, it was Everitt who oversaw the public floatation of the
company in 1898, which greatly
enriched the family and allowed
him to indulge in his love of travel.
Everitt died in 1906 leaving a
third of his majority holding to only
son Cyril, who would have preferred a career in the Army. When
Cyril was appointed managing director in 1907, the firm employed 100
people at its two factories and had
capital of £45,000. He installed himself in one of the finest houses in
Gosport and was the owner of an
expensive motor car and yacht.
Cyril's good fortune was ended in
1914 while serving in the Army
when he was severely wounded in
battle. After the Great War he was
to make a new life on the continent,
resigning his directorship of the
company in 1924. He died in 1938,
by which time the company had
been sold, although it continued to
trade under the Mumby name.
The prosporous, elegant Gosport
that the family had helped to create
was destroyed by a combination of
German air raids in World War
Two and redevelopment during the
late 1950s and early 1960s.
Nothing remains of the offices in
the High Street or the premises in
Portsmouth. So ends the Mumby
story. However there is a link that
still stands — one of the buildings
that was at the back of the business
and reached from what was North
Street, now Mumby Road.
Craft evening
opportunity
to share skills
KEEN crafters are invited to an open evening in Gosport on Friday, April 8, to share their skills and expertise, join in with demonstrations or learn a new hobby.
The event is open to anyone interested in any kind of
crafty pursuit and people are invited to bring along their
own crafts as well.
Brendoncare Clubs Locality Manager Karen Seale
said: “It’s a great opportunity for craft-minded people
to meet others who share the same interests. We’re
hoping people will come along with their favourite
crafts, and show off their work whilst maybe picking up
a few hints and tips themselves.”
It is being organised by members and volunteers at
the Gosport Beaders and Gosport Arts and Crafts
clubs, who meet weekly at Brendoncare’s Club Hampshire centre. The two clubs will have some of their own
work on display and available to purchase, and there
will also be a raffle and refreshments.
The Arts and Crafts Club meets every Friday morning, from 9.30am to 11.30am, and members enjoy a
variety of different craft activities, including card making, watercolours, knitting and crochet.
The Beaders Club meets on Friday evenings from
6.30pm until 9pm, and members work on a range of
beaded jewellery and other projects. New faces are
always welcome at both clubs, and Brendoncare is also
keen to hear from anyone interested in volunteering at
either club.
Brendoncare runs more than 85 social and friendship
clubs across Hampshire and Dorset, offering older people a place to meet new friends and enjoy a variety of
different activities. Each club has its own unique character, but all offer fun, friendship and a warm welcome.
The April 8 craft evening takes place from 6.30pm, at
the Club Hampshire Centre, Willis Road, The Anchorage, Gosport, PO12 1LZ.
More information is available by telephoning the charity’s head office on 01962 857099.
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News Focus
The Gosport Globe
Sultan a
name to
respect
O
N THE first day of June, 1956, following a
transfer from a site adjacent to the Dockyard
and Royal Naval Barracks in Portsmouth the
Mechanical Training and Repair Establishment HMS
Sultan was first commissioned in Gosport.
The name HMS Sultan has a long history, The first
was a 74-gun warship launched in 1775 and fought the
French. The second spent 43 years in
reserve, ending her days as a target ship!
The third was an armoured battleship
launched in 1870 and named in honour
of Sultan Abdulaziz of Turkey.
She took part in the 1882 bombardment of Alexandria to avenge a massacre
of Europeans.
Her sheet anchor was shattered by
enemy shot and can still be seen at HMS
Sultan today.
The fourth HMS Sultan was an iron
paddle steamer commissioned on the
River Niger in 1876.
However, she was sunk within a
month. The fifth was a shore base in Singapore and commissioned in 1940. It was
BADGE OF HONOUR: Trainees have an historical link to a Turkish ruler, inset
By Associate Editor
PETER MAGUIRE
destroyed on surrender to the Japanese
in 1942 but was re-commissioned on reoccupation in 1945 and continued until
1947.
Today's HMS Sultan occupies a site
which was one of the original Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service
airfields in the country.
Many air squadrons formed and trained
there during World War One.
It became a permanent Royal Air
Force station in 1918 and was named
RAF Grange but continued to work
closely with the Fleet Air Arm and was
transferred to the Royal Navy in 1945.
The base became HMS Siskin and it
was here that basic helicopter flying and
training procedures were developed.
With the closure of the airfield, however, the Mechanical training and Repair
Establishment moved in and was commissioned as HMS Sultan in 1956.
Over recent years, HMS Sultan has
incorporated the Naval Engineering College Plymouth, elements of HMS Dolphin, HMS Daedalus and RNC Greenwich to make it the centre of engineering
excellence that it is known as today.
HMS Sultan comes under the com-
mand of the Air Vice-Marshall AOC RAF
No 22 Air Training Group.
The establishment is home to the
headquaters of the Defence College of
Technical Training which includes the
Defence School of Marine Engineerring
and the Royal Naval Survival School.
In addition, a number of other units
reside within its boundaries including the
Admiralty Interview Board.
And as part of HMS Sultan’s celebrations to mark the 60 years in Gosport,
the establishment has requested that on
Wednesday, June 1, this year it will be
allowed to exercise its traditional right as
“a Freeman of the Borough of Gosport”
to march through the town centre.
District News
The Gosport Globe
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Lee-on-the-Solent
Latest dates
for the diary
LEE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY SHOWS: Lee-onthe-Solent, Lee Community Centre, Twyford Drive, Lee.
Over 90 classes in various sections - Flowers, Vegetables,
Fruit, Floral Art, Homecrafts and Handycrafts. Open to the
public at 1.30pm. Prize giving at 3.30pm. Sale of items at
3.45pm. Free admission to members and £1to nonmembers. Refreshments available. Contact Bruce Thomas,
secretary, 02392 551873 for more details. Spring Show,
March 12; Summer, July 9; Autumn, September 10.
MAY 25: Social evening with guest speaker Jennifer
Carter, ‘The Changing Seasons at Monet's Garden’, starts at
7.30pm. Activities Room, Lee Community Centre. Contact Bruce Thomas, 02392 551873. for more details.
SEPTEMBER 21: Social evening with guest speaker Mike
Holloway, ’Bees in the Garden’, starts at 7.30pm. Activities
Room, Lee Community Centre. Contact Bruce Thomas
02392 551873 for details.
RETHINKING THE JOURNEY: Alverstoke’s Zachary Chapman, aged eight; Marie Noble, 10; Tilly
Dobson, 10; Amelia Ware, seven; Mollie Flanagan, eight and Oliver Payne, 10 getting the ‘Use Your
Legs’ message across with the help of Basil Bird and Lord Nelson
W
HY were 40 pupils seen
walking to Alverstoke
Church of England Junior School last Friday led by Lord
Nelson and greeted at the school
gates by a giant green bird?
According to school governor
Richard Baker-Jones: “It’s all to do
with encouraging pupils and parents
to make the school run safer, and
healthier. In common with many
schools, we have a real problem
with congestion at the beginning
and end of each day particularly in
The Avenue and Tebourba Way.
“Only last week, a child was very
nearly knocked over by a car whilst
she was crossing the road between
parked cars.”
Alverstoke
The school has pupils as Travel
Ambassadors, one in each class,
who have undertaken a route audit
suggesting there are a number of
suitable locations where parents can
park and then walk to and from
school to take or collect children.
Called ’Park and Stride’, the initiative was launched by pupils and
parents meeting at Stokes Bay and
walking with Lord Nelson to be met
at school by Basil Bird, the Hampshire County Council ‘My Journey’
mascot.
And ‘Rethink Your Journey, Use
Your Legs’ is the message that the
newly formed BikeItCrew, composed of Year 6 pupils, are sending
out to parents, staff and pupils in an
effort to make their journey to
school safer, healthier and more
enjoyable whether they walk, cycle
or scoot.
“Lord Nelson was played by an
actor from Histrionics,” said Mr
Baker-Jones.
“After the walk to school, he presented two riveting and hilarious
workshops that had the children
roaring with laughter, all as a treat
funded by the School Travel Planning Team to acknowledge the enthusiasm and work of the pupils in
trying to make their school run
safer.”
Nominate volunteers for borough awards
THE first week in June is National
Volunteer’s Week.
In honour of this, Gosport Voluntary Action and Gosport Council
are coming together for their annual
Volunteer Award ceremony to celebrate people who give up their time
to help and support people and
organisations in the borough.
Gosport
If you know of anyone who has
done great work as a volunteer
helping others in their community,
then why not nominate them for a
Voluntary Service Award by contacting Gosport Voluntary Action?
Organisations can also nominate
volunteers who have completed
one year, five years, 10 years or
20 years and should contact Gosport Volunteer Centre on gosportvb@gva.org.uk for details on
how they can do this. Entries close
on March 29 and the ceremony will
take place on June 9 at 6pm.
HISTORIC WATERFRONT WALK & TALK: Lee
Historic Waterfront Walk and Talks take place on the first
Tuesday of the month February - October and include Gosport Heritage Open Days from September 8-11.
Walks all start from Elmore Car Park, Marine Parade
East, Lee PO13 9BW at 10 am. unless otherwise stated.
The route is along Lee Promenade to the Old Swimming
Pool site returning to Elmore Car Park. Total time is
around 90 minutes. Contact Ray Harding 02392 551706 or
email ryhrdng@aol.com. Walk leaders are Ray Harding,
Anthony Stutchbury, and John Green.
COMMUNITY TABLE TOP&CRAFT FAYRE:
Monthly Lee Residents Community Table Top and Craft
Fayre held on the third Wednesday of each month in the
Methodist Church Hall, High Street. Start time: to set-up at
9am and open to the public from 9.30am to 12.30pm. To
book a table, 6ft at £6 and 4ft at £5, payable on the day.
Contact Ray Harding ryhrdng@aol.com 02392 551706 or
Gillian Masterson gillian23@outlook.com 02392 551303.
Dates for 2016 are: March 16; April 20; May 18; June 15;
July 20; August 17; September 21; October 19; November
16 and December 21. They can be booked in advance. See
www.leeresidents.org.uk boost events or ‘contact us’ links.
All events are listed on the Lee Residents website, http://
www.leeresidents.org.uk/leeresidents_events.html.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: Tuesday, March 22,
at 7.30pm. Methodist Church Hall, High Street Lee. Members only. Speaker Geoff Pell, ‘Daedalus, The Early Days.’
TRANSFORMING PRIMARY CARE IN GOSPORT:
May 24, at 7.30pm. Methodist Church Hall, High Street,
Lee. Speaker, Dr Donal Collins (NHS Fareham and Gosport
CCG).
DAEDALUS DEVELOPMENT: September 27, at
7.30pm. Methodist Church Hall, High Street, Lee. Speaker
to be confirmed.
HASLAR DEVELOPMENTS: June 28, 7.30pm
Methodist Church Hall, High Street, Lee, Speaker Mr Joe
Hines MSCSI MRICS for Harcourt Development.
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Leisure
The Gosport Globe
Eating Out: Lakeside Café and Bar
Save a tree: go green
and read the Globe!
A RARE TREAT : There’s plenty of character and charm at The Lakeside in Walpole Park, Gosport
Square meals are in the
round for park’s visitors
S
TANDING in Gosport’s
Walpole Park and alongside
the model yacht lake is the
Lakeside, an unusual building being
round and a bit quirky.
However, it offers a wide view
across Walpole Park and also Haslar Lake.
If you have not visited before
then you will be surprised by its
light and modern décor. In good
weather (and let's hope there will
be lots of it soon) you can relax
over a drink on the outside terrace
which overlooks the lake.
There is an excellent menu offering a varied range and very competitive in price.
In fact the Lakeside is just the
place to unwind, relax and admire
the views.
By PETER MAGUIRE
On arrival, you are served by
welcoming staff who make you feel
at home.
Not a big building, it makes up
for the lack of size by having a big,
friendly atmosphere.
MENU: Plenty of choice
It also has vegetarian alternatives, a children's menu and babychanging facilities. For the disabled,
it provides both a designated toilet
and parking spaces.
The Lakeside can also be booked
for private functions.
So if you are looking for somewhere different to have a coffee or
a bite to eat, then try the Lakeside.
I think you will be pleasantly surprised.
Venue: The Lakeside Café and
Bar, Walpole Park, South Street,
Gosport PO12 1FA.
Opening hours: Monday,
Closed; Tuesday, 08.30 – 16.00;
Wednesday, 9.30 -16.00; Thursday,
08.30 - 16.00 ; Friday, 08.30 16.00; Saturday, 08.30 - 16.00; Sunday, 09.00 - 15.00.
PANORAMIC: The Lakeside has something worth looking out at all around the terraced café
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Features/News
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UTTING a dash along the
shore at Stokes Bay, a little
sanderling is this week’s
subject for reader Helen Walker.
In Perspective now sees an increase in the number of categories
to include sea and landscape, ani-
mal and wildlife, news and sport,
holiday and recreation and a ‘best
overall’ award for the most outstanding image regardless of subject. Each class will have a winner
and runner-up receiving their entries printed on canvas and a certifi-
cate to mark the achievement.
Entries will be judged by a panel,
with final submissions to be in on or
before January 22, 2017. Once
again entries, minimum width 972
pixels, should be sent to editorial@gosportglobe.uk, with a contact
number. Send images straight from
camera, not optimised, so that we
can select the best quality shot.
Pictures — either landscape or
portrait — should be in jpg, gif, tiff
or png format, even if taken from
prints by people who use film.
ANOTHER new business has given Gosport its vote of confidence with the
Wednesday evening opening of the
town’s first auction rooms in several
years.
With just hours to go before the first
lot was due under the hammer at
6.30pm, businessman Mark QuentainDavies and his head auctioneer son Jack
were starting to relax, confident that a
refurbished entrance at 44-46 Park
Street, near St Vincent College, would be
completed in time and the borough
council was satisfied all its statutory requirements had been met.
The Gosport Auction House will be
holding general sales of electrical and
household items each week, with special-
ist events held when suitable lots are
available.
“At first it’s just family and friends
helping out until we see how the business is going and then we hope to take a
few people on,” Jack said. “We’re very
excited because the nearest place outside town is in Titchfield.”
Items for sale are available to view
from 10am until 6pm on Wednesdays.
Potential buyers will then pay 50p to
take part in the auction. The Auction
House is open Monday to Saturday from
10am until 4pm, with all lots to be
booked in by noon on Monday.
For more information, telephone the
office on 02392 580928 or call Jack’s
mobile, 07500 431086.
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Listings
Do you run a business that helps people?
If so, you could sponsor this page.
Call Fran on 02392 602418 for details
GOSPORT VOLUNTARY ACTION is a registered charity providing support, advice, information and
practical help to voluntary and community organisations
in the borough.
As part of a national network of councils for Voluntary Service it has over 193 members in the Gosport
area and represents the voluntary sector on committees relating to health, access, young people, economic
regeneration and crime and disorder.
GVA also provides services directly to the community: advocacy, domestic assistance, activity groups, a
disability information centre, transport, gardening and a
handyperson service. It is able to provide services to
the community because of the time and commitment
given to us by volunteers and agency workers, together
with the financial support of Gosport Borough Council,
Hampshire County Council and many gifts and donations. Another key role is providing practical support
and advice to charities and voluntary groups.
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT: The Development
Team was set up to provide support to existing voluntary and community groups in Gosport and to assist in
the development of new projects.
It runs up to four open community lunches a year,
inviting speakers on relevant topics to offer members
the opportunity to learn from each other and network.
It also organises an annual community conference to
bring together voluntary sector organisations and statutory agencies to debate a topical issue and to ensure
they work effectively together.
VOLUNTEER CENTRE: The Volunteer Centre
(VC) is one of 350 or more Volunteering Development
Agencies across England. It acts as a one-stop volunteer
recruitment agency for over 400 voluntary organisations and community groups across the borough. The
Volunteer Centre offers an interview and advice service
either in person or by telephone, to discover the needs
of the potential volunteer and match these to one or
more of 200-plus opportunities locally. All vacancies
are advertised on www.gosportvolunteercentre.org.uk
or www.do-it.org.uk. Anyone aged 14 to 90-plus can be
helped to find the right one. Recruiting and retaining
volunteers also requires skill and management expertise
and the VC endeavours to advise the local sector on
best practice, appropriate training and relevant changes
in legislation.
SUPPORTED VOLUNTEERING PROJECT:
helps people of all ages, regardless of mental or physical
disability, who wish to gain confidence generally and
hopefully progress to volunteering.
It offers a free eight-week course - Preparation for
Volunteering — which is a broad based introduction.
Contact Peter d’Agostino at GVA, tel 02392 604686.
GIVE GAIN AND GROW GOSPORT: This project provides a volunteering group for people with
mental health issues such as anxiety and depression,
with some members who have learning difficulties. It is
for people who would like to try volunteering but
would appreciate the support and encouragement of a
small group situation.
The group currently has a weekly Wednesday meeting at the RNA Club for new volunteers and a monthly
Friday meeting at GVA for established volunteers.
There are various volunteering options with Give, Gain
and Grow including; gardening, arts and crafts, litter
picking, fundraising, campaigning, walking group, preparing for exhibition on Phobias, beach cleaning. Give, Gain
and Grow is a friendly group of volunteers who meet
to plan their involvement in community projects. It
welcomes new members. Telephone. 07910 675079.
DUSTBUSTERS: A domestic cleaning service for the
elderly, frail and vulnerable of the community. Dustbusters has maintained an enviable reputation since
1992 in providing a dependable service to the residents
of Gosport and Lee-on-the-Solent. It provides help with
housework, laundry and ironing and shopping– and for
some people, most importantly, conversation and companionship. There is a monthly administration fee for it.
VISITING SERVICE: Befrienders are volunteers who
visit an older person in their own home who may be
socially isolated, or perhaps housebound. Volunteers
offer friendship with a weekly visit. They may share a
cup of tea and a chat; read mail for a person with a
sight problem; make a visit to the shops together or
take a trip out for coffee or lunch. There are approximately 5,000 older people in the Gosport area most of
whom live alone. Referrals can be received from any
source such as Adult Services; health professionals;
hospital discharge; GPs; family; friends or self-referral.
TELEPHONE SERVICE: The Telephone Service
provides a weekly telephone call to older people who
may be socially isolated or housebound. A trained volunteer makes a regular weekly phone call from the Befriending Service office to chat. The same volunteer will
ring the same person each week. This regular weekly
contact builds a rapport between the volunteer and the
person they call. A weekly telephone call can keep a
person `in touch` and it can also provide information if
requested on many different services which are available. One volunteer will contact between six and eight
people in one session.
GOSPORT GARDENS: For people who are older,
disabled, housebound or frail, watching the garden they
once tended become overgrown and untidy can be very
distressing. Gosport Gardens is a garden maintenance
service available to the residents of Gosport and Leeon-the-Solent, which aims to bring peace of mind and a
happier outlook. There is a monthly administration fee
but this is not applicable if help is already being received
from Dustbusters.
DART: Helping people who are frail, elderly or disabled
to remain in their homes in comfort is the prime concern of this service. From mending a tap washer to
decorating a room, the team can bring brighter surroundings and a safer environment. This service is
available to the residents of Gosport and Lee-on-theSolent. All workers are CRB checked and carry photographic identification. Access to the service is through
completion of an application form. There is a monthly
administration fee but this is not applicable if help is
already being received from Dustbusters.
ADVOCACY: Advocacy is taking action to help people say what they want, secure their rights, represent
their interests and obtain services they need. Advocates
and advocacy schemes work in partnership with the
people they support.
DRIVING FORCE: The service is invaluable to Gosport residents as many people who are elderly, infirm
or disabled find it impossible to access public transport.
Volunteer drivers use their own cars to help people
visit friends, clubs or attend appointments for a minimal
cost to cover expenses only.
COMMUNITY TRANSPORT: As well as offering
mini buses for hire by community/voluntary groups
with their own drivers, it provides transport for two
day-centres in Gosport. With financial support from
Social Services it operates the service for Age Concern.
Passengers may be frail or disabled and the drivers and
escorts are fully trained and sensitive to the needs of
the clients. The service offers transport throughout
the borough and each week carries about 100 people
who might otherwise be housebound and isolated.
NOBES HALL: Managed by GVA, it is a light and spacious community hall in Bridgemary and available for
members of the community to hire.
Facilities include a large hall equipped with folding
tables and stackable chairs for up to 40 people. There is
a small kitchen and parking for four cars. Facilities are
fully accessible.
SING FOR FUN: This is a relaxed music group for
young people and adults with disabilities. It meets at the
Lowry Room, Victoria Square, Lee-on-the-Solent, on
Thursdays, from 6pm until 7.15pm and, session two,
7.15pm until 8.45pm. Donations of £3.50 please to cover rent and refreshments. Contact Phil by telephone on
07811140188 for details.
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editorial@gosportglobe.uk by 5pm
on Tuesday for inclusion in that
Friday’s weekly PDF edition of
Gosport’s own newspaper
THE OLD RAILWAY SUITE: Situated in the
former Gosport railway terminus, this 20-person meeting/training room is also managed by GVA and available
for hire. It can seat boardroom or theatre style and has
tables/chairs and a small kitchen area. Onsite parking
for six cars is available and nearby free parking in
George Street.
LOUD & PROUD: Loud and Proud offers opportunities for young people aged 16 to 25, whatever their
background or abilities to engage in a wide variety of
confidence-building, volunteering and social activities
within the community. The group is currently funded by
Comic Relief and supported by Gosport Voluntary Action in ensuring a safe environment for its members.
GOSPORT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU: The
services based at Martin Snape House, behind Morrison’s, aim to provide the information people need for
the problems they face and are independent, impartial,
confidential and free. Trained volunteers deal with a
wide range of topics including housing, debt, employment, benefits, legal and personal problems. Contact
CAB by phone on 03444 111306. The Adviceline and
website is www.gosportcab.org.uk..
ROYAL ANTEDILUVIAN ORDER of BUFFALOES: The
RAOB, (Buffs) meet at our club, 33 Stoke Road, Gosport, Hants, PO12 1LS, tel 2392581071. The club is
open Mon to Sat nights from 7.30pm until 11pm and on
a Sunday afternoon, from 11.30am till 3pm. We are a
fraternal organisation That raises money for national
and local charities. From Tuesday to Saturday nights
and Sunday lunchtimes we have Lodges for gentlemen
to meet up with like-minded gents to raise a few quid
for charity. We also have a ladies section called the
Glades which meet at the club on the second and forth
Tuesdays of each month. We hold social nights and
various fundraising events through out the year. All
monies raised go directly to the cause nominated.
BRENDONCARE CLUB HAMPSHIRE: Clubs for
older people meeting in Gosport throughout the week,
with activities including games, quizzes, exercise classes
and singing. Tel Karen Seale on 01962 857099; website
www.brendoncare.org.uk/clubs; email: clubhampshire@brendoncare.org.uk.
CEDAROAK: CedarOak offers support, information
and counselling for those experiencing unintended
pregnancy, miscarriage, baby loss or coping with pre or
post abortion issues. We provide non-judgmental, professional counselling for women of any age, their partners and families, within a safe and confidential setting.
Pre-abortion counselling provides opportunity to think
through options so that an informed decision can be
taken. We are able to supply details of local abortion
providers but we do not refer women directly for terminations. CedarOak Centre is above Cornerstones
bookshop at 9 Bemisters Lane, Gosport PO12 1HB.
We are open on two days each week: Monday 12-4
(except Bank Holidays) and Thursday 10-2. Contact us
by phone on 02392 523735 or via the link on our website www.cedaroak.org.uk. CedarOak is a registered
charity (No: 1011476) and is affiliated to the Association of Christian Counsellors.
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GOSPORT DIS-PLAY CLUB: A charity offering
friendship, fun and support to people with physical disabilities in the Gosport and Lee-on-the-Solent areas. It is
now recruiting new members in the 25 to 65 age bracket. Meetings are held on the first and third Wednesday
of the month at the Masonic Hall in Clarence Road,
Gosport, during the daytime. A hot, two-course lunch
is included in the attendance fee and some transport is
available if required. Gosport Dis-Play Club members
are a friendly group enjoying many different social activities, speakers, music and quizzes. It also gives carers a
little respite and time to relax. If you would like further information about our lively group, telephone
Jacqui on 01329 315241 or Marg, 02392 589607.
CATS PROTECTION, Gosport Town Branch, Lost
& Found service, phone Carole on 07946 678264.
Website: www.gosport.cats.org.uk.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CatsProtectionGosport.
Email: sam.tractor@virginmedia.com.
OAKLEY WATERMAN Caravan Foundation: The
charity provides respite care for families with children suffering from life-threatening or terminal illnesses. Dougie Leask, dwleask@yahoo.co.uk.
HARBOUR CANCER SUPPORT CENTRE: A
warm, welcoming and safe place for any person affected
by cancer. It offers practical and emotional support services for patients, relatives, carers and friends. Opening
times are: Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm; Saturday,
10am to 12.30pm. A Registered Charity (1102055). It is
based at The Bus Station, South Street, PO12 1EP, tel:
02392 501503; fundraising@harbourcancer.org.uk;
HASLAR HEART SUPPORT GROUP: meets at
Gosport War Memorial Hospital on the first Thursday
of every month at 7pm. Telephone 02392 581267.
HAMPSHIRE CARDIOMYOPATHY SUPPORT:
The group offers help and advice, with regular talks and
presentations at locations around the county. Contact
Sarah Dennis at Cardiomyopathy UK, helpline 0800
0181 for contact details — free from a landline.
FRIENDS OF LEESLAND PARK have acted as the
interface between owners Gosport Borough Council
and the public since the site’s redevelopment in 1998.
They hold volunteer workdays on the last Sunday of
each month, meeting at 10.30am to undertake a range
of husbandry tasks. Further details can be found on
their website at: http://leeslandpark.btck.co.uk or find
them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/
leesland.park?fref=ts. New volunteers are always welcome. Contact the secretary by email for full details:
Philip.sandall50@gmail.com.
BIPOLAR UK support group covering the Gosport
area meets at the John Pounds Centre, 23 Queen
Street, Portsmouth, PO1 3HN on the first Wednesday
of every month, from 7pm until 9pm. Groups are free
to attend and are open to all individuals affected by bipolar, including those with a diagnosis, those prediagnosis, their family members, friends and carers. You
don't need a referral and you don't have to let us know
you're coming - just turn up! Our support groups are
intended for people aged 18 and above. If you are aged
between 16 and 18, you can attend a support group if
accompanied by a parent or guardian.
THE AMERICAN MODEL RAILROAD GROUP:
Based in Gosport, we hold regular meetings twice a
month for both chatting and the more serious business
of running trains. Further details can be obtained from
our website http://gosportrailroadgroup.webs.com/
where up-to-date information can always be found. You
do not have to have an interest in American trains, any
interest in trains will do and we are always ready to
accept new members with a friendly welcome.
GOSPORT.INFO: The website, originally set up as
GosportLife.co.uk, was first published in April 2001
after 18 months of me learning how to produce websites. The idea was to have a site where Gosport people could see business and organisation details as well as
be able to look out for events in Gosport and some
photos of places in Gosport past and present. Over the
years a number of visitors to the website suggested
other section such as the Family History, Request for
Gosport information and Photos and the 'Are You
There' section where you may be able to find people
you knew in Gosport in the past. I even received an
email from someone in Latvia to trace someone they
knew in Gosport when young. Five days later, I received
an email from someone in Australia who said the person being looked for was their next door neighbour. I
hope you find something on Gosport.info that is useful
to you. Contact: www.gosport.info Ian Jeffery;
ian@gosport.info, telephone 023 9252 3358.
SURGERY SIGNPOSTERS: Surgery Signposters in
Gosport is a pilot service to see how you can benefit
from being put in touch with the voluntary and community services who can help you improve your health and
wellbeing. The volunteer Surgery Signposters play a
crucial role in ensuring that people don’t miss out on all
of the help and support available locally. Anyone can
visit the service. GPs will also recommend the service
to people they feel would benefit from it. More information is available online www.gosport-voluntaryaction.org.uk or ‘phone: 023 9258 3344 after 12 noon.
FAREPORT TALKING NEWS: This service is produced weekly, on memory stick, for blind and visually
impaired listeners in the Gosport and Fareham areas.
Recorded every Monday morning by volunteers at the
studio in Stubbington, it contains news taken from the
Portsmouth News, Southern Daily Echo and Gosport
Globe, as well as features, entertainment and information relating to visual impairment. Fareport Talking
News enables those who have difficulty reading the
words on a printed page to keep up with local happenings. And it is free! If you know anyone who is visually
impaired and who would benefit from receiving these
weekly broadcasts, please tell them about Fareport
Talking News. They can register by calling our studio
on 01329 664364 or you could telephone us on their
behalf.
Volunteer Awards
TIME TO SAY THANKS: The first week in June is National Volunteers’ Week. In honour of this, Gosport
Voluntary Action and Gosport Borough Council are
coming together for their annual Volunteer Award ceremony to celebrate people who give their time to help
and support people and organisations in the borough.
If you know of anyone who has done great work as a
volunteer helping others in their community, then why
not nominate them for a Voluntary Service Award by
contacting Gosport Voluntary Action? Organisations
can also nominate volunteers who have completed one
year, five years, 10 years or 20 years and should contact Gosport Volunteer Centre on gosportvb@gva.
org.uk for details on how they can do this. Entries
close on March 29 and
the Award Ceremony
will take place in the
Council Chamber at
Gosport Borough Council on June 9, at 6pm.
Contacts
PEOPLE responsible
for different projects at
the Gosport Volunteer
Centre, Martin Snape
House, 96 Pavilion Way,
Gosport, PO12 1FG,
include:
Development, Nicky
Staveley 02392 604693;
Volunteer Centre, Ian
Johnson 02392 588347;
Befriending, Jean Legg
02392 604681;
Dustbusters/DART
Nicky Williams 02392
601314;
Advocacy, Janet Roebuck
02392 604696;
Supported Volunteering, Peter d’Agostino
02392 604686;
Give, Gain and Grow,
Sue Greene 02392
604694;
Shopmobility, 07952
312546;
Community Transport
Terry Gingell 07757
349592;
Loud and Proud, Nicola
Ure 07895 939510;
Website:
www.gosportvolunteercen
tre.org.uk,
Email: gosportvb@gva.
org.uk, telephone: 02392
588347.
Awards
Volunteers
NOMINATIONS for the
FA Community Awards,
presented by McDonalds,
close on March 31.
They aim to recognise
and reward people who
make a difference to
grassroots football in
their community.
Parents in Gosport will
know at least one volunteer who devotes several
hours a week to the
grassroots sport.
The awards offer a
chance to shout about
people making a real
difference. Winners are
awarded at a local, regional and national level,
with the latter chosen by
a panel featuring McDonald’s Director of Football
Sir Geoff Hurst.
Categories include: FA
Charter Standard Club of
the Year; Charter Standard Community Club of
the Year; Charter Standard Development Club
of the Year; Charter
Standard League of the
Year and Volunteer of
the Year.
For further details, see
www.thefa.com/myfoot
ball/community/fa-community-awards/nominate?
utm_source=Awards201
6&utm_medium=allCFA
&utm_term=CFA&utm_
content=awards
&utm_campaign=promo.
GOSPORT Citizens Advice Bureau is appealing
for volunteers to help
run its support network.
It is offering the chance
for applicants to: make a
difference to people’s
lives; help their community; use their experience
in a productive way; develop new talents and
skills; increase their confidence; join other volunteers and make friends;
keep active; find a way
back to work.
Anyone looking for a
new challenge which is
both interesting and rewarding can phone CAB
on 02392 520112. Email
trainer@gosport.cabnet.
org.uk for more details.
SAFER Gosport Community Day is on Saturday,
March 19, 11am-2pm,
outside the Town Hall.
Alongside emergency,
marine and rescue services, this year’s event
will include Avalon, Citizens Advice Bureau and
the Toothbus and the
Cop Car project displaying the Goodwood race
winning F24 kit car.
A large digital screen
will feature displays by a
range of organisations.
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Celebrating Shakespeare
Saturday, March 19, 10am to 11am
RICHARD Cuddington is the author of the Easy Reading Shakespeare series of books.
The three volumes present the Complete Works of
Shakespeare in an easy to read and entertaining verse
format, making them a helpful and fun introduction to
Shakespeare for children and adults alike. Listen to the
stories and then make your own Shakespeare pencil
top, suitable for ages 10 and over. Free! But please
book: 023 9252 3463.
Kill or Cure – Just how bad was Tudor
Medicine? (Case study from the Mary Rose)
Tuesday, March 22, 7.30pm
TREVOR Sapey from the Mary Rose Trust talks about
the gory and downright outlandish practices of Tudor
medicine, with reference to the bones of the men
found on the Mary Rose itself. A light dinner beforehand is recommended!
Tickets £3. Telephone booking line 023 9252 3463.
Friends of Gosport Museum free.
‘Eggciting’ Circus School
Tuesday, March 29, to Thursday, March 31
9.30am to 3.30pm. (Please bring packed lunch.)
THE Circus School here at the Discovery Centre is the
place to be this Easter!
You will learn egg-mazing circus skills including juggling, balancing, diablo and lots, lots more! At the end of
the week take part in the Eggs Factor Show in front of
friends and family… Book soon as this always sells out.
Suitable for children aged seven to 12. Tickets £40.
Telephone booking line 023 9252 3463
The Wreck of the Titanic
Thursday, March 31, 7.30pm
AUTHOR Rupert Matthews presents answers to all
those unsolved mysteries and misconceptions about
the greatest shipwreck of all time. The talk explains
why so many died, why the Titanic was travelling at
high speed when icebergs were present and exactly
why having too few lifeboats was commonplace in this
era. Tickets £3. Telephone booking line 023 9252 3463.
Don’t go into the Cellar!
Theatre Company presents… Dracula’s Ghost
Thursday, March 10, 7.30pm
WHEN Bram Stoker’s widow welcomes lawyer Mr
Leech into her home, there begins a tale of the most
feared vampire of all, of his un-dead life and times and
the remarkable characters he met down the centuries.
An original stage play concerning the actual story of
Count Dracula: prepare for nothing but the bloody
truth! Tickets £5. Telephone booking: 023 9252 3463
Ugly Duckling Storytime Special
Saturday, April 2, 11am to 12 noon
“ONCE upon a time there was a mother duck who had
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seven little ducklings. Six of them were soft and fluffy
and yellow. The seventh duckling was different . . .”
Hans Christian Andersen would be 210 years old
today, so help us mark his birthday and his most famous
fairy tale by making your own duck mask. Suitable for
children aged 3-10 and must be accompanied by an
adult. Free. No need to book but places are limited.
Ashley Morgan, Archivist of the Farnborough
Air Sciences Trust (FAST) Film Archive
presents: Test Pilots
Tuesday, April 5, 7.30pm
BRITAIN has played a major role in the development of
both civil and military aviation.
Working alongside the scientists and engineers from
the RAE at Farnborough, were the test pilots who often risked their lives pushing aircraft to the limit. This
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presentation, illustrated with film clips from the FAST
Film Archive, looks at the remarkable work of some of
our most famous test pilots and the aircraft they flew
including John Cunningham, Peter Twiss, Bill Bedford,
John Derry, Geoffrey DeHavilland, Brian Trubshaw, and
Eric `Winkle` Brown. Also features some `famous
firsts`. Tickets £3. Telephone booking 023 9252 3463.
Right Royal Drop-in, Local & Naval Studies
Centre @ Gosport Discovery Centre
Thursday, April 21, 10.30am to 12.30pm and
3.30pm to 5.30pm
MARK the Queen’s 90th birthday by exploring royal
memorabilia and museum objects from each decade of
her life and reign. Many artefacts can be handled and
our friendly volunteers will be there to talk to. Plus
dressing up and a make and take art activity. Just drop
in, no need to book. Free, donations appreciated.
The 100-year refit of Steam Pinnace 199
Thursday, April 28, 7.30pm
STEAM Pinnace 199, a 50 ft naval gunboat, was built in
1911 but a hull survey in 2010 indicated the need for
some urgent restoration.
Group 199 at The National Museum of the Royal
Navy operate and maintain her for her owners. They
set about fund raising for a task that was to take over
three years and absorb over 13,000 volunteer hours.
This talk describes the highs and lows of the project.
Tickets £3. Telephone booking line 023 9252 3463.
Be an ’Ologist!
Local & Naval Studies Centre @ Gosport
Discovery Centre, Saturday, March 12, 10.30am
to 2.30pm (last entry 2pm)
FOR British Science Week come along to a drop in
workshop at SEARCH Museum. Biologist, Zoologist,
Geologist, Palaeontologist and Archaeologist… get into
character and get hands-on with our specimens in lots
of ‘ology activities! Just drop in, no need to book. £2
per participating child, accompanying adults free.
SEARCHing for Spring
Local & Naval Studies Centre @ Gosport
Discovery Centre
Tuesday, April 5, 10am to 1pm
AN EASTER holiday drop-in workshop at SEARCH
Museum; hands-on natural history activities with real
museum specimens on a spring theme. Who’s arriving?
Who’s waking up? Whose baby and whose egg? Plus a
make and take art activity. Just drop in, no need to
book, £2 per participating child, accompanying adults
free. Telephone booking line 023 9252 3463.
Gallery@Gosport Discovery Centre
Walpole Road, Gosport. PO12 1NS
OPEN 10am to 5pm – Monday to Saturday (please note
closed on Sunday and bank holidays). Free admission.
See www.hants. gov.uk/gosport-gallery.
ELSON LIBRARY: 136 Chantry Road, PO12 4NG
Hot Topic! Music Before the Fab Four!
Friday, March 18, 10am –11am
COME along to our coffee morning and listen to a
guest speaker at the same time.
This month’s guest speaker is Geoff Piper, who will
talk about music before The Fab Four.
A nostalgic look at the US and UK pop scene, the
music that inspired The Beatles. Enjoy a cup of tea or
coffee for just 20p. Free – no need to book, just come
along. For more information, telephone 023 9252 4608
Krafty Kids – Easter Rabbits!
Thursday, March 17, 3.30pm to 4.30pm
GET ready for Easter by decorating a polystyrene rabbit with coloured tissue.
Make an Easter card and make a hanging rabbit, 50p
per child. Suitable for ages 5-10 years. Parents/carers
must remain in the library during this activity.
No need to book but places are limited. For more
information, telephone 023 9252 4608.
Hot Topic! Curiouser and Curiouser
Friday, April 22, 10am to 11am
COME along to our coffee morning and listen to a
guest speaker at the same time.
This month’s guest speaker is Geoff Watts, whose
talk takes you through a number of unusual stories relating to monuments and personal headstones, some
from Hampshire.
Enjoy a cup of tea or coffee for just 20p
Free – no need to book, just come along. For more
information call 023 9252 4608
Krafty Kids – Robots
Thursday, April 7, 3.30pm to 4.30pm
COME along and make some robots, such as a climbing,
balancing or flip book robot and make a junk robot.
Krafty Kids meets every first and third Thursday of
each month, 50p per child. Suitable for ages 5-10
years. Parents/carers must remain in the library during
this activity. No need to book, but places are limited.
For more information call 023 9252 4608.
Krafty Kids – Earth Day
Thursday, April 21, 3.30pm to 4.30pm
CELEBRATE Earth Day by making a wreath, save electricity light switch cover, Earth Day tree and plant a
seed. Krafty Kids meets every first and third Thursday
of each month, 50p per child. Suitable for ages 5-10
years. Parents/carers must remain in the library during
this activity. No need to book, but places are limited.
For more information call 023 9252 4608.
Rhymetime
NEW for Elson Library. 1.30pm-2pm every Tuesday in
the children’s library. Free toe-tapping, hand-clapping,
knee-jogging fun for babies and toddlers. It’s fun, free
and friendly - just drop in. During term-time only. Parents/carers to remain with their children.
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OSPORT MP Caroline Dinenage has welcomed the Chancellor’s commitment in the Budget
to grant £190,000 for the Southern
Domestic Abuse Service to provide
support to victims of domestic abuse in
South East Hampshire.
SDAS provides services to women,
children and men who have experienced or who are experiencing emotional, physical or sexual abuse in their
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relationships. It manages refuges offering support and temporary accommodation to women and children who are
escaping domestic abuse as well as offering outreach to women, children and
men not staying in the refuge but still in
need of advice, support and information.
Caroline had visited both the Gosport
and Fareham refuges to meet with the
support and outreach workers who
Concerts to raise funds for
children and hospital clinic
A CONCERT is to be held in Stubbington, later this month, showcasing HMS
Collingwood’s Volunteer Band’s talent
in a bid to raise funds for charity.
HMS Collingwood Volunteer Band
continues a long tradition of military
music and is comprised of both uniformed and civilian personnel serving at
Collingwood.
The band provides musical support
for the establishment and works with
various charitable organisations, including Friends of St Francis School, which
supports St Francis Special School for
youngsters aged between two and 19
with severe learning difficulties or profound and multiple learning difficulties.
The event is in aid of Friends of St
Francis School and will be held in Holy
Rood Church on Saturday, March 26.
From 7pm there will be live music, a
raffle and refreshments with all proceeds going towards the school.
GOSPORT Royal Naval Association is
running a ‘Night of Entertainment’ to
raise funds for the Muscle Research
Clinic (Muscular Dystrophy), Southampton General Hospital and Gosport Sea
Cadets. It will be held on March 26, at
7pm, in the RNA Club, Gosport Road.
Compere will be singer/musician Ricky
James, from Hayling Island and planned
entertainment acts on the night are:
'Red Hot Rod', Live 'n' Kickin' tribute to
Rod Stewart and 'Turn Back Time' a
tribute to Cher by Portia. The intended
target is £1,000. Tickets are available at
£5 each from Gosport Sea Cadet Unit,
Royal Clarence Yard, Weevil Lane, any
Tuesday or Friday 7.30pm-9pm and the
RNA Club, 66 Fareham Road, at the
bar, open 7pm - 11pm, Monday to
Thursday; Friday, 7pm - 11.30pm and
Saturday, 12 noon - 3pm and 7pm 11.30pm;
Sunday, 12 noon until
10.30pm.
support domestic abuse victims.
She is a keen supporter of the charity
and wrote to Chancellor George Osborne in February endorsing the SDAS
application for Tampon Tax funding.
After the Budget announcement on
Wednesday, the MP said: “I am delighted that the Chancellor has recognised
the incredibly important work of the
Southern Domestic Abuse Service in
protecting people in our local area who
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are vulnerable to domestic violence.
“The services they provide can be life
-saving and it is right that we ensure
victims are safe and can access emotional and practical support from staff
who understand what they have been
through.”
If you are affected by domestic abuse
you can contact SDAS on 01329
285375 or for more information please
visit http://www.southerndas.org/.
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EXCLUSIVE to Gosport Globe readers… storyteller AB King serialises one of
his popular children’s books, a tale of fantasy to delight young and old alike
Chapter 2: Grandfather’s Story
J
OHN looked up from the box, his face clearly
showing the extreme puzzlement he felt. Seeing his
expression, his grandfather smiled.
“I know what you are thinking,” he said. “Why should
a dried twig, a brass ring, and a broken dish be kept
locked away in an old box for years? Why should such
things be looked upon as being so valuable? How can
they possibly be of help in ridding Happy Valley of Morgan and his men?”
It was indeed exactly what John had been wondering,
and he watched Grandfather as he settled himself more
comfortably in his chair, his face looking thoughtful in
the reflected light of the fire.
“Well, John,” the old man continued at last, “the answer to these questions, and others, lie in something
that happened many, many years ago when I was still a
young man, and long before even your father was born.
In those days I was much like you; young, adventurous,
and keen to try just about anything. Almost from the
time that I took my first steps I took to roaming all
over these mountains and soon prided myself that I
knew every inch of them. It was idle boasting really,
because no one can possibly know every rock and cranny that surrounds us, but I venture to say that I eventually came to know more than most.
“During the course of my wanderings I discovered
many secret gorges hidden away, looked upon forgotten rivers, and found gloomy caves and secret lakes that
no one had ever visited before. Perhaps you remember
the tale I told you of being trapped by a brown bear in
one of those caves?”
“Yes Grandfather, I remember the story well,” John
answered, wondering what was coming.
“In those days,” the old man continued, gazing into
the fire, “although barely into manhood, I was considered to be the strongest man in the valley. I could beat
any man at wrestling, at hunting, or in running. Ha, if
Morgan had come amongst us in those days I would
soon have shown him that we were not people to be
taken lightly! But no matter, I must now tell you the
strange story of the Three Gifts and how I came to
receive them, and how I think they will help you in your
purpose.
“It was in the late summer of the year of the great
wind. I had been searching in the mountains for a certain type of tree that I knew existed in one of the high
gorges of the northern peaks. I wanted the timber for a
special carving that I was resolved to occupy myself
with during the coming months of the winter after next.
(By which time I considered that the wood should be
seasoned and ready for my purpose.) As was my habit, I
travelled lightly, silently, and alone, for I always loved to
see nature as it should be seen. On that trip I had with
me my spear, the hunting knife that I always carried,
together with a small axe with which to cut down and
trim the tree that I was seeking. It was a long day's
journey, but I was used to travelling fast, and I reached
my destination in good time. Having found a tree that
was exactly right for my purpose I felled and trimmed it
ready for towing it back to my home. It was arduous
work, and when all was ready I paused and ate some of
the bread and cheese that I had brought with me, intending to make an early start in order to be home
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before the sun vanished behind the mountains.
“It was a warm and sheltered spot, and being rather
tired from my exertions, I fell asleep. I rarely do such a
thing, even now as an old man, but the hard work, the
soft grass and the singing of the birds all lulled me into
that lovely half and half state that is as near to sleep as
makes no difference. How long I rested like this I cannot say, but quite suddenly I was shaken into full wakefulness by the most dreadful sounds that I had ever
heard in my life!”
He looked down at John who was now listening with
wide eyes to the story he was being told.
“I was almost deafened by hideous bellowing and
roaring such as is impossible to describe,” he continued. “I sprang instantly to my feet as I heard these awful
sounds fast approaching the hollow within which I had
been resting, and looking in the direction from which
this terrifying noise came I saw the trees and bushes
being dashed aside by something I couldn’t quite make
out at first. Suddenly, my astonished eyes beheld the
fleeing form of a young maiden, and only yards behind
her came a monster such as one might only ever see in
a nightmare!”
He paused and looked once more at the rapt expression on the face of the boy who sat so close to him.
“To be honest, John,” he said, “I wouldn’t know just
how to describe what I saw that day in the mountains.
It looked a bit like a man, yet such a man as has never
existed. It was huge, nearly as high as this cottage. It
was covered in hair like a goat, with long muscular
arms, and a horrible face that I can still picture to this
day. It had enormous yellow tusks protruding from a
gaping mouth and the most terrible eyes I have ever
seen, peering out from under a shock of hair that stood
up from its head like a broom. It was the most frightening creature I had ever beheld, and for a second I felt
rooted to the spot.
“As I looked, the young woman tripped and fell headlong upon the ground. Seeing her fall, I suddenly knew
that I had to act quickly if I was to save her from a terrible fate. I seized my spear and cast it full at this creature as it came lumbering towards her.”
He paused again with a distant look in his eyes, his
‘One huge foot sank into the turf only inches
from my head as we passed and I had a brief
view of those terrible arms reaching out to grasp
the air where I should have been’
mind once more in those far off days. John leaned forward eagerly already spellbound by the tale.
“Go on Grandfather,” he cried excitedly, “did your
spear kill this terrible thing?”
“Alas, no,” the old man admitted, “although it is true
that in those days I was considered the best spear
thrower in Happy Valley, there was no time in which to
take proper aim at a vital part of the monster that was
even then reaching down for its victim. My spear struck
it high in the shoulder, and as it pierced the thing’s
tough hide, it gave a tremendous shriek of rage and pain
from this unexpected attack.
“The monster reared up to its full height and, still
bellowing, tore the weapon from its flesh as if it were
but a dart, throwing it high over the trees and out of
my reach. It stood there over the body of the young
woman, searching round for its attacker as it screamed
and roared its defiance. I tell you John, in all my life I
had never been faced with anything so frightening! I
wanted to run; to run as fast as I could to get away
from that awful creature, yet I knew that I couldn’t
leave that poor young woman to her fate. I had to do
my best to distract it so that she would have a chance
to escape. Uttering my loudest cries, which were as
nothing compared with the noise the creature itself was
making, I ran towards it, waving my arms around, hoping to confuse and distract it with my wild antics.”
“Oh Grandfather!” John exclaimed, his eyes now
wide in excitement, “how could you be so brave?”
Grandfather smiled. “Yes, it does sound a bit rash
doesn’t it?” he admitted. “But you see, it wasn’t at the
time. I simply didn’t have any chance to think. If I had, I
would certainly have run, as would any other sensible
person, in completely the opposite direction! It was all
happening so quickly, and people often do things in the
heat of the moment that they would never do if they
had time to think. So there I was, running straight for
this horrible thing, shouting my head off, and waving my
arms like a madman. It spotted me within a split second, and ignoring the inert figure lying at its feet, started running towards me in its heavy, lumbering way,
with its huge arms spread out ready to engulf me. I
could see its hideous jaws gaping wide, showing all of
those savage tusks ready to rip me apart, and I knew
that all I had to help me was my speed and agility. As I
ran, I pulled my axe from its place in my belt ready for
just the right moment.
“It was almost on me when I dived to the ground and
rolled to one side, just like I have often shown you how
to do in wrestling bouts. I had banked on the thing being too big and heavy to be able to move and react as
quickly as I could. One huge foot sank into the turf only
inches from my head as we passed and I had a brief
view of those terrible arms reaching out to grasp the
air where I should have been. As I rolled I struck out at
that foot with the axe, intending to cripple it if I could,
and then I sprang to my feet a few paces behind it.
“As I looked back I could see blood spurting from the
deep wound my axe had made. Not red blood like
yours or mine, but horrible black stuff. The thing was
maddened by pain and rage, and its bellowing and
screaming were enough to deafen a wooden post! The
very peaks of the mountains rang with those horrible
sounds I can tell you! Still, I could see that the blow I
had dealt it had come close to disabling the creature as
I had hoped. I prepared to do the same thing again as it
turned and staggered towards me, its eyes bulging with
insane ferociousness.
“As I dived down to roll over, it swung a powerful
blow at me with its open hand, which, if it had landed,
would have crushed me to death in an instant. It grazed
my side, tearing the skin away and sending blood spurting over the grass. I struck out with the axe at the other leg, but my weapon was wrenched from my hand as
it wedged into the bone. I knew that I now only had my
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hunting knife with which to defend myself. I sprang to
my feet in time to see the monster twisting round and
bearing down on me once more, blood spurting unheeded from the two terrible wounds I had inflicted. I
dodged to one side at the last possible second, and
then sprinted back a few yards to where I had placed
the wood that I intended taking back to the village. One
of the stakes was quite long and pointed at one end. I
snatched this up and turned to face the nightmare that
had turned to pursue me again, determined to slay the
puny creature that had dared to oppose it. Sprinting
directly towards it, I dived for a third time, barely quick
enough to avoid those monstrous searching hands,
thrusting the point of the stake into the ground between its legs as I went, then twisting the end round
with me as I rolled.
“Its huge legs smashed into the stake exactly as I had
intended, its sheer weight tearing the wood from my
grasp. But the check I had given it was enough for my
purpose, for it tripped in its headlong charge, and
crashed heavily forward to strike the ground with an
earth-shattering crash. I wasted not a split second before leaping full upon its back, plunging my knife again
and again into its foul body, seeking a vital spot before
it could roll over and crush me with its weight and
strength. It heaved itself up, bellowing and struggling as I
clung like ivy to its back, and then; well, then a very
strange thing happened!”
“Go on Grandfather, what did happen?”
“Well John, I know that you will find this hard to believe, but after one final enormous bellow of rage and
pain it just, well, it just vanished!”
There was silence for a moment.
“Vanished?” echoed John. “You mean; it disappeared?
Completely?”
“Yes, it disappeared as if it had never existed! One
moment I was clinging desperately to its hairy back,
knowing that if it once got a grip on me I would be finished, and the next moment I was flat on my face in the
trampled grass. I simply couldn’t believe my eyes. The
last echoes of its cries were still reverberating around
the hills, but of the thing itself there was not a sign. If it
hadn’t been for the churned up ground and the shattered trees and bushes I might have thought that it was
all a bad dream. I leapt to my feet, looking this way and
that, but there was neither sight nor sound of it. I must
have stood like that for several seconds, expecting that
at any moment it would reappear and attack me all
over again, but there was nothing. It had all happened
so suddenly, waking me from my sleep, that I even
started to wonder if I had dreamt it all, yet the torn up
ground around me showed that it could never have
been a dream. I was still staring in disbelief at the evidence at my feet when I became aware of the sound of
approaching footsteps from behind me. I spun round on
the instant; my knife ready to deal with whatever new
danger threatened.
“It was the maiden that I had seen being chased by
the monster. In all of the violence that had followed I
had quite forgotten her very existence. As I turned to
face her, she stumbled, and then fell forward once again
upon the grass. Heedless of my own injuries I immediately ran to help her. As I knelt at her side I could see
that she was cruelly battered and scratched, but there
were no serious wounds in evidence. There was a large
bruise on her forehead, and her breathing was slow and
laboured like that of a man who has been struck severely on the head. Her eyes were closed, and it
seemed as if she had fainted. Common sense suggested
that it might not be a good thing to try and move her
until I was knew more about her injuries, and so I set
about doing what I could to soothe her hurts where
she lay.
“When I had done what I could, I constructed a
rough shelter about her to protect her from the coming night. I built a small fire, and covered her with
bracken to keep her warm. From time to time I moistened her lips with water but she gave no sign of being
aware of me. I remained extremely vigilant all the time
that I was doing this in case the same terrible creature
should suddenly return, but there was no sign of it. For
two days I tended her thus, bathing her brow and ap-
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plying mountain herbs to her injuries, hoping and praying that there were not more serious internal hurts
that I could do nothing about. At the end of the second
day, when I was close to despair, she briefly opened her
eyes, smiled at me, and then passed into a deep and
natural sleep. I knew then in my heart that she would
recover. I felt so relieved that I even slept myself.
“I tell you John; she was a truly fascinating creature.
In many ways she was the most wonderful woman,
apart from your grandmother, that I have ever met. I
knew from the first moment that I saw her that she was
not of the valley; she was a being of an entirely different
race. She was perfect, indeed exquisite, in every detail,
but so small. In height she was only a little taller than
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you are John, yet quite the most perfect person you
have ever looked upon. I was at once both captivated
and intrigued by her, and could scarcely contain myself
until she was well enough to talk.
“On the morning of the third day, as I returned from
the nearby stream with fresh mountain water for her to
drink, and some wild berries to augment the little food
I had left, I was delighted to see that she had finally
awoken, and was actually sitting up. As I approached, I
noticed that she was combing her hair and doing her
best to make herself look clean and tidy. Believe me
John that is always a sign that a woman is feeling better!
She smiled a friendly greeting as I approached, and accepted the berries and water gracefully.
“’I want to thank you for saving my life,’” she said as I
squatted down beside her. “’It was a tremendously
brave thing for you to do.’”
“Her voice was soft and wonderfully melodious, yet
her words, and the way that she said them, had a
strange ring to them that I could not identify. I was
more than ever convinced that she was not of the valley, nor did she sound in the least like any of the visitors who had come in from the outside over the years.
“I am just happy that I was able to help,” I assured
her truthfully.
“’Never-the-less, it was a most courageous deed that
you performed,’” she insisted, and then she smiled at
me, a dazzling beam that showed her perfect teeth and
bathed me like spring sunshine. To tell you the truth,
John, her gratitude embarrassed me.
“It was nothing,” I protested, but she brushed my
words aside with a musical, tinkling sort of laugh.
“’Nothing, you say!’” she exclaimed, clasping her
hands together on her lap. “’Is it nothing that you have
slain an ogre, and without any sort of help from anyone?’”
“Ogre?” I echoed stupidly, “You mean……..?”
“’Surely you recognise an ogre when you see one?’”
“Well…..”
“’I can see that you do not. Then whatever did you
think it was that you were fighting?’”
“I really don’t know. It was indeed something monstrous, the like of which I have never encountered here
in the mountains before, and yet?”
“’Yes?’” she prompted, still smiling in that dazzling
and captivating way that she had.
“Well, to be honest, just as I thought I was getting the
better of it, it vanished. It just disappeared, like a summer mirage. I thought perhaps that the whole business
was nothing but a dream, but the ground was all torn
up, many trees were broken, and you were still here,
so I suppose it couldn’t have been a dream after all?”
“’I see that you do not know that all of the faerie folk
vanish when their time on this plane is done,’” she explained patiently. “’When you slew the ogre, it naturally
vanished. It is the right and proper thing to happen.’”
“I suppose that my expression must have told her
that everything she was saying, indeed everything that
had happened, was all too much for me to take in. I
mean, I’ve heard tell of the faerie but I had never believed in the tales, yet how else could I explain the unbelievable events of the last few days? She gave a small
sigh, and moved over to sit right beside me, and then
took my hands into her incredibly small and exquisite
ones as if to emphasise what she was saying.
“’You really have been so good and kind,’” she said,
“’I feel that I should explain certain things to you so
that you can understand. Maybe you will not be able to
make sense of everything all at once, but, in the fullness
of time, I promise that you will. To start at the beginning; my name is Fay, and I am one of the faerie, just as,
in a way, the ogre was. I can see that you still doubt
what you are hearing, but don’t let that worry you. I
am one of the Inner Circle in the land of the faerie and,
as such, I do have certain powers and responsibilities.’”
She watched me for a moment, yet I still wondered if
I was dreaming.
“’Look, if I show you something, maybe you will find
it easier to believe in what I am telling you?’”
“She closed her eyes for a second, and I remember
thinking just how beautiful she looked, and then she
vanished! I tell you, I was more than just startled, I
looked this way and that and there was no sign of her. I
couldn’t believe it! Then suddenly I heard her tinkling
laugh and there she was, sitting on the grass a few
yards behind me! As I looked, she vanished again, and
in the next instant was sitting beside me once more! It
was magic, and no doubt about it; which meant that
what she was telling me had to be true!
“’Does that help you to believe me?’” she asked
“I nodded, being speechless with amazement.
“’Good,’” she continued. “’Now, as I said a few moments ago, I am one of the Inner Circle, and I rule over
a vast territory in a wise and just manner, as is fitting.
In many ways the land is as happy and good as your
own Happy Valley. The folk who live there go about
their business with light hearts and a happy song on
their lips. It has been that way for a long time. However, as in the world of man, so in the land of the faerie,
evil is never that far away, and we of the Inner Circle
need always to be on our guard against it. And so it
was that evil came to my land in the form of a black
and evil faerie by the name of Zin. For countless years
she has plotted and schemed against me, but always I
have been able to counter her moves. In truth, I never
realised just how evil and devious she was, in spite of
the warnings given to me by my friends in the Inner
Circle, a fact that has been all but my complete undoing. The contest between us had been long, yet she
made no headway, and after one of her nastiest attempts had failed, and failed in a way that was very
costly for her, she graciously admitted defeat, and
asked for peace between us. In my trusting innocence I
granted this willingly, for it is not in my nature to harbour ill will against any.’”
“Tell me,” I asked, trying to hide my embarrassment,
“why did you run from that creature? Why did you not
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do what you did just a moment ago, and vanish to some
-place else?”
“’Because I wasn’t able to; as I have said to you, my
power was all but exhausted. Magic power is a bit like a
lamp in a way. When the oil starts to run out, the light
flickers, and will go out altogether if more oil is not put
in. My own powers had been drained away from many
days of trying to escape everything she could throw at
me, and Zin knew this. She knew that when the ogre
appeared, I would simply no longer have the power to
deal with it. I have been as near to death as one can
come and still survive.
“’There is no doubt that without your selfless care
after you had slain the ogre, I would have died. Now
that I have slept for so long under your protection, my
power is returning, and all the time I am resting here, it
grows ever stronger. Because the help you have given
does not involve magic, Zin does not know of it. She
will assume that the ogre has done what she told it to,
and only when she realises that it has not returned will
she discover that she has failed. When I feel strong
enough, then I shall return to the land of the faerie and
resume my struggle with the evil one.’”
“But surely that will be a most foolish thing to do?” I
protested. “If this evil faerie Zin is as determined to kill
you as you say, she will only hunt you down again.
Come with me instead to my village in the valley. You
will be safe there, I promise you.”
“She laughed her magical tinkling laugh.
“’If only I could,” she said. “Sadly, there are things I
cannot tell you about which I have to do, and I owe it
to my people to go back and fight Zin in any way I can
to win back their freedom. But your concern touches
me deeply. I am truly indebted to you, so now you
must tell me how I may reward you.’”
“Reward me?” I repeated stupidly, “but what for?”
“’Since time began,” she explained patiently, “it has
been the custom for a mortal who has saved one of the
faerie to claim a reward for their services.’”
“But I only did what any man of the village would
have done,” I protested.
“’Oh, come!” she said with mock disapproval in her
voice, “Never have I beheld such bravery. Name what
you will and, if it lies within my power, I will grant it!’”
“My Lady Fay,” I said at last, “it is such a strange tale
that you relate that I am really at a loss for words. I
truly do not seek reward beyond the smile that is upon
your lips, and the colour that is returning to your
cheeks.”
“’A crock of gold?’” she ventured, and I could see the
mischievous look in her eyes which told me that she
was teasing, “’A thousand slaves? The power to make
other men do as you will?’”
“I tried to explain to her that here in Happy Valley
we have no need of gold, that all men are free, that we
have good weather, the soil is rich, the crops plentiful.
There was nothing I coveted.
“’I know,’” she said, “’and you must forgive me for
teasing. Look now into my eyes, for then I will under-
stand how I may reward you best.’”
“I did as she bid, for in truth there was no way I
could resist. Such eyes, John, as you have never seen.
They were quite large for her tiny delicate face, slightly
almond shaped and a vivid deep blue like a mountain
tarn. Those eyes held mine like twin magnets, drawing
me in so that I found that I had no power to resist. In
gazing into those wonderful eyes I simply forgot about
everything until she suddenly closed them and looked
away.
“’I know now how I may reward you,’” she said, “’I
have looked into the future, and I have examined the
skeins of fate. I have seen much that will come to pass. I
have seen that one day, many years hence, you will
have real need of me. On that day, my debt to you will
be repaid.’”
“I don’t understand,” I said truthfully. “Can you not
tell me what it is that you have seen?”
“’It is not given that I should tell you in what form
and manner things will happen, for this will change the
course of events for the worse, but this I will say. You
will enjoy a long and prosperous life, admired and respected by all. At times, things will happen that you do
not understand, but you will have the spirit and the
wisdom to do what is right. Yes, the time will come,
but not for many years yet, when you will have urgent
need of me, for I now see that our destinies are strongly interwoven. When the time comes, you will know,
and you will then send me a messenger. Yes, you will
send me a man, a real man. Not in age or in size, but a
man of true spirit who will be your equal in courage
and determination.’”
“She paused, and looked at me thoughtfully for a moment. “’Yes, that is what will happen,’” she repeated,
“’In a way, you have opened my eyes too, and I know
now what I must do also. Yes indeed, it as a long and
hazardous path I must tread, but no matter. In a strange
way, our destinies are more entwined than you can
ever imagine, and many strange things will come to pass
before all is done.’”
“She paused and looked at me again, and I tell you
John, I would willingly have done anything for her, if
only she would smile at my efforts.
“’I am now going to give you three things,’” she said
solemnly, “’which I want you to promise me you will
guard with your life until the time comes when you will
know beyond all doubt that the day has finally dawned
when you truly have need of me. On that day, you will
pass these three gifts to the messenger that you will
send. Promise me this?’"
“I promise,” I said, even though I didn’t understand
what she was asking of me, “I will gladly do anything
you say. But tell me, how will I know who to send?”
“She smiled at me in that way she had that made my
heart dissolve within my breast. “’Have no fear,’” she
assured me, “’when the time comes, you will just know
who the messenger is!’”
“Then I will do as you say, and willingly.”
“’It is good. In the fullness of time I promise that my
debt to you will be repaid, and the bravest man I know
will finally have his just reward.’” She reached behind
herself as she spoke, and picked up some objects that I
had not seen before lying there in the grass. “’These
are the three gifts that you must guard with your life,’”
she added solemnly, and passed over these three things
that you now see before you.
“’Be not amazed,’” she cautioned, no doubt seeing
the bewildered look in my eyes, “’for they are not what
they may seem. Keep them safely and when the time is
right, give them to the messenger. Tell him to come
with them to this tree that stands here close behind us.
It will be many years from now, yet no matter how
much time has passed this tree will still be here. When
he comes to the tree, he must strike it three times, and
the way will be revealed whereby he will come to me.
The way will be hard and dangerous, and only the right
messenger will be able to follow it.’”
“I have never forgotten those words John, even
though they were spoken to me so many long years
ago. There have been times when I thought that the
moment was right, and yet I hesitated, because I wasn’t
sure, but today, that last doubt has been removed; I
know in my heart that this is the time.
“There is little more to tell you now. My lady Fay and
I talked at great length throughout the remainder of
that day, and her strength grew rapidly with every hour
that passed. She rose and walked with me through the
trees; a wonderful person who filled everything with
light, and I was as one enchanted. I tried several times
to persuade her to return with me to the village, but
her mind was made up. That night, as I slept, she vanished away as if she had never existed, and, although I
have visited the site of our meeting many times, I have
never seen the faerie Fay since.
“So, that is my story John. I now have no doubt that
you are the man of whom she spoke; a man not in
years or in size, but a man in spirit as she told me. You
are the messenger that I promised to send. These are
the three gifts she asked me to pass on to you when
the time was right. It is all as she foretold; now it is all
up to you.”
For several moments John stared into the box and
then, coming to a decision, he reached in carefully with
his hand and picked up the old brass ring.
Next week: Through The Underworld
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District Focus
The Gosport Globe
Crossing the harbour to take a look down Pompey’s Memory Lane...
Gosport’s Pictorial Past
G
OSPORT born and
bred, the Globe’s
Associate Editor,
Peter Maguire, has an
extensive archive of old photographs showing borough life
from Victorian times right
through to the digital age.
This week, he takes a look
across Portsmouth Harbour
to the city that for centuries
has provided a place of work,
further education, commerce
and entertainment for many
people who make the short
crossing from ‘God’s Port’.
Over the coming weeks,
Peter will be moving up and
down the decades as he picks
his way across the peninsula.
If you have any old family
snapshots that will interest
other readers, let him know
by sending an email care of
features@gosportglobe.uk.
Credits to the original photographers
RIDING THE RAILS: A Portsmouth city centre tram in 1932
COMMERCIAL HUB: Queen Street, Portsmouth, in 1906
ON THE WATERFRONT: Children exploring The Hard, Portsea, in 1905
AT THE JUNCTION: Commercial Road, Portsmouth, in 1954
SUNSPOT: A busy Sally’s Port in the early 1950s
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Features
2016: Spring The pedestrianised Gosport High Street
1950s: Gosport’s bustling High Street, full of vitality and character
2016: Haslar Bridge looking towards the town’s tower blocks
1965: An earlier Haslar Bridge coming to the end of its lifespan
2016: Gosport’s North Street, complete with pavement parking
1900s: North Street, Gosport, in the early evening sunshine
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Features
Conqueror’s
playground
is ideal for
all seasons
T
HE New Forest is one of the
most unspoilt and glorious parts
of Southern England.
This unique area, full of picturesque
villages, bustling market towns and
winding country lanes, is perfect for a
short, relaxing break at any time of year.
In 1079 William the Conqueror set it
aside as a royal playground for the hunting of deer. Today, the National Park is
a well cared for mix of forest, pasture
and heathland.
The environmental impact of many
visitors has to be carefully balanced and
the forest has a 40mph speed limit with
lots of dedicated car parking.
Here you’ll give way to animals grazing
freely as they have done for centuries
with plenty of opportunity to see the
famous ponies at close quarter. Deep in
the wooded areas you’ll also spot the
deer. The New Forest is a wonderful
spot for walkers and cyclists alike, with
miles of splendid walks and cycle routes.
BEAULIEU: A wealth of attractions to
visit includes the famous Beaulieu National Motor Museum. From the earliest
motor carriages to classic family saloons,
it boasts one of the finest collections of
cars, motorcycles and motoring memorabilia in the world.
More than 250 vehicles tell the story
of motoring on the roads and circuits of
Britain, from pioneering origins to the
present day. The stylish, the elegant, the
fast, the famous and the plain functional
are all on show at the most well renowned motor museum in the UK. This
is a rather special place and definitely
worth a visit when you’re in the area.
BROCKENHURST: One of the largest villages in the New Forest,
Brockenhurst retains its old world
charm and is a delight to visit. Famous
for the watersplash at the bottom of the
main shopping street where animals
‘Forester’s cottage in
1650 from reclaimed
ships’ timbers,
handmade bricks and
sand, the
accommodation has
been extended into a
superb B&B’
stop to drink, just beyond is open heathland and some fantastic woodland walks.
COTTAGE LODGE: Owned and run
by Christina Simons, Cottage Lodge is a
perfect location for a well-earned break.
Christina’s attention to detail, her
commitment to conservation and customer service is outstanding which has
led to many awards over recent years
including the AA top 5-star Bed and
Breakfast rating.
Constructed as a forester’s cottage in
1650 from reclaimed ships’ timbers,
handmade bricks and sand, the accommodation has been extended into a superb B&B, although you can still experience the original building and beams in
the charming Snug. A former hotel in
years gone by, Cottage Lodge has a hotel-style arrangement with a range of
Superior rooms and Standard en-suite
rooms, three with patio access. The
Morant room is ‘dog-friendly’ with
wooden floors and an enclosed patio
garden. A disabled room is also available
with many essential features including
room for wheelchair movement and a
super kingsize bed.
While all the rooms at Cottage Lodge
are delightful, some are particularly romantic rooms like the King William with
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RURAL RETREAT: An essential aspect of life in The New Forest National
Park, its world-famous ponies can be seen throughout the area and
horses are also available for hire by visitors
its four-poster bed and small lounge
area. There are also a number of eco
rooms such as the first-floor James Hill
Room. It is warm and welcoming, overlooking the front of the building with a
Romeo and Juliette balcony and kingsize
four-poster bed hand-carved from sustainable sources. All rooms have excellent facilities including tea and coffee
trays and a DVD player with a wide
selection of discs to choose from.
I also had the opportunity to see the
Exbury Room with its bed made from a
200-year-old fallen New Forest oak, and
the unusual Standing Hat Room constructed from local Douglas fir.
After check-in you can come and go
as you please and the Snug is a comfortable cosy lounge and sitting area for
guests to enjoy.
DINING: It had been a while since my
last New Forest breakfast and I certainly
wasn’t disappointed with my first meal
of the day here - excellent!
Cottage Lodge prides itself on the use
of fresh local ingredients wherever possible as a traditional breakfast.
FALLEN TREE RESTAURANT:
Christina runs the Fallen Tree Restaurant as a dinner dining experience based
on local fresh produce.
Dinner was reasonably priced and
superbly prepared and served in relaxed
comfortable surroundings. The restaurant is fully licensed, nothing was too
much trouble and the quality of the
meals and service was outstanding. I had
dinner here and can highly recommend
this restaurant.
Fallen Tree is a highly appropriate
name as Cottage Lodge has a strong eco
theme and some of the bedroom furniture has been beautifully crafted from a
fallen ash tree by local wood sculptor
Rob Dyer.
The tables in the restaurant are made
from a rare black poplar tree, which had
to be felled for safety reasons. And if
you line them up in the correct order
you can recreate the tree!
BUCKLER’S HARD: On the now
tranquil and picturesque banks of the
Beaulieu River, Buckler’s Hard was once
a hive of shipbuilding activity - providing
warships for Nelson’s victory at Trafalgar. With the oaks of the New Forest
on its doorstep, Buckler’s Hard was
founded by John, 2nd Duke of Montagu
in the 1720s as a centre for trade and
shipbuilding.
Its most celebrated launch, HMS Agamemnon, was famed for being Admiral
Lord Nelson’s favourite warship. Since
then little has changed and today it remains unspoilt by the passage of time.
Here you can enjoy the peaceful riverside surroundings of this historic village
and tour the reconstructed cottage interiors for a taste of 18th Century life.
Explore the Maritime Museum to
learn more about the village history and
its residents before taking a relaxing
cruise on the Beaulieu River (seasonal
times of the year).
CONCLUSION: Escape to Cottage
Lodge at any time of the year and I’m
sure Christina and her team will make
you feel most welcome.
If you come by car, parking is no
problem as there’s a large car park out
front and if you want to you can prebook your own spot in advance.
Arriving by train and the station is just
five minutes walk away.
Cycles can be hired in Brockenhurst
and horse riding stables are nearby.
Cottage Lodge is located at Sway
Road, Brockenhurst SO42 7SH, telephone 01590 622296. More information
is available at: www.cottagelodge.co.uk;
www.beaulieu.co.uk; www.thenewfor
est.co.uk; www.bucklershard.co.uk.
IDYLLIC SURROUNDINGS: Donkeys enjoying the spring sunshine while welcoming visitors to the New Forest, left; ample car-parking at the entrance
to Cottage Lodge, centre and that hand-carved, four-poster bed in the B&B’s James Hill Room, right
Rugby
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ALL SYSTEMS GO: Gosport & Fareham RFC prop Ben Lanigan battling on, left; Kieran McRoberts about to touch down, centre left; the outstanding
Chris Thompson scores his first try, centre right and adds a second, right. Pictures by Roger Smith
G
OSPORT & Fareham will be
without brothers Wes and
Wayne Dugan for tomorrow's
important league match with Medway
after they were red-carded in last Saturday's derby defeat against Tottonians.
It's certain both will miss further
games after they were automatically
suspended by the club this week while
officials waited to receive Hampshire
Society referee Dewald Swart's report.
The Dugans, who have been star performers and regular fixtures in the 1st
XV over several years, will be replaced
by Sean Taylor, who ably stepped up as
scrum half at Chiswick for Wes Dugan.
The return of Jack Brawn at full back
allows Sam Foster to move into the centre for Wayne Dugan.
Foster will forge a strong partnership
with new Navy rugby league centre Max
Boyce who has impressed in the first two
games since making a Gos debut in his
birthplace, Dover, a fortnight ago.
David Cleary, who has shone on the
wing this season but missed the last seven games with what was — fortunately
— wrongly diagnosed as a broken leg, is
also an accomplished number 9.
He is fit and on the bench tomorrow
and another option after standing in for
Wes Dugan at Brighton this season, scor-
CAPTAIN COURAGEOUS: Gos skipper Tim Snowden scores his try
ing a wonderful try.
Said Head Coach Neil McRoberts:
“We need to make sure we build on the
improving performances in the last two
weeks to a point where we are clinical
throughout our play for 80 minutes if we
are to beat a very strong Medway side. It
is well within our capability to get a win
from the game tomorrow.
"We have showed in the last two
weeks that when we get our big carriers
running in the right areas of the park we
look dangerous as our ability to play off
front foot ball is great. Tomorrow is
another 'cup final' for us as we then head
into the last four games. Points from
tomorrow will leave us well positioned
to get out of [relegation] trouble."
Gos produced another strong performance against Totts as they did at Dover. In each game they picked up a single
bonus point - at Dover where they lost
25-19 and against Totts, having scored
four tries in losing 29-38.
Gos are 11th in the table with Dover
four points ahead. Charlton Park have 19
points and Twickenham 15 points.
Against Totts, poor game management
let Gos down in addition to playing without the Dugans from the 66th minute
onwards. In what was a fiery derby, the
Dugans were given their marching orders following the Totts fourth try when
a brawl broke out.
By the time the conversion was kicked
six minutes later, referee Swart had decided only the Dugans were worthy of
red cards although he did issue a yellow
to one Totts player.
In the 76th minute a Totts player saw
red after a second yellow card and 13man Gos scored their fourth try in the
80th minute when the outstanding Chris
Thompson crossed for his second, which
Sam Foster converted with a drop kick.
It was 29-31 but within two minutes
Totts scored again when an attempted
clearance kick was charged down and it
fell perfectly for Totts to get their fifth
and final try which was converted.
After 91 minutes and 10 seconds it
was all over - the final card tally was
three reds and five yellows.
Gos had gone in front with a Wayne
Dugan penalty after 80 seconds but then
a yellow card for second row Max Page
(12 minutes) was followed by two converted tries on 13 and 17 minutes whilst
Gos were down to 14 men.
On 28 minutes, fly half Kieran
McRoberts, who had a second outstanding game in a row, was put in by Wes
Dugan for the first Gos try on 28
minutes.
When Totts got their first yellow card
(37 minutes), skipper Tim Snowden
cashed in with a second try that Wayne
Dugan improved after 41 minutes.
The lead was short-lived as Totts converted their third try in the fifth minute
of first half extra time.
Snowden was binned seven minutes
into the second half and Totts kicked the
penalty for 17-24 but number 8 Thompson pulled that back to 22-24 with his
first try on 55 minutes.
It was a derby battle that both sides
were determined to win and then it
spilled over into the fracas. McRoberts'
comments on the referee provoked the
ire of the Hampshire Rugby Union Referees' Society and have been removed
from the club's website after an intervention by a Society representative.
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Football
The Gosport Globe
Concord turn tables to net 3-2 win in closing moments
Goalmouth
scramble
robs
Boro’
robs Boro’
of
points
of a point
ON THE BALL: Gosport’s Brett Poate taking a 2-1 lead. Picture by Keith Fuller
I
N A topsy-turvy contest Gosport
crashed to a 3-2 defeat against
Concord despite Brett Poate's
86th minute goal appearing to have
earned them a point.
Alex Pike was left rueing the Saturday
afternoon defeat which put a massive
dent in Boro's play-off hopes.
Boro’ had led a fairly quiet game 1-0
through Dan Wooden's early goal only
to be quickly pegged back by a leveller
from Steve Cawley.
By JEREMY FOX
The second half, despite being fairly
uneventful for the most part then saw
an explosive finale in which the visitors
took the lead for the second time
through John Easterford.
But Poate appeared to have earned a
point for Pike's team with his equaliser.
Then, in a surprising late twist, it was
the Essex side who stole the win with
an astonishing goal from captain Steve
King leaving Boro crestfallen and facing
an uphill struggle to make the play-offs.
Gosport made a lively start to this
National League South encounter and
Perry Ryan fired just wide after a promising build up after just two minutes.
Gosport had only made one change
to the team that lost 2-0 at Ebbsfleet
and the skipper had the ball in the back
of the net with a powerful header with
12 minutes in.
Unluckily for him and Gosport the
offside flag was raised and the goal didn’t count.
Gosport continued to create the better chances and Perry Ryan tested Concord keeper McNamara with a powerful
free kick which the visiting keeper
saved.
Concord almost broke through with
21 minutes on the clock. A storming
run down the left by Greenhalgh caught
Gosport unawares.
Greenhalgh then squared the ball
across the face of goal to the arriving
Taaffe who would surely score.
George Legg, making his home debut
produced a terrific reaction save to
keep the scores level.
Justin Bennett was the next to test
McNamara’s concentration with a half
volley which the keeper saved well.
Bennett had earlier spoken of his desire to break a lean spell in front of goal
and took every opportunity to do exactly that.
And Gosport did make the breakthrough just after the half hour. Bennett
unselfishly laid the ball off to Dan
Wooden who made no mistake in tucking it underneath McNamara and in.
As the first half progressed there was
an undercurrent of ill feeling with a
number of small flashpoints which eventually resulted in bookings for players
on both sides.
Confusion in the Gosport area led to
Steve Cawley tucking home an equaliser
from close range, with the first half almost over.
Dan Wooden opened the second half
with a terrific shot from just outside the
area which McNamara saved comfortably. Both sides had half chances as the
half progressed but none of them clear
until Wooden was brought down giving
Gosport a strong case for a penalty.
Referee Venamore wasn’t interested.
An uneventful second half unfolded
with neither side looking likely to win
the game. Greenhalgh was allowed far
too much room and time to carve a
path through Boro’s defence and get a
shot away which Legg did well to sae
with an outstretched leg.
However, Concord soon turned a
good spell of pressure into a goal. John
Easterford’s powerful header from a
corner sailed just under the bar and in
to give the Essex side the lead with 10
minutes left.
Substitute Adam Wilde tried his luck
with a free kick from around 20 yards
which was too close to McNamara who
made a decent save.
But a determined Gosport were not
to be denied as Poate was picked out
beautifully by Carter and he gleefully
smashed the ball past McNamara.
Suddenly it was all Gosport and Bennett headed just over as the home side
went in search of the winner.
Astonishingly, Concord managed to
find the winner with Steve King making
the most of a goalmouth scramble and
tucking the ball home at the far post.
The ill feeling that had surrounded
the game exploded in a stoppage time
flashpoint as a melee saw Wooden
booked for his part.
GOSPORT: Legg, Cuthbertson, Poate,
Carter, Woodford, Pearce, Ryan (Wilde
80), Harding, Wooden, Bennett & Williams. SUBS NOT USED: Wilde, Brice,
May, Hoare and Duffin.
CONCORD: McNamara, Hammonds,
Stephen, Dowie, King ©, Easterford,
Taaffe, Collins, Greenhalgh, Cawley &
Bantick (Lampe 70). SUBS NOT USED
Topley, Newell, Ranger and Young.
REFEREE: Lee Venamore (Kent).
[Reports courtesy of Gosport Borough
Football Club. For latest news, see http://
www.gosportborough fc.co.uk/]
‘As the first half progressed there was an
undercurrent of ill feeling...’
Ice Hockey
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Devils snatch sixth place after weekend wins at home
NET RESULT: Richard Facey having some trouble in the Oxford goal from
Joe Oliver, with Tom Annetts behind him
PROUD MOMENT: Ralfs Circenis receiving his Man of the Match award
from young fan Corey. Pictures courtesy of Jennie Fitzpatrick
Agony and the ecstasy
S
ATURDAY night was a rare game
for the Solent Devils, as it was
worth double league points.
However, to get them they had to
defeat the previous weekend’s rivals,
Streatham Redskins.
Unlike the earlier game, net minder,
Christian Cole, was back in goal and,
after missing two weeks, raring to go
The referees, right from the start,
caused confusion for everyone: first
contradicting each other with an icing
call, then having a role reversal with an
icing call the other way, finally for making the players retake a face off in the
Devils zone for no apparent reason.
All of this came in the first three
minutes. And strange behaviour from
the men in stripes didn’t get any better.
Devils managed to get over the odd
and inconsistent refereeing and fought
their way through the Streatham defence with a long pass from the middle
of the rink in to the Redskins zone,
which was picked up by Alex Trendall,
whose shot was deflected by keeper
Will Sanderson. But Richard Brown was
there to pick up the rebound and, with
Sanderson on the floor, lifted the puck
over him and flicked it in to the net.
Less than a minute later, Richard
Facey was against the boards just inside
the Redskins end, fighting the tremendous pressure from three Streatham
players. He flicked the puck out towards
the waiting George Norcliffe, who had
his back to the goal, managed to spin on
the spot and used the momentum to
shoot past Sanderson’s shoulder.
Streatham went on the attack, and
were obviously upset about being two
down in under five minutes. But there
was a turnover in the Devils zone and
the puck was taken back to the Redskins
end. Devils, however, couldn’t keep
control and as the puck was being
passed back out towards centre ice,
Facey intercepted and a quick wrist shot
made the score 3-0.
The first – and only – Devils penalty of
the game came as Ralfs Circenis was
invited to the penalty box for delay of
game. His clearance back out across the
Devils blue line bounced off the netting
and over the side of the rink.
Having the extra man on the ice was
clearly the boost the Redskins needed
ON SUNDAY, the Solent Devils were
still in Gosport and this time played
host to the Oxford City Stars.
Head Coach Alex Murray was still in
hospital, recovering from his operation
that morning. The Devils were obviously tired from the strenuous night before
and the game ahead proved it was going
to be physical right from the start.
Nearly halfway through the first period, the Devils made a breakaway out of
their zone with a pass from Mason Wild
to Mitch Murray. He was tackled on
the centre line but somehow stole the
puck back and took it all the way to the
Stars’ goal. A quick cross to Andrew
Magee, who seemed to appear from
nowhere, got them off to a good start.
They followed this up just before the
break, as Richard Facey passed to Murray deep in the Oxford zone.
Murray’s shot was knocked away by
Tom Annetts in goal but Wild was out
at the blue line and with a one-timer as
the puck fell to him, smashed it straight
into the net.
Just 44 seconds into the second period, the Stars clawed a goal back. The
play all happening in the centre of the
rink, the puck was passed out to Ondrej
Pekarik on the Devils’ blue line and he
beat Cole at range.
Devils responded, however, as Rudkin passed out to Facey, who went on a
run down the wing. Magee was found in
front of goal again, ready to flick in the
oncoming cross, making the score 3-1
Oxford had a response of their own.
Boris Ruzicka’s shot from a tight angle
was slowed by the leg pads of Cole, who
thought the puck was frozen under him.
But the puck was still loose and managed to slide over the line.
Jamie Fitzpatrick brought a gasp of
despair from the crowd as his shot from
range went high and rang the crossbar
of the Stars’ goal, like a bell being struck.
While Murray was sat out following a
cross check in the corner, Tom Avery
and Pekarik went on a rush down the
wing. Once again, Pekarik beat Cole and
put the puck into the Devils’ goal.
Minutes later, Pekarik scored his hattrick and pushed the Stars into the lead
for the first time. His shot first hit the
post but rebounded of Cole’s skate and
was knocked into the goal.
Coming out for the third period, Alex
Cole’s pass to Murray was so fast it left
people asking what had happened but
just 12 seconds in the score was 4-4.
The period saw the teams trading penalties, with both having someone in the
sin-bin for almost the entire period. But
with less than 10 minutes left in play,
while on a power play and following a
face off in the Oxford zone, Facey won
the puck from the drop and flicked it
out to Circenis. He backed his way
across in space until a gap opened up
between Annetts and the post, using it
to put the Devils back into the lead.
Then the Devils lost two players for
penalties, leaving three on the ice against
five Stars for well over a minute.
Devils managed to hold on to their
one-goal lead, for the rest of the time,
despite Annetts being pulled for most of
the last two minutes, resulting in them
winning for the second night in a row
and picking up the six–point total.
Their last game of the season is at
home in Gosport on Sunday, when they
will play host to the Cardiff Devils.
By STEVE BREEN
and they were firing shot after shot at
the Devils’ goal. While Alex Cole was
picking himself up after a knock against
the boards, David Savage finally gave the
away fans something to cheer about.
Play resumed and the action moved to
behind the Redskins’ goal, Ralfs Circenis
battling to keep a pair of defenders off
the puck. Coming out from behind the
goal, he spotted Mitch Murray poised in
front of the net. A quick pass and a one
- timer from Murray shot under Sanderson’s outstretched arm.
Heading towards the end of the period, Callum Best was sent to the visitors’
side of the sin-bin, for holding Shaun
Rudkin.
Devils couldn’t capitalise,
though, and the period ended 4-1.
Best made it back on to the ice, just
after the start of the second period, but
it wasn’t long before Steven Fisher was
sent to the penalty box for boarding
Alex Murray and Joe Johnston obviously
let the referee know what he felt about
it. He was given 10 minutes to rest in
the penalty box too.
It took the Devils 59 seconds to make
use of this power play, Facey taking the
puck behind the Redskins goal and Mitch
Murray once again parked in front ready
to drive the puck home.
Christopher Wiggins earned himself
two penalty minutes, for tripping while
attacking, but the visitors managed to
hold the score at 5-1 until he returned.
Just a minute-and-a-half later, there
was a face off in the Devils zone. Kamil
Kinkor won the face off and a quick pass
to Johnston was sent on to Dominic
Hopkins and Cole was beaten for the
second time that evening.
Two-and-a-half minutes before the
end of the period, Alex Murray was
flying down the wing, heading for the
Streatham goal, when he met 6’5” Dominic Hopkins. With a high check, which
some have called an illegal cross check,
that caused Murray’s feet to carry on,
while, from the shoulder up, he lost all
momentum, which resulted in him landing hard on his back. Clearly something
was wrong, as the Devils bench coach
and Streatham physio were across the
ice and at Murray’s side in seconds.
Play was stopped as they tried to pick
him up, and he spent several minutes sat
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Puzzles/Sport
The Gosport Globe
Chance to
recapture
Cup
glory
ENJOY The Gosport Globe’s Puzzle Corner, with
these free, canny conundrums for you to tackle.
Crossword addicts can get a fresh daily dose by
clicking on the grid throughout the week.
Sudoku allows the user to create as many
puzzles as often as they like. They can also
change the degree of difficulty and layout design.
SOLE SCORER: Gosport’s Justin Bennett at the Aerial Direct Stadium. Picture by Keith Fuller
J
USTIN Bennett hit the winner
in Boro's 1-0 quarter final
against Ian Saunders' Petersfield on Monday and booked a semi
final with Havant & Waterlooville.
Boro's narrow win on a bitterly
cold evening at the Aerial Direct
Stadium ensured Alex Pike's team
will make the short trip to West
Leigh Park, taking on the Hawks for
a place in the Portsmouth Senior
Cup Final at Fratton Park.
Bennett's 25th minute winner
By JEREMY FOX
eventually decided the tie after a
game of many chances for both
sides. Rory William's exquisite cross
was headed firmly past former
Boro’ keeper Anthony Ender by the
prolific marksman and, surprisingly
in such an open game, it was the
only goal.
A 69-strong turn-out watched a
vastly altered Gosport team take on
the Southern League side. Jack Higgins kept goal and there were starts
for Adam Brice, David Jerrard and
Connor May while an experienced
backbone ensured continuity.
The date of the semi final is yet to
be arranged, but for Boro, should
they manage to beat the Hawks, the
prize would be a return to the
home of Portsmouth F.C, where
they last season won the Hampshire
Senior Cup and a shot at some
more silverware.
Agony and the ecstasy for Devils
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where he had landed, and then on
his hands and knees, blood freely
flowing from his mouth and covering the ice.
The blood on the floor was so
much, it took the ice resurfacer two
passes to clear it and the remaining
time from the period had to be
added to the start of the third.
Referees Blaine Evans and Ryan
Thrower had apparently missed the
incident, or felt that nothing untoward had happened, and no penalty
was given.
Murray was taken to hospital,
where he was kept in overnight and
underwent an operation on Sunday
morning to repair a jaw that had
been broken in two places.
A penalty was given, two minutes
into the third, when Wiggins was on
the attack and appeared to kick
Rudkin’s legs out from under him.
The Redskins then had an icing
call against them, which is usually an
odd occurrence when a team have a
penalty against them, but it was just
another way the referees found to
keep the fans confused.
Ten seconds after Wiggins returned to the ice, Jack Tarczycki got
up close and personal with Rudkin,
getting hold of him from behind so
forcefully, they both ended up on
the ice.
As play continued, the man who
operates the sin bin door received a
scornful look from the referees.
Wiggins hit Richard Brown so hard
the door popped open. Fortunately
it was closed quickly and both skated off still in the game.
Redskins had now built some momentum and with the puck being
moved around the Devils’ zone,
Wiggins and Savage managed to get
assists, as Fisher knocked the puck
under Cole’s leg.
Less than two minutes later,
James Warman passed to Savage,
who was on the Devils’ blue line,
and his shot flew past Cole into the
net, taking them just a goal behind.
Minutes later, Savage was again on
the blue line but as he struck the
puck Best collided with Cole and
the referees waved the goal off due
to net minder interference.
Fisher, upset by this, let the referees know and managed to get a two
plus 10 and game penalty.
After a shot was stopped by Cole,
the puck was taken to the face off
circle. This time Kinkor said something that the referees disagreed
with, and he was given a 10-minute
penalty, with less than three
minutes left in the game.
Somehow, as the final buzzer
went, Best was given a two-minute
penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct. It didn’t alter the fact that the
Devils had won a crucial game 5-4.
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