June 09 Curdridge Parish News - Hampshire County Council

CURDRIDGE PARISH NEWS 

June 2009 

50P

What’s On at the Reading Rooms? 

Friendship Club 

3rd & 17th June 

2-4pm 

Wendy Bignell - 01489 860263 

Botley & Curdridge 

Local History Society 

Secretary: Sue Perry 

01489 691777 

Parish Council 

18th June 7.30pm 

Clerk: Mrs M Jones 894663 

Chairman: John Barker 782987 

Probus Club of Hamble Valley 

1st and 3rd Wednesday 

of each month 

10am to noon 

Dennis Stokes - tel. 782513 

Saturdays 

9.30-10.15am 

For 3-6 year olds 

Contact Joanna Vowles 

02380 696255 

To advertise your meeting or event 

here, 

please contact the editor 

By email or telephone 

Contact details can be found on the 

contents page 

Floral Club 

Secretary: Ellen Barfoot 

01489 783889 

Yoga Class 

Tuesdays 9.15 - 10.15am 

and 10.15 -11.15am 

Juliet James 

023 80320184 

Curdridge & District 

Gardening Club 

First Wednesday 

7.30pm 

Rosemary Taylor 

01489 785226 

Drama Group 

Secretary: Sue Sheriff 

01329 832360 

Junior Judo Classes 

Mr Gitten 

Thursdays during term time 

4.15pm to 6.45pm 

Tel: 01489 782781 

Tai Chi 

Tuesdays 

7 - 8pm 

Alan Cooper Teague 

07989 410036 

Pre-school - Curdridge Caterpillars 

(Reading Rooms Annexe) 

Caterpillars pre-school meets Monday through to Friday 

mornings from 9.15am to 12.00 midday. If you have any 

enquiries (eg: Waiting List, Prospectus, School Visit etc) 

please contact; Gill Jakob on 01489 796144 

Luncheon Club 

Chairman -Hilda Andrews 01489 799883 

Fortnightly on Thursdays. 

June 11th & 28th 

10.30am coffee & biscuits. Lunch served at noon 

For lunch bookings, please phone 

Hilda Andrews on 01489 799883 

Come and join us! 

Reading Rooms 

The Reading Rooms are available to hire for day or evening use. 

There are individual rooms available to hire for meetings, recreation and private functions to accommodate 

up to 120 people. Each room has the use of a fully equipped kitchen. 

Bookings to Monica Robertson 07704 208703 or 787609 or Mrs A. Appleby 782113 

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CURDRIDGE 

PARISH 

N E W S 

First for Village News 

Inside This Issue 

50p 

Reflections Page 3 

TEMPORARY EDITOR 

Penny Gregory 01489-788178 

1 Hillside Cottages, Kitnocks Hill, Curdridge. 

email: curdridge-mag@bcd-churches.org.uk 

Copy deadline is the 12th of each month. 

DISTRIBUTION 

Mrs Dorothy Bellchambers 01489-782933 

Tanglewood, Lockhams Road, Curdridge. 

ADVERTISING 

Tricia Ball 01489-782798 

Elms, Outlands Lane, Curdridge. 

email:tricia@curdridge.net 

Village News Page 5 

Curdridge Primary School News Page 11 

Parish Council Reports Pages 9. 15 

BOTLEY PARISH MAGAZINE 

EDITOR 

Mr Alun Thomas 

182 Stirling Crescent, Hedge End 01489-781262 

Church Services Page 16 

DURLEY PARISH MAGAZINE 

CO-ORDINATOR 

Steve Green 01489-860167 

The editor takes no responsibility for Parish 

News content, including reports, or comments, 

after being submitted for publication. 

Queries should be directed in the first instance 

to those whose names appear at the end of 

such reports or the Chairman/Secretary of the 

bodies concerned whose reports or comments 

have been published. 

The PCC of St Peter’s Church accepts no 

responsibility for any goods or services 

advertised in this magazine. 

Curdridge Show Pages 7, 17 

Who’s Who - Mathew Armstrong Page 19 

Cover picture:, Mottisfont Abbey www.syque.com 

Parish Office 

All Saints Church, High St, Botley 

email: office@bcd-churches.org.uk 

The Parish Office is open 

Tues, Weds, & Fri 9.00am -12.30pm 

For Weddings, Baptisms and Banns 

Thurs evenings 6.00pm -7.30pm 

Tel: 01489-782445 

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St. Peter’s Church 

Curdridge 

Clergy 

With All Saints’, Botley & Holy Cross, Durley in the Deanery of Bishop’s Waltham & 

Diocese of Portsmouth 

Vicar 

The Revd. Philip Goodey, The Rectory, 46 High Street, Botley, 

Southampton SO30 2EA 

781534 

Assistant Priest The Revd. Jim Brasier, 72 Jenkyns Close, Botley 788332 

Home Communion 

Church Officials 

Canon Jenny Lowater, Lower Glubbles, Hook Lane, Warsash, 

Southampton 

If you are long-term sick and unable to get to church, and 

would like Communion brought to you at home, please 

contact the Parish Office - we are here to help. 

572156 

782445 

Parish Administrator Mrs Beverley Thomas 782445 

P.C.C. Secretary Mrs Yasmin Hall, Woodbine, Gordon Road, Curdridge 787758 

Churchwarden Roger Ball. Elms, Outlands Lane, Curdridge 782798 

P.C.C. Treasurer 

Les Stevens, Larkspur Cottage, The Plantation, Curdridge 

Organist 

Readers 

Janet Clarke, 29 Freegrounds Road, Hedge End 780110 

Mr Terry Ozanne, 77 Winchester Street, Botley 782550 

Mrs Pippa Mills, Lower Lapstone, Botley Road, Horton Heath 023 8069 6097 

The Wider Church 

Mother’s Union Branch 

Leader 

Sandra Goodey, The Rectory, 46 High Street, Botley, 

Southampton SO30 2EA 

781534 

Mother’s Union Secretary Angela Brombley. email: mu@bcd-churches.org.uk 786390 

Children’s Soc. Box Sec’. Mrs B Wooldridge, 19 St. Peter’s Close, Curdridge 785915 

Bell Captain Mr R Millford, 4 Ferrybridge Green, Hedge End 787858 

St. Peter’s Church relies upon voluntary giving for its running and upkeep. We support charities both at 

home and abroad. If you would like to help by offering regular gifts or covenants, please ask the 

Treasurer or Churchwardens for more details. 

Roman Catholic Church 

Martin Street, Bishop’s Waltham 

Saturday Mass 

Sunday Mass 

6.00pm 

9.30am 

Priest Father John Buckley 895889 

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CLERK: 

Margaret Jones 

Laurence Ruffell 

Northwood House, Owslebury 

Winchester 

S021 1LX 

Tel. 01962 777236 

email. lruffell@winchester.gov.uk 

CURDRIDGE PARISH COUNCIL 

“The Firs” Chase Grove, Waltham Chase, Southampton, S032 2LF 

Tel. 01489 894663. email. curdridgepc@aol.com Website:http://communities.hants.gov.uk/curdridge-index 

CHAIRMAN 

John Barker 

COUNTY COUNCILLOR: Peter Mason 

6 Hack Drive, Colden Common, Winchester. SO21 1UF 

Tel. 01962 712834 email. peter.mason@hants.gov.uk 

DISTRICT COUNCILLORS 

PARISH COUNCILLORS 

Robert Humby 

Humbees of Marwell Ltd, 

Hangar Nurseries, Thompsons Lane, 

Owslebury, Winchester. S021 1JH 

Tel. 01962 777673 

email. rhumby@winchester.gov.uk 

Hill Farm 

Netherhill 

Botley 

S032 2BP Tel. 01489 782987 

VICE CHAIRMAN 

Scott McDermott 

Lockhams View 

Lockhams Road 

Curdridge. SO32 2BD 

email. the_scott_mcdermott@hotmail.com Tel. 01489 780784 

Lynne Newton 

Acacia Cottage, Botley Road 

Curdridge S032 2DU 

Tel. 01489 781438 

email. lynne@acacia-active.co.uk 

Kevan Bundell 

Tanglewood, Outlands Lane 

Curdridge, S030 2HD 

Tel. 01489 784681 

email. kbundell@yahoo.co.uk 

Neil Evans 

Glen View, Chapel Lane 

Curdridge S032 2BB 

Tel. 01489 782156 

email. neil.evans@viking-garages.ltd.uk 

Joanne Furby 

Curdridge Grange, Curdridge Lane 

Curdridge, SO32 2BH 

01489 782454 

email.joanne@furby.me.uk 

Bob Wright 

2 Parklands 

Wangfield Lane, Curdridge S032 2DA 

Tel. 01489 782580 

email. robert.wright@stampless.co.uk 

Parish Council Meetings are held on 

the 3rd Thursday 

of each month at 7.30pm 

in the Reading Rooms 

Information Centres 

Whatever your question about public 

services in Hampshire contact free helpline. 

0800 028 0888 

email info.centres@hants.gov.uk 

www.hants.gov.uk/info 

FARMERS 

MARKETS 

Winchester 

14th & 28th June 

Middle Brook Street 

car park, trading from 9.00am to 2.00pm. 

POLICE 

Local beat police officer 

Tel: 08450 454545 ext 643 134 

Beat Surgery 

Your opportunity to meet 

our local officers and voice 

your fears and concerns 

Reading Room Car Park 

Please phone for further 

details 

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MOBILE 

LIBRARY 

SERVICE 

Fridays, June 5th & 19th 

Gordon Road 11.15 - 11.30 

Chapel Lane 11.40 - 11.55 

St Peter’s Close 12.05 - 12.25 

Waste Disposal Service 

Bins for glass bottles, and the 

clothing bank will remain in the 

Reading Room car park until 

further notice.

Scout and Guide Headquarters 

Rainbows Tuesday 5.00pm-6.00pm Patricia Tree 01489 789498 

Brownies Thursday 5.30pm –6.45pm Gill Jakob 01489 796144 

Guides Tuesday 7.00pm - 8.45pm Sarah Woodman 01489 893280 

Scouts Alternate Weds 7.00pm - 8.30pm Jenny Kenworthy 01489 781430 

Parent & Toddler Group Tuesday 1.30pm - 3.00pm Kathryn Provost 01489 890527 

Bookings for S & G Headquarters - Mrs M Robertson - 01489 787609 

ST. NICHOLAS’ CHURCH & 

WICKHAM VILLAGE FETE 

SATURDAY 13 TH JUNE, 2009 

The Fete is held each year in the beautiful gardens of 

Beverley 

Gates open at 12.30 

Do make a note in your diary to come and enjoy: 

LIVE MUSIC 

BBQ ~ PIMMS TENT 

GAMES ~ CHILDREN’S FUN CORNER TEA TENT 

AUCTION ~ GRAND DRAW 

LOTS OF STALLS & SCARECROW COMPETITION 

BOTLEY MARKET HALL - LOTS 

GOING ON! 

The Hall has an increasingly busy 

weekly programme of activities and 

groups, showing how popular it is as a 

community meeting place. One of the 

latest new groups to start meeting at the 

Hall is Tae-Kwondo. Why not have a 

look at the noticeboard in front of the 

Hall to see what goes on in the Hall and 

how to join the various groups? 

The continuing successful film 

programme has enabled us to purchase 

65 new chairs so far : the films restart in 

the Autumn - films have yet to be 

selected, but they will be on Thursdays 

1 st October,5 th November and 3 rd December. 

If you haven’t been to see a film yet 

then you are missing out on a good 

evening’s entertainment! Ring 781155 

for more information. 

Do you remember “Instant Wit” a few 

years ago? Then watch this space - they 

are coming back this Winter for another 

glorious evening of madness! 

We continue to improve the Hall - our 

next task is to install a new fire alarm, 

and also upgrade the kitchenette upstairs. 

Why not get involved? You can hire the 

Hall for your special event, or start a club 

there….you could join any of the 

numerous clubs and activities…you 

could offer to help run the Hall…you 

could give us your ideas on how it can 

continue to meet local needs. We want to 

hear from you!! 

To hire the Hall ring 787196 or 

07733553408 

To get involved, find out more or help us 

ring 781155, or 788370 or 784545 

BOTLEY GARDENING CLUB - GET 

YOUR FINGERS GREEN! 

Calling all active and armchair 

gardeners, as well as those who just have 

a vague interest in gardening - JOIN 

US!! 

Our club is just for you - we have 

speakers on all aspects of gardening and 

wildlife at our monthly meetings, we 

arrange outings, hold social events and 

an annual Show. 

Our forthcoming meetings - 

Wed 17 th June - “Simply Crete” 

Wed 15 th July - “William Morris” 

All meetings at 7.30pm in the Market 

Hall - just come along! 

On Saturday 12 th September, in the 

Market Hall, from 1.30pm is our Annual 

Show : A truly outstanding display of 

locally produced fruit, vegetables, 

flowers, plants, home produce and 

childrens’ art. YOU can enter any of the 

categories, and you can also just come 

along and view the displays. To enter, 

you don’t have to be an expert or have 

produced the most perfect onion! Have a 

go, and support this great community 

event! 

For details of the Annual Show, ring 

782513 

For details of the Club in general, ring 

781155 

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Reflections 

Time for a 

change? 

Although we have known for a long 

time that we shall be leaving the 

parishes of Botley, Curdridge and 

Durley at the end of June, the reality 

is still hitting us! 

We first went to All Saints’ about 20 

years ago and much has happened 

since then, both in our lives and in 

the lives of the three parishes. We 

have gained and lost friends, 

colleagues and curates and seen 

two changes of Rector/Vicar; church 

buildings have been extended or 

adapted; children have arrived (and 

grown!) and others have become 

adults with children of their own. 

Some changes have been expected 

and others a shock; some have 

brought joy and excitement and 

others great sadness…but all 

change brings loss of some sort, and 

it’s helpful to be aware of that. 

As we prepare to leave BCD and get 

ready to join St Mary’s Hook with 

Warsash we’ve all been thinking 

about what we’re most grateful for or 

what we’ve valued most about our 

time in these three parishes. 

things and moments we’ve chosen! 

Heather likes the fact that she knows 

people in each church and she 

remembers the excitement of the 

first time she sang in Botley’s choir. 

Peter values the friends he’s made 

and particularly enjoys the music in 

our parishes. Tom appreciates the 

warmth and friendliness of the 

churches (which was what made us 

return to Botley after our first 

Sunday) and he has enjoyed sharing 

in the humorous as well as the 

profound moments of church life. I 

cherish memories of music, my trip 

to Nigeria, Good Friday walks, the 

v a r i e t y o f w o r s h i p , t h e 

encouragement and support of the 

congregations…but most of all, of 

the love of Christ shown in the 

friendship and fellowship in which we 

have shared. The common thread? 

You! 

We shall miss you very much but 

we’re not moving house or severing 

all links – Tom may occasionally sing 

in Botley choir (if asked) and will 

certainly remain a member of Botley 

Choral Society; Heather may keep 

up with Searchers for a while; and of 

course we hope that we shall see 

and stay in touch with the many 

friends we have got to know in the 

last 20 years. 

Thank you from all of us for your 

friendship, love and support 

Pippa, Tom, Peter and 

Heather 

(If you’re interested in reading more 

about the examen I recommend the 

very readable ‘Sleeping with Bread’ 

by Dennis Linn, Sheila Fabricant 

Linn and Matthew Linn (1995) 

Paulist Press) 

READINGS FOR THIS MONTH 

DATE 

READINGS 

This idea of asking ourselves 

What moment(s) am I most grateful 

for… 

What moment(s) am I least grateful 

for… 

today/this week/or in 

any period of time? 

is a simple form of a Christian 

practice called ‘the examen’. Many 

people find this a helpful way to end 

each day (or other period of time) – 

thinking through the things that have 

happened, giving thanks to God for 

the moments they are grateful for 

and acknowledging the moments 

that have been less good and the 

feelings associated with them. 

You’ll detect a common thread in the 

June 7 th 

Trinity Sunday 

June 14 th 

1 st after Trinity 

June 21st 

2 nd after Trinity 

June 28th 

3 rd after Trinity 

Romans 8: 12 -17 

John 3: 1 -17 

2 Corinthians 5: 6 -10, 14 -17 

Mark 4: 26 -34 

2 Corinthians 6: 1 -13 

Mark 4: 35 -41 

2 Corinthians 8: 7 -15 

Mark 5: 21 -43 

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St Peter’s Church Flower Guild 

Altar flower donations: 

If anyone wishes to donate Altar Flowers in celebration or 

commemoration of special occasions please speak to Tricia Ball 

(01489 782798) or to Margaret Blake 

Friday Rota: 


June 14st 

June 21 st 


St Peter’s Church Flower Guild 

Mrs Andrews, Mrs Puddle, 

+AN Other (Wedding) 

Mrs M. Blake, Mrs Bignell, 

Mrs Bowerman 

Mrs Hillier, Mrs Clarke, 

Mrs Wooldridge 

Mrs Andrews, Mrs Puddle, 

+AN Other (Wedding) 

Citizens Advice 

Bureau 

Monday 

Tuesday 

Wednesday 

Friday 

Opening Hours 

9.30am to 2.30pm 

9.30am to 2.30pm 

9.30am to 2.30pm 

9.30am to 2.30pm 

Well House, 2 Brook St 

Bishop’s Waltham 

SO32 1AX 

Tel: 01489 896376 

The C.A.B. is willing to make home 

visits to the housebound. For more 

information please contact Suzanne 

Gill on the above number. 

Curdridge Care Group 

From the registers 

BAPTISMS 

“We welcome you into the Lord’s family” 

Oliver Hart 

Florence Marsh 

MARRIAGES 

Kenelm Deen and Melony Cartwright 

“Blessed are you Holy Spirit: You bring us together in love” 

FUNERALS 

“I am the resurrection and the life, says the Lord” 

Cyril Clarke 

Henry and Rosalind Jenkyns 

Curdridge Care Group is willing to 

drive to hospital, the doctor, dentist 

or similar, those who do not drive 

themselves and when relatives or 

friends are unavailable to help. 

Tel: 01489 782580 

‘Serving the Village’ 

Curdridge Minibus (C.A.T.S.) 

The minibus offers a door to door service for all 

Villagers 

At the moment we have the following runs 

WEDNESDAY: (alternate weeks) 

Friendship Club leaves at 1.30pm and returns at 4.00pm 

Bishop’s Waltham 

Registry Office 

Bank House, Bank Street. 

Registrar of Births & Deaths: 

Mon, Wed, & Fri 1.00pm - 3.00pm 

Tues 9.30am -12 noon 

Superintendent Registrar 

(for Marriages and all copies of 

Birth, Death and Marriage certificates) 

Tues 9.30am - 1.00pm. 

Fri 1.30pm - 5.00pm 

FRIDAY: 

Departs for Hedge End at 9.15am 

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Tel: 01489 894044

MID-SUMMER DELIGHTS 

St. John’s Church, Hedge End 

Exhibition of Christening Gowns, Baptism memorabilia / records 

Church decorated with flowers inspired by Christenings 

Underhill Centre - Art Exhibition, Art Textiles, Cakes, Bread, 

Books, Raffle & Tusi Mussi, Creative Glass 

Morning Coffee, Lunches, Afternoon Teas 

Friday, 19 th June - 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

Saturday, 20 th June 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Admission £1 per adult, children free 

Event in aid of St. John’s Church funds 

ADVANCE NOTICE 

Correction to 

article on Stroke 

Awareness Day 

This project was started seven years 

ago by the Hamble Valley Rotary 

Club and I was involved from the start 

as a Medical Practitioner. 

Two years later we formed a 

partnership with Hedge End 

Breakfast Rotary Club who were led 

by Linda Gaunt who is a Dental 

Surgeon. 

We gradually built up the numbers of 

blood pressures taken year on year 

from around 140 per day to nearly 

500 and this project has been a 

successful partnership between the 

two Rotary Clubs. 

The key role is played by our Team of 

Volunteer Nurses who work very hard 

all day from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. 

This year we took 360 blood 

pressures and around 45 were 

referred to their own Doctors for 

further assessment. 

This is part of a national partnership 

between the Stroke association and 

Rotary in Britain and Northern 

Ireland. We have always been very 

well supported by the management 

and Staff of Sainsbury's and M&S. 

29 th December 2009 

Curdridge Reading Rooms 

It is a hard life being a Handsome Prince, having to 

spend all your time looking for the perfect Princess to 

rescue, and attending silly royal balls. It's no picnic 

being a Princess either, especially if you're much 

happier climbing trees and fighting dragons, rather 

than looking pretty and wearing big dresses. 

Keep this date free if you want to find out what 

happens. More details to come later. 

This year £140.00 was collected in 

donations from the public on the day 

and the Hamble Valley Rotary Club 

and the HEBRC each added a further 

donation of £250 making a grand 

total of £640 

The Stroke Association strives to 

improve the service for Stroke 

Patients and specifically campaigns 

for every Hospital to have a Stroke 

Unit with a dedicated brain scanning 

service. This is essential to deliver 

promptly the most modern treatment 

and avoid the terrible impact of 

severe and lasting disability. 

Dr.Robin Marsh, 

President, Hamble Valley Rotary 

Club. 

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Nick’s Visit to Hackney 

Night Shelter 

The Bishop’s Waltham Deanery link 

with Hackney supports the work of a 

night shelter. It is run by the 

churches in Hackney, of all 

denominations. It is open from the 1 st 

of January to the 31 st of March. At 

the end of March I went up to visit the 

shelters, and met Rev David Evans, 

the chair, and Tigger Cullinan who is 

the secretary and volunteers on one 

night a week 

All the visitors to the shelter are 

referred to as guests to make them 

fell more welcome and the shelters 

are run by a different church each 

night. 

In 2008 they provided 182 guests 

with 2016 night’s accommodation, 

plus around 650 extra meals for 

those who they could not put up. 

Two support workers help with trying 

to find guests places to live on a 

more long term basis. They also help 

to keep the calm in the shelter during 

the night. The night I went I was 

there the shelter was being run by 

the Church of Our Lady of Good 

Counsel, Bouverie Road. It was full 

with 25 guests for the night. After a 

good meal, some went straight to 

bed, while others watched a bit of TV, 

or played a game of chess. 

Guests phone up before they arrive 

to book a space for the night, to avoid 

them having to be sent away if there 

is no room. 

It also means that Paul who mans the 

phone seven days a week can ring 

around to see if there is space in any 

other shelters. The phone is sponsored 

by the Car Phone Warehouse. 

The phone is a free phone 

line so there is no charge for the 

calls. 

It was a very interesting visit; it is 

always good to see the things that we 

support. On a practical level, they 

asked that if anyone has access to 

larger packets or rice and pasta, or 

even tins of soup. It would be 

appreciated as they find it takes a lot 

of time opening lots of small tins. 

Nick Edwards 

Who’s Who - Mathew Armstrong 

Mathew is a younger member of 

our community. He was born on 

October 7 th 1997 in Sidcup, Kent, 

but moved to Botley when he was 

4 months old. He can’t remember 

how long his family have been 

attending All Saints, but he used 

to enjoy going to Sunday School, 

before joining the choir two years 

ago when he was nine. The 

practices are on Friday evenings 

between 7 – 8pm, although there 

are sometimes extra rehearsals 

for big events like Christmas or 

Harvest. He says David is a very 

good choir master! He recalls 

one incident during which the 

choir was performing at Botley 

School’s Christmas Fayre and he 

was in the front row, when 

suddenly he threw up all over the 

floor! He doesn’t know what 

happened next, as he was taken 

home very quickly, but he thinks 

eating rather too many 

marshmallows from a chocolate 

fountain might have been the key! 

On the 2 nd Sunday evening of 

each month Mathew goes to 

Searchers at Curdridge Reading 

Rooms, enjoying all the activities 

and treats! He also goes to 

Scouts – 29 th Broad Oak, which 

meet in the scout hut on the rec. 

They do all sorts of events 

including camping, 10-mile hikes 

in the New Forest and sailing. He 

goes kayaking at 

Lakeside in Eastleigh 

(run by scout leaders) 

and has done some 

scuba diving too. 

He has recently 

started piano lessons, 

and enjoys any music 

if it has a good 

rhythm. He finds that 

classical music helps 

him get to sleep! 

He loves reading, 

especially Terry 

Pratchett and in 

p a r t i c u l a r , t h e 

Discworld novels. In 

fact, he is something of an author 

himself, specializing in unfinished 

novels! He has 3 on the go at the 

moment. The first one, 

‘Timeslayer’ is about a bungling 

time traveller who creates more 

problems for earth than solving 

t h e m . A n o t h e r o n e , 

‘Kingship....ish’ is a mediaeval 

comedy about a stupid king with 

amazing powers. I certainly think 

they deserve to be completed, as 

he has some wonderful ideas! 

Another thing Mathew likes to do 

is making board games. The 

most recent one is quite a big 

project, so he has engaged the 

help from friends at school. He 

attends King’s Copse Primary 

School but next year he will go to 

Wildern. He has no definite plans 

for the future but thinks he would 

like to work in a Games 

Workshop store. 

With regard to Christianity, he 

believes in Jesus Christ and the 

parables make sense. A lot of 

scientific research has happened 

since Christ’s time on earth, but 

God was there in the beginning 

and engineers it all. Mathew 

believes science and God can 

work alongside each other. 

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Police Appeal 

for Help 

VILLAGE NEWS 

A hire company on Botley 

Road (B3035), Curdridge 

was broken into during the 

early hours of 1st May and 

in excess of £80,000 worth 

of equipment was stolen. 

The offenders removed the 

property using two twin axle 

trailers which were also 

stolen from the scene. 

Curdridge Gardening Club 

In May we had 11 visitors and 2 

new people join the club when 

Andrew McIndoe came to speak. 

It was an excellent evening which 

everyone enjoyed. 

On Wednesday, 3rd June the subject 

will be “A calendar of British 

Wild Life” with Mr D Bright 

The meeting will be held at 

7.30pm in the Curdridge Reading 

Room 

New members and visitors 

are always welcome. 

Rosemary Taylor 

It is suspected that the 

towing vehicle/s were 

parked in a lay-by on Botley 

Road near to Maple Farm. 

Please contact PC Paul 

Symonds on 0845 045 45 45 

if you have any information 

that you think may assist 

with the investigation. 

Thank you 

Please can I have the 

Children’s Society boxes 

as soon as possible? 

Thank you, 

Betty Wooldridge 

Qualified Music Teacher 

Piano for adult beginners and 

Theory of Music up to 

Grade 5 ABRSM for 

adults and children 

For more information 

Tel: 01489 780895 or 

Email: 

pwillbourn@hotmail.co.uk 

Curdridge 

Floral Club 

At our April meeting we were visited 

by Grechen White, a demonstrator 

who recently passed her test and a 

‘first timer’ for us. Her subject was 

The Gardens of the English Riviera . 

It was also a bonus that the drama 

club’s new presentation needed a 

railway engine as a prop. a fantastic 

model of an old steam engine which 

was perfect for her first arrangement 

depicting the Rivera Express. This 

was a parallel design in the old logo 

colours of cream and brown. So we 

were off to a flying start. We continued 

by visiting the Lost Gardens of 

Helligon, an ice cream parlour – 

really fantastic using cream double 

lizianthus for vanilla, fresh 

strawberries and similar coloured 

roses for the strawberry flavour!! 

Finally, a visit to a tropical garden, 

the end of a wonderful journey. 

Watching demonstrators, although 

very entertaining, learning new 

ideas and techniques, as well as the 

enjoying the company of our flower 

friends, the club also was involved 

with the Hedge End St George’s 

Festival which was certainly very 

different. We arranged flowers for 

the Banquet and the Regency Ball 

but, very challenging, decorating the 

Botleigh Grange function suite. 

Seven of us spent a hilarious Friday 

afternoon draping the columns with 

32 x three and a half metre lengths 

of netting then, gathering and tying 

with bows. Prior to the actual 

hanging the netting had to be 

stapled on to ribbon which in itself 

was a major task. The end result 

was delightful and we cannot wait to 

see the pictures of the finished 

display particularly as we have been 

told the colours of the drapes, the 

flowers and the dancers dresses all 

blended to perfection. 

So you see, there is a lot more to 

the Curdridge Floral Club than just 

watching and arranging flowers. 

The next project will certainly be 

another challenge. The theme for 

the Curdridge Show show this year 

is Victoriana and we will again be 

staging an exhibit to compliment 

this. In the planning stage at the 

moment but sure to be another 

exciting venture. 

For our June meeting we will again 

be saying hello a newly qualified 

demonstrator, Carole Norman 

whose demonstration will be ‘A 

Seed Was Sown’. Sounds 

interesting, especially for this time of 

the year when all the new bedding 

plants and perennials will be starting 

to show their colour in the gardens. 

See you then? The Curdridge 

Reading Room, 7.15.p.m. June 17 th . 

Veronica Mason 

Chairman. 

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TOOLBOX 

22 ND February 

2009 

What an amazing evening! 

The voices of persecuted 

Christians were heard 

l o u d l y a n d c l e a r l y . 

Alongside deep sadness for 

t h e c i r c u m s t a n c e s 

Christians find themselves 

in there was also much joy 

for God’s work through 

Jesus in the lives of his 

saints. Here is an account 

of the evening through the 

eyes of Stephen Hayes. 

Confidentiality has been 

maintained throughout: 

M, who presented the films on behalf 

of Release International is a regular 

visit to Pakistan, including dangerous 

Taliban controlled areas. The DVD’s 

concerned the plight of Christian 

believers there who are treated as 

second class citizens, to put it mildly. 

We heard about bonded labour, false 

accusations, bullying and threats of 

various kinds. Pakistan is an Islamic 

state and has statutes which forbid 

any Muslim to convert to Christianity 

and punishes 'blasphemy' against 

Muhammad, the Quran and Islam 

with death. We heard of specific 

cases where Christians were 

brutalised and threatened for 

allegedly insulting the prophet of 

Islam. Such accusations are hard to 

disprove and are said to be used as 

means to get at someone, perhaps in 

order to steal their property. One 

Christian had been executed for a 

murder he was widely believed not to 

have committed. 

There is a problem with Christian 

girls being kidnapped, forcibly 

married to much older men, raped, 

and forced to sign papers to convert 

to Islam. One victim of violent rape 

and torture heard her attackers say 

'even if she dies, the police won’t do 

anything'. The man presenting this 

video had filmed himself with some of 

the victims whose stories were told 

and testified that this was not 

hearsay or propaganda but what he 

had seen for himself. (Amnesty 

International’s latest campaign is 

called ‘Rape – a weapon of war’) 

A woman who had converted from 

Islam told us her testimony, it was 

very moving. It would not be right to 

put too much detail down in writing, 

but we heard of her miraculous 

conversion after a vision from Jesus, 

and the terrible trials including threats 

and violence from her own family 

because she had received Christ and 

left Islam. She spent some time in a 

women's refuge and was able to 

share Christ with other Asian women 

who had suffered violence and had to 

run away. The story was deeply 

moving. In a conversation after the 

meeting, she told of Muslim women 

meeting Christ in dreams and 

visions, since there is no other way 

for them to have access to the 

Gospel. 

We were left with a feeling that we 

didn't realise how blessed we were to 

be living in a country, Great Britain, 

which has until now been a place of 

religious freedom where we can 

meet, worship and share our faith 

openly. We also left with a feeling 

that we had taken this liberty for 

granted for too long. As one of the 

speakers said, if persecution for 

Christ's sake does not come, the 

Bible is mistaken since our Lord told 

his disciples plainly and repeatedly 

that we would be persecuted for his 

name's sake ... if the world hates 

you, know that they hated me first' as 

Jesus said. (John 14) 

Over 40 people praised 

and prayed and gave 

£151.65 towards the work 

of Release International in 

Pakistan. It is hoped that a 

future evening of curry and 

music will precede a 

morning service so that 

more people can hear the 

messages of God to the 

persecuted Church. 

Janet Clarke 

6 

CAFÉ CHAT 

IN THE FOYER 

ALL SAINTS’ 

CHURCH BOTLEY 

OPEN FOR 

COFFEE/TEA 

EVERY THURSDAY 

10AM—NOON 

A PLACE TO MEET 

FRIENDS AND MAKE 

FRIENDS 

THE INTERNET 

FACILITIES ARE ALSO 

AVAILABLE DURING 

THESE TWO HOURS 

LIBRARY BOOKS 

JIG SAWS 

AVAILABLE FOR 

BORROWING 

28th April—St CHURCHES Nicholas TOGETHER Church, Wickham 

QUIET HALF HOURS 

26th May—Holy Cross Church, Durley 

30th June—Corhampton Church 

All held on Tuesdays, starting at 7.30 pm, lasting 

30 minutes.

Q. M y 

h u s b a n d 

left me two 

years ago 

and I am 

b r i n g i n g 

up our 

three young children on 

my own. Since my marriage 

ended I have been 

getting income support 

but I have heard that parents 

in my position will 

now have to look for 

work or face benefit 

cuts. I’m worried what 

this will mean for my 

family. Can you explain 

what’s happening? 

A. It’s true that the rules are 

changing for lone parents claiming 

benefits, but these will not affect you 

immediately. Before 24 November 

2008, you were part of the group who 

did not need to be available for work 

as long as your youngest child was 

under 16. This meant you could 

claim income support. 

Now, and for new claims only, this 

applies only if your youngest child is 

12 or over, you won’t be able to claim 

income support just because you’re a 

single parent. You will have to claim 

Y 

o u 

h a v e 

a 

w o n d e r f u l 

opportunity to 

be part of a 

unique event 

taking place in 

P o r t s m o u t h 

A n g l i c a n 

Cathedral between Thursday 23 July 

2009 and Sunday 26 July 2009. For 

just over 2 hours of your time you 

can participate in the “The Greatest 

Show on Earth” Flower Festival. This 

will be a magnificent presentation of 

flowers arranged in separate displays 

around a circus theme created by 

Church Flower Arrangers and Flower 

Clubs. There will also be performance 

art in the circus arena to be 

located in the Nave. Alan Titchmarsh 

has agreed to open the event 

at the Gala Night on Wednesday 22 

July. 

jobseeker’s allowance and you have 

to be available for work. However 

you may still be able to claim income 

support for another reason, for example 

if your child is disabled or if you’re 

a foster parent. 

The rules are going to be changing 

over the next year or so for lone parents 

like you who are already on Income 

Support. You should be told 

well in advance about the change. 

For further information on benefits 

contact your local CAB at Well 

House, 2 Brook Street, Bishop's 

Waltham, SO32 1AX, Tel. No. 

(01489) 896376 open from 9.30 a.m. 

to 2.30 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, 

Wednesday and Friday. We also run 

an advice surgery at Wickham Community 

Centre, Mill Lane, Wickham 

on Thursdays from 10.30 a.m. to 

1.30 p.m, If this is not convenient, 

please note our Thursday evening 

appointments only session (from 4 

to 7 p.m.) at the Bishop’s Waltham 

Bureau. You can also e-mail us on 

bishopswaltham@cabnet.org.uk with 

your problem. You can also go to our 

l o c a l w e b s i t e 

www.bishopswalthamcab.org.uk or 

you can go to the national Citizens 

A d v i c e w e b s i t e 

www.adviceguide.org.uk 

To make visitors feel welcome and to 

show them the route to follow, we 

shall need a team of stewards. We 

are looking for volunteers who can 

be on duty in teams on a rota basis. 

Whoever joins the team will have the 

opportunity to see the festival and 

feel part of an exciting and 

interesting event in the life of 

Portsmouth Cathedral. The present 

details, yet to be finalised are: 

• Stewards will be on duty for 

periods of 2¼ hours between 10.00 

and 19.00 from the Thursday to 

Saturday 23 to 25 July 2009 and for 

2½ hours between 13.00 and 18.00 

on Sunday 26 July. 

• We expect to provide off road 

car parking for Stewards. 

• Duties will include, making a 

friendly point of contact for 

answering questions from visitors, 

being able to provide guidance and 

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Durley Church Fete 

Saturday 20 th June 

Durley Church Fete is a traditional 

village fete, set in the beautiful 

grounds of Wintershill Hall. There 

will be stalls selling cakes, pies, 

sweets, jams and marmalade, 

plants and produce, new gifts, 

toys, bric-a-brac, china and glass, 

hats, accessories and jewellery 

and books. Sideshows include a 

coconut shy, skittles, aunt sally 

and Splat the Rat – plus draws, 

tombolas and face painting. There 

will also be a silent auction. 

The gate opens at 12.30pm and 

Martyn Davies, the ITV weather 

man, will formally open the fete 

at 12.45pm. Lunches will be 

served from 12.30pm onwards – 

a delicious selection of salads 

with quiche or freshly cooked hot 

dog or burger. Teas with 

homemade cakes will be served 

all afternoon, and there will be 

ice creams too. The band will be 

playing and (hopefully) the sun 

will be shining. Do come and join 

us! 

assistance, especially in emergencies, 

as well as reporting incidents or 

other relevant information on 

security matters to the Team Leader. 

A short training session will occur 

before the event. 

By registering now you will enable 

the organisers to contact you when 

more details are finalised and we can 

establish our rota, probably at the 

end of March 2009. 

To register as a steward, please 

send the details listed below to Chris 

Curry by post at White House, 33 

H o r n d e a n R o a d , E m s w o r t h , 

Hampshire PO10 7PU, or send the 

same information by e-mail to 

ccurryems@aol.com 

Please provide as many of the 

following as possible: name; address; 

postcode; phone number; email 

address

The Curdridge Country Show 2009 

Saturday 18th July 11am-5pm 

Entry ticket prices are: 

Type of 

Ticket 

Advance 

Price 

Show Day 

Price 

Advance 

Discount 

Adult £3 £4 25% 

Concession * £1 £2 50% 

Family 

** 

£8 £10 20%+ 

Regular readers will know that the 53 rd Curdridge Country 

Show will be held on 18 th July 2009 at the Reading Rooms 

and Recreation Ground from 11am. We will also have our 

traditional Barn Dance in the evening featuring the 

Bursledon Village Band. 

Show entry tickets have been frozen at last year’s prices. 

Also, we will again be selling entry tickets for the Show in 

advance at a discount. Please note that no refunds will be 

available should the Show be cancelled or you find that you 

can not attend. You can buy your tickets from the following 

outlets from 1 st June: 

Silverlake Garage 

Row Ash, Botley 

Road, Shedfield, SO32 

2HL and 22 Onslow 

Road, Bevois Valley, 

Southampton, 

SO14 0JG 

* A concession ticket is for children under 16 and for adults 

aged 60+, although children under 3 have free entry. 

** A family ticket bought in advance will admit two adults 

and four concessions but bought on Show Day will admit 

two adults and two concessions. 

We have some great Arena Events lined up this year 

including The Romsey Old Cadets, The Falconhigh 

Falconry Display team, The Yukikan Aikido Club display, 

The Bark Rite Dog Agility Display Team and of course, 

dancing from both the Curdridge School children and the 

Joanna Vowles Dance School. 

We always need volunteers before, during and after the 

show and it is a great way to get a free entry ticket if you 

register your offer of help with us in advance. We are also 

taking bookings for trade and craft stands together with the 

Pamper Zone and Food Fayre. Donations and sponsorship 

are always welcome including prizes for the Grand Draw. If 

you would like to help in any way please let us know. 

Just Add Imagination 

Between Dreams 

Curdridge Primary School 

YMCA Fairthorne Manor 

Whitehorn & Guard 

4 High Street, Botley, 

SO30 2EA 

Hillier Garden Centre, 

Woodhouse Lane, 

Botley, SO30 2EZ 

Church Lane, 

Curdridge, SO32 2DR 

Curdridge, SO30 2GH 

Brook House, Brook 

Street, Bishop’s 

Waltham, SO32 1GQ 

Tel: 07722 787338 

Email: curdridgeshow@btinternet.com 

Web: www.curdridgeshow.co.uk 

Post: Curdridge Country Show, 

PO Box 368, Southampton, 

SO18 3WH. 

17

This past month seems to have 

slipped by very quickly with the whole 

countryside full of life and gardens 

full of blooms. The cherry blossom 

came and went, early bulbs 

overlapped rhododendrons, wisteria 

and early summer flowers. 

Everything seemed to be ahead of its 

time and larger and better than ever 

before. I remarked how lush the 

grass seemed after a shower and 

everything seemed to gain a new 

lease of life. I was then told that rain 

and lightening are fertilising agents 

and that 250.000 tons of natural 

nitrogen is produced everyday in the 

1 8 0 0 s t o r m s t a k i n g p l a c e 

somewhere. Sulphur comes down 

with rain producing 40lbs an acre. 

Rainwater contains carbonic acid 

forming carbon dioxide where it is 

needed for plant feeding. Selenium 

is also washed down. Snow brings 

phosphorous and sea fog brings 

iodine, nitrogen and chlorine. If one 

wants to practise electro culture then 

tie a tomato plant to a metal rod with 

nylon ties cut from tights! 

Having digested that information I 

was then given some tips. Cut up 

banana skins and plant round roses. 

If any plant suffers with aphids spray 

with milk. Cayenne pepper can be 

Garden Notes 

dusted on tomatoes attacked by 

caterpillars and will keep ants away. 

Whitefly only attack tomatoes when 

there is a phosphorous or 

magnesium deficiency. Oak leaves 

burnt in a greenhouse for half an 

hour are helpful. On the other hand 

one toad will eat 10,000 insects in 3 

months! 

I am sure there is room for different 

opinions on all of this but my chief 

task at the moment is dealing with 

weeds. The wet autumn prevented 

us mulching as much as usual so we 

have bumper crops of ground elder 

and much to my dismay the return of 

horsetail. It is a pretty weed, like a 

miniature Christmas tree (my daughter, 

when young, used it for trees 

when she made her garden on a 

plate) but difficult to eradicate. This 

is not surprising when one learns 

horsetail is the last remainder of 

ancient carboniferous forests. It has 

a r o o t s t o c k t h a t s t o r e s 

carbohydrates for future use. The 

green shoots contain silica and when 

burned in a gentle flame, a white 

skeleton of white silica remains. It is 

also called the pewter plant-useful for 

cleaning pots and pans, brass and all 

fine metals. Apparently stinging 

nettles also have their uses making 

neighbouring plants more insect 

resistant, helps plants withstand 

slugs and snails and strengthens 

growth of tomatoes and mint. We 

have some good excuses now!! 

The garden is full of bird activity and 

song but it is quite distressing to see 

magpies hunting in pairs – one to 

draw the mother from the nest while 

the other magpie takes eggs or 

chicks. I have seen a group of 

blackbirds gang up and chase a 

squirrel and my neighbour watched a 

nuthatch carefully seal its nest box 

with mud so only a tiny hole 

remained. I suppose it is survival of 

the fittest and should those towering 

hawthorns in our hedgerows that are 

covered in blossom produce as many 

berries as they have flowers there 

should be no shortage of food next 

winter. 

John Barker reports 54mm/2.10ins 

rain most of which fell on the 15 th 

April and agrees a pattern is 

emerging of heavy rain for one or two 

days a month then light showers. 

Perfect growing weather. 

Dorothy Finney 

2009 Curdridge Show Let them Eat Cake! 

As you will have noticed already, the 

2009 Horticultural Show schedule is 

now published, and a copy is included 

inside this magazine. You can find an 

o n l i n e v e r s i o n a t 

www.curdridgeshow.co.uk and if 

you’d like additional copies to distribute 

amongst your club or society 

please get in contact with me 

(petejak@gmail.com) 

This month I’d like to focus your 

attention away from the garden – 

hopefully your plants are putting on 

abundant growth and you’re managing 

to keep on top of the weeds – if so 

you’re having greater success than I 

am. Once again my early enthusiasm 

for buying seeds and getting the first 

seeds into the ground has not been followed 

through with regular sowing, so 

I’m anticipating having a bumper crop 

in late July, followed by meagre 

quantities of produce for the rest of 

the summer. 

Let’s focus this month on the cookery 

classes within the Show Schedule – 

and there’s plenty to have a go at for 

expert or novice alike. In keeping with 

this year’s Victorian theme we’ve 

reintroduced the class for a Victoria 

Sandwich. Anna, Duchess of Bedford 

(one of Queen Victoria’s Ladies-in- 

Waiting) is credited with the creation 

of teatime and this classic cake. The 

midday meal had gradually become 

less substantial and she invited friends 

to join her for an additional afternoon 

meal at five o'clock in her rooms at 

Belvoir Castle. The practice of inviting 

friends to come for tea in the afternoon 

was quickly picked up by other social 

hostesses including the Queen, who 

was particularly fond of this simple 

cake. After Prince Albert died in 1861, 

the Queen Victoria retreated to 

Osborne House on the Isle of Wight 

and it was here that the cakes were 

named after her. 

In the show schedule you’ll find the 

official Women’s Institute recipe included 

so simply follow the instructions. 

You will also see there are opportunities 

to win with your favourite 

fruitcake recipe, sausage rolls, apple 

pies and scones. Just the thought 

makes me quite peckish! 

So please study the schedule – you’ll 

find something for everyone in the 

family to have a go at. There are junior 

classes, winemaking, preserves, 

needlecraft, crochet and art as well as 

vegetables, flowers, fruit and cookery. 

And you will find further hints and tips 

on the website. 

Pete Jakob 

Horticultural Show Chairman 

Curdridge Country Show 2009 

www.curdridgeshow.co.uk 

18 7

Searchers 

Curdridge Reading Rooms 

2nd Sunday of the Month 6.15pm to 

7.45pm 

For ages 7 years to 11+ 

Pentecost picture to colour in 

BCD 

Wanderers & Inquirers 

Youth Groups 

Meet at All Saints Church, Botley. 

Wanderers are the 2nd Sunday 

in the month. 

Inquirers, the 2nd and 3rd Sunday of 

the month from 6.00pm to 8.00pm. 

Montague House, Broad Oak, 

Botley 

Tel: 01489 798619 

BCD Children & Youth 

Co-ordinator 

Church Office All Saints Botley 

Sandie Schulkins, 

Tel: 01489 798619 

Brambles Parent and Toddler Group 

(Scout and Guide Hut, Curdridge) 

Meet every Tuesday from 1.30pm to 3.00pm 

We welcome all pre-school children and their parents/carer, including newborn 

babies. We offer a specific area for babies, craft table, physical and imaginary play, 

and singing. 

A chance for you to meet new people, have a chat and a coffee/tea. 

First session is free, each session after that is £1.50 per family, including 

refreshments. Please contact Kathryn on 01489 890527. 

SERVICES 

Y.B Church for 4 –10+ year olds meets in 

Botley Church Room at 9.30am on 2 nd and 3rd Sundays. 

FAMILY COMMUNION 

at Durley on first Sundays has special activities for children. 

FAMILY SERVICE 

at Curdridge on second Sundays is designed for people of all ages. 

FAMILY COMMUNION 

at Curdridge on first and third Sundays. All welcome! 

Children’s Society Hon 

Secretary 

Tel: 01489 799395 

Botley: Lynn Gosden, 

Portland House, High St. 

Curdridge & Durley: 

Betty Wooldridge 

Flutterbies 

Mothers with toddlers meet in the 

Botley church room on Tuesday 

mornings during term time from 

9.45am to 11.45am, and provides a 

friendly and safe environment for you 

and your child to meet others. 

They can play, and try out crafts 

while you have a chat and a coffee. 

Everyone is welcome, it is not a group 

just for church members. 

There is no charge for 

the morning. 

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Services This Month at St Peter’s Church 

Tuesday 2nd 10am Holy Communion Pudbrook House 

Wednesday 3rd 8am Holy Communion Botley 

Thursday 4th 10am Holy Communion Curdridge 

Sunday 7th 8am Holy Communion Botley 

Trinity Sunday 9.30am Family Service Botley 

9.45am Family Communion Durley 

10am Family Communion with Baptism Curdridge 

6.30pm Choral Evensong Botley 

Wednesday 10th 8am Holy Communion Botley 


Sunday 14th 8am Holy Communion Curdridge 

1st after Trinity 9.30am Family Communion Botley 

9.45am BCP Communion Durley 

10am Family Service Curdridge 

6.30pm Holy Communion Botley 


7.30pm Bishop's visitation Botley 


Sunday 21st 8am Holy Communion Botley 

2nd after Trinity 9.30am Family Communion with Baptisms Botley 

9.45am Family Service Durley 

10am Family Communion Curdridge 

6.30pm Evensong Botley 



Sunday 28th 8am Holy Communion Curdridge 

3rd after Trinity 9.30am Family Communion Botley 

9.45am Family Communion Durley 

11.30am Family Service with Toolbox picnic Curdridge 

6.30pm Evensong Botley 

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16 TH APRIL 2009 

PC Paul Symonds said the speed 

survey has been completed in 

Curdridge Lane and it will be helpful 

in trying to get a 30 mph limit. On 

the crime figures Paul pointed out 

that there had been several thefts of 

agricultural items. Paul also asked 

the Council if there were any 

particular areas of concern where 

they wanted police presence. 

The council continue to investigate 

the possibility of social housing if a 

suitable site could be identified. 

It would appear that the other 

parishes are now dropping out in a 

joint purchase of speed limit 

reminder signs and after discussion 

it was agreed that Curdridge would 

carry on and purchase a sign on its 

own. 

The PCC have now had the clock 

looked at by an expert and had 

asked the Parish Council to 

contribute towards renovation works. 

It was agreed that the Parish Council 

would pay for the renovation of the 

face and hands up to a maximum of 

£2,000. 

Vine School Nursery asked if a 

banner can be displayed for four 

weeks on the Glebe land. It was 

agreed they could do this on the 

strict understanding it was only for 

28 days. 

A full list of highway problems will be 

sent to Colin Taylor (HCC) with a 

copy to Peter Mason (County 

Councillor) The Council will agree 

on its order of priority for the main 

items. 

Hole Lane to Sandy Lane – horses 

and cyclists are using the boardwalk 

and it was felt it would be a good 

idea to upgrade the path so they 

could do so. Lynne and Kevan are 

going to look at how this can be 

done. Liz Giles, Rights of Way will 

look at putting a kissing gate in for 

the short term to protect the 

boardwalk. 

Outlands Lane – at the turning circle 

people have been parking their cars 

and this information will be passed to 

P.C Paul Symonds. 

A Certificate of Lawful use in respect 

of the retention of the hard standing 

at Kitnocks Farm has been applied 

for. The Council questioned as to 

what the intended use is and would 

express concern that it be restricted 

to agricultural use and not used as a 

retail car park or for public parking. 

Planning – decisions 

Use of restaurant and bar at 

equestrian centre by members of the 

public. Pinkmead Farm, Botley 

Road, Curbridge. Permitted 

Use of land for storage of buses – 

Poplars Farm, Curdridge Lane. 

Refused. 

Four extensions to existing building 

to include new lift and staircase, 

three additional bedrooms with 

ensuite and laundry room. The 

White House, Vicarage Lane. 

Permitted. 

The Council have received a letter 

from Hampshire County Council 

regarding their Pothole Repairs 

Programme, which reports: 

“The snow and freezing weather we 

experienced during February is now 

causing detrimental affects on the 

road network across the Country. 

Many local authorities are 

experiencing increased reports of 

potholes developing on their roads. 

Hampshire roads have not escaped 

the effects of this and we too are 

experiencing more potholes than we 

would normally experience. 

A pothole forms when water gets into 

the road structure and then freezes. 

This causes the water to expand and 

the surface of the road breaks open. 

Although this can happen on any 

road surface, it generally tends to 

affect rural roads more as they have 

generally evolved from tracks and 

their construction has a thinner layer 

of bituminous material when 

compared to urban roads which have 

generally been designed. 

Hampshire County Council and its 

Councillors place great importance 

on the maintenance of roads as they 

are an important asset that provides 

accessibility for Hampshire 

residents. 

In this respect the Environment 

Department would encourage your 

Parish Council to report any potholes 

to the County Council by one of the 

following methods 

phone Hantsdirect on 0845 6035633 

or 

by email to the following address 

‘roads@hants.gov.uk’ 

or 

via the defect reporting system at the 

f o l l o w i n g a d d r e s s 

www3.hants.gov.uk/roads. 

Parishes have often in the past been 

very helpful by reporting potholes to 

the County Council and we would 

like to continue that relationship. If 

you have defects in need of urgent 

repair please carry on reporting 

these in your normal way. 

I would like to thank you in advance 

for your continued support 

Yours faithfully 

Colin Taylor 

Area Director 

Highways & Transport East 

Hampshire County Council” 

15


REPORT ON ANNUAL PUBLIC MEETING 

20TH APRIL 2009 AT THE READING ROOMS 

The Chairman John Barker 

welcomed Chris Hands from the 

YMCA who spoke about the work 

Fairthorne. Over the past 10 years 

they have diversified and built a day 

nursery and there are now 6 nurseries 

and also day camps. A camp 

will have over 500 children a day but 

there is 111 acres. Residential visits 

are still held and for some it is their 

first night away from home. More 

recently there is a youth project 

which was started by the Vicar who 

wanted to do work with the youth and 

very soon other groups joined in and 

the Parish Council have supported 

this. In the future they hope to do 

more in the local communities. 

Kevan Blundell asked if there is any 

chance of allowing people to walk 

through the grounds at Fairthorne, 

but Mr Hands said those days are 

over where children are concerned 

as it is not possible to allow a mix of 

children with the public. 

Paul Martin (PCSO) for Curdridge, 

Durley and Shedfield reported in the 

last month there have been 

suspicious vehicles reported at 

Bottings, criminal damage to a door 

at Lake Road, a suspicious vehicle 

reported in Lake Road, vehicle 

theft at Hambrooks in Wangfield 

Lane and a 17 year old missing 

person reportedly turned up in the 

Reading Room car park having taken 

his sisters car and driven without 

insurance. There have also been 

thefts of catalytic converters from 

transit vans and garden ornaments. 

The 101 number was going to end 

but now it is not just antisocial but 

similar to the 0845 number for items 

other than emergency. 

Sally Wood (Headteacher at the 

Primary School) presented a report 

on the work at the school. She also 

said the children had been interested 

in the bus shelter and presented to 

the Council some comments made 

by the children which they will 

consider at their next meeting. 

PARISH COUNCIL REPORT – John 

Barker summarised the work of the 

Parish Council over the past 12 

months and said the items discussed 

included: 

Flashing speed limit reminder signs, 

30mph limit at the Plantation/ 

Curdridge Lane 

Reporting of pothole and highway 

defects 

Road safety of people crossing the 

A334 at Woodview Park to the 

Garage. 

Drainage works at the Reading 

Room Recreation Ground and the 

Allotment Recreation Ground. 

Supporting the Reading Room 

Managers in tree works. 

Provision of the new bus Shelter 

New Parish Council website at 

communities.hants.gov.uk/curdridge 

DISTRICT COUNCIL REPORT – 

Robert Humby and Laurence Ruffell 

gave a report and said that local 

concerns have been mainly Planning 

and Enforcement whilst wider issues 

h a v e i n c l u d e d t h e L o c a l 

Development Framework involving 

the Strategic Development Area and 

the Partnership for Urban South 

Hampshire. Rob Humby has been 

involved with the rural economy and 

helping rural businesses in the area. 

COUNTY COUNCILLORS REPORT 

– Peter Mason – presented his eighth 

annual report and said the last 12 

months had been the busiest with the 

casework increasing significantly, 

dealing with complaints against 

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children and adult services, school 

placements, requests for speed limit 

reduction, flooding issues and 

compensation requests against the 

County council. He was allocated 

£10,000 to give out to worthy causes 

within his area and he gave 

Curdridge £500 towards cleaning the 

war memorial at the Church. 

There followed a discussion about 

future housing and Rob Humby 

suggested a separate meeting to 

discuss this. Rob said there are still 

amendments being made so it is 

difficult to report and the original 

boundary has now been changed 

and there is a focus on going towards 

Hedge End Station and away from 

Durley and Curdridge. The SE is 

identified as an area of development 

and in its entire package there has to 

be some 80,000 houses. Joanne 

Furby asked if it could still be 

challenged and Rob said that 

Eastleigh still have to complete their 

investigations to be part of the Plan 

and there will be opportunity to 

comment. 

Nick Wyatt from Fairthorne Grange 

said he had a meeting at Winchester 

City as he is concerned that building 

could come close to his property. 

The Parish Council are considering 

sites for social housing and St. 

Peters Close is being investigated. 

BOTLEY A ND C URDRIDGE 

WELFARE TRUST – sent a report 

and said that a total of £1394 had 

been spent during the year including 

grants to 8 individuals and 6 families 

and to both village minibuses.

BOTLEY W.I. 

There was an excellent turn-out of 

members for the April meeting. 

There are now 58 members of 

this Institute – the highest 

membership we have ever enjoyed. 

Ten of these members attended the 

Hampshire County Meeting, held in 

Portsmouth Guildhall at the end of 

March. Simon Weston - who was so 

seriously injured in the Falklands war 

– was the principal guest. He was a 

most inspirational and eloquent 

speaker, and deserved the standing 

ovation he received at the end of the 

afternoon. 

In April we welcomed Miss Barbara 

Selby to talk to us about the early 

years of Florence Nightingale’s life. 

The family had lived at Embley Park, 

near Romsey – lately if has housed a 

boys’ school. Florence – so it is 

learned from her diaries – had a 

lonely, unhappy childhood; she and 

All Saints’ 

Flower Guild 

It was wonderful to see the 

church filling up on Thursday the 

23rd April for our Flowers and 

Music evening. Christine 

Evans, our demonstrator and 

David Burgess our organist had 

had a brief telephone conversation 

a few days previous and a 

further short discussion when 

David rushed in about 20 minutes 

before the start of the evening but 

knowing them both it did not take 

long to form a strong rapport. 

The title for the evening was 

Flowers for All Seasons which 

Christine interpreted as Spring 

Summer Autumn and Winter 

and David, as expected was able 

to fit music to perfection. Spring 

was a parallel arrangement using 

a selection of foliage together 

with lizianthus and calla lilies and 

this set the scene for a vibrant 

summer and autumn with our 

her only sister did not enjoy one 

another’s company. In later years 

Florence was not allowed by her 

family to marry the man she 

loved. She had yearned to train as a 

nurse from an early age, but her 

family lived in a ‘ social whirl’ – which 

Florence hated – and they did not 

approve of her desire to work in the 

medical world. Eventually she was 

allowed to go to Germany where her 

formal training started. Miss Selby 

painted, with words, a wonderful 

sketch of a determined person in her 

early years of womanhood – 

someone who was completely unknown 

to those of us listening. We 

only knew Florence as ‘the lady with 

the lamp’. We look forward to the 

next instalment in 2010. 

At the National AGM, to be held at 

the Albert Hall in June, the only 

resolution to be presented will be 

concerning the humble Honey 

Bee. Honey Bees play a vital role in 

the pollination of food crops and in 

our environment. You maybe aware 

that there is an accelerating decline 

in the UK honey bee population and 

the WI will be urging the Government 

seasons finishing with a stunning 

arrangement of white longiflorium 

lilies with a few red tulips to herald 

the coming of spring. 

Christine's finale was, as promised, 

a fore taste of the Cathedral 

festival, 'The Greatest Show on 

Earth' and this was truly worth 

waiting for. She used vibrant colours, 

funky accessories 

and to finish she donned a bowler 

hat,at a rakish angle, on which a 

clown's face had been painted, a 

fantastic end to a glorious evening. 

Muriel Wilson kindly gave the 

vote of thanks to Christine and 

David and as Rosemary Fairfax, 

the co-ordinator of the festival 

was with us for the event, she 

also up dated us on the progress 

so far. 

It was great to see so many 

members of our congregation 

supporting us together with others 

from churches in Warsash, 

Stubbington and Havant as well 

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to increase funding for research into 

Bee Health. Botley WI has voted 

unanimously to support this 

resolution. Four of our members will 

be going to London for the AGM, 

joining others from all over 

Hampshire, for what is certain to be a 

stimulating day. We already know 

that Maureen Lipman and Richard 

Stilgoe will be two of the speakers – 

so there’ll be some fun as well. 

Our outing this year is fixed for 23 rd 

July – we shall spend the day in 

Dorset, visiting the Swannery at 

Abbotsbury and then on to 

Weymouth. 

Visitors are invited to join us on 18th 

June –in the Market Hall, at 

7.30pm - when we shall welcome 

Clive Jones to talk 

about ‘Owls’. We’re expecting to 

welcome some live specimens too! 

Wendy Bassom 

as members from both the 

Curdridge and Hedge End floral 

clubs, also to see some them fortunate 

enough to be leaving with 

the arrangements they had won 

in the raffle. The focus of the 

event was to support the BCD 

church guild's participation in the 

coming festival by covering our 

own costs and if possible a donation 

to the general festival 

fund. With the help of you all, we 

have done just that and in fact 

raised a clear £500. 

I now would like to say thank you 

to all who helped during the evening 

but even more important, 

those who talked up the evening 

and sold the tickets. Without their 

efforts we would not have had an 

audience of over 100 which was 

outstanding. 

Veronica

What do Curdridge Girls 

say about Guides? 

BCD Photo Club 

At their meeting on May 13th club 

members enjoyed a presentation 

by Robin Cobin who brought 

along his own images to illustrate 

a number of points which he had 

made during a previous talk. The 

t heme f or this month’s 

competition was “spring” which 

members had interpreted in more 

ways than the obvious one. The 

winner, with a delightful picture of 

bluebells, was Phil Pearson. 

Runner up Bill Davidson had an 

excellent image of a newly born 

lamb with its mother and Adrian 

Abbott and Paul McCarthy shared 

third place. Arrangements have 

been made for two outdoor 

photoshoots which will be on 

June 18th in Wickham and 

September 5th when a visit has 

been arranged to a local nursery. 

The dates for the next two 

meetings in the Thresher room 

will be July 15th and September 

16th. 

The competition themes for these 

two evenings will be: 

July 15th “Signage” and 

September 16th “Windows” 

Meetings are held bimonthly in 

the Thresher Room starting at 

8.00 am. New members are always 

welcome irrespective of 

their levels of experience. 

The club is a photographic 

club with the emphasis on taking 

photographs and not on the 

equipment used to do so. 

“This year at guides we have been 

on lots of exciting adventures such 

as our Kip on A Ship, where we 

stayed on HMS Belfast which was 

brilliant. 

Our Thinking Day activity this year 

was Wacky Wakey Wakey, an 

indoor camp at Swanmore 

College, which we are still 

recovering from! We are due to go 

on a camp in the summer which we 

can't wait for either!! 

At Guides every Tuesday we have 

loads of different games and 

activities like making soaps, 

ringo-ing and ice skating which was 

our Christmas treat. 

The guide leaders are so very 

enthusiastic and good at organising 

events that it would be mad to miss 

out. We look forward to guides 

each week! 

WE LOVE GUIDES!” 

By Grace Kenworthy, Brittany 

Moore, Bryony Merritt and 

Charlotte Wood (Rose Patrol). 

“Ice skating was a magical 

experience. Being outside and 

looking at all the beautiful lights 

was really fun. It was really 

awesome to be there. We all 

worked together on the ice and 

helped each other gain confidence. 

Many of the guides got enrolled 

and officially became members of 

the Girl Guide Association”. 

By the Dolphin 

Patrol 

“On 7th February Curdridge Guides 

and Curdridge Scouts went to 

London to sleep on HMS Belfast 

overnight. We had a great time and 

saw lots of great buildings and 

monuments like Big Ben, the 

London Eye, Tower Bridge, the 

Thames and we watched the 

Ceremony of the Keys. Overall it 

was a great trip and we made loads 

of new friends (the scouts!).” 

By the Parrot Patrol 

“For a Christmas treat we had an 

ice skating trip at the Winchester 

Cathederal rink. There were loads 

of enrolments and lots of fun. 

A few accidents occurred like 

Emma P-H who landed on her arm 

but overall it was a great Christmas 

treat.” 

By the Elephant Patrol 

"1st Curdridge Guide Company is 

holding a sale on the 13th June 

for Save the Children. This charity 

helps children by building wells 

and schools but need our help. 

We need good quality bric-a-brac, 

toys, books etc to sell please. 

These should be brought to the 

Scout and Guide HQ, Reading 

Room Lane on either Tuesday 

2nd or 9th June from 7-8pm. 

Please support us on the day at 

Red Lion St, Bishops Waltham 

9.30am-12noon. Thanks for your 

help." Ruth Stevens. 

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member Ian Cresdee suggested 

that he might consider joining the 

Meon Valley Lions Club. 

positive force in the community 

and which continues to thrive in 

the UK and internationally. 

Lions’ cash goes 

to good causes 

Roger Huntley, District Governor 

for Lions 105D district was our 

guest at the April monthly 

meeting and took the lead in 

f o rmally we lcoming a n d 

inaugurating Joe Kennedy as a 

new member of the Meon Valley 

Lions Club. Joe lives in Titchfield 

Common with his wife Heather 

a n d i s t h e M D o f 

Xploit-Technology Ventures Ltd, a 

Data Centre Design Consultancy. 

Joe and Heather have supported 

community voluntary groups for a 

number of years. In the past they 

have helped the Titchfield Bonfire 

Boys Society with their annual 

Carnival and Blues at the Abbey 

events and have both been 

Community First Responders, 

until the Titchfield group 

disbanded earlier this year. Joe 

was looking for an opportunity to 

continue his voluntary work and 

was delighted when Lions 

At the meeting we were also 

pleased to receive a presentation 

from Andrew Tyrrell who talked 

about his commitment to the 

Scout movement. Andrew is the 

son of Lion Jon Tyrrell and Meon 

Valley Lions have contributed to 

some of the costs involved in his 

activities during his pre-University 

gap-year, 2007-08. 

During this time, Andrew has 

completed his Gold Duke of 

Edinburgh Award and fulfilled his 

ambition to become a Queen 

Scout – he received his badge 

from Chief Scout Peter Duncan, 

at a ceremony at Tate Modern 

and attended a service at 

Windsor Castle in the presence of 

The Queen. Becoming a Queen 

Scout involved Andrew in 

numerous activities, including 

work on a National Trust Project 

in the Brecon Beacons and 

attending a trip to Switzerland 

with Romsey Scouts. During 2008 

he also supervised a number of 

Scout events including the Scout 

centenary celebration at 

Brownsea Island and an 

international Scout Jamboree in 

New Zealand. It was refreshing to 

see a young person giving so 

m u c h b a c k t h r o u g h a n 

organisation that is such a 

We have recently received news 

from old friends Nigel and Sarah 

Barettes. Although now resident 

in France, they have committed 

themselves to supporting projects 

in Africa, following a holiday a few 

years ago which gave them an 

insight into the poverty and 

suffering so common throughout 

the continent. In their most recent 

visit they have donated gardening 

tools to schools so that staff and 

pupils can grow their own 

vegetables. Meon Valley Lions 

has supported their work with 

money for hand pumps that allow 

communities to access clean water 

supplies. In one school of 800 

children, water was being 

provided by hand-carrying on a 

daily basis, before the pumps 

were deployed. Nigel and Sarah’s 

efforts have been covered in “The 

Point”, one of Gambia’s National 

newspapers and we were 

delighted that our financial 

support got a mention too. In the 

native home of the Lion, it’s 

interesting to wonder what sort of 

image Meon Valley Lions 

conjures up to the newspaper’s 

readers in the Gambia! 

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Curdridge Primary School News 

Mrs Deacon 

Retires: 

On Wednesday 1 st 

April, after 28 years at Curdridge 

Primary School, Mrs Deacon retired. 

The children gave her a fabulous send off 

with a special Abba themed assembly. 

Each class had rehearsed a special 

farewell message which started with 

Class 1’s humorous rhyme. Class 2 held 

some special flowers spelling Mrs 

Deacon and remembered a wonderful 

poem all about Mrs Deacon’s time at 

Curdridge. 

Class 3 acted out some funny scenes of 

things that had happened at our school 

over the years and Class 4 performed a 

wonderful dance to one of Mrs 

Deacon’s favourite groups: Abba! 

The whole school then sang several 

Abba songs with a very specially adapted 

Abba song, at the end, which brought 

tears to many people’s eyes. 

Finally after each class had presented 

Mrs Deacon with a gift, the main present 

was unveiled which was a lovely garden 

bench with a plaque saying farewell and 

thank you. 

We will miss you Mrs Deacon! 

Class 1 visit The 

Hawthorns: On Wednesday 

6 th May Class 1 visited The Hawthorn 

Study Centre on Southampton Common 

and had a fantastic time. The children 

played several exciting games one of 

which involved being blindfolded and all 

joining in a line to make a caterpillar. 

The caterpillar then went on a discovery 

walk. They were also able to search for 

minibeasts in the churchyard and pond 

and look for different coloured pieces of 

wool in the trees to identify which were 

easier to see. 

K i n g s w o o d 

Residential: Year 4 recently 

went to Kingswood on the Isle of 

Wight for a three day residential visit. 

During their stay their developing 

independence and self-confidence took 

centre stage as the children took part in 

abseiling, quad biking, archery and many 

team challenges including a blindfolded 

adventure trail! While most of the 

activities were outdoor pursuits, there 

was also an ICT element where the 

children developed their own computer 

animation game. They learned how to 

write rules for their characters and 

setting using special software. 

Emma Froome said, “I never realised 

how much I would like an obstacle 

course. I really enjoyed how supportive 

all my classmates were!” 

Bradley Adams commented, “I learned 

things about myself that I never knew I 

could do.” 

Springwatch in Class 

2: Class 2 have their very own 

springwatch w i t h a c a m e r a 

strategically placed in a nesting box. For 

two years we have waited for a bird to 

take a fancy to the ready made home 

and finally a little Nuthatch has decided 

to call it her own! The male Nuthatch 

kindly brought tree shavings, bark and 

leaves into the nest and the female laid 

several little eggs which she kept warm. 

We were delighted when we saw the 

first egg hatch and now at least six have 

hatched and are all vying for mum and 

dad’s attention to be fed, magical! 

Netballers bring 

home second trophy: 

We took two teams to the Swanmore 

and District Netball Tournament in 

March to play against various schools 

from the local area. 

Our B Team managed to win a match 

and draw a match and only lost one, 

which was a great achievement 

considering they were playing against 

some teams that had much older players 

in them. 

Our A Team managed to win all their 

matches and went on to victory in the 

semi final and the final bringing back the 

cup which had our name on in 2005, 

2006, 2007 and now again in 2009! 

What an awesome team, unbeaten all 

season and what a fantastic result for 

our little school! 

Class 4 went to 

Tw i c ke n h a m : O n 

Wednesday 22 nd April Class 4 spent 

the day in Twickenham watching the 

BUCS Rugby Union Championship 

Finals. 

The women’s final was at 12.30pm and 

the men’s was at 3pm. The children then 

had the opportunity to have tea 

together and visit the shop. It was a long 

but very enjoyable day and a fantastic 

experience for the children to be in such 

a large stadium watching top quality 

rugby. 

This is an annual event for Class 4 and 

this year seven parents came to help and 

enjoy the experience as well. 

Hayley Humphry 

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Wildlife Encounters 

Photo by Oliver Hine 

If you have frogs in your pond, 

slow-worms in your compost heap, or 

hedgehogs in your shed, the 

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife 

Trust would like to know about it. 

Accurate and up-to-date information 

about species is essential for 

conserving them and their habitats. 

By recording the wildlife you see in 

your garden and local area you can 

help us build a picture of where 

species are found throughout 

Hampshire. The information that you 

can provide allows us to monitor 

rises and falls in population numbers, 

and to identify areas or particular 

species that are in need of 

conservation 

For your record to be added to our 

species databases, we need a certain 

amount of information to ensure 

that the record is accurate such as 

Species seen, Date, Observers 

name, Number seen, and Location. 

Sending us photos are also a great 

way to confirm what species you 

saw. 

Sending in your records could not be 

easier. You can submit your species 

sightings online by visiting 

www.hwt.org.uk/pages/speciesgroup-recording-form.html. 

We also have easy to use recording 

postcards and if you record regularly 

and would like to submit a lot of 

records in one go, the Trust can 

provide you with an excel electronic 

recording form. To find out more, 

please contact WildLine (details 

below). 

There are a number of ways that you 

can get more involved with species 

recording in Hampshire. You could 

join one of our species groups, 

attend a Wildlife Trust education 

course or event to improve your 

identification and survey skills, 

conduct your own surveys on Wildlife 

Trust reserves or in your local area, 

or simply send us your records from 

weekend walks or your garden. 

If you would like to find out more 

about Hampshire's wildlife then 

WildLine can help. WildLine is our 

wildlife information service, aimed at 

answering wildlife queries from the 

public and providing help with 

naming plants and animals that you 

What’s on in June 

Tue 9 

FA 

Flower Power 10.30am–12noon. 

Where can we find flowers at 

Swanwick Lakes? Are they all the 

same? Where do they come from? 

Join us as we search high and low 

for flowers and the creatures that live 

on them. An event for toddlers and 

pre-school children. Meet at 

Swanwick Lakes Wildlife Reserve, 

Sopwith Way, Swanwick SO31 7AY 

(Map ref. SU 505 098). Booking 

essential, so for further information 

and to book your place, please 

contact Jo Trotter or Jess 

Daish-Miller on 01489 570240. 

Please bring appropriate outdoor 

clothing including boots or stout 

shoes. A donation of £2.50 per child 

is requested. 

Wed 17 

FA 

A Meander through the Meadows 

10.30am–12noon. Do you know 

which common flowers can be used 

to soothe tired feet? Or why it’s good 

to have some agrimony around if you 

encounter elves? Join Swanwick 

Lakes Reserve staff for a guided 

walk looking at our beautiful early 

summer flowers and find out about 

some of the folklore associated with 

them. Meet at Swanwick Lakes 

Wildlife Reserve, Sopwith Way, 

Swanwick SO31 7AY 

may have seen. 

If you have a wildlife question for 

WildLine, or would like more 

information about species recording, 

please contact us: 

tel 01489 774446 

email WildLine@hwt.org.uk 

web www.hwt.org.uk 

write WildLine 

Hampshire and Isle of Wight 

Wildlife Trust, 

Vicarage Lane, Curdridge, 

Hampshire, SO32 2DP 

(Map ref. SU 505 098). For further 

information please contact Jo Trotter 

or Jess Daish-Miller on 01489 

570240. Please wear stout shoes or 

boots. Suggested donation £1.50 per 

person 

Thu 18 

BW 

Discover Swanwick Lakes’ 

Orchids 7pm. Join us for a walk 

around the reserve with Wildlife Trust 

staff, to see the orchids in bloom. 

Meet at Swanwick Lakes Wildlife 

Reserve, Sopwith Way, Swanwick 


details, please contact Jane Gentry 

on 01489 890961. Suggested 

donation £2.50 per adult, children 

free. 

July 

Wed 8 

FA 

Walk at Swanwick Nature Reserve 

2–4pm. Join Jo Trotter, Education 

Officer, on a guided walk around the 

woodland and lakes at the reserve. 

Meet at Swanwick Lakes Wildlife 

Reserve, Sopwith Way, Swanwick 


details, please contact Ken Berridge 

on 01489 576958. Suggested 

donation £2. 

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