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In this Issue... 

Contents 

Village Hall 3 

Holybourne Guides 3 

Remembrance 4/5 

Holybourne Theatre 7 

Community Forums 7 

I Remember 9 

Auld Lang Sine 9 

Mill Cottage 11 

Carol Singing 13 

Andrews’ Endowed 15 

Here’s Holybourne 16/19 

H’bourne Cricket Club 21 

Defence of Christmas 23 

IF 23 

Westminster Calling 25 

Quiz 25 

Streetwatch 27 

Betty Jones’ Poem 27 

Healthy New Year 29 

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magazine are those of the named 

author, who may be contacted via 

the editor. 

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Editorial 

These last few weeks 

have been a busy time 

in Holybourne, what 

with Fireworks Night , 

the Remembrance 

Service and the 

commencement of 

Advent leading up to 

Christmas. When I 

was a youngster early 

November was an 

exciting time not only 

because of the big 

bonfire and fireworks 

of Guy Fawkes’ night 

but also because it 

was that time of year when my Mother made a whole stack of Christmas 

puddings. 

This occasion was apparently mayhem but everything in the kitchen was 

furiously focused on this one objective and all members of the family 

were involved in preparing the many ingredients. When all the components 

had been prepared and mixed together the ritual was that every member 

of the family must have a turn stirring the enormous bowl of Christmas 

pudding mixture, toxic with fruit, spices, syrup and beer. Eventually the 

mixture would be spooned into pudding basins and each covered and 

tied up with cloth, and then simmered in water for eight hours. Believe it 

or not, six weeks later on Christmas Day, and the following days, they 

were cooked for another two hours! I do have to say, however, that the 

resultant taste was truly fantastic with the flavours of so many ingredients 

each contributing to the success of final mixture. 

This is not dissimilar to Christmas as a whole, where many different 

aspects come together to create this splendid family occasion. There are 

presents to be bought and squirrelled away until time for packing; the 

Christmas tree to be chosen by Dad and the offspring (with Dad trying to 

tread the fine line between his kids seeing him as Scrooge and his wife 

seeing him as cavalier spendthrift “You spent HOW MUCH?”); then the 

tree needs to be decorated (and re-decorated by Mum because the first 

effort looks as if there’s been a small storm in the living room). There’s 

the choice to be made of turkey or goose, or perhaps, in the light of these 

taxing economic times, opting for pigeon pie (but in any case be sure not 

to forget the veggie option for the teenager). Then there’s the decision 

about who to invite to Christmas Day lunch – your Mother and her new 

boyfriend, my Father and his drooling dog, my Brother and his unruly 

kids? And, importantly, what to leave out for Santa and his reindeer to 

say thank you for calling with all the presents (surely we can improve on 

last year’s mince pie and two doggie biscuits?) and lots more important 

decisions besides. 

Of course, the key ingredient is the family visit to the Church or Cathedral 

for midnight mass to recall that birth 2000 years ago, when the shepherds 

and the Magi brought the gifts for baby Jesus. Mary and Joseph don’t 

know how lucky they were in having an ox and an ass for company. It 

might have been very uncomfortable but it must have been very peaceful! 

Oh! Silent Night. 

I hope that your Christmas is both peaceful and comfortable and that 

everything you wish for you and your family in the New Year becomes a 

reality. 

Barrie Lawrence 

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March 25th 2011 

Front cover photograph by Karen Bennet

List of Advertisers 

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BUILDER D C Andrews 26 

BUILDING SUPPLIES Coomers 14 

CARE GROUP Holybourne 20 

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Town & Country 22 

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ESTATE AGENTS Hamptons 8 

FABRICS Fine Fabrics 28 

FARM SHOP Organics Mill Farm Organic 26 

FUNERAL DIRECTOR Kemp & Stevens 12 

FURNITURE MAKER Aidan McEvoy 32 

HEALTH & BEAUTY Mint Condition 10 

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LETTING Holybourne Lettings 2 

Landscaping Thrive Landscapes 26 

LOCKSMITH CSS Locksmith 20 

MARQUEES Alresford Marquees 20 

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OSTEOPATH Michael Boyd 6 

PLASTERER D. Cross 6 

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PUBLIC HOUSES The White Hart 20 

Hen & Chicken 22 

The Three Horseshoes 24 

RESIDENTIAL HOME The Lawn 26 

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News From Your Village Hall 

The 2010 Annual General Meeting of the trustees of 

Holybourne Village Hall was held over the summer. The 

trustees were very pleased to welcome Janet Cane as a 

new trustee. The remainder of the trustees were 

re-elected en bloc. As “new blood”, Janet brings 

important new and fresh viewpoints to the committee. 

We look forward to welcoming further new trustees at 

future AGM’s! The officers remain as before, with Ben 

Kemp as Chairman, Michael Moulton as Secretary and 

Margaret Heppenstall as Treasurer. 

You may remember from the last Village Hall update that the 

trustees were investigating the installation of a sound system. 

We are excited to announce that this is now in place and is 

available to hire for £10 per session (although a substantial 

refundable deposit is required). Our grateful thanks go to 

Alan Rixon for all his assistance in purchasing, installing and 

writing the operating manual for it! If anyone has any 

suggestions for ways to improve the Hall and the facilities 

available, please do let us know. We are aware that car 

parking is a significant challenge, but realistically cannot see 

many options on that one! 

Work proceeds on the proposed external shelter, which is 

intended primarily for the use of the pre-school and we are 

working closely with the Hall’s neighbours to address any 

concerns. We’re also hoping to erect some rather smart 

railings and a gate at some point in the future to help 

improve security. 

In this economic climate, funds are struggling somewhat and 

thus we have reluctantly had to increase the cost of the 

heating in the hall. It was estimated that this was being 

subsidised in the region of £500 p.a. from Hall funds, which, 

for a registered charity, obviously could not be allowed to 

continue! 

The November quiz was well attended, and the Half Baked 

Alaska team narrowly won a tricky quiz. Thanks to Helen 

Bound and her team for setting the questions, thanks also to 

John and Jean Honnor, Tony and June Hale and Vickie Kemp 

who kept the evening running pretty well seamlessly between 

them. Thanks also go to the remainder of the committee 

who organised the event and to all who attended and enjoyed 

the evening. Between you, you raised some much-needed 

funds, so a big well done to you all! 

Two things upon which to end. Firstly, a plea - if anyone 

knows the whereabouts of the other glass recycling box 

could they please return it; no questions asked? This 

disappeared one weekend in August. Otherwise, we’ll need 

to source the money for a replacement from the funds and 

sadly they are not cheap. 

Lastly, our long-serving and very hardworking treasurer has 

been in hospital recently and I am sure you will all join us in 

wishing Margaret a speedy recovery. 

Ben Kemp, Chairman 

Holybourne Village Hall Trustees 

Holybourne Guides 

Holybourne Guides have been particularly active over the 

last year celebrating the Association’s centenary. 

We have joined in some large scale events; enjoying an 

activity weekend on the Isle of Wight, the “Big Bash” 

concert at Paulton’s Park, the “Big Gig” concert at 

Wembley and a centenary camp in Kent with over 1000 

Guides. 

We also had small scale adventures too including camping, 

doughnutting, Go Ape high ropes, night walks and 

campfires. 

We would like to thank everyone who has helped and 

contributed throughout the year, especially with the recent 

Children in Need Sale. Thanks also to all those who have 

collected the Sainsbury’s Active Kids Vouchers for us. 

Over the last few years we have been able to obtain 

several really good quality lightweight tents and 

equipment. 

For more information about Guides, please email 

holybourneguides@hotmail.co.uk 

The Holybourne Village Magazine - Winter Issue 2010 

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Holybourne Remembrance 

Service 2010 

The service was a more colourful and tuneful event this year. The parade which was led by two ‘Rose & Thistle’ pipers, 

and a side drummer, consisted of veterans, guides, Army cadets, RAF and an army squad under Parade Marshall Sgt 

Burke REME. 

Rt. Hon. Michael Mates, who has just retired from the House 

of Commons after 36 years, made the short annual address. 

He spoke of his recent visit to a ceremony for bravery 

awards, including the severely disabled. He said that 

recently many people have shown amazing courage in 

horrible circumstances, and warned us that we must expect 

further terrorist attacks. They may well require more 

courageous life saving acts by civilians, as well as service 

personnel. He reflected that none of us know how courageous 

we are until we find ourselves tested by such a situation. 

The Rev Paul Barlow conducted the service, RSM Simon 

Robinson read the 16 names, Colour Sgt Duncan Newman 

the Exhortation, and this was followed by the beautiful and 

heart-rending Last Post, played by Graham Shipp. After 

the two minute silence, Reveille, and the Epitaph by Lt Col 

Max Joy REME. 

Wreaths were then laid at the WW I Roll of Honour by 

Deputy Lt of Hampshire Alan Titchmarsh MBE VMH DL 

[representing the Queen]; Rt Hon Michael Mates 

[representing Damian Hinds MP & Parliament]; Town 

Councillor David Willoughby [Mayor of Alton (& 

Holybourne)]:Cllr. Gynis Watts [EHDC]: Arthur Cuff [Royal 

British Legion]; the young daughter of Major Candlin REME 

[Armed Services]: Pop Chandler [RAFA]: Karen Bennett 

[Chairman HVA] and there was a further youthful touch 

when two guides laid their wreath [Youth of Holybourne]. 

Suspicious vehicles? 

Suspicious activity? 

Anti-Social behaviour? 

If it’s non - urgent 

PHONE 101 

If it’s urgent 

PHONE 999 

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The Holybourne Village Magazine - Winter Issue 2010

Our thanks go to David & Melanie for a bountiful supply of Remembrance 

punch; ImagePrint 2001 for the service sheets; Katie Fitzgibbon for her 

photographs; to Holybourne ‘StreetWatch’ acting as marshalls, and 

finally to our anonymous donor who “paid the pipers”! 

Chris Everett 


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Vandalism and Anti-Social 

Behaviour in Holybourne 

Over the last few months we have seen an increase in 

both vandalism and anti-social behaviour in the village. 

In order to decide where to put their resources in 

response to this sort of problem, the EHDC Community 

Safety Team, the Police and other agencies 

monitor calls made to 101. 

So, if you come across an incident of vandalism 

or anti-social behaviour: 

PLEASE REPORT IT BY CALLING 101 

This will allow the authorities to build a picture of what is 

happening and to start to take appropriate action. 

So that the HVA can be informed and track action, please 

would you also report incidents to any member of the 

HVA committee or by e-mail to: 

Watch.HVA@holybourne.com 

We can only address these problems by concerted 

action by all villagers. 

If a situation is urgent then, of course, dial 999. 

Karen Bennett, Chairman, HVA 

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Holybourne Theatre 

As I write this (13th November), I notice from Google 

that it is Robert Louis Stevenson’s 160th birthday. 

Purely by coincidence our 2011 pantomime will be 

Treasure Island and rehearsals are actively underway. 

Treasure Island is not a traditional pantomime story, 

but add a Dame, comedy duo and some slapstick 

humour and it works really well. Will Long John Silver, 

with his pirates Blind Ali and Sea-snake Sally, reach 

Captain Flint’s treasure before young Jim, who was 

given the map by Billy Barnacle? The story is full of 

lots of nautical jokes, pirate puns and modern songs. 

By the time you read this, tickets should be available 

from Waterstones in Alton High Street. 

Also coming up is the Youth Theatre Spring production. 

This is “Honk!” a modern musical based on the story of the 

ugly duckling by Hans Christian Andersen. “Honk!” tells 

the story of an odd looking baby duck, Ugly, and his quest 

to find his mother. 

“Allo Allo”, the stage version of the popular 80’s TV series, 

proved extremely successful and had to be extended for 

an additional week to cope with demand. The whole 

theatre was converted into Rene’s café with the audience 

seated around candle-lit tables and receiving an authentic 

supper during the interval. The kitchen still smells of 

Camembert cheese! 

Holybourne Singers meet every Tuesday at 8pm – this 

group is led by professional singer Rebekah Abbott. The 

group is open to all levels of singing ability with the aim of 

having fun and improving ability. All types of music are 

explored and members’ views influence the music selected. 

Holybourne Singers will be joining the Holybourne Church 

choir for the village carol service on Sunday 12th December. 

New members always welcome. 

Our latest activity, Keep Fit Dance classes began in 

September. The classes run each Tuesday for one hour 

starting at 7pm and cost just £3 per session. Those who 

have been watching “Strictly Come Dancing” know how 

much weight loss the celebrities have achieved whilst 

having fun. These classes are somewhat gentler, but will 

help anyone get back into regular exercise sessions. 

Phew! So much going on...... 

Bob Yelland 

New Community Forums for East Hampshire 

East Hampshire District Council’s Community Forums 

are changing to give local people more say in the 

important issues that affect their lives. 

The focus of the new Community Forums will be to respond 

to and deliver locally identified needs. All proposals, 

projects or ideas to improve the local community will be 

considered, and the forums will continue to provide an 

arena for people to have their say and help improve East 

Hampshire for everyone. 

We are therefore looking for members of the local community 

to come forward with ideas, be they large and strategic in 

nature that might cover a number of parishes, or very local 

where the support required might be advice rather than 

funding. 

All ideas will be put forward to a Technical Panel via a 

‘proposal template’, and assistance in preparing the 

proposal can be requested from the local Community 

Workers, or local Councillors. Once agreed, your proposal 

will go onto the Community Forum database. 

The database can be accessed by everyone, and will show 

the action that is being taken on the project and its various 

stages towards completion. Not every proposal can be 

immediately funded, but the project will stay on the 

database until such time as funds can be found – nor of 

course will every proposal be successful, and the Technical 

Panel will want to see that the idea has local support, that 

it is not duplicating another project already underway, that 

it will be a good use of funds, and of course is technically 

feasible. 

The Forums will continue to consider and approve grants 

as previously, and, of course, we very much welcome 

members of the public coming along and putting their 

views directly to Councillors during the Community Forum 

meetings. 

We are now in the final stages of consultation, and the 

whole project should be going live early next year. 

I am looking forward to hearing from you with your exciting 

and innovative ideas! 

Glynis Watts 


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I Remember... 

In the late 1940s / early 1950s Holybourne Church of 

England School (Andrews’ Endowed) was like any other 

village school with the children performing the Nativity 

Play, the carol singing for the parents and over 60s, the 

Church Service and the school Christmas Party put on 

by the head teacher, Mrs Smith. (the “big uns’” teacher), 

Mrs Squibb, (the “littluns” teacher). and the cooks, Miss 

Piggott, who lived in Howards Lane and Mrs Christy, 

who lived in the dip. 

There was usually fancy dress after the tea in the evening 

when the parents arrived. There was no electricity in the 

school or indoor toilets. The only water tap was in the 

kitchen fed from a roof tank filled by a pump situated in the 

school house Kitchen. The water came from an outside 

well. It had what we called a “mouse” on the outside wall 

to indicate how much water was in the storage tank. This 

was a piece of wood on one end of a piece of string 

hanging on an outside wall with various marks indicating 

the level of water in the tank. The other end of the string 

had a float floating on top of the water in the tank which 

went up or down according to the water level. The “mouse” 

was good to throw small stones or conkers at! 

Christmas at Holybourne School was a lot different from 

other schools because we all had a new pair of shoes from 

the Trustees. At the end of November we all took home a 

piece of paper for our mums that we had copied off the 

blackboard in our best handwriting, instructing them to 

take us to the Miss Chapman’s shoe shop at the bottom of 

Crown Hill in Alton. Mum would take my sister and me to 

Alton to have a fitting and choose a pair of shoes. She 

would meet us from school and we would catch the bus to 

Alton from outside Mr. Campbell’s (now Gaskell Close). 

It would cost Mum about 6d (old money) for the three of us. 

After the fitting the shoes were put back in the boxes with 

the name of the recipient marked on the top. It was a treat 

to then go and see Father Christmas either in Currys shop, 

now a baker / cake shop or Simmons Store where the A1 

Insurance Company building now stands. Dad would come 

and meet us and we would walk home in the dark to 

Holybourne - only the odd gas lamp then. 

About a week later the shoes would be delivered to the 

school, usually by Ray Reed’s taxi. Ray lived in 22 Howards 

Lane from where he ran his taxi business. The boxes would 

be given out for everyone to check they had the shoes they 

had chosen at the shop. After school we would take them 

home. I remember once some of the boys had boots not 

shoes and Mrs. Squibb held one up and asked if anyone 

knew what the tags were on the top and back of the boots. 

No one knew. One boy called David Holloway put his hand 

up and said “Is it to hang them up to dry?” We all had a good 

laugh after Mrs Squibb told us it was to pull them on with! 

In my Father’s and Uncle’s time at the school the boys were 

given a suit of clothes to their parents’ choice of fabric. . I 

understand the girls had a dress. I saw an old archive 

record book a few years ago with my Uncle’s and others’ 

names in and the fabric my Gran had chosen Sadly over 

time this is another local tradition that has died away 

through lack of funds The present Trustees are still an 

active force behind the scenes and have recently assisted 

with some of the finance towards the newly complete 

classrooms. 

David Andrews 

Auld Lang Syne 

“Should auld acquaintance be forgot, 

and never brought to mind? 

Should auld acquaintance be forgot, 

and auld lang syne? 

Chorus: 

For auld lang syne, my dear, 

for auld lang syne, 

we’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet, 

for auld lang syne.” 

Every New Year we sing Auld Lang Syne, but what are 

we singing about? 

The Anglicized version of ‘auld lang syne’, which means 

old long-since or old long-ago, is probably best 

translated as ‘old times past’. So, we are reminiscing 

about days gone by and remembering old friends and 

acquaintances. 

But what about the second verse which reads: 

And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere! 

(And there is a hand my trusty friend) 

And gies a hand o’ thine! 

(And give me a hand of yours) 

And we’ll tak a right gude-willie-waught, 

(And we will take of a good drink/toast) 

For auld lang sine. 

(For old long ago) 

So, I am assuming that you will be taking a right gudewillie-waught 

over Christmas and the New Year. 


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Mill Cottage News - November 2010 

It seems incredible when we look back over our last 

article, not only how much has happened in between, 

but also the regularity of the seasonal changes. Another 

few months and some more lambs have been born and 

are growing fast. The Ram has been put back with the 

ewes that lamb in the spring. The Boar has visited again 

for a few weeks and has now gone home. The goats 

have visited the Billy so hopefully there will be more 

goat kids in the spring. 

All these things need planning and calculating to ensure 

we have new arrivals when we need them and that we can 

jump through Animal Movement regulation hoops at the 

same time. My brother always amuses me when he 

refuses to think about Christmas before November – I 

have to gently remind him that it’s a good job his Christmas 

Dinner was thought about in April, hatched in May and is 

growing well! 

wish to grow food and also those who are happy to give 

advice. Although ours is not part of this scheme, the 

concept is great – maybe there are others in the village 

that have a potential vegetable patch that needs some 

work, or those who are looking for a patch in order to grow 

their own veg. 

Although we have fewer visits this time of year, we have 

enjoyed doing a Food & Farming Workshop recently. 

Amongst other things, we had out a coffee grinder and 

some genuine Holybourne wheat. The surprise on the 

children’s faces when they discovered that inside each 

wheat grain there is flour! They then cooked apple crumble 

with us – Mill Cottage Apples, but I am afraid they hadn’t 

ground enough flour for the topping so we had to go to the 

supermarket for that! 

This month we have had a serious review of the way we 

manage the land and have had a big tidy up. The poultry 

is now housed in a much more organised fashion, allowing 

us to pure-breed some chickens if we wish. We have also 

separated the ducks and the cockerels as it seemed the 

ducks were not enjoying the experience. We are thankful 

that grazing is still being offered locally, so we try to get 

our sheep around to tidy up various paddocks, fields and 

gardens. Hopefully it will last long enough so we can avoid 

buying too much hay. 

We have felt for several months that we have not used our 

vegetable patch to its full potential as the animals take 

priority. When a couple, who sometimes ‘pet-sit’ for us, 

asked to use it as their own garden wasn’t big enough and 

the allotment waiting list was too long, we jumped at the 

chance! Between us, the vegetable patch has been 

enlarged, rabbit proofed, and had a thorough digging in of 

manure – even the greenhouse had a bath! We look 

forward to helping with planting, with no pressure to keep 

everything under control when our busy season hits, and 

then sharing the harvest in due course. 

We have been aware of a national scheme 

www.landshare.net which links landowners to those who 

Finally, planning is now under way for Open Day 2011. It 

will be held at Andrews Endowed again, with kind 

permission, and we will be fundraising for a national 

charity which is based locally – the British Kidney Patient 

Association. More details, including confirmed stallholders 

and attractions, will appear on our website. 

Sarah & Tom Main 

Mill Cottage Farm Experience 

www.mcfe.org.uk – 01420 86206 

Previous Issues of the Holybourne Magazine 

Thanks to the hard work of the Web Master, 

Dave Budd, you can see all the previous 

issues of the Holybourne Magazine by visiting 

www.holybourne.com and selecting ‘Village 

Magazine & e-mail news’. The volume number 

refers to the editor of the series. (Vol 1 Editor 

Chris Everett; Vol 2 Editor Dave Budd; Vol 3 

Editor Barrie Lawrence) 


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New classrooms at Andrews’ Endowed 

CE Primary School are Finally Complete! 

for our Y1 and Y2 children, who no longer need to go out 

in the rain and wind to get to and from their classrooms! 

We also have two new outdoor learning spaces, one for 

Acorns (Early Years) and one which is shared between Y1 

and Y2. These spaces allow the children to take their 

learning in and out of the classroom as the need arises. We 

can already see the significant impact the building is having 

on the school as a whole. 

On Wednesday 3rd November we welcomed the children 

back after an extended half term break into our 

beautiful, finished school. 

Over the past five months we have had three classrooms 

fully refurbished, fitted new windows in the kitchen, the 

playground and the driveway have been resurfaced, our 

bins have been relocated to a secure store, the mobile 

classrooms have been demolished and the site 

re-landscaped and, of course, our two brand new 

classrooms have been built. 

What we have been able to create is a purpose built Early 

Years/KS1 department which flows through from our 

original building. The new classrooms are light, bright and 

completely appropriate for young children’s learning. The 

whole building represents a huge improvement, particularly 

We could not have completed the project without the 

support and commitment of the village, for which we are 

enormously grateful. We would like to thank everyone who 

has helped us 

and also to thank 

our neighbours 

who have had to 

put up with the 

noise and 

upheaval. 

If you have not 

had a chance to 

see the new 

classrooms and 

would like to, 

particularly if you 

have donated a 

brick and would 

like to see it in 

situ, you would be most welcome to visit – please contact 

the school office to arrange a suitable time. 

With thanks and very best wishes from Maria Lloyd, Head 

teacher, and everyone at Andrews’ Endowed CE Primary 

School. 

Andrews’ Endowed School - a message from the 

Headmistress, Maria Lloyd 

In partnership with the Diocese of Portsmouth and Winchester and through the generosity and enthusiastic 

fundraising of the Holybourne village community, our parents and friends, we are delighted to have completed our 

project to build two brand-new classrooms for our Early Years and Y1 pupils and refurbish three further classrooms 

throughout the school. 

The project builds on the work begun by our school’s founder, Thomas Andrews, in 1719, providing education for 

the children of Holybourne and the surrounding villages now and for the future, creating an environment designed 

for 21st Century learning, within our beautiful 18th Century setting. 

The project was completed in early November 2010. 


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Here’s Holybourne! 

Part 

nine 

Our Holybourne, Our Home 

I can remember the first time I saw a picture of our 

sweet little cottage, it was everything we had ever 

wanted, a cosy beamed snug that we could make our 

own. We were living in Brighton at the time. I was 

finishing University and Stephen was commuting into 

London everyday; he seemed to leave at the crack of 

dawn and return home in the middle of the night. He 

had had enough, and as I was finishing my University 

days we looked out of interest at places we could call 

home near to both our families and not too far for 

Stephen to travel. 

Stephen typed what we longed for into a property search 

site and this little cottage appeared. It was at 116 London 

Road. Stephen liked it as soon as he saw that it had a 

garage, somewhere that he could house his bikes and do 

whatever it is that men do in sheds and garages? I still do 

not know what he does for hours in there! My great wish 

was for a garden so that I could convince Stephen to have 

a dog, in particular a spotty dog. I did convince him, that is 

how Monty came to be a Holybourne resident. We had a 

tiny courtyard patio in Brighton that was not big enough for 

a dog, and I adore animals, so Stephen bought me my 

beloved rabbit Morris, and I knew he would be very grateful 

for a nice lawn to munch on. Morris enjoys going for walks 

up and down Church Lane on a lead, so if you see us, you 

are not seeing things - it really is a rabbit on a lead. He 

enjoys eating dandelions on the way. I like to call this The 

Morris Jackson Holybourne weed removal service. 

Stephen then rang up his Mum and Dad and told them 

about the cottage and how it was just down the road from 

them and how we needed their help buying it; we will both 

by eternally grateful to them for helping us to be able to 

live here. 

I will never forget our first viewing. We walked through the 

front door and instantly fell in love; neither of us was scared 

by the amount of work that needed doing. I think we both 

just knew that it was destined to be our home. Our more 

sensible parents explained that it will need a lot of work and 

it will be hard, but we just wanted to roll up our sleeves and 

give it the love it so needed. 

The work we did on our home seemed to take for ever but 

when we look back the time seems to have flown by. We 

love the sense of community in Holybourne. It is something 

that we did not experience when living in Brighton. 

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Everyone is so jolly and says hello which is lovely. When we 

were painting the front of our home all these lovely people 

would stop and say hello and ask us how we were getting 

on. It was really jolly. 

Now our home is finished - I say finished, but we still have 

a few jobs to do, such as fixing the front wall. We will get 

there eventually I’m sure. We both adore Holybourne and 

can’t imagine living anywhere else. We love walking Monty 

around the fields and of course Morris up Church Lane, and 

all the happy people that say hello to us. Thank you for 

making us feel so welcome in the village. 

Sophie Aylwin, Stephen Jackson, Monty and Morris. 

My Holybourne 

In 1957 my wife and I moved into 43 Howards Lane 

when I began work for Jack Newman, the tenant farmer 

of Manor Farm. I’d grown up in Froyle with my sister 

and two brothers. One day, my mother sent me down 

to the “big house” on some errand and suggested that 

I “have a look” at the nice young girl there. l was quite 

taken with Primrose and love blossomed. 

As Primrose attended Holybourne Church every Sunday, 

this is where we decided to marry in 1953. Our married life 

begun in a farm cottage at Inadown where I worked for 

Commander Pirie but we returned to Holybourne where we 

raised our four children David, Jennifer, Alan and Wendy 

who all went to the village school. 

The first tractor I drove on Manor Farm was a Ford Diesel 

and I later had the privilege to own my own. When I joined 

the farm there were no longer any working horses but Jack 

was the Master of the Holybourne Harriers and, after a 

groom had left, I was asked to look after his horses. Jack’s 

grey named Folly particularly sticks in my mind as she was 

quite contrary and refused to be cleaned down after a days 

hunting until absolutely dry! 

I have fond memories of days gathering wood for the winter 

fire with my family. The children would put potatoes on the 

bonfire we’d lit whilst we worked and eat Jacket spuds. 

We had our hedgerow which we would cut back, bring the 

wood back to the farm and use the saw bench to size down 

to logs ready for splitting. Then we would cart our spoils 

home. We would gather blackberries from the hedgerows 

in Watvere Lane and I cruelly remember a field mouse 

climbing up poor Primrose’s stocking’d leg. The children 

and I could not help for laughing! Eventually we composed 

ourselves and plucked the mouse off but he was most 

insistent and shot up there again! 

In those days as well as the beef cattle and arable, Manor 

Farm boasted a dairy in what is now known as Howards 

Barn. Occasionally if someone was ill I would have to help 

with the milking. 

In the 70’s we moved into 35, Howards Lane and after 

Jacks death, I continued to work for his son, David. As I 

got older I dropped to part time hours and eventually 

retired. In 1998 Primrose and I moved to Thornton End 

where we had several years together enjoying retirement 

before I sadly lost her a few years ago. 

Holybourne has served my family well and been a wonderful 

village to live, work, raise a family and retire in. It is 

peaceful, though not as peaceful as it used to be. Early 

mornings spent on the Downs bear breathtaking sunrises 

and in contrast, late into the night, stunning sunsets. It truly 

is a beautiful part of Hampshire. 

John Savage 

Holybourne Back and Forth 

We first came to Holybourne in February 2001, having 

no prior knowledge of the village at all. We came to 

view 151 London Road with a view to renting it. City 

dwellers from Southampton, the two of us drove 

through the village and fell in love with it straight away. 

The house was perfect – small but just right for us – and 

we said yes to the estate agent. Our jobs had taken us 

to the Northern end of Hampshire, and the location was 

just right for a commute to Guildford and another 

to Basingstoke. 

We spent two and a half years in that lovely cottage. Our 

abiding memories of living there are: 

• Making friends with Lesley, David and Lucy next door 

• Looking out of the stable door up to the stars at night 

• Finding frogs from the pond on the back doorstep in 

the mornings 

• Listening to people’s conversations as they passed 

our living room window at night – be warned! 

Another change of job took us to Farnham where we had 

live-in accommodation, but we never forgot Holybourne, 

and often talked about it with fondness. 

By 2005 circumstances had changed again, and by this 

time we were ready to buy our own house. We looked in 

Farnham, Alton, Blackmoor, and Holybourne once more. 

We couldn’t believe our luck when we saw the Old Chapel 

Continued on page 19 


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Here’s Holybourne! continued 

Part 

nine 

up for sale. We’d often looked at it longingly from across 

the road and wondered what it was like to live there. We 

aspired to such a house, and never dreamt we would ever 

own it. It wasn’t plain sailing though! We had a few false 

starts, and some disappointments along the way, but we 

got there in the end! We moved in on 10th October 2005, 

and we’ve loved living here ever since. We have some 

great neighbours, and Heather has got involved with the 

Parish Magazine as Editor for the past two and a half years. 

We both venture out in sun, wind or rain to deliver some of 

them too. We love the walks hereabouts; we like the 

friendly vibe in the village; we are impressed that the shop 

and pub are so well supported where other villages have 

lost theirs. We recently enjoyed the Cricket Club fireworks, 

and the Guides’ Christmas Fair. Matt had his 40th party in 

the village hall. A good time was had by all! 

Heather works in a beautiful setting – Cowdray Ruins in 

Midhurst – but still finds the village a pleasure to come 

home to. Holybourne - we are big fans! 

Heather Ongley & Matt Knowles 

Hello Holybourne 

It’s often the strangest of things that triggers long forgotten 

memories. A song, seeing a long lost friend or a listening 

to a particular piece of music but on this occasion it was a 

photograph that I took some 48 years ago. It brought back 

extremely fond memories of the childhood and early adult 

years that I lived in Holybourne and some not so fond 

memories of that extremely long and severe winter of 62 / 

63. I’ve always had a keen interest in photography and in 

that cruel weather as my father cleared the snow I was 

indulging in my passion of taking photographs. Perhaps I 

should feel bad but, if you look closely, you’ll see my 

brother, David, leaning against the door and it doesn’t look 

like he was shovelling much snow either! 

Having been born in Binstead in 1944, I moved with my 

family to beautiful Holybourne in 1953 when my parents 

Gerry and Ivy Heather bought the Prince of Wales pub in 

the heart of the village. My parents stayed in the pub until 

1966 when they moved to their bungalow in Howards Lane. 

It brought back childhood memories when I saw the article 

about Mrs Gate’s centenary in the summer edition of 

Holybourne Village Magazine, as she lived across the road 

from The Prince of Wales for many years. 

I thoroughly enjoyed life in the village and was lucky enough 

to meet my wife, Jane, at the dramatic club in the days of 

the old theatre. I served my apprenticeship at Vessa Ltd. 

in Alton learning the skills that I would need for my career 

as a metal worker making false limbs. 

Married life began in December 1967.The day, as it 

happens, was something of a winter wonderland with huge 

flakes of snow. And so began married life in Alton. I joined 

the retained fire brigade and served 18 years until my family 

and I moved to the other end of the country. 

We moved to Hexham, an historic market town in the heart 

of Northumberland as I had taken a job as head of the 

metal limb department at the Freeman Hospital, Newcastle, 

in order to further my career. We later moved to the remote 

village of Allendale, which featured on the BBC News for a 

few days in February this year when the winter snow was 

so severe that there were no food deliveries to the local 

Co-op for nearly a week. For me that inhospitable weather 

wasn’t quite such a nuisance as it would have been the 

previous year, for I retired in the summer of 2009. 

My father sadly passed away many years ago but my 

mother is still in rude health and lives in sheltered 

accommodation just along the road from me. She still lives 

independently and gradually moved North, first to Ketton, 

near Peterborough, to live near my brother but when he 

approached retirement himself mum moved once more to 

Northumberland. 

This is a fantastic part of the country and I will see out the 

rest of my days here, with my children and grandchildren 

around me. I now have more time to indulge my passions 

of fishing, particularly for salmon on the river Tyne with my 

eldest grandson, Thomas. I’ve just started taking my 

youngest grandson, Ronnie, fishing on the lake. When I’ve 

spread my fishing time fairly amongst the boys I still make 

the time to take the occasional photograph! 

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Holybourne Cricket Club Autumn 2010 update 

One of the downsides to the regularity of seasons and 

seasonal sports is that one tends to think along similar 

lines at the same time each year. And our cricket club 

is no exception to that. At this time of year we tend to 

reflect on how the season has gone, keep our fingers 

crossed for a successful Bonfire night and the members 

(but certainly not the committee) go into hibernation – 

from a cricketing perspective. 

We have completed another very successful season, our 

Colts progress at a good pace and our adults – young or 

old, lithe or creaking, skilful or keen – keep the runs flowing 

and the wickets tumbling. The First XI did an excellent job 

of consolidating their position in the Hampshire County Div 

4 having lost a number of players from previous seasons. 

The Second XI made a brilliant start to the season but 

couldn’t quite keep it going and eventually finished in 4th 

place – but still a great season. The Sunday side had a 

quite strange year in that lots of games were not played – 

unusually not to the great British weather but more because 

opponents could not raise teams. This seems to be a 

growing problem generally and we are actively looking at 

other ways of keeping Sundays alive in different ways and 

hope to have more news soon. 

Probably our greatest achievement this year was to 

formally achieve Clubmark status. This is a national 

programme which recognises good practice in a number 

of areas involved with Colts cricket. Think of it as a 

Kitemark or BSI accreditation for cricket clubs which have 

a youth section. Essentially it means we adhere to high 

standards of care, control, coaching and development of 

younger cricketers. It brings advantages to the club in 

terms of additional support available from county and 

national level and sends a very positive message to the 

community, schools, local authorities and funding agencies 

about the quality and safety of a club’s junior section. But 

such status does not come easily!!! The resultant 

paperwork could readily be passed off as a decent sized 

thesis – and frankly this has taken longer than a Masters 

degree would have done. But we are there – tremendous 

kudos to Paul Taylor for getting this finished. All we have 

to do now is maintain the accuracy of the information but 

that is another matter…………. 

I mentioned up top, that this is being written around the 

time of Bonfire night. Work demands mean it has been 

written in several stints so I can now record that November 

5th was another very successful event. Lots of people 

from the village, with their friends and family from outside 

saw another excellent display of fireworks along with our 

huge roaring bonfire. A huge thank you to all of you who 

came along and also for the very many compliments you 

passed back to us – they are warmly received and help to 

justify continuing the event. It seems the bonfire component 

of the evening is something of a rarity these days but we 

will be endeavouring to keep it going in the future. We are 

also looking at ways of making the firework display bigger, 

brighter, louder and longer. Whatever we do decide to do, 

I feel extremely confident you will not have better value for 

money. 

And so to next year. The committee is already looking 

ahead to see how things will shape up. The two league 

sides will continue and we hope to have exciting news on 

the Sunday side for the next edition. More of our colts will 

make the step up to senior cricket – and they have been 

an amazing success for the last 2 or 3 years – and at the 

lower end of the age spectrum we hope to see some of 

those tiny tots start to demonstrate their natural aptitudes 

which we will help to nurture and develop. Who knows, 

the next Strauss, Flintoff or Botham may be out there 

asking mum and dad for a bat for Christmas!! 

On behalf of the Club and the Committee, I would like to 

wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous, 

successful and healthy New Year. 

Here’s to another season with leather and willow - cheers! 

Richard Kelly 


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In defence of Christmas 

People get pretty sniffy about Christmas these days - 

all that stuff about commercialisation, too many 

presents, missing the true spirit and all that - but I, for 

one, think it’s blooming marvellous. 

I am one of those people for whom Christmas means only 

good things, and always has. I am not (unlike the infamous 

‘Mr. Christmas’ of Wiltshire, tabloid denizen who eats 

turkey dinner and mince pies 365 days of the year) 

obsessive about it, but by gum I know a good thing when 

I see one. And log fires, a glass of sherry, belting out carols 

and the odd extended episode of the Royle Family is, in 

my book, a very good thing indeed. 

For me, man’s capacity for artistic expression has reached 

no higher plane than the saxophone solo of I Wish It Could 

Be Christmas Everday by Wizzard. For me, the annual 

competition to spot the year’s first Christmas-themed 

advert on TV with my brother (won this year by the brother, 

who spotted fake snow and a few deccies in the back of 

a DFS sofa ad, the blighter) is the noblest sport a fellow 

could care to engage in. For me, the most garish tinsel, 

the tackiest tree and the corniest rooftop Santa (ideally 

mechanised and surrounded by flashing neon lights) is the 

zenith, the essence, the very pinnacle of man’s unique 

civilising instinct. You take your Sistine Chapel Ceilings, 

your Anna Kareninas and Iliads - and I’ll take a DVD of 

Muppets’ Christmas Carol and a glass of Sainsbury’s cava 

any day. 

I have no time for the bemoaners, the Scrooges, the 

holier-than-thous who tell me Christmas ain’t what it used 

to be, because it’s exactly what it used to be: a rollercoaster, 

family-fuelled, yuletide wonderland packed with advent 

calendars, Bing Crosby, silly hats and homemade paper 

chains. It’s very British - and very boring - to bang on 

about how overrated and awful the whole thing is, and I 

think Christmas spirit is about having the guts to let go a 

bit and love every cheesy minute of it, to stop being such 

a stick in the mud and get stuck into the Turkish Delight 

instead. 

If you can be nice to friends and acquaintances, and if you 

can take a moment to really, actually be kind to a stranger 

or two while you’re at it, so much the better. Wholeheartedly 

give something to charity, strike up conversation with a 

lonely soul, heartily compliment the postman on his 

epaulettes - whatever stuffs your turkey really. But do give 

some kind of brotherhood a jolly good go. 

And if you can’t do that, at least bung It’s a Wonderful Life in 

the DVD player and shed a few festive tears eh? It’s two and 

a half hours of heart-thawing wonder you won’t regret. 

In the meantime, you’ll have to excuse me while I crank up 

the radio volume for The Snowman and set to simmering 

up some mulled wine. 

Because that’s what the whole wondrous shebang is 

all about. 

Merry Christmas! 

Mike Lawrence 

IF by Rudyard Kipling 

IF you can keep your head when all about you 

Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, 

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, 

But make allowance for their doubting too; 

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, 

Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, 

Or being hated, don’t give way to hating, 

And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise: 

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master; 

If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim; 

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster 

And treat those two impostors just the same; 

If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken 

Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, 

Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, 

And stoop and build ‘em up with worn-out tools: 

If you can make one heap of all your winnings 

And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, 

And lose, and start again at your beginnings 

And never breathe a word about your loss; 

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew 

To serve your turn long after they are gone, 

And so hold on when there is nothing in you 

Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’ 

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, 

‘ Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch, 

if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, 

If all men count with you, but none too much; 

If you can fill the unforgiving minute 

With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run, 

Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, 

And - which is more - you’ll be a Man, my son! 


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‘Allo ‘Allo! This is Westminster calling! 

The ink was hardly dry on the 

pre-nuptial contract between 

the Prime Minister, “Call me 

Dave”, and Nick Clegg when 

the PM got involved in a liaison 

with the French! He had been 

sweet-talked by Nicholas 

Sarkosy inviting ‘Daveed’ to 

share his hardware in future 

military operations. “You can 

land your planes on my aircraft 

carrier if I can land mine on 

yours”. “Yes, great!” says clever Dave, knowing full well 

that he won’t have an aircraft carrier for the next few 

years and, indeed, if his lawyers can find any loopholes 

in the damned penalty clauses in the contracts for the 

new carriers, he won’t have any in the future either. 

Sacre bleu! 

As another part of the treaty there is also the agreed intent 

to develop Anglo-French unmanned aerial drones. Oui, oui, 

C’est magnifique! Now, Nicholas’ English is not too good 

and Dave’s French is not that hot – so both were in the 

hands of the interpreter when it came to translating ‘drone’ 

into French. ‘Drone’ is a funny word and not one of those 

words in use in everyday language – so was the interpreter 

knowledgeable about such matters? Did Nicholas think, 

perhaps, that the interpreter was simply complaining about 

the Brits going on and on about some detail or other? For 

all we know Nicholas had agreed a mission to the Moon to 

establish finally whether it is made of Brie or Wensleydale! 

Then there’s the creation of a force of 5000 men as rapid 

deployment troops. But hang on a minute, it can’t be that 

rapid. By the time we get 2500 of our boys across there on 

the Normandy Ferry, the crisis could well be over – and 

that’s assuming the French farmers haven’t blockaded the 

ports over increasing the pension age by a few months. 

Britsh soldiers will learn French (deux biers, garcon!) and 

French soldiers will study English (No! Its not La Manche, 

it’s the ENGLISH Channel! How many times do I have to tell 

you?) Furthermore, Britsh troops may come under the 

direction of a French General (Non! Droite, gauche, droite, 

gauche,droite. Merde!) 

Surely, all of this is stretching ‘Entente cordiale’ to its limit. 

Otherwise before you know it, ‘Daveed’ will be telling us we 

are going to start driving on the right and that the National 

Anthem is to be sung as “Dieu protégé la reine” in future. 

O.K. so let’s forget Agincourt, let’s forget Waterloo, but let’s 

not forget that whilst they have Carla Bruni, we have the 

battleship Ann Widdecombe, and we can set her on any foe 

with confidence. Now, that’s what you call a deterrent! 

B. Lawrence 

The Royal InQUIZition 

1. In which year was our present Queen married? 

2. Who is the only child of the Queen not to have been divorced? 

3. Who were the only wives of Henry VIII to have outlived him? 

4. Who took Charles and Diana’s official engagement photos? 

5. Who was the youngest royal bride, aged 6, who married Richard II in 1396? 

6. Whose wife is known as ‘Princess Pushy’? 

7. Which king is known as the ‘Hammer of the Scots’? 

8. To which queen is Spenser’s poem ‘The Faerie Queen’ dedicated? 

9. Who is the 1st. female in succession to the British Throne? 

10. On which programme did Diana say her marriage had been ‘a bit crowded’? 

11. What is Prince William’s fourth Christian name? 

12. According to accepted belief, which king was ordered to be murdered by his wife and her lover? 

13. In whose reign were the American Colonies lost? 

14. Who was the first king of the Tudors? 

15. Which royal in-law was nick-named ‘Fog’? 

16. Who was the wife of Edward VII? 

17. In which historic building is the shrine of Edward the Confessor? 

18. Which British queen had 9 children and 42 grandchildren? 

19. ‘Mrs. Morley’ was the pen name of which queen? 

20. On which island will William and Kate start their married life? 

Answers on page 30 

Royal rating: 

18 – 20: Should be knighted 

15 – 17: Should be invited to the wedding 

11 – 14: Should spend a day with Paul Burrell 

6 – 10: Should spend a week with Paul Burrell 

0 – 5: Off to the Tower! 


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Holybourne Street Watch 

Holybourne is a safe, clean and pleasant village in 

which to live so why do we need Street Watch? Street 

Watch is a national police and community partnership 

initiative that empowers communities through high 

visibility civilian patrols and good citizenship and it 

started here in Alton. Holybourne was one of the first 

communities to take on this scheme. The concept has 

now spread to other parts of the country and I suspect 

that the recently announced cuts in Police Budgets will 

accelerate this expansion. 

We are all volunteers in the scheme and we each give 

up to 2 hours per month to go on a patrol in Holybourne. 

Many will have seen us on the streets of the village in 

our fluorescent yellow jackets with « Street Watch » 

emblazoned on the back. Now the dark nights are here 

we patrol in twos carrying a torch and keeping our eyes 

open for anything untoward. We can alert the Police if 

we see anything suspicious and we know they will 

appear within minutes if it is urgent. So far on my 

patrols there has been nothing to report which is great 

and what you might expect in a safe village like 

Holybourne. Our aim is to keep it like that. 

Street Watch has been attracting the media lately with 

articles in The Times, Daily Mail, Daily Express as well 

as appearing on « The Politics Show » and radio 5 live. 

The Daily Telegraph reported : 

Sir Robert Peel, the father of modern policing, would 

also have approved. When he established the 

Metropolitan Police in 1829, he said, ‘The police are the 

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public and the public are the police’, describing his 

‘bobbies’ as merely ‘members of the public who are 

paid to give full-time attention to duties which are 

incumbent on every citizen in the interests of community 

welfare and existence.’ 

More than 180 years on, Peel’s belief in a society 

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Street Watch, who believe that it has the power to 

rebuild communities and wind back the clock to an age 

when people knew their neighbours and kept crime in 

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The future of Street Watch is what we make of it. Here 

in Holybourne we have a very low crime rate and we 

want to keep it that way. Anti-social behaviour which 

has wrecked some communities has not been a real 

issue here (except for one Friday night at the end of last 

summer term !) and we want to make sure Holybourne 

remains a safe, clean place where everyone can 

confidently walk anytime, day or night. 

If you would like further information on Holybourne 

Street Watch or if you would be interested in becoming 

a patroller then go to www.street-watch.org.uk or 

please get in touch with me. 

John Halliday 

Coordinator Holybourne Streetwatch 

Email: halliday_john1@sky.com 

Tel: 01420549928 

A Ring by Betty Jones (The Lawn) 

Broad band of gold on old arthritic hand, 

not once removed in more than fifty years. 

My Mother’s wedding ring; but understand, 

I could not take it, for it still was hers. 

Within its circle lay her married life, 

the symbol of her duty and her state, 

enclosing half a century as wife 

and mother, bound by love inviolate. 


Yet, the thought haunts me, did some stranger try 

to wrest it from that unprotesting hand 

after I’d knelt and said my last goodbye? 

It should have stayed upon her finger, and 

I choose to think it was consumed in flame 

And strewn on earth, returned to dust again. 

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T. 01420 489541 • F. 01420 473509 • Unit 1, Main Road, Kingsley, Bordon, Hants GU35 9LW 

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New Year, New You? 

The food, the drink, those cosy 

nights in with your feet up in front 

of the fire, blissful! However, will 

you be paying the price this 

January with an expanding 

waistline and increased weight? 

Make this Christmas different. Try 

these top-tips for a healthy 

Christmas: 

• Party! Nominate yourself as the driver and avoid the 

alcohol and therefore control your intake of nibbles. 

Make sure that you don’t replace the alcohol for sugary 

drinks like Cola or Lemonade. Try a sparkling water with 

a slice of lemon, or a lime cordial. 

• Party! Avoid the ‘beige’ banquet of sausage rolls, mini 

pork pies and samosas. Try the healthy alternatives of 

chopped raw vegetables and dips like humous. 

• Party! Try dancing the night away! What better excuse to 

get active and avoid the excess eating and drinking. 

• Sweets - Don’t purchase the ‘buy one, get one free’ tins 

of sweets. You will be nibbling all through Christmas and 

New Year, adding excess calories for weeks. 

• Walk – it’s the best time to pull on those wellies and walk 

around our beautiful countryside. Why not involve all the 

family, bring some friends too. Make a day of it! 

• Join the gym BEFORE Christmas and consider 

employing a personal trainer to get you really motivated 

and focussed on keeping active and eating a 

healthy diet. 

• Plan your new year activity now. Try this: sit in the bath 

with a note book and pen and plan a healthy 2011. Try a 

new sport, join a gym, start jogging, walk to work, 

anything in fact to get you more active than last year. 

The relaxation in the bath will allow you to focus and 

give quality time to write your new plan! 

• Do something towards your health and fitness everyday. 

For example, go to the gym, walk up the stairs, eat a 

really healthy meal, drink water, do 10 press ups. Doing 

ANYTHING is better than nothing and accumulated over 

a year it will make a difference. 

• Don’t over do it. A well planned exercise plan is essential 

to minimise risk of injury and to improve the chance of 

you sticking to the plan. 

• New year resolutions should happen every day, not just 

on January 1st. In other words, start your plan straight 

away, don’t put it off. With consistent and persistent 

healthy thoughts and activity your 2011 will be your 

healthiest yet! 

Make 2011 your year of health, you will amazed by the 

difference it will make to your energy levels and overall 

fitness. 

Reader Offer 

To make your 2011 your best ever, Mint Condition 

are offering all Holybourne residents a free 20 minute 

consultation with a personal fitness advisor. 

To take advantage of this call: 01420 590590 

or email: ginny@mintcondition.net 

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 

Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer 

had a very shiny nose. 

And if you ever saw him, 

you would even say it glows. 

All of the other reindeer 

used to laugh and call him names. 

They never let poor Rudolph 

join in any reindeer games. 

Then one foggy Christmas Eve 

Santa came to say: 

“Rudolph with your nose so bright, 

won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?” 

Then all the reindeer loved him 

as they shouted out with glee, 

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, 

you’ll go down in history! 


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BARRIE MARTIN 

PLUMBING AND HEATING 

• General plumbing and heating repairs 

• Bathroom installations 

• Gas appliance installations, repairs 

and servicing 

• Central heating power flushing 

• Gas Safety Check/Certificate 

Tel/Fax: 01420 82066 

Mobile: 07860 894808 

22 Lower Neatham Mill Lane, 

Holybourne, Alton GU34 4ET 

Gas Safe Register No 75732 

GasSafeRegister.co.uk 

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Holybourne Village Pre-School 

Established village pre-school for children 

aged 2 years 6 months to 5 years 

Registered Charity 

No. 1029406 

A traditional village pre-school offering 

a friendly, nurturing environment 

• Ofsted registered and inspected 

• All staff fully trained 

• Wide range of activities and educational 

opportunities available 

• Weekly French lessons Excellent links with 

Andrews’ Endowed Primary School 

• Children from Alton and surrounding 

areas welcome 

For all enquiries and to arrange a 

visit contact Sue on 01420 590556 

(Term Time 9-12am) 

Answers: 1.1947 2.Prince Edward 3.Anne of Cleves, Catherine Parr 4.Lord Snowdon 5.Isabella of Valois 6.Prince Michael of Kent 7.Edward 

I 8.Queen Elizabeth I 9.Princess Beatrice of York 10.Panorama 11.Louis 12.Edward II 13.George III 14.Henry VII 15.Mark Phillips 16.Princess 

Alexandra of Denmark 17.Westminster Abbey 18.Queen Victoria 19.Queen Anne 20.Anglesey 

Magazine Production Team 

Editor Barrie Lawrence 89535 

Assistants 

Dave Budd 

Sally Lloyd 

Advertising James Bull 80990 

jamesbull65@hotmail.com 

Distribution John Honnor 541723 

Proof Readers Val Cooke 

Liz Lawrence 

Design and Layout Nicky Plumb 

(Freelance Graphic Designer) 83647 

Printing Image Print 2001 Ltd 89253 

The Magazine is on line at Holybourne.com 

Every issue of the Village Magazine is being put on our website www.holybourne.com. It will 

appear in its entirety, unless anyone requests the exclusion of any items, names or contact 

details within two weeks of publication. 

Disclaimer 

The Holybourne Village Magazine is self funding and produced for general interest and entertainment. 

Every effort has been made to ensure that the information is accurate and error free at the time 

of going to press. All persons named will have been contacted, if possible, and where 

appropriate have agreed to their details being published [see above]. Neither they, the Editor, nor 

Holybourne Village Association accept any responsibility for losses arising from the use or 

misuse of any of the information contained. 

Whilst comment, contributions, news and views from people on various subjects are welcome 

and encouraged, these will be attributable to the individual, (after verification) and cannot be 

construed as being those of the sponsors or the Editor. 


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HOLYBOURNE VILLAGE HALL 

Holybourne Village Hall has recently been fully renovated (2007) and provides capacity for up to 60 

people, has a fully fitted kitchen and toilet facilities and is available for hire. The Hall is situated in 

the centre of the village just a few yards up Church Lane from London Road. 

Hourly Hire Rates with effect from 1ST APRIL 2008 

HOURLY RATES 

WEEKDAYS 

Bookings from Holybourne Residents £6.70 

Non-Holybourne Residents £8.25 

WEEKENDS BEFORE 18:00HRS 



WEEKENDS AFTER 18:00HRS 



The china, glass and cutlery in the kitchen cupboards are available for use at no extra cost. Hirers must ensure that the 

duration of their booking is sufficient for any necessary preparation/setting-up in advance and for clearing up afterwards. 

FREE ACCESS TO THE HALL CANNOT BE GIVEN FOR THESE PURPOSES. 

For enqiries about availabilty please call Vickie Kemp on 01420 549074 or 07737 369803 

or email: villagehall@holybourne.com. 

Alternatively, you can check availability online by going to www.holybourne.com 

selecting the Village Hall option and clicking on the availability link. 

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