Holybourne Summer Fest... Sunday 7 July 2013

Holybourne Cricket ClubSeniorHolybourneFixturesCricket2013ClubSenior Fixtures 20131st XI 2 nd XI 3 rd XIDate Opponents Venue Opponents Venue Opponents VenueMay 4 Frimley III AwayMay 11 Basingstoke & NH III Away Herriard III Home Blackheath lll HomeMay 18 Winterslow Home Froxfield II Away Brook AwayMay 25 Hursley Park II Away Oakley II Home Milford ll HomeJun 1 Hook & N Basics III Home Odiham & Greywell 3 Away Thursley ll AwayJun 8 South Newton Away Herriard II Home Haslemere lll HomeJun 15 Longparish Home Ashford Hill II Away Alton V AwayJun 22 Michelmersh & T Away Old Basing III Home Harting ll HomeJun 29 South Wilts III Away Otterbourne III Home Tongham ll AwayJul 6 East Woodhay Home Midhurst III Away Frensham lV HomeJul 13 Overton Home Petersfield III Away Grayshott lV HomeJul 20 Redlynch & Hale Away Easton & Martyr W III Home Headley lll AwayJul 27 Littleton & West Hill Home Colden Common II Away Frimley III HomeAug 3 Hartley Witney II Away St Cross Syms VI Home Milford ll AwayAug 10 Amport Home Easebourne Away Thursley ll HomeAug 17 Whitchurch Away Compton & C Ford 4 Home Blackheath lll AwayAug 24 Alton III Home Churt lll HomeAug 31 Ots & Romsey III Home Frensham lV AwaySunday XIMay 5 Clanfield AwayMay 19 Chawton HomeJun 2 IBM Hursley AwayJun 16 IBM Hursley AwayJun 23 Willow Tree HomeJul 7 Rowledge AwayJul 14 Surrey Cryptics HomeJul 28 Clanfield HomeAug 11 Medstead HomeSept 1 Rowledge HomeNotes:1st XI. Team plays in Hampshire Cricket League – County Div 3 North. All matches start at 1pm except from 3 August onwardswhen start time is 1.30pm2nd XI. Team plays in Hampshire Cricket League – Regional Div 4 North East. All games start at 2pm3rd XI. Team plays in I’Anson Cricket League Div 6. Home games are at Anstey Park and all start at 1pmSunday X1. All games are friendly ones and start at 2pm other than Clanfield away. More fixtures are likely to be added soplease watch the Club website for updates✃News of two special events:Coming of AgeThis year the Club reaches its 18th birthday since being reformed. To mark the occasion, there will be celebrations after theLeague game on 29 June and then the following day – Sunday 30 June. We would welcome seeing the players who haverepresented the Club over the last 18 years and hope they, and everyone else, will make their way to the Sports Ground on 30June to help us celebrate. Monday morning could be a sore head day!!Holybourne Summer FestThe Cricket Club is joining with the Holybourne Village Association to put on this event for the entire Village. You will see lotsof publicity about the day over the next couple of months. At this stage, suffice to say it will be fun, hugely enjoyable and agreat opportunity to relax with family, friends and neighbours. If you have never been, ask someone who has and they will tellyou what an excellent day it is. The date for that is Sunday 7 July starting around Noon and going on until early evening.So The Dates For Your Diaries Are:Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June – Holybourne Cricket Club 18th Birthday partySunday 7 July – Holybourne Summer FestHVM - Spring 2013 4

✃Holybourne Cricket ClubColtsHolybourneFixturesCricket2013ClubColts Fixtures 2013Under 9 AUnder 9 BDate Opponents Venue Date Opponents VenueApl 27 Yateley Away Apl 27 Cove HomeMay 5 Overton Away May 5 Eversley AwayMay 11 Dogmersfield Home May 13 Basingstoke HomeMay 19 Basingstoke Home May 18 Stratfield Turgis AwayMay 26 Eversley Away May 25 Rowledge HomeJun 2 Cove Home Jun 1 Aldershot AwayJun 8 Fleet Away Jun 9 Odiham HomeJun 16 Aldershot Home Jun 15 Medstead AwayJun 21 Hartley Wintney Away Jun 22 Hook HomeJun 30 Odiham Home Jun 29 Oakley AwayJuly 7 Alton Away July 6 Wield HomeUnder 11 Under 13 Under 15Date Opponents Venue Date Opponents Venue Date Opponents VenueApl 23 Eversley Home Apl 28 Yateley Home Apl 25 Fleet HomeMay 5 Hartley Wintney Away Apl 30 Overton Away May 4 Hartley Wintney AwayMay 7 Rowledge Home May 2 Yateley (C) Home May 8 Aldershot HomeMay 17 Oakley Away May 9 Rowledge Home May 12 Oakley (C) HomeMay 18 Overton (C) Away May 15 Odiham Away May 18 Oakley AwayMay 23 Alton Home May 20 Alton Home May 21 Odiham HomeJun1 Overton Away Jun 2 Hartley Wintney Away May 27 Hook AwayJun 3 Yateley Home Jun 6 Old Basing Home Jun 4 Alton HomeJun 15 Medstead Home Jun 11 Hook Away Jun 10 Dogmersfield AwayJun 23 Stratfield Turgis Away Jun 18 Aldershot Home Jun 17 Rowledge HomeJun 25 Eversley AwayJul13 Fleet HomeJul 20 Oakley AwayNotes:A number of games have been arranged for our U17 team - please see website for details.Midweek games start at 6pm, weekend games at 10amFixtures subject to short notice changes – please be aware of this(C) denotes Cup fixtureSomething For The WeekendEvery Friday night, unless the weather is truly appalling, the Colts will be training on the Sports ground. Interesting enough initself to see the talents of our younger players as they develop the skills to take them through a lifetime of playing cricket butjust as importantly the bar will be open from about 6.30 pm for everyone to have a relaxing drink and get in the mood for theweekend.Please do come and join us whether or not you are interested in the cricket. Friday summer evenings at the Cricket Club havebecome a tradition in the village over the last few years and will long continue to do so.Here’s to another summer of great cricket with its challenges throughout for all. The 1st and 2nd XI teams will want to seeprogress after a disappointing 2012, the 3rd XI sees a new venture into the I’Anson League and our Colts will impress everyonewith their unbounded enthusiasm, friendliness and huge amounts of skill.Good luck to all our teams young and old and may the sun shine relentlessly to wipe away the miserable memories of lastyear’s appalling conditions.And finally, a Very Happy 18th Birthday to Holybourne Cricket Club.Richard Kelly5HVM - Spring 2013

Military Wives WowAt Treloar’sSell-out Concert HeldAt The Jowett CentreThe Jowett Centre at Treloar’s was the venue for a spectacularnight of music on Wednesday 27 February.The Portsmouth Military Wives Choir was welcomed toTreloar’s and delighted the audience with modern and moretraditional melodies.The evening began with a set of songs performed by TreloarSchool students, led by Head of Music, Jocelyn Watkins,featuring tunes from musicals to motown classics. Student,Tilly, starred in the first performance of the evening with ‘Idon’t know how to love Him’ from Jesus Christ Superstar,while Amy rounded off the solo performances with Adele’s‘Make you feel my love’.Next to take to the stage was the Alton Convent Choir, who,led by choirmistress Louise, wowed the spectators of the soldoutevent with vocal and instrumental solo pieces includingAve Maria and Deep in the Meadow.The main attraction of the night then began,as the Military Wives dazzled everyone withperformances such as Take That’s smashhit‘Rule the World’, a Vera Lynn medley andImagine, made famous by John Lennon.The highlight came at the end of the evening,as all acts gathered on stage together toperform ‘Sing’, with the audience alsoparticipating.Community and Events Fundraiser, JoannaEdson, said a marvellous evening was hadby all.“This is the first concert we have staged atthe Jowett Centre at Treloar’s, and what aperformance it was. A truly breathtaking setwas given by the Portsmouth Military Wives,and both Treloar’s students and the AltonConvent Choir have proved themselves to bemusical superstars as well.“We are delighted with the support of the local community inmaking this a sold-out event. Proceeds from this evening’sconcert will go towards providing musical therapy as well ascare, education, medical support and independence trainingfor our young disabled students at Treloar’s.”Headmaster of Alton Convent School, Graham Maher,commented on the “truly remarkable event”.He said: “Disabled or able bodied, young or old: theseadjectives seem superfluous in any attempt to describe thefantastic evening of music that was held in order to supportTreloar’s. Treloar’s students, Alton Convent pupils and thePortsmouth Military Wives Choir were all inspiring, enchantingand impressive in equal measure. Thank you very much for amost enjoyable evening.”A spokesperson for the Portsmouth Military Wives Choirsaid: “We were so delighted to have been asked to performat Treloar’s and the evening surpassed our expectations. Itwas great to perform at a local event such as this and weparticularly enjoyed singing with the Treloar’s students andAlton Convent Choir. All of us were so warmly received by thestaff and audience, the evening was a fantastic experienceand one we are very proud to have been a part of.”Sharon DunbarIf you would like topromote your businessto 750 local homesadvertise in the nextedition of HolybourneVillage Magazine.Contact James Bull:jamesbull65@hotmail.comto find out aboutour great rates.HVM - Holybourne’spremier magazine!!HVM - Spring 2013 6

Bombs overHolybourne & Alton:Winter 2012 IssueArthur Cuff who spent his childhood in Holybourne pointed outthat I was wildly incorrect in writing in the last issue that “onlyone bomb fell in Alton”: there were over a hundred in the Altonpolice district and it is rather sad that he was the only personto correct my awful mistake.Young Arthur personally saw flying earth from a delayedaction bomb that exploded on Goldenchair Farm (beyond thebypass) and says that there were reports of an unexplodedbomb that fell in “The Moor”, beside the river betweenHolybourne and Alton. On another occasion, as a lad of 10he was digging in the garden of 99 London Road after schoolwhen a low level German fighter flew over, machine-gunningthe village, and flew over Alton High Street in broad daylight. Itthen turned around and flew back again and he distinctly sawa black cross on the plane. A schoolboy, ‘Bakey’ Street, washit in the hand by a machine gun bullet, went to hospital andsubsequently was unable to join up - not a very effective pilotif there were no other casualties!Arthur also remembers a bomb landing on the Kiln, WilsomRoad, and in the old derelict farmyard in Mud Lane,Holybourne. Thankfully there was only one bomb that causedHolybourne VeteransFootball ClubThe Only Way Is Up!I’m delighted to advise that, since my last article for theVillage Magazine, the fortunes of the mighty HolybourneVeterans FC have improved beyond all expectations (well, atleast those of the players!)Since the dark days (literally) of our early season cup exitsand league defeats, we are now in a rich vein of form whichhas seen us win no fewer than five consecutive games (a clubrecord) and also record a 9-0 victory (another club record).I am sure our manager, Hopalong, will put the above successdown to his tactics and footballing nous, but would suggestour fantastic team spirit, never-say-die attitude, and a few topqualitymid-season signings are more likely to be the cause.At time of writing (2 March) we have 7 more games to play.Assuming we can maintain our recent momentum thereis every chance we could secure a top three place, andpromotion to Division 2.Without getting too carried away, we have plenty of hard workahead of us and, hopefully, a few more goals to score beforewe can hang up our boots for another season and open thechampagne.The only real improvement we could currently make is to havea few more “home grown” players in our squad. To this end,if you are 35 or over (or at least look it!), have a modicum offootballing talent, some boots, and a desire to play for yourvillage club, then please get in touch: we are a very friendlybunch and don’t bite (apart from the opposition’s ankles).You can follow our fortunes and fixtures via the followingwebsite: www.fulltime.thefa.com - type “Farnham and District”into the search box, and then select “Veterans Division 3”Cheers!Scotty(Club Sec, and taker of the longest goal kicks ever!)scott.fowler@hotmail.co.uk or 07584 404116casualties when it landed in Nursery Road, killing five people,ironically including a serviceman on leave; seven people weretaken to hospital. On 30 September 1940 two bombs landedin Ackender Road with extensive damage done to the sawmilland a house, but amazingly with no casualties: on the sameday 40 incendiaries landed in the grounds of the very largeLord Mayor Treloar Hospital in Chawton (at the far end of theCommunity Hospital) and were extinguished by the AuxillaryFire Service.Very many high explosive and incendiary bombs were droppedhaphazardly in the countryside around Alton as Germanraiders dumped their bombs on their return journeys afterfailing to find their targets. Whilst over Alton they would havecaught sight of the English Channel, and were extremelyanxious to avoid the dangerous British coastal batterieswhilst they still had live bombs on board. Luckily most of thehundred or so bombs landed harmlessly in the countryside,and I have a copy of the contemporary police map from AltonMuseum showing where they went.At least three planes crashed locally, but this is all much betterdescribed in Issue 7 of the ‘Alton Papers’ by Norman Pointing(now sadly no longer in print).If any villager remembers other wartime incidences, pleasecontact me or Jane Hurst at the Museum. Jane has providedmuch of my information.Chris Everett Holybourne Archive01420 83304 cbga.everett@gmail.comFriends of the Pond...Fallen TreeThe tree that fell into the pond in the autumn will be removedin the spring. It is a big job that cannot be done by the usualgroup of volunteers who help with the upkeep of the pond sorequires a professional.We have accepted a quote for the work and it will be done bythe end of April. The cost, which is substantial, will be sharedbetween the Church and the funds of the Friends of the Pond.As a result we will soon be looking at ways of replenishing thepond funds.We will have the willow on the island pollarded at the sametime as the removal of the tree. We normally do this everythree years. It is a reflection of the last summer that we have todo it after two years this time.In due course we will look at removing the ‘floating islands’that are lurking under the vegetation in the north-east cornerof the pond. We built those at the time that we restoredthe island and hoped that they would become decorativerefuges for wildlife - this hope was unfulfilled as they look likediscarded mattresses. If anybody has any objection to theirremoval please tell me. It will be quite a big job as they consistof a number of large (now waterlogged) coir rolls so if anybodywants to help please let me know.Nick CaneT: 01420 86282 pond@holybourne.comHVM - Spring 2013 8

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Holybourne StrollerA Taste Of TheHangers WayTime: 1-2 hours depending on fitnessDog friendliness: Can be done – care crossing theA31 and during pheasant rearing season.Number of stiles: 3Mud factor: Good paths but advise wellies orwalking boots.This walk links nicely into the last couple of HolybourneStrollers and it also covers some of the Hangers Way, whichseveral Holybourne Walking Ladies completed in a day a fewyears back.Turn left out of the White Hart and walk along the main road,crossing Cranford Drive before turning left down UpperNeatham Mill Lane. Continue under the railway bridge andover the river, looking out for the kingfisher as you go. Passthe white Mill House on your right and just beyond it, turn rightbetween a hedge on your left and a wall on your right.Go along a path lined with beech trees, rising about the RiverWey. On reaching Waterbrook Road, turn right to Mill Laneand at a T junction turn left along Wilsom Road. Turn left againinto Omega Park, following signs to the Household WasteRecycling Centre. Pass the entrance to the centre and follow agravel path beside a stream.At the end, go through the 5 bar gate and turn left along agrassy path. This is actually part of the Hangers Way. Crossthe stream and then a stile to reach the A31. Cross theA31with care as traffic travels quickly along here, and takethe path to the right of the pylon. Cross over another stileand follow the Hangers Way signs, along the line of electricitypylons. Cross a hedgerow, slightly to the left, continuing inthe same direction and following the Hangers Way. There arebeautiful views across to East Worldham from here.Continue ahead across the centre of a wheat field towards theblock of pheasant cover crop running along the centre of thefield. Cross through to a lone footpath sign at a crossroadsin the field turning left when you reach it, leaving the HangersWay behind you. There is a short steep climb to a hedgerow.Go through the hedgerow and follow the track with a hedgeon the right and pheasant cover on the left. Continue gentlydescending crossing through two more field boundaries.Skirt around the edge of another large field, before finding adilapidated stile in the hedge between the field and the A31.Take care as you emerge from the undergrowth as you willnow be on the Holybourne A31 roundabout. You now need toaim for the opposite corner of this roundabout and follow thegap in the hedge opposite a road sign pointing to Farnham,Guildford, Bentley and Treloars School.Follow this fence line over the brow of the hill and descend,keeping dogs on a lead past the garden for Upper NeathamMill B&B. Cross another stile and turn right. On reaching thegravel driveway, turn left and follow the driveway to UpperNeatham Mill, crossing the River Wey. Take the gravel footpathon the right, going through the kissing gate, cross a stream,through another kissing gate and along to a third kissing gate.Turn left along Lower Neatham Mill Lane to where you canretrace your steps back to the White Hart.Sarah MainHVM - Spring 2013 10

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Andrews’ EndowedChurch Of EnglandPrimary School2012 was the Olympic Year for the nation, and 2013 is alreadyshaping as an action-packed year of sport for the pupils ofAndrews’ Endowed Primary School!February saw emphatic competition wins for Year 5/6 hockeyplayers, and a tournament double for the Year 6 netball team.The netballers were also delighted to be selected to representEast Hampshire at the Hampshire Games next term. Successcontinued throughout the month with second and thirdplaces achieved by the girls’ football and tag rugby teamsrespectively. February closed with the Year 5 street danceteam participating in their long awaited dance competitionat Amery Hill. It was worth the wait with the dancers winningthe ‘Most Entertaining Dance’ Award, one of three trophies onoffer at the event.Pupils have also had the opportunity to put on their dancingshoes at the ‘Just Jhoom!’ after school club. It is the UK’s firstand only Bollywood dance-fitness programme, drawing on arange of dance styles from classical Indian to salsa, as well asverbal- and non-verbal story telling. The club was establishedas a result of the interest and enthusiasm from Year 3 and 4pupils during their Diwali celebrations last term. There wasalso time for tennis: pupils of all abilities from Years 2 to 6 wereencouraged to explore their racquet and ball skills, supportedby coaching from Kingsley Tennis Centre..Holybourne TheatreNews...There’s No Business LikeSnow BusinessThe diamonds in the mine were not the only gems sparkling inHolybourne Theatre’s latest pantomime of Snow White and theSeven Dwarfs. The final performance on Saturday 9 Februarywas full of sparkling wit, talent and enthusiasm playing to apacked audience. Snow White and the Wicked Queen wereably played by Emily Yelland and Kathy McGill, with a lovelycontrast between sweet innocence and evil intent. Goodovercame evil with the help of Fairy Good Fortune, Jo Porter,The weather may have delayed some of the sporting eventsbut provided the perfect setting for the whole school scienceinvestigation. The challenge was to explore the question,‘How can you stop a snowman from melting?’ There weresome very thoughtful hypotheses, with a particularly creativesuggestion from Alfie in Acorns: “take it to the zoo and put itwith the penguins – it’s always icy in there”.Years 3 and 4 enjoyed a visit to Aldershot Military Museumas part of their Second World War studies. The childrenexperienced the sights, sounds and smells of wartime Britain,including air raids, rationing and life as an evacuee. Onepupil commented, ”I think rationing was fair– otherwise somepeople may not have had enough to eat”. The children triedon replica and real uniforms from the period, and also enjoyeddriving a tank simulator.March was welcomed with a Year 1 class assemblycelebrating St David’s day. The presentation included singingand dancing to traditional Welsh songs and music, thehistory of Wales and the leek. Beautiful daffodils were handmade by each pupil, creating an all-singing, all-dancing floralcelebration of Wales’ patron saint.Fiona Hopkinsonand the seven dwarfs from the youth theatre; Lizzie Puddick,Emily Walker, Amy Larcombe, Ethan Wood, Sophie Garrett,Annabel Hudson and Elliott Williams. As with all pantomimesfrom Holybourne Theatre, comedy played a huge part withcontinuous laughs from the Dame Edna Bucket (John Priddle),Chuckles the jester (Kim Gooch), Justice Quill (Alex Yelland),Scribbles (Karen Heath) and the flatulent Slurp (Karen Murrell).It was good to see some new names making their pantomimedebut with Karen Murrell and Catherine Morgan clearlyenjoying the show as much as the audience. This was truly ashow for all the family from babies to great-grandparents andenjoyed at multiple levels. The show was directed by HilaryBrown and Sharon Gooch with support from Elliott Williamsand Luke Bateman who directed the younger actors.Within 24 hours of the pantomime finishing, the set had beendismantled and the beginnings of a Florist’s shop started toappear. During May we will be staging the comedy musical“Little Shop of Horrors” where a man-eating plant threatens toconsume the entire world. You must have seen the cult moviestarring Rick Moranis and Steve Martin. This was based ona successful Broadway musical – if you have never seen thestage version, there are some more songs and new twists. Socome along and have some fun!Bob YellandHVM - Spring 2013 12

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❁LotsO fLovelinessAdvicePlease email your questions to me at:lola@holybourne.comI look forward to chatting with you.❁Please note these are my own personal views and opinions.You follow my suggestions at your own risk. Alwaysseek professional advice if you are pregnant or suffer anymedical conditions.Your Questions:Dear Lola,Ingrown hairs are not only a nuisance but have also causedblemishes after trying to get them out. How can you improvethese blemishes?From PipHi Pip! As you may know from your own experience, ingrownhairs can also be painful especially when they becomeinfected and the body struggles to heal. The blemishes youmention are possibly small scars where the body has donejust that. If your face is the area that is affected this could berelated to your “horror”mones, sorry! Regardless of where onyour body the blemishes appear they might be decreased byusing Bio Oil as this will reduce the redness and improve theuneven skin tone.The best method of prevention is exfoliation; a daily exfoliatingfacial wash, body brush – fantastic for reducing toxins as wellas reducing ingrown hairs (not for use on the face) - plus thereare some neat and speedy little pads from Bliss which aregreat for intimate areas or when travelling or feeling lazy, BlissIngrown Eliminating Pads (available online). Follow up with agood moisturiser to keep the skin supple. Tea tree* oil creamis ideal as it’s a natural antiseptic and will promote speedyhealing.Why do we get ingrown hairs? It is a very common conditionthat occurs when the hair curls back or grows sidewaysinto the skin due to dry skin, tough hairs or clogged hairfollicles. It sometimes occurs when hair is broken off underthe skin during waxing, tweezing or shaving. The breakout isyour body’s healing response to the follicle being disturbed.Products with salicylic acid take down the breakout bumps byclearing the follicle and reducing inflammation. If you are goingto use tweezers to help tease the ingrown hairs out, make surethey are sterile first and use a tea tree* cream afterwards andtwice a day until the area has healed.*People with hormone-sensitive cancers or pregnant ornursing women should avoid tea tree oilGreetings Fellow Beauty Buffs!I hope you have all had a good few months, and have startedto amend your skincare regimes to reflect the changes inyour lives in 2013. Our lives, environments and bodies arecontinually changing: it’s easy to overlook our personal andskincare needs with busy families and careers taking priority,so for a simple boost (which you can try out with friends) poponline and have a look for Carol Maggio’s face exercises - theyare freely available on You Tube, look a bit mad, and may takea couple of trials to get the hang of but worth a go if only itmakes you laugh.In our summer issue I will be covering safe tanning andpreparing your skin ready for the big reveal whether on youhols or, if we are very lucky, at the Village picnic! I’m alwayspleased to hear about your experiences as well as answeringyour questions, so please email me lola@holybourne.com.Thank you so much to my two correspondents below. Goodluck, I hope my advice helps, and please do let me know howit goes.✿Dear Lola,✿Lola xwhen ladies get to a certain age, let’s just say over 50 for thesake of argument, their skin appears to change and it loses itsluminosity and freshness. We’re never going to get that backunless we change our skin regime, so what advice can yougive? My skin is getting very dry, so much so that it drinks upmoisturiser. I don’t want to spend a fortune, but there must bea solution.From middle-aged frump(used to be luminous, fresh young thing)!I know the feeling, it’s always a surprise when I look in themirror – who’s that? I’m sure I was 19 when I last looked..? Ifyou can invest some time, if not lashings of cash, it can makea difference. Anti-Oxidants are key and how about some facialexercises? And don’t forget to drink plenty of water. However,your skin also needs nourishing (see our HVM autumn issuefor hints on navigating the skincare maze). For real anti-ageingthough, I suggest you consider a facial oil, serum, or cellrenewal system which will work deeply to improve the newskin which you are producing.I know everybody bleats on about free radicals BAD, boo hiss(not panto, sorry Ed) and/or anti-oxidants GOOD. The big dealis our bodies produce free radicals as we need them for everycell to make enough energy to function properly. However weproduce more free radicals than we use, so we need the antioxidantsto combine with the spare free radicals to preventthem doing damage to our skin cells. I think of the free radicalslike a bar of Green & Blacks chocolate, you need some of itbut it would be better if, half way through eating it, a bag ofblueberries came along and kicked the rest of it out.When considering facial oils, check that they are free ofsynthetic materials like paraffin as these inhibit absorption andleave your skin feeling tacky. Products like Trilogy RosehipOil (£) are designed for ageing and dehydrated skin and arefull of anti-oxidants. More sophisticated serums like ElemisPro Collagen Quartz Lift are potent formulations (££) withactive ingredients which can help tighten the appearance ofslackening skin and even create a lifting effect, so a greatinvestment in the lead-up to a special event.HVM - Spring 2013 14

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Mill Cottage NewsSpring 2013Food Glorious Food!So what is one to do when choosing food to buy? We have allcome to trust the “big guys” in the supermarkets – in this dayand age of regulation, how could we be sold anything otherthan exactly what is on the outside of the tin (or packet)?Unfortunately, it appears, quite easily.Maybe we are naïve, but we are so used to dealing with reamsof paperwork stating exactly which animals go where, when,(down to the last minute), why and with whom, as well asexactly which vehicle took them, (never mind the trailer, it’sthe towing vehicle that gets recorded). Animals are taggedand retagged. Details of every movement of every animalon and off the premises is recorded in at least threedifferent places. Any medication given to any animals hasto be recorded in detail and there are clear instructions forwithdrawal from eating the meat/milk of any such animal.This is routine, and we are led to believe it is Europe-wide. Itappears this is not so.On their final journey, our animals are taken from oursmallholding, to our local abattoir in Farnborough, and theyare then taken directly to the local butcher in Alton, from wherewe collect them ready to freeze. The boxes contain the labelsfor our animals, and the original tags can sometimes be foundinside the boxes too. There is no room for mistake.There are two things that are disturbing about the current socalledhorsemeat crisis.1. Eating horse is no different to eating any other meat, butif horsemeat has been found undeclared in productsthen who knows what else may be found? This includesundeclared medication given to the animals.2. The whole saga has highlighted how far removedsupermarkets are from food production. There is a diagramI have seen several times now showing how the meat istaken to several different countries around Europe in orderfor it to be processed. I hate to think how far it travelledbefore it was slaughtered. And yet we are completelycapable in this country of completing the field to fork storywithout the animals/meat leaving our shores or beingimported from elsewhere.Anyone can work out that if you want cheap meat, and thinkpaying £1 for 8 “beef”burgers is ok, something has to givesomewhere. It is impossible to produce food containing beeffor that kind of price. Just as it was impossible to rear twochickens for a fiver (remember Jamie Oliver’s battle?)The only way to ensure quality is to buy from a local source – alocal farm, local butcher or local farmers market. Yes, you maypay more, but a local farmer will not sell you horsemeat andcall it beef!We need to get back in touch with what our grandparentswould have done – making the most of what quality meatwe do buy, making sure none is wasted. That way, you mayspend more, but it lasts longer. At Mill Cottage, we often makea Sunday lunch roast chicken last several days: roast dinner,cold chicken, boil up the bones to make stock to turn intoa chicken and pea risotto, and the rest of the stock can beused to make soup. It is not difficult, it just needs time anddetermination. But at least we know what we are eating.Once again, buying local is the only way forward.Tom & Sarah MainHVM - Spring 2013 16

Rogue Yew Tree InChurch LaneUntil 20 December 2012, there was a big yew tree at theroadside in front of Holybourne Church, whose roots afterabout 200 years had continuously lifted the churchyard walland badly cracked it. After some persuasion the HampshireCounty Council cut it down to prevent further damage. Thiscoincided with severe pollarding of an enormous willow treein Church Lane, and now there is a marvellous view of theChurch as you walk or drive up the Lane.In conjunction with the PCC, the HCC have yet to decideabout repair of the wall. Hopefully you will agree that “thestreet scene has been enhanced” in official PC language: toeveryone’s benefit.Chris EverettNews From HolybourneVillage Hall...party of volunteers also performed various maintenancetasks and cleaned behind the radiators. We’ve also had theboiler given a clean bill of health at its annual inspection byBritish Gas.The bad news is that we have reluctantly had to increasethe hire rates for the Hall again with effect from 1 April, by50 pence per hour. This is the first rise for two years, and inthat time energy costs have risen considerably. Some of theservices previously supplied free of charge by our countyand district councils are now chargeable, and as we have noincome other than donations, fundraisers and the hiring out ofthe Hall, we have no option but to pass these on to the hirers.I hope you will all agree that the hall still offers excellent valuefor money.Frequent passers-by of Holybourne Village Hall cannot havefailed to notice the splendid condition of the garden. Thisis entirely due to the generosity of Mr and Mrs Earle fromGaskell Close who have donated the plants, and their effortsin transforming the flowerbed outside the Hall. The Trusteeswould like to express their gratitude for this act of kindness.We are also indebted to Stubby’s Window Cleaners who haveonce again kindly cleaned the Hall windows.At the time of writing, it seems that the Village Hall has beensuccessful in applying for funds from the Alton Winter BeerFestival. This is good news, as the Hall has just had a fairlysubstantial outlay on work required to the electrics identifiedat the Fixed Electrical Installation Inspection report. Althoughnothing was actually dangerous, there were items that neededattention and as part of the Trustee’s commitment to managethe Village Hall for the benefit of the village we have nowhad much of the work completed. The money from the BeerFestival will be used to partly offset this cost.A new main notice board has been fixed to the wall andvarious statutory and legal notices put in place. A workingHolybourne Village Hall Hourly Hire Rates1st April 2013Holybourne Residents Non Holybourne ResidentsWeekdays: £8.00 Weekdays: £9.50Weekends before 18:00: £9.50 Weekends before 18:00 £13.50Weekends after 18:00: £11.00 Weekends after 18:00 £17.50Those of you who use Facebook can keep up to date withwhat’s happening at The Village Hall by finding “HolybourneVillage Hall” and “Liking” it.There’s also an opportunity for anyone interested in doingan hour’s cleaning on a Wednesday afternoon – all materialssupplied. If anyone is interested, please e-mail us atvillagehall@holybourne.com for further information.Our Annual General Meeting is on Thursday 27th June at7.30pm at The Village Hall. Anyone interested in coming alongwould be most welcome. We’re also always on the lookout fornew Trustees, so do come along and get involved.Ben Kempvillagehall@holybourne.com17HVM - Spring 2013

Introducing...East Hampshire Dog Warden(Note from the Editor: Over the past couple of months I haveheard a lot of complaints about joggers and children beingintimidated by out-of-control dogs, and about dog poop. Manypeople don’t realise that East Hampshire Council employsa Dog Warden. I have contacted Dave on several occasionsmyself and received really helpful advice, so I have asked himto write a short piece for the magazine to introduce himself. Ifyou have any questions, or wish to register a complaint againsta dog owner, I suggest you contact him either on the numbergiven in the article, or via the East Hampshire website).Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Dave Griffithsand I have been working for East Hampshire District Councilas a Dog Warden and Environmental Protection Officer fornearly 20 years. This will surprise some of you because,after all these years, I still hear “I didn’t know we had a dogwarden” quite regularly, as does my colleague, Richard Smith.Frustrating? Perhaps, but understandable; unless you have aninterest in dogs, have made a complaint to the Council aboutdogs, or have lost or found a stray dog, you are unlikely tocome into contact with us.We spend most of our time dealing with complaints aboutexcessive dog barking, dogs allowed to wander loose,dangerous dogs and dog fouling. We also licence kennels,catteries, commercial dog breeders, riding establishments,pet shops, a zoo (Birdworld) and dangerous wild animals. Ourobvious function, of course, is taking reports of lost and founddogs plus collecting and kennelling strays, then rehomingthose that aren’t claimed.I have been asked to write this article because I am told thatthere is concern about unruly dogs in the Holybourne area andthis seems to be a trend in other rural areas too. I don’t wantto write one of those “Do this, don’t do that” pieces; there isplenty of good advice on dogs in the countryside. “You andyour dog in the countryside” is an excellent Natural Englandleaflet, and you have probably heard of the Countryside Codewhich can also be found on the Natural England website www.naturalengland.org.uk . I would rather give a few examplesof some of the things I have seen in my job to illustrate howthings can go wrong.Often dogs will have a slight scuffle or “disagreement” butthere seem to be more and more incidents of dogs attackingother dogs. I recently dealt with the case of a Japanese Akitathat seriously attacked a Jack Russell; the Jack Russell nearlylost his life but is now making an amazing recovery. Usuallysuch incidents are an indirect result of poor socialisation ofdogs, i.e. failure to get them used to interacting with otherdogs. Dogs should be acclimatised to people, children, traffic,other animals etc. from a young age so that they are at easewith them.Dogs have a natural instinct to chase. This may be a ball orfrisbee but is often other animals. Once dogs are chasing,they are in “the zone” and sometimes even the most welltraineddog will not always heed an owner’s plaintive cry.What happens when the dog catches an animal can vary butthings can get serious when dogs are loose with livestock andwildlife. I was called about a deer that had been attacked inthe woods at Monkwood about 6 years ago; the poor animalwas severely mauled, especially around the neck and hindquarters but was alive and in serious pain; fortunately therewas an RSPCA officer nearby who put the animal out of itsmisery. The dog involved was a Labrador although the ownerresponsible was never traced. A few years ago I was called toQueen Elizabeth Country Park where a field of sheep had beenraided by two travellers’ dogs. Nine sheep had been killed andseverely mauled overnight; it was like a scene from a horrorfilm. The poor farmer was nearly in tears and, again, the ownerof the dogs could not be proven so no action could be taken.Sometimes a dog that is allowed to stray will return to an areaagain and again; a farmer in Clanfield had sheep attacked ona regular basis and eventually caught the German Shepherdresponsible in his field chasing the animals. He shot the dog,as he is legally entitled to do in such a situation, and theowners were also prosecuted.Dogs can also injure people but not always intentionally. Wecommonly hear of incidences of people getting bitten whentrying to separate two dogs that are fighting. We often getdogs chasing joggers and cyclists; again the dog’s chaseinstinct comes into play and this often leads to people gettingbitten. Horse riders can be seriously hurt if a dog attacks theirhorse; the horse may rear or buck and the person ends up onthe floor. As all riders will tell you, this is a painful experience,especially if they land on a hard surface as this can causeserious injury; a couple of years ago a female rider broke herback when flung from a horse that was attacked by a dog.My advice to people, especially joggers and cyclists, whenconfronted by a dog is not to keep going but to stop and staystill and calm until the dog goes away or is retrieved by theowner.I receive calls about all these issues and they are all a resultof dogs not being properly controlled around traffic, livestock,people and domestic animals. They can also rip open binbags, trample crops, foul pavements etc. The frustrating thingis that a bit of common sense from owners who let their dogsroam, or do not have them under proper control whilst walkingthem, is all it would take to avoid serious incidents like theones I have described.As I am a dog warden, I can’t write an article without askingyou to clean up after your dog in public places and puta visible ID tag on the collar because they are both legalrequirements. Sorry, it’s second nature to say that! We willalso microchip your dog for £15 if you are an East Hampshireresident.If you have any questions, feel free to contact us on 01730234318. We usually work from 8am but you can always leavea message. If you have lost or found a dog, call us during theworking week or contact our reception centre between 9amand 5pm on weekends and bank holidays on 07907 911069.Dave GriffithsHVM - Spring 2013 18

An Appeal:Villagers Who Served In The Great WarI am hoping to make a collection of records for the HolybourneArchive to commemorate the villagers who took part in TheGreat War.Next year will be the centenary of the start of that war in 1914and a collection of villages in the area, under the kind officesof Jane Hurst from the Curtis Museum, are hoping to producea book honouring those that lost their lives. In addition, for theHolybourne Archive, we would like to include any additionalinformation (stories, letters etc.) in respect of those that servedand returned to the village.In listing the men and the details of their service it would be somuch more personal if we were able to show a photograph ofthem. At present I have received only one photograph, but asit was usual for soldiers to have photographs taken in uniformfor their families to hold onto in their absence, I feel sure thereare others stored away locally.My appeal is that, if there is anyone who has a photographof any of the people on the Casualty Roll, may I please havethe chance to make a copy? If you have such memorials ofsomeone from another local village I will be happy to passthem on, on your behalf.Over the next year various events and media productionswill be publicised. The Centenary will become a nationwideevent, however to show a local and more personal respect forthose whose loss of life affected not just themselves but theirfamilies and friends would be fitting.Lynn Croucherarchive@holybourne.comIn MemoriamMay Gates2 July 1910 – 6 December 2012Readers will no doubt be very sad to hear of the passingof May Gates, at the venerable age of 102. We featured abiography of May in the summer edition last year. She certainlyhad a few interesting tales to tell, having spent most of her lifein Holybourne, latterly at The Lawn, and will be sadly missed.Holybourne Post Office & Village Shop ShopProviding all essential goods, domestic and luxury for your local conveniencePost Post Office ServicesNational The National Lottery LotteryStamps, Postal Orders, ParcelWeighing and DespatchCash Withdrawal & Deposit byCheque, Cash Withdrawal Debit or Post Deposit Office card byCheque, Debit or Post Office cardEuros & US Dollars in stockCommission other currencies Free by Currency returnAll Traveller commision Cheques FREEBill payment by Cheque,Debit Card or CashWe are the Still only Under outlet Threat in thisarea to Due be able To Low to pay Usage! outwinnings Please of up Use to £50,000. Us InsteadSyndicates Of Supermarketswelcome.Daily Newspaper DeliveriesDeliveringDeliveringtotoHolybourne,Holybourne, Alton,Alton,Chawton, Binsted, Long Sutton,East Worldham, Wyck & Upton Grey.Post National Office Savings Bank Accounts forfor you you and and your your childrenPensions / / Allowances with with a Post aPost Office Office card card account.ShopMon-Fri 7am - 6pmSat 7am - 6pmSun 8am - 1pmPost OfficeMon-Fri 8am - 5.30pmSat 9am - 12.30pmSun ClosedDry Cleaning, Dry Cleaning Laundry& Shoe RepairsProviding an an efficient service forall your for dry all your cleaning needs. needs.New for 2012: We can give cash back formost major banks FREE OF CHARGE!R.B.S/NatWest New OnboardTel: 01420 83323Tel: 01420 8332319HVM - Spring 2013

My HobbyBook Club!Once a month, without fail, a small but dedicated group ofvillage ladies pitches up at my house clutching books andbottles. Yes, it’s Book Club night!Until now, Book Club has followed the rule of Fight Club: “Thefirst rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club”. Iam, however, now going to break that rule, and lift the lid onthis dark and mysterious phenomenon.To my knowledge, there are three Book Clubs in Holybourne.The longest established, and therefore “senior” (no referenceintended to the members’ ages!) boasts a librarian amongst itsmembers, so this group really does have an unfair advantage!It started in July 2008 with five ladies, and because it was thefirst was therefore able to pick the prime name: HolybourneBook Club. Over the years it has grown to nine members:nine is probably the maximum as it’s not easy to get morethan that around a table to chat. The group meets every fiveto six weeks, at the house of the person whose turn it is tochoose a book, and they provide refreshments and nibbles.Even with a librarian in the group sometimes getting booksfrom the Library is easier said than done. Generally the personchoosing gives three options, but occasionally they have hadto resort to the seventh choice. So far this group has readabout 40 books all by different authors, and scores are trackedon a spreadsheet. The best score to date was a 9.2 for TheHelp by Kathryn Stockett, and the worst was 3.6 for KateAdie’s autobiography. If there is a film made of the book thensometimes the group will watch the film at a later date andanalyse the differences.The Mapey’s Book Club, of which I am a member, has beenrunning for several years now. We have had a fairly lowturnover of members – occasionally one of us has had to stepdown through pressure of family or work – but the majorityhave remained loyal. We take it in turns to pick a book foreveryone to read, and get together one month on to review itand score it out of 10. We have no restrictions on genre, andrecord our book choices and reviews on a blog. We startedout borrowing reading sets from Alton Library, but have foundthat we can have a wider choice and complete freedom ofdates if we buy the books instead. Some of us download themto Kindles, others buy them secondhand on Amazon (andthen frequently make a profit by selling them back on Amazonafterwards!). Occasionally we manage to pick some duds – ourlowest scores on record were for The Crooked House (AgathaChristie) and Arlington Park (Rachel Cusk). Conversely, ourhighest scores were for To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee)and The Help (Kathryn Stockett). We have also had sometense battles over Me Before You (Jojo Moyes) and Twilight(Stephanie Meyer), which both resulted in a sharp division inscores! Meetings vary in duration and amount imbibed, butby the end of it we are all culturally satisfied, and entirely upto speed on all the Holybourne gossip. Recently we havestarted producing a list of questions about the current bookto stimulate intellectual discussion – at first this felt a bit likea school English Lit exam, but now we are used to it, and itcertainly makes us think a bit more about the subject matterand style.The newbies are the ladies from Heartloves Book Club. Theydescribe themselves as a varied bunch of school mums, andhave been together for just over a year. They take it in turnto host and provide nibbles. Again they place no restrictionon genre, and they too have been coaxed away from theLibrary towards Kindle and Amazon. They have admitted toreading 50 Shades of Grey, but gave it less than rave reviews.A selection of their recommendations is: Water for Elephants( Sara Gruen): The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel PieSociety (Mary Ann Shaffer and Ann Barrows); A Short Historyof Tractors in Ukrainian (Marina Lewycka); and Mrs Dalloway(Virginia Woolf).So, have I whetted your appetite for joining a Book Club?Or indeed starting one yourself? If so, a good starting pointis Alton Library. The Hampshire County Council website hasseveral pages of useful information you may find of use.Check out http://www3.hants.gov.uk/library/booksandreading/reading-groups.htm. The list of library booksets and theiravailability (though this list is, by its very nature, out of date)can also be found on this website.Then stock up on wine and invite over a few of your closestfriends, and off you go. One last piece of advice fromHolybourne Book Club: don’t choose people who all have verysimilar views as it will result in boring meetings!EdWith input from Holybourne Book Club, Mapey’sBook Club and Heartloves Book ClubRemembranceIn the last issue I omitted to thank all those who once again made the parade a success. In particular, the Town Council andGreg Burt the Deputy Town Clerk, were most helpful in arranging (as always) for the closure of London Road and the necessarysignage; and Dave Tigg, who is retained by the Town Council.The village road marshals make a critical difference now that the police do not carry out these mundane but friendly duties, andwe are grateful for the VIPs and villagers who helped to make it a memorable event.I hope this coming November we will have an ANZAC officer as Principal Guest, and the familiar Pipe Band again.And last but not least, thanks to Karen Bennett for her invaluable help organising the wreathsChris EverettHVM - Spring 2013 20

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From the Archive...In this issue, Lynn has dug out of the Village Archive a coupleof fascinating newspaper cuttings from 1784 and 1869, andDavid Andrews shares his recollections of the late Joan SmithJoan Smith1917 – 2012Anyone who attended theschool between 1949 and1954 will remember JoanSmith, the headmistress.I started Holybourne Schoolin September 1949, thesame term as Joan Smitharrived from Norfolk with herhusband, Smudge, and son,Morley. Smudge went towork for Mylwards & Sons,the local builders basedopposite the Holybourneshop/post office, as aforeman bricklayer. Joankept a tight rein in theclassroom and, worried thatMorley’s mischievous naturemight disrupt her lessons,she sent him to school at theRedcaps - Mayfield Schoolin Anstey Road.Andrews’ School then hadover 50 children, and twoteachers. Ages 4 _ to 7 (“littluns”) were taught by Mrs Squibb,and ages 7 - 11 (“biguns”) were taught by Mrs Smith. MissPiggot was the cook, Mrs Christie was her assistant, and MrsHamm was the caretaker. There was a classroom at the frontof the building, another in the back, and the hall in the middle.The biguns were taught in tiers rising up from the front to theback, with the youngest at the front.Eventually Joan’s Mother and Father, Mr and Mrs Sculphur,gave up their farm in Norfolk and came to live in the schoolhouse. Mr Sculphur immediately took over the large neglectedgarden and orchard behind the school and kept pigs andchickens there. He also brought his collie dog, Bruce, withhim. Bruce would occasionally wander into the school and liedown in front of the coke tortoise stove.Joan Smith always made Christmas very special for thechildren. Each child would receive a pair of shoes from thePub Grub ClubWhilst we are delighted to have the lovely Sam and Markmanaging the White Hart, and are rightly proud of our villagepub, there are occasions when we feel we need to trysomewhere different. With this in mind, a small but dedicatedgroup of villagers has taken on the task of trying out otherlocal hostelries, so you don’t have to!We recently visited the “Pub With No Name”, otherwiseknown as the White Horse in Froxfield. It was certainly anadventure even getting there – a few wrong turns along twistysingle track lanes had several of us ending up on someone’sdriveway, however when we arrived the pub was warm andwelcoming, despite the assorted long-dead animals glaringdown at us from the rafters. It seemed strangely unbusy for aSaturday night, but nevertheless we enjoyed a lively evening.Trustees. She taught at the school for 5 years before leaving totake up the post of Headmistress of Chawton School, whereshe remained until she retired, and then she and Smudgereturned to Norfolk. On her husband’s death she came back toAlton to live. I, along with several of her other pupils, had keptin touch with her over the years, and I occasionally did workfor her. I once asked her why she left Holybourne; she lovedit so much, and both her parents are buried in the churchyard.Her reply was “David, I hated the gas lamps and the changingof the mantels”: there was no electricity in the school or thehouse and no mains water.As age caught up with her she decided to move back toLeighton Buzzard to be near her son, Morley. She kept intouch with me, always speaking of the Rev John Coutts who,in those days, played an active part in school life, and LadyBonham Carter, who was Chairman of the Governors and hadvisited us children regularly.The last Christmas card I received from Mrs Smith was in2011. At the end of 2012 I received a letter from her son,Morley, saying she had passed peacefully away on 26December 2012 aged 95.One of her wishes was that her ashes would be buried inHolybourne Churchyard in her parents’ grave. Morley has saidthat he would be delighted if some of her old pupils were inattendance: I will advise the date and time.David AndrewsThe food received mixed reviews: the whole baked camembertstarter won universal acclaim, those of us who ordered thesuper-hot “Witches’ Revenge” sausages with colcannon wereevenly divided between loving them and hating them, the fishpie still hadn’t cooled to below blistering point by the time therest of us had finished our main courses, but the sautéed kingprawns with coconut and lemon grass was given a thumbsup,and the dessert menu a gold star. The gentlemen seemedunmoved by the red wine they ordered, but the ladies lovedtheir pink cava and glugged it accordingly.So was it worth the journey? On balance, possibly not.In another month or so we will pluck up courage to leave thesafety of the village again to test anther local hostelry andreport back. If anyone wishes to suggest a local pub for us tovisit, please email the Ed.editor@holybourne.comHVM - Spring 2013 22

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Hattie’s HolybourneHello my lovelies,and welcome back to this wonderful time of year. Thank youfor all your wonderful emails, the wreaths were beautiful. AsI am sitting here writing I am reminded of the beauty of thistime of year in our gorgeous village. The birds are singing andthe weather is starting to get warmer. Spring really is a gloriousseason with all the flowers and brighter days. Sadly thatmeans it is time for a spring clean, so here are some tips tomake your life easier and leave plenty of time to get outsideand enjoy the lovely weather.Kitchen GadgetI must confess that I am not a fan of kitchen gadgets, however,once every so often one comes along that I think is trulyfantastic and I have to share it with you. If, like me, you like tobake cakes, then you must find it frustrating when you look atthe cookery books and see beautifully created cakes that donot resemble the cake in front of you. This gadget is a cakesaw. Yes that is correct, a cake saw. I purchased it for a fewpounds about a year ago and use it every time I make a cake.It simply slices a cooked cake into beautiful layers leavingyou the option to fill each layer with a delicious filling. You canadjust the saw to create thin or thicker layers according to yourtastes. Each layer is beautifully even, making the cake looksplendid and me feeling like Delia or Nigella. Happy baking.Hattie’s Spring Cleaning TipsIf, like me, you find the idea of a spring clean a littleoverwhelming then I suggest the following things to make thisonerous task feel manageable.• Firstly decide on what task you want to start on: i.e. skirtingboards, mattress flipping, windows etc.• Write a list of what you want to achieve and tick off eachitem as you proceed.• Start from the top down. As you move you bring down thedust. Shut each door as the room is done to prevent dustflying in.• Pop your favourite music on, I find the better the music, thefaster the task gets completed.• Complete one section at a time – this provides a sense ofachievement.• Don’t try and complete it all in one go, give yourself atimeline or say a week to complete.• Get the family involved. Even the smallest helpers like tobrandish a duster or hoover.• Have regular breaks, pop the kettle on and go and sitoutside for some fresh air or take a nice walk aroundthe village.A Word On Cleaning ProductsSupermarket shelves are full of chemicals and cleaningproducts for every surface of our homes. It is a minefield tonegotiate and can become expensive. It is much simpler,cheaper and nicer for the environment to create your own.Top Three RecommendedReads For SpringPop your feet up, light the fire, put the kettle on, boil somelovely cinnamon sticks on the stove and pop your head intoone of our fantastic reads as recommended by the three localbook groups (one of whom is looking for new members if youare interested…) So in no particular order:Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn: Marriage can be a real killer. Amodern thriller set on the fifth wedding anniversary of Nick andAmy, when Nick returns home to find Amy gone…The life of Pi, Yann Martel: A wonderful light story about thesurvivors of a shipwreck, a 16 year old boy called Pi, a Zebra(with a broken leg), a Hyena, a female Orang-utan and a 450pound Bengal Tiger named Richard Parker.Chocolate Girls, Annie Murray: Tells the tale of three womenwho worked at Cadbury’s Bournville Factory during the war,and how their lives entwined through grief, love, laughter andhappiness.Now I must bid you farewell until next time. Pleaseemail me with any hints, suggestions or feedback youmay have. Emails to Hattie@Holybourne.comHattie xP.S. Please keep your emails coming,I love hearing from you.To Make A General CleanerAdd half a teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda, householdammonia and vinegar to four litres of hot water.To Make A Floor CleanerSimply add a squirt of washing up liquid and a teacup ofvinegar to 4 litres of hot water. This is suitable for all types offlooring but make sure that on wooden floors you wring thecloth out until it is barely damp.To Make A Scouring PowderFor those tougher spots, mix together equal amounts ofborax, cooking salt and bicarbonate of soda and give it agood shake.Emails toHattie@Holybourne.comHVM - Spring 2013 24

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Colin’s ColumnIt was a lovely frosty morning and Fido (name changed tomaintain his anonymity) and I decided to walk through ourlovely village of Holybourne. As usual, en route to Cuckoo’sCorner, I stopped in the Post Office for my morning paper. “Somuch happening in the world”, I immediately thought. War,Papal resignation, more political shenanigans and Olympiancriminality were all worthy of comment. I let my mind wanderas I casually walked, enjoying the peace and quiet and thefeeling of close friendship with Fido. I suppose therefore, tosome extent, I was partly to blame, as I was not really payingtoo much attention to where I was walking. To my disgust, Istepped in fresh dog excrement. My mind was made up atonce. This article is not going to be about global woes, butthose that we face much closer to home. This soapbox rant istargeted at Holybourne’s dog owners.Having wiped my freshly decorated boot on the grass, Icontinued along the footpath. Ahead, I could just see the blurof something orange hanging from a tree. As I approached it,I realised that it was a dog ‘poop-bag’, which had been tiedat head height. In the space of 200 metres I had negotiatedmy way through some kind of excrement assault course.I mentioned this ‘experience’ to a friend who frequentlywalks along London Road. She was not as amazed as I hadexpected her to be, but shared with me a similar incident.However, hers involved the morning school run, whichfrequently necessitates her children performing a game of ‘turdhopscotch’ along the pavement.So what’s the point of all this? Well, it’s simple really. I refuseto believe that I am the only one in Holybourne who is angeredby this behavior. I have no doubt that the majority of the dogowners in this village is considerate, but it is very clear that asmall minority is not. Among us, we have someone or somepeople, who believe it is socially acceptable to allow their dogto excrete on the pavements and footpaths of Holybourne andthen not bother to clear it up. However, it’ s worse than that,because at least one of these people does use the ‘poopbag’but then decides to hang it from a tree, displaying utterlaziness and a complete disregard for others. Not only is thisbehavior extremely unsociable, it is potentially very harmfulto health, especially for our children. Lastly, but by no meansleast, it has been designated a criminal act in East Hampshire.I do not have much more to say really, other than to finish thisarticle with a plea and a challenge. The plea is quite simple.Whoever it is, please stop this foul, selfish, dangerous andcriminal behavior. Should you choose not to do so, I havea challenge for you: find a mirror and see if you can look atyourself in it. If you can, respond to this article and justify youractions to the rest of us.Colin(Colin is off-grid, but can be contacted viaEditor@holybourne.com)ErratumIn last issue’s “From the Archive” we printed a photo withan incorrect legend. It was actually a photograph of DavidAndrews, his sister, and Jimmy and Denny Cuff. Apologies toall concerned.Beeches The AbandonedPony Gets A Little TLCSpeedwatchYou may have spotted in the localpaper several articles relating toa pony who was abandoned in adreadful condition near PrestonCandover in January, and who is beingnursed back to health by the localHorsewatch coordinator. The pony hadbeen named “Beeches”.Holybourne resident Emma Vincent,who is a qualified Reiki practitioner,was touched by the pony’s plight andvolunteered her assistance.Emma takes up the story: “I met withBeeches on Tuesday for her first Reikisession. Although she is very poorly, her will to fight for lifeshone through. I worked the length of her left side and whenI was ready to move to her right side she boxed herself in toprevent me from getting there, so I went back over to continueworking on the left side. Once she had made the decisionthat I had completed the left side effectively, she happilymaneouvred herself to allow me access to the right side. I willbe visiting Beeches next week for a follow up session.”Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction, relaxationand also to promote healing. Equine reiki benefits not justphysical injuries, but many other conditions such as laminitis,colic, wind sucking, cribbing, appetite loss, stress etc.Emma completed Reiki 1 in November 2008 and Reiki 2in November 2011. Having always been a horse lover, thedecision to focus on equine Reiki was a no-brainer.Beeches is still very poorly. Any donations, large or small,would be gratefully received.Please contact Steff Lewis on 07779 454528Emma VincentThe implementation of our Speedwatch plans move slowly.You will recall, from the article in the last edition, that the ideais for volunteers to record speeding vehicles and to reportthem to the police, who will, in the first instance, send a letteradvising the registered keeper that drivers should be moreconsiderate. Speeding, particularly in London Road, wasperceived as the most concerning village problem when wedeveloped the Village Plan.The programme is organised by the police and the equipmentis shared between several villages. The delay has been mainlydue to slow take up by other villages - this is now resolvedand we can proceed.We plan to start in the spring when we get lighter evenings- so look out for the fluorescent jackets and radar gun on theside of the road - or better still just obey the speed limit!Many thanks to those who have already expressed an interestin volunteering to be on the Speedwatch team - but we doneed more volunteers; so if you are interested please contactme.Nick Cane01420 86282 nick.cane@holybourne.comHVM - Spring 2013 26

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Letters To The Editor...Want to share your views on a village issue or ask for helpwith something village-related? Email editor@holybourne.com. Please include your name and address, though you mayrequest us not to publish them.Letters selected for publication are accepted with the provisothat they may be edited on grounds of legality, brevity or taste.Time to own up!‘It was I” said the sign writer, “who with my magic(marker) pen suddenly moved Holybourne 30 milesfurther away from London!”In November I had a felt pen in my hand whilst on theother side of the road writing a “Car Park” sign for theRemembrance Parade, and I noticed the newly paintedmilestone. Instinctively to tidy the obvious error, I puttwo more strokes on the 1 and thus converted thebadly over-painted numeral 4 that had become a 1back to a 4!I am sorry if it upset anybody inadvertently, but itwould be easy to make London 30 miles nearer forour commuters again, but would they notice anydifference?’In the other direction, with the multiple new traffic lightsat the junction slowing our trips to Alton, perhaps thedistance on the milestone should be increased!Chris Everett - Church LaneDon’t Come Dine With Me,HolybourneI am disappointed to report that we didn’t generateenough interest in the CDWM idea mentioned inthe last edition to make it worthwhile. Apologies toeveryone who applied.Mick RobertsCalling All Holybourne RunnersAlton Runners and Alton Lions present the 30th Alton 10Road Race on 5 May 2013. This is a 10 mile race that startson London Road, Holybourne just outside the entrance toTreloars College at 10.30am, and finishes at Eggars Schoolvia Holybourne village Binsted, the Jolly Farmer pub inBlacknest, Bentley Station, Isington, and then back throughHolybourne to Eggars School. The course is undulating andunsuitable for wheelchair athletes. The minimum entry age is17 years.Tokens will be presented to all finishers and Trophies willbe presented to the first senior man and woman and firstveteran man and woman in 3 age groups.Enter online at www.activetrainingworld.co.uk/events andmore details can also be found online at www.altonrunners.co.uk; however you can enter on the day at the late entrydesk at Eggars School.Entry fees: £10 for UKA attached runners and £12 for unattachedrunners. There is a £2 surcharge for entries on theday.Philip Scrase - Alton RunnersLondon Road/Montecchio Way Junction(response to letter in last issue)It would be helpful if the “specialist traffic planner” were toprovide a few facts to support his or her positive opinion ofthe new junction design with traffic lights.On the assumption that traffic levels exiting Alton centreare at similar volumes to those entering from the A31, whywould the much lower levels of traffic from Holybourne putmuch pressure on the effectiveness of a roundabout? Onewould need to know the actual traffic volumes to understandwhether or not “traffic planner” has a valid point orjust an unconvincing opinion. The small roundabout outsideSainsbury’s seems to cope very well with what appear to behigher traffic volumes than those at our own junction.Why have the slip lanes in and out of Holybourne been eliminated?There is clearly room. This just clogs up more trafficthan necessary at the lights and creates a higher level oftraffic to be managed than was previously the case. A clearstep backwards.What will be the impact on traffic flow when we have evenmore traffic lights to cater for the Tesco development? Isuggest that it is highly unlikely that they can be perfectlysynchronised with our junction. This seems a much morelikely recipe for traffic backing up to the A31 and for trafficbacking up past the school, as a light has also been placedquite near to the school.I thought most New Town designs went out of their way tohave roundabouts which have lower maintenance costs andare generally recognised to let traffic flow more freely, particularlyin a situation like Holybourne’s, where for 18 hoursout of 24 one could usually exit with a pause of just a fewseconds to check that the road is clear.Charles Lowe -Howards LaneLocal Charity - the Joe Glover TrustAs many of you already know to your cost, Ireceive more material for each issue of thisMagazine than I can actually use, and some of itis destined for the cutting room floor. In advanceof this issue, I received a lovely article about localcharity the Joe Glover Trust, which makes financialgrants to families to help with the costs of caringfor a child on cancer treatment. Sadly, I don’t havespace to reproduce the article, but would suggestyou check out the website www.thejoeglovertrust.org which describes in more detail the work theydo, and the fundraising events they organise.EdDance Classes at the Village HallWe thought some of your readers might be interested injoining us on Monday evenings for Ballroom and LatinAmerican dance classes at Holybourne Village Hall. Wepromise to get you dancing even if you have two left feet!Only £5 per person, first lesson free.Peter & Ysanne Leggi8spys@talktalk.net or 01420 89418HVM - Spring 2013 28

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New ManagementAt The White HartThe White Hart is at the centre of the village, bothgeographically and socially, so it is lovely to welcome Markand Sam, who took over the management of the pub inNovember. Here they introduce themselves, and share theirplans for the future of the pub.Mark and Sam’s experience includes managing a busy freshfood led pub in Surrey. In moving to Holybourne they feltthey could to share their experience and passion to keep thetraditional village pub alive.With a varied menu that is currently undergoing more additionsinfluenced by their chef, who has worked alongside Markand Sam in Surrey, and trained in a 5* country house hotel.Together the team aims to source local produce wherepossible, freshly cook food to order, and make many homemadedishes. The White Hart will really offer something foreveryone.Mark’s passion for his Ales has led to the White Hart receivingit’s Cask Marque accreditation, so we can all enjoy a greatpint. For the wine-lovers in the village, a new and moreextensive wine list is currently being put together highlighingthe guest wines showcased during the recent wine-tastingevening. Also, the introduction of a real log fire has really beenenjoyed by all during this bitterly cold winter.There is still lots they want to achieve: improving the gardenready for a great summer, opening for coffee mornings withfreshly baked cakes, a take-away menu for those nightswhen you just can’t be bothered, a ‘spruce up’ and new signsscheduled in May, along with the already-popular quiz nights,live music and many more eventsMark and Sam really do want to be the ‘Hart of Holybourne’,they are already supporting the village hall, and are happy tohelp with any other village activities.Mark & SamHolybourne’s Own“Grand Design”You would have had to drive along London Road in aparticularly large set of blinkers of late not to have noticed thestunning new house at number 88. Tom and Lucy Yendell werekind enough to invite me to visit them and have asnoop around.My first question was “Why?”. They already had a lovely housein a great location – why build a new house in the garden?Tom’s reply was that he had always wanted to. “My motheralways said I should have been an architect, and my desire todesign my own house has fed off TV programmes like GrandDesigns”.Tom and Lucy spent four years visiting trade shows and selfbuildshows, and finally selected Danwood, a Polish supplier,after visiting completed houses in Edinburgh and Ropley. Theyfelt that Danwood’s timber-framed flatpack product was of aparticularly high quality because it is largely assembled in afactory to engineering tolerances (which can be measuredin millimetres), rather than traditionally constructed on amuddy building site (where tolerances can be in inches andeven in feet).Immediately on walking through the front door, the impressionis one of space: a soaring entrance hall, large rooms, spaciousbathrooms. I asked if it was much larger than their old house.Tom replied that it had the same number of rooms, but eachindividual room was larger. “It seemed to me,” he said, “that5 square metres was a good size for a room.” Tom and Lucycould have bought an off-the-peg package, but they felt thatdesigning their own house would allow them to incorporatefeatures like studios for each of them, and the large room sizesthey desired.The actual construction process was seamless. By the endof day three the structure and roof was in place. Tom laughsthat, in the final analysis, the difference between the plan andthe actual footprint of the entire house was only 3mm. Thestaircase, for example, arrived in three pieces and slottedexactly into place. Whilst local builders were used to layfoundations, and British components such as roof tiles andhot water tanks were incorporated, as was a wood pellet boilersupplied by Mike Barnsley, and solar panels supplied by AndyHankin. The majority of the décor features of the house werecomplete at installation, such as external rendering, tiles,internal plastering, flooring etc.The house was delivered exactly on budget, nothing wentspectacularly wrong, and the snagging list was so minor as tobe hilarious! If I had been expecting some Grand Designs styledisaster stories of cost overruns and major structural issues, Iwould have been hugely disappointed.The high build quality is apparent everywhere. The house iswarm and quiet. Tom tells me that the external walls are 16”thick. The upstairs floors are concrete and some incorporateunderfloor heating with individual room thermostats. Eachroom is individually insulated. All doors are fire doors, and theyeven have a state-of-the-art fire alarm which directs firefightersto the exact location of any fire. Their PV solar panels generateincome, and their only gas appliances are their Aga and hob.On the day I visited, a particularly wet one in November, theyhad no heating switched on, but the house was beautifullysnug and warm – it was a bit of a shock for me to go home tomy own draughty, chilly house!Interestingly, Tom is now in discussion with Danwood aboutdesigning standardised and easily replicated holiday cottagesfor the disabled, and he showed me some of the initialdesigns. Hopefully, as this project develops, he will keepus updated.EdHVM - Spring 2013 30

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