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CURDRIDGE PARISH NEWS
May 2009 50P
CURDRIDGE
PARISH
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50p
TEMPORARY EDITOR
Penny Gregory 01489-788178 1 Hillside Cottages, Kitnocks Hill, Curdridge.
email: [email protected]
Copy deadline is the 12th of each month.
DISTRIBUTION
Mrs Dorothy Bellchambers 01489-782933 Tanglewood, Lockhams Road, Curdridge.
ADVERTISING
Tricia Ball 01489-782798 Elms, Outlands Lane, Curdridge. email:[email protected]
BOTLEY PARISH MAGAZINE
EDITOR
Mr Alun Thomas 182 Stirling Crescent, Hedge End 01489-781262
DURLEY PARISH MAGAZINE
CO-ORDINATOR
Steve Green 01489-860167
The editor takes no responsibility for Parish
News content, including reports, or comments,
after being submitted for publication.
Queries should be directed in the first instance
to those whose names appear at the end of
such reports or the Chairman/Secretary of the
bodies concerned whose reports or comments
have been published.
The PCC of St Peter’s Church accepts no
responsibility for any goods or services
advertised in this magazine.
Parish Office
All Saints Church, High St, Botley
email: [email protected]
The Parish Office is open
Tues, Weds, & Fri 9.00am -12.30pm
For Weddings, Baptisms and Banns
Thurs evenings 6.00pm -7.30pm
Tel: 01489-782445
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Reflections Page 3
Village News Page 5
Parish Council Report Page 11
Church Services Page 12
C.A.B Page 14
Who’s Who - Violet Puddle Page 15
Brownies News Page 9
First for Village News
Inside This Issue
Cover picture:www.sustainablog.org
What’s On at the Reading Rooms?
Botley & Curdridge Local History Society
Secretary: Sue Perry 01489 691777
Drama GroupDrama GroupDrama GroupDrama Group
Secretary: Sue SheriffSecretary: Sue SheriffSecretary: Sue SheriffSecretary: Sue Sheriff 01329 83236001329 83236001329 83236001329 832360
21st May 7.30pm
Clerk: Mrs M Jones 894663
Chairman: John Barker 782987
Junior Judo Classes Mr Gitten
Thursdays during term time
4.15pm to 6.45pm
Tel: 01489 782781
Yoga Class Yoga Class Yoga Class Yoga Class Tuesdays 9.15 Tuesdays 9.15 Tuesdays 9.15 Tuesdays 9.15 ---- 10.15am 10.15am 10.15am 10.15am
and 10.15 and 10.15 and 10.15 and 10.15 ----11.15am11.15am11.15am11.15am Juliet James Juliet James Juliet James Juliet James
023 80320184 023 80320184 023 80320184 023 80320184
Tai Chi Tuesdays 7 - 8pm
Alan Cooper Teague
07989 410036
Reading Rooms The Reading Rooms are available to hire for day or evening use.
There are individual rooms available to hire for meetings, recreation and private functions to accommodate up to 120 people. Each room has the use of a fully equipped kitchen.
Bookings to Monica Robertson 07704 208703 or 787609 or Mrs A. Appleby 782113
To advertise your meeting or event
here,
please contact the editor
By email or telephone
Contact details can be found on the
contents page
Friendship ClubFriendship ClubFriendship ClubFriendship Club
6th & 20th May6th & 20th May6th & 20th May6th & 20th May
2222----4pm4pm4pm4pm
Wendy Bignell Wendy Bignell Wendy Bignell Wendy Bignell ---- 01489 860263 01489 860263 01489 860263 01489 860263
Floral ClubFloral ClubFloral ClubFloral Club
Secretary: Ellen Barfoot Secretary: Ellen Barfoot Secretary: Ellen Barfoot Secretary: Ellen Barfoot
01489 78388901489 78388901489 78388901489 783889
Probus Club of Hamble Valley
1st and 3rd Wednesday
of each month
10am to noon
Dennis Stokes - tel. 782513
Pre-school - Curdridge Caterpillars (Reading Rooms Annexe)
Caterpillars pre-school meets Monday through to Friday
mornings from 9.15am to 12.00 midday. If you have any
enquiries (eg: Waiting List, Prospectus, School Visit etc)
please contact; Gill Jakob on 01489 796144
Parish Council
Luncheon Club
Chairman -Hilda Andrews 01489 799883 Fortnightly on Thursdays.
May 14th & 28th 10.30am coffee & biscuits. Lunch served at noon
For lunch bookings, please phone Hilda Andrews on 01489 799883
Come and join us!
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Curdridge & DistrictCurdridge & DistrictCurdridge & DistrictCurdridge & District Gardening ClubGardening ClubGardening ClubGardening Club
First Wednesday
7.30pm
Rosemary Taylor Rosemary Taylor Rosemary Taylor Rosemary Taylor 01489 78522601489 78522601489 78522601489 785226
Saturdays
9.30-10.15am
For 3-6 year olds
Contact Joanna Vowles 02380 696255
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St. Peter’s Church
Curdridge
With All Saints’, Botley & Holy Cross, Durley in the Deanery of Bishop’s Waltham &
Diocese of Portsmouth
Clergy
Vicar The Revd. Philip Goodey, The Rectory, 46 High Street, Botley,
Southampton SO30 2EA
781534
Assistant Priest The Revd. Jim Brasier, 72 Jenkyns Close, Botley 788332
Canon Jenny Lowater, Lower Glubbles, Hook Lane, Warsash, Southampton
572156
Home Communion If you are long-term sick and unable to get to church, and would like Communion brought to you at home, please contact the Parish Office - we are here to help.
782445
Church Officials
Parish Administrator Mrs Beverley Thomas 782445
P.C.C. Secretary Mrs Yasmin Hall, Woodbine, Gordon Road, Curdridge 787758
Churchwarden Roger Ball. Elms, Outlands Lane, Curdridge 782798
P.C.C. Treasurer Les Stevens, Larkspur Cottage, The Plantation, Curdridge
Organist
Readers
Janet Clarke, 29 Freegrounds Road, Hedge End 780110
Mr Terry Ozanne, 77 Winchester Street, Botley 782550
Mrs Pippa Mills, Lower Lapstone, Botley Road, Horton Heath 023 8069 6097
The Wider Church
Mother’s Union Branch
Leader
Sandra Goodey, The Rectory, 46 High Street, Botley,
Southampton SO30 2EA 781534
Mother’s Union Secretary Angela Brombley. email: [email protected] 786390
Children’s Soc. Box Sec’. Mrs B Wooldridge, 19 St. Peter’s Close, Curdridge 785915
Bell Captain Mr R Millford, 4 Ferrybridge Green, Hedge End 787858
Roman Catholic Church
Martin Street, Bishop’s Waltham
Saturday Mass 6.00pm
Sunday Mass 9.30am
Priest Father John Buckley 895889
St. Peter’s Church relies upon voluntary giving for its running and upkeep. We support charities both at
home and abroad. If you would like to help by offering regular gifts or covenants, please ask the
Treasurer or Churchwardens for more details.
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DISTRICT COUNCILLORS
Laurence Ruffell
Northwood House, Owslebury Winchester S021 1LX
Tel. 01962 777236
email. [email protected]
Robert Humby
Humbees of Marwell Ltd, Hangar Nurseries, Thompsons Lane, Owslebury, Winchester. S021 1JH
Tel. 01962 777673
email. [email protected]
CURDRIDGE PARISH COUNCIL
CLERK: Margaret Jones “The Firs” Chase Grove, Waltham Chase, Southampton, S032 2LF
Tel. 01489 894663. email. [email protected]
COUNTY COUNCILLOR: Peter Mason 6 Hack Drive, Colden Common, Winchester. SO21 1UF Tel. 01962 712834 email. [email protected]
PARISH COUNCILLORS
CHAIRMAN
John Barker
Hill Farm
Netherhill Botley S032 2BP
Tel. 01489 782987
VICE CHAIRMAN
Scott McDermott
Lockhams View
Lockhams Road Curdridge. SO32 2BD email. [email protected]
Tel. 01489 780784
Lynne Newton
Acacia Cottage, Botley Road Curdridge S032 2DU Tel. 01489 781438 email. [email protected]
Neil Evans
Glen View, Chapel Lane Curdridge S032 2BB Tel. 01489 782156 email. [email protected]
Bob Wright
2 Parklands Wangfield Lane, Curdridge S032 2DA Tel. 01489 782580 email. [email protected]
Kevan Bundell
Tanglewood, Outlands Lane Curdridge, S030 2HD Tel. 01489 784681 email. [email protected]
Joanne Furby
Curdridge Grange, Curdridge Lane Curdridge, SO32 2BH 01489 782454
Parish Council Meetings are held on
the 3rd Thursday
of each month at 7.30pm
in the Reading Rooms
Whatever your question about public
services in Hampshire contact free helpline.
0800 028 0888
email [email protected]
www.hants.gov.uk/info
Information Centres MOBILE
LIBRARY
SERVICE
Fridays, May 8th, 22nd
Gordon Road 11.15 - 11.30
Chapel Lane 11.40 - 11.55
St Peter’s Close 12.05 - 12.25
Waste Disposal Service
Bins for glass bottles, and the
clothing bank will remain in the
Reading Room car park until
further notice.
FARMERS MARKETS
Winchester
10th 31st May
Middle Brook Street car park, trading from 9.00am to 2.00pm.
POLICE
Local beat police officer
Tel: 08450 454545 ext 643 134
Beat Surgery
Your opportunity to meet our local officers and voice
your fears and concerns
Reading Room Car Park
Please phone for further details
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Scout and Guide HeadquartersScout and Guide HeadquartersScout and Guide HeadquartersScout and Guide Headquarters
Brownies Thursday 5.30pm –6.45pm Gill Jakob 01489 796144
Guides Tuesday 7.00pm - 8.45pm Sarah Woodman 01489 893280
Scouts Alternate Weds 7.00pm - 8.30pm Jenny Kenworthy 01489 781430
Parent & Toddler Group Tuesday 1.30pm - 3.00pm Kathryn Provost 01489 890527
Bookings for S & G Headquarters - Mrs M Robertson - 01489 787609
Rainbows Tuesday 5.00pm-6.00pm Patricia Tree 01489 789498
ST. NICHOLAS’ CHURCH &ST. NICHOLAS’ CHURCH &ST. NICHOLAS’ CHURCH &ST. NICHOLAS’ CHURCH & WICKHAM VILLAGE FETEWICKHAM VILLAGE FETEWICKHAM VILLAGE FETEWICKHAM VILLAGE FETE SATURDAY 13SATURDAY 13SATURDAY 13SATURDAY 13THTHTHTH JUNE, 2009 JUNE, 2009 JUNE, 2009 JUNE, 2009
The Fete is held each year in the beautiful gardens of
Beverley
Gates open at 12.30
Do make a note in your diary to come and enjoy:
LIVE MUSIC
BBQ ~ PIMMS TENT
GAMES ~ CHILDREN’S FUN CORNER
TEA TENT
AUCTION ~ GRAND DRAW
LOTS OF STALLS
AND
SCARECROW COMPETITION
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How is it for you? Here is a true event that I have
referred to in my preaching, which illustrates very well what can happen
when you least expect it! I have been thinking lately that the time is
right to share this with a wider readership.
The l a t e A n t ho ny B l o om ,
Metropolitan of Sourozh in the Russian Orthodox Church and head
of the Orthodox Church in the UK
related in his book “School of Prayer” that he was invited by the
leader of a Russian youth organisation in Paris, where he was
studying to become a doctor of
medicine, to attend a meeting to be addressed by a local priest. Sitting
reluctantly at the lecture and not really intending to listen, his ears
pricked up at what was being said, he wrote that he became more and
more indignant and in a vision saw
that Christ and the whole idea of Christianity was profoundly repulsive
to him. The lecture over, he hurried home in order to check out the truth
of what he had heard. Asking his
mother for a book of the Gospels he wanted to see whether they would
support the monstrous impression he had derived from the lecture. He
expected nothing good to come from his reading, and being pretty astute
he counted the number of chapters
of each of the Gospels to be sure of reading the shortest so as not to
waste time unnecessarily. He decided on Mark, just 16 chapters
long!
He began to read, skipping nothing.
Reaching the third chapter, he quite
suddenly became aware that on the other side of his desk there was a
presence. His conviction was so
strong that it was Christ himself standing there that it never left him.
This was a real turning point in his life. Because Christ was alive and
Bloom had been in his presence, he could say with certainty that what
the Gospel said about the crucifixion
of the prophet of Galilee was true, and the centurion was right when he
said “Truly he is the Son of God”. It was in the light of the Resurrection
that he could read with certainty the
story of the Gospel knowing that everything was true in it because of
the impossible event of the Resurrection.
Mark did not unfold a story which
one can believe or disbelieve, but
rather an event which begins with
“the Annunciation” that leaves all the problems of disbelief behind because
a reading of it for him, as it can be
for anyone of us is a convicting experience.
It is to the gospel of Mark that I regularly turn, inspired and
encouraged by Anthony Bloom’s
experience and like him convinced of the truth that lies between it’s
pages.
Try it yourself.
Jim Brazier
Reflections Reflections Reflections Reflections
READINGS FOR THIS MONTH
DATE READINGS
May 3rd
4th of Easter
Acts 4: 5-12
John 10: 11-18
May 10th
5th of Easter
Acts 8: 26-end
John 15: 1-8
May 17th
6th of Easter
Acts 10: 44-end
John 15: 9 - 17
May 24th
Sunday after Ascension
Acts 1: 15-17, 21-end
John 17: 6-19
May 31st
Pentecost
Acts 2: 1-21
John15: 26,27; 16: 4b-15
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Well House, 2 Brook St
Bishop’s Waltham
SO32 1AX Tel: 01489 896376
The C.A.B. is willing to make home visits to the housebound. For more information please contact Suzanne Gill on the above number.
Citizens Advice Bureau
Opening Hours
Monday 9.30am to 2.30pm
Tuesday 9.30am to 2.30pm
Wednesday 9.30am to 2.30pm
Friday 9.30am to 2.30pm
Curdridge Care Group
Curdridge Care Group is willing to
drive to hospital, the doctor, dentist
or similar, those who do not drive
themselves and when relatives or
friends are unavailable to help.
Tel: 01489 782580
Bishop’s Waltham Registry Office
Bank House, Bank Street.
Registrar of Births & Deaths:
Mon, Wed, & Fri 1.00pm - 3.00pm
Tues 9.30am -12 noon
Superintendent Registrar
(for Marriages and all copies of
Birth, Death and Marriage certificates)
Tues 9.30am - 1.00pm.
Fri 1.30pm - 5.00pm
Tel: 01489 894044
The minibus offers a door to door service for all Villagers
At the moment we have the following runs
WEDNESDAY: (alternate weeks)
Friendship Club leaves at 1.30pm and returns at 4.00pm
FRIDAY: Departs for Hedge End at 9.15am
‘Serving the Village’
Curdridge Minibus (C.A.T.S.)
St Peter’s Church Flower Guild
Altar flower donations: If anyone wishes to donate Altar Flowers in celebration or
commemoration of special occasions please speak to Tricia Ball (01489 782798) or to Margaret Blake
Friday Rota:
May 3rd Mrs Hillier, Mrs Clarke, Mrs Wooldridge May 10th Mrs Andrews, Mrs Puddle + Other (Wedding)Wedding)Wedding)Wedding) May 17th Mrs M. Blake, Mrs Bignell, Mrs Bowerman (Wedding)Wedding)Wedding)Wedding) May 24th Mrs Hillier, Mrs Clarke, Mrs Wooldridge
St Peter’s Church Flower Guild
From the registers
BAPTISMS
“We welcome you into the Lord’s family” Eleanor Grace Handley
Ethan McDermott
45 people advised to see their doctor
following blood pressure tests.
Stroke Awareness received £500 donation
from Rotary Club.
Stroke is the third most common cause of death in the UK. Each year, 150,000 people have a stroke and of those, 67,000 people die. Stroke can happen to anyone, young or old, at any time. In fact, 25 per cent of people who have a stroke are under retire-ment age.
Customers at Sainsbury’s - Marks and Spencer’s at Hedge End had the opportunity to
have their blood pressure tested prior to doing their shopping. Recently volunteers from Hedge End Rotary Breakfast Club and Bishops Waltham Rotary Club helped the Stroke Awareness Association, set up and man a secluded area in the foyer of the shopping centre in Hedge End.
During the day over 360 people had their blood pressure tested, and of these 45 were advised to visit their doctor and one was advised to go straight to A & E with high blood pressure and associated symptoms.
In addition the Stroke Awareness Association received a total of £500 from the collection tins and from the two Rotary Clubs.
Stroke is an attack on the brain. It spreads like fire, rapidly damaging brain cells. Like a fire, stroke must be treated as an emergency. The faster you recognise stroke and react to it, the more of the brain you can save.
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MID-SUMMER DELIGHTS
St. John’s Church, Hedge End
Exhibition of Christening Gowns, Baptism memorabilia / records
Church decorated with flowers inspired by Christenings
Underhill Centre - Art Exhibition, Art Textiles, Cakes, Bread, Books, Raffle & Tusi Mussi, Creative Glass
Morning Coffee, Lunches, Afternoon Teas
Friday, 19th June - 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday, 20th June 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission £1 per adult, children free
Event in aid of St. John’s Church funds
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Who’s Who - Violet Puddle Violet is well
known as the
organist of St
Peter's Church,
Curdridge. She
was born in
Selsey, West
Sussex. During
the war the south
coast was frequently bombed and her
mother made her sleep downstairs. Of
course, the one night she decided to sleep
upstairs, they were bombed! The next
morning she could see how close to
disaster they had been. There were
craters in the garden and the house was
damaged.
When she left school in Chichester, she
learnt shorthand and typing and found a
job with the Land Settlement
Association. Houses were built locally
to accommodate redundant miners from
Wales. She worked in the estate office
handling tenant's accounts and worker's
pay. Each week she cycled two miles
with the men's wages in the basket on
her bike. How times have changed!
She married her husband Stuart in
1951. Their parents had known each
other for many years. Stuart's parents
had lodged in Church Norton, and after
establishing a friendship with Violet's
mother, they often came to
stay. Sometimes Stuart came with
them.
After they were married they lived in
Locks Heath, but soon moved to
Curdridge as Stuart's parents lived in
Vicarage Lane where they ran a
smallholding. Stuart's father was a
trained gardener. They grew
strawberries, potatoes, beans and peas,
and kept pigs and poultry. Violet says
she learnt a great deal about fruit and
vegetable picking!
Stuart was a postman. He could have
accepted promotion and moved to
Southampton, but it meant they would
have left his parents, so they stayed and
were very contented.
Violet has always been a Christian. She
couldn't imagine her life in any other
way. Her mother was very devout and a
great influence on her. She also taught
her to play the piano initially. Later on,
Violet cycled three miles to Sidlesham
each week to learn to play the organ
from the village blacksmith, whose
condition was that she had to play in
church instead of him on his days
off! She also sang in the church
choir. She had been taught to sing at
Chichester High School by an ex-opera
singer who instilled in her a love of
classical music.
When their two children Richard and
Sheila were born she neglected the
piano, but Rev Sells heard that she could
play the organ and, although she was
reticent, he told her to give it a try. She
has been playing ever since, until her
retirement in 2006 - about 40 years!
One of the highlights of her organ
playing career was when she was asked
to accompany the Cambridge Singers
(formed by John Rutter) for a wedding at
St Peter's. One of the pieces was very
difficult, so she asked Rev Waghorn to
lock her in to the church to practise it
without being disturbed. She sweated
blood over it (Violet's words!) but got
there in the end - and it was very
successful.
Stuart was the church warden at St
Peter's. Rev Waghorn said he was one of
the best wardens he'd had. Sadly, after a
long illness, he died in April 1998. At
his funeral the church was full. All the
clergy came and there were two sermons,
she recalls.
After his death, Violet carried on with
some of his duties. It gave her
strength. She was verger for a time, as
well as the sacristan, warming up the
church and preparing everything for
Communion.
As well as playing the organ every
Sunday, she was parish representative on
the Deanery Synod for 9 years, on the
committee for the League of Friends at
Kitnocks House, taking an evensong
service there every Sunday evening
and also leader of the Mother's
Union. Violet always enjoyed the lovely
Christmas party, inviting all the MU
branches from the Deanery to the
Reading Rooms. They organized outings
too. Alison Gamblin drove the minibus
and they would stop off somewhere for
lunch.
Violet enjoys reading biographies,
particularly the travel writer Bettina
Selby - she has just finished 'Frail Dream
of Timbuktu'. Her favourite book of the
Bible is 'Luke' (and 'Acts' written by
Luke) because he is straightforward, not
pious. She also loves the music of Elgar
and takes great pleasure playing
'Chanson de Matin' on the organ.
Violet tries to live so that people know
she is a Christian. If she had a problem,
her mother used to say 'Give it to God',
and the burden would be lifted. She
follows that advice to this day.
Botley and Curdridge Local History Society
Cake Break Friday 1st May 2009
Come and join us in the foyer of All Saints’ Church from 10.30am until 12.30pm. Tea, coffee, and cake, laughter and a chat – watch the plates empty and the donation box fill! (We suggest £1) This is a National Day in aid of all those who suffer from Multiple Sclerosis. The local event is being organised by Sheila Brasier whose sister suffers from MS and who herself is an aid worker in the MS branch in Eastbourne, to which all money raised from this event will be sent to help provide support, information and care for people affected with MS in that area.
Please come and support us!
Curdridge
Floral Club
Plant Sale
20th May 2009
The Reading Room
Curdridge
5pm-8pm
Entrance 50p to include
coffee/tea & biscuits
Good quality plants at
reasonable prices
As we had to change our original plans for the April meeting we were able to invite Liz Pelly, one of our favorite demonstrators to give a pratical evening on 'The Triangle, Old and New'. We were first given a quick guide on the traditional pedestal with massed flowers and foliage and then, by gradually removing and replacing flowers and foliage, we ended up with a much more modern look to the pedestal which was equally pleasing. Then it was our turn. Liz went round quietly encouraging and adjusting and we ended up with a variety of triangular shapes which were of a very high standard. We were delighted with our efforts and learnt a great deal in very pleasant circumstances. Our only regret was that so few members took the opportunity to improve their skills under
the guidance of such an expert. We hope to have Liz back again before too long when she wishes to concentrate o n s m a l l e r arrangements than are usually the vogues for demonstrations, that can still be stylish but also suitable for our homes, using perhaps flowers and foliage from the garden and maybe that 'special' bunch that tempted us in the supermarket. Our meeeting on May 20th, at T h e R e a d i n g R o o m , Curdridge, will be our usual Plant Sale. We will be open for business from 5 - 8 p.m. Entrance 50p. to include coffee/tea and biscuits. Don't miss an opportunity to stock up on good quality plants for your garden at very competitive prices.
Margaret Blake
Curdridge Gardening ClubCurdridge Gardening ClubCurdridge Gardening ClubCurdridge Gardening Club
The Spring Show in April once
again was a great success with 70
entries.
A miniature scarecrow was a new
venture and all entries were
delightful and imaginative.
Andrew McIdoe will be the
speaker in May “Loosing the
Plot” is the title and this will be
at 7.30am on Wednesday 6th May
in the Reading Room
New members and visitors
are always welcome.
Rosemary Taylor
VILLAGE NEWS
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Curdridge
Floral Club
Police warn of thefts from
gardens
Since the start of 2009 there has been an increase in the number of thefts of valuable ornaments and similar items from the grounds of large houses in the Winchester area.
These offences are most commonly occurring overnight, during the week.
PC Paul Symonds of the Meon Valley Safer Neighbourhood Team writes, “The most recent incident occurred during the evening of the 5th April 2009 in Waltham Chase where two ornamental dogs were stolen”
If you are unfortunate enough to be a victim of any similar theft or would like to report anything suspicious, you can contact PC Symonds (PC 3124) on the usual number:
M e o n V a l l e y S a f e r Neighbourhood Team
Tel: 0845 045 45 45
28th April—St Nicholas Church, Wickham
26th May—Holy Cross Church, Durley
30th June—Corhampton Church
All held on Tuesdays, starting at 7.30 pm, lasting
30 minutes.
CHURCHES TOGETHER
QUIET HALF HOURS
6
CAFÉ CHAT
IN THE FOYER ALL SAINTS CHURCH BOTLEY
OPEN FOR COFFEE/TEA
EVERY THURSDAY 10AM—NOON
“ A PLACE TO MEET FRIENDS AND MAKE
FRIENDS”
THE INTERNET FACILITIES ARE ALSO
AVAILABLE DURING THESE TWO HOURS
LIBRARY BOOKS, JIG SAWS
AVAILABLE FOR BORROWING
‘Fencing in God’s People’
A Service with a difference Sunday 24 May 10am St Peter’s
Curdridge I wonder whether Holy Week and Easter led you to reflect not just on the events surrounding Jesus but also on
the area where they happened? The Holy Land is a beautiful, spiritual place but with a history of conflict. At the beginning of the year Israel and the
Gaza Strip were in our daily news as the violence between Israel and Hamas escalated. Since then the problems of Israeli-Palestinian relations have receded from our headlines but they are still a constant cause of serious
disruption to everyday life for many people in the Holy Land. The separation of families and farmland by the ‘security fence’ in the West Bank is causing great hardship.
On Sunday 24th May the 10 o’clock
Family Service at St Peter’s
Curdridge will focus on the Holy
Land. We shall watch a short film about Bethlehem and then, using an act of worship written by members of the Iona Community (Wild Goose Resource Group), we shall use words, music and action to reflect on wall-
building and to pray for peace in the birth-place of Christ. Tom and I were in Iona Abbey on the evening this service was first used – it
made a great impact on us. Please come to St Peter’s and join me and members of the Monday afternoon Homegroup for a thought-provoking service with a difference.
Pippa Mills
Curdridge Gardening Club
Invite you to an evening
with
Andrew McIndoe Director of
Hilliers’ Garden Centres On
Losing the Plot Wednesday 6th May
7.30pm Curdridge
Reading Room
Admission £2 to include Coffee & Biscuits
Jazz picnic at Exbury Gardens
Thursday 7th May 2009 starting at 6pm
Once again Hedge End Breakfast Rotary Club are organising a
Trad Jazz evening at Exbury in aid of Schools 4 All in Africa.
There will be a large marquee erected in which the Jazz group will play and tables will be provided. Access will be available to all areas of the gardens,
and a buggy will be available to run visitors around the gardens
90% of disabled girls and boys in Africa are excluded from school. Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland and Leonard Cheshire Disability are working together to overcome this problem so that every child can go to
school.
For further information please contact
M. Andrew Kowalski
Tel 023 8032 3668
Tickets cost £15 and can be obtained by contacting Cliff Banister on 01489 782288
Q. I ’ v e just found out that my landlord is facing
repossession, and I have no idea where that leaves me. What are my rights as a tenant, and what should I do next?
A. In most cases, if the
property is repossessed the tenant does not have a right to remain living there. In a limited of cases, the lender may be bound to take you on as a tenant. This could be the case if you already living in the property when the mortgage was taken out or the mortgage lender asks for, or accepts a payment of rent from you. In these cases, the lender would take over as your landlord and your tenancy rights would continue. If you think that one of these situations applies to you, your local Citizens Advice Bureau will be able to give you advice on what to do next. If your tenancy is not binding on your landlord’s lender, they may evict you. However, the situation may not be as bleak as it seems; you still have op-tions. But it is crucial that you follow
these steps:
Seek advice immediately from
your local CAB. They will be
able to look at the specifics of
your situation and advise you
on what to do next.
Always open mail addressed
‘To the Occupier’. This may
inc lude not ice of any
possession hearings.
When thinking of moving into a
new property, make sure the
landlord has permission from
the lender to rent it out.
Otherwise, the lender does not
have to recognise the tenancy
at all.
For further information on tenancy and repossession contact your local CAB at Well House, 2 Brook Street, Bishop's Waltham, SO32 1AX, Tel. No. (01489) 896376 open from 9.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. We also run an advice surgery at Wickham Community Centre, Mill Lane, Wickham on Thursdays from 10.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m, If this is not
convenient, please note our Thursday evening appointments only session (from 4 to 7 p.m.) at the Bishop’s Waltham Bureau. You c a n a l s o e - m a i l u s o n [email protected] with your problem. You can also go to our l o c a l w e b s i t e www.bishopswalthamcab.org.uk or you can go to the national Citizens A d v i c e w e b s i t e www.adviceguide.org.uk
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TRUSTEES REQUIRED
BISHOPS WALTHAM & THE MEON VALLEY CAB
seek new members for their Management Committee
who are actively interested in the work of Citizens Advice Bureaux
and who would like to become involved with their local service
For more information and an informal chat about the role
Please call 01489 896376 or e-mail [email protected]
Y o u
h a v e a
w o n d e r f u l
opportunity to be part of a
unique event taking place in
P o r t smou t h
A n g l i c a n Cathedral between Thursday 23 July
2009 and Sunday 26 July 2009. For just over 2 hours of your time you
can participate in the “The Greatest Show on Earth” Flower Festival. This
will be a magnificent presentation of
flowers arranged in separate displays around a circus theme created by
Church Flower Arrangers and Flower Clubs. There will also be perform-
ance art in the circus arena to be
located in the Nave. Alan Titchmarsh has agreed to open the event
at the Gala Night on Wednesday 22 July.
To make visitors feel welcome and to show them the route to follow, we
shall need a team of stewards. We
are looking for volunteers who can be on duty in teams on a rota basis.
Whoever joins the team will have the opportunity to see the festival and
feel part of an exciting and
interesting event in the life of Portsmouth Cathedral. The present
details, yet to be finalised are:
• Stewards will be on duty for
periods of 2¼ hours between 10.00 and 19.00 from the Thursday to
Saturday 23 to 25 July 2009 and for
2½ hours between 13.00 and 18.00 on Sunday 26 July.
• We expect to provide off road
car parking for Stewards.
• Duties will include, making a
friendly point of contact for
answering questions from visitors, being able to provide guidance and
assistance, especially in emergencies,
as well as reporting incidents or other relevant information on
security matters to the Team Leader.
A short training session will occur before the event.
By registering now you will enable the organisers to contact you when
more details are finalised and we can
establish our rota, probably at the end of March 2009.
To register as a steward, please
send the details listed below to Chris Curry by post at White House, 33
Horndean Road , Emswor t h ,
Hampshire PO10 7PU, or send the same information by e-mail to
Please provide as many of the
following as possible: name; address; postcode; phone number; email
address
escalated. Since then the problems of
As we usher in the month of May my
garden is buzzing with life. Each
rainshower seems to bring with it a new
invasion of slugs. (Question: What is the
collective noun for slugs? Answer: A
cornucopia, if you believe Wikipedia). It
already looks like 2009 will be another
bumper year for weeds – as someone
once said, “A weed is a plant that has
mastered every survival skill except for
learning how to grow in rows.”
On the more positive side, my potatoes
seem to be doing very well and now need
“earthing-up”. This means covering all
but the top couple of inches of the plants
with soil to prevent any new tubers
turning green. As I mentioned last
month, we’re experimenting with
growing potatoes in bags on the patio
this year, and each of my 3 daughters and
I each have planted a bag to see who can
grow the most. Needless to say, my
potatoes seem to be putting on far less
growth than the girls’ – but it’s early
days.
Elsewhere my onions are developing
plenty of greenery; my shallots seem to
be larger than my onions (can that be
right?), and I’ve no idea where I’m going
to plant all the seedlings that have now
sprouted in my greenhouse. It always
seems such a shame to go to all the
trouble of germinating seeds and then not
let each individual seedling mature to its
full potential. But not to worry, between
swaps with neighbours and the Curdridge
School Summer Fair, (and perhaps even
a stall at the front of the house), I’m sure
each will find an appreciative home.
By now the soil has warmed up
sufficiently to plant most things –
beetroot, carrots, spring onions, broccoli,
cabbage, sweetcorn and lettuce to name a
few. And if you want to take an even
easier route, pop down to your local
garden centre where you’ll probably find
plug plants available for strawberries,
lettuce, cabbage and others. It will only
take a couple of minutes to get those in
the ground and produce an instant
vegetable garden.
Away from the vegetable patch, I’d
recommend you take a look at the
horticultural show page on our website –
www.curdridgeshow.co.uk. You’ll find
the 2009 schedule for the horticultural
show there (as soon as I’ve finished com-
piling it!) along with plenty of useful
links for the gardener, cook, wine-maker
or artist.
If you have any ideas or tips you’d like
to share, please contact me on 01489
796144 or email me at
Pete Jakob
Horticultural Show Chairman
Curdridge Country Show 2009
www.curdridgeshow.co.uk
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2009 Curdridge Show Trugs, Plugs and Slugs
Five of us from the Benefice had the
most wonderful long weekend in ‘England’s Nazareth’ at the beginning
of April, and we shall be sharing some of the words, music and
images with you at another time.
But, for now, we would like to offer this delight: One evening in the
beautiful lounge of our house, Jim Brasier was looking through some of
the books that were there for any visitor to enjoy and he happened
across A Book of Jewish Thoughts, which fell open at the following poem. He read it and knew that it
was one that our little group would enjoy and, in particular, one that I
would find appealing, working, as I
do, in the printing industry. We hope that it strikes a chord with you too.
Terry Ozanne
Could we with ink the ocean fill,
were every blade of grass a quill, were the world of parchment
made, and every man a scribe by trade,
to write the love
of God above would drain that ocean dry;
nor would the scroll contain the whole,
though stretched from sky to sky!
Meir Ben Isaac Nehoraї. 1050
A Book of Jewish Thoughts Selected and arranged by J H Hertz (Chief Rabbi:
1913-1946) Published by Oxford
University Press
A hidden treasure from Walsingham
J H Hertz
1920
Durley Church Fete
Saturday 20th June
Durley Church Fete is a traditional
village fete, set in the beautiful grounds of Wintershill Hall. There will be stalls selling cakes, pies, sweets, jams and marmalade, plants and produce, new gifts, toys, bric-a-brac, china and glass,
hats, accessories and jewellery and books. Sideshows include a coconut shy, skittles, aunt sally and Splat the Rat – plus draws, tombolas and face painting. There will also be a silent
auction. The gate opens at 12.30pm and Martyn Davies, the ITV weather man, will formally open the fete at 12.45pm.
Lunches will be served from 12.30pm onwards – a delicious selection of salads with quiche or freshly cooked hot dog or burger. Teas with homemade cakes will be served all afternoon, and there will be ice creams
too. The band will be playing and (hopefully) the sun will be shining. Do come and join us!
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Garden Notes
What a lovely sunny month we have
had since early March until now – early April. John Barker reports just
46mm/1.9ins rain. The sunny days
were often preceded by frosts making ‘hardening off’ a tricky task.
Seeds have germinated rapidly and been moved to greenhouse and
repaired potting shed (thanks to T’s
dad) for growing on. Trays of potatoes take their place in
conservatory. Traditionally, it was said, potatoes should be planted on
Good Friday but since Easter varies from early to late April (26th April the
year I married) there can be no hard
and fast rule. T&C have solar lights in the
greenhouse so are often busy quite late getting jobs done – spurred on
by the new varieties of salads, veg,
and flowers they are experimenting with and new herbs are flourishing
and have provided some interesting and tasty different flavours to
traditional dishes, sauces and dressings. I am also lucky they know
about pruning as my photinia is now
covered in red leaves all over and soft fruits and fruit trees look better
too and all promise good crops
(fingers crossed that there are no
May frosts). We may have suffered a miserable,
wet winter but trees and plants have
flourished particularly camellias and other ericaceous shrubs. I have
been surprised at the quality of all flowers – even the naturalised
daffodils have bigger clumps of
larger blooms and some cross pollination has produced new
varieties. When the sun shines bumble bees and butterflies are
everywhere and the garden full of birdsong and the fattest pigeons
ever. Raised beds are to be covered
with netting over hand made arches and two scarecrows stuffed with
straw and decorated with shiny objects are meant to keep birds away
(why do I feel guilty pleasure at
noting one of them wears T’s student brother’s frayed old jeans?) So far it
is only the dog who is upset by their presence and I have the feeling that
high in the trees magpies and pigeons are watching and waiting.
Spiders are very much in evidence
and I was handed one in a jar for T to identify. So far he has only
established it has no teeth – just as
well as friend found it in her sock. It
is large, has round head, body shaped like a ladybird and black with
white markings. Any idea?
Everyone seems to be ‘having a go’ at growing own produce. I never
realised until our young people (who have other skills) took over and
revived the kitchen garden just how
an activity which most of us indulge in to grow what we fancy, can
become such a wide and varied process. They are studying the
subject in depth but manage to encompass scientific studies with
artistic creations (and some fun) with
such dedication that the rest of the family get drawn in and thereby find
outlets for forgotten talents of their own.
P.S. Here is something to intrigue
children. If you have a squash, save the seeds and plant them. When
they germinate they emerge from the soil like a mole pushing up the
earth – one every two hours.
Dorothy Finney
The Curdridge Country Show
2009 As regular readers of this magazine will
know, the 53rd Curdridge Country Show
is on 18th July from 11am until 5pm.
There is so much to see and do you’ll
probably want to come all day so don’t
forget to put the date in your diary now.
Full details can be found on our new
website www.curdridgeshow.co.uk
which we are constantly updating as our
plans are crystallised. We will sell
discounted advance tickets for the Show
from 1st June again this year. Full details
of our sales outlets will be featured in
next month’s edition of this magazine as
well as on our website.
Coming to the Show is great fun, but
taking part by volunteering to help is
even better. It doesn’t matter how much
time you have available, just an hour
here or there is enormously valuable, and
of course, more is even better.
Everything from making a cake for the
tea tent to directing traffic in the car park
is available, and much more besides. It
is a great way to meet people and
contribute to the overall financial success
of the Show as well.
We will be holding our Show Day
Photography Competition again this
year, you can see the winning entries
from last year on our website, together
with the rules for this year. So if you
think you can do better just bring your
camera along to the Show and win one of
the lovely prizes kindly donated by Jan
Rawlings Photography.
Jackie Atkinson tells me that Barn Dance
tickets will be hot property this year as
we welcome the return of the Bursledon
Village Band. We are also taking the
opportunity to improve the menu for the
inclusive supper, see full details on our
website. You can reserve and pay for
your tickets by calling Maggie McLean
on 01489 781215 for full details.
Finally, can I remind you that the mar-
quees used for the Show are available for
hire on the Sunday afternoon and
evening, 19th July. If you plan to have a
party or perhaps a fundraiser for a charity
this could be an ideal opportunity.
Please call if this is of interest to you.
If you would like to help or want any
further information please let us know.
Elaine Flower
Show Committee
Tel: 07722 787338 Email: [email protected] Web: www.curdridgeshow.co.uk
Post: Curdridge Country Show, PO Box 368, Southampton,
SO18 3WH.
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BCD Children & Youth
Co-ordinator
Church Office All Saints Botley
Sandie Schulkins,
Tel: 01489 798619
Children’s Society Hon
Secretary
Tel: 01489 799395
Botley: Lynn Gosden,
Portland House, High St.
Curdridge & Durley:
Betty Wooldridge
SERVICES
Y.B Church for 4 –10+ year olds meets in
Botley Church Room at 9.30am on 2nd and 3rd Sundays.
FAMILY COMMUNION at Durley on first Sundays has special activities for children.
FAMILY SERVICE at Curdridge on second Sundays is designed for people of all ages.
FAMILY COMMUNION at Curdridge on first and third Sundays. All welcome!
Searchers
Curdridge Reading Rooms
2nd Sunday of the Month 6.15pm to
7.45pm
For ages 7 years to 11+
Brambles Parent and Toddler Group
(Scout and Guide Hut, Curdridge)
Meet every Tuesday from 1.30pm to 3.00pm
We welcome all pre-school children and their parents/carer, including newborn
babies. We offer a specific area for babies, craft table, physical and imaginary play,
and singing.
A chance for you to meet new people, have a chat and a coffee/tea.
First session is free, each session after that is £1.50 per family, including
refreshments. Please contact Kathryn on 01489 890527.
BCD
Wanderers & Inquirers
Youth Groups
Meet at All Saints Church, Botley.
Wanderers are the 2nd Sunday
in the month.
Inquirers, the 2nd and 3rd Sunday of
the month from 6.00pm to 8.00pm.
Montague House, Broad Oak,
Botley
Tel: 01489 798619
Flutterbies
Mothers with toddlers meet in the
Botley church room on Tuesday
mornings during term time from
9.45am to 11.45am, and provides a
friendly and safe environment for you
and your child to meet others.
They can play, and try out crafts
while you have a chat and a coffee.
Everyone is welcome, it is not a group
just for church members.
There is no charge for
the morning.
G R E A T H G I R B
S E H S U R I P E A
T R E E S L L A M S
F L E G D M U I M G
L B N V N T T N U S
O I H T I I I Y S E
W R P F W R N E D S
E D U S K Y Y R L I
R L U F R E D N O W
S E R U T A E R C M
BRIGHT BEAUTIFUL
GREAT SMALL WISE
WONDERFUL CREATURES
FLOWERS TINY
WINGS EYES LIPS
COLD WIND
SUMMER SUN
RUSHES TREES RIVER SKY
MORNING BIRD RIPE
All Things Bright And Beautiful Wordsearch
All these words can be found in the hymn, and in the grid above, and when they’ve all been found, the unused letters will spell out one more word from the last verse.
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Services This Month at St Peter’s Church
Sunday May 3rd 8am Holy Communion Botley
4th of Easter 9.30am Family Service Botley
9.45am Family Communion Durley
10am Family Communion with Baptism Curdridge
6.30pm Choral Evensong Botley
Tuesday May 5th 10am Holy Communion Pudbrook House
Wednesday May 6th 8am Holy Communion Botley
Thursday May 7th 10am Holy Communion Curdridge
Sunday May 10th 8am Holy Communion Curdridge
5th of Easter 9.30am Family Communion Botley
9.45am Matins Durley
10am Family Service Curdridge
6.30pm Holy Communion Botley
Wednesday May 13th 8am Holy Communion Botley
Thursday May 14th 10am Holy Communion Curdridge
Sunday May 17th 8am Holy Communion Botley
6th of Easter 9.30am Family Communion with baptism Botley
9.45am Family Service Durley
10am Family Communion Curdridge
6.30pm Evensong Botley
Wednesday May 20th 8am Holy Communion Botley
Thursday May 21st 10am Holy Communion Curdridge
Sunday May 24th 8am Holy Communion Botley
Sunday after Ascension 9.30am Family Communion Botley
9.45am Family Communion Durley
10am Family Service Curdridge
6.30pm Evensong Botley
6.30pm Toolbox Curdridge
Wednesday May 24th 8am Holy Communion Botley
Thursday May 25th 10am Holy Communion Curdridge
Sunday May 31st 8am Holy Communion Botley
Pentecost 10.30am United Parish Communion and Botley
Celebration of Baptsm
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Tony Coates – Winchester City came to talk to the Council about Exception Sites An exception site is: housing built on such land cannot be sold off to anybody, it must remain available for rental to local people for ever. It cannot be offered for “right to buy” like Council houses It cannot be rented by anybody without a local connection – this would be the applicants family live/formerly lived in the village the applicant formerly lived in the village the applicant works permanently in the village. The person must need accommodation of the type available in the development and must be unable to afford similar accommodation in the open market. Winchester City Council is working with Housing Providers and the Housing Corporation to obtain funding and land in order to provide local housing for local people. Tony Coates said there are currently 15 households with a local need that want to live within the parish and are currently on the housing list with the City Council. It is considered mainly to be 2 bedroom accommodation that is required with one or two one and three bedroomed. It was suggested to Tony Coates that there is land within St. Peters Close in the ownership of the City Council that could be used for this purpose. Rob Humby said there is funding from SEDA to support agriculture and forestry and providing support for rural facilities A request from the Reading Room
Managers to apply for £4,500 from the Open Spaces Fund towards tree works at the Recreation Ground was received. It was felt that it is an open space being used all the time by local people and should be supported. Durley, Upham, Owslebury and Curdridge Parish Councils are looking to jointly purchase and maintain a flashing speed limit reminder sign which will spend time in each of the four parishes. The Council are going to purchase two grit bins, one in Wangfield Lane and the other in Curdridge Lane at the Cricketers Inn. Foster Yeoman have now carried out some planting at the fountain by the Station. It is also hoped to have some more plants at the back to form a hedge as a screen. Peter Mason (County Councillor) said after the last meeting he reported back that the condition of the road surface at Harfields Hill was dangerous and something had to be done and in fact it was and it would appear to have been a good job. Mr Mason said that Curdridge Lane is the second item for discussion at the HATs highway meeting. Joanne Furby suggested having a Parish Plan and doing a mail drop to everyone in the parish suggesting they provide their e mail address so the Council could contact them about any matters of interest. Footpath from Gordon Road to Scouts Camp – a sign asking people to clear up after their dogs will be put up. Lynn Newton said she had contacted Liz Giles of Rights of Way as the footpath was being used by horses and bikes and
the boardwalk is not substantial enough for this so HCC are considering putting in kissing gates. Scott McDermott suggested a Deer sign along the A334 as there have been several deer killed recently and they also cause a lot of damage and danger to motorists and the Clerk will write to HCC. Planning decisions Erection three new feed hoppers, Rap storage bays and to vary condition 10 to allow importation of sand, hardstone, recycled asphalt planings and recycled concrete for use in existing asphalt plant – agreed by Hampshire County Council Erection of 2 detached garages, former dwelling Ard Coille Chapel Lane – permitted. Two storey rear and first floor side extension, Bramble Hedge, Lake Road. Permitted Fell 1 Oak Tree, Governs House, Lockhams Road – permitted
CURDRIDGE PARISH COUNCIL
March 2009
Walking to
Help Others
There is always something new to discover on the annual Deanery Walk for Christian Aid and this year will be no exception. We invite you to come and explore another part of our beautiful Hampshire country-side. We shall follow a circular route of under ten miles, taken at your own pace, with an alternative of about five miles.
So book the date now
Sunday 10th May 2009, starting at 2.00 pm from St Peter's Church
Hall, Free Street, Bishop's Waltham.
Everyone welcome!
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Fishing
Festival
lands a
big one!
In the depths of January the Meon
Valley Lions once again supported
the Ford Sports Sea Angling Club
with their annual charity fishing
f es t i va l on W es ton Shore ,
Southampton. Although the Ford
club’s own Mark Ramsay carried off
the top prize of £600 on the day of
the event, the real winner was the
Naomi House charity.
During the recent prize presentation
ceremony at Ford’s Southampton
Sports and Social Club, Peter Oates
(Ford SAC organiser) and Ron
Wilson Secretary of Meon Valley
Lions, presented a cheque for £1,800
to the Winchester
based, children’s
hospice charity.
Thanks to the hard
work of the Ford
Sports SAC and
the Lions, plus the
generous support
of the Transport &
General Workers Union, the cheque
matched last year’s previous effort,
taking the total raised for Naomi
House to around £27,000 in the 34
years since the event began.
We started the year by going to the Pantomime at the Nuffield theatre and enthusiastically shouting “boo,hiss” at the villain in Aladdin.
The first meeting of the term the girls enjoyed a torchlight safari along with spooky story telling. Over several weeks the Brownies worked towards their World Guiding Badge learning how Brownies around the world differ and enjoy their time. This included making cards and paper dolls, learning songs and sampling delicious Chinese food at our Chinese evening, expertly demonstrated and prepared by Mandy White.
World Thinking Day is on February 22nd each year and is the day that all sections of Guiding from around the world think about each other. “Wacky Wakey Wakey” was a whole Meon Valley Division Thinking Day event. After entertainment from Crazy M, the Brownies took part in activities representing countries from all around the World. For example, there was African Drumming, Morris Dancing, Cheer Leading, Chinese dragon making, Beading, Mexican Eyes, learning the Hakka and much more. After some
food the Brownies left at 10.15pm, leaving the Guides and Senior Section to partake in more activities and then a sleepover!
2010 is the centenary of Girlguiding UK and the Brownies have become involved in a challenge to help “Change The World”. Our girls chose to learn about and raise awareness for The Railway Children, a charity which supports children who have run away from home. Each girl will help to change the world for the better in some small way. We will continue this challenge into the summer term.
In March we were visited by Debbie from The Bead Bar and the Brownies were able to make from a choice of beaded goodies. For Mothers Day, they made gifts of decorated cotton shopping bags and cards. Finally, we rounded off the term with a Quiz Night. Here’s looking forward to a fun, hopefully sunny, summer term. Gill Jakob Brown Owl 1st Curdridge Brownies
What have 1st Curdridge Brownies been up to?
Brambles Parent and Toddler
Group
Table Top Sale
16th May 10am—12pm
Curdridge Scout and Guide
HQ
£4.00 per table
20p entrance fee
Children free with a paying adult
Refreshments
face painting - nail art handmade bird tables/
nesting boxes handmade jewellery - raffle
To book a table please
email Lynne Ball on
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Running alongside the screening of BBC Springwatch, the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust has organised Wildlife Week 2009, which is taking place from 30 May to 20 June. We are aiming to raise an extra £20,000 for vital conservation work by asking our members and supporters to help the Wildlife Trust by donating time to fundraise during Wildlife Week. Your efforts will help with our conservation work at our Wildlife Reserves across the whole county, These reserves are vitally important for protecting all types of wildlife and habitats. Additionally you will be helping us with our varied projects such as the grazing project, the conservation of otters and water voles, and the seal tagging programme in the Solent. Throughout the period we are asking as many supporters as possible to buy or sell tickets for our fantastic Wildlife Week Prize Draw. The prize draw has some great prizes including a chance to win: A family holiday in Honfleur, France - a week's self-catering holiday in a rooftop waterfront apartment for up to five people; A week in Cornwall - self-catering accommodation and use of all leisure facilities for up to four people; A Wildlife Garden Design – a c o m p l e t e d e s i g n s e r v i c e incorporating a pond, and planned use of native plants to attract wild-life. You could also hold a small fun fundraising event. To help you hold a Springtime Coffee Morning at home or at work, you can download f rom our webs i te www.hwt.org.uk a pack of tips,
tickets, wildlife quiz and recipes and help raise funds and awareness for the Wildlife Trust. You could also think about taking one of our in-home loose change collecting boxes. They look great and can hold £20 in five pence pieces! For more information about Wildlife Week, and how you can get involved, please check out our website, email us at [email protected] or give us a call on 01489 774400.
Your support is really appreciated. Finally, if you fancy visiting one of our 57 Wildlife Reserves, or coming on a guided walk, why not contact us and get hold of our free ‘Events Diary’ and find a suitable activity that’s happening near you.
Wildlife Week
What’s on in May
Tue 12 Flutterby Butterfly 10.30 – 12noon. Lucy’s garden is full of colourful creatures that wriggle and spin, scurry and slither. But where is her favourite - the beautiful, fluttery butterfly? Join us and find out all about butterflies in this event for toddlers and pre-school children. Meet at Swanwick Lakes Wildlife Reserve, Sopwith Way, Swanwick SO31 7AY (Map ref. SU 505 098) Booking is essential, so to book a place and for further information please contact Jo Trotter or Jess Daish-Miller on 01489 570240. A donation of £2.50 per child is requested. Please br ing appropriate outdoor clothing including boots or stout shoes. Bats! 8.15pm. Join experts from the Hampshire Bat Group for an illustrated talk about the lives of these fascinating creatures, followed by a guided walk around the reserve looking and listening for signs of bat activity using bat detectors. Meet at Swanwick Lakes Wildlife Reserve, Sopwith Way, Swanwick SO317AY (Map ref. SU 505 098). For further information please contact Jo Trotter or Jess Daish-Miller on 01489 570240. Booking is essential as numbers are limited. Please wear stout shoes or boots and bring a torch. A donation of £3 per adult is requested.
Sat 16 Bat Walk and Social at The Barleycorn 7.30pm. Join us for a walk, led by Pete Potts, Senior Ranger with Hampshire County Council, on The Moors to see bats and other evening visitors. Afterwards those that wish to may join the group at “The Barleycorn” in Bishops Waltham. Meet opposite the lay-by in Coppice Hill at The Moors entrance (Map ref. SU 558 169). The Chase Mill car park will also be open. For further details, please contact Jane Gentry on 01489 890961. Please wear wellies or other stout footwear, particularly if it has been raining. Suggested donation £2.50 per adult, children free
Tue 26
Meet Our Marvellous Minibeasts 10am-12noon. Take a safari through the hidden places on the reserve and find out who lives deep in the pond, in shady woodlands or out in the meadow. A session of minibeast hunting suitable for accompanied children aged 4-8 years old. Meet at Swanwick Lakes Wildlife Reserve Sopwith Way Swanwick SO3 17AY (Map ref. SU 505 098). Booking is essential as numbers are limited so for further details and to book your place, please contact Jo Trotter or Jess Daish-Miller on 01489 570240. Please bring appropriate outdoor clothing including boots or stout shoes. A donation of £2.50 per child is requested
Photo by Darin Smith
