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Also in this edition:
Newspaper deliveries end Letter from Michelle
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It’s shoebox time again Operation Christmas Child
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Local history book launch Get your signed copy!
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Half marathon in village? Support John’s charity run
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Parish Church
Vicar:
Rev Jonathan Watkins 01264 810810
[email protected] pa to vicar:[email protected]
Licensed Lay Ministers: Sue Holligan
Howard Rowe
01794 388484
01794 388400
Wardens: David Bevan
Sandie Pepperell
07769 682696
01794 388021
PCC Secretary:
David Bevan
07769 682696
Treasurer & Gift Aid Sec:
Claire Bevan 01794 341923
Flowers: Penny Ward 01794 389649
Methodist Church
Minister:
Revd Ruth Fry 01962 882828
Steward: Pam Gravenor 01794 388531
Roman Catholic Churches
Hampshire Downs parish 01962 852804
St Swithun Wells parish 02380 273882
Village Hall
Bookings: Sarah Pennington 01794 389354
(tel. after 7.30pm please) or email
Epworth Hall
Bookings:Marion Downing 01794 388121
Doctors
Stockbridge surgery 01264 810524
www.stockbridgesurgery.co.uk
Broughton surgery 01794 301210
Out of Hours service 01962 718697
Pharmacy
Stockbridge Pharmacy 01264 810624
Schools
Somborne Pre-School
King’s Somborne School
Test Valley School
07530 893773
01794 388381
01264 810555
Police
Crimestoppers
Police Station
Urgent calls
0800 555 111
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999
Neighbourhood Watch
Andrew Brock 01794 388227
Parish Council
Clerk: Peter Storey 01794 389688
Borough Councillor
Tony Ward 01794 389649
County Councillor
Andrew Gibson 01264 861138
Member of Parliament
Caroline Nokes MP
Romsey & Soton North Conservatives
01794 521155
Village Correspondent Jo Finch 01794 388462
Village Website
www.thesombornes.org.uk
The Gauntlet
Editor: Harvey Saunders 01794 388029
Advertising: Sue Byram 01794 388521
Distribution: Lin Curtis 01794 389373
Please deliver articles for
The Gauntlet to
or The Post Office.
Copy date is no later than 5.00pm on
the 15th of the month please.
Useful names and numbers
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Allotments Contact: [email protected]
Lisa Johnson 07796175875 or 388504
Art and Crafts group
Contacts:
Madeline Edmonds 01794 389014
Pam Watson 01794 388429
Badminton Club
Monday evenings in the Village Hall
Contact: Sue Jackson 01794 388884
Bellringing
Every Monday 7.30 - 9.00pm.
Contact: Sue Spurling 01794 388266
Catherine Edwards Trust
Provides grants to village students
Contact: David Bevan 07769 682696
Cricket Club
Contact: Frank Fahy 01794 388314
Christians Together in Somborne
and District
Welcome all to open and ecumenical
meetings and services throughout the
year.
Community Responders
Contacts: Kathryn Lee 01794 388554
Sheila Nevines 01794 388043
Dial-a-Ride
Trips to Romsey every Wednesday, for
senior citizens and disabled people, at
2.00pm. Fare £2.00.
Contact: Dick or Zoe 01264 356808
Drop In Coffee Morning
Coffee morning at the Epworth Hall.
Every Tuesday (except the second in the
month) at 10.30am.
Epworth Lunch
Lunch for over 50s at the Epworth Hall.
On the second Tuesday in the month at
12.30pm.
Contacts: Sue Jackson 01794 388884
Marilyn Bolton 01794 389356
Friends of King’s Somborne Church
Contact: Brian Orange 01794 388235
Football Club
Contact: Andy Gannaway 01794 388733
Footpath walk
Monthly walk on Parish footpaths on the
last Sunday of each month. Check the
Village Diary or village website for details.
Contact: Duncan Gould 01794 388049
French Twinning Association
Contacts: Louise & Andrew Causer
01794 389364
FunDay Club
Meets after school on Mondays for children
in years Reception to 4
Contact: Sue Holligan 01794 388484
Garden waste scheme
Garden waste will be collected in w/c 10th
and 24th October.
Home Group
Bible study group. Usually third
Thursdays of the month at 8.00pm.
Contact: Nigel Coleman 01794 388449
Horticultural Society
Meets for two talks and one visit per year
and organises the annual Flower Show.
Contact: Pollyann Monk 01794 388482
Household waste
Non-recyclable household waste (black
bins) will be collected in w/c 10th and 24th
October.
Recyclable household waste (brown bins)
will be collected in w/c 3rd, 17th and 31st
October.
Messy Church
Fun, creative event (with tea!) for children
of all ages and their families. 3rd Sunday
of each month in term time, 3.30 - 5.30pm
at Epworth Hall.
Contacts: Pam Gravenor 01794 388531
Sam Barnes 07742 077114
Village Directory
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Neighbourcare
Transport to essential appointments and
other small tasks.
Contacts: Sue Jackson 01794 388884
Mary Bradley 01794 388386
Pastoral Care Group
Contact: Fi Chilton 01794 388160
Parent, Baby & Toddler Group
Informal friendly get-together for babies,
pre-school children, parents and carers.
Every Wednesday 10.00am - 11.30am in
the Village Hall.
Contact: Rebekah Sutton 07476 201662
Prayer Group
Contact: Dulcie Witts 01794 388267
School Association
Social and fund-raising events to benefit
the school and its pupils.
Contact: Andy Chadwick 01794 389587
Scouts
Beavers Wednesdays 6:00– 7:00pm
Cubs & Scouts will resume in the New
Year
Contact: Wendy Jarvis 01794 389552
Somborne & District Society
Meetings held on the fourth Wednesday of
each month at 8.00pm, usually in the
Village Hall.
Contact: Chris Kirby 01794 389034
Somborne Music Appreciation Group
Contact: Frank Fahy 01794 388314
Somborne Needleworkers
Meet each Thursday at 2.00pm at
Nutcher’s, 3 Nutcher’s Drove.
Contact: Sally Wilson 01794 388675
Somborne Players
Amateur Dramatics Society. For both
children and adults. Activities every
few months from formal plays to get -
togethers.
Contact: Catherine Cartwright 07950
929957
Sombornes Pre-School
Early Years education for children aged
from 2 to school age.
Contact: Rebecca Hunt 07530 893773
Somborne Sessions
Details: www.sombornesessions.co.uk
Contact: Trevor Ryan 01794 388743
Somborne Singers
Weekly meetings to sing ballads, songs
from shows etc. every Tuesday at 7.45pm
in the Parish Church.
Contact: Howard Rowe 01794 388400
Somborne Sisterhood W I
Meets on the first Friday of each month at
8.00pm in the Village Hall
Contact: Samantha Boot 01794 389554
Table Tennis
Sundays 5.00pm to 6.00pm Village Hall.
Contact : Frank Fahy 01794 388314
Tiny Tots
Meet in the Parish Church each Tuesday at
2.00pm.
Contact: Lucy Wolverson 01794 389241
Village Agents
Contacts: Sue Jackson 01794 388884
Lin Curtis 01794 389373
Women’s Institute
Meets on the second Wednesday of each
month at 7.30pm in the Village Hall.
Contact: Linda Aucock 01794 388542
Working Men’s Club
Various entertainments.
Contacts: Janette Batchelor 07583 163607
Trina Masham 07852 257596
YMCA youth group
Youth group (11-18 years) meets 2nd and
4th Fridays, 6.30pm at Scout Hut.
Contact: Steve Watson 07851 987993
Village Directory (continued)
This month’s edition of The Gauntlet
was edited by Gill Butler
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Songs Of Praise After another August month of
Marquee Markets the parish church
was the venue for the village’s eighth
Songs of Praise, to thank everyone for
their generosity and give thanks for
their success. This year’s very well
attended service, planned by Amy and
Norman Dennison, was themed around
the Church’s Christian year. The
service opened with the music group
playing ‘Come on and Celebrate’, after
which Norman welcomed all to the
service and Amy read the opening
prayer. The nine readings and ten
hymns which followed took the
congregation through the various
celebrations of the year, commencing
with Trinity and ending with
Pentecost. This was an opportunity to
recall and experience a journey
through the Christian year of the
Church in the space of just over one
hour. The readings opened with two
John Betjeman poems - the amusing
‘Diary of a Church mouse’ and the
rather more serious ‘Advent 1955’.
Lesley’s Evans’
reading from the
Queen’s Christmas
broadcast of 2008
a f f o r d e d a n
opportunity for the singing of the carol
‘In the bleak mid winter’ at a time of
year when it is not usually heard.
Readings from scriptures recalled
Epiphany, Ascension, and Pentecost
with contemporary writers being
represented by evangelist Derek Prime
and Anglican minister Susan Sayers.
There were also readings of work by
the late John Meade Faulkner, perhaps
better known as the author of the novel
‘Moonfleet’ and the late Piers
Warburton, one time MP of Mid
Cheshire. Hymns sung included ‘great
is Thy Faithfulness’, ‘Make way, make
way’ and ‘Praise my soul’. Following
the service cream teas were served in
the marquees outside the church.
Jo Finch
Creatures great and small It was brilliant sunshine on Sunday
11th September for the ‘Pet Service’
on the field by the Village Hall. A
mixed bunch of pets, pet owners and
children gathered to thank God for
animals of all types, and to worship.
Howard Rowe, one of our Licensed lay
Ministers, led the proceedings, and
told a story from real life about a
missing tortoise, a bin lorry and a
thermal imaging camera! (ask
someone who was there for details).
Then we heard Jesus’ own story of a
lost sheep and the Good Shepherd who
searches out those who get lost and
welcomes them back.
We talked to the pets, the children and
the pet owners, who were very well
behaved (the pets and the children, that
is)! The service ended with chocolate
brownie cake and coffee. What a
marvellous way to spend a bright
Sunday morning!
Howard Rowe
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Sunday October 9th
Harvest Festival
All harvest gifts received will be taken
to Winchester Night Shelter
Please come and join
the celebration!
Thank you I would like to say ‘Thank you’ to all the friends and relations that supported Norman during his illness and then supported me and the family later. Cards, kind words and hugs all show how much you cared.
Anne Oram and family
Harvest Festival gifts for the Winchester Churches
Nightshelter
Following on from last year, we will again be providing paper carrier bags for
your October Harvest gifts. These can be used by individuals or groups. Please
do not feel obliged to fill the bag – just put in the items you would like to give.
Bags will be available for collection from the Parish Church and Methodist
Chapel. It is hoped that bags will also be located at The Crown, Post Office and
Martin’s Stores where single items may be dropped in.
A list will be enclosed in each bag indicating the items (all non-perishable) that
have been requested.
We hope you will be willing to participate in this project and thank you in
advance for your generosity and support.
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Royal British Legion Poppy
Appeal 2016 This year has seen many 100th
anniversary services relating to the
First World War, none more
significant that the commemorations
for the start of the Battle of the
Somme. There has been much in the
news and of the television of this awful
battle and the scars are still to be seen
if you visit any of the battle fields
connected with this conflict which
lasted for months. However, there
have been many more conflicts that the
armed services and the auxiliary
services have also been engaged in and
more recently the terrible results of
deaths and injuries in both Iraq and
Afghanistan.
Whatever dangers they faced, these
me n a n d wo me n me t t h e m
unflinchingly, as they always have
done throughout history. The men
who endured the dangers and mud of
the Great War pledged their service to
a grateful nation. The PoWs in WWII
had vowed to fight to protect the
country and its interests. Veterans of
more recent conflicts such as the
Falklands, the Gulf, Bosnia, Iraq and
Afghanistan have
ma d e s i m i l a r
pledges.
The Royal British Legion was born as
a result of the World War I and it is the
Legion’s duty to be there to support
them for as long as it takes in any way
it can. And what of their families? It
is the Service Charities that are
providing and paying for the
accommodation and respite care for
families so that they can be near their
loved ones who are still being treated.
This year’s Annual Poppy Appeal
takes place from Saturday 29th
October to 12th November inclusive.
As usual, the willing volunteers in this
village will be coming around during
this time for the house to house
collection. We ask that you remember
those who suffer as a result of military
service and also the families of those
who have given their lives in the
service of this country and who need
our support.
Sandie Pepperell
RBL Poppy Appeal Co-ordinator
388021
Annual Remembrance Services This year’s Remembrance Day service will take place on Sunday 13th
November. There will be a short service at the Village War Memorial at
10.50am followed by a United Service in the Parish Church. A collection on
behalf of the Royal British Legion will be taken during the service at the War
Memorial.
There will also be a service on Remembrance Day Friday 11th November at
10.55am at the War Memorial, when the school will be joining with us.
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Saturday
8th October 2016
at the Village Hall
7pm for 7.30pm
3 Course Menu
Free lucky ticket draw
-BYO DRINKS-
Tickets £10 on Sale at
Cross Stores
until 6th October
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Many of you have been very tolerant
of late delivery or no delivery of your
papers over the last year or more. I am
genuinely sorry for the distress and
disappointment this can and has
caused. I see delivery of papers as part
of a tradition, which allows young
people their first chance to earn their
own money and learn commitment to
work.
As many of you will know, the
suppliers often miss entire bundles of
papers off the delivery van and then
have to come again later in the
morning. That means the delivery
people who have to go to school or
college can only take the papers
already delivered and we then have to
go over the same route again for those
papers that came later. We, of course,
pay the same to the young people even
if papers are missing, as it’s not fair to
punish them for the supplier’s errors.
This summer, we have had three lucky
young people going on summer
holidays with their families. This
meant that there was only one
paperboy left to do all the local
deliveries by himself. This is likely to
be the case every summer with young
people going away during the school
and college holidays. I do enjoy the
occasional walk around our beautiful
village, which is just as well, as I often
deliver papers myself due to the
supplier’s errors, holidays or sickness.
However, Nick will be giving up the
rounds as he is going to University
next month and Heidi is giving up as
she is going to college. They have
been with us for a long time and we
have had the pleasure to watch them
growing up and we wish them the very
best in the future.
Having had to deal with all the
difficulties and the early hours
required to have the rounds ready
every day, we feel that the supplier
issues (which are totally out of our
control) leave us with no other options.
We are extremely sorry to say, after
years of trying to ensure we deliver
newspapers every day of the year, rain
and shine, we have little choice but to
end deliveries in King’s Somborne,
the 3rd September being the last day.
The deliveries to Up Somborne and
Houghton will continue as normal.
We are sorry for the inconvenience
this will cause and hope you
understand the difficult decision we
have had to make. As always, you can
still get your daily paper from the
shop.
Kind regards,
Michelle
The end of the rounds
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Women’s Fellowship in the Epworth Hall
at 2.30pm on Friday, 28th October Theme - Desert Island Treats!
Bring along an object or piece of music (cd), that you would take
to a desert island, or you may have a relevant poem you would
like to share.
We hope to see you there. All are welcome
For more information call Marion 388121 or Marilyn 389356
Summer may be drawing to a close,
but there’s double reason for music
fans to celebrate in King’s Somborne
as the Somborne Sessions have not
one, but two events in October.
The new season kicks off on Saturday,
1 October with a fabulous duo, Will
McNicol & Luke Selby. Will & Luke
draw on many influences, from
Brazilian sambas through driving
African rhythms, from Celtic folk
melodies to North American foot-
stamping blues numbers. Combining
this worldwide diversity with Will &
Luke’s instrumental virtuosity and
musical understanding has created an
exhilarating live show, full of
surprises, which has gained them more
than a few standing ovations. Will
McNicol was Guitarist Magazine’s
“UK Acoustic Guitarist of the Year” in
2011.
And, on 29th October, pull out your
worst/precious/best-forgotten 1980s
clothes out of
the loft to
welcome the
mighty China
Crisis to the
village. No
strangers to
the Top 40, doubtless you’ll remember
hits such as “Wishful Thinking” and
“Christian” and many more from their
35-year career.
Tickets are on sale now from
www.sombornesessions.co.uk
Will McNicol & Luke Selby £12 ( £14
on the night if still available)
China Crisis £20 (or, if still available,
£22 on the night).
Keith Watson
Somborne Sessions
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Parish Council notes September 2016
Mr Dyke (Open Spaces Warden), Dr
Macintosh (Chairman Village Hall
management committee), B/Cllr Ward
and two members of the public
attended the public session of the
meeting held on 5th September 2016.
Dr Macintosh highlighted the urgency
for reaching agreement on the
proposed land transfer from Fields in
Trust to the Parish Council so the
Village Hall could determine the best
way to accommodate the needs of the
Pre-School under new legislation
coming into effect. The Chairman
advised that progress was being made
although no final date for the transfer
could yet be determined.
Dr Macintosh also stressed the on-
going vandalism problems suffered by
t h e H a l l a n d B / C l l r W a r d
recommended contact be made with
the Test Valley Borough Council anti-
social behaviour team. All incidents
of vandalism should also be reported
to the Police on 101 by anyone
concerned as to date there were
insufficient recorded incidents to
justify the presence of a police
officer.
B/Cllr Ward highlighted TVBC’s
willingness to organise computer
training for residents in the Village
Hall. Currently, there were 4 people
interested in this one to one training
opportunity but more names were
needed. Do contact him if you are
interested. He also spoke about the
proposed traffic regulation orders
(TROs) limiting HGV access to certain
narrow roads in the area
and that local farmers
were unhappy at vehicle
size limitations unless
exceptions could be made.
Legal advice was being sought on the
implications of introducing TROs and
their impact on farm vehicles and in
the meantime more discussion would
take place between interested parties.
Installation of the all-weather path
from The Gorrings around the edge of
the 3 Fields to the school and the
Village Hall began on 5th September
2016 and, weather permitting, the
work should be completed by early
October.
A bid had been made on SSE’s
resilience fund for a grant to purchase
an emergency generator, radios and hi-
viz clothing for use in emergencies by
the Parish resilience team. SSE also
has a priority services register on
which you should have your details
recorded so that in the event of a
sustained power cut you receive
priority for connection to an
emergency supply if you are reliant on
dialysis or other life support forms
requiring electricity for power.
Contact SSE if in need or doubt.
Nine volunteers have now come
forward to join the proposed
Community Speedwatch scheme.
There is no maximum limit and some
more names would be good to make
the scheme more effective; no new
speed reduction measures are likely on
either the Winchester Road or the
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A3057 at this time so this might be the
only way of the community having an
impact on speeding drivers. You only
need to be available for a few or as
many hours each month as you feel
able to give. Full training is provided.
Please contact the Clerk, if interested.
Irresponsible dog walkers continue to
plague the recreation ground and other
open spaces by not picking up after
their pets. The Test Valley dog
warden has powers to prosecute
offenders but evidence is required for
the prosecution to be successful. He
will be increasing his visits to King’s
Somborne in an attempt to improve the
situation. As part of its awareness
programme, the Parish Council has
installed more reminder notices to pick
up after your pet and will be installing
a poop bag dispenser on the recreation
ground to encourage dog walkers to
pick up and deposit in one of the red or
green waste bins at the 3 Fields site.
Aster Housing has been approached
with a plan to increase the available
parking slots in the area of Scott Close
and their reaction was awaited.
Work continues on the Neighbourhood
Development Plan. A survey has been
completed on those brown field sites
within the Parish with development
potential and a Housing Needs Survey
will be completed shortly. A public
meeting will be called when the draft
plan is available for public comment.
The Parish Council has a dedicated
website, as does Neighbourhood
Watch, and also has Facebook and
Twitter accounts. Much useful local
information can be found on these
websites and by liking our Facebook
page or Twitter account. More people
are wanted to sign up to both Facebook
and Twitter to enable us to continue to
improve upon the spread of
information around the Parish which,
in turn, will help us illustrate to
external organisations whose help we
are seeking, the efforts to which we go
to spread information and seek
opinion.
As always, a full set of minutes can be
found on the Parish Council website
and in both Cross Stores and Martin’s
Corner Shop.
The next meeting of the Parish Council
will be on Monday 3rd October 2016
at 7.00pm in the Epworth Hall. All
Parish Council meetings are open to
the public and we look forward to
seeing you there.
Peter Storey
Clerk to King’s Somborne Parish
Council
Sad news
Just as we were going to press, it was announced that Philip Ray,
formerly of Old Palace Farm, died in Stevenage Hospital on the 8th
September at the age of 90.
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Having suffered defeat by thirteen runs
at the hands of Crawley in the first T20
match of the season, KSCC was up for
a fight in the return match. The
visitors won the toss and put us in.
Quick bowler Van Eden took the
wickets of our first four batsmen for
twelve runs, and the home side was
soon staggering at 27 for 6: some
fight! However, the tide turned with a
crucial partnership between Miles
Gibbons and Phil Pidgeon stopping the
rot, with Miles retiring for 26 and Phil
finishing with 22 not out. Rohit
Sharma hit a crucial 13 at number ten,
for us to reach a total of 115. It has to
be confessed that the visitors were
involuntarily generous, managing to
make ‘extras’ second highest score
with 26. The innings of Crawley bore
a similarity to ours with two visiting
batsman exceeding a sum of 60 runs
between them and their last man being
the only other batsman to make more
than ten runs. Jake Batchelor and Phil
Pidgeon bowled fast and economically,
each taking three wickets to confine
the visitors to a losing total of 108.
The next match was played away
against Michelmersh and Timsbury.
We found it hard going. Phil Pidgeon
took the only three M&T wickets to
fall; two of their batsman retired on
25+ or more, as the rules dictate.
Together with one opener’s score of
20, plus the third highest score of 25
‘extras’, the home team reached a total
of 107. New members David Rudall
and Gary Mugridge scored 17 and 21
n o t o u t ,
respectively, and
Mat t Mar t in
retired on 25 in
the losing total of
94. One M&T bowler took half the
KS wickets with figures of 5 for 7!
The following match was played
against Roke (Manor), where
‘Hawkeye’ was invented. Our bowlers
performed well, but too many
‘extras’ (20) were again leaked. Jake
Batchelor removed both the openers
and Phil Pidgeon took 3 wickets for
14. New member, Chris Webb took a
wicket with the first ball he bowled for
us: is this a club record? The only two
notable innings of the visitors in a total
of 80 were 16 by one opener and 20 by
number four. We reached a winning
total in half the available overs. Miles
Gibbons retired on 25, Matt Martin
scored 23 and Chris Webb and another
new member, Adam King, each scored
12 not out.
We next travelled to Leckford Estate
and batted first. Against what is
always formidable opposit ion,
Leckford’s local rule required that all
players except for the wicket keeper
should bowl only two overs. Our
opener David Rudall was run out on
19; John Fahy and Miles Gibbon each
scored 16, and Matt Martin hit an
excellent 26 before having to retire. It
seemed likely that Leckford would
reach our score of 114 fairly easily;
but, in fact, they took 17 overs so to
do. Only two Leckford wickets fell; to
King’s Somborne
Cricket Club
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Chris Webb (1 for 4) and Rohit
Sharma (1 for 8). Two new members,
Adam King and his wife Rachel have
joined the club. Rachel is a wicket
keeper and kept well against Leckford.
I believe that this is an historic
development for the club which is
most welcome.
On the third of August, we played
away at Broughton, who batted first.
Our bowling was tight, keeping the
scoring rate down, and with no repeat
of the previous leaking of extras – only
2! One of the opposition retired on 25
and two others scored 15 and 17 in a
total of 82. In reply, Matt Martin
retired on 28, and a few smaller scores
contributed to a winning total in 16
overs.
On 18th August, the Old Men’s
Cricket Club visited our recreation
ground. The anticipated rapid
darkening of the dusk persuaded the
captains to allocate only 16 overs to
each side. Our innings opened by
losing three wickets in the first two
overs. John Fahy made a slow start
with seven singles, but then opened up
with some hefty flows to reach 25 and
retirement. Phil Pidgeon took some
time to accommodate to the pitch, but
then accelerated to 25, followed by
Matt Martin who hit some excellent
clean shots for four before retiring for
the fifth time this season, upon which
achievement he is to be congratulated.
As the innings moved towards its end,
the captain, Ben Sherfield, hammered
the opposition bowling to reach not out
on 22, with the innings closing on 124.
In the innings of the visitors, one of the
openers just missed out on retirement
with 24 and a colleague made 21.
Rohit Sharma picked up two wickets
and Chris Webb took a ‘caught and
bowled’. The visitors’ scoring rate
was insufficient to threaten the home
team, who won by 36 runs.
After facing the distinct possibility
before the season began that we would
not be able to fulfil our fixture
commitments for lack of players, it is
most encouraging that eight new
players have since joined the club,
contributing to a season has been the
most successful for a number of years.
The considerable burden of pitch
preparation and square maintenance
throughout the season has been
shouldered principally by Richard
Harwood, Roger Jackson, Chris Kirby
and Dave Challis, without whose
efforts the club could not operate, and
who deserve the gratitude of all the
other players who benefit from their
hard work.
Frank Fahy
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This year’s fayre
will be held on
Saturday 19th
November. There
will be many stalls
decked out in
festive mood.
There will be the
ever popular cake
stall with loads of wonderful delights.
Belinda Reed is busy making things
for her Christmas stall. There will be
books stalls for the young and the not
so young, and the school will be
having their usual toy stall. The
tombola, ever popular, is being
o rg a n i sed b y t he So mb o r n e
Needleworkers and there is of course,
the Grand Raffle.
On other stalls, the Church Christmas
cards, novelties and Christmas gifts
will be on sale.
When you have finished and need
some refreshments, cups of tea and
cakes will be served all afternoon.
So please do come along, note the date
in your diaries and bring your family
and friends along and start your
Christmas Shopping in what should be
a great festive atmosphere.
If you have any of those unwanted
presents or wish to donate items and
contribute to the various stalls please
contact the stall holders below.
We look forward to seeing
you there!
David Bevan and Sandie Pepperell
The Parish Church Christmas Fayre
Saturday 19th November– Village Hall
Tombola Sally Wilson 388675
Raffle John Vanderpump 388647
Gift Stall Belinda Reed 388181
Cakes Linda Aucock 388542
Books Phil Carr 388656
October walk 6.5 miles (10.25km) 2.5 hours
Sunday 30 October 2016 2:00pm King’s Somborne Village Hall
We start by walking over the fields to Eldon Road and then
south along Eldon Road to pick up the path through Humbers
Wood to Lower Eldon Farm. From there we take the path to
Brook and on to the Test Way. We turn north along the Test
Way, passing Horsebridge and on to How Park before returning
to the village via Froghole.
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King’s Somborne
Parish Church
Christmas Fayre SATURDAY
19th NOVEMBER AT 2PM
VILLAGE HALL
Festive gifts* Christmas Cards* Festive Produce*
Stocking Fillers* Christmas Novelties* Games* Tombola*
Teas* Cakes* Books* Grand Raffle with Christmas
Hamper* And lots More!
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SATURDAY 15THOCTOBER
AT THE VILLAGE HALL 2 -4.15PM
THE BIG TABLE TOP EVENT WHERE
EVERYTHING IS EITHER NEW OR NEARLY NEW
Have YOU anything new or nearly new that you do not
want that you could donate for this mega Event? This is
an ideal time to throw out all those unwanted presents
you have been given in the past, or in deed have bought
yourself and find you have never given to anyone. Even
unused old Christmas or Birthday Cards would be
welcome. Please deliver to Brian and D Orange at
Fromans House, Romsey Road, or phone 01794 388235
and we will collect.
On Saturday 15th October, there will be tables in the
Village Hall 2 - 4.15 pm, with everything at BARGAIN
PRICES. There will be tables for 50p, £1, £2, £3, £5,
and £10 and over. It really will be worth coming and
seeing if you can buy bargain priced presents for this
Christmas!
Meantime all proceeds will go to The Friends of St Peter and St
Paul whose sole object is to provide funds to maintain the Fabric
of our lovely Church.
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Dave McLoughlin Memorial
Cup This year the cup was contested as a
one off challenge match between
Somborne and Michelmersh &
Timsbury. After a very hard fought
game M&T came out on top 1-0. We
raised £70 for The Brain Tumour
Charity.
Andover League 6 a side
Tournament In the usual curtain raiser to the season
Somborne played superbly throughout
the day to see off all other clubs
in the league to retain the cup. In
a particularly sweet conclusion,
we beat Broughton on penalties
in the final.
First League Game -
Broughton 4 KSFC 4 If the previous weekend's 6 a side
battle wasn't enough, the fixtures
threw us together again for the
first league game. This was a
classic and is hopefully a good
sign for an entertaining season
ahead. Somborne went in front
through Mark Tanner, then Broughton
struck back with two quick goals.
Tom Woods squared things just before
half time, the second half was end to
end stuff with Broughton twice going
ahead. Somborne stuck at it with
another from Tanner and got the
equaliser with 3 minutes to go, Dan
Sherfield coolly putting away a penalty
after Josh Barnes caused panic in the
home defence and was brought down.
October Fixtures No games confirmed at present for the
first two Saturdays, but we are meeting
the rivals again, this time at home in
the cup, followed by two league
games:
Saturday 15th October KSFC v
Broughton North Hants Cup ko 2.30
Saturday 22nd Kingsclere v KSFC ko
3.00
Saturday 29th KSFC v Over Wallop
ko 3.00
King’s Somborne Football Club
The victorious KSFC squad after winning the
Andover 6 a side tournament
The winning M&T squad with Gloria
McLoughlin after presenting the trophy
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Somborne and District
Society
The sun shone for our annual summer
picnic on the 9th August which was
held in the lovely garden of Willow
Cottage alongside Chilbolton Common
by kind invitation of Doreen and John
Rowles. Fifty members and invited
guests assembled in the large marquee
to be greeted by a glass of Pimms.
Our hosts had prepared cheeses, roast
beef, roast ham and baked potatoes,
together with John’s superb home-
made breads and jams with honey
from his own hives. Members
provided accompaniments and a fine
selection of desserts. For the first
time, entry tickets included a raffle for
which there were five prizes. My
thanks go to all those who participated,
including those who erected and
dismantled the marquee.
After a gap of several years we have
decided to organise an afternoon
meeting again by special request which
is in addition to our usual monthly
meeting. We meet at 2.30 p.m. on
Wednesday, 12th October in the village
hall when well-known local raconteur
Louis Atkinson will recall his early life
in a small Hampshire village. Louis,
now a gentleman of mature years, has
lived in Weyhill since he was 17. He
became director of the London office
of Christian Dior, the large,
international fashion and fragrance
company which was founded in 1946.
Following early retirement, he
attended an agricultural college and
acquired a large flock of sheep, the
subject of one of his presentations he
gives to raise funds to promote his
charitable work. Light refreshments
will be served and a charge of £2 made
for each member or guest attending.
Our next regular meeting will be held
in the village hall on Wednesday, 26th
October at 8.00 p.m. when Jan Smith
will talk to us about “Vagrants,
Paupers and the Welfare State”. Jan
spoke to us last season when she told
us of the Wessex Film and Sound
Archive and showed historic films of
local interest. She was formerly the
Hampshire Chief Archivist and ran the
Hampshire Records’ Office for eight
years. Be there at 7.30 p.m. for tea/
coffee and a chat with fellow
members.
Gordon Pearson
Friends of Ashley St. Mary The AGM of the Friends of Ashley St. Mary was
postponed from 25 September. I will let members know
the new date once it is available.
Terry Mackintosh
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Our next Messy Church is on Sunday 16
th October
3.30 – 5.30 pm at King’s Somborne Methodist
Church
Lots for all the family to make and do together
Bible story & action songs Scrummy sit-down tea with
sandwiches & cakes for everyone
No need to book, and it’s FREE! (All children must bring an adult
with them) For more info contact
Pam Gravenor: 01794 388531
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Operation Christmas Child It’s time to start filling those
shoeboxes again as Samaritan’s
Purse’s Operation Christmas Child
appeal gets underway.
King’s Somborne regularly collects
over 100 boxes full of gifts for
underprivileged children around the
world - this is a wonderful
achievement, and we are so grateful to
all of you who have supported the
appeal in the past. We’d love to collect
even more boxes this year!
OCC’s overseas partners select
children to receive boxes purely on the
basis of need, irrespective of
nationality or religious beliefs, and all
the boxes are given unconditionally,
with no strings attached. I have
witnessed first-hand the impact that
receiving the simple gift of a shoebox
can have, not only on the delighted
child, but also on their family who
realise that even though they may be in
desperate circumstances, someone
somewhere cares about them. Your
one little shoebox can be a powerful
thing!
And working in our local school, I
have also seen the fun that children
here can have in assembling their very
own shoebox for a child in another
country.
Packing a shoe box is simple. All the
instructions are in the leaflet which
will soon be available in the village
shops, churches and school.
As soon as your box is ready, just
bring it to School or Church, or contact
me on 01794 388531.
D o n ’ t
worry if
you don’t
h a v e
e n o u g h
items to
fill a
w h o l e
box –
just bring us what you have and we
will make the complete boxes up. We
are always short of warm hats and
scarves, if there are any knitters out
there!
Each b o x id ea l l y ne ed s a n
accompanying donation of £3.00 to go
towards promotion, t ransport ,
processing and distribution. And if you
pay this online and follow the
instructions given, you will be able to
receive an email in the New Year
telling you which country your box has
been sent to.
Many thanks, as ever, for your support,
Pam Gravenor,
(local Samaritan’s Purse contact)
Please hand in your box by
Friday 11th November.
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What’s on Your guide to events in and around the district
Winchester Science Centre General opening times: Monday-
Friday 10.00am – 4.00pm, weekends
10.00am – 5.00pm.
8 and 22 October: Saturday night at
the Planetarium – Live show
12 October: 4.30pm and 6.30pm
Space lecture – The Origins of
Thermonuclear Supernovae
Book 01962 891925 or online.
Manor Farm and Country Park Manor Farm is open daily from
10.00am to 5.00pm from April to
October. The country park opens from
8.30am to 6.00pm in October.
Mottisfont Abbey House open 11.00am – 5.00pm in
October. Gardens, cafe and shop open
10.00am to 5.00pm. Art gallery
11.00am – 5.00pm.
May – October: Contemporary artists’
work at The Observatory
1 October – 13 November: The
Mottisfont Open Exhibition 2016
Hinton Ampner House open 11.00am – 4.30pm.
Eestate, garden, shop and tearoom
open daily from 10.00am to 5.00pm.
3 – 14 October 10.00am – 4.30pm:
Conservation in Action
Romsey Abbey Open 7.30am -6.00pm Monday to
Saturday, 11.00am – 6.00pm Sunday.
Free admission.
1 October 7.30pm: Southampton
Concert Orchestra
7 October 7.30pm: Winchester
College Music Scholars concert
22 October 7.30pm: Jazz and the
Psalms – Jacqui Dankworth
29 October 7.30pm: 10th anniversary
Concert – Charity Symphony
Orchestra
Winchester City Mill Watermill and shop open 10.00am –
5.00pm every day.
22 and 30 October: Baking
demonstrations 11.00am – 5.00pm.
The Vyne, Basingstoke House open 12.00noon – 4.00pm,
garden and tearoom open 10.00am –
5.00pm, shop open 11.00am – 5.00pm
1 – 31 October : The Vyne in
Transition – see the house transform as
the roof project begins.
Andover Museum Free admission
Open Tuesday – Friday 10.00am –
5.00pm, Saturday 10.00am – 4.00pm.
Winchester Cathedral Opening times: Monday – Saturday
9.30am – 5.00pm, Sunday 12.30pm –
3.00pm
20 July – 12 October: Wednesday
Afternoon Special Tours
8 October 6.30pm: Boys Choral Open
Day – a free event for boys in school
years 3-6 to experience what it would
be like as a Cathedral Chorister
Info from 01962 854189
Janet Ingleson
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Theatres
Theatre Royal, Winchester 01962 840440
www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
1 October: A Comedy Gala
2 October: Russell Kane – Right Man,
Wrong Size
4 October: Blind Man's Song
9 October: Jacqui Dankworth –
Shakespeare and all that
jazz
11 October: The Red Shed
13 and 14 October: Pinocchio
15 October: Rick Stein – Long
Weekend
19 October: Rich Hall – Live 2016
20 – 22 October: The Season Ticket
24 – 25 October: Jasper Carrott and
Alistair McGowan
Plaza Theatre, Romsey 01794 512987
www.plazatheatre.com
11 – 15 October: Hot Mikado
19 October; Plaza Ghost Walk
Nuffield, Southampton 02380 671771
www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk
8 October: Gingerbread Man
11-15 October; The Complete Deaths
27 October: Griff Rhys Jones: Jones
and Smith
28 – 29 October: The Emperor's New
Clothes
The Mayflower, Southampton 02380 711811
www.mayflower.org.uk
13 September – 8 October: Mamma
Mia
3-5 November: Kiss Me Kate
Salisbury Playhouse 01722 320333
www.salisburyplayhouse.com
29 September – 1 October in The
Salberg: And then come
the Nightjars
3-8 October: Lady Anna all at Sea
6-8 October at The Salberg: 1972 The
Future of Sex
13-15 October at The Salberg: Disco
Pigs
20 October – 5 November:
Frankenstein
Salisbury City Hall cityhallsalisbury.co.uk
11 October: Psychic Sally: Call me
Physic
15 October: The Elvis Years
24 October: Sir Chris Bonnington
Watermill Theatre, Newbury 01635 46044
www.Watermill.Theatre@arts-
mail.co.uk
22 September - 29 October: The
Wipers Times
31 October – 4 November:
Frankenstein
The Haymarket Theatre,
Basingstoke 01256 844244
www.theatresonline.com
29 September – 1 October:
Frankenstein
6 October: Petula Clark - “From Now
On” Tour
14 October: Elaine Page
26 October: The RAF in Concert
Janet Ingleson
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Village diary for October
18th Drop in Coffee 10.30am
19th Baby & Toddler 10.00am
Voices of Syria 12.30pm
Dial-a-Ride 2.00pm
20th Over 50s Minibus 10.00pm
Needle workers 2.00pm
Hortic Soc Autumn
Talk
7.30pm
24th Bell ringing 7.30pm
Badminton 7.30pm
25th Baby & Toddler 10.00am
Drop in Coffee 10.30am
26th Dial-a-Ride 2.00pm
Somborne Society 8.00pm
27th Needle workers 2.00pm
28th YMCA Youth 6.30pm
29th Somborne Sessions
30th Footpath walk 2.00pm
31st Bell ringing 7.30pm
1st Somborne Sessions
3rd Bell ringing 7.30pm
Badminton 7.30pm
4th Drop in Coffee 10.30am
5th Baby & Toddler 10.00am
Dial-a-Ride 2.00pm
6th Needle workers 2.00pm
Over 50s Concert 7.30pm
7th WI Sisterhood 8.00pm
8th Harvest Supper 7.00pm
10th Bell ringing 7.30pm
Badminton 7.30pm
11th Epworth Lunch 12.30pm
12th Baby & Toddler 10.00am
Dial-a-Ride 2.00pm
W I 7.30pm
13th Needle workers 2.00pm
14th YMCA Youth 6.30pm
15th Table Top Sale 2.00pm
17th Bell ringing 7.30pm
Badminton 7.30pm
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District diary for October
11 April – 30 October
Hillier Gardens
Capability Brown – Exhibition
27 August – 23 October
Love the Denim - exhibition
Winchester Discovery Centre, The
Gallery
1 October
Andover Traditional Market, High
Street
1 October
Romsey Abbey. Southampton Concert
Orchestra 7.30 pm
1 October
Salisbury French Market
Market Place, Salisbury
2 October
Romsey Farmers’ Market
2 October
Artisan Market, Market Place,
Salisbury. 10.00am– 3.00pm
4 and 11 October
Winchester Cathedral
Lunchtime Recital 1.00pm
5 October
Winchester Cathedral Special Tour:
This Royal House of Saxon Kings and
Saints
8 October
Wheelers Travel
Horse of the Year Show – Day trip
www.wheelerstravel.co.uk
9 and 30 October
Winchester Farmers’ Market 10.00am
– 2.00pm
12 October
Winchester Cathedral Special Tour:
Pestilence, Penitence and Putrefaction
14 October
Salisbury Foodie Market, 10.00am –
5.00pm. Market Place, Salisbury
15 October
Winchester Book Fair, Winchester
Discovery Centre, 10.00am – 4.00pm
15 October
Romsey, King John’s House and
Gardens 10.00am – 4.00pm
Apple Day – mix of apple activities
22 October
Wheelers Travel – Day trip
Autumn Quilt Festival, Malvern
www.wheelerstravel.co.uk
25 and 27 October
Season Cookery School at Lainston
House Hotel, 10.00am – 4.00pm
Book 01962 776088
27 October
Hampshire Record Office Lunchtime
Lecture: Hampshire and the Olympic
Games 1.15pm—1.45pm
28 October
5 Wine Tasting Supper with Wine
Utopia, 7.00pm, The Courtyard,
Winchester Guildhall
Book 01962 840500
28 October
Salisbury Vintage Market
29 October
Romsey Abbey 7.30pm
Charity Symphony Orchestra in aid of
Hampshire and IOW Air Ambulance
Janet Ingleson
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King’s Somborne Working Men’s Club Forthcoming entertainment: Friday 14th October Open Skittle Night in Aid of Charity
Cash prizes to be won
Open to everyone 14 and over
8pm start
Saturday 15th October Quiz Night Open to Everyone
Maximum of 4 in a team
£1 per person entry fee
8.30pm start
Saturday 29th October “Halloween Disco” Family night
Prizes for best Fancy Dress
Open to everyone
Saturday 12th November “Party Animalz” 70s band
16s and over
£5 members £7 non-members
New Year’s Eve Disco Fancy Dress Chilli Supper
Over 16s only
£5 members £10 non-members
The Winchester Committee
A TALK ON ANTIQUES by
Peter Raw FRICS, late of The Antiques Road Show
SATURDAY 12 NOVEMBER - 7pm for 7.30pm
At Chilbolton Village Hall, SO20 6AT Wine and Canapes followed by the talk £15 per person
Enquiries to Lindy Baines: 01264 860448
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Kings Somborne & District
Horticultural Society
Autumn Talk
Alan Edmondson on
“Gardening in Shade”
In the Village Hall
Thursday 20th October
At 7:30pm
Admission Free to Members
Non members £1, also welcome
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Female prospective
engineering and
computing students
Are you hoping to do a degree in engineering or computer science?
Could you do with a little extra cash?
The Somborne Sisterhood WI (King’s Somborne’s answer to the youthful WI!)
would like to support you in your efforts. Write a short e-mail explaining what
you would like to study and why. Tell us a little about yourself and why you
think that we should offer you a small bursary. Should you be successful in
winning this, we would just ask that you come and tell us about your course, at
some point in your first year.
Please email: [email protected]
Somborne Music Appreciation Group
(SMAG) SMAG will meet on the second Friday of each month at 2.00pm in the Epworth Hall,
starting on 14th October 2016.
Two group members volunteer, at each meeting, to make presentations to the next meeting
of about 35 minutes each of selections from their favourite pieces of music. There is no
restriction of form or genre or number of pieces of music presented. An audio system
which can play CDs, vinyl records and audio cassettes is provided. This equipment will
generally be operated by the chairman. T he Epworth Hall has good acoustics for small
audio presentations. Tea and biscuits are served in the break between presentations. There
is a charge of £2 per person for each meeting all of which all goes to the Hall.
Everyone is cordially invited to attend the meetings; no notice is necessary. You won’t
have to present if you don’t wish to - just listen and enjoy. You might like to bring a
cushion! Please direct enquiries to Frank Fahy at [email protected] or 01794 388314
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CHRISTIANS TOGETHER IN SOMBORNE & DISTRICT invite you to their
AUTUMN TALK
‘VOICES OF SYRIA’
In his illustrated talk the Rev. Andrew Ashdown will explore the context of the conflict, share some of the experiences he has had
in the country and the voices he has heard in his recent visits. There will be time for questions and discussion
When: Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Where: Village Hall, King’s Somborne
Time: 12.30pm – 2.00pm
A light lunch will be served
Stockbridge Community Cinema Stockbridge Town Hall
Doors open 30 minutes before the start.
Tickets £6 from John Robinson and Garden Inn in Stockbridge or online via
www.stockbridgecinema.org.uk
Friday 14th October
Dheepan (15) A Sri Lankan Tamil warrior escapes
the horrors of civil war by teaming
up with a woman and child and
adopting their identities. The
‘family’ are smuggled into France
where they find life in Paris is not
trouble-free. English subtitles
Showing at 7.30pm.
Wednesday 19th October
Love & Friendship (U)
Lady Susan Vernon takes up
temporary residence at her in-laws'
estate and, while there, is
determined to be a matchmaker for
her daughter Frederica - and herself
too, naturally. Starring Kate
Beckinsale and Chloë Sevigny in a
period comedy based on the Jane
Austin novella Lady Susan .
Showing at 5.00pm AND 7.30pm
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Gordon Pearson will present a 30
minute talk on the history of Up
Somborne and Rookley in the Village
Hall on Thursday, 6th October at
7.30pm to which all are invited. The
launch of his book will follow and tea/
coffee/biscuits will be served.
This ancient settlement dates from the
Bronze Age and Gordon’s book covers
all aspects of its history including the
manor and its farms, listed buildings,
Church and chapels, school, public
house, beerhouses, village people and
families, Up Somborne Down and
Forest Extra. One chapter illustrates
life in the isolated community in the
19th and early 20th centuries.
His book is a comprehensive A4 sized
220 page softback which includes 40
photographs and 30 drawings and will
be sold at its cost price of only £16 per
copy with free local delivery. Orders
by post cost £4.50 extra. ISBN 978-0-
9515110-9-1
You can contact Gordon on (01794)
388662 or by email on
[email protected] if you
wish to purchase a copy or would like
a flyer.
Local history: book launch and
presentation
The Scouts need your help! It is with great regret that the scout group committee has made the
decision to temporarily close the Cub and Scout sections within the
group due to lack of leaders/helpers and the low numbers of
children.
We hope to reopen the sections in the new year but we need
leaders/ helpers & children, if you know any children who wish to
attend or people who are willing to give up a few hours a week/
month to run or help at either of these sections then please contact
me. The beaver section will continue as normal on Wednesdays 6:00
-7:00pm.
If you have any queries please contact me:
SCOUT AGM 28th September 7:15, please come along, we need
your support.
Kind Regards,
Jess MacBean
Chair of 11th Romsey (King's Somborne) Scout Group
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Neighbourcare
If you have a medical or other important ap-
pointment, and have no other means of getting
there, phone Sue Jackson on 388 884 and tell her
the time, date and place you need to be.
She will then try to find a volunteer driver from among our 30 or so volunteers
to take you to the appointment, wait until you are ready to leave and bring you
home again. There is a charge to cover petrol costs based on around 40p a
mile, which you pay direct to the driver.
Our drivers lead busy lives, but try to fit in a trip or two each month to provide
this service, and we take around 40 people each month. We would love to
have more volunteers, so do get in touch if you feel you could help out.
BROUGHTON FIREWORK EVENT 5th NOVEMBER
Broughton's fantastic annual family firework event will once
again take place on 5th November with a children's torch
procession leaving The Square (by the Greyhound pub) at 6.30pm. The procession will then make its way to the
sportsfield in Buckholt Road (SO20 8DA) where the bonfire will be lit at approximately 6.45pm. The firework display will
commence around 7.30pm and lasts about 20 minutes
Free parking adjacent to the cemetery/allotments (off
Salisbury Road – please follow signs)
Refreshments, hot food and merchandise for sale
Licensed bar.
Tickets available on the gate and entry is £6.00 for adults and £5.00 for concessions and children.
Sarah Hendy
Secretary Broughton Firework Club
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Over 50s
Concert at Somborne
Park
Evelyn Owen & Choir
7.30pm Lifts will be provided if necessary
Please phone 388 884 to book your place
Raising money for
The Friends of St Peter & St Paul's Church, Kings Somborne
Charity Number 1117240
(focuses on the maintenance and preservation of the church)
John Ingleson, on his 75th birthday, 4 November 2016
will run a half marathon
22 laps of the Trim Trail
starting at 9.00 am
Please sponsor this event by donating on line at Just Giving
(www.justgiving.com/friendsofkings-sombornechurch)
or making a cheque payable to 'The Friends of St Peter and St Pauls
Church' or cash to either:
Michael Templeman, Treasurer, Streamside, Romsey Road
Brian Orange, Chairman, Fromans, Stockbridge Road
John Ingleson, Hayes Barn, Romsey Road
Thank you for your support
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Epworth Lunch
Supported by Methodist Outreach & Village Agents
Tuesday October 11th 2016 12.30pm £5
*Chicken Curry, Rice, Onion Bhajis, Mango Chutney *
*Fruit Salad*
*Coffee & Mints*
At The Epworth Hall
Booking essential - phone Sue 388 884 or Marilyn 389 356
Over 50s Minibus Trip
Thursday 20th October 2016
Autumn Leaves Drive & Lunch Pick up 10.00am
Home for 3.00pm
£6
Booking essential - phone
Sue 388884 or Lin 389373
After 5 years of stalwart service as
Village Agent, Lin has decided to take
on different challenges and use her
skills elsewhere.
We shall all miss her cheerful face and
happy attitude to solve any problem.
The good news is that she will
continue to help with the Epworth
lunches, so we shall not be completely
bereft, but I shall miss her support very
much indeed.
However, all good things come to an
end, so we wish Lin
well in the future.
If anyone would like to
take up this role, please
get in touch.
On another matter, we have been
invited to a Concert at Somborne Park
on October 6th. Evelyn Owen and her
choir will entertain us with music and
poetry . Phone me to book your place!
Sue Jackson 388884
Lin to retire this month
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Somborne Sisterhood WI A brilliant turn out for our September
meeting at the Working Men’s Club,
and it was lovely to welcome two
members from King’s Somborne WI
and two guests who were able to join
in the fun.
Samantha Boot made sure all had
glasses of something to drink before
calling the meeting to order and
making br ie f announcements ,
including volunteers for helping at and
baking for the vintage car event later in
the month and an update on the group
craft entry for the Romsey Show. She
then explained the rules of ‘Death
Ball’ – a game of skill, based on
traditional pub skittles, before the first
ball was thrown.
The evening proved very popular with
everyone giving their best shots (some
better than others!) before a tie was
declared as the
last four could
not be split.
Congratulations therefore to Bronya,
Kelda, Hannah and Annie.
There was much talk of setting up a
regular skittles club which the
Sisterhood will look into, and our team
of five for the Test Valley & Romsey
group WI skittles match in October,
managed to pick itself.
At the end of the evening, Samantha
thanked the staff and patrons of the
Working Men’s Club for making us
feel so welcome, the raffle was drawn
and the meeting closed.
Next meeting – Friday 7th October,
8pm, when we will be back in King’s
Somborne Village Hall for an evening
of Hoola Hoop fitness. Please wear
suitable clothing.
IT in the community Test Valley Borough Council is
working with King’s Somborne Parish
Council to launch a pilot of ‘IT in the
community’ to support residents to
gain online computers skills. This can
range from support using their own
devices (such as laptops, phones and
tablets) to creating new email
accounts.
Following Cllr Tony Ward’s notice in
last month’s Gauntlet we have had a
few people say they are interested but
we know there are many more people
in the community who need this type
of one to one hands on help. The next
stage is to find Community Mentors.
We are looking for Community
Mentors to assist clients at King’s
Somborne Village Hall for a few hours
a month. Appropriate training will be
provided. To date fortnightly sessions
are successfully running in Lockerley
and Nursling & Rownhams.
If you are interested in volunteering
please get in contact with Sarah
Fordham for an informal chat or for
more information.
Sarah Fordham
Community Engagement Officer
01264 368069
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Women’s Fellowship Women’s Fellowship is an informal meeting for women of all ages
which is held in the Epworth Hall once a month. The dates for the
next few meetings are as follows:-
Friday, 28th October Speaker - TBA
Monday, 28th November Speaker - TBA
Monday, 19th December Favourite carols and Christmas poems
All meetings start at 2.30pm with a hymn and a prayer.
Why not come along and see if it’s for you?
For more details call Marion 388121 or Marilyn 389356
I am pleased to say that the new store
room is almost ready to be occupied
and all that needs to be undertaken is
some electrical work and painting,
once these jobs have been done we
will be able to decide what goes
where! Because we will have more
storage the VHMC have decided to
purchase a further 50 new chairs of the
same type as the last batch which have
proved so successful.
The major item which was discussed
last week at a joint meeting of the
VHMC and the VHDC was the
increased requirements of the pre-
school as a result of the Governent's
plannned changes to Early Years
education. As from next September
children age 2-4 whose parents are
both working will be entitled to 30
hours pre-school education each week.
Much as we support our excellent pre-
school I am afraid that within our
existing building we cannot provide
either the space or time to meet this
entitlement. The pre-school would also
like an area of the hall to be entirely
dedicated to their service. After
considerable discussion the VHMC/
VHDC decided in principle that the
pre-school should have such an area
but that it should be available to other
hirers during school holidays. The fact
the the joint committees have agreed in
principle to this request does not
necessarily mean that it can be
achieved by next September. An
urgent meeting of the VHDC will be
held to consider the short and long
term planning considerations of the
decision but this is a complex problem
and it may not be possible for the
village hall to achieve a satisfactory
solution without help from other
authorities.
Meanwhile we will soldier on!
Terry Mackintosh
(Hon. Chairman VHMC)
King’s Somborne Village Hall
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Village Christmas cards There are three new Christmas cards
on sale this year, all done by local
artists.
Thelma Blamey took a lovely
photo of winter foliage, Caroline
Hervey Bathurst has produced a
design titled ‘Victorian Christmas’
in pastels, and Elizabeth St.John
has produced a watercolour
painting titled ‘Snowman King’s
Somborne’.
Each card has the greeting ‘With
best wishes for Christmas and the
New Year’. We are very grateful
to all of them for their generous
contributions.
The cards will be available from 31st
October in the Village Shops, also at
some Services and at the Winchester
Combined Charities Christmas Card
Shop in the Tourist Information Office
at The Guildhall, which opens on 27th
October.
Please note that if you buy any parish
cards at the Guildhall, we receive
every penny that you spend. The Shop
is staffed entirely by volunteers
(including us!) and takes no
commission—indeed a group of
volunteers from the village will be
manning the shop on Thursday 1st
December in the morning. The cards
measure approx. 6” x 4 and will cost
£4.00 for a pack of 8 cards and
envelopes.
The good news is that readers of
The Gauntlet will be able to buy
the cards at £4.00 by filling in the
form on the opposite page. We
will even do our best to deliver
your order so you can have all
your cards written before the
Christmas rush begins!
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Order Form
Please send me:
……… packs of ‘Collage of Winter leaves and berries’ at £4.00 each
………. Packs of ‘Snowman, King’s Somborne’ £4.00 each
………. Packs of ‘Victorian Christmas’ at £4.00 each
Grand Total………………………
I enclose a cheque made payable to ‘The Parish of Somborne with Ashley’.
(If you require your order to be posted please call in advance on 01794 388119,
to discuss p+p charges.)
Name:….……………………………………………………………………..
Address:…………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
Tel. ……………………………………………………………………………….
Please return form to Elizabeth St. John at ‘Ashley Lodge’ Old Palace
Farm, King’s Somborne SO20 6NG
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The 2017 All Saints Winter Lectures,
Upper Clatford Monday 16th January 2017 James is currently the BBC's Diplomatic Correspondent and an award-winning diplomatic journalist, broadcaster and author. He has reported on British politics for more than two decades covering five general elections and more recently, the Brexit referendum. Prior to this, he was Chief Political Correspondent, leading the BBC's 24 hour political news coverage from Westminster for five years. He has also presented a variety of programmes on television and radio including the Andrew Marr Show, The Daily Politics, The World at One, Westminster Hour and Straight Talk. In December 2015, he was named Broadcaster of the Year by the Political Studies Association for what they called his "huge contribution to the public understanding of politics".
Tickets and Venue
The cost is £12.00 per person. Please make cheques in favour of “All Saints Church”. Tickets can be bought at Clatford Village Store & Post Office, The Abbotts Ann Village Store and The Crook and Shears. You can also contact Nicki Crosthwaite Eyre (01264 35 25 30 or e-mail: [email protected]) and send her a stamped addressed envelope to The Old Malthouse, Upper Clatford, Andover, SP11 7QL, stating the number of tickets. Time & Venue Doors open at 7pm and the lectures start at 8pm at the King Edward VII Memorial Hall, Upper Clatford, SP11 7QL. Parking is available behind the hall.
Funds raised will be shared between All Saints PCC and a charity to be
announced on the day.
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King’s Somborne WI The meeting, held on Wednesday 14th
September, which was chaired by our
President Thelma Blamey, opened
with a discussion of the previous two
months' activities. Walks had
continued on a weekly basis, to the
enjoyment of those taking part. It had
been decided to re-convene the Book
Club and to consider ways in which it
might better reflect the preferences of
members - meeting every two months
perhaps, choice of titles to be read, etc.
As usual, we did not hold a monthly
meeting in August, but instead hosted
a fund-raising event on 10th August to
celebrate the Queen's 90th Birthday.
In spite of taking place in the holiday
season, the party was well attended.
The principal beneficiaries of the funds
raised were the W.I.'s Denman College
and BOAZ (a charity which supports
young people with learning difficulties
once they end full-time education). A
smaller contribution was made to the
ACWW, an organisation which helps
women in poorer countries all over the
world to set up local self-help co-
operatives.
T h e
contribution of
our speaker, Mr.
Tim Austin, OBE, which was entitled
“Something for Everyone: Songs and
anecdotes”, did not disappoint.
Accompanying himself on the guitar,
Mr. Austin treated us to many old
favourites from our younger days,
inviting us to sing along (which we
surpr ised ourselves by doing
enthusiastically). The songs, ranged
from Buddy Holly (“Oh, Boy!”),
Tommy Steele (“Singing the Blues”)
and Jim Reeves (“Walk on By”) to
Lonnie Donnegan (“Putting on the
Style”) and “Eidelweiss” from “The
Sound of Music” and he was joined by
one of our members , Sarah
Pennington, for a spirited rendition of
“There's a Hole in my Bucket”. The
songs were interspersed with stories,
jokes and tricks and he finished with
“When the Saints Go Marching In”. A
very enjoyable time was had by all.
Our next meeting will be on
Wednesday, 12th October, at 7.30 p.m.
in the Village Hall. All are welcome.
Beryl Fahy
Broughton School Jumble Sale Saturday 15th October 2-4pm
Broughton Village Hall
Entry £1 Lizzie Lane 01794301139
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Winchester Live at Home Scheme For further information, contact
C l a i r e M o r g a n
P h o n e : 0 1 9 6 2 8 9 0 9 9 5
Email: [email protected]
New Seated Exercise Class –
Promoting wellbeing for the over
60’s
Winchester, September 13 2016 –
Older people encouraged to improve
health and wellbeing through exercise.
The Winchester Live at Home Scheme
(WLAHS), which supports older
people living in their own homes is
setting up a new Seated Exercise Class
in King’s Somborne as part of an
expansion project supported by
Hampshire County Council. The first
class started on Monday 12 th
September, 10.30am – 12noon at
King’s Somborne Village Hall and will
run on a weekly basis.
Claire Morgan, manager of the
WLAHS, said: “We are excited to be
expanding our services to older people
living in King’s Somborne and
Stockbridge. The sessions are designed
to improve the strength, flexibility and
mobility of the participants as well as
promote a general feeling of
wellbeing”.
“Each week there will be an hour of
gentle seated exercise followed by half
an hour for Members to socialise over
tea and coffee”.
The new class is not the only service
being offered in this area – Winchester
Live at Home are also setting up a
befriending scheme for older people in
the area and are looking for new
Volunteers to support this service.
Befriending involves visiting an older
person at home on a regular basis,
perhaps an hour a week for a chat and
a cup of tea. Anyone can be a
Volunteer befriender, the only skills
needed are a caring nature and good
listening skills.
If you are interested in becoming a
Member or a Volunteer please visit
www.wlahs.org for more information
or contact the WLAHS office on
01962 890995.
JANE AUSTEN SINGERS
LAST ADVENT CAROL SERVICE
St Peter ’ s Church, Stockbridge,
Sunday 27th November, 6pm
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Prayer Meeting We hold our prayer meetings on the first Monday of each month
at 2.15pm. We meet for about an hour at Shappon, Romsey
Road, when we pray for our parish, families, friends and anyone else in need.
If you have any prayer requests there are slips on the table at the back of the
church which you may put into the box provided or alternatively phone me,
Dulcie Witts on 01794 388267.
Our meeting is very informal and we should be pleased to welcome new
members.
Youth
Every 2nd and 4th Friday 6:30 - 8:30
At the Scout Hut
For young people in Year 7 - Sixth Form
(Sponsored by Parish Church outreach)
Meeting the Vicar As many will know, when families get in contact to arrange a
baptism, wedding or funeral, I usually meet with them either in
their homes or at The Rectory in Stockbridge.
It might be that from time to time some would like to take the opportunity to
see me for other reasons, such as for a brief chat, to check something out or if
they need some help.
With this in mind, I am planning to be in the ‘Parish Room’ (entrance through
the brown left side gate of the ‘New Vicarage’, Romsey Road) on a number
occasions in the next few months. For those unfamiliar with the ‘New
Vicarage’, it is next to Froghole, Please go around the side of the house and
do not ring the bell on the front door as the Vicarage, at present, has tenants.
The date when I will be visiting is:
October Tuesday 25th, 2.00—4.00pm
I look forward to meeting anyone who calls in.
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Tiny Tots has now restarted and we
have thoroughly enjoyed welcoming
the children back after the long
summer break. The first session of the
year saw us celebrating the seasons of
the year and the children made a
beautiful painting depicting a tree in
all 4 seasons.
Throughout the rest of the half term we
will be turning our attention to
Harvest. We will be busy thinking
about all the food we have to be
thankful for and have already begun
learning some Harvest themed songs.
The session we are all looking forward
to is 'Bread' when we will have our
ever-popular tasting session!
New faces are always welcome so, if
you would like to join us, please come
down to the church at 2pm for a drink
and biscuit. The session gets under
w a y b y 2 . 1 5 a n d f i n i s h e s
by 3.15pm with songs and music. It’s
an informal group, so if the 2PM start
conflicts with napping schedules, you
are welcome to join us mid session.
Hayley, Katie, Becky and Lucy
TEST VALLEY VILLAGES LECTURE
BROUGHTON VILLAGE HALL
WEDNESDAY 19TH OCTOBER - 8PM
HOW DO YOU THINK?
Following the very well received talk on ‘Who do you think you are?’ last
season Andrew Seber CBE has agreed to return to tackle the subject of ‘How do
you think’ .The human brain and nerves make up an amazing biological
computing and communication system. Molecular biology has led to an
increasing understanding of how the brain works. Over half the drugs made
today ( legal and otherwise ) act on cell membranes and Andrew looks at the
fundamental science behind it all.
Andrew studied at Oxford and York Universities and specialised in cell
membranes. He spent most of his working life in public service education and
on his retirement has been explaining to a wide audience the basis of molecular
biology.
The evening is great value at £4 , to include a glass of wine. Proceeds are
donated to our speakers nominated charities. No charge for full-time students.
All are welcome.
Broughton Learning
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Church services in Leckford, Longstock
and Stockbridge in October Sunday 2nd October—Trinity 19
8.00am St Nicholas Leckford
Said Holy Communion
10.45am St Peter’s Stockbridge
Matins
5.00pm St Mary Longstock
Harvest Service followed by
Harvest Supper at the
Village Hall.
Sunday 9th October—Trinity 20
9.30am St Mary Longstock
All Age Worship
10.45am St Peter’s Stockbridge
Parish Communion
Sunday 16th October—Trinity 21
8.00am Old St Peter Stockbridge
Said Holy Communion
9.30am St Mary Longstock
Morning Worship
10.45am St Peter Stockbridge
All Age Worship
6.00pm St Nicholas Leckford
Evensong
Harvest Songs of Praise
Sunday 23rd October—Last Sunday
after Trinity
9.15am St Mary Longstock
Parish Communion
10.45am St Peter Stockbridge
Parish Communion
Sunday 30th October
10.00am Benefice Service at
St. Nicholas Leckford
Holy Communion Service each
Tuesday Morning at 9.30am at
Rosalind Hill House, Stockbridge.
From the Parish Registers 4th September Baptism Mabel Grace Mould
(b.02.09.2014)
7th September Thanksgiving David Keith Martin
12th September Thanksgiving Norman Frederick Oram
16th September Wedding Emily Stott and Alex Edwin Hibdidge
Christians Together in Somborne and District
Homegroup We are a small, inter-denominational group who enjoy discussing the
meaning of the Bible which inspires and guides our Christian Faith.
If you are interested in joining in our informal study of scripture, you
will be very welcome!
For further information please contact Nigel Coleman 01794 388449
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Church services in October 2016
Parish Church 2nd October—Nineteenth Sunday
after Trinity
10.00am Parish Communion * Readers:
Patricia Mallock: Habakkuk 1.1-4; 2.1-4
Christopher Kirby: 2 Timothy 1.1-14
Linda Aucock: Luke 17.5-10
9th October—Twentieth Sunday
after Trinity
8.00am Holy Communion (1662)
10.00am Harvest Festival * Readers: Christians Together
16th October—Twenty-first Sunday
after Trinity
10.00am Parish Communion * Readers:
Janet Ingleson: Genesis 32.22-31
Guy Boney: 2 Timothy 3.14-4.5
Christine Mitchell: Luke 18.1-8
23rd October—Last Sunday after
Trinity
8.00am Holy Communion (1662)
10.00am Matins * Readers:
David Bevan: Jeremiah 14.7-10,19-22
David Evans: Luke 18.9-14
6.00pm ALiVE! Speaker: Joint Services Chaplains’
Department, Amport House
30th October—Fourth Sunday
before Advent
8.00am Holy Communion (1662)
10.00am Benefice Service—
Leckford
2nd November—All Souls’ Day
7.00pm All Souls Remembering
Service
Wednesdays
10.15am Holy Communion (1662) *
*Stay for coffee and biscuits after
services marked *
Methodist Church Sunday October 2nd
10.30am Mrs Valerie Wright
Sunday 9th October
10.30am Local Arrangement
Sunday 16th October
10.30am Mr Ken Richardson
3.30pm—5.00pm Messy Church
Sunday 23rd October
10.30am Rev Peter Cornick
Holy Communion
Sunday 30th October
10.30am Mrs Jane Rogers
Roman Catholic Churches St Thomas’ Stockbridge
9.00am every Sunday
St Joseph’s Romsey St Andrew’s N. Baddesley
Saturdays: 6.00pm—URC Hall Sundays: 9.00am—St Andrew’s 11.00am—St Andrew’s
For details of services at RC churches, see: www.hampshiredowns.org.uk www.stswithunwellsparish.org.uk
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Printed and published by the Parish of Somborne with Ashley, Church of St Peter and St Paul,
King’s Somborne, Hampshire. SO20 6PW
The Vicar has the last word Yes, it’s the vicar writing Last Word for the 3rd month in a row!
In September I reminded us about how the “ordinary” regular things are rolling
again. The Olympics and Paralympics are over, the Football season is underway
and schools are well into the term.
Of course there are always the extra-ordinary life events to celebrate –
New babies, weddings and 25th and 50th anniversaries as well as big birthdays –
18, 21, 50, 60, 80 and more and more 90s and even100s!
But most of the time it’s the ordinary everyday stuff we have to deal with.
“Ordinary Time” is the longest of the church seasons.
It’s been running from mid-May just after Pentecost and carries on until the end
of November when Advent begins. There’s another shorter period of Ordinary
Time between Epiphany and Lent. At least 33 weeks of each year is “ordinary”.
Many of us think a bit about Jesus round Christmas and Easter but we can know
His presence right through the year. Ordinary doesn’t have to be boring and it
doesn’t mean God has gone away. In the Bible there’s a verse that tells us –
Jesus said “I will never leave you or forsake you…” Hebrews 13.5.
If you are feeling alone or need some encouragement try listening to
Premier Christian Radio www.premierchristianradio.com or
UCB (United Christian Broadcasters) www.ucb.co.uk
They are both available on digital radio or you can listen on your computer.
When you hear a good news story – make a note of it.
When you hear a song that lifts your spirit - write down the title and listen out
for it when it’s played again.
Any of this may help on the ordinary, the bad and the good days.
Meanwhile, it’s harvest time - come along and celebrate at the Harvest Supper
and Harvest Service on 8th and 9th October. More details in this magazine.
With my prayers for the whole community
Jonathan
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Chimney need sweeping? Need a specialist survey or inspection of your chimney? Thinking about having a solid
fuel stove installed or reinstating a fireplace?
Neat Sweeps are an established local chimney sweeping
business and we can help!
We issue sweeping certificates, essential for insurance
purposes.
For more information phone
01794 341812 or email [email protected]
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Call Beverley
CROSS STORES AND POST OFFICE News agent National Lottery Off licence
Shop: 01794 336555
7.30-7.00 Monday-Friday
8.00-7.00 Saturday
9.00-1.00 Sunday
Post Office: 01794 388341
9.00-5.30 Monday-Friday
9.00-12.30 Saturday
We are a family owned traditional Post Office, Newsagents, office licence, and convenience store. We stock fresh bread, milk and vegetables, frozen foods, stationary and gifts, winter fuels and BBQ fuels, a bit of almost everything really!
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Simon & Michael Peace, Giles Sadd
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122, THE HUNDRED, ROMSEY , HANTS
DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE - TEL:01794 513393
PRE-PAYMENT PLANS AVAILABLE
HANDYMAN Home and Garden
Maintenance and improvements
Painting and decorating
General repairs and improvements
Fencing
Brickwork
Garden renovations and
maintenance Shed roofs and repairs etc.
(Liability Insured)
Tel : Chris Johnson 01794 399917
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Domestic Appliance Repairs
Tel 01794 390055
All Leading Makes Repaired
Over 20 Years Experience
Washing Machines, Tumble Driers. Dishwashers
Fridges, Freezers and Electrical Cookers/hobs
Guaranteed work - Qualified Electrician
Mr C. Cairns, Moorlands,
Oakleigh Drive, Landford Wilts SP5 2AT
TW Glazing and
Window Repairs 01264 860129 / 077 652 60922 / 077 878 53289
Replacement misted double-glazed units and single-glazed units
into existing frames. Also hinges, handles, locks and gaskets.
Cat-flaps into UPVC doors and greenhouse glass installation.
Face-puttying where needed and for listed buildings.
FREE QUOTES AND ADVICE. OPEN 7 DAYS PER WEEK.
Please go to www.twglazingandwindowrepairs.com
Vintage Tea Parties
Delicious teas delivered to your home or venue.
Crockery and everything you need, with collection. No washing up for you!
Box of hats and other props supplied.
For menus and prices: Tel 07710 968 931
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Tree surgery
Tree surveys
Hedges
Stump removal
Planting
Logs
Qualified (ND Arbor) and
fully insured to £10m Public Liability
Tel: 01794 341939 Mob: 0794 336 6573
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Servicing, Repairs & Maintenance
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