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THE GAUNTLET
THE LOCAL MAGAZINE FOR THE SOMBORNES AND ASHLEY
Village developments campaign
Meeting begins to formalize response
PAGES 4, 5 and 6
Also in this issue:
Get those cameras out
Flower Show photo classes
announced
PAGE 7
Easter events planned
Something for everyone?
PAGES 11, 12 and 13
Anyone for tennis?
Group together to use the
MUGA
PAGE 13
Scout Hut needs your
help
Fresh start for fund raising
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MARCH 2015
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Parish Church
Useful names and numbers
Schools
07530 893773
01794 388381
01264 810555
Somborne Pre-School
Vicar:
King’s Somborne School
Rev Jonathan Watkins 01264 810810
[email protected] Test Valley School
PA to vicar: [email protected]
Readers: Sue Holligan
Howard Rowe
Wardens:
David Bevan
Sandie Pepperell
PCC Secretary:
David Bevan
01794 341923
01794 389649
Methodist Church
Watch
01794 388227
Clerk: Peter Storey
01794 389688
Borough Councillor
Tony Ward
01794 389649
County Councillor
Minister:
Revd Debbie Borda
0800 555 111
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Parish Council
Treasurer & Gift Aid Sec:
Claire Bevan
Flowers: Penny Ward
Police
01794 388484
Crimestoppers
01794 388400
Police Station
Urgent calls
07769682696
01794 388021 Neighbourhood
Andrew Brock
07769682696
01962 863339
Steward: Marion Downing 01794 388121
Roman Catholic Churches
Hampshire Downs parish 01962 852804
St Swithun Wells parish 02380 273882
Village Hall
Andrew Gibson
01264 861138
Member of Parliament
Caroline Nokes MP
Romsey & Soton North Conservatives
01794 521155
Village Correspondent
Jo Finch
Bookings: Val Chapman 01794 388009
[email protected]
Village Website
Epworth Hall
The Gauntlet
01794 388462
www.thesombornes.org.uk
Bookings:Marion Downing
01794388121 Editor: Harvey Saunders
01794 388029
[email protected]
Advertising: Sue Byram
01794 388521
Distribution: Lin Curtis
01794 389373
Doctors
Stockbridge surgery
01264 810524
Broughton surgery
01794 301210
Out of Hours service
01962 718697
Please deliver articles for
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[email protected]
or The Post Office.
01264 810624
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Pharmacy
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Village Directory
Allotments
or village website for details.
Contact: Frank Fahy
01794 388314
Art exhibition committee
Contacts:
Madeline Edmonds
Pam Watson
Badminton Club
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
Sheila Nevines
01794 388554
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.
Friends of King’s Somborne Church
Contacts:
David Pye (Chairman)
Regular exchanges with St Paul du Vernay
in Normandy
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 2nd,
16th and 30th March.
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 2nd, 16th and
30th March.
Recyclable household waste (brown bins)
will be collected in w/c 9th and 23rd
March.
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
Neighbourcare
01794 388405
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
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01794 388120
01794 389219
French Twinning Association
01794 389014
01794 388429
Every Monday 7.30pm.
Contact: Sue Jackson
Contact: David Haydon
Alison Seymour
Transport to essential appointments and
other small tasks.
Contacts: Sue Jackson
01794 388884
Jenny Crouch
01794 388882
Village Directory (continued)
Mobile Library
Sombornes Pre-School
Tuesdays 3rd and 31st March:
2.00 - 2.25pm Up Somborne
2.45 - 4.15pm Church Road
Friday 27th March:
11.15am - 11.45am Church Road
12.00pm - 12.30pm Eldon Road
Information: 0845 603 5631
Early Years education for children aged
from 2 to school age.
Contact: Rebecca Hunt
07530 893773
Somborne Sessions
Details: www.sombornesessions.co.uk
Contact: Doug Stammers 01794 389192
Somborne Singers
Pastoral Care Group
Contact: Fi Chilton
01794 388160
Parent & 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: Sara Quayle
07989851416
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 5.45 - 6.45pm
Cubs
Thursdays 6.30 - 8.00pm
Scouts
Wednesdays 7.00 - 9.00pm
Explorers
Tuesdays
7.00 - 9.00pm
Contact: Janice Waterman 01794 389562
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
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
Lin Curtis
01794 388884
01794 389373
Women’s Institute
Meets on the second Wednesday of each
month at 7.30pm in the Epworth Hall.
Contact: Linda Aucock
01794 388542
Working Men’s Club
Various entertainments.
Contacts: Janette Batchelor 07583 163607
Trina Masham 07852 257596
Somborne Needleworkers
YMCA youth group
Meet each Thursday at 2.00pm at
Nutcher’s, 3 Nutcher’s Drove.
Contact: Eileen Humphreys 01794 388427
Youth group (11-18 years) meets 2nd and
4th Fridays, 6.30pm at Scout Hut.
Contact: Rachel Winter
01256 460335
Somborne Players
Regular, informal play
outings.
Contact: Melanie Haydon
readings
and
01794 388120
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King’s Somborne villagers show their
feelings over development plans
175 villagers attended a meeting in
King’s Somborne Village Hall on 11th
February to discuss the Gladman
planning application.
This is for
outline planning permission to build 78
new houses between Eldon Road and
Furzedown Road.
Villagers committed to pulling
together with the Parish Council to
fight the threat to the village.
The villagers have already secured the
assistance of experienced local
Planning expert Stephen Smallman to
help in the battles ahead. The villagers
are committed to fighting this through
the Test Valley Borough Council
process and all the way to appeal if
necessary
The King’s Somborne Parish Council
attended the meeting in force and local
MP Caroline Nokes was there to lend
her support.
Ms Nokes spoke at the meeting,
saying: “The good news for King’s
Somborne is that this land falls in
Northern Test Valley, which has a 5
year land supply… the proposed
development is also contrary to the
existing and proposed Local Plan, and
is in the Countryside, not the village,
so countryside planning policies apply
to it”.
UK Parliamentary hopeful, UKIP
Councillor Sandra James was also at
the meeting to support the campaign.
Supporters and concerned residents
from other surrounding villages, such
as Broughton, were also there to share
in experiences of challenging these
concerning development proposals
threatening the Hampshire
countryside.
King’s Somborne Parish Clerk Peter
Storey said that the Parish Council is
already committed
to producing a
Neighbourhood
Plan which, when
adopted, will put
more
planning
decisio ns
and
power in the hands
of the village
community.
The Chair of the
meeting, villager
N i g e l
Wolstenholme,
who
r un s
Somborne Valley
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Vineyards and asset management
business at Hopland’s Farm, King’s
Somborne, asked villagers to join
together and contribute skills in media
relations and communications,
ecology, traffic management and flood
defence. Anyone with a willingness to
help in any way is most welcome to
help in the ca mp ai gn .
All
contributions of time and experience
are on a voluntary basis, but are for the
benefit of the whole community.
King’s Somborne villagers - and
residents from nearby villages affected
or threatened by similar development
proposals - who would like to help are
invited to contact the campaign email
at [email protected]
A questioner in the audience asked the
organisers of the village meeting to
introduce themselves and explain why
they were particularly suited to
running the campaign. Here is a brief
summary of what they said:
Nigel Wolstenhome:
Owner of Hoplands
Farm
and
the
So mb orne
Valley
Vineyards. Nigel has
been a property
developer and asset manager for many
years. Nigel has years of experience
with land development, developers and
planning.
Sandra Rowden:
Resident of No. 2
Furzedown House,
Sandra runs an
independent catering
company called the
Little
Kitchen
Company. Sandra is passionate about
preserving the English countryside.
Anne Riley:
Resident of No. 1
Furzedown House for
over 22 years, and a
lawyer (but not a
planning lawyer) for
over 30 years. Anne
explained that her role
so far with Sandra had
been delivering flyers to every house
in the village and setting out the chairs
for the meeting. Anne said that if
anyone in the village wanted to replace
her on the organizing committee, they
were very welcome to do so.
Patsy Pritchard is also a member of the
organizing committee (and also
delivered flyers and put out chairs for
the meeting), but could not be at the
meeting due to other commitments.
Patsy has lived in the village for more
than 25 years and is secretary at
Wherwell village school.
As mentioned, if anyone wants to join
the organizing committee, they would
be most welcome: this is a village
effort, and we welcome all and any
offers of help.
Funds
Once this goes to appeal, the village
will need to set up a fighting fund to
help fund the opposition at appeal. If
you have ideas for fund raising
(sponsored cycle rides, jumble sales,
sponsored clay pigeon shoots or
whatever), please send your thoughts
to the campaign email. We may also
run a little competition for a title for
our village campaign; we thought of
“Save our Somborne” (SOS) but that
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may be confusing; can you think of a
snappy title?
Concerns over traffic in the
village grow:
The recent development near the
allotments has seen a shocking
increase in heavy traffic through the
village. This is what the village has to
look forward to if the Gladman
application is approved:
If we do not stop this speculative
development, we will be living in a
town
Anne Riley
Cakes and Coffee
Needleworkers’ Coffee Morning
Saturday 21st March 10.30am
at Nutchers, 3 Nutchers Drove
Bring & Buy Stall
Raffle
Cake Stall
All very welcome
Please come and bring your friends
In aid of Needlework Funds
KING’S SOMBORNE WORKING MEN’S CLUB
POOL & DARTS
COMPETITION
SATURDAY
7TH MARCH
OPEN TO EVERYONE 14 & OVER
ENTRY FEE £1.00 PER COMPETITION
UNDER 16’S MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT
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Get snapping!
The Photography classes for this year’s Flower Show, to be held on Saturday
the 25th July, are to be as follows:
1. Photo of a Pond
2. “Women at Work”
3. “My Garden”
4. Photo depicting the colour pink
Parish of Somborne with Ashley Annual meetings
As a Church of England Parish we
hold two ‘legal’ annual meetings each
April, both on the same night. The
first is the Annual Meeting of
Parishioners where the Churchwardens
are appointed. The second meeting is
the Annual Parochial Church Meeting
(APCM).
The meetings this year take place on
Monday 27th April starting at 7.30pm
in the church.
The election of
Churchwardens is open to people who
live in the parish as well as those on
the church electoral roll.
Persons whose names are entered upon
the church Electoral Roll (and such
persons only) are entitled to vote at the
APCM. At this meeting, the financial
statements for 2014 will be discussed
together with reports from various
church groups. The Minutes of the
2014 Annual Meeting have to be
approved as well.
Each year we elect two
Churchwardens (for a 1-year term),
and at the APCM we elect members of
the Parochial Church Council (PCC)
who stand for election or re-election (3
-year term).
If you would like to be considered for
any of these posts, forms are available
from me. Or, indeed if you would like
to know more about what is involved,
please do contact me.
David Bevan
Secretary, Somborne with Ashley PCC
07769 682696
Church Electoral Roll
The Electoral Roll is the parish church
official membership list. This year the
Electoral Roll will be revised from
29th March to 12th April. If you are
not on the roll and would like to join
the roll, please complete an application
form and return to Linda Aucock (you
can check if you are currently on the
roll by contacting Linda).
Linda Aucock
Church Electoral Roll officer
01794 388542
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Parish Council notes
Mr Dyke, the Open Spaces Warden,
and two members of the public
attended the public session of the
Parish Council meeting held on 2
February 2015. Mr Wolstenholme
outlined the plans being laid by the
anti-Gladman group to object to the
application to develop at the top end of
Eldon Road when it was considered by
the Test Valley planning committee in
the near future.
Among the other points of general
interest discussed were:
 Actions are in hand by the KS Flood
Action Group to continue to increase
awareness in the community of the
flood risk and the preventative
measures that should be taken.
 The defibrillator had now been
installed outside the Crown Inn and
training for anyone interested in
learning how to operate it would be
advertised soon.
 The legal action necessary to enable
SSE to bury the overhead supply
cables crossing the 3 Fields site was
nearing completion following which
work could at last start.
 A new Parish Council website was
now accessible at http://
www.kingssombornepc.org/
 The amount of litter in the area of
Lancaster Green and surrounds gave
rise for concern and Hyde Housing
would be taking action.
 Hampshire Highways had given
permission for a seat to be installed
at the junction of Riverside Green
with Winchester Road and this
would now be arranged.
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February 2014
 The forthcoming
Parish Council
elections will be
on 7 May 2015
(have
you
thought
about
becoming
a
parish councillor
– why not contact the Parish Clerk
for more information?).
The Annual Assembly will be held in
the King’s Somborne Village Hall at
7.30pm on Thursday 30 April 2015.
Given that this will be an excellent
opportunity for everyone to attend and
ask questions of their Councillors, a
large presence is hoped for.
As always, a full set of minutes can be
found on The Sombornes website and
in both Cross Stores and Martin’s
Corner Shop.
The next meeting of the Parish Council
will be on Monday 2 March 2015 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
Safety at Home
Phil Nicholson, Community Safety Officer, will give
a short talk and answer your questions on safety in
the home, from fire to burglary to telephone nuisance
calls to scams.
Tuesday 31st March at 10.30am
Epworth Hall
Free coffee, cake and food for thought!
Come along—there may be something new you
haven’t thought of!
King’s Somborne Annual Assembly
The Annual Assembly will be held in the King’s Somborne Village Hall at
7.30pm on Thursday 30 April 2015.
You are invited to put the following questions, together with those of your own,
to the Parish Councillors:
 What proportion of my council tax is spent by the Parish Council, and on
what?
 What are the powers and functions of the Parish Council?
 What is the working relationship between the Parish Council, Test Valley
Borough Council and Hampshire County Council?
 What are the responsibilities of your elected Parish Councillors?
 What improvements has the Parish Council made or facilitated in our
community during the past year?
 What could the Parish Council try to improve during the coming year?
 What is required of a councillor?
Light refreshments will be available from 7.00pm with a chance to chat
informally with your Parish, Borough and County Councillors before and after
the meeting.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Peter Storey
Clerk to King’s Somborne Parish Council
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St Peter and St Paul
King’s Somborne
Sunday March 15th at 10am
A special service for
Mothering Sunday
Please come with Mums and Dads,
Grandparents and friends.
Children will be leading much of
the service.
Bunches of flowers will be
distributed.
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Women’s World Day of Prayer
Friday 6th March at 2.00pm
in
The Methodist Church
Followed by refreshments
This year, the service is
written by the women of The
Bahamas. Please come and
join us as we remember
them.
All are welcome
CHRISTIANS TOGETHER IN THE SOMBORNES AND DISTRICT
Palm Sunday – March 29th
Procession with Palms
United Family Service
at the Parish Church – 10.00am
Meet outside the church at 9.50am for
singing and waving of palm leaves
before the procession into the church.
All are welcome to join us for this
ecumenical celebration.
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Easter Sunday
5th April
A family service at 10.00am
to celebrate Easter Day
at the Parish Church
After the service there will be
an Easter Egg Hunt!
Flowers for Easter
If you would like to come to help
decorate the Church with spring
flowers for Easter, you are most
welcome to join us. You do not
have to be an expert but just enjoy
working with flowers. It can be
great fun, satisfying and you also get
to meet others of like mind. We also
welcome people who are willing to
just use the broom to keep things
tidy while we work! If you would
like to contact me before the day,
please do so—Penny Ward on 01794
389649.
We will be in the Church on
Saturday 4th April at 9.30am.
Refreshments will be available.
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Remembering a loved one
Easter is a time to remember those
loved ones who are no longer with
us. If you would like to sponsor a
Lily in their memory please contact
Penny Ward on 01794 389649 or
Sandie Pepperell on 01794 388021
or drop through our letterbox your
donations together with your name
and the name or names of the person
or persons you would like
remembered..
Easter Saturday
4th April, 2015
from 10.00am - 11.30am
There will be a cake stall full of
goodies on the War Memorial Green
opposite the Parish Church in aid of
Church Funds
Do come along and support us
Tennis in the MUGA
The Parish Council has agreed that if I
can get together a sufficiently large
group of parishioners (ages 12 to 100)
who wish to play tennis regularly, or
who would like to take up the game,
then the group would be eligible to
book the MUGA for one-hour slots up
to a month in advance. Please send me
an email if you are seriously interested.
Please give me some indication of
whether you could play at weekends
only, or also on weekdays, during
daytime or evenings.
Players will have provide their own
racquets and assist with the collection
from store of the equipment and the
erection and removal of the posts and
the net and
return to the
store.
If we get the
go-ahead, I
would hope to begin sessions in
March.
Clearly, only a maximum of four
members will be able to play at any
one time and so a schedule of time
sharing and the booking of a number
of slots per week will have to be
developed to suit the size of the group.
Frank Fahy
[email protected]
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You are assured of a very warm welcome at a
COFFEE MORNING
to be held in the Jubilee Room
on Saturday 7th March at 10 a.m.
in aid of Village Hall funds
Entry to include coffee/tea and cake £2
Bring and Buy Stall, Lucky Dip, Raffle
Do come and bring your friends
For further information, please contact Eileen Reynolds on 388107
King’s Somborne Working Men’s Club
Forthcoming entertainment:
Saturday 7th March
Pool & Darts Competitions
14’s and over
£1 per person entry fee per competition
Open to everyone
Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult
Saturday 28th March
Quiz Night
Teams of 4
Cash prize for the winners
£1 per person entry fee
Open to everyone
8.30pm start
Saturday 25th April
The Legends of Swing
16’s and over
Ticket only
Members £5
Non-members £7
Tickets available from Rachel (07816 994706)
& Carol (07847 528661)
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Kings Somborne & District
Horticultural Society
ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING
To be held in the Village Hall
Thursday 19th March 2015
At 7:30 pm
Guest Speaker:
Mr Roger Hirons
The “Plant Doctor”
Everyone Welcome
Admission Free
Raffle & Light refreshments
Members are reminded that subscriptions
will fall due at the AGM.
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What’s on
Your guide to events in and around the district
Winchester Science Centre
11 March 4.30pm and 6.30pm.
March’s space lecture is entitled
“Asteroids small and large: When's
the next one coming?” by Prof Alan
Fitzsimmons of Queens University,
Belfast. The talk, which is for adults,
includes a short planetarium show.
Details from the Winchester Science
Centre and Planetarium, Telegraph
Way, Winchester. 01962 863791.
Manor Farm and Country Park
01489 787056
[email protected]
Manor Farm is open daily from
10.00am to 4.00pm.
Admission
charge applies. The Country Park
opens at 8.30am and in March closes
at 6.00pm. Free entry but pay and
display car park.
Mottisfont Abbey
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/mottisfont
17 January – 19 April
Exhibition: Light-works contemporary
photography. Explores the use of
light, shade and exposure in modern
photography.
17 January – 19 April
Exhibition: Art in focus: People
1 March House open 11.00am –
5.00pm
18 March 2.00pm – 3.30pm
Art History: Picturing People
Booking essential 01794 340757
Hinton Ampner,
01962 771305
[email protected]
House open every day from 11.00am –
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4.00pm in March.
Estate, garden, shop and tearoom open
every day from 10.00am to 5.00pm
5 and 19 March Crafty Coffee
mornings. Swap ideas and hints with
exp er ts.1 0.0 0am – 12 .0 0 noo n.
Booking advisable.
Winchester City Mill,
Bridge Street.
01962 870057
[email protected]
Watermill and shop open 10.00am –
5.00pm every day.
15 March 11.00am Baking
Demonstration – Mothers' Day recipes.
Basingstoke, The Vyne
01256 883858
House open 10.00am – 3.30pm
(Sundays 1.00pm – 3.30pm)
Garden, Shop and Tearoom 10.00am –
5.00pm
2 – 8 March World Book Week
Special Book Sale
7 March The Big Tree Climbing
Company. Learn about climbing trees.
Suitable for ages 6 - 100
15 March Marvellous Mothers’ Day –
Craft stall
Hawk Conservancy
Weyhill. Andover. 01264 773850
7 March 7.00pm
An evening with Lloyd and Rose
Buck. Talk, humorous stories, clips of
Natural History programmes and a
chance to meet feathered stars. £15
per person.
Janet Ingleson
Theatres
Chesil Theatre, Winchester
Mayflower, Southampton
01962 867086
www.chesiltheatre.org.uk
21 – 28 March
The Beauty Queen of Leenane
02380 711811
www.mayflower.org.uk
3 – 7 March
Edward Scissorhands – dance
production
9 March
Fascinating Aida
11-14 March
Cirque Eloize – acrobats and
performers
22 March
Anton and Erin ‘That’s Entertainment’
17-21 March
To Kill a Mocking Bird
26-27 March
The Magic Flute
30 March – 4 April
Anything Goes
7 April – 11 April
Monty Python’s Spamalot
Theatre Royal, Winchester
01962 840440
www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
2-7 March
The History Boys
18-21 March
The Full Monty
Plaza Theatre, Romsey
01794 512987
www.plazatheatre.com
6 March
A night with Elvis
11-14 March
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour
Dreamcoat
24 – 28 March
Jumpers for Goalposts
Nuffield, Southampton
02380 671771
www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk
7 March
How the Koala Learnt to Hug
13 March
Shappi Khorsandi – Because I'm
Shappi
21 March
Three Little Bears
Turner Sims, Southampton
02380 595151
www.turnersims.co.uk
There are many one night shows
during March details of which can be
found on the website.
Salisbury Playhouse
01722 320333
www.salisburyplayhouse.com
3-7 March
All My Sons
12 March – 4 April
Posh
Watermill Theatre, Newbury
01635 46044
[email protected]
12 February – 21 March
The Secret Adversary
25 – 28 March
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
31 March – 11 April
Tuxedo Junction
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Village diary for March
2nd Parish Council
7.00pm
17th Drop in Coffee
10.30am
Badminton
7.30pm
Tiny Tots
2.00pm
Bell ringing
7.30pm
Somborne Singers
7.45pm
Drop in Coffee
10.30am
18th Baby & Toddler
10.00am
Tiny Tots
2.00pm
Lent Talk
12.30pm
Somborne Singers
7.45pm
Dial-a-Ride
2.00pm
Baby & Toddler
10.00am
19th Over 50s Minibus
11.30am
Lent Talk
12.30pm
Trip to Poppies
Dial-a-Ride
2.00pm
Needle workers
2.00pm
5th
Needle workers
2.00pm
Hortic Soc AGM
7.30pm
6th
Women’s World
Day of Prayer
2.00pm
21st Needleworkers
10.30am
WI Sisterhood
8.00pm
Cakes and Coffee
23rd Badminton
7.30pm
VH Coffee
10.00am
Bell ringing
7.30pm
3rd
4th
7th
24th Drop in Coffee
WMC Pool & Darts
Comps
Somborne Sessions 7.30pm
9th
Badminton
7.30pm
Bell ringing
7.30pm
10th Over 50s Lunch
12.30pm
10.30am
Tiny Tots
2.00pm
Somborne Singers
7.45pm
25th Baby & Toddler
10.00am
Lent Talk
12.30pm
Tiny Tots
2.00pm
Dial-a-Ride
2.00pm
Somborne Singers
7.45pm
Needle workers
2.00pm
11th Baby & Toddler
10.00am
Somborne Society
8.00pm
Lent Talk
12.30pm
Dial-a-Ride
2.00pm
WI
7.30pm
27th YMCA Youth
6.30pm
KSSA Barn Dance 7.30pm
29th Footpath walk
2.00pm
12th Needle workers
2.00pm
13th YMCA Youth
6.30pm
28th WMC Quiz
16th Bell ringing
7.30pm
31st Safety at Home talk 10.30am
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(see page 20)
8.30pm
District diary for March
1 March
Hillier’s Arboretum 10.00am
Cobweb Spin.
Winchester MG
Owners Club.
MGAs, MGBs,
Midgets, Triumph, Morris and Austin
cars
1 March
Romsey Farmer's Market 10.00am –
2.00pm. Tel: 01420 588671
1,7,8,14,15,21,22,28,29 March
Romsey bike rides.
Free weekly
guided rides on Saturdays and
Sundays. Gentle to moderate-paced
options.
Details: Chris Devrell 02380 740990
2,9,16,23,30 March
Hillier’s Arboretum 10.00am –
12.00noon. Natures Child
£10 per child. Booking essential.
01794 369317
2 March
Ladies Lunch at Lainston House.
12.00noon. Justice Jewellery
3 course lunch £35. Booking 01962
776088
7 February – 18 April
Andover Museum 10.00am
Lost World Zoo. 01264 266283
7 March – 24 May
Hiroshige's Japan. Japanese prints at
The Discovery Centre, Jewry Street,
Winchester. Free admission
27 February – 29 March
10.00am – 4.00pm
Hampshire Artists Cooperative
Exhibition at Hillier’s Arboretum
3,7,14,20,21 and 28 March
All day cycle rides starting at 10.00am
at the Worthy Road, Winchester car
park. 35-35 miles at 9-11 mph. 01962
851699.
[email protected]
7 and 8 March
10.00am Heleborus Floral Display at
Hillier’s Arboretum.
8 and 29 March
Winchester Farmer's Market 9.00am –
2.00pm. Tel: 01420 588671
14 March
10.00am – 12.30pm or 1.00pm –
4.00pm.
Luxury Chocolate Making Workshop
at Hillier’s Arboretum.
Booking
essential. 01794 369317
15 March
Lainston House. Mothers’ Day Lunch
Bookings 01962 776088
20 March
Owls by Moonlight. 7.00pm
Lainston House. 2 course supper £35
Bookings 01962 776088
21 March
7.30pm for 8.00pm. Comedy Show at
Hillier’s Arboretum.
Rodney and
Delboy. Booking essential
19 March
6.30pm. Family history for beginners.
Hampshire Record Office, Sussex
Street, Winchester. £12
Bookings 01962 846154
20 March
2.00pm. Maps as a source for local
history.
Workshop at Hampshire
Record Office. £12
Bookings 01962 846154
25 March
10.00am. Falconry Photography Day
at Hillier’s Arboretum £80 including
refreshments. Booking essential.
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Somborne and
District Society
Gordon Pearson was elected chairman
at an extra-ordinary general meeting
held on the 28th January. He replaces
President Bill Lomas who has chaired
the society since the last AGM in July.
David Pennington has now taken over
the position of editor of our quarterly
newsletter which is delivered free to
all members. He has also been coopted onto the committee.
At the last meeting, blue-badge guide
Jake Simpkin took us on a 1.5 mile
walk around the mediaeval city walls
of Southampton, stopping at places of
interest along the way such as the
Tudor House, God’s Tower, the castle
and the undercrofts. This was all in
the comfort of the Village Hall and a
large audience attended despite the
cold weather.
Once again, the society will be
promoting the John of Gaunt Award.
This annual event is open to all
primary schoolchildren within the
parish and is operated in conjunction
with the village school, where most
attend. However, this year the award
will not be launched until May (after
‘SATS’) with the presentation in July.
As the society holds many historical
records of the area, including the
parish records and the huge Sawyer
Collection, it has been suggested that
there might be scope in setting up a
small group comprising members who
wish to trace the history of their
family. This is being considered by
the committee and may be inaugurated
with a presentation by a genealogist.
Watch this space.
March walk
Sunday 29 March 2015
Our next meeting is on Wednesday,
25th March in the Village Hall at
8.00pm when Steve Dunn will take us
through the story of the Magna Carta
of 1215 and its implications today.
Should be interesting.
Come at
7.30pm.and have a coffee or tea, etc
and have a chat with fellow members
or speak to membership secretary,
Linda Aucock and join the Society.
Gordon Pearson
4.75 miles (7.5km) 2 hours
2:00pm
King’s Somborne Village Hall
We leave the village along Winchester Road and take the path past the Wood
Store. We continue towards Up Somborne before turning left to
take the steep path down to Little Somborne. At Little Somborne
we head North to North Park Farm and the path back towards the
village. We take the permissive footpath that avoids the A3057
and joins New Lane. Then it is down New Lane before returning
to the Village Hall via footpath 14 and Muss Lane.
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Burns Night Ceilidh
On Saturday 31st January the Village
Hall was packed with happy folk who
came to the ceilidh to have an
enjoyable evening and support a
worthy cause.
The cause is Banunule School near
Kampala, Uganda, a primary school
which offers education, food, medical
care, sanctuary and support to build a
better future for orphans and
impoverished children.
Children
receive free education and all the
necessities of life. Maura Jeffrey from
Up Somborne worked as a volunteer
head teacher there, and, supported by
Lynne Duncan and a team of friends,
put on a terrific evening for us all to
enjoy.
Volunteers manned the bar, the
kitchen, the raffle, and had made a
wonderful job of decorating the hall in
style, with tartan wreaths, illustrations
of Burn’s poems, and tartan table
runners.
The haggis was piped in in style by
Rory McLenaghan in full regalia, and
the ode to the Haggis read with a
lovely accent and an excellent and
very funny translation for the
Sassenachs among us.
Catherine Cartwright sang two
charming folk songs, accompanied by
Lynne Duncan. The Ceilidh Tree
provided music for Scottish country
dancing, all led by their very able
caller who taught us all we needed to
know to join the dance and whirl with
the best of them.
Sustenance was magnificent– not only
haggis, but an array of the finest meats,
salmon, salads, vegetarian lasagne,
lentil pie, followed by cranaghan or
trifle (with plenty of sherry!)
delightful tablet (fudge), and home
made short breads.
It is to be hoped that such a
tremendous effort by all concerned,
with wonderful raffle prizes, raised a
handsome sum for their charity.
Thank you to you all.
Sue Jackson
The Waynflete Singers present:
St Matthew Passion
by J S Bach
Sir Roger Norrington conducts The Southern Sinfonia
with the Winchester Cathedral Chamber Choir and Boy Choristers
Winchester Cathedral
Saturday 21 March at 6.00pm
Tickets £12.50 to £39.50 from 01962 857275 or buy online at
www.tickets.winchester-cathedral.org.uk
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Services for the over 50s
We are here to help you
Money Matters:
Get out and about:
 Your entitlement
to claim benefits,
grants and loans.
 Find out about local services,
activities and events.
 Organised trips.
 Medical appointments, shopping.
 Concessionary travel and Blue Badge
parking.
We are in contact
with Age Concern Hampshire and
Hampshire County Council to help you
find the help you need. No problem
too small!!
So do pick up the phone and call us.
Around the Home:
Sue Jackson 388884
Lin Curtis 389373
 Find trades people, cleaners,
hairdressers, gardeners, maintenance
people, care options and how to use a
computer.
Over 50s Lunch and Games
Supported by Methodist Outreach
Tuesday March 10th 2015
12.30pm
£5
*Sausages in ratatouille, Mash, Vegetables*
*Trifle*
*Coffee & Mints*
At The Epworth Hall
Booking essential - phone Sue 388884 or Lin 389373
Over 50s Minibus Trip
Thursday 19 March 2015
Poppies Garden Centre
Pick up 11.30am
Home for 3.00pm
£6
Booking essential - phone
Sue 388884 or Lin 389373
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Pre-School news
I can’t believe its nearly Easter
already, the terms seem to be flying
by. The summer term is always our
busiest as more and more children
enrol before all the four year olds head
off to ‘big school’ in September.
However, there are now four members
of staff at most sessions, so there are
still a few places available if you have
a child you would like to join. We can
now get government funding for
certain 2 year olds to attend the preschool. Remember all three year olds
get 15 hours a week paid for by the
government, so they may be able to
attend for free. Contact Becky on
07530 893773 to see if you may be
eligible, or you can visit
www3.hants.gov.uk/childrens services/childcare/ for more
information.
As
we
approach the
end of our
fourth year,
some of our
equipment is starting to get a little
tired. So, we will be having a few
fundraising events over the summer to
enable us to upgrade some of the
outdoor equipment. Please do come
along and support us. We will be
starting with a cake sale in the
churchyard after the service on Palm
Sunday, the 29th March at about
11.00am. We hope to see you there.
Richard Masters
Treasurer,
The Sombornes’ Pre-School
Committee
KSSA news
The King’s Somborne School
Association exists to support the
school by raising funds for extra
equipment and activities – and to
have some fun along the way! Our
Quiz Night in October was a massive
success, and the community’s support
for this and other events has already
this year contributed directly to new
laptops, books for guided reading and
playground equipment.
whether your skills are more Fred
Astaire or Fred Flintstone! So please
come along and join in if you can.
Our big event for this term is a Barn
Dance on Friday 27th March – please
see the advert on page 21 for further
details. It promises to be a fantastic
evening of music and dancing,
Andy Chadwick
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We’re already planning further events
for later in the year, including the
school Summer Fete on Saturday 20th
June and a challenging Cycle
Sportive in July. Thanks to everyone
who has supported us in the past, it
really does make a difference and we
hope to see you all soon!
Scout Hut renovation appeal
Following the request for help in The Gauntlet magazine, I have taken up the
challenge of trying to raise money to update the kitchen and toilets in the Scout
Hut. I am going to do this as part of my Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award.
I will be making application for grants, but really need support from the local
community to enforce our commitment to this cause.
At present there is no disabled toilet facility or wheelchair access in the hut and
the kitchen is in a very poor state, which is restricting activities that they would
like to hold with other Scout groups.
This is going to be a very expensive project to complete, so we would appreciate
any help you can offer.
We would be thrilled to receive any donation, or perhaps you could consider us
for a fundraising event or even offer an item we could auction on ebay!
If you can support us in any way we would be so grateful.
Many thanks
Pippa Murdoch (14yrs)
01794 368383
(OBO 11th Romsey (Kings Somborne) Scout Group)
* Donations can be made directly via our fundraising website - givey.com
(then search for 11th Romsey Scout Group) *
Early fund raising in Stockbridge
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Village Hall news
I am very pleased that we have now
finished the internal refurbishment of
the Hall. We will be having an official
opening ceremony on Saturday 14th
March and we are delighted that Lady
Joan Appyleyard has agreed to ‘cut the
tape’. Invitations have been sent to
everybody who contributed to the
original appeal and also those involved
with the recent work.
The fact that we have finished the
internal work does not mean that we
can rest on our laurels. We have
already had preliminary discussions
about improving the entrance area and
if the air source heat pumps continue
to work well we hope to be able to
remove the old oil boiler and its tank.
This would then free up some space
and allow us to build on some much
needed storage.
The Hall continues to be busy and it is
sometimes difficult to ensure that
hirers leave the hall clean and tidy for
those following on. I would ask that if
you have an event you should
endeavour to ensure that loose items
are put away and rubbish is put into
the dustbins
We noticed that the rubber internal
lining had come loose in a couple of
the double glazed windows.
The
window suppliers informed us that
there been problems with a faulty
batch of windows and as a result they
have agreed to replace many of our
window panels. This work should be
carried out over half term so
interruption to our regular bookings
should be minimal.
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On the maintenance front, we have
repaired the PIR at the entrance so
hopefully people will now have
sufficient light when opening the
entrance door. We have also replaced
the faulty hand dryer in the gent’s
toilet as well as one of the emergency
lights in the main hall. There was a
power cut to part of the village last
week which also affected the village
hall at the end of the busy meeting and
I was delighted to see that all the
emergency lights worked well and
there was plenty of light for people to
leave safely.
A reminder that there will be another
of the very popular coffee mornings on
Saturday 7th March and everybody is
invited to enjoy the delicious coffee
and cakes as well as the bring and buy
sale, lucky dip and the raffle!
Everybody is welcome!
Terry Mackintosh
(Hon. Chairman)
Somborne Sisterhood WI
A good turn out of members welcomed
three guests and our speaker for the
evening, local Bowen therapist Helen
Barnard.
Once all attending had a cup of tea or
glass of wine in their hands, Samantha
Boot made brief announcements
before introducing Helen.
Helen
talked a bit about her background and
how she came across the Bowen
Technique in Australia after she was
treated successfully with it for a riding
injury.
Helen then went on to explain more
about the history of Bowen and what it
can treat, as well as demonstrating the
technique on a few willing guinea
pigs!
After questions from the floor had
been answered, Samantha then thanked
Helen for her fascinating talk before
the raffle was
drawn (the star
prize – a Bowen
technique session, having been kindly
donated by Helen).
On February 18th, the Sisterhood will
be fielding a skittles team for the
Hampshire WI group semi-finals.
After winning their first heat, the team
of five will be heading to Abbotts Ann
to try and repeat their performance, but
they will be up against some stiff
competition. Full report to follow next
issue.
Next meeting – Friday 6th March,
8.00pm, King’s Somborne Village
Hall.
Andrew Gadsden from All
About Tea will be talking us through
the perfect brew, from leaf to cup. All
welcome.
KING’S SOMBORNE WORKING MEN’S CLUB
QUIZ NIGHT
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Open to Everyone
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SATURDAY 25th APRIL
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An evening wuth Hazel O’Connor
At the Somborne Sessions!
Following the sell-out success of
British Blues Award singer and
guitarist Marcus Bonfanti in February,
the current season of the Somborne
Sessions continues on Saturday 7
March 2015 with alternative blue grass
band, ‘The Mountain Firework
Company’ (see February’s edition of
The Gauntlet for full details). Then we
are thrilled and delighted to end this
season on Saturday 25 April 2015
when we will be spending ‘An
Evening with Hazel O’ Connor’.
Hazel probably needs no introduction
to many, but this singer-songwriteractress really is an iconic figure in the
British entertainment world, and
beyond. She describes herself in these
words:
‘I ran away from my home in Coventry
when I was 16... made and sold clothes
in Amsterdam, picked grapes in
France, joined a dance troupe that went
to Tokyo then onto Beirut (escaping
the start of the civil war by one
month), travelled West Africa, crossed
the Sahara….
Through all this
experience of life and the world, I
realized that singing always cheered
me up. I decided to be a singer.
Through strange turns of fate I ended
up in a film called ‘Breaking Glass’. I
also ended up writing all the songs for
the movie….’
Those songs received a BAFTA
nomination (for best soundtrack) and
were the beginning of a career that has
taken Hazel to the West End, to
Glastonbury and to a thousand other
places in between. She has made
countless records and TV appearances.
‘An Evening with Hazel O’ Connor’
features Hazel herself alongside
saxophonist Clare Hirst (formerly of
eighties girl band, ‘The Belle Stars’)
and keyboard player Sarah Fisher (ex‘The Eurhythmics’).
Tickets for this evening really will be
hard to come by, so grab yours while
you can in the usual way- either by
clicking on our web site
(www.sombornesessions.co.uk)
or by calling Doug Stammers on
01794 389192. They are priced
at £18 each (£20 on the door in
the very unlikely event that any
will be available by then). Doors
at the Village Hall open at
7.30pm on Saturday 25 April for
‘An Evening with Hazel
O’Connor’.
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Christians Together in Somborne
and District
2015 LENT TALKS
‘ENCOUNTERS WITH JESUS’
4 March
11 March
18 March
25 March
Do you want to get well?
Stop doubting and believe
Do not hold on to me
Follow me
Speaker:
Peter Cornick
Tim Sledge
Terry Hinks
Hazel O’Sullivan
The talks will take place at the Village Hall, King’s Somborne
between 12.30pm and 2.00pm
A light lunch will be served
We look forward to seeing you there.
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.
Dates coming up are:
March - 18th
2.00pm - 4.00pm
I look forward to meeting anyone who calls in.
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King’s Somborne W I
The meeting was held on the 11th
February, chaired by our President,
Mrs Thelma Blamey. Events attended
in January included a lunch at the local
pub, always a pleasant convivial
occasion, and two members were
present at the recent ‘Handing-on’ of
the centenary baton in West Tytherley.
The walkers’ group is still active and
the Book Club will be meeting on the
23rd February to discuss “The Silver
Pigs” by Lindsay Davis.
Our speaker this month was Mrs
Christina Reid who gave an interesting
talk about “John Keats in Winchester”.
Probably most of us had not realised
that Keats lived briefly in Winchester,
the city which inspired him in 1819 to
write the famous ode “To Autumn” –
quoted in full by Mrs Reid.
John Keats, born in London in 1795,
had an unhappy childhood
overshadowed by the dreaded
tubercular disease, of which he would
die aged 25. Meanwhile, having first
studied medicine
he then decided at
the age of 21 to
become a poet.
Later, his short
sojourn in Winchester affected him
deeply and he wrote of his keen
interest in every detail of the place: the
streets and houses, the college, the
woods, the river and most of all the
cathedral.
Mrs Reid’s talk was illuminated by
visual aids with delightful pictures of
landmarks familiar to John Keats – one
of our great Romantic Poets whose
short life ended in Rome in 1821.
Mrs Reid answered any questions that
arose after what had been an enjoyable
talk.
The next meeting will be at 7.30pm on
Wednesday, 11th March in the
Epworth Hall. We look forward to “A
Lighthearted Look at Astrology” by
Patricia Law. All are welcome
Mary Gibbs
Stockbridge Music
Saturday 14th March
St Peter’s Church, Stockbridge
7.30pm
La Serenissima
Tickets £14 available from:
Robinsons Butchers, Stockbridge
(cash and cheques only)
The Lights Theatre, Andover
01264 368368
Roger Tym, The Old Manse, High St., Stockbridge 01264 810363
(enclose an s.a.e. with a cheque made payable to Stockbridge Music)
Sponsored by Wykeham Galleries, Stockbridge
Further concerts on April 11th and June 6th
For full details of the above artists and future concerts, go to our web site:
www.stockbridgemusic.uk
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The Christmas and
New Year period is
over for another
year and we are
excited about 2015
i n
K i n g ’ s
Somborne!
In
January, we had
some really relaxed
sessions where we
did team games and
caught up on all the
gossip from over
the holidays. We
also said goodbye to
Sian who will be
leaving to work in another role for
YMCA. She will be greatly missed
and the youth group will definitely be
a lot quieter! It was so nice to see
some of our young people attend our
club night in Winchester on the 17th
January and enjoy a fun night out! In
February we got crafty and made
Valentine’s Day cards for all our loved
ones and had some great conversations
around positive relationships. It was
great to have some new faces and
visitors to the group too.
King’s Somborne youth group runs
every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month.
Look forward to seeing you there!
Rachel
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.
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From the Parish Registers
6th February
Funeral
Enid Constance Bevan
Homegroup
If you are interested in joining in our informal study of scripture, you will be
very welcome! We are a small, inter-denominational group who enjoy
discussing the meaning of the Bible which inspires and guides
our Christian Faith.
At our next meetings, we are reading about ‘Images of Christ’.
The next meeting is:March 19th at ‘Faraway’
All our meetings start at 8.00pm.
For further information please contact Nigel Coleman, tel 01794 388449
Church Services in Leckford, Longstock and
Stockbridge
Sunday 1st March—Second Sunday
of Lent
8.00am Leckford
Said Holy Communion
10.45am Stockbridge—Matins
Sunday 8th March—Third Sunday
of Lent
9.30am Longstock
All Age Worship
10. 45am Stockbridge—Parish
Communion
Sunday 15th March—Mothering
Sunday
8.00am Old St Peter
Said Holy Communion
9.30am Longstock
Mothering Sunday Service
10.45am Stockbridge—Mothering
Sunday—All Age Worship
6.00pm Leckford—Evensong
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Sunday 22nd March—Fifth Sunday
of |Lent
9.15am Longstock
Parish Communion
10.45am Stockbridge
Parish Communion
Sunday 29th March—Palm Sunday
10.15am Stockbridge
Walk from Old St Peter’s
10.45am Stockbridge
Palm Sunday Service with
Short Communion
Monday 30th March
7.30pm Stockbridge—Compline
Tuesday 31st March
7.30pm Longstock—Compline
Said Holy Communion Service each
Tuesday Morning at 9.30am at
Rosalind Hill House
Church services in March
Parish Church
Methodist Church
1st March—Second Sunday of Lent
10.00am Parish Communion (CW)*
1st March
Rev John Crossley
Holy Communion
8th March
Mrs Delcie Dalby
Readers:
Patricia Mallock: Genesis 17.1-7,15-16
David Bevan: Romans 4.13-25
Christine Mitchell: Mark 8.31-38
6th March—Women’s World Day of
Prayer
2.00pm Methodist Chapel
8th March—Third Sunday of Lent
8.00am Holy Communion (1662)
10.00am Morning Worship *
Readers:
Peter Duncan: Exodus 20.1-17
David Pye: John 2.13-22
15th March—Mothering Sunday
10.00am Mothering Sunday Family
Service *
Readers: FunDay Club/Tiny Tots
22nd March—Fifth Sunday of Lent
8.00am Holy Communion (1662)
10.00am Matins
Readers:
Brian Orange: Jeremiah 31.31-34
Julia Hardwick: John 12.20-33
6.00pm
ALiVE! - All Age Worship
29th March—Palm Sunday
8.00am Holy Communion (1662)
10.00am United Service— Christians
Together in the Sombornes and District
commencing at gates to process Palms
into Parish Church
15th March Miss Barbara Hillier
22nd March Local arrangement
29th March Palm Sunday 10.00am
United at Parish Church
Rev Debbie Borda and
Rev Jonathan Watkins
Roman Catholic Churches
St Thomas’ Stockbridge
9.00am every Sunday
St Joseph’s Romsey
St Andrew’s N. Baddesley
Saturdays:
6.00pm—St Joseph’s Oratory
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
Wednesdays
10.15am Holy Communion (1662) *
*Stay for coffee and biscuits after
services marked *
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The Minister has the last word
Dear Friends
I was listening to the radio today and they were talking about a report they had
read which said that if you take 10 minutes a day to do something different,
something creative, something for yourself, it will have a great impact on your
life and you will be happier and live longer.
I couldn’t agree more and it set me thinking. Many of you know that I like to do
papercraft and 10 minutes a day would be good, but it is not really long enough to
do anything. You would only just get the stuff out and then have to stop, so that
won’t do. I asked myself what would relax me and be something I could take
time out to do on a daily basis. The answer I came up with is something we can
all do and I am guessing many may already be doing. It is taking 10 minutes of
your time to spend with God
We often read in the scriptures how Jesus took himself off to be with his Father.
Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the
house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. Mark 1 : 35
He knew that he needed that time in prayer, in quiet reflection, to just be and not
do, to be in the presence of God. He had to recharge his batteries.
We all live hectic lives, we run from one activity or event to another. We live by
our diaries. I hear many people say if I lost my diary (be it paper or electronic)
then I wouldn’t know where I should be. If Jesus needed to recharge his batteries
then think how much more we need to. Why not take out time of your day to
stop, even if you have to write that 10 minutes into the diary, but take time out.
Be still; try not to think about anything. This is a hard discipline at first, so if you
are struggling then think of a different person everyday, until you can empty your
thoughts.
I pray that you will find that inner peace that we come to when we take time to be
with God through his Son.
God bless
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King’s Somborne, Hampshire. SO20 6PW
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