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Don’t forget the annual Curry & Quiz Night on 19th October - 7.30pm at Awbridge Village Hall
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committeeFred tucker - chairman Chanwel House, Romsey Road - 340709
laura Hailwood-thomas - secretary 1 Spring Field, Romsey Road - 342020
nigel Hemsted - treasurer Emmbrook, Newtown Road - 340986
Paul Jameson Forest View, Kents Oak - 340118
deon tucker Bryn Gower, Romsey Road - 340230
Alex Hillier Forest View, Kents Oak - 340118
lynda tucker Chanwel House, Romsey Road - 340709
sally Mclellan Coles Farm Cottage, Awbridge Hill - 522402
James child 4 Cowleas Close - 341980
Kay Murrant The Old Police House, Danes Road - 340289
Paul Harvey Rowlands Barn, Dunbridge Lane - 341259
Amanda Hanson 1 Woodlands, Saunders Lane - 340899
Katy stimson Thurston House, Danes Road - 341452
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From the editorial team Working in the construction industry has been a trying time over the past few years, and while I welcome the news of a recovery of sorts it’s still a testing period at work. Needless to say that translates into long hours on the odd occasion, coupled with doing the work of multiple people during the day too. Isaac as well is becoming more adventurous and independent by the day, so he is needing much more of Daddy’s time in the evenings too. No wonder it is late at night after he (and indeed Ruth) has gone to bed that I am putting the finishing touches to the words for this edition of Awbridge News!!!
It’s great to see new contributions this month, in addition to our stalwart contributors. I will always publish items that people send in so long as it isn’t going to break the law or offend anyone’s sensibilities in any way! All I ask is that items reach me by the 15th of every month, and I will be a happy guy indeed.
When will this warm weather end? As noted elsewhere in these pages already we are feeling the initial effects of the Autumn but Summer is desperately trying to stick around as well. A question for all those weather watchers out there; what type of Winter does this mean is on it’s way? I know from talking to my neighbours that the hot weather has maybe been around a bit too long for their liking this year (and in many ways I agree!), but I don’t want to wish a snowed-in Awbridge on anyone either!
As 2013 approaches its last quarter, the annual Autumn and Winter activities will soon be upon us. Please note the diary and various articles for further information this month and in future issues.
I’ll end with my regular request for help with articles and even to call out anyone who fancies being Editor (be it on your own or as part of a wider team). It’s not a difficult job, just one that takes a few hours once a month to collate and send on for further formatting. Please drop me a line if you are interested; I promise you it is enjoyable and rewarding work!
James Child - Co-Editor Awbridge News
From the chairman’s PenWell it all worked out in the end, the village show was another great success after all the watering, weeding and encouraging of the plants and produce to provide a great turn out. A big thank you to all who took part and also helped to make the day a winning formula.
We look forward to seeing you at our next events, the Curry and Quiz night and our Shoebox coffee morning.
Fredr - Chairman ADVA
100 club draw results1st Prize (£25) Barbara Weedon
2nd Prize (£20) Awbridge Evening WI
3rd Prize (£15) Geoff Gibbs
christmas lunch12 noon at Awbridge Village Hall
wednesday 11th december£6 per person
booking and transport arrangements:To let us know numbers for catering, please ring the Neighbourcare co-ordinator on 0845 094 6155 by Thursday 29th November. If you would like transport, at no cost to you, please ask the co-ordinator at the same time. (If you normally attend the All Saints lunch, arrangements for booking are the same as usual).
This lunch is being organised jointly by All Saints Church and Awbridge Neighbourcare with catering provided by a team of cooks and volunteers. We hope that you will come and enjoy this event.
would you like to join friends and neighbours from the village for christmas lunch?
Awbridge Village christmas lunch 2013
ADVA invite you to the annual Curry & Quiz Night on
19th October - 7.30pm at Awbridge Village HallEnjoy a two course meal including a choice of three different curries plus all the usual extras! Tickets priced at £12.50 each are available now
from Amanda Tel 340899.
The quiz will be organised in tables and will take place during the meal.
Please bring your own drinks!
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Musings From Maurice…My wife and I felt quite privileged a few weeks ago when we were asked to take part in a survey. It appears there are certain age categories into which we fitted. I seem to remember that it was a criminology survey and it sounded fun.
We were told it involved watching a very short video followed by a tea break for about half an hour so that our minds were distracted from what we had seen. We would then go into another room, individually, where we would be questioned on what we had observed. Easy, I thought, as I already knew what some of the questions would be.
My wife and I sat next to each other and a young lady asked if we were ready to watch the video. My wife said yes and a three minute film was on the screen and over before I had finished talking. I had been watching the screen and the film was fairly obvious. I am sure it was a lot shorter than some of the advertisements shown at the cinema and less involved than many shown on commercial television.
We all had a very pleasant break talking about the weather, holidays, grandchildren etc for approximately forty minutes. I was then taken to another room where I was told I was going to be questioned for about forty five minutes on the three minute film and my answers were being recorded. I admit it was at this point I may have doubted my ability. How could anyone drag out a forty five minute question and answer session from a three minute film?
“Please speak clearly and just give one answer to each question as I read them out to you” I was told. The first question was “what is your name?”; that was easy, I’ve known that for years! After one asking for my date of birth, the questions started to become more devious. No more questions about me just what I had seen and heard on the film. Part of that question was easy to answer. I had heard nothing on the film because I had been talking. I had been told it was a short video “to watch” . Nobody had said anything about listening and if the film had been a decent length I might have caught a few words and I could have made a guess at the rest.
The next forty minutes were all about the film, the questions were cleverly phrased and one question was often linked to an even more obscure part of the action which I had probably not even noticed.
I had the question and my mind went into space “ er, um, I think, no it might have been, no it was, or was it?”
After the event my wife and I met up and compared notes over a strong brandy. Were we watching the same film? Margaret said what was your answer to, and she would mention a question I could not even remember being asked. Then she would say something like “you know in the video when so and so did or said something?” but my answer was always the same; “I don’t remember that bit at all”.
If this survey is to help the authorities try and evaluate the accuracy of possible evidence should my age group be a witness to any accident or crime then my sympathy is with the experts who are trying to get an accurate picture of events.
It easy easy to think yourself intelligent, clever and so on when actually we are closer to being arrogant and stupid. It was not, and never intended to be easy. It is a serious survey which I suspect will be formulated to help and advise future investigators into the credibility of the more senior witness. Based on my answers they might even decide a female witness may be more reliable than the male ones, but that is probably stretching things too far!
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Awbridge Produce show – 7th septAfter the long hot summer, the temperature this morning was decidedly cooler. Thus it was that autumn officially began in Awbridge with the village Produce Show. Hardly had the tables been set out and the Display Board erected (a challenge at the best of times) than the first competitors arrived, Lyn Ward and Sally Taylor. I figured they must be serious!
Soon there was a steady flow, and the hall began to look very attractive as the various entries were displayed under their respective categories. It was particularly nice to see all the youngsters taking part: I would have been delighted to lend a hand clearing up those chocolate crispies!
My rather minor role was to check people in and take any money owed. This went well until the cake ladies came past me: seeing the sponge cakes and knowing that they cannot be touched is a form of torture no man should have to endure. Still, I made do with digestive chocolate biscuits and Lynda was a star with the coffees.
Gradually the full complement of entries was reached, with the last entry arriving just five minutes before the deadline of 11.30 am. Perusing the classes, I noticed that there had been no entries for Junior Class 5, a “craving of a vegetable”. This it turned out was a typo for CARVING, an error which doubtless deprived us of a few amusing Mr Potato Heads.
The judges then went into action and the doors reopened at 2pm by which time the award certificates had been meticulously prepared by Alex and some computations were in progress to decide overall winners. Congratulations go to all those who won awards, and to William Hillier who won the overall show with most points and the Choice Plants Cup. William also won the Scats cup for fruit and Foods for Friends cup for home craft. Lyn Ward won the Portman cup for vegetables and the Pomp and Petals cup for flowers. The photograph competition was won by Roger Shovel with the following children winning varies classes, Jim Hillier, Roxy Tucker, Jack Jones, Katie Peckham and Charlotte Precept. The real winner though was the community of Awbridge which once again got together for a bit of communal fun and socialising.
Paul Harvey
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All saints Awbridge - october 2013 We have just celebrated Harvest so thank you for all your generous donations which have been given to Southampton City Mission and to Turn on the Tap, for decorating the church so beautifully at harvest time and for the wonderful harvest lunch provided by our social committee in the village hall. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.
Sunday 13 October: Messy Church; Moses: God’s rescue plan. Come and find out more at Messy Church, held at Awbridge Village Hall, 2.30 – 5pm. Families are welcome, with fun, messy activities, celebration and feast. Please contact Pepe Alexander 340386 for further information. The next Messy Church will be on Sunday 24 November at the Jubilee Hall, Timsbury, 2.30pm – 5pm on the theme of preparing for Christmas
New housegroup programmes: our current Open Housegroup is studying a new course called “God is nearer than you think”, the next session being on 3 October using a dvd series by Tim Ortken. For further information contact Sue Franklin 322185. In addition, Fred and Lynda Tucker will be leading a new group as a follow-up from our Alpha course last year. Please contact Fred or Lynda 340709 if you would like to join.
Craft & Chat: a new craft group is starting on Friday 4 October, meeting every fortnight, in the church rooms, 10-12 noon. Bring your own craft or come and learn some new skills. Please contact Sue Franklin 322185 for more information.
We are still looking at how to continue Young Church in Awbridge, and we are currently praying for a way forward for this important work. If you would like your family to be involved please contact Mary Savage 01794 367908 email:[email protected].
Advance dates:
Remembrance Sunday 10 November: A service will be held in Awbridge School hall at 10.15 am (not at church) which is then followed by the wreath laying ceremony at the village war memorial at 11am.
Nativity in the Barn will be held on Saturday 21 December, at 6pm, at Butlers Wood Farm by kind permission of the Hillier family.
worship and events in Awbridge in october
sunday 6 october9.30 am Holy Communion 6.30 pm First Service
sunday 13 october9.30 am Morning Worship & Young Church
sunday 20 october9.30 am Holy Communion
sunday 27 october9.30 am Family worship
sunday 3 november9.30 am Holy Communion6.30 pm First Service
other Activities for october
Five Alive FellowshipMonday 7 OctoberWomen’s Ordained Ministry with Fiona Gibbs7.30 pm Braishfield Church rooms
Prayer groupMeets twice a month in Romsey. Prayer requests to John Twigg 521966 or via prayer request box in church.
HousegroupTuesday 15 October7.45 pm Rosemary Croft; please contact J Twigg 521966
open Housegroup “God is nearer than you think”Thursday 3 & 17 October7.45 pm (3rd Oct The Byre, Romsey Rd, Awbridge)Sue Franklin 322185
Awbridge lunch clubWednesday 9 & 23 October12 noon at Awbridge Church roomscontact Delia Dutton 340395
the Ark toddler group Meets in the village hall on Fridays in term-time 9.30 – 11 am. For fun, craft, refreshments contact Lynda Tucker 340709 for more information.
welcome Pack If you have recently moved into the Awbridge area and would like a copy of our village Welcome Pack please contact one of the churchwardens, see details below.
useful church contacts:Rector: Revd Canon Steve Pittis 01794 368335 email:[email protected] or Benefice Office 01794 878020 email: [email protected]: Fred Tucker (01794 340709) or Mary Savage (01794 367908)Young Church: contact one of the wardensThe Ark Toddler Group: Lynda Tucker (01794 340709)Awbridge Neighbourcare: 0845 094 6155Other relevant information can be found on the village websitewww.awbridge.info
“God is our refuge and strength and an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will
not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea....”
Psalm 46 v1-2
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“Operation Christmas Child: the power of a simple gift”
www.operationchristmaschild.org.ukCome and help us celebrate Operation Christmas Child by making your own shoebox gift and bringing it to our special coffee morning
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Although we will endeavour to help if shorter notice is given, we cannot guarantee the availability of our volunteers.
We would very much like to hear from you if you could volunteer as a driver. The more drivers we have to call on, the more people we are able to help. Please contact the duty co-ordinator on 0845 094 6155 if you would like to join this worthwhile organisation.
upside down Apple cakeingredients
For the toffee apple toppingButter, for greasing200g/7oz caster sugar 3 large Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced in 1cm/½in wedges1 large orange, zest only75g/2½oz dried cranberries
For the cake225g/8oz salted butter, softened 225g/8oz golden caster sugar 225g/8oz self-raising flour½ tsp bicarbonate of soda 4 free-range eggs, at room temperature60ml/4 tbsp whole milk½ tsp vanilla extract
For the caramel crown200g/7oz caster sugar
Method
Grease 23cm/9in square baking tin with butter and line it with greaseproof paper. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
For the topping, put a pan over a high heat. Add the sugar and three tablespoons of water and cook until it the sugar melts and turns amber – do not stir at any point. Remove from the heat and carefully pour the toffee into the lined baking tin, taking care to cover the base completely. Place the apple wedges in three rows on top of the toffee and sprinkle with a third of the orange zest. Add the cranberries in any gaps between the rows of apple.
For the cake, beat the butter, the remaining orange zest and sugar until pale and fluffy. Sift together the flour and bicarbonate of soda and add a tablespoon of this to the butter mix along with one egg. Mix until combined and repeat the process until all the flour and eggs have been used. Stir in the milk and a few drops of vanilla. Pour into cake tin and gently smooth with a spatula. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Using oven gloves, place a cooling rack over the tin and quickly flip over, taking care not to burn yourself on any hot caramel that may leak from the tin. Remove from the tin and set aside to cool completely.
For the caramel crown, in a pan set over a high heat add the sugar and two tablespoons of water and cook until a caramel forms, never stirring. Place the base of a clean cake tin on a heatproof mat. Drizzle over spoonfuls of the caramel to make a pattern. Allow to dry, and then gently remove and place on top of the cake.
Katy Stimson
on Saturday 9 November 10 am – 12 noon at Awbridge Village Hall. Last year nearly 1 million shoeboxes were sent from the UK and internationally the 100 millionth shoebox was delivered since the project started in 1990.
If you have never made a box before, or haven’t done one for a while, make this a special year when you can give hope to children like this, so take part and join in and bring joy and laughter to children and their families with the simple gift of a fun packed shoebox.
As part of our local celebrations there will be our annual Romsey Deanery Service for Operation Christmas Child which will be held on Sunday 17 November, at 3 pm at St John’s Church, Lockerley. The collection dates for dropping off boxes are 1-18 November. Leaflets are available from churches in the benefice and at Choice Plants, Timsbury, and can be downloaded from the website www.operationchristmaschild.org.uk. Resources such as knitting patterns and videos are available on the website too. If you make your donation on-line your shoebox can be tracked to its destination and in the new year, you will receive an email telling you where your shoebox has actually gone!
Thank you for your support.
Mary Savage rep for Samaritan’s Purse 01794 367908. If you would like further information please contact: [email protected]
Awbridge neighbourcareThe village lunch held on Wednesday 25th September at the village hall was very well attended and everyone enjoyed a friendly chat over a delicious meal. The last village lunch of the year will be the Christmas lunch on Wednesday 11th December. This is always a special event with a full Christmas dinner and all the trimmings for a cost of only £6 per person. Why not put the date in your diary now?
Volunteering is very worthwhile and as well as fulfilling a need in society it also promotes personal well-being. Awbridge Neighbourcare relies on volunteers to provide transport for villagers who would otherwise find it difficult to attend appointments. A friendly face and a chat can be very reassuring for someone waiting in a doctor’s surgery or hospital clinic. Please consider becoming a volunteer for Awbridge Neighbourcare. More information is available by calling the duty co-ordinator on 0845 094 6155.
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Awbridge Neighbourcare volunteers are available to help, as good neighbours, to provide transport for medical appointments, or shopping, or to visit you if you would enjoy a friendly chat. Our volunteers have allocated time to be available to help you, so your requests are vital to the work of this group. All you need to do is call 0845 094 6155 to speak to the co-ordinator to see if they can help you.
If you would like to use Awbridge Neighbourcare, please could you try to give at least 48 hours’ notice when you need to book transport so that the duty co-ordinator has time to make the necessary arrangements.
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thank you from the Kenyan Fundraising team!Thank you so much to everyone in the village who helped us to raise the funds for our volunteering trip this summer. We have had an amazing time, helping to make a difference on some remarkable projects.
As you may have read in the Romsey Advertiser, we went with the Romsey School who had partnered with African Adventures. African Adventures is an organisation which works with local Kenyan schools in particularly deprived parts of a low income area outside Nakuru, where many
families struggle to feed their children on a daily basis. Despite the government’s pledge to provide free primary education, schools still require payment for uniform, books and a desk, which very many families can’t afford. The projects we visited allow local children to receive a free education, support and food, as well as offering future opportunities they would not otherwise have.
Of the specific projects where we worked, Georgie Hanson and Izi Snowdon were at Luchema, which was founded only last year to accommodate 100 children aged 3-16 in 6 very basic classrooms. As Izi explained, it was hard work, but hugely rewarding: “After a day of building a fence I was teaching class 4 children, which was incredible! They all try so hard and love it but they had exams the next week - which we marked and invigilated. Another day I did cooking which was actually the hardest thing as they don’t have a proper kitchen like some of the other projects, just a fire, and the smoke was so thick and painful in your eyes.”
Meanwhile Fergus Longman was at the Ungana project, which has 160 children aged 3-12 in just 5 classrooms made of mud and tin. While primarily teaching in a class of 4-6 year olds, he also helped to build a much-needed new classroom and painted chairs to furnish it, cheered on by the children.
Caitlen Hillier was at the smallest of the projects where 72 children aged just 3-6 are taught in 3 classrooms, with very little outdoor space and no equipment, just pit toilets and a small area for the kitchen with an open fire.
Grace Birch helped at the Walk Centre, one of the more longstanding projects, where 140 children share 4 classrooms. This is a good example of how much can be achieved, as the school now has a proper tiled kitchen and playground with equipment including goal posts and swings. Nonetheless, a great many of the children are orphans and the majority live on the city dump amongst the rubbish and scavenging animals, experiencing almost unimaginable difficulties every day. For these children
perhaps more than any of the others, the Centre is a place which represents the purpose of the projects, a safe place where they can receive an education, a good meal and, perhaps most importantly, somewhere they can relax and have fun.
Thank you – we couldn’t have done it without you.
open Morning And Macmillan coffee Morning
thursday 17th october 9.30am to 12 noonAt Lockerley Primary School we are ambitious for all our pupils. We have restructured to deliver an unusually high teacher to pupil ratio and over the past few years have made substantial changes including investment in iPads, iPods, individual laptops and mobile interactive touchscreens.
We would like to invite the local community and all current and prospective parents to visit our school on Thursday 17th October. This will be an opportunity to meet the staff, tour the school and see the children in their learning environment. You will also be able to see our new Early Years outdoor area which includes a race track, extensive covered area and pirates and islands adventure area.
We are supporting the MacMillan Coffee Morning on this day and refreshments will be served in the main hall adjacent to our new kitchen.
Please come and see what Lockerley School offers. We look forward to welcoming you.
Operation Christmas ChildYou are invited to join us on
Saturday 9 November at Awbridge Village Hall, 10am - 12noon
Supported by ADVA and Awbridge Church
Please bring with you completed shoeboxes and/or shoebox gifts. Details for shoeboxes enclosed in
the leaflets available at Awbridge Church, Awbridge Village Hall, and Choice Plants, Timsbury
Refreshments and activities provided. Thank you for your support.
Advance Notice: Romsey Deanery Shoebox Service, at St John’s Rownhams, on Sun 17 Nov at 3pm
For info contact: Mary Savage 367908 or e-mail [email protected]
or see www.operationchristmaschild.org.uk UK charity no 1001349
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notes from 1 Alliance cottages, Awbridge HillFirstly, to introduce myself. I am Sue (Susan) Halliwell and my husband Michael and I have lived in this cottage for nine years, since we bought it from the Hollidays who were moving to Church Lane.
We are very happy here, but we could do without quite a lot of the heavy passing traffic; huge lorries that come from all over Europe and must have come this way on satnav.
Anyhow, we do get some interesting people come to our door, mostly asking their way. They tend to come to no1 as no2 are hard of hearing and no3 are often out. Last Hallowe’en we were just saying, “Oh we haven’t got anything to give any Trick or Treaters if they come. Oh well, they never come here”. Suddenly the door bell rang and I started rushing round to see if I could find even the odd biscuit! However, it was a lady trying to find her way to a house up Romsey Road as she had an appointment. Of course she couldn’t get a signal on her mobile, so we invited her in to use our phone while we tried to work out where she was going. Eventually she did get an incoming call from her clients and so she went on her way, and all was well.
Then, more recently, I came in from the back garden at about 5 o’clock to find a German couple in the dining room and Michael on the phone to a hire car company. They had burst a tyre on the hill coming up to our house, pulling over to avoid cars coming towards them and hitting a projecting stone. Europcar were saying that it would take 3 hours plus to get someone to come with the correct tyre, and it did! So we entertained them and gave them “Abendbrot” (German supper with soup and bread, cold meats and cheese). We lived in Bonn for 5 years and Michael, especially, is fluent in German so it was interesting to listen to them. The man is a retired doctor and they came from Konstanz and we have a warm invitation to visit them there. A large white van pulled up outside at 8.30pm and the driver did an amazing job with the special gear in the van, taking the tyre off the wheel and replacing it all in about 10 minutes.
Then, surprise, surprise, two days later in the early afternoon a young Danish couple stopped outside in their car. I went out to ask if they were alright, and they had done exactly the same thing with a car from the same hire car firm! In the Rule of St Benedict, which Michael tries to follow, it says, “Treat every guest as if they were Jesus”. So I went upstairs to Michael who was having a rest and said, “There are two more Jesus’s downstairs!” However all they wanted was a cup of tea and we left them to wait for the repair people to come as we had to go out. Being during working hours it was all done much more quickly and they had gone when we came back.
I said to Michael, I think we ought to put a notice outside saying, “Welcome to all travellers”. “Yes”, he replied, “but in how many languages?”
Sue Halliwell
Kimbridge restaurant evening opening & Anniversary PartyThe Kimbridge Restaurant and Annie’s Tearooms is pleased to announce that from October 2013 it will be opening on three evenings every week. This is an important part of the development and future of the restaurant. Whist many catering businesses are still on the back foot, the team at Kimbridge are continuously moving forward.
On Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings the restaurant will be staying open until 10pm. This gives the opportunity for early evening
diners as well those wishing to eat later to sample the latest menus. A discount of up to 10% on your taxi fare to and from Kimbridge; please enquire direct to the team for details.
The buffet theme is maintained on Wednesday evenings with an ‘as much as you like’ hot buffet. Some weeks will feature entertainment such as quizzes, new and upcoming acts as well as their popular jazz saxophonist.
Every Friday is the night to enjoy juicy 28-day aged steaks, lamb cutlets and pork loin, all sourced from local farms. Along with their fresh Kimbridge trout and other dishes makes this an evening not to be missed!
Kimbridge is great for families on Saturday evenings with a menu of homemade pizzas, a selection of pasta dishes, fajitas as well as all the kids other favourites Children go free on these family nights, so please book early to avoid disappointment!
The staff at Kimbridge are keen to demonstrate their skills in using quality locally-sourced ingredients and to continuously provide high levels of customer service in order to make these evenings a success.
On 25th September, the restaurant held their 5th Anniversary Party with a free sample Christmas buffet and music to reward its loyal customers. There was a raffle with prizes from the gift shop where the proceeds went to the wildlife trust.
Booking is required for all these events and for more information please telephone 01794-340556 / 340777 (or email: [email protected]) or visit their website at www.kimbridgerestaurant.co.uk
Sunday 13 October 2013
Awbridge Village Hall
2.30 pm - 5pm
Messy Activities
Celebration - FeastMessy Church is organised by the churches in our
group of five parishes, for all families to attend. Children to be accompanied by parent/carer.
For further information contact:
Pepe Alexander on 340386, [email protected]
or Mary Savage on 367908, [email protected]
EVENT IS FREE BUT DONATIONS ARE WELCOME
Moses: God’s rescue plan
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Awbridge Hill wildlife sanctuarythe vanishing wild Flower Meadow
In the modern era of agriculture, there is little room for wild flower meadows. Increasingly old turf is ploughed under, treated with chemicals and re seeded. Those meadows that survive, frequently do so because they are too wet to plough and too small or difficult to manage. Hence it is that most ancient meadows once rich with buttercups and daises have now been transformed into monocultures of perennial Italian rye grass, lacking the bewildering mixture of natural grasses and wild flowers, or the abundant insect life associated with this fast disappearing habitat.
Whilst ploughing up a wild flower meadow can take a few hours, its creation may have taken hundreds of years and is a very slow process. Since the Millennium, at Awbridge Hill this theory has been put to the test, with the slow t ransformation of improved pasture to that of a meadow that is in places, now flush with flowers such as birds foot trefoil, wild carrot, knapweed, yellow rattle, red bartsia, marsh woundwort, alexanders, madder and ladys bedstraw.
Although still in its early stage of creation, the wild flower meadow at Awbridge Hill, is situated in a field that up to the early 1980’s was used for growing cereal before being put to permanent pasture for the production of hay and grazing by sheep. Today the meadow has over thirty species of wild grasses and provides an important habitat for bees, butterfly, moths, grasshoppers and other insects.
Wild flower meadows require nutrient poor soil that has been free from the application of fertilisers for at least twelve years. They are best managed in a medieval manner, such as the periodic cutting and harvesting of hay in a strip system throughout the summer, or alternatively, the cutting of hay after wild flowers have gone to seed in autumn. . Modern farming methods dictate the use of fertilisers to encourage lush growth of grasses that can be harvested in early summer when whole fields of hay are cut in hours, just as wildflowers are about to bloom and before they have had time to set seed.
These fields having been cropped, become a hostile habitat for insects such as beetles, aphids, grasshoppers, bees and butterfly as well as the chicks of birds such as lapwing and grey partridge, which either perish in the harvest or get picked off by carrion crows, lesser black backed gulls and other predators, when cover has been removed. Whilst many country folk scorn crows for their habit of predating on chicks and fledgling birds, it is modern agricultural practices that are the cause, of which the crows and gulls are a visual symptom.
clouded Yellow summer
At Awbridge Hill, butterfly species have benefited substantially from habitat improvements with over 30 species recorded annually. This year was a clouded yellow summer, with a number of these migratory southern European butterfly sighted during the months of July and August. Clouded yellow favour nectar of wild flowers such as clover, thistle, marjoram and knapweed. Marbled white butterfly have established a stable breeding population since 2006, the caterpillar feeds on grasses such as cocksfoot, whereas the butterfly favours the nectar of plants such as knapweed and scabious. The cultivation
of birds foot trefoil sustains species such as the common blue, small copper and dingy skipper. Caterpillar of the large skipper feed on cocksfoot and false broom grass, whereas the small skipper caterpillar feeds on grasses such as Yorkshire fog and timothy.
Other habitat management includes coppice woodland management which allows light onto the woodland floor and encourages flowers such as the violet to thrive. The dog violet is the food plant of the caterpillar of the silver washed fritillary. This spectacular orange butterfly is unique in that it lays its eggs on the fissured trunks of mature trees such as alder which the caterpillar hibernates on over winter, descending to feed in spring. Silver washed fritillary favour the nectar of marsh thistle and bramble as it comes into flower.
Some visitors to the conservation area have expressed concern over the presence of ragwort, a plant that is poisonous to livestock. Ragwort is the food plant of the day flying Cinnabar moth, the caterpillar of which are brightly coloured with orange and black bands, the moth being black and red. Ragwort is always left until it has flowered or been completely eaten back by caterpillar, then pulled before it goes to seed.
old english Partridge release scheme.
Mid September saw the release of a small number of old English partridge at Awbridge Hill nature sanctuary, in an attempt to re introduce this “red listed” endangered species of bird to the area of the Test Valley.
Sadly the native old English or Grey Partridge population is now in serious decline. This is due to modern agricultural practises such as the use of insecticides and herbicides, as well as for instance the loss of ground cover provided by hedgerows and scrubby field margins, exposing partridges and their young to predators.
Whilst critically endangered, our apathy towards the old English partridge, is reflected by outdated legislation allowing the start of the partridge shooting season to begin on September 1st.
This is a legacy of a Victorian era when partridge were so common that they were afforded minimal protection, in stark comparison to the non native pheasant which could not be shot until it has fully matured, at the beginning of November.
Partridge chicks take three months to gain their adult plumage, as is the case with pheasant chicks.
This year due to the cold spring, grey partridge did not begin laying eggs until the last week in May, with the first chicks hatching around mid
summers day. The last clutch hatched around the 25th July. Pheasants in comparison, had begun and completed nesting a month earlier.
On September 1st as the Partridge open season began I had coveys of partridge, the youngest of which were just five weeks old.
Unfortunately the old English partridge takes to the wing vertically, making it an easy shot, whereas the red legged or French partridge tends to run away along the ground. The French Partridge is also larger and stronger than the old English partridge and when released, will move in to displace our native partridges from their territories.
Bryan Raines - Tel 01794 368435
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Kooking with Kate Kate Buchan, Sous Chef at Kimbridge Restaurant. Gives you your Seasonal Recipe
Spiced pickled runner beans Makes six 500ml jars
Shopping List:900g runner beans (weight after trimmed)
700g chopped onion850ml malt vinegar40g cornflour1 heaped tablespoon mustard powder1 dessertspoon of turmeric1 dessertspoon of cumin1 dessertspoon of coriander225g soft brown sugar450g demerera sugar
How to make it:
Chop the onions and place in a large saucepan with 275ml of the vinegar and bring up to simmering point. Then simmer gently for 20 minutes.
Whilst that’s cooking, top, tail and slice the green beans and then place into boiling salted water for 5 minutes. Strain the beans and add them to the onions.
In a small bowl mix the cornflour, cumin, coriander, mustard powder and the turmeric together with a little vinegar to make a smooth paste
then add the paste to the onion mix. Pour in the remaining vinegar and simmer for 10 minutes.
Add all the sugar and mix until dissolved. Then simmer for a further 15 minutes.
Sterilise the jars and place the pickle into the pots and seal. Once cold label the jars and keep for one month before eating.
Date Event Venue Time
tuesday 01 october AdVA Meeting Awbridge Village Hall 7.30pm
Sunday 13 October Messy Church Awbridge Village Hall 2.30pm
saturday 19 october curry and quiz night Awbridge Village Hall 7.30pm
Thursday 31 October Parish Council Meeting Awbridge Village Hall 7.30pm
tuesday 05 november AdVA Meeting Awbridge Village Hall 7.30pm
saturday 09 november shoe box coffee Morning Awbridge Village Hall 10am
Sunday 10 November Rememberance Service Awbridge School 10.15am
Sunday 24 November Messy Church Jubilee Hall, Timsbury 2.30pm
Thursday 28 November Parish Council Meeting Awbridge Village Hall 7.30pm
tuesday 03 december AdVA Meeting Awbridge Village Hall 7.30pm
Friday 06 december Forest Forge Awbridge Village Hall 6.pm
Wednesday 11 December Christmas Village Lunch Awbridge Village Hall 12 noon
Friday 20 december AdVA disco Awbridge Village Hall 6.30pm
Saturday 21 December Navitity in the Barn Butlers Wood Farm 6pm
Sunday 22 December Christingale Service Awbridge Church 4pm
Monday 23 december AdVA carol singing war Memorial 6.30pm
british red cross romsey & district local office: For All enquiresRed Cross Centre, 10 Greatwell Drive, Romsey (opposite Nightingale Surgery) 01794 513202 - 24 hour answer phoneromsey Medical loan Open 10.30am to 12.30pm - Mon to Fri. Enquiries: 01794 513202 (24 hr answer phone). general information 0844 871 1111. emergency number for all of the above 07790 670840
Autumn Fayre
Saturday October 19th 2013 in North Baddesley Village Hall, 10.30 am to 2.30 pm. For enquiries please contact 02380 730843 or email [email protected]
please remember to mention Awbridge news when responding to any adverts in the newsletter
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Organisation / Amenity Meeting / Info Contact Telephone Email / Other
ADVA 1st Tuesday each month Chairman - Fred Tucker 01794 340709 [email protected]
Acorn Community Pre-School 9am - 12pm - Term time Danae Mathews-07860 662685 01794 342441 [email protected]
A K Heating and Plumbing Heating & Plumbing Engineers Kevin Isaac 01794 340577 [email protected]
Alan's Driving School Driving Instructor Alan Sutton 07889 099 679
All Saints Church Church Wardens Fred Tucker Mary Savage
01794 34070901794 367908
[email protected]@choiceplants.freeserve.co.uk
All Saints Young Church 2nd Sunday of the month Pepe Alexander 01794 340386 [email protected]
Annie's Restaurant 01794 340556 [email protected]
Ark Babies and Toddler Group Friday mornings - Term time Lynda Tucker 01794 340709 [email protected]
Awbridge Arborists Tree Surgery & Gardening James Parker 07899 952 944
Awbridge Tuesday Night Bridge Club Clare Wigmore 01722 712437
Awbridge Gardening Club 2nd Wednesday each month Eileen Henderson 01794 340082 eileen [email protected]
Awbridge NeighbourCare Help Co-Ordinator 0845 094 6155
Awbridge No Fear Bridge Club Thursdays - 2-4.30pm Diane Harvey 01420 561548 [email protected]
Awbridge Parish Council Last Thursday each month Chairman - Mark Caplen Clerk - Ian Milsom
01794 342315 077454 11274
Awbridge Primary School Executive Headteacher - Mrs CottrellHead of Teaching & Learning - Mr Ward
01794 340407 [email protected]
Awbridge Village Hall Hire hall, committee room John Thompson 01794 341102 [email protected]
Awbridge Evening WI 2nd Thursday each month Pauline Harris - President 01794 340067
Awbridge/Dunbridge Oil Group Qtly Supply Activity Hans Meijer 01794 340122 [email protected]
Baby Sleep the Night Karen Bramall 01794 341172 [email protected]
Beau Beautiful Julie Jacobs 01794 323827 [email protected]
Belles Blooms Florist 01794 340654 07813 545 711
Brook Building Services Lewis or Paul 07799 66430807798 566424
Butlers Wood Farm CL Site CL Site Pam Hillier 01794 340368 [email protected]
D A Wheeler Ltd General Building & Maintenance
Dave Wheeler 01794 514988 [email protected]
Deon Design Graphic Design & Websites Deon Tucker 01794 340326 [email protected]
First Floor Gallery Picture Framers Keith and Helen Newton 01794 516479 firstfloorgallery.co.uk
First Lockerley Brownies Tuesdays 6-7.30pm-Term time Nicola Peckham 01794 341490 [email protected]
First Responders Marion Gray - Co-Ordinator 01794 341370 [email protected]
Gardens by David Scott Design, construction etc David Scott 07850 248000 [email protected]
Gary Wolfe Painter and Decorator Gary Wolfe 01794 34237807810 393795
Gilbert Nursery and Tea Rooms Nursery and Tea Rooms 01794 322566
Hampshire County Council Roy Perry 01794 322472 [email protected]
Hansard Pet Centre 01794 340654 [email protected]
Hibberd Cricket Academy Cricket Coaching James Hibberd 07810 823263 [email protected]
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Organisation / Amenity Meeting / Info Contact Telephone Email / Other
Hopgarden Day Nursery Daily-9am-4.30pm. Term time Sue Gray 01794 340906 [email protected]
Jive Riot Adult Modern Jive Classes Kelly Donoghue 08000 728 728 [email protected] www.jiveriot.com
Kelly, Freelance Hairstylist Mobile Hairdresser Kelly Dunnings 07803 336 967 [email protected]
Lockerley Cycling Rebecca Eyles [email protected]
Lockerley Driving School Rebecca Eyles [email protected]
K8's K9 Canine Sitting Service Kate Organ 07791 748792 [email protected]
Kents Oak Care Home 01794 341212 [email protected]
Kevin White General Builder General Builder Kevin White 01794 523426 [email protected]
Kimbridge Farm Shop 01794 340777 [email protected]
Livewire Tyres Mobile Tyre Services Tim 07590 711770 [email protected]
Meadowland Fencing All fencing supplied & erected 01794 341181 [email protected]
P J Installations TV Installations Paul Jameson 01794 340118 [email protected]
Painters Direct Interior and Exterior Specialist Jay Colbourne 01264 860143 07833 382225
PB Carpentry & Building Services Carpentry & Building Phil Butt 023 8086 5300 [email protected]
Pomp and Petals Bespoke Floristry Kay Murrant 01794 341110 [email protected]
Purdey Pups Dog Grooming Miranda Weeks 01794 341988 [email protected]
Rae Tugwell Gardening Help Rae Tugwell 01794 340530
Romsey Bowling Club Bowling - May-September Honorary Secretary 01794 513594
Romsey District Cars Ltd Taxi Tracey 01794 51744807891 169 549
Home Home Physiotherapy Domicillary Physiotherapist Jane Heyer 01794 515068 [email protected]
Romsey Maintenance & Cleaning Services Limited
Exterior Property Cleaning & Maintenance
Barry Hussey 01794 340160 07771 274347
www.romseyjetcleaning.co.uk [email protected]
Russell Services Electrical & Mechanical Engineers Steve Russell 01794 341241
Stained Glass Workshop Classes & Commissions Marilyn Taylor 01794 341328 [email protected]
Terry Govan - Builder General Builder Terry Govan 01794 340079 [email protected]
Test Valley Borough Council Councillor Gordon Bailey 01794 323557
The Sewing Lady Repairs & alterations, Curtains & Blinds
Jill Brewster 07872 911544
The Star Inn Inn and B&B Lesley Newitt 01794 340225 www.starinn.co.uk
Willow Bank House Licensed B&B and Business Centre
Jennifer Wineberg 01794 340843 www.willow-bank-house.co.uk
Woodpeckers Bed and Breakfast Bed and Breakfast Sue and Brian Hatch 01794 342400 [email protected]
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