PARISH MAGAZINE
FOR SHEDFIELD,
SHIRRELL HEATH &
WALTHAM CHASE
‘Drawing people closer to God and to each other’
1660 copies of the Shedfield Parish Magazine are
distributed free of charge 10 times a year
Vicar: vacancy
July / August 2015
St. John the Baptist Church, Shedfield
Every Sunday 8.00am Communion (Said: Prayer Book)
2nd Tuesday
10.00am Communion in people’s homes (see pew leaflet for details) – all welcome
Every Thursday 10.00am Communion in the Morrell Room of The Study Centre
VICAR
vacancy
ASSOCIATE PRIEST
Revd Juliet Montague 52 Brooklynn Close Waltham Chase SO32 2RZ
Email: [email protected]
01489 895012
NON-STIPENDIARY
MINISTER
Revd Brian McHugh 28 Siskin Close Bishop’s Waltham
01489 896658
CURATE
Revd Laura Cameron Wentworth Heath Rd Woodend Soberton Heath
01329 830145
READER
Mr Stephen Campion 4 Palace Mews Bishop’s Waltham
01489 893369
CHURCH OFFICE & STUDY
CENTRE ENQUIRIES
St John the Baptist Church Study Centre
Church Road Shedfield SO32 2HY (open Mon , Wed & Fri 9.30 am –
12.30 pm) [email protected]
01329 832162
BENEFICE PASTORAL
VISITING CO-ORDINATOR
Revd Juliet Montague [email protected]
01489-895012
CHURCHWARDENS
Mrs Jenny Barker Row Ash House Botley Road Shedfield
Mrs Mary Hogg Red House Botley Road Shedfield
01489 783119
01329 832121
PARISH ADMINISTRATOR
Mrs Natalie Heppel, Church Office, St John the Baptist Church
01329 832162
VERGER/SACRISTAN
Mrs Susan Jones The Ides Church Road Shedfield
01329 833218
P.C.C. SECRETARY
Mrs Rosemary Yeoman The Laurels Winters Road Shirrell Heath
01329 832595
P.C.C. TREASURER
Mr Malcolm Hogg Red House Botley Road Shedfield
[email protected]
01329 832121
ORGANIST/CHOIR
DIRECTOR
Mrs Julia Burgess 19, Wickham Croft Wickham
01329 832441
MUSIC GROUP
Mrs Julia Burgess 19, Wickham Croft Wickham
01329 832441
JUNIOR CHURCH
vacancy
MOTHERS’ UNION
Mrs Deborah Casper 18 Meadow Gardens, Waltham Chase
01489 896397
MEN’S GROUP
Mr Mike Barker Kingfisher House Solomons Lane Waltham Chase
01329 832694
CHURCH FLOWERS
Mrs Anthea Benham Ashwood Clubhouse Lane Waltham Chase
01489 894840
BELRINGERS’ CAPTAIN
Miss Betty Daysh Woodmans Cottage Winchester Rd Waltham Chase
01489 892216
ROMAN CATHOLIC
PRIEST
Canon Alan Griffiths (Assistant Priest ) at Our Lady Queen of Apostles
Church, Bishops Waltham [email protected]
METHODIST MINISTER
Revd. David Moss MA Treetops Smiths Lane Shirrell Heath
01329 833518
Mrs Mary Hogg The Red House Botley Road Shedfield SO32 2HN
[email protected]
Mrs Jacqueline Petitt 5 Hearne Gardens Shirrell Heath SO32 2NR .
[email protected]
Mr Brian Southon Penton Rise Church Rd Shedfield SO32 2HY
[email protected]
Mrs Julia Jordan 32 Chase Grove Waltham Chase SO32 2LF
[email protected]
01329 832121
PARISH MAGAZINE
Editor
Advertising Manager
Treasurer
Distribution Manager
01329 832940
01329 832286
01489 890007
Index
P.1 From our Curate
P.2 Services July & August;
P.3 July & August Diary;
P.4 Diary Dates; Parish Register;
Messy Church; SH Methodist; MU
P.5 Prayers and Thanksgivings;
Eco-congregation
P.6 Church Fete Raffle; Trust
2000
P.7 Hants Police Male Voice
Choir; From the churchwardens
P.8 Other church services; new
email address; ‘Wickham Festival’
P.9 WC History Group; Tree
Warden
P.10
Annual Over 65s Parish
Tea Part; Editor’s needed;
Fairlands
P.11
WI Reports
P.12
Parish Council; MVRA
P.13
District Councillors; U3A
P.14
MV Carers; Botley Music
Festival;
P.15
CAB ; Wickham Twinning
P.16
MV Bowling; BW Rotary
P.17
HIWT; MV Lions
P.18
Ramblers; Home Start
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If you wish to receive a copy of the
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Distribution Manager, Julia Jordan
Copy date for the
September magazine is
14th August 2015
Please note new email address for
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[email protected]
From our Curate, Rev. Laura
Recently I conducted the funeral of a friend’s husband. They were not church
goers, but being a Priest to a part of God’s family who mostly don’t appear in
church was a privilege.
The conversations in the pub afterwards were the sort I often have with people
who don’t go to Church. I lose count of the times people say to me,
apologetically, ‘I don’t go to Church….I’m not a very good Christian’. The
underlying guilt in that statement is disturbing - where does it come from? These
are fine people whom I like, respect and enjoy spending time with. I find no
substantial difference between them and the people who appear in church every
Sunday. Are they less decent human beings? Do they love their family less, or try
less sincerely to make good choices in life? Of course not!
Don’t get me wrong: I think there are good reasons to be a part of a church
community, but going to church doesn’t necessarily make someone more
spiritual. There are plenty of people who never darken the doors of a church who
mull over the meaning of life while lying awake at night, or over a few beers in
the pub, or walking in the woods. Plenty of people have genuine spiritual
experiences, but very few imagine that going to church will add anything
significant to their lives, or provide them with any useful skills or resources for
coping effectively with life.....which is a shame.
Most non church goers think that church is for ‘goodies’ – goodies who need a
crutch, religious nerds, nutters and bible bashers, or even someone they presume
is better than them. This is wrong: we are all flawed in one way or another. But
not going to church doesn’t mean that God isn’t a part of their lives, or that they
are not on some sort of spiritual journey. Far from it: some of the most moving
and impressive spiritual insights I encounter come from people who never go
near a church or consider themselves religious.
There is also a common misconception that being a Christian means you have to
kiss your brains goodbye, believe certain things and give the nod to a pile of
religious ideas and theories. This is simply not so. Jesus himself made no
requirements that people subscribe to a particular doctrine before becoming his
followers. But he did call on people to change their ways: to stop being greedy,
judgemental, become peacemakers, to love their enemies and so on. Jesus never
wrote a book, created a creed, started a church and never invented a new
religion. He simply demonstrated the way of love and invited people to join him
in doing just that……
So let’s get it clear: Christianity is about faith, not belief. There is a difference.
Faith is about having trust, whereas belief is more akin to having opinions. It’s
possible to hold beliefs passionately and to argue about them until the cows
come home, without making a scrap of difference to us. But faith is not about
beliefs, creeds, opinions, arguments; it’s more instinctive, more fundamental. It
doesn’t need words; it’s in your belly.
So what does Christianity look like as a spiritual practice rather than a belief
system? For now, let me pinpoint just three things…..
First, Christianity as a spiritual practice means learning to live in the presence of a
loving God - knowing that you are never alone and that God’s love for you will
never run out….no matter what !
Second, it means learning to make good choices – responding to life in ways that
respect our deepest sense of what is right.
Third, it means to love our neighbour as we love ourselves – becoming givers
instead of takers.
Many people at the funeral had been put off Church as adults through being
dragged to church Sunday by Sunday as children. Sadly, this had blocked them
from hearing and receiving the Good News of Jesus Christ. If this is you,
remember, you don’t need to go to church to sense God as a loving presence in
your life, but we would love to meet you.
With love and every blessing Rev’d Laura Cameron – Curate
Sunday Services
at St John the Baptist, Shedfield & St Nicholas, Wickham
July
Date
th
5
12th
19th
26th
10am
St John the Baptist – Parish Holy Communion
Service Leaders: Stephen & Brian
St Nicholas - Family Time
Service Leader: Laura
St John the Baptist - Family Time
Service Leader: Laura
St Nicholas - Parish Holy Communion
Service Leaders: Juliet & Stephen
St John the Baptist - Parish Holy Communion
Service Leaders: Brian
St Nicholas - Family Baptism (tbc)
Service Leaders: Stephen & Juliet
St John the Baptist - Quiet Time
Service Leader: Juliet
St Nicholas - Parish Holy Communion
Service Leaders: Laura
6pm
St Nicholas
Choral Evensong
St John the Baptist
Choral Evensong
August
Date
nd
2
9th
16th
23rd
10am
St John the Baptist – Parish Holy Communion
Service Leaders; Brian & Laura
St Nicholas - Family Time
Service Leader: Juliet
St John the Baptist - Family Time
Service Leader: Juliet
St Nicholas - Parish Holy Communion
Service Leaders: Brian & Stephen
St John the Baptist - Parish Holy Communion
Service Leader: Juliet
St Nicholas - Quiet Time
Service Leader: Stephen
St John the Baptist - Quiet Time
Service Leader: Brian
St Nicholas - Parish Holy Communion
Service Leaders: Laura & Juliet
6pm
St Nicholas
Choral Evensong
St John the Baptist
Choral Evensong
8am Holy Communion Services:
St John the Baptist - Book of Common Prayer - Holy Communion
St Nicholas - Common Worship - Holy Communion
Notes:
Parish Holy Communion is a traditional service with robed choir.
Family Time is a modern service designed with families and young children in mind. It is very
participative (this is not a service for sitting still!) with drawing, drama & discussion. There are
contemporary worship songs via the sound system and songs and prayers are projected on to the ‘big
screen’.
Quiet Time is quiet, contemplative and accompanied by robed choir.
Family Baptism is a family service designed to be warm and friendly for families bringing children for
Holy Baptism.
Choral Evensong is a traditional service with robed choir.
The 8am Holy Communion (BCP and CW) services are traditional early morning services.
July 2015
Date
Venue
7th
12.30 pm Lunch Club
7.30 pm Waltham Chase History Club
Church Study Centre
Waltham Chase Methodist Church
5th
5th Sunday of Trinity
8 am Holy Communion (BCP)
10 am Parish Communion
6 pm Choral Evensong at St Nicholas
St John the Baptist Church, Shedfield
Shirrell Heath Methodist Church
St Nicholas, Wickham
8th
2.30 pm WI Strawberry Tea
Church Study Centre
9th
3.30 – 5.30 pm Messy Church
St Nicholas Parish Room, Wickham
12th
6th Sunday of Trinity
8 am Holy Communion (BCP)
10 am Family Time
11 am Shirrell Heath Methodist Church service followed by the ‘
Wimbledon Men’s Final’
St John the Baptist Church
Shirrell Heath Methodist Church
15th
2.00 pm Shedfield WI
Shedfield Reading Room
16th
2.30 pm Mobile Library
Sloan Park, Shedfield
19th
7th Sunday of Trinity
8 am Holy Communion (BCP)
10 am Parish Holy Communion
6 pm Choral Evensong
St John the Baptist Church
23rd
1.15 pm Mobile Library
2.30 pm – 3 pm Mobile Library
Waltham Chase Village Hall
Prince of Wales, Shirrell Heath
26th
8th Sunday of Trinity
8 am Holy Communion (BCP)
10 am Quiet Time
St John the Baptist Church
August 2015
Date
2nd
Venue
9th Sunday of Trinity
8 am Holy Communion (BCP)
10 am Parish Communion
6 pm Choral Evensong at St Nicholas
St John the Baptist Church, Shedfield
Shirrell Heath Methodist Church
St Nicholas, Wickham
10th Sunday of Trinity
8 am Holy Communion (BCP)
10 am Family Time
St John the Baptist Church
13th
2.30 pm Mobile Library
Sloan Park, Shedfield
16th
11th Sunday of Trinity
8 am Holy Communion (BCP)
10 am
St John the Baptist Church
20th
1.15 pm Mobile Library
2.30 pm – 3 pm Mobile Library
Waltham Chase Village Hall
Prince of Wales, Shirrell Heath
23rd
8th Sunday of Trinity
8 am Holy Communion (BCP)
10 am Quiet Time
St John the Baptist Church
9th
Dates for your diary:
1st September: Waltham Chase History Group meeting
4th October
Shedfield Parish Annual Over 65s Tea Party
14th November Hampshire Police Male Voice Choir
Waltham Chase Methodist Church
Waltham Chase Village Hall
St John the Baptist Church, Shedfield
Parish Register:
RIP
15th June
Kate Whitmore Jones
Marriage
23rd May
Thomas Fox and Maggie Hine
25th May
Ben Simpson and Kelly Light
Messy Church is a fun place for families to find faith
together.
Everyone welcome! This is our last get together before the summer
holidays. Do come and join us!
At: St Nicholas Church, Wickham
On: 2nd Thursday of the month in term time: 9th July (no meeting in August)
At: 3.30-5.30pm, hot meal included.
Come along and join us, or find out more at: www.stjohnthebaptistshedfield.org.uk
Wimbledon Men’s Final
Shirrell Heath Methodist Church are hosting a screening of The Wimbledon Men’s Final
on Sunday 12th July.
Our morning service will run from 11am and the Wimbledon event will start at 12.30pm with a barbeque. The
Final will be screened on the big screen in 2 rooms, one for family viewing and one for the serious tennis fans.
During the Final, we will be serving strawberries and cream and running craft activities to keep the kids
entertained. What better way to enjoy the final.
Tickets are £1 per person, please contact Machen on 01489 783 119 or Claire on 07725902599 for tickets.
This event is open to all, and we would love for you to join us.
In June members of the Mothers’ Union visited the local mosque. A
report of this visit will be in the next magazine.
Our July meeting is our annual bible study with Brian McHugh on Monday
6th July, 7.30pm hosted by Trina Hillier, Laburnum House, Solomon's Lane,
Shirrell Heath.
In August we will be having our annual Mary Summer Day celebration, but
details have not been finalised yet.
Prayers and Thanksgivings
July
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
For new parents and their babies
For the residents of Waltham Chase
St. Thomas For those in doubt
For all getting married this month
For deacons and ministry trainees
For our Queen and for the Royal Family
For all at Shedfield Lodge
For the depressed
For the Indian sub-continent
For those moving house and for newcomers to our
benefice
For market gardeners
For the church Music Group
For dentists
For the residents of Shedfield
St. Swithun Bishop of Winchester. For Winchester
Diocese
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
23rd
24th
25th
26th
27th
28th
29th
30th
31st
For the bereaved
For the sick at home or in hospital
For foster parents
For our organist, Julia
For health visitors
For all at Ashley Manor
For anyone in debt
For the residents of Shirrell Heath
For those approaching retirement
For our parish councillors
For the newly baptised
For all awaiting exam results
For those on holiday or planning to go away
For those starting a new job
For all who cannot afford a holiday this year
For all with a birthday this month
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
23rd
24th
For the sick at home and in hospital
For all living in Forest Road
For new parents
For any moving house
For all confined to their homes
For new godparents
St. Bartholomew Apostle
For the bereaved, especially on an anniversary, or
recently.
For the nations of South America
For all living in Provene Close
For areas of conflict in the world
For all our children
For our choir and Julia our music director
For our Bishop
For all approaching retirement
August
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
First fruits of harvest
For our clergy
For God's blessing on the Holiday Club
For those who prepare the Lunch Club
For our PCC members
Transfiguration of Our Lord
For those living in Bishops Lane
For all Readers, especially Stephen Campion
Mary Sumner, founder of the Mothers' Union
For victims of abuse
For any who run a hotel
For those living in Pricketts Hill and Shedfield
Common
Florence Nightingale. For all nurses
For our prison officers.
Blessed Virgin Mary. Thanks for her obedience
For missionaries
25th
26th
27th
28th
29th
30th
31st
Eco-congregation - sharing God’s planet
Eco-congregation is a tool to help churches address environmental issues in worship, teaching, and mission, as well as day
to day management.
It is encouraging to read what some other ‘EcoCongregation’ churches have achieved, especially in their
churchyards. These parishes also view their churchyards as
an opportunity rather than a liability, and they have
become ‘much loved sanctuaries for congregation,
community and wildlife alike’. We have once more had
orchids hiding in the ox-eye daisies, and the rhodies are
the best they’ve been in recent years.
We have mown paths, and will soon be starting to cut
back selected areas. Please let us know if you would like to
manage an area, especially if it contains the grave of a
special friend or relative. Meanwhile we hope you are able
to enjoy some quiet contemplation in our churchyard, as
well as appreciating its wild flowers and butterflies, over
the coming weeks of summer.
A Prayer from St Paul: Let us not become weary of doing
good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do
not give up.
Eco tip: Our wild bees are in trouble. Give them a helping
hand by planting plants whose flowers provide a nectar
source for them - not complex hybrids, but rather simple
or indigenous varieties. Lavender, foxgloves and poppies
are all good – or just choose the ones buzzing with bees in
the garden centres!
The Meon Valley Food Bank is held on Tuesdays at the
Bishop’s Waltham Youth Hall from 10.am to 3 p.m. and
our contributions are taken there regularly.
Robin Boston 01329 832618 [email protected]
Church Fete Raffle
A big ‘thank you’ to all of you who bought tickets for our
summer fete raffle, and also to those businesses which
supported us with raffle prizes.
This year we had a new prize, from Chase Café, which
opened last year and is based in the Waltham Chase
village hall.
Our star prize once again was from De Vere Venues,
New Place - dinner, bed and breakfast for 2.
Generous prizes were also received from the following:
Budgens, Bishop's Waltham
Park Place Nurseries
Redhill Nurseries
RG Warwick, Wickham
Samuel’s Rest, Shedfield
Mole Country Stores (Scats), Wickham
Spindles, Waltham Chase
The Black Dog, Shedfield
The Old Forge, Shedfield
Tull's, Wickham
Chase Cycles
Upfield's, Bishop's Waltham
Co-op, Wickham
Westlands Farm Shop
Garsons Garden Centre
Wickham Park Golf Club
Hunters’ Inn, Swanmore
Wickham Tyres
McCarthy's, Shedfield
Thanks to Waltham Chase PO stores for taking in raffle
ticket counterfoils and money, and to McCarthy’s for
allowing us to sell tickets on their premises.
Meon Valley Aquatics
Meon Valley Marriott
The total raised will be reported in our next magazine.
Mole Country Stores (Scats), Wickham
The Origins of Trust 2000
Trust 2000 was founded about fourteen years ago to
celebrate the Millennium and to create something to
benefit people where they needed help. In that time many
people have come to live in the parish of Shedfield and a
good many of the people here at the time have probably
forgotten what it was all about (and maybe never knew).
In February 1999 Geoffrey Morrell, vicar of the Parish
of Shedfield, wrote in his monthly piece in the parish
magazine about the proposed events for the forthcoming
Millennium. Mostly they were about commemoration,
recording what had been achieved and for having fun. The
only proposal which did anything for the future was to
plant a few “specimen” trees.
Geoffrey raised the idea of doing something special for
worthy causes. He asked whether there was support for
the idea of founding a Shedfield Millennium Trust which
he insisted should be a parish trust not a church trust, and
he thought it was perfectly possible that “we, as a parish,”
were able to raise a capital sum of £100,000 which if
invested could yield £5,000 a year. Anybody who thought
the idea had merit was asked to let him know.
As a result the first meeting to discuss and investigate
the possibility took place in April 1999.
Over the next eighteen months or so many meetings
took place, people were roped in who had expertise in
different areas and decisions were made about what sort
of charity it should be. The name of the charity was
something of a problem as Geoffrey’s original idea of The
Shedfield Millennium Trust suggested the church rather
than the parish so the name The Shedfield, Shirrell Heath
and Waltham Chase Charitable Trust was chosen.
It was felt that a small UK charity doing work overseas
would provide a focus when an appeal was made and an
organisation called AFICIA which provided support for
disabled children in Ghana was found. Rather fortunately
my son-in-law, a civil engineer was due to visit Ghana for a
project and he was able to visit the AFICIA establishment
where the children were being looked after. Reassuringly,
he provided a comprehensive and favourable report.
By this time the year was 2001 and having publicised
the project It was decided to hold the appeal and
collection during the usual week that Christian Aid held
their appeal, having firstly agreed it with the charity. Just
in time, on 11th May the governing document or deed was
registered with the Charity Commission.
The founding trustees held their breath somewhat not
knowing how much would be raised; no-one apart from
Geoffrey expected anything like the £100,000 that he
hoped for. When the count was completed with the news
that approximately £45,000 had been raised, £25,000
given immediately and £20,000 pledged over the next two
years, there was a feeling of great pleasure, satisfaction
and relief. Geoffrey’s target had not been reached but in
the years to come his confidence was well founded.
At the end of the first accounting year the fund stood
at £25,164 from which the first grant, worth £1,500 was
given to AFICIA for a dormitory extension to their centre
for the disabled children. Trust 2000 was on its way.
Dick Shepley
St John the Baptist Church
presents…
An evening with
HAMPSHIRE POLICE MALE VOICE CHOIR
14th November 2015
Performance begins at 7.30pm
Tickets £10 from
Natalie 01329 832162 OR
Anne-Marie 01329 833884 OR
Email: [email protected]
St John the Baptist Church
Church Road Shedfield SO32 2HY 01329 832162
From the Churchwardens
June has been a quieter month for your churchwardens –
no new crises have arisen for which we are thankful. We
have had a successful Summer Fete, with the weather
remaining fine and lots of support. Thank you to Andrew
Golding and his team and everyone else who worked so
hard to put on such a successful Fete and to all who
support our fundraising efforts. It is much appreciated.
The priests’ vestry has now been cleared and a
temporary one created at the back of the church. As
many floorboards as possible have been lifted and
everything is being left to dry out. We will be getting
quotes for reinstating the floor and carpet which will
hopefully be able to be done before the cold weather. The
cause of the problem has been identified as a leak from
the gas heater flue and discussions are ongoing with the
firm which installed it.
Choir members will have a well earned break in August,
as will our hardworking and dedicated organist and music
director, Julia Burgess. We are so lucky to have such an
inspirational leader who works tirelessly to ensure we
have wonderful music, whether it is traditional or more
modern, at all our services. We thank her and all the choir
members for their time and commitment and look
forward to welcoming them back in September. Thank you
also to those who play the organ and lead the music when
Julia is on holiday.
We are working hard with colleagues from St Nicholas
to put together a parish profile which describes the
benefice and sets out the sort of person we are looking for
to become our parish priest. A draft version of this will be
presented to both PCCs, hopefully before the summer
holidays and a final version agreed in September.
Interviews for a new parish priest will be on 1st December,
with a new priest hopefully being in post sometime in the
New Year.
Jenny Barker and Mary Hogg
BISHOP’S WALTHAM UNITED FREE
CHURCH
Service – Sunday 10.30am
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
BISHOP’S WALTHAM
Saturday 6.00pm First Mass of Sunday
Sunday Mass 9.30am
METHODIST CHURCH
Services
Shirrell Heath - Sunday 10.30am &
6.00pm
Waltham Chase - Sundays 10.30am
except
1st Sunday in the month: 9.30 am
Family Breakfast followed by worship
from 10 am – 10.40 am and Open
Workshop 11am – 12 noon
There are pre-school, primary and
secondary age bible class groups at the
10.30am services
From 1st July 2015 there is a new email address for all correspondence with the
editor, inclulding articles: [email protected]
Wickham Festival 2015
Revd. David Moss, Methodist Superintendent Minister.
If you live close enough to the Wickham Festival (6-9
August) you can hear the music. I know this because for
a number of years we have sat in the garden in Shirrell
Heath as the evening has drawn in, listening to great
music wafting over with the breeze. Over the years Ali,
my wife, and I have popped in with around 7,000 others
to hear bands we appreciate. The festival is well
established and each year alongside the music there are
a number of tents offering activities, refreshments and
crafts. It is all very exotic, colourful and fun. Last year
we took the plunge and became fully-fledged ‘festival
goers’; we were there for the whole festival because,
alongside a great team, we helped host the ‘Elemental’
tent.
The Wickham Festival is our local open-air music
festival with a strong folk element. Alongside Morris
Dancers there are local musicians and the big acts this
year are Wilko Johnson, The Proclaimers, 10 cc and Billy
Bragg. If you intend to come along to the Wickham
Festival you are welcome at the ‘Elemental’ tent. We
offer a place to chill, refreshments (great home-made
cakes), crafts, and spiritual activities: just look out for
the large flags and Elemental bunting.
The city of Rome has an ancient building known as
the Pantheon (there is a link to the Wickham Festival I
promise). The Pantheon was a 1st/2nd Century circular
temple to the gods, which became in the 7th Century a
church building. Amongst its claims to fame is that its
amazing dome is still the world's largest unreinforced
concrete dome. As was said in the film ‘The Life of
Brian’ ‘what have the Romans ever done for us?’
Concrete is one answer! However, when I visited this
ancient place of spiritual sanctuary I felt very close to
God’s presence even despite the tourists. The majesty
of the building holds a mystical atmosphere. Thinking
about it once being a Roman temple and now a
Christian church building encouraged spiritual
reflection; that our loving God is greater than the
confines that humans try to place on him, be they
‘church’, ‘temple’ or anything else. God is greater than
history, buildings and ideologies; he is forever trying to
connect with us, because he loves us. An open air
festival places us amongst the elements and we offer
sanctuary; a chilled place of peace and spirituality, with
staple Christian spiritual activities such as Celtic Prayers,
Pebble Prayer Pond, things which are normally confined
to ‘church’, but are brought out in the open for anyone
to try.
Christianity has always been at home in the open air.
When Saint Wilfred, a Celtic monk of the 7th Century,
sailed up the River Meon (I think it must have been
wider and deeper than it is now!), he brought a message
of love and forgiveness to people and it happened
amongst the fields and woodland of the Meon Valley.
His message being that the all-present creator God who
became human in his Son Jesus is spiritually available to
all. In the ‘Elemental’ tent and in all our church
buildings we offer a warm welcome. However, if you
are at the Wickham Festival feel invited to pop in for a
cake and a cuppa.
WALTHAM CHASE HISTORY GROUP
Our meeting in June welcomed Colin
Carter, talking on the very topical
subject of the Duke of Wellington. We
learned a little about his early life in
Dublin, his brothers and how he finally
wed years after first proposing! Not
with the best of success it seems unfortunately.
Despite not being the most promising of students he
seemed to be a natural soldier and he worked his way up
through the ranks, moving regiments, all the time gaining
an excellent reputation. Whilst fighting abroad he always
paid his way, never allowed looting and demanded
honesty and loyalty from his men.
He met Napoleon before Waterloo and was not daunted
when they met again just outside Brussels in June 1815. As
a young man the Duke of Wellington, or Arthur Wesley
(later Wellesley) finished his education in Brussels so knew
the area extremely well, how fortunate! We learned that
he was happy to change the rules of warfare and would
fight not only in the winter months but even at night! The
Battle itself was a rather short affair, starting at 11
finishing by 7 that evening; sadly this was still time for
30,000 – 40,000 men to lose their lives.
After the battle he returned to Britain a hero and was
given a large sum of money, enough to purchase the
country house Stratfield Saye in the north of Hampshire.
He later purchased Apsley House, known as No 1, London
at Hyde Park Corner and also became our Prime Minister
as well as holding other official offices. Everyone enjoyed
this most informative and interesting talk.
At our next meeting on Tuesday, 7th July, we welcome
David Standing, the Head Gardener at Gilbert White’s
House in Selborne who is talking about that lovely house
and garden. Not to be missed!!
Please also put our September date of Tuesday, 1st in
your diary when we will be hearing from Linvoy Primus
talking about his football career with Portsmouth, Reading,
Barnet and Charlton Athletic. One for all football fans.
We meet on the first Tuesday evening of every month (except August and January) at Waltham Chase Methodist
Church in Curdridge Lane (SO32 2LD) @ 7.30pm.
There is plenty of car parking at the rear of the church or one can easily access the church on foot from the front entrance.
The accommodation used is warm, has comfortable chairs, with good visuals and sound system fit for the purpose.
Admission is £2.50, which includes tea or coffee and biscuits following the talk. Everyone is very welcome to our meetings no joining fee, just pay at the door when you choose to come. We look forward to seeing you.
Details of our activities are on the Waltham Chase Village website - www.walthamchase.org.uk under Groups - and our
programme for 2015 can be found there too. Come along and discover more.
You are assured of a warm welcome! Linda Dudley (01489 896690) on behalf of WALTHAM CHASE HISTORY GROUP
PARISH TREE WARDEN – VACANCY!
Do you value the trees in our parish? Do you think too many of them are disappearing? Then please help by becoming a tree
warden.
The Tree Warden Scheme is a national initiative, launched in
1990 to enable people to play an active role in conserving
and enhancing their local trees and woods. The scheme was
founded and is co-ordinated by The Tree Council.
Tree Wardens are volunteers, appointed by parish
councils or other community organisations, who gather
information about their local trees, get involved in local tree
matters and encourage local practical projects related to our
trees and woods.
There are so many ways in which Tree Wardens can help
in their local communities including:
 working with schools on tree-planting projects
 giving advice to local residents
 providing views to the Parish Council and Winchester
Tree Officer regarding Tree Preservation Orders
(TPOs) and local planning applications
Please look at the Tree Council’s leaflet for many other
ideas www.treecouncil.org.uk
Tree Wardens can be the ‘eyes and ears’ of our three
villages. Since the Tree Warden scheme came into existence
25 years ago, our villages - especially Waltham Chase and
Shirrell Heath - have lost many iconic trees, and this is
changing the character of our neighbourhoods. We can
influence this if we want to.
I have been a local Tree Warden since the scheme was
introduced, and will be retiring this year. It has been great
fun …… but we do need new blood with new ideas and
enthusiasm - preferably a Tree Warden in each village - if we
are to be pro-active in our work. It can take up as much or as
little time as you choose! Training courses are available too.
Our communities can benefit greatly from having a Tree
Warden – do look it up on the internet and contact the
Parish Council. I’m also very happy to have a chat any time to
anyone who is interested.
Robin Boston
01329 832618
[email protected]
SHEDFIELD PARISH ANNUAL TEA PARTY for over 65s
SUNDAY 4TH OCTOBER
The Tea Party for over 65s is now going to be an annual event and if you would like to come along this year
please fill in the form below and hand it in to the Waltham Chase Post Office or send to Margaret Jones, The
Firs, Chase Grove, Waltham Chase, Southampton S032 2LF
It will be from 2.30 to 5 p.m
Thanks to the support of Sheffield Parish Council this event is free. There will be a raffle.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I would like to come to the tea party. I am over 65 years of age and live in the Parish of Shedfield.
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NEW Editor/s for the Parish Magazine needed!
If no one comes is willing to take on the editing of the magazine there will be no magazine as my last
issue as editor will be September 2015 (although I am happy to support and guide a new editor).
If you enjoy reading your parish magazine and find it useful and have some time to spare each month
to support your local community and church, please contact the current editor, Mary Hogg on 01329
832121 or email [email protected]. It is useful to have some computer skills, as most
articles are sent by email.
CHURCH ROAD, SHEDFIELD,
SOUTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE, SO32 2HY
TEL: 01329 834848
[email protected]
(15 hours FREE Nursery Education per week for all 3-4 year olds)
2 year old funding is now also available
We have all been making the most
of the sunshine in our lovely outdoor area where the
children have been washing cars, playing in the mud kitchen
and generally have lots of fun outdoors!
We are now busy preparing for our sports day and picnic and
for the preschool children’s ‘graduation’. We have had lots
of visits from our primary school’s Reception teachers; these
visits are lovely for the children and help greatly in their
transition to BIG school!
We had our usual Summer Fayre and Open Day on June 13th.
A big thank you to everyone who supported us as we raised
£1070 (best total ever!). We will be refilling our sandpit with
the proceeds (not literally!) as well as replacing resources in
our outdoor area.
We will be running our Summer Play Scheme again this year.
The dates for this are July 20th – September 2nd (Monday Friday).This is available for all children between the ages of
1-8.
Fairland’s Day Nursery is open between the hours of 8.00am
and 6.00pm to all children aged between 9 months and 5
years for 50 weeks of the year excluding Bank Holidays.
Jo
and
Carol
(Managers/ Owners)
CENTENARY WEEK OF CELEBRATIONS
FOR SHEDFIELD & WALTHAM CHASE WI MEMBERS
Garden Party at Buckingham Palace
The day of the WI royal
with sandwiches, beautiful little cakes and then ice cream if
garden party at Buckingyou wanted to indulge. All this was very efficiently served on
ham Palace dawned! As we set off on our WI coach we didn't
a handy oblong plate with a space for a cup or glass.
realise that despite the forecasts we would have a day of
We were able to tour the garden and walk through the
beautiful sunshine and only a light wind.
reception rooms and followed the crowd to line the route by
After an excellent journey to London and a bit of a queue
which the Royal party was leaving, seeing the Duchess of
at the Grosvenor gate we entered the palace garden. BridCornwall, Princess Alexandra, the Countess of Wessex and
get and I joined a group of ladies waiting to see the Royal
the Duchess of Kent who were the Royal guests.
party cross the green and go to the pavilion for tea with the
The original Calendar Girls were there in their signature
VIP guests. While we waited we inspected all the hats and
black dresses and wearing a sunflower - a perfect end to a
listened to the bands that played during the afternoon.
very memorable afternoon.
There were a few gusts of wind and exclamations as hats
Ann Stone, Shedfield WI
took off but they were short lived.
When it was time for refreshments we joined another
queue in the tea tent where we enjoyed an excellent tea
Celebrations in Waltham Chase
Waltham Chase and Shedfield WI members spent a very
the order of the day (although not Martin!) and the whole
memorable day watching the WI Centenary Annual Meeting
day went to plan, unlike the voting for the resolution! Lots
via “streaming” – a technical term for allowing those who
of cake was enjoyed, especially the chocolate cake in the
could not physically fit into the Royal Albert Hall to be able
shape of “100” made by Jenny which was accompanied by
to join in with the festivities without having to leave the vilbucks fizz too. Lunch was taken in the garden in the sunlage.
shine especially ordered for the day, and we sang Jerusalem
twice and the National Anthem too: thankfully the neighWe were welcomed into the lovely home of Waltham
bours had been warned!
Chase WI member, Jenny Clarke and her very able WISH (WI
Supporting Husband) Martin who was on hand to ensure all
Jan Veitch, Waltham Chase WI & Shedfield WI
the technical wizardry worked. Posh frocks and hats were
The Royal Albert Hall
Each year a resolution is discussed & if voted as a ‘yes’
To sing 'Jerusalem' at the Royal Albert Hall with HM Queen
this is then forwarded to the government to act, which in the
Elizabeth along with Princess Ann & Sophie Countess of
past have made changes & proves we WI ladies have a voice!
Wessex in attendance plus 5,000 WI members just cannot be
This along with all other factors involved with an AGM filled
topped. The ambience, atmosphere & settings will stay with
the day plus a magnificent WI choir which filled the hall with
me always of this centenary AGM of the WI.
their beautiful singing & a fashion show of modern knit wear
'Inspired women' is part of today's WI logo with guest
provided by the Kingston Project. Live broadcast link up to
speakers endorsing this statement. We were privileged to
Federations around the country, linking & uniting those unahave Lucy Worsley who spoke about the past 100 years &
ble to attend making it an inspiring day!
how the role of women has changed. Baroness Tanni Grey
Please give a thought to bewildered tourists who witThompson known for her gold medal success at the Paranessed 5,000 ladies eating their lunch around the Prince Allympics had us riveted with her life so far. Helen Morrisey a
bert memorial, yet alone when they crossed the road outmother of 9 children and a CEO of a £51bn asset manageside the Royal Albert Hall!
ment company raised the awareness of how few women
reach boardroom status.
Jenny Carter, Waltham Chase WI
Shedfield W.I. Report
We held our Annual General Meeting in May, with the finanOur fund-raising Strawberry Tea will be held in the Study
cial and all the other usual reports and thanked our secreCentre on 8th July at 3p.m.
tary, Joy Moore, who is retiring, for her excellent work.
Our next meeting is on 15th July in the Reading Room,
We also voted unanimously in favour of the W.I. resoluwhen we will be listening to a talk on the work of the R.N.L.I.
tion calling for a removal of the distinction between nursing
It should be interesting to learn more about this very imcare and personal care in the assessment of the needs of
portant work. You would be very welcome to join us.
individuals, in order to advance health and wellbeing. The
meeting was followed by a social time.
Note: the editor apologises to all the members of Waltham Chase WI for inadvertently putting ‘Wickham’ instead of ‘Waltham
Chase’ at the start of the last two monthly reports. Very much my mistake and not the contributor’s.
Shedfield Parish Council
(Incorporating the villages of Shedfield, Shirrell Heath and Waltham Chase)
At our recent AGM Jess Bond was elected Chair and
Maria Robbie was elected Vice Chair. We have some
new members on the Parish Council – and others have
left. We could always do with a few more Parish
Councillors – so if you are willing to give of your time
and energies for the benefit of your villages we would
be pleased to hear from you.
Our Parish Assembly was held in Shedfield Reading
Room – the food was beautifully prepared by Chase
Café and very professionally served by our Cub Scouts.
There were reports from various local organisations
and written reports from others. Everyone had a very
pleasant evening – there was even a vote of thanks to
the Parish Council from a parishioner which is very kind
– good to hear and very much appreciated
I do hope you all enjoyed the sight of daffodils
blooming at various points in the villages this spring –
then our new flowering cherries came into blossom.
It is good to see the Recreation Grounds in all 3
villages being so well used with the better weather
being here.
The allotments are doing well – if you feel the urge
to grow your own veg – then why not put your name on
our list. Not only is it good exercise, you end up with
your very own fresh veg/fruit/flowers. Can’t be bad!
I have to point out however that we have had
complaints about people walking their dogs through our
allotment grounds– often not on leads - and some don’t
even bother to clear up after their dogs which is pretty
disgusting - especially when allotment holders are
having to clean it up. Can I remind all dog owners that
this is not an area for dog walking. Allotment tenants
maintain the area and do not appreciate clearing up
such a mess.
Shedfield Parish Office, Upper Church Road, Shedfield, Southampton, Hampshire. SO32 2JB
Telephone/Fax: 01329 830060 Mobile: 07918 623009
Email: [email protected]. www.shedfieldparishcouncil.org.uk
Programme for July 2015
Meon Valley Active Retirement Association Programme for July and August
Secretary: Ann Joyce email [email protected]
Keep Fit Class – St. Peter’s Church Hall Bishop’s
Waltham
There is a waiting list for this class. NB: no class on
August 3rd or August 10th
Every Monday from 10:00 to 11:15. Cost per quarter:
£25.00. Cost per individual session: members £2.00,
non-members £2.50
Contact: Chee Price 01489 893140.
Ladies’ Pub Lunch: First Monday in the month – 6th
July and August 3rd
Due to large numbers, at the request of the venues,
deposits of £5 are now being taken when booking a
place at the lunch.
Contact Sandy Holden on 01489 892136 by the previous
Monday for venue and to book a place.
IT learning classes have now finished for the summer.
Classes will restart in September subject to demand.
Contact Ian Wayne-Powell 01329 833254
Spanish Lessons: Tuesday mornings held at a
member’s home. This class is now full. A new
beginner’s class is planned to start on Fridays from
September 4th from 09:15 to 10:15, subject to demand.
Contact: John Moorhouse on 01489 896366
Tai Chi – Jubilee Hall - main hall: There are two
sessions: Beginners: 09:00 to 10:00 Experienced: 10:15
to 11:15
NB: 26th August session will be held in St Peter’s Church
Hall, Bishop’s Waltham
Cost per quarter: £45.00
Cost per individual session £4.50 for members; £5.50 for
non members
Contact: Teri Morley on 01489 895119
Table Tennis – Priory Park Clubhouse, Elizabeth Way,
Bishop’s Waltham
NB: No sessions in August, sessions will restart in September
Every Wednesday afternoon from 14:00 to 17:00
Cost per session £3.50 for members and £4.50 for nonmembers
Contact: John Moorhouse on 01489 896366
Gentlemen’s Pub Lunch: The Barleycorn, Bishops
Waltham.
Third Thursday of the month – July 16th and August 20th
12:30 to 14:00
Contact Richard Davenport for details on 01489 891862
New Age Kurling - Jubilee Hall – Ruby Room
Third Thursday of the month; July 16th and August 20th
from 14:30 to 16:30
Cost per quarter: £8.00
Cost per individual session: members £3.00, nonmembers £3.50
Contact: Richard Holyhead on 01489 893511
Scrabble Sessions on Friday afternoons at the Paterson Centre, Swanmore from 14:00 to 16:00. Please be
prompt! No charge other than for coffee and a cake.
Contact: Lena Frost 01489 894828
Disrict Councillors’ Report
Dear Ward Electorate,
Draft Local Plan Part 2 – update: The intention is that
the next stage of the Local Plan (the ‘Pre-Submission’
Plan) will be published in autumn 2015 for a 6-week
consultation on its ‘soundness’. This will be followed by
submission for examination by an Inspector in early
2016, examination hearings in spring 2016, and
adoption in mid/late 2016. A detailed programme for
the next stages of the Local Plan, and its consideration
by Councillors, will be produced and announced soon.
Stares Farm Solomon’s Lane Waltham Chase
Hampshire - Planning Application Appeal: An appeal
has been made to the Secretary of State against the
decision of Winchester City Council to refuse to grant
planning permission for ‘Erection of 2 no. four bedroom
dwellings with detached garages following demolition of
4 no. existing outbuildings (THIS APPLICATION MAY
AFFECT THE SETTING OF A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY)
(RESUBMISSION)’. If you wish to make comments, or
modify/withdraw your previous representation, you can
do
so
on
the
Planning
Portal
at
www.planningportal.gov.uk/pcs
or
by
emailing
[email protected]. If you do not have
access to the internet, you can send three copies to: The
Planning Inspectorate, Room 3/23 Wing, Temple Quay
House, 2 The Square, Bristol, BS1 6PN.
All
representations must be received by 8th July 2015. All
representations must quote the appeal reference,
(APP/L1765/W/15/3035782).
School Summer Holidays – How to keep your children
engaged? Young people aged 11 to 16 in the
Winchester district are being invited to take part in free
activities this summer. The activities, under the banner
‘Access All Areas’, are organised by the Winchester
Community Safety Partnership using a grant from the
Police and Crime Commissioner, Simon Hayes. The
programme is being run in Winchester district and
Fareham. The free activities include laser quest, assault
course, bungee trampoline, henna tattoos, rockclimbing, zorbing, archery, pamper sessions and
barbecues. The events are open to young people aged
11 to 16 who live or go to school in the Winchester
district. All will need to show a valid registration card
which can be obtained by registering online at
www.saferwinchester.co.uk
or
www.saferfareham.co.uk. The two community safety
partnerships have also joined up with First and
Stagecoach bus providers to offer free bus travel to and
from the events: Zorbing, climbing, archery, 75ft assault
course, DJ skills, bungee trampolines, inflatable wipe
out, t-shirt design, body art, nail art, cup cake
decorating, quad biking, laser quest, clay shooting, free
BBQ - just SOME of the activities lined up for Access All
Areas 2015! Your pass will provide you free travel on
First and Stagecoach bus services to and from the
events. Events run from 11am to 3pm in and around
Winchester from Monday 27th July to Wednesday 12th
August with events on Wednesday 5th August in
Shedfield.
For
more
information
visit
www.saferwinchester.co.uk or contact Winchester’s
Community Safety Partnership on 01962 840 222 or
[email protected] or Fareham
Community Safety Partnership on 01329 824 496 or
[email protected].
If anyone wishes to engage us on any of the above,
or on any matter they believe the district or county
council can help with, please do write or contact us:
Roger Huxstep is on 01329 833884 or e-mail:
[email protected]
or
[email protected] or Linda Gemmell is on
01489 895023 and [email protected].
Please phone or e-mail for the time and location of our
next surgery
With best wishes Roger Huxstep & Linda Gemmell.
Meon Valley
Hello U3A members in the Wickham, Swanmore and Shedfield areas. Because this issue of your local
parish magazine covers both July and August and the next issue will be September’s, this is to give you
advance notice of the dates for the start of the new season of U3A talks at the Wickham Centre, so that you can get them into
your diaries well before September.
Tuesday 8th September at 2.00pm as usual
‘Water, the Essence of Life’ by David Roger-Jones, local enthusiast
Tuesday 22nd September
‘My early Days in Horticulture - Part II’ by Brian Kidd, of Radio Solent and Portsmouth News fame
In due time you will of course receive (by e-mail or post) a copy of the full programme of talks, along with a subscription form
and other information for the 2015-16 season. I expect to be sending this out late July or early August. Meanwhile if you have
any membership queries, or if you are not currently a member and think you might be interested in joining, ‘phone me, Julia
Field on 01489 891353
MEON VALLEY CARERS GROUP NEWS
Registered Charity No. 1107865
Promoting a positive way of living with dementia
Exciting News for Meon Valley Carers
Group – By the time that you read this edition of your
Parish Magazine, we will have spent the week in
Sainsbury’s Store at Hedge End as their nominated Carers
Group, from this area, during Carer’s Week. So watch this
space to learn of our experiences there.
The Carers who attend our meetings together with the
people that they are caring for, say that, after they have
received the devastating diagnosis of Dementia for their
loved one, by attending the Meon Valley Carers Group,
they no longer feel isolated. As well as the information
and signposting given, there is the companionship of being
able to talk to others going through a similar caring role.
Day to day normal activities and socialising particularly can
become very difficult. Sharing that experience with those
in a similar position brings a feeling of normality back to
their lives and lasting friendships are often made.
Are you or is someone you know caring for a person
suffering from memory difficulties? Have they been newly
diagnosed with Dementia and is the previously secure way
of life suddenly filled with fear of the unknown? Meon
Valley Carers Group is a voluntary organisation supporting
the carers and their families. The Pub Lunch at the Forge,
Shedfield, on the second Tuesday each month, provides all
carers with an opportunity to relax and socialise with other
others just like them. We have a team of qualified drivers
who will collect and return members to and from their
homes in the mini-bus thanks to the generosity of The
Lions Club. The Group Meeting is held at The Paterson
Centre, Church Road, Swanmore on the fourth Tuesday
each month. On a regular basis, Carers are able to mix with
people in a similar situation, whilst their cared for are able
to be with them and are encouraged by volunteers to take
part in stimulating activities. We endeavour to find a
programme that will provide interesting speakers and also
include two to three outings a year. Each year there is
always a Christmas Party and Christmas Lunch. The Group
is also aiming to build craft, art and musical events into the
programme as it progresses through the year.
The volunteers attend the meetings and pub lunch and
always provide a warm welcome to any new comers.
Please do come and see for yourself how this extremely
friendly relaxed group of people will lighten your worries
and help you in any way they can.
Our Programme for July and August is listed below and
as usual, we hope that it will be interesting for all the
members and new members.
The Office is open each Monday from 09.15 – 13.15
throughout the year apart from Bank Holidays. There is
clear signage and bell at the entrance to the Paterson
Centre. The answer phone is switched on so please feel
free to leave a message should you require assistance,
telephone number: 01489 895444. Please do contact if
the above article and information applies to you!
8 July
12 noon Pub Lunch at the Forge, Shedfield
22 July
12 noon Group Meeting – Outing
11.30 am The Wheel house for Fish & Chip lunch
followed by a short walk and quiz
11 Aug
12 noon Pub Lunch at the Forge, Shedfield
25 Aug
2 pm Group Meeting at Paterson Centre Heather Waterton from the Princess Royal Trust
to talk about the Provision of Emergency Plans
for Carers & Ongoing Support.
Cared for: Arts & Crafts.
Botley Music Festival
Sunday 5th July
2.30pm
Kaleidoscope String Quartet with Afternoon Tea
Thursday 9th July
6.30pm Festival Choral Evensong
12.30pm All Saints’ Reading Group literary and
Monday 6th July
musical walk
12.30pm Bella Armonia
7.00pm Upham Recorder Orchestra and young
musicians from Botley Primary School
Tuesday 7th July
10.00am Maraca Jacks
12.30pm Organ Recital – Dr David Price
7.30pm Nelson Consort Chamber Choir
Wednesday 8th July
7.30pm Bacchus Brass Chamber group
Friday 10th July
12.30pm Harp Recital – Fiona Thompson
7.30pm Festival Music Quiz and fish & chip Supper
Saturday 11th July
7.30pm Last Night of the Botley Proms
12.30pm Song Recital – Adrian Green
For further details, visit our website www.botley.com/musicfestival Or call the
Festival Box Office on 07784 283723
Citizens’ Advice Bureau
Q
I work full time but have recently been ill.
What happens to my holiday if I am off sick?
A. If you are off sick, you will be entitled to build up
statutory paid holiday while you are off work. When you
return to work, you can ask your employer if you can take
the holiday you have built up before the end of the leave
year. If you have had your employment terminated while you
were off sick, you are entitled to be paid all the statutory
holiday pay you have built up.
If your employer refuses to let you take holiday on your
return to work or refuses to pay you statutory holiday pay
you have built up if your job has ended, you can ask an
employment tribunal to enforce your rights. You may be able
to make a claim for all your unpaid holiday pay. You must
make a claim within three months of the last date you were
not paid holiday pay.
You will only be entitled to build up contractual holiday
while you are off sick if your contract allows for this.
For more information on the difference between
statutory and contractual holiday, see under heading ‘Who
has the right to paid holiday’.
If you have been on long-term sick leave and are worried
about your rights to build up paid holiday, you should seek
help straight away from an experienced adviser, for example,
at a Citizens Advice Bureau. To search for details of your
nearest CAB, including those that can give advice by e-mail,
click on nearest CAB.
Wow what a weekend we had…27 members of all ages
enjoyed a calm sea crossing to Caen on 23rd May starting
with a sumptuous breakfast which shortened the trip
somewhat. We were met at the port by our hosts who
transported us variously to their homes where we could
settle down and in, have a relax before heading off to the
Casino (which over looks the
beach) where an amazing dinner
spread (with aperitifs and wine)
was put before us. A lovely
evening was had before we all
staggered home to get our
energy back for Sunday when we
had to be up ready for an hours
trip to the town of Falaise with a
sumptuous picnic in each of our
hands.
At Falaise we were treated
first to a museum dedicated to moving animals that
started to grace shop windows in the middle of last
century-it was lovely and preceded the picnic on the lawn
in front of the castle where William the Conqueror resided
around the time of his various excursions to England.
For more information or contact details of your nearest
CAB, go to the Citizens Advice public website at
www.citizensadvice.org.uk – please note you can also use the
webchat option in most enquiry areas during working hours.
Winchester District Citizens Advice Bureau: Bishops Waltham
office: Well House, 2 Brook Street, Bishops Waltham, SO32 1AX.
Tel: 03444 111306. Opening hours: Mon/Wed/Fri: 10am-2pm,
Alternate Thurs by appointment only 4pm-7pm. Winchester
office:
The Winchester Centre, 68 St Georges Street,
Winchester SO23 8AH Tel: 03444 111306. Opening hours:
Mon/Wed/Thurs 10am – 4 pm (phones from 9.30); Tues/Fri
10am – 1pm (phones from 9.30) Alternate Thurs by
appointment only 4pm-7pm. Alresford Outreach: The Alresford
Surgery, Station Road, Alresford. Mon 1pm – 3pm, drop-in or by
appointment through Winchester office. Wickham Outreach:
Merry Go Round Children’s Centre, Wickham Primary School,
Thurs 9.30am-11.30am drop in or by appointment through
Bishops Waltham office. Denmead Outreach – Denmead
Community Centre. Thurs 1pm-3pm. Eastleigh Citizens Advice
Bureau Tel: 023 8061 6046. 101 Leigh Road, Eastleigh SO50 9DR
Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-4pm, Fri closed. Bursledon
Community Centre Portsmouth Road, Bursledon, Southampton,
SO31 8ES. Tuesday 10am-12pm drop-in or Tuesday afternoon by
appointment. Hedge End Salvation Army Dowd’s Farm
Community Centre, 85 White’s Way, Hedge End, Southampton,
SO30 2GL. Thursday 10am-1pm appointments by arrangement
Friday 9.30am-12.30pm drop-in.
The weather was superb (with pink skins appearing
quite soon) before we were taken within the well
preserved building where a very good English speaker
explained all.
A lovely day in the French countryside with our hosts
was completed by shared evening meals with the families,
walks along the beach and relaxing!
An afternoon return crossing on the Bank
Holiday Monday left us with morning time
to do our own things in Villers, on and in(!!)
the sea, explore the town market place with
its ciders, confitures and cheeses as well as
the supermarket before being transported
back to the port sad to be leaving!!
The Twinning organisation remains alive and
well…new members
always welcome!!.NEXT EVENT: Skittles Kingshead Wickham
September 25th!!
WTA Contacts:
Secretary: Caroline Fribbance: 01329 832346
Treasurer: Di Hemingway-Rice: 01329
835463
Meon Valley Bowling Club
May proved to be a busy and exciting
month for our club members. On
Saturday 9th May, 39 members of the
public visited the club for our Annual
“Have a Go at Bowls” Open Day. As a result 33 enrolled
for our 4 week Beginners Course which has kept our
qualified coaching team busy throughout the month.
Our thanks to all those local traders who displayed
posters on their premises for our open Day.
On Saturday 30th May, we welcomed 24 teams from
across Hampshire who took on the challenge of our first
Mixed Open Rinks Tournament. Blessed with glorious
sunshine this all day competition was thoroughly
enjoyed by all those who took part. The teams were
placed into 4 leagues for a round robin competition and
the winners of each league qualified for the semi finals.
The finalists were Woolston Wanderers and Winchester
City The final eventually won by the Woolston
Wanderers side was a closely contested game and
provided an excellent finale to a well organised event.
Bishops Waltham Rotary
Our President Bill Bailey thanked all those club
members who had contributed in making the day so
successful and the local companies who had sponsored
the event by donating the prize money and raffle prizes.
Both our ladies’ and men’s league teams have made
an excellent start to the outdoor season. As at the end
of May our current league positions were:
In the Southampton & District Women’s Bowling
Association Rinks league our team were mid table in 4th
position and in the Triples league we were undefeated
in 1st position.
In The Southampton & District Bowling Association
Men’s league our Championship Division 2 Team were
lying in 3rd place. Our Combination Division 1 team
were in 3rd position with our Combination Division 4
team at the top of their table.
For further information visit our new website
www.meonvalleybowls.org.uk
John Gray, Publicity Correspondent.
Master Neal with his Model T
Bishops Waltham Rotary once again hosted the annual
Carnival & Show on Saturday 13th June, The event was
full of fun for all the family with a Motorcade starting at
12mid day followed by the Carnival Procession .
Fun Fair
Mr D Crutchfield with his Alvis receiving the Co-op shield for
the President’s choice of Best Classic Car
Segway experience
DO you know your blood pressure?
Not bothered; it’s much better to sort any
problems out early rather than later AND
remember,any heart problems do not go away
and get better on their own!
Bishops Waltham Rotary will be hosting a Know Your
Blood Pressure event (Stroke Awareness) on Saturday
4th July 2015 at the Kings Centre, Bishops Waltham
It will take place from 9 am to 1 pm, offering a free
blood pressure monitoring service and also information
on related health issues
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
Our meadows, by David Rumble, Head of Conservation and Education at HIWWT
Before the Second World War, meadows dripping with
wildflowers and humming with insects would
have been a familiar sight across the UK.
However in Hampshire our flower-rich
grasslands have declined by a staggering 98%
in the last century, much to our concern at
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.
Unfortunately agricultural use – including
ploughing, drainage and fertilisers – have hit
meadows hard. Growing towns and cities have
also been instrumental in the loss of these habitats. As a
result most have disappeared from our countryside, and
the wildlife they support is in trouble too.
Meadows are home to a huge range of grasses and
flowers, which provide nectar and other food for beautiful
bees, butterflies and hundreds of other insects. In turn,
these attract rare greater horseshoe bats and many
endangered farmland birds - including skylark, whose
numbers have more than halved over the last 25 years.
Meadows are also a key part of our natural heritage. They
have inspired people for centuries and are essential to our
rural economy and well-being. They also help protect our
rivers from pollution, hold together healthy soils that store
carbon, and enable landscapes to retain water and reduce
flooding.
We have been working with landowners across
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight to advise them on how to
manage the grassland meadows on their patch – whether
to protect the wider habitat, or to support a particular
species. By protecting and restoring the meadows we have
left across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, we can create
a network of wildlife havens covering
the counties.
Meadows are at their finest in
June and July. Wildflowers are
blooming, butterflies are on the wing,
grasshoppers are singing and birds
are raising their young. So why not
celebrate by enjoying meadows in
their full glory?
Hampshire’s speciality is ‘water meadows’ which were
traditionally irrigated with river water to maintain good
grass for sheep and cattle. They are now among Hampshire
and the Isle of Wight’s richest places for wildlife. Good
examples are Winnall Moors and along the Itchen
Navigation between Winchester and Eastleigh. They can
contain dozens of plant species in a square metre.
Meanwhile our Hoe Road Memorial Meadow in Bishops
Waltham is the Coronation Meadow for Hampshire,
meaning it’s a flagship nature haven for the county. Seeds
from donor plants there are used to restore other
grasslands across Hampshire. Hoe Road was donated to
the Wildlife Trust by supporter Nancy Mason 20 years ago.
Today the meadow can be sponsored in someone’s
memory, making it a tribute that will bloom year after
year. Though the decline of our meadows is shocking, we
have an opportunity to recognise the pockets of meadow
that we still have left, and take vital action to protect and
restore them for future generations.
Sign up at http://wildlifetrusts.org/30DaysWild
All fun and fund-raising!
Expect lots of fun for all the family at Swanmore
village fete this year! Gates open at 12.30pm on
Saturday 11th July. There’ll be live music from
Contraband, Soberton Strummers and Swanmore College
of Technology Jazz Band, as well as traditional and
contemporary dancing and a join-in Zumba session. Once
again we’ll have the classic cars and bikes on display, plus,
we’ve over 40 stalls, coconut shy, beat-the-goalie, games
and rides and oodles of yummy things to eat and drink.
Come in fancy dress (the theme is fairy-tale characters)
and get in FREE! To book a stall please visit the Meon
Valley Lions website and drop us a line via the “contact-us”
page.
For the second consecutive year, Meon Valley Lions took
part recently in the charity "Horse or Bike" ride, organised
by the New Forest Rotary Club. The event attracted more
than 300 entrants, including the four-man Lions bike team
comprising Roy Cuthbertson, Dick Cowles, John (Duracellbunny) Ormiston and Ian Adams. Starting at Burley, riders
had a choice of mainly off-road routes through the New
Forest, enjoying some of Britain's most beautiful
countryside en-route. Beautiful weather and great
organisation made for a highly enjoyable day, allowing the
participants to raise lots of money for a variety of chosen
charities. Meon Valley Lions once again supported The
Rose Road Association charity, based in Southampton.
Established in 1952, Rose Road works with over 400
children, young people and their families from across
Hampshire and the surrounding counties. The young
people who come to Rose Road have a range of disabilities
including severe and profound learning difficulties, physical
disabilities and autism. They're a really great bunch and
the people who work for Rose Road do a fantastic job
helping them to bring out their talents and realise their
dreams and aspirations. The group is funded entirely by
charitable donations. As we go to press it looks as though
our donations should just surpass the £1,000 mark which
will go towards their future equipment needs and running
costs.
In June of each year, the Lions club has “changeover,”
when members assume new roles within the club. Sadly, as
our current President John Wooldridge reaches the end of
his tenure, he is not only stepping down as President but
leaving the club completely. Together with his wife, fellow
Lion Sue, he is relocating to the Welsh Marches as part of a
retirement plan. We’d like to thank John and Sue for their
support and considerable contributions to the Meon Valley
Lions club over the last few years and wish them well
getting their tongues around Welsh place names and
settling in their new home near Monmouth.
The Ramblers’ Association
Working for walkers WALTHAM GROUP. Here are some of our walks for July and August.
Do come along and join us: you will be most welcome.
Wed 1st July
Fri 10th July
Wed 15th July
Fri 17th July
Wed 22nd July
Sun 26th July
Fri 7th August
Fri 14th August
Sun 16th August
Wed 19th August
Sun 30th August
10 am UPHAM Duck pond.
5 miles
7 pm FAIR OAK. Layby in Mortimers Lane.
5.5 miles
10 am OWSLEBURY. Recreation ground car park.
5 miles
7 pm BEACON HILL BEECHES
4.5 miles
10 am CHERITON. Recreation ground car park.
5.5 miles
10 am EAST MEON. Car park in Workhouse Lane.
Bring packed lunch. 8 miles
6.45 pm BISHOPS WALTHAM central car park.
4.5 miles
6.45 pm SWANMORE. Car park opposite Paterson
Cenre, Church Road. 4.5 miles
2 pm WALTHAM CHASE. Recreation ground car
park. 5 miles
10 am BISHOPS SUTTON. Layby on north side of
B3047. 5.25 miles
2 pm DROXFORD SQUARE.
5 miles
Leaders: Tony & Joan
01489 788714
Leader: Lesley
023 8069 3943
Leader: Peter
01489 894840
Leader: Andy
023 8060 1837
Leader: David
01489 896331
Leader: Audrey
01489 894211
Leader: Andy
023 8060 1837
Leader: David
01489 896331
Leader: Chris
01489 892043
Leaders: Tony & Joan
01489 788714
Leader: Olive
01489 878768
For further information about the local Ramblers group, please contact Lynda on 01489 892043
Every family needs a bit of help sometimes...
Many parents need help, friendship, advice or support during those early years
when children are young. There is no rule book for raising a family and
sometimes it can seem overwhelming.
But if you can get the help and support when you need it, then day-to-day
family life and your children’s future can be so much brighter.
If your family could do with some support from our
trained volunteers please contact us email:
[email protected]
tel: 01329 835936
Home-Start Meon Valley, Wickham Community Centre, Mill Lane, Wickham
Hants, PO17 5AL
www.homestart-meonvalley.org.uk
Charity No. 1108953
Beaver Leader
Bookings: Reading Room
Waltham Chase Village Hall
Study Centre
Brownies: W Chase
Shedfield
Cemetery Clerk
Children’s Centre
Children’s Society
Friends of Guiding
Shedfield Guides
Nursery School
Parish Wives
Parish Plans
Pre-School
Orienteering
Rainbows
Scouts: Group Leader
Beaver Leader
Mowgli Cubs (Tuesday)
Grey Brother Cubs (Wed)
Scouts Thursday Leader
Friday Leader
Shedfield Cricket Club Sec
Shedfield Horticultural Society
Shedfield Society
Shedfield Petanque
Toddler Groups:
Fairlands Toddler Group
Shirrell Heath Methodist
Waltham Chase
Waltham Chase Methodist
Little Fishes Group
Tree Wardens
Trust 2000: Secretary
Chairman
Waltham Chase Caravan Club
Waltham Wolves FC Sec
&Mini Soccer
Waltham Chase Flower Club
WC Genealogical Society
Waltham Chase History Group
Women’s Institute: Shedfield
Waltham
Chase
PARISH COUNCILLORS
Shedfield/Shirrell Heath Ward
Waltham Chase Ward
Clerk Parish Council
District Councillors:
County Councillor
Ms Caroline Liller Woodleigh Winchester Road Waltham
Miss Caroline Ford Windmill House St. John's Lane Shedfield
Christine Cunningham [email protected]
Parish Admin Parish Office Church Rd Shedfield [email protected]
Mrs Kate Lee 9 Old Barn Crescent Hambledon SO7 4SW
Mrs Sarah Moore Appletrees Winchester Road Waltham Chase
Mrs Brenda Byrne Dalecote Farm Winchester Road Waltham Chase
Merry-Go-Round Children’s Centre Buddens Road Wickham PO17 5HU.
Mrs Ann Thompson Woodfidley New Road Swanmore
Jane Gentry 71 Churchill Avenue Bishops Waltham, SO32 1DA.
Helen Dyne 'Alwoodley'1 Clubhouse Lane, Waltham Chase email:
[email protected]
Fairlands Nursery School Church Road Shedfield SO32 2HY
Mrs Sarah Strachan Foxhills Solomons Lane Shirrell Heath
Mrs Pat Staples c/o Parish Council Office, Shedfield Pavilion
Email: [email protected]
Waltham Chase Pre-School Village Hall Waltham Chase
Miss Caroline Ford Windmill House St Johns Lane Shedfield
Mel Mullen The Gables Chase Grove Waltham Chase
Steve Alcock. email: [email protected]
Steve Alcock. (as above)
Carolyn Wright [email protected]
Steve Alcock (as above)
Simon Liller [email protected]
Toby Peters. email: [email protected]
Mr Mark Phillimore The Grange Sandy Lane Shedfield
Caroline Ford Windmill House, St John's Lane Shedfield SO32 2TA
Miss Caroline Ford Windmill House St John’s Lane Shedfield SO32 2TA
www.shedfield-petanque.org.uk
01489 890040
01329 832107
07940704676
01329 832162
02392 632502
01489 892700
01329 833592
01329 834874
01489 892611
01489 890961
01489 892381
Fairlands Nursery School Church Road Shedfield SO32 2HY
Miss Monica Simpson Wynton Winters Road Shirrell Heath
Mrs Sandra Glover 32 Brooklyn Close Waltham Chase
Mrs Rosie Banks
01329 834848
01329 832061
01489 891509
01489 896736 and
07770767779.
01329 832618
01489 892989
01329 834904
01489 892043
01489 899113
Mr Robin Boston The Haven Twynhams Hill Shirrell Heath
Dick Shepley Briar Cottage, Clubhouse Lane, Waltham Chase, SO32 2NN
Mrs Anne Taylor Rivendell, Twynhams Hill, Shirrell Heath
Chris Bezant 45 Forest Close Waltham Chase
Mrs Alison Fripp 6 Linden Close Waltham Chase
01329 834848
01329 833913
01489 896848
07913 640795
01329 832107
01489 893689
01489 899099
01489 899099
07926720119
07808547096
01329 833865
01329 832107
01329 832107
Jill Sutton Woodbank, Chase Grove, Waltham Chase SO32 2 LF
Chris Pavey15 Spring Lane Swanmore email: [email protected]
Linda Dudley [email protected]
Mrs Josie Dyson Hill View Mill Lane Brockbridge Droxford
Bridget Jones Claremont Solomons Lane Shirrell Heath SO32 2HU
01489 892824
01489 895462
Mrs Jess Bond Gramble Garth Winters Road Shirrell Heath
Mr Jim Coleman Heath Lodge, High Street, Shirrell Heath
Mr Alan Cox Lavender Farm Pricketts Hill Shedfield
Mr Jeff Crate High Street, Shirrell Heath
Mr Stuart Jones Claremont Solomons Lane Shirrell Heath
Mr Tony Cailes The Ridings Waltham Chase
Mr Kevin Dye The Ridings Waltham Chase
Mrs Margaret Jones The Firs Chase Grove Waltham Chase
Mrs Maria Robbie Forest Farm Winchester Rd Waltham Chase SO32 2LL
Mr Roy Skelding The Ridings Waltham Chase
Parish Council Office Shedfield Recreation Ground Upper Church Road
Shedfield
Mrs Linda Gemmell 1 Highlands Winchester Road Waltham Chase SO32 2NA
Mr Roger Huxstep Cam Cottage Botley Road Shedfield SO32 2HN
07587 639203
01329 835382
07791 776678
Mr Roger Huxstep Cam Cottage Botley Road Shedfield SO32 2HN
01329 833884
01489 896690
01489 877621
01329 833148
01329 833148
01489 894648
01489 894663
01489 891909
07896 044784
01329 830060
07918 623009
01489 895023
01329 833884
WALTHAM CHASE FLOWER CLUB
Waltham Chase Village Hall
Wednesday, July 22nd
Demonstration by
Christine Knight
‘Something
old, Something
new’
1.45 for 2 pm start
Charity stall in aid of Motor Neurone Disease research
Sales & Flower arranging equipment stall
Competition title—’Old/New’
Competition area provided—24” x 24”.
Natural plant material must predominate.
Entry for visitors—£ 4.50.
No meeting in August.
Coming up on 23 September
Demonstration by Carol Norman ‘Second Hand Rose’