The White House
High Street
Southwick
PO17 6EB
Tel: 023 92377 568
Dear Friends
I would like to add my congratulations, to the many others received from
around the UK, to Eileen Jayne-Wood
on being awarded the MBE in the
Queen’s New Year Honours List, for
her outstanding contribution to
fundraising on behalf of The Rowans
Hospice. Eileen has been a devoted
supporter of The Rowans Hospice since
it first opened and has raised over
£200,000 since 1994. She chairs the
Eileen-first from left
Meon Valley Support Group, which
includes: Boarhunt, Southwick,
Wickham, Swanmore and Bishop’s Waltham. She is also the Founder and
Travel Organiser of Portsdown Travel (formerly Hospice Travel). Ruth
White, Chief Executive at The Rowans wrote, in her tribute, “From my
first encounter with Eileen, I could sense her total commitment to the
service we were developing: her enthusiasm and passion for Hospice Care
was tangible. Over the last almost two decades, I and many others have
looked on in awe at the professionalism she has brought to this voluntary
role. The individualized care we strive to offer at The Rowans Hospice is
mirrored in Eileen’s care of people who attend her fundraising events and
Portsdown Travel holidays and tours. Travel is actually one of the lesser
known therapies the hospice has to offer as many people who are bereaved
and alone find the excursions and holidays welcoming and supportive in
their journey through grief” Eileen’s award was a long time coming and
well deserved.
Another Southwick, long time residence and, like Eileen a regular attender
at Southwick Church, Marjorie Copping, celebrated a special birthday with
family and friends, just before Christmas when she reached the grand age
of ninety.
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I was surprised to receive a telephone call from Winchester City Council,
in the New Year, asking, as the D-Day Memorial Hall was already booked,
if Southwick Church could be used as a polling station, for a by-election.
After receiving the Squire’s permission, I then started remembering other
churches I have known that were used for other uses, as well as regular
worship. In Hereford, the church council approved the setting up of a very
successful vegetarian café at the back of the parish church; at nearby
Mansell Lacy the church was used, as well as for services, by all of the
village organisations for meetings including, the Brownies, Parish Council,
After School Play Group, NFU, Yoga, a Scottish Dancing Club and other
social events especially parties were held there. This church was literally,
the centre of the village. A church in South Wales allowed the local doctor
to use the vicar’s vestry as his surgery and the choir vestry as the waiting
room. I also know of two churches, in London, who converted their crypts,
one into a wine bar and the other into a recording studio. At Boarhunt
Church, you can still see the imprint of a wall that divided the aisle from
the community room.
In many places throughout England churches, for many centuries, have
been multi-use facilities including cathedrals, where markets were held in
the side aisles and wide open spaces. I do not expect this to happen in the
churches of Boarhunt and Southwick but I am pleased, that on this
occasion, we were able to help out and allow the by-election to take place
in our church.
Best wishes
Bob Green
To view photographs of special services
and other joint church activities, please
visit our websites,
www.stjamessouthwick.org.uk or
www.stnicholasboarhunt.org.uk
Marjorie cutting her
90th birthday cake
(Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE))
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Sunday Services
Southwick
Boarhunt
0830
1045
Holy Communion
Parish Eucharist
0930 Parish Eucharist
(The above, 1st, 3rd, and 5th only)
1000
Holy Communion, first Thursday in the month at Southwick
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Sunday Service at North Boarhunt Methodist Chapel Trampers
Lane
Parish Register
Funerals
28th November
23rd December
Anthony Stroud
Doreen Walton
Portchester
Portchester
Burial of Ashes
30th December
24th January
Jean Pratt
Doreen Walton (nee Ware)
Boarhunt
Boarhunt
Special Events
18th March
18th March
5th April
6th April
8th April
8th April
0930
1045
1930
1400
0930
1045
Mothering Sunday Service
Mothering Sunday Service
Eucharist for Last Supper
Good Friday Service
Easter Eucharist
Easter Eucharist
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Boarhunt
Southwick
Southwick
Southwick
Boarhunt
Southwick
Southwick & Widley Parish Council
Clerk: Eddie Mason
19 Okemont Close, West End, Southampton SO18 3PP
Telephone: 023 8046 3228 e-mail: [email protected]
High on its list of priorities is the Parish Council’s continuing mission to
achieve a satisfactory bus service for the village. A project it is working
very hard to bring to a successful conclusion. The Parish Council has now
been successful in soliciting support from Boarhunt Parish Council who
have committed money in their next financial year’s budget. Wickham and
Soberton PCs are still to decide. The Parish Council is aware that this is
going to be a long slow process but with all the offers of support it has
received it is confident of a successful outcome.
At the December meeting the white signs put up at great expense by
Hampshire County Council to advertise where wild flowers grow were
raised on behalf of the community by a member of the public. His concern
was that this level of money should be spent on a project like this when the
Council is under such tight financial constraints and is facing cutbacks that
are threatening important front line services.
The Chair of the Parish Council; Councillor Watson has looked into this
and has received a reply from Hampshire County Council saying that its
contractors had been inadvertently cutting through and destroying sites that
had been designated as of ‘Special Scientific Interest’ and to stop this they
had applied for a European Community grant and the signs came from the
money allocated to it by the EU to stop SSI sites being destroyed in
Hampshire.
Councillor Watson said that he is in the process of re-convening the
‘Playing Field Working Party’ which he hoped would resume its work in
February, and then a decision could be made about what needs to be done
to improve the facility for the community.
With regard to community safety PCSO’s Barry Towler and Owen Reeves
said that although the police had had a very busy new year in general, as
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far as Southwick was concerned it has been very quiet with only one minor
motoring incident.
Since the New Year other problems have been:
i) The heavy wind has brought down four trees although none
presented a danger to the public.
ii) Speeding through Southwick is being treated as a priority and
several motorists have been charged.
iii) There have been some sporadic thefts of domestic diesel fuel.
Other items from the meetings are that the Parish Council makes the
following grants:
Parish Magazine
Home Start
Citizens Advice Bureau
St Nicholas’s Church graveyard
£100.00
£100.00
£100.00
£500.00
Pat John’s Retirement
Pat Johns worked for the Southwick Estate for 37 years. Contractors and
staff showed their appreciation by presenting her with a gift of a sundial
that they all thought she would appreciate in her retirement.
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Present
Billy Liar
The Pantomime
An original panto filled with original songs written especially
for Spare Part Players,
You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, but you won’t get your money back!!
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 22nd, 23rd
and 24th March 2012
D-Day Memorial Hall
Southwick
Doors open at 7pm, curtain up at 7.30pm
Adults £4, Children £2
Tickets will be available from Southwick Stores
From 1st March
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Please support your local Am dram group!
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Southwick Social and Sports Association
The Selkirk Grace
Some hae meat and canna eat,
And some wad eat that want it,
But we hae meat and we can eat,
And sae the Lord be thankit.
Burns Night
Burns night, held this year on Jan 21st, was another great success with all
tickets being sold and a profit of almost £750 being made, all proceeds
from this event are to be donated to the D-Day Hall towards refurbishment.
AGM
This year’s AGM is to be held on Tuesday the 6th of March in the D-Day
hall, with a start time of 19:30hrs, please come along and show your
support and enjoy our complimentary cheese and wine.
Quiz Night
There is a quiz to be held on Thursday the 29th of March, the evening
commences at 19:30hrs, tickets are £3.00 members, £3.50 non-members,
Evening to include supper, but please provide your own refreshment.
Spring Show
The Spring Show this year is to be held on Saturday the 14th of April, show
starts at 14:00hrs, schedules will be available from Southwick Stores in the
near future.
Bingo
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Up and coming dates for bingo are, Feb 25th and March 10th both sessions
begin at 19:30hrs.
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Boarhunt WI
Trampers Lane, 1 Wednesday of the Month, 2pm
To All
Programme Speakers
7th March - Derek Drew, Have Gavel will travel
20th March - South Downs Valley Spring Group Meeting, Hambledon
Village Hall
21st March - HFWI Spring Council Meeting, Guildhall Portsmouth,
speaker Marylyn Haines-Evans, chair of NFWI public affairs committee
and Libby Purves OBE presenter of BBC Radio 4, mid-week programme.
4th April - Mrs Elkinton on the garden in spring.
Reports
7th December - We were entertained at our Christmas meeting by the
Solent Singers, a really brilliant Barber Shop Choir. We would highly
recommend them. The business closed the meeting, rounding off with a
Christmas tea.
5th December - Group carol service at St Wilfreds Cowplain. A good
number of our ladies attended, a large congregation was present and
monies were collected for local charities.
14th December - Nearly all the members were able to make the annual
Christmas lunch at the Palmerston Bowling Club Fareham. An excellent
meal enjoyed by all.
4th January - 1st meeting of the year, our first speaker PCSO Dave Hurley
on the role of safer neighbourhood team. A really interesting talk that gave
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us an insight on how to keep safe within the community.
Resolution was that the NF WI urges her majesty’s government to make
the wearing of helmets when cycling a legal requirement. This was passed
unanimously. Business followed with tea and cakes.
Competition Results for 2011
Flower of the month
1st Carol Bender 2nd June Tucker 3rd Grace Neal 4th Julie Paine
Competition For the Year
1st Beryl Sweetland 2nd Julie Paine and June Tucker 3rd Ann Houghton
4th Romaine Raines
WI Book Club
Meet the last Tuesday of each month in a members house
Book Report - A place of hiding by Elizabeth George. A very well written
mystery with many characters and lots of detail which takes some reading
but worth the effort.
Trampers Walking Group
16th November - An excellent walk all the way along the old railway line
Hayling Island. Lunch was at West Town Inn.
21st December - As we enjoyed the November walk so much we decided
to revisit Hayling Island and have a Christmas lunch at the West Town Inn.
Followed by an enjoyable coastal walk.
Next Walks
15th February and March 21st, 1030 meet TBA.
Our group meets on the 1st Wednesday of every month
Walking group meet 3rd Wednesday of every month
Please do come and join us, visitors always welcome
Contact number 07925 526784
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QA League of Friends Art
QA League of Friends are celebrating their Diamond anniversary this year
and the Art Team expect to take a full part in the celebrations.
They are already taking part in a competition to design a T-shirt which will
be worn by people willing to run for them in charity ‘races’. The T-shirt
will also be on sale in the shop. The Art Team also intend to hold an
outdoor art event and a painting day during the summer.
Belinda will continue to exhibit her artworks until 3rd March but will be
changing the display on 5th February. Belinda has branched out from her
floral paintings and has on display works in mixed media which include
the sparkle of simulated gemstones.
From 4th March Mrs Bullimore will be exhibiting her photographs and Ian
Fitsimmons will exhibit his oil paintings. Ian won 1st prize in our Annual
Competition with his paintings of mountain views even though he had
been painting only a few months.
To become a volunteer or to offer to run for us please contact Jan Spear,
Chairperson, League of Friends, Coffee Shop, B Level, Queen Alexandra
Hospital, Cosham PO6 3LY.
For anything concerning the art please contact Anne Parmiter
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023 9238 7284
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(FORMERLY HOSPICE TRAVEL)
supporting
Registered Charity Number 299731
ANNUAL CRUISE IN SUPPORT
OF YOUR LOCAL HOSPICE
IN P&O 'AURORA'
to the
MEDITERRANEAN
departing 26 September 2012
14 Nights from Southampton
Information and Booking form available by sending a
stamped self addressed 9" x 4" envelope to:
Portsdown Travel (Cruise 2012)
Orchard Cottage, 34 West Street, Southwick,
Hampshire, PO17 6EA
 023 9238 2433 / 01329 232915 / 07940
805431
Or E-mail: [email protected]
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Directory
Club/Organisation/Facility
Contact Name
Telephone No
Boarhunt Memorial Hall
Planning Committee
Tiggy Ayoub
01329 834813
Boarhunt Parish Council
Elizabeth Billingham 01489 891321
Boarhunt Sunshine Hour Club
Shirley Edmondson
Boarhunt WI
Frances Gordon-Rae 07925 526784
Church Warden, St James
Anthony Savage
01329 231930
Church Warden, St Nicholas
Paul Harbord
01329 282055
D-Day Memorial Hall (bookings)
Pauline Bailey
023 9237 0860
[email protected]
North Boarhunt Social Club
Mike Fortun
01329 832470
South East Hants Young
Farmers Club
David Norrish
07759 713 070
Priory Club
Adrienne Bridger
023 9221 0418
Southwick Lions
Warren Bailey
07542 490606
Southwick Luncheon Club
Carol Watson
023 9238 4069
Southwick & Widley
Parish Council
Eddie Mason
023 8046 3228
Southwick Social &
Sports Association
Rosemary Kenyon
023 9237 0426
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023 9232 7667
Spare Part Players
Pauline Bailey
023 9237 9520
The Rowans Hospice
Eileen Jayne-Wood
07940 805 431
Vol Driver Scheme
Gerry Norris
023 9221 9259
Wickham Surgery
Receptionist
01329 833121
If your organisation is not listed here, or details have changed, please
contact the editor or your co-ordinator with information for inclusion in
future issues
The next issue of the newsletter will be distributed in April. Please send all
items for inclusion by 15th March to the co-ordinators:
Southwick News to:
Mrs Jean Houghton
23 West Street
Southwick
Fareham
Tel: 023 9237 7075
Boarhunt News to:
Mrs Alison Cottrell
‘Clayside’ Trampers Lane
North Boarhunt
PO17 6BX
Tel: 01329 833 863
Advertisement enquiries to: Pauline Bailey
32 West Street
Southwick
PO17 6EA
Tel: 023 9237 9520
Email: [email protected]
Editor
Pauline Bailey
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Readers Page
Here we have a new addition to the magazine, a readers page, do you have
anything interesting that you would like published, for example, quiz
questions, interesting facts, poems, short stories or even general thoughts
and views of anything in particular then please send them to Pauline Bailey
(details on directory page) via email or by post, here’s something to kick
off the page, interesting facts about Hampshire:Did you know that gabardine waterproof clothing was invented by a
Basingstoke Man? His name? Thomas Burberry!
Did you know that our greatest 20th century novelist PG Wodehouse lived
on various occasions in the Hampshire town of Emsworth.
Did you know that the first English commercial vineyard of the modern
era was established at Hambledon in Hampshire? In 1951 the grandsounding Major-General Sir Guy Salisbury-Jones planted a one acre site
with Seyval Blanc grapes, which duly produced their first crop for winemaking in 1954.
Did you know that Keats wrote The Eve of St Agnes, and spent his last
night in England, in Bedhampton near Havant? In 1819 he and a friend
walked there from Chichester in late January, and Keats already troubled
by the first signs of TB had to recuperate at The Old Mill, guest of the
wonderfully named John Snooks.
Did you know that Charles Kingsley had the idea for his book The Water
Babies while staying in and fishing at Itchen Abbas near Winchester.
Did you know that the first known dry dock in history was built at
Portsmouth? It was constructed in 1495 during the reign of Henry VII .
Did you know that Southampton was the first town in Britain to sample
fish fingers in 1955? The cod strips in breadcrumbs were of course
developed and made in Great Yarmouth .
Did you know that the very first Sherlock Holmes story was written in
Southsea by Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle? It was called "A Study in Scarlet".
Conan-Doyle was practicing there as a doctor from his house in Elm
Grove. There is another local Holmes connection: Dr Watson was based on
a real doctor, another Watson who was a friend of the author, and President
of Portsmouth’s Literary and Scientific Society, to which Conan-Doyle
belonged.
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Citizens Advice Bureau
Q. I work in a low paid job and with the price of energy going up, I
am really struggling to pay my fuel bills. What can I do?
A. There are different tariffs and payment methods available so the first
thing to do is speak to your energy supplier to check you are on the best
deal for you and whether there is a cheaper way to pay your bill.
It’s also really important that you check you are receiving all of the
benefits and tax credits you are entitled to. It’s easy to think that because
you go out to work and earn a wage you wouldn’t get any financial help
from the Government – that’s not true. £20 billion of benefits goes
unclaimed every year – and some of these are ‘in work benefits’ for those
who don’t earn a lot. So you could be missing out on money that could
help you cope with rising costs – like energy bills. Your local Citizens
Advice Bureaux can help you figure out whether you are entitled to any
benefits.
If you think that you are not going to be able to pay your bill – which
leaves you in debt to your energy company, then you need to tell your
energy supplier as soon as possible. They have a duty to help you and
make sure that you are repaying what you can afford.
For more information about energy bills and your benefit entitlement
contact your local CAB at Well House, 2 Brook Street, Bishop's
Waltham, SO32 1AX, Tel. No. (01489) 896376 open from 10.00 a.m. to
2.00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. We also run an
advice surgery at Wickham Community Centre, Mill Lane, Wickham on
Thursdays from 10.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m, If this is not convenient, please
note our Thursday evening appointments only session (from 4 to 7 p.m.)
at the Bishop’s Waltham Bureau. You can also e-mail us on
[email protected] with your problem. You can also go to
our local website www.bishopswalthamcab.org.uk or you can go to the
national Citizens Advice website www.adviceguide.org.uk
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