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The Loddon Valley Link Church and Village Magazine

for Sherfield -on -Loddon, Stratfield Saye,Hartley Wespall with Stratfield Turgis and Bramley


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Welcome to the May edition of the Link. Happy birthday to Her Majestythe Queen for the 21st April. If you’re having or have had an event sendus the photos.

This month our centre pages are all about the Proms and a performer’sview of one of the events.

Don’t forget to vote in the police commissioner, borough and parish councillor electionscoming up on May 5 th and especially if you’re in SherfieldPark where the new Parish Council is coming into being.

Instead of the Borough councillor update this monthwe’ve got the thoughts of our MP in Ranil’s Ramblings(p17).

Have your say on the future local NHS (p19)

Sherfield Village Fete is fast approaching and helpersare needed, as is help in St Leonards (p23), plus all theusual reports. If we’re missing yours then get in touch.

We’re trying out a newspaper style layout this month inorder to give you more content without increasing themagazine’s overall size and cost. We hope you like it butlet us know your thoughts.

An interesting reminder that we’re now printing onrecycled paper. Using this rather than a non -recycled ourenvironmental impact was apparently reduced by:

184kg of landfill 25kg CO2 and greenhouse gases 247km travel in the average European car 5,094 litres of water 469kWh of energy 299kg of wood

This month’s cover of local bluebells from Nikki Rimmer.Please keep your photos and articles coming in to: -: [email protected] .

Contents

Church Services……….….. 4 Messy Church & Registers. 5 Minister’s Letter ……....…. 7 Percy’s Plant Sale ……….. 8 Prayer Page……………….11 Sherfield Village Fete ...… 13 Ranil’s Ramblings ………. 17 Crime figures…………… 19 Stratfield Saye PC ....…… 25 Village Hall ………………. 26 Sherfield PC …………...…29 Proms ……………….. .30/31 SPCA ……….…………32 Sherfield Park …………. 34 NWR …………….………. 39 Beat Report ………….. 40/41 Village Green …………...42 Gardening Club …………48 WI & Evergreens ………..49 New Chief Constable ……55 Small Ads………….…….. 56 Useful Tel: Nos……………57

Simon Boase

Editorial

Stratfield Turgis Parish Annual General Meeting

Friday 3rd JuneIn the Cricket Pavilion on the Recreation Ground

From 7:30 pmWe have a guest speaker from CPRE

(Campaign to Protect Rural England)

Wine and nibbles will be provided.All residents welcome

mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Children are welcome at all our services. Services in italics are particularly gearedto children and families.

*Drive up close to the white gates, which will open automatically .

Services May 2016

Sunday 1st May Easter 6

10.00am Holy Communion St Leonard’s Sherfield

10.00am

Family Service

St Mary’s Stratfield Saye*

6.30pm Holy Communion St Mary’s Hartley Wespall

Thursday 5th May Ascension 10.00am Holy Communion St Leonard’s Sherfield

Sunday 8th May Easter 7

10.00am Morning Worship and Sunday Club St Leonard’s Sherfield

Friday 13th May

4.15pm Messy Church Sherfield Community Centre

Sunday 15th May Pentecost

10.00am Holy Communion & Sunday Club St Leonard’s Sherfield

6.30pm Evensong St Mary’s Hartley Wespall

Sunday 22nd May Trinity Sunday

8.00am Holy Communion St Mary’s Hartley Wespall

10.00am Together in Worship St Leonard’s Sherfield (a service for all ages)

Sunday 5th June Trinity 2

10.00am Holy Communion St Leonard’s Sherfield

10.00am Family Service St Mary’s Stratfield Saye* 6.30pm Evensong and Holy Communion St Mary’s Hartley Wespall

Sunday 29th May Trinity 1

10.00am Benefice Holy Communion St Leonard’s Sherfield

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Parish Registers

Baptism

Albie James Staines 13.03.16 Sherfield

Amber Betty Hadley 10.04.16 Sherfield

Wedding

Ashley MacNaughton & 09.04.16 Sherfield

Katherine Miller

Friday 13thMay 2016

Theme - Our Worldwide familyAll welcome! Lots of craft, worship and tea for the children!

4.15 Arrive, Register, prepare for Worship

4.30 Worship followed by craft activities5.15 Meal - cafe style (finish at 5.30pm)

It is essential that you book

(and please advise of any food allergies).

For more information and to book, please contact :

Peta Alvares: [email protected] or on Facebook: messychurchsol


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BREACH LANE CHAPEL Sherfield on Loddon Geoff Belsham 01256 882534 / 07519 708416Transport is available for all events at the chapel

Services for May

Catholic Services

St Bede’s and HolyGhost Churches,Basingstoke.

Parish Office Open

Tues to Friday9.30 am -1.00 pm Tel.465214. Sunday Mass 9.00 am, 11.00 amand 6.30 pm

St. Leonard’s Church

The ChurchOpen Days forMay are 14 th, 21 st

and 28 th. Openfrom 10am till4pm

Sunday 1 st 10.30am Family Worship led by Steve Smith

Friday 6 th 10.30am Open Morning at the Chapel

Sunday 8 th 10.30am Family Worship led by Graham Locke Thursday 12 th 7.45pm House Group & Bible Study at 7 Pound Close,

Bramley


Sunday 15 th 10.30am Family Worship led by Neil Owen includingHoly Communion


Saturday 21 st 2.30pm Through the Roof Club led by Geoff Belsham– “Village Walk”

Sunday 22nd 10.30am Family Worship led by Alistair Sneddon

Wednesday 25 th 2.30pm Midweek Fellowship led by Geoff Belsham

Thursday 26 th 10.30am “The Morning Dew” Ladies Fellowship led byCora


Sunday 29 th 10.30am CHURCH RE-OPENING Anniversary serviceled by Rev. Richard Lane

12.30pm ANNIVERSARY MEAL

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Dear Friends,

Following on with the ‘People who inspiredme’ series; the second person who deeplyinspired me was Jack Hebditch. He was proudof his name, which he claimed came from‘hedges and ditches’, though I have sincefound its origin is 7 th century Anglo -Saxon andquite different. The point was that he wasproud of his working background. Jack was a

consummate and excellent tradesman, aWheelwright and Joiner of the old school. Ifirst met him properly whilst waiting for a buson the way to the Bournemouth and PooleCollege of Art. This interested him greatly andwhat he did caught my imagination too,especially as I had a keen interest in furnituredesign.I would pop into his old dusty workshop oftenfor a chat but mostly to watch, listen and learn.Even when busy he had the time and spacefor me to just ‘be’ there. I found the draw of

that environment, the tools, the bench that hadseen better days, the smell of the wood,Jack’s deep connection with his craft and hisstories irresistible. But it was to be another fiveyears before I actually worked there.

When Jack took me on and agreed to train mehe was well past retiring age. Only his silverhair and weathered features betrayed this. Hisstrength, agility and enthusiasm seemedundimmed as of a man twenty years his junior.He was always careful but he was not averseto walking along the ridge of a strong roof

without aid to repair a single broken tile. Hisgentle manner and his sense of humour wereinfectious and we laughed together every day.This was especially true when things weregoing wrong, when we should have beenmoaning. But Jack didn’t do moaning; he wasan eternal optimist and I soon discovered why.

In his youth Jack had been a rebel. He didn’tever cross the line as far as the law wasconcerned. That seemed to have been kept incheck after an acquaintance of his, ‘Sticky’Wilson, received three strokes of the birch.

According to Jack he went‘straight as a die’ after that but heliked being a rebel. He owned arather noisy Morgan threewheeler, which he delighted in parking outsidethe Methodist Chapel on a Sunday evening.He would wait for the sermon to begin andthen rev the car up until the door to the chapelopened. He would then speed off much to the

irritation of the steward. He once put the carthrough an ornamental gate and had to makea new one in his time and at his expense.There were many more stories; in fact, I can’tever remember Jack running out of stories.“So”, I said one day, “You were a realtearaway”. “Arr”, he replied, “I was that. That’swhy I have a lot of time for young peopletoday. It’s no good moaning when you werelike that as a nipper”. He had a point and helived by his philosophy.

Several times youngsters caused mischief and

damage in the estate yard. Jack simply tuckedhis thumbs behind his braces and said, “Ohwell, let’s have a cup of tea.” He obviously hadto inform the estate manager if the loss wasreally bad but his overall attitude was more ofcompassion than retribution. Jack taught meto be tolerant and look at the world and peoplein particular with more understanding. I thankGod for Jack and his mentoring and for theskills he taught me. I thank God that I wasable to tell him that. Finally I am thankful thatJack found his way back to God and died fullof faith in his late nineties, having only fullyretired a couple of years before. As I indicatedlast time, the reason I share this is because itis so vital for every one of us to realise that wehave a role in mentoring others and we arenot finished with that task until we die. Untilthen it is our call to encourage and build upthose God has given to us, especially theyoung.Take a little time to read Proverbs 4.

Every blessing. Stephen (Priest in Charge)[email protected] 01256 881071

MINISTER’S LETTER



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Saturday 14th May ,

10.00am to 1.00pm

Sherfield on Loddon Village Hall

There will be a huge selection of Plants forsale. Flowers, fruit and vegetables,

including geraniums, begonia, fuschia,runner beans, tomatoes.

There will also be a stall from the GardenClub, a cake stall, Bramley Bakery Cake stall,

raffle and POSH coffee morning.

Percy’s Plant SalePercy’s Plant SalePercy’s Plant Sale

The proceeds will be shared between StLeonard’s Church, the Village Hall and the

Garden Club.

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TEXT FOR THE MONTH

Colossians 3 : verses 1 & 2

Since, then, you have been raised withChrist, set your hearts on things above,where Christ is, seated at the right hand ofGod. Set your minds on things above, noton earthly things. The NIV Bible

Prayer for the Month.

Lord Jesus Christ, we thank you that youreveal yourself in different ways: throughyour still small voice, yet equally in thehustle and bustle of daily life; throughexuberant songs of praise but also inmoments of quiet reflection. Your Spirit iswith us at moments of great excitement andalso in our ordinary everyday activities.

Help us to see you in one another, howeverdifferent we seem to be. Help us toovercome our fear of what is strange to usand our suspicion of new ideas, so that wemay learn more of your purpose and yoursaving love. May our understanding of you be enrichedand our fellowship deepened by thediversity which you have given us to share.

Lord Jesus, though we are many, you havemade us one

In your name we pray. Amen

Prayer Points for May

Pray for world leaders at his time ofconfusion and anxiety over work andemployment. May they see a way forwardfor the benefit of all

Pray for endings of the conflict in Syria andIraqPray for the refugees from the Middle Eastthat they may be able to find peace in thecountries of Europe

Pray for all children who will be takingimportant exams this month and next.

Pray for Percy’s Plant Sale at the VillageHall on May 14 th.

Pray for the sick known to usthat they may know God’speace.

Give thanks for the joy oflonger days, warmer weatherand the beauty of the worldaround us.

St Leonard’s Church Room is available for hire

The new church room is a light modern space with kitchen and toiletfacilities. Suitable for meetings or children’s parties!

For more information about hiring please contact:[email protected] / 01256 882788



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An update fromWestminster by RanilJayawardena, Memberof Parliament for NorthEast Hampshire.

Hasn’t the last year just flown by? It was lastMay that I had the honour of being electedas the Member of Parliament for North EastHampshire. I would like to thank all of mysupporters in Sherfield -on -Loddon and,indeed, everyone who voted on 7 th May lastyear.

The twelve months since then have beenfrantic and this shows no sign of changing inthe run up to the European Unionreferendum. I have thoroughly enjoyedengaging both with local people and withbusinesses over recent months to find outtheir views on this topic, and recentlyconducted an enjoyable question andanswer session to debate views on this

matter. I have found the huge range of issues thatare important to the constituents of this areaparticularly interesting. I’d like to use thisopportunity to highlight just a couple of theactions I have been taking in Westminster totackle these.

Last year, I was fortunate enough to beelected by my colleagues to be a member ofthe Home Affairs Select Committee. Thishas given me the opportunity to look into arange of issues that constituents have toldme are crucial to them, such as policing andimmigration.

Recently, I questioned the Home Secretary,Theresa May, on her efforts to controlimmigration and also enquired for furtherinformation on the real consequences of anEU -Turkey deal for immigration levels in theUK. I know that immigration is a key issueboth locally and nationally, so it’s a topic Iwill continue to raise in Parliament.

Over the course of the year, I have asked anumber of questions of the Prime Minister,David Cameron, too. I was delighted to hear

his positive response on further funding forRAF Odiham – and look forward to thismoving this issue forward. Similarly, when I

raised the issue of police funding, I wasassured by the Prime Minister that fundingfor police will increase by £900 million incash terms over the course of thisParliament. This includes funding for anadditional 108 police officers acrossHampshire, to ensure the increased security

and safety of the people of North EastHampshire.

If you have an issue or concern, or wouldlike more regular updates on my work inWestminster, please contact me by email:[email protected] or by phone: 020 72193637.

Ranil’s Ramblings



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The Four Horseshoes Old Reading Road

Sherfield on Loddon

RG27 2EX

Tel: 01256 t 882296 www.the4horseshoes.co.uk

Traditional village pub serving drinks and food. 2 for 1 meal offer

Buy one main meal from our selected lunchtime menu andreceive another absolutely free

(Tuesdays—Fridays 12 midday—4pm).Deal expires 31 May 2016

Function room/skittle alley for hireFunction room/skittle alley for hire——please enquireplease enquire

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We decided last year it would be good tohave a BIGCLEAN in theSpring and fixed on7th May starting at10am . This givesus an opportunityto do a morethorough clean ofthe church and totackle areas thatare often missed.Please let us (thecleaning team)know if there areany cornersneeding dusting,

cobwebs on light fittings or anything elsethat you may have noticed. We shall nottake offence! Coffee and tea will beavailable and it would be a good time foranyone thinking of joining us to meet some

of the teams.

Also just a quick reminder that we areholding the rota meeting on Monday 9 th May at 7:45pm in the new church room. Itwill be followed by coffee/tea and biscuits.

We would welcome new recruits so pleaseconsider volunteering – the more memberswe have the less frequent are the duties,and it is not a huge time commitment. It isa way of helping our church remainattractive to our regular congregation andlocal community, especially now the newextension is available. If you don’t feel ableto be part of the rota we also welcomehelpers who can be called upon in thoserare occasions someone phones in sick orhas a domestic emergency.

For more information contact ValerieBurrows on 01256 880087, Kay Pearmanon 01256 882565 or email Valerie at:[email protected] .

ST LEONARD’S BIG CLEAN SATURDAY MAY 7TH



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The Parish Council is hoping to install abasketball net on the recreation ground inthe next few months.

I’m still waiting to hear about the once aweek 154 bus and will keep you posted.

As reported last month the Parish Councilstill wants residents’ suggestions:

where to site the plaque they’ll bereceiving at the end of the year tocommemorate Mr Welch being awardedthe VC in the First World War.

where to place the bench in memory ofthe late Duke of Wellington.

So if you have any suggestions for thecelebrations, position for the plaque orbench please let me know and I’ll pass

them on to the Parish Council forconsideration

Don’t forget the fete on 25 th June tocelebrate the Queen’s 90 th birthday to beheld at the Iron Duke. Arrangements arewell underway so if you could help pleasecontact Jean Carruthers. Any funds will gotowards installing new children’s equipment

at the recreation ground.The next Parish Meeting & AGM is on 9th May at 7.00p.m. in the Village Hall butdon’t forget to come along to the monthlycoffee mornings in the Village Hall at11.00a.m. – 9 th May.

Penny Mayo, Stratfield Saye Parish Clerk,[email protected] or tel. 01189332379.

STRATFIELD SAYE PARISH REPORT

(Grants for Children and Young People)

The Foundation was established by GeorgePitt in 1739 and provides grants for childrenand young people under 18 in the Parishesof Stratfield Saye and Beech Hill . TheTrustees would like to encourage parents ofStratfield Saye and Beech Hill to make useof this historic charity.

All claims, with accompanying receipts, forextra curricular activities, where notprovided by the Local Education Authoritywill be considered sympathetically. Thegrant is not means -tested and is availablefor activities such as:

Music and swimming tuition, residential andstudy courses, textbooks and specialequipment etc.

Applications for grants must be received by:

James Hare, Stratfield Saye Estates, EstateOffice, Stratfield Saye, Near Reading, RG72BT, not later than 30 th June 2016.

THE STRATFIELD SAYE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Village Hall Matters Sherfield on Loddon Village HallReg. Charity No. 272385Tel: 07468 427684Email: [email protected]

www.sherfieldvillagehall.co.uk

FUND RAISING As a Charity, the only regular income theHall receives is from its hiring fees socontinued local support and fundraising isessential to bridge the gap between incomefrom bookings and the cost of running theHall. Please help us by supporting ourfundraising activities. Unfortunately lastmonth we had to cancel the quiz nightbecause of low advance ticket sales –apologies to those of you who hadpurchased tickets.

IS IT CURTAINS FOR THE HALL?Some of our users have requested we buycurtains (obviously fire -retardant) for themain hall. Other user groups think that theblinds alone are adequate and curtainsunnecessary. What is your view? If you feelstrongly either way please email us at theabove address and let us know.

ELECTIONS THURSDAY 5th MAY

Please note that the Village Hall is a Polling

Station for the May elections and the

Garden Room will be in use all day andevening from 7am to 10pm.

NEW CLOCK

Kathleen Gaiger and her daughter, Eleanor,have very kindly donated an antique clockto the Village Hall. The managementcommittee is extremely grateful for thisgenerous gift which is in keeping with thecharacter of the hall and is now in pride ofplace.

Please don’t forget the Village CoffeeMorning on the 2nd Saturday of eachmonth at 10.30am in the Garden Room. Allwelcome.

For more information on activities, events &booking the hall, visit: the website below

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West Green Road, Hartley Wintney RG27 8LP

Open June (date varies) to lateSeptember for Pick Your Own & Pickedfruit, vegetables and flowers including

Strawberries, Tayberries, Currants,Gooseberries, Raspberries, New

Potatoes & Asparagus; local Honey,Free Range Eggs and Homemade

Jams & Ice Creams

CALL 01252 845772from May 1 st for information, & to place

orders or visitwww.westgreenfruits.com

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Meeting dates

The next Full Parish Council meetingdates are 18 th May and 8 th June 2016 at7.30 pm in the Liddell Hall. The Maymeeting will be the AGM of the ParishCouncil. The APM for parish residentswill take place on Monday 9 th May in the

Village Hall.

Litter Warden Vacancy

Phil Cole, our litter warden of manyyears will be retiring at the end of April.The Parish Council would like to thankPhil for the great job he has done.

This means that there is a part -timevacancy for a litter warden. This is apaid position for 6 hours a week. Themain duties are to collect litter in andaround the village of Sherfield -on -Loddon and to empty litter bins on aregular basis. Training and equipmentare provided. Please contact the Clerkfor further details and to apply.

Village Green

Please see the article ‘Village GreenMatters’ for information about the dogwaste stations which the Parish Councilis installing to combat the problemscaused by those who do not clear upafter their pets.

Waste and Recycling

Do you know that Hampshire CountyCouncil is consulting residents aboutchanges to recycling? This couldinvolve the closure of some wasterecycling sites. If you would like to

express your views please go to http://www3.hants.gov.uk/waste -recycling.htmand follow the links to the questionnaire.The consultation closes on 25 May2016.

Hospital Survey

Hampshire Hospitals NHS FoundationTrust is interested in finding out views ofresidents on services provided. If youwould like to give your feedback pleasego towww.bit.ly/HampshireHospitals orvisit the parish council website forfurther information and a direct link.The survey closes on 13 th May 2016.

Catherine Ryle - Clerk to the Parish Council,Sherfield -on -Loddon,

PO Box 6862, BasingstokeRG24 4QZTelephone: 01256 842662 Email:clerk@sherfieldonloddon -pc.gov.uk

May Update from Sherfield Parish Council

Becky, Rita & Jeannette will be hosting a ‘ Tea at 3’fund raising event for St Michael’s Hospice on

Sunday 17 th July 2pm – 5pm at The Old School, Silchester Road, Bramley

(drive runs along side the allotments). There will be refreshments and cakes available.

If anyone would like a stall at the event or for further informationplease contact Becky on 07733 466210 / 01256 881358.

Everyone welcome!’

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The 122nd season of the BBC Promsfeatures more than 90 concerts over eightweeks, including four Last Nightcelebrations around the UK.Here's a behind the sceneslook from Jane Abrams

For over 25 years I have beenprivileged to be a member ofthe BBC Symphony Chorus.

This has meant that as part ofthe resident choir of the PromsI have often taken part in theLast Night of the Proms, thecrowning glory of the greatestmusic festival in the world. Aswell as being an evening ofwonderful music the Last Nightcan be said to be a fantasticparty, which in recent years thishas extended to Proms in the Park andother venues around the country. It is alsotelevised throughout the world. There isnothing quite like the atmosphere in the

Albert Hall. For me some of the highlightsin Last Nights I have sung in are:

(during my first in 1991) GwynethJones singing ‘The Last Rose ofSummer’, accompanied on the harpby Sidonie Goossens in her lastperformance

Sir Andrew Davis conducting, by hisown estimate, the fastest‘Belshazzar’s Feast’ in history

Nigel Kennedy causing brilliant

mayhem singing in Grainger’s ‘Tribute toFoster’ - and playing tuned wineglasses

the BBC Symphony Orchestraplayers jazzing it up for all they wereworth in ‘Victory Stride’

Of course, the Proms are not just aboutthe Last Night and I have sung in manymemorable concerts, both new works and

choral classics. My first Prom ever wasElgar’s ‘The Dream of Gerontius’ and thisled to what I think is the best review we

have ever had. Some time afterwardsTerry Waite said that while still a hostageheld captive in the Lebanon he had been

allowed to listen to the concert on theradio, andthat it hadgiven himgreatcomfort.

Mike & Janeshown herebackstagewearing the

pinkcarnationsall the

performerswear aregiven tothem by thePrommers.

The 2016Proms season will run from 15 th July to 10 th

September. As well as the usual favouritesthe BBC Symphony Chorus will singBorodin’s ‘Polovstian Dances’ and ‘OurRevels Now Are Ended’, by modern choral

Proms 2016 is coming soon

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composer Jonathan Dove. The rest of theseason will include:

a late -night Prom tribute to David Bowie

a Strictly Come Dancing theme night

music inspired by Shakespeare, marking400 years since the playwright's death a CBeebies Prom a celebration of Latin American music, tocoincide with the 2016 Olympics in Rio deJaneiro.

the best of George and Ira Gershwin,marking the 120th anniversary of Ira'sbirth.

For further details see bbc.co.uk/proms .

If you are interested in joining the BBCSymphony Chorus and already haveexperience of choral singing contact theChorus Administrator for more informationand to arrange an audition, [email protected] .

Jane Abrams

L dd ll li k g k

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QUIZ NIGHT Saturday 14th May

7.30pm

Tickets £8 per person(includes food)

Licensed cash bar Max 6 per team, no minimum

SHERFEST 2016 Saturday 2nd July 12 - 8pm

Live Music ~ Bar with real ale & cider ~ Aircraft landing ~ Fish & Chips ~The Hobo Co Zorb Balling ~ Inflatables ~ Face Painting & Mascots ~ Street

Food ~ Selfie booth PLUS loads more being confirmed!! FREE ENTRY

www.Facebook.com/Sherfest

REGUAR CLASSES AT THE CENTRE For adults: Pilates/Yoga/Line Dancing/Ballroom /Latin/Kickboxing/Studio Cycling/Zumba/Forever Fit For children & toddlers: Theatre4Kids/Streetdance/Ballet, Tap,Modern, Musical Theatre/Rugbytots/Tiny Tykes /Youth Zone

For babies and tots: Sherfield 0 -5s/Tots Play/Monkey Music/LittleTiptoes Community Groups: Bump into mums/Over55s social/Fabrics &Threads/Football/Messy Church/Puppy Training school!

Contact us on 01256 883967 or [email protected] fortickets, bookings and information or visit www.sherfieldparkcommunity.co.uk

LIGHT & LIFE ARTEXHIBITION

30th April—22nd MayFREE ENTRY

Viewings available duringCentre opening hours Mon—

Thurs.

Weekends by appointment only

Rooms for Hire: Corporate meetings, children's parties, birth-days, wedding receptions and other special occasions

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SHERFIELD PARK MATTERS togethers for the growing number of community. It is neither part of the


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NEW PARISH COUNCILWell, “the time has come the Walrus said…..”. At long last we have a wonderfulopportunity to focus on what is reallyimportant to residents of the Parish ofSherfield Park. There are 9 names in theframe (from which 7 councillors are to beelected) to create a new Parish Council. Thisshould provide all sorts of opportunities for

local residents to become better engagedwith what is going on and help to addressthose issues affecting life in the community.The Sherfield Park Community Association(SPCA) is looking forward to working inclose harmony with its new parish counciland its neighbouring parishes too, so don’tforget to cast your vote, either by post (inadvance of the date) or in person at thepolling station on the 5 May. Election resultsshould be known by 7 May and the firstmeeting of the new Parish Council isscheduled for 8pm on 10 May at the SPCommunity Centre.

THE SHOP As I write, Croudace Homes Ltd. is addingthe roofing joists on the very last building ofits part of Sherfield Park. As can be seen,this building looks like a normal block of flatsin the making. However, it is somewhatdifferent in that it contains a ground -floorretail unit (comprising two flats made intoone large space) specially designed this way

to provide the location for ‘the Shop’.Progress is continuing with the search for asuitable tenant -shopkeeper and the SPCA

remains on course to announce the name ofthe successful bidder by late June this year.The shop remains on schedule too, withplans to open its doors for business by endof year.

SHERFIELD YOUTH GROUPJust a timely reminder about the YouthGroups that meet at Sherfield ParkCommunity Centre every W ednesday

evening. There are all sorts of activities toenjoy, including: Cooking and Baking,Games and Sports, Arts and Crafts andInformation and Advice projects.School Years 4–6 meet from: 6:15–7:15 pmand School Years 7–11 from: 7:30–9:00pm.Do join in as all are welcome.

SPCC LOFT CONVERSION PROJECTThe necessary M&E (Mechanical &Engineering) redesign and structuralcalculations and associated drawings arereportedly progressing. These should enabletendering for the construction phase of theproject to go ahead in the next few weeks.Repositioning some of the larger plant, tomake way for the additional function roomsin the loft space, has proved to be a bit morechallenging than first thought. But the SPCAremains hopeful that a timely solution willenable the project to continue to programme.REACHING OUTThe SPCA is reaching out to local residentswho work mostly from home. The idea is tobring like -minded people together in anattempt to assist them with good localsupport and high quality modern facilities fortheir meetings. Recent grant money hasbeen used to purchase projectors andscreens to further enhance CommunityCentre meeting spaces. So, whether it is forpurely business purposes, networking or justtaking a well -earned break during the busyday to perhaps socialise; the SPCA isinterested in hosting coffee/ networking get -

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PARISH COUNCIL ELECTION Thursday 5 th May 2016

All residents should have received aninformation leaflet of prospectiveCandidates standing for the new Council. Ifyou have not received one then pick oneup from the Community Centre

POP UP CAFÉ

Sunday 8 th May 2016 from 10.30 to 12.30

Come and meet your new ParishCouncillors over coffee and bacon rolls

FIRST COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday 10 th May 2016 starting at 20.00

Firstly the AGM will appoint aChairperson and Committeemembers. The main Councilbusiness follows and finallythe Annual Parish Meeting, after which youare welcome to join us for coffee and cake.

All events are at Sherfield Park Community

Centre.

Picnic in the Park This was advertised in last months issuebut due to unforeseen circumstances thissadly will have to be cancelled and movedto a later date.

g g gresidents who choose to work from wherethey live. So, let Julie or Louise know at:[email protected] or on01256 883967. If you are interested, theycan help to make it happen.Remember, all residents of Sherfield Parkare more than welcome to attend SPCACommittee Meetings held on the lastWednesday of each month at 8:00 pm at theSherfield Park Community Centre. Don’t

forget, the SPCA is a registered charitywhose purpose in life is to support its

y pgovernment or government funded; nor is itassociated with any political party. Simplyput, it’s just a group of dedicated volunteersoverseeing the smooth running of theCommunity Centre, its recreation fields andhow best to provide facilities for the range ofresident’s interests. So, if you are keen tohelp serve the community, do get in touchvia:[email protected]/ or

why not just drop in for a cuppa and a chat?Howard Perkins

Sherfield Park Parish Council

We saw many visitors over the EasterWeekend.

Jane and Tessa would like to thank all thehelpers, artists and visitors who gave mostgenerously.

We were able to donate £1000 to TheCamrose Centre in Basingstoke.

Many thanks to the Mayor, Cllr Anne Courtand her husband Richard for their supportand interest.

Jane Farrow.

Stephen the Vicar and Mayor shown.

The Art Exhibition at St Leonard’s Church

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The topic for our last meeting was changeddue to lack of progress on research, so weswapped with our May meeting and did‘Where Next’ – places to visit within 30miles (or so) of Sherfield. As the crow flies,30 miles north takes us more or less toOxford, south to the outskirts ofSouthampton and Portsmouth, west toMarlborough and east to Heathrow andparts of Surrey such as Walton -on -Thames.This is a huge area and due to thepopulation density and wealth of the South -East, there are numerous attractions,although there is an abundance of beautifulcountryside to explore too. In this area wehave towns/cities such as Guildford,Oxford, Henley, Marlborough, Marlow,Farnham and Winchester,all worth exploring.The National Trust has 22properties and gardens inthis area, not to mention allthe open countryside it

owns including HindheadCommons and the Devil’s Punchbowl.Some of these were chosen by us as beinggood places to v isit and included Hinton

Ampner, Mottisfont, The Vyne, West GreenGarden, Polesden Lacey, Greys Court andNuffield Place.

Walking featured in many of ourchoices and favoured places wereVirginia Water, Frensham Ponds,Butser Hill, Winchester to St CrossHospital, Steep near Petersfield,Farleigh House Woofs and Wellies

event, Black Park and Langley Park atSlough. There are long distance footpathswhich start or pass through this area andthese are the Wayfarers Walk, NorthDowns Way, South Downs Way, theRidgeway and Thames Path.Tea shops (with accompanying facilities!)were mentioned and these included GilbertWhite’s House at Selborne (also aninteresting museum), Riseley Village Hall

and HealeHouse andGardensnearSalisbury.For those interested in history, ReadingMuseum has an excellent reproduction ofthe Bayeaux Tapestry, and there is afascinating tapestry at the Overlord

Museum at Southsea. Frogmore House atWindsor was also mentioned assomewhere interesting.For art lovers we learnt that there is anevent called ‘Art in Action’ in July each yearat Waterperry House near Oxford.Nature lovers chose the HawkConservancy near Andover.Bombay Sapphire at Laverstokewas a popular choice where youcan visit the factory and samplecocktails of their famous gin. It isrecommended that you getsomeone to drive you!Other places for a v isit includedthe Chili Fiesta at West Dean and not faraway, the Weald and Downland Museum atSingleton. A good place to take children,which was recommended, is Bocketts Farmnear Leatherhead with plenty of indoor andoutdoor activities and facilities. Wethoroughly enjoyed this evening and it hasgiven us plenty of ideas for the summer!

We have an evening ramble and pub mealplanned for May, as well as our normalmeeting.

Gill Fearon

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Trees. The tree works have now beencompleted and the piles of resulting logs andchippings are rapidly disappearing. The treesthat were felled were diseased and/orpotentially dangerous, but others (mainlywillows) were pollarded so they will regrowfrom the base.Volunteering. Our second volunteeringsession took place on Saturday 2 nd April.

Thanks to everyone who turned out and gavetheir time.We scrubbed andcleared another 9benches, around theponds, the cricket pitchand near the playarea. If you’ve noticedgreen paint on some of

the benches, this is to identify where planksneed replacement. As well as sorting out thebenches, we cleared a lot of brambles andother debris from around the Jubilee Pond.Next time our focus will be on cleaning theremaining 8 benches, weeding around youngtrees and checking stakes. If you seesomething that you think needs attention,please let us know through the Parish Clerk.

Our next volunteering session will be onSaturday 14 th May, meeting at the WarMemorial at 2pm. Please come. Dogs – BAG IT AND BIN IT!If you are oneof those who persists in breaking the law bynot picking up after your dog, from now on

you will have no excuse.The Parish Council is

installing Dog WasteStations in four strategiclocations around theVillage Green, so that

everyone will have access to poo bags and toeven more disposal facilities.Failing to clear up after your dog is an offenceand the vast majority of dog owners areresponsible and law -abiding. Theyunderstand that dog fouling is anti -social,disgusting and hazardous to health.However, after a decade of decline, KeepBritain Tidy says that the number of areas

affected by dog mess is on the rise. Almostone in five of the recreation areas it surveyedhad a problem and we have that problem too,as fouling is still happening on and around thesports pitches.

As a reminder, dog mess carries harmfulbacteria and sometimes worm eggs whichcan lead to a really nasty disease,Toxocariasis. The eggs become infectious

after 10-21 days, and once the eggs arepassed into soil, they can survive for many

months (even years). So the quicker mess ispicked up, the less chance there is of theeggs contaminating the soil.

We can all become infected if contaminatedsoil gets into our mouths, but young childrenare at the greatest risk because they playoutside and tend to place objects and dirt intheir mouths. Once someone has beeninfected, larvae hatch and can travel to mostparts of the body, sometimes including theeyes, and can cause blindness. This isillustrated by the case of little AimeeLangdon , who lost the sight in one eye at justtwo years old, after falling over near somedog pooh and then rubbing her eye, in a parkin Manchester in 2010.

So, clearing up is moreabout avoiding disablinga child than it is aboutavoiding a fine. A KeepBritain Tidy surveyshowed that many dogowners know this and notonly clear up their own dog’s mess, but otherpeople’s too.If you see someone not clearing up, pleasepoint it out to them and, if you have one, offerthem a bag. Unfortunately, it’s only whenpeople think they’ll get caught that they arelikely to improve their behavior.

Ducks As highlighted last month, pleaseswitch to healthier alternatives than bread forour ducks such as greens, seed or corn.canalrivertrust.org.uk/keeping -our -ducks -healthy/its -a -ducks -life

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Committee—recruits wanted On behalf of Loddon Sports Football Club Ifeel that I must make our parents andplayers aware of forthcoming changeswithin the Club Committee. It is with regret that I must inform you allthat as at the end of this season 2015/16we will be losing the services of twovaluable members of our Club Committee.

Our Chairman, Marc Mulley and his wifeJackie who is currently our Child WelfareOfficer will be standing down from theirposts. Both have served the Club for a longperiod of time and will be sorely missed,this means that the Club will looking forpersons to fill these vacancies. We want to recruit any adult who isinterested in joining the Club Committeeand offering their services in either post oras a general committee member, if thisperson is you, please feel free to contactme and discuss the possibilities. AGM The Club's Annual General Meeting will beheld on Tuesday July 19 th 2016 in BramleyVillage Hall commencing at 7.30pm sharp,when Committee Members will be elected,please feel free to attend and listen to whatwe can offer to Youth Football. We prideourselves on being able to offer theopportunity for young players to learn,enjoy and take part in Association Footballand at the same time provide a programme

aimed at promoting soccerfor boys and girls from4 years to 15 years of age.The club will shortly enter its45th year of operation, so ifyou are available and willing to help orsupport, please feel free to contact me on01256//882798. Young Players wanted

The club is looking to recruit young players,both boys and girls in the age brackets yearR and year 1. This age bracket is thelifeline of our club, so if you are interestedin football and would like to join our friendlybut constructive sessions of training andfun then do come along to our sessions onSaturday mornings, where the emphasis ison enjoyment and at the same timelearning soccer skills. Our out -doorsessions have already started on SherfieldVillage Green commencing at 9:30am.Please come prepared for any cold orinclement weather by bringing suitableclothing. We never turn any child away,come and meet new friends and enjoy thefootball atmosphere. If you require moredetails or help with enquiries please contactthe club secretary Fred Berntsen on 01256882798

Who knows, you may be the Kane, Hart orRonaldo of the future!

Club Secretary --Loddon Sports Junior F.C.

Loddon Sports Junior Football Club

St. Michael’s Hospice is looking for volunteersto help out with their annual House to Housecollection. If you have a couple of hours tospare in June to deliver and pick upenvelopes and would like to be involved thenplease contact Lynne Grimshaw, Community

Campaigns Coordinator on01256 848845 or email

[email protected]

Volunteers needed for St. Michael’s Hospice (NorthHampshire) House to House Collection in June

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Just as the organ began to play at thecrowded morning Communion Service, aman wearing a brown hat was ushered intothe front pew. Since he continued to wearthe hat, one of the sidesmen came to himkindly suggesting that he take it off. “No”,he said, “I prefer to keep it on.”

There was some consternation at the backof the church as the churchwardens

discussed what they should do. TheRector’s warden was enlisted to makeanother appeal, which he did, only to havethe man under the hat reply, “I have everyright to keep my hat on, and I intend to doso!” The warden retreated and then had abright idea, he would ask the president ofthe WI to try and have the hat removed, butalas, she also failed.

The service went ahead, the preacher wasdistracted by the sight of the man with thehat in the front seat, and his sermonsuffered accordingly. Yet through it all,

even at the communion rail, the hat still satglued to the head of the unknown man.

After the recessionalhymn, while the peoplewere being greeted asthey left, the Rectorbegged the man to stayfor a few moments. When all the handswere shaken, the minister approached theman, and in a friendly way, said, “It’s nice tomeet you, sir. It has been a great pleasureto have you worship with us this morning,and I hope that you will come again.However, it is the custom in the AnglicanChurch for men to remove their hats duringthe service. I hope that you might conformto this practice in the future.”

The man under the hat replied, “Thank youvery much. I enjoyed today’s service. It isgood of you to invite me to become part ofthe congregation. In fact I joined threeyears ago and have been coming regularlyever since, but today has been the first timethat anyone has paid any attention to me!”

The Hat Trick from a local resident

Sunday 17 th April saw St. Michael’sHospice hold its annual Woofs and Wellieswalk on the glorious grounds of LordPortsmouth’s estate in Farleigh Wallop.The sun shone brightly on the nearly 300people who came along to support the workof the Hospice. The event hopes to raise£10,000 towards the £3.8 million running

costs of the Hospice.The winner of this year’s Best Dog was thelovely Rosie who was only recently rescuedfrom Battersea Dog’s Home.

Two new routes were tackled; a 5 mileoption and a challenging 10 miler. Manypeople walked without dogs, just enjoyingthe opportunity to view the gloriousHampshire countryside from within the

magnificent privateestate. There wereplenty of children too andeveryone enjoyed thecake provided by theHospice’s chefafterwards.

There was corporatesupport too in the form of Mars Drinksproviding all the refreshments; ProjectedImage suppling the PA system; and,Sentinel HA and BMI Hampshire Clinicgetting together teams of walkers. TheBasingstoke Ramblers again plotted andplanned all the routes, both of which werenew this year, and provided the coursemarshals on both routes.

St. Michael’s Hospice Woofs and Wellies walk

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Our speaker on the 16 th May is ThomasStone who will be telling us all about HardyGeraniums. Thomas has had a lifetime love

of plants andgardens from anearly age. Afterleaving school, he

joined the NationalTrust as a YTstudent at Mottisfont

Abbey Gardens andafterwards moved

on to Sir Harold Hillier Gardens. Here heworked in their stunning collection of treesand shrubs before returning to Mottisfont

Abbey Gardens, working with both theinternational collection of roses and thestunning grounds. He then left to becomeHead Gardener in private gardens in WestSussex and Hampshire. He currently worksfor himself looking after many different

gardens.Percy’s Plant Sale is fast approaching on14 th May and we will also be running our

usual plant stall at the Fete on 11 th June. Ifyou have any spare plants that you want togo to a good home, please let Dan or Andyknow. We’d be happy to take them off yourhands.

There is no meeting in June.

Anyone interested in gardening will be mostwelcome to join us at the Sherfield Village

Hall at 7:45pm. For arrangements contact Dan on 882680

or Andy on 882350

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Doris L’Enfant, our President for the AprilMeeting, welcomed everyone and thematters of business proceeded. Memberswere advised that among up -coming eventsarranged by Hampshire County Federationwere a visit to Andy McIndoe’s Garden inJune and a visit to Chawton House Libraryin July. Christine Skillett reported that ourown outing to Millett’s Farm is arranged forthe 7 th June 2016 and she was asking fornames of those interested.

After the business part of themeeting, Doris introducedour Speaker for theafternoon, Mr Tony Strafford,on a return visit, resplendentin his Beefeater uniform. Hegave an interesting and, attimes, amusing talk entitled“The Sex Lives of Kings”. A racy titleindeed!

He covered Kings and Queens fromEdward the Confessor who took an oath of

celibacy throughto King EdwardVII who, weunderstand, had a vile temper and thegreatest sexual appetite. Most of themarriages were not in the least romantic,the idea was to produce legitimate sonsand heirs. Tony also spoke of some of thehistorical events that took place during thereigns and some of the traditions handeddown to this day such as calling the Bannsof Marriage – those wishing to marry couldnot be related or be betrothed to someoneelse. In ancient times betrothal was for lifeand marriage was not that important.

Christine gave the vote of thanks, a lovelytea was served and the raffle was drawn.

NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY 4 TH MAY2016 AT 2 P.M. IN SHERFIELD VILLAGEHALL.

ANNUAL MEETING, RESOLUTIONS &SOCIAL AFTERNOON

The speaker for our April meeting from Age Concern Basingstoke was RobChapman Information and Advice Co -Ordinator Hampshire. He joined as avolunteer after retiring from the bankingsector and has been in this post for 3years. Rob gave a very interesting andenjoyable talk. The services provided are 7activity centres in Basingstoke which helppeople with socialising and stimulation,foot clinics, computer classes which are ona one to one basis and you can take youown device, OPAL (Older People AreaLink) which is a home visiting service andFood and Friendship which applies topeople who receive meals on wheels and

provides company to sit and talk. Theseare just some of the services provided.

There is also the weekly café at StMichaels Church Cottage Basingstokefrom 10.30am to 1pm. Three times a year

they hold legal sessions providing generaladvice.

Rob also gave us advice on how to dealwith nuisance calls, scams and how to besafe when drawing cash from ATM'S.

The meeting ended with tea and biscuitsfollowed by a raffle.

The next meeting is our birthday partywhich will be afternoon tea at the FourHorseshoes at 2.15pm on the 9 th May.

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I have always believed effective policingis at the heart of healthy society. That iswhy Hampshire Constabulary can't affordto just maintain its position as a goodpolice force. It must become a standardbearer for protecting the most vulnerableand reducing offending. And, as your new

Chief Constable, I am excited abouttaking on this challenge.

A key part of success will remain catchingthose who prey on the vulnerable, but wecan't just respond to victims when theyhave suffered. We need to be better atpreventing offending in the first place.This includes safeguarding thevulnerable, not least those at risk of childsexual exploitation and domestic abuse.None of this can be done by the policeacting alone.

The cases we deal with can be complexand the unfortunate truth are that that wetend to deal with people on their mostdifficult days and much of thesophisticated work that goes on behindthe scenes to stop people becomingvictims cannot be widely publicised. Thismeans that what my officers, staff andthose who volunteer their help do everyday is important, but so is why and how.

If the police are seen to act arrogantly oras if they have a right to do as they wishpublic confidence becomes damaged andvictims are not put first. To be an effectivepolice officer, let alone chief constable,you need to earn the trust and respect ofall communities. That is what decades of

British policing hasbeen built upon. Soeverything we domust be rooted inthe higheststandards ofintegrity and

transparency. Youdeserve nothingless from us.

Our communities are wonderfully rich,diverse and deserving of brilliant policing.I want ideas, voices, perspectives andexperience beyond the traditionalspheres. I would like to use thisopportunity on day one in my new role toinvite all of you to join me, to work withme and to support my staff and officers.

In return we will become even better atprotecting you and safeguarding the mostvulnerable in society. And, as your ChiefConstable, I will work tirelessly to makesure that what we do is as transparent aspossible and to explain the difficultdecisions when we have to make them.

Together we can keep this one of thesafest places to live in the country andstop those who make people's lives amisery.

Best wishes

Olivia Pinkney, Chief Constable,HampshireConstabulary

Of Hampshire Constabulary, Olivia Pinkney

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Editor for the June edition – Simon Boase Please submit copy for this edition no later than the 16 th May.

Send copy to Email: [email protected]

Committee:Chairman : Dr. Donald Dawson 01256 882379([email protected] ) Treasurer: Pip Iles 01256 880559Secretary: Ilene Iles01256 880559 ( [email protected] ) Rev. Stephen Ball Dr. John Williams 01256 882705([email protected] ) Howard Perkins 01256 883882 [email protected] Germano Giugovaz 01189 332166 Claire Osborne 01256 324458([email protected] ) Simon Boase 01256 881250([email protected] ) Brian Archer 01256 882099([email protected] ) Jane Abrams 01256 881188( [email protected] )

Church Officers Priest in Charge: Rev. Stephen Ball01256 881071, temporary [email protected] ) (Please note: Stephen’s day off is Monday)

Assistant Priest: Rev. Sammie Armstrong 01189816593 ( [email protected] ) Curate (priest responsible for Bramley & LittleLondon: Rev. John Lenton 01256 880570Licensed Lay Ministers :Richard Elphick 01256 882860

Andrew Doggart 01256 880092 John Williams 01256 882705 Church Admin: Lisa Goodall 01256 882788([email protected] )

ST. LEONARD’S CHURCH, CHURCH END,SHERFIELD ON LODDON, RG27 0JB(no mail)

Churchwarden: Peter Gould 01256 882538 Churchwarden: Richard Elphick 01256 882860 Treasurer: Dan Farrow 01256 882680

Organist: Mike Abrams 01256 881188 Organist: Brian Archer 01256 882099

ST. MARY’S CHURCH, STRATFIELD SAYE Churchwarden: Dr. John Williams 01256 882705Treasurer: Charles Atkinson 01256 882459 Organist: Dr. Gill Williams 01256 882705

ST. MARY’S CHURCH, HARTLEY WESPALL Churchwarden: Pip Iles 01256 880559Treasurer: Michael Webster 01256 882413 Organist: Dr. Gill Williams 01256 882705 Organist: Andrew Doggart 01256 880092

MESSY CHURCH, SHERFIELD PARK Leader: Peta Alvares 0777 2322202

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