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Wickham Parish
  Magazine
     February 2021

 A New Beginning?
Wickham Parish Magazine - A New Beginning? - February 2021 - St. Nicholas, Wickham
Wickham Parish Magazine February 2021

                                    The Parish Church of St Nicholas
                                          Wickham PO17 6HR
            (The United Benefice of St Nicholas, Wickham and St John the Baptist, Shedfield)
                                      www.stnicholaswickham.org.uk
The Rector                                        Assistant Curate
The Revd Jane Isaac
The Rectory,                                      The Revd Dr Ruth Howlett-Shipley
Southwick Road,
Wickham, PO17 6HR                                 01329 280 905
01329 835 295

                           Associate Priest
                           The Revd Juliet Montague
                           The Vicarage,
                           52, Brooklyn Close,
                           Waltham Chase, SO32 2RZ
                           01489 895 012

          Members of the ministry team can be contacted by email via the parish Office
                                stnicholasadmin@btinternet.com

Churchwardens;                      Caretaker                         Magazine Editorial Team
Mr Fred Crosskey                    Mr Ron Burt                       Mr John Landaw (Editor)
fredcrosskey@gmail.com              5, Mill Lane, Wickham             Mr Den Boylan, Mrs Sheila
01329 609 161                       01329 833 751                     Campbell, John Farrow
Mr Gerry Banks                                                        (photogapher),Mrs Sabrina Gwynn
gerryathome2018@0utlook.com                                           Distribution; Mr Robert Goulson
01329 833 037                        Church Flowers                   rgoulson@btinternet.com
                                     Mrs Jane Buckle                  01329 833 299
Parish Administrator/PCC             01329 832 517                    Roman Way, Tanfield Lane,
Secretary                                                             Wickham, PO17 5NN
Mrs Jane Goulson                                                      Advertising; Mrs Sue Pittam
stnicholasadmin@btinternet.com      Mothers' Union (Branch Leader)    advertising@stnicholaswickham.org.uk
01329 833 299                       Sabrina Gwynn
Roman Way, Tanfield Lane,           Tel: 01329 233637                 Methodist Church
Wickham, PO17 5NN                   Email: sabrinagwynn@aol.com       Minister; The Revd Joseph Tembo
                                                                      01329 833 518
Honorary PCC Treasurer
Mrs Di Frost                        Friends of St Nicholas Church      Roman Catholic Church
dfwickham@hotmail.com               Mr John Landaw                     Fr Bruce Barnes
01329 832 633                       john.landaw@hotmail.co.uk          023 8061 2430
The Laurels, Mayles Lane            01329 830 088                       bbarnes@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk
Wickham, PO17 5ND
                                    Church Room Bookings               Park Place Centre
Verger/Sacristan                    Mrs Jane Goulson                   Franciscan Sisters
Mrs Rosemary Simpson                stnicholasadmin@btinternet.com     Winchester Road, Wickham
01329 512 629                       01329 833 299                      01329 833 043
                                    Roman Way, Tanfield Lane,          Chaplain; Fr Andrew McMahon
Choir Trainer                       Wickham, PO17 5NN                  Sunday Mass 9:00am
Mrs Valerie Shuttleworth                                               01329 833 805
01329 835 233                       Parish Magazine; Copy
                                    Mr John Landaw                     Wessex Jamaat
Bell Ringers                                                           Mr Abbas Rahim (Hon. Secretary)
                                    john.landaw@gmail.com
Greg Painter                                                           info@almahdi.org.uk
                                    01329 830 088
wickhamringers@gmail.com                                               07753 813075
                                    1, Church View, School Rd
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                                     Editorial
And so, we approach the new           enjoy the live lectures from the   numerous acts of consideration
year with yet another strain of       comfort of your own sitting        and kindness throughout the
the Corona Virus and another          room?                              village. If you know of such a
raft of restrictions. It may last                                        deed perhaps you would care to
longer than previous lockdowns        It’s hats off to the Wickham       nominate a friend or neighbour
and will include greater              Lunch Club who excelled            for an award under the Mayor of
restraints. We extend our             themselves during the lockdown     Winchester’s Community Award
thanks to our surgery staff,          by presenting all existing club    Scheme. Details p 46/47.
Community Care, Clerical Team         members with a Christmas
and local retail outlet staff who     hamper. The hamper contents        The Editorial Team wish you a
have gone the extra mile to           were donated by local shops,       Happy, prosperous and healthy
make life more tolerable.             outlets and businesses.            New Year. Let us continue to be
                                                                         good neighbours and support
The Wickham History Society           Both HCC Councillor Patricia       the more vulnerable and
submission is, as ever, most          Stallard and our own               isolated members of our village.
interesting and contains a full       Winchester City Councillors are    Let us also keep the party hats
description of their                  on hand to offer help and          and the bunting handy for the
comprehensive and fascination         support through these difficult    ‘end of covid’ street parties!
monthly agendas. Meetings             times. Don’t be too proud to ask   DB
have been suspended of late           for help. Details on page 44/45
and been replaced by 21st
century Zoom presentations.           The lockdowns over the past
Why not sign up and log in and        ten months have seen

Can’t go out to coffee or lunch?
Maybe you would like to support Wickham Church of England Primary
School?
Cash donations are needed to buy Chromebooks (or laptops) for home
learning and to support families who are in financial difficulties and
cannot buy enough food to feed their children.

Those of us who are retired can’t go out for coffee or lunch but
we could send a similar donation to help – please make
cheques payable to Wickham Church of England Primary
School

Thank you

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          From the Revd Juliet
                                          others have lost their          medicine, we have seen
                                          employment; we have had         amazing generosity and
                                          to use technology much          kindness shown by so many
                                          more to communicate, the        people who want to make a
                                          younger members of my           difference, and we have had to
                                          family have put me on           acknowledge the impact of the
                                          What’s app, and provided        gulf between rich and poor in
                                          me with Netflix, many of us     our society. We needed a
                                          have had to deal with zoom      wake-up call to help us assess
                                          meetings and some brave         what is really important in our
                                          souls have mastered             lives and in our society.
                                          emailing in their old age.
                                                                          God’s bias towards his suffering
                                        Then of course the way we do      people is so evident in the
                                       things like shopping and           Bible, and the gospels give us
Dear friends,                          working may never return to the    ample evidence of Jesus
                                       way it was before the              meeting the needs of those on
This is proving to be the most
                                       pandemic, so we are not going      the fringes of his society, all
difficult magazine letter I have
                                       to wake up one morning in the      people mattered to him from
ever had to write, largely
                                       late spring or summer to find      lepers to tax collectors, from
because I hardly know where to
                                       that everything has returned to    roman soldiers to women, and
begin, and just when I think I
                                       normal.                            he was most critical of those
have a focus things change, the
                                                                          who looked upon such people
NHS is making a valiant push in        This diocese will not be the       with contempt. As we emerge
a race against time to bring           same either, like most             from this pandemic we will learn
down the daily death toll and          institutions our finances have     how much has been lost in so
get us all vaccinated, and I am        been seriously affected and        many ways, we will also learn
sure that history will reveal just     both our Bishop and our            the scale of our national debt.
how close we came to our               Archdeacon are leaving us, our     At every level choices will have
health service being                   Bishop to take up a well earned    to be made about the way we
overwhelmed. Meanwhile we              rest in retirement, while          move forward, as a nation, as a
witnessed scenes of aggressive         Archdeacon Gavin takes on          community and in our churches.
anarchy, not in some unstable          new responsibilities as the
third world regime, but in the         Bishop of Dorchester. I am sure    Right now, Winchester and
USA, and the president has             we all wish them well, but we      Salisbury cathedrals have seen
been impeached again. The              also pray for those who have       the need and offered their great
well known phrase ‘the night is        lost two important links in the    buildings as venues for Covid
always darkest just before the         leadership chain, particularly     vaccinations, and as we go on
dawn’ has been going through           our rural Dean and incumbents      all churches will need to be
my mind quite often recently,          who we all look to steer our       looking at how we can
mainly because the vaccines            churches safely through this       contribute to the wellbeing of
against Covid have given us a          time.                              our communities. The
light at the end of the tunnel, it                                        alternative is simply to see
is still some way off, but it offers   I fear I am beginning to sound     ourselves managing decline
us hope that we will be able to        as gloomy as Winnie the            and remaining firmly facing
come together again, to share a        Pooh’s friend Eyeore, and I do     backwards towards the fading
meal, to see someone smile             have down days as I am sure        light of past glories. So let us go
again, and even to sing! One           we all do, these are worrying      forward with hope, energy and
thing seems certain, that the          times, but I also have hope that   passion, focussed on the good
world into which we will emerge        we might be able to build upon     things we have learnt. We are
will be different; for some            many of the good things we         learning that there is something
families there will be loved ones      have learnt, so many advances      seriously lacking in a society
who lost their lives to Covid;         have been made in science and      where market forces have the
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last word. We know that we          adventures it will be both scary    ignorance and pride that we see
must tread more lightly and         and exciting, and some of us        in the rise of nationalism; a
respectfully upon the earth, to     old fogies will need to hang on     world where we no longer seek
give back more than we take,        to the coat tails of those          to dominate the natural world
and to value the natural world      younger and more energetic          but to respect and care for it, if
around us. People are               than us. If we succeed then         that sounds like heaven to you
increasingly aware of their         perhaps we will be part of a        then perhaps you are very close
spiritual needs, and of the way     world where people are no           to Kingdom of God!
in which they connect with one      longer valued primarily for their   With love and prayers,
another. We have the                economic worth; a world where
opportunity to be part of that      relationships matter more than      Juliet
journey with our community, but     possessions, where love and
it will take imagination,           kindness are nurtured and
creativity, and passion to think    treasured; a world where
beyond the narrow confines of       diversity is celebrated and the
the Church of England and its       power of what we can achieve
ancient traditions. Like most big   together breaks down the fear,

                                      The Christmas tree in St
                                             Nicholas
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     Revd Jane Isaac’s update on the latest
              church closures*
Early in January, the Bishop                                        informing my decision to
of Portsmouth contacted                                             close our churches.
parish clergy in the diocese                                        As always, the most up-to-
with the news that he was                                           date information is available
allowing ‘…temporary                                                on the church websites,
authority for clergy and                                            village Facebook pages and
churchwardens…to make                                               church noticeboards. The
decisions [about the opening                                        bespoke Being Church at
of churches for private                                             Home weekly services are
prayer and public worship]                                          continuing, along with a
according to local                                                  weekly eBulletin (which
circumstances’. With huge                                           includes details of church
regret and in the light of the                                      services available on the
appalling news of ever-                                             Portsmouth Diocese and
                                   So why did I choose to close
increasing infection rates                                          national Church of England
                                   our churches? Well, despite
and numbers of deaths, I                                            online platforms). If you
                                   the rolling out of the vaccine
decided that both St John                                           would like your email
                                   programme and whilst I’m
the Baptist Church,                                                 address to be added to the
                                   confident that our Covid-19
Shedfield, and St Nicholas                                          circulation list for the
                                   secure protocols and
Church, Wickham, should                                             eBulletin, please do let me
                                   cleaning routines remain as
close for the next six weeks.                                       know so that I can arrange
                                   robust as ever, I’m all too
That takes us to mid-                                               for that to happen. Printed
                                   aware of the vulnerability of
February, when the Prime                                            copies of the eBulletin and
                                   many of our congregation,
Minister is due to review the                                       weekly online services can
                                   choir members and
current lockdown.                                                   be delivered to those unable
                                   volunteers. There’s also the
Depending on the outcome,          risk of our mingling beyond      to receive them online:
our churches may or may not        our household and support        please do ask those who
be able to open again – we         bubbles before and after         might be interested to phone
can only pray, trust, wait and     church and when we’re            one of the clergy.
see… and as we’ve said             visiting the buildings during    Please do include your
right from the start of the        the week.                        ministry team as together we
pandemic in the meantime                                            work to discern the best way
                                   I’m sure you’ll appreciate
we have to stay focussed on                                         forward for our parishes, and
                                   that I haven’t taken this
what we can do rather than                                          please be assured of our
                                   decision lightly, and only
what we can’t. Of course,                                           prayers for you during these
                                   after discussion with
whether we go to church                                             difficult days.
                                   churchwardens, lay
once a week, now and again
                                   colleagues and the Parochial
or not at all, our parish                                           Revd Jane
                                   Church Council Health and
churches have a long
                                   Safety representatives.
tradition of being a constant,                                      *Written on 13 January 2021
                                   Public Health England
comforting presence in our                                          – please be aware that
                                   continues to benefit from
lives. With all the worries that                                    government and Church of
                                   Revd Ruth’s public health
the coronavirus crisis is                                           England regulations may
                                   consultancy skills, and the
causing us, having to close                                         have been changed or
                                   benefice is indebted to her
the church buildings to                                             amended by the time you
                                   for her advice and robust
visitors and for private prayer                                     read this.
                                   good sense, both of which
and Sunday services is a
                                   have been invaluable in
great sadness.
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                                                                      Daily Hope
                                                        Well worth recommending to those without
                                                        internet access – and to anyone who misses
                                                        singing hymns! – is the Church of England’s
                                                        Daily Hope line, a free 24-hour national
                                                        telephone line, offering music, prayers and
                                                        reflections as well as full worship services:
                                                        0800 804 8044. ‘It’s church on the end of the
                                                        phone,’ as one regular user said to me the
                                                        other day! Revd Jane

  Ven Gavin Collins leaves the diocese to become the Bishop of Dorchester

     The Rt Revd Gavin Collins, recently consecrated as Bishop of Dorchester and formally
                                   Archdeacon of the Meon

in January, the Archdeacon of the Meon, Ven Gavin Collins left the diocese to become Bishop of
Dorchester (Diocese of Oxford). He has been a stalwart supporter and a kind and wise friend to our
benefice – not least to churchwardens and all those involved in building regulations and faculty
applications.

The Bishop has appointed Canon Will Hughes to be Acting Archdeacon of the Meon. Working closely
with the two other Archdeacons, who share with him legal responsibilities in the coming months, Will
continues as parish priest in Petersfield and Buriton.
Revd Jane

    Canon Will Hughes, Vicar of Petersfield and Buriton and Acting Archdeacon of the Meon

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The theme for 2021 is Rebuilding Hope and Confidence. We are still in the grip of
the Covid pandemic and, although some of our members have received
vaccinations, it looks being a while before we can meet as before. Our AGM will be
via zoom on Tuesday 9th February when we will be able to discuss opportunities for
helping more families later this year.
Thank You Key Workers Appeal
Mothers' Union is running a scheme to say thank you to Key Workers in the UK and
Ireland, who have given so much to keep us safe and well. We have secured funding
to provide activity hampers, experience days and short breaks to Key Workers and
their families. We wish to thank those who have made sacrifices of quality family
time during these difficult days. If you would like to nominate someone, or you are a
key worker and wish to apply to the scheme, please visit www.mothersunion.org or
contact me: sabrinagwynn@aol.com

                                                Are you an Archers fan? If so you will
                                                have followed with interest and maybe
                                                horror the incidence of modern slavery
                                                that was brought to light in Ambridge.
                                                Having read Louise Hulland’s book on
                                                the subject, I felt it was portrayed
accurately and it highlighted just what is going on, even in the UK. If all your
knowledge of human trafficking and modern slavery is from news reports, as was
mine until recently, then you may have been shocked. The majority of victims in
Britain today are not trafficked from other countries, but British Citizens. They are
not hidden away in locked rooms: they’re in plain sight, in nail bars, hotels and car
washes, on construction sites and farms. This is a multibillion-pound industry.

What should you do if you come across a homeless person who has been exploited?
If appropriate, talk to them and ask how you can help and/or call the Modern Slavery
Helpline on 08000 121 700. Mothers’ Union is working with the Clewer Initiative to
end modern slavery by 2030. One key area of focus is to create national and local
advocacy campaigns that members and others can get involved in to raise
awareness of the subject. For more information on what constitutes modern slavery
and how you can help, visit www.theclewerintitiative.org

                                                                    Sabrina Gwynn
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  Pete Bangs, Methodist Connexion Missioner for the Meon
                          Valley
We are into the midst of winter      them? That’s not self-care. Self-      ago in 2019. In the absence of
now. Nights are long, days are       care is like getting your car          a time machine, I’ll have to take
cold. Every day the news             serviced. Doing it (and not            the long route and find out
promises the arrival of snow         beating yourself up over it)           when I get there.
slowly making its way down           means there’s a strong chance
from the Highlands of Scotland.      you will deal better with the          Even with our messed-up
Add into that the social             things life throws your way. If        seasons and the possibility of
restrictions of whatever Covid       you don’t look after your car          snow still not something to bet
tier we are in currently and it      and drive it into the ground it        against, we are on the downhill
would be easy to surrender to        will soon be of no use to you or       run into Spring. Winter is almost
feelings of gloom and                anyone else. If you don’t look         behind us and 2021 lies ahead.
despondency.                         after yourself the same will           It is hard to picture what 2021
                                     happen to you. But do it without       will be like. Covid will still be an
My wife recently completed a         guilt.                                 issue as the vaccination
Mental Health First Aid course                                              programme is going to take
and as happens with most of          Think about a length of time you       many months. Brexit has
her courses, she ended up            can set aside regularly without        happened and we are now
talking lots of it over with me,     feeling guilty. Try and aim for at     seeing what a post Brexit world
particularly once she was due        least 15 minutes, make sure            looks like for good or ill. Covid
to start teaching it. That got me    you won’t be disturbed (put your       will have changed many
thinking a lot about self-care.      phone on silent, go somewhere          businesses and our jobs and
Self-care seems to be one of         quiet) and then spend that time        lives may look very different.
those buzzwords that does the        walking or listening to music or
rounds in the media that seems       reading or whatever makes you          The Japanese have a Spring
obvious but is never really          feel content. Then repeat until it     tradition called Hanami. Hanami
explained. In a lot of ways, it is   becomes a habit.                       translates literally as “flower
like the Ronseal adverts “it does                                           viewing” and is connected to
what it says on the tin” but the     Jesus did not spend all his time       the many Cherry Blossom
ingredients aren’t standard and      doing the things he is                 Festivals that take place
differ from person to person.        remembered for. He stepped             between February and early
                                     away at times to be alone, to          May. It is a time to enjoy the
Life is incredibly fast and busy     rest or to eat with his friends.       transient beauty of flowers. It
these days with more to do than      Churchill built an afternoon nap       carries a valuable lesson as the
available hours to do it in. Add     and time for painting into his         cyclic nature of the year
to that the pressure to keep up      regular schedule. Two good             reminds us that, while nothing
on the latest TV and films and       examples to follow when                lasts forever it is important to
music and Youtubers and              thinking self-care. Be Kind to         find joy in even the most
Instagram influencers so that        yourself.                              temporary of things. My wife
you can be part of the                                                      finds a similar joy in Magnolias
conversation and most of us are                                             with their short flowering
too busy to have a breakdown.             I’m sat here writing this at      season. From mid-March to late
Self-care is essentially about       the end of December 2020 and           April, she will point out every
saying no to all that on occasion    you are reading it in the              Magnolia we pass, sometimes
and slowing things down. If you      February/March issue of the            talking at length about its
think about the things you do        magazine so it is hard to              beauty and impermanence,
that really relax you and make       imagine what the day looks like        sometimes with a sigh and a
you feel good, it might be                                                  gesture as if lost for words.
                                     as you read this. I hope that the
running or dancing or painting       Covid vaccinations are rolling         The point is though that Spring
or writing poetry or going for a     along at a great pace and we           reminds us to look to life and to
walk in the woods or a million       are all living in tier 1 and able to   beauty. It reminds us there is
other things, ask yourself when      meet, shop, go to the pub and          always hope and, even though
you do them. Do you fit them                                                it may appear fleeting, hope
                                     get back to those things we all
into a busy schedule if you can                                             never goes away but comes
                                     spent our days doing back long
and then feel guilty for doing
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back again year on year. It can        recovering from loss. As              meaning for us.
be very hard to hold on to hope        Christians rebirth, resurrection,
at times, particularly in the face     is key to our beliefs. We believe     I’ll leave you with this short
of personal loss and 2020              Jesus rose again, like the            quote from The Song of
certainly took away more than it       magnolia flowering in Spring          Solomon, “The winter is past;
gave.                                  and there-in lies our hope. I         the rain is over and gone. The
                                       think it is no coincidence that       flowers appear on the earth, the
I hope that 2021 offers at least       the Easter celebration falls in       time of singing has come…”
a glimpse of hope to everyone.         Spring time and so the new
Hope for the future, hope for          growth of the season has extra

                                            Make a tree
                                             with hearts
                                              instead of
                                                leaves
                                                  or
                                                make a
                                           Valentine card
                                           and cover with
                                            tissue paper
                                               squares

                           We hope to see you soon!
          Do visit our Messy Church Page at http://www.stnicholaswickham.org.uk/messy-church/

      To find out more: call Sue Pittam (Messy Team Leader) on 01329 828 589 and visit www.messychurch.org.uk

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                                                         Hopkins,      cocktails - we look forward to
                                                         born at       being back at the Community
                                                         Upper         Centre for Christmas 2021.
                                                         Clayford.
                                                         Although      Nonetheless, over sixty
                                                         not, as far   members, wearing a variety
                                                         as we         of Christmas jumpers and
                                                         know,         hats gathered on Zoom on
2020 AUTUMN                         particularly religious, he must    Tuesday 8th December to
PROGRAMME                           have been a welcome                hear local meteorologist Ian
NOVEMBER MEETING:                   addition as he had already         Currie talk about the times
                                    lived in Jamestown, an             when the Thames froze over.
 Hampshire & the New                existing colony. He had            The first recorded freeze was
World: The Mayflower and            been shipwrecked off               during the ‘Little Ice Age’
Beyond                              Bermuda on the way to              from the mid-seventeenth
Dr Cheryl Butler made a very        Jamestown and his story was        century to the early
welcome return visit to             the inspiration of                 eighteenth century. In
Wickham History Society on          Shakespeare’s ‘The                 1683/4 polar bears reached
Tuesday, November 24th -            Tempest’. His wife gives           as far south as Scotland and
this time by Zoom to over 50        birth to a son on the              the Solent almost completely
WHS members. Cheryl used            Mayflower: he was named            froze over. The Thames
the 200th anniversary of the        ‘Oceanus’.                         boatmen, deprived of their
sailing of the Mayflower to                                            normal livelihood, took
America in 1620 to explore          The Mayflower was just one         advantage of the frozen
our local links with the New        small part of Hampshire’s          River Thames to create the
World.                              American connections. In           famous ‘Frost Fairs’ on the
                                    1710 Southampton gave a            River.
I was taught in school that         banquet for four Iroquois
the Mayflower sailed from           leaders visiting Queen Anne        Ian had a wonderful selection
Plymouth but in fact,               and ‘New Hampshire’ is a           of paintings and engravings
Southampton was its port of         continuing reminder of our         of the fairs. There was bear
departure; the stop at              seventeenth century                baiting, plenty of drinking
Plymouth was due to the             transatlantic connections.         dens, skating, plays and
unseaworthiness of its sister                                          even barbecues. Visitors
ship, Speedwell, which              If you are interested in           paid extra to see an
proved too unseaworthy for          knowing more about the             unfortunate soldier who had
the Atlantic crossing.              Mayflower and its                  frozen to death in the ice.
                                    passengers and crew go to:         The Thames boatmen must
Southampton was already             https://                           have made a fortune -
involved with transatlantic         www.mayflower400uk.org/            without having to lift an oar!
trade before 1620 through           education/mayflower-
trade and privateering,             passengers-list-an-                The fairs continued in bad
making it the obvious               interactive-guide/                 winters up to 1814 - the last
departure port for the Pilgrim                                         fair on the river. The
Fathers. Cheryl pointed out         DECEMBER MEETING:                  demolition of the old London
that it was just as well many       Frost, Freezes and Fairs           Bridge, dredging and the
of the ‘fathers’ were women,        This joint Wickham Society         growth of London all
or it might have been a short       and Wickham History Society        combined to stop the lower
lived colony at Plymouth Bay,       Christmas meeting was the          river ever freezing again,
Massachusetts!                      first time we haven’t been         even in the very severe
                                    able to get together for           winters of 1881, 1947 and
One local was Stephen               mulled wine or Christmas           1963. Not all the action was
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on the river, however. In             MEETING – TUESDAY 23rd             out!
1740, the second coldest              FEBRUARY
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It was a fascinating insight          plundering, wrecking and           Special Offer: Buy Images of
into past winters, particularly       desecrating. This is not           Wickham together with a
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out that global warming can           there were any other aspects       get the Guide for the
also lead to very unusual             to the ‘long-haired tourists       discounted price of £2
conditions - such as snow in          from Scandinavia’. A problem       (usually £2.50).
Hampshire in October,                 with studying Vikings is that
something not previously              contemporary writing about         For those who wish to join
recorded.                             them is often hysterical,          the society, or attend any of
                                      although they were also seen       the talks, then please get in
2021 PROGRAMME                        literally as the wrath of God.     touch with our membership
We started what promises to           In the end, there was a            secretary Vanessa
be a better year, with an             Scandinavian conquest of           Burlingham on 01329
intriguing tale.                      England before the Norman          835283. Alternatively use
JANUARY 26th 2021 -                   one, so who were these             the contact page on the
War Hero or Murderer by               people, why did they come          website.
Paul Stickler                         here and what did they hope
In 1917, Percy Toplis is              to achieve? We can find out        Meetings are held at 7.30 pm
alleged to have been                  more about them through            via Zoom on the FOURTH
involved in a mutiny among            their invasion tactics, their      Tuesday of the month.
allied troops just ahead of the       trading and extraordinary          Annual membership is only
Battle of Passchendaele.              sea-faring skills and through      £8pp. Visitors are most
Two years later, he is                many artefacts that survive to     welcome at £2.50pp per
suspected of a series of              this day.                          meeting. For more
robberies and the murder of                                              information and programme
a taxi driver on a quiet                                                 updates, please check our
country road near Andover,            LATEST PUBLICATION                 website
Hampshire. The hunt for the           Published 2020 to                  at www.wickhamhistory.org.uk
fugitive ends when he is shot         celebrate the Society’s
dead by police near Penrith,          60th anniversary,
Cumbria. In the aftermath,            Images of Wickham is full of
questions were raised about           fascinating photographs,
the justification of Percy’s          which draw you into the life
death. Paul takes us through          of Wickham in days gone by.
the events and evidence for           This eye-catching coffee
you to decide: war hero or            table book is guaranteed to
murderer?                             get people talking.

See our website and the               A lovely gift for friends and
March parish magazine for             family at a fantastic price of
the meeting report.                   £5! Get your copy soon as
                                      the first edition is nearly sold

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               Spring Programme
                   26 January 2021
                  Hero or Murderer
                     Paul Stickler
                  23 February 2021
                     The Vikings
                    Imogen Corrigan
              23 March 2021
RMS Queen Mary: From Launch to Maiden Voyage
             Stephen Hoadley
                27 April 2021
 Coffers, Clysters, Comfrey and Coifs: the lives of our
            seventeenth century ancestors
                       Janet Few
                 25 May 2021
        Annual General Meeting followed by
               A History of Birds
                    Simon Wills
            Meetings are held at 7.30 pm

              Call 01329 835283 for details or
           use the contact page on the website
                Annual membership only £8
     Visitors are most welcome at £2.50 per meeting
               www.wickhamhistory.org.uk

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 Wickham Society Spring
    Programme 2021
Meetings are currently held virtually - via Zoom

9 February at 7.30 pm

Dive! Dive! Dive! All you wanted to
know about submarines but were
afraid to ask
Rear Admiral Ric Cheadle
                                                         If you share a strong sense of community and
9 March 2021 at 7.30 pm                                  location which makes Wickham such a
                                                         special place to live – why not join us? New
The role and work of the CPRE
                                                         members and occasional visitors are always
Dee Haas, Chair, and Christopher Napier,                 welcome – please contact Wendy Greenish at
leader, of the local South Downs and Central             wendy.greenish@gmail.com or 01329
District Group of the Campaign to Protect                833583 for further information or go to:
Rural England
                                                           www.wickhamsociety.org.uk
13 April 2021 at 7.30 pm
AGM and planning update

                                             Meon Valley
Meon Valley U3A is one of the smallest U3As with         Apr 6th     TBA
a membership of over 100 people and has nine
interest groups. Membership renewals have been           Apr 20th    Graffiti All Around You Tony
sent out; the cost is £10 for January to                              Kippenberger
September. New members are welcome, if you
                                                         May 4th     South Coast from the Air
are interested please contact me for a form on
any of the numbers/addresses below.                                    Brian Barrett
 We are now holding our meetings via Zoom.
Members will be sent a link to join the session a
few days before, and we look forward to more of          Some of our groups have managed to continue by
you taking part.                                         communicating via email - Poetry Circle and
                                                         Reading. Mike is giving Zoom presentations to the
Feb 2nd       The RNLI    Brian Masters                  Egyptology group. Strolling had resumed with a
                                                         limit of groups of up to six people socially
Feb 16th     The Universe is Transient.
                                                         distancing but is now suspended again. Others
               Phillip Charles                           due to their nature of visiting places /meeting in
                                                         groups – Art Appreciation, Geology and Nostalgia
Mar 2nd      Living in Cairo Janet Diamond               have ceased for the time being.

Mar 16th     Ernest Hemmingway and the                   General enquiries to: Betty Hiscock, Secretary
              International Brigade.                     01489 894807 or 07766522464

               Lyndon Palmer                              email: mvu3asec@yahoo.com

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                                              ing
                                          Com
                                                 !
                                            Soon

Wickham Community Centre has been very busy during the last year, and now we can tell you
about TWO new food projects for Wickham. We have received funding from DEFRA, Hampshire
County Council and Winchester City council.

 What is it? - the pantry will offer fresh, frozen
 and general foods
 Who is it for? - anyone local to Wickham who
 needs to access good food at a discount price
 Where will it be? - at the community centre              What is it? - a fridge where surplus food can
 How will it work? - a weekly membership fee                                     be donated - and saved!
 of £5 will give you a choice of food for a                Who is it for? - anyone who has something
 minimum value of £15. Every week!                        they want to get rid of, and anyone who hates
 Who will supply the food? - We are                                               to see food go to waste
 partnering with FareShare to buy surplus food                   Where will it be? -in the foyer of the
 for people who join the membership scheme                                             community centre
 When will it be open? - exact times are to be                     How will it work? - individuals and
 decided but there will be a couple of slots a              businesses can come and donate fresh and
 week                                                      non-perishable foods, and anyone can come
 When does it start? - March! Keep an eye out                   and 'save' the donated food from being
 for more information - at the centre, on                                                    thrown away
 posters and social media
                                                             When will it be open? - the fridge will be
                                                                     open whenever the centre is open
                                                          When will it start? - March! keep an eye out
                                                                                  for more information.

Would you like to get involved?

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   "That's the
  Way to do it"

Jo Wilkes and Laura
Marchant (nee
Young) and dog having a
socially distanced
Christmas Eve mince pie
lunch in the rain.

  N.B important
                                         Wickham Lunch Club
It has been reported that a 93
year old woman from Burridge
allowed someone into her home       In normal times, the Wickham Lunch Club offers the opportunity
who 'vaccinated' her and cleared    for older residents of Wickham to join others for a home cooked
out all her cash as 'payment'.      meal in the church room at St Nicholas Church each Wednesday
                                    lunchtime.
Please use your networks to
reassure our older residents that   Since March 2020, it has not been possible to meet in this way,
appointments for the vaccination    including this Christmas - and so instead, Jayne’s cooking team
will come through official NHS      put together a Christmas hamper for each of the diners and
channels: letter, phone call or     delivered the gifts to them at their own homes.
text message. No one will knock
on the door.                        We are very grateful to the Co-op and the Wickham Chocolate
                                    shop and also Parsley Foods who contributed items in each
Regards                             hamper. We very much hope that it will not be too long before the
                                    Wednesday lunch club will be able to resume their lunches
Nicki                               together at the parish rooms – the opportunity to meet and
                                    socialise with others is very much missed by our diners.
Nicki Oliver
Clerk to Wickham Parish Council                            On a repair shop door:

                                                           WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING. (PLEASE
                                                           KNOCK HARD ON THE DOOR - THE
        A big thank you to all                             BELL DOESN'T WORK.)

         the team at Colden                                Proofreading is a dying art, wouldn't
                                                           you say?
        Common, giving the
                                                        Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges
           vacine. It is very                           You mean there's something stronger than duct

        efficiently organised.                          tape?

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                                     Chilled Art
                                It is with great sadness I have to write that Margaret
                                Spence, one of our most talented artists, and her
                                husband have died from the Covid-19 virus. Margaret
                                was really incredible artist; she could mix the exact colour
                                for her work with consummate ease. Then paint a
                                beautiful picture of flowers, fruits, vegetables, landscapes
                                or seascapes. We never tired of seeing what she could
                                produce in the relatively short Chilled Art sessions. She
                                will be sorely missed. I have included a photo of Margaret
                                at work last year.

   Sara                                                    Chris

Well still in lockdown but we still have some work to share with you. Sara has produced a
gorgeous abstract landscape. Chris has at least three projects on the go; two seascapes
can be seen on her easel. Lyn has also painted a stunning seascape that brightened my
day when I saw it. I’ve just done a horse galloping through stormy weather; I suppose
that is how I feel at present!

    Patricia                                      Lyn

Let us hope the vaccine roll out goes as planned and things get back to some
normality soon.
                                       Patricia Fray

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                     House 54

     It was no stately home or a big cottage thatched
But a three up, two down home, where memories hatched.
     Four kids lived there, one girl and three brothers
     A man who worked hard and a beautiful mother.

  While the children were sleeping one night it occurred
      A new baby girl came and entered the herd.
         Susan Jane Lillian lay there on the bed.
   Dad was heard to remark “Gotta keep this lot fed”.

“Where to sleep everyone?” said Mum looking to heaven.
   Two bedrooms, a box room. Quite cosy for seven.
     Jim had the box room ‘cos he was the oldest.
  The others the back room which always was coldest.

     Sue slept in a drawer by her mummy and dad.
      We were all quite comfy. It wasn’t too bad.
    The bathroom was freezing despite the oil stove
    But whatever the hardships we had lots of love.

    One day when the parents were out on the town
        Dave, the inventor, cut bannisters down.
    He thought that the open-plan look was the thing
     but when mother caned him, it didn’t half sting

   We’re now grown-up people with families to nurture.
   Mum and Dad did their best to get us to the future.
      Of all of my memories, I can’t treasure more
         The love, life and laughter at house 54

                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

                        Mary Davey

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                           Mud Island Garden Centre

                                            Plant Centre
                                          Silk Flower Shop
                                           Giftware Shop
                                       Garden Furniture Shop

                                Excellent range of seasonal plants now in

                               All the gardening sundries you need in our
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                          Quaint coffee shop serving a range of hot and cold
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                                            Lilly's has been
                                            purchased by the son
                                            of a previous owner.
                                            He has refurbished
                                            the interior, added
                                            new furniture and
                                            lighting and changed
                                            the name back to
                                            "The Old Tea
                                            House On The
                                            Square", which it
                                            was known as when
                                            his parents owned it.
                                            Hopefully, it will not
                                            be too long before it
                                            opens yet again.

                                    These photos were taken by
                                        John Farrow on 25th
                                    December. He says "The last
                                     time I saw the square his
                                     "bare" was during the first
                                             lockdown"
                                      Hope the Shell garage
                                    doesn't find the competition
                                       in Buddens Road too
                                              daunting.

                                      The new development is
                                    appearing slowly but surely.

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  Vision and hearing impairment
  Sensory impairment is a very common issue for people as they grow older.
  Fortunately, there are lots of things you can do to help you cope with the issues
  arising from declining sight and hearing.

  Visual impairment
  • Sight tests – You can arrange for an optician to visit you at home, by calling the Outside
    Clinic on 0800 640 9513 or booking online https://www.outsideclinic.co.uk/eye-test-at-
    home/request-an-eye-test/ Specsavers also offer a home visit service, which you can
    book by calling your local home visit team on 07796 705239. Both organisations offer free
    NHS sight tests and help towards the costs of glasses, if you are eligible.
  • Sight aids – Magnifiers, large button telephones, talking clocks and text-speak devices are
    available to help with everyday tasks. The NHS website provides more information
    https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vision-loss/
  • Support organisations:
           o The Macular Society 0300 3030111 https://www.macularsociety.org/
           o Seeability 01372 755000 https://www.seeability.org/
           o RNIB 0303 1239999 https://www.rnib.org.uk/
           o Open Sight Hampshire 02380 641244 https://www.opensight.org.uk/
           o The Partially Sighted Society 01302 965195 https://www.partsight.org.uk/

  Hearing impairment
  • Hearing tests - You can also arrange for a free hearing test at home, with the Outside
    Clinic, by calling 0333 255 4749 or booking online
    https://www.outsideclinic.co.uk/hearing-test-at-home/request-a-hearing-test/
    Depending on where you live, you may be able to have an NHS-funded test and also free
    NHS hearing aids, should you need them. Specsavers also offer hearing tests at home, at a
    cost, by calling 0800 023 2949 or online https://www.specsavers.co.uk/hearing/hearing-
    tests-at-home
  • Hearing aids – Audio amplifiers, text phones, specialist smoke detectors, vibrating clocks
    and watches, and flashing or vibrating doorbells, are available to help. The NHS website
    provides more information https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/hearing-aids/
  • Support organisations:
        o RNID 0808 8080123 www.rnid.org.uk/
        o Sonus 02380 220225 http://www.sonus.org.uk/index.html
                     Alternatively, contact your local Village Agent,
                          David Roger-Jones on 07979 572112
Village Agents are volunteers who can help you find information and local services that
                will enable you to stay living safely and independently.

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  iTalk service and mental health
  The festive period can be a really difficult time for people and general feelings of
  loneliness and isolation are enhanced. 2020 has been a difficult year for many
  people, but there is help available for anyone struggling with their mental health.

  What is iTalk?
  • iTalk, our local talking therapy service, is the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies
    service for most of Hampshire, which is a partnership between Solent Mind and Southern
    Health NHS Foundation Trust
  • iTalk supports people to improve their mental wellbeing through education, guided self-
    help tools and talking therapies
  • All treatments are available free on the NHS for people aged 16 and over and have a
    registered GP and live within the Hampshire area

  What services does iTalk offer?
  • Wellbeing Classes – Currently on hold due to Covid-19, however there are a wealth of
    wellbeing videos and resources available online
  • Support – If you are feeling down or overwhelmed, they offer guided self-help options to
    help you get back on track
  • Managing Moods Webinars – A six-week online course, to help you to learn proactive ways
    to get your motivation back, manage stress and think more clearly
  • SilverCloud – Online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy programme available 24/7
  • Telephone Guided Self-Help – A pack is sent in the post and then you will receive a call
    every two weeks to offer support and help you to move forward
  • Therapy – Talking therapies to help with depressions, anxiety, obsessive compulsive
    disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder and phobias

  How do I get help from iTalk?
  There are several ways to get a referral for help from iTalk:
  • Self-refer by phone – call 02380 383920
  • Self-refer online https://www.italk.org.uk/self-referral/
  • Your GP or health care provider can refer you

  Even if you don’t feel that you need support from iTalk, the website contains some useful
  resources, such as videos to promote mindfulness, which are useful to everyone in these
  busy and stressful times – visit https://www.italk.org.uk

                     Alternatively, contact your local Village Agent,
                          David Roger-Jones on 07979 572112
Village Agents are volunteers who can help you find information and local services that
                will enable you to stay living safely and independently.

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DAMAVAND – OR A SAD
TALE OF MATTER OVER
        MIND

The Elburz mountain range
form a rugged barrier
between the high plateau of
Iran and the Caspian Sea,
arid and barren on the south
side, but falling away to
green valleys and fertile
meadows bordering the
Sea. At a height of 5671
metres, Damavand, a
perfectly shaped volcano
dormant since historical
times, rises majestically
above the surrounding
peaks.
                                   on the summit.                     for many of us. After three
In 1994 I had the good                                                nights at high altitude, with
fortune to spend a                 Obtaining a visa for Iran was      little sleep due to ferocious
fascinating three months in        quite a challenge in itself, but   winds constantly buffeting
Tehran on a relief posting.        in July we duly met up with        the tents we were all
Whilst I was there a               ten others who had also            understrength. Several had
colleague invited me to join       been intrigued by the              already decided that they
him on his quest to climb          prospect of seeing Iran and        wouldn’t be able to make the
Damavand, a non-technical          climbing a mountain which is       final climb and at the last
but challenging ascent from        rarely visited by Westerners.      minute I had to admit that I
the south. I had packed my         As we drove out from Tehran        probably wouldn’t succeed
limited baggage for an             I was thrilled when we             either and that I would most
Iranian summer with hopes          stopped at the classic             probably constitute a
of some minor trekking, and        viewpoint from which I had         dangerous liability. Of our
my equipment was woefully          taken my first picture of the      group of twelve, seven got to
inadequate for                     south face of Damavand and         the top, but under quite
mountaineering. To cut short       which has adorned my study         dramatic circumstances.
a very long story, we didn’t       wall ever since. However,          And my son was one of the
get to the top, and eventually     we drove on past and round         seven.
got back to his car in the         through a gorge and then up
middle of a moonlit night.         a long dirt track to reach a        It’s difficult to gauge the
                                   seasonal village in a high         effect of the years, but I
For sixteen years the              valley on the north side of        remain convinced that the
memory rankled in my mind          the mountain. We climbed           going was easier on the
until I received this year’s       out of the village for two days    south face, and that under
walking & trekking brochure        to reach a base camp at            other circumstances I might
from Exodus and found to my        4200 metres. The next day          have laid the ghost of
delight that they were             was given over to a short          Damavand to rest and come
running a new expedition to        acclimatisation climb and          back with a triumphant tale of
climb Damavand. I was              preparation for an early start     Mind over Matter.
pleased when my son                on a long 1400 metre climb
offered to join me: we should      to the summit and back. This
get at least one of the family     was the moment of decision         Robert Goulson

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     Bishop’s Waltham Photographic Society
The year began with our AGM          photographing a
and annual awards presentation       building is to
in early January. And what a         capture its ‘genius
great evening we had. Very           loci’ – the spirit of
chatty and lots of input from        the place and reflect
members. Our President, Steve        an interpretation of
Green presented the annual           the architect’s
awards (virtually) to the            vision. He has
competition League winners           photographed some
plus in the second half, the         of the most
audience was treated to a            renowned buildings
fantastic collection of images       in the world,
contributed by members as a          including the
‘photographic review of 2020’.       Guggenheim
                                     Museum in Bilbao,
Rona Bassett stepped down as         the Walt Disney
Programme Secretary after a          Concert Hall in L.A.,
fantastic and accomplished           the City of Arts &
three year stint organising          Sciences in
external speakers, workshops         Valencia, Berlin's
and other club events. We have       Reichstag and the
been treated to a varied             Milwaukee Art
programme over that time and         Museum. During his
our Chairman John Coote              talk, Iñaki will
joined members in thanking           present different
Rona for all her hard work.          concepts of architectural           We are still accepting new
                                     photography and show images         members – we may not be able
Readers may remember in the                                              to meet face-to face but a warm
                                     from both of his Fellowships.
last issue that we paid tribute to                                       welcome will await anyone
                                     Iñaki is an assessor for
founding member and past-                                                interested in taking pictures,
                                     the Royal Photographic
president Alan Inder who                                                 wanting to improve their skills
                                     Society and sits on the Fine
passed away recently. In the                                             and chat (via Zoom!) with like-
                                     Art panel.
awards presentation, John                                                minded people. More
introduced a new award for the       On 4th February we welcome          information about the Society
Society which has been named         Robert Harvey on a return visit     can be found on our website:
in honour of Alan and reflects       to the Society. His presentation    www.bishopswalthamphotosoci
his keenness to support novice       this time is called ‘Small is       ety.co.uk
photographers. The ‘Alan Inder       Beautiful’ Macro photography
Shield’ will be awarded to the                                           For anyone with children/
                                     opens up a fascinating world of
‘Most Improved Photographer’                                             grandchildren interested in
                                     wildlife, including many subjects
and the first recipient is Louise                                        photography, the Society’s
                                     close to home. Robert’s talk
Goslin pictured here at Bishop’s                                         Junior section is also continuing
                                     demonstrates techniques for
Waltham Palace with Jane                                                 at this time with online meetings
                                     making striking images of
Inder, who was ‘delighted’ with                                          and set topics – please contact
                                     butterflies, dragonflies and
the inception of this award. Well                                        Peter Mason
                                     other insects, orchids and fungi
done to Louise who thoroughly                                            junior@bishopswalthamphotoso
                                     and will include composition,
deserved her award.                                                      ciety.co.uk for more information.
                                     depth of field and how to control
                                     light, as well as how to find and
Coming up – at the end of
                                     identify subjects. Robert is an
January (28th) we welcome (via
                                     award winning photographer
Zoom), Iñaki Hernandez- Lasa
                                     based in Wiltshire who has
FRPS, FIPF, AFIAP who will be
                                     written several books on
talking to us about ‘architectural
                                     photography and astronomy.
photography’. Iñaki’s aim when

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      Naomi House &
 Jacksplace launch a new
 virtual running challenge,
       ‘Run 4 Respite’
Naomi House & Jacksplace has         provide critical
launched Run 4 Respite, a            services, for free.
brand new virtual running            It’s so important
distance challenge,                  that all children
encouraging supporters to run        and young
105 miles in March, and raise        people have
£105. The event has been             access to
backed by renowned Great             support networks
Britain long-distance runner,        and the care
Naomi Mitchell, and sponsored        they need,
by building services engineers,      especially during
the Royston Group.                   this period, where so much of       take up the challenge and
                                     our lives are restricted.”          hopefully exceed the set target!”
Recognising the ever changing
environment and current              Charlotte Patrick, Events           Run 4 Respite is free to join,
restrictions, Naomi House &          Fundraiser for Naomi House &        with the commitment of
Jacksplace has created this          Jacksplace, commented: “We          fundraising £105 per
new challenge to help raise vital    are thrilled to launch this new,    participant. Once signed up,
funds to help local families that    exciting and agile challenge,       participants are added to ‘Team
need the charity’s support. Run      which can be completed during       Naomi’, Naomi House &
4 Respite, which has the             lockdown, on a treadmill or in a    Jacksplace’s running group,
slogan, ‘Make Your Miles             local park! We are hoping it will   and will receive all of the
Count’, challenges participants      raise much needed funds, as         benefits of being a part of this
to run 105 miles in March, and       well as awareness of what we        group, including virtual
raise £105, which is enough to       do here at the hospices. We are     assistance, training support and
fund 5 hours’ worth of vital         extremely lucky to have the         training plans from the charity’s
specialist care for the region’s     support of the Royston Group        partner, Nick Anderson, GB
life limited and life threatened     and Naomi Mitchell and would        Coach and Founder of ‘Running
children and young adults.           like to take this opportunity to    with Us’.
                                     thank them for their
Respite care gives families the      involvement.”                       To sign up to Run 4 Respite,
chance to regroup, to relax and                                          visit: www.naomihouse.org.uk/
to rebalance family life. Naomi      The Royston Group are the           run4respite or for more
House & Jacksplace offers 24-        official supporters for Run 4       information, contact Charlotte at
hour respite care for the whole      Respite. Sam Cheesman, HR           Naomi House & Jacksplace by
family, through the good days,       Manager at the Royston Group,       emailing:
difficult days and last days. This   said: “We’re excited to be          charlotte@naomihouse.org.uk
care continues for as long as a      forging a relationship with         or calling: 01962 760 060
family needs it.                     Naomi House & Jacksplace this
                                     March, having successfully
GB long distance runner and          supported the charity’s London
friend to the charity, Naomi         Marathon and Virtual Santa
Mitchell, will be supporting the     Run in the last 12 months. We
charity event by taking part and     strongly believe in the valuable
promoting it to her followers.       work that Naomi House &
She said: “I am getting involved     Jacksplace do, and recognise
with Run 4 Respite this March        that Run 4 Respite is the ideal
to help raise much needed            event for us, as we have a
funds for Naomi House &              strong team of willing
Jacksplace, as they continue to      volunteers with big hearts to
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                 Serving the local communities of Bishops Waltham,
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