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Wickham Parish Magazine
December 2020 and January 2021
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Wickham Parish Magazine December 2020 & January 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
Wickham, PO17 5NN Email: sabrinagwynn@aol.com Methodist Church
Minister; The Revd Joseph Tembo
Honorary PCC Treasurer 01329 833 518
Mrs Di Frost Friends of St Nicholas Church
dfwickham@hotmail.com Mr John Landaw
Roman Catholic Church
01329 832 633 john.landaw@hotmail.co.uk
Fr Bruce Barnes
The Laurels, Mayles Lane 01329 830 088
02380 273 882
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
As we are now in the second Nicholas Church during the Published to celebrate the
lockdown, imposed during one festive season and admire the Society’s 60th anniversary,
of the worst, most destructive delightful collection of Images of Wickham is full of
years on record, perhaps we homemade stars, well done all fascinating photographs, which
should brace ourselves for a concerned. draw you into the life of
Christmas like no other. Any Wickham in days gone by. This
family gatherings and festive Please read the short item on eye-catching coffee table book
celebrations will call for a great The Square Cow’s Soup is guaranteed to get people
deal of flexibility and Kitchen initiative. talking. A lovely gift at a
resourcefulness. Let us be Thank you, Frank. fantastic price of £5! An ideal
driven by HMG and NHS Christmas present for friends
guidelines rather than family Early risers might have noticed and family who live locally - and
customs and traditions and several individuals in hi-vis those from Wickham who now
hope we can enjoy and rekindle jackets active in and around the reside further afield.
family reunions when the village most mornings. Our
epidemic is beaten. May we section of litter pickers are self-
hold our nerve and apply 21st- motivated and are intent on The editorial team thank you
century medical expertise.....and clearing litter from the square, for your continued
emerge wiser, healthier and water meadows, footpaths and subscriptions and support and
recover the freedoms of our by-ways. Well done, wish you and your families a
treasured isle for our future Community Awards happy Christmas and a peaceful
generations. Committee N.B. and less chaotic 2021.
DB
Please make an effort to visit St
Celebrate with Stars.
Some of the handmade stars adorning St Nicholas Church.
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definitely won’t be information about Christmas
From the Rector, the held in St Nicholas services and events via the
Revd Jane Isaac Church, Wickham or church noticeboards, the
St John the Baptist Wickham Square and
Church, Shedfield on Wickham Community boards,
Christmas Eve. That the village Facebook pages
Wickham Christmas and the church websites:
tradition, Carols in the w w w . s t j o h n t h e b a p t i s t s h ed
fil
Square, can’t happen d . o r g . u k and
either. www.stnicholaswickham.org.
uk
But as soon as the
government and Juliet and Ruth join me in
Church of England sending you love and the
issue the relevant assurance of our constant
regulations and prayers for you all this
guidelines for places Christmas and in the days to
of worship, we’ll be come,
able to make informed and
By the time you read this, Jane
Covid-19 secure decisions
back in the old normal Juliet, about the possibility of
Ruth and I would have had providing the services that
the great joy and privilege of are so special and well-loved
taking part in the first carol – Lessons and Carols, The ministry team at
service of the season. By Midnight Mass and Christmas
Christmas Day we’d have Christmas Day services
welcomed around 400 of you amongst them. They may be In recent Christmas issues of
to Christingle services, a bit different (carol services the parish magazines,
shared several glasses of without singing…); they’ll members of the ministry
mulled wine, eaten a lot of certainly be shorter (is it just team have written about their
mince pies and sung our way me, or is 40 minutes just favourite Christmas
through everything in the about as long as you can memories, carols and
Bethlehem carol sheet manage a facemask for?); presents: this year, they
several times over! We love they might not be in ‘your’ share their Christmas
it all! church at the ‘usual’ time wishes.
Not this year, though. I’m (Covid’s meant that
writing this letter on the nowadays we travel up or From Revd Jane Isaac, Vicar
second Sunday of Lockdown down the Winchester Road of St John the Baptist,
2.0, and there’s no singing at on Sundays!); they might Shedfield and Rector of St
all to be heard in our need to be pre-recorded and Nicholas, Wickham
churches, which are closed available online but one way
for public worship. Quite or another we’ll do our I once, misguidedly as it
how things will be by absolute best to keep turned out, embarked on
Christmas, we can’t yet know Christmas worship making a counted cross-
for sure. Having thought accessible, safe and special stitch bookmark as a
about it really carefully from for everyone who wants to Christmas present for my
every perspective, share in it. mum, with a quotation on it
regrettably we’ve decided by Mother Theresa. Perhaps
Make sure to keep in touch
that Christingle services because I became very
with the most up-to-date
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familiar with every letter as I our families at Christmas as
slowly sewed away, all these we have always done and
years later I can remember that we, as a community,
every word: ‘We cannot could come together in the
always do great things. But ways that have always made
we can always do small Christmas special.
things with great love.’
But at the same time, as we
look forward, my Christmas
It’s a hard world in which we
wish is that we can also learn
find ourselves at the
the lessons of the last few
moment, so we need to
months. I hope that on our
make sure to be kind: kind to from hope to reality, but
daily walk we can continue to
each other and kind to remains still some distance in
ask those we meet, ‘How are
ourselves. And that’s my the future. For those with
you?’ and actually listen to
Christmas wish: I wish that in terminal diagnoses, or
and care about the answer. I
these changing and scary deteriorating medical
hope that we can continue to
circumstances in which we conditions, or the very elderly
ask our neighbours, ‘What do
find ourselves, we do small, seeing their lives slip away in
you need?’ and go and lockdown, it seems so unfair.
ordinary things with love.
collect it for them, whether
That makes what we do with
it’s toilet rolls or
and for each other
prescriptions. I hope that we Of course, it’s hard to be
extraordinary.
can continue to behave in patient when significant life
ways that protect the events like weddings and
From Revd Dr Ruth Howlett-
vulnerable in our society, special birthdays have to be
Shipley, assistant curate
even if that means wearing a so limited. For all those of us
Remember this time last
face covering to protect who can reasonably say
year? A time when the word
others when it is hard for us there will be other
to do so. Christmasses to come,
holidays to be taken and
My Christmas wish is that we parties to be enjoyed – in
can take forward all the good other words, for everyone for
that has been shown in this whom the time will come
time of pandemic, whilst when life can be sweet again
leaving behind all the – I can only say that I hope
negative things that have God will bless us with the gift
arisen from it. of patience to endure
cheerfully and patiently
through a very different
coronavirus was unknown to From Revd Juliet Montague, Christmas and New Year,
most people. A time when associate priest and for the few months
the idea of ‘lockdown’ was If I could have a wish for this beyond.
unheard of, even to the Christmas it would have to
public health community. Of be the gift of patience. It’s
not something I have been
course I could wish that
well endowed with, and it
Covid-19 was something
takes a great deal of effort for
imaginary, that the phrase
me to try to be patient. Now
‘social distancing’ had never more than ever we all need
needed to be invented, that to be patient as the promise
we could all spend time with of a vaccine for Covid moves
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Revd Joseph Tembo
The Lord Is Near
Dear friends,
It has been a long while since I wrote to you in the
Parish Magazine; and I now take this opportunity to
share a word or two for this Christmas about
which there have been questions whether it would
be cancelled or not on account of the coronavirus.
The “cancellation” bit is subject to be read into.
What we know is that each Christmas is very
special because it reminds us about what we often
easily forget. So, what does Christmas remind us
about? That “the Lord is near”.
Before our Saviour was born, God said that once
his Son was born, he would be given the name
Immanuel; and when the angel of the Lord spoke to
Joseph the husband of Mary who was to become
the mother of our Saviour, he said that the child to
be born to Mary would be given the name Jesus.
Matthew 1.23 concludes that the promise of the
coming of “Immanuel” would be fulfilled in the child
who would be named “Jesus” to be born to Mary.
Matthew 1.23 goes further by telling us the meaning
of the name “Immanuel” by saying, ‘“The virgin will
be with child and will give birth to a son, and they
will call him Immanuel”–which means, "God with
us.”’
Immanuel, the God who is with us is near in several
ways each successive Christmas.
First, the God who is with us is also near us in that he
back to God the Father, but because his coming is
is close to each one of us every day.
near; and one day soon the wait will be over.
Secondly, he is near us in that Jesus became just like (Philippians 4.5b)
one of us–he became human. He understands us,
Whatever the situation is this Christmas, I wish each
knows what we feel and how we feel. He knows our
one of you a very happy Christmas and a healthy,
needs and he also knows how to deal with the
prosperous and
challenges of being human. Since the Son of God
fulfilling New Year in
became one of us, we are never alone–he is with us
2021.
and near.
Peace and joy is my
Thirdly, the Lord is near because while we celebrate
prayer for you.
the birth of Jesus–his First Coming into our world on
Christmas day, we are also reminded about the Lord’s
near return in that Jesus our Saviour will come back
from heaven to earth.
As we celebrate the birth of our Saviour this year, let
us do so with joy, not only because he came and went
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Has anything Victims of modern slavery are it happening. Download an app
gone to plan this year? often reluctant to seek help - with the Safe Car Wash
from the police or other or Farm Work Welfare app
At our November meeting I
professionals due to their very always at hand, you will be able
should have been speaking
vulnerable circumstances. to report any suspicious signs if
about my trip to The Passion
Churches can offer a safe place you see them. For more
Play in Oberammergau. Since
where they can turn and it is information on what constitutes
neither the meeting nor the trip
vital that clergy, members of modern slavery and how you
took place, I have the
our congregations and the can help, visit
opportunity to write about
wider public are able to identify www.theclewerintitiative.org
another project.
victims and help them access
When Covid regulations are
Mothers’ Union are proudly the care and protection they
relaxed and we can meet again,
working in collaboration with need.
normally on the 2nd Tuesday of
the Clewer Initiative in order
What can you do? Be aware the month, we will be
to end modern slavery by 2030.
that slavery may exist in your exchanging lockdown
This is a project that enables
neighbourhood, in your experiences, and planning
the Church of England and its
business, in your community. further opportunities to make
wider networks to develop
Those trapped within slavery up for lost time. If you would
strategies to detect modern day
may attend the same school as like the opportunity to play an
slavery in their communities
your children, they may be active part in helping our
and help provide victim support
cooking your food at the local organisation improve the lives
and care. The Mothers’ Union
restaurant, they may be painting of families in our community
role is to raise awareness of
your nails at the local nail bar, and across the world, please
Modern Day Slavery wherever
or they may be packing the fruit contact me or visit
we can.
you eat. It is everyone's www.mothersunion.org for
responsibility to look for more information.
There are 40.3 million people
slavery and report any
being exploited worldwide (The
suspicions or incidents –
Global Slavery Index) and 1 in 4
working together, we can stop
victims of modern slavery are
children. Freedom is
something we take for Wishing you a Happy Christmas
granted. For many people and hopefully an improved 2021!
slavery is something that
happens elsewhere, to From the Editorial Team
other people. Modern
slavery is driven by the
demand of consumers for
cheap, personalised goods
and services. The focus is
on benefit to the
purchaser, with little
attention paid to the plight
of the providers. Through
this indifference the
criminal exploitation of
vulnerable people is
allowed to grow.
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St Nicholas Church 900th
Anniversary
Looking back – and looking forwards
Best-laid plans etc, etc… and they certainly
were very well-laid plans, stretching back in
preparation over several years, and drawing on
the talents, imagination and organisational skills
of many people. We got off to a splendid start
last December, with the opening service,
attended by the Lord Lieutenant, the Bishop,
the Mayor of Winchester and many
representatives from across our community.
Pupils from Wickham Church of England
Primary School helped us remember some of
the history of our patron saint, Nicholas. In
early February a Valentine’s weekend
celebration of love and marriage was a marvellous Group and to the community agencies that
start to 2020’s programme of special events. helped raise funds, to the Parish Council for
advice and financial support and to several
And then… lockdown. The rest of the story is generous individual donors.
one of changing plans; first of all deferring events,
then cancelling some of them and then needing to For many of us, the superbly produced and
recognise that it was not going to be possible to illustrated anniversary cookbook will be a lasting
deliver any more of the scheduled programme. memento of this special year, featuring favourite
Concerts, festival workshops, open gardens, recipes gathered from the community*. There
quizzes and all kinds of social events culminating will also be the realisation that it is possible, from
in a closing celebration in the Square – all within our limited resources, to dream some
cancelled or at best postponed until further impressive dreams and find ways of realising them
notice. Together with the rest of the country, – except, of course, when best-laid plans etc,
we recognised the necessity of doing everything etc…
possible to protect the vulnerable from the David Isaac, Chair of the St Nicholas 900 planning
effects of the virus. group
We are hoping to be able to re-introduce a few *A limited number of copies of the 900th
elements of the planned programme during 2021, anniversary cookbook are available, priced £5.00
including the much-anticipated summer lecture each.
series. However, it would be a brave or foolish
prediction to say anything yet with any certainty. Details from Sue Roger-Jones on 01329 833 165
Flexibility and adaptability have always been in our
DNA and we certainly need them now!
When the Saints
So, as we draw to the close of this 900th year
which may (or may not, we don’t know for sure
at the time of going to print) be marked by a
service in St Nicholas’ Church on December 6th, I
want to take this chance to give a big thank-you
to all those who worked long and hard in getting
ready for the church’s anniversary – thank you
for the long-term commitment of the Planning
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WICKHAM REMEMBERED
On Armistice Day, a solitary One - the coffin was draped with
Despite the current situation, church bell rang out and people a Union Jack and taken on a gun
Wickham turned out to honour made their way again to the carriage to the Cenotaph, where
and commemorate those who Village Green. At 11 o’clock the George V placed a wreath upon it.
lost their lives in conflict. bell was tolled; the two-minute The King - and nearly 1,000
silence followed and then the widows and mothers of men killed
On Saturday 31st October, bell tolled again... and again... in World War One - were present
under grey clouds, the Revd and again. 100 times to mark as the warrior was buried at the
Jane Isaac, assisted by the Revd the centenary of the dedication Abbey.
Dr Ruth Howlett-Shipley, led a of the tomb of the Unknown
short service to dedicate the Warrior in Westminster The Tommies are now gone
Field of Remembrance. The Abbey. from the Field. The ashes of the
ashes from last year’s poppy poppy crosses will be safely kept
crosses were scattered over The grave of the Unknown for scattering over the soil at
the soil in which crosses for Warrior represents those who next year’s dedication of the
each of the men on the died during World War One and Field of Remembrance, on
Wickham War Memorial had whose place of death is not known Saturday 6th November.
been planted. Angela Clear, or whose remains are unidentified.
representing Wickham Parish We will remember them.
Council, followed by Ian The concept of the grave of the
Goddard and Sheena Bright for Unknown Warrior was inspired by
the Royal British Legion Rev David Railton, who had served
The following two pages, and
(Wickham Branch), planted as a chaplain during World War below, show pictures taken by
crosses, as did Jane Painter on One. The body was chosen from John Farrow of some of the
behalf of the Wickham four unknown British servicemen - activities described in the
Memorial Project. exhumed from four battle areas - article.
and transported to Britain.
During the following days,
under the watchful eyes of the On 11 November 1920 - the
Tommies, others came to plant second anniversary of the
crosses and place poppy stones armistice that ended World War
in remembrance.
The Remembrance Sunday
service could not go ahead as
planned but Revd Jane was
able to lead a service at the
war memorial. The two-
minute silence was observed,
the Exhortation read, and
the names of the Wickham
men lost in conflict were
read aloud. This was
watched in silence by those
who had gathered on the
Village Green.
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Wickham
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Remembers
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Chilled Art
Chris
Well another lockdown and more paintings from
me and some of my fellow Chilled Art(ists)!
As you can see we still use our art as a way to
cope with the present situation. Let's hope that
life returns to some kind of normality in 2021.
I wish everyone who reads this a happy, healthy
and peaceful Christmas and New Year. There
will be more art in the next Parish Magazine,
that I can promise, and in the meantime stay
safe.
Malcolm
John
Patricia
Tricia
Patricia Fray
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Christmas Crackers
How much did Santa pay for his sleigh?
Nothing, it was on the house!
What do you get when you cross a snowman
with a vampire?
Frostbite!
We are setting up a community larder (or a
freedge) at the community centre. It's a
place for people and businesses to donate Merry
Christmas
unwanted food. Other people can come and
take the food, without the need for
referrals.
It's a great way to reduce waste and build
on our fantastic community spirit. We are
currently looking for funding and
volunteers. If you'd like to know more, or
get involved please let us know:
email: contact@wickhamcentre.co.uk or
call 01329 833688
Don't forget, you
can hire our hall
from as little as
£8 per hour
Stay safe
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Excellent range of seasonal plants now in
All the gardening sundries you need in our
shop, as well as beautiful gifts
Quaint coffee shop serving a range of hot and cold
drinks, cakes, snacks, sandwiches and sweets
Southwick Road, Wickham
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at all, so he and, coincidentally, the week in
branched out which the ‘New World’
as a market celebrates Thanksgiving. We
gardener to welcome back Dr Cheryl Butler
make ends for Hampshire & the New
meet. When World: The Mayflower &
Helen came Beyond: The story of
along in 1944 Hampshire’s early links with the
he moved New World, including tales of
them all into exploration, pilgrims,
an old army witchcraft, four Indian Kings,
hut he the birth of an empire and, of
brought from course, fish!
Gosport, but
2020 AUTUMN PROGRAMME they had no running water or MEETING – TUESDAY 8th
OCTOBER MEETING: power for several years. DECEMBER (note this is the 2nd
Growing up in Hundred Acres Tuesday)
– Helen Talbot Nonetheless Helen had nothing This is our joint Christmas
Over fifty members and visitors but happy memories of her meeting with the Wickham
joined our Zoom meeting to time in Wickham, attending Society, and we finish our
hear Helen Talbot talk about Wickham School with her Autumn programme with a
her early life in Wickham on brothers, 'running wild’ in the seasonal talk. Ian Currie, a full-
Tuesday October 27th. Helen Rookesbury woods and sledging time weatherman – he
now lives in Edinburgh so it was on the road. She and all the correctly forecast the October
some consolation for not being family were put to work 1987 storm – will present
able to meet face to face that tending and selling the cut Frost, Freezes & Fairs: 1000
we can hear from speakers flowers they grew on their years of famous winters when
from so much further away. small holding. rivers, including the mighty
Thames, froze and remarkable
Hundred Acres was built by Percy became a leading figure in events took place on the ice.
Garnier family in the 1840’s to the Hampshire Growers
rehouse families moved when Association and was 2021 PROGRAMME
the land surrounding instrumental in its development. We start what promises to be a
Rookesbury House was Helen had some wonderful better year, with an intriguing
landscaped. The twenty-four photos, including a ploughing tale.
houses all had allotment competition on Wickham JANUARY 26th, 2021 - War
gardens and the area is said to Common, complete with a Hero or Murderer by Paul
be the first to grow pantomime horse and plough. Stickler
strawberries commercially in The Common was ploughed up In 1917, Percy Toplis is alleged
South East Hampshire. for the war effort and looked to have been involved in a
very different. Members really mutiny among allied troops just
Helen’s father, Percy Durant, enjoyed the talk and there were ahead of the Battle of
was a remarkable man. He was lots of questions and memories Passchendaele. Two years later,
a teacher, Spitfire engineer and of Hundred Acres and the he is suspected of a series of
horticulturalist. During the war families who lived there. See robberies and the murder of a
he moved his family from the our website for more details taxi driver on a quiet country
New Forest to a caravan in a and photos from this talk. road near Andover, Hampshire.
small holding just adjoining The hunt for the fugitive ends
Hundred Acres with his wife NEXT MEETING – TUESDAY when he is shot dead by police
and two eldest children. 24th NOVEMBER near Penrith, Cumbria. In the
Teachers then were very 2020 is the 400th anniversary of aftermath, questions were
poorly paid, and often not paid the sailing of the Mayflower raised about the justification of
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Percy’s death. Paul takes us
through the events and evidence
for you to decide: war hero or
murderer?
See our website and February’s
parish magazine for the meeting
reports.
NEW PUBLICATION
Published to celebrate the
Society’s 60th anniversary, Images
of Wickham is full of fascinating
photographs, which draw you into
the life of Wickham in days gone
by. This eye-catching coffee table
book is guaranteed to get people
talking.
A lovely gift at a fantastic price of
£5! An ideal Christmas present for
friends and family who live locally -
and those from Wickham who
now reside further afield. membership secretary Vanessa Burlingham on
01329 835283. Alternatively use the contact page
For information on how to order a copy, please on the website.
call Geoff Phillpotts on 01329 833103 or contact
us through our website. Meetings are held at 7.30 pm via Zoom on the
FOURTH Tuesday of the month. Annual
Special Offer: Buy Images of Wickham together membership is only £8pp. Visitors are most
with a copy of the Guide to Historic Wickham - welcome at £2.50pp per meeting. For more
2nd Edition and get the Guide for the discounted information and programme updates, please
price of £2 (usually £2.50). check our website at www.wickhamhistory.org.uk
For those who wish to join the society, or attend
any of the talks, then please get in touch with our
The Curdridge Amateur Drama Group (CADG)
Don’t feel down! Groups are good! and much more are all in the pipeline and ready
to go. New members mean new ideas, new views
Difficult times can make you feel as if you don’t
and new skills, so see our website
want to join in with anything but joining a group
www.curdridgedrama.co.uk (also Facebook) and
such as CADG can really give you a boost. Many
get in contact with us. Our productions are
groups such as ours are itching to get going and
centred on The Reading Rooms at Curdridge, an
put on a great production. Maybe it won’t be until
ideal site as we are close to so many cities, towns
after next summer, but we will need extra
and villages.
performers and front/back of house members as
not everyone will be available then. So, why not
join us in the New Year? We are holding monthly
fun quizzes and keeping in touch via Newsletters,
Zoom and WhatsApp. Play readings, workshops
19Wickham Parish Magazine December 2020 & January 2021
Wickham Society – Autumn update meteorologist Ian Currie, about those times that
In October, members met for the first time via the river Thames has frozen over and the
zoom – after some initial technical challenges(!), consequential events that took place. At our first
members heard about the results of the survey meeting in the new year, Rear Admiral Ric
carried out in the parish last year. Both Angela Cheadle will join us to give a talk entitled ‘Dive!
Clear, Chairman of the Parish Council and Dive! Dive! All you wanted to know about
Kathryn Holladay, Chairman of the Parish Plan submarines but were afraid to ask’.
Survey steering group, were at the meeting and
joined in the ensuing questions and discussion. It If you like to join us for any of these virtual
was agreed that traffic and its environmental meetings, please contact Wendy Greenish
consequences remain at the top of the list of wendy.greenish@gmail.com – new members or
concerns to members and parishioners. Angela visitors are always welcome.
explained that steps to respond and build on the
results of the survey had been compromised by
the pandemic but remain on the council’s agenda.
In November, the Society was delighted to
welcome Dan Oakley, a lead ranger and Dark Sky
Defender at South Downs National Park who
gave a fascinating talk about the sky at night.
In 2016, Dan led an initiative to make South
Downs National Park an International Dark Skies
reserve, joining an exclusive list of only 15 others
globally. Using fabulous photographs of our skies
at night he reminded us of how lucky we are to
live so close to such a wonderful natural
resource. He also encouraged us to think about
the contribution that we can each make to keep
our skies as dark as possible so that their
wonders can be seen and appreciated. He
recommended that any outside light should be no
greater than 1,000 lumens and to use warm white
bulbs rather than bright white ones and to ensure
that lights are dipped down in the same way as a
dipped hand.
On 8 December, members will join the Wickham
History Society for a talk by the renowned
20Wickham Parish Magazine December 2020 & January 2021
Success in Hampshire Open
Studios for Wickham Artist,
Brian Eyley
It was Brian's first time participating in the August
Hampshire Open Studios. Given that Covid-19 Brian's contact details:
precautions meant that his workshop could not be 07547-241974
opened to visitors, visitors inspected his work in a artistryinwood@gmx.com
conservatory with all the doors and windows open - https://www.facebook.com/BrianEyleysArt
draughty but safe! https://briansartistryinwood.square.site/
There were a good number of visitors and sales and
he has since been following up a number of
commissions received during the week and since. The
pictures here show just a few of his recent works.
His Rockin' Trees are again proving to be very
popular - they have rounded bottoms so if you put
them on a table, they move when the table is touched
looking like a forest in a breeze. Due to a
commission, he has started making larger versions
intended for floor standing display. These are around
knee height but are limited in numbers because it's
quite difficult to get the high quality wood that is
needed. He has a number of trees available for
purchase for Christmas presents but is in the mood
to do more if needed.
He has also been experimenting with turning wood
on the lathe much thinner than normal. Obviously,
that is quite a challenge, but the result is a wooden
piece of art that has some translucence.
He will be taking part in an outdoor craft fair in
Hedge End on Friday 4 December when his Rockin'
Trees and other art will be on show. People can also
contact him using the details right.
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The
Square
Cow
During these dark days of
lockdown, when isolation,
solitude and cash flow, which
has brought an additional
downside to many people’s
woes, come a ray of sunshine.
Frank Dixie, local resident and
owner of the Square Cow, in
Wickham square, is providing
local residents with a weekly
helping of a delicious serving of hot soup, Fridays, 12-2pm.
Businessman Frank has transformed the one time Wine Bar (one of the oldest buildings in the village)
into a thriving village inn, providing good food, entertainment and a warm welcome.
During lockdown, with Square Cow shuttered, he decided to serve free nourishing fare of soup and
savouries to any resident of the parish.
We should remember that poverty, cash-flow and ‘in the red’, doesn’t always imply poor money
handling skills, ask anyone who is self employed, in retail, hospitality, tourism, beauty industry and many
other professions. A late pay cheque won't delay mortgage/rent payments or be acceptable at the
check-out or filling station. Even the most careful cash management households can fall into arrears
through no fault of their own. Though there’s no use telling that to hungry youngsters.
DB
Wickham Twinning Association
Bonjour tout le monde! see a return to our exchanges and fundraising
We are still operating even though lockdown got activities.
in the way of a visit from our French friends from
Villers in May. The French are very keen to come Wishing you a happy festive period. (I was going
for the same Bank Holiday at the end of May 2021 to write it in French, but I don’t know where the
arriving on a Saturday morning and returning on a accents are on my iPad!)
Monday. We have told them we need to see what Therese Evans, President. 01329 832700
the COVID-19 situation is nearer the time but 832700. Therese.evans@hotmail.co.uk.
those offering to host might like to pencil in that
weekend in their diaries. New members are Councillor Therese Evans
always welcome to join us. We hope 2021 will Winchester City Council
Dear Editor
We’d like to give thanks to Andrew and Becky who have made such a lovely difference to Wykeham
Fields by edging the paths, mowing lawns, clearing leaves and generally making our surroundings
absolutely beautiful. THANK YOU ANDREW AND BECKY from Shirley, Ciss and Barbara.
22Wickham Parish Magazine December 2020 & January 2021
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
23Wickham Parish Magazine December 2020 & January 2021
Keeping well this winter
As the colder weather starts to set in, there are lots of things you can do to keep
healthy and well this winter.
Keeping your body healthy in winter
As people age their immune system becomes weaker and we can lose muscle mass and so
here are some tips to help boost our immune systems and stay healthy
Ø Keep Active – try to move around once an hour, even if it’s only for a short walk to and from
the kitchen to put the kettle on
Ø Eat well and regularly – make sure you have plenty of food at home or have arranged meal
deliveries
Ø Keep hydrated – there is still the risk of dehydration even in the colder months
Ø Get your free flu jab
Ø Keep warm – layering is the best way to keep warm and set your heating timer to ensure
your home is warm when it is coldest
Keeping your mind healthy and your spirits up in winter
Winter can be a difficult time but there are lots of ways to keep our minds active and our
spirits up
Ø Keep to a routine – Routine is a great way to give us some certainty in uncertain times and
helps us plan for the week ahead
Ø Keep connected – Keep up the connection with family and friends. Arrange regular visits (if
possible due to Covid-19 restrictions) or arrange regular phone and video calls. Age Concern
Hampshire can also help to put you in touch with a befriender.
Ø Stay active – exercise is well known to give our mental health a boost and so a small amount
of exercise is good for our bodies and our minds. This may be a short walk around the garden
or even some armchair exercises.
Ø Get Help – if you are finding things particularly tough, are feeling lonely or isolated or need
help, reach out to family, friends, or your GP for support.
Ø Do something you enjoy – find time for hobbies you enjoy or perhaps try a new hobby.
Ø There are lots of resources available to keep our minds active, from crosswords, quizzes and
games to online exhibitions and events. Try something new!
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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Cooking safely
Fires from cooking appliances have consistently resulted in around half of all accidental
fires in the home in England, so having smoke alarms fitted, and an escape route
planned, in case of fire, is very important.
Precautions
• Make sure saucepan handles don’t stick out, to prevent them being knocked off of the hob
• Take care if you’re wearing loose clothing – this can easily catch fire
• Keep tea towels and cloths away from the cooker and hob
• Double-check the cooker is off when you’ve finished cooking
• Take care if you need to leave the kitchen whilst cooking, take pans off the heat or turn them
down
Take care with electrics
• Keep electrics (leads and appliances) away from water
• Check toasters are clean and crumb trays are regularly emptied and placed away from curtains
and kitchen rolls
• Keep the oven, hob and grill clean and in good working order - a build-up of fat and grease can
ignite a fire
Cooking with oil
• Take care when cooking with hot oil – it sets alight easily
• Make sure food is dry before putting it in hot oil so it doesn’t splash
• If the oil starts to smoke, it’s too hot – turn off the heat and leave it to cool
Safety aids
There are products available to help improve the safety of cooking in the home, such as:
• Hob guard – prevent handles sticking out and saucepans being pulled or knocked off the hob
• Oven shelf guard – prevent accidental burns when taking food out of the oven
There are also lots of products available which are designed to help you carry out kitchen tasks –
such as chopping, lifting a kettle, and grating – if you have limited mobility and dexterity. See the
NHS website for more information: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/social-care-and-support-
guide/care-services-equipment-and-care-homes/household-gadgets-and-equipment-to-make-life-
easier/
Village Agents are volunteers who can help you find information and local services that
will enable you to stay living safely and independently.
David Roger-Jones, on 07979 572112
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to have the life we live today.
Our
Poppy
Wreath
Welcome to our December of safety issues that we all come
update. into contact with throughout
Pumpkin Soup
The children have been learning the day. We have been
about Diwali. We discovered One of our Autumn books this practicing crossing the road
some interesting facts, we month has been Pumpkin Soup. safely, looking at road signs and
found out it can last as long as 5 Not only does it have beautiful learning how to make an
days, and is often called the illustrations, it also has a great emergency call if mummy or
festival of light. It is called the message daddy get hurt.
festival of light, because it about
celebrates light winning over being
Setting visits
darkness, and good overcoming kind and
thinking We continue to have lots of
evil. Stories of Hindu gods enquiries for new children to
Rama and Lakshmi are told and about
other start and are now full on
shared. During Diwali, Hindu Monday and Friday mornings.
families enjoy lots of food, give peoples
feelings. We do have a few sessions
presents and celebrate with available for those two
fireworks. Houses are afternoons and during the day
decorated with Diya lamps to on Tuesday, Wednesday and
welcome in the light so we had One of the activities we did
Thursday.
a go at making our own Diya relating to the book was
designed to help build the Visits are limited to the
lamps, we hope you like them! beginning and end of the day
children’s gross and fine motor
skills. The children had to bang and all visitors must wear a
golf tees into the pumpkins. All mask, use hand sanitizer when
the children really enjoyed this they arrive and before they
activity which also built their leave and check in with the
hand eye co-ordination. NHS track and trace QR code
for visitors. If you are
interested in knowing more
Our Diya Lamps
about the preschool and would
like to receive a copy of our
Remembrance Day
prospectus, please email us at
We have been busy over the wickham@parrywoodchildcare.
last couple of weeks creating co.uk or give us a call on 01329
our very own Poppy wreath for 833039 if you have any
Remembrance Day. We used questions. We are open 8am -
the bottom of plastic bottles, 5.30pm Monday to Friday
painted them, then created our Pumpkin bashing!
during school term times.
own wall art with them. We
That’s all for this month.
spoke to the children about Keeping Safe
Please stay safe and well.
how the Poppy helps us to This weeks book is Topsy and
remember the soldiers, animals Tim, Safety First. We have set
and people who have been the tuff tray up to look like the
caught up in wars and fighting town that Topsy and Tim live
and have made sacrifices for us in. The book looks at all sorts
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pre-Christmas buffet and restrictions, some groups are
talk we can 'meet' via not active though Egyptology
Zoom and exchange continues using Zoom and
greetings. If you have an others via email.
interesting object to show
Membership renewals have
us, either for us to guess
been postponed until January.
what it is or to tell us why
it is important to you that Meon Valley U3A is one of the
Meon Valley would be appreciated. Zoom smallest U3As with a
Currently, our indoor meetings for January will be on membership of over 100 people
meetings are suspended until at the 5th The Cold War by and has nine interest groups. If
least January 2021 due to Dennis Boylan, on the 19th you are interested in joining
Covid-19. We are now holding Harvey Griffiths on Charles II please use one of the contact
our meetings via Zoom. and Nell Gwynn. Hopefully this details below.
Members will be sent a link to time, this will take place. Please General enquiries to: Betty
join the session a few days bear in mind that the subject of Hiscock, Secretary 01489
before, and we look forward to these meetings can change 894807 or 07766522464
more of you taking part. On the without notice. Wishing you all
1st December, we hope to a Happy Christmas and hoping email: mvu3asec@yahoo.com
have a presentation on an 2021 be brighter for us all and Website: u3asites.org.uk/
Egyptian theme from our we can meet at the Wickham meon-valley
Chairman Mike Hollis. On 15th Centre again.
December instead of our usual
Due to the current lockdown
CADG DECEMBER 2020 (The Curdridge Amateur Drama Group)
“Promoting excellence and very welcome. Think of all the happy group ready and willing
innovation in every aspect of background work that needs to to provide CADG and its
staging in local theatre” be done before a production ‘packed houses’ with another
can take place. New ideas and terrific production.
So many of you have found new skills are always welcome
unknown skills, especially for in this forward-looking group With so much uncertainty at
D-I-Y, dressmaking etc., that it so look at our website the moment, we cannot be
would be a great shame to lose www.curdridgedrama.co.uk sure when our next production
those skills once the Virus where there is a long list of the will take place but be sure we
allows us all to get back to backstage needs, and see how are all raring to go and the
‘normal’ (if we can remember you can benefit our extra time ensures that we will
what that is!) and CADG can productions. There is plenty to be better than ever!
start their productions again. learn from our present https://en-gb.facebook.com/
The Curdridge Amateur Drama members, and they will also cadguk/
Group is not just for budding learn from you, so you will
actors -though they are always become an important part of a
Wickham Community Tennis Club
As I write we are Locked Down and unable to amidst the trials of 2020!
play, but I am hoping that by the time you read Please come along to the courts and join us.
this, tennis activity will have resumed with We have sessions for juniors and adults, or you
COVID protocols in place. are welcome to book the courts and play with
In spite of the difficulties of 2020 there has been friends or family. Non-members can also book a
lots of tennis enjoyed at the Wickham Courts, court, just search for Wickham Community
and we have welcomed many new members as Tennis Club to find our Clubspark site.
well as existing members over the last few Best wishes for a happy and healthy 2021.
months. It has been refreshing to go down to the Sue
Courts and see smiling faces enjoying tennis
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beautifully now. Also, Urbina
2006 Reserva Especial Rioja –
while the 2009 Crianza is a
perfect example of a good
value Rioja, do consider
pushing the boat out and try
the 2006 Reserva Especial –
as one of our tasting team
said, the nose alone makes it
worth buying.
To finish off: Krohn
Colheita Port 2007 –
delicious wood aged, rich,
and a real talking point. A
Colheita is a tawny Port
made with grapes from a
single vintage. This one was
aged in wood until its bottling
in 2018. Colheitas sadly are
quite rare, which is a shame
as they combine the sweet
fruit and nuttiness of an old
tawny with the particular
character of a single vintage.
The Society, https://
www.westmeonwine.co.uk is
West Meon Wine Society - Santa Maria - a piercingly crisp in partnership with the Village
Wines for Seasonal Festivities perker-upper with a distinct Shop; a not-for-profit
Here we are, locked down hint of a sea breeze. organisation, any surpluses go
again, but still wanting to get For the main event: Ch des back to the Shop so it can
ready for whatever festivities Joualles 2010 - astoundingly continue to help serve our
we can manage over the next good value for a cracking 10 community.
couple of months. One thing’s year old claret, drinking
certain, the events and the food
we’ll be enjoying will need to be
accompanied by suitable drinks.
So here are some suggestions,
including classic favourites from
Burgundy, Bordeaux, the Loire
and Rioja. Some of the wines
have a little age on them too –
they’ve mellowed so that we
can do the same. We thought
we might need fortifying as well,
so there are some sherries,
ports and a Madeira to help.
Needless to say, all the wines
are good, but we have some
particular favourites to
recommend.
Something Christmasy from last December. The lights
To wake you up: Gutierrez switch-on
Colosia Fino Sherry, Puerto de
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