Wickham Parish Magazine - A New Beginning? - February 2021 - St. Nicholas, Wickham
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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 2
Wickham Parish Magazine February 2021 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 3
Wickham Parish Magazine February 2021 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 4
Wickham Parish Magazine February 2021 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 5
Wickham Parish Magazine February 2021 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. 6
Wickham Parish Magazine February 2021 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 7
Wickham Parish Magazine February 2021 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 8
Wickham Parish Magazine February 2021 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 9
Wickham Parish Magazine February 2021 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 10
Wickham Parish Magazine February 2021 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 11
Wickham Parish Magazine February 2021 on the river, however. In MEETING – TUESDAY 23rd out! 1740, the second coldest FEBRUARY winter ever recorded, trees The Vikings almost need no For information on how to ‘exploded’ as ice split them introduction. An image is order a copy, please call apart, while in 1881 there instantly conjured up of Geoff Phillpotts on 01329 were 15’ snowdrifts in Oxford ferocious fighting men, 833103 or contact us through Street. rampaging through our green our website. and pleasant land, 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 now as our winters are so untrue by any means, but the copy of the Guide to Historic much milder, but Ian pointed lecture seeks to find out if Wickham - 2nd Edition and 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 12
Wickham Parish Magazine February 2021 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 13
Wickham Parish Magazine February 2021 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 14
Wickham Parish Magazine February 2021 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? 15
Wickham Parish Magazine February 2021 "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? 16
Wickham Parish Magazine February 2021 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 17
Wickham Parish Magazine February 2021 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 18
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Wickham Parish Magazine February 2021 J J 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 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 01329 834407 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 21
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Wickham Parish Magazine February 2021 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. 23
Wickham Parish Magazine February 2021 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. 24
Wickham Parish Magazine February 2021 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. 25
Wickham Parish Magazine February 2021 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 26
Wickham Parish Magazine February 2021 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 27
Wickham Parish Magazine February 2021 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 28
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