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Wickham ParishMagazine
November 2020 50p
75 Years Ago-the Rememberance Sunday Parade in
November 1945-the first post-war occasion
Wickham Parish Magazine November 2020
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 Richard Cannadine (photogapher)
Richard.cannadine@ntlworld.com Distribution; Mr Robert Goulson
01329 513 530 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
Revd Canon Alan Griffiths
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
The theme of this month’s
magazine is
Remembrance. Whilst
current Covid restrictions
are in place, Services at St
Nicholas Church are
limited to a maximum of
sixty residents at any one
time. This will obviously
affect this year’s
Remembrance Service.
Those wishing to attend
the Service are required to
book in advance. There
are also specific
arrangements for R.B.L.
members. Please see
page 6 for full details.
If you, or anyone you
know, is/are suffering
from the effects isolation
or seclusion, you might
refer them to pages 2 and
32.......where we have, as
usual, listed all the groups,
organisations and
services that are active in
the Parish. Please share
this information.
Images of Wickham
A collection of historic views of Wickham including The Square and Bridge Street,
The Field of
Remembrance will be recognisable buildings such as Chesapeake Mill and The Barracks, along with day to
‘operational’ on the village day scenes of village life, local businesses and celebrations.
green, opposite St
Nicholas Church, from
A lovely gift at a fantastic price of £5!
31st October to 13th
November. Residents are
For details on how to purchase a copy, please call 01329 833103
invited to plant Crosses in or use the contact page on the website.
The Green in memory of
family or friends who died www.wickhamhistory.org.uk
whilst on active service. Crosses are on sale at an unscheduled ‘drop off’.
Page’s and/or Heming’s.
The Wykeham Vale housing development ( see pages 32,
One of the effects of the Covid restrictions is 40 ) will begin releasing the first of 70+ new homes next
the additional amount of extra time many spring. New residents will be advised that the Wickham
people have discovered. Clearly, many Village Magazine is an award winning, up to date, valuable
residents decided to update and/or source of information which lists a host of local tradesmen
modernise their wardrobes during lockdown. and services and features the latest HCC and Winchester
Many charity shops have benefitted from this City Council information...... and is also a jolly good read.
additional benevolence, with some shops DB
now requesting an initial enquiry rather than
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From the Revd Juliet
suffering. We should not seek to
wipe out the memories of past
wrongs, but to be aware that
whenever power and authority
come together in an organisation
there is a danger that the
reputation or the very survival of
that organisation begins to
matter more than justice and
honesty. As I write this I am
conscious that the Archbishop of
Canterbury, speaking about the
findings of the inquiry into
historic sexual abuse in the
Church of England, said that he
had learnt again to be ashamed
of the church. This is not the first
time, and I’m sure it won’t be the
Dear Friends, congregations, community last, when the Christian church
November is the time when we gatherings and families have to has revealed its feet of clay, from
traditionally reflect on things be very different as we all try to the crusades to the cruelty of the
past, the 1st is All Saints in the follow the rules and stay safe, it Inquisition, to its support for
churches calendar – when we will be a year that goes down in slavery, we have much to be
remember all those Saints who history, and just as our parents ashamed of, but we can learn,
don’t have a named day of their and grandparents told us about and what we must learn is surely
own, followed immediately by All what it was like to be evacuated, the same for all institutions. At
Souls on the 2nd, a time to or bombed during the war, so the heart of the gospel message
remember all those we have today’s children will tell their is the requirement that we care
known and loved who have died grandchildren about the year for the most vulnerable and
– particularly poignant in this that school was so very different. needy in society, and that we
year when coronavirus has pursue justice, honesty and
So do we have to keep truth, sticking fast to these
added to the death toll and remembering the past, does it do
attendance at funerals has been principles has to be non-
us any good? Well as someone negotiable, and may well prove
so limited. Then on 5th Nov we whose life and ministry depends
look back to the plot to blow up costly, as many whistle-blowers
upon the life of a man who lived know only too well.
the houses of parliament and 2,000 years ago, you would
restore fair treatment for Roman expect me to say yes, and I do As we learn the lessons of the
Catholics, in those days you find it deeply annoying when TV past, we need to remember that
were fined if you didn’t attend a C quiz contestants say ‘It was our humanity not only leads us to
of E church on a Sunday – how before I was born’ as an excuse fall short but is also responsible
unfair is that! Finally, on 11th for not knowing anything vaguely for amazing acts of self-sacrifice,
November we usually gather historical. One reason why we love and generosity. So in this
together to remember those who need to know our history is that it month of remembering let us
died in the two World Wars. All can teach us so much. Whenever reflect upon all those who have
this happens in the last few we hear the official commission inspired us, who have helped us
weeks before the beginning of reports of things that have gone know the reality of love, and who
Advent when we turn our faces horribly wrong, from gave their lives so that we might
with hope and expectancy Hillsborough to Grenfell Tower, be free.
towards Christmas and a new from the Post Office to Gosport
year. Memorial hospital, most of those With love,
This year all these occasions who have suffered ask one thing Juliet
which draw us together in - that lessons are learned so that
others may be saved from
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Letter from the Revd Dr Ruth Howlett-Shipley
In June 2019 I was privileged to be with me physically on that
Wearing the Shedfield very special day but I can
be ordained as a Deacon by the
Mothers' Union Stole assure you all that I felt totally
Right Reverend Christopher
Foster, Bishop of Portsmouth, in surrounded by your love and
a fantastic service at Portsmouth prayers. The PCCs very
kindly paid for me to spend a
Cathedral and came to serve in
night away on retreat at
the Benefice of Shedfield and
Sarum College in Salisbury
Wickham. I was expecting to be which is where I started my
ordained as a priest on 4th July theological training, I
2020 in the Cathedral where I received so many cards and
would have been one of five emails wishing me well and
deacons from Portsmouth these meant a great deal to
Diocese who would have been me, the parishes also gave
ordained in Portsmouth me some very generous gifts
Cathedral. I expected that the and Shedfield Mothers
cathedral would have been full of Union made me a fantastic
stole (which I have already
family, friends and members of
been able to use in Wickham
the congregations of St
at a service of Holy
Nicholas, Wickham and St John Communion for the Mothers
the Baptist, Shedfield. But, like Union).
many other plans this year,
coronavirus made this read the lesson, Annabel sang I just want to say a HUGE thank
impossible. during communion and Revd you to you all! I thank you for your
Jane preached the sermon. gifts, for your love and prayers
This year the run up to the and for the way that you have
Ordinations was anything but Several people have asked me made me, and the children, feel
usual! The date changed three what the difference it makes to so welcome here in the Benefice.
times, the numbers who could be ordained as a priest. In a THANK YOU!
attend changed daily in the week recent book, Stephen Cottrell,
before and it was judged that the who is now the Archbishop of
traditional residential retreat York, says that he is irritated
prior to the ordination was not when he hears people being
practical. It was also decided asked what is the difference
that, rather than one large between a deacon and a
service in the Cathedral, several priest and they say ‘Oh, there
small services would be held in are a few things that you
local churches throughout the can’t do as a deacon but you
diocese. can as a priest’ as if those
few things aren’t all that
So on Friday 2nd October, I was important. But those ‘few
privileged to be ordained as a things’ are the declaration of
Priest by the Right Reverend Christ’s forgiveness,
Christopher Foster, Bishop of presidency at the Eucharist
Portsmouth in a small, but very and the announcement of
personal service, at St John the God’s blessing. They are
Baptist Church, Shedfield. Revd hardly incidental! And it is my
Jane is fairly certain that this was huge privilege that I am now
the first time an ordination able to do each of these in my
service had been held in ministry here in Wickham
Shedfield. Only thirty people and Shedfield.
could attend but it was fantastic Gifts from the parishoners
that both my children could play I am sorry that most of the
a part in the service; Edward congregation were unable to
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Remembrance 2020 – Revd Jane Isaac describes how
St Nicholas Church is responding to the current
uncertainties about public gatherings on November 8th
‘What are the readings, music and
arrangements for address, led by the
Remembrance this year?’ Revd Jane Isaac,
is a question many of you Wickham RBL branch
have been asking – and chaplain and the Revd
one that your ministry team Ruth Howlett-Shipley.
and the Wickham RBL In accordance with
committee have been national RBL
considering for many guidelines, standards
weeks now. It will come as will be not be paraded
no surprise to you, given this year from the
the ongoing pandemic and Square or in church.
rising infection rates locally, We are unable to lay
that a comprehensive wreaths at the war
answer is impossible at the memorial after the
time of writing (16 October service, and sadly
2020). One thing’s for sure neither our uniformed
though: government, organisations nor our
Church of England friends from Villiers sur
regulations, social Mer are able to join us.
distancing requirements
and our own local context To comply with
mean that this year our ‘usual’ arrangements for government and Church of England Covid-19
Remembrance just aren’t going to be possible. secure requirements, a maximum of 60 people can
be legally and safely accommodated in church.
I know this will be a great disappointment to all the
RBL members, community representatives, service
personnel and local residents who so faithfully join in
Wickham’s Remembrance commemorations year It is very important that you let the parish
after year. However, it’s very important that we administrator know by 12.00pm on Friday 6th
focus on what we are able to do rather than what we November if you intend to come to the
aren’t, and do please be reassured that with some service: please email
adaptation and flexibility on everyone’s part, all stnicholasadmin@btinternet.com or phone
being well the following Remembrance events will 01329 833 299, giving your name, a
take place– please do check the church website, contact phone number or email address
Wickham Facebook page and local
and the number of seats you require
noticeboards for the latest information.
(maximum of 2 per household). If you have
• October 31st–November 13th: The Field of not let us know by 6th November of your
Remembrance on the Village Green will be intention to come to the service, then the cap
available for you to plant poppy crosses or on numbers means that this year you will be
pebbles in memory of those who lost their lives unable to attend.
in the service of their country. The two silhouette
Tommies will be in place again this year. Please see
If they have not already done so, Wickham
pages 10 & 11 to find out more.
RBL members should contact branch
• Sunday November 8th, Service of secretary David Robinson if they intend to
Remembrance: St Nicholas Church at 10.50am come to this service.
(the church will be open from 10.30am). A shortened
version of the traditional Remembrance service with
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You may remember that this anniversary was
• Because of the unavoidable restriction featured in the October issue of this
on numbers at the morning service, this year magazine.
you might instead choose to watch the
national commemoration on TV or to take up Please be aware that in compliance with NHS
the RBL’s suggestion that people stand track and trace procedures, the names and
outside their homes at 11.00am to observe contact details of everyone attending church
the 2-minutes’ silence. Additionally, there will services are taken and kept on record for 21
be an afternoon service for Remembrance days before being securely destroyed.
Sunday at St Nicholas Church at 3.30pm Congregational hymn-singing is not allowed in
(the church will be open from 3.15pm). The church, and the wearing of face coverings is
service will re-create the evensong held 50 mandatory in church at all times.
years ago at which the church’s WW2
memorial was unveiled and dedicated.
Christmas Hamper Project
Please spread some Christmas joy to local children living on the poverty line.
We are encouraging you to get involved and donate an item for a Christmas
hamper. These hampers will change the Christmas day experience for these
children and their families.
These hampers will transform an essential food parcel from a food bank into a
special Christmas gift that local young people will be grateful to receive.
Please take your donations at St Nicholas Church where there will be a clearly
marked container in the church porch. Currently the church is open from
10am - 5.00pm every day, but please check the website in case of any
changes www.stnicholaswickham.org.uk .
The last day for donations is Wednesday 25th November
Please donate an item suitable • Advent calendar
for a child aged, 5-10 years.
Here is a list of suggested items: • Box of chocolates/
biscuits
Please avoid: toy guns/weapons, • Hat/gloves/scarf
homemade food and food that
expires before 25/12/2020. • Shampoo/ shower gel
• Tooth brush
• Christmas cake
• Games/puzzles
• Story books
• Colouring books
• Art and craft material
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Revd Jane Isaac, Vicar of Shedfield and
Rector of Wickham, answers your questions
about services in church and online*
Is the church open during in both churches! Similar in (socially distanced!) welcome:
the week? Thanks to the content and style to the online behind those face masks are
commitment of our dedicated Sunday service, the service in lots of smiles!
volunteers we’re able to open church is informal, relaxing Why isn’t there a list of
the churches every day. On and church services in the
Mondays to Saturdays, parish magazine? It’s a
weddings and funerals question several of you have
allowing, both St John the understandably been
Baptist Church in asking. T h e a n s w e r
Shedfield and St is that in the
Nicholas Church in p r e s e n t
Wickham are open u n c e r t a i n
between the core circumstances
hours of 10.00am– we simply can’t
5.00pm for private plan further than a
prayer. On couple of weeks in
Sundays, the advance with any
churches remain open certainty – so do please
after the morning keep an eye on the village
service and close at Facebook pages, church
5.00pm. Hand sanitiser noticeboards and the church
dispensers and entrance and websites for up-to-date
exit doors are clearly information. As someone
signposted and specially- features music, a short who’d ‘normally’ be thinking
designated seating is reflection and lots of about Lent by now, I know how
available. Please be aware opportunity for prayer. Doors unsettling this lack of forward
that the wearing of face open at 9.40am and our planning can be! Please do
coverings is now mandatory in stewards will show you to your bear in mind that whilst
church at all times. seat. After the service you’ll be Covid-19 restrictions remain
What about Sunday asked to stay in your seats in place we can’t, for example,
services? We’re alternating until you’re directed to the return to an ‘old normal’
services between St John designated exit. The church pattern of communion
the Baptist Church in will be thoroughly cleaned in services at two churches
Shedfield and St Nicholas accordance with Covid-19 every Sunday. However, our
Church in Wickham for a requirements before re- hope is that all being well there
shared Sunday morning opening for private prayer. will be a 10.00am communion
service starting at 10.00am The NHS’s tracing service from time to time in
and lasting for around 45 programme requires us to take both of our churches. And
minutes. With winter drawing your name and contact details from time to time we hope to be
in, you’ll be relieved to know on your arrival. This record is able to share in a variety of
that we’re now permitted to kept for 21 days before being different services in one or
close the church outer doors destroyed. If it’s a while since other of the benefice’s
and that, once the systems you’ve been to church or if churches: a short midweek
have been safety checked, you’re new to the area, you service of holy communion, for
we’ll be able to use the heating can be assured a very warm instance, or Compline by
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candlelight on a Sunday act of spiritual communion. of the ministry team so that we
evening. Being Church at Home can arrange for that to happen.
I don’t feel comfortable services are intentionally And if you’d like to receive the
coming to church yet: will simple in their layout so that weekly e-bulletin with links to
the online services be those of you who prefer a hard the online services and news
continuing? As the ministry copy can easily print out a of what’s happening in the
team has said right from the service booklet. parishes, please do let me
beginning of lockdown, it’s If you’re without internet know (my contact details are
important that we stay access and would appreciate on the inside front cover).
focussed on what we can do a printed copy of the Sunday
and not what we can’t. Getting services, do contact a member
churches open at any cost isn’t of the ministry team so that we The Church of England’s
the point of all Daily Hope
this: what prayer line –
really matters 0800 804 8044
is making sure – has been set
that our up with those
churches are who are
s a f e , unable to get
welcoming, to church or
Covid 19- join online
aware place c h u r c h
for those who services in
come for mind. Daily
worship or in Hope offers
search of a m u s i c ,
quiet space in prayers and
their lives. Social distancing, can arrange for that to happen. reflections as well as full
shielding and self-isolation And if you’d like to receive the worship services and is
mean that everyone’s having weekly e-bulletin with links to absolutely free of charge.
to learn how to keep in touch the online services and news
with each other in different of what’s happening in the
kinds of ways, and that parishes, please do let me *Written on 14th October
includes the church family know (my contact details are 2020 – please be aware that
here in the United Benefice of on the inside front cover). Government and Church of
Shedfield and Wickham too. What about Christmas? Live England regulations are
That’s why we’ll be continuing streaming is something we’re extremely likely to have
the Being Church at Home exploring at the moment, and been amended by the time
services so that we can I’m very hopeful that we will be you read this. For the latest
worship together whether or able to stream some of our Church of England Covid-19
not we’re in church. Christmas services. Quite guidelines on church
Each Sunday two new what those services might opening, public worship,
services are posted on the be…well, we can’t know yet! baptisms, weddings and
church website and linked to Sadly the ministry team and funerals please go to
the village Facebook pages churchwardens have had to www.churchofengland.org/
too. There’s the benefice’s make the difficult decision to more/media-centre/
own Sunday morning prayer postpone this year’s coronavirus-covid-19-
service and a more informal Christingle services in church. guidance-churches
Sunday service with a If you’re without internet
reflection on the Gospel access and would appreciate
reading, prayers and hymns. a printed copy of the Sunday
The website also includes an services, do contact a member
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The Field of Remembrance
The Village Green, 31st October 2020
Continuing our tradition, the ashes country.
from the crosses planted last year will If you do not have a cross, then why not
be scattered over the soil in the Field of
Remembrance, and the Tommies will
again be on watch.
Poppy crosses will be planted for those
named on the church memorials and
the school memorial board.
paint a pebble with a poppy or name to
lay instead?
The Field of Remembrance will be open until the
13th November.
Crosses will be available to purchase in Heming
We invite you to visit the Field of & Co and Pages.
Remembrance to plant crosses in
remembrance of your family and friends
who lost their lives in the service of their We will remember them.
On Tuesday October socially distanced, to see
13th some members other members again
from Wickham and some of whom we hadn’t
Shedfield met at St met since March. It is
Nicholas Church to celebrate contents were simple but the looking unlikely that our next two
Holy Communion. Revd Ruth thought and love put into the planned meetings will take place
took the service, proudly making were appreciated as but we will devise a programme
wearing the beautiful stole that much as the contents for next year in the hopes that we
Shedfield members had made themselves. She reminded us will eventually return to meeting
for her on her ordination as that, although members of a regularly as a group. If you would
priest. It was sewn with scraps of large group worldwide, we all like the opportunity to play an
differing shades of blue material, have our part to play with active part in helping our
stitched with gold thread and differing skills and something to organisation improve the lives of
embossed with the MU logo. She give as individuals. We must families in our community and
said it was a symbol of what the work together to bear much fruit across the world, please contact
Mothers Union stands for – the for the sum is larger than the part. me or visit mothersunion.org for
pouring out of love to all, shown Sadly, due to Covid regulations, more information.
in practical and tangible ways. we were unable to get together Sabrina Gwynn
As with the Bags of Love given to for refreshments afterwards but
parents in September, the it was wonderful, although
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FIELD
OF
REMEMBRANCE
Village Green, Bridge Street
opposite St Nicholas Church
The Field of Remembrance
will be opened on
Saturday 31st October
You are invited to plant poppy crosses to commemorate
those who lost their life in all conflicts.
Poppy crosses will be planted in
advance for those named on the church
memorials and the school memorial
board.
There will be an opportunity to plant
crosses up to 13th November.
Supported by Wickham Parish Council
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STARS WANTED!
You are invited to make STARS
to display in St Nicholas Church
in December
Card, foil, fabric, knit or crochet – flat or 3D
Plain or decorate with paints, stickers, sequins
(sorry, no glitter)
Please leave your stars in the box in church.
Any questions, ring Sue Pittam 01329 828589
Sorry but we cannot return any stars at the end of the display.
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Pete Bangs
Methodist Missioner
Looking for meaning Jewish, Muslim, Christian, The odds of the Willow tree
Baha’i texts and a whole lot outside my window or my son
more. I also read a great number shouting at his PC in the next
Over the lockdown there was a of Humanist books and things by room being the outcome of
major upsurge in people people like Richard Dawkins to chance, or accident, seem too
Googling things to do with prayer get both sides of the argument great. I cannot accept it all as
and spirituality. I’m not sure it for and against a greater power. pure chance. But on the other
means anything beyond the fact The one conclusion I came to side, to many people, the idea of
people became curious in the was that all these people a God ordering the Universe,
face of it all but it is interesting to believed they were right. The seems too fantastical.
speculate about none the less. thing is that they focussed on the
differences that divided them So how do you end up on one
There has, apparently, been an rather than the things that side or the other? I think belief in
increase in the number of people connect them. At their heart God comes through experience
who claim to have a spirituality as most religions agree that the or a desperate longing. Those
well too. I’m never sure about important thing is love and how people reaching out on Google
these claims, statistics can be you treat others. Humanists and to investigate prayer and
misused to prove anything after atheists will tell you the same spirituality have seen the loss the
all. As I say, interesting to thing. The primary difference is world is facing, 42,000 people in
speculate about. The thing with what happens after. Is there a this country alone, and can find
either of these is that they could world beyond this or is no meaning in it. So, they talk to
easily be people following the immortality purely about legacy, God (prayer) and find themselves
way of the Jedi as much as about the results of your building a relationship with
anything else so big pinch of salt actions? As a Christian I have “Him” (spirituality) outside of a
time. “faith” that there is something specific religion or
more beyond death. I can’t prove denomination. Will that
But what are these claims relationship continue once there
it and, in all honesty, there are
about? What is prayer? What is is a vaccine and the likelihood of
times when I have doubts, when
spirituality? the scary outcomes we currently
I question things. For me though,
I look around and it feels like face start to fade? I don’t know.
Before I became a Christian, I
there has to be something Not for all I imagine but certainly
investigated a lot of different
nudging and guiding creation. for some. I hope they find the
religions. I read Buddhist, Hindu,
comfort I have.
Loneliness in the 21st century
When someone invites you for coffee
If you see a new face in town Or kids’ playdate in the park
Who chats in friendly tone They could be longing for a pal
Don't be shocked and turn away Not a life that’s cold and dark
They may just be alone
So don’t think “there’s someone I don’t know
They may be new to the area I don’t want any strife”
Will newness never end? Say “hello,” be friendly, kind
They may be lonely, nervous, scared You might just save their life...
Just looking for a friend
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numbers of Mayflower & Beyond: The story
gamekeepers and of Hampshire’s early links with
there were a series the New World, including tales of
of confrontations exploration, pilgrims, witchcraft,
and scuffles. Five of four Indian Kings, the birth of an
the six walkers empire and, of course, fish!
arrested for riotous
assembly were NEW PUBLICATION
convicted and To celebrate the Society’s 60th
2020 AUTUMN PROGRAMME sentenced to prison for terms of anniversary, we have been
SEPTEMBER MEETING: between four to six months. The working on a new publication,
cases attracted enormous press Images of Wickham.
Right to Roam – Neil Bond attention and there was see page 3
Neil Bond was Wickham History parliamentary pressure to allow
Society’s first speaker since our walkers on the moors. This was This book includes views of
last pre-pandemic meeting in strongly resisted by the well historic Wickham, including The
February. His talk was very represented grouse shooting Square and Bridge Street,
timely after the restrictions interests and it was not until after recognisable buildings such as
earlier in the year: a celebration the post war Labour Chesapeake Mill and The
of the ‘right to roam’. Over thirty Government came to power in Barracks, along with day to day
members and visitors joined our 1949 that the Peak District scenes of village life, local
first Zoom meeting on Tuesday became Britain’s first National businesses and celebrations.
22nd September and enjoyed a Park.
well researched and presented Whilst many of the images are
talk on the growth of ‘rambling’ The presentation was followed from the Stan Woodford
and the controversial campaign by a lively question and answer collection, there are others from
to secure a right of access to the session during which we the WHS archives.
Peak District. discovered that the one of our
members’ mother was involved A lovely gift at a fantastic price of
It wasn’t until the inter war years in the mass trespasses on Kinder £5! this is the ideal Christmas
that walking became a mass Scout! present for friends and family
pastime in Britain. A notice in who live locally - and those from
The Times by a keen walker OCTOBER MEETING: Wickham who now reside further
inviting companions to join him Growing up in Hundred Acres – afield.
was met by an enormous Helen Talbot
response and Southern Helen joined us ‘live from
Railways began putting on Edinburgh’ to share her
‘walking special’ trains from experiences of growing up in For those who wish to join the
Waterloo. In 1927 the first Hundred Acres, the war years, society, or attend any of the
walking boots catalogue was and going to Wickham school. talks, then please get in touch
published and in 1931 the We heard how her father A.P. with our membership secretary
Ramblers Federation was (Percy) Durant built the family Vanessa Burlingham on 01329
formed, the predecessor of the house and his horticultural and 835283. Alternatively use the
Ramblers Association. agricultural enterprises. See contact page on the website.
next month’s parish magazine
Kinder Scout in the Peak District for the meeting report. Meetings are held at 7.30 pm via
became the flashpoint in the Zoom on the FOURTH Tuesday
struggle for walkers from the NEXT MEETING – TUESDAY of the month. Annual
industrial conurbations around 24TH NOVEMBER membership is only £8pp.
the Peak District to gain access 2020 is the 400th anniversary of Visitors are most welcome at
to the moors. In April 1932 the the sailing of the Mayflower and, £2.50pp per meeting. For more
British Workers Sports coincidentally, the week in which information and programme
Federation organised a mass the ‘New World’ celebrates updates, please check our
trespass of 400 walkers onto the Thanksgiving. We welcome website:
Kinder Scout plateau. The back Dr Cheryl Butler for www.wickhamhistory.org.uk
landowners had mustered large Hampshire & the New World: The
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Chilled Art
Another month has gone by and we are well into our 'Rule of Six' rota system which is an
interesting challenge, trying to make sure we all see each other at least a couple of times a
month! The pictures complete in time for this magazine are Margaret Spence's tranquil
landscape and Lyn Imlach's lovely harbour scene. Margaret has been really unwell and we
all wish her the very best.
The photo shows some of the members who were allocated the first Thursday in October
working on their latest paintings, some super pieces in 'the pipeline' I've already got some
thoughts about what will be coming in the final Parish Magazine of this very peculiar year,
hopefully to cheer everyone up. Don't forget you can see all these in colour in the on-line
version of the magazine that John Landaw links through the St. Nicholas Church website.
Patricia Fray
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Slow Worm Survey in the Churchyard
Exciting news! DARN is a volunteer group that is www.groups.arguk/org/
The churchyard has been invited affiliated to ARG UK - the HIWARG
to take part in a survey of slow national Amphibian and Reptile Thanks to Pete Gillatt for the
worms overseen by DARN Group. Slow-worm photos
(Dorset AmphibiaN And Reptile DARN offers conservation The churchyard is St Mary’s,
Network) as part of a wide opportunities for everyone. It Motcombe, photographed by
reaching survey of many aims to set up reptile transects all Sheila Dyason Wildlife habitats in
churchyards across Hampshire over Dorset to find out where the churchyards provide a thriving
and Dorset. reptiles are so that they can be ecosystem for many different
The project involves 10 tiles protected. species, including reptiles.
being placed in suitable spots The SliC Project is co-ordinated Slow-worms are the most
around the churchyard in which by DARN and aims to find and common reptile found.
slow worms might shelter and study the Slow-worm The Slow-worm Anguis fragilis,
these being monitored monthly populations, primarily in looks like a small snake but it is
to check for the reptiles. This Dorset’s churchyards and in actually a legless lizard. Lizards
survey is being carried out by the Hampshire in conjunction with have an eyelid, which snakes do
gardening group and results will HIWARG (Hampshire and Isle of not have, and can, therefore,
be documented in this magazine. Wight Amphibian and Reptile blink, which snakes cannot. Like
It is stipulated by DARN that the Group). other lizards it can shed its tail as
tiles should only be lifted by 5-10 carpet tiles or roofing tiles a defence mechanism to avoid
those surveying to avoid scaring are laid out in tall vegetation or predation. The tail will grow back
off the slow worms so hopefully near a hedge, tree or shrub and but it is never as long as the
people will not become too this route or transect is walked original tail. Therefore, if it is
curious!! Anyone is welcome to once a month to check if there necessary to pick up a slow-
join the gardening group are any reptiles underneath the worm, to move it out of danger,
member when the tiles are tiles and whether any other hold it nearer to the head end or
inspected. reptiles are seen out
foraging or basking in
Contact Rosemary Crane the sun. The tiles A male Slow-worm with few markings
rosecrane@gmail.com provide protection and no dark flanks or line down the back
from predators and a
place for the reptiles
to warm up either
under the tiles or on
top. Reptiles are cold-
blooded and they
need warmth to
become active. It is
important not to
disturb the tiles too
often otherwise the reptiles may gently scoop it up with both
not use them again. hands. They do have teeth but
If you would like to join in with the they do not bite people and are
SliC Project then email: completely harmless.
Local Volunteer
sheiladyason2007@yahoo.co.u
k Slow-worms are protected
under the Wildlife and
Further information about Countryside Act 1981 (as
amphibians and reptiles can be amended) and it is illegal to
SliC - Slow-worms found on The DARN website: deliberately kill, injure or buy or
sell Slow- worms.
in Churchyards www.groups.arguk.org/DARN
or the HIWARG website:
Project
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Slow-worms have very small Slow-worms
scales and this gives them a can grow to
shiny metallic appearance. New- 40 cm and
born juvenile Slow-worms are can live to be
gold or bronze in colour with a 20 years old
dark stripe down their back and in the wild. In
dark flanks. The markings are captivity they
similar to a female but the can live
juveniles could be males. Males longer and
do not develop their true one slow-
colouration until their second worm at
year. Adult males do not have Copenhagen
dark flanks and are more evenly Zoo reached
coloured beige, brown or grey. the grand old
They sometimes have blue age of 54! A female slow-worm with dark flanks and a
flecking. They eat line down her back
Like other reptiles, slow-worms slugs, snails,
are independent as soon as they spiders, insects and the winter in leaf litter or among
are born. earthworms. They hibernate in tree roots.
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Blue Badge parking scheme
Having a Blue Badge means that you can park closer to your
destination when you are travelling, either as a driver or passenger.
A Blue Badge costs £10 in England and usually lasts up to three years.
You are automatically eligible if:
• You are registered as severely sight impaired (blind)
• You receive the higher rate of the mobility component of Disability
Living Allowance (DLA)
• You receive the mobility component of Personal Independence
Payment (PIP) and have obtained 10 points specifically for descriptor E
under the ‘planning and following journeys’ activity, on the grounds that you are
unable to undertake any journey because it would cause you overwhelming
psychological distress
• You receive a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) award that indicates you
cannot walk further than 50 metres (a score of 8 points or more under the ‘moving
around’ activity of the mobility component)
• You receive a War Pensioners’ Mobility Supplement
• You have received a lump sum benefit within tariff levels 1-8 of the Armed Forces
and Reserve Forces (Compensation) Scheme and have been certified as having a
permanent and substantial disability which causes inability to walk or very
considerable difficulty in walking
You may still be eligible if:
• You cannot walk at all
• You cannot walk without help from someone else or a mobility aid
• Walking is difficult due to pain or breathlessness
• Walking is dangerous to your health
Visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/blue-badge-can-i-get-one/can-i-get-a-
blue-badge to see if you are eligible.
The application can be found online: https://www.gov.uk/apply-blue-badge. If you would
like help completing the application for the first time or you need to renew your Blue
Badge, your local Village Agent can help you complete the application.
Contact your local Village Agent [NAME]
David Roger-Jones
on 01329
[TELEPHONE
833 165 NUMBER]
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story and were super excited around the setting by wriggly
when we had a real life visit from worms! They all had so much fun
Bob and Brian! (One of our staff’s with this activity.
guinea pigs).
Welcome to our November
update.
We have now been open for the
first half of the Autumn term and
thankfully we have not had any
children or staff who have had Wriggly worms
Covid-19. We continue to
restrict parents from entering the Setting visits
setting and are cleaning We continue to have lots of
thoroughly throughout the day. enquiries for new children to
The children are also used to start and are now full on Monday
washing their hands regularly and Friday mornings. We do
during the day. We are so proud have a few sessions available for
of them and the way they have those two afternoons and during
adapted to life living with the Our guinea pig visitors the day on Tuesday, Wednesday
threat of coronavirus. Bob and Brian were very well and Thursday.
We are still spending as much behaved and were happy for the Visits are restricted to 8 am or 4
time as possible outside in the children to stroke them. The pm when we are much quieter
garden and the children are children enjoyed learning about and we can only allow one adult
having lots of fun playing in the how to look after the guinea pigs to visit at a time. All visitors must
mud kitchen. Last week we also and asked if they could go into wear a mask and use hand
had a great activity in the outside the school grounds to find sanitizer when they arrive and
tuff tray.... an ice cream parlour! dandelions to feed them. before they leave. We also have
the NHS track and trace QR code
for visitors to check in.
Developing fine motor skills So if you are interested in
We have been working hard to knowing more about the
build the children’s fine motor preschool and would like to
skills to help them with their receive a copy of our
writing skills. We have been prospectus, please email us at
reading “Super Worm” this week wickham@parrywoodchildcare.
and the children have been co.uk or give us a call on 01329
making Super Worms out of play 833039 if you have any
dough. This was a great activity questions. We are open 8 am -
Ice cream parlour for encouraging the children to 5.30 pm Monday to Friday during
manipulate the dough and help school term times.
The children were so excited to develop their counting skills as
have this great messy play they wanted to make whole That’s all for this month.
activity and they continued to families of Super Worms! We Please stay safe and well.
play at the tuff tray all day. also had a tuff tray activity to run Ness & the team at Wickham
Hopefully, their clothes were not alongside the book. The children Preschool.
too messy when they went had to try and pick up cooked
home! spaghetti with tweezers and put
them in a bowl. We encouraged
My Best Friend Bob the children to try and pick up
One of our books of the week individual strands of spaghetti
recently was “My Best Friend instead of whole clumps. We had
Bob”. The children enjoyed this lots of children being chased
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this money to the
school so that we
could refurbish the
rooms that the club
and school use. We
have therefore
created a fantastic
cooking area,
New Term learning space and
reading corner that
It has been wonderful to be able to welcome all our will be enjoyed by
children back to school this term, including our new all our pupils.
Year R children and several other new starters. The
children have settled back into school life incredibly School Meals
well and adapted to our new routines and systems
with ease. We have recently been working with our school
meals provider,
School Refurbishment HC3S, to make
Those of you who have been past the school sure that we can
recently will have noticed some changes, with new provide our
signage displaying our new logo and colours. The children with
front entrance of the school has been relocated and healthy nutritious
we’ve had lots of very positive feedback – thank m e a l s
you. You may also have noticed that there has been throughout the
some external redecoration, which has given the winter months.
school a much needed ‘facelift’. The children
recently enjoyed
Wrap Around Childcare a special
lunchtime that
Our school continues to offer much needed wrap featured their two
around childcare for our parents through Treetops. favourite meals
Treetops took over the running of the club from and the special
Time Out Club which was run as a charity through guest appearance from Captain Ketchup!
parents at the school. When the club closed in
December last year it was left with a financial Our new bespoke menu is proving to be very
reserve. The Trustees of the club kindly donated popular with the children.
26Wickham Parish Magazine November 2020
commitment will be updated outbreak of COVID-19, may not
each time you see your work have a Claimant Commitment
coach. yet. Those who claimed before
the outbreak, will have had their
When you agree to your Claimant Commitment
Claimant Commitment you will suspended during the outbreak
be put into one of four work- and had no work-related
related activity groups requirements imposed.
(sometimes called
“conditionality” groups). These From 1 July The Department for
set out the tasks you’re expected Work and Pensions (DWP) has
to complete in order to receive said it will be calling all claimants
your full benefit payment. You to help them to prepare for work,
can check which group you’re in so people should expect to be
by logging into your Universal contacted to set up the Claimant
Credit account online and Commitment. They do not need
checking your Claimant to contact the Department for
Commitment. If you’re not Work and Pensions in the
online, you will have been meantime.
provided with a paper copy of
your Claimant Commitment. The DWP has said that they will
take a common-sense approach
Lesley Rose, Advice Services This will tell you which group to work-related requirements
Manager for Citizens Advice you’re in and what tasks you'll and that those who are shielding,
Winchester District, shares her have to do regularly to get have childcare responsibilities
advice on Universal Credit. Universal Credit. These tasks because of COVID restrictions,
could include writing your CV, etc. will have their Claimant
Q. I’ve recently signed up to signing up for job alerts or Commitment tailored to reflect
Universal Credit after I was applying for vacancies. their circumstances.
made redundant. I’m looking
for a new job but is there more In order to show how you have If you have a query about
I need to do to ensure I keep completed the to-do list set out claiming Universal Credit you
getting Universal Credit? in your Claimant Commitment, can contact Citizens Advice
you should keep a record of the Winchester District on 0300 330
When you apply for Universal tasks you’ve completed and how 2183 or email them at
Credit, you’ll agree a Claimant long they took in your Universal advice@cawinchesterdistrict.or
Commitment with your work Credit online journal, or in a diary g.uk
coach. A Claimant Commitment if you’re not online.
is a record of the responsibilities
that you have accepted in order Some claimants, mainly those
to receive Universal Credit who have applied for Universal
payments. Your claimant Credit for the first time since the
Waltham Chase Flower Club
It has been some months since I speakers, demonstrators, Jill Sutton.
sent anything to the Parish outings etc planned for 2021.
magazines. Not that we should There are those who are much Waltham Chase Flower Club
have had plenty of news but---- more exasperated than I am and leader.
well, you will probably know why! we still hope that next year will be
more productive than this year.
Three times we have planned
information on Flower Club As soon as we know how things
meetings. We had some stand for 2021, we will pass on
interesting speakers planned, information. In the meantime,
and a Flower club outing. This keep warm and not blown away.
has all gone by the board and we Very best wishes to everybody,
are now hopefully having
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Launch of the West Meon Wine
Society
community. uncertainties surrounding
events, the Society is currently
The Society would be delighted offering a Membership Fee of
to welcome members from the £30 for an extended
The West Meon Wine Society is locality to enjoy not only drinking membership period to 31
delighted to announce it has now wine but also (when December 2021. This offer will
launched! It is true to say that not circumstances allow) coming lapse on 31 October 2020.
only do we love our wine but we along and enjoying trying the Membership applications after
also love to support our wines in a convivial setting. that date will be for 12 months.
community. So in partnership Our normal membership fee is We look forward to welcoming
with the Village Shop, members £30 for a year’s subscription. you - for more information please
can discover new wines with our This entitles members to 15% visit the WMWS website:
online recommendations and discount off the entry price of up www.westmeonwine.co.uk.
wine tastings. As a not-for-profit to two tickets to any Society
organisation, any surpluses go event attended by the Member.
back to the shop so it can Given the current COVID-related
continue to help serve our
Curdridge Amateur Drama Group
Promoting excellence and innovation in every aspect of local theatre
Acting up for 50 years performing at The Reading Rooms, Curdridge
Despite the long months of hobby? Why not look at our website
lockdown and other restrictions, ‘CADG’ (the Curdridge Amateur www.curdridgedrama.co.uk
CADG is still working to bring Drama Group) always welcomes and look back over past
you our production of ‘The new members. presentations and see the varied
Shadow Factory' just as soon as Local groups such as ours need productions that our sell-out
we can. members of varying talents, crowds have enjoyed over the
Originally, we thought ‘maybe whether players, scene setters, years?
November’ but that is now costume designers, bar helpers We hold ‘workshops’ to improve
‘maybe late March’ but who or whatever. our presentations; hold ‘reading
knows with the present We have been around for over 50 nights where new plays can be
uncertainties making it years, so we must be doing ‘acted’ in an informal
impossible to make any definite something right! atmosphere and everyone can
plans. That’s not to say we are a stick- try their favourite part. Perhaps
You can be sure that CADG will in-the-mud group, either. you have new ideas. What play
survive and bounce back better Always forward looking and excites you? Maybe we haven’t
than ever. willing to ‘push the boundaries’ heard of it!
Why not join us with the future in our status as ‘Amateurs’ belies
mind? the professional standards we
Working from home? Got more always seek…. but with hard
time to spare? Want to enjoy a work and fun!
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SUNFLOWER
The sunflower’s an old lady past her prime,
Who packs a secret punch to cheat on Time.
Her heavy head is bearing down her spine,
A spine once strong, but now a brittle sign
That autumn’s ageing sun’s a tropic curse
As rodding rain and alphabet storms strain worse.
Her broad green leaves decayed to dirty rags,
Yet still she stands – the lady – by her bags.
Her treasure’s stored from the sun’s hidden rays
That powered her growth and soon will end her days.
Her secret force is in her deep-lined face,
A beauty mathematical – fine as lace,
An arching alchemy that turns decay to life:
White seeds packed and primed for death to spill – rife.
Tony Johnson
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