Loddon Valley Link 200905 - May 2009

LODDON VALLEY LINK MAY 2009

The Church Magazine fo r S herfield on Loddo n, Stratfield Saye and Hartley We spall w ith Stratfield Turgis No . 41 6

BENEFICE WORSHIP - May 2009 Sunday 3rd Ma y 10.00am 10.00am 6.30pm

Ho ly Co mmu nion Fa mily Service Evensong an d Co mmu nion

Sunday 10th May 10.00am 11.15am

Mor ning Wors hip and Children’s Sunda y Club Pray er Book Com mun ion

Sunday 17th May 10.00am 6.3 0p m

Ho ly Co mmu nion and Children’s Sunda y Club Eve ns on g

Easter 4 St Leonard’s Sherfield St Mary ’s Stratf ield Saye* St Mary’s Hartley Wespa ll

Easter 5 St Le on ard’s Sherf ield St Mary ’s Stratf ield Saye *

Easter 6 St Leon ard ’s Sh erfield St Mary ’s Hartley Wes pa ll

We dne sday 20th M ay 4.00p m

Toddler Time

Sunday 24th May 8.00am 10.00am 11.15am

Pray er Book Commun io n Fa mily Service Matins

Sunday 31st May 10.00am

Be ne fice Holy Com m union

Sunday 7th June 10.00am 10.00am 6.30pm

Ho ly Co mmu nion Family Servic e Evensong an d Communion

St Le onar d’s Sherfie ld

Easter 7 St Mary ’s Hartley Wes pa ll St Leonard’s Sherfield St Mary ’s Stratf ield Saye *

Pe ntecost St Leonard ’s Sherfie ld

Trinity Sunday St Leon ard ’s Sh erfield St Mary Stratfield Saye* St Mary ’s Hartley Wes pa ll

[*Drive up close to the w hite gates , w hich ope n autom atically]

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Childr en ar e w elco me at all our servic es. Services in italics are partic ularly geared to c hildren an d f amilies . Childre n’s “Busy Bags” are available at t he back of St Leo nard ’s Ch urch.

Darling Buds of May I love the TV pr oduc tion o f H .E.Ba tes’ story of the L arki n Fam ily an d their adve ntures set in the K en t cou ntryside. For Po p Lar ki n, the E as t E nd ’w heelerdealer’, nothi ng se em ed to bo ther hi m; life w as here for li vi ng, why n ot enjoy i t? W ho ever Po p m e t

Revd . Bob Pol itt

bec am e i nfec te d by his existen ti al atti tu de to li fe—what the heck, kick o ff your s hoes, dri nk an d be m erry for tomorr ow w e die! Even the visi ti ng you ng ta x i nspec tor i s seduc ed by the L ar ki n W ay, help ed on a little by Ma’s be au tiful dau ghter Marie tte. As a c hi ld I r em em ber s eeing a fi lm on BB C Chi ldren’s Hour, i n the days o f bla ck an d whi te, i n w hi ch a young bo y wen t ou t o f his hous e o nly to discov er that ev erybody had di sappear ed l eavi ng the s treets and the shops em p ty. He wan der ed into a sweetshop helpi ng hi mself to whatev er he fa nci ed as ther e was n o o ne to stop hi m. I recall thinking how wonderful thi s would be un ti l the pe nn y dro ppe d an d I un ders to od the messa ge of the film: Do you r eally want to have the whole worl d to yours elf? I f you rea d the stori es of the Larki n Fami ly you soon di scover eleme nts o f reali ty cre epi ng i n an d tha t life i s far fr om ‘Perfick’. The tale e nds sadly ar oun d the dea th be d o f de ar ol d Po p: after all his fu n, ‘ acci den tal’ a ffai rs, ki ndness and g enerosi ty, Pop’ s easy going li fe appears sad an d empty. The L ar kin story depi cts w ha t the p hi losophers call he doni sm, a life li ve d for pl eas ur e. However, i t l eaves u s aski ng a qu estion: ‘ What am I on this ear th for, am I here to please mysel f?’ I f li fe is jus t for n ow then per haps thi s i s as goo d a phi losop hy as any. J esus s ai d: “W hat does i t pro fi t a ma n i f he gai ns the w hole worl d a nd ye t loses his soul ?” In other words, w ha t we have now i s just a taster an d i s nothing c om pare d to what i s y et to com e! As you r ea d thi s I hope you will be e njo yi ng the pleasure of a wonderful May a nd that it m ay remi nd yo u tha t G od’ s goo dn ess i sn’ t jus t for now but for eternity.

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BREACH LANE BAPTIST CHAPEL Rev Chris Russel l 0 1276 21469 Geoff Belsham 01256 882534

Family Worship Ev ery S unday 10.30am

ST. LEONARD’S CHURCH OPEN DAYS Saturdays MAY 2n d, 16 th and 30th 10am - 4p m. Volun teer s w ill be i n a ttendance to greet you a t the chu rch. Ev eryone i s we lcome to vi sit fo r qui et reflecti on, a prayer, to study the archi tecture o r to vi ew th e chu rch wi th a wedding i n mind.

CANCELLATION ST M ARY’S CHURCH, STR AT FIELD S AYE In th e Ap ril e di tion of t he Lod don Valley Lin k a Se rvic e of Praise wi th Chorus M undi w as a dv er tis ed. Frances Oli ver w ri tes: “PLEAS E NOT E: There w ill be a MATINS SERVICE as usual on Sunday 24th M ay a t 1 1.25am a t S t. Mary’ s, S tratfi eld Saye. Th e servi ce of Pari sh Prai se which we had hoped to celeb ra te has had to be po stpone d as our guest choi r CHORUS MUN DI i s una ble to be wi th us. This is a grea t disappoi ntment but w e hope to hold thi s servi ce at a later date”.

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Prayer & Reflection TEXT FOR TH E MO NTH 1 Thessa lon ian s 5 : from verses 9-1 3 from the NIV Bible R ec eive sal vation throu gh ou r Lord Jesu s C hrist. H e died for u s, so tha t, whether we are a wa ke o r a sleep , we may liv e together wi th him. The refore enc ou rage one an other an d buil d ea ch othe r u p, just a s in fa c t y ou a re doing. Now we a sk you , bro the rs , to re spect thos e who wo rk ha r d a mon g y ou. Hold the m in the highes t regar d in love, beca u se of their work an d live in pea ce with eac h other. PRA YE R FOR TH E MO NT H Lord Jesu s Christ , we t ha n k y ou that you revea l y ou rse l f in dif feren t wa ys: throug h y ou r stil l sma l l voice, yet equ a lly in the hu stle a nd bu stle o f daily life; throug h exu beran t son gs of p ra ise bu t a lso in mo men ts of qu iet re f lec tion. Y ou r Spirit is with u s a t moment s of g rea t exc ite ment an d a l so in ou r ordin ary every day ac tivities. Help u s to see you in on e a nother, however di ffe ren t we see m to be. Help us to overco me ou r fea r of w ha t is stran ge to us an d ou r suspic ion of new idea s, so tha t we may lea rn mo re of your pu rpo se an d y our sa vin g love. Ma y ou r u nders ta nding of you be enriched an d our fe llowship deepened by the div er sity whic h y ou ha ve given us to sha re. Lord Je su s, thou gh we a re man y, yo u ha ve ma de us on e In y ou r n ame we p ra y. Amen PRA YE R POINT FOR TH E MO NTH P ra y for wo rld lea der s a t thi s ti me of con fu sion a nd an xiety over work a nd emp loy men t. M ay they see a wa y forwar d for the bene fit of a l l P ra y for endin gs o f t he conflict in Afgha nis ta n , Ira q a n d Pa lestine. P ra y for Af ric a , especia lly fo r Z imba bwe that the n ew gov ernmen t may be ab le to brin g pea ce ba ck to this trou ble d c ou ntry withou t fu rther viol enc e. P ra y for al l children who wil l be ta kin g impo rtan t e xa ms this mon th. Ma y they kn ow peac e a nd keep ca l m. P ra y for P ercy ’ s Pla n t Sa le a t t he Vil lage H all on May 9th. P ra y for the sick kn own to u s that th ey ma y know G od’ s pea ce. Give tha n ks fo r the joy of longer day s, wa r me r wea ther a nd the bea uty of t he world a rou nd us.

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Complimentary

Barbecue

at

wi n do ws do or s con se rva tori es

Wyvale Garden Centre, Wildmoor Lane, Sherfield on Loddon. Sunday 10th May

Mid-day to 3.00pm

burgers, sausage s, jass band, bouncy cas tle, face painting Please feel f ree to pop down anyti me to celeb ra te the launc h of th e pa rtne rship betwe en Sher bourne an d th e S t. Leonard’ s C hurc h Ex tension P roject

The “Day of Pledges” Tradi ti onally the Rec tor w ould si t i n a C hurc h once a yea r to recei ve people’ s gif ts for the Church. On Saturday 18th Ap ri l S t Leonard’ s Church was open fo r a “Gi vi ng Day” from 10.00am to 4.00p m when a team of volun teer s conducted a “Pledgi ng Day ” for the Church ex tension. A sum of £32,000 was collected in pledge s and donations. Infor ma tion from Steve H emming s, Treasu rer a nd Pe ter Gould , C hu rc h wa rden

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MAY LINK

FROM THE

Content s

EDITOR

Pages 1-6 From the C hurc he s 10

Shee na Ar cher I have trie d to give the m agazi ne a

AGMs a nd Pooc h F ai ries 12-14

sli ghtl y new look. What do y ou thi nk ?

Flow ers an d G ar deni ng 16 Memori al Foo tball m atc h. A tri bu te to To ny Sum ner

The L oddon V all ey Li nk was “online”. We give the di sc to Lu cy M ars hall a nd Fi ona Craig to add to www.sherfi eldonlo ddonpc.gov.com ev ery m on th. H owev er, I di dn’ t realise the si gni fi cance an d longevity o f i t until a Gazette re por ter rang m e, havi ng “go ogl ed” my Jo hn Si lver piece fr om page

18 L ook ahe ad to S herfi el d s how

23 of the Oc tober 2007 L ink, (yo u try it!). He wi shed to re pe at i t i n the Gaze tte,

Poli ce Surg eries an d the Prince’ s Trust

Monday 30 th Mar ch 2009. T hen, the Sun day Express, 1 9th April, ha vi ng picke d

20 For thcomi ng eve nts

up the s tor y from the Gazette, mangle d i t and had Jo hn Si lver having i llegiti mate

22–24 Explori ng Sherfi el d wi th San dy

chi ldr en! I t w as a femal e r elati on, po ssibly his daug hter, who ha d two children befor e

Johns to n 25

she m arrie d. The Express ha d not repro du ced ei ther the Ga zette or the Li nk

L ook forward to the village fete. 26 John Si lver a gai n!

accur ately! A dona ti on to the C hurch bui ldi ng fu nd has been re quested in

and a fo otballing o pp or tunity. 19

28–32 Repor ts from the clu bs

rec om pens e. We will see i f i t arri ves! Mi nd what yo u w ri te i n the L i nk. I t mi ght be “ go ogl ed” on Mars in 30 09! We w ill all be ho pi ng for som e goo d

34 -36 Reviews from the shows 38 The Crossw or d

Summ er weather w ith so m an y o utdoor eve nts to l oo k forward to. Sa ndy will

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lea d a gro up on the ne wly pla nne d wa lk “From Bluebe lls to Bad ge rs” o n Ba nk Holiday Monday . Se e page 23 for joinin g i nstru ctions. Se e y ou there?

Sm all ads. 43-46 Who’ s w ho an d c on tact in fo.

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PARISH COUNCIL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS SHERFIELD ON LODDON PA RISH COUN CIL The AG M wi ll be held on We dnesday 13th May 2009 a t 7.30 pm i n the Lid dell Hal l, S herfi eld on Loddon.

STRATFIELD TURGIS PARISH COUNCIL Th e AGM wi ll b e held on Fri day 19 th June 2009 at 7:30pm i n Stratfi eld Turgi s C ri cket Pavi lion.

HARTLEY WESPALL PARISH COUNCIL Th e AG M wi ll be held on Monday, 29th June 2009a t 8.00p m in the Liddell Hall, S herfi eld on Loddon.

POOCH POOP FAIRIES? Repor te d by villag e walkers. (Names suppli ed). We frequen tly take country walks aroun d the foo tpaths of Sherfi eld on Lod don. Of cou rse we s till fi nd th e occasional dog me ss in our pa th, but on the whole dog w alke rs do clea r up af ter their dogs now adays. However, what w e fi nd absolutely i ncredulous i s tha t some people are leavi ng the plasti c bags of dog faeces by the w aysi de and ev en hung on the bus hes or ti ed on to fences! Are we waiti ng for the fai ri es to collect them? Please take them home o r put them in a bin.

Photogr aph t ak en in Breach Lan e

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FLOWER FESTIVAL ST M AR Y’ S CH URCH , H ARTL EY WESP AL L SATURDAY 23 RD and SUNDA Y 24T H MAY SAT UR DAY 10.0 0AM to 4 .00PM SU NDA Y 10.00AM to 4. 00PM PROGRAMM E / ENT RANCE FEE £3 All pr ocee ds to St Ma ry ’s Ch urch. Ple ase sup port us. REFR ESHM ENTS WIL L B E AVA IL ABLE FOL LO WED B Y SONGS OF P RAI SE SERV ICE a t 4.00PM . on SUN DA Y

Sherfield and District Gardening Club

Next M eeting: M onday 18th M ay 8.00 pm Liddell Hall,

A vari ed programme has been planned including talks from experts and garden vi si ts. Di scount for members at Whitewater Nursery, Heckfield and from Thompson and Morgan seed catalogues. Meetings on 3rd Monday each month.

Sherfield on Loddon “A Passion for Poppie s” by S andy Wo rt h Contact: Linda on 882341 or Vane ssa on 881760

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PERCY’S PLANT SALE On S atur da y 9t h M ay 10.00 to 12.00 noon at Sh erfi eld Village Hall In conjunction w ith the POS H coffee morning All proc eeds w il l b e shared b etw een St. Leona rd’s Church and S he rfiel d Village Hal l Contrib ut ions of pl ants w elcome. Offers of help to run a st all welcom e Contact: Donald Daw son on 01256 882379 or Brian Arch er on 01256 882099

NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEME Whit e Gables, Breach Lane, S herfiel d On Lod don, RG27 0E U Panta holi cs Paradise of vari ous the me d areas con tai ni ng mas sed planti ng of tro pi cal plan ts, unusual s hrub s, oriental bor der wi th arbou r, coni fer bed, cottage ga rd en w ith planti ng wi th rose , jas mi ne and honeysuck le arches, and lo ts mo re i ncludi ng a large hos ta collecti on, rai sed v egetabl e garden, g rav el garden w ith three ponds – and sti ll l ots mor e! A national prize wi nni ng gard en create d by owner s since 1997. Sunday 3 rd M ay and 5 t h July. (1-5pm) Afternoon teas, cakes. Admi ss ion £ 3. Child f ree. C omi ng fro m Basingstoke on A3 3 , Breach La ne is an un mad e l an e i mmediat el y b efor e S herfield o n. Lodd on roundab out o n ri gh t h and sid e. (Safer t o go r ou nd t he rou nd abo ut, 4 th exit , a nd t ak e first left into Br each La ne).

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MEMORIAL FOOTBALL MATCH Sherfield Football Club v Exeter City XI Saturday May 2nd 2009, at Sherfield Kick off at 2.30pm A full programm e of fundr ai si ng will take plac e o n tha t day, the proce eds o f w hi ch wi ll be don ated to St. Mi chael’ s H ospi ce, Basingstok e as Tony wi she d. Ma y 2 1st 2 0 07 was a sa d da y for t he vil lage. Ton y Su mner sa dly pas sed away after fina l ly losing his brav e figh t with hi s illn ess. She rfield ha d los t a sta lwar t of foot ba l l. His life had revo lve d a rou nd the villa ge clu b a nd his love for t he ga me in gen eral. His wish wa s for two thin gs; tha t a benc h seat be in s ta l led in lin e with the ha lf- way lin e on Sher fiel d’ s pitc h a nd that a memo rial ma tc h b e a rra nge d bet ween Sher fiel d Foo tba ll Clu b a nd Exeter City Foo tba ll Clu b, to be play ed on the villa ge green . The benc h has al rea dy been instal led. The secon d of Ton y’ s wishes wil l be c a rried ou t. Ton y a nd I were friend s for ma ny yea rs an d I pro mi sed him tha t I wou ld h elp to make his wis hes c ome t rue. Ton y was a scout fo r D evon c lu b for ma n y y ea rs an d he a n d his wife , Sy bi l, ha d man y f riend s a t E xeter Ci ty Footbal l Clu b, none mo re so tha n Mike R adfo rd. At Ton y’ s fu nera l he agree d to hon ou r the wi sh. On Sa tu rda y 2n d M ay Mike is to brin g a n Exete r City XI to Sher field to fu l fil Tony ’ s wish. All Sherfiel d play ers pa st a nd presen t are in vited to a ttend the ma tch , w here memories c a n be revived a nd tribut es paid in memory of Ton y Su mn e r. Do please c o me a lon g a n d meet o ld frien ds an d help make Ton y’ s wishe s c ome tru e. Y ou r support wou ld be greatly a ppr ec iated. Con tri bu ted by F red Be rn tsen.

P hotogra phs by the editor.

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Vacancy for a Football Coach A foo tball coach is requi re d nex t season (2009/2010) for Loddon Sports Football Clu b Unde r 16s tea m w ho compete locally i n the Peter Houseman L eague. Loddon Spor ts is a Football As soci ati on Char ter S tandard Club and i t i s a requiremen t of ou r member ship that the coac h holds a mi ni mum Lev el 1 Ce rti fi cate. Please ap ply to Garry Ward on 01256 880503 by 22n d M ay

S H E R F I E L D

A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY. PLAN YOUR ENTRIES Saturday 5th September. Sherfield Village Hall. For details of the Show Classes please visit www.sherfieldshow.hampshire.org.uk Sherfiel d Show is a Flower, Pro du ce an d Cra ft show . Our s how has cl ass es for every on e; all ages and all a bi li ti es, an d there is a ros ette for every child. So come along and have a g o! Entri es welcom e fr om all com ers wi thi n a 15 mi le ra di us Proce eds thi s year to The Lu nc h Clu b. Su e Coo per

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ANSWER S TO C RO SS WOR D on page 38 (No lookin g u ntil you h ave done it! )

DOWN 20.BAC 12 .A CQU ITS 1 1 & 5 A CROS S.

D OW N 17 .QU OTA 1 .E 1.GIRDL ES 5.S A CR OSS

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TALK TO YOUR POLICE OFFICER Police officer, Mandy Jewell , w ill be on-hand for you to speak to. May 12th an d 30 th at S herfi el d on Loddon s hop. 9a m an d 11am. M andy will al so be a t: Bram ley Bakery on May 13 th. 9.00am an d 11.00am Si lches ter v i llage hall car-park on May 31s t. 9.00am and 11.00a m

AN OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN THE PRINCE’S TRUST SCHEME PC Matt Dee ry i s curren tly on second ment to the Pri nces Trus t and they ar e looki ng for young people i n the Basings toke area to si gn up for a Pri nces Trus t Prog ramme. Do you know of any young people in your vi llages tha t are 16 -25 years old and not i n w ork or at college? Th e p rogram me w orks very w ell for people in this age g roup w ho are unoccupied all day and w ho might have come to the a tten ti on of th e police. Pri nces Trus t i s s ta rting a Tea m project i n Basi ngstoke at the beginni ng of M ay. Th e programme i s a full ti me 12 we ek prog ramme tha t gai ns young people a Ci ty & Gui lds quali ficati on and is desi gned to ge t the m back a t w ork or college. Thi s programm e i s no t run of ten so pl ease take this oppo rtuni ty to sugge st names. If you can thi nk of anyone tha t w ould benefi t fro m th e abov e please let me hav e de tai ls and I w ill pass the m onto Ma tt. PC M andy J ew ell. Te l. no. 07770471655

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Village Hall Matters Reg Cha ri ty 272385 ww w.sherfieldvillag eh all.co.uk

The Annual Sherfield-on-Loddon Parish Meeting 1 st May 8 pm in the M ain Hall.

The POSH coffee morning Satur da y 9 th M ay. 1 0.00 to 1 2.00 pm, i n conju nc tion with:

Percy’s Plant Sale

See p ag e 8

Friends of the Village Hall Monday 11 th May a t The F our H orsesho es a t 7.30 p m

The Sherfield on Loddon Parish Council AGM We dn es da y 1 3th Ma y 2 009 at 7.30 pm i n the Li ddell Hall followed by:

The AGM of Sherfield–on-Loddon Village Hall

The Loddon Valley Link Committee

(see pa ge 44 )

Please note tha t the comm itte e c an not be hel d r esponsi ble for the reli abili ty or quali ty o f a ny w ork or s ervice provided by a dv ertisers. Nei ther wi ll the y accep t: • Any i tem r ec eived anonym ously. Please supply yo ur name an d address wi th ma teri al you wi sh to be c onsider ed for p ublicati on. • An nou nc em en ts, invi tati ons or adver ti sem en ts from a thi rd party. A res ponsi bl e p ers on, di rectly i nvolv ed in the event, m us t submi t the i tem.

Small advertisements in this magazine £4 m onthly (spac e permi tti ng) for a ma xim um of 30 wor ds. Requests are logge d and dealt wi th i n order. Con ta ct Wi nsto n Bruce 01 256 883277 www .wi n.bruce @ti scali .co.uk

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Exploring Sherfield

by Sandy Johnston

S oon after J anet a nd I arrived in S herfield in 1 97 0 I was fortunat e eno ugh t o me et R oy Dill iw ay t o w ho m b oth Sh erf ield and Bas ingst ok e owe an un- rep ayab le deb t as u nd oub t ed ly H ampsh ire's most d ili gent F oot pat h and Ri ght s of W ay cha mpi on. He i nt rod uced us t o th e LDW A (Lon g D ist an ce W alk er's A ssociati on) wh o, count y b y c ount y, organise w alk s rang ing fr om 1 0 t o 1 00 mil es wit h t h e "25 " pr ob abl y t h e m ost att ract ive and p opular e. g. th e C hi lt erns, Tan ners, Pun chb ow l and New F orest Marat ho ns locally! Th is event ua lly e ncouraged us t o c omp let e W ainw righ ts C oast t o C oast w alk . The most i mport ant rul es wh eth er w alk ing t o ex erc ise , ke ep fit and h ealth y, as a challen ge or just for fun, are t h e t hree (or more!) "C s" : Comf ort in Cloth ing; The Co unt ry Cod e; Co mm on S ens e in yo ur prep arati on, d uri ng t he wa lk and aft erw ard s. These Cs sh ou ld alw ays ap ply wh atev er t he dista nce. F or your amusement I h av e take n an art icl e from a b ook ent it led : "Everyb od y's Book o f H ob bi es" w hich c ould h ave easily b ee n w rit t en by Roy b ut is, in fact, n earl y 1 00 years old : "Hik ing is no lon ger a n ew hob by. It is not many y ears s inc e pe op le w it h ruck sack and walkin g st ick s w ere l ooked at aska nce as qu eer fad d ists of some n ew, lit t le- und erst ood, o pen-a ir c ult . Now ad ays , eve n t hos e w ho h ave not t h e energy or init iat ive to h ik e t h emselves , r eal ize t hat t h e h ik er is a v ery se nsibl e person in th at h e h as fo und an antid ote t o our petrol- reek in g, m ech an ized civiliz at ion. Th ere nev er was a t ime wh en fresh a ir, sunshi ne, and h ealt h fu l ex er cise were mor e a ppr ec iat ed, a nd it is no wond er th at increasin g th ousand s of p eo ple, you ng and old , ar e set t ing out a ll t h rough th e ye ar t o r ed iscover t h e d elight s of t h e countr ysid e.

Hik ing ca n b e most p leasingly ada pted t o ind ivid ual need s

and tast es. Th e stre nuo us at h let e c an find an outlet for every bit of h is e nergy in long t ram ps over h ard count r y; t he frail, eld erly p erso n can mod erate th e ir d ays t o t h eir powers. Th e on e w h o care s f or t he old t hings may sa unt er i n pict uresque b yways and ling er over h ist or ical spots; b ut if t hey pr ef er u nt ram me lled nature, t her e are moors and h ills and h i gh land s far from h uma n h ab itat ion. But wh atev er your p ersonal pr ef eren ces, t he same sort of pr eli minary k nowled ge is n eeded if h ik es are to b e of max imu m enj oyment ." S o remember th e t h ree " Cs" w hen ex plorin g o ur b eaut iful count r yside!

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INTRODUCING THE WAL K.

“F ROM BL UEBEL LS TO BADGERS”

Plan ned and t ested by San d y John ston . San dy i s wil lin g to l ead a grou p w alk (the 8 miles rou te) o n Ban k Holida y Mon day, 4t h May star tin g at 10 .00 am f rom t he Pos t Of f ic e.

If y ou would li ke to joi n, plea se te lephone Sa ndy 01256 88 2507 This is a con tin ua tion of the lea fle t c all ed “E xplorin g She rfield” , which wa s dist ributed with the Lo ddon Va l ley Link last y ear. Tha t leaf let featu red three She rfield wa lks. The leaf let ca n be obta ined a t Wy vale G ard en Cent re , St. Leon ard’s Chu rc h or S her field Oa ks Golf Cen tre. She rfield on Loddon to Rothe rwick a n d bac k. B egin at Sherfield-on-Loddon P os t O ffic e. Choos e a dista n ce of either 8 or 1 0 mile s. Undula tin g ter rain with on ly six sty les. NB It is pref erable to buy 0 / S Map 14 4 bef or e you se t off Fro m the Po st Office tu rn eastwa rds throu gh the rema ins of Breac h Lane from Breac h Ga rden s to A33 (n ear the ro un dabou t). Cro ss the ma in roa d (A33 ) CAR EFULLY. Co ntinue a lon g Breac h Lan e, past houses on right an d over a ca ttl e grid. Turn hal f right th rou gh ga p in fenc e a nd ahea d t hrough t wo adj oin in g field s with c opse on right. Cross a con crete bridge to Gol f C lu b. Con tin u e a lon gside golf cou rse towar ds Lan ce Levy Fa r m, pa ssing a pair of se mi -detac hed hou ses a nd tu rn left down tra c k. Continu e through a meta l ga te; a c ross a fiel d; throu gh a second me ta l ga te; over a n other c onc rete bridg e; a cross a field bea rin g right b etween the river an d a str ea m a nd keepin g nea rer to t he s trea m on l eft towa rd s b ridge to roa d. JU ST B EFOR E the bridge, tu rn ha l f righ t o n the pa th to a stile o ver a f en c e in the midd le of the field. Ahead , keeping close to the rive r on y ou r right, follow the ri ver a l l t he way ro un d the fiel d pa st a wo od an d c on c re te bridge to a po in t where the field n arrow s to a few fee t. G o over a stile in a smal l fenc e, tu rn le ft over a wooden bridg e a nd right be tween the bridge an d river to c on tin u e throu gh a wood ed area to wooden bridge on le ft. Cross the strea m, tu rn ing ha lf right alon g left han d side of field. At the fenc e a nd ditch tu rn left t hroug h gap in hedge in to the field an d tu rn right, t hen lef t a t field corn er towa rds Su mmer stea d Fa rm. Turn right a c ross field (af ter pu blic footpa th sign indi ca tes a right o f wa y th rough the kissin g ga te now ove rgrown with bra mbles! ) P assin g through t he ga p, below Su mmerst ead Fa rm, turn lef t a roun d t he whole fiel d, ke eping the he dge on left a n d enter the c opse t hrough kis sing ga te. On the footpa t h throu gh c opse tu rn left a t c ross-pa ths to rea ch roa d. Tu rn le ft, u phill , pa st t he Old H ou se to ma in roa d by ent ra n ce to Ty lney H a ll Golf Cou rse tu rn lef t, walking 3 0 y ards before tu rn ing right th rou gh signpos ted footpat h, pas t th e duc kpond to Rotherwic k' s ma in st reet to pa ss the C hu rc h a n d Sc hool on t he left.

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TEN MI LER S’ R OU TE ONLY : Afte r the Coa ch an d H or ses a n d some hou ses on t he right, tu rn right onto the pa t h a cross the fields to rea ch the t rac k. Cross the trac k t hrough the kis sin g gate a nd turn le ft. Then keeping to the righ t han d side of t he fie ld a lon g footpa th pa ss the Fishin g La kes on t he right to Ca r P a rk an d roa d. Cro ss t he road dia gona lly C AR EFULLY to t he right on to footpa th throu gh ga p in hedge, c on tin ue on pa th throu gh a wooded a rea to the fiel d. Fol low t he left-han d side of field un til the open ing in to n ext field. Turn S HARP le ft to c on tin ue along the left-han d side o f this fiel d to the firs t c orner an d a head into wood o n the footpa th. Fol low the pa th th rou gh wood , over s ma l l c on c rete bridge to T-jun ction to turn right to roa d. Cross the road WITH CARE to c ontinu e a lon g path between woods an d so me disu sed c hic ken shed s to B la c k Wood to join the Eight M iler s’ rou te *. E IGHT M ILER S’ R OUTE ONLY : Continu e stra ight a hea d to pa ss V illa ge Ha ll a nd Th e Falc on , to tu rn le ft a t t he c rossroa d s, along Wedman ' s Lan e. Where the hou ses on t he right end, turn right in fron t o f t wo red bric k semi- detac hed hous es into B lac k Wood. * E IGHT an d TEN M ILER S’ R OUTE S: E nter Bla ck Wood to walk a ll the way th rou gh keeping stric tly to the main footpa th a nd exit via kissin g gate. Go over the sma ll strea m an d c ros s the fiel d a lon g fen ce on right to the road. Tu rn left on roa d to pa ss , firs t M on ey' s Fa r m on le ft , th en Tha ckha m's Fa rm on th e right. Con tin ue down hill , ignorin g the b ridlewa y on the lef t. Where roa d tu rns sha rply righ t by Cae sa r's Copse , ta ke the footpa th ahea d , throug h a meta l ga te , u n til field s a ppear on eithe r side of th e trac k. Tu rn left , t hen immediately right , c ontinu ing on the path throu gh a woo ded strip. Heading uphill y ou will meet a pa th a t the T-jun ction . Turn left, still u phill a nd igno re path to left, to rea ch the a rea whic h , in the right sea son , is gloriou s ly c over ed in a riot of n atura l b luebe l ls. Turn hal f right, a c ro ss this spa c e, to rejoin the footpa th still slightly u phil l to rea ch the ba dger se tts on W ebb' s Hill. Avoid ba dger se tts ! Con tin u e to c ross the driveway to Hill H ou se, via a "V" stile, then an ordin ary stile an d so in to a fiel d. Turn right, downhill, throu gh ga p in to next fie ld keepin g to the trac k pa st a third fiel d a nd in to a fo urt h fiel d a t t he to p o f the ri se. Keep to the right-han d side o f this field to even tua lly descen d an d exit t hrou gh a ga teway . Wa lk a cross the field , throug h the ne xt ga teway a n d a head th rou gh the n ex t gate to road an d the Churc h of St. Ma ry ' s, Ha rtley Wespa ll. Tu rn lef t, downhill , to roa d a t t he ju n cti on . Cross dia gon ally , l eft, to en ter a field an d tu rn right on to the pa th with wood o n y ou r right. Continu e a lon gside fou r fields to the stile in fen c e; over fie ld to c ro ss c on cre te bridge; immedi ately tu rning right to c ro ss lon g fiel d to join the R iver Loddon a n d exit fiel d over stile by ga te. Tu rn lef t to bridge, c ross the ma in roa d CAR EFULLY a nd ma ke you r way up the Old R ea din g Roa d to the Po st Offic e. WELL DONE!

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Sherfield on Loddon Village Fête Saturday 13th June 12:30- 4:30 The Earl Rivers’ Regiment of the Sealed Knotwill march through the village and firea musket volley to announce: GMTV’s Dr. Hilary Jones who will open the Fête Followed by a thrilling pike and muske t drill from the English Civil War.

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JOHN SILVER’S RELATIVE?

By Sheena Archer

Read mor e of th is story in my edito rial on page 6 In 2007 I r esearched the fa mi ly of John Si lver, whose grave i s i n St. Leonard’ s C hurc hyar d, fi ndi ng, not su rp ri si ngly, that he was a resid en t of Sherfi eld w ith a wi fe and fami ly, rather than a fi ctional pirate!. I publi shed the results i n the Lo ddon Valley Li nk i n Octo ber of that year. In Marc h thi s year, 2009, Basi ngstoke G azette repor ter Richard Garfi eld, repeated the s to ry i n the Gazette of Monday 30 th Marc h 2009, after whi ch I recei ved an i nteres ti ng emai l fro m a rea der of the G azette, w ho may w ell be a descendan t of th e real Jo hn Si lv er. He included another i nter es ting sto ry w hi ch I wi ll k eep fo r ano ther day!

Kay Pearman, w ho s ti ll r esi des in the new bungalow w hich replace d the “Sunnysi de” thatched co ttage, tells me tha t Barry S ilver w as a cousi n of he r hus band, w hose Mo ther, th e Gran dmothe r to whom Barry refers, liv ed at “Sunnysi de ”, on the Vi llage Gr een at Sherfi eld.

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SHERFIELD EVERGREENS CLUB A Club for the over 60’s Reporte d by Jean Bern ts en

At the Ev ergreens meeting on Monday 6 th A pri l a tal k by the Rev d. Sammi e and M rs. Caroli ne Armstrong on “ Fai r trade” prove d to be v ery i nteres ting and i nforma tiv e. Our next meeting on M onday 4t h M ay w ill be t he club ’s 64th Bi rt hday P ar ty. On Wednesday 20th May we wi ll be going to se e the “Ol d Ty me p layer s” at Bas hley Pa rk. Thi s wi ll i nclude dinner, en te rtainment and af ternoon tea. Any persons ov er the age of 60 are w elco me to join the club. The cost is £10 pe r year.

MOBILE LIBRARY SERVICE Near S he rfi eld on Lo ddon Vi llage Hall Fri days May 1s t, 15 th and 29 th 3.25 to 3.50 p m

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Re ported by Gil l Fearon

. NWR met recently to play the game ‘ Chronology’. T he object of th e game is to collec t ten car ds, eac h depic ti ng an ev en t i n his tory, i n the ri gh t c hronologi cal ord er. We div ided in to tw o teams to make i t mor e fun. To s tar t wi th, it is fairly easy to do, but as you collect more cards i t beco mes muc h har de r to slo t the m in to the right order. I t i s qui te co mmon to find that events happened much sooner than you w ould ex pect. For example, John Gabel i ntro duce d the first jukebox i n 1906 and the fi rs t traffic li ghts i n Bri tain were i nstalled a t Piccadilly Ci rcus i n 1926. O the r topics tax ed ou r hi s to ri cal knowledg e, for exa mple, the year the fi rs t per manent Englis h settlemen t i n North America, Ja me stow n, was foun de d (1607). Anothe r was w hen the Engli sh acquired New York and N ew Jersey by treaty fro m th e Du tch (1667). O n th e o ther han d, we clearly reme mber ed the year of the G reat Trai n Ro bb ery (1963), the year cons truction of the Mi llenni um Dome star ted (1997) and when gy mna st O lga Korbut w on th ree Olympi c medal s (1972). It may sound a bi t dull, bu t even the sceptics thoroug hly enjoyed i t and were keen to have another roun d! Our nex t meeting w ill be a music ev ening w hen we each sel ec t some pi eces of music which means some thi ng to u s or re mi nds us of an event. We also plan to do a ramble along theBasings toke Canal – in keepi ng wi th our theme this year of the In du stri al Revolution!

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The Women’s Institute Reported by Ilene Iles Our Presiden t, Tess M orri s, welcome d ev ery on e a nd J erusal em w as su ng. The M inute s of the previ ous me eting w er e rea d a nd si gn ed an d the corresponden ce was dealt wi th. V al De nn y me n ti one d that resolu ti ons for the Al bert Hall were av ai lable for perusal an d orders for 2010 Di aries had to be in by the en d o f Ma y! Our vi si t to Par ham Hou se w as fi nali se d a nd V al explai ne d tha t we woul d leave the W hi te H ar t a t 9.30 a.m . on 22 n d Apri l; hav e c offe e i n M idhurst and r eturn at a ppr oxim ately 5.30 p.m. after vi si ting the Hous e an d Gar dens. De e Bulpitt ask e d those i n teres te d i n our monthl y w alk to be i n the Car Park on Thurs day, 9 th Apri l at 11 a.m. Tess m en ti one d tha t our J uly Me eti ng would jus t be a “C oo kery an d Pro du ce Show ” as n o Cr aft ju dg es were availa ble. After a s how o f han ds, i t w as de ci ded tha t this would be follow ed by a soci al a fternoon r ather than a sp ea ker. The B usi ness M ee ting the n cl osed at 2.30 p.m. Our spe aker for the afternoon w as Mr Ge offrey W he el er whose talk was entitled “D ow n Mem ory La ne”. T his was i llustrated by thre e films show n on an ol d style projec tor. Mr W heeler explai ned that he had been i nterested in fi lms from the ag e o f 14/15 a nd com es from a cinema opera ti ng fam ily. He w en t o n to say that he coll ec ts newsre els fr om the 1 930’ s. ‘ 40’ s, ‘ 50’s etc. We w ere the n tre ate d to three fi lm s – (1 950) “Old L on don from 19 00-1 950” w hi c h cover ed all the m ajor events duri ng those ye ars – (1 948) “Stars o n P arade” which s howe d the pu bli c and stars o f the ti me (Mi cha el Wi ldi ng, Anna Nea gl e e tc.) mi ngli ng at a Gar den Par ty (bo th fi lms i n bl ac k a nd whi te) an d finally “Song of Lo ndon” – a m usical i n colour s howi ng the ou ts tan di ng pla ces to visi t. Thi s w as made by the Bri ti sh Travel Ass oci ati on. Thes e fi lm s broug ht ba ck lo ts of mem ori es and w er e e njo ye d by all. Tess gav e the vo te o f thanks. A deli ci ous te a foll ow ed an d the Raffle was dr awn. NEXT M EETI NG - Wednesday, 6 th M ay 2009. Res olu ti ons, B ee tle Dri ve and Q ui z

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LODDON PLAYERS reviewed by Brian Archer The “Tristram Trio” 23rd to 25th April 2009 The L oddon Play ers, s erve d u p a feast of en ter tainmen t by pres enting a tri o o f one- act plays by popular playw right Davi d Tri stram. T he i rony struck a chor d wi th the au di enc e, who couldn’t stop laughi ng as o ne hilari ous si tuati on followe d ano ther in qui ck su cc ession. Di rec tor M att Sta nley i s to be co ngra tulate d on bri nging the very best fr om the cast. In the fi rst play, “Wha t’s for Pudding”, Jane T orr as M ary, Pe ter Franci s as Jac k, D eni se H obbs as Mauree n and Gar y Comer ford as Ted ge t happy on a bo ttle o f w hi sky, whilst Georg e M e narry as Dennis, w ho ha d visi te d to order a pai r o f tro us ers fro m Mar y’ s catalogu e rem ai ns o bli vi ous to the sa d tale o f “ the budgi e a nd the vac uum cle an er” a nd other situations whi ch ha d the audi en ce in sti tc hes. Imm aculate ti mi ng an d exc ellen t i nteracti on be tw een the c harac ters were perfec tly manage d by the cast. In the s ec ond play, “Joi ni ng the Cl ub”, Jo L ong as J enny, i s a suc cessful, pre gn an t, c areer w om an. On the nig ht J enn y plans to tell husban d Ma tt Sta nley as Tom, the goo d news, Tom has some star tli ng n ews of hi s own. Thi s i s a gem of a pla y tha t both actors m ade the m os t o f. Excelle nt tim ing and the cri sp ver bal exc hanges hel d the au di enc e’ s attenti on. Finally, “Last Tango i n L ittle Grim ley”, se es Gary Co merfor d as Gor don, Chairman o f the fai li ng Li ttl e Gri mley Dram ati c So ciety, pr op os e his ow n way to i ncrea se thei r audiences. Loui se Ha yli ng as Margare t i s unc er tai n a bout “bari ng all” whilst, Cher yl McGee as dippy Joyce, w oul d prefer to sing. Ni ck Robinson as Bernard “o nly came to bui lds the se t!”. T he perform ances ended hi lariously as L ittle Gri mley and S herfi el d o n L oddon w ill never forge t!

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P ho tog ra ph by Chris Ho rto n

Sunny San Diego came to Sherfield on Loddon Review by Charles Lewi s “Wonde rful” , “ Amazi ng”, “Ex cellent”, “a lov ely p er sonality ”. T he se were some of the co mments to be hear d at around 10 p m on Thur sday 19th March i n S t Leonard’ s Churc h, Sherfi eld on Lod don at th e end of the concert by Dr C arol Willi ams, the Ci vi c O rganist fro m San Di ego, California. The conce rt, billed as “B ri nging sunny San Di ego to Sherfi eld on Lod don” liv ed up to i ts ti tle by b ri ngi ng an experience to the 120 s trong audi ence tha t w ill be r eme mb ered for a very long ti me. Wels h born Carol Wi lliams played a prog ra mme that i ncluded Bac h, Wi dor, the the me fro m the TV se ri es “D r Fi nlay’ s Case book” and the Th eme from Palladi o by Karl Jenki ns, the contempo rary Compo se r. The audience was a ble to see Carol playi ng the smalles t organ s he had ev er giv en a concer t on, by w atchi ng on a 10 foo t by 10 foo t screen erected for the occa si on and there w as rapt attention to the music wi th no t a sound fro m the audience w hi le the musi c w as bei ng played. Carol’ s liv ely com mentary be tween the music was also hi ghly appreci ated by the audi ence an d the Church rang al te rnati vely wi th laugh te r, chee rs an d huge amounts of applause for each pi ece playe d by Carol. Th e o rganisers sai d tha t not on ly had the audi ence benefi ted from a wonderful eveni ng bu t had h elped to rai se ov er £ 1,500 towards the Church ex tensi on appeal. In ad di ti on the organisers thanked all those who helpe d wi th the concert and the concer t sponsors w ho cov ered th e cos ts of the eveni ng.

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C R O S S W O R D 6 4 ACROSS; 1. MAY BE W ORN ROUND TH E AB’S. (7) 5. SEE 1 DOWN 8. STAY (5) 9. U SED ON HOLY DAYS (7) 10. C OMPONENT PAR T (7) 11. SEA (5) 12. SKILLED PER SON (6) 14. TO DO W ITH A W OMAN N EW LY MAR RIED (6) 17. WH AT A CH UR CH PAY S TO TH E D IOC ESE (5) 19. C UDDLE (7) 22. APPREHEND S (7) 23. SEE 13 DOWN 24. GROUP OF GEESE (5) 25. W ITHSTAN DS (7)

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DOWN ; 1 AND 5 AC ROSS. MARKER OF A BUR IAL PLACE (5,5) 2. C LOTH ING (7) 3. LOR D (5) 4. TH OSE WITH GOD (6) 5. H ELP (7) 6. SMALL AMOU NT (5) 7. F OR EVER (7) 12. D EC LARES INN OC EN T (7) 13. 18 AND 23 ACR OSS. A REMIND ER OF J ESUS’ J OU RN EY TO C ALVARY (7,2,3,5) 15. MEMBERS OF THE CLER GY (7) 16. H OLDER OF 9 ACR OSS (6) 18. SEE 13 DOWN (5) 20. D EF EN SIVE PLAYERS (5) 21. C OMFORTS (5)

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Loddon Valley Link Management Committee Chair m an:

Dr . Donald Daw son Tel. 0 1256 8 82379 e ma il: dg daw son@s ky.co m

De puty Chairm an:

Re vd. Bob Pol itt Tel. 0 1256 8 82209 email: bobpo li tt@btinter net.co m

Se cr etary:

Esm e War d Tel. 0 1256 8805 03 email: geoc.w ard@btin ternet.co m

Hartley Repre se ntative :

Dr . John Will iam s Tel. 01256 88270 5 e ma il: law nfarm@ao l.com Chr is Wr ight Te l: 01256 880 436 email: c hrisw right@dartw ood.w anado o.co.uk

Sher fie ld Park Rep: Str atfie ld Saye Rep:

Ge rm ano Giugovaz

Tel: 01189 3 32166

Com m ittee Mem ber:

Clair e Os borne

Tel: 01256 32445 8

email: guyclaire@u konlineon line.co.uk Com m ittee Mem ber:

Caroline Row e Tel: 01256 39502 7 e ma il: c arolin erow e40@hot mail.c om

Editor for July/Augus t

Br ian Ar cher Tel: 012 56 882 099 email: [email protected]

Editor for the June edition. The deadline for item s for that edition is Fr iday 15th May 20 09, but it is he lpful to re ce ive them ear lie r if poss ible. All Adver tis ing enquiries to: Wins ton Br uce Fin al sm all ads. de adline for June, is Monday 9th May 2009.

Shee na Arche r 1, Orc hard Lea Sherf ield on Loddon RG 27 0 ES

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Tr easure r and Adver tis ing. Wins ton Br uce Tel. 01256 88327 7 18 Lo ngbr idge Close Sherf ie ld on Loddon Hook, RG27 0DQ ema il: w in.bruce@t iscali.co. uk

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CHURCH OFFICERS Re ctor: Reverend Bob Politt, Tel: 01256-882209 Kindly Note: The Rector’s day off is Thursday Assista nt Priest: Reverend Sammie Armstrong Tel: 01189 816593 Readers:

Richard Elphick Dr. John Williams

Tel. 01256-882860 Tel. 01256-882705

ST. LEONARD’S CHURCH, SHERFIELD ON LODDON Churchwardens: David Field Tel. 01256-850197 Peter Gould Tel. 01256-882538 C/w elect Peter Chessell Tel. 01256-478050 Trea sure r: Stephen Hemmings Tel.01256-882523 Orga nists:

Mike Abrams Brian Archer Peggy Willson

Tel. 01256-881188 Tel. 01256-882099 Tel. 01256-880503

ST. MARY’S CHURCH, STRATFIELD SAYE Churchwarden: Roy Best Tel. 01189-882422 Trea sure r:

Robert Craig

Tel: 01256-882253

Orga nist:

Fran Oliver

Tel. 01189-268364

ST.MARY’S CHURCH, HARTLEY WESPALL Churchwardens:Pip Iles Tel. 01256-880559 Dr. John Williams Tel. 01256-882705 Trea sure r:

Michael Webster

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