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Saturday Guessing Game (4)

August 11, 2018 By SO53 News 10 Comments

Where can you find this notice in Chandler’s Ford?

S59 Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014

‘It’s an offence to continue to drink alcohol when asked not to do so by a Police Officer …. Failure to comply may lead to arrest and a fine upon conviction.’ [Read more…] about Saturday Guessing Game (4)

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Eastleigh Works Reunion: Friday 10th August 2018

August 4, 2018 By SO53 News Leave a Comment

Do you know any former Eastleigh Works workers in the area? There is a reunion for them and they are all welcome to attend.

Here is an article by Steve Allen about the reunion: the reunion will be on Friday 10th August 2018 at the Eastleigh Railway Institute. [Read more…] about Eastleigh Works Reunion: Friday 10th August 2018

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Tags: community, Eastleigh, event, local history, memory

Chandler’s Ford Saturday Guessing Game (3)

August 4, 2018 By SO53 News 12 Comments

It’s our third Saturday guessing game with 3 mystery photos.

1) Where is this shop in Chandler’s Ford where you could pamper yourself with (Men’s) Waxing?

[Read more…] about Chandler’s Ford Saturday Guessing Game (3)

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A Bunch of Amateurs – Review by Allison Symes

August 3, 2018 By Allison Symes Leave a Comment

Image Credit:  As ever, a very big thank you to Lionel Elliott and The Chameleons for supplying the pictures.

There can’t be many plays which manage to be entertaining and reveal all you need to know about Shakespeare’s King Lear at the same time but A Bunch of Amateurs managed this beautifully.

Ben Williams’ review shows what a great play this is and, if you love a laugh AND Shakespeare, it is the play for you. (It was a film, starring Burt Reynolds, but for a play about a play, the stage is the best place for it).
[Read more…] about A Bunch of Amateurs – Review by Allison Symes

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Tags: acting, Chameleon Theatre, Chandler’s Ford community, comedy, drama, Hursley Road, review, Ritchie Memorial Hall, Shakespeare

Your Help Needed: Fill in the Form to Save Bus Services in Chandler’s Ford and Hiltingbury

August 2, 2018 By SO53 News 10 Comments

Are you or your elderly friends relying on local buses to travel between Eastleigh, Chandler’s Ford, and Hiltingbury?

What might happen to our elderly neighbours and those relying on the bus if the subsidies for public transport are reduced?

Hampshire County Council is asking for residents’ and stakeholders’ views in an eight-week consultation on options for applying budget reductions to subsidies for public transport and street lighting. [Read more…] about Your Help Needed: Fill in the Form to Save Bus Services in Chandler’s Ford and Hiltingbury

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A Walk for Adam

August 1, 2018 By SO53 News Leave a Comment

Over the August bank holiday weekend, Mike and Alison Standing will be joining Deborah Hockney (Alison’s sister) and her family (Gabriella and Joel) on ‘A Walk for Adam’, to raise awareness of the high level of suicide that occurs in our society, especially amongst younger men, which seems to get hidden from view from the general public.

[Read more…] about A Walk for Adam

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Tags: Chandler’s Ford community, charity, good neighbours, memory, Methodist Church, walking, Winchester

Going to the Loo

July 31, 2018 By Mike Sedgwick 7 Comments

Going to the loo used to be easy, you just looked for the signs that said, Ladies or Gentlemen. Somehow these two straightforward words have become politically incorrect, they hinted at elitism. Now we use Men and Women.

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Last Local Plan Consultation Drop-in Session: Fryern Pavilion: Monday 30 July from 4pm – 7pm

July 29, 2018 By SO53 News 2 Comments

From Eastleigh Borough Council:

“We will be at Fryern Pavilion, Chandler’s Ford on Monday 30 July from 4pm – 7pm for the last Local Plan consultation drop-in session. Find out more about the #Eastleigh Borough Local Plan.”

More details: Emerging Local Plan 2016 – 2036 [Read more…] about Last Local Plan Consultation Drop-in Session: Fryern Pavilion: Monday 30 July from 4pm – 7pm

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Heatwave (and finally some rain) in Chandler’s Ford

July 29, 2018 By SO53 News 1 Comment

Yes Chandler’s Ford and Hiltingbury were basking in sunshine, until this morning.

Weeks and weeks of heatwave have changed the landscapes of Chandler’s Ford’s green and pleasant land.

Note: You can scroll down for a video: July 2018 – The Hilt looking a bit dehydrated in the hot sun. [Read more…] about Heatwave (and finally some rain) in Chandler’s Ford

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Chandler’s Ford Saturday Guessing Game (2)

July 28, 2018 By SO53 News 15 Comments

Another Saturday guessing game with these 3 photos.

1) Where is this sign found in Chandler’s Ford?

‘Customer Clothing Notice: Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear at all times while in our store’. [Read more…] about Chandler’s Ford Saturday Guessing Game (2)

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Judgement Day

July 27, 2018 By Allison Symes 6 Comments

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Don’t worry – this really is a blog post and not something to go into the CFT Events page (though I am sure if Janet could give us advance warning of Judgement Day, she would!).

It is a truth, generally NOT universally acknowledged, that all writers have to submit to some sort of judgement if they wish to be published. (Apologies to the Jane Austen Society though the good lady herself would accept my point I’m sure.) [Read more…] about Judgement Day

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Where are These in Chandler’s Ford? Chandler’s Ford Saturday Guessing Game (1)

July 21, 2018 By SO53 News 9 Comments

Summer holiday has just started. Let’s have a Saturday guessing game with these 3 photos.

1) Where is this sign found in Chandler’s Ford?

‘Dog fouling high priority zone: We need your help to catch offenders in this area’. [Read more…] about Where are These in Chandler’s Ford? Chandler’s Ford Saturday Guessing Game (1)

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Out and About – Summer 2018

July 20, 2018 By Allison Symes 3 Comments

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Image Credit: All pictures unless otherwise stated were taken by Allison Symes

One of the joys of dog ownership is it encourages me to get out and about. Of course, you don’t need an active pet to get you out and about, but it helps me a lot as I find I am more than willing to take Lady out, but would I just go for a walk by myself? Maybe but definitely far less often.

The only thing to watch with dogs, especially at the moment, is whether the weather is suitable and adjust timings of walks accordingly. [Read more…] about Out and About – Summer 2018

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No More Parking Restrictions at Fryern Arcade

July 19, 2018 By SO53 News 6 Comments

Are you aware that the parking restrictions at the Fryern Arcade have been lifted? Since the 22nd of June this year, there are no further parking restrictions at the Fryern Arcade.

There are no longer operating cameras on site.

This means that you can now park at the Fryern Arcade car park for more than 3 hours. [Read more…] about No More Parking Restrictions at Fryern Arcade

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Tags: Age Concern Centre, Brownhill Road, Chandler's Ford, Chandler’s Ford community, discussion, Fryern Arcade, history, Information, local businesses, local interest, news, post office, Winchester Road

A Look Back at the Hursley Park Book Fair

July 13, 2018 By Allison Symes Leave a Comment

A Look Back at the Hursley Park Book Fair. Image by Allison Symes

This is my look back at the recent Hursley Park Book Fair.  Many thanks to Glenn Salter (aka author Simon Fairfax) for organising the Fair.  So much hard work (and generally unseen at that) goes on behind the scenes to make these events happen.  For an inaugural event, I thought the Fair worked well but more on that shortly… [Read more…] about A Look Back at the Hursley Park Book Fair

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Why I Blog – Part 2

July 6, 2018 By Allison Symes 10 Comments

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Following on from last week’s opener to this two-part series on blogging, I continue to share thoughts on the topic from some of my fellow writers. [Read more…] about Why I Blog – Part 2

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Why I Blog

June 29, 2018 By Allison Symes 7 Comments

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It’s funny how certain types of writing remain popular, even though the format in which they are presented may change over time. Keeping a diary was something I did when younger. These days I blog! Most of us who kept diaries had no thought of publication (just as well too, you would have had to have been incredibly lucky here). [Read more…] about Why I Blog

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Gladly, the Cross-eyed Bear and Other Mondegreens

June 26, 2018 By chippy minton 6 Comments

You probably know a few mondegreens, even if you didn’t know they had a name.  It’s when the words of a song or poem are misheard to give a different meaning.  The word comes from 17th-century ballad “The Bonnie Earl o’ Moray”:

Ye Highlands and ye Lowlands,

Oh, where hae ye been?

They hae slain the Earl o’ Moray,

And Lady Mondegreen [Read more…] about Gladly, the Cross-eyed Bear and Other Mondegreens

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Reminder Post: Hursley Park Book Fair – 23rd and 24th June 2018

June 22, 2018 By Allison Symes Leave a Comment

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Don’t forget the inaugural Hursley Park Book Fair takes place this weekend.

Amongst the authors taking part are Richard Hardie and I. Two former interviewees of mine, Anne Wan and Felicity Fair Thompson, will also be at the event. [Read more…] about Reminder Post: Hursley Park Book Fair – 23rd and 24th June 2018

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Hursley Park Book Fair – 23rd and 24th June 2018

June 15, 2018 By Allison Symes 2 Comments

Feature Image - Come to the Inaugural Hursley Park Book Fair

Richard Hardie and I are amongst the 40 or so authors taking part in the inaugural Hursley Park Book Fair over the weekend of 23rd and 24th June. (Felicity Fair Thompson and Anne Wan, both of whom I interviewed for CFT, are also taking part). [Read more…] about Hursley Park Book Fair – 23rd and 24th June 2018

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