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Memory: I am Sure I Knew What it Meant

November 30, 2016 By Gopi Chandroth 5 Comments

My memory is leaving me.

This morning I packed a suitcase with clothes and my Hungarian goose down pillow ready for my next business trip. The intention was to leave the suitcase in the office, so I could travel at short notice. But then I met the crossword man on the platform and started chatting to him. We were soon joined by Jan, my colleague, and the three of us talked about heirlooms and how these were more valuable than Nikon cameras and so on. Generally shooting the breeze, but enough to make me forget all about my suitcase which I had stored on the luggage rack near the doors. [Read more…] about Memory: I am Sure I Knew What it Meant

Tags: Chandler’s Ford community, community, creative writing, humour, memory, storytelling, train station, travel, writing

Review: Extravaganza of Musical Shows by Eastleigh Operatic and Musical Society

November 28, 2016 By chippy minton 1 Comment

Last week’s autumn production for the Eastleigh Operatic & Musical Society gave us an Extravaganza of Musical Shows – a selection of both some of the better-known and lesser-known numbers from musical theatre.

There is a huge canon of musical shows to choose from, and the company had selected an eclectic programme to showcase the skills of the performers. [Read more…] about Review: Extravaganza of Musical Shows by Eastleigh Operatic and Musical Society

Tags: arts and crafts, Chandler’s Ford community, community, Eastleigh, entertainment, event, local interest, music, review, The Point, theatre

Christmas at Chandler’s Ford Produce and Craft Market 2016

November 26, 2016 By Janet Williams 2 Comments

I went to Chandler’s Ford Produce and Craft Market this morning and realised that Christmas has indeed arrived.

The market was held at the Age Concern Centre on Brownhill Road (just next to the Co-op and the Fryern Arcade). [Read more…] about Christmas at Chandler’s Ford Produce and Craft Market 2016

Tags: Age Concern Centre, arts and crafts, Brownhill Road, Chandler’s Ford community, community, craft fair, crafts, Eastleigh, event, Fryern Arcade, hobby, local businesses, local interest, social

Meet 92-year-old War Veteran Frank Damerell

November 20, 2016 By Janet Williams 7 Comments

Last Sunday I had a brief interview with Frank Damerell, the 92-year-old war veteran from Chandler’s Ford.

Frank arrived at the War Memorial on Hursley Road just after 10.30am, accompanied by his son Phil. Frank later laid a RAFA (Royal Air Forces Association) wreath during the annual Remembrance Sunday Service at the war memorial at St. Boniface Church in Chandler’s Ford. [Read more…] about Meet 92-year-old War Veteran Frank Damerell

Tags: Chandler’s Ford community, community, culture, education, history, inspiration, interview, local interest, memory, St. Boniface Church, storytelling, war memorial, World War Two

Chandler’s Ford Memories: Station Lane; Being a Cadet in the 1950s

November 15, 2016 By Roger White 7 Comments

I have another little memory from my childhood in Chandler’s Ford prompted by a very old photo of Station Lane in Chandler’s Ford.

I remember there was a Mills’ family. They had moved down from Bootle in Liverpool. Mr Mills was I think in the The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) during World War Two, but he was in the St. John Ambulance brigade. [Read more…] about Chandler’s Ford Memories: Station Lane; Being a Cadet in the 1950s

Tags: Chandler's Ford Railway Station, Chandler’s Ford community, community, culture, family, history, Hursley, Hursley Road, local businesses, local interest, memory, Station Lane, storytelling, train station, writing

Remembrance Sunday in Chandler’s Ford 2016

November 13, 2016 By Janet Williams 5 Comments

About two hundred people gathered at Chandler’s Ford war memorial for Remembrance Sunday service and laying of wreaths this morning.

From 10am this morning, many people started walking towards the war memorial on Hursley Road at St. Boniface church. [Read more…] about Remembrance Sunday in Chandler’s Ford 2016

Tags: Chandler’s Ford community, community, culture, Eastleigh Borough Council, education, history, Hursley Road, local interest, memory, Remembrance Sunday, St. Boniface Church, war memorial, World War One

Review: Joint Charities 43rd Annual Christmas Market Chandler’s Ford 2016

November 12, 2016 By Janet Williams 11 Comments

This morning I went to the Joint Charities 43rd Annual Christmas Market at Chandler’s Ford Methodist Church.

I love this annual tradition – as it kicks off my internal clock for Christmas. It reminds me that I need to start pick up a pen, write a few Christmas cards (while adding names or crossing names off my Christmas card list as well).

This morning, former Eastleigh Mayor Councillor Jane Welsh opened the 43rd Christmas Market. [Read more…] about Review: Joint Charities 43rd Annual Christmas Market Chandler’s Ford 2016

Tags: Chandler’s Ford community, charity, Christmas, church, community, Dovetail Centre, event, fundraising, good neighbours, inspiration, Joint Charities Annual Christmas Market, local interest, Methodist Church, Winchester Road

Review: All My Sons – Excellent Production by Chameleon Theatre Company

November 11, 2016 By Allison Symes 7 Comments

I went to see All My Sons by Arthur Miller at the Chameleon Theatre Company in Hursley Road recently.

Wonderful performances, a great story and I’m glad to have discovered this play. It is also, I think, apt that this review appears on 11th November given All My Sons is set in 1947. The impact of World War Two is still red raw on grieving families (as the play makes very clear). [Read more…] about Review: All My Sons – Excellent Production by Chameleon Theatre Company

Tags: arts and crafts, Chameleon Theatre, Chandler’s Ford community, community, entertainment, event, Hursley Road, local interest, review, Ritchie Memorial Hall, theatre, writing

Review: The Spitfires: Last Night of the Proms 2016 – the 14th Eastleigh Scout and Guide Band

November 9, 2016 By chippy minton 3 Comments

As expected, The 14th Eastleigh Scout and Guide Band “The Spitfires” gave an outstanding performance at their concert on 5th November. A varied programme included musicals, military marches, and classical pieces – even The Village People’s music got a look in.

The concert included two soloists. The first sang Nessun Dorma – a piece normally heard as a tenor voice, but no way diminished by the soprano (I think it was) at the concert. A wonderful voice, singing the high notes with as much precision and clarity as the lower ones. [Read more…] about Review: The Spitfires: Last Night of the Proms 2016 – the 14th Eastleigh Scout and Guide Band

Tags: arts and crafts, Chandler’s Ford community, community, concert, Eastleigh, entertainment, event, Methodist Church, music, review, social, The Spitfires marching band, Winchester Road

Gardening Tips for November by Wellie

November 2, 2016 By Wellie Leave a Comment

Jobs to do as winter approaches and the garden quietens. Rake up leaves on the lawn. Tie-in long whippy shoots of climbers and wall shrubs.

Bare rooted roses can be planted now. Prune bush roses to prevent wind-rock and clear up any fallen rose leaves, especially if they suffered from black spot and rust, to reduce the chance of infection next year.
[Read more…] about Gardening Tips for November by Wellie

Tags: Chandler’s Ford community, gardening, gardening tips, hobby, how-to, nature

Review: All My Sons – Chameleon Theatre Company 2016

November 1, 2016 By Janet Williams 2 Comments

Last weekend we watched All My Sons, Arthur Miller’s modern classic.

It was the autumn 2016 production performed by the brilliant local theatre company of Chandler’s Ford: Chameleon Theatre Company. [Read more…] about Review: All My Sons – Chameleon Theatre Company 2016

Tags: arts and crafts, Chameleon Theatre, Chandler’s Ford community, community, entertainment, event, Hursley Road, local interest, review, Ritchie Memorial Hall, theatre, writing

Memories of Station Lane, Chandler’s Ford

November 1, 2016 By Roger White 19 Comments

I saw a photo of Station Lane on this website: Chandler’s Ford Memories (Facebook). It is the bottom end of Station Lane before going onto the Railway property and yard and Station beyond.

The year is unknown but very old as the railway line that served the old brickworks at the bottom of School Lane can be seen through the gate this is way before my time. [Read more…] about Memories of Station Lane, Chandler’s Ford

Tags: Chandler’s Ford community, community, culture, family, history, Hursley, Hursley Road, local businesses, local interest, memory, Station Lane, storytelling, train station, writing

Closed: Stairway Bakery and Coffee Shop at Fryern Arcade

October 31, 2016 By Janet Williams 13 Comments

Stairway Bakery and Coffee Shop at the Fryern Arcade in Chandler’s Ford has closed.

The notice on the window reads:

“As from the Saturday 29th of October 2016, this shop will close. We would like to thank all our loyal customers over the years for their custom and support. We wish all of you all the best for the future. [Read more…] about Closed: Stairway Bakery and Coffee Shop at Fryern Arcade

Tags: Chandler’s Ford community, coffee shop, community, Fryern Arcade, local businesses, local interest, Winchester Road

Too Many Coffee Shops in Eastleigh? Think Again.

October 22, 2016 By chippy minton 7 Comments

A new coffee shop has opened in Eastleigh town centre.

Now, your reaction to this might be “Bill Bryson was right; Eastleigh needs a new coffee shop like a fish needs a bicycle”.

In a previous post Coffee vs Discount in Eastleigh I pondered the reasons for the consumer demand for expensive coffee. [Read more…] about Too Many Coffee Shops in Eastleigh? Think Again.

Tags: books, Chandler’s Ford community, community, Eastleigh, Eastleigh Borough Council, local businesses, local interest, review, travel, viewpoint

Gardening Tips for October by Wellie

October 2, 2016 By Wellie 1 Comment

This is a lovely month with the trees starting to change colour, but the temperatures are dropping and the nights are drawing in, so get as many jobs done in the garden before it gets too cold.

Wallflowers can be planted now, providing foliage ground cover all winter, and fragrance and colour next spring. [Read more…] about Gardening Tips for October by Wellie

Tags: Chandler’s Ford community, gardening, gardening tips, hobby, how-to, nature

Leaving for University

October 1, 2016 By chippy minton 3 Comments

It’s that time of year when new students are leaving for university. This post is for them.

University is the greatest opportunity you will ever get for meeting new people and taking up new hobbies and challenges. Make the most of that opportunity. [Read more…] about Leaving for University

Tags: advice, Chandler’s Ford community, community, education

Going Full Circle: the Journey of Hiltonbury Jerseys

September 7, 2016 By Andy Vining 10 Comments

In the 1960s my Father, John Vining, and I decided to create a milk round in Chandler’s Ford direct from Hiltonbury Farm and deliver to a growing population wonderful Raw Jersey Milk direct from the farm.

From the Hiltonbury Herds beginnings in 1947 by my Father, we were at that time milking around 40-50 Jersey cows in a long shed that housed 36 at a time, so had to do a changeover during milking to accommodate all the cows. It was very time consuming and labour intensive. [Read more…] about Going Full Circle: the Journey of Hiltonbury Jerseys

Tags: Chandler’s Ford community, community, family, Hiltonbury Farmhouse, history, interview, local businesses, local interest, storytelling, writing

Gardening Tips for September by Wellie

September 1, 2016 By Wellie Leave a Comment

Make the most of the warmth in the air and soil, before the temperatures drop at the beginning of Autumn.

Start planting bulbs for spring display now. Tulips are better left until November, but daffodils need to be planted now. As a quick rule for depth of planting, bulbs should be planted 3 times the height of the bulb. [Read more…] about Gardening Tips for September by Wellie

Tags: Chandler’s Ford community, gardening, gardening tips, hobby, how-to, nature

Where is “The Parade” in Chandler’s Ford? Memories from my 1950s Childhood

August 22, 2016 By Roger White 52 Comments

I remember “The Parade” of Chandler’s Ford well. It is along Bournemouth Road, coming from Southampton, just past the School Lane lights, down past the advertising hoardings. It’s the row of shops on the left before you get to Hursley Rd.

At that time, the Butchers shop where I worked was the first on the left, L.S. Horn, next was Lowmans the bakers, then I think it was the Lloyds Bank, Jenkins sweet shop, G.H.Baker & Sons, and grocers. I can’t remember the next one or maybe two shops, and at the end it was Mr Perrot’s fishmonger. [Read more…] about Where is “The Parade” in Chandler’s Ford? Memories from my 1950s Childhood

Tags: Chandler’s Ford community, community, culture, family, history, Hursley, Hursley Road, local businesses, local interest, memory, storytelling, war memorial, writing

Roads that Change Their Names in Chandler’s Ford

August 17, 2016 By Christine Clark 5 Comments

If you live in Merdon Avenue, did you know that it used to be called The Crescent? And that Twyford Road, Eastleigh, was once Winchester Road, Eastleigh? And that Consort Road, Eastleigh used to be Park Road?

I expect you have detected a pattern here. When Eastleigh became a borough that included Chandler’s Ford, it was found that some road names were duplicated between the two towns and, presumably so as not to confuse the postman, some were renamed so that there was only one of each. [Read more…] about Roads that Change Their Names in Chandler’s Ford

Tags: Chandler’s Ford community, Eastleigh, Eastleigh Borough Council, Information, local interest, memory, Merdon Avenue

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