Emsworth Residents’ Association Community Newspaper July 2015 In this issue St George’s Day Parade - photo special p 16-17 Griff supports Oyster boat Terror p3 Food Fortnight plans revealed p21 Comedian, Hugh Dennis came to Emsworth to collect an impressive £15,000 raised in the town during Red Nose weekend for Comic Relief and was knocked out by the communi- ty’s fund raising efforts. On the day he said, “Wow. From me and on behalf of everyone at Comic Relief, thank you, Emsworth: the UK’s first Red Nose Town. You’ve been busy, I see. Comedy workshops, fashion show, fancy dress, food markets, films, street entertainment, cookery workshops, a cycle-a-thon, restaurants, pubs and deli- catessens indulging in good-humored name changing, and probably the world’s longest (and certainly the world’s only) Red Nose duck race, all in aid of Comic Relief.’ ‘The amount you raised is enough to vacci- nate over three and a half thousand children in Africa, against five deadly childhood diseases. Or, it could pay for a years’ worth of home-vis- its: friendship, company and support for 75 isolated older people in the UK’. ‘Your weekend of silliness, revelry and gen- erosity really will touch and transform many lives… providing of course, we can find a way to get this outsized cardboard cheque through the cashier’s window’. ‘Emsworth: thank you.” The Red Nose weekend was the result of a collaboration between two very pro-active groups in Emsworth. WemsFest and the EBA. They worked together on the project, which saw the Gigglers market, pennies around the Millpond, a silent disco, comedy galore, kids events, super heroes and fishermen every- where; a Red Nose duck race and shops, cafes and businesses all dressed up for the occasion. Lesley DiFonzo Comedian collects cheque for Comic Relief The superb £15,000 raised by Emsworth Community over Red Nose weekend could pay for a year’s home visits for the elderly in the UK or vaccinate many 1000’s of children in Africa. Lower levels of water in the Town Millpond may be more of a feature Seeing the Town Millpond with lower levels of water may become more of a feature in future. The Environmental Agency is hard pushed to keep up maintenance as there are only 10 or so operatives for the whole of Hampshire. The Millpond is such a special amenity to the town but the agency won’t be able to manage water lev- els for amenity purposes anymore. They are still going to manage the pond for flood risk purposes though. The solutions to the problem are very costly; either dredging the pond completely to remove all of the silt or– a partial dredge, where ridges of silt are removed. Lesley DiFonzo Janga Photography EBA Local families took part in fund raising for Comic Relief in Emsworth John Tweddell
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Emsworth Residents’ Association Community Newspaper
July 2015In this issue
St George’s Day Parade - photo specialp 16-17
Griff supports Oyster boat Terrorp3
Food Fortnight plans revealedp21
Comedian, Hugh Dennis came to Emsworth to collect an impressive £15,000 raised in the town during Red Nose weekend for Comic Relief and was knocked out by the communi-ty’s fund raising efforts.
On the day he said, “Wow. From me and on behalf of everyone at Comic Relief, thank you, Emsworth: the UK’s first Red Nose Town. You’ve been busy, I see. Comedy workshops, fashion show, fancy dress, food markets, films, street entertainment, cookery workshops,
a cycle-a-thon, restaurants, pubs and deli-catessens indulging in good-humored name changing, and probably the world’s longest (and certainly the world’s only) Red Nose duck race, all in aid of Comic Relief.’
‘The amount you raised is enough to vacci-nate over three and a half thousand children in Africa, against five deadly childhood diseases. Or, it could pay for a years’ worth of home-vis-its: friendship, company and support for 75 isolated older people in the UK’.
‘Your weekend of silliness, revelry and gen-erosity really will touch and transform many lives… providing of course, we can find a way to get this outsized cardboard cheque through the cashier’s window’.
‘Emsworth: thank you.”The Red Nose weekend was the result of
a collaboration between two very pro-active groups in Emsworth. WemsFest and the EBA. They worked together on the project, which saw the Gigglers market, pennies around the Millpond, a silent disco, comedy galore, kids events, super heroes and fishermen every-where; a Red Nose duck race and shops, cafes and businesses all dressed up for the occasion.
Lesley DiFonzo
Comedian collects cheque for Comic ReliefThe superb £15,000 raised by Emsworth Community over Red Nose weekend could pay for a year’s home visits for the elderly in the UK or vaccinate many 1000’s of children in Africa.
Lower levels of water in the Town Millpond may be more of a feature Seeing the Town Millpond with lower levels of water may become more of a feature in future. The Environmental Agency is hard pushed to keep up maintenance as there are only 10 or so operatives for the whole of Hampshire.
The Millpond is such a special amenity to the town but the agency won’t be able to manage water lev-els for amenity purposes anymore.
They are still going to manage the pond for flood risk purposes though.
The solutions to the problem are very costly; either dredging the pond completely to remove all of the silt or– a partial dredge, where ridges of silt are removed.
Lesley DiFonzo
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NewsBriefOh the irony
Before dancing their way around Emsworth, the Morris Dancers popped into the Greenhouse Café for breakfast in true theatrical form. They enjoyed some of Harry’s delicious sausages and other lovely local food besides.
Earlier in the week Harry’s – aka Ben Treagust – had started to sizzle sausages at
6am, so they could be enjoyed by all at the packed EBA Breakfast meeting, held at 7.30am in the Pastoral Centre.
The Courtyard Market provided the food, so Phoebe Atkinson had met the bread man in Southampton at 5.15am. The only time he could do.
As if that wasn’t enough of a Trojan effort by both, the Council kindly gave unpaid, volunteer breakfast and Courtyard Market organiser Phoebe a parking ticket - to show their appreciation to her, for taking the trouble to clear up and lug all the gear out after the meeting too.
Parking problems – and there are lots in Emsworth – were discussed. (The council leader and others were at the meeting) Oh the irony!
Soulful singer, Judie Tzuke confirmed as headline act for Wemsfest 1980’s singing sensation Judi Tzuke is the headline act for this year’s Wemsfest. She’s performing at the new 300 seater Baptist Church on Thursday 1st October. Tickets are £21 from Harbour Records.
Judie who is best remembered for her 1979 hit single “Stay with me till dawn” is a prolific recording artist who has released no less than 20 studio albums over the last 35 years. Daughters Bailey and Tallula are part of the singers backing group.
It is hoped that this will be the beginning of a series of big names who will be attracted to our new venue in Emsworth which is the largest concert hall within the Borough of Havant.
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Support from comedian Griff Rhys-Jones for Emsworth’s Oyster Boat ‘Terror’A great lover of classic yachts and owner of restored Classic Yacht ‘Argyll’, Griff Rhys-Jones is lending his support to the team keeping Oyster boat ‘Terror’ afloat in Emsworth’s Harbour.
He’s hoping to take time out for a trip on her soon and in the meantime has been in touch with the ‘Terror’ group.
Chris Clode, Chair of the Oyster Boat Terror Group, is de-lighted with the support and hopes Griff’s endorsement will see even more people taking trips in the Harbour.
Griff has written this about ‘Terror’ and the team; “Here’s a very pretty boat. What a treat. We may seem
well beyond the age of wooden boats and gaff rigs now, but whenever we see one we still have to stop to admire an age of elegance and simplicity. ‘Terror’ was a working vessel’.
‘She did a dirty job, but nonetheless she had a ready el-egance and practicability. Her design was totally thought-through. She was built for purpose and not a thing was wasted’.
‘In an age of fiberglass and steel and plastic sails, we may think that the wood that made terror is a romantic anomaly, but the very fact that she stands before us, lovely restored and ready for sea, is a testimony to the material’s lasting sustainability’.
‘New wood can be worked in, new planks bolted on, new paint applied, without compromising her originality one bit. That was the basis of the Georgian Navy. They expected to be bashed about in action and so took carpenters and oak to continually renew their wooden world. Here, Terror, fresh and ready and spankingly perfect’.
‘She is a testament to another age, perhaps, but unlike some antiques she is ready to be used and enjoyed, and admired, exactly as intended when she was conceived over a hundred years ago. The world has swept away so many historic boats’.
‘Too many have been left to rot or even burned. (“Ashes to ashes”. That’s wood for you. It goes back to nature rather better than some stuff we are leaving around today.)’
‘How wonderful, however, that this great, working testa-ment to invention has been saved and restored and loved. Aren’t we lucky?’
‘I salute the team that did it’. ‘It is a little part of our shared maritime history. And fun.
The easiest way to support this grand gesture is simply to enjoy her yourself. Book a trip around the Harbour and take part in a little bit of magic”.
Comedian Griff Rhys-Jones has lent his support to Emsworth’s popular classic oyster boat Terror
Sail away in TerrorVisit: www.oysterboat-terror.org.uk to find out dates of trips and for more information about historic ‘Terror’. Contact: Emsworth Yacht Harbour on 01243 377727 to book a memorable trip.
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Successfully Selling for Fifty Years Maybe you are just curious about how much your property is worth or want some free friendly advice?
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NewsBriefLonger opening hours at Emsworth’s last bankNat West Bank is open longer - it shuts at 4:30pm now – Monday to Friday. It may soon open on Saturdays too.
A new cashpoint was installed on 25th JuneAt a recent meeting for businesses and residents, the Area
Director of Business Banking, Simon Williams, said the bank is supportive of Emsworth and stressed that they appreciated the uniqueness of Emsworth.
They know about the strong involvement of the local community and said they are community minded and support local interests.
The Nat West is staying put – the Ems and EBA have been assured.
Butterflies for a friendJen Dance worked in Heidi’s bakery for many years and she loved butterflies. What more fitting tribute could there be than the beautiful butterfly displays, seen at St Wilfred’s and in Heidi’s. The window displays at St Wilfred’s are put together by Gene Algar. “At St Wilfred’s, we try to reflect local events and special days through the displays. It’s always challenging but we hope people enjoy them.”
Heidi’s in Emsworth – and their other branches – raised funds for St Wilfred’s over three days in May.
20p from the sale of some pretty butterfly cakes was donated to St Wilfred’s Hospice. A well supported raffle raised more. (Donated by local businesses - including a day spa for two at Champneys’, Treagust sausages, wine and chocolates). Along with a ‘guess how many sweets in the jar’ - Heidi’s raised a whopping £1275.62 in Emsworth alone.
Emsworth is becoming a Dementia friendly town
Window stickers are beginning to appear in cafes, pubs, shops and businesses all over Emsworth, to show they
are working to create a supportive atmosphere for people with Dementia and their helpers.
People are living longer and more people with Dementia are living in the community so all businesses and organisa-tions in Emsworth will probably have customers who are touched by Dementia.
Dementia is not just about losing memory, it affects the way an individual thinks and communicates and can affect adults as young as 20.
Over 40,000 people under the age of 65 are diagnosed with dementia in the UK alone.
The Alzheimer’s Society has been at the forefront of the creation of Dementia-friendly communities. Working with governments and other organisations, such as fellow mem-bers of the Dementia Action Alliance, we are supporting communities who want to become Dementia friendly.
In Emsworth, the EBA is putting their full support behind the initiative. They have organised stickers and have been busy distributing them along with information for business-es. In June, businesses were invited to attend workshops run by Caroline McKeever from Dementia Friendly Hampshire.
Alistair Gibson, from the EBA says, “The EBA is delighted that Caroline McKeever is going to lead this idea with its aim of making Emsworth a ‘Dementia Friendly High Street’.
‘This is a HCC initiative under the banner of Dementia Friendly Hampshire. Caroline has outlined the steps that Businesses can take to create this inclusive and supportive environment for people with Dementia and for their carers too.
It is a relatively simple process and the benefits would be significant for the whole community.’
‘Businesses throughout Emsworth are getting an in-creased awareness of the need for a lateral shift in thinking in the way it serves customers.
High Street chain Costa has carried out Dementia Friendly training for their staff and rather than asking Grande or Medio for cups of coffee, their staff show the cups to people struggling and say – ‘this one or this one’? Making it simple. Dark mats can appear as holes and where bright lights are many, as a glass surface, so these sort of things are being addressed.’
‘Each signed up business has a sticker to put in their win-dow and once we have 20 business, we can apply to be a ‘Dementia Friendly High Street’ and can then use this in all our future publicity.”
There is clear evidence that people with dementia stop using transport, shops and services if they are not ade-quately supported in these environments.
This is why other towns in Hampshire, as well as Emsworth are working to create Dementia Friendly High Streets. These are retail environments where participants have signed up to the Hampshire Dementia Action Alliance and committed to providing awareness training for custom-er-facing staff. Members also agree an action plan for their business, which could include things like making changes to their signage and literature and pledging to raise aware-ness among their customers through in-store displays and information.
Look out for dementia friendly window stickers signify-ing that this particular business is working hard to create an inclusive and supportive environment for people with dementia and their carers.
Working together for a great place to liveWe are in such a good position to be able to help residents. Through ‘Community Chest’ funding for innovative projects and communi-ty groups and by asking questions and seeking solutions to resident’s problems and issues.
We can help.Emsworth is really blooming now and many
of you will have seen the new planter tubs outside the Co-op and Crown Hotel. Don’t they look beautiful? Filled with summer flowers and being looked after by residents and businesses alike. Sheila Morris, who has been responsible for setting up the initiative is working hard to see other areas of Emsworth in bloom too. We are supporting her fantastic efforts.
64 residents have come forward to help now, so well done Sheila.
She told me, “The evening planting has gone very well with an amazing group of help-ers - EIB Green Fingers Club. It was a magic atmosphere.
‘Bridgefoot path will look great when flow-ers mature. I will definitely get a plaque for the ERA planter. I think people should know who
donates what and without ERA this project would never have got off the ground’.
‘Still six more planters to fill over the sum-mer. I plan to get all the helpers together so we can discuss how we can do it better!! - and generally discuss the project. They are a great enthusiastic bunch of people. Makes it so worth-while. Kind Regards Sheila.”
I was so sad to hear of Linda Newell’s pass-ing. Such a stalwart of Emsworth and sadly missed. Our condolences to her family and friends.
Our new website is going to be up and running soon and is full of news and infor-mation about the town. Please do visit www.emsworthresidents.co.uk (and Facebook – Emsworth Residents Association and Twitter @EmsworthRes)
Look out for our newsletters by email too. If you haven’t joined yet, please do? You can
join online now. Look out for us at the next monthly market too – you’ll be able to join, then and there and talk to us too.
It’s through your membership subs and kind
donations that we are able to help support Emsworth.
We have been tackling several difficult issues recently: Parking and the Doctors Surgery. The Ems has the stories.
I am looking forward to welcoming our deliv-ery people to a special evening soon, to thank them for their wonderful efforts. Something I wanted to arrange myself, so not using ERA funds.
Please call me on 372733. I am always happy to hear from residents with good and (not so) good news and issues. Best wishes.
Jo Dyer – Chair, Emsworth Residents Association
Sheila Morris, leader of the Emsworth in Bloom project, part funded by the Community Chest
Delivering The Ems – Can anyone help?Thank you to everyone in New Brighton Road who responded to our request for volunteer deliverers in that area.
Jean Smith is set to deliver The Ems to New Brighton Road after taking over from Keith Watson. Juliet Walker is taking over from Mr Simpson to deliver to St. James Road.
John Strange is delivering his last lot of The Ems to Beacon Square this July. He’s been doing the job as a volunteer for over 35 years! Such a great achievement. Thank you John.
The Ems is looking for a new volunteer for John’s Beacon Square round, so please get in touch if you can help.
The Ems team really does need some more help in quite a few areas of the town, especially in the south west of Emsworth.
They are on the look-out for someone who would be willing to act as an intermediate distributor.
The role involves using a car to take 10 or so bundles of The Ems to the people who do the posting. It doesn’t take long, usually about an hour and the area is to the north east of the town.
If you think you can help, please contact, Chris & Janet Shaw on 01243 377459.
Flood action schemes and planning allocations on scheduleAn audience of about 35 people, including Councillors and Forum members, heard Charles Ashe of the ERA give a brief update about planning, and Chris Clode, who heads the Emsworth Flood Action Group, give an update about flood prevention measures be-ing set in place.
It was all part of a public meeting held at Emsworths’ Community Centre in June – the second of 4 public meetings held to aid the Emsworth Forum in their quest for feed – back and information in order to develop the town’s ‘Neighbourhood Plan’.
Charles Ashe reported that Emsworth has maintained its planning allocations up to 2025 in accordance with Havant Borough Local Plans (Allocations).
Jo Dyer, Chair of the ERA, added that PUSH (Partnership for Urban South Hampshire) met
in June, to review its spatial strategy from 2026 to 2036. PUSH could impose more planning allocations on Havant and East Hampshire.
Jo said, “All local authorities in the PUSH hub area would need to hold a public consultation between July and September this year about any additional housing allocation imposed on them.”
Chris Clode reported about two flood action schemes; Nore Farm Stream/Selangor Avenue Scheme, is presently going ahead. A tempo-rary wooden attenuation structure installed last year by the Environment Agency (EA) has proved to be successful and will remain in place as a permanent fixture.
In addition, 3 new wooden control structures are to be positioned in the various ditches nearby, together with bridges built over each of the structures for pedestrian access.
The funding has been approved for this work which is expected to be completed by the end of the summer. The completion of the scheme will protect the houses in Selangor Avenue and Nore Farm Avenue from a 1 in seventy - five year event.
The second scheme is the West Brook/Bridge Road Flood Alleviation, which involved a large attenuation pond to the north of the A27 and to the west of Horndean Road.
It didn’t stack up for funding under the Government’s cost/benefit analysis. However, since the land to the west of Horndean Road became an allocated development site by Havant Borough Council for 140 houses, a scheme was put forward by the landowner in order to gain outline planning permission.
After scrutiny by the EA, further recommen-dations were made by them to upgrade the
scheme to a level above that of the minimum legal requirement. The new proposals increase the size of the attenuation pond to 20,000 Cubic metres, and the landowner has agreed to the enhanced scheme which will form part of a Section 106 agreement.
As yet, no developer has been appointed and so it is unlikely any development will start in the next 12 months or so as full planning per-mission will have to be granted first.
So we are perhaps two years’ away from having the scheme implemented, which is not encouraging news for the residents of Bridge Road, but there is some light at the end of the tunnel.
Southern Water is also looking into the net-work of drains in the vicinity of the junction of Bridge Road and Bosmere Gardens as there is perceived to be a problem here and further investigation is required.
Charles Ashe – ERA Planning
Emsworth Library - a move to the Community Centre is just too expensive says Council
Hampshire County Council has told the ECA that it is no longer planning to move Emsworth’s Library to the Community Centre, after it emerged that; “The potential costs of the move and building renovation works needed would outweigh the savings of £30,000 a year, if the move went ahead.”
The Council says it is determined to find another suitable long term home for the Library.
Ray Cobbett, the former county councillor responsible for setting up the library in 1997, said: “This is very welcome news. ‘It’s a victory for the majority given that the council’s own survey revealed a substantial majority against it.
‘Even though they are abandoning it for financial reasons I think they’ve made the right decision.”
It has come as quite a blow to the ECA who said,” It was an idea originally floated by Hampshire County Council and although there was initial reluctance on the part of ECA, we decided to fully support the move in the long term interests of our members and the wider Emsworth community.’
‘We have undertaken a considerable amount of work in trying to fit the requirements of a modern library into the Community Centre and we were hopeful that all this work would have resulted in a successful transfer of the library to our building.’
‘It was therefore a shock for us to learn that, as a result of costs associated with the move, HCC no longer considers Emsworth Community Centre a viable option. This is a set back to the Association and to our plans to make the Centre a hub for advice, knowledge, culture and leisure.’
‘Needless to say, along with most people in Emsworth, we want a modern functioning library to remain in the town and we’ll work with Hampshire County Council to ensure this happens.”
Councillor Andrew Gibson said in a statement issued, “The lease on the current library building runs until 2018, and it is still our intention to find a better value for money solution so we can maximise our resources on pro-viding a strong, vibrant and sus-tainable Library Service, rather than on the building in which it is located.’
‘We are determined to find a suitable long term home for this well-loved local library, and to continue to support the ex-cellent work of the Community Association.”
Lesley DiFonzo
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NewsBriefWanted – good homes for native treesEmsworth Tree Warden, Frances Jannaway has been involved with lots of tree-related projects over the years. One of the projects was to grow trees from seed collected locally.
Another project was to get funding to plant trees all over Havant Borough. Most of the trees have been planted but there are some spare.
The trees in need of a good home are: Oak, Rowan, Silver Birch, Common Alder and Wild Plum (the latter makes very good jam!).
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A tough bed of reeds seemed to helpThe swans on the Town Millpond seem to be thriving with their gorgeous Cygnets. It seems the heavy reed bed helped? More swans – not related to the family have appeared on the pond too.
Some residents expressed concerns about the water being kept low and how
‘nesting islands’ might be a good idea – similar to those seen on the Slipper Millpond - but in the meantime, we can all enjoy the new additions to the Town’s Millpond.
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Safer cycling? – Got to be good
Chichester to Emsworth Cycle Route - can you help to form a new group?
Updating the cycle route along the A259 is now on the agenda.
WSCC is taking the idea seriously. What we need to do next is form a group: people who are keen to ensure that an improved cycle route is done properly. We need problem solvers who will listen to local views and seek solutions.
There are many obstacles to overcome so a sharp focus is required to ensure that plans are developed for a high quality, continuous route from Chichester through to Emsworth.
It is no good if the route is diverted at Fishbourne. The Bosham roundabout needs a rethink. Speeds through Nutbourne are an issue, and the route is piecemeal. Southbourne to Emsworth needs thought to deal with parking, bollards, bus stops and dangerous junctions.
Ideally we are looking for someone from each area. We seek people from Fishbourne, Bosham, Nutbourne, Southbourne and Emsworth.
A proper cycle facility which does not inter-fere with pedestrians and is not a danger to other vehicles is possible.
We are also looking for skills. Someone who can create a website, a Chairperson and a Secretary; let us know what you can offer in the way of help.
We are not just looking for cyclists. The viewpoint of the pedestrian and the motorist are equally important.
Please contact Rupert Emerson on 01243 576521 or at [email protected] or see the facebook page and add your comments there.
www.facebook.com/chemroute/timeline
Cycle lane markings - it’s all happening
The cycle lane work is underway and when the cycle by-passes are removed on the A259 (Havant Road), the carriageway is in effect be-coming wider, but with larger central islands to compensate. They’ll reduce the distance pedestrians have to cross too.
In terms of the network, the main routes are Westbourne, Westbourne Avenue, town centre and Hampshire Farm, Hollybank, St James, town centre; so New Brighton Road while marked on the ground as a route is not a primary part of the network. But we recognise that local cyclists will use it, hence the marking of the route by junction highlighting.
When the Havant Road cycle lanes were first implemented, they were the first of their type in the area, and it was considered that due to this their presence needed to be high-lighted. Because this was considered a short term measure, they have not been maintained and have deteriorated over time.
Better materials are being used this time. Materials that stand the test of time.
The Selangor Avenue island is going to have ‘shared’ status, allowing westbound cyclists on Havant Road to cross here (rather than on the bend further along) and use the off-road path to gain access to the A27 subway.
Steve Mountain Project Engineer -Transport &
Implementation TeamHavant Borough Council
Museum gallery and EBA tribute in memory of Linda Newell
A gallery at the Emsworth Museum has been named in memory of Linda Newell who died in April, suddenly and far too young. The gallery is being called the ‘Linda Newell Oyster Gallery’ as this was one of her special areas of interest. She had many more.
Warm tributes have been paid to Linda, who was the administrator at Emsworth Museum, a talented documenting histo-rian, a force behind the Oyster Industry story and exhibitions and secretary of the EBA.
The EBA is making plans for their own special tributes as well. Linda was involved in Emsworth as a whole and the lasting tribute is going to be unveiled later in the year.
”Linda was very involved with Emsworth, in so many different ways. With the EBA, the Museum and though her dedicated
research about many things related to Emsworth; so we are taking time and working with her family to come up with the best tribute we can.”
Linda died at home in April at the age of 64 – just three months before her planned retirement when she was so looking forward to doing more travelling and his-torical research. Her interview in the last issue of The Ems seems poignant now as so many of her future dreams, plans and ideas will never reach fruition.
Tony Stimson, chairman of Emsworth Maritime & Historical Trust, said, “it was a great shock and sadness to us all to learn of the sudden and tragic death of Linda in April.’
‘In addition to her work caring for and displaying the artefacts in the museum, Linda made a considerable contribution to the trust with her summer guided walks round Emsworth, her winter talks in the Community Centre on a variety of sub-jects and her work and help in mounting exhibitions.”
‘Her research about the people, business-es, buildings and events in Emsworth led to the museum being awarded a Heritage Lottery Fund grant. ‘Linda always sought to promote the museum with the general public and worked hard to attract visitors.”
Lesley DiFonzo
Below: The oyster gallery at Emsworth Museum has been named for Linda Newell (above) who died suddenly in April
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The North Street closure – possibly set for mid-September for 10 weeksSo that repairs to the dangerous wall can take place safely, North Street is going to be closed to all traffic including bus-es and emergency vehicles for 10 weeks - maybe starting in mid-September?
The timing has resident and business implications and is especially bad – if it goes ahead then - for Emsworth Food Fortnight, taking place between 19th September and 4th October. Hopefully a more suitable start date can be agreed. Discussions are being held and updates can be found on Emsworth Resident’s website, the EBA’s website and their twitter and facebook pages.
An alternative route has yet to be finalised and will depend on the detailed work programme. The latest update from HBC shows:
“We expect to be on site around mid-September. Unfor-tunately in order to provide a safe working environment for
both contractor and public, it means that North Street will have to be closed to traffic between Sultan Road and the bridge. ‘
‘Since North Street is the only bridged crossing of the rail-way between Havant and Chichester it is a popular route, and will mean diversions and longer journey times for traffic between north and south Emsworth.
Southleigh Road (Denvilles) to the west and Stein Road (Southbourne) in the east are both affected by level cross-ings closing up to 10 times per hour.’
‘Bus services are affected too and HCC is working on a scheme for alternative arrangements with the affected operators.”
Once the road is closed a temporary footpath between the north and south of the town is going to be put in place, so avoiding the current detour.
HBC has appointed a project engineer to manage the de-struction and re-construction work of the wall that is neces-sary before the footway can safely be re-opened.
In the meantime the council has commissioned a full struc-tural survey of the land and houses surrounding the wall to include the highway and pavement.
A planning application is being prepared with a full rede-sign element as the new wall will have be a metre higher than the existing structure for safety reasons.
The groundwork involves removing the existing wall, together with about 6000 tonnes of soil before the recon-struction can start.
This is expensive work and once the final costs are known, residents can be told.
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Parking issues – just tell a councillor. They promise to look into it.Working on hearsay alone, won’t solve any parking prob-lems in Emsworth. Businesses, residents, permit and season ticket holders as well and visitors, local councillors want to hear from you.
A thriving town centre is important to residents.The team from the ERA has asked some questions about
flagged up problems but it seems that without specific de-tails, the council and councillors can’t help?
So councillors have asked that anyone who has a problem or issue about parking in the town, just gets in touch with them direct. They promise to look into it.
With the details – have times, tickets, photos, how, when and why all to hand? Best to keep copies of details, emails and phone calls and please do let the ERA and The Ems know too – [email protected]
Take the time to do it – Your letters and emails will make a difference.
Pedestrians too. Are lorries parked blocking pavements? Cars blocking entrances? So they get a balanced picture of any problems.
These are your Emsworth councillor’s contacts:Brendan Gibb-Gray: 6 Chequers Quay, Queen Street, Emsworth, PO10 7AD. Tel: 01243 377355. Email: [email protected]
Colin Mackey: 19 Queen Street, Emsworth, PO10 7BJ. Tel: 01243 379777. Email: [email protected] Cresswell: The Coach House, 23A Park Crescent, Emsworth, PO10 7NT Tel: 07724 684537 Email: [email protected]
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The Emsworth Surgery can’t move site yet, but systems and appointment times are improving
“Last winter was the busiest that any of us can remember, coupled with a lack of locum GPs to provide extra help when it was needed. It led to an urgent need to review the way we deliver care as we were quite literally snowed under - Flu, chest infections, care homes susceptible.’
‘It has been well advertised in the media that there has been an explosion of workload in general practice as care is shifted out of the hospital setting. There has been development of local admission avoidance schemes to re-duce hospital pressures and provide care in the community.’
‘We have responded to these challenges by making some changes and want to share these. Change is not always welcome or easy.”
Unable to move site yet - NHS Property Services has yet to appoint a new project manager and developer, so it’s out of the doc-tor’s hands at the moment. They are keeping the pressure up to find answers though. “What seemed to be a very positive situation earlier in the year has stalled yet again.”
Alan Mak, Havant’s MP said, “Emsworth
Surgery is an outstanding lo-cal NHS practice and we must ensure that their move to the new site happens so local residents get the service they deserve. I will be working with the Surgery to press the NHS on this”
Dr Jackie Lytton, “We’re delighted Alan is supporting us, and understands our con-cerns. Emsworth’s residents need the surgery move, and the NHS must start develop-ing the old cottage hospital site for a new surgery facility.”
To help solve some of the immediate problems in the meantime, the surgery has put several new systems in place; new phone lines, a doctor’s
‘first Triage’ and a new IT system. The doctors want to let patients know how
the new systems work, in order to help. Their old phone system provider was unable
to improve the existing system so they have installed one, which went live a few weeks ago. The new system has more lines for both incoming and outgoing calls.
This has been done in response to feedback about the availability of phone lines and diffi-culty in getting through.
A doctor’s ‘first Triage’ should really help patients. The duty doctor responsible for ‘first Triage’ is going to be on duty all day now, which allows telephone Triage from opening time in the morning.
The doctor’s advice is, “if you have a prob-lem and can’t wait for a routine appointment; phone the surgery as early in the day as possi-ble and the receptionist will arrange a call from the doctor the same day. The doctors are able to advise, prescribe and book urgent appoint-ments - according to the situation - with this system.’
The surgery does telephone consultations too, which are often more convenient than face to face for results - especially for peo-ple who work. The appointments have to be booked in advance.
A completely new IT system is in place now, making things simpler for patients and open-ing up exciting opportunities.
“All routine doctor and nurse appoint-ments can be booked on line and we want to encourage patients to use of this facility, to free up phone lines to allow efficient Triage. Prescriptions can be ordered using the system too.’ ‘There is an iPhone app supported by System 1 - ‘systmonline health management app’ - which is great for booking appointments on the move.”
The surgery is moving towards providing test results on line and their IT supplier is working on that.
They are looking to get a new website up and running as soon as possible. As well as all the usual contact and guidance information, the new site is going to provide on-line communi-cation dealing with non-urgent issues.
Enquiries about holiday vaccinations and hospital results for example; issues affecting the surgery locally and topical health informa-tion. The current website allows full access to all bookable appointments. The new website will have the facility too and more besides. “It’s going live in a matter of weeks, rather than months.”
The doctors are urging patients to make best use of the excellent Pharmacists in the town.
Emsworth Surgery has been one of the lead-ing practices using repeat dispensing. “Where patients have a very regular prescription, the pharmacy can hold repeat issues and dispense that, when it is needed -without involving a request through the surgery. Just contact your Pharmacist – they’ll be happy to oblige.”
An extension of this was to provide elec-tronic prescribing in June as well.
“Scripts can be authorised electronically, so
no paper prescription is needed; it would be sent straight to a patient’s nominated phar-macy and the patient could collect whatever was prescribed later. Such an efficient system and one that removes the chaos of lost paper prescriptions which is a daily frustration.”
The doctor’s do have a wish list though. Top of the list is the move to Emsworth’s
Cottage Hospital. They can’t go ahead with any alternatives while everything is stalled. They are completely open minded to new ways of working, especially where paramedics and nurse practitioners are involved in providing care.
The lack of office space at the current sur-gery is a major stumbling block and does limit this a lot at the moment.
The Westbourne Branch Surgery is staying as it is and has recently undergone re-develop-ment of the nurse treatment area.
At times when one of their doctors is away – for whatever reason – a GP locum’s help is un-likely. “There are so few locums available now, not just here but nationwide.’ ‘It was never an issue before; even two years ago, there was no problem getting a locum in.”
It means the doctors are more stretched than ever.
Without the extra space they can’t bring any more doctors into the practice; and without GP locums being available, the options open to the Doctors are few and far between for the time being.
They need the help and support of the com-munity to make the changes they have made work; until they move, constructive feedback is welcomed. As they say, “Emsworth Surgery matters a great deal to us.”
Lesley DiFonzo and the Emsworth Surgery
NewsBriefTuppenny Barn and Emsworth lose much loved, Lizzie DymockSad news for Emsworth as Tuppenny Barn and Stansted Garden Show lose well respected and loved, Lizzie Dymock. Lizzie died in June and she is going to be greatly missed.
Lizzie was co-founder of the successful Garden Show held at Stansted Park each year and she was an accomplished writer and photographer and a trustee at Tuppenny Barn.
A kind and gentle lady too.
Blooming flowers and happy faces
The Emsworth in Bloom project is flourishing. Sheila Morris and her team of volunteers – there’s over 60 of them now – have secured space and put up 2 more tiered planters in the town centre and installed a rustic oak tub at the top of Bridge Street.
They’re filled with blooms now.All summer planting has been completed and the fruits of the
team’s efforts is raising quite a smile with residents and visitors.“A family came to chat, saying how much they loved the town
and even helped with the planting. They gave me £10 - they were on holiday from Brisbane, Australia and an elderly couple from Havant gave £5, saying how much they loved it all.’ ‘That’s what it’s all about”, says Sheila.
Having raised over £2000 in donations towards the project. The team is thrilled as it means more blooms and more flower displays around Emsworth.
As well as the donations, many groups and businesses have given generously to the community project. It’s a very popular scheme. The ERA through residents, Ems Valley U3A, local businesses – including Emsworth Home Hardware, who donated the Oak planter and Friends of the Millpond. HBC has been very supportive. They donated one of the tiered planters and have provided man power too.
Sheila says, “such generosity.’ ‘Thank you all.
40th Birthday to celebrateA big thank you to the people of Emsworth who answered our recent questionnaire, we were delighted with the vol-ume of responses and thrilled to see how interested and passionate people were in their interest and feedback.
This consultation, ahead of the start of our 40th year, took place because we’re keen to revamp the Centre so that it’s more in keeping with the future needs of the community.
The major developments proposed are improved access for wheelchairs and pushchairs, a welcoming entrance and reception area with a community coffee bar and upgraded kitchen and toilets and the majority of you agreed with these priorities.
Five £30 shopping vouchers were awarded in a prize draw to those who filled in the questionnaire.
Forty years on and we’re celebrating our 40th birthday at the Community Centre.
Forty years since the Community Association started life in the enthusiastic and committed hands of Helen Barnard. So at our AGM we are marking this occasion and inviting
not just members of the Association, but everyone in Emsworth who is interested in what we do.
We would like any historical pho-tos of the Centre. Please hand them in to the office (open from 10 – 12 weekday morn-ings) or bring them along on the night. We will take good care of them and get them back to you immediately after the AGM.
At the AGM on Wednesday 15th July at 7 p.m. a defibril-lator is being presented to the Community Centre by the Friends of Community Health and the plans for the new porch and the updated reception area are going forward so there’ll be the opportunity to look at these in some detail.
There are refreshments after the meeting, and so please join us to celebrate forty years at the heart of Emsworth.
Please let us know if you’d like to attend the AGM by calling 01243 373805 or emailing [email protected].
Ann Jolly – Emsworth Community Centre
We would like to display photos of any activities or events that have taken place in the Community Centre or earlier when it was the local Church of
England school, together with reminiscences, so if you have photographs you could lend us we would
be delighted to have them on show.
It’s time to say goodbye to a loved or loathed sight in the town
The Emsworth Gasometer is in the process of being dismantled by Southern Gas Networks (SGN) and could eventually make way for new development. SGN wrote to local residents outlining the proposed schedule of work to remove the gas holder, which started in May this year.
The work involves taking the holder structure down and leaving the ground where it currently sits level. SGN are not proposing to excavate the land underneath.
De-construction starts in October with the structure being dismantled and removed from site within restrict-ed time zones. A traffic management plan has been put in place to ensure lorry movements are kept to a mini-mum and that vehicles leaving site are clean - not taking mud and debris onto the surrounding roads.
Noise levels are to be closely monitored and there is no planned weekend work.
SGN has no plans for the sale or re-development of the site and there is essential equipment at the rear of the site that is to remain fully operational with remote monitoring and operational visits as required.
For more information contact, Ian M Fewster, Project Engineer, Holder Demolition: [email protected]
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Taking the high jump keeps treasured memories of Amelia alive
When Ashley Tong and his wife Lisa lost their beloved three year old daughter, Amelia during an epileptic fit last year, many of Emsworth’s residents, friends and colleagues were shocked and saddened, but also felt quite helpless. There was nothing they could do.
Ashley has worked in the Co-op for the last four years, so many of us saw him regularly and probably passed the time of day with him. Last year Lisa was also diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease, a debilitating illness, which sees her confined to a wheelchair.
Recently, she met people in the Co-op and talked to them about the effects of Epilepsy, which still claims over a 1000 lives a year and many of those are children.
Early diagnosis is often difficult and in some cases, mistaken for febrile seizure (convul-sion), a fairly common occurrence in young babies and children with a high temperature, but not fatal if treated quickly.
So a group of those friends and colleagues
got together and came up with different ways to raise money to help with research and to raise awareness about epilepsy and it’s often fatal effects.
The most epic of these fund raising efforts so far, took place at the end of April when 12 of them got together to attempt a Parachute jump.
Now, many of these friends and colleagues are not in the first flush of youth, so even having a go would be seen as quite daring, but many opted to go and jump from the highest level allowed. (As part of it the Parachute jumpers went into freefall for over a minute).
It was well worth the effort as between them, they raised over £4000 on the day and since starting the fund have raised a stagger-ing £18,000!
There’s still time to give to Amelia Mae Tong’s ‘Just Giving’ fund. www.justgiving.com/asley-tong/
Lesley DiFonzo
A staggering £18,000 was raised to help with research and to raise awareness about epilepsy in memory of Amelia Tong
More events planned for the ‘Open Space’ – Vote for its new nameFollowing the successful community open day back in March for the new open space next to Redlands Grange, Havant Borough Council (HBC) is planning another event during the summer.
It’s being arranged in collaboration with The Conservation Volunteers (TCV). This time, the event is being held in the open space, offering opportunities for local residents to meet up, help carry out some wildlife surveys and get involved with a ‘litter pick up’.
In the meantime, HBC need residents help to confirm the preferred name for the ‘Open Space’. There is a choice of four names for you to vote on.
Go to www.havant.gov.uk/development-man-agement/hampshire-farm-public-art to register your vote. Make sure you have your say before 10th July.
Charlie Carter, the artist commissioned by the Redlands Grange developers, has also finished formulating a design proposal for the open space based upon his research into the local area and the helpful feedback received from residents and the community open day.
“My design now distils what I hope is an essence of the locality and so is very specific in its references to what was Hampshire Farm and its immediate surroundings. The river Ems is the central visual element and as the river forms the boundary between Hampshire and West Sussex, it also refers to the two counties and the old bridge joining them.’
‘The mills that were such an important part of the historic landscape are represented, as is the Westbourne church steeple, which re-mains as an obvious landmark. There will be additional historical and ecological references in the detail and the sculpture will encourage interaction and provide a place to sit and meet.”
Charlie is going to attend the planned sum-mer event so that local people can talk with him about his proposal and the setting.
Michelle Good - HBC
Young Volunteer of the Year
The Young Volunteer Award was presented to Chris Peskett from The Right to Work CIC Chris said “The award meant a lot to me and I really enjoyed the day. It was a fantastic experience to meet the Mayor especially on my birthday!”
Full story on page 11.
Chris Peskett receives his award from the Mayor, Councillor Marjorie Smallcorn.
NewsBriefThe old ones are the bestGoing into the dry cleaners in Emsworth recently with a pair of badly water damaged curtains proved useful. The cleaners said “The water marks won’t come off” - but the curtains would be fresher and cleaner. A lady in the shop at the time said; “My Grandma told me to use Bicarbonate of Soda and salt together in water”
We went home and soaked the curtains in the mix for a day and hey presto, all the stains were gone. What a top tip. Thank you to the unknown lady and if you have any more top tips, please let the Ems know?
And another…. wilting flower cureIf your tulips and other flowers droop in the vase, just put a couple of copper coins in the water – any size should do – they’ll stay upright and last longer. This really does work well.
Museum loses its much respected presidentEmsworth’s Museum President for the past 21 years, Dr Margaret Rule CBE has died. Margaret received national and international acclaim for her involvement in the discovery and uncovering of the Roman Palace at Fishbourne.
She was the pioneering force behind the underwater archaeological work on the Mary Rose too. Despite ill health in recent years, she continued to show an interest in Emsworth Museum events and activities and in July 2013 attended the 25th anniversary of its opening in 1988.
They’ve done it again – Post Office of the year is – EmsworthCongratulations go to all the staff at the Emsworth Post Office. Well – deserved, as they have just been voted best Post Office of the Year in Southern England.
At a ceremony in London, Strictly Come Dancing’s Claudia Winkleman presented the Emsworth branch with their coveted trophy. The team was chosen from 52 branches in the South.
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Volunteers recognised with a series of awards
Earlier this year, volunteers across Havant Borough were recognised for their volunteering contribution to the local community.
The event took place at The Public Service Plaza where volunteers were presented with Certificates from The Mayor of Havant, Cllr Marjorie Smallcorn. Volunteers were nominated by organisations from across the Havant area.
Tim Houghton, from Community First HEH, who helped organise the event, said “the event was a great success with people being recognised from an amazing variety of areas such as community groups, children and young people, heritage, older people, churches, colleges, families, disabili-ty groups, environmental, and the police.” Feedback from the day has been really positive with volunteers saying “We are particularly grateful for the kindness of everyone who looked after us so spectacularly, we were made to feel really special and welcome.”
Two Lifetime Achievement Awards went to Keith Stoneman from Havant Borough Talking Newspaper and Bruce Hodgkins from Havant & East Hampshire Mind.
The Young Volunteer Award was presented to Chris Peskett (see p10) from The Right to Work CIC. Chris said “The award meant a lot to me and I really enjoyed the day. It was a fantastic experience to meet the Mayor especially on my birthday!”
If you would like to find out more about volunteering or how your or-ganisation can recruit volunteers, contact the Community First Volunteer Service on 0300 500 8085 or email [email protected].
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BusinessBriefDentists are on the move Emsworth Dental Surgery, who are currently based in Palmer’s Road are hoping to relocate to larger premises at the former Lloyd’s Bank building, 30 High Street, Emsworth. “We have many elderly patients who find it difficult using the stairs at our Palmers Road site” James told The Ems, “The new surgery will be at ground level and be fully accessible. Our move will enable us to take on new patients as well as increasing the number of dental and reception staff.”
The practice is owned by Caroline and James Gabriel who purchased their current surgery in 2008. Since then it has expanded and now has over 5000 patients and employs 11 staff. They offer a family dentistry service and accept NHS as well as private patients.
The Gabriels’, who met while studying dentistry at Bristol University, plan to buy the former bank and convert the ground floor area into a dental surgery.
Their priority will be to get the new surgery open by the beginning of 2016.
There are plans in place to refurbish the top floor flat and convert the existing middle floor offices into accommodation.
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A gastronomic menu conjured up in a car park sees another life-saving defibrillator in place at Fat OlivesWhen Julia and Lawrence Murphy, owners of Fat Olives in South Street, Emsworth listened to EnVisage’s dentist, Richard Guyver talking about his plans to save lives in Emsworth with a network of defibrillators in place, they knew they had to be part of it. But how?The cost of buying and keeping a defibrilla-tor at Fat Olives was huge. But the fact that they were right in the centre of town meant that if they could raise the funds, they really could make the difference in a life threatening situation.
Well that was the challenge, but to these two just that, another challenge. 15 years ago, they came to Emsworth with very little, other than aspirations, a lot of skills and a large dose of entrepreneurial spirit to open a first class restaurant. They had both worked at 5* hotels, so knew how to deliver.
From the moment Fat Olives opened its doors, bookings came in and diners enjoyed lovingly prepared gastronomic dishes in a pic-turesque setting – and they still do.
So the heart defibrillator challenge needed ideas. First, they came up with a raffle – pretty standard but with the creativity and help of so many businesses in Emsworth, it was anything but. Donations for prizes came in thick and fast; from Lord March, tickets for two at the Festival of Speed, Stansted’s
Pavilion donated a champagne tea for two, Amaya and the Cutting Crew from Queen Street, donated beauty and hair sessions.
Tuppenny Barn’s Maggie provided a chil-dren’s workshop of choice. Stansted Farm gave gift vouchers and the Royal Marines provided family tickets for days out and a Christmas concert. Emsworth Sailing Club came up with a
dinner for two cooked by Ollie. Tickets cost just £1 each. Fat Olives also donated a Champagne Dinner for Four.
Over £1000 was raised from this alone, but they were still short of the mark.
In a car park, the idea to raise more funds came to them. They could do a Sunday lunch with a twist at their own Fat Olives. They de-vised the menu there and then.
It raised quite a laugh – everything sounded so bad for the heart – but when it was served, ‘The Fry Up’ was a poached egg with a deli-cate potato salad, the ‘Fish ‘n’ Chips’, Hake and Celeriac chips with a smooth pea sauce and the ‘Sausage Roll’ was locally reared pork Ballantine with apple sauce.
Finishing with ‘Afternoon Tea’ – all very deli-cate and served as dessert. Heart specialist Dr Richard Jones gave an upbeat talk to diners.
The day saw another £600 raised.They had the funds needed and now
Emsworth has another Defibrillator in place, bang in the centre of town and accessible 24 hours a day. It is being kept in Fat Olives out-side rest rooms secure and alarmed, found at the end of a short alleyway beside the restau-rant in South Street.
By dialling 999 from anywhere in and around Emsworth, people are told how to get to their nearest life saving device.
The Doctor’s Surgery has one (9am – 5pm) and there are plans to keep more across the town. Fat Olives is the first to have a ‘24 hour’ accessible defibrillator.
Fat Olives funded training for their staff, some residents and other businesses in the village, but cleverly, switch the machine on and it talks its way through procedure and won’t administer a shock unless absolutely necessary through clever use of censors. It is an ‘intelligent’ device, so untrained helpers can use it safely.
The device is mobile, so helpers can take it to help a victim close by. (The same applies to the machine held at EnVisage dentists in the High Street, during their opening hours) Heart attack victims have a 70% chance of survival when defibrillation is used, as opposed to 5% with basic CPR. Lawrence and Julia are keen to let residents know that it is there and can be used to save lives now.
They told The Ems, “due to the support of our customers we have been able to purchase the AED for the whole community of Emsworth. As always without the support of the local people this would not have been achieved. We hope this machine is never used but it is here now - and maybe one day it will ‘SAVE A LIFE.’”
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Three of the dishes created by the Fat Olives team to raise funds for a defibrillator
New Havant & Emsworth MP Alan Mak talks about his first weeks in the jobIt’s a huge honour to succeed David Willetts as your local MP with an increased majority. I’ve got a hard act to follow so I promise to work hard for all residents. I’m already getting stuck in. My first weeks in the job have focused on understanding Parliament’s procedures and dealing with constituent casework (hun-dreds of letters and e-mails from residents wanting help or sharing their views), whilst also setting up my Havant and Westminster offices and hiring staff. I’ve also started championing local issues:
I’ve met Emsworth Surgery’s doctors and backed their bid to move to the old Victoria Cottage Hospital site. I will be pressing the NHS to make this happen after years of delay. Residents need and deserve a new surgery. Coincidentally, I also enjoyed open-ing the Friends of Emsworth Community Health’s ever-popular summer fete, held in the Cottage Hospital’s garden.
Having spent a lot of time in Emsworth during the election campaign, canvassing and supporting community events from Red Nose Day to the St. George’s Day parade, I know Emsworth has a unique character and vibrant community spirit. I will be working with Rivka Cresswell, your new Havant Borough Councillor elected in May, as well as existing councillors Brendan Gibb-Gray, Colin Mackey, and Ray Bolton (who rep-resents Emsworth on Hampshire County Council), to ensure Emsworth remains a great place to live, work and visit.
My work in Westminster has focused on championing the entire Havant constituency,
and helping deliver national policies for Emsworth residents. I discussed our plans to bring new local jobs to Market Parade and Dunsbury Hill Farm with Chancellor George Osborne, and caught up with London Mayor (and new MP) Boris Johnson on plans to up-grade Waterloo station which benefits local commuters.
Schools across Hampshire, including our local schools, are underfunded compared to other parts of the country, so I’ve joined a Parliamentary campaign group which lob-bies for fairer funding. I’ve met the Secretary of State for Defence and the First Sea Lord (the professional head of the Royal Navy) to discuss national defence issues, and pass on the views of local residents, many of whom are veterans.
The Queen’s Speech was also a high point, setting out the government’s ambitious plans, from cutting taxes for working peo-ple and businesses to backing English Votes for English Laws and delivering an EU ref-erendum, I’m proud to be part of a strong national team delivering for Britain as well as for Emsworth.
A big milestone was making my Maiden Speech. I used it to thank David Willetts for his outstanding service, and showcase various parts of our diverse constituency. I was proud to describe Emsworth as a “beau-tiful market town overlooking Chichester Harbour” and talk about our award-winning British Food Fortnight. As a regular at the Driftwood Café and a fan of Treagust sau-sages who can sometimes be found in the Blue Bell Inn, I know Emsworth has much to offer locals and visitors alike.
My local priorities over the next five years will be strengthening our economy so we have more jobs, raising living standards and growing inward investment; backing
our local schools and colleges so everyone has the skills to succeed; and ensuring our local community stays vibrant by supporting the many local sports clubs, charities and voluntary groups that make our area such a wonderful place to live, work and visit. I encourage local residents to let me know about events they’re organising. I would be delighted to come along and support you if I can.
Thank you to the many Emsworth resi-dents who’ve sent me messages of congrat-ulations and encouragement during my first few weeks as your local MP. I am greatly inspired and energised by the support you continue to give me, and I will continue work-ing hard for you locally and in Westminster.
Billowing smoke and bottling up. Twenty years at the Blue Bell Inn has seen many changesDucking under billowing smoke with his broth-er Josh at weekends was Giles Babb’s first ex-perience of the busy Blue Bell Inn in the town. He and Josh started out bottling up at an early age – Giles was only 10.
That was 20 years ago and so much has changed since.
The original pub was sited where the Hewlett Centre is now and had a brewery – the Brewery Tap behind it; but in 1953, a new building was erected to house the pub and with it came a change of name. No-one seems to know why it changed to become the Blue Bell Inn, but it did.
When his Dad, Thomas Babb took over the leasehold of the pub in 1994, it was well known by fishermen in the town who spent happy hours telling tales of the whoppers they caught. The pub enjoyed piano evenings with favourite, Alistair Ramsey, in his wellies,
pretending to play along to a CD.
“The Fisherman’s Walk was a favourite game, using two bot-tles, they deftly, or not, walked the bottles out until they were prone, but not lying on the floor. A bit like press – ups with bottles”. Giles remembers.
The smoking ban saw the biggest changes at the pub and as with most landlords at the time, Thomas looked for other ways to make money. Serving more food was the simple an-swer and some years later, when he needed a new chef, it was Giles who took up the position.
Traditionally, the Blue Bell Inn had al-ways bought fresh fish from their reg-ulars – the fisher-men and that ‘fresh and local’ food is still their way. The ‘exchange’ was good for business as the money paid for the fish would soon come back over the bar.
Giles had quite a
reputation as a chef by now, having worked for several Royal households – including Sandringham - for some years. He hasn’t looked back and now runs the pub and res-taurant himself. He likes the fact that it is a community pub.
For him, it’s all about local. Produce from Treagust butchers, Tuppenny barn, Stansted Park game, Fish from ‘Fresh from the Boat’ and Goodwood fresh milk. Local beer and ale too. It’s a real ale pub and frequented by some great characters as a result.
“My early days at the pub gave me a good grounding about life and probably explains why I want to be so involved with the commu-nity and help it wherever I can”.
Giles is passionate about Emsworth, so the Blue Bell Inn is likely to be a big part of his life for many years to come. Lesley DiFonzo
Giles Babb, celebrating 20 years since his family took on the lease at The Blue Bell
Serving fresh and local food is the ethos at The Blue Bell
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Local shopping really does pay with an ‘Extra’ Loyalty cardCollect a stamp at any shops, cafes and oth-er businesses taking part and be in with the chance of winning a fabulous prize each month and an ‘Extra’ gift of £25 worth of local shop-ping vouchers to spend!
A lucky winner is drawn at the monthly Hampshire Farmers Market.
It’s such a great prize and it’s so easy to do! Collect a stamp by shopping with participat-ing businesses including Emsworth Cookery School, The Brookfield Hotel, Tuppenny Barn, Seateach Chandlery, St Wilfred’s, Flintstone’s Café, Treagusts, Heidi’s and at The Courtyard Market and many more.
The full list of participating businesses can be found at: www.emsworth.org.uk/emswor- th-extra.
The beauty of this initiative, set up by Emsworth’s Business Association, is you can easily complete a card in just a day or two! Make sure there are only three stamps from each retailer otherwise it becomes void. To keep extra stamps given, just start up an ad-ditional card so those points are not wasted.
Enter more than one card per monthly prize draw and there is no time limit on cards so you can save them up for a special prize!
Prizes to look forward to have been kindly do-nated by Citrus Flowers, Emsworth Hardware, Treagust Butchers, Heidi’s, Flintstones Cafe and Acorn Health.
Shopping locally really does pay?
BusinessSt Peters Square’s replacement trees, football teams, Brook Meadow and the Museum. All part of Borland & Borland’s twenty successful years in Emsworth
The family run Estate Agents is happily cele-brating 20 years in Emsworth. They have plans to mark the occasion and recently held a party at Emsworth’s Slipper Sailing Club to start the ball rolling. Over 80 family, friends and special guests came along and among the revellers was Sheena Burnett, their first ever client.
“We’ve given Sheena a bit of a surprise with this presentation, hopefully a nice one though! She was our first ever client 20 years ago and we still act for her now. We wanted to recognise her, and thank her for continuously supporting Borland & Borland over all these years,” said Steven. He also paid tribute to his hard-working team, for their loyal service and professionalism over the years.
“The evening was a huge success!” said one of the guests afterwards.
After opening their residential sales office in 1995, Borland & Borland opened a lettings office 10 years later. Over the 20 years their services have expanded to cover block and estate management, full assessment of new homes and development sites, commercial sales and lettings, as well as boat mooring rentals.
Steven Borland first came to Emsworth in 1984 with Parkinsons estate agents and soon became Black Horse agency’s youngest ever manager at the age of 26. He has supported
the local Emsworth community in many ways over the last 30 years – from contributing to the Emsworth roundabout design, to spon-soring the Emsworth Horticultural Society, the Emsworth Museum, Brook Meadow and Southbourne Boys Football Team. He also helped plant replacement trees in Emsworth Square following the great storm of 1987.
Phoebe Atkinson Eberle/Steve Borland
Above: the team at Borland & Borland celebrating 20 years in Emsworth. Below: Sheena Burnett, the first client of Borland & Borland receives a bouquet
Local school children are getting creative, thanks to a boost from one of the town’s Estate AgentsHenry Adams is helping primary school chil-dren in the town to become more creative by providing funding and support for several projects.
The projects have included making clay houses, shell picture frames and bookmarks for World Book Day so far. Henry Adams has provided funding for the project’s materials. As a team, Henry Adams has had the happy task of judging the best works of art created by the children themselves
Emsworth Primary School are delighted to receive such support from a local busi-ness. Amanda Shepherd, Deputy Head said, “Emsworth Primary School is always willing to forge links with our local community and we are so lucky to have been able to find a superb partnership with Henry Adams.
From working with Year 4 children in the lo-cal area, judging bookmark designs for World Book Day and most recently funding a creative opportunity for our Reception and Year 1 class-es. Staff have been hands on and committed to maximizing the potential of working together. We look forward to future projects and would recommend other schools to join in!”
Henry Adams has been part of the Emsworth business world since opening a branch in the town in 1995.
In addition to taking an active part in the Emsworth Business Association, where nego-tiator Charlotte Clarke is membership secre-tary and North Street representative, they are also firmly involved with the local community.
Manager, Mathew Inker is pleased to be supporting the Emsworth Arts Trail and Westbourne Open Gardens as well as Emsworth Primary school.
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BusinessBriefPrepare well for summer adventuresTravelling to foreign climes is an adventure, so making sure nothing ruins your holiday is a must!
It may not be the first thing on your mind, but a visit to your local GP or local travel health clinic 6-8 weeks prior to travel is as important as packing up those sunnies and bikinis!
Vaccinations vary - it depends on the country. They can take a few weeks to complete, so add them early on to the ‘to-do’ list, alongside buying some Factor 50. Why? Because conditions like rabies and malaria are still quite rife in some countries.
Even less serious conditions, such as tummy upsets and food poisoning can be enough to ruin a holiday. Contaminated drinking water is a common problem, so unless you know a source is safe, stick to bottled water - even for brushing teeth. Such a simple step to avoid trouble.
If you are unfortunate enough to pick up a Delhi Belly or Mombassa Express, stick to plain foods such as toast and biscuits; drink plenty of ‘bottled’ fluids and stay hydrated. Hampshire Health
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Defibrillator LocationsThe life saving Emsworth Defibrillators are located at:En-Visage Dentists 55 High Street, PO10 7AN - during opening hoursFat Olives 30 South Street, PO10 7EH - 24 hour accessEmsworth Surgery 6 North Street, PO10 7DD – during opening hoursEmsworth Community Centre North Street. PO10 7DD – during opening hours
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St George’s Day St George’s Day
Emsworth’s square and streets were packed when hundreds of people came to watch marching bands and pay tribute to the town’s soldiers during the St Georges Day Parade this year. School children, families and many visitors enjoyed the day.
This year was a special occasion for the sol-diers from Thorney Island, so it was marked with the presentation of an ‘Emsworth Rose’ to 50 marching soldiers from the 170 (IMJIN) Battery, 12th Regiment of the Royal Artillery.
Emsworth’s tribute and parade made na-tional headlines when it featured in newspa-pers and live broadcasts throughout the UK. This year also had a special significance as it marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
‘One of the most pivotal moments in our nation’s proud history,’ according to David Cameron.
This was the 7th year of the town’s own pa-rade and the street collection saw donations of over £800. Over the years nearly £25k has been raised for military charities in Emsworth alone, showing the respect the town has for its military neighbours.
Brendan Gibb-Gray, who has been involved with the parades since they started explained
The Sun shone and nothing could rain on Emsworth’s St George’s Day parade
more, “In this year when we remember all wars and conflicts, but particularly the First World War it is gratifying to all concerned in the organisation of the St Georges Parade that residents contribute so generously to the street collection on the day’.
‘This year once again it was for SSAFA. The donations collected on the day were a gener-ous £819.72
The Battery who were on parade still wears the US Presidential Citation, a blue ribbon on its uniforms, which was originally awarded by President Truman in 1954. This was the first parade in Emsworth since the recent re-for-mation of the Imjin Battery and took place on the anniversary of the first actions at the Battle of Imjin River.
The parade came to the square, accompa-nied by the military band of the Royal Artillery, veterans from WW2, the Korean War, Malaya, Borneo and Aden, along with Thorney Island Primary School children, who helped to hand out the Emsworth Rose.
Brendan went on to say, “It’s a great commu-nity event, for everyone, residents and visitors alike. It’s a wonderful way of showing our ap-preciation for the people who work hard for us in Afghanistan and Iraq and other places too.”
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‘Robert the Frog’ proves popular with judges in a photographic competition, held especially for children
The 4th Maurice Broomfield competition for children of Junior School age brought a fine dis-play of photographer’s art to the Community Centre for prize giving in May.
This year’s conservation-related theme was ‘Ponds and River Banks’.
The overall winner of “Ponds and River Banks” section was Sarah Palmer - year 5 from Funtington School - with her picture entitled ‘Robert the Frog’.
Maurice was an industrial photographer with an international reputation. He lived in Emsworth for many years, spent hours watch-ing and enjoying the wildlife on the Emsworth Slipper Mill Pond and loved to encourage young people to take up, become proficient at and enjoy photography.
After his death at the age of 94 in 2010 the Slipper Mill Pond Preservation Association (SMPPA) decided it would be good to com-memorate him and his work by setting up and funding a competition for children - working with local schools.
Open to children in years 3-6 and the participating schools are Emsworth Junior, St. James C. of E, Southbourne, Westbourne, Funtington and Thorney Island.
Organised by a group - Maurice’s family and friends and the SMPPA. The rules have evolved over the years to include the Association’s
Above: Robert the Frog by Sarah Palmer, the overall winner of the Maurice Broomfield photography competitionRight: Portrait by Jamie Morgan, winner in the Free Choice of Subject category
NewsBriefCoalieFest is a winnerTwo days of music at the Coal Exchange pub during the annual CoalieFest has raised £1000’s for St Wilfred’s Hospice.
The CoalieFest is popular; the formula a good one - Real ale, top burgers and great bands – it always draws the crowds.
Monies raised from the sale of Ale and from collecting ‘shrapnel’ coins from visitors goes to St Wilfred’s. The charity has come to rely on the CoalieFest events to help raise funds.
Landlord Peter, landlady Dawn and their friendly team works hard to make the event successful.
“Some of the bands come along and play for a pint and a burger, so big thanks go to them.’ Pete says. ‘It means the money raised on the day goes straight to the charity.”
This year’s May event – they’ll be another one in September – had some great local bands appearing. Each played for well over an hour.
Working for Emsworth – community web site is being launchedEmsworth Residents (ERA) is just launching its new website. It’s due to go live at the end of June. Packed with lots of useful information and links with posts updates and news about Emsworth. www.emsworthresidents.co.uk
Things like community funding projects – paid for in part by supportive businesses in the town who advertise here and by the caring residents of Emsworth, through their membership and brilliant donations. And it tells about the latest planning issues, open days and meetings, events, flood protection, transport, healthcare, children, schools, money and the environment plus other stories.
Visit: www.emsworthresidents.co.ukRegular news can be found on Facebook (Emsworth Residents
Association) and Twitter (@EmsworthRes) too. Join the ERA online or at the next Emsworth market day. We’ll
be there.
interest in wildlife conservation, also allowing free rein to the children to take pictures of anything which fired their imagination.
Other best-of-year winners were:Jamie Drew with “Take Off” (Year 6,
Melody Dodgson (Emsworth), Eva Ford (Funtington), Fola Odofin, Ellen Middleton (Funtington), Jamie Morgan (Funtington), Priya Sahota (St James), Jonny Sargent (Thorney Island), (Emsworth Junior) and Jessica Webb (St James) also entered pictures which the judge were sufficiently impressed by to award of a “Highly Commended” certificate.
In the “Free Choice of Subject” section the winner was Jamie Morgan, (Funtington), with “Portrait”. Thomas Barker (Southbourne), Billie O’Brien (Funtington), Florence Lane (Westbourne), and Honor O’Brien (Funtington), Sarah Palmer (Funtington) and Gwen Sargent (Thorney) received “Highly Commended” certificates.
Up to the present year the prizes have been presented by members of Maurice’s family. This year, owing to ill health and work commit-ments abroad this was not possible and prizes and certificates were presented by Gill and Jeff Thatcher, both members of the judging panel.
All the entries were printed and displayed in the Assembly room, where the prizes were presented, forming an impressive backdrop.
Winning pictures were displayed in the Co-op and they kindly provided refreshments for the event. Gavin Millar
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Summer fun and frolics The Morris men and lady dancers, moved rhythmically around Emsworth in late May. You couldn’t miss them in all their finery – and certainly you could hear them - in North Street or in the square as it all added to another fine day in Emsworth. It was part of Emsworth Market day which saw the much needed Food Bank in full flow too.
In all, three different Troupes of Morris Dancers came from Alton, Wickham and Fishbourne to entertain. It was a lot of fun and we spotted quite a few ‘have a go’ residents joining in.
Seems the dancers and their music are coming back again next year as organisers, the EBA told the Ems. “It was just another day of what Emsworth does best, lots of happy fac-es, people getting involved and enjoying themselves. Our thanks to the fantastic Morris Dancers and we hope to invite them back again next year to dance again.”
Lesley DiFonzo - Images: John Tweddell
People flocked to Westbourne’s Open Gardens£11,000 was raised for local charities and organisations at Westbourne Gardens open weekend in June. Seventeen gardens in all were opened to the public.
The turn-out was exceptionally high and already organisers are planning their next big ‘Garden’ event in 3 years time.
The village had never seen anything like it - special guests included Ed Bond ‘Big Allotment Challenge’ 2014 winner and William Hardie co-presenter of C4’s ‘George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces’.
Money raised is being split between
several local charities including Westbourne Scouts, Primary School and the Women’s Institute.
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Dear Editor,As a pedestrian in his mid-eighties who is often frightened by inconsiderate cyclists on pavements not designed for dual use, I am disturbed to read in the April 2015 edition of the Ems, page 10, that in central Havant pave-ments are to be widened to give cyclists ‘duel use with pedestrians’. What weapons will be used in these duels? Will they be fought to the death? Will pedestrians be allowed to defend themselves?
I am sending you the text of an email sent by me to Ray Cobbett. Surely there is enough animosity between cyclists and pedestrians without HBC spending £70,000 on providing them with dedicated fighting areas? I am a life member of the ERA, and would like to
see the balance redressed in the Ems by the occasional article on pedestrian safety. I have been a cyclist all my life, but even pedestrians have a right to use our roads without being challenged to a duel.
Bruce continues; one point that occurs to me is that the signs indicating shared cyclist/pedestrian areas almost always show cyclists riding over the pedestrians, instead of side by side.
This may give a subliminal message that cy-clists may ride roughshod over pedestrians. I remember many years ago, when the question of corporal punishment in schools was being debated, that the then Chief Education Officer issued a consultation document stating, inter alia, “corporal punishment must always be
applied with restraint”.I was one of the senior teachers called in by
the CEO to discuss the first draft. One of the head teachers present referred to these words and asked if the County would issue cord suit-able for tying the children down before they were caned.
Words and pictures can so easily give unin-tended messages. Side by side signage, and, width permitting, a central line with designat-ed signs showing who uses which side would perhaps be better. This is certainly used in some areas of Portsmouth.
SincerelyBruce Vail
Steve Mountain from the Transport & Implementation Team, Environment & Neighbourhood Quality at HBC replied
“I will take Bruce’s original email in the light hearted vein which it was clearly intended. Sack the proof reader. Love the idea of fighting duels between cyclists and pedestrians – puts a whole new slant on the debate!!!’
‘As regards signage, the design of all road signs erected on the public highway are laid down by statute, in this case the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions (TSRGD) 2002. The original version is available at www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/3113/contents/made/data.htm It has been updated since (in 2011) but not materially. There is a new 2015 version due out soon, but this only changes some of the sizes and illumination require-ments, not the sign face designs.’
‘If you look at ‘Schedules to the Regulations’ number 5 and scan through to diagram 956
you will see the only permitted sign for un-segregated shared use.’
‘The other sign you will sometimes see is diagram 957 which denotes the segregated shared use, which is where there is a white line down the footway and cyclists are one side and pedestrians the other. We don’t tend to use this anymore because it leads to more, not less, ‘aggro’ when one class of user inevita-bly strays into the wrong side. It has also been shown that on such paths cyclists tend to cycle faster so if any conflict occurs the results are more damaging.’
‘With few exceptions (and then only over short lengths or sections where surveys indi-cate there are few pedestrians) we widen the footway to a minimum of 2.5m to allow more scope for users to safely pass each other. The most recent guidance suggests 3.0m is prefer-able but often when we are retro-fitting cycle facilities into existing alignments, this is not possible. But new build will be 3.0m.’
‘Use of shared footways is subject to the same Highway Code that all other road users are subject to; when such routes are signed, pedestrians need to be aware that cyclists will be using the route as well, whilst cyclists need to ensure they are not riding inappropriately to the presence of other users. It’s called ‘cour-tesy’. Unfortunately sometimes it’s thin on the ground (and that works both ways), but that’s no reason to not provide the facilities.”
Best wishes Steve Mountain
Project Engineer Transport & Implementation Team
Environment & Neighbourhood QualityHavant Borough Council
NewsBriefEmsworth Sailing Club’s rebuild is finished nowFollowing its untimely partial demolition and after months of planning and building, Emsworth Sailing Club’s new build is looking good. Work started last November and finished last month.
Although there were a few hiccups along the way, it seems that most members and neighbours are happy with the result.
BBC’s The Voice UK. Their scouts were out in Emsworth looking for talent. They visited the Crown Hotel in the town one Thursday night in May – It was a busy night and so far, we haven’t heard if anyone made the grade? Some were invited to audition though.
Pre-planning open meeting about Western Avenue developmentA pre-planning application public meeting is being held about a proposal to develop Vine House in Western Avenue for ten, 3, 4, and 5 bedroom houses. Access is proposed through Brook Gardens
The meeting has been arranged by the developers themselves - Domusea Developments and is taking place on Wednesday 1st July between 10am and 12 noon at the Community Centre.
It’s back! The fabulous Emsworth Food Fortnight – Bringing home that Harvest
A packed programme of events was announced at a low key launch in June. This year’s events have 3 themes. ‘Education, Community and Celebration’.
Their efforts last year, saw the team from the EBA win the coveted ‘Bringing Home the Harvest’ trophy from the na-tional Organisers of British Food Fortnight. They have come up with some imaginative plans to win the trophy again.
A lot of events are based around the square, so everyone can join in. Emsworth’s Food Fortnight is being held from 19th September until 4th October this year.
Alistair Gibson and the team have come up with some ingenious ideas. Favourites are back – Apple Pressing Day - with the help of Havant Rotary, apples can be collected for pressing. Special ‘Limited Edition’ Market days, - one sees a ‘Food for Thought’ theme.
Last year saw a weekend of celebration, with over 30 local producers together in a country market. Another highlight came, when the Heronshaw band played live from the top of the Bluebell Inn. The weekend culminated in a popular Harvest Festival service, with local school children, resi-dents and visitors all joining in.
Expect even more fun this year. ‘A Boost of Kindness’ is back – where locals and school
children are encouraged to collect and build a ‘Food Mountain’ for those less fortunate. (Supporting the Beacon Food Bank).
‘Harvesting Healthy Living’ is being introduced as local health experts and local produce combine to show us the special foods that aid health and even survival into wellness. A great opportunity and one that Kathy Adams is working on.
The fabulous ‘College Lunches’ are back! Local college chefs in training, design a ‘British Menu’, pick and choose the ingredients and then cook it all up for waiting guests at the Brookfield Hotel. The trick is, they need to produce some delicious lunches on a budget. The Brookfield’s head chef is going to be on hand to give guidance.
This year sees ever more creative projects included.A ‘Taste of British Wine Lunch’ and an organic feast at
Tuppenny Barn – ‘The Big Barn Organic Dinner’, cooked and prepared by the team from Fat Olives.
Local schools are joining in all the way through and have been invited to create the design for this year’s ‘Apple Pressing Day’s’ bottle labels. Producers from the town and surrounds are doing some great educational classes with the youngsters too. They’ll have fun finding out which foods are good for them and which foods are bad.
And according to Alistair, this is only the start of the plans. Some ‘amazing’ things are happening in the square.
To keep up to date, visit: Emsworth life’s web site - www.emsworth.org.uk/ and look out for more announcements and posters soon.
Lesley DiFonzo (with a dose of inspiration from Alistair Gibson at the EBA)
Local people and school children will be encouraged to collect and build a food mountain for the Beacon Food Bank
Limited Edition Market Days will be on the programme
This summer, I would like to invite readers to take a trip through Chichester Harbour Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty aboard Solar Heritage, our solar powered catamaran.
Experienced guides help visitors to learn about the natural and cultural environment of England’s coastal gem. Her on-board engines are virtually silent, so she glides along giving plenty of time to admire the view and get up close to many of the birds and habitats that make this place so special.
From mid-July and throughout the sum-mer, Solar Heritage is making trips from Emsworth’s Public Jetty around the Harbour. The trips take in classic X-Boat racing (classic wooden keel boats), Bygone Harbour and Wildlife Discovery themed trips.
Call: 01243 513275 or visit www.conserv-ancy.co.uk/page/solar-heritage/349/ to find out more, make your booking, and enjoy this wonderful place.
Richard Austin, AONB Manager Chichester Harbour Conservancy
Artists, pets and shows – top events at Emsworth’s Community Centre over the summerEmsworth Mums - Children’s Table Top Sale on Saturday 4th July (10am to 12noon). Free Entry with Refreshments and Face Painting.
Emsworth Community Association 40th Birthday Celebration and AGM on Wednesday 15th July at 7pm in the Lumley Room.Everyone is welcome to come along help us celebrate and hear the latest news including an opportunity to look at the plans for our new porch and updated reception centre.
Emsworth Artist Summer Exhibition Saturday 29th August to Wednesday 2nd September.Open Daily (10am – 6pm). Free Admission.There are over 30 participating local Artists of a very high standard and all the works exhibited will be for sale. Exhibits include paintings, original prints and photographs.
Each year they have a painting donated by one of the Artists for the Raffle, which with all proceeds of the show go to the Emsworth Community Association. They hold two competitions each year - one for
the most popular exhibit - (the Sydney J Stokes Award) and secondly for the most popular watercolour - (the Mountford Award) and for these they ask the visitors to the Exhibition to place their votes.
This is particularly popular with fami-lies and our younger visitors. The profits each year go to the funds for the running of Community Centre - over the years they have raised in excess of £25,000 for Emsworth Community Association.
Emsworth Community Association – Children’s Annual Pet Show Being held on Saturday 19th September from 2pm for 2.30pm judging.
All young people up to the age of 16 may
enter their pets for the Show. Free entry for members and non-members £1 per pet.
Rosettes and certificates and a special award for the best pet. Entry forms availa-ble in September from Emsworth Hardware, Emsworth Community Centre, local schools and the Wyevale Garden Centre, Havant.
New - Beginner Italian and Spanish Courses Starting on Tuesday 22nd September 2015. 10 week courses on Tuesdays from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Cost £117. Whether you are a complete beginner or have basic knowledge, we will teach you to use basic structures of Italian language in order to express yourself with day-to-day situations, such as introducing yourself and your family, ordering food and drinks, book-ing a hotel and finding your way in town.
To book, contact the Emsworth Community Office on 01243 373805 or Tertulia on 077 5192 9500.
www.emsworthcommunitycentre.org.uk 01243 373805
Top films showing at Emsworth Community Centre
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Comedy, Drama (Film Rated PG) 122 mins Monday 13th July at 3.30pm and 7.30pmThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has only a single remaining vacancy - posing a rooming predicament for two fresh arrivals. Sonny pursues his expansionist dream of open-ing a second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Starring Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Bill Nighy
Kingsman - The Secret Service (Film Rated 15) 124 mins - James-Bond type fantasyMonday 20th July at 3.30pm and 7.30pmBased upon the acclaimed comic book Kingsman: The Secret Service tells the story of a super-secret spy organisation that re-cruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency’s ultra-competitive training programme just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
So spoof James Bond it is, enlivened by some excellent action-film direction and
two very camp but fun performances from: Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine and the ubiquitous Mark Strong.
Keen eyed may even spot Mark Hamill – he of Luke Skywalker fame! Extremely un-intelligent but great fun.
Suite Française - Drama, Romance, War (Film Rated 15) 107 minsMonday 10th August at 3.30pm and 7.30pmDuring the early years of German occu-pation of France in World War II, romance blooms between Lucile Angellier, a French villager and Bruno von Falk, a German soldier. Starring Michelle Williams, Kristin Scott Thomas and Margot Robbie
Tickets are just £5 per person (includes refreshments)
Film tickets are available in advance from Hallmark in the High Street or from the Community Centre office (Mon-Fri 10am to 12 noon). Alternatively you can reserve your tickets and pay at the door by calling the Community Centre office on 01243 373805 or email us at [email protected].
Doors open 30 min-utes before the show starts.
Events Events
Roman Villa finds, Oysters and St James – all celebrated through exhibitions at the Museum
Emsworth Museum is open on Saturdays and Bank
Holidays from 10.30am until 4.30pm; on Sundays from 2.30pm until 4.30pm and on all Fridays in August
from 2.30pm until 4.30pm. Admission is free.
EXHIBITIONS4th July- 2nd August - ‘CDAS and the Warblington Roman Villa’
The Chichester and District Archaeological Society (CDAS) has been working on the site of the Warblington Roman Villa since 2006 and excavated on the site four times in the past four years – the last time in 2014. The work has been supported by Chichester Harbour Conservancy, English Heritage (now Historic England), HBC and HCC.
Initially seen as the site of a minor Roman settlement, it has produced many surprises. The exhibition by Dr Trevor and Mrs Ann Davies includes some of the finds to date together with an explanation of their archaeological importance and will help to show life in the area in Roman times and how the local sites in Havant and Horndean relate to each other.
7th - 31st August - ‘Celebrating 175 years of St James’ church’St. James’ Church was built in 1840 at a total cost of £1,900.00 – John Elliott was the architect. It has been extended several times and the addition of a vestry in 1894 completed the building.
This exhibition shows how the orig-inal structure described as Byzantine Romanesque has changed over the years but continues to be a very real presence in the community. It is a popular venue for a variety of activities – local and interna-tional choirs have visited: radio broadcasts and medical lectures have been held here as well as the many church events.
5th - 27th September ‘The Oyster Project’
TALKS AND WALKS FROM HISTORYMonday 13th July & Monday 10th August ‘Local history walk with guide’Led by Dr Margaret Rogers, these summer evening walks starting from Emsworth Museum at 6.00pm, last approximately 2 hours and take in the main historical sites and buildings in the south of the town.
Emsworth Maritime and Historical Trust members £2.00 non-members £3.00.
Monday 21st September starting at 7.30pm ‘An illustrated talk’ Warblington – ‘A late Iron age and Roman estate’Dr Trevor Davies describes the background to the discovery of the objects displayed in the exhibition in Emsworth Museum during July. Being held in the Mountford Rooms at Emsworth’s Community Centre.
Members of Emsworth Maritime and Historical Trust £2.00 non-members £3.00.
For more information about any of these events go to www.emsworthmuseum.org.uk. Tel. 01243 378091.
Tuppenny Barn is gearing up for a busy summer
Music, storytelling, art, cooking and wild-life are all features of the summer holiday events.
Each week has a full activity day for 7-12 year olds, with themed days about craft and wildlife activities, such as building a bug hotel, making pizzas in the outdoor oven and creating an ice lolly.
Local music teacher Bubsie Yates is planning two Tuppenny Troubadours workshops. The workshops feature mak-ing instruments from recycled materials and vegetables!
The group is planning to have a go at writing a song inspired by the grounds at
Tuppenny Barn and those that want to can take part in performing it.
Story teller Lizzie Chittleboro, taking inspiration from Tuppenny Barn for sto-ry-telling and writing workshops for under and over 10s. The stories can evolve and grow as the group explores the wildlife pond, orchard and vegetable beds.
To find out more or to book onto any of these activities please visit www.tuppen-nybarn.co.uk or call 01243 377780.
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The Bench Theatre and having a laugh – The Spring’s summer programmeThe summer and autumn programme at The Spring has something for everyone with top comedians, big name singers and the usual selection of drama, films and talks.
Comedy is one of The Spring’s strong points with its intimate atmosphere being highly suitable to bring out the best in today’s per-formers. Top humourists coming to The Spring include TV stars Mark Thomas (10th Oct), Chris Ramsey 16th Oct), Richard Herring (24th Oct) and Jenny Éclair (25th Nov).
Lovers of live theatre will want to see Bench Theatre’s comedy Ladies Down Under (16th -18th & 22nd-25th July). If you prefer more serious drama then Dynamo Youth Theatre perform Shakespeare’s, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, from 2nd-5th September.
Music fans of all tastes are catered for with X Factor star, Gareth Gates (31st July), jazz diva Claire Martin (17th Oct), 80’s pop group China Crisis (27th Nov).
A real family treat for Christmas, 1970’s Rock and Roll legends, Showaddywaddy (20th Dec).
For more information and to book tickets call into the box office (open from 10am Mon –Sat), The Spring, East Street, Havant or ring 023 9247 2700 or www.thespring.co.uk
Summer holiday activities will be inspired by the organic grounds at Tuppenny Barn
Barbershop and classical concert planned for St James’ – August 27thFollowing the successful concert in St James’s church last year, the Solent Consort are planning another concert for Thursday, 27th August at 7pm.
Last year they raised money for the Emsworth surgery, and this year the pro-ceeds are going to the Emsworth Community Association.
They are a group of 12 musicians, both instrumentalists and singers who perform a variety of music, from classical to barbershop.
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A little treat right on our doorstep - Stansted Park with its Pavilion Tea Rooms and beautiful walksJust north of Emsworth, with fabulous walks through avenues of beech trees - Stansted Park has been described by Pevsner as one of the best in England. The Monarch’s Way long distance footpath follows the avenue from Stansted to Rowlands’s Castle, with great views
of the Solent along the way.The grand old house, dating from 1686
was almost totally rebuilt following a fire in 1900. The estate is run by a charitable trust set up by the Earl of Bessborough. It’s the 10th Earl who runs it now.
The Pavilion Tea Rooms, housed in the rather grand Fig House is a popular place for those who fancy a nice cuppa and some good food taboot. The Pavillion Tea
Room is owned by Stuart Wright with his wife Clare, who have the award winning Driftwood Café in Emsworth.
Close to the Tea Room is St Paul’s Chapel, visited by poet John Keats and the inspiration behind his poem, The Eve of St Agnes. Keats stayed at Stansted in 1820 before he left for Italy where he died in 1821.
Today Stansted has its own Farm shop and Garden Centre and a miniature Light Railway, run by a team of volunteers who operate six steam and four petrol engine trains. It has a fun maze, modelled on the target maze at Villa Pisani, Padua in Italy.
The Park and Pavillion play host to events as well, such as the popular Garden Show held in June this year and Father’s Day saw a special South Downs Hog Roast with a free train ride for Dads on the miniature Railway.
A visit there is so worthwhile and kids of all ages love it.More information at: www.stanstedpark.co.uk
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Watercolours for Beginners & Improvers meet on Monday and Thursday afternoons at Emsworth Community CentreWe hold tutor-led courses with an on-going learning path for the novice and experienced.
David offers a diverse range of topics and approaches each week, including demonstra-tions of relevant techniques or problem areas. He aims to increase each student’s knowledge of art materials, to demystify subjects such as scale, colour theory and perspective, in order to increase confidence and develop a style.
Tuition is held in small groups, usually no
more than ten students. As a beginner you’ll be given from-scratch tuition; or if you are partly experienced you may wish to join in with the topic for that week, but with on-going individ-ual help always on hand.
The last week of the 10 week module serves as a workshop for students’ individual projects.
Each module costs £90.David can be contacted on 02392 267498 or
Preserving a little bit of Summer sunshineThe last issue of The Ems celebrated homemade jam’s ability to cock a snook at the austere seasonality of the winter months. If you want to open a jar of your own summer sunshine this winter there is no time like the present to get preserving.
With such a huge variety of produce, high summer is the perfect time to cre-ate delicious homemade jams.
Early rhubarb is over and spring gooseberries are reaching full maturity at the end of their productive season but as the June solstice brings the longest days and (hopefully) warmest weather soft fruit goes into overdrive. Strawberries, raspber-ries lead the way, closely followed by all types of currant, blueberries, tayberries and loganberries.
Cherries also come into their own now but be quick or the birds will beat you to it. Not only is the taste and smell of this delicious branch of kitchen alchemy amazing, the jewel like colours are mind blowing! From the bright Ferrari red of strawberry jam to the deep gothic purple/black of blackcurrant jelly and every vermillion shade in between, jam making provides a feast for the eyes as well as the taste buds.
Don’t be put off the idea of home preserving by the thought of needing loads of spe-cialist paraphernalia or the fact that you don’t grow your own fruit. On the equipment side you will need to invest in a preserving pan and long handled spoon – but that’s it! Preserving pans come in at around £40 so why not club together with friends and family and start a jam club? Don’t grow your own?
You could of course go to the shops but why bother when you can go for a walk and gather as you go from nature’s larder. Blackberries, rowanberries and (come autumn) hips and haws, sloes as well as elderberries all make fantastic jams and jellies FOR FREE! Always ask for permission - where possible; don’t pick below the knee or above easy reach and only take what you can easily identify.
Bear this in mind and a foraging trip will provide you with a feeling of well-being, satisfaction and being in tune with the world around you that you will never get from a trip to the supermarket. Failing all this you could pay a visit to your friendly local artisan jam maker!
In the next issue look out for Kate’s catch all chutney recipe that you can adapt to use up the glut of garden produce that early autumn brings.
Kate Johnson Maker/Owner of Spread This (formerly Thrift Cottage Preserves)
For those summer days - a recipe for Emsworth Our small potted herb garden has been re-stocked from Stansted Garden show with the green fingers of my wife, Julia and it won’t be long until they are being used in the kitchen.
Most of us can grow a few herbs in pots around the garden and there is no better way to get that really fresh taste into your cooking. Julia has planted win-ter savoury, mint, wood ruff, and thyme for me to use and the hanging baskets normal parsley has been replaced with baby hanging tomatoes.
Our courtyard has had a spring clean and is ready to be used. A lot of herbs are coming through now and with the sun in the sky it would be good to use them in some dishes for alfresco dining.
Salsa verde, an Italian piquant, green sauce was originally made using parsley alone but I like to add mint and chives for extra vibrancy. You can use it with meat, fish or vegetables that have been charred on the BBQ.
I think it goes particularly well with oily fish so have paired it to mackerel and samphire. Lawrence – Fat Olives
Salsa VerdeIngredients half bunch parsley half bunch chives half bunch mint 20g green olives dessert spoon capers teaspoon grain mustard teaspoon white wine vinegar 75ml olive oil
1. Wash and dry all of the herbs 2. Finely chop the herbs as small as you can 3. Chop the green olives and capers and add to the herbs 4. Add the mustard and oil and mix together 5. Add the vinegar 6. Taste, season and it’s ready to use.
Sally Taylor, the anchor of BBC Television’s South Today programme and a patron of Tuppenny Barn, hosted the first gala fund-raising supper for over 60 guests at the Barn in May.
After a superb meal cooked on site by Liza Reeves of Fabulous Food, guests were treated to an after dinner talk by the presenter. She let the audience in on some of the perils of live tel-evision and some of the pitfalls and panic that often ensue during her nightly presentation on local TV screens.
But there was also a serious side to her talk. Sally spoke about her early involvement in the organic farming movement and how she later set up a community group that grew and sold organic fruit and vegetables.
“We do not own the land on which we live. We are merely entrusted with looking after it on behalf of our generation and the genera-tions to come.”
Sally explained that part of her reason for becoming a patron was because it felt like “coming home.”
“I would like to see the Tuppenny Barn pro-ject replicated many times over so that we can keep our young people in touch with the environment,” she added.
The supper was designed as a fund-raiser for Tuppenny Barn’s education and community centre. The raffle had some top prizes - a tour of the BBC’s studios in Southampton to watch South Today, a hamper of products from Neal’s Yard and a trip for two on board Emsworth’s 125 year old oyster boat, ‘Terror’.
Maggie Haynes said “I am grateful to every-one who helped to make this event such a success and look forward to the next one where we will continue to spread the word about Tuppenny Barn as well as raising funds to enable us to develop our work within the local community.”
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ReviewsMari Wilson – Ready Steady Girls – The Spring, HavantThe packed audience at The Spring were treated to something much more than a tribute act when 80’s singer, Mari Wilson skilfully interpreted songs made famous by Cilla Black, Sandie Shaw, Petula Clark and Dusty Springfield.
Mari has a fine voice, in some cases better than the original artist. She and her backing musicians, guitar and keyboards, gave us new versions of familiar hits of the past. Mari also performed some lesser known ‘60’s songs such as Spooky (Classics IV) and White Horses (Jackie Lee).
Mari had a few hits in the early 1980’s and then became well known for her performance in Dusty the Musical.
At times the electronic keyboards and drum loops jarred against the sensitivity of Mari’s fine voice and gave some songs a distinctly karaoke feel to them. When the keyboard player switched to piano the overall effect was one of a much more subtle rendition of the song.
The older audience, who seemed to be familiar with all of the numbers rose to their feet at the end of the concert and gave Mari a well-deserved ovation as she encored her act with her 1982 top ten song, Just What I Always Wanted. David Harris
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NewsBriefA new look for Antony Emsworth’s well known and well-loved window cleaner, Antony Miller, took the plunge and shaved his head and big beard off to raise £1000’s for charity.
He did it for his Mum.Antony is such a character – he’s profoundly deaf, but that
doesn’t stop him at all. Lots of his friends and many Emsworth residents came along to the square in May to see him change his look.
In all, Antony raised £1141.32, split between cancer research and St Wilfred’s Hospice.
Send us your newsWe want to hear from you with local news, letters, articles and event notices. All items must be received by the Editor before the 5th September for inclusion in the next issue.Send your news to Lesley DiFonzo: [email protected] or by post to Emsworth Residents’ Association, Emsworth Community Association Building, North Street, Emsworth, Hampshire, PO10 7DD.
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a Cash machines are in place at Tesco’s, Nat West; the Main Road’s Jet Garage and at the Co-op. Not everyone can use them though, (arthritic fingers and the like) so tillers offer an alternative for cash trans-actions and other banking facilities at the Nat West Bank (for those who bank there) and at the newly refurbished Post Office inside the Co-op. Some shops in Emsworth only take cash, but cards can be used in other outlets and at pubs, cafes, restaurants and businesses. Having cash to spend makes the whole shopping experience in Emsworth even more enjoyable. Having both cash and card to hand seems best.Nat West Bank has cut its opening hours but is optimistic about staying put in Emsworth for the foreseeable future. A NatWest spokeswoman re-cently said: “We reduced the opening hours at the Emsworth branch because fewer customers were using the branch. However we constantly review the opening hours of our branches based on customer demand and are considering increasing the hours again in Emsworth, as a result of the nearby Leigh Park branch closing.” Nat West has to be profitable and as part of its banking service offers mortgage advice, insurance services and responsible lending. The branch at Emsworth is too small to accommodate advisers and specialist bankers for these areas, but the staff there can give information and pass enquiries on to Havant branch. It also means that Emsworth is ac-knowledged as the generating branch. Important, as Barclays cited the lack of business in these areas as one reason for not being profitable enough to remain open in Emsworth.
Giles Babb, Chair of Emsworth’s business commu-nity, the EBA, is urging businesses and residents to bank with Nat West if they can. “The more people who bank with Nat West in the town, the more likely it is to stay open. The ERA’s Treasurer, John Robinson is in the pro-cess of moving the association’s bank account to Nat West. Chair Jo Dyer believes the move is right. “We hope that by moving the ERA’s account to Nat West, others may have the confidence to do the same; other organisations and residents.” Giles says the EBA has made the same decision.
“We have moved the EBA’s bank accounts there and hope others may follow suit. We are holding an open meeting with residents, businesses and associations on 15th April. (Contact the EBA for more informa-tion.) Nat West is becoming a member of the EBA too, so that’s commitment.” *The ‘switching process from other banks to Nat West is easy to do and takes between 7 and 10 days to complete. Interest paid by Nat West is comparable to other High Street banks. The Emsworth branch has a dedicated accounts specialist called Maria, who guides everyone through the process of either switching or opening a new account. The Nat West handle all switching of direct debits etc., so it really is quite painless. Recent switchers have reported no problems at all. To switch, just pop into the branch and make an appointment to see Maria.
The Post Office has been quick off the mark to offer an almost complete banking service from their site in the Co-op. The refurbished area is brighter and has more space now. It has the feel of a small bank too. What do they offer though? Well, it’s easy for private bankers to pay in cheques, for most banks and withdrawing cash is simple but it seems there’s more in the way of banking besides for residents. Gary Trodd, Post Office Services Manager at the Co-op said; “The newly modernised Post Office with-in our Emsworth store is part of a major moderni-sation programme across the PO network designed to make it easier for customers to do business. Customers can access banking services seven days a week and for an extra 45 hours per week.”“This includes everything from cash withdrawals, sending funds abroad using Moneygram, paying bills, buying holiday money, getting insurance, mortgages, savings’ and topping up mobile phones.”“Customers for the majority (95%) of UK banks
can use their PO for their personal banking including cash deposits and withdrawals and bill payments.” Businesses can’t deposit cheques and can’t get change at the moment. That may change.Gary added: “We have three main PO counters within the Co-op in Emsworth; two open plan coun-ters and one modern screened position which are open Monday to Saturday: 8am – 6pm and Sunday: 10am – 2pm. There’s a PO serving point at the retail counter, for selected services during shop hours; Monday to Saturday: 7am – 8am and 6pm - 10pm. Sunday 7am – 10am and 2pm – 10pm. The Co-op has been supportive of the changes as it’s seen as a positive move forward for customers by making the PO’s services more conveniently avail-able whenever the store is open.So there are alternatives for banking in Emsworth as far as residents are concerned and for visitors too. They are the ones who spend in the town’s independ-ent shops, pubs and cafes. For business banking, it’s more difficult, especially when they need to make cash transactions, so thinking about banking at Nat West is a good idea? Owner of the Gift Box, Kim Carraher has concerns, “We in Emsworth are in a unique position, having nearly every type of independent trader in the vil-lage and if we don’t use them, we may lose them.” He urges people to, ‘have dinner, a fish supper and a pint of real ale or freshly brewed coffee; buy your meat and veg in town too, visit the Newsagents and
get your shoes repaired. The list is endless. We may have lost two banks but there are alternatives.’Local Estate Agent, Henry Adams said, “We are ex-tremely lucky to have such a comprehensive range of services and shops available on our doorstep here in Emsworth. As members of the Emsworth Business Association we are proud to form part of the thriv-ing community here which forms such a big part of Emsworth’s attraction.” “There are few other villages set between Chichester Harbour and the South Downs National Park that offer such a diverse range of services. We hope both locals and visitors to Emsworth continue to support our fantastic local economy which in turn will enable it to go from strength to strength.”Several planning applications have been received by HBC from Collina Ltd, an Isle of Man based firm, for the old Lloyds Bank building. Back in 2011 plan-ning permission was granted to convert the upper part of the building into flats. The new applications seek further changes. The 3988 sq. ft. property is still on the market for £650,000. The Barclays building still has 4 years to go on the bank’s existing lease. Emsworth is a great town to live in, with all of its natural beauty, facilities, one stop shopping and top events like the recent Red Nose spectacular. Not to mention the gastronomic eating and drinking experiences. Helping to keep it that way benefits everyone.
Lesley DiFonzo
Emsworth Residents’ Association Community Newspaper
April 2015
Money mattersWith the recent closures of both Barclays and Lloyds banks, Emsworth residents and businesses have expressed their concerns about accessibility to banking facilities in the town. But the future for money matters in the town may not be as bad as it first appears. The Ems and Residents Association (ERA) have been asking questions and there are options.
Above: Sally Doig, a friendly face in the Post Office. Below: The Nat West showed support for Emsworth during Red Nose
weekend. Maria selling tickets for their hamper and Champagne.
In this issue
Clearer cycle lanes Page 6
Emsworth in bloom Page 4 Emsworth goes Red Nose crazy
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The more people who bank with Nat West, the more likely it is to stay open.
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Ragged Robins, cuckoo flowers and water voles, all flourishing right in the heart of Emsworth
In Brook Meadow, at this time of year, everything seems to be growing. Short grass is becoming long grass, late leafing trees have changed dramatically from spindly brown twigs to canopies of myriad greens. Paths become narrowed by exuberant growth of cow parsley, many different grasses and sedg-es, nettle and, fortunately, some dock leaf. Clumps of comfrey, hemlock water dropwort, the massive leaves of butterbur, carpets of creeping buttercup abound.
The first sightings of yellow rattle, ragged robin, cuckoo flowers and southern marsh or-chids have recently been recorded. The native cherry blossoms are over but the hawthorn flowers are extensive. When you next visit see how many different species of yellow flowers you can spot.
There are habitats for moles, water voles, slowworms, lizards, frogs and toads. An early
morning visit will be rewarded by the sound of a cacophony of birdsong. Stand still for a few seconds and you will be able to hear, black-birds, thrushes, tits, robins, pigeons and many more. Several species are nesting, some with young.
All this is cared for by Brook Meadow Conservation Group, a voluntary organisation, with nearly 300 members (more are always welcome, its only £3 a year – contact our mem-bership secretary on 01243 377791). Groups of volunteers meet twice a month for a couple of hours, to cut, trim, mow, prune to keep the Local Nature Reserve as it is.
Other events regularly carried out by BMCG include, making twice a year photographic records of the meadow, monitoring and re-cording of specific species of herbs and wild
flowers, butterflies and bats, some of which are described as scarce whilst others rare or even extremely rare.
On the subject of bats, taking advantage of the light mid-summer evenings to walk through Brook Meadow at sunset or even lat-er, will be the best chance to spot this very wel-come visitor to the meadow. Brook Meadow harbours at least two different species of bat: the Pipistrelle and the Daubenton. If you do spot one swirling and diving on its hunt for a meal of flying insects, you will know which species you’re looking at because the two fly at very different heights. Soaring up above the treetops, and often visible silhouetted against the evening sky, will be the Pipistrelle. In contrast, Daubentons can be seen swooping low over Peter Pond or along the length of the
river, catching insects that hover just above the water.
The Environment Agency is concerned about forestalling situations that might give rise to flooding of neighbouring properties. BMCG works with them in regard to monitoring trees or debris that may fall into or across the river Ems which might obstruct the flow of water.
The EA have recently carried out a fish survey in the Ems, and recorded a surprising number of species.
Many BMCG members visit the meadow daily, taking photographs, dog walking, bird-watching or just using the wonderful facility as a place to be. It is therefore relatively easy to keep an informal eye on all aspects of the Nature Reserve.
Recently the Arun and Rother Rivers Trust have surveyed the river with a view to advising on improving its quality for fish and other in-habitants. This process is on-going it is hoped that appropriate recommendations will be put into practice in due course
Maurice Lillie - Brook Meadow Conservation Group
FootnoteFollowing the floods experienced
two winters ago, considerable effort is being put in to stop the risks of flooding and, hopefully stop it happening again. Amongst other things there is a proposal to construct a protective bank in the north part of Brook Meadow to prevent overspill from the river Ems flooding 19 properties in Lumley Road. BMCG are keeping a close watch on this to make sure that this doesn’t affect valuable habitats, existing flora and fauna on the meadow.
A Pippilstrelle bat, one of the two bat species regularly seen at the Meadow
Brook Meadow, a local nature reserve is cared for by the Brook Meadow Conservation Group.
Nature’s beauty surrounds the Harbour
How lucky we are to live in such an incredi-ble area, with Chichester Harbour’s ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’ on one side, the ‘South Downs National Park’ on the oth-er and a wealth of wildlife on our doorstep.
An incredible 1.5 million waders spend the winter on the UK’s tidal mudflats. That’s nearly half of all Europe’s population! We live in an area that is surrounded by inter-nationally important sites for wading birds.
Help wildlife by being mindful of our im-pact on them. Disturbance by people and dogs, means that birds burn vital fat re-serves when they should be trying to feed, rest and conserve energy.
Help us publicise and encourage people not to disturb wildlife and frighten them away from areas where they may find food,
or cause them to use up unnecessary energy in flight, thank you.
Working with Sustrans (www.sustrans.org.uk), we have held many ‘Cycle Safaris’ with local schools, including Southbourne Junior School, which lead us north to Westbourne, south along the river Ems, pond dipping at Peter Pond, down to the harbour at Prinsted and back to school. We were fortunate enough to find evidence of water voles (Arvicola terrestris), wonder at the diversity of the pond life, be amazed at the scent and sight of wild flowers, all with a buzzard (Buteo buteo) circled and calling from above.
Working in schools we have had session on barn owls (Tyto alba), biodiversity map-ping in the school grounds; insect recording
session; ladybird session & moth trapping and identification session as part of World Environment Day (which happens annually on the 5th June).
The highlight of the moth trapping was a Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi), which has a strange attitude at rest, with the hind-wings held forward of the forewings, and the abdomen curved upwards at the rear. When disturbed it can flash the hindwings, which have a contrasting red patch, which is normally hidden.
Work continues at Tuppenny Barn, Southbourne, with a fantastic willow train-ing session which was put on by the lovely Rebecca and Mark Ford from ‘Two Circles Design’. Working parties on restoring the pond, enhancing the hedgerows continues
and with 61 teachers for 2 hours, we com-pleted further biodiversity enhancements round the spectacular education centre.
Tuppenny Barn supply fresh produce, lovely friendly staff, important wildlife area, ‘field to fork’ education, amazing eco build and lots more, check them out on Facebook or pop in and meet the team on Thursday (10 am – 5pm) and Friday (09.30 – 4pm).
For further information or to get involved, please contact Sarah Hughes (Community Wildlife Officer) email: [email protected] or mobile: 07765 175494.
Thanks goes to all the hard working volun-teers, who it is a pleasure and a privilege to work alongside.
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Arts and Crafts Groups
Bench Theatre: Club nights first & third Thursday of month at The Spring, East Street, Havant. Contact: Robin Hall (02392 484206).Bourne Quilters: 7.15pm first Monday of each month, Community Centre, North Street. Contact: Averil Menzies (01243 375506).Emsworth Afternoon Flower Club: Meets 2pm, fourth Friday of month. St James’ Church Hall, Church Path, Emsworth. Contact: Angela Lindsay, secretary (02392 817993).Emsworth Art Group: Meets 9am-12noon, Wednesdays, Emsworth Community Centre, North Street. Contact: Hilary Headon (01243 378429).Emsworth Evening Flower Club: Meets 7.45pm first Monday of month, Southbourne Village Hall. Contact: Vanessa Davies, Secretary, (01243 789282)Emsworth Morning WI: Meets 9.45am, sec-ond Friday of month, Emsworth Community Centre, North Street. Contact: Kate Wheelwright (01243 378615). New members welcome.Emsworth Community Singers: Main choir meets each Wednesday, 7.00pm-9.00pm at Emsworth Community Centre, North Street. Contact: Louise Russell (07985 606670).Friday Workshop Art Group: Led by Sally Williams & Tony Dudley,Friday, 9am-12noon, Emsworth Community Centre, North Street.Hole in the Wall Group – Emsworth’s Community pottery: Located behind Emsworth Community Centre. See www.holeinthewallpotterygroup.comMaking Time: Facilities to work on craft projects, 9am-12noon, first Saturday of each month at the Meeting Place, North Street, Westbourne. £2 incl. refreshments.Phoenix Art Group: Meets 1.30-3.30pm, Tuesday at Emsworth Community Centre, North Street. Contact Jules Simmons (01243 824394).Renaissance Choir: Join one of the finest amateur choirs. Contact: 02392 591462.Weekly Country Market: Formerly the WI Market, 10-11.30am each Thursday at Baptist Church Hall, North Street, for home-made savouries/cakes, vegetables, preserves and craft items. New producers welcome.
Children’s and Youth Groups
Babies, Biscuits and Banter: Suitable for ba-bies and young toddlers. Tuesdays, 9.30-11am in St James’ Church office. Contact: 01243 372728.Boys’ Brigade: Meets at New Life Christian Church, Thorney Road, 6.30pm Mondays in term time, for boys aged 5-11yrs. Contact: The captain (07766900428), Church Office (01243 371893) or email [email protected]’ Brigade (1st): Tuesdays (5.45-7.30pm for ages 4-10yrs and 7.30-9pm for ages 10-18yrs), Emsworth Baptist Church Hall, North Street. Contact: Eleanor Day (01243 379308).
Girls’ Brigade(3rd): Meets at New Life Christian Church, Thorney Road, Emsworth. 6.30pm every Monday during term time for girls aged 5-11yrs. Contact: The captain (0791 986 1551), Church Office (01243 371893) or email girlsbrigade@ nlccuk.orgGirl Guiding UK: Rainbows (ages 5-10yrs), Brownies (ages 7-10yrs), Guides (ages 10-15yrs), senior (15+). Contact: Kate Garaty (01243 389450) or Lizzie Dickin (023 9241 0164). Melana: Dance classes for young people up to 20 years, also pre-school ‘music and movement’ classes, at Emsworth Community Centre, North Street. Contact: Louisa Chandler (07717 327200).Mumbaba: Music classes for babies and toddlers 9.30am and 11am on Wednesdays (during term time, St James’ Church Hall, Church Path. Admission £3.50 per family. Contact: Chris (01243 389844).Parents & Toddlers Group: Tuesdays, 9.45-11.30am (term time only), New Life Christian Church, Thorney Road, Emsworth, PO10 8BN. 01243 371893Peek a Boo Moves: Dance sessions for 1-3 year olds (Friday, 10.15-11.15am), £4 drop-in, £3.50 pre-book, at Emsworth Community Centre, North Street. Contact: Jo Cone (07947 374222)Scouts: Livingstone Cub Pack, Beaver Section, Drake Cub Pack, Explorers, Scout Troop, all meet at the Scout Hut, Conigar Road. Contact: Michael Croucher (07764 461711) for more details.
Churches and Religious Groups
Baptist Church: North Street, Emsworth. Contact: 01243 375606Emsworth & Havant Spiritual WFS Centre: Contact: Mary Burbridge-Bryant (02392 471675)Good News Travelling Library: 10-1130am, first Friday of month (except May & August), Waterside United Reform Church, Bath Road, Emsworth. Methodist Church/Pastoral Centre: The Square, Emsworth. Contact: 01243 373773.New Life Christian Church: New Life Centre, Thorney Road, Emsworth, PO10 8BN. Main contact: 01243 371893. Meetings for Senior Citizens 2.30-4pm first Wednesday of month. Contact and help with transport: 01243 371647.St James’ Church (CofE): The Rectory, Church Path. Contact: 01243 372428St Thomas’ Church (Catholic): 24 New Brighton Road. Contact: 02392 484520St Thomas a Becket (CofE): Church Lane, Warblington. Contact: 01243 372428Waterside United Reform Church: Bath Road, Emsworth. Contact: 01243 371718
Community Organisations
Community First HEH (formerly Havant Council of Community Service (HCCS): Services such as Call & Go bookable buses, lunch clubs and mobility scooter hire. Contact: 0300 500 8085, [email protected] Valley Community Transport: A volun-tary body that arranges transport to hospi-tals, GP surgeries, dentists and occasionally shopping. To volunteer as a driver; Contact Jean Reed (01243 375096) or email [email protected] or Marion (01243 371903).Emsworth Business Association: Contact: Giles Babb (01243 373394). Email: [email protected] Emsworth Community Association: Emsworth Community Centre, North Street Contact: 01243 373805 (10am-12noon, Mon-Fri). Email [email protected]. Computer classes Mon & Tue mornings.Emsworth Forum: Contact: Mike Bateman, email [email protected] Good Neighbours: Offers help with shopping, reading, writing letters, col-lecting prescriptions, transport to essential appointments. Contact: 01243 430999.Emsworth Horticultural Society: Organises Emsworth Show, Horticultural supplies hut at Washington Road. Talks and coach out-ings. Contact: Lyn Davies (01243 373810). Emsworth Museum: North Street. Open 10.30am-4.30pm Saturdays/bank holidays, 2.30-4.30pm Sundays April-October, 2.30-4.30pm Fridays in August. Contact: Mrs Dorothy Bone (01243 373780).Emsworth Residents’ Association: Publisher of The EMS. Contact: Jo Dyer (01243 372733) or email [email protected] Aubin Twinning Association: Contact: Hazel Willard (01243 379877) or Pam Burns (01243 373673).Friends of Emsworth Community Health: (formerly Friends of Emsworth Hospital): Supports organisations providing health-re-lated facilities in Emsworth. Contact: Jill Meeson (01243 371070).Hampshire Constabulary Beat Services: Surgery first Wednesday of each month, Pastoral Centre, St Peters Square. Contact: 08450 454545.Havant Friends of the Earth: Contact: Patricia Williamson (01243 378560).Havant Rotary Club: Contact: Mike Valentine (02392 482818).Mothers’ Union: Contact: Margaret Cornick (secretary) (01243 378044). Royal National Lifeboat Institution: For Emsworth Branch Contact: Mrs R Musker (01243 377186) or Mrs A Mant (01243 373987).St John Ambulance: Fraser Road, Havant. Contact: Graham Wright (02392 476075).SYRCH/Southleigh Community Hall: Contact: Claire Blake (01243 376733) or Steve Baldwin (07795 321689).
University of the Third Age, Emsworth: Meets at Emsworth Community Centre, 10am third Friday of month, except July, August & December. Contact Dorothy Lawson (01243 379598)University of the Third Age, Ems Valley U3A: Meets at the Parish Hall, Church Path. Contact: Hazel Willard (01243 379877).V Team Volunteers: Contact: (02392 481845).WemsFest: Contact Mark Ringwood (01243 378742 or 07802 500050).
Health Organisations
Alzheimer’s Society Memory Café: Support group for carers of people with dementia. Meets 10am-12 noon, fourth Tuesday of month (except December), United Reformed Church, Elm Lane, Havant. Contact: Phoebe Marsh (02392 892035/4).Emsworth Day Out Schemes: A pro-gramme for older people with disabilities. Wednesdays 10.30-2.30pm, Emsworth Centre, South Street, for lunch and days out. Contact: Irene Wood (01243 377143).Emsworth Keep Fit Club: Friendly exercise for older people. Meet Thursday mornings in term time, 9.45-11am, followed by coffee and a chat. Contact: Christine Nash (01590 675929) or Beryl Linder (01243 376542).Emsworth Stroke Club: Meets 2-4pm most Thursdays in Emsworth Centre, South Street. Contact: Mrs G Knight (02392 473091).Emsworth Surgery: 6 North Street. Contact: 01243 378812.Havant Open Sight: For people with sight loss. 10.30am-2.30pm including lunch, first & third Tuesday of month, Emsworth Centre, South Street. Contact: Arthur Pike (02392 263016)Southbourne Surgery: 337 Main Road, Southbourne. Contact: 01243 388740.Walking to Health in Emsworth: Free, safe, short walks, Wednesdays at 10.15am. Contact: Pauline Bond (01243 376302) or Robert Self (02392 484412).
Nature Conservation
Brook Meadow Conservation Group: Work sessions 10am-12noon, on first Sunday & third Thursday in month: Sunday, 29th March, Thursday, 16th April, Sunday, 3rd and Thursday, 21st May, Sunday, 7th and Thursday, 18th June 2015, meet at Seagull Lane gate. Tools, tea/coffee and biscuits pro-vided. Contact: Jennifer Rye (01243 376926).Emsworth Tree Wardens: Taking care of Trees in Emsworth and surrounding area. Various ongoing tree-related projects. Contact: Ann Jolly (01243 372847).Friends of Emsworth Memorial Garden: Helping to maintain the garden on the south-east corner of Horndean Road Recreation Ground. Meet at 10am on second Monday of each month, 10 November, 8 December & 12 January. Contact: Maurice Clarke (01243 373744).Friends of Emsworth Waysides: A conserva-tion group looking after waysides and verges in need of conserving in Emsworth. Contact: Jane Brook (01243 389131).
Community ContactsFriends of Hollybank Woods: Monthly Sunday work parties are planned this spring and summer. For details, contact: John Bond (01243 376302).Friends of Nore Barn Woods: Work sessions: 9.30am-12noon. Saturday 15 November, 13 December & 10 January. Tools, coffee and biscuits provided but bring gloves. Meet at shore end of Warblington Road. Contact: Roy Ewing (01243 370705).Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust: Holds monthly talks September-March, plus weekly wildlife walks and nature notes. Visit www.hwt.org.uk/events.php or call Andrew Powling (023 9225 8457).Slipper Mill Pond Preservation Association: Contact Nick Madina (01243 377749).
Political Representation
CouncillorsChichester District Council Mark Dunn, (Westbourne Ward) Wildham, Stoughton, Chichester PO18 9JG. Tel: 01243 535202, Email: [email protected] Finch, (Southbourne & West Thorney Wards) High Gables, Apple Grove, Emsworth PO10 8EU. Tel: 07751 351903. Email: [email protected] Robert Hayes, (Southbourne & West Thorney Wards) 6 Westview Cottages, South Lane, Southbourne, PO10 8PS. Tel: 01243 371388. Email: rhayes@chichester. gov.uk Graham Hicks, (Southbourne & West Thorney Wards) Epworth House, 97 Main Road, Emsworth, PO10 8EX. Tel: 01243 371211. Email: [email protected] Havant Borough Council (three Emsworth Ward Councillors)Brendan Gibb-Gray, 6 Chequers Quay, Queen Street, Emsworth, PO10 7AD. Tel: 01243 377355. Email: [email protected] Colin Mackey, 19 Queen Street, Emsworth, PO10 7BJ. Tel: 01243 379777. Email: [email protected] Cresswell: The Coach House, 23A Park Crescent, Emsworth, PO10 7NT T: 07724
684537 [email protected] Hampshire County CouncilRay Bolton, 22 Wade Court Road, Havant, PO09 2SU. Tel: 023 9247 9682. Email: [email protected] West Sussex County CouncilSandra James, Knapp House, Steels Lane, Chidham, West Sussex PO18 8TA. Tel: 01243 572533, 033022 24529. Email: [email protected] MP’sAlan Mak, (MP for Havant) T: 023 9247 5066 E: [email protected] Tw: @AlanMak4MP FB: www.Facebook.com/AlanMakHavant W: www.alanmak.org.uk 19 South Street, Havant, PO9 1BUAndrew Tyrie, (MP for Chichester, including Southbourne and Westbourne) St John’s House, St John’s Street, Chichester, PO19 1UU. Tel: 01243 783519. Email: andrew.tyrie.mp@ parliament.uk
Sports and Social Clubs
Circle Dancing: Second Sunday of month, 2.30-4.30pm, Parish Hall, Church Path. Contact: Jane Richards (01243 378531).Coal Exchange Football Club: Contact: Danny Fellows (07759 695172).Dance/Social Group: 8-10pm, Wednesdays, St James’ Parish Hall, Church Path. £5 per couple incl tea. Contact: Brenda Payne (01243 378743).Emsworth Bowling Club: Plays April to September plus bridge/cribbage October to March and other social events. Contact: Sally Parry (02392 484391) or Anne Beard (01243 375009)Emsworth Bridge Club: Meets 7-10pm every Tuesday evening, Emsworth Sports & Social Club, Havant Road, Emsworth. Contact: Alan Thomas (01243 376037)Emsworth Chess Club: Contact: Derek Shotton (02392 473083) or email mail@ emsworthchessclub.co.uk. Meets Thursdays, 7.30 pm, Emsworth Sports & Social Club, 43 Havant Road, Emsworth.Emsworth Cricket Club: Contact: Nick Webb (07920 485406).Emsworth & Havant Homing Society: Contact: 01243 431320 or email admin@ ehhs.fsnet.co.uk.
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Emsworth Rambling Club: Thursday or Sunday. Contact: Roy Gask (01243 431179).Emsworth Sailing Club: 55 Bath Road, Emsworth. Contact: 01243 372850Emsworth Slipper Sailing Club: Quay Mill, The Quay, South Street, Emsworth. Contact: 01243 372523Emsworth Slipper Sailing Club Radio Sailors: Contact: John Galyer 07971 827995.Emsworth Sports & Social Club: Contact the Steward (01243 376037). Located at 43 Havant Road, Emsworth.
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