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USEFUL CONTACTS
Parish Priest Rev Marion de Quidt 01256 763211
Church Warden Richard Blackmore 01256 762571
Church Warden Sarah Moore 01256 761876
Hook Surgery 01256 762125
Hook Care Group 08450 941549
Whitewater School Head – Lucy Edwards 01256 762637
Whitewater School PTA Chairs - Rachelle Edwards & Amy Evans
Group Scout Leader Richard Whistler 01256 763118
1st Rotherwick Brownies Caroline Brown 01256 760730
rotherwickbrownies@gmail.com
Badminton Club Richard Burke 01256 761013
badminton@rjne.co.uk
Cricket Club Jonathan Wheeler, Secretary 07788 722771
Tuesday Evening Cricket James Butler walkoflife91@hotmail.com
Tennis Club Quentin Sharp, Memb. Sec. 01256 762912
Hook & Odiham RFC Carl Wadmore
enquiries@hookandodihamrfc.co.uk
Village Hall Bookings Sue Whistler 08456 099877
secretary@rvh.org.uk
Parent & Toddler Group Melissa Wilson 07900 927599
Rotherwick News Editor Sarah Moore 01256 761876
R’wick News Advertising Melissa Wilson 01256 768988
R’wick News Distribution Lottie Girling 01256 760022
Parochial Ch’ch Coun. Carolyn Hazell 01252 844198
hmrpcc@hotmail.com
Hampshire C Councillor Cllr Jonathan Glen 01962 847322
Hart District Councillors Cllr Robert Leeson 01256 762578
Cllr Mike Morris 01256 763313
Cllr Brian Burchfield 01256 767946
Rotherwick Parish Council Susan Richardson clerk@rotherwick.org.uk
Aldershot Police (non urgent) 0845 0454545
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February 2018 Volume 30 Edition 2
The Rotherwick News
It’s time for the annual Village Clean Up - meet at the
church on the morning of Saturday 17th March to do your
bit to help spring clean Rotherwick.
Lee Watts, aka ‘Falcon’, is now the new leader for 1st Bramshill
Rotherwick Beaver Scouts. The colony of boys and girls all
made the scouting salute on Thursday 18th January whilst Falcon
was invested into his new role by Akela Sue Whistler.
Beavers is for boys and girls aged 6-8. Thursdays 6 pm to 7pm
Contact Akela at thewhistlers@btinternet.com or on 01256 763118
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SUMMARY MINUTES FOR THE MEETING OF ROTHERWICK
PARISH COUNCIL HELD AT 7.30PM WEDNESDAY 17th JANU-
ARY 2018 IN THE ROTHERWICK VILLAGE HALL.
Apologies - Apologies were received from Cllrs Brian Burchfield, Mike
Morris, David Dibbin & Steve Burridge
Public Participation - Cllr Rob Leeson, District County Councillor, Cllr
Jonathan Glen, County Councillor and Mr and Mrs Fenton of Stroud Green
Lane. (Please refer to Draft Minutes for each Cllrs reports.)
Mr and Mrs Fenton raised concerns relating to several fly tipping incidents,
one rendering the road impassable, together with flooding within Stroud
Green Lane. Cllr Rob Leeson will report the fly tipping issues and repre-
sentatives from the PC will inspect the flood, ditch overflow. Cllr Radesk
will also invite James Holt of Highways to comment at his next visit.
(Please refer to Draft Minutes for full report.)
Minutes of the Previous Meeting – Cllr Radesk proposed, Cllrs Bardwell
& Craven seconded an amendment be made to the December Minutes un-
der Agenda Item 107/17(v), to replace the words written in the third sen-
tence, with the test from the 03.11.17 email being referenced. It was RE-
SOLVED that the Minutes be amended accordingly.
Finance - The following payments were approved:
Name Total Details
Susan Richardson (Clerk) 90.00 HP Printer & consumables
SLCC 408.00 CiLCA Training Days x 4
Premier Grounds & Garden Maintenance
393.98 Grass Cutting, clear pond
Get Mapping 18.00 Annual Fee
Cllr S Burridge 84.24 Strainer Shields x 6
The Quarter 3 Accounts were also presented together with a Bank Recon-
ciliation up to and including 31st December. Both were adopted and signed
by the Chairman. (Please refer to the Draft Minutes).
Planning
17/00265/OPERT3 2 Street End Close - Following concerns raised by
residents to the Parish Council relating to a possible Breach of Article 4
advice has been sought from HDC. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts
the Enforcement Officer has decided that no further action will be taken in
relation to the lack of formal Planning Application. The RPC have contin-
ued, throughout this process, to represent the concerns of the residents.
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Enquiries and contributions to:
rotherwicknews@yahoo.co.uk by 1st of the month or drop
off typed, handwritten or artistic items to Church Cottage, The Street.
Views expressed in the Rotherwick News may not reflect those of the editorial team. The team reserve the right to edit material before inclusion. No anonymous material will be included.
Event organisers should bear in mind delivery date is approximately 15
th of the month.
ROTHERWICK CHURCH
SERVICES
2nd Sunday of the month (with occasional special services)
Sunday 11th March
08:30 Holy Communion
10:30 Family Praise
17:00 Evensong
Sunday 8th April
08:30 Holy Communion
10:30 Family
Praise
18:30 Evensong
Dates for your diary
Monday 19th February Basingstoke Horticultural Society ‘The Dahlia year’ Thursday 8th March Whitewater School PTA Race Night Saturday 10th March Spirit of the Blitz Saturday 17th March Village Clean Up Monday 19th March Basingstoke Horticultural Society ‘The Lavender Fields’ Monday 23rd April Bags 2 School collection Saturday 16th-23rd June Winchfield Music Festival
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17/02973/HOU Old Rectory, Frog Lane, Rotherwick – Construction of
secure garden equipment store. It was RESOLVED to offer no objection.
17/02976/FUL West House, Lyde Green, Rotherwick – new vehicle en-
trance to serve recently constructed dwelling. It was RESOLVED to offer
no objection, in principle. However, the RPC have requested clarification
on the materials, colour of the proposed gate and the external driveway ma-
terials.
17/02848/FUL Bunkers Hill Farm, Rotherwick – extensions to the south
west (1 bay) and north east (3 bays) of existing agricultural building. It was
RESOLVED to offer no objection.
17/02845/HOU 71 Ridge Lane, Rotherwick – erection of two storey rear
and single storey side extensions and replacement of pitched roof to the ex-
isting conservatory following demolition of the existing single storey rear
extensions. It was RESOLVED to offer no objection.
17/02936/HOU 5 Lyde Green, Rotherwick – single storey side extension
and additional side windows. It was RESOLVED to offer no objection.
Council Administration - Proposals & Resolutions
It was unanimously RESOLVED to accept the Pavilion drain inspection
quotation in the sum of £120.00. The resultant report will allow for works
to be identified and quotations sought.
It was AGREED to accept the quotation to repair the Playground Notice-
board in the sums of £40.00 labour plus £25.00 materials.
It was AGREED to accept the quotation to repair the 2-3 Upright poles
within the stepping/weaving stations at the playing fields. £40.00 labour
costs, plus £50.00 materials. This will then complete works identified with-
in the annual inspection report.
It was AGREED to allocate 4-5 hours of Lengthsman hours to clear a chan-
nel of ivy from around each oak tree along Cowfold Lane.
It was AGREED to allocate 4 hours of Lengthsman hours to clear the moss
from the bus shelter roof and clean the structure ready for application of
treatment.
It was AGREED that the Clerk would speak to the Lengthsman about the
tree in the ditch along Hook Road. Approaches to the owners has resulted
in no action. Councillors AGREE that no more than 4 hours of time should
be spent with no additional ‘take away’ charges levied.
It was AGREED to forward to the residents of Oakwood Cottage, Cowfold
Lane the email from Hart District Council’s Tree Warden. This email is in
response to enquiries made by the RPC relating to an oak tree the residents
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feel is/could be troublesome.
The Village Clean Up will be held on Saturday 17th March 2018. Cllr
Bardwell will put an advert in the RN. The Clerk will contact the HDC
regarding rubbish bags, collection points etc.
Village Amenities
At the recent inspection some condensation was noted within the defibrilla-
tor cabinet, but it hasn’t affected the work as all indicators show good
working order. Two village residents join the Clerk on the ‘Guardian List’
held at South Central Ambulance Service. Richard Whistler & Stella Cut-
ler.
Pavilion & Playing Fields It was noted that the last RPC inspection was carried out on the 2nd January
2018 with no concerns noted.
Hudson Copse
It was noted that the last RPC inspection was carried out on the 14th Janu-
ary 2018. Nothing of concern noted apart from a vertical split within the
foot of the grasshopper bench. The manufacturer will be contacted for ad-
vice.
Highways & Footpaths Cllr Radesk met with Andy Smith from Hampshire Highways who has
agreed that, the underspend of the S106 monies from Street End Close &
Community Funded Initiative, can be utilised to purchase a replacement
finger post at The Street/Frog Lane junction, village name plates in match-
ing style.
General Discussion took place regarding the overflowing verges near Roth-
erwick Lakes entrance. This has been an historic problem and an attempt
to contact the land/ditch owner is in progress.
Future Meeting Dates The Parish Council meet in the Conference Room of Rotherwick Village
Hall at 7.30pm and all residents and press are welcome. The Agenda is
published on the Noticeboards around the village and on the website
(www.rotherwick.org.uk) three days prior the next meeting date. The full
list of meeting dates can be found on the Parish website.
A copy of the full minutes is available on the website, village noticeboards
or by emailing clerk@rotherwick.org.uk
If you have topics of interest or concern you would like to raise with the
Parish Council, please contact the Clerk, Susan Richardson, in the first in-
stance, on 01252 842842 or clerk@rotherwick.org.uk
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The Coach and Horses, Rotherwick
Home cooked food,
cask-conditioned ales, real log fires
A warm welcome assured
www.coachandhorses-rotherwick.co.uk
01256 768976
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Rotherwick Church Bell Tolls in Memoriam
On Wednesday 14th March at Rotherwick at noon we will be tolling the bell in the time honoured way of nine strikes to represent a man (six for a woman and three a child) and after a pause 100 strikes to commemo-rate the centenary of the First World War death of Frederick Holloway who died on 14th March 1918. Frederick was born at Greywell, in 1893. His parents had six other chil-dren. In 1901 the family were living at Greywell where Henry was a la-bourer on a nearby farm. Sadly Frederick’s mother died when he was still young and Henry brought up his children alone. After leaving school Frederick joined his Father working on the land as a labourer. By 1911 Frederick, now 18, was still living at home and working as a Cowman on a local farm. In 1911/12 he joined the 1st Battalion of the Royal Hamp-shire Regiment. When war broke out in 1914 Frederick was one of a relatively small number of well trained British Army regulars and arrived in France in Au-gust 1914. Frederick took part in the Battles of the Marne, Aisne, Messines and Ar-mentieres and on 1st April 1915 at Ligny Frederick was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) for gallantry in the field in the face of the enemy (the DCM is only second to the Victoria Cross). Frederick survived the Somme battles and continued to serve with the Hampshire regiment but at some stage he was transferred to the 2nd Battalion. In the winter of 1917 Frederick returned home on leave and married his fiancé Daisy Hedges. They were married at Hartley Wintney and settled at 26 The Street, Rotherwick. In March 1918 the Germans launched a massive offensive that smashed through the Allied lines and for the first time made real gains in territory. Frederick’s battalion took up positions north of Passchendaele on 7th March. The war diary for the 14th March again records a deceptively ‘fairly fine and quiet day’, it also records '1 Died of Wounds received in action'. Sadly this was Frederick, who had obviously been badly wounded on one of the previous days in the line. Frederick was buried by his battalion at what up until December 1917 had been a casualty clearing centre, near Poperinge, Belgium. There were already many soldiers buried there and after the war it was re-named The Nine Elms British Cemetery. Thank you to Martin Barnes for sharing this research by Andy Cresswell
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On Thursday 8th
March (7.30pm-10.30pm) Whitewater School PTA
will be running a Charity Race Night at Hook House. We hope you
can join us for a fun evening with drinks and nibbles to raise mon-
ey for the PTA. Tickets are on sale for £7.50 each.
Special thanks to Hook House for providing a great venue and our
six sponsors: Bright Partnerships, Darren Doyle, Fox’s Fridge, Mon-
ey’s Farm, Oakwood Builders and Tidy Time Services, for making it
all happen. We have two spaces left for any local businesses who
would like to sponsor a race for just £25, to help cover costs.
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Continued from p. 12 [12.5%, £10.99] that was a pale gold colour and blended from the usual three champagne grapes. It had a fine bouquet and had elegant and complex flavours. Slightly off-dry this was an easy drinking quaffable bubbly at an affordable price. The next wine was an Alba-rino Abellio 2016 Rias Baixas, Spain [12.5%, £5.99] that was a pale lemon colour. Full of fresh peach and red apple flavours, this was a juicy and attractive wine with a dry finish. The following wine unlike the first two from Lidl’s Core Range, was a special promotion for the Christmas period – a Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Sureriore 2016, Italy [13.5%, £6.99]. Light gold in colour with herby [fennel?] characters on the nose this un-oaked wine was fresh and well-balanced, and according to our Presenter ‘mouth-watering and stun-ning’. The last white wine is a recent addition to the Core Range – a ‘Winemakers’ Char-donnay 2016, Coonawarra, South Australia [12.5%, £5.79] Pale lemon in colour with aro-mas of citrus, red apple, tropical fruit and smoky spice and green melon, pineapple fla-vours with mineral tones and woody notes, this was a fresh tasting Chardonnay without being over-oaked; lower in alcohol, too!
Our first red wine was a Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2016, Italy [13%, £3.99] that had a deep plummy red colour. Fruity on the nose and with delicate morello-cherry fruit on the palate this was a very pleasant and easy drinking wine. Lightly chilled, we were informed it is even better! It was followed by a St. Emilion Grand Cru 2015, Bordeaux [13%, £10.99] deep red in colour and full of plummy fruit, characteristic of Merlot [80%] this was soft and rounded with subtle oak and very acceptable at the price! For our third red we returned to Australia – ‘Winemakers’ Shiraz 2016, Barossa, South Australia [14%, £5.99] for a dense black-cherry coloured wine that was full of ripe black fruits and hints of pepper and spice. On the palate it was warm and full-bodied. Our next wine was tasted ‘blind’ and we had to guess what it was – some got further than others with this which turned out to be a Batur-rica Tarragona Gran Reserva, Spain, a refreshing change from Rioja and only £4.99! We ended the evening with a dessert wine – Tokaji Aszu Grand Tokaji, Hungary [9%, £13.99/50cl] that was golden in colour. There was intense sweetness on the nose with hints of tinned peaches; not as rich and full as more expensive equivalents, a pared down version perhaps, but still enjoyable!
Our grateful thanks go to Richard for an interesting and enlightening evening about Lidl’s wine philosophy and practice. No doubt more of us will be popping in to a store for one of tonight’s wines or a promotion!
Whitewater Valley Wine Society normally meets on the second Wednesday of every month, at The Raven Hotel, 7.45 for an 8.00 pm start. Further details are available from the current Chairperson, Margaret Steer [margaret.steer1@gmail.com] or from the Secretary, Keith Cooper on 07976272822 or from our website www.whitewaterwine.org.uk. Our next meeting on Wednesday 14th February 2018 will be the AGM followed by a tasting of wines chosen and presented by Keith Cooper and Jim King. Please contact the Secretary should you wish to attend.
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Garden Machinery Servicing and Repairs
All leading makes and models: Rotary Mowers, Ride on Mowers,
Hedge Cutters, Strimmers, Chain Saws and Blowers
Collection and delivery Service
Unused machinery welcomed
Fully insured / Competitive prices
Colin Miles Farm and Garden Services (est. 1990)
Tel Hook (01256) 761146 Mobile 07774494015
cont. from p. 7
end of March
so if you’d like
to help, please
donate at
https://
www.justgivin
g.com/
crowdfunding/
david-doherty
For match de-
tails, results or
how else you
can get in-
volved with
your local rug-
by team in
2018 please go
to hookan-
dodihamrfc.co.
uk or email en-
quiries@hooka
ndodihamrfc.co
.uk.
We hope to see
you soon.
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Hook and Odiham RFC
For our first match
of 2018 in the re-
structured Snows
Group Solent 3
league Hook &
Odiham travelled to
the Isle of Wight to
play Sandown and
Shanklin 2nds on 13
January. Hook and
Odiham found
themselves 10-22 up
half way through the
second half courtesy
of tries by Terry
Robson, Daniel Gibb and Col Lewis with Phil Waite successfully kicking
one penalty and two conversions. Sandown and Shanklin fought back to
20-22 but our team held on to secure the first victory of the year.
On 20 January we went on to play a United Services 2nd XV side that in-
cluded several players who have been representing their first XV this sea-
son. The resulting match was a tough fixture which ended in a disap-
pointing 7-35 defeat at home but the team kept their spirit up throughout,
with the help of rousing local support.
On 27 January Hook and Odiham were away again, this time to Farnbor-
ough 2nd XV. We put out a strong side and went on to record a satisfying
34-12 victory.
There are two league fixtures to look forward to in March:
3 March Home v. Isle of Wight 2nd XV
24 March Away v. Tottonians 3rd XV
Meanwhile off the pitch Chairman Carl Wadmore, Membership Secre-
tary Stu Oakley and Fixture Dave Doherty are all delighted to have got
through the first month of the year as they all did ‘Dry January’ to raise
money for Enzo Thompson, the 5 year old son of one of our players. En-
zo suffers from cerebral palsy and his family are trying to raise money to
fund stem cell treatment for him which could help improve his quality of
life. The guys have raised over £600 so far but the page is open until the
Continues on p. 14
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Winchfield Festival: save the dates for June 2018
Every night from Saturday 16th June until Saturday 23rd June
The musicians have been booked, exciting food choices have been
planned alongside the Festival Bar, and the new website has gone
live.
Visit www.winchfieldfestival.org to be inspired by a programme of
world class musicians who will be performing Chamber music, Jazz,
Rock, Motown and Opera.
The box office opens on 12th March so make sure you order your
tickets from our website in good time as concerts are often booked
out well before June.
A week-long music festival in beautiful Winchfield is not to be
missed!
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter
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SPRING CLEANING?
If you are planning to tackle those cupboards this Spring, please bear in mind that Whitewater C. of E. School are participating in the Bags2School fundraising scheme. This is where any unwanted clothing, shoes, bags, belts or soft toys, are weighed and ex-changed for cash. This year the PTA aims to raise over £4000 to improve IT within the school, so we really hope residents are able to support this worthwhile cause. Bags will be delivered to residents with the Rotherwick News so please keep these in a safe place. Simply fill with your unwanted clothing and drop at the school on Monday 23rd April by 9am. If you prefer you may also leave bags under the covered porch of the school on Friday 20th April in the afternoon or over the course of that weekend. If you have any queries or feel that your place of work may also like to be involved, then please contact Lottie Girling on lottiegirling@hotmail.com to arrange for more bags. We look forward to helping you with your Spring Cleaning!
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WHITEWATER VALLEY WINE SOCIETY January 2018 tasting Selected Wines from Lidl Stores presented by Richard Bampfield MW
There are only a small number of Masters of Wine in the world, so it is always a privilege to be able to welcome one of their ranks to present to us at the Whitewater Valley Wine Society. Undoubtedly the highest recognition in the wine world, their members have all passed a rigorous examination and collectively strive to promote wine education throughout the globe. So it was with the greatest of pleasure that we welcomed Richard Bampfield MW, to present to us this month. Richard is consultant to Lidl’s wine buying team and shares his vast experience with them. He has a huge influence on the wines which appear on their shelves, including their award winning Cellar Collection range. Richard Bampfield graduated in French from Cambridge in 1981 and immediately decid-ed the wine trade was where he could put the language to best use. He managed retail wine shops in the North West of England for JW Lees Brewers for 7 years, then spent a year getting his hands dirty in vineyards around the world, also working in wine cellars in California and Australia. Having passed the Master of Wine Exam in 1990, he joined the Australian producer, Brown Brothers, and managed their European operations until 1999. He left them to set up his own company, specialising in public relations and offer-ing wine talks, tours and courses. Richard is a past Chairman of the Association of Wine Educators and was the European Champagne Ambassador 2009.
Our tasting began with a Champagne Comte de Senneval Brut Continues on p. 15
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Rotherwick Toddler GroupRotherwick Village Hall
Mondays (term time only)
10am-11.30pm
£2 for up to 2 children£1 for each additional child
Snack, drinks, tea and coffee available.
Soft play baby area.
Help in the kitchen needed.
Clearing away after always appreciated.
Run by volunteers for the benefit of the wider community.
All w elcome… please spread the w ord..
Check out our Facebook page..
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Great news: we have yet again been successfully chosen for the Tesco Bags of Help grant and are in stores now!
Please remember to ask for your blue token when checking out and vote for Whitewater Primary School PTA.
The project with the highest number of votes across our region will receive £4,000. Money will go towards the school’s wireless network.
You can vote at any of these stores between the 2nd January – 28th February:
Tesco Store Hook Basingstoke Chineham Basingstoke Metro Lychpit Basingstoke
Baughurst Basingstoke Popley Basingstoke Kempshott Antsey Ln Alton
Four Marks Alton Basingstoke Oakridge Road
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