EDITION No 15018 Friday May 22 2015 Visit our website

Coverage of Alverstoke Gosport Hill Head Lee-on-the-Solent and Stubbington

Insidehellip

t0day

The Karate

Kids

FUNDRAISERS The marathon karate-kicking team members 14-year-old Anna and Charlie Catling aged 11 Rosie Martin 14 and Flynn Taylor 10 with Suki Man 46

Friends kick out to raise funds for pain relief operation in the United States

W HEN Bridgemary mum Suki Mann decid-

ed on having an operation intended to fix

an irritating bladder problem she never

imagined that the lsquocurersquo would leave her facing a

lifetime of pain and misery

The 46-year-old former swimming instructor lost

the ability to move her left leg and can only get

around with the aid of crutches or a wheelchair

To make matters even worse surgeons in the

United Kingdom do not have the requisite skills or

experience to reverse the wire-mesh implant And

the cost of travelling to the United States for further

surgery in September will be more than pound30000

But thanks to fundraising efforts by lsquoThe Friends

of Sukirsquo and their supporters in Alverstoke and

Wickham almost a third of the total has been raised

within the past four months

That sum was given a pound230 boost at the weekend

following a day-long sponsored karate-kicking mara-

thon organised by teenager Anna Catling

And daredevil Caroline Westmorland is abseiling

down Spinnaker next week to raise yet more cash

Full report and pictures Page 18

Paulinersquos a new

man in her life

TOP-SELLING crime writer Pauline Rowson tells of a dashing new lsquolove interestrsquo and explains why husband Bob doesnrsquot mind at all And this week the author reveals why Gosport is the perfect setting for many of her intriguing adventures

- Page 10

Lorainersquos tops

LEE-ON-THE-SOLENT angler Loraine Perry has landed a top title in a UK tournament

- Page 18

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2 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe News

THE FIDE tournament in Khanty-Mansiysk is tak-

ing place It is part of the Grand Prix

The first two players with the highest score

will quality for the Candidates Tournament that

will determine the challenger to Magnus Carlsen

The favourites are Caruana Nakamura and

Tomashevsky In Round Three Caruana played an

impressive game against Tomashevsky He was

not afraid to play a sharp game and take some

risks

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Bf4 a5 7 e3 Be7 8 g4 Na6 9 g5 Nd7 10 h4 Nb4

11 Be2 b6 12 h5 Bb7 13 cd5 ed5 14 Qd2 f5 15

gf6 Bf6 16 h6 g6 17 e4 de4 18 Ne4 O-O 19 O-

O-O Nd5 20 Bg3 Ba6 21 Ba6 Ra6 22 Rhe1 Ra8

23 Kb1 Be7 24 Qd3 Rf5 25 Ne5 Qc8 26 Nc3

Nc3 27 Qc3 Ne5 28 Qb3 Rf7 29 de5 Qf5 30

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Re6 b5 35 Rd8 ba4 36 Qe3 Be7 37 Ra8 Ra8 38

Be7 Re8 39 Ka1 a3 40 ba3 Qf5 41 Qc3

Why did black resign here

Solution Page 6

SUCCESS is growing for 17-year-old Gosport

singer Lacey-Love as she prepares to make a

GosFest appearance for the third year running

This weekend she headed to a mini-festival at

the townrsquos New Inn to help raise money for a

close friend Alicia Pannell who needs a lift in-

stalled at her home so that she can overcome

disability and along with the rest of her family

sleep upstairs

Other fundraising efforts for Alicia this year

include the Cake Bake and Food festival The

cash target for the lift is pound32000 of which

pound16500 has now been raised organisers say

Efforts have included fun days a cycle ride

from Paris to Portsmouth and even the Tough

Mudder challenge in London

Lacey-Loversquos fundraising ventures and com-

munity spirit combined with singing in venues

all over Gosport have been noticed by voters

and she has been chosen as Gosportrsquos Youth

Champion She is to receive her award on

Wednesday at the mayor-making ceremony

A FTER weeks of speculation

about its future the organisers

of annual family music marathon

GosFest have announced that the new

venue will be a few hundred yards over

the borough border mdash in the Fareham

village of Stubbington

In a statement released to The Gos-

port Globe by the organisers this week

company director Chloe Palmer said

ldquoEventures Int Limited are pleased to

finally announce that we have formed an

agreement with a local private landown-

er for a suitable site for GosFest

ldquoThe new site is located on part of

Newlands Farm and is situated on Gos-

port Road just off the Peel Common

roundabout near Newgate Lane and

Daedalusrdquo

According to Ms Palmer confusion

over relocation of the

festival from July 30 until

August 2 had been agg-

ravated by a misleading

press report ldquoThe News

revealed earlier this

month that a Safety Ad-

visory Group application

had been submitted to

Fareham Borough Coun-

cil for Newlands Farm

but Stroud Lane had

been put down The

farm is a very big area

and the actual location is

about a mile from Stroud

Lane Fareham Borough

Council have kindly since

updated this on their

website

ldquoAs a company we

were saddened that Gos-

port Borough Council

withdrew their land

bookings from us How-

ever in the event indus-

try (although rare) this

sort of thing does hap-

pen unfortunately

ldquoWe had planned for

this and had an alternate

site but this was some

distance out of the town

and we wanted to ex-

haust all possibilities in

the local area first

ldquoRegrettably despite

several generous land

offers we couldnt find a

suitable venue within

Gosport We are how-

ever pleased and ex-

tremely grateful to the

landowners to have

found an ideal site just a

mere 400 metres outside

of Gosport which we

hope is close enough

ldquoThe new site is larger

than Stokes Bay and ena-

bles us to provide ample

parking in addition to

everything that was

planned for the old site

ldquoWe will be providing

free shuttle bus services

from Fareham train sta-

tion Gosport FerryBus

Station and various pick-

up points en-route in-

cluding selected family-

only services for those

travelling with childrenrdquo

She added ldquoGosFest

has continued to grow

and be recognised all

over the country and

the brand has seen an

increase in ticket sales

from outside the town

ldquoWe look forward to

further band announce-

ments competitions and

updates on the festival

Wersquod like to thank our

fans as wersquove all come a

long long way together

and we canrsquot wait to

share the efforts of all

those that have worked

hard to ensure the event

is deliveredrdquo

3 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe News

who suggested the name

said ldquoI thought it was

important that the name

of the new ferry should

reflect the way that

Portsmouth and Gosport

have come together

through the regeneration

made to the harbour

areardquo

The ferry service is a

vital lifeline for Gosport

It delivers 72000 trips

and over 3 million pas-

senger journeys a year

With the main roads in

and out of Gosport al-

ready highly congested

the ferry takes the bur-

den of the equivalent of

42 million miles off the

road every year ndash thatrsquos

the same as 84 return

trips to the moon

Princersquos Trust aims to clean up for garden

YOUNG people on a Princersquos Trust

Team Programme will be carrying

out will be taking part in a car wash

at Gosport Fire Station tomorrow

Saturday

Volunteers aged 16 to 25 are

on a 12-week development scheme

designed to help them gain new

skills to get back into employment

Princersquos Trust Team Leader

Hayley Drinkwater of the Hamp-

shire Fire and Rescue Service told

The Gosport Globe ldquoThe money

raised will help the team to reno-

vate the garden area at Rowner

Childrenrsquos Centre

ldquoThe team plan to paint and

brighten up the outside area for

the children to make it much

more fun and enjoyable for themrdquo

The work on the centrersquos garden

is due for completion by the middle

of next month

Anyone interested in finding out

more can contact Hayley via email

to Hayleydrinkwaterhants

firegovuk

T HE NEWEST ferry between

Gospor t and Por t s -

mouth lsquoHarbour Spiritrsquo goes

into service before the end of May

Berthed alongside the pontoon at

Gosport she continues to be open

for guided tours conducted by crew

members between 10am and 3pm

Although the vesselrsquos operators

say there is no need to book in ad-

vance numbers are limited because

each tour comprises a maximum of

20 people

The Harbour Spirit can take up

to 300 passengers and is capable of

operating anywhere in the So-

lent The ferry has been provided

with increased inside seating - 92

compared to 75 on the Spirit of

Gosport The forward saloon area

is also more enclosed and better

protected from the elements

There are improved facilities for

wheelchair users with dedicated

wheelchair spaces in the main sa-

loon on the starboard side and

easy access to toilets for passengers

with reduced mobility

In response to customer de-

mand more cycle space has been

provided and a spokesman said

lsquoHarbour Spiritrsquo can remove seats

on the aft end of the open main

deck to give additional stowage for

bikes and motorbikes if required

The ferry was designed by locally

based naval architects at Houlder

Ltd which also supervised the con-

struction

Gosport Ferry appointed the

Tehnomont shipyard in Croatia to

build the vessel following a thor-

ough tender process involving com-

panies in the UK and across the rest

of Europe

The name lsquoHarbour Spiritrsquo was

the winning entry in a competition

David Hurman from Gosport

UNDER WAY Gosportrsquos new ferry lsquoHarbour Spiritrsquo will be setting sail before the end of the month

Ferry good for Gosport

4 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe HealthJobs

PLAYERSrsquo WEIGHTS The healthy option for the more mature can also be fun through fitness sessions at Gosportrsquos Club Hampshire

Exercise for a longer life

I TrsquoS OFFICIAL ndash regular exer-

cise as you get older can in-

crease your life expectancy

and the effect can be as powerful as

giving up smoking according to re-

searchers in Norway

Hampsh i r e - b a sed c h a r i t y

Brendoncare has been promoting

fitness in later life for several years

tailored to older participants

A recent study of 5700 men in

Norway showed those doing up to

three hours of exercise each week

lived around five years longer than

those who did no exercise

The authors writing for the Brit-

ish Journal of Sports Medicine

called for more campaigns to en-

through its clubs across the county

and in neighbouring Dorset

The Club Hampshire centre at

The Anchorage on Willis Road in

Gosport offers classes in Tai Chi

Pilates Yoga Zumba Gold and oth-

er fitness activities throughout the

week All are open to both men and

women and have been specifically

courage fitness in older

people

And according to

Brendoncarersquos Head of

Clubs Edwin Ingleton

ldquoWe have recognised for

a long time the benefit

that gentle exercise has

on the health and well-

being of older people

and we are delighted

that this research sup-

ports our work

ldquoWe know from ex-

perience that people live

happier and more ful-

filled lives if they are able

to enjoy the companion-

ship of like-minded peo-

ple and stay mentally

and physically activerdquo

Itrsquos never too late to

s t a r t ndash a l l o f

Brendoncarersquos clubs wel-

come new members and

anyone wishing to find

out more about clubs in

Gosport will find details

on the charityrsquos website

wwwbrendoncareorgu

k or by telephone to

01962 852133

lsquoWe know from experience people live happier

and more fulfilled lives if they are able to enjoy

the companionship of like-minded peoplersquo

IMPROVEMENTS to the Meon Valley Trail are on

schedule to be completed by next ndash providing keep-fit

walkers cyclists and equestrians with breathtaking

views across Hampshirersquos countryside

Passing through the beauty spot from Knowle to

West Meon the recreational trail has been funded by a

successful bid to central government and in partner-

ship with the South Downs National Park Hampshire

County Council began work in March last year to im-

prove the trail for all who use it

Improvements are creating a safe high quality family

-friendly route The trail had been suffering from poor

drainage a muddy surface and fallen trees but once

complete it will provide an improved surface open

views of the surrounding countryside and information

about the history geography and ecology of the route

A section of the trail will be dedicated as a Restrict-

ed Byway suitable for use by walkers cyclists horse

riders and carriage drivers The project has the support

of among others parish councils residents Hampshire

Access forums for disability groups walkers and cy-

clists the British Horse Society and the national cycling

charity CTC

5 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe Environment

GOSPORT MP Caroline

Dinenage has welcomed

the announcement that

the Rt Hon Mark Fran-

cois has been appointed

as the new Minister for

Portsmouth

He will be responsible

for coordinating work

across Whitehall to sup-

port jobs and growth in

the city and surrounding

area and is also Minister

of State at the Depart-

ment for Communities

and Local Government

with responsibility for

coastal communities

MP welcomes

new Minister

A N INNOVATIVE way of

fixing roads that could save

taxpayers up to pound1million

is being rolled out for Gosport and

the rest of Hampshire

Hampshire County Council its

term highways contractor Amey

and sub-contractor Allasso Recy-

cling are trying out a sustainable

way to re-use existing road and

footpath materials for new im-

provements

T h e p r o d u c t u s e d i s

lsquoHydraulically Bound Materialrsquo -

HBM mdash and it can be used in foot-

path and carriageway construc-

tion works

The partners have developed a

new way to use HBM which means

it can be put back into the highway

without any impact on the environ-

ment and without the need for heat

and new aggregate material as well

as avoiding disposal costs

Traditionally tar has had to be

disposed of at specially licensed

facilities because it is classed as a

hazardous material and this has

been a significant barrier in the re-

use of existing road surfacing

Councillor Seaacuten Woodward

Executive Member for Economy

And Dave Trowell director at

Allasso Recycling Ltd said ldquoWe

welcome the opportunity to offer

our experience and knowledge to

work with Hampshire County

Council

ldquoThe county council should be

applauded for having the foresight in

considering the re-use of materials

The HBM product is only the begin-

ning as the intention is to manufac-

ture all other materials required to

construct and maintain a highway

networkrdquo

Added David Ogden account

director at Amey Were constant-

ly looking at innovative ways to

deliver a more efficient highways

service in a sustainable way

ldquoWere excited to continue

working with Hampshire County

Council and Allasso Recycling to

further develop the use of HBM

which will enable us to reduce the

environmental impact of repairing

the countys roads

A recycling facility is being devel-

oped to deal with HBM and other

recycled products from highway

waste generating opportunities for

new jobs and manufacturing up to

300 tonnes of material per hour

Transport and Environment at

Hampshire County Council said

ldquoThe innovative way our highways

service is using this material has

huge potential

ldquoFinancially we can save money

not only by using the recycled mate-

rial instead of buying new but also in

the costs of disposal and transport-

ing old material

ldquoFrom an environmental per-

spective with the material used

consisting of 97 per cent recycled

product this has the potential to be

a long term sustainable way of sur-

facing the roadsrdquo

County says lsquono tarrsquo

to roadwork costs

DAVE Tim and Rachel are taking

on the Spinnaker Tower Abseil to-

morrow Saturday to raise money

for Gosport charity Harbour Can-

cer Support

Daversquos wife Heather Davison was

diagnosed with a brain tumour and

regularly used the services at Har-

bour during her short illness

She took part in the art classes

attended the coffee mornings and

built up many close friendships

while gaining much-needed support

from centre staff and volunteers

Heather was determined to see

for friendship comfort and mutual

support and can attend our drop-in

centre throughout the week We

also offer vital support services to

those facing cancer including their

families and friends and are the only

local centre like this We are entire-

ly self-funded relying on donations

and fundraising events so this chal-

lenge is a chance to give something

back to a local charity that offers so

much for local peoplerdquo

If you would like to donate please

visit wwwvirginmoneygivingcom

SomeoneSpecialHeather

her husband brother-in-law and

friend Rachel Smith who is the

charity fundraiser for Harbour

complete the challenge But sadly

she passed away last April before

they could take part

As a promise to her the daring

trio booked in for the challenge this

year and are determined to raise as

much money as they can for the

charity that made such a difference

to Heather during her cancer fight

Rachel said yesterday ldquoThe cli-

ents who use our centre become

like family they rely on each other

6 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe

Board debates planning bid

Gosport Globe

VIEWPOINT

THIS week the Globe features several news reports concerning fundraising efforts across the Gosport peninsula The worthy causes are as diverse in nature as the money-making initiatives that have been undertaken to support them Dangling off Portsmouthrsquos Spinna-ker Tower seems to be flavour of the month but enterprising youngsters have also been using their talents in a variety of other ways whether singing to boost funds so a disabled friend can have a lift in their home or staging a karate-kicking marathon to help pay for a mother to have the effects of a disastrous operation reversed by surgeons in the United States Charities are also the beneficiaries of these inspiring acts and we can only say ldquowell donerdquo to all involved

Globe contacts PRESS releases Letters to the Editor and all other correspondence via email contact editorialgosport globeuk telephone Robin Young on 02392 602418 or using his mobile 07969 049515 You can also write to him at 48 Homer Close Gosport Hampshire PO139TL Contact Commercial Director Tog Porter on advertisinggosportglobeuk or phone him 01465 719303 The Gosport Globe is published online each Friday in PDF form by My Free News Ltd a registered company based in the borough You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter

Fundraisers who

deserve praise

Editorial policy THE GOSPORT GLOBE offers an independent voice and is open to all who wish to contribute within the bounds of decency and laws of libel It reports the views of residents and visitors alike without always sharing them If anyone feels that their organisation is not being given enough coverage in the newspaper they should contact the editor We also observe a lsquoright of replyrsquo policy under which any individual who feels that they have not been given a fair opportunity to comment in an article concerning them will be offered equal space at the first available opportunity While eve-ry attempt is made to avoid errors if any inadvert-ently appear in print they will be corrected im-mediately the matter has been brought to the attention of the editor

Itrsquos A Square World solution

Answer The threat of Qg7 mate leaves black

in a hopeless position If 41Qf7 then there are

different ways to win but the most elegant is 42

Rc6 then if Qe7 43 Re6 overloads the queen or

42 Re7 43 Rc8 Re8 44 Re8 Qe8 Qg7 mate

CommentNews

WE HAVE been

asked to point out

that a photograph

printed in The Gos-

port Globe two

weeks ago showing a

deer said to be inside

the munitions site at

Priddyrsquos Hard was

incorrectly captioned

An Orion Avenue

woman wrote ldquoThis

is not the mound

around the site nor

the fencing It is prob-

ably of the ramparts

around lsquoExplosionrsquo

where I have also

seen the deer To my

knowledge there are

definitely no deer

within the munitions

site When people are

on the attack they

must have their facts

rightrdquo

The picture had

been supplied by a

regular contributor

from Hardway and

was used in good faith

to illustrate the

wealth of wildlife

found on the site the

outside of which is

pictured left

The editor apolo-

gises for the error

and any confusion

that may have been

caused

Doh - a

deer

A PLANNING application for

the former munitions site

at Britannia Way Gosport

was to have been considered by

Regulatory Board members yester-

day and not council officials

No report on the meeting was

available by the evening but any late

result will be posted on the Globersquos

website and Facebook page

However several objections to

new conversion proposals by Hard-

way residents had been lodged with

Gosport Borough Council officers

And these included references to

the continuing threat to protected

flora and fauna on the site if Kent-

based people developer Alan

Dawes and his wife Siegrid were to

be granted planning permission

And among numerous emails

sent to the Globe were complaints

that work carried out at Britannia

from the building similarly would

not have required planning permis-

sion For the avoidance of any

doubt the Local Planning Authority

has not authorised or given consent

for any works to take place on the

site and there is no evidence to

date to suggest that any works

requiring planning permission have

been undertaken

ldquoThis current planning application

reference 1500165FULL includes

a proposal to dig a borehole to

provide water supply to the site but

these works have not been under-

taken to date The impact of the

proposed borehole and related

works is being considered as part of

the overall application proposalrdquo

Residents are still not satisfied

and say advice to contact the police

over wildlife concerns is unhelpful

as they are unable to visit the site

Way had not been adequately in-

vestigated by the council

Senior Planning Officer Mark

Bridge said in a reply to one Hard-

way resident ldquoThe applicant con-

tacted the planning office on 1 May

2015 and advised that some general

maintenance of the grounds was

proposed to be undertaken

ldquoFrom the information provided

planning officers were satisfied that

these works did not constitute de-

velopment requiring planning per-

mission The applicant has subse-

quently confirmed the works that

have been undertaken were re-

stricted to clearance of deadwood

from areas of ground within the site

and the cutting back by hand of

blackberry bushes around the edges

of the site These works would not

require planning permission

ldquoThe previous works to clear ivy

Dear Michael

It has been agreed that the Application will be heard by the Regulatory

decided by the Officials As yet I dont know when the Board will hear it but I will

make an enquiry and let you know The procedure for a

make a statement or ask a question is wheel explained on the Council web site it is self

explanatory The only problem is there is no Council recording of the answer to a

question but the questioner

ask a question I strongly recommend you record the answer

Regards

Roger

Im a little puzzled why The News keeps using the same old photo along with the cap-

tion this is how the house could look

It will never look like that That is the

reasons with many features being deemed unsafe The Planning Inspector called it a

missed opportunity

If you look at the latest planning application you will see that the proposed develop-

ment is nothing like the photo you keep using

That was something Mr Dawes produced when he submitted his original plans but it is

now consigned to the waste bin

set me to thinking The land area that Dawes owns has a badger tunnel that links it to

the BOVIS estate where we live in Lichfield Drive It was built on council conditions of

devlopment I have atatched a document showing its location and screen shot of video

from BBC South progamme URBAN JUNGLE that show the badgers using the tunnel

and SETT activity in the Cordite magazine form a couple of years ago We have seen

more badgers roaming this year and wonder if they have cascaded outward because

the DAWES Cordite magazine apparnetly has no active sett I wonder if it is worth

some one officialy checking that the EXIT to the tunnel ( the only badger method of

accessing the land ) is still open and has not become blocked for any reason It is also

interesting to note that DAWES has or had extensive expensive property in Miami

with land devlopment worth millions Can anyone official check if tunnel is open

I am writing in response to your recent email regarding the above

I would take this opportunity to clarify the planning position in respect of the recent

works that have been undertaken at the above site

The applicant contacted the planning office on 1 May 2015 and advised that some gen-

eral maintenance of the grounds was proposed to be undertaken

mation provided planning officers were satisfied that these works did not constitute

development requiring planning permission The applicant has subsequently confirmed

the works that have been undertaken were restricted to clearance of deadwood from

areas of ground within the site and the cutting back by hand of blackberry bushes

around the edges of the site These works would not require planning permis-

sion

quired planning permission

thority has not authorised or given consent for any works to take place on the site and

there is no evidence to date to suggest that any works requiring planning permission

have been undertaken

This current planning application reference 1500165FULL

a borehole to provide water supply to the site but these works have not been under-

taken to date

sidered as part of the overall application proposal

There is no requirement for landowners to contact the Council as Local Planning Au-

thority to advise in advance of general maintenance works proposed to be undertak-

en on private land The applicant is aware that some of the trees on the site are pro-

tected by a Preservation Order and that no works to these protected trees or works

constituting development should be undertaken in advance of appropriate planning

consent having been granted

the wildlife legislation not to cause harm to protected species or the habitat that sup-

ports them

the relevant legislation relating to protected species is a not a matter for the Council

as Local Planning Authority to enforce and should be referred directly to the Police

7 Friday May 15 2015 The Gosport Globe

What is black and white but

read all over See Page 19

Save a tree go green

and read the Globe

Health

G OSPORT MP Caroline Dine-nage is backing

Dementia Awareness Week having become a lsquoDementia Friendrsquo this year This weekrsquos events are about ensuring that life doesnrsquot end when dementia begins and people living with the condition are able to hold on to their lives and the things they love for longer The initiative is led by The Alzheimerrsquos Society alongside the well-known lsquoDementia Friendsrsquo project Caro-line held a training ses-sion for her team in Gosport and some of the arearsquos councillors during which they learned about how to help people living with dementia feel included in their community The MP then went on to host an event at the Gosport Discovery Centre which gave res-idents an opportunity to put forward their

ideas about making the larea dementia friendlyrsquo Speaking in support of Dementia Aware-ness Week Caroline said ldquoMy grandma suffered with dementia and I saw first-hand the effect it had on her and the rest of our family so I was thrilled to become a Dementia Friend and develop a greater un-derstanding of how people living with de-mentia in our commu-nity can be helped ldquoI really want to see our area become lsquodementia friendlyrsquo and will continue to work with The Alzheimerrsquos Society and local peo-ple to see this become a realityrdquo More than one in three people coping with dementia live within the community so it is crucial that they are given the support and compassion that they need for as nor-mal a life as possible

SUPPORT GROUP Gosport MP Caroline Dinenage helping to promote Dementia Awareness Week

WITH 11 Dementia Friendly high streets over 450 of

the countyrsquos businesses and organisations signed up to

the Hampshire Dementia Action Alliance - one of the

largest and most diverse branches in the country - and

28 local action groups either already up and running or

in the process of starting up Hampshire has made sig-

nificant progress

Launched two years ago the county councilrsquos De-

mentia Friendly programme began with the aim of mak-

ing Hampshire a place where people with dementia can

live a good life feeling valued safe and supported

County takes initiative to make

sufferers know they are valued

8 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe

Lee-on-the-Solent

LEE Residents Associationrsquos next Boost Table Top and

Craft Event will be held on June 17 in the Methodist

Church Hall Lee High StreetSet up at 9am and open to

the public between 930am and 1230pm

To book a table 6ft at pound6 and 4ft at pound5 payable on

the day at the Boost events contact Ray Harding 023

92 551706 or GillMasterson 023 92 551303

Join Lee Residents Association for only pound3 a single

member or pound5 per couple at the same address at this

event or wwwleeresidentsorguk Open Evening on May 26 with guest speaker Jenny

Watkins talking about British Divers Marine Life Res-

cue 730pm start Methodist Church Hall Lee High

Street Contact secretary Pam Ingram 02392 55154

MEON VALLEY HEARTSTART Arrangements have

been made for another Heartstart CPR Training session

on October 15 Booking is essential via Ray Harding

02392 551706 or email ryhrdngaolcom

LEE HISTORIC Walk and Talks take place on the first

Tuesday of the month February to October Walks

commence at Elmore Car Park Marine Parade East

Lee PO13 9BW at 10am The route is along Lee

Promenade to the old swimming pool site and

back Total time is about 90 minutes Contact Ray Har-

ding 02392 551706 or email ryhrdngaolcom

As well as walks open to the public talks to groups

organisations can also be arranged The talk lasts about

45 minutes and covers Lee Waterfront Seafront Histo-

ry and the Military Connections of Lee If you or your

group would like to host a talk making a donation to

Lee Residents Association for community projects con-

tact the walk leader Future date June 2

LEE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Brian Kidd will be

speaking on May 27 Summer Show is on July 11 All

events are at Lee Community Centre Looking forward

to seeing you then Become involved and join the Horti-

cultural Society Committee Contact secretary Bruce

Thomas on 02392 551873 for more information

District News

Buffs boost funds for children

LOOKING THE PART Lee Players in their character costumes on Saturday night

T HE Diving Museum in No 2

Battery at Stokes Bay Gos-

port held a successful

lsquoWalking The Batteryrsquo event on

Saturday evening as part of the

international lsquoNight at the Museumrsquo

festival

Some 60 guests were guided

around the Battery a Grade II

listed building in small groups and

entertained by Lee Players They

staged a series of enactments de-

scribing events in the Batteryrsquos his-

tory since it was built in 1857

Meanwhile those waiting for

their lamplight tour were enter-

tained by La Bastringue an excel-

lent local folk music group

This special lsquoNight at the Muse-

umrsquo event is to be repeated later in

the year on Saturday October 31

The Diving Museum is an all-

volunteer organisation now in its

fifth season

It is currently in the process of

seeking formal recognition as a

museum by the Arts Council which

will allow it to borrow items from

other museums for display

It has ambitions to become ldquoThe

National Diving Museumrdquo

HISTORY Peter Appleton of Lee Players describes the building of No 2 Battery Pictures by Martin Marks

AIRWORTHY La Bastringue folk group in an unusual setting

ON SATURDAY May 9 Members of the Royal Antediluvian

Order of Buffaloes of The Gosport and District Province ran

a stall in the High Street for the Wessex Holiday Scheme

The charity has a caravan in Pagham near Bognor Regis

and gives holidays to families with deprived children who

through no fault of their own cannot afford one

From collecting tins and sales of pin badges books and

Dvds we raised a sum of pound75 for which we would like to

thank the members of the public who visited our stall

The money has been given to The Wessex Holiday

Scheme Its secretary Mrs Judy Jeffrie said she would also

like to thank everyone who helped and that all pound75 would go

into the funds to keep the caravan running

The Wessex has been running for about 25 years and has

helped many families to have a holiday that they would not

otherwise have been able to It hopes to help many more in

the years to come For more information on the Wessex

Holiday Scheme phone The Raob Club Gosport after 1930

on 02392581071 to get contact details for Mrs Jeffrie

9 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe Features

D ETERMINED John Bell

waited a long time

before the conditions

were right for this photograph

He told the Globe on Monday

ldquoI pass the Fareham Creek via-

duct twice a day on my way to

and from work Irsquove been look-

ing to get a photo of the viaduct

and its reflection for months

Today everything was in place

high tide no wind bright sun-

shine and a clear blue sky The

weeks of waiting have been

well worth it Irsquom really happy

with the resulting imagerdquo

It is the latest entry for our

2015 Photography Competition

open to readers irrespective of

professional or amateur status

Before the end of December

we will publish your pictures

until an overall winner is picked

by our artistic director - a

widely experienced former

Press photographer

As a prize they along with

two runners-up will receive a

framed certificate from the

newspaper The top snapper

will also have their successful

entry printed on canvas

The results will be revealed

on January 22 2016mdasheve of our

first anniversarymdashwith awards

presented shortly after Unused

pictures will be automatically

entered into a similar event for

the next year provided the pho-

tographers are in agreement

Entries should be emailed to

editorialgosportglobeuk and

contain your phone number

Send the image straight from

your camera not optimised as

this will enable us to select the

best quality shot for our pages

Pictures mdash either landscape

or portrait mdash should be in jpg

gif tiff or png format even if

copied from prints by people

who prefer to use film

10 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe Culture

THE STORY SO FAR A selection of writer Pauline Rowsonrsquos crime fiction novels with the first Andy Horton mystery left and Art Marvik debut right

lsquoGosport is

very diverse

and vibrant

such vast

contrasts

in itrsquo

MURDER SHE WRITES Author Pauline Row-son can be followed on Facebook Twitter and her website wwwrowmarkcouk

S HErsquoS slim sophisticated and

not at all what yoursquod expect

to find after arranging to

meet up for a chat on a rainy day in

a Gosport coffee shop

Crime writer Pauline Rowson is

down-to-earth friendly and clearly

enjoying the decade or so of success

that shersquos experienced after taking

up a full-time literary career rela-

tively late in life

ldquoI wrote my first novel when I

was 11rdquo she says while sipping deli-

cately at a cup of decaff ldquoAt that

stage I was trying to be the next

Enid Blytonrdquo

But the Pompey girl was to enter

the Civil Service and carve out a

successful career in marketing pub-

lic relations then publishing before

returning to her first love of writing

That was in 1988 when Pauline

mdash happily married at 17 to ex-RAF

policeman and firefighter Bob for 41

years mdash tried her hand at historical

sagas ldquomainly set in Walesrdquo land of

her forefathers

It wasnrsquot until 2006 that she

could even consider giving up the

day job though with the advent of

ldquothe other man in my liferdquo her hero

of 11 books and number 12 due out

in September DI Andy Horton

Besides a couple of business

textbooks and two stand-alone

crime thrillers the now firmly es-

pretation is always rather different

to the way shersquod imagined them)

How she comes up with ideas for

new storylines and sub-plots is

somewhat well novel ldquoNot only

do Bob and I like to walk nearly

every day but I also love knitting

and sewing knitting is great for the

brain because of the hand and mind

co-ordination requiredrdquo

If a future victim ends up with an

English size 14 through the heart itrsquoll

be a bit of a giveaway as to where

the inspiration came from but the

method is certainly working

Since her first deal with publisher

Severn House the author has had

her work sold as e-books audio

books hardbacks and paperbacks in

both the UK and United States A

TV company has taken up the op-

tion for dramatizing two Rowson

novels and a film-maker has ex-

pressed interest in a possible movie

So why concentrate on the Gos-

port peninsula and Solent as the

setting for her stories

ldquoIrsquove always loved the sea mdash it is

a character in its own right Gos-

port is very diverse and vibrant

such vast contrasts in itrdquo

Intending to take the future as it

comes Pauline smiles and looks

across as her husband nods in

agreement ldquoIf you didnrsquot enjoy it

you couldnrsquot do itrdquo

tablished yarn-spinner has a totally

different central character making

his appearance along the Solent

Former marine commando Art

Marvik is a man with unusual talents

made use of by his paymasters

Unlike her flawed but essentially

likeable policeman the action manrsquos

Special Forces skills are to be put to

the test on a regular basis

For Pauline though ldquoThe thing I

set out to do was make the two

characters very different and in that

I think Irsquove succeededrdquo

Her decision to concentrate on

crime stemmed from an early influ-

ence by lsquoGolden Agersquo novelists

including Agatha Christie Leslie

Charteris and George Simenon

In fact she prefers a traditional

rsquopuzzle plotrsquo style to the ldquohard-

boiledrdquo graphic grim descriptions

favoured by many of her contempo-

raries Pauline rates the differing

styles of the late PD James and Ruth

Rendell along with embittered DI

John Rebus creator Ian Rankin

Actor Gordon Griffin is the

voice on Paulinersquos audio books of-

ten contacting her to check that he

has the right accent for certain

characters (although she confides

that good as the actor is his inter-

By ROBIN YOUNG

11 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe Culture

Temerairersquos incredible

history as prison hulk

I N AN interesting talk on pris-

on hulks in Portsmouth Har-

bour Abigail Coppins revealed

that the lsquoTemerairersquo immortalised

in Turnerrsquos painting had served as a

rather inglorious prison ship before

being broken up

In fact this was the fate of many

ships decommissioned from the

Royal Navy or captured from the

enemy As Abigailrsquos talk focused on

the period 1793ndash815 the lsquoenemyrsquo

was the French although prison

ships started around 1770 and

were not just specific to Britain

And why did we need to use

ships The land prisons were full

and it was expensive to build more

- not just a modern problem then

In total there were 22 PoW

hulks over this period but not

more than 10 to 12 in use at any

time of which at least one was a

hospital Different nationalities

were separated onto different

ships though the ships themselves

had no lsquoloyaltyrsquo being switched

from one group to another as the

situation demanded Wives and

children including the ship boys

were also kept separate and repat-

riated as quickly as possible

The first PoW hulks in Ports-

mouth Harbour were the

lsquoCaptivityrsquo and lsquoVigilancersquo which

could house about 1600 men

women and children Anchored in

Portchester Lake these hulks were

close to both Portchester Castle

and Forton Prison making the

movement of prisoners and provi-

sions easy

Talking of provisions despite

some complaints the PoWsrsquo guar-

anteed rations (of beefsalt-

herrings potatoes bread vegeta-

bles beer and water) were often

better than those of many poor

working the land As the Navy was

paying for these provisions it was

keen to get value for money and

inspected the rations to stop such

pected of really spying and were

forced to anchor along the South

Coast

Nevertheless with 100000 PoWs

in Britain the situation became

untenable mdash especially as Napole-

on withdrew from the exchange

system in 1803 realising the drain

on Britain was much greater than

on France so as the war ended in

1814 the remaining PoWs some of

whom had been held for years

were speedily repatriated - in only

two months

At this point the PoW hulks

were taken out of service and the

civilian prison ships brought back

from Langstone into Portsmouth

Harbour Yes wars may come and

go but sadly there will always be

criminals to accommodate And of

course Portsmouth was not the

only location of prison hulks They

were moored in Chatham and

Medway Plymouth possibly off

Scotland and the south-west coast

of Wales

lsquoGreat Expectationsrsquo famously

encapsulated their horror through

the desperate escape of the convict

Magwitch However the use of

prison hulks came to an end in the

mid 19th Century and they were

broken up to become breakwater

beams lay foundations for buildings

or provide cheap construction tim-

ber Just think the famous

lsquoTemerairersquo not exactly fighting but

still serving her countryrsquos needs

(Abigail Coppins is a post-graduate

historian sponsored by English Herit-

age to study the history of PoWs from

the War of Independence to the Na-

poleonic Wars focused on Forton

Prison Portchester Castle and the

prison hulks)

Liz Mitchell is a member of the

Gosport Society which meets

every second Wednesday of

the month at 730pm in the

Discovery Centre Gosport

wwwgosportsocietycouk

practices as adulterating the flour

Furthermore at the start at

least an inspection found these

two ships with their insides white-

washed to be ldquocomfortable and

warmrdquo - and almost certainly luxu-

rious by comparison with the cold

stone walls of Portchester Castle

As time went on PoWs found

ways to relieve the monotony of

life mdash by making trinkets for sale

or buttons combs etc for use on

board one ship had a ldquoTheatre of

Emulationrdquo others had bakeries

(the French did not like British

bread) and officers at least could

correspond (though communica-

tions were checked)

The lsquowardersrsquo discovered their

own salvation Lieutenant Henley

found drunk on board the lsquoSuffolkrsquo

at 10am was by no means unique

That aside there is evidence that

civilian jobs on board were sought

after ndash hardly surprising in a time of

high unemployment and insecurity

However conditions on board

were cramped filthy and hot and

sickness could easily spread In

1808 the lsquoSan Antoinersquo faced a

pneumonia epidemic brought about

by humidity caused by washing the

decks rather than cleaning them

with hot dry sand There was al-

ways the threat of typhus and the

use of bleeding and enemas as

cures was hellip unreliable

About 10 per cent of PoWs

died some escaped and managed

to return to France with the help

of an lsquoundergroundrsquo network some

stayed and married others even

joined the British military as a way

of early release Most were re-

turned on an exchange basis being

delivered to specific harbours (eg

Cherbourg) in overcrowded ships

Sometimes French ships with

only a handful of PoWs were sus-

Poetry Corner

What fool conceived such a senseless notion

And said it would be for the best

That we no longer saw devotion

In the men who wore those tartan crests

And cast them away with shallow thanks

Damn the hand that drew it up

Damned the heart that wished it

Damn the mind that made it work

This belief that would permit

The demise of the old Scottish Ranks

Bill Slavin

(Billrsquos Kindle book is available from Amazoncouk)

Dispensive

ARTISTrsquoS IMPRESSION Timothy Spall as maritime painter Joseph Mallord William Turner whose famous work depicting The Fighting Temeraire steered clear of the old warshiprsquos prison hulk role

Photograph courtesy of Simon Mein and Thin Man Films

By LIZ MITCHELL

11 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe Culture

Temerairersquos incredible

history as prison hulk

I N AN interesting talk on pris-

on hulks in Portsmouth Har-

bour Abigail Coppins revealed

that the lsquoTemerairersquo immortalised

in Turnerrsquos painting had served as a

rather inglorious prison ship before

being broken up

In fact this was the fate of many

ships decommissioned from the

Royal Navy or captured from the

enemy As Abigailrsquos talk focused on

the period 1793ndash815 the lsquoenemyrsquo

was the French although prison

ships started around 1770 and

were not just specific to Britain

And why did we need to use

ships The land prisons were full

and it was expensive to build more

- not just a modern problem then

In total there were 22 PoW

hulks over this period but not

more than 10 to 12 in use at any

time of which at least one was a

hospital Different nationalities

were separated onto different

ships though the ships themselves

had no lsquoloyaltyrsquo being switched

from one group to another as the

situation demanded Wives and

children including the ship boys

were also kept separate and repat-

riated as quickly as possible

The first PoW hulks in Ports-

mouth Harbour were the

lsquoCaptivityrsquo and lsquoVigilancersquo which

could house about 1600 men

women and children Anchored in

Portchester Lake these hulks were

close to both Portchester Castle

and Forton Prison making the

movement of prisoners and provi-

sions easy

Talking of provisions despite

some complaints the PoWsrsquo guar-

anteed rations (of beefsalt-

herrings potatoes bread vegeta-

bles beer and water) were often

better than those of many poor

working the land As the Navy was

paying for these provisions it was

keen to get value for money and

inspected the rations to stop such

pected of really spying and were

forced to anchor along the South

Coast

Nevertheless with 100000 PoWs

in Britain the situation became

untenable mdash especially as Napole-

on withdrew from the exchange

system in 1803 realising the drain

on Britain was much greater than

on France so as the war ended in

1814 the remaining PoWs some of

whom had been held for years

were speedily repatriated - in only

two months

At this point the PoW hulks

were taken out of service and the

civilian prison ships brought back

from Langstone into Portsmouth

Harbour Yes wars may come and

go but sadly there will always be

criminals to accommodate And of

course Portsmouth was not the

only location of prison hulks They

were moored in Chatham and

Medway Plymouth possibly off

Scotland and the south-west coast

of Wales

lsquoGreat Expectationsrsquo famously

encapsulated their horror through

the desperate escape of the convict

Magwitch However the use of

prison hulks came to an end in the

mid 19th Century and they were

broken up to become breakwater

beams lay foundations for buildings

or provide cheap construction tim-

ber Just think the famous

lsquoTemerairersquo not exactly fighting but

still serving her countryrsquos needs

(Abigail Coppins is a post-graduate

historian sponsored by English Herit-

age to study the history of PoWs from

the War of Independence to the Na-

poleonic Wars focused on Forton

Prison Portchester Castle and the

prison hulks)

Liz Mitchell is a member of the

Gosport Society which meets

every second Wednesday of

the month at 730pm in the

Discovery Centre Gosport

wwwgosportsocietycouk

practices as adulterating the flour

Furthermore at the start at

least an inspection found these

two ships with their insides white-

washed to be ldquocomfortable and

warmrdquo - and almost certainly luxu-

rious by comparison with the cold

stone walls of Portchester Castle

As time went on PoWs found

ways to relieve the monotony of

life mdash by making trinkets for sale

or buttons combs etc for use on

board one ship had a ldquoTheatre of

Emulationrdquo others had bakeries

(the French did not like British

bread) and officers at least could

correspond (though communica-

tions were checked)

The lsquowardersrsquo discovered their

own salvation Lieutenant Henley

found drunk on board the lsquoSuffolkrsquo

at 10am was by no means unique

That aside there is evidence that

civilian jobs on board were sought

after ndash hardly surprising in a time of

high unemployment and insecurity

However conditions on board

were cramped filthy and hot and

sickness could easily spread In

1808 the lsquoSan Antoinersquo faced a

pneumonia epidemic brought about

by humidity caused by washing the

decks rather than cleaning them

with hot dry sand There was al-

ways the threat of typhus and the

use of bleeding and enemas as

cures was hellip unreliable

About 10 per cent of PoWs

died some escaped and managed

to return to France with the help

of an lsquoundergroundrsquo network some

stayed and married others even

joined the British military as a way

of early release Most were re-

turned on an exchange basis being

delivered to specific harbours (eg

Cherbourg) in overcrowded ships

Sometimes French ships with

only a handful of PoWs were sus-

Poetry Corner

What fool conceived such a senseless notion

And said it would be for the best

That we no longer saw devotion

In the men who wore those tartan crests

And cast them away with shallow thanks

Damn the hand that drew it up

Damned the heart that wished it

Damn the mind that made it work

This belief that would permit

The demise of the old Scottish Ranks

Bill Slavin

(Billrsquos Kindle book is available from Amazoncouk)

Dispensive

ARTISTrsquoS IMPRESSION Timothy Spall as maritime painter Joseph Mallord William Turner whose famous work depicting The Fighting Temeraire steered clear of the old warshiprsquos prison hulk role

Photograph courtesy of Simon Mein and Thin Man Films

By LIZ MITCHELL

12 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe

To have your organisation listed

free of charge please send full

details to the editor via email at

editorialgosportglobeuk by 5pm

on Tuesday for inclusion in that

Fridayrsquos weekly PDF edition of

Gosportrsquos own newspaper

PEOPLE responsible for different projects at the

Gosport Volunteer Centre Martin Snape House 96

Pavilion Way Gosport PO12 1FG include

Development Nicky Staveley 02392 604693

Volunteer Centre Ian Johnson 02392 588347

Befriending Jean Legg 02392 604681

DustbustersDART Nicky Williams 02392 601314

Advocacy Janet Roebuck 02392 604696

Supported Volunteering Peter drsquoAgostino 02392

604686

Give Gain and Grow Sue Greene 02392 604694

Shopmobility 07952 312546

Community Transport Terry Gingell 07757 349592

Loud and Proud Nicola Ure 07895 939510

Alzheimerrsquos Cafeacute Margaret Wilkinson 02392

583836

Website wwwgosportvolunteercentreorguk

Email gosportvbgvaorguk tel 02392 588347

How to get in touch

GOSPORT VOLUNTARY ACTION is a regis-

tered charity providing support advice information and

practical help to voluntary and community organisations

in the borough

As part of a national network of councils for Volun-

tary Service it has over 193 members in the Gosport

area and represents the voluntary sector on commit-

tees relating to health access young people economic

regeneration and crime and disorder

GVA also provides services directly to the communi-

ty advocacy domestic assistance activity groups a

disability information centre transport gardening and a

handyperson service It is able to provide services to

the community because of the time and commitment

given to us by volunteers and agency workers together

with the financial support of Gosport Borough Council

Hampshire County Council and many gifts and dona-

tions Another key role is providing practical support

and advice to charities and voluntary groups

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT The Development

Team was set up to provide support to existing volun-

tary and community groups in Gosport and to assist in

the development of new projects

It runs up to four open community lunches a year

inviting speakers on relevant topics to offer members

the opportunity to learn from each other and network

It also organises an annual community conference to

bring together voluntary sector organisations and statu-

tory agencies to debate a topical issue and to ensure

they work effectively together

VOLUNTEER CENTRE The Volunteer Centre

(VC) is one of 350 or more Volunteering Development

Agencies across England It acts as a one-stop volunteer

recruitment agency for over 400 voluntary organisa-

tions and community groups across the borough The

Volunteer Centre offers an interview and advice service

either in person or by telephone to discover the needs

of the potential volunteer and match these to one or

more of 200-plus opportunities locally All vacancies

are advertised on wwwgosportvolunteercentreorguk

or wwwdo-itorguk Anyone aged 14 to 90-plus can be

helped to find the right one Recruiting and retaining

volunteers also requires skill and management expertise

and the VC endeavours to advise the local sector on

best practice appropriate training and relevant changes

in legislation

SUPPORTED VOLUNTEERING PROJECT

helps people of all ages regardless of mental or physical

disability who wish to gain confidence generally and

hopefully progress to volunteering

It offers a free eight-week course - Preparation for

Volunteering mdash which is a broad based introduction

Contact Peter drsquoAgostino at GVA tel 02392 604686

TAKING PART This is a new eight-week course

accredited by Hampshire Learning and incorporates

elements of Prep4Teamwork that was previously deliv-

ered by GVA

It is a free course intended for people who wish to

be more confident taking part with others in voluntary

community or (eventually) paid work At present this is

a pilot course

GIVE GAIN AND GROW GOSPORT This pro-

ject provides a volunteering group for people with

mental health issues such as anxiety and depression

with some members who have learning difficulties It is

for people who would like to try volunteering but

would appreciate the support and encouragement of a

small group situation

The group currently has a weekly Wednesday meet-

ing at the RNA Club for new volunteers and a monthly

Friday meeting at GVA for established volunteers

There are various volunteering options with Give Gain

and Grow including gardening arts and crafts litter

picking fundraising campaigning walking group prepar-

ing for exhibition on Phobias beach cleaning Give Gain

and Grow is a friendly group of volunteers who meet

to plan their involvement in community projects It

welcomes new members Telephone 07910 675079

VISITING SERVICE Befrienders are volunteers who

visit an older person in their own home who may be

socially isolated or perhaps housebound

Volunteers offer friendship with a weekly visit They

may share a cup of tea and a chat read mail for a per-

son with a sight problem make a visit to the shops to-

gether or take a trip out for coffee or lunch There are

approximately 5000 older people in the Gosport area

most of whom live alone

Referrals can be received from any source such as

Adult Services health professionals hospital discharge

GPs family friends or self-referral

TELEPHONE SERVICE The Telephone Service

provides a weekly telephone call to older people who

may be socially isolated or housebound

A trained volunteer makes a regular weekly phone

call from the Befriending Service office to chat

The same volunteer will ring the same person each

week This regular weekly contact builds a rapport be-

tween the volunteer and the person they call

A weekly telephone call can keep a person `in touch`

and it can also provide information if requested on

many different services which are available

One volunteer will contact between six and eight

people in one session

GOSPORT GARDENS For people who are older

disabled housebound or frail watching the garden they

once tended become overgrown and untidy can be very

distressing

Gosport Gardens is a garden maintenance service

available to the residents of Gosport and Lee-on-the-

Solent which aims to bring peace of mind and a happier

outlook There is a monthly administration fee but this

is not applicable if help is already being received from

Dustbusters

DART Helping people who are frail elderly or disabled

to remain in their homes in comfort is the prime con-

cern of this service From mending a tap washer to

decorating a room the team can bring brighter sur-

roundings and a safer environment

This service is available to the residents of Gosport

and Lee-on-the-Solent All workers are CRB checked

and carry photographic identification Access to the

service is through completion of an application form

There is a monthly administration fee but this is not

applicable if help is already being received from Dust-

busters

ADVOCACY Advocacy is taking action to help peo-

ple say what they want secure their rights represent

their interests and obtain services they need Advocates

and advocacy schemes work in partnership with the

people they support

DRIVING FORCE The service is invaluable to Gos-

port residents as many people who are elderly infirm

or disabled find it impossible to access public transport

Volunteer drivers use their own cars to help people

visit friends clubs or attend appointments for a minimal

cost to cover expenses only

COMMUNITY TRANSPORT As well as offering

mini buses for hire by communityvoluntary groups

with their own drivers it also provides transport for

two day-centres in Gosport

With financial support from Social Services it oper-

ates the service for Age Concern Passengers may be

frail or disabled and the drivers and escorts are fully

trained and sensitive to the needs of the clients The

service offers transport throughout the borough and

each week carries about 100 people who might other-

wise be housebound and isolated

DUSTBUSTERS A domestic cleaning service for the

elderly frail and vulnerable of the community Dust-

busters has maintained an enviable reputation since

1992 in providing a dependable service to the residents

of Gosport and Lee-on-the-Solent

It provides help with housework laundry and ironing

and shoppingndash and for some people most importantly

conversation and companionship There is a monthly

administration fee for it

NOBES HALL Managed by GVA it is a light and

spacious community hall in Bridgemary and available

for members of the community to hire

Facilities include a large hall equipped with folding

tables and stackable chairs for up to 40 people

There is a small kitchen and parking for four cars

Facilities are fully accessible

THE OLD RAILWAY SUITE Situated in the

former Gosport railway terminus this 20-person meet-

ingtraining room is also managed by GVA and available

for hire

It can seat boardroom or theatre style and has ta-

bleschairs and a small kitchen area Onsite parking for

six cars is available and nearby free parking in George

Street

ALZHEIMERrsquoS CAFEacute A monthly evening meeting

providing a welcoming environment for people with

dementia along with their carers and relatives

Refreshments are served and there are informative

talks on subjects relating to Alzheimerrsquos

The purpose of the Cafeacute is to enable carers profes-

sionals volunteers and those with dementia the oppor-

tunity to get emotional support education and social

interaction

LOUD amp PROUD Loud and Proud offers opportuni-

ties for young people aged 16 to 25 whatever their

background or abilities to engage in a wide variety of

confidence-building volunteering and social activities

within the community

The group is currently funded by Comic Relief and

supported by Gosport Voluntary Action in ensuring a

safe environment for its members

GOSPORT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU The

services based at Martin Snape House behind Morri-

sonrsquos aim to provide the information people need for

the problems they face and are independent impartial

confidential and free

Trained volunteers deal with a wide range of topics

including housing debt employment benefits legal and

personal problems

Contact CAB by phone on 03444 111306 The

Adviceline and website is wwwgosportcaborguk

ROYAL ANTEDILUVIAN ORDER of BUFFA-

LOES The RAOB (Buffs) meet at our club 33 Stoke

Road Gosport Hants PO12 1LS tel 2392581071 The

club is open Mon to Sat nights from 730pm until 11pm

and on a Sunday afternoon from 1130am till 3pm

We are a fraternal organisation That raises money for

national and local charities From Tuesday to Saturday

nights and Sunday lunchtimes we have Lodges for gen-

tlemen to meet up with like-minded gents to raise a

few quid for charity We also have a ladies section

called the Glades which meet at the club on the second

and forth Tuesdays of each month We hold social

nights and various fundraising events through out the

year All monies we raise go directly to the cause we

have nominated for that event

Listings

13 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe

Continued from Page 12

GOSPORT DIS-PLAY CLUB A charity offering

friendship fun and support to people with physical disa-

bilities in the Gosport and Lee-on-the-Solent areas

It is now recruiting new members in the 25 to 65 age

bracket Meetings are held on the first and third

Wednesday of the month at the Masonic Hall in Clar-

ence Road Gosport during the daytime A hot two-

course lunch is included in the attendance fee and some

transport is available if required

Gosport Dis-Play Club members are a friendly group

enjoying many different social activities speakers music

and quizzes It also gives carers a little respite and

time to relax If you would like further information

about our lively group please telephone Jacqui on

01329 315241 or Marg 02392 589607

CATS PROTECTION Gosport Town Branch Lost

amp Found service phone Carole on 023 92583637

Website wwwgosportcatsorguk

Facebook wwwfacebookcomCatsProtectionGosport

Email samtractorvirginmediacom

OAKLEY WATERMAN Caravan Foundation The charity provides respite care for families with chil-dren suffering from life-threatening or terminal ill-nesses Dougie Leask dwleaskyahoocouk HARBOUR CANCER SUPPORT CENTRE A

warm welcoming and safe place for any person affected

by cancer It offers practical and emotional support ser-

vices for patients relatives carers and friends Opening

times are Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm Saturday

10am to 1230pm A Registered Charity (1102055) It is

based at The Bus Station South Street PO12 1EP tel

02392 501503 fundraisingharbourcancerorguk

HASLAR HEART SUPPORT GROUP meets at

the Gosport War Memorial Hospital on the first Thurs-

day of every month at 7pm

Telephone 02392 581267 for further details

HAMPSHIRE CARDIOMYOPATHY SUPPORT

eThe group offers help and advice with regular talks

and presentations at locations around the county Con-

tact Sarah Dennis at Cardiomyopathy UK helpline 0800

0181 for contact details mdash free from a landline

FRIENDS OF LEESLAND PARK have acted as the

interface between owners Gosport Borough Council

and the public since the sitersquos redevelopment in 1998

They hold volunteer workdays on the last Sunday of

each month meeting at 1030am to undertake a range

of husbandry tasks Further details can be found on

their website at httpleeslandparkbtckcouk or find

them on Facebook at httpswwwfacebookcom

leeslandparkfref=ts New volunteers are always wel-

come Contact the secretary by email for full details

Philipsandall50gmailcom

ListingsEvents

Sea Life Roadshow Nimrod Community Centre

Nimrod Drive Gosport Hampshire PO13 8BE

Thursday May 28 11am-3pm

JOIN US as we take the National Museum of the Royal

Navy on the road

From craft to object handling and dressing up wersquoll

be bringing a range of activities artefacts and fun to

your doorstep Drop in and join in Itrsquos fun and

free Every attendee will also have an opportunity to

visit the museum on special days

Coming Events

Gallipoli Myth and

Memory

Historic Dockyard

Portsmouth

A NEW exhibition at the

National Museum of the

Royal Navy Portsmouth

Historic Dockyard opened

on Tuesday April 28 tell-

ing the Royal Navyrsquos story

of the bloody Gallipoli

Campaign of 1915 which

was a major failure and

caused over 200000 Allied

casualties with many

deaths coming from dis-

ease

A related exhibition at

Gosportrsquos Submarine Mu-

seum reveals the costly but

successful war beneath the

waves in support of British

and Anzac land forces

Exhibitions

Fundraising eventssee Page 16

Discworld and Beyond

A Paul Kidby Retro-

spective Gosport Dis-

covery Centre Gallery

until May 30

THE exhibition Discworldreg

and Beyond showcasing

Paul Kidbyrsquos wonderful co-

vers and illustrations for

Terry Pratchettrsquos magical

books is showing at Gos-

port Gallery until Satur-

day May 30

The beautifully realised

paintings drawings and

sculptures feature many of

Pratchettrsquos favourite char-

acters including Rincewind

the Wee Free Men and of

course Death along with a

host of witches wizards

dragons and trolls It also

reveals some of Paulrsquos own

work influenced by British

folklore and landscapes

All his illustrations are

marked by a staggering

quality of draughtsmanship

and effective use of colour

They bring to life the au-

thorrsquos quirky characters

and trademark humour

For Gosport Paul has

added an artwork never

shown in public before The

large oil lsquoDiscworld Massifrsquo

depicts more than 70 char-

acters from the authorrsquos

incredible imagination in-

cluding the Librarian Gran-

ny Weatherwax and Buggy

Swires On display also are

two portraits of Sir Terry

who sadly passed away this

year after a brave battle

against Alzheimerrsquos disease

ADD YOUR not-for-profit or chari-

ty group to the Globersquos free Listings

section Send the name a brief de-

scription of what it does and details

of who to contact with an email to

editorialgosportglobeuk

14 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe

If you are worried by your petrsquos behaviour or would like to discuss any problem in more detail please do contact our resident Pet Behaviourist at pets gosportglobeuk or look at her Facebook page Emma Popplewell Dog Training amp Pet Behaviour

With EMMA POPPLEWELL

Features

T HANK YOU for your email and as I hope you

can appreciate it is difficult for me to answer

specifically on your parrotrsquos behaviour without

gaining more detailed information and ideally seeing

how they behave

Whenever I try to work with owners and their pets

to change a behaviour it is important to try and under-

stand WHY that behaviour is happening

In order to do this we need to gain a more detailed

history and it can help to observe the parrot and how

they behave in general as well as the problem behav-

iour I would also like to ask more questions such as

the background of the bird where you keep it diet and

how it is fed when the problem started any pattern to

the problem other pets in the home etc

All of this information helps us to form a detailed

assessment as to WHY the behaviour is happening and

the best treatment programme to help them

It can also help to keep a diary over a period of at

least a week so that we can gain a detailed pattern to

your parrotrsquos behaviour and any other factors that may

be influencing them

The first thing that I would rule out before we began

any behaviour modification programme is to take your

parrot to the vet for a health check

In many situations the problem can have a medical

reason that is causing or contributing towards the

feather plucking Diet can also affect the quality of

feathers and lack of essential vitamins or too much fat

can have an influence so it essential that you discuss all

of these factors first with your own vet

Once we have ruled out that there are no medical

reasons for the feather-plucking we can begin to look

at other factors which may be causing or influencing

your parrotrsquos behaviour

The environment in which your parrot lives can have

a direct influence on their behaviour Are they caged

What is the size of the cage Do they get opportuni-

ties to have free time and exercise The lighting and

the temperature can also be a key factor

Parrots are intelligent animals and can suffer from

lack of activity and stimulation They enjoy company

and love to be busy and so finding ways to physically

and mentally stimulate them is important Lack of op-

portunities to move around or have things that they

can do can lead to boredom and frustration which

could in turn lead to feather plucking

Stress can also be a possible reason for feather

plucking especially if it only seems to occur at certain

times in the day or in response to certain triggers

Learnt behaviour ndash for many problem behaviours

they may start out for a particular reason however our

pet very quickly learns that it is an effective way to gain

a response or our attention

Understanding our petrsquos behaviour can be difficult

and complex however by looking at each possible

cause and ruling them out can go a long way to helping

their behaviour improve I do hope that I have given

you some ideas of what to start to look and if you

would like further advice or to discuss the problem in

more detail please do not hesitate to contact me

IF YOU would like more support with your pet

or your question answered please do contact

Emma by emailing petsgosportglobeuk or

look on her Facebook page Emma Popplewell

Dog Training amp Pet Behaviour for more details

Q How do I stop my parrot pulling out their feathers

15 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe Features

Agility Club fun way to bond with your pooch

GOSPORT Agility Club provides agility training in a friendly and fun environment and is designed to help you and your dog have fun and bond with each other thus enhancing your relationship with your dog Agility for your dog is a way for you and your dog to keep fit and have some fun especially for those dogs with boundless energy We welcome owners who want to have a go at agility or practice their agility - in Gosport and Hampshire Dog agility is all about teamwork your dog will learn to look to you for instruction and this focus carries through when you are out walking with himher Our agility training takes place in our pri-vate field in Alverstoke Gosport with a safely fenced off arena Our agility sessions are delivered by our ap-proved agility instruc-tor who has been teaching and compet-ing herself for many years in agility All tuition is under-taken with reward based training no harsh handling verbal or otherwise is tolerat-ed Different breeds are

catered for with our trainer understanding the capability and needs of different breeds of dog Agility equipment is provided to Kennel Club Standard Our Gosport Agility Club is for beginners Novice and advanced classes are provided Free public car park-ing September to March Saturday clas-ses only Late March to Sep-tember Agility classes ae held on a Monday andWednesday eve-nings starting at 630 (additional evening may be available) Plus for owners who donrsquot wish to sign up for a course but would like to come along and have some practice fun agility sessions will also be available on some Sat-urdays throughout the year Please view the calendar on our site httpwwwdogtraining-hamp shirecouk - for datestimes and infor-mation We also offer 1-1 Agility training For fur-ther information tel 02392580868 or (mob)07760233443 Email enquiriesBark2schoolcouk

ADVERTISING FEATURE

UP AND OVER Tawny demonstrates agility

ADVERTISING FEATURE B ARK2SCHOOL are pleased to

announce their new Kennel

Club puppy and bronze awards

course which started this month in Gos-

port Plus our popular on-going puppy

and junior course

A trained dog is a happy dog

Getting a new puppy Want to social-

ise your puppy in a safe and professional

environment Want to teach and edu-

cate your new puppy in good socialisa-

tion skills and obedience training

Then our new puppy and junior

bronze course may be just right for you

and your puppy

The scheme

Who can take part The scheme is

open to all puppiesdogs young or old

pedigree or crossbreed whether Ken-

nel Club registered or not The course

is also open to owners who do not wish

to participate in the scheme but would

like to learn all the basic puppy and jun-

ior type training - incorporated in the

classes (and its course core structure)

Whatrsquos involved

The Kennel Club Good Citizen Dog

Scheme is the UKrsquos largest dog training

programme The scheme promotes re-

sponsible dog ownership by teaching

owners to train their dogs for everyday

life situations

There are four levels starting with

puppy foundation of the scheme Bronze

juniorfoundation Silver and Gold Each

one developing an owners understand-

ing while building a dogrsquos confidence

and levels of domestic obedience skills

For those owners who DO NOT

wish to participate in the scheme you

are still eligible to participate in the pup-

py and juniorbronze course ndash without

working towards the silver or gold

For those owners (and KC owners)

Bark2School offer further training by

way of our lsquoimprover coursersquo

Can any type of dog take part

Yes pedigree or crossbreed but

there are age restrictions on each

course There will be two courses run-

ning Puppy is up to 16 weeks Junior

Bronze is up to six months (five months

if larger breeds)

Dogs do not have to be Kennel Club

registered

Does my dog have to be sociable

around other dogs

Yes ndash all dogs must be able to interact

with other puppiesdogs in a friendly

social manner If you do have a puppy

dog with unsociableanxious tendencies

please contact us to discuss the behav-

iour in more detail)

What will I need to get started

For further information and to regis-

t e r p l e a s e c o n t a c t R o s a t

Enquiriesbark2 schoolcouk tel

02392 580868

We request that your puppy wears a

collar and lead (and advisable in the first

course to wear a suitable well-fitted

harness) The law states that your puppy

should wear a collar and lead with com-

pliant identification tag ndash especially if you

are working towards the Kennel Club

Good Citizen scheme

There are other items like a toy

stuffed kong etc that will be required

but further information will be sent in

our lsquowelcome letterrsquo ndash before the start

of your course

How long does the course take

Puppy course is 45 minutes for four

weeks Juniorbronze is one hour per

week for eight weeks

16 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe News Focus

special on town centre drive 2-page

O N SATURDAY a Gruffalo Min-

ion Barney and a Dalek were in

Gosport High Street entertain-

ing residents who were finding out

about the range of advice and support

services and also the volunteer opportu-

nities that are available in the area

Gosport Advice and Information Net-

work mdash GAIN mdash is an innovative Big

Lottery-funded project

And it had organised a community

support day called lsquoIn The Market For

Advicersquo during which representatives

from Gosport Citizenrsquos Advice Bureau

Gosport Voluntary Association Cedar

Oak St Vincent College and many other

organisations engaged with local people

about their services and offered practical

help and information It also gave organi-

sations an opportunity to find out a bit

more about each otherrsquos services too

With the help of GAIN staff and dedi-

cated volunteers the event was also to

promote the new website wwwgain-

gosportorguk which points residents in

the direction of the advice and infor-

mation they need

They mdash or local organisations mdash can

also book places through the new site

on one of GAINrsquos free lsquoMake More from

Your Moneyrsquo or lsquoComputers for Begin-

nersrsquo workshops

Confidential one-to-one sessions

were also offered by the Money Advice

Service on budgeting saving credit and

borrowing mortgages and insurance

Lynbyrd Express offered employability

sessions in Gosport Discovery Centre

supporting people who are job-seeking

and offering them details of free courses

that may help them achieve their goals

There was a free GAIN survey with a

pound50 prize draw which was available on

the day but it is also available to com-

plete on the website until the end of

June

Sunshine good music provided by

Radio Haslar and tasty healthy snacks

and drinks courtesy of Morrisons en-

sured that there were smiles all round

GAIN Project Manager Angela Gill

said ldquolsquoIn the Market for Advicersquo was the

first public event that GAIN has organ-

ised and it was a great start mdash not only

by raising awareness of these local ser-

vices but also by supporting local ser-

vices and encouraging them to work

closer together to offer the best service

possible to Gosport residentsrdquo

To find out more about GAIN its

volunteer opportunities its free work-

shops and also its member organisations

and the services that they offer please

visit wwwgain-gosportorguk or alterna-

tively telephone the GAIN office on

02392 588035

lsquoThe first public event that GAIN has

organised and it was a great startrsquo

- Project Manager Angela Gill

Network corners market

with support and advice

PARTY TIME The message might be serious but the messengers telling Gosport about the services provided by GAIN and its partner organisations at Saturdayrsquos town centre market have a funny way of doing itcomplete with good grub paper hats and fantastic friends

17 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe News Focus

centre drive 2-page special on town

PLENTY TO TALK ABOUT A Dalek for starters

CIVIC SERVICE Grinning GAIN volunteers and supporters managing to enlist support from Gosportrsquos new Mayor Councillor Keith Farr on Saturday

ADVICE CENTRE The middle of Gosport is transformed into an open-air information bureau as GAIN workers answer questions from the passers-by

TEAM SPIRIT Saturdayrsquos carefully co-ordinated operation is overseen by Project Manager Angela Gill centre right as she hands out GAIN certificates

18 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe Fundraising

For display advertisinghellip admingosportglobeuk

needed operation And they performed

before an audience of picnicking families

gathered excitedly around the edges of

the balloon-festooned rope at West

Walk in the Forest of Bere - Hundred

Acre Wood mdash on Sunday

The lsquoFriends of Suki Mannrsquo are an

informal local group that has been busily

raising funds so that she can have crucial

surgery in the United States

B IG-HEARTED 14-year-old Anna

Catling encouraged her friends

to join her in a sponsored eight-

hour 9am to 5pm day filled with high

karate kicks katas lots of laughter and

inventive karate games this week

Anna and her friends mdash Flynn Taylor

10 Rosie Martin 14 and Charlie Catling

11 mdash were inspired by the wish to help

their friendrsquos mum to have a much-

Caroline

swings

into

action

for Suki

PLUCKY Caroline Westmorland is

adding her weight to the fundraising

campaign for Suki Mannrsquos potentially

life-enhancing surgery in the USA

She is staging lsquoCarolinersquos Mighty

Abseilrsquo down Portsmouthrsquos Spinnaker

Tower at 2pm on Saturday May 30

And the daredevil pictured above

is appealing for sponsors to help her

raise the funds needed to pay for the

trip

Alternatively people can make a

donation with the message lsquoCarolinersquos

Abseilrsquo through the website link

wwwgofundmecominjured-by-mesh

Said Caroline ldquoWe are trying to

raise funds for a Gosport lady who

used to be a very active person but

due to surgery that didnrsquot go well has

to use a wheelchair nowrdquo

SPONSORSHIP PLEA Caroline Westmorland

A once active swimming instructor

and ldquosuper mumrdquo brave Suki is now

only able to take a few steps with

crutches and uses a wheelchair

To date the lsquoFriends of Sukirsquo and the

communities in Wickham and Alver-

stoke have raised pound9100 in just four

months A further pound21000 is needed

before the operation date in September

Suki aged 46 has severe nerve dam-

age and is in constant pain following an

operation for pelvic organ prolapse that

went badly wrong

Because there is a lack of the re-

quired surgical skills to rectify the prob-

lem in the UK the lsquoFriendsrsquo have man-

aged to raise almost a third of the mon-

ey needed to send much-loved Suki off

to America

As one of the mums in the fundrais-

ing group said ldquoI have been over-

whelmed and amazed to receive such a

huge sum of pound230 from one group of

talented and impressively empathetic

karate-kicking kidsrdquo

MEDICAL NOTE Sukirsquos ordeal began

after what should have been a simple

operation to fit a pelvic mesh implant to

fix a urinary problem went wrong

The operation left Suki unable to

move her left leg and in constant pain

However Suki had not been told that

it was a permanent implant and almost

impossible to remove nor that a fifth of

all women can have severe complica-

tions as a result of the surgery

The once sporty mother can only

walk small distances with crutches uses

a wheelchair for longer distances and

now wants the mesh removed

Although she has had 6cm of the

22cm mesh taken away Suki remains in

constant pain and with mobility prob-

lems She has been told that it is impos-

sible to remove the rest due to lack of

skills in the UK

She is now raising funds to visit a sur-

geon in California with extensive experi-

ence of the procedure as there are only

a few surgeons in the world who can

remove the mesh fully It is a complex

operation as the mesh is threaded

through areas close to main nerves and

arteries in the legs and buttocks

Annarsquos teenage kicks

ALL IN A DAYrsquoS WORK Anna Catling and friends during their nine-to-five fundraising stint in aid of Suki Mann

19 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe Sport

GLOBE

SPORT

A BABCOCK employee from Lee

-on-the-Solent has become the

Tronixpro UK Ladies Champi-

onships 2015 winner after competing in

a weekend of shore angling matches

The event organised by Holt Sea

Angling Club on May 9-10 was part of

a wider North Norfolk Bass Festival

Loraine Perry mdash selected for the

England Ladies Shore Angling Team in

February mdash was among the 103 anglers

including nine women taking part She

won prizes in both the ladies and main

competitions

With a win in the ladies category on

both days she was announced as overall

champion of the inaugural UK Ladies

Championships In the overall weekend

individual results she came fourth

Originally from the Isle of Wight but

now living in Lee-on-the-Solent Loraine

41 works as a courseware developer

within the Future Training Unit at HMS

Collingwood

And she said of her championship

win ldquoI am excited and over the moon at

having won the title It was a tough two

days of fishing with very strong winds on

day 1 making things particularly difficult

ldquoI was competing against top lady

anglers from all over the UK and I fished

hard to beat them They were really

happy for me though and I havenrsquot

stopped smiling since

ldquoI will be returning next year to con-

test the title and hope that more ladies

interested in match angling might con-

sider attending this well-organised dedi-

cated eventrdquo

Added Loraine ldquoThis has been a

Itrsquos derby day

great warm-up for the Home Nations

Championships in July which is very

much a team effortrdquo

She will be competing with the Eng-

land Ladies in the SALC [Sea Angling

Liaison Committee] Home Nations

Shore Angling Championships from July

1-4 in Co Wexford Ireland

Teams from England Ireland Scot-

land and Wales compete in the Home

Nations Championships

Unless funding or sponsorship can be

obtained the England teams must pay

their own way with no financial assis-

tance available to support anglers repre-

senting England at International Events

Any parties interested in sponsoring

the ladies team should contact the An-

gling Trust Competitions and Events

Manager telephone 0116 9061 301

A HIGHLY successful season

may have ended less than two

weeks ago but Hampshire Sen-

ior Cup-winning Gosport Bor-

ough FC are already recruiting

for the 201516 campaign

The signatures of two new

arrivals have just been secured

by Boro boss Alex Pike and

despite the men from Privett

Park boasting the meanest

goals against tally in the Con-

ference South last termthey

are both defenders

Ryan Woodford has been

snapped up from local rivals

Havant amp Waterlooville while

Adam Brice comes into the

Boro fold from county cousins

Farnborough

Boro were also delighted

that Mike Carter a key mem-

ber of their watertight defence

during 201415 has put pen to

paper on a new two-year deal

Meanwhile at the clubs re-

cent end of season awards

evening goalkeeper Nathan

Ashmore picked up the Play-

ers Player Of The Year gong

to go alongside the one he won

as the supportersrsquo choice

The Managers Player Of

The Year was prolific striker

Matt Paterson while his part-

ner in crime up front Justin

Bennett waltzed off with the

Sponsors Player Of The Year

and the clubs very own Golden

Boot awards

And there was a special long

service award presented to

Boros hard-working secretary

Brian Cosgrave for 25 years

sterling service

Bororsquo recruit

defenders

for the next

campaign

By GLEN PERRY

BEACHCRAFT Lee-on-the-Solent angler Loraine Perry in action and inset with her top shore angling trophies

18 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe Fundraising

For display advertisinghellip admingosportglobeuk

needed operation And they performed

before an audience of picnicking families

gathered excitedly around the edges of

the balloon-festooned rope at West

Walk in the Forest of Bere - Hundred

Acre Wood mdash on Sunday

The lsquoFriends of Suki Mannrsquo are an

informal local group that has been busily

raising funds so that she can have crucial

surgery in the United States

B IG-HEARTED 14-year-old Anna

Catling encouraged her friends

to join her in a sponsored eight-

hour 9am to 5pm day filled with high

karate kicks katas lots of laughter and

inventive karate games this week

Anna and her friends mdash Flynn Taylor

10 Rosie Martin 14 and Charlie Catling

11 mdash were inspired by the wish to help

their friendrsquos mum to have a much-

Caroline

swings

into

action

for Suki

PLUCKY Caroline Westmorland is

adding her weight to the fundraising

campaign for Suki Mannrsquos potentially

life-enhancing surgery in the USA

She is staging lsquoCarolinersquos Mighty

Abseilrsquo down Portsmouthrsquos Spinnaker

Tower at 2pm on Saturday May 30

And the daredevil pictured above

is appealing for sponsors to help her

raise the funds needed to pay for the

trip

Alternatively people can make a

donation with the message lsquoCarolinersquos

Abseilrsquo through the website link

wwwgofundmecominjured-by-mesh

Said Caroline ldquoWe are trying to

raise funds for a Gosport lady who

used to be a very active person but

due to surgery that didnrsquot go well has

to use a wheelchair nowrdquo

SPONSORSHIP PLEA Caroline Westmorland

A once active swimming instructor

and ldquosuper mumrdquo brave Suki is now

only able to take a few steps with

crutches and uses a wheelchair

To date the lsquoFriends of Sukirsquo and the

communities in Wickham and Alver-

stoke have raised pound9100 in just four

months A further pound21000 is needed

before the operation date in September

Suki aged 46 has severe nerve dam-

age and is in constant pain following an

operation for pelvic organ prolapse that

went badly wrong

Because there is a lack of the re-

quired surgical skills to rectify the prob-

lem in the UK the lsquoFriendsrsquo have man-

aged to raise almost a third of the mon-

ey needed to send much-loved Suki off

to America

As one of the mums in the fundrais-

ing group said ldquoI have been over-

whelmed and amazed to receive such a

huge sum of pound230 from one group of

talented and impressively empathetic

karate-kicking kidsrdquo

MEDICAL NOTE Sukirsquos ordeal began

after what should have been a simple

operation to fit a pelvic mesh implant to

fix a urinary problem went wrong

The operation left Suki unable to

move her left leg and in constant pain

However Suki had not been told that

it was a permanent implant and almost

impossible to remove nor that a fifth of

all women can have severe complica-

tions as a result of the surgery

The once sporty mother can only

walk small distances with crutches uses

a wheelchair for longer distances and

now wants the mesh removed

Although she has had 6cm of the

22cm mesh taken away Suki remains in

constant pain and with mobility prob-

lems She has been told that it is impos-

sible to remove the rest due to lack of

skills in the UK

She is now raising funds to visit a sur-

geon in California with extensive experi-

ence of the procedure as there are only

a few surgeons in the world who can

remove the mesh fully It is a complex

operation as the mesh is threaded

through areas close to main nerves and

arteries in the legs and buttocks

Annarsquos teenage kicks

ALL IN A DAYrsquoS WORK Anna Catling and friends during their nine-to-five fundraising stint in aid of Suki Mann

19 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe Sport

GLOBE

SPORT

A BABCOCK employee from Lee

-on-the-Solent has become the

Tronixpro UK Ladies Champi-

onships 2015 winner after competing in

a weekend of shore angling matches

The event organised by Holt Sea

Angling Club on May 9-10 was part of

a wider North Norfolk Bass Festival

Loraine Perry mdash selected for the

England Ladies Shore Angling Team in

February mdash was among the 103 anglers

including nine women taking part She

won prizes in both the ladies and main

competitions

With a win in the ladies category on

both days she was announced as overall

champion of the inaugural UK Ladies

Championships In the overall weekend

individual results she came fourth

Originally from the Isle of Wight but

now living in Lee-on-the-Solent Loraine

41 works as a courseware developer

within the Future Training Unit at HMS

Collingwood

And she said of her championship

win ldquoI am excited and over the moon at

having won the title It was a tough two

days of fishing with very strong winds on

day 1 making things particularly difficult

ldquoI was competing against top lady

anglers from all over the UK and I fished

hard to beat them They were really

happy for me though and I havenrsquot

stopped smiling since

ldquoI will be returning next year to con-

test the title and hope that more ladies

interested in match angling might con-

sider attending this well-organised dedi-

cated eventrdquo

Added Loraine ldquoThis has been a

Itrsquos derby day

great warm-up for the Home Nations

Championships in July which is very

much a team effortrdquo

She will be competing with the Eng-

land Ladies in the SALC [Sea Angling

Liaison Committee] Home Nations

Shore Angling Championships from July

1-4 in Co Wexford Ireland

Teams from England Ireland Scot-

land and Wales compete in the Home

Nations Championships

Unless funding or sponsorship can be

obtained the England teams must pay

their own way with no financial assis-

tance available to support anglers repre-

senting England at International Events

Any parties interested in sponsoring

the ladies team should contact the An-

gling Trust Competitions and Events

Manager telephone 0116 9061 301

A HIGHLY successful season

may have ended less than two

weeks ago but Hampshire Sen-

ior Cup-winning Gosport Bor-

ough FC are already recruiting

for the 201516 campaign

The signatures of two new

arrivals have just been secured

by Boro boss Alex Pike and

despite the men from Privett

Park boasting the meanest

goals against tally in the Con-

ference South last termthey

are both defenders

Ryan Woodford has been

snapped up from local rivals

Havant amp Waterlooville while

Adam Brice comes into the

Boro fold from county cousins

Farnborough

Boro were also delighted

that Mike Carter a key mem-

ber of their watertight defence

during 201415 has put pen to

paper on a new two-year deal

Meanwhile at the clubs re-

cent end of season awards

evening goalkeeper Nathan

Ashmore picked up the Play-

ers Player Of The Year gong

to go alongside the one he won

as the supportersrsquo choice

The Managers Player Of

The Year was prolific striker

Matt Paterson while his part-

ner in crime up front Justin

Bennett waltzed off with the

Sponsors Player Of The Year

and the clubs very own Golden

Boot awards

And there was a special long

service award presented to

Boros hard-working secretary

Brian Cosgrave for 25 years

sterling service

Bororsquo recruit

defenders

for the next

campaign

By GLEN PERRY

BEACHCRAFT Lee-on-the-Solent angler Loraine Perry in action and inset with her top shore angling trophies

19 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe Sport

GLOBE

SPORT

A BABCOCK employee from Lee

-on-the-Solent has become the

Tronixpro UK Ladies Champi-

onships 2015 winner after competing in

a weekend of shore angling matches

The event organised by Holt Sea

Angling Club on May 9-10 was part of

a wider North Norfolk Bass Festival

Loraine Perry mdash selected for the

England Ladies Shore Angling Team in

February mdash was among the 103 anglers

including nine women taking part She

won prizes in both the ladies and main

competitions

With a win in the ladies category on

both days she was announced as overall

champion of the inaugural UK Ladies

Championships In the overall weekend

individual results she came fourth

Originally from the Isle of Wight but

now living in Lee-on-the-Solent Loraine

41 works as a courseware developer

within the Future Training Unit at HMS

Collingwood

And she said of her championship

win ldquoI am excited and over the moon at

having won the title It was a tough two

days of fishing with very strong winds on

day 1 making things particularly difficult

ldquoI was competing against top lady

anglers from all over the UK and I fished

hard to beat them They were really

happy for me though and I havenrsquot

stopped smiling since

ldquoI will be returning next year to con-

test the title and hope that more ladies

interested in match angling might con-

sider attending this well-organised dedi-

cated eventrdquo

Added Loraine ldquoThis has been a

Itrsquos derby day

great warm-up for the Home Nations

Championships in July which is very

much a team effortrdquo

She will be competing with the Eng-

land Ladies in the SALC [Sea Angling

Liaison Committee] Home Nations

Shore Angling Championships from July

1-4 in Co Wexford Ireland

Teams from England Ireland Scot-

land and Wales compete in the Home

Nations Championships

Unless funding or sponsorship can be

obtained the England teams must pay

their own way with no financial assis-

tance available to support anglers repre-

senting England at International Events

Any parties interested in sponsoring

the ladies team should contact the An-

gling Trust Competitions and Events

Manager telephone 0116 9061 301

A HIGHLY successful season

may have ended less than two

weeks ago but Hampshire Sen-

ior Cup-winning Gosport Bor-

ough FC are already recruiting

for the 201516 campaign

The signatures of two new

arrivals have just been secured

by Boro boss Alex Pike and

despite the men from Privett

Park boasting the meanest

goals against tally in the Con-

ference South last termthey

are both defenders

Ryan Woodford has been

snapped up from local rivals

Havant amp Waterlooville while

Adam Brice comes into the

Boro fold from county cousins

Farnborough

Boro were also delighted

that Mike Carter a key mem-

ber of their watertight defence

during 201415 has put pen to

paper on a new two-year deal

Meanwhile at the clubs re-

cent end of season awards

evening goalkeeper Nathan

Ashmore picked up the Play-

ers Player Of The Year gong

to go alongside the one he won

as the supportersrsquo choice

The Managers Player Of

The Year was prolific striker

Matt Paterson while his part-

ner in crime up front Justin

Bennett waltzed off with the

Sponsors Player Of The Year

and the clubs very own Golden

Boot awards

And there was a special long

service award presented to

Boros hard-working secretary

Brian Cosgrave for 25 years

sterling service

Bororsquo recruit

defenders

for the next

campaign

By GLEN PERRY

BEACHCRAFT Lee-on-the-Solent angler Loraine Perry in action and inset with her top shore angling trophies

20 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe Sport

By Leersquos RYAN LIND

THE Solent Amazons ice hock-

ey team rounded off their

Womens National South Divi-

sion One campaign with a bat-

tling 2-2 draw away to Cardiff

Comets at the weekend

writes Glen Perry

And it was a more than wel-

come result for the local Gos-

port side as it banished an un-

happy run of five straight heavy

league defeats

Amazons finish the season in

seventh place in the standings

Swindon Topcats16 16 0 0 148 14 32 Invicta Dynamics 16 10 2 4 97 45 22 Chelmsford Cobras 16 10 1 5 81 60 21 Bracknell Firebees 16 9 2 5 77 43 20 Cardiff Comets 16 6 2 8 47 65 14 Basrsquogstoke Bison Ladies 16 5 2 9 61 77 12 SOLENT AMAZONS 16 5 1 10 44 91 11 Oxfrsquod City Midnight Stars 16 4 2 10 33 105 10 Peterborough Penguins 16 1 0 15 42 130 2

Womenrsquos National South Div One Final Table

Battling Amazons end with shared honours

TRIAL registration for the Hampshire FA Girls

Centre Of Excellence 2015 2016 season is

now open

It is an integral part of the England Wom-

ens Elite Talent Pathway being one of 30 FA

licensed quality assured programmes provid-

ing player development opportunities for elite

female players at U9s U11s U13s U15s and

U17s

The Centre of Excellence Fixture Pro-

gramme sees the girls competing against some

of the best young players nationally Fellow

Centrersquos of Excellence in the region include

Arsenal Chelsea Millwall Brighton amp Hove

Albion Bristol Academy Gillingham Middle-

sex Essex and Oxford United

According to Hampshire FA it is the highest

level of participation available to girls outside

the International set up and serves as a plat-

form for recruitment into the youth national

teams The Centre of Excellence structure is

the next transition from grass roots leagues in

the county and surrounding areas Trial Regis-

tration is open for all girls born from 1999 to

2008 See the link

httpwwwhampshirefacomnews2015aprhampshire-fa-girls-

centre-of-excellence-2015-2016-trial-registration

Players pipped for place in national final by just two points

Close finishes give team

hope for coming season L

EE PLAYED Broxbourne in the

National Club Knockout Racket-

ball semi-finals With Tim at 1

and Olly at 2 we were almost guaran-

teed wins here so it was up to the oth-

ers to win one match

Martyn Collins-Ballands at 5 started

slowly against Broxbourne head pro

Geoff Taylor taking the first game com-

fortably Martyn became a lot more

competitive in the second and third

games but Geoff was too strong and

won 3-0 On the opposite court Jon

Geekie was playing Scott Legg This was

going to be an extremely close match

and so it proved Jon

took the first lost the

second won the third

lost the fourth so it was

all down to the fifth and

final game

Meanwhile Aaron was

playing Matt Cuthcey the

national doubles champi-

on and had chances to

steal a game or two But

Matt was a little fitter

and made Aaron move

around the court too

well taking it 3-0

Back to the third

string match The first

few points were even

Stevens and then Scott

hit a couple of tins fol-

lowed by some great

solid play by Jon to take

it to 10-7 matchball

Next point was an

unforced error from Jon

followed by a back wall

nick from Scott 9-10 In

racketball momentum is

a massive thing and you

can run away with points

quite quickly and this

proved to be the case as

Scott won 13-11 in a

great match

Tim and Olly both

won 3-0 comfortably so

we missed out on the

final by two points

Sunday was 3rd4th play

-off v hosts Edgbaston

Priory Again Olly and

Tim looked like bankers

for the points so it was

down to the others

again Martyn started off

a lot better and will be

disappointed not to take

the 1st but overall played

much better than the

previous day narrowly

losing 3-0

Aaron took the 2nd

game to make it 1-1 but

then seemed to run out

of legs and lost 3-1 Fast

forward and Tim and

Olly won 3-0 easily alt-

hough Timrsquos opponent

should have played at 5

as he was a good squash

player but not a racket-

ball player So in theory 2

-2 and down to Jon Jon

did actually go on first

He played a good club

player who Tim beat in

the nationals last year in

a close 3-0 This match

again went to five games

although Jon had a sniff in

the fourth It was not

meant to be as he lost 11

-7 in the fifth As you can

see we were very close

to doing so well and

hope to next year make

the step to becoming

National Club Champi-

ons at racketball

Racketball

TEAM EFFORT The Leo-on-the-Solent Tennis Squash amp Fitness Club racketball players at the national semi-finals

21 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe CricketPuzzles

WELCOME back to The Gosport Globersquos very own Puzzle Corner with three free canny conundrums for you to tackle Crossword addicts can get a fresh daily dose by clicking on the grid throughout the week Sudoku allows the user to create as many puzzles as often as they like They can also change the degree of difficulty and layout design The Codeword can be printed out when required

G OSPORT Borough moved

into the top four of the

Southern Electric League

Division Three thanks to a spar-

kling five-wicket demolition of pre-

viously unbeaten South Wilts II at

the weekend

South Wilts on their home

patch batted first and made a more

than useful 260 all out chiefly due

to a fine knock of 108 from Rob

Pittman

Tom Larner was the pick of the

Boro bowlers with 3-48

But the home sides score

proved to be inadequate as Boro

completed an excellent victory with

an unbeaten 108 from Blake Maher

and 57 from Lee Harrop doing the

damage

Larner completed a fine all-

round display by chipping in with 42

not out

Boro took 22 points from the

match

IT WAS a good day for Boros 2nd

XI as well as they bounced back

from a heavy opening day reversal

to record a 48-run success over

Woodgreen at Privett Park in the

ROWNER tumbled to their sec-

ond consecutive Division Three

(South) defeat going down by 6

wickets at Fawley

R Bowmans 59 helped Rowner

to 148-8 but D Streathers 82 to

add to his earlier 3-25 haul en-

sured it was the home side who

were the victors on this occasion

Luke Watson grabbed three of

the four Fawley wickets that fell

THERE was some more disap-

pointing news from the Rowner 2nd

XI camp as they lost a low scoring

affair at home to Bedhampton III by

32 runs in Regional Division Four

(South East)

Josh Pannell produced a terrific

all-round performance for Rowner

in adversity but although he snaffled

4-19 the visitors still made 122 all

out with P Ford (55) their mainstay

Despite Pannells 41 Rowner

could only manage 90 all out in

reply

Hampshire County League Division

Three (South)

Jacob Patton top scored on 74

as Gosport hit 259-9 with C Potts

taking six Boro wickets

And although S Parker struck 77

for the visitors it wasnt enough as

they ended up well short on 211-8

Mark Oxford snapped up 3-29

COMPLETING a notable hat-

trick of triumphs for the club Gos-

port Borough III were also in top

form as they crushed Wickham by

8 wickets in a Regional Division

One (South) clash at Privett Park

With Paul Jenkins (4-16) a con-

stant threat the visitors could only

accumulate 65 all out and that was

never going to be enough as Boro

reached their target for the loss of

just two wickets

Shaun Harris led the way with an

unbeaten 34

Gosport IV were without a fix-

ture

Cricket fixtures for Saturday May 23

Gosport Borough v Waterlooville (SLD3) Rowner v Bramshaw (HCLD3S) Southampton Community v Gosport Borough II (HCLD3S) United Services II v Gosport Borough III (RD1S) Gosport Borough IV v Ventnor III (RD4SE) Hayling Island III v Rowner II (RD4SE)

Cricket round-up by Glen Perry

Email sportgosportglobeuk

Southern Electric Cricket League Div 3

P W T L PTS AV Trojans 3 3 0 0 61 2033 Waterlooville 3 3 0 0 61 2033 South Wilts II 3 2 0 1 51 1700 GOSPORT BOROUGH 3 2 0 1 50 1667

20 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe Football

O N SATURDAY the Rockets

Lions and Spitfires all headed to

the townrsquos St Vincent playing

fields to take on the Gosport Boroughrsquos

Development teams

The lessons learned and areas

worked on since our last tournament

were evident and the boys put on an

incredible show

Some fantastic rear-guard action al-

lowed us to break quickly and effective-

ly with the defence and midfield releas-

ing our abundance of attacking talent

with space to run and score some fan-

tastic goals

Both teams hit some screamers but

the goal of the day came from 20 yards

out and off the underside of the cross-

bar

The grins on all the boysrsquo faces plain-

Gosport v Gosport

picture special on latest U6 and U7 action 2-page

By ROBERT NELSON

ly showed how much they were enjoy-

ing the games

Both sides in all three matches

played fairly and in a friendly manner

The support from both sets of parents

was fantastic and it was a great morning

for all involved

The following day Sunday the whole

of Gosport FCrsquos Development team

had their end-of-season presentation

awards

It was marked by music laughter

some dodgy jokes from the host and

some great speeches

All the kids enjoyed themselves and a

certain child managed to choose a new

football in the raffle over a coffee-

maker or a camera when a certain dad

(me) decided to let him choose the

prize on his special evening

Irsquove not heard the end of it so lesson

learned

Enjoy the photos and hopefully you

can see by the boysrsquo faces that their

enjoyment of football is why we do

what we do

A clash of the titch-rsquouns

Itrsquos a local derby as FC take on Borough Development

THRILLS AND SPILLS They might be small but the Gosport teams believe in giving it their all on the field of play Pictures taken by proud mums and

23 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe Football

picture special on the latest junior action 2-page

FUN AND GAMES As The Gosport boys get their breath back after the rough and tumble of all the weekendrsquos football action they enjoy the celebrations of a presentation evening on Sunday

ITrsquoS A GOAL As the oppositionrsquos keeper picks the ball out of the back of the net therersquos time to celebrate before the post-match review of team tactics

24 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe Indoor Rowing

The Gosport Globe is published online every Friday from 48 Homer Close Gosport PO139TL by My Free News Ltd for the borough and constituency of Gosport

British and World indoor rowing records are smashed

ON THE CLOCK The HMS Sultan final total

BLADE-RUNNERS Victorious team members celebrating after breaking both indoor-rowing records

A 24 ndashHOUR indoor rowing event at HMS Sul-

tan has ended in success as members of the

Royal Navyrsquos Indoor Rowing Team and Sub7

Indoor Rowing Club combined in an attempt to break

British and World Indoor Rowing records

Following the success of HMS Sultanrsquos rowers at this

yearrsquos World Indoor Rowing Championships English

Indoor Rowing Championships and Inter-Service In-

door Rowing Championships the record-breaking at-

tempt was a perfect opportunity to further promote

the sport within the Establishment

Taking on the Concept2 challenge the 29 partici-

pants aimed to row over 392385 Meters within 24

hours to claim the British and World records

Rotating regularly at one-minute intervals the team

of both male and female rowers got off to a good start

After starting at mid-day Saturday the team went in

to the evening ahead of the predicted pace of 140 pace

per 500 m splits actual pace was 1342 per 500 m

Working through the night as tiredness started to

kick in the team continued to progress well Fuelled by

the adrenaline of what had already been achieved and

the support of those around them the rowers contin-

ued to press towards their goal achieving a distance of

213489 at the mid point of the event

With the burn really kicking in the group could have

been discouraged however the atmosphere heading

into the last few hours of the challenge indicated to

everyone that a concerted push would give the group

every chance of success After rowing for 21 hours the

team reached the 392385 to equal the British and

World records

Pressing forwards towards the 24-hour mark and

with success assured the team remained firmly focused

on ensuring the best margin of victory would be

achieved Taking on the final minute of the challenge

was Richard Campos (Sub7) who helped the team

cross the finish line with a final distance of 453466

On completion of the row Chief Petty Officer Col-

lin Leiba (MCTA) who was one of 5 RN Rowing team

members involved said ldquoI was pleased to be able to

support Sub 7rsquos challenge We knew exactly what was

required and the assembled team certainly had the cre-

dentials to achieve it

ldquoRecords are always there to be broken so although

a significant distance was added to the total I still think

the record could be beaten again in the future never-

theless it was a great way to finish the Indoor Rowing

season and it just wouldnrsquot have been possible without

the support of HMS Sultan and the lead of Sub 7 and

Corporal Rob Jones [HMS Sultan]rdquo

The group now eagerly await the formal verification

and certification of their success from Concept2

Over the next few months the RN Indoor Rowing

team will put further efforts into developing our base

aerobic fitness ready for the assault on national Euro-

pean World and Inter Services Championships in

201516 as they look to build on the individual and

team successes achieved in the past 12 months

The members of the Royal Navy Indoor Rowing

team involved with the challenge were Lt Cdr Jim

Hyde (HMS Argyll) Lt Stu Moss (HMS Vengeance)

CPO Collin Leiba (MCTA) PO Richie Galpin (HMS

Sultan) AET Emily Newton (HMS Sultan)

Report Matthew Hibberd Photography Andy Warner and LA (Phot) Dave Jenkins

23 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe Football

picture special on the latest junior action 2-page

FUN AND GAMES As The Gosport boys get their breath back after the rough and tumble of all the weekendrsquos football action they enjoy the celebrations of a presentation evening on Sunday

ITrsquoS A GOAL As the oppositionrsquos keeper picks the ball out of the back of the net therersquos time to celebrate before the post-match review of team tactics

24 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe Indoor Rowing

The Gosport Globe is published online every Friday from 48 Homer Close Gosport PO139TL by My Free News Ltd for the borough and constituency of Gosport

British and World indoor rowing records are smashed

ON THE CLOCK The HMS Sultan final total

BLADE-RUNNERS Victorious team members celebrating after breaking both indoor-rowing records

A 24 ndashHOUR indoor rowing event at HMS Sul-

tan has ended in success as members of the

Royal Navyrsquos Indoor Rowing Team and Sub7

Indoor Rowing Club combined in an attempt to break

British and World Indoor Rowing records

Following the success of HMS Sultanrsquos rowers at this

yearrsquos World Indoor Rowing Championships English

Indoor Rowing Championships and Inter-Service In-

door Rowing Championships the record-breaking at-

tempt was a perfect opportunity to further promote

the sport within the Establishment

Taking on the Concept2 challenge the 29 partici-

pants aimed to row over 392385 Meters within 24

hours to claim the British and World records

Rotating regularly at one-minute intervals the team

of both male and female rowers got off to a good start

After starting at mid-day Saturday the team went in

to the evening ahead of the predicted pace of 140 pace

per 500 m splits actual pace was 1342 per 500 m

Working through the night as tiredness started to

kick in the team continued to progress well Fuelled by

the adrenaline of what had already been achieved and

the support of those around them the rowers contin-

ued to press towards their goal achieving a distance of

213489 at the mid point of the event

With the burn really kicking in the group could have

been discouraged however the atmosphere heading

into the last few hours of the challenge indicated to

everyone that a concerted push would give the group

every chance of success After rowing for 21 hours the

team reached the 392385 to equal the British and

World records

Pressing forwards towards the 24-hour mark and

with success assured the team remained firmly focused

on ensuring the best margin of victory would be

achieved Taking on the final minute of the challenge

was Richard Campos (Sub7) who helped the team

cross the finish line with a final distance of 453466

On completion of the row Chief Petty Officer Col-

lin Leiba (MCTA) who was one of 5 RN Rowing team

members involved said ldquoI was pleased to be able to

support Sub 7rsquos challenge We knew exactly what was

required and the assembled team certainly had the cre-

dentials to achieve it

ldquoRecords are always there to be broken so although

a significant distance was added to the total I still think

the record could be beaten again in the future never-

theless it was a great way to finish the Indoor Rowing

season and it just wouldnrsquot have been possible without

the support of HMS Sultan and the lead of Sub 7 and

Corporal Rob Jones [HMS Sultan]rdquo

The group now eagerly await the formal verification

and certification of their success from Concept2

Over the next few months the RN Indoor Rowing

team will put further efforts into developing our base

aerobic fitness ready for the assault on national Euro-

pean World and Inter Services Championships in

201516 as they look to build on the individual and

team successes achieved in the past 12 months

The members of the Royal Navy Indoor Rowing

team involved with the challenge were Lt Cdr Jim

Hyde (HMS Argyll) Lt Stu Moss (HMS Vengeance)

CPO Collin Leiba (MCTA) PO Richie Galpin (HMS

Sultan) AET Emily Newton (HMS Sultan)

Report Matthew Hibberd Photography Andy Warner and LA (Phot) Dave Jenkins

24 Friday May 22 2015 The Gosport Globe Indoor Rowing

The Gosport Globe is published online every Friday from 48 Homer Close Gosport PO139TL by My Free News Ltd for the borough and constituency of Gosport

British and World indoor rowing records are smashed

ON THE CLOCK The HMS Sultan final total

BLADE-RUNNERS Victorious team members celebrating after breaking both indoor-rowing records

A 24 ndashHOUR indoor rowing event at HMS Sul-

tan has ended in success as members of the

Royal Navyrsquos Indoor Rowing Team and Sub7

Indoor Rowing Club combined in an attempt to break

British and World Indoor Rowing records

Following the success of HMS Sultanrsquos rowers at this

yearrsquos World Indoor Rowing Championships English

Indoor Rowing Championships and Inter-Service In-

door Rowing Championships the record-breaking at-

tempt was a perfect opportunity to further promote

the sport within the Establishment

Taking on the Concept2 challenge the 29 partici-

pants aimed to row over 392385 Meters within 24

hours to claim the British and World records

Rotating regularly at one-minute intervals the team

of both male and female rowers got off to a good start

After starting at mid-day Saturday the team went in

to the evening ahead of the predicted pace of 140 pace

per 500 m splits actual pace was 1342 per 500 m

Working through the night as tiredness started to

kick in the team continued to progress well Fuelled by

the adrenaline of what had already been achieved and

the support of those around them the rowers contin-

ued to press towards their goal achieving a distance of

213489 at the mid point of the event

With the burn really kicking in the group could have

been discouraged however the atmosphere heading

into the last few hours of the challenge indicated to

everyone that a concerted push would give the group

every chance of success After rowing for 21 hours the

team reached the 392385 to equal the British and

World records

Pressing forwards towards the 24-hour mark and

with success assured the team remained firmly focused

on ensuring the best margin of victory would be

achieved Taking on the final minute of the challenge

was Richard Campos (Sub7) who helped the team

cross the finish line with a final distance of 453466

On completion of the row Chief Petty Officer Col-

lin Leiba (MCTA) who was one of 5 RN Rowing team

members involved said ldquoI was pleased to be able to

support Sub 7rsquos challenge We knew exactly what was

required and the assembled team certainly had the cre-

dentials to achieve it

ldquoRecords are always there to be broken so although

a significant distance was added to the total I still think

the record could be beaten again in the future never-

theless it was a great way to finish the Indoor Rowing

season and it just wouldnrsquot have been possible without

the support of HMS Sultan and the lead of Sub 7 and

Corporal Rob Jones [HMS Sultan]rdquo

The group now eagerly await the formal verification

and certification of their success from Concept2

Over the next few months the RN Indoor Rowing

team will put further efforts into developing our base

aerobic fitness ready for the assault on national Euro-

pean World and Inter Services Championships in

201516 as they look to build on the individual and

team successes achieved in the past 12 months

The members of the Royal Navy Indoor Rowing

team involved with the challenge were Lt Cdr Jim

Hyde (HMS Argyll) Lt Stu Moss (HMS Vengeance)

CPO Collin Leiba (MCTA) PO Richie Galpin (HMS

Sultan) AET Emily Newton (HMS Sultan)

Report Matthew Hibberd Photography Andy Warner and LA (Phot) Dave Jenkins