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Cultural Exchange
November 25th, 2009 | 
Author: More local news from in and around the Hamsphire area from Dibben and Dibben as a Winchester school has broadened its horizons by hosting visitors from across Europe. Henry Beaufort School welcomed teachers and students from Czech Republic, France, Spain and Poland as part of a British Council-funded scheme. The Comenius Project encourages schools to strengthen European links and improve understanding of other cultures.
Visiting students, who lodged with families of Henry Beaufort pupils, spent a week learning about English schooling and touring both Winchester and London.
Head teacher Jonathan de Sausmarez said: “Links with schools across the world are so important as our young people prepare for a globalised world. Henry Beaufort is due to make a reciprocal visit to Spain in February and Poland in June next year.
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Hot Coals
More local news and events from the Hampshire area from Dibben and Dibben as a Hampshire charity that helps care for older people is celebrating after raising £1,800 through a daredevil firewalk. Nine brave fundraisers, braved the hot coals in aid of Winchester based Brendoncare, which runs ten care centres and nursing homes, as well as 70 social clubs across Hampshire.
Fundraising manager Emma Digance said: “This was a great evening and we are so grateful to our nine walkers for their amazing support.
“They had a fantastic time, all putting in at least one repeat performance, and the large crowd watching showed their appreciation with cheers after each walk.”
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Azura
More local news from in and around the South Hampshire area from Dibben and Dibben as it has been announced that the ballet star Darcey Bussell will name P&0′s newest ship Azura in a ceremony in Southampton next year. Ms Bussell, 40, is the godmother of the £350 million vessel and will star in the naming on April 10.
She is poised to become a familiar figure on TV by becoming a judge on Strictly Come Dancing from next month. More than 1,200 guests have been invited to the ceremony on the top deck of the 115,000 tonne ship just before its maiden voyage around the Mediterranean on April 12.
P&O Cruises managing director Carol Marlow said today: “Darcey Bussell epitomises glamour, sophistication and elegance, all qualities we have strived to achieve in Azura.”
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Winchester Lights
More local news from in and around the Hampshire area from Dibben and Dibben as Winchesr is set for much better Christmas lights, the Council was told. The 2008 display was beset by technical problems from the contractor working for the Winchester Business Improvement District.
This year BID is using the same contractor as the council and illuminating more streets, including St George’s Street, City Road, Station Approach and possibly The Broadway.
Council leader George Beckett said the better display was a success for the BID, which raises a levy for local businesses. Cllr Beckett said it was right that businesses should pay for the lights as they will benefit from the extra trade.
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Christmas Concert
More local news and events from in and around the Hampshire area from Dibben and Dibben as the Waynflete Singers open their 40th anniversary season in Winchester Cathedral with a Christmas fanfare conducted Andrew Lumsden. The choir’s 120 voices will be joined by Fine Arts Brass, which has toured more than 60 countries and performed at many UK festivals.
The choir will open with seasonal works by three of the finest 17th century composers – Gabrieli, Praetorius and Schutz. It will include the eight-part setting of In dulci jubilo by Praetorius, followed by Naji Hakim’s Jesu Redemptor Omnium, which was originally commissioned by The Waynflete Singers.
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Turkeys Found
More local news from in and around the Hampshire area from Dibben and Dibben as 7 rare show turkeys stolen from a farm in Hampshire have been found alive on a bridle way in Owslebury. Two Lavender turkeys and five Croellwitzer turkeys were taken from their sheds in Twyford, near Winchester, on 7 November.
Their owner feared the birds, which are bred for showing and not for meat, had been stolen for the Christmas trade. They were discovered on Sunday, 15 November, after being missing for more than a week.
PC Jon Radcliffe said: “This sort of theft is more common at this time of year and I would like to continue to urge farmers and owners to be extra vigilant and report any suspicious activity to us.”
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Fund Raising Duck
More local news and events from in and around the Hampshire area from Dibben and Dibben as Crispie the feathered fundraiser has already appeared on calendars and Christmas cards sold in aid of charity. She has been raising money for good causes since she was adopted by the manager of an award-winning hotel in the Hampshire countryside.
Now the two-year-old Aylesbury duck is poised to help some of Hampshire’s youngest cancer patients.
Liz Cottingham, owner of The Mill at Gordleton, has now published a children’s storybook about Crispie, who lives with Terri Seabright and her husband Mike at their Holbury home. The book is on sale shortlyl. It will also be available at the Yuletide in Lymington event on December 9.
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Late Shopping
More local news from in and around the Hampshire area from Dibben and Dibben as late night shopping will start this week in a north Hampshire village for the run-up to Christmas. From now until Christmas, a total of nine retailers in Hartley Wintney plan to keep their doors open every Thursday until 7.30pm.
The plan follows a six-week trial in the village in May and June this year. Parish council events manager Peter Fountain was quoted as say “Really, this is for the High Street. It is to boost village life, boost trade and get people to return to village shopping.Village events like markets attract a lot of people but they tend not to spend a huge amount of money in the shops. This will hopefully attract workers who are coming home.”
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Kids Garden
More local news from in and around the Hampshire area from Dibben and Dibben as broadcaster and naturalist Chris Packham officially opened a new vegetable garden, transformed by a group of students out of a patch of disused land. The project started life in a geography lesson in which students were studying land use in their local environment.
A grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund’s Young Roots programme of £23,000 meant the dream could become a reality. The opening was the conclusion of 18 months of hard preparation work.
Having come up with the idea, working outside school hours, the young people quickly enlisted the support of a number of partners for the project; notably The Minstead Training and Study Centres, Totton & Eling Historical Society and Sunnyfields Organic Farm.
The project also involved researching the history of the site and the heritage of Hounsdown village as well as traditional methods of growing fruit and vegetables. They also learnt how to use traditional tools and to maintain traditional methods such as hurdling and pot throwing.
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Carnival
More local news and events from in and around the Hampshire area from Dibben and Dibben as the weekend sees the Sandown Carnival. Sandown Carnival & Celebrations includes a magical parade featuring, lanterns, costumes, floats and bands parading through the town’s streets, all lit with thousands of colourful lights.
Entertainment starts at 1800 when local band 14 Inch Remotes play on the Esplanade. The parade assembles at Grafton St, and moves off at 1830 accompanied by samba music. Also, catch the Fire Show on the beach opposite The Carlton Hotel with Ryde Extreme Performers.
The parade finishes at the pier with music and food and culminates in a spectacular firework finale from the pier at 2000.
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Rose Bowl Revamp
More local news and events from around the Hampshire area from Dibben and Dibben as work has begun on a £48m revamp of Hampshire’s Rose Bowl cricket ground, which would make it the second largest Test ground in the country. The wide-ranging improvements include new stands and enhanced access as well as a 175-bedroom hotel.
The ground’s capacity will rise to 25,000, making it the largest Test ground in the country after Lords. The first stage of the project will see the construction of two new stands, either side of the existing pavilion.
The stands are due for completion in time for the start of the 2010 cricket season in April and will provide covered seating for a further 4,800 spectators.
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Charity Run
More local news and events from in and around the Hampshire area from Dibben and Dibben as a local Hampshire man is taking on an iron man style challenge attempting to run 10km every day for ten weeks. Lee Wilson is running to raise £5,000 for Cancer Research UK in memory of his aunt, Diane Wegg, who died from the disease two years ago.
The 37-year-old will complete the 437-mile challenge while still going to work each day, taking on the challenge either before or after the day job. The distance is the equivalent of running from the centre of Edinburgh to central Southampton.
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Award For Former Coastguard
More local news from the Solent area from Dibben and Dibben as a recently retired winchman from the Solent Coastguard has been made a Member of the British Empire. Terry Short retired from helicopter search and rescue earlier this year at the age of 65 and was given the award for his public and voluntary service.
He has spent 21 years with the Leeo n – t h e – S o l e n t Coastguard after moving from Shetland where he performed similar duties.
The coastguard’s UK helicopter search and rescue manager Ian McLuskie said: “Terry was a stalwart figure in search and rescue work and a terrific example to others in the profession over his many years of service. This recognition is extremely well deserved.”
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Rise In Mortgage Approvals
More news from the UK property market from Dibben and Dibben as mortgage approvals rose to the highest level since March 2008 in September, according to the Bank of England. The number of mortgages approved for house purchase, but not yet lent, rose 3,000 during the month to 56,000.
Mortgage approvals are a good indicator of short term trends in the property market, and have risen this year in line with recovery in completed sales.
“Lending activity has recovered in recent months, when compared to the start of the year, as buyers and sellers tentatively return to the market,” said Adrian Coles, of the Building Societies Association (BSA).
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DJ Degree
More local news from in and around the South Hampshire areas from Dibben and Dibben as Radio 1 star Scott Mills has already won a place in the hearts of millions of listeners, written a musical about his own life, and even become best of friends with the Hoff.
Now, the DJ, who grew up in Eastleigh, is following in the footsteps of Craig David, Shane Warne, Fiona Phillips and Charlie Dimmock by picking up an honorary degree from Southampton Solent University.
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Charity Grant
More local news from in and around the Hampshire area from Dibben and Dibben as researchers from Southampton have been given a $100,000 (£61,000) grant from Microsoft tycoon Bill Gates to develop lifesaving vaccines. The funding has been given to the University of Southampton to design inoculations to defend against bacteria that cause pneumonia and meningitis.
The money is one of 76 grants worldwide from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The researchers will work alongside universities in Liverpool and Bristol.
The team, led by microbiologist Dr Jeremy Webb, aims to create vaccines to stop bacteria ganging together and forming a defence layer – or biofilm – against antibiotics and the body’s immune system.
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House Price Rise
More news from the UK Property market from Dibben and Dibben as House prices in England and Wales rose by 0.9% in September compared with August and sales also picked up over the summer, the Land Registry has said. The average home in England and Wales cost £158,377, the figures showed.
This was 5.6% cheaper than the same month a year earlier, but September was the fifth consecutive month when the year-on-year price fall has slowed. Sales were higher in July compared with July 2008, after months of lower year-on-year sales figures, it said.
Completed sales have risen steadily each month since January 2009 when they stood at 26,662.
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Local Bookworms
More locals news and events from the Hampshire area from Dibben and Dibben as bookworms from an Alresford school got the chance to meet the winning author of the Hampshire Book Award. Five students from Perins School met up with Craig Simpson who took part in a question and answer session and gave a talk about his book ‘Dogfight’.
Linda Sheppard, library manager at Perins, said: “It’s really good that the students have had the chance to meet Craig Simpson. They enjoyed being involved in the Hampshire Book Award and meeting the author they voted for seems a fitting reward for their hard work.”
Last summer they voted his book as the best for enjoyment, engagement and enrichment out of a short list of six books. The Hampshire Book Award is organised annually by the School Library Service.
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Art Contest Winner
More local news from in and around the South Hampshire area from Dibben and Dibben as the winner of an Alresford painting competition has been awarded her prize. Jane Swan has scooped the Eel House Painting competition and David Woods, who heads the building’s restoration team, attended the October meeting of the Alresford Art Society to announce the winner.
Art Society members were invited to paint the building in any medium and eight paintings in went on display in the Old Fire Station and at the Eel House over the Heritage Open days last month. The public was invited to vote on their favourite and Jane came first with her watercolour. A total of 273 visitors casting their votes.
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Titanic Service
More local news from the South Hampshire area from Dibben and Dibben as the ashes of a woman who became the last survivor of the Titanic have been scattered following a memorial service. Millvina Dean was nine weeks old when the liner sank after hitting an iceberg in the Atlantic on its maiden voyage from Southampton on 15 April 1912.
Miss Dean died in a care home in Hampshire on 31 May at the age of 97. Miss Dean’s ashes were scattered from a small launch on the water of berth 43/44 at Southampton Docks, the terminal from which the ship set sail.
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