Mark’s stunning candelabra

Titchfield jeweller Mark Hussey has done it again. He and his team of experts have created a beautiful silver be-jewelled Christmas candelabra.

TV company Channel 4 had learnt of his skills in creating a stunning Christmas tree bauble a few years ago and asked Mark if he could design and make an equally amazing centre piece to grace a festive table.

Finishing touches - Mark Hussey with the candelabra.

So after weeks of hard work by the Hallmark team the candelabra was finally unveiled at a black tie event at the jewellers in South Street. A Channel 4 film crew were on hand to record the event.

The candelabra will be on display in the shop for a few days prior to the show being aired in December.

LINK

Hallmark Jewellers

Reindeer return to Titchfield

Reindeer return to Garsons of Titchfield - Saturday November 24 to Saturday December 24

The countdown has begun to one of Garsons of Titchfield’s most popular annual events – the arrival of real reindeer.

Weeks of careful planning have gone into preparing for the special guests, from sending 'reindeer helpers' for training and familiarisation at the reindeer's home farm, where they are looked after by one of the country’s leading experts, to building a custom enclosure and cosy stables.

The reindeer helpers will be responsible for the animals' welfare throughout their stay at the family-run garden centre, including taking them for daily walks, ensuring they have plenty of the right food and making them comfortable.

While there is no charge to visit the reindeer at Garsons, this annual tradition raises thousands of pounds for Garsons charity of the year, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance’ with collection buckets for donations near the enclosure.

Read more about Garsons reindeer and how they enjoy their lives in between visits to the garden centre at www.garsons.co.uk

Titchfield’s part in marking the end of WW1

Click to view images from the Church, The Memorial and the Beacon Lighting

Titchfield Bonfire Boys Society will be commemorating 100 years since the end of World War 1 on Sunday when a beacon is will be lit on Barry’s Meadow.

Lighting the Titchfield Beacon

The ‘Battles Over’ group have organised events throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, and at scores of locations overseas, including New Zealand, Ireland, Australia, Bermuda, France, Belgium, Canada, the United States and Germany, to name but a few.

Nationally It all begins at 6am on Sunday with lone pipers playing Battle’s O’er, a traditional Scottish air played after a battle, outside cathedrals in the country, following which a specially written tribute will be read out.

That evening at 6.55pm buglers will sound the Last Post at more than 1,000 locations, where at 7pm beacons will be lit in a tribute called Beacons of Light, signifying the light of peace that emerged from the darkness of four years of war.

Then at 7.05pm over 1,000 church and cathedrals will ring their bells as part of Ringing Out for

Peace organised in association with the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers, which represents 65 societies of ringers from the British Isles and overseas.

Here in Titchfield, at 7pm, the beacon will be lit on Barry’s Meadow.

Angela Mayne, Chairman of Titchfield Bonfire Boys Society, said: “We are proud to be playing a part in this historic international event to commemorate the centenary of the end of the Great War, and to recognise the contribution and sacrifice made by the men and women from our own community.”

Timetable for Sunday evening

• 18:15 Tea, coffee and mince pies in the Parish Room

• 18:45 approx Torch led procession from war memorial to beacon

• 18:58 Reading of the ‘Tribute to the Millions’

• 19:00 Beacon lighting

Thanks to One Stop for their support and donation of the refreshments.

Read more on how Titchfield will be commemorating the end of The Great War by clicking HERE
See a gallery of images from the Titchfield Remembrance weekend. Click HERE

First World War Centenary 2018

The Church will be open for quiet reflection from 9am - 4pm on Saturday 10 th and after the Service of Remembrance on Sunday 11 th November, until 4.00pm.

Thanks to the efforts of “Titchfield Remembers,” and the Titchfield Village Trust, History Society, TACT and generous residents the original memorial has this week been professionally cleaned and you will be able to see the new, additional First World War memorial bearing the names of those

The newly restored memorial

Titchfield residents who died as a result of the war and whose stories have since been brought to light.

Two dead pennies, given to the family of father and son Carnarvon Lewis Whittaker and Arthur Carnarvon Whittaker and left in the care of St. Peter’s Church when the family moved away, will be on display.

Five silhouettes, reminding us of those who are “There but not there,” will be seated around the church.

You may wish to light a candle, say a prayer or write down your thoughts in a book which will be placed in church for this purpose.

Tea and coffee will be available in the chapter room.

Our annual Service of Remembrance will begin in church at the usual time of 10am on Sunday 11 th November, Armistice Day, after which we shall process to the war memorial for the Act of Remembrance.

Christmas tree time is here again!

Every year Titchfield Village celebrates Christmas when local residents display a lit Christmas tree in a bracket fixed to the outside of their houses. Would you like to join in (or join us again) and have an outdoor tree this year?

We are a group of local volunteers who co-ordinate the trees: placing an order for 300 English grown trees; they are delivered to the village for collection. The trees will be trimmed to fit into the brackets. We organise Christmas trees for community buildings like the Parish Rooms and a tree for the ‘Green’ – sponsored again this year by ‘Hadlows’ the Butchers and Lights provided by ‘Freemantles’

This year we can supply a 4ft Nordmann tree at £12.50. We are unable to supply brackets – but these can be purchased from garden centres or online along with outside lights.

If you would like a Christmas tree, orders must be placed by:

Friday 16th November (at the very latest - no late orders)

The trees are ready for you to collect from 9.30-3.30pm on Saturday 1st December only. Please tell your neighbours and friends in the village. Trees are available for Titchfield Village residents - outside Trees only. This year trees will be delivered to the village prepared for the outside brackets.

Payment with order Cash or Cheque (made payable to Titchfield Ablaze) If the name on your cheque is different from the order name given above please tell us.

Please attach your cheque to the order and put it through the letterbox at 35/37 West Street –

Thank you for joining us in lighting Titchfield for Christmas.

No flyers will be delivered this year please place your order to guarantee a Christmas tree.

Forms available from Hadlows, Daisy B’s Kitchen and the Village Sweet Shop.

OR Download form by clicking here

Complaints follow air display

Residents of Titchfield were treated to an aerobatic display right above their heads this afternoon.

The display by the stunt plane started around 3.35pm with the pilot executing loops and rolls over the village for nearly 10 minutes - some of the display appeared to be below 500ft.

The pilot seemed to be creating hearts and kisses in the sky using his smoke trails.

The Civil Aviation Authority regulations state that planes should not fly lower than 1,000 ft over a built up area or otherwise 500ft from people, or buildings.

Although many were thrilled by G-EDGY’s display it is understood that complaints were made to the CAA and controllers at Solent.Airport Daedalus.

The Titchfield Christmas Tree Festival 2018

Plans are well underway for this year’s Titchfield Christmas Tree Festival.

Organised by the Friends of St Peter’s the biennial event takes place in the Church on the 7th,8th and 9th of December.

The last Christmas Tree Festival in 2016

The Church will be full of beautiful Christmas trees decorated by local business and associations and there is still chance to join in and create a stunning tree for your company, charity or club - just email:- fosptitchfield@gmail.com

The Festival will be open from:-

Friday 7th - 10am to 6pm

Saturday 8th - 10am to 6pm

Sunday 9th – drop in any time!

Just £5 on the door (return anytime during the weekend), accompanied children 12 and under free

Apart from marveling at the trees, visitors will be able to win fabulous prizes in the raffle, browse the Christmas Bazaar, listen to live entertainment all whilst enjoying a nice cup of tea and a slice of cake.

The Friends of St Peter’s is a registered charity whose aim is to preserve and maintain for the public benefit the land, buildings, fixtures, fittings, furnishings, fabrics, archives and treasures of the parish church of St Peter’s.

LINKS

The Friends of St Peter’s http://www.friends-of-st-peters.org

St Peter’s Church http://www.stpetertitchfield.org.uk

The Return of the ZOMBIES

Put on your scariest Halloween outfits and join the Bonfire Boys on Saturday 27th October for the annual Zombie Walk.

This is a free walking event and all ages of zombies welcome.

The walk will start in Lower Bellfield and will take you through the village and into the spooky graveyard where the beacon will be lit.

A tradition that has been running for 200 years! We look forward to seeing you there, if you dare!

The evening starts at 7pm and ends at 9pm

For more info:-

Titchfield Bonfire Boys Facebook Page

Free cancer course comes to Titchfield

A LEADING cancer charity is hosting a free support course in Titchfield for people with cancer and their close supporter.

Penny Brohn UK’s two-day Living Well course takes place at Breast Cancer Haven, The Square, on 19 and 26 October, from 10am to 5.15pm.

The course addresses cancer’s physical and psychological impact and shows how healthy eating, exercise and relaxation can improve health and wellbeing, before, during and after medical treatment.

Penny Brohn UK Living Well regional partnership manager Chris Riley said: “Cancer can be overwhelming, but many small things can add up to make a big difference to the way people cope as they prepare for, undergo or recover from treatment.

“Our Living Well helps people take back some control of their lives.”

A recent course attendee added: “I highly recommend this to everyone with cancer and those supporting them.

“If anything, it was more valuable to my husband (I'm the one with cancer) – it gave him the opportunity to talk to others in the same situation.”

With over 37 years’ experience, Penny Brohn UK recognises that people with cancer need more than medicine.

Its Bristol Whole Life Approach provides integrated whole person cancer support that works alongside medical treatment to achieve the best health and wellbeing.

The approach explores areas such as diet, exercise, relationships and managing stress, through free residential and day courses, one-to-one therapies, groups and national helpline.

Living Well courses are free and empower people with cancer and their supporters to rediscover their joy of living.

Places are limited and first come, first served.

To book or for more information, call 0303 3000 118, email bookings@pennybrohn.org.uk or visit www.pennybrohn.org.uk

Eleven additional men honoured on World War I memorial

A new memorial has been placed in St Peter’s Church listing the eleven additional men who had been missed off the original plaque.

Driving force behind the Titchfield Remembers project, Amanda Laws said, “This is the culmination of four years research for which I am honoured to have taken part.

“By adding these brave men to our memorial we have completed what we set out to do.

“Thanks to all of you who have supported Titchfield Remembers to make this happen. Special thanks to Tessa Short, Adrian Whyntie and The Chase family.”

Following the morning service at St Peter’s the memorial was unveiled by Tessa Short.

To find out more about all the Titchfield servicemen who lost their lives during World War 1 read the ‘Titchfield Remembers’ book which details the lives and deaths of ‘our boys’.

To discover more or purchase a copy of the book go to the Titchfield Remembers website.

Click HERE

Well done Titchfield Gardeners

Following the village winning gold for the ‘Best Large Village’ in the South and South East in Bloom Awards we had our own awards ceremony.

See Gallery Page for more Pictures

The presentations, which took place in the Parish Rooms, was to recognise the hard work of Titchfield villagers who through participating in the competition, created a whole range of entries which astounded the judges with their innovative displays.

Many different sections of the community took part of all ages, private residents, schools and businesses.

After an introduction by Titchfield In Bloom chairman, Gloria Hunt, the winners were presented with their certificates and prizes by Cllr. Connie Hockley.

Click HERE for full Gallery of Images

Full list of winners below…

INNOVATIVE DISPLAYS

Mandy from South Street - vegetables in pots

Ce Thomas - Old Lodge windows

The Co op - shopping trolley

CHILDREN’S WORK

Jigsaw Pre School

Titchfield Primary School

BUSINESS FRONTAGE

Hadlows Butchers

Hays Travel

BEST RESIDENCE

Anna Sketchley - South Street

Adele Ansel-Hakin - South Street

WORKING TOGETHER

Church Path - Amanda

Chapel side - Jean

NEW ENTRIES

Lillywhite & Co - Frank

The Tanneries - Lorraine

BEST FRONT GARDEN

Karen Montgomery - amazing hanging baskets

BEST FRONTAGE

Ann Day - Mill Street

INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT

Knitters - Julia Robbins & Rita Prior

Mary Kate-Smith - Titchfield Community Centre

OPENING THEIR GARDENS

Des & Pete in Church Path

Peter & Sukie in South Street

Graeme & Nicky in Bridge Stree

Lady Bird at Moviola

‘Lady Bird’ is the next must see film at Titchfield Moviola on Thursday 4th October.

‘Lady Bird’ is an artistically inclined teenager, with an explosive mix of sensitivity, alienation and martyred self-importance.

Her nickname is part of her insistence on self-identifying in ways other than those imposed on her by family and school. To her mother’s intense irritation, she will no longer answer to Christine, only to Lady Bird.

Marion McPherson (Laurie Metcalf), a nurse, works tirelessly to keep her family afloat after her husband loses his job. She also maintains a turbulent bond with a teenage daughter who is just like her: loving, strong-willed and deeply opinionated.

“Ronan and Metcalf are heartbreaking as a mother and daughter who can’t quite meet in the middle, but ‘Lady Bird’ enthrals because its smaller roles are also beautifully played. It’s a clever, affecting film that’s a total pleasure to watch”

Coming next to Titchfield Moviola

1st Nov             The Bookshop

6th Dec            Divided – ‘A special event with speaker and film in memory of Julia Park’.

Films will be detailed on the Titchfield Moviola web site http://www.titchfieldmoviola.com

Titchfield Film Nights are at Titchfield Festival Theatre, St Margaret’s Lane

Tickets (£6 each) on sale at Daisy B’s Kitchen in The Square Titchfield and on the Door (subject to availability)

Solent Tunnel rears its head again

An Isle of Wight group called Pro-Link have produced new plans for their proposed ‘Solent Freedom Tunnel’.

The red lines depict tunnel and the green liness depict surface roads.

The scheme involves digging a tunnel under the Solent from Whippingham on the Isle of Wight emerging in farmland at a place they wrongly call Catsfield just 400 m to the east of the historic Titchfield Abbey, with an above ground link running north to join up with the M27 motorway.

The group say that a tunnel boring machine would start from somewhere on the Daedalus Enterprise Zone site and burrow north towards Catisfield. Once there it would be turned around to dig a second 10 metre wide tunnel back towards Daedalus and on under the Solent to the Island.

At the same time another boring machine will dig from the Daedalus site towards Whippingham.

An extra motorway junction will be required somewhere between the present junctions 9 and 10

Pro-Link explained, “Both private and public funding is envisaged as the most likely way to pay for the project — two thirds and one third respectively.

“It is estimated that the Solent crossing element of the project will generate an annual revenue of circa £200 million, with a further smaller amount of toll revenue (to be assessed) from the mainland element. “

The leader of the Isle of Wight council, Jonathan Bacon, has lent his personal support for a feasibility study into the proposed scheme.

LINK Click here for The Solent Freedom Tunnel website

What do you think of the scheme? Leave your comment below.

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New book for Titchfield

October 26th sees the launch of a new book about Titchfield.

The book, edited by John Hiett, is a work of fiction, a series of 12 short stories by 10 different authors, set in Titchfield from the Dark Ages to the 1950;s

The book has mystery, myth and magic, tragedy and deception, witch hunting, mayhem, murder and love in the most trying circumstances.

The book will be officially launched on Friday October 26th between 6pm and 8pm in Titchfield Parish Room.

There will be wine to drink, people to meet and copies of the book to buy, with cash, cheque (payable to Magic Flute Artworks Ltd.) or credit card.

The book is priced at £9.95 (paperback) or £14.95 (hardback)

Blowing hot at Jazz at the Barn

The jazz was hot and the day was warm and sunny when the Friends of St Peter’s held their “Jazz at the Barn” event  at the Great Barn on Sunday. 

The Solent City Jazzmen entertained with a fascinating selection of jazz tunes in the Dixieland style while the many visitors sat at tables in the open air enjoying the music, the hog roast rolls provided by Hadlows the Butchers and the occasional beer and bottle of wine from the bar.  

Chair of Friends of St Peter’s, Pat Shirley, said, “The afternoon went extremely well, good food, good music and great weather.

“We raised over £1000. Special thanks go to Aiden and Hadlows our village butchers who donated and cooked the hog and to TFT for the use of the Barn.”

“The FoSP provide appropriate funding for building or repair works within St Peter's and your continued  support is very much appreciated in enabling us to do this.”

The ’Friends’ next event will be the Christmas Tree Festival held on the 7th, 8th and 9th December.

Hopefully some of you will want to exhibit a tree, but if not make it a date for your diary anyway as this will be a 'must see' event.

There will be lots of acts performing throughout the 3 days, which will be publicise nearer the time.

Contact FoSP if you wish to exhibit a tree.

Passion, politics and pasta at TFT

Passion, politics and pasta….David Hare’s Skylight brings together former lovers Tom Sergeant is a wealthy restauranteur. Kyra Hollis is a young woman and teacher at a local school.

They are two people with different politics and values…. and are former lovers. David Hare’s moving and thought-provoking play Skylight is performed at Titchfield Festival Theatre later this month, enabling the celebrated playwright to observe acutely the contrasting values in our society today.

The scene is set as Kyra unexpectedly receives a visit from Tom. The pair have not seen each other since their relationship ended after Sergeant’s wife discovered their affair.

However, Tom is now a widower following the recent death of his wife and is seeking consolation from Kyra as he tries to overcome his grief.

As she cooks a meal, the two tentatively attempt to rekindle their affair but find that love, politics and spaghetti Bolognese make an uneasy mix. But somehow they were meant to be together…

Kevin Fraser, Artistic Director of Titchfield Festival Theatre says, “Skylight is a masterpiece of modern theatre and brilliantly written. It’s a real ‘state of the nation’ play, with plenty of emotion and passion, as the principal characters exchange insults and revisit memories of their past life together. Their opinions and values suggest they should not be together; however, during the play we can all see that their mutual affection remains strong. It is a powerful piece of theatre which will keep you absorbed throughout.”

Skylight opens on Monday 24th September until Saturday 29th September at 7.30pm in the Acorn Studio Theatre, St Margarets Lane, Titchfield PO14 4BG.

For more information, please go to http://titchfieldfestivaltheatre.com/or contact our Box Office on 01329 556156.

Silent Soldier at the Parish Room

To mark the centenary of the end of the First World War Titchfield Parish Room has been chosen as a location for one of the Silent Soldier silhouettes.

The silhouettes are a representation of 'Tommy' returning home silently at the end of the war.

The Royal British Legion produced the silhouettes of a First World War servicemen and asked businesses and local councils to help sponsor the project.

Fareham Borough Council has eight versions of the artwork, seven of which have already been placed around the borough at war memorials, like the one outside the Parish Room in the village.

The eighth silhouette has yet to be allocated and Fareham want members of the public to vote where it should be placed. The possible sites are - Westbury Manor, Daedalus and St Peter’s Church Titchfield.

A large number of men from Titchfield took part in WW1, some came back - many did not.

Set up in 2013 The Titchfield Remembers Project set out to identify and honour all WWI servicemen connected to this parish.

Through painstaking research the Titchfield Remembers group have identified 11 servicemen who were not included in the original count of those who were killed.

Copies of the book, ‘Beyond the Memorial’ which tells the story of each Titchfield man who died can still be bought - All profits to The Royal British Legion.

Visit the ‘Titchfield Remembers’ website and read about the men from this village who gave their lives in the First World War.  Click HERE
 

To vote for another ‘Tommy’ in Titchfield click HERE

Titchfield wins Gold

On Friday four of the Titchfield in Bloom committee attended the AmEx stadium ( Brighton’s football home ) for the Britain in Bloom awards.

I am delighted to tell you that the Village of Titchfield won a Gold award in the Large Village category and was also the winner of this category with the highest marks of all in South and South East England in Britain in Bloom.

Titchfield In Bloom chair, Gloria Hunt said, “Can I say to everyone from the very youngest at the Jigsaw PreSchool and Titchfield Primary to the very Senior in Chapel-side and our amazing knitters, a huge well done.

“The businesses, pubs,  residents, clubs, Community Centre and Church who supported and cared for their plants thank you.

“The many unknown people who also helped us care for our Village pots and wheelbarrows, supplied us with drinks, weeded their frontages in hot weather thank you.

“We all know this is Village is amazing, now it is a Golden village. Congratulations Titchfield !!!”

New park will be called Abbey Meadows

Titchfield's new park will be called Abbey Meadows, after a public vote to choose its name.

The winning name was announced by Executive Leader, Cllr Seán Woodward at last night's Council meeting.

With 15 hectares of land the new open space will include a natural style play area, footpaths, wildflower meadows and educational wildlife areas. It's set to open next year.

The park's name was chosen following a consultation when residents were asked to choose between Meon Meadows, Tannery Meadows, and Abbey Meadows. More than 2,300 people took part with Abbey Meadows receiving nearly 80% of the votes.

Other name ideas from residents included Anjou Park, after Margaret of Anjou who was married at the Abbey to Henry V, and Parky McParkface.

Executive Member for Streetscene at Fareham Borough Council, Cllr Simon Martin, said: "I'm delighted that Titchfield's new park now has its name, Abbey Meadows is a great choice. This is an important step forward and I'm looking forward to the grand opening of this fantastic community facility next year.”

The Council are looking to install a brand-new natural style play area at Abbey Meadows.  
To ensure that the play area has a range of equipment for different ages and abilities, we are encouraging residents and young people to take part in an online game, where you get the chance to pick which equipment you would like to see installed.

Click HERE to get stated.