Village Voice October/November 2013 | Page 2

VILLAGE VOICE Editor and Bighton contact Jill Buss Four Ways, Bighton Lane, Gundleton, SO24 9SW [email protected] 01962 734853 Old Alresford contact To be announced Design and layout Geoff Buss Four Ways, Bighton Lane, Gundleton, SO24 9SW [email protected] Distribution coordinators Jill Buss Bighton and Gundleton Michael Thwaites Old Alresford and Abbotstone 01962 734853 01962 734853 01962 733978 IN THIS ISSUE Page 1 Comment Page 2 Alresford Benefice Educational Trust Pages 3 – 5 Old Alresford news and events Page Winchester Villages Trust 6 Bighton - Friday Bus Church services Page 7 Bighton news and events Mobile Library Service Pages 8 – 11 Bighton & Gundleton Fete 2013 Page 10 Inter-village quiz night Page 13 From Steve Brine MP Pages 14 – 15 Farm Diary – Goscombe Farm, Gundleton 2013 Page 17 Jackie’s County Column Pages 19 – 21 A rookie Westerner in China: Shanghai Pages 23 – 25 Hips, knees and bumpsadaisy!: Belle tackles the ‘big A’ Page 24 Hampshire Fire & Rescue: Electric blanket safety Page 25 Small ads Page 26 Noticeboard Page 27 Clubs page Page 28 The Alresford Surgery newsletter Good Causes concert