Editor’s Letter
Be a Pirate of the
Park!
See What's On p16
Contents
Advertiser Features:
Peter Green’s FREE Interior Design Service 24
Articles:
Heritage Open Days - FREE Days Out! 6
Cruising the Canal du Midi 10
Spotlight on Botley 21
Food Files 27
BACK TO SCHOOL:
The Best from Roald Dahl 34
After the summer months of time off work, a two
Inspiring Packed Lunches 36
week holiday and days out with the family, for
Abarth 500 Road Test 38
me September feels similar to January after the
Is it Your Wedding Anniversary Soon? 40
Christmas break. I return with a “When I Get Back” Beer of the Month 42
list ; “must go the gym more often (didn’t quite
Behind the Lens 46
achieve the pre-holiday bikini fi gure!), “sort that
How to Plant Spring Bulbs 50
garden out”, “make more time for going out”….
and I always go home with a re-organised lounge
Community Information:
or bedroom in my head; are there others for whom Local What’s On 16
September is another January or am alone?
SO30 News 18
Anyway, it’s good to be back and publishing another
Local Clubs & Societies 54,56
edition for you. The circulation has increased to
Local Councillors 59
7,000 to include more homes in West End so a warm Schools, Libraries, Chemists, Council 60
welcome to these new residents who are receiving
Competition:
this magazine for the fi rst time.
Spot the Symbol Competition - Win £100 20
This month’s issue, now 64 pages full of articles,
Puzzles:
puzzles and local advertisers, is, I hope, a useful
resource to fi nd local suppliers (if you have a “must
Kids Page 32
do” list, too!), learn what’s on in and around West
Soduku 33
End, Hedge End and Botley plus an enjoyable read.
Quiz 33
The story from cameraman, Rob Llewellyn, Behind Crossword 12
The Lens is the start of a series and the “Back to
Answers 62
School” theme covers healthy pack lunches (p36)
and a review of less known books by Roald Dahl
(p34). Published by
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