The Test Valley has an abundance of marvellous food & drink suppliers – so if your preference is to eat local and support local, here is a list of locally sourced meat, fish & vegetable suppliers that you may want in order to stock up on over the Christmas Period. M E A T & […]
I love Christmas time, but it creeps up on me from nowhere, and suddenly the children are at home for the holidays, the presents have not been bought and if I’m lucky I’ve somehow managed to get the last available food delivery about a week before Christmas… The prospect of Christmas feels, at times, a […]
There is no doubt about it, all children love Halloween. Dressing up, trick or treating, carving pumpkins,…..look no further, we have found some great Halloween themed half-term activities in the Test Valley. Halloween Craft Day at Houghton Village Hall – Wednesday 25 Oct 17′ 10-12.30pm. Details here and in poster below: 2. Hardy’s Cottage Garden […]
As shared and recommended by our brilliant Purple Kaboodle Test Valley Network, below are all the Painter Decorators recommended by the growing Facebook Test Valley Community when asked: Can anyone recommend a cake maker please? The Travelling Cupcake (Andover) – 01264 338210 Novelty Bakes (Weyhill) – 01264 771938 Caliscakes (Hatherden) – 07514 073319 The Shrewton Cake Company (Shrewton) – […]
As shared and recommended by our brilliant Purple Kaboodle Test Valley Network, below are all the Tree Surgeons recommended by the growing Facebook Test Valley Community when asked: Would be grateful for recommendations for a tree surgeon near Andover please… Lee at Tree Technique (Amesbury) 07780003575 Ground Lord (Whitchurch) 07880557005 Warwick Hawes 01256 381259 If […]
As shared and recommended by our brilliant Purple Kaboodle Test Valley Network, below are all the Painter Decorators recommended by the growing Facebook Test Valley Community when asked: Can anyone recommend a decent painter near to Winchester who wouldn’t cost the earth please… Garry Groves 07812 846858 Spencer Walters of Walters Building Services in Whitchurch – 07769 927423 […]
About 2 years ago a local Test Valley resident got a little fed up with the hopeless broadband provision in the Test Valley. She set up a group to try to get superfast broadband to 12 villages in the Test and Dun Valleys, working with Virgin Media to bring fibre to the home (FTTH – […]
As shared and recommended by our brilliant Purple Kaboodle Test Valley Network, below are all the places to buy chickens recommended by the growing Facebook community when asked: We are looking for some friendly bantams to give my son for his 6th Birthday If you are not a member already, and would like to join (for […]
As shared and recommended by our brilliant Purple Kaboodle Test Valley Network, below are all the Vets recommended by the growing Facebook community when asked: Can anyone recommend a local Vet, please… If you are not a member already, and would like to join (for free), please come and find us, by clicking on the Facebook […]