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The Thieves About, love living in Encinitas, but they rarely play there. “A great deal of the venues in Encinitas want cover songs.”
“The Thieves About” could suggest a phrase lacking one final noun. But as singer/guitarist J Scott Gavin avows, the name came about from a little boys love for locomotives. “My son was obsessively into trains,” Gavin explains, “so
very early in the mornings I would walk him to the train station in Encinitas to watch the morning trains roll in. I noticed some scribbles, and decided to investigate a little bit. I realized that hobos have their own code when they travel. They leave messages at or near the stations for other hobos.
If you’ve seen a group of people roaming around Andover with clipboards and peering into windows today, then no need to fear! It was the judges for the town’s Christmas window competition. Organised by Andover BID, 14 of the High Street’s businesses entered the contest to battle it out for the prize of best window in town. The winner will receive a £200 cash prize to donate to a charity of their choice, while Andover BID will also provide an individual prize separately. The judges include Councillor Phil North, the leader of Test Valley Borough Council; Cllr Iris Andersen; Sean Caruana, the director of the Lifestyle Card and Ben Tuflin, director at Love Andover. They were also joined by Steve Godwin, Andover BID manager, who was not judging so to ensure “impartiality.”