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Southern media hub plan to rival London EXCLUSIVE Hollie Wong

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF @HollieWong MEDIA groups in the south of England have been urged to come together and create a media hub to compete with London.

The rallying call comes from Ian Murray, President of the Society of Editors and editor of the Daily Echo in Southampton who spoke exclusively to the Rock.

Mr Murray’s vision is to create a regional media hub south of the capital and the plan has

already been endorsed by Toby Granville, editor of the Daily Echo in Bournemouth.

Mr Murray said: “We’ve actually got a cluster of media and media training and education here. We’ve got daily newspapers based here in Southampton, Bournemouth, Portsmouth and down as far as Weymouth.

“We’ve also got Bournemouth, Solent and Winchester universities and Highbury College and Southampton City College. There’s so much that’s here. It just struck me that we are a cluster and that we should pull together.”

Mr Murray suggested that a regional media hub should be created in order to keep young journalists

in this region as well as to create a larger platform for the extensive media opportunities available in the south of England.

He said: “There is a keenness for us to find a way to actually use all this potential and pull together in some way. If we speak with one voice we will attract in to this region financial support and industry.”

Editor of the Daily Echo in Bournemoth, Toby Granville, was supportive of Mr Murray’s campaign to rally southern media groups.

Of the plan, he said: “I think it sounds like a very good project.

There is so much homegrown talent here in the area.”

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Ian Murray talking at the Society of Editors conference

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@joenerssessian FORMER England footballer Sir Trevor Brooking visited Bournemouth University earlier this month to discuss his career with students.

Sir Trevor, who retired as Director of Development from the Football Association this year, was in Bournemouth to watch England u20’s on Wednesday 12th November.

The former West Ham player was invited to speak by Business student Grant Hilborne, 18.

“I know Grant from days gone by. I worked with his dad in a little business in East London. He asked me to come down, and going to the match it worked really well,” said Brooking.

West Ham fan, Grant, asked Sir Trevor because of his varied career.

Grant said: “Obviously he has

his own business and is an exprofessional footballer. It gives him a more interesting perspective than we are perhaps used to normally.”

Sir Trevor told the audience of almost 100 students about his football career, running a business and assisting in the development of England players.

“Business was the theme for today but there was also a lot of sports fans here as well.

“At university it’s important to remember to mix up that work and play ethic. It’s great to see a lot of enthusiasm at this age when they are trying to work out what route to take,” said Sir Trevor.

After his talk Sir Trevor was quizzed by students, many of who wanted to know who he tipped to be England’s next big star.

He reeled off various players including Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse.

Sir Trevor also praised AFC Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe.

“He’s done a great job. I believe English coaches are as good as any.”

Sir Trevor Brooking with organiser Grant Hilborne

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The Rock covers journalism conference Hollie Wong EDITOR-IN-CHIEF @HollieWong EARLIER this month The Rock has reported on one of the biggest journalism conferences of the year in Southampton.

The Society of Editors annual conference met in the port city to debate and discuss developments in the journalism industry.

A number of Rock reporters, including online editor Poppy Jeffery, opinions editor Corrie Smith, assistant multimedia editor Kelly Wyatt reported on the prestigious conference for the Society’s website.

A number of notable speakers attended the conference including editors from the regional and national press.

Chairman of the Independent Standards Organisation (IPSO), Sir Alan Moses began the conference by making his first speech in charge of the newly established press regulatory body.

In his speech Sir Moses discussed simplifying the complex nature of press regulation.

He aims to “remove complexity and obscurity in the rules, to make them effective, not to turn them upside-down”.

He also discussed how important

Culture Secretary Sajid Javid talks to the Society of Editors Vice President Doug Wills it is to balance a free press with justice for phone hacking victims.

He said: “The crucial element that must never be forgotten is that we all want the same thing; readers and publications, the public and the press – the right to be heard and the right to listen, because freedom, true freedom, means a freedom from fear, and the public, your readers, want that as much as you do.”

The second day of the conference looked at the current state of journalism.

President and Publisher of USA Today, Larry Kramer, and Amol Rajan, Editor of The Independent, were part of a debate discussing the changing face of the media.

Mr Kramer emphasised that journalists are forced to be omnipresent and constantly aware in this age of constant modification.

He said: “The reporter’s job has changed; it’s not just report and go home. It’s to take it and stay with it.

The role of the editor has changed dramatically. Editors are now

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involved from the beginning and help to change content.”

Other interesting debates discussed developments within the National Council for the Training of Journalists, the relationship between the police and the media and the digital opportunities available to journalists.

Reporting on the Society of Editors conference was a huge honour for all the Rock reporters and was invaluable in truly exposing us to the real world of journalism.

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Christmas market back in Bournemouth Hannah Kane

DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR @hannahkanee_ THE annual German Christmas market has returned to Bournemouth for the seventh year in a row.

The market opened on November 13, with the square and neighbouring streets hosting a range of festive stalls offering seasonal gifts, handmade crafts and festive foods inspired by the traditional “Weihanachtsmarkt” German market.

Councillor David Smith said: “The market brings vitality, light and entertainment to Bournemouth.”

Since 2009, S & D Leisure Europe Ltd. have run and promoted the event, seeing a rise in footfall figures as well as local hotels benefitting through an increase in bookings over the Christmas period.

“I’m pleased for the local businesses to get extra trade,” said Cllr Smith. “It keeps them busy, which makes me happy.”

This year, the Alpine chalet stalls are once again joined by the popular Moose Bar, which sells

authentic German mulled wine.

Among other Christmas foods such as roasted chestnuts, the BBQ Bratwurst house offers authentic German sausage.

Owner of the Silver Lady Sterling Silver Jewellery stall, Lisa Flanders, said: “The market brings such a variety of crafts that you can’t buy in the shops.

“This is my fifth year here and I enjoy getting the extra business and seeing other craft stalls.”

The event promotes a familyfriendly atmosphere, with a mobile stage featuring a variety of entertainment including live bands, choirs, fire shows and magicians.

Other attractions include the Victorian merry-go-round, a traditional nativity scene and Santa’s grotto.

The Town Square is adorned with lights and decorations, as well as the Christmas tree being a central attraction, where carol singing and karaoke will take place.

The market will stay in Bournemouth until January 4 and is open from 10am until 6pm from Monday to Saturday, and 10am until 4pm on Sundays.

Due to the expected influx of business in the Square, the market will be open until 8pm from December 9.

The opening weekend of the annual Christmas market saw crowds flood the Town Square

Rise in noise warnings across Winton Abi Simpson NEWS EDITOR

@AbiJournalism THERE has been sharp increase in Noise Abatement Notices (NANs) issued across Winton.

Nineteen orders have already

been issued since the beginning of this term, compared to 17 during last year’s entire academic year.

Advice Manager at Bournemouth University Student Union (SUBU), David Stock, said the beginning of each academic year is often troublesome.

“There’s no sense from the community that this particular year

is bad. The start of every year is bad,” said Mr Stock.

Matthew King, Community Enforcement Manager at Bournemouth Borough Council, said: “I believe student noise has been an issue for many years and it is no better or worse at the start of the academic year than it has been previously. We are simply more

Winton high street is a popular area in Bournemouth and attracts student customers

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aware of the problems.”

One problem is that students don’t know what a NAN actually means.

The local universities and colleges, police departments and councils are working together to create a better way to inform students about NAN’s and the consequences of breaching them before the term starts.

SUBU are launching a campaign in January to raise student awareness of NAN’s and their purpose.

There are also Student Wardens working in Winton to help raise awareness of noise problems.

Mr. King said: “Student Wardens have certainly increased awareness of the powers the Council and police have in dealing with noise nuisance for all residents, including the student population.”

He added that the students who caused noise complaints were “few and far between” but emphasised those individuals who refuse to adhere to the law will face “severe penalties”.

Mr Stock said despite the campaigns it’s the responsiblity of the individual to keep noise down.

He said: “Ultimately you’re 18, so it’s your responsibility to respect your neighbours.”

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What is a NAN and how does it work ?

NOISE Abatement Notices were introduced by the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005.

An abatement notice can be served by the local authority if they are satisfied that a noise problem amounts to a statutory nuisance.

Examples of a ‘statutory nuisance’ can be loud music, dogs barking or a build up of rubbish that could harm health.

The notice may require that the noise be stopped altogether or limited to certain times of day.

The notice can be served on the person responsible for the noise, who then has 21 days to appeal.

The police can deal with a complaint if the noise amounts to a breach of the peace, or where it is associated with threatening, violent or other anti-social behaviour.

In serious cases of anti-social behaviour, the police and local councils can work together to seek anti-social behaviour orders against residents causing alarm, harassment and distress to others.

If someone breaks an order they can be fined up to £5,000.

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NUS have polled over 50, 000 students from 144 universities about their recycling habits

Georgia Deere @gee2304 RESEARCH being carried out by Bournemouth Borough Council suggests that first year students are not as engaged with recycling as older students.

Waste and Recycling Communications Officer Rosie Ryves-Webb has found that there

is a “first year student bubble”.

Her study is based on research

by SITA UK, a recycling and resource management company, which found that 54.8% of students are committed recyclers compared to 75% of the general UK population.

The Lifting the Lid research project was commissioned by NUS to understand student attitudes towards recycling.

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partnership with Keep Britain Tidy, who carried out a study in 2012 called University Challenge.

The study looked at how likely students were to engage with waste and recycling services, and was carried out with four universities, including Bournemouth University.

It was found that the first years saw waste and recycling control as a low priority, but older students were more involved.

SITA found that the number of

students that did not recycle at all totalled 8.2%, however it was discovered that nearly half of these students (47.2%) were first years.

The study found that lack of awareness of collection points, not enough storage space and little support from flat mates meant they were less inclined to recycle.

Georgina Fry, Waste and Resource Projects Manager at Bournemouth Borough Council, said: “Students are an important part of the community here in Bournemouth and each year Bournemouth Borough Council works with both AUB and BU students to help them recycle as much as possible.”

Throughout the year, the Waste and Recycling team visit student accommodation and attend university events with the aim of helping to provide them with “the information and support they need to buck the trend locally,” Ms Fry added.

The study showed that the majority of students do want to recycle more, with 7 out of 10 saying that their intentions to recycle are motivated by reducing waste going to landfill.

Church search for WW1 relatives Abi Simpson NEWS EDITOR @AbiJournalism WIMBORNE United Reform Church have been searching for the long lost relatives of the men on their roll of honour to mark the centenary of the First World War. Jean Hyde, Lay Leader at the church, placed an advert in a local magazine in October, searching for the relatives of these World War One soldiers.

After receiving numerous replies to her advert, relatives of the men met for the first time at a special service of remembrance at the church.

Mrs Hyde said the whole experience has been ‘wonderful’ and that the church had found three sets of relatives including Elizabeth Coffin, the Great, Great, Great Granddaughter of soldier Charles Coffin.

Mrs Hyde said: “[The service] went very well indeed, the relatives gave some readings in the church and all felt very involved. It was a service for them.”

Wimborne local Mrs Muriel Brookes answered the advert after finding a First World War memorial plaque in the back of her cupboard.

On the plaque was the name

Sydney Edward Moorhouse, a name that also appeared on the Church’s role of honour.

After seeing the advertisement, genealogy firm, Fraser and Fraser, decided to help in the hunt for the relatives of Mr Moorhouse.

The firm said: “Tracing missing heirs is the basis of our business but we thought that with Remembrance Day this month, it was important to use those skills in a slightly different way.

“We decided it would be great to try and find the next-of-kin to Sydney’s plaque.”

Heir to the plaque Brian Langer was soon found.

Fraser and Fraser said: “After drawing up Sydney’s family tree it soon became clear that Brian was the next in line. He was very pleased when we contacted him.

“We believe family history is so important. We often find beneficiaries from the same family have never heard of one another, so it’s great to see this conclude this way.”

At the ceremony on Sunday, the plaque was presented to Mr Langer, the closest known relative of Sydney Moorhouse.

Mr Langer was surprised when contacted about his family history as he was unaware a plaque had ever been made.

He said the service was ‘a nice way to commemorate those who lost their lives one hundred years ago.’

The church was originally built in the 16th century JIN LINWOOD

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Wasabi company’s Japanese dream Abi Simpson NEWS EDITOR @AbiJournalism

Wasabi is a plant native to Japan and is commonly known as Japanese horseradish

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A DORSET company that was the first to successfully grow wasabi in Europe is planning to sell the plant in Japan.

The Wasabi Company in Dorchester traditionally grows watercress, and was looking for something new to grow before striking lucky with the Japanese plant, wasabi.

Manager Jon Old said: “We started looking into it five years ago and it snowballed from there.”

The Wasabi Company first received interest from Takashi Suzuki, a market trader in Japan who has been buying and selling wasabi at Ota market for over 50 years.

Mr Suzuki found the company online and became intrigued when they found out that the Dorset company were growing wasabi in the authentic Japanese style.

Mr Old said: “They sent a representative and we have sent

samples to them. We are currently engaged in conversations about the possibilities of supplying English wasabi into the market.”

The Wasabi Company is a Britishbased company but also has farms across Europe.

The company discovered that the climate in England was perfect for growing wasabi after a visit from a chef to one of their Spanish farms.

Mr Old said: “We are able to grow wasabi on our farm because it grows in much the same way as watercress.

“We were lucky in that we already had a lot of the raw materials set up. The abundant spring water and gravel beds, on the farm are perfect for growing wasabi.”

Soil can be used to grow wasabi but it is less clean and there is a higher risk of disease. Growing the plant in soil is less authentic and not as respected by chefs who think it should be grown traditionally. The company plan to continue growing it in Britain, having just sent their second batch to Italy.

They currently distribute to most of Europe with the ultimate dream being Japan. Mr Old said the company will “continue to sell plenty of fresh wasabi”.

Doctor Who convention attracts sci-fi stars Anna Hayward DEPUTY EDITOR @hayward94 UNIVERSITY students are hoping to attract hundreds of people by creating a convention that will bring the magic of Doctor Who to Bournemouth fans next year.

The ‘Bournemouth Invasion’ convention will host big names like Terry Molloy who played evil Dalek leader Davros, Simon Fisher-Becker, who played supporting character Dorium Maldovar and writer and script editor Andrew Cartmel.

Fans can expect Q&A’s with guests as well as photo opportunities with iconic props, and merchandise, including the 1963 Tardis used during William Hartnell’s era as the Doctor.

The convention is being launched by members of the Bournemouth University Whovian Society, which has been running for three years.

Third year Games Design student, and president of the Whovian Society, Anthony Willis said: “Conventions have this exciting atmosphere that you don’t get anywhere else where everyone around you is someone who loves all the same things you do.

“We are in contact with a

Whovian fans celebrate the 50th anniversary episode by dressing up as their favourite Doctor Who characters few people who will hopefully be bringing along some very exciting props for fans to look at.”

The convention will be held in Kimmeridge House on the Bournemouth University campus and is open to the general public.

The ‘Bournemouth Invasion’ will be family orientated offering fun children’s activities such as face painting.

Fans will be able to buy a variety of merchandise with one hall of the building being completely dedicated to the selling of Doctor Who related goods.

The event has been in the works since October last year and is completely self-funded by ticket and merchandise sales.

Anthony added: “I still feel like I’m dreaming half the time. When

a star from Doctor Who confirms their attendance I still get a moment where I am overcome with a feeling of utter joy.

“Organsing the convention has been one of the most fun things I’ve done in a long time.”

“The building has a maximum capacity of 400 and I see no reason why we couldn’t reach that with the right advertising.”

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Students can buy discounted tickets and fans are encouraged to buy the gold tier ticket in order to gain complete access to the event.

The ‘Bournemouth Invasion’ convention will held at Bournemouth University in Kimmeridge House on 21 February 2015.

For more information or to buy a ticket visit the convention website at www.whovian.co.uk/convention.

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Charity event blindfolds runners Abi Simpson NEWS EDITOR @AbiJournalism DORSET Blind Association’s annual run returned to Bournemouth this week.

The local charity’s fifth run is in aid of visually impaired people across the county and is this year exclusively for students and staff of local schools and universities including Poole College and Bournemouth University.

The run was due to take place on Wednesday November 26 and was the charity’s first student and staff only event.

The event was jointly organised by the Dorset Blind Association and Bournemouth University Students Union.

Ian Jones, head of Community Partnerships at Bournemouth University said: “I am delighted that Bournemouth University are collaborating with the Dorset Blind Association on such an inspirational event. Being part of the local community is very important to us and something that we actively encourage.”

Last year’s runners take on the challenge of runnning across Bournemouth and Boscombe blindfolded It also included a twist on its usual form. Instead of a normal individual run, pairs of runners were able to opt for the ‘Blindfold challenge’. For one half of the race a member of the pair would be blindfolded and guided by their team mate and during the second half the roles would be reversed.

Participants ran from Boscombe Pier to Bournemouth and back,

changing the blindfold over at the halfway point.

Jaya Da Costa, fundraising manager for the charity, said the run is designed to get people to think about sight loss.

She said: “The challenge was inspired by blind club member Chris, who mentioned that instead of sympathy he’d like people to ‘walk a mile in his shoes’.”

Ms Da Costa added that the charity provides activities for people with sight problems in Dorset, helping them to “build their confidence, and do things they never thought they’d be able to do.”

They offer social activities to help with the practical and emotional difficulties of losing your sight.

She added that this event is all about raising awareness and “trying

DORSET BLIND ASSOCIATION to help the public understand what sight loss is like.”

Bournemouth University’s Student Volunteers group helped at the event, using it as a Make a Difference volunteering day. MAD volunteering days are one off opportunities for students at the University to volunteer in the community. A team of students marshalled the run making sure no one lost their way.

County youth offending services unite Kellie Wyatt ASSISTANT MULTIMEDIA EDITOR @KellieaWyatt

Bournemouth Borough council and Dorset County council voted to unite services

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Plans have been supported to merge the youth offending teams of Bournemouth Borough Council and Dorset County council into one authority body for the entire county.

There are currently two teams providing youth offending services for Dorset.

Bournemouth Borough Council covers services across Bournemouth and Poole, while Dorset County Council manages the rest of the county.

The new plans will create a single organisation to run the youth offending service for the whole of Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset.

Bournemouth Borough Cabinet Member for Education and Childrens Services, Councillor Nicola Green, has welcomed the move.

She said: “[It] will improve our ability to manage specialist areas of offending such as potentially harmful sexual behaviour and bring is in line with our partner services which operate at a pan-Dorset level.”

Bournemouth Borough Council backed the proposals at a cabinet meeting earlier this month.

The new service would have one manager but operate from two bases,

one in Bournemouth and one in Dorchester.

They anticipate that the merge will improve their efficiency whilst grants from central government are being reduced with a predicted saving of £50,000.

Members of the Poole Cabinet approved that a single youth offending service could be set up to cover the county “in principle”.

Work will now begin on detailed proposals regarding the service, which will then be forward for approval by its full council.

Borough of Poole’s Portfolio holder for Families and Young People, Councillor Janet Walton, said that the new service would allow them to better prevent offending and re-offending young people.

She added: “Working in partnership brings many benefits, giving users a more consistent service and allowing us to share best practice.”

Though both of the current youth offending services have been recognised for the quality of their work with young people, Councillor Rebecca Knox thinks they can do better.

She said: “This joint service is great for young people and their families.

“It will provide seamless support for them giving greater opportunities to receive the help they need as early as possible to give them chances for better outcomes for their futures.”

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Bournemouth-born writer wins international prize Hannah Kane DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR @hannahkanee_

Her book is influenced by Amy’s life in Bournemouth

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BOURNEMOUTH-born writer, Amy Mason, is celebrating her win at the 2014 Dundee International Book Prize.

She scooped the prize at the festival and saw off 400 other entrants to win the £10,000 prize and a publishing deal for her novel The Other Ida. Ms Mason, 32, decided to enter the international competition on a whim after taking up writing at the age of 25.

She said: “I had the book sitting on my computer and saw the prize advertised. There was no entry fee so I thought, why not?”

The competition has established itself as the UK’s premiere prize for debut novelists, now in its tenth year.

The award advertises specifically unpublished novels, and can be on any theme in any genre.

The winner is chosen by a prestigious judging panel, this year comprising of Radio 4 presenter Kirsty Lang, creative writer Neil Gaiman, literary agent Felicity Blunt, publisher Scott Pack and writer, critic, reviewer and programmer Stuart Kelly.

Ms Mason’s win was announced at the 2014 Dundee Literary Festival

last month, after an anxious seven month wait.

The Dundee International Book Prize is now in its 10th year.

After leaving Parkstone Grammar School in Poole at 16, Ms Mason was “depressed and living on incapacity benefit in London.”

Writing had always been her dream, and at the age of 25 she attended an adult education class, completing the ten-week course with a new lease of life.

“I was pretty scared about going back to any kind of education,” Ms Mason notes, “but found I really enjoyed it.”

After receiving good feedback from the teacher, Ms Mason then began a writing course taught by novelist Tiffany Murray.

Although she now lives in Oxford, Ms Mason’s award-winning novel is situated in the heart of Bournemouth.

“It’s where I grew up and is probably the place I know better than any other. There are some interesting things about it too, in some ways it’s seen as quite a conservative place, but there are edgier bits like Charminster and Boscombe, and the sea and beaches are so beautiful.”

The Other Ida depicts the fractured relationship between two sisters, Alice and Ida, after Ida returns home for her playright mother’s funeral for the first time in years.

Ida is forced to confront her troubled past as she struggles to

escape the shadow of her mother’s play, for which she was named after.

Ms Mason describes her lead character as “selfish and loud and drunk”.

This is not the first work that Ms Mason has featured in the seaside town. Her first show, The Islanders was autobiographical.

Amy collaborated with Jim Moray and Eddie Argos to depict her relationship with her ex-boyfriend while living in a bedsit in Winton.

It was performed in 2013, winning the Ideas Tap/Underbelly Edinburgh Award, and received four and five star reviews.

Remarking on her win for The Other Ida, Ms Mason said: “This success has given me the encouragement to go on writing.”

Critics have praised Ms Mason’s novel for being “fresh, lyrical, fearless and very funny,” as said by author Emma Jane Unsworth.

Writer and comedian, Viv Groskop applauded the novel for being “funny, bright, bold and exciting.”

Ms Mason’s own friend and mentor, Tiffany Murray also said: “I love this book. It is a winner.”

Now with her own agent, Ms Mason is currently working on a solo show about her relationship with faith, titled Mass.

“It’s such an elusive dream for so many people,” she notes, “I’m feeling a bit full of myself at the moment, not quite Kanye West, but on the way.”

South media hub aims to generate jobs Continued from front

Editor of the Bournemouth Echo Toby Granville visiting Bournemouth University

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Mr Granville added: “Bournemouth University develops so much young talent and most of the recruits that we have on our Dorset newspapers come from this university.

“That’s because the core values that they’re taught here and the skills they develop are perfect for what’s required for the modern journalist.”

Talking to the Rock at the Society of Editors Conference in Southampton, Mr Murray suggested that there was a lack of awareness of the journalism industry south of the capital.

“There is so much potential here but our own industry doesn’t know it. During this conference it was perfectly obvious that our own industry didn’t recognise what we actually have is based just here; it’s time that we shouted about it.”

Mr Murray discussed plans for the media hub and those in the area he had been in talks with to organise it.

He said: “What form it will take I don’t know. Hampshire County Council are very keen and they see this as a way of boosting an industry which I hope will be successful.

“Obviously they’re focusing on Hampshire, but we want the plans to be successful for the whole of the region - with jobs, prosperity and all

the kinds of things that come with it.” Mr Murray also emphasised that the hub is key to attracting up and coming trainee journalists.

He said: “When I sat thinking about what have we have got down here, I couldn’t separate the existing industry from the educational structure.

“The training of students and the education of students would feed into this potential hub.

“One of the challenges that I know this area faces is that we as an area are attracting wonderful and intelligent students; they come to our universities and colleges, they train, get qualified but how do we keep them here? We need to make sure they don’t all scurry off to London.”

He added: “South of England is a brilliant place to start careers and to put down roots, and it’s a good place to actually feed into London.

“I don’t think we can ever take away that London is a world city; it is the media centre for probably the whole of Europe, and there’s nothing wrong in that.

“But that’s been our problem, it’s that automatically people qualify and disappear up the M3 corridor to London.

“We want to retain them here and even draw some back once they’ve gone off to the big bright lights.”

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Media out for Miliband Joe Nerssessian @ joenerssessian DURING a visit to Bournemouth University Bob Ainsworth MP has brandished leadership doubts over Ed Miliband a media ‘payback’ campaign.

Ainsworth, who is Labour MP for Coventry West and a visiting fellow at Bournemouth University, spoke to students about his career and experiences as Secretary of State for Defence for the last Labour government.

On Miliband, Ainsworth admitted while there were a few “noises within the party” for the Labour leader to be replaced, the media wanted to bring him down because of his role in the hacking inquiry.

“The media have gone further than they would with others. They resent the role he played in the hacking inquiry.

“They are giving him a kicking for the fact he gave them a kicking,” said Ainsworth.

Miliband was the first party leader to call for a full-scale public inquiry following allegations of phone hacking at the now defunct News of the World. He also came out in support for state backed press regulation.

In recent weeks doubts over Miliband’s leadership have been raised by several unnamed sources within the Labour party.

At least 20 shadow ministers were reported to back a leadership campaign by former Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, who has since ruled out a leadership challenge.

Ainsworth has served as an MP since 1992 and is planning to step down as an MP prior to the general election in May. He added that he fully supported Miliband and his approach towards the hacking inquiry.

“He was very brave. The media deserved the kicking and I believe he was right to give them one. No one is going to stand against Ed Miliband.

“He will lead the party into the next election.”

Bob Ainsworth MP is a visiting fellow at BU

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Road safety week in Dorset Hannah Kane

DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR

@hannahkanee_

DFRS Strategic leader for Road Safety, Craig Baker, said saving lives was the main aim of the week.

“After 16 road deaths in Dorset so far this year and 261 people seriously injured, we want to renew our commitment to educating Dorset’s road users and reducing collisions where people are killed or seriously injured,” said Mr Baker.

Road Safety Week is an annual event and was founded in 1997 by Brake, taking place each November.

The collaborative approach aimed to help young people

Road safety week hopes to raise awareness through a variety of events in Dorset

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understand that “they are not the only ones affected” if they should be involved in a traffic collision said Mr Baker.

Weymouth Community Safety Centre Co-Ordinator, Vikki Thomas said: “We are proud to be hosting a different event every day throughout Road Safety Week to educate people and help them to change their behaviours.”

Brake promotes events and initiatives such as school road safety campaigns that aim to implement certain measures, including lowering the speed limit and improving pavements.

One particular message the group emphasised is the importance of driving at 20 miles per hour to protect pedestrians and cyclists, especially in busy areas such as Bournemouth town centre.

The event mainly targeted the importance of educating young people from the county on road safety issues and careful driving.

Bournemouth Borough Council are also holding theory refresher courses for elderly residents in the area. It invites drivers aged 70 and over to engage in a discussion session based around driving issues.

New driving techniques, roundabout and junction safety, and motorway driving tips will be offered to the participants, as well as information on changes to the Highway Code.

The sessions are available at the Strouden Community Centre until December 16 from 10am to 12pm.

A RECENT journalism graduate from Bournemouth University has won a major award from the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC) Jodie Packwood, who graduated earlier this month, claimed the Best Radio News Feature of 2014 at a ceremony in Birmingham.

Jodie studied on the BA (Hons) Multimedia Journalism course which is accredited by the BJTC. “I’m so proud and excited to be given such a prestigious award.

Thank you to all the fantastic Bournemouth University staff and the BJTC for this honour,”said Jodie.

Her radio feature discussed beauty pageants for children and whether the UK should consider banning them.

The judges were made up from a panel of professional journalists from Sky, the BBC and ITN. Two other Bournemouth University graduates were shortlisted for awards.

Hollie Borland was nominated for her documentary in the TV News Feature category and former Masters student Patrick Ward was shortlisted for the Documentary award.

PhD students find the perfect recipe for a TV show

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ROAD Safety Week took place earlier this month in an effort to educate road users across Dorset.

Events were held from the week beginning November 17 with the aim of reducing the number of road incidents across the county.

The week was organised by

Bournemouth Borough Council, Weymouth Community Safety Centre, road safety organisation Brake along with the help of the Emergency services.

Weymouth Pavilion played host to a Safe Drive Stay Alive presentation to mark the launch of Brake Road Safety week in Dorset this month.

Dorset Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) worked with safety education charity Safewise to run a sequence of events to educate road users in order to reduce accidents.

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RESEARCHERS at Bournemouth University have discovered the perfect formula for a TV show - with ITV drama Downton Abbey coming up trumps.

Drama, romance and comedy are all key components to keeping viewers watching, according to PhD students from the Media School.

Downton Abbey came closest to matching the perfect formula of 65 per cent drama, 12 per cent shocks and suprises, nine per cent comedy, eight per cent action and six per cent romance.

The research including analysing the top 25 TV episodes of the last decade, including episodes of Friends, Eastenders and The Walking Dead.

The study was carried out in collaboration with BT and Heat magazines TV editor, Boyd Hilton.

Mr Hilton said: “It’s one thing to spot a classic TV show that will endure over the years, but what makes this research so exciting and unique is how it helps us work out why a particular episode is so powerful and unmissable.

“This is the ultimate guide to the recipe for TV gold.”

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Good tidings we bring Emily Cox

CHIEF SUB EDITOR

@TheDreamingLily

The Halloween decorations have been packed away, fireworks have exploded and the air still smells of burnt embers and pumpkin but regardless of this, I’m hectically ordering baubles, downloading Now That’s What I call Christmas and buying the most adorable wrapping paper the high street has to offer.

As I listen to Christmas Scrooges grumbling about the Coca Cola advert and sighing about my need to visit London’s Winter Wonderland for the fifth time, I can’t help but feel sorry for them.

Christmas is my yearly indulgence and I’m not giving it up for anyone. I live for the sights and smells of the festive season, the cosy jumpers are building up and Christmas markets are already pencilled in the calendar to kick start the festive season.

Not even working in retail for three years, where Christmas starts in October and customers fight it out over the final turkeys, dampens my spirits. I start wrapping presents in October and sneakily filling my ears with Slade and Band Aid weeks before December rears its bitterly cold head.

The warming family atmosphere as the winter spice candles flicker on the windowsill is enough to

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make even the most cold hearted individual smile.

Serving up pigs in blankets and stuffing as crackers are pulled and awful jokes are sniggered at makes my entire year.

In short, just simply seeing people happy puts a smile on my face; the festive backdrop definitely helps though.

When the evening comes to an end and everyone has collapsed in a food coma I cannot help but feel warm and content. As grandparents snooze on the sofa and parents drunkenly discuss their childhood memories with Christmas music ringing in their ears, life feels perfectly balanced.

I bombard the scrooges of festivity with Christmas carols and tinsel knowing that when Christmas eve rolls round and everyone gathers together filled with cheer, even the grouchiest of Grinches will inwardly smile as they become hysterical watching Home Alone while finishing off the Quality Streets.

I am constantly harassed by eye rolls from grizzly Grinches, ready waiting to rain on my parade with their ‘you’re not a child anymore’ speeches urging me to grow up.

No, I am not a child but regardless of this very obvious fact, all I want to do is bathe in Christmas magic. Much like that awful sweatshirt your Nan makes you every year Christmas celebrations are for life, not just for our childhood.

...or Xmas time, mistletoe and whine?

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Christmas: the most wonderful time of the year MIKE RASTIELLO

@Corrie_R_Smith Christmas is upon us. The jovial fat man in red is starring in the Coca Cola ads, John Lewis have reeled out their annual offering of tear-jerking tosh and faux Norwegian Spruces have been erected in supermarkets throughout the country.

Perhaps I too should be embracing the festivities, getting delirious with tinsel and fairy lights and building

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a snowman, but I am finding it very difficult to conjure up even an ounce of excitement.

Every year the family gather around the table, awaiting the turkey’s grand entrance. You help yourselves to the veg and the trimmings and all seems good until you taste that turkey.

Even a culinary genius would struggle to make me salivate over that bland old bird. Why not have a nice duck instead? Now that’s a meat of indulgence.

When it comes to Christmas dinner, it’s quite obvious that the

pigs in blankets are the real stars of the show. In fact a massive sausage wrapped in heaps of bacon would make a much better centrepiece.

Christmas crackers are pointless little explosions of disappointment.

The joke isn’t funny, the paper hat always splits as I place it onto my large head and the tacky nail clippers are barely worth a mention.

Where does it even come from?

I’m pretty certain that Mary and Joseph didn’t pull a cracker on the arrival of the baby Jesus, who, whilst we’re at it, rarely get’s a mention these days. Even though we’re celebrating his birthday.

To be fair to Christmas, the present giving is always a hilarious rollercoaster ride. There is always that one relative who has no general sense when it comes to gift buying.

Just sit and watch in hysterics as your older sibling opens up a Teletubbies stationary set. The older men in the family always end up with countless pairs of socks. That’s a good reason to never grow old.

I just find that Christmas completely loses all effect when you grow up.

It is ultimately for children who still believe in Santa and his pesky red-nosed reindeer and watching

their little eyes light up as they unwrap that Lego set, bicycle and latest video game that they’ve been so unpatiently waiting for.

Now I know I’m starting to sound like the lovechild of Ebenezer Scrooge and The Grinch but there are aspects of the day that I genuinely enjoy.

I like the fact it’s a family day.

I like that there’s no shame in drinking no matter what time of the day it is. I love the scent of pine in the morning that only ever comes with a real tree. The decorations I can handle. I actually dislike it when they are taken down. The house always looks so naked afterwards.

However, I cannot stomach another showing of The Wizard of Oz or The Sound of Music, The Queen’s annual message does absolutely nothing for me and I swear if I hear Slade screeching ‘It’s Christmas…’ one more time, the angel is being knocked off the top of the tree with a Terry’s Chocolate Orange.

I simply find Christmas Day to be a carbon copy year in, year out.

It’s lost its magic and sparkle, even though the M&S fairies are trying their best to spread the cheer, this year, to save me from tears, let’s make it the last Christmas.

10 opinion Like a Girl: I don’t think so Emily Cox CHIEF SUB EDITOR @TheDreamingLily

I am an avid Youtube viewer.

I, much like everyone else, will skip past the adverts after the five second countdown to get to the cat on a record player video, Taylor Swift as a goat or any laughing baby videos I can find.

Recently however, I’ve noticed the same video time after time and although I flick past it, every time it fills me with more intrigue.

The advert in question is the Always ‘Like a Girl’ campaign which sees a variety of girls, boys, women and men being asked to act out certain activities and actions ‘like a girl’.

The resulting clips are astonishing and even rather offensive with many of the participants acting in a particularly derogatory manner.

For example, when asked to ‘run like a girl’ many of the older generation decided this meant flouncing around and worrying about the state of their hair.

In a similar fashion, ‘throwing like a girl’ was summed up with limp wrists and disappointed faces as the invisible balls hit the floor in front of them, shown by both males and females.

Yet when young girls are asked to do the same activities in the clip, they act out these tasks with passion and vigour, with one girl tearing around in front of the camera.

Her description of what it is to ‘run like a girl’ was simple: ‘It means run as fast as you can.’

At what point do our views as a society change? When did it become okay to say that doing something like a girl was an insult?

We are wearing down teenage girl’s views on what is the ‘right or wrong’ way to do things. Girls must be introverted, girls must be bad runners and throwers and fighters.

Puberty is terrifying enough without the added pressure of fitting into an insulting stereotype, given to us by the idea that females are a weaker gender.

If we kept the same beliefs and views as our younger generation so effortlessly manage to do, the Always campaign would not be needed.

It does not matter what gender you are or how you are supposed to come across according to these beliefs, know that you can be whoever you want to be.

Hold your head up high and understand that nobody should believe that being a girl means you are weak.

Not your school, not your friends and definitely not the cute boy or girl who thinks you’re ‘not girly enough’ because you just don’t throw ‘like a girl.’

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Accessories not a substitute for policies Tom Beasley @TomJBeasley The dirty battle that is the 2015 General Election is just getting started. Back in September, The Sun mocked Ed Miliband for apparently refusing to be photographed wearing a wristband in support of the military charity Help For Heroes.

Last month, the shoe was on the other foot, when David Cameron declined to be photographed wearing a t-shirt from the Fawcett Society bearing the slogan “this is what a feminist looks like”. He received a battering in the press for this, especially after Harriet Harman wore the shirt during a session in the House of Commons.

With Cameron under fire, mud-slinging soon began. The Mail on Sunday reported that the t-shirts in question were produced under sweatshop conditions in Mauritius, which is a claim denied by both the Fawcett Society and retailer Whistles, which stocks the garment.

It’s depressing on a number of levels that newspaper front pages are more interested in politicians’

sartorial choices than in their policies.

Miliband’s choice not to wear a particular wristband for a newspaper does not make him numb to the struggles of soldiers. Equally, the Prime Minister’s decision to choose a shirt and tie over a slogan tee doesn’t mark him out as anti-feminist.

Elections should be about policies, not gestures. Whilst it’s great to see political figures endorsing and supporting important causes like feminism and aid for soldiers, it is deeply unpleasant to see it used as ammunition for political argument.

It doesn’t matter which causes our leaders support. What matters is their stance on the economy, on the environment, on housing, on immigration. Whilst this sort of stuff gives an interesting glimpse at politicians, it’s policies that matter to the electorate this close to one of the most important elections in recent memory.

Russell Brand is currently trying his level best to turn people away from politics and towards his woefully ambiguous “revolution” of voter apathy. If the people who represent the established system, and the media that tell us about it, are more interested in clothes than issues, what reason do we have to actually care?

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Tim Cook’s ‘public outing’ was inspirational Miguel L Enriquez DEPUTY OPINIONS EDITOR

@MiguelLuigiE Last month, Businessweek published an essay by Tim Cook. In it, the Chief Executive

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Officer of Apple acknowledged his homosexuality on the public stage for the first time.

Cook’s sexuality has been discussed at great lengths ever since his appointment as Chief Executive at Apple in 2011 but rumours have always been based on speculation. Until the

publication of the statement, we didn’t know how Cook felt about it.

Tim Cook’s coming out is particularly powerful, not only because he runs what is arguably the most valuable company on the planet, but also in the way he addressed it. “I’m proud to be gay and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me,” he wrote in the article.

In doing so, he fully embraces his sexuality and suggests that it has made a difference in who he is as a person. Acts of coming out from the world’s most public figures do not normally take this road.

When journalist Anderson Cooper came out and actress Jodie Foster acknowledged her sexuality at the 2013 Golden Globes, they both did so by undermining the influence their sexuality has had on their character.

In the ideal world of equality this makes sense. Sexuality should be a minor detail in one’s life, as petty as one’s eye colour.

However, there is something particularly resonant with how Cook tackles the situation.

He says that being gay has made him understand “what it means to be in the minority” and has made him more “empathetic”.

In doing so, he emphasises how being gay has had a direct impact on his personality but he also explains that one’s sexuality should not be central to their identity.

He writes: “Part of social progress is understanding that a

person is not defined only by one’s sexuality, race, or gender.”

Knowing the social context in which Cook comes out also makes us understand the sheer bravery it took for him to do so. Apple is on the verge of launching its latest product; the Apple Watch. His statement could have easily rocked the boat with investors.

The company has also been trying to gain traction in the world’s biggest technology hub, China, where the CEO’s coming out was met with a lukewarm response and even mockery from this conservative nation.

However, he later says that if his coming out “can help someone struggling to come to terms with who he or she is” then his privacy is a small price to pay for that. The result is one of the most influential declarations of sexuality to date.

It not only appeals to those in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community but also to those who have ever been in the minority. It is not only an act of bravery but a stunning display of confidence.

It shakes things up in an industry that has been criticised for its lack of diversity in positions of power and establishes Apple as a forward thinking company in more ways than one.

It puts us a step closer to a world where articles like the one you are currently reading will not need to be written as it will not be deemed newsworthy.

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Proceeds go to Sport Allies which reaches out to young people affected by bulling, homophobia and low self esteem ANGUS MALCOLM

Should BU Rowers follow the naked Warwick boys?

Warwick Rowers strip down to the ‘bare necessities’ for charity calendar once again to raise awareness and money in order to tackle homophobic bullying in Sport Eleanor Watson FEATURES EDITOR

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@El_Watson0 The Warwick Rowers 2015 calendar is setting the standard once again for rowing clubs with the release of their 2015 naked calendar.

Their newest edition has inspired other rowing clubs to follow in their footsteps, so should the BU rowers be doing the same?

From humble beginnings in 2009, the men’s rowing team at Warwick University launched their first naked calendar which was sold just on the university campus.

Unsurprisingly, the popularity of the boys and their calendar surged, inspiring the team to ‘give something back’ to everyone supporting them. In 2012, the cause became to tackle homophobic bullying through their charity initiative ‘Sport Allies’, a programme that the rowers explain aims to “reach out to young people challenged by bullying, homophobia or low self-esteem.”

The athletic physiques of the team and the cause they represented attracted vast amounts of media attention and

received huge celebrity support and endorsement from the likes of Stephen Fry, Gok Wan, Boy George, and more. The 2014 calendar raised over £100,000 for their club and the charity.

Sir Ian Mckellen also supports Sport Allies. He hosted the club’s first formal event to launch the 2015 calendar, which took place in October at The Mayfair Hotel, London. Commenting on the event, he said: “I was delighted to be asked,

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and more than happy to help the boys with the amazing work they are doing through Sport Allies.”

Since the rocketing success of the calendar and its other associated products, it has sold to over 70 countries.

It found US fame through appearances on Good Morning America and has been recognised on The Jonathan Ross Show. A limited edition of the calendar is also said to be proudly on the wall of Kylie Minogue’s office.

The team say they are thrilled with

their successes, but are aiming for the 2015 calendar to be the biggest and best one yet. So why not get involved? Bournemouth University proudly support the LGBT community, and in 2013 students undertook research into homophobia in sport for organisation ‘Just a ball game?’.

The findings showed that LGBT men and women often feel pressured to remain ‘in the closet’ for fear of exclusion, and therefore may not achieve their full potential, sporting or otherwise.

Statistics also showed that 57% of those in education hear homophobic language being expressed everyday, raising questions as to how seriously the issue is being tackled by educational and sporting establishments; hence the work being done by Just a ball game? and Sport Allies that aim to raise awareness and make changes.

The iconic photo of the 2014 calendar was a shot of rower Laurence Hulse, who said: “Working closely with the LGBT community we’ve heard first hand of their experiences of bullying and the struggle to come to terms with their sexuality.

“As well as funding our outreach work we also hope we can make a statement with these calendars…top end sport could offer the role models to LGBT youth that they desperately

need and currently lack.”

Next for the Warwick Rowers in their bid to make a mark is a US tour, personal appearances and calendar signings, as well as the shoot for the 2016 calendar.

And the BU rowing team wouldn’t object to following in the footsteps of the Warwick boys.

Product design student and member of the BU rowing team, Rob Goswell said: “Anything to raise money for a good cause is something that should be very much at the heart of any club or society, and the boat club is certainly no exception.

“We did actually participate in something similar last year and I’m led to believe that it is a regular annual thing. We’re always doing charity fundraising events and not afraid to show a bit of skin in order to achieve that!”

Looking for a stocking filler?

Well this is probably it. Whether it’s for friends, family, or a sneaky Christmas treat for yourself, it is for a fantastic cause and sent straight from the team.

You can visit the team’s site to find out more, see their promo video and order your prints for this year on: http://www.warwickrowers.org Follow their Facebook and Twitter for the latest updates: @naked_rowers Get the naked rowers pinned to your wall this Christmas.

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Give back to give to yourself RAG pushes students to reach higher and challenge themselves. Their mission is to aid both charities and build skills that students can use for life Anna Hayward DEPUTY EDITOR @hayward94 At the heart of Bournemouth University Volunteering is RAG. Raising and Giving is a fundraising body that has raised funds for countless local and international charities.

Lead by a committee of eight, no challenge is too difficult for RAG. From climbing Africa’s highest peak Kilimanjaro to searching for Silverback Gorillas, RAG is all about giving students once in a lifetime opportunities.

RAG was set up in 2011 by the then RAG president Lauren Ellis in order to help charities locally and internationally while also helping further students CV’s. While the fundraising is important, giving student’s new skills and experiences is equally important.

This year’s RAG president, final year politics and media student Doug Tham, feels that fundraising isn’t the only element that will help students develop: “Fundraising is one element and the money going to charity is really good but for me it’s the focus on building the students a career after university that makes it so good. It’s about team bonding, the experience and building self-confidence. The fundraising part especially helps confidence because students will have to speak to strangers and ask for money.”

Last year £183,500 was raised for charity but are even more ambitious this year, aiming to raise £300,000; £200,000 of which they want to donate to their chosen charities.

RAG’s impact can be seen in a new centre they helped fund built between Bournemouth and Southampton by the Children’s Society to support children who have suffered from domestic abuse.

Unlike last year RAG are simply focusing on two charities this year, Diverse Abilities and the Dorset Rape Crisis Centre, in order to devote more money rather than split it four ways like last year.

Diverse Abilities are a Poole-based charity that helps families who have loved ones with physical and learning difficulties.

The Dorset Rape Crisis Centre is run entirely by women volunteers to help women and girls who have been raped or sexually abused.

The students are involved every step of the way when choosing the charities. They are shortlisted by the committee and the students vote via Facebook for the charities they want to fundraise for. Doug added:

“We chose local charities because we want to show that our money is actually changing people’s lives.”

One of the most life-changing challenges is volunteering in Nepal, South East Asia.

Nepal is a beautiful county with beautiful landscapes, diverse cultures and of course the mysterious Himalayan Mountains.

However Nepal’s dark side is political conflict that results in violence, crime and poverty.

Students had the chance to renovate a school and immerse themselves in the culture and struggles of daily life in Nepal by meeting children and adults in the community.

The Gorilla trek is one of RAG’s newest challenges. Students will have the opportunity to canoe through Uganda’s stunning scenery

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while searching for Silver Back Gorillas and then finish the trip building a playground for Ugandan school children.

Emily King, a first year English student, is passionate about helping and experiencing new cultures.

“I have done volunteering with children in Africa last year and loved it so wanted to do something else similar. I’m most looking forward to seeing the children playing on our finished playground

at the end of the trip and knowing we’ve helped make a positive difference to their childhood!”

The challenge involves fundraising for charity East African Playgrounds that focuses on childhood development in underprivileged communities.

One of the toughest challenges RAG offers is the opportunity to climb Africa’s highest peak, Kilimanjaro.

Located in Tanzania, students complete the amazing feat by climbing 5,895m. At the top students can watch the sun set over the vast African landscape.

Miguel Luigi, a first year Multimedia Journalism student, is hoping to raise £2995. He is raising money for the Hope For Children foundation, an international charity that helps disadvantaged children around the world.

“It seemed like the perfect opportunity to try something new as well as be able to visit a continent I’ve always wanted to go to.”

Choose a Challenge have taken 4,000 people up Kilimanjaro but for climbers it can be a daunting prospect because of the mountain’s height. Miguel agrees: “It’s exciting since it’ll be a completely new experience for me albeit a bit of a challenging one.”

Despite it’s difficulty Miguel feels the challenge will be worth it for the experience and the charity.

“What’s so great about fundraising is that it’s beneficial for everyone who takes part in it. RAG support many different charities through a variety of different events so there is almost always something for everyone.”

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Bournemouth students Leggit to all over Europe

Leggit is one of RAG’s most popular challenges and this year was no exception. Students were given 36 hours to travel as far away from Bournemouth as they could using no money. So how did they get on?

Anna Hayward DEPUTY EDITOR @hayward94 One of Bournemouth University’s best-loved challenges is Leggit. It is a massive hitchhike over 36 hours where students have to travel as far away from Bournemouth as possible without spending any money.

Students make it as far as Europe and last year’s winners made it to the Sahara Desert.

This challenge involves students using the art of persuasion and ingenuity to hitch, train, car, boat and plane rides.

This year’s Leggit took place on 8 November and student’s raised a massive £10,000 for this one challenge.

This year’s winners were team No fears for Beers made up of Bournemouth students Emily Hogg, Jessica Saunders and Alex Sisan.

The trio travelled all the way to Prague, Czech Republic. They raised £266.35 for the challenge.

The team decided to tackle Leggit because it looked like ‘an amazing opportunity’ and the ‘hitchhiking would be exciting’.

Each team member took away something different from the experience.

Jess enjoyed talking to the people they met along the way. For Emily it was the new experience of riding in a lorry but for Alex the best bit was purely the adrenaline that the risk of hitchhiking presented.

Emily said the team were very happy with the win: “We can’t quite believe it. Alex believes that it is a bigger achievement than us climbing Kilimanjaro so he was absolutely ecstatic with the result.”

Travelling without money is not an easy feat but eight cars, one lorry, two trains and one tram later the group arrived in Prague.

“Prague was absolutely amazing.

Jessica and I had been in the summer whilst interailling but it was so great to show Alex all the sights- we called it ‘Prague in one day’ and he loved it so much. He was a massive tourist and took photos of all the buildings which we found fun.”

However it was not all plain sailing. Emily adds. “We got stuck in Cologne for eight hours which which wasn’t fun and set us back quite a bit and we nearly gave up

and booked a flight out of there.”

However they continued and went on the win the Leggit prize.

“We all think fundraising is an extremely important thing in society.

The hardest part is choosing where to give your money as there are so many incredible causes out there that all need help and support.”

Team Babs, Chaps and Flaps, made up of Bournemouth University students David Hennessey, Darren Wade, and Charlie Armitage made it as far as Bruges, Belgium.

They raised £285 in total and took part in Leggit because they wanted to travel to Europe while raising

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money for a good cause.

The boys enjoyed the hitchhiking most because: “Some of the people we came across were crazy. The first person who picked us up started telling us stuff that made us worried like ‘I haven’t got a license’ and ‘this isn’t my car’ and started smoking weed while driving. So let’s say we were quite scared for our lives at that point.”

The boys ended up sleeping on a hotel floor in Bruges as most of the hostels were closed due to a bank holiday.

However being in Bruges made up for it. “Belgium is such a

beautiful place with cathedrals everywhere and small little cobbled streets with authentic shops.”

However for group ‘The Long Run’ formed by Lizzie Carrington, Jess Harris and Lydia Smith, Leggit was about experiencing new thrills while raising money.

“We had heard some exciting stories from previous years, and really wanted to push ourselves out of our comfort zone. This definitely did the trick.” The girls raised £400 and made it to Berlin, Germany, which they loved. “ The atmosphere was electric as we caught the city in the middle of celebrations for the 25th

anniversary of the Berlin Wall coming down.” The girls feel fundraising is very important and would like to take part in further activities in the future. “RAG is a perfect example how of passion, enthusiasm and hard work can achieve such impressive results that can truly make a difference.

Fundraising is extremely important, especially for a small local charity as they rely on generosity so much - it’s our responsibility to do all we can for those in need.”

To see more pictures from this year’s Leggit visit the SUBU Facebook page at www.facebook. com/bournemouthrag.

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Why the Hunger Games is now a global phenomenon Millions of fans have come to watch Katniss in Mockingjay: Part One. But has the franchise inspired more than just movie Anna Hayward DEPUTY EDITOR @hayward94 Devastation, defiance, indoctrination and a battle ready Katniss is what viewers can expect from the next instalment of Hunger Games released last week.

The Hunger Games franchise’s popularity has snowballed since the first film was released in 2011 and it now has one of histories most devoted fan bases rivalling Harry Potter and Twilight. But what is it that makes Katniss so popular?

The genre is already familiar to audiences so a fan base is ready and waiting for new material to sink their teeth into. “I think Hunger Games in a sense are re-inventing a familiar genre” feels Richard Berger, Associate lecturer at Bournemouth University who teaches adaptation.

“In this case it is re-inventing the dystopian story and up-dating it

Both authors have “interpreted popular

opinions about the political systems we live in, and have mixed them with adventure and love

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for the reality TV age. It’s George Orwell meets I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. It is a very clever satire on our celebrity-obsessed culture, and young people aren’t necessarily watching things like Keeping up with the Kardashians uncritically.”

A strong female protagonist is also a huge draw for audiences. It helps perpetuate the books with readers lusting over the type of life they aspire to lead and the type of person they wish they could be.

Richard agrees: “Those readers who grew-up rooting for Hermione Granger now have someone else to identify with. So, the books and films chime with all sorts of things young people can relate too - like all good fiction should.”

Its relatability may be why the multimedia franchise has racked up such a hefty profit. The first film The Hunger Games made £155 million in the first opening weekend but Catching Fire exceeded this in its

first weekend making £161 million.

This solidified its status as the third highest grossing film that year beating Twilight’s Breaking Dawn: Part Two. The books have created just as much of a frenzy with Suzanne Collins having sold over £50 million of her books by the time the first film came out she became the top selling kindle author that year.

The two medias combined have catapulted the status of Hunger Games into a global phenomenon.

Richard believes that there is an economic relationship between books and their film adaptations.

“The novels and the films sort of co-exist, and share a symbolic relationship of exchange. ” Economics is not the only sector of society Hunger Games has influenced. The three-fingered gesture of the Mockingjay from the books is being utilised by protestors against the military coup in Thailand last month.

The military are threatening jail time for protestors that make the gesture. The salute has now come to represent defiance in Thailand against oppression just as it did for Panem in the books. It is so relatable it has reached the depths of modern day political conflict, an accolade not many franchises can maintain.

Anna Rusanova, president of society Books and Beyond at Bournemouth University, believes it is the political undercurrent that makes the franchise so identifiable with. Anna said: “It is a world with more problems than society’s own and still it is not as unfamiliar. Even though Hunger Games is considered a fantasy, many people can relate the political side of it to their own countries. Like with the Divergent book series both authors have interpreted popular opinions about the political systems we live in, and have mixed them with adventure and love, which in my opinion is what makes them so good.”

The franchise could influence political movement here in Britain.

Hunger games actor Donald Sutherland, who plays President Snow in the films, has said in a London press conference that his sole motivation to join the franchise was to help young people realise they have an obligation to change government by taking an active role and voting.

Surprising as this may be these political stances demonstrate that Hunger Games has transcended from a cultural icon into a possible

political motivator.

Adaptations in general have become a film staple for fans that want to see their best-loved books become tangible. Anna feels this is why adaptations are so popular. “It is a really good thing to do because it makes young people curious and read the books, which allows them to dive into the world of words and realise how much it has to offer.”

Richard agrees: “The books are still in the recent consciousness of the audience, and very often, someone will want to see a filmed version of a book they’ve just read.”

By adding A-list celebrities like Jennifer Lawrence to film adaptations it creates a pot of success that filmmakers want to recreate every year. Richard echoes this pointing towards the Twilight series as an example of this. “But then what happens is that it all runs out of steam and studios look for something new. Hunger Games fitted nicely.”The future for the franchise looks brighter than ever. A new stage play based on the books is being created for 2016, which will keep the franchise alive in the minds of fans. The new film Mockingjay: Part One wareleased in cinemas on 21 November 2014.

Even though Hunger “ Games is considered a fantasy, people can relate the political side of it.

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Students fight for change in SUBU Student Shout debate Students joined to tackle big issues like banning gossip mags and deciding to reprimand ISIS in the Student Shout meeting this week. Emotions ran high as students came together to make decisions on national and local problems Emily Cox CHIEF SUB EDITOR @TheDreamingLily

Over 100 people sat silent waiting to hear the outcome of what would could be the most important Student Shout debate so far.

Two of the three main debates thrashed out were very different, one local and one UK based, but as equally pressing. The first debate focused on whether the student shop should ban gossip magazines.

The second debate put forward a motion that would aid the campaign to obtain the resignation of the NUS President Malia Biuattia due to her stance on Jihadist terrorist group, ISIS. Debating as a whole can be terrifying, especially when you have such a large crowd of people fighting for what they believe in and emotions ran high.

Held in the Marconi lecture hall at the University and hosted

by SUBU, on the 20th November,

the Student Shout’s outcome will shape the agenda for SUBU over the coming months.

Bournemouth’s Student Shout tackles a variety of student led topics, some local but many of which are UK based issues, localised by motions presented by students.

Previous motions include BU to stop offering pole dancing classes, which fell through, and making U2 bus services from Poole run more frequently, a motion that passed.

For example, last year saw the departure of ‘lads mags’ from the student shop after the motion was passed, scraping through with a two person ‘for’ majority.

It is this motion that has started a snowball of debate about how lad cultures is fuelled by the magazines stocked in student shop. Psychology student,Gary Lawley, debated the removal of gossip magazines from sale on the SUBU premises.

Building upon last years lad culture debate his main arguments included the idea that the judgmental quality of the magazines goes agasint SUBU’s values and that the magazine’s contents damage girl’s self esteem due to unrelasitic body image ideas. His idea however

The Student Shout led to the banning of all lad’s magazines in the student shop last year was quickly challenged after student Billy Wright suggested that instead of a full ban of gossip magazines, an awareness campaign was created against them.

A massive 87% of voters agreed with this motion and it was the first motion passed that evening. Gary said of the verdict: “I was at first a little disappointed but then I realised I could also do good with the changed motion. Awareness in a way is far better than censorship.”

Next, Business student, Aaron Newbury, put forward the motion

The full time officers led by SUBU President Chloe Schendel-Wilson started the debate

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that SUBU should request the resignation of the NUS President and Executive Officer Malia Bouattia due to their stance on ISIS. The NUS President has dominated media discussion recently for not wanting to condemn the horrific actions of ISIS. ISIS have killed Iraqi civilians and many journalists but a vote to condemn them was not passed by the NUS because they feared it would be ‘Islamophobic’ to do so.

Students are now calling for her resignation saying she does not represent the student body and Bournemouth’s vote will be one of many around the country thinking about joining the petition.

Talking on this afterwards, Aaron was positive about how the debate went, saying: “It was discussed well and I think that all things considered there was a good turnout to the vote.”

There has already been apparent movement on this motion as according to Aaron there have already been talks about the issue: “I spoke to the President today and we will be petitioning in the Atrium.”

Contrasting to the pressing nature of the other two debates this one surprisingly stirred the most emotion was the final motion.

The motion that Nerve radio should be played in Dylan’s and the student shop was started by Editorin-Chief of Nerve News, Rebecca Byng.

A variety of controversial for and against arguments were made, including Danniella Tilbury who fought against the motion, specifically mentioning the content of Nerve shows: “While I’m not criticizing anyone’s individual shows they do tend to be very samey, we hear a lot of repetition and there’s a lot of talking as well. Nobody goes

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to Wetherspoons to listen to a chat show so why would they have to listen to that when they come to our bar?” Individual’s opposing this included Nerve DJ Michael Dranks who said: “The music being played is chosen by the students already and also we being a student radio station we have the opportunity to be able to play exactly what they want.”

Regardless of a variety of amendments including just playing Nerve in the SUBU shop and trialing it in Dylans, they all fell through and whoops and cheers rang out though Marconi after the decision was made in favour of the original motion.

“Finally” Tweeted MolliePerella “@ Nerveradio will be played across campus. About bloody time.”

As the debates came to an end there was a whirr of conversations and continued debate as the trails of students left the lecture theatre.

Speaking to Aaron about his opinions on what the Student Shout does for student’s university life he said: “I think it is very key and many things that are important to students or will impact their time at Uni are discussed. It would be great to see more people turn up.”

Gary believes the work that Student Shout do is valuable but that there are a few problems. “ I think the Student Shouts are overall very good for the university; there are just some ‘kinks’ that need ironing out.

The pre-idea content was far too long and this led to some ideas not getting discussed at all, which isn’t good.

Plus the ability to completely amend a motion before the current motion is even properly debated isn’t very good at all.”

To get involved with the Student Shout visit Subu’s website at http:// www.subu.org.uk/main-menu/ your-voice/student-shouts.

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Photography Showcase Angus Mitchell As cliche as it sounds I’ve always had a passion for photography as far back as I can remember.

My father is a photographer and at one point he gave me an old

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35mm film camera and I’ve had that ever since.

I learnt to take pictures on film and that taught me a lot about the principles of photography.

That was obviously before the all -singing all-dancing DSLRS. When I was young I’d go and take pictures with my dad - I was 8/9 perhaps maybe earlier.

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Photographer’s Picks 1) - I’ve got a massive soft spot for 1920’s/1930’s art deco architecture.

The De La Warr pavilion in Sussex just encapsulates everything in that era. To the side is this amazing staircase and it reminds me of a Escher sketch - a famous dutch artist.

I thought I’d capture this at the time and at exactly the right time this little boy walked into the frame and stood by the balcony looking down.

And I thought this is perfect as I love photos with an ultimate centrepiece or something for focus, and for this it is the little boy. It’s just perfect, it reminds me of a still from a film.

2) I don’t really like it when people ask how I made certain photos in photoshop.

This is because I’m a massive fan of creating effects inside the camera and I don’t believe in manipulating photos too much.

So this was a long exposure photograph - the sky was basically pitch black and I exposed it for about 5 minutes.

I love the way the lights underneath the power station illuminate the plumes of smoke merging into the clouds.

Again so contrasted, the gentle clouds of smoke and then you’ve got these hard concrete

monstrosities. Nature versus civilisation.

3) This is a spur of the moment photo, with street photography It’s not so much a question of you going to places and trying to take pictures of interesting people in the street, it’s more of a question of wandering around and waiting for those moments to come to you.

I was walking along Brick Lane in East London and I saw this perfect composition. I took the downhearted chap next to a controversial sign on the coffee shop window.

What’s interesting is he’s wearing this bright red cravat and purple jumper and sitting next to a smiley face. So everything in this photo is contrasting each other in a very satirical way.

Angus Mitchell is studying Television Production at Bournemouth University

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What’s on: Your entertainment guide British bands Madness and Bombay Bicycle Club headline this month’s exciting vareity of entertainment in Dorset

Madness BIC Windsor Hall 09.12.14

like ‘Gertcha’,‘Snooker Loopy’ and ‘Rabbit’. Fans can expect to dance along to old classics and new hits.

Climb aboard on ‘All for the M.A.D.H.E.A.D’ tour for the British legends new tour. They are best known for their classic hits ‘Our House’, ‘Baggy Trousers’ and ‘Driving in my car’. Their new show is not one to be missed.

Susan Calman Poole Lighthouse 06.12.14

The RAF in Concert Poole Lighthouse 12.12.14 In celebration of 50 years of the Red Arrows, Royal Air Force are holding a musical spectacular. The RAF will be performing music as spanning over five decades.

Human League BIC Windsor Hall 13.12.14

Madness are best known for their hits ‘House of Fun’, ‘Driving in my car’ and ‘Baggy Trousers’

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children who have sensory and communication disabilites.

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Travel Through Time: a Musical Journey Poole Lighthouse 29.11.14

Peter Pan Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre 06.12.14

BSO: Sea pictures Poole Lighthouse 03.12.14

Fly to Neverland in this reworking of the favourite children’s story Peter Pan. Blue Peter presenter Barney Harwood is Peter Pan while Waterloo Road’s Mark Benton is playing Captain Hook. This is a firm family favourite and welcomes a variety of ages.

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s are performing their own sea-themed concert that will include Depussy’s La Mer and many others. Kees Baskels is the conductor.

Reminisce back to your childhood with the Lighthouse’s new show ‘Travel Through Time’.

The show offers a plethora of classics for audiences young and old. Including songs from Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, Grease and many more.

Enchanted Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre 30.11.14 Over two hundred local children from eight affiliated dance schools will bring classic fairytales to life. The Western Association of Ballet Schools will be bringing classics like Sleeping Beauty, Matilda and Frozen to life through a mix of dance genres including ballet, tap and contemporary dance.

Robin Hood Poole Lighthouse 5.11.14 – 04.12.15 This family pantomime adventure tells the classic tale of Robin Hood and his merry men, packed with sing-a-longs and action packed fun. CBBC’s Ed Petrie (Marrying Mum and Dad) and Patrick O’Kane (Game of Thrones) will be starring as Robin Hood and the evil Sheriff of Nottingham. There will be a special performance on 16 December 2014 for families with

Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds BIC Windsor Hall 10.12.14-11.12.14 Jeff Wayne’s sci-fi inspired musical is coming to Bournemouth. It inspired the Global Sensation ‘War of the Worlds’. Audiences can expect to see Liam Neeson in 3D holography and a mix of stunning sound and visuals that depict the horrifying tale of aliens invading the earth.

Jekyll and Hyde Shelley Theatre 12.12.14- 13.12.14 This performance is a contemporary reworking of the original story set in the depths of London. In this retelling, a female criminologist named Harriet fills the role of Dr Jekyll, turning the original storyline on its head with a modern twist making the protagonist into a female. Intrigued by a set of recent murders she sets out on an investigation to find the killer who is the mysterious Dr Hyde.

The Human League took the 80’s electronic wave scene by storm with number one hits like ‘Don’t you want me’ which was adapted

by TV show Glee. The band is Sheffield based and their show will play their best classics that fans will go crazy for.

Status Quo 18.12.14 BIC Windsor The English Rockers have stormed the UK charts over the years racking up an amazing 60 chart hits and numerous best selling albums. They will perform hits

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The award winning Scottish comedian is bringing her new tour Lady Like to Bournemouth. Susan has appeared on shows like QI, Fresh Meat and The News Quiz and her witty new show focuses on getting older and wiser in life.

Mark Steel Poole Lighthouse 11.12.14 Mark has always been known for his left wing views and is now sharing them with Bournemouth in his hilarious show. His award winning show ‘Mark Steel’s in Town’ has visited over five million places. It is a hilarious show you won’t want to miss.

Sara Pascoe Poole Lighthouse 13.12.14 Sara Pascoe always knows how to impress her audience in a variety of ways. From funny in-depth arguments to witty abstract thoughts she never fails to make her audience laugh. Sara has appeared on Live at the Apollo, QI, Never Mind The Buzzcocks and many other comedy shows.

Bombay Bicycle Club BIC Solent Hall 05.12.14 The North London boys have had a stream of success in the indie scene with hits including ‘So Long, See you Tomorrow.’ recently Their new tour hopes to be their biggest and most ambitious to date.

Alfie Boe Pyramids Plaza 08.12.14 Alfie is best known for his powerful tenor voice and as portraying freed convict Jean Valjean in musical Les Miserables.

The actor shared a Tony award with the cast of Baz Luhrmann’s 2002 revival of La Boheme.

Rival Songs Pyramids Plaza 08.12.14 The sound of California is coming to Bournemouth in the form of Long Beach rock band, Rival Sons.

Rival Sons are touring the UK in the wake of their new album Great Western Valkyrie which hopes to be their best yet.

Bombay Bicycle Club have just released their fourth album

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Hello, and welcome to this issue’s Bournemouth Rock sports editorial, the last of the year and my last as section editor. There are a number of great stories in the section for you and I am particularly proud to be signing off on such a high note.

For this issue’s editorial focus, we’re staying local. There have been plenty of success stories published in The Rock since I’ve been part of the team, but nothing quite shouts as loudly as the seemingly endless rise of AFC Bournemouth.

I was an entertained onlooker at Saturday’s game against promotion rivals Ipswich, where the Cherries were a little unlucky to come away with just a point, as well as suffering the hinderance of injuries to Callum Wilson and Tokelo Rantie.

We spoke at length in the last issue about the near-miracle that Eddie Howe has performed to turn his side’s fortunes around, but it’s easy to forget how bad a state the club was in five years ago, with interest in the team only increasing as they climb the pyramid.

Having failed to come out of administration, the club were hit with a 17-point deduction at the start of their 2008/9 campaign, and faced an uphill struggle to stay in the Football League.

Cherries in rude health Eddie Howe’s AFC Bournemouth side are enjoying arguably their finest season MATTHEW JACKSON But with those dark days a mere memory, there is now the looming prospect of second cup tie against Liverpool this year.

The side have already broken new ground this campaign after reaching the quarter finals of the League Cup for the first time, but there is now the real chance of Howe and his squad writing themselves into the club’s history books by being the first Cherries side to play in the Premier League. On Saturday’s evidence, there’s every chance they’ll be right up there come the end of the season.

Big gates, a potential stadium expansion and the offering of the promised land? These are great times to be a part of the AFCB community.

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Bournemouth’s rise since Eddie Howe’s return to the club two years ago has been nothing short of spectacular, and few would bet against their chances of promotion to the Premier League this year.

After the recent 8-0 victory away to Birmingham City, and their current position of second in the table, if the team can maintain that kind of form then they stand a real chance, barring any further injuries to key players.

It’s said football’s a funny old game, and if you’re an AFC Bournemouth fan you’re certainly laughing at the moment.

Lying second in the table with the tie against Liverpool to come, the next few weeks will go a long way to deciding where Eddie Howe’s men stand come May. As most would agree, if they continue the way they are playing, top flight opposition at Dean Court may become more of a regularity.

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DEPUTY SPORTS EDITOR @jadebutcherxo International coach Dave Alred gave BU sport scholars something to think about this week after delivering his motivational ‘No Limits’ speech on Monday.

An honorary doctorate and MBE, Alred has been voted into The Telegraph’s ‘Top 5 Coaches in the World’ list, having worked with a string of international superstars like top golfers Phil Mickelson and Luke Donald as well as Newcastle United FC. Alred has also been credited as the success behind England Rugby hero Jonny Wilkinson’s famous kicking technique. He delivers the concept of ‘Get Busy, Get Better’ with a hard work ethic and believes that the athlete should take responsibility for their own development.

35 scholarship athletes, coaches and staff attended the seminar which gave them plenty to think about. Clearly a confident and experienced speaker and coach, Alred spoke about having a ‘No Limit’ attitude, explaining how an athlete should push themselves.

As well as promoting sporting aspects, Alred also talked about balancing the academic facet in

Dave Alred (right) has coached the likes of Jonny Wilkinson and Luke Donald TOURPROGOLFCLUBS athletic careers as being equally important. He suggested ideas and strategies in order to help apply the sporting talents and skills to academic work that could be applied to athletes of all sports.

His emphasis on positive reinforcement in coaching was obvious and well received. He had plenty of insightful and interesting

anecdotes on his coaching successes and demonstrated a clear passion and zest for his job.

Inspiring and teaching young athletes was a definite goal, to which he provided each athlete with a personal sports diary to record their ‘facts’ and successes as concrete evidence of their progression.

It felt as though all athletes taking

part in the seminar were honestly inspired and motivated by his encouraging speech, as well as being taken aback by his natural talent for coaching and laid back attitude. It has not only fuelled the BU athletes but also promoted a ‘can do, will do’ attitude that will hopefully carry them through the season and bring success to them all.

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National scholarships for University students Jade Butcher DEPUTY SPORTS EDITOR @jadebutcherxo

Six Bournemouth University sportsmen and women were delighted to be awarded Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) national scholarships this season.

The athletes, who have all been rewarded for their ability and talent in beach volleyball, have been named as some of the best players in the country this year.

The six to gain scholarships are Gemma Beddows, Phil Smith, Dan Hunter, Oli Kimber, Matt Hunter and Alex Clare, who were all reselected for the programme. They are joined by two beach volleyball athletes studying at Weymouth College and LeAF Academy, as well as a Chichester University sailor and a Bournemouth Collegiate School archer.

All athletes will be covered and supported at Bournemouth University, which has recently been selected as one of the TASS Accredited centres.

The TASS award was formerly managed by UK Sport but this

year has been taken over by Sport England. It is a Government run scheme which aims to create a partnership between the awarded athletes, National Governing Body and the Higher Education sector.

Beddows, a fourth year Accounting and Tax student, has been selected for the programme for the fourth time and said: “This opportunity has enabled me to be part of a full time beach volleyball performance squad.”

Representing England in both indoor and beach volleyball, her success and achievements as an athlete have been supported further

by TASS this season by allowing her to overcome an extensive shoulder injury sustained through the sport.

“I was able to gain medical support and had my operation within a month of referral, it’s been a quick process and I’m rehabilitating my shoulder now and feeling better and more comfortable than ever,” she confirmed.

As well as supporting the athletes medically, they are financially assisted by instalments of bursary money determined by the athlete’s talent and potential. The scholarship aims to balance the athlete’s academic life with their competition and training regimes.

The scholarship aids around 350 athletes across 50 sports nationally and provides a variety of services. The chosen athletes are supplied with a personally tailored package of core services including lifestyle and education support, strength and conditioning services, physiotherapy, sports psychology and medical assistance.

London 2012 Olympian Dan Hunter has also been reselected for the programme this season, and having returned to Bournemouth University to complete his Software Engineering degree as a final year student, the time management and

lifestyle support has been a key asset to the programme.

“I will be competing at the top level of performance in the UK and TASS helps to keep me at that level,” affirmed Dan, who is currently playing indoor volleyball for local club Wessex VC. After being a full time GB representative athlete for four years, he plays in the Super 8 division who currently sit second in their table.

The scholarship runs until September 2015, when athletes will be selected by Sport England and sporting NGB’s for the next cycle of scholarships.

“I remember hearing the crack; that is clear as day,” said Bowley.

“I occasionally replay the moment leading up to it - the kick return, seeing the space open up, but from then, nothing apart from the noise.

It’s a really hard moment to recall.”

But the Bobcats bounced back one week later against BNU. They might have lost a talented running back in Bowley, whose return is unclear at this point, but even without him, BU gained more than 100 yards running the football.

“I’ve seen this team come a long way and I wanted to see it through,” Bowley said. “But I’m still here cheering on the boys. I won’t miss a beat. I’ll be along for the ride, wherever this team goes. I wouldn’t miss it for the world.”

The game’s first score came from a catch and run from Charlie Sweet, another team veteran, who caught the ball and flashed down the sideline and into the end zone.

What was particularly special about this touchdown was the fact it was the first in the history of the programme. The team missed the

two-point conversion opportunity, so it took a 6-0 lead to begin the game. BNU kicked a successful field goal at the end of the second quarter to go into halftime down 6-3.

In addition to the offensive breakthrough, the Bobcats defence held their opponents in check and caused havoc in the Buccaneers’ backfield. Linebacker Gideon Kasompe was particularly ferocious, as he seemed to be the tackler on every play. Defensive lineman Nick Lake put in an iron man afternoon, as he was asked to play on the offensive line because of injuries there, and was named the team MVP of the day. Rookie Isaac Hirsch also delivered a number of crushing hits, and thus was named the Rookie of the Game on defence.

BNU were shut out in the second half, although things could have been much different if their wideouts hadn’t dropped crucial balls. The Bobcats recorded their first interception of the season when rookie James Ovens pounced on an underthrown ball. BU completed two huge passing plays on the same

drive that resulted in the second touchdown of the game, courtesy of rookie Jake Stillman. The first of which was courtesy of team captain Joe Rutter, who managed an impressive one-handed catch along the sideline. Sweet was the man to convert the two-point play to make the score 14-3.

After the match, head coach Charlie Anderson said he felt the win was only a fraction of what this team could do.

“To be honest, having the first win ‘out of the way’ is not how I’d describe it,” he said. “I feel that we earned the win as a team; through the hours we spend in the classroom, the weight room and at training, every single player put everything into fighting for every yard on offence, making every tackle on defence, winning in the passing game and dominating the line of scrimmage.

“This was the first of what I hope to be many team wins, and to be honest, I think the team has only just scratched the surface of what they’re capable of.”

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Bobcats earn first win Michael Lingberg ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR @Lingberg2000 The Bobcats are proving people wrong. Bournemouth University’s American football club split its first two games of the season, with its 16 November game against Buckingham New University at Chapel Gate ending in a 14-3 decision in the Bobcats’ favour, despite website Double Coverage predicting a contrary result.

While the season started off in perhaps the worst possible fashion with a 35-0 thumping at the hands of Surrey on 8 November, it wasn’t a true picture of what BU can do.

That game was called with eight minutes to go in the fourth quarter, due to the wet and windy weather, score and the fact team veteran Adam Bowley suffered a broken ankle and ligament damage so bad that an ambulance was called in to take him away.

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A world of sport San Francisco 49ers v Seattle Seahawks - November 28; December 14 These two NFL giants go head to head twice in the coming weeks, with the bad blood between them that has developed in recent times increasing the interest in these fixtures to lovers of American football.

Tom Neal examines what’s happening across the globe this coming month

Wales v South Africa - November 29 The Welsh rugby union team face a tough encounter against South Africa, hoping to record their first ever Test victory over the Springboks, following a narrow 31-30 defeat earlier this year. An injury crisis and a recent loss to New Zealand may give cause for concern amongst Welsh rugby fans, but the battling qualities they showed in the defeat to the All Blacks means a degree of optimism remains that Wales can end their South African hoodoo.

FC Barcelona v Paris St Germain - December 10 This tantalising clash is the pick of the Champions League fixtures in the last round of the group stages, with Barcelona looking to avenge their 3-2 defeat to PSG in the reverse match. With both teams certain to progress, this game is likely to decide who tops the group and who finishes second, which probably means a trickier tie in the next stage. There’s also the prospect of Lionel Messi potentially breaking Raul’s record of Champions League goals.

Amir Khan v Devon Alexander - December 13 Khan heads to Las Vegas with high hopes of beating Alexander - who has only been defeated twice - to earn the WBC Silver welterweight title, but more importantly to enhance the prospect of a future fight against the kingpin of boxing; Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Sri Lanka v England- November 26 - December 16 England’s one day international cricket team enters this tour of Sri Lanka with many decisions still to be made regarding the personnel of the squad which will go to the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand early in 2015. Sri Lanka also need to improve their ailing form, which culminated in a 5-0 whitewashing by India earlier this month. The seven ODI’s will be contested at various locations across Sri Lanka, but start and finish in the capital, Colombo.

Ollie Heptinstall takes a look at the latest sporting champ and chump It has been quite a week for England captain Wayne Rooney, who celebrated his 100th England cap before the qualifier with Slovenia at Wembley, becoming the ninth Three Lions centurion in the process.

At the age of 29 Rooney is likely to break Peter Shilton’s record of 125 appearances, though the forward currently has another landmark in his sights - England’s all-time leading goalscorer. The equaliser from the penalty spot in the 3-1 win over Slovenia, along with a brace against the Auld Enemy at Celtic Park in Glasgow took the England captain’s tally up to 46, just three goals short of equaling Sir Bobby Charlton’s national record.

Scoring three goals and winning the 100th cap for his country probably would have sufficed for Rooney, but his magical week was far from over.

The Manchester United captain scored what proved to be the winner in the 2-1 victory against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, with the result moving United into the Champions League spots.

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A global revolution in women’s football Liam Grace ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

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@liamgrace_ One of the fastest growing women’s sports in the world is something Bournemouth locals should take pride in, according to Bournemouth University Ladies FC’s top goalscorer Chloe Tape.

It has been a perfect start to the season for Tape, who has netted four goals in her team’s opening three games of the campaign, while her BULFC side are unbeaten as they sit top of the league above the likes of Exeter, Winchester and Plymouth’s University teams. In their last fixture, they comfortably beat rivals Southampton 3-0, earning local bragging rights.

“It’s always nice to beat Southampton,” said Tape. “They were a tough team to break down.

We didn’t play the best we can but it is good [that] we dug out a positive result.”

But it is not only the varsity team putting the town on the map.

AFC Bournemouth Ladies also sit top of the Hampshire league, having won all nine of their fixtures so far this season.

England’s women lost 3-0 at home to Germany on Sunday, in front of a record crowd at Wembley MÅLFARLIG “There is a good standard down here, it is good to see the Bournemouth women’s teams doing well too,” she said. “It is something locals should take pride in.”

And the local trend is one that appears tobe replicating that of the national game, as 45,619 spectators turned out to see the England Women’s Senior side take on Germany in a friendly on Sunday, which the visitors won 3-0.

The attendance still broke the previous record of 29,902 at an England Women’s game by a considerable margin, and also surpassed the number for the recent

Men’s game against Norway in September, which England won 1-0 in front of 40,181.

“I’m not surprised if people are getting fed up with male footballers,” said Tape. “Most male players nowadays only play for the money. Women play because they love the sport and that’s the way it should be.

“I would like to think so,” she said, when asked if women’s football can rival the male game in England.

“It would take a while for it to get to that calibre but if the money invested increases to the same as the men’s I can’t see why not.”

And that much needed investment does seem to be increasing. Looking at the latest data released by UEFA, the amount of money injected into women’s football tripled from the 2012/13 season to the 2013/14 season. The same report found that the total number of registered female players in the world has doubled in the last ten years from 640,000 in 2003 to 1,230,000 in 2013.

“Playing the game myself I have seen a huge increase in female players trialling for the varsity team.

We have probably had the highest numbers we have ever had for try outs this season.”

In stark contrast Wigan Athletic owner Dave Whelan has endured a miserable few days. With his team languishing in the lower reaches of the Championship table, he appointed Malky Mackay as the new Wigan boss.

Mackay is under investigation by the Football Association for allegedly sending sexist, racist and homophobic texts whilst managing Cardiff.

There wasn’t a short supply of controversy at the DW Stadium as a result of the appointment, but the 77-year-old chairman now finds himself at the centre of a public scandal for alleged antisemitic and racist comments in an interview with the Guardian and, like his new manager, now faces an FA investigation.

Whelan, who claims he was misquoted in the initial interview, said “If I have upset one person, I apologise”, and has since been offered support by the antidiscrimination body, Kick It Out. Not a great week.

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Wilson: retirement ‘one of the biggest decisions in my life’ Ben Fisher @benfisherJ Peter Wilson MBE says he’s left British shooting in the healthiest state it’s ever been in.

Wilson, 28, retired last week after admitting he lacked any incentive to compete after achieving his goals.

The double-trap Olympian, who received an honorary doctorate from Bournemouth University, famously won gold at London 2012 and Wilson says he has enjoyed the time away from competitive action.

“I have taken a year off competitive shooting and I’ve probably enjoyed my time off too much,” he says. “Sadly we could say that I have never been in such good shape as I am now. I am shooting better than ever, but I’m very happy with the decision I have made.

“A lot of people will think that I might come back because I won’t be able to handle retirement.

“Anyone who has competed in any sport will tell you that if you

want to be the best, you have to put the work in and I’m not prepared to do that anymore.”

Instead, Wilson is ‘getting to grips’ with taking over his parents farm in Sherborne. Pitts Farm will become the new challenge for Olympic goldmedallist Wilson – after ditching his previous target of competing at the Rio 2016 games.

“It was something that was always in the pipeline,” he admits. “My parents had said that when they were 65 they would hand it over but winning gold at the Olympics kind of scuppered that a bit. It’s one of the biggest decisions I’ve made in my life. I’ve not taken it lightly and I’ve looked at it from every angle.

“I would have never been able to get the best out of myself again.”

Not only has Wilson realigned his focus to the farmyard, but he also has plans to cement for a big day next year with fiancée Michelle.

“I’m going to get married next year and that along with taking on the farm were I suppose big parts of my decision. I just did not want to do six days training a week anymore.

“It’s very difficult to get psyched up for something when you know it will never be as good.

“I think for the next couple of years I want to support my fiancée.

“She’s an amazing artist. I keep wanting to still call her my girlfriend.

She has been amazing. I’m going to try and help her develop her own work. I think being able to give her more of my time is a good thing.

“I want to give her some of the great support she has given me, not that I can help in terms of expertise,” says Wilson, who studied art at school and University.

For Wilson, his new challenges lie in the face of taking on his parents farm, getting married next year and juggling those commitments with his entrepreneurial developments.

“A friend and I set up a mobile app company for Apple products and that excites me.

“It’s my new challenge and a good one. That gets me going.

“It’s a completely different world.

The business is in London and I’m there a couple of a times a week.

I love the contradiction and the difference between the two.”

Wilson exits shooting grateful for what the sport has given him but also aware of the legacy he has left behind himself.

“I look forward to supporting Team GB in Rio, albeit just as an onlooker,” he says. “I think had I not won a gold medal, shooting would not have had a voice at London 2012.

Wilson feels that his 2012 gold has boosted shooting’s profile WILSON “It was wonderful to give shooting a voice. Too often we see shooting portrayed negatively, in the media and on the news.

“It has become more acceptable and more popular; British shooting

has never been in such a good or healthy situation as where we are at the moment. We have half a dozen who can do damage in 2016. It will be very exciting and [in] 2020 I think we will be even better.”

Brooking sees bright England future Jack Cozens SPORTS EDITOR @JCozensTCN Sir Trevor Brooking believes that England’s national side is due a change from its recent fortunes, and the latest generation of young footballers can be the ones to deliver that.

One of English football’s iconic figures, Sir Trevor spent the entirety of his playing career at his boyhood club, West Ham United, before taking on broadcasting and administrative roles in the sport.

The 66-year-old left his role as Director of Football development at the FA earlier this year – a position he had held for 11 years – having been involved in the professional realms of football for nearly 50 years.

With such an illustrious career spanning most areas of the sport, Sir Trevor recalled the 1980 FA Cup Final – where his header defeated Arsenal 1-0 at Wembley to secure the cup for a second

time in six years – as one of his finest moments in the game.

“In ‘75 we played Fulham, we won 2-0 but it wasn’t a great game,” he said. “Billy Bonds and myself both said before the Arsenal game that it was great to get a second chance because we were the underdogs but we were starting to play really well.

“The beauty was that you actually could deliver a good performance against good opposition in a really big occasion, so the satisfaction after that is fantastic – to score the winner and play well against Arsenal in a cup final was a defining moment because it was late on in my career.

“The next morning we all met up and got on a bus in Stratford and it took us about two hours to go on a tour of the locality which again is a memorable moment – particularly if you’re a West Ham fan. Had I not been playing for them I probably would have been cheering them on.”

Sir Trevor, who also won 47 caps for his country during his 19 years in the game, believed that one of the major areas that needed overhauling – that of youth development – in order to improve the fortunes of the national team was achieved during

his time at the FA. “We did a lot for grassroots,” he affirmed. “We had no real coaching infrastructure [and] a lot of what I did in the first few years was to try and put one in place and then later on we had the challenge of trying to look at youth development in the professional game and tried to revamp the academies.

“After changing that we did a youth development review to try and get age groups playing on pitches and in goals that were the right size rather than ending up on a senior pitch and kicking the ball long.

“We’ve got a much bigger structure now. The teams are all based at St. Georges Park and there’s a lot of talent in those age groups.

“I’d like to think I could hang around and get out of my bath chair to see us be competitive in a tournament and 2020 is the one where I think we’ve got some young players and I think we’ll be dangerous by then, especially as the semi-final and the final are at Wembley so it would be great to be a young English player, knowing that to try and get out of the group stages and make sure that I played in one of

Sir Trevor Brooking served nearly 50 years in the professional game PA those games at Wembley.”

And with those changes in place, Sir Trevor believed that the improvements at youth level were starting to bear fruit.

“If you look at the under-21s people like Will Hughes, James Ward-Prowse, obviously Luke Shaw and John Stones have played recently [for the senior side]. Calum Chambers has come through straight into the seniors and he’s still only 19.

“Chuba Akpom is a striker for

Arsenal – he’s not been able to break into their first team but it’ll be interesting to see if that changes, but that’s the challenge for players at a club like that, can they get first team football? He’ll need to go away at the moment to get that chance.

“You’ve got Lewis Baker from Chelsea who is a really good passer and Patrick Roberts is really talented individual at Fulham who has is in their first team, so there are plenty of reasons to be confident.”

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Cargill shines at home in Three Lions debut Ross Maffey

ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

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@RossMaffey England under-20s manager Aidy Boothroyd has heaped praise onto young Cherries defender Baily Cargill, after his Three Lions debut against Canada.

The 19-year-old shone in his England debut, producing a solid defensive display, whilst scoring to help the Three Lions to a 2-2 draw at the Goldsands 16 days ago.

Chuba Akpom gave the hosts the lead after a neat finish from a Lewis Baker cross. Canada equalised through Michel Petrasso shortly after the half time break.

Cargill looked to have snatched a winner six minutes from time, but a Christy Pym mistake in the England goal allowed substitute Jordan Hamilton to snatch a late second equaliser for the visitors.

“I thought he was excellent, he was one of our best players. I thought he looked very assured,” Boothroyd remarked of Cargill.

“He didn’t waste any passes, and he scored his goal, so almost a complete performance.”

In addition to the teenager’s England performance, Boothroyd was also optimistic over Cargill’s future footballing prospects.

“I think Bournemouth have got a really, really good young player in the ranks.

“I’ve spoken to Eddie at length about him. Eddie thinks he’s going

Cargill (right) celebrates after scoring England’s second in their draw with Canada earlier this month to be one for the future for the club, and I hope he’ll be one for the future for us as well.”

Despite being a regular starter in AFC Bournemouth’s historybreaking Capital One Cup run, Cargill is yet to feature in any league games this season.

But having been loaned to the likes

of Torquay United, he was delighted to be firmly placed in Bournemouth’s cup squad, and to have achieved an England call-up.

“It was the best feeling I’ve ever had,” Cargill said after scoring his debut goal. “For me to be in this position I feel very privileged and I’m just going to keep working hard

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and enjoying my time.

“I think it just shows you that the more you work hard, the more opportunities you’re going to get.

“It’s here at my home town, a lot of my friends and family are here in the crowd and [there were] Bournemouth supporters [too] so it’s a brilliant moment.”

Following a 2-2 draw with Ipswich Town at the weekend, Bournemouth remain in second place in the Sky Bet Championship, three points behind leaders Derby.

In an enthralling match, Yann Kermorgant scored a stunning overhead kick in the second minute, but Eddie Howe’s men were then twice pegged back

by Ipswich, with Matt Ritchie scoring the Cherries’ second.

Striker Callum Wilson, who came off the bench and impressed in his debut for England’s recent U21 defeat to France, had to be replaced through injury shortly into the second half.

Substitute Tokelo Rantie, who had only been on the pitch a couple of minutes, then had to be stretchered off himself following a collision with two Ipswich defenders. Howe was uncertain as to when the pair would return, with Rantie expected to have a prolonged spell on the sidelines having dislocated his shoulder.

Elsewhere on England duty was defender Baily Cargill, who scored on his first call-up to the England Under-20s with a goal against Canada at Dean Court, before being an unused substitute against Portugal.

Lallana, Madrid and dreams of Poole Town’s promotion Ben Fisher @benfisherJ Poole Town captain Jamie Whisken headed to Madrid earlier this month – to watch best mate Adam Lallana in action.

Whisken played with Lallana for Redhill Rangers before signing for Bournemouth at the age of 14.

By then, Lallana had moved to Southampton, where he spent 14 years before leaving for Liverpool this summer.

The Tatnam defender - who was best man at Lallana’s low key wedding last year - said he speaks to the England star most days.

“It’s just brilliant and I could not be happier for him,” said Whisken.

“It’s a dream for any kid to put

on the shirt for your country.

“It’s special going up to Anfield to see him play. I talk to him nearly every day and it’s been absolutely brilliant to follow him.

“I see a fair bit of him and I get to go up there a fair bit. In fact, I was at the away leg in Madrid!”

Whisken himself has enjoyed his own success in recent weeks with Poole Town top of the Southern Premier, seven points clear of the chasing pack, with one of the best defensive records in the country.

The Dolphins have conceeded just 11 goals in their 17 league games this campaign, with only four teams above them in the footballing pyramid able to boast better defensive statistics.

Whisken, now a personal trainer by trade, believed that a run of clean sheets can steer his side towards the promotion he craves.

“We started off very well and

confidence comes with that,” he said. “Obviously we’ve brought in a couple of good defenders to bolster last season’s squad including Lewis Tallack and Michael Walker.

“They’ve come in and it’s clicked very well. It’s raised our confidence levels and if you can continue to keep clean sheets then it’s those that can win you leagues.

“Promotion is the absolute aim and we want to win the league without a shadow of a doubt.

“It’s my fifth year in this league and I think we have as good an opportunity as anyone to go up.

“There are always clubs who pump money but we are right up there and competing.

“It’s brilliant and it’s a great record to have. We started absolutely brilliantly and there’s no reason why we can’t continue in that vein.

“We have good quality in the back four – there’s no doubt about it.”

Whisken was best man at Adam Lallana’s wedding ANDY ORMAN

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Howe concerned by key striker injuries

I don’t believe it!

Moussi shows football has a charitable side These days footballers are often seen as a greedy bunch. How refreshing then to see a player give his entire salary to charity.

Guy Moussi joined Birmingham City last week on a free transfer until January, with the former Nottingham Forest man announcing his wages and any bonuses would be split between four charities - the Birmingham City Disabled Supporters Club, Stop Ebola, the Paris church that he attends and the TEV Soma Charity.

“I am pleased because I think it is nice sometimes to give back,” Moussi told the Birmingham Mail.

The Frenchman is not the first footballer to publicly give away his wages to charity. David Beckham donated the earnings from a short-term spell at PSG to a local children’s charity in 2013.

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We made it. Thank you. #TeamLH Eddie Howe looks on during his side’s 2-2 home draw against fellow Championship promotion hopefuls Ipswich on Saturday

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ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR @RossMaffey AFC Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has expressed his delight in the performances of his players during the recent international break, but also expressed his concern after injuries to both Callum Wilson and Tokelo Rantie last Saturday.

Six Cherries players were absent from training as they departed to play with their countries almost two weeks ago, but have now returned to the south coast as domestic football recommences.

Bournemouth’s explosive start to the season, which has seen them rise to second in the Championship table, combined with a record-breaking Capital One Cup campaign, has helped players gain recognition from their national squads.

Howe said: “I think it’s been

a good couple of weeks for the individuals and for us as a club. I think it’s been an unusual situation for us to lose so many for a couple of weeks. It’s quite strange; I’ve had lower numbers in training, but I’ve been really pleased.

“Benjamin Buchel kept a clean sheet, Artur Boruc played very well, Ryan Fraser with his Scotland performances, it’s been very good.”

On-loan goalkeeper Artur Boruc was an unused substitute during Poland’s Euro 2016 qualifier against Georgia, but played the full game in their 2-2 draw against Switzerland, with Boruc’s acrobatic save producing one of the highlights.

Callum Wilson and Baily Cargill earned their first call-ups for England U21s and England U20s respectively, which were promising signs for Howe.

“Callum and Baily have gone out and done really well for England, Baily scored and performed very well and Callum had a good sub appearance which I watched.”

Cargill’s debut goal at the Goldsands was only enough for

a disappointing 2-2 draw against Canada, whilst Wilson came on as a substitute after an hour during England U21s 3-2 defeat to France.

Wilson, however, was substituted early after a suspected hamstring injury during Bournemouth’s 2-2 league draw with Ipswich.

“Callum just felt something in his hamstring, he’s not sure whether it was a pull, whether it was a bit of cramp, or whether it was nervy feeling in there,” Howe added.

South African striker Tokelo Rantie was another member of the Cherries’ squad to shine during the break, scoring four goals to help his country qualify for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations, taking place between 17 January and 8 February 2015, however his participation in the tournament is now in doubt, after he was injured in Saturday’s game.

The 24-year-old, who had just replaced Wilson, was then withdrawn from the field of play himself after a collision with two Ipswich defenders. The South African was then stretchered off, and Howe fears his injury may be more

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serious than his teammate’s.

“It looks like he might have dislocated his shoulder.

“The boy has done so well and worked so hard to get himself in good form and I think he is going to be out for a period of time, which is a huge blow.”

The two injuries now pose a potential problem to Howe with his selection options narrowed as the season nears its most congested month, with limited attacking options available and the closure of the loan transfer window yesterday.

“It does leave us short if both are out for a period of time so potentially it could be an avenue for us.”

Turn to page 23 to read about Baily Cargill’s England U20 debut

@LewisHamilton

Done with the excuses. Done with the rose-tinted fans.

Done with the supine media. Done with rolling over vs big teams.

Wenger’s OVER. #afc @piersmorgan

02: What an opener from Kermorgant! His acrobatic volley gives #afcb the lead within two minutes! @afcbournemouth