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Dear Reader I do love this time of year and it’s finally starting to feel like Spring has sprung. The sunshine is making more of a welcome appearance and Cheryl the days are slowly but surely getting longer, making for longer evenings. It’s the perfect time of year to get out and about in the fresh air and this month we have a couple of articles that maybe of interest to you if you wish to join anyone on your local walks. If you turn to page 23, Hattie Miles tells us about her ‘Walking Talks’ whereby you learn about the history of Mr Harry Selfridge at Highcliffe Castle or turn to page 29 to read about the council-run ‘Walking for Health’ which are regular walks guided by volunteers. April’s walk is very local and starts at Highcliffe Castle. Don’t forget to wear some comfy shoes (or wellies)! April 21st will mark our Queen’s 90th birthday. Queen Elizabeth II will become the first reigning British monarch to reach the age of 90. There will be celebrations taking place all over the UK and in many other parts of the world to commemorate this landmark birthday. We hope that she will have a wonderful time. Until next month,
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contents Local History 6 What’s On Guide 8 Highcliffe-on-Sea Traders Ass. 11 Clubs, Classes, Groups & Societies 12 Business Column 17 Christchurch Blue Plaques 18 Highcliffe Food Festival 21 Coffee Break 22 Walking Talks by Hattie Miles 23 Highcliffe-on-Sea Rotary 25 Adopt a Pet 27 MindBenders 27 Kids Page 28 Stepping out from Highcliffe Castle 29 Walking Talks 32 Teen Eye 33 Garden View 34 Mum’s the Word 37 Recipe 37 Regent Listings 39 Dorset POPP 40 Puzzle Solutions 40 Index of Advertisers 41 Useful Telephone Numbers 42
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Local History by Len Wigg Christchurch Businesswomen 1784-1823 Among the earliest records we have of businesswomen in this period are entries in Trades Directories.
This delicate work needed small fingers and good light, so the workshops required large windows.
The `Hampshire Directory’ by J Sadler of Winchester in 1784 mentions the Misses Noyce and the Misses Charlotte and Sarah Reeks, both drapers and the former milliners as well. About ten years later in `The Universal British Directory of Trade, Commerce and Manufacture’, the Noyces were named Susan and Martha, and they were joined by Ann Cranstone, another milliner, the widow of John who had died in 1788.
Examples of chains, together with the many different tools necessary for stamping out the links from thin steel sheet, and assembling the components, may be seen in the display in the Red House Museum. The Cox workshop was in the High Street (1789-1873), next to the Ship Inn, but it has been demolished. The workshop built by another firm, William Hart & Co, has been preserved with its large windows. It is on Bargates and is shown below.
Pigot & Co’s 1823 `Directory of Hampshire’, lists a wider range of occupations. Mrs and Misses Hart had a Boarding Academy, also Mrs Jane Neave, who was a daughter of Robert and Ann Cox (below). Mary Pike was a china, glass & earthenware dealer and also a cooper. Her husband Meshach had died in 1815; he had been a winecooper in the 1790s. Meriam (sic) Humby, wife of Thomas, who was an attorney and conveyancer, was landlord at the King’s Arms Inn and Hotel. Ann Lemmon, the widow of James, was landlord of Cross Keys Tavern and Public House. Margaret Barnes and Sarah Newman were shopkeepers.
Sue Newman has written a widely researched book `The Christchurch Fusee Chain Gang’ (2010) which explains the importance of this manufacturing to the local economy for more than 100 years. It gave employment, especially to children from the town workhouse – now the Red House Museum - and other neighbouring workhouses too. The working hours were up to ten a day in the lighter summer months. This was some years before the Factory Acts of 1833, and 1844, which at last ordered child workers aged 9 -13 to spend two hours a day, six days a week at school. Life was certainly rather different in Christchurch about 200 years ago.
Ann Cox was a watch and clock fusee chain maker, widow of Robert (1755-1815), who had been a watchmaker, and manufacturer of watch chains in the 1790s. These chains were part of the watch mechanism and looked like bicycle chains, but much smaller, comprising of as many as 20 links to one centimetre. Image of William Hart’s Bargates workshop 6 • Highcliffe Eye • April 2016
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Tuesday 5th April Christchurch Probus Club meets at East Close Hotel at 10.15am. Speaker Paul Barrett “Mantovani, King of Strings”. Contact our secretary Maurice Dowling, Tel: 01425 275587 for details. Tuesday 5th April Stan’s Blues Jam at The Thomas Tripp First Tuesday every month Free entry - Backline provided 8.30 - 11.00pm www.stansbluesjam.co.uk Wednesday 6th April Highcliffe Art Fellowship monthly meeting with demonstration by Cornish artist Roy Lang. He will paint a seascape in oil. Methodist Church Hall, Lymington Road, Highcliffe. 2.30 - 4.30pm. Visitors welcome for £3 per person. Refreshments available in the interval. 01425 278083. Thursday 7th April ‘From Africa to the Indian Ocean’, an illustrated talk by Alison Smith at Highcliffe Library about her VSO experience in Sierra Leone & the
Saturday 9th April Priory Church Tour. 3-5pm. Tower & Bells, 176 steps, Museum, 75 steps. Children over 8 welcome. Adults £10, special family rates (please ask), tickets in advance. Tel: 01202 485804, email vestry@christchurchpriory.org. Meet inside entrance. Saturday 9th April RNLI Coffee Morning at Highcliffe Methodist Church Hall. 10am – 12.30pm. Bric a Brac, cakes, jigsaws, jewellery, souvenirs, books. Admission free. Saturday 9th April Bransgore Horticultural Society Spring Show to be held at the Village Hall, Burley Road, Bransgore. Classes for Flowers, Floral Art, Cookery, Craft, Photography and Art. Show opens at 2pm. For schedule please telephone Tony on 01425 674329. Sunday 10th April Christchurch Lions Charity Car Boot Sale at Stanpit Marsh. 7.30am. See www.christchurchlions.org.uk. Thursday 14th April Retired Men’s Club. Our next meeting is on Thursday 14th April commencing at 10.30am. The talk is “Chelsea Flower Show” by Chris Evans. Enjoy coffee, the talk, a 3 course lunch and friendly conversation. Call Chris on 01202 430265. New members welcome. Thursday 14th April The Friends of Stanpit Marsh.
A local history talk by Steve Roberts - “Hengistbury Head Saxons to Selfridge”. 7.30pm. Stanpit Village Hall. Entrance £2.50. Saturday 16th April ‘Happy and Glorious Concert’ at Christchurch Priory. Grange Choral Society celebrates the Queen’s 90th Birthday with popular British music by Rutter, Parry and Elgar accompanied by Decadent Brass. Tickets £16, £9, students £5 from Bookends, Christchurch and Hilary Scott 01202 399139. Tuesday 19th April Priory Church Up & Down Tour. 6.30-8.30pm. Roof space, medieval paintings, 103 steps (some narrow spaces), 2 Crypts, ground floor. Tickets £10 (£5 children over 8) in advance Tel: 01202 485804, email vestry@christchurchpriory.org. Meet at Tower Door. Wednesday 20th April Henry V UK Cathedral Tour, Christchurch Priory Church. Marking both the 600th anniversary of Agincourt and the centenary of the First World War, Antic Disposition presents a new production of Shakespeare’s Henry V. 7.30pm. www.anticdisposition.co.uk Thursday 21st April New Milton Probus Club monthly members meeting at Hoburne Park, Highcliffe. 10.30am. Speaker, “Famous people in the area” by Ron Kirby. Thursday 21st April Presentation plus Q&A session: Christchurch Council - can it survive? Run by West Christchurch Residents
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Association. Hall on the Hill, Marlow Drive, BH23 2RD. 7.30pm. 01202 473658. Wednesday 27th April Christchurch Priory Tour. 2.30-4.30pm. Museum (75 steps), Ground Floor, Crypts. Meet inside entrance. Tickets £10 (£5 children over 8) in advance Tel: 01202 485804, email vestry@christchurchpriory.org. Wednesday 27th April Coffee morning in aid of Dorset Cancer Care Foundation. 10am - 12.30pm. Stanpit Village Hall, Mudeford. Delicious homemade cake and coffee £2.50. Wednesday 27th April A hustings for the election of the Police & Crime Commissioner for Dorset, to be held in Druitt Hall, Christchurch. Sponsored by the Alliance of Christchurch Residents Associations. 7.30pm. Friday 29th April Come along to Mudeford Wood Community Centre and join us for a fantastic evening of fashion! Doors open at 7pm for a 7:30pm start. Tickets £7 each, including a drink and nibbles. Visit www.mudefordwoodcommunitycentre.co.uk for more information. Saturday 30th April Christchurch Group of Cancer Research UK (Reg No 1089464) Barn Dance. 7.30pm. Twynham School, Christchurch, BH23 1JF. Tickets £12 to include Fish & Chips, Tea/Coffee. Bring your own drink & glasses. Raffle. Ring 07925 974174 for tickets.
Community Notice Board Contact the Elderly is looking for more reserve drivers once or twice a year to take three elderly people out for a little drive and out for tea at volunteer host and hostesses homes. For more details phone 01202 424482. Highcliffe Friends in Need Volunteer Car Scheme We currently need a person who can spare a few hours on a Thursday morning to take telephone requests from local Highcliffe residents, to find a driver to take them to their Medical appointments. If you feel you can help this very worthwhile cause, please telephone me for further details. Thank You. Cressida Belbin 01425 279328. Highcliffe Friends in Need Volunteer Car Service. If you need a car and driver to take you to a GP, hospital or dental appointment, we can help you. Please ring the following numbers between 9.30am - 12.30pm. Mondays: Mrs Cherry Cook 01425 275056 Tuesdays: Mrs Ann Hart 01425 280083 Wednesdays: Mrs Pauline Williamson 01425 271520 Fridays: Richard Ainsworth 01425 275066
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Here comes the sun, well hopefully anyway. It would be much appreciated in the run up to the Food Festival in May, it promises to be a great day Helen with lots of scrumptious local food producers lining up to offer their wares. All our local foodie places will also be turning out to cook on the streets whilst local performers sing and dance to keep spirits high. I personally can’t wait as it was fantastic fun last year with a great buzz in the air. Hopefully by then the Paddle will have taken over the Scullery. I was so pleased to hear that they have applied for a licence for that premises. Their food is consistently delicious and fresh, in modern beautifully designed surroundings and it will be a fantastic addition to the High Street. I believe the Post Office have also almost completed their move, so we are quite honoured to have a bigger, brighter and bolder facility when ordinarily Post Offices seem to shrink to a counter at the back of another shop, assuming they don’t vanish altogether that is! The ever-enthusiastic HELP group have been doing their bit, weeding and have now embarked on an elaborate series of bollard painting to brighten things up, this is based on the beach hut colour at Mudeford and should give the High Street the nice seaside town feeling it deserves. Some of you may have noticed the fly tipping problem that was developing around the recycling bins in Wortley Road, which had become a bit of an eyesore with bottles, mattresses, washing machines, you name it, being deposited there. It is a great shame that some folks confuse the recycling facility with the general dump. I am sure they are very bright individuals really but have failed to clock the subtle difference between these two facilities. Because of this we have requested that these be removed as the roadside collection service has been much improved since they were installed. This means hopefully our one main Village car park will cease to look like a dump and we can pretty it up a bit so that it’s a bit more welcoming for us, and visitors to the village. Until next month,
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information, call Joy on 01202 489614. Christchurch SnB Knitting & Crochet Group Meets weekly on a Wednesday, 7.30pm onwards @ Arcado Lounge, Christchurch. All welcome. Contact Jo on 01202 482890 for further details.
Clubs, Classes, Groups & Societies in Christchurch & Highcliffe
Arts and Crafts Susan Knights - Watercolour Classes ‘Jump in and Get Wet’ Small, friendly and informative classes overlooking beautiful Christchurch Harbour. Contact Sue on 01202 481099 or email susanknights@hotmail.co.uk www.susanknights.co.uk On April 13th Christchurch Arts Guild welcomes Heather Lewis, a new artist to the Guild who will be demonstrating her wonderful ‘Natures Patterns’ in pencil. The demo is at All Saints Church Hall, Mudeford starting at 7pm. All welcome. Christchurch Floral Society meet on Friday April 1st at Priory Hall, Princess Avenue. Demonstrator Carol Stables “Wedding Wonders “. Competition, plant stall. Doors open 1.30pm for 2pm start. Everyone Welcome. Carbery Machine Knitting Club meet on the first Tuesday of every month at St Georges Church Hall Annex, Jumpers Road, Christchurch BH23 2JR from 7-9pm. For more 12 • Highcliffe Eye • April 2016
Highcliffe Flower Club come and watch professional flower demonstrator Marion Catt, ‘Spring Surprise’, in the Methodist Hall, Lymington Road, Highcliffe on 13th April at 2pm, doors open 1.30pm. We are a friendly group and visitors are welcome.
Music Do you play the Saxophone, Clarinet or a brass instrument? If so come and join a fun, friendly concert band right in the heart of Christchurch. All ages welcome. Christchurch and District Concert Band 07974 320122. Coda Music Trust Music for adults. Weekly classes/ groups include Beginners Ukulele, Vocal Soul Collective, Community Singers, Ukulele Band, Folk Orchestra, Jazz Orchestra and Wind Ensemble. To find out more or book, contact 01425 276161 or contact@coda.org.uk. Coda Music Centre, Chewton Farm Road, Christchurch BH23 5QL.
Fitness, Sport and Wellbeing Christchurch Tennis Club Membership: 1st April 2016 31st March 2017: Adults £79 | Juniors £29 - Senior’s £65 -
Family £160. Sign up online at www.christchurchtennis.net or pop in and see us. Pregnancy yoga, breathing and relaxation classes Stretch and strengthen your body, relieve aches and pains and prepare for birth. Suitable for all abilities including complete beginners, from 14 weeks of pregnancy. Tuesdays in Christchurch. Contact Rosa 07837 218374 www.labouroflove.me.uk Yoga - all ages/abilities/all welcome. Classes held daily in Christchurch area. Contact Julia Silva-Perez at Yoga.silvaperez@gmail.com or on 07989 971928. Mudeford Wood Tennis Club off Brabazon Drive welcomes new members. £60 per year. Good standard, friendly, astroturf, floodlights, year round. Social sessions, Tues 6pm to 8pm, Sat 2pm to 4pm. Book other times. Gail 07973 514036, Debbie 07592 014207. www.mudefordwood.co.uk Chi Kung exercise classes on Friday mornings, 10.45am - 12.15 in the upstairs studio at Wessex Health, 17 Stour Road, Christchurch BH23 1PL. Car park at rear. Fee £8. www. wessexhealthnetwork.co.uk. Tutor Poppy 01202 735560. Iyengar Yoga Classes at venues in Christchurch. Beginners and improvers welcome. Contact Elaine Rees at elainerees@europe.com or text 07504 823517 to book a space.
Children Musical Steps Award-winning music classes for 0-5yrs. Monday mornings at Portfield Hall. Come for a trial
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Other Clubs/Classes Ever wanted to learn how to dance? Give Modern Jive a try! No need to bring a partner. Every Tuesday, 7.50 to 11pm at Highcliffe Sports and Social Club, BH23 5EG www.strictlyjivefever.co.uk or call Kev on 07917 115353 for more information.
Christchurch Trefoil Guild A friendly welcome is extended to anyone with or without Guiding connections to join as at 2.15pm at Portfield Hall, Portfield Road, Christchurch. First Monday of every month. Interesting speakers, activities, holidays and outings. Contact Gill Aslett 01202 485363. Highcliffe (Greystones) Duplicate Bridge Club meets at Highcliffe Community Centre, Waterford Road. Mondays and Wednesdays 6pm for 6.30pm. Social Bridge 2nd and 4th Saturdays - check times. A friendly welcome awaits new members and visitors. www.bridgewebs.com/highcliffe On April 21st The Royal Naval Association for Christchurch & District will hold its monthly meeting at 11.15am in Portfield Hall, Portfield Rd, Christchurch. Contact Christine Payne for further info. Tel: 01202 474819 or email christinepayne3@ btinternet.com Retired Men’s Club We are a club of retired and semi-retried men who meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month for a talk and lunch. New members are welcome. Call Chris on 01202 430265 for more details. Christchurch Probus Club We meet at 10.15am on the 1st Tuesday monthly at East Close Hotel, Lyndhurst Road. Interesting Speakers and excellent lunches. See our website www. probuschristchurch.org.uk or contact our secretary Maurice Dowling, Tel: 01425 275587. Hampshire Genealogical Society We meet on Friday 8th April at 7.30pm in St Mark’s Hall
Library, Hintonwood Avenue, Highcliffe. Our speaker is John Avery whose subject is ‘The Quaker Businesses in Britain’. Queries to Audrey 01425 273729. Highcliffe Death Café talks about death and our own mortality. Monday 11th April 7.30-9pm and Wednesday 20th April 2-3.30pm. Refreshments available. A worldwide group in 32 countries and more than 2700 cafes hosted. Anyone welcome. For further information call Lis on 01425 280678. Highcliffe Positive Living Group meets every 1st and 3rd Thursday at Greystones Hall, Waterstone Road, BH23 5JL. Topics this month ‘Crystal Healing and Changing World’. Entrance £5. Doors open 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Contact Lis on 01425 280678 for further information. New Milton Probus Club We welcome new members to our monthly meetings at Hoburne Park on the third Thursday of the month. Interesting speakers followed by lunch. Please view our website www.newmiltonprobusclub.co.uk or contact secretary Mike Crook 01425 617772. Parkinson’s UK Christchurch Branch Friendly afternoon get together for Parkinson sufferers and their carers, Thursday 14th April at 2pm in the Community Hall, Marlow Drive, St Catherine’s Hill. New members are always welcome.
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CONT.... Tea Dances 12th, 19th, 26th of April. Hall on The Hill, Marlow Drive, Christchurch. Invitation to widowers/divorced men who enjoy nice music, good company and Ballroom Dancing. Five ladies looking for male dance partner. First week free. Contact Maureen on 01202 473658.
Tuesday Chess at Arcado Lounge 71 High Street, Christchurch, BH23 1AS. All ages and skills welcome. Equipment provided. Chess is FREE over a drink and/ or food in a relaxed environment. Turn up between 2.30 - 5pm or contact John 01202 427523. Join us at St Catherine’s Hill Community Hall, Marlow Drive for coffee/tea/chocolate every Thursday from 10am to 12pm for a chance to put the world to rights and make new friends. We are a very mixed group and all are welcome. Further details Ena 01202 483011.
Highcliffe Country Dancing Thursday evenings at 7.30pm. All abilities welcome, No partner required. Join this friendly group for a regular fun time. Phone Jan on 01202 427523, email janharris16@hotmail.co.uk or view website highcliffecountrydancing. weebly.com/ for more details.
Highcliffe on Saturday 2nd April from 2-4pm. Entry 50p. For details contact Barbara 01425 274845. Past Rotarians and Associates Club Dual gender, non-affiliated club whose membership is made up of both past Rotarians and non-past Rotarians (Associates). Twice monthly at Hoburne Park, Christchurch with a coffee morning on the first Tuesday of each month. Contact Alan Clark on 01425 638938.
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It’s official. According to Department of Transport data, the traffic in Christchurch is the worst it has ever been.
Our main artery, the A35, has lowest average speed in the region: 14.2 mph during the rush hour – which is when I use it on my way to work. And that is before any road works. May I use this column to apologise to the residents of the quiet back-roads of Highcliffe whose peace and quiet I, and many others, shatter as we try to circumnavigate the closure of Walkford Road due to gas works. None of us need telling that traffic congestion is a real problem in the town. And it will only get worse when one considers all the potential developments being put forward – 850 houses at Stoney Cross, a large development at the police station site and now even a new school on green belt land at the back of Fairmile.
It is interesting news to hear that, as a result, the Council have re-opened the investigation of that long-debated issue of a Christchurch relief road. Their Resources Committee have agreed to fund a review of the options available. Consultants have been appointed to appraise the economic case and the viability of a scheme.
When the possibility was last examined, many years ago now, there were three possible routes. All were considered highly controversial due to the impact on the routes they would have to take. The result of this initial review is due shortly, but the potential cost and the environmental implications of road building over green belt land may well mean that such a bold enterprise will not see the light of day. But, to use a welltrodden phrase, ‘something has to be done’.
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Christchurch Blue Plaques by Stephen Roberts No. 15 - “Doing the Convent Walk”
“Anytime you’re Christchurch way, any evening, any day, you’ll find us all, doin’ the Convent Walk.” With all due deference to ‘Me and My Girl’, a 1937 musical and ‘The Lambeth Walk’, I only have eyes for Christchurch and the aforementioned Convent Walk is one of my favourite locales for human locomotion. The name derives from it being on part of the Priory’s land, the old Convent Meadow. The actual walk was laid out to commemorate the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary in 1911 (he was a George between two Edwards) and was opened by a member of the locally-renowned Druitt family, Robert Druitt, who was Mayor at the time. The official opening of the walk took place at 10:25 am on Thursday June 22nd, a ceremony being held at the arched doorway part-way along the Walk, known as the Gin Door (or Hatch). Five minutes later the royal couple left Buckingham Palace in the Gold State Coach on their way to the dual Coronation in Westminster Abbey. The blue plaque is at the Gin Hatch, used by the miller at Place Mill in days gone by to control the Mill Stream when it was in flood, excess water being returned to the Avon via a short sluice. It may seem incongruous today, but it was once possible for flat-bottomed punts to enter the Mill Stream here, making their way to the water-gate of the castle at the Constable’s House.
To find Convent Walk and its plaque (17 on our map), you need to either access it just before the Town Bridge, from Castle Street, or pick it up having ventured across Place Mill Bridge, close to Place Mill and Town Quay.
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There is a lot to see in a short perambulation: the Mill Stream itself, reputedly constructed over 1,000 years ago; views of Castle and Priory; and former monastic ruins such as the Priory Garderobe (that’s a ‘loo’). The plaque also tells us that a sapling, the ‘Coronation Oak’, was planted nearby, by the Mayoress, which has grown into a fully-fledged oak. Interestingly not everyone liked the name ‘Convent Walk’, some preferring ‘Coronation Walk’ (for obvious reasons) and even ‘Constitution Walk’. An ambitious programme of activities was organised to mark that auspicious event in 1911, including, apparently, an illuminated flotilla of decorated boats on the Avon. Events began early at 9 am, with the final ‘splash’, a ‘Great Mass Meeting’ in the Market Square, kicking off at 11:15 pm. The great British weather played its part, a ‘nasty drizzling rain’ setting in, ‘rendering everybody supremely miserable,’ with food served at refreshment stands ‘in not particularly happy conditions.’ You can always rely on the British weather. Next time: The Regent Centre Steve Roberts - www.steveroberts.org.uk @SRChristchurch (Twitter). References - Christchurch Blue Plaques Millennium Trail. Lesser Known Christchurch (S Roberts, 2015). A Walk Along Convent Walk (P Tate, 2012)
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LEADING CHEF VALENTINE WARNER RETURNS TO HIGHCLIFFE REVIVAL FOOD FESTIVAL - SATURDAY 21ST MAY 2016
Following on from the huge success of last year, the second Highcliffe Revival Food Festival, sponsored by Hoburne Holiday Parks, will take place on Saturday 21 May 2016 and is to be held in association with Christchurch Food & Wine Festival. Once again the theme will be to “shop local” and to support the food producers with plenty of artisan food, seafood and good meats from the local deli and butcher. Food stalls, demonstrations and lots of street entertainment are also being planned. A host of leading local chefs will be taking part in cookery demonstrations, and for this year there is also to be a Kids Kitchen, as well as a baking competition. Celebrity TV chef and popular author Valentine Warner (pictured here) will be returning to give demonstrations, and will be attending a special lunch at the Cliffhanger restaurant. Valentine is a cook, food-writer and broadcaster.
Mary Reader, Chairman of Highcliffe Revival Food Festival said: “Last year his demonstrations were inspirational and really fitted our theme of promoting quality local produce - and for that reason we have decided to ask him back.” Also appearing in the Festival demonstration theatre will be Luke Matthews, Executive Chef at the worldrenowned Chewton Glen Hotel, and recently voted Hampshire Chef of the year. Local Christchurch chef James Golding, Chef-Director at the multi-award-winning Pig group of hotels, and Kevin Brown, head chef of the highly acclaimed Lord Bute restaurant in Highcliffe, will be there demonstrating samples of their new summer menus. New for this year will be Colin Nash head chef from the popular ‘Three Tuns’ at Bransgore. Programmes with more details will be available by early April, but the latest news will be on www. highcliffevillage.com and facebook – highclifferevivalfoodfestival@HcliffeVillage. For more details contact Tracey Beesley – tracey@traceybeesley.net
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WALKING TALKS by Hattie Miles
It looks like 2016 is going to be a bumper year for Highcliffe and I, for one, am very excited about it. For exactly 100 years ago, American self-made millionaire and shopping magnate Harry Selfridge made the imposing stately pile of Highcliffe Castle his country home. He is even buried in nearby St Mark’s Churchyard alongside his wife and mother.
The hugely popular ITV series Mr Selfridge has drawn attention to the area and not only are fans of the show beating a path to this cliff-top village, but last year Mr Selfridge star Jeremy Piven and his on-screen family filmed scenes for the show’s final season at the castle. It looked glorious as they took tea on the lawn bathed in summer sunshine. It hasn’t taken long for Selfridge’s Highcliffe connections to become an integral part of the local tourist trail. A popular package offers the chance to enjoy a Mr Selfridge style high tea at the castle’s tea-rooms complete with a tour of the castle led by an actor, portraying Harry, describing his time at this lavish coastal retreat (for details visit mrselfridgeexperience.co.uk). I am delighted that I have been invited to tell you more about both Harry and Highcliffe on Walkingtalks from the Cliffhanger Restaurant. These circular guided walks will take you along the stunning coast path and will not only tell you about the Selfridges but will also reveal other well-known people connected to Highcliffe, describe the area’s fascinating geology, the devastating effects of the 1987 hurricane and much more. Morning and afternoon Walkingtalks, from the Cliffhanger Restaurant in Waterford Road, run on the first Tuesday of the month until September. An after-walk light lunch or cream tea is included in the package price of £15. Booking via the Cliffhanger is essential on 01425 278058. Group bookings on alternative days can be arranged. See more information at walkingtalks.wordpress.com
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Highcliffe-on-Sea Rotary Club
The Rotarians of Highcliffe on Sea frequently hold fun events to raise money for local and international charities, one of which is Susan Mary’s Meals, a Scottish charity which provides one meal a day in a child’s place of education.
The incentive is to encourage parents to get their children to go to school, giving hope to some of the world’s poorest places, increasing attendance at schools by 50% since Mary’s Meals began supplying food in 2002.
Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, founded the charity in 1992 with his brother Fergus outside in his father’s shed. A decade later was filled with awe when the number of children they fed exceeded one million. He says “For us it’s all about reaching the next child - we have waiting lists in every country we work in.”
Mary’s Meals now supplies food for school in 12 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Carribbean. The reason for its success is that it’s the local community who own the project. Once the schools have agreed to build a kitchen fitted out to Mary’s Meals standard design, mothers volunteer on a daily rota basis to cook & serve the meals. Schools must also provide secure storage facilities for sacks of food, which are often the target of potential looters. Mary’s Meals in turn provide a continuous delivery of food, a stove and cooking utensils. These kitchens are checked on up to twice a week by a monitor to ensure the process is being managed correctly and meals are reaching the children attending classes.
Fundraising is a crucial part of MacFarlane-Barrow ‘s schedule and it relies heavily on the charity’s support base, with thousands of people and organisations like Rotary whose purpose it is to bring together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian services, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and to advance goodwill and peace around the world.
If you would like to join our friendly group of local Rotarians, please call President Bob Salter on 01425 627079 or find us www.highclifferotary.org.
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I can be a bit of a clown at times but I’m a very good natured boy who gets on well with other dogs. I will need on-going training however as I’m still quite young. I would dearly love a home of my own as I had to leave my last one due to a change in circumstances. If you feel you’re the family for me please contact Waggy Tails Rescue.
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STEPPING OUT FROM HIGHCLIFFE CASTLE
Anyone interested in getting into the routine of taking regular walks can do so with a new health walk starting from Highcliffe Castle and taking place every Friday from 15 April at 10.15am.
This volunteer-led walk is part of the national Walking for Health scheme and is run by the Christchurch and East Dorset Partnership. It will be on every Friday (rain or shine!) and is for anyone who would like get back into a regular habit of social activity or who would just like to discover new paths and routes in their local area. Each week this free walk, which will last approximately one hour, will start and finish at the Highcliffe Castle Tea Rooms, so there is always the opportunity to stay after the walk and enjoy a coffee or tea and a chat. This weekly activity will be in addition to the already successful Health Cycle ride, which starts from the same location every Monday morning at 10am. As well as this Friday walk there are plenty of other health walks in and around Christchurch which people are encouraged to join in on. There are various walks on weekday mornings from locations such as Stanpit Marsh and St Catherine’s Hill. There is also a regular walk from Saxon Square every Tuesday at 10.30am. For information on all of these free walks log onto www.walkingforhealth.org.uk or a pdf leaflet of all health walks and health cycle rides in the district can be requested by email from the Health and Activity Team at activate@christchurchandeastdorset.gov.uk.
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Happy April!
As it’s Eastertime, I will be enjoying the usual Easter chocolates and eggs. This is Emily definitely a necessity this year as I am in the middle of my A level revision and I need to keep my energy levels up! It is always easier to work when it is cold outside but as soon as we get some sunshine, it is harder to focus. It’s weird to think that these are my last exams to revise for at Twynham and I won’t have to go there daily anymore like I have been for the last seven years! I’m looking forward to a long holiday abroad with friends in July after my exams finish. Spring is definitely on the way and as well as daffodils in the garden, I always know that it is springtime when the Chilly Wizard Ice Cream Parlour reopens. Situated on the corner of Saxon Square, they serve delicious home made ice cream with a variety of sprinkles on the top if you wish. This family business has been in Christchurch for many years and I can remember the excitement of visiting The Chilly Wizard when I was a little girl. There’s also seating around the side of the store, which is in the shade so you can get out of the sun and have a rest. Walking through Christchurch Quay is always lovely at the start of spring. A lovely place to visit is the Place Mill, which re-opens again for public admission on the 5th April. Admission is free and it is home to lots of beautiful artwork including wildlife, portraits and landscapes. Occasionally there are artists at the mill, which is beneficial to anyone interested in art themselves. They are also available to speak to and ask questions to which is very helpful! Have a nice month!
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HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW? SPRING HAS SPRUNG
Digging is really only something I do with ground that is being cultivated for the first time. Mostly I use a fork and work in fertiliser as I go along. I like to use an organic fertiliser and tend to go for poultry manure pellets. I sprinkle them round shrubs, roses and perennials. The application instructions will vary but generally it’s about three handfuls to the square metre. It’s magical stuff when lightly forked in. It gives the plants a boost and builds up the levels of beneficial soil bacteria. Now is the time I dig up my overcrowded border plants and split them into smaller clumps. These can be used to plug the gaps elsewhere in my garden, or given to friends to help plug the gaps in theirs! Make sure you use a bit of fertiliser and water them in if the ground is dry. I spread a good 3 inch / 8cm layer of mulch around my border, between the plants. Choose from well-rotted manure or garden compost, chipped bark or cocoa shells. This seals in moisture and keeps the weeds down, essential at this time of year when they start growing like...well...weeds!
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If you haven’t already done so give your roses a prune taking care to remove any dead or diseased stems completely. HOW TO…
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Mum’s the Word I’m hopeful by the time this article is in print, spring has truly sprung and I have taken my girls for our annual trip to the Bluebell forest (or fairy forest as its known in our house) at Pamphill in Wimborne.
Natasha
When in bloom it’s as wonderful a sight as seeing your coveted shoes on sale. Just this is free. Like most parents, I’m already looking forward to getting back to the beach, parks, and just generally life outside with a dollop of sunscreen. Everything just seems that bit easier in the sun, and Christchurch evolves once again to a buzzing atmosphere of music festivals, boat trips and picnics on the Quay. But whilst we are still waiting for the days where our cars get saturated in sand and ice cream, there are still a few warmer alternatives to check out. Alvin and The Chipmunks, The Movie, is showing on various dates throughout the beginning of April at The Regent Centre (please see the listings on page 51 for details) always nicely followed by our very own ‘dessert’ cafe Indulge Yourself, which is footsteps away. I don’t need much convincing. Last spring, the girls and I marked the start of the warmer weather by making a fairy garden, out of some goldfish ornaments, bark and a dog bed. This year I saw a great idea of blowing up your paddling pool, filling it up with duvets, pillows and blankets and doing ‘night time’ stargazing in the garden. I thought this was a simple, cheap and cheerful idea, and an excuse for some hot chocolate to follow, or if no paddling pool you could always see the night sky from St Catherine’s Hill woods, there are some great spots up there for views over the town.
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Home Improvement Dunkley Tiles 3 Barry Middleton Plumbing & Exchange 5 Just Shutters 7 Made 2 Measure Fitted Bedrooms 7 Ashley Blinds UK 11 WBC 247 Heating & Plumbing 15 The Home Doctor - Handyman 16 Aspire Architects LLP 17 At No.19 Interiors 19 Flair Interiors 20 Plumbers Online Ltd 33 Dream Doors 35 WBC 247 Electrical 38
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Community Godfirst Christchurch
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Garden Services Chris Oliver Tree & Hedge Cutting Specialist Apex Tree Surgeons Artificial Grass Driveways, Patios & Paths
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Health & Beauty Tracey Butchart Foot Health Practitioner Christchurch Hearing Centre Inspired Wellbeing Dorset Denture Clinic Specsavers Optical Superstores Ltd Kellear Hearing
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Motoring, Boating and Travel Kustom Kolors 25 Maarten’s Taxi 40 Property Humphreys & Orr
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Local Libraries Christchurch 29 High Street Christchurch BH23 1AW 01202 485 938 Monday 9.30am to 5.30pm Tuesday 10am to 7pm Wednesday 9.30am to 1pm Thursday 9.30am to 7pm Friday 9.30am to 5.30pm Saturday 9am to 4pm
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Local Chemists Lloyds 01425 274291 344-346 Lymington Road, Highcliffe Mon-Fri 8.30-6 Sat 9-5.30 Day Lewis Pharmacy 01425 613222 4 Old Milton Green Parade Christchurch Road, New Milton Mon-Fri 9am-1/2-6pm Sat 9am-1pm Sainsburys 01425 277885 1 Lyndhurst Road, Christchurch Mon-Fri-7am-11pm Sat 7am-10pm Sun 10am-4pm Wessex Pharmacies 01202 482197 186 Somerford Road, Christchurch Mon - Fri 9-1.15/2.15-5.30 Sat 9-1.15 Rowlands Pharmacy 01202 484840 136 Purewell, Christchurch Mon-Fri 8.45-6.30 Sat 8.45-1 Mudeford Pharmacy 01425 272798 94 Mudeford, Christchurch Mon-Fri 9-1/2-5.30 (Weds ‘til 1) Sat 9-1 42 • Highcliffe Eye • April 2016
Police/Crime Police (Emergency) 999 Police (Non-emergency) 101 Crimestoppers 0800 55 51 11 Neighbourhood & Home Watch 01202 222 222 Medical/Health Services Dorset Out-of-Hours/NHS 111 Bournemouth A&E Bournemouth Hospital Christchurch Hospital British Red Cross Loan Service
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