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Woohoo, it’s nearly Christmas! Apologies to any party poopers out there, but I love it! I’m particularly looking forward to it this year as I’m taking the children to see the ‘Christmas Spectacular’ at the Regent on Christmas Eve. I have heard so many wonderful reviews about it that I booked my tickets straight away! I’m also really looking forward to the Christmas lights switch on at the end of this month. Every year, it’s tradition for our family to meet Santa and his reindeer outside Peeks then walk alongside them into the High Street where there are lots of activities going on including the Christmas market. Part of our yearly tradition is also to visit Ye Olde George Inn where they serve many Christmas ales and my favourite Christmas tipple - Mulled Wine. I hope to see many of you there! Totally Locally Christchurch, the non-profit shop local campaign will be having their second Fiver fest fortnight from 26th October through to the 8th November. Perfect timing for getting some fabulous Christmas presents and ideally priced for Secret Santa pressies! Turn to page 28 to see some of the fab offers available around Christchurch. Until next month…….
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Mindbenders Christchurch Christmas Festival Local History by Phil Tate Christchurch Citizens Association Peter's Business Column What's On Community Notices The Face of Sam Clubs, Classes, Groups & Societies An English Mum Coffee Break Poppy Appeal Totally Locally Christchurch Kid's Page Dorset POPP Christchurch Rotary CCC Poem Recipe Regent Listings Jurrasic Jaunts Win £25 Greyhound Rescue Christchurch Needs You! Teen Column Index Puzzle Solutions Useful Contacts
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Christchurch Christmas Festival features Santa’s reindeer and later lights switch-on
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hristchurch will once again be welcoming Father Christmas and his reindeer when they fly in for the Christchurch Christmas Festival on Saturday 30 November. But this year the lights switch-on will take place at a later time. As in recent years, Father Christmas and his reindeer will fly into Peeks Partystore car park in Reid Street at 4.00pm and they will then process down Bargates to arrive in the High Street at 4.30pm. Father Christmas will then take his reindeer down to the Priory Church where the reindeer can be petted and children can give their Christmas wish letters to Father Christmas. The Christmas lights switch-on will take place in the High Street at the later time of 6pm. Chairman of the Christmas Festival Committee, Paul Riley, said: “In recent years there have been huge crowds in the High Street for the lights switch-on which has made it very difficult for Father Christmas and his reindeer to get through. It has also made it difficult for people to see the reindeer. “By changing the timing of the lights switch-on we hope that it will be easier for Father Christmas to get down the High Street. It will also mean that children can queue up at the Priory to see him and then return to the High Street for the switch-on.” The switch-on will be carried out by the Mayor of
Christchurch, Cllr John Lofts along with Heart FM presenters. Characters from this year’s pantomime at the BIC, Aladdin, will also be on the balcony. The Christmas Festival will include the Christmas Street Market which will be selling a variety of food, drink and gifts from 10am to 7pm. Heart FM Angels will also be around and about the market to get everyone into the Christmas spirit. A craft market will take place in the Priory Church and will be open from 10am to 6.30pm. Here local artists and crafts people will be selling examples of their work which will make great Christmas gifts. The Priory’s Advent Fayre will also be taking place from 12 noon to 6.30pm. The Regent Centre will be running a Treasure Island themed treasure hunt and children are encouraged to dress up in Treasure Island costumes to take part.
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utumn is here and that means another round of Supermarket Wars.
Last autumn there were three developers eyeing up sites in and around Christchurch to build new Supermarkets. Significant sums are at stake and much effort was put Peter in to support the planning permission applications. After two lengthy Christchurch Council planning meetings, two outline permissions were granted and one refused.
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The first to be granted was for a supermarket at Bailey Bridge – a site behind Halfords off Barrack Road where there is a significant area leading down to the river. The argument was that West Christchurch would benefit from a Supermarket to counteract the draw of Tescos in Bournemouth. The second was for a large food store at the top of Somerford (where the old PC World was). In both cases, a year later, no building works have yet been started and there is no announcement yet as to which retailer will be going in to either site. The third application was for a Morrison’s Supermarket at the Beagle’s site (in Stony Lane opposite Currys). This application was turned down and an appeal was launched and then withdrawn. Now, however, a new (slightly re-designed) application is back before the Council. On the one hand all this potential development looks like a healthy sign for Christchurch. On the other hand the traffic implications are a concern and the potential trade diversion from the High Street and the effect that might have on the vitality of the town centre is worrying. Passions are again running high from both supporters and those against the development. Whilst I have been closely involved in the Chamber of Trade and Commerce’s submission to the Council on the views of local business, I am very pleased I am not going to be the one having to make the decision.
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Saturday 2nd November Craft and Vintage Fayre - ‘Made In Dorset’ Craft and Vintage Fayre, Bransgore Village Hall, Burley Road, Bransgore. 10am - 1pm. Locally handmade crafts, Produce and Vintage items. Kids craft table (supporting Julias House). Homemade Cakes and Refreshments available. Enquiries- 07812 555516 Saturday 2nd November RNLI coffee morning - in Highcliffe Methodist Church Hall from 10.00-12.30. Souvenirs, cakes, books, jewellery, jigsaws, bric a brac. Admission free. Saturday 2nd November ST. George’s Church Hall Indoor Table Sale, Jumpers Road, Christchurch. Saturday 2nd November 10.00am ‘til 1pm Refreshments available, come and browse to find a bargain. £5 per table. To book phone 01202 482047 Tuesday 5th November and Wednesday 27th November Stan’s Blues Jam at The Thomas Tripp – Tuesday 5th November (..and Every First Tuesday of the Month) and Stan’s Blues Jam at The Avon Causeway – Wednesday 27th November (...and Every Last Wednesday of the Month). Details at www.stansbluesjam. co.uk Wednesday 6th November Cancer Research UK (Reg..Charity No. 1089464) are holding a Fashion Show by Topsies at The Harbour Hotel Christchurch at 7.p.m. on 6 November. Tickets £5 from Topsies or 01202 417389. Please support your local Christchurch Branch. Wednesday 6th, 13th & 20th November Talks at the Red House 6 November, Dorset Turnpikes & Coaching Days 13 November, Up in Arms with Bonny Sartin 20 November, The Life & Times of Ernest Seward All talks begin at 2pm, booking advisable Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch, BH23 1BU, 01202 482860 Thursdays 7th – 28th November Organ Lunch Time Concerts Thursday 7th November at 12.30pm Martyn Rawles (Lichfield Cathedral), Thursday 14th November at 12.30pm David Beeby (Bournemouth), Thursday 21st November at 12.30pm Richard Pinel (St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle), Thursday 28th November at 12.30pm Geoffrey Morgan (Christchurch Priory) 40 minutes of varied music on our magnificent 4000 pipe organ. Lunches and light refreshments available 11.00am to 1.30pm. Admission free; retiring collection. Friday 8th November –Monday 23rd December
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Christmas at the Hayloft - The Hayloft Gallery, 14 Wick Lane, Christchurch BH23 1HX, 10-4 daily. Admission free. 01202 428004 www.cadarts.com locally made arts and crafts - unique and affordable Christmas gifts. Monday 11th November Totally Locally Christchurch Meeting at Ye Olde George Inn Christchurch, 6pm. Come and see what we are up to and help pass the message on! In the meantime you can check out the website at www.totallylocallychristchurch.co.uk Tuesday 12th November Christchurch Library, 2.30pm. ‘An Audience with Lucy Clarke’, whose debut novel was a Richard & Judy Summer Club 2013 Read. Phone the library on 01202 485938 or call in for tickets. Library Friends £2, Non Members £4. Saturday 16th November Grand Christmas Bazaar - Come and join us at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Kilmington Way, Highcliffe, BH23 5BL, for a Grand Christmas Bazaar and Draw, on Saturday 16th November. Doors open 2pm. Free Entry. With cakes, tombola, bric a brac, fancy goods, refreshments etc. Sunday 17th November CAD Arts Christmas Craft Fair - Hoburne Farm Holiday Park, Hoburne Lane, Christchurch BH23 4HP 10.30am-4pm. Admission 50p. 01202 428004 www.cadarts.com Local arts and crafts. Thursday 21st November ‘The Young Wishes Black and White Charity Dinner’ is confirmed to be held at the Kings Arms Hotel, Christchurch on the 21st November 2013 from 7pm-12am. Raising money for the Round Table Children’s Wish. Tickets from the Kings Arms Hotel, Christchurch. Friday 22nd November An Evening With Matt Monroe & Friends at Hoburne Park, Highly acclaimed Anthony Adams with his Band & Special Guest, Vocalist Nicole Young £25.00 to include Dinner Ring for details 01425
Regular Markets Every Monday - Christchurch Market (all year) Up to 100 traders selling a variety of food, clothes, household goods, plants and bric-a-brac in the mainly traffic-free High Street and Saxon Square. Christchurch Country Market. Everything home-baked, homemade and home-grown locally. Every Monday 9.3011.30. Druitt Hall (behind library). Refreshments available.
621682 or Hoburne Park Reception 01425-273379 Saturday 23rd November WOW FACTOR - Highcliffe Rotary in conjunction with the Highcliffe School, are staging their second WOW Factor evening at the Ballroom, Hoburne Park, enabling the students to showcase their talents to the public whilst raising monies for local charities. For details call 01425 627079. Saturday 23rd November to Thursday 23rd January Winter Exhibition Collection of Paintings by Dorset and West Country Artists 7a Church Street, Christchurch, BH23 1JJ. 07787517958/01202 474644 email jodyton@hatchgallery.co.uk www.hatchgallery.co.uk Sunday 24th November Highcliffe Castle’s annual charity fair is a chance for local charities to have stalls to promote their work and sell a range of bric a brac, cakes, gifts and homemade items. 11am – 4pm. The Library galleries will also be open for visitors to view our latest art exhibitions. Entry to the fair is by donation. Friday 29th November Highcliffe Community Association Craft Fair, Greystones House, Waterford Road, 9.30 am- 12.00. Many lovely gifts, refreshments available. Saturday 30th November Christchurch Christmas Festival and Switch on 10am -7pm. A fun packed day with loads of entertainment throughout Christchurch town centre plus late night shopping in town centre shops until 7pm - a great opportunity to see what Christchurch has to offer, stock up on those Christmas gifts and have fun at the same time! 6pm Christmas lights switch-on from the balcony of the Old Town Hall. Saturday 30th November A Table Top Sale in aid of Zoe’s Wish will be held at Bransgore Village Hall on Saturday 30th November 10-12.30 free entry - details from Paul or Jo 01202 470247 Saturday 30th November Highcliffe Community Association Christmas Fair, Greystones House, Waterford Road. 10am - 12.30pm. Tombola, craft, gifts and raffles. Refreshments available, all welcome. Saturday 30th November Advent Fayre/Craft Fayre - Christchurch Priory and Priory House 10am - 6.30pm. Gifts Raffle, Toys, Competitions, Children’s Games, Books Bric a Brac, Refreshments, Priory Shop/Bookstall Open. Choral Evensong in the Great Quire at 5pm. Entertainment by the Priory Choirs and Musicians. Saturday 30th November – Sunday 1st December Christmas Fair - Highcliffe Castle 11.00am - 4.00pm. Local arts and
crafts people will be selling a wide range goods which make ideal Christmas gifts. Including glassware, jewellery, leather goods and more. Admission £1, Accompanied Children Under 16 Free, Season Ticket Holders Free. We have lots of great ideas for Christmas gifts available for sale at the Regent Centre cinema Christchurch every Friday from 10-3pm all hand made by local craft people. Table Top Sale at The Regent Centre Christchurch every Monday & Saturday from 10am-3pm. A variety of stalls selling: Costume/ Vintage Jewellery, Special Homemade Cakes, Handbags, Scarves, & lots of interesting items, come along & enjoy!
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Community Notices The New Milton Talking Newspaper is now available to the visually-impaired online. Further details may be obtained from website: www. newmiltontalkingnewspaper.org.uk or by phoning Colin Bower on: 01425 613254 Christchurch Neighbour Cars - Door to door transport by volunteer drivers for the elderly in BH23 area, mainly for health related appointments. At least 2 days notice required. 50p per mile donation to cover transport costs. TEL.01202 989632 9-12 noon MonFriday. Contact the elderly is looking for more reserve volunteer drivers to help out once or twice a year on a Sunday afternoon and more volunteer host and hostesses who would be willing to entertain six elderly people and two car drivers to afternoon tea once or twice a year. Call Carolyn 01202 424482
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author, Julie Ratcliffe, has published her second children’s novel, The Lsetocal Face of Sam. The novel is in her Smugglers’ Town Mysteries series and is in 18th-century Christchurch when smuggling was rife. The book features a stone carving that can be found in the nave of Christchurch Priory and the tale is of a girl found after a storm and of treasure hidden in the church. Julie’s first novel is The Thirteenth Box, which has become a local best seller.
“The Face of Sam has smugglers good and bad, and some tough times for the characters. The book contains a copy of a cipher that holds the key to the hidden treasure and is a trail that can be followed in the Priory. I have enjoyed featuring the Priory Church in this book and hope that it encourages children and adults to pay a visit,” said Julie. The Face of Sam is another fast-paced adventure with the same characters as in The Thirteenth Box. This time the action takes place following a violent storm. A young girl is found in the Priory Church staring at a stone carving of a face. She refuses to talk and is taken to the Poor House (now the Red House Museum). Word spreads about the wreck and the girl and soon smugglers from Kent arrive in town with talk of hidden treasure and of revenge. The Face of Sam is published by High Sails Publications (HSP) and isavailable at outlets in Christchurch, by order at good bookshops, and through the HSP website:www. highsailspublications.co.uk
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BH23 2JR from 7-9pm. All welcome. Tel Joy 01202 489614 for details. Highcliffe Flower Club. Come and watch a professional flower arranger demonstrate in the Methodist Church Hall, Lymington Road. On the second Wednesday of each month at 2pm, doors open 1.30pm. We are a friendly group and visitors are welcome. Mudeford Arts Club invites you to come and play in a wonderful place to develop your own artwork looking out over Hengistbury Head and constant inspiration. Please contact Penny Simpson 01425 279167 for details. SUSAN KNIGHTS ‘Jump in and Get Wet’ watercolour classes in small, friendly, informative classes overlooking beautiful Christchurch Harbour. Contact Sue on 01202 481099 or email susanknights@hotmail. co.uk www.susanknights.co.uk Children Ballet classes for children at Portfield Hall, Christchurch. Thursday- 3.45pm onwards. The classes are fun and creative with an emphasis on building confidence and coordination as well as teaching poise, movement quality, musicality, spatial awareness, strength and flexibility. Call Sally on 07950459119 or email sally. burbage@gmail.com Sessions Music and Heritage Club for young people aged 12+. Tuesdays from 6.00pm - 9.00pm The Old School House, Lymington Rd Highcliffe (Opposite the Rec, near The Globe) Contact: Charlie 07971 472768; e - Sessionsbh23@gmail.com; find us on FB; or just drop in one Tuesday! Clubs and Societies Christchurch and District Community Band is a new, flourishing concert band. If you play/played a brass or woodwind instrument and are looking for a fun, lively and friendly band to join get in touch! Call 07974 320122 www.christchurchanddistrictband.co.uk Tuesday evening rehearsals in central Christchurch. Highcliffe WI are meeting at 7.15pm on Thurs 21 Nov in the Day Centre, 250 Lymington Rd for a cookery demo from a professional chef. Visitors are welcome to join us for this as well as a quiz, raffle & refreshments. Call the secretary on 01425/271995 for more info. THE HEALING TRUST (established 1954) Over 20 years in Christchurch, Healing given on Tuesdays from 1.30 –
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one please come and join our friendly group on Mondays 10.30am - 12.30 at Christchurch Baptist Church Hall in Bargates. Have a cup of tea or coffee, make friends, have fun, play carpet bowls.
Amberwood Highcliffe Afternoon Women’s Institute will meet at Methodist Church Hall, Highcliffe, 2p.m., Wednesday, 20 November. Please come and join us. Speaker is Joan Roberts “My Grandmother’s workbasket”. Enjoy tea, biscuits, raffle, and book sales.
NEW SUPPORT GROUP FOR MALE CARERS - A new group has been set up to support male carers. The group will meet on the 1st Wednesday of each month at CASTLE LODGE HOTEL, Lymington Road, Highcliffe 1:30 to 3:30 pm. A warm welcome awaits you. Refreshments provided.
CHRISTCHURCH PROBUS CLUB - Meets 10.15.am on the 1st Tuesday monthly at the East Close Hotel, Lyndhurst Road, Christchurch. A very friendly welcome awaits all retired professional and businessmen. Interesting speakers and excellent lunches! Contact the Secretary, Robin Haggett on 01202-482528. National Osteoporosis Society (NOS) - Next local support group meeting is Tuesday 5 November, Howard Suite, Christchurch Hospital, 2pm. Our speaker will be Jane Raleigh, Clinical Rheumatologist. All welcome, entry £1.50, refreshments available. Call 01425 275707 or visit www.nos.org.uk/bournemouth for more details. Phoenix Widowers Fellowship If you have lost a love
New Support Group - As part of the British Lung Foundation Support Network, a new support group now meets between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. at Mudeford Wood Community Centre, Christchurch on the 4th Wednesday of each month. Contact Carol on 01202 475042 for more information.
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Celebrating fun dining, not fine dining
Michelin Bib Gourmand awarded to The Kings Arms, Christchurch The Kings Arms, Christchurch, is delighted to have been awarded a prestigious Bib Gourmand in the 2014 edition of the Michelin Guide for Great Britain and Ireland, published next week. The only restaurant to have been awarded in Dorset, The Kings is amongst this year’s 27 newcomers. With just 143 awarded across the UK and Ireland, the Bib Gourmand award denotes a restaurant offering high quality cuisine, with good service and value for money. Inclusion in the Guide is synonymous with quality and is internationally recognised as the benchmark for quality and integrity in the cuisine and value to the guest. The Michelin ‘Inspector’s favourites for good value’, the ‘Bibs’ recognise those establishments offering good food at affordable prices, the limit being £28 for three courses. Described as “gutsy, no frills cooking, which is packed full of flavour”, the Michelin inspectors were impressed with the unique offerings at The Kings: “The Josper Grill plays a big role, as does the good value £15 weekly changing menu which is made up of produce sourced from within 15 miles. Friday is ‘Fizz ‘n’ Chips’ night and they also offer Afternoon Tea.” Alex Aitken, who heads up The Kings Arms restaurant as Chef Patron, is thrilled for the
team: “I have had a secret ambition for a Bib Gourmand – and we knew Michelin had inspected us – for the team at The Kings it is amazing.” Lukasz Dwornik, General Manager of The Kings Arms, says: “This is a fantastic achievement for The Kings Arms, the perfect award to showcase what we are all about – great food and great value. I am very proud of my team.” Having introduced ‘Fun, not Fine’ Dining, The Kings prides itself on offering the very best local and seasonal food, at a reasonable price. Great value, locals’ favourites include the 15-mile menu, with three courses for £15 and the four course Tasting Menu, at £27.50. Visit www.thekings-christchurch.co.uk/ restaurant or call 01202 588933.
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School Crossing Patrols required Dorset County Council has 3 vacancies in the Highcliffe and Christchurch area for school crossing patrols and is appealing to the local community to step forward for this valuable and rewarding role.
Rob Camp, Senior Road Safety Technician says: Despite numerous advertising initiatives in the area we have been unable to recruit to these 3 positions. However, having managed the SCP service for many years, I know from experience that there is always someone out there willing to take on this valuable role, it is simply a case of getting the message out in the right areas and hopefully this publication will help. On many occasions when someone has eventually come forward after a long recruitment drive, they often say they were unaware of the vacancy. If you feel you may want to apply but would like to know more, please contact us for an informal chat. Dorset County Council currently manages 56 SCP sites throughout Dorset and staff are fully supported by designated managers. The role is rewarding and appreciated by the many children and parents who access these safer routes to school. Anyone interested in applying for any of the positions can contact the Road Safety Team direct Hinton Wood Avenue, Highcliffe Duty times: 8.00 - 8:45 & 15.00 - 15.45 Chewton Common, Highcliffe Duty times: 8.20 - 9.00 & 15.10 - 15.45 Somerford Road, Christchurch Duty Times: 8.10 – 9.00 & 14.55 – 15.45 Please contact the Road Safety Team on 01305 224558 or apply on line www.dorsetforyou.com/roadsafety/ schoolcrossingpatrols
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Local care home cooks up a storm for national competition This week, head chef at Care South’s Queensmead care home in Christchurch, Alan Stevens, put his best roast forward for the ‘Britain’s Best Care Home Roast’ award, as part of National Roast Dinner Week (30 September – 6 October), a nationwide Unilever Food Solutions initiative. As part of the competition, Alan treated residents to a choice of two roast dishes - a roast leg of lamb, marinated in honey and wholegrain mustard and served with caramelised onions and sweet peppers, and a dish of roasted vegetables wrapped in puff pastry and served with a tomato, basil and garlic sauce. Residents then voted for their favourite of the two dishes and declared the roast lamb Alan’s best dish. Details of the winning roast will be submitted to Unilever Food Solutions for judging. Alan commented: “National Roast Dinner Week has been great fun! I’ve tried to ensure my recipes had all the elements of a perfect roast. I wanted to combine the warm, comforting flavours of a traditional roast with some creative additions – such as the sweet peppers in the roast lamb dish. The residents have given that roast the thumbs up, so hopefully the judges will be impressed too!” Home Manager at Care South’s Queensmead, Janine May, added: “Alan did a great job on Wednesday and the residents were very impressed with his efforts. He works hard to ensure there is something for all tastes on his menus – which is why he cooked two very different roasts. We’ve all got our fingers crossed for judging day!”
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Hardy’s Monument and Littlebredy Distance: 10.5 Km/6.5 Miles. Total ascent: 300m/980 Ft. Toilets: None at the start. Available in Dorchester car parks and in the Lay-By just east of Dorchester.
Start and parking:
A lovely Ridgeway and countryside walk along excellent terrain. Great views of Chesil Beach, Portland, ‘The Fleet’, across to St Catherine’s Church at Abbotsbury and inland across the Dorset countryside.
From Dorchester, take the Martinstown road and just after
for 500m (site of the Stone Circle). Stay R for 400m to next
the village turn L for Hardy’s Monument. After 2 Km/1 1⁄4
gate/stile. Straight ahead and carefully down the path
miles, with the Monument just ahead of you, as the road
for 100m, over the stile to meet a path from the L. Bear R
starts to rise you will find a gravel Lay-by on you R. Park here.
following the South Dorset Ridgeway.
You can park at Hardy’s Monument but you will be required
Follow the path around the top of the field for 400m to meet
to pay and it will be a longer ascent at the end of the walk!
a small gate and the road. Turn R along the road 120m to
Exact Grid Reference: SY 616 877. There is usually a
meet a small junction. Turn L and after 100m, fork R along
refreshment van at Hardy’s Monument which you can utilise
the track. About 100m before you get to the buildings, go
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through the gate to the L and follow the path to the L of the
Walk details:
copse for 250m until the copse starts to turn steeply downhill
Walk along the road for 1 Km/ 2/3 mile. 200m after the R turn
to the R.
for Preston, bear R along the track. Continue for 700m/ 3⁄4 m and come to a gate signposting Osmington straight ahead
Continue along the top of the steep incline above the valley to
and a permitted path to the White Horse. Turn R, just heading
your R for 500m where you should join the grassy track which
away from the fence line and you will find the White Horse on
bears R. Follow this track down through the trees to, and
the hill after 200m.
beside the village cricket pitch on your R and up to the road.
At the top of the Lay-by, follow the finger pointer along the
Turn L for 250m to meet a junction then turn R for 500m up
South Dorset Ridgeway and to Hardy’s Monument.
the road to meet another junction. Her you meet the Jubilee
Follow the path up to the road, straight across and follow
Trail. Turn R at the junction and after 90m, turn L along the
the path to the R of the monument, straight across the track
track. As you turn, you will see Hardy’s Monument ahead.
after 30m and straight across again at the track crossroads
After 200m, turn R through a small gate and stay L through
after 130m.
another gate after 100m. Bear L through the small copse and stay L by the hedge for 1.5 Km down to the road. Straight
Down towards the woods and bear L when meeting track
across the road, following the Jubilee Trail signs and through
from the R after 200m. Down on through the woods, ignoring
Loscombe Farm.
and L fork options for 350m and just after the line if trees at the end of the wood, bear R, L after 15m, through small
For 1 Km, follow the track for Loscombe Down by the woods
woods and over the stone stile after 25m. Straight ahead
fields with Hardy’s monument straight ahead. Enter the
over the stone stile after 20m and follow the hedge, over
woods, stay L after 150m as you meet a track from the R
another stile after 250m and another 200m to a stone stile
and follow the track for a further 300m back to the car park.
then immediately a double stile. Please choose the correct stile as indicated by the sign to avoid the cows in the relevant field. After 350m, cross the stile in the hedge and into a small Layby. Turn L, cross the road and after 50m, turn R heading for W Bexington. Follow the track to the L of the farm buildings and then bearing R alongside the small copse to a gate after
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CHRISTCHURCH NEEDS YOU! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HELP RUN THE RE-LAUNCHED CHRISTCHURCH INFORMATION CENTRE On Monday 2 December, Christchurch and East Dorset Council will transfer the day to day running of the Christchurch Information Centre to the Regent Centre, which is conveniently situated just next door in the town’s High Street. In order to ensure a smooth transition from day one, the management of the Regent Centre would like to hear from enthusiastic and committed volunteers who would like to help run the Information Centre on behalf of the community. If you enjoy helping other people and take a pride in promoting the historic town and ancient Borough of Christchurch, then please apply in writing to Mrs Margaret Slade, The Regent Centre, 51 High Street, Christchurch BH23 1AS. Alternatively, you can telephone the Regent on (01202) 499199 or pop in to the Centre to request a volunteer application form. There is also a volunteer application form online at the Regent Centre’s website on www.regentcentre.co.uk The Information Centre will be run alongside the Regent Centre and its aim will be to provide a first class, customer focussed and accessible information service to both residents and visitors. In achieving this, the Information Centre will be able to help contribute to the town’s economy, tourism, heritage, culture and the social attraction of living in Christchurch. The success of the Christchurch Information Centre will be very dependent on the generosity of the volunteers giving freely of their time to help others. The Regent Centre management are delighted to announce that the current Manager of the Information Centre, Sara Stewart-Haddow, will be remaining in post to oversee the future success of the Centre. The Information Centre will be in the forefront of ensuring that Christchurch maintains its enviable reputation as being the town in Britain “Where time is pleasant�.
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ssociations of November often begin with fireworks, bonfires and the annual story of how the Houses of Parliament were nearly blown to smithereens because of Guy Fawkes. Henceforth ending with sticky gloves, Grace namely due to the tricky manifest of creating marshmallow smores without getting ones hands too chilly. This year as I make my yearly trip down to Stanpit marsh to witness the roasting bonfire, spewing out its fiery embers, I’ve decided to consider with more profound thought about why I am there and the context behind this annual festiveness we are all too happy to celebrate. Guy Fawkes was a Catholic extremist who plotted, with his comrades in tow, to blow up the Houses of Parliament as King James I refused to change laws against the practice of the Roman Catholic Church. Hence, the tradition of burning a mannequin designed as Guy Fawkes every year is thrown onto a bonfire to signify the flames that would have licked the golden sides of the Houses of Parliament, with the intention of assassinating England’s King. Whilst I watch amazed at the fireworks dancing around the skies above the marsh a thought will cross my mind - how their glittering explosions of gunpowder symbolise the gunpowder that Guy Fawkes hid in the cellars beneath rooms where many of our country’s most imperative decisions have been made. The butterfly effect attempts to define what would happen if we turned back in time and changed one tiny unimportant detail, for it would set off a chain of events that would ultimately change history. It is therefore extensive food for thought to consider what if Guy Fawkes had been successful in his conspiracy to blow up Parliament? Would Christchurch be the same? Something to mull over this November.
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