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January 2015 • ISSUE 34
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Dear Reader A Happy New Year to you all! I can’t tell you how excited I am about this month’s edition as not only do we have a fresh new look throughout the magazine but some new faces and fabulous new articles for you too. A favourite for most will I’m sure, be our Tucktonia article that we hope to bring you throughout the whole of 2015, kindly written by Alex McKinstry; we kick off with 4-page pullout special for you. Another favourite of mine is our new ‘Local places, local faces’ page where we set about Christchurch & Highcliffe asking you, members of the local community, questions relevant to the local area. Do you recognise anyone you know this month? Turn to page 17 and see!
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We also welcome Natasha Gerber, who will be contributing by way of our ‘English Mum’ column and also Laura Philips, our Teen columnist who joined us last month (apologies for the late introduction Laura!). There’s also lots of changes on our website www.localeyemagazines.co.uk including a brand new ‘Local News’ page, so if you have something that you think our readers would like to hear about but are unable to get it to us on time (being a monthly mag, we work quite ahead of time), then why not still send your article in so that we can publicise it on our website the very same day? We’ve a great new events calendar too so you can see what’s happening in the local area at a glance. Are you a facebook user? If so, why not ‘like’ us so you can be kept up to date with what’s going on locally? All our ‘What’s On’ listings are published here, a couple of days before each event so you don’t miss out on anything. Did you know that all our listings are free of charge? If you have an event, club, class or similar that you would like promoted, pop onto our website and submit your listing to us. Another new feature as of next month will be our Local Gig Guide! Christchurch is buzzing with local bands most nights of the week so we hope you like this new feature too. Again, this is free to all local gigs that don’t charge an entrance fee so if you play in a band yourself; why not promote it via us? Now I’ll stop waffling so you can go and pop the kettle on, put your feet up, flick through and see for yourself what’s new, hopefully there’s a bit of something for everyone. Please don’t forget to mention us when using any local services and trades advertised within these pages, as without them there would be no Highcliffe Eye! Enjoy!
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contents Local History by Phil Tate 6 What’s on 8 Community Notices 8 Home Library Service 11 Clubs, Classes, Groups & Socities 12 Highcliffe On Sea Traders Association 15 Local places, Local faces 17 Christchurch Chamber of Trade 19 Mindbenders 19 Highcliffe Rotary 21 Tucktonia Special 25 Adopt a Pet 33 An English Mum 35 Coffee Break 36 Kids Page 40 Garden View 42 Recipe 45 Teen Column 45 Regent Listings 46 Dorset POPP 46 Puzzle Solutions 48 Useful Telephone Numbers 50
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Local History by Phil Tate - The Siege of Christchurch In January 1645, exactly 370 years ago, the centre of Christchurch witnessed probably the bloodiest event in its long history when it became an urban battleground during the struggle between the forces of King Charles I and those of Parliament. At the outbreak of the English Civil War in 1642 Christchurch had declared for the King, but two years later the town was captured by the local Parliamentarian forces and Major Phillip Lower was installed as the new Governor. On 2nd January 1645, Major Lower learned that a sizeable detachment of Royalists was only four miles away. Aware that his small garrison of perhaps fewer than 80 men stood little chance of holding the town against an assault, he hurriedly evacuated his troops and munitions to Hurst Castle and the Isle of Wight. The Royalists entered Christchurch, but realising that they were vulnerable to a counter-attack soon withdrew. However, on 9th January the commander of the Royalist forces in Hampshire, Lord George Goring, who had fought at the Battle of Marston Moor the previous year, wrote to inform the King of his plan to establish a garrison in Christchurch. He marched through the New Forest with 1,000 men, perhaps believing that the town was still undefended. However, Major Lower had already returned to Christchurch with a larger garrison of 200 men and had set about making the town more defensible. It is thought that he increased the height of the castle mound to create a gun-platform. The buildings on the corner of Castle Street and Church Street were pulled down to give his cannons a wider angle of fire, creating a ‘killing zone’ in the market square at the southern end of the High Street. The castle was still an intact stronghold, so the demolition material was probably used to reinforce its outer defences. It is known that the castle ditch was re dug at about that time because Nicholas Pittman, the tenant of what is today the New Forest Perfumery Tea Rooms, had his rent reduced in 1646 to compensate for the partial loss of his backyard. On 15th January 1645, Lord Goring’s troops stormed the town and swiftly advanced through the streets. They were reportedly led to an ‘open place’ - perhaps the market square in front of what is today Ye Olde George Inn - by a local man. However, this was at the cost of his life, for he was the first to fall when the Royalists came under heavy fire from the Parliamentarian troops occupying the castle, the churchyard, and the stone-walled house (now Priory Cottage) of Sir George Hastings, a former Member of Parliament for the town. Although outnumbered 5:1, 6 • Highcliffe Eye • January 2015
Major Lower’s garrison made a bold stand. Two days later Parliament wrote to the Governor of the Isle of Wight urging him to send men and supplies to help the besieged garrison. Lord Goring, having already lost many men in his failed attempt to capture the town, and fearing that Parliamentarian reinforcements were on their way, retreated back towards Lymington. Nevertheless, he left enough men in the town to maintain the siege. On 24th January, upon being informed that the Christchurch garrison was ‘reduced to great straits’, Parliament directed Lieutenant-General John Middleton to advance to the town’s aid. After over ten days the remaining Royalists retreated and the siege was finally lifted, but it had seen many people killed and buildings damaged. The town continued under Parliamentarian control for the remainder of the war. Major Lower, who had so boldly repulsed Lord Goring, was later promoted to LieutenantColonel and appointed as Governor of Winchester. After the war, Parliament ordered the demolition of the castle to prevent its use by Royalist rebels. Magna Carta - 800th Anniversary Year King John and his entourage visited Christchurch on 10 occasions during his 17 year reign. When he stayed in the town exactly 800 years ago, on 31st January 1215 whilst on his way to his royal castle at Corfe, and then again on 5th February on the return journey, he undoubtedly had the demands of his increasingly rebellious Barons on his mind. Two weeks earlier, a group of armed Barons had confronted him in London, insisting that he granted a charter to confirm their accustomed liberties. On 15th June 1215, King John was compelled to meet the rebel Baron leaders in a meadow beside the River Thames near Windsor Castle, where he assented to their demands in a document now known as Magna Carta - the Great Charter. Although King John had the Pope annul his oath shortly afterwards, this charter was a crucial step towards enshrining in law the civil liberties we all enjoy today.
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Christchurch & Highcliffe What’s On January Monday 5th January
Thursday 15th January
Highcliffe Horticultural Society will hold their monthly meeting at St.Mark’s church hall, Hinton Wood Ave, Highcliffe at 7-30pm. John Combes will give an illustrated talk on Natures Magic Moments.Visitors welcome. Entry £1. Contact 01425 272962
Highcliffe Women’s Institute Evening. Come and join us at 7pm, the Day Centre, Lymington Road to hear about “Preventing Body Rust”. There will be a quiz with refreshments and a raffle to finish. For more information call on 01425 271995.
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Friday 16th January
Stan’s Blues Jam at The Thomas Tripp BH23 1HX. Jamming shenanigans from 8.30-11pm - Backline provided Free Entry - more info at www.stansbluesjam.co.uk
Highcliffe Art Fellowship meets at 2.30pm in Highcliffe Methodist Hall. Mike Bragg will be painting a still life and setting a project. He returns in June to revue members’ efforts.
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Saturday 17th January
Monthly meeting for Christchurch Central W.I held at the Druitt Hall, High Street. 9.45a.m-12.15 Social morning and Quiz.Visitors welcome. Thursday 8th January Parkinson’s UK, Christchurch Branch, friendly afternoon get together for Parkinson sufferers and their carers at 2pm in the Community Hall, Marlow Drive, St Catherine’s Hill. New members always welcome. Wednesday 14th January Highcliffe flower club. Come and watch Helen Gibbons, a professional flower arranger demonstrate in the Methodist Church Hall, Lymington Road at 2pm, doors open 1.30pm. We are a friendly group and visitors are welcome.
The rarely performed Oratorio St Paul, sung in English and conducted by dynamic Marcio da Silva. 7.30pm in The Christchurch Priory. Tickets, £16, £9 & £5 from Bookends, High St & Hilary Scott, 01202 399139
Saturday 17th January Saturday 14th March The Mummy Returns Exhibition comes to the Red House Museum, a chance to see this family friendly, interactive exhibition on Egyptian life. Tuesdays to Saturdays, 10am-5pm. Tuesday 20th January Open day for volunteers. The Priory Church, Christchurch. If you have 2-3 hours to spare once a week, fortnight or month then come along at 2pm and find out more. Refreshments and a short tour of the church will be provided. Wednesday 21st January Amberwood-Highcliffe Afternoon W.I will meet at Methodist Church Hall, Highcliffe, 2 pm, Speaker: Martin Cullum “The Attraction of Magnets”. Enjoy tea, biscuits, raffle, sales table. Please come and join us. Further details from Marina 01425 271426
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Clubs, Classes, Groups & Societies in Christchurch & Highcliffe Fitness, Sport and Wellbeing Mudeford Wood Tennis Club, Brabazon Drive, Friendly Club, Good standard. League played. New members welcome. All weather courts & floodlights. £60 per year. Club sessions Tues 6-8pm, Sat 2-4pm. Contact Debbie 07592 014207 or Gail 07973 514036. Chi Kung exercise classes from 9th January. Come and join us, Friday mornings 10.45-12.15 or 12.45-1.45. Beginners welcome, the upstairs Studio at Wessex Health, 17 Stour Road, Christchurch BH23 1PL Car park at rear. £7.50 www. wessexhealthnetwork.co.uk Tutor Poppy 01202 735560 Yoga classes held in Christchurch for children, teens & adults. Chair yoga and Thai yoga massage. Qualified teacher 10 years experience British Wheel of Yoga. Contact Julia 07989 971928 Candlelit Hatha Yoga and Relaxation, Wednesdays 10-11.15am & 7.15-8:30pm, Christchurch Harbour Hotel, Thursdays 7:15-8:30pm. Wessex Health Network, Toning strengthening & deeply relaxing. British Wheel of Yoga Teacher. £39 6-week block (can carry one over) £7 PAYG 07966 199875 becca@yogabee.co.uk. Iyengar Yoga Classes at local venues in Christchurch daytimes and evenings. Beginners and Improvers welcome. To book a space, text/call Elaine Rees on 07504 823517 or email elainerees@europe.com
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Children New Beginnings Toddler Group Fridays, (term time only). 10-11.30am at Christchurch Christian Centre, Millhams Street, BH23 1DN. 50p per family - first session free. Play, craft, songs, refreshments. Just turn up or contact Charlotte on 07979 941100.
Music A vocal and music therapy group for people suffering difficulties with the voice due to illness or stroke. Held fortnightly on Wednesdays at Coda Music Centre, Chewton Farm Road, Walkford 01425 276161 www. coda.org.uk Highcliffe Choirs for children 6-18 years - all welcome. Rehearsals weekly at Highcliffe St Mark Primary School, Greenways, Highcliffe. Training choir Thursdays
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Clubs and Societies Homelands Social Club. A meeting place to get together and share quality time together. Board games, films, music, bingo, singalongs, quizzes, encourage members to play their own instruments. Mondays 2-4pm, Homelands hall, Kings Avenue, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 1NQ. 01202 473489 Highcliffe Duplicate Bridge Club meets at Greystones House Monday and Wednesday evenings. Friendly welcome for players of all levels - hosts and improvers classes. Phone Beryl on 01425 276191 The Monday Social Club at Portfield Hall resumes on the 19th January. Join us for coffee, conversation, tabletop games and a two course hot lunch all for £5. For more information call Les Denmead on 01202 470929 Phoenix Widowers Fellowship. Come along and join our friendly group of gentlemen who understand your loss. Have tea, chat, play carpet bowls. Share stories, make friends, support each other. Christchurch Baptist Church Hall, (behind the church) in Bargates, Every Monday. Alpha Course Starting Monday 19th January for 10 weeks 7-9pm, for curious enquirers into the life’s meanings and the basics of the Christian Faith. Free, fun, friendly, informal. www.stmarkshighcliffe.org.uk or 01425 277614
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The problem is if we don’t stick by our plans for change and development we are making the rut we feel like we’re in even deeper and harder to escape. And when you do veer off the well worn track don’t expect support from every corner because when you make that effort and achieve something it can, unintentionally, irk others. For those who don’t know me I’m a bit of a sensitive soul and tend to take criticism to heart, however, I have in the past year of trading in Highcliffe become determined to make a difference. I believe, and I assure you many others do, that we can make Highcliffe something special and we are going to push forward with the plans. You should all see very soon the results of our first efforts; we are to have new signs for the village hopefully in the spring and the return of our much missed finger post on Sea Corner. But this is nothing to what else is in the pipeline. Please don’t think this is a few people imposing their will on the majority, these changes and initiatives come from the ground up, the survey that was done in 2014 and, also, lots of talking. There are also many ways you can get involved with what’s happening just ask around the shops they’ll point you in the right direction or better still log on to www.highcliffevillage.com and very soon you will see what we are calling Highcliffe Revival. Richard Fereday Highcliffe-on-Sea Traders Association
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Local places, local faces Look out for the Local Eye staff in and about Christchurch -
This month we ask you - What do you love about Christchurch?
Sonia Goldney - 57 “I love the history of Christchurch especially the Priory. There are some beautiful shops and cafes in the town and the walks around the Quay are beautiful. The Regent Centre has a lovely cinema, which I often go to and there are some lovely pubs which have some great live music.”
Sheryl Woodford - 30 “I moved to Christchurch just over a year ago to start up my own cleaning company. Everyone is so friendly no matter what age. I love the harbour and surround places. Prezzo is a great place to eat and I often go to the Thomas Tripp to listen to live bands. I really do think Christchurch is a great place to live.”
Ady Hough -38 Bar Manager “What I love about Christchurch is the friendly people all around the town and the characters that make Christchurch a good place to be. I’ve lived in Christchurch all my life, I used to work on the cruise ships for about 3 years so I’ve pretty much seen the world and Christchurch has got to be up there with the best places to visit.”
Janet Lavender - 70 “Christchurch is a very friendly place and has a wonderful community feel. I like that it’s close to the New Forest and Bournemouth Town Centre and I think it’s a beautiful place to live, we’re very lucky.”
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Jo Bradley - 35 Midwife “As a mother of 2 small children I love how family orientated Christchurch is. There are always events on in the locality, there are lots of groups and activities to participate in and all the cafés/restaurants are always welcoming and accommodating for children.”
Margaret Smith - 60 “I have lived in Christchurch for 11 years. It’s a very pleasant place to live with a nice atmosphere. It attracts lots of visitors in the summer. I love the Quay and the Priory is beautiful, we have some fantastic historic buildings here. The shops and restaurants are very nice and it is a good central place to be.”
Jake Marsh - 23 Bar Manager “Working at The Thomas Tripp I get to enjoy a lot of the great social scene Christchurch has to offer whilst getting paid at the same time! Christchurch has been portrayed to outsiders of the town as a place for the elderly but just pop into Christchurch yourself any night of the week and I guarantee you will see otherwise. Christchurch has a great sense of community amongst young and old, which you don’t always find in every town.”
Janice Tucker - 72 “Christchurch is always kept so nice; in the summer athe flowers are so colourful and at Christmas the lights are wonderful. I’ve lived here for over 40 years and I just love it.”
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Business Column New Year is a time to reflect upon the year gone by, whilst looking to the future. Mulling over my articles over the last year:
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£1 for 2 hours parking in 75 Christchurch town centre. After a long campaign by Peter100 Christchurch Chamber of Trade, supported by Eye 95 25 magazines, Christchurch Council introduced the £1 for 2 hours parking 75 in 5 April 2014. It has been a great success for the town centre. Not only is it attracting people0 into town, but once here, people are less rushed, look around, browse more and stay for a coffee. 25 The great news is that the Council have recommended keeping the new rate for 2015. 5 Christchurch Christmas Festival. Early in 2014, I 0 had real concerns that the Christchurch Christmas Festival may not survive. The Council had ceased to run it and lack of funding threatened its existence. But…a new Community Partnership company was created, the Council provided essential seed funding and the hard work of the new volunteer team resulted in the biggest and best festival yet! The festive stalls, lights and the all-important visit by Father Christmas and his reindeer made it a very special event. Planning for Christmas 2015 will soon be underway! Bournemouth Airport. A visit to Christchurch’s airport resulted in an article praising how the business was run, whilst noting the challenges it faced. Looking forward, it is great to hear that 2015 will see Fly-be coming to the airport, bringing new business and a whole new set of destinations for us to visit. Supermarket Wars. In 2013 and 2014 we watched three supermarket developers slug it out for planning permission. Ironic that not a single brick has yet been laid on any site. The latest news is that Asda are not going into the Bailey Bridge development after all and there is uncertainty at the other sites. Maybe 2015 will be a supermarketfree year after all!
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Highcliffe-on-Sea Rotary Club ROTARIAN’s AWARD One of our Rotarians, Mike Bugler, was recently nominated by the Hampshire Trading Standards for the Winchester University Community Star Award and the presentation was made in Winchester Cathederal Mike by Professor Dame Mary Fagan in her role as Chancellor of the University and Professor Joy Carter,Vice Chancellor. The Citation was for Mike’s commitment to Social Justice, embodying the mission “To educate, to advance knowledge and to serve the public good”. Working for justice and truth for the public good and standing up for what he believes in. Mike had contacted the H.C.C. Trading Standards service in 2009 seeking advice concerning a family member who was receiving hundreds of scam mail letters and a sound working relationship was established in offering support concerning the victim who had refused to engage directly with the service. Mike’s experience and tenacity subsequently assisted other families going through similar circumstances and in May this year, as part of National Scam Awareness month, Mike was interviewed on Meridian News thus raising the profile across the region about vulnerable people who become victims of such scams, often times at great financial loss. The University gave a donation to a charity of Mike’s choice and he nominated Highcliffe Rotary Club, which will be allocated to help young students in Highcliffe School. FOOD BANK Highcliffe Rotarians once again held another money collection for the Christchurch Food Bank, which took place on the morning of Saturday 22nd November outside the Methodist Church Hall, Lymington Road, Highcliffe. The collection made £68.10 which will be used to purchase much needed provisions and Highcliffe Rotarians wish to thank the generosity of the residents of Highcliffe for their donations.
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TUCKTONIA: A FRESH INTRODUCTION Written by Alexander McKinstry
There was a time, not long ago in fact, when every major historical British monument could be found at Christchurch. The site of this cultural cynosure was the Tuckton Golf and Leisure Park off Stour Road, and the monuments formed part of a model landscape called ‘Tucktonia’ - occupying just four of the site’s twenty-one acres, though ‘Tucktonia’ is the name by which the whole theme park tends to be remembered. With nostalgia for the site showing no sign of diminishing, it is time we looked at how this very singular attraction evolved. Its origins lay with the Tuckton Golf School, opened in 1932 by Arthur Vine, an affable cove in plus-fours, who laid out a golf course and driving range on the low-lying meadowland here - floodlit during the summer months. Towards the end of his life he entered into partnership with Harry Stiller, a young motor racing enthusiast and keen golfer, who arrived in Bournemouth in 1958. Having bought the business outright in 1961, one of Harry’s first acts was to secure a drinks licence for the clubhouse, which is how The Golfers’ Arms came into being. The site then ticked over while Harry focused on his Formula Three career: he was British champion three years in a row but retired from the sport in 1968, after two successive accidents test-driving tyres. It was at this point that Harry turned his attention to transforming the Stour Road site into something unlike anything else in the district, installing a miniature railway (‘The Red Eagle Express’), crazy golf, the 35-ft fun-slide of blessed memory, and a gokarting circuit powered by a 170-cc Honda engine, which allowed speeds of up to 23 mph; there was no age limit, so long as the driver’s foot was capable of reaching the brake-pedal. With these features in place, the site reopened as the Tuckton Golf and Leisure Park in 1972, at which point Harry was already planning an additional attraction. ‘A friend of mine suggested I visit Holland,’ says Harry today, ‘and take a look at the Madurodam model village in The Hague - and the moment I set foot there, I knew this was exactly the sort of thing I wanted to bring to Christchurch.’ The result was Tucktonia, a model landscape embodying ‘the best of Britain in miniature’ incorporating Stonehenge, Hadrian’s Wall, the Tower of London, St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Palace of Westminster, a hoverport and a nuclear power station. 26 • Highcliffe Eye • January 2015
The first models were in place by 1974, though Harry’s plans to expand the feature meant endless run-ins with the local authorities, to the extent that in 1975 he sold the entire site to Watney’s Grand Metropolitan Ltd., who had been leasing The Golfers’ Arms for a number of years. Watney’s continued to overhaul the site at a cost of £2 million, draining and filling four acres behind the pub to allow for Tucktonia’s expansion; an artificial river was then cut through the new landscape, crossed by models of Tower Bridge and the Clifton Suspension Bridge, while Concorde took off hourly from Tucktonia Airport. Everything was built to a 1:24 scale, right down to the pigeons surrounding Nelson’s column and the graffiti on the model railway station wall.
The grand reopening of Tucktonia took place on 23 May 1976, with Arthur Askey presiding as MC - an inspired choice, for even he towered over most of the models.
As the years went by, further fixtures were added: in 1978 an army helicopter was brought in to lower a 26-ft model of the Post Office Tower, the site being so densely packed by this time that there was no other way of putting it in place. That particular model cost £7,000 to construct and, like its life-size counterpart, was equipped with a revolving ‘restaurant’ section, rotating at eight revolutions per hour. Inevitably, the cost of maintaining these models was high, and the park would be closed between January and March to allow the work to be carried out - though the indoor amusements palace remained open throughout the year, generating a trickle of income.
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Despite these overheads, Watney’s insisted the site was still solvent when they sold it to a newly-established local company, Tucktonia Ltd, in 1983. (Peter Arnold, who had been running some of the rides as a sub-contractor, was appointed managing director.) Unfortunately this company ran into difficulties almost from the outset, facing spurned planning applications and a string of abysmal British summers. Accordingly, in 1986 the company resolved to relocate, and sold the site to Costain Homes, pending the 130-home development known as The Meridians that stands there today. Site clearance began in October 1986 and was complete by December, the Tucktonia flag - a chirpy, Union Jackbreasted robin - fluttering above the park at half-mast.
Regrettably, attempts at re-establishing Tucktonia at various other locations never came to fruit, not least because most of the models were destroyed in a warehouse fire in 1990 though Buckingham Palace escaped unscathed, and now forms part of the Merrivale Model Village at Great Yarmouth. Tucktonia Ltd, meanwhile, was dissolved on 19 February 1992, and even The Golfers’ Arms (latterly rebranded ‘Bar Max’) has succumbed to the wrecking-ball. Since then, the days of Christchurch’s first and only theme park have become a fond but increasingly distant memory. Over the next few months we will be tracing the rise and fall of the site here in the pages of Christchurch Eye, and interviewing some of the figures involved in bringing this remarkable attraction to our collective doorstep.
Reader’s Memories We lived in Winchester but often visited my parents who had retired to Wimborne in the early 1970’s. Sadly we only visited Tucktonia once but it has enduring memories for me. - Mrs. Rosie Martin
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The Pantomime Adventures of ROBIN HOOD REGENT CENTRE, CHRISTCHURCH 17th to 24th JANUARY 2015 This New Year, the award winning Highcliffe Charity Players’ eagerly awaited family panto at the Regent Centre is The Pantomime Adventures of ROBIN HOOD – a panto they have not performed for nearly a decade. It runs for ten performances including three matinees, a mid-morning and a tea time ‘meet the cast’ show, from 17th - 24th January 2015. Tickets are £9.50-£13.50 and, as usual, profits will go to local charities. So this time it’s much adventuring, high jinks and romance in the forest – Sherwood Forest. Feared by the bad, loved by the good, Robin Hood was the legendary swashbuckling outlaw who, with his Merry Men, robbed from the rich to give to the poor. Toby Bradford and Tina Webster’s hilarious panto adaptation chosen this year by HCP, contains more than its fair share of mayhem and merriment. Ensured, too, is HCP’s renowned panto formula for a fantastic fun evening – great sets and costumes, popular show songs, dazzling dance routines, slapstick humour and, of course, plenty of audience participation (Oh yes you will!). Stuart Darling returns as Musical Director of his third Charity Players’ panto, and the Director is Malcolm George, who joined the Players in 1991 at the age of 16 (and co-directed Cinderella in 1999, winning ‘Best Pantomime’ in the Dorset Panto Awards). “I haven’t directed since Goldilocks in 2008, so I’m delighted to be back in the director’s chair once again,” he says. “And it’s great to have such an enthusiastic and wonderfully talented cast of both HCP favourites and terrific newcomers. We’re certainly having an adventure!” There are three choreographs sharing the dance numbers - long-time member, Louise King, who has directed and choreographed several successful shows for HCP, together with two talented teenagers and enthusiastic dancers, Donatella Butt and Polly Lane, who are choreographing their first ever show. “It’s such a wonderful experience”, say the friends, “we feel privileged to be involved. Dance is a passion and we’ve worked really hard to come up with routines that will do the show justice and that the cast will enjoy.” Says HCP Chairman Georgina Smith, herself an award winning principal boy, director and choreographer, “In our 43 year history, HCP have staged all the traditional pantos. Last year’s pirate adventure, Treasure Island, proved so successful, we’ve purposely chosen another fun-filled tale full of swashbuckling heroics, which we hope will prove equally as popular.”
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An English Mum New year, a fresh 365 days to accomplish new goals, make resolutions and see what 2015 will have in store for everyone. I LOVE to make my resolution list, it helps me have my targets to aim for and encourages me to try and do as many as possible in those 52 weeks. This year, my resolutions have lots to do with our town, I’m planning on visiting our year round Monday market more often with it’s fresh produce and it is a lovely trip with my children. Also to use our newly refurbished library, that have free weekly story telling sessions for children. Volunteering is also on my list; it’s great chicken soup for the soul, wonderful to be able to help others and introduces you to a wealth of new people, as well as great experience for future job opportunities. Like most, days are busy for our family, but I’m hoping to help Contact The Elderly, who ask for people to host afternoon tea at their home just once a year for up to six elderly people in Christchurch, what could be easier? Another note on the list is to make more use of our local children’s centre in Christchurch. They run several classes a week from messy playtime and running adult workshops in baby massage. They run a ‘dad’s club’ fortnightly, a toy library and are also looking for volunteers to help in their crèche or administration duties. Whatever 2015 will hold in store for you, go at it full blazing, there’s so much on our doorstep, so get writing your list! Happy New Year!
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Garden View - January drawer (presumably they had been stuck to a box of cereal at some stage). I diligently followed the instructions for sowing and placed them on top of my wardrobe (I’m not quite sure why I did that). What happened next really was a miracle. They germinated! It was hard to believe that the old seed, uneven layer of compost, wardrobe location and over watered soil, produced a rash of new seedlings. It wasn’t long before they had grown to around 2 inches high and bent towards the light, narrowly avoiding the artex ceiling!
Seeds of Change How many seeds have you eaten today? Probably more than you realise. As a nation, we consume tons of them every day and whether they are ground to make our bread, mushed to accompany our chips or sprinkled on our burger bun, seeds play an important role in our diet … as well as in our garden! Most of the seed heads that were left over from autumn have now fallen over, disintegrated, or been eaten by hungry birds, so as part of my ‘outdoor housework’ I’m cutting them down to ground level before the new growth begins to emerge next month. The stately seed heads of Stipa gigantea looked fantastic for such a long period of time, as did the erect stems of Calamagrostis ‘Karl Forester’, but even these have been defeated by the wind. It may be cold outside, but now is the perfect time for planning what to grow this year, from seed of course! Over recent years the popularity of growing your own vegetables has meant that veg seed sales have overtaken those of traditional flowers, but you really can’t beat the satisfaction of plants from seed. The first plants I ever grew were Snap Dragons. I was fifteen, and I found the packet in the back of a
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Index of Advertisers Garden Services C. Oliver Tree & Hedge Cutting 43 Southern Tree Specialists 48 Apex Tree Surgeons 51 Health, Beauty & Lifestyle Highcliffe Dental Practice 2 Foot Rescue 11 All Mobility 18 Dorset Denture Clinic 21 Court House Clinics 22 Specsavers Optical Superstores 32 Foot Health Practitioner 35 Home Improvement Dunkley Tiles 3 Ashley Blinds UK 5 Flair Interiors 13 Paul Belton Construction 14 South Coast Roofing 14 Doveshill 16 JP Murphy Electrical 19 Dorset Shutter Company 20 Ashley Blinds UK 21
From commercial to domestic works, our Dorset and Hampshire based team of arborists can provide a professional and safe service.
Fully qualified & insured 24
Emergency 24hr call outs
FREE
No Obligation Quote
Tree evaluations & Reports. Crown reductions, thinning & crown lifting. Dangerous & Dead wood removal. Tree removals & Felling. Site clearance & Stump grinding. Planting & Hedge trimming.
We recycle all our waste and aim to be 100% environmentally friendly
Call Andy on 07788 298127
For more information visit: www.s-tree-s.co.uk
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1, Four wheel drive; 2, London
Professional arboriculturalists, focusing on the care and maintenance of trees, with excellent customer service.
underground; 3, Back seat driver
The tree care professionals
Mind Benders:
SOUTHERN TREE SPECIALISTS
Home Improvement Cont’d WBC Electrical 24 BH Blinds 29 WBC Plumbing & Heating 31 A & S Painting Services 35 Comfort Rooms 37 Dream Doors 38 Solar Dawn Ltd 39 Plumb Exchange 41 Roof Exchange 41 Build Exchange 41 Revitalize Double Glazing 44 Beds R Uzzz 49 Birtchnells of Highcliffe 52 Motoring, Boating and Travel Christchurch Coaches 15 RIBS Marine 23 Maarten’s Taxi 47
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Business & Professional Miller Bros & F.P Butler Ltd 18 Williams Thompson Solicitors 18 MA Accountancy Services 32 Care Homes/Help & Retirement Inter-County Nursing Care 9 Queesnmead Care Home 14 Silverways Nursing Home 23 Children, Pets & Education Rugbytots 1 Wagging Tails UK Limited 33 Cleaning Services New Forest Carpet Clean 33 A Beautiful Clean 47 Pure & Clean Window Cleaning 47 Food and Drink The Kings Hotel 7 Fire & Ice Cafe 9 Upper Deck Restaurant 10 DINE IN 34
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Studios in Southborne Bournemouth.Tel: 01202 419189 and also in 124 High East Street Dorchester.Tel: 01305 266535
www.bedsareuzzz.com To advertise please call 01202 477214
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Useful Telephone Numbers & Local Information Police/Crime Police (Emergency) Police (Non-emergency) Crimestoppers Neighbourhood & Home Watch
999 101 0800 55 51 11 01202 222 222
Medical/Health Services Dorset Out-of-Hours/NHS 111 Bournemouth A&E Bournemouth Hospital Christchurch Hospital British Red Cross Loan Service
111 01202 704169 01202 303626 01202 486361 01202 484074
Local Council & Services Christchurch Borough Council 01202 495000 Dorset County Council 01305 221000 Christchurch Information Centre 01202 471780 Regent Centre 01202 499199 Bournemouth Airport 01202 364000 Post Office 0845 722 3344 Dorset Family Information Service 01305 221066 Pet Care RSPCA - Ashley Heath Cats Protection
0870 010 1849 0845 3712 762
Helplines Community Safety Issues Trading Standards Citizens Advice Bureau Childline NSPCC Southern Electric British Gas Gas Emergency Environment Agency National Drugs Helpline National Debt Line Alcholics Anonymous Samaritans Age Concern
01202 495111 01305 224012 0844 245 1291 0800 11 11 0808 800 50 00 0845 071 3953 0800 048 0202 0800 111 999 0800 80 70 60 0800 77 66 00 0808 808 40 00 0207 403 0888 08457 90 90 90 0800 00 99 66
Taxi Services Christchurch Radio Cabs Maarten’s Taxis Chritax
01202 484848 01202 484309 01202 470000
Local Library Information Highcliffe Library Gordon Road, Highcliffe BH23 5HN 01425 272 202 Monday 10am to 6.30pm Tuesday 9.30am to 5pm Wednesday Closed Thursday 9.30am to 1pm Friday 9.30am to 6.30pm Saturday 9.30am to 4pm Christchurch Library 29 High Street, Christchurch BH23 1AW 01202 485 938 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
9.30am to 5.30pm 10am to 7pm 9.30am to 1pm 9.30am to 7pm 9.30am to 5.30pm 9am to 4pm
Local Chemist Information Lloyds 01425 274291 248 Lymington Road, Highcliffe Mon-Fri 8.45-5.30 Sat 9-4 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
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To advertise please call 01202 477214
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