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contents Local History by Phil Tate 6 What’s on 8 Community Notices 9 MindBenders 10 Adopt a Pet 10 Highcliffe Revival 11 Clubs, Classes, Groups & Societies 12 Highcliffe On Sea Traders Association 15 Christchurch Chamber of Trade 17 Queensmead Care Home 21 Sea Scouts celebrate Swim Win 22 Highcliffe Rotary 25 Local Gig Guide 27 Teen Column 27 Blue Plaque Trail 29 Mums the Word 31 Regent Listings 31 Coffee Break 32 Tucktonia 34 Kids Page 36 Garden View 40 Recipe 41 Leaflet delivery 41 Dorset POPP 42 Puzzle Solutions 42 Index 45 Useful Telephone Numbers 46
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Dear Reader I just love springtime! It’s 100 still pretty cold as I write this,95 but the sun is shining and there isn’t a cloud in the sky. 75 I’ve already seen a few bulbs pushing out from the 100 ground letting us know that spring 25 really is just around the 95 Cheryl corner. It’s such a pretty time 5 75 of year when you can watch nature come to life with many colours brightening up 0 our town. We’re very fortunate to have such wonderful 25 surroundings here in Christchurch and it looks even lovelier with the dawning of this new season. 5
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Thank 0 you so much to everyone for all their words of kindness with regard to how much you’re all loving the new look magazine and that you’re enjoying reading it, especially with even more regular local content. The amount of letters and emails I’ve received is astonishing and I truly am touched. It is a lot of hard work, not just myself, but all our regular contributors that take a lot of time out of their daily lives to write for us and it’s great to know it’s all worth it. Many of my advertisers tell me that you are also mentioning where you saw them so are happy to continue their advertising until they say otherwise, so thank you again for all your support. Don’t forget it’s Mothering Sunday on the 15th of March folks! Happy reading!
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Local History
by Phil Tate
- Finding Fitzmaurice
The Christchurch Eye recently received a letter from reader Mike Marsh, who was asking for photographs or information related to his home in Fitzmaurice Road in Jumpers. (See Reader’s Letter in the January issue.) The area now known as Jumpers fell just outside the Old Borough of Christchurch in the Manor of Hurn. For centuries it was mainly an expanse of wild heath and land serving a small settlement at Grove that had been in existence since at least the early 12th century. The first major development in the area seems to have been Jumpers House on the bank of the River Stour a short distance upstream from Iford Bridge. This grand residence is generally dated to the mid 18th century, but photographic evidence suggests that it may have had medieval origins. Its former Lodge House survives as part of the Crooked Beams Restaurant, and Stourvale Avenue follows the route of its driveway. Jumpers House itself stood between present-day Cedar Avenue and Chestnut Avenue. Do the back gardens in this area ever reveal evidence of this substantial building, which was demolished in 1955? The origin of the name Jumpers is uncertain. One theory is that it is derived from the juniper trees that grew in the grounds of Jumpers House. However, it is recorded that a ‘William Ballye, alias Jumper’ was a Christchurch landowner in the late 16th century, though it is not known if he or his family were ever associated with the Jumpers area. Another major development came in 1858, when Christchurch Cemetery was opened in Jumpers Road to cater for the town’s growing population. This land north of Jumpers Common had been a field called Grove Corner belonging to Grove Farm, and was leased to the Burial Board by Lord Malmesbury of Hurn Court. Until that time Jumpers Road had been little more than a cart track leading across ploughed fields! Edged on the south by Barrack Road, Jumpers Common once covered over 30 acres between Jumpers Road and Grove Lane (today The Grove). The last vestige of open land in this area is now the 3½ acre public recreation ground still known as Jumpers Common, which was granted legal protection as a Queen Elizabeth II Field in Trust in 2012. However, the 1844 Tithe Map shows that this piece of land had actually been part of a field called Green Close, which also belonged to Grove Farm. Road and house-building on Jumpers Common began towards the end of the 19th century. In the 1890s a Sunday school was started in the Fitzmaurice Road home of laundress Elizabeth Whiteley. This venture had the 6 • Highcliffe Eye • March 2015
approval and support of the Vicar of Christchurch, the Rev Thomas Bush, and other local notables. A few years later permission was given for the Portfield and Jumpers Mission Church to be erected on the north side of Fitzmaurice Road on the site of an old gravel pit. (This is where Mike Marsh’s home was later built.) In 1909, plans for a new church were approved and a secondhand corrugated iron building was brought in pieces from Brighton by railway. This ‘tin church’ was erected on the south side of Fitzmaurice Road, on the corner with Jumpers Road (Photo). However, it was soon clear that a larger building was required and an appeal for funds was launched. The foundation stone for the present St George’s Church was laid in 1927. Why is Fitzmaurice Road so-named? Shortly before his death in 1824, Benjamin Bullock, the owner of Jumpers House, bequeathed the house and land to his adopted infant daughter, Jane West. During her long life Jane was twice married and widowed - both times to doctors! Jane resided with her first husband, John Gardner, in Malvern Link, Worcestershire, but after his death in 1846 she returned to Jumpers House. Over 25 years later she remarried, her second husband being James Fitzmaurice, an Irish-born doctor living in Bridge House, Castle Street. They subsequently resided in Stourville, a sizeable villa with extensive grounds situated on Barrack Road where The Stourvale public house and The Hurdles housing estate are today sited. James Fitzmaurice died in 1878 and the twice-widowed Jane continued to live in Christchurch until her own death in 1904. Her two husbands were commemorated in the naming of Gardner Road and Fitzmaurice Road.
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Residents and councillors have unveiled new signs in Highcliffe, Christchurch to act as an emblem of a revival which the village is undergoing. Despite having some great beaches as well as the Grade 1 listed Highcliffe Castle, the village has suffered from being judged by its statistic of having the largest number of residents over the age of 60 in the country. A group of enthusiastic residents has now been formed to dispel the myth of Highcliffe being the town that time forgot. The Highcliffe Centre Partnership has been formed to look at ways of encouraging more people to shop in the village High Street. A consultation held recently asked local residents for feedback about the local shopping experience and the Partnership is using the results to identify any changes that could be made to benefit trade. A band of happy and willing residents can now been seen regularly litter picking and weeding throughout the area and will soon be replanting the planters in the shopping area and even partaking in a bit of painting and decorating. A campaign is being launched, called Highcliffe Revival, which will encompass a number of events. The first of these will be the Highcliffe Revival Food Festival, held in association Christchurch Food & Wine Festival. This will be taking place on the Saturday following the Christchurch event, Saturday 16 May. Details of that event are being finalised and will be publicised soon.
Mary Portas, who is delighted that they are intent on making things happen. Mary said: “It is important to maintain a vibrant high street as the benefits of this are seen in many layers from the residents who live in the area, to the tourists who come to the area, to the increase in revenue enjoyed by the business owners.” Malcolm Mawbey from the Highcliffe Centre Partnership said: “Since we started the Partnership we have seen a groundswell of interest from people willing to lend their help and expertise in making our campaign a success. If any other residents want to get involved we’d love to hear from them.” On unveiling one of the new signs, the Mayor of Christchurch Cllr Denise Jones said: “I congratulate everyone from different sectors in Highcliffe who have got together to make something happen. Instead of sitting back and saying ‘do something for us’ they are working with partners to achieve something together. “These signs will be something that represents the village and will be seen by everyone coming to Highcliffe.” The Highcliffe signs were designed by Josephine Flood and Kirsty Threadgill from The Solent Group, who were at the unveiling along with residents and councillors.
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Candlelit Hatha Yoga and Relaxation Classes At lovely local venues. Please contact for further information and to find out class availability. Toning, strengthening and deeply relaxing. British Wheel of Yoga Teacher 07966 199875 becca@yogabee.co.uk. £39 6-week block (can carry one over) / £7 PAYG. Chi Kung Exercise Classes Come and Join us on Friday mornings 10.45 til 12.15 in the upstairs Studio at Wessex Health, 17 Stour Road, Christchurch BH23 1PL. Please call tutor Poppy to book a place. 01202 735560 www.wessexhealthnetwork.co.uk
Art and Craft Clubs, Classes, Groups & Societies in Christchurch & Highcliffe Fitness, Sport and Wellbeing Pregnancy Yoga and Relaxation Pregnancy yoga based exercise, 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 Integral Yoga Classes with Brahmi Feel renewed and rebalanced by yoga postures, breathing exercises and deep relaxation in this beginner level class. Sundays 10.00-11.30 at St Catherine’s Community Hall, BH23 2RD. First class free, call 07518 067859. Iyengar Yoga Classes ...at local venues in Christchurch daytimes and evenings. Beginners and improvers welcome. For more information text/call Elaine Rees on 07504 823517 or email elainerees@europe.com. Vinyasa Yoga Classes Fluid style yoga class for all abilities at Stanpit Guide Hut, Wednesdays 7-8pm. I am a Personal Trainer as well so contact me with any of your health & fitness needs! Text me 07798 941832 or visit www.perfectfitforlife.com February 2015 12 • Highcliffe Eye • March 2015
Carbery Machine Knitting Club Tuesday 3rd March Carbery Machine Knitting Club meet on the 1st Tuesday of each month at St George’s Church Hall Annex, Jumpers Rd, Christchurch, BH23 2JR from 7-9pm. We welcome all machine knitters, experienced or beginners! For further details, contact Joy on 01202 489614 Susan Knights Watercolour Classes ‘Jump in and Get Wet’ Small, friendly, informative classes - overlooking beautiful Christchurch Harbour. Contact Sue on 01202 481099 or email susanknights@hotmail.co.uk www.susanknights. co.uk Christchurch Arts Guild Wednesday 11th March - Christchurch Arts Guild meet on the 2nd Wednesday each month for demonstrations. This month Lindsey Cole will be doing Textured Mixed Media. All Saints Church Hall, Mudeford. 7-9pm. Visitors welcome, £3. Val Holliday 01425 613831. (Exhibition at Highcliffe Castle until 8th March). Jewellery and Silversmithing Classes Tuesday and Thursday weekly classes. Weekly morning and evening classes, and one day workshops in the heart of Christchurch. A variety of techniques covered including piercing, soldering, polishing, enamelling and stone setting. Small classes of 5 with varying abilities. Call Louise 07789 914694.
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Children’s Choir Highcliffe Choirs for children 6-18 years - all welcome. Rehearsals weekly at Highcliffe St Mark Primary school, Greenways, Highcliffe. Training Choir Thursdays 4.45-5.45pm, Main Choir Fridays 4.15-6pm. Contact Ann Guest 01425 276544 for more information. Creation Station Tuesday 3rd March - Providing weekly term-time early years arts and craft and creative discovery experiences for babies, toddlers and preschool children. Explore, Discover & Develop with us at Monkey Madness Indoor Play Centre Tuesday mornings. Contact Lisa@ thecreationstation.co.uk or tel: 0844 873 4740 New Beginnings Toddler Group Fridays (term time only). 10-11.30 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.
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Clubs, Classes & Societies Christchurch Trefoilguild A friendly welcome is extended to ex Brownies, ex guides, and ANYONE with or without guiding connections to join us at 2.15pm on the first Monday monthly at Portfield Hall, Portfield Road, Christchurch. Interesting speakers, activities and outings. Contact Gill Aslett on 01202 485363. Christchurch Floral Society is meeting on March 6th at Priory Hall, Princess Avenue. Demonstrator Denise Bright “Magic Moments”. Doors open 1.30 for 2pm start. Come along for an afternoon of fun and flowers. Christchurch Central W.I. Meetings are held in the Druitt Hall, High Street on the first Wednesday of the month, from 10am until 12.15. This month’s talk on Wednesday 4th March: Tips on Fire Prevention, by the local Fire Service. Visitors most welcome. Please call 01202 386813 for further information. Christchurch Probus Club 1st Tuesday monthly at 10.15am at the East Close Hotel, Lyndhurst Road, Christchurch. A very friendly welcome awaits all retired professional and
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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 Highcliffe Royal British Legion Coffee Morning with a raffle - Saturday 28th March. Everyone welcome, open to all, come and make some new friends 10am -12.00 noon in The Parlour Methodist Church, Lymington Rd, Highcliffe BH23 5EG Parkinson’s UK Club, Christchurch Branch Thursday 12th March - Friendly afternoon get together for Parkinson sufferers and their carers Thursday 12th March at 2pm in the Community Hall, Marlow Drive, St Catherine’s Hill. New members always welcome. Highcliffe Scouts Bedding Plant Orders March 1st to March 15th - Please support your local Scout Group! Order your summer bedding plants from Highcliffe Scout Group. Free delivery to Highcliffe, Walkford or Mudeford. All plants delivered on the 15th or 16th of May. Online ordering, with Competitive prices. www. HighcliffeScoutPlantSale.co.uk Southbourne Chess Club @ Arcado Lounge Bar, 71 High Street, Christchurch, BH23 1AS Every Tuesday 2.30pm to 5pm. All ages and skill levels are welcome, even if you want to learn the art of chess. Just turn up! Chess is FREE over a drink PTO....
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Highcliffe-on-Sea Traders Association Firstly, I must introduce myself, my name is Helen and I own the Foot Clinic in Highcliffe’s Arcade. As the new Chair of the Highcliffe on Sea Traders Association, I will be writing a short column each month updating you on any forthcoming changes that you are likely to see on the High Street and updates on any plans that are in the pipeline. I know all the traders would like to thank Richard very much for all his hard work resurrecting the traders association and putting in so much time and effort into pushing forward changes and improvements to the High Street, so taking over the role from him will be somewhat daunting! I know there are going to be lots of changes this year, as many of the ideas put in motion by the Traders Association and the Highcliffe Centre Partnership come to fruition. The group HELP has also been restarted and has a lively, enthusiastic group of volunteers that you may see buzzing around wearing their LOVE Highcliffe tops soon. They will be cleaning, preening and planting to scrub Highcliffe up and make us proud of our small seaside village again. Some great ideas are flying around and there will be a big push to spruce up before the “Highcliffe Revival Food Festival” on the 16th May, following on from the Christchurch Food Festival the weekend before. If you would like to volunteer to join HELP, everyone is welcome, if you can spare a few hours a month we would love to have you on board. Just contact highcliffeonsea@gmail.com. Meanwhile we are looking forward to lots of positive changes this year on the High Street. There are lots of enthusiastic people behind the scenes working hard and I hope I will be able to pass on the information to you as things develop.
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Teen Column Happy March! March is one of my favourite times of year. Not only is it mine (and my dad’s) birthday, but it’s also the beginning of spring.
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Christchurch Blue Plaques by Stephen Roberts No. 2 - The Saxons are coming
The Anglo-Saxons did a lot for us (more than the Romans you might say). They gave us a language (English) and our only monarch meriting the epithet ‘the Great’ (Alfred of course). We became a nation and a force to be reckoned with. Yet the Anglo-Saxons were not indigenous to these isles. They came from today’s Denmark and Germany from the 5th century AD; in a sense we are all immigrants here. In Christchurch, the oldest human evidence on the ground dates from these Angles and Saxons. The town became one of Alfred’s fortified burghs (hence borough) in the late 9th century, defensible against Viking longships fancying pillage, plunder and locals on the points of their swords. Aided by its rivers, Christchurch (or ‘Tweoxneam’ as it was known), was easily defended by placing a ‘wall’ across the neck of the promontory. A plaque in Wick Lane records these facts and confirms that some remains of banks and ditches were excavated nearby. Two sites were unearthed, exposing alignment and material (earth, rubble and turf) with an ironstone front, outside ditch and lost timber/wattle palisade and fighting platform up top. Ironstone would have come from Hengistbury Head, scavenging of the site, which would continue through to Victorian times. As for where you can see actual walls, this may be a moot point, as whilst there are some overgrown candidates, whether these are original or reconstructed is not entirely clear. The scale of the walls and the area they enclosed can be deduced from the ‘Burghal Hidage’, an Anglo-
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Saxon document of the early 10th century, which lists fortified burghs and reveals the men required to defend their walls, a ‘hide’ being the land needed to support one peasant and his family, possibly around Stephen 40 acres in these parts, each hide supplying one man for defence. Christchurch needed 470 men, Winchester 2400 and Southampton just 150. How times change. The best preserved of these fortified towns is Wareham, with massive earthen banks and planned street layout. A burgh wasn’t just for defending, it was for living in. Town Quay has Place Mill, dating to Saxon times and mentioned in that Norman inventory of all things, the Domesday Book. There has been much alteration over the eras, but a plaque records its antiquity and the fact it continued to serve its purpose as a mill right up to 1908. Place Mill, named for its position at a ‘place’ where rivers meet (the only freshwater tide-mill linking two main rivers), was not our only Saxon mill. There were others, including Knapp Mill and Town Mill, which stood somewhere near to today’s ducking stool. Steve Roberts - www.steveroberts.org.uk / @ SRChristchurch (Twitter) References Christchurch Blue Plaques Millennium Trail Christchurch - The Golden Years (MA Hodges, 2003) Map by Mark Fudge, reproduced courtesy of Dorset Life Magazine A Dictionary of British History (ed JP Kenyon, 1981)
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My last onion based article created quite a few conversations, so, I thought I may spread a few more handy hints that have worked for me over the last few Natasha years...hopefully some of them may help you! And if anything, it’s all either low cost, free, or things you can pick up on your weekly shop in Christchurch. Bonus! Bread...did you know if your wall is covered in finger prints from little hands (mine always is!) or from adults alike, rubbing bread on the marks makes them disappear...genuis! Also, although it’s not time to pop to our local lovely beaches just yet, when you do, take some talc with you, sprinkle on damp feet and the sand just wipes straight off. This has been so helpful since moving here. Bumps and bruises are commonplace, young and old; one of the best things for preventing a bruise appearing is to rub butter on the area, nifty hey? Staying down the line of food, a finger full of peanut butter is amazing at getting rid of sticker mark residue left on books or furniture, spread it on, and leave for about 10 minutes, then wipe away. All these little tricks can be so much more effective than usual methods. Give them a try and if they work, just type in ‘cleaning with vinegar’ onto your computer, you’ll be in for a treat... On a slightly different note now, I have to remark what a lovely local community we have. Every time I pop into our town I always end up stopping and having a chat with a stranger, maybe someone offering help, maybe shopping in the same store, it’s a lovely thing and something many communities loose. Next time you’re out and about locally, stop and have chat, give a smile, it’s wonderful who you can meet along the way, maybe even tell them the peanut butter tip?? Have a great month and remember food has more jobs than just eating it!
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TUCKTONIA: THE ROAD TO TUCKTONIA Written by Alexander McKinstry
The Tuckton Golf Course offered a cordial welcome to anyone visiting Christchurch in the 1960s. As related in our previous issue, its proprietor throughout that decade was Harry Stiller, who had arrived in Bournemouth in 1958 and who spent his first few months in the district selling washing machines on commission. On acquiring the Tuckton course, one of his first moves was to convert the site café into the Golfers’ Arms, which acquired a seasonal drinks licence in 1961 - making Harry, at twenty-three, one of the youngest licensees in the country. This was extended to an all-year-round licence in 1963, though the course itself remained closed between October and April, for the simple reason that it flooded every winter.
The success of the site arose from its pleasant location, the well-tended fairways – when not in flood – and crucially, the fact that the Golfers’ operated as a free house, with sixteen beers on draught at any time. ‘It used to be our boast,’ says Harry today, ‘that if you were a holidaymaker, we would have your beer. I used to have Tetley’s, Newcastle Brown, Ushers, Flower’s Bitter, Watney’s, Charrington, Double Diamond – I had every booze you could think of.’ In later years, when the Golfers’ was leased to a brewery, the takings plummeted, partly because the brewery in question slung out all the beers: ‘I think they had one guest ale.’ That lay in the future however, and in Harry’s time the site was further enlivened by the addition of a discothèque, Barbarella’s, which opened as an extension to the Golfers’ in 1965. This only ran for two years, however, partly because mini-skirted hedonists kept infiltrating the Golfers’ next-door. ‘The police had a few words in my shell-like ear about all the underage drinking that was going on,’ remembers Harry, ‘so in the end, the pub was getting busier and busier and I thought, you know what, I’ve had the best out of this discothèque, it’s been a very good thing, but I need the space for the pub and 34 • Highcliffe Eye • March 2015
I don’t need all this aggro.’ Barbarella’s closed, and Harry used the space to create a new bar – The Raceway Bar – distinguished by the single-seater racing car built into the outside wall. The Raceway was of course a nod to Harry’s Formula 3 career, which was then taking up most of his time. Consequently the late Ken James, who had started as a cellar-man at the Golfers’ in 1964, was appointed site manager and became Harry’s right-hand man (‘an absolutely super bloke’) in the years that followed. A turning-point came at the end of the decade, when Harry retired from Formula 3 after two successive accidents test-driving tyres. From then on, the Stour Road site became the focus of his energies. The Golfers’ was assigned to Watney’s, on a 99-year lease, to help fund new attractions: these included a safari ride, an amusements palace, a 35-ft giant slide or ‘Astra Glide’, and a £24,000 go-kart track – the feature that grabbed most attention when the site reopened as the Tuckton Golf and Leisure Park, on 28 May 1972. The track was run like ‘a mini-Indianapolis’, as the Evening Echo observed on 10 June 1972. Drivers started in unison, and after nineteen laps a mechanic in overalls would be on hand to signal ‘Last lap’ to the leading driver, who would then perform a victory lap before coming to rest in the nearby pits. The opening day was marked by members of the Bristol and Bath Go-Kart Racing Club bringing their racetuned vehicles to the site, capable of 80 mph on larger circuits; Jean-Pierre Beltoise, the Monaco Grand Prix winner, had also been slated to attend, but was defeated by a six-mile traffic jam on the M3. The site’s own karts were powered by 170-cc Honda engines, allowing speeds of up to 23 mph, as the author can attest from his own youth: there was no age limit, so long as the driver’s foot was capable of touching the brake-pedal. The Tuckton Golf and Leisure Park was a great success from the outset. Police were called on opening day when visitors began parking their cars on Tuckton Bridge, and most of the site’s 425 parking spaces were filled throughout the summers that ensued. A further development was also gestating around this time. ‘I remember thinking,’ says Harry, ‘the Stour Road site had worked out well, and was self-funding, but I was
still seeking a special ingredient to really catapult the site to attention.’ It happened that Harry was good friends with the Bournemouth businessman John Yates, who opened the Maison Royale nightclub in Glen Fern Road in 1971; the two of them used to meet for weekly brainstorming sessions. It was John who suggested a trip to the Madurodam model landscape in The Hague, replete with 1:25 models of windmills, tulip fields and various Dutch landmarks. Intrigued, Harry paid a visit – ‘and the moment I set foot there,’ he says, ‘I knew this was exactly the sort of thing I wanted to bring to Christchurch.’ And so the Tucktonia model landscape was born. Alex McKinstry is writing a history of Tuckton. He can be e-mailed at thebankruptcyman@gmail.com
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have the right insurance. Comfort Rooms is fully insured, and all work is guaranteed for 4 years, so you can be assured that your conservatory is in good hands. All Comfort Rooms insulated ceilings are also only subject to 5% VAT due to a government scheme offering a reduced rate on certain energy-saving products.! Comfort Rooms can transform your conservatory as well, and with a no high pressure sales policy you can be assured when their representative visits your home, you will not feel pressured in any way. A visit typically takes around 30 minutes. This month there are several Spring promotions to benefit from too. All Comfort Rooms booked before the end of March will receive 10% off, and if you visit the website and complete the quick quote form you will be entered into a prize draw to win a meal for two. Visit comfortroomsltd.com for more information or call us now for your free no obligation quotation.!
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HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW? MARCH - THE GREENHOUSE GUIDE
People often ask me, “Is there something in your garden you couldn’t live without?” My reply is always, “My greenhouse.”A greenhouse has many benefits, chief of which for me is that it extends the gardening year. With a greenhouse you can potter in your garden all year round, and grow a range of plants which simply wouldn’t thrive without the extra protection. Before choosing a greenhouse you will need to check whether your local planning authority imposes any restrictions. While you don’t normally need planning permission, building regulations do have to be adhered to.
Buy the biggest greenhouse you can afford that will fit comfortably on to your plot - you will always fill it! But even if you can only afford a tiny one - my first one had a base of just 4’ by 5.5’ (1.2m by 1.7m) - it will still be a worthwhile investment. The aluminium- framed types are very sturdy and relatively cheap. Wooden-framed constructions are more attractive though, and often better in a small garden where everything has to earn its keep. Western red cedar is good because it lasts a long time and weathers really well.
Greenhouses are even more useful if they are heated. I started out with paraffin heaters, but found they produced a lot of condensation and were messy and smelly. Electric heating is best, and very economical if you fit a system thermostat so that it only switches on when necessary.
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Apart from heat the most important factor is ventilation. In high summer this is vital to prevent your plants from cooking. Automatic arms which open the vents at a pre-designated temperature are really useful. External blinds are also very good as they prevent sun scorch.
Finally, fit staging along one edge of the greenhouse for your pots, and dig a soil or gravel bed on the other side for things like tomato plants. Now all you have to do is plant some seeds and invest in a few tender perennials.
Great Greenhouse Tips • Fit your greenhouse to level foundations. • Orientation isn’t important, but make sure it isn’t in the shadow of the house, or overhanging trees. • Ventilate well. • Any electrical work must be carried out or certified by a qualified electrician to comply with part P of the building regulations. • Don’t be tempted to use a household electric heater. It won’t cope with the damp conditions in a greenhouse. • Fit a water butt to the down pipes at either end of the greenhouse to conserve water.
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200g butter, well softened, plus extra 200g golden caster sugar 4 large eggs 100g fine polenta or fine cornmeal 140g self-raising flour zest 3 lemons FOR THE SWIRL AND DRIZZLE
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Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4 and make sure there’s a shelf ready in the middle of the oven. Butter a rectangular baking tray or small roasting tin, about 20cm x 30cm. Cut out a sheet of baking paper a bit larger than the tin, then push it in and smooth it out with your hands so it sticks to the butter. Snip into the corners with a pair of scissors to get the paper to lie neatly.
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Put all the cake ingredients and a pinch of salt into a large bowl, then use electric beaters to beat until creamy and smooth. Scoop into the tin, then level the top. Spoon the lemon curd over the batter in thick stripes. Use the handle of the spoon to swirl the curd into the cake - not too much or you won’t see the swirls once it’s cooked. Bake for about 35 mins or until golden and risen. It should have shrunk away from the sides of the tin ever so slightly and feel springy. Don’t open the oven before 30 mins cooking is up. Leave the cake in the tin for 10 mins or until just cool enough to handle. Carefully lift out of the tin and put it onto a cooling rack, sat over a tray or something similar to catch drips of drizzle. To make the drizzle, mix 4 tbsp sugar and the lemon juice together and spoon over the cake. Toss the lemon zest with the final 1 tbsp sugar and scatter over the top. Let the cake cool completely, then lift onto a board, peel away the sides of the baking paper and cut the cake into fingers. Will keep in an airtight tin for 3 days.
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Children, Pets & Education EJO LLP 22
Health, Beauty & Lifestyle Tracey Butchart Foot Health Practitioner 15 All Mobility 17 Court House Clinics 30 Dorset Denture Clinic 25 Foot Rescue 37 Specsavers Optical 45 Highcliffe Dental Practice 48 Home Improvement Ashley Blinds UK 3 JP Murphy Electrical 4 Dunkley Tiles 5 Plumbers Online Ltd 14 Morgan Electrics 15 Paul Belton Construction 17 Plumb Exchange 20 Build Exchange 20 Roof Exchange 20 WBC 247 Electrical 23 WBC 247 Plumbing & Heating 26 Flair Interiors 28 Dream Doors 33 Comfort Rooms 38 South Coast Roofing 41 Tom Woolls Electrical 44 Revitalize Ltd 47 Motoring, Boating and Travel RIBS Marine 39 Maarten’s Taxi 44
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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
Highcliffe 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
Local Chemists 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 46 • Highcliffe Eye • March 2015
Police/Crime Police (Emergency) Police (Non-emergency) Crimestoppers Neighbourhood & Home Watch
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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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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
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