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Dear Reader I can’t believe that it’s May already. It’s a great time of year for Highcliffe with the Revival Food Festival happening in the village on Cheryl Saturday 21st May. The festival will be taking place from 10am to 5pm with so much going on in that time including food stalls, street entertainment, demonstrations by some well known celebrity and local chefs, Kidz Kitchen and not forgetting the Great Highcliffe Baking Competition. It’s sure to be a fun day for all the family. We also have two bank holidays to enjoy this month, let’s hope that the weather will start picking up soon so that we can get out and about and enjoy all that our local surroundings have to offer. We have a new column for you to enjoy this month from the Highcliffe Sailing Club and we warmly welcome them to the magazine.
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Cheryl Dennett Editor
contents Local History 6 What’s on Guide 8 Highcliffe on Sea Traders Ass. 11 Clubs, Classes, Groups & Societies 12 Highcliffe Revival Food Festival 15 Business Column 17 Christchurch Blue Plaques 18 Highcliffe Sailing Club Taster Day 21 Coffee Break 22 Highcliffe on Sea Rotary 27 MindBenders 29 Adopt a Pet 27 Kid’s Page 28 Highcliffe Sailing Club 29 Teen Eye 33 Garden View 34 Recipe 37 Mum’s the Word 37 Regent Listings 39 Puzzle Solutions 40 Index of Advertisers 41 Useful Telephone Numbers 42
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Local History
by Len Wigg
Christchurch might have been described thus for many centuries. Though in prehistoric times, the harbour by Hengistbury Head was probably one of the busiest in the country. The evidence is visible at The Red House Museum, including flint arrowheads from the Stone Age; Bronze Age axe heads and Iron Age pottery imported from Normandy. Later the Romans came, and chose Hamworthy, building a large fort at Lake near Wimborne. Then the Saxons developed Twynham, meaning `between the rivers’, on the other side of the harbour, with a church which later became the present Priory. Stone and much other local merchandise would have been conveyed by boats using the quay. The Norman Conquest happened in 1066. King William saw the enjoyment to be had from hunting in his newly designated Royal Forest. The main westward route from Winchester or Southampton through this Forest was via Ringwood. There would just have been a network of local packhorse tracks linking villages to Christchurch and Lymington, Ringwood, Wimborne and across the heathland to Poole. In the 17th century George Fox, the founder of the Quakers, travelled extensively and kept a journal. He visited Ringwood and Poole 5 times between 1655 and 1663 but he never used the minor track to Christchurch. Other travellers like Celia Fiennes (c.1682- c.1712) and Daniel Defoe `A Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain’ (1724-26) did not visit either.
- Off the beaten track? It had milestones to show the distance from Lymington and one by the roundabout to Walkford is illustrated. Then more people wished to travel and extend trade. Roads had been neglected so Turnpike Trusts were established with tollhouses to collect money for using and repairing the road. Neighbouring towns featured in at least 2 Turnpike Trusts circa 1750 but Christchurch had none until 1841, when one was authorised to Lyndhurst. Milestones became more informative and a remaining one on the A35 is illustrated. Also the Brinton Toll Bar (illustrated) can be seen better coming towards Christchurch. (Grid Reference SU 276066). It has two small windows facing along the road so the gatekeeper could see traffic approaching and go to collect the toll. The Southampton and Dorchester railway was opened in June 1847 and crossed this road. The station at Holmsley was called `Christchurch Road’ for a while, coaches and horses providing connections with each train. The families who provided these services will be featured in a future article. At last in November 1862 Christchurch gained its own station, on a branch from Ringwood, and the town had easy connections to the rest of the country.
An early map was drawn by John Ogilby c1697. It was a `road strip’ map from Limington (sic) to Pool (sic), now the A337 to Somerford, the town and along the A35.
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Monday 2nd May Highcliffe Horticultural Society will be holding their monthly meeting at St Mark’s church hall, Hinton Wood Avenue, Highcliffe at 7.30pm. Diana Guy will give an illustrated talk on Gardens of Delight. Visitors welcome, entry £1. Contact 01425 272962 for details.
Tuesday 3rd May 10.15am Christchurch Probus Club meets at East Close Hotel at 10.15am. Speaker Michael Andrews “Christchurch, A smuggling Town”. Contact our secretary Maurice Dowling Tel: 01425 275587 for details. Wednesday 4th May 2.30-4.30pm Highcliffe Art Fellowship monthly meeting. Methodist Church Hall, Lymington Road, Highcliffe. Rebecca de Mendonca will paint in pastel “A child on the beach”. Visitors welcome for £3 per person. Cup of tea or coffee available in the interval. 01425 278083
6th May 7pm Musical Evening with Massed Bands Finale at Twynham School. Features Pipes and Drums & Concert Band from Aalen, Germany plus 8 • May go 2016 to To• Highcliffe list an Eye event
Christchurch and District Band. Highland Cathedral / Scotland the Brave etc. Tickets only £7.70 available online www. Christchurchanddistrictband. co.uk/Concerts
Sunday 8th May 10am-4pm / Monday 9th May 6-8pm Iford Bridge Bowling Club Open Days. Come and try bowls for free. Barrack Road, Christchurch, BH23 2BA.
6th - 19th May ‘Spring into Summer’ Exhibition at the Hayloft Gallery, Wick Lane, Christchurch BH23 1HX. Exhibitors: Deb Edlund of Bubble Trouble Hand-Blown Glass & Sculpture, Myra Ann Unique Handbags and Helen Drinkwater Landscape & Wildlife Photography.
Thursday 12th May 7.30pm The Friends of Stanpit Marsh are holding a nature and wildlife talk by John Lewis entitled “Location, Location” at Mudeford Lane Methodist Hall. Entrance £2.50. All Welcome
5th & 9th May Highcliffe Positive Living Group invites you to our Psychic Medium Terri Stromeyer and Quantum Physics Ildiko Scurr evening talk at Greystones Hall, Waterford Road, BH23 5JL. Entrance £5. Call Lis for further info 01425 280678. See you then.
Saturday 7 May 3-5pm Priory Church Tower & Bells 176 steps, Museum 75 step. Children over 8 welcome. Adults £10, special family rates (please ask), tickets in advance please Tel: 01202 485804, email vestry@christchurchpriory.org Meet inside entrance. Saturday 7th - Sunday 8th May 10am-5pm Made in Dorset Fayre for the Christchurch Food Festival. Druitt hall off of Christchurch High street (next to library) Many artisan craft tables, homemade food and refreshments. Free entry. Saturday 7th / Sunday 8th May Christchurch Food & Wine Festival Weekend - stalls in the High Street and on Christchurch Quay. Full programme of events, demonstrations and entertainment. Kids’ Kitchen at Priory School. Full details at www.christchurchfoodfest.co.uk
Wednesday 11th May 2pm The Friends of the Red House Museum and Gardens. ‘Working with Wood & Walking Sticks’. A talk with Mike Tuck, a craftsman who uses simple tools and a variety of woods. £3/£6 admission Friends/visitors including refreshments. 01202 482860
Friday 13th May 6-8pm & Saturday 14th May 9-10.30am Bransgore Horticultural Society Plant Sale. Bedding/ basket plants, perennials, vegetables and Society stall. To be held at Village Hall, Burley Road, Bransgore. Quality plants at competitive prices - come early to avoid disappointment. Saturday 14th May 10am-12noon Table Top Sale at St George’s Church Hall, Jumpers Road, Chrischurch. Refreshments available, easy parking. £5.00 per table; contact Norma on 01202 482212
Saturday 14th May 10am-12.00noon RNLI coffee morning in Highcliffe Methodist Church Hall. Souvenirs, books, jewellery, jigsaws, cakes, bric a brac. Admission free. Saturday 14th May 7pm Fun Quiz Night at Mudeford Wood Community Centre. Doors open at 7pm and
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Tuesday 17 May 6.30-8.30pm Priory Church ‘Upper Story’ - Tower & Bells 176 steps, Roof space medieval paintings, (103 steps, some narrow spaces) Museum 75 steps. Tickets £10 (£5 children over 8) in advance please Tel: 01202 485804, email vestry@christchurchpriory.org Meet at Tower Door.
Thursday 19th May 7pm Highcliffe W.I. At Highcliffe Day Centre, Lymington Road. Martin Stewart will be talking about the history of Stewarts Gardenlands, followed by refreshments and a quiz. Visitors welcome. £4. Contact Delia 01425272712. Saturday 21st May 5pm-8pm. Open Day at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Talks, tours, family history, films etc. 188 River Way, Christchurch, BH23 2DX. Service every Sunday from 10am.
Saturday 21st May 10am-5pm Highcliffe Revival Food Festival, Lymington Road, BH23 5EB. Lots of food stalls, street food, street entertainment, TV chef and author Valentine Warner, Kidz Kitchen, Great Highcliffe Baking Competition. A great day out for all the family. Visit www.highcliffevillage.com for more information. Sunday 22nd May 10 -1pm Sopley Car Boot Sale, at Owls Barn, Derritt Lane, Sopley BH23 7AZ. Sellers from 8.30, Cars £5/Vans £8, Bacon and sausage baps and hot drinks. Tel. 07812 555516
Basher on The Bronte Sisters at Christchurch Library. Tickets available on 01202 485938 or from library, 50p for Friends or £1 for visitors. Refreshments.
Wednesday 25th May 2pm The Red House Museum and Gardens. ‘Dorset Victoria Crosses’, a talk with Kevin Patience on Dorset men who were awarded the Victoria Cross medals 1856 - 1940. £3/£6 Friends/visitors, refreshments included. Due to exhibitions, talks may only be accessible by stairs. 01202 482860 to book. Friday 27th May- Thursday 16th June 10am-4pm daily Summer Inspiration The Hayloft Gallery, 14 Wick Lane, Christchurch BH23 1HX. Locally made arts and crafts including paintings, textiles, jewellery and children’s dresses. Tuesday 31st May 4pm-6pm Roller Disco at 2 Riversmeet – Wearing safety equipment is advised. Skate hire not available. Roller Discos are also held every Sat night 6.308.30pm. Ages 5+, unders 8’s to be accompanied by an adult. £4.
Bank Holiday Monday 30th May 3-5pm Priory Church Tower & Bells 176 steps, Museum 75 steps. Children over 8 welcome. Adults £10, special family rates (please ask), tickets in advance please. Tel: 01202 485804, email vestry@christchurchpriory.org Meet inside entrance.
Community Notices Every Monday & Saturday from 10am to 3.30pm. Table-Top-Sale at the Regent Centre Christchurch from 10am to 3.30pm every Monday & Saturday. Selling: Costume/ Vintage Jewellery & accessories, Bric-A-Brac, Etc. Please come along for a look. The League of Friends at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital Charity require knitters, crocheters, sewers and crafters to make and donate items to our Boutique Shop. All proceeds fund medical equipment for our hospital. If you can help please call in to our shop or phone 01202 704160.
Christchurch Country Market Everything home-baked, homemade and home-grown locally. Every Monday 9.30-11.30am Druitt Hall (behind library). Refreshments available.
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A large selection of traders selling a variety of food, clothes, household goods, plants and bric-a-brac in the mainly traffic-free High Street and Saxon Square.
Tuesday 31st May 4-5.15pm Teen Fit at 2 Rivers Meet Leisure Centre. If you are aged 11-17 years and would like to get into fitness come along and try Teen Fit. £3.25.
Tuesday 24th May 2.30pm Friends of Christchurch & Highcliffe Libraries. A talk by Ken
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This upcoming month on Saturday 21st May sees the 2nd Annual Food Festival of Highcliffe!
We are all very excited as Helen last years was such a huge success with so much going on, in and around Highcliffe for all the family. The stalls available along the street sold out in record time and there promises to be some beautiful smells wafting up and down the street as producers pour in from around the counties. Our own local food producers will also be rustling up barbecues outside their shops so there will be no shortage of foodie treats for you all. We’re just praying for the sunshine, so far the long range forecast looks favourable, so no raindances from anyone please. Alongside the food festival there will be plenty of entertainment from pop up Zumba classes to steel drum bands and the local choirs. Down by the Cliffhanger there will be Zorbing and even a climbing wall; that along with all the food demonstrations from local chefs and guest chefs you’ve really got to get here early to fit it all in! There is even a kid’s cookery school running and tickets are available from Chris Watson the Butcher. Brochures with what’s going on where and when, are being delivered and distributed soon so you pick up a copy, they will be available in most local shops. We look forward to seeing you there.
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Aside from that the High Street is waking up to a promising start to the spring. The local HELP group is merrily painting the bollards in lovely beachy colours to brighten up the street and some of the empty shops are being worked on hopefully for some surprise openings soon. All in all it’s a lovely, lively start to the summer / spring season and please support your High Street by popping in whenever you can!
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Highcliffe Flower Club Come and watch professional flower demonstrator Katie Baxter in the Methodist Hall, Lymington Road, Highcliffe on May 11th at 2pm, doors open 1.30pm. We are a friendly group and visitors are welcome. Christchurch Floral Society meet on May 6th at Priory Hall, Princess Avenue. Demonstrator Elizabeth Whitcomb; “Stars in your eyes”. Plant stall. Doors open 1.30pm. Everyone welcome.
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Arts and Crafts Christchurch Arts Guild present: Demonstration by CAG member Geoff Storer “Quirks, Cheats & Techniques” on May 11th at All Saints Church Hall, Mudeford. 7pm. May 8th-11th: Art Exhibition at Kings Pavilion, Christchurch. 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 SnB Knitting & Crochet Group. Meets weekly on a Wednesday at 7.30pm onwards at Arcado Lounge, Christchurch. All welcome. Contact Jo on 01202 482890 for further details.
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Tuesdays and Thursdays after school. Classes are fun and creative with an emphasis on building confidence coordination and concentration. Call Sally on 07950 459119 or visit carouseldanceanddrama.com or sally.burbage@gmail.com Rugbytots! Energetic & dynamic weekly play sessions for girls & boys aged 2-7. Over 40 classes each week across East Dorset. Free taster classes! Please visit www.rugbytots. co.uk for further info or email eastdorset@rugbytots.co.uk
Musical Steps! Award-winning, inspiring music classes for 0-5 years, Monday mornings at Portfield Hall. Educational music making in friendly groups. Book a free trial at the wonderful world of music, learning & fun! heather.smith@musicalsteps.co.uk 0845 643 5025 www.musicalsteps.co.uk Roller Discos at 2 Rivers Meet Leisure Centre. Every Saturday 6.30-8.30pm. Skate hire NOT available. Wearing safety equipment is advised. Skateguards on hand as the DJ bangs out the latest chart sounds. Age 5+, under 8s to be accompanied by an adult. £4.
Pass - Sport for Youth at 2 Riversmeet Leisure Centre. Ages 11-18 years. Available from 12-5pm throughout the holidays and every weekend. Enjoy any or all of the following activities for one price; badminton, racket ball, table tennis, squash, swimming, football. £3.50. Little Explorer and Baby Discover with Creation Station Fun developmental classes suitable from 6mths – 4yrs that inspire and nurture creativity and sensory exploration. Explore, discover & develop every Tuesday termtime at Monkey Madness Indoor Play Centre. Contact lisa@ thecreationstation.co.uk for booking details.
Dance Swing Jive & Lindy Hop -weekly classes, Tuesdays at Priory Hall, Princess Ave, BH23 1DD from 8pm. Tel 07928 749311 for more information.
Highcliffe Country Dancing Thursday evenings at 7.30pm. All abilities welcome, No partner required. Join this friendly group for a regular fun time. Phone Jan on 01202 427523, email janharris16@hotmail.co.uk or view website highcliffecountrydancing. weebly.com/ for more details.
Fitness, Sport and Wellbeing Pregnancy yoga, breathing & relaxation classes Stretch & strengthen your body, relieve aches & 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
Bodybalance - A wonderful mix of Yoga, Pilates, T’ai Chi and Relaxation. Lovely venue with great teachers. First class is £3.50. All levels of fitness welcome! For more details or to book, go to www. hannahdykes.com/bodybalance or call 07876 645945. Chi Kung exercise class Come and join us on Friday mornings 10.45am -12.15pm at Wessex Health upstairs studio, 17 Stour Rd, Christchurch BH23 1PL. Car park at rear. Fee £10. www.wessexhealthnetwork.co.uk Tutor Poppy 01202 735560. Mudeford Wood Tennis Club off Brabazon Drive. £60 membership per year. Astroturf floodlit courts. Good standard, friendly, league played. Club sessions; Tues 6pm to 8pm, Sat 2pm to 4pm. Book other times. Contact Debbie 07592 014207 Gail 07973 514036 www. mudefordwood.co.uk
Zumba Gold with Alison Enjoy fantastic music and meet lots of new friends at our very popular, low impact dance fitness classes. Great for those 50/60/70+. Portfiield Hall, Friday 9.30am & 11am. Contact Alison 01202 476494, 07570 446291 puregoldfitness@ gmail.com Iyengar Yoga classes in Christchurch. Daytimes & evenings at local venues. Contact Elaine Rees on elainerees@europe.com or call 07504 823517 for information.
Yoga Classes in Christchurch & Stanpit. New classes added! Mon 10am, Wed 7.15pm, Fri 6.30pm. Vinyasa style class, increases strength, fitness, flexibility, calm & focus. Open to all levels, no experience required! www. perfectfitforlife.com/yoga-forlife Caroline 07798 941832.
Top to Toe at Mudeford Wood Community Centre. Every Saturday at 10.30am. Introducing result-oriented exercises for individuals who have suffered a fall or struggle with balance or strength. £5 per class, come along and join us if you are interested.
Music Lapsed or current musicians LOOK! Come and join the Christchurch and District Band. Our doors are open to welcome you - any age. Disabled access. No membership or subs! Tuesday rehearsals in central Christchurch at 7.30pm. Fun & friendly. Call 07974 320122. Coda Music Trust Music-making for all ages and abilities. Children’s workshops, instrumental tuition, choirs and ensembles, including beginners/ intermediate Ukulele, Vocal Soul Collective, Folk and Jazz Orchestras. Coda Music Centre, Chewton Farm Road, BH23 5QL. Visit www.coda.org.uk contact 01425 276161. Highcliffe Youth Choirs for children 6-18 years - all welcome. Rehearsals weekly at Highcliffe St Mark’s School, Greenways, Highcliffe. Training Choir Thursdays 4.45-5.45pm, Main Choir Fridays 3.30-6pm. Contact Ann Guest on 01425 276544 for more information.
Christchurch U3A Vintage Brass are seeking a new Musical Director. See website: www. christchurchu3a.org.uk/ vintagebrass/.
Other Clubs & Classes, Groups & Societies Christchurch Probus Club We meet at 10.15am on the 1st Tuesday monthly at
East Close Hotel, Lyndhurst Road. Interesting Speakers and excellent lunches. See our website www. probuschristchurch.org.uk or contact our secretary Maurice Dowling on 01425 275587.
Age Concern Friendship Groups meet most days in various areas around Christchurch. All welcome to come for tea and chat, bingo, entertainment and activities. Enquire on 01202 488311. Highcliffe Death Cafe, the only one in Dorset, invites you to our café on May 9th 7.30-9pm and 18th 2-3.30pm. Come and discuss any issues about death & dying you might have and want to share. Call Lis 01425 280678 for directions. Royal Naval Association for Christchurch & District meet on 19th May (3rd Thursday) at 11.15am at Portfield Hall, Portfield Rd, Christchurch. Membership is open to all Serving & veteran sea-going personnel and their families. Sec. C. Payne 01202 474819 Christchurch Trefoil Guild A friendly welcome is extended to 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, holidays and outings. Contact Gill Aslett on 01202 485363.
Hampshire Genealogical Society Highcliffe Branch. We meet on Friday 13th May at 7.30pm in St Mark’s Hall Library, Hinton Wood Road. Our speaker is Jane Fox on Dating Old Photographs. Contact Audrey on 01425 273729. PTO....
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CONT.... New Milton & District Probus Club. A warm welcome awaits new members. The Club meet at Hoburne Park on the 3rd Thursday of each month. Please view our web site www.newmiltonprobusclub. co.uk or contact the secretary on 01425 617772.
Tuesday Chess at Arcado Lounge 71 High Street, Christchurch, BH23 1AS. All ages and skills welcome. Equipment provided. Chess is FREE over a drink and/ or food in a relaxed environment. Turn up between 2.30 and 5pm or contact John on 01202 427523. Parkinson’s UK Club, Christchurch Branch. Friendly afternoon get together for Parkinson sufferers and their carers, Thursday 12th May at 2pm, held in the Community Hall, Marlow Drive,
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Retired Men’s Club. We are a club of retired and semi-retried men who meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month for a talk and lunch. New members are welcome. Call Chris on 01202 430265 for more details.
Highcliffe Duplicate Bridge Club at Greystones, Waterford Road. Mondays and Wednesdays 6.15pm for 6.30pm. Host system operates. Social Bridge 2nd and 4th Saturdays, partner required - check times. Visitors and new members welcome. Past Rotarians & Associates Club Dual gender, non-affiliated club. Meet twice monthly at Hoburne Park, Christchurch with a coffee morning first Tuesday of each
month. Lunch with a speaker on the third Tuesday. Contact Alan Clark 01425 638938 for more information.
Amberwood Highcliffe Afternoon Women’s Institute meeting at Methodist Church Hall, Highcliffe, 2pm on Wednesday 18th May. Entertainment; Diamond Divas singing a selection of songs. Enjoy tea, biscuits, raffle, sales table. Please come along. Further details: Marina 01425 271426. Bournemouth Berserkers Sci-Fi/Fantasy role-playing games club. Every Friday 8-10pm at St Catherine’s Hill Community Hall, Marlow Drive, BH23 2RR. Contact: Andrew 01202 479959.
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Over seventy stalls have been booked selling a huge variety of food products to take home or to eat on-site. Colourful printed programmes are now available for the event, which will take place on Saturday 21 May and will form the final event of the Christchurch Food and Wine Festival. Once again the main Lymington Road running through the shopping centre will be closed, allowing people to wander freely and enjoy the stalls and the entertainment on offer. Free cookery demonstrations featuring TV’s Valentine Warner, James Golding from the Pig group, Kevin Brown from the Lord Bute and Colin Nash from the Three Tuns will entertain and inform - and parents can enjoy some free time by booking their children into the ‘Kidz Kitchen’ which will be also be held in the Methodist Hall. Tickets costing only £8 are now available from Chris Watson Butchers. Children will be taught by Rachel Hills of the Skylight Kitchen and learn to cook chicken schnitzel and cheesy bean cakes. Keen cooks can enter their cakes in the great Highcliffe Baking Competition and for those wishing to improve their icing skills, tickets are also available for icing courses led by cake expert Helen Shaw from Vanilla Pink Cakes. Helen will be teaching adults and children to make a beach-themed topper. Both the cake competition forms and the tickets are available from the ‘Fire and Ice Café’ in Lymington Road. These courses will be held along with the cake competition in the Sports and Social Club, Lymington Road. Also being held in the club this year is a unique Japanese tea tasting. A ‘specials’ board lists events on or near the Festival day in local cafés and restaurants, including a Mr Selfridge tea at Highcliffe Castle and a splendid themed Selfridge dinner at the Lord Bute restaurant. Seventeen groups of musical acts and dancers have been booked to perform throughout the day and there will be lots of children’s entertainment on the Clifftop (next door to the Cliffhanger) including inflatable body zorbs, water rollers and a climbing wall where you will be able to catch a bird’s eye view of the coastline. Programmes are available from shops cafés, restaurants, the Post Office, local library in Highcliffe and also the Christchurch Information centre. For more information, please visit www.highcliffevillage.com
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At long last, a Christchurch development is taking place. Eight years after Aldi’s first application in 2008 for development at the top of Somerford (now called Meteor Park), not only has the work started but it is proceeding at a cracking pace. Indeed it will not be long before the keys to the site are handed over to the retailers. Only a few years ago we were reeling from numerous supermarket planning applications. The site at the back of Barrack Road was the first to get permission for an Asda store – but the site still remains empty. Next Beagles’ application for the building of a Morrisons finally got the go ahead after appeal – but again there is no sign of any development taking place. However, at long last, east Christchurch is getting its development. By the autumn fitting out should be completed, staff recruitment will have taken place and the stores should be opening by Christmas. As well as Aldi, clothing and footwear will be supplied by Matalan, TK Maxx and Sports Direct. The plan is to stop us all going off to Castlepoint and to keep a bigger chunk of our spending here in Christchurch. The worry is the effect it will have on our town centre. With free parking it is bound to attract some shoppers away from the high street. Poundland is also opening a branch at Meteor Park which raises the question as to whether they will still keep on the store that they recently took over in the town centre. The proposed takeover of Argos by Sainsburys also makes one wonder what the long term future of that store will be and whether it may make the move to Sainsburys in east Christchurch in due course. The development at Meteor Park is going to be good for Somerford, but unsettling for the town centre.
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Christchurch Blue Plaques by Stephen Roberts No. 16 - The Regent Centre
‘Sandwiched’ (excuse pun) between ‘Subway’ and the TIC is the Regent Centre, which first opened as the ‘Regent Cinema’ in 1931.
Apparently the opening was quite a hullabaloo, with the ‘first installation in the county of Holophone musical colour effects’. I have no idea what that gave the cinemagoers of the 30s, but there was clearly some fanfare. That county was Hampshire by the way, Christchurch’s move to Dorset well over 40 years distant.
Fashions wax and wane and cinema lost popularity as folk found other things to do with their spare time. The building became a bingo hall, but thankfully was eventually restored to its former use and is now very much the town’s arts and entertainment hub and smack in the High Street too. Due apologies by the way to those who love their bingo. The Regent Centre was extended at the back with the new Studio Theatre in 2000. Jointly funded by the Regent Centre Association and Council, this was the borough’s main Millennium project. The blue plaque tells us a good deal more about this spot’s history. Before the cinema came along there was a bookshop, ‘Caxton House’, and it was here ‘Gleeson White’ was born in 1852. Well, he was actually born Joseph William White, but dropped his forenames (identical to his father’s) and replaced them with his mother’s maiden name. Whatever his name was, White was clearly a man of some versatility,
being described as ‘artist, illustrator, author and first editor in 1895 of ‘The Studio’ art magazine’. He was also a self-educated craftsman and designer and a collector. He was the son of a bookseller and stationer and traded here as a bookseller himself.
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Born and educated in Christchurch, White was an ‘art writer’, whose published works included ‘Master Painters of Great Britain’ in four volumes (1897-98). White, an influential editor of the 1890s, lived for a few years in New York in his early 40s, but returned to England to be the first serving editor (1893-95) of ‘The Studio’, a wide-circulation, illustrated, fine and decorative arts magazine. The Regent Centre was yet to come of course. Today it is a happy mix of Art Deco heritage and modern entertainments complex, which is open 365 days a year, including Christmas Day, putting on a variety of shows, everything from films and amateur dramatics to tribute acts and satellite broadcasts. Get out there and enjoy it; it’s infinitely preferable to sitting in front of that ‘box’ in the corner of the living room and being dumbed down by reality-show piffle.
And what happened to Gleeson White? Well, he continued contributing to ‘The Studio’ until he was prematurely taken from us, aged 47, a victim of typhoid fever in 1898. Next time: Trolleybus turntable (the final instalment)
Steve Roberts - www. steveroberts.org.uk @SRChristchurch (Twitter). References - Christchurch Blue Plaques Millennium Trail Lesser Known Christchurch (S Roberts, 2015)
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Highcliffe Sailing Club invites you and your family to try sailing for FREE as part of RYA PUSH THE BOAT OUT 2016. This Nationwide event runs from (14-22 May 2016) and will see hundreds of sailing clubs and centres across the country opening their doors for local people to come and take part in open days and taster sessions. Whether you’re completely new to the sport, looking to get back on the water or sail regularly, Highcliffe Sailing Club, Mudeford Quay is pleased to be one of the many sailing clubs and centres across the country taking part. Doors open from 10am on 21st May 2016 for a day of activities including free taster sailing sessions (weather permitting), club tours and club members’ sailing dinghies on display. Our galley will be open serving tea and cakes. Visitors need to book a time slot for sailing by e-mail to com@highcliffesailing. co.uk The club has buoyancy aids but visitors wishing to sail will need to wear shoes that they can get wet in and a spare change of clothes (or wetsuit) and towel is advisable. Highcliffe Sailing Club Commodore, Dominic Rogers said: “We are delighted to be taking part in the RYA Push the Boat Out. We are inviting the local community to come down to Highcliffe Sailing Club, have a go at sailing, see what the club has to offer and get involved. Who knows, if you visit you might just get hooked!� RYA Sport Development Manager Duncan Truswell said “Push the Boat Out provides the perfect opportunity for you to discover your local sailing venue, like-minded people, have a go at the sport and find out how much fun it is.� For full details about Highcliffe Sailing Club at www.highcliffesailing.co.uk or Facebook. For more information on RYA Push the Boat Out visit www.rya.org.uk/go/ptbo
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The beginning of March saw operation ‘club refurbishment’ kick off, setting the team an ambitious completion date of Easter Saturday. But thanks to a hardworking group of members who have been relentlessly stripping, rubbing down and repainting, the Clubhouse has been transformed right before our eyes and the results are looking amazing. Our first big event of the year is one for everyone. HSC would like to invite you to our annual ‘Push the boat out’ event on 21st May 2016. Starting at 10am, we are hosting a day of activities, taster sailing sessions, RS demo boats Aeros and Quests, members boats, tours of our facilities and chats with the members.
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For the club, 2016 is lined up to be a big year, we are welcoming the D-Zero class for their National Championships in June and the Contender class for their European Championships in September. These high profile championships are important events for the club attracting sailors from all over the UK and Europe. Hopefully, the weather will be kind and everyone, from participants to spectators, will have an exciting time.
Further information about HSC can be found on our website www.highcliffesailing.co.uk or find us on Facebook.
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A local retirement company has some great news for people looking to buy a luxury apartment in Christchurch this month. The price of its Apartment of the Month has been dropped to £250,000 from £280,000 and the company is also offering to pay the potential buyers’ apartment service charges for two years.
The unprecedented offer has been made by Renaissance Retirement at its Fleur-de-Lis apartments in the centre of Christchurch – thought to be the best location in Dorset for retirement living. “With now only a few remaining apartments left and these new incentives, we expect an increased amount of interest and last chance for buyers to secure their new home,” said Matt Smith, sales manager at Renaissance Retirement.
“There are some excellent deals on some of the remaining apartments starting with £30,000 off apartment of the month. We are offering an attractive alternative for people worried about paying the service charges once they’ve moved in. “Our new promotion gives potential owners the chance to enjoy two years free without service charges and experience an exceptional level of retirement living here at Fleur-de-Lis Christchurch. It’s a unique experience plus lifestyle, which we are confident people will fall in love with and reserve.
“With 75% of apartments sold we are nearing the majority of our apartments becoming occupied and in addition drawing up some very special deals on select apartments.” Potential buyers are being attracted to our Christchurch development for a number of reasons. The convenient location centered in the heart of this historic town, is a stone throw away from the high street and yet has the tranquility of Druitt gardens nestled behind. The Renaissance team will also be on hand to give private accompanied tours of the development throughout each afternoon. To register your interest in attending, please call our on-site Sales Consultant Cheryl on 01202 486432 or email christchurch@ renaissancegroup.co.uk See www.renaissancegroup.co.uk for more information.
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I have been busy practising my driving as my test is this month. I am very excited but also Emily slightly nervous as the test centre has moved to Poole where I am less familiar with the roads. Hopefully if I practice the test routes often I will feel more confident for the Big Day. Fingers crossed I pass!!! Now the weather is (slightly) warming up, I’m looking forward to having a go at Paddleboarding. The ‘Ladies That Paddle Christchurch’ group meet weekly at Christchurch Quay to explore the river. There is no charge if you have your own board and all are welcome; more details can be found on their facebook page (just tap in Ladies that Paddle Christchurch). Hopefully I will find that I have a good sense of balance and will remain out of the water!
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HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW? BRING ON THE BIOLOGICAL WARFARE!
I’m a huge fan of biological warfare. But before you all write in to complain about my radical stance, I’m really not talking about anthrax and Ebola: I’m talking about using nature to tip the balance in favour of us gardeners. Ladybirds are my favourite biological control. They feast on aphids (greenfly) and during their year long lifespan they can scoff 5000 of them! Ladybird larvae are long and black with orange spots. They look a bit mean but don’t be tempted to squish them as they are also voracious aphid-eaters.
Lacewing larvae eat 300 aphids each before turning into adult lacewings and guzzling down even more, and even the much maligned wasp has a taste for greenfly so don’t be too quick to swat it with your gardening glove; it’s actually protecting your roses. The beautiful song thrush is in decline, but it loves to eat slugs and snails. Thrushes were very susceptible to slug-bait poison based on methiocarb and this was banned by the EU in 2014. The most common ingredient now is metaldehyde which is still very toxic to many garden beasts (as well as domestic animals). And slug bait is a very inefficient way to dispose of your slug population anyway, reducing it on average by just 10%. Frogs and toads are great slug-eaters, as are hedgehogs. The former can be encouraged by providing them with a tiny pond: it really doesn’t have to be much bigger than a bucket sunk into the ground.
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Hedgehogs prefer a pile of logs to hide under, or you could invest in a hedgehog house. There are many handsome ones about, though if you’re a bit of a handyman you could probably make one yourself.
The big new thing in biological pest control in recent years was the arrival of pre-packed nematodes and mites. Nematodes are tiny parasites which are watered on to a problem area when the soil temperature is 10C or greater. The nematodes enter the pest and reproduce inside it, killing it in the process. When the pest dies they are then released back into the soil, ready to infect new pests. There are nematodes to target slugs, vine weevils and ants. Predatory mites are also available to target red spider mite and thrips. All of these methods have the advantage of targeting a particular pest very specifically without causing damage to the environment. Of course with organic gardening you’re unlikely to get a pristine plot but don’t despair about the odd blemish. See it as a positive sign that you care about the environment and the wildlife in your garden then repeat after me, blemishes are beautiful...
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Mum’s the Word Spring cleaning? Utterly boring? Probably. But I still find myself doing it and at the end being quietly a little Natasha beside myself, bordering on giddy. And then I want no one to step foot in my house for at least a week so I can just sit and marvel in it. Alone. Alongside the annual, I mean quarterly spring-clean I’ve been trying the art of ‘decluttering’. Sorting through the drawer of wires with no plugs and random odd toothbrushes with no owner, I have found this has actually been a massive victory. I would recommend it to anyone, who could do with not owning shares in storage baskets! If you have or do have a good old sort out, there are many places that will happily take your old things, from the obvious local charity shops, to getting in touch with local preschools who could make use of those 12 extra pairs of princess shoes. If you have any run down pieces of furniture that you’re close to throwing, you can try one of Thomas and Lucia’s Annie Sloan Paint Workshops, and learn how to make your old drawers worthy of linen napkins rather than baby wipes. However, if you have items that just don’t cut the mustard for you anymore, you can always get in touch with Dorset Reclaim, a non-profit charity who collect for free from Christchurch and sell the items to people who are on smaller incomes and for whom shop prices are often too high. They will take nearly anything from beds to cookers, just go to their website (www.dorsetreclaim.org.uk) to see how to donate. So there’s just a few little ideas on how to reduce, reuse, recycle! I’m off to get the rubber gloves (and switch off Bob The Builder...)
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Arts & Crafts The Crafty Knitter Ltd
35
Business & Professional Williams Thompson Solicitors Miller Bros & F.P Butler Ltd
16 40
Community The PCC of Christchurch
26
Education Durlston Court School Talbot Heath School
24 36
Garden Services Chris Oliver Tree & Hedge Cutting Specialist 1 Broadoak Tree Care 31 Shaun Welling 35 Apex Tree Surgeons 43 Health & Beauty Dorset Denture Clinic
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Home Improvement At No.19 Interiors 2 Dunkley Tiles 3 Ashley Blinds UK 5 Just Shutters 7 Made 2 Measure Fitted Bedrooms 7 Aspire Architects LLP 17 WBC 247 Plumbing & Heating 19 Barry Middleton Plumbing & Exchange 20 Roof Exchange 21 Dream Doors 25 Plumbers Online Ltd 33 The Home Doctor - Handyman 35 JP Murphy Electrical 36 WBC 247 Electrical 38 At No.19 Interiors 59
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Care Homes/Help & Retirement Inter-County Nursing Care & Services Ltd 14 Silverways Nursing Home 16 Renaissance Group 30 My Life Living Assistance 32 Cleaning Services Full Power Pressure Washing 10 CMH Carpet Cleaning 39 All Mopped Up 32 A Beautiful Clean 40
Tracey Butchart Foot Health Practitioner 11 Inspired Wellbeing 29 Kellear Hearing 39 Jane Neale - Treat your Feet 40 The Thai Touch.com 40 Specsavers 41 Highcliffe Dental Practice 44
Motoring, Boating and Travel Kustom Kolors 25 Maarten’s Taxi 40 Property Humphreys & Orr
23
Wellbeing All Mobility 33
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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 344-346 Lymington Road, Highcliffe Mon-Fri 8.30-6 Sat 9-5.30 Day Lewis Pharmacy 01425 613222 4 Old Milton Green Parade Christchurch Road, New Milton Mon-Fri 9am-1/2-6pm Sat 9am-1pm Sainsburys 01425 277885 1 Lyndhurst Road, Christchurch Mon-Fri-7am-11pm Sat 7am-10pm Sun 10am-4pm Wessex Pharmacies 01202 482197 186 Somerford Road, Christchurch Mon - Fri 9-1.15/2.15-5.30 Sat 9-1.15 Rowlands Pharmacy 01202 484840 136 Purewell, Christchurch Mon-Fri 8.45-6.30 Sat 8.45-1 Mudeford Pharmacy 01425 272798 94 Mudeford, Christchurch Mon-Fri 9-1/2-5.30 (Weds ‘til 1) Sat 9-1 42 • Highcliffe Eye • May 2016
Police/Crime Police (Emergency) 999 Police (Non-emergency) 101 Crimestoppers 0800 55 51 11 Neighbourhood & Home Watch 01202 222 222 Medical/Health Services Dorset Out-of-Hours/NHS 111 Bournemouth A&E Bournemouth Hospital Christchurch Hospital British Red Cross Loan Service
111 01202 704169 01202 303626 01202 486361 01202 484074
Local Council & Services Christchurch Borough Council 01202 795000 Dorset County Council 01305 221000 Christchurch Information Centre 01202 499199 Regent Centre 01202 499199 Bournemouth Airport 01202 364000 Post Office 0345 611 2970 Dorset Family Information Service 01305 221066 Pet Care RSPCA - Ashley Heath Cats Protection
0300 123 0749 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 UK
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Taxi Services Christchurch Radio Cabs Maarten’s Taxis Chritax
01202 484848 01202 484309 01202 470000
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