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Dear Residents, It is with great pleasure that we give you the April issue of your local community magazine.

We are really pleased that the magazine is so well received and used by yourselves each month and that you continue to support your local trades and services. At this time of increasing costs and some uncertainties it is as vital as ever that we back up our local companies and keep the economy in our areas thriving. If you know of a company that needs help with their advertising or a local club or society that needs some good local promotion, then please let them know of us. We are here to help them, help you, whether that is in the home, work or for yourself personally. We are here.

The April issue is our Anniversary in fact. It is 17 years this month since we published our first edition! I cannot believe it. We are very proud to have helped so many companies, some of which have expanded hugely due to all your calls and bookings. Stephen, myself and all the girls in the office want to thank you for your support. It means everything to us, that you pick up the phone or walk into the office and let the advertiser know that you found their details due to all our hard work. This is hugely appreciated by us and the advertisers themselves!

Wishing you a wonderful Easter. May the sun shine and we all get out and have some fun!

Best Wishes,

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IN THIS ISSUE...

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Weyhill Electronic Organ Society Money Matters: Martin Lewis Puzzle Page Councillor’s Column Kevin McCloud Column Interview: Kenneth Branagh Andover Apiarist Rachel Khoo’s Chocolate Bark Andover BID News Alan Titchmarsh Column Adventures of Daichi Motoring Building on Digital Success Pets: Chocolate & Dogs

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Weyhill Electronic Organ Society The next WEOS concert will take place on Thursday 21 April when CHRIS JONES, from Orpington in Kent, will be performing. Chris was scheduled to visit Weyhill in May 2020 but the arrival of the Covid pandemic caused the event to be cancelled.

Chris turned professional in 1985, since when he has played for most of the Electronic Keyboard clubs around the UK, as well as performing at all of the major festivals and working in the retail business for a number of keyboard instrument outlets.

His musical tastes cover a broad spectrum, such as songs from Musicals, Ballads and Latin American, whilst his varied list of other interests include photography, gardening, cooking, home maintenance and touring in his motorhome.

The concert is being staged at the Weyhill Fairground Hall, commencing at 7.30 p.m., with doors opening at 7.00 p.m. Tickets (at the door) are priced at £6.00 and refreshments can be obtained during the interval.

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melodic, easy listening music is sure to enjoy the evening and newcomers are especially welcome.

For more news of Chris visit: http://www.organfax.co.uk/ players/chrisjones and for further information about the Club log on to www.weyhilleos.co.uk or telephone (01264) 323213.

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Money on my mind... the Martin Lewis column He’s the UK’s leading money saving expert - a journalist and presenter who has kept millions of pounds in people’s pockets as well as lifting the lid on the threats and dangers we need to be aware of as consumers.

In this month’s column, Martin Lewis looks at budgeting.

Here’s an uncomfortable fact for you - many people are appalling ‘budgeters’. We all know what we earn, but we don’t know what we spend, and you cannot balance the see-sawing budget without being clear on both.

The biggest problem that people have is they look across the month at what they typically pay for things. So, they’ll look at their food bills, their utilities, their mortgage, car lease and all those things, and that’s all good and well.

But you know what, the average family in the UK spends £600 on Christmas, which is £50 a month. They buy a new sofa every three or four

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years for maybe £1,000.

They buy a television that is £300. They go on holiday, and so on.

The fact is, rarely are these costs factored into monthly spend, but they should be. We need to break down those big amounts into a monthly cost, across the whole year, and add that to our monthly figures. I have a tool called the ‘Budget Planner’ which is free to use on my website – have a look.

Ultimately, the way I suggest people manage their money is by using a system I call ‘Piggybanking’. It involves moving things into hypothetical ‘accounts’. So, let’s say you have your ‘Standard Bills’ account, which is all the regular bills you need to pay each month; you have your ‘Holidays’ account - you know you spend £1,000 a year on a holiday and that’s about £85 a month.

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your ‘Christmas’ account and you have your ‘Big One-offs’ account. Those are examples, but use whatever is personal to you.

Each month when you get paid, you siphon the right amount of money into the Bills account, you put the right amount of money into the Holidays account, the right amount of money into the Christmas account, and so on.

So your Holidays account will categorically confirm to you that you have, say, £512 to spend.

If you’re spending more, you cannot afford it, so you have to cut your cloth accordingly.

Many people swear by this technique, lots of people swear at it too, but it truly works!

In the current climate, we can’t compensate for what’s around the corner, but being equipped to confront it will make you feel good about your finances, your life, and your prospects of overcoming that financial bump in the road.

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Puzzle Page Quick Crossword Across Clues:

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15. Spread (7)

8. Slayer (8)

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9. Large brass instrument (4) 20. Disappear (4) 10. Be paid (4)

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22. Straightforwardness (10)

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7. Island (4)

2. Changing order of word (7)

12. Associated with eastern Asia (8)

3. In addition (4)

13. Duke (7)

4. Aloof (8)

14. Snake (7)

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16. Symbol (5)

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Egg Head 1. What day of the week is Easter traditionally celebrated on?

2. What was the name of the apostle who betrayed Jesus?

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4. In which country did the easter bunny originate from?

5. What is the traditional flower of Easter?

6. What colour was the first easter egg dyed?

7. Name the Sunday before Easter

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8. How many chocolate bunnies are produced each year?

9. Easter Island belongs to which country?

10. What is the Egg a symbol of?

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Councillor’s Column I can’t remember the last time I cried whilst watching the news. But as a dad to a little girl, those pictures of a Ukrainian father saying goodbye to his daughter, quite possibly for the final time, have had me in tears on several occasions recently. His family were fleeing Kyiv whilst he was being conscripted into the Ukrainian army. That’s the problem with war. It tears families apart. And Putin’s evil actions are having the most horrendous of consequences.

At our Full Council meeting recently, I used my opening remarks to announce that I was sure I spoke for everyone who lives in the borough by saying that we stand with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people in their hour of darkness. I also said that I know that the people of Test Valley will want to do all they can to help. And whilst our government is providing valuable weapons to help that Ukrainian father defend his country and coordinating the toughest set of sanctions Russia has ever seen. I pledged to use the council’s communications channels to publicise ways in which people can help those who have been displaced.

I know there are many local businesses and organisations doing their bit and I’m grateful for that. I was also pleased to join both Andover and Anton Rotary clubs collecting money in Andover town centre that International Rotary will spend on the frontline.

After the initial flurry of money, they need further funds to continue their great work. So, if you are able to donate you can do so at donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukrainecrisis-appeal or www.dec.org.uk.

I have also committed to help and house our fair share of refugees in Test Valley.

Just like we’ve done with those evacuated from Syria and Afghanistan. I know many people have already made very generous offers under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme. We’ve been talking to the Home Office and the South East Migration Partnership ever since the crisis began and are also in contact with our local housing associations.

I pray that in the future if the attempted Russian invasion continues to stall, that those displaced will have an opportunity to return to their homeland and families can be reunited. Although the road might be long, let’s hope that in the not too distant future the missile-fire of war will once again be replaced by the flame of freedom. For now though Slava Ukraini. Glory to Ukraine.

Cllr. Phil North

Leader of the Test Valley Borough Council

I have also been encouraging people to join me in contributing to the Red Cross and the Disasters Emergency Committee, who are working on the ground in eastern Europe.

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A Design for Life… The Kevin McCloud Column Designer, writer and television presenter, Kevin McCloud leapt into our consciousness with his vastly successful Grand Designs show on Channel 4. This month, the affable architectural business owner talks about taking ownership and responsibility for the villages, towns and cities in which we live.

I think people sometimes look at me simply as someone focused on developing and building houses, yet I feel much more passionate about the idea of making places; I find it is much more important to make communities and to see people flourish in where they live.

For years and years development has been top down - it’s been an industry where people have bought and sold land, upping its value through the planning process only to build rather crappy homes and buildings in the end.

I’m much more interested in the Gandhian approach, which is from the bottom up. It’s a democratic approach whereby people and communities work together to empower themselves to take control.

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That is often just down to a handful of individuals having a conversation with a landowner or a local authority or a local organisation and finding that, yes, they could do something. It’s discovering the fact they can take matters into their own hands, and there’s nothing more exciting than seeing people taking control for where they live.

We’ve all got used to this idea that if the

paving stone outside our house is broken then it’s the council’s fault; or perhaps if the light doesn’t work it’s someone else’s fault; whereas actually, no, where we live is ours, and we should be taking responsibility. We should be taking ownership and we can do this through Community Land Trusts and kinds of other ownership models and initiatives; and I think it’s fundamental that we do this because that way we create

a much more sustainable, coherent civic society. We create a world we are living in that can be shared, for the good of the people who invest in it and live in it, not for the faceless developers and entrepreneurs who are using the concept of home merely as a vehicle for making money.

It’s important because we are now seeing transition towns across the UK really flourish.

These are places that have adopted this concept and are now moving on with a practical, architectural and community vibe and approach that knits together and unites so many different and important facets of what it is to live somewhere.

So next time you see something broken or tatty or perhaps just a bit shabby in your street, step forward, pick it up, take it into your workshop, or do whatever it is that’s needed to replenish it and make good.

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All the World’s A Stage One of our greatest creative filmmaking forces, Kenneth Branagh, looks back over three decades of big-budget production.

Kenneth Branagh is a behemoth of the major film project – a man who subscribes to the ‘more is less’ principle of movie-making, and who has absolute faith in the essence that big budgets make successful movies.

That alone, offers a peculiar contradiction. After all, the 61-year-old is someone so creatively and artistically enriched, from within, that a script and a stage would all but suffice given the Belfast-born actor, producer and director’s ability to connect an audience to an idea.

How else can you explain his effortless excellence across so many Shakespeare projects, from Henry V (1989) – for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor

and Best Director – through to Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Othello (1995), Hamlet (1996), Love’s Labour’s Lost (2000), and As You Like It (2006).

And yet, his big-screen work away from the Bard goes the other way, with high-quality, mass-scale projects that refuse to be held back by budget – consider Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Valkyrie (2008), the blockbuster superhero film Thor (2011), Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) and Murder on the Orient Express (2017) (2017), and of course Death on the Nile, this year.

“Death on the Nile is an immense project and I have always been confident that all the investment and commitment would pay itself back, both financially and artistically.

“It’s one of those films that could have been made on the cheap, but it’s the fine details that really begin to shine when you have a bigger budget to play with. It’s the luxury of doing

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something really good and knowing you have the time to go back and take another look at something if it hasn’t quite come through the way you had expected. It’s quality control.

“Ultimately, I feel extremely lucky to be making the sorts of movies I have over the past couple of decades, and to find the backers who believe in these projects, because it’s not always been like that,” he says, referencing the industry’s lack of money and interest in filmmaking when he was first getting started.

“It was a real famine back in the Eighties - so few movies were being made. These days there are sets the size of Soho and investment in filmmaking is so huge, and I would like to think the output validates that; but as ever, it’s the audience who are there to judge, and that’s the way it should be.”

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Choral Society Andover Choral Society welcomes you once more to an evening of glorious music. This time, we’re singing Mendelssohn’s verse to one of history’s greatest characters, Saint Paul. Rarely performed, and with a huge spectrum of choral challenge, ACS will provide you with an evening of pure joy at St Mary’s Church, Andover, on Saturday 7th May from 7.30 p.m.

Our Musical Director, Peter Ford, has adapted an otherwise lengthy and imposing work into one more suited to everyday enjoyment. With a specially commissioned orchestra, Westminster Chamber Orchestra, and professional soloists, this reduced adaptation will

encourage other, particularly smaller, choirs to bring Mendelssohn’s fabulous oratorio into their scope.

The performance combines operatic drama with romantic idealism, at the same time revering past masters such as Bach and Handel. This Oratorio of Saint Paul is so well renowned it has been described as utter perfection and how music, drama and art can all come together to create a perfect balance of intrigue and beauty. ACS will provide you with precisely that.

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Andover Apiarist

As spring advances and the weather hopefully getting warmer and more settled, I write as one of an occasional series of articles upon our honey bees and the environment in general. We have in Andover a thriving beekeeping association with some 120 active members all tending their hives and hoping for a good summer. We are also keeping a watch out for the Asian Hornet, a non-native, voracious predator on all our insects especially honey bees who currently have no natural defence, its presence was recorded in parts of southern Hampshire during 2021 and is a growing real threat. We are being vigilant and ask the general public to do likewise reporting any sightings to alternonnative@ceh.ac.uk or www.nonnativespecies.org/alerts/ asianhornet To assist verification there is a free Asian Hornet Watch app. where images of both the Asian Hornet and its larger relative the European Hornet – a native species and other insects that could be mistaken, are shown.

Should you think you have seen an Asian Hornet then please try and take a picture of it and send it to the either of the links above where you will be asked for details as to location etc.

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ask for your assistance in spotting it in flight of the hornet will then be followed back to the nest site and a process of extermination carried out.

For details of the Andover Beekeepers Association or to see more images of the Asian Hornet alongside its bigger European counterpart, wasps, honeybees or bumble bees look at our website: www.andoverbka.org.uk

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Rachel Khoo Chocolate Bark Introduction Making your own chocolate bark couldn’t be simpler. Great for a snack, after-dinner chocolates or the perfect edible gift, and it will keep in the fridge for up to two weeks.

Method 1. Put the chocolate into a heatproof bowl and place over a pan of ‘just simmering’ water, but don’t let the bowl touch the water. Stir occasionally until melted.

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Andover BID:

Kate joins the BID Board of Directors Andover BID is excited to announce newly appointed member Kate Griffin from Andover’s Gin Palace, to the Board of Directors for the BID. The Andover BID board has grown from strength to strength, with Kate, our newest member, joining the wealth of knowledge and wisdom drawn from the business community in Andover. The volunteer board members are sector representative of the levy-paying Town centre businesses.

When a vacancy occurs, any levypaying business may apply to join the board and an appointment is made to complement the make-up of the board. Kate Griffin has been on a business journey with her very popular Wessex Gin for the past 5 years, last year Kate was carefully selected to join the InAndover Shared Shop, a premises provided and supported by the Andover BID and TVBC to support businesses looking to have a high street presence and ‘test the waters’ within the incubator unit with the full support and backing of Andover BID. Kate loves what the Andover BID brings to Andover Town and after experiencing their support first hand, she decided to join the team, and become a member of the board of directors, being able to offer her support and knowledge first hand to

the rest of the board and offering support to other businesses who, like Kate may be looking to grow a business and become established within the town centre.

After spending some time in the InAndover Shared Shop, a strong and close business relationship with Tim from The Andover Tap formed, and this presented the opportunity for not just a great business relationship to form, but also a great business partnership and a successful collaboration, 1 year later and Kate and Tim now share their very own venue in town, previously known as The Lamb Inn, this is now home to Kate’s Gin Palace and The Andover Tap bar under the same roof. The perfect match to complement each other’s business, their values and ethos to support their local community.

Steve Godwin, Andover BID manager shares: “We are so pleased that Kate is joining our experienced voluntary board drawn from the town centre business community. I have personally been impressed with Kate’s work ethic, her enthusiasm for developing her business and her love of her hometown; this is indeed good news for the BID and for the Andover business community.”

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Greenfingers… the Alan Titchmarsh column He’s a brilliant presenter, accomplished gardener, talented novelist and all-round horticultural inspiration. This month, Alan Titchmarsh talks about the advent of spring, and how our gardens are beginning to open back up again.

There is something about spring that just feels like the world is alive and fertile and rich again. You can usually sense it on a particular day – that day when you can smell the season has arrived; when you see those first shoots breaking on an apple tree branch or a hawthorn hedge.

Where the garden is concerned, there are a few basics to look on and check you need to remind yourself of your plot in terms of sunshine and shade, and its capabilities.

Remember, poor soil isn’t a barrier - you can grow all kind of things in tubs and pots and troughs. And just because what you have may be small, it doesn’t mean it’s hard to find things to grow in it. It’s easy to grow salads in a small space, or tomatoes in summer. Even dwarf fruit in large pots. No, you won’t be self-sufficient, but you know that you grew it.

It’s like all those months of dampness, coldness and struggle have just flitted away on the breeze – the world feels like a different place.

And as a gardener you always have a little moment in February when you think maybe this year it won’t happen, but it always does, and I love it when the first green haze comes across the horizon.

Of course, that’s the signal to formulate plans and consider the things you want your garden to represent this year, and that’s very exciting. A big part of that is anticipation, which is an underrated commodity. People want everything instantly now because they are able to go into a supermarket and have what they want, when they want it. I quite like looking forward in life, I enjoy anticipation because, of course, when it does happen, it’s that much more enjoyable.

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Personally, I’m looking forward to the first sight of asparagus in April. And from this point forward, there will be something new poking its head out every few weeks – the garden is like a theatre production playing out in front of you as things gradually come into their natural season… from winter snowdrops through to daffodils, then tulips, summer strawberries into autumn raspberries.

It’s all there in front of you, so make the most of your garden this year by planning for each month now.

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The Adventures of Daichi

The Modern Magazines Camper Van Daichi is delighted to have bought an Ice-cream parlour! Seriously we did not see this on the cards. Here we are in Weymouth with a wonderful sea view, a holiday flat we rent out on the first floor, with equally magnificent views, and an American style parlour we have renovated. Fuchsia pink benchlike diner seats, American juke box, delicious waffles, sundaes, milk shakes, thick shakes, ice-cream, cornets, organic coffee, cake and deluxe hot chocolate. What more could you want from a beach front location? It has been an exciting if nerve racking experience.

With no previous knowledge or skill in this area, taking on a new challenge is both exhilarating and all consuming.

Fortunately, we have Emma working with us who has done this before and she has developed the mouthwatering menus and has been able to train Hayden into a connoisseur (well not quite yet…) of what makes an inviting and tasty sweet treat. Daichi of course loves the seaside. His image of swimming with dolphins and diving through white capped waves is what

Proud Biker Grandfather feels 20 again!

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Beautiful view... and amazing waffles! this is all about. There are indeed dolphins in Weymouth Bay, but we have yet to see one. There is time yet…

Apart from living the beach life and all that excitement entails, what is also good is that we now understand ‘Retail’ and ‘Hospitality’ so much more. The joys of customers coming in and liking what you sell cannot be underestimated. One biker gentleman, who tells me he will definitely be back with his biker friends (and with parking right in front of us for bikes - it could not be easier), came in with his grandson. It was a total delight to serve him his Banana Splitz and a Knickerbocker Glory for the young boy.

To then be told, with a huge, delighted grin, that he felt 20 again was just the icing on the cake! Or should I say the whippy ice-cream on the top? Two couples staying in a local hotel came back for more the second day and devoured our delectable apple pie waffle as well as succulent strawberry sundae. There were smiles all round.

Dog friendly as we are, it is a delight to see the four-legged friends come

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bouncing in with their very happy owners and be given a well-deserved doggie ice-cream as well as a dog biscuit. The Marshfield Ice-cream for dogs is actually good for them! That was a revelation for me. So, meeting and greeting puppies, mature dogs, middle aged dogs as well as two legged very young, old and middleaged holiday makers is fun to say the least! You can see their cheery, beaming faces on our Facebook page @WaffliciousWeymouth. Serving all of them has been a sheer delight!

Then there are those days when it pours with rain, there are storms, sand blown in everywhere… and no-one on the beach! Yikes that is totally different.

We shut the door, kept the “closed” sign out and were pretty miserable.

That is a seasonal business for you, and it takes some getting used to.

The veterans around here, those that have had holiday businesses for some time, don’t bat an eyelid. They know the score, they are completely calm.

That was not me or Daichi! Oh no, time to panic, worry and wonder what on earth have we done? Sat watching palm trees swaying in the gusts of flying air, sand springing energetically in the air, the very few people we did see, fighting to walk, the white topped waves desperately pushing against

Takeaway Bubble Waffle!

It is ‘my’ Scoops treat! the ongoing wind looking like scared people running away from a ghost.

It was quite exciting really and I am smiling while writing this, so please don’t be too alarmed on my part. It is part of life’s learning - and patience is a virtue… so I have been told! The people will be back, the jumping puppies will return, the appreciative and wideeyed children will come bounding in, the sun will once again shine and the world, at least here in Weymouth and along our amazing south coast, will once again be vibrant and highspirited. We are so looking forward to a busy, and electrifying summer, as John Travolta sings to his hearts content on our wonderful juke box which I absolutely love! With Easter just around the corner, I am told it all starts with a vengeance! We await with sheer pleasure, to be able to serve you.

Daichi has certainly not had far to travel recently as it is all too exciting at home! He would love you to come in and say “Hello” and perhaps sample one his new delights. Mention the magazine and his name and you will receive a free whippy ice-cream!

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bouncing in with their very happy owners and be given a well-deserved doggie ice-cream as well as a dog biscuit. The Marshfield Ice-cream for dogs is actually good for them! That was a revelation for me. So, meeting and greeting puppies, mature dogs, middle aged dogs as well as two legged very young, old and middleaged holiday makers is fun to say the least! You can see their cheery, beaming faces on our Facebook page @WaffliciousWeymouth. Serving all of them has been a sheer delight!

Then there are those days when it pours with rain, there are storms, sand blown in everywhere… and no-one on the beach! Yikes that is totally different.

We shut the door, kept the “closed” sign out and were pretty miserable.

That is a seasonal business for you, and it takes some getting used to.

The veterans around here, those that have had holiday businesses for some time, don’t bat an eyelid. They know the score, they are completely calm.

That was not me or Daichi! Oh no, time to panic, worry and wonder what on earth have we done? Sat watching palm trees swaying in the gusts of flying air, sand springing energetically in the air, the very few people we did see, fighting to walk, the white topped waves desperately pushing against

Takeaway Bubble Waffle!

It is ‘my’ Scoops treat! the ongoing wind looking like scared people running away from a ghost.

It was quite exciting really and I am smiling while writing this, so please don’t be too alarmed on my part. It is part of life’s learning - and patience is a virtue… so I have been told! The people will be back, the jumping puppies will return, the appreciative and wideeyed children will come bounding in, the sun will once again shine and the world, at least here in Weymouth and along our amazing south coast, will once again be vibrant and highspirited. We are so looking forward to a busy, and electrifying summer, as John Travolta sings to his hearts content on our wonderful juke box which I absolutely love! With Easter just around the corner, I am told it all starts with a vengeance! We await with sheer pleasure, to be able to serve you.

Daichi has certainly not had far to travel recently as it is all too exciting at home! He would love you to come in and say “Hello” and perhaps sample one his new delights. Mention the magazine and his name and you will receive a free whippy ice-cream!

I wonder what he will do and where he may go next month? Let’s see…

By Debbie Corney

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Scratches and scrapes Five road features that are causing abrasions to your car without you knowing it.

1. Weather You may consider that weather is one thing that’s seemingly unavoidable when you run a car, but keeping it out of the elements (either in a garage or covered) can actually prolong your paintwork lifespan by a considerable amount.

That’s because rainfall in coastal areas can carry high salt levels, which leave awkward and challenging water stains; while excessive sun may cause paintwork to fade and look worn.

2. Cleaning techniques It may always seem like a good idea to keep paintwork looking pristine, but there are number of abrasive cleaning techniques that, in the long-term, will do your prized possession more harm than good.

These include the use of inappropriate brushes and jet

wash tools, as well taking your car to professional washers who do not wash grit away from the floor between each vehicle.

And if you’re cleaning it yourself, check there is no loose dirt on the cloth you’re using.

3. Bird poo Removing any cemented animal matter or dead bugs from your car, as soon as possible, is a must - that’s because the acidic element of this sickly white stuff eats away at your car paintwork with genuine ferocity.

Keep a microfibre cloth close so you can wipe away any nasties soon after they arrive.

4. Curbs and pavements It sounds obvious, but a variety of scrapes, particularly on front and back bumpers, as well as alloy wheels, will instantly make your car look like something out of an old-school Top Gear road trip.

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you are parking – better to navigate a way into a space in two attempts, than achieve it in one but be left with a nasty abrasion as reward for your speedy efforts!

Consider how closely you park to other vehicles as well. You might justifiably be careful and considerate when it comes to opening the door gently so as not to touch the car next door or brushing against a neighbouring wingmirror, but that doesn’t mean other road users carry with them quite the same sense of moral duty!

5. Trees and branches Hugging the curb may seem like a good idea when you have a car coming towards you, but have you factored in tree, bush, hedge or branch material that juts into the road?

Streaks down the sides of cars can often be caused by getting too close to curb-side plant matter; on some occasions it may be better to wait and let another car through.

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Increasing numbers of homeowners are choosing to hold their properties as tenants in common to reduce inheritance tax and help protect their share from care fees The Property Protection Trust Will package is based around how you hold the ownership of your home. All good estate planning nowadays considers the difference between owning your home as joint tenants or as tenants in common.

If you own your home as Joint Tenants; when one of you dies the ownership of the home passes by the Law of Survivorship and not by your Will. Therefore, the surviving partner will automatically own 100% of the property. This sounds right to most people. BUT should the surviving partner need care in the future, the Local Authority can take everything they own (including their home) to pay for the care fees, leaving just £14,250 to be inherited by children and grandchildren.

There is an alternative.

Nowadays many couples choose to own their home as Tenants in Common where each partner will own 50% of the family home. This provides for many benefits.

Firstly, it allows you to legally leave your share of the property in your Will to whoever you wish.

A properly written Will can ensure that your half of your house will eventually pass to your children even if your widow re-marries.

Unmarried cohabiting couples or relatives living together can also use this means of ownership as a way of minimising their Inheritance Tax exposure.

It can also help with long-term care costs. If one of you is still living in your home the Local Authority can’t include its value in the means test if one of you has to go in to long-term care.

This also applies if the husband or wife still living at home dies while the other is in care as their share will go into the trust.

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Building on Digital Success The Test Valley charity, Unity is celebrating this week with the news that they have been successful in securing £179,840 over three years from The National Lottery to provide digital literacy projects for communities across Test Valley.

Their digital literacy work goes back to the beginning of the pandemic when they started helping to improve the digital skills of vulnerable people many of whom relied on community groups for much of their daily support.

A digital expert was employed by Unity and volunteers recruited, veterans offering the IT skills learned during their time in the military and people who had either lost their jobs or were on furlough during the pandemic. With the help of these volunteers, Unity tested the idea of enabling vulnerable people to develop confidence in their use of technology. This was well received, and the charity is now planning to scale up to offer services through the borough.

need help to build the confidence to use it, perhaps to shop online or even complete an online form.

This money will help us to extend our reach across the length and breadth of Test Valley so that we can help individuals and local organisations to learn new skills.”

Various community initiatives will be devised throughout the threeyear funding term, and these will be offered through Unity’s website and social media platforms.

If you are interested in finding out how Unity could help you, your charity or community group, or if you think you might like to volunteer, please contact us through the website www. unityonline.org.uk or call 0330 4004 116 and a member of our team will help.

Terry Bishop, Unity Chief Executive said, “We would like to thank The National Lottery players for granting this funding. With technology taking over all our lives, we know that there are people across the community who may 32

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Vets Column: Chocolate poisoning in dogs With Easter coming up we will all have a few chocolate eggs within easy dog reach, and sometimes our pets take advantage of this and eat things that they shouldn’t! For dogs, chocolate can be very dangerous and even life-threatening. In this article we will talk about why chocolate is so bad for dogs, and what you should do if your dog manages to get hold of it, but please remember the best thing to do is keep it well out of your dog’s reach!

Why is chocolate toxic to dogs and what happens?

Chocolate contains theobromine, a chemical which dogs can’t metabolize as well as humans can. If dogs eat chocolate then theobromine can build up and cause problems. Dogs with chocolate poisoning often show signs of: • Vomiting and diarrhoea • increased thirst and excessive urination • panting or restlessness and hyperactivity • A fast heart rate.

In severe cases chocolate can cause muscle tremors, seizures and even heart failure and death.

How much chocolate is toxic?

The amount of toxic theobromine depends on the type of chocolate. Dark or baking chocolate contains a lot more than normal milk chocolate, and white chocolate contains very little (but still doesn’t make a good treat for dogs with all that fat and sugar!). Items such as chocolate cake which contain a lot of cocoa powder can also be toxic. The size of the dog affects how much chocolate they can eat without serious risks to their health.

What should I do if my dog eats chocolate?

If your dog is displaying any of the symptoms listed above then call your vet straight away. Make sure you know how to contact your vet outside normal opening times. All vets provide 24/7 cover but it may not be at your usual practice. It is better to check early rather than in an emergency situation!

If you know or suspect that your dog has eaten

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chocolate but they aren’t showing any signs then call the Animal Poisons Line on 01202 509000. This is a 24 hour service provided by specialists, who will ask you questions about how big your dog is and what kind of chocolate they have eaten, and be able to work out if they have eaten a dangerous amount and need to go to the vets or if you can save yourself a trip! There is a cost and this will vary depending on time called.

If you go to see your vet shortly after your dog eats chocolate, they will most likely give your dog an injection to make them vomit and may give them some activated charcoal to prevent any toxins from being absorbed. Be warned, this can all be a messy process!

If your dog is showing signs of toxicity, has eaten a very large amount or it is too late to make them vomit then your vet may wish to hospitalise your pet for further treatment and monitoring. They can try to help control symptoms such as seizures and a fast and/or abnormal heart rate with medication, and give your pet fluids to reduce the risk of permanent kidney damage. At the point where your dog is showing these types of symptoms they are seriously ill and will need intensive treatment to help them to recover. Severe chocolate poisoning can be fatal, particularly in dogs with other health conditions.

Overall, chocolate poisoning in dogs is not only very dangerous for your pet, and very upsetting for you, but likely to be expensive as well, so please remember to prevent it by keeping chocolate and other goodies somewhere safe where your dog can’t reach them!

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