The Bournemouth Directory - January 2017

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Whether you’re looking for a new home or a short respite stay, we offer a warm welcome, comfort and peace of mind.

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Introduction

The Bournemouth Directory Queens Park Edition

Edition 69

Published by:

Stephen & Debbie Corney at Dorset Directories Ltd

Telephone:

01202 894397

Email:

info@thebournemouthdirectory.co.uk

Copy deadline for the February 2017 edition: 16th January 2017

Disclaimer: Whilst every care has been taken to ensure that data in this publication is accurate, the publisher cannot accept any liability to any party to loss or damage caused by errors or omissions resulting from negligence, accident or any other cause.

Dorset Directories Ltd does not officially endorse any advertising material included within the publication. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval systems or transmitted in any form, without prior permission of the publisher.

Dear Bournemouth residents, A Very Happy New Year to you! Stephen, myself, Hayden and of course our beloved ‘old Nellie’ really do hope that 2017 brings you all the health and happiness that you deserve. We will continue to provide information about good local trades people, services and groups right to your doorstep. If there is anything you would like to see that is not in the magazine, or have a local club which would benefit from some extra promotion we are only to happy to help. Groups, societies and clubs are promoted at no cost to them. It is a service we offer for free. What you can do in exchange is use the advertisers inside to help keep them busy and the local economy doing well. That is the purpose of The Bournemouth Directory. If you have any local news or history we would love to hear from you too. The prize wordsearch is always popular so we will continue to provide that as well. You never know, you could be the lucky winner this month! Claude Sammuller received a meal for two at The Overcliff Pub for the last issue.

Well done to them!

Nellie looks back at 2016 with very fond memories.

She certainly kept us busy this last year. I do hope you enjoy her exploits as much as we do. It is just a bit of fun and can give ideas of places to go and things to do. If you have any suggestions where Nellie could visit, she would love to hear from you!

What will 2017 bring? I am a firm believer that we get what we put our attention on so personally I want to have many more fun days out with the family and would even like to take Hayden to Disney for his 13th year. Nellie can’t fly so we will definitely have many English trips too.

Here’s to a fabulous New Year all round!

Very Best Wishes,

Debbie & Stephen Corney

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Community News

Liam Openshaw crowned World Champion!

Liam Openshaw has returned from Sarasota, Florida as the boys under-15 World Champion Triathlete!

Liam and his younger brother, Ryan, have been competing in the Modern Pentathlon disciplines for twelve months. A full Modern Pentathlon involves competing in five sports - running, swimming, shooting, fencing and horse-riding. At the moment the boys only compete in the first four events, although they hope to start riding shortly.

They travelled to Florida to compete in the World Biathle and Triathle Championships.

The Biathle involves a run, followed by an open water swim, followed by a further run.

The athletes need to transition between each of the disciplines, removing and putting on their trainers – fast!

Liam won the bronze medal in the Biathle, but was rewarded in the Triathle event by being crowned the new World Champion. The Triathle consists of a short run to the range, shooting (with a laser pistol) five green lights, an open water swim, followed by a run, before returning to the range to complete a further three laps of the course.

He also won a bronze medal with his partner in the Triathle Relay, and a gold and silver Team medal respectively for the Triathle and Biathle. Liam is a member of the English Talent Programme, which means he is on the development pathway for future Modern Pentathletes!!

Ryan had a great first Champs too, coming away with some promising finishes, including 9th in the u/13 Triathle, earning him a Team bronze medal for the event. Both boys will be competing in the same age groups next year, where the event is scheduled to be in Turkey.

The Openshaws would like to thank the Steve Bernard Foundation who have now contributed to get the boys’ fencing kit, having read about their exploits in our previous edition.

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Haskins spreads festive cheer with wreath donation to Forest Holme Hospice Charity Ferndown’s Haskins Garden Centre has spread a little festive cheer by donating four handmade Christmas wreaths to Forest Holme Hospice Charity.

The wreaths, each taking on a different Christmas-themed design, were created in house by Haskins’ garden experts as part of their series of ‘how to video guides’ aimed at helping improve the public’s ability at creating special garden related displays.

Forest Holme Hospice Charity was selected

by Haskins as its charity of the year. The charity helps to enhance the lives of adults across Poole, Wimborne and the Purbecks who face life limiting or terminal illnesses.

Alasdair Urquhart, plant advisor at Haskins Garden Centre, said: “We donated four of our best wreaths – Nordic, Woodland,

Luxurious and Snowy to the hospice as we wanted to try to spread a little festive cheer to the staff and patients.”

Hannah Parsons, fundraising manager at Forest Holme Hospice Charity, said: “I’d like to thank Haskins on behalf of all the patients at Forest Holme for donating these wonderful wreaths. They’ll help create a homely environment during the festive period and bring comfort and normality over a difficult time.”

Haskins Garden Centres are located in Ferndown in Dorset, West End in Southampton and Roundstone and Snowhill in West Sussex.

(L-R) Hannah Parsons, Libby Obbard and Claire Boyd from Forest Holme with the donated wreaths

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Group Managing Director Marcus McGee believes that Which? have endorsed Cloudy2Clear’s long standing

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DQG Panager Justin Friel agrees that this approach is a major factor in his success. ‘The truth is that it’s not just the personal satisfaction that I get from doing a good job but also it makes good business sense. I get a huge amount of business from friends and family of people I’ve done work for, which just goes to show how much a little bit of effort is appreciated as both my customers and, obviously a body as nationally important as Which? now recognise.’

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Wildlife News

Talking about Wildlife...

Hibernation - The Deep Sleep As the cold weather creeps up on us, we’ve all wished we could hibernate for the winter.

For some species of wildlife, sleeping, or ‘hibernating’ can make all the difference to surviving the cold and icy winter months ahead.

Food, which is in abundance during the spring, summer and autumn months disappears, so entering an extended deep sleep reduces some species’ normal body functions and allows them to wake up in the spring, when food is in plentiful supply once again.

Some species which take part in the big sleep include, hedgehogs, dormice, bumblebees, ladybirds and certain species of butterflies.

Hibernation involves dropping heart rate, metabolic rate and temperature, allowing the energy they have to be used up over a long period of time.

Hibernation is a process that isn’t without risks.

A long winter can have a detrimental effect when it’s time to wake up, and there’s still no food.

Sleeping wildlife are also unaware of changes in their surroundings which can leave them vulnerable to predation and disturbance.

You can give wildlife a helping hand this winter by making sure you have undisturbed spaces in your garden which are sheltered. Log and leaf piles are great, or you could make a hibernaculum (a place wildlife can seek refuge).

If you find a hibernating animal it is best to leave it alone, as waking it up will waste their muchneeded energy.

Dprmouse Photo: DWT

Hedgehog Photo: Tom Marshall

FIVE common hibernators 1. Hedgehogs sleep between November and January. They can drop their body temperature from 35 degrees, to 10 degrees and their heart rate drops from 190 beats per minute to just 20.

2. Bats hibernate to drop their metabolic rate which means they don’t need to forage.

Hunting is very demanding on energy, and their food is scarce. They often choose underground sites with a constant cool temperature.

3. Dormice sleep in small woven nests and hibernate during the first autumn frosts.

They can let their metabolism drop by 90%, and their body temperature can drop to that of their surroundings.

4. Reptiles are cold-blooded and unable to regulate their own body temperature.

They depend on the temperature outside to become hotter or colder. Reptiles hibernate between October and March, and hide beneath vegetation, or in the roots of trees.

5. Insects don’t always ‘truly’ hibernate, but go into a dormant state instead. Most butterflies enter the dormant stage as an egg, larva, pupa or even as an adult including, peacock, brimstone, large tortoiseshell, comma and small tortoiseshell. Insects tend to hibernate anywhere, from grass margins, to bare soil, hedgerows and walls!

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Plant of the month Winter Jasmine

A welcome sight in the depths of winter and early spring, the bright green stems display masses of cheerful star-shaped golden-yellow flowers, they can also be white or pink.

As an evergreen climber or loose shrub, this jasmine will happily grow by twining stems against a wall or fence in sun or partial shade, and it makes a wonderful addition to a winter flowerbed, leaves are small but the bright flowers can be up to 2.5cm in width.

Easy to grow in well-drained, fertile soil with minimal maintenance. Needs some form of support.

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Now is the time to file your tax return The Budget dates might be changing but, now is the time to file your tax return and plan ahead for the new tax year, according to Ian Rodd, Managing Director for Dorset accountants Ward Goodman.

Almost two months on from Philip Hammond’s first (and as it turns out last) Autumn Statement towards the end of November, much of what he mentioned on taxation has probably already passed from memory.

One of the more significant tax announcements the Chancellor made is the decision to move to having just one major fiscal update each year. The forthcoming Spring Budget will be the last after which it will be replaced by an annual Autumn Budget from 2017 onwards.

From 2018, the new Spring Statement will only deal with the required response to the bi-annual Office for Budget Responsibility forecast, but no major fiscal policy statements will be made unless required.

Ian Rodd said, “This is a welcome change that will allow everyone time to respond to any major changes well in advance of the tax year end, something that has not always been possible.”

Until we do move to an Autumn Budget there remains time to plan ahead for the end of the current tax year on 5 April 2017 as Mr Hammond did not announce any significant changes to tax rates and allowances.

One annual event that has not changed though is the Self Assessment filing and payment deadline which this year falls on Tuesday, 31 January 2017.

If you are considering any tax or financial planning, or require help with your tax return, local Dorset accountants and financial advisors Ward Goodman are well placed to help with this. For more information please visit the website www.wardgoodman.co.uk or call into one of Ward Goodman’s offices at Ferndown, Shaftesbury or Wareham.

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Community News

A Doorman’s Diary Last month I told of how my trust fund were £3000 in debt after a disastrous midnight charity performance at the pier theatre that was nearly blown away by the worst storm Bournemouth had seen for many years, which meant the theatre was less than half full!

When I was told the news on my first morning back after the show I stood outside the hotel feeling really devastated after all the hard work that had everyone had put into the trust funds biggest ever event. I looked up to the sky for help.

Standing there thinking of how we could recover our losses I felt a tap on my shoulder it was a porter, he handed a letter addressed to the Doorman, Royal Bath Hotel. I thought to myself, oh no not another kick in the teeth!

I opened the envelope to find a cheque for £5000 it was made out to me with a short note that said, “Earlier this year you showed great kindness to a couple others thought were mad, I told you that our Lord would repay you for your help, may God bless you.”

If you recall earlier in my story I told of a very wealthy woman with a companion whom she insisted was Jesus, I was asked to look after them, when she left she told me that one day I would be rewarded.

I immediately waved down a taxi and went straight to the bank to see if the cheque was OK. Thankfully it was! I then transferred it to our trust fund account to clear the £3000 loss, which of course meant we had £2000 to buy more equipment for local hospitals. It was then that I felt that some one was looking after me.

Over the years my trust fund held many events and raised thousands of pounds. There was no way that could I have managed to achieve this without the fantastic help of the hotel.

The general manager gave his

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permission for the conference office to organise my events.

They would stay after hours to help, my sincere thanks to Jacki and the girls.

I closed the trust fund when I decided to call it a day in 1996 after raising £100,000 which has brought a lot of help and comfort to a lot of people who were less fortunate than ourselves.

As a matter of interest I have returned to the hotel a few times since I retired for a number of charity events. My last was in 2011.

I still have the very first uniform that I wore in 1986 it still fits thirty years on! Ok yes it is just a little bit tight round the middle, but I still feel pretty good when I wear it. Of course the hotel has changed a great deal over the years. Its still lovely. You can call me old fashioned if you like, but I shall always remember it as it was in “the good old days”.

The last time that I wore my uniform and top hat in public was in 2016. I must admit I did find it a little tiring so I think its about time to mothball it!

I shall conclude my story by looking back to that evening in January 1986 when I first walked through the doors of the Royal

Bath Hotel, unaware that I would spend the rest of working life doing something I really enjoyed that gave me the opportunity to meet so many of the rich, famous and lovely people. Far too many for me to mention, sadly a few are no longer with us.

When I retired in 1996, it was then I realized my working life covered just over half a century!

1946 was the year that I left school as a fourteen year old without any qualifications and became a plumbers mate. I was very fortunate over the years to have experienced a number of very interesting carrier changes.

Here is a little example : Plumber - Soldier - Telephone engineer - Chef - Restaurateur - Country Club partner - Soldier - and finally a Hotel doorman.

Although I let school with no qualifications, I feel at the end of it all that I may have finished with just one qualification... that is, “A Degree In Life!”

Finally I would like to close by thanking Stephen & Debbie Corney at Dorset Directories for showing you a little look behind the scenes of a “Doormans Diary” at a five star hotel in the 1980s --1990s.

“Uncle” Ron Hands

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Ingredients for 4 servings 1 onion, chopped 2 large carrots, sliced 5 bay leaves A couple of thyme sprigs 1 tbsp. vegetable oil 1 tbsp. butter 2 tbsp. plain flour 2 tbsp. tomato purée 2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 2 beef stock cubes, crumbled 850g stewing beef, cut into large chunks 600ml hot boiled water

Equipment: Saucepan, kettle, large casserole dish with lid Oven: 160C/140C fan/Gas 3 Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Put the kettle on. Put the onion, carrots, bay and thyme sprigs in a casserole dish with 1 tbsp. vegetable oil and the butter. Soften for approximately 10 mins, then stir in the flour, followed by the tomato purée, Worcestershire sauce and beef stock cubes.

Gradually stir in 600ml hot water, then add the beef and bring to a gentle simmer. Cover the dish and cook in the pre-heated oven for 2hrs 30 mins, then uncover and cook for between 30mins – 1hr more until the meat is really tender and the sauce is thickened. Serve with your choice of green vegetables and enjoy!

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What’s so charming about Broadview is that it still remains a family business, even now almost 50 years down the line; with David’s sons Mark and Ian at the helm, the business continues to grow and take-on new and exciting projects.

Innovation At Its Finest When I asked ‘Mike Lingham’ (head of sales) what his favourite project to date had been, he went on to explain their recent work up in London, for the hugely successful Recording Studio.

Broadview had initially been invited to rehabilitate their roof terrace, by replacing their somewhat worn umbrellas. Only when they visited the site their creative team was unanimously struck by a different vision – something that would totally transform that space. Regularly used as an entertainment centre for guests and recording artists, Broadview created a design concept that would renovate the terrace into the

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Luxury Products For Your Home How many times have you ogled over the best looking item in the showroom, only to discover it’s solely available to commercial clients with huge budgets?

Well at Broadview that’s not the case.

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forward was very much about ‘automation’. It’s been a pretty innovative decade in terms of the progression of technology and it hasn’t bypassed the shading industry either. Supposedly in the next 5-6 years nearly all window shading will be battery powered, or in one way or another automated, as predicted

by Mike and evidently the benefits are endless, “say you’re traveling to the airport on your holidays, when suddenly you question whether or not you’d closed the shades? Soon that won’t be a problem. We’ll just pull out our smartphone and close them from wherever we are at the time” said Mike. Keep your eyes peeled, with the powers at be regularly attending training and industry relevant expos, I’m confident that Broadview will be one of the very first to stock automated shading, within budget.

Bespoke Shading Solutions Little insider information for those who might not know; the recent extension of ‘Bournemouth’s Oceanarium Café’ was created by Broadview’s talented team of designers and manufacturers. The iconic local haunt wanted to make the most of their incredible sea views, which were previously covered by towering white walls, so Broadview created a custom outdoor structure that could easily cope with the blustery seaside conditions, but didn’t take away from the view. Whilst I doubt many of us are hiding a café in our back gardens, the project is a testament to Broadview’s dedication to bespoke shading solutions. They are forever thinking outside of the box, with their focus on the individual customer and their needs.

Impeccable Customer Service Having spent a couple of hours at the head office, listening to the incoming calls and customers, it was evident that this is a company that cares. Not your average customer service by far. Despite their growing success they still offer a round the clock service, where they can make home visits to measure up projects. With a team of 9 installers in their team, projects have a quick turnaround, which means your shading dreams can come true faster and for that matter, more efficiently.

Being independent is more of a bonus than you might realise too. Without any kind of bias towards one particular product, they can offer an impartial opinion as to which brand would best suit your project.

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The Adventures of Nellie The Dorset Directories Camper Van Nellie has been taking a look back at 2016. With all that Christmas pud, tipples of wine, chocolates, laughter and excitement, she thought she would take a little time out to review her year, whilst deciding where to take us in 2017!

2016 has been a particularly good year for Nellie, she has excelled herself in fact and kept us all very entertained.

It started off in January 2016 when she decided that Hayden should do more exercise and she successfully got him even more off the computer.

Hayden joined the Branksome Chine Life Saving Club! Nellie took us to our first competition after Hayden had had all of 4 lessons! How exciting was that.

Nellie was so horse, she couldn’t toot her horn the following day.

Then in February I learned how to drive Nellie! It was quite an ordeal from what Nellie remembers. To me everything was back to front and nothing like my little blue Citroen. Being a big Japanese automatic girl, and not so young in years was a challenge to say the least for me. Stephen had a fixed grin and

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Debbie in the driving seat for the first time Hayden held on tight in the back, but we made it! Nellie is now more than happy for me to take her wheel.

In March Nellie was totally fascinated

by Hayden who told him the story of Nelson Mandela’s bodyguard. Hayden was privileged to be invited to meet him, by his school. The story was captivating.

In April we had a fantastic trip to Santorini with my parents. Dad at age 81 had had his second knee operation but still managed to climb all the way to the top of the live volcano! He takes a leaf out of Nellie’s book for being young in spirit… and I don’t mean the whisky! On returning from there Nellie took us to “Camping World” in Three Legged Cross to prepare for our all important English camping trip in the summer. Nellie was in her element as we kitted her out with all she needed for a relaxing summer on the beach, camping on the Devon coast.

In May Nellie took us with several friends to Wookey Hole! How cool was that. Those amazing colourful caves, stories of witches, crazy golf and film

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27 shows. There is more than enough to keep you entertained all day. Nellie loved the drive there and thoroughly enjoyed herself!

In June I drove Nellie (being a fully fl edged Nellie driver) to see lizards, snakes, frogs and toads at the New Forest Reptile Centre. That was such a fun day. We had quite a laugh and it is certainly days like that, that you remember.

In July we went camping with the scouts! Challenges such as being blind folded in the forest, making tents with string, seeing who can catapult the furthest and best of all making “s’mores” (melted marshmallows between chocolate biscuits) was great fun. Nellie highly recommends scouting!

In August Nellie darted to Devon, all packed with her new equipment. The National Surf Life Saving Competition on the beach and in the sea was incredible and Hayden got a bronze!

Nellie was very proud of him as all grandparents are. After a few days of high randomity we relaxed and enjoyed the rest of the week exploring the area.

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In September Nellie drove us to a boat on Poole Quay, to sail off to Brownsea Island. The Island is quite unique and

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Nellie enjoys view from the seafront in Devon the weather was amazing. Hayden and I had a superb day. We are so very lucky to have him. He is great company and fun to be with.

In October Nellie had an extremely busy month! It started with a Life Saving awards ceremony at Durley Chine, followed by a wedding in Wool, then a trip to Bindon Abbey Retreat with my sister and Mum, whilst Dad was fishing with his friends for the week, then off to Standen House in Sussex where Nellie met a rather smart Morgan! Nellie seems happiest when she is busy.

In November Nellie was like a whippet at the starting block as she charged to Chessington Theme Park. Well really 15 adults all over 50? Yes! And what an amazing time we had.

December was busy. Stephen’s parents and sister came to us for a very early Christmas Day as they were travelling off to a warmer climate for a couple of weeks. My parents drove all the way from Hull to spend time with us. What a wonderful time of year… and per the good old movie… ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ that Nellie gives us. I am so glad we bought her. Here’s to another year of fun, frolics and festivities in 2017!

Where will she take us this year…?

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The Bournemouth & Poole College launches new training partnership with Sunseeker International The Bournemouth & Poole College has launched a new worldwide distributor training partnership with Sunseeker International, drawing global attention to Poole. From December 2016 onwards, the College will host an annual four day technical training course which is open to all Sunseeker International distributor service technicians.

More than 36 Sunseeker technicians from all over the world, including Asia, Finland and Spain enrolled onto the first four day technical training course held at The Bournemouth & Poole College’s North Road site.

The College already has an established relationship with Sunseeker International since the opening of its Marine Technology Centre in 2012. Earlier this year as part of Sunseeker’s long term talent strategy, 40 marine apprentices were employed by the manufacturer, bringing the current total apprentices to more than 90.

Sadie Wetherell, distributor technical training officer at Sunseeker International, said: “It seemed only natural to work with The College in this capacity after seeing over four years’ worth of apprentices come through the Marine Technology Centre and be trained to such a high standard. The marine lecturers at The Bournemouth & Poole College continuously exhibit a wide range of technical training skills which are required at all levels of learning amongst our ever growing distributor network.’’

can be difficult to keep up to date with the latest technology so it is crucial that every training course I attend educates me on the latest systems and models. Most importantly it gives me the opportunity to meet all the other service technicians from around the world, giving us a chance to share ideas, problems and solutions.’’

Marc Emery, distributor service technician from Sunseeker Spain, added: ‘‘Having worked for the brand for over 23 years, this training has taken me back to the basic principles of boat manufacturing and has reminded me why I love the career that I do.’’

Mark Loose, director of learning for engineering at The Bournemouth & Poole College, said: ‘‘We are pleased to have received such a positive response already from all that have travelled to attend this course held at The College. ‘‘This partnership is a welcome addition to our varied course offering, and we are pleased to be able to showcase the high standard of skills which can be gained in engineering, electrical and boat building.’’

Tristan Watson Cooke, distributor service technician from Sunseeker Ibiza, explained: ‘‘I have worked for Sunseeker Ibiza for 13 years and have seen many changes. It

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Money Savnig Tips

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Are you a sinner? Financially that is.

There are a host of everyday money misdemeanours that millions of people do, costing them thousands, without being aware of it. These aren’t horrors like grabbing a payday loan, but the result of simple misunderstandings, bad habits or inaction.

So having recently toured around the UK doing roadshows for the sixth series of my ITV show, I’ve collated five of the most common.

1. Saving while you’ve expensive debts Savings rates are depressingly low – the top easy-access rate is 1%. Credit card and other interest rates are depressingly high. So, £1,000 credit card debt at 18% costs it costs you £180 a year, the same amount saved in top paying savings account at 1% interest only earns you £10. If you had both, pay the debt off with your savings and you’d be £170 a year better off.

Many of you will be thinking, “but I want to keep my savings, what if the boiler packs up or the roof falls in?” However, that’s a sentimental strategy, not a logical one. Let’s carry on the £1,000 debt and £1,000 savings scenario to show you why.

– If you don’t pay the debt off with the savings and an emergency happens that cost you £1,000 to fix, you’d use all your savings and still £1,000 of credit card debt.

– If you do pay off the debt with the savings, and a £1,000 emergency happens, you’d need to pay for it on your credit card,

meaning you still have no savings and £1,000 of credit card debt.

The end result of them both is the same, yet by paying off the debt with the savings, you save in the meantime.

The only exception is if the debt is at 0%.

Then the financially savvy and disciplined can do what’s called stoozing, where you deliberately build up 0% debt only to save it and earn interest. Though with current saving rates so low, it’s not as easy as it used to be. Full help on that at www.mse.me/ stoozing 2. Not at least asking your energy firm are you on its cheapest deal Most people in the UK are on their energy firm’s standard tariff, which typically means they’re overpaying by £300 a year. I’ve talked about switching until I’m blue in the face, and, of course, the best plan is take five minutes to do a full market comparison via my www.CheapEnergyClub.com or any www.Ofgem.gov.uk approved comparison site.

Yet for some that doesn’t hit home. So, let me be plain. Even if you won’t do that, just pick up the phone and ask your current provider “Am I on your cheapest tariff?” and, if not, switch to that as there’s no change but the price!

For example, as I write (it can change daily), on EDF’s standard tariff someone with typical usage pays £1,070/year. It also has a 12-month fix at £880/year - £190/year less.

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3. Only making the minimum repayments on credit cards Credit card minimum payments are based mostly on a percentage of the balance, which only just covers the interest. So, you hardly clear any off.

A 30-year-old with £3,000 debt on a credit card at 17.9% interest, who made only typical minimum repayments, would take 27 years to clear it. By then, they’d be 57 and have paid a total cost £4,000 in interest (see my minimum repayment calc at www.mse. me/minrepay to work out how long it’ll take you).

Now you may be thinking ‘easy to say, but I can’t afford more than the minimum.’ Well, I have a solution. On £3,000 debt, the current minimum is around £70 a month. If instead of opting to pay the minimum, fix your repayment at £70. The debt will clear in five years at a total cost of £1,500 in interest, saving £2,400.

Though if you’ve debt on more than one credit card, focus all spare cash on repaying the most expensive, making only the minimums on the others. That way you get rid of the most expensive debts first.

4. Don’t cover your home’s value on buildings insurance Your house price is the wrong figure; you only need to insure the usually much lower rebuild cost – literally how much it would cost to rebuild your home should it get knocked down. This is often far less than the market value. There’s information and a calculator on this at http://abi.bcis.co.uk.

5. Saving or borrowing to pay your children’s tuition fees I’m often freaked out by parents telling me they’re saved up so their child won’t have to pay tuition fees at uni. Worse, some even extend their mortgage. My problem isn’t just that it’s actually students’, not parents’ responsibility to repay this…

All new English full-time students can get a tuition fee loan and a living loan to help pay for uni costs. You’re eligible to start repaying in the April after leaving, but only if you earn over £21,000, and you repay 9% above that. Repayments stop after 30 years.

In many ways, it acts far more like a tax than a loan, and how many would save “in case my child earns enough to be a higher rate taxpayer”?

An extreme example provides clarity.

Imagine your child goes to uni and becomes a brilliant poet, who never earns above the £21,000 threshold. They would never repay a penny. So, if you paid the fees for them, you’d throw £27,000 away.

Most of course will earn over the threshold.

However only high earners will earn enough to repay in real terms what they borrowed within the 30 years. If not, again it means pay their tuition fees and you’re paying more than they’d need to repay. For most parents if you want to help them, a better thing to prioritise is building up a mortgage deposit. For far more on this see my mse. me/dontpayupfront guide.

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Pavão String Quartet strike a chord with Tapper Funeral Service The Bournemouth Chamber Music Society presented the Pavão String Quartet for a special concert at Bournemouth University’s Kimmeridge Hall. The concert was sponsored for the first time by Tapper Funeral Service’s Outlook Bereavement Support.

The Pavão formed 13 years ago at the Royal Academy of Music, and has since won many prizes, both individually and as an ensemble, including a Grammy & Brit Award nomination.

The quartet came together to treat guests to a sample of Haydn, Schubert’s Death and the Maiden, and Dame Ethyl Smyth. To conclude the concert, the audience experienced Pavão’s interpretation of Arnold Bax’s first quartet.

Joint managing director of Tapper Funeral Service, Steven Tapper, said: ‘‘The Bournemouth Chamber Music Society is often associated with musicians of an exceptional standard who play all over the world, with the Pavão Quartet being no exception. ‘‘I was pleased to see so many of our friends from Outlook Bereavement Support attend the concert and enjoy listening to the music.

Our bereavement support brings together those who have lost loved ones and enables them to help each other through the grieving process. I believe music is a great therapy.’’

Leanne Adimi, funeral director at Tapper Funeral Service, added: ‘‘The musicians were extremely talented and performed beautifully. Through Tapper Funeral Service’s sponsorship of the concert, I was able to be introduced to music that I would never have heard before. It was lovely to spend quality time with friends from Outlook Bereavement Support, enjoying music together.’’

Outlook Bereavement Support represents a series of events which take place across Dorset and bring the bereaved together. Free to attend lunches and walks are held for for anyone who has lost their spouse in the last few years, and aims to create new friendships and community support.

For more information about upcoming events please visit: www.tapperfuneralservice.co.uk/ bereavement-support/event-calendar

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On Your Plot Planning veg for the year ahead If you’re new to veggie growing then this is the ideal time to start planning for the year ahead. Think about what space you have available for your crops and plan what you would like to grow and where.

Jobs for January:-

• Plan your crops • Protect crops against the cold and from pests such as pigeons • Sew lettuces indoors • Start rhubarb crowns

Gardening may be the last thing on your mind in the cold weather but this is the perfect time to plan what to grow and where this season.

It’s easy to get carried away when looking at catalogues or impressive displays of seed packets - but remember that it only makes sense to grow what you are likely to eat! If that still leaves you with a list that exceeds the space available then it may be wise to trim back on crops that take up a lot of space or are easily and cheaply available from local sources (potatoes perhaps?). Think about concentrating on plants that will crop quickly allowing the space to be used again. Remember also that you can use patio containers and grow bags to add extra growing space.

Once you have your list split your available space into 3 (or 4) areas and then group your crops together by family so that they can be rotated around the areas in a 3 or 4 year cycle.

Group the cabbage family together, then the onion family along with the pea and bean family, and finally potatoes, tomatoes and the carrot family.

This is a great time of year to seriously consider making some raised beds, if you don’t already have them. Make sure that they are not too wide for you to easily reach the middle from either side and that there is sufficient room

for easy access all the way around. The deeper you can make them the better and higher beds will mean less bending when you are planting out seedlings, harvesting or weeding.

If you have large areas of bare soil, awaiting planting, then you may like to think about covering them with black plastic, or cardboard, to protect the soil against the harsh January weather. Crops still growing, such as purple sprouting broccoli, will benefit from protection against hungry pigeons - try covering with wire mesh, fleece, or some homemade bird scarers (try stringing up some old CD’s).

For those who are keen to get sowing, you can try a few lettuces. Start off on a bright, sunny windowsill, thinning down when they are large enough to handle. Grow on in frost free conditions such as a shed, or polytonal before finishing off under cloches. If you haven’t already planted shallots then it’s not too late to think about it, but don’t put them in when the ground is too wet or they may rot.

Start saving empty egg boxes ready to chit your seed potatoes before planting. Just pop them into the egg boxes, sprout end up in a cool but frost free place and wait for the shoots to appear. You’ll also find the boxes useful for starting tiny seedlings off in months to come as they grow they can be planted straight out with no disruption as the box will simply rot down.

And finally, if you have space, you may like to think about starting off some new rhubarb crowns towards the end of January.

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All-New Kia Niro

By Tim Barnes-Clay, www.carwriteups.co.uk

Hybrid vehicles are in vogue these days – or so it appears. Will this technology take over the conventional power plants we know one day? I don’t have the psychic wherewithal to tell you. But a lot of automakers seem to be following this trend – and now it’s Kia’s turn.

The all-new Kia Niro hybrid is propelled by an orthodox 1.6-litre GDi petrol engine, paired up with a 32kW electric motor. There’s also a lithium-ion polymer battery where energy is saved. This layout is like with the one in Toyota’s Prius, and manages an official combined mpg of up to 74.3mpg, alongside CO2 emissions starting from 88g/km.

The Niro is larger than its relative, the Cee’d, yet more pocket-sized than its other relation – the attractive and admired Sportage. The all-new Kia Niro is the South Korean car company’s first attempt at a hybrid crossover type of vehicle, but you wouldn’t know.

Sure, there are copied elements, such as white plastic adornments inside the cabin, especially around the inner door handles. These are, undoubtedly, inspired by Toyota, but you can let Kia off because every car manufacturer ‘makes use of’ ideas. It’s a fashion thing and, by its very nature, fashion is all about making certain you’re ‘down with the kids’ on the hottest style.

The new Kia Niro’s body is rectangular, but it’s not at all disagreeable.

The Niro has a simple, fetching form, that has hints of Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) about it. At the front, the Sportage’s genetic material comes through – most markedly around the headlights. What’s more, the rump of the all-new Niro is easy-on-the-eye, with a conventional tailgate decorated with touches of silver trim.

The all-new Kia Niro will seat four-adults comfortably, or five at a squeeze. The load area is a decent size – certainly large enough for a regular sized family’s needs. The steering wheel is pleasingly thick to grasp and the switchgear and dials are intuitive and clear

to use. The only difference between the Niro and a conventionally powered car is an energy flow meter replacing the rev counter.

There’s also a drivetrain pictorial showing the energy stream between the Kia Niro’s engine, battery and wheels.

On start-up, the all-new Kia Niro sounds like it’s not turned on.

That’s because, as with all hybrids, the engine under the bonnet doesn’t cut in instantly. Instead of any tick-over sounds, you hear a chime, signifying that the Niro is running. It’s not long before the 105PS petrol powered unit makes its presence known, though.

On the road, the Niro delivers even-tempered performance, thanks to a six-cog automatic gearbox. And, while the Kia Niro is no out and out performer, the additional power the petrol engine receives from the electric motor is appreciable. The all-new Kia Niro also feels planted and deals with the straights contentedly. It’s only on more blemished B-road surfaces that the Niro’s firm suspension results in a bit of jitteriness. The Kia Niro has to have a stiff set-up, though, to cope with the extra heft of the hybrid assembly. Luckily, there’s a silver lining to every cloud and this firmness means that body lean is hardly noticeable in corners.

The all-new Kia Niro hybrid comes in four levels of trim, categorised ‘1’, ‘2’, ‘3’ and ‘First Edition’. All are well-appointed with driver assistance, comfort, and connectivity features. Every Kia Niro has a lane-keep assist system, hill-start assist control, cruise control and a speed limiter. The new car also comes factory-fitted with support smartphone connectivity, music streaming and a DAB radio.

Pros ‘n’ Cons • Efficiency √ • Handling √ • Practicality √ • Kit √ • Unhurried Pace X

Fast Facts • Max speed: 101mph • 0-62 mph: 11.1 secs • Combined mpg: 64.2 • Engine: 1580cc 4cyl petrol + 32kW electric • CO2: 107 g/km • Price: £26,995

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