The Bournemouth Directory - May 2019

May 2019

Littledown Edition

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Introduction

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Dear Bournemouth residents, Welcome to our NEW LOOK! We are very excited to launch our new website as well as our new look magazine. Do you like it?

Edition 97 Stephen and I do hope so. The new website has all the contact details of our very loyal advertisers as well as local information and events. We even have a blog about Daichi the NEW Campervan who loves to “dash” around. “Daichi, The Dashing Dude”, has indeed finally arrived! He is looking very Published by: dapper with his pearl white kimono and he Stephen & Debbie Corney loves to dash around and take us to exciting at Dorset Directories Ltd places right here on the South Coast and Telephone: beyond. You can read all about his first trip 01202 894397 in this issue! As always, we love to hear from Email: you, so if you have any comments please do info@bournemouthdirectory.co.uk contact us. We do listen.

Copy deadline for the Our loyal, local advertisers are always June 2019 edition: ready to give advice and get the job done 13th May 2019 as swiftly and as expertly as they can. From Disclaimer: Whilst every care has bathrooms to beds, curtains to cameras, been taken to ensure that data in this publication is accurate, the electricians to estate agents, garage doors to publisher cannot accept any liability garment alterations, plumbers to printers, to any party to loss or damage caused by errors or omissions tilers to tree surgeons and even windows to resulting from negligence, accident will writing, we have it all here for you at your or any other cause. fingers tips. If there is a trade you are looking Dorset Directories Ltd does not officially endorse any advertising for and cannot find it inside, please give us a material included within the call. I am sure we can help. publication. No part of this

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Hearing Loss and the link to mental health You have no doubt seen articles about how the latest hearing aid will allow you to ‘hear as you did 20 years ago’, but is this real or clever marketing?

The truth: Our hearing system is not just how our ears detect a sound but a sequence of events that allow us to translate vibrations into what we recognise as speech, music or any other signal we often take for granted.

One of the biggest factors is how our brains translate messages received from our ears. The brain should be retrained with rehabilitation as much as support from a device such as a Hearing Aid. Research proves that someone with a hearing impairment can experience a 30% increased decline in brain function when compared with someone who hears normally. Partly due to social isolation, but also due to lack of sound stimulation. A case of ‘use it or lose it!’

Simon Cowell of Clarity Hearing Solutions commented;

“Identifying hearing loss early and taking action can increase the brain function through stimulation, significantly reducing the speed of Cognitive Decline.”

“The hearing device selected is hugely important, how it is calibrated and how you are rehabilitated however is arguably the biggest factor.”

“We encourage regular hearing checks and taking action as soon as a loss is discovered.”

Clarity Hearing offer FREE hearing tests at a number of hearing centres across Dorset.

Contact us today to book a test at your local clinic.

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Community News

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Care South Home Care in Bournemouth and Christchurch achieves excellent Care Quality Commission report Care South’s Bournemouth based Home Care Service covering Bournemouth and Christchurch, is celebrating after receiving an excellent report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), which awarded the service an ‘Outstanding’ rating for the ‘Caring’ criteria.

The inspection was carried out in late November and December 2018 and rated the service as ‘Good’ in all areas except ‘Caring’ which they rated as being ‘Outstanding’. The report consistently praises the team for their reliability, compassion and kindness and includes feedback from families and clients.

Carolyn Collins, Director of Home Care at Care South, commented: “This is such a fantastic achievement and we are delighted with the rating and that the caring behaviours of our staff are recognised as being ‘Outstanding’. Our teams work hard day-in, day-out to deliver first-class care across the area and I just want to say a big thank you to everyone for their dedication and commitment and to all our clients and their families for their wonderful feedback.”

Care South Home Care Services based in Bournemouth provide support and personal care to people who live in their own homes in the Bournemouth and Christchurch area. The personalised, flexible service meets a range of care and support needs aimed to help people maintain their independence and remain living at home for as long as they wish. The team can support with everything from personal care to general support and companionship.

The CQC is the independent regulator for all health and social care in England.

For more information, call 01202 394000.

Care South’s Bournemouth Home Care Team

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Castle Dene Throop Road, Bournemouth BH8 0DB

Thinking of moving into a care home? We’re here to help Conveniently located with the countryside nearby, Castle Dene provides compassionate residential and dementia care at a realistic cost.

Registered Charity No. 1014697

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

To request a brochure, arrange a visit or find out more, contact

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CARE SOUTH IS A LEADING PROVIDER OF RESIDENTIAL AND HOME CARE ACROSS DORSET

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Cloudy2Clear Announce Trusted Trader Partnership Consumer champions Which? have now joined the thousands of customers who recognise that Cloudy2Clear Windows really are a business that you can TRUST. The company which specialises in repairing windows which are steamed up, broken or damaged by replacing the panes – not the frames has received the coveted ‘Which Trusted Trader’ status after going through a rigorous accreditation process entirely focussed on customer service.

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

company policy of delivering the highest standards possible at all times. ‘Our service is simple. If your double glazing has misted up we can replace the glass at a fraction of the cost of a new window, in any type of frame, and with a new 25 year guarantee. But it’s not just about saving people money, although that obviously helps. Whilst a number of tradespeople perhaps don’t focus on customer care as much as they should do, we make sure we turn up when we say we will, do the job the customer requires and leave their house as clean as a whistle.

Locally Cloudy2Clear service the Bournemouth area

and manager 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

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Talking about Wildlife...

Help with the health of heathland We all think of heathland as being either glorious (when the sun is shining on it) or wonderfully bleak (when lashed by wind and rain). But whatever the weather, we invariably think of heathland as being tough a sort of resilient and indestructible place. But in actual fact heathland is fragile. This is because heathland is largely occupied by heathers, and heathers are unusual and fussy plants.

To start with, heathers are ‘dwarf shrubs’. This means that like all shrubs they are woody and brittle and so can be easily snapped. But unlike other shrubs they are low growing and thus very liable to be stepped on, when, unsurprisingly, they do not bend, but snap off. This is why heathers readily die when walked over, and new bare paths are so readily formed where they were not present before.

And then heathers are ‘oligotrophic’.

This means that they only do well where the ground is poor in nutrients.

When the ground is poor they hold their own against plants that like it rich, but when the ground becomes Heather

Photo: Amy Lewis

Upton Heath

Photo: Nicky Hoar

rich, those other plants win the day.

Dog poo, left to decompose naturally, makes the ground nutrient rich. This is why heathers are so easily ousted by lush green grasses and herbs alongside paths where dog poo is left.

When we go out on our seemingly tough old heathlands, we should remember that appearances can be deceptive and that actually, like other old things, they are rather on the fragile side. So, keeping to existing main paths, even when a tad muddy, stops the heath becoming criss-crossed by many new ones (and makes it less likely that we will disturb those rare ground nesting birds in summer). And always picking up and removing dog poo helps to prevent those main paths becoming lined by widening bands of non-heathland (and avoids the health hazard which is just as relevant here as in formal open spaces). If we want our heaths to continue to provide for our needs, we do need to be aware of theirs.

By Lesley Haskins

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Community News

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I left my heart in Sam Franks Disco with Mad Dogs and Englishmen!!

Vintage Brass Band performed with a twist of humour and a twist of liquorice at Boscombe Salvation Army Citadel on April 6th!

Music included the well known Tony Bennett song tune, “I left my heart in San Francisco” and the Noel Coward song “Mad Dogs and Englishmen” which was sung by guest soloist Jonathan Lush-Camps.

The Band was joined by Liquorice Quartet with some inspirational clarinet playing which included music from Mary Poppins and West Side Story.

The band now get down to some hard work, practising for the summer schedule which includes appearances at

Wimborne Minster on 1st July for a lunchtime performance; Christchurch Priory Summer Fete on 6th July; Pinewalk Bandstand in Bournemouth on 15th July at 2.00pm and St.Ambrose Church Fete in the morning.

For further information about concerts and the band, take a look at Vintage Brass web site or Christchurch U3A – new members always welcome!

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High Quality Plants. Expert Advice. Everyone Welcome Open: Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat, Sun 10am - 4pm. Open Bank Holiday Mondays.

Seasonal hanging baskets troughs, bedding, tropical, rare & unusual specimen plants, herbs, veg and more!

New late night Thursdays - open until 6pm*

find special offers in the nursery, or on our Facebook page *open Thursdays until 6pm, starting from Thursday 9th May “Gardening adds years to your life and life to your years” Unknown

01202 427851 | www.kingsparkplants.co.uk | King’s Park Drive, Bournemouth BH7 6LR Owned and operated by BCP Council

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What’s On 2019…

Diesel Gala & Beer Festival

A very impressive line-up of diesel locomotives (including a host of visitors) will be in action on all three days, working on an intensive timetable, including evening specials. Beer festivals at Corfe Castle Station showcasing a wide variety of real ales.

When? Friday 10th May to Sunday 12th May Where? Swanage Railway, Swanage & Corfe Stations

Christchurch Food Festival The Christchurch Food Festival is a fast-growing business-led event. It has developed into a huge and popular attraction drawing thousands of people to our colourful and vibrant town centre and picturesque riverside setting. On Saturday 11th May and Sunday 12th May, the Street Market will once again be through the whole of Christchurch town centre, with stalls the length of the High Street selling food to take home, ingredients, cakes, cooking utensils, wines, liqueurs and lots more besides as well as delicious snacks to eat there and then… the vast majority of whom are of local provenance.

When? Saturday 11th May & Sunday 12th May 10am to 6pm Where? Christchurch Town Centre

Dunshay Manor Open Day For most of the 20th century, Dunshay Manor, near Harman’s Cross, was home to a remarkable artistic family: George and Hilda Spencer Watson, and their

daughter, renowned sculptor Mary Spencer Watson, who bequeathed the house to building preservation charity, the Landmark Trust. Newly restored and refurbished, this is a rare chance to see the house and find out more about the Spencer Watsons. Corfe Castle appears across the fields and the Swanage Steam Railway passes close by.

Please join us at this free open day to see the house restored to its former glory.

When? Saturday 11th May 10am to 4pm Where? Dunshay Manor, Haycrafts Lane, Harman’s Cross, BH19 3EB

Tudor Fest: Music for an Evensong Concert Tudor Fest is a celebration of French and English voices and instruments of the period, held over two weekends in May. ‘Music for an Evensong Concert’ with the Barn Choir and Courtlye Musick offers a contemplative selection of mostly sacred Tudor pieces for voices and period instruments.

When? Sun 12th May 6.30pm to 7.45pm Where? Main Street, Broadmayne, Dorchester, DT2 8EB

Open For Art OPEN FOR ART is an open studios trail throughout Weymouth, Portland, Abbotsbury, Poundbury and Dorchester and outlying areas. Featuring about 50 venues and 100 local artists showcasing their work including painting, pottery, printmaking, sculpture, textiles and jewellery.

Venues range from studios to joint exhibitions in garden centres, historic halls, and café/galleries providing a wonderful opportunity to enjoy a wide variety of works and engage with their creators.

Further information and interactive map at www.openforart.co.uk.

When? Sunday 18th May to Saturday 2nd June 10am to 6pm daily Where? West Dorset

the Iron Age location of Hengistbury Head. The annual event is a premium, family friendly event, showcasing the very best the South Coast can offer – why not make a weekend of it!.

When? Saturday 25th to Monday 27th May Where? Mudeford Quay, Christchurch

Upton Wood Volunteer Day

This is an opportunity to learn about life in our country during the War Years - 1939 – 1945. Experience Living History with Home Front ‘Dad’s Army’ re-enactors, The Home Front Living History Museum, Churchill’s Secret Army, displays of 1940’s fashion, Pathe Newsreels from the 1940’s and an exhibition of photos and memorabilia from Weymouth in the 1940’s. Take part in the ‘Evacuee Experience’ with Nothe Fort guides and reenactors, visiting areas of the fort not normally open to the public – the Anderson Shelter, schoolroom, kitchen, washroom and 1940’s shop. There will be displays of military and civilian vehicles, 1940’s style live entertainment - music and dancing, & themed activities. Meet Warren and Winnie the Nothe Fort mascots. The Matchstick Fleet will be in residence. In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the DDay landings, this will be a great opportunity to see the work of Phil Warren. who has spent over 60 years creating scale models of hundreds the ships in the British Naval Fleet.

When? Saturday 25th May & Sunday 26th May 10.30am to 4.30pm Where? Nothe Fort, Barrack Rd, Weymouth

A volunteer day on the heathland part of Upton Wood to cut back bracken. bramble and gorse to create more space for Heather to spread and grow. Hot and cold drinks will be provided at breaktime. Please bring lunch if you intend to stay beyond 1pm with some of the other volunteers. No need to book, just turn up.

Please wear old clothes and waterproof shoes/boots. All tools will be provided by the Dorset Countryside Volunteers. Meet at 10am at the entrance into the Wood from Pony Drive. Stay for as long as you want, even if you only have an hour to spare, it all helps.

When? Sunday 19th May 10am to 1pm Where? Pony Drive, Poole, BH16 5SR

Mudeford Seafood Festival We welcome you to the first Mudeford Seafood Festival to be held on the May Bank Holiday. A perfect celebration of Mudeford’s rich cultural heritage, its local produce and its historic links to the Solent, Christchurch Bay, Harbour and Quay. The Seafood Festival is one of the South Coasts FREE community led events, set against the picturesque backdrop of Mudeford Quay, its historic fishing community, Christchurch Harbour and

1940’s Home Front Family Weekend

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Wills, Property Protection Trusts and Lasting Power of Attorneys We discuss the difference between legal professionals and the benefits of home visits for clients.

We are often asked what is the advantage of using a member of the Society of Will Writers and Estate Planning Practitioners (SWW) over a more conventional high street solicitor.

There are many good reasons, here are just a few: 1. Members of SWW are fully trained specialists in the field of will writing and estate planning. All have professional indemnity insurance, are regulated and adhere to the SWW code of practice.

2. Members also provide clients with the convenience of attending them in their own home and at a time that is suitable.

3. Taking instructions in the privacy of the client’s home is not only about convenience. In the absence of such a

service many people who need a Will or Power of Attorney’s would go without if they were housebound, elderly or frail and could not get to a high street solicitor.

As a member of SWW, Dorset & Wight Wills has a totally transparent pricing policy.

Our prices are clearly shown in all our adverts and we will send you a full pricelist with confirmation of your FREE home visit appointment.

We offer various packages to make the whole process of getting your affairs in order both simple and cost effective.

It is estimated that 67% of people in the UK do not have a Will or Lasting Power of Attorney in place. With almost 1 million people living with dementia and the total growing yearly, perhaps now is the time to call Dorset & Wight Wills on 01202 065953 or 01983 623900.

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Special Offers: Complete protection Package for a couple includes wills, all Power of Attorneys, Advanced Directives and all copies. £798.00

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We have a brand new website for our clients to promote their goods and services, in addition to their advert in the magazines! It is fresh, bright and easy to use. www.dorsetdirectories.co.uk

Our new website will also allow all groups, clubs and societies to promote their events freely. There will be community information to be able to easily find useful contacts and telephone numbers. Our advertisers will be able to feature their details with a link to their own website.

There will be a blog each month for the residents to read, which will showcase an area in Dorset, Hampshire or Purbeck to visit. This of course will be written by our new Dorset Directories campervan - Daichi - The Dashing Dude!

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Adventures of Daichi

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The Adventures of Daichi

The Dorset Directories Camper Van “Daichi, The Dashing Dude” has finally made it! The NEW Dorset Directories Campervan has travelled across barren land and rough seas to get here. All the way from Japan, just to be with us. We love him! He is pearly white and is still wearing his posh kimono. Nellie had long skirts to cover up her rather large thighs, whereas Daichi likes to think he is rather sophisticated, debonair, and has an eye for the girl vans.

In fact, “The Dashing Dude” as we have nicknamed him, is a play on words as he believes he is good looking, stylish and fashionable. It is all part of his charm.

He also loves to run around and have fun. So, dashing he is, and otherwise known as “Dash” to his friends. Daichi is his official Japanese name, (dai) meaning “big, great” combined with (chi) meaning “wisdom, intellect”. As Daichi is full of himself and a little over confident, this seems rather appropriate. He even speaks Japanese when we switch on his purring, seductive engine. “Ha Dor!” and other words I have yet to discover the meaning of, he expels in a rather high pitched, very cute voice. (Don’t tell him I

Daichi at Portland Bill

Daichi gets the thumbs up! said that, boys do not like it.)

We hope you like reading about his exploits and antics as he whisks us to exciting places around England and particularly here on the Southern Coast.

Here’s to having some family fun…

Our first trip was to Portland just along the coast from Weymouth. We had never been there before, and boy were we lucky with the weather. Dash was extremely happy. So were we. We climbed all the 165 muscle tasking steps up the Portland Bill lighthouse. What views from the top! Currently there is the amazing huge magnifying lamp which shines across the English Channel to warn our ships at sea of potential danger. The lamp will soon be replaced by a more modern system of LED lights.

Sad really, but times move on as we all know too well.

The majestic lighthouse demanding attention on the clifftop also has that eerie foghorn sound which haunts the waves in times of fog. There have indeed been a massive 113 shipwrecks along this coast, due to its shallow reefs and the strong Portland tidal race.

Daichi decided to keep his nifty wheels firmly fixed on the solid ground.

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We ate outside!

Portland of course is famous for its Portland Stone. Dash, knowing what boys are like and having empathy with Hayden our 15 year old active teenager arranged a “Geo Cache” hunt for us to do. Geo Caching is a modern-day treasure hunt. There are hundreds of walks you can find online. Some are still free, but there is now a small charge of around £20 for the year for the keener walkers. It is a fun way to follow coordinates and eventually find a box (the treasure!). The stones enroute, carved by artists, were quite amazing.

A Falling man, chairs, hearths, octopus, bear, a whale and lots more. My favourite was the mythical Portland Dog Beast, the Roy Dog. Carved by Damien Briggs, this beast has fiery eyes, one green, one red and it was said that he lived in the Cave Hole where he would drag any travellers passing by, into its watery hideout. Brrr…. It even has the eyes of its victims embedded into its stony fur. Daichi is beginning to wonder about us Brits… We love our legends don’t we.

Another way to explore our incredible homeland are Treasure Trails. Again, available online to buy at just £6.99

Daichi helps us to find the “treasure”

The Roy Dog in Tout Quarry Park per walk. Daichi chose the Pirates Graveyard one for us. (Is he trying to tell us something?). This was an intriguing walk along the coast and through the graveyard with skull and crossbones engraved in the stones. Contrary to popular belief, these are not pirates’ graveyards, but just images to ward off the evil spirits in the afterlife. The cove we passed, Church Ope, was gorgeous.

We would love to go back there.

There are stunning views from all over Portland. It really is a fantastic place to visit. It has seen busier times, with the Naval Base and the famous 18 mile long Chesil Beach where the American troops embarked on their journey to Nazi occupied France in the second World War. My Dad aged 83 told me that he, his Mum and sister regularly travelled to Portland all the way from Hull to see his Dad who was stationed there in the Royal Navy.

He remembered a day when a German plane was flying down the coast, being fired at by our anti-aircraft guns from the beach. The exploding shells got closer and closer, until the plane dived and escaped! Today it is a gorgeous stretch of pebbled beach with crashing waves and wonderful sunsets.

Daichi is ecstatic to be here with us.

He thoroughly enjoyed his first trip and is very excited about where he will transport us to next… where will that be?

By Debbie Corney

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Join Cakes4Cancer and raise dough for local people living with cancer If baking tickles your (fondant) fancy, Wessex Cancer Trust, would love you to host a Cakes4Cancer event this May and raise dough for local people living with cancer.

Rolling out across the entire Wessex region throughout May, Cakes4Cancer is a really simple way to come together with friends, family or colleagues and ‘bake’ a difference by asking for a donation in return for a cuppa and cake.

Maria Tidy, Wessex Cancer Trust’s Community Engagement Manager, said: “We’re passionate about community at Wessex Cancer Trust, and believe everyone living with cancer should be able to get free and local emotional support whenever they need it. Cakes4Cancer is all about people coming together to enjoy something delicious for a great

cause. Your event can be as big or small as you want. You could put on a coffee morning at work, host an afternoon tea with friends or invite neighbours to come along to a bake sale. Whether it’s faked or baked, every cake sold could help change someone’s life for the better. It really is a piece of cake.”

The charity has put together a free kit containing everything you need to host your own event, including a tablecloth, balloons, posters, cake toppers, game ideas and recipe cards. Sign up at www. wessexcancer.org.uk/forms/ cakes4cancer-pack.

Wessex Cancer Trust is a charity dedicated to providing practical and emotional support to anyone living with cancer in Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight, and in 2018 helped over 11,000 people throughout Wessex.

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Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre – Wednesday 29th May 1pm Join The Little Mix Experience for a jam-packed concert of one of the X Factor’s finest exports, presented by Sweeney Entertainments.

Four hugely talented girls pay tribute to one of the UK’s finest girl bands, with breathtaking dance moves, replica costumes and some of the finest vocals in the UK. Bursting with personality, this is a high-energy show from beginning to end!

The Little Mix Experience bring you all of Little Mix’s greatest hits including DNA, Wings, Salute, Black Magic, Love Me Like You, Secret Love Song and many, many more.

Sweeney Entertainments, co-founded

by Julie and Peter Sweeney, has been providing a wide repertoire of top-quality touring shows for theatre and corporate events for over eighteen years both in the UK and internationally and now boasts a repertoire of fourteen touring productions. The company saw its busiest year to date in 2018 and now has even more performances on offer, at a growing number of

venues, and with the strongest audience figures to date. Julie Said “The Little Mix Experience faithfully recreates Little Mix’s greatest hits, emulating the style, sound and dance moves in a concert environment that is suitable for all ages.”

Shannan Cairns, performer (as Perrie Edwards), Choreographer and Creative Director for The Little Mix Experience, said “The audience can expect a high energy show for all the family to enjoy. All the hits from Little Mix from the very beginning until now, along with replicate dance routines and costumes. It really is the full “Little Mix” Experience.”

They look like Little Mix, they Sound like Little Mix - you’re sure to L.O.V.E. The Little Mix Experience!

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Gardening Tips

On Your Plot Courgettes

There are not many vegetables that are as rewarding,.and.easy.to.grow,.as.courgett.es...

Now.is.a.great.ti.me.to.get.them.started,. they’ll pop up quickly and soon be supplying you.with.more.tasty.courgett.es.than.you. know what to do with!

Jobs for May :-

• Keep on earthing up your potatoes to prevent the tubers from turning green.

• If you’re planted peas don’t forget that they’ll need some support from sticks or netting that they can climb up.

• With snow in April you’ll probably need to catch up with sowing crops that it was too cold for last month.

• As the risk of frost passes, tender crops such as tomatoes or peppers can either be planted out, or on into grow bags.

• Start winter greens such as cabbages, sprouting broccoli and Brussels sprouts in a seedbed for transplanting to their final positions later.

If you’ve lost seedlings or had trouble getting them started with all the cold weather don’t forget that you can always buy plants that have already been started. Buying young plants in is a great way to experiment with different varieties too - with so many types of tomato available it’s more fun to have several plants, each of different kinds, than half a dozen all the same. There’s a good plant stand at the monthly farmers market, and several garden centres or local growers nearby.

May is the time to start off that wonderfully easy vegetable - the courgette. If you’ve never grown courgettes before then I can highly recommend it as they give such a high yield from even just a couple of plants. In fact that would be my main advice - don’t be tempted to grow too many or you’ll be inundated! Plant the seeds undercover or on a windowsill from the beginning of the month.

Put two seeds to a pot, laying them on their sides and covering with about 1” of compost. They usually germinate in a week to ten days and grow

pretty rapidly. Remove the weaker of the seedlings (I always feel guilty when I do this! If it looks good I re-pot it). When the seedlings have four to 6 leaves start to harden off by placing outside during the day. Plant out after all risk of frost has passed. You can also start courgettes outside, directly into the bed in which they’ll grow but I’d wait until later in the month when the soil is a bit warmer. The plants will grow quickly, producing exotic looking yellow flowers (look out for recipes for the flowers too).

For maximum yields the plants should be harvested regularly. Tiny courgettes are very tasty, and don’t be tempted too turn your back on the plants for too long as they grow large at an amazing rate! Be careful with watering when seedlings as the stems can rot, but they’ll need plenty of water once they have grown. If you’re short of space courgettes can be grown in grow bags, planting two to a bag.

With summer in mind, don’t forget to keep planting your salad crops. As well as the traditional lettuce there are a host of other salad leaves that can be grown, and it’s usually possible to buy packets of mixed salad seeds. Get in the habit of planting some at least once a fortnight - use some of the leaves to cut and come again for tasty fresh salad, transplanting some lettuces outside and allowing them to grow on to full size.

If you planted beetroot seeds out in March or April the chances are that they’ll have suffered with the very cold weather that we had last month. Another row sown now may well give you much better results.

Fancy your own, home grown, Brussels sprouts with Christmas dinner? They need quite a long growing time, so think about starting them around now.

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Tastes so good...

CREAMY BACON AND CHICKEN PASTA

If you’re struggling for a unique but simple recipe for either a dinner party or just a nice evening in, this is perfect. You can add garnish of your own or even any leftover basil to the finished dish for serving.

Ingredients for 4 servings 3 tbsp olive oil 5 rashers of bacon 3 large boneless chicken thighs 1 clove of garlic 300ml double cream Pinch of Salt Pinch of freshly ground black pepper Fresh basil (a handful) 450g farfalle pasta 200g cheddar cheese (grated)

Equipment: Large pan, frying pan Method: In a large pan, cook the pasta according to the packet instructions, adding a pinch of salt to the water.

While the pasta cooks, heat the olive oil in a frying pan. Cut the chicken into strips and the bacon into small squares before adding to the pan. Cook for 3-4 minutes, until the chicken is golden brown.

Crush the garlic clove and add to the frying pan with the chicken and bacon. Cook for a further minute. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper, then add the cream and warm through.

Drain the cooked pasta before adding the creamy mixture into the large pan. Before serving, tear up the fresh basil and add to the mixture along with the grated cheese. Add some garnish for a finished look and enjoy!

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Activity Centres Hengistbury Head Visitor Centre.... 29 Kingfisher Barn Visitor Centre..... 33 Bathrooms Flair Interiors............................... 39 K & B Installations........................ 3 P L H Heating & Bathrooms......... 16 The Kitchen & Bathroom Co........ 15 Ultra Bathrooms........................... 1 Bereavement Services Bournemouth Cemetery.............. 35 Beds The Bed Store............................... 5 Blinds, Curtains & Shutters Broadview Shading Solutions...... 20 Cafes Bournemouth Parks...................... 3 Cameras Rocky Rock Cameras.................... 37 Carpet & Upholstery Cleaners Cleaning Doctor........................... 17 CMH Carpet Cleaning................... 2 Zero Dry Time.............................. 37 Carpets & Flooring Carpet Barn.................................. 5 Kingsland Carpets........................ 13 Peter Newman Flooring............... 31 Community News Adventures of Daichi................... 26 Care South’s Bournemouth Home Care Team gets glowing report.... 8 Dorset Children’s Foundation Fun Casino Night....................... 30 Dorset Wildlife Trust: Help with the health of heathland............ 12 Little Mix Experience at Bournemouth Pavilion.............. 32 New website launched!............... 24

On Your Plot: Courgettes............. 34 Tastes so good: Creamy Bacon and Chicken Pasta..................... 36 Vintage Brass in Concert.............. 14 Wessex Cancer Trust raise funds with Cakes4Cancer.................... 28 What’s On in Dorset.................... 18 Denture Services Dorset Denture Clinic................... 29 Drainage Services All Drains Cleared........................ 13

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Estate Agents Richard Godsell............................ 40

Residential Care Homes Care South: Castle Dene............... 9

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Social Groups Age UK Bournemouth.................. 35

Garden Centres Kings Park Nursery...................... 17

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Garden Services All Grass Landscapes................... 29 BRW Fence Specialists................. 13

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Gutter Cleaning Services GutterPRO.................................... 9 Hearing Aid Services Clarity Hearing Solutions.............. 6 Kellear Hearing............................ 31 Home Care Services Age UK Bournemouth.................. 31 Kitchens Flair Interiors............................... 39 K & B Installations........................ 3 The Kitchen & Bathroom Co........ 15

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