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Welcome...

The Christchurch Directory Edition 132

Published by:

Debbie & Stephen Corney at Dorset Directories Ltd

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Copy deadline for the January 2018 edition: 11th December 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.

The Christchurch Directory 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 Christchurch, Bargates, Fairmile, Iford, Burton, Mudeford, Somerford, Stanpit, Friars Cliff & Purewell!

A very Merry Christmas to you all! We do hope that you are all prepared and are ready to put your feet up in front of a roaring fire with a glass of your favourite tipple in your hand. The thought is good but very often that is not the case. Last minute shopping, cleaning the house before the parents, friends or family arrive. It can all get a bit stressful, let’s face it. Maybe it is time to stop worrying, let someone else help where they can and smile your way through. That would be Nellie’s suggestion! It works for her…

I think I will try it.

We have had a very good year with lots of travelling and fun outings. Now is the time to start planning the new 2018. How exciting! A new year, a new start, or maybe more of the same, but certainly a time to create a future.

Stephen and I thank all of you for supporting the advertisers in 2017. All of your calls and bookings have made our work worthwhile and kept many businesses very busy. If you have a business yourself or know of one, please let them know of us. We would love to help them do even better and get many more calls.

The lucky winner of the prize wordsearch was Mrs C Pearce. Very well done to you.

Here’s to a Wonderful Christmas Time!

Best Wishes,

Debbie & Stephen Corney

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Community News

Hig hcliffe Char it y Playe rs pres e nt

DICK WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT The award-winning Highcliffe Charity Players’ much-anticipated pantomime at Christchurch’s Regent Centre this January is ‘Dick Whittington and His Cat’, which they’ve not staged for over a decade.

Boo, hiss and cheer as good triumphs over evil in this rags-to-riches family panto. It’s brimming over with show stopping songs, dazzling dance routines and spectacular sets and costumes, plus the usual quota of knockabout fun and audience participation.

Dick, our hero, journeys to London to seek his fortune with his faithful cat Tommy.

He falls in love with Alice Fitzwarren, the Alderman’s daughter, but is confronted by the evil King Rat. Forced to run away to sea, Dick and the gang are washed up on the rat infected shores of Arabia. Will Dick and Tommy defeat King Rat and his vermin army and return to England a rich man to become Lord Mayor of London and marry Alice?

excited!” Dick’s sweetheart Alice is 22year-old Hannah Jean. “Being 5ft 10ins, I’m often cast as a boy, but luckily Dick is as tall as I am!” And King Rat is played by HCP stalwart Mike Young. “Though I’ve got my teeth into playing the Big Bad Wolf before, I hope to get even more ‘boos’ with this baddie!”

Putting the cast through their paces is Choreographer Yvonne Gray and heading the 8-piece live panto band is HCP’s Musical Director, Stuart Darling.

‘Dick Whittington’ runs from 13th to 20th January, with profits going to local charities.

Tickets are £12.50, Concessions £11.50, Children £10.50 from the Regent Centre Box Office on 01202 499199 and online at www.regentcentre.co.uk

Says Director Matthew Smith (whose late father Tony co-founded the Players and played Dame for 25 years): “I’ve always loved the excitement of panto, so I guarantee plenty of humour and spectacle for youngsters to enjoy.” And continuing the family tradition, Matthew’s 17-year-old son Stanley is playing Tommy. “I so wanted to be the Cat”, he purrs. “But expect to be a little surprised, though hopefully amused.

Miaow!”

Dick is played by 24-year-old Naomi Mantle: “I’ve performed in shows locally since I was three, but this is my first major role in my first ever panto, so I’m beyond

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Wildlife News

Talking about Wildlife...

The violence of nature The deer rut is one of the most powerful and shocking displays nature has to offer. Deer have a reputation for being shy and retiring, but their character changes drastically when the rutting season begins in autumn.

The rutting season is a time for male deer to demonstrate their power and dominance to decide which individuals get to mate with the does. These highly charged displays of violence, noise and drama, can lead to death and injury, but are an essential part of creating the next generation. Hormone levels are the trigger for the stags’ assertive behaviour. The levels of hormones go from ‘flat’ to ‘surge’, bringing on the enormous bone growth of the antlers.

You may hear a deer rut before you see it. Males bellow and belch to intimidate their rivals and warn Sika Stags at Holton Lee

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Red Deer in the New Forest

Photo: Stewart Canham

younger males to stay away, creating what could be described as more of a bar brawl than a fight. However, when the physical violence starts, there will be pushing, shoving and the eventual lock of antlers. The hormones surging through their bodies is exponential at this point, but the rut is also exhausting for the males; only the fittest will survive.

The best time to see deer rutting is at dawn and dusk during autumn. Often deer are so distracted and preoccupied with rutting, it will allow you to get closer than usual to witness their behaviour and take photos. However, be warned, for your own safety it is not advisable to get too close to them, and be sure to keep control of dogs – if deer are disturbed during a rut, this could affect the future paternity of an entire herd.

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Free Christmas carol concert to bring patients and hospital staff together Bournemouth Hospital Charity invites the public to join them for a free Christmas carol service this December at Christchurch Priory.

The special service takes place at the historic church on Wednesday 13 December at 7.30pm and will see hospital staff, patients and their loved ones join together to celebrate the Christmas story.

The first ever hospital carol service features readings by patients, consultants and chaplains, as well as prayers and carols that all can join in.

Special musical accompaniment will be provided by the Bournemouth Male Voice Choir and mulled wine and mince pies will be offered for all who attend this festive event.

Events Fundraiser Karen Smith says Bournemouth Hospital Charity is delighted to hold the carol concert at the Christchurch Priory.

“This free carol concert will be a brilliant opportunity for the community and our hospitals to join together and celebrate this special time of year,” Karen says.

“The Christchurch Priory is a wonderful venue for this and we encourage everyone to come along on Wednesday 13 December to sing and celebrate with us.”

While the service is free to attend, Bournemouth Hospital Charity would happily welcome any donations that the public may like to give through the webpage BHCharity.org/priory-concert or even on the night itself.

The Christmas carol concert is kindly sponsored by MyLife Living Assistance, Christchurch. MyLife offer effective, at-home help with everyday living and companionship that is both caring and responsive to the needs of their customers.

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The Adventures of Nellie The Dorset Directories Camper Van Well Nellie was rather proud of herself this month as she was invited to be the guest of honour at the prestigious local Horticultural Society yearly awards ceremony. Not only that she had to present the 113 awards to all of those very talented people!

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Stephen had two different desserts and Nellie - well, I think she lost count! About those thighs‌ is there any wonder? The wine was flowing at the bar and spirits were very high.

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27 The presentation of the awards was a sheer delight. One gentleman won seven different cups! How talented is he. We all know it is the taking part that counts… but winning is such fun, let’s face it! There were prizes for flower decorations, vegetable growing, cakes, crafts and all sorts of flower growing.

Everyone in the room deserved a medal for taking part and creating such a great team event.

In today’s modern world of TVs, computers and high tec phones it is so refreshing to see these clubs thriving. What Nellie realised is that it is down to the individual committee members who keep the flame alight and enthuse people to take part.

It is good to know that these clubs very much still exist, and it is up to us to find out what is available locally and have the confidence to go and take part.

When you do it is a lot of fun. You meet like-minded people, have a laugh and learn something new.

The full array of awards to be given

Sylvia serving up her delightful desserts

Nellie loves to communicate, enjoy herself and make sure others do too. These clubs provide coffee mornings, outings and shows, so Nellie says, “Go on take the plunge and join a club or society near you!” It could be a sport’s club, flower arranging, cycling, singing, amateur dramatics, the Lunch Club or the knitting club.

There is something for everyone and you will not regret it, if you take a look.

Nellie wishes you a truly magical Christmas and hopes that 2018 brings you much laughter and activity. Where will she take us this coming year?

By Debbie Corney

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Celebrity Interview:

Michael Caine

By Tim Saunders Surrey resident Maurice Joseph Micklewhite is one of the most famous English actors. More commonly known as Sir Michael Caine CBE, he has appeared in more than 115 films since he was 20 years old and they have grossed more than $4bn.

Aged 84, the Oscar winner, who is worth an estimated $75m, is as energetic as ever but fears for the future. “I know my days are numbered and that’s the main worry,” he told The Sun on Sunday.

“I’ve had to cut back on the drinking and I’m always looking up what’s the best thing against cancer, so I’ll eat that or do this or not do that.

I’ll probably drop dead talking to you but you know I’ve lost 13 kgs just because I want to see my grandchildren. They’re twins of six and a boy of seven. I’d like to get to 17 for the boy.” His wife Shakira, who he has been married to since 1973, has helped him stop heavy drinking and he enjoys a very healthy lifestyle which includes no sugar, salt or gluten. The secret of a long marriage according to Michael is two bathrooms!

This healthy regime has helped the veteran actor, renowned for his distinctive cockney accent, to tackle his latest project; the film of the Hatton Garden robbery, expected to be released in 2018. It portrays the audacious £200m safe deposit robbery of 2015, planned and executed by four elderly men. Michael, who takes a leading role in the film, acts alongside Ray Winstone, Jim Broadbent and Tom Courtenay. Six members of the actual gang were sentenced to seven years imprisonment.

However, a seventh member remains at large and £10m of gems remain missing. Often as actors

become older they fret about whether any roles will still come their way. But when Michael read about the robbery in the newspapers he said he would love to star in a film about it if somebody would only write it.

The London born actor, who incidentally voted for Brexit because he wanted freedom, has appeared in numerous blockbuster films including the Batman trilogy, Going in Style, Get Carter, Youth, Alfie, Harry Brown, The Italian Job and Zulu.

He also played Ebenezer Scrooge in The Muppet Christmas Carol in 1992. He has two children.

All of this is a long way from where he started as an assistant stage manager who would also perform small walk-on parts for the Horshambased Westminster Repertory Company who were performing at the Carfax Electric Theatre. By 1954 he found himself in London. And two years later he was starring in his first film A Hill in Korea.

Michael Caine is one of only two actors nominated for an Academy Award for acting in every decade from the 1960s to 2000s (the other one being Jack Nicholson; Laurence Olivier was also nominated for an acting Academy Award in five different decades, beginning in 1939 and ending in 1978).

In 2000, Caine was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his contribution to cinema.

Michael is a fan of chill-out music and released a compilation CD called Cained in 2007. He provided vocal samples for the Ska-pop band Madness for their 1984 hit “Michael Caine” as his daughter was a fan. He has sung in film roles as well, including Little Voice and for the 1992 musical film The Muppet Christmas Carol.

It is possible to rent a holiday home Michael owns, a fancy 4,154sq ft luxury Miami Beach apartment in America for just $29,000 a month. Or it’s yours for a mere $8.7m.

Michael shares the same birthday as my wife, Caroline, March 14. www.michaelcaine.com Tim Saunders is an author, journalist and businessman.

He meets celebrities, goes on holiday and road tests cars.

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The West End comes to Christchurch for Christmas!

What’s On at Regent Centre

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The Glad Rag Production Company returns to the Regent in Christchurch for their sixth sensational year with Christmas Spectacular at the Centre from Saturday 16 – Sunday 24 December. There will be six evening shows at 7pm to choose from on Saturday 16, Monday 18, Wednesday 20, Friday 22 and Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 December.

In addition there will be five afternoon Matinees at 2pm on Saturday 16, Sunday 17, Friday 23, Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 December.

New for Christmas Spectacular 2017, will be two Twilight shows at 5pm on Tuesday 19 and Thursday 21 December, so it certainly promises to be a magical Christmas in Christchurch this year with this fantastic, festive, family show!

The Company returns to the North Pole where Santa is getting ready for another busy Christmas but this year all is not as it seems! There is a new rival toy maker at the North Pole! Whilst all the ladies at the North Pole seem to find him absolutely charming, he ends up causing jealously amongst the boys. However, not everyone has fallen under his spell...

Meanwhile, Santa’s chief toy maker, Sprout the Elf, helps Santa and his team getting ready for Christmas at the North Pole with lots of new ideas for toys to ensure that children all over the world have the happiest Christmas ever!

However, chaos is reigning elsewhere as Santa’s other little helper, Robyn, is getting in a tangle with all the new tinsel, whilst Squash is unable to

find Benji and Bruce the Polar Bears, who are also supposed to be helping. Santa is really worried that there just won’t be enough Christmas magic to go round this year! Will Robyn ever get a full night’s sleep? Will Squash ever find Benji and Bruce? Will Santa be able to conjure up that unique Christmas magic for everyone this year, despite having a rival toymaker in town?

Christmas Spectacular is famous for its sparkling singers, stunning dancers and adorable babes who perform West End musical showstoppers, all of the Christmas Classics and of course the hilarious “If I were not on Santa’s team.” Benji and Bruce, the ever popular polar bears, will, of course, be on hand to ensure everything runs smoothly!

The Glad Rag Production Company are returning to Christchurch with another superlative Christmas show and this year the ‘Christmas Spectacular’ is set to feature cast and creatives plucked straight from London’s West End. Christmas Spectacular features a lively score of seasonal hits such as ‘Nobody Cares about Santa’, the much loved ‘If I were not on Santa’s team,’ White Christmas,’ ‘Rocking Around the Christmas Tree’ and many more, so there’s bound to be a tune to get everyone in the festive spirit!

Christmas Spectacular 2017 runs right up to the Christmas Eve and this Christmas Cracker of a family show is guaranteed to fill everyone with the spirit of Christmas at the Regent in Christchurch, so early booking is strongly advised for the show between 16 – 24 December.

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On Your Plot Scarves at the ready

December is perhaps the one month where, in the build up to Christmas with roaring fires and shorter days, even the hardiest of gardeners may struggle to get out there and do the necessary for their plots.

December often means hard frosts and you need to harvest your winter cabbages, celery and cauliflowers this month. Parsnips and swedes are pretty hardy so if you are a bit overrun with your crop you can keep these in the ground until you need them. If bad weather is forecast then keep some straw handy to cover them over and stop the ground from freezing thema in. Make sure that you check your stored crops for any sign of disease and remove any that look problematic.

If the ground isn’t too sticky then this is also a great time to get out your hoe and work between your vegetable crops. Look out for any plants which might have been lifted by frost and press them gently back into the ground.

Keep an eye on your Brussels too - these should be starting now so try cooking them in different ways in your meals before the ‘big day’ (adding a spot of garlic can make all the difference) until you find something suitable to go with the bird. You don’t just have to eat them on Christmas Day you know!

Be mindful of any snowfall this month or in future weeks and help out your plants and shrubs as best you can by brushing off any settled snow. This helps to prevent any damage with branches breaking under the weight. Just make sure you if you have small children they don’t take this as an opportunity to flick snow everywhere otherwise your quiet gardening time could suddenly turn into an impromptu snowball fight!

Birds at this time of the year need all the help they can get too. There are some great plants that you can introduce to help them as well as popping out the traditional feeders. These

include hawthorn, holly, beriberi and indeed your holly can double up as a craft project for indoor decorations over the festive season.

If you are planting these types of shrubs for our feathered friends then do try and put them somewhere quiet in the garden where the birds won’t be frightened off.

Sit back at your window and watch them feed contentedly whilst you enjoy the view. Why not get out a few gardening books, grab a cup of tea and imagine how you’d like your garden to look next summer? More or less vegetables? Bigger shrubs, more colour?

Whatever you choose, pat yourself on the back for all the hard work you’ve done this year and think how green your fingers really could be!

Jobs for December:-

• Continue collecting falling leaves and put them in a leaf mould cage ready for next year.

• Take hardwood cuttings of soft fruit.

• Cover your compost bins • Pop some more manure into your digging efforts.

• Keep an eye on any slugs trying to get at your potatoes • Keep your bird feeders topped up, especially if there is ground frost or snowfall.

• Keep mice away from your harvested produce.

• Cut back any creepers that have become a bit excitable during the year

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Renaut Koleos 2017

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

The Renault Koleos won’t rock your world, but it’s a decent enough SUV. It looks a bit too like many other SUVs out there – most noticeably the Skoda Kodiaq, but it’s an impressive car, nonetheless. I got behind the wheel of the flagship trim level – the Signature Nav, which has a generous amount of Kit, comprising big 19-inch alloy wheels, a sat-nav, a touchscreen and leather-bound seats. The car’s infotainment system, accessed via the touchscreen is easy and selfexplanatory to use, and the Renault is practical, offering cubby holes and four USB slots. What’s more, the Koleos is endowed with good quality soft-touch plastics and the hide wrapping the seats and steering wheel is top notch.

The top-of-the-tree 2.0 dCi 175 AWD X-Tronic Koleos I drove really is the bee’s-knees, in terms of out-and-out technology and cabin refinement. The layout is well thought out for driver and passengers, and room is more than respectable.

The wheelbase is the same as the X-Trail’s at 2,705mm – and this equates to awesome legroom. Better still, the Koleos’ load area is 29 litres bigger than the Nissan’s – measuring 579 litres. Alas, take a tape-measure to the similar-looking Skoda Kodiaq and the Czech-made car’s boot is 630 litres. Oh well, you can’t have everything. Strangely the Gallic car brand isn’t providing the Koleos with a seven-seat option, though. This could be a deal-breaker as Skoda’s Kodiaq does. Renault gets away with it, however, by explaining that you can always go for the Grand Scenic if you need all those seats.

On the road, the Renault Koleos is well-behaved and easy to like. Zero to 62mph arrives in 9.5 seconds and the top speed is 125mph, so the car has plenty of ‘go’ for motorway commutes or for overtakes on lesser roads. The Koleos has 174 horses under its ample bonnet to provide such power,

and this helps tug the car along, even with five-up and a fully laden boot.

The auto ‘box isn’t bad, even though it’s a continuously variable transmission (CVT). This means the transmission shifts through a constant range of ratios. Alas, CVTs don’t always work as seamlessly as they should, resulting in a rather jerky driving experience. Nevertheless, I’m pleased to report Renault has stuck an advanced CVT into the Koleos that uses technology to copy a sequential ‘box. This makes the car painless to operate.

The Koleos’ride is super comfy, with its soft suspension making you all but forget the existence of potholes. But the squidgy springs don’t wreck the handling; if anything, the French SUV comes across as predictable and steady. The Koleos I drove had all-wheel-drive, so I also tested it off-road. Because the car has good ground clearance I could drive it over stones and hummocks without fear of ripping bits off the underneath of the Koleos. Furthermore, the Renault grips well in mud and anything not resembling tarmac. It’s no Land Rover, but it’s a great asset to have if you live in the sticks, or you plan on lugging a tin-tent to a grassy caravan park or suchlike.

The Koleos is a car that is roomy and well-appointed. It also flies the luxury SUV flag for Renault. This means it could attract fresh customers to the brand who are looking for an SUV with a bit of French flair..

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Bathrooms K & B Installations....................... 21 Bedrooms Custom Creations......................... 9 Custom Fit.................................... 2 Custom World.............................. 19 Flair Interiors............................... 31 Blinds, Curtains & Shutters Ashley Blinds................................. 3 Broadview Shading Solutions....... 5 Tuscany Blinds............................. 20 Books Dianetics...................................... 18 Book Writing Courses Mike’s Online Academy............... 28 Cafes & Parks Bournemouth Borough Council.... 20 Cameras Rocky Rock Cameras.................... 28 Carpet & Upholstery Cleaners Cleaning Doctor........................... 13 Chimney Sweeps Oliver Chimney Sweeps................ 37 Chiropractors Paul Harris................................... 24 Cleaning Services Julie & Steve Garden & Cleaning Services................... 37 Community News Adventures of Nellie.................... 26 Celebrity Interview: Michael Caine.... 30 Dorset Wildlife Trust: The violence of nature.............. 12 Free carol service to bring together patients and staff....... 16 Get someone The Adventures of Nellie as a stocking filler........... 25

Highcliffe Charity Players panto: Dick Whittington and his Cat..... 8 LawSpot....................................... 22 Motoring: Renaut Koleos 2017.... 36 On your plot: Scarves at the ready................. 34 Roundhead Association............... 14 What’s On at Regent Centre........ 32 Demolition & Asbestos Services Pro-Dem...................................... 17 Dentists Hoburne Dental Practice............. 35 Denture Services Dorset Denture Clinic.................... 3 Drainage Services All Drains Cleared........................ 24 First Call Southern Services........... 1 Driveways White & Sons............................... 28 Electricians First Call Southern Services........... 1 Estate Agents Michael Adam............................. 13 Financial Services Bournemouth Investments.......... 37 Garage Doors Skandoor...................................... 23 Garage Services Trickett Welding........................... 37 Garden Services Julie & Steve Garden & Cleaning Services................... 35 Health & Beauty Beauty with Sue-Ellen.................. 29 Careline........................................ 6

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