The Poole Directory - October 2019

Oakdale Edition

October 2019

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Here at United Fencing Supplies we specialise in all types of fencing from domestic to industrial.

We stock a full range of timber fencing products including: • Picket Fencing • Closeboard Fencing • Trellis and Overlap • Closeboard Panels

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We manufacture all of our own panels, trellis and gates so if you have any bespoke requirements please don’t hesitate to contact us.

With over 25 years’ experience we are confident that United Fencing Supplies is the right choice for your garden project.

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For a free no obligation quote call 01202 895500 or email: sales@unitedfencingsupplies.co.uk

www.unitedfencingsupplies.co.uk Find us at: 41 Telford Road, Ferndown Industrial Estate, Dorset BH21 7RX

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Complete installation service • All building work and trades covered • Supply only Tile Supplier • Able Bathrooms • Worktop & door changes • Small jobs welcome

Tel: 01202 861972

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135 Station Road, West Moors, BH22 0HT

Ashley Court has a homely, calm and tranquil atmosphere; an ideal home for those looking for a comfortable and safe place to live, with a home from home feel. part of the Healthcare Homes Group

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Accommodation is spacious with well-furnished lounge areas and dining rooms providing space for residents to relax, enjoy activities and entertain guests. All bedrooms are for single occupancy with en-suite facilities. The home is surrounded by beautiful secure landscaped gardens for residents and their guests to enjoy; easily accessible by foot and by wheelchair.

Excellent staff, always there to help and very friendly.

Everything in the home is great.

Excellent care and kindness showed to my mother during her rehab after a fall.

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Introduction

The Poole Directory - Oakdale Edition Edition 106

Published by:

Stephen & Debbie Corney at Dorset Directories Ltd

Telephone: 01202 894397

Email:

info@pooledirectory.co.uk

Dear Poole Residents, Our purpose here at The Poole Directory is to bring local trades and business-people to your doorstep to help you find someone who can help you in the home, the garden or indeed for your own health and wellbeing. We have many loyal and trusted people who have been advertising with us for some time. They love to hear from you. The index at the back is a quick reminder of all there is inside. From windows to will writers, from plumbers to health and fitness.

They are all here for you. In addition to the local businesses we like to bring you interesting articles and “what’s on” in the area. If you have any suggestions on how we can improve your Local Directory, please feel free to call or email us. If you know of a local trades person who could benefit from more local work, then do get him or her to call too, as I am sure we can help them.

Daichi The Dashing Dude, the Dorset Directories

Copy deadline for the Campervan, was back on the road again this month. He took us to The Dorset Show! What November edition: 14th October 2019

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.

a great day out that was and Daichi roared his engine in delight as he danced us home. You can read all about it in the pages inside.

The lucky winner of the prize wordsearch in September was Mrs A Canham. Well done to you! Pop your wordsearch in the post, as you never know, it could be you this month!

Wishing you a good month of October. Happy Halloween!

Debbie, Stephen, Hayden & Daichi

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BONFIRE PARTIES for 2019 IN DORSET AND THE NEW FOREST 26th October 2019

Beaulieu fireworks - The National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, New Forest, Hampshire, SO42 7ZN - Gates open 3pm - Tel: 01590 612 345 7pm Music starts • 7.40pm fireworks • 9pm event ends.

Advance tickets: Adult, £13.50 Child £8.75 Family £38.

On the day: Adult 14.50 Child £9.00 Family £38

26th October 2019

Flameburst - “The Fuzzy Bit”, Verwood, Dorset, BH31 6QF 6pm gates open • 7pm Junior display • 7.45 Stage headlining 8.45 Firework Display • 9pm Bonfire • 10pm Close Tickets £4 with under 3’s free, available on the gate.

2nd November 2019

Dorchester Rugby Club, Coburg Road, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2HX 6.30pm gates open • 8pm fireworks Family £12.00, Adult £5, Child £2 (under 16), Under 5’s Free

2nd November 2019

Christchurch Community Bonfire and Firework Spectacular Stanpit Recreation Ground, Stanpit, Christchurch, BH23 3ND 7pm - check online for details

2nd November 2019

East Dorset Tennis and Croquet Club, Salterns Road, Poole, BH14 8B Gates open 5pm • Fire lit 6pm • Fireworks to follow.

Food, bars, Childrens entertainment Adults £7 Children £4 Family Ticket 2/2 £20. Note that the family ticket is only available in advance. Phone: 01202 740 219.

3rd November 2019

Ringwood Bonfire Party, Carvers Recreation Park, off Southampton Road, Ringwood, Hampshire, BH24 1JD Gates open 3.30 pm • Childrens display at dusk Full display at around 7pm.

5th November 2019

Poole Quay, Hennings Quay, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1EJ 5pm to 8.15pm

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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 Poole 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.’

So, if your windows are steamed up, broken or damaged give Justin a call for a free quotation on 0800 61 21 118 and he’ll be happy to help!

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Community News

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What’s On 2019…

12th - 20th October 2019 Dorchester Literary Festival Various venues around the town Check the website to download a full programme of events: www.orchesterliteraryfestival.com

18th - 19th October 2019 Wimborne Oktoberfest Poole Road, Wimborne, BH21 1EE Celebrate the start of autumn in style with quality music from live bands, premium German lagers served in litre steins, drinking games, thigh-slapping, Bavarian bratwursts, pretzel and lots of fun.

18th Oct to 2nd Nov 2019 Purbeck Film Festival Venues across the region, including cinemas & village halls 30 venue’s 70 beautifully chosen films seriously there is something for everyone in this festival. Visit the festival web site for full details: www.purbeckfilm.com

19th October 2019 Noel Brodie

Pavilion Theatre Bournemouth BH1 2BU After years of Noel being asked ‘When are you coming to Bournemouth in your solo show?’ by Pantomime goers, he’s bringing his own brand of fast paced, irreverent, sometimes rude but never crude, observational comedy to Bournemouth Pavilion.

26th October 2019 An Evening with the Verderers Verderers Court, Queens House, Lyndhurst, SO43 7NY Your chance to see the Verderers’ Court after hours. In the seat of this ancient institution of the New Forest learn from the Verderers themselves about the important role they play in the life of the Forest. Light refreshments will be provided. Tickets are £20 each or £15 for Friends of the Centre.

26th October 2019 Zombie Fest 2019 175 High Street Poole BH15 1BN It’s got to be that time of year again...

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13 and what better to warm up and get in the mood for Halloween than a good old Zombie fest.

28th & 29th September 2019 Light Up Swanage Pier Pier Approach, Swanage, BH19 2AW Come and be submerged in a colourful lighting display. With the lamp posts illuminated you will be led up to an immersive light show at the end of the Pier.

Watch an amazing fire show and glow juggling display, with an array of lightup juggling props, fire-eating and blowing.

1st November 2019 Poundbury Rotary Club Quiz Night Brownsword Hall, Poundbury, DT1 3GW In aid of the Macmillan Unit at the County Hospital, this evening will be one of sagacious challenge, so get your team ready, and its in aid of a really good, chosen to be local, cause. Fri 1st November 2019 at 19.00 - 22.30 Check the Rotary Club Dorcheseter web page for contact details.

2nd November 2019 Day of the Dead Family Show Cranborne Earth House, Damerham Road, Cranborne, BH21 5RP

Under the watchful eye of a bunch of gambling skeletons – dead ancestors are honoured; the souls of the dead are tempted back into the world of the living for a bit of a party, and Death is mocked, cheated and saluted by turn.

This is the wonderful family friendly version of the Crick Crack Club’s annual autumn celebration, inspired by the Mexican festival of the Dias de Los Muertos. £8 adult £3 child .

10th November 2019 Remembrance Sunday: Poetry Max Gate, Alington Ave, Dorchester, DT1 2FN Members of the New Hardy Players read poetry and prose to mark Remembrance Sunday. Suggested donation to the New Hardy Players of £3.

13th November 2019 Fossil Walk Lyme Regis Museum, Bridge Street, Lyme Regis, DT7 3QA Explore the beach with our expert Fossil Hunters Paddy Howe and Chris Andrew and collect your own fossils to take home. Walk in the footsteps of Mary Anning, hear about the amazing fossils discovered in Lyme Regis and the fascinating geology of the Jurassic Coast. Adults £12 Under 16’s £6, Under 6 free, Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

To keep up to date with what’s on in Dorset go to:

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WOODEN GATES & GARAGE DOORS CUSTOM MADE TO MEASURE

Quality Gates and Garage Doors Friendly, family run business, established for 20 years with an excellent reputation for quality and service. Please contact us for a no obligation quote.

Full fitting service available in our area

Unit 7, Slader Business Park, Witney Road, Nuffield Industrial Estate, Poole, BH17 0GP

01202 670770 sales@woodengatemakers.co.uk www.woodengatemakers.co.uk

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Broadview Celebrates 50 Years A name synonymous locally with window blinds, Broadview is this year celebrating fifty years in the business.

Launched in 1969 by local businessman David Pratt in Broadstone, the company remains a family business some fifty years later with sons Mark and Ian Pratt at the helm having taken over in the late nineties.

Home for Broadview is now large factory premises and showroom on the Nuffield Industrial Estate in Poole and the company has diversified into an extensive range of indoor shading solutions including blinds, shutters and conservatory blinds, as well as garden shading, with an enviable range of awnings and outdoor pergola systems – perfect for extending your living space into the garden and creating an outdoor entertaining area.

Over the years, Broadview has strengthened its position locally as the go-to specialist for interior and exterior shading.

They also provide vehicle awnings for mobile tradesmen and motorsport and equestrian enthusiasts across the UK. Today, Broadview supply to the general public including

homeowners and businesses and have built strong business relationships with prominent property developers, architects and hospitality sector organisations who they work with on a regular basis. They also represent brands in the UK such as Brustor Awnings and Pergolas systems; Somfy motors and automation and Custom West Window Shutters, as well as Luxaflex high end interior window blinds.

For more information on indoor and outdoor shading solutions for homes or businesses, please call 01202 679012 or visit www.broadview.co.uk

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Wildlife News

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Talking about Wildlife...

Return of the birds Migration is a form of adaptation, vital to survival, as the changing seasons vary climate. As autumn approaches, we will start to see migrant birds returning to the UK, completing a journey of thousands of miles. What may look like chaos to us as we witness flocks of birds pass above, is actually part of a planned and calculated flight, unique to a species. Some will take a direct route, whereas others may prefer to follow a costal course.

In the South of the UK, we are lucky to be winter hosts to members of the thrush family such as fieldfares and redwings; two migrant birds that resemble eachother. Fieldfares are large and yellowbreasted, whereas Redwings can be identified by distinctive bursts of orangey-red under its wings.

Returning to nest in Iceland and Scandinavia around the end of March, these birds take this time to indulge in our berry-laden hedgerows, parks and woodlands. Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Kingcombe Meadow Nature Reserve offers an excellent opportunity to see these migrating birds with its abundance of thick hedgerows. Fieldfares are sociable birds and can be seen in flocks of over 200.

Increasing numbers of migrating birds, such as the fieldfares and redwings, are being spotted in our gardens. A combination of freezing conditions and the dramatic decrease of insect populations forces

Redwing

Photo: Jon Hawkins

Fieldfare

Photo: Richard Steel

these birds to take refuge, so don’t forget to top up your bird feeders or provide mealworms, cheese and suet to help keep feathered visitors energised this autumn and winter. Also look out for geese and wading birds will arrive in September and October in their hundreds and thousands. Dark-bellied brent geese flock to southern shores in early October.

The Chesil Beach Centre, over looking the Fleet Lagoon, is a great place to see these birds in action.

Holes Bay, Poole Harbour is the estuary (tidal mouth) of serval rivers and is therefore another perfect place to look out for migrating birds and some fantastic flocks can be seen late in the afternoon there. Coastal areas make excellent vantage points for a keen bird watcher, or even if you’re just starting out.

Tips for watching migrating birds: 1. Check tide times and take precautions with appropriate clothing.

2. Time your visits: geese are mostly likely to be seen at sunrise and sunset.

3. Keep a record of birds arriving and departing over the season.

4. Don’t forget to pack your binoculars!

By Holly Toman

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Exceeding Expectations...

One Patient at a Time Our chiropractic clinic is made up of highly skilled professionals who deeply value your health and wellbeing. We take great pride in providing our community with high quality, patient-centric care and health education.

We offer not only chiropractic but sports massage therapy, relaxing deep tissue massage & life coaching. Parkstone Chiropractic has the wellness services you would like when you are feeling fine and the emergency services you need when illness or injury strikes.

Save £10 when you make an appointment for an initial consultation & treatment with any of our practitioners.

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Arbor-Oak Tree & Hedge Services

• Tree Surgery • Hedge Cutting • Tree Stump Removal • Fencing For a free quote, contact Justin

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Domestic repairs: internal & external Fault Finding • CCTV Automated Gates Pools • Engines • Marine Windows • Decorating Minor building work Reasonable Rates • Fully Insured Friendly & Reliable

David Stone

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Community News

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Talbot Village Trust helps thousands of Poole residents through The Spire’s renovation Talbot Village Trust has donated £100,000 to Poole Methodist Church to undertake a project which has seen the introduction of a new café and a multipurpose auditorium at its community initiative, ‘The Spire’, on Poole High Street.

The grant has enabled the team to finish the building phase of this project that will continue to support and benefit many people within the local community.

Work began by converting the main church into a two-story building with the community café on the ground floor and a new multi-purpose auditorium on the first floor. This new space will be used for exhibitions, concerts and meetings, as well as church services. In addition, by demolishing the old church halls, another two-storey building was built to accommodate smaller meeting rooms and halls for local charities and not-forprofit organisations to use when required.

Eifron Hopper, Project Leader at The Spire, said: “The support of Talbot Village Trust has been an immense encouragement throughout the building phase of the project at ‘The Spire’.

We hope that the Trustees will feel as excited as we do about the ongoing work that their generosity has enabled.”

Russell Lucas-Rowe, Trustee of Talbot Village Trust, added: “We are so pleased to have helped with the completion of such an interesting and important project within Poole town centre. We are always happy to help further projects that have a positive impact on our community.”

Talbot Village Trust meets biannually and is accepting applications for funding from both previous and new applicants in the area before the Trustees meet in spring 2020. Please go to www.talbotvillagetrust.org for more information.

L-R Michele Welcomme (catering manager), Paul Dredge (centre administrator) and Hilda Beddard (steward)

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Community News

Hot Foot It To Bonfire Night Firewalk Wessex Cancer Trust needs daredevils to hot foot it to Sandbanks Beach in Poole this Bonfire Night and walk over hot coals to raise money for local families living with cancer.

After a full safety briefing, walkers will be led over ten metres of coals heated to 1200°F (648°C) by certified instructors UK Firewalk.

Bournemouth-based drumming band, Samba Panache, will heat up the atmosphere for the evening, and in a fitting finale participants will have the opportunity to watch fireworks light up the night sky across Poole Bay after their walk.

Maria Tidy, Wessex Cancer Trust’s community engagement manager, said: “This is an adrenaline-fuelled event which requires an open mind and the determination to take up the challenge.

All the money raised will go directly to providing free and local support to anyone living with cancer, so we wouldn’t want anyone to get cold feet!

If you think you’re a good match for this we’d love to hear from you.”

Registration is £20 per person, or £35 for a pair, with a sponsorship goal of £80. The event takes place outside Sandbanks Beach Café on Tuesday 5th November at 5.30pm.

For more information visit: www.wessexcancer.org.uk/Event/ firewalk-2019

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Introducing... RFM Windows Ltd We have been building our reputation within the Hampshire and Dorset region since 2007. Between them the Directors have over 45 years’ experience within the window industry.

We don’t employ salesman as we don’t believe in high pressure sales techniques, the products and service sell themselves with the majority of our sales coming from returning customers and recommendations.

Every job is tailored to our customer’s needs. Our windows and doors are individually made to fit perfectly. All of our fitting teams are directly employed and have passed the FENSA Minimum Technical Competency examination. This ensures that the windows and doors you have carefully chosen are fitted properly, with care and attention to detail.

When you decide to carry out home improvements be it replacing doors and windows, adding a porch or conservatory or cladding, renewing guttering, fascia and soffits you can be assured that RFM Windows operate to the highest standards.

We also supply Smarts Architectural aluminium powder coated doors and windows which come in a variety of colours.

We are an authorised supplier of the leading Liniar brand of UPVC doors and windows one of the most innovative brands on the market, using lead free PVC. The profile is a British made multi chambered design offering one of the best U values currently available.

RFM Windows are members of Checkatrade (please visit the website to view our customers comments) and are a Trustmark registered company.

Our Ringwood showroom has a wide range of the latest doors and windows available please feel free to visit for a no obligation quotation.

We are family run business and have been building our reputation within the Hampshire and Dorset region since 2007. Since then we have continued to supply quality products fitted by qualified FENSA MTC fitters. Our Directors have over 45 year’s experience within the window industry and we tailor every job for our customers.

Our Ringwood showroom has a wide range of the latest doors and windows available please feel free to visit for a no obligation quotation.

sales@rfmwindows.com

01425 476222

Ringwood, BH24 1DY

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LAWNS • EDGING • HEDGES • SHRUBS BORDERS • PLANTING • FENCING DRIVEWAYS & PATIOS • JET WASHING We Supply and Fit Blinds to Suit Your Budget Free No Obligation Quotations We are a family run business established since 2001.

We have recently relocated to South Dorset and are now establishing our business services in this area.

We pride ourselves on customer service providing a wide range of products and price ranges to suit the budget of individual customers.

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All year round garden maintenance, cutting, shaping, removal, digging, edging, weeding, leaf clearing, etc.

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Images taken before & after every visit, emailed to customer, or viewed on a tablet, see your garden change through the year!

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Horton Road | Ashley Heath | Dorset | BH24 2EE

A gracious new home, offering all the care you may need – at a realistic cost

St Ives House is a newly-built care home set in an attractive sylvan location near Ringwood.

With well-appointed facilities and an abundance of light and space, the home offers a relaxed, safe and peaceful setting for those with nursing, residential and dementia care needs.

Our caring, expertly trained staff offer high quality nursing care for all levels of need – from short-term respite, to high dependency and palliative care, as well as dementia care.

Come and see for yourself For enquiries please call

01425 481220 or visit www.care-south.co.uk

Registered Charity No. 1014697

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

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We are specialists in providing for the elderly or less mobile. Everything is dealt with in the comfort of your own home.

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Adventures of Daichi

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The Adventures of Daichi

The Dorset Directories Camper Van Daichi The Dashing Dude, our much-loved campervan, was missed last month. Certainly, one lady was quite upset that he had not taken us anywhere as we were too busy sailing the ocean waves around Alaska. Daichi himself had felt quite jilted and although he seemed ‘happy’ we had enjoyed ourselves, there was that little ‘frost’ in the air when he acknowledged ‘how pleased he was for us’. These Japanese vans do have a way about them… Well this month he was determined to make it up and he took us somewhere we had never been before – The Dorset Show. Yes! The Dorset Show. Can you believe it, we have never been.

How ridiculous is that? I am sure that Daichi thought he could compete with all those immaculately dressed stallions. He rather fancied himself being groomed and brushed down.

Or maybe it was all those jodhpurs and long leather boots, but that is going a little far as it is a family magazine after all. Daichi, really.

The day was filled with blue

The skill of the scurry racing

Amazing final jump of the six-bar event skies and some of our wonderful fluffy white clouds. My Mum and Dad came with us as Mum was celebrating her 75th Birthday and my Dad of 84 drove all the way from Hull for the special weekend. What better way than for Daichi to take us all out? One thing to mention here is that when Daichi was kitted out with all his new (designer, of course) interior, we made sure there were three seats in the back, not two. We find this useful as the three of us can go out, with another couple. It also means the bed is wider when it rolls out, though the cupboards are a little narrower, so we had the fridge fitted under the back seat to give us more space for the cupboards. Clever!

Off we all set. Daichi grinning from wheel to wheel. It was busy! The car park was full. On arriving in the showground there were thousands of people walking around the stalls, eating and drinking at the many food places and looking for bargains in the market area. We love the atmosphere

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“The Osborne Refrigerators Double Harness Scurry Class” was such fun.

Nearly as nifty as Daichi on those country roads, the horses speeded between cones, in and out, left and right, to be the fastest to the finish line with no faults. That must be really exhilarating to take part in. Daichi is looking into it… uh oh…

The elegance of the “Coaching Marathon Class” in comparison showed Daichi the sedate life of the rich in the past. It evoked images of young ladies whiling away their hours in their long lacy gowns, waiting for their Prince to sweep them off their feet. Daichi is getting all romantic now. Beautiful, graceful, stylish and wonderful to watch. The judges really

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Now Daichi... don’t go getting ideas! have to know what they are looking for to pick a winner from such a polished class.

Quite different and very much in contrast was the “Adrenaline Tour Motorbike Stunt Show”. How skilled are these riders in flying their bikes high in the air, screaming off on two wheels, flipping their machines at right angles. Wow. I really am hoping that Daichi does not get any ideas on this, or we may feel like we are all at sea again!

What a fantastic day. Of course, a ‘little’ shopping had to be done and Dad bought me my Birthday present (shush don’t remind him it is not till December…). A lovely handcrafted bird bath. I also bought a leather door stop which I am rather fond of.

Mum and Dad loved the whole day too. Daichi was as proud as punch that we enjoyed ourselves so much.

On the way home I did see him looking at himself admiringly, at the reflection in a shop window. I am sure he saw the muscles of a Mustang or was it the strength of a Steed? Daichi was in his element. So were we. Where will he take us next month I wonder!

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Parkstone Detachment: Dorset Army Cadet Force Looking for something for your child to do in the evening that is ‘different’ from school and doesn’t cost the Earth?

Interested in making new friends, Shooting, First Aid, Football, Kayaking, Duke of Edinburgh and Fieldcraft?

Then come meet us on Mondays and Thursdays from 7:15-9:30 on Weymouth Road, Parkstone, BH14 0DS. Or email Ross Wheeler-Clayton on 7329wheele@armymail.mod.uk

Serjeant Rebecca Harrison (back row, second from left) during her assessment week

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who also gave high praises for her efforts.

Serjeant Harrison now continues to spark creativity in the minds of the young Cadets through STEM which incorporates Science Technology Engineering and Maths.

Also this month, Cadets and instructors from all over the company joined together in the hot sun and sandy beaches to host a stand at the Bournemouth Air Show.

The event saw members of the public of all ages trying on camouflage cream and getting dressed up in webbing, helmets and bergans which are typically worn during Fieldcraft exercises and posing for photos in front of our make-shift shelter called a ‘basher’. This lead onto our PR trailer and the mobile rock wall which proved a challenge in military boots after I tested the safety by falling off twice. The event was a huge success and saw many happy faces and several new recruits into the Army Cadet Force.

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The focus this month is on one of our adults, Rebecca Harrison who completed the final process of her potential instructors course.

The course allows the volunteers of the Army Cadet Force the opportunity to learn new transferable skills, from teamwork, communication and manual skills. All of which could be a benefit in the workplace along with building confidence from having the chance to try something new and feeling a sense of achievement. Harrison travelled to Lydd in Kent with her peers from several different counties to attend the annual camp where her assessment took place.

Throughout camp, she was observed on her teaching skills which she had previously practiced within the detachment by entwining her outside interests into her lessons such as her passion for running into Physical Training sessions which the Cadets very much enjoyed despite being worn out at the end. Harrison completed the course having been awarded the promotion to Serjeant Instructor by the Acting Commandant, Lieutenant Colonel Garratt

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Short Story: THE RESCUE...

Golden sand whipped the walls of my watch tower as I stood like a sentry watching over the dark, blue, menacing sea. Binoculars to my eyes, I searched for anything that shouldn’t be there - at least not in this storm. Waves at least ten feet tall stood proud before toppling over and emitting an enormous sound as the water slammed into either more water or sand. White foam covered the first 10 metres out from the water’s edge where all the waves deposited their immense amount of energy. All of a sudden, a peachy white hand shot out from under the water then sank again (I almost missed it, it happened so fast).

Tiny pricks stabbed at my exposed face as I ran to the water’s edge; the wind howled at me not go out, waves presenting their terrible force as they crashed in front of me. Dark clouds rumbled in the distance waiting to unleash their own fury. I was watching like a hawk, my eyes scanning the sea for any signs of that person. Suddenly, the same hand, however this time two, appeared for another split second and disappeared as a wave, the size of my watch tower, engulfed them. I had to rescue them. They needed me. But what if I couldn’t do it? What if I made the situation worse? Could I take that risk? Yes. I grabbed the almost 11-foot, luminous yellow board and sprinted into the ferocious beast…

The icy water stole my breath as my chest seized up and my legs started to freeze. The board slammed the surface of my enemy and I leaped out of the heat sapping liquid onto it; my hands went numb as I paddled, ploughing them into the water trying to power through and get to my target as quick as I could.

My body ached, my arms burned, I couldn’t take it much longer. But they needed me.

CRASH! A wave smacked my board, it almost entirely threw me off, as white foam surrounded me: I saw another coming, but it hadn’t broken yet. The rounded tip pierced and glided through the up rise of water like nothing. Immediately, I saw what was behind that puny wave… the king wave of the set I had just driven through swelled up and began racing towards me like a miniature tsunami. Moments later and I could see the dangerous white foam starting to spread across the crest. Either it had to break before it reached me, or I had to reach it before it started to plunge down on top of me.

The race was on.

My arms screamed in pain, my chest struggled to keep the supply of oxygen I needed, and I could no longer feel my hands. Numbness was slowly creeping over my body, its tendrils reaching out to every part dispersing any feeling I had there. I hope I can make it, I thought, as the king wave and I flew towards each other.

It had not broken. Yet. However, I could see the crest creating a lip (it was starting to pitch over itself). It was about to break. Every part of my body wanted to give up and let the monstrous wall of water take me down with it, but I couldn’t let that happen. As I approached the wave my board started to rise, and I could see the water rushing towards me. I grasped my board and elevated my body as my board and I almost started to go vertical. I closed my eyes; I could do no more but hope…

A thunderous discharge of energy pounded my ears. Did I survive?

I opened my eyes to see my fluorescent board and I still together: my body still in the rigid position I had assumed. I peered behind me and saw huge amounts of white foam where the gigantic wave had plummeted into the water. Better luck next time, Poseidon , I thought, as I chuckled to myself and started to paddle again. My board gently rose and fell as swells of anticipated waves flowed past me.

My perceptions snapped into action as I searched for the person I had come all this way for. A quick glance and I saw them: floating and unmoving. They needed me. I rapidly paddled over and in a flash was in the water flipping over my board; I grabbed their arms and placed them over my now upside-down

rescue craft. Balancing my adrenaline filled muscles and trying to be as careful as I could, I heaved the board back over as I held the person’s arms so that they followed its motion.

Eventually, they lay perpendicular on my own lifeline. I twisted their body so that they were parallel and I could get on – it’s imperative for me to be on the board too. I swam round and faced my own saviour (the board) towards the golden sands where waves, still deathly aggressive, slammed into the beach. With a mighty pull on the handles, I slid onto the rear of the craft before engaging in the foreboding journey back.

As I madly paddled towards safety with an unconscious body in front of me, I could feel the swells getting larger. This was it. I had done the first segment, but could I do the same again? Numbness had already conquered any feeling I had left, except the ones I didn’t want. All I could feel was the torture I was putting myself through: burning arms, burning chest, burning blood vessels as they fought to supply any energy they could scrape for me. My wetsuit tugged at my weakening arms and my hands began to splash the saltwater onto my face. I couldn’t do it. I could see that ten metre stretch of deadly white spray as the board cut through my enemy.

While paddling, I felt the back of my board start to rise – a wave. I shifted my body backwards so that we didn’t nosedive into the glacial like water. It was enough, at least for now. The person I had rescued and I rode the wave towards the shore like a soaring seagull, as we raced with the wave. The wave grew bigger, stronger and more powerful the further we rode it towards safety. It was getting too large though, I couldn’t put enough of my weight rearwards. The nose of my board began to sink, water and salt flew into my eyes. It stung. It was as if wasps were sending their stingers straight into my eyes.

It happened too quickly.

The board dug its nose into the water and the corpse-like body and I tumbled off.

My arms were too weak, they felt like lead, I couldn’t grasp anything - the board nor the person. The salt blinded me and my body sank beneath the waves. Was this it? Was this the end? I couldn’t do it. But I had come all this way… no. They needed me. Whoever I had tried to save hadn’t been saved just yet. I can’t give up, not after all of this. Strength surged into my muscles, adrenaline fuelled my heart and my own lifeless body began to twitch as I fought the reapers wrath and began to swim to the surface. My head burst out the water, instantly looking around wildly for my board or the person.

Something was floating (it was too dark to be my board). I swam as if I had suddenly become an Olympic swimmer. Although my muscles were on fire and my eyes felt like they were melting, I carried on. I wrapped my arm around that other body and frantically kicked my legs and swung my arm under the water. I was so close; another eight metres and I was there – the final length. All alarms were ringing in my body, reverberating around my skull, telling me to stop what I was doing and give up. That wasn’t an option. Waves piled on top of us making my back sear in pain. I couldn’t let go. Not now. As if by a miracle, my foot kicked something underneath me, it was sand! I charged out of the water like a bull, still carrying the person I had rescued. I had done it. Dripping wet and icy cold I dragged the person toward my watch tower. I could now truly look at them without the danger of a wave engulfing us.

I placed her on a chair and, with a shaking hand, dialled 999. Without hesitation, the lady at the other end had sent us an ambulance and told me we were going to be alright.

The emergency services were on their way. I had done my duty.

I sat down next to the lady I had rescued, my entire body shivering as I did, and I gently took hold of her hand and closed my eyes. Within seconds, I blacked out next to her still with her hand in mine.

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Featuring 10 magnificent acres, explore meandering paths through the Italian Garden, the Wooded Valley, the Rock & Water Garden, the Heather Garden, and the glorious spring blossoms of the Japanese Garden. With an adjoining, Café and Tearooms you can then stop off for delicious seasonal dishes, inspired by Great British Classics, as well as a scrumptious variety of traditional homemade cakes and pastries.

For even more enjoyment, the Plant Centre holds a wide range of gardening goods for all your horticultural needs, whilst the “Gifted Moments” gift shop is a real Aladdin’s cave; full of presents for any occasion.

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On Your Plot Benefits of Garlic

Time spent on clearing and preparing your beds now will pay dividends next year. Make the most of the autumn sunshine to get compost dug into bare beds and you’ll have saved yourself hours of work on those chilly Spring days.

Jobs for October :-

• Make sure that plenty of sun can get to your pumpkins in order to get them ripe in time for Halloween.

• Plant garlic, shallots and Japanese onions.

• Leaving dead seed heads etc. on your flower borders will provide valuable food and shelter for garden wildlife over winter, as will leaving an undisturbed log or two. Build a rough shelter in a quiet corner and you might get a hedgehog move in!

• If you get lots of fallen leaves on your plot don’t waste them. Make a bin from chicken wire attached to 4 posts. Fill this with the leaves and they will rot down to give you sweet-smelling black leaf mould in one to two years tim.

As the days get shorter and the weather gets cooler the focus on your vegetable plot starts to turn from growing and harvesting, into clearing and tidying.

October is a good month for taking stock of how things have gone this year and starting to make plans for what you will grow in the future.

Removing spent crops exposes slugs and other such pests to birds and other garden friendly wildlife. It also gives you the chance to look after your soil and assess how the space will be used next. Crop rotation is important so if the space is to remain bare over winter it may be wise to make notes about what grew where this season.

Add matter from your compost heap to newly cleared areas, either digging it in, or leaving a layer on the top where the worms will gradually incorporate it into the deeper soil over winter. If the soil is heavy leaving it bare will enable frosts to help break it up. Our soil is lighter and benefits from being covered over - we use flattened cardboard boxes which protect from the rain (and we’ve all had enough of that lately!), and

also help keep the weeds at bay.

You may think that it’s all too late in the year to be planting, but there are some crops that definitely need to be thought of now, and others that, given an early start now, will benefit next Spring.

If you’ve not grown garlic before, then do try it - it’s easy to grow, can help protect other crops from pests, and with just a small amount of space you can grow enough to see you through the whole year! Now is definitely the time to order your garlic bulbs and they can be planted anytime between now and Christmas, but preferably not when the soil is too wet. Rather than planting all the garlic together it may pay to spread it around the plot as the strong smell can be an aid in keeping pests such as the carrot root fly away from other crops.

Each garlic bulb should be separated into individual cloves and the cloves are planted with the pointed end uppermost, just below the surface, leaving about 4 inches between each one. They like well drained soil and you’ll be pleasantly surprised in the long winter days to see their green tips creeping upwards. Each clove matures into a whole new bulb. The traditional time for harvesting garlic is in June, on the longest day of the year and if properly dried and stored it will keep right through the winter.

Would you like some fresh, tender, young, peas early in the Spring next year? Look out for hardy varieties that can be planted now. They can be overwintered and are able to withstand the frosts, though protection with a cloche will be appreciated. We will be starting ours in pots to keep in the polytunnel over winter ready for early planting next season.

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Looking after our planet is essential.

It has become more and more apparent that we need to care for our environment. With that in mind I took an honest look at how much plastic I use on a daily basis. What could I replace by an eco-friendly alternative? I have been amazed by what I saw.

Toothpaste. Traditional toothpaste is not only stored in environmentally damaging plastic, but it contains chemicals which could be damaging to our own health too. The toothpaste opposite is natural and contained in glass, which can be reused. I chose to try the tea tree version. Known for its powerful healing properties, throughout history, Tea Tree leaves have been used to heal cuts, treat burns, and as a topical application for infections. This toothpaste is a paste-like clay, so it takes a little adjusting, but I have to say I have found it really good and much less harsh on my aging gums. The other alternative is the peppermint toothpaste tablets. With a more traditional flavour these would be ideal for when we are travelling. As they are not liquid, they will not take up any hand luggage space, in those little plastic bags either! Double bonus.

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toothbrush to go with it, so the sustainable beechwood version opposite is perfect! There is a children’s one, soft bristles or medium. Suitable for all the family.

Stephen, my husband has tried the shave bar recently and proudly showed me his silky-smooth skin after shaving the other day! He really likes this product, so we highly recommend it. Again, it is natural for the skin, no chemicals and it is in a plastic free container.

A natural handmade shaving soap, for a traditional wet shave, so wave goodbye to harsh gels and foams, and say hello to a gently soothing and creamy lather. A winner to us.

Stephen hasn’t tried the classic shave with the Bambaw’s stylish double edge safety razor yet. I may have to work on that one!

We can all make small changes, one step at a time, that will make a huge difference to our planet, our wildlife and our oceans… and indeed better for our own health too.

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Local charity host spooktacular Halloween challenge Forest Holme Hospice is hosting a spooktacular charity Halloween Dance-A-thon challenge at the beginning of October half-term to raise money to support end-oflife care for people across Poole, Wimborne and Isle of Purbeck.

The two and a half dance challenge takes place on Friday 25th October from 7pm till 9.30pm at The Hamworthy Club near Canford Magna and will feature a number of fun Halloween-themed instructed dances for people of all ages and abilities. The event is to help raise funds for the Poole-based hospice

to ensure that it is there for patients and their family and friends during the most difficult time of their lives.

Fancy Dress is most certainly encouraged and there will be various prizes on the night, lots of fun games, spooky tattoos for kids, plus lots more.

It costs just ÂŁ5 to enter online via forestholmehospice.org.uk/events or call Forest Holme Hospice Charity on 01202 670644 for more information.

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As the temperature drops, we find ourselves wanting more easy to make, comfort food. Not only is this dish simple to create is also tastes delicious. Perfect for quiet Autumn nights in.

Ingredients for 12 servings 1 medium onion (chopped) ½ cup of ketchup ¼ cup of packed brown sugar ¼ cup of tomato paste 2tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 1/3 cup of cider vinegar 2tbp. sweet paprika 1 ½ tsp. Salt 1 ¼ tsp. ground black pepper 4lb boneless pork shoulder 12 buns or ciabatta rolls

Equipment: Large slow-cooker, large bowl, forks Method: Mix together the onion, ketchup, brown sugar, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, paprika, mustard and then add the salt and the pepper. Once you have done this, pour the sauce mixture into the slow cooker pot and add the pork, making sure to also coat it in sauce.

Pop the lid on top of the slow cooker and cook the pork. Do this on a low setting (one which the manufacturer recommends).

Cook until the pork is tender for between 8-10 hours.

When it is finally cooked, move the pork from the slow cooker into a large bowl. Change the temperature setting on the cooker to ‘high’, cover the pot and then cook the sauce. Do this until boiling point is reached to make the mixture thicker.

Pull the pork apart into shreds (you can use 2 forks for this). Then put the shredded pork back into the slow cooker, mixing it into the sauce. Cover once again and cook on high.

Finally, once warmed through, spoon mixture into buns and serve.

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