The Parkstone & Lilliput Directory - September/October 2014

September/October 2014

In this issue...

Local businesses Local News

- Lewis-Manning Back to School Quiz

- !0,000ft jump raises money for Poole Hospital Charity

Prize Wordsearch - Win a Family Portrait Gift Voucher

Regular Features

- Adventures of Nellie

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4 Dear Parkstone & Lilliput,

Introduction

The Poole Directory - Parkstone Edition

We certainly have had some fantastic weather this year, so I do hope you have a great summer and are now all ready for the autumn and the cooler temperature. Nellie, the Dorset Publications campervan, took Hayden our son for his first flying lesson at Compton Abbas Airfield. You can read all about our day in “The Adventures of Nellie” this month. I am also planning my first little book, all about places to go, days out, ‘campervanning’ and generally having family fun, all based around Nellie.

If you have any suggestions, ideas or requests for what you would like to see in the book, please call or email me! I will let you know in the next Directory how it is going.

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Published by:

Stephen & Debbie Corney at Dorset Publications

Telephone:

01202 894397

Email:

info@thepooledirectory.co.uk

Copy deadline for the October 2014 edition: 25th September 2014

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 Poole 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.

This September issue of The Poole Directory, Parkstone & Lilliput edition is full of local traders, businesses and groups who would all like to help you. Stephen and I thank you for continuing to support them. Do mention the Directory when making any calls. This makes all the difference and makes all our work worth while. I love to hear the local businesses are hearing from you! There are also articles for you to read, so why not take half an hour out, pour a cuppa, sit down and have a read? Don’t forget to fill in the prize wordsearch.

Well done to the lucky winner last month of the Family Portrait voucher, who was Joy Marks. This month maybe it could be you...

Wishing you a great end of September and beginning of October.

Very best wishes,

Debbie & Stephen Corney

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No prior care experience is necessary as we provide Our services include: on-going training and support. So if you like meeting • Help with washing, dressing and personal care and interacting with people in a very rewarding career, • Companionship please call us. We would be delighted to talk to you.

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Ann - Tell me about the Simon Cowell musical “I Can’t Sing” Nigel - “I loved it, and really it was a good show, and so much fun. But in reality, I think maybe hype helped close it too early. We should have started small, and then built up to the Palladium... but hindsight you know.”

Ann - What was Simon like to work with?

Nigel - Again good fun, but he basically left it all to the creator Harry Hill. It was his dream and Simon backed it, and helped with his profile really – I would say, he was a great boss because we never saw him really.” (laughing) Ann - You have a great ABBA connection?

Nigel - “I do I was in the original West End version of their hit musical “Mama Mia” and yes I sing on the cast album too... I loved it as they are such clever songwriters, and they really know how to craft a song, and make you believe in the song without a doubt.”

Ann - Is it true, when in Eastenders you turned down a record deal from Simon Cowell?

Nigel - “Well, again the story was embellished somewhat, but in principle yes. But at that time I was keen to focus on acting, and being a pop star was not my thing really, I think he forgave me. I always thought pop star / actor, a bit cheesy and not quite for me, but each to their own you know.”

Ann - Shrek - this time as producer Nigel - “It’s a great show and being on the other side of the lights, well you understand what you want from the actors and so forth - it’s been a great experience to do, and I think our audiences are loving it.“ Ann - Does this mean less acting?

Nigel - “Not at all, but it means I can be diverse and do other things. Acting will always be my first love, and I won’t ever give it up, but I love the idea of combining the two together and having duel careers. You can rely totally on one thing, only you have to branch out.”

More details on the show check out the website: shrekthemusical.co.uk/tour-dates

Ann - Your role in Downton Abbey - bit of a bad boy again?

Nigel - “Just a bit, but then I like to think interesting too, the show is great, and just to appear in it was a wonderful experience... I would like to go back, but I can’t say too much he met a grizzly end, but then you never know, it could have all been a bad dream you know.”

Ann - Dennis in Eastenders, ever go back?

Nigel - “Well he was killed off, but then its soap, so because of the genre who knows. He could be like Dirty Den and appear again and shock Sharon... You never know do you?”

Ann and Nigel Harman pictured in London Photo: C Maycon Pictures

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Your ambulatory care service...

Providing the right care for you Across the country, the number of people attending emergency departments is rising. However, not all patients requiring emergency treatment here in Bournemouth need to be admitted to hospital. We have been working hard to ensure that if you need emergency care, we can provide the right care, in the right place by the right specialist, for you.

This year, we have continued to expand our Ambulatory Emergency Care (AEC) services. This means emergency care that is provided as an outpatient. For example, if you come in to hospital as an emergency patient, you might visit our AEC clinic where we will aim to diagnose and treat you on the same day. You would then be able to leave hospital but you would continue to receive ongoing clinical support as needed, as an outpatient.

Improving your experience Our AEC clinics run Monday to Friday from 8am6pm. You will be treated in a relaxed atmosphere where you can come and go freely without feeling restricted to a ward or hospital bed. At the clinic you will be seen by specialist doctors and nurses, meaning the right people can make decisions about the care you need, quickly.

We have also invested in additional staff, and the clinic now has dedicated consultant and senior doctor cover, as well as two nurse practitioners.

Lead Consultant for Acute Medicine, Dr Tanzeem Raza, says: “With the support of our colleagues across the hospital, we are now able to offer our patients specialist emergency care on the same day.

Investigations that are needed can be carried out and the results received on the same day, meaning we are able to progress treatment for our patients very quickly.

“We are really excited that we are able to offer this ‘same day service’ to our patients and in doing so lead the way for future care.”

Other benefits include: • reduced worry about being away from home for long periods of time • treatment fits around your life • you can maintain your independence at all times

AEC lead nurse, Sonia Mahmoud, says: “We also take calls from GPs and are often able to avoid patients being admitted to hospital by giving advice or redirecting patients to the most appropriate services. We are now able to deal with over 30% of all incoming calls without the need for hospital admission.”

Ambulatory Matron, Kelly Spaven, adds: “The whole team are committed and passionate about offering individualised care and we are continually expanding our service. We are now looking to extend the clinic so it runs in the evenings and at the weekends.”

What you think of our AEC clinic We are already receiving positive feedback from our patients who have used our ambulatory services: “The AEC made my experience easier to deal with. I was made to feel relaxed and was better than being on a ward.”

“The care was truly outstanding and enabled me to feel safe. I did not know of this unit and am so grateful to my doctor for referring me.”

“The AEC clinic was extremely kind and fun which is great when you’re feeling off colour.”

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Community News

New Headmaster in charge for charity

‘Back to School Quiz’

Left to Right: Frances Miles (Jobshop), Paul Tucker (Lewis-Manning and Deputy Head), Sally Goodenough (Lewis-Manning) and Tracey Wood (Jobshop)

In conjunction with the kids heading back after the school holidays, Lewis-Manning Hospice will be holding its annual “Back to School” quiz on Friday 26th September at Parkstone Grammar School with a new Headmaster in place.

The hugely popular, light-hearted event, sponsored by both Jobshop UK and Storm Restaurant in Poole, invites guests to come along as teams (a maximum of six per group) to battle it out, with a fun prize on VɈLY MVY [OL ^PUULYZ 4HUHNLTLU[ [YHPULY Chris Croft will be sporting the mortar board as the Headmaster, in charge of the quiz.

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Entry fee is £15 per person, and the event begins at 7pm.

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Wildlife News

Talking about Wildlife...

The Red Squirrel The red squirrel is one of Britain’s native mammals, and with their bright eyes, fluffy tails and ear tufts, it’s not hard to see why they are one of Britain’s most loved.

But red squirrels are declining, with only 130,000 reds surviving in Britain; 15,000 of which live in England. Recent figures show that the number of reds is increasing in the north, but they are almost extinct in the south. Approximately 3,500 live on the Isle of Wight and an additional 200 live on Brownsea Island, which is managed in partnership by the National Trust and Dorset Wildlife Trust.

Fossils suggest that red squirrels appeared in our country 10,000 years ago, towards the end of the last ice age. It is believed that they arrived in the south of England after crossing a land bridge between Britain and Europe.

Until the beginning of the 20th Century, reds were the only species of squirrel in Europe.

They could be seen all across Britain, hopping between trees and dashing up and down their trunks. However, the introduction of the grey squirrel in the 1870s led to a steep decline in their numbers. Grey squirrels competed for food and space and infected our native reds with the deadly squirrel pox virus.

You can visit the squirrel population on Brownsea Island* between March and November with the reds more likely to be spotted in the autumn on the island. Red squirrels can be distinguished from grey squirrels by their smaller, more delicate frames and the tufts of fur on

their ears. Contrary to popular belief, their fur is not strictly red; depending on the season and geographical region, their coats can vary from shades of yellow and red to grey and black.

To help Dorset Wildlife Trust protect the southern population, you can adopt one of the red squirrels on Brownsea Island. Each one-year adoption of Hazel, Rusty, Elinore, Flick or Sparky costs only £20 and enables us to improve and maintain the woodland habitat red squirrels live in. For more information about the adoption scheme, visit: www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/ adoptaredsquirrel

or to find out more about Brownsea Island and how to get there, visit: www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/ brownsea_island_reserve

By Judy Godsell Brownsea Island has recently won the 2013 Countryfile Magazine award for ‘Britain’s favourite nature reserve’.

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Adventures of Nellie

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The Adventures of Nellie The Dorset Publications Camper Van Well Hayden’s special day finally arrived, where his long awaited Birthday present from November last year could actually be realised!

His first pilot’s lesson. For a long time now Hayden has been telling us that he wants to be a pilot, so we purchased the flying lesson online last year. I was amazed to see that you can be as young as 7 to start flying.

Nellie was extremely excited to be taking Hayden to enact his dream. The views, even from the roads, through those country lanes are just stunning. You can literally see for miles across the pure rolling English countryside.

You can’t beat it. Nellie was in her element. I am not sure that Hayden in the back had the same view, sitting and playing on his computer and occasionally looking up. Maybe it happens more when you get older…

On arriving at Compton Abbas Air Field Hayden was now all smiles. I watched him eyeing up all the planes with sheer delight and anticipated excitement. We had deliberately arrived early to have lunch and build up to a crescendo… our first flight. I say our, as originally we had booked a two seater plane, just for Hayden and the pilot. We had then been given the opportunity for a 4 seater plane, but allowing for only one extra passenger. Thinking this would be a ‘Dad thing’ I suggested Stephen

Nellie with “Charlie Kilo”

“Captain” Hayden at the controls go up in the air. Hayden wanted me to go, though he said he really didn’t want to have to choose, as I hadn’t been in a plane like this before and Dad had. Stephen swallowed his disappointment pretty well I thought.

We ordered lunch and sat outside in the glorious sunshine watching planes landing and taking off regularly. Many people were watching and it was such a great atmosphere.

You almost feel like you are going back in time especially with those wonderful open top planes and pilots wearing goggles and flying jackets. Love it!

As we were sitting there I thought I would do the ‘sensible’ thing and warn Hayden that he may not fly the plane himself as much as he would like and not to be disappointed if that was the case, that we would have a great experience anyway. Well, if you have ever had the thought that we have lived before and children know far more than we suspect at times, now was one of those moments.

Hayden looked at me with a glint in his eyes and said casually, “No. Mmm, he might not let me do a barrel roll…” I tried hard not to laugh and invalidate what seemed to be quite some knowingness. “No, maybe not.”

I smiled, playfully back.

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From the data I have the aircraft we flew was a Piper Cherokee Warrior II with the UK registration G-BPCK and probably known as “Charlie Kilo”. She was built in 1980 and is owned by Compton Abbas Airfield. The pilot was a handsome young man and could well take his place in a film. Hayden took to him immediately. Tony was his name and he was perfect with Hayden. As there were many air shows that day we were a little more limited with our air space. The pilot seemed somewhat reluctant to fly with the Red Arrows or the Vulcan, or what ever other big planes were flying that day. With Hayden’s apparent confidence earlier, I didn’t think it was a problem! So, despite the pilot worrying about ‘Mum’ and my possible fear, I reassured him that all was absolutely fine and the best route to take was the one where Hayden could have the most fun and fly the plane. It was decided we would fly South.

As we know the taking off and landing is always the most exciting when we go on holiday by plane. Well this was also the case in Charlie Kilo. Tony showed Hayden the controls gave him a quick lesson and off we flew. Just before we set off, the pilot asked Hayden to shout “Clear Prop!“ as if shouting to his Dad in the viewing area. Hayden misunderstood and at the count of three, shouted “DAD!” very loudly instead. We did laugh. It was all too exciting. Once in the air, the views from the sky were awesome. On such a beautiful day you really can see for

“Charlie Kilo” coming into land Photo courtesy of John Morris

Hayden with his certificate and Tony miles and miles. From the air this time! After only a few minutes, the pilot raised his hands in the air and declared, “No hands, Hayden’s flying!” Hayden was thrilled! He grinned from ear to ear. I was much less nervous than I thought I would be, in fact I wasn’t nervous at all. It was a sheer delight. Hayden was very confident, he turned the plane in a full circle and even, with the pilot’s permission, dipped the plane to make my stomach drop a couple of times. Hayden loved that! It wasn’t quite the barrel roll he wanted, but good enough for now… And certainly good enough for me. Dad and Nellie watched eagerly below.

We had a good half hour in the air and I was suitably impressed that we definitely had our monies worth. I believe the half hour lesson is around £70, so less than you may think. There are also flights to the Isle of Wight or in a Tiger Moth, if you want a real treat. Their website www.comptonabbasairfield.co.uk tells you much more about these exciting trips. You can also see a little video I took as well as other photos on Facebook – “whereisnellie”.

Please ‘like’ them!

So Nellie, Hayden, myself and, this time the cameraman Stephen, had a terrific day out.

I highly recommend you go and visit. Have a tea or coffee, maybe even lunch or dinner and watch the aircraft fly swiftly around. If you are feeling daring, have a go yourself! Where will Nellie go next…?

By Debbie Corney

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Parkstone & Lilliput Probus Club

You may or may not have heard of PROBUS Clubs but they exist all over this country and overseas. They were created by the Rotary movement for RETIRED PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESSMEN. The Clubs are self administered, non political and non sectarian.

This Club, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Parkstone, was inaugurated in 1979. The Club provides a forum for retired professional and businessmen to come together mainly for social activities. Members are drawn primarily from the Parkstone, Lilliput and Canford Cliffs area, but not exclusively.

The Club meets on the third Tuesday of every month (except August) at the Riviera Hotel,

Alum Chine. Meetings are informal and take the form of a guest speaker followed by time to socialise and then lunch in the hotel. In addition to the monthly meetings, coffee mornings and other social events are held to which wives and friends are invited.

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Vacancies presently exist so if you are recently retired or have moved into this area, this could be the opportunity for you to make new acquaintances.

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Sarah Bartlett said “Both my Grandad, who I lost in 2011, and recently my Mum have been cared for at Poole Hospital Dorset Cancer Centre. For this reason, I chose to support the unit by taking part in the Poole Hospital Charity skydive”.

Work colleagues at Horizon Magna have been very supportive of Sarah’s M\UKYHPZPUN LɈVY[Z PUJS\KPUN .YV\W Managing Director Tony Roberts, who donated on behalf of Horizon Magna Motor Group, donating half of Sarah’s overall fundraising total of £1025.

Tony told us that he was please to support Sarah with her endeavour and happy to continue to support such a worthy local cause.

Picture: Tony Roberts and Sarah Bartlett producing their donation cheque at Horizon Honda, Christchurch

An employee of Horizon Magna Motor Group recently decided to jump 10,000 feet from a plane in order to raise funds for the Dorset Cancer Centre.

The jump took place at the Salisbury HPYÄLSK VU 1\S` HUK K\L [V IS\Z[LY` weather it looked like the jump was not going to take place. However, the skies cleared in the afternoon and Sarah along with eight other people plummeted to earth from 10,000 feet in order to raise funds for wards and departments at Poole Hospital.

Poole Hospital Charity will be organising another skydive in the near future. For more information or to get involved, check out their website at www.poole.nhs.uk/fundraising or contact the fundraising team on fundraising@poole.nhs.uk.

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Community News

Dorset Storm: 24 Hour Basketball Challenge Basketball loving youngsters from Dorset’s largest basketball club took on a mammoth challenge to help raise funds for their club.

The youngsters aged between 8 and 18 were challenged to play basketball for 24 consecutive hours over the bank holiday weekend. The first shot was taken at 6.00pm on Sunday 24th August and was completed 24 hours later on Monday 25th August at 6.00pm.

The aim of the event was to raise money to improve the training facilities available to the club which is a registered charity. In particular the money raised from this will go directly towards new side baskets that will be adaptable to allow coaches to work on a larger variety of shooting drills and techniques. It is equipment that will be used at every training session, by every player. This is the second year the club has run the event with last years money being allocated to remark the basketball lines in order to be able to continue to compete in the England Basketball National Youth Leagues as well as a replacement match basket.

The club have been fortunate that EA Rossmore have supported us with the event – via free staffing and use of the venue – so the club can raise the maximum amount of money possible.

Dorset Storm Basketball Club provides playing opportunities for around 90 players each week, with beginners as well as advanced players catered for.

For club trustee Jill Kemish, being able to chart the development of the players from when they start out with the club at eight or nine years old to playing National League Basketball is one of the most rewarding aspects of being involved with the club that runs over nine junior teams last year.

“One of the aspects that I enjoy

the most is seeing youngsters who started attending the sessions when they were eight or nine years old still coming along well into their teens.

“The standard varies between those who are just taking an interest in basketball to those who are playing regularly at a competitive level.

“Although we give full coaching about the fundamentals of the sport, we also make it a fun time for everyone. If you like we try to get across ‘FUNdamentals’.”

Leisure Centre Manger Sean Gabriel says: “Everyone Active is pleased to support this event which will help raise funds to improve the training facilities for the club. Dorset Storm is an immensely popular club and gives a lot of sporting opportunity to young people in Poole and the surrounding area. We are pleased to support this event and wish Jill and Luke every success.”

The club have now started back at training on a Saturday morning at Rossmore Leisure Centre. School years 8 and 9 train 10.00am until 11.30am and school years 10 and above train 11.30am until 10.00pm. The clubs under 12’s train on a Thursday evening at Rossmore between 6.00pm and 7.00pm. New players are more than welcome.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the club info@dorsetstorm.co.uk.

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