The Southbourne Link - February 2016

The Southbourne The independent directory of local businesses serving the residents of Southbourne, Tuckton and Hengistbury Head

Delivered FREE around the area In this issue: Win Champagne Tea for Two at the Cliff House Hotel Dorset Family History Society holds Family History Day Local Business Directory Bowie tribute night to raise funds for local hospice Bournemouth & Beyond Discovery Group Dorset Wildlife Trust: Help us to record wildlife!

Tuckton WI Group Martin Lewis: Winter Pokesdown & Southbourne Ex-Servicemens Club Friendship Force Wessex Southbourne Friendship Club Adventures of Nellie

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Welcome...

The Southbourne Link Edition 77

Published by:

Stephen & Debbie Corney at Dorset Publications

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Copy deadline for the March 2016 edition: 22nd February 2016

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 Southbourne Link does not officially endorse any advertising material included within the p u b l i cat i o n . N o p a r t o f t h i s publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval systems or transmitted in any form, without prior permission of the publisher.

Dear Southbourne, Tuckton & Hengsitbury Head!

Wow what a busy couple of months we have had! You can read all about it with “The Adventures of Nellie” on pages 22 and 23. Have you made lots of New Year’s resolutions and are successfully carrying them out? I do hope so. 2016 is already well started, so did you decide to finally sort that space out once and for all, get the roof insulated, spruce up the carpet, plaster the wall, clean the oven or get fit and healthy? Whatever it is for you, we are here to help. If there is a company you would like to recommend to us, or a club that needs some extra support or recognition, then do tell them about us.

I would also like to start a “Local Celebrity of the Month” page. This could be about anyone in fact, young or old, someone who has done some local charity work, has had an interesting career, has a great skill or talent, or a past family history of intrigue. I am very happy to come and interview the person myself, or the information could be sent in the post or by email. I really want to tell people’s stories. We love to hear about each other, read about people lives, interests and attainments, so please contact me if you know of someone, or you yourself would like me to come and meet you. You can “tell me all about it!” We will call the page “Local Celebrity – Tell Me All About It!” I am really looking forward to meeting local people.

The lucky winner of the prize wordsearch last month was Tom Jardine! I am sure you will enjoy your meal at The Overcliff Pub. We have a rather special prize of a Champagne Tea for Two at the Cliff House Hotel to be won this month. Go on... give it a try!

Myself, Stephen, Hayden and Nellie would like thank you all for the support you continue to give to the magazine and the advertisers.

Best Wishes,

Debbie & Stephen Corney

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Who Do You Think You Are? Researching ones family tree has become an increasingly popular hobby in recent years especially with several series of programmes like ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ and ‘Long Lost Families’ being screened on television. That is why Dorset Family History Society is once again hosting its biennial ‘Family History Day’ at Parkstone Grammar School, Soper’s Lane, Poole, BH17 7EP on Saturday 12th March 2016, from 10am until 4pm. Admission is free as is car parking in the school grounds.

Whether one has researched their family history or has just started on the trail of discovering their ancestors, this is an ideal event to visit. Attending will be Family History Societies from other counties, organisations involved with genealogy, and commercial firms selling aids to research and storage materials. Dorset Family History Society will have a Help Desk to give assistance, books and DVDs will be on sale, and volunteers will be available to help with access to Dorset Family History Society’s extensive resources for both Dorset and elsewhere.

As in our last Family History Day in 2014 the centennial of World War One will be commemorated by remembering some key events and our ancestors of the time. There will be two talks during the day

each costing £1 although numbers are limited. Guest speakers will be historian David Fletcher MBE who worked at the Tank museum in Bovington for many years and will focus his talk on the role of the Tank in WW1. Sarah Paterson will give her talk on women’s contribution to the war effort especially at home, something which affected every family in the land.

There is easy access within the venue and refreshments will be on sale throughout the day. Details are available on www.dorsetfhs.org.uk

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Community News

David Bowie tribute night to aid local hospice charity Elite Living Club, which has been providing Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole’s residents with exclusive daily deals at local restaurants, spas, hotels, activities and health clubs since 2012, has joined forces with Bournemouth’s latest bar and live music venue, Canvas, to donate ticket revenue from a forthcoming David Bowie Tribute Night to Lewis-Manning Hospice in Poole.

Following the recent death from cancer of the music legend, the tribute night to David Bowie takes place Friday March 11th at trendy new bar and live entertainment venue, Canvas, on Poole Hill, Bournemouth. Show tickets are £8, with a £25 two course dinner and show option available too. Donations from ticket revenues are being distributed to Lewis-Manning Hospice by both Elite Living and Canvas and there will also be a bucket collection for the charity on the night. Lewis-Manning provides free care and support for local people with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses and this year will be opening its bedrooms for 24/7 care.

Joshua Simons (Elite Living founder) comments, “We are delighted to be hosting this event at one of B o u r n e m o u t h ’s premier venues, and are excited at the prospect of raising money for such a worthy local

cause, whilst celebrating the life of David Bowie, a true legend, with a high quality tribute show.”

Paul Tucker, Communications Officer at Lewis-Manning Hospice added, “We are absolutely delighted that both Canvas and Elite Living have agreed to support Lewis-Manning Hospice at the David Bowie tribute night. We initially approached Canvas with the idea of doing a bucket collection having seen many others across the world fundraising for cancer charities following Bowie’s death. We were naturally thrilled when they agreed but to then get Elite Living’s offer of proceeds from ticket sales on top and then for Canvas to match-fund it, we are utterly overwhelmed and incredibly grateful for their generosity. Many of our hospice patients are affected by cancer and our aim is to help them live well with their illness for however long that might be. Every single penny we raise will help us to make a huge difference to these people’s lives.”

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Civil Service Retirement Fellowship Community News

Boscombe & Southbourne The CSRF is a registered charity that is dedicated to helping former civil servants, their partners, widows/widowers and dependants make the most of their retirement.

Your local group is the Boscombe and Southbourne group. We hold coffee mornings at 10.00am on the first Wednesday of every month (except January), at St Katharine’s Church Hall, Church Road, Southbourne. Admission is £1.50 (there is no annual membership fee).

We welcome anyone with a link of any sort to the Civil service, their friends and indeed everyone who has an interest in coming along and joining in.

We have a speaker most months, though we also run an occasional quiz or other event. We are a friendly crowd and will make you very welcome.

If you would like more details, ring John Hill on 01202 431456.

Boscombe & Southbourne Probus Club

Thursday 10th March is the date for the next meeting of the Boscombe and Southbourne Probus Club when the talk will be Church and Cricket by Richard Mockeridge.

Outings are normally organised once a month and most are open to wife’s and partners.

Our meetings are held at The Liston Hotel, 5 Wollstonecraft Road, Boscombe.

If you are interested in joining, please contact our Honorary Secretary Chris Freeman by phone on 01202 430265 or by email at chrisnfreeman@gmail.com. www.boscombeandsouthbourneprobusclub.co.uk

Contact the Elderly Once a month, on a Sunday afternoon, volunteer car drivers take the elderly out for a little car ride before going to the homes of volunteer host and hostesses for Sunday afternoon tea.

We only ask our volunteers just to provide tea once or twice a year in their homes.

Reserve car drivers are required when the regulars can’t come, perhaps two or three times a year.

For more details call Carolyn on 01202 424482.

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The company which specialises in repairing windows which are steamed up, broken or damaged by replacing the panes – not the frames has grown rapidly as homeowners take advantage of their services.

Manager Matt Stensel feels that it’s all about service. ‘Our product is simple. If your double glazing is 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 5 year guarantee. But it’s not just about saving people money, although that obviously helps.

Many tradespeople have struggled since last year and I honestly feel that during the good times a minority perhaps didn’t focus on customer care as much as they should have done. 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. I often get comments back from customers on how they really didn’t expect that sort of service which, in a way, is very sad for the service industry as a whole.’

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Money Saving Tips

Martin

LEWIS Winter Dust off your long johns, grab a cup of Bovril and snuggle up with my checklist to keep your costs down and the heat up.

1. Save £250+ on energy bills.

Winter is of course the highest-use energy period. So the key is to ensure you’re on the cheapest possible deal – that may be changing tariff with your existing provider, it may be switching.

The move across takes 17 days, so do it now to ensure you’re on the right deal before the cold snaps.

Those who worry about this, don’t – it’s the same pipes, gas, meter and safety, and you don’t lose supply. The only difference is price and customer service. But savings can be huge.

About 70% are on their provider’s standard tariff – across the big six this is an average of £1,095/year based on typical usage. Yet the cheapest open market’s deal is around £830 a year – that’s £260 a year saved, much of that in the winter months.

However, as your exact cheapest depends on what you use and where you live – to find out, always do a comparison. Just make sure you select ‘all tariffs’ on a comparison site. You can use my www.CheapEnergyClub.com which also gives switchers up to £30 cashback and then monitors you tariff after to check no one beats it, or any Ofgem.gov.uk approved comparison site.

2. Switch energy now and you could get £100s back.

If you pay by direct debit, it’s likely you’re in credit after the lowuse summer. Most providers give it back automatically, but if they don’t, call and ask. If you’ve switched in the past five years, your old supplier may still owe you too.

Asking for it back is simple and here’s a success to encourage you: “The balance owed to me from 17 months ago (which they never got back to me about) was £1,364.22. A brilliant result but I do feel an idiot for not knowing how much I’d overpaid, so I urge everyone to do the same as me and check.” – Col.escargot.

3. Are you entitled to any extra winter help?

Winter is a tough time for many as the cold sets in. But there are funds which may help… a. Winter fuel payments. If you were born on or before 5 January 1953 (and met other qualifying criteria throughout the week commencing 21 September 2015), you’re eligible for the up to £300 winter fuel payment. If you get certain benefits, eg, state pension, pension credit or jobseeker’s allowance, you’ll usually get it automatically – otherwise you may have to claim it. You do that by calling 03459 15 15 15. b. Cold weather payments. Anyone on certain benefits, eg, specific income support, jobseeker’s allowance, pension credit, gets £25 for every seven days where there are sub-

zero temperatures. It’s paid automatically from 1 November 2015. c. Choosing between heating and eating? If you’re seriously behind, or in general financial hardship, you may be eligible for special tariffs/help. Try the HomeHeatHelpline.org.uk on 0800 33 66 99.

4. Do you know where your water cock is?

Everyone should know where their main water off-switch is, otherwise known as a stopcock. Frozen pipe bursts create an average of £4k of damage, worse if you can’t find the off switch as your home floods. So if you don’t know, spend five minutes now finding out – typically it’s under the kitchen sink, in the boiler cupboard, or outside.

5. Full service car breakdown cover £41, basic for £16 – and if you’re renewing, haggle.

Problems are more likely in winter and the consequences are more severe. For breakdown, home start and onward travel cover, AutoAidBreakdown.co.uk charges £41/year, though if it sends a truck and driver you pay, then reclaim.

Or if you’ve got cover and are at renewal, haggle. In a recent poll I conducted, 84% of AA and 78% of RAC customers who tried got lower rates, like Graham did: “Thanks for the haggling advice.

Just spent five minutes on the phone to the RAC and got my renewal slashed from £252 to £151. Just over £100 for about five minutes’ work – that’ll do nicely!” Full help to do this in www.mse.me/breakdown For basic policies, buy through a cashback site like Topcashback. co.uk or Quidco.com and you can reduce the cost, eg, RAC basic is £27.99 a year and you get around £12 cashback, AA is a little more.

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The savings can be huge. The Energy Saving Trust estimates you’ll see a reduction in bills of £300 a year compared with a typical uninsulated home. On average it takes 3-4 weeks to book a survey and a further two weeks for the insulation to be fitted (though it can take longer).

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Wildlife News

Talking about Wildlife...

Help us to record wildlife!

Can you remember the last time you saw a hedgehog? Or a robin? Did you used to see them, but perhaps not recently?

In 2015 DWT started a citizen science project, ‘Species of the Month’ – asking the public to let us know when they’ve seen a certain species for each month of the year. Not only did the records start flooding in, but so did your anecdotes about wildlife experiences, with many of you sharing your delight from a regular or occasional wildlife visitor in local patch.

DWT’s Great Heath Community Conservation Officer, Katie Wilkinson, is running the project for DWT: “Recording and looking for rare and common wildlife both nationally and locally is really important because it helps conservationists monitor declines in wildlife populations. Something that’s in abundance in 2015 might not be in 2020,

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and these records could help identify trends to understand why this has happened, so we can all try to protect it in the future.”

Locally, DWT manages over 40 nature reserves across Dorset but it’s impossible to keep an eye on everything. “Wildlife doesn’t recognise boundaries,” said Katie. “It won’t just stay in nature reserves, it goes across the landscape and can come into people’s gardens and local green spaces, and that’s where everyone can help us. We are asking people to simply ‘look’ for wildlife – even if they’re in an urban space, towns and cities are thriving with interesting wildlife.”

So if you’re thinking: ‘that sounds great, but I can’t tell a pigeon from a wigeon’, there are plenty of places to get you started on your wildlife journey. Each month DWT publishes information about its chosen species to spot on the website (www.dorsetwildlifetrust. org.uk/wildlife) listing locations, identifying features, and pictures to help you. We’re starting off 2016 with the Fox for January, and Blackbird for February – start your new year being a bit wild.

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WI GROUP IN TUCKTON Would you like to spend an afternoon once a month socialising with a group of friendly ladies who meet at Tuckton Social Club?

Southbourne Afternoon WI meets at the Tuckton Social Club, 222 Tuckton Road, Bournemouth, BH6 3AA the third Thursday of every month from 2.00pm until about 4.00pm. There are interesting talks and demonstrations as well as the opportunity to socialise.

WIs offer lots of opportunities. You may like to attend a coffee morning or an outing, or one of many other events that are organised within the WI, by other WIs or by the County

Federaton. There are also new friends waiting to be found.

Future topics planned for 2016 include The Art of Being Perfect, Leaf Manipulation and Bournemouth Hospital Radio Bedside.

You may have belonged to a WI in the past, you may never have attended a WI but do come along as a visitor and you never know, you may like us.

Come along to a meeting, as a visitor, for just £2.00 to try us out.

If you require any further information please call Doreen Wakefield on 01202 418963.

Southbourne Bournemouth Friendship Club

The Southbourne Friendship Club commenced it’s 56th season on September 2nd.

We offer 33 weeks of musical entertainments, speakers and quizzes etc.

We meet each Wednesday at 2:15pm in the Immanuel Church Hall Southbourne.

Membership is open to all persons over 60yrs.

There is a joining fee of £8 and £1 per week to include tea and biscuits.

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Discovery Group Tuesday Evenings in March at 7.30pm From Brownsea Island to Portland with the River Stour in between.

Bournemouth & Beyond Discovery Group invites you to the main hall of St Andrews United Reformed Church, St Stephen’s Road, Bournemouth, BH2 6JJ. Visit our web site for more details.

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Friendship Force Wessex Friendship Force is a non profit making organisation, originating in Atlanta, Georgia, 40 years ago , to promote friendship between people throughout the world.

It was started by Jimmy Carter, and now has nearly 400 clubs all around the world.

I am the President of the Wessex Club, which covers Most of Dorset, And a little of Hampshire, being based in Bournemouth and Poole.

We visit one or two clubs annually, ranging from British, European or Worldwide, travelling as a group of 10 or so, staying with families in the host clubs for a maximum of a week at a time. The host club organises a programme for that week, including welcome and farewell meals, and visits to local attractions.

We also host in our homes and provide a good range of activities for the incoming group, tailored to their ages and interests.

We make so many life long friends, and have lots of fun, and learn so much.

We in our club over the years have visited USA, Australia, S. America , Russia, Germany and so many more countries., and have hosted a diverse range of nationalities.

The costs are not great: Membership is £15-£25 annually, single or a couple.

If you are interested please come and chat to us.... Penny Slade 01202 763984.

Email: pennyslade5@gmail.com

Is Travel your Passion?

Do you enjoy meeting people?

Would you like to learn about a different culture from the “inside”?

If you answer yes to any of these questions then

Friendship Force Wessex is for you Curious about the world?

Friendship Force journeys begin with the desire to know more, and what better place to begin, than inside a home.

Living under one roof for a few days, sharing meals and exchanging ideas, people become friends. Cultural differences can bring us together.

Let the journey begin! Join an exchange that originates in your area, or selected from wide range of opportunities on the website... www.thefriendshipforce.org or www.friendshipforcewessex.wordpress.com In previous years we have hosted and visited countries throughout the world. We are a small club and part of an international movement with over 350 clubs worldwide spanning more than 60 countries.

If you would like more information and/or to meet us.

Local contact: Penny : email: pennyslade5@gmail.com.

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The Adventures of Nellie

The Dorset Publications Camper Van Well I can safely say that Nellie is a girl of many talents and several personalities (isn’t that true of all of us girls?) She has been a café, a place of escape, a limousine, a bedroom, a kitchen, a reading room, a changing room, a bus for the boys, an office, a bargain hunter and even Santa’s sleigh at Christmas!

She has certainly been in her element these last couple of months and kept us very busy!

So much so that we had a fright a few weeks ago when she found herself in snow near East Grinstead! After a day of being parked in the freezing cold she refused to move, or at least her engine did start but she screamed out in pain and gusts of smoke flew from her nostrils. (It is one way we women can make a point...) I wasn’t there and when Stephen called me to say he was awaiting the RAC man, I was worried.

Nellie certainly isn’t as young as she used to be, has done a lot of running around, and her arthritis can get her down. Would she pull through? Would she get back on that motorway? Well, amazingly she did. The belt around her

Nellie & friends on the ghost walk in Poole

A spooky start outside Scaplen’s Court power steering had slipped and once back in place she stopped yelling and the smoke diminished.

Now can you believe it? As a result of this incident Nellie now has a friend, and one she is rather fond of. Stephen has bought himself a handsome car of steel, full of gusto and muscle (Nellie will have to watch herself). It is a Mazda RX8, silver and definitely has charm.

Mighty Rex we have named him! The excuse for buying the car was to help Nellie. Ummmm... After all she is getting on and since we were thinking all those awful thoughts of which home would we put her in, how would we tell her etc etc, it seemed a good solution all round.

Nellie has now had a rest for a week in the garden but will still be taking us for many a trip here in the South. Like a lot of us older ladies, there is life in her yet.

(Especially now she has Mighty Rex to share the garden with...)

Our highlight recently was an expedition to Poole - “Granny Cousins Ghost Walk of Old Town Poole”! Why Nellie decided to take us to Poole on a cold winter’s evening is questionable but

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Poole has a lot of history and it was intriguing to hear all the different stories.

The walk started at Scaplen’s Court which has the smallest doors in town!

Boy have we grown since those times.

There is no way Nellie would get in.

Previously known as The George Inn during the Civil War it possibly housed Parliamentary troops so I bet the walls could tell a story or two! Certainly the story of Agnes Beard, the maid who was murdered there, sent a chill down Nellie’s chassis. A little further on near The King Charles Pub there is a tiny gaol, which was arresting... The pub itself has a story of a young girl who fell in love with a sailor boy. The night he was to return there was a huge storm and many ships capsized leaving their poor crew to battle against the cold, dark waters.

Nellie with Mighty Rex in the gardem

Michele O’Brien as Granny Cousins The lover did not return and sure he was dead, the young maiden hung herself from the rafters of the pub.... (did you really want to hear this?) No time later the handsome young sailor returned, to find his true love was gone. It is said that she can still be seen from time to time in the roof room of The King Charles. I am sure for those who want to believe, this could be true.

For Nellie she decided it was a very sad story and wondered if she would be that overwhelmed if Mighty Rex now left her… Anyway, back to the evening which really was rather good. The sky was clear, there was little wind and despite heavy rain earlier in the day, there was not a drop in sight. It was perfect for a spine chilling evening. If you want to contact Michele and learn lots about Poole and its spellbinding history I am sure she would love to hear from you. You can contact Michele on 07977 969080 or look at her website which is www.micheleobrien.co.uk. Do mention Nellie if you talk to her!

Nellie hopes you have started 2016 with lots of excitement as she has done. She is looking forward to telling you more about her exploits in the next issue of The Southbourne Link.

Where will she take us next…?

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On Your Plot Now is the time to go undercover It’s still pretty chilly during February but planting seedlings under glass (or plastic) can give you a great start for the season ahead. A bit of time and money invested now in a polytunnel or greenhouse will give you benefits for years to come.

Can’t wait for Spring to come? There are plenty of vegetables that can be started off indoors now.

Jobs for February:-

• Erect a cold frame, polytunnel or greenhouse • Plant out onion sets • Sow tomatoes indoors • Chit seed potatoes • Sow early beetroot and summer cabbages • Plant soft fruit bushes The days are getting a little longer, green shoots are starting to appear and we’re all just itching to get out in the garden now. Just one problem - it’s still likely to be blooming cold!

Extremes in weather are typical for this month so even if we do have a warmer spell I wouldn’t be in too much of a hurry to start sowing seeds outdoors. It’s at this time of year that having some undercover growing space is a real boon not least because it’s so much more of a pleasure working in a protected environment, basking in the glory of those few rays of sun, than it is feeling a gale force wind that seems as it if’s come straight from the arctic! If you don’t have a greenhouse, polytunnel or cold frame then why not think about investing in one now? Get it built in February and you can get a head start on many plants for the season to come.

Which is best? Consider the space available - if space is limited then a cold frame, may be a good option. Green houses can offer lots of benefits but are generally not a great idea if your garden is also the kids play area and they can be hugely expensive. On the plus side, they are not easy to get rid of so if you’re prepared for a bit of work

you may be able to pick up a second-hand one very cheaply providing you are happy to dismantle and move it yourself (try free cycle). We opted for a polytunnel, which was very reasonable in price and gave us several weekends of entertainment building it. Follow the instructions carefully, don’t rush it and you’ll need at least 2 of you when it comes to putting the plastic on.

With both greenhouses and polytunnels you need to remember that they can become very hot in the summer and ensure that adequate ventilation is available.

So, now that you have this great new space what can you plant in it? Early tomatoes can be started off in pots and if you plant some summer cabbages now you can get them established and benefit from a crop by late spring or early summer.

Cucumbers, beetroot, leeks and lettuces can also be sown indoors and if you want to try something a little more exotic why not plant some peppers, aubergines and even a melon?

This is also a good month to think about soft fruit.

Most fruit bushes, trees and canes need time to get established before you start to get a good yield and it is easy to overlook them in favour of crops that give a quicker return.

If you don’t have any fruit growing on your plot how about adding just one type of fruit each year? You could plant raspberry canes this month, or incorporate a gooseberry or blackcurrant bush into your border. If you have pot grown strawberries that have spent the winter indoors then place them outside as they will only flower after exposure to cold weather. Plants that have over wintered outside can be brought in now.

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Ferndown Ind Est BH21 7RP

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Consumer Tips

James

WALKER 1XLVDQFH &DOOV This week I received an email from a chap who has had to stop answering his home phone. He is receiving endless cold calls and has simply had enough of trying to get rid of the pesky salespeople trying to sell their services ranging from PPI claims to the installation of solar panels and how much they can save.

It is very frustrating when you cannot answer you own phone without the fear of being bombarded about unwanted goods and services!

Unwanted Phone calls What would you do if you were faced with the same situation?

It is simply not acceptable that you have to avoid answering your own phone. The first thing you should do is contact the Telephone Preference Service (TPS), run by the Direct Marketing Association. The service is free and allows you to opt out of receiving marketing communications and includes preventing marketing calls from business development firms, charities, voluntary organisations and political parties. You can register your home and mobile numbers with the scheme.

According to Ofcom research, your unwanted phone calls will reduce by one third.

Once you are registered, organisations are not allowed to call you unless you have given prior consent. 45% of those registered on the list receive no more cold calls.

Prior Consent When you sign up with new websites there are often two tick boxes, one for their terms and conditions and the other to receive communications from select partners. Do not tick this box, ever!

If you do, you are consenting that data can be sold legitimately to third-party companies and this is considered prior consent.

Even though you may have opted out via the Telephone Preference Service you will still receive communications from companies that have your data via this process. This loophole is extremely unfair and the Government is now considering if this law should be changed. Personally, I find it unbelievable that this law still exists and it certainly ought to be amended!

Silent phone calls If you are receiving silent calls this is usually from an automated system in a Contact Centre. The system automatically dials phone numbers and if you answer, you are then connected to a member of staff in the Contact Centre. However, if no one in the Contact Centre is available then you receive the silent call.

If the company is using this system, they must publish their phone number. Once you get off of the call, ring 1471 to find out the number or call your phone provider and request the caller’s phone number and then make a complaint.

Automated sales calls These are known as lead generation calls, looking to capture your details or leads to sell onto a firm.

Companies making these calls must have your permission to make these calls to you. If you have not given permission then you should contact the Information Commissioners Office with as much information as possible. Call them on 0303 123 1113.

Making a complaint If you are still receiving unwanted phone calls, you should make a complaint to the Telephone Preference Service.

• When you receive the phone call ask the person what company they work for and their telephone number. Be sure to make a note of the number. Top tip: sometimes you can also obtain the phone number after finishing the call but prior to the next call by dialling 1471 on your home phone.

• Contact the Telephone Preference Service and make an official complaint and it will be investigated.

Unwanted text messages The Telephone Preference Service cannot help with unwanted text messages. Forward unwanted texts to 7726 and these will register as unwanted text messages with your mobile provider.

Top tips for the phone • If you receive a phone call requesting any financial details or PIN numbers stating that they are checking your details, we strongly recommend that you refuse to divulge any information.

• Talk to your home or mobile phone provider about what options they have to deal with nuisance calls in order to resolve these issues. On the iPhone you can choose to block a phone number. You can also obtain phone call identification but you will need to pay an additional charge for this service. You will be able to see the incoming call number. Get your phone number listed as ex directory by contacting your phone provider. Your details will not be published anywhere.

Harassing phone calls If you are receiving rude or harassing phone calls then you should contact your phone provider for assistance and to investigate the issue. These calls are a criminal offence and will therefore be taken very seriously by your phone provider.

If you are extremely concerned, contact the Police on 101 and they can trace the phone call.

Consumer Champion – the man who helps you resolve your . consumer complaints! www.resolver.co.uk/

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Index of advertisers

Your quick guide to everyone and everything in your Directory...

Blinds & Shutters Ashley Blinds............................. 3 Tuscany Blinds..........................31

Builders & Carpenters Ian Jones...................................15 Love to Build.............................27

Dancewear Dancing Daisy...........................27

Denture Services Dorset Denture Clinic................ 5

Drainage Services All Drains Cleared..................... 5 Cameras Rocky Rock Cameras.................21

Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Cleaning Doctor........................13

Chiropodists Karen Lewis-Fry........................13 Watcombe Foot Clinic............... 3

Chiropractors Paul Harris................................15

Community News Adventures of Nellie.................22 Boscombe & S’bourne Probus....10 Bournemouth & Beyond Discovery Group.....................18 Bowie tribute to raise funds for local hospice..................... 8 Consumer Tips: Nuisance Calls...28 Contact the Elderly...................10 Dorset Family History Society.... 6 Dorset Wildlife Trust: Help us to record wildlife!......14 Friendship Force Wessex...........20 Martin Lewis: Winter................12 On your plot: Now is the time to go undercover............26 Pokesdown & Southbourne Ex-Servicemens Club..............16 Southbourne Friendship Club....18 Southbourne Civil Servants Retirement Fellowship...........10 Tuckton WI Group.....................18

Electricians Dorset Electrical & Fire Alarms....19 Savage Electrical......................27

Estate Agents Powis........................................ 9 Richard Godsell.........................17

Garage Services Kimberley Garage.....................19

Pet Services “Muddy”ford Mutts..................15 Vida T....................................... 9

Plasterers Spillers Plastering.....................19

Plumbing & Heating Services Bournemouth Plumbing Solutions....15 First Choice Plumbing...............40 Gas BoilerCare.......................... 7 J C Gas......................................13

Property Maintenance Ian Jones Property Maintenance....15 Love to Build.............................27 Phil’s Handyman Services.........29

Puzzles & Competitions Prize Wordsearch......................25

Health, Fitness & Care Body Therapy............................29 Paul Houlton Hatha Yoga......... 9

Residential Care Homes Care South: Wickmeads............32

Hearing Aids Clarity Hearing Solutions.......... 5

Roofing PR Smith Roofing......................21

Hotels & Restaurants Cliff House Hotel.......................24

Roofing Insulation Jetseal.......................................16

Hot Tub Hire Party Tub Hire...........................21

Solicitors Robert Wrynne......................... 2

Loft Conversions Loft Services..............................29

Windows, Doors & Conservatories Allglaze.....................................31 Cloudy2Clear Windows.............11

Oven Cleaners Oven King.................................21

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No. 1014697 A charming new nursing, dementia and residential care home in the heart of Southbourne

A warm, safe and comfortable place to live Sitting in the heart of its local community in Tuckton, Southbourne, the new Wickmeads has been purpose-built to provide modern yet homely facilities for nursing, dementia and residential care, at a realistic cost.

With ensuite bedrooms and a range of light and airy communal spaces, Wickmeads offers a homely environment where residents can feel relaxed – safe in the knowledge that quality care is on hand 24-hours a day.

We help our residents to get the most out of life in a safe and peaceful setting, with comfortable accommodation, quality dining and a range of social activities.

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