The Southbourne Link - June 2017

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Link June 2017

In this issue: Choir’s ‘Sing for Life’ concert raises over £10,000 for men’s health Glenn Miller Orchestra swings into Bournemouth New Forest Show 2017 Celebrity Interview: Miriam Margolyes Adventures of Nellie

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Almanac

Garden Specialists Established 35 years

A Professional Gardener

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Hedges, Shrubs, Trees Shaped & Pruned Tree Surgery & Felling

Landscaping & Garden Maintenance

Weed Control & Clearance

01202 246939 07812 730397 25 Sunnyhill Rd, Southbourne, BH6 5HR

KathGoward

interior painter Local Female Painter Free Estimates Fully Insured

All interior and exterior decorating undertaken For a free estimate call

Tel: 07771 711049 Kath - Interior Painter Email: kath.paint@hotmail.co.uk

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Welcome...

The Southbourne Link Edition 93

Published by:

Stephen & Debbie Corney at Dorset Directories Ltd

Telephone:

01202 894397

Email:

info@southbournelink.co.uk

Copy deadline for the July 2017 edition: 12th June 2017

Disclaimer: Whilst every care has been taken to ensure that data in this publication is accurate, the publisher cannot accept any liability to any party to loss or damage caused by errors or omissions resulting from negligence, accident or any other cause.

The 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!

The summer holidays are just around the corner!

Something to look forward to. Whether you are going away or not, we live in such a glorious area that we really do not need to go away, so it is a time of year I most enjoy. On that note I am looking for some good, bright photos of the area to put on our front covers.

Do you have one, or know someone who would love to see their photo in print? Please let me know by phone 01202 894397 or send an email to debbie@ dorsetdirectories.co.uk. We will of course accredit the person in the magazine, so their name will be in print, on Facebook and online too!

Nellie took us fishing this month and what fun that was. Do have a read. She will hopefully make you smile.

The loyal advertisers are very appreciative of your calls. The index at the back is a quick way to find who you are looking for. If there any trades people you can’t find and need, please give me a call. I will see what we can do to help you.

We do have a Facebook page you can like and follow. Nellie has one too! Just put whereisnellie and SouthbourneLink in the search bar and you will find us. The magazines can be found each months there too, so it is an easy way to read the magazine on your phone.

The lucky winner of the prize wordsearch last month was Emma Hancock. Well done to you!

We are hoping the sun shines for June and you are able to get out and about.

Have fun!

Debbie & Stephen Corney

Useful Numbers Local Police Southern Electricity Transco Gas Emergency Bournemouth Hospital

101 08457 708090 0800 111999 01202 303626

Train Enquires Bournemouth Council Bournemouth Water Southbourne Library

08457 484950 01202 451451 01202 590059 01202 428784

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Give your feet a treat!

102 Watcombe Road, Southbourne, Bournemouth, BH6 5LP

20% SALE

Ends July 31st Genuine Every single product and every style in our range (QUOTE REF SUMMER2017)

Examples of how we can help: • Simple Nail Cutting & Nail care • Ingrowing Toe Nails and Surgery • Corns and Callus • Fungal Infections and Athlete’s Foot • Neurological and Vascular Assessment • Disabled Access

To offer honest and practical advice, to deliver quality products and to put the needs of our customers first

HOME and REST HOME VISITS AVAILABLE Telephone: 01202 246811 or 07775 911415 ALL TREATMENTS AVAILABLE AT REASONABLE RATES SPECIALIST TREATMENT for DIABETES and ARTHRITIS www.watcombefootclinic.co.uk Julie Anne Smith D.Pod.M., M.Ch.S. HCPC Registered Chiropodist/Podiatrist Email: enquiries@watcombefootclinic.co.uk

We believe that by offering a good service, as well as a leading range of products, we will continue to build a growing list of happy customers into a successful business for today and tomorrow

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Where can you still find a local optician who will see you personally and look after your eye care needs from the sight test to dispense?  Where will you be sure to be seen by the same optician every time, who cares about offering you a service, and who won’t be happy until you are completely happy?  That will be BOURNEMOUTH VISION CENTRE, where Mr Bernie Dexter has been looking after the eyes of the Southbourne community for the past 30 years.  Our receptionists are chosen for their warmth and empathy.  They are trained to help you to choose just the right frame for you.  Mr Dexter has over 40 years of experience as an optometrist, and through extensive ongoing training is up to date with all the advancements in modern eye care.  We operate a price match policy.  The health of your eyes is our concern Find us at 63 Southbourne Grove, BH6 3QU or call us on

01202 424491

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DCC DORSET CHARITIES CONFERENCE

The Dorset Charities Conference 2017 10am - 5pm (doors open at 9am for trade

& charities stand registration)

Thursday 6th July 2017 Queen Elizabeth’s School, Wimborne This year’s event includes: • Trade Stands

• Networking Opportunities

• Presentations

• Lunch and Refreshments

Hosted by

Supported by

To book please visit: www.wardgoodman.co.uk/charities-conference If you have any queries or need more information please contact 01202 875 900

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Community News

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First World War Memorial at All Saints Church, Southbourne

Frederick George Gillingham, Henry Frederick Shirley & Harry Spicer Rideout

In France the Battle of Arras claimed the lives of three local men on the same day April 11th 1917. Frederick, Henry and Harry may have been amongst the 24,000 soldiers from four corners of the commonwealth who were packed into 19 kilometres of underground tunnels (including a hospital with a capacity of 700) built by New Zealand engineers under the town of Arras. To prevent the enemy knowing of their plans the men were hidden underground waiting to start the coming battle on two fronts.

The aim of the tunnels was both secrecy and to avoid what had happened at Verdun and the Somme the previous year when men had been mowed down as they moved over no man’s land to get to the German lines. The tunnels meant that the troops could travel underground safely and would pop up in front of the newly fortified German Hindenburg Line. Three days before the fighting began the troop’s morale would have been considerably boosted by the news on April 6th that America had entered the war.

Frederick George Gillingham lived at 44 Darracott Road, Pokesdown and was a local butcher. As soon as war broke out he enlisted with the 1st Hampshire Regiment and attached to the 11th Brigade 4th Division, sailed for Le Havre on August 23rd 1914. Upon arrival the Division were marched six miles to provide reinforcements for the besieged British Expeditionary Force at Le Cateau. They saw action at Marne, Aisne and Messines in 1914 and experienced gas warfare for the first time during the 2nd Battle of Ypres in 1915. “.. It produces a flooding of the lungs – it is equivalent to drowning, only on dry land. The effects are these – a splitting headache and terrific thirst to drink (to drink water is instant death) a knife edge pain in the lungs and the coughing up of a greenish froth of the stomach and the lungs, ending finally in insensibility and death. The colour of the skin from white turns a greenish black and yellow, the colour protrudes and the eyes assume a glassy stare. It is a fiendish way to die.”

(Memoirs, Lance Sergeant Elmer Cotton, Canadian Forces).

Frederick survived the horrors of 1915 and the Battle of the Somme in 1916 before his division were directed to Arras in 1917 where he fought in the first battle of Scarpe. He died aged 36.

Henry Frederick Shirley lived at 45 Livingstone Road, Pokesdown with his wife Emily and was father to Ernest, William and Charles Shirley. He was a Rifleman in the13th (Service) Rifle Brigade formed at Winchester and was 46 when he enlisted in 1914. The

Battalion was part of Kitchener’s New Army, attached to the 37th Division it embarked for France April 1915.

The men were marched across France to act as a reserve for the British assault on Loos September 26th 1915. Casualties at Loos were high as sufficient stocks of ammunition and artillery had not arrived . Henry Shirley survived Loos and the Somme in 1916 but the Division had been decimated by the loss of half of their 1037 officers and men. They returned to action in November at Ancre before being directed to Arras the following year. At Arras the 13th Battalion Rifle Brigade, supported by six tanks, took part in the attack on the village of Monchy le Preux. However the attack was delayed due to bad weather and freezing conditions when men froze to death during the night and others were killed next day by their own artillery. Henry Frederick Shirley died aged 49.

Harry Spicer Rideout was the son of Jehu and Ellen Rideout who lived at ‘Priory View’ Stourvale Avenue. He enlisted in the 2nd Birmingham Pals Battalion ( 15th Royal Warwickshire’s) which was formed by the Birmingham Lord Mayor and a committee in 1914.

After training the Battalion was attached to the 14th Brigade, 5th Division and sailed for Boulogne on November 1st 1915. Henry Rideout saw action on the Somme where they suffered huge losses before being posted to Festubert in March 1917 in preparation for Arras. They were the only British troops involved in the support and eventual capture of Vimy Ridge by Canadian troops. Harry Spicer Rideout died aged 33. The Battle of Arras continued until May 16th 1917 and cost 285,000 lives on both sides of the conflict.

Researched and written by Alice Miller

All Saints Church,

Castlemain Avenue, Southbourne Priest in Charge: Rev Mike Powis www.allsaintschurchsouthbourne.org

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Wickmeads A charming residential and dementia care home in the heart of Southbourne

Registered Charity No. 1014697

Wickmeads

has been purpose-built by Care South, a local not-for profit charity, to offer modern, comfortable facilities for residential and dementia care at a realistic cost. Residents can feel relaxed and at home, with quality care on hand 24-hours a day.

Arrange a visit, request a brochure and find out more at

www.care-south.co.uk or call Wickmeads on 01202 436490 CARE SOUTH IS A LEADING PROVIDER OF RESIDENTIAL AND HOME CARE ACROSS DORSET

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ADVERTORIAL

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 6RXWKERXUQH area

DQG Panager 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!

Cloudy2Clear GUARANTEE All Customers That An Average Quote Will Take No Longer Than 20 Mins!!!

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Community News

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Choir’s ‘Sing for Life’ concert raises over £10,000 for men’s health Bournemouth Hospital Charity is delighted to have been presented with a donation of over £10,000 from Bournemouth Male Voice Choir following their incredibly successful ‘Sing for Life’ concert.

After an intensive ten week crash-course, over 50 amateur singers joined the Bournemouth Male Voice Choir to perform at the Poole Lighthouse – all to raise funds for men’s health projects at the Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospitals.

Almost 1,000 people attended the ‘Learn2Sing’ programme’s concert finalé – titled ‘Sing for Life’ – hearing the choir sing a range of songs from classical music to contemporary ballads.

The tremendous efforts of the Choir have resulted in a fantastic total of £10,000 being raised from the concert. All funds generated will go towards new ‘blue light cystoscopy’ equipment at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital’s Urology Department, helping consultants to better identify and treat cancer cells in the bladder.

One of the newly-trained singers, Geof

Bournemouth Hospital Charity’s Debbie Anderson & Sara Armstrong receive a £10,024 donation from Robert Phillips, Mark Burstow and Malcolm Jenkins of the Bournemouth Male Voice Choir

Geof Curtis

Curtis, was treated for prostate cancer at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital and says this played a role in his decision to join the Learn2Sing programme.

“I joined the group because I wanted to learn to sing and when I found out it was to raise funds for Bournemouth Hospital Charity I wanted to help, because – it is no exaggeration to say – the Hospital saved my life,” says Geof.

“It has been an excellent course with lots of voice training and breathing exercises. It’s a really good group of blokes and we were all there for the main purpose of trying to help the Hospital.”

Bournemouth Hospital Charity Community Fundraiser, Sara Armstrong, says the Charity is incredibly grateful for the Choir’s efforts.

“This donation is absolutely wonderful,” says Sara. “Thank you so much to everyone at the Bournemouth Male Voice Choir who took part in Learn2Sing and performed at the Sing for Life concert. It was a brilliant performance and we are so grateful for the £10,000 they have contributed towards our men’s health projects.”

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Community News

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Hundreds visit Lulworth Castle to support charities annual classic and sports car show On Sunday 14th May local sight loss charity Dorset Blind Association hosted their annual Classic Car Show at the picturesque setting of Lulworth Castle.

This hugely successful and well attended event showcased over 80 classic and sports cars with hundreds of members of the public visiting the show and raising over £3,000 to help the charity maintain the services it provides for blind and partially sighted people across Dorset.

This prestigious event, now in its third year, was kindly sponsored by Imerys and Cre8ive Wisdom and was held at Lulworth courtesy of James Weld DL, who is the charity’s President.

The event was started by Miss Dorset, who sent the cars out on a 30 mile run around the Dorset countryside before returning to Lulworth to display their beautiful motors at the Castle Showground.

The event saw hundreds of local supporters, holiday makers and car enthusiasts descend on the Castle throughout the day, creating a real community buzz.

The event, which was open to the public free of charge, had something for all ages to enjoy; a selection of local stalls selling crafts and local produce, entertainment throughout the afternoon from a local choir and musicians, along with a kids area with bouncy castle and face painting plus a visit from the ever popular, Peppa Pig! Attendees enjoyed relaxing in the afternoon sun with a glass of prosecco from The Fizz Tin and a gourmet burger from Dorset Catering Services, who also supplied the refreshments before the Run to the car owners.

James Weld DL, of the Lulworth Estate, said: “The Dorset Blind Association is a charity I am tremendously proud to support, as did my father and grandfather before me. It is fantastic to see their Classic Car event growing year on year and especially as it is shown off in front of our beloved castle. I know how vital the work of the charity is to help blind and partially sighted people across Dorset. The charity’s small number of dedicated staff and large group of volunteers do a wonderful

job and I am always very pleased to be able to help in any way I can” Dorset Blind Association will reach its centenary next year. Despite helping around 1,000 people every month it receives no fixed funding so the charity is extremely grateful for the public support that this event received. The money raised will help to maintain the social and activity clubs which Dorset Blind Association provide across the county and which are critical to helping visually impaired people fight the loneliness and isolation which can so easily affect them. The clubs help to stop blind and partially sighted people from feeling forgotten, cut-off from society and marginalised.

Helena Sinclair, Events Fundraiser at Dorset Blind Association, said: “We are so grateful for the public supporting events like this and through that helping us to maintain our services. We are extremely privileged to be able to continue holding the only Classic Car show at Lulworth Castle and it is very exciting seeing this event grow year on year. We are already looking forward to it being even bigger and better next year, as part of our Centenary celebrations.”

This year, Dorset Blind Association have a busy fundraising events calendar with a huge variety of events. To take part in their second ‘Bright for Sight Night Run’ at Boscombe seafront in June, go to feelgooddorset.eventbrite.co.uk. Or take a leap of faith and Skydive this September? Contact the fundraising team for more information - 01202 712864 or fundraising@dorsetblind.org.uk

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Wildlife News

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Nature is calling this June for all to join the Wildlife Trusts’ 30 Days Wild initiative.

The challenge, brimming with motivation, wild ideas and examples of activities, has been set up to encourage everyone to get involved with all things wild.

The initiative promotes the improved mental and physical well-being gained from interacting with nature, and aims to increase awareness on how to protect our invaluable environment.

A Random Act of Wildness, the theme at the centre of the challenge, is about making time daily to connect with the natural world, or simply carrying out a small act to help the environment. You can use ideas you get in the pack as inspiration or create your own Random Acts. It’s also about experiencing, learning about, and helping wildlife in Dorset: the smallest act, such as putting up a bee hotel in your garden, can make a big difference to the little creatures all around us. The Acts of Wildness

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To sign up and for your free pack of ideas, along with a wild badge and a funky wallchart to track your progress, visit www.mywildlife.org.uk/30dayswild. In Dorset, if you are under 18 years of age with a passion for nature, take advantage of being outdoors anytime. Get busy being a shutterbug with your digital camera or mobile, and send your wildlife photos to us for the Pat Dolbear Photographic Competition for Young People, with cash prizes available. For more information, go to: www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/ photographic_award.html

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RAY’S “IN THE MOOD” AS THE WORLD’S GREATEST BIG BAND SWINGS INTO BOURNEMOUTH

THE GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA• PAVILION THEATRE, BOURNEMOUTH • SUNDAY 25 JUNE 2017

The Glenn Miller Orchestra, led by Ray McVay and featuring the Swing Time Jivers and The Polka Dot Dolls, will be appearing at Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre, on Sunday 25 June.

Back in the late ‘30s–early ‘40s, Glenn Miller and his Orchestra packed the dance halls in the United States. The band enjoyed a string of hits like In the Mood and Tuxedo Junction as well as Moonlight Serenade, Chattanooga Choo Choo, Pennsylvania 65000, American Patrol and many others - songs and melodies that have stood the test of time.

World War II brought the Miller magic to the UK. While British men were bemoaning the influx of G.I.s - “overpaid, oversexed and over here” – they acknowledged that at least the Americans brought some great music with them. In 1944, the band’s musical style and showmanship immediately endeared them to UK audiences. They played around 80 concerts across the country and performed some 40 radio broadcasts between July and December of that year.

On December 15, 1944, Glenn boarded a single engine C-64 Norseman aircraft to travel to Paris, France where he was to make arrangements for a Christmas broadcast. Tragically, the plane never reached France and was never found. As far as UK music-lovers were concerned, a special relationship had been forged between them and Glenn Miller and his music – a bond that continues to this day.

The current UK band was put together in 1988 by legendary musical entertainer Ray McVay in conjunction with Glenn Miller Productions in New York. McVay, previously best known as musical director for the original Come Dancing series on BBC, approached the offices of the Glenn Miller estate 29 years ago seeking an arrangement to operate a Glenn Miller Orchestra in UK. Since then, over the last quarter of a century, this great orchestra has built itself into something of an institution as it tours the top

provincial venues in the country as well as satisfying a demand for Miller’s music in Europe, Asia and South America.

The Orchestra maintains the exact line up on stage devised by Glenn, consisting of the leader, five saxophones, four trumpets, four trombones and three rhythm plus a male and female vocalist. The show features the sublime voices of Mark Porter and Catherine Sykes as well as the glorious harmonies of the Moonlight Serenaders.

The band’s library comprises of more than 200 scores, many of them from the original library, which includes terrific arrangements from both the civilian and Army Air Force orchestras. Songs made famous by the likes of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Louis Armstrong are all featured in a show which also pays tribute to other big band leaders of the era like Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman.

The current orchestra leader, Ray McVay, brings over 50 years of musical entertainment experience to the job of putting smiles on the faces of today’s audiences.

The musicians are young and energetic and, it seems, constantly on the move. You’re quite likely to find a bass trombone sneaking up on you and making a rude noise!

So, if you want to relive the music and songs of an era that gave birth to rock’n’roll or even experience it for the first time, come along to Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre on Sunday 25 June.

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Digital launch marks the start of this year’s Dorset Art Prize The Dorset Art Prize, created by The Bournemouth & Poole College, was designed to encourage and help to create a broader, more inclusive vision for the arts locally and to actively engage with the community. This year’s Art Prize is looking to be bigger than ever and is now open to entrants to submit their pieces of work.

Last year’s Art Prize saw an outstanding selection of exciting and diverse pieces, with a variety of traditional art practise and digital art. An exciting part of widening the participation of the competition was the announcement of 2 new prizes, the Schools Art Prize and the Community Art Prize. A large proportion of local schools & community groups got involved. The additional prizes of £500 each are given to the school that gives a significant contribution of submissions to the competition and the community group who demonstrate outstanding art as part of a group or individual project.

The theme for this year’s Dorset Arts Prize is “open”. This will continue to allow the artists the freedom to produce work in whichever style of format they feel most confident in.

The tone, mood and subject matter are entirely the choice of the artist. Artists can submit work in any media that is new or recently produced. Students can

enter final pieces of course work from Degree, HND, A Level, Level 3, 2 and 1 Diploma and GCSE.

The esteemed judges are on board again for 2017 and include International Artist and former student Stuart Semple, International Photographer Tony Worobiec and Michael Spender, Museum and Arts Manager Borough of Poole.

Ellie Douglas, Photography Lecturer and Art Prize co-ordinator at the college, said, ‘It was exciting to see how many different schools and community groups engaged with the prize last year , the standard of the work each year becomes higher and the art works more diverse , We look forward to seeing this year’s entries.’

To enter the competition or for more information visit: www.thecollege.co.uk/artprize

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Celebrity Interview:

Miriam Margolyes

By Tim Saunders Retirement is increasingly becoming a luxury of the past. While for some the cost of living is the reason, for others working is addictive and good for the soul. This desire to keep working can be found in all sectors, from scientists (Professor Stephen Hawking is 74) through to business people (Sir Alan Sugar is 69 and Sir Richard Branson is 66). And even in the world of fame.

Seasoned entertainer Bruce Forsyth is 88 while David Attenborough the naturalist is 90.

BAFTA award winning actress Miriam Margolyes is a comparative youngster at a mere 75. She is widely known for her role as Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter films. Miriam is as busy as ever, not just with her acting but also her work as a voice artist. “Sorry we’re going to have to reschedule our interview,” she says to me, “I’ve got another job on.” But we’re able to catch up at a quieter moment.

It is a craving for success that drives Miriam to work even harder. “I don’t think I’m as successful as I would like and I don’t think I’m as successful as people think I am. I’m just in the front rank of the second raters as Somerset Maugham put himself. I think I’m hugely talented and I think I have the potential to be great.”

As a voice artist, she has quickly become wellknown to countless children the world over as Weathersnike in Bottersnikes and Gumbles.

Set in Australia it tells the tale of the evil bottersnikes: ugly, lazy creatures whose ears become hot when they get angry. The Gumbles are small, giggly things who the bottersnikes

try to enslave to make them do all their chores.

This programme is aired in both Britain and Australia, a relationship that works well for Miriam because she has divided her time between the two countries for years. In 2013 she was presented with her Australian citizenship certificate by then prime minister Julia Gillard.

And she isn’t as wealthy as some might envisage.

“I don’t have more than half a million in the bank… Some people would say that’s pretty wealthy but I think you have to have a million in the bank before you’re wealthy.” Miriam does own or part-own a few properties, a home in south-west London, a Tuscan farmhouse and a penthouse close to Bondi Beach in Australia.

There are two facets to Miriam that have stood her in good stead. Her eloquent tones ensuring that her voice is familiar. And her appearance making her instantly recognisable on stage or screen. Miriam has a great ability to make any role memorable. Her career spans five decades.

She has appeared in TV programmes including Crossroads, three Blackadders and even an Agatha Christie (2004). More recently she has appeared in Doc Martin and Kingdom. Her film appearances include The Age of Innocence (1993) where she won the BAFTA. Directed

by Martin Scorsese, Miriam played the part of the Countess’ grandmother. The Countess was played by Michelle Pfeiffer. “But the thing that I am most proud of in my life is Dickens’ Women.” The one- person show includes 23 different characters based on or inspired by characters in Charles Dickens’ novels.

Jewish, a Labour supporter and a lesbian, Miriam is her own harshest critic, known for her plain speaking. When she has time, she is passionate about genealogy and politics. “I have got back as far as 1790 with my family tree but it is difficult because records of Jews were destroyed in the Second World War. I also collect political cartoons of the past. It is the past that I am interested in these days.” www.miriammargolyes.com Tim Saunders is an author, journalist and businessman.

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The Adventures of Nellie The Dorset Directories Camper Van Nellie took us fishing! This was another new experience for Nellie and she was rather excited. Grandma however was not so thrilled. Having been a fisherman’s wife for over 50 years the thought of one more day by the water was not so inspiring. I am sure any ladies out there with husbands who love to cast a line, will understand her reaction. When Dad proposed to Mum in 1962 he did add… “But I do go fishing…” Mum has never lived it down.

As a child, nearly every Sunday of the fresh water fishing season, I loved to go to the ponds with Mum and Dad. Picnic in hand of course. Later when my sister was born, she was less enthralled and used to wonder off looking at the flowers and the birds. She still does that now! My best catch ever was a tench in Ireland when I ‘borrowed’ Dad’s huge rod (I was 13 at the

The boys and some of their catches

Nellie and family after a long day’s fishing time) and refused to let him help me bring the fish in. I was very proud of that one.

Guess who takes after her Dad? So, Nellie was ‘chomping at the wheel’ to get going. Hordle Lakes near Lymington she decided to drive us to. It is a great place for the family as well as the more keen, carp fisherman. With separate lakes you can choose your level of skill. Bob’s Lake has recently had 30 pound carp added to it! Can you imagine getting one of those on your line? Well there were certainly men there who were doing just that. One man was having a cigarette after his line broke… he was looking into the sky dreaming longingly about the ‘one that got away’. Maybe us women should try and understand this more…

We set up in “Tench Lake”. There was a family right next to us and with all the commotion we created I think they wish we hadn’t. Ever had that feeling? Hayden has fished with Grandad many times. In fact when he was only two years old he picked up a rod as if he was 50 and had done it all

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Now every time we go fishing with Dad we catch fish, and I mean a LOT of fish!

Today was no exception. After two hours of catching common carp, F1 carp (those that have no barbels, are a hybrid and cannot regenerate - I found out), mirror carp, roach, and even a tench that Hayden caught, the fish were literally eating out of our hands. It was so good in fact Grandad taught Hayden the technique of “mugging” or “dobbing” where you quite honestly drop the maggot into the fishes mouth! That is illegal in match fishing of course, but Dad said the likelihood of being able to do that up north near Hull where they live, was nigh on impossible. Hayden (and Grandad) had fun with that. Hayden also learned the technique of using a feeding pot off the end of the rod, tipping the maggots into the water right where the float and hook are. Very clever.

Now Stephen, unlike his son, was not born with a fishing rod in his hand…. He got the prize for the tiddlers and if he broke off once and lost the hook, he must have broken off twenty times. Nellie tried to tell him that it wasn’t a tug of war or a wrestling match. Maybe a light touch would work?

It was all to no avail. The funniest part was when Stephen did get a fish on the hook and promptly started walking along the bank with it, taking the rod over Grandad’s

Teamwork helps to land yet another one

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Did I laugh. Nellie too! Of course it was another fish that got away and I don’t blame it, it was enough to scare the toughest ones off. We did explain that fish don’t have legs. Poor Stephen. Stick to the day job.

Mum and I had gone for a rest. I thought we would be able to sit there for few hours relaxing, but that was not the case. We were up and down taking photos, videos, making cups of tea, getting burgers from the burger bar and generally keeping the men happy while they cast their lines and had a lot of fun. It was a great day all round. I am still not sure why the two men opposite decided to pack up and leave about an hour after we arrived. Oh oh…

The skimmer carp were fun to watch on the water, the friendly robin sitting on Hayden’s rod, the gentleman who fishes every day having worked in aviation all his life and could talk for England… It is such a friendly place. The weather was beautiful. It is days out like this with the family that make life worth while. Pleasurable memories we can definitely look back on. Nellie was so pleased she was able to help and create such a moment. That is her purpose and what a great purpose to have. Where will she take us next?

By Debbie Corney

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Devizes, Wiltshire

By Tim Saunders – www.travelwriter.biz

More of us are holidaying at home and this becomes apparent during a trip to Devizes, which is experiencing a booming tourism trade.

“We’ve already beaten last year’s bookings and we’re not even half way through the year,” reveals Michael Messam, volunteer at Kennet & Avon Canal Trust, which has just received the Queen’s Voluntary Award.

We board Kenavon Venture, a 30-year-old and 60ft long canal boat - one of four the trust owns.

Trust volunteer Jean Cook, one of 450 volunteers, explains about the Flight of Locks, where 29 locks tackle a 367ft drop. These, (as you can see in one of the videos at travelwriter.biz) act a bit like a lift for canal boats to climb sharp inclines.

At nearby Etchilhampton, Jon and Judy Nash run Tichborne’s Farm Cottages. “We’ve held our prices so that we remain competitive and this has helped maintain steady numbers of tourists from as far away as Australia,” says Jon. Jon and Judy have lived there since the 1970s. They converted their barns into three luxury self-catering holiday cottages, recently adding a three-bed house for larger families.

We stay in Kestrel cottage, a cosy two bed property surrounded by 50 acres of countryside.

It’s ideal for children or those with disabilities because everything is on one level. Interestingly, all the electricity for these cottages is generated from solar panels while the farm’s water comes from a borehole which provides chemical-free water filtered through the chalk downs of Salisbury Plain.

Two things that immediately strike us about the area are its sheer beauty and how quiet it is. We discover that Wiltshire is famous for its white horses carved in the white chalk. It’s here that the expression ‘chalk and cheese’ originates.

This describes the huge contrast between the chalky uplands used for grazing sheep and the lush dairy country beneath used for grazing milk cows. While Devizes is home to Wadworth brewery, which operates 250 pubs in Wiltshire,

JD Wetherspoon has proved that there is still room for another pub in the town. It operates The Silk Mercer in St John Street. Another business enjoying brisk trade is Jimmy Deane’s Fruit, Veg & Salad shop at 19 The Brittox.

Simon Fisher, Deputy Town Clerk at Devizes Town Council concludes: “Devizes is fairly fortunate. It’s a small market town with a good selection of independent traders which, touch wood, have done better than the national chains during recession. Devizes Town Council has a portfolio of properties that it lets out to businesses. We have had high occupancy levels throughout the downturn.”

There’s so much to do in Devizes that it surprises me that this quaint market town does not even receive a mention in the acclaimed Lonely Planet Great Britain book.

Not far away in the National Trust owned village of Lacock, Harriett has the ideal opportunity to roam free without the worry of traffic. Lacock is like a living film set where you can walk in the footsteps of the stars (Cranford, Pride and Prejudice and Harry Potter). There’s also an excellent second hand bookshop where I picked up a Colin Dexter in perfect condition for just £2.

Our holiday ends much too quickly. We all loved it and want to return.

Recommended places to visit: Kennet & Avon Canal, The Wharf, Devizes. Jazz evenings with professional jazz musician and fish and chips.

Lacock Abbey, Fox Talbout Museum and village owned by the National Trust Pop in for a pint and a pie at: The Silk Mercer, St John Street, Devizes. SN10 1BL Tel: 01380 736760 Tim Saunders is an author, journalist and businessman.

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Three Days of Agricultural Fun and Entertainment at the New Forest and Hampshire County Show The New Forest and Hampshire County Show will be bringing three days of agricultural fun and entertainment to New Park, Brockenhurst on 25th, 26th and 27th July 2017. With livestock competitions, main ring attractions, International Show jumping, local produce and cooking demonstrations to name a few, there will be something for the whole family to enjoy.

Jamie Squibb will be returning to the Show to entertain visitors in the main ring with his exciting motocross stunt display.

Jamie Squibb rides a Kawasaki KXF450 and is a three times British Champion who has ridden all over the world. Jamie’s team will demonstrate their daredevil bike tricks both on the ground and in the air whilst jumping across a 60ft gap whilst 40ft in the air. Visitors can watch them complete a variety of different stunts and jumps. They will be performing twice each day in the Rathbones East Ring.

Jamie Squibb will be just one of a variety of main ring attractions entertaining the crowds in the main ring at the 2017 New Forest and Hampshire County Show. In addition, the Show will host International Show jumping competitions, The Grand Parade of Livestock, Inter-Hunt Relay,

Scurry Driving and the Pony Club Mounted Games.

New attractions featuring at the Show in 2017 include free interactive cooking workshops for children, polo demonstrations, baking competitions and the brand new Garden Tearoom located in the Flower and Gardening Show. There will be lots of educational activities across the showground with milking demonstrations in the Cattle Section, egg hatching in the Poultry Tent, vegetable planting in the discovery zone as well as the return of the ever popular Sheep Show.

Tickets for the New Forest and Hampshire County Show are available to purchase online via the New Forest Show website.

Visitors will receive 15% off all tickets purchased online before Tuesday 18th July 2017. A shuttle bus service will be running throughout the Show between the showground and Brockenhurst train station which will be free for all advance ticket holders. To purchase tickets and find out more information about the variety of attractions and activities to see and do at this year’s Show visit:

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On Your Plot

Expanding your horizons Summer,.sunshine.and.strawberries,.June. is.a.truly.wonderful.month!.In.this.ti.me.of. plenti.ful.growth.we.take.a.look.at.making.the. most.of.your.waste.clippings.by.turning.them. into.lovely.rich.compost.to.use.next.year,.and. also.how.to.make.the.most.of.every.inch.of. your.space.

Jobs for June :-

• Take off the side shoots from tomato plants to avoid them becoming too bushy and overburdened with fruit. Water regularly.

• Garlic that was planted in the Autumn should be maturing now. Lift when the leaves start to shrivel and leave to dry in a warm spot.

• Keep planting - the moist soil, higher temperatures and long days are ideal growing conditions. French beans, courgettes and salad crops can all be sown now.

• Watch out for pests! Think about protecting brassicas before caterpillars start to become a problem.

Every year it amazes me how the plants respond so dramatically to the arrival of the warm weather.

Anything sown or planted out in May seems to positively leap out of the ground and shoot skywards, in many cases quickly catching up with earlier sowings!

Of course the lawn is no exception and if you don’t already have a composting system in place then why not set one up now and make use of some of those endless grass clippings? Ideally you want to have two (or even three) compost bins so that when one is ready to use for the garden you have another filling up and rotting down. You can buy allsorts of nifty looking, ready made, compost bins - some even have clever devices that make it easy to turn the whole bin to help the waste break down - but you don’t need anything fancy.

You can just start a compost heap in an out of the way corner, enclosing it with old pallets, or wire mesh wrapped around four stakes if you want to keep it looking a little neater. So what should you compost?

Well any dead organic matter will decompose naturally but you should aim for a good mix of ‘green’ and ‘brown’ ingredients. Lawn trimmings, veg leaves and peelings provide the green element and you should add a reasonable balance of brown items such as shredded paper, straw, eggshells and even the contents of your vacuum cleaner bag.

Turning the heap occasionally will accelerate the breakdown and covering with an old carpet when it is full will also help. Leave for several months and you should have some great compost!

June is also the time of year when it is easy to start to run out of space on your plot. Everything puts on amazing growth spurts and you are suddenly left wondering where you are going to plant out those tomatoes that you’ve been nurturing in the greenhouse, or finding you’ve no room for the cabbages that you’d like to be eating later in the year.

Time to expand your horizons and make full use of containers and of your borders. Look at the different varieties of lettuce and salad crops - many of these, along with cabbages, can add a splash of decorative, coloured foliage to your borders (and be eaten too!!!). Grow bags are wonderful for crops such as tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers.

They’ll be happy in a sunny spot on your patio but do remember to water and feed regularly. Larger pots can house courgettes and pumpkins, with the exotic looking flowers adding a bright splash of colour. Even hanging baskets can get in on the grow your own act! Look for suitable strawberries or tomatoes and you could be treated to a bumper crop of luscious fruit tumbling down from above.

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It’s cold, wet, and miserable, so no wonder this is the peak summer holiday booking period. However, with the pound recently at a 32 year low against the dollar, and matching the awful rates of 2013 against the euro, this year it’s likely to be a challenge to get a decent price. The weak pound not only hits holiday spending, but hotels, car hire and more, so here are my 10 top tips for keeping costs down.

1. Pocket the perfect plastic to make the pound perform. Spend abroad and most credit cards add a 3% ‘non-sterling transaction fee’ which means £100 of euros costs £103 and some then load other charges on top. However, there are a range of specialist cards that don’t add that fee. So, you get that day’s same near-perfect rate that the banks do, in every country. My top two long term picks, as well as good exchange rates, have low cash fees - the www.creation. co.uk Everyday card and www.halifax. co.uk Clarity. Spending on these is super cheap, usually easily smashing the best bureau de change rates.

Yet only do this if you’ll repay the card IN FULL each month, to avoid the 18.9% ish representative APR. It’s worth noting if instead of spending on the card you withdraw foreign cash and spend that, you will pay interest even if you clear in full, but even with that added they’re still not that costly. For full info on top cards, and an eligibility calculator so you can see which you’re most likely to be accepted for go to www.mse.me/

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2. One hotel room can have hundreds of prices. Once you know what hotel you want, always check to see if it’s being sold cheaper elsewhere, use comparison sites www.trivago.co.uk and www.travelsupermarket.com for a wide-ranging search (and always call the hotel to see if it’ll beat the price). The difference can be £100s.

3. With car hire book it early and buy insurance elsewhere. If hiring abroad, generally early booking is cheaper, what costs £10 a day now can be £40 a day when you get there. Here’s the three key steps: a) Do a comparison to find your cheapest. I’d try www.kayak.co.uk, www.carrentals.co.uk and if needed www.skyscanner.net too. b) Check stealth fuel charges. Some try and make you pay for a full tank and return it empty - adding £80ish if you don’t drive far. The above, apart from Kayak, let you filter by fuel policy. c) Don’t fall for their insurance up-sell.

When you pick up a car they’ll often try and fear sell you up to £25/day insurance on top – to cover the large excess if you have any claims. If you’ll pay for this, instead use excess insurance comparison site www.moneymaxim. co.uk before you go and you can often @MoneySavingExpert find a policy from £2 a day. Yet if you do

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5. Speedily find the cheapest flights. The obvious start point again are comparison sites. My top picks are www.skyscanner. net, www.kayak.co.uk and www. momondo.co.uk which include most airlines and booking sites like Expedia and ebookers. Yet if you really want to slash flight costs, you need to get clever, such as using ethnic specialist travel agents and checking out airline code sharing deals. For full help see www. mse.me/cheapflights.

6. Don’t forget the good old fashion package holiday. Package holidays are where you usually get flights, hotels and transfers in one. They can still be the cheapest especially if you’re going away for 7, 10 or 14 days in a traditional holiday destination like Benidorm.

Both www.travelsupermarket.com and www.icelolly.com have comparison sites. Then once you’ve got up a price, if you want to shave a little off, you can call up other agents to see if they’ll sell you the same holiday at a cheaper price.

7. Book travel insurance AS SOON as you book the holiday. Every year people email me saying something sadly akin to, “I’m due on holiday in a few months, but I’ve just been given a cancer diagnosis and can’t go, the airline won’t let me cancel, what can I do?” The answer is ‘that’s what travel insurance is

for’. Yet many people only book it just before they go. Waiting defeats half the point of having the cover – which is to protect you in the event cancellation is needed due to illness, a death in the family or something else. Full help on the cheapest policies, including for over 65s in www.mse.me/travelinsurance.

8. Booked EasyJet – keep checking the price. If your EasyJet price drops after you’ve booked it – excluding in a sale – you can just call it up to ask for the difference back in vouchers. Jo emailed: “We got an £803 voucher... all thanks to you.”

9. Check if your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is still valid. The free EHIC means if you’re in an EU (and a few others) country you can use a state GP or hospital for the same price as a local, so if it’s free for them, it’s free for you. It’s valuable extra protection (alongside travel insurance). Yet it’s not valid for millions, this is nothing to do with Brexit, but simply that it has a valid until date and 5.3 million expired in the last year. Check yours, if it is, go to www. nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcareabroad/ EHIC to get a new one for FREE (don’t Google this, you’ll find shyster sites trying to charge you to do it who add nothing to the process).

10. Be careful boozing on holiday. A final thought. If you’re going to drink on holiday (and let’s be honest, for many people that’s half what it’s about), remember this may invalidate your travel insurance claim. So, take it easy, and if you won’t take it easy, at least think about what belongings you’re taking with you! @MoneySavingExpert

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Sir Ninian Comper Day Drawing Workshop and Talk St Peter’s Church Bournemouth’s Heritage Lottery Funded ‘Stone and Voice’ Project has planned several events this year to mark the WW1 Battle of Passchendaele and to explore those aspects of St Peter’s church and architecture designed to commemorate Bournemouth men who gave their lives in the Great War. This is your chance to take part in an architectural drawing workshop in St Peter’s Resurrection Chapel, and grounds, guided by Dr Willem de Bruijn, Lecturer in Architecture at the Arts University Bournemouth. As you draw Learn the history of the chapel and about the soldiers remembered in it. Materials for the workshop will be supplied by Artcetera of Boscombe and guests will be invited to display their work in the chapel over summer.

Enjoy beverages and snacks from 5pm before a talk at 6.30 by Dr Alan Powers an authority on the life, works and style of Sir Ninian Comper. Afterwards relax with a glass of Prosecco as you are guided around the church and grounds by volunteers eager to share the history of this great building with you.

Ninian Comper Day – Architectural Drawing Workshop and Talk, June 10th.

The drawing Workshop is from 2 - 5pm, break for beverages until 6pm, the talk will start at 6.15 pm Venue: The Resurrection Chapel, St Peter’s Church, Hinton Road, Bournemouth BH1 2EE Tickets: £10 for adults, £5 for students and pensioners. £5 to attend the talk only.

For tickets contact Alice Miller Project Coordinator on 07905 781 749 or by email at stoneandvoice@gmail.com. Advised age 16+ Parking in the church is limited to pass holders only.

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A taste from the Costas – ideal served as lunch with a fresh green salad, and eaten al fresco (if the British Summer weather allows!) A perfect holiday reminder that’s quick and easy to prepare.

Ingredients for 4 servings 4 x large free range eggs 100g sliced chorizo 1 onion finely sliced 1 red/yellow pepper sliced 2 crushed garlic cloves ½ tsp paprika 400g can chopped tomatoes 2 tbsp. olive oil Chopped parsley

1. Pre-heat oven to 200c/Fan180C/400F/Gas Mark 6 2. In a heated pan, add olive oil and lightly cook the chorizo and onion for about 4 minutes until soft. Add the pepper and cook.

3. Stir in the paprika and garlic and cook for about a minute before adding the tomatoes to the pan. Simmer until all ingredients are soft.

4. Pour into an ovenproof dish, make four wells and carefully crack the eggs over the mixture into each well, cover with foil and bake in pre-heated oven for approx. 10 minutes or until the eggs are just set but the yolks should still be runny.

Serve with: Green Salad Crusty/toasted bread

5. Optional – you can add some parsley to top the baked mixture Serve with a fresh green salad of your choice with crusty or toasted bread, and enjoy. Try varying the ingredients for new tastes, for example with extra peppers, sliced potato or even baked beans.

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By Tim Barnes-Clay, www.carwriteups.co.uk Ford’s Grand C-Max is a car designed to carry up to seven people safely and comfortably. It’s got all the things that make life easier. Things such as sliding rear doors that mean the children can get in or out without bashing the doors on walls or other cars. What’s more, the Grand C-Max is roomy inside, with a smart set-up that enables the centre chair in the second row to fold beneath one of the other seats, leaving a space to walk through.

I should add, the Grand C-Max Ford loaned me was the Titanium X 2.0 TDCi 150PS Powershift. Basically, I was handed the top of the range version - the one with all the bells and whistles. However, whether you get the entry level or the top level Grand C-Max, its function is the same – it’s a car that’ll hold lots of people. Granted, the third row of seats are tucked away for most of the time in the boot floor, and even though they’re only for kids, they’re still very handy.

There’s also a ‘normal’ Ford C-Max, which is a spacious fiveseater - so don’t feel you must go for the ‘Grand’ version.

On test, I didn’t need to use the third row all that much, so the two spare seats often remained where they were.

This was no bad thing, as without the third tier of seats in operation, the boot stays big. With the seats up, the load area is only good for about three bags of shopping, but with them down, you can knock yourself out filling it up.

Not literally, you understand.

Standard equipment on the Ford Grand C-Max is generous.

It includes Ford’s Quickclear windscreen, sports-style seats, air conditioning and DAB radio. Upgrade to the flagship

Titanium X trim and you get a panoramic sunroof, bi-xenon headlights, a partial leather interior, heated front seats, dual-zone climate control, rear parking sensors, and keyless start and entry. There’s also Ford’s Sync 3 infotainment system, with an easy-to-read eight-inch touchscreen.

But the best thing is that the Grand C-Max is a surprisingly good drive. I say ‘surprising’ because I was a man who used to dislike MPVs because of their apparent dearth of dynamism. The 2.0 TDCi 150PS Powershift model is smooth and has lots of low down shove. It works particularly well with the six-speed automatic transmission. In fact, it doesn’t drive like a bus – it behaves just like a decent 2.0 litre turbo diesel car should do.

What’s more, it holds the road well, feeling planted on motorways and through twisty sections of tarmac. It’s also got a cheeky punch to it, with the Titanium X 2.0 TDCi 150PS Powershift variant able to do 0-62mph in 10.7 seconds. It’s efficient, too, consistently doing mid to late 40s real-world mpg.

So, I’ve got to say, as a dad-of-three, I’m impressed. In fact, I’m seriously considering buying the Ford Grand C-Max now I’ve lived with it for a while. I just might not be able to dig deep enough for the flagship version.

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Fast Facts • Max speed: 124mph • 0-62 mph: 10.7 secs • Combined mpg: 56.5 • Engine: 1997cc 4cyl turbo diesel • CO2: 129 g/km • Price: £28,865

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