The St Leonards & St Ives Directory - June 2019

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4 Dear St Leonards, St Ives, Ashley Heath & Avon Castle, We are coming to my favourite time of year, the summer. I love nothing better than to sit Edition 31 in the garden with a cup of coffee listening to our beautiful English bird songs. It is also great to be able to go out and see new places, visit friends and enjoy some space, whether it is by our amazing coastline with some of the best beaches in England, the New Forest in all its splendor and magnificent wildlife or in the Published by: countryside, we have it all here on our doorstep.

Stephen & Debbie Corney Daichi, The Dashing Dude, our new Dorset at Dorset Publications Publications Campervan took us to the rolling hills of the Purbecks this month, to see Dinosaur Telephone: Footprints! What a great day out that was.

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Community News

St Leonards & St Ives Parish Council Following the recent elections and Annual Meeting of the Parish Council I am pleased to inform you that the Parish Council is now once again up to its full complement. Eleven Members were duly elected uncontested on 2nd May and two more were co-opted by the Parish Council on 15th May 2019. Your Parish Councillors in Ward order are as follows: East Ward (East of Woolsbridge Road towards Ringwood, Avon Castle East of Hurn Road) Cllr R Bryan; Cllr A Davies; Cllr K Gawler; Cllr B P Goringe; Cllr Mrs M Goringe; Cllr J W Parker South Ward (South of A31 Grange Estate, West side of Hurn Road, Matchams Area) Cllr J B Parker; Cllr M R Dyer; Cllr N Hindmarch West Ward (West side of Woolsbridge Road and North of the A31) Cllr Ulrike Lucas; Cllr Mrs K Neale; Cllr Mrs S Marshall; Cllr Mrs A Warman Councillors can be contacted by writing, emailing or telephoning the Parish Office on 01425 482727 email address office@ stleonardspc.org.uk your message will then be forwarded to them directly.

Postal address: Parish Office, Village Hall, Braeside Road, St Leonards BH24 2PH. Please remember that in this Parish, Councillors are not paid they are volunteers who already give up a considerable amount of time at meetings, reading papers and also carrying out other duties so please be considerate about the day and hour if contacting them directly.

We are also most fortunate in that two of our Parish Councillors have been elected to the new Dorset Council, Cllr B Goringe and Cllr R Bryan. Whilst this does mean that there is a greater level of communication and information

sharing between our two Councils it is a huge commitment of time for these two Members meaning that they are travelling to Dorchester on a regular basis to carry out their Dorset Council duties, which may conflict with the timing of Parish Council meetings.

Pavements and verges

I know that this is sometimes difficult, a guest turns up and parks for a minute thinking they are less obtrusive by parking up on the pavement, perhaps there are a lot of parked cars on the road or it’s dustbin day there are lots of excuses.

But please, please think if you were in a wheelchair could you get by, could a pushchair or someone even just carrying bags? Why should that person have to go out into the road to get by your vehicle?

In some locations this is incredibly dangerous but parking on pavements and verges can be the result. If you are in or pushing a wheelchair your life is difficult enough without having to go back and find a lowered kerb to get around that vehicle. How would you feel if a car came around that corner and hit that person avoiding your car that you parked blocking or part blocking the pavement or verge? Speak to those in your household, think when a visitor arrives about where they have parked. Consider actually encouraging the use of your driveway.

Need to contact the Parish Council: Mrs A Jacobs, Parish Clerk, Parish Office, Village Hall, Braeside Road, St Leonards, Ringwood, BH24 2PJ Telephone: 01425 482727 Office hours: Tuesday to Thursday 10.30am to 12.30pm Email: office@stleonardspc.org.uk website www.stleonardspc.org.uk

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Community News

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New Forest Show to donate all revenue from child ticket sales to The Samantha and Florence Bailey Bursary The New Forest and Hampshire County Show is donating all proceeds from child ticket sales at the 2019 Show to the Samantha and Florence Bailey Bursary.

The bursary was established in 2018 in memory of Samantha Bailey and her unborn daughter Florence both of whom passed away unexpectedly in January 2018.

Samantha had been heavily involved with the Cattle Section of the New Forest Show for many years. The 2019 New Forest Show is taking place on 30th, 31st July and 1st August 2019 at New Park, Brockenhurst.

Tickets are available to purchase online now from the New Forest Show website.

Sam was a young farmer and estate agent living in Tiptoe, Sway. Following in the footsteps of her grandparents and mother she led a wonderful life breeding and showing the Sandlea herd of Charolais cattle. At just 34 years of age Sam tragically fell ill on 16th January 2018 and died eight days after losing their daughter Florence late in the pregnancy. Sam was also a longstanding member of the New Forest Show’s Cattle Committee. The New Forest Agricultural Show Society set up a bursary in their memory.

The Samantha and Florence Bailey Bursary aims to support young people in agricultural education, with two main aims: • Fund students attending agricultural college, allowing them to begin a career in agriculture.

• Pay for applicants to attend short courses that will benefit their career in agriculture The bursary is supported and administered

by The New Forest Agricultural Show Society.

The amount of subsidy provided will depend on the money raised throughout the year.

All children aged 5-15 can enter the 2019 New Forest Show for just £1. Children aged 4 and under can enter for free. All adult and senior tickets purchased online via the New Forest Show website before 23rd July will receive a 15% advance ticket discount.

New Forest Show tickets are also available to purchase in person at three locations: Pot Pourri in Brockenhurst, Christchurch Information Centre and Ringwood Town Council.

Tickets for the New Forest and Hampshire County Show are available to buy online now from the New Forest Show website. All adult and senior tickets purchased online before 23rd July will receive a 15% advance ticket discount: www.newforestshow.co.uk/tickets/ More information about the Samantha and Florence Bailey bursary including ways to donate can be found on the New Forest Show website: www.newforestshow.co.uk/samantha-andflorence-bailey/ Samantha Bailey

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Heritage News

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Heritage: Getting About At the Meeting House this month, my exhibition is a specialist subject of my own, about Hackney Carriages since the 16th century. Given the relatively sparse public transport locally, since failing the DVLA eyesight test last year, a taxi initially became my own means of regularly visiting Ringwood to continue my work as historian and archivist. Going back in time, given the lack of residents within our parish over the centuries, those who have lived here or were passing through have routinely had to “do-it-themselves”, either on foot, by horse or cart, or, if wealthy enough, their own carriage.

A problem for many in those earliest days was, of course, the lack of a rather significant requirement, actual roads. In my second article “Roadworks” in March 2017, a maze of random pathways across the “New Barn Field” heathland appear on this 1755 Hampshire map

by Isaac Turner. For those then leaving Ringwood, they spread out in all directions from Ashley Cross, just west of the Avon. There was a semblance of three well-trodden paths; crossing the Moors River at Wool Bridge for “Winborn” or further south at Palmer’s Ford for Poole. A third southerly route went past “Wester Farm” and “Kiddn” for “Herne” and Christchurch.

In these earliest times, parishes were responsible for the upkeep of roads and bridges, and local landowners and tenants had to provide the labour to do so. The idea of the “King’s Highway” created some precedents, particularly if the monarch and court were scheduled to pass by on one of their “progresses”, latterly in our particular case when visiting Weymouth to take to the waters, a favourite with the early Georges.

Improvements to these primary routes resulted after Turnpike Acts, a Ringwood Turnpike Trust becoming responsible for those towards Wimborne and Poole in the 1760s. To save money, they eventually provided a single route across our heath that has become the A31. Then, beyond the Moor’s River they split the route at today’s Tricketts Cross, one section heading southwest as far as the ford at Longham, the other westwards towards Wimborne. Costs of their provision and maintenance brought the imposition of tolls, locally collected at tollhouses. The gable mounted “milestone” of the one just west of Ringwood can today can be seen mounted in the east gallery wall at the

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15 Meeting House. Distances from London at the time were measured from its outer limits, in our case 92 miles from Hyde Park Corner. Today it is a little further being measured from Charing Cross.

Originally stones were provided at each mile point, marked as such on many old maps. Cast-iron replacements appeared locally mid/late 19th century, made by Ringwood based Armfield ironworks, this one (below left) in the service road in St. Ives. Lists of charges for all manner of road users are available in “Roads” files H07A & B, as well as details of the fines that applied to a host of things that were not permitted on or in the vicinity of the turnpike, many rather obvious, but several somewhat obscure.

Local travel within our area was almost all through traffic, either carters conveying goods, mostly from Poole where the landing charges were cheaper than at Southampton, or the stage and mail coaches, the latter sounding their posthorns to ensure the tollgate was open and did not delay their passage.

Ringwood was a major “stage” in these routes, their times published in various local and trade Directories, of which several early examples are on file.

From 1847 onwards even the railways shot through our area non-stop, apart from the “request” stop at Avon Halt from 1862 to 1935. Prior to 1919, the children had to walk into school

at Ringwood, until a 1909 Wesleyan Chapel became the local school from 1919 to 1926, today known as the “Old School House”. When this became unsustainable locally, the education authorities at last agreed to bus the children into Ringwood. When Ashley Halt appeared in 1927 it offered an alternative, as well as a local service to the secondary education on offer at Brockenhurst College, here in 1963, but even that disappeared with the rest of the lines with the Beeching cuts in 1967.

However, overall matters had been improving with the development of motorised bus and coach services in the 20s and 30s. This popular Ringwood view shows the horse-drawn “Royal Blue” coach outside the Town Hall. Their name later survived as a Bournemouth based motor coach service for many years. In Ringwood itself, numerous family firms offered a private taxi service, often based in the proprietor’s garage, and several included charabancs for group and family outings. Local bus services were initially based in a building opposite the Lamb Inn, convenient for rail travellers. In the 1960s the bus companies took over the old site of Carter’s brewery on West Street.

Two “Picture” files at the Meeting House contain a photographic record over the years of these local “Road Transport” items, while Tony White’s “Yesteryear” articles since 1990 tell of many of the families’ histories.

John Hawkins

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Wildlife News

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Talking about Wildlife...

The Underwater World Whether you’re one minute away from the beach or one hour, for many of us, living so close to the sea is one of the best things about living in Dorset.

Already this year, our marine conservation team have been finding exciting and unusual things washed up on our beaches at low tide. The ‘furrowed crab’ was a great find with it being the first recording of this species for Kimmeridge. This crab is also a ‘climate change indicator species’ as we’re seeing them spread further north, in line with our seas warming up. Other seashore species which have been spreading eastwards into Dorset include the ‘toothed topshells’. These sea snails are common further west but have grown from none at all in the early 2000s to being a common find at Kimmeridge.

The small cushion starfish has also become common at Kimmeridge since the first sighting in 2014, and the exotic-looking anemone shrimp that lives within the stinging tentacles of the snakelocks anemone, has also increased in number in recent years.

This year, World Oceans Day is celebrating our oceans, encouraging everyone to get out and explore their nearest coastline. You could take part in a 2-minute beach clean, try some rockpooling, or even see what rainbow colour wonders lie in the gardens beneath the seas with DWT’s snorkel trail at Kimmeridge. You Cushoned Starfish Photo: Julie Hatcher

Furrowed Crab

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could take a special Fleet Explorer Cruise boat trip on 8th June, exploring the marine life living in the Fleet Lagoon at Chesil, or join us for a dolphin watch from the cliff tops at Kimmeridge.

For DWT events: www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/events For the snorkel trail and the Fine Foundation Wild Seas Centre at Kimmeridge: www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/wild-seas-centre Top three things to look for this summer on the coast: 1. Seahorses: There have been an unusual amount of seahorses washed up on beaches this year.

This could be a good indicator that we have a healthy population in Dorset. Let us know if you find one!

2. Cushion starfish: In rockpools, the cushion star glides along on its myriad tiny tube-feet, as if sliding on ice. This small relative of star fish feeds by everting part of its stomach through its mouth to digest dead and decaying animals and seaweed.

3. Flat periwinkle: Look for the flat periwinkle in seaweedy pools. They range in colour from sunshine yellow, through burnt orange to chocolate brown and are easy to spot amongst the sea wrack fronds they graze on. The yellow shells are particularly easy to spot, looking like discarded sweetcorn kernels!

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Understanding Investments: Inheritance Tax Mitigation

What if your retirement lifestyle is secured and you have more capital and/or income than you need?

What strategies can you put in place and when should you do this if you want to avoid paying further tax on your demise?

The tax rules and exemptions regarding Inheritance Tax are well covered and I won’t recite them here. I would rather focus on high-level, practical strategies for you to consider.

Effective Estate Planning In my experience, the greatest barrier to effective estate planning is a client worrying whether they have enough income/capital to last their lifetime.

Quite rightly, they don’t want to leave themselves short and be forced to reduce their own lifestyle or worse, ask for any monetary gifts to be returned! So, I have put together a suggested strategy to answer that concern: 1. Prepare a cash-flow projection using current capital and income vs expenditure. Build into this inflation, anticipated capital expenditure and likely future changes such as reduced travel, additional funds to pay for help at home as you age and care home costs. Whilst you cannot predict the future, you can prepare for it and this projection helps quantify your likely needs. We prepare this for our clients and call it a “Lifetime Financial Plan.” Your plan can be adjusted as you grow older to account for changes to key assumptions.

2. The plan identifies any surplus capital which you are unlikely to require. For some clients whose income exceeds their expenditure, it also illustrates how the surplus capital will continue to grow as the surplus income accumulates and compounds the Inheritance Tax (IHT) issue.

3. If surplus capital is identified, Annual Exemptions exist which allow you to gift smaller sums (the most significant being £3000 per donor per annum) without having to survive seven years.

Once exemptions have been utilized, you can then decide whether to gift funds outright or gift into a Trust. The reason client’s consider using trusts is usually around control and protection of the capital. As financial advisers we spend considerable time understanding this before recommending the most suitable solution.

4. Once a plan is in place for the capital, it is important that surplus Howard Goodship income doesn’t accumulate and re-build the original IHT issue. An often overlooked exemption is “regular gifts out of surplus income” so a strategy for making these should be put into place. Again, these gifts can be made outright or into a Trust and are immediately outside of an estate for IHT purposes.

5. Finally, there may still be an IHT liability. If so, it is possible to insure against that liability through Whole of Life Insurance, written into Trust. This can provide liquidity for the beneficiaries to pay any tax liability on the death of the donor.

When is the best time to address Inheritance Tax planning?

There is no right answer, but I usually suggest client’s settle into retirement, so they are better able to understand their likely expenditure requirements and then we can have an informed initial discussion.

It is important to remember that one must survive seven years from the date of a capital gift for the capital to be deemed outside of one’s estate. In my experience, effective inheritance tax planning is best done gradually over a number of years with a strategy and initial steps taken following the creation of a “Lifetime Financial Plan.” We can then review the plan on an ongoing basis. Like all planning, it is best done with proper thought, in good time and not left to the last-minute!

Next month, I will cover the different types of Trusts and provide ideas on how they can be used.

The Financial Conduct Authority does not regulate Cash-flow planning or tax advice.

Howard Goodship is an Independent Financial Adviser with Lonsdale Wealth Management, 5 Fridays Court, Ringwood.

Tel: 01425 208490 www.lonsdaleservices.co.uk The value of an investment and the income from it could go down as well as up. The return at the end of the investment period is not guaranteed and you may get back less than you originally invested. The contents of this article are for information purposes only and do not constitute individual advice.

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A family run, quality business We are a local, family owned and run business, with over 30 years experience. From your initial enquiry to completed installation you can rely on our friendly, professional service and quality products.

Visit us or call

01202 825225 for your free, no obligation quotation Double Glazed PVC windows A+ as standard Triple Glazed PVC windows A++ as standard

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12 Victory Close, Woolsbridge Industrial Estate, Three Legged Cross BH21 6SX

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TREE, HEDGE &

WOODLAND SPECIALISTS All aspects of: • Tree Surgery • Hedge Cutting

• Tree Felling • Stump Removal

• Woodland Maintenance For a Free Consultation & Quotation contact Ross

T: 01202 890363 • M: 07868 693389 rossrhvtreesurgeons@aol.com

Logs Cut, Split & Delivered

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Garage doors and awnings Up and over • Roller • Sectional • Side hinged Any size, style and colour Electric or manual • Supplied and fitted Repaired and serviced

Advance Shutters Ltd

Visit our showroom

Rear of 98 Ashley Lane, Hordle, Lymington SO41 0GA

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Focused on helping you understand and plan for your financial future Stewart Sims-Handcock FPFS & Howard Goodship FPFS Lonsdale Wealth Management Ringwood BH24 1AB T 01425 208 490

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Lonsdale Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. The Financial Conduct Authority does not regulate Tax and Estate Planning.

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...the hidden gem of Three Legged Cross Nestled in the heart of the Woolsbridge Industrial Estate, Three Legged Cross is Select Interiors. We specialise in the design and installation of high quality fitted furniture for the home, including Kitchens, Bedrooms, Home Offices & Lounge cabinets.

This family run company was founded over 20 years ago by Peter and Karen Biss, who today are still very much involved in the day to day running of the business. With their eye for detail and focus on ensuring the highest quality finish, the company has gone from strength to strength and now has its own factory for manufacturing the cabinets. To achieve the desired product, all our installers are employed by ourselves, and not sub-contracted.

These photographs are of recent installations from truly satisfied clients, the quality of our workmanship is clearly visible. The showroom is located alongside the factory. If you wish to explore our craftsmanship we are open Monday - Friday, 8.30am – 5pm and Saturdays 9.30am - 2pm. There are multiple displays showing how you can maximise even the smallest of spaces.

With their friendly and helpful approach you

can be sure of a personal, bespoke service that is tailored to your needs. Our designers produce CAD drawings of how the finished room will look to ensure that everything is true to your original vision. Why not pop along to the showroom or give us a call on 01202 821005 to make your dream become a reality?

“We are both highly delighted with our new kitchen and appliances. The granite worktops go perfectly with the oak top on the breakfast bar, and now we have added a few finishing touches with pictures and a clock it certainly has the “wow factor”.

Thank you for all the time you spent with us particularly during the planning stages.

The whole job went according to schedule, and considering all the different tradesmen involved (who were all excellent) this was no mean feat.”

Tel: 01202 821005

www.selectinteriorsltd.co.uk Unit 25, Old Barn Farm Road, Woolsbridge Ind Est, Ringwood Road, Three Legged Cross, Wimborne, BH21 6SP

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Are you worried about falling, or have you fallen recently?

Special Branch

Tree Surgery and Gardens • Free Quotations • Hedge Cutting • Landscaping • Logs

• Garden Maintenance • Turfing • Tree Work • Garden Clearance

Then come along to our

‘Better Balance’

classes and improve your core strength and balance, our classes are based on the OTAGO programme.

Classes Held at the St Leonards & St Ives Village Hall, Braeside Road, St Leonards, Ringwood, BH24 2PH. Start Date Wed 13/3/2019 1.30 - 2.30pm Cost is £5 per session or £45 for 10 class pass.

These exercise classes are designed to improve balance, muscle strength and confidence and are based on the Otago Exercise Programme developed in New Zealand to reduce the likelihood and severity of falls in older people.. The sessions will be chair based at first and as confidence grows more standing will be introduced and encouraged using a chair as support, the atmosphere is friendly, relaxed and sociable.

For further information and to book your place please call Gary Mason on 01202 530530 or visit Age UK Bournemouth, 700 Wimborne Road, Bournemouth, BH9 2EG

NPTC Qualified & Fully insured Call Alex on 01202 831170 or 07922 921538

Registered Charity Number 1113294

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QUALITY KITCHEN FACELIFTS

From a simple door swap to a full replacement kitchen EST.

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• From doors to a complete kitchen • Large choice of doors, worktops, appliances and accessories • Free planning & design service

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dreamdoors.co.uk Visit our showrooms: 185 Lower Blandford Rd, Broadstone, Poole, BH18 8DH 17 Bargate, Christchurch, BH23 1QD

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The Adventures of Daichi

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The Adventures of Daichi

The Dorset Publications Camper Van Daichi, otherwise known as “The Dashing Dude”, our new Dorset Publications Campervan, sees himself as a young, playful yet rather debonair kind of guy, so when he decided to take us to see the Dinosaur Footprints in the Purbecks, we were rather surprised. How can anything be that old!? (I did not look in the mirror this morning…) How on earth can these footprints be engraved for so long in the hard Purbeck stone?

What a feat of nature. Our Jurassic Coastline is packed with amazing history for us to explore and marvel at, and Daichi could not wait to get us there.

Dashing along the country roads, bouncing over the hills with magnificent views over the rolling countryside, Daichi was in his element. He is so glad he travelled over thousands of miles of terrain to finally arrive on our beautiful English soil.

Daichi braves the wind at Swanage

Daichi serves up lunch... with a view!

The footprints can be found at Keats Quarry along the Priest’s Way on the Purbeck Coastline. Can you believe that these dinosaurs roamed our land some 140 million years ago!

(Maybe I do not feel so bad about my age after all.) Yes, that long ago and we can still see their footprints today, fossilized in the rock. It is thought that this was a shallow lagoon where these brachiosaurs (translated as “arm lizard”) would gather to drink together. They were long necked plant eating dinosaurs, around 50 tonnes each, or five times the weight of a modern elephant, and measured more than 25 metres from nose to tail. Wow, that’s BIG! The environment was very different then too and shows the ever-changing climate that we live in. It is believed that this area was a sub-tropical wilderness of coastal forests and swamps. Over time, the footprints left in the soft mud were covered over by layers of

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Hayden had great fun trying to step from footprint to footprint, to literally follow in the dinosaurs’ footsteps. He finished up leaping (boys…) across at full stride, but even that was not enough.

These dinosaurs were massive.

Quarrymen Kevin Keates and Trevor Haysom discovered this amazing find in 1997 when the site was still being worked and Daichi is certainly glad they did. What a find!

The famous Dancing Ledge is nearby and Daichi was all ears when he found out that this pool was blasted out of the rocks by a former headmaster of Dunford School, so that the pupils could swim in the summer. The school sadly no longer exits but its salty water pool enjoyed by thousands over the years is a playful legacy it has left behind.

It so happens that Hayden, our son had been doing his Duke of Edinburgh Award with his school, and by chance he had done his expedition in the Purbecks with his friends. They had walked for two full days, carrying all their equipment,

One small step for a dinosaur... from the car park at the Sandbanks Chain Ferry to Corfe Castle where they camped for the night, then onto Swanage the next day. They looked pretty exhausted, but all were smiling when they arrived triumphant at their destination. I am sure the dinosaurs would have done this route in no time, with those powerfully long, yet graceful legs. It is fascinating to think that these boys and girls in 2019 took a very similar route to those amazing, extinct creatures of yesteryear, some 140 million years ago. Now there is a thought…

Daichi was very proud he took us to somewhere we had never been before. That is his purpose, with his chirpy step and tooting horn. Where will he take us next, I wonder?

By Debbie Corney

Swotting up on their jurassic history

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Wills, Property Protection Trusts and Lasting Power of Attorneys We discuss the difference between legal professionals and the benefits of home visits for clients.

We are often asked what is the advantage of using a member of the Society of Will Writers and Estate Planning Practitioners (SWW) over a more conventional high street solicitor.

There are many good reasons, here are just a few: 1. Members of SWW are fully trained specialists in the field of will writing and estate planning. All have professional indemnity insurance, are regulated and adhere to the SWW code of practice.

2. Members also provide clients with the convenience of attending them in their own home and at a time that is suitable.

3. Taking instructions in the privacy of the client’s home is not only about convenience. In the absence of such a

service many people who need a Will or Power of Attorney’s would go without if they were housebound, elderly or frail and could not get to a high street solicitor.

As a member of SWW, Dorset & Wight Wills has a totally transparent pricing policy.

Our prices are clearly shown in all our adverts and we will send you a full pricelist with confirmation of your FREE home visit appointment.

We offer various packages to make the whole process of getting your affairs in order both simple and cost effective.

It is estimated that 67% of people in the UK do not have a Will or Lasting Power of Attorney in place. With almost 1 million people living with dementia and the total growing yearly, perhaps now is the time to call Dorset & Wight Wills on 01202 065953 or 01983 623900.

Do you want to protect your family and loved ones?

Probably the most important documents you will ever own.

Wills & Power of Attorneys - £140 each

Special Offers: Complete Lasting Power of Attorney package for a couple.

Includes all FOUR LPAs. £530 (A saving of £30)

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Complete Will and Power of Attorney packages available

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Book your FREE home visit now on 01202 065953 or 01983 623900 Ferndown, Dorset and Isle of Wight

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Free Tree Inspections • Your Local Tree Surgeons Tree & Hedge Trimming Pruning & Shaping Dead Wooding Stump Removal

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Repairs to your Windows and Doors

LOCAL ELECTRICIAN LUKE RAINFORD • • • • •

Locksmith Double Glazing Repairs Misted Sealed Units Replaced Handles, Hinges and Catflaps Free Estimates Call Vince on:

07535 023927 / 01202 937538 www.reliablepropertysolutions.co.uk

EXPERIENCED, TRUSTED, QUALITY All Works, Small or Large Free Quotations, NO VAT City & guilds, 18th edition qualified, fully insured Accredited by NICEIC Phone: 07881 788666 info@rainfordelectrical.com

Tel: 01202 826052 Ringwood Road, Three Legged Cross, Wimborne, BH21 6RE

Seasonal food in unspoilt surroundings The Three Legged Cross in Verwood is a country pub & dining oozing rural charm and rustic character.

Our picturesque surroundings provide the perfect backdrop for savouring the hearty, seasonal pubfood on our menu, and the carefully nurtured cask ales and fine wines gracing our bar.

Opening Times:

Monday to Saturday: 12pm to 11pm Sundays: 12pm to 10.30pm

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Gardening Tips

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On Your Plot

Expanding your horizons Summer, sunshine and strawberries, June is a truly wonderful month! In this time of plentiful 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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ALPHA FENCING

& TREES A Local Family Business

• Hedge cutting

• Tree Work

• Fencing & Gates

• Garden Clearance

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• Gutter Clearance • Pressure Washing

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Plumbing • Decorating • Tiling • Patios Decking • Kitchens • Bathrooms

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Fully Insured • Licensed Waste Carrier For a free, no obligation quote or advice:

Day: 07825 553282 Eve: 01202 895780

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The Kitchen & Bathroom Co • We design, supply and install kitchens & bathrooms to suit all budgets and styles • Bath Out - Shower In

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Give us a call... because we really do, do it all!

Call Nicky on 01202 870839 or 07788 410808 www.thekitchenbathroomcompany.co.uk

E: nicky.thekitchenandbathcompany@gmail.com • 14 Southern Avenue, West Moors, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 0BL

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What’s On 2019…

Wimborne Folk Festival

The famous Wimborne Folk Festival returns to the town. We’re taking part with Morris dancers, music sessions, crafts, games, face painting and lots more! The folk festival was established in 1982 and received over 70,000 visitors in 2018. With over 35 venues, 10 stages, 60 dance team. over 500 events, 50 children’s events and a micro-brewery area this is an event not to be missed! FREE EVENT. When? Thursday 6th to Sunday 9th June Where? Multiple Venues around Wimborne

Poole Harbour Boat Show The fifth annual Poole Harbour Boat Show, in association with Sunseeker, will return to our shores this June, from its award-winning home, the Poole Quay Boat Haven. With over 32,000 people in attendance in 2018 the Show, organised

by Poole Harbour Commissioners, continues to be the biggest-ever, FREE to attend Boat Show on the south coast.

The Boat Show’s ambitions and theme are to get people ‘on the water’, particularly young people.

In addition to more than an anticipated 200 exhibitors, over 100 boats will be on the water, including tall ships, celebrity style yachts and motors cruises. There will also be an impressive line-up of ‘on the water’ activities and workshops which includes: Taster sessions: For those who want to see which water sport suits them best, there will be FREE taster sessions on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Paddle boarding, kayaking and dinghy sailing

will be provided by Rockley Watersports.

When? Friday 7th to Sunday 9th June 10am to 4pm Where? Poole Quay

Bridport Food Festival A celebration of local food and drink in and around Bridport. During the week Food and drink producers are opening their doors to the public to showcase what they do, restaurants, cafes and pubs are putting on special menus alongside lots of other activities including master classes, food related quiz, food and wine tastings, etc The finale is at Asker Meadows on Saturday 15 June where over 60 local food & drink producers and food to go caterers join up with the Bridport Round Table’s Beer Festival. As well as being able to sample the best local food and drink in the area, there is a whole host of foodie fun for the whole family to enjoy.

When? Sunday 9th to Saturday 15th June Where? Around Bridport

Poole Dream Machines The event creates a unique, exciting atmosphere as bikers and spectators enjoy a relaxed evening on Poole Quay.

The backdrop of the quay and harbour offers the perfect location and there is a great selection of waterside cafes, bars, restaurants and food kiosks offering refreshment, many with bike night specials on their menus.

When? Tuesdays 11th June 6pm to 10pm Where? Poole Quay

Flower Fest An outdoor floral festival embracing flora, nature and gardening suitable for the whole family and community. Local companies clubs and organisations will sponsor and create a floral living design in the grounds of the Priory along with horticultural trade stands at Christchurch Quay. All net profits from this event will be donated to the Christchurch Macmillan Caring Locally Brick by Brick (& for FF19) Plant by Plant Appeal!

See www.theflowerfest.co.uk When? Friday 14th to Sunday 16th June 10am to 5pm Where? Priory Grounds and the Quomps/ Christchurch Quay, Christchurch

Harry Paye Day Poole celebrates its famous pirate son Harry Paye with a day of pirate themed family fun and entertainment. The day kicks off with the Parade of Pirates at midday followed by musket and cannon displays. Or try your luck on the traditional Aunt Sally stall! Cannons will be fired on the hour. There will also be children’s rides, face painting and story telling. Visitors are encouraged to join in the fun by dressing up and of course expect some shanty singing and live music across two stages.

When? Saturday 15th June 11.30am to 6pm Where? Poole Quay

Corfe Castle Artisan’s Weekend Meet the dedicated team of volunteer artisans as they demonstrate traditional skills and medieval techniques in stonemasonry, carpentry and craft. There

will be opportunities to get involved and try your hand at some of these skills over the course of the weekend.

When? Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th June 10am to 5pm Where? Corfe Castle

Original Shake & Stir Vintage Festival Get ready to jump, jive, and twist as The Original Shake & Stir Vintage Festival returns to Southbourne! Shake & Stir has become renowned locally and across the South, for its incredible vintage-themed live entertainment and music along with local food & drink, trade stalls, vintage and classic cars, mods and rockers, classic bikes.

We’ve got ‘em all. S&S Mods and Rockers!

On the beach and in The Grove. Let’s bring back the atmosphere of the 50s and 60s with a mods and rockers meet on the beach in Southbourne! Enjoy a lovely vintage breakfast and see bikes that made history meeting on the Southbourne beaches before they ride out to Fisherman’s Walk.

FREE EVENT. When? Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th June Where? Southbourne Grove, Southbourne

Folk on the Quay A one day FREE folk music festival in Poole with outdoor music stages, a ceilidh, and over twenty teams of morris dancers in the streets overlooking Poole’s lovely harbour.

When? Saturday 29th June 10.30am to 9pm Where? Poole Quay

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

www.WhatsOnInDorset.co.uk

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OvenKing are celebrating as we move into our 6th year in the oven cleaning industry for this local family business.

We perform over 4000 cleans a year, with thousands of satisfied customers. A look at our Checkatrade feedback will make it clear that we take pride in doing a great job and love it when our customers are happy.

The majority of our customers are so happy with the service that they are regularly to keep their appliances in great condition. They have found a clean oven can dramatically improve the taste of the food.

Daryl and Jo say: “Over the last 5 years the company has expanded to five vans running locally plus a national network.

We now have a great customer base and the company has extended into running its own training academy and professional cleaning products.

We look forward to what the next 5 years brings for us customers.” and for our customers.

“The result was splendid, and a lovely surprise for my wife when she came home from town. We are getting a bit too old to tackle this work ourselves, and will use Ovenking again.”

10/10 Mr Taylor “From the initial contact with the call advisor to the completion of the job, this company has been helpful, reliable and completed the work to an extremely high standard. Outstanding company and I will definitely use them again.”

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Our technicians have passed intensive professional training, are DBS checked and carry the right tools for the job.

If you are struggling to get your oven sparkling or just would rather have someone else do it for you, we are just a phone call away (or an email). You can always check out our website for advice, online quotations, service descriptions and a whole lot more. If you prefer to use social media, we are on there too @ovenkingltd on facebook or twitter.

Not just ovens...

We don’t just do ovens and kitchen appliances, we have a wide range of other services. Some of our most popular include carpet deep clean, stain removal and flea/mite treatments, carpet protection and more.

Moving in or out?

If you are a tenant or property owner moving in or out of a property, our End of Tenancy services are geared up to get your property up to standard. Whether it is to get your deposit back, the last tenant left a mess or you just want to set a great impression, we can help.

For business...

For those of you who own a business or know someone who does, we also provide first rate commercial cleaning services for kitchens, restaurant, hotels, offices and more. Our extraction system cleaning is second to none and will help you pass TR19 insurance requirements.

Our services have been appreciated by Bournemouth and Southampton Universities, Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue to name a few along with many schools, colleges, restaurants, hotels and nursing homes throughout Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire.

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ired be inspwith Slimming World MONDAYS

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Food & Drink

Tastes so good...

Spanish Baked Eggs

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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Carpet & Flooring Specialists • Hardwood & Laminate Flooring • Carpet & Carpet Tiles • Wood Sanding & Restoration • Home selection service • Free quotes and advice Come and visit our showroom to see the ranges for yourself *** NEW SHOWROOM *** 11 Cabot Lane, Poole, Dorset, BH17 7BY Open 9am-5pm Mon-Fri & 9am-1pm Sat 348 Ringwood Road, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 9AT Open 10.30am-4pm Mon-Fri & 9am-1pm Sat

Tel: 01202 672222 Web: www.pnfl.co.uk Email: info@pnfl.co.uk

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Aerials Oakhurst Aerials............................ 45

Driveways Wicks Surfacing............................. 41

Pest Control Services Prevent Pest Control...................... 6

Bathrooms Country Image............................... 13 Flair Interiors................................. 17 K & B Installations......................... 19 P L H Heating & Bathrooms...........21 The Kitchen & Bathroom Co..........37

Electricians Green Light Electrical..................... 6 K & B Installations......................... 21 Rainford Electrical......................... 34

Plumbers P L H Heating................................. 21

Bedrooms Country Image............................... 13 Flair Interiors................................. 17 Select Interiors............................... 24 Beds & Mattresses 1st for Floors & Beds...................... 48 Blinds, Curtains & Shutters Ashley Blinds.................................. 3 Cameras Rocky Rock Cameras...................... 43 Carpets & Flooring 1st for Floors & Beds...................... 48 Kingsland Carpets.......................... 3 Peter Newman Flooring................. 45 Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Zero Dry Time................................ 31 Chiropodists Debbie Haynes Chiropody............. 6 Community News Adventures of Daichi..................... 28 Dorset Wildlife Trust: The Underwater World............... 18 New Forest Show........................... 12 On Your Plot: Expanding your horizons.............36 St Leonards & St Ives Heritage: Getting Around........................... 14 Tastes so good: Spanish Baked Eggs.................... 44 Understanding Investments...........20 What’s On in Dorset...................... 38 Computer Services TecCheck........................................ 2 Drainage Services All Drains Cleared.......................... 5

Financial Advisers Lonsdale Wealth Management.....23 Garage Doors Advance Shutters........................... 23 Garage Services Coastal Car Sales & Servicing........41 DLH Cars and Commercials........... 2 Longham Motor Engineers............ 5 West Moors Vehicle Repairs..........43 Garden Services Alpha Fencing & Trees................... 37 Doug Hutchins Landscaping..........41 Redwood Landscapes.................... 42 Special Branch............................... 26 Health & Wellbeing Age UK Bournemouth.................... 26 Slimming World............................. 42 Hearing Services Clarity Hearing Solutions............... 19 Holiday Parks Littlesea Holiday Park................... 3 Kitchens Country Image............................... 13 Dream Doors................................. 27 Flair Interiors................................. 17 K & B Installations......................... 19 Select Interiors............................... 24 The Kitchen & Bathroom Co..........37

Property Maintenance Charles Roberts.............................. 30 JW Maintenance............................ 37 Pubs, Restaurants & Takeaways The Three Legged Cross Inn...........34 Puzzles & Competitions Kids page....................................... 10 Prize Wordsearch........................... 35 Storage Services Piggy Bank Self Storage................. 5 SDC Self Storage............................ 21 Tree Surgeons Alpha Fencing & Trees................... 37 Apex Tree Surgeons....................... 33 Arborgrind..................................... 43 RHV................................................ 22 Special Branch............................... 26 Westbeams Tree Care.................... 1 Used Car Sales Coastal Car Sales & Servicing........41 Waste Services Philip Trim Contractors.................. 45 Will Writing Services Dorset & Wight Wills..................... 32 Window Cleaning Services High Spec Window Cleaning..........26

Oven Cleaners Oven King...................................... 40

Windows, Doors & Conservatories Allglaze.......................................... 31 Cloudy2Clear Windows.................. 11 Comfy Conservatory Roof.............. 9 Dorset Windows............................ 22 GS Windows.................................. 7 RFM Windows............................... 30 RPS Locks & Glazing...................... 34

Painters & Decorators Focus Decor................................... 30 Robert the Decorator..................... 42

Worktops Portman Stone............................... 47 R and A Fabrications...................... 9

Locksmiths RPS Locks & Glazing...................... 34

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