The Ferndown & West Parley Directory - November/December 2014

The Ferndown & West Parley The independent directory of local businesses serving the residents of Ferndown and West Parley

Delivered FREE around the town In this issue: Win a meal for two in The Kings Arms at Longham West Parley Parish Council News Local Business Directory Ann Montini meets the Stars: Anton du Beke Dorset Wildlife Trust: Heath Volunteers Adventures of Nellie

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4 Dear Neighbours, We are coming up to that all important, busy time of year, so I hope you are Edition 104 getting ready. I actually bought my first Christmas present a few days ago which is unusually early for me! So now is the time to put the house straight, have someone else clean for you, get rid of those Debbie & Stephen Corney stains in the carpets, with our son Hayden buy new curtains, fix the washing machine, treat yourself to a woodburner, have the loft converted, or even a create new staircase. There are ideas for presents inside too...how about a new bike from Motabitz, or car parts for the hubbie? Don’t miss The Bowie Experience at The Barrington Centre. Why not have a meal out? The Spice of India have an excellent Tuesday evening banquet. The West Moors Social Club have all you need for a good night out. How about a family portrait for Christmas by Studio 5 Photography? Always a winner with the Grandparents. There are of course those services that can help you personally as well as many other trades all listed in our index at the back, so do take a look and see who can help you this autumn. Our local articles this month include Parley Heritage, The West Parley Parish Council and Ann Montini met Anton Du Beke from Strictly!

Nellie has had a few problems, so if you have a bit of a sense of humour and want a smile please have a read. All good fun. On page 51 is our prize wordsearch which was won in October by Miss J Adams. Well done. Who is going to be the lucky winner this month?

Here’s to a great November and December!

Very best wishes,

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The Ferndown & West Parley Directory

Debbie & Stephen Corney Published by: Stephen & Debbie Corney at Dorset Publications Telephone: 01202 894397 Email: info@ferndowndirectory.co.uk Copy deadline for the December 2014 edition: 25th November 2014

In this issue...

Ann Montini meets the Stars: Anton du Beke.......................... 8 Poole Pottery Collectors Club.....12 West Parley Parish Council News.....14 Parley Heritage: West Parley Memorial Hall............................20 LawSpot....................................22 Dorset Wildlife Trust: Volunteer with the Great Heath Team.......26 The Adventures of Nellie............38 DIY SOS for charity shop..........48 Prize Wordsearch......................51 A Beginner’s Guide: Spring bulbs..............................52 Martin Lewis: Train prices..........56 John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation: B’mth Marathon.....60 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 Ferndown & West Parley Directory does not officially endorse any advertising material included within the publication. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval systems or transmitted in any form, without prior permission of the publisher.

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. . . s r a t S e h t s t e e m i Ann Montin

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Ann – Which book do you keep returning too?

Ann – You’re busier than ever, but looking forward to the new SCD?

Anton – “Fred Astaire’s autobiography ‘Steps In Time’. He’s a hero of mine, which you may have guessed, and like me, not great looking, but boy he could dance, so who needs looks with that kind of talent.”

Anton – “As ever it’s a great show, super team and this year a big change...”

Ann – Ah yes, no Bruce?

Anton – “Really going to miss him, we all are, but, you know it has evolved, and I think the girls will do a great job to be honest.”

Ann – How did you land the famous job on the show?

Anton – “Basic audition really, got called back, and it just went from there, no one knew just how big it would become though. “ Ann – Who inspired you to dance at first then?

Anton – “The Band Wagon with Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse from 1953. Watching them dance inspired me, Brilliant film, and it just had everything really, and what is more it’s not dated at all.“ Ann – How would you like to be most remembered?

Anton – “I’m a Catholic, so at my end party, it would be in a church, and everyone would come in to ‘If My Friends Could See Me Now’,

by Sammy Davis Jr. I’d like a tomb with a dressing room door, and a sign saying, ‘Do Not Disturb‘ .” (laughing)

Ann – You had your own cooking show ‘Step up to the Plate‘ any more shows like Bake Off maybe?

Anton – “I loved doing that show, and it was a huge success, but as yet my cooking skills are best left as a presenter, and I would not rule out ‘Bake Off ’ as it’s such a great format, but can I bake?”

Ann – Your golden rules for dancing?

Anton – “Well I don’t drink, I eat lightly, and above all else blooming enjoy it, or else what is the point?“ Ann – Many people thought you should have replaced Sir Bruce... thoughts?

Anton – “Oh that is so nice, and yes I would have loved the job, but who knows what the future holds, I mean I think the girls will do a terrific job. And for me I just can’t wait to see the new series take off once again.“

Ann – You danced with super model Jerry Hall. Good fun?

Anton – “She was great fun, and super fit too, with a wonderful grace that models have... its odd you see, because you honestly never know who you are going to get, and that is half the fun really.“

Ann and Anton at Westminster Live Studios in London • Photo: Maycon Pictures

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Preparing for Winter Winter is a particularly busy period for our hospitals, as our services come under increasing pressure while we support you with those health issues that worsen during colder months. We rely on you to use services wisely, in particular our Emergency Department (ED), so we can concentrate on those who really need immediate care. By going to the right place, it also means that you will receive treatment more quickly and in the most appropriate way and environment for your symptoms.

Our ED is incredibly busy, seeing on average 234 patients a day and should only be used for lifethreatening emergencies. If you are not sure if it’s an emergency call 111 for advice.

Feeling under the weather?

We are also supporting the NHS winter campaign, ‘Feeling under the weather?’

The campaign urges those who are over 60 (and those who look after an older friend, neighbour or relative) to seek early advice from their pharmacist for minor illnesses this winter.

If you’re over 60 a minor illness can get worse quickly. The campaign encourages people feeling under the weather with a bad cough, trouble breathing, a cold or sore throat, to pop down to their local pharmacy for quick health advice.

What we are doing to help We are already working with our health and social care partners to develop a plan that maintains essential services through the busy winter: • our Ambulatory Emergency Care Clinic (AEC) will extend its hours and will be supported by additional nurse practitioners • we will be opening additional beds, and recruitment of extra staff is already underway • we have supported funding for additional doctors, pharmacists, discharge key workers and therapists to help our patients get back home quicker You vs Flu Many of you will already have had your flu jab and we are also encouraging our staff to be vaccinated against the flu virus in order to protect you further if you come into one of our hospitals.

We have launched our ‘You vs Flu’ initiative which has already seen more than 2,000 members of our staff given the free immunisation.

Consultant for Elderly Care, Divya Tiwari, says: “I get my flu jab regularly every year as I am in constant contact with patients and more prone to getting the virus. It is vital we all get vaccinated.”

Here are our top 10 tips for keeping safe and well this winter: 1. Stay warm – ensure your heating is working and have your boiler serviced before cold weather.

The temperature in your main living room should be between 18-21 degrees (65-70F) and the rest of the house should be a minimum of 16 degrees (61F) 2. Eat well - have at least one hot meal a day 3. Wear layers – remember to wrap up 4. Keep active - move about in your home every couple of hours to maintain your body temperature 5. Have your winter flu jab – to reduce the risk of you getting a serious bout of flu 6. Be careful - don’t go out in icy weather, or when it is dark and you can’t see so well 7. Stay safe - if you live alone, consider getting a bleep alarm that you can press if you need help 8. Be prepared – keep your cupboards stocked with long-life foods ensuring you have plenty to eat in case you are unable to get out 9. Ensure you have plenty of your prescribed medications 10. Ask for help and advice: from Care Direct (Social Services): 01202 454979, Age UK: 01202 530530 or Help and Care: 0300 1113303

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Community News

Beautiful Poole Pottery Poole on the lovely south coast of Dorset is famous for many things and none more than its Poole Pottery.

Many people ask me and are under the wrong impression that Poole do not produce pottery any more. The pottery has had a lot of changes in recent years, moving production from Poole 2uay to Sopers Lane and then to Stoke on Trent, the home of pottery. Most of these changes were due to financial problems and different owners hoping to make their mark and fortune. They are now owned by the Denby pottery group,and production of table/ giftware is at Stoke, whilst high end studio pottery is still made at Poole Quay, employing UXP potters and UISFF paintresses doing work of exceptional quality.

There is a Poole Pottery Collectors Club of which * am the Treasurer.

If you would like to join, the annual subscription is ÂŁ27 for that you get access to our website, which is full of information and photos UXP club magazines a handmade and decorated piece of pottery invite to annual local gala day, with chance to listen to and meet celebrity guest speaker, some form of pottery related activity informal bi-monthly get together of members CVU best of all JT B 15% discount on Poole Pottery Studio Items.

Sue Smith is our secretary and will gladly sort out your membership by ringing her on 0845 463 2209 or email infoppcc@btinternet.com "lternatively forms are available at the Pottery.

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West Parley Parish Council News

WEST PARLEY PARISH COUNCIL South and South East in Bloom

West Parley was awarded a silver medal, as last year, though gained more marks so is heading the right way for even better next time! Apparently we do not give ourselves enough credit for our volunteers’ efforts so you may see a few signs going up to explain what has been done. Our blue planters have been a terrific success even though, sadly, the cannas were stolen from four of them towards the end of the season and the thieves damaged the remaining plants in the process. It has been suggested that residents who ‘adopt’ a planter could have a small sign on the box saying for example: ‘This planter has been adopted by Rose and Fred’. If anyone does not have a planter nearby and would like to maintain one please could you contact Cllr Pat Couper, details below.

Great start for Gardening Club On Tuesday 30th September West Parley held the first meeting of the new Gardening Club at Parley Country Club.

It was decided to introduce a garden club after the very successful Front Gardens Competition which was held

Second place - 16 Hadrian Close

Front garden winner - 69 Chine Walk in the summer.

After a little (!!!) persuasion volunteers came forward to form a working committee and when tea and biscuits were served everyone got together to introduce themselves and many ideas were put forward. The aim of the club is to enable gardening enthusiasts of all abilities to meet together and enjoy a shared interest, to share knowledge with each other and through visiting speakers. Other ideas were for raffles, a plant swap and produce stall, an annual show, visits to gardens and flower shows and a children’s section.

Councillor Ian Smith presented a cheque for £870 from his Community Fund to the club as a start up fund.

It was an excellent beginning with 25 members signing up straight away; the monthly meetings are scheduled for the last Tuesday of the month (not December) 7.00pm at Parley Country Club. All interested, from West Parley and adjacent parishes, are welcome so please come and join us. Any further information can be obtained from Cllr Pat Couper, details below.

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Pedestrian Crossing

All being well, the crossing in New Road close to St Marks Church will be operational by the time you read this.

Residents have been highlighting the need for a safe place to cross for many years and it is good that Dorset County Council has finally agreed to one.

West Parley Volunteers

Our marvellous volunteers continue to work hard to keep West Parley a pleasant place to live. Extra pairs of hands are always welcome so why not forget the next round of gym subscriptions and offer to join the team that gets things done! In the first 8 months of the year they had done 930 hours of work!! Contact Cllr. Stuart Couper, details below.

Volunteer Driver Scheme

This year we offered four Summer The scheme set up for local residents has recently celebrated its first anniversary and, in that time, has ‘clocked up’ 500 journeys! Extra volunteers drivers are always sought, please contact Kate Ward 01202 577319.

Spreading the word

Remember to send in details of any events in West Parley that you would like mentioned on the WPPC website and/or Facebook page.

West Parley volunteer in Glenwood Road For a mention on the website at www.westparley-pc.gov.uk send details of news and events to Paul Heaslip, p.heaslip@outlook.com For inclusion on our Facebook page, just post straight there or send details in a message to the page administrators.

Search for ‘West Parley Parish Council’.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Coffee mornings At Parley Country Club 10am – 12 noon Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday Health Walks From Parley Country Club meet at 10am, with coffee and a chat afterwards Every Wednesday Gardening Club meeting At Parley Country Club 25th November 7pm Councillors: Gillian Collingbourne, Pat Couper, Stuart Couper, John Cullen, Geoff Dark, Chrissie Davies, Sheila Gooden, Simon Jordan, Kieran Ryan. pcouper68@gmail.com or tel 01202 573833 cllr.s.couper@westparley-pc.gov.uk or tel as above John Cullen, Chair Tel: 01202 582662

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West Parley Memorial Hall The current Memorial Hall, located in Christchurch Road was built in 1963/4 and was opened on 30th May 1964. It is the second Memorial Hall in West Parley The history of the first Hall goes back to 1937 when a meeting of local residents was held to consider plans for a village hall as the population of the village had grown steadily and the room at the Old Rectory in Church Lane used for public functions had become inadequate.

A Committee was formed and initial design and fundraising plans were agreed and a plot of land to the north of the current Hall was offered at a nominal rent.

The outbreak of war stopped all plans but in July 1945 residents met to agree a war memorial for the village and the village hall idea was revived and it was decided to combine the two.

The construction of a permanent hall seemed remote so it was decided to buy and use a nissen hut to be used temporarily until sufficient funds had been raised for a permanent building.

The first hall was opened in July 1948 and was put to immediate good use by the community. However, over the years the costs of maintaining and heating the nissen hut increased and, with only basic facilities, it was clear to the Management

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Committee that a more suitable building was needed.

Plans for the permanent Hall were boosted in 1957 when the landowner gave up ownership for a nominal sum and this land was exchanged for the current site that had been bought by the Parish Council. This meant that the new Hall could be built on a slightly larger site close to Christchurch Road ahead of the demolition of the first hall.

Intense fundraising continued with a public appeal raising nearly £700 in 1960 and numerous social activities organised by community groups led by the Womens Institute raised considerable sums. Despite one of the coldest winters on record delaying the contractor, Reema Construction Ltd, the new Hall was opened with great ceremony with a service of dedication for the two memorial plaques with the names of the fallen of both world wars.

Background histories of all the men on the memorials were researched and recorded in 2013.

The Hall remains an important location for public meetings, wedding receptions and birthday parties and is well used by local clubs and societies for dog training, and fitness groups, It is available for hire for both large and small events and can be booked by phoning Mrs Pamela Cooper on 01202 873815 The annual Memorial Service is to be held on 8th November this year and the service starts at 10.30am.

Many improvements and renovation has been carried out over the last few years and the Hall is now in excellent condition.

Full details of events are on the Hall’s web site www.westparleymemorialhall.org.uk.

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Every month the solicitors and lawyers at Harold G Walker will be providing answers to your questions about the law.

What is a Lasting Power of Attorney and why is it recommended to have one?

It is a sad fact of life that we all know someone who has been seriously ill during their lifetime. This is why most of us insure our lives and probably our incomes. However, have you thought about the practical consequences of getting ill? If you get ill you may suffer some unintended practical, legal and financial consequences. A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is a straightforward way to deal with these issues.

A LPA is a legal document which allows you to appoint someone to run your affairs if you are incapacitated due to illness or accident (or indeed to simply act on your behalf when you cannot act for yourself for any other reason). You use the document to appoint a trusted person(s) to act on your behalf – you can appoint upto four persons and replacements. These persons are called your “Attorneys” and can be any persons of your choice. They are usually a friend or family member but can be a professional such as your solicitor.

There are two different types of LPA via which you can appoint attorneys to act on your behalf in relation to your health and welfare, and/or your property and financial affairs. You can include restrictions and guidance for your attorneys in the LPA (ie that they cannot act on your behalf until they have medical evidence that you no longer have the mental capacity to look after your own financial affairs).

Your attorneys cannot do whatever they like – they must follow the principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (this includes helping you to make as many of your own decisions as possible. They cannot presume you cannot make your own decisions just because you have made an unwise decision etc).

You can only set up an LPA while you have the mental capacity to make decisions. If you become mentally unable to make your own decisions, the Courts will appoint a Deputy to work on your behalf.

A Deputy works very much like an Attorney, but has the added complexity of strict Court oversight and involvement (which results in the inevitable extra costs and delays for you in the long run).

You can cancel an LPA at any time, provided that you still have the mental capacity to make decisions on your own.

I believe everyone over the age of 18 should set up a LPA – consider it an insurance policy with the cost incurred being a one off insurance premium.

Once completed you can keep the LPA in a safe place and fingers crossed you will never need to look at it again.

However if your health does decline you can rest in the knowledge that someone of your own choice, someone you trust, will be looking after your affairs for you.

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Wildlife News

Talking about Wildlife...

Volunteer with the Great Heath Team The Great Heath Project is an ambitious and exciting new partnership venture led Dorset Wildlife Trust. The award of a £2.7 million grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund and £2 million of public donations has enabled the successful purchase of 1500 acres of land around East Dorset.

The essence of the project is to create a living landscape in an urban area, linking up habitats from the newly purchased land with existing reserves and green spaces (parks and gardens), for the benefit of a huge range of rare and common species.

At present the majority of the work we do (with the incredible help of our volunteer groups) is invasive species removal, such as Rhododendron, silver birch, pine and overgrown gorse. The removal of these species is essential to preserve the sensitive heather and other heath flora consequently stopping its succession to woodland. This in turn enhances the habitat for heathland wildlife such as the Dartford warbler, which toughs out the whole year here, and the elusive smooth snake, which should be tucked up in hibernation by now.

One of the main aims of The Great Heath Project is to involve, inspire and enthuse the local community to care for their local nature reserves; so was born The Great Heath Volunteer Work Party! This exciting new weekly volunteer team is located across the Great Heath Project area and committed to conserving and restoring our new reserves – e.g. Happy Bottom, Upton Heath, Arrowsmith Coppice… and more. The Great Heath team work

on these reserves on a weekly rotation, a detailed time table is on the website. So, lots of work to get stuck into with the occasional jacket potato to be eaten!!

Come along every Wednesday 10am – 4pm and get involved with The Great Heath volunteer work party and make a difference to help protect your local wildlife, have fun and get active!

For more information call Sally Wright at the Urban Wildlife Centre on 01202 692033.

Check out our website for many more Great Heath events! www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/tgh

By Sally Wright

The Great Heath Living Landscape is a partnership project involving Dorset Wildlife Trust, the Erica Trust, Poole Harbour Commissioners, Borough of Poole, Dorset County Council Countryside Service and Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust. The project is supported by Bournemouth Borough Council.

Christchurch Borough Council, East Dorset District Council and Natural England.

Lynne Thorne & Nicola Browning volunteering on a local heath

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Having been the podiatrist on board the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise liner and also having worked within the NHS in a variety of roles specialising in diabetes high risk clinics, biomechanical clinics and specialised nail surgery clinics, Catherine Ranger brings a wealth of experience to Ferndown.

She graduated with a Honours degree in Podiatry from the University of Brighton in 1995 before taking a position as clinical lecturer at Huddersfield University. More recently she was a lecturer in Podiatry at University College London and the University of East London before moving down to the South Coast.

‘I am able to provide specialised services including gait analysis and orthotic therapy for those experiencing pain in their feet, heels, knees and lower back’, says Catherine.

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She has owned and worked with practices in Southampton and the New Forest for a number of years. Catherine bought the Ferndown Chiropody Clinic in 2009.

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The Adventures of Nellie The Dorset Publications Camper Van Only those with a sense of humour are invited to read... Poor Nellie has had a rough time of it this last month. Old girls need attention as the body does start to feel the signs of old age and ‘parts’ begin to slow you down and cause you trouble. We all know what that is like don’t we! It started with a blow out tyre going to see a friend in Swanage. What a let down. We were all fine, but Nellie’s laddered stocking needed a man to sort her out. Her rather large posterior with long skirts to cover it up just wouldn’t let our jack go beneath. Who can blame her!

The RAC man was fantastic and came to the rescue. Nellie smiled, in a relieved sort of way, once he got her back on her feet with a temporary new high wheel to

Nellie’s undercarriage gets an inspection

How do we get that under there?? get her on the road again. The owners and staff at The Halfway Inn were such a welcome sight for me and Hayden who had a nice cup of tea and packet of crisps while we were waiting. Not a bad place to break down actually!

As if that wasn’t enough. Just a few days before her MOT Nellie developed what I can only describe as rheumatoid arthritis.

She was in pain, juddering as we were going along, she was just not happy at all. She stalled a couple of times, out of breath and panting. Hopeful as we were, we thought she would make it to the MOT. Not the case. The very day of the MOT Stephen and Hayden were in Ferndown delivering the magazines to our distributors. Nellie was working hard.

Approaching the traffic lights at a busy crossing Nellie collapsed in complete exhaustion. Oh no, heart failure! It wasn’t a good place to stop and drivers were flashing at Nellie, hooting their horns.

Not only was she ill, beat with overwork, but now people were telling her off too.

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39 some counselling since then and she is doing much better.) A very nice man, who is a mechanic himself, stopped to help with another helpful man, and together they were able to push poor Nellie (they must have been pretty strong as Nellie is a whopping great 2 tonnes) into the side street. Lost, forlorn, deflated, Nellie was not going anywhere. “Aaahhh” I hear you all say. Nellie’s alternator, otherwise know as her heart, was broken... As I was not in the van, Hayden called me on the phone to give me the traumatic news, “Nellie has broken down Mum!” He sounded so distraught. We have such an affinity for Nellie, she is part of the family, as you can see! Again the RAC man came to the rescue. (I hope our premium doesn’t go up...) He managed to resuscitate her enough for Stephen to drive her to ‘the car and van hospital’ at Longham Motor Engineers. We have known Ian and his ‘gang’ for a long time and if anyone could bring Nellie back to life, it would be him.

They worked on Nellie all day, put her on the ramp to get to a good look at her under carriage, gave her a pace maker (alias new alternator), a blood tranfusion (diesel fuel conditioner) and a few new light bulbs to make her shine. Let’s face

Hurrah... Nellie is back on the road!

Nellie having her brakes serviced it what girl doesn’t like a bit of bling and even her name in lights! She also had her brakes cleaned so she can stop easily if she gets over excited and three new high wheels from Bob at Tyres of Ferndown, to really show off her voluptuous figure.

Hayden and I were waiting nervously, wondering if Nellie would make it. Pacing the floor, tense conversations, it was all very stressful. Then Ian called and declared, “Nellie is ok!” She would live for at least another year... she had made it!! We were utterly relieved, exhausted ourselves and totally over the moon.

All I can say after this traumatic experience, is please do not let anything really serious happen in the Corney household!

This month I can happily say... Where will Nellie go next...?

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Wimborne charity shop in DIY SOS Following successful revamps of its shops in Winton and Poole, LewisManning Hospice is now turning its attention to its shop in Wimborne, and they are looking for help.

Guided once again by Retail Consultant, Louise Croft, who is working closely with manager Jill Holden, the shop opposite The Rising Sun pub at Crown Mead will be closing for a week, from November 24th, to undergo a complete transformation.

With a nod to Wimborne’s French connection (with its twin town of Valognes in Normandy), the shop will have a fresh, warm and welcoming feel, inspired by the theme of a French Country Home, using upcycling, distressed wood, beiges, and vintage styles.

However, to successfully complete the refurbishment, the hospice is looking for help from the local community and businesses to get behind them and offer their services or materials for free.

Louise Croft, explains, “We are desperately in need of help from skilled tradesmen, such as electricians, plasterers, builders and carpet or flooring fitters. We also need people who might be able to help us source lighting, mirrors, furniture and trinkets, or help get donations of paint, wood, or varnish.”

“The store is our largest and has an amazing selection of furniture, so we are desperate to allow more space for

this, and give it the beautiful display layout it deserves. We want our give our customers a shopping experience to savour. Every single contribution helps - even just an afternoon putting up wallpaper, or providing us with a couple more spotlights.”

The charity, which offers free palliative care and support for local people with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses, currently has eight shops across Dorset and they provide a significant income to help people whose lives have changed dramatically because of illness.

To get in touch call Louise on 01202492602 or email Louisec@lewis-manning.co.uk

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Many bulbs, such as crocus, daffodils and snowdrops will increase naturally in most sites and with different flowering times there will be a succession of interest.

If planted in your flower beds, the dying foliage will be hidden by growing herbaceous plants and shrubs.

Bulbs are best planted in groups of similar colour and a wonderful show will be created if they are combined with flowers of contrasting colour that bloom at the same time. Try tulips planted with forget-me-nots or wallflowers.

Under trees with no leaves, bulbs will get any available sunlight so will grow happily and give a welcome splash of colour when nothing else has yet woken up. Bulbs can be planted in grass - perhaps in the lawn or a grassy bank - as long as the foliage has time to die down before the first mowing. Grass protects bulbs from mice and squirrels. Try Anemone blanda, chionodoxa, crocus, fritillaria, daffodils (narcissus).

Some bulbs are best lifted each year such as tulips and to make this easier you could try planting them in large pots and sinking them in the ground. After the leaves have died down, lift the bulbs and let them dry out.

Store somewhere cool and dry and replant in October/November for a spring display. If buying new bulbs, plant as soon as possible and before they start growing. For instance, most daffodils will start producing roots by late summer and other bulbs by midautumn. One exception is snowdrops. These are best bought 'in the green' which means the leaves are already growing and they are then planted and left to spread.

Bulbs should always be planted with, at the very least, 2-3 times their own depth of soil above them or even more if the soil is very light. If bulbs become overcrowded, lift them in the dormant season after the foliage has died down. Clean off the soil, leave them to dry then store in paper (not plastic) bags to await replanting.

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LEWIS Train Prices Train ticket prices are to logic what reindeer are to scrabble. In other words, they’ve nothing in common. If you want to save money on the train, take the logic book and throw it out of the window. While travelling by train can be cheap, efficient and easy, the pricing system is a mess. So to really hone down the cheapest priced tickets you need to understand and combine first the simple tips, then the bizarre…

Book 12 weeks early for cheaper fares Most people know if you book early you’ll get cheaper advance train tickets. Yet it’s important to understand these are generally sold in tranches, in other words there’s a set number of each type, so the aim is to buy them before they go.

The key time to look is around 12 weeks before you want to travel, as that’s when the timetable is set so most operators launch their advance tickets then or within a couple of weeks giving you maximum choice. So if you know you’ve got something pencilled in you need to travel to, diarise so you can be ready to pounce.

Grab a (discounted) railcard There are more national railcards available than there used to be.

These normally cost £30 (though often there are codes to discount this check on www.mse.me/traindeals) and reduce all fares by a third. Therefore if you’re likely to spend over £90 even on a oneoff trip it’s worth it.

The main cards are…

Family & Friends Railcard. Two people can be named on this, and then a named person and up to three other adults can travel and get 30% off the fare, providing you’re travelling with between one and four kids, who get 60% off.

Two Together Railcard. This one’s relatively new. It gives two named people on the card providing they’re travelling together a third off. If you often travel with different people, you could be named on more than one card to cover the combinations.

Senior Railcard. This gets over 60’s a third off.

16-25 Railcard. Also a third off, though it’s often cheapest to buy the 3 years card (and worth remembering to do it before your 24th birthday to give you maximum time).

Get advance discounts late Never assume that you’re too close to travel to book an advance or discounted fare. Walk on fares are often far costlier than those even booked a day or so in advance. Always check via the rail companies own site. Check via sites like www.redspottedhanky.com, www.takethetrain.co.uk, www.eastcoast.co.uk and www.nationalrail.co.uk.

Singles can beat returns Lots of top deals are only available on one-way fares and cheaper fares are often available for two single tickets, but not the return.

Do a quick search for both options and work out the difference in price before you finalise your booking.

Split tickets, not the journey Now it’s time to really throw the logic book out of the window to

make some really big savings. Instead of buying tickets for the whole journey, instead bizarrely buying tickets for its constituent parts separately can slash the price – even though you're travelling on exactly the same train, at the same time, possibly in the same seat.

It's perfectly allowed within the National Rail Conditions of Carriage and the only rule is that the train must call at the stations you buy tickets for. I’ve built a tool www.mse.me/ticketysplit that searches for variants for you to see if you can save.

One of the best ever examples I’ve seen of this was on a direct London to Durham return when the cheapest ticket was £301. Yet buying four singles for the same journey: London to York, which was one of the stops, York to Durham, and then in reverse, was £82 for the same train at the same time - possibly even the same seats. However, it’s important to understand that this is an example - the savings vary train by train. Even an hour later the same split may not work, so you need to check each time or use the various web tools available to find your split.

Look for hidden promos Lots of train companies have hidden promotions buried on their websites – which you won’t find if you’re going through a ticket booking website, such as TheTrainline.com or Redspottedhanky.com. For example, at the time of writing East Coast has 10% off some advance online fares and 50% off selected super off-peak tickets to London, while on Southeastern up to four kids can travel for £1 off-peak with an adult. For a full list of hidden promos go to www.mse.me/traindeals.

Buy rail tickets when not travelling by train to get discounts This sneaky trick sounds bizarre but it works. National Rail offers 2for1 discounts on a host of attractions across the UK – you just download and print out a voucher and present it with a train ticket. Attractions include Ascot Racecourse, Alton Towers and Madame Tussauds. For example, if you wanted two tickets to London Zoo, as an adult ticket costs £24, providing the train ticket is less, it’s worth buying one even if you won’t actually go by train (just pop to a station on the way). Though of course it’s an even better saving if you’re actually using it.

Know your train refund rights You may be entitled to money back for delays over 30 minutes, every operator has different rules. Technically the delay or cancellation needs be the operators fault, such as train or signal failures. Yet even when not, such as weather, strikes or maintenance work, some firms will pay out if you claim (as for a claim form when you arrive). More help in www.mse.me/ traindelays.

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Team JTYAF Making a Difference To Young People’s Lives Congratulations to all runners who took part in the Bournemouth Marathon Festival on 4th and 5th October but particularly to those who ran for the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation.

With 25 runners in Team JTYAF and entries in all adult races, it really was a fantastic weekend.

Starting off with the ‘Supersonic 10K’ on the Saturday afternoon, the JTYAF had Charlotte Holyoake, Steve Lugg, Julia Trehane, Helen Wedge and Gary Tyler in the starting line up. They all did amazingly well and must be congratulated on their achievements.

The ‘Speed of Light 5K’ set off at 7pm and many of the runners had really gone to town with glowies and fairy lights which made it quite a spectacle.

Lorna Perry, Jessica Ousey, Patrick Allen, Linda Thornton and Gary Tyler carried the tourch for the JTYAF. Gary had completed the Poole Park Run, 5K, in the morning, the 10K in the afternoon and just thought he’d finish things off nicely with another 5K! The following day saw the Half Marathon runners on the start line at 8am. With Iga Kozakiewicz, David Beardwood, Dominic Keeley, Darryll Brewer, Linda Burn and Hayley Hawthorne the JTYAF had an amazing line up. A Half Marathon is a tough challenge and some of our runners had travelled quite a distance to take part. Hayley came all the way from Yorkshire. Again, huge congratulations for a fantastic achievement to these amazing people.

Finally the ultimate challenge – The Marathon! Jules Sutton, Damon Lawrence, Ben Williams, James Barnes, Joe Barnett, Josh Coote, Alex Waddell, Rus Scagell, Jason Burch and Rob Doyle took it on for the JTYAF. What an inspiration these guys were.

Joe, Rob, Ben, Josh and James were all taking part in their first Marathons but Jules was obviously no newcomer and came over the finish line with an incredible time of just over 3 1/2 hours! Jason ran the full 26.2 miles in a great time too even though he had completed a 12 hour rowathon just a few days earlier!

26.2 miles is a massive physical challenge, the course is hilly and even if your body is ready to go the distance, it is sheer courage and determination that gets you over the finish line. We were lucky to have Remedial Massage Therapist, Clare Hancock, to provide the team with a free massage treatment after their races which helped to reduce the effects of 26.2 miles on their aching limbs. A huge thank you to Clare and also to Jo Sinclair and Julie Tyler who were there to give our runners a morale boosting cheer. Thanks must also go to Up & Running who kindly supplied the goody bags for our runners. Well done to Team JTYAF – we can’t thank you enough for your fantastic support.

Not only did Team JTYAF smash the Bournemouth Marathon Festival but they smashed their fundraising too. Almost £5000 has already been raised in sponsorship which is a fabulous tribute to their achievements.

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