The West Moors Directory - September/October 2015

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September/October 2015

In this issue: Win a meal for two at the Three Legged Cross Airshow hospitality takes of for JTYAF Dorset Police warn against vehicle crime LawSpot with Harold G Walker Local Business Directory West Moors Library News Dorset Wildlife Trust: Rockpool Residents

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Dear Neighbours, We certainly have had a mixture of weather Edition 124 recently. Nellie was left at home and we took to the seas! You can read all about it on pages 38 and 39. Whatever you have done this summer we do hope you were able to get out and enjoy Stephen & Debbie Corney yourselves. and our son Hayden The West Moors Directory is here to bring you news articles, puzzles and competitions.

There are of course our very loyal advertisers who would love to hear from you. Please grab a cuppa, have a read and do mention The West Moors Directory when making any calls and bookings. We have ladies handbags, garage doors, woodburners, oven cleaners, solicitors, chiropractors, aerials, health and fitness experts, electricians, drainage, waste services, painter and decorators, pond services, plumbers‌ and much more! As always the index at the back tells you all you can find inside. The prize wordsearch is a popular meal for two at the Three Legged Cross Inn, so don’t miss out on a chance to win! The winner last month was John Corcoran. Well done to you.

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Wishing you all a great month of September.

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Published by: Debbie & Stephen Corney at Dorset Publications Telephone: 01202 894397 Email: info@westmoorsdirectory.co.uk Copy deadline for the October 2015 edition: 21st September 2015

In this issue...

Dorset Police warn against vehicle crime................... 8 West Moors Library News.... 8 Airshow hospitality takes off for JTYAF.................... 12 Kids Page............................ 16 Dorset Wildlife Trust: Rockpool Residents......... 18 LawSpot............................. 22 West Moors Lunch Club..... 30 Charity Concert................... 30 Royal Naval Association..... 30 Adventures of Nellie........... 38 Crossword.......................... 42 Martin Lewis: Savings........ 46 Prize Wordsearch................ 51 On your plot: Herbs............. 52 Over 100 species found in one day at Knoll Gardens.... 56 West Moors NeighbourCar.... 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 West Moors 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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Community News

West Moors Library News The Summer Reading Challenge was open to all children up to the age of 14. The aim was to continue their reading development over the school holiday period by taking out 6 books, collecting stickers and a medal on completion. At the time of writing 110 children had taken part this year. Chatterbooks Group is run on the first Tuesday in the month from 4 - 5.15pm for any children from 7 - 11 years old who love reading, craft activities and making new friends.

Please ask in the library for more details.

Event reminders Every Monday afternoon - Knit and Natter 2 3.30pm. Drop in anytime and see if its for you!

Every Thursday morning - Rhyme Time 10.30 11.15am. Pre school age group for mothers and toddlers to enjoy together.

Last Thursday morning in month - Coffee Morning 10 - 11.30am. Drop in to make friends, meet new people and relax with the new craze - adult colouring.

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We continue to run ancestry sessions either for those who would like to learn how to trace their family or for those who have started and need more help/ advice. The next session is September 22nd from 2pm - 4pm. Please book a time slot .

Councillor surgeries are still being held at the library on the first Saturday in the month from 10 - 11am and Chris Chope MP continues to hold surgeries (see posters for dates).

Many of you may not know that West Moors is trying to become a ‘Dementia Friendly’ community and with this in mind the local Dementia Champion Angela Sleet will be holding sessions at the library to tell you more about dementia and how you can support those with dementia and their carers in West Moors.

Sessions are for about 45 minutes (coffee/tea provided). Times are: Tuesdays 5.30 - 6.30pm 13th October and 10th November.

Fridays 10 - 11am on 16th October and 13th November. Please support this where you can.

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Community News

Air Show Hospitality really takes off!

The John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation held their VIP Hospitality Day at the Bournemouth Air Festival for the seventh year running and it was a huge success raising an incredible £13,800 for the charity.

As if by divine intervention the heavy rain stopped just in time for the guests to enjoy a fantastic flying programme which included the final Bournemouth flight of the iconic Vulcan. The JTYAF was privileged to see the Vulcan to the Sky Team, Bournemouth together with founder and chief executive, Dr Robert Pleming, among their guests for this poignant finale.

The exclusive VIP Hospitality Marquee is situated on the beach right at the epicentre of the air and ground displays, so with the best seats in town, superb food and plenty of sunshine it was certainly a day to remember.

The JTYAF would like to extend their thanks to all the guests and supporters for their kindness and generosity. They received a wonderful selection of prints, paintings and visits which included an overnight stay at the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines and a visit to Heathrow’s Control Tower.

These prizes were donated by local organisations and individuals and formed the basis of a Silent Auction and raffle which raised over £7500 alone.

A lovely team of volunteers from Barclays worked extremely hard at the event, meeting and greeting, selling

raffle tickets and organising the Silent Auction. Thanks must go to Di Trott, Liz Marsh, Nina Selvey, and Lesley O’Brien for their continued support and also Barclays for their generous matched funding scheme which makes a huge difference to the total amount raised on the day.

The guests were delighted to have the opportunity to meet some of the display teams who took valuable time out of their busy schedules to visit the marquee. A special thank you must got to the Tigers Freefall Parachute Display Team who have been great supporters of the charity this year.

All in all this event was the charities most successful so far and they are extremely grateful to the BAF Hospitality Team and Bournemouth Tourism for this great opportunity. The funds raised will make a massive difference to the opportunities that can be provided for local young people.

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Rockpool Residents Our best childhood memories usually feature a summer day spent at the beach with a bucket and fishing net, peering into seaweed shrouded pools in search of silvery fish and secretive crabs. The excitement of tempting a crab out of hiding with a tasty morsel of leftover ham sandwich or turning over a rock to find a five-armed starfish clinging to the dark underside stays with us for a lifetime.

Nothing has changed. The fascinating world of the rockpool is still as alluring as ever, both for the older generation and for our youngsters – so here are a few tips to try with the children this summer. August and September are the best time as the rockpools are full of young blennies, crabs and prawns as well as shoals of small mullet and other fish. If you sit quietly by a rockpool the inhabitants will soon come out of hiding and carry on their busy lives in full sight. Curious blennies will come out to peer at you from beside a rock, quarrelsome crabs will battle it out between themselves and busy prawns will even give you a manicure.

Blennies are the nosy neighbour of the rockpool! Insatiably curious, these little fish like to know what’s going on in their neighbourhood. Try dabbling your fingers at

Cushion Star

Photo: Julie Hatcher

Rockpooling at Kimmeridge Photo: Dorsetmums

the water’s surface to entice a nosy blenny out of hiding to come and investigate.

On a calm day when the sea’s surface is mirror-smooth only the ripples give away the presence of shoals of small fish such as mullet as they swim away from your approach. Look for their shadows on the seabed just ahead of the ripples, as they are easier to spot than the fish themselves.

Look underneath stones at the bottom of rockpools to find tiny but beautiful cushion stars, small relatives of the more familiar starfish. As you watch they will glide over the surface of the stone as if on air, heading back to the safety of the dark.

To keep yourselves and the wildlife safe, always follow the Seashore Code, gently replacing everything exactly as you found it and handling animals with extreme care. That way they will all survive to provide another delightful rockpooling day in the future.

Before you go, download Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Rockpool Guide and colour-in Seashore Code at www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/pmwr

By Julie Hatcher Marine Awareness Officer

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Community News

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West Moors Lunch and Friendship Club The West Moors Lunch and Friendship Club meets weekly on a Wednesday for a chat, lunch, games or entertainment and afternoon tea followed by bingo.

By the time you read this we will have returned from our summer break on Sept 2nd having enjoyed a visit from Nick Sellars at the end of July who entertained us with his singing and funny jokes, putting us all into a good mood to enjoy our delicious cream tea.

Membership of the club is open to all residents of West Moors who are aged sixty and over. Please don‛t hesitate to contact Joan if you are interested in joining and, as hard as your first visit may be, it doesn‛t take too long before you‛ve made friends.

Club contact: Joan on 01202 891519

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CONCERT with the exciting talents of the Bournemouth Youth

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Dog lovers wanted:

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Future Fascias We specialise in the installation and repair of UPVC Fascias, Soffits and Guttering Friendly approachable service Skilled in exterior painting

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The Adventures of Nellie The Dorset Publications Camper Van Poor Nellie was left on her own for a whole week!

After spending a month camping, with the awning, Kombi as well as Rosie, Rocky and Mega the bikes, the Corney family with, can you believe it, the Outlaw family (alias my Mum and Dad) set off on the waves. Having written about our camping trip last month, I wasn’t going to do write up this month, but cruising is another adventure altogether and one I know many like to do. So yes the Corney’s and the Outlaw’s (boy did I used get some stick at school for that) took to the seas in celebration of my Dad’s 80th Birthday. We had booked the cruise at Christmas.

Keeping an eleven year boy as well as an active 80 year old Dad, a 70 year Mum with some physical back and leg difficulties, myself and Stephen all happy at the same time was going to be a challenge! We chose a ship that was big enough and busy enough to have children’s activities, yet had an “adult only pool” just in case. We sailed on the Royal Caribbean Cruise Liner, the “Rhapsody of the Seas”.

Stephen, I have to say was very well organised.

I was convinced the valet parking at Heathrow airport had a catch to it, being the suspicious kind... but no, for a whole £56 the company came to collect the car 5 minutes after we arrived, leaving us with just luggage, passport, tickets and hat in hand, to stroll into the airport, while they took the car away for the week. Perfect!

Windmills on Mykonos

Corneys and Outlaws in the dining room We chose a cruise that sailed around the Greek Islands, from Rome. Staying one night in Rome before boarding, it was all very relaxing. The crew of these magnificent vessels are hard working, friendly and have one sole purpose - to keep their customers happy. It is great to see such a large team of people from all over the world working together in harmony. We can learn from this. The ship atmosphere is quite exhilarating. Once you set off and the wind is in your hair, the sun is shining (you can tell we were not in England this summer) all the problems and worries float away.

Do forgive the pun. The first 36 hours were at sea, nothing but sea. There is plenty to do on board, although I have the say, in order to get a ‘pool lounger’ you need to be somewhat German (am I allowed to say that?) and get your towel out early!

With 2365 people on board including over 800 Italians, 600 Spanish and many children, it is not for the faint hearted. The food is quite amazing and available pretty much 24/7 so don’t expect to lose weight. So long as you get the correct food and drink, this is all included in the cost.

Another perk all included in the holiday price are the Shows at night. We were privileged enough to meet the chaps from “String Fever” who had flown

39 out especially from London. This is a family of musicians who had started their career travelling around England in their parent’s campervan! I couldn’t believe it...there is hope for us yet!

The Greek Islands. Well I have to say I fell in love... with Santorini. The sail into the volcano with the mountainous terrain looming above you is awe inspiring. I would love to visit this island again. You get around 5-6 hours to look around before sailing off into the sunset again. We thoroughly enjoyed the cable car ride up to the top. It was possible to take a donkey, which would have been exciting and Dad would have given it a go, but it could have been fun watching Mum, or maybe not. We did the right thing. The walk up the volcanic cliffside once at the top is like nothing else. We had coffee at a delightful cafe overlooking the whole bay, away from the crowds, sheltered by a gorgeous tree.

What more could you ask for.

Mykonos is also a wonderful Greek Island.

The narrow, white streets lined with jewellery, wonderfully made clothes and Greek ornaments I could have wondered around for hours. The beach was also good and the crystal turquoise sea is a must to sink into.

At Katakolon, close to Mount Olympia where the Olympics originated, we found a beach with free parasols, loungers and canoes! All you had to do was buy a drink. Again this was perfect for everyone and Hayden was in his element, except when he found the jellyfish!

Athens is a big city. Here we hired a taxi, as we missed the coach! It turned out to be to our

A birds eye view of Athens with Spiros advantage: the driver, Spiros, who didn’t speak much English, set off like a bat out of hell. We were worried! We blamed it on Greek driving and Mum clung on for dear life. It turned out that the changing of the guards happened every hour at the Parliament Building... Spiros got out and rushed us to get photos before the guards marched off. Once we understood what he was doing we were very appreciative! He also took us to see the city from ‘on high’ with the Acropolis in the background. Incredible. If you don’t want to wait and then take the many steps to climb up to the Acropolis, I highly recommend the museum. It is air-conditioned and actually holds the original parts of the Parthenon which are being repaired and replaced.

We ended the cruise back in Rome with a bus trip around the whole city. Another amazing place.

Nellie was sadly missed and is now fed up of looking at the photos, but we had a fantastic time.

Cruising is fun!

Where will Nellie go next…?

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Money Saving Tips

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LEWIS 6DYLQJV I love a good rant as much, if not more, than the next man. Yet it’s time to accept that spouting on about the dire, dismal, spit-worthy interest rates savers now earn does nowt. Instead, we must forget complaining and turn ourselves into active savers to maximise our earnings.

Check your savings account and cash ISAs now - many pay under 0.5%.

Yet that’s easy to smash, and every account below is covered by the UK £85,000 per person, per financial institution savings safety guarantee. Here are my top 10 tips.

1. Make your bank account pay you up to 5%. A raft of bank accounts pay higher in-credit interest than top savings, with the aim of sucking people into switching. Santander.co.uk 123 is the prime one to look at. While others have higher rates than its 3%, this on a far larger amount of £3,000 to £20,000. This means it pays up to nearly £600 interest a year compared with the next biggest, Club Lloyds’ £200.

While it does have a £2/mth fee, for most that’s easily covered as it pays cashback on direct debits such as mobiles, energy and water. This adds up, as Hannah tweeted me: “£260/yr cashback on mortgage, phones, TV.” If you’ve less to save, rates of up to 5% are available on smaller amounts.

For a full list of which pays most for what see my www.mse.me/ savingsloophole guide.

It’s worth noting though that to get one of these accounts, you usually need to pass a credit check and set up a few standing orders or direct debits. You must also meet the ‘min monthly deposit’ amount, which is how they ensure you pay your income in there.

2. Couples do it better together. If one of you pays tax at a higher rate than the other, provided you trust each other, put non-ISA savings in the lower taxpayer’s name and you’ll take home more.

Plus when it comes to the high interest bank accounts, many allow you to open one each, plus a joint one. With Santander that means you could cover £60,000 – though you still need to meet all the conditions for each.

3. Grab a FREE £100 plus 6% interest or £5/mth. The other bank account savings route is accounts offering a free switching bribe, plus a linked highrate savings product. These tend to beat the high interest bank accounts for those saving less than roughly £4,000.

Top pick is FirstDirect.com, which has won every customer service poll I’ve done. It gives switchers £100, plus has a linked savings account paying 6%, which you can put £300 a month in. The Marks and Spencer bank account (bank.marksandspencer.com) has a very similar set up.

Alternatively, the Halifax.co.uk Reward account gives £100 then pays £5 each month no matter how much or little you’ve got, unless you go overdrawn when it’s wiped. This alone beats the best interest after tax for those saving less than £1,500 in the top high-interest bank savings – never mind the free cash too.

4. Earn 2.3% and protect savings from tax. Cash ISAs are just savings accounts where you don’t pay tax on the interest. Every £100 earned in normal savings nets a basic-rate taxpayer £80, higher-rate £60. In a cash ISA you get £100. You can save up to £15,240 a year and once in, it’s taxfree year after year.

The top-paying easy-access cash ISA, where you can take your cash out whenever you want, is the Nsandi.com Direct Isa paying 1.5%.

Yet if you are planning to put cash away, a good alternative is Coventrybuildingsociety.co.uk with a five year fix at 2.3%. Unlike normal fixed savings, you can access your cash early by closing the account. You will lose 120 days’ interest, but even so that means keep the cash in for a year and you’d effectively earn 1.54% 5. If you put cash aside every month, earn over 3%. Regular savings accounts often pay high interest on a small amount for a short time. The top regular savers are linked to current accounts (listed in point 3 above). Yet some decent deals are open to all, including Leeds BS 3.05% AER variable on £50 to £250 a month for a year.

6. Mix and match to maximise every penny. I’m often asked “What’s the best savings account?”. There’s no one right answer. It depends on how much you’re saving, how often, if you need access to it and more.

Combining accounts often wins. The goal’s for every penny to flow where it earns most, such as putting a lump sum in a fixed-rate ISA and money you put aside each month in a top regular saver.

7. Lock your cash away to boost rates and earn up to 2.5%. Fixed-rate savings have two advantages: rates are usually higher and are guaranteed.

Yet in return you forgo access to the cash for that time.

Over one year, Utbank.co.uk (min £500) is the winner at 1.9% AER, and for three years it’s ubluk.com (min £2,000) at 2.45% AER. Yet remember today’s interest rates are low - if rates do rise, you can’t ditch and switch.

8. Check your rates before you pooh-poohing 1.5% easy-access. While Bmsavings.co.uk’s 1.5% easy-account account sounds awful (minimum £1,000), compared to what many accounts now pay, it’s quite decent.

9. Higher-rate taxpayers, don’t forget Premium Bonds. Premium Bonds are savings accounts where the interest earned is tax-free and based on a monthly prize draw. The currently published ‘prize rate’ is 1.35%.

This describes the mean average, indicating that for every £100 paid into bonds, on average £1.35 a year’s paid out. In practice, this is impossible, as the smallest prize is £25. In fact if 20 people each had £100 in, for one to win £25-plus, the remaining 19 would have to win nowt.

My PremiumBondCalculator.com lets you plug in how many bonds you have, and predicts your likely winnings. In a nutshell, they can give decent returns on average compared with normal savings for higher-rate taxpayers saving largeish sums over £10,000.

10. Earn less than £15,600? Your savings should be tax free. Next April the new personal savings allowance launches, allowing basic rate taxpayers to earn £1,000 a year interest tax-free (£500 for higher rate taxpayers).

Yet this year a similar scheme started for those earning under £15,600.

Here you get your normal £10,600 personal allowance – under which all income is tax free. Plus you can earn up to £5,000 a year from savings interest tax-free. Speak to your bank to ensure you’re not paying more tax than you need.

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Nature tends to dictate what we do in the garden and sometimes it’s just too late to plant those seeds, too early to prune that bush and incredibly you are already on top of the weeding. So what can you do to fulfil that urge to work the land? Why start a herb garden of course!

Jobs for September:If you are growing pumpkins for Halloween, you need to support the fruit as it swells and raise it up to keep it off the wet ground and deter slugs. Restrict each plant to no more than three fruits.

Clear up finished crops, clean and store any supports or netting for future use.

Keep planting winter lettuces for a supply of fresh leaves right through autumn.

Fancy fresh strawberries next year? Now is a good time to get new plants established.

Add support to Brussels sprouts by drawing up earth around the stems, or using canes.

Most activity on your plot is tied to the seasons, but this month we take a look at one project that can be started off at almost any time of the year - your own herb garden.

As we’ve taken to growing more and more of our own food so we have found ourselves getting increasingly interested in trying out new recipes to make the most of all those lovely fresh flavours. Recipe books abound in our kitchen and they all have one thing in common - the use of herbs, and what a variety of them there is!

Whether you’re looking for a sprig of fresh mint, a handful of rosemary, or some chopped chives what could be better than being able to choose and harvest them right outside your own back door?

Choosing the right site for your herb garden is important, and outside your back door is often a good place to start! Planting near the kitchen makes it easy to pop out for a few fresh leaves when you are cooking, and many of us have a patio which can easily become home to a variety of container grown herbs. Herbs can make an attractive, fragrant and tasty addition to your borders, or you may prefer to opt for a permanent herb bed. If this is the case you will need to give some consideration to containing the growth of some of the more vigorous varieties. This can be done by dividing the bed (a cartwheel design made with bricks is very attractive), or by using pots sunk into the ground.

Herbs comprise of both annual plants, that germinate, grow, flower and die within the year, and perennials that will grow on from one year to the next. Whatever you plant, you will need to find out which type it is and the conditions that it favours. The more hardy perennial types such as thyme, rosemary or mint may be happy outside all year round. One of the advantages of using containers is that tender varieties can be moved under cover during the worst of the winter and even tender annuals like basil can have their season extended by lifting plants to pot up and keep on the kitchen windowsill as autumn approaches.

One of the great things about a herb garden is that it can be continually evolving. Look upon it as just the start of a collection, that will grow with time. Adding a new variety can be as simple as picking up a plant that takes your fancy on a trip out and adding a new pot to your collection.

As well as using herbs fresh from the garden, you can dry leaves by hanging in bunches and then storing in an airtight container, or use ice cube trays to freeze chopped up leaves with a drop of water. Store the cubes in polythene bags, great for adding to a stew in the middle of winter!

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100+ species in just one day It took just five hours for Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) staff and volunteers to identify over 100 wildlife species recently at Wimborne’s Knoll Gardens.

From stag beetles to tree bees, hornet hoverflies to holly blue butterflies and dunnocks to buzzards, the survey revealed a thriving wildlife community of 103 species, an increase of nearly 30% since the garden’s first annual survey last year.

The survey was part of a programme of research carried out on behalf of the Knoll Gardens Foundation. A charity that promotes responsible gardening, the Foundation believes that the simple act of creating beautiful outdoor spaces encourages us all to spend more time enjoying and experiencing the natural world. That enjoyment leads naturally to an appreciation of the wildlife that inevitably moves in to share our gardens with us.

Nicky Hoar, Learning and Interpretation Officer at Dorset Wildlife Trust, said, “This survey not only improves our knowledge of wildlife in Dorset but also demonstrates how important gardens are for wildlife.

We have been particularly impressed with the range of insect species found at Knoll

Southern hawker dragonfly Photo: K Wilkinson

Knoll Gardens’ owner, Neil Lucas and Katie Wilkinson from the DWT see what’s been sighted at a recent bioblitz in the gardens Gardens and many of our own gardens could be similar havens on a smaller scale. It demonstrates perfectly what we are working for in The Great Heath project, where gardens large and small, other open spaces and nature reserves combine to create a larger Living Landscape for wildlife to thrive alongside people.”

Bob Sweet, Chairman of the Knoll Gardens Foundation said, “I am delighted so many DWT experts and volunteers could give up their valuable time to help with this important species count and equally delighted by their findings. We value this survey as a kind of annual health check and whilst this year’s impressive results could be due to exceptional weather or a particularly talented group of volunteers, it is gratifying to know that we have a thriving wildlife community in the garden, and a real endorsement of Knoll’s renowned naturalistic gardening style”.

Knoll Gardens opens from Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 4pm and is brown signed from all major routes into Wimborne. For more information on the work of the Foundation go online to www.knollgardensfoundation.org

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WEST MOORS Painting for Pleasure Group and Crafts Exhibition ART SOCIETY TheArtsexhibition is to be held on Do you enjoy to paint and draw? If so, we would be delighted if you would like to join us.

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