The Wareham District
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The independent directory of local businesses serving the residents of Wareham, Wool, Bere Regis, Corfe Castle, Lulworth, Ridge, Arne, Kingston & Stokeford
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June/July 2015
In this issue: Win a meal for two at the Kings Arms at Stoborough Wareham Town Museum Local Business Directory Wareham Walks Dorset Wildlife Trust: What wildlife can do for you National Trust in Purbeck Adventures of Nellie
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Dear Wareham, Wool, Bere Regis, Stokeford, West Holme, East Lulworth, Ridge, Arne, Kingston and Corfe Castle! June, what a wonderful time of year. Gorgeous flowers, that feeling of anticipation of a good summer to come, maybe a holiday and time to get out in the garden with friends. Well that is what we all hope anyway! It definitely is a time for clearing out, cleaning, throwing away all those unwanted items, tidying up, replenishing, renewing and generally starting some projects. What better place than to look in your Wareham District Directory to find someone who could help you? The little glossy magazine is full of local trades people and businesses with skills that could make your life a bit easier and take away the stress of you doing it yourself, giving you more time for you, your family and friends... and hopefully enjoying the sunshine! As always the handy glossary at the back gives you all there is inside. If there is a trade not represented here, that you want to see, then please let me know. If you have a business and want to promote to the local community, just pick up the phone. The magazine is distributed to the whole of BH20 and I would love to hear from you. We also like to promote local events and activities and we do this for free. If you have a club or society that needs some extra support or has an event coming up then please let me know. There is also our popular prize wordsearch. The last winner was Yvonne Hendes from Corfe Castle! Very well done to you and we do hope you have a great night out. Anyone can win, so do fill in your form. You may well be the lucky winner of a meal for two at the Kings Arms in Stoborough. Yummm... tasty! Wishing you all well,
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WarehamTown Museum T E Lawrence, or Lawrence of Arabia as he is better known, features prominently in the museum, and this year is the 80th anniversary of his death. So who was he and what was his connection with Wareham? Lawrence became famous for his role as an agent of the British government in supporting the Arab Revolt against Turkish Ottoman rule during the First World War. However, he didn’t like the publicity, and in an attempt to hide from it he changed his surname to Ross and then to Shaw and joined the Royal Tank Corps based at Bovington, in 1923. While there he bought the cottage at Cloud’s Hill which is now a National Trust property. He was a frequent visitor to Wareham, and there is an effigy of him in St Martin’s Church. He died on 19 May 1935, aged 46, following an accident on his Brough Superior motorbike near Bovington. He was buried at Moreton. Were you a member of the Junior Leaders’ Regiment of the Royal Armoured Corps, or do you remember the parades of the regiment through Wareham? On 1st April 1970 the regiment, which was based at Bovington, was granted the Honorary Freedom of the Borough of Wareham in recognition of the long association between the regiment and the town. The regiment held a service in the Church of Lady St Mary and paraded through the town every other year until 1992. The following year the regiment
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T E Lawrence was disbanded. We have a display in the museum about the parades and the regiment. Wareham Town Museum is situated in the Town Hall, and is open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm, April to October. Entrance is free. This season we have new items for sale including postcards of four of our old photos of Wareham. The museum is run by volunteers and there are lots of opportunities to get involved; if you would like to help, email us via our website, www.wtm.org.uk or call in. Ben Buxton Honorary Curator
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Free June dog micro chipping to go ahead in Purbeck Thanks to Margaret Green Animal Rescue, Purbeck District Council is holding a free dog micro chipping event Wareham this June. The Dogs Trust had originally planned to provide the micro chipping service at the event but, unfortunately, had to withdraw. Margaret Green Animal Rescue has agreed to take over which means dog owners can get their dogs chipped for free. The event is taking place from 11am to 3pm on Wednesday 10 June at the Recreation Ground, Worgret Road, Wareham BH20 4PQ Richard Conway, Environment Manager at Purbeck District Council, said: “Dog micro chipping will become compulsory in 2016 for all dogs, so why not take advantage of this event and get your dog chipped for free.” Richard continued: “Margaret Green Animal Rescue also stepped in and ran a dog chipping event for us in Upton in April, so we are really grateful that they are helping us again.” Richard added: “Almost 50 dogs were micro chipped at the Upton event which proves how much this means to local dog owners. Having your dog micro chipped is one of the best ways to increase its chances of getting home if lost or stolen.” Helen Chittock, Manager at Margaret Green’s Lincoln Farm Rescue and Rehoming Centre for Dogs, said: “We
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National Trust in Purbeck The Living with a Changing Coast project has come to an end with an award recognising its educational work. The three-year project was highly commended in the 2015 Geographical Association awards. LiCCo resource packs for primary and secondary school teachers impressed the judges by making the issue of coastal and climate change relevant across the curriculum. The packs have been requested by more than 400 schools from as far afield as the West Midlands. Project Manager Elli MacDonald has meanwhile been looking back at the three years. “This project was a real learning curve for me in terms of how to make quite complex topics understandable and even entertaining to people visiting a beach,” she said. LiCCo, which officially came to an end in February, was a partnership bringing together conservation and government organisations on both sides of the Channel. Among its achievements, the project ran a series of workshops for Studland residents and beach hut owners, and produced a guide for householders on the likely effects of coastal change. “I think we managed to achieve a lot in a short timeframe,” said Elli. “I enjoyed the diversity of the activities we ran. We were talking to people about coastal and climate change, engaging
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with children and young people through nature trails and filming, and getting local people involved at looking practically at what we could do in the future to adapt to coastal change at Studland and around the Harbour.” Though the project is over, its legacy will live on. The educational resource pack will continue to be available to schools and a chapter from it has been included in a new Collins geography textbook for key stage three students. A coastal change engagement toolkit has also been developed to help others continue in the LiCCo project’s footsteps.
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Rotary Bike Ride in aid of Prostate Cancer UK Sunday 21st June (Fathers Day)
This ride is part of a series of bike rides organised on Fathers Day by Rotary clubs throughout Great Britain in aid of Prostate Cancer Charities. This ride is an ideal training ride for our main Rotary Dorset Bike Ride in aid of Cancer Research UK on 6th September. The ride is 29 miles from Wareham Rugby Club through Hartland Moor, through Rempstone Forest to the Poole Chain Ferry.The ride continues round Poole Harbour and back to Wareham Rugby Club. Much of this first part of
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the ride is away from traffic. There is an option to ride from Wareham to Poole Ferry and back again thus avoiding the busier sections. Registration is just ÂŁ10 for adults and ÂŁ5 for children. Numbers for this ride through Rempstone Forest are limited so enter early to secure your place. Further details and to enter go to: www.warehamrotary.co.uk/prostate.html Staggered start from 9am. Event facilities include free car parking, toilets at start/finish, full route marking, route marshals, pickup if required, free feed station, First aid support.
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Wildlife News
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What can nature do for you? Spring has sprung in Dorset. Daffodils and primroses are adding colour to our landscape, butterflies are flitting around, and blossom is starting to bud on trees – a most welcome sight after a long winter. But what does being outside this time of year mean to you, and how does it make you feel? That’s a question we’re asking as part of the new Dorset Wildlife Trust campaign, ‘My Wild Life’, which asks: what’s your wild life? You may think you don’t live a wild life, but every time you step out of your front door, particularly this time of year, wildlife and outside space can shape your day ahead and change your mood, for the better. ‘Ecotherapy’ (being active outdoors) has been proven to improve health and wellbeing, and is a recognised method for helping those with mental and physical health issues. Flora, from Bridport in Dorset is a wild swimmer and loves spending time outside with her children. She also uses nature to help with projects for her stained glass art business. Flora said, “I get a lot of inspiration from being outdoors. As well as contemporary work, I do a lot of traditional work where stained glass panels often feature birds and foliage. Whilst I’m out with my family in Dorset, there’s plenty to photograph to help me with my work.” Beth, from West Bay said, “I absolutely love our coastline and we enjoy going out with the children. We build dens, we play in the sand and fly kites. It’s important to us to spend time outside with them, getting fresh air and exploring local places. Spending time outside makes me feel inspired, relaxed and invigorated.”
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You might have a story, or just a few words to describe how nature makes you feel. In Dorset, we are blessed with some fantastic views and locations to explore, and we want to celebrate the positive feelings and experiences wildlife can bring us, which we perhaps take for granted every day. Whatever your story is, share it with us at www.mywildlife.org.uk and let’s celebrate not just what we can do for nature, but what nature can do for us! Share your Wild Life with us on Twitter @ dorsetwildlife #mywildlife or facebook/ DorsetWildlife. By Sally Welbourn
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Royal Voluntary Service Home Library Service Do you like to read? But find it difficult to get to the library to get new books? We might be able to help.
All Dorset Libraries have teams of dedicated Royal Voluntary Service volunteers who are able to visit on a regular basis, delivering the books you want from the Library to your home, free of charge. Large print books and talking books can also be delivered. This service is funded by Dorset Library Service, and delivered by the Royal Voluntary Service. It is available across Dorset to anyone who cannot easily get to their local library, and can be provided on a temporary basis as well as long term. All Royal Voluntary Service volunteers are DBS checked and receive ongoing training and support. As well as the Home Library Service the
Royal Voluntary Service can provide Befriending, help with shopping, and other things you might need – just get in touch with us and find out how we might be able to help.
If you are interested in receiving the Home Library Service please contact Maria Jacobson, Royal Voluntary Service Manager Dorset Home Library Service, on 07786 635154 or 01305 236666, or e-mail Maria. Jacobson@royalvoluntaryservice. org.uk
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Wareham offers some interesting walks Following the temporary closure of part of a footpath on the River Frome in Wareham, walkers are being reminded of other interesting routes in the town. The Wareham Two Rivers Walks offer two routes. The Frome to the Piddle route starts at Wareham Quay, leads up on to the Wareham Walls and down next to the River Piddle at Wareham Common. The old stiles either side of the road underpass have recently been replaced with pedestrian gates, making it much more accessible to walkers. Wareham Walls were built in Saxon times to defend Wareham from the Vikings. The Walls are found on three sides of the town, with the River Frome acting as the fourth wall. The information boards alongside the Walls offer tales of the town’s fascinating and sometimes gruesome past. You will find a variety of meadow and fen plants such as ragged robin and marsh marigold on Wareham Common. You may also find cattle or ponies grazing and in the summer the riverside is alive with house martins and swifts swooping to catch insects hovering over the river. The second route, ‘Pigs and Piddle’ is east of the town. It follows the River Piddle to Swineham and then back along Bestwall Road. Alison Turnock, Natural Heritage and Tourism Manager for Purbeck District Council, said: “Whether you enjoy the countryside, local history or both, the Two Rivers Walks are a great way to explore the area and learn something new along the way. Taking between 1.5 and 4 hours, the walks are a lovely way to experience Wareham.”
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The temporary part-closure of ‘footpath 22’ on the north side of the River Frome is in operation until 1 September to enable the Environment Agency to reprofile the river bank after the 2014 floods. The path is closed from behind Lady St Mary churchyard for 1,200 metres towards Swineham Point. The new gates were installed as part of a project between Andy Baggs (Hayward of Wareham Common); The Manor of Wareham; Purbeck District Council; and Dorset County Council. View The Wareham Two Rivers Walks at www.dorsetforyou.com/396520 or purchase a copy of the route leaflet from Discover Purbeck Information Centre, the Library, South Street, Wareham. You can also obtain information at the Wareham Walls from the Information Centre. Copies of the diversion map can be viewed at Purbeck District Council offices, Discover Purbeck Information Centre at Wareham Library or online: www.dorsetforyou.com/412571
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The Adventures of Nellie The Purbeck Publications Camper Van We have so much to do on our doorstep. Here in Wareham we have our own river and quay, as well as great local shops, a good market, fantastic restaurants and of course The Wareham Town Museum. Now and then Nellie likes a bit of a ‘spin’ to blow the cobwebs away, so this month she drove us to Poole. Poole Quay is a vibrant place. There is much history, fantastic old buildings and many good restaurants and cafes for a coffee break, or even a full seafood meal. On arriving at the Quay you cannot miss the wonderful ... Sunseeker boats! Oh boy do they look magnificent. We are lucky enough to have Sunseeker based right here in Poole. It is in fact the flagship dealership for new and pre-owned Sunseeker boats and luxury motor yachts. These yachts make Nellie’s mouth water. They give the whole place a sense of wealth, extravagance… and how the other half live! Oh well, maybe not this lifetime but they are great to see anyway. The Pleasure boats! Now these are more like it. Nellie can afford this. Though she is
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Nellie loves Sunseekers! rather too large to actually step on board. (She really does need to go on a diet… again!). Brownsea Island is where these boats take you, as well as some trips back to Wareham, or even Swanage and Old Harry Rocks, so for anyone wanting to have a pleasurable trip around the harbour, take in our glorious scenery, have a coffee on board and generally ‘while away the day’, this is for you! It is also for children as they usually love the sea and it is pretty exciting to watch the land move further and further away. Brownsea Island, which is magnificently set in Poole Harbour with spectacular views over the Purbecks is owned by the National Trust. Lord Baden Powell’s statue salutes you as you set off for ‘his scout’s island’. Our famous, rare, red squirrels can be spotted here so those with a good camera could get some amazing photos. There is also a café as well as a hotel, but only those lucky enough to work for the John Lewis Partnership can stay here, as it is owned by them. The data I have is that there is a long waiting list!
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One of Poole’s haunted pubs! We love Banana Wharf for lunch. The views are perfect, whether the weather is good or bad, so do give the manager a big “Hello” from Nellie! One last thing, the shops. Nellie loves “Pavers”, the shoe shop, and has more shoes than she needs, or even her cupboards can store, but hey that’s girls for you. We are well known for it! There is also our nationally and even internationally famous Poole Pottery. The large, open plan shop is great to look around, buy Birthday presents, gifts with “Poole” on them for those out of town, or just a special something for yourself. There is also a place for children to paint a pot themselves. Ideal for Grandma or Grandad. So, do take a day out to our wonderful town of Poole. It has a lot to offer for all ‘shapes and sizes’, all weathers and any time of the year. Nellie hopes you find something new and exciting. Where will Nellie go next…? By Debbie Corney
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Jurassic Jaunt: Swanage East Circular Area: Distance: Difficulty: Access Restrictions?
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A 2½ mile walk with two short strenuous sections, but this walk is well worth the effort with great views of Swanage and Poole Harbour. How to get there: Grid Reference 022809; On approaching Corfe Castle from Wareham, turn left for Studland just after the National Trust car park. After 3 ½ miles, just before Purbeck Golf Club, take the right turn, signposted Swanage 2 ½ miles. At the next junction, turn right for Swanage and park in the lay-bye with the large stone plinth saying ‘Welcome to Swanage’. Information:Toilets are not available here. Walk details:On the left, near the start of the lay-bye, take the small swing gate, go straight ahead 100m to the path crossroads and turn Right. Continue along the path for 400 metres, taking you into the National trust Ballard Down area and continue ahead, giving you excellent views across Swanage to your right. Avoid any forks to your left and after another 400 metres you will meet another path from the right (here you will have a gate to your right to Swanage). Turn left here and ascend towards the Ridgeway of Ballard Down (250 metres). You have seats available at regular intervals for resting and taking in the views across Swanage and the bay.
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As the path levels off at the top, turn sharp left and walk up to the top of the Ridgeway. At the Ridgeway you will get a panoramic view of Poole Harbour as well as Swanage to your left. You now need to turn left and head along the Ridgeway towards the masts in the distance. Follow the path through the gate and drop down, past the Obelisk and follow the path down to the road (As an alternative, you can turn directly left here down the steps back to the lay-bye). Cross the road carefully and turn left, walking down the grass verge for about 300 metres. For the following 300 metres, you will need to walk on the righthand side of the road until you meet the road junction on your right. Cross the road into the small open area (signpost here for the Coastpath 1 ¾ miles), go over the stile, and after about 20 metres, follow the footpath sign to your right. Continue along the path for 400 metres, through the gate, and about 30 metres after the gate, fork right and follow the path down to the lay-by. info@jurassicjaunts.co.uk 07790 474 478
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LEWIS Car Insurance Car insurance prices have fallen 40% over the past two years, according to the AA. But with a rise in fraudulent claims, its latest index predicts an increase of up to 8% in 2015; others think 10% is possible. So to help you drive down costs, let me answer your most common questions… Q. Is this only something you can do if you’re at renewal? A. No, everyone should be checking their price right now, even if you only signed up to a new deal a few months ago. Unless you’ve claimed, you can usually cancel a policy for a fee of around £50 and get a refund for the rest of the year (though you won’t earn no claims for that year). It’s worth checking if it’s worth it. Q. My renewal’s only six weeks away, should I just wait? A. It’s likely if you did try and cancel and get a new policy now, the cancellation fee will diminish any savings – so that’s a bit futile. Yet there is another trick – www.aviva.co.uk, www.postoffice.co.uk and www.lv.com quotes last 60 days, so why not grab them now and you’re effectively locking in those prices in case they rise in the meantime. Q. Are the savings that great? Can’t you just auto-renew? A. Never just auto-renew without checking elsewhere, often it just lets insurers smack a price rise on you, as it knows apathy means many will keep paying more and more. I’m not saying auto-renewing will never be your cheapest option, just that it should never be done without checking and comparing elsewhere first. Q. So it’s just a question of getting on a comparison site? A. That’s the route many use, but there are steps to really kick it up. It’s important to understand that there’s no one cheapest provider, so it’s a case of following a system. Never just do one comparison, you need a benchmark of a few comparisons to find out where’s cheapest. There’s a system to follow fully explained at www.mse.me/ carinsurance. In a nutshell… Combine comparison sites. They don’t all cover the same insurers, so combining a number of sites is the best way to really make a meaningful saving. My current top picks for a typical driver are www.moneysupermarket.com, www.confused.com, and www.comparethemarket.com Check insurers that comparisons miss. Comparison sites let you compare 100s of insurers quickly but they don’t capture the entire market. The biggies, including Aviva, www.directline.com and www.zurich.co.uk only offer their products directly. More than one car at home? Comparison sites can only cope
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with one car at once so don’t include multi-car discounts. Therefore you should always manually check those that offer it. The big one is www.admiral.com multi-car, but www.churchill.com, www.directline.com and www.privilege.com also offer it. I’m not saying they’ll win, but that you should check. Difficult to insure? Use a broker. If you’ve difficult circumstances (eg, past bans or big accidents) that make getting insurance difficult, a comparison site is less likely to help as these are mainly focused on ‘normal’ policies. You may be better off finding a local broker - see the British Insurance Brokers’ Association website (www.biba.org.uk), as these can sometimes find a cheaper deal for you. Q. So it’s all pretty straightforward? A. Ah if only. Common-sense doesn't always do the job… - Third party's not always cheapest. Merely selecting comprehensive makes some insurers see you as a lower risk. So always check both. - Adding a responsible second driver can cut your costs. This can bring down your risk average and price ― of course, it must be someone who may drive your car. As Mazzyb5 tweeted: "Took your advice and added mum ― saved £500." - Tweaking your job description can cut costs. I'm not saying lap dancers should call themselves cabinet ministers (or vice versa, heaven forbid). But these days many people have such specific job descriptions car insurers don't list them, as Fabsternation tweeted: "Thanks. Changing from creative director to marketing manager saved £300." See my fun car insurance job picker tool www.mse.me/jobpicker. - Beware paying monthly. A monthly payment plan for your insurance is essentially a high-interest loan. For example, if your premium is £1,000 but you’re paying an APR of 25%, your insurance will actually cost £1,140 once you factor in the interest. So either pay in full, or if you can't afford it, use a credit card with a lower APR or better still, a 0% credit card for spending, ensuring your repayments are big enough to clear it within a year. Q. And any special tips for young drivers? A. With the average premium for a 17-22-year-old at an eyewatering £1,194 per year, young car drivers can be priced out ― all the techniques above will help, but if you’re not getting there, check ‘pay how you drive’ (telematics) this involves a device being fitted inside your car that monitors your actions behind the wheel. Full info in www.mse.me/youngdrivers.
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This Summer we are celebrating the 80th Anniversary of opening the Blue Pool Teahouse. Come and Enjoy the Peace and Tranquility of this magical spot and take part in the events planned over the summer. On Sunday 7th June our Anniversary Day, We are inviting you to visit the Blue Pool for 20p!! The Teahouse will be taking part in the Celebrations by serving Cups of Tea for 20p!! The Gift Shop is bursting at the seams with amazing and ingenious Gifts. The fascinating Wareham Bears will be waiting to tell you all about their incredible story.
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Purbeck Footprints: Introducing Julian Sawyer
I set up Purbeck Footprints a few years ago as a way of sharing the natural beauty and abundant wildlife to be found in this part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage site. The Isle of Purbeck has some of the finest walks and views in the country and it is my privilege to bring them to you through pictures, guided walks and talks. Every season in this spectacular part of Dorset is different and the constantly changing landscape and wildlife offer an inspiring panorama for the photographer. Feel free to browse through the photographs on my website www.purbeckfootprints.co.uk, or follow Purbeck Footprints on Facebook and Twitter to keep tabs on what I’m up to.
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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
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carpet when it is full will also help. Leave for several months and you should have some great compost! June is also the time of year when it is easy to start to run out of space on your plot. Everything puts on amazing growth spurts and you are suddenly left wondering where you are going to plant out those tomatoes that you’ve been nurturing in the greenhouse, or finding you’ve no room for the cabbages that you’d like to be eating later in the year. Time to expand your horizons and make full use of containers and of your borders. Look at the different varieties of lettuce and salad crops many of these, along with cabbages, can add a splash of decorative, coloured foliage to your borders (and be eaten too!!!). Grow bags are wonderful for crops such as tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers. They’ll be happy in a sunny spot on your patio but do remember to water and feed regularly. Larger pots can house courgettes and pumpkins, with the exotic looking flowers adding a bright splash of colour. Even hanging baskets can get in on the grow your own act! Look for suitable strawberries or tomatoes and you could be treated to a bumper crop of luscious fruit tumbling down from above.
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IT’S ALL CHILDS PLAY
Putting the fun into Father’s Day By Sue Gascoyne
With Father’s Day just around the corner, children in nurseries and schools around the globe will be lovingly making cards and gifts to let their dad’s know just how special they are. Wonderful as these glued and crafted creations are, as adults we all know that you can’t beat the warm glow that you get from spending quality family time together. This got me thinking about Father’s Day a few years ago when my husband, two children and I took a trip to the beach. “It’s like being a child again” said a granddad to me. Three generations of a family (women and all) had gathered by an inland boating lake, with their model boats proudly lined up in a row. The men cradled, cleaned and caressed their boats, an ocean liner, tug boat, yacht and speedboat, before lining them up, side by side on the verdant grass, waiting for their turn on the water. The women had come prepared with chairs, flasks, sandwiches and lots of patience and good humour. Although they feigned boredom they were clearly almost as hooked as the men, enjoying the playful camaraderie of the occasion. It being nearly lunchtime, my children sat on a grassy bank, sandwich in hand, captivated as they watched the spectacle unfolded. As each vessel was carefully lifted onto the lapping water the suspense (of whether it would sink) was palpable as each child (and adult) perhaps imagined himself the captain of a ship, travelling to some distant shore. With concentration interspersed with laughter and frivolity, the men proceeded to take it in turns ‘sailing’ their boats. It was in one such bout of laughter, creased over like a child with the ’full-bodied’ experience, that
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the granddad of the family explained to me how playing with toys made him feel. You could see it in his wide grin and eyes glinting with playfulness. The huge flashy speedboat (one of his son’s) had just had to be rescued by a tug (another son’s) in a dramatic manoeuvre, which clearly had tickled the father as well as the heckling women onlookers. Meanwhile my then five and eight year old (not to mention their Dad) sat watching mesmerised, drifting in distant shores judging by their glazed expressions. From doodling to sailing grown-up toy boats, even adults enjoy playing. Sat watching the adults and my children that day, it was difficult to tell the children and adults’ responses apart. It could so easily have been a game of conkers in the playground, the children carefully lining up their proud finds before making a selection and preparing for the ‘battle’. Play is all about the process and on that sunny day by the sea the process of play was apparent, as was the satisfaction, excitement and allure of distant shores. Whatever your plans this Father’s Day, make sure you make time for Dad’s to play. Sue is a published author, trainer, educational consultant and therapeutic play practitioner. She is the founder and Creative Director of Play to Z Ltd, specialist providers of award winning Sensory Play resources. For more fun sensory play activities, Sue’s latest research, resources and training go to www.playtoz.co.uk. sue@playtoz.co.uk
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