ANTIQUES
Antiques & Collectables AUCTIONS, FAIRS AND SALES This section covers local sales, auctions, antiques fairs and events in the area with advice from dealers and experts on different topics. If you are interested in this and have some items to sell or run an antique or restoration business then do contact us for our next issue. On 10 March and 31 March Dukes in Dorchester will be holding an Avenue Auction comprising a sale of Toys & Collectables, Vintage Clothing & Accessories at 10.30am. Please note viewing is every Saturday prior to sale from 9.30am-12.00noon and on every Monday prior to sale - 9.00am-7.00pm as well as on the morning of the auction day from 9.00am. On 27 February there is a Fine Art sale for Coins, Militaria, Tribal Art, Sporting & Maritime and on 19 March there is Art & Design Post 1880. Contact one of their specialists to find out more: enquiries@dukes-auctions.com. Auction house Lawrences in Crewkerne has General Sales taking place on Wednesdays 26 February, 4, 11, 18, 25 March. All general sales start at 9.30am and viewing is from the Tuesday before the sale from 9am to 7pm. For more information call 01460 73041. Bridport Auction House has its sale of Collectables and Antiques on Friday 28 February, starting at 10am. Viewing Days are Wednesdays
TOP PRICES PAID FOR OLD TOYS - any condition
Trains, cars and lorries, soldiers, etc Britains, Dinky, Corgi, Hornby, Meccano, Tri-ang, etc
01935 816072 (07527 074343) Pastimes of Sherborne, 3 Westbury (in front of the Abbey)
We are always keen to buy antique silver and old Sheffield plate at current prices Please telephone or call into the shop 38 CHEAP STREET, SHERBORNE DORSET DT9 3PX
01935 816828
enquiries@henrywillis.co.uk
www.henrywillis.co.uk
and Thursdays and on the morning of the sale. For more information call: 01308 459400. Mendip Auction Rooms in Binegar, Somerset has sales of Victorian and Later Effects on 3 March and 17 March, and Antiques & Collectables on Saturday 7 March. Note that sales of Antique, Fine Art & Collectables are held on a monthly basis on Saturdays and starting at 10am. Entries of items are invited. For more info, call: 01749 840770. Yeovil Auction House has a sale coming up on Saturday, 22 February. Yeovil Auctions is located at Court Ash - opposite the main car park in the town centre we hold an auction, usually of antiques and collectables, every month. Call: 01935433965 or email: yeovilauctionrooms@gmail.com .
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Gardening UP THE GARDEN PATH
By Julie Haylock, Sandhurst Garden Design January proved to be a busy month to kick start the New Year. We attended the Marshalls Regional Road Show in Exeter with Sherborne Garden Angels and had a chance to preview their new and exciting range of garden and driveway paving materials. Despite the very wet and windy drive to Exeter, we had a really nice evening and got the chance to ask the Marshalls experts questions about their new products. During the first week in January I started a short course on Key Historical Influences on English Garden Design run by fellow Garden Designer Marion Dale. The course will explore what have been the main influences that have shaped English garden style through key periods in history and I am sure I will find this really interesting. We had the thumbs up from two separate clients to start work on their new garden
projects that I designed at the end of last year, fingers crossed the weather stays good for us, but we are still a little way off spring yet! I found myself reflecting on projects we completed during last year and I definitely saw a desire from clients to create natural and wildlife friendly gardens which I am all for and positively encourage. The natural habitat for our insects is fast being eroded and if we can all do our little bit to create a haven for them, then we will all be a lot better off for it. A simple wood pile in the corner of the garden, or a homemade insect hotel constructed from some discarded house bricks and some hollow bamboo canes will offer shelter for solitary bees and other insects which in-turn will repay you by pollinating your garden plants and providing a food source for birds and small mammals, including hedgehogs which are sadly in serious decline.
GARDENING
Sandhurst Garden Design Julie Haylock Garden Designer 20 Sandhurst Road, Yeovil, Somerset BA20 2LG
Tel: 07899 710168 Email: haylock2lg@btinternet.com www.sandhurstgardendesign.co.uk Contact Julie for garden and border design, planting plans, plant selection advice and garden styling
BBC Gardeners’ World Live Gold Medal Award Taunton Flower Show Gold Medal Award and The Western Daily Press Cup for Best Show Garden
I am sure you will have noticed the amount of new housing developments springing up around our towns and villages. A blank canvass garden can be quite a daunting project to undertake when perhaps all you have to work with is a tiny strip of patio and a patch of lawn, which no doubt masks discarded rubble and stones left behind by the builders! But don’t despair, I would be more than happy to take a look and come up with some ideas that perhaps you had not thought about or to advise you on what to plant and where. Next month I am going to talk about Common Problem Areas in the Garden and offer some practical solutions to overcoming them. Until next time Julie
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WORDSEARCH
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Remember the days when taking a picture involved rolls of films and strange terminology involving f-stops and depth of field? We thought we would take a step back into the darkroom in this month’s Wordsearch and bring back all those long forgotten memories of Polaroid snaps, waiting for the post and the arrival of all those unfortunate holiday photographs on the door-mat. Just find the hidden words in the grid below, ring each word until you have found all of them and when you have completed the puzzle send it to: The Conduit Magazine, Unit 4, Barton View Business Park, Sheeplands Lane, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 4FW. The lucky winner receives a £10 cheque. The closing date is: Monday 23 March.
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