Dorset View May 2022

May 2022 Volume 19, Issue 10

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Volume 19 • Issue 10 • May 2022

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Dear Readers!

Thinking ahead to the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations, it occurred to me that, not only have I only known one monarch in my lifetime, but so has my mother, and even my grandmother was just a young woman when Queen Elizabeth came to the throne.

Looking back over the years, the Queen has been the picture of poise and decorum, even when things were not so rosy. More recently, I’ve come to appreciate the service she has given to the country and to the Commonwealth, often, it seems, over and above her own needs.

Buckingham Palace seems to be keen to assure the population that, at the ripe age of 95, the Queen is still working every day, albeit mainly light duties, despite a recent bout of Covid and mobility issues.

As we all plan our celebrations, I hope the Queen will also take time to enjoy looking back over her time on the throne and celebrate with her nearest and dearest.

There are lots of special events being planned locally – if you don’t already have plans of your own, head to page 30 to see what is happening in your area.

On another note, the rise in the cost of living is hitting people and businesses hard. A lucky reader recently won £500 in vouchers to spend with our advertisers in Christchurch – see page 4 to find out more.

In this issue, there’s another £500 shopping prize – this time in Wimborne. All the details are on page 20. Get your entry in, and good luck!

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STREET PARTY IN 1953 (Year of the Coronation) © Les G Harris

Platinum Jubilee Street Parties The special four-day Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend begins on Thursday 2 June.

The Big Jubilee Lunch is on Sunday 5 June. The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee is set to be the country’s ‘biggest ever’ celebration and BCP Council has already received over 250 applications for temporary road closures for street parties. It put out an urgent request before Easter for people to get their applications in and was hoping that the figure would reach 300.

Cllr Beverley Dunlop, Portfolio Holder for Culture and Vibrant Places, said: “This is an opportunity to come together with friends and neighbours and have a party. Let’s have some fun!”

There will also be beacon lighting throughout the region on Thursday 2 June as well as in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. Another way to ‘do your bit’ for the jubilee is to take part in The Queen’s Green Canopy project, which encourages people to plant trees throughout 2022.

Whatever event you’re planning, why not add your details to the online map so others can easily find out what’s happening in their local area.

Visit bcpcouncil.gov.uk/ platinumjubilee for more information.

Also see page 30 for more events in your local area.

Is this what you’ve been waiting for?

Ferndown PROBUS is a members’ club for retired or semi-retired professional men.

It meets on the first Wednesday of each month at the Brabant Function Room, Dudsbury Golf Club, Hotel & Spa, Ferndown at noon. Meetings are centred around lunch, followed by a talk given by invited speakers.

Many partners meet for a more informal gathering in the Spikes Bar at the same venue at the same time. A coffee morning is also held on the second Wednesday of each month for members and their partners to enjoy a sociable get together. New members are welcome from around the area. For further details contact secretary, Alan Stevens, on 01202 876826, or email: alan_stevens@ talk21.com or visit www. ferdownprobusclub.org

10-year-old wins Spot the Bunny competition

Following Dorset View’s much-loved Spot the Bunny competition for a luxury Easter egg sponsored by Chococake in Wimborne, Pulford Publicity went one step further and added a Lindt Gold Bunny to the prize, which the winner knew nothing about.

At the time of writing 10-year-old Brooke Sheppard from Bear Cross hadn’t collected her prizes because she was away camping. But she did the competition with her Nan and got all the answers right.

There were six bunnies and they appeared in the following advertisements: P6 Footprints Foster Care, P20 Bristowe Retirement Apartments, P26 The Old Beams, P29 Laguna Travel, P33 Wimborne Roofing Specialists, P37 Fireplace Shop.

Time to get busy in the garden As we move into May reflecting on what was a mild winter, everything in the garden is now bursting with life and there is the promise of warmer and sunnier days ahead.

Wonderful spring blossom, foliage, and scents are filling our senses.

It’s now time to get busy in the vegetable garden, sowing seeds, planting out seedlings and putting up beanpoles and frames for beans, tomatoes, and cucumbers and all the other fruits and veg.

It’s also the right time to plant up tubs, baskets and borders with summer bedding and patio plants.

A visit to your local nursery will reveal a vast range of upright, trailing plants. Fuchsias, geraniums, petunias, lobelias, Diascia, Busy Lizzies, begonias and many more in a rainbow of colour.

So, if a Queen’s Jubilee theme is your thing there are myriads of white/red/blue, flowers to suit every pot, basket, and border.

Orange, yellows, and reds for the hottest of balconies, patio planters, and baskets.

Get yourself planting all your tubs, and baskets now for colour all summer long.

Lawns are now ready for spring feeds and weeding and there is still time to re-seed lawns, and lay turf.

Flower borders can be replanted with perennials, herbs and shrubs, roses, and bulbs.

Ask for advice in your local Garden Centre Nursery.

Ponds and water features can be planted with new plants to help oxygenate the water and attract bugs and insects.

May is a very busy time in all gardens, but also super rewarding when the work is done.

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Pulford Publicity’s Cause of the Year Working until the sun goes down In just the way that you will be spring-cleaning your homes, campervans, offices and holiday lets, we at Clean Jurassic Coast need to spruce up the beaches in readiness for the expected influx of visitors.

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With what has seemed like a regular procession of storms charging across the Atlantic flinging ghost-nets, ropes, lost lobster and crab pots at our Heritage Coast, there is always something somewhere

Beach clean at sunset © Oly Rush

that needs to be removed from the environment.

Luckily in April the annual Great Dorset Beach Clean took place. A total of 16 locations, from Lyme Regis in the west to the picturesque Studland Bay and Bournemouth at the eastern end of the Jurassic Coast, were targeted by a veritable army of volunteers.

On a normal week, Clean Jurassic Coast might answer a call to remove a rope entanglement at Ringstead or lost lobster pots at Lulworth.

But the GDBC is a really good way of blitzing multiple locations all at once.

There’s an overused phrase on social media- “teamwork

makes the dream work”. But working cooperatively can move ‘litter-al’ mountains, and if you get the chance to join in you should take it. The Clean Jurassic Coast website will always have details of upcoming beach cleans, what you will need to bring with you and what you can expect to find. Go to cleanjurassiccoast. uk and make a difference.

From 1 January 2022 until early April, when I wrote this, the CJC team had removed 1,018kg of plastic and other litter from our coastline.

Gordon CJC volunteer

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Community spirited Karen wins £500 in Dorset View Ben Pulford presented a £500 prize to Karen Butler, the lucky winner of the latest Dorset View competition.

“I always try and make time to read Dorset View, which is delivered, to keep in touch with the local community and see what’s going on locally,” said Karen who will spend her fabulous prize of shopping vouchers at a variety of businesses in Christchurch that participated in the magazine’s March competition.

“I am so excited to have won and more so to be able to support local businesses especially with the current economic climate,” said Karen who has lived in the town since she was eight.

An operations manager at the electrical retailer Currys where she’s worked for 10 years, Karen has also worked in local primary schools.

Both she and her husband Rodney support the community and Rodney was a retained

fire fighter at Christchurch Fire Station for a number of years.

Karen hasn’t won a competition before, but recently put forward Christchurch Food Bank and Christchurch Soup Kitchen for the ‘Give Back with Grundig’ initiative through work.

“Both charities were chosen to receive a large white goods appliance which was thrilling,” she said.

Now she has a prize of her own to spend courtesy of Dorset View.

Paul Hilliam, manager of Stewarts Christchurch where the presentation took place on 6 April, said: “We are delighted that Karen has chosen Stewarts for her big spend.”

The vouchers were split as follows: £250 Stewarts, £50 Soho, £50 Tony Hairdressing, £50 Mathews Shoes, £50 Highcliffe Coach Holidays, and £50 The Emporium.

CAPTION: L-R Ben Pulford (Dorset View), Karen Butler, Paul Hilliam, Stewarts Christchurch

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law spot by Harold G Walker Solicitors

HGW Solicitors are welcoming you Our offices are open for the public

By Joanne Perrett, Practice & Compliance Manager, Harold G Walker Solicitors Events over the last few years have forced many businesses to adapt how they serve clients.

We are delighted to be able to see our clients, as one of our strengths has always been meeting with them face-to-face rather than using a remote business model.

You will have seen examples in the press recently of problems that can arise when dealing on a remote basis.

We can see you at any one of our four offices or alternatively we can arrange home visits.

We are reinstating our Free Legal Clinics and welcome you to the first one, which will take place on 12 May 2022 from 10am-12pm at our Verwood Office.

This Drop-In Clinic is intended to help answer questions on a wide range of legal issues be it Family Law, Property Matters, Wills, Probate, Litigation, etc.

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We were awarded the Government’s Cyber ​​Essential Plus accreditation.

Protecting our clients is a crucial part of our business strategy and we remain committed to it.

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Teenager attacked

A teenage girl was subjected to a racially aggravated assault in Ferndown on 29 March. She was cycling along a footpath in Wimborne Road East near Sainsbury’s roundabout when a boy made a comment about her heritage and pushed her off her bike into bushes. The suspect picked up the victim’s bike and threw it on top of her. The girl sustained a sprained left arm.

The suspect was among a group of around six teenage boys, aged around 16, mainly wearing black and had electric scooters. One wore a blue North Face jacket.

Anyone with information should contact Dorset Police on 101, quoting 55220049643 or anonymously via Crimestoppers Freephone 0800 555 111.

Vapes sold to underage customers Dorset Council Trading Standards has conducted a test purchasing exercise in which a 15-yearold volunteer was able to buy nicotine vapes at three premises of the 11 tested in west Dorset. It is an offence for a business to sell nicotine vapes and e-liquids to anyone under 18. It is also an offence for someone to buy them on behalf of an under 18-year-old. To report a concern to trading standards the first point of contact is the Citizens Advice Consumer Service on 0808 223 1133.

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Bournemouth Coastal BID re-elected

Record-breaking Oly takes on Grand Cayman swim Human fish Oly Rush who smashed the round-the-Isleof-Wight record last year will attempt to swim around Grand Cayman in May. A challenge that has never been done before.

The strapping plasterer from Upton is to take on the 60-mile swim non-stop and believes it will take him 30 hours through shark-populated waters to complete.

He is taking it on with partners Plastic Free Cayman and Project Planet to raise money and awareness about sea pollution.

Oly, 37, will fly out to the island in the Caribbean

Bournemouth Coastal BID (Business Improvement District) will operate for a third five-year term following a ballot of levy payers.

Of the levy payers that voted, 78.7% voted to support the BID’s on-going work. To meet the required support, at least 50% needed to vote in favour, and the ‘yes’ votes would represent a majority of the total rateable value of all of the voting businesses.

There was a 92.13% rateable value percentage. Bournemouth Coastal BID will now operate through to 30 June 2027.

six weeks before he starts and will visit schools to give talks. He will also put in a few weeks of training in the warm water before setting out on or around 22 May. Oly said: “I have friends on Grand Cayman who have been helping and I wanted to spread the anti-pollution message to a new audience.”

He’s been saving up for the swim and still hasn’t found a main sponsor but hopes to raise as much money as possible.

To sponsor Oly visit his Go Fund Me page which can be found by searching ‘The Grand Swim’.

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Celebratory Stagecoach event The Mayor of Bournemouth, Cllr David Kelsey, opened a Performing Arts event involving five Stagecoach schools in Dorset and Hampshire on 19 March.

Each school had their own time to shine on stage and the show finished with a finale where all 350 children came together for an energetic performance from the popular musical Hairspray.

The event organisers, Peta Moffitt from Bournemouth Stagecoach and Emily Edwards from Ringwood and Wimborne Stagecoach planned the event as a celebration following a turbulent few years. “Our students’ mental has been affected in so many ways during the pandemic, so this event was a celebration for them,” said Emily adding that memories were made that will last a lifetime.

The mayor closed the event, which included a wide variety of themes making the evening both educational and entertaining.

Ferndown Community Larder is open Ferndown now has its own community larder.

Run by Ferndown Community Support, the larder opened on 13 April. It operates from the rear of Ferndown Day Centre, where frozen, chilled and dried goods are available on a daily basis.

Items of short ‘use by’ and past ‘best before’ foods from retailers are available for no charge, and there is also the opportunity to pass on surplus, unopened goods. Cooked, baked or homegrown items may also be donated, subject to a few conditions. The aim is to reduce food waste as well as alleviate the problems caused by poverty.

The establishment of the larder has been made possible thanks the efforts of volunteers, however, more help is needed, and to collect food from supermarkets and retailers. All volunteers will be provided with a Food Hygiene course, optional uniform and fuel reimbursement.

Ferndown Community Support director, Hannah Hobbs-Chell, said: “We are really excited about the community larder, and have had a great group of core volunteers setting this up, but we desperately need more now to keep it going.

“We have other volunteering opportunities also, such as shopping and prescription delivery, teaching people to shop online and assisting with travel to appointments. We’ve grown from a Facebook page to a Community Interest Company and intend to continue and expand our offering for as long as possible as it is clear that the community appreciates and needs this.

“A massive thank you to all our volunteers, and to those businesses and organisations that have supported us in our endeavours, including Moordown Contractors, Tesco, Dorset Council, Ferndown Town Council, Ferndown Day Centre, and others.”

Ferndown community larder plans to open Monday to Friday, 2-5pm, and Saturday 10.30am-1pm, provided volunteers are available. If you would like to get involved, visit www. ferndowncommunitycoronavirussupport.org.uk or call 01202 936121.

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National retailers support Ban the BBQ campaign National retailers have stopped selling disposable BBQs following calls to protect the environment.

Two years ago, the New Forest National Park Authority called on retailers in and around the New Forest to remove disposable BBQs from sale and for a continued ban on fires and BBQs in the open countryside of the National Park. It followed a massive wildfire in neighbouring Dorset, and rangers having to put out 60 BBQs in the New Forest on one hot summer’s day when the fire risk was declared high.

Since then, the New Forest has been declared a no BBQ and fire zone and 50 shops and outlets in and around the New Forest have taken disposable BBQs off sale.

In June last year Co-Op led the way nationally, taking the unprecedented decision to remove disposable BBQs from sale in stores within a mile radius of national parks in the bid to stop wildfires.

Now Waitrose and Aldi have decided to nationally ban disposable BBQs in their stores to reduce fire risk and cut down on waste by taking single-use BBQs off sale. Aldi said its ban on them would remove 35 tons of single-use waste packaging.

The campaign started in May 2020 when Brockenhurst business, Streets Ironmongers, pulled disposable BBQs from sale, and Brockenhurst Business Association urged other retailers in the village to join them.

Further support came from many independent stores, and local support was negotiated with national retailers including Waitrose, Marks and Spencer, Tesco and Sainsburys taking them off sale around the New Forest.

The campaign also sparked New Forest East MP Dr Julian Lewis to bring the matter up in Parliament. High Peaks MP Robert Largan is now sponsoring a Private Members Bill to prohibit the use of disposable BBQs on open moorland; to give local authorities the power to prohibit the sale of disposable BBQs in their area; and for connected purposes. The second reading is due on 6 May 2022.

Last year Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council also put in measures to control the use of disposable BBQs and have been asking local retailers to withdraw them from sale.

BBQs, camping stoves or anything with a naked flame are no longer permitted in car parks or any areas of the Forest managed by Forestry England, the National Trust, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, and Wellow Parish Council. All BBQ facilities at Forestry England sites have been removed, and prominent ‘no BBQ’ signs are at Forestry England car parks and information points.

Please continue the campaign by asking local stores to stop selling disposable BBQs.

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The pier flyover

New artworks for Bournemouth and Boscombe

The Merley Community Business and Organisation Showcase, which took place on 2 April not only provided an opportunity for businesses to showcase their goods and services, but also raised over £480 for Forest Holme Hospice.

Visitors to Bournemouth will soon be greeted by new pieces of art on the seafront.

BCP Council has commissioned two local artists to revamp and improve the visitor experience around Bournemouth Pier Approach Flyover and Boscombe Land Train Garage on Undercliff Drive.

At Bournemouth’s Pier Approach Flyover, an area which sees over three million people walk through each year, 16 pillars will be wrapped with striking black and white vinyl murals.

Each design features elements from the beach, cliffs, gardens, and flowing landscapes of the famous Bournemouth coastline.

Artist Lauren Marina is leading the project. Much of the design was informed by fellow residents during the research stage, when Lauren asked her online audience ‘what makes Bournemouth iconic to you?’

Alongside the new vinyl murals, BCP Council has also renovated and painted the underside roof of the flyover. The works in this area are being funded as part of annual maintenance in preparation for the 2022 visitor season. The well-known AIDS memorial mural remains in place as an important part of the Pier Approach and the story of Bournemouth’s history.

Boscombe’s Land Train Garage, which was last decorated in 2007, will also receive a major refresh by local artist Ricky Also. He is well known locally, and his art can be seen in other areas of the town, including Lansdowne.

As Dorset View went to print, young carer, seven-year-old Emberly Heppenstall, was about to take on a four-hour dancea-thon to raise much-needed funds for the charity MYTIME Young Carers. It’s not too late to donate so visit Emberly’s fundraising page: www. justgiving.com/fundraising/ jen-heppenstall1 Emberley cares for her mother, Jen, who has an acquired brain injury. She supports her with memory and household tasks and has just become the youngest ambassador for MYTIME Young Carers.

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EXCLUSIVE

Is it graffiti? Is it worth millions?

Is it a Banksy?

By Louis Pulford

A man in a mask claiming to be The Original Banksy revealed a remarkable new artwork, EEECK, to invited members of the Press at the Green House in Bournemouth on 30 March and took questions via Zoom. He followed this up with an exclusive interview via a conference call with Dorset View.

There is no knowing if this man’s claim is real, particularly as Banksy has always concealed his identity, and remains anonymous, but the man Dorset View spoke to set up a company in 2019 called The Original Banksy Limited and maintains there are seven original pieces of Banksy artwork created in Bristol and Glastonbury that are his.

Three of which he says he has obtained the trademarks for, with the others “pending”.

To read the full conversation visit: www.dorsetview.co.uk

Panda, Flower Thrower, Rat, Michael Eavis, Paddington – if they are in that book they are mine. All I am making claims to are the ones I did. I have only ever done seven images, replicated many times.

Here is an extract:

The Original Banksy: Only I can really tell you, but you’re right Mr Brainwash was used as a prank by the people who are pretending to be Banksy - if you watch the bit with me sitting with Homer Simpson, they doppelganged me and got the voice pretty close didn’t they? I’ve shown people and they’ve said “that’s you” and this is probably the biggest art scandal ever and it is going to take time for people to get their heads around it.

LP: Obvious question is how do we know you are the real Banksy?

The Original Banksy: The fact that the whole British media is involved in the scam and dropped me out is really the answer there. So I’m not going to try and prove it or justify it anymore.

LP: I was given ‘Wall and Piece’ as a kid and found it fascinating, but I was informed that the whole book is an entire fabrication, so is all of the art in that book not yours or does it feature authentic work? Did you know that book was going to be published?

The Original Banksy: This is what is going to happen, this is going to be a complete unlocking of people’s minds globally, I had no input in that whatsoever, so there is – and I will use the names they gave – Girl with a Balloon,

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LP: Then this moves me onto ‘Exit Through The Gift Shop’.

I loved that documentary and always had my own conspiracy theory on the film that Mr Brainwash was created by “The Original Banksy” as a prank.

So what do you have to say about my thoughts on this?

LP: Your new piece that was unveiled at the hotel was called EEECK, it expresses your concern for the future and the current ecological crisis, so do you consider spray painting and graffiti as green?

The Original Banksy: I am trying to encourage getting people off the walls and be more constructive in their space. I don’t know if that is eco-friendly or not, is it? It is up to the paint companies really, isn’t it?

LP: I would suggest it is up to the paint companies, through sustainable paints and packaging.

The Original Banksy: And I am all for that you know, I would use the brands, if everyone does a little bit it helps doesn’t it.

The full interview can be read at www.dorsetview.co.uk and was posted on Dorset View's social media. It generated intense dialogue and over 100 comments.

Prior to publication Dorset View spoke to solicitors to verify claims made by The Original Banksy Ltd and also viewed three trademarks owned by the company on the government website. Natalie Awcock and Dave Martin from The Original Banksy Ltd, a company registered in Poole with an office in Bournemouth, have confirmed they will be organising more events.

Dorset View has asked to meet the 'original Banksy' in person and Natalie said a meeting would be arranged at a later date for the press.

So what do I say about this interaction with this masked figure I met on a screen at the unveiling of EEECK? Is he the original Banksy? Or maybe the whole thing is a very wellcrafted publicity stunt.

The man I spoke to during the conference call had a solid air of confidence and personality within his voice, a calm character, and he didn’t stumble over his answers.

He is claiming only for the recognition of his seven original artworks and these can be viewed at: www. theoriginalbanksy.co.uk.

Pest Control Office that claims to be the parent/legal guardian for the artist Banksy and the only body authorised to authenticate Banksy’s art has been asked for a response, but at the time of going to press we had not received any response.

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health and care / caring about people is an act of maturity .

Mental health support for women

The Water Lily Project in Christchurch will be offering more mental health support to women in crisis, thanks to a grant of £5,000 from the Dorset Community Foundation.

The charity is planning a nine-month programme aimed at reduction of stress, anxiety and symptoms of depression and increasing resilience, self-care, self-esteem and confidence.

Hospital changes to reduce admissions

The same day emergency care and the acute medical unit at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital are now located together. It is hoped the change will result in fewer admissions, with waiting times in the Emergency Department and for GP patients also reduced.

Outreach bus tackles youth mental health crisis

A charity set up in memory of William Paddy who died at the age of 14, has received a funding boost of £22,000 from Talbot Village Trust. The money will be used to help purchase a youth outreach bus which will travel to areas in Dorset where young people are facing difficulties with their mental health, offering the opportunity to confidentially speak to youth workers, counsellors and medical professionals.

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Hospital shortlisted

University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) had been shortlisted by Student Nursing Times for the Student Placement of the Year Award.

The Awards will be celebrated on 27 May in a live ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane, London.

Ever stop to think what makes you happy?

By Bluebird Care Happiness is the emotion we feel when we see someone we care for, we achieve a goal, feel content or satisfied in our lives.

Happiness is also the thing we want most for the people we love the most.

Happiness is a positive emotion that has been linked with better health, longer life, and greater wellbeing. Being happy promotes a range of lifestyle habits that are important for overall health.

Happy people tend to eat healthier diets, with higher intakes of fruit, vegetables and whole grains. Being happy also improves sleeping habits, which is important for concentration, productivity, performance and maintaining a healthy weight.

Feeling happy may help keep your immune system strong, which will help you fight off common cold and chest infections and also protect the heart by reducing blood pressure, a major risk factor for heart disease.

It isn’t always easy to maintain a healthy, positive emotional state. Anger, worry, and hostility increase the risk of developing heart disease; as people react to these feelings they also experience raised blood pressure, which is not good for our health.

Recognise what makes you happy. This could be: hanging out with friends, visiting the countryside, getting a good night’s sleep or reading a great book. Whatever it is, push yourself to achieve it and put time into your routine to ensure you can escape from the day-to-day stresses of life and do the things you love.

There is evidence that happiness is contagious – happy people help others around them become happier too.

The main question to ask yourself is: Are you living a happy life? If not, why not? What’s stopping you spending time around the people who make you smile, go places you enjoy and do things you like? Imagine the best as you deserve a happy life.

There is always a way to ensure a positive outcome even if a little or a lot of support is needed to help achieve it.

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Summer programme East Dorset Heritage Trust has a new programme of events planned for the coming months ranging from a coach visit to a royal residence to a pottery throwdown. You could also learn a language. Pop in to Allendale House in Wimborne to pick up a brochure or see www.edht.org.uk

Twenty 4 Art Pamphill Parish Hall will see an art and craft sale and exhibition on 28-29 May between 10am-5pm on Saturday and 10am-4.30pm on Sunday.

As well as art sales there will be crafts, hand crafted jewellery, card, refreshments and homemade cakes.

Wimborne Art Club donates to two charities Wimborne Art Club members have recently donated £150 to Wimborne Foodbank following the raffle of a painting and £250 to the Red Cross Ukraine campaign in March, after an art materials auction.

The club meets regularly with demonstrations and workshops as well as outdoor sketching and portrait groups.

It is involved with a number of events this year including Art in the Garden at the Museum of East Dorset on Saturday 28 May. New members welcome. www.wimborneartclub.org.uk

Wimborne Community Garden to boost Beaucroft café

By Marilyn Barber | newseditor@dorsetview.co.uk A new site has been identified in Wimborne for a community garden.

One of the organisers Jane Benson said: “It is to be called ‘Wimborne Community Garden in association with Beaucroft College’ and is next to Redcotts recreation ground in School Lane.

“It’s a fantastic site of approximately 900 square metres; it’s flat and has access to water - so wonderful.

“Shortly after the Beaucroft students start attending at the new site, they are going to be opening a cafe for the whole community to use and this will be organised and run by the students themselves. So in

the Community Garden we will be supporting the students to grow produce for their cafe, which will result in food literally been grown at one end of the playing field and then served at the other – you couldn’t have a much smaller foot print than that. This will be such a great learning experience for everyone involved.”

Jane said they had asked the wider community what they would like to see as part of their garden with the ideas given to a landscape designer.

Jane added: “The local residents we visited were so positive about the garden; they completely understood the idea of supporting

Beaucroft students and fully appreciated how the community could use this to promote a sense of wellbeing. They were wholly behind the idea that we will be using 25 per cent of all produce grown to support Wimborne Food Bank. In short the residents were generous in their attitude and excited by the prospect of the project being on their doorstep.”

‘The Big Wimborne Dig’ begins on Sunday 8 May at 2.30pm and people are invited to come along to help.

“Could I ask people to bring their own tools,” said Jane. “But we will provide them with a cup of tea.”

Easter parade at Pamphill Children from Pamphill First School were in their colourful bonnets for an Easter service at St Stephen’s Church.

The Rev Suzie Allen led the service after which all the pupils took part in an Easter bonnet parade in front of their parents – with medals given out by headteacher Mike Wheeler.

He said: “Following all the Covid disruption it was great to have the whole school in church for the traditional Easter service.

“Afterwards the wonderful Parent Teacher and Friends Association (PTFA) sold tea, coffee and cakes to raise funds.

“It was a lovely service during which we were reminded of the true meaning of this Christian festival.”

Last month the Probus Club of Wimborne elected Mike Lawrence as its new president. He is pictured here with outgoing president Mike Webber who had an extended term because of lockdown.

The Probus club welcomes retired men. It meets every first Thursday in the month at Broadstone Golf Club. Contact John Kent: treasurer@wimborneprobus.org.uk or visit www. wimborneprobus.org.uk

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pets and wildlife

The best chance of finding your pet Unfortunately, sometimes our pets decide to go walk-about and this can understandably cause a great deal of stress and anxiety.

Having your pets microchipped (including dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets and tortoises) is by far the best way to ensure you are reunited as quickly as possible.

Even the most loyal of dogs and the most indoor of cats can go missing. Rabbits can get out of their run and hop off, tortoises can make a slow getaway, and ferrets will find the smallest of holes!

It’s now compulsory to have your dog microchipped and the Government have committed to introducing a law that cats will also need to be chipped in the future.

Your vet will be able to implant the microchip safely and is around the size of a grain of rice – it takes just a

few seconds. Like a normal injection, it is inserted under the skin at the back of the neck, and once there, lasts a lifetime.

Should your pet go missing and be found, veterinary centres, rescue centres, dog wardens and any other organisation which are likely to encounter stray animals are able to use a universal microchip scanner to identify the animal and the owner.

This is by far the quickest and best means of being reunited with your lost pet and having them back home safe and sound as quickly as possible.

It’s important to remember, if you move house you must up-date your personal details on the national database.

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This new initiative from Pulford Publicity is backed by local traders and gives shoppers the chance to win a huge prize worth £500 Having previously run similar competitions for Ringwood, Christchurch, Fordingbridge and Ferndown, and forming part of Dorset View’s Business Community Unity ethos, this month readers have the chance to win vouchers to shop in Wimborne. This will put money back into the community at a challenging time whilst promoting participating businesses.

The prize of £500 in shopping vouchers will be awarded to the winner, drawn at random, to spend in any of the participating businesses (advertising on pages 20 and 21 in this issue of Dorset View) in £50 lots. The winner will be able to spend a maximum of £250 in one outlet, with the

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remaining amount split into vouchers to the value of £50 to be spent in other outlets.

For example, it could be split as follows: 1 x £250 voucher, and 5 x £50 vouchers OR 1 x £150 voucher, and 7 x £50 vouchers OR

the following questions about businesses in Wimborne.

Clue: all of the answers can be found on the adverts on pages 20 and 21.

1.

Where will you find the Taproom? It’s open from 3-8pm.

2.

Which hair and beauty establishment can be found at 14 East Street?

3.

Which shop is dedicated to kitchenalia?

10 x £50 vouchers In spending with the advertisers supporting the competition, you’ll be helping local and independent businesses to survive and giving the Wimborne economy a much-needed boost.

All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning this fabulous prize is answer

4. Who stocks the Olymp brand?

5.

Where would you take your dog to be microchipped?

Terms and conditions: Enter online at www.dorsetview. co.uk or send your answer to the address on page three of this magazine. Closing date is 23 May 2022. The first correct set of answers drawn will be the winner.

Employees of Pulford Publicity and employees of the advertisers in this feature are not permitted to enter.

The editor’s decision is final. The shopping vouchers will be valid for three months from the date of issue.

Entrants’ personal details will be stored securely and will only be processed to determine the winner of the competition. The winner’s name and location (not address) will be announced in the magazine and their name and phone number will be passed to the appropriate advertisers for the allocation of the prize. It will be a condition of entry that the winner must be agreeable to be photographed for publicity purposes across any media outlet including magazines, websites and social media.

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SPOTLIGHT on New INSURANCE legislation will help cut knife crime

WOULD YOU BE COVERED IN A HOME EMERGENCY? Coming home to an emergency such as water pouring from the ceiling or a brokendown boiler can be distressing, so it’s important to have good home emergency cover.

Dorset Police is hoping that changes to legislation brought about by the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 will see a cut in knife crime.

From 6 April it became harder for young people to buy weapons, both at the point of sale and delivery.

Retailers and couriers will now be legally obliged to do more to ensure that knives, corrosives and other offensive weapons are not sold or delivered to those under the age of 18. The new restrictions will also make it an offence to possess a corrosive substance in a public place.

The move comes after the first part of the act came into force in July 2021 banning the possession of certain dangerous items in private, including zombie knives, shuriken or death stars and knuckledusters.

Dorset Police and partner agencies will be working together to educate the public and the business community regarding these changes in legislation.

Chief Superintendent Mark Callaghan, strategic lead for violent crime, said the harm caused to families and communities through the tragic loss of life relating to knife crime is devastating and that knife crime remains a top priority for Dorset Police.

He added, “We welcome these new measures that will go some way to taking weapons off the streets and make it more difficult for people to get hold of knives and other dangerous items in the first place. It also places additional responsibility onto delivery companies to conduct vital age verification upon delivery. These are important developments that will help us to address the growing issue of the online sale of knives.”

In 2021, the number of crimes involving knives reported to Dorset Police fell by 1% from 298 in 2020 to 295. A total of 36% of these victims, 107 individuals, were under 25.

The maximum penalty for an adult carrying a knife is four years in prison and an unlimited fine. You’ll get a prison sentence if you’re convicted of carrying a knife more than once.

Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner David Sidwick said he wholeheartedly welcomed the new measures adding, “All too often, we have seen the devastation caused by knife crime, a life tragically taken, a family destroyed, a community damaged and that is why this legislation is so important – if it helps prevent one loss of life then it has served its purpose.

“I believe that education and early intervention are key if we are to keep our residents and communities safe from knife crime and so I will be working with the police, schools, colleges and youth groups from across the county, as well as with our partner agencies, to make sure we work better and smarter together to tackle knife crime in Dorset.”

If you believe someone is in immediate possession of a knife or offensive weapon please dial 999. If you would like to report concerns about a knife carrier or need advice, email 101@dorset. pnn.police.uk or report online at dorset.police.uk.

Unwanted knives can be disposed of at local recycling centres or safely packaged in household waste.

8 THINGS TO CONSIDER TO ENSURE YOU HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION Boilers Some insurers won’t insure your boiler if it’s over 15 years old. If you own an older boiler, then ensure it’s covered before signing on the dotted line.

Plumbing Water leaks can cause lots of damage so identifying and fixing any problem quickly is important. Be aware of what any insurance policy does and doesn’t cover in these circumstances.

Security If you have an attempted or actual break-in, or if the locks on your windows or doors simply break, your home may be left insecure. Check your cover responds as an emergency so that your home can be quickly secured.

Power supply It’s only when you lose your power supply that you fully appreciate how much we rely on it. Without power in your home you may have no lighting, heating, washing or cooking facilities, and you won’t be able to use any mains powered devices.

Roof damage The roof over your head protects you and your property from the elements. Swift action is required to repair a roof which has been damaged as a result of a sudden unexpected event such as severe weather.

Vermin infestation If you’re not thrilled about the idea of sharing your home with uninvited guests such as rats, mice, bees, wasps etc then check if your insurance covers you for their immediate removal.

Toilets A damaged toilet doesn’t bear thinking about. Good home emergency insurance should cover you if your toilet is smashed, blocked, won’t flush, or if the waste pipe leaks or breaks.

Alternative accommodation If you’ve suffered an emergency such as those described above and your home is unsafe, unsecure or uncomfortable to stay in, then home emergency cover should pay for your alternative accommodation costs.

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Barn owl at Lorton © Paul Williams

pets and wildlife / an animals eyes speak a poweful language.

Creation of wildliferich environments Eight parks in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area are to be enhanced.

Branksome Recreation, Muscliff Park, Pelhams Park, Jumpers Common, Kinson Manor playing fields, Haskells Recreation Ground, Slades Farm and Strouden Park are to benefit from a Nature Recovery Project.

Last summer, BCP Council, alongside the Parks Foundation, was awarded £224,000 funding from the government’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund to transform the parks into wildlife-rich sites, creating habitat and species resilience whilst engaging local communities to encourage participation, reconnecting with nature and educating them about the environment.

As well as improving the biodiversity of each park, park activators will be hosting various activities including nature crafts, bird, bat, hedgehog and bee homes, sowing wildflower meadows and planting trees and hedgerows.

For more information on the Nature Recovery Project and each of the parks, or to sign up as a volunteer, visit parksfoundation. org.uk/nature-recovery

Barn owl webcam in colour A barn owl webcam at the Lorton Meadows nature reserve near Weymouth is now live, giving viewers the chance to watch a pair of these birds nest and raise their chicks.

The webcam has been upgraded for 2022, and now the owls can be viewed in colour and at a much higher definition. In previous years, the webcam has proven very popular, with tens of thousands of viewers following the progress of the barn owls and witnessing first-hand their intriguing behaviours.

This year, the pair have already produced four eggs. Webcam followers can comment on the dedicated barn owl webcam facebook page @DWTBarnOwlWebCam to share what they’ve seen and help build a picture of how the pair are getting on.

To watch the barn owls live, visit www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org. uk/wildlifewebcam.

If you would like to adopt a barn owl, you can do so at www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/shop.

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Recognising the role of Registered Veterinary Nurses

By Lynwood Vets If you care about the welfare of animals and plan to devote your life to their health and care, being a vet is not the only job option available to you. Like in humans, in veterinary medicine gold standard care is produced by a team with a variety of different roles including animal care assistants, the client care team, practice administrators and veterinary nurses.

Veterinary nurses are at the heart of veterinary practice, drawing together all aspects of pet healthcare and being a vital bridge between vets, pets and their owners. Each year in May we support Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month to spread the word about the importance of this role.

Lynwood vets has a long history of training veterinary nurses through the Lynwood School of Veterinary Nursing near Dorchester. The training can be intense and it takes usually three years to become a Registered Veterinary Nurse. RVNs provide skilled, supportive care for patients and are also qualified to undertake minor surgery, monitor anaesthesia, administer medical treatments and perform diagnostic tests.

Our welcoming and experienced team of nurses at Lynwood offer daily clinics at all our branches to help you with advice on any aspect of care for your pets and would love to hear from you.

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Wild garlic – a forager’s delight

By Karen Wyatt-Epapara If you’re anything like me, you’ll love the idea of foraging for fresh ingredients to enhance your cooking, and making the most of easily accessible and delicious morsels found while out and about for a bit of exercise.

In my childhood, that mostly meant blackberries and apples, and I still associate a good crumble with the drawing in of winter evenings. In recent years, though, I’ve been introduced to the delights of wild garlic.

This is a food I’m happy to forage for, as it is versatile and easily identifiable by its pungent smell. It is important to be vigilant though, as the flowers can be mixed up with those of lily of the valley or dog’s mercury, both of which are poisonous.

Neither of those plants have the distinctive garlicky smell of wild garlic, so this is a good way to check you have the leaves you want. However, if you are unsure, don’t take the risk.

Wild garlic is free to forage, provided you are only taking it for personal use and not for commercial gain. Only remove the leaves, not the whole plant and don’t take all the leaves from one area.

Wild garlic

A quick online search will show that wild garlic is a popular ingredient in cooking. It is less pungent than its bulb relative, so is often used raw. Its favour diminishes with prolonged cooking, which is ideal when you want a quick and easy meal.

Wild garlic can simply be shredded and added to salads, or blended in to houmous or pesto for a delicious twist. There are lots of recipes that you could follow, depending on your personal taste.

For spring days that can’t decide

whether they are still winter or not, a warming wild garlic soup is ideal. And if you want to take your foraging a bit further, you could add some young nettle leaves as well.

The leaves can be added to curries, pasta dishes or risottos, or can be used in marinades.

My personal favourite is to finely chop the leaves and mix with butter, which I use to make garlic bread, or melt and brush on top of flatbread to accompany a seasonal soup or salad.

Access to Food partnerships receives funding Following the range of community food support, which BCP Council has offered throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, BCP’s Access to Food partnership has been awarded £194,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund, which will allow its essential work to continue over the next three years.

The Access to Food partnership is made up of BCP Council, Public Health Dorset, Faithworks and other Community and Voluntary Sector organisations. Founded in March 2020, these organisations have been working together to help vulnerable residents access nutritious food over the last two years.

The partnership is working on several projects and initiatives including growing, cooking, community meals and resources that help people to access food when in crisis as well as building skills and community resilience. As the cost-of-living crisis develops, supporting local community food providers and partner organisations is essential to help local residents in need.

The partnership has also recently been awarded a Bronze Award in iESE’s Public Sector Transformation Awards 2022 in the ‘Working Together Category’ recognising the hard work of frontline workers and volunteers who help BCP residents receive essential food and support.

To find out how to access food support in your area, please visit: www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/householdsupport/.

To find out more information about the Access to Food partnership and local community food provision, visit https:// www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/accesstofoodpartnership.

If you would like to make a donation or give your time to help local vulnerable households visit: https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/ News/News-Features/COVID-19/Help-advice-and-support/Helpthe-community/Help-the-community.aspx.

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Jubilee events across the region Thursday 2 June-Sunday 5 June Towns and villages across the Dorset View circulation area are finalising details of events to mark HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

The timings are correct at time of going to press, but in some areas, further details are still to be announced.

Further information will be included in the next edition of Viewpoint.

Wimborne 2 June 2pm Minster Green: the town crier will read the Proclamation.

9.45pm lighting of a beacon at Wimborne Cemetery: the town mayor will lead a parade to the cemetery and the Wimborne Militia will fire a cannon salute. Residents of Wimborne Minster, Colehill and Pamphill and Shapwick are invited to attend.

3 June From midday: Wimborne Folk Festival are organising music and dancing.

Bumper Blyton – improvised adventures for grown-ups at the Allendale Centre.

4 June Redcotts Recreation Ground: family fun day and entertainment organised

by Wimborne Minster Town Council.

Entertainment by Wimborne Community Theatre and a large screen TV which will broadcast the Platinum Party at the Palace.

Kids fancy dress jubilee party at the Allendale Centre.

5 June High Street Big Jubilee Lunch organised

by Wimborne Minster Town Council. Picnic benches will be set out and residents are encouraged to join in by bringing along their lunch and a stage will host entertainment.

Ferndown 2 June The Barrington Centre: free afternoon tea party for Ferndown’s older residents (by ticket only).

play in the community. Please send applications for spaces by 5pm on 13 May via email: customerservices@ferndown. gov.uk; Telephone: 01202 892249 or in person at the Barrington Centre.

West Parley 2 June

9.45pm, 275 Christchurch Road, lighting of beacon on council-owned land.

A photo montage will be screened in the Memorial Hall to reflect the changing 70 years of everyday life in Her Majesty’s long reign.

Verwood

5 June

Wednesday 1 June 5pm, Potterne Park, Carnival Fun Run. 2 June 12 noon-5pm, Verwood Memorial Recreation Ground and Ferrett Green, Vintage Fair. The Verwood Choral Society has written and will perform a special anthem for the jubilee.

3 June Until 10.15am, Verwood Memorial Recreation Ground, Teddy Bears’ Picnic.

Noon until 5pm Verwood Carnival, Potterne Park. Procession starts at the Fuzzy Bit off Crane Drive and ends at Potterne Park. Arena events, Coles fun fair all at Potterne Park.

4 June Street parties.

5 June Churches Together, a Service of thanksgiving on Verwood Memorial Recreation Ground and afternoon tea with Verwood Brass Band 3pm and concluding with “Pomp & Pimm’s in the Park” by 6pm.

West Moors The town council is providing party packs to the residents of local care homes, so they are able to celebrate between 2 and 5 June, despite not being at home or out with their loved ones.

Colehill Village Hall

9.45pm lighting of a beacon, St Mary’s Church.

2 June, Jamie Jigsaw and Lindy Hop dance display and participation.

3 June

3 June, family-friendly quiz night

1pm-4pm, King George V Playing Fields community picnic with entertainment and stalls. Live music from 7pm with bar and food stalls.

4 June Platinum jubilee party 5 June, street party

Merley House

10pm firework display.

4 and 5 June,

The town council is inviting all clubs and societies in the Ferndown area to bring a stall or display on the day, free of charge, to show off the part they

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8pm Jubilee Proms in the Park with Poole Symphonic Band. Site opens 6.30pm with concert at 8pm. Tickets from eventbrite.

12 noon, Big Jubilee lunch bring your picnic and enjoy music, food, traditional games, Morris dancing.

Ringwood 2 June 9.45pm, Market Place, lighting of beacon from the tower of Church of St Peter and Paul. At 9.35pm a piper will play ‘Diu Regnare’. This will be followed by a bugle call entitled ‘Majesty’. All members of the community are invited.

5 June Carvers Recreation Ground from 11.30am to 6pm Party in the Park. Bring a picnic blanket and enjoy family entertainment, food and drink. Local 14-year-old singer/ songwriter Lewis Simons, will be playing from 11.30am. From midday, Jitterbug Jive will be performing. This will be followed by acts including Emma Hardy, The Rock Choir, Scarlet Swing and Swing Unlimited. Also train rides, circus skills classes, Punch and Judy, small fair and traditional side shows. Ringwood Roundtable bar, BBQ, hog roast, ice cream van, strawberries and cream.

Christchurch 2-5 June Food Festival (see page 31 for details) 2 June From 1.30pm Old Town Hall choir singing, with the town crier making a declaration at 2pm. The Union Jack will be raised.

5-10pm, Mudeford Quay, beacon lighting event. Fun fair and food, with a children’s candlelit procession from Avon Beach to the Quay led by the piper at 9pm.

Candlelit boats will be in the harbour and there will be music from the British Legion Band. The Bournemouth Piper will play ‘Diu Regnare’ at 9.35pm with the beacon lighting by the Mayor at 9.45pm assisted

by Christchurch Scouts. Admission free.

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Christchurch Food Festival

Not just cheese and chilli

While you would expect to find both cheese and chilli at the Cheese and Chilli Festival, which takes place in Hurn, next to Bournemouth airport, there will be plenty more to entertain the whole family.

The festival, which takes place 28-29 May, will feature plenty of family entertainment, much of which is free, including Punch & Judy, magic shows, treasure hunts, balloon modelling, crazy golf and football and circus skills. For an extra fee, you can get a face painting, play on inflatables or go on mini fairground rides.

There will also be live music, craft and retail stalls, cooking demonstrations, beer and tasting tents and the chance to face the heat with fiery chilli and hot food challenges.

Adults £9 (£7 in advance), children under 16 free, well behaved dogs welcome, concessions for over 65’s plus carers/disabled.

More here www.cheeseandchillifestival.com

Avid foodies will be looking forward to the return of the Christchurch Food Festival.

This year, the festival will run for four days over the Jubilee bank holiday weekend, from 2-5 June. Visitors will be able to buy produce from local suppliers and producers, sample delicious street food and craft drinks with a backdrop of musical entertainment.

The chef demo stage is always popular although, at the time of writing the line-up was still firmly under wraps.

The festival was first run in 2000, with the aim of reconnecting people back to where their food comes from and to create a unique opportunity to

get people thinking about how and why we eat the way we do, in a fun and creative way. It has steadily grown, and now attracts around 60,000 visitors.

This year, the venue will be Christchurch Quay.

Opening times are: Bank Holiday Thursday 2 June – 10am-8pm Bank Holiday Friday 3 June – 10am-8pm Saturday 4 June – 10am-8pm Sunday 5 June – 10am-5pm

Christchurch Food Festival in 2021 © Christchurch Food Festival

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REVIEW: Duet For One – Impact Theatre, Barrington Centre, Ferndown

By Marilyn Barber Although this play – which ran for more than a year in the West End starring Frances de la Tour and was made into a film starring Julie Andrews – was a two-hander, over the course of two hours there were more than six characters on stage.

The action took place in the consulting room of Dr Feldman (Matthew Ellison) where MS sufferer and musician Stephanie Abrahams (Rosie Hodgkinson) was seeking help to come to terms with the fact that she will never play the violin again.

Her husband, a famous composer, had persuaded her to book the sessions.

Stephanie appeared at first as a supremely confident woman, well dressed and prosperous, but each time she arrived for a consultation in her wheelchair her demeanour had changed. The differences were at first barely imperceptible but became more dramatic as the

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story moved on.

Matthew Ellison was a chillingly cold psychiatrist who asked poignant and sometimes hurtful questions that impacted negatively on his patient who subsequently revealed that her supposedly settled and secure life was far from that.

The razor sharp duels of dialogue between the two characters enabled truths to surface that Stephanie would prefer to have remained hidden.

Rosie got under the skin of her character with such skill that when she got out of the wheelchair and fell, you felt you wanted to get up and help her and put a reassuring arm around her shoulder.

And the hackles rose as you found yourself condemning Dr Feldman for what you perceived as his heartless treatment of his patient. Or was it?

The production was directed

by Patricia Richardson.

Little Shop of Horrors Wimborne Musical Theatre at Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne Review by Karen Wyatt-Epapara Little Shop of Horrors is one of my all-time favourite shows, so I was looking forward to seeing Wimborne Musical Theatre’s production. It was an excellent performance, thoroughly enjoyed by the audience and cast.

It tells the story of Seymour Krelborn, an assistant at Mushnik’s Flower Shop in Skid Row, New York, who becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers a strange and exotic plant. We see Seymour fall in love with Audrey, and wrestle with his conscience as Audrey Two becomes more and more demanding.

How far will Seymour go to get the girl and secure his future?

This version was true to the original stage show and group numbers were performed with gusto.

The lead actors were strong in their singing and acting performances. Duncan Sayers as Seymour and Selina Rumbold as Audrey shared a compelling chemistry, and their duets were particularly impressive.

Michael Leggett, as Mr Mushnik, kept an impeccable New York accent throughout, and delivered some tricky songs with apparent ease.

Simon Langford, as the voice of Audrey Two, had the appropriate level of power and soul, while Lee Neal as Orin Scrivello showed light and shade in his characterisation.

Mikaela Bucky, Julie Sissons and Jemma Cable, as Crystal, Ronnette and Chiffon took on the role of a Greek chorus, commenting on the action through song and dance in a most entertaining manner.

Puppeteers Hilary Baker and Calum Hearne deserve a mention, as does choreographer Suzi de Villiers.

Director Duncan Trew and musical director Jonathan Spratt have done an excellent job of putting this production together, and should be commended for taking on such a demanding show with aplomb.

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Events The details of the events below are accurate at the time of going to press. Always check before travelling. Send in details of your events to: newseditor@ mags4dorset.co.uk

4-6 May 7.30pm

Bournemouth GaSP presents The Musicals and Gilbert & Sullivan: Wed 4 Allendale Centre, Wimborne; Thur 5 Barrington Centre, Ferndown & Fri 6 The Spire, Poole. www.ticketsource. co.uk/bournemouthgasp.

5 May 7.15-9.15pm

Christopher Legrand speaks on The Treasures of Dorset to Ferndown & District Historical Society, Longham Room, Barrington Centre, Ferndown.

Visitors £3.

6 May 7.30pm

Players from the BSO present a Musical Box of Delights at Christchurch Priory. https:// bsolive.com/events/musical-boxof-delights/

6 May 10am for 10.30am start

Ex BBC/ITV producer Roy Norton will talk on ‘50 Years in Television – uncensored’ to Wimborne u3a at Wimborne Methodist Church, King Street. £3 for non u3a members.

7-15 May

Wimborne Literary Festival www. wimborneliteryfestival.co.uk

8 May 3pm

The Galliard Ensemble with Sam Hayward piano at Kimmeridge Hall, Bournemouth University in memory of Tony Bayliss.

Tickets £20. Age 8–25 free. www. bournemouthchambermusic. co.uk

8 May 11am-3pm

Dorset Dogs Day, Fryer Field, West Moors. Dog show, have-a-go agility, Dachshund Diva Catwalk.

Tickets: dorsetdogs.com/dorsetdogs-day

10 May 2pm

Oddfellows Friendship Society, 3-X Village Hall. Tea party £3. Call Julia 01202 772624 for more details.

10 May 10-11.30am

Knit and Knatter, Ferndown Library. Free.

11 May 7pm

The Fireside Theatre play reading of Murder Mistaken at 123, Ringwood Road, Verwood. Read or just listen. Readers must contact Jenny on 01202 825178 at least 3 days before event.

14 May 12noon-3pm

Wimborne St Giles Spring Fair in the church and on the green.

Book jumble, jams, cakes, clothes jumble, music and refreshments.

15 May 3pm-5pm

Free open-air concert (subject to good weather) Brass on the Grass

by Verwood Community Band, Verwood Recreation Ground by Verwood Memorial Hall.

16 May 7.30pm

Colehill Floral Arrangement Club, Colehill Village Hall, Cannon Hill Road (BH21 2LR) ‘A Night at the Movies’ demo by Denise Jones.

Visitors £5. More info 01202 610902.

18 May 10am

West Moors Flower Group, ‘Grandeur and Art of Tuscany’ in the Memorial Hall.

24 May 7.30pm

Roy MacDonald presents ‘No Dig Gardening (Hugelkultur)’ to West Parley Gardening Club, West Parley Memorial Hall. Visitors £3.

Details from Rod Darch 01202 896711.

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25 May 7.30pm

Ferndown French Circle, Barrington Centre, Ferndown. A talk in French about Diaghilev and the Ballet Russes with music and pictures. More info 07552 074135 or www.ferndownfrenchcircle. org.uk

Saturday 28 May 9am-2pm

Artisan Makers Market at CLaRC, Community Learning & Resource Centre, King St car park, Wimborne BH21 1EA. Free entry.

28 and 29 May

Cheese and Chilli Festival, Hurn, Christchurch, next to Bournemouth Airport. Tickets from https://cheeseandchillifestival. com/tickets/

2-5 June

Queen’s Jubilee Weekend see page 30 for events.

11 & 12 June

Highcliffe Food and Arts Festival.

Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm.

Celebrity chefs, cookery demos, children’s entertainment. www. highcliffefoodandartsfestival.co.uk

18 & 19 June

Ferndown Fete on the Field, King George V Playing Field on 18 June.

Family fund day with lots of stalls, food, arena events, Classic Car Show. Charity Fun Run on 19 June.

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Enjoy your outdoor living space to the max With spring upon us, and sunny days ahead, you may be thinking of improving your outdoor living space with some garden furniture There are many options available from rattan to teak and sets with stylish ceramic-topped tables. Configurations these days include picnic tables, relaxers, sumptuous sofas and corner units. You can even indulge in a sofa day bed.

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After choosing your outdoor spot make sure you select a style that suits the surface it’s going on.

If you have limited room, a folding set, stacking chairs, or one that packs away neatly, might be the best option.

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Cinderella P*ssed Up Panto (Adults 16+ only)

Regent Centre, Christchurch Have you ever watched a pantomime and wondered what mischief the cast would get up to if there weren’t any children in the audience? What happens when the cast have had one-too-many? Dorset View has teamed up with the Regent Centre in Christchurch to give you a chance to find out.

Here’s your chance to win two tickets to see Cinderella P*ssed Up Panto on Saturday 23 July at 7.30pm.

This special one-off performance is not for the faint-hearted – it’s panto as you’ve never seen it before. The production is packed with innuendo, hilarious comedy routines, parodies of well-known songs and audience participation, creating a performance that’s sure to be hilarious, cheeky, saucy and – sometimes – just a little bit naughty.

Will Prince Charming’s Ball impress Cinderella? (his other one is in The Albert Hall). Will Buttons ever see the Fairy Godmother’s magic kingdom? Will the Ugly Sisters finally get through their tongue twisters after eight shots of Sambuca? There’s only one way to find out.

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Enter online at www.dorsetview.co.uk or send your answer to the address on page three of this magazine.

Closing date is 23 May 2022. Entrants must be 16 years of age or older – this show contains strong language and adult themes.

The first correct answer drawn will be the winner. Employees of Pulford Publicity Ltd or the Regent Centre are not permitted to enter. There is no cash alternative. The editor’s decision is final. Personal details will be stored securely and will only be processed to determine the winner of the competition. The winner will be announced in the magazine and their name and phone number will be passed to the venue or the promoters for the purposes of allocating the ticket.

LETTER OF THE MONTH Bouquet of flowers for local councillor I, like so very many of us, have been moved to tears by the utterly pointless, heart-breaking situation in Ukraine and the terrible plight of the millions of displaced dignified refugees.

Apart from financial contributions we also wanted to donate much needed useful items and this was made possible by the outstanding commitment of Ferndown town councillor, Paul Hanson Graham who, with the unanimous support of fellow councillors set up a collection point at the Barrington Centre. I was fortunate enough to meet Paul who together with a colleague were loading another consignment of items generously given by local people. He explained how all donations, however small are truly appreciated and how they are sorted and transported. I would especially like to thank him and the incredible chain of amazing volunteers undertaking this humanitarian vital work.

Lyn Stephenson West Parley Ferndown u3a annual Open Day Ferndown u3a are holding their annual Open Day on 27 May from 10am at the Barrington Centre following a very successful year after Covid lockdowns. We offer a variety of topics with nearly 90 classes for the start of the September term. In addition, there are outings, talks by public speakers and short study breaks to places of interest both in this country and abroad. The Open Day gives you the opportunity to meet the group leaders and obtain more information on the subjects you are interested in. We look forward to meeting everyone on the day.

Jean Stone Group Co-ordinator

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Car owners aim to reduce vehicle costs The sharp rise in the cost of living means that more than half of UK car owners without a service plan are considering missing or delaying their vehicle’s annual service this year in order to save money.

According to a survey of more than 2,000 car owners

by The Motor Ombudsman, 33 per cent will be missing their vehicle service, while 23 per cent are planning to delay it. More than two thirds are planning to reduce motoring-related expenditure during 2022.

On top of the current high cost of fuel, April has seen increases in household bills and Vehicle Excise Duty (road tax). With cost of petrol and diesel at the pumps, and despite the 5p per litre reduction in fuel duty announced in March, the survey found that 87 per cent of car owners were concerned about rising vehicle costs.

Aside from the legal requirement of an annual MOT for cars aged three years and over, taking a vehicle to a garage on time for a yearly service is important to keeping it both roadworthy and safe for occupants and fellow road users. The study revealed that female car owners (57 per cent) and 45- to 54-yearolds (64 per cent) emerged as being the least likely to either get their car serviced at all this year, or to take their car to a garage on time once they had reached the next servicing interval based on the mileage completed, or on the 12-month anniversary since the last check.

Car owners said there were five key areas where they were looking to cut back. These were: using their vehicle less; walking or cycling to destinations where they would have previously gone in the car; driving

more efficiently to save fuel; shopping around for cheaper car insurance; and using public transport more often.

Whilst the study has raised concerns about servicing not being seen as a priority this year, the research did however, provide some positive news.

The poll found that 60 per cent of car owners recognise the importance of servicing a vehicle to prolong its lifespan, and 30 per cent also agreeing that it’s a crucial step in helping to protect the safety of themselves, passengers, and those around them.

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Others appreciated that having a service history improved the resale value of a car, and agreed that keeping to a vehicle manufacturer’s servicing schedule helps to maintain the validity of a car’s warranty should they wish to make a claim whilst the agreement was in force.

Bill Fennell, chief ombudsman and managing director of the Motor Ombudsman, said: “Even in these challenging times, it is important motorists keep their vehicle both roadworthy and legal at all times.”

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Simply Electric at Beaulieu

Simply Electric returns to the grounds of the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu on Sunday 29 May. Following the inaugural event in 2021, this year’s rally is set to bring together a fascinating selection of EVs. Simply Electric will be the perfect opportunity for electric vehicle owners to connect with other enthusiasts, compare cars and enjoy all of the features of the Beaulieu attraction, as part of a busy motoring-themed day out.

As well as electric cars, there will be e-bike demonstrations on a special course, showing how plug-in and pedal power can work hand-in-hand for two-wheeled travel.

Expect to see a wide variety of electric cars with examples of the Renault Zoe, Hyundai IONIQ, Jaguar I-PACE, Honda e Advance and Skoda Enyaq joining a selection of Teslas, Kia e-Niros, BMW i3s. It is hoped an example of the pioneering but diminutive G-Wiz will also attend. All EVs are invited to join the display, and event goers can vote for their favourites. Participants are encouraged to book their place in advance.

Backlog in road repairs A recent survey showed the backlog of road repairs in the South West is estimated to be valued at £1.42 billion.

This year’s Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey by the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA), highlights the scale of the worsening issue faced by highway engineers who have to make difficult choices about keeping local roads open and safe versus improving overall conditions.

Average highway maintenance budgets are down two per cent in the region but the backlog of carriageway repairs has more than doubled in the last year at £46,534 for every mile of road in the area.

The findings of ALARM 2022, which relate to the 2021/22 financial year, show that in the South West: • Local authorities would have needed an extra £63 million last year just to reach their own target road conditions, before even thinking about tackling the backlog of repairs • 16 per cent of roads – the equivalent of 4,900 miles – could need to be rebuilt in the next five years • One pothole is filled the equivalent of every two minutes • £4.9 million spent on road user compensation claims Jack Cousens, head of Roads Policy at the AA, said: “Each year the debate around roads maintenance degenerates into a blame game between local authorities and government as each claims it is the other’s responsibility to resolve. Local and national government must get round the table and create a fully-funded plan that will help make our roads safer. There is now a need to focus available road funding on the most basic need: fixing the roads – for the benefit of drivers, cyclists and pedestrians.

Despite talks of levelling up, road users would simply like the roads levelled out.”

Crackdown on drug-driving While drink-driving related deaths and injuries on British roads fell by 88 per cent between 1979 and 2015, the same cannot be said for drug-related driving offences.

Drug-related driving offences continue to climb, with more than 12,000 people convicted in 2019, 44 per cent of which were reoffenders. 713 people were seriously injured in drug-driving collisions in 2020, up from 499 in 2016, with some police forces reporting more drug-driving arrests than those for drink-driving.

As a result, the government is planning changes that aim to make drug-driving as much of a social taboo as drink-driving.

Currently, those convicted of drug-driving are handed a driving ban, prison sentence or fine by the courts, but aren’t required to complete rehabilitation courses before resuming driving – unlike drink-drivers. The government is hoping to change this.

Statistics show non-attendees to drink-driving rehabilitation courses are over twice as likely to commit a new drink-driving offence within three years, so by offering high-risk drug-driving offenders the same support, the government hopes to bring down the number of repeat offenders.

Transport secretary, Grant Shapps, said: “Drink-driving is now rightly seen as a social taboo by most of us in this country and we have worked hard to drive down drink-drive related deaths.

“But if we are to make our roads safer still, there is no room to be lax on drug-driving, which is why I have launched this call for evidence today.

“It’s only right that drug-drivers must undergo rehabilitation before getting back behind the wheel, helping protect the public from this hidden problem and stamping out drug-driving for good.”

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