Dorset View June 2023

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Horses can be unpredictable and during the Coronation there were a few badly behaved ones including one of the drum horses who side-stepped throwing the formation every now and then, and a magnificent Irish Draught (that is a breed of horse not a drink) who reversed into the crowd.

I couldn’t help thinking their spirit came from the late Queen and that she was trying to tell the ‘wayward’ part of her family to fall in line, like the horses had to.

Other than frisky horses, the Coronation ran smoothly and the pomp and ceremony was to be expected. I know some won’t agree with the expense of the King and Queen’s Coronation, but money is being spent in far more disagreeable ways every day of the week including on wars, deforestation, illegal drug manufacturing, deep sea mining, loss of biodiversity – the list is endless – so to have money spent on an event that brought joy to so many shouldn’t be dismissed as an ‘expensive waste of money’ (as I’ve overheard some people saying). Indeed, it was free entertainment for more than 20 million people in the UK and brought friends and families together.

I can see from the images that flooded into the office that many of you had a superb time and I’ve squeezed in as many pictures as possible.

During the Big Help Out in recognition of the King’s service, Dorset View was volunteering at Longham Lakes in Ferndown, taking part in a survey of wildlife species. We found over 60 species in an hour and were very pleased with the result.

I hope you all had an equally productive time during the Big Help Out. Looking towards summer, there are many local events coming up. Read the magazine to find out more.

Janine Pulford

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Barn Owl – ghostly white hunter

Words and image © Mike Read

With the summer in full swing, bees will be buzzing, butterflies flying over our meadows and birds will be nesting. Some will even be on to second broods by now. One such species is arguably one of Britain’s most loved birds; the Barn Owl.

Perhaps loved because its elusiveness brings great joy when one is spotted in the car’s headlights, it is a rare and much declined species. However, it still lingers in places like the Stour and Avon Valleys as well as on sympathetically farmed land on Cranborne Chase.

They usually begin nesting in March or April in a tree hole, a stack of hay bales or, more frequently now, a nest box housed in a quiet farmyard barn. Most nests will contain just four to seven eggs but if food is plentiful they can lay up to 11. However, it is worth remembering that Barn Owls are a ‘Schedule 1’ species meaning they are legally protected during the breeding season which may stretch into October if they do have a

second brood. Disturbance of Barn Owls at this time can lead to a hefty fine or even to six months’ imprisonment.

Leave them in peace, watch from a distance and Barn Owls have the ability to replenish their numbers if there is enough food (voles and mice) available for them to feed on. Even distant, they are magical birds to watch as they drift low over a meadow on silent wings in a warm summer sunset.

Visit www.mikeread.co.uk to see more of my owl images on my blog. I am available to give talks within 45 minutes' drive of my Ringwood home. Also, why not join Ringwood Natural History Society see www. ringwoodnaturalhistorysociety. co.uk for a range of talks and walks.

Follow breeding barn owls

Bird lovers can follow a pair of resident barn owls via webcam as they bring up their chicks in a nest box at Lorton Meadows nature reserve. To watch the barn owls live now, visit dorsetwildlifetrust.org. uk/webcam2023.

Wimborne Minster elects new mayor

Wimborne Town Council has elected a new mayor.

Cllr Diann March, who moved to Dorset with her husband in 1976, was first elected as a Wimborne Minster town councillor in 1991 and has previously served three terms as mayor and three terms as deputy mayor.

Diann has many interests including Wimborne Musical Theatre and the Wimborne/ Ochsenfurt and Wimborne/ Valognes Twinning Associations. She also volunteers at Green Cottage Riding for the Disabled, the Wimborne Repair Cafe and at the Allendale Community Centre.

During the year, Diann will be raising money for two charities: Wimborne Model Town and Riding for the Disabled Association.

The new deputy mayor is Cllr Simon Wheeler. Simon has lived in Wimborne for over 40

years and runs Wimborne’s town band The Quarterjacks, following in the footsteps of his great-grandfather.

Lib Dems gain largest number of seats

Following the May elections, the Liberal Democrats have the largest number of seats on BCP Council although the party has no overall control. They won 28 seats. Other results: Conservative 12 seats, Labour 11 seats, Christchurch Independents 8, the Green

Party, the Independents, and Poole People – Independent and Local, each have 5, and Poole Engage – Action not Words 2 seats. Voter turnout was 30.62% with the highest percentage of voters in the Highcliffe and Walkford ward, with 44.04%.

At least 12 arson attacks in two hours

A series of arson attacks took place between Wimborne and Broadstone in the early hours of 15 May. At least 12 vehicles and one property were affected, although comments on social media indicated that there may have been more.

From around 1am to 3am, multiple vehicle fires in the Broadstone, Wimborne and Merley areas were reported to police. Most vehicles were parked on the road or in private car parks, while one was situated under a flat with occupants asleep inside at the time.

The locations with reported incidents were: Wentworth Drive, Broadstone; Oakley Hill, Oakley Road and Merley Ways, Merley; Stour Walk, New Borough Road, Grove Road and Leigh Road, Wimborne.

Dorset Police are urging anyone with useful CCTV or dashcam footage to get in touch. Witnesses or anyone with information should contact www.dorset.police.uk or call 101 quoting: 55230073977, or contact Crimestoppers-uk. org, Freephone 0800 555 111 anonymously.

At the beginning of May, the new café at Walford Mill was opened by the then Mayor of Wimborne, Councillor Carol Butter. After the cutting of the ribbon, town crier Chris Brown declared Little Pickle at the The Mill was open. Terry Wheeler, chairman of Walford Mill Education Trust, welcomed the new team led by Karen Merryweather Spong and Andrew Spong. He anticipated that the reintroduction of café facilities would benefit visitors and encourage more craft makers to take up residence on site. The café will initially be open 10am–4pm Wednesday to Sunday. (Picture by John Allen)

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Cllr Diann March with Cllr Simon Wheeler © Beatrice Dopita

law spot by Harold G Walker Solicitors

Divorce & Matrimonial Finances

By Rob Price Associate, Family Law Solicitor | Harold G Walker Solicitors

“Down the pub last night, I opened up about my divorce. Everyone seems to have an opinion or experience. All of which are horrific. I don’t want to be taken to the cleaners.” You are understandably worried about money and what’s going to happen to your life because of your divorce.

The reason that you hear lots of different opinions and ‘horror stories’ is because sorting out property and money on divorce (‘matrimonial finances’) is based on the objective principle of ‘fairness’.

Family lawyers (and if really necessary, a judge in court) first look at your combined capital and pensions assets and apply the ‘yardstick of equality’ test.

Roughly translated, this means to split everything down the middle,

but there is then also the legal requirement to consider what is ‘fair in all the circumstances?’

The key legal requirements are recorded within section 25 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, which contains a long list of factors which lawyers/a judge must take into account. In addition, meeting the needs of both you and your ex (and also any children) now and into the foreseeable future will be very important, which includes housing and an ability to pay day-to-day costs of living.

Therefore, every divorce is unique, which means that what happened when someone else got divorced is not helpful when working out what is best for you. For legal advice which you can trust to be right contact Rob Price, Associate, Family Law Solicitor.

Dorset has been included in a government pilot scheme to crack down on anti-social behaviour (ASB).

Under the government’s Anti-Social Behaviour Plan, the scheme will bring ‘Immediate Justice’ to those involved in ASB. The plan also sees a ban on nitrous oxide and gives the police more powers to test for drugs on arrest.

The scheme aims for a quick turnaround, as soon as 48 hours after the offence has occurred, and perpetrators will be required to repair the damage they have inflicted on victims and the community.

Victims of anti-social behaviour will be given a say in offenders’ punishments, which could include picking up litter or removing graffiti.

Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner, David Sidwick, said: “Getting to those who are responsible for bringing the misery of ASB into our towns and villages, and having them make reparation, will mean a great deal to the victims and communities of Dorset.

“I am also really pleased to see that the government has ‘stood up’ and been brave enough to ban nitrous oxide gas. The drug is now the third most used among 16 to 24 year olds in England and both the police and public have repeatedly reported links between use of the drug and nuisance or anti-social behaviour.”

Law Spot is for information only and does not constitute legal advice.

‘Immediate Justice’ in Dorset

Discounted bus fare scheme extended

The £2 fare cap scheme to encourage people to use buses has been extended until 30 June. It is available across 5,000+ routes from over 140 operators across the country and applies to single bus tickets, with a return capped at £4.

Dorset Police exceeds new recruit target

Back in 2019, the Government announced plans to recruit an additional 20,000 police officers across England and Wales by the end of March 2023. Dorset was set a target to recruit 166 new officers. Dorset Police has gone on to over-achieve its target and now there are 174 new recruits who have joined the force over the last three years. Today, more than 1,440 officers are serving the residents and communities of the county.

Ferndown flat plan

Dorset Council has received an application for the demolition of Charleston House at 578, Wimborne Road East, Ferndown, and the erection of nine flats.

A legacy for people and nature

The England Coast Path – a 2,700-mile long national trail around the whole of the English coast – has been renamed to celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III. It is now called the ‘King Charles III England Coast Path’, reflecting the King’s regard for the country’s natural and rural places, and his love of walking. So far, 794 miles of the route is open and the trail is due to be fully walkable by the end of 2024.

Seafoood favourite won’t take ‘plaice’

Poole Seafood Festival won’t take place this year because after much consideration “it is not possible to deliver it under present conditions,” said organiser Ben Dyas. Poole Harbour Festival is all set for 28-30 July and will go ahead as planned.

Green vending machines

Next time you visit Bournemouth railway station you might notice greenery on the sides of vending machines.

South Western Railway (SWR) has introduced new, more energy-efficient vending machines with ‘living walls’, as part of a trial.

SWR has partnered with Christchurch-based Decorum Vending, who have worked with Regency Design and phs Greenleaf to design the world’s first living walls for vending machines.

The living walls are small, self-sufficient, vertical gardens developed to thrive in all locations, and if the trial at

Bournemouth is successful, they will be making an appearance at other locations on the SWR network.

Annually, each wall consumes nearly 5kg of carbon and produces 2.4kg of oxygen while combating air pollution and increasing biodiversity. The walls are made from recycled coffee grounds and all removed plants are recycled back into biomass.

Living walls help reduce harmful nitrogen oxides while providing a boost to biodiversity, by providing habitats for insects and other wildlife.

New chairs for Parkstone church

Buckland Road Baptist Church in Parkstone opens its doors for warm space between 10.30am and 2.30pm on Mondays and Tuesdays.

People who enjoy taking advantage of the warm and friendly space can now do so in comfort.

Douch Family Funeral Directors have donated 40 new seats to the church. The company’s Ives and Shand branch in Ashley Road was refurbishing its ceremony room and had 40 smart spare seats.

SUMMER

By Plants Direct

Summer has finally arrived, and all our gardens and patios and balconies are ablaze with colour.

New flowers and foliage are emerging every day. Roses, perennials, trees, and shrubs are full of blossoms and scents and busy insects are buzzing and humming, pollinating as they go.

All your summer bedding, patio and basket plants can all be planted out now. They come in every colour, trailing, upright for full sun or shade.

Check with your nursery or garden centre staff to select the best for all your baskets and containers.

Choose from 100s of varieties such as geraniums, begonias, Bizzy Lizzie, marigolds, lobelias, fuchsias, petunias, trailing, upright or bush, to suit every situation.

All your tender beans, tomatoes, courgette, cucumber, chillies, and many more can now all be safely planted or potted out to get the summer sunshine for strong growth

Knowing the church because of funerals it has organised there, it donated them.

Zoe Grimley from the church who runs the warm space said: “We launched the warm space days in October and they’ve been very popular. However, we were short of chairs and those donated are perfect and they are very well used. We are very grateful and invite everyone to come along.”

The church, built in 1880, has a large area at the back with pool tables and a stage.

and heavy cropping.

Fruit bushes and plants may need to be netted to protect from birds and mammals so that fruit is in tip top condition for eating.

Sowing of vegetable seeds can still be carried out for later crops of fresh carrots, lettuce, spring onions, peas and beans. Late planting of seed potatoes can still be done.

Lawns can be fed and weeded. Seed can be sown for repairs and renewals.

Feeding of all your pots, baskets and containers throughout the summer with liquid or granular feed will be essential for more flowers, fruits, and health. Make the most of these summer days, sit back and enjoy all your gardens and plants, it’s a wonderful time of year.

(l-r back) Leanne Adimi, (Douch); Deacon Jonathan Martin; Jonathan Stretch and Marcella McDonagh (Douch); in front Zoe Grimley

Triumphant Poole Sea Cadets

Poole Sea Cadets Unarmed Drill Squad was victorious several times over at the 2023 Sea Cadet Corps National Drill and Piping Competition.

They are now officially the best in the country in their areas of specialism.

The competition is held annually between the regional champions from Sea Cadet units across the country.

Poole’s team represented the Southern Area of the Sea Cadets.

The event was held at HMS Raleigh in Torpoint, Cornwall, the Royal Navy shore establishment and training centre.

At the end of an arduous and competitive day, Poole’s team won Best Arena Display and Best Unarmed Squad.

In addition, their Squad Commander, PO Phoebe, personally won Best Unarmed Squad Commander.

A spokesman from Southern

Area Sea Cadets said: “All the cadets involved demonstrated brilliant teamwork by performing synchronised drill routines. This involves a level of skill that is achieved through months of hard work and dedication.”

PO Phoebe receives a trophy from Admiral Sir Philip Andrew Jones GCB DL

Anxiety

In May, Dorset Mind celebrated Mental Health Awareness Week. This year raised awareness for anxiety. Anxiety is a normal emotion, but sometimes it can get out of control and become a mental health problem. Lots of things can lead to feelings of anxiety and anxiety can affect all ages. A survey conducted in November 2022 of 3,000 UK adults by the Mental Health Foundation found that one in 10 (10%) of UK adults felt hopeless about financial circumstances, and more than 34% felt anxious.

Symptoms of anxiety

A Dorset Mind employee shares some common symptoms of their anxiety:

“When my anxiety is high and thoughts escalate, I may start to panic and experience shortness of

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breath and heart palpitations.

“I find in social situations where I feel pressure, I often get sweaty hands or at times have felt physically unwell. For example, in gyms, I’ve found the lighting, music and overcrowding can make me feel very dizzy and weak or experience headaches.

“My anxiety can be disruptive to sleep due to forecasting worse-case scenarios, often futurethinking, and going through different worries in my head such as finances, health, work, and relationships.”

Therapy for anxiety

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy that can help you manage your problems by changing the way you think and behave.

Complementary and additional therapies which promote mindfulness such as

nature and art-based activities are helping support people with anxiety by providing focus to relax the mind.

For example, Dorset Mind’s Eco in Mind project supports people through gardening and crafts activities. A participant shares how the project has supported them with their anxiety: “I am really struggling to leave the house at the moment but when I get to sessions they really help, and I feel it is a safe place to come.” - February 2023

Additional support

There is strength in asking for help.

Find support services for anxiety online at dorsetmind.uk Alternative services, including CBT therapy, are available through Steps2Wellbeing.co.uk and Anxietyuk.org.uk.

Find resources to support you to self-manage your mental health on the NHS website, www.nhs.uk/ every-mind-matters.

Dorset Mind grows ecotherapy support to three new sites across Dorset

Dorset Mind has announced its ecotherapy group support, Eco in Mind, has recently expanded to three new sites across Dorset. The new groups are targeted at specific groups at different locations – carers, families and friends of people living with dementia, NHS and Blue Light workers, and patients at a GP surgery.

Delivered alongside trusted organisations, the new areas are at Ferndown with the Growing Compassionate Communities initiative; Shillingstone with The Big Yellow Bus Project; and Shaftesbury based at Abbey View GP surgery in connection with Shaftesbury in Bloom and the Blackmore Vale surgeries.

The charity champions a whole-community effort – all produce grown at the new allotments will go to local foodbanks or communities, and residents at Moretons Abbeyfield Wessex Care Home are planting seeds and nurturing seedlings to grow

at the Ferndown Dementia Friendly allotments.

Ecotherapy supports wellbeing – gardening twice a week improves wellbeing and relieves stress according to BBC’s Science Focus. National Mind describes ecotherapy as a ‘formal type of therapeutic treatment which involves doing outdoor activities in nature.’ The local charity has seen positive outcomes from work on their established allotments in Dorchester and Weymouth – 100% of participants’ moods were improved or maintained over sessions (81 sessions delivered in 2021/22) and 100% people would recommend Eco in Mind’s support.

The charity’s vital mental health services cannot operate without the generosity of businesses and the local community.

To find out more about Eco in Mind email Dorset Mind: ecoinmind@dorsetmind.uk or visit www.dorsetmind.uk

Get moving with LiveWell Dorset Support for new mums

We know that getting our body moving and blood pumping can do wonders for our health, yet many of us don’t complete the recommended 30 minutes per day, five days per week target. Do you?

Ideally, adults should do some type of physical activity every day: do at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity activity or 75 minutes of vigorous intensity activity a week. But how can you tell if you are working hard enough?

Moderate activity will raise your heart rate, and make you breathe faster and feel warmer. One way to tell if you’re working at a moderate intensity level is if you can still talk, but not sing, such as brisk walking, mowing the lawn or riding a bike.

Vigorous intensity activity makes you breathe hard and fast. If you’re working at this level, you will not be able

to say more than a few words without pausing for breath. Examples are: swimming, running, playing a sport like football, skipping or walking upstairs. Spread exercise evenly over four to five days a week, or every day. Make sure you reduce time spent sitting or lying down and break up long periods of not moving with some activity.

GPs refer to physical activity as the wonder drug: there really is nothing like it to improve your health. Exercise can be as effective as anti-depressants in treating mild depression, not to mention the added weight management benefits. Want help to improve your fitness? LiveWell Dorset provides free advice and coaching for Dorsert adults. Find out more: https://www. livewelldorset.co.uk/get-active/

Dorset HealthCare University is reassuring new mums that help and support is available if they are feeling low, stressed or worried.

Rachel Feltham, service manager at Steps2Wellbeing, a talking therapies service, said: “A lot of people put off accessing support because they think that feeling low, stressed, or worried during the perinatal period is normal. To a certain extent it is, but having a baby is a big life event and there is support out there specifically for emotional wellbeing during the perinatal period.”

Steps2Wellbeing has a dedicated perinatal team running groups for new parents. The perinatal period starts from pregnancy up until a child is one year old. You can refer yourself quickly and privately online or over the telephone, with no need for a GP appointment. Go to www. steps2wellbeing.co.uk.

Improved care for heart failure patients

The Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH) has good news for heart failure patients.

The cardiology team is one of the first in the UK to trial revolutionary new technology which should reduce the need for patients with heart failure to be readmitted to hospital. Heart failure means the heart is unable to pump blood around the body properly due to the heart

becoming too weak or stiff.

It is estimated more than 900,000 people in the UK are living with heart failure.

In April, patient Angela Giacomini, 55, from Bournemouth had a small device implanted into the vein that leads to her heart. The device expands and contracts as the heart beats, measuring the volume of blood being delivered to the heart. It then

sends signals to a belt worn by the patient which raises an alarm if a concerning pattern is monitored, before a patient experiences symptoms. This can give an opportunity for doctors to change a patient’s medication and reduce the chances of a hospital admission.

She was the first patient at UHD to receive the implant and is only the fourth person in the UK to take part in this trial, known as FIRE-1.

Angela said: “I was readmitted to hospital with heart problems for the second time a few months ago. I want to avoid having to come into hospital and I am optimistic that this device is a positive step. I was anxious when I came in for the procedure, but the team put me at ease and if I rest well enough I can be back to work.”

Dr Chris Critoph, consultant cardiologist, said: “At this stage, this trial is to prove the technology works, and if it does, this is a fantastic

development for our local population. I am proud of my team and that UHD is at the forefront of this ‘first-in man’ technology research.

“Our team is delighted the procedure went well and we are hoping to get 10 patients on this trial. Any patient that signs up for a trial is making a massive difference to medical advancement and we can’t thank them enough.”

Cardiology team at RBH

Pharmacists will soon be able to prescribe for common conditions

Details of a plan to improve access to primary care have been announced by the government.

Under the reform, that ministers hope will be introduced this winter, patients will be able to access some primary care services through their high street pharmacy. Patients who need prescription medication will be able to get it directly from a pharmacy without a

GP appointment for seven common conditions which include earache, a sore throat, or urinary tract infections. Oral contraception will also be included in the scheme, as will more blood pressure checks.

National Pharmacy Association chair, Nick Kaye said: “People across England will soon have more convenient access to advice and treatment for common conditions, thanks to the expert support available in their local community pharmacies.

“As trusted and accessible health care professionals,

pharmacists and their teams are ideally suited to handle common conditions like coughs, colds and urinary tract infections.

“Everyone will benefit from this development – GP practices, pharmacy teams, the NHS as a whole and, above all, the general public whose day-to-day experience of healthcare will be significantly enhanced by this new service.”

It is expected that these changes will free up around 15 million GP appointments over the next two years, ending the 8am ‘rush’ for appointments.

Extra training will be provided

to staff answering calls at GP practices, so that people who need to see their family doctor are prioritised while those who would be better seen by other staff such as physiotherapists or mental health specialists are able to bypass their GP.

People will also be able to self-refer for key services including physiotherapy, hearing tests, and podiatry.

The plan will also change local authority planning guidance to mean access to primary care for new residential areas are given the same level of importance as education.

Act F.A.S.T if a stroke is suspected

The teams at two Care UK care homes in Dorset are celebrating receiving ‘Good’ ratings after recent inspections from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Ferndown Manor in Ferndown and The Potteries

in Poole each achieved ‘Good’ ratings in both areas inspected: safe and well-led. What ‘Good’-rated care looks like

“We’re proud of the personalised care we provide,” explained

Ferndown Manor’s home manager, Sara Muslin, “and the report highlights how we give residents and their families choice and control over planning their care. This includes our dignified approach to personal care and our wishing tree initiative, through which we help residents achieve lifelong dreams, like plane wing walking! Ferndown Manor has gone through a significant and sustained improvement in recent years, and it’s fantastic to see our team’s hard work recognised.”

Zita Turner, home manager at The Potteries, said: “I’m proud the team’s passion for care and their dedication was highlighted by the inspectors, who said their caring approach was evident in the way they spoke with and about residents. At The Potteries, we support residents to have maximum choice and control of their lives, and it was fantastic to hear that inspectors found our management team to be approachable and supportive.”

Trust Care UK to care

At Care UK, high quality, person-centred care has been delivered for over 40 years.  With some of the highest regulator ratings and more outstanding homes than any other provider, you can trust Care UK to deliver the very best of care.

To find out more about ‘Good’-rated care in Dorset, visit careuk.com/dorset.

Stroke is the fourth highest cause of death in the UK and can cause debilitating injuries.

Around 100,000 people have a stroke each year in England, Scotland and Wales –approximately one stroke every five minutes – with around 33,000 stroke-related deaths in 2021 alone. Early recognition of stroke symptoms can give patients extra precious minutes, enabling faster access to specialist treatment and increasing the chances of a better outcome.

One in five people are not confident they could recognise the typical signs of stroke, so the NHS encourages the use of the acronym F.A.S.T to help people remember the key signs. These are: are a face that has fallen on one side (F), arm weakness (A) and slurred speech (S) – which indicate that it’s time (T) to call 999.

Some other signs that may be due to a stroke or mini stroke include: sudden loss of vision or blurred vision in one or both eyes; sudden weakness or numbness on one side of your body (including in your leg); sudden memory loss or confusion; and sudden dizziness, unsteadiness or a sudden fall.

In a life-threatening emergency, call 999. For nonurgent health needs, go to NHS 111 online as the first port of call.

Can chiropractic help with rib pain?

By Dr Sophie Younghusband DC Wimborne Wellness Centre

As anyone who suffers from it knows, pain from costochondritis can be brutal and painful. Costochondritis is a very painful condition that is inflammation of the cartilage that connects your ribs to your sternum. There are a few methods of treatment to deal with the pain from costochondritis, including anti-inflammatory medication, stretching, or nerve stimulation. However, chiropractic care can also be a useful component of dealing with this rib pain.

WHAT CAN CAUSE RIB PAIN?

Costochondritis can come from a number of causes, including an accident, poor posture, genetics, arthritis, and more. It can also involve more than just rib pain and may involve other pain in your extremities and a difficult time taking a deep breath. As such, this is more than just a minor inconvenience and if left untreated, this type of pain can negatively impact your life.

USE CHIROPRACTIC FOR RIB PAIN MANAGEMENT AND RELIEF

Chiropractic care can help you reduce your costochondritis by adjusting your chest, back, ribs and other limbs. Depending on the cause behind your costochondritis, a chiropractor may be able to conduct a series of adjustments that can help ensure your ribs are aligned the way they should. This may involve careful manual adjustments, or the use of a tool, such as an Activator, that is capable of making smaller and more precise adjustments. Appropriate chiropractic adjustments may help to reduce inflammation and pain.

However, a good chiropractor doesn’t just make adjustments and then require that you come in week after week in order to get rid of your pain permanently. While this may be necessary,

adjustments are only a piece of the overall puzzle when it comes to reducing your pain.

Comprehensive chiropractic care involves so much more than just adjustments and may include:

• Teaching stretches and other exercises that can help you reduce your pain

• Massage or acupuncture that can address your issues on another level

• Recommendation to other medical or fitness professionals, as necessary, to provide for a more comprehensive and complementary healing

• Lifestyle changes that you can make, such as changing your posture or the way you sit, to reduce your the short-term pain and long-term damage

You don’t have to live with this type of pain. Contact us today on admin@wimbornewellnesscentre.co.uk or call on 01202 604707. Remember, a good chiropractor can give you the kind of comprehensive treatment that you deserve.

Eating disorders facility open

A state-of-the-art £8million development to support local people with eating disorders is now open in Poole.

Demands for the services of Dorset’s All Age Eating Disorders Service are increasing year-on-year, following an exceptional surge during the pandemic. Referrals have risen mostly among children and young people, with an increase of 76 per cent over the past three years.

Previously, six patients could be cared for by the specialist inpatient team based at St Ann’s Hospital in Poole. The new building can accommodate 10, reducing the need for outof-area admissions.

The new building will also house the four-place day

programme, which offers an alternative to admission and supports transition from hospital back to the community.

Eating disorders service manager, Karen Law, said: “Increasing our capacity from six to 10 beds will make a real difference. It means a person who requires admission can be admitted earlier and close to home. This, in turn, makes it much easier for family and friends to stay in close contact and support the person through their admission and their transition home.”

For more information about the Dorset All Age Eating Disorders Service and its support offer, visit www.dorsethealthcare. nhs.uk/eatingdisorders or call 0300 019 1771.

Hundreds treated for gaming disorders

Hundreds of gamers have been treated by the NHS National Centre for Gaming Disorders.

The UK’s only gaming clinic opened in October 2019 and, up to March this year, saw 745 people referred to its services.

Gaming disorder means a person struggles to control how often they play video games, with some cases resulting in violence, avoiding school and work, breakdown in family relations, and general withdrawal from society.

NHS consultant psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, and family therapists work at the clinic to offer treatment to people aged 13 and over suffering from a gaming disorder, and support their family members.

Patients are offered a range of treatments including family consultations, individual or group therapy, parent workshops, ongoing parent support groups, and family

therapy. The centre is based in London, but treatment delivery is mainly online making it accessible without patients having to travel for treatment.

NHS National Centre for Gaming Disorders founder and director Professor Henrietta Bowden-Jones said: “Gaming disorders can have a significant impact on children and their family to the extent it can take over and stop them from living their normal daily life.

“We know, as with other addictive and mental health disorders, the earlier they are identified and treated the more successful the outcomes will be for both the individual but also for the wellbeing of the family members who are also impacted negatively by someone’s excessive gaming.”

If you think you or your child may benefit from support, you can be referred by your local NHS or self-refer by visiting www.cnwl.nhs.uk.

L-R: Dr Carla Figueiredo, Dr Ciarán Newell and Zainab Abdul-Raheem, credit Martin Cleveland and Kier

Water voles an endangered species

Volunteers are currently helping to save one of Britain’s fastest declining mammals by recording their findings on local waterways between 15 April–15 June.

Wildlife charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) runs an annual survey which requires volunteers to record their findings online. The survey is part of PTES’ National Water Vole Monitoring Programme, which was set up in 2015 to try and combat the decline in water vole populations.

Water voles underwent one of the most serious declines of any wild mammal in Britain during the 20th century, but with the help of volunteers their fate can be turned around.

Emily Sabin, Water Vole officer at PTES, explains: “Arguably the best-known water vole is Ratty from The Wind in the Willows. Yet, despite his prominence, water voles continue to experience an ongoing decline, are listed as

Endangered on the Red List for Britain’s Mammals and are now facing extinction in Britain thanks to historical agricultural intensification, habitat loss and fragmentation, and predation from non-native American mink.” The ‘army’ of volunteers have been asked to find their nearest stream, ditch, river or canal, and look out for water voles, listen for their characteristic ‘plop’ as they dive into the water, or see the signs they leave behind –from footprints and burrows in the riverbank to feeding signs and droppings. Any sightings or signs of American mink should also be recorded. It’s not too late to join the survey.

Last year 216 sites were surveyed, with 85 showing signs of water voles. This builds on 2021’s data, where 116

sites were surveyed with 47 indicating water vole presence.

The data gathered enables conservationists at PTES to see where water voles are living and where they’re no longer living, which dictates where conservation efforts need to be concentrated.

Data from the survey’s eight-year history also shows how populations are changing at a local level year on year, which adds to the nationwide, and long-term, picture of how Britain’s water voles are faring.

Water voles have glossy dark brown fur and a blunt snout with small, black eyes. Their

ears are rounded and almost hidden, and, unlike rats, they have a furry tail. They were once a common sight along Britain’s inland waterways, but loss and fragmentation of suitable habitat, combined with the arrival of non-native American mink in the 1980s and 1990s, has resulted in their catastrophic decline. PTES’ National Water Vole Monitoring Programme builds on previous work by the Vincent Wildlife Trust and aims to ensure water voles become commonplace once again. If you’d like to find out more or join the survey visit www. ptes.org/watervoles

Moulting and matting

By Lynwood Vets

Longer days and warmer weather mean many animals need to shed their thick winter coats for sleeker cooler summer varieties.

At this time of year, sheep are sheared and a common sight in the New Forest is birds plucking loose fur from the backs of ponies for their nests.

Similarly, cats and dogs will shed more of their fur. Many owners will be familiar with this, particularly if they suffer from allergies. Some cats and dogs have been bred to have particularly soft fur which does not always shed on its own: for instance, Persian cats and poodle crossbreeds. This can cause problems, because the soft fur still detaches from the follicles in the skin but becomes tangled in the remaining coat. Gradually a thick tough mat with the consistency of felt will form. This is uncomfortable, will make the animal overheat, and can harbour fleas and disease so it’s important that it is removed.

It’s always better to stop the problem before it starts. Some pets need to be groomed every day to prevent mats from forming. Small mats can be groomed out, but some pets find this distressing if their skin is scratched or stretched by this procedure. Professional groomers may have the means to work on more stubborn mats and can tackle pets with more challenging behaviour.

Ultimately some animals will need to be sedated by a veterinary surgeon to allow for severe matting to be removed.

Water vole. Credit Hugh Clark

Welcomed with a watering can!

Wimborne Community Garden was grandly opened on 30 April by Mayor Carol Butter and officially welcomed into the town.

A watering can is the garden’s logo and the volunteers felt that rather than launch the project with a swinging bottle of champagne, a watering can was more in keeping. The mayor carried out her duties with great aplomb before a toast was raised to the garden’s future.

The afternoon proved a great success with over 200 folk coming to share in the excitement of this developing garden.

They wandered round the labelled veg beds; viewed the fruits developing in the fruit cage; admired the seeds growing in the polytunnel; explored in the wild area of the garden; and studied with great interest the plans for the developing sensory garden beds, all the while were serenaded wonderfully by the Skittle Alley Strummers. Children enjoyed the gorgeous willow ‘book pod’, delightful playhouse and sowing seeds.

Glorious cakes were munched and the tea flowed, assisted by the local Brownie pack who worked tirelessly throughout the afternoon. Jane Benson took the opportunity to thank so many in the community for their generosity during the past year: local businesses, local charities and local people have been quite amazing in their support and encouragement throughout which is always hugely appreciated.

With the warmer weather on its way, soon produce will be harvested and shared once again with Wimborne Food Bank, the Community Kitchen and excitingly, Beaucroft’s café too. Onwards!

PULFORD PUBLICITY sponsors WIMBORNE COMMUNITY GARDEN

Countdown to Wimborne Minster Folk Festival

Pictures and report by Marilyn Barber newseditor@dorsetview.co.uk

Wimborne Minster Folk Festival will be bringing colour, fun and excitement to the town at this year’s event which runs from Friday 9 to Sunday 11 June.

This festival combines everything to lift the spirits, with music, dance, comedy and art.

Ranagri, the Joshua Burnell Band and the Trials of

Cato are the three headline groups, with an incredible 61 other musical acts performing on stages across the town.

More than 40 dance groups including The Tashi Lhunpo Monks, The Blackrock School of Irish Dance and Slovakian troupe Morena Dance Co will be delighting audiences both in the parade and throughout the town.

And we mustn’t forget the comedy.

Matt Black – interviewed in the April edition of this magazine – will not only be showing his virtuosity on the piano he will be raising more than a few laughs.

In addition, The Polly Morris Band – Polly was also one of our interviewees – will be performing on Friday 9 and Sunday 11 June.

This band performs laughout loud comedy songs which have been likened to the Flanders and Swann of our day.

And artists will be showing their work at Allendale House in an exhibition organised by abstract artist Debbie Underhill.

You can see music and dance at a number of venues – The Olive Branch, Café@ the Allendale, Willow Walk, the Microbrewery in the Allendale Centre car park, The Model Town, The Cornmarket, the stage in the Square and at the Allendale Centre.

And there’s even more to enjoy with ceilidhs, art and dance workshops.

Needless to say, a

number of roads will be closed over the weekend. They are High Street, Lower East Borough, The Square, Cook Row, the Cornmarket and Church Street.

And on the Saturday, East Street, Park Lane and Park Road will be closed from 12 to 4pm for the annual parade which starts from Park Lane at 2.30pm and ends in the Square at approximately 3.30pm.

And Dorset View magazine will be there as always to capture the atmosphere.

Joint celebrations for Wimborne First School

By Marilyn Barber | newseditor@dorsetview.co.uk Exclusive

It will be a day that children at Wimborne First School and Nursery will always remember.

Although pupils have been attending the new school for more than two years, because of the pandemic there hadn’t been an official opening.

It was therefore decided to combine this with a celebration to mark the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

In brilliant warm

sunshine, pupils, parents and grandparents gathered in the school grounds to see performances from the children before the deputy mayor Cllr Diann March cut the first of two ribbons.

All the children were wearing paper crowns with different designs depending on their year group.

The event started with the whole school and the

photos by Marilyn Barber

Cllr Diann March cuts the ribbon helped by head teacher Mrs Sarah Hartley

audience standing to sing the national anthem.

Then the nursery – the Caterpillars – sang ‘If You’re Happy and You Know It’.

Reception sang ‘What a Wonderful World’, Year 1 ‘Count on Me’, Year 2 ‘Best Day of My Life’, Year 3 ‘A Whole New World’ and Year 4 ‘We Can Rule the World’.

And then the whole school joined in to sing ‘I Just Can’t Wait to be King’.

Town crier Chris Brown gave a cry before Cllr March cut the first ribbon on the playing fields. She said: “The children were instrumental in building this new school alongside Dorset Council and we are grateful for the facilities they built us. Over the last two years we have begun to make it our own and added some Wimborne First School flair.

“Hopefully the opportunities afforded to your children by this new facility will allow them to reach their full potential and to strive to become the best citizens of the future.”

Mrs Sarah Hartley, headteacher said: “This

was a great opportunity to combine a celebration of the official opening of the school with the Coronation.”

The second ribbon cutting took place outside the front of the school.

The former premises of Wimborne First School in School Lane are now occupied by Beaucroft College.

Picture includes headteacher Mrs Hartley, Cllr March, Chris Brown, Pat Hymers, Dorset councillors and the school council outside the front of the school

Cllr Diann March cuts the second ribbon

Coast Life

Great days out by bus this summer across Dorset and the Jurassic Coast

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There is no better way to explore our stunning coastline and beauty hot spots than by bus. Many of the new Breezer routes are open top too, adding to the experience.

Purbeck Breezers have been popular with locals and tourists all year round. This season, the Breezer family is being extended and will be introducing a new look.

All single bus fares are just £2 until the end of June as they are being subsidised by the government.

Dayrider tickets are ideal for singles and groups of up to five people – and allow you to hop on and off all day. Not only will you have great fun, but you’ll feel good that you are helping the environment by leaving the car behind and exploring sustainably by bus.

Concessionary passes are accepted after 9.30am Monday to Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday. Up to two children under the age of seven travel for free with a fare paying adult.

Breezer Bus Routes

• 30/31 Jurassic Breezer Swanage, Corfe Castle, Wareham, Lulworth Cove, Durdle Door, Weymouth.

• 40 Purbeck Breezer Poole, Wareham, Corfe Castle, Swanage.

• 50 Purbeck Breezer Bournemouth, Sandbanks, Shell Bay, Studland, Swanage.

• 60 Harbour Breezer Rockley Park, Poole Quay, Poole, Sandbanks.

• 70 Beach Breezer - Rockley Park, Poole, Compton Acres, Alum Chine, Bournemouth, Boscombe Pier, Hengistbury Head.

• 80 Beach Breezer - Alum Chine, Bournemouth, Boscombe Pier, Hengistbury Head, Christchurch, Mudeford.

To find out more and view maps and timetables visit www.purbeckbreezer.co.uk

Visit Guernsey with Condor Ferries from the Dorset coast

By Janine Pulford

The island of Guernsey is as pretty and as intriguing as any Mediterranean destination. The only difference is it has been British since 1213.

Despite a couple of attempts by the French to seize Guernsey and one attempt by

the Germans, who occupied it from 1940-1945, the island remains part of the Crown and indeed is one of its jewels.

A self-governed island, Guernsey flies its own flag and has its own States office.

We are very lucky living

in Dorset because Condor Ferries can be boarded from our coastline at the Port of Poole to get us swiftly to Guernsey for a relaxing break.

You can visit with your car, on foot or take your bicycle. There are at least 11 cycle tours around the island, which is only 12 miles long.

St Peter Port is a pretty capital, with a marina, numerous shops, bars and restaurants. VAT doesn’t exist on Guernsey, so some

products are cheaper to buy than at home.

If you’re interested in history, the German Occupation Museum is a must. Clothing, uniforms, weapons, newspaper reports, hand-written diary entries and news footage are absorbing. Before the Occupation, 17,000 people, including the children, were evacuated, leaving only 23,000 islanders behind. By the end of the war, the few who remained were starving, and in the museum you will find a potato peel pie recipe, potato sponge, potato and apple pudding, macaroni blancmange and marrow pudding. Let’s hope in the current cost of living crisis we don’t have to resort to any of these.

There are many sandy bays on Guernsey, as well as Pembroke L’ancresse nature

St Peter Port

German Occupation Museum

reserve. Bird life thrives, and this could be because there are no foxes, badgers or squirrels on the island.

Saumarez Park is also worth a visit. This stunning location contains a Victorian Walled Kitchen Garden and Folk Museum where the hours drift away easily.

For its size, Guernsey has a lot to offer including surfing, which has become very popular.

The island also has one of the smallest chapels

in the world, The Little Chapel, a much-loved landmark. It’s decorated with seashells and pebbles and was created in 1914. Visit Condor Ferries website to find out just how quickly you can get to Guernsey and explore this fascinating island.

Saumarez Park

Coronation celebrations

As well as live streaming of the Coronation, Christchurch enjoyed a host of entertainment on 6 May on The Quomps and Quayside including live music and dancing, food and drink, funfair and amusements. In the evening the historic Christchurch Priory came to life in a display of light that used the latest technology to create stunning visual art. Picture copyright Light Art Creatives.

Wimborne celebrates

Report and photos by Marilyn Barber

In brilliant sunshine, hundreds of people enjoyed a picnic in the centre of Wimborne on Sunday 7 May to celebrate the Coronation – whilst being entertained by music from the 1950s to the present day.

Performing were Aphrodite Singers with songs from the 1950s, Andy Kennet as Elvis, The Seventynine (1970s), Rubiks Kube (1980s), followed by DJ Mix, a musical bingo game show and The BH2 with a current mix.

The family day out included children’s entertainment with Little Gizmos.

And despite the bad weather, on the Monday the volunteers’ information day was held in the town centre.

The activities in the town were a collaboration between Wimborne BID, Wimborne Town Council and the Minster church.

Pupils from Colehill First School played games and enjoyed a picnic to mark the Coronation.

Vanda North, Hannah Hobbs-Chell and Sue Monk volunteers at the Coronation party on KGV Playing Field, Ferndown. They were fundraising for the larder and Ferndown Community Support and the total was £619.80. Image by Tom Scrase

Bonfire inspired chocolate cake is a winner

A bonfire inspired chocolate cake created by Lockyer’s Middle School student

Flo, in Year 7, won a ‘bake off’ at the school.

Hard on her heels was Charlotte in Year 8 with her multi-skilled cake-pop and meringue cake.

These were just two of the stunning entries created at the Lockyer’s Middle School bake off challenge, modelled on TV’s ‘The Great British Bake Off’. The event was launched by cookery teacher Mrs Shivas. Pupils were invited to bake a cake of their choice, linking the design and theme of their cake to a celebration of their choosing.

Sixty pupils entered. After much deliberation, eight finalists were selected. They had six hours to recreate their masterpiece in The Great Lockyer’s Bake Off final. There was the usual tension as mishaps and adjustments were

made under time pressure.

The judges, Miss Dufek (headteacher), Mr Ayling (headteacher of St Michael’s Middle School), Mr Wilson (site manager) and Mrs Heckford (a representative of Friends of Lockyer’s) had a tough job sampling each cake and discussing the celebration story behind the cake before announcing their final decision to a crowd of supporting parents and family.

Sponsors of the event were Friends of Lockyer’s who donated Hobbycraft vouchers and Durable UK who funded the aprons, chopping boards and boxes of cooking goodies for the winners.

The school is already looking forward to next year’s ‘Bake Off’.

Highcliffe Food & Arts Festival

Saturday 10 June 10am-5pm Sunday 11 June 10am-4pm

Highclffe Food & Arts Festival will be happening this month.

There will be over 100 artisan food and drink stalls, mainly in the High Street, and over 60 specially curated craft stalls on the Green.

Celebrity chefs are too numerous to mention but include Cyrus Todiwala OBE. Arguably London’s most celebrated Indian chef, he will be demonstrating his unique style of blending traditional Indian techniques and flavours with more unusual ingredients. See him at midday on Sunday 11 June when he will share memories of his childhood in India with delicious recipes from his mother.

James Golding, Lesley Waters, Will Firmin and Eduardo Sepulveda Lemus are just a few more chefs, not forgetting Alex Aitken. He’s a local fisherman, member of the RNLI crew at Mudeford Quay, and catches his own fish with his crew.

While visiting the festival, you mustn’t miss the Little Craft Shack which is bringing

Cake bake bonanza raises over £700

Cakes baked by staff at the Marsham Court Hotel in Bournemouth raised £235 for Variety The Children’s Charity. An additional surprise donation of £500 was added to the amount.

The cake bakers set up a stall in the hotel’s reception area and offered the cakes to guests and visitors in return for a donation to the charity. The event was organised by Ashlie Hayes, the hotel’s head of events.

An additional donation of £500, from the Marsham Court’s co-owner James Dixon-Box, was a complete surprise. He presented the money to Frances Cornelius, chairman of Variety Wessex, and committee member Judy Hiscoke.

Variety Wessex has a close relationship with the Marsham Court because, for seven years, it has been the venue for their Christmas and Easter parties and fund-raising Quiz Nights. Hundreds of children from local schools attend the parties each year where they have a meal as well as entertainment and party games. Variety Wessex supports children from Dorset, Wiltshire, Somerset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight by funding Great Days Out as well as purchasing Sunshine Coaches for schools, vital equipment for local hospitals and specialised wheelchairs and other necessities for children with disabilities.

a selection of arts and crafts to the Green. They will share a love of handmade, beautiful and unique gifts. Also on the Green is a Grow Your Own workshop with Highcliffe and Walkford in Bloom together with Highcliffe & District Horticultural Society. There will be all sorts of activities for children in the Kids Zone on the Green on both Saturday and Sunday.

Cyrus Todiwala OBE © Nitin Kapoor

L-R Frances Cornelius with Judy Hiscoke and Marsham Court’s Ashlie Hayes and Carol McStoker, hotel administrator. Photo by Hattie Miles

Flo with her stunning bonfire inspired creation

Ferndown Fete on the Field

17 June 11am-5pm

King George V Playing Field

The Rotary Club of Ferndown and Parley together with Ferndown Town Council and sponsors is organising the annual Fete on the Field – one of the highlights of the Ferndown community calendar. This fantastic and fun-filled day is designed to please and delight all the family.

Admission to the fete will be FREE with all profits going to local charities.

Entertainment

There is also a comprehensive entertainment schedule that includes children’s rides on the funfair, falconry displays, music, song and dance, children’s face painting, Krazy Kev, the children’s entertainer and an interactive dog show.

Food and drinks

Food and drinks on offer will meet a wide variety of tastes, from coffee and cakes, beer and snacks, Bratwurst sausages, Thai food and noodles, crepes and waffles, pizza, a hog roast and of course, ice-creams. You can even bring your own picnic.

Avenue of stalls

When exploring the two grand avenues of stalls, you are sure to find many things to both see and do: from arts and crafts, sweets, cakes, fudge, fresh market produce and even games and competitions for the children. And to all potential stallholders (If you are reading this) why not join in and add to the number of stalls on offer.

Classic and custom vehicles

The fete has become a great gathering place for the owners of some wonderful classic and custom cars, motorcycles, and light commercials to meet up and display their vehicles. There are lots of other activities going on during the day for the owners’ families and friends to enjoy too.

Visitors to the fete are always made very welcome by the car owners, to look at these wonderful classic cars and club displays. There is a great atmosphere with lots of enthusiastic owners very happy to talk about their ‘pride and joys’. Why not take your car along?

If you would like to have a stall at the fete or to enter your car into the car show it’s not too late, just visit the website for details: www.ferndownandparleyrotary. org/feteonthefield

Or just put Fete on the Field on 17 June in your diary and come along for the day.

ENTRANCE TO THE PUBLIC IS FREE

Guitar passion of Wimborne accountant who will play at Wimborne Folk Festival

By Marilyn Barber | newseditor@dorsetview.co.uk

Not wishing in any way to cast aspersions on accountants, but you wouldn’t necessarily expect people in that profession to spend their leisure time singing in folk clubs.

And, in fact, Paul Thomas, who has been an accountant for 50 years and is a partner in Thomas and Woolven in Wimborne, agrees.

“If you’re an accountant, you do need a pursuit,” he

said, adding that he has an incredible 28 guitars, some of which he keeps in his office!

Influenced by Bob Dylan and Paul Simon, he started to have guitar lessons at the age of 13 and played until he left school.

“Over the years I played intermittently but when I turned 50, I had a mid-life crisis and took more lessons.

“I now take it seriously and I intend to have

even more lessons.”

For 12 years he was in a duo but went solo in 2007, although he does sometimes play with the Polly Morris Band.

He has also done some comedy slots but admitted they were way beyond his comfort zone.

Today, before he sings a song in public, he listens to all the versions available until he gets under the skin of it.

Paul is a regular at the Friday folk evenings at the Allendale Centre café. When a member of the audience asked him if he would sing ‘Carrickfergus’, he did his research and practised endlessly, and now it is an audience favourite.

And just to prove his dedication, he worked on ‘If You Go Away’ – which was based on a French song – for eight years, until he got it right.

“So many songs touch me, but I do like fun ones too.

“I need to make sense of a song, and get into the shoes of the writer,” he said.

“I can play 60 or 70 songs, but if I don’t practise, it goes. I have some weeks when I play every day and some only at weekends.”

His favourite song is ‘Kathy’s Song’ by Simon and Garfunkel.

“I have no musical ambitions, I just want to entertain people. Music shouldn’t be competitive.”

And is there a song that he is working on at the moment?

“I want to be able to play the Eurythmics’ ‘Sweet Dreams’ and I’m fifty per cent there.”

Paul will be playing solo at the Wimborne Minster Folk Festival as well as in a duo with Charles Downs as Men in Black. Catch him at the Oddfellows pub, The King’s Head Hotel, the Square and the Microbrewery Stage in the Allendale Centre car park.

A touch of the Caribbean

This sounds like a great event for a June day. Wimborne Rotary is organising a Caribbean Fun Run on Sunday 25 June in conjunction with sponsors Purbeck Ice Cream and Lester Brunt. Runners will assemble at Wimborne Town Football Club for a 10am start. They can choose either a 2.5K or 5K route alongside the river Stour. Adding a touch of the Caribbean will be the Purple Parrots Steel Band and every entrant will receive a Purbeck ice-cream and certificate on completing their run. Run entry fees will raise funds for Julia’s House children’s hospice and other Rotary charities. Entry fees are £10 for adults and £5 for under-18s and runners can pre-book at www.wimbornerotary.org/giving

Old Time Music Hall

Blue Moon Entertainers are seeking voluntary acts for an Old Time Music Hall show to be held at the Allendale Centre in Wimborne next year.

Based on the old TV show ‘The Good Old Days‘ auditions will be held in spring next year with the show in July/August 2024. It will be mainly comedy, dancing, singing, magic and juggling.

Get in touch with producer/director Neil Mitchener as soon as possible if you’d like to audition: neil.mitch@yahoo.co.uk or via www. bluemoonentertainers.co.uk

New sports and music festival

Chunkfest will take place on Saturday 24 June

Both disabled and able-bodied athletes will compete against each other in strength events which will be hosted by Ringwood based House of Chunk at Poole Stadium. Competitors will compete against each other in strength events with four specifically designed Strongman events alongside smaller challenges and competitions.

Special guests MMA and boxing displays and demonstrations of wheelchair rugby and boxing. There will be live DJs, food stalls, and exhibitors from across the country showcasing fitness kit, as well as health and rehabilitation products. The day will also feature special guests from the Strongman World and paralympic athletes will be in attendance. It will continue into the evening with music including sets from Saints of Sin, live DJs, street performers and laser shows.

Tim, founder and owner of House of Chunk, said: “We are really excited to bring this event to Poole and to be able to raise money for local charity, Diverse Abilities, to support children and adults with disabilities across Dorset.”

Helen Mortimer, development

manager at Diverse Abilities, said: “We are really looking forward to this event, and raising awareness of the adaptive community. It’s really exciting that this new event is being held right on our doorstep, and an amazing opportunity for local people to watch Strongman events and enjoy an evening of live music.” Find out more and get your tickets at houseofchunk.co.uk/chunkfest.

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Events

Details were correct at time of going to print. Send information about your events to newseditor@dorsetview.co.uk.

Until 6 June

Broadstone Art Society

70th anniversary exhibition at the The Gallery Upstairs, Upton Country Park.

3 June 7.30pm

Vivamente Voices present ‘Songs for a Summer Evening’ in Wimborne Minster. Guests are Bovington Military Wives Choir. Tickets £10 (+booking fee) from www.vivamentevoices. org.uk, proceeds to In Jolly Good Company.

4 June–6 August 11am

Every Sunday, sellers 10am. Charity car boot sale at Sturminster Newton Recreation Ground for RSPCA Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance and the Vale pantry. Contact Paul on 07538 396652 or Paul. carbooty63@gmail.com

5 June 7-10pm

The Wessex Friends meet at The Cobham Flight Refuelling Sports & Social Club at Merley with a talk entitled 'Dogs Saving Lives' by Joanna Gardner. derekabaker@hotmail.co.uk

10 June 1pm

Corfe Mullen Carnival. Street procession and events in the recreation ground.

9-11 June

Wimborne Minster Folk Festival. Music, dance, comedy and art across the town.

10-11 June

Highcliffe Food and Arts Festival set across the high street and the recreation ground. Free entry.

11 June 12noon-4pm

Fun family day in the hall and grounds of the Village Hall, Braeside Road, St Leonards BH24 2PH. Free entry. All welcome.

11 and 25 June 1.30-5.30pm

Bee Experience Days from North Dorset Beekeepers. Shillingstone. Bookings essential www.tickettailor. com/events/northdorsetbka

12 June 2.30pm

West Moors Horticultural Society Illustrated Talk 'A Broadstone Garden' by Mike Webber at the Memorial Hall. Also members’ Rose Show. Contact Sue Hamlett 01202 871536.

14 June 6.30-9pm

Bournemouth Big Band, Swing and Jazz Club meets in Kinson Community Centre. Details www. bournemouthjazzclub.org

17 June 11am-5pm

Ferndown Fete on the Field, King George V Playing Field. Free entry.

17 June noon-6pm

Harry Paye Day on Poole Quay. Free event. Parade of pirates, history area, children’s games.

17-18 June 12-5pm

21 open gardens Sutton Poyntz, Weymouth. Entry by programme on the day. See www.suttonpoyntz.org.uk

19 June 7.30pm

Colehill Floral Arrangement Club meets at Colehill Village Hall, Cannon Hill Road, with a demonstration by Sue Wall “Re-use and Re-cycle.” Visitors welcome. Admission £5. Refreshments served. Contact 01202 610902.

20 June 10.30am-12noon

Bring your own knitting, crochet or embroidering to an informal craft session. Third Tuesday of the month at Blandford Library, The Tabernacle DT11 7DW. Tel 01258 452075.

24 June 10-3pm

Bee-friendly Gardening tour and talk at the Museum of East Dorset in association with Wilding Wimborne. Tickets £9. https://museumofeastdorset. co.uk/project/beefriendly-gardening-2/

24 June 7.30pm

Bryn Haworth, rock, country and gospel blues guitarist is in concert at St Mary’s Church, Ferndown BH22 9EU. Tickets £6 from St Mary’s Church office or call 01202 897087.

24 June 2.30pm

Bee-friendly Gardening. Take a tour and talk in the walled garden in the Museum of East Dorset in association with Wilding Wimborne. Find out more about planting for pollination and honeybees, bumble bees, and solitary bees. Tickets £9. https://museumofeastdorset. co.uk/project/beefriendly-gardening-2/

25 June 1pm

Garden Party at Brackenwood, God’s Blessing Green, Holt, BH21 7DD. In aid of MS Centre West Parley. Includes classic British bikes on display. Wheelchair access, dogs welcome on lead. Contact Fay on 01202 885685.

25 June

The Purbeck Plod with choice of a 25-mile, 16-mile or 12-mile event starting from Swanage Pier and continuing along the South West Coast Path. For further information and to download an application form see Purbeck Plod at www.eastdorsetramblers. org.uk

City break in Durham with Heathside Travel

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The historic cathedral city of Durham is home to breathtaking scenery and awardwinning attractions. Heathside Travel are heading there for four nights on 24 July 2023, staying in the four star Radisson Blu Durham Hotel in the heart of the city.

This fantastic location allows you to explore the captivating medieval city at your own pace – with ancient streets packed with history, culture and stunning architecture, including the magnificent Norman Castle and Cathedral.

Enjoy a scenic excursion through the Durham Dales, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and visit the charming market town of Barnard Castle, set on the River Tees. A visit to the Bowes Museum, the North’s museum of art, is included –this spectacular French-style Chateau boasts ornate gardens along with works by Goya and Caneletto.

The highlight of the holiday is a visit to the Living Museum of the North at Beamish, where the past is brought vividly to life. Take a tram ride through a real Edwardian market town with its lovingly rebuilt houses and shops, visit Home Farm and the Pit Village, along with the manor house and railway at Pockerley.

The tour price of £528 includes four nights' dinner, bed and breakfast at the hotel, all your luxury coach travel and excursions, and the expertise and care of a tour guide.

For more information, please contact Heathside Travel on 01202 892202, or email info@heathsidetravel.co.uk

History of Badbury Rings to be brought to artistic life

Dorset arts company Emerald Ant, in partnership with the National Trust’s Kingston Lacy Estate, has been awarded over £78,000 funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to deliver an innovative new arts project that will bring the history and ecology of Badbury Rings Iron Age Hillfort alive for local communities.

‘Glow Badbury’ is already underway and the first field visits for local school children have begun, enabling them to explore the site and to learn the stories of the rings’ 40,000 years of human history, under the expert guidance of the National Trust’s archaeologist. Working alongside the trust’s ranger, the children will also find out about some of the wildlife that lives at this unique site.

Artists and musicians will then help those taking part capture their creative responses to Badbury Rings' heritage and wildlife in a series of workshops in schools and community venues – writing stories, composing music and creating artwork.

The culmination of the project will be an evening celebration of the rings through illuminated ambient performance pieces, a feast for all the senses through music soundscape, words, drawings, projections and site-specific theatre performances.

Coronation celebrations

Coronation celebrations at Colten Care’s Fernhill care home in Longham.

L-R: Singer Nicola Haynes, Companionship Team member Ann Marie Knight and home manager Francis Bosompin. Seated are Gwen Jellis, left, and Joan Welford. On the right is Companionship Team member Miezy Reynolds.

On the eve of the Coronation, a civic/vigil service conducted by the Rev Canon Andrew Rowland took place. It was attended by Bishop of Sherborne, The Rt Rev Karen Gorham; the Deputy Lieutenant of Dorset Mrs Victoria McDonaugh; High Sheriff of Dorset Colin Weston and his wife; Michael Tomlinson MP and his wife; the deputy mayor of Wimborne Minster Cllr Diann March and her husband; chief superintendent Richard Bell and his wife. The Archdeacon of Dorset the Venerable MacRow-Wood gave the homily.

(Picture by Anthony Oliver.)

Fairlawn in Ferndown held exciting Coronation-themed events, residents enjoyed fizz and cordon bleu canapés whilst watching the coverage on TV as well as a performance from Fairlawn’s own choir the following day.

At Care South’s Elizabeth House, the Mayor and Mayoress of Poole, Cllr and Mrs Tony Trent unveiled a commemorative plaque on 6 May. The party continued for residents and their families with a BBQ, music, and cake stall.

A patriotic Becky and Kelly at one of the 170 street parties that took place over the Coronation weekend throughout the BCP Council area.

Bea and Zac at Baiter Park in Poole.

Al fresco entertaining

By Karen Wyatt-Epapara

With longer evenings upon us, and the promise of balmy nights in the garden with friends in the air, it’s time to start getting your outside space ready for al fresco entertaining.

Start by checking your outdoor furniture. Has it survived the winter intact? If not, you may be able to carry out repairs to ensure your seating or table won’t collapse on your guests. Any cushions or cushion covers can be washed to refresh them after a season in storage, ready for use once again.

Next, set the scene. How you manage this will depend on the space you have available, what – if any – budget you have, and the atmosphere you wish to create.

Lighting can enhance any space. Christmas fairy lights can be repurposed to create an enchanting area for entertaining, while candles lend themselves to an intimate or romantic setting. Choose ones with citronella oil, and this will help keep away unwanted insects too.

Plants can be used to section off larger gardens or make a wildlife haven in even the smallest of patio gardens or balconies. If your budget is limited, secondhand pots can be found cheaply or even for free through recycling centres or social media channels. Look out for seedling swaps, which are common at this time of year, or visit a local market, where you

will find reasonably priced plants. You could also ask friends or family if you could take cuttings if they have more established plants, to get you going.

Once your space is ready, think about how you’ll feed your guests. The smell of barbeques is common on summer evenings. Asking your guests to bring a salad or dessert will mean you can spend the time socialising rather than being tied to the kitchen, and means you can still host, even on a small budget.

More recently, outdoor pizza ovens have gained in popularity. Stand alone ovens start from around £100, while barbeque accessories for cooking pizza can be bought for around £50. If that’s out of your budget, there’s no shame in cooking pizzas indoors, although this will take longer. Prepare the dough in advance and set up a pizza-making station, so your guests can make their pizza entirely to their liking.

If you’re hosting a large party, you may consider hiring decorations and crockery. Traditional hire companies can provide this service, or you may find local Plastic Free or War on Waste groups can help too.

Go green from the floor up

With a focus on ‘greener living’, ensuring sustainability begins at home couldn’t be easier than with real wood flooring.

An eco-friendly option, engineered wood floors from The Natural Wood Floor Co enable a sustainable choice to be made, without sacrificing on style.

The Natural Wood Floor Co claims it has full quality control over the whole chain of production, from seed to floor and says this makes going green from the floor up simple, with the knowledge and assurance that their product is ethically sourced and made to last.

They say wood flooring doesn’t have to be reclaimed to be eco-friendly. It makes sense that the rarer the tree species, the less sustainable it is likely to be, so commonly grown oak and pine are good eco options. To be certain, look for the FSC logo which shows that the

supplier sources the timber from managed forests.

“We also operate a 0% waste policy throughout our manufacturing process, so the end product is beautiful and good for the environment,” says The Natural Wood Floor Co director, Peter Keane.

“It's also important to consider whether the floor you choose can be recycled at the end of its lifespan. Durability is also a factor; short-lived flooring might look lovely, but in a few years, it may be contributing to landfills. Engineered wood floors are made to last a lifetime, with the right care.”

Create the look with any one of a range of wood finishes, from White Mist and Oiled Oak to Coastal Grey or Silver White. The beauty of wood flooring is more than surface deep too – as it is a practical choice that is suitable for any room in the home and is simple to look after.

www.naturalwoodfloor. co.uk Tel 020 8871 9771

Creating a ‘quiet sanctuary in your home

Everyone needs a ‘quiet sanctuary’ within their home to help them to relax, rejuvenate and to focus on both their mental and physical health.

And this was highlighted on Mental Health Awareness Week which ran from 15-21 May.

Here are five tips that can help you create a ‘Quiet Sanctuary’ at home so you can get the peace and quiet you truly deserve.

Studies have shown houseplants to be good for our health and our psyche, so bringing nature into your home can help boost your happiness, creativity and focus. According to world-renowned tidying expert, Marie Kondo, plants don’t only brighten up spaces, but they also improve our mood and productivity. Select a place in your home to be your ‘quiet space’ – and it is so important that it is clutter free. It could be a reading nook or a knitting or craft space. Incorporate as

much natural light as possible to create a calming space. Choose warm and cosy lighting. Warm white light for example, contains more orange, red and yellow tones, which creates a cosier setting. Furthermore, studies have shown that light and room acoustics have an undeniable impact on productivity, human interaction and well-being.

You could turn your bathroom into a space that leaves you feeling both

pampered and relaxed. Recreate a spa-like environment with soothing sounds, minimal clutter and calming elements such as candles and your favourite book.

It’s important to create a natural sleeping environment. The Sleep Charity suggests most people generally need a quiet bedroom to sleep well, with noise tending to be most disruptive in the lighter stages of sleep but most damaging when it wakes us

up from our deepest sleep. The Quiet Mark National Noise Report found 82% of Brits would like to make their home quieter. Quiet Mark certified kitchen appliances are said to be the quietest in their categories currently available on the market and include small domestic appliances such as the JURA E8 coffee machine as well as major appliances such as the Bosch SMS8YC103E Series 8 freestanding dishwasher.

BuzziSpace BuzziSpark soft lounge sofa with Acoustic Shelter

News in brief

Garage replacement – a proposal to erect a new two-bed house on the site of an existing detached garage at 26 Grenville Road, Wimborne Minster has been submitted to Dorset Council.

Parking machines to be upgraded – all Dorset Council car park and on-street pay and display machines are to be replaced with the work expected to be completed by mid-July.

The machines will provide customers with a range of payment options, including cash, card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and an online app. Wi-Fi will also be improved in car parks with weak phone signals. The payment facilities and display screens will be at a height suitable for wheelchair users.

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A talented Dorset racing car driver had a podium finish in April at the Ginetta Junior Championship, aged just 16.

Reza Seewooruthun from Poole took part in races during a weekend of racing at Oulton

Park in Cheshire. As well as finishing third in one race, he achieved a fourth and sixth place in two other races, leaving him in a strong position in the drivers’ championship.

After being crowned champion last year at the English Junior Rotax Karting Championships, Reza stepped up to the prestigious Ginetta Junior Championship and is racing under the banner of multi-championship winning team R Racing. His strong start in the car racing season is another step in his bid to become a

Formula 1 driver, like former Ginetta racer Lando Norris.

Reza said: “The competition this season is extremely tough. With everyone battling it out in such a tight window you are fighting for tenths of a second to the nearest car.

“There’s no margin for error, you have to give it everything each and every time you head out onto the track.”

Reza ups the revs Belt up!

Fans can follow Reza’s racing endeavours on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram where he shares regular updates documenting his racing journey.

Poole Dream Machines

Dream Machines are back at Poole Quay every Tuesday from now until 29 August 2023.

The event creates a unique atmosphere as bikers and spectators enjoy an evening on Poole Quay. The backdrop

of the quay and harbour offers the perfect location and there is a selection of waterside cafes, bars, restaurants and food kiosks offering refreshment, many with bike night specials on their menus.

The popular Bike of the Night competition takes place every week.

Access onto the Quay for bikers will need to be made via the old Lifting Bridge end of the Quay. Do not try to access via the Lower High Street as this has now been de-trafficked. Please follow West Street to its junction with The Quay (just before the lifting bridge), and then along the Quay to the central area.

Please do not arrive before 5.30pm – parking will not be available before this time.

The area between Pavers and Studio Poole is private land from Old Orchard back to the lifting barrier and will be kept clear for fire access.

Poole Dream Machines is aiming to be cashless. Tickets will be available in advance online (seetickets.com) or can be paid via credit card machines on the night. £3 per person, per evening. £10 season ticket armbands (buy online, on the night at the gate, or at the Poole Arms).

Any journey, long or short, can present a danger to car passengers if they are not wearing a seat belt and parents are being reminded to check their children are properly strapped in when travelling in the back seat of their cars.

According to Snooper, (gb. snooper.eu), children can be tempted to undo their own seat belts during journeys, so it is important for parents to make sure they haven’t unclicked.

A recent Department of Transport Road Casualty Report said that 24 per cent of car occupant fatalities were not wearing a seat belt. This is a substantial figure, given that in the year ending June 2022, there were 29,804 people killed and seriously injured on British roads.

Seat belts offer a safety system that prevents and reduces injuries during a crash and significantly lowers the risk of being thrown out of a vehicle. Drivers are responsible for ensuring any child aged up to age 14 is wearing a seat belt in their car and can be fined up to £500 for each child not wearing one. In addition, children must have an appropriate car seat until they are either 135cm in height or 12 years old.

Parents are advised to make sure everyone is buckled in before starting the car engine and regularly check that children are still fastened in. Should a child undo the fastening, the driver should pull over as soon as it is safe. If children repeatedly undo their seat belt, an adult should travel in the rear seat to prevent this happening.

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