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It All Flows From Wimborne

My First Adventure

Vet’s Corner

Volunteering

Wimborne Cricket Club

Knowlton Church

Allen Valley Milk

Allendale Book Stall

Police News

Fire & Rescue

Wimborne Football Club

Prince’s Trust

QE Corner

Dreamboats

Where do you think you are?

Wimborne Paddleboards

What’s On @ the Allendale

Minster Market

Events

Mr Kyp’s events

Best Ever Christmas Show

Live music at the Café

Regular Hirers

Half of the year has now passed us by and as we enter the summer months, change is everywhere. The sun is out (well – it was at the point of writing!), summer evenings with friends are back on the agenda and the world is slowly opening up around us once again. We didn’t want to be left out here at the Allendale, so we have had some changes of our own! We have said goodbye to the amazing Linda, our Customer Relations Manager who is relocating to sunnier shores. Linda has been a tremendous asset to the Allendale during her years here and – while we were all sad to see her go, we are also extremely excited for her new venture and wish her the absolute best for the future. So, looking forward to the second half of 2021 and beyond with lots of optimism, we welcome on board not only a new Customer Relations Manager, but in fact a total of 6 new team members! Yes – 6 new faces can now be seen around the Allendale, and we welcome them all with open arms (still appropriately socially distance though obviously!). And we did not want our current team to feel left out, so two of them have also changed roles! Hopefully, by the next edition, we will have persuaded everyone to have their photos taken and can provide you with a proper who’s-who at the Allendale but for now a brief informal rundown of the new team members: •

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*New* Customer Relations Team – Sue (team Manager) and Sarah

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*New* Duty Officer – Mike

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*New* Youth Activities Coordinator – Claire

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*New* Operations Manager (Temp) – Nate

Gary, who has been with the Allendale for many years in our Operations team has now moved into a new Marketing and Events role, which includes producing this magazine each quarter. And last – but by absolutely no means least - Jane, who originally join the team in the Wobble Room – has joined the Customer Relations team and will be sharing the front of house role with Sarah. We hope you will join us in making them feel welcome here at the centre as we know they are all very much looking forward to meeting you - our community!

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It All Flows From Wimborne By Malcolm Angel

As a young man, taught by the national curriculum, I had no idea that our beautiful town is home to many saints - until a little research taught me differently. We have quite a few and their historic achievements are remarkable and live on to this day. The most well-known number five in total – not counting another I found mentioned obscurely the other day who is thought to be one of the 30 nuns who followed in Boniface’s footsteps on a dangerous mission to southern Germany, where they established and ran convents in an erstwhile pagan land. Little is known about her - but I’m on her trail. Anyway, one of the more easily traced is a lady called Walburga. The nuns who left our town on that dangerous mission had skills which would help their acceptance, and there may not have been too much of a language problem as the people of that region are believed to have been of Saxon origin, as were we in the heart of Wessex. Walburga was the daughter of a West Saxon Chieftain. She was born in Devon, around the year 710, but was educated from the age of 11 in Wimborne’s Benedictine, double Monastery – that’s the vast place, always under the control of an Abbess, which most likely stood where the Minster stands today. And vast it must have been – possibly the largest of its kind - being home at its height to 500 nuns on one side of a central wall and Monks, the number of whom are unrecorded, on the other! In the year 748, now into her thirties, she was among the brave sisters venturing on their dangerous journey. On reaching that pagan land she joined another exceptional Wimborne woman, Lioba, the abbess of Biscofsheim, where she became skilled in medicine, giving her the healing powers for which she is known. After two years she was made Abbess of Heidenheim. Quick work perhaps; but then Walburga 4|

was a formidable lady who was also an accomplished writer. Indeed, her written words, covering her father’s and brother’s experiences on their pilgrimage to the Holy Land, established her as the first known female author of Germany and England! Heidenheim was a double monastery, housing a separated male and female community like that of Wimborne, and the only one of its kind in Germany. Little is known about Walburga’s time there as Abbess; however her name certainly lives on in southern Germany. In one way for the wrong reasons, as her name can be translated to Walpurgis and unfortunately her feast day, May 1st, coincides with a pagan feast celebrating the beginning of summer and the revels of witches, known as Walpurgisnacht. It has no connection to her, or her achievements, but is

celebrated enthusiastically in many European countries to this day. However, a less wild but more mysterious reason for her fame is her ‘oil’. Yes, really. In 870, a little while after her death, her relics were taken to Eichstadt where reputed medicinal oil, to which miraculous cures were attributed, began to flow from the stone slab and surrounding metal plate of her tomb. This famous fluid, known as St.Walburga’s oil, has been carried to all quarters of the globe. Healings attributed to the fluid continue to be reported and, after more than 1,100 years, to this day the saint’s oil still flows between October and February… Oh, and if you are interested in Patron Saints, Walburga is the patron for those caught in storms, fearful of water, and sailors.

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by Wimborne Resident, Rosemary Coward My father was in the early RAF and, while based in Aden, his best mate (and later best man) was Joe. They left the RAF in 1928 and returned to the UK to put sound into our cinemas. Joe went to Dublin to convert Irish cinemas and married the daughter of a man who owned five cinemas, which he eventually inherited. My father and Joe lost touch during the war and it was 1950 before they found each other again. Joe, his wife and two daughters came to stay, and then took me back to Dublin. During lockdown I was looking through old photos and letters belonging to my mother and found that she had kept the letters which I had written from Ireland. They seemed to me to show a slice of social history worth sharing. Bear in mind that I was just a teenaged schoolgirl, and during the war and subsequent austerity had only ever travelled on the local bus. “Well, here I am after a wonderful journey. We stopped in Hereford and then spent the night in Shrewsbury with its half-timbered buildings and lovely round church. The next night we stayed at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool - extremely posh - with 700 bedrooms! Dinner in the French restaurant - 12s. 6d. for 5 courses. The French waiters were astounded at how much us children could knock back. At 6:15 the next morning there was a knock at the door and in came a waiter complete with "tails" and napkin with my breakfast. “We travelled in the airport bus to Speke and the plane left at 8:10. We sat in the front seats of the silver 22 seat Douglas. I was very thrilled at my first flight. We flew over the north coast of Wales and the scenery was lovely. We travelled into Dublin on another airport bus. Joe's house is a very grand country mansion. 6|

The enormous rooms all have fancy plasterwork. Us girls sleep in one room - big enough for another three beds. They have a cook who makes Irish soda bread each morning for breakfast which is brought to our room on trays. “I was taken into town which shows the contrast between rich and poor. Little boys selling newspapers have no shoes and are in rags. Old ladies are smothered in huge black shawls. There are many horse-drawn vehicles. The milkmen, bakers and all tradesmen have horse and cart. We have been to one of the cinemas to see "Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House". It was quite funny. The cinema is not as nice as ours at home. Half way down the stalls is a barrier - beyond which you do not go! The front stalls are for the lousy poor and the building is fumigated between performances. “We girls went to the Dublin Horseshow on top of a double decker

bus - I thought they were talking a foreign language as the accent is so strange. All the famous showjumpers were there including Col. Llewellyn with Foxhunter. The ground is lovely but the stands are expensive at 4 shillings. On our one fine day, we had a trip into the mountains with a lot of sheep and turf cutting. We saw three lakes and the mountains seemed to rise straight out of the water. “Shop prices seem to be much the same as home but there is a thriving black market. I can bring you some nice nylons at 3s.11d. semi fashioned. Silk stockings are 2s.11d. “We have all been to Dublin Zoo. There is a baby elephant just 2 years old. The keeper told me that they are not mature until 25. We also saw baby chimps and lion cubs. I was also taken to the Guinness factory - 5 miles long - ending at the coopers. Barrels are shipped on barges down the Liffey. Daddy will be pleased to know that I didn't drink the samples!!”

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The beautiful flower garden - or is it? By Margaret Gillingham

July and August are months when, apart from the chore of watering and dead-heading, one should be able to sit back and admire the garden, letting it take care of itself. The herbaceous borders and bedding plants should be at their best. But what are those strange plants in the border that appear to be neither one flower variety nor another? Advertised as being ‘double-flowered lobelia like miniature blue roses’ or those ‘all double camellia flowered nasturtiums’. To me, the plant breeders have gone a little mad in their efforts to produce new varieties. In so many new introductions, the shape of the original flower, let alone its scent, if any, has been lost. I remember from childhood the AA Milne poem with the repetitive

line ‘delphiniums blue and geraniums red’ – that is now a far cry from the delphiniums of today which are multi-hued, and geraniums have now become pelargoniums. In nearly every plant variety one sees where the plant breeders have been at work. Daffodils that have lost their trumpets are now classed as ‘the butterfly narcissi’. Tulips with elongated points and frills, day lilies and iris that have lost their lovely shape, and snapdragons that have lost the ability to ‘snap’ and are now open-mouthed. But perhaps one should march with the times rather than reminisce over the beauty of old cottage garden favourites…

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Memories of the Somerset and Dorset Railway By Central Southern Gauge O Group Although the Central Southern Gauge O Group (CSGOG) is primarily a model railway club, most of the members are also interested in the real thing. In particular, the Somerset and Dorset Railway that used to pass nearby. Long express trains would travel back and forth along the line, from Bournemouth West to Bath Green Park, where locos and crews would change, then continue up to the North of England to places like Manchester and even as far as Newcastle. Sadly, this line closed in 1966 but there are a few places that have been preserved. Midsomer Norton being one, and the more local station at Spetisbury, where some track has been relaid. One of the CSGOG members has built a 38ft. long O gauge layout featuring part of the line, and has just completed a model of a Fowler class 10 |

7F – a powerful mixed traffic loco that was unique to this railway. The two photographs show this model as it nears completion. The second photograph shows one of these locos double heading a passenger train during the early 1960s. There was often a need to have two locos coupled together on these trains, as some of the gradients on the line were quite severe.

Back at the Allendale After not being able to meet as a group for a long time, the CSGOG have now resumed their meetings at the Allendale Centre, where they gather once a month, usually at 7.30pm on the second Wednesday (though in June this will be on the 23rd). For details, please visit their website: www.csgog.org

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RE-POSE RELAXATION: STRESS RELIEF AT THE ALLENDALE Re-Pose Relaxation classes are led by Christine Faulder, a qualified Massage and Relaxation therapist. The aim of the classes is to give members a wide range of simple techniques that they can use whenever they’re feeling anxiety or tension. Suitable for everyone, there’s the option to be seated on a chair or to use the mat provided. Loose, comfortable clothing is also recommended. Re-pose Relaxation classes are the perfect antidote to the stress of life. The classes include gentle stretches, selfmassage, Chi Kung, Acupressure and guided visualisation/meditation. At the end of the class, you should feel restored and reenergised and ready to meet the challenges of the day. Classes are held on a Friday morning between 10am and 11am, in the Quarter Jack Hall at the Allendale Centre. Individual classes cost £8.50, or £7.50 if you book a block of 5. To find out more or to book a class, please contact Christine by phone on 07926 075556 or email christine@touchandco.uk. Discover more at www.touchandco.uk or on Facebook at https://www.facebook. com/reposerelaxationclasses

u3a Scrabble at the Allendale Have you ever heard of these words: They are just three very obscure words that are useful to know if you enjoy a game of Scrabble and are indeed set in the minds of many professional players as a way of using the highest scoring tiles. However, if you just enjoy playing for fun and wish to meet up with a friendly and sociable group of people at the same time, the popular Wimborne u3a Scrabble Group will now be meeting at The Allendale Centre on Friday afternoons, when term begins in October. Whatever your level of play (beginner to expert - and www.theallendale.org

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all points in between) you will be welcome. You never know, if you do join, one of these words may be very useful to you!

XU… QAT... ZYMURGY?

XU - an old Vietnam coin ZYMURGY - a branch of chemistry QAT - an African shrub. If you are retired or semi-retired and wish to learn more about u3a Scrabble, or would like more information about all u3a activities, visit www. wimborneu3a.org.uk, email info@ wimborneu3a.org.uk or telephone 01202 880703. /theallendale

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Minster Market @ the Allendale – what Fridays were made for! On a Friday morning, between 9am and 1pm, the Allendale’s Minster Hall hosts Minster Market @ the Allendale. Free entry, with all necessary Covid-safe measures (at the time of writing), it’s become a weekly fixture with many regular - and new – stallholders and customers. What will you find at Minster Market @ the Allendale? Great quality food and non-food items that you may not find in High Street shops or even online, including* • fresh meat • cakes • jams & chutneys • glassware • pet products • jewellery • gifts • soaps & skincare • plants • antiques. We look forward to meeting you on a Friday morning! See more at: www.theallendale. org/minster-market-the-allendale

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It’s Party Time! There wasn’t much to celebrate in 2020, was there? And even if you wanted to mark a birthday, anniversary or the like, you couldn’t get together with friends and extended family. But things are improving and – at least at the time of writing this – parties and other celebrations should once again become possible. If you’re looking for a venue, the Allendale Centre offers two goodsized rooms: the Minster Hall and the Quarter Jack Hall. With all government restrictions eased, the Minster Hall can accommodate 150+ and the Quarter Jack Hall around 70-80, allowing space for tables and chairs, a DJ or small band and a dancefloor area. Both spaces have a private, licensed bar and the Quarter Jack Hall also has an adjacent food preparation kitchen, with serving hatch into the room. With special party hire rates starting from just £60, the rooms are ideal for events including baby showers, christening gatherings,

birthday parties, wedding receptions and wedding anniversary parties. What’s next? So you’ve decided to have a get together, you have a good idea of numbers, you’ve secured the venue and… what’s next? Planning the event itself! We spoke to local Party Planner Lianne Hart, who offered a few of her top planning tips: 1. Establish a clear theme for your event BEFORE you buy anything. When you first decide to plan an occasion, whether it be your own wedding or a party for someone you love, it’s easy to get overexcited and start to impulse buy, without first sitting down to decide what kind of wedding or party you want to have - which in turn means you can end up with a lot of things you never actually use. 2. Make a Mood or Pinterest Board. Pictures say a thousand words. Creating a mood or pinterest board can really bring to life your event and how you want it to look.

3. Delegate, Delegate, Delegate It’s important when planning an event that you don't take it all on yourself. It can become very stressful, so it’s good to have other people to share the load - as the saying goes, a problem shared is a problem halved. With thanks to Lianne Hart of Hart2Heart Events. You can contact Lianne to help with your event: hart2heartevents@gmail.com or 07702 888540 or search Hart2Heart Events on Facebook.

To find out more about venue hire at the Allendale, please see www. theallendale.org, email info@ theallendale.org or call 01202 887247. Time to get dressed up!

Little Pickles Markets are coming to the Allendale on 4th July! Little Pickles Baby & Children’s Nearly New sales are for ages 0-5 years and offer you the opportunity to buy and sell maternity, baby and children’s clothing, toys, books, games, baby equipment, furniture and so much more - everything you need for your Little Pickles, whilst saving money by shopping nearly new! Little Pickles Markets was established in 2010 and now runs in nine different regions across the country. Local Market Organiser Becky Livesley joined the Little Pickles Team in 2019 after the opportunity arose to organise markets in the area. After many years working in events, she thought this would be a fantastic opportunity to organise local events to help families across Dorset. Little Pickles Markets care about www.theallendale.org

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our Little Pickles’ future planet and the environment. The markets are a great way for families to recycle their preloved items and save money by buying nearly new. All buyers and sellers must book in advance - to hire a nearly new or business table please visit www.

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Thinking of travelling abroad with your pet? Information supplied by Vetsmiths, Wimborne www.vetsmiths.co.uk

Allen Valley Milk’s Cow of the Quarter Name: Milky (671) Breed: Holstein Friesian cross Age: 5 Average milk yield per day: 54 litres One of our highest yielding cows in the herd who has a very chilled personality; she is quiet in the parlor and enjoys lounging in the fields all day.

Pet travel within Europe has changed (EU Pet Passports are no longer valid and will not be accepted), so if you’re considering a post Covid trip abroad when allowed, you now need to be issued with an Animal Health Certificate (AHC) from an Official Vet (OV). You should contact your vet well in advance of any travel dates, to ensure everything is in place. This includes: • Your pet must be microchipped • Your pet must be vaccinated against rabies (and must be at least 12 weeks old before they can be vaccinated) • A period of 21 days must pass after the primary vaccination, before travel • The AHC must be provided by the OV no more than 10 days prior to travel • Tapeworm treatment for dogs is also required if travelling to Finland, Eire, Northern Ireland, Norway and Malta. Entry into the EU must be via a designated Travellers' Point of Entry. When returning to GB, the AHC used for initial entry can be used for up to four months after issue. To avoid any disappointment with your travel plans, make sure you speak to your vet now.

Grass galore! It is that time of year again when the cows are out on the fields all day enjoying the grass and sunshine, but the rain is essential to keep the grass growing well. Grass is different to most plants; it primarily grows from the base or crown rather than the tip. This means that as the cows graze, they remove the leaves which encourages the plant to grow more to replace the lost leaves. The herd is rotated around the farm to different fields to allow the grass to grow back between their visits; if we get some warm weather with a little rain the grass grows quickly and can keep up with their appetites! The silage fields are also ready to be cut and stored in the clamps for winter, and so the yearly cycle continues. Follow the Farm on Facebook and Instagram. Find us at Allen Valley Milk on Facebook and @allenvalleymilk on Instagram. 16 |

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Do you know Knowlton Church? By Geoff Cobblestone

Six miles north of Wimborne Minster, just off the Cranborne Road, is a Pagan site, a Christian site and – according to many – one of the most haunted sites in Dorset: Knowlton Church and Earthworks. It’s believed the site was first constructed for Pagan ceremonies around 2500 BC. The 12th century Normanstyle church now at its centre is said to have used brokenup ancient standing stones in its walls, and some say its position was also designed to ‘break up’ the Pagan faith and ‘Christianise’ the site. Legends of Knowlton One of the legends of Knowlton is that the building we see today wasn’t the first attempt – anything from two to six churches are said to have been constructed but each one, whether partly built or complete, simply vanished overnight! Nocturnal Pagan demolition teams, mysterious forces or just folklore? Christianity gained a foothold and, although the community at Knowlton was decimated by the Black Death of the 14th century, the church still attracted a congregation. Around the 18th century the roof was replaced but then caved in, at which point the church was finally abandoned. Although this time the church itself didn’t vanish, its bell did – and, the story goes, ended up in the nearby river. Some said the Devil himself took it and threw it in the river; a more down-to-earth possibility involves robbers who stole the bell, found themselves being pursued and had to dump their quarry to evade capture. Whichever of those tales you believe, there’s also the story that when locals tried to rescue the bell from the river with the help of several oxen, ropes tied around the bell inexplicably untied themselves, time and again, at every attempt to remove it. Who might you see there? Tales of ghostly sightings at Knowlton Church abound – and not just in the past. A horse and rider galloping across the land, passing straight through the church walls before disappearing. A face peering out from the upper window of the tower. A woman (some say a nun) kneeling outside the church, weeping. A tall figure, dressed in black, appearing from nowhere. Groups investigating the site claim to have been surrounded by swirling white mist, and heard ethereal voices emanating from it. True stories? Overactive imaginations? Your answer to that may depend on your own experiences and beliefs. Whether your faith is Christian, Pagan, something else or none at all, the Knowlton site, one of Dorset’s less famous attractions, is well worth a visit. Knowlton Church and Earthworks, managed by English Heritage, is on Lumber Lane, just off the B3078 Cranborne Road, Wimborne, BH21 5AE. 18 |

We present for your pleasure (and business)… the Allendale Centre’s projection systems

At the Allendale Centre we have fully installed, high quality projector and screen systems in the Minster Hall and Quarter Jack Hall (plus a portable projector for use in other spaces). Pre-Covid, we would host presentations, conferences and many regular groups, all of whom would invite speakers to give a lecture alongside visual slides or video. We can still offer that service - but there’s been a change over the past year. People have become familiar with Zoom meetings, including speakers who would have previously travelled to us but are now offering the Zoom alternative, or only offering remote, online lectures instead of travelling. If your organisation or group book a speaker to present a remote lecture to a live audience of, say, 50 or more - with the facility to ask questions afterwards - what’s the easiest way to do it? That’s where our projection systems come in handy. Arrive with your laptop, link to one of our systems, go online using our wifi (or wired connection in the Minster Hall/Quarter Jack Hall), set up the Zoom meeting with your speaker and he/she can present their lecture, with visuals on the projector screen and audio through the room PA system. Your audience will see and hear as clearly as if the speaker were in the room!

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If you were previously limited to ‘live’ speakers within a 50 mile radius or so, you’re limited no more. Book a speaker from London, Europe, America… The speaker saves travelling expense and a huge amount of time, so their fees may reflect this. Read more at www.theallendale.org/audio-visualsystems Get in touch with us and, if convenient, visit and try the facilities before the day of your event – we think you’ll be impressed! www.theallendale.org

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Volunteering @ the Allendale The Allendale Centre (managed by the Wimborne & District Community Association) is run by a small team of paid employees, greatly assisted by a number of volunteers. Would you be interested in joining them? How do volunteers currently help? Meeting and greeting customers, showing customers to rooms, looking after the Preloved Book stall, helping with Minster Market @ the Allendale, Over 50s Lunch Club and Film Club, covering Reception, assisting with children’s activities, and more! Why volunteer at the Allendale? • It’s a lovely place to work • Everyone’s very friendly • You get to meet new people • If you’re retired or semi-retired, it’s an opportunity to socialise with new people • You get a great sense of satisfaction As well as the tasks mentioned above, we would welcome one or more volunteers to do some light gardening around the outside of the Centre. To find out more about volunteering @the Allendale, please see www.theallendale.org or call 01202 887247.

Fancy another good read? (once you’ve finished this magazine, of course…) In the Allendale Centre foyer, to your right as you come in, is a bookcase. It’s full of pre-loved books that have been donated to us to sell, to help the Wimborne & District Community Association, the charity that runs the Allendale Centre. At just 50p for a paperback and £1 for a hardback, there’s a great www.theallendale.org

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WIMBORNE CRICKET CLUB

Where, when… and now Take a walk, cycle or car trip around Wimborne’s one-way system to discover this hidden gem. If you’re speeding along in a car and pass the entrance to the Model Town, you’ve missed the access. But it’s worth going round again - the ground is well worth a visit! Now based at The Leaze, off King Street, Wimborne Cricket Club was established in 1793… though not always at that location. If you visit Waitrose in Wimborne - yes, the one on a hill, but picture the ground predevelopment – that’s where they played, from at least around 1860. In the mid-2000s Waitrose wanted to build a store in Wimborne. The preferred site – the cricket ground - was a controversial choice. Planning officers recommended the application be refused; the then-East Dorset Council received from local residents 450 letters in support… but 453 against. Eventually, a deal was struck that included Waitrose providing a new ground for the Club and, in 2009, the redevelopment plan was approved by the Council. The Leaze cricket ground – the Club’s home since 2010 - is regarded by many as one of the finest in the county. Any cricket lover (or non-cricket lover) is welcome to go and stroll around when the Club’s open; when the gate’s closed and padlocked, then the Club is closed. Most days, www.theallendale.org

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however, someone’s working or playing there; the Pavilion is occupied from Monday to Friday by the Dorset Cricket Association, as their headquarters. Volunteers do all the work necessary to keep the whole ground in tip top shape; the Squares, the outfield, the Pavilion, the nets and more. No one gets paid except the QE student who cleans the whole of the Pavilion once a week. Wimborne Cricket Club caters for all age groups from 5 to 75, if you’re still fit enough, and on any given day or evening there’s a good chance you’ll see cricket in one form or another! Read more about Wimborne Cricket Club at www.wimbornecricketclub.co.uk With thanks to Steve Ratcliffe /theallendale

The varied role of a PCSO By Neal Rooke 5384

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Working as a PCSO is interesting and varied. Every day brings fresh challenges, and no two days are the same. PCSOs form an integral part of Safer Neighbourhood Teams across the Force and work closely with Police Officer colleagues, local authorities, the business community and Neighbourhood Watch to ensure local issues are tackled effectively. They also tackle a wide range of community issues and are often the first uniformed presence at the scene, dealing with low-level crime and antisocial behaviour. PCSOs are highly visible, patrolling on foot or by bicycle and are often the eyes and ears of both the public and the police and provide a vital link between partners, the local community and police teams across the force areas. They’re designated with a plethora of powers ranging from the removal of abandoned vehicles to issuing fixed penalty notices; they also carry out a range of other duties that do not require the powers of a police officer, such as taking reports of low-level crime, protecting crime scenes, gathering intelligence, dealing with anti-social behaviour, preserving crime scenes and attending court as a witness. PCSOs assist in supporting the delivery of strategic aims to ensure that local communities are ‘listened to, understood, informed, protected and safe’. PCSOs often work on their own and need to be calm and confident, have a positive and mature nature and be good communicators. Discover more about PCSOs at www.dorset.police.uk | 21

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Reminder to be fire-aware near our heaths and woodlands From Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service Since the start of 2021, the Dorset area has already been the subject of two Amber wildfire alerts, and there have been several fires affecting local heath and woodland. As seen with the major incident at Wareham Forest last year, wildfires take a great deal of resources and time to bring under control, and cause devastation to heath, woodland and wildlife. Over 60 firefighters from Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to White Sheet Plantation, near Wimborne, on Easter Monday to deal with a large heath fire; then on 3 May, around 90 firefighters were needed to tackle a fire affecting approx. 12.7 hectares at Boveridge Heath near Verwood. These, and other incidents, have also required assistance from

Hampshire & IOW Fire and Rescue Service, and have taken many hours to bring under control. Station Manager Dan Perrett, who is in charge of the East Dorset fire stations, said: “Most of the firefighters tackling these blazes have been on-call, so have been working incredibly hard to protect their local area alongside their other work and family commitments. As we look to the summer, we are asking for the public’s help by not having campfires or using disposable barbecues in our forests and heathlands. Whilst we understand that people will want to go out and about, we cannot stress enough the importance of being fire aware. Please follow these few steps so we can avoid more wildfires in our beautiful countryside”.

Fire safety top tips: • Don’t have barbecues or campfires on the heath or in open spaces; the risk of a fire starting is too great. • Extinguish cigarettes properly; don’t throw cigarette ends on the ground or out of car windows – take your litter home. • If you see a fire in the countryside, call 999 and report it immediately to the Fire & Rescue Service. Please provide as much detail as possible about location and access, but also make sure you are in a safe place. Landowners and land managers are also advised to be prepared for fires, where possible, and ensure that fire breaks are cut and well maintained, with any cut grasses and vegetation removed from the site. More information on staying safe and how to be a Firewise community can be found at www.dwfire.org.uk/heath-firesand-countryside-safety

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Allendale Centre

Events Listing

July Sunday 4th

Little Pickles Market

10am

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Saturday 10th

Jive ‘n’ Kickin’

8pm

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Sunday 11th

Grandma’s Attic

10am

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Saturday 24th

Verwood Pottery Painting

11am

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Saturday 24th

Dance Away Social

7.30pm

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Tues 3rd & 10th

WDCA Children’s Event*

12pm

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Saturday 14th

Jive ‘n’ Kickin’

Tues 17th & 24th

WDCA Children’s Event*

12pm

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Sunday 29th

Grandma’s Attic

10am

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Sunday 5th

Wedding Daze

10am

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Sat 11th

WHS Flower Show

12pm

Wednesday 15th

Mr Kyps presents Paul Merson & Matt Le Tissier

7.45pm

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Thursday 16th

Rotary Big Band Charity Jazz Concert

7.30pm

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Fri 17th - Sun 19th

Café @ the Allendale

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Bournemouth Orchid Soc Show

Saturday 25th

Dance Away Social Evening

7.30pm

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Sunday 26th

Little Pickles Market

10am

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August

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September

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October to December events include: Wednesday 3rd Nov

Mr Kyps presents An Evening with Phil Tufnell

Saturday 6th Nov

Mr Kyps presents Fleetwood Bac

Friday 19th Nov

Mr Kyps presents Bad Manners

Thursday 25th Nov

Mr Kyps presents An Evening with Frank Bruno

Friday 3rd Dec

Mr Kyps presents Coldplace

Sat 11th – Fri 24th Dec

Best Ever Christmas Show

Monday 27th Dec

Mr Kyps presents Dirty DC

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Wimborne Football Club - Then & Now By John Dacombe

As this is the year Wimborne Town Football Club (The Magpies) start playing at the ‘New Cuthbury Stadium’, I thought it would be nice to reminisce what the football club (and Cuthbury) was like in the mid 1960s. You used the same entrance but there was an old farm gate which was opened and shut on match and training days. There were no stands surrounding the ground, just a rope to keep the supporters from encroaching on the pitch. Probably surplus to requirements as there was only about twenty spectators! On the allotment side of the ground was an old stand which had been there for about 50 years. I’m pretty sure that health and safety would take a very dim view of its condition nowadays. The changing rooms were situated where the clubhouse now stands; inside were just the two changing rooms with a communal bath in each. On many occasions the last player in came out dirtier than when he went in! Next to the changing rooms was a converted garden shed which was for the sole use of the referee. The pitch still sloped towards the river and during very wet winter periods it became extremely muddy in the bottom corner.

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The first team played in Dorset league one and the second team in division four. Stalwarts of the first team in those days were Ted King and Cliff Green (goalkeepers); defenders Mike, Brian, Tony and Gerald Fripp (all brothers), tough tackling Mick Jones; inside forwards Kenny Bridle, Ronnie Ridout and Don Legg; centre forward and prolific scorer Jim Donovan. Others I remember well include Ron Dinmore, Johnny Rigler and Chris Randall. Every week on matchday you paid five shillings (25p) for cleaning of the kit. If I remember correctly it was done by Mrs King and Mrs Kerslake. The club AGM and social evenings were held at the Griffin hotel and every year the club would announce that the balance in the bank stood at £1200 the same as the year before, and the year before that. Never spent more than you earned in those days. There is another person I must mention who was the mainstay of the club in those days: (Biffer Smith). Biffer was a big man, physically, with

a heart to match; a gentle giant in fact and was much loved and admired by all the players. Whatever needed doing he would do it - groundsman, bucket and sponge man - sadly no longer with us but I believe his wife is still alive. Over the next 50 years the club expanded rapidly and has risen up through the leagues. This is thanks to the efforts of, amongst others, John Smith, Ron Dinmore, Nick O’ Hara and Ken Stewart, plus the many volunteers (stewards etc). Wimborne Football Club did have one moment of national fame in the 60s when Ann Chambers (nee Smeeth) who was Miss Wimborne Football Club went on to win the national competition of football club beauty queens. Ann took her role very seriously and always made an effort to attend the club’s social functions. Now the club has a wonderful new stadium and I wonder if, in 50 or 60 years’ time, somebody will write about the memories of 2021 – but I’m pretty sure it won’t be me!

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practical and interactive sessions. Young people attend every day for 12 weeks and complete units that lead to an Employability, Teamwork and Community Skills qualification, along with the opportunity to gain a First Aid and Food Safety certificate. During the course, participants will take part in an outdoor activity residential in Dartmoor, fundraise for and complete a community project to improve their local area, complete a 2-week work experience placement and get support in planning their next steps, whether that be gaining employment or returning to education.

DWFRS are always looking for work experience placements for individuals and community projects the group can complete or local groups that require support. The next course starts on Monday 27th September 2021 and will be delivered from Hamworthy Fire Station. If you would like to find out more information, please contact Debbie Harvey, Prince’s Trust Team Leader via Debbie.Harvey@dwfire. org.uk or call 07500 066134. www.facebook.com/ DWFRSPrincesTrust/ twitter.com/DWFRSPrincesTru

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Time to rock’n’roll – Mr Kyps returns to the Allendale!

For almost two decades, Mr Kyps was a magnet for live music fans over at Ashley Cross in Poole. Up and coming acts, top tribute bands and household names graced the stage, to the delight of countless fans over the years. But all good things must come to an end (why must they?) and a few years ago the popular venue finally closed its doors. According to club founder Mark ‘Kyp’ Kyprianou, the venue was suffering structural and maintenance problems and, as a result, the landlords decided to sell the building for redevelopment. “The Mr Kyps brand was going strong,” Mark said, “but the building definitely wasn’t!” There was still a great appetite

for shows and the distinctive Mr Kyps atmosphere, so one (or more) new venues had to be found. One lucky venue was the Allendale Centre and we were delighted to welcome Kyp, his team, his acts and his audiences (plus the atmosphere) in the days before Covid. Yes, there were days before Covid… The first gig at the Allendale was legendary ska band Bad Manners, still with original front man Buster Bloodvessel. A great night, and it felt like Mr Kyps had been coming here

forever. Various gigs followed, all enjoyed by those attending, until… hello pandemic. Unless you’ve been living on the moon, you’ll know the effect Covid has had on all forms of live entertainment, especially live music. The less said about 2020 the better. But now it’s 2021. There’s light at the end of the tunnel, Kyp is back doing what he does best and there are some great music and non-music nights booked at the Allendale, from September:

PERSONAL APPEARANCES

15th September, An Evening with Paul Merson & Matt Le Tissier, including tales from the football legends and audience Q & A. Standard and VIP tickets available. 3rd November, An Evening with Phil Tufnell. Come and see the ex England cricketer and Question of Sport captain; includes audience Q & A. Standard and VIP tickets available. 25th November, An Evening with Frank Bruno. The man himself, former WBC Heavyweight Champion of the World. Includes audience Q & A. Standard and VIP tickets available.

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6th November, Fleetwood Bac. The number 1 Fleetwood Mac tribute, authentically reproducing the Rumours era. 19th November, Bad Manners with special guests. Skatastic! 3rd December, Coldplace – the UK’s top Coldplay tribute. 27th December, Dirty DC – said to be the best UK tribute to AC/DC you’ll ever see! Might sound like a few months away, but tickets are already selling for these nights. To get yours, see www.theallendale.org/box-office or pop into the Allendale. Bar open for all events. Welcome back to live entertainment, welcome back to Mr Kyps!

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Release your inner rock star with Poundfitness! by Hayley Sandell My name is Hayley Sandell and in the last 3 years I have really got into my fitness. About 2 1/2 years ago I walked into a class called Poundfitness and was blown away with how infectious and energising the class was, so week in, week out I was there doing my cardio jam session with my drum sticks, drumming away to the music! I loved it so much that in March 2020 I became a Pound pro fitness instructor, doing my training in Wales, and have been teaching ever since! In February this

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year I wanted children to enjoy the drumming of this infectious cardio jam and also for them to become Little Rock Stars, so I became a Generation Pound fitness instructor too, going on to do my personal trainer certification. Poundfitness is designed for all fitness levels and is easy to modify. It provides the perfect atmosphere for letting loose, getting energised, improving your health and rocking out. Pound’s alternative vibe and welcoming philosophy appeals to women and men of all

ages and abilities. Generation Pound for children aims to foster a young love for physical activity that lasts a lifetime, through the development of fundamental movement and fitness skills disguised as loud, energetic, inclusive fun. The power of Pound promotes social and emotional wellbeing, fosters relationships and builds self-esteem and self-awareness. So come and join my classes and release your inner rock star! Contact Hayley on 07786553889 or email hayley.sandell@outlook.com

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R E N R O C E Q The Client

Abandoned

Cherry Driscoll Year 10

Lauren Francis Year 10, QE School

I'm here, sitting down talking about how I feel nothing, how I'm so numb to live and yet you're just here writing it down in a notebook, telling me everything is going to be alright when you and I both know it isn't. It’s a bright room with dark furniture. The chair that she is sitting on looks expensive; the whole room looks expensive. There were big windows that the light was beaming in from; there were pictures of her and what looks like her family at Christmas time, on the table. I don't think I’ve ever been so jealous of someone in such a short amount of time. She's an arrogant woman who has no sympathy for me. She's wearing the most expensive clothes I’ve ever seen, just writing whatever I say down in a notebook like it's going to help. Her left eye was catching my attention. It was a dark, big blue eye that whenever you look into it you sort of sink into it and go into your own world, but whenever she blinks you snap out of it. She questioned me on why I'm here in a really judgemental manner. I said to her I'm telling you everything that is wrong in my life, but she only looked at me with a blank face as if I had really embarrassed her. She was clicking her pen like she was waiting for me to leave. Don't worry, when the clock hits 5 I'll be out and you can collect the 4 digit paycheck and have a wonderful evening in your nice big house with your big family and people who love you. I'll be on my own in the dark with no one around me that loves me; not that you're concerned. Anyway, thank you for “listening” because no one else ever did.

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As I got off the gloomy, chaotic bus into the blinding light of the busy street, more pupils from another school stood and stared as if they didn’t know other schools existed. Their laughing and giggling filled the street and as girls with messy hair and a uniform made up of scruffy skirts, hoodies and trainers walked out the corner shop, everyone seemed to know them as the popular girls. I don't know why, it just looked like a group of losers to me. Walking home felt like a hike across endless rocky mountains but really it was just a 25 minute walk down the road. I exaggerate things sometimes, but on a serious note, my legs killed. As I reached my front door, taking a deep breath, I just knew I was walking into a place somewhat like hell and not like home. I placed myself on the opposite sofa to my parents, a feeling of awkwardness and distress filling the air. I sat and waited, waited for the news that would make my heart sink in my chest. The sun shines, but frost still gathers in my heart as I gaze into the sun through my living room window and set my eyes blurred up with tears on the family photo placed in the centre of the dusty windowsill. I remember it, the day that photo was taken. Running along the windy beach hand in hand with my dad, as my mum and my sister chased after us in a game of It. We all collapsed on the ground, our lungs invaded with the salty sea air; my sister loved it, but to be honest I would have much rather been lying in my bed. But now to look back at it I’m glad I went as it’s a memory I will never forget. I will always have that image to look back on - us all cuddled up on the beach pulling goofy faces at the camera. Those are the moments I will love forever, even though our family might be falling apart, the memories that make us a family will always remain.

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Best Ever Christmas Show returns

After missing out in 2020 due to the pandemic, we’re delighted that Best Ever Christmas Show returns to the Allendale this December. As you read this in the (hopefully) hot summer weather you may think that’s a long way off - but it’ll soon come round, and tickets are already selling…. See Father Christmas with his jolly Ho, Ho, Ho!, laugh at his naughty Elves, and keep the spirit of

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Christmas alive and exciting! There'll be buckets full of laughter, plenty of audience participation - and a FREE ice cream for every child - so book your tickets and let Best Ever Christmas Show take you on a magical mystery ride into the world of Santa’s grotto! Read more and buy tickets at www.theallendale.org

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Wimborne Paddleboard Hire with @WimbSupHire New for 2021, @WimbSupHire are providing the local community and surrounding areas the opportunity to get out on the water with their Inflatable Stand-up Paddleboards; packed in a rucksack, they give you the chance to explore the local River Stour or even enjoy them on a day out at the beach. Luke Hickson started the company as there was no one locally offering this sort of service; with similar businesses you were usually limited to using the boards in a specific area and hiring on an hourly rate, which could turn out quite expensive. With @WimbSupHire the rental is on a daily basis with prices starting at £25 for the whole day. The boards are inflatable

and come in a rucksack with everything you need, meaning you can easily travel with them in the back of a car, and they’re light enough (around 10kg) to take on a small walk. The boards are suitable for people of all sizes and levels of experience, even if you’re a beginner looking to try out paddle boarding for the first time. Collect your board from the @WimbSupHire site in Gaunts Common, Wimborne from 8am Monday - Sunday, and return by 8pm the same day. For more information follow @WimbSupHire on Facebook or Instagram, call 07415 703625 or email WimbSupHire@gmail.com Welcome aboard!

Vision Wimborne:

Dreamboats With thanks to Pat Hymers

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boathouse, sixteen craft to hire, heaps of life jackets and all the other paraphernalia needed to keep boats floating safely on the water. This year, three Stand-UpPaddleboards are to be added to the fleet. The committee of dedicated volunteers do all the jobs necessary to make sure everything is safe and efficient. This includes employing boatmen who hire out the boats and look after people who come to the river to enjoy the environment and relax, as well as to take some exercise. They’ll be doing the same this year, following all applicable rules so that customers are kept safe. There are two special projects at the moment. One is to raise the funds for a specially adapted boat that can

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be used by people with disabilities: Dreamboats think that enjoying the delights of rowing on the river should be available to everyone. Adding this boat to the collection means that they need more storage, so this also needs to be achieved. Visit Dreamboats and enjoy this delightful experience for yourself! Dreamboats is open every weekend, on school holidays and, this year, all of July and August. Dreamboats, Riverside Park, Wimborne BH21 1QU. | 37

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As well as being a great venue for refreshments and a catch up with friends, Café @ the Allendale regularly comes alive to the incomparable sound of live music! Wimborne Folk Club, Thursdays 7pm-10pm Local artists, Fridays 6pm-8pm Classical music, Saturdays 1pm-4pm

*Special event 11th July, 11am-5pm* Full details to be confirmed – see www.theallendale.org/cafe for updates.

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ALLENDALE MAGAZINE FRONT COVER COMPETITION We’re thrilled to announce our Allendale Magazine Front Cover Competition for under 16s! For our Autumn/Winter issue (Oct, Nov, Dec) we’re inviting you to design the all-important Front Cover. The artwork must have something to do with Wimborne, and with the season. There are three age categories: Up to 8 | 8 - 12 | 13 - 16 There will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes in each age category. The entry judged as overall winner will appear on the Front Cover, with other category winners’ entries published inside the same issue. All winning entries will be credited. For more details, including how to enter, see www.theallendale.org Get thinking, get creating and we look forward to seeing your entries!

Wimborne In Bloom update By Anthony Oliver, MBE Wimborne in Bloom Press Officer

By the time you read this, it is hoped that Wimborne in Bloom will have planted up the Flower Towers and Planters in The Square, the Corn Market and Cook Row and, if funds have become available, that other areas of the town will also have been planted up. Our team of stalwart volunteers can be seen around the town again on a Monday morning, weeding the pavements and generally making sure the place is kept clean and tidy. The picture shows five of them preparing to give Cook Row a good make over on the first Monday they returned in May. Help is always needed, so if you would like to join them in keeping the town looking its very best, please contact: info@wimborneinbloom.org. uk As far as our fundraising events are concerned, we hope that it might be possible to run the Annual Duck Race at the end of August. We are looking at holding our popular Open Gardens Day in early September and the Charities Fair in the Allendale Centre is booked for Saturday 13th November. However, there will be no Local Competition this year and we will not be entering the town into the Regional In Bloom Competition. Donations towards our work will be particularly welcome at this time and can be made by contacting www.theallendale.org

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either Richard Nunn (01202 888793) or Anthony Oliver (01202 888703). Copies of the lovely Blooming Wimborne book are still available at £4.95 each from Anthony Oliver. You can keep up to date by accessing our website:

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www.wimborneinbloom.org.uk Our hope is that in 2022 we will be able to return to having a full floral display around town, hold our normal fundraising events and make the most of what will be the 30th anniversary year of Wimborne in Bloom.

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Chris Slocock continues his marathon pilgrimage around the Minster:

Walking 900+ Adventure Day 10th July – Save the Date! By Anthony Oliver, MBE Wimborne Minster Press Officer On Saturday 10th July there will be a Fundraising Event on the Minster Green in aid of the Minster Makes Music Appeal and in association with Chris Slocock’s Walking 900. “We hope very much that this will be a day of adventure for the whole family”, said Chris, who is behind the organisation of the day. The day will also celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Wimborne British Legion - it became the Royal British Legion in 1921 - with Chris reaching 1500 laps of the Minster to mark the occasion (We Will Remember Them). Charities and organisations are invited to take a table to

run a stall, either in aid of the Appeal or in aid of their own nominated charity, in which case a small charge will be made. If you would like a stall, please contact Anthony Oliver on 01202 888703. Chris Slocock’s walking around the Minster has so far raised over £5,000 towards the Appeal, with the latest donation being £500 from Nicholas O’Hara Funeral Directors. The aim is also to involve the whole town in this community event. Dorset Youth Marching Band have been booked and plans are being made to include family adventure activities at the Minster.

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Where do you think you are? by Geoff Cobblestone Have you ever been somewhere and wondered why a place is called what it is? Ever questioned why there are so many English place names ending -chester, -ton or -ham? If you have, but never found the answers, welcome to the world of toponymy. Top who? Toponym is another word for a place name and toponymy is the study of place name origins. While some English words come and go over time, a toponym, once established, tends to stick and can tell you much about the history of the place itself. Some English toponyms can be traced back to the Celts or the Romans, some (especially further north) are Danish but here in the land of the West Saxons, it’s no surprise that we have those invaders to thank for many names still in use. Once the Romans departed around 400AD and the Saxons arrived and found their settlements, they adapted the first part of the Roman name and added the suffix -cester, -chester or -caster, an old word for a Roman station. Roman ‘Dorchester’

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was Durnovaria. Saxons who settled at Durnovaria called themselves Dorsaetas (people of the Dor/Dur) and the settlement Dornwaracester, evolving to Dorncester and eventually Dorchester. A -bury was a fortified settlement (burgh and borough are related). A -ton was a farm or farming estate and a -ham, a village, a homestead. -lea, -ley and -leigh were all clearings in a wood or forest, usually with a prefix to describe the land or distinguishing features. What about some other toponyms in our area? Bournemouth. Bourne from burna, a brook, and mouth from mutha, the mouth of a river. Canford (various combinations in the Wimborne/Poole area). A ford is a place where a river can be traversed and was usually prefixed with the name of who, or what, can cross there. Going back to at least Saxon times, originally it may have been Cana’s ford. Corfe Mullen. Corfe from corf, a cutting, a pass between two hills;

Mullen from French molin/moulin, a mill. Ferndown. Believed to derive from the Anglo-Saxon fiergen, a wooded hill (there’s a Fiergen Court on Ringwood Road). Poole. Pol as a prefix (Polperro, Polruan) means a pool or lake; pool as a suffix (Liverpool, Blackpool) means harbour. This one’s just Poole on its own! Verwood. A beautiful wood (previously known as ‘Fairwood’, various spellings). Wimborne Minster. Wimborne from winn/wynn, white, holy (cf. Welsh gwyn) and burna, a brook (also explains the demonym Winburnian). Minster from mynster, the church of a monastery. And finally… Allendale. It’s an easy one: a dale is a valley, through which the River Allen runs. These are the origins of just a few Dorset toponyms, and there are so many more to explore: Hinton Parva, Winterborne Zelston, Tarrant Launceston…

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Bringing local Mums-to-be together with Intuition Pregnancy Yoga Intuition Pregnancy Yoga, run by Jenna Foster, are delighted to be bringing their classes to The Allendale Centre. Pregnancy is a unique time in a woman’s life and these pregnancy yoga classes offer a chance to pause and focus on pregnancy and the upcoming birth. Whether you are completely new to yoga or have had a regular practice, all are welcome to join in this specialist pregnancy yoga class. Included is the practice of breathing and relaxation techniques so that when you come to labour, these techniques are like second nature to you. Of course, there is also plenty of movement, all targeted specifically

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to help prevent and ease common pregnancy aches and pains including SPD, PGP, sciatica and carpal tunnel. You can rest easy knowing that all classes are designed with pregnancy in mind – at the beginning of class the “hello circle” also allows you to voice any areas you would like to focus on. It is important to choose qualified practitioners for your pregnancy exercise and antenatal education. Jenna qualified to teach pregnancy yoga with LushTums Yoga School, is registered with FEDANT (Federation of Antenatal Educators) and is fully insured. After a year of minimal social contact, it is a joy to be able to bring

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women together to nourish their bodies through pregnancy and build friendships with other pregnant women in the local area. Pregnancy yoga is on Tuesday evenings at The Allendale Centre. For more information contact Jenna at Intuition Pregnancy Yoga: info@intuitionyoga.co.uk www.intuitionyoga.co.uk

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Regular Clubs and Activities @ the Allendale MONDAY Tappy Toes Dance Weekly 9am

Play Sportz (term time only) Weekly 9.30am & 10.30am

E. Dorset Parkinson’s Tai Chi Weekly 11.30am

Happy Patchers Monthly 1.30pm

Dance Away Weekly 1.45pm

Wimborne Horticultural Soc Monthly 2pm

Gordon Fearn Tae Kwon Do Weekly 4.15pm

Poundfitness Weekly 4.30pm

((Bounce)) Weekly 6.15pm & 7.15pm

The Arts Society Monthly 1.30pm

Stagecoach Weekly 4.15pm 7.15pm

Intuition Pregnancy Yoga Weekly 7.30pm

Wessex Astronomical Society Monthly 7.45pm

TUESDAY FLexercise Weekly 9.15am & 10.15am

Play Sportz (term time only) Weekly 9.30am & 4pm

WEDNESDAY NHS Blood Donation Monthly – day can vary

Shining Stars Weekly 9.45am

Strictly Tea Dance Monthly 2.30pm

Poundfitness Weekly 4.45pm

Juliet Yoga Weekly 6pm

Gauge O Group Monthly 7.15pm

((Bounce)) Weekly 7.30pm

Dorset Youth Marching Band Weekly 7.30pm

Golden Oldies Film Club Monthly 1.30pm

BEAT Weekly 4pm

THURSDAY Funba Weekly 10am

Destined2Dance Weekly 7.30pm

FRIDAY Minster Market @ the Allendale Weekly 9am

Claire Matthews Pilates Weekly 10.30am & 11.30am

Play Sportz (term-time only) Weekly 4pm

Allendale Bridge Club Weekly 7pm

SUNDAY Re-pose Relaxation Weekly 10am

Wimborne Quaker Meeting Weekly 10.30am

For more information on our regular clubs and activities please call us at the Allendale on 01202 887247, email info@theallendale.org or visit www.theallendale.org All details correct at time of going to print, subject to change and government restrictions. 46 |

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