Roundabout East Dorset Villages Bebruary 2014 by Sue West

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February / March 2014

Contents

Dear Readers,

love the patchwork of the East Dorset countryside and it’s so cleverly portrayed on this issue’s front cover by Clare Shepherd - this issue’s Dorset Artist. Page 16 tells her story and shows another of her imaginative paintings - this time Broadstone. With a brief explanation of how the name came to be. It’s so obvious but had never occurred to me! I’m now really looking forward to Dorset Art Weeks in May and June and look forward to meeting some of these artists in their studios. This issue seems to have become a Wildlife issue including sightings of Great Crested Grebes at Blashford Lakes page 24, another feral cat story this time about the very timid Freddie and Freda - page 12, details of a Wildlife Photography Exhibition at Moors Valley - page 21 and even some news about the Wimborne and

with best wishes,

Ferndown Lions and the ubiquitous VW Beetle on pages 4 and 31 respectively! (Maybe the last two don’t really count of course!) If you would like more members in your club or society, and/or would like us to publish your news, articles or future events, then simply e-mail the details to: info@roundaboutmags.co.uk. All our current magazines can be viewed online at: www.roundaboutmags.co.uk. Now Spring is in the air, it’s a good time to think about spring cleaning - carpet cleaning, decorating jobs, plumbing jobs, electrical repairs etc all of which can be carried out by one of our local trades from the ‘Local Business Directory’ page 30. Save yourself time, fuel and most importantly at the moment - money!

Sue West

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Business features Local Dorset Hospitals

Local events and features Community News 4,15,21,25,29 Viewed From My Window: rescued cat stories by Local Author, Patricia Oliver 12 Clubs & Societies 14 Portrait of a Dorset Artist: Clare Shepherd 16 What’s On Locally 20,22 The Blashford Bulletin 24

Feature articles Are You REALLY Ready For Romance? Mike’s Motors: Ford B-Max does Space-max Beauty: Professional Beauty Secrets: Revealed History: What Happened in…February 1972?

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Information Advertising Local Theatres, Concerts & the Arts Useful Local Information Useful Telephone Numbers Local Business Directory

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Wimborne and Ferndown Lions

Craft & Food Fayre success

espite competition from other events and the general belt tightening we all know about, the Lions’ first Christmas Craft and Gift Fayre at the Allendale centre on Dec 8th was deemed a great success, raising over £700 for local good causes. Thanks mainly to the hard work put in by organiser Lion Neil Godfrey with support from other club members, over 50 trade stands were on display for visitors to sample. The day was enhanced by singing from the LEAF choir,who perform for charity to support Leukaemia sufferers.

Now Sylvia can read those recipes

imborne and Ferndown Lions have obtained a special reader/magnifier which enables very small print to be read with ease. Made by Optelec of Croxley Green near Watford, the TCI colour cctv (video magnifier) gives a full 22”HD TV image with up to 60 times magnification. Sylvia from Wimborne has often wished to try some new recipes but cannot read the small print often displayed on foodstuffs (amongst other things). Now she can relax and devise new dishes in comfort. The photo right shows Sylvia with Lion president Frank Fortey. The Optelec (left) is displaying the recipe which can just be seen on the platen. The Lions Club can be contacted on: www.lions.org.uk/wimborne-ferndown.

Dorset Archaeologists help bring Stonehenge to life

ighly-skilled archaeologists from Dorset’s Ancient Technology Centre are embarking on the second phase of their experimental work as part of a new visitor centre at the world famous Stonehenge. Staff from Dorset County Council’s Ancient Technology Centre (ATC) in Cranborne, have been commissioned by English Heritage to build five authentic Neolithic houses and help discover how people may have lived in the late Stone Age. Working at the new visitor centre at Stonehenge near Salisbury, the ATC team (with the help of English Heritage volunteers) will construct the houses using the same tools and locally-sourced materials as their prehistoric counterparts. Earlier this year, ATC staff designed and built three prototype Neolithic houses at Old Sarum to understand which materials and methods would work best. The work was carried out by over 60 English Heritage volunteers using a range of Neolithic tools, materials and construction methods to produce buildings based on 4600 year old evidence from the excavated site of Durrington Walls. And based on their experience from building the prototypes, they will now construct five individual buildings that will form part of the new visitor centre, which opened on 18 December. Starting on 27 January, they will have just 12 weeks to construct the houses and fit them out with plank built furniture including beds, doors and storage shelves. They will form part of the visitor centre’s outdoor gallery, which is due to open in April 2014. For more information about the ATC and Stonehenge project, go to: www.dorsetforyou.com/ancient-technology-centre

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Are you REALLY ready for romance?

t’s that time of the year when we just can’t avoid the subject of romance, from the heart shaped decorations fluttering in shop windows to those indulgent dinner-for-two recipes that appear in your local paper. This annual overdose of hearts and flowers can provoke a range of different reactions, depending on your age, situation or mindset. If you’re a teenager expecting your first Valentine card, the 14th February can be a time of excitement. Alternatively if you’re a singleton marooned at home with a ready meal for one, the day can be a depressing experience. Couples in long-term relationships may have more mixed feelings about St Valentine’s Day. Depending on whether you are a ‘glass half full’ or a ‘glass half empty’ kind of person, you will either see the 14th February as the perfect opportunity to show you care, or as an occasion that highlights the lack of romance in your relationship for the remaining 364 days of the year. Of course, there are a lucky few who don’t need St Valentine’s Day to kick-start their romantic feelings: take David and Lauren Blair,

who earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records for renewing their wedding vows over 100 times, or Ravi Viswanathan, who paid over £25,000 at auction for a bottle of vintage champagne to celebrate his 10th wedding anniversary. If you must, take American farmer Dick Kleis, who flew his wife over farmland in a plane to show her a birthday message he’d written out – you guessed it – in cow dung. With Mills and Boon romantic novels published in 26 different languages and sold in 109 countries world-wide, it would seem that we can’t get enough of romance, but while it’s great to fantasise about other people’s love-inspired exploits, we’re sometimes less comfortable about experiencing them ourselves, in real life. When football fan James Miller stripped down to his underwear and did a Cupid-style streak across the pitch, firing roses from a bow and arrow in tribute to his girlfriend, it didn’t have the effect he anticipated: she was so embarrassed that she dumped him. I know how James must have felt when his romantic gesture misfired. Last year

by Kate McLelland on February 14th my partner of fifteen years rang me from work to say he’d booked a table at a new restaurant I’d spotted in town. “It’ll be like a proper date,” he promised. Although it was exciting to dress up and go out on the spur of the moment, the whole thing ran out of steam pretty quickly: within half an hour we were discussing how to fix a leaky tap in the bathroom. Our night out may not have been the height of romance, but on reflection it summed up the comfortable place we have reached in our relationship. It’s sad that St Valentine’s Day has lost its excitement for many of us, but I still believe it’s worth celebrating. Of course, there are those who condemn the 14th February for its overt commercialism, but you don’t have to spend a fortune to show that you care. Remember farmer Dick Kleis and make the best of the resources you have to hand … however, Dear Reader, if you want your relationship to last, I would advise you not to take his example too literally.

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Ford B-Max does Space-max

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By Mike Wattam

hoosing a new car isn’t easy. Write down all the essential requirements and the desirable features, and a long list of vehicles emerges. Then which trim, which options, which engine size? Totting up the fiscal implications reveals a headline figure of 75 grand – a quick chat with the friendly bank manager suggests it would be more realistic to approach those gruesome muppets in the Wonga advertisement. Well, at least it would carry at least half of Ikea, transport the mother-in-law and a whole host of schoolchildren – together. Instead you re-align your needs and wants, to match your pocket a bit better. Such fun! Then some bright spark like me will come along and depthcharge the whole process by suggesting the practical solution is to buy a small eco-warrior, and for those special occasions when you need a bus, that is exactly what you’ll rent by the day, so much cheaper. Can you get it serviced without spending the whole day delivering and collecting it? And by the way did you know that Global Motors are giving a huge discount on their slow-moving Excel sedan? Maybe now is the time to pop down to your local Ford dealer to see whether their ‘Max’ subbrand can offer something for you. ‘Max’ started off with the C-Max which was a somewhat

stylistically bungled attempt to turn the ubiquitous Galaxy airport car into a moderately sporty family car. Then came the BMax which in its first gestation was relentlessly dull but Ford soon twigged this and re-designed the car from the ground up and while still taking a vertical interpretation of the Focus, managed to put enough style, features and benefits to present a desirable car. More recently they have taken the Fiesta platform and made an even more bold vertical interpretation, in my view the best yet visually from all angles - and technically very capable too. So, walk up to the B-Max to be pleased by the general styling and driver-friendly small footprint. Open a door and be amazed by the sheer engineering skill in making sliding rear doors – a boon at Tesco! Sit inside and there’s plenty of space even for tall people who – as in other Ford ‘Max’ interpretations – are able to sit upright and have a commanding view. Of course there are compromises in the boot area – do not expect to squeeze more than a couple of 28” suitcases and cabin bags for 2 in there. Choosing the correct suitcase size becomes very important with this car, or flip the seats down for maximum load space. On the road it is impressive. A small 3-cylinder turbo petrol engine accelerates this along

quite smartly, if a little noisily at low speed. On Autobahns it will cruise rock-steadily at 8090mph all day and in our case put in an overall economy just a shade under 40mpg – an incredible achievement and superb braking/swerving power was tested to the full when Beemer Fritz pressed his ‘silly red button’. What fault is there to find? Our car was riding on optional large wheels which had in my view compromised road comfort somewhat, so I would want to specify a smaller and cheaper wheels/tyre combination. The Zetec trim level left me longing for something better-looking and less grey despite very supportive sports seats in the front. All in all, an excellent transport compromise.

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Planning for your future care

hroughout our busy lives, we make arrangements for life events such as getting married, having a baby or writing a will. But most of us will not have thought about planning our end of life care, or having these discussions with our loved ones so that they know what we would want. This would be particularly important if we were to go on to lose the ability to make decisions for ourselves. At The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals we want to provide good end of life care for our patients. This might mean they spend their last days in their place of choice, comfortable, and with their families and friends. For us to give good end of life care, we need to know about your wishes so that we can do our best to meet them. If you are able to make your wishes known, we will do our best to follow them wherever possible. The Macmillan Unit at Christchurch Hospital offers specialist inpatient care to patients at the end of life, and support to their families. The team based at the Macmillan Unit also offer specialist advice 24 hours a day to help deal with problems in the community and in the acute hospital, which is where most people die. Advance care planning involves talking to your family, friends and health professionals (GP, nurse or hospital doctor) about what is important to you, so that they are able to work with you

to plan for what you want. This becomes particularly important if you later become less well and are unable to tell people your wishes. You may want to talk about:

• where you would want to be cared for - some people say that they would want to stay at home if they become less well. However, this may not be a realistic choice in some circumstances, for instance, if you live alone • are there certain treatments that you would not want? Do you need to find out more about your options? Some treatments may cause more harm than good. For example, cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a frail elderly patient is rarely successful and frequently causes harm such as fractured ribs • your wishes and preferences - how do you prefer things? would you rather have a side room or share a bay with others? • do you like to sleep with the lights on? Is there anyone in particular that you would want to visit you? • do you have religious beliefs that are important to you and that you would want to be considered if you were at the end of your life? • who you would like to be consulted on your behalf if you were unable to make your own decisions? • practical things, such as who would look after your pets • how to let people know your wishes Regardless of where you may spend your final days, good advance care planning is

important so that others can take your wishes into consideration. It ensures that your preferences are known and gives you a degree of control. At our hospitals there are a number of things we are doing to ensure that we can provide good end of life care and support to our patients and their families: • we have appointed a dedicated nurse to support patients at the end of life • all wards have an end of life care champion - a member of nursing staff with particular expertise • there are monthly teaching sessions open to all staff • the Macmillan Unit is providing advance care planning training for staff in the community

The NHS in Dorset has produced an advance care planning guide to help you prepare for the future and assist with practical arrangements. To download a copy visit our website at www.rbch.nhs.uk or call us on 01202 704271.

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Viewed From My W indow A small selection of short stories written by Patricia Oliver from Horton near Wimborne, describing the ups and downs of caring for feral cats over the years with photos by J Santana-Martin.

Freddie and Freda

s part of our neutering programme where we catch any feral cat that comes to us for food, the RSPCA now pay for the neutering itself. Recently we caught a cat we called Freddie and whilst under anaesthetic the Vet examined him and found he had a huge ulcer in the centre of his tongue. We were asked by the Vet to keep him in until we could be sure he could feed himself, or he may well die of starvation. The Vet then gave him appropriate medication whilst under anaesthetic which we were pleased to pay for. We always do our best for these cats. We placed him in the special large cage we use for this purpose with all the facilities he could wish for and made sure he had plenty of soft food to eat. He was extremely nervous and would try to retreat to a safe distance when we entered the cage. He was not aggressive, just frightened. Freddie remained with us for several months as we tried to befriend him, but we had caught him too late and he did not wish to know us, so eventually we let him go free, knowing that he knew

both are of similar age, however Freda is much smaller than Freddie when viewed together. Poor timid Freda

We tried to befriend Freda keeping her in our large cage while her wound healed after her operation, but she really did not want to know and preferred to be left alone. In time, we also decided she was best released, but again knew she was aware of the food available to her should she wish it, on the patio. It seems that Freddie and Freda both now live in our garage and we have made sure that there are hay barrels prepared for them to sleep in and we leave the garage door up slightly so they can come and go as they wish. They only ever come after dark for food, so biscuits are placed in the garage in case they need a snack during the day and they can eat undisturbed.

Freddie the night visitor we always had food on the patio for those who preferred to keep their distance. He only comes now at night for his food but he is very welcome. Perhaps we should call him ‘bright-eyes’? Another cat we caught as part of our neutering programme we have named Freda. Freddie and Freda are so similar, they have to be siblings and

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LOCAL CLUBS AND SOCIETIES

EAST DORSET NATIONAL TRUST ASSOC’N

Over 65 talks, functions, outings and special events held throughout the year in Verwood, West Moors and Ferndown. Contact Membership Secretary: Janet Matthews 01202 855001

WIMBORNE & BLANDFORD DECORATIVE FINE ARTS SOCIETY Meets on the third Monday of the month for its

monthly lecture at the Allendale Centre, Wimborne, starting at 2.15pm. Visitors welcome. Contact: Christine Maguire 01202 697977

VERWOOD UNIVERSITY OF THE 3RD AGE

VERWOOD PANTOMIME SOCIETY

DORSET SOUTH AFRICAN CLUB

CRANBORNE & DISTRICT COMMUNITY CHOIR

Welcomes retired and semi retired people to take part in our groups and classes of social and educational interest. Contact: Brian Hawkins on 01202 829924 Outdoor and indoor activities: braais, boat cruise, walks, barn dance, darts, South African dinners. Camaraderie! fun! Contact Phillipa 01202-740265

The Society hold rehearsals in September for a show at the Hub, Verwood in January. Members also meet throughout the year for various social events. Contact: Sue Gardiner 01202 825731 Meet Cranborne C of E First School on Thursdays at 7.30pm. Contact: Leader Jeremy Avis: 07812 136032

CRANBORNE LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY

COLEHILL EVENING WOMEN’S INSTITUTE

VERWOOD ORGAN & KEYBOARD SOCIETY

VERWOOD TRAD JAZZ CLUB

Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of every month (excluding Meets in Cranborne Village Hall on the 1st Tuesday of each month at August at Colehill Memorial Hall, Cannon Hill Road 7.30p.m. 7.30pm. Visitors & new members welcome Contact Chris Bright 01725 Contact the Secretary on 01202 883810 517584 or e-mail clhs@mypostoffice.co.uk Monthly concert by top artistes usually last Wednesday 7.30pm at the Hub; non-members £7. Secretary: Janetta Lakin 01202 822936.

STAPEHILL OVER 60’S CLUB

Meetings are held once a month on the first Thursday of each month at 2.30pm at Colehill Methodist Church, Lonnen Road, Colehill Contact the organiser via the Parish Clerk on 01202 887786

HARDY PLANT SOCIETY (Dorset Group)

Meets in Memorial Hall, Colehill, every month to hear first-class speakers. Non-members welcome Contact Barbara 01202 882590 for dates and details.

THREE LEGGED CROSS LINE DANCING

Meet at the Village Hall. Mondays 8—10.30pm.. All levels, ages & sexes welcome. Contact Geoff Green 01202 825386

COLEHILL UNDER FIVES GROUP

The Hideaway, Moorlands Road, Verwood, BH31 7PD on 3rd Thursday of the month. Good Food & Bar. Gigs from 8-11pm. (Doors open from 7pm). No membership required. Contact Geoff 07798 721405

THE LOYAL ACORN BRANCH OF ODDFELLOWS

.Oddfellows is one of the oldest and friendliest societies in the world. For further details contact Flo Munro 01202 820965, Loyal Acorn Lodge. The Oddfellows - making friends, helping people.

WESSEX SINGERS

This a choir of about 40 singers that meet regularly in St James' Church, Holt, and St Michael's and All Angels Church, Colehill. Contact the organiser via the Parish Clerk on 01202 887786

CRANBORNE BOWLING CLUB

The friendly ‘friendlies’ club. Experienced and novice players most welcome. You’ll always get a game. Contact Steve Clapton for more details 01202 826685

It meets at the Colehill Memorial Hall on Wednesday mornings between 9.45 and 11.45 am (term time only). Contact Shelagh Fuller (Secretary) 01202 842919

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ADVENTURE IN THE WOODS

Meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from October to March from 7.30 to 10pm Contact: Terry Bright 01202 822959

Verwood & Three Legged Cross Branch The Branch holds regular social Forest School club for children 4-8 years of age at Edmondsham Forest functions. Contact Mrs Denise Pugh 01202 824549 School, between Verwood and Cranborne. Woodland walks, camp fires, nature crafts etc. Contact Kirsteen McCormick 01725 517807

THE DORSET WOODTURNERS ASSOCIATION

Meet in the Verwood Area on first Wednesday of the month. 7.15pm-9.30pm. Contact : Trevor Pogson, Chairman on 07825 093832 or Ann Hilton, Secretary on 01202 823212

WESSEX GUILD OF BOOKBINDERS:

Based just outside Wimborne: amateur group meeting Tuesday & Thursday: courses available. Full bindery facilities: contact Phil on pmw111@hotmail.co.uk web site www.wessexguildofbookbinders.co.uk

THREE LEGGED CROSS WHIST CLUB

This club meets on Wednesday afternoons and play commences at 2.00pm. Contact – Diana Baker 01202 821459

1st WIMBORNE GIRLS’ BRIGADE

Girls aged 4-18 years meet at Wimborne Baptist Church every Monday during term time, from 6:00pm. New members always welcome. http://wimborne.gb.net Contact: Jazz Adams on 07977246912

THREE LEGGED CROSS SHORT MAT BOWLS

Meet at Three Legged Cross Village Hall Friday afternoons 2pm-5pm Friday evenings 7pm-9.30pm Contact: Peter Turnham 01202 823440

EAST DORSET WRITING GROUP

WIMBORNE CAMERA CLUB

We meet on Monday evenings - 7.30-9.30 pm from September to April, at St Michael's Church Centre,Colehill. We also run workshops, competitions and illustrated talks. Contact Carol Wiles on 01202 510844

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Next concerts feature Chris Powell - Wed, 26th February - Chris Powell has become one of the most popular performers in the UK and intersperses his regular annual diary of engagements in Britain with frequent overseas concert tours which have included Holland, Australia, New Zealand and the US. Ben Scott-Hyde will entertain on Wed 26th March. Tickets can be purchased at the door Visitors £7; Members £5; Membership is currently £4pa, so after two concerts you have covered your membership fee! For more information you can contact the Chairman, Peter London on 01202 814976 or Membership Secretary, Janetta Lakin on 01202 822936. For those with computers, you can “Google” the Society and research the upcoming performers on the Organfax link.

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Portrait of a Dorset Artist Artist Clare Shepherd has lived in Cranborne Chase for 28 years. The colours and wide expanses of the area inspire her to respond with paint, both out on location and back in her studio. She loves the gentle quality of her local countryside and the shape and scale of the surrounding hills. “I feel incredibly lucky to be part of the cycle of Dorset life and to see, year by year, the seasons come and go,” says Clare who has recently helped to establish The New Dorset Art Group, which collaborates in mixed shows and small open-studio events. She studied at The Slade School of Fine Art under Lawrence Gowing, Mick Moon and John Hoyland. It is now, with hindsight, that she sees the influence of Hoyland’s use of colour reflected in her own work. She was awarded The Slade Prize on graduation and has exhibited widely winning many prizes since then. Clare was commissioned to produce a large painting for The Blackwater Stream, JD Wetherspoon pub in Lower Blandford Road, Broadstone where she made reference to the broad stones that had once crossed the nearby Blackwater stream. Much of Clare’s work is based on the landscapes of her favourite places including The Klein Karoo in Africa, Osaka in Japan where one of her sons lives, Exmoor in Somerset where she spent much of her childhood and the Cranborne Chase. The subject matter in Clare’s work is diverse and includes commissioned portraits, life studies and large political pieces among other things. She has a private gallery at home which always has a current exhibition on show; visitors are welcome by appointment. She teaches some weekly courses and a vibrant summer school plus occasional Sunday workshops. “I believe in teaching structured, challenging and interesting lessons,” says Clare. www.clareshepherd.com

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Local Entertainment Centres Spring half term opening: Discover the story of East Priest's House Museum & Garden, Dorset and explore this historic townhouse. Admis- 23-27 High Street, Wimborne Minster, sion Adult £4.50, Concession £3.50, Child FREE BH21 1HR. 01202 882533 Roman Activities: Self directed Roman craft Priest's House Museum & Garden, 10.30am - 3.30pm Sally's activities. Admission Adult £4.50, Concession £3.50, 23-27 High Street, Wimborne Minster, 15 - 22 Feb (Mon to Sat) Child FREE BH21 1HR. 01202 882533 of Curiosity. This exhibition seeks to por10am - 5pm (Mon - Cabinets Mill Crafts Stone Lane, Wimtray the thought processes involved when creating a Walford 15 Feb - 30 Sat), 11am - 4pm Dorset. BH21 1NL. 01202 collection. When a cabinet draw is opened echoes of borne, Mar Sun 841400 the past are often evoked, piquing our curiosity. Wimborne and Blandford Decorative and Fine Arts Allendale Centre, Wimborne, BH21 Society present: Out of the blue: the story of Blue 1AS. Contact – Christine Maguire – Mon 17 Feb 2.15 pm Art. A Lecture by Mrs Alexandra Drysdale, Visitors £6 01202 697977 A Woodland Fairytale. A fun event especially for un- Moors Valley Country Park, Horton der 6s with stories, games and activities. £4.50 per Road, Ashley Heath,BH24 2ET. 01425 Tue 18 Feb 10.30am - 12pm child (children must be accompanied) 470721. www.moors-valley.co.uk Bird box making. Join our carpenters for some do-it- Kingston Lacy National Trust House, yourself bird box making. Take yours home and give Kingston Lacy, Wimborne. BH21 4EA. Tue 18 Feb 11am - 3pm one of our back garden visitors a home. 01202 883402 All Tickets £5 (per box) further details and to book Big Blashford Birdwatch A ‘Wild Day Out!’ at Blash- For are limited), please contact ford Lakes. Tues 18th for 8-12 year-olds & Wed 19th (places Sue Shawyer on 02380 285102. for 5 -7yr olds. Join the team for a winter birdwatch. Blashford Education Centre, 18, 19 Feb 10am - 3pm We will be exploring the further flung hides and foot- Ellingham Lakes Drove, BH24 3PJ. Admispaths so children should be equipped (and prepared) sion £16 (includes a voluntary £4 for a good walk. Booking essential. donation to the Wildlife Trust). “Adventure in the Woods” for ages 3-8. Whole days Edmondsham Forest School, BH21 spent in the woods, nature crafts, camp fire cooking, 5RE, between Cranborne and Ver19, 20 Feb 8.45am - 4.15pm walks, picnics etc. £25 per day including food and wood. Contact Kirsteen Freer on drinks, (sibling discount). 01725 517807. Verwood Trad Jazz Club presents - Solent City Jazz The Hideaway, 17 Moorlands Road, Doors open 7pm Verwood BH31 7PD. 01202 873725 or Band. Tickets on door from 7pm. Meals available in Thu 20 Feb 07798 721405 the restaurant or Jazz room. £10 Countryside Alliance Club (Wessex) Point-to-Point. Badbury Rings, nr Wimborne Dorset Gates open at Many countryside attractions and children's activi- DT11 9JL. Organiser: Jane Stockdale, tel: 01258 455412; email: Sun 23 Feb 9.00am. First race: ties apart from the racing. Country crafts, food & 12.00noon drink stalls and shopping village - or bring your own jane.stockdale@hotmail.co.uk. picnic. You will always have access to your car. Dogs welcome on leads Moors Memorial Hall, Station East Dorset NT Association - Talk by Andy Thomas West Road, West Moors, BH22 0HZ Info Mon 24 Feb 2.30pm on 'The Crop Circle Mystery' - All welcome 01202 855001 15 - 22 Feb

10.30am - 3.30pm (Mon to Sat)

Open day at Julias House hospice. come and have a Julias House hospice, 135 Springdale chat with members of the team about fundraising, Road, Corfe Mullen, BH18 9BP. Convolunteering, challenge events, corporate support tact the fundraising team on 01202 Wed 26 Feb 11am - 3pm and much more. Its a fantastic opportunity to to find 644220 or out more about Julias House and the work we do email community@juliashouse.org with children and their families in Dorset to book your place. Verwood Organ & Keyboard Society present Chris The Hub, Verwood*. Tickets from Wed 26 Feb 7.30pm Powell. Members £5, Visitors £7. 01202 822936 or 01202 814976 Family Birdwatch Discover birds together at this The trail starts at the Blashford Lakes family event. Drop in anytime and follow the trail Centre, Ellingham Drove, BH24 3PJ Anytime between between the hides where our experts will be on hand near Ringwood. For more information Sat 1 Mar 10.30am - 12.30pm with binoculars and telescopes to point out dazzling please contact Michelle on 01425 ducks, fab finches, wonderful woodpeckers and 472760 or Blashfordmuch, much more! Lakes@hiwwt.org.uk Frances Bankes Ball. Re-live the Ball of 1791 in the Kingston Lacy National Trust House, 11am Saloon including dancing by the Right of Eight. Free Kingston Lacy, Wimborne, Dorset. 1, 2 Mar event (normal admission charges apply) BH21 4EA. 01202 883402 Edmondsham Forest School Club for ages 3-8. Edmondsham Forest School, BH21 Whole days or half days spent in the woods, nature Sat 1, 15, 29 10am - 12.30pm or crafts, camp fire cooking, walks, picnics etc. £8 for 5RE, between Cranborne and Ver10am - 4pm Contact Kirsteen Freer on Mar morning or £20 per day, including food and drinks. wood. 01725 517807. Sibling discount. Wimborne Minster Shrove Tuesday Pancake Race. Take part in the Free annual round the Minster PanOutside the main entrance to WimRace or simply watch all the 'flippin' fun! All 10.30am - 12noon cake Tue 4 Mar borne Minster. competitors should report to the North Porch by 10.30am to enrol, complete with frying pan and ready cooked pancake. ‘Comedy Cafe’ (Cert 15) £11.50 incl a plate of food, 7.30pm-11pm The Hub, Verwood* £6.50 show only, £5 show & food if you book AT Fri 7 Mar LEAST two Mondays BEFORE the event Wimborne Horticultural Society. Scented plants Main Hall, Allendale Community Centhroughout the year by Marcus Dancer. Members tre, Hanham Road, Wimborne MinMon 10 Mar 2pm £1.00, Non-Members: Welcome £2.00 ster, Dorset, BH21 1AS. East Dorset NT Assoc Nigel Chalk on 'The ManageThe Barrington Centre*, Ferndown. Wed 12 Mar 7.30pm ment of Gardens & Countryside at Kingston Lacy Info from 01202 855001 Travelling Trends Fashion Show High Street clothes Doors open 7pm Colehill Memorial Hall. Tickets £5 at bargain prices! Can be bought on the night. Funds Fri 14 Mar for 7.30pm from the library. raised donated to Colehill Community Library.

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morning I was lucky enough to locate a small group immediately adjacent to the path and ended up standing still for ages before they started showing well enough to even start taking photographs. Sherborne’s Jeremy Walker also received a Highly Commended award, for his photograph of New Forest woodland. “Bolderwood in the New Forest is one of my favourite locations and never fails to amaze me,” said Jeremy. “On each visit the light is different and on this particular morning there was a light frost, a hint of mist and an unusually crisp sharp feel to the light.” His glorious autumnal shot was Highly Commended in the Wildwoods category. The Exhibition opens daily in the Visitor Centre at Moors Valley Country Park and is free to view. Parking charges do apply.

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Local Entertainment Centres Wimborne and Blandford Decorative and Fine Arts Allendale Centre, Wimborne, BH21 Society present: War artists: Paul Nash, C R W Nevi- 1AS. Contact – Christine Maguire – son and the Great War. A Lecture by David Boyd 01202 697977. Visitors £6 Haycock. ImpAct Theatre is proud and delighted to present The Hub, Verwood* Tickets £12, £10 'Neighbourhood Watch' by Alan Ayckbourn. concessions Verwood Trad Jazz Club presents - Dart Valley The Hideaway, 17 Moorlands Road, Stompers. Tickets on door from 7pm. Meals available Verwood BH31 7PD. 01202 873725 or 07798 721405 in the restaurant or Jazz room. £10 Verwood and District Horticultural Society Spring Verwood Memorial Hall, Ringwood Flower Show. Chairman 01202 814376 Road, Verwood, BH31 7AA. Dorset County Orchestra Concert. featuring music by: Wagner - Tristan and Isolde, Prelude and LieWimborne Minster Church, High bestod, Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto, Brahms Street, Wimborne, Dorset. BH21 1HT Symphony No. 4. Piotr Kopec - Violin, Martin Henderson - Conductor Moors Memorial Hall, Station East Dorset NT Assoc - Phil Holt gives a talk on 'The West Road, West Moors, BH22 0HZ Info Crowded Sky - Air Traffic Control' - All welcome 01202 855001

Verwood Organ & Keyboard Society present Ben The Hub, Verwood*. Tickets from Scott-Hyde. Members £5, Visitors £7. 01202 822936 or 01202 814976 Twenty 4 Art' Exhibition. Twenty local artists display- Upstairs Gallery Upton House Poole ing art in wide variety of media. Dorset BH17 7BJ. 01202 262753 Barrington Centre*, Ferndown. Poole & Parkstone Players present Agatha Christies The Ferndown Box Office 01202 679390 or A Murder is Announced. Tickets £9.50 or £7.50 email players@pandp.org.uk

Dorset Boat Jumble - Saturday 29th March from 10am Loads of stalls selling new and used boating, fishing and watersports equipment. Parking free. Stalls spaces from £25 Badbury Rings run. Registration 7.30am, races start from 9am. Join Votwo for a running event centred around the historic location of Badbury Rings and Sun 30 Mar 7.30am choose from Half marathon(£26) or Quarter Marathon (£18) events. Lost Tracks - Remembering East Dorset's Railways: 10am - 4.30pm(Mon An exhibition exploring the people who used and 1 Apr - 30 - Sat) worked at East Dorset's railway stations from the Jun mid 1940s to the mid 1960s. Admission charge Swanage Railway - Spring Steam Gala. A great weekend for steam enthusiasts. All trains steam hauled. 5 - 6 Apr Intensive timetable over both days many visiting locomotives-great day out for both family & enthusiast Sat 29 Mar

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10am - 4.30pm(Mon Buster Bunny's Big Easter Activities: Self directed - Sat) craft activities. Admission charge

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Wildlife Tots: Eggs-travaganza! What’s in a nest? Find out through games, stories and activities for pre-school aged children and their parents or carers. Suggested donation £3 per child. Booking Essential.

Canford Park Arena, Magna Road, Poole, Dorset. BH21 3AP. 07771 962495. Adult entry £3.50. Kingston Lacy National Trust House, Kingston Lacy, Wimborne, Dorset. BH21 4EA. 01202 883402 Booking Essential Priest's House Museum & Garden, 2327 High Street, Wimborne Minster, BH21 1HR. 01202 882533 Swanage Railway Dorset BH19 1HB. 01929 425800 Priest's House Museum & Garden, 2327 High Street, Wimborne Minster, BH21 1HR. 01202 882533 To book please contact Michelle on 01425 472760 or Blashford Lakes@hiwwt.org.uk. Meet at the Blashford Lakes Education Centre, Ellingham Drove, BH24 3PJ Edmondsham Forest School, BH21 5RE, between Cranborne and Verwood. Contact Kirsteen Freer on 01725 517807.

“Adventure in the Woods” for ages 3-8. Whole days spent in the woods, nature crafts, camp fire cooking, walks, picnics etc. £25 per day including food and drinks, (sibling discount). Annual Stamp & Postcard Fair. Ferndown and West The Barrington Centre*, Ferndown. Moors Philatelic and Postcard Club present their 01202 871624 38th annual fair The Allendale Community Centre, Wimborne Horticultural Society Spring flower show. Hanham Road, Wimborne Minster, Adult 60p, child 20p. Dorset, BH21 1AS 01202 887006 STONE AGE WEEKEND: Explore the Stone Age through living history with re-enactors and hands on The Ancient Technology Centre, activities, plus a chance learn about how we built the Damerham Road, Cranborne, WimNeolithic houses at the new Stonehenge Visitor Cen- borne, Dorset, BH21 5RP. 01725 tre. We will have our delicious BBQ at lunchtime and 517618 homemade refreshments in the Longhouse. Tickets www.ancienttechnologycentre.co.uk on the door: Adult £6, Child £3. Wimborne Horticultural Society. Christopher LeMain Hall, Allendale Community Cengrand returns with another interesting Travelogue on tre, Hanham Road, Wimborne MinVietnam and the Far East. Members £1.00, Nonster, Dorset, BH21 1AS. Members: Welcome £2.00 Bugs 'r' us. Come and hunt for bugs in our gardens Kingston Lacy National Trust House, and have a go at making your own bug hotel to take Kingston Lacy, Wimborne, Dorset. BH21 4EA. 01202 883402 home. All Tickets £3 (per bug hotel) St. Michael's Parish Centre, off Manor Verwood Historical society presents "THE RIVER Road, Verwood. ALLEN" a film presentation by HUGH MILES of Trevor Gilbert 01202 824175 Dorset Wildlife Trust

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T he Blashford Bulletin Things to look out for in the coming months at the Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve, Ibsley.

pring is on the way and there is a lot to do to get ready for our summer migrants. Sand martins are one of the first summer visitors to arrive back after their long migration from their wintering grounds in sub-Saharan Africa so it’s important that their nesting holes are prepared and ready for them – a task for our fantastic team of volunteers! We have built some new tern rafts that will go out after the terns arrive so that the black headed gulls don’t settle in too soon leaving no room for the terns. Last year the black

Great Crested Grebe headed gulls nested side by side with the terns which, to our surprise, appeared to have minimal effect on the terns nesting success. They weren’t happy neighbours by any means; squabbling with one another every day. Luckily the squabbling didn’t go as far as eating the neighbour’s children! In the autumn the osprey post on the eastern shore of Ibsley Water was finished; hopefully any returning ospreys may take a fancy to the post. This

post is part of a much bigger project along the coast and up and down major river valleys across the south. The intention is to trick passing ospreys to nest down here rather than continuing up to Scotland – younger birds particularly are thought to favour sites that show previous use on the basis that if it was good enough for a previous pair, it should be good enough for them! In reality we do not anticipate ospreys using the Blashford platform for nesting, but it will lend weight to the project overall and will hopefully provide a perch for the birds to fish on and feed from. Fabulous views of the bittern are still likely from Ivy North Hide until March when they will be thinking about leaving for Scandinavia. It is around this time that many of the Blashford residents are starting to think about courtship and we are lucky enough to have one of the most spectacular shows there is – the great crested grebes! They mirror each other with a neck stretching, head shaking dance before diving down to find some weed. The dance progresses as they swim towards each other, necks stretched out low to the water and beaks stuffed full of weed before propelling themselves up out of the water to standing, legs kicking away so that they are literally walking on water facing each other with their weed offerings. Redpoll, siskin and brambling are still out feeding in front of the woodland hide, although they will be leaving soon. On the approach to the hide look out for our patch of wild daffodils starting to bloom; they can be found here and in areas of

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scarlet elf cup fungus that loves dead wood and damp habitats; just like ours! Their striking colours make them hard to miss unlike the more miniature but delightful eyelash fungi that can also be found here. The Blashford Lakes Project is a partnership between Sembcorp Bournemouth Water, New Forest District Council and Wessex Water. The reserve is managed by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, a charity that aims to protect local wildlife and inspire people. For information on upcoming events visit our website: www.hiwwt.org.uk or phone: 01425 472760. For up-to-date wildlife information visit our blog: blashfordlakes. wordpress.com. Eyelash Fungus

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n February 1st Colehill Community Library celebrated a double anniversary - not only their first year as a community library but also 40 years since the Library opened! The Library is run by the community for the community, and they welcome any ideas on how they can extend the use of the building through small groups. During 2013 the fund-raising volunteers organised: • The opening launch of the library; • A Fish & Chip Cabaret; • Two Bazaars; • A coach trip to the Houses of Parliament; • Three Hidden Colehill Gardens with a cream tea; • An evening of folk singing Friday Night is Music Night. £2500 was raised for improvements to the library and for regular additions such as the daily newspapers and refreshments for the volunteers.

Plans are underway for more events in 2014 such as the fashion Show on Friday 14th March see the What’s On listings on pages 20 & 22 for further details and tickets where necessary are available in the Library. Subscriptions to the Friends of Colehill Library are important too, as a reliable source of income. Friends receive a newsletter every other month by email and are kept informed of the many activities planned for, by and in the Library. If you wish to see the Library continue to be available to the community, please join the Friends. Finally John Gooch, the chairman points out “We are a Charity and also a Company Limited by Guarantee. We welcome any Colehill resident to join the shareholders/ guarantors (without cost) and particularly anyone who would like to help us run the Library in any way. Please talk to Linda or myself.” More information can be found on: www.colehill.gov.uk/about-colehill or 01202 886676

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The Cranborne Practice (Cranborne)

01725 517272

Verwood Fire Station 01202 823082: Non emergencies

Three Legged Cross Surgery 67/71 Church Road, Three Legged Cross

0844 5769435

Wimborne Fire Station 01202 882633: Non emergencies

Dorset Emergency Care

08456001013

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The Old Dispensary Medical Practice 01202 880786 32 East Borough, Wimborne BH21 1PL

Verwood Police Station Non emergencies - 01202 222222 verwood@dorset.pnn.police.uk

The Quarter Jack Surgery 01202 843626 Rodways Corner, Wimborne BH21 1AP

Wimborne Police Station Non emergencies - 01202 882345 or 101

Walford Mill Medical Practice 01202 886999 Knobcrook Road, Wimborne BH21 1NL

Dentists’ Numbers Forest Lodge Dentist Surgery Vicarage Road, Verwood

01202 827272

Thomasson Dental Surgery 35 Ringwood Road, Verwood

01202 824177

Lakes Dental Practice 131 Newtown Road, Verwood

01202 823345

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01425 652331

Dorset Dental Helpline

01202 854443

Emergency care (after hrs)

0845 7010401

Wimborne Dental Health Practice 01202 887700 30 East Street, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1DU Mouth Peace Dental Practice 01202 888000 1 Corn Market, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1JL Dr N D Greenway 01202 888303 Knobcrook Road Wimborne Dorset BH21 1NL ADP Dental Practice 01202 881338 Jessop House, 28 Mill Lane, Town Centre, Wimborne Minster BH21 1JQ

Samaritans

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Verwood Age Concern

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Verwood Library

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imborne Model Town has announced changes to its board of trustees. Iain Stevenson, former Business Link adviser and performance management consultant, takes over as chairman and holds additional responsibility for finance with the position of honorary treasurer currently vacant. New face Stuart Laybourne has had an international career in project management with Crown Metal Box and GKN Castings and is a church warden at St Michael’s Colehill. Development Manager Greg Hoar comments “These welcome appointments are indicative of an active and supportive board committed to our exciting new season which starts on 5th April. The sourcing of a new treasurer meantime would be the icing on the cake”. Interested individuals can contact info@wimborne-modeltown.com or 01202 881924 for more information.

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What happened in... ...February 1972? by Patrick D Cousins

On 3rd February 1972 the Curse of Tutankhamen claimed another victim allegedly. As the boy king’s mask was being placed on a plane in Cairo, to be flown to Paris, the museum’s Director of Antiquities died – surely proof of a curse many said. It reminds me of another true story, of a man who proposed to his girlfriend, saying “If you won’t marry me, I’ll die.” She turned him down and sure enough, sixty years later, he died. Let that be a lesson to all who scoff. 1st: France requested the extradition of Klaus Barbie after Nazi hunter Beate Klarsfeld found him living in Bolivia. He was convicted in 1983 and died in prison four years later at the age of 77. 4th: The Iran Blizzard, the worst blizzard in history, began. Over the next few weeks it killed more than 4,000 people, burying villages under as much as 26 feet of snow. 8th: A state of emergency was declared throughout the UK due to the coalminers’ strike and dwindling stocks of coal. 15th: A US patent was granted to Willem J Kolff for the invention of the world’s first artificial heart.

17th: Prime Minister Ted Heath narrowly won a vote in the House of Commons on whether or not to join the ‘Common Market’, after throwing all his toys out of the pram and ‘threatening’ to resign. Why didn’t they let him? The VW Beetle became the most popular car in history on production of the 15,007,034th model. The previous record, 15,007,033, had been held by the Ford Model T. 21st: Richard Nixon became the first US president to visit Communist China. 23rd: Elvis and Priscilla Presley separated. They had married on 1 May 1967 at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. 24th: Twenty eight men on board a Russian submarine

were killed when fire broke out while it was submerged. Twelve survivors were trapped inside the vessel for three weeks as it was towed from the Arctic Ocean to the Kola Peninsula. 25th: Members of the National Union of Mineworkers voted to end their strike in return for a twenty per cent pay increase.

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Patrick D Cousins is the author of Rainbows, Dreams and Angels, available from Amazon. This is a double novella with both stories set in London’s East End, mostly during the Fifties and sixties.

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