Roundabout East Dorset Villages October 2015 by Sue West

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

Bittern

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Migrant Hawker by Steve Lankester

Great White Egret

utumn is a colourful time of year at Blashford Lakes, with the trees displaying ceilings of golden leaves and fungi beginning to carpet the woodland floor. On your visit to the reserve, look out for the popular fly agarics along with shaggy inkcaps, earth stars and amethyst deceivers. On a sunny day look out for insects still on the wing, including red admiral and peacock butterflies and common darter and migrant hawker dragonflies. Late October should offer the first sightings of bittern and as the reeds die back it should be easier to see this secretive bird as it has fewer places to hide. Increasing numbers of ducks will be gathering on the Lakes, including gadwall, pochard, tufted duck, teal, shoveler, wigeon and golden eye. The reserve’s kingfishers have had another good breeding year and you may be lucky

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Shaggy Inkcap by Melissa Howarth

enough to spot one frequenting a perch, as it keeps a keen eye on the water below. Another bird likely to be spotted fishing in the shallows is the great white egret, which spends the Autumn and Winter on our Lake shores after a summer in France. As the darker nights draw in, increasing numbers of birds will be coming in to roost on Ibsley Water, with thousands of gulls, geese and goosander using the lakes as a safe resting and refuge place after dark. A visit to the reserve at dusk is a must, with the ever increasing gull roosts and the gathering starlings swirling in murmuration against the clear skies. As well as looking out for roosting birds you can look to the skies for bats as they emerge for their night’s feed. If you would like to learn more about the reserve’s wildlife, join the Education Officer for a Wildlife Walk on either Tuesday 17th or Saturday 28th

November, from 2pm until 4pm. This guided walk will be in search of birds and other wildlife, finishing in the main car park in time to enjoy the spectacular roosts. Alternatively on Friday 13th November, from 7pm until 9pm, you can spend an evening under the stars with members of Fordingbridge Astronomers who will take you on a tour of the Autumn constellations. Please telephone 01425 472760 to book your place on either event. The Blashford Lakes Project is a partnership between 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.

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Welcome I Dear Readers, t’s October 1st as I write and we are still in the midst of this year’s beautiful Indian Summer, although it looks like it’s coming to an end next week and Autumn will be upon us properly. My husband normally switches on the central heating on August Bank Holiday but this year we haven’t needed to! It does seem to have been a bit warmer at this end - but I’m sure we’ll pay for it later! So it’ll soon be time for all those Autumn gardening jobs. Our gardening article on page 28 tells us various ways we can recycle all those leaves which really do pile up don’t they? We have a huge horse chestnut which gives us lots of shade in the summer - but also piles of leaves at this time of year. There’s always a down side! Our book review on page 20 also has an Autumnal feel and

with best wishes,

October / November 2015

Contents reviews stories of slightly spooky trees - so we’ve also given our puzzle pages a spooky look! A lot is happening at Blashford Lakes in the Autumn so pop along and you might see an amazing starling murmuration. You’ll find all sorts of other events around the East Dorset area on our What’s On pages 22 & 24 and on our website. And when you need a job done to help local businesses, look in here first in the ‘Local Business Directory’ on page 38 to save yourself time, fuel and most importantly - money! Don’t forget 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. Finally don’t forget the clocks go back an hour on October 25th!

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Local events and features Community News 11,12,25,31,33 The Blashford Bulletin 2 Portrait of a Local Artist: Colin Merrin 12 Clubs & Societies 14,15 Viewed From My Window: rescued cat stories by Local Author, Patricia Oliver 16 What’s On Locally 22,24

Feature articles Special Feature: The WI Centenary Celebrations Mike’s Motors: Motoring Mutterings Book Reviews: Autumn Mike’s Motors: Premium Compact Volvo Garden Feature: Leaf Litter Hobbies: What Your Brain Can Gain from a Music-making Hobby.

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WI Centenary Celebrations

s the Women’s Institute (WI) celebrates the centenary of that first UK WI meeting, we look at its history and its role today. A SLOW START As the twentieth century began, few AOS (Agricultural Organisation Society) branches welcomed women, and although WIs had begun in Canada and spread to other countries, they hadn’t made it to the UK - until the arrival of Madge Watt, co-founder of British Columbia’s first WI. Madge’s speech about the vital contribution women could make to the war effort through working the land to grow food persuaded the AOS to appoint her to start UK WIs, where women could them share knowledge about agriculture and home industries – and initially focus on increasing food production to counter WW1 shortages. The first UK WI meeting was on 16th September 1915 in Llanfair PG, and the National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI) was formed in October 1917. After WW1, the WI urged members to stand for election at local and parliamentary level. In 1921 WI member Mrs Margaret Winteringham became the first English born female MP. By 1924, when Jerusalem was adopted as the WI song, there were 3,223 WIs.

WORLD WAR TWO TO DIAMOND JUBILEE The WI’s chair, Lady Denman, became Director of the Women’s Land Army. The WI’s Preservation Centres were vital, canning produce and making jam, turning over 5,300 tons of potential waste into food, while the NWFI’s 1941 report on evacuees, Town Children through Country Eyes, stimulated a debate that ultimately resulted in the post-war family allowances. In 1945, the WI founded Denman College. The fifties saw the WI spread its wings, organising a music festival and designing a working family’s house for the Ideal home Exhibition. In 1965 representatives from 8,700 WIs celebrated the WI’s Golden Jubilee at a Buckingham Palace garden party, and the rule prohibiting WIs in places with populations over 4,000 was abolished. The sixties ended with performances of The Brilliant and the Dark, an NFWI-commissioned musical following women’s lives through history. In 1974 the number of WIs reached an all-time high of 9,309, just in time to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee in 1975. At that year’s AGM, the NFWI pledged itself to ‘the principle of equality of opportunity and of legal status for men and women.’

A THOROUGHLY MODERN INSTITUTION In the 1980s, the WI launched a substantial campaign to raise its profile, culminating in the Life and Leisure Exhibition in 1984, opened by the Queen, and it showed a growing awareness of current technology and issues as the 1990s began. Perhaps what most overturned its ‘jam and Jerusalem image’ was the response of many members to the Prime Minister’s address at their Triennial General Meeting in 2000. Feeling his speech was becoming a party political broadcast, they rewarded him with a slow handclap. However, the WI is just as committed to preserving traditional skills as it is to addressing the issues of the day, as demonstrated by their Craft Spectacular exhibition in 2000. Today, the WI is the largest voluntary women’s organisation in the UK, with 212,000 members. It still strives to provide women with educational opportunities and campaigns on issues that concern members and their communities, from equal pay and better midwifery to climate change and the plight of the honey bee. So happy 100th birthday, WI – and thank you for all you have done and continue to do.

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Motoring mutterings Travellers Lament Need to cover long distances on our rotten roads? You know, the arterial roads and urban through-routes regularly adorned with artificially low ‘temporary’ speed limits, random orange barriers and a million cones? What are the Highways Agency playing at? Let’s have look at what’s going on........

holding my breath! Plan not only your route to include even neighbourhood roads, but also your timing to avoid high traffic periods. It is worth looking for alternatives to travelling into Bournemouth altogether. For promises, fun and games, go to the dedicated website www. dorsetforyou.com/A338-planahead. I can’t help thinking that other conflicting road closures will make life even more difficult during this period, maybe councils will spot new ‘rat-runs’ avoiding the road works and barrier them out of use? The fact is that in the last 30 years, the Bournemouth population has doubled, while the road and transport infrastructures have only deteriorated, to give virtual gridlock. Such fun!

Smart Motorway - m3 They euphemistically call them ‘smart’. The idea is only the cheapest alleged ‘fix’. What was previously the ‘hard shoulder’ is pressed into use as lane 1, thus instantly increasing capacity. To enable breakingdown or crashed vehicles to be got off the carriageway, they are also building what are optimistically referred to as ‘refuges’ every 2 kilometres (cue insidious creeping of the dreaded metrification) and erecting overhead gantries with illuminated red crosses to enBy the time you read this, you able them to immediately close will probably have tried ventur- lane(s) so other vehicles do not ing into the Bournemouth Conuse that lane to add to the carurbation, to be frustrated by the nage, and emergency vehicles amount of traffic chaos resulting can still get to the scene quickly. from the partial closure of the Nice Ivory Tower theory. I think A338 Spur Road into Bournethey forgot; mouth. We have promises that 24-hour work will ensure 1. Parkinsons Law of Traffic this complete road rebuilding says “traffic instantly expands exercise is completed rapidly, to fill the space available”, so with an estimate of completion the simplistic idea of allowing by May 31st next year. I’m not

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vehicular use of the former hard shoulder, may not ease flow noticeably, even in the short term 2. Motorists have the habit of ignoring incorrect Highways Agency traffic messages, and are already ignoring ‘mandatory’ red crosses on Gantries indicating lane closure ‘here’ 3. Vehicles won’t spontaneously breakdown or crash only when they recognise a ‘refuge’ at 2km intervals, so traffic lanes will be blocked, instantly creating disruption and putting lives at risk as vehicle occupants may well be surrounded by speeding vehicles and thus cannot escape life-threatening carnage 4. If there is no hard shoulder, actually how will emergency vehicles get through the stationary traffic to reach the problem? Access to breakdowns and accidents is therefore likely to be only by completely closing the whole carriageway and allowing emergency vehicles to approach the problem from the ‘wrong’ direction What has not been said, is that the experimental ‘smart motorways’ put into use already have proven troublesome according to practical users and is quite contrary to what the Highways Agency is trying to tell us. Something more insidious. The smart motorway gantries already in use very often have the latest average speed cameras fitted, which are very small and painted battleship grey. Reports already coming in suggest a very few miles over the limit has resulted in fines - although this could just be police propaganda. However, it does fit in with the now widespread use of ‘plain clothes’ police cars on our motorways, confirming their switch of emphasis from safety and prevention to accidents, entrapment and revenue generation.

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ollowing the departure of Rev. Lawrie Clow to a new parish in Buckinghamshire, Ferndown Royal British Legion have appointed Ralph Dodds, Lt.Commander R.N. (retired) and Lay reader at All Saints Church at Hampreston as their new Branch Chaplain. Ralph, who during his time in the Royal Navy saw active service in the Falklands conflict, also flew in Lynx helicopters during the Iran-Iraq and Gulf wars and later commanded HMS Glasgow on a Pacific deployment before beginning his Ministry. As well as the very public position of leading the Branch at Remembrance and Commemoration services, Ralph will also have a more private role in providing support to members and beneficiaries during times of illness and loss in their personal lives. He took his first service at the VJ Day Commemoration held in the RBL Garden of Remembrance and has most recently worked in Aviation Consultancy.

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Portrait of a Local Artist

“I often travel through the county and stop near Bridport to marvel at the fantastic views across the ﬁelds to the sea.”

Colin Merrin is an elected member of the Royal Watercolour Society and his work is in Her Majesty The Queen’s collection. He lives in Hampshire and regularly exhibits in the county. His was the most expensive painting to be shown in the Forest Connections exhibition at the New Forest Centre Gallery in Lyndhurst, which ran until July. And, priced at £3,250, it sold in the first week. “I’ve been on holiday to Dorset and painted some watercolours of Charmouth,” says Colin. “I often travel through the county and stop near Bridport to marvel at the fantastic views across the fields to the sea.” He adds: “I used to live in Sussex while my partner lived in Hampshire. I would drive down the A27 at various times in the week to see her, so I decided to move to Southsea to be close to her. It proved to be an excellent decision as I live close to Lynn, the sea and the South Downs. I’ve also acquired the biggest studio I’ve ever had.” Colin has always been an artist and had his first solo exhibition in London in 1981. Aged 23 he was in a pub in Chelsea, worse for wear and recalls pontificating about the state of the art world to impress a girl he had just met. “I became aware that the chap standing listening and nodding in agreement was Lucian Freud, the British painter who died in 2011. He was known chiefly for his thickly impastoed portrait and figure paintings and was widely considered the pre-eminent British artist of his time.” During 2015 Colin will be showing in the various RWS exhibitions and the United Society of Artists. Colin runs weekly Wednesday evening classes in painting and drawing from his Southsea studio. These may extend to another evening in 2015 to accommodate more students. www.colinmerrin.co.uk

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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

WIMBORNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

WIMBORNE LADIES LUNCHEON CLUB

VERWOOD UNIVERSITY OF THE 3RD AGE

THREE LEGGED CROSS LINE DANCING

Meet 3rd Wednesday of each month from September to June at 7.30pm in Wimborne Town hall for talks on mainly historical places, people or events in the Wimborne area. Contact: Mrs A Cross 01202 848922 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

We meet last Wednesday of each month at Kings Head Hotel, Wimborne with lunch and speaker. Contact: Joy Sparshott, 01202 574056 or email jasetr@gmail.com Meet at the Village Hall. Mondays 8—10.30pm.. All levels, ages & sexes welcome. Contact Geoff Green 01202 825386

HARDY PLANT SOCIETY (Dorset Group)

VERWOOD TRAD JAZZ CLUB

VERWOOD & THREE-LEGGED CROSS TWINNING ASSOC.

EAST DORSET ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY (EDAS)

Meets in Memorial Hall, Colehill, every month to hear first-class speakers. Non-members welcome Contact Barbara 01202 882590 for dates and details. Meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from October to March from 7.30 to 10pm Contact: Terry Bright 01202 822959

COLEHILL UNDER FIVES GROUP

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

RINGWOOD COMMUNITY CHOIR, “SING FOR JOY”

Mixed choir, singing harmony songs from around the world-African, gospel, Taize, folk etc. No auditions, beginners as well as experienced singers age 10 upwards. Meet at Greyfriars Wednesdays, 7:30 – 9:30. Pay as you go. Contact Kirsteen McCormick 01725 517807.

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 Monthly talks Sept to May at St. Catherine’s Church Hall,Wimborne plus walks & field archaeology opportunities during summer months. Contact Helen Brickell 01202 602753, www.dorset-archaeology.org.uk

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

VERWOOD ORGAN & KEYBOARD SOCIETY

CRANBORNE BOWLING CLUB

DORSET SOUTH AFRICAN CLUB

CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION

Monthly concert by top artistes usually last Wednesday 7.30pm at the Hub; non-members £7. Secretary: Janetta Lakin 01202 822936. Outdoor and indoor activities: braais, boat cruise, walks, barn dance, darts, South African dinners. Camaraderie! fun! Contact Phillipa 01202-740265

CRANBORNE & DISTRICT COMMUNITY CHOIR Meet Cranborne C of E First School on Thursdays at 7.30pm. Contact: Leader Jeremy Avis: 07812 136032

WESSEX GUILD OF BOOKBINDERS:

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MUSIC FOR THE MIND

At the United Reformed Church, Verwood. 4th Monday of the Month at 10.30am excluding August. Singing meeting for people with memory problems. Aim is to give carer & cared for quality time together. FREE. For more information call Gwen Turner on 01202 827800 .

COLEHILL MUSICAL & DRAMA CLUB

Co.MaD meet to rehearse most weeks on Tuesday evenings at 8.30 in the Memorial Hall Contact 01202 887659

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

The friendly ‘friendlies’ club. Experienced and novice players most welcome. You’ll always get a game. Contact Steve Clapton for more details 01202 826685 Verwood & Three Legged Cross Branch The Branch holds regular social functions. Contact Mrs Denise Pugh 01202 824549

ADVENTURE IN THE WOODS

Forest School club for children 4-8 years of age at Edmondsham Forest School, between Verwood and Cranborne. Woodland walks, camp fires, nature crafts etc. Contact Kirsteen McCormick 01725 517807

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

BROADSTONE COMMUNITY CONCERT BAND

A totally amateur band offering its members fun and challenges playing within a large wind band and raising money for local charities. Contact Damon Corio, Conductor, on 07759 837404, www.broadstone-community-concert-band.co.uk

EDMONDSHAM CIRCLE DANCERS

Traditional and contemporary folk dances from around the world. No partners needed. Meeting on 1st, 3rd and 5th Fridays of each month from 7:30 – 9:45 in Edmondsham Village Hall. Pay as you go. Contact Kirsteen McCormick on 01725 517807.

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

Based in the grounds of Cranborne Middle School in E Dorset. We shoot on Sunday mornings, Tuesday & Thursday evenings in the summer months also shoot indoors in the winter. For info. www.dorsetarchery.co.uk

EAST DORSET WRITING GROUP

ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH CHOIR

We meet at St Michael's Church, Colehill Lane, Colehill The sessions will take place on Fridays monthly from 1 – 4pm at St Michael’s Centre, Colehill, Wimborne. Free parking and disabled access. on Fridays at 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm. Contact Jenny Wright on 01425 473963. Contact Cilla Sparks on 07759 835728

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LOCAL CLUBS AND SOCIETIES EAST DORSET BUDDHIST GROUP

The Group meets for meditation & discussion at St Michael's Church Centre, Colehill on 2nd & 4th Thursdays each month 10.30 am to 12.30 pm. Contact the organiser via the Parish Clerk on 01202 900821

CRANBORNE LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY

VERWOOD PANTOMIME SOCIETY

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 or www.verwoodpantomimesociety.co.uk

WIMBORNE ART CLUB Meets in Cranborne Village Hall on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm. Visitors & new members welcome Contact Chris Bright 01725 Local artists who meet twice a month in St Catherine's Church Hall, Wimborne. Meetings start at 7.30pm prompt. Non-members welcome 517584 or e-mail clhs@mypostoffice.co.uk for £3 per meeting. Info: 01202 892064, www.wimborneartclub.org.uk WIMBORNE BOWLS CLUB

All abilities accepted, coaching can be provided for the novice or to improve your game. We have good facilities & a great social calendar. Contact Bob Hillbourne 01202 887913

DORSET STITCHERS

Meets every other Thursday at the Methodist Church Hall, Verwood. £2 per evening includes refreshments. Contact Marilyn Fisher 01202 814212.

COLEHILL FLOWER ARRANGEMENT CLUB

This Club meets on the 3rd Monday of the Month at Colehill Memorial Hall, at 7.30 pm. Contact the Chair, Anne Clark, on 01202 575951

STAPEHILL OVER 60’S CLUB

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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.

Caught On Camera!

oncern was growing for a beautiful cat whose coat looked like charcoal velour and who had been visiting for about six weeks. We rarely saw him to start with, just a glimpse here or there, walking across the patio, eating by the back door, resting on the driveway, and always showing up on the ‘spy-cam’ set up in the barn, but we had not seen him for 2-3 days so I played the video card once again and there he was...dragging a broken leg! Panic stations! Where was he now? We had to find him! We were so thankful that he knew where to come for food, but if it wasn’t for the camera we would not have realized he was in trouble. We started a search and looked everywhere we could think of, knowing he could not have gone far, as he could barely walk and must have been in considerable pain, but search as we may, we could not find him. I decided to wait. The ‘spy-cam’ showed he came to the barn for food at about 7pm, so a trap was instigated. He would come into the barn through a hole in the wall, so we placed a makeshift door held open by a piece of string that could be released to close the door as soon as he entered. I took my place out of sight of the trap, ready and waiting for his arrival. Sure enough he came through the hole in the wall dragging his broken leg. I let the string go and the trap door closed his exit. I now needed to catch him but I was worried he might panic. I waited to let him eat his food but then he disappeared into the unlit and cavernous barn. It was midnight when a search with a torch revealed he had made his way to a comfy settee. He obviously knew his way around. We closed the door and the cat-flap on this area so that he could spend a comfortable night on this settee and we would know where he was when we came for him in the morning.

Next morning we had to get this untamed feral cat, into a small catching cage, and consider the pain and predicament he was in. I went in to see him and he had not moved all night. The catching cage was placed outside and covered the cat-flap in the door. There was only one way out, and that was into the cage. When he saw me come for him, he panicked and took off, running straight to the door, hesitated for a moment, then went into the cage. We had him! X-rays revealed he had indeed broken his leg in more than one place and had also sustained bruising to his cheek and his tongue. The advice from the Vet was to amputate his broken leg rather than try and mend the breaks. The injury was already three days old so complications may set in. I was concerned that if his leg comes off, it cannot be put back again! Was this really the only solution under the Billy with circumstances? We had not 4 legs. anticipated an amputation, but the Vet assured me that cats do well on three legs, however a feral cat would normally be put to sleep as he could not survive on his own. We very reluctantly agreed to the amputation and we decided to take responsibility for his care. Secretly I hoped and prayed the poor cat would forgive me for saying ‘yes’ to the loss of his front leg, The ‘spy-cam’ saved this cat’s life! The full story and many more are in the book “Viewed From My Window” by Patricia Oliver price £12.50 + £2.50 p&p. For more details, contact Patricia on 01202 826244. All proceeds go towards the Veterinary and Welfare needs of the 16 feral cats currently in her care.

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In October, nature puts on a magniﬁcent show for us to wonder at, as the trees shed their leaves in glorious Technicolor. As the nights draw in and the ‘Fall’ is upon us, snuggle up with a good book about those silent giants standing guard in the garden. Eucalyptus - Murray Bail Written by an Australian author this is a modern fairy tale about the widower Holland and his beautiful daughter, Ellen. She, along with his vast collection of eucalyptus trees are his two most prized possessions and when Ellen turns nineteen, Holland reveals that he will permit her to marry the man who can successfully identify all the varieties of gum trees on his property. Of course, Ellen’s not too pleased with the plan, and doesn’t think much of all the suitors who show up at the estate. That is, until a mysterious stranger appears and her curiosity suddenly gets the better of her. The Lie Tree - Frances Hardinge Faith’s father is found dead, and under mysterious circumstances, leaving Faith determined to get to the bottom of what happened. What she finds is a set of drawings that lead her to a strange tree that seems to flourish and grow when lies are whispered to it, and there are plenty of mistruths to go around in this tiny island community. The Lie Tree’s fruits bear hidden secrets and Faith will have her work cut out to try and separate the truth from the poisonous fiction. Just don’t believe everything

you read. Snow Falling on Cedars David Guterson Set in the remote and isolated Puget Sound in America’s Pacific Northwest, Snow Falling on Cedars is the story of a remote community rocked by the murder of a local fisherman. San Piedro Island is not the sort of place you want to make enemies, and when JapaneseAmerican, Kabuo Miyamoto is accused, it becomes clear that among the beautiful and dense cedars lies a painful history. It’s a wonderfully atmospheric book that’s full of suspense and tragedy. A great read for a wet autumnal day. Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation - Lynne Truss This might be cheating a little, and it’s not strictly about trees or leaves, but it is about branches of English grammar and the panda of the title that’s getting a bad rap because of some dodgy punctuation. Never again will we be afraid to use colons and semicolons but thanks to Truss, we will embrace them. This book is a must-read for anyone who has ever felt frustrated by unnecessary commas on menus; for anyone who has shuddered when the incorrect ‘your’ is

used by a friend or colleague in an email; for anyone for whom standing in the queue at the ‘ten items or less’ (FEWER!) checkout in the supermarket is simply torture. Read, digest and enjoy. The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein A boy grows up and the Giving Tree gives all that she has to help raise him. At first he climbs and plays on her trunk. When he, known only as ‘Boy’ turns into a teenager he needs some money and so the tree suggests that he pick and sell her apples. And so this relationship between the two of them continues, right into the old man’s dotage. Each time the tree helps Boy we are told, “And the tree was happy”. It’s an enchanting story to read to children, or simply to treasure for yourself. The Faraway Tree - Enid Blyton The Magic Faraway Tree is actually the second story in Enid Blyton’s series, coming after The Enchanted Wood, and is much-loved by children and adults the world over. Joe, Beth and Frannie have moved into to a new house and they discover this fantastic place that is right on their doorstep. They quickly make friends with Moonface, Saucepan Man and Silky the fairy and are transported to different lands and places. The series is a cult classic and it’s like a big bear hug on a chilly October evening.

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Mon - Sat 10am to For Home and Country: An exhibition celebrating 100 4.30pm (from 2 Nov, Until 23 Dec Mon - Sat 10am to years of the Women's Institute. Normal admission charge. 3pm) Wimborne Horticultural Society: Harvest Meeting. Please bring food for a shared supper. A Talk on ZimMon 12 Oct 7.30pm babwe on the Wild Side by Brian Pettit. Members £1 / Non-Members: Welcome £2. Dorset Family History Society will be hosting a talk by Steve Limburn entitled 'A Close-Up Look at WW1 Uniforms and Equipment' with a chance to handle items and Mon 12 Oct 8pm - 9.30pm try them on. Members £2, Non-Members £3 to include refreshments. Everyone very welcome. East Dorset Antiquarian Society (EDAS). “Between the lake and forest. Find out more about early post-glacial Wed 14 Oct 7.15pm for 7.30pm settlers at Star Carr” with Donald Henson, University of York. Visitors welcome. Wed 14 Oct 7.30pm Sat 17 Oct

7.30pm - 10pm

21 - 23 Oct

Wed 10am-5pm, Thu 10am-7.30pm, Fri 10am-3.30pm

Thu 22 Oct

8pm - 10.30pm. Doors open7pm.

Sat 24 Oct

10am - 4pm

24 - 31 Oct 24 Oct - 1 Nov Sat 24 Oct

Sun 25 Oct

Mon 26 Oct

East Dorset NT Assoc - Talk by Paul Cook on 'The History of Mottisfont

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*See P.18 for contact details of many Local Entertainment Centres

Priest's House Museum & Garden, 2327 High Street, Wimborne, BH21 1HR. 01202 882533. www.priest-house.co.uk Main Hall, The Allendale Community Centre, Hanham Road, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, BH21 1AS. 01202 620582 St John's Church Centre, Ashley Road (opposite Waitrose), Parkstone, BH14 0AA. More information on www.dorsetfhs.org.uk or 01202 785623 St. Catherine’s Church Hall, Lewens Lane, Wimborne BH21 1LE. Barrington Theatre, Penny's Walk, Ferndown, BH22 9TH. More info Janet Matthews 01202 855001 or www.ednta.org The Hub, Verwood* 01202 828740

The Verwood Concert Brass Proms Concert. All three bands of VCB will provide a huge variety of fantastic music which will include a proms theme. Tickets œ£10 (U19 - œ£6). Racecourse. Rockbourne Fair. Make a start on your Christmas shop- Salisbury www.rockbournefair.org.uk ping & raise money for The Stars Appeal which funds Parking. Wed/Fri Adult £5 Thu £5 extra care and equipment to benefit all wards and depart- Free (£3 after 4pm on Thursday). Child FREE ments. in Salisbury District Hospital. Students (12+) £1.50 Verwood Traditional Jazz Club present Derek Winter's " “The Hideaway”, at 17 Moorlands Road. Sunshine" Band, featuring the great Brian Carrick on the Verwood. BH31 7PD. Supporters £10 Reeds. This is a wonderful coup for the Club in manag- and Visitors £11.Contacts Janet 01202 ing to book this band for another special jazz session. 873725, Geoff 07798 721405. Model Town, 16 King Street, Wimborne Model Town: FREE Entry during Wimborne Wimborne Wimborne, Dorset. BH21 1DY. 01202 Food and Drink Festival 881924 info@wimborne-modeltown.com

The Allendale Community Centre, Hanham Road, Wimborne Minster, BH21 1AS. 01202 887247 House Museum & Garden, 2310am - 4.30pm (Mon Sally's Awesome Autumnal Activities: Self directed craft Priest's 27 High Street, Wimborne, BH21 1HR. - Sat) activities. Normal admission charge. 01202 882533. www.priest-house.co.uk Wimborne Model Town, 16 King Street, Dorset Wildlife Trust Halloween Trail in the gardens & 10am - 5pm Wimborne, Dorset. BH21 1DY. 01202 Halloween Quiz around the Model Town. 881924 info@wimborne-modeltown.com Artsreach present a live performance by Quimantu who Memorial Hall, Churchill Cl, Sturminster were formed by Chilean musician and composer Mauri- Marshall, Wimborne BH21 4BQ. Carol 7.30pm cio Venegas-Astorga in 1981, and since then have Johnson 01258 857814. gained a reputation as one of Britain's finest South www.artsreach.co.uk American bands. Adult £8, U18 £6, Family £25 Wildlife Rangers Get outside, learn new skills and imTo book please contact Jim or Tracy on prove your wildlife knowledge whilst having fun! Specifi- 01425 472760 or Blashford10am - 2.30pm cally for 13 to 18 year olds. Please dress to be outside Lakes@hiwwt.org.uk. Meet at the Blashand bring a packed lunch. Suggested donation £4 per ford Lakes Education Centre, Ellingham person. Drove, BH24 3PJ. Sorry no dogs. East Dorset NT Association - Kevin Patience will West Moors Memorial Hall, Station enlighten us on the two true naval stories from the First 2pm West Moors, BH11 0HZ - More World War in East Africa, on which the novel 'The African Road, info 01202 855001 or www.ednta.org Queen' was based.

Tue 27 Oct (8-12 yr olds) 10am - 3pm Wed 28 Oct (5-7 yr olds)

27 - 29 Oct

8.45am - 4.15pm

27, 29 Oct

12noon & 2pm

Thu 29 Oct

10am - 4pm (last entry 3pm)

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For further details and to book (places are limited), please contact Sue Shawyer on 02380 285102. Wild Days Out! are offered in partnership with New Forest District Council and registered with Ofsted and take place at the Blashford Lakes Education Centre, Ellingham Drove, BH24 3PJ. Edmondsham Forest School, Edmond"Adventure in the Woods" Forest School days for chilsham House, Edmondsham Village, dren from 3-9 years of age. Spend the day exploring the Near Wimborne, BH21 5RE. Forest woods, campfire cooking, creating beautiful nature crafts School face book page, Verity Robbins etc. £25 per day (sibling discount) incl lunch, snacks and 07718 056539 or email elvesanddrinks. fairies@live.co.uk. www.elvesfairieswoodlandnursery.co.uk Model Town, 16 King Street, Wimborne Model Town: Mervyn Cole’s Halloween Family Wimborne Wimborne, Dorset. BH21 1DY. 01202 Fun and Laughter Show with magic and puppets 881924 info@wimborne-modeltown.com Horrible Haunted House: Spooky art and craft activities Priest's House Museum & Garden, 23for all the family. Admission £2.50 (annual pass not 27 High Street, Wimborne, BH21 1HR. valid). 01202 882533. www.priest-house.co.uk Traps, Tracks & Trails A 'Wild Day Out!' for 8-12 year olds. Help us release the (unharmed!) mice and voles from our live traps and use your wildlife detective and tracking skills to find evidence of badgers, foxes, otters, deer and more besides. Admission £16 (includes a voluntary £4 donation to the Wildlife Trust). Booking essential.

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NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2015…. Continued Fri 30 Oct

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Sat 31 Oct

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Sat 31 Oct

11am

Sat 31 Oct

3pm

Sat 31 Oct

Sat 31 Oct 2 Nov - 23 Dec Tue 3 Nov Mon 9 Nov

Wed 11 Nov 7.15pm for 7.30pm Fri 13 Nov 13- 15 Nov Sat 14 Nov

Sat 14 Nov

Tue 17 Nov

Thu 19 Nov

Sat 21 Nov

8.30am - 10am

Wimborne Horticultural Society: AGM followed by 'Winter Sun in the Canaries' by John Combes East Dorset Antiquarian Society (EDAS). “The Battle for Stonehenge: the aerodrome, the monument and the landscape”. Discover more with Martyn Barber, English Heritage. Visitors welcome. Guided bird walk. Join the RSPB in the garden before it opens to the public on this exclusive guided walk. £5.00. Booking essential.

Wimborne Model Town, 16 King Street, Wimborne, Dorset. BH21 1DY. 01202 881924 info@wimborne-modeltown.com "The Fuzzy Bit" Verwood, Dorset. BH316QF. www.flameburst.co.uk. Tickets available locally. £4 (U4 Free) The Salisbury Museum The King's House, 65 The Close, Salisbury, SP1 2EN Tel: 01722 332151. Booking advised £8 Adults, £4 Under 15’s The Allendale Community Centre, Hanham Road, Wimborne Minster, BH21 1AS. 01202 887247 Priest's House Museum & Garden, 2327 High Street, Wimborne, BH21 1HR. 01202 882533. www.priest-house.co.uk The Allendale Community Centre, Hanham Road, Wimborne Minster, BH21 1AS. 01202 887247. Main Hall, The Allendale Community Centre, Hanham Road, Wimborne Minster, BH21 1AS. 01202 620582 St. Catherine’s Church Hall, Lewens Lane, Wimborne BH21 1LE. Knoll Gardens, Hampreston, Wimborne BH21 7ND 01202 873931. Booking essential on 01929 556651l

Fri 13 Nov 1 pm Wimborne Art Club Autumn Exhibition and sale of Art Pamphill Parish Hall, Nr Wimborne. 4.30 pm Craft. Mince Pies and Refreshments Available. Free BH21 4ED. More info on 01202 892064 14 & 15 Nov 10am - and Parking at Hall. Admission Free or www.wimborneartclub.org.uk 4.30pm. Wimborne In Bloom Charities Fair. There will be a num- The Allendale Community Centre, Han10am - 3pm ber of tables selling the wares of the various Charities ham Road, Wimborne Minster, BH21 and Organisations represented . 1AS. 01202 887247 Back by popular demand, Members of Salisbury BaThe Salisbury Museum The King's roque will perform again at the Museum. Nigel Wyatt, House, 65 The Close, Salisbury, SP1 who has been researching music making in 18th century 2EN. Lecture Hall. Tel: 01722 332151 2pm – 4pm Salisbury, will give a talk about this work and it will be Booking advised £6 Members, illustrated by performances of some of the ‘perfect’ music £8 Non-Members. Tea and biscuits will by Corelli and Gemaniani that Nigel picks out for praise. be provided in the interval. Howard Nichols talk at Verwood U3A Monthly Meeting Verwood United Reform Church (next to 2pm - 4pm "The Bermuda Triangle". Open to non-members, the Library); see refreshments. www.verwoodu3a.org.uk, 01202 820823 Verwood Traditional Jazz Club present Dave Stradwick's “The Hideaway”, at 17 Moorlands Road. Sussex Jazz Kings. The band owes its success and 8pm - 10.30pm. Verwood. BH31 7PD. Supporters £10 enormous popularity, on the jazz scene, not only to its Doors open 7pm. Visitors £11.Contacts Janet 01202 musical ability,but also to a sense of fun and the rapport and 873725, Geoff 07798 721405. that it builds up with audiences. Dorset Home Crafters Craft Fair. Time to start your Allendale Community Centre, HanChristmas shopping and this is the perfect event to find The 10am Road, Wimborne Minster, BH21 that unique present for friends and family, with prices for ham 1AS. 01202 887247 all budgets. Free Entry.

Mon 23 Nov 2pm Mon 23 Nov 3pm - Dusk

Sat 28 Nov

7.30pm

Tue 1 Dec

7.30pm

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for contact details of many Local Entertainment Centres Wild about Gardens, celebrate this RHS initiative and Knoll Gardens, Hampreston, Wimborne find out how to invite wildlife, particularly hedgehogs, to BH21 7ND 01202 873931 share your garden. Joint event with Dorset Wildlife Trust. Normal garden admission price. The Allendale Community Centre, HanRotary Club Craft Show. ham Road, Wimborne Minster, BH21 1AS. 01202 887247 Wimborne Model Town, 16 King Street, Wimborne Model Town: Dorset Wildlife Trust Junior Wimborne, BH21 1DY. 01202 881924 Workshop – activities with Nicki Tutton info@wimborne-modeltown.com

Wimborne Model Town: HALLOWEEN!!!!! Halloween dress parade and activities. Extended opening to enjoy the illuminated model town and gardens as night falls. From 5.45pm. Fire- Flameburst 2015 . The ultimate family Firework event. works at 7pm (junior) Aerobatic display, Fairground, Street Entertainers, Jun& 8.45pm ior Fireworks Display, Fireworks, Bonfire Museums at Night. ‘The Canterville Ghost’ by Don’t Go Into The Cellar Theatre Company. Fundraising Event 6pm (performance time 1 hour approximately). What could be spookier than the Museum at Night especially at Halloween? Suitable for age 6 upwards. The Spooky Fright Show With Blue Moon Productions. 7pm & 9pm Two one hour shows based on Halloween night of song and dance for all ages! Mementos - Survival of the Smallest and the 10am - 3pm (Mon - Treasured Finest: A costume exhibition of people's personal treasSat) ures. Normal admission charge. Wessex Astronomical Society. Presentation by Chris 7.30pm North on Hershel & Planck, Europe's Cosmic Explorers www.wessex-astro.org.uk 7.30pm

Place

* See P.18

East Dorset NT Association - Talk by Paul Sturgess, Dorset photographer 'A Year Through the Lens' More info Janet Matthews 01202 855001 or www.ednta.org Come in to Roost Meet Blashford staff in the Tern Hide to watch a dusk spectacle as up to 20,000 gulls, 500 geese and 200 goosander come in to roost on Ibsley Water. Suggested donation £4. Sorry no dogs. Barn Dance - with Cottage Industry. Returning after popular demand, Cottage Industry will be leading a barn storming Barn Dance, with supper included. Admission £10 - Accompanied U16 FREE. Tickets available until 24th Oct from the Allendale Centre or the website.

Wessex Astronomical Society. Members' video and digital images. Applications for membership are very welcome. wessexastro@gmail.com

West Moors Memorial Hall, Station Road. West Moors, BH22 0HZ. To book please contact Jim or Tracy on 01425 472760 or BlashfordLakes@hiwwt.org.uk. Meet at the Tern Hide car park off Ellingham Drove. The Allendale Community Centre, Hanham Road, Wimborne Minster, BH21 1AS. 01202 887247. www.theallendale.org The Allendale Community Centre, Hanham Road, Wimborne Minster, BH21 1AS. 01202 887247. www.wessex-astro.org.uk

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100+ species in just one day! many of our own gardens could be similar havens on a smaller scale. It demonstrates perfectly what we are working for in The Great Heath project, where gardens large and small, other open spaces and nature reserves combine to create a larger Living Landscape for wildlife to thrive alongside people.”

t took just five hours for Dorset Wildlife Trust staff and volunteers to identify over 100 wildlife species recently at Wimborne’s Knoll Gardens.

From stag beetles to tree bees, hornet hoverflies to holly blue butterflies and dunnocks to buzzards, the survey revealed a Gardens’ owner, Neil Lucas & Katie Wilkinson from thriving wildlife commu- Knoll the DWT inspect the sightings list at a recent bioblitz.. nity of 103 species, an Bob Sweet, Chairman increase of nearly 30% of the Knoll Gardens since the garden’s first annual survey last year. Foundation said, “I am delighted so many DWT experts and The survey was part of a programme of research volunteers could carried out on behalf of the Knoll Gardens give up their valuFoundation. A charity that promotes responsible able time to help gardening, the Foundation believes that the with this important simple act of creating beautiful outdoor spaces species count and encourages us all to spend equally delighted more time enjoying and by their findings. experiencing the natural We value this world. That enjoyment survey as a kind Southern leads naturally to an apof annual health Hawker preciation of the wildlife that check and whilst Dragonfly inevitably moves in to share this year’s impresour gardens with us. sive results could be due to exceptional weather or a particularly Nicky Hoar, Learning and In- talented group of volunteers, it is gratifying to terpretation Officer at Dorset know that we have a thriving wildlife community Wildlife Trust, said, “This in the garden, and a real endorsement of Knoll’s survey not only improves our renowned naturalistic gardening style”. knowledge of wildlife in Dorset but also demonstrates Knoll Gardens opens from Tuesday – Saturday, how important gardens are 10am – 4pm and is brown signed from all major for wildlife. We have been routes into Wimborne. For more information on particularly impressed with the work of the Foundation go to : Green Orb Weaver the range of insect species www.knollgardensfoundation.org found at Knoll Gardens and

Wimborne Art Club

Autumn Exhibition and Art & Craft Sale

November 13th - 15th, Pamphill Village Hall, Nr Wimborne, BH21 4ED Nov 13th 1 - 4.30pm. Nov 14th & 15th 10am - 4.30pm. Free Admission - Free Parking - Mince Pies & Refreshments

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T5 5-cylinder petrol engine was matched to a razor-response automatic gearbox. The Crosscountry variants of the V40 ride slightly higher than the normal 5-door, with visible skid-plates at front, rear and sides. My top version had four-wheel drive, quite valuable in putting down all that power onto the road. The interior was adorned in leather and every imaginable electronic aid fell to hand. One of the nicest features of any Volvo is that it can be extensively customised to suit individual requirements and the V40 does not disappoint. Consequently, the purchase price starts from under 20,000 to over £34,000, value for a premium brand car. Don’t think the cheapest variant will disappoint - it doesn’t. All versions have the same 5-star safety rating.

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Leaf Litter by Pippa Greenwood

re you surrounded, engulfed and swamped with huge quantities of fallen leaves? Whether they come from trees in your own garden or from a neighbour, the deluge of leaves that falls in autumn is often enough to get level headed, treeloving gardeners eyeing up chainsaws! Leaves that are allowed to build up can cause problems - on the lawn they smother the turf grasses, often causing patches of die back, largely due to lack of light and oxygen. If the crowns of the less tough herbaceous perennials or alpines are covered in leaves, they too start to deteriorate. So, like it or not, you need to do something - the sooner the better! A spring-tined rake is perfect for raking leaves off the lawn, and can even work quite well on a gravel drive. If you have a lot of lawn or a lot of leaves then the easiest way to deal with them is to mow the lawn. Provided you keep the hopper or grass-collector on the mower, when you empty it out you’ll have a fantastic mix of

grass clippings and chopped leaves. On beds and borders you can pick by hand, or you could invest in a leaf vacuum or a leaf blower (and this can be used on most drives and paths, and lawns too).

evergreens such as holly, laurel and camellia, or those from sycamore and plane. You can speed the process up by adding a leaf mould activator, which is available from garden centres.

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You can also make leaf mould in a bin liner or other bag. Choose a good quality bin liner and cram it full of leaves, again adding water and/or activator if you wish. Then stab a few holes in the bag with a garden fork, loosely fold over the top and weigh it down with a brick. Bin liners full of leaves can be hidden anywhere that you have the space - perhaps behind the shed, garage or greenhouse. If you don’t like the idea of black plastic, then there are now some lovely jute mesh bags which can be crammed full of leaves and act as a perfect container whilst the leaf mould is forming, but will eventually rot down and add to the useful material you produce.

Leaves are best rotted down on their own (they take longer to decompose than the rest of the stuff in your compost heap and need less air and warmth), so make yourself a simple and inexpensive leaf mould bin. Just drive four stakes into the ground to make the corners of a square, and then attach chicken mesh around the outside to make a cage. Stack the leaves in, tread or firm them, add some water if they are dry, then more water if the weather remains dry…and then leave them be. Chop up larger or tougher leaves (like horse chestnut) first so they rot down much faster - either mow them with the lawnmower or ‘chop’ them with a sharp spade. Avoid very spiky leaves, and those that are very leathery and tough - mainly

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Dorset wildlife artist has received another award. Paul Matthews from Puddletown has won the Endangered Species competition at the BIC SHARDS exhibition for his painting Amur Tiger - Cold Stare - pictured.

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“It is always great to be recognized in this way,” says Paul, who last year received The Chester Zoo Award for his painting of a chimpanzee at The National Exhibition of Wildlife Artists.

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Hobbies What your brain can gain from a music-making hobby. By Kate McLelland

hen did you last pick up a musical instrument and play a piece of music from beginning to end? Last week? Last month? Last year? Sadly for most people the answer is quite likely to be: “Not since I was a child.” Musicians are most likely to develop their abilities during childhood. It’s the ideal time to learn basic skills such as reading music and playing an instrument, but as children turn into teenagers it’s not unusual to find that the pleasures of learning and playing are sacrificed to the pressures of taking exams, studying at college or university and – eventually – taking up full-time work. Although it may be hard to find the time to make music as a busy adult, much attention has recently been focused on the physiological benefits of learning to play an instrument. For example, a study based on 157 sets of twins discovered that those who were able to make music were 33% less likely to suffer from dementia. Recent research has also suggested that playing music can improve listening skills, encourage better selfdiscipline, help with memory and even increase the IQ of

both children and adults. In 2009 the University of Zurich conducted research with people aged 65 and over and discovered that playing an instrument for an hour a week produced strong changes in the brain. So whether you’re returning to an instrument you once loved to play, or learning for the first time, you can enjoy your hobby in the knowledge that you’re not just bringing pleasure to others through your music, you are enhancing your brain’s capabilities. If you’re feeling insecure about your musical skills, those first few steps towards learning (or returning to) a musical instrument will be crucial. There are many resources out there, so take your time exploring the options to find a solution that’s tailor-made for your level of skill and experience. If you live in a city you may be able to access adult education services. Pick up a prospectus at your local library or search online to find a suitable course. Some adult learning institutes let you try a taster session so you can decide if the lessons are appropriate before you book an entire course. Alternatively, find a local

tutor by searching the Music Teachers UK website (www. musicteachers.co.uk). This organisation offers a free service to help musicians with every aspect of education and performance and the site provides some valuable information, including a helpful guide to selecting a music teacher. If you are returning to music and have retained some basic (if rusty) skills, you might enjoy joining up with a local amateur music group, or even putting together a group from scratch. Making Music (www. makingmusic.org.uk) helps its members to set up, run and develop music groups in their communities. The BBC’s website also provides some useful links, including resources to help you learn to read music, explore local courses and even find an amateur orchestra in your area (www. bbc.co.uk/learning/subjects/ music.shtml). Whatever your interest in music, whether it’s performing to concert level or joining an amateur ukulele orchestra, it can be a hugely rewarding hobby. Apart from the hours of pleasure you’ll get from playing, science suggests that your brain is likely to stay sharp well into old age.

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Sunday evening Brass in Ferndown

he famous Lions Youth Brass Band from Cheshire performed at a concert presented by the Wimborne and Ferndown Lions at the Barrington Theatre Ferndown on Sunday July 26th. The concert included several solo performances in a varied programme of mostly well known tunes. The audience generally was amazed at the high

standard and quality of the music from the 43 twelve to eighteen year olds on the stage. Pieces included “King of the Road”(trombone solo), “Teddy Bears Picnic”(Tuba solo) and “YMCA” to get the audience’s arms swinging. Picture shows the band during this last number.

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Doctors’ Numbers

Fire Stations

The Cranborne Practice 01202 822825 (Verwood) Lake Road/Newtown Road

Cranborne Fire Station 01305 252600: Non emergencies

The Verwood Surgery, 15 Station Road

01202 825353

EMERGENCIES ONLY: Dial 999 and ask for ‘Fire Service’

The Cranborne Practice (Cranborne)

01725 517272

Verwood Fire Station 01305 252600: Non emergencies

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

0844 5769435

Wimborne Fire Station 01305 252600: Non emergencies

Dorset Emergency Care

08456001013

EMERGENCIES - 999 and ask for ‘police’

The Old Dispensary Medical Practice 01202 880786 32 East Borough, Wimborne BH21 1PL The Quarter Jack Surgery 01202 843626 Rodways Corner, Wimborne BH21 1AP Walford Mill Medical Practice 01202 886999 Knobcrook Road, Wimborne BH21 1NL

Dentists’ Numbers

123 Dental 01202 827786 11, The Old Potteries, Manor Way, Verwood. Forest Lodge Dentist Surgery Vicarage Road, Verwood

01202 827272

Thomasson Dental Surgery 35 Ringwood Road, Verwood

01202 824177

Lakes Dental Practice 01202 823345 Unit 4a, The Old Crossroads, Verwood Fordingbridge Dental Highfield House, Bartons Rd,

01425 652331

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

1 Durrant Road, Bournemouth, 01202 551999 / 0845 790 9090

Verwood Age Concern

Verwood Concert Brass Band Hall, Moorlands Rd Gordon Simpkin 01202 813805 Monday: 10am - 3.30pm Wednesday: 10am - 3.30pm EDV-10/15

Police Stations

Verwood Police Station Non emergencies: dial 101 verwood@dorset.pnn.police.uk Wimborne Police Station Non emergencies: dial 101

Recycling

VERWOOD RECYCLING 01202 828083 www.newforest.gov.uk Somerley, Verwood Road, Ringwood 1 April - 30 Sept: 9am - 6pm 1 Oct - 28 Feb: 9am - 4pm 1 March - 31 March: 9am - 5pm WIMBORNE RECYCLING 01305 221040 http://www.dorsetforyou.com/recycling Brook Road, Wimborne, BH21 2BH 1 Apr-31 Oct 9am-6pm. 1 Nov-31 Mar 9am-5pm. Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Year’s Day

School Terms & Holidays

Please Note: School term and holiday dates are usually set over 14 months in advance of the academic year. They are based on a school year of 195 days although individual schools can use 5 of these days for staff training. Parents should contact the individual school to find out when their training days will be. All dates taken from www.dorsetforyou.com and www.hants.gov.uk for Dorset and Hampshire - dates that are in white are where days differ for Hampshire. Term/holiday Autumn Term: 1 Sept - 18 Dec 15 Half Term: 26 Oct - 30 Oct 15 Christmas Holidays: 21 Dec 15 - 1 Jan 16 Spring Term: 4 Jan - 24 March 16 Half Term: 15 Feb - 19 Feb 16 Easter Holidays: 25 March - 8 April 16 Summer Term: 11 April - 20 July 16 Half Term: 30 May - 3 June 16 Summer Holidays: 21(23) July - 31 Aug 16 (2 Sept 16) UK holidays Christmas: 25 & 26 Dec 15 New Year: 1 Jan 16 Easter: 25 & 28 March 16 May Day: 2 May 16 Spring Bank Holiday: 30 May 16 Summer Bank Holiday: 29 Aug 16 More useful information overleaf

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Utilities / Emergencies

Verwood Police Station

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Wimborne Police Station Crimestoppers

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Local Councils & Agencies

Police, Fire & Ambulance Emergency Electricity - SSE Emergency Gas - Emergency

999 08000 72 72 82 0800 111 999

BT Faultline

0800 800 151

East Dorset District Council

01202 79 50 96

Water - Bournemouth Water

01202 59 00 59

Dorset County Council Verwood Town Council Wimborne Town Council

01305 22 10 00 01202 82 08 80 01202 88 16 55

- Southern –leaks Sewerage–Southern-emergency (& water)- Wessex

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Colehill Parish Council

01202 90 08 21

Environment Agency Floodline(warnings & Advice)

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Citizens Advice Bureau Visitor Information—Wimborne

01202 82 28 25 01202 88 61 16

Bournemouth A&E NHS Non Emergency Bournemouth Hospital Christchurch Hospital Poole Hospital

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Salisbury Hospital

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AA (Automobile Association)

0800 88 77 66

Southampton Hospital Wimborne Hospital

023 8077 72 22 01202 85 64 10

RAC (Royal Automobile Club) Wilts & Dorset Bus Enquiries

0333 2000 999 01202 33 84 20

Samaritans

01202 551 999

Childline

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Helplines

Post Offices

VERWOOD 01202 829712 11 Manor Road, Verwood, BH31 6DS. Mon - Sat 9am - 5.30pm WIMBORNE 0845 722 3344 7 High St, Wimborne Dorset, BH21 1HR Mon – Fri 9am – 5.30pm. Sat 9am – 12.30pm COLEHILL 01202 889727 1, Smugglers Lane, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 2RX Mon – Fri 9am – 5.30pm. Sat 9am – 12.30pm CRANBORNE 01725 517210 Cranborne Stores, 1, The Square, Cranborne, Dorset, BH21 5PR. Mon - Fri 6am – 6pm. Sat 6am – 5pm. Sun 8.30am - 1pm FURZEHILL 01202 883022 1 Smugglers Lane, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 4HB Mon – Fri 9am – 5.30pm. Sat 9am – 12.30pm THREE LEGGED CROSS 01202 822002 Verwood Road, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 6RJ Mon – Fri 9am – 5.30pm. Sat 9am – 12.30pm WIMBORNE ST GILES 01202 517228 Wimborne St Giles, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 5LX Mon – Fri 9am – 1pm HAYES 01202 884991 103, Wimborne Rd West, Stapehill, Wimborne, BH21 2DH. Mon – Sat 6.30am – 10pm. Sun 7am – 10pm. Xmas Day closed.

Verwood Library

VERWOOD 01202 822972 1, Manor Road, Verwood, BH31 6DS Opening times: Mon, Tues, Thurs 10 - 1, 2 - 5. Wednesday CLOSED. Fri 10 - 1, 2 - 7. Sat 9 - 1.

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Chemists

Lloyds Pharmacy, VERWOOD 01202 822364 23 Station Road, Verwood. Mon - Fri: 9-6:30, Sat: 9-1, Sun: Closed Boots, CASTLEPOINT 01202 549971/548139 Castlepoint,Bournemouth. Mon - Fri: 9-8, Sat: 9-7, Sun: 10:30-4:30 Boots, FERNDOWN 01202 871841 Tricketts Cross, Ferndown Mon - Fri: 9-7, Sat: 8:30-1, 2-5:30, Sun 10-4 Boots, WIMBORNE 01202 848226 Rodways Corner, Wimborne, BH21 1AP Mon – Fri 8am – 7pm, Sat 8am – 5.30pm Bretts Pharmacy, ASHLEY HEATH 01425 470982 High Street, Ashley Heath. Mon - Fri: 9-5:30, Sat: 9-1 Morrisons (in Store),VERWOOD 01202 826555 Chiltern Drive, Verwood Mon - Fri: 9-1, 2-8, Sat: 9-1, 2-6, Sun: 10-1 Verwood Pharmacy, VERWOOD 01202 828499 Lake Road Surgery, Lake Road, Verwood, BH31 6EH

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Colehill Pharmacy, COLEHILL 01202 888001 42 Middlehill Rd, Wimborne BH21 2SE Mon – Fri 9am – 6pm. Sat 9am – 1pm Walford Mill Pharmacy WIMBORNE 01202 840048 Knobcrook Rd, Wimborne BH21 1NL Mon – Fri 9am – 6.30pm (Closed 1pm – 2pm)

Wimborne Library

WIMBORNE 01202 882770 wimbornelibrary@dorsetcc.gov.uk Crown Mead, rear of 55-57 High Street, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1HH Opening times: Mon10am – 6.30pm. Thur 9.30am – 6pm. Tues 9.30am – 1pm Fri 9.30am – 5pm. Wed Closed. Sat 9.30am - 4pm

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