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he last time I went to the Circus it was to watch lions and elephants and maybe the odd chimpanzee, and in those outfits I do mean odd. So when my wife informed me that we were taking the kids to the Circus I was a little unsure of what to expect. Gone are the slightly depressed looking pachyderms and impotent jungle predators, replaced now by a line up that wouldn’t appear out of place on Britain’s Got Talent. With all forms of live entertainment having to compete with hundreds of TV channels transmitting 24 hours a day it seems appropriate that the Circus should resemble Saturday evening viewing. Gerry Cottle’s Circus may be 50 years old but it hasn’t lost its youthful sense of fun, and with 50 acts in 100 minutes it also tailors to the limited attention span of today’s youth.
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Long gone is the ringmaster, replaced by clowns Bippo, Ben and Olympia, acrobats,
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illusionists, cycle tricks, roller skaters and the highlight of the show the Wheel of Death! A great evening of entertainment for people who act their shoe size, rather than their age... a curious phrase that somehow excludes clowns. So, in the words of that long lost TV show, why don’t you just switch off your television set and go and do something less boring instead? You never know, you might just have fun.
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‘bank of bournemouth’ passes first hurdle
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he so-called ‘Bank of Bournemouth’ could soon be open for business after Bournemouth Council cabinet members unanimously approved a proposal to set up at Community Finance Company. The council plans to start with a fund of £15 million to fund 75 mortgages to first time buyers and make loans to some 200 small businesses. Council leader Cllr John Beesley said the scheme was a good
“We’re opening the door to these fledgling businesses and first-time buyers who are not going to be helped by banks”
business use of Bournemouth’s capital reserves. “We’re not doing this in a philanthropic way,” he told reporters. “We’re opening the door to these fledgling businesses and first-time buyers who are not going to be helped by our banks, building societies and financial institutions.
“We’re very conscious that this is public money. We’re very aware that we need to make sure that we have minimised the risk as far as any lender possibly can and that we have a business case that is funded on reality rather than hope and expectation.“ Loans should be available from November, with up to £10,000
available to the borough’s small businesses. It is planned to offer mortgages from January 2014, with up to £150,000 being offered to local first time buyers able to demonstrate their ability to pay. Cllr Beesley headed off concerns the scheme could artificially inflate the property market saying it would not be big enough to have an impact and pointing out first time buyers are the least expensive area of the market.
Poole is to get extra care housing in Rossmore Road after the Borough of Poole and Poole Housing Partnership (PHP) were awarded £1.7m of funding from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). The proposed scheme at the PHP-managed Trinidad House will be financed by the £1.7m of government funding as well as a commitment of £5.5m capital funding from the borough’s Housing Revenue Account. Trinidad House currently has 107 units of sheltered housing. The new scheme would see a three or fourstorey building built to house around 54 new units.
Bridge opens after repair work Around £180,0000 has been spent on steel work and restoring the bridge’s foundations. The pedestrian crossing over the River Stour was officially reopened by the mayor of Poole Cllr Philip Eades and Cllr Andy Hampton, the mayor of Wimborne.
Open arms for new homes
Christchurch councillors have welcomed the opening of 17 new homes in the town. The development of two and three bedroom homes off Clarendon Road, Hyde Mews, has regenerated land near Christchurch railway station
Rachel Barnett, brand manager at Ringwood Brewery, with Colten Care’s marketing director Tim Wookey (left), catering manager Paddy O’Driscoll and Monty, one of the brewery’s dray horses
Tunnel reopens after tragedy Boat dedicated to fallen marine A Dorset road tunnel shut when two people died in a landslip there has now reopened following extensive repair works. Rosemary Snell, 67, and Michael Rolfe, 72, both from Somerset, died on July 7 last year when their car was buried under debris at Beaminster Tunnel. The tunnel was immediately closed as the council wanted to
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After six months of major repair work, Canford suspension bridge has reopened.
Good brew for care homes
Residents of Colten Care’s seven homes in East Dorset can enjoy a regular taste of real ale thanks to an innovative tie-up with a brewery. As well as supplying its flagship beers, award-winning Ringwood Brewery is helping the homes’ activities organisers to lead in-house tasting sessions with residents. “This is all about enabling our residents to continue enjoying the good beer they love in a safe, responsible environment,” says Paddy O’Driscoll, Colten Care’s catering manager. “We think it is a great way for two local businesses to work together,” said Ringwood Brewery’s head brewer Jeff Drew. The beer will be available at Colten Care homes at Avon Reach, Mudeford; Avon Cliff, Bournemouth; Canford Chase and The Aldbury in Poole; Fernhill, Longham; Brook View at West Moors and Amberwood House in Ferndown.
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make sure the land was stabilised. It had been due to reopen in May, but repairs were delayed due to bad weather and land ownership issues. The £2.1 million repairs include rebuilding the head wall destroyed in the landslip and protecting walls at both ends of the tunnel with extra concrete walls behind them.
The Christchurch branch of the Marine Volunteer Service (MVS) has dedicated its new patrol boat to Sgt Luke Taylor, 33, a local Royal Marine who lost his life in Helmand province last year. Luke’s widow Niki and five-yearold son Roan officially named the boat at Christchurch Quay and were taken on a harbour tour. The new 17ft Wilson Flyer patrol boat
was donated by Boatilicious and will patrol the harbour. Around 20 Royal Marines came to remember their comrade who was was shot by a rogue Afghan soldier on March 26 last year. A community grant from Dorset Police paid for the new boat’s engine along with money raised from the unit’s Boat Jumble event.
Council leader, Cllr Ray Nottage and portfolio holder for housing, Cllr Sue Spittle met with representatives from the developers Solum Regeneration to officially open the show home.
Rare signal box makes the grade
A rare signal box has been given grade II listed status as a result of a joint English Heritage and Network Rail project. The well-preserved Bournemouth West Junction signal box was awarded the accolade by the Department for Culture Media and Sport as part of a scheme to safeguard the nation’s railway signalling heritage.
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quay flies green flag yet again
For the second year running Christchurch Quay has scooped a Green Flag Award – the quality standard for parks and green spaces. The national award, handed out by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, recognises the best parks and green spaces across the country showing the space boasts the highest possible standards, is beautifully maintained and has excellent facilities. Cllr Margaret Phipps, portfolio holder for environment at Christchurch Council, said: “Winning a second prestigious Green Flag Award is a great success for Christchurch Quay and recognises the hard work and dedication of everyone involved in managing, maintaining and volunteering at the site.”
angels to help those in need
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Bournemouth council has given the go-ahead to plans for the new Jigsaw Building at Royal Bournemouth Hospital. Planning permission has been granted for the proposed 2000 sq m Jigsaw Building, which will be based between the Eye Unit and the Derwent Suite for Orthopaedics. Split over two floors, it will be a centre of excellence for oncology, haematology,
gynaecology, breast care and early pregnancy. Last month more than 50 people attended a special evening event to see a virtual walkthrough of the proposed building, sharing plans for improved facilities for cancer treatments and women’s health. Work is due to start in the autumn with completion late 2014.
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Aiming to help people in crisis, a befriending scheme has been launched in Christchurch. The Christchurch Angels has been set up by Christchurch Community Partnership to help locals in need of short-term help in times of crisis or illness. Launched at Christchurch Baptist Church, the project is funded by Dorset Community Foundation, Sovereign Housing and the NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group. The voluntary service is now looking for “Angels” to sign up and help people.
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ith a ninescreen cinema, 14 restaurants and 350 car parking spaces, work is set to begin next February on the £50 million Nautilus ‘leisure hub’ – next door to the Pavilion. The development, by the Trevor Osborne Property Group, will create some 300 new jobs and has been planned for several years, planning permission has been secured and Odeon Cinemas are on board as an anchor tenant. In recent weeks Bournemouth planners have rejected planning consent for the Winter Gardens site and the council has declared its intention to make a Compulsory Purchase Order to acquire the West Central site. The Nautilus will connect with the Pavilion Theatre and Pavilion Dance with car
parking concealed beneath the building. “As part of the Nautilus project, the developer will contribute £200,000 and work with the Council to begin the improvement and transformation at the Bath Road end of Westover Road,” said Trevor Osborne. At its highest point the scheme is 33 metres above sea level, with the elevated position affording views towards the Purbeck Hills. Developers say they have more applications to take up leases than restaurants planned for the site with agreements in hand to fill the majority of the outlets. The development has been named because of its spiral form which resembles the shape of a Nautilus shell synonymous with the Jurassic coast.
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oung people are making the most of the summer by helping others and building a wooden sculpture at a Poole
Dorset Police must save £22.5 million forcing it to cut more than 300 staff and go into partnership with a neighbouring force.
Despite spending less on policing per head of population than most other forces, a report by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) has found it needs to cut 16% from its budget.
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to share with residents of the hospice at the close of the week. Ethan Kenny said he “liked all of it”, and Sarah Ball said: “I like doing the projects more than the camping stuff.” Whilst some worked on the wooden sculpture, others took part in compiling a video diary which has recorded memories from the beginning of the programme and will be shown
“the camping part was more getting to know each other”
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Bournemouth uk’s most popular
As thousands flocked to the town in the recent hot spell, Bournemouth has been named Britain’s most popular beach resort destination for July. According to Expedia, the online travel giant, Bournemouth experienced a 119% increase in bookings over the last month and came out the top choice for families wishing to stay in the UK. The only cloud was the warning that the cost of family holidays in Bournemouth is increasing faster then many overseas resorts. Figures released by the Post Office show Bournemouth rivals
police forced into 300 staff cuts
“If the cuts continue past 2017, the chief constable and I will consider exploring a strategic alliance with another force pro-actively, in order to ensure a continuance of the excellent service that the people of Dorset receive,” Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner Martyn Underhill told reporters.
hospice. The National Citizen Service came to the area for the first time this year, giving 16 – and 17-year-olds the opportunity to participate in a four-week programme of outdoor raft building, community volunteering at Lewis Manning Hospice and learning through team building activities. “The camping part was more getting to know each other, and the work at the hospice is about helping somebody else,” said Amie Harris as she worked on the sculpture. Funded by the government, NCS teams up with other organisations, such as the Bournemouth Churches Housing Association and Bournemouth & Poole College. Devon Smith, a youth support worker for BCHA, and Emma Spicer, a member of support staff, directed and managed the programme. After spending two weeks doing outdoor projects such as raft building and camping, the group spent a week at the Lewis Manning Hospice in Poole, talking with patients and attending art classes with them, working on a memorial tree sculpture made of wood
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Nice in France and Sorrento in Italy as among the most expensive family holiday resorts in Europe. A typical basket of a dozen summer holiday purchases ranging from an inflatable lilo to a family meal costs £139.28 in Bournemouth, up 11.8 per cent from 2012. A bucket and spade in the town costs £4.55, the most expensive in Europe and up 40% on a year ago. On one of the hottest recorded days of the year, Bournemouth welcomed an estimated 120,000 visitors, who bought 40,000 ice-creams.
at their graduation ceremony in September. Speaking with some of the participants, it was clear that the majority were having a very positive experience interacting with patients at Lewis Manning and creating the sculpture. The memorial tree will be used by families and friends of patients to write their memories.
An online petition opposing the closure of Dorset’s coastguard helicopter base at Portland has attracted 17,000 signatures – some way short of the 100,000 needed to trigger a Parliamentary debate.
The e-petition was set up by South Dorset MP Richard Drax as part of his campaign to prevent the search and rescue base closing in 2017. The Department for Transport says modern helicopters operating from fewer bases can provide a more reliable service that meets key requirements.
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Christchurch in Fairtrade boost
Councillors have backed a campaign for Christchurch to become a Fairtrade town. A recent meeting of Christchurch council’s community services committee agreed to continue using Fairtrade products at meetings and to promote the movement in their publications and website. More than 1,500 signatures were collected for a petition in favour of the plan. There are some 500 Fairtrade towns in the UK.
Bloom or bust for Ferndown?
Ferndown residents need little convincing their town is blooming beautiful – but how will Britain In Bloom judges assess it? Two judges for the national competition were recently given a tour by town clerk Ian Jones and head groundsman Keith Wilcox, then met the mayor Cllr John Lewis and his wife Barbara. The awards in the South and South East in Bloom competition will be announced on September 11.
Police object to off-licence plan
Plans for a new off-licence in the Lansdowne area of Bournemouth have been scuppered by the council after objections were raised by the police. It was claimed the Lansdowne Central shop in Christchurch Road would have added to problems of antisocial behaviour within the town’s cumulative impact area, where there is already street drinking. PC Darren Harris said the location is “plagued with high levels of antisocial behaviour relating to street drinking and vagrancy”.
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question of councillors awaits poole residents
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he independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England is asking local people how many councillors they think should represent Poole Borough Council in future. The public consultation is the first part of an electoral review which will also consider changes to the number, names and boundaries of the council’s wards. The Commission has considered views put to it by the council and local councillors and is now asking residents whether they think the borough should continue to be represented by 42 councillors or whether that number should be reduced to 38. Max Caller, chair of the Commission, said: “This is your chance to shape your council for the future. “We have considered the views put to us by the council, but we now need the help of local people and organisations to tell us exactly how many councillors should represent Poole in future.
Wheely big vehicles Bournemouth is to host the world’s first International Wheels Festival next May, creating up to 150 new jobs and providing a £9 million boost to the local economy. The family-friendly festival is planned for May 24-26 and will showcase classic cars, hot rods, stunt motorbikes, cycling and custom cars with events including skateboard and BMX stunts, jumps over Bournemouth Pier, monster truck parades and racing. The festival is to be funded through trading stands, sponsorship, support from traders and contributions from the council, as well as the town centre and coastal Business Improvement Districts. A season of wheel-themed films and performances could produce funding from an Arts Council bid.
have their say during that process as well.” The current phase of consultation closes on September 2.
Once it has considered the evidence provided by local people and organisations, the Commission will publish its proposal on the total number of councillors in October and then begin to gather information to help draw up new ward boundaries.
“We want to establish the right number of councillors”
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“We want to know if you think the number of councillors should stay at 42 or be reduced to 38. We want to establish the right number of councillors to be able to take decisions effectively and the right number to represent the interests of all communities in Poole. “Once we have taken a view on the number of councillors for Poole, we will re-draw ward boundaries to accommodate those elected members and we will be asking local people to
The Commission aims to publish its draft recommendations for a new pattern of wards in March next year when it will consult local people again. Final recommendations are due to be published in September 2014 and the new electoral arrangements would come into effect for the council elections in 2015. Further information about the review is available at www.lgbce.org.uk. Residents can have their say directly at consultation.lgbce.org.uk.
Fun and games at the Dolphin
Poole’s Dolphin shopping centre has some fun and games lined up this month. Each Saturday until August 24, the Dolphin will be hosting a series of family events from 11am to 4pm highlighting the Best of Poole. “Throughout the summer holidays the Dolphin shopping centre is partnering with a number of local organisations to host some fantastic free events,” said centre manager John Grinnell. “There will be something on offer for all the family.”
Airport’s soaring figures Bournemouth Airport has returned to profit, is serving more passengers and creating more jobs. Parent company Manchester Airports Group has announced earnings at Bournemouth Airport are up by more than 400%, turning last year’s £600,000 loss into a profit of £1.9 million. Passenger numbers have also risen from 600,000 to 700,000, a 16% increase, while staff
numbers are up from 126 to 181. In a statement a MAG spokesperson said Bournemouth Airport has “continued to work hard to secure new routes and services” and added that its business park development provides a focus for the short term. Last year the company revealed plans to create 540,000 sq ft of business space at Bournemouth Airport over the next ten years.
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Georgina waiting for a half-marathon to start. Inset right, Neal Butterworth
ith my 30s flying by faster than a speeding bullet I thought it was about time I crossed something else off my bucket list. So this year I’m running a marathon. But I’ll let you into a little secret. This isn’t just another life experience, it’s far more important than that. You see, I’m not just running for me... I’m running in memory of a very special man. Some of you may have been lucky enough to know Neal Butterworth, or at least had an insight into what kind of man he was from his contributions to Seeker News. He was my editor and friend at the Bournemouth Echo – an amazing person with a magical presence, who touched the hearts of everyone he met, and brought out the best in all of us. Sadly he lost his fight with bowel cancer earlier this year. So on October 6 (D-day, or
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M-day as I like to call it!) I’m running the Bournemouth Marathon in Neal’s name, and to raise money for two very worth causes – Macmillan Cancer support (www.macmillan. org.uk) and Beating Bowel Cancer (www. beatingbowelcancer.org). I’m no Paula Radcliffe – despite once being mistaken for the longdistance champion running along the Bournemouth promenade! Unfortunately I think the similarities end with my wraparound shades and long blonde ponytail – in fact her world record of 2:15:25 for the 2003 London marathon is scarily not far off my half marathon PB 1:47:29 (and yes, after 13.1 miles, every second really does count!) So, unlike Paula, I suspect running a marathon is going to be a once in a lifetime experience for me.
Purbeck places are filling fast Organisers of the second Purbeck Marathon are advising runners to get their skates on – as places are filling up fast. Last year’s inaugural event was ranked as the third best marathon in the UK by Runner’s World magazine. “We had a very successful Purbeck Marathon in 2012 and, for 2013, we have increased the number of places available,” says race director Rose Clarke.
“However, the nature of some parts of the course means that we have to have a strict limit on numbers.” The race, on September 15, starts and finishes in Swanage, but has a number of hard climbs and uneven paths, making it different from a road-based city marathon. To enter visit www.purbeckmarathon. co.uk. Entries will be closed on August 31 or earlier if the race limit is reached before then.
Floral colour emerges from roadside Roadsides in Christchurch are a riot of colour after the council spread wild flowers on verges. A wide variety of seeds have been sown including cornflowers, poppies, toad flax, gypsophila, black-eyed susans,
chrysanthemums and corn marigolds. The wild flowers can be seen at Church Hatch, at the entrance to Two Riversmeet Leisure Centre, Bernards Mead in Jumpers, on Stony Lane roundabout and on the northern end of The Runway.
Which means I’m pulling out all the stops. New trainers, regular physio, cross training sessions in the gym and (yes, you’ve guessed it!) lots and lots of running. With just over nine weeks to go I’m getting some major mileage under my belt now and also training hard with a local club Apparently more than one in three people will be diagnosed with some form of cancer during their lifetime, so this little blighter is going to touch all our lives in some shape or form. So please visit my donation page www.virginmoneygiving.com/ georgiecrawshaw, dig deep and make every one of those 26.2 miles (not to mention significant abstinence from alcohol!) count. In the words of a wonderful boss, friend and family man...let’s “kick cancer’s sorry ass.” I couldn’t put it better if I tried...
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newsletters got something to say? send your letters to letters@seekernews.co.uk Politicians have VIEW been overpowered FROM ABOVE As Dorset’s leading campaigning charity on the preventable factors that lead to cancer of the head and neck our trustees and volunteers could not have been more frustrated with recent announcements that cigarette labeling was being shelved and that alcohol minimum pricing policy was also being kicked into the long grass. Anyone who gives it a moment’s thought will eventually realise that excessive drinking, particularly of spirits, but strong alcohol of any sort, can do real damage. The soft tissues in the mouth and throat are progressively attacked. Equally, smoking can lead to a likelihood of oral cancers. However, any influence on impressionable people, including that from attractive branding on cigarette packaging, or the price advantage at which some strong drink is marketed both militate against a healthy lifestyle. The drinks and tobacco lobby have overpowered politicians who don’t want a fight before the next General Election. We are not anti-business at About Face. Indeed, we have some of the south’s best companies working with us to help to deliver one-to-one and group support to people who need it, and to help health
Corfe Castle by Steve Cook professionals with extra training at our About Face Centre opposite Poole Hospital. What our community needs however, is a strong vote from all sides of the House of Commons in favour of the healthier option. My volunteers meet many people who would now give anything rather than to have gone through the completely devastating effects that their head and neck cancers have led them into. At least we are here for them, but please, please let’s, as a nation, do anything we can to discourage excessive smoking and drinking from the outset. Ian Catley Chief executive About Face, Poole
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I was surprised to discover that adults in the UK have an extraordinary £2.3 billion of leftover foreign currency lying around at home. According to a YouGov poll, commissioned by easyJet, in the South West alone £170 million is left discarded at home. UNICEF has teamed up with easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, to raise money for UNICEF’s work vaccinating children against deadly diseases. Every day, thousands of children around the world die needlessly from preventable diseases when the cost of providing a life-saving vaccine to a child is a mere 40 pence. I would urge holidaymakers this summer to donate their leftover currency to UNICEF, aboard easyJet’s aircraft, and help save children’s lives. Don’t allow your euros to linger at home after your holiday, put them to good use. Catherine Cottrell Deputy Executive Director of Fundraising UNICEF UK
Quarry lakes are dangerous places
Quarry operators know that the warmer weather heralds an increase in young people and adults entering quarries uninvited with potentially tragic consequences. Sadly, there have already been four deaths in non-operational quarry lakes during the hot spell we are now enjoying. With the school summer holidays about to commence, the Mineral Products Association (MPA) are keen to ensure that these risks are better understood and to appeal to parents to ensure that their youngsters are not tempted to enter into local quarries uninvited. Our Stay Safe campaign is supported by the parents’ of teenagers who have died, they believe that their sons might still be alive today if they had understood the risks they were taking.
Quarry lakes may look inviting but the temperature of the water can be icy cold in places, extremely deep, conceal unexpected currents, pumps or other obstacles hidden beneath the water. The impact that cold water can have on one’s body can result in even very experienced swimmers suddenly finding themselves in trouble and the water can be difficult to exit. Quarry faces can be unstable and collapse when standing close to the edge or expose people to the risk of being hit by falling boulders if they are attempting to climb the face or standing beneath it. Sand stockpiles can collapse or shift, burying and suffocating individuals. Settling ponds may look like firm ground, particularly after the surface has been drying over a prolonged period, but can give way and suck you down like quicksand. Quad and trail biking in quarries exposes riders to the risks from unstable ground suddenly collapsing or being hit by plant or machinery. I would urge parents and others to view and share our Facebook page Stay Safe Stay Out of Quarries with others. Our message and the message from the parents of the boys who have been killed is simple – unless you are invited on an organised visit by the quarry operator – Please stay safe ... stay out of quarries. Elizabeth Clements Mineral Products Association London SW1V 1HU
Let’s move past the stiff upper lip
It seems the famous British stiff upper lip is alive and well. According to a recent survey by Dulcolax, almost half (49%) of women say they are embarrassed to talk about poo, with almost two thirds adding they would not talk to their pharmacist or GP, even if they saw a worrying change. We know that many people suffer in silence because they are too embarrassed to talk about their poo and yet constipation and other bowel worries affect millions of people. Beating Bowel Cancer wants the nation to be more open and willing to talk about their poo and going to the loo, and to discuss health concerns as soon as they appear. So we have joined forces with Dulcolax to encourage people to talk. This month we’re urging everyone to ‘loosen up’ and visit www. LetsTalkConstipation.co.uk for information and advice on poo-related matters. Unusual or unexpected changes in going to the loo should be discussed with your GP, as the earlier the diagnosis, the easier the treatment. If you’re worried you could also contact us for advice and support www. beatingbowelcancer.org. Mark Flannagan CEO, Beating Bowel Cancer
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The simple fact is that we need more energy and we need to find new ways of generating that energy. One method is to harness the power of the wind and convert it to electricity. But how to do it? Establishing a wind park off the Dorset coast was never going to be an easy sell to local people and as the Navitus Bay project prepares to meet the public next month in a series of exhibitions Seeker News put some direct questions to project director Mike Unsworth. (This is an edited version of his responses, which can be read in full at www.seekernews.co.uk)
How far offshore will it be? From the nearest point on the shore, at the Needles on the Isle of Wight, Navitus Bay would stretch 13.9km (or 8.6 miles) to sea – a distance equivalent to the length of 132 Wembley Stadium football pitches. It would be 19.7km (or 12.2 miles) from Bournemouth and 14.6km (or 9.1 miles) from Swanage. How many turbines will there be? We are considering turbines with an installed capacity of between 5MW and 8MW. The maximum number of wind turbines will be either 136 based on the use of 8MW turbines, or 218 based on the use of 5MW turbines. The number of turbines will be constrained by the project’s maximum capacity of around 1100MW. How far apart will they be? The turbines will, in principle, be set out in a regular, grid pattern – generally orientated such that the longest distance between turbines is in line with the prevailing wind direction (downwind). There will be a minimum of 756 metres between each one. How tall will the turbines be? If we elect to use the tallest 8MW turbines, then these will have a maximum tip height of 200m or 656 feet. How much power will be generated? Navitus Bay would have an approximate installed capacity of 1,100MW and will generate an annual amount of energy to power over 790,000 average UK households each and every year. That’s around nine times the number of homes in Bournemouth. The project will also lower harmful carbon dioxide emissions by some 1,150,000 tonnes a year. Will the Navitus Bay Wind Park be the biggest offshore windfarm in the world? No. Of the nine zones identified by TCE, Navitus Bay at 1100MW will be one of the smallest. Dogger Bank, in the North Sea is the largest zone at 9600MW. The largest operational offshore wind farm in the world is currently the 600MW London Array project off the Kent coast. Could it be built anywhere else? No. We are constrained to develop within the zone boundary. The site area chosen within the zone area is deemed the least constrained area and the optimum for development. How we develop the area is something we are constantly consulting on
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and is an open and transparent process in which the community has a voice – we have already listened and changed the boundary of the development late last year and are continuing to take and respond to feedback. How long is the operating life of the wind park? The operational life of the wind park’s components is 25 years. The lease provided by TCE as landlord is 50 years. Will the wind park site be enlarged once it is up and running? No. The planning permission, if granted, would prevent this. What will happen to the site when it is decommissioned? When the wind park is finally decommissioned, we will remove all of the components above the seabed. If the foundations used to support the wind turbines are piled structures, the piles will be cut off below seabed level.
How many jobs will be created by the Wind Park? Our proposals have the potential to add economic value to the region of up to £1.85 billion over the lifetime of the project and a minimum of 2,000 local jobs during its construction. The operations and maintenance base alone will provide an economic value to the region of £670 million over the lifetime of the project, and is expected to support around 160 locallybased jobs annually. And it is not just in construction that opportunities exist. A project of this scale would result in significant supply chain opportunities for companies across a wide range of sectors from component part manufacturers and engineering consultancies, to local B&Bs and catering companies. How will Navitus counter the impact on shipping, tourism and fishing? We recognise the importance of the local tourism and marine industries and are
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Members of the public will have a chance to talk to the Navitus Bay project team and submit their views on the proposed wind park, at the final planned round of public exhibitions prior to the submission of its consent application in early 2014.
The exhibitions will take place at eight locations in Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and are part of Navitus Bay’s Phase Four public consultation, which starts on September 2 and ends on October 11 Navitus Bay will be presenting the latest and most up-to-date findings of the surveys and assessments it has undertaken on the potential impacts of the project during the construction and operational phases. From September 2 members of the public will also be able to pick up the consultation materials from their local library, or download the information and complete an online comments form available at the Navitus Bay website www. navitusbaywindpark.co.uk.
Local consultations
September 12 Captain’s Club Hotel, Christchurch, 2-8pm September 13 Lymington Community Centre, 2-8pm September 17 St Edwards Church Hall, Swanage, 2-8pm September 18 Lighthouse, Poole, 2-8pm September 19 West Moors Memorial Hall, 2-8pm September 20 New Milton Community Centre, 2-8pm September 21 Bourne Lounge, BIC, 10am-4pm
taking active steps to safeguard them. Shipping, tourism and fishing are all topics that have been assessed as part of our detailed and robust EIA. Opponents of the Wind Park say it is on an important bird migration route, what will be done to accommodate migrating birds and diminish the impact of the turbines on birdlife? Whilst the wind park, once operational, could affect migration routes, our initial findings show that no significant impact is likely on migratory populations. We have consulted extensively with several wildlife organisations, including Natural England and the RSPB, as part of our application and those discussions are ongoing.
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Employers must present the best possible impression to job seekers!
personal touch say they would share their positive experience with their social network.
The way employers handle candidate applications has never been more important because people are sharing their job seeking experience and it really does have a significant impact on employers’ brands.
Simple use of good manners and respect during the process is critical.
Whilst positive candidate experiences, leading to job offers and hires, can do wonders for a brand, a single negative experience can really do a lot of damage. In a recent online survey, 64% of job seekers shared their experiences of the hiring companies (and the agency) via social media.
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Shockingly, a mere 5% of candidates rated their experience as excellent and this was due in large part to lack of, or slow, communication after their initial application and throughout the process. An astounding 77% of job applicants said they received no communication from employers that they contacted in response to jobs advertised online. The application process can take quite a bit of time so employers should really be putting in place at least generic holding responses. A surprising 90% of candidates who feel that they were treated with courtesy and a
Collecting feedback from candidates is a common sense way to improve upon the process, yet only a very small proportion of employers ever solicit feedback from their candidates – either direct or via the agency they have engaged. Candidates are investing time and resources into applying for each position. That effort should be matched in the candidate experience especially as the search for good talent has such an impact on employers in several different ways. With 34% of job candidates saying their experience during the hiring process, whether positive or negative, affected their decision to take the position, it’s imperative that employers are mindful of the impression they give during the hiring process, to successful and unsuccessful applicants alike. With social media and business becoming increasingly transparent, word gets around quickly so each aspect of the hiring process should consist of thoughtful interactions that project employers’ brands in the most positive light possible.
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Leisure trust goes pyramid building warm tee as club adopts eco plan Bournemouth-based leisure and cultural trust, BH Live is to take over the management and operation of the Pyramids Centre in Portsmouth. In partnership with Portsmouth City Council, it is an exciting development for the trust which currently operates four high quality leisure centres and two conference, exhibition and entertainment venues, in partnership with Bournemouth Borough Council, alongside a number of catering outlets across the south. Peter Gunn, BH Live’s chief executive, said: “BH Live is delighted to be have
been selected by Portsmouth City Council as their preferred operator of the Pyramids Centre. We see this as an excellent opportunity to expand the reach of BH Live along the south coast, promoting both our charitable and business objectives, generating financial and employment benefits and creating opportunities for the current team to develop within the organisation.” Initial BH Live priorities include exploring how the event programme can be enhanced and the health and fitness programme and packages improved.
A Dorset golf club has taken advantage of the government-backed Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), which aims to reduce the UK’s carbon footprint and meet EU targets by 2020. Ashley Wood Golf Club, near Blandford, has had a new biomass boiler system installed having previously been running on oil for its heating and hot water. According to Eco Renewable Energy, which installed the system, the cost of fossil fuel is far greater than biomass wood pellets and under the terms of the
RHI the golf club will get paid for every unit of heating energy it produces over the next 20 years. “Effectively, after the install costs have been met by the annual fuel savings and the RHI payments, the golf club will be better off by about £10,000 a year, on their current energy usage,” says Paul Thomson of Eco Renewable Energy. “This amount increases annually as the payments are index linked over the next 20 years, so over the period of the scheme the club will receive in excess of £187,000 in direct payments.”
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55,000 visitors a year, provides an orset County Show has launched extremely valuable vehicle for getting new an initiative to give talented businesses noticed. youngsters in a step up the business career ladder. “We are hoping to get entries from all sorts of talented individuals across the Dorset’s Got Talent will offer three young county from farriers, potters, artists, people a business platform for showcasing hedge-layers, cake makers or their talents at this year’s even local bands. The sky’s Show on September 7 and 8. the limit!’ The three chosen individuals Candidates can nominate will be selected by a panel themselves or be nominated of judges and the winning by third parties. The candidate will be offered a nomination must be free trade stand at the show accompanied with details of or an area of the showground age, address, the nature of the where they can perform their entrant’s talent and why they particular talent. deserve the opportunity. Talent of all kinds is Nominations are invited at welcome, but entrants must be aged 18-25, live in Dorset and Dorset’s Got Talent could lead to www.dorsetcountyshow.co.uk/ be looking to turn their talent a pot of gold for young business page/dorset+young+talent+ competition. into a viable business. people Entries must be submitted by August 19. “There’s so much young talent in Winners will be announced on August 23. Dorset, but we recognise how hard it is, particularly in this current economic The entries will be judged by the climate, for young people to get started Dorset County Show chairman, the in business,” says Sam Mackenzie-Green, show secretary, West Country Dorset County Show secretary. Cheesemakers, Ford Farm and DSouzaPR Ltd. “The Dorset County Show, which attracts
Yellow Buses has expanded its fleet with eight new 11.5 metre StreetLite Max singledeckers costing £1.1 million. The luxury buses, which boast leather seats and woodeffect floors, can carry up to 70 passengers. They will primarily operate on the Yellows’ route 2 operating between Kinson and Bournemouth, linking Castlepoint and the Royal Bournemouth Hospital. Their arrival brings the number of
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he Poole Harbour Study Group has awarded two students from Bournemouth University at its inaugural prize giving. Undergraduate Jacob Brett and postgraduate Ross Wheeler were presented with a certificate and cash award of £100 each, following the submission of extensive dissertation projects examining environmental factors of Poole Harbour. “These prizes are an important part of our effort to encourage studies on the harbour environment and recognise some of the good work carried out,” said Professor John Humphreys, chairman of Poole Harbour Study Group and a Poole Harbour Commissioner. “It was a very competitive process but our two winners presented dissertations that were impressive, both exploring contemporary issues relating to wading birds in the Harbour. “Poole Harbour Study Group is committed to enhancing BPEAJ.pdf
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On top of improvements Topps Tiles at Tower Retail Park, Poole, has successfully completed its store refurbishment to implement a new state-ofthe-art retail concept. The tile and wood flooring specialist on Yarrow Road has upgraded its facilities to ensure the highest level of service is provided to customers. The new format outlet, which took seven weeks to transform, boasts an
Inspiration Station, where customers can create a mood board to find floor and wall solutions for their home on the Tile Visualiser, which creates an online mock-up of their room. Store manager, Brendan Flynn, said: “We have received excellent feedback from our customers and since the refurbishment we have been noticeably busier.”
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understanding of the Harbour and the demands upon it. Poole Harbour is a phenomenal place and we continually encourage people to study it. The prize has generated a lot of interest and we will be promoting it to University students again in the next academic year.” Poole Harbour Study Group, which includes representatives from The Environment Agency, Natural England, Southern Inshore Fisheries
& Conservation Authority, Poole Harbour Commissioners, as well as a number of universities and conservation organisations, has been conducting and disseminating objective research of Poole Harbour for more than 25 years. Its interests range from physical and geomorphological characteristics through all aspects of the harbour’s ecology, to its geography and socioeconomics.
Angela Evans has joined Wimborne-based Teachers Building Society as finance and operations director. Angela spent 20 years at Chelsea Building Society and more recently as a finance director at a national IFA network. James Bawa, chief executive of Teachers
Building Society, says: “We’ve had an exciting couple of years here at Teachers.
“I’m delighted to welcome Angela Evans to the team here at Teachers and know that she will make a very positive impact in driving the Society’s sales and operational strategy into the future.”
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Zoe takes flight from care home
A waitress at a Dorset care home is flying high after seeing off thousands of other candidates to join British Airways’ cabin crew. Zoe Toogood says the customer service skills she learned at Colten Care’s Amberwood House home in Ferndown helped her find her dream job. Zoe, 18, was one of around 15,000 candidates from across the UK who applied for just 2,000 cabin crew positions. “It’s such a prestigious airline with very exacting expectations,” says Zoe, who lives
in Three Legged Cross. “I was overjoyed to be offered an interview but extremely nervous when I went in.
“As it turned out, I was asked how I would manage a range of customer service scenarios. “For all of them I was able to draw directly on examples from the care home.” Zoe waitressed at Amberwood House for two years while studying an NVQ Cabin Crew Diploma at The Bournemouth and Poole College.
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plan to make poole the best centre in dorset
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displays, which will be followed by the painting of street furniture and more events such as the introduction of open air cinema and children’s drop-in activities this month which aim to draw more people to the town centre. Future plans include improving the appearance of vacant units, developing the image of Poole High Street and creating distinctive quarters within the town. As part of this, research is also under way to find out what
visitors think about visiting the High Street and what things are most important to them. “We have set ourselves a demanding and realistic programme which will help Poole meet the challenges facing high streets across the UK,” said Jonathan Sibbett, chairman of Poole Town Centre Partnership. The plan is ambitious and will change and develop over time.” To see the plan in full visit http://pooletourism.com/ pooletowncentre.
Group’s half-century celebrations Accountants are best new entrants
The Wessex Group held a gala celebration to mark its 50th anniversary in style as hundreds of staff, former employees and their partners attended the dinner at the BIC. Retired founder Tony Morgan, who set up Wessex Electricals in 1963, was there with his two sons Simon and Alistair, who are now the group’s joint managing directors. The managing directors of all six companies in the group were present, as were representatives of electrical contractors Wiltshire and Willey, who were celebrating their 30th anniversary and are also members of the Wessex Group.
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Simon Morgan said: “It is a real achievement to have been around for 50 years and to have grown so much since 1963.”
As well as throwing a big party, Wessex Group is also giving away ‘50 somethings’ to a charity or good cause each month during 2013 and has so far provided 50 sensory toys for a charity that looks after children with severe learning difficulties, planted 50 yards of snowdrops in Shaftesbury, supported 50 animals at a rescue centre, donated 50 vintage books to Thomas Hardy’s home Max Gate, funded 50 packs for a dyslexia support group and donated 50 high quality, high-powered LED lamps.
Family owned and run Dorset accountancy firm, Paget Reid York has been awarded the Best New Entrant at the coveted UK Business Angel Association awards in recognition of their involvement with Silicon Beach Business Angels (SBBA).
“As a locally based accountancy firm, we wanted to do something different within the business community, as well as share our expert knowledge and advice to full advantage, which is why we partnered in association with the Silicon Beach Business Angels,” said James Paget.
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Tribunal fees may encourage earlier settlements A new fee system for employment tribunals and appeals is expected to have far-reaching effects for employers and their staff, according to a Dorset solicitor. The fees range from a £160 minimum up to £950 for an individual taking a dismissal case to a hearing. For groups of workers, the fee scale goes up to £5,700. Last month lawyers lost a court case to block the introduction of the fees, but the Court of Session in Edinburgh has granted a full hearing later this
year on the legality of the Department of Justice’s move. The government has agreed to repay any fees paid in England, Scotland and Wales if it loses that case. Kate Brooks, an employment solicitor with Dorset and New Forest law firm Ellis Jones, said the introduction of upfront fees was aimed at deterring so-called ‘weak and frivolous’ claims. This would win the support of many employers, she said.
But Kate warned: “It will also mean that when a claim is lodged against an employer, it may be more costly as the matter proceeds, for example hearing costs, applications costs, appeal cost. “This is likely to encourage more early settlements in matters to avoid additional tribunal costs, such as hearing fees. It would be wise for employers to ensure their employment contracts, policies and procedures are all up-to-date in order to reduce the risk of any potential claims.”
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NEWSCHARITY 10,000ft leap for new building Run with Tim Eight daredevils jumping from a plane raised more than £2,000 for the new Jigsaw Building at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital. Viewing conditions were perfect for the 10,000ft jump in Salisbury, giving an extra reward to the sky divers on their descents. RBCH physiotherapist Rebecca Burrow was one of the sky divers. She said: “I wanted to challenge myself and do something for the hospital charity this year – hence choosing to jump out of a plane!
The John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF), an affiliated charity of the Bournemouth Marathon Festival 2013, is offering its runners free training sessions with local legend Tim Harris – who ran seven marathons on seven continents in seven weeks.
“It was brilliantly organised by the charity and I loved every minute of it. I will definitely be doing it again.”
“Entrants who run for the JTYAF will know that every step they take, and every pound they raise, will make a huge difference to the lives of local young people,” said Linda Thornton.
DBA given eye unit donation
That’s what friends are for!
Dorset Blind Association knows just what it means to get a little help from its friends. For the charity, which helps more than 1,000 people a month living with visual impairment, has just received a £3,000 donation from the Friends of the Bournemouth Eye Unit at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital. “We appreciate all our donations, but this money is particularly vital as it helps fund
the post of Tiffany Deacon, our Eye Clinic Support Officer who is herself visually impaired,” says DBA chief executive officer Jonathan Holyhead. The help desk provides nonmedical support and information to people who are newly diagnosed with severe sight loss, or whose condition is worsening.
Dorset Blind Association receives no regular government funding and relies heavily on donations, grants and legacies. Call 01202 712869 or visit www.dorsetblind.org.uk.
Unlocking cycling success Following the success of last year’s 80mile Bath to Bournemouth charity bike ride, a team from Poole-based national locksmiths Keytek is to take part in the Glastonbury Bike Ride next month in aid of the British Heart Foundation. The Keytek team will be setting off from Glastonbury on September 29 and following either a 25 or 50-mile route through the Somerset countryside.
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orset-based charity Diverse Abilities Plus will be able to get the most out of the allotments provided by the National Trust at Kingston Lacy. For Simon Morris, general manager of Haskins Garden Centre at Longham, was so impressed at how the standard and special raised allotments for wheelchair users were being used by a team with physical and learning disabilities he promised a delivery of donated products to help them. “Having met the team working hard on caring for a variety of grow your own fruit and vegetables we will provide expert advice to ensure they can maximise their yield,” he said. Helen Mortimer, fundraising manager for Diverse Abilities Plus, said the charity appreciated the offer of support for the allotment projects: “The charity provides support for hundreds of children and adults in Dorset living with physical and learning disabilities. The allotment is a project much enjoyed by the adults we support, enabling them to create produce they are incredibly proud of and offering therapeutic benefits.” The charity provides care and support for children with disabilities through a specialist school, respite home, play sessions at weekends and school holidays and a youth club. It also provides an adults’ day opportunities centre and specially adapted
The team plans to raise a total of £1,500 for the charity. Previously, Keytek cyclists have taken part in several charity bike rides, including the Tour de Britain. To donate simply visit the Keytek Just Giving page www.justgiving. com/Glastonbury-Bike-Ride, or text ‘KEYB60’ and your donation amount to 70070.
A&T turn £25 into £500
Local insurance specialists Alan & Thomas recently took part in the Wessex Cancer Business Challenge to turn £25 into as much money as possible in just one week and raised over £530. Loosely based on BBC’s The Apprentice, the challenge saw the Poole office of Alan & Thomas compete against other local businesses to come up with fundraising ideas to make money for the Trust, where the starting £25 and any profit thereafter could be re-invested to make larger returns.
Wessex Cancer Trust has been Alan & Thomas’ official charity since 2012 and last year alone, A&T helped raise in excess of £7,000, which is paying for this year’s running costs of the Trust’s holiday home for patients and their families at the Hoburne Naish Holiday Park in New Milton. A&T were also winners of the Blackmore Vale Business Award for Community Contribution for their support and work with Wessex Cancer.
Paint prize the Willy way
Helen Mortimer and Joolz Walford with Simon Morris and some of the Diverse Abilities Plus Allotment workers taking a break
supported living accommodation. Combined this work supports nearly 500 families in Dorset. Diverse Abilities Plus must raise nearly £500,000 in 2013. To support the fundraising appeal visit www.diverseabilitiesplus.org.uk.
Craftsmen in paint and paper, Farrow & Ball is opening its doors to the public for the first time to help raise much-needed funds for Julia’s House, the Dorset children’s Hospice. Inspired by Willy Wonka’s golden ticket, 14 lucky bidders will have the chance to visit Farrow & Ball at their Wimborne home on September 6 and see where the company’s unmatched paints and wallpapers are made. They’ll be able to see the finest pigments and naturally occurring ingredients combine to create Farrow & Ball’s famous interior and exterior paints; and experience the way their artisan wallpapers are
created using real paints and traditional methods.
Members of the Farrow & Ball team will explain how this local business has grown into an international company, shipping paint and wallpaper to more than 60 countries all from its site in Wimborne. Farrow & Ball is organising this event to raise money to support the invaluable work of its chosen charity, Julia’s House hospice – Dorset’s only children’s hospice dedicated to children with life-limiting conditions. To place a sealed bid visit www.farrow-ball.com/julias house between August 19-23.
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Final push for Great Taste judges
Some of the most influential food judges in the UK are gathering in Gillingham to judge the final stage of Great Taste 2013 – the culmination of thousands of judging hours when almost 10,000 different products have been blindtasted by more than 400 dedicated food experts. The final push to find the food or drink that is worthy of the title Great Taste Supreme Champion 2013 is firmly on the shoulders of the main food buyers from Harrods, Fortnum & Mason, Selfridges, Harvey Nichols and Whole Foods Market, who individually source some of the finest foods in the world, spending millions each year on exquisite food and drink. Most importantly, they all know their onions when it comes to judging. “The judging panel has a huge task ahead,” says John Farrand, organiser of Great Taste. “They have to re-judge every product that has gained a threestar award and decide unanimously which food or drink will take the title – a life-changing result for the producer of that product.” Great Taste, now in its 19th year, is run by The Guild of Fine Food and the final results will be Charles Campion, Nigel Barden and Georgina Mason judging Great announced on September 9. Taste
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he ninth annual Screen Bites Food Film Festival will combine the spicy flavours of India with the heady romance of the days of steam, the sizzling heat and magic of Brazil with the green hills and valleys of Thomas Hardy’s Dorset. The UK’s only film festival which celebrates food in film and the wonderful food and drink of Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire, opens at Durweston village hall near Blandford on October 3 with the regional premiere of Jadoo, an Anglo-Indian comedy of warring restaurateur brothers. Set in Leicester, it features a cameo performance by the great Indian food writer and television presenter Madhur Jaffrey. As always, the festival crosses Dorset, bringing food and films to village halls from Horton and Chalbury in the east to Wootton Fitzpaine close to the Devon border. The recipe for the success of the festival is the unique combination
Screen Bites is celebrating this year’s 25th anniversary of Purbeck Ice Cream with a programme cover image of the Corfe Castlebased dairy farm’s two new exciting savoury flavours of watercress and Dorset Blue Vinny
of a mini farmers’ market to start the evening, with lots of delicious local food to taste and buy, talks and demos by local producers, traditional ice cream break and a feature film in which food plays a central role. The films this year include nine that are new to Screen Bites. Among them are English Vinglish, a delightful Indian romance with a hint of Bollywood, the Japanese film Jiro Dreams of Sushi for the annual joint event with Purbeck Food Festival and a Hallowe’en film and fun afternoon for children at Tarrant Keyneston. There is also a screening of the Thomas Hardy classic, Far From the Madding Crowd, which was filmed mainly on location in Dorset. Festival flyers with dates and venues are available now at tourist offices across Dorset and the full programme will be published at the beginning of September. Visit www.screen-bites.co.uk.
BREATH-TAKING EVENTS ‘HIGHCLIFF’ STYLE Air Festival Gourmet BBQ— Saturday 31st August After the quick sell out of our Highcliff Hospitality package, we are proud to launch a new additional date! Join us for a delicious two course BBQ with a relaxed family atmosphere and the best views of all the action. Only £20.00 per adult and £10.00 per child.
Autumn Soirée Dinner Dance — Friday 27th September Join us for an evening of fabulous live swing music from our ‘house’ band 5th Avenue. Enjoy an apéritif on arrival, delicious three course menu and ‘big band’ entertainment. For only £42.00 per person, you will dance the night away!
Pudding Club— Thursday 24th October Dine with our Executive Chef and indulge in ‘proper puddings’. Treat yourself to a selection of traditional homemade puddings, glass of wine and lashings of that all-important custard, before casting your vote on ‘Pudding of the Night’. Only £25.00 per person or £40.00 per two people, an evening full or pure temptation! For more information, contact our sales team on 01202 200816 or visit our Facebook page.
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Lord lends a hand at Lorton Lord Coe has opened Lorton Valley Nature Park in Weymouth. The 187-hectare park is designed to benefit wildlife and people in the surrounding area by promoting public access between sites owned by Dorset Wildlife Trust, RSPB, The Woodland Trust, Weymouth and Portland Borough Council and Dorset County Council. Lorton Valley is also the starting point for the Legacy Trail, which has been developed through Wild About Weymouth and Portland
Charging point receiving a modelling contract with a leading agency and the opportunity to appear on the show’s catwalk, competition is sure to be hot. The competition continues at the next pre-show events, to be held at
Grosvenor Casino, Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth on September 18 and the Concorde Club, Southampton on October 10. Further details at www.south coastfashionweek.co.uk.
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ith live music, choreographed routines, footballers and fashion shows the launch of South Coast Fashion Week at Aruba on Bournemouth Pier was a glamorous affair. Backed by Seeker News, Jack FM, The Breeze, House of Fraser and Scissors, South Coast Fashion Week will be the biggest fashion event ever to come to the south and judging by the positive vibe at the launch, it’s shaping up to be another jewel in the crown of the summer of 2014. The event, which will be held at the Bournemouth International Centre on May 9-11 next year, will feature more than 150 unique boutiques showcasing vintage fashion, designer labels and the best in High Street brands. With the latest catwalk collections, hints and tips from the experts and some of the hottest new designers and graduate talent around, South Coast Fashion Week has something for every fashion conscious individual, including the ManZone. Launched alongside the show, the SCFW team are also looking for The Face of SCFW and with the winners
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Bournemouth’s Castlepoint shopping park is giving power to the people by becoming the first of its kind to offer free electric vehicle charging. Two eco-friendly car park spaces with charging points on the upper deck car park near the Marks & Spencer entrance have been installed Sallyann Tanner with Bill Riddle at a cost of £2,000. to “plug” the free car charging
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August is here now after a very hot July and watering your garden is still important, the underlying soil is very dry. When we have a light shower it is actually a good time to give your garden a deep watering as the moisture on the surface makes the ground porous and the water doesn’t then just run off, or evaporate. If you are going on holiday arrange for a friendly neighbour to water your veg patch, borders and house plants. Your lawn may not grow much unless it rains heavily, don’t worry about a brown lawn, grass goes into a dormant state in dry weather, but will soon recover. I am often asked about pruning lavender (pictured) and I suggest a light trim after flowering in mid to late August, this keeps their compact shape and allows time for the foliage to grow a little, leaving them looking good for the winter months. Now is a good time to take cuttings of the old fashioned, fragrant pinks (dianthus), they are very easy to propagate and make nice edging plants for a sunny border with their evergreen foliage. Take the cuttings from strong, nonflowering shoots, dip in an organic hormone gel and plant up several cuttings around the edge of a clay pot in a gritty compost mix and leave on a sunny windowsill or in a greenhouse and keep
them moist. They will root in about four weeks. Pot on into individual pots and overwinter in a frost-free place. Harvest some of your soft leaved herbs like mint, fennel leaves, sage and chives now and freeze them in bags or ice cube trays, useful later in the year for flavouring your winter soups and casseroles. A local garden to visit which is particularly good in late summer is Knoll Gardens near Wimborne. If you are looking for ideas their naturalistic approach to planting oriental grasses is well worth seeing. www.knollgardens. co.uk
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lifestyleWHERE TO GO Where to go and what to see for all the family AUGUST 10 Free Family Fun Day This summer, local families and visitors to Bournemouth are invited to enjoy a fun filled day of free family activities outside the Terrace bistro, cafe and bar at the Bournemouth Pavilion, overlooking the Lower Pleasure Gardens. There will be heaps of free family fun from 10am until 4pm including Punch and Judy shows, children’s dance classes provided by Pavilion Dance, balloon modelling, juggling, circus and magic tricks with Jamie Jigsaw and alien mask making workshops.
Weymouth’s Nothe Fort is preparing for some big bangs to mark their traditional Victorian Fayre. The Fort Artillery will be firing both cannons, as well as demonstrating their bugle and drumming skills.
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AUGUST 16-26 Sting in the Tale Bringing stories to life in some of Dorset’s most resplendent and atmospheric settings, the Sting in the Tale storytelling festival is celebrating its tenth anniversary this month.
AUGUST 13 AUGUST 12 Hengistbury Head Environmental Peter Rush, Durlston Country Park Festival and BioBlitz
AUGUST 10, 11 Nothe Fort Victorian Fayre
There will be traditional side shows and stalls including hoopla, coconut shy and stocks, while the Victorian School Room will be open for visitors to try adding up old money and writing with an ink pen. The Maypole will be set up for dancing and there’s a Dorset Knob throwing contest.
A free, environmentally-themed activity day for children and adults. Participants are invited to join the ranger team and local wildlife organisations in a race to record at least 500 wildlife species on Hengistbury Head in a single day. The fun starts at 8am and goes on until midnight – wildlife hunters are welcome to come along for as much or as little of the day as you would like.
Best known as the illustrator of BBC TV’s Jackanory – a job he did for more than 25 years – Peter Rush now focuses on, amongst other things, creating magnificent wire and paper sculptures. Children can join him at Durlston Country Park near Swanage on Tuesday (AUG13) from 10.30am to create a sculpture of their own, inspired by Dorset sea birds such as guillemots, puffins, cormorants and gulls.
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AUGUST 22 The Melplash Show
AUGUST 17 The (Not So) Secret Garden Event
There are even story walks through the historic streets of Wimborne and Poole.
Wimborne’s Knoll Gardens plays host to a rather special charity event this month. The (Not So) Secret Garden Event is a one-day gardening extravaganza set to reveal the secrets behind this stunning, naturalistic garden. Alongside guided tours and cream teas the day will feature a wide range of garden and wildlife-related activities including an expert Q&A, a chance to try willow weaving and free planting advice from Neil Lucas.
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Among the venues to host storytelling events are an Iron age Earthouse, stately homes, castles and a 1950s’ model town.
Singularly proud of its reputation as the Friendly Show, organisers are hoping this year’s event repeats the success of last year when more than 18,000 visitors turned up at the Showground at West Bay, near Bridport. The Melplash Agricultural Show is widely regarded as one of the South West’s leading one-day shows and has been a fixture of the West Dorset calendar since the first show in 1847. www.melplashshow.co.uk FOR AGES 9 - 16 YEARS JUST £80 FOR THE FULL WEEK! Book online, in person or give us a call! This year sees the first Bournemouth Pavilion summer youth theatre school in partnership with Enchanted Entertainment - the company who stages our Easter Pantomime! This summer, why not take part in a week long series of workshops based in the Pavilion Ballroom, aimed at improving your musical theatre skills. The workshops will centre on singing, acting, performance techniques and general stage craft. At the end of the week, we put all of that hard work into two staged performances in front of a live audience in the Pavilion Ballroom.
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Richard Hawley opening his inspired Friday night headline set with the apposite instruction to “let the ceremony begin’, then following up its beautifully realised cosmic beat pop with a nut-tight rockabilly encore of Tommy Tucker’s Hi Heel Sneakers and Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup’s I’m Gonna Dig Myself A Hole.
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The strange effect little Mark Owen can have on a field full of women of a certain age.
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Kid Creole acknowledging his own age while showing off his perky, second generation Coconuts, then delivering the missing musical link between Dean Martin and James Brown. Max Romeo
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Camp Bestival’s first on-site wedding as Paddy and Liz tied the knot in the Courtyard then were lead to the Castle by the impressively hectic Jaipur Marching Band.
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Steampunk satirists, The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing providing the highlight of the Pig’s Big Ballroom. The Bonzos and Black Flag meet in a grand collision of anarchy and anachrony. Standout track: the 1832 anti-Tory anthem, Doin’ It For the Whigs.
Camp Bestival’s pleasant valley sun days tend to slip away, lose their names and meld into one – recasting the grounds of Lulworth Castle as a twilight zone in which time surrenders its meaning. So, with his memory gate swinging on its rusty hinges, NICK CHURCHILL picks the moments that made Camp Bestival 2013. ]
Cuban Brothers’ head honcho Barry Peters spending far too long parading in his shiny underpants backstage waiting to introduce little Mark.
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The Pied Piper effect a net soaked with balloonmaking juice can have on a bunch of excited infants.
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Grandmaster Flash doing nothing to advance his art or enhance his reputation by simply mashing up the Heart FM daytime playlist.
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Craig Charles didn’t show, but the WI tea tent was present and very correct all weekend – sterling work ladies!
Wimborne town crier, the venerable Chris Brown, tongue-tied in the Big Top as he brought on reggae legend Max Romeo an inspired late replacement for the injured Toots.
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Billy Bragg guitarist CJ Hillman brilliantly restoring Johnny Marr’s guitar lines to a beefy new version of Sexuality.
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It never ceases to amaze how someone can fail to notice they’ve stamped on a hand and not stop to apologise.
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Crowds of grooving parents and happy kids massively entertained by the brilliant Disco Shed and its wholesome diet of vintage rhythm and blues, classic funk, ska, rockin’ blues and soul.
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Crowds of grooving parents and happy kids massively entertained by the brilliant Disco Shed and its wholesome diet of vintage rhythm and blues, classic funk, ska, rockin’ blues and soul.
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A surprisingly heartfelt version of Drink Up Thee Zider from a bunch of kids too young to know better in the Bandstand.
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The wonderfully restorative brews on offer at Mr Tea’s – but we miss the real mugs.
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Taste of the weekend – chorizo sandwiches in the Young British Foodies’ tent.
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Peter Hooton, lead singer of The Farm, dedicating early hit Hearts & Minds to original drummer Joey Musker who moved to Bournemouth in the mid-1980s and became a youth worker, dedicating his life to changing the world through his drum kit by running youth club drum classes, charity drum marathons and countless other unsung good works. The man’s a legend.
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his year marks the 200th anniversary of one of Poole’s most distinctive buildings – the Custom House on the Quay. Built in 1813 as a replica of the earlier Custom & Excise building, which dated from 1756, it is an impressive reminder of Poole’s important stature in Georgian England. But had it not been for one of the most notorious
episodes in the history of British smuggling, it may never have been built at all. On the night of October 7, 1747 members of the infamous Hawkhurst Gang, which operated along the coast from Dorset to Kent from 1735 to 1749, broke into the Custom House and stole a shipment of tea – some 30 hundred weight, worth about £500. Some months later a gang member called Diamond
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was jailed in Chichester after being recognised and inadvertently betrayed by a man called Daniel Chater who, with an elderly Customs officer called Galley, was subsequently called to identify him to a Justice of the Peace. But they never arrived. They had stopped at the White Hart Inn at Rowlands Castle where they were plied with drink by other members of the
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Hawhurst Gang, beaten and tied to horses before being taken to the Red Lion Inn at Rake. Galley was buried alive in a fox earth and Chater was thrown down a well at Lady Holt Park. Their deaths caused a national outrage, a £500 reward was offered and signalled the beginning of the end for the Hawkhurst Gang. On April 5, 1749, gang members Thomas Kingsmill (aka Staymaker), William Fairall (alias Shepherd), Richard Perin (aka Pain, Carpenter), Thomas Lillywhite (who married the daughter of Sir Cecil Bishopp 6th Baronet of Parham Park) and Richard Glover, were all tried at the Old Bailey for PICTURE: WWW.SIÂN CoURT
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breaking into the Custom House – a Crown building – at Poole and stealing the tea. Kingsmill, Fairall and Perin were found guilty and hanged, Lillywhite was acquitted and Glover found guilty but recommended for mercy. That case prompted the building of the 1756 Custom & Excise building, itself a rebuilding of the former Red Lion Coffee House which, like many historic Poole buildings enjoys the company of a ghost – a treacherous smuggler called Carter who, after selling out his fellow gang members, was killed by them and now haunts the upper part of the building.
25 YEARS AGo 15: Danny La Rue + Wayne King – Pavilion. 18: Showaddywaddy + Brian Poole – Poole Arts Centre. 30 YEARS AGo 9: The Nolans – Poole Arts Centre. 10: The Tremeloes – Pavilion. 13, 20: Mike Yarwood + Brotherhood of Man – Winter Gardens. 21: val Doonican – Pavilion. 22: Chas ‘n’ Dave – Poole Arts Centre. 35 YEARS AGo 13: Pam Ayres – Poole Arts Centre. 18: JALN Band – village Bowl, Bournemouth. 20: vince Hill – Winter Gardens. 40 YEARS AGo 12: Anita Harris + Lionel Blair – Winter Gardens. 19: Rolf Harris + Kirri Adams + Bobby Crush – Winter Gardens. 45 YEARS AGo 9: Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich + Lord Maurice – Pavilion. 14: The Tremeloes – The Ritz, Bournemouth. 18: Harry Secombe – Winter Gardens. 21: The Nice – The Ritz. 50 YEARS AGo 9: The Federals + Zoot Money + Tony Blackburn & the Rovers – Pavilion Ballroom. 11: Jet Harris + The Springfields + The Hollies + Mark Wynter – Winter Gardens. 11: Millicent Martin + Kaye Sisters + Tommy Cooper – Pavilion. 18: Billy Fury + The Tornados + Bert Weedon + Jan & Kelly – Winter Gardens. 18: Joan Regan + Susan Maughan + The Springfields – Pavilion. 19-24: The Beatles + Billy J Kramer & the Dakotas + Lanas + Tommy Quickly – Gaumont: The Beatles – wonder what happened to them? 21: Manfred Mann – Le Disque A Go Go, Bournemouth. 55 YEARS AGo 17: Wee Willie Harris + Tony Crombie & His Rockets – Pavilion.
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ith their as yet unnamed debut album due for release this autumn expect to be hearing a lot more of Whales In Cubicles. Since their first single, We Never Win, came out at the start of 2012 the noisy three-piece have won rave reviews for the follow ups – Nowhere Flag and Disappear – whetting appetites for the album, which has been mixed by Simon Barnicott (Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, Editors). With a Bournemouth date at 60 Million Postcards on Thursday coming up, songwriter Stef Bernardi fields our questions. Whales In Cubicles, come on, you’ve got to explain the name... just one more time, for the benefit of Bournemouth? Well when you put it like that it’s impossible to say no! It was a line in a song I heard and it’s a just a ridiculous, impossible image that frames well all the schizophrenic contradictions of mankind. I think we all are whales in cubicles. How has the last year or so been? It seems like a long time since We Never Win last year? We have been really busy focusing on our record, doing shows here and there, and promoting our latest single. But you’re right it feels like it has been a long time coming. We now have the record and we are ready to be consistent in future releases. We’re in a good place.
Bearing up in the circumstances Benji and Bruce, the polar bears are back in Christchurch on a very special mission.
Following the huge success of their Christmas Spectacular last year, the Glad Rag Theatre Co are looking for 30 girls and boys to perform with them, live on the Regent Centre stage this December.
You’ve had a fair amount of press attention, does that add to the pressure? Speaking for myself, I don’t really feel any pressure whatsoever. I just try to enjoy what I do and that’s all. How is the album coming on? It’s finished and it’s mixed, it’s DONE! Simon Barnicott mixed it and we’re very happy with how it sounds. You keep getting compared to Pixies, Smashing Pumpkins, Pavement and Jeff Buckley are you OK with that? What else is in your record collection? They are all amazing bands and
artists who I can’t help but admire and be influenced by. And you would find nearly every record by Joni Mitchell, Elliott Smith, Red House Painters, VU, The Roots, GBV, Grant Lee Buffalo, Slint, just off the top of my head.. Are you the harbingers of a grunge revival? Who knows? I really don’t think I would label our music as grunge revival. We are very interested in doing different things. This record will show many sides to us. How did you get together? We met at a pub brawl. I had them all in a headlock to assert my natural leadership and it’s been
Q&A lucy spraggan
With her latest single, Lighthouse, already in the charts, Former X Factor star Lucy Spraggan has thrown her support behind Open Mic UK, the nationwide talent search that is to hold auditions in Bournemouth next month. Just a year ago, Lucy was progressing her way through the rounds of the Future Music contest and went on to perform as a guest act for Open Mic UK at venues such as the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and Birmingham NEC. Now, she has a jam-packed diary full of festival slots this summer after her first UK tour was a complete sell out! Lucy, what’s it like touring the UK? It’s really good experience and gives you an insight into how much hard work the touring industry is. There are lots of early mornings and very late nights, but it’s worth it for the buzz at the end of the shows. How difficult was it to get your name known as an unsigned performer? I’m still on the road to getting my name known, it’s a very long process and it takes lots of time and energy, but with the right mindset and opportunities I feel like getting your name known can be done. What importance do you place on your social networks to increase your fan base? Social networking is one of the most important parts of building a fan base for me. I think the
happy days since. What festivals are you playing this year? We played The Great Escape and Liverpool SoundCity back in May, but we’re not doing any festivals this summer, that’ll be next year when the album’s out. The 60 Million Postcards date in Bournemouth is a great small venue, how do those dates compare with playing outdoors? In a way it’s more fun cos it gets crammed and sweaty. Is there any such thing as enough of anything? ‘That’s what she said’ jokes and shit TV.
The Regent Centre is presenting a brand new Christmas Spectacular with a popular mix of comedy, dance and music performed by The Glad Rag Production Company. If you are between seven and 11 years and you would like to perform with Benji and Bruce come to the Regent Centre on August 18 at 1.30pm for a fun audition workshop. For details visit www. gladragpro.com.
Choir chance 1: Charlie extends
The closing date for country star Charlie Landsborough’s Amateur Choir Challenge has been extended to August 31.
comes to making decisions about your career always think about your choices. My other advice would be to perform as much as you can, wherever you can. Take criticism on board but at the same time don’t be disheartened by it. Always trust your instinct when it comes to people that want to work with you. How hard is it to make contacts in the industry? It is very hard, it’s a cliché to say it but it’s all about being in the right place at the right time. Also, it’s not what you know… I take a lot of time to sit down and email anybody who has given me their business card, I just check in with them and let them know what I’m doing so that when I’m in their area they already know about it.
ability to talk to fans personally online is great, being able to ask their opinions on new songs or videos is priceless and it’s so easy to let people know where you are playing next.
What is the most difficult thing about being unsigned? It’s hard to get on the radar without the push from a team of people from a management company or label, but at the same time being unsigned can be a bonus as you have the freedom to work with whoever you want without having to abide by exclusive terms.
What tips would you give to those who are trying to get their name out there? Don’t get caught up in the moment; when it
Open Mic UK will hold South West auditions at Pavilion Dance, Bournemouth, on September 15. Details at www.openmicuk.co.uk/singing-auditions.
Entry forms and further information can be found at www.charlielandsborough. com. The winning entry for the area will get to perform at Lighthouse with Charlie and be in with a chance of winning the overall prize of £1,000.
Choir chance 2: Soul Caribbean
Fresh from playing the opening party for the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the Soul Caribbean band is looking to recruit a choir to join it on stage at Lighthouse on October 5. The show, which features singer Carleen Anderson and musical director Kevin Robinson (ex-Simply Red), features new arrangements of soul and reggae classics. There’s a free taster session at Lighthouse on September 7 from 10am with further rehearsals to follow. Everyone is welcome, regardless of ability.
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JOSEPH & THE AMAZING FOREVER SUN 16, 17, daily Came Down, TECHNICOLOUR DREAMCOAT August Dorchester August 20-24, various times Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth
Ladies of a certain vintage will be hanging on to their impulse to scream as Ian Watkins stars in the title role of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic stage musical at the Pavilion this month. Ian who? Oh come on, it’s only H from Steps, the 90s pop phenomenon who sold more than 20 million records. www.bic.co.uk
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Now forging a new chapter in their long and colourful history, The Blockheads bring their abracadabra to a field near Dorchester for the first Forever Sun festival to see just how partial the locals are to it. Sharing the weekend bill are fellow new wave survivor Hugh Cornwell, leading lights of Britpop Dodgy and one-time cornerstone of the Rutles and the Bonzo Dog Do-Dah Band, the seventh Python, the one and only ego warrior, Neil Innes. www.foreversun.co.uk
August 20-24, 7pm Royal Manor Theatre, Portland Jim Cartwright’s two-handed play presents a view of working class life in a northern pub in the 1980s. Its main characters are the landlord and landlady, but they are interlaced with a variety of different characters, each affected by another whether we see that other person or not. www.rmtcportland.co.uk
THE ISLE OF BARD
August 18, 10.30am, 1.30pm. 3.30pm Highcliffe Castle
THE RAT PACK IS BACK August 16, 7.30pm Mowlem Theatre, Swanage
Britain’s longest running tribute to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr, The Rat Pack Is Back has played Royal Command Performances and sell out shows at the O2 Arena. They are backed by Bruce Forsyth’s musical director Don Hunt and his band, whose CV includes the real Sammy Davis Jnr. www.mowlemtheatre.com
BARB JUNGR
August 22, 7.45pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
CLASSICAL/JAZZ EXHIBITIONS
BURTON BRADSTOCK FESTIVAL OF MUSIC & ART
August 11-18 daily, various venues Curated by the celebrated violinist David Juritz, this year’s festival traces a path from Bach to bluegrass taking in Wagner, Verdi, jazz, folk and Arabic music. Brilliant young clarinettist Anna Hashimoto (pictured here with accordionist Milos Milivojevic) is in the popular late night programme with most of the concerts taking place in St Mary’s Church. www.burtonbradstockfestival.com
CHAMBER MUSIC
August 17, 6pm All Saints Church, Mapperton A summer chamber music concert at All Saints Church, near Mapperton House where the gardens are open from 5pm for picnics. The ensemble features James Boyd (viola) Katharine Gowers (violin), Amy Norrington (cello) and Beatrice Philips (violin) performing Schubert’s String Trio in Bb Major, D 471, Mozart’s Duo for Violin and Viola in Bb Major, KV424 and two pieces by Haydn – The Lark and How Do You Do? www.mapperton.com
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THE BEATLES IN BOURNEMOUTH
from August 15, 11.00 Beacon Hotel, Bournemouth A new, permanent exhibition of memorabilia that tells the story of the many connections between The Beatles and Bournemouth. Features include the famous half-shadow photo taken by Robert Freeman at the Palace Court Hotel in Westover Road that was used on the sleeve of their second album With The Beatles and the photo of John Lennon with his son Julian and Aunt Mimi by Sandbanks ferry in 1967. www.beaconhotelbournemouth. com
SCULPTURE
August 18-24, 10am Stock Gaylard, Sturminster Newton Against the backdrop of the small country estate between Sturminster Newton and Sherborne, this show of work by Dorset sculptors is in aid of Home-Start North Dorset, an independent charity supporting struggling families. www.stockgaylard.com
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August 13, 8.15pm Lighthouse, Poole Indie Screen Dorset, a new initiative to support local independent filmmakers, opens with a screening of Suki Singh’s Emulsion. A psychological noir by Bournemouthbased writer-director Suki Singh, it was filmed and produced entirely in Dorset by White Lantern Film and tells the story of Ronny (Sam Heughan), a man feverishly searching for his missing wife. www.lighthousepoole.co.uk
AQUARIA
until August 26, 7.30pm (Sat, Wed mats 2.30pm) Windsor Hall, BIC Fire, water and aerial acrobatics combine to tell the story of Aquaria, the goddess of the deep, in a visually stunning show. Aquaria commissions Viktor, her pearl maker to create a magnificent pearl to celebrate the beauty of her empire. But news of the beautiful jewel spreads and when greedy sailors come to steal her away, Aquaria must call on her underwater armies to fight for its return. www.bic.co.uk
LE CORSAIRE
As part of the county-wide Sting in the Tale festival of storytelling. Box Theatre present an unusual piece in which the grounds of Highcliffe Castle become The Isle of Bard for the day. A promenade storytelling theatre tour finds the audience welcomed by four tour guides and taken on a journey around a magical island where the spirits of Shakespeare’s characters roam.
Few can match Barb Jungr’s skills as a song stylist. Variously described by critics as magnificent, mesmerising and magical, she has built a formidable reputation as an international live performer and recording artiste. Her latest show, Stockport To Memphis, marks a significant new direction for Barb.
August 16-19, daily Bryanston School Milton Abbey Music Festival has a new name and a new home – Bryanston School. But some things stay the same and as it has for 35 years, the programme blends professional and amateur musicians and singers.
David West has been carving in wood for some 40 years and his work can be found in museums, public galleries and private collections. In 2008 he was invited to Japan by the Sasakawa Foundation of Great Britain to spend four weeks travelling and drawing.
A youth ballet on-stage masterclass with dance artists from English National Ballet., this offers a rare chance to discover the strength and artistry required to be a professional dancer. English National Ballet is one of the world’s great ballet companies.
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The actor recently turned 50 and has no hesitation in citing his children, 14-year-old Lily Rose and 11-year-old Jack as his proudest achievements, far above anything he has accomplished in his long and continuing (despite what you may have heard) acting career. No small tribute when you consider memorable hits including Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas, Donnie Brasco, Finding Neverland and Charlie & the Chocolate Factory. But his latest incarnation as Tonto, in the big budget Disney reinvention of The Lone Ranger, has proved to be one of his most personal roles yet. “When I was a little kid growing up I was told we had some Native American blood in us,” he says. “I always took that to be a point of pride. So when it came to playing cowboys and Indians I most certainly did not want to be John Wayne. I wanted to be one of the Indians.” Little did he suspect as a child that he would have a chance to address
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decades of cinematic condescension to the Native American in a movie of his own. His heritage might be vague – reports have varied as to which tribe his antecedents hail from – but the opportunity to seek guidance from elders of the Comanche and Navajo tribes clearly made an impression on the actor. The result is a Tonto who is more savvy and wise than crusading dogooder John Reid (Armie Hammer), who adopts the crimefighting persona of The Lone Ranger to avenge his brother’s death on the lawless frontier of 19th century America. “We all agreed that first and foremost the Native Americans must be represented with the dignity and the integrity we know them to have,” Depp adds. “And to try and show what
crimes were committed against them at that time. “It was important to take the way that they have been portrayed in cinema, to take that cliché of them as savages, and flip it on its head.” For all the flaws in an overlong film Depp is successful in this aim. Some have said, a little simplistically, that the character of Jack Sparrow haunts his portrayal of Tonto. There is Depp’s relish for physical comedy, the writing of Pirates of Caribbean authors Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio and indeed the contributions of director Gore Verbinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer to thank for that. For his part Depp, who cites Marlon Brando as his acting idol, explains that the inspiration for each character he plays is idiosyncratic and often unexpected. “When I read a screenplay,” he explains, “somewhere within the first 10 pages something hits you, something grabs you and you know that somehow you’re invested. What happens to me is that character, as I read through the script, I start to get images of things.
Friday, August 9 Grown Ups 2 (12A) The Lone Ranger (12A) Wednesday, August 14 Kick-Ass 2 (15) Friday, August 16 2 Guns (15) Aftershock (18) Bachelorette (15) Planes (3D) (U) Wednesday, August 21 Elysium (15) The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones Friday, August 23 The Dyatlov Pass Incident (15) The Kings Of Summer (15) Lovelace (18) We’re The Millers (15) Wednesday, August 28 The Way, Way Back (12A) You’re Next (18) Thursday, August 29 One Direction – This Is Us (3D) Friday, August 30 Pain & Gain (15) Release dates are correct at time of publication, but may still be subject to film distributors’ jiggery-pokery. Some films are available in 3D, which is usually one D too many. Check online listings for times, certificates and all that other stuff.
“On Edward Scissorhands one of the strongest influences on the character was the dog that I had when I was a kid. It could be anything like that in terms of inspiration. You add as much as you can get away with basically – and I’ve been pretty lucky.” Mention of luck is interesting, for Depp himself reveals he was very nearly sacked for going so far over the top as Sparrow that he was caught coming out the other side. “They wanted to fire me so bad they could taste it,” he smiles. “I spoke to one of the executives at the time and said: ‘You’re right, you should fire me. But you’ll have to pay me for my time.’ It was just something that they couldn’t quite figure out or get a handle on.
“they wanted to fire me so bad they could taste it”
“With Tonto I’d seen this image of a warrior with stripes down his face and to me it looked as if we were dissecting the man into quarters. There was the damaged child, the great warrior... that was the inspiration. “It’s one of those things, you either get away with it or you don’t. I feel my intention was good with the character. I feel happy with it.”
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For a quintessentially English day out with your classic car, nothing can beat Beaulieu’s Simply Classics on August 25, which is open to all pre-1988 vehicles. To take part classic car owners need to download, complete and return an application form (from www.beaulieuevents. co.uk) by August 16. Entry is £10 for adults and £5 for children.
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ord’s new Fiesta 1.0-litre EcoBoost has been named 2013 Women’s World Car of the Year by an all-female panel of global motoring writers. Beating the likes of the Porsche Boxster S, Audi Allroad and Range Rover, the Fiesta won for its ‘high-end look and feel’ along with its fuel economy and low emissions. At the heart of the Ecoboost is a British-built 1.0-litre three-cylinder petrol unit which has already
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picked up the International Engine of the Year titles in 2013 and 2012. It delivers a punchy 125bhp for crisp acceleration while dipping
below 100g/km on emissions and returning a claimed 65.7mpg. The EcoBoost is one of six optimised power trains in the Fiesta line-up that deliver sub-100k/gm emissions, all of them are wrapped up in a fresh-faced Fiesta that has sharper exterior styling with a more aggressive stance. Inside there is a deep extensive almost MPV like dashboard below and lots of contemporary designed controls and
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instrumentation offering a youthful atmosphere. In three-door configuration a simple operation of the front seats allows access to generous rear accommodation and further back the 295-litre boot area is extensive. Accurate and responsive steering is one of the key Fiesta attributes and it rewards a precison driving style, especially with its sure footed cornering while a tight turning circle makes it a doddle to park.
Jaguar has announced its plans to sell just 10 examples of the extreme performance xKR-S GT sports car to customers in the UK – with a price tag of £135,000 on-theroad. Powered by Jaguar’s 550bhp supercharged 5.0-litre v8 engine the xKR-S GT reaches 60mph in 3.9 seconds with an electronically limited top speed of 186mph.
New picasso mpv Citroen’s latest version of its family-friendly C4 Picasso MPv is just appearing in dealerships promising dynamic, hi-tech styling, an uncluttered interior, more comfort and fuel economy of up to 74.3mpg.
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The job market is so saturated with various different recruitment agencies that it may become difficult to determine which one is most suitable for you. This is where a bit of research will work to your advantage. Take a look at the various different avenues on offer, such as social media sites, company websites and the all-important word of mouth. This will give you a more informed decision as to the services they offer and how happy or perhaps unhappy their candidates have been. Social media sites are information gold mines. If a customer received a poor service they are much more likely to write a bad review on Facebook than on a company website. The same goes for a fantastic experience. Utilising this information is imperative to making a good judgement on a recruitment agency and company alike. The same can be said
for the importance of writing testimonials and reviews for companies you have dealt with. How else are you and other job seekers going to determine which agency works in a professional and timely manner securing their candidates the jobs they want up against such stiff competition? By writing a company testimonial you are providing others in your position with valuable first hand insights into your experience with those in a position to steer the direction of your future. When looking at hotels and online products it is commonplace, and almost expected, for potential customers to check out the feedback ratings and read reviews of the quality of service provided. It is in turn incredibly important for you to do your research and find a credible agency to represent you through a potentially life-changing decision.
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he jobs market is ready for blast off, according to a senior recruitment industry figure. Speaking after figures released by the Office of National Statistics showed that employment rose in the three months to July, Tom Hadley, policy director of the the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), said: “These figures are a positive sign that the countdown to the UK jobs market blast off has started.” The figures add further weight to REC claims that demand for staff is at the three-year high with the highest number of people being placed in permanent jobs for two years and predictions that employment in the UK is about to grow further with the majority of employers (56%) reporting they will hire more permanent employees in the next quarter. “The UK jobs market has been agile enough to weather the recession and emerge with more people in work than ever before and has performed considerably better than our European counterparts,” says REC chief executive Keith Green. The south of England is posting the fastest rise in permanent placements and the growth of demand is broad based, although engineering remains the most sought after category. “Roles in engineering and IT are in ever-increasing demand,” says Mr Green. “The war on talent in growth sectors is driving salaries at the fastest pace in two years.” Mirroring the trend seen for permanent employees, engineering workers were the most in-demand category of temporary/contract staff during June. Staying ahead of this trend TeamJobs have strengthened their team of technical consultants to cope with the challenge of finding good skilled candidates.
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HMRC chasing house-sellers for lost income HM Revenue & Customs has launched a number of campaigns in recent years, targeting those who may not have previously declared all their income or gains. The latest campaign focuses on people who may have sold residential property, either in the UK or abroad, which is not their main home. This can include holiday homes or a property that has been rented out. The Property Sales Campaign requires those that have sold property which is not their main home to volunteer this previously nondeclared property income or gains to HMRC. Glen Huxter, an accountant at Wimborne-based England & Company, specialises in personal taxation.
He says: “HMRC has a number of sources from which it can obtain records of residential property transactions such as Land Registry, Electoral Rolls, banks, mortgage applications, Council Tax records and even from letting or estate agents. “At England & Company we have a team of people with specialist knowledge and a wealth of experience in dealing with property gains, as well as representing clients through HMRC enquiries. We would be happy to help anyone who has some concerns around this issue.” For a free one-hour initial consultation contact Glen on 01202 880384 or email glen@ englandandcompany.co.uk.
QUESTION: We would like to rent out our house for two years. We are slightly confused with the advice we have received with regards to putting in a break clause at 12 months. Surely if we do this there is no point to having a two-year tenancy in the first place?
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A break clause is a clause in tenancy agreements to provide an opportunity for the tenant and/or the landlord to give notice during the fixed-term of the tenancy to end the tenancy early, as long as the correct procedures are followed.
Growing numbers of developers are being hit by the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) imposed by local authorities, warn planning solicitors Coles Miller. Local authorities are increasingly looking for alternative sources of revenue as central government freezes the amount they are allowed to raise in Council Tax. Developers are in the frontline as councils impose CIL charges on them or recommend Section 106 planning agreements. Under these levies and agreements, developers carrying out
However, it’s important to note, even if the tenancy does include a break clause the Housing Act 1988 prevents the court from awarding possession to a landlord until six months into the tenancy has passed from the beginning of the agreement, unless the landlord is using one of the statutory grounds for possession, in which case the landlord has rights to evict the tenant and should serve a Section 8 Notice.
schemes must either pay extra charges to the council or undertake extra work such as carrying out road improvement schemes. “It’s one of the things that developers are worrying about most at the moment. They are becoming more commonplace,” says Coles Miller planning consultant James Cain, a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute. “Local authorities are more likely to charge and those charges are getting higher,” he adds.
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he housing market needs help to supply, not help to buy. That’s the message from the Institute of Directors whose chief economist Graeme Leach reacted strongly to the recent announcement of an extension to the Help to Buy scheme, under which the Government will guarantee part of a home-buyer’s mortgage on properties worth up to £600,000. “The housing market needs help to supply, not help to buy and the extension of this scheme is very dangerous,” he said. “Government guarantees will not increase the supply of homes, but they will drive up prices at a time when it seems likely that house prices are already over-valued.
“When the scheme is withdrawn any rise in prices that has taken place will be undermined, with potentially disastrous results. “There is a real risk that the housing market will become dependent on the underwriting by government, making it very difficult politically to shut the scheme down. This should be of great concern. “The world must have gone mad for us to now be discussing endless taxpayer guarantees for mortgages.
“House ”Instead of trying to pump up prices are prices, the Government should focus on relaxing planning laws already and reducing Local Authority on developers to make it over-valued” charges easier to build more homes.“
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property Sharon Canning Director of lettings specialists Move On, answers questions from landlords & tenants
So, break clauses typically stipulate that they can only be enforced six months into the fixed term of a tenancy. You do not have to put a break clause in the tenancy agreement. Your understanding is correct, it does not give you the total security of a two-year fixed tenancy. The clause itself does not have to be at the 12-month stage. We have advised in the past to implement a six month break clause as a security to you as a landlord to ensure the tenant is suitable for the remaining 18 months of the tenancy, which can be implemented in any month, typically month four or month six with two months’ notice. If you as landlord wish to implement the notice you must issue a Section 21, however, if the tenant implements the notice they can do so by written notice and signature surrendering the tenancy.
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on the pitch and he is always conscious that he can improve as a player. He sets himself targets and his latest is to score more goals. I am confident that George can achieve that.”
Poole Town vice-chairman Chris Reeves is thrilled for Charlie Austin following the former Dolphins striker’s move to Queen Park Rangers. The London side are refusing to divulge the fee paid to fellow Championship outfit Burnley for Austin’s services. A confidentiality clause also prevents Reeves from disclosing whether Poole will be receiving a sellingon fee following the transfer. Reeves insists that QPR manager Harry Redknapp’s success in signing Austin will more than make up for the disappointment of the hot-shot’s failed moved to Premier League new-boys Hull City in early July. “I have a great deal of respect for Harry Redknapp,” he says. “And there must be strong odds that QPR and Hull will be exchanging leagues at the end of the season.”
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Pair bronzed up at championships
Lewis Shepherd and Nicholas Hunt each gained bronze medals for Dorset at the recent English Schools Track & Field Championships in Birmingham. Shepherd, from Poole Grammar School, clocked a personal best 11.59s to secure his bronze in the junior boys’ 80m hurdles final, while Hunt – a high jump gold-medallist in 2010 and 2012 – stepped up to senior boys’ competition, clearing 2.00m for bronze. The Bournemouth-based ace finished 3cm down on the winner and was only pipped for silver on count-back. Lewis Harewood Shepherd College javelin thrower Ben Dickinson threw a personal best 52.53m in the junior boys’ competition to match his fourth place in the national under-15 rankings. A brave 5.43m long jump off his wrong leg by Patrick Sylla, after an injury warming up, also helped Dorset’s junior boys to win their age classification. Senior 100m semi-finalists Alex Hately and Kevin Hodgson led a Dorset squad that finished an agonising 0.02s away from a surprise relay bronze.
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Young skateboarders, BMx bikers and skaters showed off their skills in a Skatejam held to celebrate the reopening of the refurbished wheel park at Two Riversmeet Leisure Complex. The young enthusiasts launched themselves into the air from the new jump boxes in a number of competitions arranged by Christchurch Council’s Play Rangers. The winners of the competitions were: Liam Foss (scooter), Lewis Brown (u16 inline skate), Dylan o’Sullivan (u16 skateboard), Harry Alcock (u16 skateboard), Josh Clement (u16 BMx), Allistair Loughton (u16 BMx).
jItsu Ferndown Jitsu Club, which won silver at the World Championships, was able to send a team of five to the fourth Jitsu Foundation Internationals in Edinburgh last month. Pictured here are Jordan Lea, Matt Trussell, Connor Riley, Joe Trussell and Liam Read with Peter and Linda Thornton from the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation whose grant supported the team.
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The Green Cottage Group of Riding for the Disabled held a very successful gymkhana in memory of one of their enthusiastic volunteers, Terry Jenner, who died recently of cancer. The gymkhana was open to disabled riders aged six to 13 years and the overall winner was Tom Meadowcroft from Linwood School. Terry’s
widow, Viv said when presenting the trophy: “I was so proud, as he would have been.” Green Cottage Group of Riding for the Disabled meets on Thursday mornings at the Green Cottage riding stables, Three Legged Cross. The group supports children with a range of disabilities.
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Wimborne AC team managers landed a fantastic result at Redruth in Cornwall last month. In very warm conditions, but with an exceptionally strong head wind on the home straight, the club slotted in third behind the Cornwall-based clubs. Performance of the day came from Grace Copeland who moved up an age group to the under 15s in search of more testing opposition. While the fierce wind did not help her 1500 time of 5.03.4 her acute tactical racing brain ensured victory over the older girls. Charlotte Ayton accumulated points in the under 13 age group with a 14.8 win in the 100, 29.6 in the 200 and a second placed 4m17 in the long jump. Ben Holland also made use of the long jump tail wind to win the under 13s event with 4m43. In the under 15s Abi Morgan won the high jump with a top standard 1m53 and Ryan Long was second in the 80 hurdles in 12.6. He showed his versatility with a second place in the discus with 30m30 while Ross Crabbe struggled to hit the long jump board for a third placed 5m04. For under 17s Abbie Hine broke the 1500 steeplechase record for the second time this season recording 5m33.8 for a second place and Ryan Webb switched codes to triple jump in the absence of high jump and won with 11m24. Second claimer Nick Hunt brought home maximum points with a 15.8 100 hurdles, a 6m88 long jump and a 14m37 shot.
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Bashley’s cash-crisis and uncertainty following the failure of the club’s move to New Milton has led to changes both on and off the pitch ahead of the new Southern Premier season. Not only have manager Frank Gray and deputy Gerry Murphy been replaced by club stalwart Paul Gazzard, who’ll share the job with Stuart Kearn, but chairman Richard Millbery was replaced at last month’s AGM by former supporters’ chief Mike Cranridge. More expertise has been added with the election of former chairman of the New Forest Show Society, Malcolm Rook to the club’s executive committee. Meanwhile, Bash will try to cement their future within the village, telling supporters it “intends to work towards self-sufficiency, to enable the club to improve facilities at the Recreation Ground and achieve a sustainable, long-term future there.”
Wimborne Town’s George Webb has set himself a goal for the new season – to score more goals! With the Magpies already replete with strikers – Mark Gamble, James Stokoe, Matt Kemble and Steve Smith – the 22-year-old attacking midfielder knows he is unlikely to top the goalscoring charts, but still hopes to net double figures. “I spoke to our manager Steve Cuss and I want to score more goals,” says Webb. “I haven’t been finding the back of the net often enough so I want to end the campaign with double figures.” Cuss insists that Webb’s decision to improve his goalscoring rate is typical of the player. He says: “George works very hard out
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e might be getting towards the business end of the season, but already our thoughts are beginning to turn to 2014. That’s the way it is in sport. You have to keep one step ahead of your rivals and speedway is no different. Matt Ford and I have already had lots of talks about next year, but so much will depend on what happens at the annual Promoters’ Conference at the end of the season. That’s when all the speedway owners in Britain get together and decide on how to move the sport forward. This includes any rule changes that might be needed, setting the team average points totals and anything else that may be relevant. One thing that will definitely be on the agenda this year is the future of Sky Sports’ coverage of speedway. There are rumours that they might be on the verge of pulling out which would be a huge blow, both financially and in terms of exposure. To be honest no club can really plan properly until we know for sure what is happening with Sky and these are nervous times because of the impact their withdrawal would have. Personally, I think we have an excellent product and one that people want to buy in to. Whether the bosses at Sky – and the viewing figures – see it that way remains to be seen,
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but here’s keeping my fingers crossed that they do. We can’t afford to be complacent. Speedway needs to help itself and ensure the product it presents is as slick and as viewer-friendly as it can possibly be. The choice on offer to people in these days of multichannels and the internet is massive and so we have to be on top of our game to compete. Fans and viewers pay good money to watch speedway, be it at the track or on their television screens and we have to offer both outstanding entertainment and value for that money.
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There has been plenty happening on and off the track over the past couple of weeks. Firstly, my congratulations to Poland on winning the World Cup and to our very own Maciej Janowski in particular. It was a cracking final in Prague, which went down to the wire and it was also good to see Darcy Ward pick up a bronze medal for finishing third with Australia. You will all know about Greg Hancock by now and you can read my thoughts on his signing elsewhere on the Seeker News Pirates pages. Obviously there were a few issues with his work permit to begin with but they are all sorted now and it’s wonderful to have him on board. Without Greg we did a great job on Coventry Bees at Wimborne Road the other night which was really pleasing. On paper Coventry are a cracking side and so to beat them 56-38 was fantastic. With the boys in that sort of form and Greg in the line-up too, I really think we can do the business through the play-offs. There’s a long way to go granted, but if we keep winning at home and pick up a few more points on the road then who knows? One thing is for sure, and I say it all the time, we are Poole and we won’t stop fighting until the bitter end. As ever I thank you for your fantastic support. Keep it up and enjoy your speedway.
world cup winner maciej eyes up an elite medal Maciej Janowski is chasing a sensational double. The 21-year-old Pirate wants an Elite League winners’ medal to add to his World Cup gong. And if his current form is anything to go by, it would take a brave person to bet against him. After helping Poland win the 2013 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup final with a 12-point haul in Prague, Janowski followed up by bagging 17 points in Poole’s crushing win over Belle Vue at Wimborne Road. He explained: “The World Cup win was fantastic. We were tied on 38 points with Denmark going into the final heat and it couldn’t have been more exciting. “I was able to win heat 19 to level the scores and fortunately Jaroslaw Hampel was able to beat Nicki Pedersen and take
that last race and win the cup for Poland. “I’m really happy because it was an amazing night. It was really tough and we had to come from behind and that’s why we feel great about the win. “Riding for your country is a special honour and to win the World Cup was a great, great feeling.” With the Pirates pushing hard for one of those elusive Elite League play-off spots, Janowski is hoping he can put his World Cup experience to good use. “It’s been a hard season for Poole, with injuries and other problems,” he said. “But we are in with a chance of making the play-offs and that’s what we want. We are a good team and I think we can will the league if everything goes right for us. It will be tough, but I am confident.”
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New signing Greg Hancock has been described as a ‘living legend’ by Pirates’ manager Neil Middleditch.
The two times World Champion has joined the Pirates until the end of the season as cover for injured skipper and current World number one, Chris Holder. Prizing the veteran American out of British speedway retirement is a huge coup for the Dorset club and one that could well end in Elite League glory. A delighted Middleditch told Seeker News: “After all the bad news we’ve suffered over recent weeks, we were due a bit of good fortune. And it doesn’t get better than getting Greg Hancock on board. “Legend is not a word I use very often but that’s exactly what Greg is – a living speedway legend. “I tapped him up when I saw him at the World Cup race-off in Prague and when the call came through saying he wanted to join we were obviously over the moon.
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ouble World Champion Greg Hancock has paid tribute to the man he’s deputising for at Wimborne Road. The American star is standing in for injured Pirates skipper, Chris Holder, his team mate at Piraterna in the Swedish Elitserien and the pair have become good friends. He said: “It seems the whole club has got a boost of energy, which is great. They’re turning things around after the sad loss of Chris from the team. “I’m going to do my best to replace him and do the best I can to be Chris’ best replacement.
“That’s not easy and the one thing I don’t want people to forget is he’s the one who has been with this team for a long time. I’m getting a lot of credit, but he’s part of that. He had a big influence on it.” Despite racing full-time in Britain from 1989 to 2007 and living in the UK during the speedway season for much of that time, Hancock admits getting the necessary paperwork in place for his move to Poole was far from easy He said: “I never had British residency at all. I had my base there during the year and I paid British tax for my earnings there. Now everything is run out of the USA.
“I’m based in Sweden, but I don’t have a permanent residence in Europe at all. “It made it hard for me and I have to apply as a regular American on a work permit and come in like everybody else does. “It seems more complicated so I put on my kindest voice when I walked into the embassy and told the guy ‘you have all the answers and I have all the questions. Let’s make this thing happen.’ “Poole owner Matt Ford was so helpful and he was so determined. He pulled out all the stops and spoke to the right people to make it work. That’s the difference between winning and losing.”
Determined Holder rebuilds strength after surgery
Chris Holder is to undergo physio to rebuild his strength as he begins the long road to recovery from the serious injuries he sustained at Coventry last month. The world champion went feet first into a concrete wall at Brandon and suffered a dislocated and fractured left hip, broken pelvis, shattered right heel and a broken left shoulder. The 25-year-old underwent surgery to have his hip and pelvis plated and screwed, before having a separate operation last to put his heel back together. With Holder unable to support himself on either leg, he is set to spend two to three months in a wheelchair until he can use crutches. The Pirates skipper has already called on a physio to help him rebuild his muscles and avoid any wastage, which
would hamper his bid to return to racing in 2014. His partner Sealy Middleton admits the four-time Australian champion faces a waiting game in the coming months before he can truly start his efforts to get back on a bike. She said: “The operations all went fine. They’ve said everybody is different, but he has a good eight weeks of sitting on his bottom. “I’m sure he’ll come back strong. He’s an Aussie and he’s Chris – he’s determined. His pain has subsided quite substantially. He has had his staples out of his stomach now – when he had the hip and pelvic operation, he had staples from his groin going up to his pelvis. “He has to build his muscles up just to walk, so I can’t see him being able to handle a bike for a while.”
Hancock with Chris Holder before Monday night’s meeting
“Greg really is one of the very best and his talent and experience will be priceless as we chase that Elite League play-off spot. And for the rest of the team it really is a dream come true to be riding alongside him. “I can’t emphasise enough how big a signing this is for Poole.” Hancock, 42, has won almost every honour available in the sport including two World Championships, 14 Grands Prix, eight American titles, three World Cups and a World Pairs title. But missing from his collection is an Elite League winner’s medal – something he hopes to rectify at Poole. He said: “The timing worked out well for me. obviously it will keep me motivated and in good condition for the Grand Prix series, but all in all the timing worked out perfectly.”
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FC Bournemouth’s new French sensation, 24-yearold Mohamed Coulibaly has impressed his manager, the fans and the sponsors since his arrival from Grasshopper Club Zurich, picking up three man of the match awards in his first three appearances. The Senegal-born attacking midfielder made a dream debut for the Cherries against Real Madrid, instantly becoming a crowd favourite with his pace and attacking flair. “Every player wants to play against Real Madrid and I was lucky to be able to do that,” he told reporters. “Everyone has made me feel welcome and I feel good. When you feel good, you can play your best football. Now, I just need to keep working and not to think that it is finished. It’s only the start of the season, we have the Championship and it will be very hard. “I talked a little bit with Benzema because he is French. He told me ‘you played very well’. It’s good when players like this tell you that you have played well. Now I am very motivated to have a good season with Bournemouth and start my first season in England. “I think England will be better for me. Everyone tells me that with my pace and skill, it’s good for playing in this country.”
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COuliBaly impRESSES iN EaRly matChES The speed with which he’s settled at the club has amazed everyone, including manager Eddie Howe.
Coulibaly in action against Bristol City
“We’re a little bit surprised by how well he has started because it is always difficult when a player moves to a foreign country,” he said.
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“But he’s come in and let his ability do the talking and the lads seemed to have taken to him. “We’ve had a lot of great wingers here down the years and I include the two established players who played the majority of the games for us last
year in Matt Ritchie and Marc Pugh in that. Then, to add Mohamed, Donal McDermott and Ryan Fraser in to that group is really exciting.” Coulibaly has signed a two-year contract, which will keep him at Dean Court until the summer of 2015.
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Matt Tubbs has joined League One side Rotherham on a six-month loan deal in order to secure more first team football. The loan will re-unite Tubbs with Steve Evans, his former manager of Crawley Town. Eddie Howe understands the thinking behind the move. “It was difficult for Matt last season because he didn’t play regularly,” he said. “At his age and the stage of his career he is at, he needs first team football. He wanted that, but we couldn’t guarantee it here.” Tubbs made 35 appearances for the Cherries last season and scored six goals. z Creative midfielder Andrew Surman, 26, has returned to Dean Court on a season-long loan. The Norwich City man started his career at Southampton and last played for Cherries during a sixmonth loan in 2005-06.
Amongst the legendary players who descended on Dean Court for the Real Madrid match was one that already had a massive place in the hearts of Cherries fans. Ted MacDougall scored 144 goals in 223 appearances for the club, 42 of which came during the Cherries’ promotion season from Division Four in 1971. The temporary south stand, now christened the Ted MacDougall Stand, has increased the ground’s capacity to around 12,000 and was formally opened by the goalscoring legend before the Real Madrid match.
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Came close to promotion last season and signed a couple of good players over the summer so confidence is high amongst the Watford faithful and in manager Gianfranco Zola they’ve got a charismatic leader that could deliver the results.
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Almen Abdi was their player of the season and is creative in midfield. Up front Troy Deeney and Fernando Forestieri can be potent. New boys Javier Acuna and Diego Fabbrini look good but centre-back Gabriele Angella could have a massive impact.
August 17, Dean Court
FA Cup winners and relegation last year made for a rollercoaster ride, but with Owen Coyle now in charge following the departure of Roberto Martinez this could be a consolidation season. The Cherries played them twice last year and looked the equal of them so a good result could be on the cards.
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James McArthur is strong in midfield and could cause a headache for opposition teams. Enticed by the prospect of Europa League football, Elliott Ward’s former Norwich team mate Grant Holt will be hoping to continue his goalscoring run which saw him score in every other match for the Canaries.
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ewis Grabban ended the goal-drought which had dogged him towards the end of last term with a double to gain the Cherries victory in this Championship opener against Charlton at the Goldsands Stadium. The 25-year-old put Bournemouth into the lead on 26 minutes, leaving Addicks keeper Ben Hamer rooted to the spot as he headed home Harry Arter’s cross. Grabban’s second, midway through the second period, had all
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the drama deserving of a match winning goal as he crashed the ball past the fully stretched Hamer from around 25-yards out. Charlton might have felt aggrieved going in at the interval a goal down after enjoying their fair share of chances in the first half. And the Addicks’ hopes of getting something out of the game were raised just four minutes after the restart as Yann Kermorgant grabbed a stunning equaliser, giving Cherries goalkeeper
AFC Bournemouth: Allsop, Cook, Arter, Francis (c), Daniels, Pugh, Thomas (Surman 85), Grabban (Pitman 80), Ward, MacDonald, Coulibaly (Fraser 64). Subs not used: Flahavan, Elphick, O’Kane Harte Charlton: Hamer, Hughes, Green (76), Morrison (c), Dervite, Sordell (Church 64), Harriott, Pritchard, Wiggins, Kermorgant, Solly, Gower (Stephens 76). Subs: Evina, Stephens, Cort, Wilson Pope. Att: 10,108
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Ryan Allsop no chance with an acrobatic volley. The balance of the game was altered following Grabban’s second goal and Bournemouth were now firmly in charge. But Charlton proved to be a constant danger and Elliott Ward did well to clear Bradley Pritchard’s effort off the line. Pritchard was to play another key role role in this game – albeit for all the wrong reasons – when his his two-footed lunge on Ryan Fraser gave referee Andy D’Urso no option but to show him the red
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card. With Charlton now shorthanded Cherries should have cemented victory with a third goal, but Marc Pugh blasted over Simon Francis’ cross from close range. Grabban’s match winning double drew praise from Cherries boss Eddie Howe. “I’m delighted for Lewis,” said Howe. “A header and long range shot weren’t typical goals for him. “I was very impressed with our performance, but now we have to do it game after game.”
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herries got their Championship season off to the best possible start thanks to a brace of goals from Lewis Grabban and manager Eddie Howe had nothing but praise for his players and their spirited performance. “There is a huge array of emotions that go through you during the game, but I’m really proud after seeing the players perform like that and give everything to the cause,” he said. “The only disappointment was that we conceded a goal, but that’s the Championship for you. You just have to look at the quality of the goal to see what we will be up against. But it was pleasing that we recovered from the setback and ended up winning the game. “You saw how much effort it took to win today and we are going to need that in every game because if you step off, then you get punished. It was a good lesson for us today in many aspects.” Goal hero Grabban was delighted to be off the mark so early in the season but wasn’t getting carried away. “It was good to get the win today especially as it was the first time in the Championship with the team. “They (Charlton) did well last season but it’s hard to gauge it. It’s still so early on in the season so I think we will see how we do.”
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