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Greens like windy option

Green Party leader Natalie Bennett has backed the controversial wind farm planned for Bournemouth Bay. The proposed £3 billion Navitus Bay Wind Park, which it is claimed would produce enough renewable energy for up to

790,000 homes each year, could see 218 wind turbines built off Bournemouth Bay by 2020. “Navitus Bay would contribute to reliable, affordable energy supply and provide an environmentally friendly alternative to to gas and nuclear

energy,” said the Green Party chief after meeting students at Bournemouth University. “Navitus Bay will bring some real economic advantages to the area – not only providing jobs, but also bringing manufacturing back to the UK.”

mane attraction jets back to town hall

Bournemouth had an extra dose of pride last week as the It’s Got To Be Bournemouth Lion returned to its original home outside the Town Hall. The lion, which has been renamed JET after the Jon Egging Trust, became the impromptu focus for tributes to the Red Arrows pilot following his fatal accident at the Bournemouth Air Festival in 2011. JET has now raised £8,000 for the Jon Egging Trust after Bournemouth Borough Council decided to keep the lion in the town. The lion has been at the Sovereign Shopping Centre since 2011 when it was bought at auction for £4,000, which

was donated to the Jon Egging Trust. Now, thanks to the support of Morgan Sindall, New Earth Solutions, W&S Recycling and Mouchel, the Council has managed to raise a further £4,000 for the charity and bring the lion back home. Unveiling the lion Jon Egging’s mother Dawn said: “It’s a day of mixed emotions, I can’t believe that it’s nearly two years ago that I last stood here with this lion under very different circumstances. “The sadness and loss I felt at that time is with me now, it never goes away. But being here today, hearing the lion’s story and what he’s meant to Jon’s Trust is so cheering and it gives me hope.”

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a new dorset brew beat a record number of entries to land the prestigious pewterer’s cup for best farmhouse cider at the recent Bath and west Show. Marking an impressive start for the business, the first batch of Stalbridgebased Oliver Tant’s copse House cider was a big hit with show judges and was the result of a team effort between some of the biggest names in cider making. copse House cider orchards are not yet mature enough to yield large crops, so the winning press was made with apples sourced from Hincknowle fruit farm near Bridport.

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Dawn Egging and the mayor of Bournemouth, Cllr Rod Cooper unveil JET, the lion, named after the Jon Egging Trust

Dawn had visited Glenmoor School in Ensbury Park the previous day to see the work of the Blue Skies Programme, funded by the Jon Egging Trust, which provides activities with inspirational individuals and environments for young people who are under-performing.

“Staff at Glenmoor School were unanimous in their praise of the programme and the difference that it has made. “The huge benefits to the young people were tangible in their increased confidence and self-belief,” said Dawn.

ready to respond to 999 calls for South central ambulance Service nHS Trust, the Bransgore community responder vehicle has been handed over by Gilly drummond OBe, deputy lord lieutenant of Hampshire. The vehicle was funded by a host of organisations, including the new forest rural development programme, Marden charitable Trust and Bransgore rotary club.

REACH FOR THE SKyE A

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Poole family is battling to take their six-year-old daughter to America for a life-changing operation.

Skye Cowan, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of three, will need more than £40,000 to stop her degenerative condition from worsening. Already it affects her ability to walk and stand like other children. To help prevent her disability from worsening and reduce the pain she suffers daily, Skye is able to have an operation in America, which her parents were delighted to discover, although it doesn’t come cheap. “We were completely made up when we found that Skye could have life changing surgery in the USA,” says Skye’s dad Steven. “Although we have raised £17,000, we still have a long way to go.” Since Skye’s parents found out about the operation, which is not available on the NHS, they have been battling to raise the funds that could change their daughter’s life. Although the surgical procedure, which is known as Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR), will not cure Skye, it remains the only operation that can provide

permanent reduction of spasticity in cerebral palsy. More importantly, if successful, the operation could could greatly improve Skye’s quality of life. “Everyday things we all take for granted our little girl cannot do,” says Steven. “She struggles to get in and out of the car and can’t get out of the bath on her own. Although Skye accepts that she has to wear splints or use her wheelchair it is very difficult for her to watch other children running around having fun.” But with enough money raised for the operation performed at the St Louis Children’s Hospital in Missouri, Skye could be walking close to normal and be free of her leg splints within a few months. So far, Skye’s family have raised money through donations, car boot sales, raffles, and will soon be hosting the Skye’s Challenge adventure weekend starting on Friday, July 26. To find out more about helping Skye raise the funds to have her life changing operation, visit Skye’s webpage at www. helpfundskye.co.uk

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NEWS classic look at american cars

Hundreds of classic cars from both sides of the Atlantic descended on St Edward’s School in Oakdale for the National Can-Am Car Club’s annual show this month. The Poole-based club, founded in 1967, has members nationwide and caters for anyone who has an interest in American or Canadian vehicles old, new, classic, custom, hot rod or wreck. If this sounds like you, put their Independence Day event at The Angel Inn, Ferndown in your diary – it’s on Sunday, June 30 from 10am-2pm. For more details visit www. canamcarclub.org.uk

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uNSuNG HEROES GIVE FREE CARE

lmost 50,000 ‘unsung heroes’ are providing free care in Dorset, often at great personal cost. That’s according to new census records released to Dorset County Council highlighting the growing number of unpaid carers in the county. The number of people providing unpaid care in Dorset rose by 17 per cent from 42,000 to 49,300 between 2001 and 2011. This means that 12 per cent of Dorset’s population now provides unpaid care – above the national average of 10 per cent. The provision of unpaid care increases by age, peaking at 50-64 years old, with more than one in five Dorset people providing a form of unpaid care. “Carers are our unsung heroes,” Rebecca Knox, Dorset County Council’s cabinet member for children’s safeguarding and families, told reporters. “They provide unpaid care for an ill, frail or disabled family member, friend or

partner. Carers give so much to society and are often vulnerable themselves.” In response to the increase in the number of young carers (under 24 years), with a total of 2,460 young people providing unpaid care, she highlighted the help available for young carers in the healthy schools programme and also as part of the specialist prevention service. Young people are given individual support, have the opportunity to meet other young carers at social events and take part in group activities. “In Dorset there is help for all ages of carers. The Dorset Carers Hub is dedicated to offering support and services for carers across the county. “There is help and advice on a range of subjects with contacts for local support groups, meetings and events. We can offer help when you need it.” Find out more information about the Dorset Carers Hub at www.dorsetforyou. com/carers

Safer with CCTV?

More ccTv cameras, new landscaping and better signage will make a route to central Bournemouth safer and easier to use, according to council officials. additional ccTv cameras are being installed in the subways at the lansdowne’s Station roundabout as part of a package of measures to improve the Interchange and the route into Bournemouth town centre. The work forms part of the £12 million Three Towns Travel programme to ease congestion across Bournemouth, poole and christchurch.

Shop drink drivers dorset police are calling on the public to report drink drivers.

dorset police are making additional checks as part of a month-long national summer drink and drug driving campaign, which runs until June 30. as well as vehicle stop-checks, police also want to hear from the public if they suspect someone is driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

WIN! WIN! The asahi British Beach polo championship returns to Sandbanks for the sixth year on July 12-13. with international polo players, beach volleyball and, of course, top class hospitality from Beales Gourmet this is one of the events of the summer. Seeker news has got two vIp tickets (worth more than £200) to join us on our table for the friday. To be in with a chance of winning, simply tell us which charity is this year’s event supporting? (psst, there’s a clue on www.sandpolo.com) answer in the subject line of an email and send it to polo@seekernews.co.uk to reach us by noon on friday, June 28. normal rules apply.

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DyING MATTERS

by aDele couchMaN

orget the glossy world of celebrities, such as the twins who wanted to show in his daring new exhibition their support for Liverpool FC. Despite renowned photographer Rankin is being diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular the turning his lens from some of Dystrophy, behind their striped red and the world’s most famous faces to society’s white face paint, not a trace of their illness ultimate taboo – dying. was in sight. In his mission to bring death to life, Although not living on borrowed time Rankin’s latest project, Alive: In the Face himself, Simon’s portrait was no different of Death, sets to illuminate life’s sole to the faces placed next to his in terms of certainty by, quite literally, staring it in the expressing inner character. face. “The close up shot of me is intended to The 80 portraits feature models that have symbolise my caring role by focusing on terminal illnesses or have had a close brush my eyes. I’d say as a palliative care doctor with death. my key tools are my eyes, my ears and my hands. These are The exhibition takes an essential for having unorthodox approach to quality contact with how people with illnesses my patients. Unlike an are portrayed and ordinary doctor, my according to Dr Simon role relies hugely on Pennell from Poole’s compassion.” Lewis-Manning Hospice, the show focuses on the According to Simon, living not the dying. granting people the opportunity to stay in “I contacted Rankin about becoming involved control whilst they’re in the exhibition in dying was not the Liverpool,” he says. exhibition’s only major “As a doctor working in achievement. a hospice, valuing life “Alive: In the Face of is our core philosophy. Death is a massive step Alive: In the Face of towards demystifying Death is a reflection of death. Death is an a passion and a belief of important issue in life mine which I find really Rankin with Dr Simon Pennell and portrait and not something we important.” can ignore or defeat. Rather than focusing on their illness, Hopefully projects such as this one will every portrait is a celebration of the encourage people to believe that death is individual and personality of those involved. a natural occurrence and, consequently, better prepare people for it.” “I don’t want to show victims,” Rankin said in a recent BBC interview with the Simon is not alone in his concern about BBC. our failure to discuss death and dying. Dying matters, he says – a statement “Rankin’s photographs are highly Rankin has reiterated in pointing to our personal and reveal what is unique and special about that person,” explains Simon. tendency to tread on eggshells around the issue of mortality. “Most importantly, the photos concentrate on representing the individual, not the In its attempt to breathe life into death, disease.” Rankin’s extraordinary project casts the reality of one of life’s most important In fact, Simon recalls how Rankin asked the models how they would like to be shot, events in a whole new light.

hardy times

A new initiative to promote the Wessex of Thomas Hardy aims to make the area an internationally recognised quality visitor destination. Mayor, Councillor Phil Stanley-Watts with representatives of his chosen charities

thanks for the thousands

The outgoing mayor of Bournemouth, Cllr Phil Stanley-Watts, saluted the contribution made to the town by the voluntary sector and specifically his chosen charities for his mayoral year.

Over the course of the year £21,329 was raised for the Jon Egging Trust, Bournemouth Leukaemia Fund, Springbourne Family Centre and the Jigsaw Appeal for Women.

A new joint ticket has been launched to link Hardy’s birthplace cottage, his Dorchester home Max Gate, the Dorset County Museum and Clouds Hill, the retreat used by Hardy’s friend TE Lawrence. All four venues are strongly associated with Hardy and are brought together for the first time in a combined visitor offer.

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Hospitals given seal of quality

patients at the royal Bournemouth and christchurch hospitals can be assured the information they are receiving is of the highest quality after it was awarded the Information Standard quality mark for the health and care information it produces for patients.

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The Information Standard is a certification scheme commissioned by nHS england which assesses whether the information an organisation produces is clear, accurate, evidencebased and up to date, and that a robust system is in place for the approval and recording of information.

Over the May Bank Holiday Weekend, Truckmania, roared into life at Beaulieu with hordes of lorries and trucks arriving to bask in both the glorious sunshine and the admiring glances of 7,000 truck fans. Around 150 trucks of every size and age were on display, from vintage and veteran commercial vehicles to brand new, modern ecolorries, plus some very colourful customised creations. Monster truck Bigfoot wowed the crowds in a spectacular car crushing display and visitors were invited to demonstrate their brawn with the Tug-a-Truck Challenge, children as young as three joined their families to haul the truck over the finish line.

To achieve the Information Standard accreditation, the Trust underwent a rigorous two-day assessment of its patient information process by the royal Society for public Health, one of the organisations accredited to carry out the assessment. richard renaut, director of service development at rBcH, said: “The Trust’s priority is putting patients first and that is not limited to the care we provide face to face; it is also about the information we give to patients to take away or to prepare them before they come into hospital.”

Park opens doors for charity song

family theme park, paultons park is to open its doors for a group of children to spend a day at the park to film a new music video for their charity single. The song, find a cure, is the latest release from the not-for-profit fundraising project pop 4 diabetes, based in Bournemouth. each year pop 4 diabetes releases a new single to help raise awareness of national diabetes week and world diabetes day in november. The children starring in the video live with Type 1 diabetes and the aim of the video is to show children with diabetes in different situations, including them at paultons park and recording the track in the studio. Iris Board, president of pop 4 diabetes, said: “To do something like this is a great opportunity for them to all meet up and make new friends as well as getting the chance to star in a new music video.” find a cure, written by Brit award-winning songwriter and producer Simon ellis, is set for release on Monday to coincide with national diabetes week.

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IT’S TIME TO IGNORE yOuR CAR EVERy WEDNESDAy

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oole’s Dolphin shopping centre launched its new green community project, Don’t Drive Wednesdays, with the support of Councillor Xena Dion and the Borough of Poole’s Head of Transportation, Julian McLaughlin. Seeker News is backing the shopping centre as it calls on the people of Poole to join forces to help reduce the town’s carbon footprint by using other transport options available to shoppers, tenants, staff and businesses. Dolphin centre manager, John Grinnell, said: “The Don’t Drive Wednesdays campaign is an ongoing project in helping reduce Poole’s carbon footprint. If you are coming into Poole town centre on a Wednesday, whether it be for work, to meet friends or

to shop, why not try a new form of transport, instead of bringing the car?” The campaign is being supported by morebus, which

Cllr Xena Dion (on bike) with Dolphin Centre staff and traders and Julian McLaughlin

is offering a special Don’t Drive Wednesdays bus ticket available to download via its mobile app www.morebus. co.uk/app.

For £3.50 passengers can travel all day anywhere in Zone A, from as far as Kinson, Christchurch and Turlin Moor. The Dolphin has also bought a further 36 bicycle racks and partnered with Cycle Paths to offer a loyalty card scheme to those who cycle into the town centre. Poole councillor, Xena Dion, added: “The Borough of Poole is committed to progressing sustainable transport and believes encouraging people to leave their car at home, when possible, is the right way forward and even to increasing the provision of safer cycling routes and more efficient bus routes. “We recognise, that for some, car use is essential, but for those who have easy access to other available transport options we would ask them to give it a go.”

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QuEEN-SIZED PuZZlE IS QuITE A CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT

fter 10 years in the planning, 35 days to cut and more than 40,000 interlocking pieces assembled, the Diamond Jubilee Puzzle is finally safely on show at Sandringham. The incredible puzzle has been created by Dave Evans, from Weymouth, who inadvertently created an internet sensation when the jigsaw first went on show... and immediately collapsed, sending 40,000 pieces cascading to the floor.

The footage has since clocked up some 112,000 views on YouTube. “There’s been massive interest online and enthusiasts have watched from all over the world,” says Dave, who hummed favourite songs to himself while assembling his creation. Dave learned his craft at Victory Puzzles in Bournemouth, which presented its best selling Coronation Puzzle to the Queen in 1952, and hopes Her Majesty will enjoy a copy of his new work.

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Dave Evans ﬁnally sees his jigsaw in place at Sandringham

“This is a very proud moment, as I only ever wanted to leave a legacy of my work. “Such is the demand that I will be making just a hundred limited edition one thousand-piece copies and plan on giving the first copy to HM The Queen.” Dave’s handiwork is now safely on show in a frame made by Sandringham’s own craftsmen and features 33 images of the various street parties, festivals and events –

as well as the incredible Thames flotilla pageant – that took place last summer during the Queen’s Jubilee year. The puzzle will be exhibited until November 3 before being donated to Help for Heroes to be auctioned. The first cut of the puzzle took place at Brewer’s Quay in Weymouth in March, on an EX-30 Excalibur Scroll Saw, supplied by Axminster Tool Centre, the puzzle’s main sponsors.

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Pupils get a little taste of Parliament

Masters students from Arts University Bournemouth will be creating work live in public at Lighthouse, Poole later this month.

The Artists’ Salon will see the students transform Lighthouse into a live studio environment in which the public can talk to artists as they work in the Gallery, watch films, see a performance in the theatre or hear an audio tour. Hazel Evans, Lighthouse artist in residence, is studying an MA in Illustration at AUB and is project managing the event.

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two days of wild activites in store on brownsea island

Dorset Wildlife Trust hopes families will be ‘wild about’ Brownsea Island this summer. The Trust’s much loved Wild About roadshow promises two action-packed days in Poole Harbour with activities for all the family to enjoy. This free show on Saturday and Sunday is an opportunity to learn

and discover what the island has to offer and is a joint venture with the National Trust, which is marking the 50th anniversary of it taking over the island.

Chris Thain, reserve manager at the Dorset Wildlife Trust nature reserve on Brownsea Island, said: “The aim of this event is to showcase how rich Poole Harbour is and

the essential role that Brownsea Island has to play for wildlife.”

Claire Dixon, visitor services and enterprises manager for the National Trust, said: “The National Trust is really excited to support what is going to be a fantastic part of our 50 years outdoor festival. The event will reveal the many plants and

animals that have made Brownsea their home so come along and see how many you can spot and find out more about how we work together to look after them.” Wild About Brownsea is free, although usual admission prices apply to land on Brownsea Island.

Children from a Bournemouth primary school were given a double glimpse into the world of politics after enjoying a trip to the Houses of Parliament and receiving a visit from their local MP. The pupils, from the Elm Academy-LeAF campus, toured the corridors of power and visited both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. They even had a political debate, which culminated in two of the pupils – Cody Kitcher and Zack Prevvy – being elected Prime Minister. Their new found knowledge of the political system prepared them to grill Bournemouth West MP Conor Burns who came to visit a week later. As well as answering their many questions, Mr Burns revealed how a very similar trip to the Houses of Parliament at just seven years old inspired him to become an MP.

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lETTERS SEND yOuR lETTERS TO THE EDITOR TO lETTERS@SEEKERNEWS.CO.uK What’s happened to our once-lovely High Street?

Have you walked down Poole High Street recently? I’m not saying it looks like a war zone exactly, but it has certainly seen better days. There’s nothing like empty shops, for sale boards and litter strewn about the place to make a person feel uneasy – and that’s just how it feels to walk down the once lovely High Street these days. To make matters worse we keep hearing that planning laws are going to be relaxed so that it’s easier for traders to get change of use on empty premises. All that means is that here-today-gonetomorrow discount shops, betting shops and loan shark shop fronts will have a field day. Thanks, Mary Portas! Queen of Shops? More like Empress of the Depressed! Surely, a far more helpful and socially desirable way of regenerating our High Street – and the town centre shopping streets of other local towns – is for shop landlords to adopt a less greedy mindset when calculating rents. And the same goes for local authorities when deciding on their business rates. If rents were less expensive and rates made more reasonable then local people would feel more inclined to set up their own businesses, start trading and maybe employ other local people.

insurance so the admirable people who run it will have to find £500 to fix the damage and there’s always a risk some clown will do the same thing again. Let’s hope not and that their guilty conscience gets the better of them. Sally arnay farwell close, Burton

Come join the thousands at the sixth Winton Carnival

Last year’s Winton Carnival As a community we are blessed with truly inspirational entrepreneurial characters, smart thinking and genuine ambition – let’s give it all a chance to shine. eric porter Sixpenny close, poole

Mindless destruction cancels football for youngsters I wish I could get my hands on the idiots who wrecked the football goals at Burton

the other day, I’d wring their necks! What gives them the right to spoil someone else’s fun? Why do they enjoy destroying something good? What were they thinking? I suspect the truth is they weren’t actually thinking at all they were just looking for something to alleviate the boredom for a few moments. As a result of their objectionable actions the youngsters that play there every weekend will have to go without their exercise. What’s worse is that because it’s an open field Burton football ground can’t get

WIN! WIN! WIN! It’s father’s day on Sunday, and to celebrate we’ve teamed up with new forest water park to offer our readers the chance win something special for one lucky dad.

The cable is suitable for all ages, from beginners to experts, and glides you across the park’s stunning freshwater lake, situated just off the a338 at fordingbridge.

new forest water park is offering the exclusive opportunity to win a free full day’s pass, with full use of equipment, to experience their newly installed five-pylon wakeboard cable!

new forest water park is set in 50 acres of beautiful countryside with camping facilities, a licensed clubhouse, a pizza oven and fishing – a dad’s dream!

for your chance to win simply tell us the name of Bart Simpson’s dad in The Simpsons. answer in the subject line of an email and send it to fathers@ seekernews.co.uk to reach us by noon on friday, June 28. The winner will be notified that afternoon. normal rules apply.

Now in its sixth year, Winton Carnival on June 29 is set to be bigger and better than ever before. Last year it attracted 14,000 visitors. This fabulous free community event starts at 10:45am with a grand parade along Wimborne Road featuring Bournemouth’s Carnival Queen and bands and majorettes to delight the crowds. It travels along Cardigan Road to Winton Recreation Ground and the fun really begins. From 12-6pm the Recreation Ground becomes a family-oriented fandango of funfairs, rides, a stage with bands and dancers and many stalls with charity fun and games. There’s even a puppet show to delight the younger children. This is a great family day out with a lot of fun in the sun for everyone. Come one, come all. Molly Heinrich project Manager, winton carnival

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HARBOuRING DEEP SECRETS

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n the ﬁrst episode of this new series, Ben meets an estate agent who gives him a guided tour of one of the most expensive properties in Dorset. He also meets the man who gave up his city life to set up a polo club, plus he pulls on his sou’westers and heads out to sea with a ninth generation ﬁsherman. Ben starts his journey at Sandbanks, dubbed Britain’s answer to Monte Carlo. He meets up with estate agent Adrian Dunford who reveals that his company sold £50m worth of property last year before giving Ben a guided tour of one of the properties for sale for £5m,

ben fogle lifts the lid on the lives of the people on millionaires row in itV’s new series, harbour lives, which starts today. with mansions valued at £15 million, a harbour full of super yachts and lifeguards perched in california-style beach huts, sandbanks may appear to be more like palm beach than a typical english harbour – but beneath the glossy surface beats a far more traditional heart complete with a chef’s kitchen, an indoor garden and hidden televisions. Harbour Lives also sees the £40m apartment development, which is not yet completed, but is due to open in just four weeks time. Also in the programme, Ben meets Joe Miller, a ﬁsherman whose family

Q&A BEN FOGlE what appealed to you about presenting this series and celebrating this area of Britain? In some ways it’s back to basics for me. when I started in television I made programmes about the uk, travelling all over the country, and I absolutely loved it. Then I started doing more travel and adventure, and I’ve been desperate for an opportunity to explore the British Isles again. dorset was where I spent much of my childhood, so I knew poole very well, although there were lots of new areas that I discovered too. Have you spent much time in the area since your childhood? poole is somewhere that I go quite a lot. It’s great for anyone that does cycling or likes to swim or kite-surf, especially if you live in london then it’s not too far away. what is it about this area of Britain that you find so captivating? I think it’s the diversity of everything, from people to landscapes. The fact you’ve got some of the most expensive homes in the world next to the hard-working, sou’wester wearing fishermen. It’s a complete mix of people and landscapes. It’s breathtakingly beautiful there as well; the beaches, the incredible properties and obviously the really stunning rolling dorset countryside. what can viewers expect from the series? Sunshine and even sunnier characters. we follow an intriguing mix of people, like the couple who’ve set up a vineyard to make sparkling wine that’s now beating some of the actual champagne producers in france – again, a pretty amazing prospect and gamble for them. viewers can expect to see inspiring stories of individuals and families who’ve made a move to the area to follow their dreams, and also people who were born in the area and who make a living off the land or the tourism.

are there any personal highlights for you? I love mucking about in water on boats, so visiting the Sunseeker factory and then being able to go out on one… it’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it. If money were no object, would Sandbanks be the sort of place you’d like to live? I think I would. There’s a lot of glass and steel architecture, which I really like, that modern architecture. and it’s the views that just make it so stunning. But yes, I’d love to have a property on Sandbanks. I might have to work for another couple of hundred years before that actually happens, but we can all dream! who would you say are the most remarkable people you met during the series? pete is an amazing character, people need to ‘watch this space’ for him, I think we’ll see a lot more of him. He’s not really your stereotypical fisherman. He’s cool and good looking, takes the fish straight to the restaurant and cooks up these wonderful recipes. He’s definitely what you’d call a modern fisherman, very entrepreneurial. I really loved his philosophy on life; he had a funny manner to him, he just made you smile. I love the simplicity of catching the fish and cooking it straight up. I think he genuinely stood out and would be someone who I could remain friends with. what surprised you most during the filming of the series? I hadn’t been back to lulworth cove and Studland and corfe castle, all those great historic places, since I studied geography at school. It reminded me how beautiful they are, they’re just breath taking. any top tips to share with viewers if they are planning a visit to the area? Try and go when it’s sunny!

And Ben meets Rob Brockett, the man who worked as a project manager on the London Underground, but gave it all up to start a polo club in Dorset. Rob shows Ben around the club, and he meets the horses, including one that Rob has been trying to train to play the game.

have been fishing in the area for nine generations. Joe takes Ben out on his trawler as he explains that he fishes the water and his wife sells the fish in their local shop. Ben helps Joe bring in the catch of the day as Joe says: “Fishing is in my blood. You’ve got to keep the family traditions going.”

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CHARITY Sky-high for fundraiser Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a fundraiser for Autism Wessex! Three Ringwood women – Linda Reade, of Patricia’s Florists, Barbara Johnson from the Paperview bookshop and Patricia

Cast yourself adrift for charity

McAleer, a teacher from Poulner Junior School – have agreed to raise money by taking part in a charity Skydive Sunday on July 7. The charity has also been well supported by Portfield School.

How would you like to be a castaway for five days... raise raise money for a good cause at the same time? The gauntlet has been thrown down – could you survive the Seeker Castaway Challenge? Following the success of last year’s event, Dorset-based charity Diverse Abilities Plus is again offering the chance to take part in this year’s event, sponsored by Seeker News, with boats supplied by Powerboat Training UK. It runs from September 21-25 and is open to anyone aged 18 years or over and can be entered as an individual or group. Sue Robathan, who runs Melodies In Motion, the Dorset-based mobile exercise classes, took part in last year’s event and says she formed a close bond with her fellow castaways. “Building our shelter, keeping warm and sharing nourishment became the common denominator to link very different people together to forge strong bonds,” she says. “One of the main benefits of the five days was the community spirit that was experienced by all participants.” Participants take part in a range of activities from building a shelter to sea fishing and learning survival skills such as how to navigate by the stars. To find out more visit www. diverseabilitiesplus.org.uk/events or call 01202 718266.

Langside’s new transport

Langside School, Poole’s specialist day school for children with profound and multiple disabilities, has welcomed the arrival of a new minibus. The much-needed transport is the result of two years of fundraising efforts by supporters of the charity, including Graham and Janet Hunt of the Charity Folk music group.

Over many years Graham and Janet have raised £80,000 for Diverse Abilities Plus, which runs Langside School, by donating proceeds from their gigs to the school. Sadly, Graham passed away 18 months ago and at the time was supporting the charity by raising money specifically for the minibus.

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ok Wan, fashionista, style guru and TV presenter is supporting local charity Life Education Wessex and its fundraising initiative Harold’s Challenge, which aims to raise £50,000 to help teach children to make healthy lifestyle choices as they grow up. Gok Wan is famed for telling women how to look good naked and he’s also worked with young people, filming a documentary on child obesity, Too Fat Too Young, and explored the issues facing teenagers including sexuality, onlinebullying and eating disorders in Gok’s Teens: The Naked Truth. Harold’s Challenge is to raise vital funds to help give children aged three to 13 the education to help them be active, healthy and happy. “We are so pleased to have Gok’s support,” says Lorraine Hewitt, fundraising manager at Life Education Wessex. “With Gok’s backing we hope to engage with even

more people. Harold has set the challenge to complete one or more challenges to help Life Education Wessex reach its target of 1,000 individual challenges or to raise £50,000 in the coming 12 months.” Harold is the charity’s puppet character used in classrooms to engage with young children about health and food, and the effects of drinking, smoking and taking drugs. Harold is a familiar face for 60,000 local school children. “You can do anything to take part in Harold’s challenge, so long as it’s active and healthy,” adds Lorraine.

“So whether you like to run, swim, jump, walk, ride a bike, play golf, or just want to invite your friends round for a healthy charity dinner, there’s a way you can easily raise money for Life Education Wessex.” To find out more www. lifeeducationwessex.org.uk.

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TAKE uP THE £25 CHAllENGE

usinesses across Dorset have been set a mighty challenge by Wessex Cancer Trust – to turn £25 into as much money as possible in just eight days. The proceeds all go to support the work of the Trust, which supports cancer patients, their families and carers and there are great prizes up for grabs for winning entries. Teams can be between one and eight persons and businesses can enter as many teams as they wish. While the competition officially launches on Monday, July 1,

planning can take place in the run up, although no actual activity is allowed until launch day, when the £25 will be handed over. Over the following eight days, teams are encouraged to use all their skills, contacts, resources and business acumen to grow the money by as much as possible before time runs out at 5pm on Monday, July 8. Wessex Cancer Trust’s area manager, Karen Rhys said: “This is a competitive teambuilding exercise which raises money for our charity – what a win-win!

“if you use your time wisely beforehand, you can really come up with some great ideas”

“Eight days is a short time, but if you use your time wisely beforehand, you can really come up with some great ideas – which is why we’re launching it now. “We have lots of interest from local companies, some of whom are already planning bake sales, raffles and car boot sales as well

as one or two more unusual ideas. It’s an exciting new way to raise money and it’s a first for us.” Teams will present their ideas to a board comprised of Karen Rhys, Mike Clark, president of Dorset Chamber of Commerce, Steve Cook, editor, Seeker News, Darren Northeast, Darren Northeast PR and Ian Goode, manager, Bournemouth Pier. There’s a raft of prizes already on offer, including an advertising campaign in Seeker News and on Hot Radio for the

winning business and a Spa Day Experience and Lunch at the Chewton Glen for the winning members. Teams are encouraged to keep a record of their activities and keep the board informed about their progress so they can be considered for additional prizes such as the team with the best idea or best publicity gained. To further keep teams on their toes, the board will be awarding spot prizes. For full details of entry requirements contact Karen Rhys on 07545 145776 or e-mail karen@wessexcancer.org.

kirsty sky high after fundraiser

Healthy help for Dorset’s day

Bournemouth-based ceuta Health is the latest company to join the do It for dorset day celebrations led by the dorset community foundation. The company’s employees will be fundraising for its community fund through dress down and team building events leading up to do It for dorset on June 21, which aims to celebrate living and working in the county, raising awareness and fundraising for local charities who provide vital support and services to the community.

Since being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease three years ago, conveyancing executive Kirsty Lewis of Hampshire-based law firm Warner Goodman LLP has found the help from Crohn’s and Colitis UK (NACC) invaluable. So much so it prompted her to face her fears and complete a skydive to raise funds for the charity’s work. Her plummet saw her beat the £500 target and raise a total of £740 for UK charity Crohn’s and Colitis by taking a brave plummet from the sky. “NACC offer various different options to give back through fundraising and I’m absolutely thrilled that I’ve been able to contribute towards a charity that has helped me so much,” says Kirsty. “The whole experience was so exciting and I will never forget it, nor will I forget the generosity from those who donated so thank you.” The opportunity to support Kirsty is still open through her Just Giving page at www. justgiving.com/KirstyConstance, or text NACC55 70070.

annette d’abreo, managing director at ceuta Health said: “now, more than ever, there are people and organisations that need our help, and if we can improve our local community just a little, it has an effect on all of us either directly or on people we know.”

Cabbie ﬁred up

poole radio cab driver Terry doe has driven off with a kindle fire tablet after downloading an app hosted by princecroft willis. The competition hosted by the chartered accountants and business advisors invited everyone downloading its free new mobile application a chance to win the prize.

Suzanne given top legal placement recruitment specialists, Jobshop uk have placed legal secretary, Suzanne allen at one of the region’s leading firms of commercial and property solicitors, Scott walby llp.

Suzanne allen, a recent law graduate, is working with the conveyancing team at their office on poole Hill. Malcolm Scott walby knew exactly where to look when recruiting a new member of staff to his company. He said: “frankly, the last time we advertised, we were inundated with about 85 applicants and it was quite an administrative burden just taking all the calls and cvs, let alone all the interviews. “we have been so impressed that now we have asked them to recruit secretarial staff and fee earning staff for us.”

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june 14-27 2013

THE GREAT RENEWABlE ENERGy GATHERING

ournemouth is to host the south of England’s biggest renewable energy event – the Renewable Energy Marketplace – opening the doors for the town to be seen as a trailblazer in the rapidly developing industry.

“bournemouth has the opportunity to play a leading role in the development of the renewable energy sector” merlin hyman, chief executive of not-for-proﬁt regen sw

Taking place at the BIC on Tuesday, the exhibition and conference, which is open to both the general public and to businesses, will see more than 90 of the country’s leading renewable energy companies share their expertise with visitors. It will also include high-level speeches from the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC), leading policy makers, financiers and practitioners. “Renewable energy is the ideal way for organisations and individuals to lower their bills, reduce their reliance on fossil fuels, and generate muchneeded additional revenue,” said Merlin Hyman, chief executive of notfor-profit Regen SW, which is running the conference in conjunction with Bournemouth Borough Council and in partnership with Mouchel. “Bournemouth has the opportunity to play a leading role in the development of the renewable energy sector. We’re pleased to be working closely with Bournemouth Borough Council to showcase the renewable energy sector.” In addition to the exhibition, the event will include a high-level

Solar panels installed by Rudge Renewables at the RNLI HQ in Poole conference where industry experts will deliver talks on important energy initiatives and policy including the Renewable Heat Incentive, Feed-in Tariffs and the Green Deal. The event will also show how businesses can reduce their energy costs. Visitors will see live demonstrations of installations and technologies; visit zones including workshops, surgeries with experts and practical help; and find out everything they need to know to help get renewable energy projects off the ground.

Councillor David Smith, Cabinet Member for Planning and Environment, from Bournemouth Borough Council said: “Bournemouth is committed to renewable energy and preventing climate change, and we fully support businesses in this area. We would like to encourage other businesses in Dorset and the wider area to reduce their energy bills, become more self sufficient and ultimately become more competitive. “We see renewable energy as a huge growth area and are committed to supporting it.”

back in time for advice agencies on rise for jobs

As more and more people decide their way out of the economic downturn, some of the area’s key business owners have joined forces in a new ebook. Titled If You Could Go Back, the book is an opportunity for Dorset business owners to advise their younger selves on how to grow professionally and personally. Along the way they provide tips and guidance to help existing business owners and those thinking of selfemployment. Among those contributing are Seeker MD Steve Cook, Barbara Cox from Nutrichef, Lloyd Banks of Rubicon People and John Corderoy from Breeze. Visit www.ifyoucouldgoback.co.uk

The number of people placed in permanent jobs by recruitment agencies has increased for the seventh month in a row, but temporary billings have fallen, according to a new study. According to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG, demand for candidates has continued to grow at a “solid pace”.

But the picture varied across the UK, with the Midlands and South performing well and less encouraging reports from London and the North. Demand for staff in the public sector has fallen compared with growth in private firms, especially for engineers and computer employees.

hard works pays off for six-time award winners

Dorset-based The Colour Works have picked up a national award for the sixth time in seven years. Accepting the award for Top Distributor UK presented by Insights Learning & Development Ltd, senior consultant James Hampton said: “It’s a great honour and a tribute

to the massive effort our team put in to ensuring our clients receive an exemplary service right from the start. “Effective team-working is what we’re all about, so it’s good to know that we practise what we preach.”

Giles Maskin, managing director of The Colour Works, said: “It’s really encouraging to see that, especially in times of economic pressure, inspirational leaders and managers recognise that business performance can be improved through a relatively small investment in their people.

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01202 200800 www.highcliffgrill.co.uk mhrs.bohbm.ays@marriotthotels.com Cherries’ commercial director Rob Mitchell, manager Eddie Howe and his assistant Jason Tindall attended the Rock Recruitment HR Forum held at the Goldsands

FIRM ROCKS uP TO CHERRIES’ FREE CluB

ecruitment specialists Rock has pledged its support for another season to AFC Bournemouth’s free-to-join business club AFC Business. Rock Recruitment attracts a range of clients, from blue chip companies to local businesses and has a long and established relationship with AFC Business, which now has more than 1,100 members and offers regular networking events and benefits to companies across Dorset. Earlier this year, Cherries’ manager Eddie Howe and his assistant Jason Tindall attended an HR forum hosted by Rock at the Goldsands Stadium and gave a talk on leadership and management, which was very well

received by a group of HR managers and CEOs.

Now the Christchurch-based business, which also has an office in Poole, has extended its relationship with the newly-promoted Cherries for a further season. Angela Fletcher, managing director at Rock Recruitment, said: “My team at Rock are delighted to continue our close association with AFC Bournemouth. “We are delighted that they have had such an exciting season and relish the opportunity to work closely with them again in all the work they do to support the area’s business community.”

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Go South Coast has appointed its first management trainee as staff manager for morebus/Wilts & Dorset’s bus operations in Poole, Bournemouth and Swanage. Alex Chutter, who joined the Go Ahead Group of bus and coach companies in 2011, will be based at the Poole station and manage the 250 bus drivers operating the morebus and Wilts & Dorset network. At just 24, Alex will oversee one of the biggest operations in southern England with more than 900 departures from the bus station each day. Andrew Wickham, managing director for Wilts & Dorset, said: “We are confident that Alex will succeed in this key management role and contribute to the growing success of the company.”

A former Bournemouth university student has landed one of China’s top hospitality jobs. Peter Wynne has been appointed area general manager (Beijing) with Swire Hotels. Prior to joining Swire Hotels, Peter opened the Raffles Beijing for the 2008 Olympic Games. His first assignment after graduating from Bournemouth University was at Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands.

The deal sees Rock Recruitment secure use of the Goldsands Stadium facilities once a month for regular HR forums, whilst supporting all AFC Business events for the next year. AFC Bournemouth commercial director, Rob Mitchell, said: “We are delighted to extend our partnership with Rock Recruitment, and it is great to see real growth in the relationship between the two companies. “Rock’s monthly HR forums are a fantastic way of communicating with some of the best businesses around, and we are looking forward to hosting such a wide range of senior level business people at the Goldsands Stadium.”

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Beaulieu has been voted the best large visitor attraction by Visit England. The National Motor Musuem was awarded the prestigious title at VisitEngland’s 2013 Awards for Excellence ceremony. The VisitEngland citation stated: “This attraction exceeds expectation. There are attractions within Beaulieu that could be stand-alone businesses in their own right. Interpretation and presentation are of a very high standard throughout. Staff excel in customer care and their enthusiasm creates a special experience for every visitor. Nothing is too much trouble and their can-do attitude comes to the fore. Beaulieu really is a memorable and enjoyable attraction for all.”

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ponsors of the 2013 Dorset Business Awards are set to begin their annual mission to search for the very best examples of the county’s business successes. Organised by the Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry and backed by Wave 105 and the Daily Echo, the awards have now entered their 19th year with a quest to recognise dynamic Dorset companies, successful entrepreneurs and flourishing employees who have assisted in driving the region’s economy forward. The competition opens for entries on Tuesday with ten awards to be decided, including one new category – Hays Employee of the Year Award. The Dorset Business Awards welcomes back Lester Aldridge LLP to the sponsor line-up as co-sponsor of the Company of the Year Award. The awards are free to enter and entrants can submit an entry via www.dorsetbusinessawards. co.uk, sponsored by RT Media, or print off an entry form and submit a paper-based entry by Tuesday, September 10. Businesses of any size and operating in all industry sectors that fulfil the criteria are encouraged to put themselves forward for one or more of the 10 accolades.

apprenticeship Training award sponsored by Superior Business engagement with the community award, sponsored by J.p. Morgan Business woman of the year award, sponsored by Barclays dorset Tourism award, co-sponsored by dorset chamber of commerce and Industry and liz lean pr entrepreneur of the year award, sponsored by Bournemouth university Hays employee of the year award kpMG & lester aldridge company of the year award nuffield Health excellence in customer Service award princecroft willis family Business award retail excellence award, sponsored by the dolphin Shopping centre

drinking in the danger awareness Sembcorp Bournemouth Water (SBW) has added bricks to water bottles in its support for an awardwinning safety centre. The water supply company already provides free, reusable water bottles to school pupils from within its supply area who visit LV=Streetwise in Elliott Road, Bournemouth. The company also provides annual sponsorship of £2,000 to LV=Streetwise. Now SBW has added its name to the growing number of businesses and organisations backing the LV=Streetwise WonderWall, which consists of single bricks which can

Sharnine Coleman, SBW’s head of communications (second right) and Hazel Taylor, SBW’s community liaison manager (right) hand over their brick to LV=Streetwise manager, Alison Shelton, watched by children from Owl Class at New Milton Infant School be purchased for as little the centre which teaches as £30 a month. Every children about the dangers £20 raised covers the cost inside and outside the of a single child’s visit to home.

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ournemouth & Poole College’s commerciallyrun haute cuisine restaurant, The Escoffier, has been enjoying a run of success, which has lifted its reputation to become one of the south’s most noted eateries. In a seaside town bursting with quality restaurants, The Escoffier, on the Lansdowne campus of The Bournemouth & Poole College, has again proved to be a jewel in Bournemouth’s crown for fine dining. Opened more than 40 years ago, the restaurant is staffed and serviced by students under the expert guidance of some of the best chefs and restaurant managers in the region. In recent weeks, the plaudits have been flooding in. The restaurant was awarded a prestigious AA rosette at the Professional Association for Catering Education (PACE) awards conference in Nottingham. It was also an opportunity to recognise the work of the College’s Josephine Pearce,

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Right, Chole Watkins, Sarah Gault, Adrian Martin, Antonia Barrett with the restaurant’s award from The World Association of Chefs Societies

feeling brave, first up I decided to try the possibly appetising version of an american classic.

who was named best restaurant lecturer, and David Boland who reached the final of the best chef lecturer awards.

However, rather than a car crash of flavours, the smokiness of the bacon and the sugary twang of the syrup surprisingly complemented each other in the brand’s tasty take on the famous sweet and savoury combo.

Catering students from The Escoffier were recently invited to the BIC to set up a pop-up restaurant catering for 70 diners. The students worked flat out to impress the top Michelin chef’s judges, hoteliers and restaurateurs and showcase The

School of Hospitality and Food. All this success has attracted the attention of the school’s most famous catering alumnus, Adam Byatt – now one of Britain’s leading chefs – who returned this month to his Alma Mater to present other awards to students. Under the leadership of Josephine Pearce, The Escoffier,

which has recently undergone a total refurbishment, offers a dining experience in a relaxing and unique style, with an eclectic array of dishes using many ingredients from local producers.

as well as looking after the more adventurous with their taste buds, portlebay also caters for conventional foodies with a winning combination of everyone’s favourite sweet and salted snack. all in all, portlebay’s unique flavours may be weird, but they’re also rather wonderful.

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PICKING uP THE SlACK

Lloyd Mitchener shows his skills while, below, Adele Couchman catches on

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riginating from a group of climbers balancing on chains around Californian car parks in the 1970s, the art of walking across a flat elasticated line has evolved into a vibrant new sport. Sounds easy? Despite its misleading name, those who indulge in slacklining are certainly no bunch of slackers. Invited by the UK’s biggest slacklining team to try out the unorthodox sport I discovered the balancing craze is far from a walk in the park.

Standing on a bouncy orange line just 5cm wide, my agility levels were well and truly tested. In fact, even with a helping hand from an expert of the Poole-based Maverick slacklining team, merely standing on the line seemed to be a no-go, let alone walking on it. It requires balance, skill and inner strength which, after two years of student life, I confess to have none of. However, despite my blundering start, Maverick director Russ Holbert reassures me that is completely normal for beginners.

“Although the sport can be physically challenging at first, anyone can give it a go,” he says. Take Lloyd Mitchener, for example, who was due to compete at the first ever international slacklining competition held at the recent Bournemouth Family Adventure festival. Although Lloyd is able to back flip, chest bounce and generally make balancing on a 5cm wide trampoline look easy, it was only two years ago that the young professional took his first ever steps on the slack line.

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With enough practice, patience and perseverance, Russ informs me that even the most inexperienced slackliner will be walking along the long, bouncy strip in no time. And quite rightly so. After a few stumbling steps, I was soon making my way across the thin elasticated line (well, kind of anyway). Although initially difficult, slacklining seems to be a great way to keep fit and most of all, have fun! And, let’s face it, it beats the gym any day.

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une has the longest day on the 21st and everything in our gardens is responding to the extra light and warmth, putting on growth, looking fuller and more gorgeous. unfortunately this includes the weeds too, so they will keep you busy this month! your lawn can be mown regularly now. leave the cuttings and don’t cut too short if the weather is dry. a lawn feed can be applied during the growing season which encourages a closely knit green turf, making it more resistant to weeds, moss and drought. cut back early flowering hardy geraniums once they have flowered for a further flush of flowers later in the year and fresh new foliage. now is the time to plant your hanging baskets with annuals, adding a handful of controlledrelease fertiliser granules and water retaining gel into multipurpose compost will give the plants a good start. I usually allow two layers of plants at the sides, making slits in the liner and wrapping the plug plants with newspaper for protection before carefully inserting them.

Horse chestnut tree ﬂowers change from yellow to red when the nectar has been collected

don’t fill the basket with compost right to the top, leave a 3cm gap before adding the final plants. Summer planting favourites with complementary colours include lobelias, fuchsias and petunias, which will give a long lasting and full look. Helichrysum petiolare ‘variegatum’ makes excellent trailing foliage and is readily available. In the vegetable beds carry on successional sowing for a long season of home grown vegetables, the rows can be thinned out if getting too crowded. If you are growing tomatoes in the greenhouse snap off any shoots growing in leaf joints and when your plant has produced four sets of flowering trusses pinch out the growing tip. This will encourage the plants to be single stemmed and put their energies into growing fruit. an interesting fact about horse chestnut trees… did you know that the flowers change from yellow to red when the nectar has been collected as a signal to the bees? clever trees – take a closer look!

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JUNE 14, 21, 28 Quay to My Car

JUNE 14-24 Richard Tratt

poole’s annual festival of four wheeled transport, Quay to My car kicked off with a rally of open top sports cars and convertibles. The friday night car themed event runs from 6-9pm and continues until the end of of august. There’s free entry onto the quayside for the car owners who fit the evening’s theme, although drivers are requested not to arrive before 6pm when the road closes. This month’s schedule includes: Minis (tonight), Best of British pre-’83 (June 21), Tvrs (28).

JUNE 15 Camp Bestival Kids’ Disco Tour

Internationally renowned wildlfe artist richard Tratt is exhibiting his work in the fine foundation Gallery at durlston country park near Swanage this month.

a free event at Halo, Bournemouth will feature the camp Bestival dJ crew plus the very best of camp Bestival’s arts and crafts fun to give young groovers a tantalising taste of the lulworth castle extravaganza. There will be some special ticket competitions giving families the chance to join in at lulworth castle from august 1-4. The kids’ disco runs from 11am to 2pm.

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ARTSWHERE TO GO Where to go and what to see for all the family not only will he be showing work that is available for sale, but he’ll also be working on new paintings during the course of the exhibition. durlston is a 280-acre site of sea cliff, limestone downland, woodland, hedgerows and meadows, not to mention durlston castle.

JUNE 15, 16 Cerne Abbas open Gardens

The priest’s House Museum and Garden has joined forces with wimborne community Theatre to arrange a Gathering family Memories of world war One drop-in event at the museum on Saturday, from 10am to 2pm. They would like to meet local people who have family memories, stories, photographs, objects or letters relating to the Great war, or anyone with information about what wimborne was like at that time. This will form part of research for the centenary.

cerne abbas first welcomed visitors to some of its gardens in 1974 and with the exception of 1977 and 1978, it has done every year since. The money raised has always been used to support good causes, initially within the village. Some 25 gardens are expected to be open this year, from 2-6pm, with money raised being used to support the cerne abbas Scout Group and the waves project run by The children’s Society. There will be a plant stall in the square and refreshments in St Mary’s church.

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for something completely different, how about a two-day introductory course on beekeeping in the beautiful neo-Gothic buildings and gardens of Monkton wyld court, near charmouth? The course includes all the basic aspects of beekeeping, including both practical and theory, with nationally known apiarist, david wiscombe. all the meals are made from fresh, local, organic food and subsidies are available for residents of South and west dorset. www.monktonwyldcourt.co.uk

1) elaborately formal way to take dinner (7) 5) carve from the whole, and old reporter (4) 9) painted a cart in a pond - illegally parked? (9) 10) Thoughts and voices sent over wire and through air (5) 11) covers the flying equipment of small crawling creatures (6) 12) where facts and figures can be stored for future reference (8) 13) place away for future use (5) 15) Happy to work in the halls of learning (8) 18) Made from a couple of pointed tools, nice and warm (8) 20) Groom some food from the east (5) 23) name of a very careful woman (8) 24) Beads on wires for rapid calculation (6) 27) proclaim loudly with esteem (5) 28) Thinly shaved raw fillet covered with oil, lemon and capers (9) 29) Soft wood for a quick sale (4) 30) Set off in advance (7)

JUNE 22-28 Weymouth and Portland Armed Forces Day

JUNE 22-30 Stock Gaylard House

One of Britain’s largest veterans’ festivals, weymouth and portland armed forces day celebrations get under way at 10am with the arrival of historic military vehicles and a veterans’ rendezvous at the pavilion. The day progresses with a Beach assault and Bridge Building exercise on weymouth Beach by the royal engineers. On the Sunday there’s a Service of remembrance and parade at 11am on weymouth Seafront.

a rare chance to see behind the scenes at Stock Gaylard House, a small Georgian Grade II listed country house near Sturminster newton. The three storey house is believed to have been built around 1714, during the tenure of the lewys family. There are no records of this period, but it appears the house was a simple l-shape with a separate kitchen at the rear. It is not known where the previous house was, but there are indications of an older house on the site.

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Presenters line up: From left, Mark Venus (trustee and Sports Session presenter), Andy Read (One Stop Geek Shop) and Trevor Dean (Late Lunch)

rriving at the Hospital Radio Bedside studio, they were introducing the Warsaw Concerto by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. By the time we left they were playing We Like to Party by the Vengaboys. In the meantime, they’d played everything in between. “We often put out a challenge to our listeners, to try and request something we haven’t got,” laughs Trevor Dean, the presenter of Saturday’s Late Lunch show who has been with the station for 22 years. “Nine out of ten times, we have the track they’re asking for.” The station recently celebrated its 40th anniversary and has come a long way since its first broadcast in 1972. Lasting

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half an hour, the show could only play 10 requests and had just five people running everything. Their first ‘studio’ was based at Poole General Hospital, in the corner of room AB16 - an engineer’s store room. The project that raises the spirits of so many during their stay in hospital is run entirely by volunteers and relies on donations and programme sponsors for funding. “The main message we want to get out is that we’re self-funded; we need to raise about £25,000 a year to keep the station running,” says Trevor. “We apply to grant giving trusts and receive from them, but mostly for specific programming. We need

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funding for the day-to-day running of the station.” There is currently an on-going recruitment drive for volunteers to collect requests from patients, help with shows and raise funds for the station. “We can’t run without volunteers,” Trevor explains. “We need people to go out into the wards and talk to patients, collecting requests and letting them know about us. In the hospital if patients want to watch the television or use the phone they have to pay - but listening to Hospital Radio Bedside is completely free.

“We have a rapid turnover of listeners, for most people the longest they’re in hospital is about three days. So we need people constantly out on the wards talking to new patients and new listeners. “Our biggest problem is getting people aware of the station, what we do and what we need. Even getting into the hospital to advertise is an issue. With infection control, we’re climbing mountains just to get posters up in the wards.” For such an under-funded project Hospital Radio Bedside is incredibly appreciated by its listeners, evidenced

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by a book bursting with thank you notes, cards and letters sent by audience members over the years. “Love to you all and many thank yous for all the requests you played for me,” reads one. “I am so very grateful to you all.” Another letter reads: “A few weeks ago you very kindly played a request for my friend staying in Poole Hospital. It gave her a very much needed boost. She was so thrilled, she still talks about it!” Catering to an audience from new-borns upwards, the station offers an extremely diverse range of

music. It has a catalogue of 33,000 tracks, backed up by the CDs lining the wall and boxes of vinyl in the back room. The station’s list of most-played artists is a little different to mainstream radio – Frank Sinatra takes the top spot, followed by Abba, Adele, Queen, The Beatles… One Direction are all the way down at number 18! The station has two fully operational studios, housing the most up to date equipment and a fully computerised system. Programmes are broadcast 24 hours a day, many of them live, but with pre-recorded shows for the early hours.

“If we could get each programme sponsored, it would bring in between five and six thousand pounds a year,” says Trevor. “We have a diverse range of programmes for a wide audience, all available for sponsorship. As a charity, we can offer very competitive rates.” The project is strongly supported by current president Alan Dedicoat, or as he is more popularly known, the BBC’s ‘Voice of the Balls’ on the National Lottery shows. “He’s very supportive,” says Trevor of Alan. “When we have a big event on he does his best to come down from London, but if he can’t he sends a message for us to play.

“He also does an annual quiz, bringing in around £2,000. “As the station is run by volunteers, everything we get goes into the running of the station. We have 45 full-time members, about 25 of those are presenters. The others are involved with going into wards, downloading new music, cataloguing it and loading it onto the system. But we need more people! “You don’t need any special training or experience,” says Trevor. “Just the willingness to get involved and move the association along.” To volunteer, and for businesses interested in programme sponsorship, visit hospitalradiobedside.co.uk

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Goldenyears who played here in history, June 14-27

5 yearS aGO 27: russell watson – BIc 10 yearS aGO 26: Joe longthorne – pavilion 15 yearS aGO 14: coolio – poole arts centre 20 yearS aGO 19: Brian May Band – BIc 25 yearS aGO 20: wet wet wet – BIc 21: david essex – BIc 30 yearS aGO 16: eddy Grant – poole arts centre 17: Time uk – Midnight express, Bournemouth. 18: Mike yarwood + Brotherhood of Man – winter Gardens 25: eurythmics – poole arts centre

35 yearS aGO 20: George Mccrae – village Bowl, Bournemouth: Top club date the year before rock your Baby made him a disco superstar. 24: Moira anderson – poole arts centre 27: The real Thing – village Bowl 40 yearS aGO 17: Olivia newton-John + Hank Marvin + John farrer – pavilion 22: Jack Benny – winter Gardens 45 yearS aGO 14: Tom Jones + Ted Heath Orchestra + roy castle – winter Gardens: Summer season. 16, 23: Scott walker – pavilion: Short residency in support of his second album, Scott 2, which topped the charts in May. The rockin’ Berries and dave dee, dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich supported on June 16, with The easybeats and The Mindbenders on June 23. 17: The riot Squad – The ritz, Bournemouth. 24: Simon dupree – pavilion 50 yearS aGO 23: Tommy cooper, Millicent Marin, kaye Sisters – pavilion: Summer season. 55 yearS aGO 16, 17, 18, 20, 21: lonnie donegan – winter Gardens

HERITAGE

THE CORONATION CHOIR & THE ExPlODING TOMATO

ast week’s celebration of HM The Queen’s coronation at Westminster Abbey, brought back many happy memories for Dorset composer Graham Stansfield. The royal family and many of those that took part in the original ceremony on June 2, 1953, returned to Westminster Abbey – including Graham who was one of 22 boy choristers from Westminster Abbey Choir that led the coronation choir on the day. “My memories of the Coronation are vivid to this day, but as you’d expect from a boy of 13, a total mixture of the trivial and the significant,” he says. “I remember having to be seated in the Abbey after walking across from the choir school hours before the service and only having barley sugar sweets to keep us going for six or seven hours. I hated barley sugar but managed not to faint unlike two other choristers who dropped mid service just near me!” Graham, from Lytchett Matravers, recalls Field Marshall Montgomery coming round with his page behind him in his brand new full Coronation regalia.

“He was so proud of it he just couldn’t stop showing it off, but during the lunch that followed a tomato he was prodding with a fork burst and send red juice all over his wonderful purple blue sash. We had such a job to hide our grins as he repeated: ‘Burst like a bomb! Burst like a bomb!’ “Hilarious as the idea was of someone who had helped win the war in a major way being embarrassed by a tomato, he was our friend and we were very fond and proud of him.” The gravity of the situation was drilled into the choristers – and with due cause. “I remember Edward Pine the choir school history master saying: ‘Now you boys, concentrate and make sure you remember every detail. You see you are going to witness something akin to The Field of the Cloth of Gold and it will probably be the last bit of glorious pageantry the world will ever see, because people’s views are changing,” says Graham. Graham went on to become a music teacher before, jealous of the popularity of songwriters like Paul McCartney, he tried his hand at songwriting and wrote Sympathy, the international publishing hit of 1970 with more than 300 cover versions by major artists. After years of touring the world with his progressive rock band Rare Bird and later Fields he became an arranger and TV signature tune writer before moving into the field of music programming including 28 years at Lighthouse,Poole. Now retired, he is concentrating once again on his first love composing and has produced three major works in the last two years. Paix a Peyresq, a ballad opera about an Alpine shepherd village, was performed at Lighthouse in March; while Not Just for Sundays, a sacred oratorio celebrating the history of rural Christianity, which was

Graham in Coronation choir rehearsal, taken from the Daily Telegraph. Below, pictured at St Mary’s, Lytchett Matravers

performed twice last June, is to be performed again in St John’s Broadstone on September 21, and St Michael’s, Colehill, the following day. Finally, The

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MAKING PIRACy PAyE

t’s an old adage that the law is there to be broken and the original Poole pirate, Harry Paye took it more literally than most. By the late 14th/early 15th century, England was virtually at war with France and Spain – at least at sea, which is where Harry made his mark. The English crown turned a blind eye to sea captains who raided the French and Spanish coasts and harassed their shipping, selling the cargo and holding the crews to ransom. Harry was among the most successful of these privateers. Not much is known of his early life and although some sources claim he was born on the corner of Carter’s Lane and Hill Street, there’s no actual record of his birth. Towards the end of the Hundred Years War, Harry was using his ship Mary to ferry pilgrims from Poole, Weymouth and Lyme to Coruna to visit the shrine of Santiago de Compostela in north west Spain. It didn’t take him long to work out there were far richer pickings in jacking French and Spanish ships and raiding the coast. In 1398 he sacked the town of Gijon and soured relations between the Spanish town and Poole for more than 600 years! In 1402 he was among a crew of sea dogs summoned before the Privy Council at the insistence of the French and charged with piracy. No action was taken, but a year later in a token gesture he was ordered to make restitution for taking the French ship, Seint Anne – the second time he had done so! Paye was similarly ordered to return a 250-ton ship with its cargo of iron when it turned out the vessel belonged to King Leon of Castile, brother of the English King Henry IV. In 1404, Paye’s ship was captured by the French in combat. But not Harry. As his men prepared to die, his war-cry was heard and the crew freed themselves, killed their captors and retook the ship, which Paye then sailed up the River Seine under French colours plundering as he went.

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A stained glass window of Paye’s ship from a French church

with the annual Brownsea Island rowing race and the Jolly Sailor tug of war, the pirates of poole charity fundraisers host Harry paye day on poole Quay on Saturday. There’s also a parade of pirates, live music, living history enactments and plenty more besides. This year’s event will raise funds for poole Hospital’s dignity in dementia, poole Hospital’s endoscopy unit and diverse abilities plus.

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Following a raid on 40 coastal towns and villages in Normandy, the enraged French and Spanish launched an expedition of their own in September 1405 to raze Paye’s hometown and all but burned Poole to the ground, pushing the town’s defenders back as far as Canford Heath. One heavily guarded house in Poole remained. Thought to be on the site of what is now the town’s Maritime Museum, it was where Paye kept his arsenal and in the bloody fighting Paye’s brother was killed. Just two years later Harry returned to Poole at the head of 120 captured French vessels laden with iron, salt and oil and presented them as a gift for the valiant men of Poole. It was said the townspeople partied “so much so that scarcely a sober man could be found in the town.” It’s thought Harry retired from piracy after that. He certainly moved to Faversham, Kent and married a woman called Isobel. He died there on March 25, 1419, and is buried in the church of St Mary of Charity where a brass plaque commemorates his life. On it, written in Latin, the inscription reads: “Turn thy face from my sins and wipe out all my iniquities.”

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Emma Sewell, Aaron Jenson and Jo Shah turn Bournemouth Square into Carnaby Street. Below, director Carl Leighton-Pope

STREETS ARE AlIVE WITH ’60s SWING

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gent to the stars, Carl LeightonPope brought some fun to the streets of Bournemouth to give locals a taste of his brand new, 60s-inspired musical. Carnaby Street, which opens its run at the Pavilion Theatre on June 25, celebrates the London West End throughout the famous rock ’n’ roll era. And if there’s anyone who can authentically capture the true spirit of the swinging sixties on stage, it has to be the man who rode a scooter, fought on the beaches and grew up with the stars. “I was 18 years old when came to London and got my first job as a cloakroom assistant in the Marquee Club, the hottest club in London for new bands,” says Carl. “It was there I grew up with the likes of The Who, Eric Clapton and Rod Stewart and got my first taste for the music scene.” Carl has been in the music industry for more than 40 years and has signed some of the world’s most iconic acts including Billy Ocean, Michael Buble and Bryan Adams. The musical, which tells the story of a working class boy from Liverpool arriving in Soho in search of fame and fortune, is based on Carl’s memories of the age.

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we’ve got three pairs of tickets to see carnaby Street at the pavilion Theatre to give away. all you have to do to enter is tell us in which part of london you will find carnaby Street. Is it (a) camden, (b) Soho, or (c) kensington? Send an email with your answer in the subject line to carnabystreet@seekernews. co.uk to reach us by noon on June 21. winners will be notified that afternoon. normal competition rules apply.

“Carnaby Street is largely autobiographical and actually tells my story of being amongst the hustle and bustle of the West End in the 60s. “As well drawing from the fashion, the music and even some of the sayings spoken by people I was surrounded by at the time, many of the characters are also based on those I met.” The new musical, which Carl claims took him some 15 years to write, includes 30 timeless hits of the era. Set against a backdrop of London’s iconic clubs, fashion, and characters, Carnaby Street tells a uniquely British story of a time when anything seemed possible.

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From Henri Cartier-Bresson at its inaugural exhibition in 2003, to Damien Hirst and Matisse in 2011, Harris Interiors Gallery at Ashley Cross has worked hard to bring visitors a varied exhibition programme of international artists. “One of our more recent remits however, is also to try to help emerging local artists by bringing their work to the attention of the general public, as well as the wider art community,” says coowner Caroline Harris. Accordingly, from June 20 to July 20, Harris Interiors is to host Poole artist Jason Miller in his first solo exhibition in which he will showcase a selection of recent paintings and sculpture.

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How does it feel to be looking back on a 25-year career in music? we never wanted to do anything else, but we are very gratified to still be around. was there a plan for it to last this long, or any kind of plan at all when you started? The only plan was to get off the dole and make some sort of a living playing music. It’s a bit corny, but what advice would your older selves offer the young reid brothers when they first got signed? Stick to your principles.

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aving headlined The Acoustic Festival of Britain in May, The Proclaimers have again joined up with their full band for a tour that takes in Lighthouse, Poole, on June 30 and festival dates including Camp Bestival at Lulworth Castle in August. A 30-track compilation selected by Craig and Charlie Reid, The Very Best of The Proclaimers (25 Years 1987 to 2012), is out on EMI on July 1 as the twins celebrate their musical silver jubilee and follow up last year’s well received studio album, Like Comedy. They count the likes of David Tennant and Matt Lucas – who made his directorial debut on the video for the single Spinning Around In The Air, scripting for a golden wedding anniversary that descends into drunken mayhem and in the process managing to persuade Craig and Charlie to dress up as elderly ladies. Another career first! Born in Leith in 1962, Craig and Charlie Reid grew up in Edinburgh, Cornwall and Auchtermuchty in Fife. At home, they listened to early rock ‘n’ roll and country greats such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Merle Haggard and Hank Williams. At school they played in punk bands and formed The Proclaimers in 1983. A tour with The Housemartins and an appearance on the The Tube cleared the way for early success with singles such as Letter From America and, of course, I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles). Charlie Reid took time out of their busy schedule to field our questions.

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we got three cd copies of The very Best of The proclaimers (25 years 1987 to 2012) to give away in a special competition.

all you have to do to enter is tell us who hosted the long-running radio 4 institution, letter from america. write your answer in the subject line of an email and send it to proclaimers@seekernews.co.uk to reach us by noon on June 30. we’ll contact the winners for their postal address. normal competition rules apply. There’s a ‘Best Of’ compilation, how did you decide what to include? we tried to take an overview of our entire recorded output, but there was special emphasis put on the records since 2001. were there songs you couldn’t agree on, or songs you wanted to include, but couldn’t? nothing we wanted to include but couldn’t. we each compiled a list of our favourites and then had an argument! How does it feel to have been playing some songs for a quarter of a century? Our feelings towards the songs have changed over the years, but we wouldn’t still play any of them unless we felt they were relevant. How do big hits like I’m Gonna Be or letter from america for instance subtly change or shift emphasis over time? Our own perspectives have altered naturally with the passing of time. letter from america felt for many years to be of its time. It is now beginning to feel relevant again. last year’s album, like comedy, was received like something of a homecoming by fans and critics – did it feel like a return to form? did you feel like you had form to return to? we’ve been very happy with the last three records produced by Steve evans. I feel that the song writing has strengthened with every year.

what was it like working with Matt lucas – I can’t imagine there are many people you’d dress as old ladies for? How do you impress a man who dresses like a woman for a living unless you are willing to don the garb of a granny figure? after 10 minutes it felt totally natural! Maybe there’s a future in dressing up to keep it fresh? you tell me?! you’re in dorset to play lighthouse, poole, on June 30 and then coming back to do camp Bestival in august – do you prefer playing inside or outside/theatre or festival? no preferences in terms of venue. when it is an outdoor gig, all you want is good weather. we’ve had great experiences in all types of venues. emmerdale, family Guy – what shows would you like to be on? Made in chelsea! according to your biog you’re not playing live next year, what are you up to? writing and recording our new album. finally, what would you walk 500 miles for? My wife. The Proclaimers play Lighthouse, Poole, on June 30 www.lighthousepoole.co.uk and Camp Bestival in August, www.campbestval.net

In the age of the enormo-dome comedy tour, big bucks specials and internet stand up, you could be forgiven for thinking the comedy club circuit was struggling. But there’s life in the old dog yet if Bournemouth’s long-established Funnybone is at all representative. ‘Oh, we’ve had ‘em all play here, son,’ the regulars will tell you. It’s a fair boast, but you don’t come here in search of the next big thing, you come in search of raw comedy. It’s a laugh, c’mon! Opening act Jarleth Rogan has a relatively gentle line in observing modern late-twentysomething mores – from acting as your parents’ IT helpdesk to recalling a time when the internet was a sure sign of some quality swimming trunks. He gave way to the slightly longer in the tooth and at times deliciously ripe take on life of Dougie Dunlop. It’s a good set although I get the feeling auld Doug could really let rip if he had a mind to, but holds back just in case the real comedy gold is to be found in safer Michael McIntyre territory. Dave Fulton – the guy who got here last – on the other hand has long since decided that holding back is for others. Years ago, comedy critics used to fret about something called The Comedy of Hate. Yankee Dave would bring them out in hives. Like an exercise in anger release, he sticks both barrels to the stags and hens in the room, fat girls, angry men, doctors, decorators and Wayne Rooney. He is to political correctness what Ian Paisley was to religious tolerance. It’s not comfortable comedy. But then you don’t come here for that.

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ARTSlISTING

june 14-27 2013

theatre

rock/pop

classical/jaZZ comedy

best of rest

ABluTIONS

VAMPIRE WEEKEND

RuTH PAlMER & SASHA GRyNuK

CElEBRITIES ON ICE

June 15, 8pm, lighthouse, poole following the success of Belleville rendez-vous, award-winning fellSwoop Theatre returns with ablutions, a dark drama adapted from the novel by the Man Booker prize nominated author, patrick dewitt. picture yourself as a bartender, sipping top-shelf whiskey and watching your customers descend into oblivion. your heart is broken by the world and leaving your whiskey aside, you hatch a devious, unthinkable plan of escape. www.lighthousepoole.co.uk

GlORIANA

June 24, 7.15pm, regent centre, christchurch live by satellite from the royal Opera House this important new staging of Gloriana marks three major anniversaries: 60 years since the Queen’s coronation, 60 years since the opera’s premiere at the royal Opera House and the centenary of Benjamin Britten’s birth. His portrait of the public and private faces of elizabeth I is a brilliant depiction of the Tudor court.

June 27, 7pm, O2 academy Bournemouth formed in 2006 by ezra koenig, rostam Batmanglij, chris Baio, and chris Tomson while attending columbia university, american indie rock band vampire weekend come to O2 academy Bournemouth in support of their new album Modern vampires Of The city. The band’s blend of late-70s/early-80s power pop, african guitar melodies and dance rhythms was established on their self-titled debut in 2008 and refined on 2010’s contra. www02acdemybournemouth.co.uk

JOHN lEE HOOKER JR June 19, 8pm, The Brook, Southampton

The son of the legendary blues innovator, John lee Hooker Jr is obviously hoping to continue in his old man’s footsteps and already has two Grammy nominations to his name. On tour with his father from the age of 17, Junior tours with a seven-piece band including a brass section. www.the-brook.com

JASON MANFORD

June 29, 7.30pm, The exchange, Sturminster newton widely acclaimed young violinist ruth palmer is one of the rising stars of British classical music and her virtuoso performances have won a range of critical plaudits. Teamed with gifted pianist Sasha Grynuk, her concert at The exchange will include Mozart’s violin Sonata kv304 and ravel’s Tzigane. www.stur-exchange.co.uk

June 19, 20, 8pm, pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth How can you not like Jason Manford? The friendly, sharp-witted gentleman of the north returns to Bournemouth armed with a wealth of comedy anecdotes, comic misunderstandings and quick-fire audience banter, all delivered with his likeable easy and teasing wit. www.bic.co.uk

ANyTHING GOES

June 25-29, 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm), Tivoli Theatre, wimborne

AlED JONES

June 16, 7.30pm, regent centre, christchurch Singer, actor, author, broadcaster, Tv presenter, musical theatre performer and part time dancer, aled Jones tops the bill at the regent’s 30th anniversary celebrations on Sunday. accompanied by his musical director, Simon lole on keyboard, and by his guitarist, pete Harris, the evening will feature an eclectic mix of songs and stories from aled’s 28 albums. www.regentcentre.co.uk

OuR GlORIOuS HERITAGE

classic musical comedy served up by wimborne Musical Theatre. It’s the age-old tale of boy-meets-girl and the various ramifications that ensue – all accompanied by a brilliant soundtrack of some of cole porter’s best-known show tunes. The cast is headed by Sally ager and phil evans. www.tivoliwimborne.co.uk

FuNNyBONE

June 21, 7.30pm, centre Stage, westbourne

June 14-16, 8pm (Sat mat 2.30pm, Sun 1.30pm, 5.30pm), windsor Hall, BIc The thrill and excitement of skating on ice with the star-studded glamour of Tv talent shows – the one and only christopher Biggins hosts this year’s celebrities On Ice tour. Starring Olympic bronze medalist Beth Tweddle, eastenders’ Matt lapinskas, welsh rugby star Gareth Thomas, former england rugby captain kyran Bracken, the irrepressible chico and the world renowned International Ice Stars, the tour will also feature X factor’s ruth lorenzo and many others. www.bic.co.uk

RuSTy & NOT SO RuSTy MuSICIANS

June 16, 7.30pm, lighthouse, poole The long-running BSO project to get lapsed musicians playing again returns to lighthouse in its 14th year. The idea is to get players who have let their practice schedules slip back on stage and perform with professional musicians as mentors. www.lighthousepoole.co.uk

andrew lloyd-webber’s recordbreaking, smash-hit musical returns to The Mayflower for two weeks of fantasy, drama and romance set on the night the Jellicle cats meet for the Jellicle Ball.

paul weller gears up for a busy summer of playing live with a rare Southampton show – his first for nearly a decade – at the Guildhall this week. Support comes from canterbury quartet Syd arthur who were hand-picked by weller.

wimborne choral Society’s summer concert, due to take place next Saturday, will feature a varied programme of music drawn from our great heritage of church music. The bill includes works by Thomas Tallis, william Byrd, Samuel Sebastian wesley, John Stainer, charles Stanford and edward Bairstow.

Surely one of the best known and downright funniest comedians never to land his own mainstream telly show, richard Morton returns once again to his favoured Bournemouth stomping ground to play funnybone. He’s been at this comedy lark so long people ask him for their favourite songs and gags – he could do a greatest hits tour if he wanted. Support comes from damian clark, with a third act to be announced.

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www.regentcentre.co.uk

CATS

until June 22, various times, The Mayflower, Southampton

PAul WEllER

June 27, 7.30, Guildhall, Southampton

June 22, 7.30pm, wimborne Minster

REVIEW GEORGE ORWEll’S 1984 lighthouse, poole

rwell’s dystopian novel, set in a drab, totalitarian state where an unseen dictator controls the population’s every move, is for many a cautionary tale of English socialism gone wrong, but it also raises issues surrounding our humanity as well. Luckily, Sell a Door’s hard-hitting production of the treasured literary classic proved itself more than capable of capturing the essence of Orwell’s masterpiece on stage. First off, it was great to see the author’s heartless vision faithfully imitated in concrete physical form. From the characters’ grubby clothing to the bleakness of Winston’s squalid flat, director Matthew Dunster’s take on the novel’s visual effect well and truly reflected the ghastly state of Orwell’s sombre political world.

Speaking of the play’s success, it would be rude not to mention Sell a Door’s superb casting too. Owen Linsey, who plays ruthless interrogator O’Brien, is scarily convincing in maintaining the character’s ironfist persona. Although tricky to capture, Jack Cosgrove is mightily impressive throughout his performance as the novel’s defiant protagonist, Winston. In fact, Jack re-enacts the character’s emotional stress in the book’s torture scenes so touchingly, the play is at times difficult to watch. Sell a Door’s bold take on Orwell’s classic is brave, powerfully dramatic and will soon send you scurrying back to reading the original novel.

ADElE COuCHMAN

MISSION HAll JAZZ BAND

June 22, 7.30pm, Swanage railway Gerry Brown brings weymouthbased Mission Hall Jazz Band to purbeck to play Swanage railway’s special Jazz Train. The three-hour evening steam train takes you from Swanage to Harman’s cross, corfe castle and norden.

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THE KRyPTON FACTOR F ans of Superman may recall that this benevolent visitor from the planet Krypton is a superhero who fights for truth, justice and the American way. That much, at least, was the promise of the 1940s radio serial inspired by the original comic books, which in turn evolved into the iconic, semi ironic 1978 film starring Christopher Reeve as Clark Kent’s alter ego. But in Man of Steel, the latest retelling of the classic story, the fight for truth and justice is all well and good, but the All-American superhero is – shock, horror – played by a Brit. Whatever next? Americans playing Sherlock Holmes? Henry Cavill is the 30-year-old actor about to have his life changed forever as Zack Snyder’s new blockbuster hits cinema screens around the world. Cavill has been making films for over a decade, with roles in The Count of Monte Cristo in 2002, the sweet natured I Capture The Castle a year later and Immortals in 2011. On the small screen he played the Duke of Suffolk in the rip-roaring tale of The Tudors between 2007 and 2010. The curious thing is that he had already come close to playing Superman once before, in 2006 with Superman Returns, but the idea fell through when there were changes and the vision of the movie departed with the original director. Some sources suggest the actor was also in the running to play James Bond when that particular franchise was rebooted with Casino Royale in 2006.

Friday July 5 The Bling Ring (15) The Call Chasing Mavericks 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.

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To have missed out on two major screen icons is unfortunate and could easily have affected a lesser man. But Cavill bided his time and the reward represented by this extraordinary opportunity has come his way again. Certainly audiences sat in a vast multiplex in middle America, munching on buckets of popcorn and slurping gallons of Coke will be none the wiser that the hero in the cape is a Jersey-born product of Stowe School. He’s an actor, as capable of transforming himself with a flawless American accent as he is of spending hours in the gym getting into shape for the role of a lifetime. Any actor worth his salt could do that – and Brits seem to do it particularly well. Maybe it’s the theatrical training, the love of a juicy role whether it’s a goodie or a baddie and the cheerful acceptance of more modest salaries than their counterparts in the US, but actors from over here have prospered over there rather well in recent times. British actors have always worked in Hollywood, of course, but the English accent has more commonly been associated with villains than cleancut heroes. Now we are able to beat the Yanks at their own game, through

their own, lovingly created art form – comic book heroes. Christian Bale – Welsh born, but Bournemouth-raised – made the role of Batman his own across three movies starting with Batman Begins from 2005. This trilogy, which also included The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012), was overseen by Christopher Nolan who, despite sounding like the quintessential Englishman is actually an AngloAmerican, so can suitably claim an affinity with both countries. Maybe that’s the thing, in this increasingly small world where Hollywood dominates, we’re all American now. When another comic book icon was re-imagined in The Amazing SpiderMan last year the producers chose Englishman Andrew Garfield to play the arachnid hero. Again, choosing a fully formed actor who had proven dramatic ability but was still unknown to American

“did that just happen? did i just get a call from the director of superman saying i’ve got the role?”

audiences was key to the whole enterprise. And so to Man of Steel which is directed by the man who made 300, Zack Snyder, and produced by the aforementioned Nolan, who also had a hand in fashioning the story of the last son of Krypton. His journey from KalEl to Clark Kent and his crimefighting alter ego makes for an eagerly awaited movie. Cavill, meanwhile is taking it all in his stride, though even he has admitted it’s all a bit surreal. “It’s not like scoring a touchdown or a try or a goal… it wasn’t ‘I’ve achieved this,’. It’s ‘oh, did that just happen? Did I just get a call from the director of Superman saying I’ve got the role?’. Then when it all sank in [I realised] I’ve been working for 12 years to get here, now that I’ve got here I’ve got the biggest work to do yet.” The British, as someone once said, are coming.

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PROPERTY

a little bit of help on housing

his is shaping up to be a great time to buy for Dorset home hunters, with one of the region’s major house builders revealing a new Government-backed initiative has opened up the property market for thousands of first-timers and existing owners alike. Bovis Homes is building a range of high quality new homes at Abbey Meadow in Shaftesbury and are reporting even more interest among buyers following the launch of Help to Buy. Under the shared equity part of this new scheme, the purchaser receives a 20 per cent equity loan from the Government and needs just a 5 per cent deposit and a 75 per cent loan to value mortgage to move into a newbuild house. “Help to Buy is proving to be excellent news for homebuyers, especially those who have been struggling to raise some of the higher deposits sometimes required by lenders recently,” said Bovis Homes Group marketing director Kevin Wilkins. “This is the most progressive scheme we have seen yet, with broad qualification criteria which makes it available to all types of homebuyers – not just first-timers – with no income cap and a maximum house price of £600,000. “Since its launch the message is getting out that this really does make 2013 a great year to make that move into a brand new home.” Help to Buy was launched in this year’s budget and the first completions are now starting to filter

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through across the country as people take advantage of the 20 per cent Government equity loan, which is interest-free for the first five years and is repayable within 25 years or when the home is sold. “I would advise people who have been waiting for changes in the

The Help To Buy scheme market before moving to take a is proving to be excellent close look at Help to Buy and see if it is the right option for them,” said news for homebuyers Kevin. “We’ve seen many people who had been holding back from making a move now deciding to make the most of the five per cent deposit

Lovett loving it at awards bash

Charlotte Hannen-Saracoglu of the Boscombe Lovett Estate Agents branch has been named Best Lettings Manager of the Year. The Lettings Agency of the Year awards, held at the Lancaster Hotel in London, were presented by Apprentice star Karren Brady. Lovett Estate Agents collected a further three awards at the ceremony.

Maximillian Z De Kment, CEO of Lovett Estate Agents says: “I am extremely proud of the staff and the business collecting not just one award, but four, which is truly outstanding for a small business that just focuses on the BH postcode when competing against all the other agents nationwide. What an achievement!”

Tucking in to a dozen new homes

First-time buyers have now moved in to 12 brand new homes in Tuckton. The starter homes in Tuckton Place were made available to locals looking to get on the property ladder thanks to Affordable Housing Contributions made to Bournemouth Borough Council, which worked in partnership with Mansell Homes and Merlion Housing Association to build the development. Cllr Robert Lawton, Cabinet Member for Housing, said: “Providing affordable housing in Bournemouth is a high priority

for the council. We know how difficult it is for local residents to afford to buy their first home and so we are committed to provide more good quality housing that is affordable for local people.” Tony Radford, director for Merlion Housing Association, added: “I’m delighted to see the completion of this housing scheme which will provide much needed affordable housing and it has helped to make home ownership achievable and a reality for some of our local residents.”

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re-enter the property, maybe you still had belongings inside? Also, for the all the landlord knew, you might have deliberately withheld the keys because you still needed to use the property itself. A landlord cannot re-let a property until he has received the keys back, unless he arranges to have the locks changed. However, he needs to be careful about changing the locks, as the tenant may then claim unlawful eviction, which is a criminal offence. Therefore, it is not unreasonable for your landlord to claim the two weeks rent from your deposit. If you have any questions on this or other aspects on rental management then please contact Move On 01202 711169 or email info@ moveonrentals.com

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SPORTFOOTBAll

cherries

EDDIE BOOSTS CyClE TARGET

herries fan Steve Haynes is already a quarter of the way to his fundraising target after chairman Eddie Mitchell pledged £500 to his cycling challenge for Prostate Cancer UK. Eddie threw down the gauntlet last month to the club’s supporters by offering the handout to the first fan who signed up to represent AFC Bournemouth in the 155mile Football League London to Amsterdam Challenge.

Steve was quick to jump at the opportunity and is due to set off from Wembley Stadium today in the Cherries’ famous red and black stripes. “Eddie has kindly gifted the money and kicked-off the donations, so hopefully that will get the ball rolling and I can hit my target,” said Steve. The challenge sees football fans from clubs across the Football League travel the 155 miles from capital to capital to raise money

Going fourth

Work is under way on a fourth stand at Dean Court, which should be completed in time for the first home game of the season in August.

Eddie Mitchell and Steve Haynes for Prostate Cancer UK. Cyclists have been asked to raise a minimum of £1,000, but Steve is looking to double that. “I want to hit £2,000 and raise a good amount of money for such a worthy course. AFC Bournemouth

non-leaGue football by richard button

nothing but the best for poole boss

Poole Town boss Tommy Killick has outlined the ethos which has turned the Dolphins into the area’s most successful non-league outfit. He insists he always expects the best and has surrounded himself with players who offer him only the best. He also claims that despite a rising profile built on his taking the Dolphins from the Wessex League to the Southern Premier he has no ambitions to manage elsewhere. “I’ve tried to instil a winning mentality in the players,” he says. “You have to demand the highest of standards. I have a group of players who hate losing, whether it’s on the pitch, in training or playing cards on the coach back home. “If we lose I am critical and even if we win I will be critical if the performance doesn’t meet the required standard.”

The temporary 2,400-seater stand has been hired for an initial period of two years and will take the ground’s capacity to around 12,000.

Killick’s unprecedented run of success saw him win four league titles including last season’s Southern League Division South & West championship in just five seasons. And despite taking the club to its highest level for more than 30 years the Dolphins’ boss is targeting another push for the top. “Some managers set their sights too low. They talk about consolidating for a season or two. But I don’t buy into that. “If you don’t want to set your sights higher you might as well take time out and lie on the beach!” Despite taking Poole to new heights Killick insists he will not be tempted should a bigger club ever seek his services. “Of course I want more success, but I want it to be here at Poole Town. If I ever did leave it would be because the club wants me to go.”

is a community club, with family at the heart of it and I hope together we can make a difference.” Track the progress of Steve on Twitter @SteveChopper and donate at www.virginmoneygiving.com/ afcb2amsterdam.

Chairman Eddie Mitchell has said attendances would determine whether the club opts to build a permanent stand at the south end.

christchurch’s cufﬁe sets high target Newly appointed Christchurch manager Michael Cuffie is setting his sights high for the new term with the Wessex Premier title being his target. The 50-year-old former defender, who will have ex-Bashley teammate Dave Morris alongside him as assistant, said: “We came very close last season with a third place finish. I know I’m putting myself

under a lot of pressure, but we have a strong squad made up of capable young players.” The new Priory boss admits that his hopes for the championship may well depend on the number of players he manages to retain. An initial meeting between the new manager and squad saw several players pledging themselves to the cause for the new season.

taffy to play on despite dolphins exit Veteran Taffy Richardson has quit Poole Town, ending a ten-season association with the Dolphins. But the 46-year-old year old firefighter insists he is not ready to hang up his boots. “I’m as fit as players 20 years my junior and I want to continue playing at a high level,” he said. Richardson is eager to find a club to train with in a bid to continue

his playing career. “I know it won’t be easy, but any club that takes me on will find I’ll be as fit as I’ve ever been by the start of the new season.” A close friend of Poole boss Tommy Killick, the Tatnam favourite found it difficult to break into the Dolphins’ side in last season’s title winning campaign, making only 20 starts.

enjoying the heights of the championship and a testimonial ham stephen purches

When I first came down to Bournemouth I never thought I’d be here this long but I’m a creature of habit and I’ve grown up down here, I’ve spent a third of my life here and I call it home. It’s a privilege to have been here for so many years and be given a testimonial, I know there was a break in between but to spend ten years at one club doesn’t happen too often.

ten years at two great clubs.

My first club West Ham are coming down for my testimonial match. I spent ten years there and I’m proud that I managed to do

It’s very hard getting a Premier League club for pre-season nowadays and for them to make that effort for me is a real honour.

It should be a good game and it would be a great day for everyone to enjoy themselves. I’m from Ilford and West Ham was the first team I had kits for. My dad’s an Orient fan so when West Ham were away I was at Orient. I love watching football and being on the books at West Ham from such a young age I used to get tickets every week. I was fortunate enough to watch a lot of local football and they were my local clubs. To have Bournemouth in the Championship and to be part of that squad,

even if I didn’t play too much last season, is an achievement. The club has only been in that division once before and it’s something that I’m pleased to be involved with. We’ve had a hell of a lot of bad times over the years, it’s very much up and down, but at the moment we’re really enjoying this up. In football there are lots of highs and lows so when you have got a high you’ve got to enjoy it. You can buy tickets for the testimonial at www.stephenpurches.com or from www. afcbdirect.co.uk

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The 32nd Poole Festival of Running brought thousands of participants and spectators to Poole Park. International athletes, including Kenyan distance runner Boniface Kiprop Kongin, who won the Men’s 10k, competed alongside charity runners and amateur athletes. Celebrity impersonator Debra Stephenson, who lives in Poole, started some of the races. Around 400 youngsters took part in the children’s events, while some 350 ran in the Dorset Cancer 5k.

Steve Wardman (Poole Runners), Debra Stephenson, Dan Hunter, Pamela Bell (Poole Hospital Charity)

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Scotty’s maths goes to the dogs Dorset darts maestro Scotty ‘Dog’ Mitchell landed the prestigious Hampshire Open title, overcoming poor maths and a quality field of 400 competitors. Scott, from Bransgore, thought he was only one leg away from the £1,000 winner’s pot in the final against Paul Gibbs, when he celebrated a 134 game shot. But Scotty Dog still had 100 left after the marker spotted and corrected his mistake before he had thrown his first dart. That allowed Gibbs to halt his losing streak and hit a 74 checkout before collecting the next three legs to dramatically level at 4-4, before the Dorset boy prevailed and got the two legs he needed to win.

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Wimborne undone by another failure to go distance Wimborne & Colehill 166 Ferndown Wayfarers 167-7 With a late addition to the squad and two key members unable to play, the new look Wimborne team won the toss and without hesitation decided to bat first. Young George Bartlett and Mike Kitson soon found the pitch not to be as friendly as it first looked with the ever-threatening opening partnership of Stammas and Linge beat the edge frequently. Kitson (1) again failed in the top order when he edged to the Ferndown wicketkeeper. Bartlett (24) continued to dig in with Collinson (21) until the introduction of Sexton who took both wickets in quick succession along with captain for the day Bridgen (0). Cole and James Williams followed shortly after to put Wimborne on the ropes at 97-6. The returning Guest (30) along with Miller (21) batted sensibly and helped rebuild the stop-start Wimborne innings. However, the re-introduction of the Ferndown captain Linge broke the partnership by uprooting Miller’s middle peg. With Wimborne withering at 137-9 Max Collins (25 no) entered the crease and batted positively to at least offer the home team a score to defend. Wimborne’s continual failure to bat the full allocated 50 overs meant that they would need to bowl tight and make early inroads to the opposition’s threatening top order. Bowling tight was the clear message however this certainly didn’t happen with a staggering

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55 extras given to Ferndown in only 40.1 overs. Early wickets for Kitson (10-2-37-3) gave Wimborne the hope that the seamer friendly wicket would help Wimborne to another close victory. Ferndown top order soon put that to bed as they batted sensibly

with Linge (20), Dunham (39) and Rose (29) making contributions. The introduction of Collinson (6-0-10-3) gave Wimborne a slim chance of winning the game as the Ferndown bottom order didn’t look like they knew which end of the bat to hold. Sexton (18) helped see the visitors over the line and it was only fitting that the winning runs came from wides. Captain Bridgen, who was covering for the recently married Andy Hayward, was expectedly disappointed at the end of the game and said: “If we are to retain the title this season we need to get back to doing the basics right. The extras are the major issue and the bowlers need to work on it quickly. We are a young team this year and the experience for players like James Williams, Tom Butcher and George Bartlett will be invaluable. I am sure this group of players will bounce back.”

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Stalbridge 146 Broadstone 150-1 Broadstone notched up a comprehensive nine-wicket win against Stalbridge in the Dorset Funeral Plan Saturday League Premier Division. The star of the show at The Park was batsman Steve Trembath who struck an unbeaten 66 from just 21 deliveries – hitting his half century arriving in only 19 balls. In a totally dominant display he smashed his final 40 runs from a mere nine deliveries, striking five sixes and seven fours. pictures: Steve Harris

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blind cricket

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orset Blind Association has been bowled over by the response to the launch of a Blind Cricket team in the

county. The sport, which has been played since the 1940s when it was started as a means of recreation for servicemen injured during the Second World War, offers a chance to compete on equal terms for people who live with blindness and or sight loss. Coaching sessions for the new team are being organised by Peter Marshall, vice president of Hampshire County Cricket Club and a Trustee and Director of the Dorset Blind Association. “Last year at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton I saw the impressive work there to encourage cricket for the visually impaired,” he says. “There was nothing similar yet in Dorset, so I thought I would try to

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combine my two interests and try to get something similar started here. Together with Jonathan Holyhead, the Chief Executive of DBA, we contacted the Dorset Cricket Board and found them very enthusiastic about the idea.” Blind Cricket is played with a size three football filled with ball bearings so that it can be seen by partially sighted players and heard by blind players. Of the 11 players in a team, at least four must be totally blind. The MCC Laws of Cricket have also been adapted in other ways allow blind and partially sighted people to compete on equal terms. The major variations are: l The wicket is larger, making it easier for the partially sighted players to see and easier for a batsman or bowler to touch for the purpose of orientation.

l The ball must pitch at least twice before the crease of a totally blind batsman but must not be rolling. l The ball must pitch at least once before the crease of a partially sighted batsman. l a blind batsman is given one chance before being given out lBw and cannot be stumped. l The bowler must ask the batsman if he is ready before beginning his run up and shout ‘play’ as he releases. l a blind fielder can make a catch after the ball has bounced once. This year’s BBS Primary Club National Knockout Cup features 13 teams and is believed to be the longest running disability cricket competition in the world, taking place since 1979. for more information about coaching sessions contact Greg parsons, cricket development Officer, dorset cricket Board, on 01202 881349

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Pair of Powells join Ainslie for 82nd Isle of Wight race A Shaftesbury sailor and his 87-year-old father enjoyed the experience of a lifetime after sharing the waves with four-time Olympic champion Ben Ainslie at the JP Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race. Skipper Simon Powell and father George, 87, helmed Westerley Discuss 33 class yacht Wishwell for the race round the Isle of Wight, which was co-founded by Simon’s great-grandfather more than 120 years ago. The pair and their five-strong crew were among 1,459 boats and 16,000 competitors contesting the 50 nautical mile circuit on the 82nd anniversary of the race – making it the fourth largest participation event in the UK. Organised by the Island Sailing Club and dubbed Britain’s favourite yacht race, the Powells made the most of perfect sailing

George and Jophy Powell aboard Wishwell conditions to cross the line in 9hrs 45mins 27secs, finishing 37th overall in their class. Simon’s great grandfather was Dr Percy Gibson, a Cowes GP who was one of the founding members of the Island Sailing Club (ISC) in 1889 and owned the first motor car on the Isle of Wight. A member of the ISC since his teens, Simon is also a regular competitor in the

fencinG New Forest fencers dominated the medal tables at the Hampshire Junior Epee and Sabre Championships in Winchester, the two clubs of Lymington Walhampton Fencing Club (LWFC) and Sway Fencing club taking seven medals between them, including three gold. The U14 boys sabre saw an allLymington final, with Asher White taking gold after a hard fought battle against Garreth Read. Jacob Crick (Sway) collected a well-deserved bronze. In the U14 girls sabre Grace Marrs (LWFC) was only narrowly defeated

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race and said: “Round the Island is always a one-off race for us. It’s a lovely family event and a good excuse to get together and enjoy it; it’s as much about the picnic as the racing!” At 87-years-old, George was the second oldest sailor in the fleet behind 90-yearold Ray Moxley. “At 87 I feel very lucky and I was helped by my family and really enjoyed it,” he said. “We got down to the Needles and then the wind changed and helped us back.” The JP Morgan Asset Management Round The Island Race is the fourth largest participation sporting event in the UK and the largest yacht race of its kind in the world, attracting anything between 1,500 – 1,800 yachts and 16,000 competitors. www.roundtheisland.org.uk

Dorset shooter Peter Wilson will be going all out to defend his Olympic title in Rio 2016 – but he’ll be doing so with a new coach. Ian Coley, the man who led Wilson to gold at London 2012, is standing down as Team GB’s double trap supremo. Coley’s affinity with the Olympics began back in 2000 at the Sydney Games when he coached Richard Faulds to double trap gold. And 12 years on he repeated the feat as Wilson climbed the top step of the podium in the capital. But at age 66 and with an Olympic champion in his stable, Coley believes now is the right time to call it a day. He said: “I really am retiring at the top of what I could achieve. It’s a bit like Sir Alex Ferguson, I am coming out on the top and I did it my way.”

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formula one by her opponent, taking the girls’ gold medal and overall third place. Ally Hood (LWFC) won the U18 sabre gold. The Epee was dominated by fencers from Sway Fencing, silver and bronze going to Will Predergast and Jack Gale respectively. Jack beat Serena Hogg (Sway) to reach the semi-final, only to be knocked out by the eventual champion. Prendergast’s final began as a cautious bout, though both showed admirable skill in the process. The score finished 8-12.

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An Evening with Johnny Herbert presents a rare chance for petrolheads to get up close and personal with a legend of British motor racing. The 1995 British Grand Prix winner will be at the Regent Centre, Christchurch on June 22 to host a full audio-visual presentation, as well as an audience question and answer session. There’ll also be a chance to sit in an actual Eddie Jordan Formula One racing car and have your picture taken with Johnny. The evening will be chaired by TV and radio presenter, Alan Keegan.

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SPORTPIRATES

o that’s the British Grand Prix done and dusted for another year. And what an occasion it was. Year on year it just keeps getting better and better. On the track we saw some fantastic racing with Pirates’ skipper, Chris Holder, looking mighty impressive in the main event. I think he would have gone on to win his third British title in four appearances had he not had that poor start in his semi-final. But he’s getting back to his very best now and those 14 points gained move him up to fourth place in the standings and he’s still very much in the hunt to retain his world championship. Winner Emil Sayfutdinov was in outstanding form and it was also great to see ex-Pirate Krzysztof Kasprzak pick up the third place medal. Don’t forget we’re hosting Krzsztof’s testimonial at Poole in September. But for every winner there’s a loser and at Cardiff it was poor old Tai Woffinden. He’d gone there with a great chance of victory and yet ended up breaking his collar bone in a nasty crash. He reminds me so much of our own Darcy Ward – young, keen, talented and pushing things to the very limit. It was disappointing for Tai, disappointing for the British fans and with my Team GB manager’s hat on, disappointing for me as well. We’ve got the World Cup coming up in the

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middle of July and fingers crossed he will be back fit for that. Goodness knows we need him! Off the track there is nothing in our sport to match the sheer excitement, drama, atmosphere and entertainment of the British Grand Prix. The fans’ zone outside the stadium was brilliant, as was the colour and atmosphere inside it. There was no trouble, no nastiness, no public order problems – simply a day British speedway can be proud of. Apart from Tai’s injury, the only other real disappointment for me was again, the lack of national media coverage the event attracted. Of course Sky and British Eurosport do a wonderful job, as do the regional press who have clubs on their patch, but sadly there is precious little on a national scale. I know Tai did a piece on BBC Radio Two and there were a few lines here and there, but for an event that attracts upwards of 40,000 people, plus a big TV audience, you’d think there’d be far more interest. It’s an age old problem and one those who

“i don’t think it would be too much to ask for speedway to receive its fair share of national coverage”

run our sport have grappled with for many a year. It’s OK preaching to the converted, but what we need is to be talking to the unconverted. We need to sell our product to those who don’t already use it and the only way we achieve that is with some major national coverage from time to time. During the build-up to events such as the FA Cup final, the Grand National and the Boat Race, the media is full of stories about them. Now, I’m not expecting miracles, but I don’t think it would be too much to ask for speedway to receive its fair share leading up to its big event of the year.

A GRAND DAy OuT FOR SuRE I guess all we can do is keep plugging away until eventually the powers that be sit up and notice what a fantastic sport speedway is. I’ll end on a really bright note – Seeker News. I hope you enjoy the column and the fantastic speedway coverage in general. I’ve been chatting to a lot of people and the feedback about the paper has been wonderful. Readers say it’s bright, fresh and exciting and I’m proud to be part of the team. Well done to Steve Cook and all the guys who put the publication together. It’s really appreciated out on the streets so keep up the good work!

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satisfaction but no hat-trick

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Charlie returns

Poole Stadium welcomed a very special visitor in the week leading up to the British Grand Prix. Former Pirate, Charlie Wallis, returned to Wimborne Road more than 50 years after he last raced at the track. The Aussie star was a member of the 1960 Poole side which finished second in the then new Provincial League.

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Charlie and his wife stopped off in Poole as part of their tour the UK ahead of the British Grand Prix in Cardiff.

Unlucky Krzysztof Krzysztof Kasprzak was left cursing his luck at the British Grand Prix in Cardiff. The former Poole Pirates favourite came within a couple of laps of winning the title.

hris Holder failed in his bid to score a record-equaling hat trick of British Grand Prix victories. But the world champion was satisfied with his night’s work at the Millennium Stadium. Poole’s captain bagged 14 points to cement a place among the front runners in the race for the 2013 title. But it would have been a very different story had he not made a horrific start from the difficult gate two in the semi-finals. Russian sensation Emil Sayfutdinov went on to take the British crown ahead of Niels-Kristian Iversen and former Pirate, Krzysztof Kasprzak. Holder, who top scored in the main event, said: “I’m still in the title mix there and

I’ve just got to keep building off this one now. You don’t have to be leading it all the way. You’ve just got to be in the mix and not slip away too much. “Anything can happen – people can drop a lot of points in one night. Emil probably wasn’t the quickest guy at the beginning, but he just made it count towards the end when he needed to. Fair play to him for winning; he was awesome at the end.” Holder’s semi-final mistake was made all the more galling by the fact the Aussie had first choice of starting grid and picked gate two. He said: “Having first choice of gates is always a tricky one – the gates were hit and miss. Sometimes they were good – sometimes they weren’t.

“I got all out of shape and made a meal of the start”

“I watched the last four heats and thought gate three wasn’t too bad. But to leave two good guys beside you is hard. It’s hard enough to give someone gate one. I went for two because it had been working okay. I made my best start off two. “I just had trouble finding a good bit. It was too deep. I ran out of time to do too much digging around and as soon as I dropped my clutch, it went down first before going forward. “It flicked me off-balance, I got all out of shape and made a meal of the start. Then it was just a battle to stay on the bike – the track was tricky at the end, so I was happy to walk away with 14 points.” The result sees the Poole star up to fourth place in the standings, 15 points behind leader Sayfutdinov.

Tough GB selection issues await Middleditch Neil Middleditch has some tough decisions to make, and for once they don’t involve his beloved Poole Pirates. As Team GB boss, his thoughts are turning to the Speedway World Cup (SWC) which is less than five weeks away. Britain have promised much but delivered little in recent years and the odds are again stacked against them.

However, Middleditch reckons his side are capable of lifting the trophy, despite being without stalwart, Scott Nicholls. “Scott has made himself unavailable for selection,” explained Middleditch. “And that’s a blow. He has his reasons, although we will obviously miss him. “But we have some good youngsters in this country. Lads like Tai

Woffinden and Edward Kennett are really talented, while skipper Chris Harris is a world beater on his day. “It’s going to be tough, we know that. Sides like Poland and Denmark will be really strong. But on our day we are capable of beating anyone. “Obviously Tai breaking his collarbone in the British Grand Prix is a set-back. All we can do is keep our fingers crossed he recovers in time.”

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The flying Pole was leading the final when Freddie Lindgren fell and was excluded from the re-run, in which Kasprzak finished third. “I’m gutted. I was in front when it got stopped.”

Grand prices

The 2013 British Grand Prix might still be fresh in the memory, but already thoughts are turning to next year’s event. And Poole Pirates’ fans are being offered some decent early bird prices for the Cardiff showdown. Supporters can save up to 20 per cent on this season’s prices if they book before August 31 with adult tickets starting at £29.

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arcy Ward is on the comeback trail. The Aussie speedster is undergoing intensive physio work as he plots a return to the saddle. Ward has been sidelined since fracturing his shoulder in a crash during the Swedish Grand Prix on May 4. But despite the 21-year-old making good progress, Pirates’ boss Neil Middleditich remains cautious. He told Seeker News: “The situation with Darcy is that he is improving day by day. He’s been getting some intensive physio with a specialist in Germany and the signs are good. But that’s not to say he’s ready to go racing again just yet and I think we are going to have to be very careful. “He’s young, he’s fed up, he’s frustrated and he wants to get going again as soon as possible.

by Paul baKer “But there is no point risking himself for the sake of an extra week or two more on the sidelines.” He added: “He’s got a long career ahead of him and so he needs to be sensible about things. I would love to see him back riding for Poole because we have really missed him but we have to go slowly on this one. “We must listen to what the experts say and follow their advice. It’s great that he is making good progress but I still think he has a fair way to go. “The intial timescale was about six to eight weeks which we are getting close to the upper end off. If it has to be 10 to 12 then so be it. Whatever is right and best for Darcy and Poole speedway is what we will do.” Middleditch’s policy of not rushing riders back from injury too quickly

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was underlined only recently when Thomas H Jonasson suffered bruised ribs and a damaged lung while riding in his native Sweden. Instead of badgering his new reserve, the Pirates’ boss gave him plenty of time to recover. “Thomas has come in and he was very impressive on his debut in the win over King’s Lynn,” explained the manager. “So it was a big blow losing him so quickly and typical of our bad luck this season. “But you simply can’t rush these things. It might have been disappointing and frustrating but it’s just not worth taking risks. “I have learned over the years that it’s better to be a little bit patient when it comes to injuries because long term you’ll get far more mileage out of your riders and that’s what’s important.”

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