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es! The sun has got his hat on, hip, hip, hip, etc. And so the summer has begun at long last, the Spur Road and the beaches are packed and everyone’s soaking up the sun. But not too much of course, there’s a Level 3 health alert out to make us all aware of the danger. I don’t know about you, but I’d never even heard of these warnings before. What’s next? DefCon 3? Some of the advice does seem a little obvious but it’s amazing how many people still find themselves seeking medical help because they fail to take basic precautions. There was even the story in Sussex last week of the four-weekold baby that had to be admitted to hospital with severe sunburn.
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s temperatures soar in the UK’s first prolonged heatwave since 2006, public health officials have issued a Level 3 heatwave warning for the South West. The hot weather has prompted renewed health concerns, particularly about sunstroke and heat exhaustion, with the very young and elderly most at risk. One of the greatest dangers related to these conditions is the rise of skin diseases, such as melanoma.
Poole Hospital skin cancer lead Dr Caroline Morgan says: “The majority of skin cancers are caused by excess exposure to the sun and five or more episodes of sunburn at any age doubles your risk of melanoma. “But preventing the risk of skin cancer is simple – take sensible precautions in the sun.” The heat has also caused problems for drivers and rail passengers after road surfaces melted and tracks buckled in the heat.
However, Water UK, which represents the major water companies, says there are no plans to impose hosepipe bans as reservoir levels are where they should be. People are being advised to drink plenty of cold fluids and between 11am and 3pm, the hottest hours of the day, to stay in the shade. Over exposure to the sun can cause heatstroke with symptoms including lightheadedness, hyperventilation, and increased heart rate.
“Everyone can enjoy the sun safely by keeping out of the heat at the hottest time of the day, avoiding sunburn and staying hydrated with plenty of cool drinks,” explains Dr Angela Bone, Heatwave Plan lead for Public Health England. “The elderly and those with long-term illnesses are particularly vulnerable to the effects of very hot weather, so it’s important to look out for them and keep indoor areas as cool as possible.”
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Be sun safe
The Level 3 health alert for the South West means there is a 90% chance of temperatures being high enough on at least two consecutive days to have a significant effect on health. To be sun safe: l Try to keep out of the sun between 11am and 3pm l Wear sunscreen l Wear loose cotton clothing l Drink lots of cool drinks l Seek shade l Wear sunglasses and a hat
l Look out for others especially vulnerable groups such as the elderly, young children and babies and those with serious illnesses l Never leave anyone in a closed, parked vehicle, especially infants, young children or animals It can also get uncomfortably hot indoors so try to keep bedrooms and living space cool by closing the curtains on windows that receive the sun and opening windows at cooler times of the day and overnight when you can. Turn off non-essential lights and electrical items, which generate heat.
New courses for horses A new street layout, a 20 mph zone, new walking and cycling routes, replacing the roundabout with a junction, removing barriers, creating new public space, closing the road at midnight, redesigning the common, moving taxi ranks and bus stops – just some of the ideas being suggested to improve Bournemouth’s Horseshoe Common.
Transport tester What do you think of transport in Poole?
A public consultation is now under way into the improvement, which would be paid for by the £12 million Three Towns Travel programme to ease congestion in Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch. The proposals and a questionnaire can be seen at Bournemouth Library and at www.threetownstravel. co.uk.
A random poll of 4,500 Poole residents is to be canvassed for its opinions on the town’s transport services in a questionnaire to be distributed this month. Views on a range of subjects including the quality of local bus services and the condition of roads and footways will then be compared with 70 other local authorities across England.
Freeing up time for an LGBT party Digging up anger in Christchurch Perhaps one of the most diverse gatherings in Bournemouth, the Bourne Free Pride Festival aims to increase awareness of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transsexual issues while providing a place to mix fun, advocacy and entertainment. Bourne Free celebrated its ninth year with music, performances, vendor stalls, crafts and food. The festival is affiliated with SameLove, a photography-based project designed to combat homophobia in Dorset, and The Community Trust Fund, which helps to support LGBT people in Bournemouth.
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Christchurch traders have reacted angrily to plans to dig up the high street for three months from September. Peter Watson-Lee, president of Christchurch Chamber of Trade and Commerce, said upgrading work to be carried out by Southern Gas Networks (SGN) will cause “major” disruption. SGN say existing metal gas mains and services in High Street and Church Street need to be replaced with modern plastic polyethylene pipe to ensure “a continued safe and reliable gas supply to the local area.” The company says work will be suspended in December over the
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The survey is a being run for the sixth year by the National Highways and Transport Network and the South West Highway Service Improvement Group.
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An appeal to raise £200,000 towards a new lifeboat station in Swanage has been launched.
festive period. But Mr Watson-Lee told reporters: “It’s going to be a major problem; it will disrupt trade and put people off coming to the town. We are working with the council to see what we can do to minimise the disruption. It’s really difficult to see what we can do though.”
Due to open in 2015 in time for the arrival of its new £1.5 million Shannon class lifeboat, the station will be developed at the current boathouse site in Peveril Point Road. A substantial legacy provides a large contribution towards the station’s costs, but a further £200,000 needs to be raised over the next two years.
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Dorset now has a ‘one-stop shop’ where local and visitors can find out about travel and transport across the county. Dorset County Council has launched TravelDorset, an easy-to-use online tool collating information on travel routes, destinations and issues that might affect them, complete with live traffic alerts, timetables and interactive cycle maps. TravelDorset is available at www.dorsetforyou/ traveldorset.
Grants on offer
Local communities can apply for grants from £250 to £250,000 for projects that support Armed Forces families. The Community Covenant scheme is aimed at projects that strengthen the ties between members of the Armed Forces and the wider communities in which they live. In Dorset, ten such projects have been successful so far including an exhibition, an adventure playground, a village hall and a volunteer recruitment project. More details at www.dorsetforyou/ covenantfunding.
Sara Layden of Friends of Winchelsea, Simon Booker of Sainsbury’s and Winchelsea headteacher Sean Pavitt with pupils and Sainsbury’s staff
Supermarket gets friendly in school partnership Staff at Sainsbury’s Talbot Heath have voted for Friends of Winchelsea School as the store’s new local charity partner. The charity, which supports the children of Winchelsea School, will receive a year’s worth of fundraising and awareness support from Sainsbury’s as part of the supermarket giant’s local charity
partner initiative which has raised more than £5 million since it started in 2009. The Talbot Heath store has had great success in supporting local charities and last year raised more than £3,000 for Headway Dorset. “We’ve had a great response from our customers and we’re delighted
to have chosen a charity many of our customers and colleagues can associate with,” says store manager Simon Booker. “The exposure and support is going to be massively beneficial to our charity and I’d like to thank every Sainsbury’s Talbot Heath customer who voted,” adds Sara Layden from Friends of Winchelsea School.
Dorset’s wedding businesses now have their own awards. The Dorset Wedding Supplier Awards will have 17 categories to be judged by a panel of independent industry experts and presented at the Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth in November. The awards have been founded by the team behind local wedding publication, Something Borrowed, as the perfect PR opportunity for Dorset’s wedding businesses to show off their skills, efforts and popularity. “When creating the awards, it was paramount to ensure that there was a fair and unbiased judging process,” says Eleanor Spry from Something Borrowed. “That’s why the finalists will be blind judged by the three impartial industry professionals.” For full details visit www.dorsetwedding supplierawards.co.uk
illegal dumping sees closure of recycling centre CCTV installed to combat fly-tippers were stolen
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ly-tippers have forced the closure of a Dorset village’s recycling centre. Despite a potential fine of up to £50,000 or a 12-month prison sentence, items including mattresses, tyres, washing machines and builders’ rubble have persistently been illegally dumped at the site in Hurn. In an attempt to curb the flytipping Christchurch Borough Council planted trees to screen the site and installed CCTV cameras, which were stolen. “Fly-tipping by a thoughtless minority has long been a source of misery for local residents and I am pleased we have reached a joint decision to tackle the problem,” Steve Burdis, the director of Dorset Waste Partnership, told reporters. “Clearing up fly-tipping is expensive. Councils need to focus their resources on
increasing people’s ability to recycle while removing opportunities for anti-social dumping.” There were 522 reported incidents of flytipping in Christchurch in 2012 – 12% of them at the Hurn site alone. “Repeated efforts to combat fly-tipping have had little effect and removal of the banks is now the only option to stop it for good,” said Cllr Margaret Phipps, chair of Hurn Parish Council. Residents can recycle an unlimited amount of materials including plastic bottles, cardboard and glass at the kerbside and Christchurch household recycling centre is open seven days a week at Wilverly Road.
“Removal of the banks is now the only option to stop it for good”
Fly-tipping can be reported at www. dorsetforyou.com/flytipping, or on (01305) 221040.
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oole’s global cosmetics company, Lush is aiming to do its bit to help Britain’s flagging bee population.
The popular brand, best known for its bath bombs and soaps, is looking for sites in Dorset to house its purposebuilt, handmade hives. It believes these will help source local honey by using natural beekeeping methods, as well as encourage a new generation of bee enthusiasts.
Lush, which opened its first shop on Poole High Street more than 30 years ago, aims to place the hives on various sites throughout the country and inhabit them only with swarms caught in those areas. That means the bees in each hive will be ideally suited to that region rather than imported from around the UK or abroad, thereby not interfering with the natural life cycle of the bees and strengthening the size and quality of local colonies.
‘maybe if jack hadn’t been a thieving little brat Fleshcreep would have been all sweetness and light’ by nick churchill Outside summer is hitting its stride, but indoors at Lighthouse the stars of Poole’s panto are talking dames, leading boys and ‘oh no it isn’t’... Debra Stephenson is delighted to be back at Lighthouse where she played Peter Pan in 2010. “It all revolves around family for me,” says the star of The Impressions Show. “I’ve lived here for three years now so I feel quite local and I’m very familiar with Poole, we come to Lighthouse quite a lot to see different things so it will be odd coming to work in a place I’m more used to coming to for entertainment. “It’s lovely to be home for Christmas of course and I love having the kids come to see the show.” Her son Max, 10, says he and sister Zoe, 6, saw their mum 15 or 20 times last year in Bournemouth when she starred in Jack & the Beanstalk, a role she is to reprise this year in Poole. “We’ll just have to see how this year’s Jack differs from last year’s. I’m sure there will be quite a few changes – I might have some different impressions up my sleeve, maybe even some singing impressions, which I didn’t do last year. We’ll have to see how he shapes up in rehearsals.” Having been in The Borgias and Game of Thrones on TV – and on the big screen in Prometheus – her co-star Patrick O’Kane is looking forward to being in something his three children can actually see. “Funnily enough it has always been an ambition of mine to play panto at least once it’s just that it’s taken me a long time to realise it,” says the not-really-scary-at-all Belfastian who has played Macbeth at the RSC and Doctor Faustus, as well as leading roles in acclaimed productions of The Crucible and War Horse. “In essence, there are a lot of similarities with Shakespeare, particularly in the interactivity – you spend time talking to the audience in Shakespeare, just as you do in panto. “Yes, Fleshcreep is a villain, but I prefer to see him as misunderstood – maybe if Jack hadn’t been a thieving little brat Fleshcreep would have been all sweetness and light!” Jack and the Beanstalk runs at Lighthouse from December 5 to January 5.
Lush will use surplus honey in some of its products, but ensure enough is left to see the bees through the winter without the need for sugar syrup supplements. Currently, 80 of Lush’s 100 purposebuilt hives are housed in locations around the UK including Dorset, Surrey and Cornwall, with a further 20 in need of housing as part of the project. If you think you could give a hive a home email Lush growing manager Richard Pickett, richard.pickett@lush. co.uk. PIcTuRE: STEVE cook
Debra Stephenson as Jack, Patrick O’Kane as Fleshcreep and Neil Smye as the King
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marine crime alert Boat owners have been put on alert following an increase in marine crime in Poole Harbour and on the River Frome at Wareham.
Dorset Police have used social media to warn the boating community of the rise and called on it to report suspicious activity. David Butler, chairman of Poole Harbour Watch, the volunteer organisation that patrols the harbour, said: “We’re told marine crime is actually at its lowest for a long while, but there has been an increase recently. This usually happens every year at the beginning of the season.”
a bronze bonus
Wimborne RNLI fundraisers keith Gooding and Penny Stout have been presented with bronze badges at the Lifeboat college for their part in raising awareness and vital funds for the lifesaving organisation. Penny has a family RNLI connection as her greatgreat grandfather was a coxswain when the boats were rowed with oars. Adene West-Webbe, chairman, Poole & District fundraising branch, which recently merged with Wimborne and Ferndown, said: “I am thrilled that so many of our volunteers have been recognised for their efforts.”
pit plan picked
An innovative restoration project to transform the historic Arne ball clay works into a haven for wildlife has been named as one of the winners at the 2013 RTPI (Royal Town Planning Institute) South West Awards for Planning Excellence. The only restoration project of its kind in the country, the former pit is being reprofiled and replanted to create a rare saline lagoon habitat with salt marsh edges surrounded by grass, heath and oak woodland. The plan was joint best entry in the Schemes on the Ground category.
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Town council staff in Wareham and Lytchett minster & upton are to be given powers to act against people who allow their dogs to foul in areas of the towns. members of Purbeck District council responded to requests and agreed town council officers be able to monitor, investigate and issue fixed penalty notices for the dog fouling.
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Broadchurch has been crowned Best of British TV programme. The ITV drama, set in West Bay and starring David Tennant and olivia colman, took top honours the fifth annual Freesat awards. Stars of the series and Bridport-based writer and executive producer chris chibnall turned out for the glittering showbiz event. Broadchurch took the top British programme title while Twenty Twelve, also featuring its star olivia colman, was voted Best TV Sitcom.
reptiles unhurt
No reptiles were harmed during the heath fire on Studland earlier this month, according to the National Trust. An initial assessment found no evidence of casualties following the fire, which is believed to have been started deliberately on July 8. The area is home to all six native British reptile species as well as rare birds and plants.
health in heather The christchurch and East Dorset Partnership’s Activate1000 Team has teamed up with local charity group, the Bus Stop club to offer a new free health walk for parents in the Heatherlands area in Ferndown.
For more information call the Activate1000 team at moors Valley country Park on 01425 470721.
moth’s day
conservation-conscious locals are being invited to join Dorset Wildlife Trust wardens at the urban Wildlife centre, corfe mullen on Sunday for the opening of the upton Heath moth trap at 9am. more details on 01202 692033.
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jurassic era meets stone age Creatures that would have inhabited the Jurassic Coast 250 million years ago are living on in stone and fascinating visitors to the World Heritage Site at Lulworth Cove. The five-foot, one tonne carving, created by local sculptor Jonathan Sells, depicts life that evolved during the Cretaceous, Jurassic and Triassic periods and was commissioned by the Lulworth Estate to celebrate the Jurassic Coast. “As well as being a work of art, this huge carving is also educational and fascinating,” says Lulworth Head Ranger Maddy Pfaff.
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“It stands in pride of place outside the entrance to the Heritage Centre, in Lulworth Cove, setting the scene for what visitors are about to see next.”
ampaigners fighting to save a Boscombe arts centre from the wrecking ball have launched a last-ditch email campaign. Bournemouth councillors have been bombarded with emails urging them to overturn the decision to demolish Boscombe Centre for Community Arts (BCCA) in Haviland Road and build 11 family homes on the site. But Cllr John Beesley, the council leader, said the new houses are part of plans to regenerate the wider area over the next five to ten years. The emails, which have been sent to Cllr Beesley and other councillors by the Friends of the BCCA campaign group, say: “This 133-year-old, sound Victorian building was gifted by honourable men – notably Sir Percy Florence Shelley – to the people of Boscombe ‘forever’. It was needed then and it is most
Jonathan Sells from Corfe Castle has a reputation for quirky pieces and his public works are often figurative representations of historic anniversaries that capture the mood of his subjects. “This work was carved in situ so the public could see my progress and techniques,” he explains. “Part of my technique is to immerse myself in the subject. In this case, to get the shapes, I needed to know how a dinosaur might have moved, so I would try to walk like one, it got me some funny looks!”
certainly needed now. “Saving the BCCA from demolition and allowing those from various creative industries to maximise its potential would be a lasting positive legacy from you. “Its historic value could be enhanced to bring tourists to the centre of Boscombe and thus aid to increase trade and jobs.The huge size of the BCCA provides space for an enterprise hub, a creative industries hub, a museum and heritage venue, a visitors’ centre and community and arts centre, as well as theatre and cinema space. “If, however, the BCCA is demolished our community, and not just Boscombe but the whole of Bournemouth, will lose a significant opportunity.” Cllr Beesley told reporters: “The development would give first time buyers the chance to own their own home and would offer additional facilities to benefit Boscombe”
“its historic value could be enhanced to bring tourists to the centre of Boscombe”
Jonathan’s work has been exhibited extensively in Dorset and countrywide including the Barbican Centre.
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Educational visit from Moscow Teachers and students from the West and East have extended the hand of friendship across the continent. For the first time teachers as well as students from Arnewood School in New Milton have taken part in mutual exchange visits with a Moscow school. Ten teachers from Russia recently enjoyed the delights of the New Forest, as well as gaining an insight into life at an English school in a visit that followed a trip by their students who have just returned home after spending a week at Arnewood School.
Arnewood School’s headteacher Chris Hummerstone welcomes the visiting teachers from Moscow Earlier this year both teachers and said Mike Gough, the school’s students from Arnewood spent a week international co-ordinator. at the Moscow 1208 school. “The Moscow 1208 school is a “This is the eighth year our students specialist English language school have taken part in the exchange for four to 18 year-olds. They do visit and after seeing how much they things very differently to us and get out of it we decided to run an there’s so much we can learn from exchange visit just for teachers,” each other.”
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news Trusts merger warning The proposed merger of the Poole and Royal Bournemouth Hospital Trusts would reduce choice, according to a provisional report by the Competition Commission. The two hospital trusts must now demonstrate the benefits of their proposed merger would off set the loss of choice for patients. The report has found that 20 overlapping elective inpatient and 36 out-patient services currently provided by both trusts, as well as maternity services and private cardiology services, would be affected.
The Commission has expressed its concerned that patients would lose this choice and the trusts would lose an important incentive to maintain or improve the quality of services. However, the report says the merger is not likely substantially to reduce competition in supply of non-elective services, community services or in future tenders by commissioners. It also states the Commission believe that Poole would not have to close without the merger.
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hen firefighter Kevan Gilbert hung up his boots and helmet after 36 years of service last month it marked the end of more than 100 years’ association between his family and Ferndown Fire Station. Kevan joined Dorset Fire Brigade on June 28, 1977 and exactly 36 years to the day retired from Dorset Fire and Rescue Service. In that time he has attended many incidents – memorable ones include the British Drug Houses fire in Poole in 1987, the Ebn Magid boat fire in 1986 and several large heathland fires across the region. Kevan’s father, Ray worked at Ferndown fire station from 1964 until 1989 and his mother, Pam also worked as an admin clerk at the fire station, completing 18 years’ service and retiring shortly after Kevan’s father.
Kevan’s uncle, Ken also worked at Ferndown. He joined aged 16 as a runner and completed 38 years’ service, retiring in June 1978. Kevan’s grandfather, Percy Webb, also served at Ferndown when it was the Auxiliary National Fire Service. “I am really pleased to have been able to serve my community, but after 36 years I am looking forward
Kevan with his dad Ray and grandfather Percy Webb to retirement!” says Kevan. “The Gilbert family has been associated with the station for a long time and I remember my grandfather recalling incidents he attended as far away as Exeter during the Second World War bombings. “I am really looking forward to spending more time with my family and taking a few extra holidays!”
Thousands more Dorset homes and businesses are to get superfast broadband connections. In a £31.75m deal with Dorset County Council, BT are to bring high-speed fibre optic broadband to 97% of premises within the next three-and-a-half years. The Superfast Dorset project builds on BT’s rollout of fibre optic broadband to more than 190,000 premises and will reach 260,000 by the end of next spring.
A state-of-the-art paint depot has been opened in Westbourne, creating 38 new jobs. The £3.5 million South West Trains/Network Rail Alliance facility is said to be the most advanced in the country and can handle all its painting and most of its maintenance work. Four-car trains can now be prepared, painted, cleaned, renovated and tested, then sent back out onto the network within 28 days.
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Pound for pound, The personal shopping locally touch that really helps makes all the
The Centre for Local Economic Strategies has done some research for the Federation of Small Businesses about the value of a £1 spent locally. The results were compelling, sufficient to convince most people that when they shop locally they are genuinely having a positive impact on their community! The study found that for every £1 spent locally, around 50-70 pence recirculates back into the local economy. For the same £1 spent out of town or online only five pence trickles back to the local community. When people appreciate the impact that their choice of where to spend can have we believe that more people will make more effort to spend more with local independent businesses. That’s why we want you and your readers to pledge your support for independent retail. Chris Slocock Managing director, Minster Press, Mill Lane, Wimborne
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Katie and her husband Remi with her mum and dad, Peggy and Chris Sutton Trust Secretary, Neal Williams. When you’re watching your loved one fade, it certainly helps to have positive All the money raised for the charity stays people around. in our local area and Neal even asked us if there was anything in particular we would It’s worth noting that prior to visiting the like to put the money towards. There are unit, I, like many people thought that it was part of the national Macmillan charity. not many charities that would be able to provide such a personal touch. However, I was surprised to learn that it is actually a separate entity founded in 1974. So I think huge thanks should go to the team that run the unit from the admin The charity doesn’t benefit from funds staff, to the doctors and the nurses, and raised for the national Macmillan charity the volunteers that make the cups of tea. at all, yet it provides just as much vital We are very lucky to have these fantastic care and support to both patients and services right on our doorsteps, as none of patients’ families. us know if we might be the ones needing My mum and I, along with some help the services of Macmillan Caring Locally from our family and friends, raised more ourselves some day. than £2,000 at dad’s funeral. We were Katie Damiani proud to be able to present the money Goldenleas Drive, Wallisdown recently to the Macmillan Caring Locally
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The Rev’d Dr Ian Terry, Team Rector, Bournemouth Town Centre Parish As we celebrated Bournemouth’s 200th birthday we joined with leaders of other faith communities and civic leaders in committing ourselves to work together for the good of Bournemouth. I hope for a warm and welcoming familyorientated town, in which difference is respected,and everyone is free to relax and have good fun in their own way, so long as that doesn’t mess things up for others. In other words, we want to be hospitable. Those who are offering hospitality don’t want their guests harmed or worried, so a town whose night-life inspires fear and apprehension must be unthinkable, mustn’t it? What we want is the opposite of fear. Hospitality is a virtue common to all human cultures whereby the host creates a space where non-members of a group can feel temporarily at home. A bond is created between host and guest. Hospitality enables change because it is a starting point for reflection in each community.
The Gospels overflow with examples of transformative hospitality. We see that, within Jesus’s ministry, images of feasting and hospitality are abundant and vivid. Amongst many there are the wedding at Cana, Dives feasting while Lazarus starves at his gate, the joyous meal at Jericho with Zacchaeus, the woman washing Jesus’s feet, Jesus washing his disciples’s feet, the last supper and the meals enjoyed with the risen Jesus. At various points his stories and actions challenge the religious, political, economic and social authorities of his day. Through his hospitality Jesus turns the world’s cynical expectations upside down. This is deeply embedded in both Old and New Testament understandings of the nature of God and of our basic humanity. So that must be our starting point. Who are the needy in our town? How can we help them? How can we make our lovely town safer, more fun and simply warmly welcoming to all ‘strangers’ who visit?
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lashing low across the shoreline the jet pulls up sharply and rolls out inverted over the pier. The brilliant yellow on its nose shines in the August sunshine as small vortices trail from the wingtips. For pilot Jonathan ‘Flapjack’ Whaley this is as good as it gets. An exRoyal Navy pilot who’s flown more than 200 different aircraft types, air display flying is all about showing off, a philosophy underlined by Miss Demeanour’s distinctive colour scheme. “I’d always been envious of the American attitude to paint schemes on military aircraft,” he says. “The nose art, through the wartime P-51 Mustang schemes to the ultimate paint jobs, the racers at Reno. “There’s more than enough exmilitary aircraft in the UK dressed up to represent some squadron or other to satisfy the purists so I thought it would make a change to see a Hunter painted as an art form, a celebration of one of the few aircraft that fall in to that category of aircraft that somehow look right and, from its looks, you know that they fly right too. “In the Hunter’s case, it flies even better than it looks. “I wanted flames and drew inspiration from custom cars. The flames didn’t quite work so we kept refining it until we got to the scheme we use now. It took us 18 months to get the colour scheme right, then we did the helmet and then the brake chute – it’s just showing off. “Don’t let display pilots tell you it’s all for the love of aviation, they’re lying, it’s just showing off!”
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miss Demeanour, a Hunter F4 began life with the RAF back in 1956 before being transferred, first to the Fleet Air Arm and then to the Swiss Air Force. In 1997 Jonathan Whaley acquired her for the princely sum of just £12,000 including a full tank of fuel – less than the cost of a refuel today! LENGTH: 45 ft 11 in (14.00 m) WINGSPAN: 33 ft 8 in (10.26 m) HEIGHT: 13 ft 2 in (4.01 m) EmPTY WEIGHT: 14,122 lb (6,405 kg) PoWERPLANT: 1 × Rolls-Royce Avon 207 turbojet, 10,145 lbf (45.13 kN) mAxImum SPEED: mach 0.94, 620 kn (715 mph, 1,150 km/h) at sea level comBAT RANGE: 385 nmi (445 mi, 715 km) SERVIcE cEILING: 50,000 ft (15,240 m) RATE oF cLImB: 17,200 ft/min (87.4 m/s)
Bournemouth air Festival line-up Red Arrows Typhoon Battle of Britain memorial Flight (Lancaster, Spitfire, Hurricane) Tucano miss Demeanour Sea Vixen meteor Vampire Jet Provost JP5 Sally-B B-17 Flying Fortress Tutor chinook
Black cat (solo) merlin Swordfish Army Lynx Tigers Parachute Display Team RV8tors Gerald cooper The Blades Patrouille Reva Night Air displays The Red Devils SWIP Team Brendan o’Brien’s Flying circus
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Poole-based digital marketing agency TMB has worked with sat nav specialists Mio to create a promotional microsite for the new Star Trek film, Into Darkness. Mio’s customers can use the site to register their new sat nav and be in with a chance to win one of 500 exclusive prizes, including Xbox consoles, DVDs, PS3s, Bluetooth speakers, Star Trek games and even a luxury trip to Florida and lunch with an astronaut. “Our system makes managing a European promotion across different countries both simple and effective,” says TMB managing director Dominic Yeadon. “Two members of our digital team, both Trekkies, were thrilled to also be invited to the film premiere in London as an extra thank you from Mio.”
major force arrives for asian initiative
A business group for South Asians has been further strengthened locally with the arrival of a key player at accountancy and investment management firm Smith & Williamson. Headed by Harish Dass, who joined as an associate director, the Asian Business Group (ABG) is part of the firm’s international and emerging markets offering. The ABG covers Southern England, including Bournemouth, where figures show there are 2,570 Asian or British Asians in a population of 183,500. “There is a real need in the community for the right advice from practitioners who have the technical expertise international capability and understanding of the culture to assist those from a South Asian background,” says Harish.
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ocal funeral directors Tappers has had a blooming good idea to take recycling to a new level by recovering funeral flowers to raise funds for local charities. In recent years, Tapper Funeral Service has seen more families request donations to charity rather than spending money on floral tributes that are often thrown away after a funeral. But the family’s own floral tributes – often of the highest quality and frequently expensive – remain. With consent from the family, Tapper Funeral Service will collect the flowers following a funeral and its in-house florist will create small bunches which will then be given to charity shops and local hospices to be sold for donations.
“rather than being left and forgotten at the crematorium the flowers live on”
“Our new initiative not only benefits the environment, but also benefits the charities our families wish to support,” says Steven Tapper, joint managing director of Tapper Funeral Service. Tapper Funeral Service has not only set out to recycle flowers but also the plastic frames and trays which can easily be recycled or given back to the florist to be re-used. “Beyond the practical benefits, the recycling of flowers is a metaphor for the cycle of life and how we hope the memory of those we love continues after death,” adds Steven. “Rather than being left and forgotten at the crematorium the flowers live on, bringing pleasure to others and much needed resources to charities that are close to all of our hearts.”
more travel information needed
Bus users in and around Poole are to be surveyed over the next few weeks as bus company morebus sets out to find out why people travel. Nikki Honer, marketing and communications manager at morebus, says the survey will give the company an opportunity to listen and learn more about their customers and will help with the planning of services in the area. “With the uncertainty of subsidies continuing it is vital that we have a clear picture as to where and when people want to travel
using our buses so we can preserve services for the future,” she says. “Our research team will be travelling on buses or
waiting at bus stops ready to find out our customers’ opinions. We hope people will take five minutes for the questionnaire.”
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oole-based financial experts, Inspire completed a £2.3 million funding package for aeronautical and defence design and manufacturers, Field International Group.
The funding secures current jobs and enables future growth and employment opportunities. Inspire managing director, Warren Munson, worked closely with Steven Neal and the directors of Field to find a creative funding package that matched the asset profile of the company against the backdrop of hardening credit lines from the more traditional sources.
From left, Warren Munson, Richard Marples commercial director, Field, Bill Broome MD, Field, Adam Oliver senior financial controller, Field, Steven Neal and David Booker chairman, Field
“Innovative thinking allowed us to come up with an effective solution that benefited all stakeholders,” says Warren. “We were appointed auditors to Field in September 2012 and soon became aware of the need to obtain a more appropriate working capital and long term funding solution. “We introduced Steven Neal who specialises in corporate finance and set about our task in earnest.” Field has to invest extensively in design and development of complex components before it is able to offer them for sale to large international customers.
The Group’s success actually puts cash flow under pressure, so it was especially gratifying to work with the Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership in what was its first corporate-focused investment. “We really appreciate and value the advice and leadership that Warren and Steven have provided,” says Field chairman David Booker. “We will be continuing our relationship with them both as we look to restructure and improve our International positioning.
“It is pleasing that a large majority of Field’s output ends up in exported goods that aid the UK balance of payment reduction.”
insolvency expert Cash sale for schools give the earth to businesses meta joins law firm Poole atm firm Leading law firm Lester Aldridge, which has offices in Bournemouth, Southampton and London, has been joined by Meta Panchamia as an associate in the Insolvency team. Meta has a number of years of experience in both personal and corporate insolvency law cases, as well as in complex and high value claims involving all types of antecedent transaction and contractual disputes. Karen Savage, head of banking & finance at Lester Aldridge, says: “I am delighted that Meta has joined our team. She is known for her commercial and practical approach on cases and is an invaluable addition to our expanding team in London.”
A Poole-based cash machine company has bought US ATM product and service provider Airis Technologies. TestLink, which specialises in ATM remanufacture, parts sales, module repair and refurbishment, says the acquisition continues its international growth plans to become one of the largest ATM parts and service businesses in the world. It already operates throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa and acquiring the Ohiobased Airis Technologies gives it a platform to significantly expand the US ATM service business and grow market share in the the US and Canada where the combined ATM estate is some 500,000 devices. Rebranded as TestLink USA, TestLink will retain all existing staff and the enlarged organisation now employs more than 120 people across Europe and the US.
Opportunities for running on empty Businesses setting up in empty shops are on the rise for Boscombe and Pokesdown thanks to targeted work to help bring empty units back in to use. Since December, Boscombe and Pokesdown have seen a 3.7% decrease in the numbers of vacant shops in the area which is now below the national average. Boscombe Regeneration Partnership has carried out an audit of the empty shops in Christchurch Road, the Royal Arcade, the Sovereign Centre and Pokesdown in order to get a better picture of the issue and how to tackle it. Targeted work has included contacting owners of
vacant shops to establish future plans for the unit. This has resulted in gaining further information on a number of units and prompted some owners to put their unit onto the rental market. Other empty retail units have become temporary homes for students to showcase creative projects, while a number of new businesses have been able to set up shop in empty premises thanks to the council’s Talent scheme, which provides budding creative business people with small grants, an empty shop and business support advice to help their business get off the ground.
Two Bournemouth schools have become the first in the UK to give Earth Charter awards to local businesses. Avonbourne and Harewood colleges held the first ever Earth Charter Awards where students judge and award businesses that go above and beyond in instilling green and people values. Six awards were given in
total to Bournemouth University, Sembcorp Bournemouth Water (SBW), Ecotainment, Dorset Bio Solutions, LUSH and AFC Bournemouth. The Dorset businesses picked up their awards, which were sponsored by Castlepoint Shopping Park, at a special ceremony hosted by the Greenhouse Hotel, Bournemouth.
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buSiNESScolumNS F irst Impressions don’t matter so much as performance... First impressions so often cloud our judgement that employers need to guard against hiring new appointments based on veneer rather than solid wood. At Rubicon People we deploy techniques that help minimise the impact of first impressions so that candidates we submit to our clients are solid performers. Employers can adopt elements of our approach, which includes always conducting a phone interview before meeting any candidate to minimise the visual impact of first impressions. At the end (not the beginning) of the interview, we objectively ask ourselves if the person’s first impression will help or hinder on-the-job performance. l When meeting someone for the first time we wait at least 30 minutes before making any yes or no decision concerning submitting them to our
clients. Since it’s common to ask easier questions to those we like and harder questions to those we don’t, we ensure our questioning during this initial period is balanced and encourages two-way communication. l We’ve worked with thousands of candidates and tracked hundreds of them over the past 30 years or more. The only common trait among the best is their track record of solid performance, not the quality of their first impression and this is just as relevant with sales people. The best people work harder, deliver consistent results, work well with others, don’t make excuses and can be counted on when things don’t go as planned. l Don’t judge candidates on their first impression, good or bad, judge them instead on their past performance and how relevant it is to the needs of your own business and you won’t be disappointed. Rubicon People www.RubiconPeople.co.uk 01202 680311
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chools are businesses too, as attested to by the new academy schools which have a greater independence, flexibility of in-house management decisions and budgets with lots of noughts on the end! Business networking groups have seen a rise in attendance of school business managers as education adopts a more PR-oriented stance along with intelligent fact finding for suppliers and commodities to enable students to be better served with more astute spending. One can’t imagine schools not all being fitted with solar panels and low energy lighting and hopefully it’s our local suppliers that will be consulted first. New Meet the Buyer events are being staged by national builders as they take on educational contracts with local councils. I was a local school governor for ten years and it was amazing to see how much it cost to run a relatively small primary school. I reckoned we could have employed private tutors for all the pupils for less and sold off the land and made millions.
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In the real world that’s what businesses would do. It would, of course, be illegal, unethical and destroy a community, but as a business a school must analyse its outgoings and overheads. Private education is a route many consider, some having seen a benefit from a similar start in life. Our area is well served by quality private schools with a national if not international reputation. Again, their requirements are served by local suppliers (even their trophies!) and having specialists on hand who can pop round in their van will beat cyberspace search engines every time. Schools need and want to open their doors to the local business community as surely as we all need energetic and mentally astute pound-savvy employees in place when this recession ends.
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arried couples (and those in civil partnerships) will, once again, be given a tax break of up to £150 a year under proposals announced by the government. While this will be a helpful move for married couples, there are other steps they can take to reduce their tax bills even further. For instance, did you know that husbands and wives can potentially save thousands of pounds each year in tax by ensuring that, as a pair, they fully utilise all their personal allowances and lower rates of tax? Married couples should start by reviewing the assets they own, such as Buy to Let properties, and consider if they are best jointly or individually owned. This can help spread any income received and share the capital gains liability when the asset is sold. A word of warning. Transferring of assets must be real and complete, with no right of return and no right to the income on the asset given up otherwise HMRC will not accept it as a genuine transfer. If couples are both shareholders in the family
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ournemouth and Poole are enjoying one of their busiest summers ever and this year is set to be a record-breaking one for members of the International Education Forum of Bournemouth and Poole (IEF). Many of the summer visitors are international students at the universities, English language schools and colleges. Indeed, Bournemouth is the most popular place in the UK for English language study outside the capital and last year welcomed more than 50,000 international students. “We are delighted that against the backdrop of a difficult global economic situation, bookings amongst IEF members for short and longterm courses this summer seem to be not only holding steady but actually surging ahead,” says IEF chair David Jones. “On average, members are talking about business being 10% up on the same period last year, with a few
“A few members are reporting an increase in bookings of up to 30%”
members reporting an increase in bookings of up to 30%.” According to the English UK language school trade body, language school members bring in a total of more than £207 million a year to the area in student spend, which supports not only the education providers and their employees themselves but also many other local service providers, including taxi companies, host families, local amenities, entertainment facilities, hotels and cafes. International students bring huge benefits to the region with a typical expenditure per international student of approximately £25,000 per year. “International students are very good for Charminster,” said Majid Razi, manager of Bar Zuka in
Charminster. “They make the area look lively and bring in business and profit. It is good to see a lot of young people around. International students are friendly and don’t cause any trouble.” Furthermore, many international students stay with local host families, bringing much-welcome extra income to thousands of families in Bournemouth and Poole. “The students enjoy plenty of English language conversation, traditional British food and a glimpse into the British culture and way of life – and we enjoy learning about the diversity of our students’ lives, their countries, their customs and their cultures,” said Bournemouth resident and host family member Rina Loder. Guido Schillig, managing director of Anglo-Continental, added: “I am stunned at the number of former Anglo students who visit us and say that they are now doing business with the UK – it is nice to think that we had a small part to play in this.”
Animals appeal over gnomes Eight receive a grand reward Although garden gnomes were permitted at the Chelsea Flower show for the first time in 100 years, the Haskins Garden Centre group reports realistic animal ornaments have remained the top sellers. Dean Ridley, retail operations manager for Haskins in Ferndown, says the demand for the range of animals has seen a 26% boost compared to last year’s spring sales figures but the animals are rarely seen after they leave the centre. “We believe that we can’t see them from the road side
as the appealing ornaments are kept in back gardens to remove temptation from theft,” says Dean. “We always hope that they go to good homes where they can enhance patios and gardens and become lifelong companions!”
Eight staff with 224 years of loyal service between them were given a grand gesture by their firm. They’ve each been allowed to spend up to £1,000 on a special gift to mark their time with Poole and New Milton-based chartered accountants and business advisers Princecroft Willis. The longest serving member, administrator/
registrar Carol Cook, has clocked up 34 years with the business. She is closely followed by Allister Giddings, assistant accounts team manager, with 33 years’ service. The other staff members honoured are Gaynor Fisher (28 years), Julie Boulton (27 years), Sean Hodgson and Andy Boettger (both 26 years), and Sarah King and Sandy Vickery (both 25 years).
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A LITTLE HELP ON TRACK TO RAISE HOSPICE FUNDS
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opular local attraction, Luscombe Valley Railway is once again opening its doors to the public on Saturday and Sunday with its Summer Gala in support of Lewis-Manning Hospice. The major fundraising event is open on both days from 11am-4pm at 17 Brudenell Avenue, Lilliput and will include all the fun of railway, as well as extra stalls including their legendary hog roast. Entry to the event is by donation on the door and all proceeds will go to Lewis-Manning Hospice, which offers free specialist palliative nursing care to hundreds of local people living with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses. Luscombe Valley Railway is a special place representing one man’s lifetime dedication to steam and his ambition to keep the dream of steam alive. Richard Knott has lovingly assembled the collection, which includes a fiveinch gauge, ground-level, passengercarrying railway; a traction engine; a
Rotary help for young achievers
Stephen Maycock, president of Verwood Rotary Club, has been able to donate £2,200 to the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF), his charity of the year.
steam lorry; a full-sized steam car and a 26ft steam launch in the grounds of his home. Richard opens his doors to the public four times a year to raise money for charity. This year Richard and his wife Connie have nominated Lewis-Manning Hospice as their chosen charity and will be donating all funds raised through their open days to the hospice. Their last event raised an incredible £10,000. “We are thrilled to bits that LewisManning is once again Luscombe Valley Railway’s chosen charity,” says Sara Sheppard, the hospice’s community fundraiser. “It’s a perfect day out for all the family, both children and adults alike love riding the trains and exploring the gardens. We really appreciate all the hard work and effort that Richard and Connie Knott, not to mention all their helpers, put in to make these open days such a success.” The other open days are: Autumn Run, September 7, 8 11am-4pm Humbug Day, December 21 11am-4pm
Diverse in the swim with new cash grant
The donation will support a local young man on an expedition to Kenya where he will be working in mobile eye clinics. It will also finance an exchange trip to Germany for four young men from the Fire and Rescue Service Cadets Scheme and support a talented young composer undertaking her Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award.
House barbecue
A staff barbecue to raise money for Julia’s House was hailed a great success by Dorset-based chartered accountants, Ward Goodman. Julia’s House Charity has long been supported by Ward Goodman, with meat donated by butcher AW Andrews of Verwood, a raffle with prizes donated by Tesco and Ward Goodman and even a competitive game of rounders.
Dorset’s disability charity, Diverse Abilities Plus, has received a grant of £5,287 from the Dorset Community Foundation to support its short break service, Coping with Chaos. The service delivers supported swimming sessions during school holidays for families with a disabled child in Wareham. Dorset families have said they often have to travel more than 20 miles to access specialised activities suitable for their disabled child or young person and many of these families may not even
attempt to go swimming by themselves as it is difficult for them to swim in public pools due to changing facilities, access issues and staff not having the skills to meet their needs. “This grant is fantastic for families in the Wareham and surrounding areas,” says Ros Blishen, trusts and foundations officer at Diverse Abilities Plus. “We are very grateful to the Dorset Community Foundation as it will provide an activity much closer to home that they can enjoy. “Swimming is a great activity for children with disabilities and is an
Swimming is a great activity for children with disabilities and is an essential part of their development programme
essential part of their development programme. Mobility can be improved because they are able to perform activities in the pool that they are unable to perform on dry land. It can also improve muscle strength, balance and co-ordination, plus make their muscles more alive and it is both relaxing and stimulating, but most of all fun.” The new swimming sessions will give families with a disabled child and their siblings, a chance to have fun together. To find out more call 01202 855105 or visit www.copingwithchaos.org.
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Berries later but larger
The UK’s original blueberry plantation, near Wimborne, opens for pick-your-own business on Monday. Swelled by the spring rain, while the crop is later than ever before, the fruit is in excellent condition – large, full of flavour and well worth the wait. More than three acres are now dedicated to blueberry PYO at Trehane’s nursery, the family having pioneered commercial blueberry production in the UK in the 1950s. Today, eight varieties are grown, all without any chemical pesticides or artificial fertilisers. “The berries are sensational straight from the bush,” says Jeremy Trehane. “And blueberries are one of the few fruits that freeze really well. Better still there is very little bending involved in picking so it is easy to fill up a few punnets to eat later or add to a favourite recipe – we can supply our own recipe book!”
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dorset’s own flavour launched at county show
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rganisers of this year’s Dorset County Show have revealed the rich, fertile and varied landscape of the county is to be honoured with its own taste – the Flavour of Dorset.
The journey towards the final flavour is intended to be a collaborative effort and Dorset residents are being asked to unleash their olfactory senses and come forth with their own suggestions for the flavours which, they believe, capture the essence of the county. They can be any aroma or flavour they wish, or selections from a list
There are many delicious and varied edible plants to be found near the seashore – wild vegetables, salad leaves and berries. Hedgerow Harvest host an Edible Coastal Plants Walk on August 3 to take a detailed look at these plants learning about their identification and culinary uses. Email info@ hedgerow-harvest.com.
A chilli weekend
The Great Dorset Chilli Festival at Wimborne St Giles takes place on August 3 and 4. More at www. greatdorsetchillifestival. co.uk.
The first flavour for food to be owned by a British county will be made up of a cornucopia of ingredients blended by an expert – in the same way a collection of herbs and spices are mixed together for seasonings such as piri-piri, Bouquet Garni, five spice or garam masala. The Flavour of Dorset will be officially launched at this year’s show which takes place on the weekend of September 7-8.
Wild food search
Kids’ courses of suggestions compiled by the show organisers. Once the most popular flavours have been collated, a specialist will be invited to interpret them and develop the definitive Flavour of Dorset. “Dorset has a widespread reputation for being the food capital of the UK so we thought it would be a great idea to try and capture all the flavours associated with this deliciously flavourful county,” says
Dorset County Show secretary Sam Mackenzie-Green. “As far as we can establish this is the first time a county has ever developed its own flavour and at this stage, we have no idea how Dorset people will vote. The result may be a sweet syrup, a savoury ketchup or a bundle of herbs – we’ll just have to wait and see.” For more information visit www.dorsetcountyshow.co.uk.
High Fearnley Whittingstall’s River Cottage, in Axminster, hosts bite-sized courses this summer designed with kids in mind. Details at www. rivercottage.net.
Homemade at hall Enjoy homemade sandwiches and cakes with tea and coffee at Horton and Chalbury Village Hall on Sunday from 2.30pm. Book tickets on 01202 820466.
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Autumn Soirée Dinner Dance — Friday 27th September Join us for an evening of fabulous live swing music from our ‘house’ band 5th Avenue. Enjoy an apéritif on arrival, delicious three course menu and ‘big band’ entertainment. For only £42.00 per person, you will dance the night away!
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lifestyleKIDS’ ACTIVITIES Much carnival creativity Lawn and order – live Bournemouth Carnival offers plenty to do for the whole family next week. Over the last few years adults have enjoyed being creative alongside their children in chalk drawing and sand building in the Lower Pleasure Gardens where there’s a wide range of entertainment on offer at the bandstand. Pupils from local schools compete for the Squires Cup, awarded to the school with the most pupils in attendance during the week.
Live On The Lawn serves up a host of live entertainment and a Great Gatsby afternoon tea at the Kings Pavilion, Christchurch on Saturday from noon. With live theatre, jazz and blues bands, al fresco drinks, ice creams, picnics and deck chairs on the lawn, there’s also street food available from the Kings stalls and free bowling with Christchurch Bowling Club. Bookings are being taken for the Great Gatsby afternoon tea on 01202 588933.
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s the summer holidays get under way, parents looking for fun, affordable and creative ways to keep their children entertained need look no further than the Artsreach summer programme of shows and workshops. Kicking off the programme in Portesham on Monday, Rattlebox Theatre present a collection of tales from Viking times in Sword AgeAxe Age, all told in the atmospheric setting of a traditional tent! Then in Cerne Abbas on Tuesday youngsters are invited to go on an adventure where anything could happen. For children who enjoy being handson there are lots of crafty activities taking place including Trudi Green’s
Earth Art workshop in Burton Bradstock on August 2. Children who like to dance will love the workshop based on West End favourite Cats taking place at Piddle Valley first school on August 5 and again at Marnhull village hall on August 14. There are more workshop activities based on Grease and ending with a show at Maiden Newton on August
6 and The Exchange, Sturminster Newton on August 9. Treehouse Theatre are visiting four venues around the county with Storybox, an interactive hour of making music, dressing up and creating stories, while The Exchange hosts The Magic Paintbrush, an old Chinese tale, in Sturminster Newton on August 7, the same day that Princesses and Pirates run rampage at Sixpenny Handley in Pirates Ahoy. Peter Rush, who illustrated BBC TV’s Jackanory for 25 years, now focuses on creating wire and paper sculptures and youngsters can join him at Durlston Country Park, Swanage on August 13 to create a sculpture of their own. Visit www.artsreach.co.uk.
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If you happen to find yourself in Bere Regis over the next couple of weeks keep your eyes peeled for some funny looking folk. For the annual Scarecrow Festival runs from August 3-11 and the village will be home to all manner of home-made beings propped up in hedgerows, sat in front gardens, peeping over walls, strapped to lamp posts and sitting on benches. Prizes are awarded for the best dressed scarecrow on the last day of the festival at the Bere Regis Show at the Scout Hut in Elder Road.
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Breaking News: BIC under Alien Invasion! Ever wondered how thrilling it would be to come face-toface with a martian? How about Darth Vader or even The Predator? Until August 15 visitors to Bournemouth International Centre can get up close and personal with monsters and aliens from some of Hollywood’s biggest sci-fi blockbusters in the Alien Invasion! exhibition. A spectacular collection of movie props and costumes from Star Wars and Star Trek to Doctor Who and Red Dwarf, via Mars Attacks and Planet of the Apes, this one-off exhibition is a rare opportunity to see pieces of memorabilia celebrating some of the greatest movies and TV shows ever made. Open daily 10am to 5pm (last entry 4.30pm).
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Youngsters can unleash their inner performer at a special CATS! musical theatre workshop at Southampton Mayflower on August 6. A day of acting, singing and fun, participants will work with music theatre professional Lisa Faye to create a short presentation for friends and family. Tickets from the Mayflower box office 02380 711811, or visit www.mayflower.org.uk.
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lifestyleWHERE TO GO Where to go and what to see for all the family JUL 26-AUG 11 Lyme Regis Regatta & Carnival
AUGUST 1 Stick Day
JUL 29-31, AUG 1-3 Medieval Village A return to a bygone age, Corfe Castle’s popular historical reenactment strand stops its time machine in the medieval age for the next couple of weekends. Complete with the famous Knight and Damsel Academy, so that boys and girls of today can be correctly tutored in the finer points of chivalry, the Medieval Village recreates 14th and 15th century fashion, food and crafts from the time of the Hundred Years War.
Dorset artist Sarah Thomas loves museums, their quirky objects and the stories behind them. That is what attracted her to re:collection, ArtsFest’s year-long collaboration with the Lyme Regis Museum, and the extraordinary results of Sarah’s efforts – a full-sized bathing machine and seven handmade deck chairs – will be displayed at Rinky Tinks on Lyme’s seafront throughout the carnival weeks.
There’s a whole morning of activities relating to sticks at the Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Kingcombe Centre at Toller Porcorum, near Maiden Newton. Suitable for the over-threes, course leaders encourage their young charges to get creative as they explore all the things that can be made or done with a humble stick! The possibilities are bound to be endless! Places can be booked on 01300 321409.
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AUGUST 3-4 Poole Town & Country Show
AUGUST 4 Thai Summer Fair
Continuing the BSO’s summer season of free concerts in the new performance space on Bournemouth seafront where the Waterfront building once stood, the latest programme focuses on the engine room of the orchestra – the brass section. Among the works to be performed are a Gershwin medley, Three Brass Cats, Yesterday, The White Rabbit, Carmen suite and Earl of Oxford.
The beautiful grounds of Upton Country Park play host to the fifth annual Poole Town & Country Show and the organisers hope to repeat the great turn out achieved in previous years. Highlights include falconry and birds of prey displays, Purbeck Gun Dogs’ display team, ferret racing, the Swords of Chivalry medieval village and rural demonstrations including willow working and besom broom making. Proceeds from the Companion Dog Show on Sunday go to Marie Curie Cancer Care.
Bournemouth Thai School hosts the tenth anniversary annual Thai Summer Fair this August. Last year’s gathering in Kings Park attracted some 6,000 visitors and this year’s event promises a colourful celebration of Thai culture including Thai classical dancing, Muay Thai demonstrations, Thai costume pageant shows, as well as the opportunity to browse a wide range of products from Thailand at the various stalls – and plenty of Thai food and drinks.
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natureDIARY by Paul Morton The Sound Approach www.soundapproach.co.uk Birds of Poole Harbour www.birdsofpooleharbour.co.uk
Yes, autumn is here! Well, for the birds it is. It’s July, the temperature hasn’t dropped below 22 degrees for almost two weeks and the sun beats down on us like it did in the childhood memories I have of summer holidays gone by. Surely this is summer? This is what we’ve been waiting for all year, right? Well, not in the birding world. Ask any species of wading bird what time of year it is, (admittedly not an easy task) and they’ll tell you this is autumn, a time of fattening up and departing for a warmer climate! As you may or may not know many of the UK’s birds arrive from Africa in the spring to breed and raise their young only to then leave in the autumn and head back south. In particular wading birds that actually travel a lot further north to breed, in some cases as high as the Arctic Circle where the eternally light summer days seem to be the perfect setting for feeding and raising their young. However, it’s a quick turn around time and species such as Green Sandpiper, Ruff, Common Sandpiper and Little Ringed Plover have already started their journey south, popping up in places such as Holes Bay, Lytchett Bay and Brownsea Island to fatten up and build
their strength for the long journey ahead. Wading birds pour through Poole and Christchurch Harbour through July and August, some just passing through and some that will stay for the winter such as Avocet, Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew and Dunlin. Good places to look are areas with muddy pools or along the waterline of a rising tide where scarcer species such as Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper (pictured) and Little Stint could appear in amongst their commoner relatives. As a keen bird watcher I welcome the arrival of autumn as this heralds the arrival of many different species of bird. However, I fully accept people want to hold on to summer as long as they can, in which case I’ll have a word with my wading friends to keep their thought to themselves!
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picture: Harry Taylor © Dave Robinson)
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The passage of time can do funny things to the memory as I found out when I spoke to Billy J Kramer earlier this year and asked him what he remembered about his 20th birthday party with The Beatles in Bournemouth Billy, you appeared with The Beatles in Bournemouth as main support act on their six day summer season at the Gaumont in August 1963. It was your 20th birthday on the Monday and The Beatles had a party in your dressing room between shows on the opening night before a big reception at the Palace Court Hotel next door. Your single Bad To Me, which John and Paul had written, was number one. “Well, I’ll tell you the story of Bad To Me, as I remember it. I have very distinct memories of drinks in the dressing room, the party at the hotel next door, cutting the cake and the rest of it, but this is what happened with Bad To Me. “They were getting all the gear on stage and everyone was having a big jam – Paul McCartney was playing drums would you believe? I was in a corridor off the stage with John, just me and him, and he said he’d got this song they thought I might want to record. I said: ‘Well, let’s hear it then John. Are you going to play it for us?’ “He said he didn’t what to play it there, but said he’d drop by the next time I was in Abbey Road. I kept on at him, but he wouldn’t budge, not even when we were back at the hotel. So anyway, a few weeks later I was at Abbey Road and I didn’t think he’d show, but then, sure enough, there he was. We had a chat and then he sat at the piano and played me the song – and it was Bad To Me. That was the first time I heard the song and it was after Bournemouth.” Yet there are photos of The Beatles reading a copy of Disc music paper that carries a headline about your 20th birthday and Bad To Me being number one. “Well, I don’t know how that could have happened. I have very, very good memories of that time. I can see John now sat at the piano playing the song to me. He also played me a new song they had called I Want To Hold Your Hand. I said: ‘Can I have that one?’ And he said: ‘No, we’re doing that one ourselves.’ “But, you know, I was 20 years old and having the time of my life.” Billy’s new album, I Won the Fight, is available at www. billyjkramersite.com picture: Harry Taylor © Dave Robinson)
The Beatles celebrate Billy J Kramer’s 20th birthday in their dressing room between shows on the Monday
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ncredible as it may seem for a small resort town on the south coast, The Beatles played 18 gigs – two shows a night – in Bournemouth in just 14 months. And next month marks the 50th anniversary of the Fabs’ first shows in the town – a six-day summer season run at the Gaumont cinema starting on August 19, 1963, the week that She Loves You was released. They returned to play the much bigger Winter Gardens on November 16 as the tidal wave of Beatlemania crashed over the nation and She Loves You climbed the charts towards its second stint at number one. The following year saw them back in Bournemouth twice more, playing the Gaumont on August 2 and October 30. And photographer Harry Taylor was there to record them at every step. A larger than life figure, Flash Harry as he was affectionately known to the Bournemouth social scene by the early 1960s, had moved to the south coast from his native London during World War Two and built landing craft in a factory on Poole Harbour. After the War he started to promote his photographic abilities towards the local press, finding a ready home at the weekly Bournemouth Times. The paper used some of his Beatles photos at the time, but the majority remained unseen until the publication of Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Beatles & Bournemouth (Natula, £17.95) in 2011.
His shots capture the boys at the eye of the storm. Whether relaxing in the lounge at the Palace Court Hotel, being interviewed, partying in the bar at the Gaumont, or playing around with their fellow artists, it’s clear The Beatles are right at home in front of the camera, yet to be jaundiced by the glare of public attention.
Outside the fans camped in the Gardens surrounding the Pavilion Theatre, screaming at the merest hint of what might be a Beatle at a window. The group only had to go next door to play, but Gaumont management had to devise ever more elaborate plans to throw the fans off the scent – on one occasion hiring a mini-fleet of Lyons Maid ice cream vans to distract the waiting hordes. Fans chased each van down the road, leaving only a handful to follow the last, unmarked, vehicle to the back door of the Gaumont where it discharged its cargo of mop tops. All week The Beatles plugged the release of their third single, She Loves You as can be heard on an incredible recording of the boys’ Wednesday show made by Gaumont chief technician Tom Mellor. The tape was sold at auction in 1998 and now resides in a vault at Apple, yet to see the light of day. While staying at the Palace Court Hotel, the first of the band’s most iconic photo shoots took place. Easily
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PIcTuRE: HARRY TAYLoR © DAVE RoBINSoN)
Left: Rock stars! The Beatles munch rock for photographer Harry Taylor on the first floor balcony of the Palace Court Hotel overlooking Westover Road. Above: John and Ringo with reporter Tony Crawley and his then wife Jan, the Coronation Street actress Jeanette Wild, at an after-show party in the bar at the Gaumont. Below: Bournemouth Times photographer Harry Taylor (behind Paul McCartney) snapped by his daughter Sandie at Billy J Kramer’s 20th birthday dinner at the Palace Court Hotel. Right: The Beatles on the roof of the Gaumont playing toy instruments for a brochure to advertise the TV show Thank Your Lucky Stars PIcTuRE: HARRY TAYLoR © DAVE RoBINSoN)
bourNEmouth ranking along Peter Blake’s Sgt Pepper sessions and Iain Macmillan’s cover shot for Abbey Road, the half-shadow photos by their then official photographer Robert Freeman and used on their second album, With The Beatles, are among the most instantly recognisable symbols of the ‘60s. Freeman was paid £75 – three times the normal rate. Also at the Palace Court that week George Harrison wrote Don’t Bother Me, his first song for The Beatles, while holed up in his hotel room suffering a heavy cold. A YouTube search will reveal a rare recording of George strumming the chords and whistling the tune between coughs as he constructs the song. The Beatles left their mark on the whole wide world, but of all the places that ‘had their moments’ according to the lyric of John Lennon’s elegiac In My Life, Bournemouth fits the sentiment as well as any. l Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Beatles & Bournemouth can be bought for the special price of £14.95 at http://www.natula.co.uk/ BournemouthBeatles.html l A new, permanent exhibition of memorabilia relating to The Beatles and their connections to Bournemouth Bournemouth is to open at the town’s Beacon Hotel in Priory Road on August 15. Items include photos of their stay at the now demolished Branksome Towers Hotel in November 1963, the astonishing photo of John Lennon with his Aunt mimi and young son Julian taken at Sandbanks ferry and various other photos from Robert Freeman’s photo shoot of the boys in the restaurant at the Palace court Hotel.
Fans massed outside the Pavilion Theatre opposite the Palace Court Hotel on Westover Road and stayed there all week.
PIcTuRE: HARRY TAYLoR © DAVE RoBINSoN)
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nly a few miles from Dorchester and Blandford, Milton Abbas is a classic chocolate box village and one of Dorset’s most exquisite tourist attractions. Its 36 picture perfect, whitewashed thatched cottages are the instantly recognisable vision of the ideal English village. Began in 1773 by the first Earl of Dorchester (later Lord Milton), Joseph Damer, the village was built to replace the market town of Middleton that lay too close to Damer’s home, Milton Abbey, for his comfort. He hired noted landscape gardener Capability Brown and architect Sir William Chambers, designer of Somerset House, to create a new model village in the Luccombe Bottom valley to the south of the Abbey before demolishing Middleton and flooding the site. Every other year Milton Abbas residents come together to organise an authentic 18th century Street Fair to celebrate the origins of the village and this year’s event not only marks the 40th anniversary of the fair itself, but also
commemorates 240 years since work began on the village (it was completed in 1780). The fair itself can trace its roots back to the time of King Athelstan and is held on St Sampson’s Day, in honour of the saint to whom the tenth century church on the site of Milton Abbey was dedicated. Locals and visitors alike are encouraged to dress in traditional 18th century clothes and home-made bunting is strung across the street, which is closed to traffic from 10am to 6pm. Stalls feature local food, entertainment and craft demonstrations with activities for children and music playing all day. Around 7,000 people turned up for the last fair and organisers are expecting record numbers at this year’s landmark event.
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20 YEARS AGo 5: max Bygraves – Winter Gardens. 25 YEARS AGo 26: Hothouse Flowers – Poole Arts centre. 28: Gerry & the Pacemakers + Tony christie – Poole Arts centre. 30 YEARS AGo 27: The cure – midnight Express, Bournemouth. 29: James Galway – Poole Arts centre. 30, 6: mike Yarwood + Brotherhood of man – Winter Gardens. 2, 3: David Essex – Poole Arts centre. 3: Billy J kramer & the Dakotas – Pavilion. 7: max Bygraves – Pavilion. 8: The Nolans – Poole Arts centre. 35 YEARS AGo 30: max Byrgaves – Pavilion. 2: The Jam + china Seas – Village Bowl, Bournemouth. 6: Lulu + Jess & Geoff + Del Derrick – Winter Gardens. 8: Jimmy James & the Vagabonds – Village Bowl. 40 YEARS AGo 8: Phillip Goodhand Tait + DJ John Peel – Village Bowl, Bournemouth. 45 YEARS AGo 29: Tom Jones + Ted Heath orch + Roy castle – Winter Gardens. 29: The Pretty Things + Bruce channel – Pavilion Ballroom. 2: The Emotions – The Beat Room, Royal Ballroom, Boscombe. 4: max Bygraves – Winter Gardens. 7: Spencer Davis Group – The Ritz, Bournemouth. 50 YEARS AGo 28, 4: millicent martin + kaye Sisters + Tommy cooper – Pavilion. 28: The Springfields + Joan Regan + Edmund Hackridge – Pavilion Ballroom. 28: Tony Rivers & the castaways – Le Disque A Go Go, Bournemouth. 31: PP Jones & The Blues Brothers – Le Disque A Go Go. 4: Billy Fury + The Tornados + Bert Weedon + Jackie Trent + The Hollies – Winter Gardens. 4: Gene Vincent + mike Berry + Heinz – Gaumont. 55 YEARS AGo 28: Ted Ray + marion Ryan – Winter Gardens. 31, 7: Beverley Sisters + Bob monkhouse – Winter Gardens. 3: Johnny Dankworth & His Band – Pavilion. 4: Tommy Steele – Winter Gardens.
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BEST OF REST
BUDDY & THE KILLER
HYPER 14+
Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band
STOMP
Going Full Circle
A non-stop unmissable rock ‘n’ roll celebration of the music of legendary icons Buddy Holly and ‘The Killer’, Jerry Lee Lewis packed with unforgettable hits including That’ll Be The Day, Everyday, It’s So Easy, Peggy Sue, Rave On, Great Balls of Fire, Wild One, Breathless and Whole Lotta Shakin’. The show is built around the uncanny skills of Billy Geraghty, star of West End smash hit musicals Buddy and Great Balls Of Fire, backed by The Memphis Crickets.
You’re never too young to party... So say Hyper Events, the UK leaders in 14+ entertainment and the latest Hyper 14+ Show at the O2 Academy has roped in some of the hottest talent around. BBC Radio 1Xtra’s loud mouth DJ Charlie Sloth, otherwise known as The People’s Prince along with Semtex, will be bringing the loudest noise from the world of hip hop and grime; while The Harry Shotta Show and Matrix And Futurebound (above), the duo who released chart smash Magnetic Eyes will be bringing the best DnB.
The multi award-winning STOMP will be raising the rafters at the Pavilion with a brand new touring show. Now celebrating its tenth year in London, the new show builds on the original’s blend of rhythm, theatre, comedy and dance with new routines, new choreography and new music as eight performers use a variety of everyday objects to hammer out an explosive beat.
Featuring work from a variety of makers who create high quality craftwork to showcase a variety of pieces including textiles, ceramics and metal work, Walford Mill’s latest exhibition, Going Full Circle explores the power of the circle through a variety of different and unexpected mediums.
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The Gallery of Vanished Husbands
July 27, 7.30pm Regent Centre, Christchurch
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NT ENCORE: MACBETH
July 27, 1pm Lighthouse, Poole Another chance to see Kenneth Branagh in his first Shakespeare performance in more than a decade National Theatre Live has filmed the widely acclaimed Manchester International Festival production of Macbeth. Alex Kingston co-stars in the Bard’s most famous tragedy. www.lighthousepoole.co.uk
BEDROOM FARCE
August 8-10, 7.30 (sat mat 2.30) Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne Starring Patricia Garwood from TV’s No Place Like Home, Alan Ayckbourn’s Bedroom Farce shines a spotlight onto the trials and tribulations of suburban marriage. Three couples who have settled into comfortable ruts are suddenly thrown into disarray as the marital disasters of Trevor and Susannah wreak havoc in their bedrooms. www.tivoliwimborne.co.uk
July 29, 6pm O2 Academy Bournemouth
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BURNOUT FESTIVAL
July 27-28, 1pm Old Fire Station/ The Anvil, Bournemouth This weekend’s Burnout Festival showcases a slew of emerging UK rock talent spread across two venues within walking distance of each other on Holdenhurst Road. Saturday’s headliners include Cardiff’s finest Kids In Glass Houses, while Sunday’s bill offers up The Skints’ punky-reggae party. www.burnoutfest.co.uk
THE WISHING WELL
July 26, 7.45pm Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth It’s now more than 50 years since Acker Bilk shot to fame with his smash hit single Stranger on the Shore – the first single to top the charts in Britain and America simultaneously. By that time he was already a fixture on the British jazz circuit and its success rooted him in the public imagination with his trademark goatee and bowler hat. Now 84 years old, he shows no sign of slowing down. www.bic.co.uk
BSO
August 3, 7.30pm Windsor Hall, BIC Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra zips up its tightest flares and prepares to bust a few moves in Symphonic Disco Spectacular, a booty-shakin’ trip back to the 1970s with orchestral versions of classic disco tunes. www.bic.co.uk
Temperance Seven
July 31, 9pm Concorde Club, Eastleigh
Originally from Australia, The Wishing Well band are now an international group of troubadours that spans three continents, drawing members from Australia, England, Hungary, Scotland, Spain and the USA.
One of the best known names in British jazz, the Temperance Seven have been around since 1955, hit number one in 1961 with You’re Driving Me Crazy and have little to do with abstinence, but everything to do with a profound love of 1920s-style music and a certain sense of humour. There are nine members (one over over the eight, geddit?).
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August 4, 8pm Mr Kyps, Ashley Cross
August 6-10, 7.30pm (Wed, Sat mat 2.30pm) Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth
Glyndebourne Live: Don Pasquale August 6, 7pm Pavilion Dance, Bournemouth/Lighthouse, Poole
A chance to see Glyndebourne’s eagerly-anticipated production of Donizetti’s darkly witty Don Pasquale. Following her acclaimed debut as Adina in the 2011 Festival production of L’elisir d’amore, Danielle de Niese continues her exploration of the composer’s work, performing the role of Norina while the celebrated Italian baritone Alessandro Corbelli sings the title role. www.paviliondance.org.uk / www. lighthousepoole.co.uk
Sherlock Holmes
July 31, 7pm Highcliffe Castle
July 27 – September 9, 10am (Sun 11am) Walford Mill Crafts, Wimborne
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August 4, noon The Art Stable, Child Okeford Natasha Solomons launches her new novel, The Gallery of Vanished Husband, with a book signing at The Arts Stable. Her first two books – Mr Rosenblum’s List and The Novel in the Viola – were international bestsellers and picked as a Richard & Judy Summer Read. Her third is written in the form of a gallery catalogue with each chapter hinged on a painting of its protagonist, Juliet. www.theartstable.co.uk
Annual Exhibition
July 31 – August 10 (not Aug 4, 5), 10am Bridport Arts Centre
Physical theatre company The Pantaloons bring their uniquely energetic amalgam of commedia dell’arte, clowning, dance, stand-up comedy and silent movies back to Highcliffe Castle’s outdoor stage.
Bridport Art Society stages its 56th Annual Exhibition at the town’s Arts Centre from next week. With free admission, all works are for sale and covers a range of media from oils and watercolours, to acrylics, mixed media and craft work.
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ith hits including People Everyday, Mr Wendal and Ease My Mind, Arrested Development provided a cool, breezy, Afro-centric alternative hip hop to the gangsta rap of the early 1990s. Defiantly positive, upbeat and musically adventurous they notched up a couple of Grammy Awards, split in 1996, reformed in 2000 and have released records ever since. Their latest, the lo-fi Standing at the Crossroads, was given away for free on their website last summer. As they prepare to play the BoomTown Fair on Matterly Estate near Winchester next weekend, founder member Speech took time out to field some questions.
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Now in its fifth year BoomTown Fair is a music, circus and experimental arts festival that celebrates ska, reggae, dub, swing, punk and all kinds of roots and bass culture. With winding streets and eccentric venues to explore, BoomTown Fair takes place amongst the facade of an actual town created by an ever expanding network of artists, craftsmen and imaginative minds. The festival has expanding from just 1,500 in 2009 to 28,000 this year. Headliners include Julian marley, The Neville Staple Band, Bad manners, The Selecter and, yes, The Wurzels. www.boomtownfair.co.uk
What do you think is the secret to your lasting success? I never would have dreamed this would happen. It literally is a miracle, especially when you look at the odds of those that made it out of milwaukee (which is where I’m originally from). The secret to lasting in this dream life, is being passionate about your art. People are looking for passion and when they feel it in your art, they are attracted to that.
wrapped around the block of fans. I asked my road manager who were we opening up for? She answered it’s just Arrested Development performing! That was a defining moment for us!
written because of the death of my grandmother and then brother all in the same week. mr Wendal was really about homeless people that I met. So for many reasons those songs hit me hard every night.
Was there a particular moment that you see as being the band’s first break through?
Arrested Development have some legendary songs that are complete hip hop classics, how do you feel about songs like mr Wendal and Tennessee now?
Your sound perfectly combines sunshine tunes with a strong political message, did you always have an idea of the music you wanted to create or did it just naturally form that way?
Yes, we were in North carolina on our way to a gig, and there was a line
Those songs are so special to me and always will be. Tennessee was
It’s partially on purpose and partially natural. I love melodies, but I also
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love when the popular culture is introduced to deeper and more meaningful things and transforms the world. So our music we try to make it as timeless as possible. You are headlining the Friday night of BoomTown Fair. It’s a crazy pop-up city – If you could create your own city what would you want it to be like? I’m all about villages and communes, so it would have to be about community and not individualism.
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The uk festival scene is huge, what difference, if any, do you think there is between a festival crowd and a standard indoor gig? I love outdoors, period. And a festive atmosphere is something that always moves me to my core! I grew up around festivals, because my dad owned a roasted corn booth at a music festival in milwaukee, so it’s part of my DNA. BoomTown Fair’s crowd is known for its high energy levels – what can they expect from your Friday night show? That crowd should feel totally at home then with our show!
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If you want to go to a familyfriendly festival then Larmer Tree should definitely be on your list with its chilled out and wellbalanced mix of art, comedy and music. Whether you’re in the mood for laid back folk music, listening to a new and upcoming comedians, or trying out one of the many workshops, you
will alway find something that interests you. One of the bands I managed to watch was local outfit Fearne who played to an audience that were captivated by their summery folk tunes. This is the third year that Fearne have played at the festival and you can tell by the packed out Arc Tent that they are already festival favourites.
The next band I stumbled across were the brilliant Bristolians, Goan Dogs. They won the first Larmer Tree Breakthrough Music Awards and I could hear why. Perfect to listen to while driving on a road trip they have a lovely hint of American country complemented by the lead singer’s fine voice. The band also used a range of instruments including the
maracas, which not enough bands use nowadays! The headline band for Thursday night was Dexys, but I wasn’t overly impressed. Maybe I’m of the wrong generation to appreciate them and they were roundly boo-ed at the end of their set when they hadn’t played the classic Come on Eileen.
Speaking to the crowd singer Kevin Rowland was going on about rejuvenation and reinvention, so have they turned their back on their greatest hit? Overall, this is a must-see festival for all ages… just be prepared to get in touch with your inner hippy!
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Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo / Bfi Film club / Dance Space / Freestyle Sports Park / Wall of Death / Art Town / Insect circus / Science Tent / Guardian Literary Institute / Story Den In The Dingly Dell / kids Discos In Bollywood / Folk Idol / comedy club 4 kids Friday Richard Hawley / Ash / The Proclaimers / Billy Bragg / I Am kloot / Dj Yoda feat. The Tootsie Rollers / John cooper clarke / The Farm / The correspondents / London Grammar / mikill Pane / Filthy Boy / Fake Bush / mr B The Gentleman Rhymer / Hudson Taylor / Lloyd Yates / Jaws / Red River Hogs / cherishport / Skimmity Hitchers DJ: David Rodigan’s Ram Jam Feat. Rob Da Bank / The Nextmen / mc Wrec / Venum Sound / Jon more (coldcut) / John kennedy / Feeling Gloomy / coley From Luv*Jam / Jstar / Dick kurtaine / mix It up kru
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lthough this year’s Camp Bestival is on the point of selling out, organisers have again released a limited number of day tickets. For four days from August 1, Lulworth Castle will be rocking as Camp Bestival reveals its latest wonderland of festi-holiday shenanigans, including amazing music from the best new bands to 80s legends as well as hundreds of things for kids to do – from catching Camp Bestival colossus Mr Tumble and cheeky Castle Stage hosts Dick n Dom, to petting the prehistoric creatures from Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo and joining in the workshops at the new Dance Space. And to help revellers of all ages get the most from Camp Bestival, the day by day line ups have been revealed in advance this year. There are still some surprises in store, but the entertainment kicks off on the Friday (August
2) with music from headliner Richard Hawley, plus Ash, The Proclaimers, Billy Bragg, I Am Kloot, DJ Yoda and many more. On Saturday there’s music from Levellers, special guest Mark Owen, Gabrielle Aplin, Kid Creole & The Coconuts, The Cuban Brothers and Musical Youth among others, plus DJ sets from Grandmaster Flash, Sasha and Andrew Weatherall. And wrapping things up on Sunday is music from Labrinth, DJ Fresh, Heaven 17, The Polyphonic Spree, Nik Kershaw, dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip, Beardyman and The Wurzels, with comedy headliner Alan Davies. Adult day tickets cost £60 per day, age 15-17 day tickets are £35 per day, age 11-14 day tickets are £30 per day and age 10 and under day tickets are free (but you must obtain a ticket) and will be available in person from Lulworth Heritage centre. Full details at www.campbestival.net.
Shows, Talks And Comedy: The Brit School / Black Eagles circus / matthew Bourne New Adventures Dance Workshops / Royal Albert Hall Ginormous Percussion orchestra / Gloria / Timmy And The Superdoopa Skateboard / London Lucumi choir / How To Be A Presenter Jo Whiley / Bestselling Woman’s Hour / Boothby Graffoe Saturday Levellers / mark owen / Gabrielle Aplin / kid creole & The coconuts / The cuban Brothers / Lissie / musical Youth / mad Professor / clean Bandit / Howard marks / Valerie June / Ady Suleiman / molotov Jukebox / Ben Waters / moulettes / Lewis Watson / J-cats / Phil & Tilley DJ: Grandmaster Flash / Sasha / A Love From outer Space / Balearic Brothers / Dapper Dan / Rev milo / Rowan chernin (chairman of The Board Surf) / Shepdog Shows, Talks And Comedy: Horrible Histories / mr Tumble / Tate Workshops / Shlomo Beatbox Adventure / Little Sunshine Little Rainfall / Black Eagles circus / Royal Albert Hall Ginormous Percussion orchestra / candoco Dance Workshops / How To Play A Baddie With charlie Brooks / How To Handle A Riot With Trevor Phillips / Boothby Graffoe Sunday Labrinth / DJ Fresh / Heaven 17 / The Polyphonic Spree / Nik kershaw / Dan Le Sac V Scroobius Pip / Beardyman / Sam Lee & Friends / The Wurzels / Skinny Lister / The 1975 / Fleetwood Bac / ‘Introducing’ Recreate ‘Discovery’ Live / Lucky Elephant / Sexy Sushi / Isaiah Dreads DJ: Fabio + Grooverider / craig charles / Rob Da Bank / Dick & Dom / Barry Ashworth / Sunday Best Forum Allstars / Tythe / In Light of Aquarius
Richard Hawley. Left, Mark Owen
Shows, Talks And Comedy: Horrible Histories / Dick & Dom Hosting castle Stage / Brit School / Trinity Laban Dance Workshops / Alice In Wonderland Summer Panto / Gloria, Timmy And The Superdoopa Skateboard / How To Fly With Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards / Scroobius Pip / kate Tempest / Alan Davies / Ian Stone / kerry Godliman
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Friday, July 26 Frances Ha (15) Wednesday, July 31 The Heat (15) The Smurfs 2 (3D) Friday, August 2 The Conjuring (15) Only God Forgives (18) Red 2 (12A)
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or most men the prospect of retirement suggests long days filled with gentle pursuits, a spot of gardening perhaps, or a round of golf. This is not an option for Bruce Willis’s character Frank Moses in RED 2. He seems a little young to have retired anyway – but then international intrigue, espionage and assassination is a young man’s game even if you have been designated Retired, Extremely Dangerous. Adapted from a DC comic book series, the film reunites Willis with Mary Louise Parker, John Malkovich and Dame Helen Mirren, as a motley group of formerly lethal operatives untangling a series of strained loyalties to save the world from disaster. As a veteran of countless action movies over the last 25 years Willis is no stranger to stunts and explosions and car chases on screen. It’s grist to his mill, so you might imagine he has a particular insight into what makes an action franchise successful and – above all – fresh. “Well I don’t take it very seriously,” he says with a world weary tone. “You take yourself seriously, you take the film seriously, but you’re really just
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trying to be entertaining. The action sequences are part of a certain kind of entertainment – not my favourite, I’d rather try to make people laugh than fight – but I have done a lot of them.” Aside from the great performances he delivered in the first two Die Hard films, Willis is really at his best in roles that challenge his brain rather than his brawn. Little seen gems like Nobody’s Fool, which gave him the opportunity to star alongside Paul Newman. He has continued to mix it up in his acting career, taking smaller roles in independent films alongside blockbusters that pay the bills and afford the freedom to take on those more rarefied choices. And then there are the movies in between, Pulp Fiction and The Sixth Sense, that also remind us of the actor
more than the action star. Maybe we’ll see more of them in the coming years because at 58 Willis is all too aware of the physical demands of making the films for which he is best known. “I have to think about the food I eat,” he sighs, “and I also have to think about lifting weights and barbells and things like that.” Many actors will insist they do all their own stunts, which is a nonsense when any injury to a star can cost a production millions. “I don’t do that many stunts. I’d do the stunts if I could, but I am not allowed to ever be hurt. I wouldn’t mind being hurt, I get hurt all the time but I get scolded...” Maybe this is a reference to his stern producers, more likely his 35 year old wife Emma, with whom he has a young daughter. Fatherhood is clearly an important part of his life, he has three daughters with ex-wife Demi Moore too, but being a Dad the second time around sounds extra special. “I’m fortunate in that I get to bring my family with me when I travel. It’d be unbearable for anyone I was working with if I didn’t have my family with me. I’d just be moaning about it
“i don’t do that many stunts. i wouldn’t mind being hurt, i get hurt all the time but i get scolded”
Wednesday, August 7 Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters (3D) Friday, August 9 Grown Ups 2 (12A) The Lone Ranger (12A) 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.
all the time. I have a little baby, and I’d go back and hang out with her every day.” A Hollywood tough guy who would rather hang out with his baby? It’s a refreshing change to the macho swagger of an older generation of stars. There’s another diverting moment when Willis pays his respects to the stage traditions of co-stars like Helen Mirren and (in a scene stealing supporting role) Sir Anthony Hopkins. “The discipline of film is a specific thing, but if we want to talk about really difficult acting it would be theatre, because theatre is all live. There’s no second take, and that creates much more fear than working in films.” So the prospect of seeing Bruce Willis on the West End stage is about as likely as hearing he is going to retire from acting altogether. Audiences will be delighted. “My favourite part of making films is the actual day-to-day process of getting in front of the camera,” he explains. “I know the promotion, the explanation of how we made the movie, is part of it. But my favourite thing is going to work every day and actually making the movie.”
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he recent heatwave has everyone rushing to wheel out their roadsters, drop their roofs and soak up the sun – but, as we all know, it isn’t always like this in Britain so a convertible has to be more than just a sportscar.Citroen’s new DS3 Cabrio fits the bill and has two advantages over its rivals – roof operation speed and carrying capacity. The electrically operated fabric roof can be operated at speeds up to 75mph and concertinas to the rear just above the roof spoiler with one touch of the button. A second press of the button and the spoiler, plus roof and folded glass rear screen, slides down the back of the car and sits just above the boot opening. Citroen says the whole operation should take about 16 seconds which is pretty good for the size of roof and when in place the multi-layer construction makes for a well insulated cabin with only the merest hint of wind noise. Because the roof sits on the back of the car it doesn’t intrude into the boot space which, at 245 litres, is almost double that of the MINI convertible. If you need more space the rear seats (suitable for three adults) fold down to create a large carrying section. DS3 Cabrio comes with the choice of three petrol engines where the starter unit is a 80bhp 1.2 litre that has the best fuel consumption figure of 57.6mpg. This is followed by a normally
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The Seat Leon has won the car of the Year 2013 prize at the annual Auto Express New car Awards as well as picking up the Best compact Family car.
Prices for the DS3 Cabrio start at £15,045 rising to £19,675 which is highly competitive and £2,300 more than the equivalent hatchback. Customers can select from three trim levels: DSign, DStyle and DSport.
The new Leon was unveiled at the 2012 Paris motor Show and hit uk showrooms in march this year priced from £15,670.
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hey are up to 80 metres high, have booms 40 metres long and are lifting up to eight tons of building materials in each load. Three giant tower cranes are set to become landmark features of the Bournemouth skyline as work progresses on new student residences and a multi-storey public car park in Madeira Road. Steel frames for the new buildings have already gone up and when the work is complete it will have involved 7,000 tons of concrete, 1,500 tons of steel, 150,000 bricks, 45,000 concrete blocks and 25,000 plasterboard sheets. Up to 100 construction workers will be on site on any given day during the build process. Threequarters of the contractors and subcontractors are from companies in the Bournemouth or Dorset areas. The Bournemouth Development Company is a 50/50 public-private partnership between Bournemouth Borough Council and Morgan Sindall Investments with the aim of delivering improvements to Bournemouth town centre without impacting on council tax.
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A new resident-led magazine, one Voice has been launched by Spectrum Housing Group. Residents were consulted on the name and format of the new magazine and an editorial panel of Spectrum residents, staff and representatives from Plum communications and PR was formed. “making sure that one Voice is truly resident-led was my key goal and I’m pleased to say that our first editorial team reflected that,” says editor Trixie Lye.
lettings additions 7,000 tons of concrete 1,500 tons of steel 150,000 bricks 45,000 concrete blocks 25,000 plasterboard sheets The three blocks of accommodation will house 378 students at the Arts University Bournemouth. The 382-space multi-storey car park is
QuestiOn: We own a property we have been renting out for 15 years. We have recently been thinking of selling it, but a friend highlighted that we may have a problem as there are only 68 years remaining on the lease. Is this true and what can we do?
answer: First of all, your friend is right to highlight this as sales have been known to fall through due to the time and costs related to extending leases on leasehold properties. It can also cause problems when remortgaging. In fact, most mortgage companies will not allow a mortgage on properties with a lease of less than 70 years. What a lot of people don’t realise is that if you were to never extend your lease and allow it to come to an end, the freeholder is under no obligation to negotiate. This would turn you into an assured tenant and you would no longer be the owner. If a lease has already been extended by somebody else in the block, the freeholder may not require a valuation or solicitor to validate the claim, which would be good news for you as this will save some costs and I would suggest you make enquiries down this route first. If you are the first to extend the lease then you would need to send a S42 claim
scheduled to open to the public in December this year with the AUB accommodation ready for students to move into at the start of the autumn term of 2014.
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to the freeholder who would then forward it to their solicitor to validate it, order a valuation survey and a S45 counter notice. Usually the freeholder’s costs are payable by the leaseholder. The method of calculating the cost for adding a 90-year extension to an existing lease under 80 years includes payment of marriage value equal to half of the price gain after the lease extension. You normally expect to get a better price on property with leases of more than 80 years remaining if the buyer can get a mortgage, whereas for leases below 70 years, it means a cash buyer only. For example if the property price increases by £10,000 you are required to share this gain with the freeholder and give £5,000 to the freeholder. The process is one that would need expert advice and be prepared for high costs. I have known leases to cost between £5,000 and £20,000 for an extension. Processes can take anything from four months to 18 months. If you would like to be placed on our mailing list for up to date information on the latest legislation then please email sharon@ moveonrentals.com.
The Bournemouth Development Company will look to develop sites over the next 20 years, the projected life of the partnership.
Bournemouth’s leading lettings team Goadsby has added two new members to help cope with an increase in available rental properties and a growing portfolio. Alex Henley and Bo Salbol are the latest additions to an already successful and established team. kim Thomas of Goadsby says: “We expect the summer of 2013 to be incredibly busy and are in need of new rental properties to accommodate our expanding applicant register.”
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ell I guess I should begin with an apology to all Great Britain speedway fans. Failing to make the World Cup final was a huge blow and I can assure you nobody was more disappointed than me. I really thought this was our year in terms of qualifying for the last four and once we were there who knows what might have happened? But sadly it wasn’t to be. Inevitably questions will be asked as to why and how we didn’t make it. They are questions I, as team manager, have been asking myself. One thing that was obvious was that we had two solid performers in Tai Woffinden and Chris Harris but we just couldn’t back those riders up. Craig Cook and Edward Kennett couldn’t do the business in Event Two at King’s Lynn, nor could Ben Barker and Lewis Bridger in the Race-Off in Prague. It’s so frustrating because we were never really out of contention in either meeting and a few more points would have seen us through. Equally frustrating was knowing that one of our best riders was in the commentary box and not on track. Scott Nicholls’ disagreement with the authorities means he has turned his back on Great Britain. I find that a really bitter pill to swallow. Don’t get me wrong, Scotty is a good friend of mine, but I’m
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disappointed by his decision because I’m sure with him in the side we would have gone through However, Britain’s problems are far deeper than just Scott Nicholls not riding and the solutions to those problems are long-winded and time consuming. But one thing I think we should do as a nation is ride far more Test matches. And those Tests should be abroad in places like Poland, Scandinavia, Latvia and Czech Republic so that we can learn how to ride the tracks where future World Cups will be held. We know how to ride our own tracks so I’d like to see us going away and holding boot camp-like events on foreign shale before riding the actual Test matches. But as I say the future of British speedway is a complex issue and one that needs plenty of time, money and effort to solve. Turning to the Pirates, well just as the ink was drying on my last column when I was saying how our injury list was finally shrinking, poor Chris Holder suffered those horrific
tEStiNg timES “we were never out of contention and a few more points would have seen us through”
multiple injuries up at Coventry. It was heartbreaking for the lad and a terrible way for his season and defence of his world crown to end. On a positive note, Chris is now out of hospital and darting around on a mobility scooter. He came over to my place to watch the World Cup final and he was in fairly good spirits considering. Trouble is he has injuries to his heel, hip and shoulder. Or to put it another way, his whole body is struggling which means he can’t use crutches or do anything physical.
Tai Woffinden in action In fact about the only things working at the moment are his right arm and hand which at least means he can text and tweet! It’s going to be a long, long road to recovery for Chris. I’d say six months minimum. Sadly there’s just nothing he can do to help himself at the moment so things like lack of fitness and muscle wastage are going to be serious issues. But like all speedway riders, he’s as tough as they come and as brave as a lion. He’s come back from serious injury before and he’ll do it again, and everyone at Poole wishes him all the very best.
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Fans are middlo’s eighth rider in run of must-win fixtures
Pirates’ fans have a crucial role to play in their side’s quest for an Elite League play-off spot, according to Neil Middleditch. The Poole boss reckons the skull and crossbones faithful can act as an eighth rider at Wimborne Road. And with a run of fixtures against some of the league’s struggling sides ahead, maximum point victories are a
must. Middleditch said: “It’s going to be a huge challenge for us, especially with our captain Chris Holder out of action. But we are Poole Pirates and we don’t give up. We’ll battle all the way to the finish. “We have been such a tough side to beat over the years and a lot of that is down to our fans. We’ve always had big crowds at Poole and when they
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ohan Tungate is a man on a mission. The young Aussie wants a crack at the speedway’s ultimate team prize – the World Cup. But the Poole Pirates star expects no favours from his country’s selectors and is determined to earn a full international call-up. He told Seeker News: “Watching the World Cup has been great. It’s the big one as far as riding for your country is concerned and it’s definitely an ambition of mine to represent Australia. “But it’s not something I can rush. I have to work hard and keep improving then maybe I will get my chance in two or three years’ time. “Representing your country is a massive honour but it’s one that has to be earned. I have a lot of work ahead of me before I get my call.” While Tungate remains level-headed when it comes to his future, most pundits are predicting great things for the 23-year-old from New South Wales. And his performances for the Pirates underline his massive potential with no less than five man of the match displays already this term.
Pirates’ injuries still mounting Poole’s injury jinx shows no signs of abating. Not content with ruining Chris Holder’s season, it also struck the skipper’s guest replacement at league leaders Wolverhampton. Birmingham star Martin Smolinski deputised for the world champion in the narrow 49-42 defeat at Monmore Green. And the German international ended up in hospital after coming to grief when his primary chain snapped while trying to pass Tai Woffinden in heat two. He explained: “I was feeling okay because the adrenaline was still pumping but after the meeting I was in a lot of
pain. When I got up in the morning I didn’t feel so well and after I saw blood in my urine and I was scared. I was feeling so dizzy and unwell. “I went for an ultrasound scan and everything looked very compressed inside me. The doctor said to keep an eye on it for the next days and if it gets any worse to go back.” With the pain worsening, Smolinski flew to Germany to his own doctor: “He wasn’t happy about the bruising on my kidney, so he send me for a CT scan. “They initially suspected I might have a ruptured spleen or kidney but luckily that wasn’t the case. I was okay after some rest.”
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get behind the team it’s like having an extra rider on track. “Our supporters have been fantastic and hopefully we will repay that support by getting one of those play-off spots. “Fortunately we also have one of the most knowledgeable and patient crowds in speedway too and I know they can appreciate the problems we’ve had, especially the awful run of injuries.”
l Rohan Tungate is on the look out for new sponsors. The Australian under-21 international is hoping to attract financial support from Dorset businesses and individuals. He explained: “Speedway is obviously an expensive game and in recent weeks I have blown a couple of engines which has made things tough. But there are good sponsorship opportunities available and I would be proud to represent companies and organisations.” Anyone wanting to make contact with Tungate can email at rjt27@hotmail.com “Things are going pretty good”, he said. “Riding for Ipswich in the Premier and Poole in the Elite is great and I’m really enjoying my speedway. “Luck hasn’t been on our side at Poole what with all the injuries but I am still confident we can make the play-offs. “There’s a lot of pressure on us because we are a big club and expectations are high. But if all the boys come together and hit form at the same time I’m sure we will be okay. “Personally I just keep concentrating on improving race by race, meeting by meeting and working hard both on and off the track. People like Neil Middleditch and Matt Ford have given me so much help and support and for that I’m really grateful. “I’m proud to ride for Poole and I hope I get the chance again next year. If things continue to go well hopefully I’ll get opportunities in Poland and Sweden too. “But for now it’s all about doing well for Poole.”
grand prix prices revealed
Admission prices have been announced for Wimborne Road’s biggest meeting of the season. The track plays host to the prestigious Grand Prix challenge on August 24 (6.30pm) with three 2014 Grand Prix Series places up for grabs. Adult tickets are priced at £25 with oAPs £20 and 11 to 15 years old £10. Youngsters aged five to 10 years are £5 while under fives are free. The second semi final is scheduled to take place in Holsted, Denmark on August 7.
howarth a hit
Former Pirates’ favourite kyle Howarth made a stunning debut for new club Swindon Robins. The Great Britain star scored an impressive 12 points in a 47-42 win at Belle Vue. Howarth, who also rides for Workington in the Premier League, was released by Poole following a team shake up earlier this season.
robins date
Poole fans have a new date for their diaries. Bank Holiday monday, August 26 is when reigning Elite League champions Swindon Robins will visit Wimborne Road. The rearranged meeting will get under way at 4pm.
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Cherries visit a nice little earner for Christchurch
Christchurch chairman Mark Duffy is tallying up the benefits from the visit of a talented young AFC Bournemouth side after a crowd of 722 helped swell the Hurn Bridge coffers at this pre-season friendly “It was an amazing attendance,” said Duffy. “Not only will it help us push on with our changing room project but some of those who came may decide to stick with us when Bournemouth aren’t at home.” The Cherries, who had won 2-1
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at Wimborne three days earlier, handed out a footballing lesson, beating Christchurch 7-1, but the Priory chief insists his men will have benefitted from playing against the professionals. “We have a young side and Bournemouth’s visit will have been a fantastic experience for our players.
Sam Griffin (yellow shirt) of Wimborne Town in action against AFC Bournemouth
“Hopefully the game will have given them the incentive to work hard once the season starts next month and propel Christchurch FC to new heights.”
Griffin prepares for higher level battle Promotion lunch Relegation rile
Poole Town hold a special lunch next month to celebrate winning last season’s Southern League South & West at a canter. Held at Patrick’s restaurant in Ashley Cross on August 9, the lunch is the brainchild of chairman Clive Robbins and vice-chairman Chris Reeves to raise funds as the club seeks to upgrade facilities. “This is not only our first Promotion Lunch, but it is also an important fundraiser,” says Chris. Poole aim to have a social club at the ground before the winter and a new stand in place before next March.
Bashley’s joint boss Stuart Kearn has scorned pundits who are tipping the New Foresters for relegation. “I’ve heard we’re joint favourites to go down,” he says. “I don’t think that will happen because of our excellent team spirit.” “Gazz and I aren’t a million miles away from having the squad we need.” Bash are understood to have targeted former Poole Town keeper Nick Jones. They are also keen on luring Aidan Sainsbury, who has departed Wimborne Town, to Bashley Road.
The prospect of playing football at the higher level holds no fears for Wimborne Town summer signing Sam Griffin following his move from Wessex League Christchurch. The 21-year-old winger also knows that competition for places in the starting XI will be tough, but it is one battle he’ll be striving to win.
Vase ties for WL clubs Joyce of champions
Just two local Wessex League clubs, Bournemouth Poppies and Ringwood Town, find themselves having to play in the First Qualifying Round of the 2013-14 FA Vase. Poppies travel to Romsey Town while Ringwood take on Westbourne Town.
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British heavyweight champion, Hakan tops the bill as LDN Wrestling prepares to make waves at the Mowlem Theatre, Swanage on Wednesday.
The life and memory of tragic Bournemouth Lions rugby star Sam Yarwood will be celebrated during a Memorial Day at the club where he played from the age of nine.
He’ll be joined by wrestling politician Richard Parliament, the Masked Man of Mystery, the Dark Lord and many stars of the ring in a high-quality, fast-paced exhibition of top grapple action.
Sam, 22, lived with girlfriend Rachel Pitman in Parkstone and worked at LA Fitness in Poole. He died following a canoeing accident on Lake Ullswater in the Lake District on April 6, 2011.
In the ring with Hakan
Meanwhile, Superslam Wrestling returns to Bournemouth’s Pavilion Ballroom on August 4 when top stars from all around the world will compete against the best of British wrestlers. There’s even a chance to go backstage to meet the stars of the show!
“My aim is to try and get a place in side and then hold on to it,” he says. “I was surprised when Steve Cuss came in for me, but I knew some of the Wimborne players and was delighted to sign. “I’ve always wanted to play at the highest level of the game possible and felt the time was right for me to take the step up.”
Celebrating Sam Yarwood
Now his former Bournemouth RFC teammates are to take part in special memorial matches at Camp Hill Rugby Club, Birmingham on August 10. After his death the club decided to retire the number 14 shirt in his honour.
Hotshot Scott Joyce has left Bournemouth Poppies for Wessex League Division One champions Brockenhurst. And he immediately made himself at home at his new club, scoring in the 1-1 pre-season draw with Bashley.
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Getting on board at Weymouth
The Ecover Blue Mile has linked up with Weymouth and Portland Borough Council and Canoe England to stage a top paddle sports event on the waterfront this weekend.
The Weymouth Blue Mile helps to kick off the Olympic legacy initiative Join In, a national celebration of local sport which runs until September 9 “This is a brand new event and Weymouth beach will become a paddle sports arena with kayaking and paddle boarding,
have-a-go sessions, sprint racing and of course the legendary Ecover Blue Mile,” says the event’s founder, triple roundthe-world racing yachtsman and marine environment campaigner Conrad Humphreys. Anyone over the age of 14 can take part and there is £1,000 of prize money up for grabs in the stand up paddle boarding races. The event aims to increase awareness about the threats to the marine environment.
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n emotional Stephen Purches described his testimonial as a “dream come true” following the visit of Premier League West Ham United to Dean Court. Speaking pitchside to Seeker News following the 2-0 defeat to the Hammers, the 33-year-old said: “It has taken a lot of hard work to arrange this testimonial game and I want to thank everyone who has helped make this a fantastic day for me.” Purches, who suffered a double fracture at Rochdale 18 months ago, came off the bench midway through the second half receiving a rapturous welcome from the crowd of 7,080, and was substituted in the last minute to a standing ovation. By then the Hammers, backed by 1,800 of their own supporters were already two up. Both goals came in the first half with skipper Kevin Nolan heading home on eight minutes and Jack Collinson adding the second on the stroke of half time. Bournemouth looked the strongest in the opening minutes with Hammers keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen being tested by Lewis Grabban and Harry Arter seeing his shot from outside the box beaten away. But as the stamina-sapping heat took its toll West Ham’s top level skill saw the Londoners begin to dominate. There was a plethora of substitutions in the second half with Bournemouth introducing club legend Steve Fletcher and their former England international Darren Anderton in the later stages of the game.
Lewis Grabban and Mark Noble
The testimonial was a great day, and nothing could have topped it. We had great support from everyone, which I’m really thankful for. It was a great test for us as a team and an amazing experience for me and my family. Having Fletch and Darren Anderton come on finished the day off nicely for me. We had the seriousness of the game, but for them to play and show their support for me was great. It was special for me to have my brother there as well, back in a cherries shirt. He gave me a big hug before I came off, it’s memories like that that I’ll have for the rest of my life.
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Recovery-wise, for me to be able to get on for that amount of time and get on the ball, it’s the next progression. I’m training a little bit more now and each step is getting me there or thereabouts.
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Cherries riding a new crest AFC Bournemouth has a new club crest. The revised emblem retains the silhouette of Cherries legend Dickie Dowsett heading the ball (the club’s commercial manager from 1968-83. Dowsett was instrumental in dropping the Boscombe suffix and introducing the famous badge). But the new badge features black stripes to reflect the
I swapped shirts with Joe cole at the end and he’s been brilliant all the way through with the testimonial. It was nice to have him there as a link to when I first started at West Ham and we’ve managed to keep in touch over the years. obviously he’s gone on to huge things in his career, but it was nice to have a familiar face out there as well.
Stephen Purches is clapped onto the pitch
shirts worn by Cherries players for more than 40 years and gold detail to signify the club’s recent success. “The crest is a visual representation of what we stand for as a club and the evolved version says a lot about where we want to go,” says chairman Eddie Mitchell. The crest will be in use immediately, but will first appear on replica shirts in the 2014/15 season.
A standing ovation for Purches
Steve Cook and Joe Cole
You just don’t know what’s going to happen in football, I’m old enough to understand how it works, we’ve got some great players here and just to be around them is a good thing for me at the moment. I’m fully aware that I’m never going to be first choice, but to be around the team and if needed then I’ll be ready and feeling good about myself.
grasshopper joins making sweet music for team Eddie Howe’s third summer signing, 24-year-old frontman Mohamed Coulibaly has joined Cherries on a free transfer. Signed from Swiss Super League outfit Grasshopper Club Zürich, Senegal-born Coulibaly plays up front or on the wing and has put pen to paper on a two-year contract, which will keep him at the Goldsands until 2015. His career has also included spells with French outfits FC Guegnon and FC Saint-Louis Neuweg before he moved across the border to Swiss lower league side SC Dornach. He joined Grasshopper four years ago.
Not content with selling tickets at Dean Court, musician Adam Scholey was moved to write a song in praise of his black and red heroes. Adam, who works in the ticket office, has even filmed a video for his song Eddie’s Army inside the Goldsands Stadium. “I wanted to do something to celebrate our promotion to the Championship,” says Adam who recorded a studio version of the song with his band Sounds Like Adam, then followed it up with an acoustic session inside the ground.
“Adam has created a brilliant song celebrating the Cherries’ historic promotion to the Championship and we want everyone in Bournemouth to get behind it ahead of the new season,” says chairman Eddie Mitchell. “Eddie’s Army is a real feel good song, which hopefully shows the people of Bournemouth that they have a football club to be proud of.” Eddie’s Army is available now on iTunes. Search #AFCBAnthem to see the videos.
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anCelOtti Praises Cherries Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti heaped praise on AFC Bournemouth at Dean Court on Sunday, while giving yet another assurance to the world’s media that Cristiano Ronaldo is going nowhere. Speaking after his team of superstars saw off Eddie Howe’s men, the two-times Champions League-winning manager said he thought Bournemouth had the potential “to have a very good season” in the Championship. “Bournemouth started really well and caused us some real problems at the start of the match so it was difficult for us to control the game,” he said. “The atmosphere here was really good for us and they are a team that can have a good chance to have a very good season. “I wish for this team to do well for the season. “But I think we played with personality and it was a good game. Everyone gave their all.” It was Real Madrid’s first match of their pre-season warm up and Ancelotti was forced to field a series of questions about his star players, dismissing suggestions that both Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain were on the point of leaving.
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Elliott Ward and Alvaro Morata
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Gonzalo Higuain leaps over Daryl Flahavan
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Dean Court could one day be graced by Real Madrid’s emerging talents. That was Eddie Howe’s tantalising suggestion in his post-match press conference. “We spent some time with Carlo Ancelotti and [his assistant] Paul Clement and they’ve been great with us all day,” he said. “Hopefully we can build good links between the clubs. To have a compliment from an opposing manager is always nice, especially someone who has had the career he [Ancelotti] has had.” Asked if there was any young Real Madrid talent heading his way, he smiled and added: “Well, we didn’t ask that question directly, but you can’t have too many good relationships with people in foreign leagues and there may well be an opportunity at some stage. “We’re trying to build a good squad to compete in the Championship so who knows what the future holds? But they [Real] have been very good with us and relations between the two clubs have improved.” The manager was extremely positive about the game, even though he said he wasn’t fully able to take in the spirit generated by having some of the world’s best players in the tunnel at Dean Court. “It was difficult for me to feel that as I was so focussed on the game, but it’s not every day you get Cristiano Ronaldo at Dean Court and I think that was something very special. “Some great players have graced this stadium over the years – and that includes the old stadium of course – but the superstars of Real Madrid will be talked about for a long time. The fans have endured some really tough days here so for them, this was a special day.” Howe reserved some special praise for the man of the match, new signing Mohamed Coulibaly. “I was very impressed with his work-rate and it was important for him to do well on his debut. He’s fitted in well with the group and he’s clearly got the talent and the pace. He performed really well. “Looking at next season, everything is positive at the moment.”
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The Real Madrid players celebrate Ronaldo’s first goal
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eal Madrid chief Carlo Ancelloti described Cristiano Ronaldo as the Spanish giants’ “most important player.” And following the Portuguese international’s display on the night, more than 11,000 football supporters at the Goldsands Stadium will wholeheartedly agree.
Sam Matthews
Steve Cook closes on Modric
This crown prince of world football, who featured only in the first 45 minutes, produced a scintillating display. From the moment this fixture had been announced the big question
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had been “will Ronaldo be playing?” He did and all but settled the game by snatching his side’s first two goals Cherries’ boss Eddie Howe admitted that Real’s opener, on 21 minutes, a stunning Ronaldo free-kick from 30 yards out, changed the whole direction of the game. Howe’s plan had been for his men to play their usual game, a wise decision with the new league season just around the corner. And they could
Action in the Cherries goalmouth
have snatched an early lead had Brett Pitman connected as the ball flashed across the Real penalty area. The Cherries were also proving themselves adept at closing down the Real attack with Tommy Elphick doing well to deny Karim Benzema from close range. Even after falling a goal behind the Cherries continued to defy the Spaniards with Shaun MacDonald dispossessing Ronaldo at the edge of
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AFCB: Flahavan (Jalal, 84), Francis (Stockley, 84), cook (Hughes, 61), Elphick (Addison, 74), Daniels (Thomas, 84), coulibaly (Harte, 66), Arter (Purches, 84), macDonald (Wakefield, 84), Fraser (matthews, 74), Pitman (Ward, 27), Grabban (chiedozie, 66). Real Madrid first half: Lopez, carvajal, Nacho, coentrão, modric, khedira, Ronaldo, Isco, ozil, Benzema. Real Madrid second half: Jesus, Nacho (Quini, 67), carvajal (casado, 67), morata, di maria, Higuain, casemiro, Illarramendi, kaka, cheryshev, mateos. PIcTuRES: STEVE cook
Simon Francis and Benzema
thEy coNquErEd... the home penalty area, while at the other end Lewis Grabban forced Diego Lopez into a full stretch save. Five minutes from the interval Ronaldo struck again, rounding Darryl Flahavan to score following a rare defensive error from Elphick. Then on the stroke of half-time Real delivered the killer blow as Sammy Khedira slotted home the visitor’s third from a poorly cleared corner. Ancelloti rang the changes for the start of the second half. With Ronaldo
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off Real had a new threat with Kaka playing just behind the strike duo of Gonzalo Higuain and Angel di Maria. Within a minute of the re-restart the pair linked well as Higuain made it 4-0. Real were in total control as Kaka saw a thunderbolt of a shot ricochet off the top of the bar. Morata was denied yet another scoring chance as Harry Arter dispossessed him with a stunning tackle. But the Spaniards were up for another goal and it came on 69
Steve Cook and Benzema
minutes through a di Maria solo effort. Real’s sixth came eight minutes from time as Casemiro, following a tantalising build up, gave Flahavan no chance as he lofted the ball into the net. Commenting on the margin of defeat Howe admitted: “The players were disappointed, and that is a good sign, but we are not disheartened. “Hopefully everyone enjoyed the game and we will take what we learned from it into the new season.”
Ronaldo arrives at Dean Court
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good performance that will stand us in good stead for next season.” That was captain Tommy Elphick’s assessment of Cherries’ once in a lifetime tussle with Real Madrid at Dean Court on Sunday. True to their word, the Spanish giants fielded 21 first team players including superstars such as Ronaldo, Kaka, Benzema, Ozil and Higuain. And true to form, Cherries’ manager Eddie Howe refused to play any other way than his way, taking his team’s frustration at losing 6-0 as a good sign. “The lads are disappointed but not downhearted. We’ve got a team of really good characters who aren’t used to losing so it is a horrible feeling no matter who you’re playing. “We really wanted to test the players with our style of football and try, as much as we could, to take the game to them and for the first 20-25 minutes I thought we did that. Until the first goal, then we lost Brett and Steve Cook moved into midfield and after that the game changed slightly. “They’re the best players in the world, but I thought their attitude to the game was excellent and they put a really good shift in for their club. Our lads need to look at that and use that as a marker.
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