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Welcome to the New Blackmore Vale of nature are high on your radar as the sun shines through the occasional British shower.

We especially love our story about Dorset conservationists trying to protect a hedgehog highway in Blandford Forum. What inspires you right now, we’d love to hear?

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Rotary helps coin in the cash for refugees More than £5,000 has been sent to Shelterbox to help with its work supporting refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine – thanks to the efforts of Wimborne Rotary and Wimborne’s Allendale Centre.

Shelterbox is a Rotary International project partner which works in

Rotarians Brian Dryden (right) and Derek Radley with Shelterbox emergency accommodation outside the Allendale Centre

many countries around the world, including Poland, and aims to ensure no family is left without shelter from the elements.

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Protest after ‘hedgehog highway’ ripped out

by Nicci Brown Concerned conservationists protested at the entrance to a construction site where contractors are building 40 affordable homes at Nordon in Salisbury Road, Blandford Forum, after part of an old yew hedge was ripped out on the Thursday before the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.

The yew, a recognised hedgehog highway in which birds are nesting, backs onto the boundary of rear gardens to properties along Holland Way. Distraught residents had alerted Denise Montague of the Blandford Hedgehog Group to its destruction, and

she met them at the gate when the workmen returned early on Tuesday. They were joined by Dorset councillor Byron Quayle, who promised to investigate the issue.

Mrs Montague said: “It doesn’t make sense to take out a well-established hedge and replace it with fencing or new planting which will take years to grow.”

The construction site manager assured protesters the builders and their clients, Aster Housing, were considerate towards the environment and nesting boxes were to be provided.

Gaps created under a boundary hedge in a town

along with its Friday market, provided space for Rotary to display a typical Shelterbox accommodation tent and invited Wimborne Rotarians to collect donations from the public.

The Allendale also hosted special events, including one for children and an evening concert, with proceeds going to the fundraising effort.

Allendale raised £2,174 with Wimborne Rotary contributing a further £3,160 from member and public donations, and club funds.

Rotarian Brian Dryden, who co-ordinated the joint initiative, said: “I am delighted our initiative with the Allendale produced such good results for our fundraising for Ukraine. The money will assist Shelterbox with its relief work with Ukrainian refugees.”

Denise Montague (third from left) with Cllr Byron Quayle (far right) and contractors for Aster Housing in yellow high vis jackets behind

can help to create a network of green space that enables hedgehogs to roam freely.

Residents were told the qualified arboriculturists who had removed the hedge had avoided touching any section in which birds were nesting, but ‘the hedge had to be removed because it was so wide it occupied what was needed for the gardens of the flats being built’.

However, the site manager agreed to call a halt to work until the plans to remove and re-plant had been reconsidered in the light of a suggestion that it simply be reduced in width instead.

“They have already removed too much of the

hedge that would have been prime habitat for hedgehogs,” said Mrs Montague. “The clue is in the name - ‘hedge’ hogs.”

She said she a member of the Natural Environment Team had assured her in 2020 the hedge would remain but further detailed plans for the redevelopment of the site showed replanting with a variety of alternative species.

The site was previously owned and occupied by North Dorset District Council, which approved the outline scheme, including the demolition of the Nordon building. Dorset Council approved the detailed application.

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Another 39 homes have been given outline planning permission in a North Dorset village which now expects its population to increase by 20 per cent if all the approvals granted recently are built out.

The outline application for development to the north of Marnhull prompted members of Dorset Council’s Northern Planning committee to ask: ‘Where is the tipping point’?

Cllr Brian Heatley had asked if they were allowed to consider the cumulative impact on infrastructure of a total of 139 homes, and planning officer Hannah Smith said: “There’s no cap on development numbers.

We tried around Stalbridge, but the last inspector said there may well be a tipping point, but this is not it.”

Marnhull Parish Council objected to the application for development off Butts Close, saying it was not sustainable and not needed.

Parish councillor Mark Turner said the infrastructure and amenities could not cope

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with an expected 20 per cent increase in the population and added: “In September 2020 we looked at the development north of Burton Street which fulfils any local housing need.”

New Street resident Jim Harden was one of 17 to write objecting to the proposal, saying the North Dorset Local Plan called for development to be controlled outside the four main towns and outstanding permission exceeded the established need for affordable homes.

Both argued that it was encroachment into the countryside and lacked sustainability.

But planning officers said the 50 per cent affordable housing and provision of public open space were significant public benefits, and the illustrative layout was not considered harmful to nearby listed buildings, including the church and old rectory, or to the conservation area.

Although it was outside the village settlement

boundary, it was considered sustainable, and there was a presumption in favour due to the shortage of housing delivery.

Planning officer Hannah Smith said demonstrable harm needed to be demonstrated to refuse the application and added: “We need to get back to the position where we can refuse.”

She said Marnhull had a level of services which made it more sustainable than a lot of locations in the area.

Steven Bainbridge for agents Chapman Lily said its client from P & D Crocker Ltd was a long-time Marnhull resident of good standing and, unlike many speculative proposals, the scheme included more affordable housing than required to support the viability of the village.

Cllr Carole Jones said: “While I feel for the residents, there are young people desperate for houses, and we don’t often get 50 per cent affordable with both

LEAP and LAP.” Cllrs Hall and Fry expressed concern about poor pedestrian access, but highway planner Steve Savage said that as in any rural village where there were areas without pavements, there was a low speed environment.

Cllr Val Pothecary welcomed the reduction in the number of homes planned from 74 to 39 but said it was not sustainable to build when there was no local employment. “I understand the tilted balance, and I can’t see a strong enough reason to turn it down, but I am not happy,” she said.

A proposal to approve by Cllr Jones was seconded by Cllr Mary Penfold and resulted in a split vote. A final casting vote in favour came from committee chairman Sherry Jespersen who said: “I am very sympathetic to the views about sustainability and that Marnhull has had its fair share but will support the officers’ recommendation.”

Churches Together Walk of Witness The Walk of Witness, organised through Churches Together in Gillingham, revived a long-standing tradition on Good Friday.

It started from outside the Barn Surgery and went to St Mary’s Churchyard, with stops for prayer and songs at Gillingham school gates, the centre of town (Estate Agent Corner), the Methodist Church and the war memorial.

The walk, which had been suspended for two years during lockdown, was rounded off with refreshments supplied by Rev. Lin Francis and Gillingham Methodist Church.

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Police target county lines gangs Dorset Police have launched Operation Viper aimed at cracking down on county lines gangs which traffic illegal drugs from cities to rural villages, bringing misery to families and communities in the SouthWest.

Dedicated Neighbourhood Enforcement Teams (NET) are working with neighbourhood police to provide visibility, proactive enforcement and community engagement, and a dedicated County Lines Task Force, to disrupt drug networks. NETs will also feed into regional intelligence to help prevent harm and drugs coming into the county from cities around the UK. In six weeks in Bournemouth, the NETs disrupted gangs with 29 arrests, ten children safeguarded from gang exploitation and 27 disruption notices issued to dealers. This has led to drugs with a street value of almost £100,000 being seized. In the

early hours of Thursday, 21 April, an Operation Viper raid in Boscombe saw four more people arrested for possession with intent to supply, with drugs and cash seized.

Dorset Police Chief Constable Scott Chilton said: “Operation Viper is about investing in a new approach to tackling organised drug supply in our county, taking out those criminals bringing misery to our communities and protecting vulnerable people being exploited by county lines drug gangs.

“We now have additional dedicated proactive resources to tackle the issues county lines bring to communities, including the exploitation of young people, violence and anti-social behaviour, as well stopping the importation of Class A drugs into Dorset.”

Class A drugs are narcotics such as heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and LSD, while Class B drugs include certain steroids, cannabis and ketamine.

“I cannot be clearer on my message to those involved in county lines dealing and selling Class A drugs in Dorset,” said DPCC Chilton.

“We will pursue you and you will be caught and dealt with.

The public of Dorset, quite rightly, expect us to be relentless in our approach to tackling these gangs. With a clear determined approach, that is what we are doing.”

County lines refers to drugs being brought into often rural communities by gangs operating from cities such as London, Birmingham, Liverpool, and Manchester.

Criminals come into counties like Dorset and Somerset, often using young and vulnerable children to carry and sell drugs, while ‘cuckooing’ the home of those using drugs locally – effectively taking over their homes to act as a temporary base from which to sell drugs.

Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner David

Sidwick, who is committed to investing in Operation Viper as part of his Police and Crime Plan for Dorset, said, “Hot on the heels of Operation Scorpion, where we saw all five forces across the South-West working together to tackle county lines drugs gangs, Dorset now has its own dedicated and proactive Operation Viper which will target those who come to our county to deal drugs.

“The statistics speak for themselves – significant amounts of illegal drugs seized, vehicles seized, 29 arrests made, 10 children protected – this is exactly the type of action that I, and the residents of Dorset, want to see from our police force.”

Mr Sidwick added: “Both the chief constable and I share the same tough stance on drugs and now Operation Viper is ready, willing and able to crush county lines, drive out drugs gangs and make Dorset a safer place to be.”

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The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital are seeking new volunteers to work in its shop at Sturminster Newton.

The shop has had to close on occasion recently due to a shortage of volunteers through illness.

Volunteers are an integral part of fundraising for the Friends and the help they provide directly benefits the

local community by improving health facilities and provision of new equipment.

The Friends would welcome enquiries from individuals able to provide some of their time either weekly or less frequently – it is particularly keen to hear from people who would consider working on a Saturday but other days are

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available, too.

Volunteers work in pairs and support and training is provided.

The socialisation and skills learned provide real benefits to the volunteer, the Friends say.

Prospective volunteers can pop in to have a chat with those already performing the role – they know all about it and love working at the shop.

Individuals can apply direct to the shop or by phoning manager Suzanne Leighton on 01258 451456 – leave a message to receive a call back.

Detailed proposals for a Bellway Homes scheme of 114 dwellings, including 29 affordable, north of Sturminster Newton have been approved by Dorset Council, subject to a number of conditions seeking further details before it goes ahead.

Outline permission was granted in April last year for the development at North Fields, east of the town’s leisure centre and high school, with access off Honeymead Lane.

The details were recommended for approval

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Mental health: Bus reaches out

By Faith Eckersall Young people in Dorset concerned about their mental health can now visit a new outreach bus where they can find confidential help and a listening ear.

The double-decker bus will be a portable resource, travelling to areas where young people are facing difficulties with their mental health, offering the opportunity to speak confidentially to youth workers, counsellors and medical professionals.

It was purchased with a £22,000 grant to local charity #Willdoes by the Talbot Village Trust. #Willdoes was founded in memory of William Paddy, who died aged 14 in May 2019. The charity’s mission is to raise awareness of the mental health crisis young people are facing locally and to give grants to projects which help improve mental and physical well-being. #Willdoes founder Lesley Paddy said: “On behalf of our trustees and fundraising committee, we would like

to thank Talbot Village Trust for such a generous donation which has helped us achieve one of our biggest goals so far.

“The lack of youth provision, funds and safe spaces in Dorset is at crisis point. This outreach bus is a safe haven, providing essential support for anxiety, depression and general well-being, and will improve the lives of many young people in the area.”

The bus is operated in partnership with Dorset Youth Association and is also currently being utilised to support the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccinations for young people.

It will be stationed in Swanage’s main beach car park but will also visit other areas across Dorset including Portland, Weymouth, Dorchester and other rural villages in need of its services. It also hopes to serve neighbouring counties in the future. #Willdoes has experienced exceptional support from high-profile ambassadors including Olympians Victoria Pendleton, William Fox-Pitt

and Jamie Nicholls.

Talbot Village Trust chairman Nicholas Ashley-Cooper said: “No parent should ever have to face the loss of a child. There is an ongoing mental health crisis that has only been escalated by the pandemic and #Willdoes is doing incredible work to mitigate this. The outreach bus will improve and save the lives of many, so supporting this project was absolutely the right thing to do.”

The trust, which gives away £1 million each year, meets bi-annually and is accepting applications for funding from both previous and new applicants in the area before the trustees meet in autumn 2022. More details are available on its website, www. talbotvillagetrust.org For more about #Willdoes visit www.willdoes.co.uk.

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Town band looks for a new home Wincanton Silver Band needs new accommodation with its home at the Hopkins building becoming unavailable.

The band, which recently came sixth in the West of England regional contest, needs space to rehearse at least once a week and store

instruments and uniform.

Anyone who can help can contact the secretary, Miriam Parsons, on 01963 33072 or at wincantonsb125@gmail. com, or chairman Neil Chapman on 07855 227243 or at neilrow.chapman@ outlook.com

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Music energises, lifts our mood, rekindles cherished moments with family and loved ones, and is such a wonderful therapy in the coping mechanism for dementia. Music and dance have been proven to help reduce anxiety and depression, maintain speech and improve coordination. Even when hearing is impaired, the resonant beat is believed to help too.

Care homes find the concept of ‘singing for the brain’ very beneficial, bringing people together and stimulating memories. Many, such as Spetisbury Manor in Blandford Forum, regularly arrange performances by musicians who feature iconic tunes from the 1930s and 40s. As a relative or carer, creating your own playlist of familiar songs can help, as music can go to places in the brain where other therapies don’t reach; the shared experience can be positive too.

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By Faith Eckersall You’d have to be living on Mars – or the outback – not to notice the leap in popularity in forest bathing, wild or openwater swimming in the past few years.

News reports, magazines and social media have been immersed with images of people striding into lakes, rivers and the sea for a bracing dip, even in the middle of winter.

The Outdoor Swimming Society saw a 36 per cent membership leap in 2020. While part of the interest can be put down to the Covid-19 pandemic, when indoor pools were closed, the practise of open water swimming has been increasing for years.

In Dorset, which is blessed with what is probably the UK’s most beloved coastal feature – Durdle Door - there are plenty of amazing spots and now these, and the walks people can take to visit them, are the subject of a new book in the Wild Swimming Walks series.

Written by Sophie Pierce and Matt Newbury, the book reveals 28 coastal, lake and river wild swims in Dorset and East Devon. Written in a conversational style, it helps readers to find the kind of walk and swim which best suits them and their abilities, as well as adding plenty of useful local tips and fascinating facts.

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There are walks in the Frome Valley, walks in which incorporate ancient sites, such as Hod Hill and walks which take you to Corfe Castle and the Green Pool.

If you prefer a seaside amble, then check out the Arne Peninsula Circular which, say the authors, ‘will make you feel like a castaway’ and the far more taxing trip to Chapman’s Pool and Dancing Ledge, the man-made sea pool thought to be the inspiration for the one in Enid Blyton’s Malory Towers.

Here are three of the book’s walks: • Walk 18: Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door Circular This ‘energetic but endlessly rewarding walk’ takes in what is arguably Britain’s most famous geographical feature and the unofficial symbol of Dorset.

The 6.5-mile hike can start with a swim at Lulworth cove whose white stones ‘give a Mediterranean feel’ and continues with a hike over Hanbury Tout. Go through a field, past Scratchy Bottom to join the South West coast Path at West Bottom. The walk takes you up and down steep hills, past Bat’s Head and Swyre Head, and eventually to Durdle Door where, says the book, ‘a swim through the arch is a magical thing to do’. The walk ends at the Lulworth car-park.

• Walk 21: Wareham Rivers Double The two-mile walk starts at Howards Lane car park in Wareham and along the way you can swim in the River Frome at Abbot’s Quay and the River Piddle at Wareham common.

Accompanied by a fine potted history of Wareham’s Roman and Anglo-Saxon heritage, the walk takes you past St Martin on the Walls church, with its stone effigy of TE Lawrence, and along the River Piddle to the weir at West Mills, the first swimming spot in the book.

The walk continues to Abbot’s Quay where the authors describe a ‘quiet set of steps’ to allow for entry to the water.

Because of the boats and other watercraft, using a float or a brightly coloured swimming cap to ensure you are visible is advisable, says the book.

The walk continues past the Priory church of Lady St Mary and back to the beginning.

• Walk 22: Shapwick and White Mill circular This walk starts at the car park by St Bartholomew’s church and takes you 4.5 miles through Shapwick, incorporating a potential dip in the River Stour.

Travel through Hardy-esque fields and past the Book and Bucket cheese company’s farm. Passing White Mill, continue to the swim spot where, the writers say: “You have to scramble down the bank to enter the water.” While you’re

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there you can contemplate the legend of the ‘lost bells’ of Knowlton church, said to have been discarded in the river by thieving Sturminster Marshall villagers, who allegedly stole them for their own church!

The walk takes in the Charles Bennett Village Green, named after the village’s illustrious Olympian, and the Anchor Inn. Wild Swimming Walks by Sophie Pierce and Matt Newbury (Wild Things Publishing) is out now priced £14.99.

Beware of the dangers Open water swimming is a potentially dangerous activity undertaken entirely at your own risk as are the walks mentioned here.

Cold water can be dangerous to health and you should never jump or dive in before checking the depth of the water and also your exit point.

The book warns that few of the locations have lifeguards and all are

prone to currents, tidal-immersion and sea-state changes. Some landowners do not welcome swimmers.

The legality of access and use of open water is discussed at www. outdoorswimmingsociety. com/is-it-legal.

More information on open water swimming safety can be found at www.rlss.org. uk/pages/category/openwater-safety-tips

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Government cash saves village shop Fontmell Magna’s village shop and Post Office has been saved following an award of more than £200,000 from the Government’s Levelling Up fund.

The shop has received nearly £205,000 from the Community Ownership Fund (COF) to support local people in owning and running the facility, which locals feared could be sold for development.

The shop provides vital

services including some postal and banking facilities, and the cafe serves as a focal point for community life.

Losing it would be ‘devastating’ to the fabric of the community, with elderly residents being particularly hard hit, the COF said.

Fontmell Magna’s village shop is one of ten projects across the UK benefiting from Government funding to support much-loved community assets.

The u3a Blackmore Vale is set to take a peek at ‘The Wonderful World of Glass’ with Dr Francis Burroughes.

Members will raise a glass of bubbly in a toast to the Queen at their indoor street lunch party before Dr Burroughes talks about the

history and making of glass.

The group meets at Henstridge village hall on Tuesday, 3 May, and doors open at 2.15pm. Entry for members is £1.50 and visitors £2.50. For more information about the group phone 01963 362107 or visit www.u3a.org.uk.

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School does its bit for Ukraine Pupils at St Nicholas CE VA Primary School in Child Okeford have been helping Ukrainian nationals who have fled their homeland as a result of the war in Ukraine.

The school joined in with a collection of essential aid being sent on a lorry to the Polish border while the school council organised a Ukraine Day in which children and staff attended dressed in yellow and blue.

Instead of asking for money not to wear school uniform, pupils were asked

to bring in a cakes for a sale that was organised at the end of the day.

One parent made Ukrainian Flag biscuits for all the children in the school to eat and an Easter Cake which was auctioned.

The school council also organised a competition to guess the number of sweets – all blue and yellow – in a jar.

The final amount of money raised and sent to the Disasters Emergency Committee was £350.90.

STURMINSTER NEWTON WEDDING FESTIVAL Sturminster Newton is holding a unique, townbased Wedding Festival…all through the town As well as a Wedding Fair in the Stour Hall, The Exchange (10.a.m. To 2.00 p.m.) , with wedding specialists, our local shops are offering wedding themed offers. Our lovely Boutique will have outfits for special lady guests and the Emporium has gentleman’s outfits in the “Dapper Chaps” shop within a shop.

The Exchange will host an exhibition entitled “Wedding Attire Through The Ages” a display of wedding dresses, photos and stories shared by local families.

That morning there will be a wide range of motor vehicles from the past at the monthly meeting of Car Enthusiasts in Station Road Car Park.

Sturminster Newton is creating a new Wedding Directory to be launched at the event! To be included, contact Caroline on enquiries@frontpageprint.co.uk For further information see sturminster-newton.org.uk

The Nat West indoor market project - to be known as “1855” - if you are interested in customer-facing selling space, a presentation for possible hirers will be held on 11th May,, 5.00 p.m. for 5.30 p.m. - to book a place or to know more, please contact either Cheryl on comcheststur@gmail.com or Jacqui on jacqui@sturbencom.org

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Fresh Marketing wins Queens Award for International Trade 2022 A Motcombe businessman and his Dorset-based company, Fresh Marketing, is celebrating a coveted Queens Award for Enterprise for International Trade. Barney Mauleverer, co-founder of Fresh Marketing, says: “We’re thrilled to have been handed this amazing recognition. It’s been a particularly tough few years especially when it comes to exporting, and I want to thank our highly ambitious, experienced and dedicated team for navigating things so well. This Queen’s Award is globally recognised as a standard of excellence.”

Established in 2006, Fresh Marketing operates as a ‘collective’ export distributor for on-trend British food brands

such as Deliciously Ella, Tony Chocolonely and Candy Kittens. These brands all share a common desire to innovate, lead and, importantly, gain B-Corporation status; this means each company that meets the highest standard of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability placing purpose beyond solely profit.

“The UK is a hothouse for food and drink innovation,” says Barney. “We are advanced in ideation and energy from thriving entrepreneurship and encouragement to ‘give it a go’. If a product tastes good, does you good, looks great and is fairly priced, it’s up to us to get it to the customer.”

University hosts dedication for the county’s new High Sheriff An historic occasion to mark the appointment of Dorset’s new High Sheriff, Sibyl Fine King DL, has taken place at Arts University Bournemouth’s (AUB) Drawing Studio.

Dignitaries and community leaders from across the region gathered with friends and family to take part in the event, with students from AUB’s Dance and Creative Writing courses performing to guests. The ceremonial panel included Chaplain to the High Sheriff the Reverend Charlie Boyle, Justice of the Peace Colin Weston MBE, JP, Under Sheriff of Dorset Katharine Jones and Michael Dooley, High Sheriff of Dorset in 2021/22.

The assembly, which takes place under royal prerogative, is drawn together after The Queen ‘pricks’ her new High Sheriff’s name on a parchment roll with a long needle called a bodkin. Also present at the event were Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset Angus Campbell, AUB Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Gough, Mayor of

Dorset’s new High Sheriff Sibyl Fine King DL

Bournemouth Cllr David Kelsey, chairman of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council Cllr Nigel Hedges and Mayor of Poole Cllr Julie Bagwell.

The Vice-Chancellor said: “Arts University Bournemouth is immensely proud to hold this dedication to the High Sheriff of Dorset, Sibyl King, and we look forward to seeing how Sibyl will take the role forward in support of communities across the Dorset region.”

He added: “Sibyl’s championing of the visual arts and support for education in Dorset is

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something we greatly admire and feel a strong affinity towards - we wish her all of the very best as she enters into this exciting and historic role.”

Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the United States, Ms King came to the UK in 1986, working as a health promotion manager in Dorchester before becoming founder and director of the Fine Family Foundation in 2007.

She supports many good causes around Dorset. Her love of Dorset has fuelled her energy and creativity to initiate and encourage

projects all over the county, primarily in the natural environment, the arts and with community involvement.

She has supported a number of visitor centres along the Jurassic Coast including centres at Kimmeridge, Durlston, Chesil Beach and Charmouth, with exciting new projects in the near future for Brownsea and Poole Museum in the Old Town.

Established before the Norman conquest of 1066, the role of the High Sheriff was established by Royal appointment and in contemporary times plays an active role in supporting work being done across the county, both in areas of emergency services as well as public sector bodies such as probation and prison services.

The High Sheriff is the monarch’s representative in all things related to the legal system, including people and organisations connected to the courts, prisons, police, fire service, ambulance and voluntary organisations.

Singers bid farewell to director

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by Alison Arthur Members of The Athenaeum Singers gathered for a farewell lunch for their retiring director of music Timothy Coleman, who will soon be moving to Scotland and getting married in July.

The previous evening Tim had conducted his final concert with the Singers in The Minster, Warminster, at which a retiring collection for the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine Fund raised more than £500. The singers and orchestra sported yellow and blue ribbons in

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Timothy Coleman with Singers’ chairman Jo Casey

support of the Ukraine and their contributions raised half to this amount.

Choir member Sue Peachey read an amusing tribute in verse; secretary Jenny King, a reflection on the role of a conductor; and chairman Jo Casey thanked Tim for all his contribution to the choir over the last two-and-a-quarter years.

Tim’s willingness to embrace the medium of Zoom and keep singers learning and singing in the isolation of their own homes was instrumental in keeping the

choir together and socially connected. This enabled a smooth return to rehearsals and performance, albeit with some depletion in numbers which we are keen to redress.

Most of all, Tim has endeared himself to the choir who have come to appreciate not only his outstanding musical skills and abilities, but also his humour, adaptability, good nature and friendship.

The farewell was sad but we will embrace his future with great interest and affection.

World-class artists are set to feature in a Concert for Ukraine at Gillingham Methodist Church.

Church organist Gordon Amery is organising the concert which will feature celebrity organist Thomas Trotter (Birmingham City organist) and guests David Briggs (organist, St John the Divine, NYC), Keith Hearnshaw (concert organist), Jonathan Hope (organist, Gloucester Cathedral), Duncan Honeybourne (concert pianist) and Rex Wickham (treble).

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Dorset residents have come together to take part in local litter picking and beach cleaning activities, helping to spruce up streets, green spaces and beaches before the summer season.

Litter Free Dorset – Land, Coast and Sea’s annual Great Dorset Beach Clean between 2-10 April saw 14 beach cleans between Lyme Regis and Christchurch, hosted by local organisations and community groups.

More than 250 volunteers took part in the clean-ups, collecting 100 bags of rubbish, including fishing rope, cigarette butts and plastic bottles – plus slightly unusual objects including wellie boots, balloons and oil drums.

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Britain Tidy’s UK-wide Great British Spring Clean and Great Big School Clean initiatives took place between 25 March-10 April.

In Dorset, individuals, community groups, schools and local councils pledged to pick up as much litter as possible.

Litter Free West Dorset and CUDS Clean Up Dorset Squad arranged a West Dorset litter pick over 1-2 April, supported by Litter

Free Dorset and the Preventing Plastic Pollution project, and hundreds of residents grab litter pickers and get involved with tidying up their local areas.

Teams were organised across the West Dorset area and it was estimated 150plus bags of litter were cleared from West Dorset lanes, as well as significant quantities of larger items.

Over time, plastics break up into lots of smaller pieces, harder to remove from the environment. Larger littered items can entrap and entangle marine life and on-land wildlife, and smaller pieces can be easily ingested, also causing harm.

Litter Free Dorset is calling

on residents and visitors to take their litter home or use the bin when out and about at the coast or in the countryside this summer.

Anyone interested in getting involved with litter picking and beach cleaning activities near them should check out the Litter Free Dorset website for details of active community groups www.litterfreedorset.co.uk/ get-involved/join-a-groupnear-you.

To stay updated with Litter Free Dorset’s latest campaigns and projects, check out their social media pages: Facebook @ LitterFreeDorset; Instagram @litterfreedorset; Twitter @ LitterFreeDorset.

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One person in the UK develops dementia every three minutes. Whether you’re affected personally or caring for someone who is, you can access support from the following organisations.

• Alzheimer’s Society: Phone 01458 251541 for advice, support and local information about groups www. alzheimers.org.uk/findsupport-near-you.

• Rethink Reconnect: Support covers housing issues, safety in the home, budgeting, benefits, life skills and improving social networks. 07971 963027, www.rethink.org/help-inyour-area/services/housing/ reconnect-floating-supportservice-somerset.

• Filo Project: Day care provided in a host’s home.

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• Admiral Nurses: Royal British Legion service helping Armed Forces families affected by dementia. 0808 802 8080, www.britishlegion.org.uk/ get-support/care-andindependent-living/supportfor-carers/admiral-nurses.

• Somerset Carers Service: Phone 0800 316 8600 or visit somersetcarers.org to find a local carers support group.

• Dementia Connect Support Line (national): 0333 150 3456.

• Call your local GP surgery and ask about groups and activities in your community.

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The sun shone and more than 12,000 visitors turned out for Blackmore Vale’s newest country event, the Spring Countryside Show at the Turnpike Showground, near Motcombe.

The two-day weekend event, organised by the Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show team, showcased rural life and crafts as well as live music, steam engines and classic cars.

“We were joined by so many craft producers, local traders and skilled rural individuals,” said event organiser James Cox. “The feedback on social media has been incredible.”

An exhibition of horseback falconry in the Jonathan Marshall Free Spirits Show was a highlight of the show programme. It featured a black horse, made famous by the adverts for Lloyds Bank, with falcons flying between the horse’s legs, which had the crowd mesmerised. “‘The best day’ was how our six-year-old described his day at the very first Gillingham and Shaftesbury Spring Show,” said motherof-two Victoria Brunton.

“There was so much to see and do. It wasn’t just a day out to enjoy local food, peruse the many local traders and listen to local musicians, it was a family experience day where adults and children could learn and do so much together.”

She added: “It’s a rare day when you can experience all the variety of a show in one beautiful setting. We had the chance to watch cooking

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Rural skills were showcased at the Spring Countryside Show and bands performed,

demonstrations, goat milking and ice cream making, falconry, working steam engines and admire combines up close.

“You could watch a farrier at work, spoon carving, coppice crafts and so much more. The Free Spirits Show was very well received.

Many families enjoyed watching Amadeus, the handsome Black Friesian stallion, performing amazing tricks.

“I have always admired Dorset Horse Logging from social media, so to be able to watch demonstrations at the show was a bonus. We also

watched sheep of all breeds dancing to music put on by The Sheep Show – I have ideas for Cedric the lamb at home!

“Plenty of food and drink stalls were on offer, too, so there weren’t any of those long queues one expects, so you could sit down and enjoy the wonderful local music.

We were quite taken by the Belle Street Singers, who performed wonderfully despite the chill wind!

“What else can top it off other than the bumper cars, the helter-skelter and the Ferris wheel. Families, us included, had so much fun

making memories, which have been put on hold over the past few years, and life once more felt a bit back to normal. So, James and co, thank you to you, your team, the sponsors and everyone who worked tirelessly to provide a wonderful day out in the countryside.”

Mr Cox added: “We are over the moon with the responses to the show. We set out on this venture back in the Autumn and never expected it to gain the momentum it has.”

The Spring Countryside Show is set to return in April 2023.

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No need to buy something – borrow it from the Library of Things!

Springtime is often a time for sorting and reflecting. If you ever find yourself looking around your house and wondering why you have bought so much stuff that you hardly ever use, you’re not alone.

We all have occasional-use items like carpet cleaners and pressure washers taking up space, or a clutter of DIY tools in the garage – and yet we often don’t have the right tool for that one-off job around the house or garden.

Well, Share Salisbury may be the answer.

At Churchfields Industrial Estate, a community-focused and not-for-profit team has set up Salisbury’s own ‘Library of Things’. The concept has been rapidly growing across the UK – a resource of useful items that many of us need for odd jobs or infrequent activities, but do not wish, or cannot

afford, to buy. The items are available to borrow for short periods at low cost, then returned to the ‘Library’ for maintenance and storage, ready for the next borrower.

Share Salisbury: A Library of Things, is the brainchild of Eva McHugh. She said: “I have been involved with environmental campaigning for some time but wanted to set up my own practical contribution. By sharing things instead of buying new, we reduce the need to buy, own and store everything ourselves. At the same time, we save raw materials from being used up. The idea wasn’t original – I had heard of successful ‘LoTs’ popping up all over the UK, so I decided to bring one to Salisbury.”

While many items are focused on outdoor activities – gazebos, gardening equipment, a pressure washer – indoor

activities are also catered for, with sewing machines, table decorations for parties and weddings, and entertainment packages such as projectors, game consoles and even a popcorn maker.

A full list of equipment, toys and tools available to borrow can be found online at www.sharesalisbury.co.uk.

Following a successful first eight months, a new development for 2022 is the addition of Toy Swap events held at Quench in Churchfields. Share Salisbury and Quench have co-hosted several swaps already and due to their popularity will be looking to continue running these events during school holidays.

Share Salisbury: A Library of Things is open Tuesday and Friday 10am-2pm and Saturday 10am-12 noon, and is based at the Paxton Business Centre, Unit 4 Whittle Rd, Churchfields, Salisbury SP2 7YR. The team are always looking for more volunteers to help run the unit, as well as anyone wishing to donate their good quality secondhand items to the library.

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Life in the humble roadside verge…

by Faith Eckersall Did you know that many of Dorset’s verges are sites of Nature Conservation Interest?

The sometimesoverlooked strips of grass beside roads are actually wildlife havens and the county will be celebrating these as it promotes its new policy of only cutting them once a year, as part of the Love Your Verge campaign.

The initiative is a countywide collaboration between the council’s Coast and Greenspace Service and Litter Free Dorset to highlight the council’s work to increase and maintain biodiversity as part of the response to the Climate and Ecological Emergency.

By increasing awareness about the importance of Dorset’s thriving verges, the

campaign also aims to deter people from littering on roadsides.

Changes to verge management in Dorset include an increase in cut and collect mowing – a technique which helps to reduce soil fertility over time, creating a better environment for wildflowers.

The council has also reduced verge cutting throughout the rural road network to once instead of twice a year in areas where it is safe to do so. This allows more flowers to complete their lifecycles before being cut. Verges which already have high biodiversity value, known as ‘conservation verges’, are managed to ensure biodiversity can continue to thrive each year.

Littering also causes major issues for plants and wildlife

in Dorset’s verges and cleaning up is a costly and time-consuming operation.

To help discourage littering, the campaign will include colourful signage installed around the county, drawing attention to the types of wildlife that inhabits the verges and thanking drivers for taking their rubbish home with them.

Ray Bryan, portfolio holder for Highways, Travel and Environment, said: “Safety remains our top priority, so

our approach must strike a balance between cutting verges regularly where needed for visibility and working to protect and enhance Dorset’s natural environment, by restoring some of these vital habitats.”

The council wants residents and visitors to get involved with the campaign by sharing their photos or videos of the plants and wildlife they’ve spotted in Dorset’s verges using the #LoveYourVerge.

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‘How to’ guide to saving the village green The Open Spaces Society, Britain’s oldest national conservation body, has published a new edition of ‘Getting Greens Registered’, a step-by-step guide to registering land in England and Wales as a town or village green.

Once registered, the land is protected from development and encroachment, and local people have rights of recreation there.

The new (fourth) edition explains how local people must gather evidence of 20 years’ use of an area of land, showing that they have enjoyed the land for

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recreation without challenge or permission. It sets out the tests which must be met. All the evidence is then sent to the registration authority - county or unitary council which will determine whether the land qualifies as a green.

The book also spells out the pitfalls to registration, for instance if the land is subject

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The society is running its Grant a Green campaign to encourage landowners voluntarily to register land as a green, in order to protect it and give people rights there.

It suggests that local authorities are particularly well placed to do this in the public interest and that developers should also do this to provide a benefit to the community.

Nicola Hodgson, one of the society’s case officers, said: “Town and village greens are much more than the archetypal green space in the heart of a village.

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Long-serving lawyer Hugh retires One of Dorset’s longest serving solicitors has retired after a distinguished legal career spanning six decades.

Hugh Craig stepped down after 57 years of service in the profession – including the last 11 years as a consultant solicitor in business services at Dorset law firm Ellis Jones Solicitors.

He called it a day with the best wishes of colleagues from the firm’s six offices ringing in his ears, including the branch in Swanage’s High Street.

Managing partner Nigel Smith said: “Hugh has been a tremendous credit to the legal profession over many decades.

“It is unlikely that there are many solicitors with his depth of experience and expertise who have accomplished so much

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during their professional careers.

“It has been a privilege for all at Ellis Jones to work alongside Hugh for the past 11 years and be able to draw upon his advice and guidance.

“My sincere thanks go to Hugh on behalf of Ellis Jones for all he has done for

the firm and its clients.

“He will be sorely missed and our very best wishes go to him for a long and enjoyable retirement.”

Hugh consistently received independent endorsement of his expertise in The Legal 500 guide.

He was named as a Recommended Lawyer for Business Services in the 2022 edition where he was recognised for his work on equity investments and described as a ‘veteran transactional lawyer’.

Hugh said: “I will be forever grateful for the opportunities and long career for which I have been given by the law and to Ellis Jones for enabling me to extend and finish my career in such a progressive firm with so many positive and friendly colleagues.”

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University of Cambridge’s Downing College and graduated in 1962. He joined a Liverpool firm, Laces, for his traineeship and qualified as a solicitor in 1965.

Hugh moved to London in the mid-1960s, joining Coward Chance, now Clifford Chance, where he stayed until 1970 when he joined Bates Wells.

Over the next 35 years Hugh worked as a corporate lawyer, senior partner and head of the company commercial department of Bates Wells until he retired as a partner and became a consultant solicitor with Ellis Jones.

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If you are looking for gardenalia, rich textiles, vintage quilts, jewellery, slow fashion, or chippy painted furniture and accessories, you will be sure to find it at the Brocante. With local artisan foodies offering freshly ground coffee and light refreshments, you can relax in the cafe by the fishponds and enjoy a lovely spring day out.

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Immunosuppressed urged to boost their Covid-19 immunity Health leaders in the South-West are urging those aged 12 and over who have a weakened immune system, due to a condition or treatment plan, to come forward for their potentially life-saving Covid-19 spring booster vaccination.

Covid-19 has not gone away and infection rates are still high across the region.

Those eligible for a spring booster should book an appointment for when they reach six months after their first booster. This will top up their immunity against the deadly virus.

Those eligible include

people with: A blood cancer (such as leukaemia or lymphoma); a weakened immune system due to a treatment (such as high dose steroid medicine, biological therapy, chemotherapy or radiotherapy); an organ or bone marrow transplant; a condition that means you have a very high risk of getting infections; a condition or treatment your specialist advises makes you eligible for a third dose.

To book, call 119 or visit www.nhs.uk.

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If you are unsure if you are eligible, make an appointment and discuss your condition with the clinician on-site, who will be able to advise.

Dr Michael Marsh, regional medical director for NHS England and NHS Improvement South West, said: “It is incredibly important for those with a weakened immune system to get the spring booster vaccine.

“Those eligible should have their top up dose around six months after their first booster dose for maximum effectiveness.

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booked proactively before they reach the six-month point.

“The Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisations (JCVI) recommended this booster dose to allow those eligible to top up their immunity to Covid-19 as they are one of the most vulnerable groups.

“Covid-19 vaccinations are proven to be our best defence against serious illness, so please book your appointment as soon as you can.”

If you are unsure when you had your first booster dose please check your appointment card, download the NHS app which includes your vaccination history or call NHS 119.

Spring boosters are also available for those aged 75 and over and residents in older adult care homes.

Garden centres are set to be the buzz of the social calendar over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend as millions of us embrace this time to be inspired by nature.

We Brits spent more than £1.4bn over this weekend last year in garden centres and DIY stores. Yes, we have all appreciated and learned more from nature’s bountiful therapy space to allow us to feel more connected with our surroundings and experience the wellness of gardening.

When locked down, garden centres and nurseries were a lifeblood, allowing us to escape, be creative, connect and feel more normal and ‘at peace’, as these spaces were allowed to stay open to help encourage the mental and physical health benefits of gardening.

So, what better way to start the month than by getting to grips in the garden.

Anyone remember the line, ‘don’t cast a clout ‘til May is out’? Though the saying relates more to wearing chilly short sleeves than gardening gloves, our

unpredictable British weather may still catch us out between sunny spells and overnight frosts. Let’s be prepared for summer days spent relaxing.

May is a great time for cutting back voracious vines and plants, such as fruit brambles, blossom, rosemary and rhododendrons – this helps to prevent some from getting too big and straggly, with woody stems at the bottom. If it’s a young plant which has been affected by our late chilly spring, allow the growth to take well before pruning, and feed it regularly. If your garden space is sheltered, you can pop more tender plants outside, otherwise allow to develop first indoors in a sunny spot, by a window.

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Make May the time to: • Prune hydrangea bushes. Did you know that those leftover coffee granules

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help make the soil more acidic and may help to turn pink petals blue?

• Sow much-loved, colourful hardy annuals such as cornflowers, calendar and sweet peas.

• Plant early potatoes and thin out any seedlings for a healthy crop of spinach, lettuce and asparagus.

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Residents in Somerset go to the polls next week to decide who will govern them at a local level until 2027.

The county’s five existing councils will officially cease to exist in April 2023, with the new unitary authority – dubbed Somerset Council – to take over all their current roles and responsibilities.

Residents will cast their votes across the county on Thursday 5 May, to elect 110 representatives who will oversee the transition and then represent them for a further four years. Don’t forget to cast your vote and have your say in who will be representing you.

The existing county and district councillors will continue to sit until their respective authorities are dissolved near year.

Somerset currently has three tiers of local government: • Somerset County Council – responsible for education, transport, adult social care,

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children’s services, looking after rights of way and other duties.

• Four district councils – South Somerset, Mendip, Sedgemoor, and Somerset West and Taunton are responsible for planning, licensing, environmental health and other duties.

• Town or parish councils – over 120 parish councils are responsible for low-level local work such as park benches and dog poo bins.

Central government decided in July 2021 that the county and district councils would be abolished, turning Somerset into a two-tier system.

In their place will be Somerset Council – a new unitary authority combining all the existing powers of the county and district councils into one organisation.

The new councillors elected to the unitary Somerset Council will take responsibility for all current

county council services in their first year – as well as continuing to oversee the transition.

Once the new unitary is officially vested on 1 April 2023, they will serve a further four years before the next election in May 2027.

A total of 337 candidates are standing in the election, with the Conservatives fielding the most candidates at 109 across all 55 divisions.

The Liberal Democrats – who last controlled the county council in 2009 – have fielded 108 candidates, with several divisions being a straight fight between the two parties.

They are followed by the Green Party (50 candidates)

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and Labour (45), with 23 standing either as independents or with no affiliation or description.

There is also one UKIP candidate, one candidate for the For Britain Party and one candidate for the Freedom Alliance.

Of the 337 candidates, around four in ten (41 per cent) are currently serving as either county or district councillors – with some serving on both – and eight have previously stood in one of the last three General Elections.

Councillors serving on the district councils will continue in their roles until 31 March 2023.

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Events Guide • Sherborne Library will be hosting An Introduction to Managing Your Mental Health on Friday 29 April from 3-4pm. Join Amanda Whitlock from Total Wellbeing Matters as she discusses mental health awareness. Booking is essential, visit Eventbrite online or call 01935 812683.

• Fancy a hit on a spring day?

Everyone’s welcome at the Wincanton Tennis Club open day taking place on Saturday 30 April from 11am-3pm.

Come along to hit with a member or join in a free session with the coach.

Wincanton Sports Ground, Moor Lane BA9 9RA wincantontennisclub.co.uk.

lunch party before Dr Burroughes talks about the history and making of glass.

Members and visitors will have the chance to handle valuable antique glass.

The group meets at Henstridge village hall on Tuesday 3 May, doors open at 2.15pm. Entry for members is £1.50, visitors £2.50.

For more information phone 01963 362107 or visit www.u3a.org.uk.

• There will be a bric-a-brac sale in aid of pancreatic cancer on Saturday 30 April from 10.30am-12.30pm at St James’ Church, Longburton.

• The Stanchester Quire and invited friends are performing a second Concert for Ukraine in South Petherton Parish Church on Friday 6 May, at 7pm. Admission is by donation of £5 or more and all proceeds will go to the Disasters Emergency Committee.

For further details either email stanchesterquire1@ gmail.com or phone Phil on 07778 119663.

• The u3a Blackmore Vale is set to take a peek at The Wonderful World of Glass with Dr Francis Burroughes.

Members will raise a glass of bubbly in a toast to the Queen at their indoor street

• Wincanton & District Gardeners Association will enjoy a talk by Sally Nex entitled Garden Rogues and Pests, on Friday 6 May at 7.30pm, at Wincanton Memorial Hall. Refreshments

Gillingham Car Link Scheme

Do you live in Gillingham or an SP8 village?

Do you need transport to a hospital, doctor, dentist or optician appointment?

Our volunteer drivers are here to help you.

Call 07599 311443 to book a journey.

Leave a message and one of our friendly coordinators will be in touch.

Gillingham Car Link is a charity set up to provide transport to everyone who cannot use or doesn’t have access to public transport.

We have been serving the community for over 10 years. We ask for a small donation to cover our costs. Our drivers use their own cars.

Gillingham Area Car Link Scheme, registered charity no. 1138732

and raffle. Members free, visitors £1. Why not join as a member? For more information call 01963 33160.

• Starring Rob Kingsley, winner of The National Tribute Music Awards Official Elvis Show and No.1 Male Tribute, A Vision of Elvis (Friday 6 May, 7.30pm) is an emotional rollercoaster through time, engaging audiences with a true Elvis Concert experience featuring Elvis’ greatest hits. Tickets £22, The Exchange, Sturminster Newton. Box Office: www.stur-exchange. co.uk 01258 475137.

• Four local artists – awardwinning etcher Victoria Garland, painters Eric Bailey and Jane Barnard, and ceramicist Caroline Hughes – are showing their work in the café at the Slade Centre.

The exhibition, Impressions, runs until 7 May and is open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am-4pm. Victoria’s atmospheric etchings have won awards from numerous national art societies. While the artists work in different media, all their work is based on their response to the Dorset landscape. Come and form your own impressions.

The Slade Centre, The Square, Gillingham SP8 4AY 01747 821480.

• The Quiet Garden Movement is a global network of over 300 gardens in homes, churches, hospitals and schools. Quiet Gardens are made available by local hosts for people of all ages to experience silence and spend time in prayer and contemplation. Quiet Days will be held on Saturday 7 May from 2.30-4pm and

Friday 17 June from 12 noon-4pm at Marian Dunlop House, 8 Prince of Wales Road, Dorchester DT1 1PW. “The Quiet Garden Movement is about giving people permission to step back and experience a sense of stillness and wonderment,” said founder Reverend Philip Roderick. “We live in a world where we are swamped by methods of communication and yet we find ourselves unable to communicate.

Silence is the missing and vital ingredient. Even as little as five minutes can be restorative and healing.”

Anyone interested in attending should contact Mrs Becky Dovey 01305 251396, fellowship.meditation@ gmail.com.

• On Saturday 7 May from 2.30-3pm, Sherborne Library hosts Saturday Story Time.

Come and hear some of our favourite stories. Suitable for children aged 3–7. Booking is essential, visit Eventbrite online or call 01935 812683.

• Now in its 20th year, Yarlington Plant Fair runs from 10am to 4pm on Saturday 7 May. This is not just any old plant sale – specialist growers and dealers from all over the South West bring with them rare and unusual plants. The Yarlington House stall is also a big draw and is stocked with home-germinated and grown-on plants – many interesting and unusual flowering annuals and perennials, as well as numerous vegetable varieties.

The fair is an annual highlight for keen gardeners and also provides a special day out for garden enthusiasts. There is the chance to explore the

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To advertise call 01963 400186 TUESDAY 3 MAY 7.30 PM CRANBORNE LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY -A Lifeboat on the Road Howard Nicholls -Cranborne Village Hall BH21 5PZ SPRING FAIR AND DOG SHOW Sunday 8th May 10.303.30 Pimperne village Hall, Pimperne

WHIST DRIVES YEOVIL every Saturday 7.30pm Tel 01935 862325

SATURDAY 7th MAY, 9am - 12.30pm Sherborne Digby Hall Monthly Market. Arts, Crafts, Food , Cafe & More ALWESTON CAR BOOT Monday 2nd May Sellers 7am buyers 8am 01963 23525

COFFEE MORNING AND TABLE TOP SELL, Saturday 7th May 10.30-12pm Child Oakford village hall 01258 861055

GOLD HILL FESTIVAL Sunday 3rd July. Stall bookings.

01747 853136 goldhillfair@hotmail.co.uk www.shaftesburyrotaryclub.org

CRAFT FAYRE Saturday 30th April 11 to 4pm Portman Hall. Shillingstone. DT110SF Refreshments available. Info Tel 07791 503589

VALUATION DAY WITH CHARTERHOUSE AUCTIONEERS’ Richard Bromell. Wednesday 18th May, 4-7pm. Maiden Bradley Church. Only £2 per item.

Cake stall, refreshments, tower

COUNTRY LINK SOCIAL GROUP. Fresh air, fun, food and friendship. Tel. Andy 01225 834834 or Val 01749 342918 www.country-link.org.uk

THE 20TH SPECIALIST YARLINGTON PLANT FAIR at Yarlington House on Saturday May 7th, 10am -4pm Plants from Specialist Growers from all over the West Country Tea, coffee and cake.

Entrance £5.00. Raffle. In aid of the Church of St. Luke and St.Teresa, Wincanton

CONCERT FOR UKRAINE Featuring: Celebrity Organist Thomas Trotter & Guests…

David Briggs (via video), Keith Hearnshaw, Jonathan Hope, Duncan Honeybourne and Rex Wickham. Friday 13th May 2022 Gillingham Methodist Church 7.30 pm (doors 6.30 pm) Tickets £20 on the door or in advance from www.wegotickets. com/event/544481 100% of the proceeds to go to the Disaster Emergency Committee – dec.org.uk

BRIC-À-BRAC SALE ( GOOD QUALITY ITEMS ) on Saturday April 30 th @ St James Church Longburton DT9 5 PG 10.30 am till 12.30 pm . China, glass , toys , jewellery, pots , pictures and much more .

Refreshments. For pancreatic cancer research

WIMBORNE ST GILES VILLAGE HALL Charity teas: Sundays - 24 April to 9 October 2022 (not 5 June)

JUMBLE SALE AT THE BAND HALL SHAFTESBURY, 30th April, start 12 noon, in aid of George’s Carnival Club.

THE ORCHARDS AND MARGARET MARSH PARISHES AFTERNOON GARDEN PARTY SATURDAY 7TH MAY 2.30pm to- 4.30pm at Vale Farmhouse, West Orchard Welcome to our fundraiser Join us for an afternoon tea We have a tombola plus stalls for Plants, Gifts, cakes and Bric a brac A great chance to chat whilst browsing our stalls Offers of help please to serve the teas and items for the stalls much appreciated. Please call 01258472331 with offers of donated items or even bring on the day MONDAY LUNCH CLUBS WEEKLY BAR BANK HOLIDAYS. A chance to socialise/ meet friends old and new. Transport free. Cost of Lunch from £6.50. Meals on Wheels (hot food) home deliveries available weekdays for same costs Friends of Stour Connect (Charity) Sturminster Newton DT10 1JF. For bookings/menus 01258-471359/07849-618522 or admin@friendsofstourconnect.org

LYN’S BINGO AT MARNHULL ROYAL BRITISH LEGION on Monday May 2nd.

Eyes down 7pm SILTON PLANT SALE Summer Bedding, Perennial & Herbaceous Plants. Vegetable Plants & Seedlings, House Plants. Produce & Bric-a-brac Stalls & Refreshments Saturday 7th May 10a.m. to noon.

Silton Village Hall, Silton, Dorset SP8 5PN (signed from B3092 between Milton-on-Stour & Bourton) SPRING FESTIVAL PLANT SALE & TEAS Saturday 7th May 2.00 - 4.30 pm Sedgehill Village Hall SP7 9QJ OVER-50s BADMINTON CLUB Monday and Thursday mornings at Sturminster Newton Leisure Centre.

Friendly club. All abilities welcome. Tel. Rod 01963 362724 or Mike 01258 860799

JUMBLE SALE – LYDLINCH VILLAGE HALL Saturday 30th April 2pm.

Tea’s, Cake’s and Raffle SILTON ART GROUP EXHIBITION. Shaftesbury Art Centre 13, Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AR 11th-17th May 2022, 10am to 4pm, Free entry.

UKRAINE APPEAL BINGO at the Memorial Hall Wincanton, Friday 29th April. Great Prizes, all donated by local businesses and surrounding areas. All Proceeds to go to the charities supporting the Ukrainian Appeal.

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Events Guide beautiful flower garden and the walled kitchen garden, which will both be open to visitors on the day of the fair.

Entrance is £5 (under-16s free) and payment can be made by cash or card. All the money raised goes to charity.

This year funds will go to the Church of St Luke and St Teresa in Wincanton.

Yarlington House, Yarlington, Nr Wincanton, Somerset BA9 8DY, 01963 440344.

• Dorset tenor Kieran White is joining Sturminster Choral Society when it performs Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle at St Mary’s Church in Sturminster Newton on Saturday, May 7, at 7.30pm.

The society is this year celebrating 60 years of singing in and around the town. It has also been two

years since its last full concert due to Covid-19 restrictions.

One of Rossini’s few late works, intended to be given in public, was his Petite Messe Solennelle, an engaging and uplifting piece of music composed in 1863 and first performed in the following year 1864.

For this performance the choir is conducted by its musical director Annemarie Lees, accompanied by Caroline D’Cruz on piano and Tracy Kennington on harmonium, with soloists Anna Gregory (soprano), Charlotte Collier (alto), Kieran White (tenor) and Pauls Putnins (bass).

Tickets are £10, from 01258 820755 or on the door.

• Shaftesbury Food and Drink Festival returns on Sunday 8 May. It boasts nearly 100

stalls, featuring producers from Dorset and the surrounding areas, including the Dorset Farmers’ Market and the Anonymous Travelling Market. One of the highlights of the day for many is the cheese race on Gold Hill: competitors race up the hill carrying 25kg truckles of cheese. The event is free, find out more at www. shaftesburyfestival.co.uk.

• North Dorset’s famous male a capella four-part singing group are set to perform in Durweston’s St Nicholas Church on Friday 13 May at 7.30pm.

The Gravellers were formed in 1999 and for many years rehearsed under the direction of the late Ros Evans at her house in Gravel Lane, Charlton Marshall – hence their name.

Mike Brown took over as The Gravellers’ director in 2014, and has managed to maintain control of this ‘sometimes’ unruly group ever since: moulding voices around an eclectic range of songs from ditties by Henry VIII and his contemporaries, via the Yale Song Book, Flanders and Swann, to the Beach Boys and the Beatles.

Chris Dowie, the organist at St Nicholas’s Church, and formerly organist at Wimborne Minster, will add to the evening’s enjoyment, interspersing the Gravellers’ programme with his own performance.

The evening is likely to be a sell-out, and early booking is advised. Light refreshments and a free glass of wine or soft drink will be served. All proceeds will be shared

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more Vale Ltd between St Nicholas’s Church and the Ukraine Crisis Appeal (Disasters Emergency Committee).

Tickets priced £10 are available from Rebekah’s Kitchen, Salisbury Street, Blandford, or for collection on the night from Alison on 07706 838119 and James on 07572 167555 or thegravellers@gmail.com.

• World-class artists are set to feature in a Concert for Ukraine at Gillingham Methodist Church on Friday 13 May at 7.30pm. Church organist Gordon Amery is organising the concert, which will feature celebrity organist Thomas Trotter (Birmingham City) and guests David Briggs (St John the Divine, NYC), Keith Hearnshaw (concert • Stayin’ Alive, Friday 13 organist), Jonathan Hope Left May, 7.30pm. Winners of the (Gloucester Cathedral), National Tribute Awards in Duncan Honeybourne 2013, 2016 and 2017, Stayin’ (concert pianist) and Rex Alive are recognised as the Wickham (treble).

UK’s top Bee Gees Tribute.

Everyone involved, is They re-create the most providing their services free accurate portrayal of the of charge, so all funds raised Brothers Gibb, covering hits will go to Disasters from all decades. Tickets £18/ Emergency Committee. £17 conc, The Exchange, Tickets for the concert are Sturminster Newton. Box £20 on the door from 6.30pm.

Office: www.stur-exchange.

They are also available in co.uk 01258 475137. advance through

‘WeGotTickets’, which is giving 20% of its booking fee to the DEC. • Filgroup’s next meeting is on 19 May and will be a guided tour of David and Celia Hazelgrove’s garden, followed by a glass of Pimms and David on hand to answer any questions. For more info email filgroup15@gmail.com.

• Dog lovers should head over to Martinstown village hall on Sunday 21 May for a fun dog show. If its sunny the show will take place on the grass outside, but it will go ahead indoors if its raining. Classes include veteran, rescue and Heinz 57, all at £2.50 each.

Fun classes cost £1 each, or you can enter the lot for £5!

Pick from dog most like owner, waggiest tail, doggy fancy dress and many more.

Entries will be taken from 12 noon and the show proper starts at 2pm. Enquiries to Antonia 07813 196958.

• St Gregory’s CofE Primary School is hosting a Jubilee quiz night and auction on Saturday 21 May at 7pm at Marnhull Village Hall.

Quizmaster Simon Hoare will kick off proceedings at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £12.50 per person, and include a locally sourced ploughman’s supper and a raffle ticket. If making up a team please supply names and team name along with full payment.

Places are limited; tickets are available via Robin Hill Stores, Spar; ptfastgregs@ gmail.com or Lucinda on 07791 094551. If you would like to join a team please get in touch and one can be assigned to you.

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Railway is in Mike’s blood Memories of Blandford, the Somerset and Dorset Railway and the Railway Hotel will be shared by Mike Beale at the Last Friday talk hosted by Blandford Town Museum at the Parish Centre in the Tabernacle.

Mike is a chartered civil engineer who worked for 20 years with British Rail and a further 13 as an international railway consultant. He has an interest in all aspects of industrial and transport heritage, particularly railways.

Until 2016, Mike was a trustee of the Somerset and Dorset (S&D) Railway Trust, an organisation of which he has been a member since 1974, and was chairman from 1985-91.

Although he now lives in Wiltshire, his family’s links to Blandford and the S&D span four generations.

His grandfather Thomas Victor Beale

spent all his working life on the line, following in the footsteps of his own father who joined the S&D in 1880.

Thomas Victor moved from Highbridge to Blandford in 1907, and in 1916 married Edith Pratt, whose parents Frederick and Elizabeth were the licensees of the Railway Hotel.

Mike’s father was born in Blandford but moved to Bath to join the S&D as a locomotive cleaner and fireman before realising his childhood ambition of becoming an engine driver. Mike, who was born in Bath, remembers with affection his visits to his grandparents in Blandford.

His talk will explore his family’s links with both the town of Blandford and the railway which served its transport needs for over 100 years and had a profound impact on its social history.

Celebrating May Day

by Katrina ffiske For many of us, May Day conjures up images of children dancing round a maypole holding ribbons, and the crowning of a May Queen. It is a day steeped in tradition that we can take for granted – but where do these traditions come from?

The earliest known May celebrations appeared with the Floralia, festival of Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers, held during the Roman Republic era. Many pagan rituals were linked with May Day, such as the Gaelic festival, Beltane. Bonfires were lit to banish the long dark nights on the eve of 1 May. In the morning, the celebrations began with people giving thanks for the new growth in the countryside, the burgeoning wild flowers and blossoming trees. They also blessed the earth, freshly sown with seeds, in order to encourage healthy crops and fertility for livestock in the coming summer months.

The main part of the celebration was to dance around a tree placed on the village green. The tree (traditionally a maple, hawthorn or birch) was transformed into the maypole as we know it today. Ribbons hung from the top of the pole and criss-crossed as single men and women twisted and turned until each met their ideal partner. Women would wear garlands made from hawthorn and lily of the valley. Love was definitely in the air and the story goes there was much

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History

The talk is on Friday, April 29, starting at 6.30pm and admission is £5 for museum members, £8 for nonmembers. Drinks and home-made food will be available from 6.30pm, and the talk will start at 7.30pm.

Blandford Station staff in February 1923. Mike Beale’s great-grandfather and grandfather are on the left in the front row

frolicking in the hay, so much so that in the 17th century the Puritans banned the ceremony!

A May Day parade is traditionally led by a young girl, the May Queen, wearing a white dress to symbolise purity with a garland of flowers on her head. Her duty is to begin the day’s celebrations and it is believed that the figure of the May Queen is linked to ancient tree worship.

May Day was also a time of giving and acts of kindness: neighbours would wake up to find May baskets full of sweets and flowers that had been left anonymously on doorsteps or hanging on their door handles.

Many of us associate the words May Day with the distress call used by pilots when radioing back to base: “Mayday!

Mayday!” However, this has no relation to the pagan holiday. The word originated in 1923 when a radio officer had to think of a word that would indicate distress and would easily be understood. Since much of the traffic at the time was between Croydon and Le Bourget Airport in Paris, he proposed the expression “mayday” from the French m’aidez (“help me”), a shortened form of venez m’aidez (“come and help me”).

May Day is also a time for superstitions: when you wake up on 1 May, wash your face with the morning dew and you will be guaranteed beautiful skin; or if you want to catch sight of a fairy, May Day is the last day that they can travel to Earth.

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Church • Shaftesbury Quakers (Society of Friends). We meet for one hour each Sunday from 10.30am at the Quaker Meeting House, Abbey Walk, Shaftesbury SP7 8BB. All are welcome.

• West Camel Independent Methodists. We meet at All Saints Church on the first Sunday of the month at 4pm followed by tea. Other Sundays, evening worship is at 6pm. Contact 01935 850838 or Geoff.mead@ yahoo.com.

• Blandford Methodist Church. You are warmly invited to our Sunday Services starting at 10.45am.

The over 60s are also invited to our lunch club on Tuesdays and Fridays at £4 per person. Please request your reservation by phone.

Everyone is welcome to our coffee morning on Thursday, 10am until noon. We are

anxious to offer help to those in need. Please leave your message on the phone and we will return your call within 24 hours.

• Anglican High Mass at Wimborne St Giles. The monthly High Mass is the first Sunday of each month at 10am. BH21 5LZ. • Coffee, Cake and Company at St Gregory’s Church, Marnhull. Every Thursday morning from 10am to 11am. Everyone welcome.

• Sherborne Abbey Monday to Saturday, 8.30am Morning Prayer; The Sepulchre Chapel.

Mondays, 9am CW Holy Communion; The Lady Chapel.

Tuesdays, 12 noon CW Holy Communion; The Lady Chapel.

Wednesdays, 10.30am Holy Communion with Homily;

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The Lady Chapel (alternates CW and BCP). Thursdays, 12 noon BCP Holy Communion; The Lady Chapel.

Fridays, 9am Ecumenical Holy Communion; The Lady Chapel.

1st Friday of the month, 9am Requiem Holy Communion; The Sepulchre Chapel.

3rd Friday of the month, 11am Remembering the Fallen.

Saturdays, 9am CW Holy Communion; The Sepulchre Chapel.

• St Peter’s, Hinton St Mary 1st, 2nd and 3rd Sundays, 9.30am Morning Prayer.

4th Sunday, 9.30am Holy Communion.

• St Thomas’ Lydlinch 2nd and 4th Sunday, 11am Holy Communion.

3rd Sunday, 6pm Evensong.

• St Mary’s, Stalbridge Sunday 1 May, 10am Holy Communion.

Sunday 8 May, 4pm Evensong. www.facebook.com/ StalbridgeChurch • St Mary’s, Sturminster Newton 1st and 3rd Sundays, 11am Holy Communion; 6pm BCP Evensong.

2nd and 4th Sundays, 9.30am Morning Prayer; 6pm BCP Evensong.

5th Sunday, 11am Benefice Holy Communion.

Wednesdays, 10am BCP Holy Communion.

• Kingston Lacy 2nd Sunday of the month, 9.15am Holy Communion.

4th Sunday of the month, 9.15am Family Service.

• Shapwick 3rd Sunday of the month, 9.15am Holy Communion.

• Horton Church 1st Sunday of the month, 10.30am Holy Communion

• Hinton Martell 2nd Sunday of the month, 10.30am Holy Communion • Horton and Chalbury Village Hall 3rd Sunday of the month, 9am Breakfast Church • Witchampton Church 3rd Sunday of the month, 10.30am Holy Communion • Chalbury Church 4th Sunday of the month, 10.30am Holy Communion • St Mary’s, Blandford St Mary Sunday 8 May, 9.30am Communion • St Mary The Virgin, Charlton Marshall Sunday 15 May, 9.30am Family Service Sunday 22 May, 9.30am Communion Sunday 29 May, 9.30am Said Communion • St John the Baptist, Spetisbury Sunday 1 May, 10.45am Communion Sunday 15 May, 9.30am Communion Sunday 22 May, 9.30am Morning Worship • All Saints, Langton Long Sunday 8 May, 11am Communion Sunday 15 May, 11am Morning Worship Sunday 22 May, 11am Communion • Tarrant Keyneston Sunday 8 May, 11am Family Service • Tarrant Rushton Sunday 15 May, 11am Communion • Tarrant Crawford Sunday 22 May, 11am Communion • Clive Tory Farm Sunday 29 May, 10.45am Outdoor Worship • Charlton Marshall village hall Sunday 29 May, 4.30pm Tea and Worship.

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Our Loose Canon

by Canon Eric Woods With the beautiful weather we recently enjoyed over Eastertide, I found myself remembering some happy days spent a few years ago on Caldey Island, off the south coast of Wales. The purpose of my visit was to conduct a retreat at the monastery there for a group of undergraduate and postgraduate students from my old Oxford college, Magdalen.

They were a lively bunch who, nevertheless, soon adapted to spending several days in complete silence.

Caldey Island belongs to the Roman Catholic monastic order, the Cistercians of the Strict Observance, often known as Trappists. Theirs is an austere life: much of it spent in silence. It was a privilege to share it for a few days. I discovered what the American Trappist, Thomas Merton, meant when he compared his monastery in Kentucky with the State Penitentiary not far away.

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Conditions in the two institutions are equally hard, wrote Merton: the inmates of both wear uniforms of rough cloth, live in cells, spend long periods in solitude and need permission to leave the compound. Yet the spirit of one is the spirit of hellish captivity, while the spirit of the other is that of heavenly peace and liberty. This is because the monks, unlike the prisoners, have discovered their true freedom: the glorious liberty of the children of God. On our journey, we shared the boat to Caldey with a group of townsfolk from Tenby going to the funeral of one of the oldest members of the Community. Later I visited his grave in the monks’ part of the island cemetery, surrounded by the resting place of many brothers who had lived, prayed, and died at the monastery over the last century or so. It was a place of peace, serenity, and reflection. It reminded me that, at the Anglican

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monastery of the Community of the Resurrection in Yorkshire, the monks sit in chapel in order of seniority. The stalls occupied by the oldest members are known as ‘Cemetery Row’. When one of them dies, the next in line moves up. “I see you’re now in Cemetery Row,” his brother monks will tease.

Given all our modern anxieties, that gentle teasing speaks volumes about the difference faith in the resurrection, and in eternal life, makes to life in the here and now. All Christians are aware, or should be, of standing at ‘the intersection of the timeless with time’ (to quote T.S. Eliot).

We know that heaven is what we were made for. It is where the road goes. A journey without a destination is pointless, and heaven is what gives point and purpose to our journey, to our pilgrimage. We know this because of the Cross and the Empty Tomb – because of Good Friday and Easter.

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Dorset schoolboy, 11, raises over £4,000 by learning to walk again Gillingham schoolboy, Will Alexander, has challenged himself to walk the entire width of a rugby pitch on Sunday 1 May to help raise funds for The Brain Tumour Charity, and he has the whole of North Dorset Rugby Club behind him.

Diagnosed with a brain tumour during lockdown in 2020, Will underwent an emergency 10-hour neurosurgery then developed Posterior Fossa Syndrome (PFS), which caused balance problems, a weakness down one side of his body, and prevented him from walking or sitting up in bed.

Now, Will is bravely learning to walk again, with the aid of physio and hydrotherapy, and the support of his local rugby team, where he played before his diagnosis.

“Will started being sick randomly during lockdown,” said his mother, Leah Alexander. “After referral to hospital, our worst fears came true. He was taken by ambulance to Southampton hospital late that night and operated on the next morning.”

“Every day is hard for Will. The things we take for granted, such as standing up and walking, simple everyday tasks, spending a day at school, are hugely challenging for him, physically and mentally. Since finishing chemo, Will does physio with us every day in the form of core strength exercises, stretches, stair climbing and squats. He has been on a week’s course of intensive physiotherapy at Southampton hospital and does sessions of hydrotherapy at Dorchester hospital.

“He still suffers from fatigue, headaches and nausea following his treatment but has gone from simply learning to stand, to using a frame to walk a few steps, to now learning to walk with crutches.

“It will be amazing and emotional to watch him complete this goal. The whole journey has been the stuff of nightmares, but seeing Will’s endless resilience and determination make us prouder than ever.”

The family are grateful for the support of North Dorset Rugby Club,

where Will’s dad Neil, was a coach. The Club have thrown themselves behind Will’s fundraising drive, organising all sorts of activities, including a sponsored tree plant by Will’s team, the under-11s, with the under-10s also joining in by clearing woodland to earn money.

Their combined efforts are already paying off and incredibly, Will has raised over £4,000 already.

“I want to raise money for The Brain Tumour Charity because I would like to help others with brain tumours. What I’ve been through was terrible, and I don’t want anyone else to feel that way.

“I have spent the last year learning to walk again which has been very hard, but I’m not giving up.”

Will is aiming to raise £5,000, and he’s already 80% of the way there before the walk. Donations can be made at the Land Rover Premiership Rugby Cup Festival, at North Dorset Rugby Club in Gillingham, on Sunday 1 May. www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ will2walk thebraintumourcharity.org

Bryanston’s fundraising success Young people at Blandford’s Bryanston School have helped raise more than £50,000 to help two charities, plus a special humanitarian mission to Ukraine.

The annual Charities Weekend was organised by Head Girl, Esme Thomas,

and Head Boy, Spencer Davies, in support of their chosen charities – Willdoes, a Dorset mental health charity, and the ‘Girls will be Girls’ programme of United World Schools.

They also organised a special auction for the people

of Ukraine and ended up netting an amazing £55,100.

A spokesman said the fundraising effort has paid for more than 22 tons of medical kit, a huge quantity of tinned food, more than 100 sleeping bags and blankets, 40,000 nappies and other much-needed supplies, as well as a bulk supply of food for Ukrainian refugee welcome centres in Moldova and Slovakia. Pupils included personal messages in nearly 400 special fun packs for Ukrainian children.

“Raising so much money at such short notice for the people of Ukraine was a challenging but very

fulfilling project,” says 18-year-old Esme. “We’re over the moon that our efforts will do so much to help improve the lives of so many people. I’m also really pleased we’ve been able to support a programme that is helping young girls from Nepal, Myanmar and Cambodia into education, as well as a more local charity that is so close to our hearts.”

The Charities Weekend featured sponsored personal challenges, a concert by bands and musicians from the school, a lunch for friends and family, a fashion show, dog show and silent auction for Ukraine.

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Rwanda pilot scheme, incinerators… and the usual Returning after the Easter recess, the bright new policy is a scheme for processing asylum claims in Rwanda.

Under the £120 million UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership, people who enter the UK illegally, including by small boat across the Channel, may have their asylum claim considered in Rwanda rather than in the UK. The policy is designed to disrupt the business model of people-smuggling gangs and I give credit to the Home Secretary for trying to grip this issue. More than 28,000 migrants crossed the Channel from France to the UK in small boats last year and at least 44 died or went missing. Creative solutions for saving lives and disrupting organised crime are very much needed.

It is important to emphasise that the UK still welcomes those in need. In the last year alone, the UK has provided sanctuary to over 97,000 Hong Kong British Nationals and over 13,000 Afghan nationals.

More than 50,000 people have been granted visas under the Ukraine Family Scheme and Homes for Ukraine, though I regret it was not exactly fast off the blocks.

The Opposition has offered no alternative plan.

They voted against the Nationality and Borders Bill and criticise this plan.

Interestingly, it was Labour who introduced legislation permitting offshoring of asylum seekers in 2004.

Then Home Secretary David

Conservative MP for South West Wiltshire Dr Andrew Murrison Blunkett said it was a “21st century solution to asylum issues”. The governing centre-left party in Denmark last year legislated for asylum seekers to be processed in third countries and reports suggest that they too could partner with Rwanda.

Although wellintentioned, moral and politically defensible – notwithstanding a flurry of confected outrage from those with no alternative plan – my reservation would be that the scheme could very well fail in practice to reduce crossings and deaths.

Although the plan is meant to act as a deterrent and kill off the traffickers’ business model, in the years following Australia’s implementation of a not dissimilar plan, illegal boat crossings actually went up.

So, I’m comforted by assurances that the Rwanda scheme is a pilot.

Meanwhile, the Navy has been tasked to get a grip on the small boat situation in the Channel. Given that the

fundamentals and rules of engagement have not changed, I really can’t see how this is going to make any difference despite the esteem in which I hold the Senior Service. I worry that it is being set up to fail, which is a pity.

More locally, Wiltshire Council has voted to defer its planning decision on the Westbury incinerator. This comes after attempts to have the decision ruled on by central government failed. I argued at County Hall on Wednesday that a new DEFRA consultation document on environmental – including incineration – targets should be considered, as should the impact of granting approval on the adjacent dairy factory, Arla.

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So, partial victory in this week’s battle, but the campaign goes on.

The usual? Partygate, of course! As I write it looks like an Opposition motion that Mr Johnson should be referred to the privileges committee to adjudicate on whether he lied to parliament will not be opposed. That means his case will, eventually, be heard by the committee.

In my view that’s right and proper given the circumstances but only in the light of all the evidence, including the outcome of the full Met investigation and Sue Gray’s report. In practice that means it’ll be some months before the committee opines – and that’s a very long time in politics.

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Rights and privileges of democracy are hard won and easily lost A first for me, I am writing these few words from within the Chamber of the House of Commons. Hilary Benn is speaking on the Building Safety Bill, a piece of legislation triggered by the tragedy that was Grenfell.

There has been great crossparty working on this and the House is calm in its debate.

I’ve just walked across Parliament Square, where a variety of protests are taking place with a range of banners, posters and (sometimes) witty shouted slogans. A vibrant democracy in action both inside and outside the House.

As we see the pictures from Russia and Ukraine, let us never take it for granted and always cherish our ancient

Conservative MP for North Dorset Simon Hoare rights and privileges. Hard won and easily lost.

I hope I have never been too political in these columns.

Rather I seek to share my

thoughts or experiences in a gentle, non-proselytising way.

It would be idiotic of me to pretend that politics and Government is not in something of a mess. Our politics remains strident. The PM more Marmite than ever.

Divisions seem to be getting wider. Views narrower. And, this all is taking place with the greatest cost of living crisis for many years, the winds of economic slowdown picking up speed across the globe. The blood and tears of war running in European streets. Frankly, it is a deeply unsettling and frightening time. I don’t have simple answers. I don’t and won’t resort to the dogwhistle of base politicking or the easy

solutions of the populist. I have too much affection for North Dorset and honour for the role you send me to Westminster to fulfil. Heart and head are in a state of tumult. Loyalties of Party, principle and probity being tested as never before. In recent times, often to the annoyance of the Whips Office, I have done what I believe to be the right thing and voted and spoken accordingly. I do so not as a result of possessing superhuman powers or simply to be awkward but solely because I only want to be able to look you in the eye and feel neither embarrassed or ashamed. All I can offer is to continue in that manner.

county-scale flagships.

Conversation with the lunchtime sandwich was good, too. The last century was dominated by ideology, left and right. What needs to be the focus looking ahead?

Saving the planet? Levelling up? More East-West ideological confrontation?

All good candidates, but finally we agreed that the key theme for government today ought to be the protection of Truth. Without it we have nothing but uncertainty, unfairness and the rule of the strongest, loudest and most adept at spin and soundbites: the rest of us left in the dark disenfranchised, downcast and demotivated.

The stories on residents’

doorsteps were largely positive, on the lines of “we are through the worst of all this and must look to the future now”, although many remain sceptical about the new unified Somerset Council. There was recognition that, for it to work, local roots, local track record and a thorough knowledge of the needs of local communities are essentials for our representatives. They must take themselves, their beliefs and values, not just their party badges, to the new council chamber. The question to ask is who is going to do the hard yards of work on our behalf for the next five years; and yes, trust matters a lot.

Door-to-door on the election trail as Somerset takes a huge step I enjoyed lending a hand and a bit of shoe leather to the Blackmore Vale team in Somerset this last week, pitching for seats on the new Unitary Authority for the whole of Somerset. It was great meeting the team, gathered from across Dorset, Devon, Somerset and Gloucester to help on the doorstep for this first Somerset-wide election.

This is a huge step for the county. Many of us have seen a similar development in Dorset over the last couple of years. All the more important that everyone votes and feel part of the change. All the more important that those we elect look to protect local services from the inevitable

Mike Chapman on behalf of Liberal Democrats across the Blackmore Vale Unitary efficiencies, maintain environmental safeguards as the planners and inspectors become more remote and promote investment at a community level rather than

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Real action to tackle energy crisis Are we ‘onshore wind supportive’, Blackmore Vale? Because if we are, there might be money off our electricity bills!

How much? Not sure.

Who gets the discount? Still working that out. How do you measure ‘support’?

Erm… It’s this sort of wellthought-out, long-term thinking that made it into the long-awaited and longdelayed Government energy strategy.

We are suffering an electricity price crisis in the UK. Onshore wind is the quickest, cheapest way to bring additional generation onto the grid. It is not universally popular, so there is merit in the idea of incentivising local communities to accept it.

Meanwhile, new nuclear plants take decades to build.

Greg Williams, on behalf of Dorset Labour It may take a decade alone to figure out how to finance them. Whereas onshore wind turbines pay back the investment in six to seven years. We could put them up now and take them down again once the nuclear plants are built.

Along with backing more onshore wind, Labour would

insulate 19 million homes in a decade to reduce our energy consumption. Real action, now, rather than an abdication of both responsibility and opportunity.

Speaking of abdication of responsibility – what of the migration processing deal with Rwanda? Yes, we have a problem with asylum seekers and economic migrants crossing the Channel illegally and unsafely. Rather than work more closely with the French to police the beaches and clamp down on the dingy peddlers, we’ve decided to outsource the problem to Rwanda and the Royal Navy.

This is the reality of British foreign policy today.

Unable to co-operate with our closest neighbour.

Openly mocked by Russia.

Devoid of any moral

credibility.

Is this any wonder when we are led by someone who, after having lied to Parliament and eventually accepted that he broke the law, remains in office? The argument from Tory MPs that he cannot be removed because of the war in Ukraine is a ghastly misappropriation of that country’s suffering. Someone who obeys the law at home would have more authority in tackling breaches of international law.

Britain changed prime minister during both world wars and four times during the Afghan war. Boris Johnson is not doing a good job at home or abroad and war should not be used as a shameful excuse to leave him in office. I’m sure, however, we’ll see that excuse from our local MPs.

About time for accountability with the Online Safety Bill On 13 April, the murderer of Sir David Amess was sentenced to life in prison for assassinating a Member of Parliament. Sir David’s death sent shockwaves across the country. Less than two weeks later, I was one of a few MPs named in The Sunday Times of being at increased risk.

There are very few occasions that I feel vulnerable walking down the street here, but that was one such occasion. I tend not to talk about the hate and the threats that I receive as your MP, but this week is relevant not just the sentencing of Sir David’s

Conservative MP for West Dorset Chris Loder murderer, but also because the Online Safety Bill has

had the first main debate in Parliament.

Many of my colleagues, especially female colleagues, have been victims of this terrible sewer culture that pervades social media, Twitter in particular. There are too many people that use free speech as an excuse for abusing, bullying or intimidating someone online, when they would not even dream of saying such things face-to-face.

For too long now, big tech and social media platforms have operated in the modern equivalent of the Wild West,

with barely any accountability for their actions. This Bill will get a grip on these issues, with proper regulation and a categorisation of content, including illegal content and that which is harmful to children. Further provisions to tackle some of the most depraved crimes will also be introduced as well as a strict penalty regime of fines to companies that fail in their duty of care to their users.

This is an important piece of new legislation and I look forward to supporting it over the coming months.

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Letters I went to park in the central car park in Shaftesbury yesterday, only to find that the price of an hour’s parking had motored up from a mere 70p an hour to a full £1 an hour.

That’s a tad under 43% inflation. The cost of two hours worth of parking had gone up from £1.20 to £1.50, a bargain rise at only 25%.

There was good news, in that they now allow you to buy 30 minutes worth of parking, which was not allowed before this rise, at 50p, which were it assessed on a pro-rata rate basis is another 43% rise.

This morning I see that my old age state pension has landed in my bank account, increased by a whopping 3.5%, leaving me just under 40% of the parking price increase to find from other sources.

It’s a joke, surely? A 7% rise on the original fee of 70p would have taken it to just under 75p, which could have been increased quite comfortably to 80p to ease the coin situation! Roll on the E-scooter!

Nick Jones, Gillingham I was recently fined £70 – or £30 if paid within 14 days – for overstaying the two-hour limited parking time at Tesco, Shaftesbury.

I have no argument with this fine – the restrictions and fines are well displayed. It does, however, occur to me that it is just one more step taken by Tesco to hammer a nail in the coffin of Shaftesbury.

Only at rare times does Tesco car park overflow, indicating that there are adequate spaces and Tesco

is not losing out by drivers overstaying their parking time.

However, a two-hour restriction does not allow shoppers time to access the struggling high street. A family weekly shop at Tesco, including queuing for payment, takes at least an hour, leaving less than an hour to visit the struggling shops in the high street.

On the day I was fined I had my four grandchildren and their mother with me.

We shopped in Tesco and then explored the town. We spent time and money in Cranbornes, had tea and cake in Salt Cellar, bought books in Oxfam.

As a family, we contributed to Shaftesbury economy – something Tesco blindly ignores.

A three-hour parking restriction would show a little more consideration for the town Tesco annihilated 20-odd years ago.

So I shall now park and shop in Lidl and move to park in Tesco for my high street fix.

C Benson, by email Blandford Town Council “fears new parking charges could ruin economic recovery”. But could higher parking charges actually benefit the town – and other towns in Dorset which have seen recent rises in the cost of parking?

A 2015 report by the Welsh Government found little evidence that links car park charges to town centre footfall. It also found the availability of spaces to be more important than cost in drivers’ overall decision about visiting.

Another study published in the journal Transportation Research: Part A, which looked at car travel in Edinburgh, found that higher parking charges encourage more people to complete short trips on foot rather than by car. This can lead them to spend more money on the high street – people walking, cycling and using public transport spend 40% more in local shops each month than car drivers, according to Transport for London. It also reduces congestion and pollution, making our towns more pleasant places to visit.

It may be better for our local councils to focus on the cost of bus travel instead.

Since 2013, this has risen 56% against a rise in the cost of living of 33%. Meanwhile, the cost of motoring is up only 27%.

Tom Hallett, Sherborne In response to Maggie’s complaint (NBVM 1 April) about Chris Slade’s walks…

Maggie complains about the length of the walk. I would reply – you don’t have to walk the entire length you know – you can turn around and come back whenever you want. Then she complains about the place…

I live in Gillingham and can’t believe Maggie can be so incredibly rude about our town. There are many beauties hidden just off the beaten track and Chris Slade has opened my eyes to many of them in his wonderful articles.

Mr Thomas Lane If Maggie (NBVM 1 April) cannot use a compass, surely that’s a matter she needs to address rather than berating

the NBVM’s walking correspondent Chris Slade?

Tony, via email To the lovely people who stopped their car in St James Street, Shaftesbury, on Tuesday lunch time and hoisted me from my doorstep, where I had stumbled and was stuck on one knee – stranded with my groceries…

After getting me upright they kindly took my shopping up to my kitchen, but sadly I did not ask their names. Many, many thanks for your helpful kindness .

Colin Francis, St James Hse I would like to thank all the lovely people in Blandford Market last Saturday who exchanged a donation in exchange for a few sunflowers (the Ukraine national emblem). I sent £80 to the Ukraine Appeal as a result.

Winston Leese, by email An open letter for the attention of all Dorset MPs: We have all seen the appalling spectacle of a Prime Minister who has broken the ministerial code and repeatedly lied about his behaviour, prevaricated and, having been judged guilty by the law, refused to stand down in shame.

He has been found guilty of breaking his own Covid-19 rules while many in this country obeyed the rules to the letter and suffered terrible consequences, both for themselves and family members. It is highly likely Boris Johnson has done so on a number of occasions. This makes him the first prime

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Cartoon by Lyndon Wall justsocaricatures.co.uk minister of our country to have brazenly broken the law of the land.

This puts all Conservative MPs in an extremely difficult position, and your own – and their – actions will certainly be judged. How you all express yourselves now will certainly be taken into account when it comes to the next election.

If you and your fellow members of parliament are unable to stand up publicly and with integrity in the face of such terrible prime ministerial behaviour, you will by your own actions demonstrate that you support the behaviour of a leader who is a law breaker and a serial liar. What a terrible

prospect and what an awful stain for Conservative MPs to inflict upon their own character and integrity.

Bernard Sullivan, Gillingham I returned to Gillingham just before Christmas after an absence of 16 years.

Yesterday (Bank Holiday Monday) I went for a walk to look at Gillingam Town Football Clubs’ new ground. I was pleasantly surprised to arrive just before the K.O. of their last home game of the Season – which they won 2-1.

However, I was shocked that officials were distributing pamphlets requesting volunteers to help run the Club, otherwise it

might close. Gillingham Town FC was formed on 14 November 1879 at the Phoenix Hotel, which was before the Football League was formed in 1888. All clubs have peaks and troughs of success and Gillingham has been no exception, but through it all it has survived.

They have a nice new ground and plans to build a new clubhouse to replace the current temporary (but more than adequate changing and bar facilities).They are still playing a good standard of football and it is inconceivable to me that an important grassroots club like Gillingham, which has been an important provider of sport to the children and adults of the town, should be allowed to fail because of a lack of local support.

I know there is the available talent in the area – from the local businesses that sponsor the club, for example – that could fill the part-time positions needed for example treasurer, events organiser, media relations, bar management and staff and so forth.

If any of the NBVM readers have the necessary skills and experience, or just an appreciation for grass roots football, and can spare some time to help, please contact the club urgently on 01747 824180.

Mike Davies, Gillingham Those Remainers who, like Gordon Lethbridge (NBVM 15 April), seem to believe that the EU is always in the right and in no way responsible for post-Brexit problems, should look at the verifiable statements of EU luminaries that the UK

should not be allowed to benefit from Brexit. For instance, last autumn the French prime minister Jean Castex wrote to the EU Commission demanding that a hard line be maintained over the Protocol that continues to cause so many problems to people in Northern Ireland. It was necessary, he said, to demonstrate to European public opinion that “leaving the EU is more damaging than staying in it.”

I didn’t make that up!

Roger White, Sherborne As a resident of Sherborne and an elderly one at that, I do not do social media, so it may be that I am missing notice of celebrations being organised in Sherborne for the Platinum Jubilee .

I have seen many events being advertised that will take place in local villages for the Jubilee, but what is Sherborne doing? Has the Mayor organised something that the residents of Sherborne are unaware of?

If so, please let me know, before I put up my own bunting and celebrate by myself with a glass of fizz.

Margaret ForbesBuckingham, Sherborne With some spare time I decided to have ago at the NBVM Wordsearch (In Town).

Eventually I got all but one, although believe ‘museum’ is spelled wrongly, or is that spelt, on the bottom line!

However try as I might I could not find ‘bank’ and finally realised there is no bank in town these days…

Adrian Bird, Merley

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Have a spring clean Are you a lover of all things pre-loved? Is rustic modern your thing? The value of antiques and collectables shifted enormously during lockdown, when reinventing our home, and the hope of discovering a handsome heirloom amidst a clear out, meant online auctions became part of the Zoom boom with sales increasing by as much as 90%.

You’ll be excited to hear that Acreman St Antiques Auction in Sherborne have a unique textile, fashion and apparel auction on 20 May, of original vintage designs from the 40s, through to the 90s. Included in the sale is a long green 70s wool coat by designer Darla Jane Gilroy, worn in a David Bowie music video. There will also be a chance to bid on classic Chinese silk kimonos, vintage jackets, rolls of furnishing fabrics, eiderdowns, and patchwork quilts on offer, plus a beautiful, antique Venetian altar cloth made from fabric remnants bequeathed to the church.

Entries are also being accepted for the general antiques and collectors sale that takes place at the end of the month.

Should you need any advice about items you may wish to sell, Acreman St Antiques is happy to make home visits and can arrange house clearances at a competitive rate.

If you have any enquires, contact Gill Norman on 07908 333577 / 01935 508764, or email auction@ acremanstreetantiques.co.uk.

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Auction: 16 May at 10:30am Viewing: Friday 13 May 10am to 4pm Saturday 14 May 10am to 4pm Sunday 15 May 10am to 4pm Large Qianjiangcai enameled vase Cheng Men (1833-1908), dated 1882 Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000

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This exquisite Victorian sapphire and diamond cultured pearl brooch/pendant is part of Duke’s bi-annual jewellery and watches auction, on 16 June, along with a large collection of vintage Hermes clothing and accessories.

This auction will feature jewellery and watches, along with finer accessories, from cigar cutters to handbags. The use of three platforms, including Duke’s own in-house bidding platform, has led to competitive international bidding and sensational prices realised, such as a F.P. Journe, Chronomètre Bleu Tantalum wristwatch, which reached a price of £70,200, and £14,300 for a three stone diamond ring.

A free and confidential valuation morning is taking place in Duke’s fine art Dorchester Saleroom on 3 May. Email Victoria at victoria.wild@dukes-auctions.com or call 01305 265080 for more info or to book an appointment with a specialist. Register at www.dukes-auctions.com with Duke’s for more auction information and watch and bid live.

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If you’re looking forward to being back in ‘the room’, Clarke’s Auctions at Semley in Shaftesbury, will be holding a spring weekend sale on the 13-14 May. Here you’ll find a variety of items being offered for sale ranging from an ornamental, large gritstone mill grinding wheel perfect for the garden, Chinese ceramics, a private collection of Studio pottery, two late 19th century continental mahogany Secretaire Abattant, two late Victorian/early Edwardian oak tambour fronted desks, 19th century Bavarian style carved oak hall chairs, plus a wide variety of country house furniture, militaria and more.

For the June summer sale there are some stylish pieces of mid-century design furniture, including a Gordon Russell rosewood rectangular dining table on an anodised aluminium frame with six matching chairs, a G-Plan nest of three occasional teak tables, a G-Plan teak coffee table, and a Robin Day mid-century three-piece suite.

For enquiries about consignment into all future sales, or for any Probate or Insurance Valuations, please phone either Richard Clarke or Karen Marshall on 01747 855109 at the main offices on Kingsettle Business Park, Station Road, Semley, Shaftesbury www.clarkesauctions.co.uk.

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The most exciting, personal collection of classic twin-shock trials motorbikes is being sold at Charterhouse in Sherborne at 12 noon on Tuesday 31 May, by collector Peter Bennett.

Growing up surrounded by wheels and engines at his father’s successful garage, Peter competed as a successful solo rider in the 60s and returned in the 80s.

“Peter has decided it’s time to let other enthusiasts enjoy his collection and instructed us to auction everything he has amassed,” says Richard Bromell of Charterhouse. “It is a fabulous insight into one man’s 40-year obsession of riding, collecting and tinkering with twin shock motorcycles.”

From Greeves, Fantic and Yamaha, to Royal Enfield, KTM and Italjet, there are around 60 complete bikes, 20 dismantled bikes, and a huge selection of classic spares are being sold without reserve.

The catalogue, with live internet bidding, is available to download from www.charterhouse-auction.com. Viewing is on Monday 30 May 9am-5pm, or on the sale day from 9am at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3BS. For further information contact Charterhouse in Sherborne on 01935 812277 or email bikes@charterhouse-auction.com.

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From garden to table, how to grow your own veg

by Sally Gregson With food prices soaring, there’s never been a better time to grow your own supper. Daylight hours are longer and warmer, so now – more than ever – seasoned gardeners and novices alike are trying their hands at growing their own vegetables. It makes such good sense when they are so expensive in the shops, to try to grow at least a few carrots, lettuce, and beans. Plus, their flavour is unsurpassed.

Many people now prefer to grow without recourse to chemical pesticides and fertilisers: it’s good to know that your crops have never been sprayed. However, it’s still necessary to combat the nasties such as blackflies, greenflies, and whitefly, and the dreaded slugs and snails. So, what to do?

First and foremost, it’s important to garden hygienically.

Clean your greenhouse with disinfectant before starting to sow, and remove all debris: old canes with hollow centres that are just perfect for bugs and beasties to spend a cosy winter; ‘empty’ pots half full of dried compost (and pest eggs); and weeds in the SUPER GREEN greenhouse gravel. en, Out in the wider gard Once you can be sure everything is growing vegetables clean, sow your veggie seeds thinly, label d among other plants an and water them. There are some good, e us nf co flowers seems to modern varieties of, for example, clarify their e the pests. It’s a mor aubergines, that don’t attract whitefly and efficacy.

Combine the treatments, and decorative way of are hardier in our climate. And most keep a record of your experiments, and the g growing than plantin modern varieties of courgette produce only bigger picture will become clear. ! ws ro them out in neat female plants with just the occasional male for Companion planting is fraught with pollination. misunderstandings. However, one of the best Out in the wider garden, growing vegetables among ways to prevent damage from greenfly and whitefly other plants and flowers seems to confuse the pests. It’s a is to sow tagetes (the African marigold) alongside your more decorative way of growing than planting them out in runner beans, or anything else the flies adore. Singleneat rows where every passing marauder can spot your flowered tagetes host the eggs, larvae and adults of cabbages and beans from the air and make a beeline for them. hoverflies, which eat all stages of the aphids for breakfast, Carrots were traditionally martyrs to carrot root fly (CRF), lunch, and tea. As do ladybirds, but these are less easy to which bored holes in the top of the root and down into the harness to your cause. flesh. Resistant varieties have been bred with names such as Within the greenhouse you can use predators to target the Resistafly and Fly Away. CRF is a small, low-flying insect, so unwanted pests such as red spider mite (RSM), which is a if resistant varieties are sown in raised beds, or the bed is particular scourge of many summer greenhouse plants. RSM edged with chives (which smell horrid to the fly) it meets too likes hot, dry conditions, so from the outset try to keep a high many barriers to its ill intentions and gives up. humidity within the house by spraying plants like chilli Slugs and snails are another great pest of young leafy peppers with water in a hot spell and spray the paths at seedlings. A good trick to prevent them from eating the whole midday to keep up the humidity. crop the night they were planted out is to sprinkle a thick The mites live on the undersides of leaves and are almost layer of oyster shells around the bed. Oyster shell is scratchy invisible. Once RSM is detected it’s time to act. The and slightly salty, and slimy pests really hate to cross it. A predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis is available by mail sack can be bought at any agricultural merchant, or online. order and can be distributed within the greenhouse. Problem Experimenting with organic methods certainly pays off in solved. It does feel good to outwit the pests with a little nous. the long term: beneficial insects move into the garden.

Sometimes they work well, other times only partially, and What do you like to grow? Share your garden tips at occasionally not at all. Give each method a score out of 10 to newsdesk@blackmorevale.net

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Polished up Established in 1976, Gibson & Radford lovingly restores furniture. The effects of central heating, sun bleaching, accidental spills and knocks, or even just using the wrong cleaning or polishing products all takes its toll and requires expertise to restore. Whether it’s a William and Mary chest or a 70s Danish coffee table, using the right restoration technique is crucial.

Jake Radford has years of experience under his belt, resulting in a vast knowledge and skills set. He trained at Harrods, and has worked with antiques dealers, interior designers and private enthusiasts. To see examples of his work look for Gibson & Radford Restorations on Facebook or www. gibsonandradford.co.uk.

FURNITURE & RESTORATION

BLACKMORE WINDOWS AND DOORS. Locally based company in Stalbridge with 25 years experience. All your window and door needs undertaken, from repairs to replacement. Contact Terry on 07514224712 FREE QUOTATIONS.

Contact Us

Serving all your interior & exterior maintenance needs

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(Established 1997)

Tree Surgeons TREE WORK

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LANDSCAPING Fencing Patios Sleeper walls All hard landscaping

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Home & Garden GARDEN RESCUE TEL: 01747 821 726

SELF DRIVE DIGGER AND DUMPER HIRE, 01258 861647

RESTORATION OF YOUR WOODEN WINDOWS, DOORS AND SO MUCH MORE. Embrace the old don’t buy new.

Ask me first and see what I can do tel 01747 822537 mob 07554 654982

FITTED WARDROBES made to measure(in white, other door colours available), from £200, free quotes. Bob Humphries 07885 286508 DRYSTONE WALLING AND LANDSCAPING www.yenstonewalling.co.uk 01963 371123

Garden Design PORCELIAN & NATURAL STONE PATIOS GARDEN WALLS, WATER FEATURES FENCING & DECKING T: 01747 590157 M: 07809 415 902 Jamespricelandscapes@gmail.com @jamespricelandscapes

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FOR SALE 3 ANTIQUE STONE TROUGHS 1 large 2 medium £1,000 01935 814434 GALVANISED CATTLE TROUGHS, ideal planters.

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DO YOU NEED HELP WITH YOUR GARDEN? Call Tim a friendly, hardworking and reliable gardener.

Tel 01747 835278 mob 07825 006013 SAM’S GRASS & HEDGE CUTTING SERVICES 07915 683822 ALL IRONWORK. Handrails. Gates.

Railings. Repairs.

Restoration.

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Home & Garden GARDEN MAINTENANCE Reliable & reasonable rates Call Darren 07832 828855

WANTED - Dave buys all types of tools Call 01935 428975

EX-DISPLAY SHEDS, Stables/field shelters, summerhouses, offices, workshops, agricultural 01935 891195

A A FRAMPTON, seasoned hardwood logs, full load, 2.2 cu metres, £145, half load, £85.

Dumpy Bags £60, Call 07860 242485, 01747 826408

48” TRACTOR MOWER. Cub Cadet with hydraulic collection box. 22hp Kohler engine. Used only as spare so 225 hours from new in 2007. £1600. Ashmore.

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ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY HEDGE GARDEN MAINTENANCE, lawn mowing, strimming, hedge cutting and land clearance using Stihl’s latest electric equipment to avoid disturbing wildlife/people.

Very completive rates in the Blandford area Call David 07786 658708.

L.DAVIS AND SONS Garden clearance and garden design Concrete bases, patios, gravel, fencing and much more. We also deliver compost, pots, bark, logs and other gardening products. 01458 241230 or 07950 261510

Treecare Co. Tree Specialists

TREE STUMP REMOVAL Pruning, bracing, shaping.

Preservation of mature trees.

Hedge cutting. Trees supplied & planted.

Landscaping & maintenance.

Heavy duty winch hire available.

Tree Surgery BS.3998 Contractors to local authorities.

WOOD CHIPPINGS FOR SALE Free Quotes & Advice Tel/Fax: Shafts 853512 Mobile: 07831 262083 Established in 1976

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TREE & GARDEN SERVICES 07435 220238 01258 858888 Fully insured quality service provided GUTTERS CLEARED WINDOWS, fascias, soffits, Gutters cleaned, Repairs, Free Estimates 07788-376752

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LANGTON NURSERIES (C W Abbott & Son) Bedding and vegetable Experts plants. Pea sticks and in all Bean Rods. Perennials aspects and shrubs. Stockists of of Kings, Franchi and TREE SURGERY, Fothergill Budget Seeds.

HEDGECUTTING & Potting compost. Large STUMP REMOVAL selection of Terracotta Pots.

NPTC qualified & fully insured No job too small, Langton Long, Blandford Friendly, personal advice and Forum, Dorset DT11 9HR. free quotations.

Make a wise 01258 choice and call Telephone: 452513 David Merefield today on 01747 850906 / 07966 522361

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Home & Garden LAWN MOWING SERVICE, Tel 01747 821 726 SCREENED TOP SOIL FOR SALE 1T - 5T LOADS DELIVERED TEL NO: 01258 861046 MAN WITH MICRODIGGER & 1.5TON DIGGER Garden clearance, patios, fencing, decking, landscaping, driveways 30+ years’ experience Contact Ken 07882 441873 01963 32034 R&W FENCING SERVICES All types of fencing, Agriculture and Domestic 01258 880892 07980 036250 ASBESTOS REMOVAL Garages, Sheds, Lean to’s, Roofing and Cladding Collection and Dismantling

BY Registered Hazardous Waste Carrier Call 07973 444620 or 01722 414478 OVER RISER AND RECLINE CHAIR TABLE Height adjustable table, swivels to front and side of chair. Brown in colour Table top: 762mm x 381mm Tel:

01963 351450

For all your fencing and decking needs

Closeboard, panels & sheds supplied and fitted.

Gates made to measure.

Sherborne Fencing Ltd Tel: 01935 814272 Mobile: 07814246332

GARDEN SERVICES Regular maintenance visits or one-off tidy.

Reliable service, can include grass cutting, hedge trimming, weeding, in Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Gillingham and surrounding areas.

Please call Marc on 07976 842980 or email m.ginger2416@talktalk.net

North Dorset Tree Surgeons We carry out all aspects of tree surgery, hedge cutting and stump grinding.

Ash dieback specialist.

Fully insured and NPTC qualified.

Call Will today on 01747 854517 or 07872 970741 Professional

LES BENHAM: GARDEN PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

All Hedge/tree work/rubbish clearance, gravel driveways/Pressure Washing. Patio and Fencing Work. Fully Insuranced/Free Quotes 01258 458849/07788 907343 lesbenham@yahoo.co.uk/ check a trade

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One off cuts to total garden re-design Grass/Hedge Cutting • Jet Washing • Patios • Paths Driveways • Fencing • Concreting • Drainage Estate Management • Garden Clearance

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LOGS BLACKMOREVALE LOG SPLITTING AND CHIPPING Your local mobile service - 07760 469411 LOGS R US 1 ton pickup load of logs £90 double load £150 dumpy bag £60 All hardwood 07790 404593 01258 818081 HARDWOOD LOGS, kiln dried, locally sourced, free delivery, order online logfuel. co.uk Tel 07983 415438

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SEASONED HARDWOOD LOGS £150 double load £85 half load 01258 880892 07980 036250 GOOD QUALITY SEASONED OAK & ASH LOGS Barn stored, £170 for 8ft by 6ft trailer load, Delivery free within 10 mile radius of Templecombe.

07773 254174, ANDY LOGFUEL.CO.UK, hardwood logs, kiln dried-ready to burn.

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Machine or Hand-Lay Local Authority Approved ESTABLISHED 1988

All aspects of Surfacing Roads Drives Footpaths Drop Kerbs Resin Bond Drives

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20 miles radius of Sherborne FREE delivery

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10% off Paeonies on production of this advert!

Summer bedding and vegetable plants now in.

Come and visit us, Monday – Saturday 9am – 5:30pm and Sunday 10am – 4pm Milton on Stour, Gillingham SP8 5QA 01747 824015

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(C W Abbott & Son) Bedding and vegetable plants. Pea sticks and Bean Rods. Perennials and shrubs. Stockists of Kings, Franchi and Fothergill Budget Seeds.

Potting compost. Large selection of Terracotta Pots. Langton Long, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 9HR. Telephone: 01258 452513

D KING & SON

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OLD BYGONES & COLLECTIBLES

Rural, garden & agricultural items bought & sold

Tree and Garden Services • 25 years’ experience • Registered waste carrier • Free estimates • All areas covered • No job too small

07831 091239 david.king63@aol.co.uk

HOUSE CLEARANCE Plus Sheds, Attics, Garages & Gardens Quality Items Offset Registered Waste Carrier

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Tree Tree Surgery.

Surgery. Reductions.

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Felling.

Hedge Trimming.

Stump Grinding.

Hedge Trimming. Stump Grinding.

Woodchip Landscaping, Groundworks and Garden Maintenance, Landscaping, Landscaping, Groundworks Groundworks and and Garden Garden Maintenance, Maintenance, Landscaping, Landscaping, Groundworks Groundworks and and Garden Garden Maintenance, Maintenance, Woodchip supplies. supplies.

Specialists Specialists inin Patios, Patios, Fencing, Fencing, Driveways, Driveways, Specialists Patios, Fencing, Driveways, Specialists Specialists inin Patios, in Patios, Fencing, Fencing, Driveways, Driveways, Family run business since 1946 Family run business since 1946 Landscaping, Groundworks and Garden M Walling, Walling, Ponds, Ponds, Turfing Turfing Walling, Walling, Ponds, Ponds, Turfing Turfing Walling, Ponds, Turfing Tel: 01963 250005 Specialists in Patios, Fencing, Drivew Free Free Quotation Quotation Tel: 01963 250005 Free Free Quotation Quotation Free Quotation Walling, Ponds, Turfing Mobile: 07976 07976 934 934 252 252 amralphlandscaping@gmail.com amralphlandscaping@gmail.com Tel: Tel: 01747 01747 850544 850544 amralphlandscaping@gmail.com amralphlandscaping@gmail.com Tel: Tel: 01747 01747 850544 850544 Mobile: amralphlandscaping@gmail.com Tel: 01747 850544 Free Quotation www.ralphlandscaping.co.uk www.ralphlandscaping.co.uk Mobile: Mobile: 07921 07921 637227 637227 www.bandgdown.co.uk www.ralphlandscaping.co.uk www.ralphlandscaping.co.uk Mobile: Mobile: 07921 07921 637227 637227

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Carpets Vinyls Rugs Wood Karndean Curtains Blinds Re-Upholstery

Monday - Friday: 8.30am - 5.30pm Saturday: 9.00am - 4.30pm

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J&C Handyman Services Concrete & Floor Screed Mixed On site Any Quantity Delivered Sand Gravel Stone Cement Blocks etc Supplied Loose or in Big Bags Good Quality Top Soil in Stock

Now available... Rockery Stone

Competitive Rates

Plumbing Door hanging & skirting boards Painting & decorating Guttering and facia clearing Shed erecting & repairs and replacement Flat pack furniture Fencing Shelves & curtain rails Pointing etc...

No job too small. Please call with your requirements.

01963 364457 07368 516658 dorsethandyman26@gmail.com www.jchandymanservices.com

Building Construction Specialists

01747 853687 or 01747 855630 www.hardimanconcrete.co.uk

Free estimates for all electrical work, no VAT North Dorset location, will travel.

Call Alan Brown, C&G 2330, 2391,2382 on 01258 446258 or 07976 630 904 Email: alan@acbelectricals.org.uk

www.ACBElectricals.org.uk

Bryan G Paulley Ltd Oil Tank Services Domestic & Commercial

REPLACEMENT TANKS INSTALLATIONS RE-SITING TEMPORARY TANKS EMERGENCY PUMP OUTS BUNDED /SINGLE SKIN METAL TANKS/FUEL STATIONS ABOVE GROUND OR BELOW MOLING SERVICE FOR BELOW GROUND UTILITIES COMMERCIAL BOILER REMOVAL

New bunded tank installed for between £1300 and £1900 +VAT depending on size of tank.

All areas. OFTEC Registered

Tel: 01963 363870

24hr Emergency, Leaking Tanks or Oil Spills 07836 502683

E: office@bgp-oiltanks.co.uk www.bgp-oiltanks.co.uk

Home extensions | Barn Conversions Cottage Renovations | New Build Homes Project Management Established over 40 years Phone: 07979 210 074 / 01747 855 280 E: andy@sandsltd.biz w: www.sturgessandsturgess.com

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Local Services ARCHITECTURAL, BUILDING & ELECTRICAL

Steve Guppy Home Maintenance & Improvements

Fully Insured Tel: 01747 590584 Mob: 07812 106 513

B.LUCAS General builder

25 Years Experience, City & Guilds Qualified Extensions, Renovations, Alterations, New Build, Plastering, Floor and Wall Tiling, Brickwork, Blockwork, Stonework and Patios, Fencing and Decorating.

FREE estimates, No VAT 01747 228827 07809 362919

DORSET LIME Specialists in all external and internal lime work.

Lime crete flooring.

All aspects of traditional building.

Call Dave or Dan 07492 181788

Quantity Surveying Estimating Surveying Dispute Resolution

01749 813625

Robert Chalke Associates www.rca-qs.com

ARCHITECTURAL METALWORK Custom made or restored in numerous finishes and metals

- Balustrades - Canopies & Pergola's - Estate Ironworks - Furniture & Ornaments - Handrails - Orangeries & Glass houses - Railing & Fencing - Staircases - Steelworks & Fabrications - Windows & Doors REQUEST A QUOTE: WWW.NEWTONFORGE.CO.UK/REQUEST-QUOTE 01258 472407 | MAIL@NEWTONFORGE.CO.UK UNIT 20C, BUTTS POND INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, STURMINSTER NEWTON, DT10 1AZ

DORSET WOOD TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS

Oak Timber Framing Bespoke Timber Building Traditional Building Specialist inc All Building WorklAll aspects of Lime External and Internal Rendering/Plastering/Repointing Lime Crete Flooring Chimney Rebuilds and Repointing

www.dorsetwood.co.uk

Contact Dave Welsh 07838 654468

djwelsh@btinternet.com

Damp Control Timber Treatments Dry Rot Condensation Control 30-Year Bonded Guarantee

Tel: Wincanton 01963 202382 Mobile: 07881 504426 Email: maplepres@aol.com www.maplepreservation.co.uk

ASAarchitects

Architecture Masterplanning Conservation

EXTENSIONS, CONVERSIONS, NEW BUILD.

FREE CONSULTATION.

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Architectural Services Planning & Building Applications for New Build, Extensions and Conversions

01747 822162

Our advice is always free

enquiries@bell-architectural.co.uk

The New Blackmore Vale

ALL IRONWORK. Handrails. Gates. Railings.

Repairs. Restoration.

01258 880301

Fully Insured Failed Double Glazed Units UPVC Windows and Doors Shower Screens, Balustrades Free Survey T: 07708 180306 e: shaftesburyglass@gmail.com w: www.shaftesburyglass.co.uk

Deadline to place your advert is the Friday before publication.

SW BUILDING & RENOVATIONS All aspects of building and plumbing catered for Tel: 07970 437786 e: swbuildandrenovation@ gmail.com

DEADLINES

Display ads must be booked by Wednesday the week before the publication, with final copy submitted by the Friday.

Classified ads may be accepted after this, however these will be subject to space.

Advertising:

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Classified ads: classified@blackmorevale.net or online at blackmorevale.net

General building Extensions/Renovations Loft conversions Oak frame buildings Groundwork/Landscaping All your property needs

Call 01747 229757 email: alanlewisaml@aol.com HEATING OIL TANKS

Call today 01722 714514 DOMESTIC

Replacement Oil Tanks Emergency Holding Tanks Tank Relocation Heating Oil Tanks Diesel Storage Tanks Rainwater Harvesting System

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CHIMNEYS

Smokin Nicely Chimney Sweeps Chimneys and Flues professionally swept.

Extremely clean service.

Certificates issued.

Fully insured (£5m) Tel: 01258 455251 smokin.nicely@hotmail.co.uk smokinnicely.co.uk

K.SANSOM CHIMNEY SWEEP: Brush & vacuum APICS registered 01963 370038

STEVE ADAMS CHIMNEY SWEEPING HETAS registered woodburner and flue installer. Birdguards and cowls 07932 655267

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COMPUTERS & TECH

Contact Us to advertise

Joseph Crocker Computers Custom built gaming & office PCs Desktop, laptop and mobile device diagnosis and repair General computer and IT advice

NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL

01963 400186

01963 23669 or 07484 690824

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AERIALS & Satellite Direct

COMPUTERS & TECH DEREK ETHERINGTON BSc(Hons).

PC/Mac, Repairs, Networks, Websites, Tuition. Free local callout. 01963362403 07855287150 http://www.dcenet.co.uk COMPUTER MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS Purchase advice, Virus Removal, New PC Setup/ Installation, Internet Connection, Upgrades, Computer/ Software Tuition - Call Gregg on 01963370713

Get connected. Stay connected.

WiFi • Email • FaceTime • WhatsApp Skype • Google • eBay • Amazon Facebook • Twitter • Instagram

R Laptop R Tablet R Smartphone R desktop PC

Repairs & Installations - 7 days per week No VAT - Prompt & Friendly Service TOM MOSS Mob: 07931 727 961 Email: tommoss50@aol.com

Vale Computers

Your local computer specialist Any computer related problem fixed: Blank screen, slow computer, upgrades, virus removal, broadband setup and data recovery.

Fixed charge repairs – no call out charge.

New and second-hand computers for sale.

MS CompTIA+ certified engineers.

Ring 01258 880442 Email: Valecomputers.2006@btinternet.com Open Hours: Mon to Fri: 8.30am to 4.30pm Sat: 9.00am to 1.00pm CLEANING

• Friendly, patient, and knowledgeable help • Keep in touch with family, friends and colleagues for free over the Internet Sell online easily, quickly and reliably

• • Buying advice, setup and installation

I’m Phil Hudson, your local tech expert and trouble-shooter. I’ll come to you and sort things out, at a time that suits you. Or you can drop off your machine at my workshop for quick, efficient care and maintenance.

Call me now on 07805 783147

DAVE WARD. CLEANING, DOMESTIC/HOLIDAY LETS/COMMERCIAL. Swimming pool opening & maintenance. Gardens. Jet washing.

07807 197044

SHINY STOVES OVEN CLEANING Ovens,Ranges, Aga’s, etc.

Independent Family Run Business Covering The Blackmore Vale Area

Tel 01935 592461 Mob 07875 272401 www.shinystoves.com

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John Banham’s

Don’t delay, book online today

Property Service

blackmorevale.net WILLIAM STAGG, Decorating Services, Interior & Exterior, City & Guilds Qualified, 07894328774, wastaggdecor@gmail.com.

REFRESHING Bathrooms & Kitchens

Upgrades and Carpentry Decorating services Refreshing sale and rental upgrades Handyman projects Plumbing repairs Tiling services Contact: John Banham

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Meditations in nature: A woodland galaxy

by Dr Susanna Curtin Every year, they stop me in my tracks. I cannot walk past clumps of wood anemones without pausing to admire their delicate features as they bow and quiver in the breeze with their pretty heads turned towards the sun. The flower is named after the Greek gods of the wind, Anemoi, who sent their namesake in early spring as a gift to herald their coming. This association with wind has thus given the plant its other common name of ‘windflower’.

It is mid-April now, and I am out walking in my favourite woods. Underneath the sparse canopy, the woodland is bursting into life. Bluebells, seemingly early this year, bring hints of blue amid the yellow of celandines and primroses.

Birds are singing and the air is thick with the scent of fresh fronds of wild garlic. Against the tree trunks there are patches of woodruff and wood sorrel, and the occasional tiny clump of moschatel, whose flowers stand like four-faced clock towers.

Yet, despite the welcome appearance of all these old friends, it is the galaxy of star-shaped windflowers that I love the most.

Windflowers are generally associated with ancient woodlands or undisturbed verges and hedgerows. Although the flowers are pollinated by insects, the seeds of the plant are mostly infertile. Propagation therefore relies on the growth of its rhizomes, which can take a surprisingly long time. The plant often spreads only 6ft in 100 years, making it even more remarkable to behold. Here in Dorset, we are blessed with such places where this delightful flower can prosper.

Like many of our wildflowers, the wood anemone is stooped in myth and legend. Reference to it appears in Shakespeare’s Venus and Adonis, where he relates the story of when Aphrodite’s lover Adonis was killed while hunting a wild boar.

Her tears of grief turned into windflowers, and now ‘where streams his blood there blushing springs a rose, and where a tear has dropped, a windflower blows’. The sadness of such a story is why in the Language of Flowers, wood anemones signify brevity, abandonment and a dying love.

Dr Susanna Curtin is a nature writer and qualitative researcher (rewildingjourneys.com).

A walk around… Leigh

by Chris Slade For those unfamiliar with the place, its name is pronounced Lye (or Lie) , not Lee. This is a relatively short walk of a little over three and a half miles, leaving plenty of other paths to explore on another occasion. There are plenty of geocaches to seek and this walk takes you past several.

Park near the church, which may be open again now. After visiting it, make your way south west along the road then, at a junction, turn left and head south east for about a furlong then, at a farm, turn left and head east, weaving your way until you reach the village street where you turn right, south east then south down a footpath then left, west.

This takes you past the Miz Maze for which Leigh is famous. It was probably set out as a labyrinth rather than a maze but it has, sadly, been neglected in recent generations and no detail is visible within the surrounding embankment.

You can see why they chose to place it where they did as there are lovely views in all directions.

After visiting the Miz Maze, continue westwards to rejoin the road near the farm. Turn left and go along the road south eastwards for half a mile to a junction. Turn right and head south for a quarter of a mile over a small hill then turn right, west, along a byway for a short distance, then right, north east, for a furlong back to the road.

Follow the road for a mile, north eastwards at first, then north westwards, passing through the hamlet of Totnell, then, at a junction fork left, westwards, up the hill along the village street with many attractive buildings and eventually back to your car.

Chris Slade is a retired Dorset rights of way officer.

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A common weed with many uses

by Fiona Chapman Chickweed, Stellaria media, is popping up all over the place at the moment. I keep pulling it out of my flower beds feeling terribly guilty as I do so, because it is such a gentle and effective herb, I should be using it much more. If I still had chickens, I would be encouraging them to eat it, because they love it and it keeps them healthy.

Primarily we would use it for clearing the lymph and for itchy skin conditions. It is a very nutritive plant and is a great source of vitamins A, B, C and D, and folic acid, as well as

providing minerals such as calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc and rutin (particularly good for the heart). Like all these spring plants, we would have needed them in our diet in ancient times to recover and rejuvenate after the long winter months.

It can be picked (making sure you know exactly what you are picking) and put into salads or juiced. It lubricates and clears heat as well as regulates, preserves and balances the water content in our bodies. It helps to decongest the lymph and, being slightly

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diuretic, it clears wastes through the kidneys.

Chickweed is also used for weight loss, because it aids the breakdown of fatty deposits and has been used with success for obesity and fatty lipomas. A good strong tea of chickweed will help with constipation – boil a good handful of the fresh plant in about a litre of water so it reduces down about a third and then drink the tea.

For itchy skin it can be used fresh or dried and put into a muslin bag and popped into the bath. Run hot water over the bag and then leave it to steep for a good 10 minutes or so before you soak in the bath. You can also make an oil balm with it. Pick the leaves on a dry day and chop finely. Pour over a good quality olive oil and leave it to steep for a few days. Strain and then it can be used for dry itchy skin conditions including eczema. For those with wet eczema, use a strong infusion of tea. It can also be used as a salve for drawing out foreign bodies in the skin.

No wonder I feel guilty pulling it up!

Fiona Chapman is studying naturopathy and herbal medicine at the College of Naturopathic Medicine (pellyfiona@ gmail.com).

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Learning lessons from lockdown

by Alice Johnsen As we edge further away from the restrictions of lockdown, I continue to come across different – and sometimes less-considered – effects those days have had on people. I’ve just been talking to a client in their 20s who was concerned about how out of practise they felt in the not-always-enviable world of dating. Additionally, I have worked with several people in their 20s who are struggling to reach their potential in the job market because the lack of human contact of the last few years has knocked their confidence

and ability to communicate.

Both issues have a detrimental effect on quality of life, so I am always glad to be able to help clients in such situations.

What changed for you during the lockdown years?

We are now at a point when we can look back, reflect and learn. For my business, lockdown was a real, if unexpected, game changer on two levels. Firstly, nearly all my client work is now online – and it works, despite my previous assumptions to the contrary. Secondly, in an attempt to break out from the all-male, meal-and-school

aspect of this house, I started training with other likeminded professionals (women, business owners) who wanted to up their game in the world of online marketing.

So now I have a healthy marketing footprint on Instagram and I love it. I’ve said this before, many times: if you work on your own you have to create your own community, your own support network. And your own energy. For me, the conversations I have with people via Instagram are a driving force in my work. I would definitely recommend

either that or any of the gazillion other social media platforms. As long as you are able to remain in control of how you use these things, social media is a gift from the gods for own-boss businesses.

But back to my original question – what has lockdown changed for you?

Would you go back to your previous working habits or can you build on the changes you had to make?

Alice Johnsen is a life coach based near Sherborne (07961 080513; alicejohnsen.co.uk).

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Nettle rarebit

by Mrs Simkins Many of us have a clump or two of nettles in our garden, whether intentionally or not. Although invasive if left unchecked – and with a nasty sting, obviously – it’s worth keeping a few to eat during the spring and for the benefit of wildlife.

They are also great for the compost heap.

Once cooked, young tops are an excellent source of calcium, magnesium, iron and numerous trace elements plus a range of vitamins and taste like spinach. Country people have always gathered them from early spring – they were regarded as a tonic to ‘purify the blood’.

Wear rubber gloves to pick and handle fresh nettles. The tiny stinging hairs that make nettles so agonising to touch become inactive once heated, crushed or chopped. Pick only the tender young tops. You can start harvesting as early as late February, but they are at the peak of perfection from late March through to early May. By the end of May they run up to seed and are best left to the birds (they are a valuable food source for seed-eaters).

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New potato and radish salad

by Rebecca Vincent New potato season is finally upon us and this recipe showcases them in my favourite form – a potato salad – alongside radishes for a little peppery punch. I have to admit I never used to be a fan of radishes but I love them in this light and fresh take on a classic.

New potatoes are a good source of vitamins C, B1, B5, and B6, folate, copper and potassium. You can minimise the loss of nutrients through cooking by leaving their skins on. When you cook then cool potatoes you decrease their glycaemic response by increasing their resistant starch content.

Resistant starch acts as a prebiotic and feeds beneficial bacteria in our guts, so this salad boasts multiple benefits.

Radishes are a member of the brassica family. They are good sources of vitamin C and contain small amounts of many other nutrients including a selection of B vitamins, magnesium,

zinc, calcium, manganese, potassium, sodium, copper and phosphorous.

(Serves 4) 400g new potatoes 200g radishes 2 tbsp plain live yoghurt 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil Zest ½ lemon Handful fresh dill (finely sliced) Handful fresh chives (finely sliced) Pinch of black pepper Optional extras: a little mustard, lemon juice, chilli any other herbs you like • Wash the potatoes and cut into similarly sized chunks – leaving the skins on. Gently boil until tender, drain and set aside until cool.

• Rinse the radishes, top and tail. Then cut any large ones in half lengthways and into half rounds, and the rest just into even thickness rounds.

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lemon zest (and juice if you are using – the herbs, pepper and any additional extras that take your fancy.

• When cooled, put the potatoes in a big bowl with the radishes and coat in the yoghurt dressing. You can add extra dressing if you prefer more; personally I like it lightly coated.

Rebecca Vincent BSc (Hons) is a BANT registered nutritionist working in Wincanto (07515 019430; www.rebeccavincentnutrition.co.uk).

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Celebration cocktail!

Need a little entertaining inspiration? The month of May is both lemonade and gin day, so what better than the ultimate gin-based lemonade cocktail?

Simple and fresh, combining one part gin with two parts traditional lemonade, this summer fresh cocktail is a party pleaser. Perfect for a May Day barbecue with friends and family, serve it long or short, and make it chic using vintage glasses with a wheel of sliced lemon, a sprig of fresh rosemary and a crush of ice around the rim of the glass.

Inspired by the exotic flavour of Dorset-based Shroton Fair Gin, winner of two of the most prestigious awards – The Taste of the West and London Spirits Competition – founder Wilfrid Shon, has spoken to the New BMV of his delight in the win.

“The judges for both competitions possess some of the most refined palates in the world and I was delighted to win Gold and Bronze respectively. No mean feat for a recipe concocted in a rural Dorset kitchen!”

Finding the perfect formula was a lengthy but satisfying process for Wilfrid. “Having taught myself how to distil, family and friends were ‘forced’ to try gin with ingredients focusing on botanicals such as elderflower, lemongrass and pear. However, I found many botanicals were good in theory but not in practice.”

Inspired by herbs and spices traditionally found in Indian cuisine, such as cumin, ginger, cinnamon, and cardamom, six

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later, and a little more tasting, Zummit Dry was Photo by Zoran Borojevic on Unsplash born.

At the London Spirits Awards, the gin is described as having ‘a grassy nose with notes of coriander and spices, a delicious palate with notes of African pepper and herbs’.

“Much like the Royal Bengal Tiger brought to Shroton Fair back in 1767, the eastern spices used in every bottle of the - now award-winning – Shroton Fair Gin once again brings an oriental style back to the Blackmore Vale.”

Shroton Fair Gin Zummit Dry, £34.95 for 70cl.

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A real page-turner from Vale author

by Faith Eckersall From her early days in advertising, to the years when she ran a flower shop, Sally Page has always been drawn to other people’s stories.

No surprise, then, that her first published novel is about a woman who collects stories – because she doesn’t believe she has one of her own to tell.

The Keeper of Stories is Janice, a cleaner who absorbs the stories of those she meets, including her clients, from the awful Mrs YeahYeahYeah, to the elderly Mrs B, who manages to draw Janice’s own story from her.

Along the way the reader is treated to the stories of all the characters, as the book moves towards its uplifting conclusion.

“It took a year to collect the stories I wanted to use but once I had them, the first draft of the book took three months to write,” says Sally, who lives in Gillingham.

The book was published earlier this spring, both in digital and print, and swiftly became a Top 50 bestseller with more than 2,000 Amazon reviews in six weeks.

No one is more surprised than Sally, who has never seen herself as a writer of tales although her life to date has provided intriguing clues.

After studying history at university she went into the story-obsessed world of advertising, learning floristry at night school before opening her own shop.

“You hear a lot of fascinating human interest stories in florists, they provide a window into people’s lives,” she says.

Whilst working there she started photographing the Ted Martin Flowers store in Tisbury, documenting a year in its life, and her book, The Flower Shop, was an instant hit.

She also runs Plooms, an online store selling old-fashioned fountain pens in modern, brilliant colours, which she started after being unable to find a suitable pen for her own use.

Her youngest daughter, Libby Page, has written a number of top-selling books. Libby’s novel, The Lido, has been optioned for the big screen although, says Sally, when she was ready to send her novel out, she didn’t mention their relationship or approach her daughter’s agent.

“I never thought I was a story-teller, if anything I thought I might be a journalistic writer but I started writing fiction in 2016 when I woke up one day with an idea for a whodunnit,” she says. “I decided to try and write it and realised I loved what I was doing.”

This book did manage to interest an agent but didn’t get commissioned by a publisher. Since then, Sally has written five books with “two in pretty good shape” and a third “coming along” but was still astonished to see her book signed up by HarperCollins’s One More Chapter imprint, which publishes digital first, with some printed sales.

“The publishing director Charlotte Ledger told me she couldn’t believe no one else had snapped up The Keeper of

Stories,” says Sally.

Sally writes in between running Plooms, from which she furloughed herself during covid-19, and finds she has no set routine or ritual, as some writers do. “I’ve found I don’t always write in my office; you’ll often find me at the dining table or on the sofa, even at cafes,” she says.

She’ll spend the summer prepping her next book and, after having to research Norfolk online during lockdown, hopes to set a novel in Dorset. “It’s much easier to be able to write about places you know well,” she says.

Before then, fans can see her at the Sturminster Newton Literary Festival, where people can book her talk over afternoon tea. She’s also appearing at the Swindon Festival of Literature from May 2-8 on stage with Libby.

“I’m still fairly wary, thinking it might not all last,” she says. “But then I remember that the book’s success has been driven by its readers, which is actually wonderful.” sturlitfest.com The Keeper of Stories by Sally Page is published by HarperCollins One More Chapter

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The Woods

By Georgina Howland I can feel it on my skin: life dirt thick and grimy, encasing me in a tight cocoon. My heart is heavy and cumbersome, taking up more room in my chest than it has been allocated, like that sleeping, rotund, dribbling aeroplane passenger who spills into the seat next-door. Eyes sore and swollen from salty tears, head pounding, I dutifully drag myself to the door where big eyes meet mine and a tail thumps a joyful rhythm. I slip the lead around the shiny, black neck and smile, in spite of myself.

No need for discussion, deliberation, decisions; we know where we’re going. We stride out briskly, each keen to reach our happy place. Just as I think I’ll have to stop and catch my breath, we’re there; the towering oak guard, waving us through with leafy arms. A single

step inside the woods and I am free.

The evening sun plays peekaboo behind laden boughs, its warmth stroking my skin, wiping my trials away in one sweep of its gentle hands. Spring, that skilful ninja, has crept in unseen and delivered an arboreal wardrobe, cloaking branches which just last week were naked.

Now, once twisted, arthritic fingers which stretch towards the sun, are adorned by their new, green fashion.

Tongue lolling, invigorated by Mother Nature’s sorcery, my companion bounds enthusiastically from one scent to another, with me a willing partner. The woodland breathes a gentle breeze across our path, tenderly caressing every floral marvel and natural wonder. Bluebells hide themselves backstage, waiting for the nod before they display their assets to the waiting audience. Stars

of the show, they have concealed themselves for long months, afraid to miss their cue and disappoint their eager fans.

For that performance, we will return but for now we stand and listen to the avian choir, accompanied by an orchestra of rustling leaves, creaking branches, and distant moos.

As dusk approaches, they reach their crescendo before the lights go down and their song is over, our silent applause our only contribution to the show. We leave the sylvan theatre, our path now illuminated by the glowing moon, already booking season tickets for our return to The Woods.

The readers of the NBVM are a talented bunch. We love receiving your creative writing and poetry, so do keep it coming in!

Although it is not currently a legal requirement, please consider wearing a face covering to protect yourself and others when visiting the Tivoli.

SIDESHOW (15) 29th April 7.30pm 5th May 2.30pm Tickets £8 Evenings £7 Matinees £6 U16s (Box Office bookings over £20 incur £1 booking fee)

LIVE WIRE: THE AC/DC SHOW

JAH WOBBLE

& THE INVADERS OF THE HEART

Saturday 30th April 8pm Tickets £21.50 (Box Office bookings over £20 incur £1 booking fee per transaction)

SHOW OF HANDS

Saturday 7th May 7.30pm Tickets £20

Wednesday 11th May 7.30pm

(Box Office bookings incur £1 booking fee per transaction)

(Box Office bookings over £20 incur £1 booking fee)

Tickets £26

PLEA S KE E CHEC EP KI OU NG WEBSR ITE

JIM DAVIDSON presents: LEFT, RIGHT & CENTRE

THE MATT MONRO STORY

OVER 18s ONLY

A New TV panel show Filmed live!

3rd & 4th May 7.30pm Matinees 3rd & 4th May 2.30pm Tickets £15 (2 for 1 for matinees) (Box Office bookings over £20 incur £1 booking fee)

THE DAVE KELLY BAND

Thursday 12th May 7.30pm Tickets £20 (Box Office bookings over £20 incur £1 booking fee)

Thursday 5th May 7.30pm Tickets £24 (Box Office bookings over £20 incur £1 booking fee)

AN EVENING OF BURLESQUE OVER 18s ONLY! Friday 13th May 7.30pm Tickets £25 (Box Office bookings incur £1 booking fee per transaction)

THE POWER OF THE DOG (12A)

6th, 9th & 10th May 7.30pm Matinee 10th May 2.30pm Tickets £8 Eves £7 Mats, £6 U16s

(Box Office bookings over £20 incur £1 booking fee)

THE ANIMALS FAREWELL TOUR With special guests Barnie Williams and Zoot Money!

Saturday 14th May 7.30pm Tickets £27.50 (Box Office bookings incur £1 booking fee per transaction)

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The Art of Seduction

by Hilary Porter Romance – or not – is in the air this spring as Dorset’s touring arts charity Artsreach, joins forces with The Mowlem Theatre in Swanage to present two acclaimed performing companies live on stage for audiences from the town and across Purbeck and the surrounding area to enjoy.

New Art Club will present Cupid’s Revenge on Friday 13 May, and Regent’s Opera will present Carmen on Sunday 26 June. Cupid’s Revenge will also be at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton on Saturday 14 May. A ground-breaking company that has been touring internationally to critical acclaim since 1998, New Art Club has performed in venues as radically different as the Royal Opera House and Wembley Stadium to more intimate pubs and village halls.

Their latest acclaimed production, Cupid’s Revenge, is a joyful, physical, and verbal outburst against the forces that masquerade as love. The narrative is all about love in its many forms: mythical love that drives the creation of the universe and everything in it; romantic love; friendship and the love between you and the people you love

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most dear.

Funny, sad, and reflective, Cupid’s Revenge is not a story, but holds many scenarios within the performance, to bring audiences together in a defiant act of unity and love. Here dance, physical theatre, and comedy, combine to capture the audience’s imagination, in a great night out that is as equally funny as it is tender and heart-breaking.

For opera fans, don’t miss the opportunity to see Regents Opera with their incredible production of Carmen for one night only on Sunday 26 June 2022. Regents Opera is a leading fringe Opera Company specialising in the larger works of the 19th and 20th centuries. The touring company offers emerging and established singers a platform to perform major repertoire not often staged outside the major houses. This mustsee touring show is directed by Paul Higgins of

Glyndebourne Festival Opera and the Royal Opera House, and stars renowned Greek mezzo soprano Kassandra Dimopoulou as Carmen, and Howard Hutt as her Don Jose, in a cast of four, accompanied by their talented pianist and Musical Director Ben Woodward.

For tickets and more information, please visit www.artsreach.co.uk.

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How can I tell if my dog is in pain? in chronic rarely includes crying or yelping, because their pain is constantly present. The exception might be when an arthritic joint may experience a flare up after a trip or fall, which in itself would cause the dog to yelp. Dogs are more likely to avoid the pain by not walking as much. They may get grumpy with other dogs or people if they think that pain may result from an interaction.

Breed type significantly affects a dog’s presentation of pain. Springer spaniels, for instance, are often very stoic and ‘pretend’ they are not in pain.

Labradors are generally happy dogs and continue to try to please their humans by coming on walks and wagging their tails. But if any dog is limping or stiff, it is in pain.

Companions at Peace Pet Cremation Independent family run business offering a very personal, caring pet cremation service to bereaved pet owners.

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Managing pain requires a combined approach. Pain from arthritis responds well to weight loss (fat in itself can increase inflammation), regular steady exercise, alternative therapies (hydrotherapy or physiotherapy, for example), appropriate supplements and various medications. Different medications and combinations of drugs can be tried until the individual gets the best treatment for their own needs.

Pain is frequently under-recognised in older dogs, so comparing your dog’s behaviour to that of its younger self can be helpful. A useful resource for canine arthritis is www.caninearthritis.co.uk, which provides lots of excellent advice and a scoring system that enables you to assess your own dog.

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by Lynn Broom, Longmead Veterinary Practice Chronic (ongoing rather than sudden) pain in dogs is common, but can be missed because we tend to assume that a quiet dog isn’t in pain.

One of the commonest causes of chronic pain in dogs is arthritis, which is suffered by many older dogs.

Typically, symptoms include: slowing down on walks, not wanting to walk as far, limping and being stiff after lying down. These symptoms are often put down to old age, and a lot of owners therefore don’t think that their dog could be in pain.

If a dog is otherwise well, then the symptoms listed above can, in fact, be a result of pain. Old age alone doesn’t cause these symptoms – it is simply that old age makes arthritis and other illnesses more common. Dogs do not limp unless they are in pain (except rarely when a restricted ability to fully extend a leg causes a ‘mechanical’ limp).

Other signs of chronic pain include increased panting, reduced appetite and other changes in behaviour such as being more withdrawn, lethargic or wanting to play less.

Dogs are good at compensating for painful joints. Commonly, dogs with hip pain use their front legs more, which can lead to reduced muscle mass over the hips and wider, more muscled, shoulders.

Typical behaviour exhibited by dogs

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Pets CAN YOU BE A FOREVER HOME? These are just some of the cats at Blandford and Sturminster Newton Branch Cats Protection looking for new homes…

Mr Ginge (7): big ginger boy needs a patient owner to bring him out of his shell. No children.

Tom & Fluffy (18 & 11): these best friends been living in cattery for a year, so are desperate for their own home.

Various ferals looking for indoor/ outdoor homes.

Stanley (1): B&W fluffy boy who can get over excited so no children or other animals.

Lost cats If you have lost a cat, please contact us via our website, phone or Facebook page. Please make sure we have a contact phone number, so we can get in touch with you quickly.

Found cats If you are regularly seeing a cat in your garden or down your street that you don’t think has a home, please give us a call – it might be a lost cat that could be reunited with its owner.

• Very large white cat with black tail and black head markings – last seen in Lower Bagber.

We are still offering neutering and micro-chipping for £5 in postcode areas DT10, DT11, SP5, SP7, BH21 and now also in SP8.

Call 01258 268695 for more information.

BLANDFORD & STURMINSTER CATS PROTECTION Loving homes needed for cats and kittens in our care.

For more details, please call our helpline 01258 858644 or visit our website: www.blandford.cats.org.uk Sponsored by Longmead Veterinary Practice Ltd

BEHAVIOUR TIPS

by Helen Taylor Tip #13 What happens after you say “Sit”? How does your dog know when a sit, down, come (or any other behaviour you have asked for) has finished and he is free to resume what he was doing? The answer is, of course, that he doesn’t – unless you tell him. Consistently using a ‘release word’ means that when you ask for a behaviour, your dog will keep doing that behaviour until you tell him it’s OK for him to stop. If you don’t routinely use a release word, you will not be able to maintain a sit, down or any other cued behaviour for any length of time, greatly reducing its usefulness. So, after you have asked your dog for a behaviour on cue, reward him and then immediately (before he gets up of his own accord), give your release word. If he gets up before you have a chance to say it (a common problem initially) simply repeat the last cue (no reward this time) then release him quickly. The only time you would not use a release word is if you request another behaviour afterwards. The word you use doesn’t matter (most use OK), but should not be a praise word.

Helen Taylor is a qualified, accredited behaviourist, a Certified Clinical Animal Behaviourist, a Registered Practitioner with the Animal Behaviour and Training Council, and is a member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors and the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (no 881). help@helentaylordorset.co.uk www.helentaylordorset.co.uk

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Table Tennis League Invites New Players

They came, they saw, they pong-quered! The Blackmore Vale Table Tennis league has had an excellent season so far and are already looking to next year by inviting new players and members to come and give it a try.

Table tennis is a sport that can be played and enjoyed by all ages regardless of experience or ability. And while it might involve a table, you won’t get too comfy, it’s great for fitness, burns calories and provides a good social outlet. Whether you’re a complete ponging ‘newbie’ or looking to restart your once blistering table tennis prowess, the area’s clubs are welcoming new recruits for next season.

The League’s two divisions

have been competing since 1965, running totally on volunteers and enthusiasts at clubs in Chalk Valley (Broad Chalk), Child Okeford, Compton Abbas, East Stour and Stalbridge.

Each club has several teams for members that wish to play competitively, with training, practice and matches throughout the year. Social table tennis is also available at Stourpaine (Monday evenings) and Gillingham Youth Centre (Friday afternoons) with an open door policy for anyone just wanting to ‘give it a bash’ and meet new friends.

For further information you can contact Barrie Waterman barriewaterman@hotmail. co.uk. 01258 450669.

The 2022 bowling season at Blandford Bowling Club commenced on Saturday 9th April 2022. The occasion was marked by the Mayor,

club members a happy and successful season following 2 years of pandemic restrictions.

The players went on to bowl 15 ends and were delighted to be back on a perfect green following a winter of dedicated maintenance by the voluntary green team. This was followed by refreshments in the clubhouse together with the Mayor, which has helped set the scene for a busy and enjoyable season aiming to complete a full programme of league matches, friendlies and competitions.

Blandford Bowling

Councillor Lee Hitchings, bowling the first wood.

The Mayor, accompanied by his 1 year-old daughter was introduced to over 50 members by club President, John Beckford. He wished

Youth Tug of War Team Pulls Together

Sherborne YFC Tug of War Team competed at the Dorset YFC County Rally pulling the best of three pulls against Puddletown, Gillingham and Shaftesbury, plus Marshwoodvale and Beaminster. The ‘strong arm or the Sher’ won each match in two straight pulls without conceding a pull and took home the title (which

time and the national official judge then stamps each member’s leg to ensure it’s all done on an equal weight.

Sherborne’s team trains every week pulling a tractor tyre up a pulley mechanism and holding it at different heights off the ground. And after all their successful training, they march on.

The next round is at

probably weighed very little to them!).

The junior teams are all under the age of 18 and as in line with the rules, each member weighing 560kg or under, the teams are made up of 7-10 pullers, 8 being the standard number. Each team is weighted in at the allotted

Hartpury Agricultural College in Gloucester, this isn’t new ground to the team who won the regional title last year to go on to the Nationals finals where they came 3rd.

If they win at Hartpury, the National finals are on the 6th August at the Tenby Show.

North Dorset Marathon

1 May sees the return of the North Dorset Village Marathon organised by the Dorset Doddlers running club. With the race making its first appearance since the pandemic back in 2019, it seems the event has been missed by runners, with very high entries received for the 26.2-mile race.

Starting and finishing in Sturminster Newton, the runners travel through some of North Dorset’s

most picturesque villages including Marnhull, Stalbridge, Todber, Stour Row and Child Okeford, before finishing along the Trailway and crossing the finish line back in Sturminster.

The popular relay race, which allows up to four runners in each team to take on sections of the route, is fully booked this year, with over 40 teams taking on the challenge.

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North Dorset 49 – 22 Melksham - Sat 16th April North Dorset entertained Melksham in the Dorset & Wilts Vase Semi-Final. From the Kick-off, North was a hive of activity but met a stiff Melksham defence. Jake Canning scored a magnificent try which left Melksham’s defence tackling thin air.

This galvanised North Dorset into full attacking mode and Adam Geal broke through the centre, leaving behind a trail of Melksham bodies, to score, both tries were converted by Sam Jones.

Melksham’s lock intercepted a loose pass from the kick-off and he sped away to score in the corner. The momentum ebbed and flowed between the teams until North Dorset were awarded a penalty just in the Melksham half and Sam Jones produced a fine kick swiftly followed by a 2nd to make it 20-5.

Melksham mounted a series of attacks and Dorset were forced to defend their line for a long period of time before Sam Jones took a quick penalty and Charlie Jobling burrowed through to score. Melksham again put pressure on the Dorset line and Charlie Jobling took a

yellow card for a high shot but North managed to hold out until halftime.

From the restart, Melksham attacked and moved the ball to make use of their extra man and used their pacy winger to full effect, Jake Canning’s last-ditch tackle was deemed dangerous costing ND a penalty try and a yellow card.

Down to 13 the home side mounted a series of attacks but were held up over the line and from the resulting goal-line drop-out, Jay Westcar rolled back the years and went on a terrific mazy run only to be tackled a few meters short, from the resulting breakdown Joe Atkins hit a beautiful line and crashed over with several Melksham players getting a free ride. Robbie Sampson converted 34-12.

Melksham once again rallied and converted try. Sampson made a break, he drew the last man and passed to Sam Trevis who scampered over.

Melksham replied with a penalty 39-22 and Dorset raised their game with an unconverted try from Charlie Jobling after a lovely assist from Westcar. The final try of the match was a corker with Matt Piper. The final score was 49-22.

Wincanton Awards for Service Before the Wincanton Men’s teams 2 : 0 win vs Wells City, the league presented long term service awards to two of the club’s committee members; Mike Hatcher for 35 years’ service and Richard D’Arcy for putting in an incredible 50 years, two true sporting heroes in their own right.

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Ladies Softball & Cricket Festival Fancy getting your batting or bowling up to speed? Always wanted to try your hand or join a team? On Bank Holiday Monday (2nd of May), Buckhorn Weston CC are holding a Baseball and Cricket Festival for ladies to get involved in the game.

All ages and abilities are

welcome and cream tea and bubbly will be served up at what is a social as well as sporting event.

Date: Monday 2nd of May Where: Buckhorn Weston CC, SP8 5SS Time: 10:15 am - Play between : 10:30 - 13:30pm Cost : £3 per player

North Dorset U13’s Rugby

North Dorset U13’s 50 Lytchett Minster U13’s 15

Blessed with perfect weather and the honour of playing on the first team pitch, the team came out roaring, scoring quickly in succession. From there they never looked back, the game ending 50-15.

Dorset moved the ball quickly up and down the line, spreading the defence and creating space and drawing in opponents with successful direct forays up the middle with quick and accurate passes into the opponents’ weak areas. Rohan Clements encapsulated this strategy with at least three perfect draw and pass runs that led to tries. George Dimmack was unstoppable on the outside run, scoring five tries. Sure hands and a turn of speed saw Alfie Bourne intercept a Minster pass and run it back for a try. Bolstered

by his recent recognition as Most Improved Player, Angus Cuthbert scored one and earned an assist by gentlemanly offloading the ball to Billy Smith who was following closely behind, his first score this season.

Charlie Philipps made the most of a good pass and put in a focussed run to the try line.

The final score was made by the tenacious Rafael Van Eijk who, in a quick and cheeky move which surprised both friend and foe alike, ran past them all for the final score. Tyler Mason should receive an honourable mention for putting in his best performance of the season with a number of punishing, pounding runs.

Although the high score catches the eye, the defence was also sterling in places, with a number of very good, hard tackles.

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MOTS, SERVICING AND REPAIRS ON ALL VEHICLES UP TO 3.5 TONNES SUNRISE HORSEBOXES SERVICE & INCLUDING MOT CENTRE AND MOTORHOMES SUNRISE SERVICE & Bodyshop open for all repairs and restorations, SERVICING AND REPAIRS from MOTS, small scratches to complete MOT CENTRE resprays, ON ALL VEHICLES UP welcome.

TO 3.5 TONNES insurance work INCLUDING HORSEBOXES MOTS, SERVICING MOTS – class 4,5AND andREPAIRS 7 AND MOTORHOMES ON ALL VEHICLES UP TO 3.5 TONNES Bodyshop open for all repairs and restorations, Diagnostics INCLUDING HORSEBOXES from small scratches to complete resprays, AND MOTORHOMES Air conditioning insurance work welcome.

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2008 CITROEN C3 exclusive, Petrol, clean reliable car. 87882 miles, long MOT. Service history. £950, Tel 01747 838546, 07768 194941

UNWANTED VEHICLES BOUGHT FOR CASH ●Mot failures ●Nonrunners ●Unfinished projects ●end of life scrap vehicles ●minimum of £150 paid for complete vehicles. Call Ryan on 07474737577

MOTORBIKES WANTED Non runners and Unwanted Phone Keith on 07966 213344

OLD, INTERESTING & CLASSIC CARS wanted pre 1990s Any condition including unfinished projects Cash/ Transfer Please Phone Paul 07890 096907

VERY TIDY AND RARE HONDA CIVIC COUPE 1996 - 102,000 miles Petrol, automatic 1.6iLS black Phone 07946 107674 S TYPE JAGUAR 1999 ‘T’ Reg. 3 litre. Very low mileage.

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ETS TRUCK&VAN DORSET’S PREMIER COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SERVICE ETS Truck and Van are looking for GOODS VEHICLE TECHNICIANS and APPRENTICES for their Blandford and Poole locations.

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CAR SERVICE COMING UP? Be prepared for Spring’s changeable All Makes Servicing Free vehicle health checks conditions MOT Tests £39 Air-Con Servicing Tyres and Exhausts Brakes and Clutches Batteries Suspension Cambelts and Water Pumps ODIS VW Audi Diagnostics Generic Diagnostics (most makes)

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Spring is here, and days are getting warmer and longer. No more dark mornings defrosting the car. We have been fortunate to have experienced a mild winter, not too many icy mornings or days lost to snow.

Spring does bring its own hazards, often with showers or downpours which can make roads treacherous especially after a long dry spell. Road surfaces can become very slippery, increasing stopping distances, this coupled with bad visibility caused by the rain make for a potentially tricky situation.

Ensure that your screen wash bottle is kept topped up with the correct ratio of screen wash to water, and that screen wash is used – not washing up liquid! If your washers are not working properly you may find the jets are blocked or the washer pipe maybe split. Occasionally the filter inside the bottle maybe blocked this can be cleaned or replaced quite easily by your local garage. Check your wipers regularly as they can become worn, split or dirty, this can leave your windscreen smeary and lessen your visibility.

At this time of year roads can flood, take care when approaching a flooded road, if possible turn around and find an alternative route. Do not enter deep water, the flow can be much more powerful than it appears.

High winds can be another issue this time of year, branches and other debris may have been blown on to the road, also be cautious when overtaking high sided vehicles.

It’s so lovely to see the sun out but this can cause glare especially at dawn and dusk, with the sun low. Be sure to use your overhead visor or keep sun glasses within easy reach as the sun can be blinding and dangerous.

Young animals, especially rabbits, pheasants, hedgehogs and deer are venturing out looking for food and being inquisitive, drive with caution on our country roads as you never know what may be around the next corner.

There is also an increase in horse riders out hacking and dog walkers using our lanes and smaller B roads where there aren’t any pavements. Please slow down and give them the patience and respect they deserve to enjoy their preferred hobby.

Be ready to stop if a horse looks nervous or is spooked, please do not sound your horn or rev your engine. Electric vehicles need to be especially careful as horses and riders cannot hear them, horses can be startled by a vehicle suddenly appearing.

Drivers need to be aware that tractors are out and about, moving machinery, muck, livestock and cutting hedges. Please have patience as farmers work hard for the communities, and farmers if you have a line of traffic behind, and you can pull in safely, those drivers will appreciate it if you let them pass.

Let’s enjoy this beautiful season and keep safe on our roads.

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Royal seal of approval as North Dorset firm wins Queen’s Award

By Andrew Diprose A Sturminster Newton business received the royal seal of approval after winning the UK’s most prestigious business award.

JPL Telecom Ltd secured the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade for outstanding short-term growth in overseas sales over the last three years.

It was among 232 businesses across the UK, and in a range of sectors, recognised by The Queen on her birthday as among the best in the country.

JPL Telecom is a global innovator in the design and engineering of wired and wireless professional headsets as well as related USB/specialist phone cords for contact centres and unified communications.

Founded by James Clarke, CEO, in 2004, its main customer base includes call centres, government services, banks and offices.

The pandemic, and the rise of working from home, led to a big boost in sales with annual turnover in the region of £17m.

Over three years overseas sales have grown by 737% and now account for just under half of all sales.

The company has exported to more than 50 countries worldwide and its top markets are currently the USA, Germany, India and Philippines.

Recently it has entered new markets in Europe and Egypt with JPL now having local offices in the USA and Europe.

It employs ten people in Sturminster Newton and has manufacturing plants overseas including South Korea and China.

James said he was “surprised and delighted” at the award.

Three Dorset businesses, including JPL Telecom, were honoured in this year’s Queen’s Awards.

Portland-based HeliOperations also received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade while

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Tops Day Nurseries won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Sustainable Development.

The nursery group was founded in 1990 by Managing Director Cheryl Hadland.

From its humble beginnings, when a small nursery was opened in Poole for four children, it’s now grown to 32 day nurseries across the South providing early education and care for pre-school children.

The company employs 700 staff and has an annual turnover of £15m.

Its locations include Gillingham Nursery and Topsie Gillingham.

The Queen’s Awards are valid for five years.

Winners are permitted to fly The Queen’s Awards flag at their main office and use the emblem on their marketing materials.

Winners are also given a Grant of Appointment (an official certificate) and a commemorative crystal trophy.

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LICENSING ACT 2003 I James Winter give notice that I have applied to Dorset County Council premises licence authority in conjunction with Safety Advisory Group (SAG) to apply for a new premises license at The Wimborne Showground, Pamphill, Wimborne, BH21 3DQ. This is to be able to hold the annual Wimborne Beer Festival.

If granted, then the following activities will take place: Sale of alcohol on the premises, Consumption of food from reputable food vendors, Provision of regulated live music, Local businesses to have stands, Family entertainment such as bouncy castle, Camping. A responsible authority or person wishing to make representations can do so using the following contactable resources no later than 19th May 2022.Licensing authority Dorset Council, County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1XJ. Email: licensingteamc@dorsetcouncil.gov. uk Tel: 01202 228989 Representations may be made for 28 consecutive days from the date of this notice. A copy of the application for the grant of the above licence is kept by Licensing Authority at the above address, but can also be accessed online via the Dorset Councils website at: www.dorsetcouncil.gov. uk The date of this notice must be the day after the application about the Premises Licence or Club Premises Certificate was correctly given to the Licensing Authority. The notice is to be displayed on these premises for a period of no less than 28 consecutive days starting on the day after the day on which the application was given to the relevant licensing authority. It is an offence knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement in connection with an application, the maximum fine for which a 536537 being £5,000. person is liable on summary FN: conviction

Would like to thank each and everyone of you who so kindly sent cards & flowers over the sudden loss of Teddy.

JEFFERY MARGARET ROSE The family wish to thank relatives and friends for their kind cards and messages of sympathy, for their attendance at the service and for donations. A personal thank you to The Bay Tree, Castle Cary. Please accept this as our personal message of thanks.

GARY PAYNE Margaret and family would like to thank relatives and friends for their kind cards and messages of sympathy, attendance at the memorial service and donations of £680.50 for Weldmar Hospice Care. Please accept this as our personal message of thanks.

HAZEL ALICE SWAIN Brian wishes to thank the many friends of Hazel for their generous support and sympathy by card, flowers, personal contact and attending Hazel’s Celebration of Life Service. Please accept this as my personal message of thanks to you all.

WEDDING CONGRATULATIONS DONNA FAYER-HONOUR & GARY O’NEILL Congratulations on your wedding. Saturday 30th April. Love Emily, Hannah, Edward, Thomas and all the Hasketts.

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MEETING PLACE ACCLAIMED, ACTIVE DORSET INTERNATIONAL AUTHOR and former GP, 78, widower, seeks partner and soulmate who is good natured and with a loving heart. Perhaps someone who feels lonely and unloved. Tel 01202 706198 Email:anorman@fastmail.fm

90th BIRTHDAY PORTER EILEEN Happy 90th Birthday 2nd May 2022 Love always Jackie and Max xx

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ANTHONY COX (Deceased) Pursuant to the Trustee Act 1925 any persons having a claim against or an interest in the Estate of the above named, late of Laburnum Cottage, Quarr, Gillingham, Dorset , SP8 5PA, who died on 29/01/2022, are required to send written particulars thereof to the undersigned on or before 30/06/2022, after which date the Estate will be distributed having regard only to the claims and interests of which they have had notice.

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Suddenly on 12th April. Beloved husband of Joan, father, grandfather, brother and friend. Funeral at St Mary the Virgin, Gillingham, SP8 4AW on Friday 6th May at 2.30pm followed by tea. All welcome. Inquiries to Peter Jackson F/S. Tel: 01963 362570.

Peacefully on the 4th April 2022. Fred aged 75 years of Bourton, formerly of Ludwell. He will be sadly missed by all his family and friends.

Funeral service at Yeovil Crematorium on Wednesday, 18th May at 12.40pm. Family flowers only please, donations if desired for Prostate Cancer UK. C/o Peter Jackson Funeral Services, Mons, High St, Henstridge, BA8 0RB. Tel: 01963 362570.

EILEEN RICHARDSON Born 8th July 1931, Peacefully passed away on the 18th April 2022. Funeral service at Salisbury Crematorium, SP1 3JB at 1200 on the 18th May 2022. Family flowers only please, but donations if desired for Battersea dogs home may be sent to Bracher Brothers, Gillingham, SP8 4QL. Tel. : 01747 822494.

SHAW BRIDGET ELIZABETH Previously Martin, nee Woodhouse. Passed away suddenly on 10 April 2022 age 81yrs. Wife of the late Malcom Shaw and Jeremy Martin. Will be sadly missed by her daughters and grandchildren. Funeral to be held at 2pm on 4th May 2022 at St Mary’s Church, Motcombe. Donations in lieu of flowers if desired to Salisbury Hospice.

TONY WEBB Sadly passed away on the 10th April 2022. Tony aged 77 years of Henstridge & Kingston. A much loved Husband, Dad, Grandad, Brother & Uncle. Funeral service at Mendip Crematorium on Monday, 9th May at 3.30pm. Family flowers only please, Donations if desired for The Children’s Society. C/o Peter Jackson Funeral Services, Mons, High Street, Henstridge, BA8 0RB. Tel: 01963 362570

TED DUFFETT Sadly passed away on 23rd March. We are having a celebration of his life on May 27th at the Kings Arms, East Stour at 1pm. Please join us to raise a glass in his memory.

LOREEN STELLA ROSEMARY ENGLAND Born 24th October 1939, passed away on 10th April 2022. Wife of the Late Eddie England and Mum to the Late David. Mother to Philip, Nan to Adele and Great Nan to Skylar, Hunter. Funeral service at ST Mary’s Church, Gillingham SP8 4AJ at 1200. Family flowers only please, but donations if desired for British Heart Foundation may be sent to Bracher Brothers, Gillingham, SP8 4QL, Tel 01747 822494.

MARY SEWELL Born 10th November 1923, passed away peacefully on the 14th April 2022.Funeral service is at St Mary’s Church, Gillingham SP8 4AJ at 1200.Family Flowers only please, but donations if desired for the multiple sclerosis society may be sent to Bracher Brothers, Gillingham SP8 4QL Tel: 01747 822494.

JOAN GATEHOUSE Aged 92, passed away peacefully at Hillsdon Nursing Home, Poole, on 13th April 2022. Loving wife of the late Eric, and devoted mother of Linda and David. She was much loved and will be sadly missed.

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PETER BLACKWOOD

Much loved wife of Keith passed away peacefully at Salisbury District Hospital on 05/04/22 at the age of 75.

Will be sadly missed. Funeral service to be held at St Peters Church, Shaftesbury on Friday 29th April at 11.30 am. All welcome. No flowers by request. Donations if desired to The Children’s Society or The British Heart Foundation may be sent to Merefield & Henstridge F/D, Ridgemount, Pitts Lane, West Melbury, Shaftesbury, Dorset. SP7 0BU. Tel: 01747 853532

On 16th April 2022 peacefully in Salisbury District Hospital aged 70 years of Shaftesbury. A much loved Dad to Kim, Steven and Matthew, and the late Laura, brother to Allan and a loving grandad and great grandad, who will be sorely missed. Funeral service takes place at Salisbury Crematorium on Wednesday 25th May at 11am. Donations if desired to The Stars Appeal, Salisbury District Hospital may be sent to Merefield & Henstridge F/D, Ridgemount, Pitts Lane, West Melbury, Shaftesbury, Dorset. SP7 0BU.

MAURICE WILLIAMSON

ANNE BARBARA CHADWICK

Peacefully at home on 31st March 2022. Aged 88 years. Loving father to Heather and Paul. Much loved by his grandchildren. Very much missed by all that knew him. Funeral Service to be held at Langton Long Parish Church on Tuesday 3rd May at 11.30am.Family flowers only by request but donations, if desired for Blandford PCC, may be made online by visiting www.close-funeral.co.uk or cheques payable to the charity c/o Colin J Close Funeral Service, Peel Close, Salisbury Road, Blandford DT11 7JU. Tel: 01258 453133

On 11th April 2022 peacefully at home aged 79 years of Shaftesbury.

A much loved wife, mum, granny, great granny and sister, who will be sadly missed. Funeral service takes place at Yeovil Crematorium on Monday 23rd May at 12 noon. No flowers please but donations if desired to The Children’s Society or The Down’s Syndrome Association may be sent to Merefield & Henstridge F/D, Ridgemount, Pitts Lane, West Melbury, Shaftesbury, Dorset. SP7 0BU.

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Announcements DEATHS HOVELL HILDA NEE DUNNING Peacefully in Bodmin, Cornwall aged 92 years, formerly of Gillingham. Much loved mum of Philip, Johnathon and Alison and a dear grandma and great grandma. Any enquiries please to Bodmin Funeral Services 01208 78300.

NEWMAN WENDY Passed away peacefully at home aged 80 years on the 7th April 2022 surrounded by her family, much loved wife to Phil, wonderful mum to Craig, Lloyd and Grant and much loved by all her grandchildren. She will be sadly missed by all her family and friends.

Funeral Service to be held at Salisbury Crematorium on Thursday 5th May at 1pm. Family flowers only please, donations if desired to The Brain Tumour Trust c/o Lesley Shand Funeral Service, 28 East Street, Blandford Forum DT11 7DR Tel: 01258 453425 online www.funeraldirector.co.uk/wendy-newman

NON RELIGIOUS FUNERAL SERVICES Pay tribute to loved ones in your own way your choice your voice call Louise your local Celebrent tel 01747822537 mob 07734943848 lluffman@btinternet.com

ROSE TOOGOOD On 8th April 2022 died peacefully in Salisbury District Hospital aged 71 years of Shaftesbury. Much loved wife, mum and nan, who will be sadly missed by all family and friends.

Graveside service takes place at Shaftesbury Cemetery on Wednesday 27th April at 1pm. Donations if desired to The Stroke Association may be sent to Merefield & Henstridge Funeral Directors, Ridgemount, Pitts Lane, West Melbury, Shaftesbury, Dorset. SP7 0BU. Tel: 01747 853532

CAREN PAUL VICTOR Aged 60 years of Wincanton. On 7th April 2022, suddenly but peacefully at his home. A much loved husband, father, grandfather and friend. Funeral Service at Yeovil Crematorium on Thursday 5th May at 12.40 p.m. Family flowers only please, donations in memory of Paul are being invited for Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. C/O Harold F. Miles, Funeral Director, South Cadbury, Somerset, BA22 7ES. Telephone (01963) 440367

ACOTT GEORGE Peacefully at home 20/4/22. Much loved Husband Dad Grandad Great Grandad. Funeral 6 May Durweston Church 11.30am. Family Flowers only.

DAUNCEY CONSTANCE BERYL MARTHA (Beryl) Aged 95 years of Hornblotton. On 7th April 2022, peacefully at Castle House Nursing Home , Keinton Mandeville. A dearly beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Funeral Service at St Peter’s Church, Hornblotton on Tuesday 3rd May at 11am. Followed by internment in the Churchyard. Family flowers only please, donations in memory of Beryl are being invited for St Peter’s Church, Hornblotton. C/O Harold F. Miles, Funeral Director, South Cadbury, BA22 7ES. Telephone.(01963) 440367

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Recruitment The New Blackmore Vale Magazine To advertise in our recruitment section call us on:

Tel: 01963 400186

A LUXURY HOME PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL AND NURSING CARE

Independent Co-educational Boarding and Day School Independent andForm Day School NurseryBoarding Prep Senior Sixth The Society for Pupils agedof4Heads/CISC -18 GSA/CISC

Full time Early Years Practitioners (Permanent and Maternity Leave cover).

Driver Required

We are seeking Nurses; Health Care Assistants and Bank Kitchen Staff to join our fabulous team Great working environment, highly competitive pay.

Full and part time roles available

HIGHER HOLTON, WINCANTON, SOMERSET, BA9 8EA

01963 32746 | WWW.ELLISCOMBEHOUSE.COM

TIME, TIME ONLY full time Leweston PART School is seeking full TERM time enthusiastic and committed Early Years Practitioners (Permanent and Maternity leave cover) to join our We areNursery, seeking to appoint School Minibus Driver to thriving which offers highaquality childcare and education.

Westart offer highly competitive of pay2018. (£9.85 per for entails NVQ Level 2 qualified at the end of rates August Thehour role driving the& £11.24 per vehicles hour for NVQ Level 3 qualified) and generous holiday allocations School on designated routes collecting children in (based on 5 weeks per annum plus the period between Christmas and New the morning and dropping off in the afternoon at preYear) in addition to a package of benefits which includes delicious meals for arranged You will also assist with some basic staff and use ofpoints. leisure facilities. maintenance and cleaning of the fleet. The primary

Working within our friendly and professional team, this to is an opportunity welfare qualities sought are a genuine commitment the for well-qualified to helpYou createmust a nurturing stimulating and safety of practitioners young people. hold aandvalid PCV environment for children aged 0 - 4 years. The ideal candidates will have Manual, (D or D1) Licence. a good working knowledge of the EYFS, strong communication skills and a passion to be an exceptional Early Years Educators. We are committed to Hours: 20 hours per week, to Friday, 0630 to 0830 the professional development of ourMonday staff and there will be opportunities for and 1730 to 1930 Term Time only. Rate of Pay: £9.69 per progression.

hour plus holiday pay.

Applicants should be qualified to either NVQ Level 2, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent, experience of working in a similar role is desirable.

Both positions are full-time working, hours per week.

Hoursreferees of work are Please send your CV with40the names of two between 7.30am and 6.15pm, Monday – Friday, in accordance with to the HR Manager, Leweston School the duty shift rota.

Leweston, Sherborne, DT9 6EN

The maternity coverrecruitment@leweston.dorset.sch.uk role is from May 2022-March 2023. or email:

www.leweston.co.uk For further information and to download an application An enhanced check form please visitDBS our website: https://www.leweston.co.uk/information/work-with-us will be undertaken by the School.

Closing 15th August 20172022 Closing date date: for Applications: 6 May

Leweston School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and

peopleto and expects alland staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Lewestonyoung is committed safeguarding promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff share thisDisclosure commitment.

AnBarring enhanced Disclosure andwill Barring Service check will be Antoenhanced and Service check be required. required. A Catholic Foundation which welcomes pupils of all Denominations Leweston School Trust Leweston is an equal opportunities employer. is a registered charity number 295175 A Catholic Foundation which welcomes pupils of all Denominations Leweston School Trust is a registered charity number 295175

Did you know that Blandford Fashion Museum is led entirely by volunteers?

We pride ourselves on the friendliness of our volunteers and the valuable contribution they make towards the running of the Museum. Whatever time you can give, volunteering is proven to benefit your health and wellbeing and can provide you with a sense of purpose, it can help you meet new friends, teach you new skills and bring fun into your life!

The Museum now has some exciting opportunities to get involved with this fantastic local attraction and to make a difference: The Museum is looking for: A Volunteer Manager / Administrator This key position manages the administration of the museum and day-to-day running including acting as the first point of contact for the Museum.

A Maintenance Handyperson Responsibilities include supporting the Museum with basic DIY and simple maintenance of our building and acting as key-holder and end-of-day security A Deputy Treasurer Supporting the Treasurer with the Museum’s day to day cash management activities.

If you are interested in volunteering and would like more information on any of these roles please call 01258 453006 or email us at fashionmuseumblandford@gmail.com Alternatively, pop in and meet any of the team on Monday, Thursday or Friday to find out more

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Recruitment SOL BAKERY & CAFE HAS OPENED on the A303!

Baristas, front of house, bakers and kitchen porter roles available. With or without experience. Flexible hours and full time roles. Great environment, free coffee and carbs for team members. Please get in touch solbakery21@gmail.com / @solbakeryandcafe

Contact Us adverts@blackmorevale.net.net newsdesk@blackmorevale.net classified@blackmorevale.net

ADMIN OFFICER

SEMLEY CE VA PRIMARY SCHOOL

We are looking for a friendly, efficient and enthusiastic person to work alongside the School Business Manager in our busy school office.

22.5 hrs per week, term time only

Pay is Grade D - £9.99 per hour Working hours: Monday & Friday, 8:30am - 3:30pm Tuesday - Thursday: 8:30am - 12pm School office experience desirable but not essential as training will be provided.

For further information and anapplication pack, please visit our website:

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Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 15th May 2022 Interview Date: Friday 20th May 2022

Stables Groom We are seeking exceptional candidates to fill a full time role in this vibrant and happy prep school for girls (aged 7 to 13) set in the beautiful Dorset countryside.

The Groom will work as part of a small team to ensure the welfare of all horses and ponies on site, and the safety of children in and around the stables. A calm, patient approach is essential. It will involve some weekend work and sole charge at times. This is a physical role with some degree of lifting (manual handling training will be provided).

Hours: 42 hours per week over 5.5 days (to include some weekend work) 28 days holiday to be taken during school holidays.

Main day-to-day duties include but are not limited to: - Excercising Ponies - Supervision of children in and around the yard - General yard duties

Full details of the roles and how to apply available at https://hanfordschool.co.uk/contact/staff-recruitment/ or by emailing pearsonc@hanfordschool.co.uk Closing date for applications : 9am 13th May 2022 Hanford is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. Registered charity number 01001751

PORT REGIS

Motcombe Park, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 9QA

www.portregis.com

Port Regis is a delightful preparatory school for day and boarding children aged 2-13.

We are seeking to recruit candidates for a number of available roles:

BALLET TEACHER CERAMICS TEACHER SCHOOL NURSE / PARAMEDIC / HEALTH CENTRE ASSISTANT SECURITY CARETAKER The successful candidates can expect a competitive salary and benefits package and to join an exceptional working environment and staff team.

For full details of the roles and application procedure, please visit our website www.portregis.com (key information / staff vacancies)

Early applications encouraged.

Port Regis is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Disclosure – Charity No: 306218

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Recruitment GREENHAVEN LANDSCAPES LANDSCAPERS AND LABOURERS NEEDED. We are looking for skilled landscapers and general labourers to join our team. A good knowledge of hard and soft landscaping along with a can do attitude required, drivers preferred but not essential. Long term positions within an establish local company. Previous applicants need not reapply. 07792 892999 info@greenhavenlandscapes.co.uk

CLEANER REQUIRED for friendly, busy household near Castle Cary. 4/5 hours per week. £12 per hour. Car driver essential. References required. Please contact Victoria 07525 751168.

P.A./DRIVER required to accompany at medical and other appointments, plus regular weekly morning 2/3 hours. £15 per hour. DBS. Refs.

07990 759838

Independent Co-educational Boarding and Day School Independent andForm Day School NurseryBoarding Prep Senior Sixth The Society for Pupils agedof4Heads/CISC -18 GSA/CISC

ICT Technician Driver SalaryRequired c £20K

We are looking for aTIME, friendly and energeticTIME ICT Technician to join our PART TERM ONLY team providing a customer facing professional service to all our users.

The willtobeappoint supervised in their Minibus work programme IT Wepost are holder seeking a School Driverby tothe start Manager. at the end of August 2018. The role entails driving the

P/T PERSONAL ASSISTANT required for rural craft and herbalism business, near Sherborne, with environmental priorities at it’s heart. E-mail rowan@btf-organic.co.uk

CARER REQUIRED. Male or Female for lady with dementia. 2 visits per day for lunch & evening meal on alternate weekends.

She responds better to male company. Shaftesbury area Phone 07812 487324

EGG PACKERS REQUIRED 2.45 - 5pm, 9-2 weekend available 7.30-2 - ideal for holiday jobs - 07967 388895 HOUSEHOLD HELP/ CLEANER required near Sturminster Newton. Two sessions of 3 hours per week. £15 per hour. Refs. 01258 863677

PRIVATE CARER FOR ELDERLY LADY with moderate dementia Wimborne area for one hour a day or two half hours a day. References essential, immediate start. £15 per hour Email: B14physio@hotmail.com Or contact Nicky on 07794 364931

Contact us to advertise

01963 400186

School vehicles on designated routes collecting children in

You will be required to learn new skills quickly with strong problemthe morning and dropping off in the afternoon at presolving skills and most importantly you will have strong people skills arranged points. You will also assist with some basic and be able to develop good working relationships within the school. maintenance and cleaning of the fleet.

The problems primary An ability to be able to communicate effectively and explain to qualities sought a genuine commitment to the welfare non-technical users isare essential.

and safety of young people. You must hold a valid PCV

Green Island Holiday Trust is a Dorset based charity providing supported holidays for local people living with a disability.

• Microsoft Server and Workstation operating systems, Active Directory, Hours: 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 0630 to 0830 User Management, and Group Policy Management. and 1730 to 1930 Term Time only. Rate of Pay: £9.69 per • Microsoft 365 Administration hour plus holiday pay. and wireless systems • IP networking infrastructures • PC Hardware • Printers, whiteboards, projectors and other peripherals

CHARITY COORDINATOR

AManual, strong technical of the following is required: (D orknowledge D1) Licence.

Please send your CV with the names of two referees to the HR Manager, Leweston School In addition to Leweston, a competitiveSherborne, salary we offerDT9 5 weeks 6ENleave plus bank holidays, free parking and lunch, membership of Leweston Leisure with or email: recruitment@leweston.dorset.sch.uk access to the swimming pool, and a contributory pension scheme with life www.leweston.co.uk insurance.

Knowledge and understanding of Hyper-V would also be beneficial.

An enhanced DBS check For further information and to download an application willform be undertaken by the School. please visit our website: Closing date: 15th August 2017 https://www.leweston.co.uk/information/work-with-us Closing date: 19th May 2022.

Leweston is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and will be held w/c 23rdand May 2022 expects all staff toInterviews share this commitment.

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service check will be

required. A Catholic Foundation which welcomes pupils of all Denominations Leweston School Trust Leweston School is committed to safeguarding and promoting is a registered charity number 295175 the welfare of children and

young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.

Leweston is an equal opportunities employer.

A Catholic Foundation which welcomes pupils of all Denominations Leweston School Trust is a registered charity number 295175

Required for July 2022

We are looking to appoint a self-employed inspirational and dedicated charity coordinator.

The successful candidate will be expected to coordinate up to six holiday weeks per year, manage the day-to-day administration, volunteer recruitment & training, holiday requests, organise holiday accommodation and oversee holiday weeks.

Please apply by sending your CV and accompanying letter to: debbie@greenislandholidaytrust.com Please visit https://greenislandholidaytrust.com/ to download the full job description.

Interviews to be held on: Saturday, 14 May 2022 Green Island Holiday Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the holidaymakers and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Greenislandholidaytrust.com Registered Charity No 1198244

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Recruitment PLUMBER MANOR HOTEL (near Sturminster Newton, DT10) •

Bar Staff required - part of a team greeting guests and serving drinks. Hard working, sense of humour and some experience helpful. Would suit a more mature person.

Driver essential due to rural location.

Please email; book@plumbermanor.co.uk

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Kitchen Assistant required - with ambition and enthusiasm for food, with scope to progress within a very successful team. 5 shifts per week including evenings and weekends. Prep for starters, veg, mains and puds and all dishes cooked to order. No experience necessary as training will be given.

Please email; book@plumbermanor.co.uk

TRACTOR DRIVER. We are looking for an additional tractor driver to join our small team helping us with digestate applications, haulage of our harvested crops and other general tractor work.

You will need to be experienced in operating large modern machinery to a high standard and be prepared to work long hours as required.

Initially this is a seasonal job but could lead into a full-time position for anyone wishing to develop their career further.

A full driving license is required.

Call 07884 296758 or e-mail tjmerry@jvfarming.co.uk to apply.

HGV CLASS 1 DRIVER REQUIRED Fulltime/ part time For family run refrigerated haulage business based in Henstridge.

For immediate start. Please contact: 07739 718069

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AWARD-WINNING CHARCUTERIE PRODUCER THE REAL CURE SEEKS full time Packing & Order Fulfilment Assistant to join our friendly team. The role provides an excellent opportunity for the right individual to grow with the business as we expand in 2022. Please email CV to hello@therealcure.co.uk.

CHARLTON MUSGROVE PARISH COUNCIL are seeking a PARISH CLERK & RESPONSIBLE FINANCIAL OFFICER part time 25 hours per month (mostly home-based with occasional meetings in the Parish) to commence as soon as possible.

This is an interesting and varied position; a computer and printer will be supplied.

Experience preferred but not essential as training will be available. Excellent literacy, numeracy, communication and IT skills required.

Salary will reflect level of experience and relevant qualifications.

Marquees Stalbridge looking for by AnOakleaf information pack and in application formiscan be obtained emailing clerk@charltonmusgrovepc.org.uk marquee riggers between April and September.

Closing date 23rd 2022 and 35-45 Work is generally Monday to May Thursday

Summer Work ideal for students/16+

hours a week but we are flexible on days and start dates. Must be reliable, hard working with a positive attitude. Drivers particularly welcome.

Summer W Further info and applications by email please: jobs@oakleafmarquees.co.uk

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ideal for students/16+ Oakleaf Marquees in Stalbridge is looking for marquee riggers between April and September.

Work generally Monday to Thursday and 35-45 hours a week but we are flexible on days and start dates. Must be reliable, hard working with a positive attitude. Drivers particularly welcome.

Further info and applications by email please: jobs@oakleafmarquees.co.uk

Oakleaf Marquees in Stalbridge is lo marquee riggers between April and S Work is generally Monday to Thursda hours a week but we are flexible on da dates. Must be reliable, hard workin positive attitude. Drivers particularly

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Monday – Friday 8am – 3.30pm Term time plus 2 weeks

EXPERIENCED VEHICLE

Post Title: Pre–School Manager Post Title: Deputy TECHNICIAN - Full time pportunity to join the strong team at Milborne Primary School and help DeputyPort Pre–School Manager Monday-Friday- Classic re of our early year’s provision. scale6point 6 cars- engine rebuilding etc.

Grade 13,Grade scale13, point

Hourly rate: £10.38 vernors are looking to appoint a Deputy Pre-School Manager work Hourly rate:to£10.38 Manager at The Beeches Pre-School from September 2022.

Hours: 35

Hours: 35

- Gillingham Email: info@sigmadorset.co.uk

Mondayenvironment – Friday st be committed to creating an exceptional learning that offers 8am – 3.30pm Monday – Friday 8am ery child and meets all the aims of Milborne Port Primary School. – 3.30pm The New Term time plus 2 weeks

t the School Business Manager Claire Brown on: Term time plus 2 weeks An exciting opportunity to join the strong team at Milborne Port Primary School

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and help shape the future of our early year’s provision. rimary@educ.somerset.gov.uk application form and description.

An exciting opportunity to join for the an strong team at Milborne Portjob Primary School and help

To advertise in Monday 13th May 2022 our recruitment Applicants must be committed to creating an exceptional learning environment The school governors are looking to appoint a Deputy Pre-School Manager to work section The school governors are looking to appoint a Deputy Pre-School Manager to work

shapealongside the future our early year’s provision. theof Manager at The Beeches Pre-School from September 2022.

that offers the best for every child andBeeches meets all the aims of Milborne Primary School. eek beginning 16th May 2022 alongside the Manager at The Pre-School from Port September 2022.

Please contact the School Business Manager Claire Brown on:

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Applicants must Milborneportprimary@educ.somerset.gov.uk be committed to creating an exceptional learning environment that offers applications should returned toform thethe school address above.School. the best for everybe child meets all ofemail Milborne Port Primary Tel: for an and application andaims job description.

ClosingBusiness date: Friday 13th May 2022promoting Please contact the School Manager Claire Brown on: the welfare of Primary School is committed to safeguarding and 01963 Interviews: Week beginning 16th May 2022 oung Milborneportprimary@educ.somerset.gov.uk people and expects staffbeto sharetoin this 400186 for an commitment. application form and job description.

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Brewery Assistant (full time 40hr/wk)

We are looking for a hard-working, committed and reliable individual to join our small team as a Brewery Assistant.

The role will be varied and will include cask/keg cleaning, assisting with brews, warehouse duties and helping out the delivery team.

Full training will be provided and no previous experience is necessary however an interest in craft beer and a desire to learn is preferable

You will need:

• Positive and committed attitude • Keen eye for detail

• Ability to record-keep and to complete multiple tasks

in a safe and diligent manner • No previous experience necessary, training will be provided • Commitment to maintaining a clean and safe work environment • Must be able to lift 25kg • Full UK driving licence • Legal right to work in the UK Please email your CV and a covering letter to info@gritchiebrew.com Closing date 13th May

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Recruitment WE ARE RECRUITING

KING’S, BRUTON AND KING’S SCHOOL, BRUTON HAZLEGROVE PREP SCHOOL, SPARKFORD We are currently looking to fill the following full time and term time positions:

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Payroll Administrator – Full Time We are recruiting We are seeking a strong Payroll administrator who has the ability to operate the payroll system accurately and efficiently.

We are currently looking to fill the following full time and term time positions.

W Grounds Person – Full Time KING’S, You will be joining a hardworking and happy team who BRUTON always strive to deliver the best. Driving licence required.

Maintenance Members: Maintenance TeamTeam Member – Full Time to demonstrate a high levellevel of practical competence and understanding, and display attitude.

Able to demon You must Able be able to demonstrate a high of practical competence and understanding withaapositive positive‘can-do’ ‘can-do’ attitude. Driving This is a full time licence position.required.

Driving licence required.

Grounds Person: Minibus Drivers – Term Time You be joining a hardworking and happy teamDrivers who always to D1 deliver the best.

This is a full time position.

You licence will required. beatjoining Wewill require friendly and personable Minibus with strive a clean Licence to transport students safely to Driving and from school the a hardw Minibus start and the end Drivers: of the school day.

We seek friendly and personable Minibus Drivers with a clean D1 Licence working part-time, term time only.

We seek fr

HAZLEGROVE PREP SCHOOL, SPARKFORD Day Cleaner:

Pre-Prepcleaner Nursery Practitioners– Term Time We are seeking a reliable, hardworking to join our team. Working 3.5 hours per day, Monday-Friday We are se We are looking to appoint one full-time and one part-time Nursery Practitioner, work alongside the Head of Nursery and within and 2 hours one Saturday in every two, duringtoterm time. the Nursery team, to care for the daily needs of the children HAZELGROVE PREP SCHOOL, SPARKFORD Teaching Assistant – Term Time to cover Maternity Leave from September 2022 Pre-Prep Secretary: A vibrant and passionate full-time Teaching Assistant to work within our Reception class is required.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, hardworking and committed member of our Pre-Prep team. The successful candidate We will are seeking be highly to appoint a Foodinterpersonal Service Assistant Term Time organised with an eye for detail, together with excellent skills. –This is term time, working 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday. organised with an eye for A Food Service Assistant is required to assist in the busy catering department with the preparation and service of school meals.

Evening Cleaner: Caretaker/Cleaner – Term Time3 hours per evening, Monday-FridayWe We are seeking a reliable, hardworking cleaner to join our team. This is part time, working during are seeking term time. a reliable, h We require reliable, hardworking cleaner to join our friendlyand team, to clean our facilities and to carry out some minor Please visit awww.kingsbruton.com/about-us/vacancies www.hazelgrove.co.uk/about/staff-vacancies Please visit www maintenance duties across the School. for further information and an Application Form.

Please visit Any queries please call on 01749 814316 www.kingsbruton.com/about-us/vacancies andHR www.hazlegrove.co.uk/about/staff-vacancies for further information and an Application Form, or contact HR on 01749 814316 Hazlegrove and King’s School are independent co-educational boarding schools committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Outpatient Department Admin Supervisor, Band 4 We are looking for a part-time Outpatient Department Admin Supervisor, the post is 30 hours a week.

The post involves day to day supervision of the outpatient’s admin team, medical records team and medical secretaries, the post holder would be expected at times to work on the OPD reception. The post holder is expected to ensure the provision of an efficient, reliable and responsive outpatient and medical records service, including case note management, storage and data collection.

The successful person is required to hold an NVQ level 3 or equivalent in office procedures, RSA level 3 or equivalent IT skills and recent experience in a comparable role providing day to day line management to a team is desirable.

To apply for this vacancy, please visit https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/ and search for vacancy reference 152C555.21B. This post is open for applications until midnight on 26th May 2022.

For further details / informal visits contact: Helen Hunt, Matron on 07836215180 / helen.hunt3@nhs.net

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Recruitment PAINTER AND DECORATOR Perry & Son Ltd are looking for a qualified, experienced and conscientious painter and decorator to join our team.

Tel 01747 811 285 Perryandsonltd@aol.com

SITUATIONS WANTED CLEANER SERVICES OFFERED - please call 01258 860136 CLEANER WANTED: Part time 6-12 hours a week near Sherborne. Please contact 07464 893259 SELF- EMPLOYED CLEANER has availability in Gillingham/Shaftesbury/Mere area, excellent references, 14 years experience in the area, £15 per hour Contact Joanne 07720 846591 or email froudy24@gmail.com

Drivers

Crew Members

Immediate starts available.

Physically fit, enthusiastic.

Training will be given.

Class 1 Class 2 7 & ½ Tonnes

Our crew members have the opportunity to progress to driver, with their HGV training paid for.

Immediate starts available at our Wincanton and Salisbury depots.

• Permanent contracts • Weekly salary • Pension scheme • Uniform & safety wear provided • Overtime available • Monday to Friday with very few weekends • Generous salaries offered • Additional working away allowance Some European travel might be required.

Please send your CV to; transport@armishaws.com

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LEADING REMOVAL SERVICE

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Items for Sale WHEELCHAIR Little Used £50 01747 822430 CHROME WEIGHTS 1-10kg (pairs) plus rack and Body-solid bench flat/incline/decline and leg developer £450 Tel 01747 840473 GENUINE BOSCH S4000 brand new car battery in original packaging. Fits Fiat 500 etc. please check compatibility. £38. 07874 266213

WICKER DOG BASKETS small size As new £10 each Tel: 01258 817136 COMMODE Excellent Condition £30 01747 822430 CHIPBOARD GLASS CABINET. height 5foot 11 width 2 foot 11. Open to sensible offers £30 Contact Cameron on :07549 112851 2 BOSCH HEDGE TRIMMERS with batteries. £45. Collect Hindon. 01747 820726

MID BROWN 3 SEAT LEATHER SOFA. Vgc. Photos available . Offers 01258 269129

SMALL AMOUNT OF FLAT BELTS 3+4inch £25 Compact treadmill electric, various speeds little use, free to good home, collection only 01963 210773

PHONE 01747 828855 2 SEATER BOLSTER CUSHION £15 2 Stair gates £20 each Large dog crate £25. Heavy duty dog ramp £25. New soft dog bed medium £20. 40L caravan Wastemaster £40 2 Aquarolls £35 each.

Waste container £15 Towing mirrors £30

WANTED MANUAL WHEELCHAIR Please phone 07968 447369

2 DAWES BICYCLES, ONE GENTS, 1 LADIES, gc £150 the pair.

1 cycletricity electric bike kit with 11ah battery, 250w front wheel drive in wheel, speed controller plus wiring, used 6 times £200 1 Westfield caravan porch awning, 3mx3m brand new never used £175, Tel: 01258 458749/07864-297226

WANTED TOOLS WANTED, cash waiting 01747 850474

FREE ADS up to £50: classified@ blackmorevale.net

ENGINEERING WORKSHOP CONTENTS sale nr Sherborn now open to view Extensive range of machinery, tools, materials. 01963 220438 / 07870 654544 PEUGEOT JUBILEE mans bike with Derailleur gears etc. £50 Tel 01985 844606 LARGE SQUARE GILT EDGED MIRROR 27”X39” Lovely condition £40 ono.

Contact 07970 568679 RADIO CONTROLLED DALEK, only used once in original box. £5 Tel. 07543 679877 Blandford area SMALL STEP LADDER, aluminium, modern. Can deliver local. £12 – 07340 571599 GEAR BOX FOR FIAT FIERO. 1.6/2.0 ltr 5 speed, low millage. Can delivery local. £50 – 07340 571599 UNUSED TOM TOM SATNAV £95 (new £130) tel no 01747 820541

GEORGINA MAGNOLIA BUREAU – SP3 Buyer to collect £50, 07836 763601 PHILIPS HOSTESS TROLLEY, excellent condition, £60 , proceeds to charity. 01747 858494 SECURITY EURO VAULT SAFE Size W.50cm D.40cm H.20cm Extra wide to accommodate files Buyer Collect £30 01747-822772 16 INCH GARDEN ROTAVATOR AL-KO bridge and stratton engine hardly used, running order £250 ono 01963 210773 COTSWOLD WELLINGTON BOOTS Size 6. Worn once £30.00 (new £60.00) 07855 795815 FIREARMS GUN SAFE CLASS one standard, 2 sets of keys and makers brochure £49.00. good condition. 01985- 844339

FULL SET GOLF CLUBS in Dunlop bag and trolley plus accessories - £50 – 01747 826427 LOVELY PINE CORNER TV UNIT shelves and side cupboards Nice condition can E Mail Photos £50 ONO 07970568679 Free Large Coy / Carp Fish Pump not working but welcome to the oase Tub and filters Contact 07970 568679 FOLDABLE WHEELCHAIR £50, good condition. Foldable, gel grip handle walking stick £5. Shower stool £5. Pick up Gillingham. Tel: 07341 132324 THREE CHIMNEY POTS, approx. 16 x 10 inches, v.g.c. A fluted white clay for woodburner, another an ‘elephant foot’, plus standard pot. £20-£30 each. Tel 07528 432096 for photos etc.

8 GUINEA FOWL 2021 bred just started laying. £40. Tel: 07400 576986

ELECTRIC LAWNMOWER in good running order £35 or o.n.o Tel: 07391 952285

GENTS STYLO SIZE 10 RIDING BOOTS £20,Gents quality near new Pytchley jacket 44in, £35,good working Electric mower £35.

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4 LARGE METAL LIVE RAT TRAP cages £10 each 01747812738.

SINGLE FOLD UP BED VGC little used £30 Phone 01935412892 X BOX 360 BLUE LTD EDITION never used £35 01747 812738 QUALCAST – electric lawn strimmer. Brand new – never been used - £25 01747 826427

JOB LOT OF FISHING RODS and stands including two daiwa rods . Open to sensible offers. £50 Contact Cameron on 07549 112851 KENWOOD CLASSIC CHEF mixer ,with all attachments hardly used excellent condition £50 01747 812738

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THREE OLD BELFAST SINKS. One large, two medium size. Make great planters for garden. £5 each Tel 07543 679877 Blandford area

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Hard labour – but all’s well that ends well!

by Tria Stebbing It was with great anticipation that the due date arrived. But like most things, it did not go quite as planned…

The first of the ewes is a great lamber and has lambed before. Apart from stiffness in her legs, she usually gets on with it without any problems. The day before she was due, I noticed she seemed sleepy and a bit out of sorts. I put it down to the rise in temperature and the huge load she was carrying.

By lunchtime I was doubting myself, as she still seemed ‘wrong’. It is hard to secondguess when you are out with the flock on your own, but my instincts were telling me I needed to help her.

As we were expecting a few multiple births I had bought a bottle of twin lamb

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drench as a precaution. She loved the sticky treacle, and like Lucozade for sheep it seemed to do the trick – she got up grazing again. Him outdoors was on night watch, and sure enough in the early hours of her due date she deteriorated to such an extent that he called out the vet. The dreaded twin lamb disease we had been so careful to look out for had crept up on us on the last day.

The vet took bloods and confirmed our diagnosis. She was given calcium under the skin and a few more shots to help her get back on her feet.

She was also induced, with the instruction that if she had not given birth by the afternoon, we were to call the vet back out to do a caesarean, which might save either her or the lambs, if we were lucky.

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hour and the poor girl, still weak, gave it her all. It was a hard slog for her and we had to help get the first lamb out.

Not knowing if they were alive created a heightened state of emotional turmoil in the barn. The first lamb had its nose and one leg in place to arrive, but try as we might the second leg could not be found – it had become stuck behind its head and needed manipulating to get it in the right place for delivery. Just like that, once the leg was in position, out he flew – a huge, perfectly marked ram lamb who, best of all, was

very much alive.

He was followed quickly by another ram and then, after 20 anxious minutes, a little ewe lamb. Like a trooper, mum was up on her feet within minutes to clean the lambs and get them drinking that valuable colostrum. The little family hasn’t looked back since and they are all now outside grazing as if nothing had happened. Welcome to the world Cottonsmeade – Kaiser Chief, Keanne and KateP. Let’s hope the next birth is not as traumatic.

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Farmer’s Diary

by Ruth Kimber Many more of the animals are now out to pasture, and the grass is really beginning to grow well. However, the cold nights are still holding it back a little – the blackthorn winter is still in full bloom. This old country saying references the fact that when the blackthorn is in flower the weather will continue to be cold.

The fields are being rolled and harrowed and the fences checked. It won’t be long before we are talking about the first-cut silage. The early spring grass has the most nutrients, producing silage suitable for maintaining the dairy cow’s milk production in the winter. Profits can be made or lost on the quality of the first-cut silage. It’s not always easy to get it right, with the weather being the biggest contributing factor to success or failure.

We are just about to send in our final order for our turkey poults. The hatchery has to mate the hens, then set the eggs, which take a month to incubate and hatch, then send out the day-old poults for rearing and growing on for Christmas dinner!

One of Darren’s ewes had an injury

while lambing – her eye was pecked out and her tongue pecked badly, we think the work of a crow or magpie.

Thankfully, after Darren tended her the dear thing after has managed to keep and feed her lamb and is making a good recovery.

Another old saying, one swallow doesn’t make a summer, came to mind a couple of weeks back.

We were delighted to see our first swallow arrive on 7 April, which was 10 days later than last year. We waited another week before a second one arrived, but were a bit concerned that they hadn’t as yet been joined by more.

But just yesterday, three more showed up!

Calving is all but over, with just one cow left. It’s been a good season with very few problems. Modern mating knowledge, records of calf shape and size, careful selection of bulls, and using bulls with ‘easy calving’ traits assist the delivery. Now the farm can relax until September!

The farm shop has been busy over the Easter period, but it’s been a bit of a challenge what with holidays and illness taking a toll on our staff.

Naomi and Darren’s boys have been helping – its surprising what they can do.

Our eldest grandson (9) has produced another display for the farm shop, this time depicting a war scene from Ukraine. He has already collected over £100 for the DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal (this fund is government matched pound for pound).

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What to look for as we approach the end of calving

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As we approach the end of the spring calving season, we have started to see a rise in the number of outbreaks of scour (diarrhoea) in groups of calves.

It is not unusual to see more cases occurring in the youngest calves, especially towards the end of the calving block. The youngest animals are most vulnerable to infection. They haven’t had a chance to build up any immunity, so if they are exposed to these bugs before they have any antibody protection from their mother’s colostrum they succumb quickly. We see

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Farming dispense the correct treatment as soon as possible.

The most important treatment for scouring calves is rehydration therapy. This can be administered either orally or intravenously by your vet. The level of dehydration will dictate what treatment is required.

Contrary to previous belief, we find that calves do better when they continue to receive milk; cutting out milk feeds will only starve calves of much-needed energy. Milk feeds however, should be alternated with rehydration therapy rather than being mixed together, because mixing disturbs the digestion process.

It is also important to give calves pain relief. Antibiotics are rarely required, unless a bacterial infection is

identified, or where secondary gut infections are suspected.

The viruses have no specific treatments, so supportive therapy is required. This can feel frustrating when you are in the middle of an outbreak.

But good calving-yard hygiene and top-quality colostrum, fed at 10% of body weight within the first six hours of life, should be enough to give the calf substantial resilience. Where this isn’t enough, a vaccine can also be given to the mothers 3–12 weeks before calving to boost their antibodies to rotavirus, coronavirus and E.coli.

Calves should then receive enough protective immunity via the mothers’ colostrum.

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these outbreaks occurring in both dairy and beef herds, but it can be logistically more challenging to treat beef calves who are still with their mothers. Especially where cryptosporidum is diagnosed, and the treatment requires daily oral doses for a week in total. It is critical

that this is done safely, away from protective cows. If you suspect you may be having similar issues, then please do get in touch on 01258 472314 so we can help formulate a treatment and prevention plan.

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Why are we not supporting homegrown in unstable world?

by Barbara Cossins, Love Local Trust Local Food Label & Awards As both a Dorset farmer’s daughter and wife, I was incredibly sad to read this week’s Catering Magazine as it welcomed in the Australian larder the British Government signed us up to back in December 2021. What are we doing in this country?

We British farmers knew little about this trade deal the Government was signing us up to and it goes against everything we are trying to do. We should all be asking our own citizens to eat and support local so that communities and families join together to ensure British food stays on our plates and in production.

Every week, my husband, James, is asked to attend meetings at which local farmers are hammered on their carbon footprint. Asked continually about what and how they are going to reduce it by 2040 to net zero.

With what purpose and precedence, when we are importing food from the furthest corners of the globe

with huge environmental impact and unnecessary carbon imprint?

Yes, of course, Australian farmers produce excellent Wagyu beef and their lamb is also very good, but certainly no better than the homereared meat of the farmers right here on our doorstep.

Here at Rawston Farm in the Tarrant Valley, we carried out our own survey last Easter, only to discover that imported lamb was more expensive than our local English option. Why would we choose to buy and eat that instead? It makes no sense.

Yes, our fruits are not as exotic as those of our Australian cousins’, but when British apples, pears, raspberries and strawberries are in season, they taste heavenly.

We produce sugar from sugar beet grown in England and, these days, many of our impressive English wines are winning awards against those from other countries. Do we really need to import whiskey from Australia when Scotland and Ireland are right here at home? It’s

utterly bonkers.

The powers that be are saying the prices are lower and the supply chain is better but flying food and drink products 9,445 miles and then paying our own farmers to re-wild and plant slowgrowing trees rather than cultivate food is beyond ridiculous.

This whole debacle just goes to show how important food security is. Food from home lands is the safest it can

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Guide £100,000

Hazelbury Bryan

An attractive parcel of level, arable land with a small wooded area, extending to approximately 9.57 acres (3.87 ha) with a stream bordering two sides.

Guide £440,000

34.38 acres (13.91 ha) of pasture land with high conservation value and a steel frame farm building in 3 lots.

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Eccliffe

Guide £350,000

A pleasantly located and quirky dwelling offering scope to refurbish, modernise and extend set in 2 acres. Ag-tie.

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Broad Oak

Guide £500,000

An exciting rural development site with consent for two detached 3 bedroom dwellings in 1.74 acres.

Sturminster 01258 473766

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Bulbarrow

Guide £295,000

An idyllic rural getaway. A steel frame barn with workshop and office area (no living), a sub-surface greenhouse and pasture and woodland of 4.97 acres. Further 4.90 acres available - £100,000.

Sturminster 01258 472244

To find out more, contact Lester Williams, Sherborne Office 01935 818511, Lucy Carnell, Yeovil Office 01935 382901 or a member of our specialist rural grants team in your local office.

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West Camel

Guide £230,000

A detached 2 bedroom bungalow for improvement, situated in a sought after village within a short drive of Sherborne. (EPC E)

Sherborne 01935 814488

Yeovil

Guide £280,000

A building plot extending to 0.47 acres with outline PP for a detached dwelling, situated in a quiet position on the edge of Yeovil.

Yeovil 01935 423526

Nr Axminster

Guide £55,000

3.81 acres (1.54 ha) of attractive pasture situated just off Lyme Road with lovely views over the Axe Valley.

Axminster 01297 33122

Uppington

Guide £45,000

Approximately 1.74 acres (0.70 ha) of permanent pasture occupying a secluded location in the within the village.

Wimborne 01202 843913

Nr Ilminster

Guide £325,000

A detached 3 bedroom house for refurbishment with potential for extending (STPP) within the grounds. (EPC F)

Ilminster 01460 200790

Nr Axminster

Guide £120,000

14.25 acres (5.77 ha) of attractive pasture and broadleaved woodland situated just off Lyme Road.

Axminster 01297 33122

Branscombe

Guide £50,000

An attractive level field extending to 3.04 acres (1.23 ha), in a popular coastal village, and suitable for a variety of uses.

Axminster 01297 33122

Stoke Abbott

Guide £300,000

A Grade II Listed cottage requiring modernisation with garage, outbuildings, parking and about 0.32 acres. EPC Exempt

Beaminster 01308 863100

Colyton

Guide £120,000

An extremely attractive broadleaved woodland extending to about 20.14 acres (8.15 ha) in a peaceful location.

Axminster 01297 33122

Uplyme

Guide £45,000

The major section of the well-known local Trinity Hill Forest comprising about 100.47 acres (40.66 ha) of mixed woodland.

Axminster 01297 33122

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Ringwood

Wimborne 01202 843913

Wimborne 01202 843913

A parcel of approximately 0.40 acres (0.16 ha) of permanent pasture land, occupying a secluded setting.

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Guide £25,000

An attractive plot measuring approximately 0.20 acres, situated in the heart of Forest Side Gardens residential estate.

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Semley

Guide £550,000

Marnhull

A semi-detached 3 bedroom house with a fantastic sized garden enjoying views over surrounding countryside situated in this highly sought after village. EPC F

Sturminster 01258 473766

Blandford Forum

Blandford 01258 452670

Sturminster 01258 473766

Guide £168,000

A 2 bedroom ground floor apartment with allocated parking located within a popular residential road only a short walk from a range of amenities. EPC C

Offers Over £600,000

A detached 3 bedroom beautifully presented house with far reaching views situated on the edge of this sought after north Dorset village.

EPC D

East Stoke

Guide £900,000

A residential farm in the heart of the Purbecks with a charming 3 bedroom farmhouse, outbuildings and 14.59 acres of land, all offering considerable potential STPP. EPC G

Wimborne 01202 843190

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QUALIFIED | EXPERIENCED | PROFESSIONAL

West Orchard

Guide £625,000

A south facing 4 bedroom detached house offering spacious accommodation of over 2500 sq ft with ample off road parking in a peaceful rural setting. EPC D

Sturminster 01258 473766

Blandford Forum

Guide £535,000

A generous, impressive and well presented 4 bedroom detached house with ample parking, large garage and private garden situated close to the town centre. EPC D

Blandford 01258 452670

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Sherborne

Guide £199,995 - £215,000

A selection of 2 bedroom apartments with stylish open plan reception rooms and master ensuites conveniently located close to Sherborne town centre. EPC TBC

Sherborne 01935 814488

Iwerne Minster

Guide £450,000

A rare opportunity to acquire a beautifully presented 3 bedroom property within this exclusive development on the edge of a highly sought after North Dorset village. EPC E

Blandford 01258 452670

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SHERBORNE, DORSET

SUTTON WALDRON, DORSET

STURMINSTER MARSHALL, DORSET

GUIDE PRICE £1,600,000

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PRICE GUIDE £1,100,000

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GUIDE PRICE £795,000

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A handsome Grade II Listed country house standing in about 18 acres of delightful parkland and grounds with two LEIGH, DORSET NORTH BREWHAM, SOMERSET cottages and outbuildings.

Shaftesbury 01747 850858 GUIDE PRICE £1,550,000 Guide price £2,850,000

GUIDE PRICE (TENDER) £350,000

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PIMPERNE, DORSET GUIDE PRICE £560,000

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SHERBORNE, DORSET

SUTTON WALDRON, DORSET

STURMINSTER MARSHALL, DORSET

GUIDE PRICE £1,600,000

GUIDE PRICE £595,000

PRICE GUIDE £1,100,000

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S H A F T E S B U RY, D O R S E T

EPC tbc

An important period townhouse.

Shaftesbury 01747 850858 Guide Price POA

STOURPAINE, DORSET

SHERBORNE, DORSET

ASHMORE, DORSET

GUIDE PRICE £795,000

GUIDE PRICE £330,000

GUIDE PRICE £750,000

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LEIGH, A pretty stoneDORSET cottage in this popular North Dorset village. NORTH BREWHAM, SOMERSET

PIMPERNE, DORSET

GUIDE PRICE £1,550,000

GUIDE PRICE £560,000

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£595,000 Wincanton

An attractive three bedroom terrace house situated in a prime position outside the main development fronting onto a green with a rural outlook.

Spacious kitchen/diner, light and airy sitting room, utility room, cloakroom, en-suite shower room, parking, garage and attractive garden.

EPC Rating: B.

This delightful Grade II Listed town house enjoys a wealth of charm and character throughout the generous living accommodation. Elegant sitting room, dining room with inglenook fireplace, large kitchen/diner, utility, study, conservatory, studio, three bedrooms and attractive gardens.

EPC Exempt.

WINCANTON

£410,000

An individual and deceptively spacious four bedroom detached bungalow which enjoys the benefit of a large landscaped garden. Characterful sitting room, separate dining room, large kitchen/breakfast room, master bedroom with dressing room and en-suite and useful attic room.

EPC Rating: D.

SOUTH CHERITON

£430,000

A substantial three bedroom detached bungalow situated in a small close in the sought after village of South Cheriton. Spacious sitting room with open fire, separate dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility/boot room, en-suite shower room, attractive landscaped garden and garage.

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Due to continued sales success we urgently require more properties to meet the demand from buyers looking for a home in Wincanton, Bruton, Mere, Stalbridge, Milborne Port and the surrounding villages.

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If you are considering bringing your property to the market we would be delighted to provide you with a free £307,500 Wincanton £318,000 Wincanton market assessment and valuation.

Exceptionally well presented two bedroom An attractive period stone town house situated Please call 01963 34000 detached house in an elevated position with far in the heart of Wincanton. Spacious sitting/ reaching views. Sitting room with patio doors to dining room, fitted kitchen, utility/boot room, to arrange£225,000 an appointmentWINCANTON or email BRUTON £226,500 the garden,three kitchen/diner, cloakroom,house en-suite, three bedrooms, AGCH, huge and house situated within a short walk of spacious four bathroom bedroom terrace An exceptionally well presented bedroom semi-detached with @hambledon.net garage EPCand Rating: C. large rear garden.local EPCschools.

Rating:The D. property enjoys the benefitwincanton of a loft conversion creating stunning far reaching viewsand overgarden.

Wincanton countryside beyond.

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Sitting room, stylish fitted kitchen, master bedroom with en-suite shower room, cloakroom, driveway and garage alongside property, landscaped garden. EPC Rating: C.

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a master bedroom with dressing room/study and en-suite. Spacious lounge/diner, fitted kitchen, private garden, garage and no forward chain. EPC Rating: C.

£350,000 Wincanton WINCANTON

£145,000

£250,000 Templecombe WINCANTON £179,950

A spacious three bedroom detached house situated on the edge of a popular A three bedroom semi-detached house requiring updating. This spacious An attractive two bedroom mid terrace house situated in a small close on A spacious two bedroom semi-detached house situated on a popular mature development.

Lightdevelopment. and airy sitting room,sitting kitchen/breakfast room,bathroom, home offers huge potential to extend and create a homeinto your own taste a mature Spacious room, kitchen/diner, residential development.

The property is presented excellent order and dining room, conservatory, cloakroom, stylish bathroom, attached garage, and style.

Largethe mature generous off roadenclosed parking,garden, garagesitting and no easy to maintain garden, allocated parking, ideal investment or first enjoys benefitgarden, of a car port, long driveway, double width driveway, double forward chain.

EPC Rating: time buy.

EPCglazing Rating: and C. mature rear garden. room, fitted kitchen, D. conservatory and potential to extend (STPP).

EPC Rating: D. EPC Rating: D.

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Chapman Moore For the Complete Property Package. Agents for Residential, Commercial, Property Investment & Management.

New Instruction New Instruction No Forward Chain New Instruction Mature ¼ Acre Garden Shared Ownership Renovation Project Viewing Recommended

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Det 3 Bed En Clk 2 Rec Gge Pkg Price £499,950 C

Mid Ter 2 Bed Clk Gdn Pkg Price £115,000 C

Det 3/2 Bed Gdn Gge Pkg Price OIRO £310,000 F

New Instruction Retirement Apartment

New Instruction Viewing Recommended

New Instruction No Forward Chain

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FF 1 Bed Com Gdn Pkg Price £90,000 E

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Det 4 Bed 3 Rec Gdn Dlb Gge Price £575,000 D

ET 2 Bed 2 Rec Gdn Gge Price £270,000 TBA

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GF 2 Bed Com Gdn Pkg Price £145,000 C

New Instruction Retirement Apartment

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GF 1 Bed Com Gdn Pkg Price £98,500 C

Townbridge House, High Street, Gillingham, Dorset SP8 4AA Telephone/Fax: (01747) 822244 E-mail: chapmanmoore@btconnect.com See all our properties Kingsland ADVERT.qxp_BMV 1/2 page 22/04/2022 09:32 Page 3 on www.rightmove.co.uk & www.zoopla.co.uk

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New Blackmore Vale, 29th April 2022

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Property Savills Salisbury 01722 426800

FOR SALE

Pasture land in the heart of Dorset Askerswell, Bridport, Dorset Organic pasture. Wild flower meadows. Small areas of woodland. Modern agricultural building.

In all about 32.18 acres (13.03 hectares) Guide £350,000

Talk to us today

Matilda Stent matilda.stent@savills.com 07866 203 463

David Cross dcross@savills.com 07967 555 617

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Property SELF-CONTAINED ACCOMMODATION on quiet farm near Yeovil Tel 01935 891817

Book Online classified@ blackmorevale.net

1200 SQ.FT INDUSTRIAL/ STORAGE UNIT AVAILABLE from 1st July 2022 at £500 + VAT per month, at the Milborne Business Centre, Milborne St. Andrew,DT11 0HZ. Apply sales @ camelco .org. uk or on 07879 427808.

REMOV ALS & STORAGE

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