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Team members and residents from Care South’s Dorset House care home in Poole raised £100 for Muddy Boots Nursery School and the children who regularly visit the home.
The fundraiser was spearheaded by activities lead, Sam Baker, who wanted to show the staff and residents’ appreciation to the school, with the money raised going towards outdoor summer toys.
Muddy Boots attended for a fun-filled Easter egg hunt where the home presented items to the nursery. These included garden toys consisting of a water table, footballs, goals, and bat and balls purchased with the money raised.
The home also presented second-hand toys which are all in fantastic condition and included a toy car and scooter, an activity cube with a slide and ride-on toys.
Sam Baker, activities lead, said: “The children always bring smiles to residents’ faces and often inspire conversations about their own children.
“They bring innocence, fun, and creativity into the home. We are always amazed at how well behaved they are, and they really mean a lot to residents in our care. On average, the nursery has around 25 children attending each day.
“We cannot wait to see the toys being put to good use.”
Stacey, nursery manager at Muddy Boots, added: “We are so grateful to Sam and the team at Dorset House for this very generous donation.
“The toys will provide so much fun for the children.
“We have a fantastic relationship with Dorset House and the children enjoy interacting with the residents. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the easter egg hunt and the many chocolate goodies they found.”
A body believed to be that of missing Wareham man Steven Clarke has been found.
The report of a body in the river in Wareham was received by Dorset Police at 5.20pm on Friday, March 31.
Though the body has yet to be formally identified, the death is not being treated as suspicious and the coroner has been notified.
The next of kin of 54-yearold Mr Clarke, who has been missing since Thursday, January 26, have been informed of the development and they are being supported by officers, Dorset Police said.
Chief Superintendent Jared Parkin added: “Our thoughts are with the family and loved ones of Steven Clarke and they will be kept fully updated as a formal identification process now takes place.”
A new Dorset train service started running this month.
The trial, run in a partnership between the Swanage Railway and South Western Railway, sees a heritage diesel service from Wareham to Swanage and Corfe Castle running until September.
Tickets will be available through South Western for the Purbeck stations, for the first time since British Rail services to the stations were cancelled in 1972.
In another first, the Swanage Railway will be using its restored and upgraded 1950s heritage diesel trains, used by British Rail across its network from the 1950s to the 1990s, to operate the 11-mile route.
The new trial service will operate on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays until September 10, with the first of four trains departing Wareham at 11.19am and the last train leaving Swanage for Wareham at 4.20pm, giving visitors the opportunity to spend four hours in Swanage or Corfe Castle.
Gavin Johns, volunteer chairman of the Swanage Railway Trust, said: “This trial is the result of working in partnership with the Government’s Coastal Communities Fund, the Department of
Transport, the former Purbeck District Council, Dorset Council, British Petroleum, Perenco, Network Rail and South Western Railway.
“I would like to thank our valued stakeholders for their far-sighted investment of £5.5million to reconnect Swanage and Corfe Castle with the main line at Wareham which included £1.8million from the Government’s Coastal Communities Fund.” Regional development manager at South Western Railway, Andrew Ardley, said: “This is a historic moment for the Swanage Railway and we look forward to seeing the results of this highly anticipated trial.”
The trains will be operated and staffed by West Coast Railways on behalf of the Swanage Railway.
Tickets are available at swanagerailway.co.uk.
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Neighbours of the pharmacy in the former Lloyds Bank building in Verwood’s Manor Road have raised objections relating to a planning application to vary its opening hours.
Among the concerns were light levels and potential disturbance from later-hours opening. In its application Pharmland Ltd said: “We have been running as a 100-hour pharmacy at our Lake Road site in Verwood for in excess of 10 years, with opening hours of
6.30am to 11.30pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and 7am to 11pm on Monday and Saturday.
“We have a demonstrable history of opening for these hours without detrimental impact on the surrounding area, and this would continue at the newly-proposed site should this application be granted.”
The time-limit for objections has now closed and the plan is now under officer consideration, by Dorset Council Planning.
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Days out in Dorset for people who need more accessible toilets are going to become easier as the county has announced three more locations for the purpose-built Changing Places facilities. New Changing Places toilets will be coming to Bridport Bus Station, Castle View at Corfe Castle, and Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park at Organford. They’ll join the already announced facilities at North
Beach Car Park, Swanage, Knoll Beach Car Park, Studland, West Bay All Inclusive Play Area and West Bay Holiday Park.
The toilets – which have adult-sized changing tables, hand-held showers, track hoists and can accommodate wheelchairs - are being paid for with £450,000 in funding from the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
The team behind Avon Valley Community Matters (AVCM) has opened a charity shop on Fordingbridge High Street. Alongside a team of 15 volunteers, staff members and customers, Mayor of Fordingbridge Councillor Anna Wilson attended the opening to cut the ribbon and show her support for the charity’s new venture. With no other charity shop in the town, there has been much excitement in the community during the build-up to this day.
AVCM supports the bereaved, two thriving local Playgroups, holds a Friendship Group, Messy Church and runs outreach projects for children and families. It has been a long-held dream of the charity to run a shop to generate income to fund outreach projects within local Churches and the community. The vision was to create a safe, warm, welcoming space for the cold, lonely and the bereaved and in time help nurture young people with Special Educational Needs, and others in need of support.
Trustee Revd Kate Wilson said: “With a lot of hard work and amazing support from volunteers and the community, we are so excited that our dream has finally become a reality. Please do come and support our new shop.” Volunteers are needed to re-stock and welcome customers
Donations of preloved goods, including clothes, textiles, shoes, hats, bags, belts, jewellery, brica-brac, books, toys and puzzles, CDs and DVDs.
A bag or two can be taken to the shop times, larger deliveries by appointment. If you can help, call 01425 540669 or email avcommunitymatters@gmail. com.
Once upon a time, a mum who loved making up stories for her children, entered one of her tales into a competition. The story, based on a teddy bear who gets lost at sea, finds a new home and an important role to play, won, so she decided to turn the story into a self-published book called The Adventures Of Sea Teddy.
“My two young children love it when I make up new stories,” says Maria TudorMurphy from Wimborne and, speaking of herself, adds: “it’s a great way to feel like a kid again and see their little faces light up with excitement.
“I saw a teddy bear story cmpetition advertised with the Wimborne Model Town and Gardens.
“One evening, my creative head went into overdrive with an idea, so I wrote it down. “After tweaking it and reading it out to my children, (as we all know they are the true judges and great at being brutally honest), the story was complete.
‘I won. I couldn’t believe it! The Wimborne Model Town and Gardens said they especially loved the Hasselhoff partchildren probably won’t understand that bit, but adults will.”
She won a family day out at the attraction where the Mayor of Wimborne presented the prize, (pictured right).
The book was illustrated by Lily WaldronCooper, a Brockenhurst College friend.
“A teaching friend had the idea to do an illustration competition for her class with the winner doing the illustrations for my book.
“They were all wonderful but I had to pick one and that’s how Lily became my illustrator. Seeing my story come to life with her fabulous artwork was a special moment.”
Book print day coincided with a Teddy Bears’ Picnic in her son’s class and Maria, an office manager, was invited to read her book to the children.
“The class were a fantastic audience and had some really interesting questions at the end.
“I wasn’t initially going to sell my books,
my idea was to keep it as a sentimental gesture for my children and family. I’m not selling the book to make a profit, so it’s mainly just to cover the printing costs. I also wanted to try and make it affordable for everyone to buy.”
Signed copies (approximat age range one to six) are available at Gulliver’s Bookshop, Wimborne.
I wish Dorset Labour’s Alan Cross would for once offer up an article which is not so full of negatives about the Tories, rather one that gives us even the slightest idea of what Labour would do differently.
‘Tories incapable of justice or fair play’, should be subtitled ‘Labour incapable of having a policy on just about anything’. Give us a clue, Alan!
Chris Wilkinson FerndownThe recent meeting of Verwood Townswomen’s Guild was the AGM. This was followed by members of the committee reciting amusing poems, which lightened the proceedings and went down well with members.
At the May meeting we will celebrate the Coronation. For Guild info please call me on 01202 053264.
Linda Pearson VerwoodDorset Family History Society is hosting a Family History Day on Saturday, April 22, from 10am to 3pm at St George’s Church Hall, Darbys Lane, Oakdale. There is Free Admission and parking. Family History Societies and Commercial companies from around the country will be attending, some of which are new this year. Dorset Family History Society will have its own stall, and research advice
will be offered, especially now the 1921 Census is available at their Treetops Research Centre. Hot drinks and refreshments will be on sale. There will be a raffle with great prizes donated by genealogical companies. Please visit dorsetfhs.org.uk for up to date information. This event is for anyone interested in their family history.
Shirley Robinson Publicity Officer DFHSWimborne in Bloom’s annual meeting will take place on Monday, April 17, at 7.30pm in the Town Hall, 37 West Borough, Wimborne. A report will be given on the activities of 2022 and the Accounts will be presented. Plans for 2023 will be discussed.
This Easter we have an exciting series of services for all ages at St Hohn’s Church in Wimborne. There is a warm welcome waiting for you!
St John’s to Willow Walk with other Wimborne churches
11am: Good Friday Open-Air Service on Willow Walk
1.30pm: Good Friday
Perhaps you could help with some of the behind the scene activities.
Come along and find out. All are Welcome.
Coffee and biscuits on conclusion.
Anthony Oliver WimborneIt is great that people can come together and celebrate the Good Friday and Easter.
Join us at St John’s for our Easter Events and Services
Our services are: Good Friday
10am: All-Age Service at St John’s
10.30am: Walk of Witness from
Reflections at St John’s Easter Sunday
10.30am: All-Age Easter Service at St John’s
6.30pm: Easter Evening Worship at St John’s.
Please see stjohnswimborne. org.uk for more information. Rev Peter Breckwoldt Wimborne
Are you planning to celebrate King Charles III’s official coronation?
He’s hoping that people will spend the weekend of May 6 to 8 marking his official crowning, with everything from Coronation Big Lunches and street parties to
taking part in the Big Help Out
If you’re celebrating the occasion with a right royal event, email us the details in advance and, after the event, send photos to: newsdesk@stourandavon. net.
Many thanks for your items on the Come & Sing event and our Spring Concert at the Minster that you published in a previous issue.
It is very much appreciated. The day event was well attended, some coming from as far away as South Somerset.
We are now gearing up for he rehearsing of Mendelssohn’s Elijah for our Summer concert on June 24, with soloists Jacqueline Foan, Michael Aitkenhead, Thomas Humphreys (Alto tba).
Christine Brienne WimborneDomestic appliance specialists, Dacombes of Wimborne, has donated a brand new Liebherr fridge-freezer to Wimborne Community Food Supply.
Based at the Allendale Centre, this voluntary organisation offers free food to families and individuals at a time of crisis. More than 30 volunteers work six days a week to provide hot meals, food parcels and school lunch boxes for those in need.
Elizabeth Barge, who’s been volunteering since the service was launched just after lockdown, said: “We’re overwhelmed with thanks to Dacombes. This new fridge-freezer will allow us to store more of our prepared portions of food that people can take away and heat up at home or if they have no cooking facilities, we can reheat and serve to them in our area at the Allendale.”
Perry Grist, volunteer manager of Wimborne Community Food Supply added: “People from all walks of life are using our service – homeless, those in hostels, sofa surfers and single mums. We also deliver to people with disability issues and some living with dementia. Being able to easily reheat a hot, home-cooked meal can make all the difference.”
Matt Renaut, managing director of Dacombes said: “In the 100 years of trading as an independent business in Wimborne, Dacombes has always sought to support initiatives in the local community. It’s an honour to donate an appliance that will help this impressive resource.”
We have been awarded this much sought after accolade for our work with Gold Standards Framework
West Moors Dementia Action Group has received £750 from the town council so that it can continue to hold its regular meetings and friends sessions. People can join by calling the library on 01202 873272.
Home-Start Wessex has also received £550 from the town council, which will assist vulnerable and disadvantaged families with young children.
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Citizens Advice received £800 towards their services, which include a mobile advice bus, which will soon be visiting rural locations in East Dorset.
Wimborne Community Food Supply is seeking volunteer delivery drivers and food collectors. Call the Allendale Centre on 01202 887247 or email info@theallendale.org. Food donations can be made via Wimborne CoOp – look out for containers at the supermarket checkouts.
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole TUC will be marking Workers’ Memorial Day on Friday, April 28, with a wreath laying ceremony at Bournemouth War Memorial in the Lower Gardens starting at 6.30pm. All trade union members are welcome to attend.
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Children don’t care about the cold when they’re having fun, as this happy bunch proved while ski-bobbing and ringoing down artificial snow slopes at Matchams Lane on a crisp but sunny morning.
Shrieks of delight filled the air as the 25 pupils from Bethany Junior School in Boscombe whizzed down the toboggan runs at an event that was part of the Variety The Children’s Charity Great Days Out scheme that provides memorable experiences for children who might not otherwise have the opportunity.
Initially, some were tentative, as the slopes look long and steep, however, after encouragement and help from teachers, Variety Wessex volunteers and venue staff, even the most cautious
children had a go and by the end, all were enjoying every minute.
Liz Rawson-Jones, pastoral lead at the school, said: “What an amazing day the children had. Several said that it was their ‘best day ever’.
“It combated some fears of heights and nerves of trying new things. Just to see those little faces smiling with pride once they had managed to overcome the challenges was priceless.”
She added: “To spend the day outside was great for the children as many of them don’t have outside spaces at home.
“I feel that someone was smiling down on us with the weather, as we could not have picked a better day. Thank you everybody”.
Frances Cornelius, chairman of Variety Wessex also thanked everyone who’d contributed to the children’s’ day to remember, in particular Shan and Bournemouth Boys Club, who funded it, Snowtrax,
Laguna Coaches and Variety committee members, Judy and Jen.
For Variety Wessex information, contact Frances Cornelius on francesaaa@aol. com.
Starwatch night sky events with Bob Mizon MBE of the Wessex Astronomical Society
Many think that the Pole Star must be a really bright one as it’s famous. After all, Keats wrote ‘Bright star, would I were stedfast (sic) as though art’, referring to its immobility.
It sits apparently unmoving in the North. But it’s a bit dim, really.
It’s famous as the static marker of the North.
Interestingly, Polaris the Pole Star is at the same height as your latitude, so in Wimborne for example it’s just a little less than 51 degrees above the horizon. When we use the end stars of the sevenstar Plough in Ursa Major, the Great Bear, as pointers, we come to the Pole Star.
Is it a bit dimmer than you expected? Its light has been travelling towards us
for 432 years, since 1591, not long after the Spanish Armada met its watery end.
The current session of Parliament would normally end this May.
The new session, however, with the State Opening and the first King’s speech, has now been postponed until the autumn. This is fuelling speculation that the next General Election will be twelve months after that in the autumn of 2024.
One of the consequences of this delay in the Parliamentary calendar is that there will be no more sitting Fridays between now and 2024.
There are normally 13 days in each session during which Private Member’s Bills (PMBs) have precedence.
During longer sessions the number of such days has often been increased by the Government.
But despite these precedents, the Government is intent on closing down this legislative avenue for backbenchers until next January.
As the MP with the largest number of PMBs in the current session, I have registered my concern not least because three of my Bills which have been blocked by the Government relate to the plight of those who have suffered adverse effects from Covid-19 vaccines and call for changes to the Vaccine Damage Payments legislation.
I am delighted, however, that one of my Bills, the Mobile Homes (Pitch Fees) Bill has now been enacted after completing its passage in the House of Lords. This measure will help at least 2,000 of my constituents who live in park homes. Good progress is being made with the legislation to deter illegal immigrants from coming to the UK in small boats. Fortunately, the Government seems to be listening to those of us who wish to prevent the European Court of Human Rights frustrating the will of Parliament.
The challenge remains of what to do with the large number of asylum claimants in expensive accommodation whose cases are still undecided.
Until that is resolved, we will remain a long way short of having taken back control over our borders. Another example of this relates to Northern
Ireland. When discussing my amendments, one of which was accepted, to the Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill, I pointed out that the Bill only applies to Great Britain despite the Conservative Party manifesto having promised an import ban into the UK. The Windsor Framework still prohibits this applying to the whole of the UK which is a good example of the shortcomings of that agreement. That is why I voted against the ‘Stormont Brake’. Some people thought such opposition to be pointless because it could not alter the outcome with the Opposition Parties being in support.
But the essence of democracy is that elected politicians should exercise the courage of their instincts and convictions and vote accordingly.
It was reassuring that so many of my senior colleagues took the same view.
As I thought about this week’s piece I first thought I needed to complete the story started last time concerning Match of The Day favourite Gary Lineker’s fate at the hands of the Tory-controlled BBC. Now fully reinstated, we can reflect on how it took the audacity of a sports presenter to expose the Tory government’s attempt at remedying the Channel small boats problem by sending all refugees to the unsafe African state of Rwanda without even allowing any to stay here in an attempt at asylum. This has been followed up by ‘Cruella’ Suella Braverman the Home Secretary visiting Rwanda and claiming that the accommodation on offer was wonderful and she would be pleased to be housed there. Maybe she is worried about defeat in next year’s General Election?
The USA by the way followed
this with a report that Rwanda was basically a failed state and inherently unsafe. Whom do we believe?
Or should I lead on the details of Rishi’s tax returns showing he made £4.8m over the past three years with only about £410,000 coming from his MP and ministerial salary, with the rest coming from his interest, dividends and capital gains from his US-based investments.
How can a person of such immense wealth and income be able to represent the average person and understand the real financial constraints under which we all are suffering, when his greatest financial concern is how big a swimming pool he can afford?
But I finally decided that the story of the week was that which also allowed Rishi to sneak out his tax returns - that of yesterday’s man
Boris Johnson’s to attempt the defend the indefensible and explain before the House of Commons privilege committee.
Now I really believe that the court of public opinion has already come to a conclusion on Partygate.
But to hear the flimsy attempt by Johnson to clear his name
left one hearing the barrel being scraped.
There are some once more fringe Tories like Jacob ReesMogg who believes it is all a ‘kangaroo court’.
Then there is the reformist former ERG, now junior minister, Steve Baker who warns Johnson that he could end up with a legacy of ‘a poundshop Nigel Farage’ if he does not shape up and realise when he is fighting a lost cause.
So, once again it is good old Blustering Boris who leads this week’s poll, and keeps the disunity of the Tory Party well and truly to the fore.
In retrospect, his defence in front of his tormenters this week read like a re-run of Tony Blair’s regarding the events of 2003 - ‘I lied in good faith’.
Poor old Rishi Sunak must be wondering when his trouble might end!
In recent months we have all seen terrifying increases in our energy bills and heard reports of households taking drastic action to pay their bills and reduce their consumption.
Thankfully, I had built up an energy bill credit, or Christmas would have been cancelled in our house. Our monthly bill was eight times that from two years ago – though having adult children home from Uni, short days, and late nights and lots of Christmas cooking will have contributed to that!
As the spring approaches, and the weather warms, people will be thankful that things are getting better - although prices are increasing again at least demand falls at this time of year. But not everyone is breathing a sigh of relief.
I have spoken to many residents in recent weeks who live in social housing, many of them elderly and on extremely low incomes who have just received their service charges for the
coming year. Their bills have increased by up to 400% with one local supported living development seeing their monthly bills increase by £448. That is not the rent increase, it is the increase in the apartment’s share of heat and light plus the communal energy bill for the shared lounges, hallways, and lifts.
The providers might argue that those tenants have been underpaying for part of the last year as people with their own meters have seen their prices rise month on month. Looking at those numbers and the fact that these increased prices will be baked in for the forthcoming year as wholesale prices fall, that is simply not credible. These are SOCIAL housing providers, and they are providing homes for vulnerable people, usually those who are elderly or have disabilities, and often live on a meagre pension or benefits. One problem seems to be
that their power contracts are commercial and not domestic, plus these buildings have not been fitted with improvements such as solar panels or heat pumps. The reduced anxiety that inclusive rents gave tenants is now leading to some of the most vulnerable in our society facing eviction.
This is a national scandal. MPs must act urgently – we need commercial energy contracts reviewed, not just for housing
providers but also small businesses who are stuck in agreements that could bankrupt them; we need a proper windfall tax that covers the refining and sale of oil and gas as well as extraction with the taxes invested in retrofitting, so no one lives in fuel poverty and we can reduce our carbon footprints; we need a commitment from housing providers that no one will face eviction because of such charges. They must find ways to absorb them because such debt will have a direct impact on tenants’ health and wellbeing.
The Government cannot blame Covid and Ukraine any longer for their failings. These crises affected the rest of Europe, but we do not see vulnerable people there facing losing their homes because energy companies are making vast profits.
The Government must put people first before we see deaths not just from the cold but from debt.
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There is a great selection of jewellery, silver and watches in the Charterhouse two day May auction including an Edwardian diamond bangle.
“The market for silver, jewellery and watches remains high at auction and we have seen strong bidding across all three specialist departments.” said Richard Bromell of Charterhouse.
“If you can combine quality and wearability it always ends up with a great result.”
Included in the hundreds of lots
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of silver, jewellery and watches is a delightful Edwardian gold and diamond hinged bangle. It was hidden away in a box for years and recently discovered by a family member when sorting through their mother’s possessions and took it in to Charterhouse on one of their specialist valuation days at their Sherborne salerooms.
Estimated at £1,000 the bangle was then entered into the Charterhouse two-day auction on May 4 and 5.
Charterhouse are now accepting
Model Cars, Trains, Dolls & Toys 12th
Coins, Medals, Militaria & Stamps 13th
Pictures, Maps, Books & Postcards 14th
Chinese & Japanese Ceramics 15th
DELIGHTFUL DIAMONDS: An Edwardian diamond and gold hinged bangle estimated to fetch £1,000-£1,500
further entries of silver, jewellery and watches for this specialist sale.
nRichard Bromell and the tea m at Charterhouse Auctioneers can
be contacted on 01935 812277, email rb@charterhouse-auction. com or pop in to the Long Street Salerooms in Sherborne for a valuation.
The collection of one of Dorset’s best-loved potters has doubled expectations at auction to sell for just under £120,000.
The personal collection of Richard Batterham included his own works as well as those by friends including Bernard Leach, Shoji Hamada and John Maltby.
The 236 lots came up for sale at Woolley and Wallis in Salisbury on March 23, where specialist Michael Jeffery has been selling Batterham’s work for the last 20 years.
“Richard Batterham was very highly regarded by his contemporaries and is often referred to as ‘the potters’ potter’,” Mr Jeffery commented.
“It was an honour to bring his collection to market and the exceptional results that were achieved demonstrate the popularity of both the man and his work.”
Batterham’s first introduction to clay was at the age of 13 while at Bryanston School near Blandford Forum.
He set up his own pottery in Dorset in 1959, where he continued to produce stoneware for the next seven decades, counting Sir David Attenborough and Nigel Slater among the collectors of his work.
Many of Batterham’s own pots included in the auction had previously featured in the retrospective exhibition at the Victoria and
Albert Museum, which had followed his death in 2021.
Highlights included a large beer jar and cover in an ash glaze that realised £4,375, a large fruit dish with a black rim at £3,500 and a tall stoneware bottle vase, also at £3,500.
“It was Richard’s wish that his collection would be passed on to private collectors who appreciated studio pottery,” added Mr Jeffery.
“After speaking to many of the buyers, and
with only one piece left unsold, there is little doubt that his wish has been granted. “This auction was arguably the last chance for collectors to acquire a piece of his work direct from his pottery and they have responded accordingly.”
The sale of the collection finally concluded with a premium-inclusive total of £118,388.
A Blandford school remains a ‘good’ one after a visit from Ofsted inspectors.
In January, Ofsted were at the Archbishop Wake CofE Primary School and have since confirmed it retained a ‘good’ rating.
Sara Staggs, who headed up the inspection of the 394-pupil school, said in her report: “The school’s seven core values of happiness, perseverance, cooperation, kindness, courage, honesty and respect permeate throughout the school.
“Leaders have established high expectations for behaviour and pupils rise to these. Pupils understand the three rules of being ready, respectful and safe. Pupils treat each other with kindness.
“The school has high ambitions for all pupils. There is a sharp focus on ensuring that everyone has the support they need to succeed. This results in pupils achieving well.”
Strengths at the school included
a well-structured and sequenced curriculum, a personalised approach to supporting children with special educational needs and a focus on inclusivity and
The report added: “Pupils’ wider development is a strength of the school. Leaders understand
the value of widening pupils’ experiences to impact on their life chances.”
The headteacher at the Black Lane school, Daniel LasburyCarter, said: “I am so proud of everyone in our school for this excellent Ofsted report.
“The inspector was so impressed by our articulate, polite hardworking children and by our staff’s determination to support every child to be successful.
“We will continue to ‘aim high, believe; fly high, achieve’.”
The school is part of the Diocese of Salisbury Academy Trust, whose chief executive, Mark Lacey, said: “Archbishop Wake is a school that consistently delivers on its high aspirations.
“The headteacher and his team leave no stone unturned in doing the very best for every child in their care.
“I am delighted this dedication has been recognised by Ofsted. We are so proud to have them in our trust.”
Children at a Colehill school will be hitting the road thanks to a generous charity donation.
Children’s charity Variety has presented two coaches to the Beaucroft Foundation School, near Wimborne.
Funding of £100,000 for the coaches was handed to Variety by the BC Club, a group of business people who raise money for good causes in the area.
Another bus was donated to a Bournemouth school.
Diane Makariou, co-head of Beaucroft School, said: “This will make a huge difference to the school and will enable us to offer much more to the children.
“We’d love to send a big thank-you to Variety and the BC Club.”
Emblazoned with the Variety logo, the coaches will enable staff to take children out and on trips that they would otherwise be unable to experience.
Frances Cornelius, from the charity, said: “On behalf of the schools and Variety I’d like to thank the BC Club for funding these Sunshine Coaches.
“They will provide children with amazing memories that they will take forward for the rest of their lives.
“We believe every child has a right to live
their best life and reach their full potential, whoever they are.
“We fund and deliver life-changing programmes that give children and young people across the UK a better future –and we couldn’t do our work without donations.”
Shan Seewooruthun, chairman of the BC Club that has raised more than £500,000 since its inception in 2008, said: “We have
worked with Variety before and they were able to advise where we could spend the money.
“It was raised during a campaign in which members drove an old London cab for a week, each raising as much as they could. “In the end ,more than £150,000 was raised by our members through the taxi and it was fitting that most of it went on some rather more modern modes of transport.”
Advice for dealing with the challenges and pressures of raising a teenager will be on offer at a special event this summer.
On June 6, Bryanston School will host 21st Century Parenting - Inspired Thinking
For The Modern Parent. The event is designed to provide parents with the knowledge and practical advice they need to navigate the complexities of parenting in the modern age, according to a spokesperson and will feature a panel of experts in child psychology, mental health, social and technological influences, behavioural science, nutrition, and more.
It also aims to explode common misconceptions and equip parents with the tools they need to help their children thrive throughout their teenage years.
The school has partnered with the Wellbeing Hub from Teen
EXPERT: Alicia DrummondTips for the event and has secured involvement from a variety of experts from all over the UK. From parenting experts Alicia Drummond and Dr Maryhan to sexism and gender equality specialists Michael Conroy and Natasha Eeles, attendees will have access to a wealth of knowledge on topics ranging from self-harm and gambling
to drugs and bullying. Dr Preetpal Bachra, deputy head of pupil development and wellbeing at Bryanston, said: “We’re thrilled to have secured the the direct involvement of so many experts from so many fields as it will ensure the day covers all conceivable topics and sheds a much-needed light on even those very tricky areas
that can be so difficult for a parent to talk about with their child.
“As parents, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and alone in the challenges of raising a teenager.
“But events like the ‘21st Century Parenting’ provide a unique opportunity to break the cycle of isolation and come together as a community of parents, ready to face the challenges of parenting now and in the future.”
The 21st Century parenting event is being held prior to Bryanston’s 2023 Education Summit for educationalists and teaching professionals. The summit aims to provide a day of inspirational talks and discussions on topical issues and education priorities for teachers and other educationalists from across southern England. For information, and a full list of speakers, visit bryanston. co.uk/community/conferences.
Trees will be growing along with the pupils at one primary school after pupils helped plant hundreds of saplings in a new woodland. After recently being gifted a plot of land by neighbouring Emmanuel Middle School, youngsters at Verwood CofE First School and Nursery decided to name the plot Faraway Field - and to plant a woodland.
School councillors, Kane and Ava, wrote an application to the Woodland Trust asking for saplings to plant there and were thrilled to learn that they had been awarded 420 free trees.
With the help of the school’s outdoor learning helper, Hannah Farmer, the area was cleared and prepared ready for planting and children and staff from across the school set to work, digging holes, planting their tiny trees and protecting them from animals as they grow. The pupils will also be adding to the new area with a mud oven, bug houses and nesting boxes.
Headteacher Adam Parsons said: “Everyone has had a wonderful time planting, from our nursery children to our Year 4 pupils.
“We are extremely proud of our School Council, Eco Team and all our children who care passionately about the environment. “As well as the fun they have had planting,
the children have learned a great deal about the different types of trees we now have here including Rowan, Hazel and Silver Birch, about the soil and nutrients they need and the ways in which they will eventually grow to be enjoyed by many more children in the future.”
He added: “Partnership really works when we all have the same values.
“The CEO and middle school headteacher gifted us some land. We in turn have given some of our trees to Emmanuel Middle School and our school council has invited Hillside First School councillors up for a morning to have a tour of the school and our
learning - and we will give them some trees to plant too.
“We are really looking forward to improving our curriculum learning by using this outdoor area. Exciting times.”
Verwood CofE First School and Nursery is part of the Initio Learning Trust, formerly Wimborne Academy Trust.
CEO Liz West said: “I am immensely proud of all the children who have worked so hard to create something so special for their school and look forward to receiving a tour of the amazing new Faraway Field once the planting is complete.”
Sunlight is one of our planet’s most abundant and freely available energy resources. The amount of solar energy that reaches the earth’s surface in one hour is more than the planet’s total energy requirements for a whole year.
Renewable energy systems include Solar PV, battery storage, air source heat pumps and ground source heat pumps. Systems can be designed that will be most suitable for your energy needs, products and materials can be supplied at competitive prices to suit your budget, renewables can work for both private homeowners and large-scale commercial projects, so whatever your needs contact your local companies to get the best advice on what is the best system for your home or business.
1. REDECORATE
Redecorating is the most popular home improvement and adding a lick of paint can be done at a relatively low cost. Neutral colours are most appealing to house buyers and can go a long way to giving your home a new lease of life, so do not be afraid to pick up the paintbrush.
First impressions count and the front door of your home can say a lot about the rest of the house to first-time viewers. If you cannot afford to replace the door, make sure it looks new by giving it a power wash or fresh coat of paint. Even a new doorknob, house number or name plaque can help. Try to make your front door look smarter than your neighbours’ to help your property stand out.
3. DECLUTTER
Never underestimate a tidy, clean room and pay special attention to high-impact rooms such as the kitchen and bathroom. You should also consider whether there’s too much furniture in each room as it can make the property feel smaller.
If you have a front garden, spend a little time sprucing it up. A few plant pots and a clear pathway can make the front of your house more appealing helping with the first impressions. Out the back a well-designed garden can add a great deal of value, it should feel like an extra space for entertaining or relaxing, rather than an expanse of grass. It’s essential to trim borders, clear pathways and cut back any overgrown trees or bushes, particularly if they block direct sunlight into the property. An area of decking creates a sense of bigger usable living space and three per cent of homes sold in 2019 were even found to have a summerhouse in the garden, giving owners more space to relax and entertain in the brighter weather.
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If you’re not at home, preset the heating to come on ahead of a scheduled viewing. Potential buyers will want to know that your central heating works well and feel comfortable in your home if it’s cold outside. Good lighting will also be essential on a drab day so having lamps on in dark corners will help. It’s better for the viewing to take place in daylight but if a potential buyer is coming after dark then turn any outside lights on.
In some areas of the country, the ability to park close to your front door comes at a huge premium and therefore, if you have the room to add off-street parking, you are sure to increase value.
Smart home technologies are increasingly important to buyers - just advertising the presence of fibre optic cables in your area could be enough to encourage buyers. Statement systems like multi-room music platforms can also make a difference. Double glazing will also help retain heat (and keep noise out). Smart technology such as Hive, which gives mobile control over heating systems, is a feature worth considering. If a home improvement moves your Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) up a band could add thousands to the sale price!
While unlikely to be the clinching factor in a house sale, small problems and defects can create an impression of a house being run down or not well cared for. Bigger issues (like damp) should not be covered up as they will show on a survey and come back to haunt you later on.
Things to look out for include:
• Peeling Paint
• Dirty Walls, Especially Near Door Frames & Light Switches
• Dripping Taps
• Squeaky Floors, Doors Or Stairs
• Mouldy Sealant In Kitchens Or Bathrooms
• Limescale Build-Up On Kitchen And Bathroom Fittings
• Badly Fitted Laminate Flooring
• Broken Lightbulbs
Kitchens are often the main focus for many buyers, it may be the first thing they look to replace or pay more for if a property has one they like. You may not be able to afford a whole new kitchen but, for a relatively small budget, painting units or replacing cupboard handles or doors are great alternatives. Good lighting and clutter-free, clean surfaces will also make a big difference.
In the bathroom, re-grouting, eliminating all limescale and replacing taps are good options. Bathrooms need to look fresh and hygienic, so paint the walls a neutral shade and ideally add a new shower curtain or a standard glass screen. In 2019, new bathrooms were fitted in 29 per cent of homes which sold that year so could be the key to selling fast and earning more.
People in Dorset recovering from brain injuries are benefiting from a new greenhouse, plus gym equipment, thanks to the fundraising efforts of an ‘inspirational’ former patient.
Wayne Clarke, from Weymouth, completed a gruelling cycle challenge across Normandy last summer which raised more than £4,500.
The 43-year-old lives with right-side paralysis, aphasia and personality change following a serious assault in 2021. He received treatment over 10 months from Dorset HealthCare’s Acquired Brain Injury Service, which included occupational therapy, physiotherapy, psychological support and speech and language therapy. And last June, using a specially-adapted bicycle, Wayne was able to pedal 270 miles in less than 35 hours using just the power of his left leg.
Some of the money he generated has funded a new greenhouse, located in Lower Parkstone which brain injury patients can use as part of their journey to recovery. Occupational therapist Jennifer Peak said: “We are over the moon that Wayne thought of us when donating some of the funds he raised.
“We run a weekly allotment gardening group for patients in the east of the county,
overseen by an assistant rehabilitation practitioner and volunteer.
“And the greenhouse now means that patients are no longer restricted in what and when they can start growing. With shelves inside, it will also enable the involvement of those patients with physical limitations and dizziness.”
Along with the greenhouse, the gym equipment Wayne donated is already in use and making a big difference to the recovery of patients with brain injuries across Dorset.
Salamander Cookshop focuses on stocking great value, long lasting and sustainable products. Le Creuset’s made in France signature Cast Iron is not only iconic but also fits this description well. Chrissy and Debbie, two members of the Salamander Team, spent a day attending a masterclass in the Le Creuset Kitchen and were in awe of the flexibility and versatility of a product they had previously viewed as just a casserole. In Chrissy’s words: ‘What an eye opener! Like many people I was in the ‘too heavy/expensive’ camp. However, my experience has completely altered my view of the products... You can bake cakes and bread in the oven proof pans, raise dough in a warmed shallow casserole and even use the casserole lids as baking dishes!’ During their day the Salamander team cooked sticky chilli chicken with toasted sesame seeds and spring onions, rice, flatbread and a steamed sunset broccoli salad. They also saw further demonstrations of hot cross buns, wild berry and almond tart and lemon thyme polenta oil cake. Another long-lasting product is the ever popular KitchenAid Artisan mixer, made in the same factory in the USA for over 100 years.
Salamander is delighted to host KitchenAid’s national demonstrator on Thursday, April 20, for an evening of food tasting, advice and tips.
To book a place at this event, see details of the recipes our staff cooked and two special but simple to cook Easter recipes see the Salamander website at salamandercookshop.com
In defence of the humble oven... While air fryers or mini-ovens have caught people’s imagination the humble oven risks becoming neglected. Air fryers certainly are cost effective to use, particularly when cooking smaller quantities of food, but just how expensive is it to use a conventional fan oven? Ovens are usually around 2 kilowatts that means they cost 68p per hour to run at current electricity costs of 34p per kilowatt hour. But they also reach 200 degrees in about 20 minutes which costs about 23p then the thermostat switches off the full power. You can not only cook a full meal but usually there is space for another meal too that you can economically reheat on the hob or in the microwave. So, whilst air fryers are an interesting option and heat up more quickly, they are usually around 1.5 kilowatts and so still cost around 50p per hour to run. And of course you do need to factor in the initial purchase cost and the space they take up on the kitchen surface too.
Jennifer added: “Many people require aids and pieces of equipment to help with movement and increase their physical activity.
“The donated pieces of exercise equipment such as gym balls and balance boards can be used by patients who experience a variety of difficulties.
“Overcoming physical challenges is something that Wayne has experienced, so it is fitting that his donation is supporting the physical wellbeing of others.”
When I was a child, we always had stew, at least once a week. I think it was usually a Tuesday as we had a roast on Sunday and cold meat and mashed potato on Monday, then Mum used the leftover meat for a stew. I remember the smell when I walked in the door after school, especially on a cold, winter’s day, it made me feel warm, even if I wasn’t that cold.
We lived nearly two miles from our secondary school, (QE at Pamphill). As we didn’t live more than two miles, we didn’t qualify for a bus pass.
The walk back, sometimes in the rain, carrying a cake from home economics and a violin case, seemed to take twice as long as the walk to school.
There was a group of five of us, I was the outsider as I had gone to the primary school in Broadstone, rather that the one in the rec. We used to walk down Stone Lane and drop off Sally, then on to the corner at Poole road, where Janette and Sarah would branch off, to continue their walk to Leigh. It left Janet and I to walk to Merley Ways. (We were the only ones who had to walk up a hill!)
Back to the stew. We had to wait till my Dad came home at about six, so we could all sit down together to eat.
I loved the dumplings best! They are second only to Yorkshire puddings. I still leave them to last so that I can soak up all the gravy.
Yorkshire puddings, dumpling and cheese, my ideal meal!!
It can also be served with some crusty bread
Ingredients
500grm of stewing steak
Flour
Mustard Powder
Carrots
Parsnips
Potato
Mushrooms
Basically, any vegetable that you have in the fridge, or you can use frozen veg if you don’t have fresh
Herbs
Seasoning
Tin of tomatoes
Stock (I use vegetable)
Dumplings: As per instructions on pack!
Method
Cube the steak, mix the flour and mustard powder in a bowl and then toss in the steak. Mix well until the meat is covered.
Fry off the meat in a frying pan or, if you have a new-fangled slow cooker, you can braise the steak in that!
Put the braised steak in the slow cooker
Chop the vegetables and add to the slow cooker
Add stock and tinned tomatoes
Season and add herbs
Cook on high for 1 hour and then on low for another 3 hours or until the meat and vegetables are soft.
Add the dumplings and cook until they are fluffy. (I always turn them half way through).
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Move over The Repair shop, some handy volunteers have been bringing Dorset’s unwanted items back to life for years. Where most use a garden shed to tinker, these guys do so many repairs they’ve a barn for the purpose.
The 50 helpers make up Tool Aid Ringwood, a charity collective of recyclers with a workshop at Goulding’s Farm that’s the stuff of a handyman’s dreams. They take worn-out tools, sewing machines, and computers, restore them and send them to Africa, where people use them to improve their lives and make a living.
Workshop manager Colin Probyn explains: “The tools are shipped through charities like Tools With A Mission (TWAM). They interview potential recipients on location then distribute tools to those who need them.”
This stops them getting into the wrong hands and reduces exploitation risk.
“We send out 15 shipping containers a year. Last year we sent 60 tons of tools and, since Christmas, we’ve sent more than 12 tons.” Colin started Tool Aid 14 years ago when his wife died.
“It was a way of getting me out. It’s like that for most of us. When people retire, they become a bit spare.”
Now ‘spare’ means parts not status: “It’s a social club with an end product.”
Volunteer David May refurbishes sewing machines: “We get feedback about who benefits through TWAM’s magazine. “We’re not all engineers. I was a draughtsman, there’s a former lab technician and property builder. It’s satisfying and a social thing.”
Complete kits with everything required for carpentry, mechanic, agricultural, electric and building work are also sent; recipients are tool trained and learn how to estimate
costs and materials and make a profit. Sewing machines enable people to make clothes and stuff to sell with the aim of developing a business and becoming selfsufficient.
Repairers use everything they can - what they can’t, they sell as scrap to fund the workshop.
“It feels good helping a good cause,” says David.
“It’s turning things into something useful instead of throwing them away.”
They love brass, copper, aluminium, lead, and electrical cable as their high scrap value helps with costs and recycling them reduces landfill.
If you can help, regardless of skills, they promise a cuppa and good company.
To volunteer, call Colin (01425 473968); for information call David (01202 893809) toolaidringwood.org.uk.
Don’t ditch that old tool, someone in Africa needs it!n From top, members of the collective, African workers using Dorset sewing machines, David May at work and tools in action in a Tanzanian wood workshop
Still finding you’re in pain while working from home?
Thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic a large percentage of workers have switched permanently to working from home. From my experience in the clinic, some individuals love it, some not so much! Regardless of your thoughts on home working it can lead to some detrimental changes in your physical health. Most modern offices will have been set up to provide ideal sitting positions to support our body through the long working day.
Going from the office enviroment to working in the kitchen or on the sofa can have a negative effect on our spinal position and lead to neck, shoulder, and lower back issues.
This article will aim to offer some advice and guidance for anyone who has found themselves working from home.
So, what is the ideal sitting posture? There is no such thing as the right working posture!
We are designed to be up and moving, for this reason the best way to combat
lower back and joint problems is to get up and move as much as possible during the working day.
A good tip is to set an alarm on your phone, every 30 minutes to remind you to get up and have walk about.
How do you maintain the best working environment?
Place all your equipment in an easy to reach position.
Stretching out your arms to use the mouse or to type on your keyboard puts extra pressure on the muscles in your shoulders. These muscles can easily become tight
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causing neck and shoulder pain. Office chairs have built in armrests, these are important to take the weight of your arms away from your neck and shoulder muscles.
If you do not have a chair with armrests at home, make sure your arms are able to rest comfortably on the table whilst working. If you have a breakfast bar, spend some of the day standing. Setting up a standing desk workstation will reduce the effects of sitting for prolonged periods of time.
Finally, stay hydrated! if you’re dehydrated, you can end up with muscle soreness.
When you are working for hours in front of a computer, it can be easy to forget about drinking water or eating at the right time. Setting reminders can help a lot, also the more you drink the more you will have to get up and use the toilet, once again keeping you moving, which is key! If you are suffering from any neck, shoulder or back pain as a result of your new working conditions you can give us a call on 01202 604707 or email admin@ wimbornewellnesscentre.co.uk.
Have you ever thought of what your inspiration is or what inspires you to do certain things or act in a certain way?
“There are always highs and sometimes some really tough lows, but each one brings new rewards and new challenges”
What inspires each of us is different, such as a specific role model, way of life, TV show or article – something that sparks enthusiasm for creativity and action.
great times’ this shows a true sense of achievement and pride that can be felt as a foster carer.
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The hustle and bustle of a busy household can provide so much joy and fulfilment, seeing others achieve or just sharing experiences over a heart-warming breakfast. Yet, that does not mean there are no challenges involved, with any household regardless of size and make up has its own unique challenges – and that is the same for fostering households.
Inspiration can be a symbol of your motivation, values, a sense of what you enjoy in life, your innermost drive that tells you to get up and face the world.
For many foster carers the inspiration to care stems from a desire to make a difference to young people in care, to help them transform their lives. They are driven by the enthusiasm to support a child unable to live with their birth family.
It is often known for those with previous experience of that of a foster child, whether abuse, neglect or a family connection in the care system to relate to children in care and want to help them.
When children come into your life, whether that be short term or long term you know as a carer that, at some point, it is more than likely this child may move on to a more permanent home. It can be emotional to see a youngster move on but our carers highlight that it is nice to see when they become settled and happy in a new home. One carer notes such moment is “a high and a low together! … A high as we know we have made a difference in their lives, but a low, because they are leaving you”
Vanda, a director of Footprints highlights that the inspiration to start the agency was to bring children to the centre of attention, to make a change by providing the highest level of support to carers to best advocate for children in care. But with the growing numbers of children in care, the need for foster carers is ever increasing, currently the supply of foster carers is not meeting the demand driven by the children.
That is why Footprints pay close attention to this transition, giving the support required for all individuals. Over the last years, more special guardianships have been approved, allowing carers to look after youngsters on a more permanent basis, this is a great outcome that Footprints are proud of.
If you feel inspired and you believe you can help reduce the shortfall of carers in the UK you can be assured that Footprints will provide you with the best journey as a Foster Carer - We would love to hear from you.
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One of our carers notes their inspiration from their child in care who inspires them to keep going highlighting ‘for every tough time you go through, there are a lot more
If you are up for a new challenge fostering could be your next step, but remember it does not always go swimmingly, but it promises rewards! That is why Footprints are the best choice for anyone that would feel content in a small supportive environment.
This is not only a difficult time for the carer, the child must also get used to a new home, and new guardians.
In the next article from the series, we will be exploring what inspires our wonderful foster carers!
It is our passion and belief that one step at a time, we can make a difference to children’s lives –There is always light at the end of the tunnel!
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Struggling with my weight for most of my life too and at my heaviest being four stone more after having my children I totally understand the struggle people have on a day-to-day basis with the burden of being overweight. This is why I find my job so rewarding, being able to help lift that and help them achieve their dream weight too. Support is everything.
So far this year my members have lost 193 stone... I couldn’t be
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Visits from Dorset Police and Dorset & Wiltshire Fire Service left a lasting impression on the primary students at a Dorset specialist school.
Portfield School, in Parley near Christchurch, is operated by the leading regional charity Autism Unlimited.
The emergency service visits took place over two consecutive weeks and were organised by the school’s careers coach Katy Hill.
Katy explained: “This was part of our continuous work to embed careers into the curriculum and was an exciting and interactive way for the students to learn about the different roles of a police officer and a firefighter, whilst also learning some vital safety rules.
“The students were enthusiastic and engaged brilliantly.
“They asked some interesting and relevant questions and also took part in acting out a ‘story’ to expand their knowledge on the amazing work these services provide for us each day.”
Teacher Billy Marriot agreed: “It was a really fun and engaging way for our students to learn about safety, what a firefighter does and how they can help us.”
During the visit, students had a chance to look at and try out some of the equipment
and vehicles used by the services, including a police car and fire engine.
Many of the children particularly enjoyed sounding the sirens and sitting in the fire engine.
Vinny said: “I’ve been wanting to do that my whole life,” after spraying the firefighters’ hose.
Portfield School work experience coordinator, Corné Van Deventer said: “Both the Police and Fire services were very adaptable
and made the visit fun and educational for both the younger and older students. “We owe them huge thanks for giving us such a positive experience and insight into the world of work.”
Kelvyn Thompson from Dorset & Wiltshire Fire Service said: “It was nice to have a group of super enthusiastic kids look around the fire engine. We hope they enjoyed it.”
PCSO Anna Lillywhite agreed: “It was great to see how much the children enjoyed our police visit. We were very impressed with the list of questions prepared.”
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It’s all go go go now! April brings plenty of exciting times in the garden, as buds continue to emerge, birds begin in earnest to pair up and begin nesting, and the blossoms of spring are well underway. We have definitely had the Mad March Winds, and even my time outside has been curtailed so there is plenty to be enjoying outside now. So, what horticultural therapy can you be
Sow vegetable seeds, and annuals and wildflowers direct courgettes, cucumber, beans and peas, parsnip, carrots, beetroot, early salad crops and later in the month sweet corn, are all best sown now, either in modules or direct in the ground.
Beware mice activity, they do love peas, beans and sweetcorn (as I have found out this year, losing not one but two sowings, despite mesh reinforcements), so it’s often best to sow in modules and
transplant when the risk has passed.
Sadly, I didn’t have greenhouse room so took the chance!
If you haven’t put in tomatoes and peppers yet, the beginning of the month is just about ok to make a sowing. April is also the time to sow
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any wildflowers and annuals direct in the beds – such as cosmos, calendula, love-in-amist, etc
Weeding!
Keep on top of weeds as they emerge and before they seed – it will pay dividends as your workload will be greatly reduced later on!
I like to leave any stray dandelion flowers as they are such valuable early nectar for bees and pollinators – just remove the seedheads before they mature to stop a mass seeding.
As Easter arrives our gardens are full of spring colours and scents.
Wonderful spring flowering Daffodils, Tulips, Hyacinths, Anemones, and early perennials and more lighting up beds, borders, and pots.
Beautiful new spring foliage and shoots appear on all the trees, shrubs, and plants, as a new garden year springs into life, bees, birds and insects busy pollinating and nest building. Now is the best time of year to plant, and prepare your gardens, beds borders and pots for spring and summer planting. Remove old and dead plants and refresh soil with compost and fertiliser ready to plant all your new seeds, bulbs and plants.
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A visit to your local nursery or garden centre will inspire your choice of plants and colour, they will be fully stocked with a large range of Trees, Shrubs, Roses, Perennials and Seasonal plants for all your beds, and borders. Staff with friendly helpful advice always available. Vegetable plots and beds can now be readied and planted out. As the cold frosty nights disappear all your tender tomatoes, courgettes, beans and plants can be planted for summer crops.
Lawns can be weeded and fed to bring on a healthy green sward for the summer.
Patios cleaned and all your pots baskets planted ready for long summer days ahead.
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Slug control!
Protect seedlings and emerging susceptible perennials from slug and snail attacks. Hostas, Delphiniums, Echinacea, and some Phlox are all particularly tasty. Organic methods of control work well, and there are several options.
Remember, if you see a leopard slug, these are your friends as they eat other slugs!
Sow sweet peas & sunflowers
These timeless classics are great for children and adults alike, and are a great way to introduce children to gardening. How many of us have fond childhood memories of growing these with Mum and Dad or Nan and Grandad?!
If you have children or grandchildren, you could even have a little competition between you to see who grows the tallest sunflower which is a lovely bonding activity and teaches children care and maintenance of plants.
Cut away unwanted suckers growing around the base of trees and shrubs
These sap energy from the crown, or top of the tree, where you want the leaves and energy put to growth and fruiting, and look unsightly.
Prune hydrangeas
Cut back the old stems and flower heads to a healthy new shoot.
If the plant is congested or old, thin out (remove entirely) a third of the oldest stems to allow light and air in and create a better framework and a more handsome bush.
Visit some lovely spring gardens for a bit of R & R
There are some gorgeous spring gardens around for inspiration and relaxation –so make the most of some ‘garden bathing’. I am writing this from the RHS Health and Horticulture conference held at Wisley.
It has been such an invigorating conference so far, made all the better for being in stunning surroundings.
The science all points to scents, phenols released by
plants and insects, gentle physical activity moving hormones, blood, and toxins through the body, and the act of ‘getting away’ being super good for health and wellbeing, physiologically, psychologically and socially. Local spring interest gardens include Kingston Lacy, Compton Acres, Exbury Gardens, and also take a look at the NGS website for local open gardens nearby. Kew and Wisley are further, but stunning all the same!
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Work to bring an ‘abandoned, dilapidated’ Blandford house that had sat empty back into use for people to plan the rest of their lives is nearing completion. Extensive work has been carried out to renovate the long-term empty property to provide muchneeded accommodation and the chance for residents to make plans for the rest of their lives.
The property, West View, was identified by empty homes officers working for Housing Standards at Dorset Council, who track down long-term empty properties and work with property owners to turn them into good quality homes.
In this case they negotiated the purchase of the property and secured funding to renovate it in 2021.
Builders started work in September 2022 to fully renovate the property, creating six much needed single bedroom units of accommodation.
The council said West View will become stable accommodation for people in the area. A council housing representative
said: “The accommodation will be available to local people to help them make plans and support their decisions to move on to permanent accommodation.” Being in a conservation area, the house has been sympathetically modernised, including the installation of new, timber sash windows and enhancements to the building’s original character. The final stages of the project
coincided with Empty Homes Week 2023, which ran from February 27 to March 5.
Dorset Council says West View is an example of working with property owners to turn empty properties into good-quality homes, as part of the authority’s Empty Homes Policy.
Cllr Graham Carr-Jones, portfolio holder for housing and community safety, said: “I
am delighted that the project to renovate and use West View to provide homes is nearing completion.
“The project team have taken an abandoned, dilapidated, eye sore and turned it into an invaluable home and asset for Blandford. We can all be proud of what we have created here.
“My thanks also go to the neighbours and residents of Blandford for their patience while this much-needed work was carried out. We will all now reap the benefits for years to come. “By purchasing such long-term empty properties like West View, the council will be giving people a breathing space in much needed accommodation, with the support to move on to more permanent homes, as well as using money in a more sustainable way than high-cost bed and breakfast accommodation.”
Anyone aware of a long-term empty property which the council could use for much-needed accommodation should contact the team via www.dorsetcouncil. gov.uk.
When it comes to the British Summer, we all know the weather can be anything but predictable. That’s why many homeowners are turning to Poole-based Broadview Shading Solutions to create an all-weather entertaining space in their garden. Their range of made-to-measure, customdesigned pergolas has totally transformed outside spaces into beautiful all-year-round entertainment areas including this one in Branksome Park, Poole.
With its fully automated louvred roof, stylishly-cladded side, and flat screen TVstyle heaters, Broadview provided the client with the ultimate outside space.
The addition of two translucent ZIP screens enables them to host in private, while also creating extra sun protection when needed. And to really showcase the innovative, contemporary design of their pergola, the client opted for mobile app control, meaning they would be able to adjust the position of the louvres from their phone. Broadview’s range of pergolas, available in white or anthracite grey, are at the very forefront of the new outdoor living trend, allowing people to create stunning
shaded and heated outdoor dining and entertainment spaces that can be used all year round. Their team takes care of the installation from design through to completion, providing an expert, friendly service that puts quality and customer satisfaction first. If you’d like to discuss the idea of transforming your outside space, call 01202 679012, pop into the showroom on the Nuffield Industrial Estate or visit patioandgardenshading.co.uk.
The results of a recent survey with clients of Dorset Home Library Service have now been published, showing the importance it has in our local communities, and how much those receiving it value the service. Th service is provided by Dorset Libraries and delivered by Royal Voluntary Service volunteers.
Books and talking books are chosen individually for each client and delivered every three or four weeks by RVS volunteers.
It not only provides a link to the library and a regular supply of new reading materials, but also a much looked forward to visit by a trusted volunteer. The service is available free of charge to those who cannot easily access the library due to health or mobility issue, including carers, and can be delivered short or long term.
Out of 400 recipients of the service across Dorset, 126 replies were received. Participants were asked about how they rated their book choices, the convenience of the deliveries, and their volunteer. The answers gave a picture of a wellreceived and organised service, with 86% finding the delivery arrangements convenient, 97% saying their book choices were always or mostly in line with stated preferences, and 99% rating their
volunteer as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’. Roughly half the visits are still carried out as doorstep deliveries following on from tighter guidance during the Covid 19 pandemic, but the other half have now returned to the volunteer entering the home when visiting and delivering books. Some 94% would recommend the
service to family and friends.
Some comments made which are representative of the majority of responses received:
‘Excellent, friendly service, thoughtful choice of books.’
‘While I do make some requests, I do appreciate a ‘random’ selection of books which widens my sphere of reading.’
‘My volunteer brings my books indoors for me and we sit and chat for a bit, which is lovely as I am mostly housebound and live on my own.’
‘So many hours can be lost with your nose in a good book, and nice to have a chat with your volunteer too!’
‘This service is very useful as I can’t leave my husband for long and there is no public transport from our village.’
‘The service is excellent: punctual, appropriate and always delivered with a smile.’
‘This service is a lifeline for those who are housebound. A big thank-you for your support!’
To enquire about receiving the Home Library Service, contact Maria Jacobson, RVS service manager, on 01305 236666, e-mail maria.jacobson@ royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk, or speak to a member of staff at your library.
A Dorset charity which offers financial assistance to people with cancer is benefitting from the big hearts - and fast legs - of staff from Poole’s new Rockwater development.
Josh Saunders and six other staff from Rockwater, have been volunteering for the Dorset Cancer Care Foundation (DCCF) while the regeneration of the Branksome Beach Restaurant takes place.
Josh, 26, explained: “We are all continuing to be paid, despite being unable to work all our shifts because of the renovation work, so we looked into local charities we might help and decided to volunteer for the DCCF.
“We have been helping out the charity manager Jaz and Administrator Penny with their admin and social media and whatever else they need.
“It’s a great charity which gives financial help to Dorset families who are struggling to pay their bills and make ends meet because of cancer.
“After my first visit to the charity I was really impressed and decided I wanted to do something extra to help them.
“I’m an MMA fighter and have recently started running, so I said I would run the 14.2 miles from Sandbanks to Hengistbury Head on May 12 and raise as much as I can for DCCF.
“The training is going well, with some good runs in my lunchbreaks and I am hoping to raise £500.
“People are being really supportive so far. I’m now hoping others will read this and sponsor me a few pounds knowing every penny they give will go to a local family who
really needs it.”
Sophie Powell, assistant manager of Rockwater, said: “It’s been brilliant to find out more about DCCF and the great work it does and everyone has been really pleased to volunteer their time to the charity while the building work is underway.
“We are also really proud of Josh. I know he will get lots of support on the day and there is even talk of some of the staff joining him for the final 500m stretch.”
DCCF charity manager
Jazmine White said: “We were thrilled when Rockwater said they’d like to volunteer their time.
“They are a wonderful bunch of people and have been so friendly and helpful, especially with our social media, research and mailings to our members.
“As we are a very small local charity it’s lovely to have that extra support and we can’t wait to support Josh in his run.”
Josh can be sponsored at: https://tinyurl.com/yp3ktc7j
Pupils at a Verwood school united to put on a production of the Lion King to three packed houses.
The Emmanuel Middle School production told the classic story written by Elton John with lyrics by Sir Tim Rice, and the young cast at Emmanuel brought the story to life, receiving standing ovations.
Students were not only on stage, but also working roles backstage and at front of house.
Director Ben Shooter said: “We came together as a school community to deliver what I think centralises the overarching mantras at Emmanuel - encompassing our three Es - endurance, endeavour and
enjoyment - to the full.
“The tenacity that the children demonstrated was nothing short of inspirational.
“From the learning of lines to the choreography, the stage directions and technical prowess they demonstrated great talent.”
A charity supporting young people with cancer will benefit from people rocking out at a Dorset festival next month.
Teddy Rocks, at Charisworth Farm Cottage in Blandford from April 28 to 30, donates all profits to charity - including Young Lives vs Cancer.
Festival organiser Tom Newton lost his brother Ted, pictured right, aged just 10, to a rare form of bone cancer in 2010. The family was supported by Young Lives vs Cancer, the only UK charity that provides vital psychosocial support to children and young people with the illness. After the loss of his beloved brother, Tom said he was determined to create something positive in Ted’s memory and set up the Teddy Rocks Festival, originally as a gig in a pub in Blandford, in 2011.
It has grown each year, and last year’s event had the accolade of winning a UK Best Family Festival Award.
Teddy Rocks Festival and the family charity Teddy20 has donated £55,000 over the years to Young Lives vs Cancer.
“While Ted received his treatment at our nearest specialist hospital, which was in Southampton, we received support from
the Young Lives vs Cancer (then known as CLIC Sargent) social worker and all stayed at the charity’s ‘Home from Home’,” Tom said.
“The impossible time was made possible. You could go back to the house for a bit of sanctuary and feel of normality. Ted liked going there.
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LOGAN’S RUN (1976)
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HAMLET – BRISTOL OLD VIC LIVE (12A)
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CINEMA PARADISO (1988)
Sun 9 Apr: 20:00 [35mm]
ELVIS (12A)
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HURN COURT OPERA PRESENTS: LA BOHEME (12A)
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ROYAL BALLET: CINDERELLA (12A)
Wed 12 Apr: 19:15 (LIVE) | Sun 16 Apr: 14:00 (ENCORE)
THE KILKENNYS: BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND (LIVE)
Fri 14 Apr: 19:30 Irelands finest folk and ballad group
MONSTERS VS ALIENS (PG)
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“Young Lives vs Cancer made such a difference to me and my family with their ‘Home from Home’, which is why it was important to us to support them again this year at Teddy Rocks.”
There has been a ‘Home from Home’ in Southampton since 1991.
Originally there was CLIC Haven and in 2018 the new home - called Jean’s Housewas opened.
All running costs are paid for by supporters, such as the Teddy Rocks Festival, as the charity doesn’t receive government funding. Liz Blunt, senior fundraising engagement manager for Young Lives vs Cancer (Dorset), said: “Losing someone to cancer at such a young age is truly heart breaking and what Tom and his family have achieved in Ted’s memory is just amazing.
“There are no other festivals in the UK to my knowledge that give all their profits away to charities that support young cancer patients.
“We can’t wait to be at Teddy Rocks, and having volunteered at this fabulous festival previously, I would encourage anyone who wants to enjoy music from a host of artists in a stunning setting to support the event.”
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Before we’ve even started tearing the shiny paper off our chocolate Easter eggs, the Tivoli at Wimborne is already thinking of the Christmas panto.
Admittedly, seasonal events are promoted early these days, think Valentine’s hearts jostling for shelf space with tinsel, but even to the earliest of early birds, announcing the pantomime in April seems prompt - however, there’s a reason.
“The early bird tickets sale is ending next Monday (April 10),” explains the theatre’s Pauline Roberts.
So, instead of £19 for adults and £15 for under 16s, they’re £17 and £13.50 respectively from the box office.
Sat 15 Apr: 17:00 (LIVE) PAM AYRES (LIVE)
If you book online, instead of £20.90 and £16.50, they’re £18.70 and 14.85
This year’s show is Cinderella and they’ve flagged it up as the ‘Most magical Panto of All’.
So, if you want to be dazzled by glass slippers and enchanted pumpkins but need to watch the pennies, you’ll need to be quick or the offer will be behind you!
Feeling energetic? Then get your dancing feet down to Gillingham School Hall on School Lane for a sensory treat of movement, sound and spoken word in the shape of Oslo-based Make Me Dance, an interactive show by Panta Rei Dance Theatre.
This contemporary Norwegian company doesn’t mess about, hence its growing reputation for staging immersive, fast-paced,
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colourful pieces that have been mightily impressing audiences of all ages around the world. In a nutshell, three professional dancers and a live DJ interpret how the choices we make and our small, universal stories, shape us as human beings.
Wallflowers be warned - through the show, the audience, as in you, merge with the performance and become ‘encapsulated by the scenography.’
Wednesday, April 19, 7pm.
Tickets £10 (under 18s £6; family £28) from artsreach.co.uk.
Beginners Square Dance class Stapehill Village Hall. Starts Tuesday 11th April, 2pm 01202 731012 Andy or 01202 889110 Sheila
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Adventure Wonderland is the perfect destination for family fun in Bournemouth. Enjoy a fun filled day of rides and attractions, character appearances, indoor play, crazy golf and more!
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And if that’s not enough, pop your marmalade sandwiches in your hats and come along to see Paddington, who will be visiting Adventure Wonderland on 6th April 2023 and making appearances throughout the day!
There’s so much fun waiting in Wonderland just for you!
Book tickets online at www.adventurewonderland.co.uk or you can arrive and pay on the day!
By Faith Eckersall
The complicated and thought-provoking artwork of the French-American artist, Louise Bourgeois, is now being shown in Dorset for the first time.
The exhibition sees the most important late works of the artist, who died in 2010, exhibited at Dorset Museum.
Born in Paris in 1911, Bourgeois settled in New York in 1938, where she remained for the rest of her life, continuing to make art until her death at the age of 98.
In a career that spanned most of the avantgarde artistic movements of the 20th century, Bourgeois stayed true to her unique vision. Her inventive work, inspired by her memories and experiences, spanned monumental installations, figurative sculptures, fabric collages, and drawings. She is best known for the large-scale spider sculptures that she produced in the last decades of her life, including one she created for the opening of Tate Modern in 2000, pictured right.
The Dorset Museum exhibition includes highlights from the Artist Rooms national collection jointly owned by Tate and National Galleries of Scotland, such as the cage-like installation Cell XIV (Portrait) 2000.
Although it is not currently a legal requirement, please consider wearing a face covering to protect yourself and others when visiting the Tivoli.
The artist’s iconic Spider I 1995, will climb the museum’s entrance hall walls, and is one of several important loans from The Easton Foundation, featured alongside further key loans from the Artist Rooms Foundation and Tate.
The exhibition is free with an entrance ticket to the Museum.
Tickets are £14 for adults for day entry or £35 for an annual pass. Booking details can be found at dorsetmuseum.org
After an earlier cancellation, The Hollies Story is now good to go at the Tivoli.
A layered show, it features muchloved songs like Look Through Any Window, Carrie-Anne, and I’m Alive while relating the tale of how Allan Clarke and Graham Nash met in a Manchester primary school at the age of five and went on to become one of the city’s biggest bands. Discover how the lads from Salford’s backstreets forged a
Wildlife lovers can hear a talk by Dorset author Brian Jackman as part of the Sturminster Newton Literary Festival later this year.
A long-time champion of ecotourism with a special interest in Africa and Dorset, Brian will be at the Exchange on Old Market Hill, Sturminster Newton, from 7pm-8.30pm on Tuesday, June 6.
He’ll be discussing his nature observations as well as his book, Wild About Dorset, the nature diary of a westcountry parish. More details from: eventbrite. co.uk/e/wild-about-https:// www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ wild-about-west-dorsettickets-562942284527.
band to rival the Beatles, enjoyed dozens of hits and were finally inaugurated into the 2010 Rock
’n’ Roll Hall of Fame.
For all ages, with a handy young band performing hit after hit, and hosted by a seasoned narrator, it will consider the lives behind the success and possibly answer the 64million dollar question - who the heckles was Jennifer Eccles?
Thursday, April 6, online ticket £22, box office ticket £20. tivoliwimborne.co.uk.
Tiffany Fleming is a volunteer at High Mead Farm in Longham, Ferndown.
High Mead Farm is a working farm run to promote the benefits of engaging with animals, soil, and nature. They ‘create purposeful roles for our co-farmers, young people and adults alike, to help bring about a sense of well-being and self-worth that many have never experienced before’.
If I’m discussing High Mead with a new acquaintance, I occasionally get asked if life at the Farm bears any resemblance to Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat – particularly the Farm Shop.
The honest answer is ‘no, not a great deal’.
It’s a huge boost to have a profile as public as Jeremy’s; using his celebrity as a broadcaster, game-show host, writer and journalist (he boasts regular columns in The Sunday Times and The Sun) to promote the cause!
Having said that, the antics at High Mead are often hilarious and would make an entertaining series in their own right. But one of Jeremy’s greatest bugbears particularly resonates with us, and that is the amount of paperwork and form filling the Farm generates.
Jeremy has ‘Cheerful Charlie’ to keep him in check; High Mead’s equivalents are Sharon and Faye, our office and financial administrators, who spend their working week tackling a relentless torrent of forms.
Not only are there all the usual enrolment, medical and
with, in addition to everything required for the shop and the kitchen.
There are staff and volunteer records to maintain, DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks to organise, vet checks and animal health records, safe substance records, tenant records for those that share the Farm’s amenities, records for room hire, equipment maintenance records,
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fundraising forms, enquiries and event records, and ‘thank-you’ letters by the truckful to prepare. In between each batch of formfilling, there is a constant barrage of interruptions… phone calls, visitors, requests for everything from lost and found to help on the farm.
It is a wonder anything gets done! Visitors are not confined to people either, there is a regular stream of dogs, cats – even rats on occasion (the pet variety I am pleased to report), in and out, in and out, a constant stream of attention-seeking disruption, but each and every one greeted with a smile and a kind word. Then there are the visiting inspectors; alarm checks, vet checks, deliveries, visiting schools, fundraising groups for experience days and quite often other charitable organisations who benefit from the Farm’s offerings.
very quickly grew to appreciate just how difficult it is to juggle all that activity, while ensuring you complete the job in hand. Hats off to you ladies. After just a few hours my head was spinning, and I was absolutely exhausted! I truly don’t know how you cope…
“As long as we have fossil fuels being extracted we face these kinds of risks.”
Those were the words of Sandra Reeve from the Dorset Climate Action Network (DCAN) after around 200 barrels of ‘reservoir fluid’ were leaked into Poole Harbour a fortnight ago.
Made up of 85% water and 15% oil - the leak came from the Wytch Farm Oilfield, the largest onshore oil field in the UK, run by Anglo-French firm, Perenco.
Jim Stewart, CEO of Poole Harbour Commissioners, said its emergency oil spill plan was activated on the Sunday morning (March 26), with spill response companies called in, alongside Dorset Police, Dorset Council, Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council, the NHS, Environment Agency and Natural England after a major incident was declared.
Bathers were being advised to stay out of the waters in Poole Harbour and nearby beaches as a ‘precaution’. Meanwhile, hundreds of people have been involved in a clean-up operation at the harbour.
The Poole Harbour Commissioners said on Monday, March 27: “Helicopters, drones, vessels and shore patrols are out gathering data and feeding it back to our Emergency Response Centre.”
But the DCAN said the leak highlighted the need to move away from fossil fuels.
“This really shines a light on the impacts of fossil fuel extraction at a time when we need to move swiftly away from such a damaging industry,” said Sandra Reeve, one of the DCAN co-ordinators.
“As long as we have fossil fuels being extracted we face these kinds of risks,” she said.
Around 100 wells have been drilled in the area since initial permission was granted in the 1970s.
Dr Malcolm Hudson, an associate professor in environmental science at the University
Find somewhere free to park at the housing estate in Leigh Park.
Then join the main road, the B.3073, and head westward through the town.
There are lots of interesting small shops and you might wish you’d brought a shopping bag with you.
Eventually, after nearly a mile, you’ll find the Minster on the right.
Go and visit it as it’s massive and magnificent inside, rather like a Cathedral.
There are lots of historical items. The one I liked most was an astronomical clock dating from about 1320 which has no hands but places the sun next to the hour.
When you leave the Minster, head back
of Southampton, said: “While we don’t know the full extent of the leak yet, a spill in Poole Harbour raises particular concerns. “It’s a very large enclosed bay, and so pollutants may not be flushed out quickly by the tides.
“Also, it’s a very low-energy environment, so unlike a spill on an open coast there won’t be much wave action to help break down and disperse the oil.
“Poole Harbour is especially sensitive, and internationally protected for the wildlife there.”
the Stour Valley Way.
Then turn left, east, along New Borough Road which curves round to head south. Then join a cul de sac that continues south down to the River Stour.
On my visit, following the deluge in November, the Stour was high and wide.
I followed it downstream for nearly half a mile but then, as I was approaching the A31, the path was flooded and as I wasn’t wearing wellies I wasn’t able to continue along my intended route. Instead, I turned back and made my way up through Leigh Park, passing the sports ground and finding my car.
the way you came for a short distance, crossing a bridge over the River Allen, and then turn right, south eastwards, down Poole Road, which forms part of
If you do this walk when it’s dry you should be able to continue along the path, passing under the A31 and then, after a while, turning left and following footpaths that, after a few turns, take you back to the town where you turn left along the B3073 back to Leigh Park and your car.
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Faithworks is recruiting 2 x Part time Debt Advisors (full training given) to work alongside the Foodbanks in Wimborne & Blandford. For further information go to faith-works.org.uk/getinvolved/job-vacancies/ or call Nick Bold on 07743 386908
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Port Regis is a delightful preparatory school, for day and boarding children aged 2 -13, in Shaftesbury, Dorset.
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Roofer required for Slating & Tiling & lead work to join the team in Stalbridge Area
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2014 (14) BMW X1 2.0TD X Line Automatic 4x4 SUV 5dr. 181bhp, diesel, 8 speed automatic gearbox, 4 wheel drive, heated leather, park sensors, hill start & descent control, DAB, Bluetooth, 52mpg, 66,900 miles….....................….£11650
2019 (19) Citroen C3 1.2 Feel 5dr. 68bhp, petrol, 5 speed manual gearbox, hill start assist, Bluetooth, USB, touch screen, air con, alloys, cruise control, lane keeping aid, upto 57mpg economy, 43,500 miles………………….......…£9650
2017 (17) Ford Kuga 2.0TDCi Titanium SUV 5dr. 150bhp, diesel, 6 speed manual gearbox, high seating, big boot, sat nav, sign recognition, parking sensors, auto lights & wipers, cruise control, partial leather, hill start assist, Bluetooth, upto 60mpg economy, 58,700 miles……………....…........….£13650
2015 (15) Honda CRV 2.0i-VTEC SE Automatic 4x4 Station Wagon 5dr. 155bhp, petrol, 5 speed automatic gearbox, 4 wheel drive, high seating position, large boot, parking sensors, reverse camera, auto lights & wipers, cruise control, Bluetooth, hill start assist, only 30,300 miles…....…......….£14250
2018 (18) Hyundai i10 1.2 SE Automatic 5dr. 87bhp, petrol, 4 speed automatic gearbox, only 9,900 miles, Bluetooth, air con, great value small automatic, full history & only 9,900 miles from new…........................…...£11450
2018 (18) MG MG3 1.5VTi 3 Style+ 5dr. 106bhp, petrol, 5 speed manual gearbox, only 5,800 miles, auto lights & wipers, cruise control, leather seats, DAB, Bluetooth, air con, alloys, only 5,800 miles from new…………..............….£8250
2014 (14) Renault Scenic 1.5DCi Dynamique Tom Tom 5 Seat MPV 5dr. 110bhp, diesel, 6 speed manual gearbox, high seats, 1/2 leather, sat nav, auto light & wipe, cruise, cambelt replaced, £20 road tax, 58,900 miles.….....…£6450
2015 (65) Smart ForFour 1.0 Passion 5dr. 70bhp, petrol, 5 speed manual gearbox, Free road tax & upto 67mpg, cruise control, hill start assist, air con, alloys, Bluetooth, great city car, only 18,500 miles……...…........…£7450
2019 (19) Suzuki Vitara 1.0 BoosterJet SZ-T SUV 5dr. 111bhp, petrol, 5 speed manual gearbox, high seats, large boot, sat nav, Bluetooth, reverse camera, cruise control, hill start assist, upto 53mpg, only 10,900 miles......£13450
MOTS, SERVICING AND REPAIRS ON ALL VEHICLES UP TO 3.5 TONNES INCLUDING HORSEBOXES AND MOTORHOMES
SUNRISE SERVICE & MOT CENTRE
Bodyshop open for all repairs and restorations, from small scratches to complete resprays, insurance work welcome.
MOTS, SERVICING AND REPAIRS ON ALL VEHICLES UP TO 3.5 TONNES INCLUDING HORSEBOXES AND MOTORHOMES
MOTS – class 4,5 and 7
MOTS, SERVICING AND REPAIRS ON ALL VEHICLES UP TO 3.5 TONNES INCLUDING HORSEBOXES AND MOTORHOMES
Bodyshop open for all repairs and restorations, from small scratches to complete resprays, insurance work welcome.
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Valets
MOTs – class 4, 5 and 7
MOTS – class 4,5 and 7
Bodyshop open for all repairs and restorations, from small scratches to complete resprays, insurance work welcome.
Diagnostics
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MOTS – class 4,5 and 7
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Courtesy Cars
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Valets
Concessions for Pensioners, Armed Forces and Emergency Services
Air conditioning
Courtesy Cars
Valets
Concessions for Pensioners, Armed Forces and Emergency Services
Collections within a 5 mile radius
Courtesy Cars
Concessions for Pensioners, Armed Forces and Emergency Services
Collections within a 5 mile radius
Concessions for Pensioners, Armed Forces and Emergency Services
15B Sunrise Business Park, Higher Shaftesbury Road Blandford DT11 8ST Tel: 01258 459798
15B Sunrise Business Park, Higher Shaftesbury Road Blandford DT11 8ST Tel: 01258 459798
15B Sunrise Business Park, Higher Shaftesbury Road Blandford DT11 8ST Tel: 01258 459798
Email sunriseservicecentre@hotmail.com www.sunriseserviceandmotcentre.com
Email sunriseservicecentre@hotmail.com www.sunriseserviceandmotcentre.com
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2018 (18) Ford Transit Connect 1.5TDCi 200 L1 Limited Van. 120bhp, diesel, 6 speed manual gearbox, 3 seats, side door, bulkhead, lined, sat nav, reverse camera, park sensors, auto lights & wipers, cruise control, heated seat, heated front screen, Bluetooth, AC, Alloys, hill start assist, 119,600 miles, NO VAT to pay……………............................................................................…..£11850
2017 (17) Ford Transit Connect 1.5TDCi Trend 200 L1 Van. 100bhp, diesel, 5 speed manual gearbox, 3 seats, side door, bulkhead, lined, hill start, AC, heated front screen, BT, DAB, 120,100 miles, NO VAT to pay……..........................£9800
1996 (N) Ford Probe 2.0 16V Coupe 3dr. 113bhp, petrol, 5 speed manual gearbox, leather, Spares or Repairs, NO MOT, needs some minor work & a bit of welding, starts & drives, 148,500 miles, Spares or Repairs…….............…£1250
2007 (57) Honda CRV 2.2i-CTDi ES 4x4 Station Wagon 5dr. 138bhp, diesel, 6 speed manual gearbox, 4 wheel drive, Spares or repairs, NO MOT, needs some welding work, 148,500 miles….......………....…....£1500
2009 (59) Peugeot 207SW 1.4 S Estate 5dr. 95bhp, petrol, 5 speed manual gearbox, clearance car, MOT November, a few marks around the body, not perfect but it’s a cheap practical estate, 96,000 miles............................................£1250
Dorset Chamber has joined forces with leading law firm Lester Aldridge as more details of a major business festival are unveiled.
The Dorset Business Festival –the first event of its kind in the Chamber’s 74-year history – is being held from October 10 to 12.
Delegates from across the region are expected to attend the three-day extravaganza, which will include a conference, expo and the long-awaited return of the Dorset Business Awards.
Lester Aldridge has pledged its support as lead partner for the summit.
Dorset Chamber chief executive Ian Girling said: “We are thrilled to welcome Lester Aldridge as our lead partner for the Dorset Business Festival.
“It is the first event of its kind in the Chamber’s history as a celebration of success and a consideration of the major issues facing businesses today as well as the long awaited
return of the Dorset Business Awards following the Covid pandemic.
“As a longstanding Chamber supporter and leading local business, Lester Aldridge is the perfect partner for the festival whose enthusiasm for the event matches our own. “It promises to be a superb showcase
for Dorset and our business community.”
Lester Aldridge is headquartered in Bournemouth with offices in Southampton and London.
It is a Dorset Chamber Premier Partner and the first business to commit to the Business Festival, which is being held at the Hilton Hotel in Bournemouth town centre.
Partner Grant Esterhuizen said: “We can’t wait for the festival to begin.
“We’re looking forward to working over the coming months as lead partner for this event.
“It will be a tremendous way to bring the business community together after the turbulence of recent times and I hope many other of our fantastic Dorset businesses, organisations and individuals will also get involved.”
Further details of thefestival have also been announced with a topic-based business conference on October 10, the
expo on October 11 and the revamped Dorset Business Awards on October 12. The conference will be hosted by presenter and former BBC Breakfast business correspondent Declan Curry. It will also feature a keynote speaker as well as discussions with expert panels. Topics are likely to include technology and the environmental, social and governance agenda. There will also be networking opportunities.
The expo will include stands, presentations and networking while the Dorset Business Awards – returning after four years – will be presented in 10 categories following judging by an independent panel of business leaders and experts. Visit the Chamber website at dorsetchamber.co.uk/ for more details about the festival and email sarah.milton@ dorsetchamber.co.uk to become involved.
A ‘lunch and learn’ session was held by regional law firm Ellis Jones Solicitors to mark International Women’s Day. The 30 attending and others tuning in online heard from partners Lauren Day, Kate Brooks and Victoria Riddleston.
They spoke about the success of the business whose
workforce is 75 per cent women, with 70 per cent of its senior associates female. Other subjects covered included the history of women in law, and how to achieve equality and equity in the workplace. The lunch at the company’s Charminster office in Bournemouth proved inspiring and motivational.
I recently wrote an article discussing home security devices and stated that the law on nuisance caused by the loss of privacy was under review. On February 1, 2023, the Supreme Court held that a nuisance was a use of land which wrongly interfered with the ordinary use and enjoyment of neighbouring land.
It further decided that to amount to a nuisance, the interference had to be substantial, judged by the standards of ordinary people, and even then there would be no liability if it was doing no more than making a common and ordinary use of the land. That would depend upon a number of considerations, including whether it was in a residential or industrial area. The decision was by a majority of 3/2 and is likely to cause controversy. The case was decided on the particular facts of a claim brought by the owners and
occupiers of flats adjacent to the Tate Modern extension building on the south bank of the Thames, which had a viewing platform on the top floor.
The occupiers of the flats complained that visitors to the Tate extension and the viewing platform, were able to see straight into their living accommodation. Furthermore, they used binoculars and took photographs which were posted on social media. The Supreme Court ruled that this viewing platform allowed visitors to cause a nuisance to the adjoining flat owners. It would be no defence to a claim for nuisance that the land was being used reasonably or in a way that benefited the general public.
Hugh Sorry Deans Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution
UNDER THREAT: Little terns
by Faith Eckersall Dorset Council’s Countryside Team is urging
dog owners to follow RSPB advice to keep their pet on a short lead when walking through areas which could have ground-nesting birds.
The RSPB says that more than 50 per cent of England’s most threatened breeding species nest on or near to the ground, including curlew, little tern,
nightjar and lapwing.
“Almost every natural habitat in the English countryside can be home to ground-nesting birds and these threatened species are under increasing pressure due habitat loss, predators and climate change,” said the RSPB.
“The good news is that it’s very simple to help give these birds the space they need during breeding season.
The forecast was for snow, but a cold, damp drizzle was what greeted the Fly Fishers at Chiphall Trout Fishery near Fareham, writes Gordon Wray. We love this fishery, not only for the fighting fish but for the excellent customer service provided by fishery owner Georgina. As for the fishing, things started off pretty slowly.
It soon became clear that fish were some distance out, so therefore long casters were at a distinct advantage. Ralph Percey casts a beautiful line, and he was quickly into his first rainbow of the day. Ralph was steady throughout and had caught his bag by shortly after lunch. Other anglers found it tough with less than half of us catching our bag of four. Ralph’s four fish weighed in at an impressive 13lbs 2oz. This included the biggest fish pictured here at 4lb 6oz. Well Done Ralph!
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Queen Elizabeth School’s Under 14 boys team, above, made it through to the quarterfinals of a national competition in which nearly 1,000 schools entered.
Unfortunately the team were knocked out in a 1-2 thriller by Croydon’s Trinity School. Although the boys had the better of the play they couldn’t come back from going 0-2 behind midway through the first half.
A James Storey free kick halved the deficit but stout defending from the opposition enabled them to hold on.
The English Schools Football Association Boys Under 14 Playstation Cup is a national competition with many players linked to top professional clubs. It was the Wimborne school team’s first defeat of the season but they are still in two other competitions, the Dorset
County Cup and the PEDSSA Cup.
Teacher Shane Green said: “I am so proud of the team and their achievements.
“They have been excellent throughout the competition and we’ve used the same squad of 16 players.
“There is a real togetherness in the team and we were disappointed after the match because the teams we played in the two previous rounds were arguably better than the one we lost to.
“But Trinity School defended very well and their ‘keeper made some excellent saves.
“It was the boys’ first defeat of the season and we are still in two cups so there is still a great deal still to play for.”
QE has a strong football pedigree with Newcastle manager Eddie Howe and England centre half Ben White
The Dorset Neon Run, organised by Diverse Abilities, Dorset’s Disability Charity is returning to Poole Park on Saturday, April 22.
It’s a fivekm evening fun run for participants to run, walk, dance, or jog around during the colourful fundraiser.
Entertainment will come from
HOT Radio on the night, as well a fun Clubbercise warm-up. It is open to anyone over 12 and under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. Registration opens on the night from 7.30pm and the race will start at 8.30pm. As well as the 5k, the charity is hosting The Family 2K from 5pm.
both being former students, as was Faustino Anjorin who is at Chelsea and is now on loan at Huddersfield Town for the 2022-23 season.
Liz West, chief executive officer of Initio – formerly
Wimborne Academy Trustsaid: “We’re all proud of the team and I know they were unlucky to lose.
“Sport is an important part of our trust and success like this helps inspire all our students.”
In addition to our day to day services we offer a versatile event venue with stunnings views across our heathland golf course. Seating from 10 to 100 guests, we can cater for events from intimate dinner parties, weddings, or business meetings to large conferences. We have a range of packages available, inclusive of wi-fi and parking, in our stylishly refurbished venue to suit your unique requirements.
Chat to our events team on 01202 693363 or email clubhouse@broadstonegolfclub.com
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Could you give a child a foster home?
2 Relating to water (4)
3 Wall opening (6)
4 Chooses (6)
5 Roundabout (8)
6 Muffled engine sound (4)
8 Amused (11)
13 Of late (8)
15 Right to vote (8)
17 Second (6)
18 Tiled picture (6)
19 Object made in a mould (4)
20 Disapproving of perceived impropriety (4)
Across
Across
1 Part of wicket past umpire in part (5)
4 Very drunk bachelor taken with bingo game (6)
1 Part of wicket past umpire in part (5)
4 Very drunk bachelor taken with bingo game (6)
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Down
10 Popular Swiss hero caught in film showing power of thought (9)
10 Popular Swiss hero caught in film showing power of thought (9)
11 Coin, one from the UK, not rupee (3)
11 Coin, one from the UK, not rupee (3)
12 Female BBC reporter for all to see making farewell (5)
12 Female BBC reporter for all to see making farewell (5)
13 Pen right to be included by manufacturer (6)
14 Stop edict union’s churned out (11)
13 Pen right to be included by manufacturer (6)
18 Retreat quickly – or act foolishly! (4,2)
14 Stop edict union’s churned out (11)
20 What a literate person can do for bout of time (5)
18 Retreat quickly – or act foolishly! (4,2)
23 Wise figure in hood missing top (3)
20 What a literate person can do for bout of time (5)
24 Bring before court writing about English economy (9)
25 British PM on border in chaos (6)
23 Wise figure in hood missing top (3)
26 Rum left by yard in a strange fashion (5)
24 Bring before court writing about English economy (9)
25 British PM on border in chaos (6)
26 Rum left by yard in a strange fashion (5)
Killer Sudoku Pro:
2 All in bars show mild disapproval over restricted gratuity (5)
2 All in bars show mild disapproval over restricted gratuity (5)
3 Science graduate taking in old pair of lines on refined snail, say (7)
3 Science graduate taking in old pair of lines refined snail, say (7)
5 State of agitation with husband moving out afterwards (5)
5 State of agitation with husband moving afterwards (5)
6 Board with a university making vivid impression (7)
7 Extraordinary round for German (4)
6 Board with a university making vivid impression (7)
8 Six around rector – and priest (5)
9 Expression shown by first person over race ending (11)
7 Extraordinary round for German (4)
8 Six around rector – and priest (5)
15 Fish taken by friend in a perfect state (7)
16 It’s Dane that’s crashed alternatively (7)
17 Invention in a new sci-fi horror film (5)
9 Expression shown by first person over ending (11)
19 Time taken with item for fencing – and tent (5)
15 Fish taken by friend in a perfect state (7)
21 Some fine qualities in peer (5)
16 It’s Dane that’s crashed alternatively (7)
22 Order school class (4)
17 Invention in a new sci-fi horror film (5)
19 Time taken with item for fencing – and tent
21 Some fine qualities in peer (5)
22 Order school class (4)
Place 1 to 9 once each into every row, column and bold-lined 3×3 box.
No digit may be repeated in any dashed-line cage, and all the digits in each cage must add up to the value shown in that cage.
