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What’s inside this issue... Arts & Entertainments 38-44 Antiques & Collectibles 18-19 Business 57-59 Education 30-31 Farming & Environment 48-49 Food & Drink 20-23 For Sale 60 Health & Wellbeing 24-29 Home & Garden 32-37 Letters 8 Local Services 52-53 Motoring 54-56 Politics 14 Pets 44-45 Property 61-64 Puzzles 16-17 Recruitment 50-51 Sport 46-47

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Good work takes the biscuit Pupils from Emmanuel CE Middle School in Verwood were rewarded for their hard work with a baking session with a Great British Bake Off star. Maggie the Seaside Baker who appeared on the popular show in 2021, joined pupils to bake stained glass biscuits. The pupils received the reward from their school after amassing Epraise points which they ‘earn’ throughout the year for enjoyment, excellence and endeavour in their learning. As well as baking with Maggie the children also quizzed her on her time on Bake O ff and on her former career as a nurse and midwife. Jazmin Joyner, a Year 7 tutor at the school said: “I run the choir and we took part in a Diverse Abilities Christmas Concert last year at St Peter’s Church

in Bournemouth, where Maggie was one of the guest speakers. “I was lucky to have a conversation with her and mentioned the Epraise system we use to reward our pupils. She gave me her card and said to email her if we’d like her to come in for a baking reward, which of course we did. The children were absolutely thrilled by her visit.” Pupil Lucy took part in the session. She said: “It was

so fun and Maggie gave us some amazing tips on how to bake biscuits at home and about her life as a nurse. She was so friendly and really easy to talk to.” Jazmin added: “The children and Maggie also all had a good laugh when remembering to put in the flour - something that Maggie forgot to do on GBBO! “We thoroughly enjoyed having Maggie and hope that she will return next year.”

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£1,600 boost Strike up a new hobby with a cheap night out for library Colehill Community Library received more than £1,600, thanks to a popular Gardens Open Day. Ten gardens were open and throughout the day, people arrived at the library ticket sales tent and many then bought a plant or a book. The money from the day will be added to the £500 raised from the Big Book Sale event over the Platinum Jubilee weekend. The library needs funds as the parish council will not be increasing the annual grant and repairs are needed. It welcomes donations and to make them, contact library trusteesjc@gmail.com. Colehill Community Library is part of the Summer Reading Challenge 2022 across the county. More information is available from news.dorset council.gov.uk.

If a bit of bowling sounds up your alley, then why not strike up a conversation with Wayne Miller, league secretary of the Kingston Lacy Skittles Club which is looking for new teams to join their well-established club. They play at Pamphill Village Hall between September and April, says Wayne.

“We have our own bar that is well subsidised, so if you have six friends to make a team or you’re an individual that wouldn’t mind joining in with an existing team and would enjoy a cheap evening out, see our Facebook posts in the Wimborne Views and News group or call me on 07585 336772.”

Day highlights nature in crisis

by Tom Scrase A group from Extinction Rebellion, along with the folk who protest against raw sewage in the River Stour, and against Dorset Council spraying glyphosate on Wimborne roads and pavements, were on the Minster Green giving speeches. They included Councillor Vikki Slade, Reverend Hilary Bond, Olympian Laura Baldwin - and the public had the opportunity to share their fears. It was explained that we face an unprecedented global emergency with

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life on Earth in crisis: scientists agree we have entered a period of abrupt climate breakdown, and we are in the midst of a mass extinction of our own making, added the group. A ‘Nature & Climate Drop-in Centre’ was held

in Church House to discuss people’s concerns with experts in biodiversity and ecological systems. A very colourful and lively procession headed by a Samba band left the Minster Green for the high street and continued around the town.

Teen asylum seekers building a future Employability and skills provider BCHA is helping a group of unaccompanied teenagers who fled Afghanistan and Iraq to build a safe and successful future in the UK. The six young men aged between 15 and 18, left the security of their families to escape economic hardship and tough political regimes in their home countries and are now living under the supervision and support of Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole (BCP) Council, while they apply for refugee status. BCHA is helping the youngsters to build their skills and confidence and prepare them to enter further education and work, through its Steps2Success programme. Val Jefferies, project manager at BCHA Learn, said: “Steps2Success is designed to help young people who are not in education or work by giving them a wide range of experiences and skills, including basic cooking, horticulture and the practical support they need for entry into employment. “Our course tutors are adapting

TAKING STEPS: The boys with their interpreter Shawgar Abbas and Sarah Hopkins of BCHA Learn

Steps2Success to fit the needs of this group of young people and together with identifying their existing skills and support needs, we are improving their knowledge of their local area, helping them integrate into their new home and giving them a head start on their education. “This, together with English language classes and one-to-one coaching to

boost their confidence, will set them on a steady path towards employment.” The younger members of the group are being hosted by local families, with the older boys living in supported lodging. Naibullah, 15, is the youngest member of the group. He said: “I am living with a very kind family. The teachers are also very nice and I am making new friends.”

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Service and picnic A service is being held at Milton Abbey on July 31, starting at 10.30am with a picnic in the grounds to follow. It is being held for Ukrainian guests, hosts and anyone else who would like to attend. Everyone is invited to bring a picnic with them which we can share after the service.

Teens scoop national awards by Lorraine Gibson A colourful tiger, great photos, tech skills and being a good citizen are some of the things that saw local pupils win awards in this year’s Rotary National Youth Competitions. Tila Burghart of Twynham School not only won the local heat of the Rotary Young Artist Competition but was named outright national winner with her superb, full-face painting of a tiger. She received a certificate, an inscribed glass trophy, and a gift voucher to mark the outstanding achievement. The awards cover a plethora of subjects, and start with local heats, with winners going on to districtlevel competition, and – should success continue – to regional and finally, national level.

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Vince Banks, presidentelect of Christchurch Rotary Club, presented the 2022 certificates and trophies to students from Twynham and The Grange schools. He offered congratulations and certificates to Ace Storey (Twynham), second in the national Young Artist competition; Sky Hutchings (The Grange) and Imogen Doyle (Twynham), pictured above, second and fourth respectively in the district heat of the Rotary Young Photographer Competition. Bethany Gardiner (The Grange), received the Young Citizen Award.

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Oyez! Bells ring out for beautiful babies On July 16 he stood before the family and friends of Grace Litchfield and her partner Mez on Wimborne Minster Green with the news that they have had

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Conservatives are no longer a political party Boris Johnson’s Conservative party is like a re-enactment of poor Julius Caesar. Both were immensely popular with the people. And just as members of the Senate group of appointed (not elected) political ministers who resented Johnson’s popularity, they decided, over many months, that they wouldn’t carry out

the jobs entrusted to them but instead spend the time all the while plotting against their leader. Which just goes to prove, when the going gets tough the Tories fight amongst themselves. That’s not a political party, its a shambolic mess. Mike Fry Upton

The Ringwood Art Society annual summer exhibition will be held from August 11 to 29. It will be open Mondays to Saturdays from 10am to 4.45pmand Sundays 1to 5pm at Greyfriars Community Centre, Christchurch Road, Ringwood. Entry is free and there is wheelchair access.

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Enjoy the meteors: no telescope needed Night sky events with Bob Mizon MBE of the Wessex Astronomical Society On August 11th -13th, wrap up warm and stay out late. Set up a deckchair or spread the recliner, lie back and watch for the Perseid meteors, ancient comet debris falling through Earth’s atmosphere. Every year on the same dates the Earth encounters these debris trails, and as the comet fragments barrel through the air they burn, forming bright streaks which seem to radiate from a point in the sky. This month they appear in the constellation of Perseus. Don’t expect fireworks – in some years rapid rates might produce two or three a minute, and in others you might wait 20 minutes or more. Sometimes they leave sparkling trails in their wake.

Bright yellow Capella, rising in the north-east, marks the general direction of their radiant point.

The Moon’s light will only interfere very late in the evening. Clear skies!

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Creatures Charity looking for team members of the night Diverse Abilities, Dorset’s disability charity, is expanding its children’s team due to an increase in demand for its respite services. There is a long waiting list for families waiting to use the service provided at Lily’s Place, Lawford Lodge, and in the community. Claire Stacey, children’s team manager, commented: “We’re looking for a selection of new faces to join our amazing staff working together to meet the needs of the young people we support. “No two days are ever the same. It’s really rewarding, and as well as working hard, there’s always lots of fun to be had.” The roles will be based in the charity’s two respite homes for children and young people at Lily’s Place and Lawford Lodge in Poole. As well as within the Shapes domiciliary care service which provides support in the child’s home in locations across the Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole conurbation. Lily’s Place is Diverse Abilities’ short break children’s home, which is fully equipped to provide overnight respite care for up to four children and young people with complex physical and/or learning difficulties. In addition to those coming for overnight visits, the charity is also able to provide day

care sessions at weekends and during school holidays, as well as visits after school in term time. Lawford Lodge is part of Diverse Abilities’ Transitions team and is a respite home that caters 18 to 25-year-olds who have profound disabilities and complex medical needs. If you think you’ve got what it takes and would love to make a difference to children and families in the local area, visit diverseabilities. org.uk/careers to find out more about the roles available. Alternatively send an email to recruitment@diverseabilities.org.uk to have a chat or ask any questions.

What are Lasting Powers of Attorney and why do I need one? Like Wills, lasting powers of attorney (LPA’s) are an essential part of estate planning. Why? While wills only come into effect once a person has died, LPAs are effective if someone is still alive but no longer able to function normally. LPAs allow you to nominate a trusted person called an attorney. They can make decisions on your behalf if you are no longer able to do so. An LPA gives the attorney the authority to act on your behalf. Both financially and with matters pertaining to your health and care. It goes without saying that attorneys must be people you trust. But what happens if someone doesn’t have an LPA? If you “Without a ‘lasting power of lose mental capacity a bank attorney’ document created in advance, families can find would freeze all accounts – including any in joint names. themselves locked out of an Even family members would ailing loved one’s finances not be able to access them at and facing a complicated first. Obtaining access to the court process to be accounts requires a long, appointed their ‘deputy’, drawn-out application to the with fees running into many Court of Protection, and this is thousands of pounds.” a far more expensive process Chris Tennant than getting an LPA in the first place. There are two types of LPA document – one that covers financial matters and the other health. You should get both types of LPA drawn up as soon as possible, well in advance of when – or if – they might be needed.

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Summer’s the best time to experience Dorset’s creatures of the night! But don’t worry, there are no vampires involved – just a host of rare, shy animals that are rarely seen before dusk. Tonight, July 29 and on Friday, August 12, a two-hour meander at Avon Heath Country Park will hope to encounter nightjars, bats, moths, woodcock, roe deer, owls and more. The meander will be led by members of Dorset Bat Group and others. All children should be accompanied by an adult and everyone will need to bring a torch. The walk costs £4.50 per person and booking is essential. Details at: dorsetcouncil.gov. uk/countryside-coast-parks/ country-parks-and-visitorcentres/avon-heath-countrypark/events-at-avon-heathcountry-park.

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Scammers continue to target county

by Lorraine Gibson A shocking 76 per cent of people in the South West have been targeted by a scammer so far this year, according to new research by Citizens Advice Dorset. If you’ve ever been scammed, you’ll know how awful it feels. Many people blame themselves or feel stupid for being taken in, but they shouldn’t today’s con men are so convincing that they can deceive even the most cautious, quick-thinker. They don’t care that we’re struggling through a cost-of-living crisis, in fact they use the situation to their advantage, playing on our money concerns and, Citizen’s Advice says, could use it as a new scamming method. So, be extra wary of anyone calling, emailing or texting you with ‘amazing’ fuel or other utilities deals. Let the old saying: ‘If it seems too good to be true, it usually is’ be your guide and decline. Even if they use a familiar company name, say no and then contact the firm direct to ask if it’s genuine. So how else are we being duped? Of those targeted, the most common scams in our area were fake deliveries and courier services, Government

or HMRC scams, banking shams, rebates and refunds cons and dishonest investment or financial offers. For genuine information on the help available if you’re overwhelmed with bills go to the ‘If you’re struggling with living costs’ and ‘Grants and benefits to help you pay your energy bills’ sections on the Citizens Advice website. Rovarn Wickremasinghe, a chief officer at Citizens Advice in Dorset, said: “We know scammers prey on our worries and fears, sadly, the cost-of-living crisis is no exception. “Anyone can be targeted, and as the financial pressures pile on, it’s important we work together to protect ourselves.” To help more people avoid falling victim to these scams, they offer these tips: If you suspect you’re not dealing with a genuine email or person, hang up/log-off

Never respond to pressure to transfer money quickly. A reputable organisation would not ask you to do that Don’t pay in an unusual way. That sort of request is a red flag! It’s been said before, but never, ever give away personal information like passwords, PINs or verification codes

If you do get scammed: Talk to your bank or card company immediately, especially if you’ve handed over financial and sensitive information or made a payment Report it to Citizens Advice. Offline scams, by telephone, post or coming to your door, should be reported to their website or on 0808 223 1133. Report online scams to the Scams Action service online or on 0808 250 5050 Text scams can be reported to your phone provider by forwarding it to 7726 Also report the scam to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040. Citizens Advice Central Dorset: centraldorsetca.org.uk 0800 144 8848. Citizens Advice East Dorset & Purbeck: edpcitizensadvice.org.uk 0800 144 8848.

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Aces high, locals low over history of by Lorraine Gibson A block of flats is being built on Wimborne Road near Hurn at the spot where the Horse & Jockey pub once stood. The development marks the end of an era for the 1841 red-brick local that also served as an aide memoire of the longgone local racecourse and controversial Ensbury Park Aerodrome. While our airport enjoys international status today, its air festival attracting huge crowds and residents living in relative harmony with its associated airborne comings and goings, ‘t’was not always so. Rewind to 1917, aviation was in its infancy and residents of Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole and the greater environs were bristling with indignation at the proposal of Yorkshireman Frederick Etches, to create a racecourse and aerodrome complex around Kinson, Parley and Hurn. As well as equine meetings, his intention was to stage ‘spectaculars’ in which planes would race at break-neck speed over rooftops; as if that weren’t enough, some would take place on Sundays! The clergy was outraged; sermons decrying the evils of the wanton frivolity and gambling that would ensue on the Lord’s Day thundered from pulpits and the council tried to block the scheme. Some locals relished the idea of thundering hooves and flying contraptions, however, the majority feared it could undermine their properties and be downright dangerous. Etches, a flight pioneer, lived in Winton and had his own Monsanto-G aircraft.

BUMPY LANDINGS: Ensbury Park Aerodrome and, above, Augustus John

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He’d already formed the Bournemouth Aviation Company flying school near Talbot Woods which trained pilots for the Royal Flying Corps, later the RAF. He masterminded the first ever plane landing in Poole in aid of Poole Soldiers’ Home and Cornelia Hospital, a haven for war casualties founded by Lady Cornelia Spencer-Churchill, wife of Ivor Bertie Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne, and aunt of Winston. Etches’ school thrived, with the era’s aviation big hitters, including Sir Alan Cobham, going through their paces there until 1917 when it moved to 88-acres of land in Ensbury Park. It was requisitioned by the Royal Flying Corps and at the formation of the Royal Air Force in 1918, became RAF Winton. Airmen were trained in aerial warfare and new communication devices at its Wireless Telephony School. By then, the perils of early flight were highlighted by endless ‘prangs.’ One air ace circling low to wave to his girlfriend hit a tree and was killed.

Another, 2nd Lt Edward Rebbeck, son of a former Bournemouth mayor, died when his aircraft plunged to the ground, and a biplane just missed crashing into Bournemouth town centre after suffering engine failure while looping over the Square. In 1919 the RAF left and the aerodrome owners celebrated with an inaugural flight by a Handley Page bomber (0/400 D8350) with by legendary fighter pilot, Lt Col William Sholto Douglas at the controls. Douglas, famous for his tenacious dogfights, including an intense plane-toplane battle with Goering over France joined the RAF as head of Fighter Command after the Battle of Britain. So, while aerial action became a familiar sight, residents remained divided over Etches’ flying circus-cumracetrack plans. Undeterred, he developed the site roughly where Leybourne Avenue is now and established air services with occasional air shows thrown in. In the early 1920s a racecourse with two grandstands and stabling for 100 horses was built at a cost of £100,000 and suddenly Etches was manager of the Ensbury Park Racecourse Company; the first horse-race meeting in 1925 was a runaway success, attracting 12,000 people on opening day. Etches owned the complex with a syndicate, one being Sir Henry John ‘Jock’ Delves Broughton, after whom Broughton Avenue is named. A controversial figure, he was tried for murder in Kenya’s Happy Valley in 1941. It was alleged that he shot dead the Earl of Erroll, who’d been having an affair with his wife. Broughton was

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Presidential changeover

‘daredevils’ aerodrome acquitted through lack of evidence and was played by Joss Ackland in the film of the story, White Mischief. For a while, meetings at the two-mile, figure-of-eight course were the place to be seen and it was tipped to become ‘the Ascot of the South’, however a lack of enthusiasm for betting and high ticket prices, meant it lasted just 11 months. Unfazed, Etches used the arena for showcasing flight developments and, despite continued protests, the first public air-race meeting was held in August 1926, with townsfolk witnessing aircraft tearing along a course marked by pylons. It was foolhardy by today’s standards, but these were the heady, embryonic days of flight and nothing could stop the daredevil pilots. At the ‘Bournemouth Summer Aviation Race’, entry cost 10 shillings, with prize money £100 for the main event, the Bournemouth Summer Handicap. Race turning points were over Kinson Farm and Parley Green and it wasn’t the magnificent and their flying machines but a local farmer who stole the headlines on the historic day. Trelawney Reed was so incensed by them unsettling his herd and his poorly mother, that he let off both barrels of his shotgun at a low-flying biplane, narrowly missing the pilot. Reed was arrested and taken to court, where he told the magistrate that the planes flew so low they took the heads off his red-hot pokers. He was supported by the artist Augustus John, who lived at nearby Alderney Manor. His testimony clearly held weight as the farmer was found not guilty. The Bournemouth Times & Directory correspondent opined

that, ‘Whilst shooting at planes is to be deprecated... any vulgar-minded aeronaut is now suffered to fly his noisy, menacing machine over the town.’ Shortly afterwards, Augustus John moved to Fordingbridge. Plane races wrought more accidents and the dangers were brought home during a meeting, at Whitsun 1927. It began badly when a DH37, G-EBDO, piloted by Major H Hemming, hit the scoreboard on take-off and crashed into the enclosures. He was severely injured and his passenger, Mr St John-Plevins, died. Astonishingly, the event still went ahead; more tragedy followed on June 6 when two planes collided near West Parley, killing both pilots. Ironically, one was the pilot previously shot at by Trelawney Reed. This meeting was the largest of its kind in Britain, but the tragedies spelled the end and Ensbury Park Racecourse Ltd went into liquidation in 1928. By 1930, much of the land was a housing development with Leybourne Road and Western Avenue built over where the main grandstand had stood. The final part was built over near Gillam Road and a new road created. Its name? Etches Close. For more aviation history, visit: hampshireairfields.co.uk.

The Christchurch Rotary Club formally welcomed its new president earlier this month. Vince Banks takes over from Marianne Abley for 2022-23. Addressing fellow Rotarians at the King’s Arms Hotel, Vince looked ahead to an important year for Rotary in the town. He prioritised the recruitment of new members and aspired to a particular focus on activities to support young people in the year ahead. Vince also expressed his hope that the club would develop a new major fundraiser during the year, in addition to continuing with the very successful Christchurch Living Advent Calendar in December. Outgoing president Marianne Abley reflected on a very positive year for the club, despite the ongoing challenges presented by the Pandemic. She thanked all Rotarians for their support. The club also chose Kelvin MedleyJones as its new president-elect, to become president for 2023-24.

Muddy Stilettos award for popular town bookshop

Gulliver’s Bookshop, the longserving, family-owned firm in Wimborne has received a Muddy Stilettos award. The citation says: ‘The ethos of Muddy Stilettos is celebrating and supporting the most unique, interesting, brilliant local businesses, and we hope that your award will give your business a real boost.’ The award was presented at a ceremony this month and the staff say they see it as a validation that their customers appreciate them and the service that they offer.

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Political round-up

Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher

Government staff massively underperforming The House of Commons has risen for the Summer Recess and on its return in September there will be a new Prime Minister. Let us hope that there is no crisis which requires Parliament to be recalled before then and that our civil servants use the interregnum to improve their performance in the delivery of key public services. My constituents should not have to tolerate the current chaos caused by record numbers of taxpayerfunded employees massively underperforming. As a believer in the use of Parliamentary questions as a means of holding the Government to account, the answers are sometimes revealing. One such example is this answer. ‘As of 30 June 2022, 275 patients in National Health Service hospitals in Dorset had

Christchurch & East Dorset CHRIS CHOPE MP waited for discharge for more than seven days following completion of hospital care’. This is a scandalous waste of NHS resources. The bed blocking creates the need for ambulances to be used as ‘de facto’ hospital beds. Their crews are then unable to respond to 999 calls. This misuse of hospital beds also results in the need for major

surgery cases to be cancelled. Despite all the talk of social care being integrated with health care, Dorset still seems to be in the dark ages. Is it any wonder that productivity in the NHS is still falling? The NHS is not alone in underperforming. Passport and immigration services and the administration of driving tests and issuance of driving licences are other examples. So also is the record backlog of cases awaiting trial. Delays in Land Searches, applications for Powers of Attorney and the grant of Probate are also frequently the subject of complaints. Constituents should not be having to contact their MPs in order to obtain levels of service which used to be taken for granted. n There is much talk about the impact of Net Zero on individuals but what about

businesses? ReidSteel is the largest private sector employer in Christchurch. It manufactures and supplies steel structures in the UK and across the world. It is dependent upon the UK having a strong domestic steel industry and has high regard for the excellent quality of British steel. But, like most serious businesses, ReidSteel needs long term regulatory certainty. When I intervened in the debate about a two-year extension of tariffs on some imports of steel I pointed out that it would be wrong for the Government to require British steel to comply with the Net Zero targets if the consequence is that their steel becomes too expensive for exporters such as ReidSteel to be able to compete in global markets. Let us hope that the new Prime Minister takes some action to address this.

We must nurture our wonderful rivers As national government is paralysed by the Conservative leadership contest, it’s worth taking a moment to reflect on how our town and parish councils are getting on. Most of them toil away generating little attention nor controversy, completing the essential work of the upkeep of our towns and villages. Small allowances are available to councillors, although the hours most spend on parish or town activity would leave them at an hourly rate far below the minimum wage. They have an important role of statutory consultee on planning matters, but the decisions on what gets built and where are ultimately taken by the unitary authority in Dorchester. This often causes much consternation! Town and parish councils also set policy, in a limited fashion.

My Labour colleagues on Blandford town council are proposing a ‘motion for the ocean’ and I hope by the time this column is published, it will have been approved. The motion declares an urgent need for ocean recovery to help meet net zero targets. But crucially, it recognises that inland communities like those in the Stour and Avon valleys have an important role to play in ocean recovery as the custodians of the rivers, waterways and tributaries that run through our towns and villages on the way to the sea. There’s a call to support ocean recovery by embedding the protection and recovery of the River Stour in the Neighbourhood Plan as soon as possible. The motion also acknowledges the important role the River Stour has in our community

Dorset Labour GREG WILLIAMS in creating a shared sense of place and identity. The key point, to me, was the call to grow something called ‘ocean literacy and marine citizenship’ in Blandford Forum, through: Ensuring primary school-aged children in Blandford Forum are encouraged to engage with the River Stour first-hand

Promoting sustainable and equitable access to the River Stour through physical and digital experiences for all residents Embedding an understanding of the ‘source to sea’ approach and how all people, wherever they live, impact and are impacted by ocean health. Town councils may not have policy control over drainage (that’s Dorset) or single use plastics (that’s Westminster). But through adopting such clear goals and educating our children on the same, the quality of our waterways and oceans can be improved. We can also reconnect with our landscape in the process. Our waterways may not be the thoroughfares for trade and transport they once were, but they are still a resource to be nurtured and cherished.

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Kindness, not cash, makes the world go round

by Lorraine Gibson When Nahla Summers’ partner died suddenly while taking part in a charity cycle ride, the depth of her grief left her bereft. Just a few weeks later, while standing on a beach alone and utterly forlorn, a stranger approached and started talking to her. “I had (finally) made it out of the house and the guy had obviously seen that I was extremely sad, he came over and just started talking to me,” says Nahla whose name is Arabic for honey bee. “10 minutes he gave me, talking positively about the horses that were being trained on the beach and that was the catalyst for coming out of the grief.” This unexpected kindness, a few minutes of uplifting chat with someone who suspected that she was at a low ebb, made her realise that that was what life needed to be about. Kindness. From then on, Nahla had a sense of purpose, she embarked on a personal crusade to spread and encourage similar caring acts wherever she went and eventually founded Sunshine People, a movement designed to highlight the changes in our society and the need to stay connected through compassion. “It has never been as important in our education and leadership with the shift towards technology to keep human connection at the forefront of our conversations,” she says.

To drive the endeavour, she completes an awareness-raising challenge every year, asking people to show their support, not by donating money to a charity but by doing an act of kindness for a stranger instead. Nahla’s formative challenges were small, getting her friends and family to complete kindly acts, but soon they evolved into a wave of kindness stories that are now changing hearts and minds, literally altering how some people see the world, and it has inspired her to do more - read as: making her challenges evermore demanding. In 2018, she cycled 3,000 miles across America from San Diego, California, to St Augustine, Florida, on a bike she’d bought just six weeks prior and having not owned a bike in 20 years. In 2019, she walked from Swanage to Gretna Green, visiting schools en route, promoting kindness through speaking, workshops and Sunshine People events. She promotes the ties that goodness, a higher emotional intelligence and wellbeing has on society from the bottom up. In 2020, Nahla covered an astonishing 5,007 miles on a stand-up bike called an ElliptiGO, breaking a World Record in the process for the furthest distance completed in a single journey. It took her through all the UK’s 69 cities and resulted in the creation of the biggest Strava Art (the name for the pattern made when a route is recorded on a digital map) ever across England - it spelled out the word ‘KINDNESS’ (naturally), pictured left. As she travelled the world promoting her mantra of kindness, Nahla herself became an accidental recipient of good deeds and wrote A Culture Of Kindness, a book that demonstrates the theory and how every leader and organisation can make positive change to their environments. Now known as the Queen of Random Acts of Kindness, Nahla says: “It’s never too late to ‘sponsor’ me by doing an act of kindness for a stranger (or if you are a young person, kindness to a family member), then tell us about it on our website’s event page. “Share your act of kindness and then make a comment about it. Kindness costs nothing and the effects are far greater.” As well as her own project, she puts her money - or her kindness -where her mouth is by supporting several social movements for societal positive change, including Urban Confessional, a free listening

movement, Just1Bag, a litter picking group, and Crisp Packet, a project supporting homeless people. Sunshine People is growing all the time, with youth workshops, merchandise for spreading the message and to remind people of one of our most precious actions. There’s a corporate programme to support workplace improvements and to continue to build an ambassador program. As Nahla’s kindness message expands, so too, do her challenges. “This year, I will be doing my second world record attempt by completing the furthest distance in 24 hours on an Elliptical cycle. Next year I will be going back to America and then on to New Zealand the following year with new challenges.” Inspired by her success, she’s addressing workplaces and has come up with what sounds like a practical and straightforward means of helping to fulfil the educational need for kindness. Using the 10 minutes that the kind stranger gave her on that fortuitous day at the beach, she’s developed the same length messages that don’t interfere with existing school schedules. She explains: “I have a number of things based on an assembly program designed for schools - not funded by schools but by local businesses wishing to raise the emotional health of young people.” For more kindness vibes, visit: sunshinepeople. org.uk/school assembly program and acultureof kindness.co.uk.

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Puzzles Arrow words

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RESULT

+11

×1/4

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Puzzles (for cleverclogs) Jumbo 3D Sudoku

Cryptic crossword 1

5 1

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5 3 1 4 2 9 4 7 6 1

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Killer Sudoku Pro: Place 1 to 9 once each into every row, column and boldlined 3×3 box. No digit may be repeated in any any dashed-line cage, and all the digits in each cage must add up to the value shown in that cage.

Brain chain (hard) 45

RESULT

×2/3

+101

-1

×7/13

+150

For the solutions turn to page 60

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Antiques & Collectibles

Picture yourself in this mobile studio

A Victorian travelling photographer’s daylight studio, which has spent most of its life on the Dorset coast at Swanage, is looking for a new home when it goes under the Charterhouse Auction gavel on Friday, August 5. Richard Bromell of Charterhouse said: “This is a fantastic opportunity

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for someone to acquire what we understand to be a unique piece of Victorian photography history which would make a stunning studio or office. “Not an easy lot to put a value on, a year ago we sold a Victorian Shepherd’s hut for £13,000 and decided, after some discussion, to estimate this super rare studio

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at £8,000-12,000.” The travelling photographer’s daylight studio was commissioned by the Pouncy family of Dorchester. Father and son photographers John and Walter Pouncy along with subsequent professional photographers, took a vast number of photos of seaside visitors over the years in the studio. The horse-drawn studio has an interior with fittings for retaining the backdrops, a small darkroom for changing and processing plates, a glazed roof section, a glazed side, an entrance, an exit and ANTIQUES WANTED furniture, paintings, glassware, ceramics, studio pottery, Asian art, records call Jerry 07906 530054

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has sprung wheels. Over the years it received various changes and has previously been restored. In the current ownership for several decades, it continued to be used as a photographer’s studio but is now needing some restoration and conservation having lived in a field near Wareham. This unique photographers studio, estimated at £8,000£12,000 in the Charterhouse two-day August 4 and 5 auction, would make a wonderful artist or photographer’s studio due to the light which floods in. The auction is being held at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne Dorset although the studio remains onsite at Wareham from where it will need to be collected. Richard Bromell and the team at Charterhouse can be contacted for valuations at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277 info@charterhouse-auction. com where they are taking further entries for their August specialist auctions of silver, jewellery, watches along with antiques, wine, port and whisky.

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Food & Drink by Lorraine Gibson Forget slaving over a hot stove in warm weather create these quick, easy salads to save time and stay cool: Lobster & salad onion noodles Preparation time: 20 minutes + overnight defrosting Cooking time: 10 minutes Serves: 2 Ingredients 2 Big & Juicy Whole Cooked Canadian Lobsters 1 tbsp oyster sauce 1 tbsp reduced salt soy sauce 1⁄2 tsp toasted sesame oil 1⁄2 tsp maple syrup 2 tbsp sunflower oil 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1⁄2 Chinese leaf lettuce, roughly cut into 3cm chunks Bunch salad onions (about 8), trimmed and cut into 4cm lengths 15g fresh root ginger, peeled and cut into matchsticks 1 red chilli, sliced 11⁄2 tbsp Shaoxing rice wine 275g pack ready-to-eat egg noodles Method 1 Prepare the lobster according to pack instructions, defrosting overnight in the fridge and then removing the meat from the shell. Roughly chop the tail and any other meat but keep the claw meat intact. Mix the oyster and soy sauces, sesame oil, maple syrup and 1 tbsp water with a good grind of black pepper; set aside. 2 Heat 1 tbsp oil over a high heat in a wok. When smoking, add the garlic and Chinese leaf lettuce and fry for 1 minute until softened; tip on to a plate and set aside. Heat the remaining 1 tbsp oil in the pan and fry the salad onions, ginger and chilli for 1 minute until just golden. Add the lobster and fry for another 30 seconds, then stir in the Shaoxing rice wine and

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stir-fry for 30 seconds. 3 Tip in the oyster sauce mixture, then the Chinese leaf lettuce and the noodles and toss over the heat for a final minute until piping hot. Divide between plates and serve immediately Grilled miso mushroom and grain salad Prep: 20 minutes Cooking time: 10 minutes Serves: 2 Ingredients 2 tbsp spread 11⁄2 tbsp white miso paste 2 tsp clear honey 2 cloves garlic, crushed 4 large portabella mushrooms, cleaned and any thicker stalks trimmed 1 tsp toasted sesame oil 1 tbsp rice vinegar 1 small leek, finely sliced 250g pouch ready-cooked spelt, quinoa, red rice and wild rice 1 tsp sesame seeds 1 carrot, peeled and julienned or coarsely grated 100g radishes, finely sliced 1 small avocado, chopped

Method 1. Preheat the grill to high. In a small bowl, mix 1 tbsp spread with 1⁄2 tbsp miso paste, 1 tsp honey and the garlic. Arrange the mushrooms on a foil-lined tray and brush all over with the mixture; season and set aside. Mix the remaining 1 tbsp

miso paste, 1 tsp honey, sesame oil, rice vinegar and 1 tsp water to make a dressing; set aside. 2.Heat the remaining 1 tbsp spread in a saucepan and gently fry the leek with a pinch of salt for 5-6 minutes until soft. Add the grain mix and cook for 1 minute. Tip into a bowl and set aside. Toast the sesame seeds in a dry pan for a few moments till golden, then tip into a bowl and set aside. 3. Meanwhile, grill the mushrooms for 4 minutes on each side until golden and cooked through. Toss the grains with the carrot, radishes and avocado and divide between plates. Top with the mushrooms (spooning over any juices), then spoon over the dressing and scatter with sesame seeds to serve. Chicken salad with green goddess dressing Prep: 20 minutes Cooking time: 15 minutes Serves: 2 Ingredients

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for summer with cool salads 7 tbsp FAGE Total 2% Fat Greek Yoghurt 1 lime, juice 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 British chicken breasts (about 300g) 12 basil leaves 3 tarragon sprigs, leaves only 2 anchovies 1/2 head broccoli (about 160g), cut into small florets 1 head cos lettuce, roughly chopped 1 small avocado, sliced 1/2 pot salad cress, snipped Method 1. In a bowl, mix 2 tbsp yogurt, the juice of 1⁄2 lime and 11⁄2 crushed garlic; season. Put the chicken breasts between 2 sheets of baking parchment and use a rolling pin to bash out to an even thickness of about 1cm. Put in the bowl with the yogurt marinade and set aside

for 15 minutes (or chill for up to an hour). 2. Put the remaining 5 tbsp

yogurt, juice of 1⁄2 lime and 1⁄2 crushed garlic clove in a small blender or food

In association with... processor with the herbs and anchovies; whizz with a grind of black pepper until smooth. Meanwhile, bring a large saucepan of water to the boil and simmer the broccoli for 2 minutes, then drain and set aside. 3. Heat a griddle or frying pan over a high heat. Lift the chicken breasts out of the marinade (discard any excess) and cook for 5 minutes on each side, until cooked through, the juices run clear and there is no pink meat remaining. Arrange the lettuce, avocado and broccoli on plates. Slice the chicken and arrange on top. Spoon over the dressing and scatter with the salad cress before serving.

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Enjoy high days, holidays and summer days with long-lasting, sustainable picnic & cookware As we enjoy the summer we have been searching out long lasting, reusable and sustainable products for use not just this summer but for many more to come; we can all play our part and contribute a little to reducing the number of single use items. Some of our favourites include reusable picnic ware, hydration bottles and coffee cups, home ice-cream makers, coolbags made with recycled materials, eco friendly children’s tableware, last-forever grill pans, griddles and woks and the CellarDine Wine Cooler. The Eddington’s Mediterranean Garden range elevates picnic ware to a new level and looks just like ceramic, is great quality and will last for many years. Hydration bottles are already very popular, keeping drinks hot for 12 hours and cold for 24. The large 750ml and 1 litre bottles are great for trips away and days out too. Chilly’s Bottles, especially the new silicone topped Series 2, are always popular and Le Creuset’s bottle is on offer at 20% off. We stock Out to Lunch food pots that keep items warm or cold too. Multi-use coffee cups and mugs come in all shapes and sizes. If you

want to avoid instant coffee when away the iconic AeroPress or the Zyliss cafetiere in a cup will give you a great cup of coffee when away from home or at home / in the office. We have two types of home ice cream and sorbet makers, the all-in-one Cuisinart freezes your mix and gets everything ready to serve and the great Magimix has a bowl you freeze first. Cool Bags are a really flexible product. Great for days out, a longer walk or taking lunch to the office and useful for food shopping on hot days too. Some are made from recycled materials including Dexam’s RPET range and Eco Chic lunch bags made from recycled plastic bottles. Koziol Childrens tableware is an attractive European product made with 100% biocircular materials and free of melamine, BPA and formaldehyde. Cooking outdoors is often a joy, and we love the space saving, flexible gas burners great for a cast iron griddle, wok, paella pan or frying pan. These are made from cast iron, run on patio gas and are easier and cleaner than a gas BBQ. They are also small enough to take on holiday.

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Cooking... Lemon Posset Martin, as you know, is always taking the mickey out of my Dorset accent and claims that I am not posh and that he married beneath him! (Given that my father was a civil servant and his was a skilled tool maker, I am not sure how he works that out!!) Or he could mean that as I am only five feet and he is six feet two inches, he literally married beneath him! Once, when we went to the cinema, I had to have a booster seat so that I could see over the people’s heads in front of me. Martin didn’t laugh, much... and told everyone about it. I am sure he would have taken a picture if he could have! Anyway, when we have friends or family over, I am always trying to make a new dessert to impress them. I came across this easy-to-

Food & Drink

with Martha Legg

make recipe, that looks really impressive when served. At first, I thought a ‘posset’ was an animal like a ferret or something, so I looked it up and found this. A posset was originally a popular British hot drink made of milk curdled with wine or ale, often spiced, which was often used as a remedy. In the 16th century the drink evolved into a cream, sugar and citrus-based confection, which is still consumed today as a cold set dessert similar to syllabub. Lady Macbeth uses poisoned possets to knock out the guards outside Duncans quarters in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Act II, Scene II: The doors are open, and the surfeited grooms Do mock their charge with snores. I have drugg’d their possets

That death and nature do contend about them, Whether they live or die. So much for the history lesson! We don’t entertain very much, mainly because Martin is antisocial! We have a small group of friends and we take it in turns to have a dinner party. I find it really hard to think of main meals, so that’s usually Martin’s

domain and I focus on the starters and desserts. Very different to when I was married before, when we never had people over for meals. I love the planning phase and spend days pondering over what dessert and starter goes with what main. This dessert, though simple, is a great way to end a meal, light, tasty and just enough. Ingredients: 750ml double cream 200gms caster sugar Juice of 3 lemons Method: Heat the cream and icing sugar over a medium heat until the sugar is dissolved. Bring to the boil and simmer for 2 -3 minutes Add in the lemon juice Pour into glasses and chill in the fridge. Serve with shortbread, raspberries or strawberries

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Massage myths - here’s the truth It’s supposed to hurt. Massage is just for relaxation. All massage is the same. Wrong! Massage is not supposed to hurt. Of course, during the massage treatment there may be points that are tender or sore but communication is key, and as a massage expert, I never want you to be uncomfortable. Sometimes, those sore spots are actually trigger points, commonly referred to as ‘knots’ and these areas may require some work, but that doesn’t mean that I will be pushing into them and causing more pain. With trigger points I work on a waithold process to release the trigger point and I am sure to be communicating with you throughout the process as well as keeping an eye on your pain levels. Massage is not just for relaxation and we shouldn’t see it as something to do just for a treat. Massage has the benefit of relaxing the body and mind and who doesn’t enjoy time to switch off and relax? Although I use clinical massage techniques I still bring the all-important element of relaxation into the treatment. The more relaxed you and your body

Jemma Sandell is an Advanced Massage & Beauty Therapist and owner of Relax & Remedy, Ferndown. Visit: relaxandremedy.co.uk. are, the more receptive you are to treatment. All massage is different! It’s certainly not the same, no two therapists will ever massage the same even if they had the exact same training. That’s why sometimes it’s about finding the right therapist for you and it may take a few treatments to find that person. I incorporate a wide range of massage skills and clinical massage techniques into what I do so I have a number of ways in which I can treat you. From Eastern to Western techniques, trigger points, deep tissue, acupressure, stretches and lots more - creating a real fusion of beneficial techniques. What your body needs your body will

get with a massage tailored to your particular needs. I’ve heard so many people say over the years that they wouldn’t have massage again after one particular unenjoyable experience. It’s important to remember that massage can vary so much and so can the standard of therapists! One person’s experience can be completely different to someone else’s in the same way that two therapists will work differently, so it’s important to find a therapist that suits you. I will always work with you throughout each treatment to ensure you are comfortable, relaxed and pain free. My goal is always to help you manage pain, look good and feel better.

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Recently, I’ve seen a huge increase in enquiries from people who want to stop smoking. And it’s no wonder - the cost of living has gone up dramatically and everyone is wondering where they can make savings. When I work with someone to help them become a non-smoker I am most interested in finding out their beliefs about smoking: Do they believe they can quit? What does smoking do for them, if anything? Do they think they are addicted or have a habit? My role is to help them understand how any unhelpful beliefs have come about - and more importantly, help them see things in a brand new way. By the time a smoker comes to see me they have usually tried all sorts of things to quit - going cold turkey, patches or gum, even medication. Hypnotherapy is seen as a last resort, which is a

Addressing the smoking habit

By Susie Carver, consulting hypnotherapist with Sea Change Hypnotherapy in Wimborne seachangehypno.com shame, as it’s probably the least painful way to stop smoking! It’s normal to believe that becoming a non-smoker will involve a certain amount of pain. But a craving for a cigarette is essentially the same as any other kind of craving. Smokers have them, and non-smokers have them.

Cravings are all about instant gratification - and because smokers always have something to smoke close to hand, they rarely explore their ability to surf the urge. Many people believe they are addicted to smoking. But when you think about it, smokers pretty much always settle on a number. They know exactly how many times they will smoke during the day. If they want to take time off from smoking to go to work, get on a plane or sleep, they can do that. Settling on a number and taking time off is a luxury that an addicted person does not have - they need to take more of a substance for it to have an effect - or decrease the amount of time between taking it. So smoking is absolutely a problem of habit. If you believe you are physically addicted to

something, it goes without saying you will believe it will be painful to give up and difficult to do. Therefore smokers are likely to believe there must be a price to pay when they quit, and this sets the mind up for an expectation of suffering and side effects. If you’re a smoker, think about this; every single time you smoke it is prompted by something you are about to do, something you were doing, something you have just done, or perhaps a way you are feeling. Every single one has a prompt, cue or trigger. There is a huge amount of habitual behaviour connected to smoking, and this simple fact alone is often enough to empower someone to quit smoking forever, now.

Tempt the kids out with an adventure

by Lorraine Gibson The school summer holidays are here and while we know that walking’s good for the soul, the head and the heart, getting children excited about going for a walk can be hard. As a creator of family-friendly walking tours, my main tip is this – make going for a stroll a series of mini-adventures and it’s a walk in the park. When my daughters were toddlers, I invented make-believe characters who hid in parks, rockpools and so on, then got them to find signs of them. Tree stumps became dancefloors, lumps of moss mini-sofas and shells transport. When they morphed into tweens, walking for walking’s sake held little appeal, fossils, however, did, so on went the wellies and goggles and they’d hammer lumps out of stones at the beach in the hope of revealing a glistening ammonite. Get yours to search for clues, guess

the purpose of odd objects and add a challenge, quiz or activity en route. These short activities help turn their idea of boring into fun. They’ll hardly notice they’re exercising, it costs nothing and you’ll be amazed at the mysteries right on your doorstep. If you know your area, earmark landmarks. Not just statues and buildings. Think small. Think hidden. Think something on a building, like a carving or a date telling how old it is. Look up – I’ve found many a curiosity

on roofs. And down, entire worlds lie undiscovered on pavements and paths. Use hints to direct them to stuff with tales to tell. In my ‘Christchurch Miracles and Mysteries’ tour if they find a medieval ducking stool, they get to hear an audio clip of the dip! Locate the Priory and you also hear a miraculous fact. Spooky tales, depending on age, work, and repeating odd names or phrases - a favourite is ‘crinkle-crankle wall’ really fast five times cracks them up. Get them guessing how many steps lead to something - closest chooses when to stop for lunch. Other nearby locations include Beaulieu, Buckler’s Hard, Sherborne, Lyme Regis, Shaftesbury, Abbotsbury, Wimborne, Dorchester, Mudeford, Blandford, Portland, Purbeck and Milton Abbas. Visit shop.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/apps/ secret-stories.

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Tuning in to the ‘ultimate wave’

‘It’s as if I’ve paddled out to sea on my board and I’m just floating,’ my client said. ‘I’m really comfortable, but I know that I want to take action and attempt to catch a wave.’ I conjured up an image of my client sitting astride a board, sun on their back, gentle lapping of cool waves against their legs. At ease, relaxed, knowing that they wanted to up the ante and feel the buzz in pursuit of the ultimate wave. I’m sure you’ve heard about ‘the comfort zone.’ You know the feeling, almost verging on a teensy bit boring because you know exactly what you’re doing, and you’re not being stretched whatsoever. Like wearing a lovely pair of wellworn slippers. All very safe and reassuring.

Sometimes I think we need a little bit of pizzaz to make us feel alive. I’m not suggesting that we start abseiling, skydiving or swimming with sharks – although that would give some of us a rush – I’m talking about just moving things up a notch, taking a teensy step outside the comfort zone and pushing yourself a wee bit more. When you first learn to drive, initially it may feel like a stretch, even a bit of a panic, but with experience it becomes comfortable. For as you learn, adjust, build confidence and expand the richness of your soul, what starts as a stretch can become the ‘every day.’ Deliver a one-hour presentation to a roomful of 100 people…. Does this cause you to panic?

Feel a bit of a stretch? Or maybe a breeze? If it’s a panic for you, then what if I told you to deliver that presentation on a subject that you were an expert in and passionate about? What if you had two weeks to prepare? What if you worked with a team of experts, drawing on their knowledge, even practice the delivery in front of them? And a colleague is a PowerPoint whizz and will help you create a fabulous presentation? And the audience know nothing on the subject? And I would pay you £10k for doing it? Does your thinking change? Could this be a possibility for you now? What’s my point? Well, those

n Victoria Arnold is a life coach from Wimborne Victoriaarnold.co.uk things that might cause you to panic, can often be broken down into smaller parts and by tackling each of those one at a time, you can find that the initial panic, is merely a stretch, and actually when you get into it, what presents itself as a stretch, you might actually end up being comfortable with. Remember my client comfortable, bobbing about on the waves, wanting to feel something more? Where are you right now in your life?

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Thanks to additional new funding, kids can escape the heat and swim for free in a number of Dorset Council pools over the school summer holidays. Pools at Ferndown, the Queen Elizabeth Leisure Centre at Wimborne, and Blandford Leisure Centre are part of the package which runs until September 4. Some of the locations require advance booking, so swimmers must contact the swimming pool before travelling to avoid any disappointment and remember that accompanying adults still have to pay. There is no restriction to the number of times children and young people can access this offer although they must provide proof of living in the Dorset Council area. Families who are looking for a wider range of summer activities can also take part in Summer In Dorset, a wide and vibrant collection of enriching activities that all include a nutritious meal. Young people who are eligible for benefit-related free school meals, can access all Summer In Dorset free of charge. More details here: dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/ children-families/holiday-activities-andfood-programme

As plans to increase their crucial services get under way, LewisManning Hospice is delighted to welcome a new team member to help realise their goals. Hayley Bonner joins them as director of clinical services and, having worked in the health care sector for many years across secondary and primary care teams within the NHS, brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the endeavour. She said: “I’m really looking forward to my new role. “I love change management, setting

up and developing new services which is what I shall enjoy bringing to Lewis-Manning and helping them to grow their clinical services. “There are busy times ahead!” CEO Clare Gallie said: “It’s great to have Hayley as part of our team. “We have ambitious plans to continue our expansion of services as part of our ongoing strategy to bring hospice care ‘Closer to home’, and Hayley will play a pivotal part in this growth.” For more information about the hospice, visit: lewis-manning.org.uk.

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If you’ve ever tried to prise something out of a baby’s or toddler’s hand, you’ll know that their grip strength is phenomenal. The grasp reflex is strong for babies, possibly as they need to grasp onto their parents as a newborn. As they become older and start to use their fingers, learn new skills and become more dexterous at picking things up using the tripod of thumb, index and middle finger, the grip reflex and their strength start to decrease. After middle age, our grip strength reduces naturally. This is significant, not just for opening stubborn jam jars; there are indications that a weaker grip is linked to increased cardiovascular risk and higher mortality rates. This is because grip is a marker for healthy aging, linked to muscle mass and general physical functioning.

Be sure to get a grip Although some decline is inevitable and may be associated with conditions like arthritis, grip is something that can be improved with training. In fact increased grip strength is another bonus benefit of strength training as grip has to increase with increased load. Simple home exercises like squeezing a palm sized foam ‘stress’ ball or wringing out a waterlogged t-shirt or tea towel, over time can help and are a good way to start. In the gym, I encourage clients to squeeze the resistance machine handles as they work out other muscles. Progressive strength exercises such as lifting barbells and dumbbells are going to challenge and improve grip and forearm strength as well as build and preserve muscle. There is

always a big focus in health on promoting weight loss, but weight loss on its own is a very narrow definition of improved health. When we lose weight, we also lose muscle mass which we can ill afford at any age. This is another reason why strength training is optimal for someone losing weight; it will help preserve the strength and muscle that weight loss alone will take away. Aspects of fitness that are massively underrated and correlate to quality of life and longevity include; balance, strength, grip, reaction, stride length (walking gait) and mobility.Next time you try and take something out of a baby’s hand – admire their superhuman strength and remind yourself that you’d do

Katrina Keeling is a Wimborne-based Personal Trainer. She coaches at WOW Ladies Fitness and independently. Her specialisms include functional strength for ageing. kkfitness.co.uk kkeelingfitness@gmail.com well to start clutching tightly to things yourself to improve your own grip.

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Increasing threat of sewage in our water by Lorraine Gibson Human faeces in our water represents ‘a serious public health issue for government and regulators and it is clear that the water companies are not doing enough.’ The words of Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England, Jonson Cox, Ofwat chair and Emma Howard Boyd, Environment Agency chairman, in a damning joint-opinion piece on the NHS website. In the article, we’re reminded of the huge, life-saving leap forward in public health that came from the realisation that sewerage can harm or even kill us. ‘One of the greatest public health triumphs of the last 200 years was separating human faeces from drinking water,’ it reads. ‘It was the basis for preventing cholera, typhoid and other bacterial and viral diarrhoeal diseases that killed millions.’ Now, after two centuries of visionary engineering, only vaccination matches it in preventing infectious diseases. Risk, however, remains and is growing. ‘When bacteria from human faeces (coliforms) are ingested, it increases the risk of significant infections. ‘Keeping human faeces out of water people might ingest remains a public health priority.’ The report says UK tap water is safe and that while no one expects river water to be drinkable, places where people swim or play should not result in ingesting human waste. And they make no bones about who is to blame. ‘Raw sewage from storm overflows and continuous discharge of waste containing viable organisms from sewage treatment works is increasing. ‘This is a serious public health issue for government and regulators and it is clear that the water companies are not doing enough.’ The authors emphasise the importance of rivers for recreation and exercise, saying they should be celebrated and encouraged. ‘Children have always played in waterways and always will, irrespective of notices. People of all ages use them for recreation. ‘Our rivers, seas and waterways should therefore be free from sewage. There are two major issues to tackle. ‘The first is raw sewage discharge and in particular from storm overflows.

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‘This should be exceptionally rare. The engineering logic of overflows is that if the sewerage system is at risk of being overwhelmed, sewers get too full and can back up into homes or overflow into streets.’ Storm overflows were designed as safety release valves for this and intended only for exceptional circumstances. Since the Environment Agency required the water industry to monitor its overflows, data shows that their use is now not exceptional. ‘In some cases, up to 200 discharges a year are occurring. This is obviously unacceptable. Nobody wants a child to ingest human faeces.’ Solutions to return storm overflows to only functioning in high rainfall involve better management, innovation and investment - rightly seen as the job of water companies. Four have agreed to reduce overflows to an average of no more than 20 discharges a year by 2025 - but Ofwat says they need to go much further and the Environment Agency will hold companies to account for delivering this. The second major issue is with continuous normal discharge from sewage works. While raw sewage is not discharged into waterways from these, viable bacteria and viruses are. Eliminating discharges of coliforms from sewage works upstream of popular recreational areas will help reduce this, something that’s been somewhat achieved for beaches using ultraviolet treatment but other forms of less energy-intensive

treatments need be pushed with urgency. ‘It will inevitably require investment. But it is not just a question of money - it needs preventive engineering, better sewer management, innovation and commitment.’ Ofwat has asked all companies for an action plan on how they’ll rapidly improve river health showing a commitment to public health that matches public expectation. Perhaps the most thought-provoking comment is: ‘We have two stretches of river in England and Wales with bathing water status. There are over 500 in France.’ ‘Yes, managing sewers is made more difficult by plastic wet wipes flushed down toilets and congealing with fats that form fatbergs that block sewers. ‘This directly results in avoidable use of storm overflows, so the plea to put wet wipes in bins is real and would immediately help.’ Saying that, the report insists that the true responsibility for keeping human faeces and bacteria out of our waterways rests squarely with the water companies and their directors. ‘Ministers have signalled they want significant action, requiring companies to deliver a multi-billion-pound programme to tackle storm sewage discharges. ‘Companies should take the initiative and go faster. Regulators will hold companies to account. It is time for wastewater companies to act.’ For more information visit deframedia. blog.gov.uk/2022/06/25/governmentaction-on-water-quality.

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Tigerlilly nails it with top beauty award by Andrew Diprose What a perfect way to celebrate the 10th anniversary year of your first nail salon! A delighted Olga Clapcott, owner of Tigerlilly in Wimborne and Westbourne, collected the award for Nail Salon of the Year at the Professional Beauty Awards 2022. It was a case of third time lucky after being a finalist on two previous occasions. Olga, 40, said: “I couldn’t breathe when they announced the result – I was just so excited. “The other four finalists included

WINNER: Olga with husband Alex

some very big salons, including one with a salon at Harrods. “It still feels surreal and hasn’t really sunk in yet.” The Professional Beauty Awards

are regarded as the most prestigious and established in the country for the beauty, spa, nails and aesthetics markets. They seek to recognise those who go above and beyond as a beauty business and make a significant difference to the industry. Eve Oxberry, head of editorial for Professional Beauty magazine, said: “Being crowned as a winner at the Professional Beauty Awards is an accolade to be incredibly proud of. “The judging process is one the most rigorous in the industry, to ensure that every winner provides an outstanding customer experience.”

A night to remember for home residents by Lorraine Gibson A group of residents from a specialist dementia home who supported their nurse’s debut performance at a concert, were still talking about it over breakfast the next day. Margaret Goodland, Joyce Holden, Phyllis Haine and Mary Castle of The Aldbury made sure they were in the audience to offer their support to nurse, Catherine Moyse. Catherine, who cares for them at the Colten Careowned home, was playing trombone for the first time with the Broadstone Community Band. The concert was to raise funds for both High Mead Farm, a therapeutic farm at Longham supporting people with mental and physical health issues and Going for Bust Ferndown, Wimborne and Westbourne - the UK’s only exclusive breast cancer charity. The Aldbury ladies were accompanied by the home’s companionship staff, Sue Miles and Cara Duroe. Sue said: “Catherine only joined the band six months ago when she joined the Aldbury

team. “She practices every other week and finds it helps her unwind from work and helps towards her wellbeing. “She is very popular and our residents were extremely excited about going to see her. “We were all bowledover by the concert which featured songs from West Side Story and Grease, as well as Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, the Jitterbug, The Charleston and the hymns

Abide with Me and Deep Harmony.” Of her debut at Poole’s Lighthouse, Catherine said: “I was excited to play my first concert with Broadstone Community Band because I’ve not played in the Theatre’s Wessex Hall since I was at school. “I was also thrilled when I found out that staff and four residents were able to come along, because it felt like two very important aspects of my life were crossing over.

“When I looked out and saw everyone in the audience,” says Catherine, “I felt immensely proud and happy that I got to share what I love with everyone.” Cara said: “It was such a joyful night. Margaret took a shine to the conductor who made jokes and encouraged audience participation, calling him a ‘cheeky chappy’. Mary had her hands in the air clapping along throughout.” Mary said: “It was a wonderful evening and Catherine was fantastic.” Cara added: “We had fun on the taxi ride home, making jokes with the driver and we all got back very late. But Joyce said: “Who cares when you’re having fun? “We were told that Mary and Phyllis were still talking about their evening out the next day over Sunday breakfast! “Now, we’re looking forward to attending the band’s Christmas Charity fundraiser at Wimborne Minster.”

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School garden sows seeds of friendship Residents of a Dorset care home have cultivated community links with the opening of a garden at a nearby school. Children and staff at Talbot Primary School in Poole welcomed neighbours from Colten Care’s Bourne View. The Bourne View party, including residents Kathleen Betty, Pat Tharme and Albert Langworthy, enjoyed a tour of the new space and complimented all involved in its planning and opening. It features raised beds enabling all children to take part in gardening activities and the care of plants and flowers. After admiring the layout of the garden and its array of vegetables, wild selfseeded flowers and mixed sunflowers, Pat said: “The displays were beautiful and it was a joy to visit such a lovely garden and see children so full of happiness.” Albert agreed, adding: “This is such a well-tended and peaceful green space.” Pupils have been involved in planting and nurturing the plants and flowers during the past academic year. Some of the seeds they have planted

recently were specially gifted to them from the Tower of London Superblooms display, part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Talbot School headteacher Kate Curtis said: “This has been a long-term project and it is great to see it come to fruition. We are so grateful to the Talbot Village Trust for providing the funding and delighted to share this beautiful space with our children, families, and the

wider community.” Companionship team member Brian Ramsey said: “It’s clear that a great deal of work has gone into making this garden so attractive and inspiring. “We congratulate all at Talbot Primary School and thank them for being such great hosts. “They even served us afternoon tea and homemade cakes which was a delightful surprise.”

Pupils at a Wimborne school used their latest sell-out production to give a supercalifragilistic send-off to their headteacher. St Michael’s Middle School performed Mary Poppins at The Layard Theatre at Canford School earlier this month. The musical was six months in the making, with every aspect including staging and lighting managed by pupils and many showing off their acting skills for the first time. As a special surprise to their departing headteacher, Ron Jenkinson, the pupils also changed many of the words to the iconic song Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, to incorporate a fond farewell. New words included: “Mr Jenkinson you have been absolutely splendid. We wish your time here never ended.” Ron has been a headteacher for 23 years, the last nine of which have been at St Michael’s. He leaves at the end of this term and plans to take a sabbatical and travel. He said: “Like all our other productions which have gone before it, Mary

Poppins was a fantastic show and we are all so proud of everyone involved. “When the pupils started to sing Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and I realised the words were about me I was shocked. But also deeply touched. “The whole audience responded and clapped. It was very special.” Ron continued: “At St Michael’s we teach pupils our ABC: Aspiration, Belief and Creativity. “Over the course of rehearsals and three amazing performances our pupils have

excelled in all three qualities.” Music teacher Ed Johnston agreed: “It has been a pleasure to discover new talent and watch all of our performers grow in confidence and ability. We hope our next production may be one we write ourselves. “A great deal of hard work has gone into every aspect of the show and we were all thrilled with the finished result, which also provided a very fitting goodbye to our popular headteacher.”

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Hanford bids farewell to its leavers July saw pupils, parents, old girls and staff coming together to celebrate the end of the school year and the girls’ many, and considerable, achievements. Hanford, the all-girls boarding and day prep school, has also been celebrating its 75th year making Parents’ Day all the more special. This year Hanford girls achieved 15 scholarships to a range of prestigious senior schools. The awards included academic scholarships to Oundle and St Mary’s Calne, Music to Wells Cathedral School, Art to Bryanston, Clayesmore and Monkton, Sport to St Mary’s Calne and Equestrian to Leweston. In addition, they were able to celebrate girls in Years 7 and 8 recently being crowned National Prep Schools Champions in the high jump. Hanford has been shortlisted for Small Independent, Prep & Boarding School of the Year in this year’s Independent Schools of the Year Awards. Rory Johnston, Head of Hanford, said: “We are extremely proud of this year’s leavers who, despite all the challenges

thrown their way over the past two years, have flourished in all areas, as our number and range of scholarships show. “We are equally proud of their broader contributions to the school, whether through music, their drama, their leadership and their support for others.” He added: “We will be sad to see them leave, but we know the education they’ve received will enable them to thrive at their senior schools. “The girls themselves know that they will always be welcome back here; our community of Old Girls is extremely

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Allotment holders asked to help with bug survey Dorset allotment holders are being asked to get behind a new survey as part of National Allotments Week. The Bugs, Bees and Broccoli survey takes place during the week of August 8-14 and calls upon allotment holders to identify insects on their plots, to help the charity Buglife. The National Allotments Association says: “An allotment plot is a complex

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Recycling the ‘unrecyclable’ Dorset charity Win On Waste has raised £6,000 to help fund their community sustainability initiatives by collecting ‘unrecyclable’ products and packaging to be recycled. The group collects a range of items from the local community that the council doesn’t include in its kerbside recycling collections, meaning these items are otherwise destined for landfill or incineration. Once collected, the items are sent to TerraCycle, the world leader in recycling hard-to-recycle waste. Residents are encouraged to drop-off items including plastic toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, Pringles tubes, coffee bags, and home care products such as fabric conditioner bottles, tumble dryer sheets and dishwasher tablet packaging at 25 Rowbarrow Close, Poole. The location was set up by Win On Waste team member Stacey Woods after she signed up to a number of TerraCycle’s free recycling programmes including the Air Home and Laundry Care Free Recycling Programme, the Colgate and Hello Oral Care Free Recycling Programme, the Pladis Biscuits and Snacks Free Recycling Programme, and the Warburtons Bakery

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The group has collected almost 4,000kg of waste so far and is urging the community to get involved to collect more. Stacey, who runs the public drop-off location on Win On Waste’s behalf said: “I signed up to TerraCycle’s recycling programmes as I was looking for a way to inspire and encourage the community to waste less and recycle more. “Council recycling collections are pretty limited but luckily TerraCycle can fill the gaps for everyday products we all use.” The waste is sent to TerraCycle and is recycled by shredding, cleaning and turning it into plastic pellets which can then be used by manufacturers to create new generic plastic products, such as outdoor furniture. Stacey continued: “The response from the community so far has been fantastic, and we’re really proud of how much waste we’ve already collected but we can always do more. “I’d urge everyone to go to TerraCycle’s website to see the full list of items we collect and think twice before throwing any of it out.” To take part, visit winonwaste.org or get in touch at contact@winonwaste.org or head to their social media pages.

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Horticulture with Hannah

August jobs Cripes it’s August already! Many of you will be going away on holiday, or have already had a happy break. I took a last minute trip down to Cornwall, a busman’s holiday in a way, as we visited two stunning gardens and a garden centre whilst there! There is much inspiration we can take from other, often larger gardens, even if we only have a small space. We opted for Lamorran Gardens in St Mawes, and Hidden Valley Gardens nr Treesmill – an RHS partner garden and 2021 winner. The trip is well worth it if you have a penchant for herbaceous and fruit, and even Japanese, all carefully crafted to flow as one. What was unique about this garden, was the ‘trial beds’, rows and rows of herbaceous and shrubs planted out in order so you could see the different varieties of the same type of plant. Stunning and unique. The dahlias alone were spectacular. Lamorran is equally stunning but completely different. It is on a cliffside with spectacular glimpses over Carrick Roads and St Anthony’s lighthouse. The gardens are a tropical and Japanese extravaganza, with palms, conifers, exotic varieties of some of our better-known plants such as fuchsias, lemons, acers, and some plants I’d never come across before! After all that it’s time to get down to business with the jobs in the garden for August. I shall be: Watering! Recent hot weather has meant some things are exceptionally thirsty – pots, baskets, veg and new shrubs and herbaceous all need a top up. I also give the plants some welcome feed, either granular or liquid. Succession sow vegetables, and harvest those you’ve grown: spring onions, lettuce, herbs, even peas I am succession sowing for a longer harvest window. And the fruits of grow

your own are really starting to pay off, with sweetcorn, peas, courgettegate, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, raspberries, strawberries all producing well. Potatoes will be ready to lift too. Prune wisteria This needs to be done in August and spring to keep under control and flowering ferociously. Cut back the ‘whippy’ green shoots of this year’s growth to 5/6 leaves. If it is a younger plant or you want it to get larger, leave and train in some of the new shoots to form the framework for later on, and then cut back any extras. Prune summer raspberries and other berries, and rambling roses. Prune out the old flowering and fruiting stems of raspberries, tayberries, loganberries etc, and rambling roses too. Then tie in the new canes ready for next year. You don’t have to keep all the canes if there is no room or there is an overabundance of fruit! With our loganberry, I restrict it to six canes which provides ample fruit (and better fruit as it is able to channel the energy into those canes alone. Cut back strawberries and lift and pot runners to replace the oldest ones. This is the perfect time to sort out strawberries, and cutting off the leaves will encourage a fresh flourish of new leaves and runners, which helps the plant to stay healthy, young and productive. Strawberries are best only kept on a three-year cycle, so pot up the runners and discard the oldest plants when they have filled out a bit later in the year. Keep ponds, water features and bird baths topped up. Water is scarce at this time of year for nature, and it’s not only birds who use bird baths and water features – bees and butterflies will avail themselves of a kindly drink, and in turn reward you with better pollination and more life in the garden. And that’s it from me, have a great month, whatever you get up too.

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‘Stranger things’ in the freezer! Its a grotty job in the winter but in a heatwave giving the freezer a clear out is refreshing! This year I was particularly amazed by how many inedibles I discovered lurking between the damsons and spinach. Peeking in one oddly-shaped bag I was transported back a few months. I had happened upon what must have been a haunt of a bevy of swans. Knowing they may carry mites I fished out my gardening gloves from the bottomless handbag and placed the foraged feathers carefully in a large plastic bag. At home I read that it’s best to leave them in the freezer for at least a few days, to kill off any bugs. I promptly forgot about the bag in the freezer but inspired by the sheer

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Film fit for a King by Lorraine Gibson The life of Elvis Presley, the only star who regularly warrants having his name in full caps, is the ultimate rags-to-riches story. Born in a tiny, two-room ‘shotgun’ house in Tupelo, Mississippi, in 1935, the iconic singer achieved overnight superstardom when discovered singing his unique style of the blues at the famous Sun Studios, Memphis in 1956, bringing him wealth beyond his wildest ‘poorboy’ dreams. But behind the glitz, glam and excesses that came with his now-legendary rise, the shy, awkward youngster he once was remained - as did the shame he felt about his

father’s imprisonment and the poverty he and his mother endured. This highly-rated biopic, by film showman, Baz Luhrmann, follows the rock ‘n’ roll star’s life through the eyes of his controversial manager, Colonel Tom Parker. It explores Elvis’s highs and lows and the many challenges and controversies he faced throughout his career, right up to his muchspeculated-over death at the age of 42. ELVIS (12A) Starring Austin Butler as the titular legend and Tom Hanks as ‘the Colonel’ (160 mins). Tivoli theatre August 1, 2, 8, 9, 15 and 16 at 7.30pm. For more information, call 01202 885566. HIGH ST, CHRISTCHURCH (01202) 499199 www.regentcentre.co.uk

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Fine acoustics boost music series launch Broadstone Sinfonia in St John’s Church by Lorraine Gibson Zadoc the Priest started the recent Broadstone Sinfonia programme in St. John’s Church, Broadstone on July 10, then led by Jennifer Curiel and made up of invited BSO friends. They performed a selection of classics, the Mozart double concerto being the highlight, with a long introduction before Lewis Lee (violin) and Joe Berry (viola) began to shine. It is hard to believe that they’ve only just completed their first year at the RAM, such is their professionalism. The conductor left the pair to it during their first movement cadenza, but helped their timing for the tricky second.

The popular Arrival for the Queen of Sheba completed the first half, a showpiece for the oboes of Edward Kaye and Bryony Middleton. After interval refreshments in the garden sunshine, Vaughan Williams’s Fantasia began with a delightful harp and flute section from Sophie Myring-McCullah and Luke Hayward and three sections of Handel’s Water Music provided a lively end. The acoustic in the hall was particularly good - perhaps due to the warm, dry conditions? Nicole Boysen’s plucked bass could be clearly heard at the back of the church.

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A night of laughter is good for your twelfth by Lorraine Gibson ‘Better a witty fool than a foolish wit’ (William Shakespeare) There will be wit and fooling aplenty as one of Dorset’s most inventive touring companies stages an evening of mischief and merriment with a cast of five taking on Shakespeare’s comedy, Twelfth Night in a performance fit for all the family. Acclaimed touring theatre company the Three Inch Fools are dusting down their musical instruments and taking to the road with Shakespeare’s famous play, performing just once in Dorset with Artsreach, the counties touring arts charity.

The Three Inch Fools are an innovative lot with a reputation for staging audaciously vibrant productions, in a fast paced, musically-driven style, with a dazzling array of instruments, actors playing multiple roles and many a quick costume change along the way. Pack a picnic, dress for all weather, take cushions and chairs and get stuck in to the adventure at Higher Orchard, Sandford Orcas near Sherborne on Sunday, August 21. Gates open for picnics at 6pm, with the performance at 7pm. A licensed bar will be available. Tickets and information from 01963 220208 or artsreach. co.uk.

Strip the willow and support the students Fancy a do-si-do? Tickets are now on sale for a charity barn dance in aid of the Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show’s Student Support Fund. This fund was set up by the Gillingham and Shaftesbury Agricultural Society to offer grants to students entering into agricultural, horticultural, countryside and land-based industries. It offers help with costs towards college or university course fees, books and equipment or even to help meet transport costs. This year the fund is due to give out more than £4,000-worth in grants ranging from

£100 to £1,500 to students of all ages. The dance is at the Turnpike Showground on Wednesday, August 10, with music from Black Sheep, right, one of Dorset’s most popular barn dance and ceilidh bands. Tickets are £10 and the marquee opens at 6pm with music from 7.30pm. Bar and hot food available. Have a dance and enjoy a pizza – it promises to be a fantastic night with every penny going towards the support fund. Book via info@gillingham andshaftesburyshow.co.uk or call 01747 823955.

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It’s this bike tonight... Diverse Abilities, Dorset’s disability charity, joined the Dream Machines event on Poole Quay organised by BCP Council as guest judges for Bike Of The Night. Jeff and Pete, who are supported by the charity’s Supported Living Service, are regular spectators at the event and had the opportunity to view the bikes on display along the quay front. T ogether they chose a bike as the evening’s Bike Of The Night, and to go forward to the Bike Of The Year competition at the end of September. The winner was David Hambly from Warminster with his BMW S1000 (pictured with Jeff). Jeff and Pete agreed this was their favourite as it looked fast, and they loved the colours – red, white and blue. David is

a regular visitor to the event and was pleased to be going home with Bike Of The Night title. Lauren Kyprianou, personal support assistant, said: “The guys love coming to bike night every week. It’s a great opportunity to meet up with friends, chat about the bikes and have a drink in the pub. “It was fantastic to be so

involved in this week’s event and we’re looking forward to seeing how David’s bike does in Bike Of The Year this September.” Dream Machines takes place every Tuesday from April to September on Poole Quay from 6pm until 10pm, with this year’s Bike Of The Year competition taking place on Tuesday, September 27.

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Touring school choir entertains at the Minster Farnborough Hill Senior School Choir visited Wimborne Minster as part of a weekend away from the school. On the Saturday they sang in St. James’s Church at Kingston on the Purbecks and on the Monday gave a lunchtime recital in Sherborne Abbey. The choir led the singing for the Parish Eucharist on the Sunday and again for Choral Evensong, singing a setting of the Mass by Delibes, Sumsion’s Canticles, with John Rutter’s For The Beauty Of The Earth and Nardone’s They Shall Protect You as the anthems. Following Evensong the choir gave a short recital. The choir was under the school director of music, Ian Taylor, accompanied by music teacher Lucy Warwick whose father is tower captain at the Minster.

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Memorable day of Music By The Sea

Raise your mood, as well as some muchneeded cash, for Swanage-based charities at Music By The Sea, a concert by local musicians. The daytime gig, which is for all ages, is particularly close to the town’s heart for two reasons. It’s organised by willdoes.co.uk, a charity founded in honour of William Paddy, an animal-loving boy with a cheeky grin who grew up near Swanage, loved horse riding, snowboarding, rugby and tennis but sadly died aged 14. Will’s mum, Les, set up willdoes in his memory to help young people who find themselves struggling to cope with daily life. The gig also pays tribute to another local boy, Henry Searle, pictured, who, at the age of 19 was given 12 to 14 months to live after a brain cancer diagnosis. Henry survived longer than expected and his family says it was the support, generosity and kindness of family, friends, local charities, far-reaching communities

of fundraisers, medical professionals and strangers worldwide that gave Henry more precious years of quality life. His mum, Vicki, says: “After the success of last year’s Music By The Sea and to keep Henry’s memory and Will’s charity going, local acts will be performing songs Henry loved and there will be food and

Open-top bus service returns The popular New Forest Tour has returned for its 2022 season, allowing visitors to travel round the National Park in style, on an open-top bus. A partnership between the New Forest National Park Authority and bus operators Morebus and Bluestar, the three-route Tour is expected to be

more popular than ever, supporting the local economy, and encouraging more sustainable visiting. The special bus and its routes contribute an estimated near £1m to the local economy and will operate until September 18, this year. Visit morebus. co.uk/about-NFT for more information.

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stalls run by Cancare and Willdoes. “We supported Save Our Ambulance Car’s administration costs last year... it was a great result for Swanage.” Music By The Sea is ideal for families and is a plastic- and alcohol-free event. Local caterers will be selling food, tea and cakes or you can bring your own picnic and a blanket or chair - and don’t forget to tip or give generously wherever possible to these worthy causes! Wristband/entry: Adults £10, Children Free (16 and under) Proceeds will support Willdoes, Cancare and Save Our Ambulance Car. Buy wristbands on the day or in advance from support4henry.co.uk andwilldoes. co.uk and collect (using your confirmation email as proof of purchase) from the entrance or: Finance Office, Swanage Railway and Eve, 361 High Street, Swanage. Music by the Sea is at Prince Albert Gardens on September 5, from noon to 5pm.

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Scouting legend was a real high-flier In bizarre scenes at Poole Quay in the summer of 2020, Scouts clashed with activists while crowds watched in bewilderment as they formed a human shield around BadenPowell’s statue to prevent protesters from tearing it down and chucking it in the harbour. Some onlookers wondered aloud about what the inventor of the Boy Scouts had done to make the protesters so angry. Was he really that bad? I wanted to give them answers, but didn’t have them all. I decided to delve further and write a feature shedding light on the shade of B-P. As a former Bournemouth Echo journalist, I knew him through articles we’d written, often linked to the 1907 Brownsea test camp, launchpad for what’s now the world’s biggest, nondenominational youth movement. I’d read about his controversial side but the more I researched, the more astonishing his story became. The feature became my book, Robert Baden-Powell: A Biography, which opens with the Poole Quay debacle, then

Everyone knows that Robert Baden-Powell founded the Scout movement, right here in Dorset. But did you know that his fiancée lived in Lilliput and that they married at St. Peter’s Church, Parkstone? Or that, years before setting-up his Brownsea Island experimental scouting camp, he was the 20th century’s most famous Englishman? In the Second Boer War, the first conflict covered in-depth by the world’s media, his widely-reported unorthodox methods of fending off a Boer army at the Siege of Mafeking made him a global celebrity. New Stour & Avon reporter, Lorraine Gibson, writes about these and other aspects of the man who lived two lives, both extraordinary, in her latest book.

travels back to 1857 and his illtimed birth to a bereft mother grieving her three recentlydeceased infants. His father dies shortly after, leaving him vying for attention in a brood of 10 children and at school he dodges lessons by hiding in the woods to hunt and study nature. Later, his dream of being an artist is dashed when he’s forced into the Army and sent to Lucknow, India, and has to convince even himself

that he’s a competent officer at just 19. Eventually he proves to be a practical, naturally-instinctive soldier - and great drag artist, entertaining the regiment as Madame Butterfly to cheer them up. I follow him to India where he meets the man he called his ‘best friend in the world’ for 30 years, to Kandahar, South Africa, the Gold Coast (Ghana) and back to Britain, all the while considering the events that motivated the Poole protesters. Home in London in the early 1900s and weary of wars, he’s dismayed at the unhealthy state of poorer boys who may need

to defend Britain. He devises a system, based on his Army scout-training system, to help them become healthier, more self-sufficient and the sort of men who will stop wars, not fight them. A chance meeting leads him to Brownsea where he’d camped with his brothers as a boy, to trial his scouting scheme. The rest is history and Scout membership now stands at 54 million. Robert Baden-Powell: A biography by Lorraine Gibson with foreword by Bear Grylls OBE. Available August 30, or pre-order now from all good bookshops and pen-and-sword. co.uk/Robert-Baden-PowellHardback/p/21626

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Pets Summer brings warm weather, long days and beautiful lush fields, the perfect combination for wonderful dog walks. However, this time of year also presents us with the small problem of grass seeds. When dry, the sharp, pointy, barbed part of the plant known as the ‘awn’ can present a problem to our pets, especially dogs. They can often end up lodged in the skin, commonly between the toes, in the armpits or down ear canals. This can be incredibly painful and often requires urgent veterinary intervention. How will I know if my pet has a problem with a grass seed? Some symptoms you may notice include frantic shaking of the head or scratching at the ear. They may continuously lick at a paw, often following a walk in fields with long grass. Or you may notice a red, raised area of skin that’s tender when touched. Grass seeds can penetrate any area of the body, so excessive attention or

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worrying at an area warrants further investigation. If you spot any of these signs or suspect

your pet may have a problem with a grass seed, you should contact your vet. What can be done? Try to prevent them from licking the area that they are worrying and if you have a buster collar at home, you could put this on them until the vet sees them. Your vet will give a full clinical examination of your pet and provide the necessary treatment. It may be that a light sedation is necessary, or in some cases, a grass seed may have entered the skin and popped out on its own. In these cases, medicine alone may be the solution. Can I prevent this from happening? Keeping fur trimmed short, especially between the toes, will allow you to see if there is anything caught in this area. After each walk, give your dog a good check over head to toe and remove any burrs/seeds caught up in the fur. Be vigilant for the signs noted above and if in doubt speak to your vet practice for their advice.

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One of the hottest days of the year saw the Fly Fishers head to Damerham Trout Fishery near Fordingbridge. This fishery is the home of the famous Damerham Blue Trout, famed for its wily behaviour around eager anglers. In general trout hate the heat, they’re a cold water fish. The higher the temperature, the less oxygen in the water and the more indifferent they are

to attempts to catch them. Many anglers found it tricky to trap these rather difficult species and so it was all the more impressive when the weigh-in showed the Mystery Pair winners James Pixley and Bradley Slater netting a combined eight fish bag of just over 25 lbs. James Pixley made the difference with a huge Rainbow tipping the scale at an impressive 7lb 3oz.

Invitation to try indoor bowls The East Dorset Indoor Bowls Club is holding a free taster session for people who thought about trying bowls but never did. On Saturday and Sunday, August 20 and 21, between 10.00am and 3.00pm, the club will be open for people to walk in and try the game with the guidance of experienced coaches; equipment and bowls will be provided. The club says bowls is a

game that keeps you fit and active as well as allowing you to meet and make friends with other members. There is an impressive six-rink area with electronic score boards and ventilation meeting Sport England’s Covid 19 standard. The club is situated next to Two Rivers Meet Leisure Centre in Stony Lane South, Christchurch. Visit: eastdorsetibc.org.uk for more information.

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School hosts Commonwealth Games team The Fijian Rugby Sevens men’s squad chose Canford School as its training base for the fortnight leading up to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham which started yesterday, July 28. The team arrived on the evening of Sunday 10th and spent two weeks in a mix of training sessions with the aim of being at peak performance for the start

of the Sevens championships. The players made full use of the range of sports pitches across Canford’s 250 acres of grounds plus the extensive gym and fitness suite, sports hall and indoor 25m swimming pool within the school sports centre. Built into the schedule was also some touch rugby and relaxation at the beach.

Coach Ben Gollings, who is a former Canford pupil, was delighted to be back. He said: “When we were looking for a venue for our pre-Games camp, Canford was a natural choice. It’s easy to get to from the major airports, the facilities are first rate and there was plenty of space for us to get acclimatised and bond as a squad.”

Wimborne win final Wessex League match by Peter Impett Wimborne travelled to Aldershot for the last Wessex Young Athletics League match of the season and won a low-scoring affair in blazing sunshine, despite not having any under-17 athletes. The under-11’s squad contributed to the success of the day winning the girls section and coming second overall. Olivia Jones was a big points scorer in the under-13 girls with wins in the hurdles 12.20, the shot 8m32 and the discus 20m20. Esther Brooks won the long jump 4m07 and Iris Jones took a speedy second place in the 200 metres in 29.20. Isla O’Connor won a very warm 1500 in the under-15s in 5.13.00 and Millie Bowley jumped a graded 4m47 for second place.

Jones was a big points scorer winning the shot 19m86, the discus 27m31 and was second with a graded javelin with 33m71.

Match result 1) Wimborne 306, 2) Oxford 299, 3) Camberley 275,4) Salisbury 242, 5) Newbury 236, 6) Fleet 160

POINTS: Olivia Jones and Harry Ryan

Recent winner of the National Prep Schools Championship Harry Ryan again won the Under-13 hurdles in a grade 1 12.30. Zachary Fricker was on top form, winning the long jump with 4m88, his 100 metres race in 13.2 and the 200 in 27.30.

Finley Carvell also won his 100 metres at 13.30 and his 200 in 28.40. Throwers also produced the points with Harry Roscoe winning the shot with 8m61 and the discus 21m21 while Rory Connolly won the javelin in 24m62. For the under-15s Harry

Wimborne’s under-11 girls took the first three places in the Quadkids competition. Mila Desborough won the competition and was also second in the Vortex. Bethany Cassidy set a new club record in the Vortex with 38m51 and was in second place overall. Third placed Rosie Gollings also set a new club record in the 600 metres with 1.57.4. Quadkids Result 1) Oxford 1693, 2) Wimborne 1616, 3) Fleet 1499, 4) Camberley 1463, 5) Salisbury 1025, 6) Newbury 665

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Farming & Environment

A day at the farm

Pictures: TIFFANY FLEMING

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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 cofarmers, young people and adults alike, to help bring about a sense of wellbeing and self-worth that many have never experienced before’. Mid July well and truly heralded the arrival of summer. I wrote this column sitting in the shade of a gazebo at the Sturminster Marshall Golf Club charity golf day, appreciating a bit of a breeze, the gentle burble of quiet conversation and the comforting clatter of clubs as the golfers went about their business. Less quiet were the recently hatched farm chicks who also enjoyed a trip to the club for an afternoon meet and greet, their constant chirping the perfect signal to the younger members that there were cute fluffy feathered things requiring a cuddle; the club’s juniors did not disappoint. The recent heatwave also coincided with the High Mead’s annual camp out, two nights spent under

the stars, fun and games, including a three-hour game of Smite – an addictive garden game from Cornwall, which combines the dexterity of boules with the cunning of croquet. Campfire singsongs until the early hours ensured the overnight stay at the Farm was a magical experience for the Co-Farmers who love the excitement and camaraderie of a weekend under canvas. When I arrived at the farm on Sunday, those remaining looked suitably dishevelled; the sign of a good time well had. The heat hasn’t suited everyone though, and so work at the farm has slowed, but in the main, the animals have coped well and enjoyed

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frequent cooling hose downs, as have a few of the CoFarmers and volunteers too! One of the other distractions, apart from the heat of the day, is that the fact that the farm has - in addition to the 16 fluffy hatchlings - recently acquired two adorable kittens. There is a constant line of admirers and

volunteers to keep the new arrivals entertained. Whilst showing a potential volunteer around the farm recently, we were mobbed by some slightly over-friendly bantams; the same thing happened as we approached our six little piggies and again, afterwards, when meeting the goats.

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Litter levels are still ‘rubbish’, says Oly

“Goodness me” she stated, “what a welcome!” With all the handling our animals get, they really are incredibly well socialised and love nothing more than introducing themselves. No wonder the animal team is the most popular of the farm’s activities. By far the biggest beneficiary of the recent heatwave is the farm’s vegetable crop, the warmth of the sun and the loving care and attention of the Co-Farmers has produced armfuls of plump aubergines, cucumbers, and courgettes, not to mention tons of tomatoes. Thank goodness our teaching kitchen launches soon and we will be able to make the most of these rich pickings, the harvest is so bountiful, the farm shop is bursting at the seams! A fabulous problem to have and another reminder just how lucky we are to have such a fantastic farm team.

by Lorraine Gibson World-record breaking swimmer and eco crusader Oly Rush, pictured right, is so fed up with beach-goers still leaving their litter on Dorset’s sands that he’s setting up a charity to deal with it. He and his supporters regularly rid our beaches of plastic, but when he recently saw the amount left on one of them he blasted the thoughtless people who’d left it strewn over the recent hot July weekend. Oly visited Bournemouth Beach in the evening and was appalled at the amount of plastics, beer cans and other detritus left behind; this is being repeated around the coast and he wants beach goers to stop being selfish. After breaking the world record for swimming around the Isle of Wight last year to highlight pollution he’s since become the first person to swim around Grand Cayman. Now he aims to turn his Project Planet group of beach cleaners into a registered charity. He said: “I knew the beach would be a mess. The council cleans it up in the morning, so people don’t get to see what it’s like after a

hot day. If more people did they might think twice. “There are bins all along the promenade but still people leave their waste on the sand,” he adds. “It doesn’t seem to matter how many signs there are – or awareness campaigns – some people don’t take any notice. “But if you ask them to take their waste home and give them a bag, most will do it. “I now want to get into schools to educate the children and also clear our coasts of plastic which can then be recycled.”

Butterflies counting on help Battered by climate change and habitat loss, butterfly numbers in general are diminishing. But some species are doing better than others and the Dorset-based charity Butterfly Conservation wants to know more about them all. From now until August 7 you still have time to take part in the Big Butterfly Count.

All you need to do is head over to bigbutterflycount. butterfly-conservation. org and download the free identification app. Then, pick a spot to record butterflies and moths and do just that for a full 15 minutes. Counts can be added via the app, where there’s also a map showing how the data is being used.

Council to up performance on recycling

by Faith Eckersall New Forest District Council has approved a fundamental change to its recycling and rubbish collection service which will involve the introduction of wheelie bins. Currently the only Hampshire council authority without wheelie bins, the New Forest is also one of the worst-performing councils in England for its recycling. From 2024, in line with a new policy from Hampshire County Council, NFDC will be able to collect new materials from the kerbside, including foil, drink cartons, and a wider range of plastics, alongside glass, aerosols, tins and cans, in a wheelie bin. Paper and card will be collected separately in a reusable bag, which will protect the material’s quality. Portfolio holder for environment and coastal services, Steve Davies, said: “We’re aiming to boost our recycling rate from just 34 per cent to at least the national target of 65 per cent by 2035. “There will be an increased focus on communications and education, to ensure residents have resources and information to reduce waste, recycle more and protect the environment.” He said the council’s research showed that the new service may not be suitable for some properties and that the council would survey them to identify which properties needed an alternative service. The council will also offer support through its assisted collections service, to help residents who cannot move their containers on collection day.

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Since lockdown eased in 2021, motorists have been back on the road. This could explain why motoring convictions are on the rise again. Motoring convictions increased by 22% in 2021, hitting 565,000. This is up from 463,000 in 2020. For some of these offences, 31% of offenders had a driving ban. Over half were disqualified for more than a year. But the most common motoring offences still remain the same as 2020, with speed limit and vehicle insurance offences at the top of the offences chart. Having a motoring conviction code on your driving licence could affect you if you drive for a living. It’s likely to put up your car insurance costs too. So why are motoring convictions on the rise? Let’s look at each offence in

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Simon and Claire Warren can’t believe how quickly the first two years of their popular deli have flown by. Launched during the first lockdown in 2020, and one of Wimborne’s smallest retailers, the East Street Deli hit the ground running from day one. Simon, 43, said: “We were serving customers in the oldfashioned way from a table at the front door for the first three months. “That first morning we had a queue down the road, waiting for us to open. “We were blown away and it’s never really stopped since then.” The couple came across what was to become the East Street Deli while Simon was considering his options after spending nearly 17 years in retail. He’d grown up above his parent’s convenience store in Wool and, despite vowing to never work in the sector – ‘the hours, the hard work, you can never escape’ – went on to enjoy a highflying retail career with the wholesaler for Spar in the West Country. But, said Simon: “I had a big team and was doing a lot of driving and spending a lot of time in the boardroom and no time in a shop or with a customer.” And then the opportunity came to start their own

business by acquiring the fixtures and fittings of what was once the Hungry Bird deli in East Street. Simon said: “The day before the first lockdown in March 2020, Georgie Boyd, the owner of the Hungry Bird, sat me down and said: ‘I’m having a baby, I’ve got another business, the lease is up here and something has got to give – I’m going to close the deli’. “I was out of work but reassessing what I wanted to do. I decided it was still retail but it needed to be customer-facing. “This seemed ideal, but there was the small matter of the lockdown. “We thought ‘that’s it, we can’t open a shop’. “But, after thinking it through, we said ‘hang on, people are looking for this type of business more than ever before so why not? “Let’s give it a go, because what’s the worst that could happen?” Simon and Claire, who met while at school in Dorchester and married in the Minster in 2015, massively increased the stock range with particular attention on expanding areas such as

cheeses, meats and wines. They also expanded the ecofriendly range and invested in new tills. The deli is now home to thousands of European, national and local products including 50 cheeses – around half from the UK and the rest from abroad including France, Spain and Italy. All the beers and ciders are from Dorset, with other local products also stocked, but, said Simon: “Just because it’s local doesn’t mean we’ll get it in. “It’s got to be good.” The couple are constantly researching new products with Claire, who is also a freelance PA, taking the lead as well as looking after the books, the marketing and working two days a week in the business. Three months ago the East Street Deli was named as

both the overall winner at the inaugural Wimborne Business Awards and also Independent Business of the Year. Simon said: “Winning the Independent Business Award in any town was going to be a big thing but to win it in this town, where there are so many great independent businesses, was just amazing.” Claire, 42, added: “We’re working all the time but it’s exciting because there’s so much more we can grow and develop. “We’d like to do more collaborations with other businesses and, eventually, possibly look at a second site but we’d never leave Wimborne. “This is our flagship site even though we get a lot of people coming in and saying ‘open one here, open one there’.”

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Garden centre doubles its outdoor space Hillier has completed a £2million transformation of its Three Legged Cross garden centre three years after acquiring the site. Visitors can now enjoy bright and spacious shopping areas with a host of new features following the work. They include a covered plant canopy, the largest space of its kind across all 19 Hillier Garden Centres, full of plants

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Hillier says the renovations have been undertaken with sustainability at the core and green innovations include a solar farm on the roof, which has been fully insulated and is set to carbon offset the full operational requirements of the site. Further sustainable initiatives include the installation of new LED lighting and the latest AC technology.

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New chapter for Nurturing by Nature By Andrew Diprose An expanding family business has acquired a new retail site with plans to turn it into a flagship store. Upton-based Nurturing by Nature has taken over the Petstop at Pamphill Dairy, on the outskirts of Wimborne. The raw pet food specialist has bought the business as a going concern from owner Lynsey Shepherd who is moving to Norfolk with her husband, Rowan. Monday July 4 marked the first day of trading under the ownership of Nurturing by Nature and both buyer – and seller – couldn’t be happier. Adam Morris, managing director, said: “It’s probably our biggest store, it’s fantastic. “We’ve known this site since we were children and it’s a

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phenomenal site. “These opportunities come along and you’ve got to grasp them. “We know the site, it’s a great location, the owners of Pamphill Dairy are fantastic, there’s a very loyal clientele and a good demographic. “Our plan is to maintain

the community that Lynsey has built up over the years and then subtly, and over time, use this site to express ourselves.” Lynsey, 49, who originally opened a tack shop 12 years ago before migrating to a pet store on moving to Pamphill in 2017, said Nurturing by

Nature was ‘the perfect fit’. She added: “We had quite a lot of interest when we put the business up for sale. “Anyone could buy it but who’s to say it will be here in six months’ time? “The most important thing to me was that it carried on, so I’m really, really pleased.” Adam added: “I’m hugely excited. “Quite often when you put plans together it’s done with the best of intentions and fate plays a part. “Opportunities like this don’t come about every day, especially for our teams.” The new Nurturing by Nature store is at Pamphill Dairy, Wimborne, BH21 4ED. Opening hours are Monday to Saturday 8am to 5pm and Sunday 10am to 4pm.

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