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8 New Stour & Avon, July 29, 2022
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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.
More than 200 items, including paintings, ceramics and cards willbe on show and there will be a raffle with prizes of original artworks by professional artists Maxine Marsh, Sarah Humby and Suzette Knight, plus a £50 Hobbycraft voucher. Sally Rowland Ringwood Art Society
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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!
