Stargazing

The annual Wimborne in Bloom Duck Race is returning once again on Saturday, August 28 at 4pm. The ducks will be launched into the River Allen at the bottom of Mill Lane and cross the finishing line in the garden at the back of the Rising Sun in East Street. There are six money prizes to be won with the owner of the first duck home receiving £50.Tickets costing £1 each will be on sale outside the Co-Op Store in Crown Mead and hopefully outside Waitrose on the days before the race. And an advance date for your diaries is Sunday, September 5, when again after a year’s absence the ever popular Open Gardens Day returns. There will be 16 gardens open in and around Wimborne Minster in aid of Wimborne in Bloom. Watch out for details on posters around the town.

Going loco with model rail’s new train

ON TRACK: Mayor Kelly Webb with the new train at Wimborne Model Town

Pictures: TOM SCRASE

A Wimborne locomotive made its first run on the tracks of Wimborne Model Town’s railway layout on Thursday. Members of the miniature railway team have been busy preparing an 00 gauge engine, which has been sponsored by Mayor Kelly Webb, with Wimborne nameplates and the town council’s crest. A spokesman said: “Originally painted malachite green with sunshine stripes, West Country class steam locomotives brought a touch of colour to the post war tracks of the Southern and Somerset and Dorset railways which we have recorded in our local railway history display. “Although regularly passing through Wimborne, the town’s name was never assigned to one of the streamlined engines until now.” The Mayor visited to see the inaugural run of the steamer and also a late 1950s British Rail Class 31 Diesel model bearing her name.

Clear skies key to viewing Milky Way

Night sky events with Bob Mizon MBE of the Wessex Astronomical Society

Light-polluted urban areas aren’t suited to looking up and considering our place in the universe. In August, escape the town’s glow late one cloudless, moonless evening and treat yourself to a view of the Milky Way, our own home galaxy of hundreds of billions of stars spread high across the night sky at this time of year. Our Sun is one of these teeming drifts of stars. It rushes at over 800,000 kilometres an hour around the Galactic Centre. This dense, brighter part of the Milky Way lies to the south from where we live, though we cannot see the supermassive central black hole that lurks in that direction. The starry stream of the Milky Way thins out and fades as it courses above our heads and drops towards the north-east . The dark patches in it are dust clouds, the ashes of ancient dead stars from which everything – including us – is made. Clear skies!

Your future - who decides?

There are times in our lives when we all need to lean on our support networks. Sometimes in the short term but also the long term. Never is that support more important than if we lose the ability to make our own decisions. Who will ensure that our bills are paid, our 昀nances are properly managed or decide where we live if we cannot make those decisions ourselves? Thankfully, help is at hand. You can legally appoint a person, or persons, of your choosing to make decisions for you if you are not able to make them yourself. This is achieved through a legal instrument known as a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA). There are two types of LPA. One deals with 昀nances and property interests and the other deals with health and welfare decisions. Creating LPAs now can save your family a lot of stress and provide you with con昀dence that your affairs will be managed properly by someone you trust. Without them, the Court of Protection may appoint a person not directly connected to you, to make decisions on your behalf if you were to lose mental capacity. Unlike other powers of attorney, LPAs do not cease if you should lose mental capacity. LPAs are not about getting old, they are about preparing for the reality of the unthinkable. If you would like any further information about LPAs, please contact

Sarah Dixon

at Kernon Kelleher Solicitors Tel: 01258 446288

Special o昀er from Kernon Kelleher Solicitors

Spring cleaning for peace of mind

If the last year has taught us nothing else, it has highlighted the importance we all place on our loved ones and the ability to make our own choices. Now that we are on the path to a re-opening of society, you may be re-viewing your priori琀es, concerns and wishes. We were delighted to have welcomed Sarah Dixon to our team in November 2020. Sarah has over 15 years of experience as a Private Client solicitor and has already been of assistance to our clients in rela琀on to their Wills, Las琀ng Powers of A琀orney and estate administra琀on. Sarah is also able to advise in rela琀on to Trusts and Estate Planning, breaking down some of the complex terms into language we all understand. From now un琀l 30th September 2021, we are o昀ering new and exis琀ng clients the chance to prepare either or both types of Las琀ng Powers of A琀orney, and we will include for FREE a straigh琀orward Will*. Please contact us to arrange an appointment with Sarah to take advantage of this o昀er. *If your instruc琀ons require a more complex Will structure, we will only charge you for the Will costs over and above the straigh琀orward Will cost. Oces at 3 Greyhound Square, Blandford Forum and 7 Barnack Walk, Blandford Forum Tel: 01258 446288 | Fax: 0208 6090360 | info@kernonkelleher.co.uk | www.kernonkelleher.co.uk