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Friday, October 8, 2021

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What’s inside this week Arts & Entertainments Antiques & Collectables Business Farming & Environment Food & Drink Health & Wellbeing Home & Gardens Letters Local Services Motoring MPs’ Round-Up Pets Property Puzzles Recruitment Sport Stargazing

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New Stour & Avon, October 8, 2021 3 Staff at Boots at the Quarterjack Health Centre in Wimborne are celebrating raising muchneeded funds to help with cancer care after successfully taking part in Macmillan’s Jurassic Coast Mighty Hike.

Karen James and her colleagues all finished the challenge and were delighted at how much they raised.

She says: “We completed the 26 miles in twelve and a half hours, with a lot of sweat, tears and blisters along the way and we have raised an amazing £3,112!”

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Calling occupants for planetary workshop Look after the planet, it’s the only one we’ve got!

With only 12 spaces, you’ll have to book early for a place on the Wimborne Green Children’s Festival workshop on October 23 from 11-12pm.

The half-term event aims to encourage children aged five to 11 to discuss what they love about their planet and look at how they can help others to love it too.

Artist Megan Dunford, will help kids create recycled

planet decorations, featuring personal messages of inspiration, that will be displayed at the museum and can be taken home afterwards.

Call 01202 886116 or pop in to the museum for details.

West Parley is looking for three new parish councillors to join its current group.

The parish council is hoping that with the Pandemic changing people’s perspective and worklife, more people may have the time to get involved in this important aspect of their local community.

A spokesman said: “If you have some spare time and are interested in helping the parish council represent the views of the local residents and enhance the community, get in touch.

“We would particularly welcome people with skills in finance, building work appraisals and developing social activities.”

People can have an informal chat about the positions and what the work entails by speaking to other parish councillors or the parish clerk.

For info, visit: westparleypc.gov.uk.

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Tournament’s positive take A football tournament and event for Positive About Downs Syndrome is taking place at Wimborne Football Club on Sunday October 24.

Running from 12pm-3pm the event will include a bouncy castle, entertainment, icecreams, face-painting and a raffle with prizes including a meal for two at the popular Rising Sun pub in Wimborne.

Repair to cafe

Wimborne Repair Cafe is back!

The Mr and Ms Fixits will be at Wimborne Methodist Church in King Street on Saturday, October 16, from noon until 2pm to fix broken items.

The service is free but donations are welcome. The cafe repairers can look at bikes, electrical items, clothing and more.

Harvest supper

Who bears wins... youngsters

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By Lorraine Gibson

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More than 200 happy youngsters enjoyed free admission to a special

Wimborne Bear Day at Wimborne’s one-tenth scale charity model town.

Digital Champs at your service

By Faith Eckersall newsdesk@blackmorevale.net

Dorset is hoping to end Cranborne Village is holding digital difficulties with the its Harvest Supper on Friday, re-launch of its volunteer digital champions service.

October 29, from 7.00pm at The scheme exists to help the village hall. anyone who finds navigating The evening promises the online world a problem delicious, hot, home-cooked but it had to cancel its facefood, a bar, Call My Bluff to-face sessions because of with Morgan Antwell and a covid. music raffle.

Now the champions are back Tickets are adults £5, and will be available at 13 children £3, available from centres across Dorset – from the WVS Bookshop and Ferndown in the east to Cranborne Stores.

Gillingham in the north.

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Council deputy leader Peter Wharf, said: “Our volunteer digital champions did an amazing job helping people throughout the pandemic via the Digital Hotline. It’s is a fantastic service but you cannot beat face to face help and showing people in person how to get around their technical problems.”

The digital advice service at libraries and community centres is already proving a hit with residents.

Dawn Devenish says she can now take more advantage of all her iPad has to offer, thanks to the help she received from champion, Ian Hudson, at Ferndown Library.

“I’ve had my iPad for three years and I could do the basic things such as searching the Internet, send emails and take photos – but I wanted to know what else I could do, in particular connecting it up with other devices like my phone,” she said.

“Ian was not only knowledgeable he was also

patient and good at judging how best to communicate with my digitally illiterate mind. I was delighted with the help he gave me.”

Ian said: “We can help people like Dawn who already have a good basic understanding of digital but we can also help people from scratch – no problem is too big or too small.”

Residents who want to get to grips with technology can find volunteer digital champions at the following locations: Ferndown Library (every Wednesday 9.30am to 12.15am and first and third Tuesday 2.30- to 4pm) Verwood Library (every Friday 10.30am to 2.30pm) Wimborne Library (starting from 12 October on the second and fourth Tuesday 10.30am to 12.45pm) Sessions must be booked by contacting the library/ community centre or by calling the Digital Hotline on 01305 221048 (Monday to Fridays, 10am to noon).

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enjoy fun hunt at model town

Humanists meeting

Dorset humanists are holding a meeting tomorrow, Saturday, at 2.00pm.

The subject is Charles Bradlaugh MP and it will be held at the Moordown Community Centre, 21 Coronation Ave, Bournemouth.

All are welcome. Entry is free and a donation of £2.00-£3.00 is appreciated.

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Jumble for church In the event, supported

by Wimborne Town Council, children got to take part in a bear hunt quiz that took them on a trail around the miniature buildings.

They were also enthralled by the Tales of Wimborne Bears,

presented by Marilyn Barber and her friendly furry assistant, Sooty.

As a grand finale, the Dorset Youth Marching Band led the visitors, many with their own teddies in tow, in a rousing march around the model town and buildings.

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A Jumble Sale to raise much-needed funds for Woodlands Methodist Church is being held tomorrow (October 9) from 9.30am, at Verwood Memorial Hall.

Entry fee is 20p.

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You’ll need shedloads for this hut!

By Lorraine Gibson

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We’ve become used to stories about beach huts at Mudeford selling for up to £375,000, however there’s a new kid on the block that makes those prices seem like pocket money when it comes to astronomical asking prices.

No 180 – one of a handful of the best-located beach huts on Mudeford Sand Spit – is up for sale at an eyewatering £575,000.

That’s double the cost of an average house in England and more than the average price of fully-detached homes sold in Dorset last year, which was a tad more than £515,000.

There have been outcries about the price with some people calling it a disgrace and citing homelessness, a lack of affordable housing and difficulties faced by Christchurch residents to get a toe, let alone foot, on the local housing ladder as reasons for their ire.

Admittedly, it is a beautiful thing to behold; like an

SHED HEAVEN: The £575,000 beach hut at Mudeford

interior-designer’s doll’s house, it’s all sun-kissed pastel paint shades and cute, nautical theming, with an ingenious use of space – that’s important, considering it only measures 16 by 13 feet!

Then there’s the location. It really is the Holy Grail of beach accommodation, with an elevated position on the famous golden sands that allows dual views of the lagoon with its teeming wildlife on one side and an unbroken seascape, wonderful whatever the weather, on the other.

And unlike your average hut with micro stove, perched on a worktop barely wide

enough to accommodate it, water lugged from a tap along the promenade and no room to swing a cat, this one has got it all.

Solar panels, always handy on a roof that sees more sunshine a year than most of the country, power lights and a fully-fitted kitchen with an integrated fridge-freezer; it sleeps six people with a couple of teeny but functional bedrooms in the roof and room for a couple more people on the ground floor.

And the icing on the cake is that it has not one, but two outside decks to ensure those wonderful views don’t go to waste.

Pictures: LORRAINE GIBSON

But there are other huts at Mudeford with these kinds of benefits too, so why the unprecedented price tag for this one?

Apparently, it’s largely down to market forces driven by the effects of the coronavirus, which has created a huge surge in demand for staycation properties.

This, combined with spare money (for some) from cancelled and un-booked holidays abroad burning a hole in peoples’ swim shorts, means that the estate agent believes there is someone out there willing to, ahem, shellout more than half a million pounds for a wooden shed.

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Special meeting to discuss market project

By Nicci Brown

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A special meeting of North Dorset’s Eastern Planning committee on Wednesday, October 13, at 3.00pm will be reconsidering the application for the redevelopment of Wimborne Market.

Comments closed on September 30 on the resubmitted scheme for a continuing care community of nearly 100 apartments, chalet bungalows and bungalows with communal facilities and nine open market homes, whose refusal by Dorset Council in July was almost immediately followed by an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate by the applicants, MCarthy & Stone, which is due to be considered at a public inquiry in November.

Local residents have renewed their concerns over the access and a proposed pedestrian link between Station Terrace and Grenville Road, and Wimborne Town Council have asked for more renewable energy provision, improved footways to the town centre and an assurance that the homes will be occupied by existing town residents to free up much needed family homes.

The application was originally refused on grounds including the failure to make provision for a policy compliant level of affordable housing and to mitigate the impact of the development on the integrity of the Dorset Heathlands.

The agent was advised that both could be overcome by the submission of a completed legal agreement securing the required contributions, and that the only other ground for refusal could be overcome by the submission of satisfactory information regarding surface water management from the development.

Representations received by the planning authority included 33 objections,

chiefly on highway safety, to the scale of the development and its impact on the neighbourhood, and 13 letters of support for what was seen as an improvement to the area, providing needed housing for the elderly.

Wimborne Town Council and Colehill Parish Council raised a number of concerns, including insufficient parking and green space, and the contemporary design being out of keeping with the character of the area.

But initial objections from Dorset Council Urban Design, Dorset Council Landscape Design and the Conservation Officer were withdrawn following the submission of amended plans reducing the bulk of the main building and height of the north wing and proposing additional tree planting.

In a letter resubmitting the application, Gian Bendinelli, Principal Planning Associate with agents the Planning Bureau, has argued that affordable housing provision is not required for the class 2 development proposed, of residential accommodation and care to people in need of care, quoting a number of cases, including some in Dorset, where this has been accepted.

He says in order to expedite matters, a financial contribution has been offered with the intention of continuing discussions on the

SPACE: McCarthy & Stone’s vision for Wimborne Market

viability of the project.

Mr Bendinelli says: “It is hoped that a without prejudice agreement can be reached.

“However, if a satisfactory agreement cannot be reached, then the appeal provides an avenue to reach a conclusion.

“Even if agreement is

reached, as policy exempts developments falling within Class C2, McCarthy and Stone may well wish to test the Council’s case at appeal given the preponderance of cases such as this determined at appeal to be within Class C2, and indeed the Council’s approvals referred to.”

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All are welcome at our centenary parade Invitation by ladies’ choir The Royal British Legion Dorset will commemorate its Centenary with a County Parade in Bournemouth on Saturday, October 16.

The parade, featuring two bands and the members and standards from RBL branches across the county will be joined by the LordLieutenant of Dorset, the chairmen and leaders of Dorset and BCP Councils, local Dorset MPs, representatives of all the armed services, Cadet Corps and Dorset Youth organisations, ex-services associations and the civilian services.

The parade will leave the Pier Precinct at 1.30pm and march via the Lower and Central Gardens to the War Memorial, where wreaths will be laid before walking to the Commemoration Service at St. Peter’s Church starting at 2.45pm, during which a new Dorset County Standard will be dedicated.

All are welcome to join this once-in-a-hundred-yearevent!

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Come & perform at our parade Save the Children is holding a parade on Saturday, December 11.

If anyone is interested in performing in Wimborne Square on the morning of the Parade please contact: frankiewhitford@gmail.com

Verwood’s ladies’ choir The Fayrewood Singers are very happy to be back rehearsing again after 18 months of silence due to Covid.

New members are very welcome to join us on a Tuesday afternoon at the Verwood Hub, from 2pm3.30pm.

We sing all sorts of music, in two or three parts, sometimes more, and we aim to perform two concerts a year.

We can also provide miniconcerts for clubs and associations that require some entertainment at meetings.

No auditions are necessary, you just need to want to sing!

Any questions, please ring me, Linda, on 01202 280491.

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£1,270 raised by swing fans Audiences at ‘Jazz at the Allendale’, the series of charity concerts organised

by Wimborne Rotary Club, showed their appreciation of the live performances by donating a generous £1,270.

Swing Unlimited Big Band held the crowds spellbound with a wide-ranging programme of music and vocals, including traditional classics and, topically, James Bond themes and this was reflected in the contributions to Rotary charities.

Organiser, Rotarian Darryl Reach, said, “We were delighted to return to the Allendale with this concert.

“We’re planning to return next year and will be releasing details of our next concert as soon as they are finalised.”

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New Stour & Avon, October 8, 2021 9 REUNITED: Left, Andrew Jones, deputy head until 2001, Paul Nation, former headteacher, Malcolm Chisholm, former headteacher and Ron Jenkinson, headteacher 2013 onwards.

Right, from left, John Spatchet, former teacher and chairman of governors, pupil, Bishop Karen Gorham, Ron Jenkinson and Rev Suzanne Pattle, two more pupils behind

Golden celebrations for school St Michael’s Middle School in Colehill near Wimborne had two special days of celebration to mark its 50th birthday.

On the first, Karen Gorham, Bishop of Sherborne and acting Bishop of Salisbury, and Rev Suzanne Pattle from St Michael’s Church, paid a visit.

The Bishop addressed the whole school who were on the sports field in the shape of a giant ‘50’.

On the second, the three surviving former headmasters were among more than 300 ex-pupils and staff members who attended to reminisce.

They were entertained by the wonderfully-successful St Michael’s Orchestra and Jazz Band under the direction of Night sky events with Bob Mizon MBE of the Wessex Astronomical Society During my career bringing the stars and planets to schools and Scout/Guide groups, I once came upon an enthusiastic young teacher who had made a splendid wall display which she had entitled “The Pole Star, Brightest of Them All”.

I plucked up the courage to tell her that Polaris, which many think must be a bright star as it’s so well known, is only about the 50th brightest star in the night sky and quite a modest point of

Ed Johnston, the school’s music teacher.

Andrew Jones, the deputy head when the school opened in 1971 and who was

representing the first headmaster, the late Martin Neeve, said: “St Michael’s is a special place.

“It is built on Christian

The star in pole position light when you find it.

It’s famous because of its apparently unchanging

position as the other stars slowly rotate anti-clockwise around it.

values that keeps pupils at the heart of what it does and still provides the same excellent service as the Current headmaster Ron Jenkinson said: “The celebration was a powerful reminder of how the core values have lasted through the generations.

“The current students certainly showed that the future is very bright for St Michael’s Middle School’s next 50 years.”

The school is still collecting information from former students and staff and hopes to produce a book detailing how, in all walks of life, ‘people have taken forward the core values of aspiration, belief and creativity’.

Send any information to: smmsfocus50@gmail.com.

How do we find it if it’s not prominent? Now is a good time to look low down in the north to find the celestial signpost.

The saucepan-shaped group of the Plough, in Ursa Major the Great Bear, will reveal the position of that modest star.

Use the Plough’s right-hand stars Merak and Dubhe as pointers and follow them upwards towards that misunderstood directionfinder of ancient times – the Pole Star, whose light has been travelling towards us for 432 years. Clear skies!

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Care home gardens are blooming lovely

By Faith Eckersall

newsdesk@stourandavon.net Fans of The National Garden Scheme don’t usually associate the venues with places such as care homes but thanks to a garden in East Dorset, they may be revising their views.

The Colten Care Brook View home’s garden at West Moors saw hundreds of visitors when it opened as part of the 2021 ‘Yellow Book’ open gardens scheme.

The group’s head gardener, Charles Hubberstey, said: “We’ve had such positive comments from visitors about our beautiful outdoor spaces.

One told me that she never thought a care home would have such a garden and another said it had made her think differently about care homes because of this.”

The open days gave residents’ families and friends, other community contacts and members of the general public the chance to come in and have a look round the gardens and grounds.

Both homes have active gardening clubs, with

COLOURFUL: The gardens at Colton Care’s homes in West Moors and Brockenhurst

residents putting forward ideas for garden design and plants, and helping with hands-on gardening activities.

Brook View resident Rosa Leicester said: “Opening the gardens is a lovely idea because the more people who think and talk about our garden the better.

“It is lovely for people to see how we live here.

“This is my home and I am very proud of both my home and my garden. Things grow overnight and every day the garden looks different and the gardener is just amazing.”

The care group received similar accolades for its

other open garden, at Woodpeckers in Brockenhurst.

Between them, the four open days have raised more than £1,300 for NGS charities including Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie, Hospice UK and community gardening projects supported through the scheme.

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Something for all at green fest

By Faith Eckersall

newsdesk@stourandavon.net

From green investments to clothes swaps to a community theatre event, there is something to help everyone become more environmentally friendly at Wimborne Green Festival this month.

The festival takes place from

Saturday, October 16, to October 23, with plenty of events taking place in and around the town, including apple pressing, children’s crafts as well as a Repair Cafe.

Here’s the Festival’s official programme of events and you can find more details about each one at: wimbornehistoryfestival.org.

uk/wimborne-green-festival/ or on their dedicated Facebook page: WimborneGreenFestival.

Events which need booking are indicated and the organisers ask people to wear a mask at indoor venues as well as bring their own cup to reduce waste.

Booking is essential.

Tickets available: *East Dorset Information Centre ~ Fair Ground shop (cash only) (The Fair Ground shop will be open each day) Saturday, October 16 Wimborne Community Theatre Rivers events* Wimborne Green Festival Opening – Minster Green: 10.30am Eco Fair – Allendale Centre: 10am-4pm Eco on the Green – Minster Green: 10am3pm Apple Pressing – Minster Green: 10am3pm Repair Café – Methodist Church Hall: 12noon-2pm Green Day – Dacombes shop: 9am-5.30pm Sunday, October 17 Handmade Wimborne – Allendale Centre: 10am-4pm Monday, October 18 Ethical Investments, Nathan Start – King’s Head: 7.30pm*~

Tuesday, October 19 Nature on Prescription – Museum of East Dorset: 7.30pm* Wednesday, October 20 Planet Wimborne, Time for Change – Minster Church House: 7.30pm*~ Thursday, October 21 Living with Trees, Robin Walter – Allendale House: 7.30pm*~ Saturday, October 23 Walford Mill craft installation – Walford Mill: 10am-1pm Canford School Arboretum tour – Canford School: 1.30pm*~ Children’s Crafts, Megan Dunford – MED: 11am*~ Super Swishing – British Legion: 1pm~ Green Day – Dacombes shop: 9am-5.30pm

Foodbank’s plea in run-up to Christmas Christmas is 11 weeks away but Wimborne Foodbank is already looking to stock up in the weeks running up to December 25.

The foodbank says its stock levels have been ‘seriously affected’ over the last eight weeks and with furlough payments and the Universal Credit uplift due to finish soon, it fears being ‘really busy’ in the run-up to the festive season.

A spokesman said: “If anyone can afford to buy a couple of extra items off this list with their shopping we would be very grateful.

“We have donation boxes at Waitrose, and the Co-ops in Crown Mead, Walford Mill BP, and Colehill. There are also boxes outside Oakley Village Butchers, Merley, and Furzehill Village Stores and we’re available for donations 10-12 on a Wednesday and 12-4pm on a Friday at Leigh Park community centre.”

The foodbank is currently looking for custard, soup, tinned fruit and longlife milk, loo rolls, biscuits and size 6 nappies.

Online HealthCare meeting open to all Fancy being New ways of delivering local healthcare services developed during the Covid pandemic will be spotlighted at an online meeting this month.

Dorset HealthCare, which provides community-based physical and mental health NHS services across the county, is holding its annual members’ meeting on Wednesday, October 20.

The webinar-style event will reflect on how the Trust has helped to turn the tide against the Covid virus locally by delivering the county’s mass vaccination service.

And it will also look ahead to

future developments, outlining how the Trust is making the most of technology.

Trust chairman Andy Willis, who will host the meeting, said: “The meeting will take stock of how we’ve adapted our services to continue providing the support that so many people depend upon.

“And we’ll also look ahead at our vision for future services.

“The meeting will again take place online, via Microsoft Teams. While we are disappointed not to be meeting local people face to face, we know that this is the right thing to do when there are still

health risks from larger gatherings.”

The event will also include a presentation from chief executive Eugine Yafele and a report on the past year by the Trust’s council of governors.

Anyone can log in, and there will be an opportunity to submit questions too. It will be held on Microsoft Teams from 3.30-5pm, though you don’t need an account to take part.

To attend, just register your interest at dorsethealthcare. nhs.uk/AMM and a meeting link and details of what you need to do will be emailed to you.

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The School Crossing Patrol recruit will receive full training and support with working hours from 8.15am8.50am and from 2.45pm-3.25pm adding up to 8.75 hours a week during term times.

For more details visit: dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/jobsand-careers/jobs-and-careers

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MPs’ round-up The highlight for me of the last week before the ‘Conference Recess’ was the Spartans’ dinner. As one of the 28 Conservative MPs it was a pleasure to celebrate our vote on March 29, 2019.

In the words of an editorial in ‘The Daily Telegraph’ the Spartan Group’s ‘stand against Theresa May’s Brexit deal will certainly go down in history.

They saved the country from a surrender … their persistence turned the tide. It goes to show that if you stand by an idea and that idea is sufficiently logical and just, you can win in the end’.

Having joined the war against European integration soon after my first election to the House of Commons in 1983, it has been a privilege to have played a small part in our nation’s history.

As the influence of the European Union declines, there is a great opportunity for the Council of Europe, which

comprises 47 European countries, to fill the vacuum.

To that end, I attended the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly and was chosen to lead the inquiry into transnational repression as a growing threat to the rule of law and human rights.

The subject has been given added topicality now that a third person is charged with the Salisbury poisonings and the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has found against Russia in the Litvinenko case.

The case concerns the death by poisoning of Aleksandr Litvinenko in the United Kingdom. Mr Litvinenko had worked for the Russian security services before defecting and being granted asylum in the UK. In 2006 he was poisoned with polonium 210 in London and died. Since 2014 there have been more than 600 cases of transnational repression

has already waited for 14 years, having applied in 2007.

Christchurch & East Dorset: Chris Chope reported internationally including assassinations, violence, forced abductions and other reprisals against dissenters abroad.

What can be done by the defenders of democracy to deter such criminal conspiracies? Specifically, how can governments now enforce the judgment of the ECHR? Aleksandr Litvinenko’s widow

t The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill has been under detailed scrutiny in a Standing Committee of which I am the joint chairman.

The Bill generated a lively debate about how to promote freedom of thought and expression in universities without burdensome and counter-productive regulation.

No one, however, could offer an easy solution as to how to prevent academics succumbing to peer-group pressure to suppress their real views by exercising selfcensorship. This is also a growing problem for freethinking politicians.

This takes us back to the Spartans and the importance of ensuring that those whose views may, at any one time, be in a minority are able to express them openly and fearlessly.

City status application could affect villages

By Faith Eckersall

newsdesk@stourandavon.net

You may be living in a village or town, such as Merley, Throop, Bearwood or Burton.

But if BCP council decides to make an application to the Queen, you could find yourself as part of one of Britain’s newest cities!

The council has announced that it’s writing to the mayors of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole to ask them to formally consider whether an application for city status is desirable for their town.

The reason?

The Queen intends to award new city status to areas as part of her Jubilee celebrations in 2022, and councils can bid for the honour via a competitive process.

Whilst the process dictates that BCP Council would technically need to make the application, the status can be awarded either to the full BCP area or to one or more of the towns of Poole, Christchurch and Bournemouth in their own, individual right.

BCP council leader Drew Mellor said: “In many ways, the BCP area is regarded as a single place, for example in terms of harmonising local government service provision or attracting inward investment. However, our strongly held view is that we must at all times respect, protect and celebrate the sovereign status of all three towns so we feel it is correct for the civic leaders of each of these towns to determine whether they wish their area to apply for city status.”

He’s written to the mayors to

ask for the next meetings of their town council or chartered trustees to consider the city status question.

“Depending on the outcome of those decisions, BCP Council will take action or no action accordingly,” he said. “I’m really clear – it should be the Town Council or Chartered Trustees decision, not BCP Council’s.

“It could well be that none of the three towns feel that they

want to apply. Or it could be that one or more decide they would like to put forward a bid. There are no strict criteria that need to be considered, such as the need to have a cathedral.

“However, if we are to apply for city status for all or part of our area, we must do so in the knowledge that we have the support of our civic representatives, since this is an honour from the Queen herself, one that has the potential to benefit our area and the people who live here for generations to come.”

What do New Stour & Avon readers living in the BCP area think? n Is this a great idea? Or is it the thin end of an unwanted wedge?

Email newsdesk@stourandavon.net with your thoughts

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An environmental treasure tucked away in town

by Sarah Wise Wimborne’s fairtrade shop FairGround, tucked away in the Cornmarket, has a long history of supporting farmers, artisans, producers, and communities around the world by selling products which are fairly traded and ethically sourced.

It is really exciting to see the wide range of products now available, and our volunteers enjoy the chance to browse the catalogues and choose beautiful, upcycled, recycled and environmentally responsible products too, while all still carrying the fairtrade guarantee.

Some of our favourite upcycled gifts are rugs made from recycled plastic bottles, jewellery made from offcuts of fabric from the textiles industry, bottle racks made from recycled bicycle chains, and cosy throws and hair bands made from recycled saris.

FairGround is a proud supporter of the Wimborne Green Festival, and environmental sustainability is at the heart of what we do.

Our partnership with Wimborne War on Waste ensures we are in a position to help support our customers,

whether it is a question about the best reusable coffee cup to use, choosing a present for a newborn, an enquiry into the dates for the next Repair Cafe, or simply a chat about the state of the world!

It has been inspiring to be part of the Wimborne business community, and we have much support from the BID, our directors, volunteers and, of course, our wonderful customers. We can all do our bit, no matter how small, and by choosing to buy gifts, food and household items from the shop, our customers are helping to pay farmers and producers fair prices, and Fair Trade provides security in an ever-changing environment.

This increased financial security, combined with standards and incentives for environmental stewardship, makes Fair Trade the best choice for the planet and its inhabitants.

The shop is open from 104pm Monday to Saturday and run entirely by volunteers.

Drop us an email if you have any questions: fairground21@googlemail. com, or phone us on 01202 849898.

We look forward to welcoming you.

COLEHILL

COMMUNITY CAFÉ (formerly Centre Rendezvous) A LUNCHTIME VENUE for the whole community St. Michael’s Church Centre at Junction of Smugglers Lane and Colehill Lane BH21 7AB

OPEN Wednesdays COFFEE AND CAKE FROM 11.00am LUNCHES FROM 12.00 TO 1.30pm

COLEHILL COMMUNITY CAFÉ ...good food & good company!

Come and try our delicious menu and make new friends

EVERYONE WELCOME

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Can you solve these brain chains entirely in your head? Start with the bold value on the left of a chain, then follow the arrows and apply each operation in turn. Write the result in the box.

Place 1 to 9 once each into every row, column and bold-lined 3×3 box.

No digit may be repeated in any dashed-line cage, and each dashed-line cage must result in the given value when the stated operation is applied between all of the digits in that cage.

For subtraction and division operations, start with the highest number in the cage and then subtract or divide by the other numbers in that cage.

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Across 1 Wordy work over BSE (7) 5 Second instant for criticism (5) 9 One advocating complete overhaul in a roundabout way? (13) 10 Like a standard book about expert in drink (8) 11 A largely authentic region (4) 12 Policeman losing time for fellow that’s not working (9) 16 Loathe new fences at that time (4) 17 Criminal declines to be officially approved (8) 19 Bug on Cuba I spread around place close to shore? A major contagion (7,6) 21 Thick piece in front of cafeteria taken by attractive man (5) 22 Young hare always in rental property (7) 2

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Stunning way to remember loved ones

By Lorraine Gibson

newsdesk@stourandavon.net

Everyone is invited to be part of a spectacular, candle-lit tribute being staged by Lewis Manning Hospice to celebrate and remember loved ones.

Candles on the Lake, a stunning – and free – floating-light display promises to be both uplifting and touching as friends and families light memorial candles to the sound of local musicians and choirs preforming in the background.

Hospice area fundraiser Vicki Gray believes it will become an annual event.

“We envisage ‘Candles on the Lake’ to be a significant event in the local community calendar to take place every year in the autumn.”

“Tell your friends, neighbours, colleagues, and family to come along,” she adds.

You can make an online donation for a candle(s) before the event or buy them on the night and a personal dedication can be added to them.

Vicky explains what the evening will entail.

“It will be a memorable and meaningful celebration, with a beautiful display of lights that represents all of the incredible people in our community.

“It will start,” she says, “with a reflective walk around the boating lake, followed by music from local choirs and a short reading.

Lewis-Manning volunteers will then float the candles onto the lake for the magical display of lights.”

Donations will be used to fund the charity’s

Bereavement and Family Support and other vital services that give essential support to patients and their families, from diagnosis of a life-limiting condition, through to end of life and bereavement.

It’s hoped that people will embrace the opportunity to help.

“We are asking people to make a suggested donation of £5 per candle and people can buy as many as they like!” says Vicky.

“If three people donated this

amount, it could cover the cost of a one-hour telephone call or visit to support to a grieving family.”

Local organisations have lent support, too, with LA Digital Print donating publicity posters and flyers and Hobbycraft providing free tealights for the event.

To add your light to the darkness, gather at The Ark, Poole Park at 6pm on Saturday, October 16.

Find out more at: lewismanning.org.uk/candles-onthe-lake.

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Poppy Appeal back for Legion centenary The Wimborne and District Poppy Appeal launches at 1000 on Saturday, October 30, writes Dave Keig.

After a difficult time during the Pandemic, it is anticipated that this year’s appeal will be as near to normal as possible. This is welcome as the Legion is celebrating its 100th birthday!

The Appeal makes a vital contribution to supporting retired and injured Service personnel and their dependants in almost every aspect of daily life.

This is particularly relevant now, given recent events.

The Appeal committee is determined that the people of Wimborne and surrounding villages are able to make a valuable and meaningful contribution.

Poppy boxes and collecting tins will be distributed throughout the area and some of our volunteers will be making house-to-house calls as usual. In Wimborne itself, over the Remembrance fortnight, gazebos will be located both on the Square and at

Waitrose. Each will have a variety of Poppy-related items available.

Street collections will commence on October 30 when vehicles from the Dorset Military Enthusiasts Trust will be on parade.

A cry from the Town Serjeant, a trumpet call, and

the purchase of the first poppy by the Town Mayor will all add to the event.

We always need volunteers to help with our stalls and collections so if you can offer an hour or so over the Remembrance fortnight, you would be most welcome. There is a sheet on the noticeboard in the RBL clubhouse on West Borough where you can register your interest.

For further information contact us at: keigjoseph@ btinternet.com or by text or call to 07799 466596.

Citizens donate £700 to disaster collection A thought-provoking display of an emergency home on the Minster Green inspired the people of Wimborne to donate £700 to a disaster relief street collection.

With news of a major earthquake in Haiti fresh in the public’s mind, Wimborne Rotary decided it would be timely to hold a weekend street collection in association with Shelterbox, the relief charity that provides temporary accommodation to people in desperate situations.

A typical Shelterbox shelter provided a focus for fundraising and, being a

Rotary International Project Partner, Shelterbox helps the Rotarians to act in direct response to ravaged communities

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around the world.

The £700 will provide 10 families in disaster-affected locations with Shelter kits packed with tools and heavy-duty materials to help them repair their homes and begin to recover from cataclysmic events.

Wimborne Rotary President, Jan Baseley said: “We are so grateful for the generosity of the people of Wimborne. The amount collected has enabled us to make a positive contribution to the valuable work undertaken all over the world by Shelterbox when disaster strikes.”

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Taking steps to preserve town heritage

By Faith Eckersall

newsdesk@stourandavon.net

They are one of the little glories of Blandford.

But, unless you keep a sharp eye out, you could easily miss them.

Now these very special paving slabs are part of a £300,000 scheme to revamp the historic town’s walkways.

The town’s new pavements are urgently needed because the original limestone slabs have become so worn, slippery and defaced in parts with road surfacing material that they helped land Blandford on Historic England’s Heritage At Risk register.

Now Dorset Council is restoring the footways to their former glory in a project which will see 1,800sq metres of original limestone pavement replaced with textured concrete slabs.

The original limestone will be sold off but seven special slabs are being retained to be re-laid.

They were placed in the town as part of a Millennium project by the Blandford Poetry Group and their lyric contribution will continue to brighten the streets in the same position as before, or very near it.

PAVING THE WAY: Some of the Blandford paving slabs

The poetical slabs’ inscriptions reference the town’s history, as well as the beauty of words themselves.

‘Stranger, Stop and gaze.

This is our home.

Acknowledge what is past, Welcome what is to come’ is one. And: ‘Words can be slippery, Watch your step’ is another.

A third references the Great Fire of Blandford and those who restored the town to its former glory with the instructional: ‘Recipe for regeneration, take one careless tallow chandler and two ingenious Bastards’.

Another plays on words: ‘Here is the Stour with its meandering ways. Is hardly bland and barely fordable’.

‘A stone is a stone, Until it talks’ could almost be referencing another of the

slabs, this time inscribed with the Victoria Cross which commemorates the sacrifice of the town’s young holder of the greatest honour, Private Jack Counter, The Kings (Liverpool Regiment), April 16, 1918.

Private Counter miraculously evaded heavy German machine gun fire to run messages on the Western Front – five brave volunteers died before him – and lived to collect his VC from King George V, before later moving to Jersey.

His stone and the others are due to be re-laid over the next few weeks of the project which has been split into short sections, of two weeks work, with two gangs working on site simultaneously to minimise

disruption to pedestrians, said Dorset Council.

As part of the works, the crossing at the bottom of Church Lane is being altered to improve visibility for pedestrians.

The council said its highways team had worked with conservation officers and Blandford Town Council to select the new slabs to ensure a good match for the original stone – with advice and guidance taken from Historic England during the process.

Lead Member for Highways, Cherry Brooks, said: “We’ve been working hard on this project behind the scenes for quite some time to design a scheme which is fitting for the historic heart of Blandford as well as providing value for money.”

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by Faith Eckersall Drivers face being unable to access their own property during working hours whilst Fordingbridge’s new roadworks take place, it has been revealed.

In an official notice of works, Hampshire County Council admitted that its bid to make parts of Salisbury Street more resilient to the effects of extreme weather and heavy traffic could result in people being unable to drive in and out of their own property.

“Should you need to make an essential journey, please contact a member of the workforce in advance and they will be able to advise if they can accommodate your request,” said a spokesman.

Pedestrian access will be available at all times.

Fordingbridge is facing travel upheaval during the scheme because, unlike many similar projects, the road section between Pembridge House and Bridge Road will be shut 24/7.

The works were due to start on Monday, September 20, and

Fordingbridge folk facing access woes are expected to last up to 10 weeks. During this time the road will be closed 24 hours a day, with working hours on site running approximately 7.30am to 6pm.

The closure is part of Operation Resilience, HCC’s programme to make its roads more resilient to the effects of extreme weather and heavy traffic.

The council said the scheme will be split into three phases: Phase One: Footway improvement works on the eastern side, between Pembridge House and Green Lane. Access to Green Lane

St Ives House Care Team Leader shaves head to raise £700 for Macmillan cancer charity St Ives House Care Team Leader, Jose, has taken part in ‘brave the shave’ for Macmillan cancer charity, to raise much neededfunds and drive awareness of Macmillan cancer, which provides care to patients and their families facing a life-limiting illness.

After growing his hair for an impressive nine months, Jose took the plunge with a smile on his face, raising a massive £700 for the charity which is very close to his heart.

St Ives House care home, near Ringwood, is an exquisite country house care home accommodating 60 bedrooms and is one of Care South’s care homes, a not-forpro昀t charity, and a leading provider of residential and home care across the South of England.

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will be maintained from the Bridge Road end.

Phase Two: Drainage improvement works, between Riverside Place and house No 19, including footway works across the entrance to Riverside Place. Access to Green Lane will be maintained from the Salisbury Road end.

Phase Three: Footway and drainage improvement works, between Green Lane and house No 12. Access to Green Lane will be maintained from the Salisbury Road end.

The closures will also affect Morebus’s route X3. The company said it could not use

Horton Road, Ashley Heath, BH24 2EE

stops at the Recreation Ground, Main Post Office (in both directions), and Service Station stop on the X3 because of the road closure.

“The nearest stop will be Alexandra Road so please ensure you stand on the Northbound (Salisbury) stop in both directions,” said a spokesman.

HCC is also warning that it may occasionally have to pause the works at very short notice, based on the weather forecast.

“We will alwaystry to provide up-to-date information wherever we can, but sometimes these last-minute decisions can be difficult to relay to the travelling public,” a spokesman said.

“When we can, any significant changes to the schedule will be made clear on the yellow signs located at the works limits.”

It has also asked that no vehicles are parked on the road and said any which are may be removed.

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Free advice for lower-income families

By Faith Eckersall

newsdesk@stourandavon.net

With furlough ending, Government threats to axe the Universal Credit uplift and potential winter fuel price hikes, people on lower incomes are facing a triple whammy this autumn.

Now the East Dorset and Ringwood Christians Against Poverty Debt Centre based at the Bus Stop Club Charity and Hope Church wants to remind worried people that they can turn to them for trusted advice.

The centre has been delivering free debt help to people across the area for more than seven years and throughout the pandemic and debt centre manager Pam Ansell, believes they’ll be needed even more as cutbacks begin to bite.

“Sadly, we’ve seen all too often that people are struggling to find enough money to cover essentials like rent and heating and then not having enough money left for food or to pay back arrears,” she says.

“It’s a juggling act which is impossible to manage

without help. The furlough scheme has helped plug the gap for many people but not everyone will be able to get back the same hours and income.”

She said that more than half of people in debt wait over a year before seeking help.

“We urge people who are struggling with debt to seek help as early as possible,” she said.

The charity is also concerned about fuel poverty and is highlighting the issue during Warm Homes Week, which runs from September 27-30.

Pam said there are several schemes which can help people save money and stay warm this winter and the

CAP client Peter says: “The letters were piling on the anxiety. It wasn’t good.

When you’ve got that pressure on you, it makes you feel very depressed.

“You don’t want anybody to find out, so you try and keep everything to yourself.

“I was paying to settle my

debts with gas and electricity – it was an accumulation of debt over time.

“Now the debt is paid off it makes life easier. I don’t have to pay those costs as I’m not in debt anymore.

“Working with CAP has made a big difference to my life now.”

charity also lists of measures people could take: l Check whether you are on the most appropriate tariff for your gas and electricity and if necessary, shop around. l Ensure that your meter readings are accurate. l Investigate whether your home needs insulation. Find local sources for warmer homes such as boiler grants and free loft insulation on simpleenergyadvice.org.uk moneysavingexpert.com/utili ties/free-cavity-loftinsulation or moneysavingexpert.com/fam ily/grant-grabbing l Turn the thermostat down by just two degrees from 20°C to 18°C. This will make a big difference. If you

can afford to, make sure you have your boiler serviced. If you still feel cold, wrap up in a jumper or blanket before turning the thermostat up. l Spend less time in the shower by setting a timer.

This could save a family of four as much as £100 a year. l Use cold water for handwashing. It’s the soap that kills the bacteria. l Unplug your microwave.

A microwave uses energy to power its clock 24/7.. l Move from traditional light bulbs to CFL or LED bulbs.They are 90 per cent more efficient and last 50 times longer. l If you’re worried about debts, contact CAP on 0800 328 0006 as soon as possible.

Food bank parcels soar from 400 to14,000

by Faith Eckersall The shocking news that in its first decade, Christchurch Food Bank+ has gone from handing out 400 to 14,000 parcels a year was revealed at a Rotary Club meeting.

Rotarians gathered at the Kings Arms Hotel to receive an update from Tracy Blick, Manager of Christchurch Food Bank+, on the work of her organisation.

The Food Bank was set up in 2011 by the Christchurch Fellowship of Churches to meet a ‘very real need’.

“In its first year it gave out some 400 food parcels, a number which has grown steadily each year, to reach some 14,000 food parcels in

HONOUR: Marianne Abley presents the special award to Tracy Blick

2020,” she said.

Tracy explained that the food bank’s aim was not only to meet an immediate need but to

help people become selfsufficient over a period. She said the organisation has expanded from just providing food, and now can offer key items of furniture to families in need. It also offers cookery workshops teaches families how to cook and to feed themselves economically, as well as support for school holiday activities and meals.

She told Rotarians it was always a joy to help families move from being clients to living independently, with some even becoming donors in recognition of the help they have received.

She also described how the food bank had worked with homeless people during the

covid crisis and thanked the Rotary Club for its ‘strong and consistent support’.

“They have made collections each year to replenish stocks after Christmas, and financial support when lockdowns made it hard to collect food directly,” she said.

President Marianne Abley then announced that Tracy had so impressed Rotarians that the club wished to award her an exceptional Rotary honour the Paul Harris Fellowship, which is occasionally awarded to Rotarians who have provided exceptional service.

Very exceptionally, it can be awarded to non-Rotarians who have made a real difference to the community.

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Society offers chance to learn about a legend Picture: NEIL HUTCHINSON www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk

By Lorraine Gibson

newsdesk@stourandavon.net

An unexpected discovery that has resulted in an exciting project to build a De Havilland Mosquito will be the subject of the Ferndown Model Society’s next meeting on October 28.

Original template drawings for the much-loved aircraft were discovered completely by chance in a little-used Airbus Industries storeroom and the society was lucky enough to be given them.

The long-awaited public meeting will be doubly fascinating for, along with a presentation entitled Peoples Mosquito, that looks at the subsequent construction of the craft that will eventually take to the sky, there will be a talk from Flight Lieutenant Des Curtis DFC, a former Mosquito crew member, who worked with Barnes Wallis on his bouncing bomb project and was decorated for his part in attacking a German U-Boat in the Second World War. More remarkable still, in later life, Des actually met the very U-Boat Captain

HERO: Flight Lieutenant Des Curtis in 1944

whose boat he sank and will be revealing how that encounter went!

The event is open to all,

though advanced booking is essential due to number restrictions.

Entry is by donation on the

door and money goes to Operation Crossbow to help fund the build of the plane – known affectionately as the ‘wooden wonder’ as it was built of wood in furniture factories – and which will be the only flying example in the UK. It’s hoped it will be the star of a future Bournemouth Air Festival.

Des will be signing copies of his book and there’s a draw for a signed photo of a Mosquito.

Start: 19:30 hrs, Barrington Theatre, Ferndown. Book seats via email: mossytalk@outlook.com And visit peoplesmosquito.org.uk and ferndownmodelsocietyrbl. co.uk for more information.

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By Susie Carver, consulting hypnotist with Sea Change Hypnotherapy in Wimborne Have you ever had that experience where you meet someone for the first time and you just ‘click’? There’s an instant connection, you ‘get’ each other and it feels like you’re talking the same language.

Well, that’s probably because you are!

We all store information and interpret the world around us by representing it in different ways in our minds. These representational systems correspond to our senses, and fall into the categories of visual (sight), auditory (hearing), kinaesthetic (feelings or touch), olfactory (smell) and gustatory (taste).

We all use a mixture of these, but very often we unconsciously have one, or maybe two which take the lead.

A visual person tends to represent the world in terms of

Do you see, hear, feel, taste what I mean? pictures, shapes or colours and often needs to see something or write it down in order to retain information. Someone who is auditory might recall information or memories in terms of sounds, while a person with a strong kinaesthetic sense might be more aware of feelings, emotions or physical touch.

We can also relate to our worlds through the senses of taste or smell, but these tend to be less prominent in our internal worlds.

Our preferred representational system is often revealed in the language or ‘predicates’ we use. Next time you’re chatting with a friend or family member listen carefully to the words they use. A visual person might use phrases such as ‘I see what you mean,’ or ‘that looks good’.

Someone who is auditory might say ‘it rings a bell’ or ‘we’re on the same wavelength’ while someone who is more kinaesthetic could refer to a ‘gut feeling’ or ‘having a weight on their mind.’

It’s also easy to identify your own internal system – think about a particular memory or a forthcoming event and notice how you represent it to yourself – does it involve pictures, sounds or perhaps it evokes an emotion or feeling?

Understanding this concept can be really helpful to us in improving our interpersonal communications, especially when it comes to people we have to converse with on a regular basis, such as our boss or colleagues. People like people who are like them, so if you have ever encountered

someone that you find it really tricky to connect with, you may want to subtly adjust your use of language to match theirs.

Give it a go, and you’ll find that it becomes much easier to build rapport; the other person will instantly feel understood.

If you are a visual person, and use predominantly visual language in a conversation with someone who relates to the world in a more auditory way, you may find it harder to build a connection; you could lose their attention or even begin to annoy them as they become frustrated at not being understood.

I have a feeling that with practise, you will grasp exactly what I am talking about and will be able to gain a much better handle on how to improve your own one-to-one communications.

And I wonder if, by reading these last two paragraphs, you are now in touch enough to spot what my own internal representation system is ...?

Set some boundaries and love yourself Have you ever agreed to meet up with a friend, colleague or family member and regretted it? At the time, it seemed like a good idea but the closer the appointment came the more you didn’t want to go through with it. Or maybe you’ve sat across the table from someone and thought ‘I really don’t want to be here.’ Or perhaps your heart sinks when someone messages or calls.

I suspect that sometimes we’re just not in the mood for being social, but I’m not sure we can use this excuse every time. Perhaps we should carry out a stock take on each of our relationships and decide how they really make us feel?

Have you ever dug a little deeper within yourself to find out exactly why you feel as you do? Have you ever stopped and really noticed

your energy levels, mood and feelings when you’ve spent time with someone? Perhaps we are expending energy on people through a feeling of obligation, making it feel more like a chore than a pleasure. Are your relationships balanced or do you find you’re always doing the giving or left feeling drained? How do you feel before, during and after you’ve been with these people? How do they influence you, your attitude and emotions? Is it positive or negative?

I suspect that some of the relationships in our lives may need some work. It might just need a small change to improve the interaction and it may well be worth the effort.

But you may also realise that some relationships are just no longer working or have a

negative effect on you. If this is the case, you may need to look to let these people go or lessen the amount of time you spend with them. Perhaps we ought to focus on those relationships that enlighten, enrich and positively influence us, for surely if we surround ourselves with positivity and joy we will feel happier, enjoy our relationships more and feel more confident in ourselves.

For me, this is all about setting and managing boundaries and choosing not to compromise ourselves for others. Without boundaries we can feel depleted, taken advantage of, taken for granted or even intruded upon. Healthy boundaries are a necessary component for feeling empowered to connect with ourselves, our emotions and needs. With boundaries

we give ourselves permission to say NO, to not take everything on, to feel safe and relaxed. It can also ensure that the relationships we choose to have are mutually respectful and allow us to establish how we want others to treat and behave around us.

“Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others.”

Brene Brown

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Will you still love me tomorrow?

Don’t sacrifice what you want the most for what you want now. Understanding the difference between pleasure and happiness in our lives is important. It’s not unusual to be conflicted by the temptation of extra dessert or one more glass of wine, but it’s often difficult to reconcile this with the idea that having a trimmer figure and making healthier choices, more often, might make us a happier and more content person.

The idea that we might be capable of practising some self-control, (ideally effortlessly of course), is very appealing. Happiness is what we strive for. The good news is happiness is a choice and you can of course have a healthy life with some pleasurable indulgences too.

Life would be a lot poorer without them. While pleasure is fun and very valuable, it can also be a distraction from our bigger purpose and goals.

Why is it so difficult to balance the two? As humans we’re hardwired for shortterm survival and pleasure is, well, just so tempting isn’t it?

We can start with some selfawareness and ask ourselves to identify what we’re getting.

(There is always an upside, a short-term benefit). Naming it and being a bit mindful of that benefit can be helpful. This awareness can allow us to take a step back or pause and ask ourselves if this is what

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This might give me pleasure, but does it align with my selfimage and my higher goals?

Does the pleasure principle override my longer term objective of achievement and happiness on this occasion?

If it does, great – go ahead and make sure you enjoy yourself! You’re a grown-up, you’ve made a decision, so enjoy it and don’t feel guilty.

However, try also giving yourself some extra time to build some self-awareness. I like to hum silently, in my head, the line from the Carole King song, ‘Will you still love me tomorrow?’ when she sings: ‘Is this a lasting treasure…. or just a moment’s pleasure?’ Giving yourself that extra moment to revisit your decisions can be helpful.

Pleasure brings quick

gratification, it’s sensory and quite short lived. Happiness is more long term, deep rooted and provides contentment and satisfaction. Pleasure is a sought out sensation; happiness is a choice – being optimistic as to how we view the world and our lives.

Pleasure is instinctive; happiness is more considered. This isn’t a new idea, Aristotle pondered on the meaning and the difference of both, so we’re in good company.

Last issue I mentioned marshmallows; you might have heard of the Stanford University Marshmallow test on delayed gratification. This was a study from the 1970s where it was explained to young children that they could eat a marshmallow now or, if they waited for longer (15 minutes), they’d receive more than one marshmallow treat.

The child was then left alone in the room with a marshmallow and they’d watch and see if they ate the

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The children were then tracked over years and the researchers looked at life outcomes and those who’d taken on board the idea of delayed gratification were supposed to have had better outcomes across a range of education and life goals.

Of course, finding something that gives us both pleasure and happiness would be the golden goose laying a golden egg. One benefit of exercising is that it releases feel-good hormones. The other benefit is improving your chances of increased good health throughout your life – pleasure and happiness together! I may be biased about exercise, but this double benefit is what we should be on the hunt for! Although there is a difference between pleasure and happiness and we do need both in our lives, just don’t confuse them as they’re quite different.

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Queen of the cakes...

Sadie Smith

Sadie Smith is an award winning cake designer and baker from Cake by Sadie Smith, Wimborne ‘Old School’ Cake Take a trip down memory lane with my old school cake served on its own or with warm custard.

School dinners conjure up all sorts of lovely memories from turkey dinosaurs and chips, fishfingers, turkey twizzlers, meat pie with lumpy mash potato. There were smiley faces, rice pudding and jam, semolina pudding, pink custard, tinned fruit with dream topping and– every – child’s favourite Old School Cake with sprinkles.

Thankfully, school dinners have improved so much since I was at school and offer more than the array of beige food which I had at school, but ‘old school’ cake will remain a favourite with children and adults alike.

Ingredients: 285g margarine 285g caster Sugar

5 free range eggs 285g self-raising flour 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 285g icing sugar Water Sprinkles Method: Preheat the oven to 170C Line a rectangular tin with baking paper Beat the margarine and caster sugar together until

pale and fluffy Gradually add the eggs, one at a time, beating well between each one Gently fold in the flour until fully incorporated Stir in the vanilla extract Bake for approximately 30 minutes but ovens vary.

To test, press your fingertip very gently into the top of the sponge, if it bounces back it is cooked,

if it leaves an indent leave to bake for a few more minutes Allow to cool.

To make the icing add water a little at a time to the icing sugar, until it is spreadable but not too runny Spread over the top of the cake and finish with sprinkles Once set, cut into squares.

Scary yummy-mummy chocolate lollies

By Lorraine Gibson Frightfully busy this half-term?

Here’s a simple and fun Hallowe’en recipe for yummymummy chocolate lollies that require no trick and are a cute treat for kids!

Makes 12, but you can do as many as your little monsters can eat!

Ingredients: 12 Vienna biscuits (shop bought, or make your own in minutes using plain flour, butter, icing sugar and vanilla essence and a 15 min bake in a medium oven) 2 bars of plain or milk cooking chocolate and 1 bar of white

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Food & Drink

Cooking...

with Martha Legg

Quick Supper Pasta When I first moved in with my husband, we tried out lots of different recipes on each other.

I have to say that Martin is a very good cook, unlike my previous husband who barely knew how to boil a kettle of water!

Martin always laughs, as I used to make my ex-husband sandwiches every day before I went to work if he was home.

I also always put his coffee filter machine on.

I could tell how many cups of coffee he had, as he never used the same teaspoon twice and used to leave them lined up on the draining board!!

The day I left him for good, I had cooked his dinner and then washed up before I walked out the door!!

He was very much a meat and two veg kind of guy and didn’t like pasta apart from spaghetti bolognaise.

His mother served it the first time I went there for a meal and it was very difficult to answer questions and look composed, when you are

keep the oil with them if possible Cream cheese, about ½ a tub, more or less depending on taste, (you can use light cream cheese, if you want to feel healthy!!)

Oil for frying

eating spaghetti!!

This quick pasta supper is one of Martin’s meals that he taught me to cook.

The main reason I have taken over making it, is that Martin lacks patience and never gets the bacon crispy enough!

I can’t abide flabby bacon, so I always make it very crispy.

Its so easy to put this meal together and only takes as long to make as the Tagliatelle takes to cook. It’s filling and relatively good for you, especially if you use

low fat cream cheese.

I often eat food cold, so if you cook too much, put it in your lunch box!!

Ingredients: Lardons or bacon, cooked until they are very crispy (about 4 rashers of bacon) Tagliatelle – I use 7 ‘nests’ for two of us.

1 onion, finely chopped Handful of mushrooms chopped 2 or 3 slices of roasted peppers

for Hallowe’en hi-jinx! cooking chocolate A pack of edible googly eyes Equipment: Baking tray or sheet Baking parchment 12 lolly sticks Method: Take (or make) the biscuits and line them up in a row on parchment paper on a board or baking tray.

Melt a few squares of the white chocolate in a bowl.

Place a lolly stick down the middle of each one by ‘gluing’ it on using a small amount of the melted white chocolate. Repeat until all biscuits

have sticks attached. Chill in the fridge for about 10 mins to set.

When set, melt the dark or milk chocolate in a bowl deep enough to dip the entire biscuit (on its stick) in.

When ready, gently dip and place back on the paper and add a pair of googly eyes. When all are done, return to the fridge for about 15 mins to set.

When set, melt the remaining white chocolate and zig-zag it thinly back and forth to create the ‘bandages’, avoiding the eyes where possible.

Pop them back in the fridge to set and you’re done!

Scarily easy, don’t you think?

Method: Heat a frying pan and cook the lardons or chopped bacon, until they are really crispy While they are cooking, place the tagliatelle into boiling water and cook until al dente Add the onion to the frying pan and fry until soft. Add the mushrooms, and finally add the roasted peppers Hopefully, by now, the tagliatelle should be cooked.

Drain and add to the frying pan. I usually turn the heat off at this point. Add the cream cheese and stir it into the tagliatelle mix, making sure that the pasta is well covered.

Then serve.

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Producers getting a Taste for awards Several Stour & Avon area producers are celebrating triumphs in this year’s Great Taste Awards.

Winners were announced on September 21 and out of the 5,383 products worldwide to receive a Great Taste One, Two or Three-star accolade in the world’s foremost food and drink honours scheme, 497 are based in the South West.

Woodlands Dairy in Higher Shaftesbury Rd, Blandford, won two stars for its Melbury Cheese – a semihard organic variety made from yoghurt with milk from the organic sheep farm.

Dorchester-based Capreolus Fine Foods won a coveted Three-star award with their Venison and Pork Chorizo, a medium heat Dorset chorizo,

handmade with wild venison, free-range pork and Spanish purple garlic.

Coombe Farm Organics also bagged three stars for their leg of lamb on the bone, produced from grass-fed organic Lleyn sheep in Crewkerne.

And the Book and Bucket Cheese Company, based at Manor Farm, Cranborne, won a trio of stars for their lovingly-crafted cheeses, including a Ricotta Salata made with sheep’s milk.

The recipe featured is by B&B’s cheese-maker, Peter Morgan.

For Peter and his team, these awards were a happy ending after a difficult year and a half.

“We are thrilled to win three more Great Taste awards this

Potter Pasta...

year, to add to our five from last year,” he says.

“These past 18 months have been incredibly tough but we have used that time to almost double our range of cheeses, helping out local farmers who had excess milk due to lockdowns and working with local chefs to create bespoke cheeses.”

He added, “It has been amazing to see some of those new cheeses begin to win awards and to see that hard work pay off.”

Other winners included Harry Street Meats of Stable Lodge, Sixpenny Handley, awarded a star for its freerange bronze Christmas Turkey, a 26-weeks-old, hand-plucked bird, hung for 10 day minimum and Meggy Moo’s Dairy, Park Farm,

by Peter Morgan of Book and Bucket Cheese Co.

This dish takes just 15 minutes and is simple but delicious. You can also add some Pratchett or Hardy’s just before serving.

Ingredients (Serves two) 200g Book and Bucket Potter 4 rashers streaky bacon 1 clove of garlic, chopped Handful of button mushrooms, sliced 5 spring onions, sliced 1 tbsp butter a little oil Linguine (or any pasta) Method Cook your pasta in salted water following packet instructions until done and when draining, reserve some of the pasta water.

Pop the drained pasta back into its cooking pot.

Whilst the pasta is cooking, fry off the streaky bacon in a pan with a little oil so that

Shroton, awarded a star for its Meggy Moo’s Unhomogenised Whole Milk.

The awards follow 86 days of socially-distanced and exacting judging where, regardless of branding or packaging, products were assessed on a level playing field, according to texture, appearance, composition and, of course, taste.

Now the successful Dorset producers can display the distinctive Great Taste blackand-gold logo as a stamp of excellence on their awardwinning products and the Three-star winners will be judged again on October 17 to find the regional Golden Fork Trophy winners and the Great Taste Supreme Champion 2021.

POTTER PASTA Picture: HEATHER BROWN

the bacon is crisp. Keep it on a plate for later.

In the same bacony pan, in that lovely bacon fat, add the butter and the mushrooms. Once frying and the mushrooms beginning to change colour, add the garlic and spring onions.

Season well with pepper and salt if needed (although

the bacon will have already added saltiness).

Once the mushrooms have turned a lovely, golden brown, cut up the crispy bacon and add to the pan and then add in the Potter and stir in so that it melts.

Keep this mixture on a low heat until the pasta is ready.

Put the pot with the pasta back onto a gentle heat and

add in a little of the pasta water followed by the cheesy Potter sauce and mix well until the pasta is glossy with sauce. You can add more pasta water if you need to until you get the desired sauce consistency.

Serve and enjoy! n Shop for ingredients at thebookandbucketcheese company.co.uk

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Gardening...

...with botanist Dr Dave Aplin

DAMP DELIGHTS: Yellow flag seeds, left, and Ragged Robin

Pictures: DAVE APLIN

Pond plants for a perfect perspective In my last column I discussed the virtues of making a garden pond to enhance wildlife and our own mental wellbeing, if you missed it, you can find it online at stouravonmagazine. co.uk/issues/latest-issue/.

This article focuses on the kinds of pond plants that could be chosen.

Since the aim is to encourage wildlife, I will focus on native species; the elegance of some of these may really surprise.

Pond plants can be divided into different habitats, those that live in the water and keep it oxygenated and those that enjoy the boggy margins of the pond and don’t mind their roots being constantly wet.

Oxygenators are vital to any pond; they remove carbon dioxide during the day and release oxygen.

An oxygenated pond allows a whole host of life to flourish in water that does not noticeably smell. When oxygen becomes

depleted there is a change-ofguard at the microbial level and these new organisms give off the kind of smells you wouldn’t want in your garden.

My choice of oxygenators are the native hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum) and water crowfoot (Ranunculus aquatilis). Water crowfoot lives entirely underwater except in June when slender stems emerge from below the waterline holding up white, buttercup flowers to pollinators.

Hornworts, on the other hand stay underwater even when flowering with their pollen dispersing in water. Canadian pondweed (Elodea canadensis) is perhaps the best know oxygenator, but it is a thug, producing lots of growth and quickly reproducing from stem fragments. It is against the law to transfer it to a natural site because it can block waterways, so best avoided.

Native water lilies (Nuphar lutea or N. alba) are too vigorous for small to mediumsized ponds and need water to a metre deep. The bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata) is a good alternative. It takes its name from the resemblance of its leaves to beans, but this is where similarities end. The leaves emerge from underwater stems and poke above the water’s surface, but its most spectacular feature are its exotic-looking spring flowers. These are white with feathery margins to the petals.

Like its name suggests, bogbeans need boggy soil up to a depth of 60cm.

There are a host of native plants that can colonise the margins of your pool with one ‘foot’ in the water. These include the yellow flag (Iris pseudacorus) with attractive yellow flowers and architectural seed pods with tightly packed disc-like seeds.

Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) reaches 120cm in summer and produce spires of pink-purple flowers before disappearing below ground in winter. Kingcups (Caltha palustris), also known as marsh-marigold are likely the first of the native pond plants to bloom in March and April producing buttercup-like flowers the size of a 50p piece.

One of my favourite plants, Ragged Robin (Lychnis floscuculi), enjoys the moist ground surrounding my pond and happily self-seeds in damp places. A member of the carnation family, its pink petals have raggedy margins between May and August.

Predominantly planting native plants in pods is a superb way of welcoming wildlife, but more than this, it provides opportunity to view a spectacular array of plants that you may otherwise seldom encounter.

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Hello petal! The Best Begonia is back The third annual ‘Best Begonia in the Benett Bar’ saw strong support from regulars of the Benett Arms, Semley, with lots of entries on show for judge Clare Gosling of the Thorngrove Garden Centre to assess.

Class 1, ‘with lovely, big full plants and good flowers’, was won by ‘dark horse’, Hugh Burt of West Hatch while former winner, Jason Stopps of Semley, romped away with the Freestyle Class, thanks to his impressive arrangement of healthy plants and amazing blooms.

Last year’s winner, Sue Malden of Shaftesbury, received a ‘highly commended’ for her entry of ‘nice big plants, full of

flowers in an attractive planter’.

Landlady Sam Hatcher flanked by the winners and their shields,pictured above enjoying the autumn sunshine, thanked all the competitors for their support of the pub and the entertainment provided by the months of ‘banter’ generated by the competition.

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Home & Garden Jo Green is a former allotmenteer, forager, amateur herbalist, pickler and jam maker who squeezed her allotment greenery into her tiny garden When I announced that we had hops in our garden my husband looked hopeful.

I have no doubt visions of a plentiful supply of home brew settled in his mind’s eye, but only for a second as I had to chase those images away with the reality of hop bags and hop tea!

Hop bags are often used similarly to lavendar bags as the scent of hops is thought to aid sleep and relaxation.

A sachet of hops in the beer lover’s sock drawer was my inner debate – would he like that or would it be a cruel heart-stopper?

I decided instead to make some bags as presents for female friends.

It doesn’t matter to me that my stitching lacks finesse – the personal touch makes up for that in spades.

I also made some hop tea.

First I dried the hop heads

which you can see on the bine merrily snaking up our huge fig tree, in the photo.

You can dry the hop heads by leaving them in a dry dark place for a few days or in the oven at the lowest heat for an hour or outside on a sunny dry day in a pillow case blowing on the line.

Then just steep the dry hops (two or three heads) in boiling water and leave to stew for a few mins then strain into a cup.

A bit of research on the internet and anyone can see they seem to be a bit of a super food (if rather bitter ) but erring on the safe side hops should not be taken by pregnant women or children.

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Horticulture meets history for meeting

by Joanna Lewis Wimborne Horticultural Society’s September meeting took the form of a tour around the beautiful garden of the Museum of East Dorset, led by our Chairman David Morgan, also a Trustee of the Museum.

The medieval ‘burgage plot’ originally consisted of a narrow-fronted house on a long strip of land on which there would probably have been animals and vegetables.

You could almost imagine the noise and smell in such a relatively small space, thankfully quite unlike today’s ‘green oasis’.

The Tudor house we see today replaced the medieval property and, in 1872, the Coles family moved in and

gave us the current garden layout.

Points of interest included the forge used for the tinning of copper jugs etc; an oak door from the old Workhouse; a stained-glass window from the Crown Hotel and the Gunpowder Store last used for making

gun cartridges when there used to be an ironmongers front of house.

The lower part of the garden has a small vegetable plot and orchard including strawberry (yes there is such a thing), walnut and a 100year-old medlar, the fruit of which used to be used to

flavour jellies and desserts.

Past the raised Roman herb garden is a small shelter decorated with Roman tiles, tesserae and the Dorset Ooser.

To learn more, why not pop into the museum where you can also attend workshops and talks (museumofeast dorset.co.uk).

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Marvellous motorbikes at Charterhouse A superb selection of classic and vintage motorcycles will be sold by Charterhouse at the Haynes International Motor Museum on Thursday, October 14, at noon.

“There is a great choice with bikes in all shapes, sizes and conditions” commented George Beale.

“What everyone enjoys about our auctions is the huge diversity of machines on offer and with estimates from £100 to £35,000 there is certainly something for every bike collector or enthusiast.”

Included in the auction are projects, racers and show bikes.

From a deceased estate in Devon, an old barn yielded a collection of Velocette motorcycles and a large number of spare engines, frames and parts.

Dating from the 1940s to the 1960s, all are being sold without reserve with collection estimated to sell for £10,000-£20,000.

Also from a deceased estate, but in Leicester, there is a Vincent Rapide Series C. From long-term ownership, the owner rode the bike all over the country.

Affectionately known as Sir Costalot, due to the money he lavished upon it, this is

estimated at £25,000-£30,000.

Also from the Midlands are two racers. There is a 1953 Matchless G45 racing motorcycle estimated at £30,000-£35,000 and a 1998 Ducati 916 Infostrada Carl Fogarty Race Replica at £17,000-£19,000.

However, perhaps the most unusual motorcycle in the auction is a 1981 Honda CB110N. It was bought by a young man without his parent’s approval.

When it was delivered, his father told him in no uncertain terms he would not ride it.

It was therefore wheeled into a shed with zero miles where it remained until recently. Forty years later and still showing zero miles, and with its original tax disc, which expired in 1984, this timewarp Honda is being sold without reserve.

Viewing for this classic and vintage motorcycle auction is on Wednesda, October 13, at Haynes, Sparkford, Somerset BA22 7LH, or you can download the catalogue and watch the auction live on www.charterhouse-auction. com Charterhouse is now accepting further entries for the next auctions of silver, jewellery and watches on November 4,

wine, port and whisky on Friday, November 5, and coins, medals, stamps and collectors’ items in December.

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Farming & Environment

A Day at the Farm...

Columnist Tiffany Fleming is a volunteer at High Mead Farm in Longham, Ferndown High Mead Farm is a working farm run to promote the benefits of engaging with animals, soil, and nature.

They ‘create purposeful roles for our co-farmers, young people and adults alike, to help bring about a sense of well-being and self-worth that many have never experienced before’.

The high from the High Mead Harvest Fayre has inevitably resulted in a bit of a post-party downer. The fun has been had but there are still jobs to be done. The rhythm of the farm has returned to a slower, less exhilarating pace.

We are all thankful that the event was such a success.

Much like harvest itself, the ability to maintain the farm through the quieter months relies heavily on the amount gathered in during autumn.

With fewer Co-Farmers and visitors in wintertime, shorter days and an increase in the amount of animal feed required, the outgoings, like the workload, escalate.

Lockdown limited the farm’s usual fundraising efforts, so we are extremely mindful that the winter months are likely to prove challenging and a little lean.

STAYING POWER: The team at High Mead Farm are getting ready for the winter

Farm Fact We Plough the Fields and Scatter, a hymn commonly associated with harvest festival, was written

by Matthias Claudius in German, and published in 1782. It was translated into English by Jane Montgomery Campbell in 1861. It transpires that during September I was unable to plant anything at the farm without it playing on a continuous loop in my head!

Whilst I have not yet experienced a winter at High Mead, it is already clear to me that the staying power of the farm’s staff and hardcore volunteers will be essential to its success. The more we can squirrel away in terms of goodwill and hard cash to see us through the winter months, the better.

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With regards to produce, we still have tonnes of tomatoes, and good pickings of peppers and chillies. The pumpkins are ripening and the leeks are just coming into their own. My job for the day was planting carrots – “carrots?” I hear you cry… well, yes!

The beauty of the poly tunnel is that we can defy the usual laws of nature and extend the growing season, giving us a wider spread of seasonal veg. We don’t claim to be able to rival the supermarkets in terms of variety but as our produce is picked and placed within our farm shop within just a few minutes, we certainly don’t have any delivery issues to

worry about! I cannot imagine how tough it is for those farmers who have not enjoyed the best of harvests, to then be struck by supply or transport issues, or worse still, both.

Farming can be a lottery and although we can improve our hand by working hard and conscientiously, there are many outside influences and factors that are beyond our control. Perhaps that element of gamble is also its appeal, the knowledge that putting our faith into doing something really well, will give us the best chance to beat the odds and reap the rewards. Fingers crossed! n highmeadfarm.org.uk

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Arts & Entertainment

Centre markets for Christmas A monthly art and craft market takes place at the EcoHub Dolphin Centre, Poole from 10am to 3pm.

There are demonstrations and workshops between 11am and noon.

The next markets are on Wednesdays, October 13 and November 17.

You will be able to learn how to make and decorate a gift box or a Christmas robin.

Contact Jan on 01792 3347261 for details.

More stall holders always welcome.

Sing together Get together at the Allendale Centre, Wimborne, on Tuesdays from 11.20am to 12.20pm to sing well-known songs and have fun.

Cost is £6 each session.

Call 07984 828642 for more information.

After a long absence due to the Pandemic, Avon Valley Concerts has published details of its varied classical music programme:

Avon Valley concert season announced

Friday 15th October Busch Trio (piano trio) Trinity Centre Ringwood, BH24 1DH Programme: Schubert and Shostakovich Friday 26th November Anna Pyne, flute and Eluned Piece, harp (Principal players in the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra) United Reformed Church Fordingbridge, SP6 1AB Programme: tbd Friday 28th January Craig Ogden, guitar Trinity Centre Ringwood, BH24 1DH Programme: Villa-Lobos, Bach, Britten, Scarlatti, Coste, Reinhardt, Albeniz, Sor

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Friday 25th February, 2022 Alexandra Vaduva, piano United Reformed Church Fordingbridge, SP6 1AB Programme: Scarlatti, Schubert, Enescu, Bartok, Beethoven Friday 25th March, 2022

Castalian String Quartet and Leon McCawley piano Trinity Centre Ringwood, BH24 1DH Programme: Elgar Concert n Further information at: avonvalleyconcerts.com/

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Arts & Entertainment

Enjoy frightful fun and a bonkers time

By Faith Eckersall

newsdesk@stourandavon.net

Get set for a frightfully fun half term this October in Hampshire with Hallowe’en hijinks and ghoulish goingson taking over the museums and galleries operated by Hampshire Cultural Trust.

Nearest port of call for this spooktacularness is Christchurch’s Red House Museum where the museum garden will be transformed into a ghostly woodland for visitors to explore this Hallowe’en.

The event is free but the Hallowe’en Trail – which is running throughout half term week, from Saturday, October 23 to Sunday, October 31 and gets youngsters searching for the ghouls that have invaded the museum – costs £2 per trail sheet.

On Wednesday, October 27

BONKERS AND BOUNCY: A kid’s creation in Christchurch

and Thursday, October 28, from 10am, 11.30am, 1pm and 2.30pm, the Museum is holding a craft session where visitors can make a Bonkers Bouncy Hallowe’en decoration with a character of their choice, to use when decorating their home.

The cost is £4 per make and

must be booked.

It’s suitable for children over five who must be accompanied by an adult.

Also on October 28 at 11am, Tree House Theatre presents Tales For Hallowe’en, an exciting session of dressing up, story-making, music and interactive story-telling

themed around wonderful, traditional tales.

It’s aimed at children aged three to seven who must be accompanied by an adult and costs £4 per person with booking required.

Storytelling will take place in the South Garden and seating mats will be supplied.

Finally, on Sunday, October 31, the museum holds its Hallowe’en family fun night from 5pm to 7pm.

Visitors will enjoy a magic show, enter the fancy dress contest, and play traditional Hallowe’en games.

It costs £40 for a group of five, with all refreshments provided. n More details on the Red House’s Hallowe’en events are available from hampshire culture.org.uk/red-housemuseum-and-gardens.

Have a laugh by crossing swords Philatelists

urged to do stamp duty

SWORD FIESTA: Fun and games longsword-style

Longsword dancing may be a little known-traditional dance style from Yorkshire, but it has been adopted enthusiastically by Southern Star Longsword dancers, pictured, who pride themselves on being the only longsword team in the whole of Dorset (and several other counties as well).

After performing at the recent Swanage Folk

Festival, this relaxed, friendly group are now back practising in Corfe Mullen Library.

They are inviting anyone interested to join them on a Monday evening at 7:30pm.

They welcome all comers and say no experience is necessary.

You can share a laugh, tie yourself in knots with the swords and manage moves

you never thought you were capable of.

There’s the chance to wear a loud waistcoat, keep fit and keep a bit of history alive while having fun.

What more could you wish for?

For more information, contact Judith on 07759 784901 or visit: SouthernStarLongsword. co.uk.

Calling all stamp and postcard collectors – your local club needs you!

Membership of many clubs has dipped over the past 18 months due to Covid and philatelists of all ages are being asked to beef up the membership of the Poole and Bournemouth Stamp and Postcard Club.

Meetings are held on the first and third Thursday of every month at Upton Community Centre.

The club is holding an auction on Thursday, October 21, but says it needs to find new members and committee members by November.

More information from: philatelyinbournemouth. co.uk/

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Arts & Entertainment

Popular craft fair makes welcome return After an unavoidable absence due to Covid regulations the Wimborne Craft Fair makes a welcome return to the Allendale Centre in Wimborne on Saturday, October 23, from 10.00am. until 4.00pm.

The Craft Fair is organised

by Wimborne Rotary and promises an interesting and varied display of locally made arts and crafts which will all be for sale.

Entrance is free of charge to the public who are invited to donate to Rotary charities on leaving.

Within a short time after announcing that the event would be taking place, all available stalls had been

POPULAR: Wimborne Craft Fair

taken by keen crafters and the Fair is now fully booked.

“It is a reflection of how

keen local crafters are to once again display their skills”, says Wimborne Rotary President, Jan

Baseley, “we are confident that the public will find much to interest them and have an enjoyable time”.

Living calendar is one of country’s first

By Faith Eckersall

newsdesk@stourandavon.net

It’s never too late to get ready for Christmas – especially in Christchurch where the town is one of the first in the UK to offer a Living Advent Calendar.

The idea originated in the Swedish capital of Stockholm in 2005 and involves 24 pop-up events, including music, singing, comedy or a performance, taking place from December 1-24.

Organised by Christchurch Rotary Club and supported by the town council and BCP, the event, which had to be postponed from last year, hopes to raise thousands for hard-pressed local charities as well as bring joy to the festive season.

Now the club has revealed more details about how the Christchurch Living Advent Calendar (ClAC) will work

and where some of the popups will take place, including the all-important Christmas Eve one, which will be in Saxon Square and start at 2pm.

The calendar works like this – each evening before December 24, in support of a different charity – a door, window or venue will open in the town and a surprise performance will begin.

Admission to performances is free, and there is no need to pre-book.

Each performance will be in support of a different local charity, which will provide a raffle with worthwhile prizes, as well as a freewill collection for those who wish to donate.

Venues, charities, and sponsors will be preannounced, but the identity of the performers will not – hence the surprise, just as when a child opens a window in a conventional

Advent Calendar, said Rotarian Richard Reader, who is spokesman for the event.

The performances will start at 6.15pm and last for 30 minutes, giving audiences plenty of time to go on for a meal or out for a drink at the pub to complete their festive evening.

Charities benefiting from the Living Advent Calendar include Autism Wessex, the Christchurch Community Partnership, Bournemouth Hospitals charity, Christchurch Food Bank, the Water Lily Project for vulnerable women, Julia’s House, Macmillan Caring Locally and the town’s Scouts, the local RNLI Society and Bournemouth’s Blind Society.

Christchurch Rotary has

organised an eclectic list of venues, from the Druitt Hall, Priory Gardens, the Thomas Tripp, Mad4Dance Studio, Saxon Square and even the Mayor’s Parlour!

However, said Richard, they are looking for more locations.

Full details of venues, charities and sponsors will be available on the CLAC website: christchurchliving adventcalendar.org.uk from mid-November and the identities of all performers will be added daily after their performance.

A printed programme of all details (excluding performers’ identities) will be published in late November.

CLAC’s main sponsor is the Primrose Fund and a growing number of Christchurch businesses and it will be officially launched on October 27 at The King’s Arms.

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Arts & Entertainment

Special day a steamy success

By Lorraine Gibson

Bond at Hub of the matter

Hundreds of people turned out to enjoy the late summer sunshine when Wimborne Model Town relaunched its Mini Steam and Vintage Day. Many visitors enjoyed trailer rides given by ministeam traction engines with a miniature Showman engine and organ adding to the atmosphere.

Complimentary rides were also available around the Wimborne area on a classic yellow 1950 Leyland Titan bus.

With Retro Rita supplying the period vocal entertainment, the crowd

James Bond is coming to Verwood!

Well, not 007 personally but the latest Bond movie, No Time To Die, will be screened at The Hub in Verwood, on Wednesday November 10.

Tickets for the film, which features actor Daniel Craig’s last outing as the fabled spy, are on sale now.

For more information, visit the Facebook page: Verwood Hub

newsdesk@stourandavon.net

ALL ABOARD: The Model Town trams in action and, below, Joseph Brown with engine driver Paul Ritchie

enjoyed a line-up of vintage vehicles and motorbikes in the surrounding grounds while WMT’s own railway team launched their new model tramway.

Greg Hoar, the organiser, said: “It has been a great way to end such a busy

summer period at the Model Town.

“We are very grateful for the support of many heritage transport enthusiasts and to our own volunteers in giving their time to make this such an enjoyable event for our visitors”.

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Monthly Mass now restarted As we gradually move back to a more normal pattern of services at Wimborne St Giles we are pleased to say that the monthly Anglican High Mass has been restarted at the new time of 10am.

This service, which is based on the Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion with music by the 16thcentury English Composer John Merebecke, has been offered since the church was rededicated after the great fire of 1908-1910.

The church was re-modelled then by the High Church architect Sir Ninian Comper to suit the High Mass.

All are most welcome. It is intended to continue having it each first Sunday at 10am.

For further information, contact Martyn Cubitt on 01202 828797.

Sunrise for Christchurch fundraiser ‘Sunrise, sunset’ Raising funds for the new Macmillan A charity concert in aid of the new unit at Macmillan Unit at Christchurch Hospital Christchurch Hospital, four local with musicians, Francesco Iannuzzo (tenor at St Martin’s Church and keyboard), West Moors, Dorset. BH22 0JW Corner of Station and Moorlands Roads Daniela Ievolo, (mezzo soprano and saxophone) Dianne Tompkins, Daniela Ievolo, Francesco Iannuzzo, Dianne Tompkins Christopher Legrand and accompanist John Porter perform items from Porgy and Bess, West Side Story, (soprano) and My Fair Lady, Oklahoma, Showboat, Fiddler on the Roof, plus Adagio (Albinoni) Gabriel’s Oboe, Tico Tico and Christopher many other popular pieces.

Legrand (baritone) TICKETS TI CKETS £6 AVAILABLE AVAILABLE FRO FROM M are performing an BREWE EWER A AND BRE BREWE WER, STA TATION TION ROAD, ROAD, WEST MOORS MOORS,, OR OR RESERVE RESERVE ONLI ONLINE NE AT exciting new concert programme entitled ‘Sunrise, The charity Macmillan Sunset’ at St Martin’s Church, in the centre of West Caring Locally is responsible Moors on Friday, November for raising the £12million needed to replace the present 12, at 7.30pm.

(This is a repeat performance unit and hospice which was built over 45 years ago. as tickets for the Christopher Legrand said: performance on October 30 are now sold out.)

“We are absolutely delighted

to support the wonderful palliative care work and other services offered by the charity and hope that this concert will help to raise funds and awareness of their rebuilding project”.

The varied programme of popular music includes items from Porgy And Bess, West Side Story, Fiddler On The Roof, Oklahoma, My Fair Lady, Showboat, and Don Giovanni as well as Adagio (Albinoni) Magnificat, Tico Tico, Gabriel’s Oboe, Magnificat and many other well-known pieces.

Tickets are £6 and can be obtained from Brewer and Brewer in Station Road, West Moors (opposite St Martin’s) or reserved on-line.

Visit: urc-eastdorset.org.uk. and click on the ‘Concerts’ button.

Check out museum’s craft workshops

The Museum of East Dorset in Wimborne is encouraging everyone to get their craft on and check out their popular workshops.

The museum says its workshops, held in the Hilda Coles Learning Centre, a bright and airy space with views over the museum’s gardens, cater for craftspeople at every level.

There are workshops in silver jewellery, lino cut printmaking, willow Christmas decorations or clay lanterns with award winning artist, Debbie Clarke.

n More information on museumofeastdorset.co.uk/ events or call 01202 886116.

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Arts & Entertainment

Show celebrates ‘return to normality’

By Lorraine Gibson

newsdesk@stourandavon.net

An exhibition of more than 100 paintings, many created in lockdown, being staged by the Broadstone Art Society heralds a return to normality for artists and artlovers alike.

It also represents a muchneeded boost for a local charitable organisation, since the all the art sold will help raise funds for The Mosaic Charity, a Dorset-based group supporting bereaved children.

The varied works, by more than 30 artists, will be on display at The Gallery Upstairs, Upton Country Park and is the society’s first walk-through event in 18 months.

Simon Merry, from Broadstone Art Society says, “The exhibition marks a return to normality after a long period when artists and

WATERY AT WALFORD: ‘Beached’ by David Herrington and, right, ‘Searching For The Music’ by Margarete Tucknott

viewers were limited to online activity.

“We hope that visitors will again enjoy seeing work up close and for real after all this time!”

Subjects and styles range from traditional to

contemporary and you can preview the show, which runs until Tuesday, October 12, at broadstoneartsociety. com.

There will also be a ‘pop-up’ Street Gallery in The Broadway on October 16.

Art & amble at exhibition New and original art will go on show in an un-themed exhibition by members of Poole & East Dorset Art Society (Pedas) in Upton Country Park this month.

The Gallery Upstairs will host works ranging from traditional to abstract, through finely-detailed to strident and colourful.

Admission is free, there is a bar and a small parking charge, and since the venue is situated in 160 acres of lovely parkland, you can combine your gallery visit with a walk through the stunning woodland and shoreline.

The exhibition runs from Friday, October 15 to Monday, November 1 from 10am to 4pm daily.

There is a tearoom and disabled access via lift Visit: thegalleryupstairs.org.uk, or pedas.org.uk

An evening of American music & fun

There’ll be an evening of toe-tapping American music from old-time mountain style through to contemporary, with an American-themed dinner on Friday, October 29, at 7pm at Ringwood’s Greyfriars Community Centre.

The event, with band Hickory Moon, costs £15 per person.

Visit: facebook.com/ Greyfriars ringwood/ WATERCOLOUR: ‘Cone Flower’ by Teresa Senior

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Business

with dorsetbiznews.co.uk

Andrew Diprose is the founder and editor of dorsetbiznews.co.uk, the No.1 business website in the county with more than 27,000 unique users It’s a shining example of how people working together with passion, enthusiasm and commitment can create a community asset.

And this month – October – marks the pinnacle of the resurrected Christchurch RFC when the newly-formed ladies team begin their debut season.

So says David McDonald, President.

He co-founded the former Plessey Christchurch Rugby Club in 1985.

It played its last match 21 years ago before disappearing from view, seemingly for ever.

But Donovan Lynaghan, Chair of Governance for Dorset and Wilts Rugby, was determined to put it back on the map.

After his initial research in November 2018 he started painstakingly rebuilding the club, galvanising a strong team.

One of his earliest decisions was to approach David, a graduate at Plessey in 1985, to seek both his blessing but also active participation.

Last year the renamed Christchurch RFC returned to competitive action in the Dorset and Wilts league.

And now, a year after they began training, the ladies team is to start playing in a development league with their first match – away – at Poole on October 17.

Bryony Solan, who manages the team, said it would be a proud moment.

She said: “We now have over 20 members, many who came

WORKING TOGETHER: From left, Bekki Lancaster, Donovan Lynaghan, Tom Chong, and Bryony Solan

Try hard and you’ll succeed to us via word of mouth or Facebook.

“Women are more interested in getting involved in sport, perhaps due to events like the Olympics. The ages range from 24 to 49 with a wide variety of backgrounds.

“The majority are new to rugby.”

Bryony, whose partner, Lewis Thompson, plays in the first team, said she had resolved never to become involved in a contact sport but was now a committed team member.

“I really enjoy it. We have a great group of ladies,” said Bryony, who is a chartered surveyor and Associate with commercial property firm, Vail Williams.

Christchurch RFC also has a thriving youth and mini section based at The Grange School.

The club now serves more than 90 children from Under 6s through to Under 14s.

Donovan said: “It’s incredible to think that it was only in August last year that the ladies started training and they are now on the verge of entering a

local friendly league.

“The ladies game is growing across the country and there will be more focus than ever on appealing to a wider audience base.

“We’re excited that Christchurch RFC has been able to expand to offer a ladies section and show that the game has much more to offer than just the physical aspect many associate with rugby.

“We’re very fortunate to have Bryony lead the section.

“She is passionate about welcoming new players on board and settling them in, working really hard on getting everyone through to this stage and ready for their first season.

“Tom Chong only joined the club this year but was keen to get into coaching and took over the reins of head coach for the ladies two months ago.

“He hit the ground running and was the obvious choice for taking the ladies forward.

“We are only five months into the set-up, but have seen excellent growth, particularly

in the younger age groups.

“A big thank you there to the school itself and our amazing group of coaches.

“As a club we’re pushing ahead further still by focusing on what the club and its members can do in the local community, partnering with charities and fulfilling our pledge as a community focused sports club.

“Our aim is to grow sustainably and offer rugby to all age groups, male and female, across Christchurch and beyond.”

David, who went on from Plessey to enjoy a successful high-level management career, said: “I am extremely proud at the extent of Christchurch RFC’s achievements in just two years.

“The recent launch of the ladies section is the pinnacle – so far – of our short existence.

“We are an inclusive, family friendly, fun, hard-working and community focused club.

“I believe that these characteristics are key to our success so far.” n christchurchrfc.rfu.club

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Business

Breakfast boosts post-Covid planning

by Piers Williams Catchpole Law merged into Humphries Kirk during the Covid-19 lockdown, so it was appropriate that – at the end of a long 18 months of social isolation – as businesses in Dorset and Wiltshire start to plan ahead for the post-Covid era, Humphries Kirk organised a networking breakfast... outdoors!

Attended by partners and staff from Humphries Kirk’s offices at Cranborne Chase, Dorchester, Poole, Wareham and Crewkerne as well as guests from Salisbury, Taunton, Wimborne, Crewkerne, Thornbury and local MP Simon Hoare, the breakfast, despite the odd shower, allowed rural and agricultural businesses to renew old connections and to

make new ones.

Simon answered questions on immigration, housing and planning, rural regeneration and the plight of the village community.

Cranborne Chase Cider

kindly donated a bottle of cider to each guest and Humphries Kirk sponsored the food.

A collection was made for the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation.

DX delivers the goods... and 20 new jobs A leading provider of delivery solutions has created at least 20 new jobs with the opening of a new depot in Verwood.

DX says that, once fully staffed, the 14,000 sq ft depot on the Ebblake Industrial Estate will have 20 employees and up to 30 subcontractors working out of the site.

The depot will serve the group’s DX Express division, which specialises in secure, next-day parcel delivery.

Its opening will allow for the expansion of DX’s operations in the south west, increasing the group’s

capacity in the region and driving service and productivity improvements.

The Dorset depot takes the total number of sites that DX has either opened or upgraded in 2021 to ten.

DX says investment in the group’s depot network is a key pillar of its growth strategy.

It has already undergone a £10m capital expenditure programme over the past two years.

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Lloyd Dunn, Chief Executive Officer, DX (Group) plc, said: “We are pleased to be opening our new depot in Verwood, continuing the strong progress we have made in expanding our network in 2021.

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presence in the south west, enabling us to increase capacity for the region and enhance our service levels.”

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Merged firms predict ‘exciting future’ A merger of a firm of chartered surveyors and a commercial property consultancy has been hailed as ‘a significant moment’.

Wimborne-based consultancy Willis Commercial has joined forces withSouthampton and Bournemouth-based Primmer Olds B.A.S. Duane Walker, Primmer Olds B.A.S Director, said Dorset was the ideal location due to its evergrowing commercial property sector.

He added: “As a firm we are delighted to be able to welcome Patrick Willis and the wider team to Primmer Olds B.A.S.

MERGER: From left, Patrick Willis with Duane Walker and Bradley Smith of Primmer Olds B.A.S

“We share many values and believe the Dorset region has an exciting future.

“This is a significant moment in our firm’s 34year history.”

Patrick Willis, Director, Willis Commercial, said: “Following the inception of

Willis Commercial in 2010 our aim has always been to support our clients with transactions in the Bournemouth, Wimborne and Christchurch areas.

“We wholeheartedly believe in the Primmer Olds B.A.S ethos of adding value to

clients through commercial property.

“Following this acquisition, I am very proud of the fact that we can now serve our current and future clients with consultancy across all areas of the property lifecycle.”

Primmer Olds B.A.S offers services such as valuation, building surveying, commercial sales and lettings, property management as well as architecture and project management.

Willis Commercial specialises in sales and lettings for commercial properties across a range of sectors through East Dorset.

Law firm launches healthcare service A Wimborne law firm has launched a new healthcare division to boost support for care providers in the rapidly growing sector.

Ellis Jones Solicitors aims to help new and existing clients navigate an increasingly complex maze of compliance and seize new opportunities in the market.

Its healthcare team together has more than 100 years of experience and includes partner and head of business services Neil Cook, who has owned and run his own care home, as well as senior associate solicitor Henrietta Frew, who will take the lead in dealing with any disputes, inquests and CQC-related issues.

Nigel Smith, Ellis Jones managing partner, said: “The health and care sector is growing rapidly to meet the complex needs of our ageing population.

“There’s an increasing requirement for care homes, domiciliary care and assisted

EXPERTS: From left, Neil Cook, Henrietta Frew and William Fox Bregman

living accommodation as well as specialist social and medical care yet the pressure of regulatory compliance continues to grow.

“Specialist commercial legal advice is absolutely vital whether it’s to assist in the purchase of a care business, provide support for regulatory compliance, deal with any disputes, manage an exit or deal with difficulties created by the pandemic.

“Our new Healthcare service brings together highly-skilled experts in their respective fields who have been chosen for their knowledge, experience and passion to provide the greatest support in what can be an incredibly challenging yet rewarding sector.”

As well as Mr Cook and Mrs Frew, the healthcare team also includes head of banking and finance litigation

William Fox Bregman, head of employment/HR services Kate Brooks, partner Chris Pemberton and senior associate solicitor Victoria Riddleston.

Their expertise also covers business services, commercial property transactions, banking and finance, employment, dispute resolution, inquests, trusts for children with learning difficulties and Court of Protection applications.

As well as care providers, they will advise others in the sector including GP practices, dental surgeries, pharmacies, nurseries and rehabilitation specialists.

According to latest ONS statistics, 19 per cent of the UK population is aged 65 and over.

Total healthcare spending stands at an annual £225billion.

Ellis Jones also has offices in Ringwood, Swanage, Bournemouth and Poole as well as London.

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More workers treasure their leisure Some businesses have as many workers as they did pre-Covid but they are working half the hours because they want a better work-life balance.

Berry Recruitment, one of the country’s leading employment companies, said staff got used to having more leisure time while on furlough and during lockdowns.

With the country opening up, these workers want to retain elements of their previous lifestyles, which means many are opting for part-time work.

Employers, who know there is a candidate shortage, are being forced to accept this and many are struggling to make up the lost hours because they can’t find new staff.

Berry Recruitment works from nearly 40 locations across England and Wales –

including a branch in Poole – and said it has noticed the trend across numerous sectors.

The company’s managing director Lee Gamble said: “It is a real problem for businesses who have staff opting for part-time work.

“Many workers got a taste for it during the lockdowns and while on furlough and want to keep their new-found leisure time.

“The pandemic gave people a chance to take stock as they had to slow down and it led to a reappraisal of their working lives.

“Without being forced to work fewer hours this trend would probably not have happened.

“Many of those now choosing to work less have not seen a huge dip in income because of the tax system and any loss is offset by what they have gained.

n Lee Berry

“We are seeing this particularly in the driving, office, catering and hospitality sectors, but it is across the board.

“In terms of demographic it is more pronounced in those aged in their late 40s and 50s, but the trend is observable in all age groups and nationalities.

“People had been working

the same way for 30 years and suddenly were forced to change habits, which they’ve now embraced.

“Businesses are left with a headache because there are not enough workers to make up the lost hours.

“It is making the labour shortage even worse, but is leading to rising wages as the rule of supply and demand kicks in.

“It might be that tax increases or inflation compel people to return to former work habits, but there is no sign of that happening yet.

“We have clients that have the same numbers of staff as they did before the pandemic but half the hours being worked.”

Statistics have shown that there are now one million vacancies in the economy – the highest ever.

There are around 1.5 million people unemployed.

Generation game as opticians relocates Wimborne opticians called on different generations – a 101-year-old customer and its youngest contact lens wearer – to launch its new premises in the town.

Joyce Sargent and nine-yearold Zara Ahmed jointly performed the honours at Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care in The Square.

They were presented with flowers and a gift voucher respectively as a thank-you.

Clair Davies, Branch Manager, said: “We have moved from High Street to our new bigger store which is in a more prominent site and enables us to expand our services.

“We wanted to mark the opening in style and felt Joyce and Zara were the ideal choice to represent the wide range of people we help.”

Joyce, a retired secretary,

SERVICE FOR ALL AGES: Zara Ahmed, Joyce Sargent and Clair Davies

who has had eye tests at the branch since 2006, was delighted.

She said: “I was honoured to take part.

“I felt like a little girl, so excited.”

Town Crier Chris Brown also helped to spread the word.

Scrivens is a family affair for Zara as her parents and two brothers also get their glasses

and contact lenses there.

Zara, a pupil at Allenbourn Middle School, has been wearing contact lenses for six months because they have been linked with slowing the progress of short-sightedness in children.

She said: “It was a nice surprise to be asked to the launch and I enjoyed taking part.

“The staff are really nice.

“I go there regularly so I have got to know them.”

Scrivens has moved to the former Barclays Bank which closed two years ago and is using its vault as a hearing room.

New services include an OCT machine to provide scans to aid earlier diagnosis of eye health conditions including glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration.

The scans will be included, at no extra charge, as part of regular sight tests at the branch.

There is also a new and updated range of frames, including the latest designer names.

Family business Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care was established in 1938 and has 173 branches.

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Rugby lunch scores a stunning £36,000 The Diverse Abilities Rugby Lunch, hosted at Hoburne Park in Christchurch and sponsored by Dixon Stewart, raised almost £40,000 for the disability charity on Friday, September 17.

The fundraiser featured guest speakers Gavin Hastings, Scottish former Rugby Union player, and David ‘Flats’ Flatman, former prop for Bath and English Rugby Union player.

The event was compered by Ross Goode.

Gavin Hastings said: “I was delighted to be able to support the Diverse Abilities Rugby Lunch and be part of an outstanding fundraising effort from all who attended.

“I think the atmosphere in the room was one which we have all missed over the last 18 months or so and the energy manifested itself into a real party atmosphere.

Congratulations to all involved.”

With a grand total of £36,443 made on the day, the 10 years of lunches has raised

A GOOD TRY: From left, Mark Powell, Diverse Abilities CEO, Gavin Hastings, David Flatman, and host Ross Goode with a Rugby Union top auction prize Picture: PAUL COLLINS

£268,443 to help provide vital care for children and adults with disabilities in the county.

Fundraisers on the day included a raffle, silent auction, live auction, and a game of the popular Knife, Fork and Spoon quiz.

David Fuller, IT consultant at Avaloq UK, attended the event and commented: “The Rugby Lunch was a great chance to talk rugby, enjoy some great food and wine,

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and raise money for Diverse Abilities.

“I took my two sons Richard and Jack along to get the younger generation involved.

“Gavin Hastings and David Flatman were both excellent speakers and in conversation.

“I hope that we can see them again soon.

“Everyone involved in organising and running this event did a great job.

“We were reminded of the great work that is done by

with retired Dorset rights of way officer Chris Slade

CHALBURY Chalbury is a small hilltop village with distant views in all directions.

Park near the historic church, which is usually open and worth a visit.

You don’t see many box pews nowadays.

The people are friendly: On one visit I saw a farmer spud picking in a field with a footpath crossing it.

I mentioned to him that, back in my school holidays (well over half a century ago), I used to earn £4 a week spud picking.

He instantly offered me a

25% increase! I turned him down as it wouldn’t cover the cost of fuel and it’s too far to cycle.

Walk north-west through the village then down the road for a mile, crossing a road, to Didlington Farm, which is on the Hardy Way. Turn left and head south south-west for five furlongs

Diverse Abilities in the community and how important these events are to raise funds.

“We will be there again next year and I recommend it to all rugby fans.”

Guests enjoyed a threecourse meal, provided by Hoburne Park, which was followed by a presentation

by Hastings and a Questionand-Answer session with David Flatman.

Guests were also able to purchase signed copies of Hastings’ new book ‘Legacy of The Lions’.

Karen Hay, events manager at Diverse Abilities, added: “We’re so pleased everyone had such a fantastic time – there was a real buzz in the room, and we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who made it possible for us to smash through our £250,000 target.”

Visit diverseabilities.org.uk/events for details about the charity’s upcoming events.

until you meet a road that will take you north-east for a short distance to join a footpath on your right heading east north east for five furlongs uphill across fields, going past Glebe Farm to meet the road near a bend on top of the hill.

Turn right and head back to near your car, then go left

and head north down a bridleway past Chalbury Farm to a meeting of ways and turn right, taking a footpath heading south east for three furlongs to another cross paths where you turn right and head, once again, uphill and back to the village.

To complete your exploration, it’s worth continuing through the village down the road south east for half a mile to Chalbury Common a settlement on the parish boundary more populated than the village itself but it’s all uphill back to where you left your car. The total distance for this walk is

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How to give your cat a tablet Getting your cat to do something unwillingly is a challenge few owners look forward to and giving your cat a tablet is unfortunately one of those!

Knowing how to approach this in the best way will minimise stress to both you and your cat.

It’s helpful to have everything you need before-hand, so you aren’t fumbling around once you have your cat in your grasp.

Here’s a step by step guide: Gentle but safe restraint of your cat is important. It’s always helpful if there are two of you – one to gently restrain your cat and the other to administer the tablet.

Restraining your cat Place your cat on a non-slip surface – either a table or the floor.

Allow your cat to sit upright, facing away from you.

Place both hands to the side of your cat above their elbows, gently restraining them so they cannot get away.

Restraining your cat using a towel This is particularly useful if you are doing this on your own.

Lay down a medium-sized, soft towel on a flat surface.

Place your cat on top, facing away from you.

Gently wrap one corner of the towel around your cat, then the other. Make sure the towel fits snuggly around your cat’s neck. It’s important to ensure they cannot get their front legs out of the opening – this is how they will escape.

Giving the tablet

You need to be quick, but calm to prevent your cat from becoming stressed. Always be prepared before-hand and whenever possible, have someone to help.

Approach your cat from the side.

Hold the tablet between your thumb and forefinger of one hand.

Place your other hand on your cat’s head and extend your thumb and forefinger to the corners of its mouth Tilt your cat’s head upwards.

Using the middle finger of the hand holding the tablet, pull the lower jaw down and swiftly insert the tablet into the back of the mouth, to the centre of the tongue, as far back as you can see.

Hold your cat’s mouth closed for a few seconds and gently massage the throat to

encourage swallowing.

If necessary, repeat your attempt at getting the pill down, but only as long as your cat is not distressed. If your cat becomes overly upset, leave this task for another day.

Pill poppers These can be helpful and some people prefer using these rather than their hands. In this case, Buster pill-givers with a soft tip are recommended.

The most important thing to remember is, to stay calm and if your cat becomes distressed, stop and try again later.

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Care home canines bid to be top dog

Prize pooches were on parade as a Dorset care home held a charity dog show.

Colten Care’s Brook View in West Moors staged the event as a fun experience for residents and to raise funds to help disabled people in the community.

Staff and residents’ families were invited to bring their pets along to enter classes such as Loveliest Lady, Most Fabulous Fella and Waggiest Tail.

To help with the judging, team members invited dog

lover Patricia Upshall to cast her expert eye over the competitors.

After declaring Maison as winner of the Fabulous Fella category, Patricia, who used to breed Dachshunds and belonged to the Kennel Club, said: “It was a different experience to what I’m used to, but it was great fun. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole afternoon.”

Also among the competitors was Ellie the greyhound, Brook View’s new Pets as Therapy dog.

Brook View’s companionship team leader Sarah Moule said: “Our last community dog show was a couple of years ago and we have been so keen to welcome back such happy, family-friendly events.

“Our residents love dogs.

They really help to bring joy and company to people.”

The show was held in support of The Friends of Dolphin, a charity that provides free boat rides from Poole Harbour for people with disabilities.

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Recruitment OAKWOOD TAXIS require part time drivers Friday nights and Saturday nights.

Also school run drivers. Please ring Andy on 01258 455555

Advertise here: 01963 400186

Millbrook House RESIDENTIAL CA RE HOME

in Child Okeford is recruiting for staff in a variety of positions:

SQUIRES OF SHAFTESBURY Menswear & Schoolwear Retail We are looking for a personable, enthusiastic Assistant-Manager (FullTime) and Sales Assistant (Part-Time) with good people skills to join the small friendly team in our Shaftesbury store.

If interested, please contact Timothy Rumble (Manager) at Squires of Shaftesbury.

Tel: 01747 852455

PART TIME LAUNDRY ASSISTANT 12 hours per week Fridays & Saturday

SELF EMPLOYED HAIRDRESSER

Two days per week, to do residents hair everything from cut & blow dry, perms and sets. Days and times are 昀exible.

Excellent rates of pay and bene昀ts.

Please call us on 01258-860330 for further information or email gini@millbrookhouse.co.uk to request an application form

N B SERVICES Evening cleaner required Gillingham Dorset.

Monday to Friday 6pm to 8pm £9 ph paid monthly includes hols. Contact Nigel 07970 499685

CHEF/COOK WANTED for Small Busy Kafe in Sherborne, making home cooked food and homemade cakes.

Working Full Time or Part Time.

Please Contact Tina 01935 812180 FULL TIME VACANCY for maintenance engineer.

For further details please ring 07974 568109 DOMESTIC HELPERS urgently needed to join a small vibrant team working with holiday cottage changeovers near Milton Abbas.

Variable days/hours available, esp. Mon, Fri & Sats.

01258 880558/07789376588

KEEN’S CHEDDAR require an experienced farm worker for a modern, 300 cow dairy farm near Wincanton. Full time, permanent position in calf rearing, feeding, GFW etc. Good pay and regular time off. Call Nick on 07711691915

GILLINGHAM SCHOOL, DORSET Hardings Lane, Gillingham, Dorset SP8 4QP

Part time labourer required for builders cleans. CSCS card required.

07821639091 or chrischappell@live.co.uk

https://www.gillingham-dorset.co.uk 11-19 Mixed Comprehensive – 1,760 on roll including 370 in the Sixth Form

CARETAKER (FULL-TIME) 37 hours a week Starting salary of £19,698 per annum Required from the beginning of November 2021, a full-time Caretaker to join our busy site team.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, reliable and self-motivated person who would like to provide a key role in maintaining our school site, including grounds maintenance. This role also includes some driving of a school mini bus.

Gillingham is an ambitious and happy school, which offers excellent resources, outstanding facilities and a special ethos amongst students and staff. Closing date 22 October 2021. Please apply on line via the school web-site (https://www.gillingham-dorset. co.uk). We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and will require the disclosure of any criminal convictions. We look forward to receiving an application form from you.

CHARITY SHOP MANAGER FIXED TERM FOR ONE YEAR The Friends of Blandford Hospital Charity are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced retailer with great people skills, who is confident working with our wonderful team of volunteers.

You will be organised, driven and experienced in overseeing the day to day business of our two established shops in Blandford and Sturminster Newton.

A background in charity retailing would be an advantage for this position. Great customer service is essential and you will have the ability to manage a team of volunteers, handle cash and have an understanding of a retail environment.

The post is 35 hours per week over 5 days with a salary of £24,000 and some weekend work will be required.

Please phone The Friends Office on 01258 450095 for a job description/specification or download from our website: www.friendsofblandford.org.uk under the Publications tab, and apply by sending your CV to The Friends Office, Blandford Hospital, Milldown Road, Blandford, Dorset, DT11 7DD.

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Recruitment MATERNITY COVER TEACHER PART TIME 0.55FTE 2.5 days Teaching+PPA We are looking for an inspirational teacher to join our village school for two terms of maternity cover, teaching Reception & a Year 1/2 class from January 2022. Visits to our school are warmly welcomed.

Email:admin@semley.wilts .sch.uk for an application form or to make an appointment to visit.

Please take a look at our website semley.wilts.sch.uk to find out more about our school.

DORSET RURAL MUSIC SCHOOL A well-established independent school based in Blandford, seeks a new director from January 2022.

Duties involve a mixture of administration and teaching students of all ages. Full details can be found on the website www.drms-music.co.uk or by emailing drmsblandford@ gmail.com Applications are invited by 8th October.

DOCTOR’S RECEPTIONIST/ TRAINEE DISPENSER required at Silton Surgery near Gillingham Dorset. The post comprises 26 hours across 4 days, although flexibility is essential to cover staff leave. Excellent people and IT skills are required. However, training will be given. For the job description please contact Jo Handley at Silton Surgery on 01747 840226 or email silton.surgery@nhs.net closing date for applications: 15th October 2021

Assistant Accountant Blackmore is a modern forward looking, technologically advanced, environmental company based in Shaftesbury, providing high quality printing and packaging solutions to a variety of businesses.

We are looking for a person to move quickly to a position where you can support (and eventually sometimes deputise for) the Chief Accountant in ALL aspects of running the small but efficient Accounts Department.

The successful candidate will have: At least 2 years’ experience in accounting, Accounting qualifications significantly underway and An enthusiastic and aspirational attitude A full job description and person specification will be given upon application.

Starting salary will be in line with current experience and qualifications but up to c. £22,000 p.a. rising to £24,000 after a successful 6-month probationary period.

Thereafter it is anticipated it will rise in line with responsibility, contribution, qualification and competency progress.

This is a full-time position, hours 9:00am-5:30pm, Monday-Friday.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.

In the first instance please contact Carol Wright on 01747 856138 or e-mail cwright@blackmore.co.uk

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STOWER PROVOST SCHOOL Lunchtime Supervisor 12.15 - 13.45 daily After School Club Assistant 15.20 - 17.20 Wed, Thurs, Friday Handyperson 3 hrs a week It may be possible to combine these roles.

Closing date 11/09/2021 Apply online dorsetcouncil. gov.uk/jobs Stower Provost School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children.

The successful candidate will be required to have an Enhanced DBS check

ST DENIS LODGE RESIDENTIAL HOME Requires Care Assistants.

One of these to cover maternity leave.

To include alternate weekends.

Also required part time Activity Co-ordinator.

Experience preferred but not necessary.

Please call 01747 854596 info@stdenislodge.co.uk PART-TIME HELP REQUIRED with large garden, Blandford area 01258 830578

Sunrise service and mot centre needs qualified technicians. We require two technicians, mot testers would be an advantage but not essential. Good renumeration package. Large clean workshops with all up to date diagnostics and equipment.

Be part of a great team. All enquiries email sunriseservicecentre@hotmail.co.uk

JOIN OUR TEAM… Amfax is a world class test system solutions provider delivering high quality, high performance automated test equipment to the aerospace & defence industry for over 30 years.

There are currently the following opportunities available to join our growing team: •

IT Engineer: we welcome hearing from individuals who have a strong background in IT infrastructure and are looking for their next challenge in a dynamic, growing company.

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Quality Co-ordinator (and Health & Safety O cer): our ideal candidate will have experience in maintaining and supporting an ISO9001 / AS9100 system but we welcome hearing from competent individuals with o ce experience and excellent organisational skills who are looking to move into a quality and health & safety role.

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Trainee Wire Person: this is an ideal opportunity for an enthusiastic individual who is keen to start their career towards becoming a high-quality, quali昀ed production/ prototype wire person.

•

Cleaner: we’re looking for a part-time cleaner to join our existing team for Friday afternoons or Saturday mornings and 1-2 evenings a week.

Further information on these roles is available on our website www.amfax.co.uk or please email gemma.butters@amfax.co.uk

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Sales and Transport Co-ordinator, Wincanton Hopkins Concrete Ltd is a leading supplier of ready mixed concrete, concrete pumps, aggregates, and muck away services throughout the south west.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Sales and Transport Co-ordinator for our www.hopkinsconcrete.co.uk busy Wincanton sales office.

The role requires good communication skills and an enthusiastic personality suitable for sales. Accurate data input skills are essential and experience of using a “sales to invoice” system is desirable.

The ideal candidate would have experience of the ready mixed concrete or quarry products industry gained from either an office environment or on-site end user background or be from a builder’s merchant.

Key duties include customer order handling, telephone sales and supporting the external sales team with customer quotations.

Consideration will be given to enthusiastic persons without experience providing they have a “can-do” attitude and personality suited to a sales role and be willing to learn the business.

This is a full-time role with opportunity to progress within the Hopkins business and our parent company Tarmac.

Please send your CV and covering letter to trevor.burt@hopkinsconcrete.co.uk. Closing date 31 October 2021

CLEANER WITH CSCS CARD to join small family company.

Vehicle supplied.

07821639091 chrischappell@live.co.uk EXPERIENCED, QUALIFIED, SELF EMPLOYED CARER. Available days/ nights.

Insured, DBS and references.

Small team if needed. Contact 07898 609405

Midday Supervisor Required Mon – Fri 11.45am – 1.15pm Term time only £9.25 per hr Contact us on

01202 882532 or email:

hr@wimbornefirst. dorset.sch.uk

We’re hiring…

Production Operatives wanted in Suffolk and Somerset…

Be part of the winning team

Do you want to earn up to £34k including overtime?

Do you want to operate state-of-the art machinery?

Do you want a job with the work-life balance you deserve?

Apply now click here or send your CV to hr@ajnsteelstock.co.uk

Do you want a choice of shifts to suit your lifestyle? ~ Minimal experience needed as full training is given to all Production Operatives ~ As one of the UKs leading steel stockholders we go the extra mile to offer you the work-life balance you deserve.

See our website for the full range of personal and lifestyle benefits available to all employees.

www.ajnsteelstock.co.uk

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Recruitment QUALIFIED SELF EMPLOYED BOOKKEEPER. All varieties of accounts taken on. Payroll and VAT. Over 15 years experience. Call Becky on 01963 458038

Based in Wincanton, we have the following vacancies:

GREAT STAFF READ THE NEW STOUR & AVON! Call Sue Anslow to advertise your job vacancy on 01963 400186

P/T Evening Customer Services Administrator to take orders from chefs, clear answerphones and input data. No cold calling. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 3 hours per shift.

P/T Purchase Ledger Clerk to match paperwork and maintain purchase ledger, plus general office admin.

Appx 16 hours a week. Hours to suit.

P/T Night Warehouse Operative to prepare customers’ orders and associated tasks. Wednesday-Thursday 10.00pm-02.00am, Friday 09.00pm-12.00am

Full Time Night Driver to collect orders from London markets. Four nights/week, starting at 08.30pm driving 3.5 tonne vehicle. Appx 32 hours pw.

Full Time Warehouse Operative to assist the Warehouse Manager unloading deliveries and various tasks. Forklift experience an advantage. Working in fridge/freezers and ambient warehouse. Monday-Friday 8.00am-4.00pm, Saturday 05.00am-07.00am Full Time Multi-drop Driver delivering picked orders to customers. Driving 3.5 tonne vehicle. 6 days a week.

WILLIAM BARNES PRIMARY SCHOOL Would you like to know more about the opportunities for your 4 year old starting school in September 2022?

If so, why not come along to

William Barnes Primary School Tour of the school at either 1.30pm or 2.15pm on Wednesday 13th October 2021 and then Meet the Headteacher and our Early Years Teaching Staff – 6.00 p.m.

After a short meeting where you will be given the opportunity to ask questions, there will be a chance to look around our early years’ classroom and a short tour around the school. We look forward to meeting you.

Bridge Street, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, DT10 1BZ

careers@finefoodco.co.uk

Tel 01258 472257 E office@williambarnes.dorset.sch.uk W www.williambarnes.dorset.sch.uk

HANFORD SCHOOL

HANFORD SCHOOL

Child Okeford, Dorset DT11 8HN

Child Okeford, Dorset DT11 8HN

FOOD SERVICE ASSISTANT

SECOND COOK

Permanent role assisting in the running of a clean and organised kitchen.

Part time, Term time only, to start October 2021.

If you are interested in any of the above vacancies please email your CV and covering letter to

For the right candidate we would consider developing this role over time.

Hours 1.30-7.30 pm Saturdays, term time only, from October 2021.

Closing Date: 9am Friday 8 October 2021 For an information pack please email stoutl@hanfordschool.co.uk

A great opportunity for an enthusiastic and competent cook to develop skills within a friendly team.

Closing Date: Friday 8th October 2021 9am Interviews w/c 11th October 2021 For an information pack please email stoutl@hanfordschool.co.uk This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

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GILLINGHAM TOWN COUNCIL

Practice Manager

TOWN COUNCILLOR VACANCY

We are looking for a highly accomplished, motivated, productive and proactive individual with a demonstrable career in finance, HR, business and strategic management to become our new Practice Manager. Working alongside the Partners and supported by an excellent administrative and clinical team you will be able to balance commercial requirements of a busy practice, against a patient centred service delivery. The role is responsible for organisational leadership, service improvement and delivery of key targets across the full range of clinical and administrative areas and the day-to-day smooth running of the practice.

Applications are invited for a vacancy in

Gillingham Ham Ward If you would like to: play a part in making decisions affecting your area, get more involved in your community influence the way local services are provided, join our friendly and forward-thinking Town Council.

Please complete and return an application form by: 4pm on Friday 29th October 2021 Application forms are available via website: www.gillinghamdorset-tc.gov.uk/recruitment/ or on request from the Town Hall Tel: 01747 823588, email: gtc@gillinghamdorset-tc.gov.uk

No agencies please.

Closing date: 11th October 2021.

Please send your CV and covering letter to

Kate@lime-email.co.uk

PORT REGIS Motcombe Park, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 9QA

www.portregis.com Wessex Vehicle Services Ltd Compton Mills SP3 5DW Commercial Body Builders Have the following vacancies available Trainee Auto Electrician Good timekeeping Willing to learn Hard working Can follow detailed instructions Full training will be provided Full UK Driving Licence required Semi-skilled & Skilled Commercial Body Builders Applicants ideally must have previous experience of commercial vehicle bodybuilding

The ability to problem solve, work to completion deadlines whilst maintaining a high standard of build quality is a key attribute within the role

ASSISTANT GYMNASTICS COACH We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Gymnastics Coach to join our outstanding team.

The successful candidate can expect a competitive salary, benefits package and an exceptional working environment.

For full details of the role and application procedure, please visit our website www.portregis.com (key information / staff vacancies).

Closing Date: 08.30 on Friday 15 October 2021 Early applications encouraged.

Port Regis is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Disclosure – Charity No: 306218

FULL-TIME ADMINISTRATOR required by The Ark Child Okeford. The role, which includes financial, secretarial and reception duties, is at the heart of this thriving day nursery. For more information and an application form please telephone 01258 861007 or email thearkchildokeford@hotmail.co.uk

You must be able to work on your own and as part of a team, and communicate well with others Full UK Driving licence required Good rates of pay Please contact Nigel Mustill for more information on 01722 714545 Or email CVs to: nigel@wessexvehicles.co.uk

CLEANER WANTED for family home 4-5 hours p/w near Shaftesbury.

Call 07962160523.

TIPPER DRIVER CLASS 2 based in Wincanton.

Quarry work, permanent position, immediate start.

07850 429058

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RESPONSIBLE FINANCIAL OFFICER Salary Grade SCP: 27-30 (£31,346 - £33,782) Sherborne Town Council wishes to appoint a Responsible Finance Officer owing to the pending retirement of the current post holder. It is hoped that a short transitional handover period can be agreed with the successful applicant.

The main objective of the role is to ensure the effective financial control of the Town Council’s finances. The successful applicant will preferably hold an accounting qualification and be fully conversant with Microsoft Packages to include Excel, along with the proficient use of

Sage 50 Cloud Accounts and Payroll system. Experience of Management Accounts and Year End Accounts is essential and a knowledge of local government accounting would be an advantage. This is a full time (37 hours a week) pensionable position and the Council operates a ‘flexible working policy’.

The closing date for applications will be 12.00 noon on Monday, 25th October 2021 with interviews planned for early November 2021. For further information and an application pack, please visit our website: sherbornetc.gov.uk/ council/vacancies or telephone 01935 812807.

Items for sale Endurance Pro Elite Cross Trainer with numerous programmes for a complete workout. Your own Gym at home £100 ono Disney Nutcracker Dress for girl age 9-10. Beautiful lilac dress in great condition and a bargain at £8 Frozen 2 Anna dress for sale for girl age 9-10 in excellent condition and a bargain at £8 Dog Cage, medium size £25 07796 135400 Cookworks mini fan oven £45 07796 135400 Ramma Caravans Store, 12ft, cased, brand new £99 07796 135400 Boxed. Brand new small white butler sink. Suitable for en-suite. Wall-mounted or countertop. £25. 01935 872837 Mahogany corner unit, half glazed, 1810x460x460mm top can be removed for transport , good condition. £30. 01747 858369 Bellavita bath lift white, complete with swivel seat. £50. Call 01747822167 Fold up bed very little used vgc £30 00 ono phone 01935412892 Books 22 hard backed books by Daniel Steele

£2.00 each phone 01935412892 Trundle bed, very good condition, hardly used, £50, buyer collects 07906 810191 Dunlop gents waterproof golf suit. Large, 42-44 chest.

Dark blue. Brand new, unwanted present. £30.

01963 202931.

Beautiful french copper marans very dark egg layer hatched16th June this year 2021 £15 poulet and £10 a cock bird Hotpoint wshing machine ( NSWM 742U) 7KG. 10 months old in excellent condition. £135. Phone 01258 817079 Henri Lloyd Mens XL offshore oil skin, yellow/navy, very good condition as hardly worn £75 ONO 01747 854983 Collection of new Christmas items, wooden decorations, gift bags, fairly light jars, bunting, gift tags, craft packs £50 01747 85222 Two 6’ upholstered blue sofas 2 matching big armchairs, painted kneehole desk/dressing table, 2 painted chests of drawers Offers ? 01258817306 Spinning Wheel £40 07580 510021.

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ALDERHOLT Woolvercroft Garden Centre Co-op Southern ASHLEY WOOD Caravan Park Golf Course

FORDINGBRIDGE Londis Petrol Station FURZEHILL Village Stores GUSSAGE ALL SAINTS Phone Box

THREE LEGGED CROSS Woolsbridge Farm Feeds Hillier Garden Centre Londis

VERWOOD Verwood Heritage Centre GUSSAGE ST MICHAEL BROADSTONE Verwood Library Edward ARG Works Candy Chocs Verwood Pet Supplies M & S Food Hall Andrews Butchers HINTON MARTEL Tesco Express Co -op Southern Phone Box Café Gardenia Tesco Express HORTON Broadstone Library Horton Inn WEST MOORS BROOM HILL Spar/ Post office LYTCHETT MATRAVERS Stuarts Garden Centre Webbs Butchers Library Plants Direct BERE CROSS WEST PARLEY Tescos Co-op Southern Basket and Blooms In Excess LYTCHETT MINSTER BLANDFORD Courtyard Craft Centre Damory Garage WIMBORNE James Newsagent McColls MERLEY Post Office Allendale House Shop Lidl T & S News Barlets County Wise PAMPHILL Co-op Petrol Station Spar Farm Shop Southern Gorge Café Keating Butchers RINGWOOD W. H. Smiths CANFORD MAGNA Greyfriars Community Allendale Centre Canford Magna Garden Centre Hearns Centre Lunns of Ringwood Green Man Hi Tec Solutions W. H. Smiths Wimborne Minster CHARLTON MARSHALL Crow Farm shop Porch McCOLLS Parish Rooms Waitrose Texaco Petrol Station Coach & Horses In Excess COLEHILL V & A store Tesco Co-op Tourist Information/ One Stop Musuem SANDLEHEATH Colehill Library Fair Ground Fair Trade Sandleheath Village Shop Stores CORFE MULLEN Gullivers Book Shop Naked Cross Nurseries SHAPWICK Spar Co-op Shirley Fluffetts Farm Candy’s Farm Shop Wimborne Market Library SPETISBURY Walford Mill Village Hall Box CRANBORNE Dacombes Clampets Farm Cranborne Stores WOW Fitness Wimborne Library STAPEHILL CREEKMOOR Wimborne Community Spar Co-op Southern Centre Wimborne Garden Centre CRITCHEL WIMBORNE ST GILES Bus Shelter STURMINSTER Post Office MARSHALL EDMONDSHAM Nissa Local Bus Shelter Vines Close Farm Shop WITCHAMPTON Club/Shop FERNDOWN TARRANT KEYNESTON McCalls Bus Shelter WOODLANDS Spar The Egg Shed Ferndown Post office TARRANT Iceland LAUNCESTON Sams Newsagent STANBRIDGE The Shed Hearns Estate Agent Aunt Fannys Farm Shop Hungry One TARRANT RAWSTON M & S Food Hall Rawston Butchers and Shop High Mead Farm Cart Shed Ferndown Library

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Farmhouse is set in stunning location A Dorset farmhouse set within 130 acres and offering views across the Cranborne Chase has been put up for sale for the first time in almost 40 years.

The sale of Sutton Farm, which is the first time it has become available since it was last purchased in 1982, includes an attractive period farmhouse and a substantial range of traditional and modern agricultural buildings.

Offers in excess of £2.9m are sought for the farm.

Set at the end of a private drive in Wimborne, the well-proportioned fivebedroom property enjoys a quiet location and views of the surrounding countryside. Adjacent to the house is a courtyard of traditional buildings and a cattle shed which, subject to

the necessary consents, could provide an annexe or office space.

The farm itself, which is ring-fenced and predominantly a mixture of good quality arable, grass lays and permanent pasture, is divided into manageable sized fields with good access. The portal-framed buildings that lie away from

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the house include two grain stores and a large openfronted machinery shed.

Fred Cook, in Savills farm agency team, whose team is handling the sale, says: “Lying within unspoilt countryside of the Cranborne Chase, on the edge of the New Forest and within about 30 minutes’ drive of the coast there is a

lot to like about Sutton Farm’s rather idyllic location. In addition to the attractive farmhouse, which has been extended twice, both many years ago, the farm presents opportunities for a variety of revenue streams.”

Viewings for Sutton Farm are strictly by appointment through Savills.

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LIVESTREAM AUCTION 22 OCTOBER 2021 DORSET | DEVON | HAMPSHIRE | SOMERSET | WILTSHIRE | LONDON

W’bourne S琀ckland Guide £300,000

Charlton Marshall

Sturminster 01258 472244

Blandford 01258 452670

Blandford 01258 452670

Rockbourne

Lyndhurst

Ringwood

Silton

Guide £475,000

A 19th Century farmhouse requiring refurbishment with barns poten琀ally suitable for development, all in 2.83 acres. EPC F

Guide £495,000

A 3 bedroom bungalow (AOC) and redundant farm buildings in approx 5.44 acres within the Cranborne Chase AONB. EPC G

A spacious detached 4 bedroom property in need of renova琀on set in good grounds of about 0.36 acres. EPC F

Guide £95,000

Guide £250,000

A charming Grade II Listed co琀age with parking, garden, outbuilding and a further riverside garden

Guide £725,000

A 琀mber building in a good sized plot with development poten琀al (STPP) on the outskirts of this popular New Forest village

A truly unique building plot in 19.46 acres with PP for a 6000 sq 昀 contemporary house, with views towards the Isle of Wight

Salisbury 01722 334323

Salisbury 01722 334323

Wimborne 01202 843190

Colehill

Mar琀n

Ringwood

Guide £85,000

3.51 acres of a琀rac琀ve agricultural grazing land with 琀mber buildings and mains water, situated on the edge of Ferndown Forest

Wimborne 01202 843190

Guide £55,000

Guide £25,000

2.27 acres of stock fenced gently sloping pastureland, on the edge of this sought a昀er village within the Cranborne Chase

An a琀rac琀ve plot of land of approximately 0.20 acres situated in the heart of Forest Side Gardens residen琀al estate

Wimborne 01202 843190

Wimborne 01202 843190

PLANNING | VALUATIONS | BUILDING SURVEY

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MERLEY PRICE GUIDE: £600,000 Recently refurbished spacious four bedroom family home • Superb modern kitchen/breakfast room • 22’ sitting/dining room • Mature south west facing rear garden • NO FORWARD CHAIN

WIMBORNE TOWN CENTRE PRICE: OIEO £550,000 Immaculately presented three bedroom Mews style house • Sought after location • Spacious sitting/dining room • West facing courtyard garden • Garage and parking space

COLEHILL PRICE GUIDE: £400,000 Three bedroom, two reception family home • Immaculately presented • Cosy sitting room • Modern kitchen and dining room • Garage and off road parking

CORFE MULLEN PRICE: £325,000 Two bedroom end of terrace bungalow • Immaculately presented • Modern kitchen • Good size sitting/dining room • Quiet cul de sac

WIMBORNE PRICE: £250,000 Two bedroom first floor apartment • NO FORWARD CHAIN • Spacious and well presented • Garage and parking space • Short level walk to town centre

SPETISBURY PRICE: £425,000 Four bedroom detached chalet bungalow • Spacious and versatile • Kitchen/lifestyle room • Garage and off road parking • Sought after village location

WIMBORNE PRICE GUIDE: £400,000 Four bedroom Grade II Listed town house • Popular location • Many original features • Off road parking • Enclosed cottage garden

STURMINSTER MARSHALL PRICE: £485,000 Extended four bedroom family home • Good size kitchen/breakfast room • Two reception rooms • Garage and off road parking • Popular village location

Wimborne off ice, 6 Cook Row, Wimborne, BH21 1LB 01202 842922 | wimborne@hearnes.com | www.hearnes.com

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GOLF LINKS ROAD GUIDE PRICE £1,100,000 This deceptively spacious home on 0.29 acre plot • 2,500 sq ft family home with swimming pool • Five bedrooms • Private 80ft west facing rear garden • Superb gardens & garage • Offered with no onward chain

FERNDOWN GUIDE PRICE £725,000 Beautifully finished chalet bungalow • Three double bedrooms • Two reception rooms • 45’ Landscaped and private rear garden • Detached single garage • Convenient location

WEST MOORS £675,000 Well proportioned detached family home • Five bedrooms, two reception room • 12’ Conservatory • Private rear garden • Garden backs onto protected woodland • Double garage and driveway

FERNDOWN GUIDE PRICE £500,000 Extended and modernised house • Four bedrooms • 20ft Stunning kitchen/b’fast room • Enclosed garden • Single garage & parking • Conveniently located

FERNDOWN £470,000 Superbly positioned detached house • Generous sized 1,300 sq ft • Four bedrooms • 60ft Enclosed rear garden • Single garage and driveway • Remainder of NHBC guarantee

FERNDOWN OIEO £465,000 Conveniently located detached home • Well proportioned • Conveniently located • Four bedrooms, two reception rooms • South facing garden • Situated in a peaceful cul-de-sac

GOLF LINKS ROAD £320,000 Immaculately presented 1st floor apt • Two double bedrooms • Two reception rooms • 15ft Southerly facing balcony • Single garage • Share of freehold

FERNDOWN £170,000 Conveniently located retirement apartment • Ground floor – offered with no chain • Well presented • One double bedroom • Own private patio area • Beautifully kept communal gardens

Ferndown Off ice, 6 – 8 Victoria Road, Ferndown, BH22 9HZ 01202 890890 | ferndown@hearnes.com | www.hearnes.com

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Head Office: 01963 34065 email: enquiries@armishaws.com www.armishaws.com

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TRADITIONAL BUILDING SPECIALISING IN STRUCTURAL WORKS AND FINE FINISHING CONSERVATION AND REPAIR OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS

• Lime Works • Masonry and Cob • Plastering and Brickworks • Façade Cleaning and Paint Removal - Thermatech • Oak Framing • Roo昀ng including Thatching and Stone Roof Tiling • Sash Refurbishment and Joinery Workshop • Stone and Wood Flooring • Decorating and Interior Finishing

Tel: 01747 832386

• Kitchen, Bathroom and Bespoke Fittings

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PROBLEMS WITH YOUR DOUBLE GLAZED WINDOWS OR DOORS? Are you experiencing issues with your double glazed windows or doors? If so, call us, Wimborne Windows, today on 01202 081500 to get them rectified as quickly as possible.

Misted Glass Doors or windows won’t Internal Condensation open or won’t latch Broken glazing We specialise in double glazing repairs and we’re equipped to fix both windows and doors, from double glazed units to locks , handles and hinges.

Founded in 1986, Wimborne Windows is a family-run business and we always aim to give you the best possible service. We believe you won’t find finer anywhere else.

01202 081500 www.wimbornewindows.co.uk

E: sales@wimbornewindows.co.uk