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Play your part in successful schooling

Members of the public are being urged to put themselves forward as governors at three Dorset schools.

The Castleman Academy Trust has openings at Broadstone Middle School, Ferndown First School and Parley First School.

Duties include a meeting every half term, discussing strategic priorities, monitoring the

education and supporting the staff. Rhonda Moore, CEO of the Trust, said: “Playing an important role in the running of a successful school brings a great sense of achievement.”

For more information contact Gill McDonald, director of governance operations at the Castleman Academy Trust, via gmcdonald@ castlemanacademytrust.co.uk.

Minster in the pink for event

Wimborne Minster was lit up in pink to mark breast cancer awareness month.

Representatives of the town council attended an event at the minster, alongside a group of breast cancer survivors from the Hengistbury Head Dragon Boat Team, aimed at raising awareness of breast cancer. Breast cancer awareness month takes place every October.

A spokesman said: “The town mayor councillor Jeff Hart, and mayoress Barbara Hart, attended an event aimed at raising awareness for breast cancer.

“They were joined by a group of breast cancer survivors from

“To mark the occasion, the minster was illuminated in pink, a colour commonly associated with breast cancer awareness.”

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Two charged after hit & run

Two men have been charged with attempted murder following the alleged hit and run of a Christchurch man.

Dorset Police received a report at 10.10pm on October 7 of a crash between a black Range Rover and a pedestrian in Etches Close, at the junction of Western Avenue in Bournemouth. The occupants of the vehicle reportedly fled the scene, while the pedestrian, a man in his 20s, was airlifted to hospital with life-changing injuries. Following enquiries, two men, aged 20 and 54 from Bournemouth, were arrested. They have now been charged with attempted murder, possessing an offensive weapon and assault occasioning actual bodily harm and were due to appear at Poole Magistrates’ Court last Friday (October 11).

DCI Andy Bell said: “I would continue to urge anyone with information or footage relating to the incident to contact us.” To submit information, call 101 or Crimestoppers online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or on 0800 555 111.

the Hengistbury Head Dragon Boat Team.

Town plan set to be dropped

Ferndown’s town regeneration plan has been branded ‘no longer fit for purpose’ – by its own town council.

In a statement on behalf of the council and Dorset Council, its leader, Cllr Nick Ireland said: “The world has moved on since the plan was produced (in 2016) so it’s important we make sure any future plans for Ferndown are realistic, meet the needs of its residents, and are affordable in the current financial climate.” They have committed to work together to deliver improvements for the Ferndown community.

A taste of evil

Gothic masterpiece Count Dracula is coming to Poole’s Lighthouse from March 13-15, 2025.

Transylvania’s most famous resident will strut his evil stuff in a play written and directed by Nick Lane.

Described as a landmark production, with its own music, it can be booked at lighthousepoole. co.uk/event/dracula.

Douche family find summit to do

The leader of a Dorset business is to climb the highest peak in the country to raise money for charities his later father supported.

Nick Douch is also taking wife Donna and daughters Lakeisha and Tamika to the summit of Scafell Pike in the Lake District.

The family are raising money for the Rotary clubs of Wimborne, and St Lucia in the Caribbean – both of which were supported by Nick’s father Peter who died last year.

Douch Family Funeral Directors has seven branches in Dorset offering comprehensive funeral services, thoughtfully designed ceremony rooms, flexible pre-paid funeral options, and compassionate bereavement support to care for families during difficult times.

Peter, who met his wife in St Lucia and was chairman of the family business until shortly before he died, was active in both Rotary clubs and they are the business’s charity for the year.

Scafell Pike is 3,209ft (978m) high and takes three to four hours to climb – and on average two people die each year attempting it.

Nick said: “Colleagues have done some wonderful fundraising to support the two Rotary clubs and I was keen to do something with my family.

“We have climbed several peaks before but we’ve never

attempted the highest in the country, which will be quite a task.

“However, we’ll be motivated by the thought that we’ll be raising money for two good causes.”

To make a donation to the family who are ascending to the peak on October 19, visit: funeraldirector.co.uk/fundraiser/ charity-of-the-year-2024.

n The late Peter Douch with son Nick

Fantastic Finn raises £600 for hospice

A Year 8 pupil from Bryanston Prep has raised an impressive £600 for Julia’s House children’s hospice charity Finn C raised the funds by selling raffle tickets at the popular DorsetFest, the annual family-friendly music festival held in the heart of Dorset. Commenting on his fundraising efforts, Finn said: “I spent two days cycling around the festival, selling raffle tickets to people camping

All aboard!

Christmas at the station

in tents and campervans.

“I’m thrilled to have raised £600, up from £200 last year, thanks to everyone’s generosity for this great cause.”

Simon Ridley, head of Bryanston Prep, praised Finn’s dedication, saying:

“Finn’s efforts exemplify our guiding principles of community and compassion in action.

“It’s heartwarming to see his motivation to support such

an incredible charity and help those in need.”

Julia’s House offers vital practical and emotional support to families caring for children with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. The charity provides regular assistance at home, in the community or at its hospices across Dorset and Wiltshire, ensuring that families receive the help they need during difficult times.

Join us on Sunday, December 15, at the old railway station in Spetisbury, Dorset, from 10am to 2pm for delicious seasonal refreshments, writes Kevin Mitchell. There will be mulled wine, mince pies, hot dogs and other festive treats as well as the chance to buy some last-minute presents. These include a range of good quality second-hand railway books (including children’s books), DVDs and other railway gifts. Live festive entertainment will be provided by the Quayside Choir (at noon) and Blandford Ukulele Group (at 1pm) All of this is available for a donation (cash only please) to the Spetisbury Station Project, and every penny raised will go towards helping us maintain and improve the station site. If it’s wet, you’ll find us in Spetisbury Village Hall. More information is available at spetisburystationproject. co.uk, and you can also find us on Facebook.

School celebrates birthday with top float

Ringwood Waldorf School’s enchanting float made a spectacular appearance at the Ringwood Carnival, winning first prize and Best in Show awards - and marking a major milestone- 50 years of Waldorf education in Ringwood.

The Waldorf school has grown from humble beginnings and is looking forward to sharing its golden anniversary with the wider Ringwood community. Following a joyful on-campus festival that took place earlier this month, the school continued its celebrations with a stunning float, with carnival-goers able to experience the creativity and community that have defined its ethos for decades.

Geli Patrick, school lead and chairman of the senior management team, said: “We are so excited to be celebrating the school’s 50th birthday. “Taking part in the

carnival is the next step in our 50th anniversary celebrations, which are set to last the whole year.

“Our school has literally been built from the ground up by parents and our school community over the past five decades.

“And we have ambitious plans for the next few years, further developing the school, with more buildings to accommodate future additional pupils wanting to join.

“The carnival float has been built with this same passion.

“Our massive dragon that ties in with the school’s Michaelmas celebrations is something to behold!”

Founded in 1974, the school

is part of the fastest-growing independent educational system in the world.

Established as a small cottage school at Folly Farm with just six students, it has flourished into a thriving educational community with more than 250 students today. Its unique approach to education draws families from across the UK, and attracts visiting students from across Europe.

‘Salut!’ to our council

Congratulations must go to Fordingbridge Town Council which has been responsible for clearing away all the undergrowth around the plaque in Normandy Way, pictured, which celebrates the twinning activities between Fordingbridge and Vimoutiers in Normandy. The next event that has been planned by Fordingbridge Twinning, is a ‘Music, dance and food evening’ on Saturday, October 26, at 7.30pm at Fordingbridge Town Hall. The price is £15 per person, to include a buffet supper, featuring traditional produce which will have been collected from Vimoutiers. During the previous week, some intrepid members of the Twinning Association, will have visited Vimoutiers’ annual Foire de la Pomme.

Vimoutiers is the centre of France’s apple industry, and produces the bulk of France’s production of cider, Calvados and apple tarts.

Tickets are available from Caxton’s Decor (Salisbury Street) and Jessica’s (High Street).

For more details about this, or other forthcoming events, or for more information about the association, please contact me on Hippotrain@BTInternet. com, or by telephone, on 01425 650770.

Derek Ayling Fordingbridge

Memories tested on the Sixties

The Verwood Afternoon Townswomen’s Guild’s recent meeting was an enjoyable social afternoon. A silent auction was held, there was a 1960s quiz, and members brought along their wedding photos to be displayed

and much admired. An autumn lunch with an Italian flavour is being held this month.

For Guild information, please ring Judi on 01202 053264.

Linda Pearson Verwood

Come ‘home’ for skittles night

Wimborne Community Theatre is inviting people to a fun skittles evening on Wednesday, November 6, to raise funds to support the development of our future production on the theme of ‘Home’.

Come as a team or as an individual and join up with others in a friendly atmosphere.

Crisps and snacks are available at the licensed bar.

There are prizes for the winners, and a raffle.

Entrance fee is £5 per person (pay WCT on the door) and time is 7.30pm for a prompt start at 7.45pm. The venue is Colehill Sports and Social Club, 108 Wimborne Road, Colehill, Wimborne, BH21 2QR. For further details, bookings and to order food beforehand, please contact 01202 884201 or barbarahart414@gmail. com.

Visit wimbornecommunity theatre.co.uk.

Gill Horitz, Wimborne

Art exhibition for centenary

Poole & East Dorset Art Society is holding an exhibition of new work in this, the club’s centenary year.

PEDAS 100 Unleashed is on show at the Gallery Upstairs at Upton Country Park, Poole.

The show is from today, Friday, October 18, until Monday, November 4. Opening times are 10am4.30pm.

Entry is free and there is a charge for parking. There is a lift for wheelchair access.

Pictured is‘Intrigue’ by Freda Rhodes.

For more information, visit pedas.org.uk.

Jacqui Gush Poole

Enjoy our mighty Messiah

Fordingbridge Choral Society is having a winter concert at St Mary’s Church in Fordingbridge on Saturday, November 30. We will be performing Handel’s muchloved and timeless piece, Messiah. This masterpiece will never cease to be part of all choirs’ repertoire and is a delight to sing and listen to.

on the night with under-18s free.

There will be free drink in the interval.

Under the musical direction of Nigel Edwards, we will be accompanied by the experienced organist Graham Scott and Edwards Ensemble orchestra, together with four superb soloists.

The concert starts at 7pm and tickets are available from the Fordingbridge Bookshop in Salisbury Street or from ticketsource. co.uk/fording bridgechoral. The ticket price is £15 in advance or £18 at the door

For more information, contact the secretary on 01425 656348 or visit facebook.com/ fordingbridgechoralsociety or fordingbridgechoral.org. uk.

Why not come along to the church - with its splendid acoustics - to listen to what promises to be an uplifting concert and appreciate Handel’s unique way of composing such passionate music.

We’d love to welcome you.

Colin Burt Fordingbridge

Lions donate Brave Bears for brave kids

Charlie McGurk, clinical operational manager at South Central Ambulance Service, accepts a box of ‘brave bears’ from Chris Shehan, Vice-president of Ringwood and Fordingbridge Lions Club. The bears, all individually wrapped in sealed packages in order to comply with infection control guidance, have been ordered and funded by the club. They will be distributed to ambulances operating in the area who can award them to any young child needing a little

extra comfort and support whilst being transported to hospital.

Chris said: “This initiative is the result of a collaboration between Ringwood & Fordingbridge Lions and the South Central Ambulance Service and it is heartwarming to think they will help a young child feel a little more safe and secure at what could be a traumatic time”. The club meets at 8pm on the second Thursday of every month at the Trinity Church in Ringwood.

They are part of an international family of Lions clubs made up of volunteers who raise funds to help anyone in need within the local community and further afield. To find out more about their work, contact them on their website randflions.org.uk, by phone on 0345 833 5819 or simply go along to one of their monthly meetings. All are welcome.

We have been awarded this much sought after accolade for our work with Gold Standards Framework

“Your staff are exemplary in every way. They care for my every need, showing genuine kindness and always go above and beyond the call of duty. The excellent chef caters for my special diet - all cooked to perfection. I couldn’t ask for anything more.” Current resident

Political round-up

Maiden speech is finally out of the way!

One of the big moments for a Member of Parliament is their maiden speech.

Until that speech is given, your opportunities to speak in debates is severely limited, which has felt frustrating for someone who loves to pipe up and share a compelling local example.

On October 10 I took the opportunity to get up and speak during a debate on sport and the success of our Olympians and Paralympians this summer.

My speech weaved in a fair few local sporting groups and gave me the opportunity to highlight Great Britain’s first ever gold medal in track and field – Shapwick’s own Charles Bennett.

As well as taking MPs on a journey through Mid-Dorset and North Poole I paid tribute to my predecessor MPs Michael Tomlinson and Dame Annette Brooke

before focusing on two of the policy areas about which I care deeply - the state of our environment and the future of our children.

You can listen to my maiden speech via Parliament Live TV or use the link on my new website which you can find at vikkislade.uk.

Now that I have passed this milestone and made my first speech as Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Housing, Communities and Local Government - where I focused on the regeneration of town and city centres - I will be using every opportunity to hold the Government to account.

As well as sharing the views of constituents as collected during dozens of survey sessions over the summer, I will be ensuring that the liberal values and progressive policies on which I campaigned are

Mid-Dorset & North Poole

VIKKI SLADE MP

considered by ministers. In the coming weeks, through my spokesperson role, I am expecting to be a member of the Public Bill Committee for the Renter’s Rights Bill. I will be looking to try and prevent unintended consequences or the reduction of availability of private rented accommodation, and ensuring the Decent Homes

Standard is available for those in MoD accommodation and those with institutional landlords like the Church, National Trust, and NHS. The Private Members Bills for this session have now been presented.

These will be debated on Fridays throughout the coming months, and where they are relevant to our area or represent significant legislative change like those on Assisted Dying and the Climate and Nature Bill, I will stay in London to play my part.

I am keen to hear your views on these, and on other legislation coming through Parliament, so please do get in touch by email or letter. I am also taking bookings for advice surgeries through October and November and setting out my diary of events through to the New Year.

We must leave European Court of Human Rights

As a supporter of Robert Jenrick to be the next leader of the Conservative Party, the news that he will be in the final with Kemi Badenoch is most welcome.

It will ensure that the Leader of the Opposition is committed to slashing immigration, reducing the size of the state, cutting taxes and regulation and restoring economic growth. One of Robert’s most distinctive policies is to leave the European Court of Human Rights.

Having been involved for many years with the selection of judges for that court from each of the 46 countries which belong, I share Robert’s view that the court is fundamentally opposed to allowing our Parliament to decide its own policies on immigration and human rights without interference.

In those circumstances, reform is a time-wasting exercise

when what is needed is a clean break. It is very encouraging that both Robert and Kemi are committed to a re-think of Conservative Party principles and policies. Kemi wants ‘a plan that considers every aspect of what the State does and why it does it... a plan that looks at how we use power to give power to the British people’.

Robert’s ideas are more developed, wanting to ‘secure our border, reduce immigration, lower our taxes, stop the crime, build homes and build a more united country which is not riddled by the poison of left-wing identity politics’. But both he and Kemi want fundamental change. As ever, I shall be happy to be a conduit for your suggestions.

n Many congratulations to Christchurch Sailing Club on its 150th anniversary. The club has applied to the Ministry of Defence for a warrant to wear

Christchurch & East Dorset

CHRIS CHOPE MP

a privileged ensign. I am enthusiastically supporting this application. In response to my Parliamentary question I have been informed that privileged Ensigns are only granted in the most exceptional circumstances. Despite this, I hope that Christchurch will join the

limited number of clubs whose applications have been granted since the list for privileged yacht clubs closed in 1952. Christchurch Sailing Club members have 155 yachts over 7m in length to which the privilege would apply.

In my letter of support to the Government, I pointed out that the club was awarded the Royal Yachting Association’s Club of the Year in 2020 for its outstanding contribution to the sailing community, particularly in promoting accessibility, community engagement and environment sustainability. I also made reference to the distinguished history of the club which is one of the oldest in the UK. The Club is very much at the heart of successfully introducing and inspiring new generations to the world of yachting and continues to invest heavily in its excellent facilities. Let us hope the application is successful.

Britain must accede when ruled against

It’s been a year since the horrific attack by Hamas in which 1,139 Israelis were brutally murdered. Since then, 723 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank, and 41,788 Gazans have died.

It’s been a year since Hezbollah started firing rockets at northern Israel, causing 60,000 Israelis to flee their homes.

And 1,401 Lebanese have died since Israel moved from defence to offence against Hezbollah last month.

I spent a week in Beirut in 2019, a year before the ammonium nitrate explosion blew up the dock area, and with it any pretence that the country had a functioning government. I also ventured south, unwittingly into Hezbollah territory.

This isn’t a travel column, but I share this because it gives me a little more perspective than many armchair commentators on the Middle East. I generally try to avoid doing so, because the Middle East doesn’t need

preaching from a country that created the region with coloured lines on a map and the Balfour Declaration.

But given recent events, I feel compelled to do so.

Many readers won’t know that Hezbollah provides what we would recognise as a modern welfare state and health system in much of Lebanon, where the official government doesn’t. The organisation is revered, even cherished.

I’m not defending Hezbollah – they are a prescribed, cynically-manipulative terrorist organisation. But as the people of Lebanon see it, Israel’s third war against them in 40 years is trying to eliminate the organisation which represents the closest thing they’ve seen to good governance. There cannot be any peace in the Middle East when the security and basic needs of so many are threatened. Whenever the ‘grass is mowed’, as some sickeningly call it, a new

generation of militants will grow up again.

And has American foreign policy ever looked so impotent?

It’s risible. ‘Please exercise some restraint with the weapons we’ve sold you. Please don’t blow up the aid conveys we’ve sent. Don’t escalate, don’t provoke Iran – oh you have?

OK, we’ll back you 100%.’ Hardly an incentive for peace. And what good has the UN been? Did you know they have 10,000 peacekeepers in Southern Lebanon? What peace are they keeping?

I don’t see what the UK gains through scrambling a couple of Typhoons from Cyprus to buzz Iranian missiles. But there was a ray of light in British foreign policy last week with a new dawn for the Chagos Islands. This is important – if we are to lecture other countries on following International Court of Justice rulings, we must accede when ruled against ourselves. But the high-handedness of the Foreign Office, dating back to the days of Mark Sykes, remains. There was no real engagement with the descendants of the Chagosians, driven off the islands by Britain in 1960. Securing the American military base on Mauritius was a greater priority. And colonialism lives on.

We will return responsibility to the people

Labour in Government?

In the run-up to the recent General Election, there was a sense of foreboding about the result as those not old enough to have known life under a Labour Government seemed convinced that if they voted Labour, they would remove a weak and lacklustre Conservative Government and things would change for them. Sadly, Labour’s promised ‘change’ has begun, only not for the better, as our pensioner community will attest to with the withdrawal of their Winter Fuel Allowance at the same time as energy costs are rising. The claimed savings are to go to overseas climate change initiatives, and public sector pay raises demanded by the unions. We still have Labour’s first budget to come and if the Westminster rumours of increases in taxes transpire, it is unlikely that life over the

next four and half years will be anything to smile about.

Only a Labour Government could give away sovereign territory that we do not pay for and find a way to saddle UK taxpayers with a rental charge for the next 100 years in return. From these attacks on pensioners - predicted by Labour’s analysis as costing 20,000 additional deaths over its time in Parliament - to diminishing our global territory, putting our interests in the Indian Ocean at peril from a communist nation that our own MI5 sees as a serious threat to our country. The former Conservative Government was at least debating whether the Chagos Islands, whose ownership is undisputed as belonging to the UK, might be gifted to Mauritius, a small nation more sympathetic to China. China promised much to the

people of Hong Kong in terms of continued freedom and liberty, promises which we know they did not honour. Our socialist, or is it communist, Labour Government, without any consultation with the Chagos islanders nor our own Parliament, has given away

these islands and surrounding territory gratis. We can only assume that such lack of consideration will be the norm over the next four and a half years, so we should not expect any real democracy, only dictatorial government from here on.

In its short time in government Labour has confirmed the feeling of foreboding felt by the vast majority pre-election, was not just a few people’s political hackles rising but a portent of a genuine threat to the already damaged nation a weak and meek Conservative government has now handed to Labour. In 2029 an elected Reform UK government will put the people and the nation first, restoring freedoms lost, returning responsibility for things like money to the people and repairing as much of the damage Labour will have done.

Reform UK Christchurch

ROBIN ADAMSON

Dorset Labour GREG WILLIAMS

Antiques & Collectibles

Specialist Valuation Days

Ready to be bowled over

A Chinese jade bowl, found in the cabinet of a West Country cottage, is expected to sell for thousands at the Charterhouse specialist Asian Art auction on Friday, November 1.

Richard Bromell of Charterhouse said: “The Asian art market continues to produce plenty of online bidders from across Europe, America and China, resulting is high prices.”

The Chinese jade bowl was discovered when Charterhouse carried out a probate valuation in the cottage.

The family, who live abroad,

asked the auctioneers to remove items of value for safe keeping as the property was empty, pending their sale.

Charterhouse is now accepting further entries for this auction of Asian art on November 1, and for their specialist auctions of silver on Wednesday, October 30, with watches and jewellery on Thursday, October 31.

n Richard Bromell and the Charterhouse Team can be contacted for specialist advice and valuations at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne, 01935 812277 or via rb@ charterhouse-auction.com.

Rushcombe First School - A Unique and Outstanding School

Based upon a clear philosophy of education and the most recent research into the role of childhood in society, Rushcombe First School aims to offer a unique and inspiring alternative within the education field.

Operating outside of the multi-academy system, the school delivers a bespoke curriculum approach, which not only places the child’s voice and creativity at the forefront, but also secures outcomes in core curriculum areas that are significantly above local and national averages.

The school’s inquiry curriculum sees children and teachers going regularly into dramatic role to explore the key aspects of the curriculum - children step into their imaginations to live shared stories, through which the curriculum objectives are covered. As part of this approach, the children have a regular voice in the direction of the inquiries that they engage with, ensuring that they feel empowered within their own learning journey. This approach to curriculum delivery is highly unique within the education system, securing high levels of pupil engagement and fostering their identity as curious, resourceful learners.

Another innovative aspect of the school’s approaches belongs to its commitment to developing the children’s creativity, or ‘languages of expression’. In doing so, the school builds on extensive research into the world-renowned Reggio Emilia schools (northern Italy). As a result, the expressive arts are central to the school’s curriculum, positioning children as artists working within studio-based environments, enabling them to explore and develop individual or group works across the visual arts, dance, drama and music.

The quality of education provided by the school was recognised by Ofsted in December 2022, when the school was awarded the highest grading of Outstanding (awarded at a time when only 2% of schools nationally were receiving an outstanding grade). The school continues to build upon this significant achievement, engaging in ongoing development to continue its commitment to support all children to achieve their potential and to become independent thinkers and creative individuals.

If you have a child who is due to start school in September 2025 please contact us to arrange a visit or discussion with a member of the leadership team. Applications close on January 15th 2025.

A friendly and caring school for children aged four to nine years old.

An exciting and innovative curriculum which fosters curiosity and inquiry.

An innovative school rated Outstanding by Ofsted (December 2022).

Contact Us

01202 695722

office@rushcombe.dorset.sch.uk

The school’s inquiry curriculum provides highly motivating learning experiences within the core areas of maths, writing and reading.

Children develop their individuality as artists by working within the studio based environments.

The children use drama regularly as a key part of how the inquiry curriculum is delivered.

Launch of community diagnostic imaging centre

University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) is pleased to have launched an additional diagnostic imaging centre based at Health Sciences University (formerly AECC University College) in Parkwood Road, Boscombe. HSU has leased 130sq metres of space on the ground floor of its clinic building to UHD to give the NHS extra capacity for diagnostic imaging. The new diagnostic imaging centre houses a Computed Tomography (CT) scanner and ultrasound facilities. A CT scan is a diagnostic imaging procedure that uses a combination of X-rays and computer technology to produce images of the inside of the body. Ultrasound uses high frequency sound waves to create images of parts of the inside of the body. In February 2023, Health Science University was named by NHS England as one of the Dorset Community Diagnostic Centre ‘spoke’ sites, with funding provided to support the development of a CT and ultrasound suite on-site.

The provision of spoke sites aims to reach into known areas of deprivation to support the levelling up of health and health care inequalities and to enable the development of place-based partnerships. These partnerships offer the NHS the opportunity to work with communities, anchor institutions, local authorities, and local enterprise partnerships to tackle health and wellbeing across Dorset.

The new UHD diagnostic imaging department complements HSU’s own inhouse Clinical Imaging Services, which include an open upright MRI scanner (one of only seven in the country), ultrasound clinic, and X-Ray department. Patients can be referred to the HSU

imaging services by all registered health care professionals as well as GPs, providing an additional resource to help alleviate pressure on the NHS.

Vice-chancellor of HSU, Professor Lesley Haig, pictured, said: “This is an exciting new venture with UHD and we are delighted to be able to support the Trust in this way.

“As Dorset’s only provider of pre-registration radiography courses and with our on-site

clinical imaging services, our working partnership with UHD is critical in supporting the development of future workforce as well as enhancing patient access to diagnostic services.

“Our imaging partnership started with the commissioning of Ultrasound services here on campus in March 2021 as part of Covid-19 Recovery. Since then, we have undertaken 10,000 scans as part of a collaboration between UHD and HSU.

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FURNITURE Beautiful

Navigation boards are signs of the times

Visitor should find it easier to navigate their way around Wimborne thanks to new signs.

The new ‘wayfinding’ signs have been installed around the town and were unveiled by mayor Jeff Hart during a special ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The signs are the culmination of seven years of research and analysis into what was the best way to help people find their way around Wimborne.

In 2017, Wimborne BID commissioned Design JD to carry out a consultation and produce a report on town signage.

The report showed where signs should be, what they should look like, and what they should say to help people most effectively.

Wimborne BID manager Tammy Sleet said: “It’s so satisfying to see the first phase of our new family of signs has been installed in Wimborne, with ten new signs and posts in the town centre and two in Riverside.”

Chairman Fiona Harwood added: “Businesses feel strongly that signage is important to people being able to find them.

“In today’s world, there are so many visual messages that it’s hard for advertising like A-Boards to cut through.

“These signs are clear with visitor information, business lists and maps that will help pedestrians discover more of the town, and more of our great businesses.”

The project has been funded so far by Wimborne BID, itself financed by town businesses, with the support of Wimborne Minster Town Council and Dorset Council.

All maps and listings will be reviewed six-monthly and changed if out of date.

Food & Drink

Cooking... with Martha Legg

Lamb Tagine

We love to travel and we are getting lazier in our travel arrangements.

Flights have just started from Bournemouth to Morroco, and although we have been before, it’s somewhere we would go again. In fact Martin has been there several times, taking both his children separately (they loved it!).For me it was very frenetic! The souks and the main square, while quiet during the day, were manic at night. The smell of the food stalls was indescribable, although I could do without the sight of a whole pigs head!

It was an adventure just being there! Beware the pickpockets... Martin nearly had his camera and wallet stolen getting on the bus. The first I knew about it was seeing Martin chasing two guys down the road! They didn’t get anything.

So this meal reminds us of our travels...

Ingredients (serves 6)

1kg boned leg of lamb cubed

1 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp ground cumin

6 tbsp olive oil

1 onion, thinly sliced

2 carrots, finely chopped

3 sage leaves

1 cinnamon stick

1 tsp black peppercorns

500ml hot chicken stock

2 courgettes, sliced

1 large aubergine, cut into 2cm pieces

3 large potatoes, cut into 2cm pieces

400g tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed

Flaked sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the couscous

400g couscous

1 tbsp butter

800ml boiling chicken stock

Small handful fresh coriander, roughly chopped

Small handful fresh parsley, roughly chopped,

Method

Rub the lamb with the ginger and cumin and season with flaked sea salt and black pepper. Place a large casserole over a high heat and add 2 tablespoons oil.

Sear the lamb all over, then set aside.

Heat another tablespoon oil in the pan and fry the onion and carrots for 5 minutes, until soft. Return the lamb to the pan and add the sage, cinnamon and black peppercorns.

Pour in the stock. Bring to the boil, then cover and gently simmer for 45 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat 1½ tablespoons oil in a saucepan and fry the courgette over a high heat until coloured and tender.

Scoop out with a slotted spoon and put to one side. Add the remaining 1½ tablespoons oil to the pan and fry the aubergine until tender. Remove from the pan.

Add the potatoes to the lamb and cook for a further 15 minutes.

Finally, stir in the fried courgette and aubergine, and the chickpeas and cook for another 15 minutes.

Put the couscous in a large, heatproof bowl with the butter. Pour the boiling stock over the top, stir with a fork, then set aside for 5 minutes, or until all the liquid has been absorbed. Serve the tagine with the couscous.

Autumn at Salamander

Bringing Cookware to Life and Salamander’s Food Walk

The morning of October 16 saw the autumn version of Salamander’s popular food walk when 24 guests visited no less than 10 local food shops, cafes and restaurants. These included Dean’s Court café, Le Petit Prince, Cloisters, Fluffetts, The Bear, cheese at East Street Deli, Bread and cakes at The Old Malthouse Bakery and Chocolates at Cloud Cuckoo. The walk ended with tasting locallysmoked salmon at Bell’s Fish and superb Thai food at Nusara. The next food walk is a combined preChristmas evening event in the shop with special guest local chef Colm McKavanagh on Thursday, December 5. Book early to ensure a place. October and November events October began with a wellreceived Magimix evening. Guests enjoyed tasting an amazing array of food including a superb hazelnut tart and tiramisu gelato.

On October 24 Salamander sees the return of KitchenAid’s

national demonstrator, Anita Davidson, who will inspire with some great food made using the iconic Kitchen Aid Products. There will also be some great offers on the night. On November 24, Salamander welcomes Dorset Seaside Baker and ex-Great British Bake Off contestant Maggie Richardson. Call in, phone or email to reserve your place at these enjoyable events. Always competitive on price As Christmas approaches Salamander has some great offers on top brands and some superb new products in store to suit all price ranges plus everything you need for cooking at home. Sign up for Salamander’s newsletter for some additional offers, recipe ideas and access to their monthly prize draws too!

Tasty recipes with a Hallowe’en theme

Pumpkin and Sage Risotto

Pumpkin makes a delicious flavouring for an Italian risotto. It’s inexpensive and in season from later summer onwards right through the autumn and into the cold winter months.

Method:

Preheat the oven to 200C, gas mark 6. Line a baking tray with parchment paper. Put the pumpkin in a single layer on the lined baking tray and spray lightly with oil. Season with salt and pepper. Bake in the preheated oven for 30–35 minutes, or until tender.

Meanwhile, heat the the 1:1 Diet Golden Vegetable Drink or stock in a saucepan over a medium to high heat. When it starts to boil, turn the heat down as low as it will go and leave to simmer very gently. Lightly spray a deep frying pan and set over a low heat.

Cook the onion and garlic, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes, or until softened. Add the sage and cook for 1 minute, then stir in the rice and, when all the grains are glistening and start to

crackle, increase the heat to medium and add the vermouth or wine – it will hiss and steam. Cook for 5 minutes until the liquid evaporates and is absorbed by the rice.

Reduce the heat to low and start adding the warm stock, a ladleful at a time. Stir well and wait for it to be absorbed before adding another ladleful.

Continue until the rice is tender but still retains a little bite (al dente) and all or most of the stock has been added. Remove from the heat. Mash the pumpkin coarsely with a potato masher or fork and stir into the risotto. Serve in shallow bowls, sprinkled with Parmesan. Step it up…

On Step 5, use 300g butternut squash instead of pumpkin, and stir in 50g vacuum-packed peeled chestnuts (chopped) and 200g baby spinach leaves 5 minutes before the end of cooking. This will add 1g fat and 17g carbs per serving.

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Independent Agency or Local Authority?

As the summer holidays draw to a close, it is a time to reflect on a fun filled 6 week break from school and start preparing for the beginning of the new term and new school year. For some children this is an exciting time to see their teachers and friends again and to establish their routine again. For others, it can be a daunting time, symbolizing the start of a new school, changing classes or an important exam year.

Helping you to make an informed decision

We always suggest exploring all your options before making a commitment and find a fostering service that you feel is right a comfortable for you. Here are some hints on what to consider wh choosing your foster care provider:

Training and Support – when setting out on your journey to fostering always bear in mind that everyone develops at a different speed your confidence in fostering may grow greatly or require more su and training. Always seek a fostering provider that can fit your needs with training and support.

Age of placements – Local authorities tend to have more placeme that are young children and babies, whereas independent agency although still have some placements veer on the side of slightl children.

At footprints we believe that all children should enjoy their summer break, to regain their energy from a tiring school year and get ready for what is to come in the next year. A lot of our foster carers will take the foster children on holiday with them within the country and abroad, however this is not an expectation.

Top team on Taittinger trail

Fostering payment – Although fostering is not about the money, and we emphasise the will to care over the benefits. It is important to always consider your financial situation whereby an independent fostering agency tends to provide a higher reward.

Solving clues and answering questions about the history, geography and landmarks of Wimborne landed one team with a bottle of bubbly.

This year, all foster carers and children were invited to an activity centre to enjoy a day out socialising with each other and engaging in outdoor activities. We also organise informal meet ups but as the foster carers get to know each other they also arrange get togethers, this shows the sense of community when being part of Footprints.

Location – From placements to support, think about how far you would like to travel and check with the fostering provider which areas they serve for placements.

Viv and Dave Arkell, along with Sue and Stewart Bullen, came out on top in the Town Trail competition, organised by mayor Jeff Hart in aid of his chosen charities.

The Town Trail presentation event raised more than £300 for the charities – Wimborne Victoria Hospital and Planet Wimborne – while a raffle with prizes donated by Wimborne firms added £73 to the total.

As an independent agency we, Footprints offer tailored training and support that suits your needs. Also as the agency is small, you bond close relationships with fellow foster carers meaning the training is great fun! The social workers have low caseloads so can provide you with 24/7 support. Finally we are local, serving the local community, someone is never far away and you will always be greeted upon visits to the office by one of our team.

Cllr Hart said: “Thanks to everyone who took part in the Town Trail.

Yes, independent fostering agencies and local authorities have key differences, but the main thing to remember is the child, and both options ensure that the well-being and safety of the child in care is at the forefront of service.

Sometimes foster carers would like some personal time away from the foster children, and in these cases the Footprints team will help to arrange some respite care with another carer who knows the child and their needs. This helps to ensure continuity of care and enables the carers to also feel refreshed and revived! If you have given it some thought over the summer, that holidays are just a lot more fun with a full household, fostering may be the right step for you and we would love to hear from you here at Footprints.

The quartet were presented with a bottle of Taittinger Champagne for their efforts, which saw them triumph over more than 30 fellow participants.

“The weather was on our side, and it was wonderful to see people engaging with Wimborne’s unique features.”

We would welcome you at footprints for a further discussion to help you make an informed decision, either give us a call, email or pop by the office!

Join us at the Bakhtiyar Winter Exhibition

Steeped in three generations of history, Bakhtiyar has long been a respected leader in the Persian and Oriental hand-knotted carpet trade. Headed by internationally renowned carpet expert Masoud Mazaheri-Asadi, he and his son Koroush continue to carve a new path for the industry.

Spend time with Bakhtiyar’s specialists and you will quickly discover their passion and love for the craftsmanship of the carpets they source. As an authoritative figure within the industry, Masoud is often invited to share his expertise and insider knowledge with media outlets such as the BBC to discuss the ever-changing market. He also advises auction houses, insurance firms and institutions to identify and value Persian rugs and carpets.

But we would be remise to say that is all we do, we carry out general carpet repairs for clients, whilst also working with many historic organisations to clean and restore carpets, bringing them back to life, in some cases removing 200 year old stains.

Our team of highly skilled cleaners and restorers, based in our London Warehouse, carry out repairs using the traditional knotting methods to fully restore rugs to their former glory, taking wool dated from the same period as the rug, to perfectly match the rest of the piece.

We invite you to explore our winter exhibition in the Mintern Barn at Luccombe Farm in Dorset, and discover a wonderful world of exotic goods.

Friday 8th to Sunday 10th of November 2024 Open 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. daily

Purchase from a large selection of hand woven Persian carpets, runners & kelims ranging from antique to modern pieces from internationally renowned Persian carpet specialist Masoud Mazaheri’s latest buying trip.

Persian food will be served daily with all proceeds raised being donated to the Alzheimer’s Society.

MINTERN BARN, LUCCOMBE FARM, MILTON ABBAS, BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET, DT11 0BE

Directions: Approach the exhibition at Luccombe Farm from Winterborne Whitechurch (A354), using the signed Milton Abbas Road. Ample parking is available and Mintern Barn is wheelchair accessible.

How chiropractic can help with osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common forms of arthritis, affecting millions of people worldwide.

It occurs when the protective cartilage that cushions the ends of bones wears down over time, leading to joint pain, stiffness, and reduced mobility.

While often considered a natural part of ageing, there are many ways to manage its symptoms and improve quality of life. One such approach is chiropractic care, which offers a natural, non-invasive solution to help those suffering from osteoarthritis. Here is more information.

Enhancing Range of Motion

Osteoarthritis can limit a person’s ability to move freely and comfortably. Chiropractic adjustments, combined with recommended stretching exercises, can enhance flexibility. Regular care can help maintain or even improve the range of motion in affected joints, allowing you to engage in daily activities with greater ease.

Tailored Care Plans

Every osteoarthritis case is unique, and chiropractors take a personalised approach to treatment. After a thorough assessment, your chiropractor will develop a care plan tailored to your specific needs, considering

factors like your pain levels, affected joints, and overall health. In some cases, chiropractic care may be combined with other treatments like physical therapy, nutritional guidance, or lifestyle modifications to optimise your results.

Complimentary Therapies

In addition to chiropractic adjustments, many chiropractors incorporate complementary therapies to help manage osteoarthritis symptoms. Some of these may include: Massage Therapy: Helps improve circulation, reduce muscle tension, and relieve pain. Sports Therapy: Strengthens the muscles around the joints and improves balance and coordination.

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Nutritional Guidance: A balanced diet rich in anti-inflammatory foods can support joint health and reduce flare-ups.

Is Chiropractic Care Safe for Osteoarthritis? Chiropractic care is safe for individuals with osteoarthritis. Chiropractors use gentle, controlled techniques to ensure that adjustments are tailored to each patient’s condition. Before beginning treatment, your chiropractor will perform a comprehensive evaluation, including X-rays if necessary, to determine the extent of joint damage and create a plan that addresses your specific needs.

Conclusion

Osteoarthritis doesn’t have to limit your life. Chiropractic care offers a holistic approach to managing the pain, stiffness, and discomfort associated with this condition. By improving joint mobility, reducing inflammation, and promoting overall health, chiropractic care can play a vital role in helping you stay active and maintain your quality of life.

If you’re struggling with osteoarthritis, consider visiting us for a personalised chiropractic care plan designed to help you move and feel better. With the right care and support, you can regain control of your body and keep doing the things you love.

Swinging time for Sixties fans

Gillingham care home residents headed back to the Sixties for one night only as they attended their own festival.

Fern Brook Lodge care home hosted a festival featuring a line-up of local singers and musicians, including some carers, performing a range of songs from yesteryear including Fly Me To The Moon, Stand By Me and What’s New Pussy Cat?

The event was organised by care assistants Tracy Weeks and Cara Shearwood who wanted to enable the residents to celebrate

the end of the summer and kick off the autumn season in style.

Performers on the bill included Danny Jukebox, Lee Knott, Tasha Gray (another care assistant), and Gillingham Imperial Silver Band featuring Taylor Crowther, Tracy said: “We know that many of the residents enjoy going to festivals and listening to live music so we thought that we’d arrange our own festival for them to attend with music from their era.

“Some of the residents don’t often attend

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group activities, but we know that they all enjoy music as it lifts their spirits and they love to get up and have a sing and a dance, so we thought that this would be a good idea.” Margaret, who lives at Fern Brook Lodge, said: “It was a very enjoyable afternoon. “The music featured songs that everybody could enjoy. My favourite song is My Way by Frank Sinatra which Danny Jukebox sang. “It was the first time we’ve had that Sixties festival event, and I’d definitely like to do it again.”

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Evening of gins and grins for residents

Residents and guests at Moors Manor care home in St Leonards enjoyed a night of grins with an in-house gin-tasting.

Sampling from a selection of eight different gins,

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residents, families and the wider community were able to try the different flavours of both British gins and international ones.

Gin was sourced from a local business and the hospitality

team at the home provided a spread of savoury canapes to complement the gin selection.

The night was complemented with entertainment from Bee Chumley who performed a selection of songs.

General manager Gemma Chalkley said: “Our residents and guests had a wonderful day learning everything they could about gin.

“We do our best to provide a wide range of activities and entertainment at Moors Manor as part of the lifestyle enrichment programme for residents, and this was one of our favourites!”

One resident said: “We had lots of fun trying all of the different gins.

“My favourite was definitely the rhubarb and ginger blend, it was delicious!”

Test your general knowledge ability at quiz

Are you a trivia champ? sports guru? pop culture connoisseur? Diverse Abilities are inviting you to join together to put your knowledge to the test at their quiz night. Teams of up to six are invited to join on Thursday, October 24, at the Treehouse in Hurn from 6.30pm.

The night of trivia will be hosted by Ashley Hooper, and will be a great opportunity to get your colleagues together for a fun evening out and delicious pizza, all whilst raising money to support children and adults with physical and learning disabilities.

Nick Mahony, corporate fundraiser at Diverse Abilities said: “This is the first quiz night we’re hosting here at the Treehouse.

“We’re looking forward to welcoming old and new faces, and putting our wits to the test with expert quiz master, Ashley.”

The Treehouse is the charity’s new children’s venue at Merritown Lane, Christchurch, BH23 6DT.

Tickets are £96 for a team of six, or £16 for individuals, which includes a pizza, and there will be a licensed bar.

Your participation not only tests your knowledge but also supports the vital work of Diverse Abilities, helping children and adults with disabilities in Dorset.

Secure your tickets now and be part of a memorable night that makes a difference. Get your tickets at diverseabilities.org.uk/ quiz-night

Home & Garden

Hannah’s horticulture...

October Q and A Garden activity has been hit and miss so far this month, with a lot of squally showers interfering with garden play! All this has given me a bit of time to get on top of some indoor jobs that have been neglected over the summer. And ample opportunity to write this column of course! Here are the answers to a couple of your questions:

I’d love to grow my own large pumpkins with the kids, but what is the best way to do this? Well it’s the season for pumpkins that’s for sure! And they are both decorative and delicious.

Pumpkins are easy and fun for children and adults alike to grow, but they do need some space and time! Pumpkins are part of the squash family, which includes courgettes, marrows and butternut squash.

These plants love food, water and space to ramble away. Start with (bought) seed in April in a greenhouse, cold frame or windowsill, and transfer outdoors to its permanent planting place in May, when the nights are less chilly and the risk of frost has passed. Once they start to find their feet, pumpkins will begin to produce long stems.

You will need to feed and water your pumpkins regularly, or provide them with suitable organic matter in the form of mulch.

If feeding, start with high

n ‘Spooky delights! Pumpkins are easy to grow and there are endless possibilities for creativity in carving and cooking them

feed such as Tomorite or similar.

Here’s the important bit for those who want giant pumpkins!

Normally, we wouldn’t limit the number of fruits that we allow to develop, however if your aim is to grow big, then limiting the fruits on the plants will ensure that all the energy the plant has goes into producing the 1/2/3 pumpkins left.

I have a couple of lovely Japanese Acers, but they have outgrown their space a bit this year. Can I prune them? Yes! Acers are truly beautiful and extremely versatile in the garden.

I don’t know what variety you have, and how much they

have outgrown their space, but in essence these trees can be pruned back happily with a little knowledge.

First, do not prune now!

Whilst many shrubs can be pruned now, there are some that struggle with this and risk infection and dieback. A brief horticultural lesson coming up – in the autumn, plants have a natural mechanism to preserve themselves and prepare for the cooler, darker months ahead. This is why leaves change colour and eventually fall from deciduous plants. They know that there is a net energy loss for them to retain leaves, as the light levels are too low to compensate for the energy expended in moving

Hannah Hobbs-Chell is a horticulturist and garden designer/consultant. If you have a question for her, email:hannah.hobbschell@ outlook.com including a picture if relevant

water, transpiration from wind and cold conditions, and keeping cells warm enough to survive.

Added to this is the risk from winter winds, which if fully leafed up would lead to wind rock and damage. In order to lose leaves, and retain as much nutrition as possible in their core to survive and thrive next year, the sap falls and starts to travel down into the branches and trunk of the tree where it is better insulated and protected. However, this presents a problem if we prune or introduce a wound where outside organisms can get in. Acers are prone to this, and if infection from pruning travels down into the stems it can lead to dieback, limb loss etc. Therefore, prune when the sap starts to rise again, often late January/early February. You can tell as you will see the buds on the stems start to swell a little. Pruning at this time will push any possible infection out but will not cause a big energy draining bleed of sap if pruned later in the spring.

Register for green bin collections

by Lorraine Gibson

Green-fingered residents across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole can now register for the 2025 waste collection service. The service will run fortnightly between January 27 and December 12, 2025, and cost is £67.50 per bin. To ensure you receive all 23 collections, you need to register by 13 December 13, 2024.

“Is it worth it, and what happens to your waste? The collected waste gets turned into high-quality compost that is then used in horticulture and agriculture. This means you don’t have to load up the car or find other means of disposing of it yourself – and it benefits the local community too. Visit bcpcouncil.gov.uk/binswaste-and-recycling/gardenwaste-service.

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Farming & Environment

A day at the farm with

Richard Boden

Richard is a member of staff at High Mead Farm in Longham, Ferndown.

High Mead is a working farm run to promote the benefits of engaging with animals, soil and nature.

We create purposeful roles for our co-farmers, young people and adults alike, to help bring about a sense of wellbeing and self-worth that many have never before experienced

I would like to start this article with an apology. In the last article, we got the date slightly wrong for our Open Day.

The correct day is TOMORROW, Saturday, October 19, from 10-4pm. This is a free event for you to come and have a look around the farm. Tea, coffee and cakes will be on sale, and we keeping everything crossed for decent weather.

Talking of the weather, goats don’t like it when it gets wet. The goat or domestic goat is a species domesticated from the bezoar ibex of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the Bovidae, meaning it is closely related to sheep. Currently, our goats are enjoying time in our shade tunnel, where it is warm and dry!

The new Tarmac path is now complete, and teams of staff, volunteers and co-farmers are now building back up the soil either side of the path in preparation for getting the grass seed down, before the weather comes in. It has been very hard work, involving many wheelbarrow journeys around the whole farm, and it was an opportunity for everyone on the Farm to be involved in one project together – even our office staff!

We like to keep you up to date on what some of our

animals get up to, and this week it’s what Mango did. Mango has a habit of wanting to be on the shoulders of people, and this week, she chose the shoulders of Steve Wardman who is our Lead Volunteer. He looks after the machine workshop, co-ordinates volunteer events and, with Mango’s help, is currently adding much-needed guttering to our workshop. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our loyal volunteers; without them, we would not be able to support our many cofarmers, so a big thank-you to you all!

And finally, have I mentioned the weather?

It’s been at times quite cool this summer for our two tortoises, Rosie and Horace. As a work-around, Lucie, the farms animal lead has given them free rein of the main polytunnel. This is lovely and warm, even on a dull day, and they seem to have enjoyed their time there.

It’s now the time of year where Rosie and Horace will begin to hibernate for the winter months; night-night Rosie and Horace!

n The farm is open Monday to Friday from 9.00am to 4.00pm at Ham Lane, Ferndown, BH22 9DR. info@highmeadfarm.org.uk Tel: 07517 328094.

Charity celebrates 10 years of treecycling

Diverse Abilities, Dorset’s disability charity has launched its annual Christmas tree recycling service, sponsored by Waste Management Facilities.

The charity will be celebrating 10 years of collecting Christmas Trees from the local community to be sustainably recycled to raise money for the disability charity.

Bookings are now being taken to have your Christmas tree collected from Thursday until Sunday, January 9 to 12, 2025, from Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch, East Dorset and Ringwood.

Francesca Potton, community fundraiser, said: “We’re thrilled to be celebrating 10 years of Treecycling.

“We were the first charity in the area to introduce this scheme, and it’s become one of our most important fundraisers and allows us to raise vital money and truly makes a huge difference in our efforts.”

Collections can be booked online for a suggested £10 donation, and the charity’s

team of volunteers will take to the roads of Dorset over the collection weekend in January to ensure the trees are disposed of sustainably and recycled into wood chippings.

Lisa Delahunty, managing director at Waste Management Facilities Limited, added: “We’re thrilled to continue working with Diverse Abilities on this exciting project. We will be helping throughout the period with the logistics and providing a volunteer team

to collect Christmas trees after the festive period.”

Diverse Abilities is also recruiting volunteers to help the Treecycling team. Families and businesses with access to vans, pickup trucks, or buses can contact Francesca on 01202 718266 to discuss how to get involved. Visit diverseabilities.org.uk/trees for a full list of areas that Christmas Trees can be collected from and to book your collection for January.

Pupils proving to be real high-fliers

Two Dorset pupils are celebrating their recent horse-riding success.

Year 7 pupils Fleur and Emily from Hanford School have been praised for their equine endeavours after both girls saw success at two events.

Fleur then went on to win the final of the Shetland Pony Grand National at the recently-held Moreton Show and was named rider of the day.

A school spokesman said: “Fleur was cheered on by her team Cherhill Shetlands and all her friends at Hanford have loved hearing about her amazing achievement!”

The Cherhill Shetlands is a team of Shetland ponies and jockeys that race all over the country raising money for charity.

This year’s charity is the Bob Champion Cancer Trust and all money raised will be going to cancer research.

The Shetland Pony Grand

National run races at all the big shows across the UK such as Royal Windsor Horse Show, Badminton, Burghley and Blenheim as well as some flat races on racecourses like Sandown and Cheltenham.

The pinnacle of the year for the youngsters is the chance to ride at London Horse Show.

In addition, last month Emily and her pony Lucky competed at Moreton Equestrian Centre. Emily came sixth in the 70cm class, but then pulled out all the stops to take

second place in the 80cm

has qualified to go to the National Schools Equestrian Association National Championships at Addington in the October half term

The spokesman added: “The new school term may only just have begun but they have already given us much to celebrate at Hanford.”

“Many congratulations to both girls for these amazing achievements.”

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Halloween is “spook-tacular” at Monkey World!

On 31st October, children in full Halloween fancy dress will receive free entry to Monkey World! Best costume will receive a prize, in the FREE fancy dress competition!

We’ll spread the spooky fun throughout half-term, with creepy crafts, terrifying trails and plenty of fang-tastic activities for kids to have a go at!

As well as over 230 rescued monkeys and apes, visitors can try and spot our very own “creatures of the night” the slow loris, as they travel around their moonlit, night simulation enclosure.

Combining fun with conservation, free daily talks by the dedicated Primate Care Staff explain all about man’s closest living relative. Prebookable guided tours are also available, as well as video talks and a self-guided talk accessed via your own smartphone device.

Once you’ve seen the stars of TV’s Monkey Life, your little monkeys can let off some steam in the Great Ape Play Area, the south’s largest adventure playground.

You can support Monkey World in continuing their rescue and rehabilitation work by taking part in the Adopt a Primate Scheme which includes a photograph, certificate, three editions of the Ape Rescue Chronicle and free entry to the park for a year! All funds from adoptions are used solely for the rescue & rehabilitation of primates in need around the world.

A show worth dragging yourself out for!

by Lorraine Gibson

This could be worth dragging yourself away from the telly for.

The Dazzling Diamonds is a smash-hit comedy variety drag show with a cast that delivers jaw-dropping dance

numbers, hilarious lip-sync performances and some fantastic live vocals all of which will have you rolling with laughter as well as dancing in your stillies in the aisles.

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Partake in paper puppetry

The Museum of East Dorset is to celebrate the incredible talent of local artist and pioneering paper puppeteer Nicholas Rawling. Nic is the artistic director of Dorset-based The Paper Cinema, known for a unique blend of live animation, puppetry and music which has been delighting audiences all over the world. The Paper Cinema uses handdrawn illustrations and live video to create stunning cinematic performances. Fascinating and imaginative storytellers, the Paper Cinema create extraordinary, magical worlds with vivid pen and ink hand-drawn paper puppets, expertly manipulated live by performers and projected onto a screen, to create the illusion of cinematic storytelling. Rawling’s innovative and muchacclaimed storytelling has been featured at major festivals like the Edinburgh Fringe and London International Mime Festival and has performed all over the world including USA, South America, China, New Zealand, Georgia and all over the UK.

to learn from Nic and some of his team with two Paper Cinema workshops at the museum on Tuesday, October 29. There will be two slots, each lasting three hours. Tickets cost £12 and can be booked online. The exhibition, The Art Of Nicholas Rawling, will run from October 21 to January 31 and can be enjoyed as part of normal Museum of East Dorset admission prices. Children up to age of four go free, five to 16 years is £5.50 and adults £12. Family tickets are also available. And with your admission price you get 12 month’s free entry to the museum.

Visit museumofeastdorset.co.uk or telephone 01202 882533..

five-star reviews from appreciative audiences, the Diamonds are a cast of three drag artists, all of whom have performed across Europe. Gather your friends, put on your most fabulous outfit, and join them for a

heady and irreverent night of glitz, glamour, and pure entertainment. Regent, Christchurch, Friday, November 1, 7.30 pm. Contains adult themes and strong language. Recommended age 14+ plus.

Spooks and Spectres

Half-Term Halloween Trail

19th October - 2nd November Monday - Saturday 10am - 4pm

Follow our exciting Halloween museum trail, become a ghost hunter, learn some spooky local legends and find where those silly spirits are hiding! Plus creepy crafts and dressing up fun.

Events

Lit fest is a Play On Words

Community-led literature festival Play

On Words is still on in the New Forest, with a feast of events to look forward to. Tongue Fu featuring Zia Ahmed and Malaika Kegode, pictured, takes place on November 1 at Forest Arts Centre in New Milton, with a Writer’s Day at the same venue on October 26 and one at the St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery on November 2.

These special days will be packed with advice and tips for writers on developing, promoting and sharing work.

Activities for younger writers include Comic Creating in New Milton with

EMMY-nominated writer Mike Garley, a woodland walk near Beaulieu with New Forest Writer in Residence, Yarrow Townsend, at the Countryside Education Trust, and Poetry Zine Making in Totton with AJ Hardingson.

Play on Words was founded by two New Milton residents in 2018 and is run by a steering group made up of local residents, writers and organisations including Culture in Common, and Forest Arts. It’s co-ordinated by the Solent’s literature development organisation ArtfulScribe.

More info at playonwords.org.uk/whatson-2024.

Friends shedding the spotlight on top theatre venue

If you’ve ever fancied a glimpse into the business of show from the inside then becoming a Friend of Poole’s Lighthouse theatre will give you the lowdown. Along with a 10 per cent discount on pre-show drinks and food, plus priority booking and no booking fees, Friends get invited to special events and backstage visits. There are three categories of Friendship; Good Friends, Great Friends or Best Friends and each category helps support the arts in Poole, as well as ensuring the Lighthouse can make the arts more accessible to disabled and disadvantaged people.

Visit lighthousepoole.co.uk/ support-us.

Stories highlighted by lady in red

Calling all embroiderers! The Red Dress, a globally-famous piece of embroidery created and worked on by women who are living in poverty or vulnerable is coming to Dorset.

The garment, which was started in 2009 and was completed in 2023, will be accompanied by embroidered panels produced by women from Sambhali Trust in Rajasthan, India.

Conceived by British artist Kirstie Macleod, the Red Dress provides an artistic platform for people to tell their personal stories through embroidery.

Constructed out of 87 pieces of burgundy silk dupion, the garment has been worked on by 367 women and girls as well as 11 men and boys and two nonbinary artists from 51 countries. All 141 commissioned embroiderers were paid for their work, and receive a portion of all profits from the tour.

As part of the Red Dress’s world tour, the garment and panels will be on display in the Barn at

from November 29 to December 5,

Visit beautiful brocante

The Winter Brocante takes place on Friday and Saturday, November 8 and 9 and is a long-anticipated Christmas Fair, held in the beautiful halls and garden marquee at the Larmer Tree Gardens, near Salisbury. This year the fair will host 40 exhibitors offering an excellent range of seasonal gifts and decorations, homewares, interiors, textiles, art, decorative antiques, furniture, French Brocante and flowers.

Seasonal workshops will be taking place to make Christmas wreaths or to learn hand embroidery, and you can enjoy fresh coffee and light refreshments in the gardens after shopping.

The fair will be held on Friday, November 8, from 10am-4pm, with Early Bird Entry 10-11am (£15), and general entry from 11am (£7.50).

It will be open 10am-3pm on Saturday, November 9,with all tickets £7.50.

There is free parking on site, accessible facilities and

beautiful gardens to explore. Please note that assistance dogs only are allowed into the event and gardens. For more details about the Winter Brocante, to book workshops or to buy advance tickets at reduced prices, please visit www.thedorsetbrocante. co.uk.

We look forward to welcoming you.

Re-Creatives, which helps make the fashion industry more sustainable. More details hawkersfarm.org/ hawkers-recreatives.

Come and join Dorset Chamber Choir for an evening of beautiful music for our busy world on Saturday, October 19, 2024, at 7:30pm at St Hubert’s Church, Blandford Road, Corfe Mullen BH21 3RG. Pacem, features Scarlatti – Misa Quatuor Vocum and sixteenth and nineteenth-century anthems and motets.

Tickets cost £12 (under 16s free) on the door, or contact choir members or order online. Visit dorsetchamberchoir. com for more information.

Hawkers Farm, Stour Provost,

2024. Run by Jennifer Morisetti, Hawkers Farm is home to

Hawkers

Events

Sixpenny Handley Community Cinema Wicked Little Letters. Village Hall, Common Road.Friday, 18 October, 6.30 for 7.00pm. £6. Bar & snacks Information: 6dhandleyhall@gmail. com

Sat 19th Oct, 7.00pm, Wimborne: Handel’s Messiah. Professional soloists and orchestra. Tickets Dorchester ChoralSociety.org

Service at: 10:30am

Contact Pastor Eric on 07742 906923

(Pentecostal Church, Charity nu’ 251549)

Be inspired at Christmas exhibition

Wimborne Art Club is holding its annual Christmas Exhibition at Pamphill Village Hall on November 16 and 17.

The Christmas exhibition showcases the work of its members and includes crafts, cards as well as paintings, all for sale.

If you are looking for a special Christmas present there is a varied selection of subject matter and styles, something to suit everyone’s taste and pocket.

One of the artists featured is club chairman Rosemary McDonald who has been a member for more than 20 years. Rosemary enjoys painting mainly in watercolour and paints local scenes and gardens, but also really enjoys filling numerous sketchbooks on her travels.

The exhibition is open from

10am to 4.30pm, and entry and parking are free. Coffee, cake and tea will be available.

Pictured here is It’s Snowing, a watercolour by Rosemary. The club meets fortnightly on a Thursday in St Catherine’s Church Hall in Wimborne.

Activities include demonstrations, talks and workshops as well as at least two exhibitions a year. For more information, contact Rosemary McDonald at ramcd6@gmail.com or visit wimborneartclub. org.uk.

Well, hello collie! You’re looking swell

Hello! We are four delightful Border Collie-cross puppies who are now three months old.

We did not get the best start, but we are catching up on all the good stuff that life has to offer.

We are, as you can imagine, energetic, mischievous and full of fun!

We would love to find our new homes soon so that we can carry on with our training and bring lots of love to a new family.

We’re all very intelligent, learn fast and will need lots of mental stimulation. Do you think you could be the home we’re looking for?

If you are able to offer one of these puppies or any of their lovely friends a forever home or a foster home, please contact our office on 01202 875000, e-mail: admin@waggytails.org.uk or visit waggytails.org.uk. We also have lots of other dogs looking for their forever homes.

Upcoming Events: Please do make a note in your diary and come to support us:

November 23, Autumn Fair: Kinson Community Centre, Kinson, BH10 7LH, 10am to 12:30pm. Full details will be on our website prior to the event.

Excellent trade at double dispersal sale

A tremendous crowd descended on Sparsholt in Hampshire at the end of September, as Symonds & Sampson’s Agricultural Auctions experts held two significant dispersal sales on one day. The dispersals on behalf of the Chilbolton Down Farm Partnership and Moor Court Farm Partnership signalled a change in farming policy for the two operations. During the run-up to the sale, an outstanding catalogue of well-maintained, high-quality machinery had been advertised widely, drawing interest from far and wide.

The dispersals also included a significant entry of sheep-handling equipment and workshop tools.

At one point in the day, more than 300 cars were parked at Moor Court Farm, and the highest-ever online following logged in to the sale - no mean feat

considering that there was absolutely no mobile reception on site!

Auctioneer Greg Ridout reported a solid trade, mainly to the private sector, with machinery heading as far afield as Scotland, Ireland, and everywhere between.

He said: “Would-be purchasers are drawn to genuine dispersal sales of such wellmaintained machinery and equipment

as was offered here, and it has been a privilege to conduct the sales on behalf of highly regarded farming businesses.

“Holding both sales on one day was a bold move.

“However, the tremendous on-field and online attendance resulting in solid trade on the day proves it was the right thing to do.

“I must credit the Symonds & Sampson team and members of both farming businesses, who worked incredibly hard to ensure the day went smoothly.”

n For details of forthcoming agricultural auctions and to find out about the services Symonds & Sampson’s agricultural auctions department can offer, get in touch with Greg on 01935 382909, or visit symondsandsampson.co.uk.

The John Deere X9 pictured sold for £233,000.

Trio of solicitor qualifications for law firm

Three aspiring team members at a south coast law firm have qualified as solicitors, so bolstering its client services in two separate departments.

Ellis Jones Solicitors has welcomed the formal qualifications for Leah Sharman and Wai Chan in Banking & Finance Litigation and Matt Rushent in Contentious Trusts & Probate.

The firm, which has offices in Wimborne, Bournemouth, Poole, Ringwood, Swanage, Broadstone and London, has a policy of providing training contracts and other professional development opportunities to encourage recruits to stay. Alongside senior staff, its 178-strong team includes graduates, legal executives, placement students and others with an interest in furthering a career in the law.

Leah is the first solicitor at the firm to qualify by passing

the Solicitors Qualifying Examination which she achieved through a two-stage assessment process.

She joined Ellis Jones as a conveyancing administrator in 2017 working her way up to become a fee-earning paralegal. She became interested in litigation while studying for a legal practice diploma through the Chartered Institute for Legal Executives.

After his law degree from the University of the West of England, Wai gained a Masters in Intellectual Property and Information Law at King’s College London.

He joined Ellis Jones’ Banking and Finance Litigation department as a paralegal in 2018 and started training as a solicitor in 2022.

Matt is the first trainee to qualify in the specialism of

Contentious Trusts & Probate in Ellis Jones’ Dispute Resolution department.

He began his training contract in 2022 having worked at a top 10 accountancy and audit firm.

Matt said: “What has impressed me most is the culture of the firm, how much everyone enjoys being here, and how many Partners and lawyers have trained with and stayed with the firm.”

Top south coast law firms join forces

Dorset law firm Ellis Jones Solicitors has acquired Wimborne practice Scott Walby LLP in a strategic move designed to boost growth.

The deal, in place after approval by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, strengthens Ellis Jones’ footprint in Scott Walby’s heartland of Wimborne and Poole, Dorset.

Adding a second Wimborne office to its existing East Street base complements

Ellis Jones’ ongoing branch portfolio in Bournemouth, Poole, Ringwood, Swanage and London.

And the move sees Scott Walby’s seven-person team transferring to join nearly 200 new colleagues, including specialist solicitors and other legal staff, employed by Ellis Jones.

The newcomers include Scott Walby partners John Bulpit

and Malcolm Scott Walby who become a partner and consultant solicitor of Ellis Jones respectively. Both will continue to work from the now former Scott Walby office at Brooke House, Oakley Hill, Wimborne.

Nigel Smith, Ellis Jones managing partner, said: “This is a significant acquisition

for us, offering a hugelyattractive growth opportunity and strengthening our service proposition for clients.

“Malcolm is a commercial law specialist with a particular interest in company/commercial and employment law.

“Likewise, John is a wellregarded commercial property expert and brings with him

a loyal client following of developers and property investors.

“We heartily welcome Malcolm, John and all their team on board.”

Malcolm, who is also a former president of Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said: “This is an ideal way for our two firms to pool our legal experience and share in the success of a combined, full-service practice.”

Founded in 2005, Scott Walby is known for its specialisms in company and commercial law including employment issues, management buyouts and contracts as well as private and commercial property, wills, trusts and probate issues.

Ellis Jones’ last acquisition was a 23-year-old criminal and motoring law practice based in Bournemouth, JM Law, in 2016.

n From left, partner John Bulpit, managing partner Nigel Smith, consultant solicitor Malcolm Scott Walby and partner and head of employment Kate Brooks

Paralympian supporting wheelchair rugby

The Marsham Court Hotel in Bournemouth is hosting a fundraising Gala for Bournemouth Lions Wheelchair Rugby, with gold medalwinning Paralympian Kylie Grimes MBE as guest of honour.

The hotel, in Russell-Cotes Road, which has won a host of awards for its accessibility, became an official partner of the club last September and has pledged to help raise much-needed funds for new equipment.

Kylie will attend the ticketed Gala Dinner on Friday, November 15, and talk about her journey as part of Team GB at the 2021 Tokyo Paralympics, where she became the first female in the history of the sport to win gold. Grace Capaldi, chairman of Bournemouth Lions Wheelchair Rugby, said: “We are grateful to the Marsham Court for holding what promises to be a hugely entertaining evening in support of our club.

“As well as hearing from the incredibly inspiring Kylie, attendees will be able to learn more about our club, and our adult and ‘cubs’ wheelchair rugby teams, which are growing all the time. Plus, there will be wonderful food and a band.”

Wheelchair rugby is fast paced and exciting. Bournemouth Wheelchair Rugby’s teams play Wheelchair Rugby 5s (WR5s), a discipline which sees five players on court, unlike the Paralympic discipline which has four. WR5s also does not require players to have a disability affecting their arms. Anyone, disabled or able bodied can play with Bournemouth Wheelchair Rugby, although only players with a physical disability can play in the league.

Grace added: “The Marsham Court is a welcomed sponsor for us because it is one of the most accessible hotels in the UK.

“We were pleased to welcome the MD Rosie Radwell and some of her team down to the club this summer to try wheelchair rugby, and they really enjoyed it.

“They were shocked to hear how expensive our equipment, such as replacement wheels, can be and promised to help - this gala evening will contribute to those costs.”

Tickets to the gala dinner cost £64.95 per person and include a welcome drink, three-course meal, wine and entertainment.

A £10 donation from each ticket sale will go to the Bournemouth Lions team. Power Bespoke HQ has signed up as a sponsor for the event and other companies are being sought to support it.

For more information and to book tickets for the gala, on Friday, November 15, email Ashlie at: events@ marshamcourthotel.co.uk.

Busy Dorset Cricket Society programme for November

The Dorset Cricket Society continues its weekly Thursday afternoon meetings throughout next month with the following guest speakers :-

November 7: Garry Richardson recently retired broadcaster, right. November 14: David Graveney, far right, the former Gloucestershire CCC cricketer and

England team selector. November 21: Peter Mason, author of a book

on the West Indian Test cricketer and legend Clyde Walcott.

November 28: Fraser Stewart, left, Head of Cricket at Lord’s. Meetings commence at 1.45pm on Thursdays at Hurn Bridge Sports Club, Avon Causeway, Christchurch, BH23 6DY, adjacent to the Dorset Cricket Centre.

Visit the website at dorsetcricketsociety.co.uk for further details.

n Left, Kylie Grimes. Above, Rosie Radwell, MD of Marsham Court Hotel, centre, with Becky Hill, left, and Grace Capaldi of Bournemouth Wheelchair Rugby

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Across

Across

1 Praise wild Northern cat (7)

1 Praise wild Northern cat (7)

5 Spread food around lake (5)

5 Spread food around lake (5)

9 Alcoholic gent confused regarding computing etc? (13)

9 Alcoholic gent confused regarding computing etc? (13)

10 Direction from short chap, independent British actor (8)

10 Direction from short chap, independent British actor (8)

11 Person that’s feeble and tiny departs (4)

11 Person that’s feeble and tiny departs (4)

12 Plan year off touring Thailand concerning remote travellers? (9)

12 Plan year off touring Thailand concerning remote travellers? (9)

16 Fruit by the sound of it for duo (4)

16 Fruit by the sound of it for duo (4)

17 Medic in South American country close to main issue (8)

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2 By the sound of it, first person, truly attractive figure (6)

3 Second famous Argentinian ruled out as programme planner (9)

4 A staple crop – or fruit of a tree (5)

3 Second famous Argentinian ruled out as programme planner (9)

6 Wreath close to wall that is overturned (3)

4 A staple crop – or fruit of a tree (5)

7 Academic, one scanning manuscripts for publisher (6)

6 Wreath close to wall that is overturned

8 Force store to relocate set of trees (6)

7 Academic, one scanning manuscripts for publisher (6)

11 Liberal enthralled by news extra affecting everywhere? (9)

8 Force store to relocate set of trees (6)

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17 Medic in South American country close to main issue (8)

21 Priest I love before rector, head of holy order (5)

19 Polish chap and foil sadly missing fellow that’s calm and stoical (13)

21 Priest I love before rector, head of holy order (5)

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22 Good man cuts term of endearment showing candour (7)

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11 Liberal enthralled by news extra affecting everywhere? (9)

13 Most pleasant desserts found in part of Australia (6)

14 Husband put in parting word in agitated state (6)

15 Deputy with skill gets to quit (6)

18 What golf teacher might say in extempore dramatic performance (5)

14 Husband put in parting word in agitated state (6)

15 Deputy with skill gets to quit (6)

20 See old card game (3)

18 What golf teacher might say in extempore dramatic performance (5)

20 See old card game (3)

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

No digit may be repeated in any dashed-line cage, and all the digits in each cage must add up to the value shown in that cage.

Recruitment

Port Regis is a delightful preparatory school, for day and boarding children aged 2-13, in Shaftesbury, Dorset.

We are seeking to recruit to the following roles:

NETBALL COACH

Applications are invited from candidates who are forward-thinking and big-hearted, who model great drive and enthusiasm.

The successful candidates can expect competitive rates of pay and benefits; and to join an exceptional working environment and staff team.

For full details of the roles and application procedure, please visit our website - portregis.com/vacancies

Early applications encouraged

Port Regis (Charity No: 306218) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS and safer recruitment vetting checks.

Drivers required, transporting students. Full time. Holiday pay. Pension Scheme. Further details: 07813-209841

CARPENTER

Perry & Son Ltd are looking for a qualified, experienced and conscientous carpenter to join our team. Tel 01747

SELF EMPLOYED EXPERIENCED GROUNDWORKERS/PLANT OPERATORS

We are looking for an experienced Groundworker who can also operate a 360° Excavator for local interesting contracts, working as part of a team.

A hard-working and adaptable person is required to join our small grounds team caring for our sports pitches, grounds and gardens. No previous experience nexessary. All training provided.

For further details, please contact: Rupert Burnell-Nugent, Sandroyd, Rushmore, Tollard Royal, Nr Salisbury, SP5 5QD Tel: 01725 516329 bursar@sandroyd.com www.sandroyd.org

Sandroyd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This post involves contact with children and is classed as “regulated activity” by the UK government. As such, a number of mandated pre-employment checks (including an enhanced DBS check) will be undertaken to ensure that the successful candidate is suitable for work with children. Additionally, suitability for work with children will be assessed by taking up appropriate references and at interview. Finally, candidates should be aware that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

Applicants must be con dent in their ability to carry out all aspects of groundwork to a good standard with attention to detail.

We o er a safe working environment with good rates of pay. Local work and an opportunity of long-term employment with a friendly family run business.

If you are that exible, skilled groundworker who can also operate plant to a good standard please call, Martin on 01258 455219 or email admin@farwellplanthire.co.uk

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