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Highcliffe Library will be a hive of activity this summer holidays, with lots going on for the children to get involved with. Take a look at our What’s On guide on pages 8 & 9 for details.
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It’s the Christchurch Carnival weekend on 13th and 14th August. The parade will make its way from Two Riversmeet to the Quay where there will be lots going on, including games, rides, live music, food and lots more for all the family to enjoy. I hope the sunshine will make a guest appearance for the weekend! Find out all about the weekend in the pull out guide included. We’d like to extend a very warm welcome to The Christchurch History Society who will now be writing the Local History page for us. The Society have a vast amount of historical information which they will be sharing with us each month, we look forward to discovering Christchurch of yesteryear. Speaking of which, we have old images of Highcliffe in the new “Days Gone By’ pages, kindly supplied to us by The Red House Museum and The Hampshire Cultural Trust.
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Days Gone By.... 6 What’s On Guide 8 Highcliffe on Sea Traders Ass. 11 Clubs, Classes, Groups & Societies 12 Highcliffe Sailing Club 15 Business Column 17 Christchurch Plaques 18 Local History 20 Christchurch History Society Introduction 21 Coffee Break 22 Coda Creative Workshop Week 29 MindBenders 31 RNLI Mudeford Funday 32 Highcliffe-on-Sea Rotary 33 Adopt a Pet 35 Kid’s Page 36 Highcliffe Guided Walks 39 Teen Eye 41 Garden View 42 Mum’s the Word 45 Recipe 45 Regent Listings 47 Index of Advertisers 48 Puzzle Solutions 48 Useful Telephone Numbers 50 Magazine Editor & Publisher Cheryl Dennett - info@localeyemagazines.co.uk Front Cover Signatures Design, Christchurch Magazine Layout & Advert Design Cheryl Dennett & Fee Lanzino Administrator, Digital Marketing & Distribution Coordinator Lucie Holt-Davies - admin@localeyemagazines.co.uk Contributors Peter Watson-Lee, Stephen Roberts, The Christchurch History Society, Hilary Payne, Sarah Desjonqueres, Sammi Collins, Helen Sheppard & Susan Davies. Disclaimer - Whilst every care has been taken to ensure that the data in this publication is accurate, neither the publisher nor its editorial contributors can accept, and herby disclaim, any liability to any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions resulting from negligence, accident or any other cause. Local Eye Magazines does not officially endorse any advertising material included within this publication. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted in any form - electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise - without prior permission of the publisher.
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HIGHCLIFFE of yesteryear Two views of Highcliffe Beach and its Beach Bungalows in the early 20th century. With thanks to the Red House Museum and Gardens and Hampshire Cultural Trust for supplying these wonderful images.
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1st - 18th August 10am-4pm daily. Pushing the Boundaries. Exhibition at the Hayloft Gallery, 14 Wick Lane, Christchurch. Paintings, Jewellery, Hats, Textiles. Susan Knights, Linda Patterson, Brenda Weeks, Pip Muddell, Marion Wall.
Monday 1st August 2.15-3.15pm Come and make your own Roald Dahl inspired board game or card game at Highcliffe Library. For 7-10 year olds. Booking Essential. Call 01425 272202 for details and booking. Tuesday 2nd August 8.30-11pm Stan’s Blues Jam at The Thomas Tripp. Live music jamming. Free Entry. Backline Provided.
Tuesday 2nd August 10.15am Christchurch Probus Club meets at East Close Hotel. Speaker: Peter Roberts ‘History of the New Forest’. Why not come and see if Christchurch Probus Club is for you? Our website is probuschristchurch.org.uk or contact our secretary Maurice Dowling on 01425 275587.
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3rd - 22nd August Not Sundays. Highcliffe Art Fellowship Annual Exhibition. Methodist Church Hall, Lymington Road, BH23 5EG. Wide variety of pictures and cards for sale. FREE admission. Refreshments. www.highcliffe-art.info Thursday 4th August 10.30am-3.30pm ‘Crafts in the Garden’ at The Red House Museum. An opportunity to watch demonstrations and purchase crafts direct from the makers in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Paintings, pottery, jewellery, textiles, wood and more. Admission free.
Saturday 6th August 11am-1pm Music Concert in Saxon Square. Bring a chair to sit in the square and enjoy a FREE CONCERT with the popular Christchurch and District Concert Band. Music to dance, sing and tap your toes to! All Welcome! Saturday 6th August Stompin’ on the Quomps smooth jazz festival situated in the picturesque surroundings of Christchurch Quay. Bring along a picnic and enjoy one of the South Coast’s largest festivals of its kind. Visit www. stompin.org for more details.
Sunday 7th August from 11am RNLI Funday 2016 at Mudeford Quay. Lifeboat and Helicopter displays, raft race, funfair, duck race, Water Zorbs (NEW for 2016!) raffle, tombola, live entertainment, BBQ, stalls and attractions.
Tuesday 9th August 10.45-11.45am Unleash your inner inventor at Highcliffe Library. For 5-8 year olds. Booking Essential. Call 01425 272202 for details and booking.
Wednesday 10th August 2.30-4pm Christchurch Priory Museum (former school-room, great views, 75 steps), ‘Search & Find’, 2 ancient crypts. Short family tour, £8 per family or 1 adult (incl. 1 child) £5. Tickets in advance from Vergers. Tel: 01202 485804, email vestry@christchurchpriory.org. Meet inside main entrance. Saturday 13th August 11am - 2.30pm Marie Curie Blooming Great Tea Party at The Redhouse Museum Gardens. Fantastic raffle, plants, books, tombola and games. Music from ‘Curly the Busker’. Come and join us for tea and cake with family and friends. Entry free, all proceeds to the local Marie Curie nurses.
Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th August Christchurch Carnival Parade starts at 2pm at Two Riversmeet Leisure Centre. Visit christchurchcarnival.co.uk for information. Sunday 14th August 7.30am Christchurch Lions Monthly Charity Car Boot Sale at Stanpit Marsh. See www.christchurchlions.org.uk for full details.
Thursday 18th August Sunday 21st August 2016 Bournemouth Air Festival is one of the largest FREE events in the UK with awesome flying displays including the Red Arrows. Red Arrows fly daily at 3.45pm and fireworks 10pm Friday & Saturday night. Full line-up can be found on their website www.bournemouthair.co.uk Thursday 18th August 11am-4pm Join Friends of St Catherine’s Hill for their Family Bugs and Beasties Day. Meet on the main bridleway
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Thursday 18th August 2.15-3.15pm Build a Den inspired by Roald Dahls Fantastic Mr Fox at Highcliffe Library. For 5-10 year olds. Booking Essential. Call 01425 272202 for details and booking.
games etc. will be held on the Christchurch Quay from 10.00am - 4.00pm for all to enjoy. Fun and games for all the family.
Saturday 20th August 12-4pm The Friends of Stanpit Marsh are holding their annual Summer Fayre in Priory House Gardens. Many craft stalls, games, raffle, tombola and children’s corner. Cream teas, cakes & hot dogs - all with entertainment from a live Jazz band! Great atmosphere! Free entry. Monday 22nd August Make a Rollicking Roly Poly Bird at Highcliffe Library. For 7-11 year olds. Booking Essential. Call 01425 272202 for details and booking.
Wednesday 24th August 2.30-4.30pm Christchurch Priory - Tower & Bells (176 steps) & ground floor tour. Tickets £10 (£5 children over 8) in advance. Tel: 01202 485804, email vestry@christchurchpriory.org. Meet inside entrance.
Sunday 28th August 10am-1pm Sopley Car Boot Sale, Owls Barn, Derrit Lane, Sopley, BH23 7AZ. Cars £5/ vans £8, sellers from 8.30am. Beautiful setting, home reared sausage and bacon baps available.
Monday 29th August The Lions Club of Christchurch Charity Duck Race. Tickets will be on sale at various locations around Christchurch, including our Car Boot Sales, CJ Beaders in Highcliffe and all monies collected will be used for local causes. Bridge Street, into The Millsteam, opposite the Kings Arms. Various stalls, tombola, books, bric-a -brac, children’s To advertise please call 01202 477214
COMMUNITY NEWS Table Top Sale at The Regent Centre. Every Monday and Saturday 10am-3.30pm. Costume & vintage jewellery and accessories, Bric-a-Brac, lovely award wining homemade cakes, greeting cards etc. Friday Craft Fair and Table Top Sale, every Friday in Druitt Hall, Christchurch. Selling cards, textile goods, clothes, jewellery, toys, books, DVDs and bric-a-brac. Free entry. Refreshments available. HIGHCLIFFE FRIENDS IN NEED - Volunteer Car Service. If you need a driver to take you to a GP, hospital or dental appointment, we can help you. For a small voluntary donation to cover the drivers’ petrol we will provide you with a driver to take and return you from your appointment. Please try to give us at least 2 days notice if you can. Please ring between 9.30 am and 2.30 pm on the numbers below. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Mrs Cherry Cook 01425 275056 Mrs Ann Hart 01425 280083 Mrs Pauline Williamson 01425 271520 Mrs Julie Keeble 01425 540837 Richard Ainsworth 01425 275066
Highcliffe Methodist Church Sunday Services. Morning at 10.30am followed by coffee. Afternoon at 4.00pm, ‘Free to Be’ service with refreshments. Wednesday mid-week Service 10.30am followed by coffee. A warm welcome awaits you.
Christchurch Country Market
Everything home-baked, homemade and home-grown locally. Every Monday 9.30-11.30am Druitt Hall (behind library). Refreshments available.
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A large selection of traders selling a variety of food, clothes, household goods, plants and bric-a-brac in the mainly traffic-free High Street and Saxon Square.
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Highcliffe-on-Sea Traders Association We’re still all settling down from the Wimbledon excitement (yes, I know it was a while ago, but it was so Helen great) and still patiently waiting for a type of summer to happen or at the very least an illusive Indian summer. Still there have been some beautiful days to sit out and enjoy the surrounding areas and wander along the coast. Rumour has it that the coast, our stretch of coast that is, is no longer to be built on with chalets, it does seem that the project was quite an undertaking, requiring plumbing and water supply to be routed to each one and this may have been a bit over ambitious for a rather fragile cliff top area. So it’s back to the drawing board, perhaps it’s time to reevaluate the whole idea, preferably with input from everybody. Anyway, enough of that. With regards to the High Street projects in motion, the HGV petition (to restrict access through) is being mulled over as part of a larger area plan and the resurfacing of the pavements is awaiting a feasibility study I believe. The Post Office is no longer moving as we have probably realised by now. So the ex Lumen8 premises are still up for grabs. You may also have seen the artistic impression for the Hoburne rebuild along their section of the High Street, very impressive looking it is too and it should provide a more attractive entrance to the Village, hopefully enticing more shops to open in jazzy new premises. Good for residents and traders alike hopefully. Anyway I may have some more concrete information next month on shop moves/ openings/closures etc.
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Clubs, Classes, Groups & Societies in Christchurch & Highcliffe
Arts and Crafts Christchurch S’n’B Knitting & Crochet Group Meets weekly on a Wednesday 7.30pm onwards at Arcado Lounge, Christchurch. All welcome. Contact Jo at The Crafty Knitter on 01202 474449 for further details.
Susan Knights - Watercolour Classes, ‘Jump in and Get Wet’ Small, friendly, informative classes, overlooking beautiful Christchurch Harbour. Contact Sue on 01202 481099 or email susanknights@hotmail. co.uk www.susanknights.co.uk Mike Skidmore is visiting the Christchurch Arts Guild on Wednesday 10th August. Demonstrating his tremendous skill as a Still Life artist in oils he also specialises in portraiture. All Saints Hall, Mudeford, 7pm-9pm. All Welcome.
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taster classes! Please visit www. rugbytots.co.uk for further info or email eastdorset@ rugbytots.co.uk Book your FREE TRIAL at the award-winning Musical Steps, Mondays at Portfield Hall w/c 12th September. Inspiring music classes for babies, toddlers & pre-schoolers, enjoying songs, rhymes, percussion instruments, movement and activities. www.musicalsteps.co.uk heather.smith@musicalsteps. co.uk 0845 643 5025.
Little Explorer and Baby Discover with Creation Station Fun, developmental classes suitable from 6months - 4yrs that inspire and nurture creativity and sensory exploration. Explore, discover & develop every Tuesday morning term time at Monkey Madness Indoor Play Centre. Contact lisa@ thecreationstation.co.uk for booking details. Rhyme Time at Highcliffe Library Every Thursday 9:45 - 10:15am. Join us for a fun drop-in session of songs, rhymes and play musical instruments. Suitable for babies and toddlers. Library Gets Lively at Highcliffe Library Every Friday 11-11:30am. Story and a craft for under fives. Just drop in and enjoy!
Carousel Dance and Drama Ballet & Tap Classes for children 3+ at Portfield Hall, Christchurch, BH23 2AQ. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Classes are fun and creative with an emphasis on building confidence, coordination and concentration. Contact Sally on 07950 459119/ sally.burbage@gmail.com or visit carouseldanceanddrama.com
Dance Tuesday nights at Highcliffe Sports and Social Club Modern Jive Social Dancing for all levels! Beginners class starts at 8.10pm. £6 entry or free for your first time.
Highcliffe Folk Dancing Thursday evenings at 7.30pm. All abilities welcome, no partner required. Join this friendly group for a regular fun time. Phone Jan on 01202 427523, email janharris16@hotmail. co.uk or view website highcliffecountrydancing. weebly.com/ for more details.
Fitness, Sport and Wellbeing Yoga classes at various locations in Christchurch. Fully qualified British Wheel of Yoga teacher. All ages/all abilities/all welcome. Full details from Julia SilvaPerez on 07989 971928. Vinyasa Yoga Classes in Christchurch. Stretch, strengthen, de-stress & more. Open to all levels. A dynamic form of yoga, Wednesday evening & Monday morning sessions, also 1:1 and workshops. Contact Caroline for information www.perfectfitforlife.com 07798 941832 Pregnancy yoga & relaxation classes Stretch & strengthen your body, relieve aches & pains and prepare for birth. Suitable from 14 weeks of pregnancy, no yoga experience necessary. Monday evenings & Tuesday mornings in Christchurch. Contact Rosa 07837 218374 www.labouroflove.me.uk.
Chi Kung (Qigong) exercise classes Friday mornings 10.45am-12.15pm in the upstairs studio at Wessex Health, 17 Stour Road, Christchurch, BH23 1PL. Car park on
Arthur Road. Fee £10. www. wessexhealthnetwork.co.uk Tutor: Poppy 01202 735560.
BodyBalance A wonderful mix of Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi and Relaxation. Lovely venue in Purewell with great teachers. First class is £3.50. All levels of fitness welcome. For more details or to book go to www.hannahdykes/bodybalance or call 07876 645945. Iyengar Yoga Class on Fridays 11.15am-12.15pm at St Catherine’s Hill during term time. Ideal for beginners and mums. Contact Elaine Rees on elainerees@europe.com or 07504 823517 for info and to book a space.
Mudeford Wood Tennis Club off Brabazon Drive. Good standard, friendly, astroturf, floodlights. £65 per year includes club sessions, Tuesdays and Thursdays 6pm to 8pm, Saturdays 2pm to 4pm. Other times by booking. Call Debbie 07592 014207 or Gail 07973 514036 www.mudefordwood.co.uk
Music Play an instrument? Come and join the Christchurch and District Concert Band. Fun, friendly rehearsals with great performances. Rehearsals every Tuesday at 7.30pm in the heart of Christchurch. Call 07974 320122 or email md@ christchurchanddistrictband. co.uk for more info.
Other Clubs & Classes Bournemouth Berserkers Sci-Fi/fantasy role-playing games club. Every Friday, 8-10pm at St.Catherines Hill Community Hall, Marlow Drive BH23 2RR. Contact: Andrew (01202) 479959.
Highcliffe Male Carers Social Group Our next meeting is Tuesday August 2nd from 11.30am - 2pm at the Galleon, Lymington Road, Highcliffe.
Chicago Bridge is played at Mudeford Wood Community Centre on Monday evenings. Contact John on 01425 271422 for further details. Streetlife FREE self-help French conversation classes. Thursdays 10.30-11.45 am. At Table Table, Bailey Bridge, BH23 2BN. Call Claire on 01202 423431 for details or just turn up and give us a go!
Highcliffe Duplicate Bridge Club meets at Greystones House, Waterford Road. Mondays and Wednesdays 6 for 6.30pm. Host system operates for players without a partner. New members and visitors welcome. www.bridgewebs.com/highcliffe Bransgore Probus Club meets at The East Close Country House Hotel, Hinton on the second Tuesday monthly from 10.15am. Good lunches, interesting talks. Contact Secretary Jim on 01425 273729.
Aspire day service for young adults with learning disabilities We offer live music, art & craft, dance, games and friendship. From 9.30am - 2.30pm every Thursday at Hope House, Jumpers Road, Christchurch. Call Sharon on 07981 032619 for more information. Christchurch Probus Club We meet at 10.15am on the 1st Tuesday monthly at East Close Hotel, Lyndhurst Road. Interesting speakers and excellent lunches. See our website www. probuschristchurch.org.uk or contact our secretary Maurice Dowling on 01425 275587.
Tuesday Chess at Arcado Lounge 71 High Street, Christchurch, BH23 1AS. All ages and skills welcome. Equipment provided. Chess is FREE over a drink and/ or food in a relaxed environment. Turn up between 2.30 - 5pm or details from John on 01202 427523. The Royal Naval Association for Christchurch & District meets on Thursday 21st July at 11.15am at Portfield Hall, Christchurch. Anyone with sea-going connections and their families are welcome. Further information from Christine Payne on 01202 474819.
Hampshire Genealogical Society Next meeting is on Friday 12th August at 7.30pm in the Library of St Mark’s Church Hall, Hintonwood Avenue, Highcliffe. Bring something about your family history for a walk round display. Contact Audrey on 01425 272729.
Parkinson’s UK Club, Christchurch Branch Friendly afternoon get together for Parkinson sufferers and their carers. Thursday 11th August at 2pm in the Community Hall, Marlow Drive, St Catherine’s Hill. New members are always welcome. New Milton Probus Club We welcome new members to our monthly meetings at Hoburne Park on the third Thursday of the month. Interesting speakers followed by lunch. Please view our website www.newmiltonprobusclub. co.uk or contact the secretary Mike Crook on 01425 617772. Friends Christchurch at Highcliffe Libraries No talk in August. Thank you.
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Guiding connections to join us at 2.15pm on the first Monday monthly at Portfield Hall, Portfield Road, Christchurch. Interesting speakers, activities, monthly lunches, holidays and outings. Gill Aslett 01202 485363. Past Rotarians & Associates Club We are a dual-gender club meeting twice monthly at Hoburne Park, Christchurch. Coffee morning on first Tuesday and lunch with a speaker on 3rd Tuesday. Contact Alan Clark on 01425 638938. Highcliffe Horticultural Society will be holding their August monthly meeting on Monday 8th at St. Mark’s Church Hall, Hinton Wood Avenue, Highcliffe at 7.30pm. Neil Lovesey will give an illustrated talk on ‘12 Months of Colour’. Visitors welcome. Entry £1. Details on 01425 272962. Italian classes for all levels at various locations in Christchurch. If interested contact Maria on 07999 817477 or email mariatrent@hotmail. co.uk for more information. Christchurch Variety Club for older people Weekly Saturday club in Christchurch. Come and join us for a variety of activities including games, quizzes and speakers. 1.30-3.30pm at Druitt Hall, High St, Christchurch, BA23 1AJ.
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When the weather is fine, there really is no better place to be than the rear balcony of our lovely club with a glass of something cold. With a westerly orientation we get to enjoy a multitude of colours as the setting sun dips behind the Priory for another day. And so it was for the Midsummer Posh Nosh Party where we all got together and dined, danced and watched the sun go down on yet another beautiful day in the harbour. The club has been incredibly busy over the last few weeks. As well as holding parties, we have laid on the D-Zero National Sailing Championships, assisted the TV crews with their media coverage, filled our photo gallery with action shots and hopefully been efficient and convivial hosts to the 40 competitors who travelled from all over the UK to compete. We have also run a very successful Junior Training programme, in association with Hengistbury Head Outdoor Centre, for our budding junior members and have hopefully inspired the next generation of sailors to take to the water and make the most of the wonderful coastline we have around us. Highcliffe SC sailors have also been racing with their neighbours, Mudeford SC, in an invitational race series and against their up-river neighbours Christchurch SC in the interclub derby. Mudeford SC dominated the invitational but it was Highcliffe who clung on to the interclub trophy for the second year running. We are all gearing up now for Mudeford Week which runs from 1-7 August. The event sees a week of sailing and is great fun for both hardened sailors, novices and hopefully our new clutch of juniors and is always a lovely spectacle for visitors to the quay. Further information about Highcliffe SC can be found on our website www.highcliffesailing.co.uk find us on Facebook or follow us on twitter @highcliffe.
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I have been advised not to write this month’s article!
First I am going to alienate 58.8% of you. Second, given the time gap between me writing it and you reading it, who can guess what else has changed. I am, of course, talking about Brexit. I spoke for Remain at the Christchurch Chamber of Trade meeting just before the vote and felt most the businesses – and certainly the youngsters who braved the meeting - were in favour of Remain. Christchurch, however, supported Brexit and 18,268 voted leave (against 12,782 remain). Whilst I believe in the E.U., I recognise that the E.U. leadership did little over many years to sell its own benefits and I feel they have no-one to blame but themselves. Putting to one side Westminster politicians and the national finances, how’s it going to affect Christchurch?
On employment, one of the biggest employers on the edge of our town, J P Morgan, is already talking about having to move jobs to Europe. Lush, a big employer in Poole, has said its next expansion will now be in Europe rather than locally.
In housing development, with the dramatic plunge in the shares of the large house builders I suspect there may be a question mark now over if and when the major housing developments planned for Christchurch will proceed. Also our nursing homes and our hotels (some of our key businesses) depend on their many hardworking European staff. Those staff are now fearful for their futures. If they are not reassured, our care and hospitality services will face major problems.
The leave slogan was “take back control”. For the time being, however, we are going to be subject to forces way beyond any control we may have. Let us hope our new leaders, whoever they maybe, will be up to the challenges we now face.
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CHRISTCHURCH PLAQUES - by Stephen Roberts No. 2 - Lt-Gen John Brian Keane
Sometimes plaques need deciphering. Take one at 85, Mudeford, which bears the name ‘Mudeford House’ and the date 1789, the year of the French Revolution. Well, this wasn’t always ‘Mudeford House’, the original house of that name having been built next door, the site of today’s ‘Christchurch Harbour Hotel’ (95, Mudeford), previously known as the ‘Avonmouth’. The story goes that the ‘Avonmouth’ (or ‘Mudeford House’) was built in the early 19th century and was home to a succession of military figures, one of whom, Maj-Gen Evan Maberly (1815-99), bought the house in 1871. He decided to rename his abode ‘Avonmouth’, neatly transferring the name ‘Mudeford House’ to one next door, where the plaque exists today. Maberly was a local benefactor, the original Stanpit Village Hall (1887) built on land he donated. The plaque commemorates one of those military men, Lt-Gen John Brian Keane (1781-1844). Keane lived at ‘Mudeford House’ (the original one) in 1841 (Census), so it looks like the plaque transferred to the second ‘Mudeford House’ along with the name. The plaque tells us Keane was ‘C in C Jamaica 1833, C in C Bombay, Cabul ect (sic) 1840’.
So, we have a plaque relating to the building next door, recalling just one of the military men who lived there. Why, he didn’t even own the building, which we believe belonged to a French Royalist, Col de la Tour, between c1830 and c1844. So, why was Keane so special and worthy of a plaque? And, was it the house’s owner (de la Tour) who commemorated his famous tenant, with ‘1789’ a reminder of the iniquitous revolution across the Channel?
Plaque on Mudeford House
Well, Keane was actually Irish, joined the army aged just eleven and served in the Peninsular War against Napoleon. He became commander-in-chief in the Stephen West Indies, administering the colonial government of Jamaica, then commanderin-chief of the Bombay Army, leading a combined British-Indian army in the First Anglo-Afghan War (hence Kabul). Keane also served in Egypt, America, where he was wounded twice at the Battle of New Orleans (January 1815), and France. For someone lauded on a plaque in Mudeford, Keane was here surprisingly briefly. Given his Bombay duties lasted until 1840, Keane can only have retired to Mudeford after that. In 1842 (or so) he moved to Burton where he bought ‘White Hayes’, a mansion once the birthplace (1790) of Christchurch’s most famous martial-figure of all, Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, commander of the Black Sea fleet during the Crimean War. It seems these military personages liked to follow on from one another, as far as habitation was concerned. We must assume Keane was renting in Mudeford, whilst house-hunting (as you do). Keane passed away peacefully, in Burton, in August 1844, aged 63. Next time: Twinning Steve Roberts - www.steveroberts.org.uk @SRChristchurch (Twitter). References The Mudeford and Stanpit Handbook (Allen White, 1974) Stanpit Village Hall (www.stanpitvillagehall.co.uk)
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The Treasures of a Local Society In June 1918 a group of like-minded people, including Sir George Meyrick of Hinton Admiral, H. Gordon Selfridge of Highcliffe Castle (and the Oxford Street Store in London) and Herbert Druitt, founded the Christchurch Historical and Scientific Society, the aims and objectives of which were very similar to those of the current Christchurch History Society. From those early days, despite a number of difficulties, including several decades of inactivity, the thriving Christchurch History Society exists today. The Christchurch History Society, founded in its current format, dates from 1989 and organises ten monthly evening meetings a year from September to June, guided walks and visits as well as maintaining an archive of some twenty thousand documents, maps, books, photographs and newspaper cuttings. It is this treasure chest of items that provides a highly valued record of the Christchurch area. The Society was fortunate to secure a £9,400 Heritage Lottery Fund Grant to enable a much enhanced website to be developed, replacing the previous site, which was not capable of hosting an on-line catalogue of the Christchurch History Society Archive. The 1st August 2016 is an important day for the Society in that it is the Launch Day of the new website following six months of hard development work. The new website can be visited at www.historychristchurch.org.uk.
As yet the on-line catalogue has not been made live to allow more time for the cataloguing of the archive, but nearly sixteen thousand of the items have been processed in whole or in part. Following the receipt by the Society of the Heritage Lottery Fund Grant, in the past few months previously unsorted boxes of archival material have been unpacked and their content reviewed and distributed into smaller boxes and envelopes to make the content easily accessible to researchers. With the help of several members, much of the Archive content has been indexed in a digitised database that can be searched, so that it is easy to locate information for any query. This has brought into one database information about documents, books, maps, newspaper cuttings and photographs that the Society holds. This digitised database is being used as the basis for the new online catalogue that, hopefully, will be accessible to members and non-members later this year. Progress on this part of the Heritage Lottery Fund Project has been very good but there is still a large amount of work to be done to make a useable on-line catalogue. The activity still needing to be done includes an audit of the content of the Archive, something that we believe has not been carried out during the last fifteen years, cataloguing of a collection of around six thousand digital photographs and documents that have come into the possession of the Society in recent years, and the incorporation of several collections that have recently been donated to the Society. Once the audit and listing of the remaining archival material is completed the data will be transferred, along with the data already prepared, into the on-line catalogue. The first evening meeting for the Christchurch History Society will be held at Christchurch Junior School Hall, Clarendon Road, Christchurch on 6th September at 7:30pm. The topic will be “Christchurch in the 60’s and 70’s” by John Lewis. Visitors £5.00 and Students £2.00.
Gliders in Christchurch Neil Bancroft
The presence of gliders and gliding in Christchurch occupied only a relatively short time in the town’s recent history. It is therefore the more surprising that in our family we have been involved in both successive generations. In 1940 my future mother-in-law, the late Mrs Kitty Sargent, who died in 2013 aged 95 was a housewife living in Walkford. Two years later she was helping the war effort by building gliders in the Airspeed (later de Havilland) factory in Somerford. The gliders that Kitty was helping to build were “Horsas”, designed for landing airborne troops. They could be towed by bombers or transport aircraft such as the Dakota. They were most famously used on D-Day and later the crossing of the Rhine in 1945.
My own involvement with gliders in Christchurch was by way of the Air Training Corps 622 Squadron Gliding School on Christchurch Airfield. As an Air Cadet from the Brockenhurst Grammar School Combined Cadet Force I did my glider training in 1959, flying Slingsby T31 dual-control gliders.
The gliders were of all-wood construction and Kitty would recall how she and her fellow workers had to build them using thousands of tiny brass tacks. They drove the tacks in with small hammers, like toffee hammers. As part of their training they had to make their own toolboxes, and it was only if the workmanship of these was of a sufficiently high standard that they could move on to the actual glider production.
These were winched launched with the pupil in the front cockpit and the instructor in the rear. A steel cable attached below the nose was pulled in by a high-speed winch at the other end of the airfield and at an altitude of one thousand the cable was released. The training programme then required us to complete a rectangular flight path before landing, making our approach from the other end of the airfield and landing onto the single wheel beneath the centre of the glider.
Although Kitty remembered those times with affection, there were drawbacks such as having to crawl into very confined spaces to work. To speed up production there was round-the-clock working, and another of the less pleasant aspects of the job was that on alternate months they had to work twelve-hour night shifts.
On the last weekend of my training one of the few accidents occurred. A cadet returning from a solo flight had misjudged his approach and came in too low. He just skimmed over the bungalows on the other side of Mudeford Lane then disappeared from sight before cart-wheeling over the tall hedge onto the airfield. The glider was badly damaged but the cadet pilot was very fortunate to suffer only a grazed leg. In the very best traditions of the RAF he was immediately sent up again in another glider, before he could dwell on the accident and possibly lose his nerve!
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This Summer, Coda Music Trust is running a week-long programme of creative workshops with a “Create and Grow” theme for adults with mild to moderate learning disabilities in Christchurch, Dorset, thanks to funding from the Big Lottery Fund.
The Creative Workshop Week will take place from 10am to 4pm each day from Monday 1st August to Friday 5th August at Coda Music Centre in Walkford, Christchurch and is aimed at adults with mild to moderate learning disabilities and will cost just £5 for a half day and £10 for the whole day (carers are free).
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The Rotary Club of Highcliffe on Sea celebrated a successful year 2015/16 for Outgoing President Bob Salter.
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Fun and festivities for Rotary members and their partners acknowledged the Club’s outstanding achievements.
A Cheque Presentation dinner was held at the Highcliffe Castle Golf Club on Thursday 2nd June, where representatives from the President’s chosen charities received their donations. Emma Towler was presented with a cheque for £8000 on behalf of Great Ormond Street Hospital. Karen Winchcombe from Children’s Wish was presented with £2,400 and Jackie Presis accepted a cheque for £1000 for Christina Noble Children’s Foundation, a charity founded to look after displaced children in Mongolia. Bob Salter’s President’s Night on Thursday 23rd July was held in the Christchurch Harbour Hotel in recognition of his year’s achievements. Foundation, the ongoing funds paid to eradicate Polio throughout the world; Fundraising, a total of £11,400 was raised and split between the above-mentioned charities; Fellowship, club BBQ where Tess Ackling was presented with The Paul Harris Fellowship Award, skittles and games evening which raised £368 and a coffee morning raised £500; Youth, annual events with teachers and students from Highcliffe School include Young Chef, Wow Factor, RYLA, Movie Makers, Kids Out and The Technology Tournament, initiative of the late Mike Bugler, who received a Paul Harris Fellowship award for his outstanding contribution to Rotary and the community over the years;
Community, the Highcliffe Rotary Annual Fete raised £2,200, the money is directed back into the community, Christmas Carol Service at St Marks Church raised money which was divided between the church and Winton Salvation Army Band; International, we collected a record number of 760 shoeboxes filled with Christmas goodies for children in need. For information on upcoming Rotary Events in Highcliffe, please call Bob Salter on 01425 627079 or find us at www.highclifferotary.org.
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Amy and Mango are typical kittens who love to play and enjoy a fuss but have been overlooked by prospective owners who would rather adopt a more unusual colour. The centre is currently looking after 4 pairs of cats and while the rest of us look forward to the summer break these unlucky felines are facing a lonely summer sitting on the shelf. Michele Pay, deputy manager said: “The number of pairs that we have been asked to take in by owners is unusually high. They come in for a range of reasons, one of the most common in this difficult financial climate is not being able to afford to keep two cats. “All of our pairs of cats would make great companions so I’d urge people to give us a call if they have space for two cats. Adopting a pair will also help us free up pen space and use our limited resources to help other needy felines out there.”
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Teen Eye The first social event and registration of the sixth form - the dreaded paintball arrived. Filled with nerves of Sammi meeting new people, you try to find balance with old friendships as you create new ones. The paintball scene was a warzone, every once in a while hearing whimpers from those who got shot and the sound of paint bullets consumed the air. As more summer jobs appear, the rush of applications and the hopeful looks soon flush over our faces as money becomes more important to us, as it symbolises independence from our parents. However, I am finding it difficult to find a job that doesn’t want previous experience or requires the applicant to be over 18. How are we meant to get experience if companies are not willing to employ us? This is a question I have been asking myself over and over, and leads me to wonder if experience is considered higher than qualifications by potential employers. Then once the application process is complete you either face rejection or an interview.
We are always told that “first impressions count” in an interview so therefore we should feel optimistic and dress in our smartest clothes. Then your posture is crucial, slump and the employer will think you are uninterested; fidgeting with your hands makes the employer think you are unable to concentrate; and sitting completely still won’t make you stand out from the other candidates. And if that wasn’t enough to take in we also have to be creative with the answers to the questions, which is then followed by the long wait that feels like forever to find out if you got the job or not. GCSE results day looms ever closer as regret and anticipation builds and spreads tension across the country. I hope you achieve what you need for your chosen apprenticeships, colleges and sixth forms, as said in the Hunger Games “may the odds be ever in your favour”.
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HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW? FUNKY FOLIAGE
We all love flowers. They’re what gardening is all about and the fact that they tend to be relatively short-lived makes them special. But a garden can’t survive on flowers alone. It needs to look attractive all year round. This is where friendly foliage plants come in to their own.
Many non-evergreen plants have beautiful showy foliage between April and November and we’d be mad not to take full advantage of it. Rodgersia pinnata is an excellent example. It has huge, attractive bronze, leathery leaves which are almost sculptural in appearance. As a bonus it sends up feathery cream flowers in the summer.
It likes soil which doesn’t dry out. A pebble mulch works brilliantly because it complements the plant.
Hostas have truly beautiful leaves but I’ve tried and failed with them on many occasions because my garden is home to a race of superslugs who seem able eat hostas faster than I can plant them! I’ve had some success with the variety “Frances Williams” which is less prone to attack though I still need to go on slug patrol every evening! Hostas like a moist soil so if yours is on the dry side work in plenty of compost or manure at planting time and mulch well...preferably with something sharp to act as a deterrent to the slimy brigade.
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I have had tremendous success with ferns. They are the most useful plant for shade. My favourite is the ostrich-plume fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris. Plant them under trees and shrubs and watch the stunning limegreen foliage unfold each spring.
A few years ago I had a wonderful purple New Zealand flax, Phormium tenax. Its bold, dramatic fountains of spiky foliage made it a firm favourite. Unfortunately it succumbed to an extended period of sub-zero temperatures one winter. I keep meaning to try again. When I do I will but the much hardier green variety... just in case. Many people forget grasses when they think about foliage but there are some wonderfully attractive varieties. Try Miscanthus sinensis “Zebrinus”. The leaves look like green ribbons, striped with yellow and reach chest height. Cut it down to ground level each February.
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Mum’s the Word Hurray! We’ve completed ‘marathon week’ otherwise known as the last few days of school and summer is slowly creeping into our routine.
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Do I dare jinx it and say we’re falling into a fairly pleasant summer rhythm? The ‘summer bucket list’ ideas are a constant invitation to our appetite for adventure. Conversations start with ‘Let’s do, Let’s go, Let’s find’ and I love it. We all have childhood memories which we want to protect our children from – be it divorce, bullying, broken friendships, losing at ‘top trumps’ or struggling in school – but summer has the potential to bring out the best in many families and I’m making certain it brings out the best in ours. We’re welcoming the holiday season by watching ‘Summer Spectacular’ at the Regent Centre (27th - 30th July), enjoying Stompin’ on the Quomps (6th August) and joining in the Christchurch Regatta, fun fair, carnival and fireworks (August 13th -14th). These moments will be interspersed with harbour walks, dinghying down the Stour, charity shop book hunts, the beach and splash park, a summer film night, chalk drawing on the patio, playing in the paddling pool, blowing bubbles anywhere, taking a train ride or bus trip and then if the planets align – hopefully a meal out ‘sans’ kids for Jez and I. But be in no doubt that these wonderful plans will all be weathered by reality - there’ll be messes to clear up, arguments, kids will wreck havoc and we’ll have the inevitable stir craziness, the ‘Can we?’, ‘Can you?’ followed by ‘I’m bored…’ moments. The reapplying of sunscreen on little moving bodies will test my patience and the difficult leaving the park moments where ‘two more minutes’ turns to ‘I’m not gonna ask you again’ which becomes a fake ‘I’m leaving!’ strop. How I love Summer! But aren’t we lucky to have all this in Christchurch and the surrounding areas? Here’s a thought - What summer memory of this year will your children treasure from their childhood?
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Installations, re wires, new fuse boards, electrical testing and inspection Fault finding, tv and telephone points, ventilation fans, small work specialists Smart controls and nest heating controls specialists OAP Discounts PART OF THE WBC GROUP OF COMPANIES
01425 273405
or freephone 0800 970 7143 www.wbc247.co.uk 124 Smugglers Lane North, Christchurch BH23 4NW
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With Christchurch Information Centre Sun 31 July - Thur 4 Aug 2.30pm SECRET LIFE OF PETS (U)2D Sun 31 July - Thur 4 Aug 7.30pm & Wed 3 & Thur 4 11am ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: The Movie (15) Sat 6 & Sun 7 Aug 7.30pm. £12.50 Conc £10.50 SWING UNLIMITED BIG BAND - A Night at the Movies Mon 8 & Tues 9 Aug 2.30pm & Wed 10 Aug 10.30am THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE (U) 2D Mon 8 & Tue 9 Aug 7.30pm - X MEN Apocalypse (12A) 2D Wed 10 Aug 2pm & 7pm £20 Conc £18 Recorded broadcast on screen ANDRE RIEU’S Maastricht Concert 2016 (12A) Thurs 11 Aug 7.30pm £ 20.50 THE SEARCHERS Needles & Pins Fri 12 - Thur 18 Aug 2.30pm & Thurs 18 7.30pm Steven Spielberg’s THE BFG (PG) 2D Fri 12 - Mon 15 August 7.30pm & Sat 13 11am THE LEGEND OF TARZAN (12A) 2D Tue 16 & Wed 17 August 7.30pm INDEPENDENCE DAY: Resurgence (12A) 2D Fri 19 & Mon 22 - Thurs 25 Aug 2.30pm & Wed 24 & Thurs 25 11am - ICE AGE: Collision Course (U) 2D Fri 19 - Mon 22 Aug 7.30pm & Tue 23 11am GHOSTBUSTERS (12A) 2D Sat 20 Aug 2.30pm £3 CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG (U) Tue 23 Aug 8pm £3 Classic RONIN (15) Wed 24 - Sat 27 August 7.30pm & Sat 27 11am STAR TREK BEYOND (Cert TBA) 2D Fri 26 Aug - Thurs 1 Sept 2.30pm & Tue 30 & Wed 31 11am FINDING DORY (U) 2D Thur 1 Sept 7pm £13 Conc £12 Live broadcast on screen NT Live: THE DEEP BLUE SEA Fri 2 Sept 7.30pm £18.50 Jimmy Jemain & 4 Knights Shadows Tribute To: CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS Sun 4 Sept 7.30pm £22 10 piece Dublin Soul Band THE STARS FROM THE COMMITMENTS Fri 9 Sept 7.30pm £20 Conc £18 You’ve Got a Friend The Music of JAMES TAYLOR & CAROLE KING
www.regentcentre.co.uk To advertise please call 01202 477214
TELEPHONE
01202 428 637 / 01425 611 726 MOBILE 07973 145 967 BOILER REPLACEMENT SPECIALISTS All general plumbing and heating work undertaken. No job too small! Call Steve for a free quote
CALL FOR A FREE QUOTE
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Business & Professional Williams Thompson Solicitors Miller Bros & F.P Butler Ltd Care Homes/Help & Retirement Homefield Grange Care Home Inter-County Nursing Care & Services Queensmead Care home Silverways Nursing Home Cleaning Services All Mopped Up CMH Carpet Cleaning A Beautiful Clean Hygiea Roof Cleaning
Landline: 0120 2484 309 Mobile: 0785 4843 350
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Email: maartenstaxi@hotmail.co.uk Web: www.maartens-taxi.co.uk
Local Friendly Cleaning Company
• Established in 2009 • Fully insured services • • Cleaning • Ironing • General home help •
A Beautiful CLEAN
01202 477812 / 07788 454487 10% Discount for first clean
Mind Benders: 1, Long underwear; 2, Reading between the lines; 3, Pay in advance
Puzzle Solutions
Unwanted adult bicycles needed for community social enterprise project, donations to: NFBP, Walkers Garage, 197 Burley Road, Bransgore BH23 8DF Mon-Fri 8am – 5pm or local collection possible. www.newforestbikeproject.org Call/text 07818 403114 Thanks for your help!
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Local Community, Events & Interests Christchurch Carnival Pull-out Highcliffe Art Fellowship Moonraker’s of Avon Book Godfirst Christchurch
25 33 37 37
Education Durlston Court School Highcliffe School Highcliffe School 6th Form
23 29 49
Garden Services Chris Oliver Tree & Hedge Cutting Specialist Artificial Grass Driveways, Patios & Paths Broadoak Tree Care Apex Tree Surgeons
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Health, Beauty & Wellbeing Kellear Hearing 7 Tracey Butchart Foot Health Practitioner 10 All Mobility 10 Dorset Denture Clinic 11 Specsavers 39 The Thai Touch - Massage 49 Highcliffe Dental Practice 52 Home Improvement Dunkley Tiles 3 Made 2 Measure Fitted Bedrooms 5 Ashley Blinds UK 5 Just Shutters 7 Tower View 7 JP Murphy Electrical 10 Roof Exchange 11 Aspire Architects LLP 17 Boyland Windows 19 WBC 24/7 Heating & Plumbing 24 Dream Doors 38 Flair Interiors 40 Castra Services 43 Barry Middleton Plumbing & Exchange 44 WBC 24/7 Electrical 46 1st for Floors 47 Plumbers Online Ltd 47 Motoring, Boating and Travel Kustom Kolors 15 Carwise 19 Priory Motor Works 31 Maarten’s Taxi 48 Advanced Auto Repairs Ltd 49 Property Mitchells Estate Agents
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VW - SEAT - SKODA - AUDI - SPECIALIST MOT, Service & Repair Centre Tel. 01202 487714 www.advancedautorepairsltd.co.uk Unit 2, Beaver Industrial Estate, Airfield Road, Christchurch BH23 3TG
Pamper yourself or treat a friend to a Therapeutic
SOFT WASH ROOF CLEAN 01202 802284
Massage treatment
www.hygiea.co.uk
‘lift your spirits and feel invigorated’ 30 mins - £25 60 mins - £40 90 mins - £55 Special Loyalty Offer - Pay for 5 Get 1 free Su is a Professionally qualified Masseuse
T: 07841 476977 E: bookings@thethaitouch.com Located opposite Tesco Express in Highcliffe
To advertise please call 01202 477214
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Local Libraries Christchurch 29 High Street Christchurch BH23 1AW 01202 485 938 Monday 9.30am to 5.30pm Tuesday 10am to 7pm Wednesday 9.30am to 1pm Thursday 9.30am to 7pm Friday 9.30am to 5.30pm Saturday 9am to 4pm
Highcliffe Gordon Road Highcliffe BH23 5HN 01425 272 202 Monday 10am to 6.30pm Tuesday 9.30am to 5pm Wednesday Closed Thursday 9.30am to 1pm Friday 9.30am to 6.30pm Saturday 9.30am to 4pm
Local Chemists Lloyds 01425 274291 344-346 Lymington Road, Highcliffe Mon-Fri 8.30-6 Sat 9-5.30 Day Lewis Pharmacy 01425 613222 4 Old Milton Green Parade Christchurch Road, New Milton Mon-Fri 9am-1/2-6pm Sat 9am-1pm Sainsburys 01425 277885 1 Lyndhurst Road, Christchurch Mon-Fri-7am-11pm Sat 7am-10pm Sun 10am-4pm Wessex Pharmacies 01202 482197 186 Somerford Road, Christchurch Mon - Fri 9-1.15/2.15-5.30 Sat 9-1.15 Rowlands Pharmacy 01202 484840 136 Purewell, Christchurch Mon-Fri 8.45-6.30 Sat 8.45-1 Mudeford Pharmacy 01425 272798 94 Mudeford, Christchurch Mon-Fri 9-1/2-5.30 (Weds ‘til 1) Sat 9-1 50 • Highcliffe Eye • August 2016
Police/Crime Police (Emergency) 999 Police (Non-emergency) 101 Crimestoppers 0800 55 51 11 Neighbourhood & Home Watch 01202 222 222 Medical/Health Services Dorset Out-of-Hours/NHS 111 Bournemouth A&E Bournemouth Hospital Christchurch Hospital British Red Cross Loan Service
111 01202 704169 01202 303626 01202 486361 01202 484074
Local Council & Services Christchurch Borough Council 01202 795000 Dorset County Council 01305 221000 Christchurch Information Centre 01202 499199 Regent Centre 01202 499199 Bournemouth Airport 01202 364000 Post Office 0345 611 2970 Dorset Family Information Service 01305 221066 Pet Care RSPCA - Ashley Heath Cats Protection
0300 123 0749 0845 3712 762
Helplines Community Safety Issues Trading Standards Citizens Advice Bureau Childline NSPCC Southern Electric British Gas Gas Emergency Environment Agency National Drugs Helpline National Debt Line Alcholics Anonymous Samaritans Age UK
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Taxi Services Christchurch Radio Cabs Maarten’s Taxis Chritax
01202 484848 01202 484309 01202 470000
To advertise please call 01202 477214
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8 out of 10 adults are affected by gum disease! Avoid your worst nightmare
Get the right treatment call 01425 273 025 AND BENEFIT FROM OUR NEW PATIENT EXAMINATION INCLUDING X-RAYS (INTRA ORAL)
£20
Highcliffe Dental Practice is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority
Diana Court, Lymington Rd (opp The Globe Inn)
www.highcliffedentalpractice.co.uk
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