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contents Editor’s Letter 4 Adopt a Pet 6 Mindbenders 6 Local History 8 What’s on 10 Highcliffe On Sea Traders Association 13 Clubs, Classes, Groups & Societies 14 Christchurch Chamber of Trade 19 Blue Plaque Trail 20 Highcliffe Rotary 23 Tucktonia 24 Living Craft 27 Local History 28 Cloister’s Cafe 31 Coffee Break 34 Mum’s the Word 37 Teen Column 39 Kids Page 40 Garden View 42 Recipe 45 Regent Listings 47 Local Gig Guide 47 Dorset POPP 48 Puzzle Solutions 49 Index 49 Useful Telephone Numbers 50
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Dear Reader I hope many of you had the chance to visit the very first ‘Highcliffe Revival Food Festival’ a couple of weeks ago? What a fantastic Cheryl turn out! It was great to see so many of you there and a huge pat on the back to all those that helped out, not just on the day itself, but in the many months leading up to it. Having been involved in a few large events myself, I’m well aware of the amount of work (unpaid I might add!), time and effort that goes into to pulling it altogether. Well done to you all and also to those that went along and supported the day, it was a great success and I’m very much looking forward to it again next year!
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Local History
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- King John’s Christchurch Charter
Exactly 800 years ago, on 15th June 1215, King John assented to probably the most famous charter in history, the Great Charter or Magna Carta. Only a few months earlier he had visited Christchurch, where he had granted a charter to the Priory. What is the story behind this King John charter? King John’s Christchurch charter confirmed that the Priory had been gifted the Manor of Fleet, near Abbotsbury, by Hawise de Redvers. Fleet was probably one of the many manors (along with Twynham) that King Henry I had granted to his loyal supporter Richard de Redvers soon after his coronation in 1100. After Richard’s death these manors were conferred on his eldest son, Baldwin. In about 1145 Baldwin granted the Manor of Fleet to his teenage daughter Hawise as a wedding gift upon her marriage to a grandson of King Henry I. Baldwin ventured on a pilgrimage or crusade to the Holy Land at about that time, so had he been keen to ensure his daughter’s welfare before departing on such a perilous journey overseas? Regardless, Baldwin returned safely and in about 1150 was responsible for founding Christchurch Priory by introducing ordained Augustinian canons.
John toured his English and French domains almost constantly throughout his 17 year reign and it is recorded that he came to Christchurch a total of ten times - does that perhaps make him the town’s most frequent royal visitor? Three of King John’s witnesses to his confirmation of Hawise’s charter would later also be named in Magna Carta. Once sealed, his Christchurch charter was presented to the Prior and a copy was added to the Charter Roll, an official record of all royal charters that was kept in London. It is not clear why King John’s confirmation of Hawise’s charter was deemed necessary, but it was to prove useful when, some 12 years later, Jordan de Chambernon’s son William took the Prior to court. Having come of age, he claimed that he had an entitlement to the Manor of Fleet because it had previously been held by his father. The Prior kept Fleet and settled the dispute by paying William a substantial sum in compensation. The Priory’s original King John charter has long since been lost, but in the mid-14th century it was copied, along with Hawise’s charter and hundreds of other important documents, into the Christchurch Priory Cartulary, where it can still be read.
Hawise granted out small parcels of land from her Manor of Fleet to various recipients. These ranged from Quarr Abbey, which her father had founded on the Isle of Wight, down to some of her tenants and servants, including her cook, Arnold! When her eldest grandson, Jordan de Chambernon, came of age Hawise gifted him the Manor of Fleet (excluding the parcels of land she had gifted elsewhere). She later named Jordan as her heir. However, he died before his grandmother and was buried in Christchurch Priory. In about 1214, when Hawise was probably aged over 80 and in the care of the canons, she gifted the Manor of Fleet to the Priory, specifying that this was partially for the salvation of her grandson Jordan’s soul. Her brother William, the Lord of the Manor of Christchurch, was the first named witness. Hawise died not long afterwards and as a specified condition of her gift was also buried in the Priory. On Saturday 31st January 1215 King John arrived in Christchurch on his way from Southampton to his castle at Corfe. He and his closest courtiers possibly lodged overnight as a guest of the Prior - the Priory would have undoubtedly been able to offer far more comfortable accommodation than the Castle. King 8 • Highcliffe Eye • June 2015
Picture: 14th century image of King John on a stag hunt. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Christchurch Culture and Learning Arena will commemorate the 800th Anniversary of Magna Carta in Christchurch Priory, the Library, and in the town centre on June 15th. Check the press and Christchurch Information Centre for further details, or contact: christchurchcalarena@gmail.com
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Tuesday 2nd May to Saturday 27th June Dinofest 2015. Two fabulous family friendly exhibitions at the Red House Museum! There are dinosaurs hiding in the garden in Dinosaur Explorer...in the gallery, meet the collectors who first gathered together the flints and fossils, which make up our rich Natural Science and Archaeology collections. Wednesday 3rd June Christchurch Priory New Tour 2015. St Michael’s Loft Museum (75 steps), Ground Floor, Malmesbury Crypt. Meet inside entrance. Tickets £10 (£5 children over 8) in advance. Tel: 01202 485804, email: vestry@christchurchpriory.org Thursday 4th June 2.30pm ‘The Music of Rodgers & Hammerstein: Part 1 - From New York to Oklahoma’ a talk, with music & pictures, by Keith Puttick. Highcliffe Library. Phone 01425 272202 or call into the library for tickets. Library Friends £2, Non Members £4. Refreshments.
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Friday 5th June 5.30pm - 8pm. Christchurch Junior School Summer Fair Clarendon Road, Christchurch BH23 2AA. Fun starts at 5.30pm and goes on until 8pm! Come see our stalls and games, bouncy slide, bbq, bar and refreshments - to name just a few of the attractions. Join us! 50p entry for adults & free entry for children. Saturday 6th June 10am - 1pm ‘Made In Dorset’ Craft and Food Fayre, Bransgore Village Hall, BH23 8AY. Over 30 stalls of local handmade crafts, gifts and food. Find that perfect Fathers Day gift or special treat for you! Free entry, free draw, supporting Julia’s House. Saturday 6th June 2pm - 4pm Children’s Bring & Buy Sale at St Mark’s Church Hall, Hinton Wood Avenue, BH23 5AA. Book a table for £10 and sell your once-loved children’s clothes, toys and equipment. Call Sarah on 07763 908145. £1 entry, refreshments & raffle available. Saturday 6th June 10am - 12noon Tabletop Sale at St. George’s Church Hall, Jumpers Road, Christchurch. Tables cost £5 each, call 01202 482047 to reserve. Admission is free and refreshments are available. Saturday 6th June 10.30am Friends of Stanpit Marsh: Coffee Morning at the Information Centre, Stanpit Marsh. Tuesday 9th June 2pm Friends of Stanpit Marsh: Afternoon Boat Trip with Mike Andrews. Mudeford
Quay. Cost £8.50 (approx) Pay on the boat. Please let us know if you would like to come along. Contact Pam Higginson: higginsonpad@ msn.com Thursday 11th June 6.30pm - 8.30pm Christchurch Priory New Tour 2015 ‘Upper Story’. Tower/Belfry 176 steps, Roof (103 steps, some narrow spaces), Museum 75 steps. Tickets £10 (£5 children over 8) in advance. Tel: 01202 485804, email: vestry@christchurchpriory.org Thursday 11th June 7.30pm Friends of Stanpit Marsh: Talk by a National Trust Warden on Brownsea Island. Mudeford Lane Methodist Hall. Entrance £2.50. Friday 12th June 7pm Raise money for Autism Wessex with our evening Summer 10k & Fun Run through the beautiful Moors Valley Country Park. 10k entry fee: £10 in advance, £15 on the day Fun Run entry fee: £5 in advance, £7 on the day. Saturday 13th June 10am - 12.30pm RNLI coffee morning in Highcliffe Methodist Church Hall. Souvenirs, books, cakes, jewellery, jigsaws, bric-abrac. Admission free, donations welcome, all welcome. Saturday 13th June 11am - 6pm Mudeford Wood Community Centre’s Family Fun Day. Free entry. Come and join us for a fantastic day filled with loads of fun activities, performances by Christchurch U3A Vintage Brass Band and much, much more. For more details visit www. mudefordwoodcommunitycentre. co.uk Sunday 14th June 1pm Burton Armed Forces and Veterans Day. A full day of Fun, Pomp and Ceremony.
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Saturday 20th June 11am - 1.30pm Summer Fayre at Highcliffe St. Mark’s Primary School. Attractions: Various stalls, grand raffle, games, bbq & entertainment fun for the family - all welcome!
Tuesday 16th June 2pm - 4pm Retired gentlemen who enjoy ballroom dancing, good company, pleasant music. Why not join us for a tea dance at the Hall-on-the-Hill, Marlow, Drive, Christchurch. We can provide dance partners. Contact Maureen for more information on 01202 473658.
Saturday 20th June 11am YuYo Christchurch Family Bike Ride. Bring the family for a fun bike ride from 2Riversmeet leisure centre to Mudeford Quay and back to the Quomps! All proceeds will go to the charity YuYo to fund local students travelling to Uganda.
Wednesday 17th June 2.30pm - 4.30pm Christchurch Priory New Tour 2015 Tower & Bells (176 steps) & Ground Floor. Meet inside entrance. Tickets £10 (£5 children over 8) in advance. Tel: 01202 485804, email: vestry@christchurchpriory.org Saturday 20th June 10am - 4pm Vintage Fair - Druitt Hall, High street, Christchurch. All things Vintage/Retro/Collectable. Discover forgotten items from the good old days, home wares, clothes, music, books and more from the 30’s to the 70’s. FREE ENTRY, Vintage style homemade cakes and refreshments available.
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Saturday 27th June 10am - 12noon Highcliffe Royal British Legion Coffee Morning. Christchurch Day Centre (next to Surgery) Lymington Road. Plenty of free parking. Raffle, everyone is welcome - come and make some new friends. Tel 01425 276795 Saturday 27th June 12noon - 2.30pm Christchurch Infant School Summer Fair - Addiscombe Road, Christchurch, BH23 2AE – books, dvd’s, toys, cakes, tombola, raffle, bouncy castle, games, bbq, refreshments, face painting, and more. Come along and join in the fun! Entry fee for adults 50p, children free. Saturday 27th June 7pm - 8pm Highcliffe Choirs Summer Concert will be held at Highcliffe St. Mark’s Primary School, Greenways. Tickets £4 available at the door.
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The Food Festival kept us all out of mischief and many thanks to all of those who put so much time and effort in to organising this great event. There was an enormous amount of planning required for Highcliffe’s first ever food festival and we are hoping to repeat it next year with even more fun things planned. So what next? The ever-enthusiastic guys and gals from HELP continue their great works, weeding and planting. They are always scheming and dreaming up new ways to smarten up the High Street and are always open to any new ideas you may have that could make Highcliffe twinkle. You can always contact them on highcliffeonsea@gmail.com or call on 07779 257278. Naturally volunteers are also always welcome. We were very pleased to see the new and improved Lloyds Pharmacy open up in the centre of town offering a much larger range of products and we look forward to more shops opening during the course of the summer. At one stage there were a lot of unoccupied shops in Highcliffe but they are gradually being taken up by enterprising individuals and now very few remain.
I recently discovered a website called streetlife.com, if you enter your postcode it is a community noticeboard and has all manner of local news and information provided by people in the community. If you want some information on the local area just pop in a question and somebody somewhere in Highcliffe usually helpfully provides you with the answer. It’s great and provides a way for us to all interact about local matters. It is also quite interesting just to have a catch up on local gossip!! Anyway, hoping for the sunny weather, as always.
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Clubs, Classes, Groups & Societies in Christchurch & Highcliffe Art and Craft Susan Knights Watercolour Classes - ‘Jump in and Get Wet’. Small, friendly, informative classes overlooking beautiful Christchurch Harbour. Various dates. Contact Sue on 01202 481099 or email: susanknights@hotmail.co.uk/www. susanknights.co.uk Living Craft - a host of talent, Christchurch Priory Church. Watch local arts and crafts people demonstrate their skills in this historic setting. Admission by donation to Christchurch Priory Church. Monday 8th to Friday 12th June 10am 4pm daily (3.30pm on 12th). Jewellery & Silversmithing classes in the heart of Christchurch. Tuesday mornings 10am - 1pm and Thursday evenings 7pm - 9pm. All abilities welcome, small sociable groups. A variety of techniques covered including soldering, enamelling and stone setting. Call Louise 07789 915694 or l.taylor06@ntlworld.com
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New Beginnings Toddler Group. Fridays (term time only) 10am - 11.30am at Christchurch Christian Centre, Millhams Street, BH23 1DN. Play, craft, songs, refreshments. 50p per family - first session free. Just turn up or contact Charlotte on 07979 941100. Creation Station - hands on creative sensory play, and arts & crafts fun for babies, toddlers and preschool children! Weekly every Tuesday during term-time at Monkey Madness, Reid Street, Christchurch. 10am - Toddler/Preschool class, 11.20am - Baby class. Booking advisable at www.thecreationstation.co.uk/bournemouth
Fitness, Sport and Wellbeing Pregnancy yoga, breathing & relaxation classes. Tuesdays 9.30am - 10.45am. Stretch & strengthen your body, relieve aches & pains and prepare for birth. Suitable for all abilities including beginners, from 14 weeks of pregnancy. Tuesdays in Christchurch. Contact Rosa 07837 218374 www.labouroflove.me.uk Iyengar Yoga Classes. Weekly at local venues in Christchurch daytimes and evenings. Beginners welcome. For more information, text/call Elaine Rees on 07504 823517 or email elainerees@europe.com Yoga & Relaxation Classes. Wednesdays 10am - 11.15am and 7.15pm - 8.30pm at Christchurch Harbour Spa. £39 for a 6-week block or £7 PAYG. Thursdays 6pm - 7pm at Walkford Reformed Church Hall £6 PAYG. British Wheel of Yoga Teacher. 07966 199875 or becca@ yogabee.co.uk.
Zumba Gold with Alison. Enjoy fantastic music and meet lots of new friends at our very popular, low impact dance fitness classes. Great for those 50/60/70+. Portfield Hall Friday 11am. Other classes in Christchurch, Southbourne and Highcliffe. Contact Alison 01202 476494 puregoldfitness@gmail.com Yoga for All - a variety of mixed ability classes in Highcliffe. Mondays 9.15am - 10.15am, Tuesdays 6pm - 7.30pm, Thursdays 9.30am - 11am and 11.15am - 12.15pm. Gentle Yoga Thursdays 2pm - 3pm. 1-1 by appointment. Contact Gill Taylor [25 years Yoga experience] on 01425 276792 or www.thehealingplace.co.uk Yoga classes held on Mondays at Twynham School in their dance studio, 6pm – 7.15pm and 7.30pm – 8.45pm. First class FREE. Suitable for all ages/ abilities. All welcome. Call Julia on 07989 971928 (other classes available daily). Chi Kung exercise class. Friday mornings 10.45am 12.15pm. Beginners welcome in the upstairs Studio at Wessex Health, 17 Stour Road, Christchurch, BH23 1PL. Car park at rear. Fee: £7.50. Tutor: Poppy, 01202 735560 or wessexhealthnetwork.co.uk
Music ANTHEM is a new community choir in Christchurch meeting together for singing, fun and friendship. Every Wednesday (during term time) at 8.15pm. No choir experience required, just a love of singing! Wide variety of songs to appeal to all ages.
Contact Matt on 07760 233018 or the.bridles@icloud.com Christchurch Priory Choir has places for boys aged 7-14 years and girls aged 7-18 years. Come and sing in the successful and well renowned Priory choir. For details contact Simon Earl, music@christchurchpriory.org or 01202 471045 Highcliffe Junior Choir. Each Thursday & Friday in term time. Highcliffe Choirs for children 6-18 years - all welcome, no auditions. Rehearsals weekly at Highcliffe St. Mark’s Primary School, Greenways, Highcliffe. Training Choir Thursdays 4.45pm -5.45pm, Main Choir Fridays 4.15pm - 6.00pm. Contact Ann Guest 01425 276544 for more information. The Hampshire County Youth Choir make a return Summer Concert visit to St. Mark’s Church, Hinton Wood Avenue, Highcliffe, BH23 5AA. Saturday 27th June at 7.30pm. Tickets on the door £8 (Concessions £5).
Other Clubs, Classes, Groups and Societies Highcliffe Death Café Monday 8th June 7.30pm - 9pm and Wednesday 17th June 1.30pm - 3pm. The concept of the Death Café, which has spread to 29 countries in the world, is to enable people to discuss in a supportive group their own mortality and the impact of the death of people close to them. Talk about a taboo subject in an open forum. Contact Lis Horwich on 01425 280678 to book your seat. Christchurch Music Centre, a local wind band for young
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CONT.... booked tennis any time available plus social times as detailed. Contact Debbie 07592 014207 or Gail 07973 514036. Parkinson’s UK, Christchurch Branch. Thursday 11th June 2pm. Friendly get together for Parkinson’s sufferers and their carers in the Community Hall, Marlow Drive, St. Catherine’s Hill. New members are always welcome. Past Rotarians & Associates Club. 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 10am. We are a dual gender, non-affiliated club whose membership is made up of both past Rotarians and non-past Rotarians (Associates). We meet twice monthly at Hoburne Park, Christchurch with a coffee morning on the first Tuesday of
each month and a lunch with a speaker on the third Tuesday. Contact Alan Clark 01590 641270 or more information. Amberwood-Highcliffe Afternoon Women’s Institute will meet at Methodist Church Hall, Highcliffe, 2pm on Wednesday 17th June. Speaker: Valerie Graydon “Dress for Body Shape”. Enjoy tea, biscuits, raffle, sales table. Please come and join us. Further details: Marina 01425 271426. Christchurch Floral Society meeting on June 5th at 2pm. Priory Hall, Princess Avenue. Speaker -Trisha Lewis “The Art of Being Perfect”. Plant, book, scarf and jewellery stalls. 2pm start, everyone welcome. Carbery Machine Knitting Club
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Business Column This is a business column, so I tend to I steer well clear of politics. I am penning this, however, shortly after the national and local election results and they are impossible to ignore.
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With tiny exceptions, the whole of the south is now Tory blue and many of my business acquaintances are expressing their delight. Certainty is what they crave. Businesses are hoping that stability will lead to improved growth and the estate agents are anticipating a further boost to the housing market. But what of our local Council? Reflecting the parliamentary election in the south, Christchurch Borough Council remains solidly blue. Of the 22 Councillors elected so far, 19 are Conservatives. Two independents remain in place in Jumpers and the one and only “shock” result is a UKIP Councillor in the Grange ousting a sitting Tory, which might add some interest to the mix. The Conservative group remain largely unaltered with all the seniors members re-elected. There are, however, three new younger faces who have been elected for the first time. Wendy Grace (who has had a market stall in Christchurch for years); Vicki 100 Hallam (Chair of the Food Festival and previously owner of the Crooked Beam Restaurant) and95 Andy Barfield (an accountant and an Executive member of the Christchurch Chamber of Trade). 75 It is good to see all three have good local business backgrounds. 100 Experience from the parking campaign this 25 95 magazine help support demonstrated that the previous Council, on occasions, had to be pushed to 75 5 understand the importance of local business needs. There is no doubt that the quality and experience of our local Councillors will make a difference25to how Christchurch will develop over the next five years 5 push and hopefully this injection of new blood will the Tory block vote in the right direction. 0
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Christchurch Blue Plaques by Stephen Roberts No. 5 - Waifs and Strays
Two plaques for the price of one this month; a ‘BOGOF’ one might say. We’ll start at the top of the High Street, overlooking the by-pass (plaque 6), then leg it up the High Street & Church Street to the Priory Gates (plaque 7). Simples. Last month we talked about court officials being appointed in what is now the New Forest Perfumery. One was the Hayward, who managed the town’s common land (considerable in olden days) and the ‘pound’, a pen for stray animals, as well as being town crier; busy chap. The pound was around for centuries, its stone allegedly coming from that long-lost Bargate. The pound has gone too, demolished in 1958 for the by-pass that isn’t, but the name survives in Pound Lane. Some of Dorset’s pounds survive, e.g. at Langton Herring, although this is now a relic, not used for its original purpose. There is a story that one local landowner tried to claim rights over some common land by plonking a replica stag of his on the disputed patch (a pompous cove it seems). The locals, always covetous of their precious common, made a point by impounding the stag with other stray animals. The landowner’s men rescued the stag, but presumably lost the argument over the common. Meanwhile, there were other disputes being settled at the old Priory Courthouse, an early medieval court, where transgressions affecting the ‘Priory Manor of Christchurch Twyneham’ were heard. The plaque at the top of Church Street commemorates both
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the Priory and this courthouse, which stood behind the wall until the late 19th century, when it was demolished, the site becoming part of the vicarage’s garden. The building had already ceased to be a courthouse, however, Stephen being converted into two cottages by the 17th century. The new vicarage occupies the site today. If you’re wondering how this fits in with ‘The Old Court House’ in Castle Street (April issue), bear in mind that Christchurch had three different manors, all of which would have had their own courts. There must have been plenty of characters up to no good to keep all these courts and attendant lock-ups ticking over. It seems there were waifs and strays aplenty in Christchurch in times gone by. A ‘waif’ was an item of unclaimed property found on a landowner’s territory, whereas a ‘stray’ referred to a domestic animal that had wandered on to the same land. Both words come from Norman French. A grant of ‘waif and stray’ permitted the landowner to take ownership of these goods and/or animals if they remained unclaimed after a set period. More business for the courts. It was only later the phrase became synonymous with homeless people and animals. Steve Roberts - www.steveroberts.org.uk / @SRChristchurch (Twitter) References - Christchurch Blue Plaques Millennium Trail Christchurch - the Golden Years (MA Hodges, 2003)
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ACTIVITIES UPDATE - TECHNOLOGY TOURNAMENT Recently Highcliffe Rotary Mike Club teamed up with the Rotary Clubs of Bournemouth and Christchurch to put on the annual Rotary Technology Tournament at Bournemouth Collegiate School, in Boscombe, part of a National Initiative.
The competition involved 144 students ranging in age from 14 to 16 years from 12 local schools in teams of up to four, some all boys, some all girls and a number mixed. Academically they covered Key Stages 3, 4 & 5 and the competition increased in difficulty at each level. All teams were given the same resources from which to design and make a model that had to carry out a task they had not seen before they arrived. The background story was the need to get a Shelterbox (a box containing disaster relief supplies) across a river with just a single rope bridge available. Models of the gap to be crossed complete with the rope in place were available and the finished devices had to cross the gap, drop the box and even return back across the river. The equipment provided included electric motors, batteries and different sized pulley wheels. A team of judges all with engineering backgrounds continually assessed the teams and watched them draw and design their solution to the problem. Marks for this stage could be critical if they failed to build their working model in the afternoon. Many chose to work through their lunch break and it was good to see how teams were learning to work together on something they had not seen until a few hours earlier. At 2.30pm it was time for them to demonstrate their model. The judges had assessed the construction, now it had to work! Some were brilliant and did all the functions, others struggled to get across and some didn’t manage to even stay on the rope. One comment overheard during the construction phase, from a student holding a 2 metre length of electric wire was, “What did they give us this for? We must need it somewhere.”
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TUCKTONIA: THE INSIDE STORY
Written by Alex McKinstry Last month we promised to look at what it was like to work at Tucktonia, the model landscape at the back of the Tuckton Leisure Park. An expert witness is Paul Taylor, who worked as a gardener there for ten years – joining not long after the model village opened, and leaving in 1986, six months before the entire site closed. When Paul joined there were two fellow full-timers on the gardening team: Arthur Chilcott, who mowed the golf course, and Ted Tolman, an ex-Spitfire pilot, whom Paul replaced as head gardener several years in. Paul’s work effectively began in November, when the flowerbeds got trampled to death during the annual fireworks display. He then spent the winter planning and planting the next year’s beds, tending to the results throughout the following summer, ‘grockles permitting’. The hardest part of the job was mowing the grass around Stonehenge, as it meant dismantling the model beforehand: ‘I used to beg them to put it on AstroTurf,’ says Paul. ‘I’m still not sure I ever reassembled Stonehenge correctly.’ Working at the Stour Road site became an addiction for Paul, because as he recalls, he and his colleagues ‘absolutely loved the place’; his wife describes herself as ‘a Tucktonia widow’ to this day. Surviving on beer and Pro-Plus, he often clocked up a seventy-hour week, returning four nights each week to clean the amusement arcade – ‘I used to find more under the machines than I ever got paid’ – and monitoring the site two nights a week for Sentinel Security. Later, when the amusement arcade was carpeted, Paul used to grab a few hours’ sleep on the floor with the guard dogs, keeping his sleeping bag on-site, rolled up between the water tanks. Paul’s other duties included escorting celebrities around the site – including Jon Pertwee, pictured here, who was promoting the TV show 24 • Highcliffe Eye • June 2015
Worzel Gummidge. Paul’s job was to tow the actor round the complex on a straw-filled trailer. ‘At one point I thought I was going to kill him,’ says Paul. ‘They hooked the trailer up to a Ransome triple-deck mower, and I couldn’t get the blessed thing under control.’
Perhaps Paul’s oddest job was jumping into a sewage tank to remove a discarded mop-head, which was threatening to block the maceration pump: he was paid £20, and given the rest of the day off. A few weeks later, the same thing happened again. And again. ‘I think I chucked that mop-head into the tank eight times, to get a day off,’ recalls Paul, ‘and they never twigged.’ If Paul got away with such antics, it was partly because no one was quite sure who was in charge of the site during these early years. Grand Metropolitan, who had bought the site in 1975, seemed to appoint a new managing director each week, and only Geoff Rout (who left in 1983) remained at the helm for any great length of time. These were heady days, too, marked by new rides, floods, and a minor scandal involving cannabis plants in the ornamental rockery. We will look at these episodes – and hear a few more of Paul’s anecdotes – in the next issue.
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LIVING CRAFT – A HOST OF TALENT
Christchurch Priory Church will be buzzing with activity from 8th to 12th June when a variety of local craftspeople gather to demonstrate their skills in this beautiful setting.
Once again the emphasis at this popular biennial event is on being inspired to learn. There will be plenty of information about courses and classes that are available locally and craftspeople will be happy to talk about their work and answer questions.
There will be a wide variety of crafts including cane, rush and sea grass work, stained glass, wood turning, jewellery making, basket making, ceramics, pottery, china painting, leather work, textiles (embroidery, lace, quilting, handbags, cushions, bears, knitwear), floral decoration not to mention paintings in different media.
There will also be musical interludes and of course the opportunity to purchase original locally handcrafted items at affordable prices. The exhibition is open between 10am and 4pm daily and admission is by donation to the Church (3.30pm finish on Friday). The event is organised by CADArts, a registered charity run by volunteers to promote and encourage the arts in Christchurch and district. CADArts run a number of events throughout the year and details of these can be found in the Diary of Art Events which is published twice a year and which can be obtained free of charge from the Hayloft Gallery in Wick Lane, Christchurch or from Christchurch Information Centre. Full details are also on the website – www.cadarts.co.uk The Hayloft Gallery is open daily from 10am until 4pm and the exhibitions which showcase local artists are continually changing. For further information please contact Jackie Broomfield 01425 674997 or visit www.cadarts.co.uk
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Local History
by Phil Tate
- A Bicentennial War Memorial
100 years ago British troops were fighting on the Western Front in Belgium during the First World War. 200 years ago British troops were also fighting in Belgium, striving to end what some historians call the true First World War. Conflict between Britain and France had begun in 1792 in the wake of the French Revolution, when Britain joined a coalition of European kingdoms opposed to the newly-created French Republic. Prompted by the fear of a French invasion, military barracks were built at Christchurch on open land ½ mile outside the town alongside a track leading to Iford. Constructed by Pilgrim, a local builder, they were completed in about 1798. The Guardhouse (now Level Hair Salon in Barrack Road) was added a few years later. The Christchurch Barracks soon became a base for the Royal Horse Artillery. The feared invasion never came. Nevertheless, the war continued in Europe until 1814, when the allied armies captured Paris and Bonaparte abdicated. He was exiled to the small Mediterranean island of Elba off the coast of Italy. However, less than a year later he escaped and returned to power. The Duke of Wellington was appointed in overall command of the allied armies mobilised against him - British soldiers were once again dispatched to Europe. In his Memoirs, written some 70 years after the event, James Howard Harris, who as the 3rd Earl of Malmesbury resided locally at Hurn Court, recalled watching troopers of the Household Cavalry riding off to war past his childhood London home. He wrote:‘It was a grand and moving sight, and would have been still more so had we known that not half of them were destined to return.’
No rank and file soldier who fought in the battle has yet been identified as coming from Christchurch (unless you know otherwise). However, one of the estimated 17,000 Anglo-Allied casualties of the battle was Captain William Cameron, a son of General Cameron of Nea House near Highcliffe. A cannon ball removed his sword arm and badly lacerated his thigh. He survived, but when his leg refused to heal the investigating surgeon found that fabric from his trousers and fragments of the silver coins that had been in the pocket had been impacted onto his thigh bone. The Troop of Royal Horse Artillery stationed at Christchurch Barracks in 1815 was assigned to home duties and was therefore not sent to Europe. Nevertheless, other Troops that had previously been stationed at the Barracks did fight in the battle. Within months of the victory a contract to rebuild Redford Bridge over the eastern branch of the River Avon was won by local mason William Hiscock, who had premises in the High Street (now Mathews Shoe Centre - a triangular pediment over one of the shop windows betrays the former position of the front door!). It is reputed that Hiscock used stone from the demolished old bridge to build a boundary wall to his property - this can still be seen facing into Druitt Gardens. Hiscock’s bridge and stone wall are now both Grade-listed structures. Then more than now, the bridge was on a major route in and out of the town - what disruption did Hiscock’s construction work cause to traffic? When completed in 1817 the rebuilt bridge was renamed Waterloo Bridge. It is therefore essentially a war memorial to the Battle of Waterloo, which sees its 200th anniversary this month.
The Duke of Wellington received the news that Napoleon had advanced into Belgium during a ball held in Brussels by the Duchess of Richmond on the evening of 16th June 1815. The liveried servants for this event were provided by British diplomat Sir Charles Stuart. He was the grandson of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, who had built a grand house on the cliff-top east of Christchurch and named it ‘High Cliff’. Sir Charles would later build a new residence on the same land - Highcliffe Castle. On Sunday 18th June 1815 the allied armies met and defeated Napoleon Bonaparte in farmland about 8 miles south-east of Brussels near the town of Waterloo. Bonaparte subsequently surrendered himself and was exiled to the remote South Atlantic island of St Helena, where he died in 1821. 28 • Highcliffe Eye • June 2015
Picture: Waterloo Bridge viewed from the south. © 2015 Philip Tate.
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Teen Column Happy June! Wow, I can’t believe that we are already 6-months into 2015.
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HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW? NEVER TOO LATE
Gardening is an ongoing affair and though timing is important, we often become overwhelmed by a sense of being ‘too late to plant’ by some arbitrary date. Often we bandy dates around as though they were written in stone. My granddad insisted all potatoes and spring beans had to be sown by Good Friday, and the gooseberry bush had to be in leaf before the runner beans were sown. But in fact each season is different and garden planting dates are more flexible than traditional wisdom would have us believe! The good news is that it’s not too late to plant a great garden, even in June and July. For example; did you know that bonsai specimens While it is true that fruiting plants like tomatoes and peppers really need to be set out now, many other summer producers will grow even more quickly from seeds planted in early summer, when the soil is already well warmed. You’ll be surprised how fast seeds will come up and explode with growth: cucumbers, beans and winter squashes, pumpkins, beets, carrots, chard and scallions, are all suitable for June planting. It’s a great time to start a crop of ‘cut and come again’ salad mix and mild mustards. You can also plant heat-and-sun-loving herbs like basil, marjoram, chives, oregano, thyme and sage. Just keep the seed beds well moistened. And even if you were super-efficient and your earlyplanted beans, squash, chard, carrots and basil plants are growing well, June is a terrific time to start a second crop to have ready for a late summer harvest,
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS Miller Bros. & F.P. Butler Ltd A privately owned family business established in Christchurch for over 100 years
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Business & Professional Coles Millers Solicitors LLP Williams Thompson Solicitors Michelle Shergill Legal Humphreys & Orr Estate Agents Miller Bros & F.P Butler Ltd
16 18 36 41 48
Care Homes/Help & Retirement Silverways Nursing Home Inter-County Nursing Care & Services
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Food & Drink Fire & Ice Cafe 7 Ye Olde George Inn 17 The Bar @ The Kings Harbour Hotel 21 Blue Sky Deli 37 DINE IN 46 Garden Services Chris Oliver Tree & Hedge Cutting 1 Apex Tree Surgeons 2 New Forest Drive Clean 7 Southern Tree Specialists 13 Broomhill Garden Buildings 29 Broadoak Tree Care 44 Health, Beauty & Lifestyle Tracey Butchart Foot Health Practitioner 4 All Mobility 19
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Home Improvement Ashley Blinds UK 3 Dunkley Tiles 5 WBC 247 - Heating & Plumbing 9 Dream Doors 12 Plumbers Online Ltd 13 JP Murphy Electrical 19 Comfort Rooms 22 Paul Belton Construction 23 Flair Interiors 25 Revitalize Ltd 26 Plumb Exchange 30 Roof Exchange 30 Build Exchange 30 Shaun Welling Artificial Grass 32 South Coast Roofing 39 Made 2 Measure 45 WBC 247 Electrical 51 Motoring, Boating and Travel RIBS Marine 18 Kustom Kolors 43 Maarten’s Taxi 49
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Cleaning Services Christies Window Cleaning A Beautiful Clean
Godfirst Christchurch 23 Kellear Hearing 27 Court House Clinics 35 Gem of England 36 Dear Beneficiary by Janet Kelly 38 The Thai Touch.com 39 Dorset Denture Clinic 43 Specsavers Optical Superstores 48 Highcliffe Dental Practice 52
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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
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Local Chemists Lloyds 01425 274291 248 Lymington Road, Highcliffe Mon-Fri 8.45-5.30 Sat 9-4 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 • June 2015
Police/Crime Police (Emergency) Police (Non-emergency) Crimestoppers Neighbourhood & Home Watch
999 101 0800 55 51 11 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 495000 Dorset County Council 01305 221000 Christchurch Information Centre 01202 471780 Regent Centre 01202 499199 Bournemouth Airport 01202 364000 Post Office 0845 722 3344 Dorset Family Information Service 01305 221066 Pet Care RSPCA - Ashley Heath Cats Protection
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