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Dear Reader

It’s June and it’s hard to believe that we’re almost half way through 2016. The longest day of the year, the Summer Solstice, falls on 20th June when we can enjoy a full 16 hours and 38 minutes of daylight.

contents Cheryl

So, what’s going on in our lovely town this month?

On Saturday 11th June Mudeford Wood Community Centre are hosting their annual Family Fun Day which is sure to be a great day out for all the family. The day will be jam packed with entertainment, games and activities. Proceeds from the day will be put back into the community centre which is a fantastic facility run for, and by the local community. Read more about the event on page 35.

It’s also the season of Summer Fayres, and The Priory Primary School on Wick Lane will be hosting theirs on Friday 24th June from 4-7pm, please go along and support our local school children.

Oh and don’t forget it’s Father’s Day on Sunday 19th… spoil the father in your life with a lovely lunch or dinner at one of the many restaurants in the town, don’t forget to book as it’s sure to be a busy day!

Enjoy the summer sunshine,

Cheryl

Cheryl Dennett Editor

Local History 6 What’s On Guide 8 Business Column 11 Clubs, Classes, Groups & Societies 12 Christchurch Blue Plaques 18 Christchurch Community Partnership 20 Coffee Break 22 The Band of Royal British Legion 23 Christchurch Rotary 25 Kid’s Page 26 Mindbenders 27 Adopt a Pet 29 Christchurch Citizens Association 31 Christchurch Housing Society 33 Mudeford Wood Funday 35 Teen Eye 37 Christchurch Scouting 39 Garden View 40 Christchurch Army Cadets 41 Recipe 43 Mum’s the Word 43 Regent Listings 47 Puzzle Solutions 48 Index of Advertisers 49 Useful Telephone Numbers 50 Dorset POPP 34

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Local History by Len Wigg - Ancient sounds still audible in Christchurch A recent news item was that `Big Ben’ in London will soon be silent while necessary repairs are made to its home in the tower of the Houses of Parliament. Surely Westminster will sound different then!

The bell of `Big Ben’ is a youngster, being cast in 1858, compared with two bells in Christchurch Priory tower. These were cast in the reign of King Edward III by Edward Rufford in Bedfordshire in 1370.

These are both large, tenor bells, said to be the two oldest bells in the country still in regular use. The larger weighs about 30cwt (1500Kg). They have been ringing here for more than 600 years, along with others from 18th - 20th centuries!

Before 1539 bells were used to call the Augustinian Canons living in the Priory to gather in the Great Quire to sing and say Psalms and prayers, which comprised the Daily Office. Commonly it began at midnight, daybreak, mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and sunset.

When the first bells arrived they were hung in the room above the North Porch.

Marks of the sloping louvers, which allowed the sound out but prevented rain blowing in, are still visible by the sides of the present windows. Somehow the bells were moved up into the present tower around 1480.

Imagine what hard work that would have been, and 7 bells were mentioned in 1540.

The illustration shows the smallest bell Treble A cast in 1932 weighing 5cwt, (approximately 255Kg). Notice the solid oak frame, also the large wheel attached to the `headstock’. In order to have precise control over when a bell sounds, they are pulled into a `mouth up’ position just off top centre from the ringing chamber below. When the

Image of Treble A bell, Courtesy of Christchurch Priory.

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bell rope is pulled they rotate to just off centre on the other side. It is like going from 1 o’clock to 11 o’clock anticlockwise, travelling about 380 degrees. When the sequence keeps altering it is called ‘change ringing’.

In many changes the tenor rings last - like a punctuation mark at the end of a phrase.

A sequence might be: 123456, 213546, 231456, 324156, 342516, 435216, 453126...bell 1 is moving down the scale, while in the second round bell 4 is moving up. Thereafter each bell rings first twice in successive rounds and twice next to the tenor bell 6, when it starts to climb the scale.

We will all have an opportunity to hear something like this as part of the Music and Art Festival at the Priory, which commences on Sunday June 12th. A celebratory Quarter Peal will be rung that afternoon at 17:30, under the direction of Tim Martin, the Tower Captain. Earlier in the day there will be a Festival Eucharist at 9:30; Festival Matins at 11:30; the Highcliffe Youth Choir will sing at 15:00; and at 18:30 the Priory Choirs will be joined by the choirs of Romsey Abbey, Wimborne Minster and St. Peter’s Bournemouth for Choral Evensong.

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WHAT’S ON

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1st-16th June 10am-4pm daily Summer Inspiration. Original arts and crafts by local artists at The Hayloft Gallery, 14 Wick Lane, Christchurch. Paintings, textiles, jewellery, scarves, children’s dresses/ra-ra skirts.

Wednesday 1st June 2.30-4.30pm. Highcliffe Art Fellowship monthly meeting.

Methodist Church Hall, Lymington Road, Highcliffe.

Daphne Ellman will offer appraisal, advice and encouragement on work to be submitted in annual exhibition (August). Refreshments available. Visitors welcome for £3 per person.

Call 01425 278083.

Wednesday 1st and Thursday 2nd June 4-5.15pm Teen Fit at Two Riversmeet Leisure Complex.

If you are aged 11-17 and would like to get into fitness come along and try Teen Fit. £3.25.

Thursday 2nd June 9am-12pm A fun morning of golf, including games, movement skills, golf skills and playing on the new 9 hole course. Ages 7-12 years. All abilities welcome.

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Thursday 2nd June 2.30pm Highcliffe Library ‘History of The Crime Novel’ talk by Bob Sharp. Refreshments.

Phone 01425 272202 or call into library for tickets. Friends £2, non-members £4.

Thursday 2nd June 7.30pm Bransgore Horticultural Society meeting takes place at the Resource Centre, Ringwood Road, Bransgore and features a lecture on Alpines by Mr R Broughton of Sparsholt. Visitors welcome.

Saturday 4th June 2.30-5pm Christchurch Cancer Research UK (No 1089464) Charity Cream Tea Celebration of the Queen’s 90th Birthday. Homemade scones, waitress service, hat competition, entertainment, stalls & raffle. Methodist Hall, Lymington Road, Highcliffe, BH23 5EG. Tickets £5.50.

Call 07925 974174.

Saturday 4th 28th June Coastal Colours; Exhibition by Dorset Artists Sarah Humbly and Joyce Ringrose at Hatch Gallery, 7a Church Street, Christchurch. www.hatchgallery.co.uk

Monday 6th June 7.30pm Highcliffe Horticultural Society will be holding their monthly meeting at St Mark’s church hall, Hinton Wood Avenue, Highcliffe. Clive Russell will give an illustrated talk on ‘Iris Through the Year’.

Plants for sale. Visitors welcome.

Entry £1. Details 01425 272962

Tuesday 7th June 10.15am Christchurch Probus Club meets at The East Close Hotel. Speaker; Pat Taylor ‘Secrets of Cunard’. Contact our secretary Maurice Dowling on 01425 275587 for details.

Tuesday 7th June 2.30 to 4pm Christchurch Priory Mothers’ Union cream tea at Priory Hall, Princess Avenue. £4.50 on the door for cream tea of 2 scones, jam and cream, with tea or coffee. Entertainment by Wimborne voices. All proceeds to go to Away from it all holiday fund. All welcome.

Wednesday 8th June 2pm Friends of the Red House Museum and Gardens present a talk by John Smith ‘Silk Stockings and Spitfires’.

01202 482860 to book. Due to exhibitions, this may be held in the lecture room up two flights of stairs.

Thursday 9th June 7.30pm A fun Skittles Evening, plus raffle at All Saints Church Hall, Mudeford. All welcome, but please phone to book on 01202 477038. Entrance £2.50 Refreshments provided, but you may bring additional snacks/ drink if you wish.

Saturday 11th June 12-3pm Friends of the Red House Museum and Gardens Garden Party. Come along and join us for Teas, Plants, Tombola and other stalls in the lovely Museum Gardens.

01202 482860.

Saturday 11th June 7.30pm Bournemouth Bach Choir & Orchestra perform “A Sea Symphony” by Vaughan Williams at Christchurch Priory. Conductor Tim Hooper.

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Saturday 11th June 10am-12.30pm RNLI Coffee Morning at Highcliffe Methodist Church Hall. Souvenirs, cakes, jigsaws, jewellery, books, bric a brac. Admission free.

Saturday 11th June Table Top Sale at St George’s Church Hall, Jumpers Road, Christchurch. Refreshments available and easy parking.

Tables £5, contact Norma on 01202 482212.

Saturday 11th June 11am-4.30pm Mudeford Wood Community Centre (BH23 4TR) is hosting its annual Family Fun Day; join us for bouncy castles, BBQ, face painting, crafts and much more. If you’d like to hold a stall please contact the office on 01425 272084.

Sunday 12th June Christchurch Lions Monthly Charity Car Boot Sale at Stanpit Marsh. See www. christchurchlions.org.uk for full details.

Saturday 18th June 2.30pm Afternoon Tea with the ‘SWING EASY’ Duo. Songs from the 1930s-60s.

In the Church Annex at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Kilmington Way, Highcliffe. £5, call 07779 584948 or email holyredeemer@ portsmouthdiocese.org.uk to reserve tickets.

Wednesday 22nd June 2pm Friends of the Red House Museum and Gardens present a talk by Gordon Le Pard ‘Picking Darcy’s Pocket’. 01202 482860 to book. Due exhibitions, this may be held in the lecture room up two flights of stairs.

Thursday 23rd June 6.30-8.30pm Priory Church ‘Upper Story’; Tower & Bells, 176 steps, Roof space, mediaeval

paintings, (103 steps, some narrow spaces) Museum, 75 steps. Tickets £10 (£5 children over 8) in advance please.

Tel 01202 485804, email vestry@christchurchpriory.org.

Meet at Tower Door.

Saturday 25th June 7pm Highcliffe Choirs Summer Concert will be held at Highcliffe St Mark Primary School, Greenways. Admission £4 on the door. Refreshments will be served after the concert.

Saturday 25th June 11am-1.30pm Friends of Highcliffe St Mark Primary School Summer Fayre.

Greenways, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5AZ. Games, Stalls, BBQ, Tombolas, Plants, Grand Raffle. Fun for all the family. Adults 50p entry fee, kids FREE. Sunday 26th June 10am-1pm Sopley Car Boot Sale - Owls Barn, Derritt Lane, Sopley, BH23 7AZ. Cars £5/ Vans £8. (no caterers please).

Home reared bacon and sausage baps available for that special Sunday breakfast!

Tuesday 28th June 7pm Christchurch Library talk by well known crime novelist, Jason Goodwin. Refreshments.

Phone 01202 485938 or call into library for tickets. Friends £3, non-members £5.

Christchurch Country Market

COMMUNITY NEWS Table Top Sale at The Regent Centre, every Monday & Saturday from 10am to 3.30pm, selling Costume/Vintage Jewellery & related items, Bric-a-Brac, Lovely Cakes etc.

Come along & have a look.

Volunteers needed.

Christchurch Priory relies on the time and efforts of volunteers.

We especially need people to help in the Gift Shop and Cloister’s Café. If you can spare a few hours each week please call 01202 485804, press option 4 for the Gift Shop or option 5 for the café and we can tell you our current vacancies.

Volunteer drivers take the elderly out one Sunday afternoon a month for a short drive and afternoon tea at volunteer host and hostesses homes. Reserve drivers are required to cover when the regular ones are on holiday. Please phone Carolyn on 01202 424482.

Monday Market

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.

Everything home-baked, homemade and home-grown locally.

Every Monday 9.30-11.30am Druitt Hall (behind library).

Refreshments available.

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The new Living Wage has now come into effect and could have significant implications for Christchurch.

I remember a remarkable survey a few years ago put Christchurch near the top of a league of ‘deprived areas’. This was based on our relatively high cost of living but the fact that our main employment is in tourism and care services.

Both industries are notorious for their low pay.

As a result, the surprise announcement by the Chancellor last summer that the minimum wage would be increased to a ‘living wage’ of £7.20 per hour (and over the next few years to £9.00 per hour) is likely to be a boon to many Christchurch workers.

However, care homes in particular fear that they are going to find it hard to cope with the increase in costs. Their wage bills will be going up over 10% since this time last year and there is a worry it could make some economically unviable.

The recent closure of Pinebeach Nursing Home in Friars Cliff for redevelopment has been a loss to the area and there is a concern that other local homes could now be pushed into financial difficulties.

Many care home residents are reliant on local authority funding, and the cut backs already affecting councils means it is unlikely they will be unable to increase payments by as much as is needed.

Other care home residents are private paying and are likely to see a rise in fees, predicted to be as much as 10%. This would put the average cost of a care home at £743 per month, although some local homes are already significantly more than that. That figure works out as £38,636 per annum which is more than sending a child to a private school like Canford or Eton!

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Christchurch Floral Society meet on June 1st at Priory Hall, Princess Avenue at 2pm.

Demonstrator; Pauline Hurran ‘Inspired By’. Competition ‘Fit for Royalty’. Plant Stall.

Doors open 1.30pm, please come along and join us, everyone welcome.

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Arts and Crafts

Highcliffe Flower Club come and watch professional flower demonstrator Melanie Smith, ‘Postcards from France’ on 8th June at the Methodist Hall, Lymington Road, Highcliffe at 2pm, doors open at 1.30pm. We are a friendly group and visitors are welcome.

Carbery Machine Knitting Club meet on the first Tuesday of each month at St. George’s Church Hall Annex, Jumpers Road, Christchurch BH23 2JR from 7-9pm. For more information, please call Joy on 01202 489614.

Aspire day group for young adults with Learning disabilities, offering Life music, art and craft, and games. Every Thursday 9.30am-10.30am at Hope House, Jumpers Rd. Contact Sharon on 07981 032619

Little Explorer and Baby Discover with Creation Station Fun developmental classes suitable from 6 months to 4yrs that inspire and nurture creativity and sensory exploration.

Every Tuesday morning termtime at Monkey Madness Indoor Play Centre. Contact lisa@thecreationstation.co.uk for booking details.

Susan Knights - Watercolour Classes ‘Jump in and Get Wet’ Small, friendly, informative classes - overlooking beautiful Christchurch Harbour.

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Clubs, Classes, Groups & Societies in Christchurch & Highcliffe

Christchurch SnB Knitting & Crochet group meets weekly at the Arcado Lounge, Christchurch.

All welcome. Contact Jo @ The Crafty Knitter 01202 474449.

Christchurch Arts Guild welcomes Geoff Tristram from the West Midlands on June 8th to give a presentation about his frenetic career as an artist and comedian. Not to be missed!

7pm. All Saints Church Hall, Mudeford, All Welcome.

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RUGBYTOTS Energetic & dynamic weekly play session for girls & boys aged 2-7. Over 40 classes each week across East Dorset. FREE TASTER CLASSES! Please visit www.rugbytots.co.uk for further info or email eastdorset@ rugbytots.co.uk New Beginnings Toddler Group Fridays (term time only) 10-11.30am at Christchurch Christian Centre, Millhams Street, BH23 1DN. Join us for play, crafts, singing and refreshments. £1 per family first session free. Just turn up or contact Charlotte on 07979 941100.

Dance Swing, Jive and Lindy Hop weekly classes at Priory Hall, Princess Avenue, BH23 1DD, 8-10pm. £6 for the evening includes two lessons and dancing. No partner necessary and absolute beginners welcome.

Tel 07928 749311 www.jitterbugjive.co.uk.

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 website highcliffecountrydancing. weebly.com for more details.

Fitness, Health and Wellbeing Iyengar Yoga Classes in Christchurch for beginners and improvers. Contact Elaine Rees

on elainerees@europe.com or call 07504 823517 to book a space.

Mudeford Wood Tennis Club off Brabazon Drive. Friendly, good standard. Astroturf, floodlights. £65 yearly.

Social sessions 6pm to 8pm Tues, Thurs & 2pm to 4pm Saturdays. Other times by booking.

Contact Debbie 07592 014207, Gail 07973 514036. www.mudefordwood.co.uk Chi Kung (Qigong) exercise classes Fun on Fridays 10.45am - 12.15 in the upstairs Studio at Wessex Health, 17 Stour Rd, Christchurch, BH23 1PL, car park off Arthur Rd. Fee £10. www.wessexhealthnetwork.co.uk Tutor Poppy 01202 735560.

BodyBalance A wonderful mix of Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi and Relaxation.

Lovely venue and 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.

Music Highcliffe Youth Choirs for children 6-18 years, all welcome.

Rehearsals weekly at Highcliffe St Mark Primary School, Greenways. Training Choir, Thursday 4.15-5.15pm. Main Choir, Friday 3.30-5.30pm.

Contact Ann Guest on 01425 276544 more information.

Other Clubs/Classes Streetlife free self-help French group Thursdays 10.30-11.45am at The Bailey Bridge, Barrack Road, Christchurch. Tel 01202 423431 for details.

Highcliffe Positive Living Group talks Everyone welcome, £5 entrance.

9th June; Sarah Williamson: Expanding Chakra System, 12th June; Shirley Battie: How do you see your own personal future?

Call Lis on 01425 280678 for details.

Highcliffe Death Cafe meets monthly to talk about a subject few of us feel comfortable discussing - death in any shape or form. Next cafe is 13th June at 7.30pm and 15th June at 2pm. Call Lis on 01425 280678 for details.

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 secretary Mike Crook 01425 617772.

Highcliffe Townswomen’s Guild meet on 3rd Tuesday of each month at Highcliffe Methodist Church Parlour at 7pm.

Interesting speakers. Contact Hazel on 01425 279546.

The Royal Naval Association for Christchurch & District meet on the 3rd Thursday each month at Portfield Hall, Portfield Road, Christchurch at 11.15am.

Royal Navy or other sea-going organisations, serving or veterans & families welcome. Christine Payne 01202 474819.

Highcliffe Duplicate Bridge Club meets at Greystones, Waterford Road. Monday & Wednesday 6pm for 6.30pm. Host system operates except 1st Monday in month. Teams. Social Bridge

2nd & 4th Saturdays, 6pm for 6.30pm - partner required.

A friendly welcome awaits. www.bridgewebs.com/highcliffe Highcliffe Male Carers Social Group meets on the first Tuesday in June at The Galleon, Lymington Road. 11.30am-2pm.

Mudeford Wood Community Centre, a thriving place where many groups, clubs and classes are held. Have a look at our website to see what we have to offer. www. mudefordwoodcommunitycentre. co.uk and don’t forget to like us on Facebook!

Age Concern Christchurch have five Friendship Groups throughout the area holding meetings most afternoons each week. You are most welcome to come along, transport may be available. Please enquire on 01202 488311.

Parkinson’s UK Club, Christchurch Branch Friendly afternoon get together for Parkinson sufferers and their carers. Thursday 9th June at 2pm in the Community Hall, Marlow Drive, St Catherine’s Hill. New members are always welcome.

Christchurch Trefoil Guild A friendly welcome is extended to anyone with or without Guiding connections to join us at 2.15pm on the first Monday Monthly at Portfield Hall, Portfield Road, Christchurch.

Interesting speakers, activities, holidays and outings. Contact Gill 01202 485363.

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10th June at 7.30pm in the Library of St Mark’s Church Hall, Hintonwood Avenue, Highcliffe. Family Historian Les Mitchinson will talk on Getting Organised. Contact Audrey on 01425 293929.

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.

Amberwood-Highcliffe Afternoon Women’s Institute are meeting at Methodist Church Hall, Highcliffe, at 2pm on Wednesday

15th June. Entertainment; Shirley Critchley on ‘The Early History of Wimbledon’. Enjoy tea, biscuits, raffle, sales table.

Please come along. Further details: Marina 01425 271426.

Drop-in group for people with Aphasia Catch up with others with Aphasia over tea or coffee on 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month 10.30am-12.30pm at the St Josephs Centre, Purewell.

Contact Helen Mann on 020 7367 0864 or helenmann@ukconnect.org.

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 contact John on 01202 427523.

Bransgore Probus Club We meet at 10.15am on the second Tuesday monthly at The East Close Hotel, Hinton. See our website www. bransgoreprobus.org or contact J Brinsford on 01425 273729.

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.

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Scholarships for Durlston Court Pupils Durlston Court pupils are celebrating Scholarship Examination success once again this year as an impressive range of Scholarship offers to Senior Schools have been received.

Year 8 pupils have received Scholarships offers including Academic, Music, Sports, All-Round and Performing Arts. Headmaster, Richard May commented “we are very proud of our pupils. The Year 7 and 8 programme is a full and challenging one. Pupils and staff work extremely hard whilst following the Common Entrance Syllabus. At the same time, our specialist teachers and extensive facilities enable pupils to develop their creative and sporting talents. The variety of Scholarship offers received clearly demonstrates the ‘all-round’ nature of a Durlston education.”

In addition to the scholarship offers, Year 8 Durlston pupils have once again achieved a 100% success rate in the King Edward VI, Southampton Entrance Examination and outstanding individual performances have been recognised at other schools. During the Canford School Scholarship examinations Tamara Read-Ward ‘‘performed particularly well in the STEM subjects and French and was the top-scorer in Maths. At the St Swithun’s School examinations Ami O’Callaghan was awarded a Modern Foreign Languages Prize for her outstanding performance in French. Other pupils have also been securing offers, places and scholarships for when they move on from Durlston to Senior Schools including Marlborough College, Cheltenham Ladies College, Godolphin School, Ballard School Talbot Heath, Millfield and Bournemouth School at 13+.

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Christchurch Festival - July 1st - 3rd Well it’s that time of year again and the Christchurch Festival is nearly upon us. The small band of volunteers have been beavering away behind the scenes since finished last year’s festival. With dancing all around the town on Saturday and music on The Quomps from Friday evening, it’s looking to be another special weekend.

How do we maintain the high standard or even improve on it? Well, this year, for the first time, we will have a second stage to entertain the crowds during change over time on the main stage. This will feature emerging bands and old favourites that otherwise wouldn’t make it to The Festival; this is being put together by the Lighthouse Project and promises to be a great addition to the weekend.

The main stage has a total of 15 fantastic bands this year, with headliners Pronghorn, The Jo Burt Experience, The Fliks and the ever popular Lady Winwoods Maggot.

The Festival is organised entirely by volunteers, with no aid from the Christchurch Council, as many seem to think. As each year passes we are all getting older and we are really keen to start to hand this on to a new generation of people who could give The Festival a new lease of life. So, if you are interested in music and want to see The Christchurch Festival thrive into the future please make yourself known over the weekend, we’d love to talk to you.

Dance Festival What sort of dancing catches your eye?

The exuberance of Morris dancing, the precision of Appalachian Dance, the exotic costumes and movement of Belly Dance, the cultural aspects of various National Dances, or keep fit with Zumba?

All these and more are on display throughout the day and around the town on Saturday 2nd July - FREE! The Dance Festival is a complementary aspect of the Christchurch Festival which takes place at the Band Stand, in Saxon Square and in Church Street from midmorning ‘til about 4.30pm and culminates in a joint display of the dozen or so dance groups (mainly local, but with some visitors) in the Square, performing for the Mayor, who will award the trophy - a Wooden Spoon! - to the ‘winning group.’

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Christchurch Blue Plaques by Stephen Roberts No. 17 - The End of the Road

“All good things (must) come to an end.”

Sadly, after almost 18 months writing about Christchurch’s blue plaques, I’ve come to the last, the former trolleybus turntable in Wick Lane (19 on our map). If one plaque symbolises journey’s end, this is the one. Perhaps Nelly Furtado had it in mind when she released her song of the same name in 2006. That’s, “All Good Things (Come to an End)”, not, “The Trolleybus Turntable.”

The plaque sits above an archway, leading into a residential development. Through its gates can be glimpsed the remains of that turntable, which came into operation when trolleybuses replaced trams in 1936. Journey’s end? Well, the turntable marked the terminus for those trolleybuses, which had to be turned, so that they could return to Bournemouth, from whence they’d come. There is uniqueness too (maybe), for the plaque states that this is ‘believed to be the only one left in the country’.

There were never very many worldwide, possibly just four. It is believed there was only one other in the UK (Huddersfield), with turntables also in Germany and Mexico.

The turntable was in the yard of the onetime Dolphin Hotel in Church Street, subsequently demolished. Turning the trolleybus on the turntable’s grooves was no mean feat, being accomplished manually by putting one’s back into it (or possibly ‘backside’). The era of the trolleybus was fairly short-lived, itself consigned to history in 1969.

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Just a few assorted facts about trolleybuses then.

They’re electric buses that draw power from overhead wires, using two wires and trolley poles. They first appeared in the early-1880s Stephen (Berlin), with Leeds and Bradford leading the way in Britain in 1911. The number of trolleybus systems peaked at around 800; the number today is around 300-400 in over 40 countries.

Finishing the town’s blue plaques gives me one last opportunity to commend the Christchurch History Society. Without its work there would have been no ‘Millennium Blue Plaques’ for me to take you round.

The society continues to promote the town’s history and heritage and, equally importantly, welcomes interlopers such as me, who’ve started writing and talking about Christchurch only recently. It also gave me my first engagement as a public speaker in January 2014, for which I’m grateful. It’s nice we have a local History Society that’s not a ‘closed shop’.

And what next for me? Well, my informants tell me my series on blue plaques has been a hit with the Christchurch fraternity, so we’ve decided to follow up with a series on ‘other’ plaques, which are dotted around the borough, rather than just illuminating the historic town centre. Be prepared for tales of kings, wars, witches and furnituremakers. It’s all coming your way.

Next time: Starting something new (‘other’ plaques)

Steve Roberts - www.steveroberts.org.uk @SRChristchurch (Twitter).

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Christchurch Rotary Fellow voluntary organisations will know all too well how difficult it can be to recruit active new members. With the constraints of a modern busy life, where is the time to volunteer with what little free time we all have?

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You would think in an established retirement area like Christchurch this would not be a problem. Well I can inform readers that Rotary struggles just like other organisations, which is why I am happy to report that the Club has recently had a real influx of exciting new members. Not only have they brought down the average age of the club, because they’re younger members, but they represent a fresh new approach to how we have traditionally done things. One such new member to our club is Sophia Chowdhry who has travelled the world in her career and decided to settle in Bransgore.

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A subject of EXCEPTIONAL IMPORTANCE: As mentioned last month the future of Christchurch is now in the balance. Sounds dramatic but there will be very important discussions as to which authority we join-if we have a choice. We hope for clarification on this item at our meetings over the next months.

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YOUR OPINIONS WILL BE VERY NEEDED. With plans passed for gravel extraction at Roeshot Hill causing up to 120 lorry movements a day through Christchurch, this along with the expected traffic from the proposed new school in Marsh Lane, should it be passed, will cause untold traffic misery through the town. We have supported a petition to Hampshire County Council and Dorset County Council to ban these lorries from using the urban routes through our town and causing a detrimental impact on Christchurch residents for a possible time span of 30 YEARS. Once again we draw your attention to the situation of litterbins which have been removed from the Quomps and assure you that we are doing our best to solve this problem. We have written to the council about this and are hoping for a reply before our next meeting.

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CHRISTCHURCH HOUSING SOCIETY

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This year our event is going to run from 11am-4:30pm, and has a jam packed schedule of performances and displays. From Kaleidoscope Dancers to Christchurch U3A Vintage Brass Band, Jan’s Gems Belly Dancing, Highcliffe Charity Players and the Land Girls; we have performances everyone will enjoy. These will run throughout the day from 11:15am-4pm.

We have a fantastic line up of Raffle prizes that you could be in with a chance of winning, all of which have been kindly donated to us from shops and business in the local community. Tickets are on sale in the community centre office before and on the day, all in preparation for the Grand Prize Draw at 4pm.

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Teen Eye Hi Everyone,

May has been a very long month of lots of revision for exams. It is especially hard to stay motivated to revise with the weather improving so Emily much; you just want to be out in the sunshine! I managed to pass my driving test this month too, which is extremely exciting.

My test was in Poole and I was driving for around 40 minutes. It was more difficult as I was less familiar with the roads than I would be in Bournemouth but the examiner was really nice which helped my nerves. I am lucky enough to already have my own car, so it was very strange to be able to go straight off driving on my own.

Another highlight of last month was the Christchurch Food Festival. It was such a lovely sunny weekend and The High Street and The Quay were packed with people enjoying the food and atmosphere.

We tried a few new foods, enjoyed the market stalls and relaxed on the grass by the river.

The Thai food at the Koh Noi Lounge on the Quay was really delicious, I’d not tried Thai food before and I would definitely eat it again. It was great to eat outdoors in the sunshine; summer is on its way. The Chilly Wizard ice cream shop on the corner of Saxon Square has also reopened for the summer season. There was a long queue due to the popularity of the ice cream but it was well worth the wait. I had Raspberry Ripple flavour, which was particularly nice on a hot day!

Coming to The Regent Centre this month is the remake of the well-known Disney classic The Jungle Book. The film is shown multiple times throughout June at the very reasonable price of £5 for children and £6 for adults. The film has been one of the highest rated movies of 2016 and is said to feature amazing special effects. This would be a great afternoon out or revision break treat with your friends or family!

I hope you all have a lovely June and good luck with any exams any of you might be taking!

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Scouting life in Christchurch THE CAMPING SEASON

Brett Jones

The next few months are any Scout leader’s favourite, we can get out and about to do the things Scouting was meant for.

The evenings are longer and hopefully warmer, so our weekly meetings are more often outside and away from base. You might be a Beaver (6-8 years) enjoying a hike round Stanpit Marsh, a Cub (8-10 ½ years) enjoying a wide game (a game played over an area of land such as St Catherine’s Hill), a Scout (10 ½-14 years) undergoing a pioneering activity, a Sea Scout, enjoying sailing or finally an Explorer Scout (14-18 years) on an expedition.

All our young people enjoy the outdoors.

Scouting started with a camp on Brownsea Island and camping is what we enjoy doing best. We are very lucky in Christchurch as we have our own wonderful campsite called ‘Braggers Wood’.

This is near Bransgore on the edge of the New Forest, surrounded with trees and fields and a stream. The campsite provides a big camping field for camps, games and activities, together with smaller pitches for groups and ‘patrol’ camps.

We have 2 bunkhouse facilities with showers and toilets. Of course we have a camp fire circle as well as an outdoor chapel and the site even has a pizza oven! One of the bunkhouses was only built last year by friends of Scouting and Scouters giving up more of their valuable time.

Braggers Wood allows us to provide all sorts of activities for our young people and a large number of Scouts visiting from around the country and indeed around the World.

We can provide archery, rifle shooting, a bouldering wall, a zipwire and did I mention the pizza oven?

So as you can imagine the site is very popular.

We owe a huge thanks to the team that run and maintain the site on behalf Christchurch Scouting.

Next month the ‘Summer Months’.

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HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW? THE DIFFICULT PATCH

Every garden has a couple of problem patches.

I’m often asked which plants I’d recommend for a problem area and two which always crop up are damp shade and dry shade.

Let’s deal with damp shade first. It’s actually less of a problem than you might expect. Okay, you’ll never grow a good lawn there, bulbs will rot, and sun-loving annuals won’t thrive, but there are loads of plants that will look wonderful. The trick in the case of damp shade is to go for leaf colour, plant form, and texture.

Ajuga is excellent for ground cover.

A. metallica has purple leaves and tiny blue flowers and A. reptans ‘Variegata’ is a pretty variegated cream and green variety.

Astilbe does very well in damp shade; it has impressive red, pink or white flowery plumes depending on the variety chosen.

Hostas are also a good choice, though in damp conditions you’ll need to be on slugwatch! If your shade is very dense then don’t choose golden varieties as the colour will fade. Hostas look wonderful planted with primulas, which also do well in these conditions.

Some ferns love damp shade, including the Maidenhair fern, Adiantum pedatum; most varieties of dryopteris, and the ostrich feather fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris.

Dry shade is definitely trickier. I don’t recommend fighting Mother Nature but I do think dry shade

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is one area where she sometimes needs a hand, so enrich dry soil with compost, well-rotted horse manure, or spent mushroom compost before planting, as this will encourage some moisture retention.

Bergenias are attractive but tough enough for dry shade and their leathery leaves colour well in the autumn, particularly Bergenia cordifolia purpurea. The pink flowered varieties are the most commonly seen but there are red and white varieties too. I have a ‘Bressingham White’ which is quite lovely.

My favourite plant for dry shade is the Euphorbia. Not all varieties are suited to these conditions but E. amygdaloides with it’s red stems and lime-green flower heads will generally do very well.

Solomon’s Seal (polygonatum multiflorum) is another standby. It looks like a large lily of the valley and the variegated variety is very pretty.

The trick with problem areas is to embrace them as part of your garden Treated as a gardening challenge they can be fun to plant and you’ll feel a tremendous sense of achievement when you do succeed.

Happy planting!

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The opportunity to help the school was one the cadets jumped at, as many of them are former pupils. The work ethic they put into their cadet activities has been brought to their task here this weekend and they’ve worked extremely hard to accomplish all they have in two days. I’d also like to thank the staff and several parents who kept us supplied with refreshments over the weekend – it all certainly helped keep everyone full of energy.

As a result of the partnership with the school, several of our cadets undertaking their Duke of Edinburgh Awards are going to continue the work as part of their Volunteering Section.

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Mum’s the Word I love to get out and try new hobbies or experiences, so lately I’ve been having a look at opportunities that may get me out of the house and ignite a new interest or skill.

Natasha

Whilst searching, I came across a few local classes that are held in Christchurch, so no need to start travelling far and perhaps even throw in an evening walk too.

The company Dorset Art Courses, run classes held at the Christchurch Rowing Club, a great place to get the creative juices flowing, they offer a variety of art techniques to learn, and start from beginner level too. As well as art courses, for something more energetic, our local Rowing Club offer an adult rowing course over two days where you can learn all the basics, including safety, technique and rowing as part of a team. Prices and times and any other information can all be found on their website www.christchurchrowingclub.co.uk I can feel my biceps twitching already.

For something a little more jazzy and musical, Cosmopolitan-dance, a local dance school run beginner weekly classes at the Priory Hall, they teach the foxtrot and waltz amongst others and I can hear a silver pair of glittery shoes calling my name... All details of class times and prices can be found by looking on their website www.cosmopolitan-dance.co.uk So there are a few ideas to get out and try this summer, if none of those strike a cord, a beautiful bike ride to the beach with a picnic should also do the trick.

Have a lovely month, you may see my new dancing shoes before you see me.

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2 large skinless chicken breast 1 garlic clove, crushed 3 rashers streaky bacon, thinly sliced 4 sundried tomato, chopped handful basil leaves, chopped 375g/13oz pack ready-rolled puff pastry flour for dusting 1 egg yolk, beaten 25g sesame seeds

METHOD

Whizz the chicken and garlic in a processor until the chicken is minced. Tip in the bacon, sundried tomatoes and basil. Pulse for 5 secs to just mix through. Season well.

Roll the pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface and cut in half lengthways.

Spread half the chicken mixture along the middle of one of the pastry strips, then roll up the pastry, pinching the ends together to seal. Using a sharp knife, cut into 2.5cm long pieces. Repeat with the remaining pastry strip. Can be frozen, uncooked, for up to 1 month.

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Place the rolls on a large baking sheet. Brush with the egg, then sprinkle with seeds. Bake for 20 mins until golden.

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Care Homes/Help & Retirement My Life Living Assistance 28 Silverways Nursing Home 33 Inter-County Nursing Care & Services 34 Bluebird Care 52

Home Improvement Dunkley Tiles 3 Just Shutters 7 Made 2 Measure Fitted Bedrooms 7 Plumbers Online 10 Aspire Architects LLP 11 Ashley Blinds UK 19 Todd Doors 23 Glass Exchange 25 Dream Doors 30 B. Middleton Plumbing & Exchange 36 Flair Interiors 38 Roof Exchange 41 WBC 247 Heating & Plumbing 44 WBC 247 Electrical 45 Liberty Design 47 Local Events The Priory School Summer Fayre 21 Christchurch Music Festival 17 Motoring, Boating and Travel Mill Road Motors 1 Priory Motor Works 19 Whiteley Marine Services 23 Carwise 32 Kustom Kolors 39 Rossiter Yachts 46 Advanced Auto Repairs Ltd 48 Pets Doggy Breaks 28 Muddy Ford 28 Property Meridian Estate Agents Pettengells Christchurch Northwood Letting Agents Michael Adam Estate Agents

5 10 15 31

Shopping Fairmile Florist 37

Wellbeing All Mobility 34 Complements of Catherine 20

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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 The Grove Pharmacy 01202 484310 48 The Grove, Christchurch Mon - Fri 9-6 Sat 9-1 Wessex Pharmacies 01202 482197 186 Somerford Road, Christchurch Mon - Fri 9-1.15/2.15-5.30 Sat 9-1.15 Rowlands Pharmacy 01202 484189 132 Purewell, Christchurch Mon-Fri 8.45-6.30 Sat 8.45-1 Boots Pharmacy 01202 486276 2A Twynham Avenue, Christchurch Mon-Fri 8.45-1/2-6.15 Mudeford Pharmacy 01425 272798 94 Mudeford, Christchurch Mon-Fri 9-1/2-5.30 (Weds ‘til 1) Sat 9-1 Boots the Chemist 01202 483034 23 Saxon Square, Christchurch Mon-Sat 9-5.30 50 • Christchurch Eye • June 2016

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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

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