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The Bournemouth Directory Edition 13

Published by: Debbie & Stephen Corney at Dorset Publications

Telephone: 01202 894397

Email: info@thebournemouthdirectory.co.uk

Copy deadline for April edition: 24th March 2012 Disclaimer: Whilst every care has been taken to ensure that data in this publication is accurate, the pu bl ish e r can n o t acce pt any liability to any party to loss or d a ma g e c au se d b y e r r o rs o r omissions resulting from negligence, accident or any other cause.

The Bournemouth Directory does not officially endorse any advertising material included within the publication. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval systems or transmitted in any form, without prior permission of the publisher.

Hello Bournemouth!

We have a full magazine for you this month with several interesting articles for you to read. One for the mother of the bride from Fab Frocks. There is an article about wild life in the garden on page 18.

David Hilliam gives us an education in birds names on pages 28 and 29. Don’t miss the Easter Panto at the Bournemouth Pavilion! Dorothy wants to find her way home on April 5th and 6th. There are even prize tickets to be won—see page 25.

We also of course have our local trades people who are ready to help you. The full index at the back gives you a whole range of services contained in magazine. Do mention The Bournemouth Directory when making any calls or bookings. This makes all the difference. We have plumbers, electricians, window cleaners, a fish mongers, gardeners, flooring specialists, blinds specialists and even a chimney sweep! If there is a category you would like that is not in the book, please let me know and I will find someone for you. If you have a local club community activity that you would like to get new members for, or just let the local people know what you do and when, then please send me an email or give me a call. I can promote these services for free for you! If you have a local business and would like to be included then please let me know also. Our rates are excellent and we give free help with artwork when needed and a free editorial with three months bookings. We are here to help the local people find the right business to help them. Everyone wins!

Wishing you a great month of March.

Warmest regards,

Debbie

Useful Telephone Numbers Local Police Bournemouth Airport Central Library Emergency Electric

101 01202 364000 01202 454848 0800 0280 247

Royal B’mouth Hosp B’mouth Council SembCorp Water Emergency Gas

01202 303626 01202 451451 01202 590059 0800 111 999

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RCS Window Cleaning Services Commercial & Residential All Exterior Cleaning Undertaken

Contact: Robert Mercer

07787 622750

Like Fish? Want more fresh fish?

Come to Love Fish @ 38a Southbourne Grove, Southbourne, BH6 3RA Pre-ordering service available, for that special occasion.

Phone 01202 280747 or @LoveFish1 Opening Times: Tues-Sat 9am-5pm

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MCVAY ELECTRICAL SERVICES Domestic & Commercial Part P Approved Contractors All works undertaken from an extra socket to a full design and installation New installations Re-wiring/ upgrades

Testing services, including: Condition Reports Landlord Certificates PAT testing

Please call Jim on

07970 686362 01425 402288 info@mcvayelectrical.co.uk

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Reliance Build Specialising in Extensions, New Builds, Refurbishments, Drainage, Landscaping and all types of building work.

Please call for a no obligation quote.

Full references available.

Call John on

01425 511280 07761 624454 Email: jonnyburton1@live.co.uk

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Plumbing and Gas Services • • • • • • •

Boilers, Radiators & Central Heating Bathroom Design & Installation Power Flushing Service & Maintenance Leaking Taps, Etc. Solar Hot Water Friendly, Expert Advice 301918

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Put the Fab Factor into your Wedding Outfit What can be more special than your daughter or son’s wedding day? Such an important occasion demands a special outfit and Dorset has a really special boutique that can help.

Fab Frocks of Westbourne has over 10 years experience in helping women find the right outfit for the big day. This award-winning boutique offers a choice of hundreds of stunning mother of the bride and groom outfits, all under one roof.

The shop is like a treasure trove with special occasion collections from all over the world along with hats and fascinators to match. Owner Tracie Beardsley says: “We know how important it is for women to find a wedding outfit that looks amazing. We also know that modern women don’t want to look mumsie so we’ve sourced a stunning range of dresses and jackets that are stylish and contemporary.”

She adds: “The other big factor is of course cost and we aim to cater for all wedding budgets. We have beautiful dresses and jackets which start at £165 for the outfit. Our fascinators start from £35. This is comparable to high street prices but you won’t see our collections on the high street and the last thing a mother of the bride or groom wants is to see another wedding guest in the same outfit as her!”

Fab Frocks also believes in dressing real women.

The shop stocks sizes 8 to 24 and offers a special order service on some collections up to a size 30.

“We have really listened to what women want and have dresses which include features such as integral bra support or the option of bra-friendly straps,” explains Tracie Beardsley. “Some designs have cap sleeves, others have tummy-flattering ruching and most dresses are on or over the knee.”

The spring/summer collection is now in at Fab Frocks and has something for everyone, wherever the wedding may be. Tracie Beardsley says: “Because weddings no longer take place just in a church, we have introduced some less formal outfits for mums. We have beautiful, floaty dresses in silks and cottons so they are cool

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This gorgeous candy pink stripe outfit from Spanish designer Presen is available at Fab Frocks

to wear. These can be teamed up with a bolero and make a perfect outfit for a summer wedding on a beach or in a marquee. Even better, dresses like these can certainly be worn again!”

Fab Frocks offers a personal, friendly service. The shop is open Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm and Saturdays 10 to 5.30pm. Throughout March, April and May, the shop is also open every Sunday from 11am to 4pm.

Tracie Beardsley adds: “It’s not essential to make an appointment to visit our boutique but we do recommend it. This allows us to ensure one of our friendly team can be on hand to help you. It also means we can find out in advance what you’re looking for and gather some ideas. By having an informal chat on the telephone, we can create a customer profile of your wishes and needs which really helps when it comes to finding the right outfit for you.”

Fab Frocks of Westbourne, 17 Seamoor Road, Westbourne, Bournemouth BH4 9AA. Tel: 01202 765352.

Visit: www.fabfrocks.co.uk

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* Please note that the loft must have less than 60mm (under some schemes less than 100mm) of existing insulation to qualify for free and some larger properties may incur a charge, but allowances are very generous. In many cases Council, County Council and NHS funding in Dorset is available to help with those costs.

Through your local Energy Advice Centre in association with all Dorset Local Authorities. Dorset Energy Advice Centre only uses local well established installers to carry out the work for you. DEAC and your Local Authority do not endorse any companies who cold call either on the doorstep or over the telephone.

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ÂŁ3000 of fitted furniture FREE? Please read on...

Custom World is a well-known and respected local Company. We are proud to be celebrating our 30th Anniversary this year and we plan to make it a year to remember.

We are also excited to announce an opportunity for anyone living in Dorset, Wiltshire or Hampshire to have a bedroom or home office designed and installed free, up to the value of ÂŁ3000.00.

We would like to invite people to write or email us nominating a friend or family member, telling us why they deserve to have their bedroom or home office transformed with beautiful custom made fitted furniture.

The lucky person chosen by our panel of judges will receive a Design consultation and work with the designer to create the room of their dreams. Their furniture will then be manufactured by our team of professional joiners and then installed by our in house fitters.

They will be able to choose any colour and design from our vast range and if they wish, they can visit our workshop to see their furniture being made.

Please send nominations to: office@customworldbedrooms.co.uk or 38 Cobham Road, Ferndown Industrial Estate, Wimborne,BH21 7NP, to arrive by 28th May 2012.

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Make your next holiday count!

Cycle in Vietnam for Poole Hospital Charity!

Have ever wanted to do an exhilarating d a y t h r o u g h t h e V i e t n a m e s e challenge for charity? Here is your chance countryside. The company has already - Poole Hospital Charity are looking for given us an 18-week training plan and adventurous volunteers to cycle in they provide the bikes and full back up.

Vietnam for 12 days from 25th October to We can’t wait to get started.”

5th November 2012. You will take in For those of you in search of the some of the worlds most breathtaking challenge of a lifetime, Vietnam won’t fail landscapes and if you raise enough in to leave an indelible mark on you, sponsorship you will get to take part for providing you with memories which will free! Prepare to be overwhelmed by last forever. Simply give us a call at the Vietnam’s natural contrasting beauty – office on 01202 448 449 or email from the patchwork of bright green rice paddies to the rugged mountains and fundraising@poole.nhs.uk and we will white sandy beaches you can’t fail to be send you a full information pack and everything you need to take part in the mesmerised by its traditional charm!

Penny Jarvis has already signed up for the experience of a lifetime. challenge and said “Last autumn I was fortunate enough to successfully climb Mount Kilimanjaro raising more than £3,500 Poole Hospital Charity’s maternity appeal. It was a tough but wonderful experience. Once the Christmas festivities were over I started thinking about what challenge I might take on next. After camping in su b -zero temp eratu res I fancied something a little warmer and decided to try the Cycle Vietnam challenge so I’ve signed up with a friend.

This time I will be fundraising for the Children’s Unit at Poole. We set off in late 25th October for 12 nights. The trip involves riding for 8 days between 70 and 120 km per An example of the stunning scenery in Vietnam

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Model aircraft enthusiasts land new home thanks to Sembcomp Bournemouth Water MODEL aircraft enthusiasts are sky high quiet to run and can easily be restarted after landing a new home described as on the water after a flight. “one of the finest flying sites in the Roger Harrington, SBW’s Managing country”.

Director, said: “We have always wanted Sembcorp Bournemouth Water (SBW) has to facilitate quiet enjoyment of our given permission for memb ers of reservoirs by the local community. These Christchurch and District Model Flying models make almost no sound when Club to use Longham Reservoir. flying.

Twelve members of the newly formed “I am very pleased that we have been Longham Reservoir Model Flying Group able to help this club to secure a superb are now using the location for their flying location to carry on its members’ passion boats and floatplanes. for flying model aircraft. We wish them Group Secretary Mike Roach said: “The every enjoyment.” reservoir is the only fresh water location New members are always welcome for in southern England and is one of the the group. Full details about Christchurch finest sites in the whole country, being and District Model Flying Club can be open and clear of all obstructions in all found on its website at www.cdmfc.org directions. or by sending and email to Mike Roach at “We fly our flying boats and floatplanes roachfoxwood@aol.com. there as often as conditions are suitable.

On most calm and sunny days you will find a few of us there.

“We’re hugely grateful to Sembcorp Bournemouth Water for allowing us to use such a fine location for the enjoyment of our members.”

Aircraft flown by members range from ready-to-fly models, which can be flown on the day of purchase, through to complex scale models which have taken months to design and build.

Flying high: Roger Harrington, SBW’s Managing Director All the planes are radio (centre) joins (left to right) Adrian Sharpe, Mike Roach, Bob controlled and powered by Corfield and John Thompson of the newly formed Longham Reservoir Model Flying Group at their new flying home electric motors which are

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STAIR PARTS Refurbish your stairs with our quality turnings, handrails and mouldings Please phone for brochure. Free advice and measuring service.

Installation arranged if required.

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Other joinery work undertaken. Hardwood/ Softwood supplied and machined to order.

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Wild Gardening — Some Hints and Tips Dorset has some of the country's best nature reserves and is the base for national conservation organisations such as the Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust and the Butterfly Conservation Trust. Dorset's botanical records boast more species than any other county.

However, nature reserves are under ever increasing pressure from people and habitat loss is threatening many of our native species. Our gardens represent a huge potential habitat and if a few small changes are made then wildlife could benefit greatly.

Dig a Pond – This will bring instant wildlife to your garden. Pond skaters and birds will find it within hours of you filling it with water. Frogs, newts and dragonflies will probably follow within a year.

Grow Wildflowers – Many common garden plants are heavily cultivated and non native. This means that, while they can look pretty, they are poor for wildlife.

Try growing some native wildflowers and reduce the amount of non native species

Silver Studded Blue Butterfly

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Rose Chafer Beetle such as rhododendron. You could also set aside an area of your lawn and let it grow wild.

Compost – As well as reducing landfill, a compost site can be a habitat in its own right. Invertebrates will thrive as the green waste is broken down and this will bring in larger predators like birds and toads. The heat generated by the decomposition will attract slug eating slow worms and harmless grass snakes.

Bird boxes – Loss of trees and hedgerows has meant that suitable sites for nesting birds are in short supply. The size of the entrance hole will dictate what species of bird will live there. You can also put up bat boxes or bug hotels.

Log Pile – Our obsession for tidiness has means that dead wood has become a rare habitat. Next time you get the chance, make a small, neat pile of logs in a hidden corner of your garden. You will soon get all sorts of wildlife and some interesting fungus.

Contact Simon's Garden Services on 01202 425035 for more information or visit www.simonjarvis.co.uk.

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OLIVER CHIMNEY SWEEP Clean, professional, tidy and reliable chimney sweeps. Offering a wide range of services. Members of the Guild of Master Sweeps.

Also available for traditional good luck appearances at weddings!

0800 013 3323 / 07889 488010 info@oliver-chimney-sweeps.co.uk www.oliver-chimney-sweeps.co.uk

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Dorset Denture Clinic

Professional Garden Services

Creating Natural Smiles • • • • • •

New dentures Relines Home visits Denture repairs Free parking Affordable prices

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Local Southbourne Business Est 10 years – fully insured We specialise in:Garden Clearance • General Garden Tidy Up Small/Medium Tree Lopping & Removal Grass & Hedge Cutting • Lawns & Borders Grounds Maintenance of:Flats, Rest Homes, Business Parks, etc.

For a free quotation call Robert Deem on 07966 412012

THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE SERVICE FOR DENTURE WEARERS FREE CONSULTATIONS ~ FREE DENTURE CHECK

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“A Unique Tribute to a Unique Life” • • • • • • • •

Caring Staff Personalised Funerals Pre-payment Plans Choice of Memorials Flower Ordering Home Visits 24 Hour Service Private Remembrance Room

8 Victoria Road, Ferndown Dorset, BH22 9HZ

01202 870404 www.co-operative.coop/funeralcare

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The Wizard of Oz comes to the Pavilion One of the best loved stories ever told…

A spectacular all new professional Easter pantomime version of the classic story.

Starring the hilarious Bobby Davro as Scarecrow and children’s favourite SarahJane Honeywell from CBeebies Tikkabilla, Mighty Mites, ZingZillas and Higgledy House, plus a full supporting cast and amazin g d an cers! Al so y et to b e announced... very special guest star as Dorothy!!

Follow Kansas farm-girl Dorothy and her pet dog Toto on this magical adventure suitable for all ages. Watch in amazement as they are picked up by a tornado and carried off to the magical Land of Oz. With help from their new friends the Munchkins, they to travel to the Emerald City where the great Wizard of Oz lives.

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On their way they meet a Scarecrow who needs a brain, a Tin Man who wants a h e art , an d a Co w ard ly Lion w h o desperately needs courage. Will the wonderful Wizard of Oz be able to help them before the Wicked Witch of the West captures them in her dungeon??!!

Come and join in the fun April 2012 as Enchanted Entertainment present this amazing Easter pantomime version of the L. Frank Baum book. Packed with great songs, brilliant dance routines and plenty of laughter for all the family!!!!

We have a family set of four tickets to give away as the prize in this month’s wordsearch competition opposite for the show on Thursday 5th April at 7pm. So go on and give it a go! It will be a great night of entertainment for the whole family!

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This month’s prize is a family set of four tickets to see The Wizard of Oz at Bournemouth Pavilion on 5th April, so complete this page by 25th March and send to:

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Boscombe & Southbourne Probus Club We are a club of retired & semi-retired gentlemen who meet on the second Thursday of each month with a speaker followed by lunch. The speaker on 12th April is Peter Cotton and the topic will be "Teaching in Prisons".

Our meetings are held at: The Liston Hotel, 5 Wollstonecraft Rd, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1JQ We also have outings, coffee mornings, theatre trips and dinner dances.

If you are interested in joining, please contact our Honorary Secretary Chris Freeman on 01202 430265 or via email at chrisnfreeman@gmail.com. www.boscombeandsouthbourneprobusclub.co.uk

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Robin Redbreast and Jenny Wren In my article last month I made a whopping howler. Oh dear me! Several people have wagged their fingers at me because I spoke of the old farthing coin as having a robin on it! – and of course, it was a wren! So sorry!!! I really did know better.

But thinking about Robin Redbreast and Jenny Wren made me ponder on the way we used to give lovely affectionate names to our birds and animals. It’s a pity we don’t use them still.

The redbreast was given the name Robin, and this has become the standard name for him – but rather s a d l y, ‘ J e n n y’ h a s b e e n a l m o s t forgotten. The wren’s preposterous scientific name, Troglodytes troglodytes was foisted on it because of its habit of getting into little holes: and this name is derived from the two Greek words trogle, a hole, and dyein, to get into.

Jack Daw has had his two names linked together to produce the standard dictionary word for him: ‘jackdaw’. And the same has happened to the magpie, for the ‘mag’ part of this was formerly a girl’s name – a shortened form of ‘Margaret’.

Yet another first name which survives is Tom tit – and the word ‘tit’ is of Norse origin, meaning ‘small’, as in ‘titmouse’ and also our word ‘titbit’ Rather amusingly, the Americans prefer to spell this as ‘tidbit’ as a result of their absurdly misplaced prudery (no, don’t ask me to explain!).

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The martin really is Martin – a first name being used as a common noun.

No one quite knows why this is, but some have guessed that it’s because these birds fly south around the time of Martinmas (11th November) and reappear in March (the month of Mars).

Of course some birds have names which are picturesquely self-evident: the wagtail, the flycatcher, the sparrowhawk, the warbler, the tree-creeper, the waxwing (which has small appendages on its wings, resembling red sealingwax), the chaffinch (which searches for food among chaff), the woodpecker, and the nightjar (which makes a curious ‘jarring’ or whirring noise at night).

In fact, the nigh tjar has sei zed countryfolks’ imaginations to such an extent that it has been given a host of other names: ‘night-churr’, ‘eve-churr’, ‘eve-jar’, ‘churnjar’, and ‘jar-owl’. Even its odd scientific name, Caprimulgus europaeus, reminds us of the weird old medieval belief that it actually sucks the udders of goats! (from the Latin words capra, goat, and mulgere, to milk.

Dartford Warbler Photo: Colin Smith

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Find us online at www.thebournemouthdirectory.co.uk Nightjars, being nocturnal and noisy, have attracted strange folklore tales too – not only that they suck goats, but also that they are witches in disguise and can be shot only by a silver sixpence; and there was a Yorkshire superstition that they are the souls of unbaptised children, doomed to fly perpetually in the air.

Nightjars are now so rare that in 2006 twenty thousand new homes which had been planned to be built across 300 square miles of south east of England, were put on hold because the area was the home of the nightjar, the woodlark, and the Dartford warbler. As a result of this ban, developers claimed to have lost millions of pounds and at least forty jobs had to be cut! Birds are important!

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But to return to the robin, a charming old legend tells how he gained his red breast when he tried to pull a prickle out of the Crown of Thorns as Jesus hung on the cross. And as for little Jenny Wren, she was always believed to be Robin Redbreast’s wife!

An extremely widespread old rhyme put it thus: The robin and the wren Are God Almighty’s cock and hen.

David Hilliam • • • • • • • • David Hilliam is a local writer and lecturer, and is Secretary of the Southbourne Literary Society. His latest books, The Little Book of Dorset and Tig’s Boys, are available in all good bookshops.

SOUTHBOURNE LITERARY SOCIETY This friendly book-lovers’ society meets monthly in the Trinity Methodist Church Hall, Southbourne, and is open to all.

The March meeting is on Wednesday 21st March and will feature Phil Vivian speaking on ‘Poetry of the 30s’ and Stewart Timbrell showing some of his remarkable slides of Dorset.

New members are very welcome – or visitors are charged only £3 per meeting.

Resplendent Robin Photo: Steve Maskell

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For more information contact David Hilliam by phone on 01202 251356 or by email at davidhilliam@ntlworld.com

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Index of Advertisers & Articles Adhesive Tapes Admiral............................................................... 22 Articles £3000 of fitted furniture FREE? Please read on .. 11 Make your next holiday count!........................... 12 Model Aircraft Enthusiasts Land New Home ...... 14 Put the Fab Factor into your Wedding Outfit...... 8 Robin Redbreast and Jenny Wren....................... 28 Wildlife Garden — Hints & Tips .......................... 18 Bars, Cafes & Restaurants Love Fish............................................................. 5 Beds The Bed Store ..................................................... 3 Blinds, Curtains & Shutters Ashley Blinds....................................................... 5 Broadview Blinds ................................................ 13 Block Paving K & S Paving ....................................................... 23 Builders Reliance Build ..................................................... 7 Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning The Cleaning Doctor ........................................... 13 Carpets & Flooring Carpet Barn ........................................................ 3 Great Choice Carpets .......................................... 21 Southwest Flooring............................................. 16 Chimney Sweeps Oliver Chimney Sweep ........................................ 19 Clothing Bournemouth Jeans ............................................ 22 Fab Frocks........................................................... 9 Community News Boscombe & Southbourne Probus Club............... 26 Southbourne Literary Society.............................. 29 Truth About Drugs: Alcohol ................................ 10 Courses Overcoming Ups & Downs in Life........................ 26 Denture Services Dorset Denture Clinic.......................................... 20 Electricians McVay Electrical ................................................. 6 Exhausts Trickett Welding ................................................. 16 Fishmongers Love Fish............................................................. 5 Fitted Furniture Custom World..................................................... 11 Funeral Directors Cooperative Funeralcare .................................... 23 Garage Services Trickett Welding ................................................. 16

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Garden Services Deem Garden Services ........................................ 20 Jack’s Tree Services............................................. 6 Jon Stokes Garden Services ................................. 10 Simon’s Garden Services ..................................... 19 Upton Tree Services ............................................ 27 Hearing Aid Services Clarity Hearing Solutions .................................... 27 Insulation Dorset Energy Advice Centre............................... 10 Ladies Fashion Fab Frocks........................................................... 9 Landscaping Supplies Suttles................................................................. 7 The Stone Zone ................................................... 32 Lawn Care Green Thumb ...................................................... 2 Letting Agents Coast Lettings ..................................................... 20 Lofts J Shirley & Sons ................................................... 23 Loft Services........................................................ 13 Marketing Services Gazelle Design .................................................... 19 Memorial Masons Minster Memorials ............................................. 6 Photographers Mark Swallow ..................................................... 26 Plumbing & Heating Bournemouth Plumbing Solutions ...................... 7 Dr Plumber.......................................................... 27 PLH Heating ........................................................ 15 TC Services .......................................................... 31 Property Maintenance NMS Property Maintenance ............................... 20 Puzzles & Competitions Prize Wordsearch................................................ 25 Shopping Discover Westbourne.......................................... 17 Stair Parts & Woodworking Briggs Products................................................... 15 Swimming Tuition Individuality Swimming....................................... 19 Turf & Garden Supplies Sherborne Turf.................................................... 6 Utilities Utility Warehouse ............................................... 15 Vets Natterjacks Vet ................................................... 1 Window Cleaners RCS Window Cleaning Services ........................... 5

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