The Bournemouth Directory - Littledown Edition - November 2013

In this issue...

Local businesses Local News

- Local MP in campaign against spam mail - Premier League Darts comes to Bournemouth

Prize Wordsearch - Win tickets to The Pavilion Pantomime: Aladdin!

Regular Features - Adventures of Nellie

- Dorset Wildlife Trust: The Red Squirrel - Recipe: Crispy Macaroni & Cheese Balls - Put the kettle on: puzzle corner!

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November 2013

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The Bournemouth Directory Series Littledown & Pokesdown Edition Edition 33

Published by:

Stephen & Debbie Corney at Dorset Publications

Telephone:

01202 894397

Email: info@thebournemouthdirectory.co.uk

Copy deadline for the December edition: 22nd November 2013

Disclaimer: Whilst every care has been taken to ensure that data in this publication is accurate, the publisher cannot accept any liability to any party to loss or damage caused by errors or 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.

Dear Littledown & Pokesdown, I cannot quite believe it is November already! We certainly have been pretty lucky with the weather except the recent storm which I hope you coped with and had no major problems. We didn’t go camping this month, but we did have a day out at Avon Heath Country Park. We went with a friend and his two boys on a bright crisp day. You can read all about it on pages 20 and 21. Fun was had by all!

So, this is the month to start thinking about Christmas, planning who is going where, who to buy presents for and generally getting even busier than usual. The local trades and service men and women in The Littledown Directory are here to help you. They can make this time of year a little easier by providing what you need and help make this Christmas a successful one for you. We have a full array of local businesses inside. We also have a crossword for you, as well as the prize wordsearch.

The lucky winner last month was R Reeve. Well done to you! This month you can win a family set of tickets to see the Pantomime Aladdin at the Bournemouth Pavilion! Do send it in – you could be the one to get that winner’s call!

If you have a club or local community activity we can advertise for you for free, so do let us know.

If you have a business and want to be included in The Bournemouth Directory Series, please give me a call. Our rates are excellent and we can give a free editorial to say more about what you do!

Stephen and myself all hope you have a good November and do manage to plan ahead and save yourself some stress next month.

Very best wishes,

Debbie & Stephen Corney

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“I was recommended Declynd Browne (D Browne Plastering) after I’d had such a poor plastering job carried out by a previous plasterer appointed by my builder.

Declynd was excellent. He was very competitive with his price, reliable and efficient. His workmanship and standard of finish was to a very high specification and he left the job after a thorough clean up.

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Technology matters In 2012, the government set out a vision for the future of the NHS, promising a ‘paperless’ health service by 2018 and a greater choice of digital channels that offer patients increased choice in the way they access healthcare and manage their health records.

Locally, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (RBCH) are already taking significant steps towards embracing these challenges and achieving a paperless future.

A new digital x-ray viewing system was successfully launched earlier this year across Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch hospitals, and a new electronic document management system (EDMS) is set to be introduced in 2014. The new EDMS system will cut out the need for paper records to be transferred between local hospitals, meaning improved security of information and, crucially, fewer delays for patients.

Dr Rupert Page is a consultant neurologist at Poole Hospital, and explains the difference that improved IT will make: “Our focus is providing high quality, safe clinical care. The key to this is current and complete information wherever that care is being provided.

Effective IT support is crucial to meet the increasingly varied ways in which we need to deliver this care and ensure quality. Clinicians are engaged at the heart of the strategy that we are evolving, which we hope will eventually become a beacon for how clinical IT ought to be delivered.”

The three hospitals are also making increased use of digital platforms to support patients and staff. New apps have been launched to benefit orthopaedic patients and people with diabetes, and Poole Hospital recently relaunched its website with a new section that allows patients to provide important feedback on their care.

Peter Gill, joint director of informatics across Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch hospitals, explains more: “By developing our IT systems and adopting new technologies, we can significantly improve our patients’ experience. Technology can give patients greater power over their own healthcare and provide staff with the tools they need to provide a more efficient and seamless service.

“We are already working towards achieving paperless patient journeys through the development and implementation of linked clinical computer systems.

We are also committed to increasing our use of digital channels to reduce the effort patients and carers have to make when accessing healthcare and give them more control over their own care options.”

In fact, IT already plays an integral part in most patients’ care, and the hospitals’ new informatics strategy includes more than 25 projects set to benefit patients and staff over the next five years. Some will take place behind the scenes, such as improvements to computer rooms, server management and networks.

Other changes, such as a new service desk system and the roll out of an electronic system used to record patients’ clinical observations, will bring more noticeable benefits.

The new observations monitoring system, known as VitalPAC, is operated using a handheld device, similar to an iPhone, allowing nursing staff to record or “track” observations, such as blood pressure or heart rate. If a patient’s condition deteriorates, an appropriate member of staff will automatically be alerted.

Sarah Allaway, a senior nurse leading on the clinical implementation of the VitalPAC system at RBCH, says: “We’ve seen how technology has made a huge difference to our patients and the quality of their care. With VitalPAC, changes in patients’ conditions can be monitored much more closely, helping us to respond quickly to those who need it. Patient safety and the quality of their care is the most important part of what we do and it’s fantastic that we’re able to take advantage of modern technology to keep improving the service we provide.”

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PDC presents Premier League Darts Community News

BIC Windsor Hall – 13 February 2014

Premier League Darts will be bigger than ever in 2014 with the introduction of an additional league night as the ten-player tournament which returns to the Bournemouth International Centre on 13 February 2014.

Darts’ biggest roadshow event will celebrate its tenth staging next year, with reigning champion Michael van Gerwen set to defend his title against the likes of six-time winner Phil Taylor across 16 weeks of action around the UK and Ireland, live on Sky Sports.

The season will kick off on Thursday February 6 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, as the ten players begin the first phase of the campaign, which sees them play each other once over the opening nine weeks, with Bournemouth the second date on the tour.

“Premier League Darts has developed into a mustsee sporting event for fans across the UK and Ireland in recent years and there’s already huge anticipation ahead of the 2014 competition,” said PDC Chairman Barry Hearn.

Tickets for the tournament will go on Priority Sale on Phil Monday Sept 30th to LIVEPDC. TV Annual Subscribers Taylor and on General Sale on Monday Oct 7th.

Tobias Ellwood MP for Bournemouth East is Working to Tackle Scam Mail Tobias Ellwood MP is working alongside a number of other MPs to try to tackle the concerning targeting of the most vulnerable in society.

The Bournemouth East MP is looking to collect evidence of scam mail and has put a box in their office above the Conservative Club in Haviland Road Boscombe and is calling on constituents to bring or post in examples.

Tobias said “I am looking for examples to collate with other members of Parliament to get the widest and biggest range of evidence that we can.

“We are trying to protect the most

vulnerable in our society who are mercilessly and repeatedly preyed upon, as whenever someone responds to one of these scams not only are they losing money but their details are being sold on to other unscrupulous scammers.

“If you are concerned about a friend or family member who has a problem with scam mail please do not hesitate to get in touch” concluded Tobias Elwood MP.

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Look up! And get more space at home for just £325 We’d all like more room at home. But not everyone can afford to move or extend. So what if there was a way to get extra space for just a few hundred pounds, ready to use in less than a day? In truth, that space is already there. It’s just not being used to its full potential.

For most, the loft is a dark and dingy place visited on rare occasions; a precarious scramble across dusty beams with torch in hand, grabbing what’s needed then clambering back past boxes filled with long-forgotten belongings. But that dark and dingy place is worth thousands. In fact, it takes up a third of the floorspace in an average home. So shouldn’t we be making the most of it?

And that’s where More Than Loft Ladders (MTLL) comes in. Founded in Bolton six years ago, MTLL specialises in generating space by making our lofts easily accessible. The latest MTLL franchise to open covers the Bournemouth

area and is run by skilled local, Jon Burt, who says the company’s no-frills approach is what most people are looking for.

“We’re not selling £15,000 loft conversions,” says Jon. “This is a low-cost and simple alternative. For just £277 + VAT you can get a ladder that slides easily up and down, as well as a proper light and some boarding to make the space safe and secure. We can also fit a draft-proof loft hatch if required from only £55.”

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Adventures of Nellie

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The Adventures of Nellie The Dorset Publications Camper Van So this month we stayed pretty close to home and visited Avon Heath Country Park. I must admit we didn’t stay overnight in Nellie. Fair weather campers you may well call us! There are in fact quite a few caravan parks along this stretch of the road, off the A31 from Ringwood. There is the Oakdene Forest Park where we have not yet stayed, but I have used their leisure facilities which are very good. There is also St Leonards Farm Caravan and Camping Park. Either of these places would be ideal for Nellie in the warmer weather, so next summer here we come!

Instead of a full weekend away, we spent the day at Avon Heath. There are various wooden frames to climb on, a spider’s web, rope climb frame, a snake to crawl through and a zip wire. All good fun… and not just for the children as you can see! Stephen and Martin with his children also challenged themselves to the ropes… and the wall.

Glory was achieved, as you see in their smiles.

What I do like about having bought Nellie, is that we now force ourselves out where in the past we may have stayed inside and not made the effort.

Walking is good for all of us and finding places to go where children will walk willingly and eagerly without giving you a headache by the time you get back home, is forever a challenge. At Avon Heath they cater for children really well and we chose to do “Who is Hiding at Avon Heath” which is about an hour’s walk. You can see Hayden here holding his clipboard, all smiling and at the ready. The idea is to follow the signs

Up, up and away!!

We are ALL kings of the castle!

The Discovery Centre at Avon Heath

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We saw a number of fabulous fungi

Hayden’s artistic footprint drawings and draw the footprints of the animal described. It was fun, easy to do and kept the children entertained. On route we saw very large mushrooms, a huge spider’s web and an ant hill! I have never really seen an ant hill quite this size. It was enormous! Such a feat of nature.

Martin, who was ever adventurous from a very early age, from what he tells us, put his hand on the hill and was immediately covered in crawling

There is some stunning scenery in the Park

creatures. Do NOT try this at home.

It is absolutely not recommended, but Martin did seem to enjoy it. The children, after a rather perplexed and bedazzled look, quite rightfully, ran away!

It was a perfect day weather-wise, sunny, bright and crisp. The views were quite stunning – and all within very easy reach of where we live. Of course I had my customary cup of coffee - and a rest - to end the day, having boiled the water in Nellie’s whistling kettle.

Where will Nellie go next… see in the next edition of The Littledown Directory!

By Debbie Corney

After the walk a cuppa is in order!

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Lucy’s recipe corner

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INGREDIENTS FOR ABOUT 8 2 cups macaroni 2 tablespoons of butter 4 cups SR flour 1 cup milk Cup of cheese (your choice) Pinch nutmeg and pepper and salt 2 beaten eggs 1 cup breadcrumbs Frying oil

Boil the macaroni and whilst it’s cooking melt the butter in a little pan. Slowly add the flour and stir quickly. Cook for about a minute then slowly whisk in the milk for a couple of minutes until slightly thickened.

Remove from the heat and stir in the cheese, pinch of salt, pepper and nutmeg.

Stir the cooked macaroni into the sauce.

Pop into a bowl and chill for an hour in the fridge.

Once cold, use a spoon to scoop the macaroni mixture into small balls. Place onto a baking sheet.

Heat 2-3 inches of oil in a pan and set up your coating - put the flour, eggs and breadcrumbs into three different bowls and dip one ball first into the flour, then the eggs and then the breadcrumbs. Once you’ve dipped all your balls, pop them into the hot oil (don’t put too many in at once and take care of the hot oil). Fry for 2-3 minutes until golden and then place on a kitchen towel to cool a little before serving.

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Community News

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Age UK Bournemouth warns of Home Insurance/Mortgage trap Loyal customers aren’t always offered the best deal on home insurance by their mortgage providers, according to research from Age UK Enterprises.

In January 2013 Watermelon Research found that 37% of people who have home insurance with their mortgage provider have never considered changing. Furthermore 36% of them have had their home insurance with their mortgage provider for over 20 years.

Commenting on the findings, Peter Kendall Trading Manager of Age UK Bournemouth, said: “People may have taken out their home insurance with their mortgage provider many years ago. Research clearly shows a

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“It is vital that people have a home insurance policy which meets their individual needs and budget, rather than just sticking with what they know.

We urge everybody to shop around to achieve both good value and suitable cover for their needs.”

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Talking about Wildlife...

Wildlife News

The Red Squirrel The iconic red squirrel, instantly recognisable by its copper colour and impressive ear tufts, is the only native squirrel in the UK. Sadly in decline now for several decades, its very existence may be under threat.

The biggest threat to the survival of the red squirrel is deemed to be its introduced American cousin, the once exotic grey squirrel. In addition to competition for habitat and food sources, the greys are sometimes carriers and spreaders of the squirrel pox, fatal to reds but to which they themselves are immune.

Red squirrels’ favourite habitat is conifer and broadleaved woodland, where they feast mostly on tree seeds, and the diet also includes fruits, berries and fungi, and even insects. In the autumn, in preparation for the meagre winter months, red squirrels fatten up and store food in the ground.

They are mostly arboreal creatures, unlike the greys, and spend most of their time in the tree canopy, especially in inclement weather. The red squirrel is mostly solitary and does not have much of a social life with other reds, but occasionally they do share a nest, known as a drey, built a few meters off the ground. The young ones are born in dreys, usually in the early spring. The reds are not prolific breeders, and only produce one or two litters a year, with around 3-4 kittens, not all of which always survive.

Despite their tiny size - the adults only weigh about 250 to 350 grams - the reds are lively creatures, and with patience, can be observed jumping from tree to tree. They are also good swimmers. The coat, which can vary from reddish brown

to almost black, moults twice a year, the winter coat being darker and thicker than the summer one. The famous ear tufts only moult once a year, in late autumn.

In the UK, Scotland is a stronghold for red squirrels, with an estimated population of 120,000. Here in the south of England red squirrels are virtually extinct, with only a few small pockets remaining, such as the ones on Brownsea Island and The Isle of Wight. However, all is certainly not bleak for the red squirrels’ future, and a lot is being done in order to aid their survival amidst the threats they face.

The red squirrel is protected by law, and organisations such as the Red Squirrel Survival Trust are committed to the protection of this national treasure. The Wildlife Trusts are doing their bit as well, and you can help by joining the Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Red Squirrel Adoption Scheme. Visit www.dorsetwildlifetrust. org.uk/wildadoptions to find out more about how you can become a much needed and valued Brownsea Island Red Squirrel Sponsor!

By Niina Silvennoinen Winter food for the Red Squirrel

Photo: Monique Vanstone

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              

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   

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         

  

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           

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