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We are really hopeful that we are out of the woods! Well at least from the viewpoint of local restrictions, even if travelling abroad is still not so easy. Very disappointing for some which is not good at all, but what a great excuse to explore our wonderful British Isles. We can shop at local shops, buy a painting from a local artist. Why not treat ourselves to a pamper day, buy some new gadgets or soft furnishings for the home?

We can join a new club, go walking in our beautiful countryside or visit the seaside.

Lots of choices. Coming into Spring of course we can all clean, tidy and pass any items we do not want to a charity in need of help. There are lots of exciting things to Advertise with us do and since we have been cooped up Take your business to new heights for a while, we can look at it all with a with our affordable advertising brand-new pair of eyes. A fresh new look. packages! Supply your own artwork or Remember that when we were young?

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Care South hosts lifetime achievement awards for residents at its Poole care home Care South’s Elizabeth House care home held its annual awards for residents, ‘The Lizzie Awards 2022’ to celebrate accomplishments obtained throughout their lives, ranging from service to their country, through to fostering and nursing roles.

One resident, Betty volunteered for her country and joined the Women’s Royal Air Force during World War II. Betty drove and maintained the trucks and had to regularly drive them through the night to deliver supplies and ammunition under the cover of darkness which was very dangerous.

Residents, Brian and Audrey, provided services to the care profession and were both Care Home Managers where Audrey was previously the manager of Care South’s Queensmead care home.

Resident, Maureen was a teacher and by the end of the career had progressed to Head Teacher at Corfe Hills School.

One resident named Roy was a farmer his whole life whilst Edwin served as a railway fireman and another resident, also named Roy, worked in law enforcement as a police officer.

Wendy Harrington, Activities Lead at Elizabeth House, commented: “Our job is to help support and nurture our residents to help them live fulfilling lives. Residents were surprised and delighted to get their award and it was a very special moment for everyone.

We have some fantastic stories from residents in our care and to be able to celebrate and share these as part of our lifetime achievement awards was just remarkable.

Each resident received a lifetime achievement certificate, a small trophy, and a huge round of applause. After the ceremony, everyone thoroughly enjoyed an awards tea which went down a treat.”

Another resident at Elizabeth House, Grania, was also a teacher but at home she was a foster carer for children in need.

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Art exhibition goes on tour Pictures for The Beehive, the art exhibition raising funds for Diverse Abilities’ Splash Appeal, is heading on tour to showcase drawings of the people supported by the disability charity.

The first showing of this exhibition in September 2021 was accompanied by an auction of donated work by acclaimed artists including Antony Gormley, Maggi Hambling and Paula Rego. The event raised over £100,000 towards The Splash Appeal.

These drawings, done at The Beehive over the past two years, will now travel the country on a roadshow, launching at Pavilion in the Park in Poundbury and culminating in an event at Apothecaries Hall in London later this year.

Henrietta Young, artist and curator of the exhibition, commented: “It was a great privilege to get to know and make friends with the people at The Beehive, and the whole business of drawing and being drawn was an

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extraordinary experience for everyone involved in the project. We hope that people viewing the resulting work will come away with a better understanding of disability.”

Visitors are invited to visit the exhibition at Poundbury’s Pavilion in the Park on Thursday 10 and Friday 11 March. It is open to the public between 9am and 5pm and is free to attend.

Helen Mortimer, development manager at Diverse Abilities, added: “Henrietta’s passion to raise the visibility of those with disabilities through art is remarkable. It is very exciting to take these portraits on tour, raising awareness in Dorset and beyond, and hopefully funds towards the desperately needed hydrotherapy pool.”

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Golden Oldie Even after four decades in the spotlight, actor Gary Oldman is still reaching out for more.

South Londoner Gary Oldman, who lives in Los Angeles with fifth wife Gisele Schmidt, has just celebrated 40 years on screen.

Having worked for many of the world’s most renowned filmmakers – Francis Ford Coppola, Christopher Nolan, Ridley Scott, Oliver Stone, Quentin Tarantino and Robert Zemeckis to name but a few – the actor and director is most certainly Hollywood royalty.

Bolstering this tag are figures from The Hollywood Reporter that place him top of the list of the highest grossing actors of all time with films he has either acted in or directed generating over $4bn in the United States and $10bn worldwide.

He is a man wrapped in the comfort and contentment of the entertainment industry, sure; yet he’s just as happy having a pint in a spit ‘n’ sawdust pub as he is hobnobbing with the elite in LA.

“I think, in a strange way, what’s made me this way has been success,” he begins. “Many of us dream of a life that’s away from everything we’ve known; and for a while, that’s a nice little piece of escapism we can grab hold of and take with us.

“Yet very quickly when I saw this other world opening up in front of me, my overriding thought was that, while I wanted a bit of it, I didn’t want to lose the people and places I grew up in and around.

“It’s like anything you’re threatened with losing – it just makes you grab hold of it a little tighter.”

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to preserve creativity, albeit at an age where many of his peers take the easy option.

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Oldman has always been this way, going right back to the start. Gary Oldman studied with the Young People’s Theatre in Greenwich and the Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama in Sidcup, Kent, obtaining a BA in Acting in 1979. He was the first in his class to receive professional work as an actor and has also gone on to clinch five BAFTAs, the most recent as Best Actor in Darkest Hour.

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Talking about Wildlife...

Win for wildlife The marsh fritillary is one of the most interesting butterflies in Dorset and is the most attractive and colourful of the fritillaries. Often considered the ‘stained glass window’ of butterflies, they have small wings but are very recognisable with a bright, intricate pattern of white, orange and black markings.

The damp grassland habitat, which is their main habitat, has been lost nationally due to agricultural improvement and drainage in the landscape.

However, due to careful habitat management over the last 10 years, they have been found to be thriving on one of Dorset Wildlife Trust’s nature reserves, Bracketts Coppice.

Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Living Landscapes Ecologist, Steve Masters said, “The most reliable method to record the numbers of marsh fritillaries is to count the larva webs in autumn or in spring after the winter hibernation. Eggs are laid in large batches, of up to 300, and the caterpillars aggregate in webs which can be counted relatively easily.”

Marsh fritillaries prefer to hibernate in tussocks of grass as caterpillars (which are jet black in colour) and emerge in warm weather – as early as February or March, if the winter isn’t too cold.

Basking in the sun as caterpillars, they will then pupate and emerge as adult butterflies on the wing in late May, early June. These remarkable butterflies have a few challenges ahead of them including their loss of habitat, but also the parasitic wasp, which can be deadly to them by laying their eggs inside the caterpillar and devouring it.

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Marsh Fritillary at Bracketts Coppice

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bit-scabious, and we have plenty of that at Bracketts Coppice. Marsh fritillaries love damp grassland, purple moor grass, and chalk, all of which we have in west Dorset. To help accommodate these butterflies we’ve adapted the management of Brackett’s Coppice slightly to ensure the amount of grazing creates the right habitat for them, providing the right structure for all stages of their life cycle. We even removed one field from the previous hay cutting regime and grazed instead, and we were delighted to see marsh fritillaries breeding in this field for the first time, as a result.”

These management techniques are being used on other suitable nature reserves, and in 2019, the highest number of marsh fritillary larval webs, since monitoring began, were found on Kingcombe Meadows nature reserve in west Dorset, with 38 being counted.

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Whitecliff walking and cycling improvements given the go ahead A popular route for cyclists and pedestrians in Poole will benefit from major improvements this year.

The busy waterside path from Turks Lane to the sluice gate at Whitecliff will be widened to create a safer and separated cycleway and footpath; enhancing the experience of the many residents who use it every day to get to work, school or for leisure.

Last year BCP Council ran a public consultation on plans to create a safer environment for those cycling or walking this route. Over threequarters of respondents agreed with the improvements. The council listened to views expressed and has amended the positioning of the cycle route and the nature of the separation with the footpath.

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safer route through this beautiful stretch of Poole’s waterside, and I am delighted that it will be improved this summer.

This is only part one of the sustainable travel plans we have for this area. We’re also working to secure funding approval for a second phase of improvements, which will continue through to Baiter Park and link with the wider cycle network and towards the town.”

National Cycle Routes 2 and 25 both run along sections of the BCP area’s coastline. The upgraded cycleway at Whitecliff and Baiter will provide a connection between the two at the edge of Poole Harbour.

This initiative will complement BCP Council’s wider Transforming Travel programme and declared climate and ecological emergency. It will also support the council Big Plan ambitions for improving local travel and creating an environment where the use of public transport, cycling and walking become more attractive travel choices.

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Dudsbury Golf Club Seniors Section Raises £3119 For John Thornton Young Achievers!

The Seniors Captain of Dudsbury Golf Club, Rob Bury, selected the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) as his ‘Charity of the Year’ in 2020 and due to the restrictions with Covid the partnership ran for two years. Despite all the challenges Rob (pictured right below) presented Pete Thornton, Chairman of the JTYAF (pictured left), with a cheque for a staggering £3119!

To raise such a huge amount mid pandemic, is an outstanding achievement and the JTYAF would like to thank all those who organised and took part in the Charity Golf Days. The amount of time and effort that goes into ensuring that these events are a success cannot be underestimated and is greatly appreciated.

This fantastic support will make a massive difference to the opportunities that will be provided for local young people in the year ahead. All funds raised will help to provide bursaries and scholarships for local young people from a wide array of youth organisations directly supporting their personal development and the pursuit of their ambitions.

As an example of the difference an amount of £3119 will make, these are some recent awards that the Dudsbury Seniors Section fundraising would have made possible: • A young man from Ferndown Upper School who is a musician with the Bournemouth Youth Marching Band, has an ambition to join the Royal Marines Corp Band. He will use his scholarship to buy a cornet.

Park in Devon. Another 5 disadvantaged pupils will also visit the New Forest Water Park.

• A Looked After Child who experiences many difficulties will take part in a residential activities’ week at the Land and Wave Centre in Swanage. The trip would not be possible without JTYAF support and will help to raise his spirits and boost his confidence.

Rob commented, “I have been privileged to know Peter and Linda Thornton for over thirty years, so it was both an honour and a pleasure to nominate the “John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation” as my charity for the duration of my Seniors Captaincy of Dudsbury Golf Club. The amount raised, in spite of the pandemic, was a tribute a young man, born and raised locally, who gave his life for his country and in whose memory young people are being helped to achieve their goals. Grateful thanks are due to the members of the Seniors Section at Dudsbury Golf Club for their generosity” Pete Thornton commented, “Young people are experiencing many challenges in these uncertain and difficult times and need our support more than ever before. We really can’t thank the Dudsbury Seniors enough for helping us to continue to do the work we do.”

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If you’ve got it right, it may be possible to coordinate your work/life/parent balance around your job so that your little one sleeps while you put on your business professional guise!

As an established Poole based children’s nursery, First Steps in Oakdale have been providing care throughout the pandemic to local families and key workers where and when needed.

Caroline Marks (Managing Director) says; For those of us with a young family, childcare has always been a bone of contention on a weekly basis. Whether this is looking for a reliable and trustworthy babysitter for a weekend date night or for your day to day needs as a busy, working parent.

Some of us are lucky enough to have parents who are young enough and healthy enough to take the pressure off, in order to allow us to work freely without the constraints of mainstream childcare providers such as sessions, opening and closing times and most importantly cost.

If you aren’t in this enviable position, you will often be forced to consider childcare with a nursery provider or even a local childminder. The benefits of this are well known, and proven, such as social skills, sharing and peer to peer relational skills as well as being better prepared to start at mainstream school.

But this kind of a service comes at a cost. Obviously, a childminder and a children’s nursery are people’s businesses, and they are there to provide a service while at the same time making a small profit.

With the ongoing global pandemic being a perpetual inconvenience to us all, many of us have had to establish a new working pattern, either working from home or working in less dense office environments.

If you have a little one, whether this is a baby or a toddler (or both!), many employers have been a lot more tolerant of parents needing flexible working arrangements. In the meantime, Customers have learned to accept that the person they are dealing with may have a small family in the same home as their workspace, and sometimes unexpected interruptions are inevitable.

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“As a childcare provider business, the last 2 years have been tough on us both financially and emotionally as we have navigated lockdowns, employees’ vulnerabilities and everchanging rules and guidance on operating safely throughout the pandemic.

Whilst we remained open throughout the lockdowns for keyworkers, this was at a heavy financial cost to the business. Recovery has been slow, as our typical customers childcare needs have changed, and confidence in sending their children into a childcare setting has been shaken.

Prior to Covid 19, our typical childcare booking profile was 3-4 days each week. Our longer opening hours meant that our Customers could have an early drop off or a late collection as required, to allow them to get to and/or from work.

Now with more flexible working arrangements, our Customers are looking for shorter nursery days at a more affordable cost.

We have looked at how we can help parents in these ever-changing times by introducing shorter more flexible sessions, as well as term time only places.

For example, we now offer a 9am – 3pm session with all food, snacks, drinks and nappies and wipes (if applicable) for only £48 with the same level of excellent care in our warm and safe nursery.

Our team of highly qualified practitioners have remained a trusted and dedicated constant throughout the pandemic and have ensured that our children (and their families) are safe and secure whilst attending First Steps.”

Please contact First Steps Nursery on 01202 675009 to discuss your requirements and to book a visit to see their nursery or email enquiries@firststepsnursery.net

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BCP Council launches new phone app for local recycling centres Residents across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole will now be able to check how busy their local recycling centre is prior to their visit by downloading BCP Tip Check: a brand new phone app.

The phone app, available to both Apple and Android devices, has been developed by BCP Council.

The handy app has been designed to let residents know how busy their local recycling centre is before leaving home. The app, via a traffic light system, will include live information about current queues, to help residents avoid visiting when a centre is already busy.

“As a local authority, we continue to make improvements in reducing the amount of waste which goes to landfill. I’m grateful to all our residents who continue to do their bit and dispose of waste responsibly, so collectively we can recycle as much as possible.”

Know before you go and download the BCP Tip Check app today on the App store and Google Play. The full web links are below: apps.apple.com/in/app/ bcp-tip-check/id1577024288 play.google.com/store/apps/ details?id=com.xpertnest.tipcheck

BCP Council worked with smart systems specialist, Xpertnest on this brand new technology, which was created in response to help tackle road congestion in and around the council’s three main recycling centres. BCP Tip Check app also provides additional information about opening hours and the services available at each site.

Cllr Mark Anderson, Portfolio Holder for Environment, Cleansing and Waste, said: “The BCP Tip Check app enables us to digitally inform residents of how busy their local centre is by using live information.

“The last year has been a particular busy one at our recycling centres, with over 750,000 cars visiting our three recycling centres and over 40,000 tonnes of waste disposed of in 2021.

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A Design for Life… The Kevin McCloud Column Designer, writer and television presenter, Kevin McCloud leapt into our consciousness with his vastly successful Grand Designs show on Channel 4. This month, the affable architectural business owner reveals his top tenets for architectural life and living happily.

It’s an architect’s job to figure out what are the important things in our lives; it’s to organise space and light and volume that we live in, and to provide the best possible experiences for us to flourish.

When you think of it like that, architecture comes with a very simple a set of objectives really, doesn’t it?

I think it’s sometimes easy to lose sight of those things. We are inspired and driven and teased almost by what see on the television and in magazines.

We are made to suppose that bigger is better, when in reality it really isn’t.

I often encourage people to look after the very basic elements

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of what comprises our homes – things like storage, things like views up to the sky. I try to steer them away from mass or complication, because the fact is the more stuff we fill our lives with, the more there is to go wrong.

In the same manner, happiness really doesn’t reside in numbers - it’s not about quantity, it’s about quality.

And so if you can’t afford somewhere big don’t worry, it’s a false God. A big place won’t bring you happiness - what brings you happiness in the end is relationships with human beings.

Ultimately, good architecture is a reflection of your soul, rather than an extension of your being. You should design your space so that it complements who you are as a person. I have seen many houses on Grand Designs that take seemingly normal people into wild expressions of contemporary ambition – it’s like they have epiphanies in the design process of a build and have convinced

themselves that they are ready to undergo an entire image change in the construction of their home.

Ultimately, what generally happens is that once they’ve lived out that fantasy for six months or a year or however long, they realise they didn’t want that level of change after all, and find themselves making adjustments so that their living space begins to come back round to being a bit safer, a bit more sanitised, a bit more comfortable.

That’s not to say we shouldn’t reach out and be ambitious – just be ambitious in terms of what’s true to yourself, rather than true to what you’ve seen online.

Be pragmatic, be disciplined and connect to those very primal desires you have, rather than those of fantasy and outrageous aspiration. Focus on the boring stuff first - it will actually serve you well.

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Money on my mind... the Martin Lewis column He’s the UK’s leading money saving expert - a journalist and presenter who has kept millions of pounds in people’s pockets as well as lifting the lid on the threats and dangers we need to be aware of as consumers.

In a new column beginning in this issue, Martin Lewis discusses the perils of car insurance.

The cost of motoring is highly topical right now. From soaring fuel prices to electric cars right the way through to low emission zones, we’ve perhaps never had to fight our way through so much commotion and noise where our wheels are concerned.

While so much seems fluid as far as the affordability of our cars goes, one thing that seems constant – constantly high – is the cost of car insurance.

I’m always asked what people should look for when they are searching for car insurance, and above everything else I would recommend they focus on price.

be a better product.

Price should and will always be the core driver for most people because car insurance is a grudge purchase.

As for securing that best price, while most insurers are on price comparison sites, some – Aviva, Direct Line etc. – are not, so check between the two and always try to go through a cashback site to bring down the price further.

Finally, a word about gender equality on car insurance

I think there’s a slight myth in the insurance world that if you pay more you are going to get a better claim. If you’re going for a high-street insurance policy and you pay £300 or £500, don’t assume that the £500 will premiums. A few years ago regulations came in designed to make things more equal, but all the evidence shows there is still a large disparity between prices

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for men and women.

I’ve wrestled with this a lot – car insurance prices represent a behavioural difference between a man and a woman, so why should we be stereotyped that we will all behave like the rest of our gender?

Having said that, should we not be allowed to discriminate on age as well because an 18-year-old drives in a different way to a 58-yearold?

Ultimately, insurance is a risk-based product and there are always winners and losers in these things.

Funnily enough, in the first big campaign for gender equality in insurance, the big loser was young women because their prices went up, which is perhaps not always what people think of when they talk about equality campaigns: women losing out. So, there’s a balance between principle and practice here, and I think principle can win at practice’s cost.

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Barry Lyle’s new book,

Life in Poole And Parkstone Through My Eyes A book of what it was like to live in Poole during WWII and after the war during the vast rebuilding of our towns.

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BOOK REVIEWS I grew up in Poole the same time as Barry, his book was a welcome trip down memory lane. He has a remarkable recall of old Poole, a town of which he is justifiably proud.

He chronicles the change that have taken place in an interesting, humorous way. Overall a good read.

- D Brown, Quebec, Canada

Barry’s book brought back such a lot of memories of growing up in Poole in the 1940s, 50s. Its written in a style reminiscent of sitting with an effectionate grandfather hearing tales of his youth while his abiding passion for this special town shone through - S Leathard, Sheffield

I have thoroughly enjoyed this book, a fascinating insight into so many interesting facts about Poole, and Parkstone, some I can remember from my childhood, Barry writes as though he is speaking to you, settle down with his book and you feel you could be sitting on Poole Quay - S Norman, Poole

Life in Poole and Parkstone has not always been how it is nowadays. Less than a century ago, Poole was a quiet town that was built around the harbour (The worlds 2nd largest) In his book, Life in Poole & Parkstone through my eyes, the Author Barry Lyle, born in Poole in the 40s raised in the town, walks us through Pooles history from the years of the Second World War to the present day. From the hardships of the war, rations, improverished Housing, and much more to the demolishing & rebuilding of the town & its subsequent explosion of growth during more recent decades.

The authors insight from his own personal experiences & anecdotesbrings History alive in an interesting way. I thouroughly recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in Poole, for those who have lived in Poole. The book will bring back memories, for others who are interested in learning about Poole and it’s Past.

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Parkstone Detachment: Dorset Army Cadet Force Is your child on the phone too much?

Would you rather them gain confidence, make friends and gain life skills through the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, first aid training, and BTEC qualifications?

This month Parkstone officially affiliated with the Poole Branch of the Royal British Legion (RBL).

The Royal British Legion is a British charity providing financial, social and emotional support to members and veterans of the British Armed Forces, their families and dependants.

The affiliation evening commenced with two presentations from Ronnie Barker, the Poole Branch Chairman on what the RBL does along with a talk on his service.

The affiliation opens up more opportunities for Parkstone and the Poole Branch to work together and provide aid if able to do so.

Parkstone has previously supported the branch with the RBL centenary march in October 2021 and the Poppy Appeal in November 2021 by raising awareness and donations for the charity. Tony Harvey the Poole Branch Secretary who hosted the local Poppy Appeal presented a certificate for the total amount of £1006.44 which was raised by the Cadets. Cadet Dylan Mulryne and Lucas Jones also received an individual certificate for the highest individual total amount of £270.90 which they raised in one tin during the collection.

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with the presentation of the affiliation badges, star pass badges to Cadet Smart, Clark, Griffin, Knapper, Mulryne, Pawlowski, Reading, Sabin and DofE section certificates to Cadet Rees and Wieczorek.

Parkstone thanks Ronnie Barker and Tony Harvey for affiliating their branch with the detachment and I look forward to working with the Legion in the future.

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SSI Wheeler-Clayton, Detachment Commander

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The Adventures of Daichi

The Modern Magazines Camper Van My dream has always been to have a sea view. The blue beyond, the changing skies and the soft sand to take endless walks has been an illusion of mine for many years.

Daichi, our Modern Magazines campervan of course loves his trips to the seaside, and you see him with his surfboard and dolphin as he travels around our British Isles. So, you may have noticed we have been ‘quiet’ for a couple of months with no stories to tell of journeys near or far. Well, I am delighted to say that we have moved… to that very place I dreamed of… overlooking the delightful blue shimmering sea and sands of Weymouth Beach. It may not be a Greek Island or a Caribbean beach, but Daichi is in his element - and so are we! Not only have we moved our location, but in addition to that we bought an ice-cream parlour to go with it. How outrageous is that!

Weymouth is wonderful. It has character, local people who care for each other and a sense of community.

It can be very lively (we have yet to

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Me and my view! spend a whole summer here…) and yet is very peaceful at night when the stars are out, and the silky sand is deserted. The beach is my new garden and I do laugh about sharing it with others and having to build a bigger fence, but seriously I love it.

Each morning I wake up I go into the lounge, smile and say, “Hello view!”

This came out of the blue, literally.

I suppose it is a lesson in keeping a dream alive, no matter how surreal it may seem. Some may remember that we visited Bovisand and then Cawsand in between various Lockdowns of 2020. I saw a shop front in Cawsand, overlooking the sea, that was for sale with a flat above it. I laughed and said “oh that would make a great Ice-cream Parlour. Little did I know.

You do have to be careful what you decide sometimes… We even looked at other properties that were for sale there, which again looked out to that far reaching beyond, the waters of our English Channel. Devon and Cornwall are amazing, but moving that far away, let alone a Greek island,

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really was not what we wanted, so it was a dream I could create, without seriously considering it. So I thought.

However, on returning home I started to look at properties in Dorset with sea views. I came across one which said ‘12-bedroom house, Weymouth Esplanade £380,000’. I could not believe it, so we made an appointment to see it. Well, it turned out to be a Guest House. The people were lovely and I could see the appeal. We looked at 5 or 6 more of these Guest Houses, but then I saw what we have now… two holiday flats, an owner’s flat and an ice-cream parlour on the Esplanade with everything in the town just five minutes walk away. Ten months later we made it! That is the shortened version… We have renovated the parlour with its bright pink seats and mint green walls which should be open by the time you read this. We have a juke box with good old sixties music, two rooms with 28 seats inside and seating for 16 more outside. It is not anything we have done before.

Hayden will run it with Emma and Lindsey who fortunately do know what they are doing. “Wafflicious” is

Wafflicious will be ready for you...

I do love to be beside the seaside its name, and we will have waffles (it is all in the name you know…), delicious Marshfield ice-cream, homemade cakes, coffee, tea and even ice-cream for your dog. With a dog friendly beach all year round, it is a great place to bring your four-legged friend for the run of his or her life. I watch them daily jumping, swimming, darting around and catching balls. It is a delight to see. The holiday lets are as the previous owner left them with a few changes and ready to welcome guests. We already have bookings which is great.

With a new shop front office for our magazines, just five minutes walk away, I could not be happier. It has been a test of persistence, that is for sure, but it shows that a dream can become a reality and sometimes you get even more than you bargained for! Daichi will be visiting lots of local places and for sure he will update you on the trials and tribulations, as well as the joys of serving ice-cream. He may put on some weight and eat all the profits if we are not careful! Could you ever imagine that? Daichi and the family hope you have some dreams too… you never know where they may lead you.

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really was not what we wanted, so it was a dream I could create, without seriously considering it. So I thought.

However, on returning home I started to look at properties in Dorset with sea views. I came across one which said ‘12-bedroom house, Weymouth Esplanade £380,000’. I could not believe it, so we made an appointment to see it. Well, it turned out to be a Guest House. The people were lovely and I could see the appeal. We looked at 5 or 6 more of these Guest Houses, but then I saw what we have now… two holiday flats, an owner’s flat and an ice-cream parlour on the Esplanade with everything in the town just five minutes walk away. Ten months later we made it! That is the shortened version… We have renovated the parlour with its bright pink seats and mint green walls which should be open by the time you read this. We have a juke box with good old sixties music, two rooms with 28 seats inside and seating for 16 more outside. It is not anything we have done before.

Hayden will run it with Emma and Lindsey who fortunately do know what they are doing. “Wafflicious” is

Wafflicious will be ready for you...

I do love to be beside the seaside its name, and we will have waffles (it is all in the name you know…), delicious Marshfield ice-cream, homemade cakes, coffee, tea and even ice-cream for your dog. With a dog friendly beach all year round, it is a great place to bring your four-legged friend for the run of his or her life. I watch them daily jumping, swimming, darting around and catching balls. It is a delight to see. The holiday lets are as the previous owner left them with a few changes and ready to welcome guests. We already have bookings which is great.

With a new shop front office for our magazines, just five minutes walk away, I could not be happier. It has been a test of persistence, that is for sure, but it shows that a dream can become a reality and sometimes you get even more than you bargained for! Daichi will be visiting lots of local places and for sure he will update you on the trials and tribulations, as well as the joys of serving ice-cream. He may put on some weight and eat all the profits if we are not careful! Could you ever imagine that? Daichi and the family hope you have some dreams too… you never know where they may lead you.

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All white on the night How to maintain typically tremendous teeth, capable of raising a smile on any occasion.

The basics Unequivocally, the best way to keep your teeth in gleaming second-glance demand, is to tend to your own regular, concerted, dedicated dental hygiene routine. It’s a basic necessity for anyone who wants to show off a smile, and while a humble toothbrush will never give you that feeling of semi-pampering you receive when going for a trip to the cosmetic dental specialist, regular brushing – with a dedicated teeth whitening toothpaste – will go a long way towards keeping your pearly whites looking their best.

Seize the power When electric toothbrushes first hit the market in the early Nineties, many people thought them a gimmick, and something for people too lazy to brush their own teeth properly.

The reality though is different – in tests, electric toothbrushes consistently clean better than

their manual counterparts, so consider investing in one if you’re serious about making your smile shine.

Floss like a boss Flossing is a great way to minimise the build-up of plaque, the off-white matter that builds up on and in between your teeth that produces that gravelly, slightly unclean sensation when you run your tongue over the top.

Flossing is the number one dental process that we fail to stick to, but doing it every day will make a huge visible difference.

Stain removal Ever wondered why some toothpastes contain baking soda? It’s because the soda content creates an alkaline environment in your mouth which, over time, will whiten your teeth.

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Stain prevention Prevention is better than cure, so in the first instance, consider cutting down on black coffee and red wine. For sugar-rich soft drinks, drink them through a straw as this rather more direct process limits the time stain-happy liquids swill around in the mouth.

Also try to load up your diet in foods that are rich in calcium, while including crunchy vegetables such as apples and carrots will actually create the action of removing plaque as you chew.

A slightly leftfield method for keeping your mouth and breath fresh throughout the day is to try ‘oil pulling’. Once a day swish a tablespoon of coconut oil around your mouth – keep it there for around 15minutes.

The oil pulls all bacteria out of your mouth, and the science suggests it brightens teeth too.

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Magnificent Motors How a decade of tech has transformed our travels.

1. Park Assist The slow evolution of finding a space to park is set to pick up pace in 2022, with fully automated parking making bumps and scrapes on our bodywork and wheels a thing of the past.

Even many budget new cars will come with the first level of assisted parking, which is a rear-view reversing camera; while 360 view technology is also on the rise.

For those of a slightly more nervous disposition when it comes to letting your car park itself, Automated Park Assist allows control of the brake and accelerator, with the car doing the steering.

2. Smartphone integration In years to come we may well look back and smile knowingly at the plethora of leads and adaptors we once used to need to connect our phones, music players and other devices to the car.

In modern motoring, infotainment systems are all run through a simple dock, or connect via Bluetooth, allowing mirroring and voice recognition for functionality, and of course handsfree voice calls.

This is yet another technological innovation that shouts convenience, though also makes the driving experience considerably safer.

3. Adaptive Cruise Control This function, where your car glides comfortably at a set speed, always had the propensity to worry casual motorists, given sudden requirements to break, accelerate or change lanes.

The improvement of adaptive technology and your car’s awareness of other vehicles and possible hazards around it means it can react to danger even before the brain does.

For instance, if a car slows ahead of you, ACC recognises this change and drops speed accordingly, only accelerating again when the vehicle in front has done the same.

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at some point, has failed to notice something in his or her blind spot, and this breakdown between your wing mirrors and the eye’s limitations of looking to the side without turning your neck, leads to a high number of collisions.

Again though, technology has stepped up to fill the void, literally, with a system able to detect another vehicle present in your blind spot, thus triggering a light-up indicator that appears on the dashboard display.

5. Heads-up Display We check our speed more than anything else on the dashboard, yet the very act means us taking our eyes off the road.

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Greenfingers… the Alan Titchmarsh column He’s a brilliant presenter, accomplished gardener, talented novelist and all-round horticultural inspiration. This month, Alan Titchmarsh talks about how our gardens can move us to a place of peace.

While gardens mean different things to all of us, it’s when I venture into these tranquil spaces that I truly get a sense of their calming and healing power, and I find that hugely enriching. Most gardens and landscapes naturally come with a real feeling of gentleness – from the choice of flowers and plants, to gentle sweeps and curves that guide the eye onwards, to a softness and subtlety that may be a world away from some of the physical or emotional struggles we are going through; and I feel it is this dramatic contrast that really transports someone back to a place of comfort, even if just for a little while.

What is also really important for me when I visit gardens

at hospices and hospitals, is the reminder that these spaces are not just for those who are residents. They also give hope, clarity, peace and a sense of calm to visiting families and, most importantly, the people who work there.

Certainly, with everything that has happened over the past couple of years with Covid, and the realisation that we need to consider and protect workers and staff who look after us, I would like to think those on the frontline can wrestle back their own sense of contentment when soaking up the fresh air and beauty of a garden, where they can move away from a job that’s very hard and emotionally draining.

I would like to see more attention given to gardens and outdoor spaces in our health institutions, and in workspaces in general. They are more important than we imagine.

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Simple sweeps of flowers, plants and foliage are inspiring; the sight of an olive tree can move our minds to far-off places; and we all know how calming a cascade of water can be. It’s all very peaceful and there’s nothing complicated or frenetic.

Gardens are evolving, living things that are always changing – in fact they’re much like us in that respect! For me, on those days where I feel everything’s a bit fraught and frantic, and when I just can’t get to grips with anything, I go to sit in the garden or potter about to find myself, and it really works!

Life is a compromise, and you can’t always be on top of things, but gardens truly prove to me the healing qualities that exist within nature, and we’re so fortunate to have them.

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STAR GAZING WRITTEN BY KATE EARL

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Welcome to the March Stargazing Page. Highlights this month include the Spring Equinox, a crescent moon between two star clusters, and early morning planet spotting.

International Space Station

Summer Time officially starting on March 27th, this view occurs at the slightly more sociable hour of 6am.

Did you know…

There are 88 constellations in the sky, depicting 42 animals, 29 inanimate objects and 17 humans or mythological characters. The official list was drawn up in 1922 by the International Astronomical Union. Before this date many other star patterns were known, such as Anser the goose, Tarandus the reindeer, and Testudo the turtle, but these are no longer recognized. The areas covered by each constellation are not all equal: Hydra, the water snake is the largest constellation taking up 3.16% of the night sky, whilst the smallest is Crux, also known as the Southern Cross, a beautiful pattern of stars not visible from the UK that takes up a mere 0.17%.

The ISS can be spotted early in the morning until the 11th. Viewing then switches to the evening skies from the 17th. To establish exact timings please refer to www.heavens-above.com or a similar webpage for up-to-date information, remembering to set the location to your observing area.

Events

Venus

The start of longer daylight hours commences on March 20th at the Spring Equinox. This marks the first of two dates (the second being the Autumn Equinox) when daylight hours equal the number of night-time hours, wherever you are on Earth (equinox comes from the Latin meaning ‘equal night’). The equinoxes are the best time of year to determine the main compass point directions relative to your own home, as the Sun rises due east, sets due west, and is due south at midday. Try remembering these positions relative to a building or a tree.

Mercury

Our smallest planet is incredibly hard to spot during the first few days of March, low in the southeast just before dawn. It is much better placed for viewing next month.

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Venus continues to dazzle as the morning star, rising around 4.45am in the southeast.

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Mars rises a little after Venus, and is the much fainter object to its lower right.

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View SE 27th & 28th March at 6am Trees requiredAldebaran if possible–– the black bar represents the horizon. Dawn sky colours please – lighter at the bottom and tored thegiant left star Pleiades (or the Seven Sisters) Hyades (or the head of Taurus the Bull)

Our largest planet is lost in the Sun’s glare this month. Saturn is visible in the second-half of the month, below Venus.

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8th March: View high in the southwest at 7pm, the Moon lies close to the Hyades and Pleiades star clusters

Summer Time officially starting on March 27th, this view occurs at the slightly more sociable hour of 6am.

Did you know…

There are 88 constellations in the sky, depicting 42 animals, 29 inanimate objects and 17 humans or mythological characters. The official list was drawn up in 1922 by the International Astronomical Union. Before this date many other star patterns were known, such as Anser the goose, Tarandus the reindeer, and Testudo the turtle, but these are no longer recognized. The areas covered by each constellation are not all equal: Hydra, the water snake is the largest constellation taking up 3.16% of the night sky, whilst the smallest is Crux, also known as the Southern Cross, a beautiful pattern of stars not visible from the UK that takes up a mere 0.17%.

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The Hairy Bikers’ DairyFree, Vegan Brownies Introduction Si, from the Hairy Bikers: The baking revolution of the Noughties was really something to behold, and the momentum of that in the years since has never slowed down.

As a duo, we always felt we had unfinished baking business ahead of our Bakeation series, not least because being on the road, on motorbikes, does limit your ability to use an oven.

Also, I think in some ways, baking can easily get pushed to one side when the necessity is there to get home and cook a meal for your family.

Lockdown finally afforded more time to play about with baking ideas and ingredients, and this dairy-free variation on the classic brownie was one of my absolute favourites.

These brownies contain no butter and no eggs, and are vegan friendly, and beauties still taste fantastic. Give them a try!

Ingredients

baking paper or brush with cake-release spray.

using the tip of a knife. Don’t mix it up too much!

2. Whisk the milk, oil and vanilla extract together in a bowl and set aside. Mix the ground flax seeds with the hot water and leave to stand for 5 minutes. Whisk all the remaining ingredients, except the chocolate chips and the nut butter, together in a separate bowl.

5. Bake for 20–25 minutes until the brownies have just set. Leave to cool completely, then cut into squares. If you want them extra fudgy, put them in the fridge for several hours. Otherwise transfer to an airtight container.

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• 275ml plant-based milk, any sort • 150ml groundnut or walnut oil • 2 tsp vanilla extract • 2 tbsp ground flax seeds • 60ml hot water • 125g plain flour • 125g cocoa powder • ½ tsp baking powder • 100g light soft brown sugar • 75g caster sugar • ½ tsp salt • 150g vegan chocolate chips • 100g nut butter, any sort

Method 1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/ Fan 160°C/Gas mark 4. Line a 20x20cm brownie tin with

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3. Beat the flax seeds into the wet ingredients, then add the dry mixture and fold in as gently as you can. Add the chocolate chips.

4. Scrape the mixture into the prepared tin. Dot spoonfuls of the nut butter all over the batter, then swirl it through,

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QUIRKY FACTS

by Mica Bale Own up - who is finally ready for some better springtime weather? With the two early winter months hopefully almost well and truly behind us, what could be better than an opportunity to emerge from hibernation and look around our beautiful county for some warmer weather inspiration? So why not enjoy a good look at what our local areas have to offer, with another smattering of quirky facts?

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Did you know that King George III came to Dorset for his convalescence? History makes it clear that the king suffered from frequent bouts of illness and often he would spend time recuperating in healthier environments. King George visited Weymouth in late 1780 and would revisit the town many times in the following years. In fact, the King would indulge in daily sea bathing and a summer royal residence, Gloucester Lodge, was constructed for him to be able to enjoy comfortable access to what Dorset had to offer. As much as the town did good for King George, the king did much for the reputation and popularity of the seaside escape of Weymouth.

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Have you visited Dead Man’s Bay? Better known as Chesil Cove, this wonderful part of the coastline is a beautiful location to visit on the Isle of Portland and yet, lurking underneath its waters are the watery tombs of countless vessels, cargo and perhaps even of sailors from a bygone era. Known as one of the worst locations for ships to succumb to the mighty powers of the sea, local fishermen even designed their own special boat to be able to better withstand the danger of being shipwrecked.

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Were you aware that the picturesque hamlet of Bincombe was once the site of an unfortunate military incident in the reign of King George III? Two large camps had been settled in the Bincombe area and two soldiers deserted. The story has become somewhat blurred, with some stating that it was for the purpose of revealing military secrets about the camps and others stating that it was because one soldier had a local sweetheart who eventually gave him up for her betrothed. Thomas Hardy’s version of the events is immortalised in his work The Melancholy Hussar.

Tragically, in either version of the story, both soldiers were court martialled and shot, their stories ever open to speculation!

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4 Did you know that the oldest gliding club in Dorset was founded in 1929? Club members and gliding enthusiasts would bravely launch themselves from Lulworth!

Remarkably, although the club is the oldest in the county, it also bears the distinction of being one of the smallest in Britain though is renowned for its humble origins and friendly approach even today! The gliding club has even produced pilots who have gone on to represent Great Britain in men and women’s national and international competitions!

Did you know that Lulworth Castle has been in the ownership of the same family for more than 380 years?

As far back as 1641, the hunting lodge was purchased by Humphrey Weld who was later governor of Portland and today the building is still a wonderful insight into, not only Dorset’s heritage through the years, but also that of one fascinating family line.

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4 Did you know that the oldest gliding club in Dorset was founded in 1929? Club members and gliding enthusiasts would bravely launch themselves from Lulworth!

Remarkably, although the club is the oldest in the county, it also bears the distinction of being one of the smallest in Britain though is renowned for its humble origins and friendly approach even today! The gliding club has even produced pilots who have gone on to represent Great Britain in men and women’s national and international competitions!

Did you know that Lulworth Castle has been in the ownership of the same family for more than 380 years?

As far back as 1641, the hunting lodge was purchased by Humphrey Weld who was later governor of Portland and today the building is still a wonderful insight into, not only Dorset’s heritage through the years, but also that of one fascinating family line.

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