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Roundabout EAST DORSET VILLAGES

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It is with great pleasure that we give you the April issue of your local community magazine. We are really pleased that the magazine is so well received and used by yourselves each month and that you continue to support your local trades and services. At this time of increasing costs and some uncertainties it is as vital as ever that we back up our local companies and keep the economy in our areas thriving. If you know of a company that needs help with their advertising or a local club or society that needs some good local promotion, then please let them know of us. We are here to help them, help you, whether that is in the Advertise with us home, work or for yourself personally.

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The April issue is our Anniversary in fact. It is 17 years this month since we published our first edition! I cannot believe it. We are very proud to have helped so many companies, some of which have expanded hugely due to all your calls and bookings. Stephen, myself and all the girls in the office want to thank you for your support. It means everything to us, that you pick up the phone or walk into the office and let the advertiser know that you found their details due to all our hard work. This is hugely appreciated by us and the advertisers themselves!

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Wimborne Minster Pancake Race 2022 For only the third time since the Wimborne Minster Pancake Race was revived in 1998 it had to take place inside the Minster on Shrove Tuesday 1st March due to the prevailing weather conditions. This did not stop a good number of people attending to cheer on those taking part.

Three local schools participated Wimborne First, four pupils in one race with the winner being Ren Turner, Dumpton, nineteen runners across five heats and a final with the winner being Luca Dampney and Allenbourn Middle with twelve runners across three heats and a final with the winner being Kianah Hickson.

Five toddlers took part in the Toddlers Race with Charlie Craythorne being declared the winner. Then came the Wheelchair entries from Streets Meadow.

Due to space restrictions the four entries were pushed up and down the centre of the nave on a timed basis. The winner was Trevor pushed by Julie-Anne Ricketts and he won a large sack of wild bird food for Streets Meadow which had been kindly donated by the Wimborne Pet Centre.

In the adult races there were ten runners and all ran round the inside of the Minster individually on a timed basis. Runners

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included members of staff from MJP Law, The Minsters Rector the Revd Canon Andrew Rowland and the Curate the Revd Nick Wells but all were beaten by a previous winner Scott Taylor with a time of 12.50 seconds, Nick Rawling was second with Molly Doola coming in at third place. Scott received the John Loader Memorial Cup from Kathy and Martyn Curtler to hold for a year and a Serving Jug from Dorset View/Viewpont Magazine presented

by Marilyn Barber the News Editor to retain.

Town Mayor Cllr Kelly Webb and the Town Crier Chris Brown started off all the races with the Mayor presenting the monetary prizes to all those winners in the Under 18s races.. Number 9 On the Green in Cook Row provided Pancakes to be purchased both before and after the races and also assisted with the sponsorship of the schools races.

A collection taken for Minster Funds raised £67.62 Anthony Oliver who along with a small team organises the annual race said afterwards, “that in spite of the weather we had an enjoyable morning and there were a lot of smiling faces. Let’s hope for better weather next year when Shrove Tuesday falls on 21st February 2023 so get into training in good time. Anthony also thanked his Organising Team and all those who had helped in any way including the Mayor, Town Crier, those with the registration of the Entries, Stewarding, Collecting, setting up the Public Address, Ringing the Pancake Bell and manning the First Aid in case of need.

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Barn Owls: The Return...

The silent flight of a barn owl is a majestic and wonderful sight for any nature lover. With the features of their heart shaped faces and deep black eyes, they are an unmistakable icon of the countryside in the UK. However, it may surprise you to hear that the odds are stacked against these wonderful creatures, with a long list of challenges and problems they face daily.

Firstly, there’s the two things we all need: food and shelter. Declining or unsuitable habitat means that both of these vital elements to their survival immediately puts them at threat.

Suitable roosting sites, and then good quality unimproved grassland for their prey to live (such as voles and mice) can be hard to come by if the quality of the habitat close to them isn’t good enough. During the breeding season, they need to have a plentiful food source within 1km of their roost – their chicks can eat their own body weight in food in one night! The next challenge is overcoming the physical limitations of the barn owls’ wings, which aren’t waterproof so they can be adversely affected by the weather.

They are also unable to store a lot of body fat, and therefore are particularly prone to starvation during prolonged periods of severe weather or when there is shortage of prey.

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Dorset Wildlife Trust’s nature reserve, Lorton Meadows, in Weymouth, where we have seen many chicks fledge each year as a result of the excellent habitat surrounding the barn owl box. Careful habitat management carried out all year round by DWT conservation staff and volunteers means that this site can provide the food and shelter barn owls need to survive.

This year we are streaming the latest pair of barn owls which are roosting and preparing for breeding, live on our webcam which is sponsored by PFM Associates.

You can watch the barn owls here, and hopefully, enjoy many hours of witnessing the true beauty of nature as they raise their chicks at the Lorton Meadows nature reserve.

Watch now at: www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/ wildlifewebcam

By Sally Welbourn Communications Team Dorset Wildlife Trust Photo: Barn Owls at Lorton by Paul Williams

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Egg Head 1. What day of the week is Easter traditionally celebrated on?

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All the World’s A Stage One of our greatest creative filmmaking forces, Kenneth Branagh, looks back over three decades of big-budget production.

Kenneth Branagh is a behemoth of the major film project – a man who subscribes to the ‘more is less’ principle of movie-making, and who has absolute faith in the essence that big budgets make successful movies.

That alone, offers a peculiar contradiction. After all, the 61-year-old is someone so creatively and artistically enriched, from within, that a script and a stage would all but suffice given the Belfast-born actor, producer and director’s ability to connect an audience to an idea.

How else can you explain his effortless excellence across so many Shakespeare projects, from Henry V (1989) – for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor

and Best Director – through to Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Othello (1995), Hamlet (1996), Love’s Labour’s Lost (2000), and As You Like It (2006).

And yet, his big-screen work away from the Bard goes the other way, with high-quality, mass-scale projects that refuse to be held back by budget – consider Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Valkyrie (2008), the blockbuster superhero film Thor (2011), Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) and Murder on the Orient Express (2017) (2017), and of course Death on the Nile, this year.

“Death on the Nile is an immense project and I have always been confident that all the investment and commitment would pay itself back, both financially and artistically.

“It’s one of those films that could have been made on the cheap, but it’s the fine details that really begin to shine when you have a bigger budget to play with. It’s the luxury of doing

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something really good and knowing you have the time to go back and take another look at something if it hasn’t quite come through the way you had expected. It’s quality control.

“Ultimately, I feel extremely lucky to be making the sorts of movies I have over the past couple of decades, and to find the backers who believe in these projects, because it’s not always been like that,” he says, referencing the industry’s lack of money and interest in filmmaking when he was first getting started.

“It was a real famine back in the Eighties - so few movies were being made. These days there are sets the size of Soho and investment in filmmaking is so huge, and I would like to think the output validates that; but as ever, it’s the audience who are there to judge, and that’s the way it should be.”

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VERWOOD UNIVERSITY OF THE 3RD AGE

STAPEHILL OVER 60’S CLUB

COLEHILL EVENING WOMEN’S INSTITUTE

WIMBORNE ART CLUB

Welcomes retired and semi retired people to take part in our groups and classes of social and educational interest.

Contact: David Allen on 01202 823541

Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of every month (excluding August at Colehill Memorial Hall, Cannon Hill Road 7.30p.m.

Contact the Secretary on 01202 883810

DORSET STITCHERS

Meets every other Thursday 7- 9pm at the restaurant, Morrisons supermarket in Verwood. £2 per evening includes refreshments.

Contact Wendy Robinson 01202 825805.

WIMBORNE BOWLS CLUB

All abilities accepted, coaching can be provided for the novice or to improve your game. We have good facilities & a great social calendar.

Contact Elaine Campbell 01202 840545

FERNDOWN UKELELE GROUP

for mature people (i.e. pensioners) wishing to learn the ukelele. Held at the Beacon Centre, St Mary's Church, Ferndown on Thursdays 2 - 3pm.

Contact Pam Roberts 01202 896224 pamroberts203@btinternet.com

RINGWOOD COMMUNITY CHOIR, “SING FOR JOY”

Mixed choir, singing harmony songs from around the world-African, gospel, Taize, folk etc. No auditions, beginners as well as experienced singers age 10 upwards. Meet at Greyfriars Wednesdays, 7:30 – 9:30.

Pay as you go. Contact Kirsteen McCormick 01725 517807

Meetings are held once a month on the first Thursday of each month at 2.30pm at Colehill Methodist Church, Lonnen Road, Colehill Contact the organiser via the Parish Clerk on 01202 900821 Local artists who meet twice a month in St Catherine's Church Hall, Wimborne. Meetings start at 7.30pm prompt. Non-members welcome for £3 per meeting. New Members warmly welcomed. If interested contact Marilyn 07980580331, www.wimborneartclub.org.uk

THE ARTS SOCIETY WIMBORNE & BLANDFORD For dates and information please visit: www.theartssocietywandb.org.uk

VERWOOD TRAD JAZZ CLUB

Ringwood Conservative Club, 22 Christchurch Road, Ringwood. BH24 1DN on 3rd Thursday of the month. Good Food & Bar. Music from 7.30-10pm. (Doors open from 6.30pm). No membership required.

Contact Geoff 07798 721405 or 01202 822038

FERNDOWN BOWLS CLUB

Friendly club for all ages, coaching available any ability. Come along to ‘TRYBOWLS’ Friday 2.00 – 4.00, from 26th April till the end of July.

Contact Mike Hopper 01202 877437

COLEHILL MUSICAL & DRAMA CLUB

Co.MaD meet to rehearse most weeks on Tuesday evenings at 8.30 in the Memorial Hall Contact 01202 887659

EAST DORSET & RINGWOOD NHS RETIREMENT COLEHILL FLOWER ARRANGEMENT CLUB FELLOWSHIP meet 2nd Tuesday of the month at 10am - 12 noon at This Club meets on the 3rd Monday of the Month at Colehill Memorial

Braeside Hall Braeside Road St. Leonards BH24 2PH for friendship, talks Hall, at 7.30 pm. Contact the Chair, Anne Clark, on 01202 575951 & outings and would very much welcome new members . Contact Jenny Betterton 01202 876560, Rosemary White 01425 479556.

HOLT SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB Meet at Holt Village Hall, Tuesdays 2.00-4.30 and 7.00-10.00 also CRANBORNE & DISTRICT COMMUNITY CHOIR Wednesdays 2.00-4.30 beginners very welcome Please check out A fun and relaxed Community Choir. Meets in St. James’, Alderholt on website for more information, holtshortmatbowls.org.uk Mondays at 7.15pm. Leader: Sarah Collins. For more info see cranbornechoir.wordpress.com CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION Verwood & Three Legged Cross Branch The Branch holds regular THE DORSET WOODTURNERS ASSOCIATION social functions. Contact Mrs Denise Pugh 01202 824549 Want to try woodturning? Come and join us at St Leonards & St Ives Village Hall Braeside Road St Leonards Ringwood BH24 2PH SYNERGY DANCE AND MAJORETTE GROUP 1st Wednesday each month 7.15pm-9.30pm. for more details Contact: Girls aged 8-16 meet every Wednesday @ 4:00 (term time) in WimAlex Wells Secretary on 07759663151 or just come along borne. Looking for a small group aged 5-8 for the Folk Festival parade.

Contact: Jackie on 07562772887

PLANT HERITAGE EAST DORSET GROUP

- working to save plant varieties. Meets in Colehill Memorial Hall monthly Sept to June to hear well-known speakers.. Visitors welcome. Details from Pam on 01202 883352.

EAST DORSET BUDDHIST GROUP

The Group meets for meditation & discussion at St Michael's Church Centre, Colehill on 2nd & 4th Thursdays each month 10.30 am to 12.30 pm. Contact the organiser via the Parish Clerk on 01202 900821

CRANBORNE LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY

Meets in Cranborne Village Hall on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm. Visitors & new members welcome Contact Chris Bright 01725 517584 or e-mail clhs@mypostoffice.co.uk

DORSET WILDLIFE TRUST, WIMBORNE GROUP

Monthly talks in winter, outdoor events in summer Contact Michael 01202 880966 farrsch@gmail.com or Pat 01202 824939 patfry43@gmail.com

THE BRACKEN CO. OF ARCHERS.

Based in the grounds of Cranborne Middle School in E Dorset. We shoot on Sunday mornings, Tuesday & Thursday evenings in the summer months also shoot indoors in the winter.

For info. www.brackenarchers.club

CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS - EAST DORSET HEATHLAND HEROES. Join our thriving group of conservation

volunteers helping to restore local SSSI Heathland areas and SNCI Wildflower Meadows. Every Monday all year. For info, contact our Monthly talks Sept to May at St. Catherine’s Church Hall,Wimborne plus Team Ranger Dale 07810 328 157 or DaleGarwood@gmail.com walks & field archaeology opportunities during summer months. Contact Ian Richardson 01202 252397, www.dorset-archaeology.org.uk THE LOYAL ACORN BRANCH OF ODDFELLOWS .Oddfellows is one of the oldest and friendliest societies in the world.

EAST DORSET NATIONAL TRUST ASSOC’N For further details contact Flo Munro 01202 820965, Talks, functions, outings and special events held throughout the year in Loyal Acorn Lodge. The Oddfellows - making friends, helping people.

Verwood, West Moors and Ferndown.

Contact Membership Secretary: Janet Matthews 01202 855001

EAST DORSET ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY (EDAS)

THREE LEGGED CROSS LINE DANCING

Improver line dance club on Mondays at Three Legged Cross village hall.

7.30 til 9.30pm Contact Geoff 07732 311 128

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WESSEX SINGERS

This a choir of about 40 singers that meet regularly in St James' Church, Holt, and St Michael's and All Angels Church, Colehill.

Contact the organiser via the Parish Clerk on 01202 887786

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CRANBORNE BOWLING CLUB

The friendly ‘friendlies’ club. Experienced and novice players most welcome. You’ll always get a game. Contact Pauline Williams for more details 01202 822479

EDMONDSHAM CIRCLE DANCERS

Traditional and contemporary folk dances from around the world. No partners needed. Meeting on 1st, 3rd and 5th Fridays of each month from 7:30 – 9:45 in Edmondsham Village Hall. Pay as you go.

Contact Kirsteen McCormick on 01725 517807.

ADVENTURE IN THE WOODS

Forest School club for children 4-8 years of age at Edmondsham Forest School, between Verwood and Cranborne. Woodland walks, camp fires, nature crafts etc. Contact Kirsteen McCormick 01725 517807

WIMBORNE CAMERA CLUB

MUSIC FOR THE MIND

At St Michaels Church, Church Hill, Verwood BH31 6DZ. 4th Monday of the Month at 11.00am - 12.30 excluding August. Singing meeting for people with memory problems. Aim is to give carer & cared for quality time together. FREE. For more info call Gwen on 01202 827800 .

CAMEO LADIES LUNCHEON CLUB

We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at the Horns Inn, West Parley. Come and join us to make new friends and enjoy a chat over lunch. Contact: Thelma Blyth 01202 881986, Blyth.wims@uwclub.net or Pauline Riggs 01202 575047, priggs44@gmail.com

WIMBORNE COMMUNITY THEATRE

Creates original site-specific performances, set in unusual outdoor venues or non-theatre buildings - based on local stories and research. www.wimbornecommunitytheatre.co.uk/about-us/ to get involved.

We meet on Monday evenings - 7.30-9.30 pm from September to April, RINGWOOD MUSICAL & DRAMATIC SOCIETY & at St Michael's Church Centre,Colehill. We also run workshops, competi- CHOIR. A friendly theatre group of all ages staging Musicals, Plays & tions and illustrated talks. Contact Carol Wiles on 01202 510844 Choir concerts. If you’d like to join us either on stage, behind the scenes or singing in the Choir, email our secretary jane.howell059@gmail.com.

WIMBORNE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY meet every 2nd For our Choir contact Anita Rosser on 01425 473454.

Monday of the month at The Allendale Centre, Wimborne (Jan-Mar 2:00pm, Apr-Dec 7:30pm). See full details of talks, shows & occasional 1st WIMBORNE GIRLS’ BRIGADE shared suppers on www.wimbornehorticulturalsociety@btck.co.uk Girls aged 4-18 years meet at The Lantern, Merley every Monday or 01202 887006. NON-MEMBERS WELCOME. during term time, from 6:00pm. New members always welcome. http://wimborne.gb.net Contact: Jazz Adams on 07977246912 WIMBORNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Meet 3rd Wednesday of each month from September to June at 7.30pm HOLT SKITTLES in Wimborne Town hall for talks on mainly historical places, people or Holt Village Hall 7.30pm Mondays September - March. Teams of six events in the Wimborne area. Contact: Mrs A Cross 01202 848922 welcome or individuals to join existing teams. Contact Susan 01202 883084.

WESSEX GUILD OF BOOKBINDERS:

COLEHILL BRIDGE CLUB

Based just outside Wimborne: amateur group meeting Tuesday & Thursday: courses available. Full bindery facilities: contact Phil on pmw111@hotmail.co.uk web site www.wessexguildofbookbinders.co.uk

Meets on a Friday afternoon to play rubber bridge in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Contact Hugh on 01202 883580 for details

WIMBORNE ROTARY CLUB

ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH CHOIR

Meetings are weekly at venues local to Wimborne and are either lunchtime or evening.

Email contact@wimbornerotary.org or call David Meaden on 01258 452083

We meet at St Michael's Church, Colehill Lane, Colehill on Fridays at 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm. Contact Jenny Wright on 01425 473963.

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QUIRKY FACTS

by Mica Bale True or false? Dorset was once home to Frankenstein? Who fancies another delve into the region’s quirkiest facts this April? With the warmer weather promised and longer days and nights, our beautiful county has plenty to enjoy this Spring. In fact, why not grab a glass of something in your awakening garden and enjoy another handful of interesting facts?

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One of the very first people to send a message using a new telegraph machine invented by Marconi was Alfred Downing Fripp, born in Blandford Forum.

Fripp was in the company of Queen Victoria herself!

A royal surgeon later to King Edward VII and George V. Reportedly, Fripp was a highly dedicated doctor.

During his honeymoon, the Dorset local was called back to attend the young Prince of Wales who had injured his knee. The Fripps would go on to become favoured by the royal householder before becoming fast friends with Marconi. Together with the Prince of Wales, Fripp would be the first to make use of Marconi’s newest invention.

It could be said that Dorset was home to its very own Bloomsbury group! The county has always been praised for attracting authors and artists however Chaldon Herring in particular is known for its creative inhabitants. Essayist Llewelyn Powys and his wife suffragist Alyse George. The village was also home to Elizabeth Muntz, Valentine Ackland and Philippia Powys (Llewelyn's sister) among many others.

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Did you know that the face of the original Frankenstein lived out his days in the village of Bramshott? Renowned for playing the instantly recognisable title character in the original 1931 Frankenstein film, Boris Karloff had had several roles in the era of silent movies. It was not until his role as the immensely popular Frankenstein that Karloff began to gain fame with audiences and in the years that followed, Karloff went on to reprise his role several times. No doubt the residents of Bramshott were well used to Frankenstein wandering their village!

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Have you visited the ruins of Rufus Castle? Located on the Isle of Portland, the castle is believed to be the oldest on the island. The remains that can be seen today largely date back to the 15th century however the castle is thought to have been named after King Wiliam II who was also known as William Rufus. Although the castle is not in its former glory, the Grade I listed structure is still a fine example of a so-called ‘Bow and Arrow’ keep which was designed especially for skilled archers to be able to defend the structure without risking themselves.

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Did you know that Queen Joan, the daughter of King John and wife of Alexander II of Scotland was buried in Tarrant Abbey? Dying relatively young, her place at court had never been strong. Her marriage alliances had always been a matter of great contest and as the daughter of a king, the question of who she would marry was not a simple matter. Eventually she would marry Alexander II of Scotland however the marriage produced no children and was not believed to have been a happy one. Dying before she'd even reached the age of 30, Joan was buried, reportedly now in a golden tomb, at Tarrant Abbey which at the time was considered to be one of the richest Abbeys in the country. The precise location of her tomb is believed to be unknown despite its historical prominence. A sad end for the daughter of one of England's most famous kings.

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Have you visited the ruins of Rufus Castle? Located on the Isle of Portland, the castle is believed to be the oldest on the island. The remains that can be seen today largely date back to the 15th century however the castle is thought to have been named after King Wiliam II who was also known as William Rufus. Although the castle is not in its former glory, the Grade I listed structure is still a fine example of a so-called ‘Bow and Arrow’ keep which was designed especially for skilled archers to be able to defend the structure without risking themselves.

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Did you know that Queen Joan, the daughter of King John and wife of Alexander II of Scotland was buried in Tarrant Abbey? Dying relatively young, her place at court had never been strong. Her marriage alliances had always been a matter of great contest and as the daughter of a king, the question of who she would marry was not a simple matter. Eventually she would marry Alexander II of Scotland however the marriage produced no children and was not believed to have been a happy one. Dying before she'd even reached the age of 30, Joan was buried, reportedly now in a golden tomb, at Tarrant Abbey which at the time was considered to be one of the richest Abbeys in the country. The precise location of her tomb is believed to be unknown despite its historical prominence. A sad end for the daughter of one of England's most famous kings.

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Understanding Investments: Actions to take in volatile markets As I write this, we are currently experiencing volatility in the investment markets. This has been created by the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces, and the resultant uncertainty over energy prices, food prices and the ongoing geo-political risks. Whilst our job at Lonsdale Wealth Management is to help our clients navigate their way through challenging investment periods such as these, we never lose sight of the underlying human costs to such events and the tragic loss of life and liberty that is happening there.

Prior to the invasion investment markets had recovered strongly post COVID and concerns were that the economy, and especially demand for goods, was overheating and creating inflation that needed to be cooled.

Central banks started to talk about, and put into place, interest rate increases in an attempt slow demand. Prior to January 2022, there was talk that the next rate rise in the US would be in 2023 and this shifted to talk that there could be between 5 and 7 rate rises in 2022 alone. Quite a shift! This created uncertainty and investment markets fell back through January and February, with these falls being compounded by geo-political events.

It is at times like these that experience counts.

Whilst each event is different, history has taught us that the way investment markets react can be surprisingly similar. This is a time to make rational, thoughtful decisions based on facts rather than emotions. Some timetested suggestions: 1. Remember what you are investing for, and your financial objectives. These are unlikely to have changed during the past few months and should help you put potentially worrying headlines into context.

2. Focus on what you think markets will be doing or where they might be in 5-10 yearstime, not on what has happened in the last month or what will happen next month. If you are investing for the long-term, prices

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of good quality investments are now lower and offer better value than before.

Howard Goodship

3. Using cash reserves as a short-term measure instead of taking income from investments can be a sensible idea. Now is not the time to sell investments unless you need the proceeds in the short-term.

4. It is notoriously difficult to time the markets. If you sell, you not only have to time your exit but also your re-entry.

Even professionals with all available data struggle with this. It is time in the market that counts as historically the worst days in the market are often followed by some of the best and missing just a handful of days can affect your returns for years.

5. Market declines are common and part of investing. Having a diversified investment portfolio should help to reduce volatility but cannot eradicate it.

We are here to help. Whilst we don’t possess a crystal ball (no-one does by the way, despite what the newspaper experts might say), we do have plenty of data and experience to support our views. We are objective, and believe that it is during difficult, volatile times that we prove our worth for our clients.

If you’d like to discuss your own financial situation and would value an independent opinion or advice, we would be delighted to meet for a free, no obligation initial chat.

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The value of an investment and the income from it could go down as well as up.

The return at the end of the investment period is not guaranteed and you may get back less than you originally invested. The contents of this article are for information purposes only and do not constitute individual advice.

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Increasing numbers of homeowners are choosing to hold their properties as tenants in common to reduce inheritance tax and help protect their share from care fees The Property Protection Trust Will package is based around how you hold the ownership of your home. All good estate planning nowadays considers the difference between owning your home as joint tenants or as tenants in common.

If you own your home as Joint Tenants; when one of you dies the ownership of the home passes by the Law of Survivorship and not by your Will. Therefore, the surviving partner will automatically own 100% of the property. This sounds right to most people. BUT should the surviving partner need care in the future, the Local Authority can take everything they own (including their home) to pay for the care fees, leaving just £14,250 to be inherited by children and grandchildren.

There is an alternative.

Nowadays many couples choose to own their home as Tenants in Common where each partner will own 50% of the family home. This provides for many benefits.

Firstly, it allows you to legally leave your share of the property in your Will to whoever you wish.

A properly written Will can ensure that your half of your house will eventually pass to your children even if your widow re-marries.

Unmarried cohabiting couples or relatives living together can also use this means of ownership as a way of minimising their Inheritance Tax exposure.

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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 the advent of spring, and how our gardens are beginning to open back up again.

There is something about spring that just feels like the world is alive and fertile and rich again. You can usually sense it on a particular day – that day when you can smell the season has arrived; when you see those first shoots breaking on an apple tree branch or a hawthorn hedge.

Where the garden is concerned, there are a few basics to look on and check you need to remind yourself of your plot in terms of sunshine and shade, and its capabilities.

Remember, poor soil isn’t a barrier - you can grow all kind of things in tubs and pots and troughs. And just because what you have may be small, it doesn’t mean it’s hard to find things to grow in it. It’s easy to grow salads in a small space, or tomatoes in summer. Even dwarf fruit in large pots. No, you won’t be self-sufficient, but you know that you grew it.

It’s like all those months of dampness, coldness and struggle have just flitted away on the breeze – the world feels like a different place.

And as a gardener you always have a little moment in February when you think maybe this year it won’t happen, but it always does, and I love it when the first green haze comes across the horizon.

Of course, that’s the signal to formulate plans and consider the things you want your garden to represent this year, and that’s very exciting. A big part of that is anticipation, which is an underrated commodity. People want everything instantly now because they are able to go into a supermarket and have what they want, when they want it. I quite like looking forward in life, I enjoy anticipation because, of course, when it does happen, it’s that much more enjoyable.

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Personally, I’m looking forward to the first sight of asparagus in April. And from this point forward, there will be something new poking its head out every few weeks – the garden is like a theatre production playing out in front of you as things gradually come into their natural season… from winter snowdrops through to daffodils, then tulips, summer strawberries into autumn raspberries.

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The Adventures of Daichi

The Modern Magazines Camper Van Daichi is delighted to have bought an Ice-cream parlour! Seriously we did not see this on the cards. Here we are in Weymouth with a wonderful sea view, a holiday flat we rent out on the first floor, with equally magnificent views, and an American style parlour we have renovated. Fuchsia pink benchlike diner seats, American juke box, delicious waffles, sundaes, milk shakes, thick shakes, ice-cream, cornets, organic coffee, cake and deluxe hot chocolate. What more could you want from a beach front location? It has been an exciting if nerve racking experience.

With no previous knowledge or skill in this area, taking on a new challenge is both exhilarating and all consuming.

Fortunately, we have Emma working with us who has done this before and she has developed the mouthwatering menus and has been able to train Hayden into a connoisseur (well not quite yet…) of what makes an inviting and tasty sweet treat. Daichi of course loves the seaside. His image of swimming with dolphins and diving through white capped waves is what

Proud Biker Grandfather feels 20 again!

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Beautiful view... and amazing waffles! this is all about. There are indeed dolphins in Weymouth Bay, but we have yet to see one. There is time yet…

Apart from living the beach life and all that excitement entails, what is also good is that we now understand ‘Retail’ and ‘Hospitality’ so much more. The joys of customers coming in and liking what you sell cannot be underestimated. One biker gentleman, who tells me he will definitely be back with his biker friends (and with parking right in front of us for bikes - it could not be easier), came in with his grandson. It was a total delight to serve him his Banana Splitz and a Knickerbocker Glory for the young boy.

To then be told, with a huge, delighted grin, that he felt 20 again was just the icing on the cake! Or should I say the whippy ice-cream on the top? Two couples staying in a local hotel came back for more the second day and devoured our delectable apple pie waffle as well as succulent strawberry sundae. There were smiles all round.

Dog friendly as we are, it is a delight to see the four-legged friends come

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bouncing in with their very happy owners and be given a well-deserved doggie ice-cream as well as a dog biscuit. The Marshfield Ice-cream for dogs is actually good for them! That was a revelation for me. So, meeting and greeting puppies, mature dogs, middle aged dogs as well as two legged very young, old and middleaged holiday makers is fun to say the least! You can see their cheery, beaming faces on our Facebook page @WaffliciousWeymouth. Serving all of them has been a sheer delight!

Then there are those days when it pours with rain, there are storms, sand blown in everywhere… and no-one on the beach! Yikes that is totally different.

We shut the door, kept the “closed” sign out and were pretty miserable.

That is a seasonal business for you, and it takes some getting used to.

The veterans around here, those that have had holiday businesses for some time, don’t bat an eyelid. They know the score, they are completely calm.

That was not me or Daichi! Oh no, time to panic, worry and wonder what on earth have we done? Sat watching palm trees swaying in the gusts of flying air, sand springing energetically in the air, the very few people we did see, fighting to walk, the white topped waves desperately pushing against

Takeaway Bubble Waffle!

It is ‘my’ Scoops treat! the ongoing wind looking like scared people running away from a ghost.

It was quite exciting really and I am smiling while writing this, so please don’t be too alarmed on my part. It is part of life’s learning - and patience is a virtue… so I have been told! The people will be back, the jumping puppies will return, the appreciative and wideeyed children will come bounding in, the sun will once again shine and the world, at least here in Weymouth and along our amazing south coast, will once again be vibrant and highspirited. We are so looking forward to a busy, and electrifying summer, as John Travolta sings to his hearts content on our wonderful juke box which I absolutely love! With Easter just around the corner, I am told it all starts with a vengeance! We await with sheer pleasure, to be able to serve you.

Daichi has certainly not had far to travel recently as it is all too exciting at home! He would love you to come in and say “Hello” and perhaps sample one his new delights. Mention the magazine and his name and you will receive a free whippy ice-cream!

I wonder what he will do and where he may go next month? Let’s see…

By Debbie Corney

bouncing in with their very happy owners and be given a well-deserved doggie ice-cream as well as a dog biscuit. The Marshfield Ice-cream for dogs is actually good for them! That was a revelation for me. So, meeting and greeting puppies, mature dogs, middle aged dogs as well as two legged very young, old and middleaged holiday makers is fun to say the least! You can see their cheery, beaming faces on our Facebook page @WaffliciousWeymouth. Serving all of them has been a sheer delight!

Then there are those days when it pours with rain, there are storms, sand blown in everywhere… and no-one on the beach! Yikes that is totally different.

We shut the door, kept the “closed” sign out and were pretty miserable.

That is a seasonal business for you, and it takes some getting used to.

The veterans around here, those that have had holiday businesses for some time, don’t bat an eyelid. They know the score, they are completely calm.

That was not me or Daichi! Oh no, time to panic, worry and wonder what on earth have we done? Sat watching palm trees swaying in the gusts of flying air, sand springing energetically in the air, the very few people we did see, fighting to walk, the white topped waves desperately pushing against

Takeaway Bubble Waffle!

It is ‘my’ Scoops treat! the ongoing wind looking like scared people running away from a ghost.

It was quite exciting really and I am smiling while writing this, so please don’t be too alarmed on my part. It is part of life’s learning - and patience is a virtue… so I have been told! The people will be back, the jumping puppies will return, the appreciative and wideeyed children will come bounding in, the sun will once again shine and the world, at least here in Weymouth and along our amazing south coast, will once again be vibrant and highspirited. We are so looking forward to a busy, and electrifying summer, as John Travolta sings to his hearts content on our wonderful juke box which I absolutely love! With Easter just around the corner, I am told it all starts with a vengeance! We await with sheer pleasure, to be able to serve you.

Daichi has certainly not had far to travel recently as it is all too exciting at home! He would love you to come in and say “Hello” and perhaps sample one his new delights. Mention the magazine and his name and you will receive a free whippy ice-cream!

I wonder what he will do and where he may go next month? Let’s see…

By Debbie Corney

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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 talks about taking ownership and responsibility for the villages, towns and cities in which we live.

I think people sometimes look at me simply as someone focused on developing and building houses, yet I feel much more passionate about the idea of making places; I find it is much more important to make communities and to see people flourish in where they live.

For years and years development has been top down - it’s been an industry where people have bought and sold land, upping its value through the planning process only to build rather crappy homes and buildings in the end.

I’m much more interested in the Gandhian approach, which is from the bottom up. It’s a democratic approach whereby people and communities work together to empower themselves to take control.

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That is often just down to a handful of individuals having a conversation with a landowner or a local authority or a local organisation and finding that, yes, they could do something. It’s discovering the fact they can take matters into their own hands, and there’s nothing more exciting than seeing people taking control for where they live.

We’ve all got used to this idea that if the

paving stone outside our house is broken then it’s the council’s fault; or perhaps if the light doesn’t work it’s someone else’s fault; whereas actually, no, where we live is ours, and we should be taking responsibility. We should be taking ownership and we can do this through Community Land Trusts and kinds of other ownership models and initiatives; and I think it’s fundamental that we do this because that way we create

a much more sustainable, coherent civic society. We create a world we are living in that can be shared, for the good of the people who invest in it and live in it, not for the faceless developers and entrepreneurs who are using the concept of home merely as a vehicle for making money.

It’s important because we are now seeing transition towns across the UK really flourish.

These are places that have adopted this concept and are now moving on with a practical, architectural and community vibe and approach that knits together and unites so many different and important facets of what it is to live somewhere.

So next time you see something broken or tatty or perhaps just a bit shabby in your street, step forward, pick it up, take it into your workshop, or do whatever it is that’s needed to replenish it and make good.

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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 this month’s column, Martin Lewis looks at budgeting.

Here’s an uncomfortable fact for you - many people are appalling ‘budgeters’. We all know what we earn, but we don’t know what we spend, and you cannot balance the see-sawing budget without being clear on both.

The biggest problem that people have is they look across the month at what they typically pay for things. So, they’ll look at their food bills, their utilities, their mortgage, car lease and all those things, and that’s all good and well.

But you know what, the average family in the UK spends £600 on Christmas, which is £50 a month. They buy a new sofa every three or four

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years for maybe £1,000.

They buy a television that is £300. They go on holiday, and so on.

The fact is, rarely are these costs factored into monthly spend, but they should be. We need to break down those big amounts into a monthly cost, across the whole year, and add that to our monthly figures. I have a tool called the ‘Budget Planner’ which is free to use on my website – have a look.

Ultimately, the way I suggest people manage their money is by using a system I call ‘Piggybanking’. It involves moving things into hypothetical ‘accounts’. So, let’s say you have your ‘Standard Bills’ account, which is all the regular bills you need to pay each month; you have your ‘Holidays’ account - you know you spend £1,000 a year on a holiday and that’s about £85 a month.

You have

your ‘Christmas’ account and you have your ‘Big One-offs’ account. Those are examples, but use whatever is personal to you.

Each month when you get paid, you siphon the right amount of money into the Bills account, you put the right amount of money into the Holidays account, the right amount of money into the Christmas account, and so on.

So your Holidays account will categorically confirm to you that you have, say, £512 to spend.

If you’re spending more, you cannot afford it, so you have to cut your cloth accordingly.

Many people swear by this technique, lots of people swear at it too, but it truly works!

In the current climate, we can’t compensate for what’s around the corner, but being equipped to confront it will make you feel good about your finances, your life, and your prospects of overcoming that financial bump in the road.

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International Space Station

a) False – over 85% of known stars are smaller than the Sun

Welcome to the April Stargazing Page. Highlights this month include a close morning meeting of Mars and Saturn, the Lyrid meteor shower, and Mercury close to the Pleiades.

b) True – Our Moon is tidally locked and the same side always faces the Earth

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a. The Sun is one of the smallest stars in the Milky Way galaxy b. The same side of the Moon always faces the Earth c. Life has been detected on other planets d. All of Neptune’s moons are named after characters created by Shakespeare or Alexander Pope

c) False – Earth is the only place we know of in the entire universe that has life

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Quick Quizlet: True or False…

d) False – Neptune’s moons are named after lesser sea gods. Uranus’ moons are named after characters from works by Shakespeare or Alexander Pope

STAR GAZING

The ISS can be spotted in the evening until the 4th. Viewing then switches to the morning skies from the 26th. 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

The annual Lyrid meteor shower peaks around April 22nd. The dust that causes these meteors comes from Comet Thatcher. The meteors originate from a point in the sky close to the bright star Vega, which lies northeast around 9.30pm.

Saturn Mars

Mercury

If you missed Mercury at the beginning of the year, now is the best time to try again. The innermost planet can be seen low in the northwest after sunset from the 10th. It is at its brightest around this time, but hard to spot as it lies very close to the Sun. It slowly rises higher in the evening sky, but becomes fainter as the month progresses. Try looking at around 9.30pm on the 29th or 30th, where it is located very close to the Pleiades cluster (see figure)..

Venus

Venus is dazzling away in our morning skies, rising around 5am in the east.

Mars

The red planet can be seen just before dawn, rising around 4.30am. On the 5th it lies incredibly close to Saturn (known as a planetary conjunction).

Jupiter & Saturn

Both gas giants are visible in the morning. Saturn rises first around 4.30am, and over the course of the month moves higher in the sky, away from Mars and Venus. Jupiter is just visible to the lower left of Venus after 5.30am. All four planets can be seen in a row after mid-month (see figure).

Moon

April’s full moon occurs on the 16th.

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Venus

Jupiter

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View SE on 24th April at 5.30am

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Trees requiredAldebaran if possible–– the black bar represents the horizon. Dawn sky colours please – lighter at the Pleiades (or the bottom and tored thegiant left star Seven Sisters) Mercury Hyades (or the head of Taurus the Bull)

30th April: View low in the northwest at 9.30pm; Mercury lies close to the Pleiades star cluster

c) False – Earth is the only place we know of in the entire universe that has life b) True – Our Moon is tidally locked and the same side always faces the Earth a) False – over 85% of known stars are smaller than the Sun

a. The Sun is one of the smallest stars in the Milky Way galaxy b. The same side of the Moon always faces the Earth c. Life has been detected on other planets d. All of Neptune’s moons are named after characters created by Shakespeare or Alexander Pope

d) False – Neptune’s moons are named after lesser sea gods. Uranus’ moons are named after characters from works by Shakespeare or Alexander Pope

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Finding a place of peace A voyage into the emotions of the mind this month, with three engaging and intriguing books to look out for.

Be Yourself and Happier by Will Young Will Young has written an accessible A-Z guide on mental health, Be Yourself and Happier.

The platinum-selling and double-BRIT Award winning singer/songwriter has long been a mental health advocate, and counts his experiences within the industry as a catalyst for various voyages of self-discovery that have led him to where he is today.

“I have been at the coalface of depression and anxiety - a state of mind that’s always under threat, and only by exploring the reasons and causes behind this can we look to make changes.”

In the book, Will discusses his breakdown in 2011, and how extensive therapy helped the star to unpick and interrogate everything he thought he knew: how he formed his identity, what he relied on for selfesteem and how he behaved and communicated. Everything he has learnt over the past 10 years is now condensed into this accessible A-Z guide. Published by Bloomsbury on April 21st

A Different Kind of Happy by Rachaele Hambleton Author Rachaele Hambleton - a full-time mum to three daughters and one baby boy, step-mum to two boys and married to her ‘birdboy’ Josh – has certainly earned her status as one of the most honest and sincere modern writers out there, largely through the success of her Part-Time Working Mummy, Sunday Times bestseller from 2018.

Using the strength of her persona as a trusted parenting personality, she returns with A Different Kind of Happy, a book that explores the trials and successes of a blended family situation.

The book is a soaring and purposeful guide to modern parenting, with a few catastrophes thrown in along the way!

Published by Penguin Random House on April 14th

A Family Affair by Robyn Carr Anna McNichol knows how to take charge. Raised by a single mother, she’s worked to ensure her three children have every advantage she didn’t.

And while her marriage has its problems, she values commitment and believes in ‘till death do us part’. Now an empty nester, she’s at the peak of her career and ready to seize the opportunity to focus on her future.

But life can change in an instant, and when her husband dies suddenly, Anna’s carefully constructed world falls apart. The mysterious young woman at the memorial service confirms her husband had been keeping secrets, and Anna is determined to get to the truth. Published by MIRA on April 5th

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Rachel Khoo Chocolate Bark Introduction Making your own chocolate bark couldn’t be simpler. Great for a snack, after-dinner chocolates or the perfect edible gift, and it will keep in the fridge for up to two weeks.

Method 1. Put the chocolate into a heatproof bowl and place over a pan of ‘just simmering’ water, but don’t let the bowl touch the water. Stir occasionally until melted.

2. Line a tray with baking paper and pour the chocolate on to it, then spread with a spatula or palette knife into a rectangle about 18x22cm and around

0.5cm thick.

3. Immediately sprinkle the seeds, pistachios and cranberries evenly over the top.

4. Transfer to the fridge to set for at least one hour. Once set, break the bark up into jagged pieces.

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