The Southbourne Link - August/September 2015

The Southbourne

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The independent directory of local businesses serving the residents of Southbourne, Tuckton and Hengistbury Head

Delivered FREE around the area In this issue: Win an Eco-Bag from greenisbest.world 90 year old blind man jumps for charity Local Business Directory Waddle this way: Penguins arrive at the Oceanarium Dorset Wildlife Trust: Keep Bees Busy!

Civil Servants Retirement Fellowship Family fun at Moors Valley Adventures of Nellie

August/September 2015

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Give your feet a treat!

102 Watcombe Road, Southbourne, Bournemouth, BH6 5LP

Examples of how we can help: • Simple Nail Cutting & Nail care • Ingrowing Toe Nails and Surgery • Corns and Callus • Fungal Infections and Athlete’s Foot • Neurological and Vascular Assessment • Disabled Access

HOME and REST HOME VISITS AVAILABLE Telephone: 01202 246811 or 07775 911415 ALL TREATMENTS AVAILABLE AT REASONABLE RATES SPECIALIST TREATMENT for DIABETES and ARTHRITIS www.watcombefootclinic.co.uk Julie Anne Smith D.Pod.M., M.Ch.S. HCPC Registered Chiropodist/Podiatrist Email: enquiries@watcombefootclinic.co.uk

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The Southbourne Link Welcome...

Edition 74

Published by:

Stephen & Debbie Corney at Dorset Publications

Telephone:

01202 894397

Email:

info@southbournelink.co.uk

Copy deadline for the September 2015 edition: 21st August 2015

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

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

Dear Southbourne, Tuckton & Hengsitbusry Head!

Welcome to our increased distribution of The Southbourne Link! If you are receiving this publication for the first time we do hope that you find it useful.

It can be kept by the phone, for a time of need. The index at the back gives you all there is to find inside. If you have any suggestions for improving the magazine or have any local community news, we would love to hear from you. If you have a business and would like to advertise, please give me a call.

We certainly have had a mixture of weather recently.

Nellie, the Dorset Publications Campervan, took us all the way to The Ashdown Forest and we experienced out first camping trip in pouring rain! You can read all about it on pages 28-29. Whatever you have done, or are doing this summer, we do hope you enjoy yourselves.

This month in The Southbourne Link there is plenty to read, so grab a cuppa…there is an article on Holidays, Hotels & Travel. It’s All Childs Play on page 26. A 90 year old blind man jumps for charity. The penguins have arrived at the Oceanarium. They are “Puttin’ on the Ritz” at the Pavilion. Martin Lewis tells us all about the changes afoot for Childcare. Just Shutters are not all square. Hoburne Dental welcomes a new dentist. Mr Green tells us all about the pros and cons of Open Days and you can ‘Explore, Learn and Discover’ at Hengistbury Head!

The winner of the July prize wordsearch was Mrs J Bower. Well done! Who will be the lucky winner this month?

Wishing you all a great summer break,

Debbie & Stephen Corney Useful Numbers

Local Police Southern Electricity Transco Gas Emergency Bournemouth. Hospital

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Train Enquires Bournemouth Council Sembcorp Water Southbourne Library

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Community News

90 year old blind man skydives for charity Richard White from Bournemouth is one of 18 people jumping out of a plane on Saturday to raise money for Dorset Blind Association.

Each jumper on average will raise enough to support one blind person for a year.

Jumpers include five visually impaired people, four staff and five volunteers of Dorset Blind Association, will jump from a plane at 10,000ft over Old Sarum airfield in Salisbury to help fund the charity’s work.

The charity works with individuals to help them lead a full and happy life; for some this can be providing a friend to take them out for a walk, for others it can be a little more exhilarating like jumping out of a plane!

For the charity’s members sight loss doesn’t have to mean missing out in life, and visually impaired people of all ages are getting involved.

The charity works with people from all over Dorset, to help them achieve their individual goals. For another of the skydivers Dan, 25, from Weymouth it is pursuing a career in the catering industry. For 90 year old Richard it is living an active and independent life even though he has sight loss.

There are an estimated 30,000 people with serious sight-loss in Dorset and Dorset Blind Association wants to help more of them, with the help of local fundraisers. It costs £325 per year to support somebody with sightloss with a support worker, social clubs and a befriender. These services are literally lifechanging for those who receive them.

As with all of DBA’s fundraising events, the skydive includes people with sight-loss.

There will be five visually impaired jumpers including Jean who is 83 and young couple Dan and Shani who met through one of the Dorset Blind Association’s young social clubs ‘Socialeyes’.

Dorset Blind Association promotes exciting activities for those with sight-loss all around the county with the ethos that ‘losing your sight doesn’t have to mean missing out’.

The impact of these activities goes further than meets the eye, with members reporting increased confidence to move forward with other aspects of their lives such as seeking employment - or in Dan and Shani’s case romance! www.dorsetblind.org.uk

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Miss those Wagging Tails?

Head to one of our beautiful local beaches at any time of day and you will no doubt see dogs and their human companions making the most of our fantastic location, come rain or shine. Many of these beaches now have designated dog-friendly stretches where a game of ‘Fetch’ can be enjoyed to its maximum and where keen swimmers (two-legged and four-pawed) can paddle or swim in the water together.

The benefits of spending time in the company of a four-pawed companion are huge, ranging from improved general health, reduced levels of anxiety and enhanced social interaction with other dog owners. Health psychologist Dr June McNicholas agrees with this final point, observing that the opportunity for social interaction that comes with having a dog is a major reason for the increased health in dog owners while adding that, “For older people, an animal can fulfil the ‘need to be needed’, perhaps after children have left home. In some cases, the social support offered by an animal is greater than the support another human could offer.”

Dog ownership obviously brings with it a large amount of responsibility and commitments something that many, for a number of reasons, are unwilling or unable to take on. You don’t necessarily have to own a dog to gain these benefits as many charities are often looking for puppy walkers or dog foster families.

Alexandra Brill took another route and joined dog boarding company Wagging Tails as a dog carer. She now welcomes guest dogs into her home for their holidays when their owners go away and in addition to the health benefits of having dogs around also receives a small payment for looking after her four-legged guests.

“For me, dog ownership is not possible, so this is a great way of getting to enjoy all sorts of dogs for times that suit me. I have them at weekends and it works really well – it fits in with my lifestyle and allows me to get my doggy fix!”

To find out more about becoming a Wagging Tails carer please visit: www.waggingtailsuk.co.uk/carers/bh

Dog lovers wanted: Enjoy the company of a canine guest!

Open your home to a friendly dog for his holiday. Whilst owners are away dogs get the love, exercise and companionship of your loving home.

To find out more about becoming one of our carers contact us now!

AWARD WINNING HOME DOG BOARDING

Give a dog a holiday!

Where happy dogs holiday

Katy Dalton

Phone: 01425 673 928 / 07739 174 014 Email: bh@waggingtailsuk.co.uk

www.waggingtailsuk.co.uk/bh/carers A franchise owned and operated under licence by K. Dalton Limited like us facebook.com/WaggingTailsBH

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Just Shutters invite you to ‘Think Again’, when it comes to dressing your windows…

Just Shutters, the premiere plantation shutter company, are inviting people to ‘think again’ when they are considering blinds or curtains. Challenging them rather to think of interior shutters as not only a beautiful design statement but also a long lasting and practical solution.

Plantation shutters are often thought of as a luxury purchase; often associated with beautiful modern penthouses, high end hotels and the drawings of an expensive interior designer!

But Just Shutters are challenging the view they are only for the elite homes that grace the pages of the lifestyle magazines, but rather belong in homes of all shapes and sizes.

Chris Rocker, director of Just Shutters says ‘we are seeing the move to shutters across all types of property, all sizes of windows and doors, and embraced by all ages. Whether it is a vast conservatory that has difficult angles, a stunning window you want to enhance without shading it behind curtains, a beautiful bay, or simply an overlooked room you’d like to keep private while allowing light to filter in, shutters are the perfect answer.’

While the curtain and blind market is roughly static, plantation shutters are the fastest growing product in the window coverings niche. This growing interest is indicative of the trend that has been occurring over the past decade, where design companies, property developers and the hospitality industry, hotels in particular, have been pushing beautiful bespoke shutters as the window dressing of choice.

Chris Rocker tells us: ‘When your blind warps or bleaches with the sun, or your curtains fade or wear, the obvious choice should be to replace them with a hardwearing, durable, low maintenance option that comes with a lifetime guarantee. But some people either don’t know of plantation shutters, or their perception of the product is out-dated. We invite people to ask Just Shutters to prove why they are the perfect window and door covering choice for any home!’

Mr Rocker leaves us to ponder; ‘shutters can create any desired impact, whether subtle and traditional, or, as the current trend indicates, crisp, bold and modern, we would like the public to think of which shutter style they would choose and challenge us to create the perfect product for them!’

So, if you are interested in knowing more about bespoke interior shutters, Just Shutters would be delighted to show you what they can do for your home, whatever your style.

Call them today on 01202 240769, or visit their website www.justshutters.co.uk.

Think shutters have to be square?

think again.

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www.justshutters.co.uk for our inspirational brochure

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AllGlaze

Tel: 01202 488880

Email: allglazeco@ntlworld.com Web: www.doubleglazingrepairsbournemouth.co.uk

DORSET LIMITED

REPLACEMENT CONSERVATORY ROOFS Is your conservatory........

Too hot in the Summer???

Too cold in the Winter?

Noisy? Leaking?

Not looking good??

BEFORE This conservatory was looking really past its best

We can replace your existing roof with an energy efficient solar controlled, self-cleaning glass or polycarbonate roof.

To fit any style of conservatory

Call 01202 488880

AFTER The new roof gave this conservatory a new lease of life

D LOWREY

Electrical Contractor Established 1984

Domestic & Commercial Inspection & Testing Certificates

Tel: 01202 417238

Light points Power points New consumer units Outside power and lights Total rewires

The Southbourne Link

Mobile: 07831 273167 56 Watcombe Road Southbourne Bournemouth BH6 3LU

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Home Staging from Coral Interiors...

AFTER

...because looks really are everything

BEFORE

Selling, renovating or just fallen out of love with your home?

Coral Interiors will give your home the ‘wow factor’.

• Staged homes sell for on average of 10% more than unstaged homes • They sell 50% faster than unstaged homes (Real Estate Staging Association) • Staging pays for itself (especially compared to dropping the price)

So dive into the transformational world of Coral Interiors and see how beauty really can come from within.

G re a t p a c k a g e s to s u i t a l l b u d g e t s

www.coral-interiors.co.uk

Call Helen on 01202 798837 or 07784 469334 to find out more or book your initial consultation.

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Here For You

when it matters most Getting Married

Care Fee Protection When an individual requires long term care, their home and savings may be used to fund it. We can help you understand this complex area and provide advice on what steps can be taken now to protect your hard earned wealth.

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The Birth of a Child There’s plenty to think about when you become a parent, but high on the agenda should be reviewing your Will to include your child as a EHQH¾FLDU\ DQG appoint a guardian to look after your child if anything happens to you.

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Along with all the personal issues a bereavement can bring, there are also a number of legal issues that need attention (Probate). The affairs of your parent will need to be attended to and we are here to guide you.

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As a grandparent you get to enjoy all the good bits of parenting, but can hand the little bundle of joy back at the end of the day. It’s time to reconsider your planning to cater for the new family structure.

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Pleasantly humming and buzzing bees don’t just signify sunny summer. Several resident species of bumble, honey and solitary bees in the UK play a vital part in our ecosystem, food chain and economy. All of them feed on pollen and nectar, performing the crucial act of pollination, from flowers to food crops.

Conversely, many plants and flowers depend directly on the pollination carried out by bees, as do dozens of crops, including about one third of human food sources.

The drastic disappearance of wildflower meadows has greatly impacted the numbers of bee’s country wide. Changes in grassland management over the last century have altered conditions leading to the loss of wildflower habitat, both in Dorset and the UK. Some bumblebee species have already vanished altogether and several others are in decline.

Whilst bees are facing severe threats, their plight is no longer an obscure issue, however, but a well-known one, causing widespread concern. Many home gardeners have taken it upon themselves to help bee populations by selecting plants and flowers favoured by bees for their gardens.

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It’s easier than you may think to create a natural bee friendly habitat. Planting flowers in large patches of similar species means bees don’t have to travel around looking for food. When selecting plants, pay attention to choosing some early and late blooming ones for a good mix; this ensures food sources throughout the summer. Some of the good early ones are Primrose and Lungwort, and for the late ones, choose ivy, honeysuckle and sunflower. You can further help bees by putting up a nesting box to provide a home for them, and this will of course benefit your garden as well.

As well as helping bees in your garden, you can also help on a wider scale locally.

Dorset Wildlife Trust has just launched its ‘wildflower project’, to help reverse the decline of wildflowers in Dorset. The project will enable the restoration and connection of the surviving plant-rich sites in the county, and create new sites. For more information about the project and to donate, visit: www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildflowers

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This is an important warning for anyone who pays for childcare. There are major changes due to take place to the system this year – and you need to decide rather soon how they affect you. If you leave it too late, you could miss out on thousands of pounds.

Are you eligible for childcare tax credits?

The most important start point is to check if you’re entitled to what’s technically called the ‘Childcare Element of Working Tax Credit’ – this is NOT the same as Child Tax Credit. You can usually claim it for children up to age 15, provided you pay for approved (Ofsted or equivalent) childcare.

Sadly the eligibility criteria are very complex. So I’ve tried to distil it in a simple rule of thumb: ‘if you’re a single parent working 16+ hours a week, or a couple BOTH working 16+ hours a week, and your total household income is under £46,000, you should definitely check out if you’re entitled.’

Please read this carefully – I’m not saying you are entitled, just that it is worth checking, as this is big money. The average pay out is around £60/week. That’s over £3,000/year.

If you’re not entitled to tax credits, decide now which other scheme works for you This is where everything is changing. If you’re eligible for tax credits, you’re likely to be better off getting that. If not, there are other schemes to look at.

This autumn, the new ‘tax-free childcare’ scheme launches and the current childcare vouchers scheme that lets many pay for childcare from their pre-tax income will close for new applicants. So if you’re eligible for vouchers, but won’t be for the new scheme, get in quick.

- New tax-free childcare scheme: If you’re a single parent who works, or a couple where BOTH work, and you each earn under £150,000, for every 80p you put in a new childcare account, the government will add 20p on top which can be used to pay for Ofsted approved (or equivalent) childcare for under-12s. The maximum the Government will contribute is £2,000 per child per year. Most childminders, after-school clubs are Ofsted approved, as are many nannies.

- Current childcare voucher scheme. Here you usually trade in your pre-tax salary for vouchers. For example, a basicrate taxpayer can swap £1,000 of salary, which after tax and National Insurance is only £700ish in your pay packet, for £1,000 in childcare vouchers. So you’re up £300 per £1,000.

The maximum you can get is £55/week per year per parent, which would be a gain of £930 for a basic-rate taxpayer.

Any parent can do this, even if their partner doesn’t work, provided your employer offers it (many do, but many don’t).

Yet if you’re not signed up to this by the time the new scheme starts, you can’t do it after. So if it’s right for you – sort it soon.

- Tax-free childcare vs childcare vouchers. If you’re a couple where only one works, the vouchers win hands down, as you won’t be eligible for the new scheme. Plus, if your childcare costs are low, it’s likely vouchers win due to the tax and National Insurance savings.

Yet for the self-employed, those whose firms don’t offer the vouchers, or those with more than one child and high childcare costs, the new scheme wins. This is just the tip of the iceberg – full analysis of which wins at mse.me/ childcare.

What about free childcare for three and four year-olds?

The Government have announced plans to give working parents with three and four-year-olds 30 hours of free childcare per week. If made law, pilot schemes will start in Sep 2016, though there’s scepticism about whether it’s deliverable. Yet already for at least 38 weeks a year (each week of the school year), if you’ve a three or four-year-old, you’re entitled to 15 hours a week of free childcare. Families with a low income may also get free early education for twoyear-olds.

Contact your local council to check if your child qualifies at (a good place to start is gov.uk/find-free-early-education). If they do, go to finder.familyandchildcaretrust.org for info on which childcare providers you can use under the scheme.

You then liaise directly with the provider to get the free childcare.

Is there help for paying for summer schools?

If you’ve got older children and work, check whether there are any summer schools in your area that they can go to. Some schools, community centres and youth groups have their own schemes. Most are Ofsted (or equivalent) registered, so if you pay for them, you qualify for childcare tax credit or you can use childcare vouchers to pay for them.

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Hi, I’m going to use this middle page of The Soutbourne Link to give advice, updates and hints & tips on everything and anything property related. My aim is for you to find it interesting and useful. I’ve ensured Mr Green has a very advice based approach.

The pros and cons of open days There is a trend towards having open days amongst estate agents. Sometimes it’s used as a sales tactic by an agent to persuade a would-be seller that they’re the agent to use. But are they good, or are they bad?

Unfortunately, this isn’t a yes or no answer. In the Bournemouth area, for 80% of properties I go and see, having an open day is an unsuitable method for conducting viewings. In general, the English buying public are a fairly reserved bunch. The idea of going round to a house with a load of unknown people is a rather unpleasant, daunting prospect. There’s never a benefit to putting off a potentially ideal buyer at step number one.

From an estate agency perspective, I want to know who is going to turn up, when they’re going to turn up and what their buying position is. Qualification of a buyer pre-viewing is a really important part of the sales process. Imagine the marketing of your property is generating entirely unsuitable applicant enquiries (I see this happening a lot), how valuable is the feedback they provide about your house post viewing? Not valuable at all. The value if that is happening is finding out that the marketing isn’t working quite right, but this isn’t ever a situation you’ll be able to find out with an open day process as buyers are rarely qualified.

Yeah, but it’s really convenient having an open day, right? Of course. But what price do you put on convenience? And what if it doesn’t actually sell from the open day? What do you do then? Go back to conventional marketing? That doesn’t work as every buyer will now be aware it hasn’t sold via the

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So if open days are entirely unsuitable in this area for 80% of properties, who are they suitable for?

• Desperate sellers who are open to taking an offer • Empty property that is being sold via tender • Auction property So what if you have a great house and want the convenience of an open house, but without the potential negatives associated with it? This is an easy one. If your house is generating sufficient interest for an open house to be considered (LOTS), then just book viewings on a single day (or choice of one morning and one afternoon/evening). We give 15 minute viewing slots to pre-qualified buyers on a choice of two days. You get all the convenience of an open house with none of the risk or downsides.

Simon Ward Founder If you’ve got questions as to whether you feel an open house would be suitable to your property sale, please do ask simon@mrgreenhomes.co.uk or call on 01202 387718.

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Depending upon your outlook, the last week of the summer holidays tends to conjure up sadness or relief. If you, like me, have spent the 6 weeks multi-tasking as you try to be a good enough mum and businesses woman, then the end of the holidays signals a clearer demarcation in roles and the return of dreaded mornings with their rushed routines. For some this is a time of burgeoning costs as the price of childcare, activity clubs, fun (and expensive) days out, new schools and uniforms take their toll.

And so, picture the scene, it’s the last day of the holidays – with one child back at school and the other on a non- pupil day - don’t get me started.

You’re wondering what to do to keep your little darling happily occupied so that you can end the holidays on a positive note without costing the earth? Well the answer for me and my nine year old son was finding the perfect project. With a passion for all things engineering and discovering how things work and a desire to create a go-kart, the decision was easy. Child-led projects are the answer so there could only be one focus. My task was to facilitate this, a bit like a dedicated gardener, tending a tender young plant in the hope that given the right environment, it will yield flowers and fruit. With this in mind I set about providing optimal conditions for go-kart building – an extra pair of hands, muscle and brains, only if needed, plus possible construction parts to be used. This was his project and his design so crucial to my role was only supporting when needed, without taking over the process. It was important, therefore, to get the right balance between me being available and ‘on call’ for encouragement and support, but not being ‘on top’. With a shed bursting with rubbish and crying out to be sorted, this was the perfect way of being present without being in the way. It also created our very own mini scrapheap challenge, providing a wonderful source of go-kart parts, from reinforcing bars to brackets and wheels!

While some things can seem hard work for children, like brushing teeth and tidying-up, others like computer games and TV come easy.

With children typically spending too much time indoors and not enough outdoors interacting with nature and peers, projects like these guarantee fresh air and focus, and this was definitely the case with my son’s go-karting construction. Up and out bright and early before 8 and working through a quick sandwich lunch until tea, he knuckled down with determination to create a base – made from a pallet he’d cut down, wheelbarrow wheels and reinforcing bars, seat and prop – to avoid crushing in the event of the kart flipping.

Steering took the form of a series of ropes and pullies as he drew upon his knowledge of sailing and ideas gleaned from Scrapheap Challenge.

Problem solving, mastery, focus and a growing confidence were plain to see as he hammered, sawed, prised wheelbarrow wheels off, applied WD40, attached ropes and his go-kart design took shape.

Although blessed with the weather I can’t help feeling that my son would still have been as determined and focused on turning his vision into a reality in the rain, cold or snow. As for me and the shed, which looks amazing (fingers crossed it stays that way), I’m ashamed to say that this was a fair weather relationship.

With different weather clearing through piles of rubbish, dust and spiders would have definitely lost their appeal, reminding us of course that just like children, us adults like a self-chosen project to get our teeth into. With the go-kart ready for its debut launch, my thoughts turn to the next holiday and project and what part of the house or garden I can clear out?

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The Adventures of Nellie The Dorset Publications Camper Van Nellie took us to The Ashdown Forest! It would be a good school project for pupils to compare and contrast our wonderful New Forest with The Ashdown Forest.

They are alike in so many ways, yet very different in others. Part of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Beauty, The Ashdown Forest is 30 miles south of London situated in East Sussex. Nellie was extremely excited to be going away, with her friends Roxy, Rocky and Mega, the bikes, as well as “Kombi”, otherwise known as …“The Tent”. When we set off the weather was wonderful, glorious sunshine and blue skies. We arrived at our destination around 8pm. We did get stuck in some traffic jams but nothing too horrendous. Stephen and I had booked a site in Crowborough at the Caravan and Camping Club. It is a very clean site, well kept, and certain spots have magnificent views over the hills. The facilities are small but very adequate. We set up camp…. with great anticipation.

Debbie relaxing with Nellie & Kombi

The view from Stone Farm Rocks The following day the rains started and it pretty much rained for the next 3 days!

One evening we even had lightening and awful winds. It is quite something lying there wondering if the tent will hold or are we all going to be blown into the sky?

What with that and the Gatwick Jumbo 747’s flying low above us, as they were about to land. It was all very exciting!

There are other words I could use, but this is a family magazine… I was glad we had bought a decent air bed and had lots of bedding, so we were well wrapped up. The tent does have an inner section for the bedrooms, which did help with some of the leaking that occurred. With driving rain like that, hard for several days solid, it is hardly surprising that some drips do start to fall inside. One night Hayden wasn’t at all happy, but I told him we would all take refuge in Nellie, if the tent suddenly collapsed. That seemed to appease him. Good old Nellie. All in all I think we survived really well and I can

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Once the rains stopped we went to climb rocks (well actually I looked at them), that are deemed to be 135 million years old!

Nearly as old as I felt with all that worry about the rain. “Stone Farm Rocks” they are called and it is a Site of Scientific Interest. It is owned by the British Mountaineering Council and there are 74 climbs for those adventurous to try.

There is actually quite an ‘atmosphere’ around these rocks and I would imagine you could spend an interesting evening in the dark around the bonfire we saw, that had recently gone out. The huge, 5,566,000 cubic metres Weir Wood Reservoir covering a site of 280 acres can be seen from the top of the rocks and it is obvious why this region is known for its outstanding beauty. Awesome.

Travelling back we found a lovely organic farm shop, called Plaw Hatch and just had to stop and buy some good, wholesome food. Camping has that effect on you, you suddenly have the urge to be more healthy. It must be all that fresh countryside air!

Hayden feeding one of the goats The Ashdown Forest itself has some wonderful walks, fantastic places to park the car (or van) and wonder at the expanse of picturesque English countryside rolling before you. There are sheep, cows and some fierce looking bulls, though I think they are pretty harmless, as long as you leave them alone. You know who is boss!

There are plenty of trees, shrubs and heathland to gaze at.

If you like animals, the Llama Park is a great day out. There are family walks that can be done with the Llamas themselves, pony rides for the children, wonderful reindeer, cute looking alpacas, peacocks, pigs, goats, a play ground and a lovely café / restaurant. Oh yes, there is also a fantastic clothes shop with some superb alpaca nightwear. A definite must for the ladies. Nellie loved her day there, and so did Hayden!

Where will Nellie go next…?

Some of the cute alpacas at the Llama Park

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Skydive with the Tigers raises over £3,500 for the John Thornton YAF Fourteen fearless participants took part in a ‘Jump with the Tigers’ early on Sunday morning at Airfield Camp Netheravon, raising more than £3,500 for the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF).

The JTYAF has a special link with the Tigers Freefall Parachute Display Team and the charity was privileged to be able to offer their supporters the opportunity to jump out of a perfectly serviceable aircraft at 13,000 feet safely attached to their highly experienced military instructors.

Local celebrity ‘Stig’ (Chris Morson) was one of the first to take to the skies and he was followed by Arwel Jones, Mark McManus, Tasha Kenny, Hilary Khankashi, Alan Wherley, Jim Hall, Jo Collins, Jackie Doran, Honor Heath, Lewis Wilson, Vasco De Oliveira and Paul and Jake Waters.

After landing from his 13,000 foot drop, an exhilarated Lewis said, “It was just brilliant, I absolutely loved it. If they would let me do it again I’d be straight back on the plane!”

T h e J T YA F w a s extremely grateful to the ‘Tigers’ for making the whole day such

a fantastic experience for their supporters. The Tandem Skydivers themselves were however the stars of the show and displayed huge amounts of courage, determination, unselfishness and cheerfulness in adversity, the very values that the JTYAF is founded on. A huge thank you must go to them all, not only for their fantastic achievement but also the incredible amount of sponsorship raised, which will make a huge difference to the lives of local young people.

Money is still coming in and all participants are still accepting donations. If you would like to donate please visit the JTYAF website at www.jtyaf.org.

If you would like to receive details for next year’s event please contact Pete on 07792 121 645.

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Boscombe & Southbourne Probus Club

Have you recently moved into the area? We are a club of retired & semi-retired gentlemen who meet on the second Thursday of each month with a speaker followed by lunch. We also have various outings.

In September, Howard Nichols is recounting his travels on the Trans-Siberian Railway.

Our meetings are held at The Liston Hotel, 5 Wollstonecraft Road, Boscombe.

We also have regular outings, coffee mornings, theatre trips and dinner dances.

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

Contact the Elderly Once a month, on a Sunday afternoon, volunteer car drivers take the elderly out for a little car ride before going to the homes of volunteer host and hostesses for Sunday afternoon tea.

We only ask our volunteers just to provide tea once or twice a year in their homes.

Reserve car drivers are required when the regulars can’t come, perhaps two or three times a year.

For more details call Carolyn on 01202 424482.

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The CSRF is a registered charity that is dedicated to helping former civil servants, their partners, widows/widowers and dependants make the most of their retirement.

Your local group is the Boscombe and Southbourne group. We hold coffee mornings at 10.00am on the first Wednesday of every month (except January), at St Katharine’s Church Hall, Church Road, Southbourne.

Admission is £1.50 (there is no annual membership fee). We welcome anyone with a link of any sort to the Civil service, their friends and indeed everyone who has an interest in coming along and joining in.

We have a speaker most months, though we also run an occasional quiz or other event. We are a friendly crowd and will make you very welcome.

Please note that the November meeting has been postponed for one week and will be held on 11 November.

If you would like more details, ring John Hill on 01202 431456.

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PLOT Hoarding

It’s hard to remain excited when you’ve had courgette at every meal for a week, and marvellous though raspberries are there is a limit to just how many you can eat at once. Take a bit of time to store your harvest and you can be enjoying home grown right through the winter.

Jobs for August:Water regularly - try to water either in the evening or early mornings.

If you are growing main crop potatoes, watch out for signs of blight. Brown patches on the tops and edges of leaves are usually a first sign.

Pinch out the tops of runner bean stems that are outgrowing their supports.

Keep harvesting courgettes!

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Sow turnips and oriental salad plants such as Pak Choi and Chinese Cabbage Strawberry runners that were potted up in June to produce new plants can be planted out now.

If all has gone to plan (that’s a big if!) then August should be a very satisfying month on your plot, with your hard work being repaid by ample harvests of a good range of fruit and veg.

Blanching and then freezing works for loads of vegetables. Key to success is to cool quickly after blanching so have a bowl of cold water at the ready and don’t forget to label what you are freezing!

The reality tends to be that the excitement of seeing your crops grow and ripen is initially followed by much enjoyment of the first fruits of your labour which can soon be replaced by a panic stricken ‘What the heck do I do with all these’! Certain crops (courgettes and tomatoes spring to mind) can almost guarantee this sequence of events!

Another option, and one that can work well for all those tomatoes, is to find a good recipe that you can cook, freeze and use later (how about a wonderful pasta sauce with your own tomatoes and home grown basil?).

Even ‘difficult to freeze’ veg such as courgettes can either be incorporated into a sauce, or blanched, frozen and then added to a stew at a later date.

Sharing with friends and neighbours is great but very often they will have a glut of exactly the same thing at just the same time. What is called for are some simple ideas for storing and preserving your produce. It may be a long time before you are harvesting fresh peas or raspberries again but that doesn’t mean that you can’t be enjoying your home grown produce throughout the winter - it just takes a little planning and now is the time to do it.

Cooking and freezing can work well for fruit too - apple or rhubarb are good stewed and frozen all ready for use in a crumble or pie. If you have a truly wonderful fruit crop then why not arm yourself with a good recipe book and get started on some jam making? It’ll be delicious on your toast in the morning, and what better gift than a pot of homemade raspberry jam?

Onions (and garlic) that have been lifted and left to dry can be plaited and hung in a cool, dry place. Net bags, or tights, also work if you don’t fancy plaiting.

Potatoes can be stored in boxes or paper sacks in a dark, dry building but you should check them regularly, removing any that show signs of rotting.

A good size freezer is a real boon for making the most of your produce.

It’s amazing how many books there are that tell you how to grow your fruit and veg, but how little information there is on just how to store it all! One wonderful little book, that deals with just this question is ‘How to store your garden produce’

by Piers Warren. It’s packed with information about how to store just about anything and a great addition to any gardeners library.

Happy harvesting!

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Hoburne Dental Practice welcomes new dentist to the fold The Hoburne Dental Practice team is delighted to announce that dentist Joanna Dorsett will be joining them in September 2015.

Qualifying in 2003, Joanna agrees that dentistry is in her blood, following in the footsteps of her parents before her. After working in both her parents’ private practice in Portsmouth, and in practices in Dorset, she also carries out Out-ofHours services for emergency patients since qualifying, expanding her already enviable portfolio.

She said: “I’m very much looking forward to becoming part of the Hoburne team. It is such a modern, forward thinking practice with such a good reputation for dental care. There will be new patients to meet and innovative techniques which fully reflect that level of quality so I am really excited about the role.”

Owner Peter Willy is also delighted at Joanna’s appointment: “Joanna is a highly experienced and professional dentist with an equally professional

and caring manner. I have no doubt that she will fit well in the close-knit team here and that her patients, both new and old, will welcome her approach too.”

Joanna has, over the last 12 years, worked at both NHS and private surgeries throughout the county that shares her name, and is now looking forward to joining the Hoburne practice in Christchurch.

She now lives in Poole and is married to Richard.

They have two children, Eddie (7) and Zara (4), plus dogs Ben and Harry to keep them busy. When she’s not pulling out her children’s milk teeth, she enjoys sailing, skiing and socialising with friends.

Book an appointment with Joanna or any of the Hoburne team now on Joanna Dorsett 01425 277245.

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Consumer Tips

James

WALKER Holidays, hotels & travel – what to do if it all goes wrong We all hope that our getaways are a truly relaxing experience.

Whether they’re long or short, luxurious holidays or bargain breaks, we want our time away to be as enjoyable and hasslefree as possible.

Unfortunately, as many people who are on or have been on a half-term holiday will know, your time away often doesn’t go as smoothly as we’d wish. Travel disruption, flight or train delays, bad accommodation, poor service or terrible food can all conspire to put a dampener on your holiday experience.

But what can you do about it? Well, you should always seek redress for any service that doesn’t live up to its promises or meet (reasonable) expectations. That’s why at resolver.co.uk this week we’ve taken a look at ways you can get some redress and sweeten the bitterness of a holiday gone bad.

Flights If your flight is delayed by more than three hours, then you are potentially entitled to compensation depending on the circumstances. Flight delay compensation is based on how late after the scheduled arrival time your flight arrives.

Flights that qualify for compensation • Any flight that has a UK or European departure and arrival airport • International flights departing from UK/Europe but longer than 3500km and delayed in reaching its destination by more than three hours • International flight arriving into UK/Europe with a UK-based or European airline, delayed in reaching its destination by more than three hours and for a flight longer 3,500km • You are only able to claim compensation if the delay was the airline’s fault, something within their control Ferries It can be hugely frustrating if your ferry is late. Thankfully, due to new EU regulations, you are now entitled to a refund in certain circumstances.

You should also expect to be given refreshments if you have had to wait around. The ferry company is obliged to inform you of the cancellation within 30 minutes of the scheduled time of departure and to keep you informed of further arrangements.

• Before your trip, ensure you have adequate travel insurance that includes cancellation and curtailment cover in case of an issue.

• Monitor weather reports before your crossing and check to ensure there are no cancellations.

• You are entitled to compensation if your ferry is delayed

unless it is caused by poor weather or other unforeseen circumstances • If you cannot resolve your issue with a ferry company then you can take your case to ABTA for independent assessment Hotels If you booked your accommodation in the UK, then you have protection under the Supply of Services and Goods Act. This means the service they give and the quality of the room must be reasonable and services delivered with reasonable skill.

The key word in this is ‘reasonable’. Reasonable is based on a number of factors, but the key one is what you paid for your room. The higher the star rating or the higher the room rate, the higher your expectation of quality should be.

As described The hotel should have the facilities that they describe so if they say they have a swimming pool then they should. If not available then you have a reason to raise an issue.

Keep a record If you experience an issue then collate as much information as possible. Your smart phone is a great way to do this; take photos or videos at the time of the issue as well as any receipts or records of money you had to spend.

If unresolved If you cannot resolve the issue while you are staying at the hotel, then you should raise the issue within 28 days of returning home.

When you email the hotel through resolver, try to attach as much supporting information as possible such as your invoice, photos etc to help express your issue clearly to the hotel.

Booked through a travel agent/website If you booked through a travel agent or website, you should still raise your issue with the hotel directly. They do need to ensure the information provided is accurate.

If you feel the issue was caused by the website’s or travel agent’s mis-booking then you should raise the issue with them and not the hotel. Where the travel agent is a member of ABTA, if your issue cannot be resolved then you need to escalate the issue to ABTA. Paid by credit card If you paid by credit card even if it was only the deposit and you spent more than £100 on your credit card then you can make a claim against your credit card company. Under Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act the Credit Card company is jointly liable and you can make a claim from them.

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Looking for a forever home Hello, my name is Kira an 11 year old (approx) Border Collie who is very active for my age. I was rescued from the pound by the lovely people at Waggy Tails Rescue and although I‛m very happy with my foster family but I would really love my own family to live with. I‛m a very affectionate girl and I love being with people and other dogs, I am a really good girl when I‛m out and good with all, I have a very good recall and when I come home settle down really well, I will need a patient active home where I will become a loyal member of the family.

For more information on Kira or any of the other animals in our care please contact us on 01202 87500, e-mail: admin@waggytails.org.uk or visit our website www.waggytails.org.uk Waggy Tails Rescue is a registered charity based in Dorset, we rescue and rehome dogs that have been abandoned, neglected or otherwise in need of a new home.

We also find homes for other small furries that may be in our care, so to find out more you can contact us on the number above or send donations or letters to the address below.

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Tel: 01202 875000 Web: www.waggytails.org.uk

Email: admin@waggytails.org.uk Donations can be sent to:

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Christchurch Angels A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS IN SOUTHBOURNE & CHRISTCHURCH

Services of Christchurch Angels are offered to isolated, vulnerable patients registered in all the GP Surgeries in Christchurch and more recently in Southbourne. Given the high number of isolated older people in the area, we are always looking to recruit more Angel volunteers across Christchurch and Southbourne.

You will get the chance to meet new people, make friends and gain confidence; the chance to use your individual talents and skills to benefit your local community; an enhanced CV; attend training sessions in the knowledge that you have made a difference to someone’s life – a real feel good factor. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer please contact Linda Green on 07443 476798.

The kind of things a volunteer Angel can help with are: • Visiting people in their homes and providing regular contact if needed

• Helping and supporting people to use local facilities, activities and resources • Assisting with information and advice regarding other agencies who can provide support • Acting as an advocate when necessary • Helping with paperwork and correspondence • Helping with practical tasks, e.g. getting prescriptions, mowing the lawn, walking the dog on a short term basis • Helping to develop a better social life • Shopping and excursions via Dial a Bus or Age Concern As part of the project there is a list of organisations which may also be able to offer support. A hard copy of the Directory is now available in Libraries, GP Surgeries and other community venues. www.christchurchcommunitypartnership.org.uk/ christchurchangels

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Waddle this way – the penguins are here!

Fans of the seafront attraction, Oceanarium, The Bournemouth Aquarium, are in for a treat this summer with the long-awaited arrival of some very special feathered friends.

Ten playful Humboldt penguins, have resided in their brand new custom-built exhibit ‘Penguin Beach Encounter’, which has been specifically designed to replicate the birds’ natural habitat with a deep pool, beach and rockery. Visitors will also be able to mingle amongst the penguins in a special interactive walkway.

Humboldt penguins are listed on the IUCN Red List species status as Vulnerable and currently protected due to a decline in population. This particular colony of Humboldt penguins were captive bred in zoos and aquariums across Europe as part of an ongoing breeding programme.

The Oceanarium built its penguin beach with the breeding programme in mind and includes 12 breeding boxes with the space to house up to 24 penguins. Oliver Buttling, Oceanarium Curator, said: “As Humboldts are one of the world’s most

threatened species of penguin, zoos and aquariums aim to help sustain their populations as part of an international captive breeding programme.”

He added: “We want to help educate our visitors about the issues Humboldt’s are facing in the wild such as habitat destruction, over fishing and more unusually their nests are harvested for their droppings which are used as fertiliser.”

Dani Farah, who has recently relocated to the UK from Dubai to become the Oceanarium’s new Penguin Keeper, added: “I have absolutely loved getting to know the colony over the past couple of weeks and learning all their quirky traits. Penguins are my true passion I can’t wait to share this love with visitors.”

The Oceanarium expansion project has been in planning for five years and the extension costing £1.5 million, is the biggest addition since 1998.

For those wanting to meet the penguins, plenty of colourful sea diving ducks and jellyfish, discounted tickets are available from www.oceanarium.co.uk

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PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ BOURNEMOUTH PAVILION THEATRE

MONDAY 17th – SATURDAY 22nd AUGUST 2015 The all singing, all dancing production of Puttin’ on the Ritz featuring world champion dance professionals Robin Windsor and Anya Garnis from the BBC TV show Strictly Come Dancing will be shimmying into Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre from Monday 17 – Saturday 22 August 2015.

Featuring the music of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter and George Gershwin, the show features the most famous songs from the Golden Age of Hollywood, recreated live on stage with award winning singers and dancers. Reminiscent of the days when stars such as Fred Astaire and

Ginger Rogers dominated the film industry, this musical spectacular is a full scale celebration of the 1920s and 1930s.

The production, featuring professional singers alongside the dancers, includes songs such as Cheek to Cheek, Alexander’s Rag Time Band and Birth of the Blues. Alongside stylish costumes, the show also features a special look back in time through film footage from this era.

“A decadent visual treat. A wonderful reminder of times gone by.” – What’s On Theatre

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Acupuncturists Jackie Greenwood....................30 Bedrooms Flair Interiors............................37 Blinds & Shutters Ashley Blinds............................. 3 Hurst Blinds..............................18 Just Shutters............................. 9 Tuscany Blinds..........................15 Books Dianetics...................................45 Builders & Carpenters Ian Jones...................................39 I L Joyce....................................41 JRS Building & Joinery...............21 RJW Carpentry..........................27

Dentists Beechwood Dental Practice......17 Hoburne Dental Practice..........37 Denture Services Dorset Denture Clinic................39 Domestic Cleaning Services Time for You..............................17 Drainage Services All Drains Cleared..................... 5 Electricians D Lowrey...................................11 Dorset Electrical & Fire Alarms.... 39 JCS Electrical.............................31 Savage Electrical......................45

Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Cleaning Doctor........................23

Estate Agents Mr Green..................................25 Powis........................................15 Slades....................................... 5

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Estate Planning & Will Writing Collective Legal Solutions.........13

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Fire Alarms Dorset Electrical & Fire Alarms....15

Chiropractors Paul Harris................................39 Community News Adventures of Nellie.................28 Boscombe & S’bourne Probus....34 Civil Servants Retirement Fellowship....34 Consumer Champ: Holidays & Travel....38 Contact the Elderly...................34 Dorset Wildlife Trust.................14 Family fun at Moors Valley.......16 It’s All Childs Play: Projects.......26 Martin Lewis: Childcare............22 90yr old blind man jumps for charity.... 6 On your plot: Hoarding.............36 Puttin’ on the Ritz.....................44 Skydive with Tigers raises £3,500....32 Waddle this way: Penguins!.....42 Waggy Tails Pet Rescue............40 Day Nurseries Head Starts Day Nursery..........23

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Solicitors Robert Wrynne......................... 2

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Stationers Ideal Forms...............................20

Interior Designers Coral Interiors...........................12

Voluntary Organisations Christchurch Angels..................41

Letting Agents Slades....................................... 5

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