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It has been an unusual two years, that is for sure and here we are in December 2021. I have to admit that I have had some difficulty ‘gearing up’ to the festive season, but I think I have finally decided to let my hair down and enjoy some time with family and friends, which is after all what this holiday period is all about for many. Good company, good food, time to laugh and appreciate each other.

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Local interior design company supports SoboFish in major refurb ahead of Christmas

KTM Design, a Bournemouth-based interior design company is helping local fish and seafood restaurant SoboFish reinvigorate its dining spaces with a full refurbishment. SoboFish, located in Southbourne, has been serving up fresh, locally sourced dishes to its community since March 2020. Owner, Matt Betteridge runs the restaurant alongside lifelong friend and Head Chef, Phil Etheridge, with Matt’s two daughters, Megan and Lorena also working as part of the SoboFish team. SoboFish’s refurbishment comes as the restaurant gears up for a busy Christmas period, with festive bookings seeing a 70% increase compared to last year.

Matt Betteridge commented: “After only being open one week before lockdown, SoboFish has overcome its fair share of challenges. Our team worked incredibly hard to keep us going during COVID-19, providing home deliveries and collections, as well as overhauling our garden to maximise seating capacity for COVID-restricted dining. As a result of everyone’s efforts, evening bookings have doubled since completing our outdoor dining refurbishments and we’re now proud to be the number one seafood establishment in Bournemouth on TripAdvisor. “We’ve had an overwhelmingly busy period since fully re-opening and Christmas is set to be even more popular – especially as so many festive celebrations were cancelled in 2020. We want to welcome the winter season with a fresh new look, giving people the opportunity to enjoy a fantastic dining out experience after missing out last year.”

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commented: “SoboFish is known in the community for its friendly, inviting atmosphere, and high-quality dishes which showcase the very best of the south coast. We wanted to ensure their new design stayed true to these values, while reflecting a fresh, updated image.

“Our design follows a Scandinavian style where we chose warm neutrals, blue tones and soft linen textures to give a warm, welcoming feel with a nod to the natural environment. This is contrasted with coarse accents, such as the fish scale tiles and ropes to bring a strong pattern into the design without being overpowering. Our design centres around the bar in the middle of the restaurant, with its boat-shaped front welcoming and guiding customers into the restaurant. We’ve also designed large feature wall murals which include different sea creatures to leave a bold, lasting impression with customers and make for a truly memorable dining experience.” Matt Betteridge added: “At SoboFish, we pride ourselves on working with suppliers who are right on our doorstep, so KTM Design was the ideal partner for our refurbishment project. We’re excited to see our vision to life over the coming weeks and share our new look with customers from 1st December.”

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Operation Christmas: Local charity to host Christmas party for all Dorset young carers Local charity, MYTIME Young Carers, is on a mission to host a Christmas party for the over 600 young carers living in Dorset. As well as organising the virtual event, the MYTIME team are going one step further, delivering goody bags, including Christmas jumpers and presents, to every child invited.

To pull off the social event of the season and spread the Christmas cheer these young people truly deserve, MYTIME is looking for donations and volunteers.

A young carer is a child or young person responsible for looking after a family member, often at great personal cost. There are an estimated 700,000 young carers across the UK. MYTIME support carers as young as five years old, who may be carrying out anything from cooking dinner to laundry to physically helping their family member get up and dressed every morning. The responsibility of caring for another person often means these young people miss out on hobbies, seeing friends and other social activities their peers may take for granted.

looking for volunteers to help write cards, pack the goody bags and deliver them between the 6th and 10th December.

Penelope continued: ‘We know we’ve set ourselves a challenge: hosting a party for every young carer in Dorset is a big job.

That’s why we need help. We’re looking for our very own Christmas elves to help us with everything from writing a Christmas card to delivering Christmas jumpers. If you want to help us spread some Christmas cheer, please get in touch!’

To find out more about MYTIME Young Carers and volunteer your help, visit https://www.mytimeyoungcarers.org/ Or visit the JustGiving page to donate: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/ operation-christmas

Penelope Day, Fundraising Director at MYTIME Young Carers, commented: ‘These remarkable young people work incredibly hard to take care of their families, day in and day out. And that includes Christmas.

Many of them never get a day off and that can be exhausting and lonely. So we want to make sure all the young carers in Dorset get to enjoy themselves over the holidays and receive the recognition they deserve for what they do. Throwing them a party and giving them a chance to celebrate together is our little way of saying thank you to them.’

In order to host the biggest Christmas party for young carers the county, and potentially even the country, has ever seen, the MYTIME team need support. One party bag, including a Christmas jumper to wear to the event, presents, and treats, costs £20. With over 600 young carers on the guest list, MYTIME is looking to raise £5,000 to go towards funding this ‘Operation Christmas’ mission. As well as fundraising, MYTIME is

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1. What is the opening line to 'Let it Snow'?

2. Which Christmas carol was originally written in Latin as 'Adeste Fideles'?

3. What type of pudding do the carolers sing about in 'We Wish You a Merry Christmas'?

4. Which carol includes the lyrics, 'Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis'?

5. How many types of birds are mentioned in the Twelve Day of Christmas song?

6. In the words of the famous carol 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing', to whom is glory proclaimed?

7. Which Christmas carol is commonly known by the title 'Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire'?

8. Which famous Xmas song sends 'tidings of comfort and joy'?

9. Which Christmas carol was composed by Rector Phillip Brooks following a pilgrimage to the Holy Land where he had felt mesmerized by the town in which Jesus was born?

11. Which famous Christmas carol was written as a poem by C. F. Alexander, the same inspirational poet credited with having composed the hymn 'All Things Bright and Beautiful'?

12. The famous song 'White Christmas' originally featured in which 1942 musical film starring

Bing Crosby, Fred Astair and Virginia Dale?

13. Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics, 'They looked up and saw a star, Shining in the east beyond them far, And to the earth it gave great light, And so it continued both day and night'?

14. Christina Rossetti wrote a poem that was to become the basis of which famous Christmas Carol?

15. What is the final line of the famous 'Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer' song?

16. Which carol was originally composed by James Pierpoint in 1857 for Thanksgiving?

17. In the words of 'Away in a Manger', what was the Lord Jesus asleep on?

18. Which Christmas carol begins with the lyrics, 'Sleigh bells ring are you listening'?

19. What type of tree is mentioned in the Twelve Days of Christmas song?

20. Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics, 'From now on, our troubles will be out of sight'?

10. Which song repeats the catchy lyrics, 'pa rum pum pum pum'?

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Reimagining the Matrix Another excellent – if familiar – adventure on the way for Keanu Reeves.

Keanu Reeves doesn’t subscribe to cancel culture, and besides, there aren’t too many sins to account for! In fact, if skirting back over past behaviour is a determination of popularity in the years to come, then the 56-year-old Beirutborn star has stored up enough credits to last well beyond retirement.

From queuing in the rain outside his own party because he didn’t want to make a fuss to bouncers, to redistributing his movie fees around support staff and special effects workers, through to acts of random kindness to strangers, such as giving up his seat on the New York subway.

Add in charitable donations thought to exceed $100m, and the star clearly goes well beyond what is expected of him. “I don’t do things for any other reason than they feel right,” he says. “And that makes me no different to 99% of people out there – good people who give up their time

or their energy for something that doesn’t directly benefit them.”

While his behaviour onset is no less community spirited, it’s accurate to say the actor’s feelgood vibes haven’t directly translated into big hits in the past couple of years – his most recent movie being the semi-successful reprisal of Ted ‘Theodore’ Logan in the Bill & Ted franchise last year, and John Wick in 2019.

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“I am absolutely happy - I always feel I have to be totally committed to doing a role justice, particularly on a sequel, as you run the risk of sullying everything that went before it unless you get it right.”

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Talking about Wildlife...

Fascinating Fungi Fungi don’t fit into the plant or animal kingdoms but into an entire category of their own. The Fungi kingdom is a large group of organisms that includes yeasts, moulds, and, of course, mushrooms. Found everywhere - in the soil, in water, on and within plants, and even in the human body - fungi are essential to life on earth and they have a fascinating biology.

Fungi play an important role within our ecosystems, helping to recycle nutrients from dead or decaying organic matter releasing carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus into the soil and the atmosphere. Without fungi, these recycling activities would be seriously reduced, and we would have a lot more decaying material around our feet.

They are important directly as food for us, with many edible mushroom species grown and harvested for sale and some mushrooms and truffles considered as delicacies. While mushrooms aren’t a large proportion of what we eat day to day, fungi are also widely used in the production of many other foods and drinks such as cheeses, beer and wine, and bread.

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Fabulous Fungi

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Fungi are also vitally important for the good growth of most plants and crops. In 1885, German biologist Albert Bernard Frank coined the word “mycorrhiza” to describe this symbiotic relationship in which fungus grows around plant roots.

This gives the plants greater access to water and minerals such as phosphorus and nitrogen and even increases their immunity. In exchange, the plant provides carbohydrates and other nutrients to the fungi.

Dorset Wildlife Trust manages many nature reserves to support and benefit all kinds of wildlife, including fungi. In west Dorset, Kingcombe Meadows and Powerstock are some of the best places in England to find fungi species, many of them rare, all of them beautiful. The huge variation in geology and plant life at Kingcombe Meadows Nature Reserve ensures a variety of habitats which allows for a larger variety of fungus species than one would expect in a few hundred acres.

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Five considerations and potential changes we can make at home, if we’re serious about helping the planet.

ONE - What materials are your furnishings made from or containing?

You’re redecorating that front room or bedroom, looking to pick up on the latest trends to make it stylish, homely and aesthetically impressive.

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Even consider whether the materials contained in that wicker chair or sideboard are sustainable.

Keep a lookout too for the chemicals and treatments applied to furniture.

Some items in the home – mainly those imported – are found to have been treated with chemicals that have been linked with endocrinal interruption - this is when chemicals mimic a natural hormone, fooling the body into over-responding to the stimulus.

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TWO - What size is your carbon footprint?

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Washing and drying laundry releases more than just dirt into the water and the environment: detergent chemicals and synthetic fragrances, genetically modified enzymes, carbon dioxide and microplastics. As far as the latter goes, it’s estimated that as many as 700,000 microscopic plastic fibres can be released on every wash!

Lowering our wash temperature to 30°C would help reduce the carbon emissions by the equivalent of 400,000 motor vehicles.

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QUIRKY FACTS

by Mica Bale With the wintry weather well upon us, the thought of going outside to explore our wonderful county may not be quite so welcoming as in the warmer months so why not curl up with a hot cocoa, the fire and delve into the next handful of quirky facts from around Dorset?

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For generations, tea and biscuits have been a favourite pick-me-up treat and certainly Dorset families have had easy access to these delightful goodies.

Moores Biscuits can boast more than 140 years of biscuit making.

Today Moores Biscuits are owned by the same family six generations later and are produced just a stone’s throw away from the original bakery. Very moorish indeed!

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Another culinary empire Dorset can boast is Rossi’s ice cream who can trace their roots back to 1930s Weymouth. Having already established an ice cream parlour in Essex, Rossi’s came to Dorset in 1937. A prominent premise was found on The Esplanade where the parlour remains today, featuring original 1930s interiors. And of course, the Rossi family also gave us Status Quo. 20

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Did you know that poet Thomas Wyatt died in Dorset? Renowned for his alleged affairs with Anne Boleyn for which he was imprisoned in the Tower for some time and nearly executed, Wyatt was also known for introducing the sonnet into English literature. Indeed Wyatt had had a rather colourful life! Although the circumstances of his death at Clifton Maybank House in 1542, it could be said that there was almost a poetic justice to his end in that the vast majority of his poetry was published only after his passing.

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The Dorset Horn sheep is an endangered breed that has been part of the county’s landscape for centuries. Recognised by the Rare Breeds Trust as a breed that is at risk of being lost altogether, the Dorset Horn is recognised for being the only sheep that can breed all year round. It is thought that they were developed after being mixed with the Spanish Merino sheep and rumour has it that several of this breed had escaped from the Spanish Armada ships off Portland to create this prized if not endangered sheep.

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Did you know that Dorset has its very own Fungus Group?

Established in 1995 initially in Purbeck though later expanding throughout the county, the group works to look for and identify the various species of fungi that grow in our county. The group has been able to find some very rare fungi including the extremely unusual Ganoderma carnosum which has only been identified in the UK a handful of times!

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The Dorset Horn sheep is an endangered breed that has been part of the county’s landscape for centuries. Recognised by the Rare Breeds Trust as a breed that is at risk of being lost altogether, the Dorset Horn is recognised for being the only sheep that can breed all year round. It is thought that they were developed after being mixed with the Spanish Merino sheep and rumour has it that several of this breed had escaped from the Spanish Armada ships off Portland to create this prized if not endangered sheep.

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Did you know that Dorset has its very own Fungus Group?

Established in 1995 initially in Purbeck though later expanding throughout the county, the group works to look for and identify the various species of fungi that grow in our county. The group has been able to find some very rare fungi including the extremely unusual Ganoderma carnosum which has only been identified in the UK a handful of times!

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Wessex Chorus for the Joy of Giving Through Music As a community choir, whose whole purpose is to promote the joy of giving through music, it has been a privilege for us to help raise funds for local charities which provides such wonderful support for our local community.”

Choir is a non-profit organisation based in Bournemouth.

We raise funds for our nominated charities through our joyful singing. Our current charity is the Forest Holme hospice.

Wessex Chorus community choir is a non-profit organisation based in Bournemouth. We raise funds for our nominated charities through our joyful singing.

Our current charity is the Forest Holme hospice.

REHEARSAL DETAILS Our rehearsal day is Thursday. All welcome, no audition necessary.

Rehearsal starts at 7.00pm and ends at 8.30pm – doors open at 6.45pm We are normally closed for public and bank holidays, the whole of September and the week between Christmas Eve and New Year.

Rehearsal Hall Address: Immanuel URC Church 120 Southbourne Rd Southbourne, Bournemouth, BH6 3QJ

Wonderful news! We're enjoyed our Summer break, but we are now back. Rehearsals started again on Thursday 7th October.

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£440,000 awarded to community projects in Bournemouth and Poole Community projects across Bournemouth and Poole have been awarded over £440,000 via the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Neighbourhood Portion Fund.

The funding, which has been generated from new housing developments, is awarded to local projects to improve local community facilities.

In May this year, BCP Council invited residents, businesses and community groups in Bournemouth and Poole to submit bids for local projects which would improve, benefit and shape the development of their community.

After a process of allocation, 31 projects across 17 wards have been successful in their bid and have been awarded funding.

Funding ranges from a £900 grant for the Winton Community Shed Project in the Winton East ward to just over £62,500 for Down In The Woods Pre-School in the Bearwood and Merley ward. Hamworthy Park has been awarded £24,000, whilst the kitchen at St Andrew’s Church in Boscombe has been awarded over £3,000.

Councillor Philip Broadhead, Deputy Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Development, Growth and Regeneration, BCP Council, said: “It is great to see funds raised from development have such a positive impact on local community projects. Being part of this process is really enjoyable as we know that the money allocated really does mean 24

a lot to the projects and groups who benefit.

“The vibrancy of our communities is central to our Big Plan, so providing council funding to support local projects makes a positive contribution towards achieving our goals and ensuring the BCP area is one of the best coastal places to live in the world.”

Councillor Jane Kelly, Lead Member for Communities, BCP Council, added: “The panel was so excited to see the range of really worthwhile project bids submitted for this round of Neighbourhood CIL funding resulting in a very significant amount of money moving into community groups and charities. Where there were insufficient funds to help everyone there were difficult decisions to be made. Anyone who has not had their project supported this time is encouraged to work on their bids and try again in the next round if further funds are available or look to working with neighbouring wards.

“We are now looking forward to seeing the successful projects progressing and giving much needed benefits to local communities.”

The next round of funding is now open. For more information on how to submit visit: www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/ CILNeighbourhoodPortion

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Green Meanies

Five considerations and potential changes we can make at home, if we’re serious about helping the planet.

ONE - What materials are your furnishings made from or containing?

You’re redecorating that front room or bedroom, looking to pick up on the latest trends to make it stylish, homely and aesthetically impressive.

But wait, are those soft paint colours and shades environmentally friendly, do they promise they are nontoxic, did you select the vegan option?

Even consider whether the materials contained in that wicker chair or sideboard are sustainable.

Keep a lookout too for the chemicals and treatments applied to furniture.

Some items in the home – mainly those imported – are found to have been treated with chemicals that have been linked with endocrinal interruption - this is when chemicals mimic a natural hormone, fooling the body into over-responding to the stimulus.

The message is this - be sure to research the materials you are bringing into your home.

TWO - What size is your carbon footprint?

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Washing and drying laundry releases more than just dirt into the water and the environment: detergent chemicals and synthetic fragrances, genetically modified enzymes, carbon dioxide and microplastics. As far as the latter goes, it’s estimated that as many as 700,000 microscopic plastic fibres can be released on every wash!

Lowering our wash temperature to 30°C would help reduce the carbon emissions by the equivalent of 400,000 motor vehicles.

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Have Your Say on the Future of Cancer Support The responses will help Wessex Cancer Trust build an accurate picture of need, ensuring local people receive the best possible support from the charity.

Wessex Cancer Trust, a charity dedicated to providing free emotional and wellbeing support for anyone living with cancer throughout Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight is asking local people to complete a survey on what they most need from non-medical cancer support.

The charity wants to hear from anyone who has any type of cancer at any stage, families and friends affected by cancer or anyone who has a job or other interest in cancer services.

Questions include the kind of worries and fears people experience from diagnosis to recovery, how non-medical support should be delivered, the quality and availability of support, and the accessibility of information and advice about different types of cancer.

Launching the survey, Wessex Cancer Trust’s CEO, Rachel Billsberry-Grass, said: “It’s widely understood that a cancer diagnosis can have an effect on how we feel emotionally. We found through our own research in 2019 that 61% of people experienced worry, fear of anxiety. Despite this, support for cancer patients’ wider needs – including mental health, is often patchy and delayed. Many of you will be all too aware of the impact Covid-19 has had on cancer services. If the estimates and statistics prove to be true, the next few years will see an increase in the number of people needing our support.

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Tech Trends For 2022 Six tech trends that will come to the fore in 2022 – are you ready?!

ONE - Affective AI/Affective Computing - Whether you’re aware of its impact on our daily lives or not, Artificial Intelligence is all around us and in many different forms, from e-commerce to social media, healthcare, wellbeing and consumer habits.

Yet Affective AI may be set to take things a few steps further. This leans on emotional or facial data that works its way through deep-learning algorithms to calculate when you are happy or sad. It then delivers media, entertainment and content that can counteract, empathise with or even raise your mood.

TWO - 5G - Already one of the most talked about advancements ever, rapid connectivity is on its way with 5G allowing much greater data relay due to the frequency of radio waves being higher. For example, an HD movie that previously took seven minutes to download to your device will now take six… seconds! It means the average person is set to save over 24 hours of download time per month.

THREE - Internet anywhere on Earth - Even in 2021 there are peculiar streets, alcoves or parts of the house that just won’t pick up adequate internet signal.

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forever, and things are set to accelerate in 2022.

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FOUR - Smart Homes/ Connected Homes - We may already be used to our grandparents asking Alexa to tell the next-door neighbour to leave them alone, but this is just

the beginning for algorithms doing our tasks for us in the home.

The next step is increased reliance on functionalities from inanimate devices. So that could be, for instance, your home detecting temperatures dropping or rising and adjusting accordingly, whilst simultaneously making coffee and starting up the RoboVac. FIVE - Cryptocurrency We’ve all read a lot about

cryptocurrencies over the last few years, perhaps without fully understanding what it all means.

Yet the soft launch of this digital coin mechanism – an intentional gradual process to prove that the technology worked – is now giving way to a more accelerated, mass-market approach, where advancements in 2022 and the growing invitation for ‘everyday folk’ to invest in these markets.

SIX - Blockchain - Similar to cryptocurrency and something else people ‘in the know’ are espousing as the next thing that will revolutionise industry and commerce, the main advantage of blockchain is in its utilisation of a digital ledger which stores information in various places, essentially disabling forgery and fakery.

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Special guests join Diverse Abilities’ Carol Concert Diverse Abilities’ Carol Concert takes place on Wednesday, December 15, at St. Peter’s Church on Hinton Road, Bournemouth, and doors open from 6pm.

Speakers at this year’s festive celebration include Valerie Singleton OBE, best known for her time working across television on shows such as Blue Peter, Maggie the Seaside Baker, from this season of The Great British Bake Off, and former Deputy to Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Dorset, Christine Bueno.

Josh Graham, events co-ordinator at Diverse Abilities, commented: “Christmas is just around the corner, and we’re pleased to bring back our magical Carol Concert packed full with carols, Christmas readings, and a special raffle. Come along with friends, family, or colleagues and have a fabulously festive time while supporting children and adults with disabilities in Dorset.”

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enjoy at the end of the evening. Blair Crawford, founder and president of Hope FM, will host the evening and introduce performances from the choirs, including Verwood’s Emmanuel Middle School.

Reverend Dr. Ian Terry added: “The human race is richly diverse and that will be celebrated in the Diverse Abilities Christmas Concert that St. Peter’s Church is honoured and delighted to host. It will be a festival of each person’s unique humanity.”

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MUSIC FOR THE MASSES

On the release of new Coldplay album Music of the Spheres, Chris Martin is more charged than ever to use the group’s music as a bridge to social change.

“It dawned on me a long time ago that on stage, in interviews and through lyrics, musicians have perhaps a greater ability to influence and to get people thinking about things than almost anyone else.

“If you can get the right melody with the right delivery, you’ve got an ethical, everlasting message that will stay in someone’s head for a long time, and to not use that opportunity would be wrong.

“I’ve travelled the world, but visiting the Dominican Republic and Haiti to see the work Oxfam do there was perhaps more important than anywhere else I’ve been. The first thing that struck me were the

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Over £5million investment approved to install core gigabit fibre network Last week on 9 November, full council approved a £5.87million investment in a 70.5km gigabit fibre network to enable and empower residents to interact with future digital council services as part of the BCP Smart Place programme.

The investment forms part of the first project from the council’s £50million Futures Fund. This fund was set up to deliver and demonstrate BCP Council’s regeneration vision and ambitions including supporting and investing in local digital and physical infrastructure, the seafront, rejuvenating Poole and acting at scale. Councillor Philip Broadhead, Deputy Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Development, Growth and Regeneration, said, “We talk a lot about infrastructure, and when we do people often think about the “traditional” things – roads and pipes. However, making sure people and our whole place is digitally connected is a vital piece of infrastructure too, and this investment in a new gigabit fibre network is a key part in making sure that our digital pipes are fit for the future.

“We’re determined to make our whole place one of the most modern and accessible in the country, including having a 21st century council delivering services in the best possible way. This investment will help unlock that – facilitating a new, exciting way for the council, businesses and residents to connect. Furthermore, with our Smart Place team leading this rollout, we have some amazing plans for the future in terms of how we can use this core network to remain at the forefront of our new, connected world.”

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health benefits in the future.

In a recent consultation 76% of respondents said that creating digital solutions to tackle social issues should be a priority in our area. The Smart Place programme aims to delivers solutions that improve the lives of local people, these include connecting assistive living devices to help keep people independent in their homes for longer, creating and retaining more value in the local economy through improving business productivity and innovation and complimenting the climate and ecological emergency through monitoring local air quality.

The new fibre network also supports the Council’s wider Transforming Travel programme through the delivery of a ‘digitally connected’ highway network.

This opens up the opportunity for far more effective traffic management as well creating opportunities for new transport technologies such as connected and self-driving (autonomous) vehicles. The network also has the potential to improve connectivity to council-owned homes and properties.

Councillor Philip Broadhead continues, “There are a whole host of economic and social rewards that this network will bring.

Firstly, it will enable significant improvements to council services such as housing, adult social care, tourism and waste management. But it also opens new opportunities for businesses.

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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 discusses the benefits of mixing formal and contemporary, to great effect.

Where two or more interior design styles meet, it can be for a number of reasons.

Sometimes it’s down to ‘making do’ on a budget – there was perhaps never a more popular time for such contrasts of ideas, side by side, than after the Second World War. That necessity to get the country back on its feet in any way possible meant, in design terms, a whole new set of rules were laid down, where the beauty of aesthetics or the complementing of materials and fabrics could, frankly, wait for another day. It was more important to get our spaces back in a liveable condition.

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to create something unique, or shock people, or just rip up the rulebook to do something different.

In more recent times, I’ve noted that same acceptance to mix things up when it comes to sustainability.

Where the environment and eco matters are concerned, there is an understanding that not everything is perfect; not everything needs to, or even should, fit together with precision.

On Grand Designs, we have had both ends of the spectrum - people who are seeking to thatch their roofs, then others looking at solar panels.

So when people ask me if there are going to be more futuristic looking buildings in the future, or if the traditional will stay in fashion, for me I think straight away about a whole band of architects who are there trying to evolve a style of architecture that does both. And when you drop in the word sustainability, I think there’s much more leeway, much more margin to perhaps do things that don’t fit as well as we might want them to in the sense of everything matching up to the last piece of fabric.

Mostly, sustainability for me means people are looking both forward, in the sense of caring for and planning for the future, of course. Yet at the same time they are upholding traditional aims, often using an existing template. And that could be anything from the footprint of the house to the setting it is in.

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Forecourt Finesse Here are some of the motor industry’s most affordable, bestrated and attention-grabbing cars to look out for in 2022.

Budget - The new Toyota Aygo, will be based on the TNGA (Toyota New Global Architecture) platform, boasts electrified powertrains, and while extremely affordable at a price rumoured to be around the £14,000 mark.

sporty electric car launched. It comes with an estimated price tag of around £29,000, and immediately slots itself in as prime competition for the Tesla Model 3, the Volkswagen ID.3 and the Nissan Leaf.

It’s designed to look and feel as snazzy as a string of other reliant, comfortable and practical versions that have rolled off the Japanese car manufacturer’s production line over the past decade.

be the flagbearer for the Norwich automotive heavyweights, and what a car to take Lotus forward.

It will be a V6 hybrid engine, powered on top of a lighter chassis, with the impeccable handling Lotus pride themselves on. Price range is thought to be close to £85,000.

Mid-range - The 2 Series Coupe for 2022 is heavy rear-wheel drive, and the lightest available model from the German giants.

An entry-level price of around £30,000 looks a fair investment given the prestige and reliability that inevitably comes with cars made by the iconic manufacturer, and there will be a choice of either three- or fourcylinder petrol engines.

The Coupe is also longer and wider than previous models and comes with the option of no more finger-poking at the digital display, as new features can be activated wirelessly.

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The manufacturers guarantee a punchy 335-mile driving range with the larger 77kWh battery on the premium model.

Premium - The Lotus Emira will sit well beyond most people’s budgets, though it’s worth celebrating this hugely respected brand, with production of its three siblings – the Elise, Exige and Evora – coming to an end this year.

Premium Electric - The Tesla Roadster was expected two years ago. Covid-19 restrictions are said to have had a bearing on that stretched timeframe, but the delays have only heightened the sense of anticipation over the launch.

Notably, the 1006bhp+ will enable it to reach speeds of more than 250mph, accelerate from 0-60mph in a frankly staggering 1.9 seconds, while a monster battery size of 200kWh offer it a range of 620 miles. A price of £150,000 makes it aspirational beyond compare, but never say never!

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POETRY PAGE

A visit from St. Nicholas 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds; While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads; And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap, When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.

Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow, Gave a lustre of midday to objects below, When what to my wondering eyes did appear, But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny rein-deer, With a little old driver so lively and quick, I knew in a moment he must be St. Nick. More rapid than eagles his coursers they came, And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name: "Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now Prancer and Vixen! On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donner and Blitzen! To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall! Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"

As leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky; So up to the housetop the coursers they flew With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too— And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof The

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prancing and pawing of each little hoof. As I drew in my head, and was turning around, Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound. He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot; A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, And he looked like a pedler just opening his pack. His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples, how merry!

His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!

His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow; The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath; He had a broad face and a little round belly That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly. He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself; A wink of his eye and a twist of his head Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread; He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose; He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thistle. But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight— “Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”

Source: The Random House Book of Poetry for Children (Random House Inc., 1983)

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Greenfingers… the Alan Titchmarsh column He’s a brilliant presenter, accomplished gardener, talented novelist and allround horticultural inspiration.

This month, Alan Titchmarsh talks about making time for your garden to serve you as a place of creativity and contemplation.

It was pointed out to me a few years ago that a lot of my novels contain a sort of yearning for something. That led me to think, maybe I’ve

got a deep in-built craving or hankering. Maybe we all have, and in life we’re all looking for something… something more. I think the lucky ones are those who find it and know when they have found it.

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making other plans”.

Well stop being busy, stop making other plans, and for goodness’ sake get out in that garden of yours and enjoy it!

You see, a real problem for a number of gardeners is the fact we spend hours, days, weeks and months tending to that glorious bit of land. We shovel, trim, cut, prune and pick until our hands are blistered and our knees are sore, yet omit to actually take a step back, or pull up a chair, or just sit on the blessed grass and soak it all in.

Satisfaction in your garden sometimes comes in not gardening; it’s in the ability to stop!

So as we get ready for when winter morphs wonderfully into spring, perhaps try to do less, not more.

is all those blemishes and flaws that make nature what it is beautiful.

I’ve got two gardens of my own and I’m very proud of them one in Hampshire, and a small coastal plot on the Isle of Wight.

They are my achievements, my own little bit of land… but they’re only relevant and special if I remember to spend time in them, enjoying them, and sometimes, you know, doing nothing much at all!

I know that can be easier said than done; there are always jobs to do, and there will be those of us who cannot sit still in the garden - we find it difficult to stop, to accept a space how it is, always spotting imperfections here and there. In truth, it

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STAR GAZING WRITTEN BY KATE EARL

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Welcome to the December Stargazing Page. Highlights this month include a line of bright planets in the early evening, and the chance of spotting elusive Mercury at the end of 2021.

International Space Station The ISS can be spotted in the evening from the 1st - 10th, with the earliest sighting around 4.45pm. Viewing then moves to morning skies from the 18th, and anyone wishing to catch Santa returning home will need to look up at either 4.50am or 6.25am on Christmas morning. 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.

Moon December’s full moon occurs on the 19th and is traditionally known by a variety of rather apt names, such as Cold Moon, Snow Moon, and Moon before Yule Moon. A crescent Moon joins the trio of planets in a line between the 6 – 9th.

Object of the Month The recognisable ‘W’ constellation of Cassiopeia lies high in the north around 7pm. To locate it, find the Plough asterism low in the north, locate the north star using its two pointers, and Cassiopeia is almost directly opposite on the other side of the pole star (see figure). Cassiopeia is one of several circumpolar constellations viewed from southern England. Circumpolar constellations never set below the horizon, and are visible throughout the night. Cassiopeia is a great place to scan with a pair of binoculars or small telescope, revealing areas of rich star clusters.

Jupiter

Saturn

Events The annual Geminid meteor shower peaks on the night of 13/14th December.

A bright gibbous Moon will spoil the show in the evening, so you’ll need to wait until the early hours of the 14th to see any shooting stars. Alternatively, try looking northeast earlier in the week when the Moon is less bright.

Unusually, the Geminid meteor shower is caused by Earth passing through the trail of debris left over by asteroid 3200 Phaethon, and not by a comet.

The Winter Solstice takes place on the 21st December; marking the shortest day and longest night.

Venus

View SW on 6th December at 5.15pm Cassiopeia

Mercury A difficult planet to spot as it never strays far from the Sun as viewed from Earth, Mercury is visible during the last few days of December. You’ll need a clear, unobstructed view to the southwest (see figure).

Capella

Venus Venus is still low in the southwest, but by month end it is setting around 5.30pm. If you have a set of large binoculars or a small telescope, Venus will appear as a tiny, beautiful crescent, which due to its dazzling brightness is best viewed in twilight, rather than against a dark sky.

Vega

North/Pole Star

Mars The red planet is currently quite faint and only just visible before dawn.

Jupiter and Saturn As the Sun sets both gas giants are visible in the southwest. Saturn sets by 7.30pm, and Jupiter by 9pm. They form a spectacular line of bright planets with Venus this month (see figure).

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Plough Asterism

View of the northern horizon upwards throughout December

NE

Moon December’s full moon occurs on the 19th and is traditionally known by a variety of rather apt names, such as Cold Moon, Snow Moon, and Moon before Yule Moon. A crescent Moon joins the trio of planets in a line between the 6 – 9th.

Object of the Month The recognisable ‘W’ constellation of Cassiopeia lies high in the north around 7pm. To locate it, find the Plough asterism low in the north, locate the north star using its two pointers, and Cassiopeia is almost directly opposite on the other side of the pole star (see figure). Cassiopeia is one of several circumpolar constellations viewed from southern England. Circumpolar constellations never set below the horizon, and are visible throughout the night. Cassiopeia is a great place to scan with a pair of binoculars or small telescope, revealing areas of rich star clusters.

Jupiter

Saturn

Venus

View SW on 6th December at 5.15pm Cassiopeia Capella

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Brilliant Books to gift this Christmas Make your Christmas shopping a breeze with these fantastic reads for all your nearest and dearest.

For the foodie: Bringing a double Taste: My Life Through Food whammy of

by Stanley Tucci festive cheer with You may know him best from a tale that features films such as The Devil Wears both Christmas and Prada or The Hunger Games unicorns, this sparkly franchise, but more recently storybook is designed actor Stanley Tucci has been to wow and delight. making a name for himself as a Published by Ladybird certified gourmand.

For the film Recounting his life fan: in food, from nights Will by Will spent around the Smith and bustling dinner Mark Manson table of his Italian Charting his American family transformation as a child, Tucci from a fearful creates a delectable child in a smorgasbord of tense West life that any food Philadelphia obsessive will find home, to one of irresistible. Published the biggest pop

by Penguin stars of his era and then one For the romantic: of the biggest White Christmas movie names

by Katie Flynn in Hollywood history, Will’s is Sunday Times bestselling not just a story of success, but author Katie Flynn returns with also one of faith and courage. this heart-wrenching historical Published by Century Books fiction which begins in 1938 For the curious: and stretches across Europe.

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! It tells the story of a courageous 2022: All True!

German girl named Rozalin All Weird! All Sachs who flees her home Wild! as the Nazi revolution rises, Get ready to encountering love, tragedy astound with and adventure on her way to thousands of becoming a woman. Published strange stories,

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and eye-popping photographs, this all-new edition of Ripley’s is sure to be a hit.

Published by Century For the history buff: The Story of the World in 100 Moments by Neil Oliver From much-loved historian Neil Oliver comes a whole new insight on our past, told through 100 remarkable, unforgettable stories.

In his brilliant and excitingly ambitious new book, the Coast presenter takes us on a whistle-stop tour around the planet and through a million years, to give us a unique and invaluable grasp of how human history pieces together.

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Spiced Festive Biscuits Introduction

Rustle up a little festive cheer with these delectable and delicately spiced biscuits, ideal for hanging on your tree or just for brightening up your tea break.

Ingredients

For the biscuits

350g plain flour – plus extra for rolling 200g butter 175g dark brown sugar 1tbsp golden syrup 1tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 large egg ½tsp ground cinnamon ½tsp ground nutmeg ½tsp ground ginger For the decoration 100g white chocolate (melted) OR 100g icing sugar Sprinkles or silver baubles

Top Tips • Turn your biscuits into tree decorations by making a hole into each one before baking, using a skewer then thread through ribbon once cooled.

• This dough can be made ahead by placing in the freezer after having been wrapped in cling film to chill. Simply defrost and roll out to bake.

• Pre-made icing or chocolate that is ready-to-melt in a tube is a great option for those who feel less confident using a piping bag.

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Method

Top Tip

Decorated biscuits will last several days on a tree or up to a week in an airtight container.

1. Gently warm the butter, sugar and golden syrup over a low heat until it has melted. Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl making a well in the centre to pour the wet ingredients into.

Mix until a workable dough forms. Once cooled, wrap the dough in cling film and place in the fridge for at least one hour to chill.

2. Preheat the oven to 190°C, fan 170°C, gas mark 5 and line two baking sheets with baking paper. Meanwhile, roll out the biscuit dough onto a lightly floured surface to around ½cm thick and cut out your biscuits using festive shapes of choice.

Reroll leftover dough and cut until you have none left. Bake for 10-12 minutes until a golden brown.

3. Once cooled, preferably on wire racks, place either melted chocolate or icing sugar – that has been mixed with water to form a thick paste – into a piping bag and use to decorate the biscuits, adding baubles and other decorations while the icing is still wet. Let dry completely before hanging.

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