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Easter is now over, and we await the summer with bated breath. Here at Modern Magazines we are really looking forward to some family time and ever hopeful the weather will be good for us all to get out and about.

Spring, where we are now of course, is a great time for airing out the old, cleaning, getting rid of unwanted ‘stuff’ and putting a fresh touch to our environment. Have you finished all your decluttering this year? The advertisers inside are here to help and would love to hear from you.

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Our aim each month is to bring you good local trades people and services, right to your door. In addition to that we want to let you know what is going on locally and give you interesting news that may hopefully help make you smile.

Afterall life is what we make it, but sometimes it can be tough, so if we can alleviate even a little bit of stress, then we are very happy. Maybe you have a good news story to tell yourself? If you do, please email us at localdata@ modernmagazines.co.uk. We may well be able to tell everyone about your uplifting message. Let’s share the good times.

We sincerely wish you a marvellous May!

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£3.1m investment in a Cleaner, Greener and Safer community for all BCP Council will invest £3.1 million into enhanced street cleaning, additional CCTV, Community Support Officers, and pothole repairs this year as part of its Cleaner, Greener, Safer initiative.

Cleaner, Greener, Safer is a BCP Council-led scheme aimed to encourage pride of place for residents. Key elements for investment across the three town centres include: • £453,000 into street cleansing, including a new litter bin strategy and deploying additional street cleansing teams. This will cover bin replacements, sign cleaning, weed control and furniture painting.

• £600,000 into Highways to fund pothole repairs, safety fencing and bollards. BCP Council teams currently fix around 11,000 defects and aspire to speed up response times to issues identified by inspectors and reports from the public.

• £100,000 is being invested to further support CCTV in urban areas, with an additional £60,000 for increased CCTV monitoring.

• £15,000 for signage, to better communicate ways in which communities can get involved with Cleaner, Greener, Safer and report any issues.

• £500,000 in additional CSAS resources to provide focus on tackling anti-social behaviour across the conurbation until April 2023.

Cllr Nicola Greene, Portfolio Holder for Council Priorities and Delivery, said: “I am delighted to see a renewed investment in Cleaner, Greener, Safer for this year. This will focus on addressing some key issues that we know matter most to our residents. We’ve already taken some significant steps and have identified priority areas for this year.

“We all want to make sure that everyone can be proud of the places they live, work and visit.

Our councillors and most of our officers are also residents, who take immense pride in their work. To help achieve our goals, we’ll also be looking to plan some community action days across our area in the Spring and encourage people to report issues in their local area online.”

Launched last year, BCP Council’s Cleaner, Greener Safer aims to lead communities across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole towards a cleaner, more sustainable and safer future. It has already begun recruiting additional CSAS officers to extend patrols across its areas, increased street cleaning operations, and improving biodiversity by creating wild meadows in targeted areas.

To report via bcpcouncil.gov.uk/report. #LetsBeProud

• £100,000 will be invested for a Safer Improvement Fund that will look at changes to make the public realm safer.

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Southbourne Tennis Club Would you like a backhand like Emma Raducanu or a serve like Daniil Medvedev?

Why not come along to one of our club sessions for free and try out your tennis skills along with our regular players. We offer sessions for a wide range of abilities from complete beginners to established team players.

There are group sessions for all ages and abilities - as well as a dedicated team of Coaches, led by Dave Sanger We also have a thriving disability programme to enable everyone to play tennis.

Our current membership represents all ages – we have a nonagenarian still actively taking part in club sessions – demonstrating that tennis can be a game for life.

We are a friendly club and would encourage everyone wishing to take up or return to tennis after a break to come along and give Southbourne Tennis Club a try.

The Club runs a multitude of teams in local leagues and approaching the end of the Winter season, several

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are in pole position in their leagues.

Although there is much more detail on the Club’s website (see below) as well as on that of the Lawn Tennis Association ( lta. org.uk ) - why not come along and see for yourself – or phone/text the Head Coach, Dave Sanger on 07812 676761.

Membership For New Members to the Club who take up Annual Membership between April 1st & May 31st 2022 will get their membership extended to May 31st 2023

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The Cloudy2Clear service only requires the glass to be replaced and not the whole window once the unit has failed. Justin commented “Cloudy2Clear were able to assist our community through the last financial crisis in 2008 due to the savings that can be made in using our service.

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Can’t stop Driis He’s an acclaimed actor, DJ and director, so naturally Idris Elba needs to stay in shape to keep up with his relentless schedule. Not one to do things by halves however, the charming 49-year-old reveals why no challenge will ever be big enough.

Idris Elba wants his epitaph to read: “This guy reminds me of the things that I want to be doing but I’ve not done yet - because he never sat still.” It also happens to be his life motto and explains his powerful and pressing desire to grab life by the throat and pack as much as he can into his time here.

“I’m someone who has a hard time staying still, I’m always in a restless state,” Elba admits.

“People often have dreams and desires but wind up just thinking about them instead of going out and doing them.

I need to feel like I’m always moving forward and doing as much as I can instead of just wondering about it. That’s why I love throwing myself

into as many different characters and stories as I can and living out different adventures. You just need the will to go out and do it!”

That logic explains why the London-born star continues to tread a varied and experimental path with the choices he makes. From TV drama, with the perennially successful Luther, which he is currently filming and will return this year, along with outward bound movie Beast, last year’s spectacular Suicide Squad, and even animated voiceover work in the new Sonic the Hedgehog movie; if a project excites him, he’ll do it.

And when not on film sets, the handsome Hackney native loves to stare danger square in the face. For his 2015 Discovery channel show, Idris Elba: No Limits, he took part in drag racing, broke a land speed record and stepped into the ring as a professional kickboxer.

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to be toned or want to jog for miles, but my ultimate fitness goal is to be fight-ready.”

When it came to the actual fighting – as chronicled in Idris Elba: Fighter – Elba ended up outdone by more skilled fighters, yet the experience came with a valuable lesson.

“I changed my diet and my fitness routine completely – I feel I have much more energy now eating mainly fish, chicken, lots of fresh vegetables and salads… things like that,” he says.

“That’s a big deal for me because, while I don’t fear getting old, I certainly don’t want to give in to it. I feel I still have a lot more to give – professionally, physically, mentally – and I think all men of my age and older should believe the door remains open to achieve whatever they want.

“You’re only here once… so prolong it!”

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Dorset Wildlife Trust upgraded barn owl webcam is now live The barn owl webcam at the Lorton Meadows nature reserve near Weymouth is now live on the Dorset Wildlife Trust website giving wildlife lovers in Dorset and around the world the opportunity to tune in live at any time of day or night to follow the progress of a pair of resident barn owls nesting and raising their chicks.

This year, viewers are able to watch the owls in colour and much higher definition thanks to the new upgraded webcam which was installed in the nesting box at the beginning of the season. Over the past few years, tens of thousands of viewers have followed the progress of the barn owls and witness firsthand their intriguing behaviours, including preening, mating and eating, and hear their characteristic chittering, screeching or hissing, all live via the webcam. With the breeding season now upon us, the pair have already produced four eggs and there may well be more to follow.Webcam followers can comment on the dedicated barn owl webcam facebook page @DWTBarnOwlWebCam to share what they’ve seen and help build a picture of how the pair are getting on.

A great way for webcam viewers and wildlife lovers to help protect these majestic but declining birds in Dorset is to adopt a barn owl online through the Dorset Wildlife Trust website. The adoption pack includes a certificate of adoption and a fascinating sheet of barn owl facts, for just £15.

The proceeds will help ensure barn owls across the county continue to benefit from good quality habitat, through Dorset Wildlife Trust’s conservation work on nature reserves and engagement with the local community and farmers. Barn owls hunt rodents such as voles, shrews and mice in rough grassland, but much of this habitat has been lost due to increased pressures on the countryside from

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development and food production, contributing to their widespread decline.

Emily Newton, Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Landowner Liaison Officer said: “The new upgraded webcam is giving us the opportunity to see the barn owls so much more clearly and it’s very exciting to be able to view this pair already settling into their nest. We are very much hoping that they will successfully breed this year - the rougher grassland fields at Lorton Meadows provide plentiful supplies of food such as field vole to help them to rear their young. Other rough grassland sites in Dorset will also support prey for the barn owls, in Dorset we work with farmers and advise them to manage grass margins and field corners to increase hunting habitat for species such as owls.”

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

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

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QUIRKY FACTS

by Mica Bale Have we reached May already? Yes, with the spring weather hopefully beckoning summer, what are your plans for the warmer months? Perhaps you are looking forward to enjoying some of the county’s greatest beauty spots. Parents and grandparents, where are you taking the kids to explore Dorset this year? Thankfully the holidays are still a few weeks off so why not sit down and whet your appetite for what the county has to offer with another handful of quirky facts?

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Have you heard of Mary Lowndes? Chances are, if you have visited some of the local churches then you would have seen her work. A British stained-glass artist. Lowndes was born in Dorset, the daughter of a rector. She would go on to be an active member of the suffragette movement whilst also co-founding a stained glass company to which she gave her name.

Alongside making a name for herself in a largely male-dominated world at that time, she founded the Artist’s Suffrage League, a special section of the Suffragette movement in which she would use her artistic skills to create posters, bills, banners and so on to illustrate the cause of the Suffragettes.

PHOTO: Peter Cormack, Arts & Crafts Stained Glass

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Did you know that the creator of a well known World Heritage Site also designed the beautiful Eastbury Park? Yes, located near Tarrant Gunville, the former mansion was created by Sir John Vanbrugh who is known for designing Blenheim Palace which now enjoys special status. Although most of the grand old mansion has not survived to today, the service wing is still intact and is preserved by Grade-I Listing. Certainly, if the remaining service wing is to be a judge, the house must have been palatial as was Sir Vanbrugh’s style. In fact, it was commented that the designs were ‘‘exceedingly large and possibly one of the heaviest piles of stone Sir John Vanburgh ever erected.

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Did you know that it could well be that Daniel Dafoe’s famed Robinson Crusoe got his name thanks to an unusual event in Verwood? The author is best known for his fictional stories however his own story begins as a rebel soldier serving under the Duke of Monmouth. History books have documented well how the Duke tried to take the throne and thus started the Monmouth Rebellion, a cause which eventually died with the man himself. However, during his own personal crusade, the Duke landed in Dorset, along with his loyal soldiers including Daniel Dafoe. All did not run smoothly however and the Duke was uncovered despite attempts to preserve his identity. During the frantic attempt at escape, Daniel Dafoe is said to have taken refuge in the church yard, whereupon he uncovered the name of his hero, Robinson Crusoe!

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Have you visited Captain Thomas Hardy’s Monument? No, not a memorial to the well-known author of a similar name, Capt. Thomas Hardy was a trusted Royal Navy Officer who served under Lord Nelson himself at the Battle of Trafalgar. Born in Dorset, Captain Hardy spent his boyhood in Portesham and would later return to the village he had always viewed with affection, as an older man. Captain Hardy was the captain of HMS Victory at Trafalgar and would be beside Nelson when the great Admiral was struck by the fatal blow. The Hardy Monument was designed to look like a spyglass, reminiscent of his seafaring heritage and can be seen on Black Down near Portesham.

PHOTO: Greenwich Museums Wikimedia Commons

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Another impressive structure is Throop Mill. Amazingly, the mill has origins that are believed to date back to the time of William the Conqueror when a mill at Throop was mentioned as early as the 1086 Domesday Book. It is still debated as to whether the mill was in its current location from the 11th century however one thing is certain, the current mill dates back to the 19th century. Yes, Throop’s heart has been based around this hive of activity for generations, a facet which adds to this pretty village’s overall charm.

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Did you know that it could well be that Daniel Dafoe’s famed Robinson Crusoe got his name thanks to an unusual event in Verwood? The author is best known for his fictional stories however his own story begins as a rebel soldier serving under the Duke of Monmouth. History books have documented well how the Duke tried to take the throne and thus started the Monmouth Rebellion, a cause which eventually died with the man himself. However, during his own personal crusade, the Duke landed in Dorset, along with his loyal soldiers including Daniel Dafoe. All did not run smoothly however and the Duke was uncovered despite attempts to preserve his identity. During the frantic attempt at escape, Daniel Dafoe is said to have taken refuge in the church yard, whereupon he uncovered the name of his hero, Robinson Crusoe!

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Have you visited Captain Thomas Hardy’s Monument? No, not a memorial to the well-known author of a similar name, Capt. Thomas Hardy was a trusted Royal Navy Officer who served under Lord Nelson himself at the Battle of Trafalgar. Born in Dorset, Captain Hardy spent his boyhood in Portesham and would later return to the village he had always viewed with affection, as an older man. Captain Hardy was the captain of HMS Victory at Trafalgar and would be beside Nelson when the great Admiral was struck by the fatal blow. The Hardy Monument was designed to look like a spyglass, reminiscent of his seafaring heritage and can be seen on Black Down near Portesham.

PHOTO: Greenwich Museums Wikimedia Commons

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Another impressive structure is Throop Mill. Amazingly, the mill has origins that are believed to date back to the time of William the Conqueror when a mill at Throop was mentioned as early as the 1086 Domesday Book. It is still debated as to whether the mill was in its current location from the 11th century however one thing is certain, the current mill dates back to the 19th century. Yes, Throop’s heart has been based around this hive of activity for generations, a facet which adds to this pretty village’s overall charm.

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Retired Mens Club

Thursday 9th June is the date for the next meeting of the Boscombe and Southbourne Probus Club.

Join us for a talk “Music and the BSO”

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New members are invited to join the club of retired and semi-retired men.

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On/Off Facial Beauty If you’re searching out ideas for early-summer sheen, whilst remaining keen to protect and moisturise your face, here’s our on/off guide.

What you put on Metallic eyeshadow and negative space eyeliner While the simplicity of watercolour eyeshadow has dominated so much of the beauty market in recent years, the look for this summer is statement effects – notably metallic shimmers, and negative space eyeliner. The former is self-explanatory; the latter uses a simple outline and lets your natural skin tone peek through underneath.

Brow lamination They say the fashion industry will make centre-stage the very looks it was mocking a decade previously, and this certainly seems to be the case with brow lamination, which is set to be a major feature again this summer.

Plumping up brows is nothing new, but using a chemical formulation to break down the bond between brows before

flicking them up for maximum accentuation is a trend that many didn’t see coming.

Glitter lips Since make-up artist Pat McGrath sent models out on the DKNY catwalk with lips that were painted, dusted with fine glitter then drenched in gloss, this trend has only gathered pace. Whether you like a little sparkle or a lot, it is a dynamic that will get you noticed, with now longer-lasting applications that are food and moisture resistant.

Golden glow If colour isn’t your thing, you’ll be delighted to know that au naturel will also be a hot trend again this summer. For a youthful, dewy glow, start with a cream foundation and use a highlighter or bronzer to contour cheeks. Keep lips natural but finish with a dab of eye gloss – another must-have product for 2022.

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Firstly, get back to basics.

Simplify your routine with a gentle cream cleanser and avoid alcohol-based products and scrubs. Find a moisturiser that boosts ceramide production like Olay Regenerist 3 Point Super Age Defying Cream, or anything with omega oils. Rosehip oil is a great way to slowly start rebuilding your layer of protection and is best applied when your face is slightly damp to trap moisture.

And when cleansing, use tepid water and try drinking green tea… and lots of water.

In addition, eating lots of berries and oily fish will boost antioxidants, whilst reducing inflammation within the body.

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

In this month’s column, Martin Lewis looks at taking financial responsibility for ourselves in these post-pandemic days.

What the Coronavirus pandemic has given us, probably more than any point in the past 50 years, is an idea that we can turn to a bank, or the government, or a charity, for help and support. And I won’t deny that, in some examples, these entities have stood up and there has been a feeling of support and community.

Yet I think we all realise that can only go so far. We have now emerged out of the darkness of the pandemic, and slowly but shortly the directive is that we have to fend for ourselves again. I don’t doubt some support remains, but I wouldn’t expect it to last forever.

The average food waste bill in the UK still stands at around £750 per year, and that’s horrendous. Remember the difference between Use By and Best Before, and it will save you hundreds each year.

If you have any packaging that has a date on it, if it’s after that date, lots of people just sling the food. Well, let’s remember – Use By is a health notice to you. If something is beyond its Use By date, you need to chuck it in the bin. Best Before is the manufacturer’s guide to optimum quality. All it means is that the item will be

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With some canned goods, it’s still perfectly okay to eat them three or four years after the Best Before date. So, use your nose to smell it, use your eyes to look at it, use your senses to decide whether it’s right for you.

Just by diminishing that, and by having a decent shopping list and proper menu planning, you will cut down waste. That’s not just good for your pocket, but also good for the environment.

I think we are all living slightly differently now, and certainly in wake of food shortages during the first lockdown, I have seen much greater understanding and willingness of people to feed their families more responsibly.

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Access to Food Partnership Following the range of community food support which BCP Council has offered throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, BCP’s Access to Food partnership has been awarded £194,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund, which will allow its essential work to continue over the next three years.

The Access to Food partnership is made up of BCP Council, Public Health Dorset, Faithworks and other Community and Voluntary Sector organisations. Founded in March 2020, these organisations have been working together to help vulnerable residents access nutritious food over the last two years.

The partnership is working on several projects and initiatives including growing, cooking, community meals and resources that help people to access food when in crisis as well as building skills and community resilience. As the cost-of-living crisis develops, supporting local community food providers and partner organisations is essential to help local residents in need.

The partnership has also recently been awarded a Bronze Award in iESE’s Public Sector Transformation Awards 2022 in the ‘Working Together Category’.

This award recognises the hard work which frontline workers and volunteers have been doing to contribute to helping our residents receive essential food support. They have also created a strong and lasting relationship between residents, local businesses and BCP Council which facilitates access to resources and brings together a network of community food support providers.

organisations have been recognised with this award.

“We are so grateful to everyone involved for the support which they have provided across the board, the impact of which has been felt throughout our communities to combat the added pressure on households over the last few years. We continue to encourage those who are in need to reach out to their local community food providers for help and to access the support which is in place right across the BCP region”.

To find out how to access food support in your area, please visit our website: www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/householdsupport To find out more information about the Access to Food partnership and local community food provision, visit: www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/ accesstofoodpartnership If you would like to make a donation or give your time to help local vulnerable households, our partners would welcome your support. For more information, visit: www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/News/News-Features/ COVID-19/Help-advice-and-support/Help-thecommunity/Help-the-community.aspx

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A Design for Life… The Kevin McCloud Column Designer, writer and television presenter, Kevin McCloud leapt into our consciousness with his vastly successful Grand Designs show on Channel 4. This month, the affable architectural business owner talks about his background running a lighting design company.

When I got my break in television, I was running a lighting design company. It wasn’t easy, but I always carried with me a driving passion for the subject.

My work on Grand Designs and a few other things has taken me away from the subject, and I am perhaps not the expert I once was when it comes to lighting, as now my expertise is spread rather more across whole-of-whole elements, but I do think any outdoor space can look absolutely spectacular with garden lights.

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Join our fundraising campaign and host your own Great Garden Party during Mental Health Awareness Week.

This year’s theme is Loneliness which affects millions of people in the UK every year and is a key driver of poor mental health. So we are asking you to sign up, invite your guests and help us raise funds for the Sheltered Work Opportunities Project at Cherry Tree and Chestnut Nurseries.

It doesn’t matter if your garden is large or small, a patio or balcony or indeed you have a few plants indoors or in the office - it’s about sharing a cuppa, spending some time with friends, family, colleagues and neighbours and raising some funds to support local people with mental health issues.

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ELLIE’S SMILE Ellie’s family were torn apart by the devastating news that their beautiful, smiley baby girl had an aggressive brain tumour.

At five weeks, Ellie developed what looked like a bee sting on her underarm. Her mood changed and she became erratic rather than her usual smiley self.

Ellie had a tumour on her brain. She had an operation during which she suffered a stroke, which left her partially-sighted and with no movement down her right side.

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Ellie had a scan just before her first birthday and it was good news. The chemo was working. “The break we get from Julia’s House has been such a relief,” says Jenna. “Ellie has care at home and at the hospice, she loves it! We can have time with Ellie’s brother, Tom. They have helped us through the worst of times.”

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Ferrari’s Diamond Design It was 75 years ago, in 1947, that the very first Ferrari hit the streets; and while in the time since various manufacturers and designers have looked to emulate the Prancing Horse’s mould of motoring magnificence, very few have been able to.

As iconic a sight as you will find on road and racetrack, to celebrate the company’s milestone, we look back on the history of Italy’s most prestigious automotive manufacturer.

The legendary Enzo Ferrari (1898-1988) began his motoring career as an Alfa Romeo driver in 1924, but within five years he had gone on to found the Scuderia Ferrari – which assisted gentlemen drivers in racing cars – in his hometown of Modena.

In 1938, Alfa Romeo brought the Scuderia under its control, but Ferrari disagreed with the move and left in 1939 to set up his own racing company. Under the terms of the split from Alfa, Enzo was unable to use his own name on his race cars until years later.

Horsepower The soon-to-be-iconic Cavallino Rampante (prancing horse) was adopted from the emblem of Italian WW2 fighter ace Francesco Baracca, who painted the design on his

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plane. Enzo Ferrari was given permission to use the design from Baracca’s mother, who believed it would bring the car manufacturer good luck. Ferrari placed the black horse on a canary yellow background (the colour of Modena) and topped it with the tricolour of Italy. The rest, as they say, is history.

The first Ferrari The first racing car to bear the Ferrari moniker was the 12-cylinder 1.5-litre Tipo 125, which was released in 1947.

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A winning formula The first Ferrari driver to claim the Formula One World Championship was Alberto Ascari, taking the top spot in 1952.

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five consecutive titles – and Kimi Raikkonen. Ferrari also holds the top spot when it comes to the Constructor’s Championships, with 16 victories from 1961-2008, and 239 F1 race victories in total.

The 200 Club The Ferrari F40 was the last car approved for production by Enzo Ferrari himself, and was the first road car to break the 200mph barrier.

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Greenfingers… the Alan Titchmarsh column He’s a brilliant presenter, accomplished gardener, talented novelist and all-round horticultural inspiration. This month, Alan Titchmarsh talks about the impact his iconic Ground Force series had on the nation.

I get asked a lot about Ground Force, the TV programme I fronted for five years from 1997, and the impact it made on gardening, as a whole. To be honest, I don’t like to talk up my achievements too much, but I will admit this was one of the real successes I will always look back on with fondness.

That’s not so much for any personal reasons, and I certainly don’t think my horticultural knowledge was called on in the same way it has been with other gardening shows I’ve done over the years.

Instead, the pride I have for Ground Force stems from a place where we managed to start something of an outdoors revolution.

Not only were we at the forefront of a new brand of reality TV (that wasn’t a talent show or a singing contest). It was in people’s homes, in their lives, and focused on the idea that people could come together from all over to make a difference.

All the people involved in Ground Force came from different backgrounds and offered very different ideas in the process of transforming a chosen family’s back garden, but it worked. My role was probably one of the easiest – almost just an anchor man pulling the whole thing together, however clumsily!

The show’s success provoked a whole raft of other home reality programmes where people’s dreams came true… usually. And I say that on the basis of some of the awkward transformations Changing Rooms embarked on! Yet for the most part, this brand of telly was incredibly successful – think DIY SOS, Property Ladder, Amazing Spaces, Grand Designs, Location Location Location and others.

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ordinary people in extraordinary situations, and seeing how they react. Everyone who agrees to take part is looking for something, and the lucky ones are the ones who find it and know when they have found it. After all, our gardens will never be absolutely perfect places – nature sees to that – but Ground Force certainly got them close to that for a time.

As the TV crews departed, I would always suggest to the homeowners they should just sit in or look out over their garden without feeling conditioned to keep it in a certain way. Life isn’t like that – it evolves, as do our outside spaces, and we should let it.

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STAR GAZING WRITTEN BY KATE EARL

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Welcome to the May Stargazing Page. Highlights this month are mostly early morning events, including planetary conjunctions, a lunar eclipse, two meteor showers, and Mercury close to the Pleiades in the evening.

Moon

May’s full moon occurs on the 16th, and if the skies are clear, those of you awake from 3.30am to 4.30am will witness a total lunar eclipse in the southwest, where the Moon should go a reddish-brown colour.

Phases of a total lunar eclipse

International Space Station

The ISS can be spotted every day this month, with up to three overhead passes in one night. To establish exact timings please refer to www.heavensabove.com or a similar webpage for up-to-date information, remembering to set the location to your observing area.

Events

Two meteor showers occur this month. The Eta Aquarid shower peaks in the early hours on the night of 5 – 6th May, and is caused by debris from Halley’s Comet burning up in Earth’s atmosphere. It is best seen in the east. Comet Schwassman-Wachman-3 is responsible for the Tau Herculid meteor shower which falls on the night of the 31st May – 1st June, and although quite high in the western sky, the meteors will be hard to spot in the dawn light.

Aldebaran – red giant star

Mercury Pleiades (or the Seven Sisters)

Mercury

The innermost planet can be seen low in the northwest after sunset from the 1st until mid-May, when it becomes harder to spot as it moves closer to the Sun. Try looking at around 9.45pm on the 2nd, where it is located in-between the Pleiades cluster and a thin crescent moon (see figure).

2nd May: View very low in the northwest at 9.45pm

Venus

Venus is dazzling away in our morning skies, rising around 4am in the east. It has a close meeting (called a conjunction) with Jupiter on the 1st May.

Tree required here to indicate low horizon please. Thanks Jupiter

Mars

Mars

The red planet can be seen just before dawn, also rising around 4am. On the 29th it too has a conjunction with Jupiter.

Jupiter & Saturn

Both gas giants are visible in the morning. Saturn rises first around 2.30am. Jupiter is visible to the lower left, rising around 3.30am.

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Aldebaran – red giant star

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2nd May: View very low in the northwest at 9.45pm

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Far-flung action This month, a voyage back into the world of fiction, with a selection of books that can whisk us away to far-off places Book Lovers by Emily Henry (May 3rd) Book Lovers comes from the pen of New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry, and follows the tale of Nora Stephens, who has a life ensconced in books. She has read them all, but the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients and beloved little sister Libby.

That’s why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters’ trip away.

With visions of a small-town transformation for Nora, who she’s convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story, she encounters not picnics in meadows, but Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute.

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A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting by Sophie Irwin (May 12th) A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting is a smart tome from Sophie Irwin – a debut novel from the London-based author that combines intelligence with craft.

In the plot, lead character Kitty Talbot needs a fortune. Or rather, she needs a husband who has a fortune. This is 1818 after all, and only men have the privilege of seeking their own riches.

With only 12 weeks until the bailiffs call, launching herself into London society is the only avenue open to her, and Kitty must use every ounce of cunning and ingenuity she possesses to climb the ranks.

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You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi (June 2nd) Akwaeke Emezi’s You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty is a deeply heartfelt romance novel about a woman named Feyi who eases back into the dating scene after an accident killed the love of her life five years prior. The book has courted

“After spending most of my teenage years buried in romance novels, I always wanted to write one myself,” Emezi told Entertainment Weekly in a recent interview. “You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty is a love letter to the brave choices we make in the name of love, the costs we pay for it, and the glory of the reward at the end.”

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Hugh FearnleyWhittingstall’s Pear & Almond Cake Introduction

This soft, dense, almondy cake can be served warm for pudding with lashings of cream, or cold with a cup of tea or coffee. Firm Conference pears should work a treat here.

Method 1. Preheat the oven to 170°C/325°F/gas mark 3.

Grease a 20cm diameter, springform cake tin and line the base with baking parchment.

2. Put a saucepan over a medium heat and add 25g of the butter. When it’s sizzling, add a tablespoon of sugar and stir until it dissolves. Add the pear quarters and fry in the buttery caramel for five to ten minutes, until they start to brown and soften (the time taken will vary greatly, depending on how ripe the pears are). Put to one side to cool a little.

3. Put the remaining butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and cream together until light and fluffy. Beat in the two eggs, one at a time.

Whizz the whole blanched almonds (if using) in a food processor for about a minute, to grind them. Tip them into the cake batter (or add the readyground almonds), then sift in the self-raising flour and fold in gently. Scrape the mixture into the prepared tin. Arrange the pieces of pear on top of the cake.

4. Bake for about 45 minutes, or until a knife pushed into the centre comes out clean. Place the tin on a wire rack to cool.

Serve warm or cold.

Ingredients (serves 6) • 175g unsalted butter, softened • 125g caster sugar, plus 1 tbsp • 3 pears, firm but not too hard, peeled, cored and quartered • 2 eggs • 75g whole blanched almonds or ground almonds • 75g self-raising flour

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