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The Ferndown & West Parley Directory Edition 75
Published by: Debbie & Stephen Corney at Dorset Publications
Telephone: 01202 894397
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Copy deadline for May 2012 edition: 24th April 2012 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 Ferndown & West Parley Directory does not offic ial ly endors e 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.
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Hello Ferndown and West Parley! What fantastic weather we have had. It is so good to be able to go out and about for walks easily. How many of you have had early barbecues also? That is a great excuse to get together with family and friends and chill out a bit. Love it! The only problem is the rain, we do need it, so do be a little bit more careful with the use of water. This month as always there are lots of trades people and services to help you around the house, in the garden and for you personally. We have many different categories from dentists to fencing, from chimney sweeps to prom dresses, from custom made covers to kitchens and many, many more. When you give any of the advertisers a call do mention The Ferndown & West Parley Directory. Steve, myself and all of the advertisers thank you for your continued support. Happy Easter everyone! Hayden, our son did a wonderful power point presentation on the computer this week, all done by himself of The Resurrection. The power point and the story is something they have all been doing at school, and it was very touching. He is only 8 and I thought of what I could do at his age...it certainly wasn’t as much as that. The children learn so much these days don’t they. Leave us standing! I hope you manage to get a break over the Easter Holidays and meet up with the family for a meal or a day out. Failing that give one of our advertisers a call and get some jobs done in the house! Stephen and I wish you all the very best. Regards,
Debbie
Useful Telephone Numbers Local Police Southern Electricity Transco Gas Emergency Royal B’mouth Hospital
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Train Enquires Wilts & Dorset Bus Sembcorp Bmth Water Ferndown Library
08457 484950 01983 827005 01202 590059 01202 874542
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Servicing Installation & Repair Sp Professional Reliable Speciaring LPG Gas Approved Bathroom l Offer s from Incl. in £150 stallati Friendly Service on & ti 0 ling Free Estimates *term s& prices conditions ap subjec t to VA ply, T
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Home: 01425 654803 Mobile: 07789 163953 All Major Debit & Credit Cards Accepted
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Andrew Lloyd is a local honest reputable electrician. He has run his company for 13 years and is fully qualified. He offers a reliable no frills electrical service and is recommended by his loyal customers with examples of photos and evidence of his high standard of work. Andrew is NICEIC approved, and Building Control Certification will be issued pursuant to Part P. All work will comply to BS7671:2008 legislation and as a trusted Age Concern tradesman Andrew is vetted by Bournemouth trading standards as part of their fair trades scheme. Whatever your wiring problem, Andrew is there to help you. He can offer fixed price electrical safety checks for householders and landlords or emergency call outs if required. Free Estimates are given for standard alterations and additions.
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Hurn Carpentry & Building www.hurncarpentryandbuilding.co.uk
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Loft Conversions Cut roofs Extensions Kitchens Doors Free Quotations Qualified & insured Friendly and Honest service
Phone Tim on 07703 561137 Email: hurncarpentry_building3@mail.com
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Brickwork
Patios and Driveways
Patios
Tarmac
Does your patio or driveway need a spring makeover?
Patios re-pointed, block paving raised & re-sanded, high power jetwash, sealed, tarmac painting, extra shingle re-laid
Block Paving Brickwork & Re-pointing Repairs & Maintenance
Call Mark for a FREE quotation and ideas!
References and viewing of previous work available
Call Mark on West Moors
01202 855051 or 07932 722075 All work carried out by proprietor
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Heard the cuckoo yet? The sound of the cuckoo’s song is a traditional sign of spring, announcing the arrival of warmer weather and longer days. The cuckoo has a firm place in British folklore, and is a cherished summer visitor from sub-Saharan Africa, arriving in Britain in late April or early May. It can be seen throughout the country in open woodland areas, and is most abundant in the south. The cuckoo’s summer stay with us is rather brief, though, as the adults head back south in July and August, followed by the juveniles about a month later. The cuckoo sound of the male’s song is instantly recognisable, but in flight, this medium sized, blue and grey bird can be mistaken for kestrel and sparrowhawk. Male and female are rather similar in appearance and the juveniles are brown. Apart from its song, the cuckoo is probably best known for being a brood parasite, as the female lays a single egg to be incubated in the nest of its chosen host species; reed warbler, dunnock or meadow pipit. The youngster, not to be outdone by its mother in the art of deception, ejects its ‘siblings’ as soon as it has hatched, thus securing the foster parents’ full attention at feeding times. The
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cuckoos feed mostly on insects; caterpillars, beetles and ants. Bright coloured, hairy caterpillars are on the top of their list, as their digestive system is well adapted to tolerate them. The cuckoo is currently a red list species of conservation concern, its numbers having been in steep decline for over two decades. The reasons for the decline are currently being investigated, but there are believed to be multiple factors, such as a reduction in prey species, especially caterpillars, changes in the cuckoos’ habitats here and in Africa, and even climate change.
Niina Silvennoinen Why not join one of our guided walks and events this spring? Visit the website dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/events for details. Cuckoo
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OLIVER CHIMNEY SWEEP Clean, professional, tidy and reliable chimney sweeps. Offering a wide range of services. Members of the Guild of Master Sweeps.
Also available for traditional good luck appearances at weddings!
0800 013 3323 / 07889 488010 info@oliver-chimney-sweeps.co.uk www.oliver-chimney-sweeps.co.uk
Computer Problems? With options for a free onsite discussion about how we can help, our broad range of services are suitable for all computer users.
No Fix — No Fee No Call Out Charge
From home to office, the benefits of help from a Comp uter Troubleshooter can sometimes make all the difference.
Give Darren a call today on
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OAKHURST AERIALS • Digital Aerials • Freesat • Sky • Freeview • Extra TV Points • Fully Insured & Guaranteed Call Gary on:
01202 893054 07754 694908 25 Oakhurst Close, West Moors, BH22 0DF
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• Landscaping With a Personal • • Touch — Fully Insured Family • Company Covering High Mead 01202 576563 1Ferndown West Moors and Dorset 07971 543323 Ferndown www.southern-landscaping.co.uk BH22 9DU •
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Reliance Build Specialising in Extensions, New Builds, Refurbishments, Drainage, Landscaping and all types of building work. Please call for a no obligation quote. Full references available.
Call John on
01425 511280 07761 624454 Email: jonnyburton1@live.co.uk
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Debbie Haynes
Chiropody BSc (Hons), HPC Registered
Cloud Nine 74 Victoria Road, Ferndown
01202 890220 www.debbiehayneschiropody.co.uk
RHV All aspects of Tree & Hedge work undertaken By Experienced & Qualified tree surgeons Working to B.S. 3998 For a Free Consultation & Quotation
Contact: Ross Vermaak Tel: Ferndown 890363 Mobile: 07868 693389
Seasoned Logs Split & Delivered to Requirement
Economy Nail Cutting Service Limited Home visits available
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Ray Elgar Wayne Hyrons Specialist Interior & Exterior Painting & Decorating
No Mess… No Stress… Just Good Quality Workmanship… At Affordable Prices! Call for a FREE QUOTATION WITHOUT OBLIGATION
Ray: Tel: 01202 820556 Mobile: 07900 880290 Wayne: Tel: 023 8086 7084 Mobile: 07766 540007
• Inspection & Testing
• Free Estimates
• Remote Lighting
• Extra Points
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Kingfishers Of West Moors www.kingfishercleaning.co.uk Just some of the benefits: • Truck mounted system
• Safe quiet system cleans deep and dries fast
• No job too small • 30 years experience
• Free quotes with NO hidden extras!
• Special discounts for OAPs • Discounts for Emergency Services personnel
Domestic & Commercial
• Caring and friendly
For all your carpet and upholstery cleaning, call Ray:
01202 861944 245 Station Road, West Moors, Ferndown, BH22 0HZ
Brian James Roofing Specialists in EPDM single ply flat roofing systems 40+ years proven life expectancy Just call us on:
01202 896750 07976 514297 60 Elmhurst Road West Moors Ferndown BH22 0DG www.brianjamesroofing.com
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PLH HEATING SERVICES LTD
Installation / Replacement of: • • • • • • •
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Gas and Oil Fired Boilers Heating and Hot Water Systems Maintenance / Servicing / Repairs Landlord Inspection Certification Power Flushing Un-vented Hot Water Cylinders Solar Hot Water Installation
No Job Too Small
ALL TYPES OF PLUMBING CARRIED OUT
OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE
Tel: 01202 890768 / Mobile: 07900 825884
H. E. ELECTRICAL AND SECURITY SERVICES Consumer Units Extra Lights | Sockets
SWINGING MOORINGS OFF FISHERMAN’S BANK, MUDEFORD, CHRISTHURCH
• SWINGING MOORINGS AVAILABLE • ROWING DINGHY ACCESS • LANDING STAGE USE
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Rewires (Full or Part) Part P — 17th Edition Qualified Burglar Alarm Installation and Service
FREE Estimates Lived and worked in West Moors for over 20 yrs with over 40 yrs experience
Call Mick on
01202 891482 07850 055817
mick_he.electrical@hotmail.co.uk
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ALPHA FENCING
& TREES
www.sdcselfstorage.co.uk
A Local Family Business • Hedge cutting
• Tree Work
• Fencing & Gates
• Garden Clearance
• Gutter Clearance
• House Clearance
Reliable & honest Husband & Wife team providing a careful, quality service
NO JOB TOO SMALL! Fully Insured
For a free, no obligation quote or advice:
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HIGHLY
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Tel: 01202 892710/875644 Fax: 01202 894511 S.D.C. SELF STORAGE, COLLINGWOOD ROAD, WEST MOORS, WIMBORNE, BH21 6QW
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Looking to have confidence in your garage? • MOT • Servicing • Air Conditioning • Tyres
Servicing your car’s every need
Tel: 01202 894488
www.longham-motor-engineers.co.uk
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Upholstery Specialist in all upholstery: • Traditional antique furniture • New furniture made to order • Suites re-covered • Marine • Caravan • Clubs & pubs
• Hotels • Restaurants • Repairs and alterations • Free estimates • Over 30 years experience • City & Guilds Qualified
SEWING MACHINE REPAIRS S. Ford Sewing Machines All makes repaired Free Collection & Delivery Free Estimates 30 years experience Local, friendly service
Recover or new, we can help you!
Call Stephen on:
For a friendly, local service call Matt on
01202 487168 07831 309637
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Matchams Lane, Christchurch
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FERNDOWN GARAGE DOORS Supply - Installation - Repairs Don’t Buy A New Door Til You’ve Had A Quote From Us Huge Range Of Styles & Colours Doors To Suit All Budgets Installation, Fitting, Repair & Service • • • • • •
Garador, Catnic, Hormann, Wessex Doors Structural Work & Alterations Undertaken Up & Over Doors • Automated Doors All Doors Fitted Fully Guaranteed ay After Hours Emergency Service Same D vice r e S High Security Doors ir a p Re MATES
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West Moors, Ferndown & Wimborne
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Messing about in the harbour! Greenslade Pleasure Boats is a family run business established in 1970. The first boat was the Eva May (named after Matthew Greenslade’s grandmother) and it was built in the family back yard which eventually became their boatyard. Built by hand by Matthew’s father, (Rusty) Roy Greenslade, little may he have know just how far it would go. Matthew was just a teenager when he and his dad built their second boat 10 years later in the same back yard. She was called the PammyAnn (named after Matthew’s mother). What had started out as a family man’s dream has now developed into a well established and respected business in Poole providing a service to the National Trust, local conservation companies, Corporate companies, local businesses, The Scouts & Brownies, schools... the list goes on!! Matthew and Fiona also take a very keen interest in supporting local schools, charities and much needed sports clubs for young people by way of sponsorship. This year they have decided to start an annual Free charity draw, 30 charities were invited to enter the draw and the Sheriff of Poole Councillor, Carol Evans, drew the winner, which was WELDMAR HOSPICECARE TRUST. The prize is the use of one of the passenger boats given free of charge to be used for fundraising. Two representatives Katie Slade & Jonathan Panton received the prize on behalf of the Trust and were delighted. Katie said that they had never done any fundraising on a boat before and she was really looking forward to organising the Event which will hopefully raise much needed funds for the 12 Weldmar Nurses that do an absolutely amazing job covering Dorchester, the Purbecks and parts of Poole. These nurses are frequently confused with the MacMillan nurses who do the same job but cover a different area. The Weldmar team need to be
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recognised in their own right as they rely on 70% of their funding from fund raising and donations. Weldmar Hospicecare Trust offer palliative care and respite for adults and children in our communities and are most deserving of our help & support. For more information on how you can make a difference please call Katie, Matt or John on 01305 261800 or visit www.weld-hospice.org.uk. They really would love to hear from you! Matthew feels that Poole & Bournemouth offer so much now to the tourism industry that it would be good to offer the local people some events of their own to enjoy so this year Greenslades will be organising a number of enjoyable and varied cruises in and around the beautiful natural Poole harbour as well as the usual Wareham River trips & firework cruises. Information for these events will be advertised in the Dorset Publications magazines and also online at:
www.greensladepleasureboats.co.uk Or contact Greenslades on 01202 669955.
Matthew Greenslade presenting the winner’s certificate to Jonathan Panton of Weldmar Hospicecare Trust on Poole Quay Weldmar Hospicecare Trust
Caring for Dorset
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John Stevens Property Care Quality workmanship at affordable prices Honest and reliable local service ϖ Carpentry ϖ Decorating ϖ Flooring ϖ Decking • Patios • Fencing ϖ General Maintenance ϖ Friendly & Reliable For a free quote please contact 01202 870552 or 07856 694861
Professional care of your property
Power & Light Electrical Your Local Electrician All Domestic & Commercial Work Undertaken Fully Qualified Free estimates No VAT Email: powerandlight@sky.com
Contact Chris Howe on
07725 329828 No job is too small, so give me a call!
Tel: 01202 868791
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Oakleigh Computers Domestic Services ‘A quality cleaning service for local people’ • Fully insured • Weekly or fortnightly service • One off cleans • Ironing & shopping services available • Your cleaner will be reference checked, vetted and live locally to you A local independent business ~ Established since 2005
Telephone: 01202 861030 or 01202 855875 www.homepridedomesticservices.co.uk
Your local, complete computer service
Solve computer problems
The Internet & Broadband
Email & Websites
Training
New or Second-hand PCs & Laptops
Repairs & Upgrades
01202 875224
8 Brabourne Ave Ferndown (personal visitors, please phone)
J. Meechan Roofing & Building Specialists in pitched slate and tiled roofs All plastic work Repair or replace any
roof area Plastic soffits, fascias & guttering Roof windows Roof Extensions or Total Re-roof
Tel: Ferndown 576526 More than 25 yrs experience Mob: 07802 795170
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ROB & JULIA HOME & GARDEN SERVICES Professional Lady Decorator • Painting & Decorating • Wallpapering a speciality • • • •
Decking & Fencing Patios & Block Paving Turfing Hedge Cutting
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Kitchens Bathrooms Tiling Carpentry
Honest & Reliable Team Call Julia on Est. for over 20 yrs FREE QUOTES AVAILABLE Fully insured E-mail: freedom12313@msn.com E-mail: juliachubb1@yahoo.co.uk
Call Rob on
01202 422370 07776 204959
01202 396685 07773 558898
Yellow Book: Our Philosophy We believe that the point of design is to make life better, that your home should be as unique as you are, and that a finished interior is a sensory experience. Our house style is your house style. Whether your taste is classical or contemporary we will provide you with an interior which is practical, stylish and personal. We design for real life. Our spaces are for living in, at every stage of life. We look to create environments that are robust, beautiful, practical, and sensuous in equal measure. Director and Interior Designer, Sonia Mundey, has years of experience designing and overseeing the installation of interiors for a wide variety of clients. From top-end domestic projects to show homes and large hotels Sonia has led every stage of the design process. She uses her innate sense of style to balance colour with texture and form to create sensory interiors. See what she can do for yours!
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The Art of the Aesthetic Home We provide a complete interior design service, from a single room refresh, to a whole house makeover .
T: 01202 874026 M: 07899 805417
We believe that the point of interior design is to make life better!
E: sonia@yellowbookinteriors.co.uk
Web: www.yellowbookinteriors www.yellowbookinteriors.co.uk yellowbookinteriors.co.uk
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Strange premonitions about The Titanic We’re already being reminded of the sinking of The Titanic, but April sees the actual anniversary day – 15th April, 1912 at 2.20 hrs – when this historic tragedy occurred. There are so many articles, films, documentaries, memorabilia, etc., but one weird fact may well be ignored: that there were an astonishing number of premonitions by many people - all convinced, as The Titanic set sail from Southampton, that the trip would end in disaster. One passenger, an American Colonel Archibald Gracie, must have prayed as he realised his danger: and his wife, in bed in New York, woke up suddenly hearing a voice say ‘On your knees and pray.’ She got out of bed, opened a prayer book and her eyes fell on the words, ‘For those in peril on the sea.’ She realised that her husband was in danger and lay awake, convinced that something terrible was happening. A happier premonition was of a New York woman who had a nightmare in which she saw her mother in a crowded boat in the middle of the ocean. Her husband comforted her by saying that this was ridiculous, as her mother was safe in London. The next day, she heard of this disaster, and read that one of the survivors was indeed her mother. Later, the mother confirmed that she was in a perilously swaying lifeboat just at the time her daughter had the nightmare. She was making a surprise visit to see her.
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Many similar stories could be told – but two of the weirdest must be told here. The first concerns an American, Morgan Robertson, a sailor-turned-writer of sea stories. He liked to get into a writing mood by having his study laid out like a ship’s cabin. In 1898 – fourteen years before the Titanic disaster, he was in this study, drifting into a kind of writingtrance, and he ‘saw’ a huge ship looming into his vision. It was a gigantic liner, and as it came into view he saw its name, THE TITAN, and the word ‘unsinkable’ came into his mind. Seeing it more clearly, he realised that there were only twenty-four lifeboats… and just ahead, looming in the fog, he saw a deadly iceberg… Strange details came to him: spacious cabins… decks like promenades… unsinkable… indestructible.. seventyfive thousand tons… nearly 3000 humans in danger… – In fact, with uncanny precision, he wrote and published his book The Wreck of the Titan in 1898, virtually foretelling the real event by more than a decade. Even before this, an even stranger premonition occurred. This time, in the
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Find us online at www.ferndowndirectory.co.uk 1880s, a well-known London writer, William Stead, wrote an imaginative story in the Pall Mall Gazette about a liner sinking in the Atlantic with far too few life-boats. Stead was passionately concerned with all sorts of campaigns to help and save others. He was an editor and a lecturer, and one of his concerns was with safety at sea. In 1910 he gave a lecture in London in which he imagined himself desperately floundering in the sea and calling for help. Chillingly, he visited a famous psychic, who told him he should beware of water and stay away from the sea. Later, that same psychic, Count Louis Hamon, wrote to him to specify that ‘travel would be dangerous in the
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month of April, 1912.’ Stead even consulted another psychic, W. de Kerlor, who told him – to his great surprise – that he would go to America.. adding ‘I can only see half the ship… You can guess the rest… Yes, William Stead did buy a ticket for the maiden voyage of The Titanic. And drowned. David Hilliam • • • • • • • • David Hilliam is a local writer and lecturer, and is Secretary of the Southbourne Literary Society. His latest books, The Little Book of Dorset and Tig’s Boys, are available in all good bookshops.
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Home care services New Area Office opening in Ferndown in March Do you: • Need personal care, domestic care or toe nail cutting service? • Want to work in care? – We urgently need more staff to work in the Ferndown/West Moors area! Contact Pramacare — Tel: 01202 612087 New Pramacare shop at 2C Farm Road, West Moors, BH22 0JL Donations of clothes and other items appreciated! Charity Number: 801967 www.pramacare.co.uk
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Patients to Benefit from Blood Testing Machine Hundreds of patients of St. Leonards Community Hospital will benefit from a new blood testing machine donated jointly by Ferndown Rotary Club and the Hospital’s League of Friends. The machine, ‘Coagucheck’ processes a droplet of blood, provided through a simple prick on the finger and provides the clinician with an almost immediate reading of how long the patient’s blood takes to clot. This means that dosages of the anti coagulant drug, warfarin, can be adjusted accordingly there and then.
Speaking about the new machine, Hospital Matron Teresa North said: “This machine will ensure that patients’ dosage levels are quickly a d j u s t e d to m a tc h fr e q u e n t ly changing requirements of warfarin, which some patients need. For the patient the faster turn around time for blood samples provides added peace of mind and without the need to take a larger blood sample from a vein. It also saves the hospital on transport and laboratory costs.“ Ferndown Rotary
The machine replaces the previous method of drawing blood from a vein and dispatching the sample to Poole hospital for examination, a process that patients receiving warfarin had to carry out frequently.
Antonino Perella, president of Ferndown Rotary undergoes a blood clotting check with (l-r): matron, Teresa North; vice chair of the League of Friends, Gordon Lewis; and senior sister Helen Hunt supervising the procedure
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Index of advertisers Your quick guide to everyone and everything in your Directory... Adhesive Tape Admiral ................................. 32 Aerials Oakhurst Aerials.................... 12 Bathrooms Go Shower............................. 15 Lifestyle Bathrooms............... 24 Beds The Bed Store ........................ 3 Bin Stickers Wheelie Good Stickers........... 5 Blinds, Curtains & Shutters Ashley Blinds ......................... 5 Block Paving K&S Paving............................ 16 MC Brickwork ........................ 9 Carpenters & Builders Creative Carpentry ................ 37 Hurn Carpentry...................... 8 Reliance Build........................ 13 Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Kingfisher’s of West Moors ... 17 Carpets & Flooring Carpet Barn ........................... 3 Carpet Workshop .................. 39 Southwest Flooring ............... 9 Charity Shops Pramacare............................. 32 Chimney Sweeps Oliver Chimney Sweep........... 11 Chiropodists Debbie Haynes ...................... 14 Chiropractors West Moors Chiropractic Clinic .. 5 Clothing Bournemouth Jeans............... 36 Fab Frocks ............................. 20 Community News Dorset Wildlife Trust ............. 10 Ferndown Rotary................... 34 Messing About in the Harbour .. 26 Premonitions about the Titanic.. 30 Truth About Drugs: Alcohol ... 31 Computer Services Computer Troubleshooters.... 11 Oakleigh Computers.............. 28
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Day Trips Greenslades Pleasure Boats...27 Dentists Balmoral Lodge Dental Practice..23 Moorlands Road Dental Practice ...35 Domestic Cleaners Home Pride ............................28 Electrical Appliance Repairs Quality Electrical....................22 Electricians Holmes Electrical ...................16 Andrew Lloyd......................... 7 H. E. Electrical........................18 Power & Light Electrical.........27 Fencing Alpha Trees & Fencing ...........22 Fires & Fireplaces The Fireplace Room ............... 6 Fitted Furniture Custom World........................11 Select Interiors ....................... 1 Garage Doors Ferndown Garage Doors........25 Garage Services Longham Motor Engineers ....23 Garden Services (see also Tree Surgeons) Brookside Garden Services..... 8 CK Garden Design ..................19 Douglas Hutchins...................12 Jon Stokes Garden Services....25 Rob & Julia Home & Garden Service..14 Hairdressers Sands .....................................20 Interior Design Yellow Book Interiors .............29 Ladies Fashion Fab Frocks..............................20 Landscaping Supplies Suttles....................................19 The Stone Zone ......................40 Lofts Loft Services...........................25 Memorial Masons Minster Memorials ................12 Moorings Stride’s Moorings...................18
Painters & Decorators Different Strokes ................... 16 Rob & Julia Home & Garden Services 14 Photographers Mark Swallow ....................... 37 Plasterers Alan Godwin.......................... 36 Plumbing and Heating Dr Plumber ............................ 6 H2OT Heating ........................ 8 PLH Heating .......................... 18 Pond Services The Koi Shop.......................... 6 Property Maintenance Brilec ..................................... 14 John Stevens Property Care... 27 Rob & Julia Home & Garden Services 14 Puzzles & Competitions Prize Wordsearch .................. 33 Roofing Brian James Roofing.............. 17 Dunkley Roofing .................... 35 J Meechan Roofing................ 28 Sewing Machine Repairs S. Ford Sewing Machines....... 24 Shopping Discover Westbourne ............ 21 Storage SDC Self Storage.................... 22 Tree Surgeons Alpha Trees & Fencing........... 22 RHV ....................................... 22 Turf & Garden Supplies Sherborne Turf ...................... 13 TV Sales, Rental & Repair Dacombe & Renaut ............... 7 Upholsterers Custom Covers ...................... 24 Window Cleaners RCS Cleaning Services............ 35 Windows, Doors & Conservatories Profile 3................................. 36 Select PVCU........................... 2 Woodburners & Stoves Cozy Stoves ........................... 13
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