The Ferndown & West Parley Directory - September/October 2016

The Ferndown & West Parley The independent directory of local businesses serving the residents of Ferndown and West Parley

Delivered FREE through doors to homes and businesses in BH22 8 & 9 postcodes In this issue: Hospitality Day raises over £10,000 for John Thorton Young Achievers Foundation Parley Heritage: Evolution of Parley’s Roads Adventures of Nellie

Directory September/ October 2016

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4 Dear Ferndown & West Parley residents, Wow what a great summer we have had! I can honestly Edition 125 say that we have never been down the beach quite so much and been able to make the most of our beautiful Dorset coastline.

We have had cousins from Hull in the North East visit us and thoroughly enjoy our Debbie & Stephen Corney breath taking beaches as well as wonderful forestry with our son Hayden that we have, all on our doorstep. How lucky are we to live here.

The Ferndown & West Parley Directory continues to be really popular and we receive hundreds of completed wordsearches each month. The lucky winner last month was Gail Hunter! Well done to you.

Please like us on Facebook. You can find us under The Ferndown & West Parley Directory. If you know of any local events, please let us know and we can promote those for you. We also have a new website www.dorsetpublications.co.uk. I will soon be starting a Nellie, the Dorset Publications Campervan, blog, so you will be able to follow her around and see what antics she is up to! Again if you have any suggestions as to where she could go, do let me know.

She likes an adventure!

The advertisers inside of our wonderful magazine would love to hear from you. Please mention us when making any calls or bookings.

That is really helpful and keeps the magazine alive.

The children have now gone back to school and started their next year.

Some will have started school for the first time. Do you remember that? Those first few nervous days totally confused and daunting. Or did you embrace it with total confidence? Sadly I didn’t... I remember it well! Then years later I became a teacher. Funny how life is.

Wishing you a fantastic September,

Welcome...

The Ferndown & West Parley Directory

Debbie & Stephen Corney Published by: Stephen & Debbie Corney at Dorset Publications Telephone: 01202 894397 Email: info@ferndowndirectory.co.uk Copy deadline for the October 2016 edition: 19th September 2016

In this issue...

Trolley Dash at Stewarts Garden Centre to be won........ 8 Kids Page.................................. 10 Dorset Wildlife Trust: Love Your Local Heathland...... 12 Chip Shop Challenge to raise funds for Julia’s House........... 16 Parley Heritage: Evolution of Parley’s Roads........................ 18 LawSpot.................................... 22 Motoring: All-New Fiat Tipo........ 26 Hospitality Day raises £10,000 for John Thorton Foundation.... 30 New hotel opens in Ferndown.... 36 Adventures of Nellie................... 38 Puzzle Corner............................ 40 Priest’s House Museum............. 46 Christchurch Running Festival.... 48 Ferndown Probus Club............... 50 Prize Wordsearch....................... 51 On your plot: Herb Gardens......... 52 Martin Lewis: Wallet Workout..... 56 Charity Quiz for abuse victims.... 58 Getting the bug at Moors Valley..... 60 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 officially endorse any advertising material included within the publication. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval systems or transmitted in any form, without prior permission of the publisher.

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Community News

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Trolley Dash at Stewarts Garden Centre in Broomhill to be won Lewis-Manning Hospice in Poole and Stewarts Garden Centre in Broomhill are organising a Trolley Dash at the Broomhill Garden Centre on Friday 30 September.

Win £250 worth of plants in our LewisManning Hospice Trolley Dash at Stewarts, Broomhill.

Raffle tickets are priced at just £1 each and are on sale at Stewarts Garden Centre, Broomhill or at the seven LewisManning Hospice charity shops.

The one lucky winning ticket will be drawn at Lewis-Manning Hospice on Monday 26 September and the

dash will take place first thing on Friday 30 September. See the LewisManning Hospice website for Terms & Conditions.

David James, Corporate Relationship Fundraiser at Lewis-Manning Hospice, explained, “It’s fantastic to be working with Stewarts Garden Centre this year.

When we were given the wonderful opportunity to run a trolley dash at their Broomhill Garden Centre we jumped at the idea. We’re looking forward to selling lots of raffle tickets and raising lots of money for Lewis-Manning Hospice.”

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ADVERTORIAL

Cloudy2Clear Announce Trusted Trader Partnership Consumer champions Which? have now joined the thousands of customers who recognise that Cloudy2Clear Windows really are a business that you can TRUST. The company which specialises in repairing windows which are steamed up, broken or damaged by replacing the panes – not the frames has received the coveted ‘Which Trusted Trader’ status after going through a rigorous accreditation process entirely focussed on customer service.

Group Managing Director Marcus McGee believes that Which? have endorsed Cloudy2Clear’s long standing

company policy of delivering the highest standards possible at all times. ‘Our service is simple. If your double glazing has misted up we can replace the glass at a fraction of the cost of a new window, in any type of frame, and with a new 25 year guarantee. But it’s not just about saving people money, although that obviously helps. Whilst a number of tradespeople perhaps don’t focus on customer care as much as they should do, we make sure we turn up when we say we will, do the job the customer requires and leave their house as clean as a whistle.

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manager Justin Friel agrees that this approach is a major factor in his success. ‘The truth is that it’s not just the personal satisfaction that I get from doing a good job but also it makes good business sense. I get a huge amount of business from friends and family of people I’ve done work for, which just goes to show how much a little bit of effort is appreciated as both my customers and, obviously a body as nationally important as Which? now recognise.’

So, if your windows are steamed up, broken or damaged give Justin a call for a free quotation on 0800 61 21 118 and he’ll be happy to help!

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Wildlife News

Talking about Wildlife...

Love Your Local Heathland Sometimes we can take precious things for granted until we are threatened with losing them. Now is the perfect time of year to stop for a moment and take notice of our heathlands, the seemingly permanent landscape that surrounds us and comes into beautiful bloom at this time of year.

With heathland, all is not as it seems. It is not permanent and it does not surround us any more. The historic Great Heath did truly surround the people of south-east Dorset around 200 hundred years ago but over 80% has been lost since 1800. It has been formed by nature and man living in harmony over thousands of years but, if left to itself, would revert to pine and birch woodland. That would mean the end of the rare wildlife that has made heathland its home.

Common and are set to tackle 3 km on Ferndown Common this summer, including waymarking, removing faded posts and clearing vegetation, so that we can balance conservation needs with public use of these special places.

Our thanks go to the site owners Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust, Erica Trust (both sites), Dorset County Council and Christchurch and East Dorset Councils (Parley Common).

Why not join one of our guided walks to discover a local heath? Coming up: 21st September Wildlife of Lytchett Heath.

Or help to protect them? The Great Heath volunteers meet for practical conservation tasks or to help survey wildlife on Wednesdays throughout the autumn.

To help people to find out about the For more details of all events, visit: www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/events precious remaining heaths, new heathland information boards have been created, with Nicky Hoar Learning and Interpretation OďŹƒcer, The Great Heath the ďŹ rst ones being installed at Ferndown and Parley Commons. We hope that they will encourage people Upton Heath Photo: Nicky Hoar to enjoy the amazing and vulnerable wildlife that lives on our heaths and play a part in protecting these special places.

They also feature new links to public bridleways that aim to balance horse and mountain bike riding enjoyment while protecting sensitive areas of the heath.

Volunteers have improved 11 km of bridleway on Parley

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Looking for a new dentist?

Please meet our Dentists, Mrs Catherine Farrant and Mr John Edward They are taking on new private and Denplan patients. They are both very calming and excellent with nervous patients.

We provide dental care in a relaxed and friendly environment.

We look forward to welcoming you.

Please contact us on 01202 872614 or send an email to reception@moorlandsdp.co.uk To make an appointment please contact us:

30 Moorlands Road, West Moors, Dorset, BH22 0JW

01202 872614 www.moorlandsdp.co.uk

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Carpet & Flooring Specialists • Hardwood & Laminate Flooring • Carpet & Carpet Tiles • Wood Sanding & Restoration • Home selection service • Free quotes and advice Come and visit our showroom to see the ranges for yourself 348 Ringwood Road, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 9AT Open 10.30am-4pm Mon-Fri & 9am-1pm Sat

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Community News

Julia’s House launches Dorset Chip Shop Challenge Chips with everything - including fundraising! Throughout September Julia’s House is encouraging Dorset chip shops to sign up to its Chip Shop Challenge and donate 5p for every bag of chips sold.

Ten chippies have already pledged to support the Dorset and Wiltshire children’s hospice charity. Participating shops will display a poster in their window so that customers will know they are helping to raise money for local families caring for a life-limited child.

Fred Capel, owner of Chez Fred in Westbourne said: “‘We thought it was a great idea and are delighted to be able to support Julia’s House.”

Other shops joining the challenge are: The Fish Place, Marlboro’s, Fish and Fritz, Bennett’s and The Seagull in Weymouth, Chuckles Chippy in Poole and Christchurch, Fish Tales in Boscombe, Relentless fish and chip van and Skate

fish and chips of Poole.

Jacqui Greenhaf of Julia’s House said: ”We have had a great response and want to say a big thank you to the shops taking part. We hope more will come on board and spare a few pennies a portion to help us.”

Julia’s House is dedicated to providing practical and emotional support for families caring round the clock for a very poorly child. Its nurses and carers are there for the whole family offering frequent and regular support in their own homes in the community or at the Julia’s House hospice in Corfe Mullen. The charity is due to open a second hospice in Devizes, Wiltshire in spring 2017.

Any shops who would to take part in the Chip Shop Challenge should ring the community fundraising team on 01202 644220. For an updated list of shops taking part, go to juliashouse.org.

(from left) National Citizen Service (NCS) students Kae Mundy, Leah Clarke and Lauren Brooke-Potter supporting the Julia’s House Chip Shop Challenge

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Heritage News

Evolution of Parley’s Roads Early routes through the parish were no more than tracks that changed between summer and winter or as they became unusable. As the number of users increased and more formal land ownership restricted land use, tracks became formal roads.

From the earliest times the main road in West Parley was the west /east route on the boundary between poor heath and fertile land on the north side of the Stour which is now Christchurch Road. This ancient trackway had only two side roads, Church Lane (previously known as Parley Street) leading to the farms close to the C12 Church and the Rectory that were the old centre of West Parley and the road leading to the ancient Wood Town Farm.

There were some short tracks to access fields close to the main road at what is now Gallows Drive, Chine Walk, Barrack Road and Dudsbury Road. These all formed the start of later, longer, roads. There was an unusually long track called Dudsbury Lane (now Ridgeway) from Christchurch Road almost to the Stour, possibly to an ancient river crossing.

Maps from the 18th century to 1900s show this same pattern of roads and tracks as almost all houses were on the main road or close to the church. This pattern changed dramatically when the first Ensbury Bridge was built in 1910.The road was initially called Bournemouth Road and changed to New Road after WW2. This created the new Parley Cross; the previous crossroad was named in a map of 1860 as the junction of Parley

Street and Christchurch Road at Stocks Farm.

Though this linked the expanding Ferndown with Bournemouth this did not result immediately in many changes in West Parley. Some properties were built along Christchurch Road and Brierley Road and the middle and northern end of Dudsbury Road linked to other new properties on New Road northwards but even in the early 1930s the land between Parley Wood and Poor Common was mainly heath and open fields.

Planning for the first big development came in 1939 with the auction of plots of land on what was known as the Pine Hills Estate that laid out most of the roads and housing from Oakland Walk across Chine Walk through to Dudsbury Road and the east end of Glenmoor Road.

Later roads such as Mags Barrow, Winnards Close, Linden Road, Gallows Drive, Parley Close and New Rd south of Parley Cross followed in the late1950s / early 1960s.

The final large development of the road network came from building over most of Poor Common on the west of the village to include around Ellesfield Drive and Fitzpain Road to Glenmoor Road linking West Parley with Ferndown.

Almost all roads are ‘adopted’ and maintained by the District or the County Council but Brierley Road, Ridgeway and Barrack Road are still maintained by Residents.

John Cullen

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Looking for a local electrician?

Services include: • Full rewires to a single socket point • Test, inspections & certification (i.e. landlord’s certification) • Fuse Board upgrades • External power and lighting • Emergency call outs • Domestic, Commercial & Industrial work covered

Halsey Electrics Contact Darren on 01202 053649 or 07538 380286 E: halseyelectrics@hotmail.co.uk

Domestic Services Domestic cleaners required for customers in Ferndown, Wimborne & surrounding areas.

You must be able to supply references.

From £8.50 per hour.

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Every month the solicitors and lawyers at Harold G Walker will be providing answers to your questions about the law.

For example if you are considering a building project at your home, you would have agreed a price for the initial build, however we all know that ‘extras’ can arise. How should you deal with extras that have not been foreseen and therefore priced and agreed? Some written contracts, We enter in to contracts every day which are fully particularly business contracts, will not permit oral performed without any difficulty. Simple and mundane variations unless these are agreed in writing but is that oral agreements to purchase goods are instantaneous. correct? A recent case has decided that oral variations may But when do contracts have to be in writing? Very few, but still be permitted. notably contracts for the sale of land and for credit must be in writing amongst others.

Excluding more technical contracts, the parties can agree whatever they choose between them We can vary an oral contract by agreement but what and that includes how to regulate the happens if there is no agreement as to the terms of the terms of the contract if they wish to do variation? These might have been forgotten over the so. It is also particularly important to passage of time or misunderstood by the parties involved state how to resolve a dispute. and a disagreement ensues. It is always advisable when considering entering in to a contract for something other Whether you are thinking of than a routine or everyday matter, to write down the terms entering in to a contract or find of what has been agreed.

Hugh Storry Deans yourself in dispute, our qualified staff will be pleased to speak to you. Dispute Resolution

Our Senior Litigation Lawyer discusses contractual disputes and whether a verbal contract really is legally binding.

Our Family Lawyer explains whether there really is such a thing as a ‘Common Law Marriage’.

Six out of every ten couples who live together believe that they have the same protection as married couples if they split up. Although the terms common-law husband/ wife are often used to describe a couple who live together, these relationships do not actually have any formal legal recognition. The reality is that cohabiting couples, where people are living with their partner but are not married or in a civil partnership, have virtually no legal rights in the event of death or breakdown of a relationship. This is the case no matter how long the relationship has lasted. Unmarried partners have no automatic claim on their partner’s assets, unlike in a divorce, and this is true no matter how long the relationship lasts. This can lead to injustice and hardship in many cases.

In order to protect yourself you should consider:  Entering into a Cohabitation Agreement to seek to give

legal effect to the relationship. This is a legal document which may be enforced by the court provided it is properly executed, you have both been honest about your finances and have each obtained separate legal advice upon its terms

 Updating any Will to make provision for each other and

any children of the relationship

 Enter into a Deed of Trust setting out

how beneficial interests in any jointly owned property are to be held

 Keep pension and life insurance

nominations under review

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Auto Biographies Motoring

All-New Fiat Tipo

By Tim Barnes-Clay, www.carwriteups.co.uk

I have a soft spot for Fiat. Okay, I’m mean to be objective – but you always remember your first car, right? And mine was a Fiat Panda.

There’s no logic involved here – it’s pure emotion – and so, for me, the Fiat brand is synonymous with 1988 and my glorious first days of true motoring independence.

The same year I got that Panda, a new Fiat was unleashed – the Tipo.

The five-door hatch was boxy but appealed to the media and the masses, winning the European Car of the Year award in 1989. Sadly, the adoration didn’t last and the Fiat Tipo went to the great scrapyard in the sky when it was replaced by the Fiat Bravo and Brava in ‘95. But Fiat may well have been listening to The Stone Roses at some point – particularly the track ‘I Am The Resurrection’. This title must have become stuck somewhere in the spirit of Fiat because here we are today with a brand new Fiat Tipo for 2016. Yes, the car is back from the dead and aims to replicate the early success of the former model.

If truth be told, the Fiat Tipo is no stranger to being brought back to life – the moniker was first seen on cars over 100 years ago. And in 2016, Fiat is determined to keep the name going again by going down the Daciaesque value-for-money route. The Italian auto-maker is blunt about its intentions: the all-new Fiat Tipo is a car without frills and, even though it’s more or less emulating Dacia’s marketing strategy, its real competitor is the likes of the Skoda Rapid Spaceback.

Now, I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but the all-new Fiat Tipo is, in my opinion, better looking than the Czech-made car. This is due to its elegant nose design, and neater overall shape. The Fiat Tipo’s price begins from a remarkably low £12,995 on the road, which is bound to shake up the British motoring market. The fresh Fiat Tipo is hitting our shores in September in five-door hatchback and ‘Station Wagon’ (estate) guises. The body forms are indistinguishable from the rear doors forward and the outside of the Tipo really doesn’t ooze ‘budget’ by any means. It’s only when you step inside that the ‘no frills’ element kicks-in.

Some of the all-new Fiat Tipo’s switchgear is from the Fiat 500 range’s parts bin – as is the steering wheel. These components of the car feel good to the touch – it’s the plastics at knee-height on the doors and the dash that give the game away. The synthetic material is so cheap that it sounds hollow and scratches if you run your fingernails lightly over it.

But, as with many things in life, there’s light and shade – and the Fiat Tipo’s factory-fitted kit tips the car back into the good books. All 2016 Fiat Tipo models receive six airbags, electric windows, DAB digital radio, USB and Bluetooth connectivity.

We tested the flagship ‘High’ trim version (equivalent to Fiat’s ‘Lounge’ spec) of the Fiat Tipo hatchback at its launch in Turin. Equipment at this level includes sat-nav with TomTom LIVE services, climate control, a rear view camera and 17-inch alloy wheels - pushing the price-tag up to £17,995. The car we drove came with Fiat’s well-known 120hp 1.6-litre Multijet II diesel power unit - but the range also offers the choice of a 1.3litre oil-burner and 1.4 and 1.6-litre petrol engines. Behind the wheel,

it’s evident that the all-new Fiat Tipo has been put together so that it delivers comfort over everything else. Turin’s pot-hole ridden roads were a walk-in-the-park for the Tipo hatchback – its soft suspension enabling the car to sail over them without any discomposure in the cabin. Point the all-new Fiat Tipo’s nose into a corner rapidly, though, and body roll is perceptible. The well-weighted steering helps to make up for this slightly, but it still doesn’t make you feel as connected with the tarmac as you’d like to be.

From a power point of view, the all-new Fiat Tipo’s 1.6-litre oil-burning unit is nothing exceptional, but the car’s six-speed manual transmission impresses with its positive-shift action. In lower gears lag is obvious and, while it’s a quiet cruiser, things become rowdy from 3,000rpm onwards. It tugs well, though, once that rev range is reached and is swift enough for the class of car. Its carbon dioxide emissions of 98g/km are just below the Skoda Rapid Spaceback, which in 1.6 TDI CR 115 SE Tech guise emits 99g/km of CO2. Pricing is similar - the Skoda being just £675 cheaper at £17,320.

The all-new Fiat Tipo gets things right again when it comes to room. It’s even lengthier than a far more expensive Volkswagen Golf, so legroom is bountiful for rear seat occupants. The slanting roofline cuts into head space a little at the back, but this will only concern passengers over 6ft tall. The hatchback’s load-area is seriously decent, too - class leadingly so at 440 litres. In real-world terms, that’s more than enough space for the weekly shop and a couple of toddlers’ buggies.

All things considered, the all-new Fiat Tipo is mediocre to drive and its cabin quality isn’t the best. But it does look good; it has bags of room; it’s comfortable and it comes loaded with kit. So even though 2016’s Fiat Tipo has a few negative points, it still represents good value for money.

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Community News

JTYAF Hospitality Day Raises over £10,000 The sun was certainly shinning on the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) for its 8th VIP Hospitality Day at the Bournemouth Air Festival.

Guests enjoyed a fantastic flying programme and JTYAF favourites, the Tigers Freefall Parachute Display Team, dropped into the arena, smoke trailing, flying the JTYAF flag!

A fantastic sight above the beach at Bournemouth and a great profile raiser for the charity.

The day was a great success raising over £10,000 for local young people which was only made possible due to the kindness and generosity of the many JTYAF supporters. The charity received a wonderful selection of donations from local artists, organisations and

individuals and these formed the basis of a Silent Auction and raffle which raised almost £6000.

A wonderful team of Barclays Community Volunteers supported the event and the matched funding from Barclays added to the success of the day. Pete Thornton, Charity Chairman explained, ‘It’s a big team effort and we are so grateful to the Barclays Team for their continued support with our VIP day. We’d like to thank them and all our supporters and donors for making it such a great success this year and helping us to continue to make a difference to the lives of local young people.’

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JACKSON LIVE IN CONCERT Community News

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Thursday 17 November 2016 7.30pm Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre Michael Jackson is not only remembered as one of the most influential artists of all time, but many of today’s artists have been inspired by his iconic style.

His career spanned nearly five decades of music, and he was continually at the forefront of popular music.

Now in its sixth year of touring, Jackson Live in Concert sees long-time fan and hugely talented Ben recreate the Michael Jackson experience with his stunning rendition of all his favourite songs.

Ben’s portrayal of Jackson has to be the most accurate and exciting tribute to the King of Pop to have ever toured UK theatres.

Ben is joined on the stage by his Incredible Band and Dancers who work their way through all the hits. He’s got the look, the moonwalk and the voice!

His renditions of Thriller, Beat it and Billie Jean are truly sensational.

Jackson Live in Concert features alllive vocals and superb musicians and dancers, fabulous costumes, and of course all the signature dance moves associated so fondly with the undisputed King of Pop. Pure MJ!

“Ben was incredible. He looked, sounded and moved just like Michael Jackson.

You could feel his passion through every word he sang. It was a perfect tribute” Charlotte Green, What’s Good to Do “One of the most highly polished, tight, funky and visually accurate shows I’ve seen in a long time” Bridget Metcalf, BBC

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Community News

New luxury hotel opens in Ferndown A brand new luxury hotel in a glorious garden setting was officially declared open on 2 August when the Dorset Wildlife Trust unveiled Knoll Gardens’ new bee hotel.

The bee hotel was built off-site by DWT staff and volunteers and installed as part of the Knoll Gardens Foundation’s on-going work to research and promote wildlife friendly gardening. The unveiling took place on the same day as volunteers from DWT and Knoll undertook the latest garden wildlife survey as part of the DWT Great Heath Project.

Knoll’s new bee hotel will provide much needed homes for solitary bees, whose numbers have been in decline in recent years through loss of habitat and safe nesting sites. While they do not produce honey or wax, they carry out a vital role in pollinating flowers, crops and trees, and are considerably more proficient than the better known honey bee.

There are around 250 species of solitary bee in Britain, many of which live in our gardens. As the name suggests, they live alone, building individual nests in tunnels or holes in the ground. The new hotel will provide them, and many other insects, with instant accommodation.

Nicky Hoar from the Dorset Wildlife Trust, said, “We were delighted to get involved in making a bee hotel for Knoll Gardens. We know from our wildlife surveys here that the gardens are home to many bees and other insects, so this is a great place to not only provide them with a little extra help but also to showcase what all of us can do in our gardens on a smaller scale.

“We would like to thank our volunteers, especially Andy Fear, who designed and

made this exclusive and beautiful home for bees, and our Green Team volunteers who spent many hours cutting up bamboo to fill it! We hope that the bees and Knoll’s many human visitors will enjoy it for many years to come.”

Neil Lucas, a trustee of the Knoll Gardens Foundation said, “The Dorset Wildlife Trust has supported us on a number of garden wildlife projects, including an annual garden survey. With its help we are now building a real picture of the wildlife to be found in the garden at Knoll and beginning to understand how best to support both resident and visiting birds and animals.

The Knoll Gardens Foundation exists to help gardeners reduce the environmental impact of their plots and increase their appeal to wildlife. The more we can learn about the way out local flora and fauna interact the better placed we will be to help other gardeners across the country.”

Knoll Gardens is just outside Wimborne in east Dorset. The garden and awardwinning nursery open from 10am – 5pm Tuesday – Saturday. For more information on the work of the Foundation go to www. knollgardensfoundation.org for garden visit information go to www.knollgardens. co.uk or call 01202 873931.

(l to r) Megan Lowe and Nicky Hoar with Neil Lucas at the official opening of Knoll Gardens new luxury bee hotel

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The Adventures of Nellie

The Dorset Publications Camper Van Good old Nellie. Well she was really excited this month to be taking Hayden to his first ‘Nipper’ Ocean Championships.

This a life saving competition in the sea and on the beach for children aged 8-13.

We had decided to make a holiday of it and camp for the whole week, down in Exmouth, Devon. So off we set.

Everything, including the kitchen sink, all packed in Nellie and totally surrounding Hayden, quite literally, in the back.

I love the journey to Devon. Once passed Dorchester I really feel like I am on holiday.

A short lunch stop at Lyme Regis and we were truly on our way. Prattshayes National Trust Campsite in Exmouth was where we were heading. On arriving and seeing our ‘plot of land for the week’ we realised we hadn’t booked a space big enough for Nellie’s huge derrière as well as Kombi, Nellie’s rather imposing awning. In fact it is worth noting, that the older campsites, designed some years ago, do not allow space between each plot. In our case the caravan next door had positioned themselves right up to the very outside of their line. In addition to that their canoe was carefully placed

Hayden in board rescue action

Nellie enjoying the view from the seafront on the opposite side, right at the edge of that line. This was clearly someone who wanted it known... that this was “their land.” We soon realised they were also from ‘the opposition’ of the competition and obviously not to be reckoned with!

It was going to be an interesting few days.

Due to the position of ‘the caravan next door’ we did get settled but had to have Nellie’s back to the campsite instead of facing everyone, looking like she was sulking! Still girls have their moments as we all know...

The staff of the campsite were extremely friendly and helpful. There was a huge barn which was licensed to sell alcohol, had free Wi Fi, some food and Hayden’s favourite, “pick n mix” sweets! Sorted.

The first day of the competition was a bit daunting. Hayden was quite clearly stressed with curt comments and long silences. I remember being like that myself, but I have no idea where he gets it from. Even Nellie couldn’t cajole him into smiling much.

The “Branksome Chine Surf Life Saving

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The following day was better all round and really exciting. Liam Openshaw got a gold, his brother Ryan got a silver and several other medals were won too. Hayden got to the semi finals and then the finals of the sprint and came 6th overall. Not bad at National level.

I have to say that running on soft sand is not easy! In fact the 1K run was quite a challenge and many children fell in a heap at the end of that one.

Its a good job that Nellie didn’t try as we would have needed mouth to mouth resuscitation! I was out of breath just watching. But we know how fit I am, I do like my chairs and a sit-down afterall.

Then there was the Beach Flags race... gradually wheedling down to just two runners to see who is the first to grab the pole out of the sand. Boy that is tough!

The most exhilarating part for us was when Hayden took part in the Surf Relay at the end. Liam Openshaw was the swimmer. He had to swim right out

You couldn’t miss the Branksome Chines

Boys lining up for the board relay race to a buoy against the tide, across to another buoy and then swim back in again, some 1000 metres in total. It is quite something to watch. Then Kieran Duffy was the board paddler and he had to paddle for 1500 metres around the course! Hayden was the sprinter at the end and he took his team to the bronze medal position! What a crescendo to finish on. You can imagine the noise... or maybe you don’t want to?

It was an amazing two days. Branksome Chine came 8th out of 30 clubs in total!

We beat some dedicated Cornish teams (I wonder if any of them were in ‘the caravan next door’?). Dave the coach was ecstatic. Did I spell that right? The children were just incredible and every one of them quite rightly were given a medal for taking part.

We spent the next few days a little more relaxedly on the beach, bodysurfing in the waves (Hayden and Stephen that was), playing crazy golf, putting, taking a boat up the River Exe to Topsham and taking a train back to Exmouth, having meals overlooking the beautiful sea and generally having fun. Nellie had a whale of a time. Do forgive the pun!

Where will she take us next…?

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BOOKING FORM Team name: Your contact details(name,tel.): Please send completed form to Lion Ron Neave,15 Glendale Avenue, Ferndown. BH22 9LF Telephone 01202 873551 e-mail: ronneave@yahoo.co.uk Cheques payable to Wimborne and Ferndown Lions Club

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LOCAL TILE BUSINESS OWNER’S EFFORTS TO KEEP UP WITH ONLINE RETAILER PORCELAIN TILE PRICES Tile Superstores Ringwood have a NEW range of Porcelains priced from JUST £14.99, which is beating many online porcelain tile prices. The horror stories often associated with consumers buying products for their homes from online retailers is encouraging high street retailers to look at ways of encouraging local customers to shop in-store as opposed to on-line but this comes at a price.

Business owner Kris Iona says: “We’re a family run business who have decided to stock an additional NEW range of porcelain tiles as online businesses are now offering very keenly priced tiles to consumers and, although professionals in the sector know that the quality of the tiles being sold cheaply online are, more often than not, sub-quality, we see the importance of being competitive as possible for our local customers and hope that our new line of porcelains priced from £14.99m2, will enable those looking for more affordable porcelains to consider us for their tiles in the future. We aim to keep an edge on the online retailers by offering quality porcelain tiles in store so the customer can see the actual tile in the flesh before committing to their purchase.”

The message here from local businesses is to encourage consumers to shop locally in-store for a more prosperous

local Community, especially as we are seeing the trend of our younger generations, in particular, favouring the ease of online mobile shopping to high street shopping, in addition to the common misconception that shopping online is cheaper.

Mr Iona added, “I think many online consumers often miss out on the customer service that local businesses have to offer, for many you cannot put a price on good customer service and after sales care, when it’s required.

We certainly pride ourselves on being family run with a consumer friendly service and hope to see more online tile customers in store soon.”

The new range is available in store now and samples are also offered to try at home free of charge. You can find their showroom and trade counter at Unit 1, Endeavour Business Park, Crow Arch Lane, behind Sovereign. Plenty of parking available with Free Delivery offered within 15 miles of their Ringwood store.

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Put your feet... in good hands!

Having been the podiatrist on board the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise liner and also having worked within the NHS in a variety of roles specialising in diabetes high risk clinics, biomechanical clinics and specialised nail surgery clinics, Catherine Ranger brings a wealth of experience to Ferndown.

She graduated with a Honours degree in Podiatry from the University of Brighton in 1995, before embarking on a varied NHS career, during which she was seconded as a clinical lecturer to Huddersfield University.

More recently she was a lecturer in Podiatry at University College London and the University of East London before moving down to the South Coast.

She has owned and worked with practices in Southampton and the New Forest for a number of years. Catherine bought the Ferndown Chiropody Clinic in 2009.

‘I am able to provide specialised services including gait analysis and orthotic therapy for those experiencing pain in their feet, heels, knees and lower back’, says Catherine.

Nail surgery for the removal of ingrowing toenails is available as well as general care for nails hard skin and verrucas. Diabetic foot care and advice is available whether during a routine appointment or as a one off diabetic vascular and neurological assessment.

‘We run a professional welcoming and friendly clinic and are happy to answer any queries about foot problems if people are unsure whether I can help’, adds Catherine.

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The Great Witchampton Cheese Robbery Delving into the Priest’s House Museum’s ephemera collection we come across a Victorian reward poster that tells the tale of the ‘Great Witchampton Cheese Robbery’.

This poster offers a £20 reward relating to six to eight uncoloured rammel cheeses ‘feloniously stolen’ from the Dairy House, Witchampton, on the night of 11-12 October 1845. The reward was for information that would ‘lead to the apprehension and conviction of the Offender or Offenders’. It was offered by Mr William Burt, owner of the cheeses, and Mr H Rowden, Solicitor and Treasurer of the Wimborne St Giles Association.

Rammel cheese has been called ‘the best cheese made in Dorsetshire’, although the recipe appears to have been lost. The name rammel comes from ‘rammilk’, a dialect word for the raw or whole milk.

These cheeses must have been highly valued for such a large reward to be offered. The average wage of a Dorset farm labourer in the 1840s was six shillings a week, so a £20 reward would have been the equivalent of more than one year’s pay.

We do not know whether Mr Burt recovered his cheeses. It is unlikely that the thieves were ever caught because there was no professional police force to investigate the crime, as the Dorset Constabulary was not established until 1855.

Reward poster from the Great Witchampton Cheese Robbery

Opening times: 6 Jan-24 Mar and 1 Nov-23 Dec 2016, Mon-Sat 10am-3.30pm 25 Mar-31 Oct 2016, Mon-Sat 10am-4.30pm Somme - 1 Jul to 11 Nov Marking the centenary of the First World War’s Battle of the Somme, this new exhibition has been developed by Martin Barry.

Dress to Impress - 25 Mar to 23 Dec Costume exhibition exploring outfits for special occasions Sally’s Holiday Activities 22-29 Oct, Mon-Sat, 10am - 4.30pm Self directed craft activities.

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For further information and details of additional events please contact the museum on 01202 882533 or visit our website at www.priest-house.co.uk

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Christchurch Running Festival planned for October A Running Festival to include a 10k Run for over 16s as well as a 1k Fun Run for under 16s is to take place in Christchurch on Sunday 16 October.

Both runs will start from Stanpit Recreation Ground with the Fun Run setting off at 9am followed by the 10k run at 10am. Entry in advance for the Fun Run costs ÂŁ2 while the 10k run entry price is ÂŁ7.50 for Platinum or Active Combo members at Two Riversmeet Leisure Centre and ÂŁ15 for non-members.

The prices include goody bags for all 10k participants, including activity vouchers, trophies for first, second and third position for male and female runners in the 10K and a medal for all Fun Run and 10k run participants.

The 10K run will follow a scenic route taking in Stanpit Marsh, Avon Beach and Mudeford Quay.

For anyone unused to running distances Two Riversmeet have produced a training plan designed to act as a guide to help get complete running novices to a level where they can successfully race the 10k run in October.

It is available to download from www. dorsetforyou.gov.uk/2-rivers-meet/ running-club-and-events.

For more information or to book a place on either of the runs, contact Rosie Merrison by email at rmerrison@ christchurchandeastdorset.gov.uk or phone Two Riversmeet Leisure Centre on 01202 477987.

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Ferndown Probus Club PROBUS is a club for retired men and the Ferndown branch meets on the first Wednesday of each month at Dudsbury Golf Club, Ferndown, for lunch followed by a talk given by a guest speaker.

Meetings commence at 12:15pm and the lunch comprises three courses plus coffee and mints. The informative, entertaining and interesting speakers cover a wide range of topics.

We also organise, for members and their partners, a very popular coffee morning on the second Wednesday of each month at the same venue and regular social gatherings throughout the year. Sample club functions include outings to places of interest, restaurant lunches/dinners, quiz nights and trips supporting local events.

New members will be made most welcome. For further details please contact our club secretary, John Etheridge, on 01202 875757.

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Gardening Tips

On Your Plot Herb Gardens

Nature tends to dictate what we do in the garden and sometimes it’s just too late to plant those seeds, too early to prune that bush and incredibly you are already on top of the weeding.

So what can you do to fulfil that urge to work the land? Why start a herb garden of course!

Jobs for September :-

• If you are growing pumpkins for Halloween, you need to support the fruit as it swells and raise it up to keep it off the wet ground and deter slugs.

Restrict each plant to no more than three fruits.

• Clear up finished crops, clean and store any supports or netting for future use.

• Keep planting winter lettuces for a supply of fresh leaves right through autumn.

• Fancy fresh strawberries next year? Now is a good time to get new plants established.

• Add support to Brussels sprouts by drawing up earth around the stems, or using canes.

Most activity on your plot is tied to the seasons, but this month we take a look at one project that can be started off at almost any time of the year - your own herb garden.

As we’ve taken to growing more and more of our own food so we have found ourselves getting increasingly interested in trying out new recipes to make the most of all those lovely fresh flavours.

Recipe books abound in our kitchen and they all have one thing in common - the use of herbs, and what a variety of them there is!

Whether you’re looking for a sprig of fresh mint, a handful of rosemary, or some chopped chives what could be better than being able to choose and harvest them right outside your own back door?

Choosing the right site for your herb garden is important, and outside your back door is often a good place to start! Planting near the kitchen makes it easy to pop out for a few fresh leaves when you are cooking, and many of us have a patio which can easily become home to a variety of container grown herbs. Herbs can make an

attractive, fragrant and tasty addition to your borders, or you may prefer to opt for a permanent herb bed. If this is the case you will need to give some consideration to containing the growth of some of the more vigorous varieties. This can be done by dividing the bed (a cartwheel design made with bricks is very attractive), or by using pots sunk into the ground.

Herbs comprise of both annual plants, that germinate, grow, flower and die within the year, and perennials that will grow on from one year to the next. Whatever you plant, you will need to find out which type it is and the conditions that it favours. The more hardy perennial types such as thyme, rosemary or mint may be happy outside all year round. One of the advantages of using containers is that tender varieties can be moved under cover during the worst of the winter and even tender annuals like basil can have their season extended by lifting plants to pot up and keep on the kitchen windowsill as autumn approaches.

Most types of herb can be raised from seed, but for a quicker start browse the farmers market, garden centre, or even car boot sales for plants that are ready to go.

One of the great things about a herb garden is that it can be continually evolving. Look upon it as just the start of a collection, that will grow with time. Adding a new variety can be as simple as picking up a plant that takes your fancy on a trip out and adding a new pot to your collection.

As well as using herbs fresh from the garden, you can dry leaves by hanging in bunches and then storing in an airtight container, or use ice cube trays to freeze chopped up leaves with a drop of water. Store the cubes in polythene bags, great for adding to a stew in the middle of winter!

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Community News

Getting the bug at Moors Valley Over 230 wildlife species were recorded in a recent BioBlitz wildlife survey at Moors Valley Country Park near Ringwood, including one nationally rare species.

Park Rangers were joined by members of the public, volunteers and identifi cation experts for a full day of species recording as part of the national BioBlitz programme.

Amongst the tally of birds, bees, insects and mammals were over 100 moths, one of which, the Dingy Mocha, appears on the UK Biodiversity Action Plan and international Red List of endangered species.

The event was organised by Moors Valley’s sustainability champion, Assistant Ranger Sara Tschersich, and Park staff and volunteers began the 24-hour survey at midnight on 26 July before being joined by the public from 9am on the 27th. The day was split into a number of sessions focussing on different animal/plant or habitat groups.

The tally of species also included plants, birds, mammals, reptiles, butterflies, dragonflies, bees and other insects.

The Dingy Mocha moth was recorded by Conservation Ranger Robin Harley and moth expert Phil Budd on the first evening.

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Endangered Dingy Mocha moth A brief sighting of the notoriously shy water vole was caught on video by a trail camera trained on the Moors River, providing evidence of the success of the Park’s reintroduction programme in 2011.

BioBlitz organiser, Sara Tschersich said, “A BioBlitz is a great way to appreciate the richness and variety of the wildlife in a particular area. Carried out on an annual basis, as we do at Moors Valley, it also helps to monitor the environmental health of the area being studied and identify changes over time.

“The Dingy Mocha moth is only found in Dorset and West Hampshire so it was particularly exciting to discover it at Moors Valley for the first time. The presence of water voles and Dingy Moths are good indicators of the success of our wildlife habitat management.”

A BioBlitz focuses on finding and identifying as many species as possible in a specific area over a short period of time. Scientists, families, students, teachers, and other community members work together to get an overall count of the plants, animals, fungi, and other organisms living in a particular location.

More information on BioBlitz can be found online at: www.bnhc.org.uk/bioblitz

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Go grab your purse or wallet. You need it next to you during the five minutes it’ll take you to read this. However, it should be lucrative. Our wallets are a treasure trove of financial information.

One of my party tricks is to take a look at someone’s and save them £100s in minutes – and now I want to do it for you.

This is my wallet workout, a self-inspection of contents to save you cash.

1. Pull out your debit card – do you have a winner?

A debit card reveals where you bank; and mistakes there are a plenty.

Are you overdrawn? Debit cards can be debt cards too, and sometimes costlier than credit. For small overdrafts, you can switch again to www.FirstDirect.com which gives a £250 0% overdraft, and the £100 switch bonus will help clear some of it. Or the www.Nationwide.co.uk FlexDirect gives a 0% overdraft for the first 12 months. For larger amounts, you can use special 0% credit cards to clear it - see www.mse.me/moneytransfers

Do you pay a monthly fee? If so, work out its annual cost (£15/month = £180) and then ask yourself if the ‘extras’ the bank gives are worth this. If not, cancel it. Plus, if you were flogged it or told you had to have it, you may be able to reclaim all packaged bank account fees (see www. mse.me/reclaimpackagefees).

Do you have savings? If so, use your bank account to max the interest, as some now pay by far the highest interest on savings.

The top picks are www.Santander.co.uk’s 123, which pays 3% on up to £20,000 and www.LloydsBank.com’s ClubLloyds, which pays 4% on £4,000-£5,000. There’s also the www.Tsb.co.uk Classic Plus, which pays 5% on up to £2,000, plus up to £5-a-month cashback on contactless purchases.

Does your bank make you happy? If not, then www.FirstDirect.com is worth considering switching to. It’s a fee-free account (as long as you pay in £1,000 a month), pays switchers £100 and has a linked 6% savings account. It’s won every service poll I’ve ever done, with 92% of its customers rating it ‘great’. Or www.CooperativeBank.co.uk is giving £150, plus up to £5.50 if you qualify for its Everyday Rewards scheme, and 70% of its customers rate it ‘great’.

3. Got a credit card(s) that you pay interest on? STOP @MoneySavingExpert

2. Pull out your photo driving licence – is it valid?

A whopping 2.2 million licences have a picture that’s out of date. To check yours, look at section 4b on your photocard licence, it’ll show the expiry date. If you don’t and it’s expired, you risk a fine of up to £1,000. You can renew it online at www.gov.uk/renew-driving-licence or at the post office.

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It’s possible to save £100s or even £1,000s a year by getting a 0% balance transfer credit card – that’s where the new card pays off debt on old cards for you, so you owe it instead, but at 0%. This means 3HUVRQDO 6DYLQJV $OORZDQFH more of your repayments clear the actual debt rather than just paying the interest, making you debt-free quicker.

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Savings can be huge, as Victoria tweeted me: “I got my fiancé to transfer his credit card balances to a 0%, saved £1,500 interest.”

4. Do you have a donor card?

It’s a big decision, but joining the Organ Donor Register could mean you save or improve up to nine lives. If it’s for you, sign up at www.organdonation.nhs.uk or call 0300 123 23 23.

5. Got a credit card and always repay in full? Make it PAY YOU Every time you use a card, the retailer pays the card firm a transaction fee. With a cashback card, you effectively get this put back in your pocket. As new regulations have cut these fees recently, cashback’s been cut too, yet Amex cards are mostly exempted, so still pay a good whack.

The fee-free www.AmericanExpress.com Everyday pays 5% cashback (max £100) for the first three months, then tiered up to 1.25% after. The best non-Amex is http:// money.asda.com Mastercard which pays

0.5% cashback (1% in Asda). As Anna tweeted me: “@MartinSLewis Glad I read about Amex cashback card: I’ll get over £200 paid.”

Yet only do this if you’ll set up a direct debit to repay IN FULL each month or you’ll pay 22.9% (Amex) or 18.9% (Asda) rep APR interest, which more than wipes the cashback gain.

6. Sign up for a myWaitrose card for FREE daily tea and coffee Get the www.waitrose.com loyalty card – then in most stores you can get a totally free takeaway hot drink, every day from the self-service machine without buying anything.

7. Not got a credit card…? You’re less protected Pay using a credit card and you get extra protection under the ‘Section 75 law’ – which means buy something costing between £100 and £30,000 on a credit card, and pay for any of it (even 1p) on it, and the card firm’s jointly liable with the retailer for the entire amount.

This get-out-of-jail-free card is hugely powerful if the retailer goes bust or won’t play fair, as Michelle found. She tweeted: “Successful Section 75 credit card claim, refunded £125 for non-delivery of phone order, used template on your website, thanks.”

P.S.: If you’ve been burnt with credit cards in the past, or have little financial discipline, then ignore this point. Better safe than sorry.

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Note to Self: Get a team together, select meal, book tickets …. Have a great night supporting a great local charity – looking forward to it already!

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Food & Drink

Tastes so good...

TOMATO SOUP

As the weather turns slightly colder as we venture into Autumn, there is nothing more perfect than a warming tomato soup. You can add croutons to give it an extra crunch or you can even top it off with basil leaves if you want to dress it up.

Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 tbsp. butter 2 garlic cloves 3 x 400g cans plum tomatoes 500ml vegetable stock 5 soft sun dried tomatoes in oil 1tsp. sugar 125g pot fresh basil pesto 142ml pot soured cream

Equipment: Large pan Method: In a large plan, heat 1 tbsp. of butter (or oil if you prefer) and then crush the garlic cloves and add to the pan.

Do this on a low heat for roughly 3 minutes until the garlic has softened. Then, add the chopped tomatoes and the canned tomatoes. Once you have done this, add the sugar, stock and seasoning. Turn up the heat and bring the soup mixture to a simmer. Let it simmer for 10 minutes until the tomatoes have broken down then take off the heat.

With a stick blender, whizz the whole mixture together. Add half the sour cream and continue to use to stick blender. Make sure to taste as you go to adjust the seasoning or alternatively add more sugar if you prefer. When it is all blended, serve the soup into bowls.

You can either add more sour cream into the bowl or add some pesto on top.

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