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Directory September 2016
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Wimborne Firs t School
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Introduction
The Wimborne Directory Edition 10
Dear Wimborne & Merley residents, Wow what a great summer we have had! I can honestly 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 breath taking beaches as well as wonderful forestry that we have all on our doorstep. How lucky are we to live here. The Wimborne Directory continues to be really popular and we receive hundreds of completed wordseaches each month. The lucky winner last month was Mrs Pamela Hughes! Well done to you.
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Please like us on Facebook. You can find us under The Wimborne 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 at 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,
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The phenomenal growth in online stores, banking etc. is soon to be followed by your personal tax affairs. All tax payers will have an online personal tax account with HMRC to provide in real time: view / adjust Paye Tax Codes, File a Self Assessment Return, see how much tax you owe, make payments etc. Businesses will have to file a quarterly return (payment will be optional). These changes are scheduled to be phased in from Jan 17 in stages: Tax accounts in 2017, Quarterly filing in 2018, VAT in 2019, Corporate tax 2020. Whilst this may simplify dealing with HMRC it does not simplify the 9500 pages of tax legislation and accounting standards: FRS101, 102,102 1a, 105, that sit behind it. There will be more penalties. To minimise tax: consult a professional accountant. Roy Price FCCA AIMS Accountants for Business
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Community News
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News from Westminster The title of this seems rather inaccurate this month. We have just finished Parliamentary recess, where MPs spend their time in the constituency rather than London. People often ask how I spend my time when I’m in the constituency, so I thought I’d write a day in the life of an MP in Dorset. I start my day by checking through my online diary. I cannot ever remember all the details of where I need to be and who I am meeting, but thankfully modern technology stores it all for me! During term time, I often visit schools when I’m in the constituency, meeting with pupils or teachers. These school holidays I offered work experience placements to a group of students from several different schools. Before they arrive at the office, I meet with my staff to discuss the day ahead. We wanted to give the students an idea of all the different aspects of working for an MP. During the day, the students complete a variety of tasks. They are asked to research and draft a speech on prison reform and rehabilitation and also draft a newsletter which they later deliver to local residents. My staff discuss with them the value and importance of keeping in touch with people, and they draft a press release and discuss how social media is used in politics. I am with them for part of the day, but I have my usual surgery to hold. I hold surgeries every week in the constituency, and this time I met several residents, all with very different concerns. Some had concerns about global issues that they want me to raise with ministers in Parliament, others queries are much more personal. On this occasion, I had a resident with housing issues, and another struggling to get appropriate care in place for an elderly relative. One of the things that is very satisfying about being an MP is getting help to the people who need it the most, and being able to make a real difference in people’s lives.
After the surgery has ended, I make several calls before my next meeting. I chat through some planning issues with local councillors, speak to another local MP about a Dorset-wide transport issue, and then head to my meeting with a housing association. Once that has finished, I return to the office to answer some emails and letters. I often have evening appointments, whether fundraising events for local charities, or community meetings. If I do, I try to pop home to see the children before going out again. On my rare evenings in, I will probably watch a film on Amazon Prime, before getting an early night. Once recess ends, I will return to spending Monday to Thursday in Westminster, and weekends in the constituency. As always, please do get in touch if you have any concerns or would like to meet; email me on michael.tomlinson.mp@parliament. uk or contact my office on 01202 624216. You can also follow what I’ve been doing on Twitter @Michael4MDNP or Facebook www.facebook. com/michael4MDNP.
Michael Tomlinson MP for Mid Dorset & North Poole www.michaeltomlinson.org.uk
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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. Locally Cloudy2Clear service the :LPERUQH area and
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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 first 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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Kingfishers Of West Moors
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Library News
A Gift for Wimborne Library A copy of the latest and much sought after Harry Potter tale - Harry Potter and The Cursed Child was presented to Wimborne Library recently by Dan Hancock from Short and Sweet in Mill Lane Wimborne in appreciation for the library’s involvement with the World Record Line of Books held on Sunday July 31st. Judith Leyman, Library Manager, was thrilled. “These are like hen’s teeth at the moment so we were delighted to be given a copy. We have already received a magnificent donation of books from the event on Sunday which will be available to borrow as soon as the cataloguing and tagging process has been gone through.”
was to beat 1,000 metres of laid books.
“We had beaten that in East Street!” said Dan. The eventual length achieved was 2,263.6 metres! The result has now been submitted to the Guinness Book of Records for the world record attempt. Further details telephone Dan or Jen at Short & Sweet - 01202 880444.
Dan Hancock praised the library’s efforts. “The library helped by donating books and opening up on Sunday to include The Line of Books. We have close links with the Library for other community projects as well,” he said. The ‘Longest Line of Books’ was the brainchild of Dan Hancock and Jen Ormond from Short and Sweet, who saw it as an exciting challenge to get the whole community involved, including schools, local groups and the police. The aim set by the Guinness Book of Records
Dan Hancock, Ella Dalton (a Harry Potter fan) and Judith Leyman
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Community News
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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. Standard admission price unless indicated otherwise. 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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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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Some friendly advice on...
Wills
A Life Interest Trust “LIT” Will is an alternative to a basic Will. It is a requirement of a LIT that any property is held as Tenants in Common (as opposed to joint tenants). Meaning it is owned by a couple 50:50 (other ratios are possible). Upon death each parent is free to leave their 50% share directly to their children. The surviving spouse has the right to remain in the property until they die, they are also free to move house. The trustees must approve a move if capital from the LIT is to be used. When the surviving spouse dies, the trust ends and the children receive their inheritance. The benefits of a LIT include: a) If a spouse requires long term residential care, then the local authority can only assess the value of their half share of the property. b) If a parent dies, and the surviving spouse remarries, it will protect the deceased person’s half share of the property for their children. With a basic Will there is a real risk that the entire estate will pass to a new partner, leaving children with nothing from their late parent’s estate.
c) The inheritance of a child from a previous relationship is protected. Example: Mr and Mrs A own a house worth £600,000, Mrs A has a son from a previous relationship. Mrs A dies. Mr A downsizes and buys a home for £300,000 using money from the LIT set up by his late wife’s Will. He banks his half share of £300,000 to fund his future living expenses and later requires long term residential care. Mr A dies at the age of 98, with very little money left in his estate. However, Mrs A’s son will inherit the property, as this is protected capital, in accordance with his late mother’s wishes.
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Small, Local, Family Business Offering Quality Handmade Fitted Furniture
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Next Fixtures at the W+S Stadium, Cowgrove Road BH21 4EL Sat 17 Sept
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Admission prices: Adults £9; Concessions £5; Under 18s - League games free, Cup games £2 Please note - Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult Season ticket for league games: Adult £155; Senior £85 Season ticket plus pre-match hot meals & drinks £267.75
Billy Maybury (2) scores against Bishops Cleeve - photo by Steve Harris
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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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29 Club” which Hayden is a member of, is a great team. I am really impressed with their supportive attitude and winning spirit. After rather a bad board race for Hayden, Dave the coach took him off for a man to man talk. That helped a lot. 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…? By Debbie Corney
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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.
Pros ‘n’ Cons • Value for money √ • Comfort √ • Space √ • Interior Plastics X • Cornering X
Fast Facts • Max speed: 124mph • 0-62 mph: 9.8 secs • Combined mpg: 76.3 • Engine: 1.6-litre 4cyl diesel • CO2: 98 g/km • Price: £17,995
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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’.
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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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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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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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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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New luxury hotel opens in Wimborne 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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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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