The West Moors Directory - May 2017

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Sanders

Painting & Decorating • Interior & Exterior • Paperhanging • No job to small 35 years experience

T: 01202 920667 M: 07885 330678

Heathfield Road, West Moors, BH22 0DE

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Welcome...

The West Moors Directory

Dear Neighbours, Welcome to the May issue of your local Directory! Nellie, the Dorset Publications Edition 143 campervan enthusiastically took us to Stonehenge this month and what a trip that was. Do read all about it inside as Nellie was quite taken with all that ‘atmosphere’.

We certainly have had some good weather recently, so long Stephen & Debbie Corney may it continue I say. The sun with our son Hayden definitely makes a difference and allows us to get out and about. Hayden will soon be starting his Surf Life Saving on the beach again and I can’t wait. We had such a good summer last year - we had never been on the beach so much! How lucky we are to live in such a glorious area.

In the magazine this month we have some new advertisers as well as many loyal, regular ones. Can you see the new ones? They would all love to hear from you, so please don’t forget to mention us when making those important calls and bookings. It is twelve years (doesn’t time fly) since we started our first magazine and I still get excited when I hear how well ‘our’ businesses are doing! I feel quite responsible for them and the business owners most certainly appreciate you at home. Everyone wins.

The magazines are also on our overall website www.dorsetpublications. co.uk and we have Facebook pages too. Put in the name of the magazine into Facebook and we will be there! The whole magazine can be viewed this way as well. If you have a local event please feel free to let us know and we can promote it for you. Nellie even has a Facebook page so do ‘follow’ her… I didn’t mean down the road though. If you do see her on the go, please give us a wave!

The lucky winner of the wordsearch last month was Martyn Cooper.

Well done!

We hope you have a great month of May. Best Regards,

Debbie & Stephen Corney Published by: Debbie & Stephen Corney at Dorset Publications Telephone: 01202 894397 Email: info@westmoorsdirectory.co.uk Copy deadline for the June 2017 edition: 15th May 2017

In this issue...

West Moors Library.................... 8 Dorset Wildlife Trust: Helping the birds.................... 16 Motoring: 2017 Honda Civic....... 26 West Moors Lunch Club............. 30 West Moors Art Society.............. 30 Dorset Charities Conference...... 34 LawSpot.................................... 32 Adventures of Nellie................... 38 West Moors Homewatch AGM.... 40 Crossword................................. 44 Prize Wordsearch....................... 51 On your plot: Courgettes............ 52 John Young ‘pricked’ as High Sheriff of Dorset............. 54 New toddler club gets kids into the garden....................... 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 for loss or damage caused by errors or omissions resulting from negligence, accident or any other cause.

The West Moors Directory does not officially endorse any advertising material included within the publication.

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Community News

West Moors Library If you think that Libraries are just about books and reading think again!

Knit and Knatter every Monday afternoon at 2.00pm.

Board games fortnightly Tuesday afternoon at 2.30pm monthly Help with tracing your family tree.

Tuesday afternoons monthly at 2.00pm*

Meet your local M.P. (by appointment only)

Adult colouring and coee. Thursday at 10am fortnightly

Rhyme time for pre-schooler s every Thursday at 10.30am

Oh‌ and books!!!!

Computer access including printing, a free 3/4 hour session with a digital champion* or Code Club for 9-11 year olds*

Call 01202 872373 for more information *or to book your place

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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 C 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 9GUV /QQTU area

and 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!

Cloudy2Clear GUARANTEE All Customers That An Average Quote Will Take No Longer Than 20 Mins!!!

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K AND B INSTALLATIONS New Milton branch is now open!

Due to our success in West Moors, and thanks to the hard work of all our staff, we are proud to announce that our New Milton branch is now open. We have a more extensive range of kitchens and bathrooms to view. With numerous storage solutions and appliances on display from our existing and new suppliers.

The new showroom is located at 95-97 Station Road, New Milton, BH25 6JJ (next to The Ryder pub). The new branch is open Monday – Friday 9am-5pm and Saturday 9am-3pm and can be contacted on 01425460621. We are usually closed on bank holidays in both branches.

As we like to keep our fitting team to the highest standards we have recently completed the Impey wetroom training course. Impey is a leading wetroom specialist supplier that offers a lifetime leakproof guarantee on their wetroom systems and we are pleased to say we are now a trained Impey specialist

showroom. We have an Impey wetroom system on display on our new Milton branch.

We are also now offering multiple finance options including 0% APR options over 12 months.

Representative example of 0% APR over 12 months: with a purchase price of £3000.00, rate of interest (fixed) at 0%, deposit taken of £749.04, loan amount would be £2250.96 with 12 monthly payments of £187.58. Total amount repayable would be £2250.96.

Craig Byars, t/a K and B Installations, registered office: 254 Station Road, West Moors, BH22 0JF. K and B Installations acts as a credit broker and offers credit products from Omni Capital Retail Finance. K and B Installations is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, registration number: 775002.

Your application will be subject to a credit check using a recognised credit reference agency as part of our assessment process. Credit available subject to status, UK residents aged 18 years and over. For more information please visit: www.omnicapitalretailfinance.co.uk

0% APR finance options available

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Complete installation service • All building work and trades covered • Supply only Tile Supplier • Able Bathrooms • Worktop & door changes • Small jobs welcome NEW MILTON SHOWROOM 97 Station Road, New Milton, BH25 6JJ

Tel: 01425 460621

Craig Byars t/a K and B Installations

WEST MOORS SHOWROOM

135 Station Road, West Moors, BH22 0HT

Tel: 01202 861972

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J. Meechan Roofing & Building Specialists in pitched slate and tiled roofs

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Wildlife News

Talking about Wildlife...

Helping the birds Many of us will have wanted to help our familiar garden birds by putting up nest boxes for them to use in the spring. We rightly love the sight of the blue tits and robins taking advantage of our help.

But beyond our gardens, out on our beautiful heaths, there are other birds which cannot be helped by our thoughtful actions, such as putting up nest boxes.

This is because their specialist lifestyle involves nesting on the ground amongst the heather and bracken. So, these birds need our help and thoughtfulness in another way. They very much need us to think constantly about not disturbing them as they keep vigil on their eggs or chicks when we go out on the heath. We, or our dogs, only have to stray a very short distance from a path for a rare woodlark or nightjar to be scared off its vulnerable nest - quite possibly causing the bird to fail to breed successfully. A failed year is very significant to such rare birds which Nightjar

Photo: Steve Davis

Woodlark Nest - Photo: Andy Fale

can only breed on this rare habitat we are so lucky to have around us. This is why it is so important that we stick to the paths and keep our dogs on a lead from March, when the nesting season begins, right through the summer, when it ends.

None of us would deliberately destroy the nest of a robin or blue tit, but it is terribly easy to unwittingly destroy the nest of a woodlark or nightjar just by leaving the paths or not keeping our dogs on a lead in the spring and summer. If we follow the ‘heathland code’ in this and other ways, we can both protect our the special wildlife of the heath and enjoy its beauty to the full.

Read the healthland code here: www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/ heathland-code

By Lesley Haskins, The Erica Trust

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New 2017 Honda Civic

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

The Honda Civic has been around forever. It’s one of those Japanese brands that has never faded away or changed into anything else, and it’s remarkable to think it’s been on our roads since 1972.

The 2017 Civic is the 10th generation of the model, and Honda claims it wanted to bring back the essence of a practical, yet entertaining vehicle to drive. To do this, the firm has spent time re-engineering this fresh Civic from top to toe.

The all-new Honda Civic marks the introduction of two petrol units – a 1.0-litre three-cylinder ‘VTEC Turbo’ and a 1.5-litre fourcylinder power plant. The 1.0-litre yields 129PS, and will do 55mpg, while the 1.5-litre produces 182PS and 48mpg of fuel economy.

Undoubtedly, the tenth incarnation of the Civic is an improvement over the last model, handling well on the test route that we took it out on around Barcelona in Spain. And the new power units – of which we drove the 1.5-litre variant – are first-rate, with lots of keen delivery, although the 1.5 i-VTEC Turbo Sport is not as potent as its athletic body suggests.

The new ‘VTEC Turbo’ engine can be joined to a CVT automatic gearbox, but we’d recommend trying the six-speed manual gearbox as it feels excellent in the hand and gratifying to work with. It’s also to the Civic’s credit that it stays hushed and refined, regardless of the flashy undercurrent.

The design of the all-new Honda Civic has changed. The exiting model is rounder, but the new Civic is like a compact saloon. It looks wider and smoother around the nose area, and the rear has an angular, level shape. Inside, the split-dash has been replaced by a smarter design – reminiscent of the lovely 90’s Honda dashboard layouts. This is a nod to an age when the Japanese automaker made some of its best cars.

The 2017 Honda Civic will be made in Swindon, a factory that has turned out well-built cars for some time now. The British plant will be constructing the model not just for the UK, but for the whole world. This is the inaugural ‘global’ Civic, meaning it’s being made with no specific changes for regions, other than the obvious adaptations for left and right-hand drive markets.

Topping the features of the new Civic is Honda’s ‘Connect’ infotainment unit, which is companionable with Android Auto and Apple Car Play operating systems. The other headliner, in terms of kit, is Honda’s safety technology bundle, known as ‘Sensing’. It merges several bits of tech to keep you safe and sound. Features include lane keeping assistant, forward collision warning adaptive cruise control, and traffic sign recognition.

Due to changes to the structure of the Civic, the ‘Magic Seats’ that made for simple loading of big objects are now absent. Despite this, the boot still holds a notable 478-litres, so it is by no means an issue.

Honda has announced the price-tag of its up-to-date Civic, and it will start from £18,335 increasing to £27,295, depending on which trim level you want.

The all-new Honda Civic is a great effort from the Japanese firm, and brings it right into serious competition with hardcore rivals like Ford’s Focus and VW’s Golf. The way the tenth-generation Civic looks, feels, and goes means the opposition should be worried. Now we must wait for the diesel and the ultra-hot Type R to make their entrance..

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Broadview: A Family Business It all started in the back room of a hardware store in the late seventies, when David Pratt decided to start selling blinds within his already successful timber business in Broadstone. Whilst incredibly ambitious, David could never have imagined that this extra merchandise would one day transform into a multi-million pound business.

What’s so charming about Broadview is that it still remains a family business, even now almost 50 years down the line; with David’s sons Mark and Ian at the helm, the business continues to grow and take-on new and exciting projects.

These projects include both internal shading and outdoor living.

With an extensive product range and years of experience between the loyal team, Broadview are able to offer a fully bespoke service with no project to big or small. Whether you are looking to match in some thermally effective kitchen

blinds, or add a complete set of fully automated house blinds to your home automation system, the team at Broadview can guide you from start to finish. Experienced Design Consultants offer a no obligation home visit for convenience and to ensure they get a true feel for the essence of your project.

Being family run, the personal touch and aftercare service is paramount to the success of the business with a huge percentage of work being repeat or recommended customers. The longevity of Broadview really does speak for itself.

For luxurious shading solutions at affordable prices, visit or get in touch with Broadview

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West Moors Lunch and Friendship Club West Moors Lunch and Friendship Club meets in St Anthony‛s church hall on a Wednesday every week from 11.30 am until 3.30pm.

Another month passed by alot of activites of Games Boards, Scrabble, Sing a Long too. Lots Fun and laughter also a few cheats along the way. We enter the spirit of Easter week with our hand made Easter Hats and Bonnets, everyone enjoyed showing off. One of our team members made us all Easter cakes to ďŹ nish off with afternoon tea.

Please contact Joan if you are interested about the club for any further information.

Club contact: Joan on 01202 891519

WEST MOORS ART SOCIETY HELLO THERE! In the past, have you ever painted or drawn pictures? If so, why not return to your previous hobby?

The above Art Society meet on Monday mornings in West Moors Memorial Hall from 9.15am to 12.15pm and you would be most welcome to come along.

We choose our own projects and mediums and help and encourage each other.

We are a friendly group of people so why not come along and give us a try?

Look forward to seeing you!

For more information, please call:

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Providing the answers

to your legal questions

My father has excluded my brother from his will leaving everything to me – I don’t think it’s fair.

Is there anything I can do about this and what are the inheritance tax consequences for me?

You can either give your brother a large financial gift from your own pocket once you receive your inheritance however for the value of this gift to fall outside your estate for inheritance tax purposes, you must survive the gift by 7 years.

there to be no inheritance tax implications for you, these include:-

 The variation must not be made for any

consideration in money or money’s worth (i.e. your brother cannot compensate you in another way for the benefit he is receiving via the Deed)

 It must be in writing  The Deed must contain a statement relating to the section of the Inheritance Tax Act which applies to the variation

Alternatively, if it is under 2 years since your father died you can make a Deed of Variation which will vary the terms of your Father’s Will to divide his estate how you wish. All parties affected by the variation must agree, but if minor children are affected the court’s permission may be required.

Its vital that you obtain independent legal advice before making any changes to any inheritance that you receive to ensure all formalities have been complied with.

Certain conditions must be complied with in order for

Contact our Wills & Probate team for further information. Rebecca Willmott

When purchasing a property what searches are required?

Utility Searches give details of the infrastructure of the public water and sewer network connected to the property, including whether the property benefits from mains, drains and surface water drainage.

Specialist Searches depend on the locality of the property, e.g. if the property is near a canal or river, a search of the British Waterways could confirm whether the water passes through the boundary and information on the riverbank ownership and drainage/ fishing rights.

When purchasing a property searches are extremely valuable and provide peace of mind that the property is not going to be effected by any particular issues or problems. Depending on the property various searches you can undertake, the most common searches are: Local Authority Searches provide details about planning, building regulations, preservation orders, planned road schemes, parking restrictions, etc.

Environmental Searches identify any problems with the surrounding area of the property, including; flooding subsidence or industrial contamination.

Planning & Development Reports can reveal any development risks which may be situated within 75m of the property.

For further information please contact a member of our Conveyancing team who Merylin Martin will be happy to help you.

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Dorset Charities Conference 2017 Ward Goodman is returning to Queen Elizabeth School in Wimborne to host their annual Dorset Charities Conference on Thursday 6th July.

This event has earned its place in the Dorset events’ calendar by welcoming back charities and businesses for the sixth year running.

“This conference is special to the local charities’ community as it offers a day of variety, including listening to eminent speakers, learning from others and networking with specialist suppliers.

It’s a day organised for members of charities and community organisations to share ideas, experiences and identify opportunities to work together”, comments Ian Rodd, Managing Director of Ward Goodman.

This year the conference is supported

by DCCI, Alan & Thomas, Copyrite, and CAF Bank.

Trade stands, presentations and networking opportunities bring together charities and sector suppliers to facilitate collaborative working.

If you have a business that currently supplies or would like to supply the charities sector; if you are a volunteer or professional looking for help with CPD training; or you would just like to come along; please visit our website: www.wardgoodman.co.uk/ charities-conference or call us on 01202 875900

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The Dorset Charities Conference 2017 10am - 5pm (doors open at 9am for trade

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Thursday 6th July 2017 Queen Elizabeth’s School, Wimborne This year’s event includes: • Trade Stands

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Adventures of Nellie

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The Adventures of Nellie

The Dorset Publications Camper Van Stonehenge. What an atmospheric place.

Did you know that henge literally means a prehistoric monument consisting of a circle of stone or wooden uprights? It is English in origin too. Well Nellie was very excited to take us to such a place. It is still unknown as to exactly what the stones were used for.

Nellie’s imagination ran riot (it doesn’t take much) and she was worried that she might be ceremonially sacrificed to the Gods at dawn. I didn’t like to remind her that she was not that young anymore and probably a little more “experienced” than those maidens offered as a reward to the gods many years ago. I think Nellie still thinks she is in her early twenties, but in campervan terms it is more like her 80’s. We all get delusional from time to time don’t we and Nellie certainly was having one of those moments.

Now Nellie is no historian, but she found out that the stones were erected about 5000 years ago! Wow that is amazing. No wonder Stonehenge is an international landmark and one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments. They are even older than Nellie! The stone circle was built in the late Neolithic period around 2500BC. This was an Era, a New Stone Age, and a development of human technology. I wonder how those people would react today with the technology we have now? Can you

Stephen tries the test of strength!

Nellie admires the impressive visitor centre image how many people it would have taken to drag those stones into place, probably on rolling wood and a pulley system? Nellie was impressed. Steve gave it his best shot, but that stone did not move as you can see!

The day we arrived, a beautiful sunny day, it was busy but not as busy as I imagine in the summer months. There were many many foreign visitors which really highlighted how popular and well known our wonderful monument is. Standing in the queue we were asked if we were Heritage members?

It may be a good sales pitch, but it did make sense to join, as one more historic trip to one of their many sites and we will have paid for the membership. Us Brits like a bargain don’t we. The money is used for a good cause too and Nellie always likes to help where she can. So, as a family, we became Heritage members. Hayden did point out, in his very serious, ‘old head on young shoulders’ manner that we should use it and not waste what we had bought… as we have done before. Very sensible. I am sure you have never done that. As newly fledged English Heritage Members (it sounds good doesn’t it) we were also given useful, informative headsets giving lots of history while we walked around. All included in the price.

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39 As soon as you get off the very well laid out bus ride to the site itself you feel something very atmospheric and mystical about the whole area. Nellie was particularly taken with the Heel Stone which sits outside of the circle a little distance away. It is rugged, made of sandstone and somewhat resembles an old man bending slightly. The sun rises from him every day. Fascinating.

You could envisage all his wisdom gained over thousands of years, all his sightings and learning. This stone commanded respect.

The stretch of English rolling countryside and feeling of space can really set those creative and imaginative juices flowing.

Were there people from outer space who knew about these stones? Nellie got the impression there was The Heel much more ‘out there’.

Stone The whole expanse of land and sky lent itself to daydreaming and pondering the meaning of life, where we came from, are there others, what will happen to us? Many were sitting gazing up to the sky.

Some were just having sandwiches.

The stones of the central cluster, brought to the site about 2500 BC, are of two types – the larger sarsens (sandstone) and the smaller bluestones. The sarsens were erected in two concentric arrangements and there is something about the layout,

The enigmatic stones themselves

The Corney-stone Family? the carefully placed heavy lintels across the vertical stones that draw you in and make you wonder what they were all about.

You can almost ‘see’ men in robes slowly putting one foot in front of another, head down, walking around the circle. The Blue Stones in the inner circle seem to have an ‘energy’ to them… or was Nellie just getting all carried away again? We know how easy that is! Then of course there are the burial mounds which all add to the atmosphere and age of this spiritually inspiring location.

In the museum there are skeletons from that time. With today’s technology, it is possible to know what these people ate, how old they were and what they did for a living.

Incredible. The whole day was fascinating.

All in all, Stonehenge is for those who wish to have some spiritual enlightenment, those who love our wonderful English rolling countryside or those who just like to have a family day out. Nellie was delighted that she visited and very glad she was not sacrificed to the Gods. The English Heritage have many places to visit and I am sure we will have fun finding other locations to visit and ponder over.

We did end the day with some good retail therapy at the Wilton Shopping Village just a few miles away… to bring us back down to Earth. It was a good excuse of course.

Where will Nellie take us next…

By Debbie Corney

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WEST MOORS HOME WATCH AGM

7th June 2017 7pm West Moors Memorial Hall Please come along, everyone welcome.

Guest speaker ~ Mr Russell Kerr ‘A day in the life of a first responder’ Tea and biscuits will be served Prizes

Free raffle

The police will attend subject to operational requirements

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For all your Domestic & Commercial Demolition & Asbestos Clearance...

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We repair wings that have dings and bumper with scratches, incidental marks to non structural crashes.

Damaged and dirty bring them to us we’ll repair them all without any fuss.

So if the cars got a DING! Contact: Philip King.

Unit 5 Franwill Ind Estate Down Road Pimperne Blandford Dorset DT11 8UP

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‘The little church with the big heart’ is here to serve the spiritual and friendship needs of the West Moors community, right in the centre of the village

The ‘Discovery Group’ at St Martin’s for exciting illustrated talks.

‘India’s Golden Triangle’

by Christopher Legrand is on Tuesday 30th May at 2.30pm

Open to everyone, no membership required. £3 entry includes tea/coffee.

Join the fun at the ‘Community on the

3rd

Sing-a-long’

Thursday of each month

‘We had so much enjoyment singing and laughing with songs we all remember from yesteryear and the shows’ said one couple who came previously Next dates Thursday 18th May and 15th June at 10.30am A warm welcome awaits everyone including those who just want to listen. An opportunity to make new friends!! There is no charge.

You are always welcome at our ‘Coffee Mornings’ 2nd Saturday of each month from 10am St Martin’s is not just a place of worship, it is a home of Christian love and care, a warm welcome awaits you!

2 Moorlands Road (Corner of Station Road) BH22 0JW www.urc.eastdorset.org.uk/westmoors.html

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Tel: 01202 826052 Ringwood Road, Three Legged Cross, Wimborne, BH21 6RE

Seasonal food in unspoilt surroundings The Three Legged Cross in Verwood is a country pub & dining oozing rural charm and rustic character.

Our picturesque surroundings provide the perfect backdrop for savouring the hearty, seasonal pubfood on our menu, and the carefully nurtured cask ales and fine wines gracing our bar.

Opening Times:

Monday to Saturday: 12pm to 11pm Sundays: 12pm to 10.30pm

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Gardening Tips

On Your Plot Courgettes

There are not many vegetables that are as rewarding, and easy to grow, as courgettes.

Now is a great time to get them started, they’ll pop up quickly and soon be supplying you with more tasty courgettes than you know what to do with!

Jobs for May :-

• Keep on earthing up your potatoes to prevent the tubers from turning green.

• If you’re planted peas don’t forget that they’ll need some support from sticks or netting that they can climb up.

• With snow in April you’ll probably need to catch up with sowing crops that it was too cold for last month.

• As the risk of frost passes, tender crops such as tomatoes or peppers can either be planted out, or on into grow bags.

• Start winter greens such as cabbages, sprouting broccoli and Brussels sprouts in a seedbed for transplanting to their final positions later.

If you’ve lost seedlings or had trouble getting them started with all the cold weather don’t forget that you can always buy plants that have already been started. Buying young plants in is a great way to experiment with different varieties too - with so many types of tomato available it’s more fun to have several plants, each of different kinds, than half a dozen all the same. There’s a good plant stand at the monthly farmers market, and several garden centres or local growers nearby.

May is the time to start off that wonderfully easy vegetable - the courgette. If you’ve never grown courgettes before then I can highly recommend it as they give such a high yield from even just a couple of plants. In fact that would be my main advice - don’t be tempted to grow too many or you’ll be inundated! Plant the seeds undercover or on a windowsill from the beginning of the month.

Put two seeds to a pot, laying them on their sides and covering with about 1” of compost. They usually germinate in a week to ten days and grow

pretty rapidly. Remove the weaker of the seedlings (I always feel guilty when I do this! If it looks good I re-pot it). When the seedlings have four to 6 leaves start to harden off by placing outside during the day. Plant out after all risk of frost has passed. You can also start courgettes outside, directly into the bed in which they’ll grow but I’d wait until later in the month when the soil is a bit warmer. The plants will grow quickly, producing exotic looking yellow flowers (look out for recipes for the flowers too).

For maximum yields the plants should be harvested regularly. Tiny courgettes are very tasty, and don’t be tempted too turn your back on the plants for too long as they grow large at an amazing rate! Be careful with watering when seedlings as the stems can rot, but they’ll need plenty of water once they have grown. If you’re short of space courgettes can be grown in grow bags, planting two to a bag.

With summer in mind, don’t forget to keep planting your salad crops. As well as the traditional lettuce there are a host of other salad leaves that can be grown, and it’s usually possible to buy packets of mixed salad seeds. Get in the habit of planting some at least once a fortnight - use some of the leaves to cut and come again for tasty fresh salad, transplanting some lettuces outside and allowing them to grow on to full size.

If you planted beetroot seeds out in March or April the chances are that they’ll have suffered with the very cold weather that we had last month. Another row sown now may well give you much better results.

Fancy your own, home grown, Brussels sprouts with Christmas dinner? They need quite a long growing time, so think about starting them around now.

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90 Pinehurst Road West Moors. BH22 0AR Church Office: 01202 892776

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Join us for a very warm welcome at our SUNDAY MORNING SERVICES at 10am Everyone Welcome A W K

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A group for anyone caring for the under 5’s Wednesday mornings 10.00 – 11.30 (term time only) Small charge for drinks and biscuits

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John Young ‘pricked’ as The High Sheriff for Dorset 2017/18 John Young made his declaration of office as The High Sheriff for Dorset for 2017/18 at a special ceremony at Blandford’s old town hall in the Corn Exchange on Friday March 8th.

Each year a new High Sheriff is appointed and makes a public declaration of his loyalty to the Queen to start his shreival year. The High Sheriff supports the judiciary and the Crown and actively lends support and encouragement to crime prevention agencies, the emergency services and to the voluntary sector.

During the ceremony, the former High Sheriff, Sir Philip Williams, presented the Key of the Poole Town Gaol to the New High Sheriff.

Mrs Katharine Jones, partner at Humphries Kirk LLP, was appointed Under Sheriff for the sixth year. The Under Sheriff supports and

advises the High Sheriff in a legal capacity.

The Office of High Sheriff is an independent, non-political royal appointment for a single year. The origins of the office date back to Saxon times, when the ‘Shire Reeve’ was responsible to the king for the maintenance of law and order within the county, and for the collection and return of taxes owed to the Crown. Today, there are 55 High Sheriffs serving the counties of England and Wales each year.

The High Sheriff is selected or ‘pricked’ from the List of Sheriffs for England and Wales and is carried out on a voluntary basis with no part of the expense falling on the public purse.

The High Sheriff can be contacted through the Under Sheriff ’s office at 40 High West Street, Dorchester. (l-r) Louise Dutton, Katharine Jones, John Young, Sir Philip Williams, Rev’d Mitchell Innes

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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.

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New toddler club gets kids into the garden A monthly garden club for tots will launch at Knoll Gardens in Wimborne on 27 May.

bird feeders, a bee hotel, and the garden’s very own dragon.

Bugs and Buds aims to inspire a love of nature from an early age with tots enjoying planting, nest building and bug hunting as well as activities specific to the changing seasons at Knoll.

Bugs and Buds is part of a programme of activities being run by a charity, the Knoll Gardens Foundation that encourages sustainable, wildlife-friendly gardening based on the methods used in the garden at Knoll.

Knoll Gardens is famous for its glorious ornamental grasses that provide wonderful habitats for wildlife as well as texture, sound and movement. Many of the deciduous grasses also grow from ground level to over five feet high in one season creating a constantly changing environment for youngsters to explore, whilst other things to discover include rare trees and shrubs, ponds,

The monthly club will run from 10.30 – 12 noon on the last Saturday of each month, starting on 27 May, and costs £4.50 per child.

It is aimed at tots ages 2 – 4 and their parent/ carer. Places are limited. To book please call Knoll Gardens on 01202 873931 or email education@knollgardens.co.uk.

More information can be found online at www.knollgardensfoundation.org.

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Index of advertisers

Your quick guide to everyone and everything in your Directory...

Accountants Ward Goodman........................... 34 Aerials Oakhurst Aerials.......................... 48 Appliance Repairs Thompson Group Service............. 12 Attractions Wimborne Model Town............... 36 Bathrooms AMH Plumbing & Bathrooms....... 50 K & B Installations....................... 13 P L H Heating & Bathrooms......... 40 Bedrooms Custom Creations......................... 2 Select Interiors............................. 36 Beds The Bed Store............................... 5 Blinds, Curtains & Shutters Ashley Blinds................................. 3 Broadview Shading Solutions...... 29 Infiniti3......................................... 7 Interiors Complete....................... 58 Tuscany Blinds............................. 55 Block Paving & Driveways K & S Paving................................. 19 MC Patios & Driveways............... 22 South Coast Paving....................... 6 Builders & Carpenters Brooklyn Home Improvements.... 17 Heaton Building Services............. 40 JCL Projects.................................. 61 KW Carpentry.............................. 18 Swain & Rands............................. 34 Cafes, Pubs & Restaurants The Coffee Shop........................... 64 Three Legged Cross..................... 50 Cameras Rock Rock Cameras...................... 59 Carpet & Upholstery Cleaners Kingfishers of West Moors........... 20 Carpets & Flooring Carpet Barn.................................. 5 Peter Newman Flooring............... 27 Chiropodists Debbie Haynes Chiropody............ 6 Chiropractors West Moors Chiropractic Clinic..... 3 Cleaning Services - Residential Aspire Homeclean........................ 23 Computer Services Tec Check..................................... 21 Demolition & Asbestos Services Pro-Dem...................................... 45 Dentists Moorlands Road Dental Practice..... 57

Drainage Services All Drains Cleared......................... 9 Electricians A Holmes Electrical...................... 18 Dorset Electrical & Fire Alarms.... 59 H.E. Electrical............................... 24 Smith Electrical............................ 28 Financial Advisors Bournemouth Investments.......... 61 Ward Goodman........................... 34 Fires & Fireplaces Ben Wigley.................................... 7 SMR Gas...................................... 14 Fire & Security Services Dorset Fire & Security.................. 17 Garage Doors Skandoor...................................... 15 Garage Services Coastal Car Sales & Service......... 37 King Bros..................................... 46 Longham Motor Engineers.......... 27 Trickett Welding........................... 61 West Moors Vehicle Repairs........ 59 Garden Services Alpha Fencing & Trees................. 28 Douglas Hutchins Landscaping.... 21 EDS Gardening............................. 36 Garden Designs & Landscaping.... 12 H W White Landscaping............... 9 Jon Stokes Garden Services.......... 46 Gas Engineers SMR Gas...................................... 14 Health & Fitness Ferndown Fitness......................... 42 Hearing Aids Clarity Hearing Solutions............. 55 Insulation Services FoamInstall.................................. 10 Kitchens Dream Doors............................... 31 K & B Installations....................... 13 Select Interiors............................. 36 Locksmiths Cross Keys Locksmiths................. 28 Loft Conversions & Services Loft Services................................. 46 Meal Delivery Services Custom Lunches........................... 49 Dorset Pizza Kitchen.................... 44 Memorial Masons Minster Memorials....................... 7 Oven Cleaners Oven King.................................... 22 Painters & Decorators Brushstrokes................................ 10 Different Strokes.......................... 22

Focus Decor................................. 20 Sanders Painting & Decorating..... 3 Pet Services Walkies........................................ 57 Places of Worship Pinehurst Community Church...... 53 St Martin’s UR Church................. 47 Plumbing & Heating Services AMH Plumbing & Heating........... 50 B’mth Plumbing Solutions............ 58 C M Lovegrove.............................. 6 H2OT Heating.............................. 18 Harts............................................ 24 P L H Heating............................... 40 PlumbTech................................... 56 Ultraheat Plumbing & Heating..... 1 Pond Services The Koi Shop................................ 21 Property Maintenance Brooklyn Home Improvements.... 17 John Stevens Property Care......... 10 Removals Bournemouth Removals.............. 48 Roofing Services Brian James Roofing.................... 24 J Meechan Roofing...................... 14 Rayner Roofing............................ 18 Sewing Machine Repairs S Ford Sewing Machines.............. 28 Solicitors Harold G Walker.......................... 33 Storage SDC Self Storage.......................... 14 Training 3rg Training................................. 44 Waste Wise.................................. 48 Tree Surgeons Alpha Trees & Fencing................. 28 Apex Tree Surgeons..................... 35 RHV.............................................. 19 Special Branch............................. 37 Used Cars Coastal Car Sales & Service......... 37 Waste & Clearance Services Brian Smith Clearance Services... 58 Philip Trim Contractors................ 22 Windows, Doors & Conservatories Allglaze........................................ 25 Cloudy2Clear Windows................ 11 Dorset Windows.......................... 19 Pure Windows............................. 32 Select PVCU................................. 41 Swain & Rands.............................. 9 Worktops Portman Stone............................. 63

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