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Dear Wareham, Wool & Bere Regis!
The Wareham
Directory Edition 107
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Stephen & Debbie Corney and Martin Budden at Purbeck Publications
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Copy deadline for the May 2014 edition: 25th April 2014
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Welcome to your April issue of The Wareham District Directory! I hope you have a good Easter planned and will have the opportunity to take some time out. I had a great Mothering Sunday, very relaxing and just what I needed. With busy lives as we lead, it is important to have some time for ourselves. We are in fact going to the Isle of Wight for Easter with my parents to celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary. This time we are staying in a large house on the cliff top. We are really looking forward to it and I know Mum and Dad can’t wait! Here’s to some family time. Well here in the April issue of The Wareham District Directory we have many local trades people and some shops who would love to help you. Why not have some artificial grass laid to cover up that unkempt lawn? Are those garage doors getting too heavy to lift? Would like to join a dance class? Get fit? Treat yourself at Magpies? The car had a nasty scratch? Do you need a professional electrician or plumber? Would you like some financial advice? Then please use the local people here inside the Directory and don’t forget to tell them where you saw their details. That is much appreciated. Nellie took us to the Tank Museum last month. You can read all about our trip on pages 28-29. So here’s to a great April and do send in those wordsearches. The lucky winner last month was Fiona Wilkinson! Well done to you and we hope you enjoy your meal at the Kings Arms in Stoborough. Very best wishes,
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Amazing opportunities to volunteer at four Dorset Arts Festivals Four of Dorset’s most popular summer festivals are looking for Volunteer Champions to lead a field survey force. Dorchester Festival (May 22-26), B-Town Throwdown (June 6-8), b-side (September 5-14) and Inside Out Dorset (September 12-26) are each looking to recruit dedicated and enthusiastic Volunteer Champions, who’ll assist with a concerted effort to find out who comes to their festivals and why. “This is a fantastic opportunity for people to help with some of Dorset’s most popular festival events and gain some valuable skills in the process. By finding out more about our audiences we can make future events even better” says Mark Tattersall, Artistic Director of Dorchester Festival. The 11th biennial Dorchester Festival is run by Dorchester Arts will once again bring a world of music, dance, theatre, comedy and community arts to the county town. B-Town Throwdown run by Pavilion Dance South West, is a three-day hip hop event in Bournemouth, packed full of performances, masterclasses and free outdoor events. Multi media arts festival b-side is back again with its distinctive brand of specially commissioned artworks for unusual and often overlooked sites and spaces. This year’s focus is the enchanting and sometimes mysterious Isle of Portland as artists invite the public to take another look at the familiar landscape.
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With events planned across Dorset, including Poole, Bournemouth, Purbeck and along the South Dorset Ridgeway, Inside Out Dorset will bring large scale, site-specific performances to the county’s landscape. There are opportunities for volunteers at all four festivals. To find out more potential helpers can go online to www.volunteeringdorset.org.uk or phone 01305 269214. For further information on each organisation see: www.activateperformingarts.org.uk www.pdsw.org.uk www.b-side.org.uk www.dorchesterarts.org.uk
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Where is Nellie? Do you know the South of England? Can you recognise these places? These are just some of the sights that Nellie, the rather large Purbeck and Dorset Publications Campervan has travelled to in just the last month. The answers are at the bottom of the page so you can immediately see if you are right. Most are easy, but one or two maybe a challenge‌? Have a go and see how many places you know! You can also follow her...
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Assessing and meeting patients’ needs Assessing the needs of our patients ensures that they receive the right individual care, support and treatment that they need. This includes everything from an initial assessment when they first come in to hospital to continual assessments throughout their whole hospital stay. We have made a number of improvements in assessing and meeting the needs of our patients. Extended visiting We have extended the visiting times on our wards to benefit patients, families, friends and carers. We wanted to make visiting times less restrictive for those who may have previously been unable to see a friend or loved one. The extended times (varying on wards from 1.307.30pm or 2-8pm) mean patients, visitors and carers have more opportunities to liaise with doctors, nurses and therapists about their care. Families and carers are also able to assist patients at meal times if they wish to, with support from hospital staff. Protected mealtimes, aimed at ensuring patients can eat without being interrupted, still apply on hospital wards. Visitors are politely requested to respect this time unless they are supporting feeding. Alison Pressage, Senior Nurse for the Elderly Care Directorate, said: “Patients may not always understand what their treatment entails, but having someone they know on hand to offer help and encouragement will no doubt aid their recovery and improve their morale, and ensure relevant family members are involved appropriately in the recovery plans.” New plated meal service for patients Patients on our wards are now able to choose what they would like to eat just 90 minutes before it is served without the risk of their food of choice running out. Instead of food being served from catering trolleys on the wards, meals are now pre-plated in the hospital kitchens and stored in heated units before being delivered. Ellen Bull, Deputy Director of Nursing at the hospital Trust, said mealtimes are a vital part of a patient’s recovery: “Trials with the new plated meal service were well received, and we are hoping that patients will review this improvement positively, ensuring meals provided are hotter and more timely.” We have also expanded the number of volunteer meal time assistants who support our patients. Bay nursing improves patient communication Bay-based nursing stations have been introduced on all of our medical and care of the elderly wards at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital providing a greater nurse presence and reducing patient anxiety.
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Bay nursing improves patient communication A nurse is allocated to each bay on the ward at the start of each shift. That nurse is responsible for the delivery of care to those patients (up to seven patients and supported by a health care assistant) for the duration of their shift. The nursing stations are stocked with materials based on the acuity and needs of the patients on that bay. This leads to more effective nursing by ensuring they have the right equipment to hand. The nurse becomes the expert on those patients in that bay and is able to support doctors’ ward rounds. They can provide more proactive, consistent and timely individual care and improved communication between staff, carers and families. Staff nurse, Bridget Bush from Ward 17, said: “It has improved communication between staff and patients and is more efficient. I love it. It is simple but effective and has made such a difference.” Did you know? • Emergency patients being admitted to our Acute Medical Unit are now seeing a consultant physician within an average of five hours of their arrival, compared to 12 hours a year ago. The improvement in times is down to extending the week day working hours of consultants by a further three hours so they can continue to visit patients up to 10pm. This means more patients are seen and assessed earlier allowing staff to prioritise treatment. • Preventing hospital acquired pressure ulcers is essential for the safety of our patients. we have launched a new prevention and management programme for all of our wards. Pressure Area Care Together (PACT) includes guidance for staff, monthly updates on the number of incidents as well as success stories, new initiatives and any training opportunities. We are providing additional wound care and pressure ulcer prevention training for ward staff and ward sisters are carrying out twice.
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Welcome to all those who are finally realising, thanks to Strictly Come Dancing, what we have known all along, that there is no better way to spend your time than getting HOT on the dance floor... HOT Bachata & Salsa, “strictly the most fun you can have with your clothes on!” Don’t waste another day - get on down to one of our classes this week and find out what you’ve been missing. Classes held locally on Weds at: St Mary Primary School, Streche Road, Wareham, BH20 4PG 7.15pm Doors open 7.30pm - 8.15pm Beginners Class 8.30pm - 9.15pm Improvers Class 9.15pm - 11pm Freestyle
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Do your carpets or oven need a professional “spring” clean? If your lives are as busy as ours, most likely the idea of a ”spring” clean is furthest from the top of the list. However, trusting your carpets and oven to the professionals is a good option... Mercury Clean use the latest technology, coupled with biodegradable and environmentally friendly products that are completely safe for children and pets. Ovens are stripped of all removable parts which are taken out of your property and cleaned using a Bio-Tank System. Defective oven, hood lights and paper extractor filters are replaced free of charge. Standard carpet cleaning prices includes cleaning and dealing with stains. We deodorise and apply a protection to your carpets free of charge.
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We offer a ‘One Stop Shop’ End of Tenancy and Military March Out Professional Cleaning Service. We issue ‘Certificates of Completion’ which set the standard of cleanliness at the beginning and end of a Tenancy. We pride ourselves on our honesty, trustworthiness and integrity. We pay acute attention to detail and guarantee that you will be 100% satisfied with the results every time. So give Martin a call at Mercury Clean so that he and his team can bring your carpets, oven and property back to life and gleam!
Photography Competition! Are you an amateur photographer? Do you have photos of scenery in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch, Southbourne, Ferndown, Wareham, Swanage or even the New Forest?
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Would you like to see your photo on a front cover, in print on thousands of magazines as well as have your own photo with a small article about you inside the magazine? Well, then this competition is for you! If you would like to enter please email, in a high resolution, your photos to photos@purbeckpublications.co.uk. I have already had some remarkable photos given to me, so go on give it a go. Every month there will be a different photo featured and we look forward to featuring your photo!
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Whatever one’s affection for the child, remember that the child cannot survive well in the long run if he or she does not have his or her feet put on the way to survival. It will be no accident if the child goes wrong: the contemporary society is tailor-made for a child’s failure.
4. LOVE AND HELP CHILDREN Today’s children will become tomorrow’s civilization. Bringing a child into the world today is a little bit like dropping one into a tiger’s cage. Children can’t handle their environment1 and they have no real resources. They need love and help to make it. It is a delicate problem to discuss. There are almost as many theories on how to raise a child or not raise him as there are parents. Yet if one does it wrong much grief can result and one may even complicate his or her own later years. Some try to raise children the way they were themselves raised, others attempt the exact opposite, many hold to an idea that children should just be let grow on their own. None of these guarantee success. The last method is based on a materialistic2 idea that the development of the child parallels the evolutionary3 history of the race; that in some magical way, unexplained, the “nerves” of the child will “ripen” as he or she grows older and the result will be a moral,4 well-behaving adult. Although the theory is disproven with ease – simply by noticing the large criminal population whose nerves somehow did not ripen – it is a lazy way to raise children and achieves some popularity. It doesn’t take care of your civilization’s future or your older years. A child is a little bit like a blank slate. If you write the wrong things on it, it will say the wrong things. But, unlike a slate, a child can begin to do the writing: the child tends to write what has been written already. The problem is complicated by the fact that, while most children are capable of great decency, a few are born insane and, today, some are even born as drug addicts: but such cases are an unusual few. It does no good just to try to “buy” the child with an overwhelm of toys and possessions or to smother and protect the child: the result can be pretty awful. One has to make up his mind what he is trying to get the child to become: this is modified by several things: (a) what the child basically can become due to inherent make-up and potential; (b) what the child really wants to become; (c) what one wants the child to become; (d) the resources available. But remember that whatever these all add up to, the child will not survive well unless he or she eventually becomes self-reliant and very moral. Otherwise the end product is likely to be a liability to everyone including the child.
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It will help enormously if you obtain a child’s understanding of and agreement to follow the precepts5 contained in this book. What does have a workability is simply to try to be the child’s friend. It is certainly true that a child needs friends. Try to find out what a child’s problem really is and, without crushing their own solutions, try to help solve them. Observe them – and this applies even to babies. Listen to what children tell you about their lives. Let them help – if you don’t, they become overwhelmed with a sense of obligation6 which they then must repress. It will help the child enormously if you obtain understanding of and agreement to this way to happiness and get him or her to follow it. It could have an enormous effect on the child’s survival—and yours. A child factually does not do well without love. Most children have an abundance of it to return.
The way to happiness has on its route the loving and the helping of children from babyhood to the brink of adult life. This is an excerpt from The Way to Happiness book, for information about this book and programs go to www.twth.org 1. environment: one’s surroundings; the material things around one; the area one lives in; the living things, objects, spaces and forces with which one lives whether close to or far away. 2. materialistic: the opinion that only physical matter exists. 3. evolutionary: related to a very ancient theory that all plants and animals developed from simpler forms and were shaped by their surroundings rather than being planned or created. 4. moral: able to know right from wrong in conduct; deciding and acting from that understanding. 5. precepts: rules or statements advising or laying down a principle or principles or a course of action regarding conduct; directions meant as a rule or rules for conduct. 6. obligation: the condition or fact of owing another something in return for things, favors or services received. © 2014 PURBECK PUBLICATIONS. All Rights Reserved. Grateful acknowledgement is made to L. Ron Hubbard Library for permission to reproduce a selection from the copyrighted works of L. Ron Hubbard. THE WAY TO HAPPINESS and the ‘Road and Sun’ design are trademarks owned by L. Ron Hubbard Library in the USA and in other countries (trademark registrations issued and other registrations pending) and are used with permission.
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Lighthouse Poole Sat 26th April at 7:30pm Simon Lole will be conducting over 250 singers from all over Dorset with the Dorset County Orchestra On Saturday 26th April singers from Swanage and Wareham will come together under the umbrella of the Dorset Guild of Singers with choir members from all over Dorset to sing Mendelssohn’s Elijah at the Wessex Hall, Lighthouse, Poole. The massed choir of over 250 will be accompanied by the Dorset County Orchestra and conducted by Simon Lole. Elijah was first performed, conducted by the composer himself, in 1846 at City Hall Birmingham and was greeted with deafening, enthusiastic applause. A year later Mendelssohn was dead, exhausted by too many performances but leaving behind a work that became a major catalyst in the growth of choral societies.
Advance tickets are available from Liz Roberts for £13 – 01929 481419 and will also be available on the night for £15
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Wildlife News
Talking about Wildlife...
Summer bird visitors Britain’s long coastline and mild summers make it an internationally important destination for the thousands of migrant birds making their journey from Africa to raise their young here in the summertime. Many of the migrants are insectivores, and the northern latitudes provide a better chance of finding food, with less competition and longer days.
You don’t need to be an expert bird watcher to enjoy the spectacle of spring migration, and Dorset offers many opportunities to observe the new arrivals. Brownsea Island, situated in Poole Harbour, with its diverse geography of woodland, saltmarsh, heathland and reed beds is a haven for wildlife all year round. In the summer, hundreds of nesting common and sandwich terns populate the sheltered lagoon. They are a family of small to medium sized birds that feed on fish and insects, making dramatic dives into the water to catch their prey. The migrant terns make their way to Brownsea Island in April and May, in order to nest and raise their young families within a short season, and return to their wintering grounds in August and September. They nest in colonies and produce one annual brood only, often extremely vulnerable to predators such as crows and gulls. Being able to breed in the safety of the nature reserve is often vital to the survival of the young terns.
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Brownsea Island, which is owned by the National Trust, will open to the public daily from end of March, Monday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm. In the meantime, or if you prefer to enjoy the nesting birds from the comfort of your own home, Dorset Wildlife Trust, along with Birds of Poole Harbour and National Trust manages a webcam on the Brownsea Island Lagoon. The webcam to watch birds on Brownsea Lagoon at any hours of day or night can be accessed on: www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/ webcam.html For more information about the reserve which is managed by Dorset Wildlife Trust on Brownsea island, visit: www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/ brownsea_island_reserve.html Niina Silvennoinen Sandwich Terns pair with chick Photo: Monique Vanstone
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Annual Art Show
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Recipe
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One of the many great advantages of the slow cooker is that there’s no need to marinate dishes that normally require it. This gentle lengthy cook enables flavors to develop and mingle together naturally during the lengthy cook. This is wonderful to come back to after a hard day at work or play. Ingredients:
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4 chicken breasts, cubed 2cm fresh ginger root, peeled and grated 3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed 1 small red chili, chopped and deseeded 1 teaspoon ground coriander 2 teaspoons garam masala 1 red bell pepper, deseeded and cut into chunks 1 medium sized onion, peeled and chopped 2 tablespoons sunflower oil 1 can plum peeled tomatoes 2 tablespoons tomato puree 100ml creme fraiche, or sour cream Good handful of fresh coriander, finely chopped ( garnish)
Method: In a processor place the ginger, garlic, chili, ground coriander, garam masala, red bell pepper, onion and sunflower oil. Process until you achieve a paste. Put the chicken in a bowl and add the paste. Stir and coat each chunk of chicken in the mixture. Mix the tomato puree with the canned tomatoes. Place the chicken into the crock pot and pour the tomato mixture over the top. Cook on a medium heat for 4 -5 hours until the chicken is beautifully tender and succulent When ready to serve gently stir in the creme fraiche whilst still in the slow cooker and serve on a bed of wild rice, garnished with the chopped coriander. Diane Johnson
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Community News
New era for Knoll Gardens
Wimborne’s Knoll Gardens will enter a create a magnificent bee house in the new era when it re-opens on 1st April trunk of the pine, whilst the eucalyptus after weeks of enforced closure caused will be trimmed and tidied leaving a by major storm damage. large part of the tree as it fell to see if it The garden, which is famed for its will re-grow and that re-growth can then naturalistic style, lost several trees be safely incorporated into the garden. during the horrendous storms on “The fallen eucalyptus has presented Valentine’s night. A stunning Monterey us with a bit of a challenge,” said Neil. Pine and a wonderful Eucalyptus “The tree was a real stunner when it were among the casualties. High wind was upright, and it’s bark is amazing to snapped the pine in half, but the iconic see at such close quarters. It is a bit Eucalyptus simply fell over due to the of an experiment, as we really do not know if it will survive long-term, but for saturated ground. With two notable exceptions, the fallen such a stunning specimen it has to be trees have now been removed and worth a try.” Knoll’s owner, Neil Lucas is already Knoll Gardens is just east of Wimborne off the A31 and opens Tuesday to beginning to look forward. “It was a huge blow to lose so many Saturday from 10am – 5pm and Bank trees in such a short time,” said Neil. Holiday Mondays. Free guided tours are “But in a garden it is hard to stay included within the admission charge disappointed for very long. The primrose most Friday mornings. yellow flowers are already beginning to For more information on the gardens open across the magnificent dome of and details of the full event programme our Rhododendron macabeanum in the go to www.knollgardens.co.uk or call Damp Garden, and the chocolate vine, the nursery on 01202 873931. Akebia quinata will soon be covered Neil Lucas and his team look forward to in its distinctive chocolate-coloured welcoming you to the gardens! flowers. And of course we still have some wonderful trees to enjoy including our young cork, Quercus suber with its trademark textured bark. The equally fascinating spongy rufous bark of our giant redwood is also worth looking out for.” Neil is hoping that two of the wind-damaged trees will still be able to feature in the garden. He plans to work with a local sculptor to Rhododendron macabeanum in the Damp Garden at Knoll Gardens
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National Trust in Purbeck The National Trust is continuing to work with others to reduce the visual impact of the Navitus Bay wind farm proposed off the Dorset coast. Ian Wilson, the trust’s Assistant Director in the South West, last month gave a qualified welcome to an announcement the planned development would be scaled back. Navitus Bay Development Ltd said it would remove the ‘top triangle’ of the wind farm, effectively moving it up to 2.4 miles further out to sea when viewed from some locations. The distance from Swanage to the nearest turbines would remain unchanged at just over nine miles, but Navitus says the spread of turbines visible on the horizon would be “considerably reduced” and there would now be a “clear gap” between the development and the southern coast of the Isle of Wight. “We welcome the reduction in scale of the proposed wind park but would like to see more done to reduce the impact of the wind farm,” said Ian. “We believe that offshore wind should make an important contribution to the country’s renewable energy targets, but it has to be in the right place at the right scale. “We cannot support proposals that would seriously damage the beauty of the coastline we look after on behalf of the nation.” “The trust remains committed to working with all interested parties to make this development the best that it can be, and to find the best balance between the overall impact on the environment and landscape, and the need to generate clean and affordable energy.”
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The clean-up operation in the immediate aftermath of the storms which battered Studland Beach in February was virtually complete at the time of writing. Attention is now turning to longer term plans to ensure a future for beachfront facilities and businesses after exceptional winter weather caused years of erosion in just weeks. Meanwhile, there are encouraging signs that some of the sand washed out into the bay is beginning to be deposited back on the beach. The removal of sand revealed objects which had long lain hidden, including an old beach restoration sign, thought to be between 15 to 20 years old, and metal fencing coils and pipes left over from World War Two. Dealing with trees uprooted when parts of the dunes were washed away was the main focus in the days following the storms. Rangers set to work to remove fallen trees and ensure the beach was safe for visitors, said Senior Beach Ranger Stewart Rainbird. At the time of writing there were early signs of areas of beach beginning to grow again due to natural processes, he added. But higher than normal tides were expected in March, and some work had been put on hold to see how they would affect the gradual re-alignment of the beach. Meanwhile, a civil engineer’s report is being prepared and its recommendations will be studied closely. The two main areas of focus will be the landslip which has undermined the steps and access at Middle Beach, and erosion close to the café and shop at Knoll Beach. Jon Bish, Communications Officer
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The Adventures of Nellie The Purbeck Publications Camper Van Well I do laugh about Nellie, the Purbeck Publication’s Campervan and her long black skirts to cover up her rather large thighs, but these machines really are something else! Nellie looked small and rather overshadowed by the imposing façade of these rather sinister, and very powerful looking vehicles. The Tank Museum at Bovington, is quite incredible! www.tankmuseum.org It was our first visit. Harry came with us, a good friend of Hayden’s and much to Hayden’s excitement. Off we went. Boys in the back playing on the 3DS and then opening the games cupboard (strategically placed next to the back seat), and taking out the “not allowed to say yes or no” game. It was fun listening to them trying to catch each other out, laughing away, whilst we were driving along. As there is a table in front of the back seat it so much easier to play a game, even whilst driving. So we arrived at the Tank Museum around 11.30am on Saturday morning. It was pretty busy which was great. In fact we had picked a weekend when the army
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barracks were having a “Family Weekend” and the fairly new recruits were showing all their relatives where they lived, what they did on training etc. We were even treated to a demonstration in full combat uniform and a fast moving tank later in the day. This was separate to the Tank Museum, but right there in the arena just in front of the museum building.
In front of the Mark IV WW1 tank The museum itself is enormous! There are so many tanks and displays we didn’t get to see all of them, so it is a good excuse to go back. One of the first things we did was walk through a mock up of the First World War trenches. It was realistic, dark and with sound effects that really gave you a feel for how hard life was for the soldiers. We then sat in a first World War Tank, the Mark IV. This is the only place on Earth that you can go into a First World War tank, so it is pretty special! The volunteer guide was brilliant and told us about the heat, 65 degrees plus, with red hot pistons sizzling. Where was health and safety in those days? The maximum
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In the driving seat of the Mark IV WW1 tank! We were then educated about life during the Second World War. We even sat in an air raid shelter with full sound effects of bombs dropping nearby. What an experience! Harry did look a little apprehensive at this point, and I can well understand. Again the guide was excellent, showing us gas masks of the time and painting the picture of a life then. If any students are doing projects on war and how life was, this would be ideal. The museum gives a very realistic experience that you cannot get from books alone. On that note, there is a display of a camp in Afghanistan and this I personally found extremely moving. Again it is realistic and you really do get the feeling of how life might be for the soldiers. There is also a board full of people’s signatures who have been to Afghanistan as well as some names of soldiers who have lost their lives and are no longer with us. This was hard hitting. Hayden and Harry made their own game, which I was impressed with. They ran around trying to find the heaviest and fastest tank on display. Boys being boys made it a competition to see who could
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beat the other one and find it the first. The tank museum is such a sturdy, huge place, it was totally fine for them to go off and play this game. Don’t tell Harry’s parents but I did ‘lose’ them for a few minutes and did wonder how long it may take to find them amongst the masses of tanks on display. Fortunately they wanted some sweets, so finding me was of benefit to them… Actually both were extremely well behaved and I had no worries whatsoever. So the day was enlightening, educational, impressive and emotional all at the same time. All of the Tank Museum volunteers have a wealth of data to give you and there is much to see and experience. I recommend you go, if you haven’t already. It reminds us that life is for living… We did of course have our customary picnic in Nellie with a cuppa as you can see here.
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Meet the Species at Arne and Radipole
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The new Artsreach summer programme is out now and available to collect from your local library or tourist information centre. We’ve a whole host of events coming to rural venues in the Wareham area over the summer so make sure you grab a copy soon! We’ve one special event taking place in early may that we couldn’t wait to tell you about though:
Belshazzar’s Feast Live Sunday 4th May, 7:30pm. Studland Village Hall. Tel: 01929 450204 In 1995 Paul Hutchinson (accordion) and Paul Sartin (oboe, violin and vocals) shared a musical passion borne out of the desire to earn sufficient money to support their extravagant lifestyles. Their amazing musicianship coupled with wry humour stunned audiences around Europe and the States. After a brief sabbatical, they’re back and celebrating their 20th anniversary in 2014! Sartin is a member of BBC Radio 2 Award-winning big band Bellowhead and English music trio Faustus. Hutchinson is a member of the innovative and progressive folk trio, Hoover the Dog and a seasoned accordion tutor. Together they are Belshazzar’s Feast, unique among the line ups of the vibrant English folk scene, renowned as consummate live performers who mix humour and intricate traditional English folk music in equal measures. To celebrate the release of their new live album, the duo are back on tour, and coming to Studland!
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New Park Keeper Joins Moors Valley Team A family trail based on the popular ‘Percy the Park Keeper’ books by Nick Butterworth is set to become the newest addition to Moors Valley Country Park and Forest near Ringwood this year, offering a host of fun outdoor activities. There will even be the chance to follow in Percy’s footsteps by entering an online competition to become a Park Keeper for the day. The engaging stories revolve around the adventures of Percy, a kindhearted park keeper, and his many animal friends, including a badger, owl, fox, rabbit, hedgehog and lots of mice. They are a firm favourite with children and parents alike, and instantly recognisable from both the books and the Percy the Park Keeper animated television series. Education Ranger Tracy Standish said “We love the friendly characters in Nick’s wonderful stories and are looking forward to bringing them to life at Moors Valley. We hope this fun family trail will also help show visitors what our Rangers do to look after our Park for both people and wildlife.” The trail card, costing £2
each, will include a range of multiple choice questions and a variety of interesting activities including making an animal home, spotting the bird and finding mini-beasts. It will appeal particularly to younger children and is available daily from 5th April until 28th September 2014. The online competition will offer the chance for a family of four to be Park Keepers for the day, in addition to receiving an annual season ticket for Moors Valley and a wheelbarrow full of goodies. For further details visit the website www.moors-valley.co.uk/events or contact the Rangers on 01425 470721.
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Who’s got the VI Factor? Professional standard local youth choir due to start its auditions. An ambitious Dorset youth choir with sights set on professional performances is holding X Factor style auditions on the 17th May 2014 in Wimborne and Ferndown. Directed by a leading vocalist with West End, global and TV experience, local children, if picked, will sing their way to professional stages and CD releases. Aimed at children 11-18 years old, Vocal Impact is a not-forprofit company with a vision for uniting our young through song, music and ambition. With solidarity at its core, the choir will be an inclusive and driven environment with a common goal – to be the best, and to have fun. Founder of Vocal Impact, Samuel Adams, says: “This is more than a local youth choir – it’s a local youth choir with a go-get-‘em attitude. We want to discover our local talent and bring them together to create a professional standard choir the whole community can be proud of.”
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Far too many people think "savings rates are so low, why bother doing anything?” Yet, while rates are indeed spitworthily low, don’t be complacent. Active, on-the-ball savers can grab up to 6% interest. So I want to give you a rate -boosting masterclass. The aim's to put every penny where it earns the max interest. Many specialist higher-rate accounts only let you pay in limited amounts for short amounts of time. So if you've big savings, you need to fill them up, then snowball on to the next best, and so on. Don’t overly worry about safety. All UK-regulated savings (which all the accounts below are) have the full £85,000 per person, per financial institution savings safety protection. Yet that’s not a reason to just put money in and forget about it. Monitor rates every few months and if they drop, ditch and switch. First, clear expensive debts. The highest guaranteed return for savings comes from clearing expensive debts, starting with the highest rates. If your debts cost more than your savings earn after tax, clear what you can and you’re onto a winner. This applies to mortgages too, unless you’ve early repayment penalties. Though with a mortgage, always have a cash emergency fund in savings before clearing it. Earn 6% AER in a regular saver, PLUS free £100 The highest rate on the market is a regular savings account, but it's only available to new or existing Firstdirect.com current account customers. Though as First Direct's won every customer service poll I've ever done and currently offers £100 to switch to it, that's still an attractive proposition. Its 6% regular saver lets you put up to £300 a month away for a year and the rate's fixed. HSBC.co.uk customers get 4% AER on a similar product, while anyone can get the LeedsBuildingSociety.co.uk regular saver at 3.05% AER. Full info and more best buys at mse.me/regularsaver Use current accounts to get 5% AER easy access I always used to say “never store cash in current accounts, as you earn nothing". While that still holds true in the main, bizarrely, these days a few bank accounts offer super-high interest rates to draw you in. The highest is Nationwide's FlexDirect (www.nationwide.co.uk/flexdirect) at 5% AER, but you only get this rate for a year, and only on balances up to £2,500. The stand-out deal's Santander 123's (www.santander.com) 3% AER on all savings if you've £3k£20k. It has a £2/month fee, but pays up to 3% cashback on bills. Weigh up if you'll earn more than the fee before switching. With both, you need to properly switch to them. Full info, pros and cons at mse.me/bankaccounts Is an Isa nicer? Up to 1.75% AER tax-free A cash Isa's just a savings account where the taxman doesn't
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April showers to October fun Now is the time for April showers and with the weather warming up all the time and some gentle rain you’ll soon be seeing lots of changes on your veggie plot. Its wonderful to see the first fresh, local, asparagus appear for sale this month and if you’ve a bit of space spare on your plot now’s the time to plant this gourmet crop. Buy one year old crowns and plant them immediately into well drained soil. You should be able to take a small harvest next year and they’ll carry on cropping for up to 20 years! Jobs for April:Keep an eye out for late frosts and cover any vulnerable plants. Harden off indoor sowings before planting out. Start off French beans and Brussels Sprouts under cover. Fancy something a bit more exotic? Try growing some peppers and aubergines - sow this month in a greenhouse or polytunnel. Plant an asparagus bed. Earth up potatoes once the first shoots appear.
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Purbeck Events for April 2014 Date
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Wareham’s Street Markets
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Stainer's Crucifixion (Broadstone Choir)
Lady St Mary, Wareham 7.15pm £6/£3
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Cinderella
Mowlem Swanage 7.30pm £18.50
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Folk Night
The Anglebury, Wareham 8pm onwards
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London Cello Quartet
St James, Kingston 4pm
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Masonic Hall - Beerex Beer Festival
Wareham 11.30 - 3.00 & 7.30 - 11.00
01929 552740
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Easter Eggstravaganza
Monkey World
01929 462537
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Egg-Citing Easter Activities & Daily Egg Hunts
Farmer Palmers
01202 622022
Easter Holiday
Great Egg Case Hunt
Kimmeridge Marine Centre
01929 481044
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Easter Egg Trail
Studland
01929 450500
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Cadbury Easter Egg Trail
Corfe Castle
01929 481294
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Easter Fun on Brownsea Island
Brownsea 10.30-4pm
01202 707744
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Morwellham Quay
Crossways Travel £35.95
01929 552740 for tickets
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Easter Sunrise Service
Swanage Beach
01929 422885
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Crime Writing Talk by Robert Sharpe
Harmans Cross Village Hall 3-5.30pm £8
01929 481063 for tickets
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Dorset Guild of Singers 'Elijah'
Lighthouse, Poole, 7.30pm £15 (£13 from members)
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Medieval Archery Academy
Corfe Castle
01929 481294
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Classic Car Display & Charity Show
Victoria Avenue, Swanage
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Tuesday Treats Mayday Singers
St George's Langton Matravers
All the information has been compiled by Discover Purbeck Information Centre (01929 552740) and Swanage Tourist Information Centre (01929 422885) www.visitswanageandpurbeck.com and is correct to the best of our knowledge
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Index of advertisers
Your quick guide to everyone and everything in your Directory... Accountants PJC Accounting Services............21 Ward Goodman........................15 Animal Feed & Supplies Crawfords Feed.........................31 Aquatic Centres OS Aquatics..............................13 Bathrooms C+C Plumbing & Bathrooms.... 33 Purbeck Bathrooms..................48 Binoculars The Binocular Shop...................39 Blinds, Curtains & Shutters Ashley Blinds............................. 3 Sheridan Biles...........................17 Builders A.D.S. Property Services............39 Purbeck Home Improvements..... 1 Propoint.................................... 3 Carpet Cleaning Mercury Clean..........................11 Community News Adventures of Nellie.................28 Arts Festivals need volunteers.... 6 Dorset Wildlife Trust...................18 National Trust in Purbeck.........26 New Era for Knoll Gardens........24 On your plot: Gain the upper hand....42 Recipe: Chicken Tikka Masala....22 St John’s Church Tours..............20 The Way to Happiness..............16 Computer Services AJV Computing.........................43 Dance Classes Salsa Amor...............................10 Electricians Electricall..................................15 Entertainers & Discos Whaley Entertainments............ 3 Events Artsreach Events........................34 Dorset Guild of Singers: Elijah....17 Harmans Cross Art Exhibition....20 Purbeck Events.........................44 RSPB Events: Meet the Species....32 The Dorset Wedding Festival....19 Upton House Craft Fair.............20 Farm Shops Norden Farm Shop....................39
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