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October 2017

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Man and Cherry Picker for Hire Our cherry picker reaches up to 50ft Property Repair & Maintenance Exterior Painting Chimney & Roof Repairs Tree & Hedge Work Soffit, Fascia & Guttering Building Surveys & Electrical Installations Roof, Gutters & Solar Panel Cleaning Covering Dorset & surrounding areas

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Your Local Electrician for all your electrical jobs... • Small jobs are welcome

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Community News

Further opportunity to help shape the future of Purbeck An additional public consultation is to be held on the plan which will determine development for the next 16 years in the district. Purbeck District Council is currently updating the Purbeck Local Plan. The updated plan will determine where development can take place in the district, including locations for new homes and jobs. This brings significant challenges for the Council in seeking to preserve the beauty and diverse landscape of Purbeck, whilst also providing for future needs and enabling local communities to thrive. Following previous consultations in 2015 and 2016, the Council will run a further, district-wide consultation to help inform the plan. The consultation is likely to take place later this year and will provide an additional opportunity for everyone to submit their views on potential future development in the district. Following the last consultation in 2016, Purbeck District Council has been working on updates to evidence related to the plan. Once the studies have been completed, the Council will be able to confirm the exact date of the consultation, hopefully in late 2017. Councillor Barry Quinn, Deputy Leader of Purbeck District Council, said: “The Local Plan is an important

document that will help shape the future of Purbeck, so it is important we get it right. “There will be an opportunity for people to submit their views to help shape the plan. These views are important to us and we will be encouraging everyone with an interest in the future of the district to take part.” The Council is planning to send information about the consultation to all households in the district, enabling as many people as possible to get involved. Councillor Quinn continued: “We will be including information about the consultation in our Council magazine, About Purbeck, giving every household the opportunity to respond. As well as opportunities to submit views in writing, people will be able to share ideas with others through local meetings”. See further information about the Local Plan Review at www.Dorsetforyou.gov. uk/purbeck-local-plan-review, email the Council at localplan@purbeck-dc. gov.uk or telephone 01929 556561. Cllr Barry Quinn, Deputy Leader, Purbeck District Council

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WarehamTown Museum Congratulations to Swanage Railway for re-introducing a passenger service from Wareham to Swanage this summer, for the first time for nearly 50 years! It has been a great achievement: before the line closed in 1972, a heritage railway society in Swanage attempted to buy it, but British Rail ripped up the track between Furzebrook and Swanage. Since then the line has been re-instated, largely through volunteer effort. A branch line from Wareham to Swanage was first proposed when the main line from London to Dorchester opened in 1847. This came to nothing, but the scheme was later revived and the line opened in 1885. The driving force behind it was George Burt, â€œKingâ€? of the Swanage stone trade, in order to cut the cost of exporting stone. The line was also used to export clay from Norden and Furzebrook. After the last war, road transport for goods and people gradually took over and the line, like hundreds of others, closed. The section of line between Worgret Junction and Furzebrook was kept open, for clay and, later, natural gas from the Wytch Farm oilfield to be exported. The

white gas trucks could be seen and heard trundling across the heath until about 2005. When the branch line opened, a new station, the current one, was built at the terminus of the branch line at Wareham. This was on the other side of the level crossing from the original station. The station car park now occupies the site of the line. The old station was used for staff accommodation until the 1970s, when it was demolished. You can find out more about railways in the area in Wareham Town Museum. The museum is situated in the Town Hall, and is open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm, April to the end of October. Entrance is free. The museum is run by volunteers and there are lots of opportunities to get involved; if you would like to help, contact us via our website www.wtm.org.uk or Facebook page, or call in. Ben Buxton, Honorary Curator The original Wareham station, looking west, about 1870

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Bowls: Fun - Friends - Fitness Bowls has been played in one form or another for centuries, indeed Sir Francis Drake was famously playing bowls when told of the imminent arrival of the Spanish Armada as long ago as 1588! He refused to leave his game and as a bowls enthusiast myself I can quite understand why, he was probably one down with one end to play and was looking for two shots on the last end! Bowls is usually played outdoors in summer on grass of course but there is a less well known adaption of the game for playing in village halls all year round. Called short mat bowls it is a very popular game, played internationally, with over 1,000 players in Dorset alone. A full size bowling green is some 125 feet long whereas a short mat is 45 feet, just a third of the length. This is where the main difference in the two games lies; over 125 feet any shot within a couple of feet of the jack is going to be good shot, in short mat a couple of inches or so is a good shot! Played with full sized woods, but with a heavier jack than outdoors, impact between woods becomes more important and produces some intriguing situations and some exceedingly tight ‘ends’ and this is why I enjoy short mat so much more than lawn bowls. All ‘mats’ differ in speed, partly through differences in manufacture and partly depending on the surface they are laid on. They are also subject to the undulations and slopes of the underlying floor. Reading the mat is part of the fascination of the game.

Dorset we have a number of very good younger players with some playing at national level. The game is particularly popular, of course, with the retired. Although not an energetic sport the game provides a mix of physical exercise, mental stimulation and social contact and is a delightful way to spend a couple of hours. Because in the Wareham club we draw for playing partners and opposing teams you get to play with, and against, all of the club members over time and can get to know everyone. You start to integrate into the club from day one!

The Wareham Short Mat Bowls Club meets in Furzebrook Village Hall on Tuesday and Friday afternoons and has a small number of vacancies for these sessions. Beginners are welcome, tuition will be given and we can also provide woods. We are particularly keen to start an evening session, possibly in a family friendly format, and if there is anyone interested in finding put more about the game, the club and how you can have a go to see if it’s for you and possibly the family, visit the club’s website at; www. warehambowls.club. Alternatively phone Peter on 01929 551708.

Short mat is a game for all ages from about fourteen onwards and here in

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Wildlife News

Talking about Wildlife...

Every Child Wild It’s a common topic of conversation: are we spending too much time inside with technology, rather than getting out into our natural environment? Young or old, we all spend time in front of screens, for work and pleasure, but many of us do remember playing outside when we were young. However, there are some statistics that suggest children aren’t spending as much time with nature as perhaps their parents did. In a recent survey by England’s largest outdoor learning project, Natural Connections, it was found that only 8% of school age children in England get out of their classrooms and into green spaces. 92% of schools said spending time with nature improves pupils’ health and wellbeing, and engages them with learning. In a You Gov study it was found that 78% of parents are concerned that children don’t spend though time interacting with nature and wildlife. So, Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has decided to do something to address this disconnection with nature. We want to give thousands of children in Dorset a safe place to learn, laugh, watch or simply relax, surrounded by nature – all the things that many of us took for granted when we were young. It’s called the WildHub, at DWT’s Kingcombe Centre in West Dorset, surrounded with 180 hectares of the Kingcombe Meadows Nature Reserve. The WildHub will have three main elements. An innovative outdoor classroom, complete with benches and a wooden chest full of wild activities such as books and activity sheets, a new wildlife exploration zone and play area for families, and a new pavilion

boardwalk that runs down to the river Hooke – the perfect way to explore this wonderful place. All of these elements to ‘wild play’ will provide a safe, immersive environment to give children the confidence to explore the countryside and wildlife around them. Technology is a wonderful thing, and can support a child’s understanding of the world, but we want them to experience wildlife and nature in real life, rather than just watching it on TV. We don’t want them to miss out. If you would like to support our WildHub project, visit www.crowdfunder.co.uk/ wildhub to donate or find out more about our fantastic ideas to make every child wild! By Sally Welbourn

Children in the river Hooke at Kingcombe Photo: Katharine Davies

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Need some advice? Call into our Wareham ofﬁce on Thursdays between 9.30am and 4.30pm to speak to our Financial Planning and Business Advisers for an initial, ‘no obligation’ consultation. ‘Financial Thursdays’ are for you to call in and enquire about any Business or Financial Planning matters. Our services include: Investment Advice • Pensions Advice • Tax Planning and Trusts • Inheritance Tax Planning Equity Release • Long Term Care Planning • Business Planning and Business Support Services

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Private Clients - As we move through life, most of us at one time or another think about making a Will. Questions arise - what would happen to the children if we died and what would happen to us if we were no longer able to live independently. All too often we just think about these things and put off decisions until it is too late. We can help you make these decisions and put in place arrangements to ensure that your wishes are carried out.

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Adventures of Nellie

The Adventures of Nellie The Purbeck Publications Camper Van Nellie has had the time of life recently travelling all over England, quite literally. In the last two months she has taken us camping at Norden Farm near Corfe Castle with my parents, then she took us to Cornwall, Holywell Bay to be precise, for a surf life-saving competition, then to Hull for a family wedding and finally to the Centenary Caravan and Camping Club in the New Forest with Stephen’s Dad and sister! What fun. Well mostly… The drive to Cornwall is one of Nellie’s favourites. Once on the road to Dorchester and beyond she knows she is on holiday. The coast road from Bridport is pretty stunning with expansive views of the sea and rolling English countryside. We always stop at Charmouth to have a cuppa and gaze into

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Nellie with her new pal Movelite the glistening blue depths, knowing we can “forget all about it” for just a little while. For a whole week we can leave any troubles and worries behind. Bliss. Nellie’s engine was purring. Sometime later with singing at its height, we arrived at the Caravan and Camping Club site at Treamble Valley. Unpacking all our ‘stuff’ we realised we had made the big mistake of putting the Kombi Ex awning away while it was damp… and we hadn’t dried it out. Yes, big mistake. The awning was musty and not in good condition. Then the rains started and it just did not stop. Heavy, constant rain. I woke up wet through on the left side! Deciding the best thing was to take refuge in good old Nellie, I knew I needed to check Hayden to see if he was dry. He woke up to his ‘weird’ mother patting his sleeping bag, wondering why I was checking his legs were ok!? I had to see the funny side of that. Fortunately, Hayden was totally dry. So now we had a musty, damp awning with a week to go. Hayden had a competition coming up and there was no way that Nellie was going to chance more sleepless night as the weather forecast was not looking at all good. Off to Newquay it was then. A new ‘blow up’ awning later, another full day packing and

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29 unpacking, and we were once again all set. A rather exhausting start to a blissful week away. Do you ever wonder why we do this to ourselves? It did remind me of “Carry on Camping” only I don’t have quite the same laugh as Barbara Windsor. I am missing a couple of other characteristics too… Holywell Bay park was fun. Nellie wanted to join in the go-karts and I am sure she would have won, but sadly she was disqualified at the starting block. The foot golf was almost impossible and we did laugh. I kept telling the boys I had won until I owned up to picking up the ball at one point and throwing it through the gap, instead of kicking it. Oh well. Nellie really liked Padstow. The quay there is atmospheric with all the little stalls, street sellers braiding girl’s hair, boats and ice creams. A real sea-side treat. The sea in Cornwall is much more active than here in Dorset and Hampshire. The waves pound onto the sand with white fighting sea horses that hurl towards you. I can see why many beaches have RNLI experts at the ready, watching you. The National Surf Life Saving Competition was held on Holywell Bay. The event is so exiting with teams from all over the country. Some of these competitors surf six days a week, including the winter months. Hayden is part of the Youth Team, Branksome Chine, and they did really well but not as well as the Branksome Masters had done the previous two days! It is no mean

Much more relaxing end to the holidays...

Battling against the ocean waves feat swimming against the tide over crashing waves on a small board around the buoys and back again to run on the beach to the finish line. I take my hat off to them, or should I say my ‘dry robe’? Nellie was suitably impressed with them all. Once this was all over Nellie had to drive us all the way to Hull to my cousin’s wedding! Nellie was packed with wellies, wet suits and surf boards, next to wedding dresses, satin shoes and a fascinator. Hilarious and only us Brits could do this. As I have said Nellie is a fun loving girl who adapts to many situations and is always ready for an adventure. Life is for living to the full and Nellie smiles her way through it. The wedding was a great success and it was wonderful to catch up with everyone. We managed to keep Nellie off the booze. After all she was doing the driving! We were home for just one week when Nellie set off again and took us to the New Forest Centenary Club to meet Stephen’s Dad and sister. This was much more relaxing with wonderful sunshine and a fantastic end to our summer exploits. The gorgeous bright yellow Jessie Phyllis (named after her two grandmothers) was there. This is Nellie’s retro style VW friend who belongs to Stephen’s sister and both she and Nellie sunbathed to their hearts content dreaming about what they would do next summer. Where will Nellie take us next? By Debbie Corney

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Sunday 19th November 10.00am Birchwood Tourist Park, Wareham Forest, BH20 7PA Please contact Alex Eversden 07769 584820 www.getﬁtwithalex.com getﬁtwithalex@yahoo.co.uk

Specialist Legal Advice and Solutions for whatever life brings - at home or at work Office open in Wareham. Come and see us for all your legal advice.

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J A Construction (Dorset) Ltd

General Building, Specialists in Extensions, Purbeck Stone Renovations, Walling, RooďŹ ng, New Builds & all types of Ground Work. Site and Garden Clearance. Also available for Plumbing, Electrics & Carpentry.

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Air Dried Wood and Kindling Ready for Collection or Deilvery Cut to your requirements, including chimineas & pizza ovens

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EXCITING NEW LOCAL ATTRACTION NOW OPEN! Create at the Cove is a unique all weather, all year-round attraction nestled between the iconic Jurassic Coastal features of Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door. With a spacious interior, we can happily accommodate large numbers - including school groups, clubs and birthday parties.

Why not call in and unleash your creative side! See our website www.createatthecove.com for further details, or call us on 01929 400270.

The welcoming, relaxing and inspiring environment encourages old & young alike to participate and ‘have a go’, whatever your skill level. Choose from a wide range of creative activities from Paint your own pottery to Decopatch, Fossil digging to Model making – plus lots more! Open every day from 10am with tasty refreshments available from our small but welcoming Coﬀee Shop. Also, we have a super Gift Shop full of goodies and facilities including baby change and an accessible toilet.

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At Philip Mills, our top priority is education. Our team regularly go on courses to London studios to keep up with the very latest fashions and techniques. We also have in-salon training nights every Thursday from 2.45pm to 7pm. If you want a great haircut or colour on training night, book in NOW as cuts are from £12.50 and colours are from £22.50 - and training is fully supervised. We train our team to work with face shape, skin tone and eye colouring, which gives a greater understanding in designing hair for the individual. This enables us to practise new techniquies and keep our team focused on providing an excellent service.

THURSDAY IS SUPERVISED TRAINING NIGHT! Book NOW for cuts and colours from 2.45pm to 7pm, every Thursday. Cuts from £12.50, Colours from £22.50

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Bindon Abbey Scaﬀolding Ltd

BOVINGTON Tailors

Military & Civilian Alterations Dressmaking Alterations Embroidery

WOOL • WAREHAM Reliable service & competitive pricing

T: 01929 471362 M: 07501 465192

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LANDMARK LOCKSMITHS

Fully Accredited NCFE Locksmith Engineer

• No call out charge • Competitive Rates (Call for a free quote) • 24 Hour Emergency contact & rapid response • Local, friendly service • New locks supplied and fitted

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This month, the prize is a meal for two at the Kings Arms in Stoborough, so please complete this page by 26th October 2017 and send to: October Prize Wordsearch Name: ______________________ The Wareham Directory, Address: ______________________ 1 Moorlands Rise, ______________________ West Moors, ______________________ Ferndown, BH22 0JR Telephone: ______________________

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Gardening Tips

On Your Plot Beneﬁts of Garlic

Time spent on clearing and preparing your beds now will pay dividends next year. Make the most of the autumn sunshine to get compost dug into bare beds and you’ll have saved yourself hours of work on those chilly Spring days.

Jobs for October :-

• Make sure that plenty of sun can get to your pumpkins in order to get them ripe in time for Halloween. • Plant garlic, shallots and Japanese onions. • Leaving dead seed heads etc. on your flower borders will provide valuable food and shelter for garden wildlife over winter, as will leaving an undisturbed log or two. Build a rough shelter in a quiet corner and you might get a hedgehog move in! • If you get lots of fallen leaves on your plot don’t waste them. Make a bin from chicken wire attached to 4 posts. Fill this with the leaves and they will rot down to give you sweet-smelling black leaf mould in one to two years tim.

As the days get shorter and the weather gets cooler the focus on your vegetable plot starts to turn from growing and harvesting, into clearing and tidying. October is a good month for taking stock of how things have gone this year and starting to make plans for what you will grow in the future. Removing spent crops exposes slugs and other such pests to birds and other garden friendly wildlife. It also gives you the chance to look after your soil and assess how the space will be used next. Crop rotation is important so if the space is to remain bare over winter it may be wise to make notes about what grew where this season. Add matter from your compost heap to newly cleared areas, either digging it in, or leaving a layer on the top where the worms will gradually incorporate it into the deeper soil over winter. If the soil is heavy leaving it bare will enable frosts to help break it up. Our soil is lighter and benefits from being covered over - we use flattened cardboard boxes which protect from the rain (and we’ve all had enough of that lately!), and

also help keep the weeds at bay. You may think that it’s all too late in the year to be planting, but there are some crops that definitely need to be thought of now, and others that, given an early start now, will benefit next Spring. If you’ve not grown garlic before, then do try it - it’s easy to grow, can help protect other crops from pests, and with just a small amount of space you can grow enough to see you through the whole year! Now is definitely the time to order your garlic bulbs and they can be planted anytime between now and Christmas, but preferably not when the soil is too wet. Rather than planting all the garlic together it may pay to spread it around the plot as the strong smell can be an aid in keeping pests such as the carrot root fly away from other crops. Each garlic bulb should be separated into individual cloves and the cloves are planted with the pointed end uppermost, just below the surface, leaving about 4 inches between each one. They like well drained soil and you’ll be pleasantly surprised in the long winter days to see their green tips creeping upwards. Each clove matures into a whole new bulb. The traditional time for harvesting garlic is in June, on the longest day of the year and if properly dried and stored it will keep right through the winter. Would you like some fresh, tender, young, peas early in the Spring next year? Look out for hardy varieties that can be planted now. They can be overwintered and are able to withstand the frosts, though protection with a cloche will be appreciated. We will be starting ours in pots to keep in the polytunnel over winter ready for early planting next season.

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Community News

Purbeck villages receive funding to kick-start housing projects Two new Purbeck Community Land Trusts are to receive funding to help meet local housing needs and deliver affordable housing. Purbeck District Council has agreed to provide the financial support of up to £50,000 each to Corfe Castle Community Land Trust and Langton Matravers Community Land Trust. Earlier in 2017, the Council received a grant from the Government of £910,456 from the Community Housing Fund to help address the effects of second homes in the district by kick-starting affordable housing projects. Councillor Laura Miller, Housing Portfolio Holder, Purbeck District Council, said: “Finding affordable housing that local people can afford is a real problem in the district, so this funding was very much welcomed. “It enables local community groups to be directly involved in the planning and delivery of affordable housing which responds to local needs. “We hope the funding of schemes such as these will give other communities the confidence to apply for funding to develop their own projects.” The two villages are the first to apply for funding in the district. Corfe Castle Community Land Trust is in negotiations with a landowner for a proposal to build ten to twelve homes for local people to rent. The funding will be used to complete the formation of the Community Benefit Company; support the business planning process for the company; complete the

feasibility study for the proposed site; and seek planning approval. The Langton Matravers Community Land Trust Limited became a Community Benefit Society in March 2017. A small number of sites in Langton Matravers are under consideration for development of ten homes for rent for local people. The grant will be used to support the business planning process of the company; complete feasibility studies of possible sites; and seek planning approval. The Wessex Community Land Trust Project is providing advice and support to both Land Trusts. Anyone interested in forming a community group to explore delivering affordable housing in Purbeck is invited to contact Chris McDermott at Purbeck District Council on 01929 556561.

Cllr Laura Miller

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Get Fit with Alex Feel stronger & fitter in 2017! Join a weekly...

PILATES CLASS Monday and Wednesday evening 6.30pm and 7.30pm at Sandford Primary School Thursday morning 10.40am at Lytchett Matravers Village Hall Friday morning 9.00am, 10.00am and 11.15am at Carey Hall, Wareham

LIGHT’N’EASY Improve your health and increase your energy with this gentle exercise class

Thursday 9.30am at Lytchett Matravers Village Hall

PERSONAL TRAINING

One to one or with a friend to help you reach your own personal targets in health and fitness

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Food & Drink

Tastes so good... Protein Pudding (Dairy Free)

A great, light dairy-free option which can be served as breakfast, or a tasty pudding treat Ingredients for 2 servings 2 large eggs 80g chocolate protein powder 2tsp raw cacao 2 tsp baking powder 1 banana Berries / natural yogurt to serve

1. Mash the banana in a bowl and then add all the other ingredients, mixing thoroughly. 2. Coat two ramekins in coconut oil (this mixture makes two large or four smaller servings) 3. Add the mixture to the ramekin 4. Microwave on high for about a minute then repeat once or twice more until the top is firm and a knife comes out clean 5. Let the pudding cool, turn out and serve with the berries and yogurt.

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In recognition of 70 years of Indian independence. In 1947, Lord Louis Mountbatten was sent to India as its last viceroy, to facilitate the nation’s transition to independence. Mountbatten was described as a man who “could charm a vulture off a corpse” in this epic drama. Lord Louis and his wife seem confident that their great white Western beneficence will ensure a smooth path to freedom and progress for the people of India. (Dir. Gurinder

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Chadha, UK, 2017, 106 mins, biography, drama, history)

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Community News

October Performances

www.artsreach.co.uk Artsreach have some fantastic shows to tell you about this month! The Bingcows

Thursday 19th October at 7:30pm. Langton Matravers Village Hall. T: 01929 423834. Tickets: £8, £6 u18s, £24 fam Louis Bingham and David Insua-Cao met in 2014 as members of a band providing live music for a touring circus show. From this grew an exciting collaboration, their diverse backgrounds combining with their love of rhythm, melody and improvisation to yield a unique, genre-defying duo. Performed on a fascinating range of fretted instruments, hand and pitched percussion, and an infamous ‘box of toys’, their material ranges from medieval European dances and freeimprov, to Appalachian traditions and those of the Balkans, and Irish harp music to hot-club swing! Expect a brilliant evening of live music thanks to Artsreach.

Box Tale Soup - The Wind in the Willows Monday 23rd October at 11am. Corfe Castle Village Hall. T: 07590 352219. Tickets: £6, £5 U18s, £20 family “Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” From the peaceful pleasures of Ratty’s beloved River Bank, to the fearful frights and wicked weasels of the Wild Wood, join Ratty and Mole on their marvellous adventures, along with gruff old Badger and magnificent Mr Toad. A beautiful new adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s much loved classic, The Wind in the Willows features unique handmade fabric puppets and a charming original score. Touring Dorset this half term through Artsreach and suitable for ages 4+.

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Oven & Washing Machine Repairs Washing Machines, Dishwashers, Tumble Dryers, Electric Cookers, Fridges, Freezers.

CMS Electrical Repairs Contact Colin Shailer on

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Near Corfe Castle (on main A351)

Tel: 01929 448592

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Index of advertisers

Your quick guide to everyone and everything in your Directory... Accountants PJC Accounting Services............... 15 Ward Goodman........................... 23 Attractions Create at the Cove....................... 32

Driveways White & Sons................................ 5 Dry Cleaning Creases........................................ 13

Bathrooms K & B Installations....................... 23

Electricians CMS Electrical.............................. 45 M Gymer Electrical...................... 40 Pure Electric.................................. 7 T M Vaine Electrical...................... 5

Bedrooms Custom Creations........................ 24

Entertainment Services Whaley Entertainments............... 20

Blinds, Curtains & Shutters Ashley Blinds................................. 3 Duck & Rabbit Interiors............... 21

Farm Shops Norden Farm............................... 45

Bars, Pubs & Restaurants The Kings Arms............................ 26

Builders A.D.S. Property Services............... 43 Brickcraft Construction................ 40 Competitive Construction............ 13 D L Foote...................................... 17 J A Construction........................... 31 Purbeck Groundworks.................. 9 Purbeck Home Improvements...... 1 Propoint....................................... 45 Cameras Rocky Rock Cameras.................... 39 Community News Adventures of Nellie.................... 28 Artsreach events in October........ 44 Dorset Wildlife Trust: Every Child Wild........................ 18 Further opportunity to shape the future of Purbeck................. 8 On your plot: Benefits of garlic.... 36 Purbeck Film Festival................... 43 Purbeck villages receive funding to kick-start housing projects..... 38 Tastes so good: Protein Pudding (Dairy Free)..... 42 Together for Alzheimers 2017...... 30 Wareham Bowls.......................... 16 Wareham Town Museum............ 12 Computer Services AJV Computing............................ 45 Demolition & Asbestos Services Pro-Dem...................................... 11 SafeAs.......................................... 21

Plumbers FXR Plumbing.............................. 14 Heatcare...................................... 17 Purbeck Plumbing & Heating...... 27 Property Maintenance A.D.S. Property Services............... 42 Competitive Construction............. 7 D L Foote...................................... 17 Purbeck Home Improvements...... 1 Simon Hart................................... 39 Puzzles & Competitions Crossword.................................... 22 Kids Page..................................... 10 Prize Wordsearch......................... 35 Sudoku......................................... 22

Financial Services Ward Goodman........................... 23

Removals & Storage Pitman Removals & Storage......... 2

Haberdashery Creases........................................ 13

Residential Care Homes Royal Bay Homes......................... 47

Hairdressers Just Jill......................................... 27 Philip Mills Hair Design................ 33

Scaffolding Services Bindon Abbey Scaffolding............ 34

Health & Fitness Get Fit with Alex.......................... 39 Purbeck Podiatry.......................... 9 Wareham Physiotherapy.............. 3 Kitchens Competitive Construction............ 13 Dream Doors............................... 41 K & B Installations....................... 23 Locksmiths Landmark Locksmiths.................. 34 Logs Reg Adams................................... 31 Painters & Decorators Alchemy....................................... 14 Pest Control BugBusters................................... 17 Terminator Pest........................... 43 Pet Services Hairy Hounds................................ 6 Photographers Dave Broomfield Photography.... 26

Dentists MouthPeace Dental Practice....... 19

Plant Hire Purbeck Access............................. 6

Drainage Services All Drains Cleared......................... 9

Plasterers Traditional Plastering.................. 34

Soft Furnishings Duck & Rabbit Interiors............... 26 Solicitors Battens........................................ 30 Hallâ€™s Property Lawyers............... 15 Pengillys....................................... 25 Stairlifts Dolphin Stairlifts........................... 3 Tailors Bovington Tailors......................... 34 Taxis Wareham Forest Taxis.................. 6 Tree Surgeons Apex Tree Surgeons..................... 37 Leaks Tree Care............................ 15 Vets Sim Veterinary Consultancy......... 24 Waste Services Philip Trim.................................... 20 Watch & Clock Repairs Alford Time Repair....................... 45 Will Writing Cruse Will Writing Services.......... 48 Dorset Wills................................. 27 Windows. Doors & Conservatories Competitive Construction............ 13 Fix-It.............................................. 2

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Royal Bay Care Homes Our Homes Serving Poole, Wimborne & The Purbecks

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We at Royal Bay Care Homes believe a care home should be a place: - Where each person is an individual. - Where there are no unnecessary rules and regulations. - Where dignity, peace and comfort take priority. - Where companionship, interest and activity flourishes. - And where people are supported to lead the fullest possible lives.

At the heart of every Royal Bay Care Home are core values with the emphasis on comfort, compassion, dignity, individuality, personality as well as great food. At Royal Bay our priority is you living your life your way. We have teams of incredibly caring, dedicated and qualified staff, plus Gold Standards Framework accreditation. Our Homes also have the latest medical and care facilities making them fully equipped to cater for either residential or nursing care needs, depending on the Homeâ€™s registration. Please feel free to contact either of our Homeâ€™s Manager at any time to discuss how we can help or visit our website for more details.

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