Ferndown Matters | Summer 2019

Issue 43

D-DAY CELEBRATIONS

Summer 2019

OUR NEW MAYOR

MARKET BACK IN TOWN

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A new Mayor for Ferndown On Monday 13 May 2019, Town Councillors and members of the community came together to see Cllr Julie Robinson unanimously elected as the 38th Town Mayor of Ferndown. This will be her second term as Mayor having served in the role in 2015/16.

The Mayor said, “I am delighted to have been elected as Town Mayor for a second time – it is a great honour”.

She announced that her charity for her mayoral year will be Macmillan Caring Locally.

Julie was born in Bedfordshire and moved to this area in 1986 when she bought a newsagent in Charminster, commuting daily from her home in Ferndown. The business ran successfully for four years after which she took time out to raise a family. After canvassing her local area, she was elected to the Town Council in May 2011, her ambition to get the local community to be more involved, to have their say and to be listened to.

She served on the Heatherlands Community Association for 8 years and held the role of Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator for 12 years. She became a Town Councillor in 2011 and was re-elected in May 2015 and was elected as a District Councillor for Ferndown Central Ward. She is now a Dorset County Councillor and is aiming

to build strong relationships within Dorset Council.

Julie is also a staunch supporter of providing affordable and social housing.

She hopes to encourage the town’s small businesses and encourage others to come to the area.

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New Ferndown Town Council Photo courtesy of Tom Scrase

A new Ferndown Council was elected in May 2019 with 11 returning Councillors and 5 new Councillors with one vacancy remaining.

New Councillors include Rod Adkins, Stuart Fleetham, Krissy Stamp, Matthew Stickley and Mandy Willis. We have a biography for Mandy Willis which gives an insight into her reasons for becoming a Councillor. Biographies for the other new Councillors will be included in further releases of the magazine.

Returning Councillors include John Baxter,

Terry Cordery, Steve Drinkall, Ian Flay, Paul Hanson Graham, Cathy Lugg, Mike Parkes, Julie Robinson (Mayor), Nick Wellstead, Lawrence Wilson, Harry Worth (Deputy Mayor).

Councillors are looking forward to working with the residents of Ferndown in the year ahead. You can see new and returning Councillors at our next Full Council meeting on Monday September 9th from 7:00pm at the Barrington Centre in Penny’s Walk, Ferndown.

New Councillor Mandy Willis Mandy Willis representing the Hampreston & Longham Ward.

Mandy was born and raised in Parkstone and spent much of her career working in the insurance industry before moving into mobile telecommunications. She moved to Longham with her husband four years ago and became heavily involved in campaigning on local issues including the speed and volume of traffic on our local roads.

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She is passionate about the natural world and enjoys cycling and walking. She feels we are so lucky to live here, from our green spaces, to our historic buildings, our wildlife and of course our beautiful river, lakes and countryside walks. Protecting and enhancing all this is important to Mandy.

Mandy wholeheartedly supports the residents of Hampreston and Longham in their quest to reduce the

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volume and speed of traffic on our local roads. Traffic congestion and pollution has reached critical levels and Mandy is committed to do all she can to improve the situation and bring about a better quality of life for us all.

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FERNDOWN TOWN COUNCIL WARD REPRESENTATIVES Photos courtesy of Tom Scrase

Krissy Stamp

Rod Adkins

Matthew Stickley

AMEYSFORD

Cllr John Baxter Independent A Voice for Ferndown Residents Cllr Lawrence Wilson Independent A Voice for Ferndown Residents Cllr Mrs Cathy Lugg Local Conservative

HAMPRESTON & LONGHAM

Cllr Paul Hanson Graham Independent A Voice for Ferndown Residents Cllr Matthew Stickley Local Conservative Cllr Ms Mandy Willis Independent

CENTRAL NORTH

Cllr Ian Flay Independent A Voice for Ferndown Residents Cllr F W (Harry) Worth Local Conservative

Cllr Nick Wellstead

Stuart Fleetham

CENTRAL

Cllr Stephen Drinkall Local Conservative Cllr Stuart Fleetham Local Conservative Cllr Mike Parkes Local Conservative

LINKS

Cllr Ms Krissy Stamp Local Conservative Cllr Ms Julie Robinson Local Conservative Being re-contested

SOUTH LINKS

Cllr Rod Adkins Local Conservative Cllr Terry Cordery Independent A Voic

for Ferndown Residents

STAPEHILL

Independent A Voice for Ferndown Residents

Ferndown’s Civic Day

The Mayor of Ferndown for 2018/19, Cllr Mrs Jean Read, held her Civic Day in April and despite the April showers, civic dignitaries across Dorset had an exceptional day visiting a number of the wonderful assets Ferndown has to its name.

With wellies and umbrellas at the ready, the day began with a visit to High Mead Farm, a therapeutic farm located along Ham Lane for those with learning and physical disabilities, mental health issues and for disengaged youngsters. As always, the guests were given a warm welcome by the volunteers at the farm and informed about all the different projects underway.

The ‘Chain Gang’ then moved on to Ferndown Industrial Estate, one of Dorset’s Business Improvement Districts (BID). It is the largest industrial estate in Dorset and is home to 450 businesses. The dignitaries were lucky enough to be invited to Caterpillar Marine Power UK Ltd and given a tour of its exceptional facilities at Cobham Road.

Following lunch to recharge the batteries,

the dignitaries took their positions back on the coach for the last visit of the day to Ferndown Youth Centre, known as Riffs. Ferndown Town Council took over the management of the centre in 2017 from Dorset Council to ensure that the young people in the town still had access to vital services. The dignitaries were told all about the different activities and support available by young people who use the youth centre and the positive impact it has had on their lives.

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What a fantastic Saturday for our annual Fete on the Field in Ferndown The weather was in our favour and we even heard mention of the fete on Radio 2 earlier in the morning. There was a great atmosphere with loads of people enjoying the many activities taking place throughout the day. The morning started at the bandstand with the Town Crier introducing the Mayor, Mrs Julie Robinson who welcomed everyone to the event then moved to the King George V entrance to start the 5k and 10k races.

At the bandstand we were entertained by the Ferndown schools – samba, choir and band, and in the afternoon by Chubby the Magician.

There was plenty to see whilst walking round the many stalls from Plastic Free Ferndown, local Bus Stop Club charity, Mickey and Minnie Mouse and Storm troopers to name a few, the various displays of jitsu, birds of prey and not forgetting the John Thornton pram race in the afternoon. There was a dog show, car show and flying displays to be seen at intervals throughout the day. This year the fun fair was available from Friday night through to Sunday with many rides to choose from.

A big thanks go to the people of Ferndown and surrounding areas who came, enjoyed and supported our summer fete this year. With the organisational skills of the Rotary Club and all the enthusiastic volunteers who gave of their time and energy, and support from the Ferndown Chamber of Commerce and Ferndown Town Council, the day was a great success.

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The 75th D-Day Anniversary procession and celebrations took place in Ferndown on Sunday 2nd June The D-day 75 Drumhead Service was taken by Rev Sarah Pix, Chaplain to the Ferndown Branch of The Royal British Legion at St. Mary’s Church Ferndown, Dorset.

The Salute was carried out by Wing Commander Les Blackburne OBE and the Bournemouth Youth Marching Band performed outside St. Mary’s Church. Various cadet groups joined in the procession and attended the service to recognise the sacrifice, commitment and bravery of the military forces who took part in the D-Day Landings during World War Two.

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New Ferndown Street Market is here! in the centre of Ferndown, taking place on Fridays from 9:00am until 2:30pm. People have commented positively on the range of goods for sale, and with the variety of produce available there is plenty for everyone.

Why not come and experience a vibrant and bustling traditional street market.

If you have any questions please call 07515 797878 or email smtmarkets@gmail.com

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After all the paper work was signed for changes required on the lease in Penny’s Walk, Southern Market Traders were able to start their advertising campaign promoting the Street Market in Ferndown. The first Friday market was held in Penny’s Walk on the 28th June and was deemed a complete success and was very well attended by stall holders and shoppers.

The Street Market is back and here to stay

Are you interested in growing vegetables and fruits for the dinner table?

We have many allotments at Longham Allotment Gardens which vary in size.

If you would like to consider taking on the tenancy of one of the Ferndown Council based allotments, please contact the Committee Clerk Tina Dudley on 01202 892249.

An example of one of the working plots at Longham.

Yap & Yarn

Have you thought of knitting for fun? There are several locations in Ferndown where people of all abilities can meet, knit and have a natter at the same time. All are welcome whatever your level of mastery with the knitting needles. In fact, if you’ve never knitted before or you are a bit rusty, there is always someone there to teach you. All materials are supplied free.

Every meeting starts at 10am and here is a selection of locations and days where the activity takes place: St. Mary’s Church every other Monday Ferndown Library 3rd Tuesday of the month Barrington Centre 1st Tuesday of the month Riffs Youth Centre 3rd Saturday of the month 10

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Getting Outside

Did you know that spending time in nature can help you become physically active, reduce your blood pressure, boost your mood, and increase your vitamin D levels?

Living in Ferndown gives us many opportunities to get outside – from taking a walk or cycling in the surrounding countryside or visiting our local park (King George V); playing and exploring outdoors or spending time gardening at home. Most of us have access to some form of natural space either on our own, or with family and friends, and it’s largely free.

Try the Castleman Trailway which is one of Dorset’s gentlest way-marked, walking, cycling and horse-riding routes. It is 16.5 miles long and can be accessed at various points from the

edge of Ferndown, one being near the end of Ameysford Road towards the police station.

There are the Longham Lakes behind Haskins Garden Centre - a set of lakes with beautiful views worth seeing. The paths around the lakes are flat and there are places to stop, sit and enjoy the views. Also, behind ‘The Centre’ on the Heatherlands Estate there are many walking trails on heathland which give you a sense of space and freedom. Equally behind the Ferndown Schools there is more heathland walking available to meander around at your leisure.

So why not get outside this summer after the school pick up run, early evening after work, or at home in the garden. It is likely to boost your health, fitness and mood.

Two Great Causes – One great walk The Ferndown Memory & Poppy Walk took place on Sunday 14th April Dementia Friendly Ferndown and the Ferndown Royal British Legion joined together for a Ferndown walk to support two great causes, Dementia awareness and the Poppy Appeal.

To cater for all ages and abilities, there were two circular walks starting from the Royal British Legion in Church Road. The first, a short 1 kilometre through Ferndown Town Centre with the longer 5 kilometre route returning across Ferndown Common.

The walks were open to all ages, families, children, pushchairs and dogs taking their owners for a Sunday run and even four intrepid Fernhill residents in wheelchairs made it all the way round.

A great thank you to everyone who took part and to the helpers on the roads and at the Legion.

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“Could You be a Volunteer?”

Age Concern Ferndown is a weekly lunch and social club that meets at the Barrington Centre in Penny’s Walk, central Ferndown each Thursday for friendship and fun to meet new people who may be feeling lonely or isolated, housebound and unable to get out.

Lunch is provided by Penny’s Cafe/ restaurant.

They do lots of activities, including quizzes, entertainment and summer beach trips. The Braeside group meets each Monday for those people living in the St. Leonards and St. Ives area.

If you have time to spare to volunteer or drive a mini bus, please contact Anne the Chair of Age Concern Ferndown on 01202 580604 or Elizabeth the Co-Ordinator on 07941 126304.

A group set up for sufferers of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Some 130,000 people within our town and surrounding district suffer from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COPD. There has been a group set up by Warren Brown to support people who are suffering from this disease and they meet on the first Thursday of every month in the Ferndown Day Centre in Penny’s Walk from 1:30-3:30pm.

The next meeting is scheduled to take place on Thursday 1st of August and on the first Thursday of each month thereafter. Each meeting will have an NHS Professional attending.

If you would like to find out more please come along.

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PROPOSED WORKS

on Ringwood Road, Longham Oct 2019

To carry out maintenance work, Dorset Council plan to close Ringwood Road, Longham between 1st October 2019 and 4th October 2019. The road will be closed overnight between the hours of 21.00 and 06.00 but it will be open during the day and at weekends.

Sections of road will be repaired within the area marked in red indicated on the map. The diversion route is marked in blue. As directed by national regulations, Dorset Council must divert traffic onto the same classification of road as the one which is being closed.

In the current financial climate, the highways service has had to focus its budget on targeting the most damaged sections of road and areas with safety issues.

Dorset Council will contact Ferndown Town Council again nearer the time to confirm the dates of the work and the closure needed.

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Ferndown Art Society Ferndown Art Society is a group of amateur and semi-professional artists, who enjoy the company of like-minded people to exchange art skills and ideas. The Society has grown considerably in size since it was founded in 1972, but has retained its character of being a friendly group of people who enjoy art. They meet every Wednesday morning at the Barrington Centre in Ferndown.

The meetings are untutored, informal meetings, where members enjoy using their own materials and working on their own projects.

On the third Thursday of each month, there is a demonstration meeting with a visiting artist.

These are high-quality demonstrations in a variety of media including pastels, watercolour, oils, acrylics and other mixed media, lasting about two hours with a break for coffee/tea. They are free for Society members and very popular with visitors who pay a small charge.

The Ferndown Art Society is associated to the Society of All Artists and has taken part in many of their challenges and on several occasions had work reproduced in their national magazine. At the recent art exhibition at Upton Park, visitors voted for their favourite exhibit. Carol Curran won with her work called `The Guru`, which

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was drawn using graphite pencils. Clearly many visitors enjoyed her drawing and it was considered by everyone to be a deserving winner.

Anyone interested in joining please contact Sue Gomm (Membership Secretary) telephone: 01202 573050, or just come along to one of the Thursday meetings and you will be most welcome!

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Ferndown Library Activities this summer There will be lots of extra things to get involved in at Ferndown Library this summer starting with the Summer Reading Challenge Launch Party which takes place on Saturday 13th July from 10am-2pm. The theme this year is Space Chase, an out-of-this-world adventure inspired by the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. Any children taking part in the Challenge will be able to join the super space family, The Rockets, at the Ferndown Space Station in the library for a thrilling mission to track down books nabbed by mischievous aliens!

On Friday 16th August from 10.30-11.30am the Wessex Astronomical Society will be there entertaining us with ‘Planetarium Stuff’ and on Thursday 29th August from 10.30-11.30am the

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Treehouse Theatre Company will be joining us.

There will be drop in crafts and games available every day of the summer holidays in the children’s section.

All the events are free, but booking is required for the Planetarium and the Treehouse Theatre. For more details phone 01202 874542 or go to www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/libraries The normal activities Rhyme time on a Friday morning, Lego Club and Storytime on Saturday mornings will all continue as normal.

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Meetings of the Town Council Meeting dates may be subject to change – IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND ANY MEETING, PLEASE CHECK THE DATE AND TIME on the agenda displayed on Council noticeboards or by telephoning the Council Office on 01202 892249

2019 AUG

Tue

6th

7:00pm

Planning Consultative Committee

Barrington Centre

Mon

12th

7:00pm

Audit & Scrutiny Commitee

Barrington Centre

Tue

27th

7:00pm

Planning Consultative Committee

Barrington Centre

SEP

Mon

9th

7:00pm

Full Council

Barrington Centre

Tue

17th

7:00pm

Planning Consultative Committee

Barrington Centre

Mon

23rd

7:00pm

Cabinet

Barrington Centre

OCT

Tue

8th

7:00pm

Planning Consultative Committee

KGV

Mon

14th

7:00pm

Audit & Scrutiny Commitee

Barrington Centre

Tue

29th

7:00pm

Planning Consultative Committee

Barrington Centre

NOV

Mon

11th

7:00pm

Full Council

KGV

Tue

19th

7:00pm

Planning Consultative Committee

Barrington Centre

Mon

25th

7:00pm

Cabinet

Barrington Centre

Meetings, other than those of the Personnel Committee, are normally open to the public.

Ferndown Char Chars Angels

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The Ferndown locally based Team ‘Char Char Angels’ were at the Ferndown Fete on the Field this year with their “take a teddy home” stall and they would like to thank everyone who bought a ticket from the teddy raffle. They raised an amazing £265 which goes towards Cancer Research.

Ferndown Youth Centre – Riffs Another school year nearly over and we have had our second amazing school year of being open, which I must say has flown by! We have said goodbye to some staff members who are off to pastures new and we welcomed new members of staff to the youth club.

Our membership numbers have steadily increased over the past year with over 500 young people accessing our sessions in one way or another. A couple of highlights during this year include the pole joust inflatable and the ‘slip and slide’ we did during the last half term.

We have a volunteer youth worker Julia, who is settling in well at the youth club, and several amazing senior members, Cameron, Eloise, Freddie and Sean who have also given of their time to help us with our year 6 youth club. Their help has been invaluable over the past couple of months and we give a big thank you to them for doing so.

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This summer holiday will be as busy as last year with a mixture of drop in days and trips out and about, including Paintballing, Thorpe Park and Splashdown. At the youth club there will be the ‘slip and slide’ and water fights for all years and not forgetting the popular yearly end of term BBQ. The full plan for the summer holiday sessions and activities will be on the Youth Centre (Riffs) Facebook page.

We are still advertising for volunteers to help with the running of the youth club sessions, if you or anyone you know are interested, please contact Aaron. All positions in the youth club have access to youth work training and everyone will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

If you would like more information regarding the youth club, please contact Aaron on 01202 874448, email aaron.fellows@ferndown.gov.uk or view the Facebook page Ferndown Youth Centre – Riffs.

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At the Pavilion in KGV playing fields, the Kings function room has been refurbished and the Bowls club now have access to a fine space

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The Ferndown Bowls club has been based at KGV since 2009 after amalgamating the Men’s and Women’s Clubs. Bowling is a great sport open to all age groups, both young and old. Anyone who would like to have a go is welcome to come along and talk to one of our members to find out more.

For a one-off annual fee, you can play almost every day until the Green closes on the 14th September. It works out at less than a pound a day. For those that are interested several competitions for both men, ladies and mixed doubles are run. We have a light-hearted triples competition on Wednesday evenings and, a roll up competition which is open to all members every Friday morning, plus a chance to play matches in the Bournemouth & District league.

For more information please contact the Secretary Mike Hopper on 01202 877437.

Ferndown Tennis Club Ferndown Tennis Club are a friendly community club, based at the courts next to the King George V playing fields in Ferndown, with access to the recently refurbished George function room with excellent views overlooking the tarmac courts. They have members ranging from 4 years old to 87 and cater for all abilities.

They play all year round on porous tarmac courts, with club sessions held on Wednesday,

Friday and Sunday mornings, Tuesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. The Wednesday morning session (9.30 to 12.30) is an ‘Open’ session. They have a thriving coaching programme run by Chris Biddle, an LTA Level 4 licensed coach. Check out the club’s Coaching page for further coaching information at clubspark.lta.org.uk/FerndownTennisClub/ Coaching.

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Your Town Council The Barrington Centre, Penny’s Walk, Ferndown, BH22 9TH Tel: 01202 892249 Email: enquiries@ferndown.gov.uk

Your Ferndown Town Councillors Ameysford Ward: Cllr. J L Baxter Cllr. Mrs C A Lugg Cllr. L L R Wilson

Greenacres, Angel Lane, Longham, Ferndown, Dorset BH22 9DZ Tel: 01202 897884 34 Kingsway, Ferndown, Dorset BH22 9QW Tel: 01202 927006 163 Leeson Drive, Ferndown, Dorset BH22 9TL Tel: 07793 440765

Central Ward: Cllr. S Drinkall Cllr. S M Fleetham Cllr. M R Parkes

3 Humber Road, Ferndown, Dorset BH22 8XN 25 Victoria Gardens, Ferndown, Dorset BH22 9JQ 36 Dorset Avenue, Ferndown, Dorset BH22 8HW

Central North Ward: Cllr. I Flay Cllr. H Worth

Monmouth Ash Farm, Horton Heath, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 7JS Tel: 07836 284623 156 Leeson Drive, Ferndown, Dorset BH22 9QQ Tel: 01202 895923

Hampreston & Longham Ward: Cllr. P H Graham 36 Portland Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH9 1NQ Cllr. M J Stickley 26 Coppins Close, Ferndown, Dorset BH22 8FA Cllr. Mrs M Willis c/o Ferndown Town Council, The Barrington Centre,

Penny’s Walk, Ferndown, Dorset BH22 9TH

Tel: 07958 054582 Tel: 01202 897297 Tel: 01202 861858

Tel: 07939 501674 Tel: 07811 136741 Tel: 07796 953428

Links Ward: Cllr. Miss K Stamp

Cllr. Mrs J Robinson

c/o Ferndown Town Council, The Barrington Centre, Penny’s Walk, Ferndown, Dorset BH22 9TH 18 Medway Road, Ferndown, Dorset BH22 8UX

Tel: 01202 980013 Tel: 07513 578177

Links South Ward: Cllr. R Adkins

Cllr. T Cordery

c/o Ferndown Town Council, The Barrington Centre, Penny’s Walk, Ferndown, Dorset BH22 9TH 79 Dorset Avenue, Ferndown, Dorset BH22 8HL

Tel: 07401 693945 Tel: 01202 876293

Stapehill Ward: Cllr. N J Wellstead

36 Wimborne Road West, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 2DP

Tel: 01202 880705

We are keen to hear your comments Please feel free to contact us - we are listening!

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