Barrington Magazine | Mar - May 2017

MAGAZINE

© Rock Regeneration

MAR - MAY 2017

Live: Ferndown 2017

Meet the CEO of Pramacare, Steve Robinson

How The Barrington Magazine is made

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THE BARRINGTON MAGAZINE SPRING EDITION

CONTENTS MAR 2017 - MAY 2017

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MEET THE CEO

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A RAFFLES SPECIAL Dinner is served...

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WHAT’S ON STAGE All the upcoming gigs and shows

EDITORIAL Barrington: Andy Bryant Pat Stirling

ANIMAL MADHOUSE

HOW IT’S MADE - A COMMUNITY INITIATIVE Andy Bryant explains the ins and outs of how The Barrington Magazine is put together

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Welcome to the newest edition of the Barrington Magazine, March-May. t the time of writing this magazine we were unsure as to the future of the Centre and our doors were closed to the public for the first time in 30 years. There are several reasons for this closure but rather than go over old ground we are pleased to now have a very bright future ahead of us.

With Prama supporting us and providing the resources to stabilise and grow the Barrington, we are confident that 2017 will be a year where everyone will see the Barrington flourish and benefit more of the community than ever before. We are still providing all the usual services. All the shows, events, and coach trips are going ahead and we are looking at improving our routines for the future.

In this edition you’ll see an article about the CEO of Prama, Steve Robinson, and his very interesting career and some of the amazing things he’s accomplished. There is an article about how this magazine is made and how, contrary to many opinions I’ve heard, is provided to us for free.

It doesn’t cost the Barrington anything apart from my time.

During the short period where we were instructed to close the doors, my staff and I, with the help of the dedicated volunteers and trustees, launched a fundraising appeal to fight and try and reopen the doors – contrary to the articles released in the Bournemouth Echo at the time. The response to this fundraising drive was totally overwhelming and within three days we had raised over £18,000. Our Facebook page was receiving over 16,000 views and things had started to come back to life here. It’s because of your support of the Ferndown Community Association that the Centre was able to reopen.

We now need your continued support to help keep these doors open, as even with assistance, we cannot survive without people supporting our events and shows.

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We look forward to welcoming you!

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BARRINGTON MAGAZINE A REAL COMMUNITY INITIATIVE

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The Barrington Magazine is a real community initiative made possible by local Ferndown businesses.

This situation is only possible through working in a very close partnership with mags4dorset,the family-run, Ferndownbased publishing company that brings you 4Dorset and Viewpoint community magazines every month, who not only design the magazine, but cover all the printing costs involved.

The only cost to produce the 5,000 copies each quarter is my time to write the articles.

The whole concept of producing a full-colour glossy magazine once a quarter came about through a conversation I had with Ben Pulford, the MD of mags4dorset. I asked him whether it would be possible for the Barrington to promote its services and shows without incurring any costs to the Centre Ben explained it would be a feasible proposition as the mags4dorset marketing team could sell advertising space to cover production costs. This would benefit local businesses who wanted to reach Ferndown customers as well as advertisers who want to be seen to be supporting their local theatre and community centre. It happened very

quickly and we had the base to move forward with mags4dorset sourcing a Ferndown printing company, Xerocad in Ringwood Road. MD of Xerocad, Stuart Fleetham, offered to provide the printing, which is to a high quality, at a discounted rate to help out. Everything was ready to roll; I just needed to work out what to write about.

Once all the articles are written, I send them to the mags4dorset office.

Janine Pulford, author and editor of mags4dorset corrects any errors after which Louis Pulford at BrightBox Designs puts his design team’s skills to work, again without charge to the Centre.

This all happens very quickly and within a matter of days we have a finished magazine ready for printing The following week, we have a beautiful, A4 glossy magazine to give away free at the Centre, and to distribute around Ferndown, usually with the help of volunteers. The magazine has been well-received and we would like to thank mags4dorset for all the time and energy they put into producing this quarterly magazine for The Barrington Centre, not forgetting the advertisers who generously support the publication

The Barrington Magazine, like the Centre itself, would not be here if it was not for the generous support of local people and businesses in the community.

If you are interested and would like to get involved in producing the next edition of The Barrington Magazine, please let me know, I’d love to hear from you. Or if you would like to help by posting some through your neighbours doors, please ask at the box office.

Anyone keen to run a year’s ad campaign in The Barrington Magazine, which has limited space, should call Mark or Russell at mags4dorset on 01202 816140.

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Caring for local people Registered Charity 801967

Meet the Prama CEO Steve Robinson Steve has over 30 years’ experience of working within the charity field locally, nationally and internationally, with a background in developing and growing sustainable social justice activities and developing programmes to support individuals and communities.

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e is CEO to Prama, a large local charity and domiciliary care company with a vison of “a world where no one is unfairly disadvantaged or excluded because of age or infirmity and where every person can enjoy life as they age.” Steve employs over 400 staff across three offices in Blandford, Kinson and Poole and they provide homecare to over 2,000 people in the area. The Poole services were recently rated as “outstanding” under care by the CQC. Amongst other things Steve is a formal representative to the United Nations in New York on issues of demographics and Human Rights and, as recently as December 2016 contributed to the development of a Human Rights Instrument protecting older people on a global level. He is a member of a number of All Party Parliamentary Groups in Westminster, trustee of Faithworks Wessex and Hope in the Community, a charity that links churches to isolated and vulnerable people in their communities.

Starting as a YMCA volunteer gave him a rich experience in working within diverse communities including leading “on-the-ground” development work in various locations in the UK, Europe, the US and Africa. His grass roots youth programmes for NEETs in Belfast became a model for intergenerational practice and was approached by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to develop these principles to address issues of “Jihadism” amongst young people in other parts of the world.

The opportunity to help the Barrington came from reading an article in the press and, knowing what a difficult time it is for all charities, found out just how closely the Barrington activities really align with Prama’s ambition that “every person enjoys life as they age.” From the friendly and welcoming atmosphere at Raffles, which as well as being a good café, also provides an opportunity for those felling a bit lonely or isolated to come and have a chat with others, to the many, many events that bring people together, build links between generations and support people of all ages.

“Even though it is still early days, I want to firstly help the Barrington get back on its feet but also see the opportunity to extend the current activities and services to the many people that are already Prama members, offering the coach trips to a wider community, developing our PramaLIFE model

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The opportunity to help the Barrington came from reading an article in the press and, knowing what a difficult time it is for all charities found out just how closely the Barrington activities really align with Prama’s ambition that “every person enjoys life as they age”. of supporting those with caring responsibilities, supporting those living with dementias and helping everyone build new strengths and friendships. My ambition for the Barrington is to support Andy and the Barrington team, to keep it rooted as part of the Ferndown community and see them continue to provide the beating heart of a strong community,” said Steve

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started volunteering back in December at the Barrington after deciding that I wanted to put my spare time to good use. I’d not worked for a while and wasn’t sure how I would fit in. However, my apprehensions were ill-founded as I received a wonderful warm welcome and soon felt at home in the office. The staff are very friendly and patiently trained me on their systems and before the week was out I felt that I had been working there for years. In fact, I’m so at home in the office, I now find it hard to leave at the end of my shift.

Working in the office, I’m constantly meeting people and serving the public. It’s a very busy place. From the box office we sell tickets for the excellent evening shows and wonderful guided coach trips in England and

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abroad (Amsterdam 7 April and a mini Cruise to Rouen on the Seine on 8 September).

The work is varied and there is no time for boredom with people coming and going all day long. There is a vast variety of classes held at the Barrington; dancing, Yoga, needle craft, chess, computer, soft-play for the children, U3A activities, the list goes on. Then of course we have Raffles Café where people can afford to dine out. Working in the office I deal with all aspects of office work, filing, photocopying, cash/till/credit card bookings, computer, telephone enquires, and the list goes on.

I love every minute and am so glad that I became a Barrrington Centre volunteer I’d recommend it to anyone

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Rooms with a venue Here is a handy reminder of the facilities The Barrington has to offer. The Centre has been providing community services for 30 years this year. There is also a reasonably priced café serving home-style food from 8.30am each day and special events can be catered for in style with our retained suppliers.

THE HALL has a daytime and a night-time persona - the day sees sequence and line dancing, ballroom, conferences, soft play and craft fairs to name but a few. There is a maple sprung floor so you can be as heavyfooted as you like.

For music and drama, the room is fully functioning with sound and lighting (complete with resident technicians) and an advanced performance stage.

The hall will seat 275 and accommodate 406 standing, so plenty of room for a crowd!

THE BAR has an association with Greene King and full pub facilities. It is open for shows and you can pre-order drinks for the show interval to save queuing. For an event, such as a coffee morning or a funeral breakfast, it will seat 30 to 40.

THE CONFERENCE ROOM is ideal for clubs and has full projection facilities on to the back wall. Seating up to 64 people theatre-style it can also be set up with groups of tables for up to 44 - ideal for discussion groups or pub-style quizzes.

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THE HAYES ROOM is particularly useful as it can be divided into two. It is often used as a dressing room for live acts as it has facilities and mirrors to accommodate the intricacies of ‘getting ready’. As a theatre-style set-up, it can seat 30 to 40. As a break-out room for the theatre or a special function, it can double as a bar and buffet with a horseshoe-style flow to keep things moving in and out.

THE STUDIO is the second room with a maple sprung floor for dancing and can accommodate up to 50 people.

Even if you aren’t attending an event, RAFFLES CAFE can offer you some decent coffee and good value food.

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A RAFFLES SPECIAL

Dinner is served…

Since our last ‘Raffles Special’ edition back in November’s Barrington Magazine, many changes have taken place here in Raffles HQ.

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Upon the reopening of the Barrington Centre and the Raffles café ... the girls received a stream of hugs and support from regular customers and loyal Barrington supporters

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mongst recent unfortunate circumstances including extensive technical issues affecting the use of the cooker, as well as a recent temporary closure, the Raffles girls have worked extremely hard to overcome problematic circumstances adapting to provide the best they could for their loyal customers.

The team are thrilled to announce that we are back stronger than ever thanks to the local public’s generosity resulting in a kitchen refurbishment and restoring the full dinner service. Upon the reopening of the Barrington Centre and the Raffles café on Friday 27 January the girls received a stream of hugs and support from regular customers and loyal Barrington supporters.

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see the return of the beloved roast dinners on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, as well as Tanya’s specials with the classic homemade casseroles and cottage pies. Other star menu returners will include wholesome pies; turkey and ham, fish, the popular sausage trio, and liver and onion.

For those with more of a sweet tooth the fruit pies and crumbles go down a real treat!

Treacle sponge, chocolate, sticky toffee and spotted dick are just a few of the favourites on the menu, all available with ice cream, custard and cream.

If that’s not enough to get you in through the doors we also cater for a range of kids meals including classic fish fingers and chicken nuggets, all provided at reasonable prices

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Animalmadhouse Animalmadhouse is a non-profit organisation based in West Moors who rescue, rehabilitate and release UK wildlife. They pride themselves on helping every species no matter how big or small, common or rare; some of the species treated include pigeons, house mice, foxes, oystercatchers, woodpeckers, deer and hedgehogs.

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he organisation was founded in 2010 by Charlotte Beard who was only 12 at the time.

Charlotte has loved wildlife her whole life, as a child she once brought a rehearsal for a performance at the Royal Albert Hall to a grinding halt when it was spotted that she had rescued a toad in her lunch break and was caring for it up her T-shirt! Her parents often recall tales of when Charlotte would rescue animals rather than dressing up as a

princess.

The true rehabilitation work started after a young blue tit fell out of its nest in Charlotte’s back garden in spring 2009. Her parents gave her the opportunity to care for the bird herself with advice from an experienced bird rehabilitator who taught Charlotte the skills needed. From that moment on Charlotte knew this was what she was born to do. For a year she gained experience looking after the animal’s that friends; family and neighbours had found, whilst she received support from others.

In 2010 Animalmadhouse was created, and a Facebook page was launched. Over the next 6 years an increasing number of animals were brought to Charlotte as her reputation grew and an increased awareness of her work.

Today Animalmadhouse is used by over 20 vets’ practices in Dorset and Hampshire, hundreds of animals are cared for annually and even more calls than that are answered. Its priority is always to alleviate the immediate suffering of the animal and the potential for suffering in the future.

Some success stories do not always end in release, Tiggy the hedgehog was hit by a car in spring 2016. She was handed over to Animalmadhouse with extensive injuries. Tiggy couldn’t even walk when she first arrived and was suffering from severe dehydration. She was seen by a vet who confirmed the odds were against her recovery. Tiggy now lives at Animalmadhouse as she cannot be released, however she visits schoolchildren, Scout/Guide groups and other events along with Charlotte to help raise awareness of the ever-declining hedgehog population.

However, the aim is always to release the animals, regulations permitting, back to the wild where they belong. A classic example was witnessed by a number of people in August 2016 where 4 juvenile herring gulls were released at Poole Park. All of the gulls had been found alone, one suffered from hypothermia, one was severely dehydrated and the other two were found running between traffic.

Animalmadhouse relies solely on public donations. Without a regular flow of donations the wildlife cannot be treated. Animalmadhouse is open 24/7 ready to give advice or rescue wildlife in need Please visit the Animalmadhouse Facebook page, www.facebook.com/animalmadhouse to find out more and for contact details.

To donate please visit https://www.gofundme.com/animalmadhouse-wildlife-fund-2017

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Whatʼs On Stage

AT THE BARRINGTON March 2017 3 MARCH Bon Jovi Experience

14 APRIL The Total Who Show

4 MARCH Neil Diamond Tribute

15 ARPIL Ferndown Amateur Boxing

10 MARCH Motown Night with David Taylor

22 APRIL Gilbert Sullivan

12 MARCH Wessex Young Musicians

25 APRIL Bingo 26 APRIL Line Dance

17 MARCH Amie Knight New Album Launch 18 MARCH Bootleg Beegee’s 24 MARCH From the Jam 25 MARCH The Bootleg Floyd 31 MARCH Jethro

April 2017 11 APRIL Local Market, Andrew Cannon Dance, Desperado 5 APRIL Absolutely WI Fashion Show 7 APRIL Queen II

30 APRIL Wishbone Ash

May 2017 5 MAY Blowing in the Wind 6 MAY Local Market, Andrew Cannon Band, Jive and Kicking 19 MAY U3A Open Day, Disco Inferno 20 MAY Renegade Production 26 MAY West Moors Singers

8 APRIL Live Ferndown Final (The Voice)

All shows start at 7:30pm unless stated. Doors open half an hour before. For full listings for all our events and to purchase online tickets please visit our website. www.barringtoncentre.co.uk.

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REGULAR EVENTS AT THE BARRINGTON CENTRE MONDAY

Body Combat, Zumba, PiYo Sequence Dance - 2:30pm Ferndown Drama Group - 7:45pm Free Cinema - 2:15pm Wessex Jitsu Club

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THURSDAY

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Ballroom Dance - 2:30pm Adagio - Children’s Dance Classes - 2:00pm Ferndown Art Society - 7:30pm (M) Labour Party (Ferndown) - 7:30pm (M) Ferndown Historical Society - 7:30pm (M) Ferndown Camera Club - 7:30pm (F)

Marna Williams Rebecca Godber Mrs S Gomm Gail Cropper Ken Cook Bill Stevens

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FRIDAY

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Soft play 4 Tots - 10:00am-12pm Bits & Bytes Computer Club - 2:30pm (F) Meditation - 4pm, 5:30pm, 7pm Ferndown Speakers - 7:30pm (F) Social Dance - 8:00pm (M)

Barrington Office Neil Barton Martin Handy Shirley Thompson Marna Williams

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SATURDAY

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Clarity Hearing - 9:30am Ferndown Art Society - 9:30am Penny's Patchers - 9:30am Alzheimers Society - 1:30pm (F) Strollers - 2:00pm (M) National Trust E D Assoc - 7:30pm (M) Absolutely W.I - 7:30pm (M) Ferndown Drama Group - 7:45pm French Circle - 7:30pm (M) Ferndown Wine Society - 7:30pm (M) Nuline Line Dance - 1:30pm Chess Club

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New Horizons Club - 10:00am U3A (University of the Third Age) (During Term Times)

Rita Stubbs John Mullett

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For additional information of regular event please contact the box office.

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Live: Ferndown 2017 THE FINAL, SATURDAY 8 APRIL 2017

Welcome to one of the highlights of our year at the Barrington! This opportunity to showcase local musical talent, provide a forum for local people and organisations to see what is available and book them for work is so exciting.

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rganiser Steve Lugg says, “I’m proud to have been associated with this showcase since 2013, and its reputation grows annually. The quality of past winners is testament to all those who have taken part, and I love them all. I can’t wait for 8 April and thank everyone involved, but particularly the judges and those sponsoring prizes.” All ticket sales will go to support the Barrington Centre charity.

The artists taking part this year...

Part One

Part Two

Amy Williams Isobelle Apperly Melissa Barton Jessica Lark Sophie Louise Molly Poole Laura Elisabeth Lydia Hannah

‘Draconem’ Sophie Chandler and her band ‘The Vandals’ Tori Allen Matt Underdown

All artists will sing one song and are then assessed by The Judges.

The Judging Panel...

Lydia Hannah: female vocalist and guitarist Last year’s winner: Amie Knight

The judges have a wealth of experience in the Industry, and are led this year by Brian Oliver of Basement Studios in Wimborne. Supporting him are Ferndown’s friend Matt Black, Piano Man and of Hangover Hill; Harrison Perks specialising in recording and artist development; Judy Gosler, vocal coach and lead singer of Ruby and the Roughcuts and Helena Mace, International singing star and photographer. The judges will be supported by Judging Coordinator Calvin Billington-Glen.

All artists are available for events, parties and other bookings. We can put you in touch through the Live: Ferndown Facebook page. Just get in touch!

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Laura Elizabeth: female vocalist

The Prizes...

Winner: Runners Up: Third: Fourth: Fifth:

ÂŁ200 Gift Voucher for the studio, thanks to Harrison Perks.

Half day recording at Hangover Hill, thanks to Matt Black.

30 minute Photoshoot, thanks to Helena Mace Photography.

Interview and Radio Play with Forest FM, thanks to Steve Saville.

Four lessons of Vocal Coaching, thanks to Judy Gosler

Audience Favourite: ÂŁ150 cash prize, voted for by the audience.

We are grateful to all Prize Sponsors...

Photographs of the evening and performances will be taken by Grant Mace, and uploaded onto our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/LiveFerndown/. Like it now!

The Programme

Doors Open Welcome Matt Black & Helena Mace Part One Interval Part Two Amie Knight Performs Prizegiving Ceremony Closing Charity Collection

7pm 7.30pm 7.35pm 7.40pm 8.30pm 8.50pm 9.20pm 9.55pm 10.10pm

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Free concert at Ferndown’s Barrington Theatre raises £1,600 Like a phoenix, the Barrington Centre in Ferndown has risen from the ashes.

Its first fundraising concert since it reopened made a healthy £1,600.

Giving their time for free, a host of local performers gathered to provide a great night of entertainment on 4 February. Entry was free, with donations being made on the door and there was a raffle.

General manager Andy Bryant said, “We are overwhelmed by the fantastic support our community is showing us, demonstrating how important the Barrington is to Ferndown.

“It was a truly brilliant night and the calibre of local Ferndown artists always amazes me. In a very short period of time the fundraiser was put together and we would especially like to thank Jenny Oag for her amazing efforts.”

Jenny added that there were so many acts that wanted to support the fundraiser, she had to turn some away. “We didn’t have the time, so hopefully at the next one, we can fit them in,” she said.

Andy said there had been some generous cash donations from individuals and the local businesses in the town adding, “We had so many donations for prizes for the raffle that we’d have to mention nearly every business in town, but a special mention goes to Motabitz for the donation of a mountain bike.

“With the raffles and the donations combined on the evening we received over £1,000 and we also took another £600 over the bar.

“All-in-all an extremely brilliant result and we are so grateful as this money goes to helping ensure the future of the Centre and everything which goes on here for the Ferndown Community.

“Thank you to everyone who came along on the night and to all of Ferndown for the support and donations.”

Just a fortnight earlier, the venue was closed, due to the insolvency of the Ferndown Community Association. The public came to the ailing centre’s rescue after a crowdfunding page was set up and donations and pledges poured in. In two days the FCA had received over £15,000 to help pay off debts.

And it didn’t stop there. The public’s show of desire to save the heart of its community resulted in a major local charity, Prama, stepping up to offer financial support to the FCA to take the Barrington

Centre forward.

Prama has agreed to underwrite the operating costs of the centre and retain the staff.

Steve Robinson, Chief Executive of Prama said, “I am delighted that, as a local charity itself, Prama is able to be a part of the community of Ferndown and facilitate this wonderful centre’s future. I would like to assure everybody who has made a donation or supported the Barrington Centre through this difficult time, that all donations will be ring-fenced and used for the purpose they were given in securing the future for the centre.”

The fundraising concert on 4 February presented a good opportunity for Steve Robinson to take the stage and say a few words introducing himself and his charity to the audience

L-R: Compere David Fitzgerald, Jenny Oag and Steve Robinson, CEO Prama The Crowd at The Barrington’s fundrsing event

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n 24 March, From the Jam return to the Barrington, back by popular demand. They last played here on the release date of their album “Smash The Clocks” in 2016 to a 400 standing sell-out gig. Having never had to accommodate that many music fans in the Barrington before, it was a real test for the Centre and its staff for what turned out to be one of the best nights ever in Ferndown. It nearly blew the roof off.

Tickets are selling fast and we recommend that you buy in advance as numbers are restricted. With support from the excellent local youth band Power Thief and covers band Break Cover, it’ll be a night not to be missed

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- Advertising Feature -

Homecare company first to receive royal recognition A local company specialising in care of older people enjoyed a momentous day on Friday 20 January when its brand became the first ever national homecare provider to be presented with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation.

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n an official ceremony, the prestigious award was presented to Home Instead Senior Care by Her Majesty’s representative for Cheshire, the Lord Lieutenant David Briggs, MBE, K.St.J. The Queen’s Awards have been running for over 50 years and are the highest accolades available to UK businesses.

The company has an office based in Wimborne which provides care for clients across East Dorset and Blandford and delivers care and companionship to people in their own homes.

Recognising the contribution Home Instead Senior Care has made, the David Briggs, said: “The Queen has been so impressed with your single minded determination to give the elderly what they want – to cherish or dare I say to love and to truly care for them – and for that you are today presented with the Queen’s

Award for Enterprise.

“You have also understood that one of the biggest killers is loneliness and so you are not just there to clean or to cook or to change the person being cared for – but they are there as a friend and they spend time talking to and getting to know the client – they develop a relationship and become a friend. And it is for that that you have an award for innovation – relationship care – matching the carer to the client and of course making sure that the same carer sees the same client over a long period.”

Clients and caregivers joined representatives from the company’s 180-office strong network and the National Office support team, to mark the memorable occasion. Home Instead’s UK Managing Director Martin Jones received the royal recognition on the brand’s behalf with an historic scroll and commemorative

crystal bowl.

The royal achievement has also been recognised by Andrea Sutcliffe, the Care Quality Commission’s Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care, who said: “I am delighted for Home Instead on achieving this royal recognition. This is an organisation that is truly leading the way in providing outstanding care for the people they support. To receive such a prestigious award is a credit to the tremendous amount of hard work and commitment and my congratulations go to everyone involved.”

For more information on joining the team or on the services provided, please call the office on 01202 912826 or visit www.homeinstead.co.uk/eastdorset

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Coach Trips At the Barrington S ince starting our coach trips we have been overwhelmed with the impact it has had on the community. We have a loyal base of almost 2,000 customers who regualry travel with us.

During 2016 Barrington Tours undertook over 50 local day trips to all corners of Southern England.

Ferry cruises from Dartmouth to Totnes, Poole to Wareham, and Torquay to Brixham proved to be as popular as our Kennet & Avon Horsedrawn Barge Cruise.

So popular in fact that we will be repeating these trips again in 2017.

Great interest in the various flower shows was expressed, resulting in visits to the stunningly colourful Exbury Gardens and the magnificent

Hampton Palace Court Flower Show. For 2017 we have planned trips to Kew Gardens, Chelsea Flower Show, and Exbury Gardens. To avoid missing any of these trips we suggest that you book your seat as soon as possible.

To tempt you further, Barrington Tours will be visiting the Milestone Living Museum in Basingstoke, Imperial War Museum, the V&A Museum, Science Museum and Natural History Museum in London.

Add to these visits the trip to Brooklands Motor Museum and Racing Circuit, the Concorde Experience, and most tastes are catered for.

We have trips further afield including our Circular Tour of the Isle of Wight, West Somerset Rail to Minehead and Dunster Castle, and Guernsey.

Internationally we travel to Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Rouen in France.

For more information on all the above and those not mentioned please call in at the Barrington Centre and find out how we can accommodate your requirements.

DATES INFORMATION

DATES INFORMATION

7 March 2017 TBC 14 March 2017 Cheltenham Horseracing Festival 21 March 2017 TBC 28 March 2017 Ideal Homes Exhibition Olympia 4 April 2017 Oxford & Blenheim 11 April 2017 TBC 18 April 2017 Imperial War Museum , London 25 April 2017 Dorchester, Weymouth & Portland 2 May 2017 Swanage Rail & Corfe Castle 9 May 2017 Bletchley Park 16 May 2017 Bath 25 May 2017 Chelsea Flower Show 30 May 2017 Minehead / Bishops Lynard Rail 6 June 2017 Exbury Gardens 8 June 2017 Wareham River Cruise 15 June 2017 Dartmouth to Totnes Ferry 20 June 2017 Royal Ascot Ladies Day 22 June 2017 Kew Gardens , London 27 June 2017 Isle of Wight Circular Tour 3/5 July 2017 Guernsey Ferry Tour 11 July 2017 Kennet & Avon 17/19 July 2017 Amsterdam 27 July 2017 London Eye & Madame Tussauds 2 August 2017 Windsor Castle & River Cruise 8 August 2017 Hampton Court Palace & Flower Show

15 August 2017 Wells & Cheddar Gorge 22 August 2017 Bristol 25/27 August 2017 Edinburgh Tattoo, Settle Rail & York 31 August 2017 London Greenwich, 5 September 2017 Bletchley Park 11/13 September 2017 St Malo Ferry Trip 19 September 2017 Cardiff 26 September 2017 Concorde & Brooklands 3 October 2017 Powderham Castle , Ex River Cruise & Train 10 October 2017 New Forest Autumn Leaves Tour & Lunch 16/19 October 2017 Eden Project , St Austell & Charlestown 24 October 2017 Seaton Rail, Beer & Lyme Regis 31 October 2017 TBC 7 November 2017 Longleat 14 November 2017 Clark's Village, Street 21 November 2017 Shepton Mallet Carnival 28 November 2017 Bath Christmas Market 5 December 2017 Winchester Christmas Market 12 December 2017 London Christmas Lights 19 December 2017 Turkey & Tinsel Christmas Carvery

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THE BARRINGTON MAGAZINE | ISSUE SIX

FUNDRAISING We Need You...

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e are a Community Association, a registered charity, and like all charities we are facing increasing challenges which make it harder to deliver the services which you, the community, need.

We only receive 2 small grants from the local councils and they too are facing reduced funding, which is a direct result of cutbacks in government spending. Also we are now experiencing huge increases to our overheads with the utilities bills going up and the introduction and future planned increases of the national living wage.

All of these impact heavily on our charity and mean that we now have to really concentrate on improving our business model and always keep an eye on what we are spending.

One important area of our income which we are really keen to explore to its fullest is increasing our donations and claiming the associated gift aid, which attracts another 25% on the amount if the person making the donation is a taxpayer.

This is where we need you...

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At our recent fundraising evening which was organised very quickly in a few days by Jenny Oag, we raised over £1000 on the night and the bar sales were £600. The majority of the £1000 was from the various raffles we held. All of the prizes were donated by local people and businesses.

Motabitz in Ferndown actually donated a mountain bike. We intend to host several of these live local music events throughout the year and hope we will see you here.

However, we need to start organising lots of varying types of fundraising. Over the course of the next few months we will be introducing several new schemes including a brand new monthly subscription as a “friend of the Barrington.” Where a £5 per month subscription will gain you lots of exciting benefits throughout the Centre and in Raffles Café. There is going to be a “Sunshine Lottery” starting in the spring. Where every month you pay £1 to guess the midday temperatures of six capital cities around the world on a set day. If you guess correctly you win the pot, if no-one wins then it’s a roll-over.

With so much money needed to be spent around the building on things like replacement chairs for the auditorium, new carpets throughout the building, a new PA system and lighting for the stage we really need to start to ask the community to help us. We have the assistance of Prama but they too, being a charity, are not in the position to just give us hand outs. We need to stand alone and with Ferndown’s help we can do it. If you have any spare time and a passion for your community please come into the Barrington and introduce yourself as we would love to hear from you.

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