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16 Local Hog Roast Business - Hog ‘n’ Spit ............4-5 Tree Surgery - Active Tree Care .................................8 Life Begins ................................................................................6 What’s On in September and October ...... 10-13 Local News .................................................................. 26-27 Salisbury Food & Drink Festival........................ 16-17 Motoring - The new Mitsubishi Outlander ........20 Recipe - Autumn Pudding............................................22 Puzzles and Solutions .....................................................28 Dogs Trust Rehoming Appeal ....................................30

Well hopefully you didn’t blink and miss the summer. It’s almost a relief that autumn is on the way - no more moaning about the lack of sun. In fact you may be surprised to hear that doctors all over the country have been experiencing an increase in the number of patients with symptoms related to Vitamin D deficiency. My mum was recently diagnosed with this condition and she’s not alone. Research has shown that half of all people in the UK have worryingly low levels. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow was recently prescribed Vitamin D supplements as her levels tested were found to be the lowest her doctor had ever seen!

We can’t promise any sun with this issue but we can promise some foodie delights including all the latest on Salisbury Food and Drink Festival plus a delicious recipe for Autumn Pudding. If you love a good hog roast, turn over the page where you will find Hog ‘n’ Spit really deliver on both taste and service.

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arly civilization discovered the advantages of spit roasting. If you lived a couple of hundred years ago, you would have had to cook over an open fire. Your dinner spun on a long stick that was cut from a surrounding tree and your feast was trussed on the branch.

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by our experienced & qualified chefs, exactly as you like it. We also, as a speciality, ‘Rotisserie’ cook whole chickens which are made even tastier with our special (secret!) herbs & spices!”

Juicy mouth-watering pork, fresh bread, ‘hot’ flavoured sauces & gorgeous crispy crackling. Fresh, never frozen, slow-roasted chicken, one (or both) cooked and served at the same time guarantee a memorable culinary experience…Pleasant to the eye as much as the tongue…

Whether your preference is for the subtle or sublime, HognSpit can cater for you with a personal service, impeccable quality and delectable food which guarantees you will enjoy your event as much as your guests do. Staff are well presented and trained to uphold HognSpit’s high standards.

“We are, and proudly continue to be, the choice supplier of Hog Roasts, Spit Roasted Chicken and an ever expanding variety of tastes in the South West. We continually thank our staff for their unyielding hard work & pursuit of excellence. Praise must also go to our supply chain & UK farming industry for producing the best meat in the world.

Most importantly we would like to thank our clients. We believe that providing our customers with what they want, when and how they want it, is the key to customer satisfaction.”

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Simply, HognSpit has earned a reputation for product and service excellence. Cammy told us “Our Hogs’ are cooked to perfection, carved

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t’s the stuff of Daily Mail competitions. It’s the fantasy that drives the holiday cottage industry: when once a year we satisfy our desire for rural living by renting our own dream cottage. But what happens when – like newly retired couple Gary and Linda Speed from Basingstoke - you decide to live the dream?

Gary and Linda wanted to buy a spacious, detached cottage in the West Country with off-street parking, original features and countryside views. Having around £300,000 in the bank, they were confident that they would find their perfect home.

However, they were initially dismayed to find that while house prices may have slumped in recent years, the market for period properties in popular areas remains surprisingly buoyant.

The couple eventually found a reasonably-priced cottage that ticked all the right boxes. Located

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in a quiet village outside a popular Dorset tourist town, the attractive stone-built, thatched property had no central heating and lacked a modern kitchen and bathroom, but it did have a large garden and all the period features they wanted.

“We knew that it needed updating,” says Linda. “But it was absolutely beautiful and we couldn’t understand why someone else hadn’t already snapped it up.”

However, as the various surveys and building reports they had commissioned began to pile up, the true cost of the renovation was revealed.

The stonework needed re-pointing, the electrical wiring had decayed and the damaged thatch would cost

thousands to replace, so Gary and Linda reluctantly pulled out. They had incurred costs along the way – solicitors’ fees plus the cost of the surveys and reports – but they had avoided the nightmare of a ‘money pit’ purchase by taking professional advice early on.

If Gary and Linda’s dreams didn’t match up to reality, they were not alone. In a recent survey by AA Home Emergency Response, 2,005 people were questioned about their ideal home. 28% of respondents fantasised about a owning a property in a rural location, with a large, open-plan kitchen/diner and living area featuring high on their ‘musthave’ list. 48% of the sample wanted sea views while slightly more than half prioritised views of mountains or open fields.

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After their experience in Dorset, Gary and Linda seriously considered giving up their dream of a West Country home, but during a weekend trip to Somerset a ‘For Sale’ sign caught their eye.

Their final purchase was a small, terraced town house that faced directly onto the street - a far cry from the ‘roses round the door’ cottage with a large garden they had originally envisaged. As Linda explains: “We knew we had to compromise on our dream, but in the end it didn’t really feel like a compromise. It was different, but we loved the village and somehow the chemistry was right.”

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September & October

What’s On Amesbury Market First Saturday of every month. 10am to 11.30am. Methodist Church Hall, High Street, Amesbury. Local, home produced baking, preserves, garden produce, plants, crafts, fresh meat, sausages and eggs.

Accord Social Group We are a friendly group of people who meet up weekly on a Wednesday evening at 8pm at The New Inn, New Street in Salisbury and regularly organise meals, theatre, walks, garden visits etc. For more information contact Jean on 01722 322802 or Alan on 01722 327665.

Sat 1st Sep at 7.30pm BARN DANCE with The Wyvern Dance Band in The Black Barn, Allington.

Tues 4th Sep at 7.30pm BOURNE VALLEY TUESDAY CLUB at Methodist Hall, Winterbourne Dauntsey. The speaker for our first meeting after our summer break will be Sue Bowser. She spoke to us in October last year on Iona, this time she will have us equally enthralled with her presentation on ZAMBIA. Contact Brian 01980 611172.

Thurs 6th Sep at 7.30pm BOURNE VALLEY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, at The Glebe Hall, Winterbourne Earls, SP4 6HA – Jane Arnold on “Herbs in our History, Gardens and Cookery”.

Contact Lynn 01980 610635.

Wed 12th Sep, 2.15pm Winterbourne Glebe Hall SP4 6HA WI MONTHLY MEETING Dr Francis

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Burroughs on “The Wonderful World of Glass”. Ladies – you will be made most welcome at any of our meetings – contact 619096.

over the past year. All are welcome – come and meet our supporters and enjoy a cup of coffee. 01980 611117 or www.bournevalleylink.org.uk

Wed 12th Sep at 7.15pm

Thurs 27th Sep – at 7.30pm

PORTON FLOWER ARRANGING GROUP, in the Memorial Hall, Porton. This month’s topic – “Harvest”.

Contact Winnie: 01980 611537.

(Doors open at 7pm) at The Glebe Hall, Winterbourne Earls, SP4 6HA – MOVIOLA FILM – War Horse (12A).

Tickets available in advance from Winterbourne PO & Stores £6.00 (or £7 at the door). Contact Gill: 01980 611465.

Thurs 13th Sept FIVE RIVERS INDOOR BOWLS CLUB OPEN DAY Five Rivers Indoor Bowls Club in Tollgate Road, Salisbury will be open from 9am to 10pm on Thursday 13th September 2012. Come as you are.

All equipment will be available for anyone to try this popular sport.

Come along with a friend or on your own and you will be made most welcome. This is an ideal way to keep fit.

If you are unable to come to the Open Day please contact Anne on 01722 334027 and alternative arrangements can be made.

Thurs 20th Sep at 7.30pm BOURNE VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, in The Glebe Hall, Winterbourne Earls, SP4 6HA – Rex Sawyer on “The Tisbury Jubilee Book 1902-2002” – contact Maureen 01980 611311 or www. bournevalleyhistory.co.uk

Sat 22nd Sep from 10.30am to 12 noon BOURNE VALLEY LINK invite you to their Coffee Morning at Newton Tony Memorial Hall. From 11am we will hold our AGM to review our activities

Sat 29th Sept at 7pm WINTERSLOW SINGERS PRESENT an Evening of Gilbert & Sullivan and opera classics – at Winterslow Village Hall. Compère – Michael Bowyer MBE. Soloist – Katy Turner.

Conductor – Gary Turner. Tickets £7 for adults (£8 on the door) £2 for U16 from Central Stores Winterslow or choir members or reserve using contact page of website www. winterslowsingers.net All proceeds in aid of Morning Star (Salisbury), Registered Charity No.1094618.

Fri 5th Oct – at 7.30pm (Doors open at 7pm) at The Glebe Hall, Winterbourne Earls – CLEVE WEST’S TALK ON “HORATIO’S GARDEN”. Cleve is a Gold Medal Winning Garden Designer, he won “Best in Show” Garden at RHS Chelsea, both this year and last year , and is the chosen designer of Horatio’s Garden, the planned rehabilitation garden for patients in the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre at Salisbury District Hospital. See www.ssit.org.uk . A

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Would you like to, or know someone who might, become one of our Link volunteers? You can choose how much time you are able to give and what tasks you are happy to undertake. For more information or to use the Bourne Valley Link Scheme please ring the Co-ordinator on 01980 611117.

The Carnival is now a well established family favourite event. Last year many more entries took part from the local community. If you are a local organisation, charity, business, performance group or family/individual and would like to take part in this year’s procession, entries are now open! Deadline for applications is Mon 1 October 2012.

Carnival application packs can be downloaded from www.salisburycarnival.co.uk, or request a pack by calling us on 01722 324860, emailing info@salisburycarnival.co.uk or pick up a pack from the Guildhall Reception.

There will be a chance to meet Jo Hutchings who is Link Project Officer at Community First and to hear reports from committee members on the news and progress made by BOURNE VALLEY LINK SCHEME.

Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th November 10am to 4pm CHRISTMAS GIFT FAIR At The Bustard Inn, Shrewton, SP3 4DU. Refreshments & light lunches, gift & craft stalls, cake stall. For more info email office@god-unlimited.org or ring 01980 621712.

Heart City loves recycling The British Heart Foundation and Salisbury City Council have arranged for recycling bins to be located in three of Salisbury’s parks - Churchill Gardens, Victoria Park & Harnham Recreation Ground – to make it easier to donate all of those unwanted (and unused!) books and clothes that clutter up our wardrobes, closets and attics.

If you would like any further information about any aspect of the Carnival, please contact Salisbury City Council at the above telephone number or visit the Carnival website.

Bourne Valley Link Scheme Did you join us at our ‘CELEBRATION’ COFFEE MORNING at Idmiston Memorial Hall, Porton on Saturday 7th July?

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The recycling bins are part of Salisbury’s commitment to being a Heart City, a joint initiative between the British Heart Foundation and Salisbury City Council. To find out more about Salisbury being a Heart City contact Salisbury City Council on 01722 342860 or visit www.bhf.org.uk.

Sunday 18th November - 7.30pm THE HAIRY BIKERS COME TO SALISBURY CITY HALL Tel: 01722 434 723 www.cityhallsalisbury.co.uk Join Si King and Dave Myers for an evening of food and frivolity. Si and Dave will be embarking on a UK-wide live tour this autumn in their new show Hairy Bikers: Larger than Live presented by BBC Worldwide Live Events.

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he ninth Salisbury Food and Drink Festival is on its way and will be a gastronomic feast for all!

For the week of Sunday 9 - Sunday 16 September 2012, Salisbury will be bursting at the seams with delicious food and drink as well as fantastic events throughout the week all part of the Salisbury Food and Drink Festival, with the finale of the Festival taking place in the historic city’s Market Place for the Sunday Food and Drink Market.

This year’s Food and Drink Festival will see more events than ever before to celebrate what is great about local produce.

Local restaurants, cafés and pubs are celebrating food and drink with us by offering you a range of great Festival Feast, fantastic meals for just £10 for the duration of the Festival.

Look out for the Food and Drink Brochure or visit www. salisburyfestival. co.uk for a full list of this year’s great Festival Feasts.

& Our range of new activities this year will mean that there will be something for everyone, from cookery workshops led by Waitrose for both children and adults, where you will be able to explore different types of cooking whilst getting messy, to family storytime and ‘foodie’ fun activity at Salisbury Library. There will be a wine tasting evening with Cambridge Wine Merchants for £10 where Sparkling English Wine will be put to the test against their French counterparts. You can also try your hand at pizza making whilst also learning about reducing foodwaste with Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and the Riverbourne Community Farm will be putting on a Taste Trail suitable for all the family. For those keen vegetable gardeners make sure to try a guided tour of the vegetable gardens set in the beautiful landscape at Heale House. If you are interested in foraging, John Wright from River Cottage will take

& you on a Wild Food Forage Walk for just £7.50. Learn how to identify edible wild foods on the walk, as well as helpful tips about cooking with foraged foods. John will then prepare and cook the wild food that is discovered for everyone to enjoy!

The Sunday Food and Drink market will be open between 10am and 4pm. There will be over 70 stallholders at the market, showcasing the best of locally sourced produce. Don’t miss the great beer and wine tent that is supplied by Abbey Stores, who will be bringing a great range of local beers. In addition to the food and drink treats that will be on offer, the day will be jam packed with great entertainment. There will be cooking demonstrations running throughout the day from the incredibly talented chefs Peter Vaughan, Dave Hamilton and Jeff the Chef, all of whom have a passion for

Festival cooking fantastic local produce. New to this year, Neal’s Yard will be holding a workshop from 11am-1pm where Rachel Heathcote will do a hands on talk about the plants around us that are great for the medicine cabinet! And don’t miss the Olympic themed Family Egg and Spoon race in the afternoon, where you can compete against other families for the highly prized Egg and Spoon Race Trophy!

To put a swing in your step, enjoy the lively sounds of local music talent Young Jazz, as they play Big Band numbers in the Market Place, and don’t miss our foodie themed street theatre by Wet Picnic with their show The Dinner Table, taking you on a crash course about how to behave at the table, with lots of audience participation and food mess, this will delight the crowds from start to finish!

Dinghams Cookshop will be running a free drop in workshop run by Splat Cooking from 10.30am- 4pm for families to get creative with

food. Dinghams are also running a baking competition for amateur bakers and local children to take part in by making and decorating a cake on the theme of Salisbury, where judging will take place at 3.30pm in the Guildhall.

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Motoring

4 x 4 plus 2 Mitsubishi Outlander 2012

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ew car launches take place pretty frequently. Audi, for example, has delivered no less than 21 new models into showrooms since 2010. In those same two years, niche Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi has launched absolutely nothing. That’s why, as car launches go, this new Outlander is a pretty big deal.

So has the wait been worth it? Well, in short, yes. No longer a partnership with Peugeot Citroen (who sold versions of the predecessor), the new Outlander is described by Mitsubishi as an ‘engineer’s car’. What it means is efficiency, space and refinement were all high on the agenda – looks, however, appear to have slipped off it.

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of our lives, the Mitsubishi will be hard pressed to stand out in a class bristling with good-looking alternatives.

However, the new model does make a strong case for itself. Let’s start under the bonnet. In the UK, we’ll only get a 2.2-litre diesel engine and a fourwheel drive powertrain. Mitsubishi has worked hard on the unit’s green credentials. We drove a preproduction model, but by the time the car is launched in November, the maker hopes it will produce under 145g/km (down from 165g/km) and return more than 50mpg.

The 148bhp engine doesn’t lack grunt either. With 380Nm of torque it pulled

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The 2.2-litre is likely to be good for 125mph and will crack the benchmark 60mph sprint in under 10 seconds.

What’s really impressive though is the refinement. Inside, the engine is barely audible, while wind and tyre noise are kept to a minimum too.

If we were to be picky, we did find the steering a little numb at the dead ahead, but the manual six speed gearbox was direct and pleasant to use. There was also a noticeable lack of body roll for a 4x4 in corners.

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Autumn Pudding Serves 6 Ready in 1 hour (plus overnight chilling)

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• 175g caster sugar • 3 small English eating apples, peeled, cored and sliced • 4 red plums, halved, stones removed and sliced • 100g raspberries • 100g strawberries, hulled and sliced • 100g blackcurrants or blueberries • 100g blackberries • 10 slices thick-sliced white bread • Extra fruit, to decorate

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Place the sugar and 200ml of cold water in a large pan and heat gently until the sugar has dissolved. Add the sliced apples and simmer for 5-10 minutes until just tender. Add the rest of the fruit and simmer for a further 2-3 minutes. Leave to cool.

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the remaining slices of bread in half.

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Carefully strain half of the fruit syrup from the cooled fruit into a shallow dish. Lightly dip most of the slices of bread into the syrup and arrange around the side of the pudding basin, overlapping them slightly to completely line the basin. Dip the bread circle into the syrup and press into the bottom of the basin.

4 Spoon the fruit into the lined

basin, pressing down gently with the back of a spoon. Use the remaining slices of bread to cover the fruit filling completely and spoon over any remaining syrup.

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STARS APPEAL

TIDWORTH 10k & 3k FUN RUN now open for registration Registration is now open for the eighth annual Tidworth 10k & 3k Fun Run. The popular event, in aid of the Salisbury District Hospital Stars Appeal and organised with the assistance of 1st Mechanised Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (215), takes place at Tedworth House on Sunday 4th November. Over 1,000 people took part last year.

Once again, insurance company Aviva are sponsoring the event.

The event attracts runners of all ages and abilities, and although there are always some fast times, the focus is on fun and fundraising. Runners can choose between a 3k and 10k route, which both start and finish

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at Tedworth House. The 10k goes through the army camp before heading off on to Salisbury Plain. The 3k follows a much less challenging, fun route around the Tidworth polo grounds and is suitable for all to run, walk or toddle including pushchairs.

The runs have become a key part of the Stars Appeal’s annual fundraising. All runners are asked to raise sponsorship money towards an area of the Hospital close to their heart, such as Cardiac care, the Pembroke Unit for people with cancer and blood disorders, Caring 4 Kids or the new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and attached Parents Accommodation Unit.

Gemma Heath, Fundraising Co-ordinator for the Stars Appeal said, “We are enormously grateful to the Army for their continued support which ensures that this popular event can go ahead. Monies raised will help us to continue making a difference for local people in hospital.”

The event often sells out, so organisers advise people to register early to ensure their place. Runners can register online via the Stars Appeal website. www.starsappeal.org

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15th September 2012, 11am to 4pm

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The Naomi House and jacksplace open day and fete will take place on 15th September.

The hospices will be throwing open their doors and inviting the public to come along to look around the buildings and gardens, and enjoy a fun packed day for the whole family.

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With a free park and ride service to Naomi House and a unique opportunity to look around the hospices, it’s an event not to be missed.

A fleet of vintage buses will be available to transport people from the free park and ride at the Forest Edge Kart Club, Barton Stacey, SO21 3BF and take visitors to the stunning grounds of Naomi House.

There are lots of activities during the day, with highlights including a free prize draw, pony rides, bouncy castles, a barbecue & cafe, birds of prey, dog display teams, clog dancers, and a children’s interactive quiz around the hospices.

Doors open at 11.00am and last entry is at 4.00pm Entry costs just £2 per adult, 50p for children and under fives can visit for free.

Last year’s event saw close to 2000 people make the trip to Sutton Scotney and look around the hospices which care for life-limited children and young adults from across central southern England.

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MINI OLYMPICS On 24th July 2012 The Forum Stroke Club based in Wilton held their very own mini Olympics. Although many of the survivors are either wheelchair bound or have a disability with arms and walking due to their stroke, it didn’t stop them having a go, in fact some of them had three or four goes at the club’s challenging archery for the disabled.

Organised and run by Steve Olding who designed and adapted the bows to suit disabled folk, the volunteers and carers were also catered for with unadapted bows. This was to be an outdoor event but due to the wet summer the playing field originally booked became unsuitable and had to be cancelled. However all was not lost as Robin Hood came to the rescue and set the games up in the Wilton Community Centre.

Curling, skittles, a grocery shi (bottles, cans and cartons to be knocked down) were also part of the games. Staff included a continental touch with Boules refereed by volunteer John. This was played outside

Pictures: (top) Elizabeth Grenell with Steve; (left) Nancy Gallager receiving the runners up cup; (right) Eileen Goodfellow receiving the champions cup from Celia Perfitt, volunteer.

in the sunshine in the little back garden at the back of the Community Centre looked after by caretakers June and Dave. The afternoon culminated with a medal ceremony and lunch prepared by Theo Ross and served by the volunteers. A lovely day was had by all. The next meeting is on 4th September, the Club meet every Tuesday from 10.30am to 12.30pm at Wilton Community Centre, West Street, Wilton. Please phone Dee Mansfield on 01722 710508 for more information. You are also invited to attend a Stroke Awareness Morning on 11th September to find out more about the support offered for stroke victims and their families.

New President for Wilton Rotary Club At its weekly meeting on July 9th at Salisbury & South Wilts Golf Club, Netherhampton, Wilton Rotary Club’s 33rd Presidential Handover was completed when outgoing President Jeff Gyles (above right) formally handed over the president’s chain of office to incoming President Andy Rhind-Tutt. Like Jeff, Andy will be serving his second term as president having previously held office during

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Rehoming Appeal

HAPPY HOUND ELLA LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO CALL HOME Dogs Trust Salisbury Rehoming Appeal

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When she was abandoned at our centre, she was left with a muzzle on and it took us a while to get if off of her as she was just terrified.

As a result, she was very shy and extremely nervous of new people, but is now coming out of her shell.

She is growing in confidence every day and is starting to become very affectionate towards the staff but is

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She is looking for a stable adult home with owners who have had previous experience of owning a collie; she could live with another dog that is ideally as energetic and fun-loving as she is. Ella’s new owners would need to be willing to help her continue her training and settle her in and give her some of the TLC she has missed out on in life. They would also need to travel to the centre several times to meet her before taking her home.

She is a lovely dog who would make a great addition to any lucky home.” If you think you can offer Ellla a new place to rest her paws, then please visit Dogs Trust Salisbury at 45 Amesbury Road, Newton Tony,

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