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‘Battersea Park and the Peace Pagoda’ Part of a mixed media sketch by Nick Andrew. www.nickandrew.co.uk

PORTRAIT OF A LOCAL ARTIST Nick Andrew

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These Boots (and Bodies) Are Made for Walking

By Alison Runham

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ay was National Walking Month.

Yes; sadly, simple old walking needed promoting. Many of us walk far less than previous generations did, yet walking is great for our health and brings other benefits, too.

The healTh BenefiTs Walking as exercise shouldn’t be underrated. Regular walking is proven to reduce the risk of stroke, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, asthma, obesity and some cancers, and helps maintain musculoskeletal health. On average, walking 10,000 steps burns 400kcal a day. Walking can also lift your mood and reduce stress, anxiety and depression. Countryside walks also offer nature, tranquillity and fresh air.

While our skin and eyes do need protection from unhealthy UV exposure, some UV light is essential for good health. The UV light we absorb while walking can alleviate depression, help to regulate our body clock and stimulate Vitamin D production. Vitamin D boosts immunity, aids blood cell formation and helps us absorb calcium and phosphorous, necessary for healthy bones and teeth. The World Health Organisation says 5 to 15 minutes of casual sun exposure of hands, face and arms 2 to 3 times a week during summer is enough to keep vitamin D levels high.

OTher BenefiTs Of Walking Accessibility: Walking can be

done anytime, anywhere; as part of an everyday journey to school, work or activities, or a special trip. You’re not obviously ‘exercising’, which may reduce any selfconsciousness.

Social: You can walk with a family member or friend, allowing you quality time together. You may meet other people while walking or choose to join a walking group or health walk (see links below).

Environmental: Every time we walk to work, school, shops or activities instead of using transport, we reduce pollution and congestion, helping the environment and improving everyone’s health and safety both now and in the future.

Financial: Simple, level walks require no special clothes or equipment. It’s free exercise that can reduce travel costs, too.

Walking DOs & DOn’Ts DO wear comfortable, weather-appropriate clothes and footwear. Any comfy footwear and your usual clothes are fine for walking around streets or parks, but you’ll need proper walking boots if walking in rural or hilly areas and waterproofs for bad weather. In warmer weather, remember a sun hat and sunglasses (your eyes can be damaged by the sun’s UV rays just as your skin can). Apply sun cream before and during your walk.

DO be prepared and safe.

Ensure you take a drink and a

snack, especially on hot days and long or more rural walks.

Know where you’re going and how long it will take (and consider telling someone).

Know what weather to expect and don’t play music too loudly - be aware of what’s happening around you.

DON’T ignore pain from footwear. Head back.

Blisters can quickly become agonising.

DON’T ignore weather warnings or advice from walking guides, whether written or human, and leave long or challenging hikes until you’re fitter and more experienced.

Walking rOuTes anD grOups www.livingstreets.org.uk – a charity site with a wealth of useful links and information. www.walkinginengland. co.uk - thousands of free downloadable walks. www.walk4life.info - find routes, organised walks and walking groups. www.walkingforhealth.org.uk - a popular scheme offering 1,800+ free, short walks every week. Search for those near you. www.nationaltrail.co.uk helping you find great walks in England and Wales, whether you want a day out, a good ice-cream, a short walk or a 630-mile adventure. www.ramblers.org.uk - a charity protecting footpaths, promoting walking and organising walking groups.

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Dear Readers,

his issue’s front cover pic is from a series of mixed media sketches by local artist Nick Andrew who works from a studio in the Wylye Valley. He is producing sketches of all of London’s 60 green spaces from the vast Hyde Park to tiny pocket handkerchief spaces in a series called ‘Sticks in the Smoke’. See page 12 for more info.

Both my husband and I worked in London some years ago and Nick’s facebook page which shows all of his sketches to date with lots of accompanying notes really take us both back to that fascinating time exploring London and its parks in particular. Definitely worth a peek at his work and we hope he finds another gallery for his forthcoming show.

with best wishes,

Kensington Gardens is of course one of the most popular London parks and I can thoroughly recommend afternoon tea in The Orangery.

Not cheap but very nice for a special occasion - like a wedding anniversary for instance!

The English have been drinking tea for 400 years apparently so if you are a tea fan an article on page 35 should be of interest!

There are lots of other articles inside including the usual Whats On, Useful Info, Useful Phone Nos, Business Directory and Puzzle pages etc.

And if you would like more members in your club or society, and/or would like us to publish your news, articles or future events, then simply e-mail the details to: info@roundaboutmags.co.uk.

Sue West

Editor

Business features All About Me: Loving Someone Who Isn’t Good At Loving

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Local events and features Community News 6,23,25 Portrait of a Local Artist: Nick Andrew 12 Clubs & Societies 14,15 Viewed From My Window: rescued cat stories by Local Author, Patricia Oliver 16 What’s On Locally 22,24 The Blashford Bulletin 26

Feature articles Health:These Boots (and Bodies) Are Made for Walking Mike’s Motors: Electric Long Distance Runner Technology: Outdoor Joys The Mature User’s Guide to Social Media Beauty: Five Minute Fixes Motoring Mutterings: Electric Car Re-Charge Charge Plug Con History: Time For Tea

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Information Advertising Local Theatres, Concerts & the Arts Useful Local Information Useful Telephone Numbers Local Business Directory

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Wimborne in Bloom

Wimborne in Bloom celebrates its 25th anniversary

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his year Wimborne in Bloom celebrates its 25th Anniversary. Founded on 27th November 1992 at a Public Meeting chaired by the then Mayor Anthony Oliver and held in Market House in the Cornmarket.

A comment overheard at the time “it might be a nine day wonder” - well here we are 25 years later and the Town of Wimborne Minster has certainly been put on the ‘In Bloom’ map.

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Many Wimborne Gardens to be opened in aid of Wimborne in Bloom on Sunday 25th June.

n celebration of Wimborne in Bloom’s 25th Anniversary Year, around 20 Gardens in and around the Town of Wimborne Minster are to be opened on Sunday 25th June from 11.00 am to 5.00 pm to raise funds for Wimborne in Bloom. Pay £6.00 at the first garden visited. Start at any garden and in any order. Well signposted throughout the Town.

Once again the event is being held in the morning as well as the afternoon. Why not enjoy a day out and see some lovely gardens at the same time as raising money

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Over the years the Town has won many awards including winning the Regional Small Town Title on eight occasions and being a finalist in the National Britain in Bloom Competition five times winning the title in 2012.

Although Wimborne in Bloom is an all year round operation the main thrust of our activities is in the summer months starting with our Open Gardens Day on Sunday 25th June, the Judging in the various Competitions in July and the Duck Race in August.

for Wimborne in Bloom to support this years ‘In Bloom’ Campaign. The Town is once again entered into the Regional South and South East in Bloom Competition when it will be judged on the morning of Wednesday 5th July in the Small Town Category. Teas available at various gardens.

The gardens will be well signed. Leaflets available in the Tourist Information Centre and other venues. Full details on the Wimborne in Bloom website: www.wimborneinbloom.org.uk or for any further information please telephone 01202 880131.

Volunteers wanted to care for your Heath

olunteers wanted Wednesdays 9am-3pm to assist a nature conservation project to help maintain Whitesheet Plantation, Holt to improve the quality of the natural heathland vegetation and enhance wildlife biodiversity.

The HEDGE Project is planning to undertake small scale scrub clearance work on areas of this heath where the Pine and Birch scrub are

beginning to encroach. Removing this scrub will allow the heather to thrive, and improve the quality of the site for birds, reptiles and insects.

All you need is yourself, walking boots, wellies or trainers, lunch and a flask of tea.

Meet at the Forestry Commission Car Park gate at 09.30. For more information contact Team Leader Ranger Kayleigh: 07795 678 300 or email: k_winch@hotmail.co.uk

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Europe proved to be like hens teeth - any charging points were superficially incompatible with this car (fast-charge CHAdeMO connection) and a Euro-cable connector had not been supplied to me for a slower charge. The ‘home’ charging cable supplied managed to consistently trip my garage circuit breaker before we left, and the only CHAdeMO charger available locally wanted me to pay £6.00 for a charge to last up to 30 miles and I reasoned this equated to the cost of petrol over the same distance. So, across Europe primarily by petrolpower.

More about the car. A 2-litre petrol engine with auto gearbox runs part time to drive the front wheels and charge the traction batteries which also drive both front and rear wheels, even having the luxury of an electric switchable diff lock. The drive train computer does what it deduces is best in any situation and this works very well!

Then there is a large and spacious 5-seat leather-upholstered body, enough instruments and menus to outfox a teenage nerd, entertainment

by DAB and that ultimate evil of all evils, ApplePlay. It looks really classy within and without. Nit-picking I’d say the slightly frenetic sat-nav needs to block the sun, and I’d substitute the imitation wood-grain inserts around the car with the piano black inserts used in the instru-

ment panel - looks much more classy. On my 4Hs variant, all bells and whistles were provided in terms of anti-accident braking, blind spot vehicle sensors, lane departure warning, active cruise, ESP, 360 degree sensors and so on.

Reassuringly safe with maniacal UK drivers around.

Once Scrooge had become reconciled to frequently stopping for petrol, it became delightful. I can report 656 miles in one day stopping every 250 miles for comfort breaks, fuel and food as dictated by SWMBO. Thus, I was able to finish the day feeling quite fresh. My calculations later showed that despite cruising at 82-ish, I had nailed 36mpg and consider this a wonderful achievement from a small petrol engine driving a large 4x4. I had only once found a CHAdeMO charger at Cologne (free!) but this charge lasted only 18 electrically driven miles at high speed so I didn’t bother with any more external charges.

This was a simply brilliant car, plenty of acceleration when required with over 200bhp and superb torque from the combined petrol and traction batteries. I was very surprised to find this was my first really positive impression of any hybrid - this very thoughtful implementation of the species hits every target.

It would comprise all of my short-list if shuttle-commuting between roadside chargers.

It aces long-distance too. Finally, the ownership financials are simply unbeatable.

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However, I already knew the Outlander as very comfortable, quiet and with good handling. The commanding driving position would enable anticipatory driving on Autobahns.

I reasoned that despite using petrol frugally, I would also be able to rapid-charge the traction batteries from the mains electricity supply wherever I stopped, thus saving fossil fuel. Good in theory, in practice impossible. Charging points in

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Outdoor Joys

The best tech toys to take outside

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ome of the most entertaining outdoor toys are the simplest, such as the cute Swivel Car (around £22, with lots of firms offering very similar products). It’s a ride-on car with a difference: instead

Swivel Car gyroscopic ride-on car

of pedalling or propelling it with your feet, you swivel the steering wheel and that generates movement. It’s small enough for toddlers and tough enough for big kids and even the odd adult. If you’d rather go for something more traditional, the Cozy Coupe - around £49 - has been a favourite of families for more than 30 years, and the iconic red and yellow version has been joined by dinosaur and police car versions.

Complex toys can be fun too, of course. One kind of toy that’s improved dramatically in recent years is the electric car or bike for kids. It’s possible to get a decent trike for less than £40 that delivers 50 minutes of movement between charges, while around the £200 mark you’ll find impressive replicas

BMW i8 replica ride-on car

of grown-up cars such as BMW’s futuristic electric i8. Remember that such vehicles do take a while to charge, so make sure you plug them in the night before you want to use them.

If you’d rather not let your child loose behind the wheel but want to give them control of something fun, there’s a huge selection of radio controlled vehicles ranging from the toddler-friendly Little Tykes Tyre Twister (£39) to exceptionally fast scale models of performance cars such as Lamborghinis and Porsches. Even the most expensive of these are much cheaper than they used to be, with top-end models usually coming in well below £70.

Radio controlled cars are fun, but radio controlled flying machines are even more fun. You know you’re living in the future when you can walk into your local toy shop and come out with a smartphone-controlled drone helicopter. Drones start at around £20 for basic ones and reach £190 for Star Warsthemed models, and drones with built-in cameras start at around £60. If you want to get serious, you can find a good selection of advanced drones with HD cameras and optical video stabilisers from around £300, rising to over £1,000 for high-end models.

One word of warning with drones: their propellers can be sharp and cause injury if they bump into people, so it’s a good idea to look for one with a protective ring around the propellers if you’ll be

Parrot drone

giving it to a child or using it near kids or pets. And there are restrictions on where you can and can’t fly drones, such as in crowded areas or near airports. It’s a good idea to check up on the law before spending any money.

There are also concerns over privacy: the neighbours probably won’t appreciate you flying a camera over their garden.

Nerf Do you remember the days N-Strike Mega of potato guns and water pistols? They’ve become a Mastodon lot more sophisticated, with products such as Nerf guns ranging from around £20 to the ridiculously overpowered N-Strike Mega Mastodon (£99), which fires 24 foam darts from a motorised revolving drum. Between it and the super-powered, supersoaking water pistols that have more in common with water cannons than the water pistols you remember from your own childhood, be wary of the weaponry you give your kids because you can be sure you’ll be on the receiving end of the foam darts or freezing cold jets of water.

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Portrait of a Local Artist Wiltshire Artist seeks a gallery for a solo Show

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ick Andrew from Warminster was preparing for an exhibition of his work depicting London parks at the Curwen Gallery, London in April. But he was let down at the last minute when he learned that the Curwen Gallery was closing after 35 years of trading.

Each week since January 2016 Nick has been taking his sketchbook to a different public garden or park in central London, drawing, discovering, meeting park users and researching for his Sticks in the Smoke project. “I am aiming to cover all of central London’s 60 parks and gardens, from the huge acreage of Hyde Park to pocket handkerchief spaces such as St. Mary Staining,” he says.

These drawings, as well as studies (small paintings) he creates after each visit, were the basis of his exhibition with a follow-up show in 2018. Additionally, a proportion of the exhibition sales were going to support the Sensory Trust charity which aims to make the outdoors accessible and enjoyable for all people, regardless of age, ability or social circumstance.

Not one to dwell, good news was soon around the corner when he won the Individual Artists Award at the Wiltshire Life Awards. “A real surprise, a boost and validation! It was a great evening (even though black tie isn’t really my style!)”

Nick opens his studio at Bull Mill Arts close to the banks of the River Wylye in South Wiltshire, near Warminster every first Saturday of the month and from May 27 to June 4 he will take part in the Wylye Valley Art Trail.

Nick studied Art and Graphic Design in Oxford, London and Cheltenham. Since graduating in 1979, he has been working as a painter and has exhibited widely, in galleries and events throughout the UK, mainland Europe, and the USA. www.nickandrew.co.uk

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LOCAL CLUBS AND SOCIETIES

EAST DORSET NATIONAL TRUST ASSOC’N

WIMBORNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Talks, functions, outings and special events held throughout the year in Verwood, West Moors and Ferndown.

Contact Membership Secretary: Janet Matthews 01202 855001

Meet 3rd Wednesday of each month from September to June at 7.30pm in Wimborne Town hall for talks on mainly historical places, people or events in the Wimborne area. Contact: Mrs A Cross 01202 848922

WIMBORNE ART CLUB

THREE LEGGED CROSS LINE DANCING

Local artists who meet twice a month in St Catherine's Church Hall, Meet at the Village Hall. Mondays 8—10.30pm.. All levels, Wimborne. Meetings start at 7.30pm prompt. Non-members welcome for ages & sexes welcome. Contact Geoff Green 01202 825386 £3 per meeting. Info: 01202 892064, www.wimborneartclub.org.uk

WIMBORNE & BLANDFORD DECORATIVE FINE ARTS SOCIETY Meets on the third Monday of the month for its

monthly lecture at the Allendale Centre, Wimborne, starting at 2.15pm.

Visitors welcome. Contact: Christine Maguire 01202 697977

COLEHILL UNDER FIVES GROUP

It meets at the Colehill Memorial Hall on Wednesday mornings between 9.15 and 11.30 am (term time only).

Contact Line Sales (Chairman) 07778582525

VERWOOD ORGAN & KEYBOARD SOCIETY

Monthly concert by top artistes usually last Wednesday 7.30pm at the Hub; non-members £7. Secretary: Janetta Lakin 01202 822936.

WESSEX GUILD OF BOOKBINDERS:

Based just outside Wimborne: amateur group meeting Tuesday & Thursday: courses available. Full bindery facilities: contact Phil on pmw111@hotmail.co.uk web site www.wessexguildofbookbinders.co.uk

HARDY PLANT SOCIETY (Dorset Group)

EAST DORSET BUDDHIST GROUP

Meets in Memorial Hall, Colehill, every month to hear first-class speakers. Non-members welcome Contact Barbara 01202 882590 for dates and details.

CRANBORNE & DISTRICT COMMUNITY CHOIR

.Oddfellows is one of the oldest and friendliest societies in the world.

For further details contact Flo Munro 01202 820965, Loyal Acorn Lodge. The Oddfellows - making friends, helping people.

The Group meets for meditation & discussion at St Michael's Church Centre, Colehill on 2nd & 4th Thursdays each month 10.30 am to 12.30 pm. Contact the organiser via the Parish Clerk on 01202 900821 Meet Wimborne St Giles Village Hall on Mondays at 7.30pm.

Leader Jeremy Avis. For further info: www.cranbornecommunitychoir.uk

CRANBORNE LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY

THE LOYAL ACORN BRANCH OF ODDFELLOWS WESSEX SINGERS

This a choir of about 40 singers that meet regularly in St James' Church, Holt, and St Michael's and All Angels Church, Colehill.

Meets in Cranborne Village Hall on the Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm. Visitors & new members welcome Contact Chris Bright 01725 Contact the organiser via the Parish Clerk on 01202 887786 517584 or e-mail clhs@mypostoffice.co.uk 1st

VERWOOD & THREE-LEGGED CROSS TWINNING ASSOC. Meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from October to March from 7.30 to 10pm Contact: Terry Bright 01202 822959

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CRANBORNE BOWLING CLUB

The friendly ‘friendlies’ club. Experienced and novice players most welcome. You’ll always get a game. Contact Steve Clapton for more details 01202 826685

PLANT HERITAGE EAST DORSET GROUP

Based in the grounds of Cranborne Middle School in E Dorset. We shoot - working to save plant varieties. Meets in Colehill Memorial Hall monthly Sept to June to hear well-known speakers.. Visitors welon Sunday mornings, Tuesday & Thursday evenings in the summer come. Details from Pam on 01202 883352. months also shoot indoors in the winter.

For info. www.dorsetarchery.co.uk

ADVENTURE IN THE WOODS

EAST DORSET ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY (EDAS) Forest School club for children 4-8 years of age at Edmondsham Forest Monthly talks Sept to May at St. Catherine’s Church Hall,Wimborne plus School, between Verwood and Cranborne. Woodland walks, camp fires, walks & field archaeology opportunities during summer months. Contact nature crafts etc. Contact Kirsteen McCormick 01725 517807 Ian Richardson 01202 252397, www.dorset-archaeology.org.uk VERWOOD TRAD JAZZ CLUB

St Leonards Hotel, 185 Ringwood Road, St Leonards, Nr Ringwood, BH24 2NP on 3rd Thursday of the month. Good Food & Bar. Music from 7.30-10pm. (Doors open from 6.30pm). No membership required.

Contact Geoff 07798 721405

VOLUNTEERS - THE HEDGE PROJECT

Volunteers Wanted every Wednesday 09.30-15.00 to help maintain Whitesheet Plantation. For more info contact our Team Leader Ranger Kayleigh - 07795 678 300 or k_winch@hotmail.co.uk

BROADSTONE COMMUNITY CONCERT BAND

A totally amateur band offering its members fun and challenges playing within a large wind band and raising money for local charities.

Contact Damon Corio, Conductor, on 07759 837404, www.broadstone-community-concert-band.co.uk

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WIMBORNE CAMERA CLUB

We meet on Monday evenings - 7.30-9.30 pm from September to April, at St Michael's Church Centre,Colehill. We also run workshops, competitions and illustrated talks. Contact Carol Wiles on 01202 510844

WIMBORNE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

Monthly Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7.15pm in the Community Learning & Resource Centre at 41-44 King Street, Wimborne. Visitors Welcome. Contact 01202 887006 or www.wimbornehorticulturalsociety.btck.co.uk

EDMONDSHAM CIRCLE DANCERS

Traditional and contemporary folk dances from around the world. No partners needed. Meeting on 1st, 3rd and 5th Fridays of each month from 7:30 – 9:45 in Edmondsham Village Hall. Pay as you go.

Contact Kirsteen McCormick on 01725 517807.

VERWOOD PANTOMIME SOCIETY

Girls aged 4-18 years meet at Wimborne Baptist Church every Monday during term time, from 6:00pm. New members always welcome. http://wimborne.gb.net Contact: Jazz Adams on 07977246912

The Society hold rehearsals in September for a show at the Hub, Verwood in January. Members also meet throughout the year for various social events. Contact: Sue Gardiner 01202 825731 or www.verwoodpantomimesociety.co.uk

EAST DORSET WRITING GROUP

ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH CHOIR

The sessions will take place on Fridays monthly from 1 – 4pm at St We meet at St Michael's Church, Colehill Lane, Colehill Michael’s Centre, Colehill, Wimborne. Free parking and disabled access. on Fridays at 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm.

Contact Cilla Sparks on 07759 835728 Contact Jenny Wright on 01425 473963.

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LOCAL CLUBS AND SOCIETIES THREE LEGGED CROSS SHORT MAT BOWLS

Meet at Three Legged Cross Village Hall Friday afternoons 2pm-5pm Friday evenings 7pm-9.30pm Contact: Peter Turnham 01202 823440

THE DORSET WOODTURNERS ASSOCIATION

Want to try woodturning? Come and join us at St Leonards & St Ives Village Hall Braeside Road St Leonards Ringwood BH24 2PH 1st Wednesday each month 7.15pm-9.30pm. for more details Contact: Alex Wells Secretary on 07759663151 or just come along

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MUSIC FOR THE MIND

At the United Reformed Church, Verwood. 4th Monday of the Month at 10.30am excluding August. Singing meeting for people with memory problems. Aim is to give carer & cared for quality time together. FREE. For more information call Gwen Turner on 01202 827800 .

CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION

Verwood & Three Legged Cross Branch The Branch holds regular social functions. Contact Mrs Denise Pugh 01202 824549

COLEHILL EVENING WOMEN’S INSTITUTE

VERWOOD UNIVERSITY OF THE 3RD AGE

WIMBORNE BOWLS CLUB

**NEW ** KNITTING/CROCHET CLUB **NEW**

Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of every month (excluding August at Colehill Memorial Hall, Cannon Hill Road 7.30p.m.

Contact the Secretary on 01202 883810 All abilities accepted, coaching can be provided for the novice or to improve your game. We have good facilities & a great social calendar.

Contact Elaine Campbell 01202 840545

Welcomes retired and semi retired people to take part in our groups and classes of social and educational interest.

Contact: Brian Hawkins on 01202 829924 I would like to start a daytime knitting/crochet group in my area to include Verwood, Cranborne & Wimborne. Antone interested, including beginners who would like to learn please contact Margaret Clyde 01258 840128 or margaret.clyde4@btinternet.com

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Viewed From My W indow A small selection of short stories written by Patricia Oliver from Horton near Wimborne, describing the ups and downs of caring for feral cats over the years with photos by J Santana-Martin.

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Lost: Babes in the Wood-part 2

ur little rescued kitten Tinker had been pregnant twice, but we had not seen any sign of the kittens, and four days after the second litter was born we found her in the middle of the road, she had been killed. We called the RSPCA and told them a mother cat is has been killed and the kittens are now 4 days old and we do not know for certain where they are. No one came, no one ‘phoned me back. We were on our own and had to find the kittens. We cleared the undergrowth near to the storm drain and armed with a torch shone it into the storm drain.....it was full of cobwebs and no sign of the kittens. If they had been there, the cobwebs would have been brushed away with the activity. Now what?

Where could they be?

Armed with loppers to cut low branches and undergrowth we searched along the adjoining property looking and listening as we went trying to find the kittens. Time was not on our side, they would die if we did not find them. Over the other side of the road was a woodland. The ground was always under water in the winter, and remained boggy for the rest of the year and not a suitable place to have kittens, but Tinker was killed crossing the road, so maybe they would be there?

I went into the house adjoining this woodland and told them my predicament asking them to keep an eye out for the kittens, especially as the first litter was now 3 months old and should be asking for food. We looked along the road for any sign of a track that Tinker may have made if she was constantly coming and going, but nothing! Absolutely nothing! No sign at all that she had been over the road to this woodland.

Now what could we do? We were at a loss and we went home, heavy hearted. We felt we had tried our best.

Now we had to bury our little beautiful Tinker and shed the inevitable tear. We set a cat trap at the place where Tinker would come for food in the hope that the first litter of kittens would soon be hungry and may follow their mother’s tracks to find food. There has been no sign of them, they are lost, maybe in the woods, or the wooded undergrowth, but now we will never know. We felt we had lost not just Tinker, but possibly six kittens as well! We were devastated, but honestly felt we had done all that we could.

Tinker

Monday the RSPCA called back, we explained to a different inspector the problem and she said that Tinker had probably lost her first litter, that is why she got pregnant again so soon and now the only thing we could do was listen for the babies as they would cry very loudly asking for Mum to feed them. Sunday night had seen heavy rain and these poor kittens would have been cold and wet as well as hungry and would now surely die. We walked the undergrowth again and listened. We needed it to be extremely quiet, but because of the speeding traffic and the calling birds, we heard nothing and saw nothing. We had to accept that they were all certainly lost to us. Heartbroken we wrote Tinker’s epitaph on her gravestone in our little graveyard, which reads - ‘Dear Little Tinker, Forever a Free Spirit.’

The full story and many more are in the book “Viewed From My Window” by Patricia Oliver price £15.00 + £2.50 p&p.

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Loving Someone Who Isn’t Good At Loving

By Christina Smith

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Unfortunately, this only succeeds in stifling their own happiness. People who are trying to ‘awaken the love’ in their partner usually focus on constantly pleasing the other person. This can stifle aspects of themselves which the other criticizes such as; passion, fun, spontaneity, ambition.

Another rescuing trait is to be ‘over cheerful,’ to make up for the lack of joy in the partner or relationship. Sometimes this results in parents relying on their children for the emotional joy and support which is lacking in their marriage.

Yet all this tends to bring more and more disappointment as nothing ever changes.

The abandonment wound allows for such behavior to continue in relationships as it tells us (unconsciously of course) that we do not deserve to be loved, that we are not ‘good enough,’ therefore we must only show our best side to people. The result is a relationship which is unequal, giving away our power to the other person, making us feel powerless. Thinking and behaving like this makes us easy prey for people who have a narcissistic nature.

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Face-Agram Or Instabook?

The Mature User’s Guide To Social Media

by Kate McLelland

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owadays grandparents are proving a match for their grandchildren when it comes to posting comments and uploading photos to social networking sites such as Facebook.

Social media’s fastest growing demographic is older users.

When the seniors’ website silversurfers.com recently surveyed over three thousand of its members, it found that 81% of the sample checked their Facebook accounts more than once a day.

But what if you haven’t yet ventured into social networking? How do you know where to start? If you’ve always wanted to dip your toe into the social networking pool - but fear you’ll drown in a sea of unfamiliar terms and bizarre practices - here’s a quick guide to three of the most popular platforms: Facebook According to silversurfers. com, Facebook is the platform of choice for the over-50s. Many older users believe that they will get even more value from the site as they grow older.

What is Facebook? It’s a free social networking website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload videos and images and send messages.

Facebook is the most

popular of all social media platforms, so it’s very likely you’ll find someone you know there. On the downside, the site has been criticised for invasive advertising and for being vulnerable to hacking attacks and scams.

TwiTTer According to statistics portal Statista, 27% of Twitter users in the UK are aged 45 and over. High profile ‘mature’ users include Donald Trump and Stephen Fry, both of whom have enjoyed a rather volatile relationship with the service.

What is Twitter? Twitter is a free-to-use online news and social networking channel where users post and interact with short messages known as ‘tweets’.

If you want to find out what the public is thinking on any particular subject, ask Twitter. It’s also a great way to broadcast an opinion and connect with friends’ views, but messages are restricted to 140 characters, so Twitter won’t work for you if you’re the sort of person who likes to send long-winded ‘catchup’ letters in Christmas cards. insTagram Instagram is the fastest growing social media network. It is currently more popular with the younger

generation, but there are signs that older users are starting to catch on.

What is Instagram?

Instagram is a social networking app created so users can share photos and videos from a smartphone or tablet.

It’s a simplified version of Facebook, but with an emphasis on mobile use and visual sharing. Instagram is a quick and easy way to show the world where you are and what you’re doing.

On the negative side, you and your friends will only be able to use this app on iPhone and Android phones; because Instagram has been created for mobile phone and tablet users, it doesn’t work as well on a standard computer or laptop.

If you’re still feeling confused about which platform to choose, don’t worry. Simply ask around to find out which sites your friends and relatives use. That way if you have any problems finding your way around, you’ll always have someone to help.

At first social media may feel like an alien world with its own particular language but once you’ve started, you’ll quickly get the hang of it. Before long you’ll be posting like a pro … or maybe even tweeting like a Trump?

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Local Entertainment Centres British Art: Ancient Landscapes. This major new exhibi- The Salisbury Museum, The Kings tion will feature some of the greatest names in British Art 65 The Close, Salisbury, Wilt10am – 5pm (Mon - from the last 250 years. The work of artists such as John House, shire, SP1 2EN. Normal admission Until 3 Sep Sat) Constable, JMW Turner and William Blake & many oth- charges apply Adult: £7.50 Child: £3.60 ers that have been inspired by them. No booking needed. www.salisburymuseum.org.uk Does Your Garden Grow?: Exhibition exploring the Priest's House Museum & Garden, 2310am - 4.30pm (Mon How history of gardening in East Dorset. Normal admission 27 High Street, Wimborne, BH21 1HR. Until 30 Sep - Sat) charge.

01202 882533. www.priest-house.co.uk 10am - 4.30pm (Mon Fancy That!: Costume exhibition exploring handicraft for Priest's House Museum & Garden, 2327 High Street, Wimborne, BH21 1HR. Until 23 Dec to Sat), 10am - 4pm pleasure and employment. Normal admission charge. (from 1 Nov) 01202 882533. www.priest-house.co.uk 3 Jun - 3 Jul 11pm - 4.30 pm

Mon 19 Jun 10am - 12noon

SAILING, MUSIC, TRAVEL. An exhibition by the Salis- Arundells, 59 The Close, Salisbury, SP1 bury Group of Artists. Admission to exhibition and garden 2EN. Tel 01722 743577. £3. www.salisburygroupofartists.co.uk To book please contact Jim or Tracy Mid Summer Wildlife Join the Reserves Officer for a or on guided walk around Blashford Lakes in search of sum- BlashfordLakes@hiwwt.org.uk 01425 472760.Meet at “Tern Hide”. mer wildlife, including birds, dragonflies, moths and Parking at the main Blashford Lakes plants. Suggested donation £4. Booking essential. Sorry Reserve car park (not the Centre), Elno dogs. lingham Drove, Ringwood, BH24 3PJ.

Discovery walk with Neil Lucas: Designing in the natural- Knoll Gardens, Wimborne BH21 7ND. istic style. Join Knoll Gardens owner for a stroll around Book online at www.knollgardens.co.uk his garden as he reveals how he has created this natural- or call 01202 873931. £12.Book online istic wildlife friendly garden. or by phone Tails Annual Fun Dog Show. Opening by Katie West Parley Memorial Hall & Recreation 12noon Registration Waggy Martin from Radio Solent. Further details from Waggy Ground, Christchurch Road, BH22 Sat 24 Jun 1pm start Tails Rescue. 01202875000 or www.waggytails.org.uk 8SQ. STORYTELLING: Fairytales for Grown-ups - Shifter with The Earthouse, at the Ancient TechnolTUUP and Jan Blake. Sometimes what you see is not ogy Centre, Damerham Road, Cranwhat you get… transmogrifying humans; this is a night of borne BH21 5RP Tickets online at The Unorthodox Unprecedented 7pm (doors open at transformations! or via Box office Preacher TUUP, and the mistress of Afro-Caribbean sto- www.crickcrackclub Sat 24 Jun 6pm) 888992 (office hours). Advance rytelling, Jan Blake, pick their way through an untamed 01202 booking highly recommended.

If you buy landscape in the company of those who can become tickets on the door, please note other in mind, in body, and in spirit. Age: 12+ Tickets: your that we are a CASH ONLY venue.

Adult/Child: £10 / £5 The Verwood Concert Brass SUMMER CONCERT The Hub Verwood, Brockway, Verwood Book early to avoid disappointment of missing the won- BH31 7QE. 01202 828740. Tickets £10 Sat 24 Jun 7:30pm - 10pm derful selection of music that will be performed by the or £6 for under 19's from The Verwood bands of Verwood Concert Brass.

Hub box office.

Allendale Centre, Hanham Road, Grandma's Attic Antique & Collectors Fair. Over 50 stalls The Wimborne BH21 1AS. For all enquiries: selling quality Antiques, Jewellery, Silver and CollectSun 25 Jun 9.30am - 4pm Chris on 01202 779564 / 07960 502508, ables. Admission £2. or chrisb.dj@ntlworld.com Verwood Keyboard Society John Mann with Sarah BryHub Theatre, Verwood. Contact Janetta Wed 28 Jun 7.30pm ant entertain on an Eminent Keyboard & Piano.

Lakin 01202 822936. Visitors £10.

"Bourne2Sing" Male Voice Choir Concert. A Concert The Barrington Theatre, Ferndown. e7.30pm showcasing popular songs for easy listening and permail - bournetwosing@gmail.com, WebFri 30 Jun formed in two segments. Compere and two Solo spots. site - www.bourne2singchoir.uk Verwood U3As' "Four Forts Cream Tea Coach departs from The Hub at All Day Cruise" (members and friends welcome). 01202 949422, 10.00am Sat 1 Jul or www.verwoodu3a.org.uk for further information.

Tickets £33.00 per person.

Friends of Moyles Court School Family Hoedown. Join us Moyles Court School, Rockford, Ring6pm - 10pm for an evening of good ol' country dancing and family fun. wood. Please contact moyleSat 1 Jul Tickets: £3 per adult £1.50 per child FREE PARKING. scourtsa@gmail.com for info & tickets.

Verwood Flower Club invite you to join us to enjoy a Verwood Memorial Hall, Ringwood 7.30 pm. demonstration of floral art by Nicky Heal entitled Road, Verwood, BH31 7AA. Contact for Tue 4 Jul "Creative Inspirations". Entry for non-members. £3. more info: 01202 820413 Verwood U3A's trip to "Hampton Court Flower Coach departs from The Hub at All Day Show" (members and friends welcome). 01202 813206 10.00am.

Fri 7 Jul or www.verwoodu3a.org.uk for further information.

Tickets £41.50 per person.

Wimborne Horticultural Society - "Into Calmer Waters" The Community & Learning Resource 7.15pm The Algarve, Costa del Luz, Morocco and Gibraltar" by Centre, 41-44 King Street, Wimborne, Thu 13 Jul Ray Taylor BH21 1EB Saturday Special; Plant Medicine Walk and Workshop. Knoll Gardens, Wimborne BH21 7ND. Join medical herbalist Kate Scott on a gentle walk reveal- To book, call Kate on 07969 882439 or ing the secrets of Knoll Gardens’ natural medicine chest email kscott703@btinternet.com.

10.30am - 1pm Sat 15 Jul followed by a workshop on herbs you can use to treat www.knollgardens.co.uk. Very limited common ailments. Harvest and prepare your own herbal numbers (max 15 people), so booking is medicines and take home some samples. essential. £35 Fordingbridge Summer Festival will have a variety of at- Recreation Ground, Fordingbridge. tractions of interest to all ages including traditional crafts, www.fordingbridgesummerfestival.org.u 10.30am - 4.30pm charity & commercial stalls, bands, vintage & classic ve- k. Adults £5,over 65 £4,16 & under Sat 15 Jul hicles, steam engines and lots of 'have a go' events.

FREE. Concluding with the popular Duck Races.

Pilford Farm, Pilford Lane, Wimborne, Mower Madness- a group of people who get together 7BD. 07500 480766, once a month, and sometimes twice a month for a family BH21 15 - 16 Jul www.mowermadness.club, fun filled weekend of racing lawnmowers for charity. mowermadness100@yahoo.co.uk Thu 22 Jun

10.30am - 12 noon

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Parley Memorial Hall. This is an important part of the Waggy Tails calendar of events. For more details please ring the office on 01202875000.

For more information on Milo or any of the other animals in our care please contact us on 01202 875000, e-mail: admin@waggytails.org.uk or visit our website www.waggytails.org.uk For more information on Milo or any of the other animals in our care please contact us on 01202 875000, e-mail: admin@wagMilo gytails.org.uk or visit our website www.waggytails.org.uk To find out more about any of these events please contact: fundraising@waggytails.org.uk or call 07432488666 and of course we will be out and about with our collecting boxes so look out for our yellow tops.

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Wed 26 Jul

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Sat 29 Jul

for contact details of many Local Entertainment Centres Verwood Traditional Jazz Club welcomes "The SoSt. Leonards Hotel. 185 Ringwood pranos". Chris Pearce and Andy Leggett formed this Road. St. Leonards. BH24 2NP. Near Music 7.30pm during 2015. They play exciting swinging jazz with Ringwood (on A31). Hotel restaurant 10pm. Doors open band the influences ranging from Arlo Guthrie, Sydey Bechet, bookings 01425 - 471220. Jazz details, 6.30pm.

Johnny Dodds and Jimmy Noone. Meals can be taken in contact Janet 01202 873725 or Geoff the restaurant or in the venue.

07798 721405.

Verwood Keyboard Society - Andrew Varley entertains Hub Theatre, Verwood Contact 7.30pm on a Tyros 5 TX Keyboard. Visitors £10.

Janetta Lakin 01202 822936 The New Forest Show. Taking place in Brockenhurst in The Showground, New Park, Brockenthe heart of the National Park, the New Forest Show of- hurst, Hampshire, SO42 7QH. 01590 fers visitors 30 acres of showground for the whole family 622400 info@newforestshow.co.uk .

8.30am - 6.30pm to explore. 2017 marks the 97th Show which takes place www.newforestshow.co.uk. Tickets on annually at the end of July and is now rated among the the gate Adult £21, Senior £20, Child top ten agricultural shows in the country. Free parking. £7.50. On-line price 5-15% discount.

TALK: An Evening with Eleanor Rosamund BarraThe Earthouse, at the Ancient Technolclough' . We are proud to start our Dark Ages Weekend ogy Centre, Damerham Road, Cranwith a fantastic evening around an open fire with the auBH21 5RP Limited tickets, ONLY 7:30pm (doors open thor of 'Beyond the Northlands - Viking Voyages and the borne AVAILABLE via the Box office 01202 at 6pm) Old Norse Sagas'. Eleanor is a sparky author, Lecturer in 888992 (office hours). Advance booking Medieval History and Literature at Durham University highly recommended. and a regular on Radio 3 and Radio 4. Tickets: £10 / £5 NO TICKETS ON THE DOOR. House Museum & Garden, 23Dig It!: Archaeology activities for all the family. Part of the Priest's 10am - 4pm 27 High Street, Wimborne, BH21 1HR. Festival of British Archaeology. £1.75.

01202 882533. www.priest-house.co.uk

29, 30 Jul

10am - 4pm

29 - 30 Jul

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Every Tue 1 - 10am - 12noon 22 Aug

DARK AGES OPEN WEEKEND - Get ready for the The Ancient Technology Centre, Damersacking of Cranborne: the Vikings are back!! (along with ham Road, Cranborne BH21 5RP some fabulous Anglo-Saxons). The ATC is thrown back Tickets on the GATE ONLY.£10 Adults; to the Dark Ages - a time of warriors, glory, & tall stories. £5 Children (4-16 yrs) & free to U 4s.

Mower Madness- This is a group of people who get to- Sonnys Turf, Verwood Rd Woodlands, gether once a month, and sometimes twice a month for a BH21 8LW. www.mowermadness.club, family fun filled weekend of racing lawnmowers for 07500 480766, charity. mowermadness100@yahoo.co.uk House Museum & Garden, 23Little Explorers: Activities, stories and games (age 2+). Priest's 27 High Street, Wimborne, BH21 1HR. £1.50 (annual ticket not valid).

01202 882533. www.priest-house.co.uk

Sat 5 Aug

Fun Science - Your little scientists will sure to love getting involved in these hands-on workshops. Find out 1.30pm - 2.30pm & about Colourful Chemicals and Playing with Pressure in 3pm - 4pm the first session, whilst the second explores Crazy Chemicals and Bubblology. Each workshop is different and lasts 45 minutes.

Summer Fete: Adult 50p, Child FREE. 10am - 4pm 01202 882533. www.priest-house.co.uk

5 - 6 Aug

10am -5pm

Tue 8 Aug

10am - 3pm

Thu 10 Aug

2pm - 4pm

Thu 10 Aug

7.15pm

Sat 12 Aug

All Day

Tue 1 Aug

Wed 16 Aug 10am - 1pm

Wed 16 Aug 2pm - 4pm

Thu 17, 24 Aug

10am - 12noon

Sat 19 Aug

10.30am - 12 noon

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The Great Dorset Chilli Festival - stalls, cooking Demos, music, spicy street food, icecreams, Beer….

Garden Wildlife Survey. Join wildlife volunteers and experts in the garden to discover more about the wildlife of Knoll. Suitable for all ages, beginners and experts alike, everyone is welcome to come along, get involved and find out more about your wildlife.

Craft Afternoon - Join us for a fun craft afternoon. Try your hand at making some of the examples on display or be creative and make your own masterpiece! All craft materials provided, plus squash and a biscuit. Dress for mess! . Event sponsored by Goadsby Wimborne Horticultural Society - "Patagonia" by Paula Stribling Ellingham & Ringwood Agricultural Society annually presents a local traditional country show and a guaranteed family day out. Single £12, Conc £10, Children Free Verwood U3A's "Open Day" at the Memorial Hall, Verwood. Come along, meet the team and see what we have to offer. If you are seeking an active retirement socially, mentally and physically, U3A offers all three.

Polish your tiaras - dust off your eyepatches and join us for some swashbuckling, sparkling fun at this Summer fun party! Get Up & Groove will be providing loads of music, dancing and games to keep all ages happy.

Fancy dress is optional with a prize for the best dressed Pirate and Princess.

The Allendale Centre, Hanham Road, Wimborne BH21 1AS. £4.00 per child, per workshop (includes squash and a biscuit) Max 20. per session. Event sponsored by Goadsby Priest's House Museum & Garden, 2327 High Street, Wimborne, BH21 1HR. St Giles House, Wimborne St Giles, Dorset. B21 5ND. www.greatdorsetchillifestival.co.uk Knoll Gardens, Wimborne BH21 7ND. www.knollgardens.co.uk 01202 873931 No pre-booking required. Normal garden admission price applies & will be divided between the wildlife charities involved.

The Allendale Centre, Hanham Road, Wimborne BH21 1AS. Join us for the whole two hours or drop in anytime between 2 - 4pm. £4.00 per child, includes squash and a biscuit.

The Community & Learning Resource Centre, 41-44 King Street, Wimborne, BH21 1EB Somerley Park, Near Ringwood Hampshire BH24 3PL Parking Free Memorial Hall, Verwood www.verwoodu3a.org.uk for further information The Allendale Centre, Hanham Road, Wimborne BH21 1AS. £4.00 per child, includes squash and a biscuit. Event sponsored by Goadsby

Priest's House Museum & Garden, 2327 High Street, Wimborne, BH21 1HR. 01202 882533. www.priest-house.co.uk Saturday Special; Wild About Herbs – childrens workKnoll Gardens, Wimborne BH21 7ND. shop & walk. This workshop is a great way for children (6 To book, call Kate on 07969 882439 or – 12), to get outdoors, connect with nature and learn email kscott703@btinternet.com. Very about the amazing herbs growing around them in a fun limited numbers (max 15), so booking is and creative way. £15 (to incl 1 adult per child) essential.

Wild About…: Activities for nature lovers. £1.50.

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Unexpected Landing on Minster Green!

ownspeople and visitors alike were surprised to see a Cessna 150 Aircraft sitting on the Minster Green beside the ancient and historic Minster Church one Saturday in May. It was all part of the Mission Aviation Fellowship Focus Weekend (MAF), the latest charity to be supported by the Minster.

A coffee morning was held in Church House while the aircraft was on the Green and this raised £120 for MAF Funds.

MAF, a voluntary organisation which was founded 71 years ago has 140 aircraft , the majority of which are 6 to 10 seaters,

unlike the 2 seater on the Minster Green. MAF are based in 30 countries and actually operate in 40 countries. A worldwide operation costing £50million a year to run.

Flying onto The Cessna 150 Aircraft on the desert and Minster Green with (from left) jungle airstrips, Kevin Crook, Sheila Soper, lakes and rivRevd Canon Vanessa Herrick ers, tracks and and Michael Bowler roads MAF’s light aircraft and their mission pilots go the extra mile to provide a lifeline. Working in partnership with hundreds of Christian and relief organisations MAF enables practical help, physical healing and spiritual hope to be delivered to many of the most remote and inaccessible communities on the planet.

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T he Blashford Bulletin Things to look out for in the coming months at the Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve, Ibsley.

Young Toads on land

Lapwing chick

Alan Price

Common Tern David Foker

Red Admiral

Commas

Bob Chapman

W

e are in the midst of summer here at Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve and it’s the perfect time of year to come and explore this family friendly reserve.

The trees are in full leaf and the busy chirping of birds fills the air. No matter where your destination, be it over looking one of the lakes or the peaceful setting of the woodland hide there is always a flurry of activity as adult birds are adhering to the beck and call of their demanding young.

On Ivy Lake the tern chicks will be taking their first leap away from the comfort of their nest whilst the great crested grebe chicks with their black and white humbug faces will be becoming more independent, now too big to catch a ride on the back of the parent bird.

On the shoreline of Ibsley Water oystercatcher, lapwing and little ringed plover chicks will be taking their next steps and venturing further from their parents.

Whilst looking around the

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. www.hiwwt.org.uk

Bob Chapman

reserve why not take some time out and sit in our tranquil meadow and let the sounds of nature relax you, from chirping grasshoppers to adventurous beetles scurrying up and down the blades of grass. If this sounds like your idea of a treat why not join us for our International Meadows Day event, Bugs, Bees and Butterflies on Saturday 1st July. Please telephone 01425 472760 to book your place.

Throughout the summer months our volunteers are walking weekly transect lines, recording the butterfly numbers around the reserve.

Species to look out for include red admiral, meadow brown, speckled wood, peacock, comma and marbled white.

Back on the ground toadlets are usually ready to emerge from the lakes at some point in mid-June. These tiny creatures reach a point where they are ready to leave the water but dare not risk drying out and dying in the hot weather, so hold on until a spell of wet weather when they will emerge

on mass – and some years they really do migrate on mass with thousands of the fingernail sized youngsters quite literally covering the footpaths, particularly between the centre and Ivy South Hide, as well as other locations around the reserve.

Do be on the look out for them over the next couple of weeks – they are small, very well camouflaged and are easily overlooked until the movement of one catches your eye and you realise all of a sudden you are surrounded!

The Blashford Lakes Project is a partnership between Bournemouth Water, New Forest District Council and Wessex Water. The reserve is managed by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, a charity that aims to protect local wildlife and inspire people.

For information on upcoming events visit our website: www. hiwwt.org.uk or phone: 01425 472760. For up-to-date wildlife information visit our blog: blashfordlakes.wordpress.com.

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Motoring mutterings

By Mike Wattam

Electric car re-charge charge plug con.

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etrol and Diesel cars have one distinct advantage at re-fuelling; there is almost certainly a fuel station close by. Historically, attempts to introduce a new alternative ‘clean’ technology such as LPG have resulted in failure due to lack of investment in refuelling coverage. As our awareness and perception of ‘pollution’ is influenced by the ‘green’ lobby, consumers are becoming more prepared to consider buying electrically powered vehicles. But is this alternative actually practical?

The trend is to invest in alternative technologies, primarily the use of primary or secondary electric propulsion driven by high capacity storage (traction) batteries.

Implementation - and thus our choice - has evolved into these formats; 1. Secondary use of traction motor(s) fed by storage batteries which are re-charged by fossil-fuel engines operating near maximum efficiency, on demand. Characteristically these cars have just a few miles range on batteries only, so the fossil-fuel engine is frequently invoked.

2. Cars configured as above, but with much larger batteries and motors plus transformers which enable the batteries to be charged from suitable mains electricity supplies which costs around a quarter of fossil-fuel per mile. These

cars offer good combined performance and flexibility in use - and very importantly, electric-only mode for some pollution-free miles.

3. Pure electric motor cars, fed from large traction batteries which can be re-charged from a specialised electricity supply and which usually need frequent re-charging and are thus most suitable for structured commuting.

The current volume growth area for private customers lies within category 2. Not only is good performance available from fossil-fuel and traction batteries acting in parallel, but used parsimoniously on electricity only, huge cost-savings per mile can be achieved without constantly worrying about ‘range anxiety’.

So what level of economy is realistically achievable from category 2 cars, how can it be maximised and how easy is it to recharge from a mains supply?

The first economy variable is vehicle speed and load.

Current battery technology means that the slower you can discharge a battery, the more net power it gives. At zero speed maximum torque is available, putting huge timeload demands on the batteries.

At high speed, wind resistance and other frictions consume large time-load power, again

very high levels of economy given accessible mains charging points, fossil-fuel usage can actually be NIL. Secondly, although ‘public’ chargers can deliver lowcost electricity, they normally extract a levy of up to £6 per charge from the user - coinciding roughly with the pence-permile cost of fossil-fuel.

Subscription services can masquerade as ‘free vehicle charging’ to their domestic electricity customers, who may then be paying substantially over the odds for their mains electricity. Such a subscription service may lock out the casual user from many UK Motorway Services, roadside and car park chargers if not already subscribers to the particular service.

Thirdly, public charger connections vary enormously.

Many cars come with a handy 13A mains lead and transformer to enable charging at home or office, however a full charge may take around 5 hours. There are several types of ‘public’ connectors. Best is the large CHAdeMO cable permanently connected to the charging point which can enable a full charge in less than an hour. Between these extremes lie various user-owned plug-in cables which may cost.

The several different connector types depend on the vehicle connection, the charging point connection and vary across the UK and Europe. Many connections can take up to 5 hours, so extended travel breaks are needed - inconvenient!

The fourth variable is the cost of travel to the ‘public’ charging point you can actually use. If the maximum mileage from a charge is 30 quickly draining the and costs £6, but you need batteries. Thus, using to make a return journey of traction battery mode 10 miles to do this, your cost only, a very light accel- is already above that of using erator foot will enable fossil-fuel. Buyer beware!

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USEFUL LOCAL INFORMATION

Doctors’ Numbers

Fire Stations

The Cranborne Practice 01202 822825 (Verwood) Lake Road/Newtown Road

Cranborne Fire Station 01305 252600: Non emergencies

The Verwood Surgery, 15 Station Road

01202 825353

EMERGENCIES ONLY: Dial 999 and ask for ‘Fire Service’

The Cranborne Practice (Cranborne)

01725 517272

Verwood Fire Station 01305 252600: Non emergencies

West Moors Group Practice 175, Station Road, West Moors, BH22 OHX

01202 865800

Wimborne Fire Station 01305 252600: Non emergencies

Dorset Emergency Care

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EMERGENCIES - 999 and ask for ‘police’

The Old Dispensary Medical Practice 01202 880786 32 East Borough, Wimborne BH21 1PL The Quarter Jack Surgery 01202 843626 Rodways Corner, Wimborne BH21 1AP Walford Mill Medical Practice 01202 886999 Knobcrook Road, Wimborne BH21 1NL

Dentists’ Numbers

123 Dental 01202 827786 11, The Old Potteries, Manor Way, Verwood.

Forest Lodge Dentist Surgery Vicarage Road, Verwood

01202 827272

Thomasson Dental Surgery 35 Ringwood Road, Verwood

01202 824177

Lakes Dental Practice 01202 823345 Unit 4a, The Old Crossroads, Verwood Fordingbridge Dental Highfield House, Bartons Rd,

01425 652331

Emergency care (after hrs)

0845 7010401

Wimborne Dental Health Practice 01202 887700 30 East Street, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1DU Mouth Peace Dental Practice 01202 888000 1 Corn Market, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1JL Dr N D Greenway 01202 888303 Knobcrook Road Wimborne Dorset BH21 1NL ADP Dental Practice 01202 881338 Jessop House, 28 Mill Lane, Town Centre, Wimborne Minster BH21 1JQ

Samaritans

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Verwood Age Concern

Verwood Concert Brass Band Hall, Moorlands Rd Mark Talbot 01202 821786 Monday: 10am - 3.30pm Wednesday: 10am - 3.30pm EDV-06/17

Police Stations

Verwood Police Station Non emergencies: dial 101 verwood@dorset.pnn.police.uk Wimborne Police Station Non emergencies: dial 101

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VERWOOD RECYCLING 01202 828083 www.hants.gov.uk Somerley, Verwood Road, Ringwood 1 April - 30 Sept: 9am - 6pm 1 Oct - 28 Feb: 9am - 4pm 1 March - 31 March: 9am - 5pm WIMBORNE RECYCLING 01305 221040 http://www.dorsetforyou.com/recycling Brook Road, Wimborne, BH21 2BH 1 Apr-30 Sept 9am-6pm.

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School Terms & Holidays

Please Note: School term and holiday dates are usually set over 14 months in advance of the academic year. They are based on a school year of 195 days although individual schools can use 5 of these days for staff training. Parents should contact the individual school to find out when their training days will be.

All dates taken from www.dorsetforyou.com and www.hants.gov.uk for Dorset and Hampshire - dates that are in white are where days differ for Hampshire.

Term/holiday Summer Term: 24 April - 21(25) July 17 Half Term: 29 May - 2 June 17 Summer Holidays: 24(26)July - 1 Sept 17 Autumn Term: 4 Sept - 15(21) Dec 17 Half Term: 23 Oct - 27 Oct 17 Christmas Holidays: 18(22) Dec 17 - 1(3) Jan 18 Spring Term: 2(4) Jan - 29 March 18 Half Term: 12 Feb - 16 Feb 18 Easter Holidays: 30 March - 13 April 18 UK holidays Summer Bank Holiday: 28 Aug 17 Christmas: 25,26 Dec 17 New Year: 1 Jan 18 Easter: 30 March - 2 April 18 May Day: 7 May 18 Spring Bank Holiday: 28 May 18 More useful information overleaf

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Time For Tea .

by Catherine Rose

Tea is enjoyed all over the world but the English adopted it as their own around four hundred years ago.

B

elieved to have originated in Southern China, tea drinking dates back to around 3000 BC. However, it didn’t become popular in England until the 17th century, when it was made fashionable

by King Charles II and his Portuguese wife Catherine de Braganza, who brought it over to the Royal court from her native country.

Coffee houses had recently been established in London and the custom of tea drinking was quickly introduced.

Samuel Pepys referred to it in his diary of 1660: ‘…I did send for a cup of tee (a China drink) of which I never had drank before’.

History

The coffee houses also sold loose leaf tea so that women, who did not frequent them, could enjoy it at home. It soon became popular for wives to host tea parties and invite their friends.

Tea was very much the privilege of the wealthy. It was expensive to import and seen as a valuable commodity, kept locked inside ornate caddies. Teapots, tea-cups and saucers were prized possessions and there were many different designs

produced during this time.

Because it was so expensive, the tea smuggling trade flourished. In 1785, following pressure from tea merchants, the government slashed the high import tax on tea, making it much more affordable to the masses. Thus, tea drinking grew in popularity among the working classes, sparking a debate about whether tea was bad for the health, causing ‘idleness’ and ‘melancholy’ amongst other things.

Eventually, alcohol came to be viewed as the far greater evil and working class people were then encouraged to become ‘teetotal’.

The concept of afternoon tea is a peculiarly English tradition but tea served with food was only introduced in the mid-19th century by Anna Russell, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, to bridge the gap between lunch and dinner, which in those days was traditionally served quite late in the evening. Soon friends were joining her for ‘afternoon tea’ at her home in Woburn Abbey and, thanks to her frequent trips to London, the custom grew to become a fashionable social event amongst the upper classes.

During the Victorian era, a wider selection of tea began to be imported from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and India. Tea rooms serving afternoon tea grew in popularity, especially among women, being one of the few places where they could meet without a chaperone. By the early 20th century, many establishments had expanded on the custom of a musician playing in the background and were holding tea dances in the afternoons.

Today, tea has become an integral part of our daily routine and could be described as Britain’s national drink. Although invented in America in the early 20th century, the tea bag didn’t become popular in England until the 1970s, when it revolutionised our tea drinking habits and put fortune tellers who read tea leaves at the bottom of a cup into decline!

Still considered a rather genteel English custom, today, sumptuous afternoon teas are served by many top hotels with a bewildering number of different tea blends on offer along with a ‘tea sommelier’ to help you choose. They are often booked up months ahead - a testament to tea’s enduring popularity.

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Verwood Police Station

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Local Councils & Agencies

Police, Fire & Ambulance Emergency Electricity - SSE Emergency Gas - Emergency

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East Dorset District Council

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Water - Bournemouth Water

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Dorset County Council Verwood Town Council Wimborne Town Council

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- Southern –leaks Sewerage–Southern-emergency (& water)- Wessex

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Colehill Parish Council

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Environment Agency Floodline(warnings & Advice)

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Citizens Advice Bureau - Ferndown - Wimborne Visitor Information—Wimborne

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Bournemouth A&E NHS Non Emergency Bournemouth Hospital Christchurch Hospital Poole Hospital Salisbury Hospital Southampton Hospital Wimborne Hospital

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VERWOOD 01202 829712 11 Manor Road, Verwood, BH31 6DS. Mon - Sat 9am - 5.30pm WIMBORNE 0845 722 3344 7 High St, Wimborne Dorset, BH21 1HR Mon – Fri 9am – 5.30pm. Sat 9am – 12.30pm COLEHILL 01202 889727 1, Smugglers Lane, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 2RX Mon – Fri 9am – 5.30pm. Sat 9am – 12.30pm CRANBORNE 01725 517210 Cranborne Stores, 1, The Square, Cranborne, Dorset, BH21 5PR. Mon - Fri 6am – 6pm. Sat 6am – 5pm.

Sun 8.30am - 1pm FURZEHILL 01202 883022 1 Smugglers Lane, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 4HB Mon – Fri 9am – 5.30pm. Sat 9am – 12.30pm THREE LEGGED CROSS 01202 822002 Verwood Road, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 6RJ Mon – Fri 9am – 5.30pm. Sat 9am – 12.30pm WIMBORNE ST GILES 01202 517228 Wimborne St Giles, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 5LX Mon – Fri 9am – 1pm HAYES 01202 884991 103, Wimborne Rd West, Stapehill, Wimborne, BH21 2DH. Mon – Sat 6.30am – 10pm.

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Wimborne Library

WIMBORNE 01202 882770 wimbornelibrary@dorsetcc.gov.uk Crown Mead, rear of 55-57 High Street, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1HH Opening times: Mon10am – 6.30pm.

Thur 9.30am – 6pm. Tues 9.30am – 1pm Fri 9.30am – 5pm. Wed Closed. Sat 9.30am - 4pm

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Chemists

Lloyds Pharmacy, VERWOOD 01202 822364 23 Station Road, Verwood.

Mon - Fri: 9-6:30, Sat: 9-1, Sun: Closed Boots, FERNDOWN 01202 871841 Tricketts Cross, Ferndown Mon - Fri: 9-7, Sat: 8:30-1, 2-5:30, Sun 10-4 Boots, WIMBORNE 01202 848226 Rodways Corner, Wimborne, BH21 1AP Mon – Fri 8am – 7pm, Sat 8am – 5.30pm Morrisons (in Store),VERWOOD 01202 826555 Chiltern Drive, Verwood Mon - Fri: 9-1, 2-8, Sat: 9-1, 2-6, Sun: 10-1 Verwood Pharmacy, VERWOOD 01202 828499 Lake Road Surgery, Lake Road, Verwood, BH31 6EH

Mon: 7am-11pm, Tue-Fri: 6.30am-11.30pm, Sat: 7am-11pm. www.pharmland.co.uk

Colehill Pharmacy, COLEHILL 01202 888001 42 Middlehill Rd, Wimborne BH21 2SE Mon – Fri 9am – 6pm. Sat 9am – 1pm Walford Mill Pharmacy WIMBORNE 01202 840048 Knobcrook Rd, Wimborne BH21 1NL Mon – Fri 9am – 6.30pm (Closed 1pm – 2pm)

Verwood Library

VERWOOD 01202 822972 1, Manor Road, Verwood, BH31 6DS Opening times: Mon, Tues, Thurs 10 - 1, 2 - 5.

Wednesday CLOSED. Fri 10 - 1, 2 - 7. Sat 9 - 1.

Colehill Community Library

COLEHILL 01202 886676 ccl.colehill@gmail.com Middlehill Road, Colehill, Wimborne, BH21 2HL Opening times: Mon 2 – 5pm.

Tues 9.30am – 1pm & 2 - 5pm. Wed Closed.

Thur 2 - 5pm. Fri 2 – 6.30pm. Sat 9.30am - 12.30pm

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