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n my opinion one of the most quintissential sounds of the English Countryside especially on a Sunday morning is the sound of church bells, particularly when heard from a distance. Page 24 tells us all about bell ringing or Campanology. The photo was taken up inside the bell tower of our own Ringwood Parish Church on one of its rare open days and a fascinating place to visit if you get the chance if only for the marvellous views all around the Avon Valley.

Following nicely from church bells and wedding bells in particular, is our article on page 8 all about online dating apps! Apparently in an HTC smartphone survey, 37% of people had met a partner via a dating app! I suppose I was initially amazed but that way you can at least assume

with best wishes,

you have a fair amount of common ground initially which is a pretty good start!

And continuing now on the technology theme, the Moors Valley article on page 10 tells us about a smartphone app combining technology and nature with what’s called ‘augmented reality’! A very clever bit of kit to encourage children to get out into the park and search for the Gruffalo!

As I write the clocks have just gone forward, the weather has finally decided to improve so check out our What’s On pages 28 and 30 for lots of other things to do in the lovely Spring sunshine!

Finally a date definitely not to forget - May 20th when we hold our Fanfare for Spring event - see page 29. It’s when Covent Garden comes to Ringwood!

Sue West

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Business features All About Me: The Fear of Abandonment

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Local events and features Community News 10,29,31,32,34,47 Now & Then: Longs, 51-53 High Street, Ringwood 6 The Blashford Bulletin 14 Viewed From My Window: rescued cat stories by Local Author, Patricia Oliver 16 Clubs & Societies 20,22 What’s On Locally 28,30 Portrait of a Local Artist: Jenny Sutton 42

Feature articles Online dating: Not Just For Twentysomethings Mike’s Motors: The Power to Surprise?

Hobbies: A Resoundingly Successful Hobby Travel: Angkor Wat, Cambodia Health: How to Tackle Hay Fever

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

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his photo shows the single-storey flat roofed shop, unlike any other in Ringwood, which was built in the late 19th century on the corner of the High Street and Lynes Lane.

Steven’s Directory of 1891 states it was then owned by Epps & Co, who ran one half as a ‘booksellers, stationers and fancy warehouse’ and the other half as ‘nurserymen, seedsmen and florists’. The company also had a peat c1927 depot at their nurseries near Ringwood Station, on a site called South End Grove, now Nursery Road.

In 1921 Mr James Long moved from West Street (see December 2016 issue of Now & Then) to these High Street premises.

In West Street Mr Long had described himself as a basketmaker but in his new business he was a seedsman. The words above the three arched windows read ‘Depot For Farm & Garden Seeds Tools Implements’. It is likely that the bearded man standing in front of the shop in the c1927 photo is Mr Long himself, anxiously eyeing the lady outside the greenhouse/conservatory part of the building, hoping she would come inside as a customer.

Like Epps & Co before him, Mr Long sold a lot more than just farm and garden supplies. The left side of the building was the stationers and fancy goods department, as indicated by the doll and other items displayed in the left window. By the 1950s the stock was not quite so varied. Older residents of Ringwood still recall the evocative smell of fertilisers, plants and hessian seed sacks that pervaded the inside of the shop, by that time run by James’s

Longs, 51-53 High Street, c1927 Ringwood.

daughter, Miss Emily Long.

Sadly the building was demolished in the late 1950s to be replaced by the current block of shops and offices. For many years the two shops facing the High Street were Mostyns curtains and Allum & Sidaway jewellers but recently they have become The Dressing Room ladieswear and Michael Matthews jewellers.

The grand building just shown on the left of the c1927 photo, now occupied by Allum & Sidaway, was a rebuild of the facade of the old Market House which stood in the middle of the Market Place until 1867. The railings on the extreme right of the photo fronted Davis’s garage, once the house of the Dyer family. A remnant of these railings can still be seen outside the present occupiers, the Breast Cancer charity shop.

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Online Dating: Not Just For Twentysomethings

by Kate McLelland

Life Begins

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y sympathies were aroused the first time I met Abby, a friend-of-a-friend who had recently moved to my neighbourhood after a divorce. Aged 47, she had made the move in order to seek a different life for herself and her fifteen-year-old son.

However, two years later my sympathy began to wear a little thin, after she repeatedly turned up at my house bemoaning the lack of eligible men in her life. On every occasion I would remind her that online dating was her best option for meeting a new partner, but she remained stubbornly unmoved.

The process of online dating is very simple: just create a profile, check out potential matches, communicate with your chosen date and then arrange to meet. Given the scare stories we hear about fake profiles, romance frauds and stalking, Abby was right to be cautious, but probably not to the point of spoiling her best statistical chances of finding love.

Staying safe online It’s natural to feel a little nervous about meeting a stranger for the first time, but there are certain common sense precautions you can take to stay safe.

• Choose a username that

doesn’t reveal who you are and don’t give away your surname, contact information, home address or place of work when first setting up your profile.

• Don’t give away too much information about yourself right away. Take things slowly, sharing more information when you feel comfortable to do so.

• Never release financial information or give in to pressure to lend money.

• Meet in public and stay in public on your first couple of dates and always let a friend know where you are, and who you’re meeting.

Setting up a successful online dating profile The UK dating site Match.com says that when registering with a site it’s important to answer questions accurately for the best possible chance of finding your ideal match.

When writing about your personality they recommend reading other profiles for inspiration or asking a friend to describe your characteristics. For maximum impact, start the description with an eye-catching opening paragraph, using key words relating to your passions and interests.

The dating site Zoosk found that women get 60% more attention if their profile photo is

taken indoors, while men get 19% more attention if theirs is taken outside, particularly if the photo includes other friends or involves an active pursuit.

What do I have to pay?

Some sites are free to join, whereas an average paidfor site might cost between £13 and £50 per month.

Some online services charge considerably higher membership fees.

Are there sites specifically for mature people?

You don’t have to restrict yourself to age-specific sites unless you feel more comfortable in doing so. Two of the most popular sites for UK dating are ukmaturedating. com and maturefreeandsingle. com.

The popularity of online sites has boomed recently with the addition of mobile apps, with 37% of people surveyed by smartphone manufacturer HTC saying they had met a partner via a dating app.

The message has finally got through to Abby, who went on her first date through an online site last week. Unfortunately he wasn’t the man of her dreams, but she nevertheless enjoyed the date. Thanks to that experience, she’s confident that it’s now only a matter of time before she meets Mr Right.

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The Gruffalo come to life with new app!

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n the first development of its kind, Forestry Commission England and Magic Light Pictures are bringing The Gruffalo characters to life in the Moors Valley forest through a new, free, augmented reality app.

Moors Valley Country Park and Forest, near Ringwood is one of only 26 locations across England where visitors can join the Gruffalo Spotter adventure through the deep dark wood.

Families can follow clues on an interactive trail and track signs of their favourite characters based on The Gruffalo, the best-selling picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.

The self-led trail is packed with fun facts about forest animals with fantastic activities along the way. Once families have spotted the characters, they can use the app to bring the 3D character animation to life and take photos alongside them.

These photos are automatically added to the device’s gallery, where they can be shared via social media using the hashtag #GruffaloSpotters.

Taking family forest walks to new heights, the app mixes technology with the real world, encouraging children to get exploring, firing their imaginations and enabling them to have an all-new forest experience at Moors Valley.

The Gruffalo Spotter’s app has been de-

veloped and animated by Nexus Studios and is available for free with no in-app purchases from the App Store and Google Play.

A Gruffalo Spotters kit will be available to buy on site and includes animal facts, tips for tracking wildlife, an evidence collection bag, a magnifying glass and a pencil to make a note of your forest finds!

Katie Davies, Communications Ranger at Moors Valley said, “Moors Valley was the first country park in the country to have an official Gruffalo Trail and we are delighted to now be one of the first to bring the Gruffalo to life with this amazing new technology. Thousands of children have already had wonderful adventures in our deep dark woods thanks to Julia Donaldson’s amazingly imaginative stories, now thousands more will be able to build on those adventures, bringing their favourite character to life at Moors Valley with the simple use of a very clever, free app.”

The Gruffalo Spotters trail and The Gruffalo Spotter app launch at Moors Valley Country Park and Forest on 6 March and run until the end of December 2017.

The Gruffalo Spotters app is free from the App Store, Google Play and Amazon and requires downloading before your visit. A preview of the app is available at http://tinyurl. com/hgga5qt

St. Leonards Community Cafe raises £8,000 in 3 yrs.

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The Community Café meets each Wednesday for coffee and a chat. At these meetings stalls selling homemade food and cakes, books, CDs and bric-a-brac help raise the funds for local charities. Since starting nearly 3 years ago we have raised over £8,000.

The local community of St. Leonards and St. Ives kindly give generously items for our stalls which help us with our fundraising efforts.

If anyone wishes to join us on Wednesdays we are open from 10-12 noon every week.A warm welcome is given to all.

For those who wish to donate any items for our stalls to help our fundraising efforts these would be most gratefully received. Please contact Barbara Pilch on 01202 861821 if you wish to know more about us.

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1. Alien fronds at university (8) 2. Nothing left? Acceptable (3,5) 3. A lack of hatred in ruins (6) 5. Line of cabs, the first taken (4) 6. Appropriate tubas lie around (8) 7. Lookers anger outspoken prophet! (6) 8. Hear song ending heartbreak (6) 11. Pest first to locate wild animal (7) 14. Lost male leader rings me up (7) 17. Many sob in surgery, having gotten sick (8) 18. Agree Ned turned traitor (8)

Hidato Starting at 1 and finishing at 49 track your way from one square to another either horizontally, vertically or diagonally, placing consecutive numbers into the empty squares as you go. Some numbers are already given.

19. Scrap of newspaper (tabloid guys acquired) (8) 22. My introduction to an Aberdonian luck-bringer (6) 23. Scrap metal (lead loser put out) (6) 24. Property in the heart of Crete, say (6) 27. Fine piece of braised vegetable (4)

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

Ground Ivy

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Bob Chapman

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Grass Snake pring has certainly sprung at Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve.

Our overwintering flocks of ducks and geese will have departed, whilst migrant birds including swallows, swifts and martins will be arriving after their impressive journeys back to our shores.

If you watch the surface of the lakes you should catch them displaying acrobatically over head as they feed. On the shore waders including little ringed plover, lapwing and dunlin will be showing as they too go in search of food.

If the weather is fine the air should begin to come alive with the buzzing of insect wings whilst a grass snake might be glimpsed sunning itself on the logs in front of Ivy South hide. Leaves will be breaking bud with their brilliant fresh green colour now filling the woodlands, along with the flowering ground ivy, bluebells and violets and carpets of yellow primroses.

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The dawn chorus will be in full swing with birds busy mating and nesting. April is the month to listen out for the cuckoo as it arrives back from its African wintering grounds.

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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 1

inker, the lovely little cat we rescued from the burger bar on a local industrial estate, escaped from the house before we could get her neutered. She needed her freedom, so we kept a close eye on the security camera we keep in the barn, and there she was, so we were relieved she knew where to come for food. We searched around to see where she was sleeping and eventually found her sleeping in a large shed the pathway to which was obscured by foliage, so for us it was difficult to get to. We decided to clear the way so we could keep a better eye on her. We then set a trap to catch her again which we did and we placed her in a very large cage 12ft x 8ft which was sited in the barn. She had all she could wish for in there, but next morning she had managed to lift the chicken wire covering from the bottom and she had escaped. She was so determined to be free. She was born a feral cat, had survived on her own until we took her in, she was indeed a free spirit!

Later we could see from the camera that she had become pregnant and we were very concerned for her but now she was no longer in the large shed and we had no idea where she was, but every night the camera showed her coming for food.

We could not do any more for her, we just kept an eye out and sometimes she would appear from nowhere with that stare that said so much.

For two nights at the end of May she did not come for food, we suspected she had given birth to her litter during that time so started to search for them, but we could not find them. It was an exciting time and we counted the days carefully keeping an eye for any signs they were on the move and at the end of 2 months we expected them to start appearing.

We were surprised therefore when the camera again showed that Tinker was pregnant. Was

this possible when she was still feeding her first litter of kittens? We spoke to the Vet and he told us that if there is a male cat in the vicinity it would stimulate her to come into season, even if she is still feeding her litter.

Now we had the prospect of a second litter although it was a daunting prospect having perhaps a total of 6 new kittens to feed. We waited and kept an eye on the camera, but no sign of the first kittens, only a pregnant Tinker coming to dinner. The 27th of August looked to have been the day of arrival for the second litter as she did not come overnight for food.

Tinker We started another search, we found a track she had made and it led to a storm drain which ran under the road. Was this where she had hidden the kittens?

Were there now 2 litters living under the road in a storm drain? We examined the area and realized we could not do this rescue alone so we telephoned the RSPCA and an inspector came, looked at the storm drain, but did not know how he would extract the cat and kittens, he went away. This was Friday. Sunday I was expecting visitors so went to the gate to open it and saw to my horror our little Tinker dead in the road! It must have just happened as she was still warm and bleeding, but I could see she was dead. Now we had a problem, two litters of kittens and we were not certain where they were.

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Mike's Motors

By Mike Wattam

The Power to Surprise?

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ia originates from South Korea, although now owned by another Korean company, Hyundai. This corporation has established design studios in California and Germany to enable car designs intended to fit Western expectations. To complete the circle, many Kia and Hyundai cars are manufactured within the European Union for sale across Europe. HyundaiKia has big ambitions, initially benchmarking Toyota across the board to enable them to make a concerted onslaught upon Europe and this worked to a degree - only later realising they needed to be better on all fronts than Toyota to secure both sales volume and profitability. With typical Korean impatience and determination, this has been achieved.

The subject of our test is the “Kia Optima Sportwagon 1.7CRDi ‘GT-Line S’ 7-speed auto DCT ISG”, I thought you might like to memorise this.

Personally, I called it Bruce.

Bruce is a Mondeo-size estate car with a small-ish diesel engine and a quick-shift automatic gearbox, with top-dog interior appointments and all the electronics they could find from the toy cupboard. Whichever way you cut it, you would need a really wide car to fit that long description on the tailgate.

The Series 1 Optima was offered only in saloon format and was very similar to it’s sister car, the Hyundai i40 which was bargainbasement priced

and bought in much larger numbers, also being offered as a ‘wagon’, where it had much success as a private hire taxi.

Frankly the design was weirdly oriental, with quality and finish strangely wanting. It was a so-so drive, with a small engine struggling to achieve acceptable acceleration and missing out on economy. Kia set their prices and sales expectations low, aiming mainly at the fleet market. Puzzlingly, the otherwise similar cars imported into North America came with a whole range of alternative engines and luxury packages which were denied to the UK and Europe, and achieved far more sales success there.

Now roll out the new Series 2. Bruce is a thoroughly reengineered car, he looks very upper-bracket European while maintaining typical Kia design signatures, and in his rangetopping GT-Line identity very handsome, even if the large, wide Kia grille looks somewhat aggressive. The Sportwagon body style has been added, so practicality for larger loads is greatly enhanced, although limited by the steeply sloped tailgate. Step inside, and interior quality has taken a quantum leap to something akin to Audi quality and luxury,

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LOCAL CLUBS AND SOCIETIES

AVON VALLEY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

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FORDINGBRIDGE ART CLUB

RINGWOOD AND DISTRICT EX-TABLERS CLUB.

Meet at The Ann Rose Hall, Greyfriars, Ringwood 1st Wednesday each month at 7.30pm,September to May. blogavas.wordpress.com Contact Mark Vincent 01425 473677 / Bill Atkinson 01722 326978 Fordingbridge Art Club Meet on the 1st Sunday of every month in the West Room at Avonway Centre, Fordingbridge at 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm for demonstrations, workshops and outings. New members- any level welcome to join our friendly club. Contact Joy Dickens 01794 390295

RINGWOOD CHESS CLUB

Meets Monday evenings at Original White Hart, High St., Ringwood ,BH24 1AW. Teams in Bournemouth & Southampton Leagues Contact : darrellsturmey@bt.com 07730 901 961

FORDINGBRIDGE EMBROIDERY CLUB

Meet on the 1st Tuesday of each month at St Mary’s Church Hall, Fordingbridge. 2-4.30pm. Novices & experts welcome.

Pam 01425 652103, Maureen 01425 657334, Valerie 01425 656052

THE BRACKEN CO. OF ARCHERS.

We are found on the grounds of Cranborne Middle School in E Dorset.

We shoot on Sunday am, Tuesday & Thursday eve’s in the summer.

In the winter, we also shoot indoors. www.dorsetarchery.co.uk

RINGWOOD CAMERA CLUB

A very friendly club that meet on the 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month at Ringwood Conservative Club. We welcome visitors and have a beginner's section. www.ringwoodcameraclub.co.uk or 01425 482864.

HURN ROCK AND ROLL CLUB

Every Sunday evening 7.30pm to 10.30pm at The Hurn Bridge Sports Club BH23 6DY Beginners Welcome. Contact: Alan 01202 699022

BRAESIDE BRIDGE CLUB

Duplicate Bridge played on Tuesday evenings 6.45 to 10pm at All Saints Church Hall, St Leonards. New members and visitors welcome.

Mrs Marion Paris 01425 478241 or Jill Rix 01425 482747

FORDINGBRIDGE CHORAL SOCIETY

Meet on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7pm at United Reformed Church Hall, Salisbury Street. (No meetings in August) Monthly speaker/activities/discussions. Contact Anne on 01425 655192

We are an energetic and friendly group of ex-Round Tablers (41 Clubbers) that meets for frequent and varied social activities.

More formal meetings over dinner on 3rd Tuesday of each month.

Contact Graham Hoyle 01425 478444 or www.ringwood41club.co.uk

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION WOMENS SECTION

Meet at Greyfriars on 3rd Monday each month at 7pm. Minibus available for Ringwood area. New members & Visitors welcome - no need to have served in Armed Forces.

Contact Jane Mansi 01202 572183 or Jean Webley 01425 489085

RINGWOOD FLORAL DECORATION SOCIETY

Meet at Greyfriars Community Centre on the last Thursday of the month at 2.00pm for 2.15pm. New members and visitors welcome.

Contact Brenda Titt 01425 475715 Philipandbrenda@talktalk.net

RINGWOOD & POULNER TREFOIL GUILD

Guiding for the 18 to 80+. Come and join our lively group who enjoy fun, food and fellowship. We meet at the Trinity Centre, Ringwood 7-9pm 1st Thursday of the month for speakers activities and fun. Transport available. Contact June Bentham 01425 474035

RINGWOOD PHILATELIC SOCIETY

2nd Tues of each month, 7:30pm at Greyfriars. Interesting talks & colourful displays. Newcomers made very welcome.

Colin Mount 01425 474310 Gordon Masson 01425 470710

BRAESIDE BOWLING CLUB

Braeside Road St Leonards. A bowling club for ALL - participating in the Leagues, Friendlies & Internal competitions. Club sessions Mon & Fri afternoons. Beginners and established players welcome Secretary Brian Morrell 01202 828614

THE DORSET WOODTURNERS ASSOCIATION

Want to try woodturning? Come and join us at St Leonards & St Ives Rehearsals are held on Wednesday evenings in term time from 7.30pm- Village Hall Braeside Road St Leonards Ringwood BH24 2PH 9pm in the URC, Salisbury Street. New singers welcome.

1st Wednesday each month 7.15pm-9.30pm. for more details Contact our Secretary on: 01425 654372 Contact: Alex Wells Secretary on 07759 663151 or just come along

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charity no. 301747 Refurbished and available for hire for private parties, Clubs, Meetings, Organised functions. Entertainment Licence for 100 people.

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We meet at 6.30pm/7pm on Tuesdays every week at Avonway.

We like to make a difference to the lives of others.

For information on joining us call: Colin Ritchie on 01425 655877

Talks, functions, outings and special events held throughout the year in Verwood, West Moors and Ferndown. Contact Membership Secretary: Janet Matthews 01202 855001

RINGWOOD ANTIQUES CLUB

Greyfriars Community Centre, 4th Wednesday of the month at 7.00pm for 7.30pm. New members & visitors welcome Membership and programme details 01425 471348

TRADITIONAL AIKIDO CLUB Hyde, Fordingbridge Thursday 8 - 10.30pm, Sat 9-1pm. Also Salisbury Tues eve - Sun am.

Physical and spiritual development. Self defence and weapons training.

20 yrs exp. 4th dan Qualified instructor. All ages.

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Meet each Monday 10-11.30am at St Mary’s Church, Fordingbridge.

Come along to one of our friendly practice sessions. Ability to read music helps but not necessity.

01425 652103 or 01425 652769 Meet on the 1st Monday each month, except January & August, at St Mary’s Church Hall, Fordingbridge at 7.30pm.Visitors always welcome.

Further details from the Secretary on 01425 652051 Join us to help keep Fordingbridge looking good! See us at: www.fordingbridgesociety.org.uk .

Contact us at: TheFordingbridgeSociety@gmail.com

CERCLE AMICAL DE RINGWOOD

Meet at Anne Rose Hall, Greyfriars Community Centre 2nd Friday each month at 7.45pm.

Contact: Secretary 01202 397440 www.ringwoodcercle.org.uk

FORDINGBRIDGE & DISTRICT U3A

Every 3rd Wednesday 2-4pm Fordingbridge Town Hall. Members also join activity groups according to interest. Info at u3asites.org.uk/ fordingbridge,Info packs in Fordingbridge library, or come to a meeting (£2 guest)Peter Woollett (memb. Sec) 01425 655490

BOURNEMOUTH PHILHARMONIC SOC. ORCHESTRA RINGWOOD & FORDINGBRIDGE TALKING NEWS This full symphony orchestra rehearses 7.30 pm Wednesdays at St Peter’s Senior Catholic School, St Catherine’s Rd, Southbourne.

Contact conductor Sam Newgarth 01258 473073. sam@newgarth.fsnet.co.uk www.baps-orch.co.uk

RINGWOOD ROTARY CLUB

Meet every Tuesday, 1st & 3rd at 6.15pm: 2nd & 4th at 12.45pm at The Greyfriars Centre (If 5th Tuesday call for details). Contact the Secretary:Ray Crocker 01425 473463 or www.ringwoodrotary.org

Supplies audio transcripts of local newspapers and non-political and non-sectarian magazines free to sight impaired people.

Welcomes donations & help to read & edit.

Contact: Peter Ansell 01425 475886

IBSLEY & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

Meet on the last Thursday of each month 7.30pm at Ibsley Village Hall.

A variety of speakers, Plant sale in May and Annual Show September.

Contact Judy 01425 472714

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LOCAL CLUBS AND SOCIETIES

TWO BRIDGES CARE GROUP

We care for the needs of those who are infirm, young or old, & without transport. Our volunteers will drive you to medical appointments & sometimes take you shopping. Call: “Sandleheath & Fordingbridge 0845 385902” and, for more info, call 01425 652527 or 01425 650770

WIGGLE & GIGGLE GROUP

Meet at The Victoria Rooms FORDINGBRIDGE. 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month 3.00pm - 4.30pm for babies and little ones to around 3yrs. Contact NLCC for further information on 079 097 11886

FORDINGBRIDGE BRIDGE CLUB

Our friendly club meets from 7 to 10pm on Tuesdays every week at Avonway Community Centre, 36 Shaftesbury St, Fordingbridge.

1st & 3rd weeks: Rubber. 2nd & 4th weeks: Duplicate For details call Sue Hughes 01425 657795

FORDINGBRIDGE BOWLING CLUB

Full programme of Leagues’ Bowls for both Ladies & Gents in the New Forest & B’mouth & District Leagues. Stuckton Road, Fordingbridge.

Contact: Mr D C Jones 01425 657627

GERMAN CONVERSATION GROUPS

Pub nights, Parent/toddler group, German church.Contact: Cass 01425 479101 email: cassscholz1@yahoo.co.uk www.krautsalat.org

RINGWOOD ART SOCIETY

Meets every 3rd Monday of the month at 7 pm to 9.30 pm at Greyfriars Community Centre, Ringwood. Monthly demonstrations by professional artists, also workshops and pottery afternoons. New Members welcome.

Contact David Lowe 01425 482602 or www.ringwoodartsociety.org

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DECORATIVE & THE LOYAL ACORN LODGE BRANCH OF ODDFELLOWS FINE ARTS SOCIETY

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.

RINGWOOD UNITARIANS

New group exploring and celebrating matters of spirituality, faith and conscience, asking you not telling you your faith. http://ringwoodunitarians.blogspot.co.uk or 07899 730181

FRIENDS OF FORDINGBRIDGE HOSPITAL

We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of every month (except July & August) at 11am in St Francis Church Hall, Beatrice Road, Salisbury, SP1 3PN. Contact 01722 780683 Visitors welcome Entrance £5.00

NEW FOREST AND DISTRICT SAILABILITY

We are looking for some new volunteers, if you enjoy meeting new people, would like a new hobby then please join us. No experience of sailing necessary,just a willingness to help people,training given. Stefan Hart, 01202 760477, membershipsec@newforestsailability.co.uk

FORDINGBRIDGE & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY We raise money to provide extras & equipment. New members and Last Monday of the month (not July & Aug) at The West Room,Avonway helpers welcome at our 2 main annual fundraising events also volunteers to join the team serving morning coffee to patients. Contact: Community Centre, Shaftesbury St., Fordingbridge 7.30pm. Contact: Lynette Stanford, 01425 657650 lynette_stanford@btinternet.com David Melbourne 01425 655235 or visit www.fanddhs.org.uk RINGWOOD & FORDINGBRIDGE FOOTPATH SOCIETY RINGWOOD COMMUNITY CHOIR, “SING FOR JOY” Join us to maintain footpaths and enjoy organised walks, social activities and winter evening meetings.

Membership Secretary: 01425 838534 www.rffs.org.uk

RINGWOOD FRENCH CLUB

Come and join our French Coffee Mornings every Tuesday 10am-11am at Trinity Church Centre, Ringwood. All abilities welcome, conversation group, no exams. No membership required.

Alain Jourdan, 01202 423318 or info@frenchmatters.net.

MENS CLUB at Greyfriars

Men's friendly discussion group. At Greyfriars from 10.15 to 12 noon every Thursday to share our thoughts on both serious and light-hearted subjects as suggested by our members. For more info 01425 470795

LONGWATER TAI CHI

Mixed choir, singing harmony songs from around the world-African, gospel, Taize, folk etc. No auditions, beginners as well as experienced singers age 10 upwards. Meet at Greyfriars Wednesdays, 7:30 – 9:30.

Pay as you go. Contact Kirsteen McCormick 01725 517807.

FORDINGBRIDGE CAMERA CLUB

Meet at Avonway Community Centre at 7.30 pm alternate Wednesdays for a mixture of talks by top photographers and members’ shows constructively judged by experienced professionals.

01725 518448 www.fordingbridgecameraclub.org.uk

FORDINGBRIDGE QUILTERS

We are a small, friendly group meeting twice a month in Fordingbridge.

On your first visit we will provide all the materials and tools for you to make a small sample piece to take home with you.

Contact: Helen Cox 0789 0740 333

Monday classes in Avonway Community Centre, Shaftsbury Street, Fordingbridge.Tai Chi “Health for Life” Drop-in 11am - 12.15pm Contact: Patrick Foley or Jane Launchbury 01725 514546 office@longwatertaichi.co.uk.

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ANGLO ITALIAN SOCIETY

Forest School club for children from 4-8 years of age at Edmondsham Forest School, between Verwood and Cranborne. Woodland walks, camp fires, nature crafts etc. Contact Kirsteen on 01725 517807

HEATHERLANDS SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB

We bowl from 7.30pm to 10 pm every Wed & Sun at St. Leonards & St. Ives Village Hall, Braeside Road. A gentle sport suitable for ladies as well as men. Ring George on 07831224945

RINGWOOD & FORDINGBRIDGE LIONS CLUB

At Godshill Village Hall, final Wednesday of every month at 7.30pm for musicians, any ability, who want to learn jazz. £4 per session, inc tea & biscuits. Derek Ayling, 01425 650770 or Hippotrain@btinternet.com Meet at Greyfriars Community Centre on 1st Monday evening of the month for illustrated talks IN ENGLISH on a variety of Italian topics.

Contact : Hazel on 01425 476091

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

Meet on the 2nd Thursday each month at 7.45 for 8pm at The Elm Tree pub, Hightown Road, Ringwood.

Contact Lion Martin Riseam at: martin.riseam@mac.com – 01425 472181 www.ringwoodandfordingbridgelions.org.uk

RINGWOOD WI

EAST DORSET & RINGWOOD NHS RETIREMENT FELLOWSHIP meet 2nd Tuesday of the month at 10am - 12 noon

GREYFRIARS PLAYREADING GROUP

at Braeside Hall Braeside Road St. Leonards BH24 2PH for friendship, talks & outings and would very much welcome new members . Contact Deirdre Binks 01425 472940, Rosemary White 01425 479556.

YOUNG AT HEART CLUB

Social club for the older community who meet on 1st and 3rd Thursday afternoons each month, 2pm – 4.15pm, in the Activities Hall, Greyfriars, Ringwood. Contact Poppy Garvey 01425 477740.

Meet 4th Monday at 2pm in Greyfriars Community Centre, Christchurch Rd, Ringwood, BH24 1DW. For further details please contact Janet Reid - President, 01425 470826.

Every Wednesday 2-4pm in Greyfriars, Ringwood. The repertoire spans 19th and 20th century drama and we put ‘feeling’ into our parts just like BBC Radio productions. We are short of male readers and would like to see some new faces! Contact Russell Webb 01425 476618

ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION

Fordingbridge & District Branch No. 1321. Meet every 4th Thursday in the Month at Scout Hall, Fordingbridge 7.30pm. Open to all ex RAF & friends. Contact: Bob Moffat 01425 654434/Gwen Sturges 01425 654610

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A Resoundingly Successful Hobby Sunday mornings just wouldn’t be the same without them. Weddings would feel less joyous, funerals less solemn.

Interior of the bell tower Ringwood Parish Church

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ell-ringing is a tradition that has lasted for at least two thousand years, so it hardly seems possible that one day local community groups might stop coming together to ring out those powerful messages of joy, sadness and celebration.

Unfortunately that day could be closer than you might imagine. A survey recently carried out by BBC local radio shows that bell-ringers across the country are finding it harder and harder to recruit new volunteers.

Almost 75% of the bell-ringers questioned said that over the past ten years they have found it harder to find new recruits, particularly young people under the age of 21.

There have even been calls to reclassify bell-ringing as a sport in order to gain access to funding, raise its profile and make it appear ‘cooler’ to a younger generation.

Ironically this comes at a time when bell-ringing is more in demand than ever. Over sixty per cent of the BBC survey respondents said that requests for their services had increased over the past decade.

HOW DO I START? You don’t need to be super-fit, or have a lot of upper body strength, to be a bell-ringer.

Ringing is the perfect way to enjoy gentle physical exercise and is suitable for people of all ages. The action of pulling on the rope not only gives your muscles a mild workout, it also improves agility, reaction time and co-ordination.

There are 40,000 bell-ringers in the UK, many of them qualified to teach. You can find a group near you by going to www.bellringing.org and searching their database, or alternatively ask your local church if they run taster sessions.

HOW DO I LEARN? Novice bell-ringers are usually taught in several stages: during the first session they will learn to handle the bell (this is usually done on a one to one basis); in the second they will learn to ring with others. After this students learn about ‘change ringing’, where ringers are required to sound their bells in a particular order, building up from simple to more complex patterns of ringing. The tutorial period usually ends with a 45-minute session during which students demonstrate

By Kate McLelland

that they have mastered the techniques.

THE BENEFITS OF BELL-RINGING Dickon Love, who is Tower Captain at the quaintly named church of St James Garlickhythe in London, describes bell-ringing as: “The best form of heavy metal … a big loud noise. It keeps you fit, there’s a competitive element as well, and it’s a very social thing to do - after each practice without fail you can find us down the local pub!”

Many teams also organise monthly gatherings or plan outings to ring bells in different parts of the country, while some are even invited overseas to ring in churches as far away as Australia. If you’re competitive, you may relish taking part in contests such as the National Twelvebell Striking Contest.

So, if you’re up for some gentle exercise and braintraining, you enjoy socialising with other like-minded people and you want to protect an important part of Britain’s heritage, bell-ringing could be the hobby you’ve been looking for. Join up, and keep those bells sounding well into the future.

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Angkor Wat Cambodia

By Solange Hando

F

rom the 9th to the 15th century, the Khmer dynasty ruled one of the largest kingdoms in south-east Asia. Today Angkor, their ‘capital city’, is a unique history book highlighting the different styles and cultures which evolved over the 300 years it took to complete. It’s a World Heritage site, a ‘lost city’ claiming hundreds of temples and ruins scattered in a vast archaeological park. Most iconic is Angkor Wat, the best preserved temple and the largest religious structure in the world. It was built in the 12th century to honour the Hindu god Vishnu, was later used for Buddhist worship, and is featured on the national flag.

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Rising like a dream above the plain, it’s the finest example of Khmer classical architecture, stylish and harmonious with towers and colonnades reflected in a lotus pond. It’s a breathtaking sight, especially in the soft light of dawn tinged in silver and gold. The sandstone glows, almost surreal, birds stir in the trees and monks in saffron robes meditate at the water’s edge.

The causeway leading to the entrance is still deserted and for the early pilgrims, this is a sublime vision of heaven as

lotus-shaped towers mirror the five peaks of Mount Meru, the home of the gods.

The first westerner to set eyes on Angkor Wat was a Portuguese monk in the 16th century, who spoke of ‘a building like no other in the world…with all the refinements the human genius could conceive.’ But the gods must have played a part for whatever the time of day, the temple is pure magic, shimmering in the cool of the morning, burning in the midday heat, silhouetted against the darkening sky in the last rays of the setting sun.

So from morning to dusk, the visitors pour in, spellbound as they shuffle around the lower gallery, marvelling at the bas-reliefs stretching for 800 metres around the central temple and regarded as the greatest artistic legacy in Angkor. There are epic legends and battle scenes but most highly praised is ‘The Churning of the Ocean Milk’, where devils and gods fight for immortality, the latter led to victory by some of the 3,000 heavenly nymphs, or apsara, found in Angkor Wat. They also line the walls on the second level, encouraging meditation before the near vertical climb to the top, an

act which requires unflinching concentration and a very slow descent. Visitors clamber down backwards and one can’t help wondering how the high priest ever managed to preserve his dignity.

But when you’re up there, the world is at your feet, the courtyards, the galleries, the entrance gates at each cardinal point, two of them large enough to accommodate elephants. The oversized moats glisten like oceans, the outer walls mark the edge of the world and the forest spreads as far as you can see, hiding more vestiges from a glorious past. It’s a sacred replica of the universe, they say, and you can feel the vibes in the air.

Back on the ground where city and palace once stood, cicadas whir in the trees and lizards bask in the hot sun.

‘Close your eyes’, whisper the guides, ‘and feel the past clinging to the stones.’ Then for a moment or two, you step back in time, sitting in the Royal Court, bewitched by the wonderful apsara and dreaming of the legendary seven-headed snake who built a rainbow bridge to link heaven and earth by the lofty towers of Angkor Wat.

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Ringwood. BH24 1DW Panama Hats New Orleans Jazz Band,Jazz Night. Tick- Ringwood Meeting House Ringwood ets on door £5.00, Licensed Bar, Raffle in aid of Julia's BH24 1EY House British Art: Ancient Landscapes. This major new exhibi- The Salisbury Museum, The Kings tion will feature some of the greatest names in British Art House, 65 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltfrom the last 250 years. The work of artists such as John shire, SP1 2EN. Normal admission 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 Ringwood Meeting House Ringwood Michael Blake Ringwood Artist- Art Exhibition BH24 1EY New Forest Disability Information Service. Advice drop-in Fordingbridge Library , Roundhill, Fordat Fordingbridge Library. Free, impartial, disability related ingbridge SP6 1AQ information and advice.

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BH24 1SE. Book online Sweet Charity. www.ticketsource.co.uk/rmds To book your place please contact Jim Family Pond Dip Family fun discovering the wonderful or Tracy on 01425 472760 or Blashfordwildlife lurking in the weedy depths of the Blashford Wed 19 Apr 10.30am - 11.30am pond. Booking essential. Suggested donation £4. Sorry Lakes@hiwwt.org.uk. Meet at the Blashford Lakes Education Centre, Ellingham no dogs. Children must be accompanied by adults.

Drove, BH24 3PJ. Greyfriars Community Centre, RingThe Ringwood Group of the Hampshire Genealogical For further info on the HGS conSociety present 'Firemen in WW2' by Alan House. Both wood.

Wed 19 Apr 7.30pm tact Paul Pinhorne on 07982 257510 or HGS members and visitors are invited to join us. email ringwood@hgs-online.org.uk Music 7.30 to 10pm. Verwood Traditional Jazz Club are very pleased to wel- VENUE: St. Leonards Hotel. 185 RingDoors open wood Road. St. Leonards. BH24 2PE. 6.30pm.Meals can come the return of "The Legendary All Stars" This quin- Near Ringwood (on A31).

Thu 20 Apr be taken in the res- tet is a fabulous combination of probably the best musi- Hotel restaurant bookings 01425 cians from throughout the country with a superb depth of taurant or in the 471220. Jazz details, contact Janet experience and knowledge of all jazz music genres. venue.

01202 873725 or Geoff 07798 721405.

Blashford Buggy Walk Join us for a buggy walk around No need to book, please contact Jim or Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve. Get outside, get fit and Tracy on 01425 472760 or BlashfordFri 21 Apr the wonderful wildlife living on your doorstep!

Lakes@hiwwt.org.uk for further informa10.30am - 12noon discover 5, 19 May The site is dog free with buggy friendly paths. We meet tion. Meet at the Blashford Lakes Edu2,16 Jun on alternate Friday mornings. Suggested donation £2. cation Centre, Ellingham Drove, BH24 Sorry no dogs.Children must be accompanied by adults. 3PJ. The Furlong, Ringwood,, Ringwood Hampshire Farmers Market Sat 22 Apr 10am - 2pm BH24 1AT Plant Fair, featuring local specialist growers of camellias, Knoll Gardens, Wimborne BH21 7ND Sat 22 Apr 10am - 4pm blueberries, azaleas, ferns, shrubs and hardy perennials. 01202 873931. Free Police Drop-In : For confidential advice, help or just a Fordingbridge Library , Roundhill, Tue 25 Apr 11.30am - 12 noon chat.

Fordingbridge SP6 1AQ Ferndown Drama presents Murder For Asking by Derek Barrington Theatre, Penny's Walk, Fern26 - 29 Apr 7.45pm Benfield. Tickets £8.50 down, BH22 9TH. 01202 894848 Thu 27 Apr Fordingbridge Library , Roundhill, FordKnit & Knatter 11, 25 May 2pm - 4pm ingbridge SP6 1AQ 8, 22 Jun Fri 28 Apr Tots & Tinies : Bring your tots from 0 – 4 and enjoy a Fordingbridge Library , Roundhill, Ford12, 26 May 9.30am - 10am lively session of songs & nursery rhymes. ingbridge SP6 1AQ 9, 23 Jun The Downton Cuckoo Fair is friendly, fun and free to en- Downton Village Green, Downton. Six joy - and 2017 will be our 38th year as the best free fam- miles south of Salisbury. Ample car ily day out in Wiltshire! It is held on the village greens in parks available £5/car with buses runSat 29 Apr all day the picturesque village of Downton. A wide selection of ning a Park and Ride service. food and refreshments & facilities for the disabled.

HISTORY at WORK - an opportunity to see and partici- Ancient Technology Centre, Damerham pate in construction/repairs & maintenance to buildings Road, Cranborne, Dorset BH21 5RP 29 - 30 Apr and crafts. Everything is as authentic as possible, from 01725 517618. Tickets on the gate: £6 27-28 May 10am - 4pm using the correct tools (or even making them)! Bring a adults £3 children (4-16) under 4s free.

17-18 June picnic and enjoy refreshments.

Woodgreen Charity Model & Steam Show. Model railway Woodgreen Village Hall, 7 Hale Rd, layouts of various scales. Miniature engines in steam.

Woodgreen, Fordingbridge SP6 2AJ 29 - 30 Apr 10am - 5pm Free parking. Supporting teenage cancer trust, Cleft lip Adult: £1.50, Child: 80p, U5's free. and palate assoc & help for heroes.

Refreshments available Wildlife Tots:Water World Outdoor play, exploration To book your place please contact and discovery for pre-school aged children and their paron 01425 472760 or Blashford10.30am - 12noon or ents or carers. Suggested donation £4 per child. Sorry no Tracy Lakes@hiwwt.org.uk. Meet at the BlashMon 1 May 1pm - 2.30pm dogs. Children must be accompanied by adults. ford Lakes Education Centre, Ellingham Booking essential.

Drove, BH24 3PJ. Open Morning where ‘you’re in for a big surprise’ to give Moyles Court School, Moyles Court, children a real experience of what life is like at Moyles Court. An opportunity for children to join Amy, our profes- Ringwood, Hampshire, BH24 3NF, UK. 10am – 12.30pm Sat 6 May sional ranger on a ‘Teddy Bear’s Picnic’. This will involve To book onto the Open morning, telemaking camp, fire building and a number of outdoor ac- phone 01425 472 856 tivities. Bring your wellies and a teddy. Booking required.

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for contact details of many Local Entertainment Centres Ringwood Parish Church BH24 1AW AURUM VOCALE CONCERT International A Capella £16 - please apply 01425 group, conducted by David Clegg. Presented by Friends Tickets 473593(Alison) or 01425 476327 (Anne) of Ringwood Parish Church or from Greyfriars BH24 1BW. St Mary's Church Ferndown. Contact Arthritis Awareness Day. Free Entry Pam Bentley - asf@arttrailcentre.co.uk or 01202 872074 Ringwood Antiques & Decorative Arts Fair. Antiques, Concourse & The Furlong collectables & vintage, also work from Artists & Designer/ Gateway Shopping Centre Makers.

Vintage spring wedding show. Free entry - fashion show The Cliffhouse hotel, 13 Bellevue Rd, www.cjpromotions-events.co.uk Southbourne.

Verwood Traditional Jazz Club are very pleased to wel- St. Leonards Hotel. 185 Ringwood come Jabbo 5 for their first visit to the club.

The Jabbo 5 Road. St. Leonards. BH24 2PE. Near Music 7.30pm formed in 2010 by oustanding West Country musi- Ringwood (on A31). Hotel restaurant 10pm. Doors open were cians led by Dave Martin and playing the fine jazz based bookings 01425 - 471220. Jazz details, 6.30pm. around the 1920s style of Louis Armstrong's Hot 5.

Contact Janet 01202 873725 or Geoff Meals can be taken in the restaurant or in the venue.

07798 721405.

Fanfare For spring- Ringwood’s International Festival of Various venues around Ringwood town.

10.30am - 4.30pm Street Performance Art with Music, Song, Dance, Street www.fanfareforspring.co.uk. Supported Theatre, Jugglers, Story Tellers. Magicians, Fire Eaters, by The Rotary Club of Ringwood.

Sword Swallowers and the like.

Library opening Join our Craft session for the half term and create your Fordingbridge Library , Roundhill, Fordhours. ingbridge SP6 1AQ own Spray of Flowers.

10am - 2pm The Furlong, Ringwood BH24 1AT Hampshire Famers Market Young Naturalists Get outside, learn new skills and im- To book please contact Jim or Tracy on prove your wildlife knowledge whilst having fun! Specifi- 01425 472760 or Blashfordcally for 13 to 17 year olds, our Young Naturalists group Lakes@hiwwt.org.uk. Meet at the Blash10am - 2.30pm meets monthly and activities will include practical conser- ford Lakes Education Centre, Ellingham Drove, BH24 3PJ. Suggested donation vation tasks along with opportunities for bushcraft and surveying. Dress to be outside and bring a packed lunch. £4 per person. Sorry no dogs.

On-line booking: www.shop.hiwwt.org.uk Fire Play A 'Wild Day Out!'. Complete the campfire fire- Further information from Jim Day or lighting challenge and be the first team to light and cook Tracy Standish at Blashford10am - 3pm over it. Experiment with different techniques, coloured Lakes@hiwwt.org.uk Meet at the Blashflames and use the fire to create artistic masterpieces! ford Lakes Education Centre, Ellingham Places are limited so booking essential. Admission £16. Drove, BH24 3PJ. Contact Verwood Keyboard Society - Andrew Nix entertains on a Hub Theatre, Verwood 7.30pm Janetta Lakin 01202 822936 Roland Atelier Keyboard. Visitors £10.

The Poulner Players present 'The Actress' - a comedy by 1st Poulner Scout Hall, 264 Southampton Road, Ringwood, BH24 1JQ. For Peter Quilter. An actress makes her farewell perform7.30 pm more info 01425 475886. Tickets: 0333 ance. Friends invade her dressing room to say their 666 3366. or www.poulnerplayers.com goodbyes.

Burgate School Drama Studio. Salisbury FORDINGBRIDGE PLAYERS SPRING PRODUCTION Rd, Fordingbridge SP6 1EZ. Tickets at 7.30pm Deckchairs by Jean McConnell & Ladies on the Costa by £8 each from Jessica's 01425 652395 Lindy McNaughton Jordan. www.fordingbridgeplayers.org.uk We Value Volunteers: Free garden admission to every- Knoll Gardens, Wimborne BH21 7ND. 10am - 4pm one who volunteers in any capacity with any organisa- Book online at www.knollgardens.co.uk tion. Please show proof of volunteering status on arrival. or call 01202 873931 To book your place please contact Tracy Wildlife Tots:Splish, Splash, Splosh Outdoor play, 01425 472760 or Blashford10.30am - 12noon or exploration and discovery for pre-school aged children on and their parents or carers. Suggested donation £4 per Lakes@hiwwt.org.uk. Meet at the Blash1pm - 2.30pm child. Booking essential. Sorry no dogs. Children must ford Lakes Education Centre, Ellingham Drove, BH24 3PJ. be accompanied by adults.

Trinity Church, Christchurch Road, Ring7.30pm (Doors wood BH24 1DH. Tickets from RMDS Choir concert 'Worlds of Music'. Tickets £9 open 7pm) www.rmds.org.uk or in person from Greyfriars (Mon -Fri) Ringwood Parish Church BH24 1AW. 7.30pm (Doors Tickets from www.rmds.org.uk or in perRMDS Choir concert 'Worlds of Music'.

Tickets £9 open 7pm) son from Greyfriars (Mon -Fri)

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Dorset born SISATA present Shakespeare's 'Othello', a bold, bright and brilliant explosion of a performance by four actors playing multiple roles in a fast-paced telling of jealousy, love and ambition.

Wimborne Minster Folk Festival, Wimborne Minster Folk Festival promises three days of 'folk, family and fun', with dance displays, family activities, workshops and stalls.

"Bourne2Sing" Male Voice Choir Concert. A Concert showcasing popular songs for easy listening and performed in two segments. Compere and two Solo spots.

Greyfriars - Around the Town Treasure Hunt for all ages - £2 per entrant, children - Free Followed by Cream Tea on the Lawn (chargeable extra) Armed Forces Day. Military Vehicles and Displays, Live Music, Stalls, Fair Rides, Bands, Re-Enactors, Food Vendors, Charity Groups, Cadets, Games and Activities.

The Verwood Hub. www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/verwoodhub/ events. Tickets are available at The Hub Box Office. Adult: £8.50, Child: £6.50 Wimborne town. www.wimbornefolk.co.uk

The Meeting House, Ringwood. e-mail bournetwosing@gmail.com, Website www.bourne2singchoir.uk Greyfriars, 44 Christchurch Road, Ringwood BH24 1DW. Tel: 01425 472613 Email: office@greyfriarsringwood.org.uk Carvers Playing Field, Southampton Road, Ringwood. Contact: 07970831881

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Fordingbridge Players Spring Production.

Deckchairs by Jean McConnell & Ladies on the Costa by Lindy McNaughton Jordan Burgate School Drama Studio – 1st, 2nd & 3rd June 2017

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rama fans make a note in your diaries as the Fordingbridge Players will be performing their spring production at the Drama Studio, Burgate School in June.

Following on from the successful production of 2 of the Deckchairs series of plays by Jean McConnell in 2015, the players will perform a few more of the short plays - some comedy and some more dramatic. They will also be looking to perform a number of short monologues from the “Ladies On The Costa” series by Lindy McNaughton Jordan telling the stories of ladies that have ended up living in Spain for all sorts of reasons.

This mixture of comedy and drama has something to suit everyone and is a production not to be missed!

Performances will be held in the drama studio at Burgate school over three consecutive nights starting Thursday 1st June at 7.30pm. Tickets will be available mid April on line via the website www.fordingbridgeplayers.org.uk and from Jessica’s, High Street, Fordingbridge, Tel: 01425 652395 at £8 each.

The Fordingbridge Players are always happy to welcome new members: you don’t have to want to act as they need plenty of backstage and technical help too. Check out their website for details of how to join.

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Ringwood School stages Billy Elliot to sell out audiences r rcoaste “A rolle s, superb n o ti o t of em and jus singing talent” le ib d re inc

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rom Tuesday 14th February to Saturday 18th February 2017, Ringwood School staged the hit musical Billy Elliot to sell out audiences. Tickets to Billy Elliot sold out in record time as Ringwood School prepared to host its 15th highly regarded musical production.

Over 120 talented Ringwood School students, from backstage crew through to lead roles, staged Billy Elliot six times, culminating in a black tie Gala performance. A powerful combination of sensational dance, incredible music and a fantastic story truly stunned the audiences. The production was supported by the Ringwood School Arts Foundation (RSAF), an organisation that works within the School

“Every single one of us was moved and stunned by the quality and authenticity of the whole production.”

and the local community to promote a lifelong love and experience of the Performing Arts.

Ringwood School students Tom Selby and Ben Hoole (who shared the role of Billy Elliot) and Albert Gulliford and Jacob Skipper (who shared the role of Michael Caffrey) also got the opportunity to visit the cast at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton who are currently staging the hit musical. The students picked up some top tips from actor Martin Walsh, who plays Billy’s Dad and also got to perform some dance routines on stage. The feature which appeared on BBC South Today can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/BBCSouthToday/videos/1285242801566307

Open Arts Centre’s meaningful start.

Weevening welcomecelebrates award winning author Chris D’Lacey

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o celebrate of theand Meaningful n Friday the 3rdsuccess March 2017 as part Start his life as an author and the inspiration behind Appeal, the group behindcelebrations, the Ringwood Arts his stories. He also signed copies of The Last of World Book Week Centre project School is hosting an open award evening of free Ringwood welcomed Dragon Chronicles and presented the students entertainment on May 10th. winning children’s author Mr Chris with their Literacy Champion certificates, which In October last year Ringwood Arts Centre, D’Lacey.

Mr D’Lacey, who has written over a project recognise those students who are working that aims to build a multi-functional spacefor forhis the town at to improve their reading and spelling.

20 children’s books and is best known hard Greyfriars next to the town launched an appeal to award winning series ‘Thelibrary, Last Dragon ChroniOther World Book Week celebrations raise to Year begin7the first stage cles’,the metmoney with aneeded group of students in of buildincluded The English department turning their ing and secure theirCentre planning permission. the work Learning Resource at the school, classrooms into ‘Gryffindor’s Common Room’, hadBook greatWeek. support and in only four months theThe hubappeal of World a nod to the epic Harry Potter novels by J.K. raised the £20,000 needed to create a ‘hole in the wall’ Mr D’Lacey chatted to the students about Rowling. opening the Greyfriars Car Park. Work has now begun bringing the project one step closer to becoming a reality.

This pivotal stage would not have been possible without the help of the local community and their faithful supBeach Volleyballwill athlete Chris an Open Bournemouth based Chris is now training to porters, ritish so project organisers be holding visited onyou 15th March to meet EveningGregory to say a big thank and give the local represent Team England in the Gold Coast witha Year 10 P.E. Prefect 2018 Commonwealth Games. community chance to come andstudents. see what has been spoke the students He demonstrated the traits needed to beachievedChris so far... andtowhat’s still to beabout done!his incredible journey from to Team come a successful athlete such as dedication, The Open Evening willstudent be running from Great 6pm-9.30pm Britain selected to become part determination and resilience via a series of fun, on 10thstar,after May and being will include professional local entertainof theincluding SportingaGiants interactive games with the Year 10 P.E. Prefect ment set by programme. duo Laurel Canyon, giving you Thisofwas a scheme by will Sir Steve students. As P.E. Prefects, these students a taste what Ringwoodlaunched Arts Centre have to offer.

Redgraveand ahead of the Olympics to Canapés a cash bar2012 will also be available.

Entryrun is lunchtime sports sessions with younger identify with the potential to students at Ringwood School and act as role free andyoung all are people welcome. display talent volleyball. models across the school.

If you’d like in to sports donatesuch to theas Ringwood Arts Centre Chris succeeded in being selected for the Chris is also a Sky Sports Living for Sport project visit: www.ringwoodartscentre.com 2012 Olympics but unfortunately dueCommunity to the Ambassador and regularly visits schools to or send your donations into Greyfriars Centre, cuts in sports funding was unableBH24 to compete. inspire young people.

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‘You’re in for a BIG surprise’ at our Open Morning!

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oyles Court School is unique in that it lies within the boundaries of the New Forest National Park. To give children a real experience of what life is like at Moyles Court, the Open Morning on 6th May offers the opportunity for children to join Amy, our professional ranger on a ‘Teddy Bear’s Picnic’. This will involve making camp, fire building and a number of outdoor activities.

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To book onto the Open morning, telephone 01425 472 856 and bring your wellies and a teddy.

A Day in a Life - A parent’s story

“Our daughter had a 3 day ‘entitlement’ to day care at the Fernmount Centre which has since closed and provision outsourced privately.

Each day she is collected by car at about 9am and taken off to do mainly informal social activities, including the pub, skittles and the like; she likes the once a week friendship group.

She enjoys these days and returns home at approx 3.30pm. We felt that 3 days would not be sufficiently inspiring and she now attends a facility in Ringwood on Tuesday, where she is actively engaged in workshops, including working in the kitchen and café; she really likes her Ringwood day. She was given £30 per week as a direct payment to substitute for her Fernmount days; but costs are now £49. She

also attends the local college for 3 workshops on Thursday. This has become much more expensive but she is able to afford it with her own benefits. Friday is a home day. This is our daughter’s week and we are fortunate because we know how to navigate the system.”

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The Fear of Abandonment

By Christina Smith

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he loss of love and affection is an innate fear within us all. The fear of abandonment is universal. People who fear abandonment may have experienced physical separation from loved ones in childhood, through abuse, divorce, death or a long term hospital stay. However, emotional abandonment from parents, siblings, partners, peers will also lead to the trauma of the fear of abandonment.

We all react to the fear of rejection. The fear of abandonment affects us at a deeper, unconscious level. It can cause significant impairment, particularly with regard to developing healthy relationships not only with others but also with ourselves.

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It can eat away at your self-esteem so that you constantly feel ‘less than’ your partner and you may overcompensate in many ways as you fear him/her leaving you.

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Portrait of a Local Artist Oil painter Jenny Sutton is a Dorset girl, regularly revisiting the county.

“My 96-year-old mother grew up in Wimborne and her father was HJ Evans, who was a wellknown character in the town in the ‘20s and ‘30s,” says Jenny, who attended Parkstone Grammar School. “He owned the newsagents and booksellers in East Street and when cars first appeared in Wimborne he used to take pride in personally directing the traffic.”

Jenny’s other grandparents ran the Coventry Arms at Corfe Mullen until the mid 1950s, where her father Ralph was brought up.

“I have happy memories of fishing in the River Stour at the bottom of the then beautiful garden behind the pub. One summer, when I was six, I came across a snake in the vegetable garden. It was an adder, and Grandad dispatched it quickly with a hatchet. It was then displayed outside the bar for all to see!”

Jenny, whose mum still lives in Wimborne, remembers summer holiday hikes with school friends across the Purbecks. “I always had a paintbox in my rucksack and usually ended up at the Bankes Arms at Studland for a ritual ginger beer! I also had a friend whose family lived on a converted lifeboat in Poole Harbour, and we would sometimes go to one of the islands to give the boat its annual airing. There we would picnic and swim, and of course out came the sketchbook!”

Jenny read Fine Art at Reading University, and then ran her own gallery in Hampshire. She now regularly exhibits her own oil paintings, most recently being selected for the Creative Coverage Exhibition at the New Forest Centre Gallery in Lyndhurst, which finishes on April 2. Jenny is a regular exhibitor in Hampshire Open Studios. She is an elected full member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. www.jennysutton-fineart.co.uk

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Wheezes & Sneezes: How to Tackle Hay Fever

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A skin prick test only tests for the most common allergens, so it may be inconclusive. Your skin is pricked and exposed to a tiny dose of allergen - it should react if you’re allergic.

A blood test for the Immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody, produced when you encounter pollen, may also be used. symptoms Symptoms can range from mild to life-impacting: • itchy and/or runny nose • sneezing • irritated, itchy, watery eyes TreaTing Hay Fever How you treat your hay fever will depend on the type and severity of your symptoms.

Research by Allergy UK in 2014 showed that 62% of sufferers found their current medication ineffective – yet they failed to seek better alternatives or didn’t use it properly (only 14% of steroid nasal spray users were using them correctly in the study).

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Oral Medications (Tablets and Liquids) Antihistamines block the action of histamine, a chemical triggered by allergen exposure, to reduce or stop your allergic reaction. They may not relieve a blocked nose but are usually effective against other symptoms. As a preventative, they work best if taken regularly and started in advance of high pollen count periods. They can also be taken as required when symptoms begin.

Some older antihistamines (e.g. chlorpheniramine, known as Piriton) make you drowsy and can affect your ability to do your job or drive. However, most people now choose newer, nonsedating antihistamines (e.g.

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Steroids are only usually used short-term if other medications aren’t working or if your hay fever causes or aggravates asthma. They reduce symptoms by reducing inflammation.

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Injectable medications may sometimes be recommended if steroids aren’t adequate.

Monoclonal antibody treatments (‘mabs’) such as Xolair block a substance involved in allergic reactions. immunotherapy If your symptoms are persistent or severe, your doctor may suggest immunotherapy to progressively build allergen immunity. A specialist will gradually introduce your body to small amounts of allergen by injection or a sublingual tablet and monitor your reaction.

Treatment is started three months before your trigger pollen season.

PrevenTion Reduce pollen contact by avoiding drying washing outside, showering before bed and closing windows. You can check the Met Office pollen forecast at www.metoffice. gov.uk/health/public/pollenforecast For more information: AllergyUK: www.allergyuk.org; Helpline: 01322 619898

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USEFUL LOCAL INFORMATION

Doctors’ Numbers

Ringwood Medical Centre 01425 478901 The Close, Ringwood, BH24 1JY Cornerways Medical Centre Parkers Close, Gorley Road, Poulner BH24 1JD

01425 472515

Fordingbridge Surgery Bartons Road Fordingbridge Hospital Fordingbridge, SP6 1RS

01425 653430

Dalkeith 4a West Street, Ringwood Mansfield House Dental Surgery 36 Southampton Road, Ringwood Northfield Dental Practice 163 Northfield Road Ringwood Fordingbridge Dental Surgery Highfield House, Fordingbridge Hospital, Bartons Road

01425 473688

Citizens Advice Bureau Open Mon - Fri 10am - 2pm T: 03444 111306. e: advice@newforest.cabnet.org.uk w: www.adviceguide.org.uk

Library Times www.hants.gov.uk/library

Ringwood Library

Dentists’ Numbers

01425 473938

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0300 555 1387

Christchurch Road, Ringwood, BH24 1DW Opening Hours: Mon CLOSED Thur 9.00 - 5.00 Tues 9.00 - 7pm Fri 9.00 - 5.00 Wed 9.00 - 5.00 Sat 9.00 - 1pm Public Computer Network, and Photocopier facilities

See ‘What’s On’ listings for all Library Activities.

Fordingbridge Library 0300 555 1387

01425 480032 01425 652331

School Terms & Holidays

Hampshire Community & Controlled schools Five days are also available for professional day closures during term time. These are specified by the headteacher and governors of each school All dates taken from: www.hants.gov.uk and www.dorsetforyou.com Dates in white are where days differ for Dorset.

Term/holiday Easter Holidays: 10 - 21 April 17 Summer Term: 24 April - 25 (21) July 17 Half Term: 29 May - 2 June 17 Summer Holidays: 26(24)July - 1 Sept 17 Autumn Term: 4 Sept - 21(15) Dec 17 Half Term: 23 Oct - 27 Oct 17 Christmas Holidays: 22(18) Dec 17 - 3(1) Jan 18 Spring Term: 4(2) Jan - 29 March 18 Half Term: 12 Feb - 16 Feb 18 UK holidays May Day: 1 May 17 Spring Bank Holiday: 29 May 17 Summer Bank Holiday: 28 Aug 17 Christmas: 25,26 Dec 17 New Year: 1 Jan 18 Easter: 30 March - 2 April 18

Roundhill, Fordingbridge, SP6 1AQ Opening Hours: CLOSED Monday 9.30 - 5.00 Tuesday Wednesday 9.30 - 5.00 CLOSED Thursday 9.30 - 5.00 Friday 9.30 - 1 Saturday Public Computer Network, and Photocopier facilities

See ‘What’s On’ listings for all Library Activities.

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www.hants.gov.uk Somerley, Verwood Road, Ringwood 01202 828083 1 April - 30 Sept: 9am - 6pm 1 Oct - 28 Feb: 9am - 4pm 1 March - 31 March: 9am - 5pm Garden Waste Collection Service 01590 646123

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he 35th anniversary celebrations for the twinning of Fordingbridge with Vimoutiers, Normandy, are fast approaching, and we’d love to involve the whole town.

The dates are Friday 26th (evening), through to Sunday afternoon 28th May.

Hog roast and barn-dance on the Saturday evening. Church Service on the Sunday morning. Ploughman’s lunch for all. Guided walk on the Sunday afternoon. Cream teas on the Sunday afternoon to end.

The weekend celebrations include: A reception, Drinks and evening meal in the Town Hall with Live jazz to welcome the French visitors (over 70 are expected). A tournament involving the “Fordingbridge Turks”. The official signing of the updated charter. More music. A concert by the Hyde Band. A BBQ lunch for all the football teams. Dedication of a tree in the memorial garden.

We are seeking help please, from the Town’s people, to host some of the French families, and to help us set up some of the venues, including the Avon Way Community Centre.

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USEFUL LOCAL PHONE NUMBERS Police / Crime

Utilities / Emergencies

Ringwood/Fordingbridge Police Stations

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Police, Fire & Ambulance Emergency

Crimestoppers

0800 55 51 11

Gas - Emergency

British Transport Police

0800 40 50 40

Community Centres Greyfriars- Ringwood

01425 472613

Avonway - Fordingbridge

01425 652706

999 0800 111 999

Southern Electricity Emergency Water - Bournemouth Water - Southern –leaks

08000 72 72 82 01202 59 00 59 0800 820 999

Sewerage–Southern-emergency 0330 303 0368

Local Councils & Agencies

- Wessex

0345 600 4600

New Forest District Council

023 8028 5000

Ringwood Town Council

01425 473883

Fordingbridge Town Council

01425 654134

Ringwood & Fordingbridge Libraries

Hampshire County Council

0845 603 56 38

Citizens Advice Bureau - New Forest

03444 111 306

Environment Agency

0800 80 70 60

Visitor Information

-Ringwood

02380 282 269

-Fordingbridge

01425 654560

Community First New Forest

01425 482773

Floodline (warnings& advice)

0345 988 11 88

Ringwood Foodbank

01425 600 134

Bournemouth A&E

Hospitals

0800 800 151

BT Faultline

Information

Travel

0300 555 1387

01202 70 41 69

National Express Coaches

0871 781 81 81

NHS Non-Emergency

111

Bournemouth Airport

01202 36 40 00

Bournemouth Hospital

01202 30 36 26

Southampton Airport

0844 481 7777

Christchurch Hospital

01202 48 63 61

Traveline (Bus, Coach, Ferry & Rail)

0871 200 22 33

Fordingbridge Hospital

01425 65 22 55

AA (Automobile Association)

0800 88 77 66

Poole Hospital

01202 66 55 11

RAC (Royal Automobile Club)

0333 2000 999

Salisbury Hospital

01722 33 62 62

Wilts & Dorset Bus Enquiries

01202 33 84 20

Southampton Hospital

02380 77 72 22

National Rail Enquiries

0345 748 49 50

Helplines Samaritans

01202 551 999

Childline

0800 11 11

Drinkline

0300 123 1110

NSPCC

0808 800 50 00

Lifeline-NFDC Community Alarms

02380 28 54 53

National Drugs Helpline

0800 77 66 00

National Debtline

0808 808 40 00

Age Concern

0800 328 7154

Rspca - Ashley Heath

0300 123 0749

Seniorline

0808 800 65 65

AL-anon(10am-10pm)year round

0207 403 08 88

Community Legal Advice Direct

0345 345 43 45

Alcoholics Anonymous 24 hours:

0845 769 75 55

Hampshire Families

0796 2272 931

Meeting House Hours Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri, Sat 10am—12 noon Wed 10am—2.30pm Closed Sunday

Chemist Opening Times

FORDINGBRIDGE Pharmacy, 01425 654539 22 High Street, Fordingbridge, SP6 1AX Mon - Sat: 7.30am-10.30pm, Sun: 9am-7pm Lloyds Pharmacy, 01425 474196 RINGWOOD HEALTH CENTRE , The Close Mon - Fri: 8.30-6.30, Sat: 9-1 Lloyds Pharmacy, 01425 483643 Parkers Close,Gorley Road, Poulner Mon - Fri: 9-6.30, Sat: 9-12.30 Boots, RINGWOOD 01425 474170 11 Southampton Road, Ringwood Mon - Fri: 9-5:30, Sat: 9-5:30

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Bretts Pharmacy, 01425 470982 ASHLEY HEATH High Street, Ashley Heath.

Mon - Fri: 9-5:30, Sat: 9-1 Boots, CASTLEPOINT 01202 549971 / 548139 Castlepoint, Bournemouth.

Mon - Fri: 9-8, Sat: 9-7, Sun: 10:30-4:30 Morrisons (in Store),VERWOOD 01202 826555 Chiltern Drive, Verwood Mon - Fri: 9-1, 2-8, Sat: 9-1, 2-6, Sun: 10-1 Boots, FERNDOWN 01202 871841 Trickets Cross Mon - Fri: 9-7, Sat: 8.30-1, 2-5.30, Sun: 10-4

Ringwood Foodbank

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Heidi Lund and Rob Goff are here for guidance and support as Eden Funeral Directors. As a truly independent, family run funeral directors, we offer help to families in Hampshire, Dorset and across the New Forest.

We are confident to deliver the very best service, providing care and advice whenever needed. We are able to offer a personalised and individual service, putting the clients’ needs at the very forefront of everything that we do.

Reach us by telephone 24 hours a day, every day, or by visiting the office between 9.30am -5pm Monday to Friday.

Tel: 01425 837080

Rose Cottage, Ringwood Trading Estate, Castleman Way, Ringwood BH24 3BA

www.edenfuneraldirectors.co.uk