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Dear Readers,

t wasn’t until we moved here some years ago that we discovered the many delights of Moors Valley Country Park - something for everyone and something for all tastes in fact!

And every year there’s always something new to explore - such as the recently added brilliant four and a half mile Through The Forest bike trail which we love, or the brand new fearsome Crocodile Crossing feature on the play trail - Captain Hook watch out!

Our cover pic shows there’s a canoe and oar holding its jaws open fortunately - so the littlies are quite safe!

And if you can get to the Park - there’s now a great new Forest Bus service running from Moors Valley at week-

with best wishes,

ends and Bank Holidays which can take you right across the forest through Ringwood, Brockenhurst, Beaulieu and on to Hythe where you can view the cruise ships on the Solent.

Just hop on and off wherever you want and you even get a free cake! Great for a relaxing day out without the car for a change. We just need the weather! Go to: www.forestbus.info for details.

See our What’s On pages 28 & 30 and website for many other exciting local events from June to August and don’t forget - when you need a job done AND to help local businesses, look in here first in the ‘Local Business Directory’ on page 50 and save yourself time, fuel and most importantly - money!

Sue West

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Local events and features Community News 10,22,32 Past & Present: West Farm, Romford 6 The Blashford Bulletin 14 Viewed From My Window: rescued cat stories by Local Author, Patricia Oliver 16 Clubs & Societies 20,21 What’s On Locally 28,30 Portrait of a Local Artist: Alix Baker 42

Feature articles Tech Feature: Outdoor Cooking Mike’s Motors: Peugeot 2008 Crossover Health: Put A Spring In Your Step Travel: Budapest Pets: Are Rabbits Really a Low-Profile Pet? History: What Happened 50 Years Ago? Interiors: Charming Country Style Mike’s Motors: Motoring Mutterings

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

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he farmhouse of West Farm, Romford, previously known as Lower Farm, lies to the south of the Cranborne Road. Its lower fields encompassed the water meadows of the River Crane whilst it upper fields rose towards the chalk of Cranborne Chase.

Like many other Estate farmhouses it was built of brick since the Shaftsbury Estate had its own brickyard in a time when ordinary Verwood cottages were cob ‘mudwall’ structures. Although the house is in Wimborne St Giles parish, its fields extended into Woodlands, Horton and Edmondsham.

William James Standfield (Son of William of Verwood Farm) was the farmer here

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Photo early 1900’s. in the late 19th century and after him came the Lush family before it came into the possession of the Frouds who still remain. Much of the original holding is now Crane Valley Golf Course whilst farm buildings have been converted into attractive Holiday Lodges.

Today the farmhouse looks even more attractive, set into its own manicured grounds, than it did in the old black and white photo. But like many of today’s farms they have sensibly diversified into a holiday destination - so it’s hardly surprising that they look so appealing since they have to look their best to attract customers in this new market.

In addition to the holiday lodges West Farm is also a Caravan Club Certified Location for members of the caravanning fraternity and they also have a fascinating collection of unusual animal breeds ideal for visiting children.

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uman beings have been cooking things over outdoor fires since we first worked out how to catch and cook woolly mammoths, but while the basics of barbecuing haven’t changed the tools we use have. Today there is a whole range of gadgets for outdoor entertaining, from handy barbecue tools to speakers that can get your favourite tunes wherever and whenever you want to have a party.

If you’ve ever wrestled with charcoal in a chimney starter, the £44 BBQ Dragon Fire Supercharger is going to delight you. It’s a battery powered air jet that gives a constant flow of air to your fire, enabling you to get cooking without fire lighters or fluid. It works with fire pits, charcoal barbecues, campfires and anything else that involves setting things on fire.

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Technology has also reinvented the humble lighter. The Looftlighter (around £60) lights barbecues without fluids or gas by blasting a 1,256 degrees Fahrenheit airstream at the coals. That power isn’t portable - the Looftlighter needs to be plugged into the mains - but the 10-foot cord means you don’t need to wheel the barbecue to the back door to get your grill

started. In a nice touch. Some models also include bottle openers in the handle so you don’t need to leave the barbecue to open your beer.

Unfortunately for many garden-grill guests, barbecue season is also peak food poisoning season. If you know a chef who’s a bit of a health hazard, a wireless Bluetooth thermometer could save your stomach: the clever Bresser Bluetooth BBQ Thermometer communicates with a smartphone to tell you when meat is cooked to perfection.

Bresser Bluetooth BBQ thermometer It works without a phone too thanks to an externally mounted display, and at £39.99 it isn’t particularly expensive.

If you’re a fan of late-night cooking, technology can help with that too: for around £15, you can get an LED-powered barbecue light that enables you to see what you’re doing even when it’s starting to get dark. Touch sensitive controls means you won’t find yourself fumbling for the switch, and because LEDs use hardly any energy you can expect around 20 hours of light from a single set of AA batteries.

We love barbecuing, but we’re not so keen on the inevitable clean-up: no matter how careful you are or how hot you’re cooking, the grill always ends up in a mess.

If you’d rather not spend valuable summer time on cleaning, a robot can help.

Grillbot barbeque The cleaning robot Grillbot (from around £93 to £143) claims to be the world’s first automatic grill cleaning robot and promises one-button operation. Just make sure the grill’s cold before you stick a robot on it.

If you’d like a soundtrack to your searing, portable Bluetooth speakers are wonderful things: they connect to your smartphone or tablet, can go almost anywhere and deliver surprisingly good sound. We particularly like the Bose SoundLink Mini, but at £169 it’s quite pricey: perfectly decent speakers such as Creative’s D80 are available for around £33.

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oung thrill seekers will love the new play structure at Moors Valley Country Park and Forest, near Ringwood. Designed by award-winning landscape architects Davies White to encourage a wide range of active play it will also capture the imagination of children of all ages.

Crocodile Crossing II is a timely addition to the Park’s play trail which now includes twelve unique sculptures and the UK’s first tree top trail. Alongside balance beams, stepping logs and an Indiana Jones style rickety bridge, it features a huge crocodile’s head with a canoe and paddle in its jaws!

“Crocodile Crossing II brings a new dimension to the play trail,” said Andrew Norris, Recreation Manager, Dorset. “The original Crocodile Crossing was much loved and we wanted to capture its spirit – but make it even better, bringing a new level of imaginative play to the Park.”

Made of slow-grown larch from local woodland and locally sourced oak, the giant crocodile’s head appears to emerge from a vast woodchip swamp, watching for movement on the forest floor with its huge beady eyes.

With three ways to approach, or escape the magnificent jaws, it has been designed to en-

courage children of all ages, skills and abilities to play together.

For junior swashbucklers, Crocodile Crossing II could not have opened its jaws at a better time. A new film, based on the timeless tale of J M Barrie’s Peter Pan will hit the big screen this summer.

“Whilst our crocodile won’t tick or bite, it will provide endless opportunities for imaginative active play,” said Andrew. “We are looking forward to welcoming pirates young and old to enjoy all the adventures on offer at Moors Valley Country Park this summer”.

Other play structures on the play trail include ‘the nest’, a six metre high grouping of giant wooden nests linked by tunnels, a ‘snake pit’ where kids can slide inside giant snakes, and even a Russian inspired musical tree house. There is also the option to divert on to the Tree Top Trail half way around the Play Trail. This is a five metre high and 200 metre long wooden walkway that takes you up amongst the trees for a great bird’s eye view.

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

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une is a beautiful month and a busy time at Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve. With the leaves on the trees still fresh and the longer days and increasing sunshine, everything appears to be happening at once.

Many birds on the reserve now have young, including terns, little grebes, great crested grebes (with their stripy humbug like chicks) and lapwing. Slowly becoming more confident, the chicks will be thinking about taking their next step, or leap, away from the comfort of their nest or parent bird, and they will be fledging here, there and everywhere.

Despite all this breeding and fledging activity, the air is still filled with birdsong with many continuing to sing throughout June as their mates produce a second brood.

Hundreds of greylag and Canada geese will be descending on to Ibsley Water in order to moult, favouring the sanctuary this large expanse of water provides as a roosting site. Whilst renewing their

feathers post breeding, their ability to fly well or easily is somewhat hindered and they are therefore at greater risk from predators such as fox.

Large numbers of mute swans will follow soon after, gathering on either Rockford or Ivy Lake.

More and more insects are on the wing, including dragonflies and butterflies. Best viewed on a sunny day, the meadow is a fabulous place to sit, listen and be still. As the insect world happily continues around you, grasshoppers chirp and venture further up a stem, butterflies flutter past and dragonflies hawk overhead in search of their next meal. If you would like to find out more about this dazzling miniature world why not book onto one of our Catch the Bug events on Saturday 27th June or Friday 24th July.

On the ground, grass snakes abound and are likely to have taken up their favourite spot for basking on the alder logs and stumps outside Ivy South Hide.

The habitat here is perfect for them as they feed primarily on fish and amphibians.

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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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t never ceases to amaze me how wandering cats find their way to our door. Another new arrival started to come for food, we could only glimpse him at first and he ran away if he saw even a shadow of us looking at him, but after a few weeks he seemed to gain confidence and to know that we were not there to harm him, but indeed provided the food he so badly needed.

see who was visiting us at night and eating all the food, and sure enough he was one of those who visited during the night as well, so he obviously did not go far and enjoyed or perhaps depended on all the food that was available here.

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I hope it was his family who claimed him and at least they would know his fate.

I felt sure there must be a proud owner somewhere, he is a large cat, so not young, but so beautiful, someone must love him dearly. Surely he could not just be a stray, or an abandoned cat?

His visits were What is it with every meal time, cats and the so an opportunist Boy George road? We are at heart, at least. surrounded by fields and fields of farmland With this in mind I searched the Cats’ Protecthey could use. There is no reason for cats to tion ‘lost and found’ website as it had proved useful when Pepper went missing, but found no go to the road. It is such a waste of life. We miss him terribly. listing for him.

He is a beautiful colour, pale with subtle colour changes and a strikingly dark tail. We shall continue to feed him along with the multitude of others, leaving bowls of biscuits at all the feeding places, as well as placing four bowls of packet food alongside each dish of biscuits.

No plate is left untouched these days, they are always as clean as a whistle. We had got used to his visits and we were getting to know him quite well so we decided to give him a name and we called him ‘Boy George’. Beautiful, isn’t he?

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ground-clearance provides the tools to scramble out of many a slippery situation. A 5-position dial enables it to be fine-tuned to the surface being driven, yet I left it to it’s own devices and it just got on with competently outsmarting my attempts to ‘ground’ it. At the heart of this skill is a subtle blend of a very old trick (balancing braking while under power to tame spinning wheels) and the very latest electronic technology. This very accurately measures the situation at all four corners and implements a combination of individual wheel braking and optimised power to the wheels with grip to ease the car out of trouble. I could bore you with my test on a frozen cobbled 1-in-4 hill in Monschau, but I suggest you merely look at http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=jTVPxHX1jZo&feature=youtu= be to see the capabilities.

In summary, a great pleasure to drive, superbly comfortable economical and manoeuvrable, also very well specified all round. Minuses? They could have spent a bit more time in the styling studio, and specifying a silly electric handbrake on a vehicle of this capability is ludicrous. Finally as Jeremy Clarkson wouldn’t be seen dead in any Peugeot, this provides the most powerful incentive to get out this very minute and buy one!

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pecifying what you need from your next car isn’t easy. Is 4 wheel drive necessary, what about ground clearance, people and luggage capacity, is longdistance capacity or in-town manoeuvrability the priority? Is a powerful or frugal car more important, and is an entertaining drive desireable? Should hybrid or even pure electric power be chosen, rather than a conventionally fuelled car? Is in-car entertainment and plugability of the inevitable i-devices essential?

These are typical questions continually mulled over as the change point approaches.

Example; a friend would carry a 2-metre length of 2x1 around with him to dealers, instantly rejecting every vehicle into which it wouldn’t comfortably fit – an extreme case of wood for trees.

He had considered neither the real-life frequency of such a need, nor the merits of compliant friends or even van hire.

So how to find a car that ticks all the boxes? Virtually impossible, but to tick many more boxes than average? Enter the Peugeot 2008 crossover. In up-market specifications this meets most user needs very well. What it isn’t, is a blingbedazzled expensive brand with stand-out good looks, but then priced at almost half that of similarly specified ‘prestige’

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LOCAL CLUBS AND SOCIETIES

THE DORSET WOODTURNERS ASSOCIATION

VERWOOD TRAD JAZZ CLUB

TILAD “There is a life after a death”

SENIOR FRIENDSHIP DINING CLUB

Meet in the Verwood Area on first Wednesday of the month.

7.15pm-9.30pm. Contact : Trevor Pogson, Chairman on 07825 093832 or Ann Hilton, Secretary on 01202 823212 This friendship/bereavement group meets every Wednesday 2.30-4.30pm in the Community Rooms at Lake Road Surgery.

Contact founder: Soozi Cooper 01725 517272

VERWOOD EVENING TG

We meet at The Methodist Church Hall, Vicarage Rd, Verwood at 7.30pm on the second Thursday of the month. For information please contact: Carol Weaver 01202 822201

VERWOOD EVENING W.I.

Meets in the United Reformed Church Hall, Manor Road, on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7.30pm except August when we have our summer break. Contact our President 01202 814355

VERWOOD ARTS AND CRAFTS SOCIETY.

The Hideaway, Moorlands Road, Verwood, BH31 7PD on 3rd Thursday of the month. Good Food & Bar. Gigs from 8-11pm. (Doors open from 7pm). No membership required. Contact Geoff 07798 721405 For over 50’s singles seeking to expand their social horizons. Meets every 3rd Wednesday of the month at 6.30pm at The Hideaway, Moorlands Road, Verwood, BH31 7PD. Enjoy a variety of social activities & eating venues. New members welcome. Contact Jane 07929 868356

UNITED REFORMED CHURCH,

Manor Road, VERWOOD. COFFEE 4 ALL Saturdays 10 - 11.30 am.

Fairtrade coffee and a friendly welcome.Homemade cakes and secondhand books weekly.Fairtrade stall monthly.Charity events as advertised

VERWOOD UNIVERSITY OF THE 3RD AGE

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

DORSET STITCHERS

We meet every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm. in the URC Hall Manor Road. Contact. Liz Green 01202 824980 or Janet Stride on 01725 517434

Meets every other Thursday at the Methodist Church Hall, £2 per evening includes refreshments. Contact Marilyn Fisher 01202 814212.

VERWOOD SHORT MAT BOWLING CLUB

VERWOOD METHODIST CHURCH WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP

(Verwood Youth Centre) Short Mat bowls is a scaled down version of indoor bowling seen on television. Thursday 2pm – 5pm Friday 7pm – 10pm. Contact Mike Poulter 01202 826568 all ages welcome

VERWOOD TOWN NETBALL CLUB

Open to all ladies, no matter what your netballing ability is. Come and join a lovely group of ladies who are keeping fit whilst socialising.

Training at Emmanuel Middle school 7.30 til 9pm. 07912 444099

VERWOOD ROTARY CLUB

Meet on first & third Tuesday of each month at Crane Valley Golf Club.

We welcome new members. Contact our secretary: Trevor Buck on 01202 821387

VERWOOD FRIENDSHIP CLUB

meets on the first Thursday of the month from 2.00 – 4.00pm at Meadow Court, Newtown Lane, Verwood. All our members, whilst elderly are full of fun and friendship. Contact: Neil Best 01202 814059

VERWOOD FRIENDS OF THE BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Monthly visits by coach (Wednesdays) to the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and also to concerts at Lighthouse Poole during the winter season. Call 01202 824959

CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION

Verwood & Three Legged Cross Branch holds regular social functions.

Contact: David Townsend 01202 821954. e: davaltown@talktalk.net

VERWOOD METHODIST LUNCH CLUB

Come and enjoy a social afternoon - you do not have to be a churchgoer. We meet alternate Tuesdays at 2.30pm for talks etc Contacts Valerie Smith 01202 823993 or Anne Hughes 01202 823327

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 & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Meet in Verwood Memorial Hall at 7.30pm on 1st Thursday of each month with more details on our website: www.verwoodhs.co.uk Contact: Mr Ron Johnstone 01202 814376

BETHEL CHAPEL

40, Ringwood Road, Verwood. 10.30 am Coffee Mornings with Gospel Songs & Testimonies. 1st Wednesday in the month except August. Contact Rosemary: 01202-822655

VERWOOD STROKE CLUB

Are you a stroke survivor or a carer, then join our group at the Evangelical Church, Three Legged Cross from 10am to 12 noon every last Wednesday of the month.

Contact Joan Lake 01202 813416 or Ron Collins 01202 822013

EAST DORSET NATIONAL TRUST ASSOC’N

Over 65 talks, functions, outings and special events held throughout the year in Verwood, West Moors and Ferndown.

Contact Membership Secretary: Janet Matthews 01202 855001

4th Saturday in the month at 12.30pm at the Methodist Church, Vicarage Road, Verwood. Enjoy a really warm welcome and a tasty 2 course meal VERWOOD AFTERNOON TOWNSWOMEN’S GUILD inc coffee or tea £4.50. Ring for a lift. To Book call: Meets at the Memorial Hall, Verwood, on the first Thursday of the month Jean 01202 825533 or Lin 07906 303212 at 2pm Visitors and New Members welcome. Various indoor activities, outings and visits to the theatre. Contact Jean Honey 01202 827339.

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

VERWOOD PROBUS CLUB

Monthly meetings - 3rd Tuesday at noon in Crane Valley Golf Club for lunch and then a speaker. Membership enquiries welcomed from local retired prof. & business men. Contact: Secretary 01202 822569

RINGWOOD COMMUNITY CHOIR, “SING FOR JOY”

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.

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 .

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

VERWOOD FLOWER CLUB

Meets at the Memorial Hall, Verwood on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm. New members & visitors always welcome. You don’t have to be a flower arranger to join-just a love of flowers is enough. Contact Margaret Cannon 01202 824178

VERWOOD BRIDGE CLUB.

We meet on Wednesdays at 6.45PM in The United Reformed Church Hall, Manor Rd.. For further details please contact either 01202 813476 or 01202 821355.

VERWOOD CHORAL SOCIETY

We rehearse Monday evenings at 7.30pm in the St Michael’s Church.

Contact Charmaine Crossley 01202 826050

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LOCAL CLUBS AND SOCIETIES HARDY PLANT SOCIETY (Dorset Group)

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

VERWOOD & THREE-LEGGED CROSS TWINNING ASSOC. Meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month from September to March, 7.30 to 10pm at the Heritage Centre, The Potters Wheel, Manor Way, Verwood, BH31 6HF Contact:- Clive Grove 01202 826449

THE FAYREWOOD SINGERS(formerly Jenny Porter Singers)

THE BRACKEN CO. OF ARCHERS.

Based in the grounds of Cranborne Middle School in E Dorset. We shoot on Sunday mornings, Tuesday & Thursday evenings in the summer months also shoot indoors in the winter.

For info. www.dorsetarchery.co.uk

VERWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Meets in the St. Michael & All Angels Parish Centre, Manor Road, Verwood on 3rd Tuesday of each month, Sept. to May (not Dec.) Contact Trevor Gilbert on 01202 824176

We rehearse at the Verwood Hub on Tuesdays at 2pm, singing a variety of music and performing two concerts a year, plus mini-concerts by invitation. Contact Mo on 01202 826134 or Sarah on 01202 884248.

VERWOOD ORGAN & KEYBOARD SOCIETY

VERWOOD EVERGREEN CLUB

THREE LEGGED CROSS LINE DANCING

Meet Every Tuesday at 2pm in The Hub, Verwood.

Alternate weeks Whist and Bingo. Occasional Entertainment New Members Welcome Contact Phyl: 01202-824656

CRANE ATHLETIC INVESTMENT CLUB

With a modest level of success we like to keep our investments as diverse as possible and therefore would welcome new members with fresh ideas. Contact: Secretary: Bob Tutton 01202 841871

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

VERWOOD PANTOMIME SOCIETY

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

THE LOYAL ACORN BRANCH OF ODDFELLOWS

.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.

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Monthly concert by top artistes usually last Wednesday 7.30pm at the Hub; non-members £7. Secretary: Janetta Lakin 01202 822936 Meet at the Village Hall. Mondays 8—10.30pm.. All levels, ages & sexes welcome. Contact Geoff Green 01202 825386

ANGLO ITALIAN SOCIETY

Meet at Greyfrairs Community Centre on the 1st Monday evening of the month for illustrated talks in ENGLISH on a variety of Italian topics.

Contact : Hazel on 01425 476091

RINGWOOD NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY

Indoor meetings throughout the Winter months, 2nd & 4th Thursdays at Greyfriars Community Centre, Ringwood.

Visitors & new members welcome.Contact Tony 01202 827294

VERWOOD & DISTRICT RAMBLING CLUB

Keep fit, have fun & meet new people. We have walks on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & alternate Fridays/Saturdays. For more details visit our website or call John Wadge 01202 822874

VERWOOD MEMORIAL HALL

2 halls for hire Tel: 01202 828943 (answer phone) Bookings now being taken for 2017.There is now availability for regular Friday afternoon & evening bookings.

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Beauty & the Beast to be next Verwood Panto Production.

HOT OFF THE PRESS.........Verwood Pantomime a Society have just announced their production for January 2016 will be Beauty and the Beast by Alan P Frayn.

Shows will be 2pm and 6.30pm on 23rd January, 7.30pm on Wed 27th, Thurs 28th, Fri 29th and 2pm and 6.30pm on Saturday 30th.

Tickets will be available from October 1st at the Verwood Hub box office 01202 828740 so make a note in your diaries to book early to avoid disappointment.

Anyone interested in joining the Society for on stage or one of the many back stage roles should contact them via the website www.verwoodpantomimesociety. co.uk or call Sue 01202 825731.

They are also on Facebook and Twitter.

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The troop, all mounted on black horses and resplendent in red and blue ceremonial uniforms, will give two performances in the main ring on all three days of the show. The Musical Ride showcases the very best of military equestrianism and tradition and their spectacular mounted display team will perform a dynamic display to wow the crowds.

The Show is also offering an amazing 20% discount for the first 2,000 e-tickets sold to this year’s Show. They are selling very quickly - to purchase yours visit - https://newforestshow. ticketsrv.co.uk The Show is taking place on the 28th, 29th and 30th July at New Park, Brockenhurst and tickets are currently on sale at: www.newforestshow.co.uk.

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Put A Spring In Your Step

By Alison Runham

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any of us spend a lot of time on our feet (and if we don’t, we probably should).

But often they’re mistreated or neglected, potentially causing problems not just with our feet but our ankles, knees, hips and back too.

So with the weather improving and country walks beckoning, how can you keep the spring in your step?

Practise Good Foot Hygiene Wash and dry your feet thoroughly every day, taking particular care to dry between the toes. Feet can quickly become irritated and sore when they’re sweaty or dirty, and fungal infections such as Athlete’s Foot thrive in the warm, moist areas between the toes.

Beware Foot Bugs Athlete’s Foot and Verrucas (or more properly, Verrucae) can be contracted from public areas where people go barefoot, such as swimming pools, although many provide pool shoes or antiseptic foot baths.

Treat these

www.alison.runham.co.uk conditions swiftly before they spread, either by using over-the counter treatments or by seeking advice from your doctor, podiatrist or chiropodist.

Find The Right Footwear Friction from Ill-fitting shoes can cause calluses (hard patches of skin) or blisters, while constant pressure on a certain area can cause corns – protruding, often painful areas of hard skin with a rigid core. Blister plasters and corn treatments are available over the counter, but you may need chiropody treatment to eradicate corns for good. Ill-fitting, pointed or high-heeled shoes can also cause a bunion – a protruding big toe joint on the side of the foot caused when the first metatarsal bone and toe bone become displaced.

We all know high heels are bad for our feet (and our knees, hips and back). If you really can’t resist: • Avoid wearing them all the time (could you wear something lower while you’re travelling to your meeting or party?)

• Vary the height of the heels you wear • Buy the lowest heels you can live with.

Completely flat shoes can be problematic too, sometimes causing Achilles tendonitis.

Always ensure the back of your leg doesn’t feel strained when

buying flat shoes – the heel should always be higher than the pad. Flip-flops don’t provide proper support or protection and aren’t suitable for everyday wear, so ignore fashion and save them for the beach.

Shopping for shoes Our feet usually swell a little throughout the day, so shoeshop in the afternoon to avoid buying shoes that are too tight – and don’t shoe-shop with sore feet. Consider the purpose of the shoes you’re buying, and what you’ll wear with them too. If you’re searching for walking boots, take thick socks along on your shopping trip, but if you’re buying heels that you’ll be wearing with tights, ensure that’s what you’re wearing when you try them on.

Protect your feet when exercising.

Wear trainers designed for exercise – don’t be tempted by cheap fashion trainers that don’t provide support or let your feet breathe, as these can cause pain in your back, hips, knees and ankles.

Unsupportive footwear and jogging on hard surfaces can cause heel spurs (small bony overgrowth on the heel bone) and plantar fasciitis, inflammation of the band of tissue under the sole.

A proper warm up before exercise will help prevent damage to your muscles, tendons and joints.

Foot problems such as corns, bunions and plantar fasciitis can be the result of biomechanical or orthopaedic problems, so always consult a podiatrist or doctor if problems persist.

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Budapest

‘Queen of the Danube’

By Solange Hando

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et in the Carpathian basin, Hungary’s capital is said to rank among the most beautiful cities in Europe.

Here, the legendary Danube flows through the heart of town, meandering romantically around green islands and under iconic bridges. On the west bank, the wooded hills of Buda climb to 527 metres while to the east, the plain of Pest rises gently into the distance.

On the Buda side, the Royal Palace rises on Castle Hill, one of the prettiest districts around with cobbled squares and traditional buildings. There are imposing statues and wrought iron gates, stylish colonnades and archways, a lofty church with neo-Gothic ornaments and the must-see Fisherman’s Bastion, named after the Guild once responsible for its upkeep, now a top attraction for its unrivalled views over the river and city.

Stroll along the promenade or sail on the Danube and as you gaze at the elegant façades, the domes and spires glistening with mosaics, it’s easy to see why the river banks form an integral part of the city’s World Heritage.

On the eastern side, beyond the superb Chain Bridge guarded by lion statues, pride of place goes to the grandiose Parliament Building, bristling with pinnacles and turrets and topped by a splendid red dome. Stretching 268 metres along the river, with 27 gates, 691 rooms and a stunning 20kms of stairways, it was inaugurated in 1896 for the Millennium which marked 1000 years of Hungarian history. It is home to the Crown Jewels and affectionately known as the ‘Mother of the Country’.

Beyond its historical complex, Buda is a select residential area while down town, Pest is all hustle and bustle, its streets lined with gleaming shops and architectural gems, ranging from neo-Gothic and Renaissance to Baroque, Ottoman and Art Nouveau.

Andrassy Avenue, the 2.5 km long commercial hub, is protected by UNESCO, alongside the Millennium Underground Railway which follows the same route, starting a few steps from St Stephen’s Basilica and stretching all the way to the city park. Among the many notable sights are the State Opera House, the nearby Franz Liszt Academy of Music and at the entrance to the park, the Museum of Fine Arts and Heroes’ Square where

the semi-circular memorial is described as ‘a history book made of stone’.

With a lake which is an ice rink in winter, Botanical Gardens and medicinal baths boasting 18 pools in and outdoors, the park is a favourite haunt of city folks, just one of many venues where you can relax in this ‘land of 1000 hot springs.’

There are over 100 of them in and around town, including those on Gellert Hill prized since Roman times. The hill offers sweeping vistas over the city.

But sooner or later, the Danube calls you back with waterside restaurants, panoramic cruises and bridges revealing ever changing views and architectural styles, from the contemporary Elizabeth Bridge to the iron Liberty Bridge where the last silver rivet was put in place by Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary.

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Local Entertainment Centres 10am - 4.30pm (Mon Treasured Mementos - Survival of the Smallest and the Priest's House Museum & Garden, 23Until 23 Dec - Sat) 10am - 3pm Finest: A costume exhibition of people's personal treas- 27 High Street, Wimborne, BH21 1HR. (From 2 Nov) ures. Normal admission charge.

01202 882533. www.priest-house.co.uk New Family Activity trail based on the popular children's Moors Valley Country Park and Forest, character Superworm. Perfect for young children this free Horton Road, Ashley Heath, Nr Ringsuper-sensory trail offers loads of excitement and a fun wood, Dorset, BH24 2ET. 01425 Until 31 Oct All day day out. Special acitivty packs and limited edition mini- 470721 book available in Visitor Centre.

Buggy Walks from the Hub in Verwood. A free volunteerone hour weekly walk is an ideal way for new moth9.45am for a 10am led 15, 22, 29 ers to get back into a regular routine of exercise in a fun, The Hub, Verwood* 01202 828740 walk Jun social, countryside environment. These walks are organised by Moors Valley Country Park staff.

Traditional Jazz Club present - MATT PALMDoors open 7pm for Verwood Hideaway, 17 Moorlands Road.

ERS' MILLENNIUM EAGLE JAZZBAND. A much sought The entry and meals.

Verwood. Dorset. BH31 7PD. Janet Thu 18 Jun Music starts at 8pm after band from the East Midlands. Led by the youngest 01202 873725/ Geoff 07798 721405 on clarinet & Saxes. This band has very experithrough to 10.30pm. Matt Supporters £10, Visitors £11 enced musicians who deliver a vast range of tunes.

Ellingham Water Ski & Wakeboard Club, Open Day at Ellingham Water Ski & Wakeboard Club.

Drove, Nr Ringwood,BH24 Fancy a thrill! Come and try waterskiing, wakeboarding Ellingham (Brown tourist signs to Ellingham or wakesurfing. you will be instructed and supervised by 3PJ. Sat 20 Jun 9am - 9pm Ski off A338) Just £10 a tow for National Qualified Coaches. Beautiful lakeside location, Water those who have never visited the Club just bring your swimmers and something for the BBQ. before. www.ellinghamwaterski.co.uk Sat 20 Jun

Sun 21 Jun

1.30pm

Verwood and District Horicultural Society presents their Summer Flower Show. Refreshments available

10am - 3pm

Celebrate the Sun! Members from the Fordingbridge Astronomers group will be on hand offering information and views of the sun through a number of solar telescopes. Turn up at any time between 10am and 3pm.

WARNING: Never observe the Sun through any instrument that is not designed for the purpose: Permanent blindness may result.

Verwood Memorial Hall, Ringwood Road Verwood. 01202 814376 No need to book, for further information please contact Jim Day or Tracy Standish on 01425 472760 or BlashfordLakes@hiwwt.org.uk In the event of rain or heavy cloud, please check the Blashford Blog to see if this event is going ahead. Suggested donation £4 per person

Jive Aces & The Regular Joes Two of the UK’s greatest swing & jive bands live on stage. The incredible Jive Aces, stars of Britain’s Got Talent with support from The The Hub, Verwood* Sun 21 Jun 7.30pm 'til late Regular Joes, local kings of swing! Dance the night away on our huge sprung dance floor. Tickets are £15 in advance and £17 on the door.

CONCERT : Verwood Organ & Keyboard Society : Brett The Hub, Verwood* Tickets on the Wed 24 Jun 7.30pm Wales; £7; members £5 door. Enquiries :Janetta 01202 822936 CHALKE VALLEY HISTORY FESTIVAL - We will be ATC @ the Chalke Valley History Festiback at the CVHF 2015, so please come along and see val, Chalk Pyt Farm,Ebbesbourne 26 -27 Jun All day us in our Anglo Saxon area and join in some Saxon Wake, Salisbury SP5 5ET crafts. Tickets via www.cvhf.org.uk Las Vegas Summer Ball, Moyles Court School. £75 per Moyles Court School, Moyles Court, head to include 3 course dinner, canapés and fizz, caRingwood. Charlotte Foord 01425 7pm - 1am Fri 26 Jun sino, live music from 'rat pack' artist William May, cash 472856 or email: bar and disco. www.moylescourt.co.uk charlotte.foord@moylescourt.co.uk.

Car Wash Night. It’s all about the 70s. Join us for a great boogie with ‘Disco Del’ on the wheels of steel! £6.50 nib- The Hub, Verwood* Sat 27 Jun 8.30pm bles included Hinton Martell Village Summer Fete. Stalls, Crafts, ClasHinton Martell Village, Wimborne, Dorsic Cars, Games, Beer Tent, Competitions, Lunches, Sun 28 Jun 12.30pm – 4.30pm Refreshments, Raffle, Dog Show. Bring all the family for set BH21 a great day out!

Verwood & District Horticultural Society present a talk by Verwood Memorial Hall, Ringwood 7.30pm Thu 2 Jul Rob Curtis on "Turnpikes and Dorset Coaching Days" Road Verwood. 01202 814376 To book please contact Jim or Tracy on Wild in the Woods! Great family day out learning basic 01425 472760 or Blashfordbushcraft skills build a shelter, light a fire, bake some Meet at the Blash10.30am - 2.30pm bread and take away a souvenir! Suggested donation £8 Lakes@hiwwt.org.uk.

Sat 4 Jul ford Lakes Education Centre, Ellingham per person.

Drove, BH24 3PJ. Children must be accompanied by adults. Sorry no dogs.

Recreation Ground by the VerPicnic in the Park' concert by the Verwood Concert Brass Verwood wood Memorial Hall, Ringwood Road, Concert Band. Just turn up with your picnic and deckVerwood, 7AA. FREE event but 3pm - 5pm chair / rug and sit back and enjoy the music. FREE event subject to BH31 Sun 5 Jul weather conditions so please but subject to weather so please check our website on check www.verwoodconcertbrass.co.uk the day. (See contact details) on the day.

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Buggy Walks from the Hub in Verwood. A free volunteerled one hour weekly walk is an ideal way for new mothers to get back into a regular routine of exercise in a fun, social, countryside environment. These walks are organised by Moors Valley Country Park staff.

Verwood Flower Club. A demonstration by Marion Catt entitled “Supermarket Dash”. New members and visitors always welcome to this very friendly club.

The Hub, Verwood* 01202 828740 Verwood Memorial Hall, Ringwood Road, Verwood, BH31 7AA. Contact Juliet Garrett for details. 01202 820731

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for contact details of many Local Entertainment Centres United Reformed Church Hall, Manor Verwood Arts and Craft Society present a talk by Delia Road, Verwood. Further info from ChairRhodes entitled 'My life with a needle'. man Ann Aitken 01202 893659

11am Practice Laps, Pedal Car Grand Prix. Wacky races on closed roads in 2pm Grand Prix, www.britishpedalcargrandprix.org 4.20pm Prize Giving New Milton town.

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Doors open 7pm for Verwood Traditional Jazz Club present The Legendary The Hideaway, 17 Moorlands Road. entry and meals.

All Stars. This is not to be missed!! A special band of four Verwood. Dorset. BH31 7PD. Janet Music starts at 8pm of the best musicians in the country. Enrico tomasso on 01202 873725/ Geoff 07798 721405 through to 10.30pm. trumpet. Keith Nichols on Piano, Tom "Spats" Supporters £10, Visitors £11 WVS will be hosting their 4th Paws in the Park Event.

St Giles House, Wimborne St Giles, WVS is a charity based in Cranborne that supports aniAll day mal welfare organisations all over the world with a sus- Dorset. BH21 5NA. www.pawsinpark.org tainable veterinary resource. A fun family day out.

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 - 5pm charity and commercial stalls, bands and lots of ‘have a k/ go’ events. Adults £5.00, Seniors £4.00, U16 FREE

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The Verwood Concert Brass Summer Concert. All three The Hub, Verwood* 01202 828740 bands will as usual provide a wonderful evening of Tickets £8 (U12 - £4). entertainment with a huge variety of fantastic music. " Adventure in the Woods" - Forest School days for chil- Edmondsham Forest School, Edmonddren from 3-6, 5-8 and 7-10. Spend the day exploring the sham House, Edmondsham Village, woods, cooking over a campfire, creating beautiful na- Near Wimborne, Dorset BH21 5RE. ture crafts etc. £25 per day (sibling discount) incl lunch, Verity Robbins 07718 056539 or email snacks and drinks. More info on school face book page elvesandfairies@live.co.uk. or www.elves-fairieswoodlandnursery.co.uk Wessex Actors Company present Canterbury Tales.

Barrington Centre, Penny's Walk, Adult £12, Child £8. www.barringtoncentre.co.uk Ferndown, BH22 9TH. 01202 894 858.

Experimental Archaeology Day - (Part of the Festival of The Ancient Technology Centre, DamerBritish Archaeology 2015) A day focussed exclusively on ham Road, Cranborne Dorset BH21 experimental archaeology in action, with real experimen- 5RP tel. 01725 517618. tation and interesting talks and presentations. There will £6 for adults and £3 for children (4-16) also be fun activities for family participation.Food and and free to under 4s. Tickets are availDrink available from the Longhouse and BBQ area. able on the gate.

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Model Town, 16 King Street, Wimborne Model Town: Family Fun and Laughter Show Wimborne Wimborne, Dorset. BH21 1DY. 01202 with magic and puppets 881924 info@wimborne-modeltown.com The Showground, New Park, BrockenThe New Forest Show. Free parking. Tickets on the hurst, SO42 7QH. 01590 622400, gate. Adult £20, Senior £19, 5 - 16 £7, U5 Free www.newforestshow.co.uk, e-mail: info@newforestshow.co.uk CONCERT : Verwood Organ & Keyboard Society : John The Hub, Verwood* Tickets on the Bowdler; £7; members £5 door. Enquiries : Janetta 01202 822936 " Adventure in the Woods" - Forest School days for chil- Edmondsham Forest School, Edmonddren from 3-6, 5-8 and 7-10. Spend the day exploring the sham House, Edmondsham Village, woods, cooking over a campfire, creating beautiful na- Near Wimborne, Dorset BH21 5RE. ture crafts etc. £25 per day (sibling discount) incl lunch, Verity Robbins 07718 056539 or email snacks and drinks. More info on School face book page elvesandfairies@live.co.uk. or www.elves-fairieswoodlandnursery.co.uk Model Town, 16 King Street, Wimborne Model Town: Family Fun and Laughter Show Wimborne Wimborne, Dorset. BH21 1DY. 01202 with magic and puppets 881924 info@wimborne-modeltown.com Ellingham & Ringwood Agricultural Society annually pre- Somerley Park, Near Ringwood Hampsents a local traditional country show and a guaranteed shire BH24 3PL. Parking Free family day out. Single £10, Conc £7, Children Free,

Storytelling: GRIM GRIMMS. Performance storytelling by The Ancient Technology Centre, DamerHaggarty, with music by Sherry Robinson. £10 for 7:30pm start (gates Ben Road, Cranborne, BH21 5RP adults, £5 for 12 -16 yr olds - not suitable for under 12s. ham open at 6:30pm) www.ancienttechnologycentre.co.uk.

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888992 or online at www.crickcrackclub.com Dangerous Day Out! A 'Wild Day Out!' . Wild play in the For further details and to book (places Tue 11 Aug woods with campfire cooking and den-building! are limited), please contact Sue ( 8-12 year Offered in partnership with New Forest District Council Shawyer on 02380 285102. Blashford olds), Wed 12 10am - 3pm and registered with Ofsted . Admission £16 (includes a Lakes Education Centre, Ellingham Aug ( 5-7 voluntary £4 donation to the Wildlife Trust).

Drove, BH24 3PJ. year olds) STORYTELLING for STING IN THE TALE Festival of Storytelling: 'THE LITTLE PRINCE' with Graham Rogers 5:30pm start for picThe Ancient Technology Centre, DamerMon 17 Aug nic and story ends at - Based on Antoine de Sainte-Exupery's story, this per- ham Road, Cranborne Dorset BH21 formance will be a new look at the tale which should 7:30pm 5RP tel. 01725 517618 appeal to all ages. Bring a picnic to enjoy beforehand For Tickets please see Sting in the Tale website Sat 8 Aug

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aising in excess of an amazing £3,000 for Breakthrough Breast Cancer, the Blushing Brass Charity Concert at the Verwood Hub recently can be described as nothing short of an outstanding success. It smashed the donation raised by the last Blushing Brass Charity Concert in 2013 by a whopping £2,000.

The story behind the event is that organiser Jan Tiller, who plays the cornet in Verwood Concert Brass, was inspired by the nationally renowned all-female fund raising brass band “Boobs & Brass”. Realising that Verwood Concert Brass has a significant number of women in the organisation, enough to form its own allfemale fund raising band, she set up “Blushing Brass”. Buoyed by the relative success of the first modest fund raising concert in 2013, Jan promised a bigger and better event for 2015 and she certainly kept her promise!

Jan explained what she had done this time around “It was bigger. Rather than a village

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“And the entertainment was even better. Of course we had Verwood’s very own fabulous Blushing Brass performing but I was delighted that the band that had inspired it all, Boobs & Brass, agreed to join us to perform a joint concert, with each band performing a wonderful and varied programme of music in each half. And the finale piece with both bands on stage together, that’s over 70 players, was just awesome.”

But that was not all; the audience were not only thoroughly entertained by both bands, they were absolutely spellbound by the exceptional playing of the special guest soloist, one of the finest cornet players in the country, the simply brilliant Kirsty Abbotts, principal cornet player for the Yorkshire Champions, the Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band.

Jan concluded “I could not be more delighted with how the evening went. It was great having Boobs & Brass and Kirsty join us to make it an extra special concert. It does take a lot of organising but I have masses of help and support from so many people and the concert is so much fun to do. Ultimately though raising over £3,000 for a very worthwhile cause is the icing on the cake with the cherry on top too.”

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uite a few middleclass breakfasts must have been ruined when the newspapers of 11th June 1965 were opened. For the news was truly shocking. The Beatles were to receive MBEs in the Birthday Honours List!

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have been, we think today; and the apocalyptic language with which they expressed their horror – the Beatles were “vulgar numbskulls”, snarled one; Britain would fall “even deeper into international ridicule and contempt”, howled another; and the word “debased” appeared over and over again – makes them seem even more so.

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But how wrong those criticisms were, for this was not an act of subversion, but of absorption.

The Beatles had become hugely successful dollar earners, with nine US number one singles and four US number one albums to their credit so far, as well as the creation of an enormous American market for other British acts; and that made them part of the Establishment and entitled to all the honours that came with it.

The Beatles themselves sensed this and seem to have been uneasy over it.

John Lennon reportedly worried about being seen as a sell-out and had to be talked into accepting his MBE by Brian Epstein; and the Lovable Moptops famously tried to make a pantomime of their investiture that October, turning up in John’s psychedelic Rolls-Royce, wearing unconventional suits, smoking a joint in the Palace loos (later and rather unconvincingly denied), and trying (and failing) to banter with the Queen.

Four years later John confirmed that he had never been happy with the whole

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By Katherine Sorrell and a simple pelmet. As for upholstery, ensure it is well-stuffed and comfortable.

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Moving to the country may be a fantasy for many of us, but even if you can’t actually make the move, you can evoke a charming country style in your home. The aim is to create a look that appears to have evolved naturally over time. Overall, choose either off-white or pastel walls, or perhaps a block-printed wallpaper, the latter featuring delicate, trailing florals or something more bold and blowsy. Tactile, natural floor coverings such as sisal, jute or coir have the right kind of honest and hard-working good looks, while rugs are warm and practical.

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You can put all kinds of styles together if you keep an eye on their size and scale. It might be a Georgian, Victorian

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Squashy sofas, big armchairs, plain wooden chairs, benches and stools, and the occasional wirework or Lloyd Loom piece are all key. Add dining chairs with ladder or spindle backs, plus a scrubbed-pine table, and complement them with a large, open dresser. Some distressed paintwork here and there enhances the overall effect.

When choosing fabrics, an informal mix of gently worn patterns gives a lovely effect. Texture is as important as pattern, so opt for a combination that could include florals, tweed, ginghams, stripes, polka dots, paisley, tapestry, embroidery and textured plains such as linen, wool, velvet or mohair.

For a hand-made, vintage feel, include some knitting or crochet, too.

Window treatments should be understated – perhaps a Roman blind with a decorative trim, or a pair of full-length, gathered curtains

Lighting can make or break a room. Add table and floor lamps to brighten corners and illuminate work areas: wrought iron, brass, turnedwood, frilly-edged glass, plaster or ceramic bases, with understated fabric or card shades, are all great choices.

A few candles dotted here and there and, of course, the appealing flicker of a real fire, will really enhance the atmosphere.

As for accessories, any number of extra touches will transform your home into a special country retreat. For walls, it might be watercolour landscapes or botanical prints, needlepoint or crossstitch samplers or woodblock illustrations, Wicker baskets and wooden boxes make good-looking storage solutions, while it goes without saying that chintz, blue-andwhite or spongeware crockery is just the thing for displaying on the dresser. You could even make a display from cooking equipment such as jelly moulds or copper pans.

To finish the whole look off, arrange masses of fresh flowers in informal containers – jam jars, mugs or enamel pitchers, perhaps – to give a fresh scent of the country, whatever your location.

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Portrait of a Local Artist Hampshire based Alix Baker PCAFAS (Armed Forces Art Society) is one of the UK’s leading military artists.

“I have family connections with Hampshire and Wiltshire going back centuries,” says Alix, whose work is the subject of study by many GCSE and A Level art students and has featured on BBC’s Woman’s Hour. “For landscape painters, Dorset, Wiltshire and Hampshire offer such variety and colour.”

She adds: “You cannot shut out the artistic side of the brain. It is the same for musicians. At some time in your life it will become an overwhelming urge and you will be compelled to give in to it.”

Alix is an expert on military uniforms through the centuries with a particular interest in the effects of campaigns on dress. She has worked on official commissions for military units and museums, for collectors worldwide and contributed maps and illustrations to history books.

Designers of silver statues and model soldiers have modelled their work on figures in Alix’s paintings. Now, she also paints other subjects in oils, acrylics and watercolours.

“Like many artists, I get a physical craving, particularly when it’s impossible to access time or art materials,” says Alix. “I always carry a notebook in which to record thoughts, notes on colours, light direction, random ideas etc. I’m forever looking up at the sky and the many colours to be found in clouds!”

In 2002 Alix was elected chairman of The Armed Forces Art Society. In 2009 she was elected a life member.

Alix usually exhibits annually with some of the Royal art societies based at The Mall Galleries in London. Last year a book was published which features one of her paintings: The Complete Guide to Painting in Acrylics by Lorena Kloosterboer.

Alix’s work can be seen in the Creative Coverage Forest Connections exhibition at The New Forest Centre, Lyndhurst until July 3. www.alixbaker.com

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Motoring mutterings Choosing replacement tyres

Chinese Cheepimuki tyres on a price basis, and find that tyre life is much greater due to the hard rubber and robust construction. Safety, ride quality, noise and road behaviour take a back seat. Demonstrably, New cars are supplied on tyres this is false economy both in monetary terms and ultimately which are specially made and fine-tuned to show off the car to in human cost. the best advantage in terms of quietness, grip and road-holding - especially the case with performance cars. If desiring to replace these original If you’ve had a ‘flat’ tyre in the equipment tyres with identical past few years, you will probreplacements, it is normally ably have been surprised by necessary to go to the franwhat you find stowed chised car dealer as very few tyre shops have any interest in away in your boot.

– or access to – the exact tyre specified. Superficially the tyre bought from the tyre shop is an exact match in terms of name, size and general specification, but is compromised slightly to suit a wide range of vehicles.

The driver is unlikely to spot any major difference in road behaviour.

About Spare Tyres

Having in the past tested competing makes of tyre in a variety of scientifically measured conditions, premium tyres generally perform well in all areas, but for instance some give better results in emergency braking, some are better in the wet, while others give the most comfortable, quiet ride. It is complicated by differences in performance within a single brand and model, when testing different tyre sizes. What is common, is that performance remains high – you tend to pay for what you get.

Vehicle manufacturers now offer so many different ‘systems’ it is difficult to know what to do without studying the handbook and using common-sense afterwards.

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day – tough if on a long journey at the weekend.

The most prevalent ‘system’ now in use is a combination of releasing an aerosol ‘goo’ which should find and re-seal small leaks temporarily, and when combined with an electric tyre pump, should enable you to proceed with caution. One major down-side of this is the need to replace the tyre (and often the wheel if the ‘goo’ cannot be removed from it).

A number of vehicles today specify identically worn tyres on the same axle

– meaning replacing a second tyre, arrgh!

Finally, run-flats and self-inflators need a variety of complex and expensive treatments and only the vehicle handbook can Probably the easiest ‘system’ is advise you on this. the physical spare wheel, but these are often left for years In summary, check your and when pressed into use may handbook against what is fitted well have lost so much air in on your car, so that should Sadly, many of us will fit a much that time, that they are virtually the worst happen you are preflat. Have you checked yours cheaper tyre as the car gets pared. Make sure your wheelrecently? Manufacturers have brace is capable of undoing older and financial circumtaken to fitting ‘get-you-home’ stances dictate, and then a the wheel nuts - if necessary a tyres which are physically deterioration in drive quality stronger simple wheel-brace is much smaller, speed-limited and primary safety – mainly a small but very prudent investemanating from reduced adhe- and likely to wear out within 50 ment. Check all your tyres miles or so. Effectively this ties weekly for pressure, tread wear sion - is implied. For instance you to a trip to the tyre shop to- and general condition. a fleet operator may choose

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Electrical

Education

Edmondsham Forest School

Contact:

Simon Davies Electrical

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We carry out all electrical works to BS7671.

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whole family with a personal service.

Call: 01202 813757 or 07775 429402

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01725 517807

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Home Help

CLINICAL BEAUTY THERAPY Including •ELECTROLYSIS,• THREAD VEINS ON LEGS & FACE, •FACIAL TREATMENTS, •C.A.C.I. etc.

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• DBS Checked & Insured.

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Hairdresser

A Family Business MOBILE HAIRDRESSING Styling for the that cares.

Woodland Nursery & Toddler Group Weekend and Holiday Sessions.

Parent/Grandparent/Child Sessions Childrens Birthday Parties.

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Garden Room Gourmet

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Bringing to East Dorset a new dining experience.

Be our guest while we excite your palate with dishes and flavours freshly prepared and lovingly cooked.

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Local company with over 35 years experience. Friendly and reliable service.

Rewires Downlights Fuseboards Extra Sockets Testing & Inspection

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Fascia and Soffit Cleaning Gutter Clearing Non-intrusive ladderless system Reliable, friendly service Fully Insured Free no obligation quote

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Doctors’ Numbers

Fire Stations

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

Cranborne Fire Station 01305 252600: Non emergencies

The Cranborne Practice (Cranborne)

01725 517272

Verwood Fire Station 01305 252600: Non emergencies

Three Legged Cross Surgery 67/71 Church Road, Three Legged Cross

0844 5769435

The Verwood Surgery, 15 Station Road

01202 825353

Dr H J L Morris And Partners 01425 653430 The Surgery, 12 Park Lane, Alderholt Dorset Emergency Care

08456001013

Dentists’ Numbers

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

Forest Lodge Dentist Surgery Vicarage Road, Verwood

01202 827272

Verwood Dental Care 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

Chemists

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

Mon - Fri: 9-6:30, Sat: 9-1, Sun: Closed Lloyds Pharmacy, FORDINGBRIDGE 01425 652300 1 Salisbury Street, Fordingbridge Mon - Fri: 9-6, Sat: 9-5.30 Boots, RINGWOOD 01425 474170 11 Southampton Road, Ringwood Mon - Fri: 8:45-5:30, Sat: 9-5:30 Boots, CASTLEPOINT 01202 549971/548139 Castlepoint,Bournemouth. Mon - Fri: 9-8, Sat: 9-7, Sun: 10:30-4:30 Bretts Pharmacy, ASHLEY HEATH 01425 470982 High Street, Ashley Heath. Mon - Fri: 9-5:30, Sat: 9-1 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.

Mon: 7am-11pm, Tue-Fri: 6.30am-11.30pm, Sat: 7am-11pm. www.pharmland.co.uk V-06/15

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

Police Stations

EMERGENCIES - 999 and ask for ‘police’ Verwood Police Station Non emergencies: dial 101 or 01202 222222 verwood@dorset.pnn.police.uk

Recycling

VERWOOD RECYCLING 01202 828083 www.newforest.gov.uk Somerley, Verwood Road, Ringwood 1 April - 30 Sept: 8am - 7pm 1 Oct - 28 Feb: 8am - 4pm 1 March - 31 March: 8am - 5pm

Samaritans

1 Durrant Road, Bournemouth, 01202 551999 / 0845 790 9090

Verwood Age Concern

Verwood Concert Brass Band Hall, Moorlands Rd Gordon Simpkin 01202 813805 Monday: 10am - 3.30pm Wednesday: 10am - 3.30pm

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.dorsetcc.gov.uk and www.hants.gov.uk for Dorset and Hampshire dates that are in white are where days differ for Hampshire.

Term/holiday Summer Term: 13 (20) April - 20 (22) July 15 Half Term: 25 May - 29 May 15 Summer Holidays: 21(23) July - 31 Aug 15 Autumn Term: 1 Sept - 18 Dec 15 Half Term: 26 Oct - 30 Oct 15 Christmas Holidays: 21 Dec 15 - 1 Jan 16 Spring Term: 4 Jan - 24 March 16 Half Term: 15 Feb - 19 Feb 16 Easter Holidays: 25 March - 8 April 16 UK holidays Spring Bank Holiday: 25 May 15 Summer Bank Holiday: 31 Aug 15 Christmas: 25 & 26 Dec 15 New Year: 1 Jan 16 Easter: 25 & 28 March 16 May Day: 2 May 16 More useful information overleaf

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Fayrewood Trees and Landscapes Ltd Professional Tree Surgery - Qualified and Insured

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MILLERS

ANTIQUES

Large stocks of antiques & decorative items.

Restoration of furniture undertaken.

Netherbrook House 86 Christchurch Road Ringwood BH24 1DR

Tel: 01425 472062

www.millers-antiques.co.uk

Verwood Surplus Stores 52, Ringwood Road,

Verwood, Dorset Lots of NEW stock arriving daily

Just in: Garden Chairs. Paddling Pools & Beach Goods. Compost, Peat and all your Gardening Needs. Massive selection of ceramic & plastic garden planters. 6X fertiliser 8kg, 2 for £10. Bird seed 12.75kg only £7.95. 50 Fat Balls £7.95. Suet blocks from 95p. Duracell GU10 bulbs 3pk £2.50. Knitting wool all 1/2 R.R.P. Cabin luggage & suitcases. Massive selection of storage boxes - all sizes. Dog beds & pet blankets from £2.50. Throws from £7.95. Also pillows, cushions & mattress toppers. Ready made curtains from £6.95 pair. Large selection of rugs, mats from £3.50. Doormats from £1. Carpet edging service £2mtr (can supply & edge carpets for motor homes & caravans.) Tools, DIY, Hardware, Electrical & 1000 other lines.

OPEN: Mon - Sat 8.30 - 5.30pm.

Sun 9-4pm

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USEFUL LOCAL PHONE NUMBERS Police / Crime Verwood Police Station Wimborne Police Station Crimestoppers Verwood & 3 Legged Cross Neighbourhood Watch

Utilities / Emergencies

01202 222 222 01202 222 222 0800 55 51 11 01202 82 14 14

Local Councils & Agencies

Electricity - Emergency -SSE Emergency Gas - Emergency BT Faultline Water– Sembcorp Brmth

0800 36 59 00 08000 72 72 82 0800 11 19 99 0800 80 01 51 01202 59 00 59

- Southern Sewerage – Southern (& water)- Wessex National Emergency

0845 272 08 45 0845 272 08 45 0845 600 36 00 0870 241 46 80

East Dorset District Council Dorset County Council Verwood Town Council Wimborne Town Council Colehill Parish Council Environment Agency Floodline(warnings & Advice)

01202 88 62 01 01305 22 10 00 01202 82 08 80 01202 88 16 55 01202 90 08 21 0800 80 70 60 0845 988 11 88

Bournemouth A&E

01202 70 41 67 Train Times / Enquiries National Express Coaches 01202 30 36 26 Bournemouth Airport 01202 66 55 11 Traveline (Bus, Coach, Ferry & Rail) 01722 33 62 62 AA (Automobile Association)

0845 748 49 50 0870 580 80 80 01202 36 40 00 0870 608 26 08 0800 88 77 66

023 8077 72 22 01202 85 64 10

RAC (Royal Automobile Club)

0800 82 82 82

Wilts & Dorset Bus Enquiries

08457 09 08 99

Hospitals

Bournemouth Hospital Poole Hospital Salisbury Hospital Southampton Hospital Wimborne Hospital

Information Citizens Advice Bureau 01202 88 47 38 Visitor Information—Wimborne 01202 88 61 16

Travel

Helplines Samaritans Drinkline Careline (Counselling) Carers Line National Debtline RSPCA -Ashley Heath Al-anon (10am-10pm) year round Relate-Dorset & South Wilts

0845 790 90 90 0800 917 82 82 0208 514 11 77 0808 808 77 77 0808 808 40 00 0300 123 07 49 0207 403 0888 01305 26 22 85

Post Offices

VERWOOD 01202 829712 11 Manor Road, Verwood, BH31 6DS. Mon - Sat 9am - 5.30pm CRANBORNE

01725 517210

Cranborne Stores, 1, The Square, Cranborne, Dorset, BH21 5PR. Mon - Fri 6am – 6pm. Sat 6am – 5pm.

Sun 8.30am - 1pm

THREE LEGGED CROSS 01202 822002 Verwood Road, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 6RJ Mon – Fri 9am – 5.30pm. Sat 9am – 12.30pm

Library

VERWOOD 01202 822972 1, Manor Road, Verwood, BH31 6DS ◄More useful information overleaf

Childline NSPCC National Drugs Helpline Age Concern Seniorline Community Legal Advice Direct Alcoholics Anonymous, 24 hours:

0800 11 11 0808 800 50 00 0800 77 66 00 0800 00 99 66 0808 800 65 65 0845 345 43 45 0845 769 75 55

Opening Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs 10 - 1, 2 - 5.

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

For younger readers: Rhyme Time, Story Time, Chatterbooks and other activities in the School Holidays.

Book Chat Reading Group.

2nd Tuesday of the month at 10am.

Various Monthly Adult Group Sessions Monthly Surgeries with District Councillors.

Citizens Advice Bureau Drop-in on 1st & 3rd Thursday each month.

Comprehensive Information Service inc. Public Computer Network, & Photocopier facilities.

Home Library Service for housebound residents.

Contact the library for more information & times

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Family financial agreements and orders.

Child arrangements for contact and residence.

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Advertising Roundabout Mags 50 Antiques Dealer Millers Antiques 47 Bathrooms/Bedrooms/Kitchens Brian's Kitchens 17 Custom Creations 33 Dunkley Tiles 5 RPS Kitchens & Bathrooms 9 Select Interiors 29 Beauty, Health & Fitness 123 Dental 13 Accentuate 25,45 Clarity Hearing Solutions 21 Eileen Grant 43 Hair One 2 One 45 Josie Young-Massage 34 Range of Motion 25 Reflexology at TimeOnEarth 25 Building Services / Home Improvements Brooklyn Home Improvements 13 Graham Histed 1 Hart Maintenance 35 JM Installations 2 John Stevens Property Care 19,51 MC Brickwork 34 Quality 1st Roofing Services 37 Verwood Builders 41 Carpet & Upholst. Cleaners CMH Carpet Cleaning 23 Stephen Russell Quality Cleaner 31 Central Heating & Plumbing M Jackson Plumbing & Heating 2 M. Bullman Gas Heating & Plumbing 27 SMR Gas 7 Children's Education & Care (inc. Schools & Nurseries) Edmondsham Forest School 45 Elves & Fairies Woodland Nursery 45 Verwood Day Nursery 31

Chimney Sweep Oliver Chimney Sweep 10 Chiropody Home Chiropody Visiting 25 Computer Services Tec Check 49 Discount Store Verwood Surplus Stores 47 Domestic & Office Services 123 Cleaning 51 All The Little Things 45 Electrical Appliance Repairs County Appliance Care 1 Electrician Dorset Electrical 45 Simon Davies Electrical 45 Flooring 1st For Floors 3 Contakt Carpets 42 Flooring Elegance 15 Verwood Carpet Company 19 Garage Services DLH Cars & Commercials 19 Verwood MOT Centre/MMT 52 Garden Centres Wolvercroft World of Plants 39 Garden Services & Supplies Evans Above Tree Care 29 Fayrewood Trees & Landscapes 47 Greenthumb Lawncare 51 Herb'll Fix It 22 Stay Tidy 1 WGC Tree Services 45 Health & Fitness see Beauty, Health & Fitness Painting & Decorating Brushstrokes Picture Framer & Photography Studio Fayrewood Frames

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