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elcome to the July edition of your Gazette! Summer should be with us by the time this hits your doormat (should!), we’re hoping for some sunshine after a rather damp June - as are the organisers of Swanage and Wareham Carnivals and the gang behind the ever-popular Wareham Wednesdays - starting once again this month! So much to do this summer! The wonderful team behind Purbeck Valley Folk Festival remind you to get your tickets now whilst there are still some remaining - whatever your age! Linking-up with our feature this month (Purbeck - For Your Golden Years), festival organiser, Catherine Burke, has penned an excellent piece explaining exactly why age shouldn’t put you off exploring new entertainment, visiting local festivals and being open to attending events you may not automatically think are ‘for you’! We completely agree with Catherine, so check out what she has to say on page 49 and we’ll see you there for a joyous weekend of sunshine, great music and a fabulous, friendly atmosphere! We also have a new section this month, where local businesses will let you know what they are doing to help save the planet. Many are ditching plastic now and are encouraging you to supply your own ‘refill’ bottles and containers. This is really positive and we strongly encourage you to support those businesses going the extra mile to help us all - and the planet we all inhabit. Together, we can hopefully make a difference.

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Ignoring Evidence Dear Editor, With reference to David Hollister’s article (Purbeck Gazette June 2019). We were impressed that David has such an in-depth knowledge of the precise behaviours of the Extinction Rebellion protesters. Perhaps he could publish the details of the research he relies upon to confidently assert that the same persons who attended the protest are the ones who contribute to the list of lifestyle choices to which he objects. Curiously, he seems to imply that anyone concerned about the state of the planet should neither eat, nor travel! He asks whether the protesters were wearing rubber or cotton etc, provides no answer, but his argument assumes that they were swathed in the stuff. Similarly, he asks how many took their litter home, again provides no evidence one way or the other, but the tone of his piece assumes they did not. Regarding the children who take time off school, could Mr Hollister please reflect that it is his and our generation who have brought the planet to the state in which we all find ourselves? Our governments and business leaders have ignored the science that has been building since the 1960s, but it is the children who must live with the consequences as our complex and robust ecosystems finally collapse. Perhaps Mr Hollister believes we can safely and comfortably ignore the gathering evidence, perhaps he believes that the evidence is insubstantial or even fake. It is not, and we are in grave danger of continuing to do far too little and that very little, very late indeed. These young people are aware, even if Mr Hollister is not, that the danger now facing humanity and all the living systems on this planet threatens to run out of control unless treated with utmost urgency. What choice do they have? If by attending school for the few days they have missed, they might have achieved a grade higher in the odd GCSE, do they then wait to reach eighteen, vote in a first-past-the-post electoral system which stifles any but the main parties and then watch as bystanders while the band plays ‘Business as Usual’? Our experience of young motivated people is somewhat different. They will work to make up the missed lessons and any deficit. However, we are not so sure about those who have taken a fortnight off to visit Disney World. As a postscript, we would add that we thoroughly agree with David’s sentiments regarding the event at Wytch. However, we would also wager that none of the attendees or organisers showed up or care one jot about the issues championed by the Extinction Rebellion protesters. Mr Hollister should listen to those who care deeply about the issues that will affect us all in the coming years and use his position to support those who struggle to make their voice and concerns both heard and acted upon by those with the power to do so. Barry Shephard and W Riddle, by email

A Future Nostalgic Missive Dear Gazette, I was interested to read June’s ‘Telling it like he thinks it is’ about the activities of Extinction Rebellion. As David Hollister says, Purbeck is amazing! I expect he’d agree, we have a very good climate, one of the cleanest climates there are. We also have the cleanest air, and crystal clean water too. What a great place! I’ve taken a copy of Mr Hollister’s missive and will hang on to it for ten years. I wonder if you’ll publish it again then, perhaps as part of a nostalgic series: ‘Views from the Purbeck Hills - the opinions of David Hollister, circa 2019’. Many of us may not be around then to hold him to account, so we are

Beer, Ale & Cider Specialists Food served 12 noon - 3pm, 6pm - 9pm High Street, Swanage. 01929 423533 relying on the intelligence and foresight of our youngsters to take action to halt global heating. It is they who will inherit the arrogance and ignorance of our generation, in the world we’ve left. We should listen carefully to Greta Thunberg and her thousands of supporters who thankfully might just turn the tide, before it covers a large percentage of the world’s cities. How easily David cites hypocrisy on the part of XR, questioning their use of cars and even cotton clothing at recent gatherings. I’ve often heard the use of this banal logic: you drove here, and you use gas to cook, therefore you cannot challenge a government that pours billions into fossil fuel extraction and invests much of its members’ pension fund in oil companies. Whilst government and media ignore the facts, we must all do what we can to acknowledge this crisis for what it is, rather than engage in petty criticism of those who are prepared to stand up and shout for the future of our children and grandchildren, however they manage to travel to school. Let’s applaud anyone who does anything, big or small, which helps alert us to the crisis. As the horse bolts into the distance, Theresa May promises that we will be carbon neutral by 2050. Neutral means neutral? I might just copy that for future reference too. Tim Arnold, Worth Matravers, by email

Apex Predators Return Dear Gazette, There is a present scheme to reintroduce sea eagles to the Isle of Wight. Once a native raptor habitat before the economics of the wool industry, these magnificent birds with a seven-foot wingspan soared over a similar landscape. There are always inherent dangers of the reintroduction of an apex predator into any present-day ecosystem. A radio collared female sea eagle from Scotland was tracked on journeys which ranged up to 2,000 miles, whereby Dorset could become a smorgasbord of lambs; a selected prey of the sea eagle. Any farmers reading this might be advised to contact the Scottish Wildlife Commission to discuss the future impact of sea eagles on local sheep farming livelihoods, should the reintroduction to the Isle of Wight go ahead. The Victorian love of aesthetics are responsible for the Seika deer from Asia on the Isle of Purbeck. No problem here. Notwithstanding the introduction of Cane Toads into sugar plantations in Australia circa 1880, the colonial gentry thought a spot of fox hunting might provide a taste of home – there was just one problem. Therefore, six foxes were dispatched from England. The non-native red fox population down under is now over one million. Tally ho and g’day! Yours sincerely, MJK Hamilton.

Wonderful Wildflowers Dear Readers, Has Dorset Council at last come to its senses? Along the road verges, the cream lace of Cow Parsley is a wonderful sight. Do I actually see Pink Campion, Ladies Smock, Cowslips and other wildflowers along the country lanes and even by-passes? How glorious May was to me this year and to think we are helping our beautiful natural environment – by actually aiding and abetting it. No more constant, expensive, unnecessary and polluting verge cutting – except, of course, where visibility to traffic is affected. Congratulations to all, especially those who decided to cut back on verge cutting this year – this decision also helps our wildlife. Yours faithfully, Marion Ormerod, by hand

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DC Climate Emergency Dear Editor, The new Dorset County Council has declared a Climate Emergency in Dorset. Does this mean that all new build properties will now have solar panels and rainwater capture tanks installed at time of construction? Yours sincerely, Jeffrey Gregory, Swanage.

Selfish Abandonment Dear Readers, Just a few thoughts, if you would prefer to skip this and move on to the next letter I won’t be offended! Compare the alternatives of respect or selfish abandonment in today’s society. I have a lot of time for the single, lycraless, cyclist with their carbon neutral approach to life who prefer to meander along rather than take their car. I also have a lot of time for the respectful groups of cyclists who are actively out to improve and enjoy their health. Unfortunately, many of us are experiencing the alternative. The threeabreast, bouncing bottoms out of the seat, all maniacally striving for the unattainable records of Sir Bradley Wiggins. They are difficult to get past and regrettably very quick to resort to a collective invective when they feel threatened by the inevitability of life, or death, that is the potential consequence of careless cycling. The psyche is a strange thing, the herd mentality can make a gentle person into something akin to the inhabitants of the ‘Den’ at Millwall (sorry Millwall supporters) they are invincible in the group and become increasingly reckless. At the end of the day, irrespective of fault, a casualty will rarely be the car driver; they may just end up on the wrong end of a manslaughter charge. If you can see yourself in the ‘reckless’ category, maybe take a moment to put the pursuit of the impossible into perspective and introduce a little more care and compassion for others? Then there is Swanage seafront. Gig racing (apologies if I’ve got the terminology wrong). Amongst the usual beach noise of children playing and the mild curses of elderly gentlemen trying not to fall over with just a towel round their waist, out in the bay you could see the gigs working their way around the marker buoys. At one stage there looked like there were up to nine boats, seven people in each, so over sixty people in all in just this race. I was wistful with the memories of when I was so active, appreciative of the effort they were putting in and sad for the sluggish progress of those at the back. It was interesting to see them, it was good to see them, but most of all it was quiet! They had absolutely no impact at all on anyone else around. And then it came! The low grumbling irritant, increasing to the highpitched whine of the chariots of the self-obsessed. Jet Ski’s must be great fun, exhilarating, adrenaline fuelling, inducing the perfect moment of your day. But, most of all, it was important to be seen, Adonis had to be seen to be making an impression. An incredible shame that such a day could be dominated by such an irritant. An irritant was all it was, but it is sad that six people could impact on the enjoyment of so, so many others. A sad lack of respect for anyone but themselves. I fear I am becoming Meldrewesque but just one last thing, one last plea

for respect, one last plea for respect for others and one last example of a self-indulgent act (I hear cries of hypocrite! as he writes his third narrative in six months!!!). Democracy should be sacrosanct - discussion, freedom of speech is what this country is all about and so it should be. But please, after way too many years now, it is discourteous to continue battering away with the same repetitive message, aimed at the same target audience, with nothing new to say. It is disingenuous to infer that you know people’s minds and what they are or were thinking and it shows a lack of class and respect towards the intelligence of others. I would not dream of telling anyone what to do but do feel aggrieved with the self-indulgent rhetoric of certain contributors who feel that if they say something often enough, then it will be true. Please reflect, give others some credit, adopt a more grown-up attitude and show a little more respect? Dave Hill, by email

Nothing Has Changed Dear Editor, RE: ‘Blast From The Past, June edition I always find the section interesting, but this month I see nothing has changed. The “illegal parking by official vehicles still continues”. In spring 2018, I noticed a Dorset Parking Services vehicle with two enforcement officers parked in the Mermond Place short stay Swanage Council car park off Station Place. Noticing no ticket displayed on the vehicle whist the two officers were standing next to it smoking, I challenged them on a lack of ticket and was met with the response: “we do not need one”. I suggested they should use their own parking area. A few days later, I was walking across Main Beach car park and asked a Swanage Town Council Enforcement Officer why this is allowed to happen. He thought it was an agreement with Swanage Council. I contacted the council to ask if this is in fact the case, and if so, why they could not be made to use one of their own spaces on Shore Drive. Over a year on, I am, of course, still awaiting a reply. So maybe ten years ago when David was assured a ticket would be issued, there was never any intention to do so. Gary Packer, Swanage

New Trustees Needed Dear Editor, Lewis-Manning Hospice - Continuing To Provide Care Across East Dorset As the team of dedicated professionals, care specialists, staff and volunteers at Lewis-Manning Hospice move forward together to develop and plan a new future, caring for patients with life limiting illness and their families across east Dorset, is at the forefront of our minds. It is time for us to expand our Board of Trustees and we hope that this important voluntary role will be of interest to key people from within our community. Local businesses and individuals may have heard that with regret, we have recently made the difficult decision to close one of our local services, our six inpatient bedded unit. Our decision to move forward in this way was not taken lightly. Following consultations with staff and talks with other local hospice care and related services, health care providers and commissioners, our Board concluded, reluctantly, that the inpatient beds were not sustainable, due to lack of funding.

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Help The Waverley! Dear Readers, Solent Scene to Help Waverley Fundraising Appeal City Cruises Poole has stepped forward to provide their vessel Solent Scene for a fundraising cruise following the announcement that Paddle Steamer Waverley will not operate in 2019 due to requiring new boilers. Waverley’s operators made the shock announcement on 10th May that the historic steamship will require new boilers if she is to steam again. The unique vessel is the last sea-going paddle steamer in the world and had been scheduled to make a unique sailing from Poole this season to mark the Diamond Jubilee of the Preservation Society which saved her. The Paddle Steamer Preservation Society (PSPS) was founded locally in 1959 and was gifted Waverley for £1 to save her from the breakers yard. Local Branch Chairman, Chris Warren commented, “We know many supporters will be disappointed that Waverley will not be able to cruise the South Coast this year. Replacing Waverley’s boilers will be a challenge but given her unique status it is a task which must be achieved to ensure she can steam on for many more years to come.” Mr Warren added, “I am very grateful that City Cruises Poole has offered the Society their vessel, Solent Scene, for a unique evening cruise to raise funds to assist Waverley at this time. All proceeds from this cruise will go towards our Waverley appeal.” Solent Scene will depart Poole Town Quay on Wednesday 10th July at

7pm offering a cruise along the Dorset coast viewing Old Harry Rocks and Swanage towards Dancing Ledge returning at 10pm. Tickets are £15 and available from Setchfields, 21-25 High Street, Poole. For information call 07939 694017. The ‘Waverley Appeal’ will be launched in the coming weeks once the full extent of works and associated costs are known. Meanwhile donations can be made online at paddlesteamers.org or by calling 0141 243 2224 during office hours. New members can also join the PSPS in support of Waverley by visiting the Society’s website. The Solent Scene Team, by email

New World Order? Dear Editor, Democracy I have been a Leaver from the start and, despite all the scaremongering and lies (on both sides), I haven’t changed my mind. However, I wish now that the referendum had never happened or that the result had gone the other way, as the result would have been accepted and by now we would all have forgotten about it and carried on as before, and hopefully been dealing with all the other important issues. I hate feeling so betrayed, angry and powerless but democracy has been destroyed, which is a very serious thing and we should care. Who knows what will happen now? The European Parliament have said that they won’t negotiate further, so really, it’s No Deal or scrap Brexit altogether. I feel that the first option would cause fewer problems in the long run as we would never be able to go back to how things were before 2016 and I fear for the peace of our country if we don’t restore democracy. I’m even starting to wonder if this was a done deal from the start but if so what a waste of time and money and for what purpose?

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New World Order maybe? Also, with the anniversary of the D Day Landings having recently been marked, this makes the whole thing a national disgrace. We should all be thankful that we had quality leaders in those days! Yours sincerely, Judy Clegg, by email

Schengen Since 1985 Dear Purbeck Gazette, Richard Ingall tells us that “before the UK entered the EU” he “toured Belgium, Germany, Italy and Austria, passing each border freely.” (Gazette letters, May edition). The UK did not enter the European Union. The UK entered the forerunner of the EU: the European Economic Community, as well as the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom). Did Richard set up a business? Did he buy property? Did he vote and stand as a candidate in local and European elections? Did he stay in any of those countries longer than three months? Was he able to live in those countries for more than three months, as long as he was not an ‘unreasonable burden’? Did he have the right of family reunification? Was his family staying with him given legal protection in the event of his death? Was he protected against discrimination on grounds of nationality, race, opinion, and so on? Did he run into trouble with the law? Was he given consistent legal protections in that case? Was he able to take money and goods with him? How much did he have to spend on currency exchange costs? How easily was he able to compare prices across borders? Were his professional qualifications recognised in those other countries? Did he get free emergency health cover? This is not a substitute for travel insurance. More like this? Please see “Your Europe - residence rights” on europa.eu. What does the Citizens Directive say? It is easy to find online. Did Richard cross borders without stopping? The Schengen Agreement to set up open borders was signed in 1985. The Schengen Agreement is not at the expense of security. There is more to free movement than going on holiday. Phil Jones, by email.

Spurious Aspersions Dear Editor, May I be given the opportunity to inform Phil Jones (Gazette letters, June), as well as your readers, that I was fourteen when I travelled freely across Europe, so none of his spurious aspersions towards me have any relevance? Also, my (May Gazette) letter was about freedom of movement, not the right of abode, in Europe. I wonder if Mr Jones has ever travelled outside of Europe and, if so, what his reaction would have been to having to queue at an immigration booth

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to show his passport? He must have been indignant at having to endure such a process, given his preponderance to cross borders without stopping. I note that Mr Jones is a member of the European Movement UK, a little known pressure group which was formed in 1948 by Sir Winston Churchill (but now presided over by Tory turncoat, Michael Heseltine) whose main aims were to foster unity and to prevent further wars between European nations but, notably, no suggestion at that time of forming a Common Market or European Union, showing what a great visionary Churchill was. These aims appear to have worked inasmuch as Germany (from whom the UK and its allies saved Europe from Nazism), France and Belgium, amongst others, all appear to be bosom buddies, especially in trying to thwart the democratic will of the UK electorate. What a strange way to express their gratitude considering the events of seventy-five years ago. Richard Ingall, Shore Road, Swanage, by email.

Thank You NHS! Dear Gazette, I write with regards to the excellent service I have received recently from the NHS. I have been suffering for some time with an alarming heart rate and raised pulse (I have atrial fluctuation). Last Sunday morning at 4am, I telephoned 999. Within five minutes, a paramedic lady was on my doorstop. She proceeded to give me an ECG, took my blood pressure and did a cholesterol test. She advised me to report to the clinic the following day, which I did. I attended the Sit and Wait Surgery the day after the paramedic came, as advised, and within half an hour, a nurse took me to Room 11, where another ECG was taken. I was then called in to see Dr. Clark, who went through all my medical history and care notes and announced I was alright and did not need further treatment. I am writing this letter to congratulate all concerned for the prompt and marvellous attention I received from the NHS. Yours, Peter Lejevne

Bandstand Update

Dear Readers, By the time you read this letter you will find that the bandstand has been removed and taken to Wigan, ready for restoration by the firm Lost Art, who have restored several bandstands around the country, all to a very high standard. Swanage town can take great comfort that the job has gone to the right people. The groundwork, which was being done to a very high standard (which should be finished), including stonework being cleaned, some replaced, and all repointed, and all surfaces and paths should be finished. We are very happy with this work, as it’s being done well by Dorset labour. We are hoping that it is all ready for the return of the bandstand, which we hope will be back in August, but probably without the seating as we are still raising the funds for it. Swanage will have a wonderful piece of the town heritage back very soon and you supporters can all feel very proud of what you’ve achieved. Well done! Alan Houghton, Swanage, by email. 01929 426380

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Rudesheim Highlights

Dear Readers, I would like to thank the Swanage Town Twinning Association for organising the recent visit to Swanage for our friends in Rudesheim. One of the highlights was a trip to the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu. It is over fifty years since my first visit to Beaulieu when we called in on the way back from a holiday in the Isle of Wight. Back then, even the A31 was unfenced and big yellow AA signs saying: ‘New Forest, beware of animals’ greeted us to the area. My father’s twenty-year-old Austin 7 Ruby Saloon that we travelled in was older than most of the present exhibits. As we approached the manor, I remember Lord Montagu overtaking us in his Rolls Royce. After we had some tea in the restaurant, a blue 1938 Morris 8 pulled up by me and an attractive young lady wearing a blue dress got out of the car. I told her that lots of people still had cars like that in the 1950s. She said that Morris had designed the car to compete with the Ford 8 that looked similar. In 1958 my parents sold the Austin 7 to an enthusiast and bought a Ford Popular, which Ford were still making to the same design as the Ford 8. There was one in the museum and it showed how primitive the design was in comparison to the Morris Minor. A year later, the new mini car came out resurrecting the Austin 7 name, which revolutionised the design of small cars. Leaving the museum, I caught the monorail to the Abbey where I re-joined our German friends who were enjoying some ice creams in the sunshine. Some of us saw a falconry display. In the abbey I saw a film about monastic life and how it all came to an end when Henry Vlll dissolved the abbey. Returning to the coffee shop aboard a replica 1910 B type bus 1, we were reunited for a cream tea. Then we adjourned to the lawn for a group photograph that ended a splendid day out (pictured, above). Yours sincerely, Robin Brasher, by email

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Dear Gazette, I would like you to print the pictures enclosed to name and shame whoever is responsible for the failing wall and the lack of a safety rail or fence overlooking the industrial estate on Victoria Avenue (pictured, above and right). I have corresponded with Gary Suttle in the past (as he has offices on the site). He did not reply, so I feel as this area in question is a safety hazard (there is twenty foot drop where there is no barrier) and an eyesore - not only to residents but also to tourists entering our town. Surely something can be done by the relevant authority to make the area safe to pedestrians (especially those with children and older residents who might be a bit unsteady)? Kind regards, Rob Nunn, by email

Dear Editor, I wondered if you would mind me using the pages of the Gazette to publish feedback to companies and organisations which constantly ply us with requests? Airlines – I really wouldn’t mind at all paying a little more for my flight if it meant I could once again have a free meal and plenty of coffee. Also, the next time you cancel my flight for no apparent good reason three days before I’m due to fly, please remind me that you have to pay me 400 Euros for the inconvenience instead of relying on me not knowing. Energy companies – I appreciate all the cheap deals you offer new customers, but as an existing customer I would like to benefit from the same tariff you offer them and would welcome being placed on that tariff. I even wouldn’t mind very much not being asked first. Telesales companies – please stop ringing me at all hours God sends. I can promise you that I have not recently had an accident, I would have been be the first to know, and my PPI insurance claims were dealt with long ago. Computer hackers/fraudsters – may you boil in hell for the damage and hurt you cause. I hope your hard drives get corrupted and I’d like to ram your ram where the sun don’t shine. Skilled craftsmen/repair operatives – I appreciate your initial visits to “see what’s required” but please don’t tell me you’ll send me a quote when you have no intention of coming back because you’ve decided you don’t want the job. It’s like you simply vanish off the face of the earth, and so, it appears, does your mobile phone. Skilled craftsmen/repair operatives 2 – I prefer you to charge a call out fee and let me know in advance your hourly rate, rather than be offered a free call out only to be charged £500 for half on hour’s work installing a gizmo to make my TV work better; a gizmo I probably could’ve bought from a retailer for £29.99. There are many more, but space does not allow. Sincerely, Edwin Squires, Swanage, by email.

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TELLING IT LIKE IT IS... Time For Changes! by David Hollister

study by the GMB Union suggests that 25% of the jobs in Purbeck pay less that the real living wage of £9 per hour, as calculated by the Living Wage Foundation as the amount that people need to live on in the UK. That works out to 4750 jobs, of which 67% are part-time anyway. Just thought you’d like to know why sometimes, there’s too much month left at the end of the money. It’s great news that after ten years of lobbying, Studland Bay has been designated as a Marine Conservation Zone. It took a long list of people, including academics from Southampton University, over 253,000 signatures on a petition, the sterling assistance of Sir Hugo Swire (Conservative MP for East Devon), and finally a meeting with Michael Gove, who stated that in his opinion “seahorses need protection”. We are so lucky to have such a beautiful marine habitat here in Purbeck and all we can do is to hope that the Marine Conservation Zone status helps us to ensure that it’s kept beautiful and rubbish-free. We also look to organisations such as the Dorset Wildlife Trust and Natural England to help us protect our environment; however, I understand from the monthly report by Church Knowle Parish Council that the DWT are felling trees at the unique Ash Coppice of ‘Furlongs Coppice’ near Church Knowle. CKPC suggest in their report that “that this has involved a complete lack of communication from DWT to CPKC, as well as significant noise pollution at weekends and bank holidays, a disturbance of the residents’ peace, felling long after the recommended cut-off date of February 28th, after which farmers and mere mortals are not supposed to carry out tree work because that’s when most birds start trying to build nests in trees and bushes.” According to Natural England, the DWT are “exempt”, so that’s all right then. Just like the “authorities” riding roughshod over the wishes of the residents of Arne and Ridge, both NE and the DWT clearly feel no obligation to discuss or even explain their actions to the general public. So, watch out, seahorses, because you can’t be sure that a Marine Conservation Zone will take precedence over an unelected quango or indeed an oil rig. Suggest you breed while you can! Just realised that the new Dorset Council came into being on April 1st, which is coincidentally April Fool’s day….. Had an interesting conversation with one of our new County Councillors on the subject of the proposed changes to local A& E facilities at Poole Hospital. I have long since been of the opinion that re-locating this department a further twenty minutes drive from Purbeck is counterproductive, especially to heart attack or stroke victims or indeed bleeding accident victims. But I will meet her with an open mind because it may well be that she can give me a wider picture of what is proposed. More next month! I understand that my criticism of the Extinction Rebellion’s methods of protest was not well received in some quarters. For the record, I am as scared as the next person about the future of our children and

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grandchildren, and only wish that the world – not just the UK – would come to terms with what my generation has done. But there are so many vested interests in commerce and in government, that even gluing oneself to the pavement is unlikely to have any long-term effect. What we have here is a level of hypocrisy that defies not only description but also a solution. So, let’s make a start on saving the planet, shall we? A few years ago, the government gave generous grants to people fitting solar panels to their houses and a generous ‘feed in tariff’ to those who actually did it. These have all but stopped. So, my first solution is this: From January 1st 2020, grant NO further domestic planning permissions to any new houses or commercial premises unless those premises are fitted with sufficient solar panels to generate at least enough electricity to power those premises. Where this is physically impossible, then a very substantial contribution to a dedicated fund to put those solar panels in a solar farm. From 1st January 2025, outlaw the fitting of gas boilers to all new-build premises; this should encourage manufacturers to concentrate on affordable electric heating systems, and slowly reduce our dependence on gas to heat our homes. Second solution. Immediately ban the destruction and severe pruning of all trees unless they are dead or actually dangerous. Trees release oxygen when they use energy from sunlight to make glucose from CO2 and water. On average, they produce more oxygen than they use up. We need that oxygen and we need to be rid of CO2. Third solution. From January 1st 2025, ban the production and use of all diesel-powered road vehicles that don’t require an HGV or PSV licence; that’s cars, light vans, etc. Five years is sufficient time to further develop electric vehicles and to give owners the opportunity to replace them. If necessary, some kind of ‘scrappage scheme’ should be in place to get these things off the road. That would be financed by the savings made on not proceeding with terminal 5, and by cancelling HS2. There! That’s a start! Locally – Swanage Town Council should immediately remove any car-park charge made to people who are using – and paying for – EV chargers. Cost? Compared to other car parking charges – minimal. And a real feather in the cap for STC who are already being seen to be green with their new EV council vans! So dear reader, let’s have your suggestions on cleaning up this part of our planet. Long as it doesn’t involve superglue or kids taking time off school……….. More and more Purbeckian retailers and service providers are taking-up the ‘plastic-free’ challenge (see pages 40/41 of this edition) and are striving to help our environment - please support those who want to help our planet as best they can - encourage environmentally-friendly businesses and those doing their best to encourage less plastic, less litter, less waste. The frightening climate change statistics give a total new meaning to the old phrase “enjoy each day as if it were your last; one day it will be.”

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Dorset Council Makes Statement On Climate Emergency

ollowing Dorset Council’s declaration of a climate emergency, Cllr Ray Bryan has invited political group leaders to appoint representatives to sit on a Policy Development Panel to discuss how the council will set carbon reduction targets. Initially, it is proposed that the panel is comprised of eight council members with support from senior and technical officers who can advise and enable delivery of policy developed by the group. Cllr Ray Bryan, Portfolio Holder for Highways, Travel and Environment said:“Over the last two weeks, officers have been gathering background information on carbon reduction initiatives already delivered across the former Dorset councils, to establish our current position. “We will include experts from outside our organisation to ensure we get the most up to date knowledge and information to form our policies and so we can plan well beyond my time as a Councillor. We will be open and transparent in our plans and will always listen to constructive criticism. “However, we need to manage the expectations of those that would like us to bring forward changes with immediate effect.” Dorset’s former councils worked to mitigate climate change both within their operations and in partnership with public, private and community organisations. Work was focused in three key areas: Direct action - reducing our own greenhouse gas emissions Each former council developed a carbon management plan delivering some significant achievements including: • Reductions in fuel and mileage • Energy efficiency projects in council buildings and schools • Almost halving energy used in street lighting Indirect action- influence and leadership through our wider services Dorset Council can have a wide influence across Dorset through the services it provides, including planning, housing, pensions/investments, community services, air quality, transport, economic development, children’s & adult’s services and public health. Partnership working In response to the Climate Change Act and EU renewable energy directive, Dorset established the Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole Renewable Energy strategy and an Energy Efficiency strategy. These were developed through a comprehensive consultation process with stakeholder groups. The Dorset Council Climate Change Panel will look to build on this and will work in partnership with organisations across Dorset to develop its climate emergency plan for Dorset. The panel will meet in the near future and will report back to Cabinet in July.

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Witness Appeal Following Wareham Robbery

etectives investigating a robbery in Wareham are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. The victim, a local man aged in his 20s, was sitting on a bench with two friends in North Street – near to the Saxon roundabout – at around 9.10pm on Wednesday 5 June 2019. They were approached by a group of around seven men, aged in their late teens or early 20s. Without saying a word, one of the men kicked the victim to the side of his head. The victim was subjected to further punches and kicks from the group and during the assault they went through his pockets and stole his wallet, which contained £10, his bank card and a Navy medal that belonged to his father. The men then left in the direction of the train station. The victim did not sustain any injuries that required hospital treatment. Officers attended and carried out a search of the area but the men were not located. The main offender is described as black, aged around 18-years-old and of tall, slim build with short black hair. He was wearing a light blue Puffa-style jacket, grey tracksuit bottoms and black trainers. The other members of the group were all wearing grey tracksuits with dark hooded tops that they used to cover their faces. Detective Constable George Graham, of Western CID, said: This must have been a frightening ordeal for the victim and we are carrying out a full investigation to identify the offenders. “I am appealing for any witnesses or anyone with information that could assist our investigation to please contact police.” Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www. dorset.police.uk, via email 101@dorset.pnn.police.uk, or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55190085143. Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 or via www. crimestoppers-uk.org.

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Purbeck Pirate Festival 2019

he fourth annual Purbeck Pirate Festival, held over the late May Bank Holiday, went off with a BANG! once again - luckily retaining the good weather for a fourth year running! Sandpit Field was packed with professional re-enactors and pirate crews from across the UK, along with the Wimborne Militia - the dreaded ‘King’s Men’! Battles were fought, skirmishes settled differences and the spirit of parlay held throughout the weekend. The Pirate Surgeon removed battlescared limbs where required and mopped up the blood along the way... The Sunday Pirate Parade to Prince Albert Gardens saw the town centre ringing to the sound of shanty singing and a fabulous ‘all-crew’ photo was taken - which you can see on our outside back cover this month. A huge thank you to the visiting crews and professionals, including Jax Parrow, for their unwavering support, good will and awesome performances each year. For the past two years, Swanage & Purbeck Rotary Club members have donned eye-patches and sawn legs off in order to run the festival, in conjunction with local pirates. The festival will be returning to its origins for 2020, being part-sponsored by Purbeck Media Ltd again (that’s us!) and more ‘living history’ events and activities will be added for next year. Below is a statement from Rotary with regards to the 2019 festival: “Swanage & Purbeck Rotary and the organising team of the Purbeck Pirate Festival 2019 would like to thank the volunteers and businesses who supported this year’s event. The event was great fun and was well supported by the public. The funds raised for charity will be in excess of £2k when all is finalised. Rotary was responsible for events taking place

on Sandpit Field and Monkey Beach, which went well and were enjoyed by all ages. We are disappointed to hear stories suggesting that Rotary had ‘banned the sale of alcohol on the field’, leaving one stallholder out of pocket. This was not the case; all stallholders were required to submit an application for a pitch by 2nd May to enable Rotary to supply Swanage Town Council with the information required, including the potential sale of alcohol. “Two people failed to submit an application in time; consequently, Rotary were not aware that sale of alcohol was intended. When Rotary discovered that two stalls wished to sell alcohol, we spoke with Swanage Town Council, the reason they said no to the sale of alcohol was because ‘the mitigation put in place to ensure the safety of festival users with regards to the sale of alcohol was not deemed to be sufficient’. Rotary were hoping to obtain a late consent by negotiation. “Unfortunately, one person posted defamatory statements publicly on Facebook aimed at Rotary, Swanage Town Council and its staff; resulting in our decision not to proceed at this late stage with any negotiation. Rotary complied with the Town Council decision of “no on-site sale of alcohol”. Swanage & Purbeck Rotary wish the new organising team (incorporating those who started the original festival in 2016/7) all the best for 2020 and trust that you will support them next year.” David Pike, Secretary Swanage & Purbeck Rotary Club. Images by Trev Rich Photography, official event photographer - more event photographs can be viewed at: http://trevrich.photography/purbeckpirate-festival-2019 High resolution copies are available from the website.

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Steam Service between Norden, Corfe Castle and Swanage. team services between Norden and Swanage calling at Corfe Castle, Harmans Cross and Herston Halt (request stop) are operating daily until Sunday 13th October. Adult £15 Return, Child (5-15) £8 Return, Family (2A + 3C) £39 Return. Diesel Service between Wareham and Corfe Castle (operated by South Western Railway) Diesel services between Wareham and Corfe Castle operating Saturdays only until 7th September three times a day. Depart Wareham 11:17, 13:12, 15:12, Depart Corfe Castle 12:10, 14:45, 15:45. Arrive Corfe Castle 11:35, 13:30, 15:30 Arrive Wareham 12:37, 15:07, 16:07. Adult £5 Return, Child (5-15) Free (up to 2 free per fare paying adult). Tickets are available from South Western Railway online, from ticket vending machines, booking offices and on the train. Swanage Railway Rail Card The Swanage Railway Rail Card offers a 33% discount on all standard fares on scheduled services operated by Swanage Railway. Cards cost £15 and are valid for 12 months from the date of issue. Special Event (e.g. Santa Specials) and Dining Trains are excluded. Swanage Carnival and Regatta Sat 27th July – Sat 3rd August. Steam trains will operate every 40 minutes between Norden, Corfe Castle and Swanage 10:00 - 18:00. Fireworks specials will operate on the evenings of Saturday 27th, Wednesday 31st July and Saturday 3rd August. Please see website for times and special fares. Full details of all our events, dining trains, timetables and fares can be found at www.swanagerailway.co.uk

Rape Support Service Offers Help

sers of a service that provides support for people who have been raped or sexually assaulted have spoken of the help they received at the centre. The Shores Sexual Assault Referral Centre provides expert advice and support for men, women and children who have been raped or sexually assaulted in Dorset. The service, funded by Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Dorset and NHS England, is contactable twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year and provides a safe and non-judgemental environment focusing on the needs of the individual. The Bournemouth centre is able to offer a wide range of help – from crisis support workers who explain what their options are, to specialist nurses and doctors who are able to undertake examinations, talk about any medical concerns, and where appropriate gather forensic evidence. People who are over eighteen can come to the SARC without telling the police. If they decide to report the assault to the police, specially-trained officers are made available. The service also provides independent sexual violence advisors, who can support victims in the weeks and months after their visit, liaising with agencies within the criminal justice system on their behalf. This service is provided through the charity Dorset Rape Crisis. They are also able to arrange sexual health screening at clinics nearest to where the victim lives. One service user said: “I was scared and worried with my anxiety, but I was reassured all the way and felt calm and relaxed and was given a cup of tea.” Another said: “They let me know when they were going to do the necessary medical stuff, and they were so patient, supportive and lovely! They made me feel very in control.” For further information and support: The Shores centre is based at: 5 Madeira Road, Bournemouth, Dorset. BH1 1QQ. Anyone who needs to contact the centre should phone 01202 552 056. The centre can also be contacted on info@the-shores.org.uk but note the e-mail address is only monitored during office hours. If you are in an emergency – if a crime is in progress or life is in danger – contact the police immediately on 999. In a non-emergency call 101 or use the Ask Ned service.

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Wareham Town Council Update

Julie, our Gazette correspondent, details the goings on in recent council meetings..... News from Wareham Town Council May yan Holloway, one of our two new Dorset Councillors elected for a five year term, attended. He stated his support for a National Park for Dorset and for retaining the level crossing. Contact details for our Dorset Councillors are: Councillor Ezzard, 01929 550138, berylrezz@outlook.com; Councillor Holloway, 07883362330, cllrryan.holloway@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Councillor Russell outlined plans for a commemoration of the 75th anniversary of D-day to take place by the plaque on the library wall on 6th June and for Armed Forces Day on 24th June. Councillor Critchley said that issues regarding Purbeck Citizens’ Advice had been satisfactorily resolved so that 2 Mill Lane could now be used for local NHS support and counselling. Wareham and District Development Trust manages and maintains the Performance and Picnic area on the south bank of the River Frome opposite the Town Quay. The old wooden benches have been removed so there is space for five new Purbeck stone memorial benches. For information about the memorial benches or to hire the area or the library garden for family or group events, contact john@wddt.org.uk, phone 01929 554236. As Councillors checked through the register of the Town Council’s fixed assets, it was recommended that items be reviewed before the insurance becomes due in December. The Wareham In Bloom sale in the Corn Exchange had been a great success raising about £1400. The Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group got approval from the Town Council to appoint a Planning Consultant to represent the Council’s views on the Purbeck Local Plan at the Inspector’s Hearings which begin on 2nd July. Various committee meetings were rescheduled because of the new date (13th June) of the Town Council elections. The Town Clerk, Mr Michael Booth, was to leave on 14th June to go to work for Welsh Water. The post will be filled by a locum from the Society of Local Council Clerks until a new clerk is appointed. The public is welcome to attend the next meeting of the Town Council on Tuesday 6th August at 7pm in the Town Hall. For further information, call 01929 553006 or visit the website at www.wareham-tc.gov.uk.

Rogue Trader Appeal

Appeal following rogue trader incident near Wareham fficers are appealing for witnesses to come forward after an elderly man was conned into paying for work he had not requested. At around 10am on Monday 3 June 2019, two men arrived at an address in Keysworth Drive in Sandford and began trimming the hedge. They had not asked for permission so the victim – aged in his eighties – challenged them. The offenders convinced the victim to allow the work to continue. After forty-five minutes the men told the victim he owed £340 for the work. The victim only had £320 so he handed this over and the pair left. One of the offenders is described as white, approximately five feet eight inches tall, aged in his thirties, of stocky build and with short dark hair. He was unshaven and had a tanned complexion. The offenders were travelling in a white flatbed-type van with green writing on the side. Police Constable Dan Lander, of Purbeck police, said: “This appears to be a targeted incident toward an elderly resident, which has left him feeling extremely frightened and vulnerable in his own home. I would like to reassure him and members of the community that we are carrying out a full investigation to identify the offenders. “I am appealing for any witnesses or anyone with information that could assist our investigation to please contact Dorset Police.” Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www. dorset.police.uk, via email 101@dorset.pnn.police.uk, or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55190085033. Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 or via www.crimestoppers-uk.org.

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Congratulations, Mrs Ranger!

June Ranger, of the Ranger School of Dance, is awarded the British Empire Medal View from the Lookout – July t was great to meet and chat to so many of you at the Fish Festival, back in early June. It was a fantastic event and we are lucky to have such a dedicated team of volunteers who organise it. After a dodgy start, on the Friday, with heavy rain and strong winds, it turned out to be a classic early summer weekend. We were privileged to share our swish new national display caravan with our colleagues from St Alban’s Head Lookout. With NCI celebrating its 25th anniversary and our impending 25th anniversary next year, we’re hoping to make use of the caravan again at other events over the coming year. July marks the start of our “busy” season and our log sheets begin to get longer as more and more people take to the water. When the school holidays begin at the end of the month, we will extend our opening hours and the station will be manned form 0900 till dusk each day. If you’re out on the “oggin” and want a radio check, or to know what the conditions at Peveril Point are like, give us a call on Channel 65. Peveril Point is a stunning place to look out over the sea and I don’t think any of us ever get tired of the ever-changing vista. During May and June watchkeepers were treated to a bonus with several pods of dolphins passing the Lookout. We even had our own resident dolphin off Swanage Pier! The dolphins we see are usually bottlenose dolphins and scientists believe there are several pods that move up and down the coast of the South West. Occasionally a solitary male turns up and can become resident for a time. There’s some debate as to whether our dolphin was the same as Portland’s “Danny”. However divers who have been lucky to swim with him think that “Pier Pete” is another one. It’ll be interesting to see if he becomes another summer regular! One of the reasons we see dolphins fairly regularly is that the seas around Purbeck are incredibly diverse, both in terms of the wildlife and also the physical habitat. Peveril Point is a perfect example of this. Fingers of rock stretch out into to sea and cause a disruption to the tidal flow. This is why, even on a calm day, there is rough water seen at certain times of the tide. The Peveril tide race, as it is called is one of a number of tidal races along the Dorset Coast. They can make challenging navigation conditions and are definitely to be treated with respect. The ledges slope gently to the north with vertical faces on the southern side. The rock layers, or strata, on this side, have been eroded over millions of years and are full of cracks and crevices. They make ideal homes for creatures like crabs and lobsters, while fish shelter in the gullies between the ledges. Some, like the cuckoo wrasse, are brightly coloured and would not be out of place on a tropical reef. It’s not uncommon for dogfish (technically now called lesser spotter catsharks!) swimming just over the bottom, while delicately marked rays, such as the undulate ray can be seen flying over the seabed. The fast waters bring an abundance of food and filter feeders like sponges cover the rocks. One of the specialities of the Peveril Point underwater landscape is the quirkily named potato crisp bryozoan. Bryozoans are colonial animals with a curious box like structure. The potato crisp bryozoan the largest British species and looks like a bowl of crisps. The marine diversity means that there is a strong local fishing tradition, with some families tracing their craft back for generations. It’s always enjoyable when one of them drops into the Lookout for a chat. We always learn a lot listening to them and it’s interesting the feel their connection to the sea. The sea’s moods are always respected and never taken for granted. I think this is a valuable lesson for anyone who enjoys time on the water. This is Swanage NCI, at Peveril Point, listening on channel 65, out.

ith immense pride and adoration, I have the absolute pleasure to inform you that Mrs June Ranger has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. June was awarded the honour for seventy years of serving the children of her community through her passion of dance. Mrs Ranger’s gifts have taught, nurtured and inspired an endless list of children in not only discovering their own passion for dance, but also helping them understand, through discipline and hard work, the life skills that equip them for their future endeavours. Her success stories with pupils simply underlines her methods. My sincere gratitude to Helen Bray (an ex pupil) who spent eighteen months collecting all the background history, charity information, photographs, production programmes, newspaper articles and so on. Helen also gathered together many wonderful, heartfelt letters from both young and old ex-pupils, who gave their own individual testaments. They all mentioned that the early years training they had with Mrs Ranger was undeniably the best and most memorable. I honestly can’t think of anyone more deserving of this award and recognition for everything Mrs Ranger has done and continues to do for her beloved school and art. Your reign forever Mrs Ranger! Caroline McCrory, Ranger School of Dance, Swanage. Pictured - June Ranger, from the Ranger family archive.

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elcome to July, more than halfway through the year already. Where has it gone?! Time does fly when you’re busy. And boy, have we been busy! In the period 01 May – 06 June 19, we dealt with a total number of 737 occurrences in Purbeck, of which 200 were recorded crimes resulting in 61 arrests. Unfortunately, there were 112 motor vehicle collision reports. Remember the summer months bring in the tourists, who may not be familiar with the area and there are also those who live locally who think they know the roads! Whatever the category, please be careful and considerate on the roads. Remember the ‘two second rule’. Some of the more major events that you may have read about such as the illegal rave in April. We are working on ways to try and prevent these events happening in our area, and need your help. If you hear or see anything (this could be on social media or gatherings in areas you wouldn’t normally expect), please contact us on 101 or 999. Every piece of information helps us prevent these illegal events. Dorset Police always conduct a review of incidents such as this, where lessons learnt and tactics and plans for the future are identified. The other tragic incident you may be aware of was the unexpected death of a female in Wareham. Initial circumstances led to a male being arrested as part of a murder investigation. Following a thorough initial investigation and post-mortem, the male was later released with no further police action. The investigation is now closed. We make no apologies for finishing off with a reminder to all dog owners. I know you do not like being bombarded with rules about what and what not to do, but the message is obviously not getting through to all dog owners. It is your responsibility to ensure your dog/s is/are on a lead or under strict control. Livestock attacks have been increasing in the area and as you can image the livestock owners are becoming quite frustrated. Anyone who owns, or is in charge of a dog/s which worries livestock on any agricultural land (fields, pig and poultry farms, allotments, nurseries and orchards) commits the offence of livestock worrying - https://www.dorset.police.uk/news-information/news-archive/ dogs-destroyed-after-livestock-worrying/. In the worst case the owner of the livestock or the land or any other authorised person may kill or injure a dog in order to protect the livestock (the dog must be worrying or about to worry the livestock) Remember livestock worrying is a crime and therefore should be reported. If you see a dog/s worrying livestock it should be reported using 999 or if livestock has been attacked and the dog/s have left the location report it using 101. Finally, if you need to contact Dorset Police please call our Police Enquiry Centre by calling 101. Always call 999 in an EMERGENCY when there is a risk of HARM or a CRIME in progress. Alternatively, call the free CRIMESTOPPERS line on 0800 555 111. Don’t forget to visit us on our Facebook page Facebook.com/ Purbeck-police and Twitter - @PurbeckPolice – we really value your support and comments. You can also see our latest priorities and up and coming events at https://www.dorset.police. uk/neighbourhood-policing/purbeck/ Please come along to our meet the team events at SWANAGE, WAREHAM and UPTON, dates can be found on the website, we’d love to see you there. Purbeck Neighbourhood Policing Team

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Swanage Remembers - D-Day 75 - 11am, 6th June 2019

-Day 75 in Swanage was a special affair. An ‘impromptu’ service was put together after D-Day veteran, Cliff Brown, mentioned to locals that in lieu of nothing ‘official’ having been organised, he intended to go to Swanage War Memorial and lay a wreath - alone, if needs be. Was Cliff (pictured, right, with his lovely wife, Margaret) alone at 11am on 6th June? No. Very far from it. Thanks to our British Legion Standard Bearers and last-minute publicity by Dinah Johnson and family, Cliff was joined by other veterans, representatives of armed forces, Richard Drax (MP) and a large gathering of appreciative locals of all ages, including some local school children. An emotional service was held by Tony Higgins, with readings by Steve Churchill. Cliff gave an emotional speech to those gathered. The Last Post was played (thanks Eddie!) and those who gave so much for us were remembered. A huge thank you to all who turned out to support Cliff, including our remaining WWII veterans. We salute you. Pictures: Tim Crabb

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Remembering D-Day - WWII War Sites In Dorset Given Protection

Valentine Tanks at Studland Beach, Poole Bay

econd World War concrete training landing craft, sunken tanks, armoured bulldozers and components of Mulberry floating harbours are all to be given heritage protection. D-Day on 6 June 1944 was codenamed Operation Overlord. It was the greatest, land, air and naval operation in history. Rehearsals by British and American troops carried out along the English coastline and great engineering achievements all contributed to the success of D-Day To mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, six Second World War concrete structures built as replica landing craft for training, nine sunken army tanks, two armoured bulldozers and components of Mulberry floating harbours in Dorset, Devon and West Sussex are being granted protection by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England. D-Day on 6 June 1944, codenamed Operation Overlord, was the greatest combined land, air and naval operation in history. It was a massive assault by the allies to invade Nazi-occupied Western Europe during the Second World War. 156,000 soldiers from Britain, America, Canada and France landed on the beaches of Normandy together with thousands of vehicles and supplies. The many rehearsals and training exercises carried out along the coastline of Devon and Dorset together with the great engineering achievements of the Mulberry Harbours contributed to the success of the D-Day landings. Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright said: “As we commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, it is right that we continue to honour the memory of those who fought for peace in one of the decisive moments of the Second World War. It is also right to recognise the engineering and ingenuity that enabled that offensive. By listing the landing crafts, tanks, bulldozers and floating harbours we can ensure that future generations can learn about this important moment in our history.” Duncan Wilson, Chief Executive of Historic England said: “Evidence of D-Day planning, rehearsal and the actual operation is all around us, on our coastline and in our waters helping to tell the D-Day Story. These tanks, armoured bulldozers, Mulberry Harbour components and concrete training landing craft are important as a witness to the great engineering achievements and logistical preparations around England’s coast for the largest amphibious invasion ever undertaken, on 6 June 1944. It is vital

that we protect them as a memorial for future generations.” Among the six sites granted protection, closest to us in Purbeck is the Valentine Tank Assemblage at Studland Beach, Poole Bay, Dorset (a scheduled monument) Six weeks before D-Day in April 1944, troops arrived at Studland Beach in Dorset to rehearse an assault codenamed ‘Exercise Smash’. This was watched by Prime Minister Winston Churchill, King George VI and Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower from Fort Henry, an observation post built on a small cliff overlooking the bay. Seven army tanks known as Duplex Drive (DD) Valentine tanks were lost during this exercise which went badly wrong. The Valentine was modified to be a ‘floating’ or amphibious tank that could leave its landing ship further out from shore than other tanks. However, during the exercise, these tanks sank with the loss of six crewmen shortly after driving off their landing craft. They ran into immediate difficulty when a sudden change in the weather adversely affected sea conditions. A valuable lesson was learned that these tanks couldn’t survive being launched too far from a beach and consequently on D-Day itself the tanks were released in shallow water. The Valentine tanks in Poole Bay represent the largest surviving group of their type anywhere in the world.

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Valentine Tanks at Studland Beach, Poole Bay

Blast From The Past! This month, A Decade Ago...

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uly 2009 saw the continuing saga of readers eagerly spotting illegally parked council/offical vehicles, photographing them and sending the evidence through to us. In July 2009, reader ‘Tony’ (full name witheld for fear of ‘parking repercussions’ (!!)) snapped a Swanage Town Council van illegally parked without a ticket in a pay-and-display car park in Swanage and was quick to snap a shot and send it in for publication. When the the parking warden returned (from purchasing a newspaper, apparently), Tony challenged him with regards to the lack of a ticket. The warden became agitated, shouted at Tony and therefore earned himself (or rather, his van) a spot in the Purbeck Gazette!

On Wednesday 3rd June 2009, Stephen Baker (pictured, above left), Station Officer of Kimmeridge Coastguard Rescue Team, was presented with his Long Service Medal by Chief Coastguard, Rod Johnson. The Long Service Medal commemorates twenty years service for Her Majesty’s Coastguard Rescue Service. During his service, Stephen had already been awarded a Chief Coastguard’s commendation twice. On 30th August 1992, the yacht ‘Tekoa’ ran aground east of Kimmeridge on dangerous ledges. Following the successful recovery of the lone male occupant by cliff rescue, the 40-foot yacht broke up within ten minutes. Stephen was awarded an commendation for his part in the rescue. On 3rd November 2005, two young boys were tragically lost by drowning after being washed off the ledges by storm waves. Kimmeridge was once again tasked, through the night and next day, in exceptionally dangerous conditions. Stephen was once again awarded a commendation for his part in the team’s efforts. Planning matters were raised once again in 2009 with rumours abounding with regards to a ‘possible’ development at Swanage’s Beach Gardens. These rumours were immediately quashed by Swanage Town Council, in particular, by Steve Poultney, who literally put pen to paper to ensure there was an end to the flourishing Swanage rumour-mill.....

The largest display of Bronze Age axes ever found in Britain went on display on 20th June 2009 and were publicised in our June 2009 edition (pictured, below). Over 400 bronze and tin axes were found in four pits at Langton Matravers. Of late Bronze Age, they were freshly cast and had never been used - it is thought they may have been specially made as a gift to the gods. Metal detectorists had made the astonishing discovery and the finds were taken to the British Museum for further study. The entire collection was catalogued, stabilised and individually photographed. Funding was raised by Dorset Country Museum in order to enable them to purchase the hoard at a price of £42,500 (by purchase from the Crown) and the finds were displayed at the museum from 20th June 2009 to 21st August 2009. Peter J Woodward, Curator at Dorset County Museum, said: “This is one of the most important acquisitions for the museum in recent years - a truly unique Dorset treasure.”

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Network Stands Up For LGBT Community

n organisation helping people who have been victims of homophobic and transphobic bullying and hate crime has been given a boost from the Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner. The LGBT Dorset Equality Network has received funding to enable the service to represent gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people across the county who have been subjected to prejudice and abuse. The funding was awarded from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Community Grant Scheme and paid for officers and volunteers from the network to receive training from Dorset Advocacy, providing them with the skills needed to work with people who have been victimised and need additional support. This could be when making a complaint about hate crime to the police, or dealing with allegations about discrimination to local authorities or the NHS. The funding also helped set up a partnership between the Network and Dorset Advocacy, enabling more complicated cases to be referred to specialists. The Network, which is a third party reporting centre for victims of LGBT hate crime, now deals with a wide range of cases, including those taking place in care homes and other healthcare settings. The organisation is also working with HMP The Verne to assist with effective LGBT community support and engagement. Alan Mercel-Sanca, lead officer from the Network, said the training sessions have given the organisation more confidence to promote their services to members of the county’s LGBT community. He said: “We want to encourage an environment across Dorset where people can speak up and come forward. We’re now much clearer on getting the message out about what people can do when they have issues, because we know the structures that Dorset Advocacy use. “We’re now far better as an outreach service because of this training, and we’re able to offer much better support to people across Dorset who feel they’ve been bullied or victimised.” Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner Martyn Underhill said: “Nobody should ever have to tolerate being unfairly targeted or discriminated against because of their sexuality or gender identity.”

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We’re all ageing. All of us. Those of us lucky enough to reach a ‘grand old age’ are now likely to do so in better health than previous generations, and although the pension age is steadily getting higher, many of us are likely to spend a number of years enjoying a retirement - where better to do so than the Isle of Purbeck?! But, what to do during those years? Sit back and do nothing? Not a chance! Purbeck is delightfully full of local groups and organisations who are ready to welcome your involvement, with everything from gardening, keep fit and dance to assisting others with advice and support. Check the Spotlight Diary at the rear of the magazine for a wide range of local group meetings and monthly activities. When the time comes when we become less capable, we have a wealth of care options and support services to help and advise. When that final curtain comes down, we can pay personal tribute to those we have lost......

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PURBECK GOOD NEIGHBOURS Purbeck Good Neighbours is a volunteer group who can help older people over 50 with small or difficult one-off tasks in their home. For Example: Read a letter, Reach a high cupboard, Change a light bulb, Move some furniture, Take some rubbish away, Change some batteries

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Ross Hits The 500 Mark!

decided to become a Dementia Friends Champion shortly after taking up my role as Director of Bluebird Care. I felt that my own knowledge of the subject was lacking, and I wanted to know more about a subject that has such an impact on so many people. I started off delivering the sessions to Bluebird Care staff, then went on to deliver sessions to many different partner agencies e.g. GP’s and Nurses at Health Centres, Community Matrons, Housing staff, Pharmacy staff, Business owners and many more. I still deliver the way I was initially trained as it is effective in every way! The most impactful part of my information sessions is the bookcase analogy. It can be hard to get across, but when it does people are really affected by it. The sessions have been very thoughtfully designed to explain the subject of Dementia to a wide range of audiences. My favourite part of being a Champion is knowing that I am making a difference, getting the message out to people about the illness and reducing the stigma surrounding it. Recently I delivered 2 sessions to Social Care students at Weymouth college, which actually proved to be quite challenging. The audiences in both sessions were very engaged and we had some great contributions and participation. I am proud to say we made nearly 50 new Dementia Friends in one day. I wish I could do that every day! I am currently celebrating reaching 500 dementia friends and am looking forward to the next 500!

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James Smith - Offering Support To All

e like to think that we are more than just your local funeral director. Although, of course, that is the primary reason why we are here, we also try to be involved in our local community supporting local events and helping to provide ongoing support for our families in various ways. Recently, we have established a bereavement support group. These sessions are led by Cindy Weller, a local qualified, accredited counsellor who specialises in bereavement. The sessions take place on the first Tuesday of alternate months at 2pm at Swanage Town Hall. The next meeting is 2nd July and places are booked, in advance, via James Smith, 01929 422445. For several years now we have supported the Eat & Meet roast lunch and quiz that is held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the Royal British Legion in Swanage. This social event is designed for anyone who is on their own, for whatever reason, and is open to members and non-members. Members receive a discount, subsidised by James Smith Funeral Directors. Booking for this

event is via the British Legion on 01929 422722. On October 30th, we are hosting a 50+ event at the Swanage School. This free event will showcase local groups and organisations which provide support and services that may be of interest or assistance to those over 50. The event is free to attend as well as being free for exhibitors. If you want to speak to a member of our team about current need or future funeral needs, please do not hesitate to contact us. More and more people are pre-planning and/or pre-paying for their own funerals, and we offer our own Pre-Paid Dorset Funeral Plans which are provided by Ecclesiastical Planning Services (EPS) who are registered with the Funeral Planning Authority ensuring customer protection and the highest standards. Please visit our website for more information. If you can’t find a plan that suits your needs, please speak to us as we can easily create you a bespoke plan.

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Motoring

Big Brother Is Watching You! by David Hollister

o now it has been suggested that all new cars should be fitted with “intelligent speed assistance” which in layman’s terms are better known as ‘speed limiters’. This is unlikely to be a popular decision with motorists, many of whom tend to break speed limits when the roads are clear, when they think they can get away with it, or when the limit appears senseless and unjustified. It’s not yet envisaged that the system will actually force drivers to slow down but will be more of an encouragement to do so. Probably a loud and annoying bleeping if a speed limit is exceeded, like the seat-belt warning tone. But it’s also suggested that cars will be fitted with a compulsory ‘black box’ or data recorder, which can be read in the event of an accident and used in evidence by the police, and indeed by your insurance company. The days of ‘getting away with it’ seem to be numbered; not easy to do when the few poorly equipped police that are left to us by this rotten administration are replaced by a compulsory “spy in the cab”. Of course, lorries already have this technology, it’s called a ‘tachograph’ which records information about driving time, speed and distance, and has to be examined regularly by the “authorities” to make sure that drivers and employers follow the rules on drivers’ hours. The aim is to reduce accidents but no amount of regulations, cameras and spies in the cab will stop bad driving. There has to come a time when the constant erosion of our personal freedoms in the name of “health and safety” has to stop and both drivers and pedestrians take responsibility for their own well-being. Do you have – and use – cruise control? I do and I love it. I learned something recently that I never realised before; and that I really want you, dear reader, to take in. Simply this – NEVER drive in the rain, or on icy or puddled roads, with cruise control on because if the tyres lose contact with the road – i.e. aquaplane - the car will accelerate, and you will lose control. If you remember nothing else about this month’s article, remember this safety warning and pass it on to your friends. A few of the cars I have driven recently have been fitted with ‘Apple Play’, the most recent of which was St.Michael’s Garage’s Ford Fiesta Fusion. I have to confess that I didn’t even try to find out what it was for; in my book, the fewer gadgets and gizmos to distract attention, the better. I have to confess to being totally wrong, as I discovered by accident when recently in Spain with a rented Corsa.

My iPhone was running I Maps and as I was losing battery, I plugged it in to the USB socket. Whereupon all of a sudden, the map I had been using appeared, much larger and in glorious Technicolor on the in-car screen and the driving instructions came through the stereo! Wow! What a bonus that was! Yes, I could still use the in-car radio or use my own music, or indeed using the UK Radio Player app, tune in via 4G to Radio 5 or Talk Sport! I am hoping to be able to drive the upgraded Ford Focus Active for St Michaels Garage very shortly and am ‘actively’ looking forward to using Apple Play and I-Maps in darkest Devon! Watch this space. On the subject of car hire in Spain; although I have an ‘excess insurance’ policy that covers any damage I might do to the car, the hirers have neatly got round this and left little option but to buy their own expensive insurance. This year, I hired from Inter-Rent via Ryanair because Ryanair’s quoted price, including Collision Damage Waiver, was only £73 for the fortnight. Should have listened to my own advice, “if it seems too good to be true it probably is”. It was made clear to me upon collection that if I did not buy their insurance, they would ‘block’ 1100 Euros on my credit card for up to six weeks after I’d returned the car, that I had to inspect the car on collection (black Corsa, late at night in a dimly lit multi-storey car park) and check that the listed outgoing damages were accurate; when I returned it, it would be subject to a minute damage inspection which could take up to two hours. At which point, tired and hungry and needing to get home for a drink, I capitulated and spent a further £180 on fully comp insurance. Actually, that worked out to £253 for the fortnight with unlimited miles, which is still less than £20 a day for quite a nice little car with only 3500km on the clock. But – if you’re hiring a car abroad – don’t be taken in by the ‘headline’ offers, make sure it’s a ‘full to full’ fuel policy, and enjoy your holiday! Why Spain? Apart from sunshine, cheap food, cheap drink and deserted beaches, in two weeks I didn’t see a double yellow line, a parking meter, a traffic warden and only one or two policemen; there were adequate main roads, few potholes, deserted motorways…… a driver’s dream. Hasta la vista !

Witness Appeal Following Serious Injury Collision Near Upton

fficers are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a serious injury collision in Poole. At 4.26pm on Sunday 9 June 2019, a collision occurred on the A351 near to the Bakers Arms roundabout involving a Honda motorcycle, a Honda CR-V car and a Mercedes Sprinter van. The rider of the motorcycle – a thirty-year-old local man – was airlifted to Southampton General Hospital with serious injuries that are described as life-changing. No one else was injured. Road closures were put in place between the Bakers Arms and the Holton Heath roundabouts to allow for collision investigators to examine the scene and for the casualty to be treated. The closures were lifted just after 7pm.

Inspector Joe Pardey, of the traffic unit, said: “I am appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision or saw the manner of driving or riding immediately prior to the incident to please call Dorset Police. I am also keen to hear from anyone who may have any relevant dashcam footage. “Finally, I would like to thank motorists for their patience and understanding during the road closure, which was entirely necessary to allow us to examine the scene and treat the injured rider.” Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police. uk, via email SCIT@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting incident number 9:322. Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via www.crimestoppers-uk.org.

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2016/16 Ford B-Max Titanium EcoBoost 1.0 5-dr, race red, Supplied and Maintained by us from new City Pack, Conveinience Pack Air Conditioning, Alloy Wheels, Front and Rear Electric Windows, Electrically Adjustable and foldable,Heated Door Mirrors , Service History, One Owner, Alarm, Keyless Entry, CD Player, Immobiliser, Bluetooth, Hill Start Assist, Automatic Headlights and Automatic Windscreen Wipers, Rear Parking Sensors, Spare Wheel, petrol 36,188 miles..........................................................................................£9,495 2017/67 Ford Galaxy Zetec Tdci, 7 Seater Sat Nav, Air Conditioning, PAS, Air Bag, Alloy Wheels, Remote Central Locking, Front and Rear Electric Windows, Service History, One Owner, FSH, 22,500 miles...WAS £19,495, NOW £18,295 2014/14 Ford Ka Edge 1.2, Low Mileage, Air Conditioning, PAS, Passenger Air Bag, Remote Central Locking, Front Electric Windows, Electric Mirrors, Height Adjustable Driver’s Seat, Service History, Only One Owner, CD Player, 33,800 miles.........................................................WAS £4,295, NOW £3,995 2017/17 Ford Mondeo Vignale Estate Powershift AWD, AWD Power Tailgate, Duel Zone Climate Control, Leather Upholstery, Anti-lock Brake System with Brake Assist, Electric Panoramic Roof, Alloy Wheels, Cruise control and Speed Limiter, Front and Rear Electric Windows, Electrically Adjustable and Heated Door Mirrors, Electric Seats, Service History, Keyless Entry, Sync3 Navigation with 7” Touch Screen, Bluetooth, Hill Start Assist, Automatic Headlights and Automatic Windscreen Wipers, Power Adjustable Height/Reach Steering Column Rear View Camera Front and rear Parking Sensors, LED Daytime Running Lights, Isofix Child Seat Anchor Points, 26,000 miles...........£20,995

2016 (16) Vauxhall Mokka 1.4T Tech-Line 5 Door in Silver, FSH,1 Owner, only 9300 miles. Sat Nav, Bluetooth, Parking Sensors, Alloys, Cruise Control, Climate Control, Electric Windows, Electric Powerfold Mirrors, DAB Radio.....................................£11,395 2013 (12) Ford Ka Studio 3Dr in Red, Radio/CD Player, Start/Stop, Only £30 Year Road Fund Licence, Ideal First Car...................................................................................£2,995 2014 (14) Hyundai i20 Active Automatic 5 Door in Silver, 40000 miles, Electric Windows, Electric Folding Mirrors, Air Cond, Bluetooth, Radio/CD/MP3 Player, Alloys...........£6,995 2007 (07) Peugeot 207 GT 1.6, 16V, 150 BHP, 3 Door in Yellow, Alloy wheels, Electric Front Windows, Electric Powerfold Mirrors, Climate Control, Panoramic Sunroof, 1 Owner and only 25000 miles...............................................................................................£2,995 2013 (62) Smart Fortwo Pulse Auto in black and silver, Climate Control, Remote Central Locking, Heated Seats, Electric Windows, 34000 miles…......................................£3,995 2016 (56) Mazda 3 Katano 1.6, 5 door in grey, Air Cond, Electric Windows, Smartnav Sat Nav, Radio/CD Player, Only 39,800 miles…............................................................£2,495 2014 (64) Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer 1.6L Elite, in Met Light Blue, Leather interior, Electric Folding Mirrors, Electric Windows, Climate Control, Cruise Control, Bluetooth Connectivity, Only 43,000 miles with FSH…........................................................…£6,995

NO POLICE?

Lack of Counter Service in Swanage leaves town ‘abandoned’ by police Dear Gazette, I wonder if your readers are aware that there is no manned police desk in Swanage now or for the foreseeable future? I visited the ‘police station’ in the town hall annexe today (June 11th), to deliver an apparently abandoned/stolen mountain bike that I had found, only to be told that the solitary staff member is on long-term sick leave. Surely the police should provide interim cover, particularly over the busy summer season? I understand there is no public access to the police in Wareham, so presumably this means there is now no way of contacting the police directly anywhere in Purbeck. I wonder if the police have any plans to address this matter? Meanwhile, if anyone has lost a Bronco mountain bike, please get in touch: mailformh@gmail.com. Yours sincerely, Mike Hadley, by email

Have YOU lost a Bronco mountain bike? If so, please see above and contact MIKE! AUGUST EDITION DEADLINE NOON, 8th JULY

One of our favourite local causes is that of ‘Litter-Free Purbeck’. If ALL of us make a concerted effort in 2019 to ensure that we don’t drop any litter and together, pick-up anything we see and bin it, the Isle of Purbeck will remain a stunningly beautiful place in which to live, work and spend holidays. Please support the efforts of our local volunteer litter-pickers, who tirelessly work to keep our streets and countryside clean. Donations to help the work of Frank Roberts and Robb Nunn (cleaning and maintenence of street name signs, stone mile-markers, fences and so on) can be dropped into the Mulberry Tree Gallery, High Street, Swanage.

Business

Fund Suspensions

eil Woodford’s fund, Woodford Equity Income Fund, was very publicly suspended on 3rd June and there has been a huge amount of press and media coverage surrounding the suspension, the fund and Neil Woodford. But why and how can a unit trust or Open Ended Investment Company (OEIC) fund be suspended? Funds like Woodford Equity Income Fund are ‘open-ended funds’ i.e., the unit trust managers can create extra units when demand is high and cancel units when they are sold. The actual size of a unit trust fund is, therefore, constantly changing. The value of a unit is simply the value of the underlying investments plus any cash held divided by the number of units in existence. Therefore, in simple terms, when there is demand for units, new units are created and the monies received are used to fund the purchase of more underlying holdings for the fund. Equally, when holders wish to sell units, units are cancelled and the sale of some of the underlying units or cash held is used to fund redemptions. This is all well and good when there are a reasonable amount of redemptions, which will probably in the main be funded by cash held in the fund. The problem arises when there are a large number of redemptions, which means that there are big outflows out of the fund. Where there is no cash left to fund the outflows and nothing that the fund manager wishes to sell, the fund manager then becomes a forced seller of underlying holdings in the fund. When this involves large outflows as in the case of Woodford Equity Income Fund before it was suspended, this could be potentially damaging for the remaining holders of the fund as forced sales are likely to happen at lower prices, and at times when the manager would not normally sell the holdings. Although it does not happen very often, funds can be suspended to protect existing investors in the fund. This means that no sales or purchases can take place, but the fund continues to be managed and continues to pay out dividends. The last notable time that I remember this happening was around the time of the Brexit vote in June 2016, when a number of property funds were suspended due to a high volume of withdrawals and the difficulty of selling property to fund those withdrawals. Once things had settled down, those funds then became tradable again. Although fund suspensions are not desirable, they are done to protect existing investors. Even during suspension, there will still be a value to each unit as this value simply represents the unit’s share of the underlying holdings and cash in the fund. There are no set times for suspensions but investors have to be updated at least every 28 days. Kate Spurling lives in Swanage and is an investment manager with Charles Stanley Wealth Managers, based in Dorchester – (01305) 217404 – kate. spurling@charles-stanley.co.uk The value of investments can fall as well as rise. Investors may get back less than invested. Charles Stanley Wealth Managers is a trading name of Charles Stanley & Co. Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority

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Not sure if you need to submit a tax return? There are a number of reasons why you may need to register with HMRC to submit a tax return. This could include: • If you are self-employed and earning more than £1,000 per year from the self-employed activity, • If you are a company director, • If you have an annual income over £100,000 and / or if you have certain income from savings, investment or property. And see HMRC’s list of criteria to file, set out below. HMRC has published a check list of reasons that you may be required to submit a Self-Assessment return. The list includes the following: • If you are self-employed; • If you had £2,500 or more in untaxed income; • Have savings or investment income of £10,000 or more before tax; • If you have made profits from selling things like shares, a second home or other chargeable assets and need to pay Capital Gains Tax; • If you are a company director - unless it was for a non-profit organisation (such as a charity) and you didn’t get any pay or benefits, like a company car; • If your income (or that of your partner’s) was over £50,000 and one of you claimed Child Benefit; • If you had taxable income from abroad; • If you lived abroad and had a UK income; or • If your income was over £100,000. If you need to complete a tax return for the first time you should inform HMRC as soon as possible. The latest date that HMRC should be notified is by 5 October following the end of the tax year for which a return needs to be filed.

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Accidents At Work

Help With Approved Traders

re you worried about rogue traders? If so then Dorset Council Trading Standards can help identify reliable workers for your job. Businesses across Dorset have signed up to the national ‘Buy with Confidence’ scheme, giving local people a wide choice of established traders committed to fair trading and good customer service. This helps protect you as a consumer of goods and services and it helps support reputable local. ‘Buy with Confidence’ covers all kinds of work from plumbing and decorating, to car servicing and gardening, from local business all over the County and beyond. Our members have been visited in person and audited by Trading Standards officers to make sure they comply with consumer protection laws and more recently with modern day slavery requirements for the added confidence that vulnerable workers are not being hired to undertake work for you. We would always encourage you to choose a Dorset based trader. However, as the ‘Buy with Confidence’ scheme is also run by all our neighbouring local authorities, then the pool of Trading Standards approved traders is much greater than just those who are Dorset Council approved. To find a Trading Standards approved ‘Buy with Confidence’ trader. Visit the national ‘Buy with Confidence’ website at www.buywithconfidence. gov.uk where you can search for local traders around your postcode. Alternatively call the Citizens Advice consumer helpline who can search for you on 03454 04 05 06.

Employers’ duties to employees Employers have a duty of care to their employees, which means that they must take all reasonable steps to ensure their employees’ health, safety and wellbeing. An employer’s duty of care includes: • Ensuring you and your colleagues are properly trained Ensuring you have appropriate and suitable work and personal protective • equipment • The provision of safe systems of work with effective supervision • The provision of a safe environment in which to work • To assist in achieving this, your employer must conduct health and safety risk assessments and put in place measures to minimise those risks identified. What can I do if I am injured at work? You can pursue a personal injury claim if you can demonstrate that the injury you sustained at work was caused by your employer’s negligent conduct. What types of workplace accidents are there? The following are examples: • Building site – falls from scaffolding or ladders, using dangerous machinery, exposure to dangerous substances (eg: asbestos), manual handling injuries (eg: lifting heavy loads) • Factory/warehouse – falls from height, slips/trips/falls, using dangerous equipment Office-based – slips/trips/falls, repetitive strain injuries, eye strain, migraines • • Agricultural – accidents with tractors/heavy machinery, sprains/strains from heavy manual handling tasks, Farmer’s Lung (caused by inhaling dust from hay), asbestos-related illness, reactions to chemicals and contaminants. What should I do following an accident at work? • Obtain treatment from a first aider and then attend your GP/hospital • Report the accident to a manager • Record your accident in the workplace Accident Book • Take photographs and/or video evidence of the accident site/defect/issue which caused your accident • Take photographs of your injuries, if appropriate • Keep a diary of your symptoms and the way in which your injury progresses/ recovers • Keep careful notes of all financial losses and expenses incurred as a result of the accident and also of any care and assistance you may have required throughout your recovery period either from a family member/friend, and if you needed to hire a professional carer, keep all receipts of monies paid What type of damages may I claim/receive? The amount of compensation you can receive is dependent upon the nature and extent of the injury sustained. In addition, financial losses and expenses can also be claimed, eg: • Loss of earnings caused by time away from work • Travel costs • Medication/prescription costs • Treatment costs What information do I need to provide to a legal representative if I wish to pursue a personal injury claim? • Details of the way in which your accident happened • Details of your injuries sustained, visits to the GP/hospital and any treatment/ medication recommended • Contact details of any independent witnesses to the accident • Any photographs of the accident site/defect/faulty equipment/substandard premises, etc • Photographs of injuries, if appropriate For more information on accidents at work or any other personal injury matters please contact Lorraine Brown on 0800 6528411 or lorraine.brown@ battens.co.uk

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From The Kitchen Garden...

Gooseberry & Blackcurrant Cobbler

his is the moment I’ve been working and waiting for: the first sun ripened harvests of freshly grown fruit and vegetables has started.... The Globe Artichokes have been and some still are very prolific this year. These tasty thistles are not so well known around here, but once some shy customers get to try them they’re coming back for more the following year! Apart from being a tasty and rather healthy veg, they’re also performing well as a windbreak when planted in a row and the odd artichoke left to flower attracts bees and butterflies as they are good forage provider. The courgettes, winter squashes, pumpkins and cucumbers are doing well, although the cooler weather at the beginning of June has set them back a bit. As always, I had real trouble keeping the germinating seeds away from the mice and even the young plants got uprooted and nibbled away many, many times. Once the days get warmer and I lift the lids of the seed trays so the seedlings don’t get cooked, it only takes one night to forget to put the lids back on and the whole lot gets wiped out. The Broad Beans have set tiny pods and I can’t wait for the first taste! The Runner Bean seedlings got planted out and eaten within twelve hours - I found only stalks left in the morning.... so the direct sown second batch are winding their way up the poles slowly. The French climbing beans love the warmth and humidity in the polytunnel and are producing a good crop of tender beans. Other polytunnels crops like the tomatoes and aubergines are doing well and if we have another hot, dry summer like last year, the Topepo Peppers will be fantastic! Again, the tomatillos could do with a bit more heat, however the physalis (cape gooseberries) I was able to overwinter and the plants are covered in little green ‘lanterns’, with the sherbety fruit ripening inside. Less exotic but so very tasty and now in season are gooseberries and blackcurrants. These summer fruit make excellent jams as they are high in pectin and set well. However, they also make a fab crumble or cobbler – a pudding eaten hot or cold and very easy to make. Gooseberry and Blackcurrant Cobbler (3-4 portions) 500 g Gooseberries and Blackcurrants 100 g sugar Small knob of butter Cook the fruit at a very gentle simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring

By Regula Wright, Godlingston Manor Kitchen Garden

occasionally, until you have a lovely compote. Taste for sweetness and add more sugar if you need to. Put into a wide oven proof dish, leaving about 2cm spare at the top. Cobbler mix 100 ml buttermilk or soured milk or live yoghurt 100 g self-raising flour 100 g ground, roasted hazelnuts 75 g butter 50 g sugar Mix all dry ingredients together, rub in the butter until you have fine crumbs then mix in the buttermilk to give a soft dough. Pile generous spoonfuls of the cobbler mix over the fruit compote, each cobbler not quite touching its neighbour. Stick the dish in the oven at 180C for about 25-30 minutes until cobblers are puffed up and golden. Delicious with lashings of cream....

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Swanage Bay Fish’s Julia Noone Gains Status Of Advanced Fishmonger

ulia (pictured, right) runs and owns a familyrun, traditional shop called Swanage Bay Fishmongers. Open all year round, they provide fish direct from their own boats, as well as from other local fishermen. Julia’s family have been in the fishing industry for generations, fishing from small boats, potting and netting. Their boats fish using sustainable fishing methods, using and selling all their catch. Passionate about fish and the environment, whilst upholding the heritage and craftsmanship of the fishmonger trade, the Master Fishmonger Standard celebrates professional excellence by certifying fishmongers with extensive professional skills and knowledge. Julia has recently qualified as an Advanced Fishmonger, making Swanage Bay Fish one of the best fish shops in Dorset (literally!). The Master Fishmonger Standard Established in 2018 by the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers, and in partnership with the National Federation of Fishmongers, Seafish and Seafood School at Billingsgate, the Master Fishmongers’ Standard is a certification programme for professional fishmongers and is the first of its kind for the fishmonger trade. Over time, it is envisaged that the Standard will be perceived as the ultimate accolade to attain within the sector, and that certified fishmongers will be able to use the Standard to showcase their craftsmanship and commitment to social and environmental responsibility. The Advanced Fishmonger This requires five years relevant experience. Advanced Fishmongers have a deep and broad knowledge of the industry. They value transparent supply chains, sustainable fisheries and responsible aquaculture, help to increase consumer confidence in the seafood industry and inspire the Fishmongers

of tomorrow through leadership. The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers The Fishmongers’ Company is one of the Great Twelve Livery Companies of the City of London, and among the most ancient of the City Guilds. For over 700 years, as well as fostering the fellowship among our members, we have upheld standards in the trading of fish and shellfish and supported the fisheries industry - roles we still play today. Swanage Bay Fish joins other local businesses featured in our new section on pages 40-41 who are making strides in supporting our planet.... please support those making an effort for us all!

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Support The Planet With Us!

Support Those Who Support Our Planet!

uge changes are on the horizon with regards to how we live our daily lives. Climate change and man-made pollution threaten not only our current way of life, but our planet itself; therefore our very existance - literally. Over the past two decades we have published many opinions and ‘factual’ pieces with regards to climate change, global temperature rises, species extinction and so on. Many have denied it’s happening, many feel it’s a cyclical climatic shift, which would happen with, or without, our interference. Some feel that the apparent changes to our planet are entirely our fault. Either way, global scientists are now warning that whatever your opinion, changes are occurring which do indeed threaten our ability to continue with the modern, throw-away, ‘slash and burn’ wanton ways of humankind. In June, it was announced that each and every one of us now consume a credit card’s worth of plastic per WEEK (that’s ingesting five grammes of microscopic plastic particles, each and every week). Scientists and the University of Newcastle in Australia reported that much of the plastic we

consume comes mostly from tap and especially bottled water, whilst nearly invisible bits of polymer were also found in shellfish, beer and salt. The crap we literally discard daily without care is working its way through the natural world and ends up being injested by every living thing - including us. Locally, Litter-Free Purbeck alongside Frank Roberts and Rob Nunn of Swanage are attempting to keep up with the continual work necessary to keep our local streets clear of litter, but what else can be done? Businesses are increasingly seen to bear responsibility in joining the ‘green movement’ and ensuring the goods they offer don’t destroy the planet or add to the increasing street litter. We have therefore created a new section in the Gazette, dedicated to grouping the advertising from local businesses who care as much as you do about the environment - and planet - our home. We’ll be featuring local businesses who need your custom and support in helping them help us all. Whether it’s ditching plastic, providing recycling services or offering new, greener ways to shop, please do support those local businesses going the extra mile for all of us..... (and yes! We print on recycled newsprint paper every month!)

St Mary’s Present Petition

Dear Gazette, Pictured are children of St Mary’s School ‘Green Team’ presenting petitions to local supermarkets, Budgens and the Co-operative, asking them to reduce unnecessary plastic packaging in their stores. Pupils collected over three hundred signatures from parents and members of the local community. St Mary’s is delighted to have just been officially awarded ‘Plastic-Free Schools’ status as part of the campaign being run by Surfers Against Sewage. The top picture is Budgens, the second picture was taken in Swanage Co-op. Maria Gadston, Headteacher, St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Swanage

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Rain by John Garner

here’s a great deal to be said for rain. Without rain we’re royally knackered. Water is arguably the basis of all life. When satellites and space probes are launched into the atmosphere on impossibly long journeys to other planets, mission control gets very excited if they discover water, usually in the form of ice, on a distant lump of rock. It means that there is the possibility of life at least. It’s a good thing. Yet, you can clearly have too much of a good thing. Recently, I spent some time in Snowdonia and there is no doubt that when you can see the views from Snowdon, they are magnificent. However, five days into the trip and the valleys and vales had only presented themselves on a couple of occasions. The relentless rain kept thrumming down on the van and spirits were dropping in proportion to the temperatures, which pretty low given the wind chill. Using the water and space analogy, there would be no doubt that if a probe arrived in Snowdon from a far-away planet, the conclusion at mission control would be that Wales can definitely support life. If the amount of life it can support is linked to the amount of rain falling, then it can support massive amounts of life. Not the end of the world, although one particular night it felt like it might be, as the modern hiker can adorn himself in all sorts of technically advanced clothing to smooth his passage through the rivers and valleys. There is a hearty goodness to be had from battling with the elements and returning to fight another day. But a cursory glance at the Met Office website showed that here in Dorset, the temperatures were pushing twenty degrees and the sun was unhindered by clouds. A decision was made. It took a few seconds. The van was loaded up and I headed west and south, the skies and my mood lifting as I did. Snowdon is stunning. If you’ve not been there, you should go. If you like the outdoors and can cope with variants of the weather, you’ll love it. One day I set off up the mountain. It was a clear morning and the temperature ranged from fourteen degrees at the bottom to minus one at the top. The sideways wind was doing its best to swipe me off the ridge at the top. Fleeces and down jackets came out of the backpack and all was fine. The elements hadn’t deterred anyone. There were hundreds of people up there, queueing to get to the very top. The café was ten deep and most people had walked up there even though the train had just arrived from the valley. (Yes, you read that right. For those unaware, you can catch a train all the way up to the top). I didn’t dawdle up there but stayed long enough to take in the panoramic views of Wales and Anglesey. Prepared as I was, I could also see a new weather front forming in the distance and wasn’t that keen to get wet again. Back at the campsite, huddled round a fire pit, I started talking to someone on the pitch next door who was local to Snowdon and was extolling the pleasures of walking the Jurassic coast. It reminded me that we don’t always wholly appreciate our surroundings. One of the things she said was that she did the walk over a number of weekends and holidays and that the weather was always fantastic. Whilst she was undoubtedly lucky, we are statistically blessed with an excellent climate here on the south coast. We have less rain than many areas of the country even though we are by the sea. In July, Swanage will average over 236 hours of sunshine with seven days on average affected by rain. But this is not necessarily torrential, horizontal, malicious rain. This is often just a brief shower or drizzly precipitation. It rarely prevents you from getting out and doing stuff. You only need a 1mm of rain to register for a ‘rain day’. 1mm of rain came down while I was putting on my wellies to go to the shower block in Wales. By the time I’d showered, I would imagine it was into the centimetres.

The tougher amongst you will be scoffing at my lack of backbone and crumbling moral fibre. You might even be calling for the reintroduction of national service to get some steel back into people like me. But, that’s not what I’m meandering towards here. Wales is stunning. It looks the way it does as a result of the weather. It doesn’t really stop people from getting out, it can just make it a bit more of a struggle. In Purbeck we have no excuses for not getting out. Admittedly I’ve been battered by the elements on walks and bike rides, but not that frequently. Even over the winter, I can think of only a handful of days when I didn’t fancy getting out and doing something because the weather was so inclement. As mentioned earlier, it’s then just about getting the right clothing to deal with it. I’ll definitely be going back to Wales. And Scotland, the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Jura, the Picos and any other mountainous regions I can get to. The mountains are my favourite places. We don’t have mountains here in Dorset, but we don’t have the extremes of weather here either. Dramatic mountains or gentler countryside like our own, you can’t beat being outdoors.

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Gazette Gardening with Simon Goldsack

Dazzling Dahlias! ahlias are a much-loved garden plant that not only provide masses of late colour in the border but also make excellent cut flowers. Dahlias readily produce different colours and variations in form when grown from seed and consequently 250 years after their introduction to Europe, thousands of different forms have been bred. To bring some order to this state of affairs, Dahlias are classified into different groups according to shape and flower structure. Single Dahlias (as pictured, above) are beautiful in their simplicity with a single ring of overlapping petals. Dahlia Moonfire is the name of the single dahlia, pictured above.

Collarette Dahlias (left) Are similar to Single Dahlias but get their name from the extra ring of florets around the centre of the flower called the ‘collar’. The variety pictured here is called Pink, Pat and Perc.

Waterlily Dahlias These are similar to decorative forms but the blooms are wider than they are tall with a flatish or even upturned base such that you could imagine them floating on water. The variety pictrued here is D. Carolina Moon.

Decorative Dahlias With these forms the flowers are so densely packed with petals that the centre of the flower cannot be seen and each petal is described as ‘bluntly pointed’. This variety D. Kilburn Glow (right) looks like it could burst into flames at any moment! This variety D. Abbie (right) is still a Decorative Form but you can see the petals are more compact and more tightly curled towards the centre Ball Dahlias In these types the petals are rounded at the tips and they are so densely packed that not only is the centre of the flower hidden but so is the back of the flower so the stem cannot be seen joining the bloom. They are classified as Ball and Miniature ball. Dahlia Ryecroft Laura is a Miniature Ball type (right). The last main category are Cactus for the obvious reason that they have very spiky petals like this Dahlia Lemon Elegans (bottom, right). The Garden Centre at Holme grows most of its’ Dahlias from rooted cuttings supplied by the country’s leading Dahlia Nursery Halls of Heddon up near Newcastle. Over thirty different forms can be seen lighting up the borders at Holme from July until October and a similar range will be available to buy from the Garden Centre.

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Become A Friend Of Margaret Green Rescue

id you know you can support Margaret Green Animal Rescue by sponsoring the Church Knowle Rehoming and Visitor Centre? By signing up and donating just £5 a month you will be helping the charity to care for all the animals at the centre, which will really help to make a difference. £5 a month doesn’t sound like a great amount of money but for the charity it can feed a rescue kitten for a week, pay for a flea and

worm treatment for a small dog or cat or buy training treats. You will receive a certificate and the option of having a plaque at the Church Knowle centre in recognition of your support. Download a form to sign up from https://www.margaretgreenanimalrescue. org.uk/Sponsor_a_Centre.html or pop into Church Knowle Rehoming and Visitor Centre or one of the charity shops to pick up a form. You can also find out more by emailing comms@mgar.org.uk www.margaretgreenanimalrescue.org.uk

Dorset Wildlife Trust Warns Against Marine Wildlife Disturbance

orset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has received reports of dolphin sightings off the Dorset coast in recent weeks and wants to raise awareness of the care that water users should take to avoid disturbance and distress caused when coming into close contact with marine wildlife. Concerns have been raised over a young, possibly male, solitary bottlenose dolphin, which has been sighted on a few occasions, including on the recent DWT Oceans Cruise in Purbeck. On a separate occasion, DWT has received reports of jet skis and boats approaching and circling the dolphin near Swanage. Some dolphins may approach boats and people, bow-riding, and breaching out of the water repeatedly, but watercraft should keep back a good distance and avoid surrounding dolphins to prevent any risk of collision or prop injury. If a dolphin approaches, it is recommended to maintain a slow and steady course. It is important not to make sudden or erratic movements. Emma Rance, DWT’s Marine Conservation Officer said, “Every dolphin I have had the pleasure of seeing in Dorset is a marvel and I would love every person to share that experience. However, we must all be mindful that these mammals are highly sensitive; one wrong move in a boat can have

catastrophic consequences, not just physically but psychologically for them. “Most people just want to get a closer look or a photo, and do not intentionally want to harm these creatures, so I urge everyone to familiarise themselves with the Code of Conduct and share it far and wide.” All cetaceans are protected by law under the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981. For more information on the Cetacean Watching Code of Conduct or how to report dolphin harassment, visit www.dorsetwildlifetrust. org.uk/dorsetdolphins. Please send any sightings of dolphins or other marine mammals to: DWT via Facebook (/DorsetWildilfe) or Twitter @DorsetWildlife. Photo: Dolphins surrounded by water craft in Poole Bay © Peter Tinsley Seas Centre and the Urban Wildlife Centre at Upton Heath Nature Reserve. DWT plays a key role in dealing with local environmental issues and leads the way in establishing the practices of sustainable development and engaging new audiences in conservation, particularly in the urban areas. Dorset Wildlife Trust registered charity number: 200222.

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he Durlston Explorer (D5) is running again this summer thanks to a partnership between Durlston Country Park, Swanage Forum, Swanage Museum, Swanage Pier, Swanage Railway and Swanage Town Council. The route starts from Main Beach Car Park calling at the Station, Museum and Pier and at other stops before reaching Durlston. The bus runs daily until 21st September, every 30 minutes with the first departure from main beach car park at 10:08. For details: visit the More bus website; one of the bus stops; or pick up a timetable. We are also running our community Lift-Share Scheme whereby drivers can offer a ride time and day to Durlston – please get in touch to find out more…. What’s On This month the Fine Foundation Gallery, will host Dorset Visual Arts “Drawn to Dorset: Fifty Drawings” Exhibition, exploring contemporary drawing practice and what drawing is and can be! Following that the Boilerhouse Gallery present their “Ten Bays Exhibition”. Outside the Gallery on Sunday 21st July we have “Pop-Up Outdoor Choir” performances at 1pm and 3pm. World songs and old favourites will be performed by “Local Vocals”. The meadows are full of flowers so why not join one of our events which take you on a gentle stroll through the wildflower meadows, such as ‘Creative Countryside Photography’ with Ranger Catherine on Saturday 6th July, or ‘Botanical Drawing’

with Ranger Izzi on Tuesday 23rd July Do not miss out of the chance to have a go at Glass Engraving with the Guild of Glass Engravers on Sunday 14th. We have several marine themed events during the National Whale and Dolphin Watch Weeks, including the “Ocean Wonders Children’s Trail”. This is for young folk to explore, discover clues and have fun learning about our marine life! £3 per entry with a reward at the end! Our “Dolphins and the Deep Blue Sea” event is a chance for families to discover the amazing the lives of the Durlston dolphins with games and activities on Thursday 25th. On Saturday 27th July at 14:00 there is the opportunity to decorate an ocean-themed willow and paper sculpture in “Life in the Ocean: Willow and Paper Sculptures”. Our Durlston Dolphin Watchers will be undertaking a Seawatch on Tuesday 30th July, from 9:00am until 17:00 upon the cliff tops. Do visit them to learn, offer support or even sign up to join them. On warm summer evenings we can expect to see Glow-worms displaying in Durlston’s grassland. Hopefully conditions will be good for our evening walk on Friday 26th! Full details on the Durlston Events webpage: https://www.durlston. co.uk/events.aspx

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Forty-One Marine Conservation Zones Welcomed By Marine Conservation Society

But the real challenge is now making them matter for people and wildlife, says charity he UK’s leading marine charity, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS), says it welcomes today’s announcement by the government of the creation of forty-one new Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs), but warns that proper investment in their management and monitoring must be made if they are to benefit both people and wildlife. 21,000 people took part in last summer’s MCS campaign urging Environment Secretary, Michael Gove, to be ambitious and designate forty-one sites offered for public consultation at the time. The new MCZs include inshore and offshore areas around the coast and will protect a range of marine wildlife including worms, starfish, sea firs, sea urchins, spiny lobster, molluscs, fan mussels, tentacled lagoon worm, short-snouted seahorse and native oyster. A wide variety of habitats will also be protected including sand, tidal mud, rocky reefs and gravel. “This is great news for marine wildlife and we are delighted that government has approved the protection of these special marine areas,” said Dr Jean-Luc Solandt, MCS Principal Specialist, MPAs. “The UK has a growing network of more than 300 marine protected areas, but the government must now invest in proper management of these sites and keep them free of all activities that damage the seabed so that our spectacular marine wildlife can recover from decades of destruction and degradation.” The new sites include Beachy Head East, a large inshore site that encompasses the seas next to Eastbourne, Bexhill and Hastings in Sussex, and is home to an incredible diversity of fish, including seahorses. A locally-run campaign ‘Backing Beachy Head East’ was supported by the MCS Agents of Change project, and attracted the support of fishermen, anglers, local businesses and all three local MPs. Other sites given protection include Orford Inshore off Suffolk, Markham’s Triangle off the North East coast, Ribble Estuary off the Lancashire coast, Kentish Knock East, Bembridge off the east coast of the Isle of Wight, Purbeck coast off Dorset, Devon‘s Dart Estuary and Helford Estuary by the Lizard in Cornwall. Two other sites off the Northern Ireland coast are also included - South Rigg and Queenie Corner.

“These new offshore sites present exciting opportunities to include Highly Protected Marine Areas, where all activities like dredging, and bottomtowed trawling are kept out and species of commercially important fish, and the habitats they depend on, can properly recover and flourish,” said Dr Solandt. Highly Protected Marine Areas are an important element of a protection network as they allow the rewilding of our seabed. These sites are also good for carbon sequestration through the recovery of shellfish beds and other habitats, helping us mitigate against the threat of climate catastrophe.” Evidence about the importance of the many of these new MCZs was gathered by divers from Seasearch, the volunteer dive programme coordinated by MCS, and was presented to Defra to inform their decisions. Dr Charlotte Bolton, National Seasearch coordinator said “Our divers have spent hours and hours diving England’s incredibly diverse seabed habitats to record the marine plants and animals that inhabit our inshore seas. Through this meticulous citizen science we have been able to make the case for the protection of many of these new sites, and we look forward to helping local authorities develop robust management and monitoring plans for these MCZs so that the amazing marine life they protect really can recover.” Sue Ranger, MCS Conservation Engagement and Education Manager, who has studied the connection between the sea and wellbeing says the wildlife and habitats in these MCZ’s connect us to the ocean by playing an unseen role in our lives: “If we look after it properly now, seagrass will go on stabilising the seabed and storing carbon; oyster beds will go on filtering the water and improving its quality and estuaries will continue to provide nursery grounds for fish.” MCS says that the designation of the forty-one is only half the battle. The charity says it will now be working to achieve proper management of all marine protected areas and will be engaging with Defra to ensure that conservation policies and regulations are fit for purpose. It will also continue to collect seabed data and work with local communities through Seasearch and the Agents of Change project.

Wareham In Bloom 2019 - Carrying On!

hilst the news of Chairman Eric Osmond’s death has greatly saddened the members of the Wareham in Bloom Committee, its members have vowed to carry on his good work for Wareham town. Strenuous efforts are being made to provide the usual stunning display of baskets and stands in the town centre. To cut costs, committee members aided by Town Council outdoor staff, have sourced and will be planting up its own blooms this year. A Spring Fayre/Plant Sale on Saturday 4th May has already raised over £1000 towards this initiative, a phenomenal effort by the community in one morning! More funding is needed, however, and a ‘Silent Auction’ in memory of Eric Osmond has commenced, with contributions from many Wareham based businesses. The full list may be seen on the Town Hall noticeboard, the Wareham in Bloom Facebook group and the Wareham in Bloom website. If you are interested in bidding, or providing an item for auction, please contact the Town Council office on 01929 553006.

A much needed recruitment drive is also under way. If you feel you could spare some time to help out with planting, deadheading, watering of displays or any other general help needed, please telephone the Town Hall or pick up a leaflet to write your details in and return to the office. Wareham in Bloom is grateful for any help you can give, you don’t have to join the committee and you will be giving something back to the ‘In Bloom’ initiative that has served Wareham so well in the past and with your help will carry on for many more years to come. Thank you, Wareham! Rod Curtis, Wareham in Bloom press/publicity officer Pictures: Left: Committee member Pam Bowyer-Davis on a bric a brac stall. Below: Three delightful children who acted as a ‘Human Fruit Machine’!

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Applications Open For FREE Community Lectures

pplications are now being taken to host the Knoll Gardens Foundation Annual Community Lecture. Open to any Dorset-based community organisation with an interest in gardens, conservation and wildlife, the free lecture is an annual highlight of the work of Knoll Gardens Foundation, a Wimborne-based horticultural charity that provides practical advice and guidance on how to garden responsibly without sacrificing beauty. The lecture is presented free-of-charge by charity trustee, Neil Lucas, an internationally acknowledged horticultural expert and owner of Knoll Gardens. Neil holds ten Chelsea Gold Medals, is the author of the best-selling book ‘Designing with Grasses’ and has been a Council Member at the RHS since 2012. He is in great demand as a speaker and lectures widely both in the UK and overseas. Interested groups can choose one of three lecture topics to best suit their audience, and the charity’s trustees will select the organisation to host the 2020 lecture based on information provided in a simple application form. Normally costing over £500 plus expenses, the presentation will be delivered, completely free-of-charge, to the chosen Dorset-based community organisation at a mutually agreed date. Dorset Wildlife Trust were the recipients of the 2019 lecture held at the Allendale Centre in Wimborne on 27 April. Over 100 people enjoyed Neil’s illustrated lecture on Plants, Gardens and Wildlife before gleaning further practical advice during a fascinating Wildlife Gardeners’ Question Time with experts from Dorset Wildlife Trust. More information and application forms for the 2020 Knoll Gardens

Livestock Worrying

uring 2018 - Dorset Police had forty reported attacks on livestock by dogs. Forty times a dog owner failed to have their dog under their close control near livestock and did not consider what their dog may do. ‘My dog has never done anything like that before’ repeatedly seen on police incident logs. Eleven of these cases the dog owners were identified and dealt with; including Dog Behaviour Contracts and compensation was paid to the farmer and a recent court prosecution. Did you know that livestock worrying is a criminal offence? If you’re out walking the dog this weekend on agricultural land and it worries livestock, you are committing the offence of livestock worrying. We’re asking dog owners to be responsible when out enjoying our countryside. - Keep all dogs on a lead around any livestock and remember to always release the lead if chased by cattle and get yourself to safety. - Worrying is traditionally thought of as a dog biting/attacking livestock but it also means: - Chasing livestock in such a way as may be reasonably expected to cause injury or suffering; in the case of ewes, this includes abortion or loss or reduction in the number of offspring she has. - Not having a dog on a lead or under close control when close by, or in a field or enclosure with livestock. - The penalty for livestock worrying can be 6 months imprisonment and/ or a fine of up to £1000. Under the Protection of Livestock Act 1953 “Livestock” means cattle, sheep, goats, swine, horses or poultry. If you see anything suspicious call 101 or if you see a dog worrying or attacking livestock please call Dorset Police on 999.

Foundation Annual Community Lecture can be found at www. knollgardensfoundation.org or email foundation@knollgardens.co.uk. Completed applications must be received by 31 August 2019

Pet Selling Online

argaret Green Animal Rescue is seeking to increase public awareness of the pitfalls of buying pets through anonymous advertisements in papers, magazines and on social media platforms. As an animal welfare charity they have noticed an increase across all rehoming centres where animals come into their care having previously been sold or passed on through such methods. When rehomed in this way, Margaret Green have found that often the new owner is not fully prepared for the needs of the pets they are taking on. This is usually because the previous owner has not recognised the early signs of health and or behavioural issues, or because the seller could not give, or chose not to give all the information about the animal to be able to gain financially. Sadly sometimes this is the main reason of their rehoming. Minor behaviour and health issues that are not identified early can progress quickly into more serious problems, which new owners are unprepared for and often unable to deal with. Margaret Green Animal Rescue comments that: “We understand that making the decision to rehome a pet can be really difficult and that many can find it hard to approach a rescue centre. If you do decide against that and choose to rehome your pet yourself, for example on social media, you may never really know where they are going and whether the new owner will fully understand the commitment of owning an animal.” “People frequently say that bringing their animal to us is the last resort but often approaching us first means that their pet will suffer less stress and upheaval in the long run. All animals that come to us have health and behaviour assessments so that we can match them to a permanent forever home which is in their best interest. Another benefit of deciding to rehome a pet via a rehoming centre is that any pre-existing medical problems will be identified and treatment will arranged before the pet is rehomed.” Recent examples of pets being incorrectly passed on includes dogs who have had multiple homes within a short period of time due to behavioural and medical issues being simply ignored and worsening. Margaret Green Animal Rescue explains that: “In almost all cases these issues have been overcome and with appropriate veterinary treatment, if needed, the animals were able to enjoy a good quality of life with a carefully selected adopter.” Margaret Green Animal Rescue has been rescuing and rehoming pets for over fifty years and are dedicated to providing the care that all animals deserve. If you have any questions about either needing to rehome your pet or would like more information on giving an animal their forever home please contact us on: Dorset: Cats and Farm Animals – Church Knowle Rehoming and Visitor Centre, 01929 480474, churchknowle@mgar.org.uk Dogs – Lincoln Farm Rescue and Rehoming Centre, 01929 471340, lincolnfarm@mgar.org.uk

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Prepare For Wareham Carnival!

his year is Wareham Carnival’s 60th birthday, the town is making huge plans for the build up to carnival day, with the grand carnival procession and all the fun events, along with stalls on the recreation ground following the parade. There will be a large number of our favourite groups taking part in the parade, with many new floats and groups. There will be plenty of music along with the carnival royalty helping to lead the parade. On the recreation ground after the parade there will be: • A stunt bike display with ‘Team Rockit’ • An animal display by ‘Mad4Animals’ • A dance exhibition by ‘Splitz Dance Studio’ • A falconry display by ‘Hawks in the Forest’ • A variety of stalls and static displays • Music, refreshments and food outlets • And much, much more! Full details of the events, timetable of events and competitions can be found on the Wareham Carnival website: www.warehamcarnival.co.uk Also look out for our Scarecrow competition, the Kids Disco, Fun on the Rec, Safari Supper and so much more. Why not come and join in the fun of carnival and help to raise money for local causes? We’ll see you there!

AUGUST EDITION DEADLINE NOON, 8th JULY

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Fun For The Whole Family - Whatever Your Age!

urbeck Valley Folk Festival is an event that truly crosses the age boundaries, with something for everyone whether you are three years old or eight-three. From folky nursery rhyme sessions each morning, there are loads of different activities for kids including theatre/games workshops, face-painting, a treasure hunt, fancy dress, maypole dancing, space-hopper obstacle course, welly wanging, circus skills, crafts, clowns, instrument try-out sessions, and more. There are plenty of hands on things for adults too with a huge craft area including pottery, tie-dye, crochet, cyanograph printing, pebble painting, blacksmithing, traditional woodturning and loads more. There’s also plenty to do in the healing area with yoga, meditation, massage, laughter yoga and sound bathing sessions. The main focus of the festival is great music and Purbeck Valley Folk Festival has something to suit everyone’s tastes, whether it’s to sit down and listen, or jump up and dance around. Music this year includes multinational superstars, Afro Celt Sound System, 3 Daft Monkeys, critically acclaimed multi-award winning songwriter, Karine Polwart, BBC Folk Award winning Cara Dillon, and Radio 6 Music favourites John Smith, Thea Gilmore and John Bramwell (I am Kloot). There are plenty of hay bales around to sit on, but festival goers are encouraged to bring their own camping chairs and there is a big area at the main stage where chairs are welcome right through the evening - even when the music might be more dancey. The family ceilidhs on Saturday and Sunday afternoons are a perfect way to get everyone involved in the music and is sure to bring a big smile to everyone’s face. Purbeck Valley Folk Festival is a true family festival; organised by fatherdaughter team Paul and Catherine Burke with a great deal of help from everyone else in the family, including grandson Connor, who is one of the stage managers and has been known to pop up in one or two bands. Congratulations to Catherine who has literally just had her second baby and with him and her toddler in mind, there is more and more toddler aged fun to be had every year! This year sees the introduction of a small soft play area. Catherine says: “I love the fact that we are a multi-generational festival. My grandma used to come along with us too, so until she was ninety-one, there were four generations of our family here.” “And we’re not the only ones - we’ve had a few people tell us that there are four generations of their family at our festival …and of course loads of families with three generations. Whatever the age they all seem to have as much fun as one another. It’s so nice having a festival where you see big families together with everyone enjoying themselves.” A brilliant musical line-up, loads of activities for the whole family whatever

the age... Purbeck Valley Folk Festival truly is multi-generational fun for the whole family. Tickets are on sale now £130 (£60/£30) for the weekend Thursday-Sunday, including camping. Day tickets also available: www.purbeckvalleyfolkfestival.co.uk Pictures, top: Both from 2018 PVFF, Tim Crabb (left) & NJ (right)

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‘Out of the Blue’ At Burngate

he photo above records a lovely, happy morning at Burngate Stone Carving Centre on Tuesday June 11th. There was plenty of cake and the kettle was never cold! We were celebrating the receipt of funding from ‘Awards for All’ and this will enable us to continue with our ‘Out of the Blue’ project. This project is benefiting members of the local community who are suffering from anxiety, depression and rural isolation. We now wish to enhance and develop the project and the funding has been a tremendous boost for us.

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Dorset Arts & Crafts Summer Exhibition

Friday 2nd - Tuesday 6th August his Dorset Arts and Crafts event is an exhibition with a difference. It’s a delightful mix of exhibition, craft stalls, demonstrations and hands-on workshops. There are three main areas within the exhibition each year - Fine Art, Craft and Photography. These are open exhibitions and anyone within Dorset and Association members can take part, professionals and amateurs alike. We have over twenty different types of craft which can be entered within the craft exhibition alone, which probably makes it one of the most varied shows anywhere. Work entered is judged, with trophies and awards made within the different classes. Each year we invite two individuals or groups to stage our guest exhibitions - this year it will be the Wessex Branch (Weymouth) of the British Sugarcraft Guild and Poole Bobbin Lace Circle. The Sugarcraft Guild are celebrating their 30th Anniversary and no doubt will be amazing us with their cake decorating and sculpting wizardry. The Association was founded over one hundred years ago at a time when many counties had their own Arts and Crafts Association, Dorset may be the last one remaining. Our 2019 Summer Exhibition will be the

Association’s 105th, so we are a well-established event. The Summer Exhibition is held at Purbeck School, Worgret Road, Wareham, BH20 4PF. There’s free parking, disabled access throughout and refreshments available in the cafeteria. The Dorset Arts and Crafts Exhibition is organised by the Dorset Arts and Crafts Association and further details can be found at www. dorsetartsandcrafts.org Karen Erlebach, Secretary DACA, secretary@dorsetartsandcrafts.org

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Eight Days Of Swanage Carnival Joy!

he final countdown has started to Swanage Carnival 2019 with more than one hundred events lined up for the eightday celebration. The 2019 Carnival, which runs from Saturday 27th July to Saturday 3rd August, is bigger and better than ever! Every day is packed with fun-filled events and entertainment for all ages, with many BRAND NEW events, including two air displays featuring the world’s only Aerobatic Formation Wing-walking Team and an evening aerobatic pyro display from the Fireflies Aerobatic Display Team.  Also making their first appearances at Swanage Carnival will be Granny Tourismo the world’s first – and only! – Shopping Trolley Dance Display Team! The Black Eagles, a group of energetic acrobatic performers, Bubblena and the Bubble Wizard and Circus Whizz, will all be providing family entertainment at various times during Carnival. In addition to these brand new events there will be lots of live music, the Carnival bars will be open to quench your thirst, there are many sporting events, family fun events and not forgetting the Carnival procession, which has the theme of ‘Swanage Goes Musical” for this year’s headline event. The ever-popular Carnival firework displays are on Saturday 27th July, Wednesday 31st July and Saturday August 3rd. Full details of all our events will be available in our Carnival Programme,

which goes on sale in July 2019, or which can be pre-ordered online through our website. Last year the volunteers of Swanage Carnival helped raise over £28,000, which was distributed to twenty-five charities and good causes. So, please make sure you join us this year to help us raise as much as we can for our 2019 benefiting organisations (see list, on facing page). Photos: Top, Titan the Robot, by Tim Crabb. Below: Masquarade dancers, by Nadine Hudson-Featherstone.

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Swanage goes Musical Just some of the highlights for 2019 Saturday July 27th – Saturday August 3rd

Saturday – Fun runs, Wing -walkers Air display, arena displays, Fireworks. Sunday - Carnival Procession, Steel band, Live Music. Monday – Craft fair, Go Kart GP, Putting, Bay swim, Bingo. Tuesday – Wacky races, Junior Tennis, Biathlon, Darts, Pool Wednesday – Dog Show, Food Demos, Fireworks Thursday – Footgolf, Children’s entertainment, Masquerade, EHM Friday – Vintage car show, Wheelbarrow race, Fireflies aerobatic display Saturday - Sailing, Titan the robot, Live music, Fireworks All week – Zip Line adventure – Children’s painting competition, Treasure hunts and What’s not my line competition. Charities and local causes benefiting from 2019 Carnival: Southern Spinal Injuries Trust (Chairperson’s Charity) Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance (Carnival Annual Charity) Swanage Stroke Club (Carnival Annual Charity) 2185 (Swanage) DF Air Training Corps aboutFACE Amelia’s Rainbow Corfe Castle Football Club Corfe Castle Pre-School Cygnets Pre School Forest Holme Hospice Herston Village Hall Link Visiting Swanage Portland Ward Poole NHS South Western Ambulance St Mary’s Pre School Swanage and Wareham Hockey club Swanage Area Dementia Friendly Community Swanage Blind Club Swanage Defibrillator Partnership Swanage Disabled Club Swanage Primary School Swanage Rowing Club Swanage Tennis Club Swanage Town & Herston Football Club Swanage Youth Cricket Tracey House Youth Cancer Trust

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Wareham Wednesdays Return!

Welcome to our 9th year of Wareham Wednesday’s fund raising... nce again, I am very happy to be Chairman of Wareham Wednesdays and to be part of the fantastic team that brings you these fabulous events on Wednesday evenings. I am particularly excited to tell you about our 2019 summer entertainments! Over the previous years we’ve learnt a lot about how to provide the people of Wareham with great entertainment, whilst always making the events safe and family friendly. However, we are always striving to come up with new ideas and progress the WW events to become bigger and better and not just the ‘same old thing’ year after year……. Therefore – please be ready for this year’s exciting, bigger and better summer events! Our amazing committee of volunteers, who spend endless hours organising, have continued to push our Wareham Wednesdays events and this year you will NOT be disappointed! I don’t want to give too much away, leaving you all begging to know more …… You’ll just have to come and see! For the first time ever, we are introducing the Wareham Wednesdays Soap Box Race, which will run from the Cross Roads down to the finish line, over the bridge. Please start making your Wacky Racers and we will see you all on the starting line on Wednesday 7th August. This year we are closing off the Wareham to Stoborough causeway all evening to make the area a much safer place for everyone. For 2019 we celebrate the return of our favourite Michael Jackson Tribute Act – ‘NAVI’. We are all massively excited to see him again and this is an evening you really do not want to miss!!! Then there’s the exciting Raft Race – one of my personal favourites. Get raft building and take to the river to compete! The Pirate Invasion is our finale event and again, is not one to be missed! Bring your water pistols along and help the Purbeck Pirates fight off the Pirates of Poole as they head up the river by boat to attack Wareham town. This year sees two children’s entertainers keeping the younger ones happy,

as well as a whole evening devoted to superheroes – so get your capes and outfits ready!! We are also adding to the selection of food stalls and other exciting attractions that you will be able to work your way around during Wednesday evenings. There will be something to suit everyone and to help to keep your energy levels high during the fun and games! Last month we had an open evening where we invited people to come and join in with us and help in this year’s events, and also celebrated in giving away some more of our hard-earned money to more local charities and others less fortunate than ourselves. We have now given away over £17,000 since WW started, which makes us all very, very proud to be a part of this amazing group.

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We are pleased to say that we also have some new Wareham Wednesdays Yellow Jacket Volunteers on board this year to help us in the running of our events throughout the summer. If you would like to get involved – please contact us via the Facebook page. To continue the WW events, we still need your support to enable us to raise money to give back to the local community. This was, of course, the whole reason for starting these events in the first place. So, please make the effort to join us throughout the summer events and donate to the bucket-shakers as it’s all for great, local causes. I would like to thank all our sponsors again this year for advertising in our official WW programme. Another big thank you goes to everyone who has already spent endless hours organising the superb events that we now have lined up. Local sponsorship is also very welcome and goes a long way in helping the charities we support. If you have a local business and would like to get on board, then we would very much like to talk to you. Please give us your support this summer and don’t be shy - chuck a couple of quid, or more, into a bucket. Without your support and money our events just wouldn’t be possible!!! Thanks again for all your support - we look forward to seeing you all for another ‘Super Summer of fun’! Dave Burgess. Chairman (pictured, centre of image with cheque presentation)

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Matron’s Round - Our Local Hospitals’ Monthly Column

ummer is coming…we hope! This month, our Physiotherapy team at Swanage and Wareham Hospitals encourage all of us to take advantage of the longer, warmer days and improve our health at the same time: With summer on its way it is a perfect time to increase your exercise and physical health. There are so many benefits to keeping fit; here are some of the positive effects that a little more exercise will bring: • Weight control • Reduced risk of cardiovascular disease • Reduced risk of type 2 diabetes • Strengthened bones and muscles • Improved mental health • Reduced risk of falls if you are an older adult You don’t need to go mad - you can start with three short sessions a week and build up from there; the most important thing is to find an activity you enjoy. Easing your way into an activity will help you avoid injury, keep you from getting overwhelmed and allow you to start enjoying exercise.

Setting yourself a goal or enrolling to take part in an event such as a charity walk or run is a great way to keep focused and motivated, whatever your ability. It’s really important not to set goals that are too difficult to achieve, as this may put you off exercise all together! We are all fortunate to live in a beautiful part of the country, with a great choice of activities available to us. Why not try something new? Swim in the sea, walk the coastal path or find a club with likeminded people. If you are struggling to fit exercise into your day, think about walking, running or cycling to work, to visit friends or to the shops. If you’re at work, why not go for a walk during your lunch break. From all the Physios at Swanage and Wareham keep well, stay fit and avoid a trip to see us!! Until next month, take care, Matron Donna

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Rotary Support Hospital Dorset County Hospital Charity recently received a grant of over £48,000 from the local Rotary District 1200. he money came from a Rotary International Global Grant as well as support from local Rotary Clubs. It was used to equip seven consultation rooms in the Outpatient Department funded by the Charity’s recent £1.75 million Cancer Appeal. The appeal was part of a project with Poole Hospital providing radiotherapy services for the first time at Dorset County Hospital. For thousands of people from Dorchester and the surrounding area this means that journeys to access radiotherapy treatment will be significantly shorter as they will no longer need to travel to Hospitals in Poole, Exeter or Taunton. Stan Jones, Chairman of the Rotary Foundation Grants Team led the successful grant process and wanted to share his personal experience: “I live in Sherborne and received Radiotherapy treatment two years ago for Prostate Cancer at Poole Hospital. My routine every day for five weeks was to leave home at 9.00am, drive to Poole, receive treatment, arrive back home by 6.00pm. Quite a task when you do not feel very well.” “The new Unit will significantly reduce this time. About eighteen months ago I heard about the construction of the New Radiotherapy and Cancer Outpatient Unit in Dorchester and that the hospital charity was looking for funding for medical equipment.” “With my experience of treatment at Poole hospital, and being a member of Rotary International, I was immediately focused on organising a Rotary International Global Grant – aiming to raise up to £50,000 with the help of my Rotary friends.” A Global Grant project is funded by Local and International Rotary Clubs, matched by The Rotary International World Fund, with occasional personal donations. Every year Rotary members and the Rotary Foundation supports over 1,000 worthwhile projects, providing practical support and life-changing solutions to many thousands of people around the world. Simon Pearson, Head of Fundraising at Dorset County Hospital Charity said: “We are very grateful to all the members of Rotary International District 1200 for their generous support. I particularly want to thank Stan for his help in making this grant possible – the equipment this has provided will make a huge difference to the people who use the new Cancer Unit at Dorset County Hospital.”

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urlston Country Park in Swanage held a celebration event on Thursday 13 June to say thank you to its sponsors, supporters and volunteers. The Dorset Council owned park won support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund in July 2018 to restore and enhance its lost Victorian landscape to benefit local people and wildlife. £900,000 was awarded to the park thanks to the National Lottery and other partners to enable the park to embark on a programme of work known as the ‘Durlston Pleasure Grounds’ project. The project is one year into its three-year programme of work. As part of the day of celebration, Cllr Ray Bryan, Dorset Council’s Portfolio Holder for Environment officially opened the ‘Everyone needs a shed’ project. The Shed will provide opportunities for gentle, sociable volunteering, such as gardening, green woodworking and DIY. It will also help provide training for young people, as well as the chance for people with dementia and learning disabilities to volunteer and socialise. Cllr Bryan said: “Our green assets including our country parks, rights of way and nature reserves present a wonderful opportunity to improve the well-being of our communities, and the Durlston Pleasure Grounds Project is an excellent example of this. “The Shed has already provided new opportunities for people with dementia, disabilities, health conditions or who are socially isolated to volunteer and to build on the inclusive culture of volunteering.” There are many ways to volunteer or get involved at Durlston, if this is something you would like to know more about contact the rangers on 01929 424443 or visit www.durlston.co.uk

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What a coastline! Mupe Bay, by Donna Derrick

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Sport A Solid Start To The Season

t the time of going to press, Swanage Bowls Club teams have performed well in the local leagues. The men’s Dorset League team are in second position in League 1 after winning four of their six games. The men’s Bournemouth & District team were also 2nd in Section 4, also winning three of their five games. We have two teams in the Bowls Dorset men’s over 65 Percy Baker leagues, with one team top in their league and the other in a mid-table position. The B & D mixed triples team continue to impress and sit in second position in B&D Section 1 winning four of their five games. The ladies team have also done well by winning three of their five games and sit in a mid-table position in Dorset League Division 2. Let’s hope we manage to move up to top spot in the tables during June…

Swanage Cricket Update

wanage Cricket Club are enjoying a successful start to the season with the 1st and 2nd XI teams winning two of their first five matches. With regards to the 1st XI, the highlight of the batting was a half-century by Pete Richards. There have also been some fine bowling performances by Simon Goldsack, Ben Hodder, Steve Kent, Mike Nash, Ryan Norman, Craig Wells and Mike Wells. Also, in the 2ndXI, the highlights of the batting have been half-centuries by Pete Baczala (2), Tim Ives, Nash and Scott Orchard. There have also been some outstanding bowling performances by Pete Barker, Ron Barker and Dave Morton. As well as that, all of the Youth Teams, from the Under 8s through to the Under 15s are all performing excellently - including some of the youngsters representing both the District and County sides. Anyone interested in playing for/sponsoring the club, please visit our website:www.swanagecricketclub.co.uk for the relevant links and latest results.

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e have reached the end of the season. This is a lot earlier than in previous years as the weather over the last few months has been kind to us. This doesn’t mean we just shut down and wait for the new season to start in August. Far from it, we are planning for a very successful season on and off the pitch. We have a fund-raising event coming up - due to the recent success of the soul night, we will be hosting another one in the very near future. As you will be aware, in the future we are planning in having a brand new 3 or 4G surface. In the meantime, we are trying to improve the playing surface at Day’s Park for next season. This has deteriorated over the last couple of seasons and we will be top dressing the surface with a soil and sports sand mix, followed by reseeding and, later on, fertilising. It’s not an easy situation as the ground beneath the pitch is predominantly made up of clay and trying to do any kind of work is not easy but we will do our best with the finances we have. The first team have had an average season, finishing tenth. In the thirty-two league games played, we won nine, losing twelve. We are looking to improve next season and are busy recruiting players for the start of the new season. It’s very early to say, but all the signs are pointing to a more productive season than the one we’ve just finished. The Reserves (see photo) survived in Dorset league 1, which is a great achievement with such a young side. The average age of the side over the last six games was nineteen. The season culminated with a game against Hamworthy Rec A and Swans Reserves needed to win or equal Wareham Rangers Reserves’ result to escape relegation. They produced the perfect start after five minutes when top scorer Sam Willcocks scored two quick fire goals in the space of a minute. The same player nearly completed his hat-trick, but struck his shot against the post. Swans were now in control with Jamie Johnston pulling the strings in midfield. The visitors always looked dangerous on the break and hit back to reduce the arrears and five minutes later, equalised from the penalty spot. However, the hosts regained the lead a minute before half time when Sam Peacock pounced from close range. H.T. 3-2. The second half was only five minutes old when the visitors capitalised on a defensive mistake to equalise. Sam Peacock completed his brace to edge his side ahead again following good work from Jamie Johnston. Provider became scorer when Jamie Johnston scored Swan’s fifth following a great pass from the dangerous Isaac Christmas. Following good work from Jamie Johnston and Sam Willcocks, Isaac Christmas struck number six from the edge of the box.

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Another defensive mistake enabled Hamworthy to reduce the arrears and a few minutes later, it was game on when they scored their fifth from a penalty. Swans were now holding on and missed a couple of chances of their own. However, the visitors scored a dramatic lastminute equaliser to deny the possibility of the Swans avoiding relegation. With this result and if Wareham won their game, Swans would go down, but incredibly, Wareham Reserves could only manage a 2-2 draw with Allendale Reserves, so disappointment turned to jubilation just after the final whistle. Manager Andy Dunster was frustrated at the final result after being 6-3 ahead with fifteen minutes left, but delighted with the final outcome of his side avoiding relegation. Things are looking up for next season with the current squad all signed on already and a few additions from the U16s stepping up. We recently had our senior presentation evening, the winners were: FIRST TEAM: Managers Player - Joe Clark Players Player - Paul Best Supporters Player - Andy Bartlett Top Goal scorer - Paul Best RESERVES: Managers Player - George Taylor Players Player - Sam Willcocks Top Goal Scorer - Sam Willcocks Most improved Player - Jack Byron Clubman of the Year - Charlie Dyke Jimmy Hollywood Trophy For Outstanding Contribution - Eddie Rainford. I’d like to finish the article with a plea for anyone who would like to help out with a minor bookkeeping role. This would really help us out and it’s a position that wouldn’t really take that much of your time. This could be a great way to meet new people and be part of a really exciting time in the life of your local football club. Put like that, I’ve a feeling we will be holding interviews as I can see us being inundated with applicants 😊. All joking apart - all interested parties please contact Alison at the Club. COME ON YOU SWANS! John Peacock

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Swanage Tennis Update

ur young superstars have been at it again, the following are our May “Players of the Month”. Josh is the player of the month in the Orange group, he loves competition and loves winning even more! In recent weeks he has improved his consistency, hence further developing his game. Lewis is our player of the month for the Yellow group. He puts in maximum effort into the sessions and always strives to improve his ground strokes, creating more consistency. Danny is our player of the month for the Red

group. He shows great technical development and has the ability to race around the court and return the ball. He’s very competitive and gives 100% in every lesson. Congratulations to all our youngsters. Swanage Tennis Club is a thriving, local club based in Beach Gardens and always welcomes new members, juniors or seniors. Don’t forget the tennis tournaments as part of Swanage Carnival - juniors on Tuesday 30th July and seniors on Wednesday 31st July. Everyone is welcome. There’s a lot going on so please take a look on our website: www.swanagetennisclub.org.uk

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Spotlight Event Diary

Diary Entries are FREE if your event is FREE. If you charge, then it’s £5 plus VAT per entry, per month. DEADLINE for AUG is noon, 8th JULY KEY: * = Start time not known or n/a; Ffi = for further information; Sw = Swanage; Wm = Wareham; VH = Village Hall, Telephone code 01929 unless otherwise stated.

JULY 2019

Tue 2nd 18:00 Open Evening At Poole Grammar School. Ffi: poolegrammar.com Thu 4th 19:15 Swanage Trefoil Meet at Guide H.Q bell St. for a talk on Swanage Old Shops. new members and visitors welcome. contact tel 01929 556374. Fri 5th 20:00 Cory Seznec & Friends Live acts at the Square & Compass, Worth Matravers. Ffi: 01929 439229. Sat 6th 20:00 Cup O’Joe Live acts at the Square & Compass, Worth Matravers. Ffi: 01929 439229. Sun 7th 10:00 Dorset Countryside Volunteers At Tyneham (Purbeck) where we will be helping look after this historic deserted village. We welcome new people interested in caring for this very special place. For details see www.dcv.org. uk, email DCVpublicity@gmail.com, or text or message 07923-498760 for us to contact you. 14:00 Man About A Horse Live acts at the Square & Compass, Worth Matravers. Ffi: 01929 439229. Tue 9th 10:30 The Purbeck Carers Group We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month in a private room, Wareham Library. On behalf of everyone you are most welcome. The groups ethos is with friendship and information to support carers with varied speakers to empower your caring role, over a cup of tea. Ffi: Marilyn Butler 01929 553826 or 07785741733 Wed 10th 19:30 Miracle Theatre: A Perfect World Live acts at the Square & Compass, Worth Matravers. Tickets only. Ffi: 01929 439229. Fri 12th Wessex Belle Dining Train Curry Night At Swanage Railway, booking essential. * Table for two £74, table for four £148. Ffi and to book: 01929 425800 or at swanage railway.co.uk 20:00 Stomping Dave Live acts at the Square & Compass, Worth Matravers. Ffi: 01929 439229. Sat 13th Swanage Jazz Festival At least 30 bands at various venues across * Swanage. Advance weekend tickets £75, day tickets £45. Available from swanagejazzfestival.co.uk 10:00 ‘Altogether Care’ Open Day At 10a South Street, Wareham. Until 3pm. 10:00 Dorset Countryside Volunteers At Higher Hyde Heath (Purbeck) where we will be building a board-walk. We welcome new people interested in helping improve access at this special site. For details see www.dcv.org.uk, email DCVpublicity@ gmail.com, or text or message 07923-498760 for us to contact you. 11:00 Purbeck Artists & Stallholders At Worth Matravers Village Hall. Homemade local arts & crafts, refreshments. 20:00 Eva Abraham Live acts at the Square & Compass, Worth Matravers. Ffi: 01929 439229. 20:15 ‘The Dime Notes’ At The Centre, Chapel lane, High St, Swanage. Tickets £12. Ffi: 01929 422215. Sun 14th Swanage Jazz Festival At least 30 bands at various venues across * Swanage. Advance weekend tickets £75, day tickets £45. Available from swanagejazzfestival.co.uk 10:00 Dorset Countryside Volunteers At Higher Hyde Heath (Purbeck) where we will be building a board-walk. We welcome new people interested in helping improve access at this special site. For details see www.dcv.org.uk, email DCVpublicity@ gmail.com, or text or message 07923-498760 for us to contact you. 11:00 Purbeck Artists & Stallholders At Worth Matravers Village Hall. Homemade local arts & crafts, refreshments. Mon 15th 11:00 Purbeck Artists & Stallholders At Worth Matravers Village Hall. Homemade local arts & crafts, refreshments. Tue 16th 11:00 Purbeck Artists & Stallholders At Worth Matravers Village Hall. Homemade local arts & crafts, refreshments. Wed 17th Purbeck Society Talks Visit to the 16th Century Riding Hall at Wolfeton House, * Charminster Time TBC details 01929 425049. 11:00 Purbeck Artists & Stallholders At Worth Matravers Village Hall. Homemade local arts & crafts, refreshments.

Thu 18th 11:00 Purbeck Artists & Stallholders At Worth Matravers Village Hall. Homemade local arts & crafts, refreshments. Fri 19th * Wedding Fair At Wareham Carnival. 11:00 Purbeck Artists & Stallholders At Worth Matravers Village Hall. Homemade local arts & crafts, refreshments. 20:00 Elvis McGonagall Live acts at the Square & Compass, Worth Matravers. Ffi: 01929 439229. Sat 20th * Wedding Fair At Wareham Carnival. 11:00 Purbeck Artists & Stallholders At Worth Matravers Village Hall. Homemade local arts & crafts, refreshments. 12:00 Grand Parish Fete On St. Mary’s Church Lawns (opposite Swanage Fire Station). Stalls and sideshows, Bouncy Castle, Swanage Town Band, Maiden Oak Band, BBQ, Lunches and Afternoon Teas, Ice cream. Ffi call Margaret Chinchen on 01929 425224. 18:00 Wonkey Donkeys Part of Wareham Wednesdays on the Quay. Till late. Sun 21st 11:00 Purbeck Artists & Stallholders At Worth Matravers Village Hall. Homemade local arts & crafts, refreshments. 13:00 Wareham Carnival Procession. This years’ theme is ‘Dancing through the Decades’. Ffi: warehamcarnival.co.uk 14:30 Studland History Group Meets in the Village Hall for a talk by David Haysom, “A Walk Through Swanage”, (in pictures). All welcome. Ffi the Secretary 01929 439245 Mon 22nd 11:00 Purbeck Artists & Stallholders At Worth Matravers Village Hall. Homemade local arts & crafts, refreshments. Tue 23rd 11:00 Purbeck Artists & Stallholders At Worth Matravers Village Hall. Homemade local arts & crafts, refreshments. Wed 24th 11:00 Purbeck Artists & Stallholders At Worth Matravers Village Hall. Homemade local arts & crafts, refreshments. 18:00 Family Fun Night Part of Wareham Wednesdays on the Quay. Till late. 20:00 Rachel Harrington Live acts at the Square & Compass, Worth Matravers. Ffi: 01929 439229. Thu 25th 11:00 Purbeck Artists & Stallholders At Worth Matravers Village Hall. Homemade local arts & crafts, refreshments. Fri 26th 11:00 Purbeck Artists & Stallholders At Worth Matravers Village Hall. Homemade local arts & crafts, refreshments. 20:00 Resonant Rogues Live acts at the Square & Compass, Worth Matravers. Ffi: 01929 439229. Sat 27th The Fossil Fair, including live musical acts at the Square & Compass, Worth * Matravers. Ffi: 01929 439229. * Swanage Carnival Week Fun runs, wing-walkers air display, arena displays, fireworks. Swanage Painting Club Summer Exhibition At the Catholic Church Hall, * Rempstone Road, 10.00 - 5.00. Coffee Mornings Sat 27th and Sat 3rd Aug. Admittance FREE. * Fireworks Specials at Swanage Railway See swanagerailway.co.uk for times and special fares. 11:00 Purbeck Artists & Stallholders At Worth Matravers Village Hall. Homemade local arts & crafts, refreshments. Sun 28th The Fossil Fair, including live musical acts at the Square & Compass, Worth * Matravers. Ffi: 01929 439229. Swanage Painting Club Summer Exhibition At the Catholic Church Hall, * Rempstone Road, 10.00 - 5.00. Coffee Mornings Sat 27th and Sat 3rd Aug. Admittance FREE. Swanage Carnival Week - today: Carnival procession, steel band, live music. * 11:00 Purbeck Artists & Stallholders At Worth Matravers Village Hall. Homemade local arts & crafts, refreshments. 14:00 The Local Honeys Live acts at the Square & Compass, Worth Matravers. Ffi: 01929 439229.

Mon 29th * Swanage Painting Club Summer Exhibition At the Catholic Church Hall, Rempstone Road, 10.00 - 5.00. Coffee Mornings Sat 27th and Sat 3rd Aug. Admittance FREE. * Stone Caving Festival At the Square & Compass, Worth Matravers. Ffi: 01929 439229. * Rad Orchestra Live acts at the Square & Compass, Worth Matravers. Ffi: 01929 439229. 11:00 Purbeck Artists & Stallholders At Worth Matravers Village Hall. Homemade local arts & crafts, refreshments. Tue 30th * Swanage Painting Club Summer Exhibition At the Catholic Church Hall, Rempstone Road, 10.00 - 5.00. Coffee Mornings Sat 27th and Sat 3rd Aug. Admittance FREE. * Swanage Carnival Week - Wacky races, junior tennis, biathlon, darts, pool. 11:00 Purbeck Artists & Stallholders At Worth Matravers Village Hall. Homemade local arts & crafts, refreshments. 20:00 Mal Webb & Kylie Morrigan - Live acts at the Square & Compass, Worth Matravers. Ffi: 01929 439229. Wed 31st * Swanage Painting Club Summer Exhibition At the Catholic Church Hall, Rempstone Road, 10.00 - 5.00. Coffee Mornings Sat 27th and Sat 3rd Aug. Admittance FREE. * Swanage Carnival Week - Dog show, food demos, fireworks. * Fireworks Specials at Swanage Railway See swanagerailway.co.uk for times and special fares. 11:00 Purbeck Artists & Stallholders At Worth Matravers Village Hall. Homemade local arts & crafts, refreshments. 18:00 Jim Etherington - live music - Part of Wareham Wednesdays on the Quay. 20:00 Count Bobo Live acts at the Square & Compass, Worth Matravers. Ffi: 01929 439229. AUGUST Thu 1st * Swanage Painting Club Summer Exhibition At the Catholic Church Hall, Rempstone Road, 10.00 - 5.00. Coffee Mornings Sat 27th and Sat 3rd Aug. Admittance FREE. * Swanage Carnival Week - Foot golf, children’s entertainment, masquerade, EHM Club Night in Swanage Town Centre/Lower High Street/Prince Albert Gardens. 11:00 Purbeck Artists & Stallholders At Worth Matravers Village Hall. Homemade local arts & crafts, refreshments. Fri 2nd * Swanage Painting Club Summer Exhibition At the Catholic Church Hall, Rempstone Road, 10.00 - 5.00. Coffee Mornings Sat 27th and Sat 3rd Aug. Admittance FREE. * Swanage Carnival Week - Vintage car show, wheelbarrow race, Fireflies acrobatic display. 10:00 Dorset Arts & Crafts Summer Exhibition At The Purbeck School, Wareham. Workshops, refreshments, free parking. Ffi: dorsetartsandcrafts.org 11:00 Purbeck Artists & Stallholders At Worth Matravers Village Hall. Homemade local arts & crafts, refreshments. Sat 3rd * Swanage Carnival Week - Sailing, Titan the robot, live music, fireworks. * Fireworks Specials at Swanage Railway See swanagerailway.co.uk for times and special fares. 10:00 Dorset Arts & Crafts Summer Exhibition At The Purbeck School, Wareham. Workshops, refreshments, free parking. Ffi: dorsetartsandcrafts.org 11:00 Purbeck Artists & Stallholders At Worth Matravers Village Hall. Homemade local arts & crafts, refreshments. 14:00 Church Knowle Fete A traditional village fete in the lovely grounds of The Old Rectory, Church Knowle, BH20 5NG. Fun for all the family with lots of children’s games and activities. Plenty of stalls selling everything from cakes to crime novels. Pimms tent, cream teas and BBQ. Brass band. Grand draw. 19:00 Fish & Chip Cruise to Poole Back in time for Carnival fireworks. Price £18 per person, includes fish and chips at Poole. Booking essential. Contact the Pier on 01929 425806 Sun 4th * Swanage Painting Club Summer Exhibition At the Catholic Church Hall, Rempstone Road, 10.00 - 5.00. Coffee Mornings Sat 27th and Sat 3rd Aug. Admittance FREE. 10:00 Dorset Arts & Crafts Summer Exhibition At The Purbeck School, Wareham. Workshops, refreshments, free parking. Ffi: dorsetartsandcrafts.org 11:00 Purbeck Artists & Stallholders At Worth Matravers Village Hall. Homemade local arts & crafts, refreshments.

WEEKLY EVENTS

EVERY MONDAY 09.00 U3A Table Tennis Group meet at Harmans Cross VH. 09.30 Under 2.5 years old group. Till 11am. at Parish Hall, Wm.

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09.45 Toddler Club URC, Sw. Till 11.15 10.00 Table Tennis Club Sw FC All ages/abilities £2.50 Till noon. 480093 10.30 Flowers with Liz at the Purbeck Workshop in Wool. The Workshop provides craft activities free of charge to those touched by cancer - friends and family are welcome too. Unit 6, Woolbridge Business Centre, East Burton Rd, Wool. BH20 6HG. www.purbeckworkshop.org 07757 776907. Email: richris95@ gmail.com 13.00 Play and Learn at Wareham’s Children’s Centre, Streche Rd, Wm. Till 2.45pm 13.00 Under 1s and Tums at Chapel Lane, Swanage. Till 3pm 14.00 Pins and Needles at Harmans Cross VH. 14.00 Swanage Disabled Club meet until 4pm. Meeting place alternates between Catholic Hall & Queensmead Hall, Sw. Transport available. Call Mrs Daphne Saville on 01929 425241 ffi. 16.45 Soccer Skills Sw FC First Sch chldn £1 Till 5.45. 425175 18.00 Lesbian and Gay Friendship Group meets every Monday evening for social events and shared interests, such as meals, walking and outings. Ffi: contact Karen via email: outinpurbeck@gmail.com 18.00 Swanage Tennis Club at Beach Gardens, Sw. Free Cardio Tennis taster. Till 7pm 18.00 Swanage Tennis Club at Beach Gardens, Sw. Free Matchplay taster session for prospective new members. First 3 sessions are free. Until 8.30pm. 19.00 Wareham Choral Society meet URC Meeting House, Church St, Wm. Till 9. New singers always welcome. 19.00 Swanage Youth Club. School year 10 and upwards. Till 9.30pm 19.00 Whist. Come & join us at the Reading Room, Church Hill, Swanage. Ffi, call 07984 968733 19.00 Purbeck Chess Club. Mortons House Hotel, Corfe Castle. Ffi, call Steve Peirson on 01929 552504. 19.30 Purbeck Quire rehearse at Wm Methodist Church. New/visiting singers (no audition necessary). String & wind players also welcome. Ffi: 423505 or 480737. 19.30 Wareham Art Club Workshop at Wareham Parish Hall. Ffi: 553718. 19.30 Wm Folk Dance Club Stoboro’ VH. All welcome. 552763/551029 19.30 Swanage Air Cadets meet at Air Training Corps HQ, Court Road, Sw. Cadets age 12+. Ffi: email: oc.2185@aircadets.mod. 20.00 DARTS at the RBL Club, Sw. 20.00 Herston Hall Management C’ttee Bingo EVERY TUESDAY 09.00 First Steps Toddler’s Group. Swanage Methodist Church till 10.15am. Ffi: Sylvia Garrett 425420, office hours. 09.00 Swanage Tennis Club at Beach Gardens, Sw. Free Cardio Tennis taster. Till 10am 09.30 Isle of Purbeck Arts Club. Painting and sketching. At the Catholic Church Hall, Rempstone Rd, Sw. Till 1pm. Outdoors in summer. Ffi: Gina on 421689. 09.30 Well Baby Clinic at Chapel Lane, Swanage. Till 11.30am. 09.30 Kiddies Corner Mother & Toddler Group (term time only) No fee - donations welcome. Purbeck Gateway Church. 551415 09.30 Wareham Art Club Workshop at Wareham Parish Hall. Ffi: 553718. 10.00 Men & Women’s Mixed Walking Football Club at Swanage Football Club. Come and try! All levels welcome, even if you’ve never played before. Come and join in or just come along to watch a very friendly group of people playing football. Until 11.30am. Call Nick on: 07745 907509 10.00 Swanage Tennis Club at Beach Gardens, Sw. Free Matchplay taster session for prospective new members. First 3 sessions are free. Until 11.30am. 10.00 Wareham Croquet Club meet at the Recreation Ground until 5pm. New members and visitors welcome. Call Tony on 01929 550190 or Lesley on 01929 553927 or email warehamgolfcroquetclub@hotmail.com 10.00 Sandford Toddlers at Sandford Community Hall, till 11.30am. 10.00 Short Tennis at Sw FC All ages & abilities £1.50 Till noon. 425175 10.00 A Place Of Welcome at 21 Commercial Road, Sw. Friendly drop-in for everyone, providing a free cup of tea or coffee, a listening ear, conversation and basic information. Everyone welcome, whatever the circumstances. 10.30 Swanage Walking for Health Group starter walks (15-30mins). Start from the Mowlem Shelter on Swanage Seafront. Get back into the swing of things gently! Ffi: 481000 10.30 First Steps Toddler’s Group. Swanage Methodist Church till 11.45am. Ffi: Sylvia Garrett 425420, office hours. 10.30 Wareham Walkers. Convivial health walks for mainly older people, of up to two hours in and around Wareham, ending with coffee at a local tea room or pub. Ffi: www.wareham-walkers.org.uk or call 552933. 12.00 Nature Tots (0-4yrs) at Bovington Memorial Hall Garden. Until 2pm 14.00 Swanage Walking for Health Group. Walks of 60-90mins, various locations. Walks are very social, for a range of abilities. Walks start from car parks at Studland, Corfe, Arne, Durlston, Langton, Acton, Worth and Kingston. Ffi: 481000. 14.00 Harman’s Cross Village Hall Art Group Till 5 14.00 Wareham Short Mat Bowls. Furzebrook VH. Roll-up session, all standards welcome. Ffi 401799 18.00 Sw Youth Centre Girls’ Night (Yr 8+) Till 10 18.15 Sw Cricket Club Practice till 8.30pm 18.30 Sw Bridge Club Mowlem Community Room. 421840 19.00 Wareham Air Cadets meet at Air Training Corps HQ, St Martin’s Lane, Wm. Cadets age 12+. Ffi: email: oc.2185@aircadets.mod. 19.30 Swanage Group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Swanage Day Centre, High Street, Swanage. If you want help to stop drinking, you are welcome. Or

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call 01202 296000 for more details. 19.30 Women’s Walking Football Club at Swanage Football Club. Come and try! All levels welcome, even if you’ve never played before. Come and join in or just come along to watch a very friendly group of people playing football. Until 9pm. Call Nick on: 07745 907509 19.30 Sw & Langton Folk Dance Club Langton VH. Ffi: 421913 19.00 Belvedere Singers rehearsal at St Mark’s CE VA Primary School, High St, Sw. Parking on-site. Till 9pm. All singers welcome! 423350. 20.00 Carey Hall, Wm Bingo EVERY WEDNESDAY 09.00 St Mark’s Toddlers Group, St Mark’s Church, Swanage. Herston, Sw Till 11am 09.45 Corfe Wool Workshop Corfe VH, East St. Members £1.50; non-members £2.50. Till12.00. 427067 10.00 Short tennis for adults at Swanage Football Club. All welcome. Equipment supplied. Till noon. 10.00 Breast Feeding Group at Wareham’s Children Centre, Streche Rd, Wm. Offering peer support and breastfeeding counsellor advice. Till 12 noon. Ffi: 552864 10.30 Play and Learn at Kids of Wool (BH20 6DY) until 12 noon. 13.00 Studland Toddler Group at Studland Village Hall until 2.30pm. 14.00 Herston Senior Citizens meet Herston Hall, Jubilee Rd, Sw. All welcome 14.00 Health Qigong: Fitness and relaxation. Till 3pm. With Penny at the Mowlem Community Room, Sw. Ffi 07969925502 14.30 Local Historian takes you on a town walk around Swanage, lasting 1 1/2 hours. No need to book, just turn up in the Swanage Museum in the Square, voluntary contributions welcome. 15.00 Extend Exercise Class, now at Morton Village Hall. To improve strength, balance and flexibility. All welcome. Donations welcome. Ffi: 471490. 16.15 Swanage Football Club U-7s Training til 5.15pm. £1. Ffi: 426346 17.15 Swanage Football Club U-9s Training til 6.15pm. £1. Ffi: 426346 18.00 Swanage Tennis Club at Beach Gardens, Sw. Free Cardio Tennis taster. Till 7pm 18.00 Swanage Youth Club. School years 7&8. Till 8.30pm 18.00 Table Tennis at Harmans Cross Village Hall. All ages & abilities welcome. Coaching given. Till 8pm or later. Ffi: 424591 18.45 Sw Hockey Club Training Wm Sports Centre. Till 8. 424442 19.00 Wm Bridge Club at the Library, South St. 552046 19.00 Swanage Town Band meet for our weekly practice in the Council Chamber, Swanage Town Hall. New musicians warmly welcomed. Please call David Cook (musical Director) for further informaiton on: 01929 422909. 19.00 Purbeck Runners meet at Beach Gardens Pavillion, Sw. 19.30 Swanage Musical Theatre meet Swanage Bay View Complex Rehearsal Room. All welcome. Ffi: 426161 20.00 Sw Youth Centre Club Night (Yr 9+) Till 10 20.15 Dorset Buttons Morris Practice. URC Hall, Wm. 423234/421130 20.30 Wm Swimming Club Adults. All standards + stroke improvement. Till 10 22.00 Sw Youth Centre Club Night (16+) Till 11.59 EVERY THURSDAY 08.30 Swanage Tennis Club at Beach Gardens, Sw. Free Cardio Tennis taster. Till 9.30am. 09.00 Carey Crafters meet every Thursday at Carey Hall, Mistover Road, until 12.30pm (come anytime between). No age or gender restriction. All crafts welcome we have a wide variety!. Come along and share your craft or learn a new one! Conntact Donna on 07870 993311 or Helen on 07368 352737 ffi. 09.00 Swanage Painting Club. Catholic Church Hall, Rempstone Rd, Sw. Friendly group. New members including beginners welcome. Till 1pm. Ffi: Jane on 01929 427078 09.30 Play and Learn at Chapel Lane, Swanage, till 11am. 09.30 Well Baby Clinic at Streche Road, Wareham, until 12 noon. 09.30 Swanage Tennis Club at Beach Gardens, Sw. Free Matchplay taster session for prospective new members. First 3 sessions are free. Until 11am. 09.30 Sensory Play for under ones, at Bovington Centre until 10.30am 10.00 Wyvern Savings & Loan Credit Union opens until 12 noon at Not Just Sundaes, South Street, Wareham, opposite the Library. A secure place to save and loans available at fair rates. Call in for a cuppa and a chat, or call 01305 268444. 10.00 Wm Parent & Toddler Group During term Parish Hall, Quay Till 11.45. 556806 10.00 Wool Country Market D’Urbeville Hall. Cakes, preserves, plants, crafts, vegetables. Coffee & biscuits available. 10.00 Tea, Coffee, Biscuits at Queensmead Hall, Sw. Til 11am. Adm 50p 10.00 Volunteer Centre Drop-In at Wareham Library till 12pm. Find our about volunteering to support community groups & charities. 10.00 Wareham Croquet Club meet at the Recreation Ground until 5pm. New members and visitors welcome. Call Tony on 01929 550190 or Lesley on 01929 553927 or email warehamgolfcroquetclub@hotmail.com 10.15 Chess at the Cafe Tratt, Lower High Street, Swanage (from 8th February 2018). Call in for a friendly game of chess and a chat. All welcome. 10.30 Mid-Week Market Morning Service URC, Church St, Wm. Prayer requests to Revd. Simon Franklin 556976 10.30 Woodworking with Bernard and Terry at the Purbeck Workshop in Wool. The Workshop provides craft activities free of charge to those touched by cancer - friends and family are welcome too. Unit 6, Woolbridge Business Centre, East Burton Rd, Wool. BH20 6HG. www.purbeckworkshop.org 07757 776907. Email: richris95@gmail.com

11.00 Sensory Play for 1-4yrs old at Bovington Centre, until 12 noon. 13.30 Under 1 year olds at Wareham’s Children’s Centre, Streche Rd, Wm. Antinatal mums welcome. Till 3pm. Ffi: 552864. 13.30 Toddler Group. All Saints’ Church, Sw. 423937. Till 3pm (Term times) 14.00 Studland Chair-based Exercise in the Village Hall, Studland. Ffi: Julie on 558139 or email: jbrad@uwclub.net 14.15 Sw Over-60s Meet in the Rectory Classroom, Swanage, Sw. All Welcome. 17.45 Swanage Youth Club. Learning Difficulties and disability (age 11-25) night. Till 7.30pm 18.00 Five High Singers, United Reformed Church Hall, Swanage. 11 - 18 years. Till 7pm 18.00 Isle of Purbeck Arts Club. Weekly evening Art Group. Aimed at beginners, at Purbeck New Wave Gallery, 25 Commercial Rd, Sw. BH19 1DF. till 9pm. 18.15 Sw Cricket Club Practice till 9pm 18.30 Swanage Sea Rowing Club Circuit Training at Swanage Middle School. Ffi: 07776 201455 19.00 Health Qigong: Fitness and relaxation. Till 8pm. With Penny at Furzebrook VH, Wm. Ffi 07969925502 19.00 Over 40s Men’s Walking Football Club at Swanage Football Club. Come and try! All levels welcome, even if you’ve never played before. Come and join in or just come along to watch a very friendly group of people playing football. Until 8.30pm. Call Nick on: 07745 907509 19.00 Purbeck Gateway Club meets at Wareham Youth Centre until 9pm. Purbeck Gateway is a club for adults with learning difficulties. We meet during term time and have fun! All welcome. Ffi: Lew on 552173. Email: Lewisbell1@aol.com 19.15 Wm Town Band Brass & Woodwind players welcome. 551478/01202 242147 19.30 Short Mat Bowls in the Durbeville Hall, Wool. All standards welcome, till 9.30pm. Ffi: 552682 19.30 Purbeck Arts Choir meet for rehersals, with conductor Jay Buckle, at St Mary’s School, Northbrook Road, Swanage. Sept-May. All welcome. For more information please phone Liz Roberts 01929 481419 19.30 Swanage Youth Club Youth Action (year 7 - sixth form). Till 9.30pm 20.00 Herston Hall OAP Committee Bingo Sw EVERY FRIDAY 08.45 Coffee @ 112 - Drop In For Coffee! Catch up with friends at 112 High Street (United Reformed Church) in Sw. Cake and bacon butties. Fair trade stall. Donations for ‘Besom in Purbeck’ and church funds. 09.00 Swanage Tennis Club at Beach Gardens, Sw. Free Cardio Tennis taster. Till 10am 09.30 Health Qigong: Fitness and relaxation. Till 10.30am. With Penny at Furzebrook VH, Wm. Ffi 07969925502 09.30 Little Fishes Baby and Toddler Group. Catholic Church Hall, Rempstone Road, Swanage. Term time only. Until 11.30am. Ffi: Alex on 07904 412067. 10.00 Table Tennis Club Sw FC All ages/abilities £2.50 Till noon. 480093 10.00 A Place Of Welcome at 21 Commercial Road, Sw. Friendly drop-in for everyone, providing a free cup of tea or coffee, a listening ear, conversation and basic information. Everyone welcome, whatever the circumstances. 11.00 Swanage Library Rhyme Time, ages 0-4, until 11.30am. 11.00 Toddler Time For Under 5s And Carers. Wareham Library. Stories, songs and crafts. Every Friday, including school holidays. Ffi: 01929 556146 14.30 Short Mat Bowls at Durbeville Hall, Wool. Till 4.30pm. All standards welcome. Ffi: 552682. 18.00 Swanage Tennis Club at Beach Gardens, Sw. Free Matchplay taster session for prospective new members. First 3 sessions are free. Until 8.30pm. 18.00 Purbeck War-Game & Model Club. Royal British Legion, Sw. 426096. 18.00 Sw Youth Centre Club 12-13 (Yr 7-9) Till 8 18.30 Sw Bridge Club Mowlem Community Room. 421840 19.00 Sw Youth Centre Seniors Club Night (Yr 9+) Till 9.30pm. 19.30 Short tennis for adults at Swanage Football Club. All welcome. Equipment supplied. Till 9.30pm. £3. 20.00 Sw Youth Centre Live Bands (as advertised) Till 10pm. 22.00 Sw Youth Centre Late Session (Yr 9+) till 11.59pm (members free) EVERY SATURDAY 08.00 Purbeck Runners meet at the Mowlem, Sw. 4/5 mile run. 09.00 Sw CC U11 - U15 Practice till 10.30 09.30 Sw CC U9 & U10 Practice & Kwik Cricket till 10.30 10.00 Tea, coffee and home-made cakes in the Parish Hall on Wareham Quay during the Community Market. Til 2pm. Bric-a-Brac stall weekly. Christian bookstall most weeks. All welcome for a warm-up and a friendly chat. 11.00 Lego and Megablok Mayhem at Swanage Library, until 12 noon. 20.00 Herston OAP Committee Bingo at Herston Hall, Sw EVERY SUNDAY 09.00 Purbeck Runners meet at the Mowlem, Sw. 8+ mile run. 10.00 Arts and Crafts Market at the Mowlem in Swanage. A wide range of local art for sale, including pottery, glass, cards, fabric and much more! To book your table, or for more information, call Tony on 01929 421321. 10.30 Stoborough Emmanuel Baptist Church meet at Stoborough First School, Stoborough. All very welcome. 13.30 Swanage Tennis Club at Beach Gardens, Sw. Free Cardio Tennis taster. Till 2.30pm 14.30 Swanage Tennis Club at Beach Gardens, Sw. Free Matchplay taster session for prospective new members. First 3 sessions are free. Until 4.30pm.

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WAREHAM GAS SERVICES For all your plumbing & heating requirements Servicing of appliances available Contact Steve: 07714 386457 or 01929 288521

Roy Osmond Ltd Traditional Forge Works Light Fabrication, Security Grills, Hand & Balcony Rails, Fire Escapes & Bespoke Work Stainless Steel and Glass Balconys

Telephone on: 01929 400520 or mobile: 0779 6044859

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