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By Faith Eckersall newsdesk@ stourandavon.net

To the sound of his favourite chime, East Dorset’s beloved Mister Mac ice cream seller received the send-off he deserved – a parade of icecream vans and hundreds of his customers turning up to say goodbye at a unique funeral procession.

Well-wishers packed the centre of Wimborne to pay their respects to 79-year-old Jake Lennie, who was working until two days before he died.

His Mister Mac van, driven by his daughter, Jemma, travelled slowly through Wimborne, ringing out his favourite chime, Colonel Bogey. It was followed by the hearse, family vehicles, and 10 ice cream vans.

Jemma said that after her father died following a fatal blood clot at his home in Winterbourne Zelston, she was determined to drive the van in his memory.

“I looked at it and thought ‘I’ve got to drive it’ – he always joked that either he or his van would go first,” she said.

Jemma anticipated ‘maybe 20 people’ in the centre of Wimborne and says she was astonished to see the streets lined with hundreds, applauding in her father’s honour.

“I couldn’t believe it as I came round the corner – I was completely moved to see so many people, it made me cry,” she said.

Jemma’s van was playing the US marching song Colonel Bogey.

“Dad would play that if it was sunny but if he was out on a rainy day, he’d play Raindrops Keep Falling on

TOUCHING TRIBUTE Jake Lennie’s Mister Mac ice cream van arrives for his funeral service.

Below: Scores of well-wishers line the streets of Wimborne and receive free ice creams.

Inset below: Jake Lennie, who passed away at the age of 79

Ice cream vans’ tribute at funeral of popular Mr Mac

My Head,” she said.

The parade was joined by 10 other ice cream vendors, all with their chimes ringing, and afterwards Jake’s friend and fellow ice cream man, Peter Ferrett, served free whippy ice creams to Mister Mac customers.

Following a service at the chapel in Wimborne Cemetery, Jake was laid to

rest with floral tributes contributed by his many customers.

“The funeral directors Nicholas O’Hara were brilliant, especially Rory Craig, and made things so much easier although I’m not sure they’ve had a funeral like this before!” said Jemma.

Originally from Scotland, Jake came to East Dorset after living in Basingstoke and started selling ice

creams in the area in the 1970s.

He became hugely popular and people often brought their children and grandchildren to see him, said his daughter. “He also had a few canine customers, too – people’s dogs knew his chime and would wait for an ice cream.”

One customer recalled putting out a flag so he knew whether to stop at her home and Peter Keeping of Wimborne became friendly with him after he first started up.

“After seeing him a few times I suggested he started selling in Ferndown Industrial Estate – he got quite a bit of business out of that,’ said Mr Keeping.

He remembers Jake as ‘a really nice, friendly chap who loved his work’. “He made so many people happy and everyone loved to see him,” he said.

Jake leaves his wife, Valerie, daughter Jemma, and grandchildren Abbigail, 18, and Rhianna, 15.

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By Joanna Lewis

of Wimborne Horticultural Society

“Do you believe the society has a future?” was not a question I expected to be asked by the chairman of the Wimborne Horticultural Society, after having spent the last few months setting up its new website.

However, it did get me looking back to where it all began in the mid-1800s and, trawling through the British National Archives, the first mention I managed to find was of the Blandford and Wimborne Horticultural Society holding a show on Thursday, July 3 1856.

It took place on the lawn of the Allendale House and it’s strange to think that some SPLENDOUR: Kingston Lacy hosted Wimborne Horticultural Society’s debut show in 1856. Below: 165 years later, we’re still Beautiful examples of a rose, sunflower and peony and, inset, the plaque at Allendale House holding shows on the same site, albeit inside the Allendale Centre, not on the lawn.

Of course, the society could have been in existence prior to 1856 but, as yet, I’ve found no evidence.

The following year, the ‘Blandford’ was dropped; I’d like to think it was down to them creating their own societies, rather than any acrimonious split. Wimborne’s show that year was held in Kingston Lacy Park and, in following years, the likes of grounds illuminated’.

Aside from a break in the Stone, Can you imagine the ladies early 1950s, the shows have Canford and gentlemen of the day, continued annually until, Manor dressed in their best bib and that is, the current Park and tucker, dresses swishing as pandemic.

Merley the women were guided Having condensed more Park. around the dancefloor to than 160 years of the It happily contemporary tunes from society’s history into a few continued in this the band and a buzz of paragraphs, I’m taken back Wednesday, format until 1900, conversations, occasionally to the chairman’s original August 21 1901 when the Southern Times broken by raucous laughter. question. I now have the ‘…in the beautiful Deans and Dorset County Herald Fast-forward to the 1960s, answer: Court…’ and was referred advised that the society ‘… when members suggested “Do I believe the society to as the society’s ‘…Great is being newly organised’ two shows a year and the has a future?” What do you Annual Exhibition’. There and from then on, one can society’s spring and autumn think?” were ‘Short Concerts at track the show annually. shows that we know today, n wimbornehortsoc.

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Glorious past and bright future of horticulture club

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Bikes revving up in Mia’s memory

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The colour purple will be much in evidence when a charity motorbike ride in memory of six-year-old Mia Hankins, who contracted a brain tumour and died last November, leaves Wimborne on July 18, heading for the Horton Inn. On November 11 2020, Mia was diagnosed with a brain tumour; on November 20, she underwent surgery to remove it but despite the best efforts of the amazing staff at Southampton Hospital, she remained asleep and passed away the following day.

Brave Mia, dearly loved and

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Wild West Heroes Young bookworms will be joined by giant millipedes, tree frogs, cockroaches and even snakes, as part of Dorset Libraries’ summer reading challenge.

As part of their Wild World Heroes event, the libraries will be hosting animal encounter sessions. Children will get to see exotic animals up close, and the chance to learn about the creatures from the rangers at Zoolab.

Numbers are strictly limited so places need to be booked in advance for the participating libraries, which include Ferndown and Wimborne libraries.

Poetry with Joe

Kids can kick off their Summer of Reading at a virtual event with poet Joseph Coelho on July 26.

Organised by Authors Aloud and South West ASCEL, the event will show how Joseph uses memory and the world around him to inspire poems.

He’ll also be revealing true stories behind many of the poems in his books, including Zombierella, Poems Aloud and A Year of Nature Poems. The online event is aimed at children of all ages and places must be booked.

For more details, contact your local library.

Van raid warning

Police are warning tradespeople to be alert following an increase in thefts of tools from vans in the Wimborne St Giles area.

The Dorset Force is advising owners to remove tools from their vehicles overnight or leaving a 'shed' type alarm in the rear of the van.

Church fundraiser Gussage St Michael is holding a Teas in the Garden event to raise funds for its church roof from 2-5pm on Saturday, July 31.

The event is at Linden Grove and by kind invitation of Vic and Helen Hatton.

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HEARTBREAKING TO HEART-LIFTING: Some of the vandalised furniture and, right, the mud kitchen to be donated by Joshua’s Timber

Community rallies round as vandals attack kindergarten

By Lorraine Gibson newsdesk@ stourandavon.net

While almost everyone else was on the edge of their seats willing England to destroy Denmark’s defence in the Euros on Wednesday night, heartless vandals sneaked into Wimborne Kindergarten’s play garden and wantonly destroyed the children’s’ furniture.

Heartbreak and dismay soon turned to heartfelt gratitude, though, as the local community, immediately rallied round

the School Lane premises, offering donations and toys, posting an appeal on social media and setting up a crowd-funding page which, in no time, raised £400 to replace the broken furniture.

“We’ve been overwhelmed by the generosity. What started as something devastating became an amazing show of support from the community,” says the kindergarten’s manager, Sally Gemmell. “We now have enough money to replace everything. People

Verwood verges to be mowed Verwood’s grass verges are now going to be cut following ‘problems’ over a new, wildlife-friendly mowing regime.

Councillor Toni Coombs, who has called for a meeting to discuss the issue, said she was ‘as frustrated as everyone else’ over grass cutting.

“The council has been trialling a new cutting regime this year,” she said. “New equipment has been purchased to cut and remove the grass. This method reduces the nutrients to the grass and over time it grows more slowly with less cutting required and also allows natural

wild flowers to flourish. The principle is good, however, as we all have seen – it hasn’t worked in practice.”

Cllr Coombs said that she and councillors Simon Gibson and Spencer Flower have requested a meeting to look at how the cutting will work in future.

“Under the old cutting regime it was possible to predict exactly when the teams are able to be here, but we have put pressure on them to be here as soon as possible,” she said.

“All of this is a delicate balancing act between the environment and urban landscape.”

we don’t even know have donated and local businesses have offered help, too.”

Those include the local pub and a joinery firm.

“The Green Man pub has offered to put CCTV up for us,” says Sally, “and Joshua’s Timber are delivering a mud kitchen that the children will love playing with.”

“We just want to say ‘thank you’ for everything. We have been really touched by the kindness of our community.”

Be crafty and join new museum group If you love crafting you’ll love the new group which is being held on the third Monday of each month at the Museum of East Dorset in Wimborne.

Kicking off on July 19, the group runs from 2.30pm4pm and is a chance for members to bring their own project or try a new craft, as well as enjoying a natter.

Sessions cost £1.50 which includes a hot drink and booking is essential to ensure social distancing.

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Any fashionista will tell you that green is one of the most adaptable colours of the spectrum, since almost any other shade works really well with it.

As a base colour, it’s hard to beat, a fact that’s beautifully proven by flowers, whose stems are invariably green and regardless of the shade flowers they support, they’re always a perfect match.

It’s no surprise then, that just like fashion, florals have trends, too and since planting, potting and caring for gardens have, for so many over lockdown, been the new going out, the power of flowers has reached a whole new level.

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Big and bold: flower trends making a colourful splash Colour-wise, think pink – ranging from the palest pastel to the flashiest neon.

Bold is back, too with lots of fiery oranges, reds and purples. Style them how you like, in swathes of single colours or in a riot of mixed rainbow hues.

Flower Factory supplies plants to businesses and market gardens as well as a band of loyal customers.

This loyalty isn’t just down to the plants, many of which come from Holland’s flower growers via a long-standing

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“We like to have fun,” says Phil. “The customers queue up outside the door waiting to come in and have a bit of a laugh. We want people to leave us happy and laughter costs nothing, does it?”

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School and diocese work together to help ease food poverty

By Faith Eckersall newsdesk@ stourandavon.net

Food poverty in an East Dorset town has become so acute that a gifting facility for non-perishable items has been set up at the local school.

The Sharing Shed appeared at the entrance to St Mary’s First School and nursery in West Moors last month.

Open 24 hours a day, the facility is a joint initiative between local vicar Andy Muckle and school head Roy Sewell and allows people to gift food items for others to take.

The shed is a practical response to what Salisbury diocese, which oversees the local church, described as ‘a deep level of food poverty and need in the town of West Moors,’ with hungry people ‘too embarrassed’ to ask for help. It has already identified the area as one of the ten per cent most deprived in the diocese.

“During the covid-19 pandemic both Andy and Roy Sewell uncovered a deep level of food poverty and need in the town of West Moors,” said the diocese.

“Working in collaboration, they were able to help a number of families with food donations and financial support, thanks to the generosity of parishioners and the wider community.”

HERE IF YOU NEED IT: Donations are placed in the Sharing Shed at St Mary’s First School in West Moors

Sharing is caring: Uplifting response to real hardship

Rev Muckle said: “One of the aspects of the food poverty in West Moors that has become more evident during the pandemic is the understandable embarrassment many people struggle with, in asking for help or food support.”

He said the embarrassment people had felt over

needing help with food was ‘really strong, heartfelt stuff,’ and explained that some previous initiatives had ‘fallen a little flat’ because of this.

He believes the Sharing Shed is ‘more sustainable’.

“If you’ve got extra, put it in there, if not, please take it out, that’s what we’re saying. There are no labels

on that shed or for those who put food in or take it out – no one has to wait for it to be open or get vouchers,” he said.

“The Sharing Shed is intended to be a true place of sharing, where Christ’s love is shared with others, and hopefully the idea of sharing – giving when we have plenty, receiving when we don’t – will overcome some of the difficulties people face in going to a recognised foodbank,” he said. “When I looked this morning (July 1) it was full again – people are putting food in there without people seeing and happily are taking when they need, too, it’s working at both ends.”

To help build resilience, the school and church have also formed a partnership with Sturts Community Trust, to promote food education to local children.

Based close to the church, Sturts Community Trust, which has a 90-acre biodynamic farm, brings together a range of social initiatives built around a vision of promoting sustainability.

In late May, the children of St Mary’s First School took part in a Rogationtide festival, beating the bounds of the school site.

Afterwards, each child was treated to a box of food freshly prepared from produce grown at Sturts Farm, including homemade bread and salad.

Issues are far from unique as county now has 36 foodbanks The food issues in West Moors are far from unique, however.

Dorset currently has 36 food banks, community fridges and social supermarkets, with facilities including the community foodbank in Verwood, a community fridge and a food bank in Wimborne, a food bank in Blandford which covers 19 towns and villages, one in Corfe Mullen – which 10

looks after five villages, and there are food banks in Ferndown and Ringwood.

In November last year, the Trussell Trust food bank charity revealed that it had handed out 1,363 emergency food parcels in Dorset over the first six months of the covid pandemic – the equivalent of 52 every week with 544 of them being for children.

However, this figure does not include the food handed out by independent community initiatives, such as the Sharing Shed.

Rev Muckle praised the support given by people living in West Moors, including a substantial donation at Christmas, to help families in difficulty. “There’s a real appreciation that things are difficult for some.”

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Market flats refused by officers

By Nicci Brown

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McCarthy and Stone’s proposals for the redevelopment of Wimborne Market have been refused by Dorset Council planning officers under delegated powers.

The application is for 66 agerestricted apartments, 26 age restricted bungalows, six agerestricted chalet bungalows and nine open market houses, plus a wellness centre, open space, allotments, parking, associated highway improvements and a pedestrian link.

Access will be to some of the homes from Grenville Road and others from Station Terrace but the internal roads will remain privately owned and not necessarily built to adoptable standards.

The Highways Team has advised they had no objection subject to conditions, commenting that private road

construction is acceptable in planning terms and does not form a reason for refusal.

The grounds for refusal include the failure to make provision for a policy compliant level of affordable housing contribution, and to mitigate the impact of the development on the integrity of the Dorset Heathlands.

The agents for McCarthy & Stone have been advised that both could be overcome by the submission of a completed legal agreement securing the required Heathland Infrastructure Project mitigation/ contribution and the required affordable housing contribution, and that the only other ground for refusal could be overcome by the submission of satisfactory information regarding surface water management from the development.

Representations received by the planning authority included 33 objections, chiefly on highway

safety, to the scale of the development and its impact on the neighbourhood, and 13 letters of support for what was seen as an improvement to the area providing needed housing for the elderly.

Wimborne Town Council and Colehill Parish Council raised a number of concerns, including the lack of affordable housing provision, insufficient parking and green space or provision for renewable energy, and the contemporary design being out of keeping with the character of the area.

But initial objections from Dorset Council Urban Design, Dorset Council Landscape Design and the Conservation Officer were withdrawn following the submission of amended plans reducing the bulk of the main building and height of the north wing and proposing additional tree planting.

New craft group set to be launched If you love crafting you’ll love the new group which is being held on the third Monday of each month at the Museum of East Dorset in Wimborne.

Kicking off on July 19, the group runs from 2.30pm4pm and is a chance for members to bring their own project or try a new craft, as well as enjoying a natter.

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Letters

Verge flowers form a wonderful display May I, through your excellent magazine, thank the people responsible for the wonderful display of wild flowers that now grace the roadside verge of Lockyers Road in Corfe Mullen.

They are simply wonderful.

If only all verges could be decorated in this way wouldn`t it make life even more pleasurable?

Malcolm Randell At Wimborne and Ferndown Lions Club members, like Gareth Southgate, have a system of rotation of key players. The annual handover this year took place at a special club social meeting at the Willett arms on June 29.

Picture shows the outgoing President Godwin Micallef (left) and the incoming President Peter Burnett.

For meetings or joining

details, please visit wimborne andferndownlions.org.uk Ron Neave, Wimborne and Ferndown Lions PRO

I wonder if any of your readers have had cause to query the amount of greenspace being lost to Tarmac during the implementation of the council's plans to improve cycling and walking in the Wimborne/Ferndown area?

I have recently found that there are plans to remove at least 120 yards of hedges and five oak trees just from one small area in Ferndown. The green approaches to the town could be destroyed forever by these proposals and yet nobody seems to be aware of the potential implications. My picture shows the extent of the works in Wimborne Road West, Wimborne and

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contrasting images of the existing road from Canford Bottom into Ferndown. I have sent an objection letter to the

four councillors from Ferndown who sit on Dorset Council.

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Don’t blame it on the moonlight...

Night sky events with Bob Mizon MBE of the Wessex Astronomical Society Poets and songwriters have long waxed lyrical about the magic of moonlight, but any pedant will tell you that it’s merely sunlight bouncing off the Moon, then taking just over a second to reach our eyes.

This effect works in both directions, of course.

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Earthshine. You don’t, however, have to make that long journey.

Look at the waxing (crescent) Moon when it’s just a thin sliver and you’ll

see the rest of the lunar surface faintly lit by Earthshine. Binoculars will help bring out the effect. The picture shows the Moon setting in the west not long

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Teacher’s pedal power in epic ride Wimborne teacher Josh Mead has cycled 525km in The Brain Tumour Charity’s fundraising ride from Clapham to Cornwall.

Mr Mead, who is Head of Lancaster House at Queen Elizabeth’s School, completed the ride between Wednesday, June 30 and Saturday, July 3, covering 404km on a static bike in school and the last 121kms on the road, from Plymouth to Falmouth with many of his fellow event riders.

Mr Mead said: “My close friend’s father, a retired teacher, was diagnosed with a glioblastoma, a rare and aggressive terminal brain cancer in August 2020. I wanted to help families like his fight this awful disease and also raise some money for The Brain Tumour Charity. So, when I heard about the bike ride I jumped at the chance of taking part.”

The ride was initially supposed to follow a course from London to Amsterdam. But covid guidelines led to the organisers

GREAT EFFORT: Josh Mead taking part in the 525km Clapham to Cornwall cycle ride while still at work at Queen Elizabeth’s School in Wimborne

changing the route from London to Cornwall.

Mr Mead said: “Work commitments meant I covered the London-Plymouth leg of the ride on a bike in school, in between teaching. But I really enjoyed this as it gave me chance to raise awareness amongst pupils of what I was doing and why and in turn they gave me a great deal of encouragement.

“I then travelled to Plymouth and completed the last 121kms

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of the ride to Falmouth with 24 other riders and this was simply amazing.

“The QE family spirit and so many messages of support definitely carried me up those last few Cornish hills on Saturday. And I am thrilled that I have almost reached my personal £1,000 fundraising target and the team has already raised a combined £54,000 – way above our £50,000 target.”

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Rosalind’s teddy book dream realised

By Lorraine Gibson newsdesk@ stourandavon.net

When the children of Rosalind Corkett, a literaryminded Fernhill dementia care home resident, couldn’t visit their mum during lockdown, they read stories to her online instead to help her reminisce.

Little did son Tony and daughter Jacqui realise that these virtual storytelling sessions would lead to the fulfilment of Rosalind’s life-long dream of being a published author, for the BEAR WITH ME: Rosalind Corkett, née Ransome, with teddies in the garden at Colten Care’s Fernhill dementia care home in Longham near Bournemouth and, inset, The cover of ‘The stories they read weren’t Adventures of Teddy Edward’ by Rosalind Corkett, née Ransome just any stories, they were tales of a teddy which their mum, who died in February aged 89, had written herself while growing up in London.

Edward Rupert Ransome Bear was given to the young Rosalind by an aunt and featured in three books: Teddy on the Bearfolk Broads, The Adventures of Owly and Teddy, and Teddy’s Holiday.

Each was handwritten on a notepad and illustrated by Rosalind with plots inspired by family holidays and, later, home life while her two brothers were fighting in the Second World War. With wartime censorship restrictions on what could BEAR NECESSITIES:The young Rosalind with her teddy and family members on a holiday on be written about, Rosalind the Norfolk Broads in the 1930s and, right, Rosalind walking with a teddy in the 1930s devised a ‘teddy bear code’ along, she read her Edward a book formatter. and we are so pleased to that enabled Edward to The result is: The have fulfilled her wish and ‘correspond’ safely with the stories to them.

While a resident at Colten Adventures of Teddy given her family something brothers via her and her Care’s Longham home, the Edward, a paperback book to remember her by.” parents. staff learned about containing all three stories Jacqui said: “The book is a The stories were an Rosalind’s wish to publish and, although Rosalind has lovely keepsake and I know important part of her her Edward stories. now passed away, she was mum would have been girlhood, along with the She’d even kept the original aware that the stories she thrilled to know it has been Girl Guides and piano notebooks safe since the read to her children and that published. We thank lessons from composer 1940s, so Fernhill’s they, in turn, read to her, everyone involved at Andrew Lloyd Webber’s companionship team leader would be published.

Fernhill for their hard work mother who was pregnant “She knew we were doing it in making this happen. It with him at the time and so, Kate Morris, liaised with and she had a smile on her really is a wish come true.”

Rosalind liked to say that he Tony and Jacqui, typed up the longhand scripts and face when she found out,” would have heard her play. sent all the wording plus said Kate. nThe Adventures of Teddy She married in 1958 and Edward, Amazon for £7.50. when Jacqui and Tony came copies of the illustrations to “She was a wonderful lady 15

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Fancy fostering a dog? The RSPCA really needs your help Dog lovers, can you help the RSPCA at Ashley Heath by fostering a dog?

The animal charity is looking for foster homes for dogs, that lie within a 20-mile radius of the Ashely Heath

centre and where there are no children.

To foster, you will need lots of patience, experience of looking after dogs and to have someone at home all day as the animals may not

cope with being left on their own.

The centre will provide all food and vet’s cost during the fostering period.

The dogs they currently need to foster are not available to

re-home due to court proceedings and they may have to be returned to the centre at short notice.

If you would like more information email ashleyheath@rspca.org.uk

Working in museum’s cafe could be just your cup of tea It’s one of North Dorset’s best visitor attractions but the Blandford Fashion Museum is now looking for new volunteers.

Currently they need helpers in the tea room and at reception as well as a gardener to help with their patio garden and flower beds.

The museum opened 25 years ago, exhibiting a range of outfits and costumes and some of its volunteers have been there since the first day, as well as the volunteer who ‘only visited to donate a pair of lace gloves’ and has helped out ever since.

The museum has changing displays and a rotating IT’S A PIECE OF CAKE: Blandford Fashion Museum is looking for volunteers to help in the exhibition – the current one tea room that helped to create the of the present collection, during opening hours; is Changing Shape, which various looks. Blandford which has been added to by Mondays, Thursdays and looks at the changing Saturdays 10-4pm and chat Fashion Museum was members of the public. silhouettes that to the existing volunteers or created by the late Betty They now have 13 display characterised the progression of fashion from Penny MBE in 1996 and her spaces over two floors and a call 01258 453006 or resources room for students. volunteer@blandford the 18th century to the 20th, famous Cavalcade of as well as the underwear Costume formed the nucleus Volunteers are urged to visit fashionmuseum.co.uk

Anger at plans for ‘eyesore’ phone mast Broadstone residents have slammed plans to erect an 18-metre phone mast on a greenspace near their bungalow homes as ‘ridiculous’ and branded the proposal ‘an eyesore’.

More than 40 people living in the Steepleton Road area, where the homes are mainly bungalows, have lodged complaints with BCP Council.

They claim the mast, which would be a third of the height of Nelson’s Column, 16

would lower house prices, disturb wildlife and would be ‘significantly taller’ than many of the trees in the area, which is popular with dog walkers.

The proposed mast, on land at Steepleton Road, would support six antennas with a wraparound equipment cabinet at the base of the column, and require the installation of three new equipment cabinets.

However, because the application falls within the

prior approval category, it means that the principle of the development is not an issue, and the council can only consider its siting and appearance.

Twenty-six of the objections to the mast came from Steepleton Road. One resident said: “Not only is this the worst place to install such a structure, it would be a total eyesore for the local residents.”

Another called it ‘ugly and unsightly’ whilst another

claimed it would be ‘of little or no benefit to the residents of the area.’

A resident of nearby Beacon Road said: “I walk through this beautiful green space often and I simply cannot believe that this is the best choice to locate a 5G mast!

Surely the Gravel Hill existing mast would be more suitable, or it hidden amongst the trees of Broadstone Park?”

The consultation period for objections ends on July 16.

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Are you a carer? Free PPE scheme now extended to March Are you a carer? If the answer’s yes, did you know you can now get free Personal Protective Equipment as part of a scheme which has been extended until March next year?

The government initiative is being run by Dorset Council and applies to people in this area who provide care and support for others including personal assistants and

unpaid carers.

It was first introduced in February and expected to last until June 30 but the provision has now been extended until March 2022.

You can apply for free PPE from Dorset Council if you are: nan extra-resident unpaid carer, meaning that you do not live with the person you care for na co-resident unpaid carer,

meaning that you live with the person you care for an unpaid carer and you are caring for a clinically vulnerable person ndirectly employed by an individual (or self-employed) to provide care and support to enable them to live as independently as possible nproviding care that requires you to come within two metres of an adult over the age of 18 who you support –

this care could include support in the home, or to go out into the community The PPE available includes visors, aprons, masks, IIR masks, sanitiser and nonlatex gloves and you can request supplies when you need them. nFor more details contact the Dorset Together helpline on 01305 221000.

Every litter bit helps keep town tidy A wallet with credit cards, scaffolding clamps and dozens of discarded face masks were amongst the rubbish collected by five Wimborne youngsters who signed up to the Litter Free Dorset Challenge.

The children, who are all aged six and nine, took to the streets recently as part of the 10 Times in June challenge, which is part of the overall challenge arranged by Dorset Council, which supplied litter picking sticks and special T-shirts.

Watched over by their parents and Wimborne in Bloom’s Anthony Oliver, the children started off on the town’s edge and worked their way in. Between them they collected 13 kg of rubbish, including the wallet and scaffolding, as well as sweet wrappers and beer cans.

One proud parent said their children had signed up for the 10 times in June

CLEANING UP: Liliya, Sophie, Taylor, Oliver and Fletcher with the bags of litter they collected

challenge but hadn’t quite achieved it. However, she added: “The kids are definitely super keen to continue doing further sessions in the future, so I’d like to think we’ll keep on with this as a regular activity, even for an hour or

so once or twice a month.”

One member of the public was so impressed with the children that he donated some money to buy them a treat for their hard work.

Mr Oliver congratulated the children on: “Undertaking this somewhat mundane

task on a Saturday afternoon when I am sure they could otherwise have been out enjoying themselves. If only people would use the litter bins provided around town, there would not be the need for people to go litter picking.”

Voices you can really trust when it comes to pandemic info Trusted Voices is a network of community leaders in Dorset who have been helping share good quality covid19 information to the wider public during the pandemic.

Part of the county’s Community Action Network, they hold regular virtual

meetings and are now looking for more Trusted Voices Champions.

A spokesman for Dorset Council said: “So far we’ve achieved things like getting covid-19 information shared in lots of different languages, creating videos to share online, organising

sessions to get vaccinated and offering mental health support.

“By signing up to be a Trusted Voice you can help us reach as many people as possible in our communities.” n For more information contact hannah.rees@can100.org 17

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Police issue warning on suspicious truck seen around farms Residents in rural north Dorset have been warned to look out for a vehicle which has been seen in suspicious circumstances around farms.

Dorset Police Rural Crime Team described the vehicle as a black and grey Ford Ranger double cab pick-up truck, registration W**6

CUO. PCSO Tom Balchin said: “This vehicle has been seen in suspicious circumstances around North Dorset and South Dorset.

The occupants were seen acting suspiciously around farms. The vehicle is registered out of county so

please note it could come to notice countywide.”

Police said that if this or other vehicles were spotted acting suspiciously, residents should gather as much information as possible, such as the registration number and descriptions of the driver and any passengers.

However, pictures should only be taken if it’s safe to do so.

If a crime is being committed people should contact Dorset Police on 999.

For non-emergency call 101 or at dorset.police.uk, via email 101@dorset. pnn.police.uk

Lapwing numbers take turn for better

By Faith Eckersall newsdesk@ stourandavon.net

The Avon Valley has seen a resurgence in endangered lapwings, thanks to a community conservation project.

The black and white birds and their distinctive zig-zag flight used to be a common sight in Hampshire but numbers have dwindled for decades, with an 80 per cent loss since 1960.

The LIFE Waders for Real project involved 40 local land managers working with the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust to reverse the decline of lapwing in the area with at least 100 breeding pairs recorded.

The project ran from 20152019 but its effects are still being felt, said GWCT lead ecologist Lizzie Grayshon.

“The valley is a key breeding ground for lapwing and other conservation red-list wading birds,” said Lizzie. “The project succeeded in reversing the decline of lapwing in the valley as

FEATHERED FRIENDS: Lapwing chicks in the Avon Valley

well as, crucially, improving breeding success.”

She said land managers had continued with many of the conservation measures that were put in place. “Despite the unusually cold spring, our monitoring suggests there will be at least 100 breeding pairs of lapwing this year, which is brilliant and consistent with the number at the end of the project,” she said. “The long-term commitment of

these ‘working conservationists’ is vital to ensuring the lapwings’ future in the Avon Valley.”

Among the measures taken to protect the birds were erecting temporary, foxproof fences around nesting sites which are vulnerable to predation.

Farmer Will Mitchell, who grew up in the valley, said: “If I find some eggs or new chicks I let Lizzie know and she keeps us up to date on

progress elsewhere in the valley – we have a bit of competition now on who has the most lapwing. It’s great to see the lapwing coming back and this year we’ve had three types of egret, a redshank nest and for the first time a pair of oyster catchers.”

Ground-nesting birds and their chicks are especially vulnerable to both predators and disturbance by people and dogs, he said. “When you visit the valley, please stick to the paths and keep your dogs on leads. If the birds are making lots of noise, this is their alarm call because you may have strayed into their nesting area and could cause them to abandon their chicks, so please take heed and stay on the path.”

To remain stable, a local population needs to fledge an average of 0.7 chicks per pair each year. Before the project lapwing productivity had dropped as low as 0.4 young per pair. By 2019, the figure was 0.96, safely exceeding the critical level for sustainability said the GWCT.

Blooming good news! Horticultural show makes comeback It’s a double welcome back – to the Stour and Avon magazine and to the Upton Horticultural Show, both much missed.

For following the lifting of covid-19 restrictions, Upton in Bloom is delighted to 18

announce that the annual Horticultural Show will be re-introduced this year on September 11 at the Community Centre in Upton.

Schedules are available from the town council offices, library, Post Office and

various cafes and shops.

Ther are 87 classes, including 13 for children, with 21 btrophies to be won, as well as two new ones.

One for best rose in show, in memory of Judith Griffin, a long-standing supporter of In

Bloom and show secretary (2010-17), and a trophy for largest onion in memory of Stuart Munden, a very successful competition and prolific trophy winner.

Ray Griffin for Upton in Bloom

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By Lorraine Gibson newsdesk @stourandavon.net

At the Global Happy Café, it’s not jam they’re spreading, it’s joy... something we could all do with a bit more of right now.

The virtual ‘café’ is one of a number of uplifting aspects of the Dorset-based World Happiness Project, which does what it says on the tin and spreads cheer around the world.

Basically, it’s a free, twicemonthly Zoom meeting for anyone hoping to improve their feel-good levels and for people can help them do so.

As with so many things, the project was born out of necessity as friends, Gerry Clarke from Sturminster Marshall and Chris Croft from Poole, concerned by the levels of unhappiness, even despair, that they were seeing in people, and how these negative emotions were being further exacerbated by covid issues, Jerry Clarke helped found the Global Happy Café with freind Chris decided something had to be HOORAY FOR HAPPINESS: Clarke, inset below done.

They felt that some kind of international fellowship of people interested in improving their happiness and mental health in the pandemic might help and devised globally-inclusive increasing their own online platforms and a personal happiness,” says TV channel to act as Gerry. places where folk Chris, whose background in could ‘gather’ to training includes time discuss management says it was the problems, seek latter that led to his interest or offer advice in the pursuit of happiness. and generally “What is better use of your just cheer one time than the things that another up. make you happy?” he asks.

The first Global Happy Café meetunemployment and inequity “Trying to understand happiness, and then to ups proved to be in communities. strong support promote it in others, has “Our virtual meetings have mechanisms and soon become an increasing Williams, attracted hundreds people grew beyond expectation; passion.” and how to from across the world and over the last two years create a happier future n To join the next café encouraged them to they’ve included positive society by Lord Richard meeting, visit worlddiscover what happiness is talks, such as Resilience by Layard, who has spent most all about and discuss happiness-project.com/ BBC News presenter Sian of his life working to reduce practical ideas for happiness-cafe

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New curates are ordained by bishop

By Faith Eckersall

newsdesk@stourandavon.net

Avon Valley Churches welcomes its new Curate, Revd Tom Burden, who is in turn keen to help minister to the congregations and communities surrounding the seven churches in the parish.

Hailing from the Isle of Wight, Tom was a teacher and headmaster, most recently at The Pilgrims’ in Winchester, the choir school of our cathedral, before following his calling to ordination.

He said: “I am delighted to have the opportunity to serve everyone in the parish of the Avon Valley Churches.

“My hope is to help people engage with God’s love, grace and mission, and to learn from everyone here.

It has been a great blessing already to meet so many kind and generous people.”

There was a socially distanced full house on Sunday, July 4 at St Mary’s Church in Fordingbridge for the ordination of two new deacons, including the Revd Tom Burden of Avon Valley Churches as well as Revd Nived Lobo of Highfield Church Portswood in Southampton, by The Right Reverend Geoff Annas, Honorary Assistant Bishop in

WELCOME: Canon Gary Philbrick, Bishop Geoff Annas and Deacon Tom Burden

the Diocese of Winchester.

Director of Ministry, the Reverend Canon Dr Mark Collinson, presented each ordinaned to the bishop, and Vice Principal and Dean of Licensed Ministry Training, the Reverend Marcus Throup, responded to the Bishop’s questions on their behalf.

Priest-in-Charge of Highfield, Reverend Mike Archer, delivered a wonderful sermon on humility and Chris Sinclair, Mary Melbourne LLW and Ruth Crosland LLM gave the readings and led the Litany.

A six-strong choir led by

Chris completes 1,500 laps Chris Slocock completed 1,500 laps of Wimborne Minster on Saturday, joined by the Rector the Rev’d Canon Andrew Rowland and Anthony Oliver MBE, to mark the 100th anniversary of the Royal British Legion and to say thank you to those who gave so much.

Chris has been walking the laps in stages since September to raise money for the Minster Makes Music appeal.

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Hazel Ricketts, with Tim Ruffer playing the organ, accompanied the service.

The congregation processed outside at the end of the service so that the final hymn

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Police appeal for witnessses after two injured in collision Police investigating a serious road traffic collision in Sturminster Marshall are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.

The incident happened at around 1.50pm on Saturday July 3 on the A350 Blandford Road near the Golden Fox. It involved two vehicles – a green Land Rover Defender travelling

northbound toward Blandford and a grey Nissan NV300 van travelling southbound toward Poole.

The driver of the Land Rover, a 20-year-old Poole man, was taken by air ambulance to Southampton General Hospital with serious injuries. The van driver, a 59-year-old man from the Salisbury area, was taken to Poole Hospital with

a head injury. A road closure was put in place at the scene.

PC Tracey Downer, of the traffic unit, said: “An investigation is underway to establish the full circumstances of the collision.

“I am appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident, or captured anything relevant on dashcam, and has not yet spoken to officers to please

Blankets on way to Syria Scores of skilful people crocheted and stitched together with love 14 blankets and many pretty and varied granny squares for Samara’s Aid. The blankets and squares were brought along to be displayed at St Mary’s Church in Fordingbridge last week, before they were blessed by Canon Gary Philbrick and sent on their way to help those in need in Syria.

Visitor Irene Greene, who had been inspired to create blankets for Syria in her community at Andover, came to share what she knew of life as it is in the Middle East where winter temperatures can drop to minus 10 degrees and many people are living under canvas or in ruined buildings. Help for this blanket challenge came from Fordingbridge and other villages in the Avon Valley, as well as from members of different churches and the community.

The sum of £26.30 raised from refreshments will be sent to Samara’s Aid to help cover transport costs.

Further details of Samara’s

SEWN UP: Irene Greene with one of the two blankets she made

Aid can be found at samarasaidappeal.org.

Congratulations to Pat Bloomfield and team and all those involved in supporting the work of this charity.

contact Dorset Police.

“My thanks goes to motorists for their patience and understanding while we responded to the incident.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at dorset.police.uk, via email at scit@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55210106019.

Is your old battery really a ‘zombie’?

New Forest district council is reminding all residents to take extra care when disposing of ‘zombie’ batteries, which can start fires at recycling plants.

It says all household batteries, including button ones from watches, battery packs from laptops, mobile phones and power tools can be disposed of at recycling centres or supermarket or DIY store collection points.

Car batteries can be taken to recycling centres.

“An old laptop battery recently started a fire at a local recycling plant,” said the council.

“Fortunately, it was spotted and dealt with quickly and nobody was harmed.

“A similar incident occurred at a recycling plant in 2018 which led to a blaze involving 60 firefighters.”

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MPs’ round-up

Celebrating the freedoms we’ve always had The concepts of freedom and liberty have been much in the news over recent months.

In our country, where the Rule of Law, a free Press, independent judiciary, freedom of speech and the right to vote have all followed an uninterrupted wider and longer path we have never really had to consider these matters.

Magna Carta and Habeas Corpus provided the foundation stones and the Great Reform Act of 1832 took us along the route to ultimate universal suffrage.

We have not seen fit to bother with a written constitution or ‘little red/blue book’ we have just sort of evolved as an United Kingdom. Our rights have never come under serious threat and governments have been benign and responsible on these issues. We are, I believe, a quiet people, prone

MP for North Dorset Simon Hoare neither to extreme right or left in our politics.

Whatever happens, or doesn’t, on July 19 regarding covid I fundamentally think it wrong to characterise that date as Liberation or Freedom Day. Those who free themselves from the yolk of despots, military juntas or dictators have a legitimate right to use those terms. Those in forced labour, in refugee camps or living under an occupying

force can legitimately call upon those words to justify a new chapter in their personal or national stories. Someone fleeing domestic abuse and finding refuge, a child rescued cruelty can do likewise and with clear, compelling reason.

One of my constituents wrote to me recently chastising me for supporting the covid regulations in Parliament declaring we were living under a dictatorship and that our freedoms had never been so restricted anywhere else in the world. I profoundly disagree with his analysis.

Firstly, not many dictatorships take their proposals through a democratically elected Parliament while also securing the support of the Opposition. Not many dictatorships hold themselves to account in

their Parliaments (if they have one) or brief the media and face their forensic cross examination.

What we have seen is a broadly national approach to a global problem where the needs of the greater good have been put first.

Has that presented challenges? Of course it has.

As a country that cherishes liberty it has been awkward, a nuisance and counterintuitive.

I don’t think the debate has actually between ‘the free’ and ‘the constrained’ but between the community focussed unselfish and the self absorbed selfish.

Our country has of course made ‘sacrifices’ but sacrifices come in many forms. Keep Calm & Carry On is not just a phrase on a mug or poster, it is deep within our DNA and we should celebrate that it is!

How is it right to be able to sing in pubs, but not in church?

Why should football fans be free to sing inside pubs while church-goers are denied such a privilege?

This question came to the fore again when I attended a memorial service in Christchurch Priory at which the congregation was forbidden from singing the hymns which the family had chosen.

As football fever gives way to liberty for all from lockdown, hopefully MPs will be spared from having to justify such anomalies which are a direct result of the exercise of arbitrary power by the Government without proper consultation.

Why should a care home employee with many years of devoted service be faced with dismissal for refusing to be double vaccinated?

I put this to Helen Whately,

Christchurch & East Dorset: Chris Chope the Minister responsible for Care, at a physical meeting to discuss the implications of new regulations on those working in the care sector due to take effect in October.

She neither gave a satisfactory answer nor explained why care home employees are being treated differently from those

working in NHS hospitals.

Parity of esteem should be the policy.

One of my constituents who is at the top of the medical profession has pointed out that as a vaccinated person can still catch coronavirus and pass it on, there can be no justification for preventing unvaccinated people enjoying the same liberties as those who have been vaccinated.

He sees vaccine passports as a sinister means of coercing people to be vaccinated in order to enjoy liberties which should not be conditional upon compulsory medication.

Individual constituency case work remains as important as ever.

On behalf of a Christchurch couple who have been married for 72 years, I have

sought an answer as to why BCP Council is able to threaten the husband with legal action if he prevents his wife being moved to a care home while also denying the husband the opportunity to join her there. How callous!

I have welcomed the commitment given by the Deputy Leader of BCP Council to pay more attention to the views of local people.

At a special meeting of the Christchurch Town Council which I attended, he recognised the strength of opposition to contentious policies such as increasing the height of Saxon Square car park or imposing an expensive and unnecessary cycle route on Barrack Road to the detriment of residents and businesses.

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Pets

Food for thought when it comes to diets Diet and the right nutrition has come a long way in the pet industry over the last few years and getting it right can often be mind-boggling, particularly when you’re a first time pet owner.

Firstly, you need to establish your pet’s ‘life stage’.

In other words do you have a puppy or kitten, an adult dog or cat, or a more senior furry friend?

What we call ‘life stage’ diets are tailored to your pet’s needs and will provide more of what is needed nutritionally during each stage of their life.

For instance, feeding your new pup on specific puppy food will give them a diet specially formulated to meet the nutritional needs for their normal development.

Puppies need to eat more in the way of protein (including higher concentrations of specific amino acids), fat, and certain minerals than adult dogs.

Growth and development

take a lot of energy, so puppies need to take in more calories than adult dogs, even of a similar size Secondly, look at the ingredients.

If you’re a bit confused, then have a look at another food.

The ingredients list shouldn’t be too confusing and you

should be able to work out exactly what’s in the food.

Food ingredients will be listed in quantity, so the first ingredient on the list, say it says chicken, will be what it contains most of.

Feeding guidelines for all stages of your pet’s life can be a bit confusing and we

always recommend having a conversation with the veterinary nurse at your registered vets.

They will be able to help and guide you throughout your pet’s life in the diet changes that need to be made. Most vet nurses also run what we call ‘weight clinics’ and can help if you think your dog or cat has perhaps put on little bit of excess that needs to be got under control.

It’s important to establish your pet’s ‘body condition score’.

Body condition scoring is a management tool designed to assess body reserves or fat accumulation of an animal.

Your veterinary nurse will use this as a method of examining the nutritional status of your pet.

As we said, it can be a bit overwhelming, but discussing your pet’s diet and any specific needs is always recommended. n Vetsmiths 01202 119988

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email: admin@ waggytails.org.uk or visit our website waggytails.org.uk As summer progresses, we hope to be able to be able to attend more outdoor

functions and will publicise these on our website and Facebook page as soon as we have details. Please do follow us and keep up to date with our news. Our shop at Ferndown is fully stocked and our staff and volunteers would love to see you. Do drop by and pick up a bargain!

Donations and legacies have been our main source of income over the last year and we are so grateful to everyone who has helped us keep the charity running during these unprecedented months. Thank you all for your continued support.

Take care and stay safe.

Waggy Tails Rescue is a

registered charity based in Dorset. We rescue and rehome dogs that have been abandoned, neglected or otherwise in need of a new home.

We also find homes for other small furries that may be in our care, so to find out more you can contact us on the number above or send donations or letters to: For more information, call 01202 875000 or Donations for Waggy Tails can be sent to: Helen’s House Waggy Tails Rescue 143 Magna Road Wimborne BH21 3AW

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U3A members gearing up for October return for meetings Members of Wimborne’s University of the Third Age (U3A) have all their fingers and toes crossed for a re-start on Monday, October 4.

Many members have kept in touch with each other during the these difficult times, however they ‘cannot wait to get down to the “proper” business of face to face meetings again’.

The club has about 700 members and the committee have been hard at work planning for the return of the majority of the 70 or so regular activities, from bridge, art, languages and history to more active groups such as short tennis, table tennis, ballroom dancing and the ever popular Tai Chi. As well as the returning

favourites, plans have been made for some exciting new groups – 17th century history, lawn bowls, beginner’s guide to jazz, bridge instruction and making paper models.

Wimborne U3A also hosts a monthly lunch club, a wellattended quiz night, pub lunch and skittles, and informative illustrated talks

by visiting speakers.

Current members will be receiving their registration forms during the second week of July, but if you are not yet a member, not in fulltime employment and simply wishing to find out more about Wimborne u3a, you can apply on 01202 880703, info@wimborneu3a.org.uk or go to wimborneu3a.org.uk

Fare play! Law firm’s grand donation to taxi fundraisers Legal eagles from a Wimborne law firm were all revved up to support a fundraising drive of a different kind.

Ellis Jones Solicitors made a £1,000 donation when Kevin Gunputh from the BC Club pulled up in a black cab decked out with logos and flowers.

Members of the fundraising group are taking it in turns to drive the taxi everywhere they go in aid of the Variety Wessex charity.

Nigel Smith, managing partner at Ellis Jones, said: “We support many good causes although the BC Club must be the first to be

TAXI! Driver Kevin Gunputh, centre, stops for Ellis Jones managing partner Nigel Smith, left, and partner and head of banking and finance litigation William Fox Bregman

going on a fundraising drive of this kind, quite literally.

“It was great to be able to help them raise money in

such a fun way for a very deserving charity.”

Ellis Jones’ office in Wimborne is in East Street.

The BC Club has donated more than £350,000 to charity since being founded by a group of friends and business people in 2011.

Its Taxi Challenge has so far raised £12,000 for Variety Wessex, a charity that provides mobility aids, Sunshine Coaches and fun events and days out for children and young people.

Kevin, whose day job is managing director of the Luxury Care Group, said: “Many thanks to all at Ellis Jones for the £1,000 ‘fare’.

“It will go a long way towards changing the lives of disabled and disadvantaged children.”

More info wanted on energy site plans

By Nicci Brown Dorset Council is seeking further information on proposals for an energy recovery facility just beyond the county boundary east of Parley before giving wholehearted support for the scheme at Eco Sustainable Solutions.

The application will be decided by Bournemouth Christchurch & Poole Council, but Dorset Council has been consulted as neighbouring authority.

Members of the Strategic Planning Committee agreed with planning officers at their meeting on Monday that further details were needed on 26

the impacts of emissions on protected designations – SSSIs and RAMSARs – surrounding the site, and on the mitigation for impacts of the development within the Green Belt on the landscape.

They also sought confirmation that a holding objection from Bournemouth Airport in relation to aerodrome safeguarding had been withdrawn.

Told that the deadline for receipt of their response was on Tuesday, they agreed that they were ‘minded to support’ subject to the receipt of satisfactory information.

Planning officer Trevor Badley said officers were

satisfied with the approach BCP Council was taking on access, amenities, dust and noise issues.

Waste management site, green, food and inert waste currently has permission for 360K tons a year, and the proposal will add 60K tons of non-hazardous household and commercial waste to the total – still less than the limit imposed in the Waste Plan.

Around 10k tons of recyclable materials will be removed and dealt with separately, but 50k tons will be burnt to provide head and electricity for use on site, with surplus fed into the National Grid or potential to the airport and local housing.

Mr Badley said: “It will mean more waste is handled locally, but we are not satisfied with some of the detail of mitigation of potential impacts.”

He said they needed to be assured that emissions from the chimney stack falling on the heathland would not make the soil over acidic, and highlighted a detailed response on landscape issues from the Landscape officer Councillor Belinda Ridout proposed the recommended qualified support saying: “Given the proximity of site to designations, Dorset Council is absolutely right to seek more detail”.

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Everyone’s welcome back at Slimming World As Wimborne’s Slimming World group looks forward to the lifting of lockdown and its return to the Community Learning and Resources Centre in King Street on Tuesdays from July 20, one of its long standing members Sue Preston really does have something to shout about.

Louise Seddon, the group’s consultant for the last 13 years, has had the pleasure of Sue’s company in group for the entire time as Sue successfully lost her weight and has kept it off now for 16 and a half years “Sue really is one of our shining stars,” says Louise.

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Face-to-face appointments return for some council services If you prefer face-to-face appointments rather than online, then here’s some good news – they have returned in a number of Dorset Council areas.

Support with council services in the Stour and Avon area will be available at libraries in Wimborne and at Nordon Lodge, Blandford,

where customer services will be able to assist with council enquiries or urgent needs that cannot be supported over the phone or online.

Appointments will still need to be pre-booked unless the enquiry requires support due to its complexity or the vulnerability of the customer involved, said the council.

Customer services will be able to assist with council enquiries or urgent needs that cannot be supported over the phone or online and all locations will follow the latest covid-19 guidelines and social distancing measures to ensure customers are kept safe.

Cllr Jill Haynes, Dorset

Council’s portfolio holder for customer and community services, said: “Our libraries already offer a range of services and information, with some incorporating Citizens Advice, Skills and Learning, and other voluntary and community network groups, so it makes perfect sense.”

Rotary Club takes to the streets for clean-up operation Reports that Fordingbridge was looking ‘untidy and unkempt’ have prompted a town-wide cleanup by the local Rotary Club, which took place over June.

After noticing dead weeds and claims of ‘unswept pavements’, the club swung into action over a series of Thursday evenings, said a spokesman.

“The only official action that seems to have taken place recently is the use of weedkiller which didn’t seem to have solved the problem,” he said.

Fordingbridge Rotary made a start on the bridge, the High Street and Salisbury Street last month and continued with the High Street and Roundhill until “the town was done” on July 1.

The club said it had received many thanks from townspeople, as well as positive comments online. n If you’d like to help with future clean-ups, contact Fordingbridge Rotary via fordingbridge-rotary.org.uk TIDY-UP TIME: Rotary Club members working around Fordingbridge

Five-year plan for ‘Natural Health Service’

By Faith Eckersall Establishing a ‘Natural Health Service’ and fostering more green skills are just two of the initiatives already underway as part of the New Forest National Park Authority’s five-year plan.

Now the NPA is drawing up a Partnership Plan to 2026, to secure the future of the prized habitat and champion the recovery of the climate, 28

nature and people, following the pandemic and it wants residents’ views.

The NPA says that following a survey earlier this year, it intends to concentrate on the following issues: n Nature Recovery – creating a network of restored and expanded habitats enabling wildlife to thrive n Net Zero with nature – delivering nature-based climate solutions through

local partnerships n Thriving Forest – sustaining a living, working landscape with commoning at its heart n An Inclusive National Park – pride in the New Forest and connection with nature for all n Team New Forest – communities, organisations and businesses working together and all contributing, being greater than the sum of

our parts.

The draft plan builds on initiatives already underway, ranging from restoring wetlands to developing a ‘Natural Health Service’ where people are prescribed nature-based therapies; to creating more green skills and jobs; and new opportunities for volunteering. n Give your views here: newforestnpa.gov.uk/news

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Paving work delayed until September

By Nicci Brown Four days before the previously advertised start of work to replace footway paving in Blandford town centre, Dorset Highways announced work had been postponed until September.

Signs advertising the temporary one-way traffic order in West Street and parking restrictions in the Market Place for the works to start on July 12 were replaced by the postponement notice, and there was an unattributed announcement on social media it had been caused by a delay in sourcing materials.

It read: “Dorset Highways has just been made aware that due to reasons outside the control of its supply chain, some of these paving units have been delayed

in their production. In recognition of the impact to the local community completing this scheme will have, it would not be appropriate to continue with the scheme while there is a risk of avoidable delays to its completion.

“Following discussion with Dorset County councillors, we have made the difficult decision to delay the start of this scheme until September. This will allow sufficient time for any further delays with materials to be accommodated and remove any impact the delivery of the scheme may have on trading over the summer period.”

The statement was posted by local county councillor Nocturin Lacey-Clarke, and his fellow

Blandford county councillor Byron Quayle said: “Clearly, we are very annoyed by this and will keep residents updated going forward.”

Both have campaigned hard for the replacement of the worn and slippery slabs, and had been thrilled when it was announced towards the end of June that the work would start on July 12.

Steve Bell, the owner of the Yellow Bicycle Café in Salisbury Street, said: “Like everyone in the town I’m extremely grateful for the work Byron and Noc have put in to secure the new paving slabs.

“They are much needed and will both improve the appearance and safety of our pavements.

“With so many factors, such as

securing the finance, plus the availability of contractors and materials I understand that it was probably not possible to pick and choose the timing.

“I must admit however to being relieved that the work will not be carried out during the summer months, when local businesses are counting on a busy period of visitors bringing vital revenue after the incredibly tough 16 months.

“We really do need the town looking its best and feeling welcoming to holiday makers.

“In September, the disruption will be a small price to pay for the improvements to the town.

“Especially after a hopefully bumper summer for all the town’s businesses.”

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Cooking...

with Martha Legg

Chewy Double Chocolate Cookies I am blessed with two stepchildren, (not having any of my own), one of whom gave me a GU Cookbook for Christmas one year, inscribed ‘Feel free to make me all of these things!’ If we have them over for a meal, then I am known for my chocolate desserts. I also have a wonderful niece and three nephews. (Just so they don’t feel left out!)

One of the firm favourites is Chewy Double Chocolate Cookies! They are easy to make and you can freeze the uncooked balls of dough, so you can always have some ready if you have any unexpected visitors. This makes you the best mum, daughter, grandma, friend, work colleague ever!

My husband loves them and his face falls when he realises that they are not all for him and that

some of them are leaving the house. I placate him by saying that I have more in the freezer, (even if I don’t), otherwise we would have a doorstep struggle as I try and get them out!

Given that we have just moved into a new house, I am not sure the sight of two grown people fighting over a container of cookies would be a good start with the neighbours! I guess, should it happen, I could make some for them as a peace offering?

Ingredients: 150g unsalted butter 225g light soft brown sugar 1 egg lightly beaten 1tsp vanilla extract 225g plain flour 4 tbsp Coco Powder ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda ¼ tsp baking powder 275g dark chocolate (70% coco solids) chopped, this bit takes the longest Method: Cream together the butter and sugar, using mixer, hand mixer

or hands.

Add the egg and vanilla Sift the flour, coco powder, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder in a large bowl. (To be honest, I just add them to the butter and sugar etc mix and stir in!)

Mix in the chocolate and then wrap up mixture and put in fridge for 24hrs The next day, roll out the dough into small even balls, about the size of walnuts, its best to get the dough out of the fridge and leave it to warm up for about half an hour.

Put them on a baking tray, spacing them so that they can spread, I usually squash them with my hand a bit!

Bake for 12 – 14 mins at 170C, Mark 3 Gas until they are crisp on top but soft in the middle.

Serve with tea or coffee or you could break them up and serve them with cream or ice cream as a dessert.

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Raisins to be cheerful: Only natural

By Lorraine Gibson newsdesk@stourandavon.net

You are what you eat may be a bit of a well-worn cliché, but according to Primrose Matheson, an organic cereal maker based in Piddlehinton, not only is it true, but with supermarket shelves full of processed, additive-addled and often bafflingly-labelled food, it’s now more relevant than ever.

It doesn’t take a genius to work out that eating well equals feeling well, but Primrose is living proof that along with improving your general health, changing your diet – especially to one full of raw fruit and vegetables – can change your life for the better.

Throughout her youth, she was dogged by constant tiredness, poor digestion and ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis), a debilitating and enduring illness with a variety of symptoms, the most common being extreme fatigue.

“I had glandular fever when I was nine and it moved into ME when I was 14,” says Primrose, “and at the time, there were no mainstream medical solutions, just rest.”

Exhausted both physically and mentally, she decided enough was enough and embarked on a mission to better understand her body and what it needed to be healthy.

Her research paid off, taking her on a path of naturopathic and complementary health studies where she discovered the revolutionary work of a 19th century doctor and dietician called Maximilian Bircher-Benner who was

Baked pears with crumble Serves 8 Ingredients 4 ripe pears ⅓ cup Primrose’s Kitchen Pear & Apricot Bircher ⅓ cup maple syrup 2 tbsp liquid coconut oil (simply heat eat up a little if it’s solid) 1 tsp ground cinnamon juice of 1/2 lemon Method Line a baking tray with parchment paper.

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. miles was ahead of his time, health food-wise.

Fresh from Zurich university in 1867 and with his own practice, Bircher-Benner got jaundice. However, convinced that raw fruits and vegetables were the most nutritional of all foods, he followed the biblical advice of ‘physician, heal thyself’ and ate lots of raw apples, which he claimed cured him.

Cut the pears in half, brush with lemon juice and scoop out the cores.

Arrange them on a baking tray.

In a small bowl, combine maple syrup, coconut oil and cinnamon.

Brush pears with the mixture.

Bake for 15 minutes.

Remove from the oven, top pears with muesli and bake for another five minutes. Serve immediately with coconut yoghurt.

To serve 1 cup coconut yoghurt Significantly, this was around the time that the phrase ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away’ appears to have first been used.

Fully recovered, Max became a vegetarian and opened a clinic to treat patients using his raw food theory. To add more flavour to his concoctions, his sisters created a variety of recipes, the most popular and

enduring being a breakfast dish of oats, fruits and nuts.

Bircher Muesli was born.

Fast forward to the 21st century and Primrose, now aware of how over-processed much of our food is, was drawn to Bricher’s advocacy of raw ingredients.

“So much of what we eat is contaminated with pesticides or is processed unnaturally which puts a massive strain on the detoxification processes in our bodies and offers nothing nutritious, so we operate at less than optimum function without realising it,” she says.

“This is even more obvious when you have an illness, so moving to a natural and organic wholefood diet was crucial for me in managing the symptoms of ME and returning my energy levels to what they should be Primrose adjusted her diet and even began developing her own recipes. Her health improved significantly.

“Bircher’s muesli boosted my body’s resistance to M.E and helped the chronic fatigue that had blighted my early life.”

When pregnant with her son, Primrose adapted her diet accordingly.

“I cut out all refined sugar and wheat … and I increased my intake of good fats and oils, like hemp and drank a lot of bone broths and seaweed.”

Reinvigorated and keen to share the joy, she set up Primrose’s Kitchen and now makes her own brand of Bircher mueslis in flavours like Fig & Apricot, Sour Cherry & Apple and Mulberry & Apple.

They offer a nourishing dose of energy, but equally

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to enjoy healthy and organic muesli important, they taste good.

Lighter, with a creamy texture, they’re a mellower and more inventive mix than your average box of dusty oats, three nuts and a few sorry raisins.

Trying the sour cherry and apple, one of my testers, a die-hard posh muesli buff, said it was ‘Good. Actually, really good,’ and that it was the lightest muesli he’d ever eaten.

Another, this time a breakfast-cereal traditionalist, who questioned the wisdom of the best-selling combo of the raw beetroot and ginger version, was won over.

“Surprisingly sweet and tasty. The ginger pops up at the end with a nice, warm glow.’ She was also impressed by how the beetroot turned the milk pastel pink.

Primrose wants to convince people that raw fruit and veg Beetroot & Ginger Banana loaf Ingredients 80g Primrose’s kitchen Beetroot and Ginger Muesli (plus more for sprinkling) 3 medium bananas (mashed) 1 large beetroot (cooked and grated) 50g light brown sugar 300g self-raising flour 175ml dairy free milk 1 teaspoon of ground ginger 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon of ground nutmeg Pinch of salt 150g dairy free cream cheese alternative

can be delicious as well as nutritious and she practices what she preaches, foraging, growing fresh, edible plants and devising ways of using,

Method Preheat oven to 180°C/356°F, and line or grease a loaf tin.

In a large bowl, start by combining mashed bananas and

preserving and storing them.

And her advice for anyone who fancies going raw?

“Living well is about the right choices,” she says, “but

dairy free milk.

In another bowl, combine muesli, light brown sugar, self-raising flour, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.

Poor dry ingredients into wet and combine, before folding in the grated beetroot.

Empty mixture into loaf tin, cover with foil, and place in the oven to cook for 30 minutes.

Remove foil, and bake for a further 20 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.

Leave to cool before covering with cream cheese alternative, and sprinkle with more muesli.

the options are so numerous that mistakes can easily be made.”

“For food, it’s probably best to stick to natural and organic, free-from and unprocessed,” she suggests.

“Avoid the lure of added sugar wherever possible, steer clear of long lists of incomprehensible ingredients and give a wide berth to anything artificial.

“This would be a good approach to breakfast, the most important meal of the day and normally a ritual of choices, good and bad, influenced by advertising and slick packaging: a modern-day dilemma for us all. Paradoxically, making the right breakfast choices today may actually be easier if we heed Max’s 19thcentury advice.”

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Antiques & Collectibles

Brisk business as store opens again Walton House Antiques are now back in the swing of things.

Business has been extremely brisk with many new and valued clients are calling in to see many new pieces that have come in.

They are extremely excited with several pieces which include a fabulous late Eighteenth Century mahogany breakfront bookcase with a fabulous secretaire and an outstanding colour.

Also arrived is an amazing 7x 5 ft gilded overmantel with original mercury plate.

Nicholas Arkell and business partner Paul Gafney look forward to welcoming

you to their great showrooms in the heart of Mere, Wiltshire, which is famous for Stourhead House, Hill brush factory and Yapp wines.

Their website is updated all the time at waltonhouseantiques.co.uk and you can email them at info@waltonhouseantiques. co.uk or ring them on 01747 860050.

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Time to check on your valuable items ‘Forgotten’ Rolex watch set to go for £10k at sale

A rare Rolex, forgotten about by the owner, has been valued at £10,000 by Charterhouse Auctioneers in Sherborne and entered into their August twoday auction.

“The owner, who lives in Somerset, inherited the watch nearly 15 years ago after a family member passed away.” said Richard Bromell of Charterhouse. “We have previously sold items successfully for him and he contacted us for a home visit to look at a group of watches and jewellery. Whilst he knew the Rolex would have value, he was very surprised at the estimate of £10,000.”

The owner, who does not wear a watch, put the Rolex away in his chest of drawers for nearly 15 years.

Out of sight and out of mind, he came across it over during the last lockdown. When restrictions were lifted, he took advantage of the free home visit service Charterhouse offer for clients looking to sell at auction.

The Rolex Explorer reference 5504 dating from 1964 comes to auction with its original guarantee from Watches of Switzerland in Broadmead, Bristol.

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Although the Rolex watch guarantee expired 56 years ago, it is still expected to sell for £10,000 in the Charterhouse auction of watches, silver and jewellery on Thursday, August 5, followed by wine, port and spirits with antiques and interiors of Friday, August 6.

Charterhouse are now accepting entries for this two day auction of watches, silver and jewellery followed by wine, port and whisky with antiques and interiors on August 5 and , automobilia and enamel signs on August 18 and coins, medals, stamps, clocks and collector’s items on September 9 and 10.

Richard and the team of experts can be contacted for valuations and to arrange a free home visit at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277 info@charterhouseauction.com or via charterhouse-auction.com

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Health & Wellbeing

Having a balanced outlook can only improve you

It is pretty much never too late to work on improving our balance.

Working in fitness, I’m privileged to help people feel better and more confident about themselves and this is rarely more evident than when their balance starts to improve.

Balance is one of those things that we take for granted and it’s only when it starts to cause us some concern that we notice it. A natural decline is very gradual and begins from when we’re aged 35-40 years old.

Like muscle strength, it’s a case of use it or lose it and neglect will creep up on us over decades. The good news is that it is quite quick and easy to start to improve our balance, it’s never too early to start and never too late to benefit from improvements. Toddlers and

youngsters fall over often and seem to do themselves very little damage. As we age, the stakes of falling increase; we’re more likely to incur a bone injury and even to not be able to get up.

One of the reasons our balance

is so delicate is that it relies on a lot of physical and neurological functions working together; the eyes, muscle strength, core strength, joints, brain function, reaction times and the inner ear. It is often said that balance is an indicator or longevity and injury risk aside, the fact that so many different parts of the body have to work together suggests it’s a good indication of overall health.

When people think of balance exercises they often think of standing on one leg.

Something I see quite often is when people stand on one leg, they tend to lift their foot very high off the ground – this isn’t necessary for the benefit of the exercise and I advise against it as it makes us more likely to fall over! Just lifting the foot a

little off the ground and having something sturdy to hold onto makes it much safer. The next stage, when we’ve built up some confidence, might be to try closing our eyes at the same time.

I also include movements like squat variations that strengthen muscles and more unusual moves like different types of stamping. When we start to feel unsteady, it is a natural reaction to put a foot out to counter our fall. Whatever you may chose to do; start slowly, safely and remember that little and often is more helpful than big, infrequent sessions. n Katrina Keeling is a Wimborne-based personal training and fitness instructor. kkeelingfitness@gmail.com kkfitness.co.uk

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Making the connection between mind and body

By Susie Carver, consulting hypnotist with Sea Change Hypnotherapy in Wimborne Did you know that there is a close connection between your mind and your body?

In simple terms, what we imagine in our minds, we tend to feel in our bodies as physical sensations.

Similarly, our physiology, and the way we hold ourself, has an immediate impact on our mood.

This is particularly useful when we want to change the way we are feeling – for instance to help with anxious or fearful feelings.

Read the following words and notice what happens in your body: Imagine or pretend that you

are picking up a fresh, zesty lemon. You can see its colour, you can feel the weight of it in your hand and the texture of its rind.

Lift it to your nose and notice the delicious, luscious lemony aroma hitting the back of your throat. As you bite into the lemon an explosion of sour juice fills your mouth, tingling your tastebuds, making your facial muscles wince as the tangy, sharp juice assaults your senses.

If you noticed yourself salivating or puckering up, then you are experiencing the mind-body connection.

You gave yourself a

suggestion, and your body believed you. There is no physical reason for this – it’s purely your imagination.

The same principal can be applied to anxious feelings; you have imagined or predicted an outcome, and your body has responded accordingly, giving you the shortness of breath, dizziness, nausea and heart palpitations associated with anxiety.

So, it follows that to change your reaction, you first need to change the pictures you are seeing and the story you are telling yourself inside your head.

Your imagination is your

superpower.

Anxiety is not something we HAVE, it is something we DO. This is why labelling yourself as “an anxious person” can be counterproductive.

When we do this we just end up getting more of what we imagine ourselves to be.

Much of the work I carry out with clients who experience anxiety or fears involves teaching them the very simple tools and techniques that can help them learn how to use this mind-body connection to their advantage rather than disadvantage.

Once learnt, you have opened the doorway to becoming the master of your own mind! n seachangehypno.com hello@seachangehypno.com

“There are five key elements to well-being – career, social, financial, physical and community (in that order), and employee engagement is the single biggest driver of career well-being” according to the CEO of Gallup.

As individuals transition from a physically distanced environment following months of coping with the effects of covid-19 and companies endeavour to navigate a return to the office and/or the adoption of hybrid working, now more than ever, we are seeing a focus on employee well-being.

Employees are often a business’s biggest asset yet result in significant financial overheads. A business with motivated, empowered and valued employees will help build and maintain a successful business. A demotivated, disengaged and misaligned workforce sees increases in absenteeism, resignations and individuals

failing to take responsibility and ownership, thus leading to strained relationships, conflict and a sense of employees pushing against leadership direction. Additionally, a manager’s behaviour and the culture they create has an influence on an employee’s work experience, by improving management capabilities, managers can improve their own well-being as well as that of their team.

One of the most established influences on motivation is autonomy, that is, being empowered to take ownership of their role makes it more meaningful and enjoyable, whilst engaged employees are healthier, happier, more fulfilled, motivated, productive and innovative.

With the return to the office, there’s no better time to reestablish goals and ensure that employees return and form an engaged and motivated workforce.

Coaching differs from other

interventions such as consulting, mentoring or therapy as it is non-directive, non-advice giving. Sessions are focused on the present and future rather than introspective analysis of the past.

Coaching provides a powerful space for individuals to identify priorities, recognise options, understand what is holding them back and come up with solutions. The coach empowers and facilitates whilst holding the client to a high standard of selfresponsibility and accountability.

Coaching is delivered in a variety of ways, commonly one-to-one, however team/group coaching is also effective. A coach is more likely to establish a trusted relationship as they offer an impartial, confidential, and non-judgemental service. It’s more challenging for a manager to remain nonjudgemental and empathetic,

and an employee can feel uncomfortable or reluctant to open up to them.

Coaching within the workplace requires a topdown approach and is beneficial to all regardless of grade. The focus is on organisational goals and objectives as well as individual goals and performance. Coaching can have a profound effect - a workforce of engaged employees can ultimately improve customer satisfaction, financial performance, and business results.

A happy workforce is good for business

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Stressed? Burned out? Try reiki If the lockdown has left you feeling stressed and generally burned out, then reflexology or reiki could be the answer. Reflexology and reiki are possibly one of the most relaxing treatments out there and they both can be used for a wide variety of aches, pains and ailments.

From headaches, joint pain, digestive problems to allergies, low mood and stress, these natural, holistic therapies can work with your body to help ease and improve these complaints.

Not only are reflexology and reiki beneficial as a tool for relaxation and stress relief, they are also effective in improving circulation and stimulating the immune and nervous system.

The art of reflexology dates back to Ancient Egypt, India and China and came to the Western world around the beginning of the twentieth century. Reflexology is believed to work by stimulating energy points primarily in the feet or hands. Pressure is applied

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through massage to areas on the feet (or hands) believed to relate to specific parts of the body. Local reflexologist Caroline Challonder ITEC MFHT, based in Corfe Mullen, describes reflexology as ‘deeply relaxing, holistic treatment, suitable for all ages to treat the body, mind and spirit as a whole’. The process of reflexology is very relaxing and not painful or ticklish as may possibly be imagined.

It is ideal as a general tool to destress and reduce anxiety.

Increasingly, it is being sought after as a treatment to support fertility and

conception by helping to balance hormones.

However, if reflexology doesn’t appeal then reiki could be a perfect alternative. Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation, that can also promote healing. A treatment is non-invasive and involves the practitioner very gently placing their hands on or above certain areas throughout the body to encourage healing. The word reiki is made of two Japanese words – Rei, which means ‘Higher Power’ and Ki, which is ‘life force energy’. Reiki aims to

restore our life force energy and is an extremely gentle, calming process.

With either treatment it is a case of relax, rebalance and refresh. A session starts with lying back in a comfortable reclining chair whilst listening to soothing music.

An aromatherapy oil is carefully selected to diffuse which will further enhance the therapeutic experience.

Both reflexology and reiki can help accelerate the body’s self-healing abilities and allow the body’s energies to come back into balance and harmony. To get the best benefit from reflexology and reiki it’s usually recommended to have a course of weekly treatments and then a top up treatment once a month thereafter. n For more information about reflexology or reiki and the potential benefits of both, take a look at Caroline’s website reflexologycabin.co.uk

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‘The Flowery Spell’ of poppies Emma Monahan lives next to the shrubbery with her indulgent husband, individualistic cat, devoted Cavalier, children and a great many plants Poppies ‘wrought their flowery spell’ on me as a child and are repeating the enchantment on my daughter.

I collected many seed varieties when little and trotted around scattering them in the verges outside our remote country home. Last year, I found myself garnering the seeds from my old garden and have brought them to the new; revelling in what is to come, recalling how I feel poppies can be anywhere; containers, beds and meadows alike. The paper bags lie in wait for our weedy field to be converted into a pollinator’s heavenly meadow. We will be cutting down in autumn, remembering to collect all detritus for compost to ensure few nutrients seep down.

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Poppies grow in walls, up drainpipes, or out of doorways and deliver with them pastoral joy. Whatever a summer’s weather they are vicarious by nature; seemingly loving all soils in my experience, despite their famed preference for alkaline.

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astonishingly bucolic tone to any garden. I love poppies for our fallen heroes too; their vigour, vivacity and valour in the face of any challenge a fitting figurative depiction of those who gave – and give – so very much.

Multifarious in nature, they range from the peony like double poppy, Papaver paeoniflorum varieties which come in salmon, lilac, scarlet and cerise to the Himalayan poppies, so simple and so cornflower blue in their hues.

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‘Through the dancing poppies stole a breeze, most softly lulling to my soul; And shaping visions all about my sight Of colours, wings and bursts of spangly light…’

Endymion 1818 John Keats

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Gardening...

...with botanist Dr Dave Aplin

Look out on a wildlife-friendly roof garden If you have sheds and outbuildings in your garden, what do you see when you look out from an upstairs’ window? If the answer is grey felt and tiles then why consider a green roof, either on an existing shed or when you decide to replace it?

We have three green rooves in our garden. This gives a wildlife-friendly and interesting green vantage from the upstairs windows that changes with the seasons. During early spring clumps of snowdrops bloom, superseded by grasses and summer-flowering houseleeks – Sempervivens – during summer months. My roof garden’s would not win any awards at The RHS

AND NOTHING BUT THE ROOF: A roof garden can add another dimension to your shed

Chelsea Flower Show, because a decade on from making my first I have become much more relaxed about what grows on the roof and ignore what fails.

I enjoy watching sparrows and finches eat the seeds THE LOG SHED from dandelions and Seasoned Hardwood hawkbits that spontaneously Cut and Split, turn up. The only weeding I Half or Full Load, do is to remove shrubby Free Delivery seedlings like the butterfly 01202 914182 bush, Buddleja.

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weight. Once this is done, place a double layer of plastic membrane over the roof, to prevent moisture penetrating the roof.

Then construct a shallow box on the roof to contain the soil. Make sure it has good drainage, because you don’t want to create a bog garden during the wetter months of the year.

The height of the box will dictate how much soil you can fit into it and in turn the kind of plants you can grow.

Less than 3cm then you will be confined to plants adapted to shallow soils and dry conditions such as houseleeks, stonecrops, and various sedums.

A greater soil depth and grasses and bulbs should flourish.

Soil-based compost is best, as it holds moisture better than very organic soils, although it does weigh more.

Like any garden site, aspect is important, a north-facing sloping roof will receive less direct sunlight, but will retain moisture for longer, if south-facing then plants that tolerate hot and dry conditions are necessary, because watering a green roof in summer seems a bit counterproductive to its

environmental credentials.

Rolls of sedum matting, specially grown for roof gardens, can be purchased online.

I decided not to follow this route and sowed my own seed mixes and selected my own plants.

This has worked with varying success over the years but have concluded I will let nature take its course and let plants arising naturally take charge.

This is certainly better for wildlife and gives a green roof that is never the same as the year before, apart from the adorable snowdrops, which have done incredibly well on a north-facing aspect. In my opinion, every garden has scope for a green roof, why not have a go? n soilvalues.com

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Discovering the dragons at Knoll Gardens’ wildlife day There be dragons at Knoll Gardens – but only of the insect variety and visitors are being offered the chance to get to know them better at a Wildlife Discovery Day. Knoll believes that as so many of us have been forced to spend our time at home during lockdown, we’ve become more fascinated with wildlife and are interested in knowing more about it.

Knoll Gardens Foundation chairman Rowena Jecock said: “As part of Wildlife Discovery Day visitors can enjoy a guided garden walk to learn how Knoll Gardens plants with wildlife in mind.

Or they can enjoy a selfguided wildlife discovery walk – with a range of experts on hand to help them learn about the vast array of

insects, birds, reptiles and even mammals that chose to eat, dine, shelter and take up residence at Knoll Gardens.”

Child visitors will be encouraged to dip into the ‘dragon pond’ where they can discover more about the dragonflies who live there.

Run by the Knoll Gardens Foundation, money raised at the event will support the Foundation, as well as Dorset Wildlife Trust, the RSPB and ARC (Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust), all of whom will be on hand to help visitors understand how simple steps can help wildlife.

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Can you solve these brain chains entirely in your head? Start with the bold value on the left of a chain, then follow the arrows and apply each operation in turn. Write the result in the box.

Place 1 to 9 once each into every row, column and bold-lined 3×3 box.

No digit may be repeated in any dashed-line cage, and each dashed-line cage must result in the given value when the stated operation is applied between all of the digits in that cage.

For subtraction and division operations, start with the highest number in the cage and then subtract or divide by the other numbers in that cage.

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Motoring

Poor parking subject of lively online debate

By Karen Bate ‘Someone could get hurt’ say residents who would like to see action taken over the volume of motorists parking their cars along Burnbake Road in Verwood.

While parking on this residential road is not illegal, a number of cars and vans very often ‘park poorly’ - obstructing the road to passing traffic and leaving pedestrians with poor visibility when trying to cross the road.

Disgruntled residents aired their views on Facebook after a van parked on the pavement.

Kelly Payne said: “It’s getting annoying as worried a child is going to get hit as so many kids

cross there and cars can’t see them. It’s really not a sensible place to park.”

Peter Child said: “I don’t want someone to get hurt before this issue gets resolved.

“If we all pull together and look out for each other Verwood will be a better place for it.”

Awkward

Andy Purdy said: “For some reason it’s a magnet for large vehicles to park there and it makes it very awkward going round that bend.”

While Chris Walker mooted the idea of installing yellow lines, he said: “Contact the local councillors as they may be able to get yellow lines put down on that stretch.”

The concerns about parking on Burnbake Road come as new legislation could come into force at the end of the year to ban antisocial parking to make pavements safer for families and people with disabilities and visual impairments.

This law change – which already exists in London – is in response to complaints about pavement parking and the increased risks it poses to those who rely on them to travel.

A spokesperson from Verwood Town Council said: “We are aware of the parking issues on Burnbake Road and have reported cars, which we deem as dangerously parked, to the police.”

Where do

By Faith Eckersall

The first phase of Dorset’s new electric vehicle charging network has seen 26 chargepoints installed in 12 locations, says Dorset Council.

Now it wants motorists to let it know where they’d like to see the next tranche located.

“We need the public’s help to find out where there is a need and support for electric vehicle chargepoints, so we can bid for funding,” said a council spokesman.

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Existing chargers at five Dorset car parks will be replaced with new rapid chargepoints this summer, improving reliability and user experience at these sites, said the council.

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Farming

A Day at the Farm...

Our new columnist Tiffany Fleming is a volunteer at High Mead Farm in Longham, Ferndown High Mead Farm is a working farm run to promote the benefits of engaging with animals, soil, and nature.

They ‘create purposeful roles for our co-farmers, young people and adults alike, to help bring about a sense of well-being and self-worth that many have never experienced before’.

I have a confession to make.

In my previous column, I introduced you to Helen the Houdini goat, a much-loved member of the High Mead Farm family.

Well, it transpires that Helen’s name is actually Louise. I was recounting my error to friend and bemoaning the poor choice of name. Don’t get me wrong I do like the name Louise, in fact it’s my middle name, it is just that to me this goat definitely looks like a Helen.

As the words left my mouth it clicked that the friend to which I was speaking is, yes, you’ve guessed it, called Helen. So, there we have it, I managed to upset two very special ladies in the same week!

That wasn’t the only calamity either, I had been finding my feet and establishing myself as a useful resource at the farm when disaster struck.

A necessity to self-isolate meant I missed the first strawberry harvest of the season.

Seriously, can you believe it?

Farming I have discovered is much like parenting, you get oddly attached. I felt a little guilty that the farm would be busy and I was not there to help.

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As it turned out I need not have worried. It transpires that volunteering doesn’t necessarily mean you even have to turn up. There is still plenty to be done from a distance (raffle prizes to source, volunteers to recruit, community shop funding to be secured). The problem was I found myself missing the physical side of the role, so much so I had to resort to weeding my own garden.

On my return I was genuinely taken aback as to how much had changed.

How dare the crops carry on doing their thing without me!

But, with harvesting underway I discovered a new joy, seeing their pride and hearing the Co-Farmers referring to the produce as their own, ‘my onions, my borage’, their caring as evident as it is with those who carefully carry the freshly collected eggs.

Not only does the produce rival any to be found in your local ‘For Us, It’s Personal’ store, but there is satisfaction in the fact that the High Mead Farm Co-Farmers gratification really is personal and is precious indeed. Their sense of wellbeing and self-worth had matured alongside the plants.

This farm is not just about growing food it’s about growing people, and I think I might be one of them. n Farm fact: Borage – this was a new plant to me – an easy, fast-growing annual herb with vivid blue

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Arts & Entertainment

Stage is set for a great summer of stage

LET’S ROCK: Stagewise is running a summer school this month

“Because we believe in keeping the arts as affordable and inclusive as possible, we have kept our 2019 Summer School prices and will also be offering a sibling discount,” adds Ally. “At Stagewise we are passionate about the value of the arts to the wellbeing of young people. It is vital at the moment that we continue to provide an opportunity to experience and join in with

the performing arts. Singing, dancing and acting inspire creativity and confidence, and are the perfect antidote to the challenging school term children have experienced recently.”

Stagewise played an important role in maintaining positive mental health for its young students during the lockdown periods. Its regular Saturday morning workshops moved to the online platform

Zoom, providing a place where children could feel connected and able to express themselves safely, creatively and openly.

Stagewise workshops regularly feature an opportunity for children to discuss feelings and benefit from mindful or relaxing activities alongside traditional performing arts..

One mother recalls how her daughter had broken down as a result of the stressful lockdown period. “It was so hard to try and reassure her while also explaining how uncertain everything was.

She finally settled when we explained she had the Stagewise Zoom call to look forward to. She came off the call with the biggest smile and looked like a weight has been lifted off her little shoulders.” n The Stagewise Summer School costs £130 for five days. To book your child’s place call Ally Cox on 07702 309 486 or email info@stagewise.co

Shoe-making elves go on tour Dorset-based theatre makers Treehouse are heading out on tour with Artsreach this summer for two special openair performances of their brand new family show The Elves and the Shoemakers.

Set in a world without music, where humans have forgotten what dancing is for, the race is on to secretly save the Shoemakers shop from going out of business and to try and find a way to help humans remember music and the joy of dancing - all without being discovered.

With themes of kindness and neighbourliness which feel so relevant this year, the Elves

will need everyone’s help in this immersive and interactive show.

Expect live music and the energy, humour and pathos of great storytelling as we rediscover the joy of live events.

This brand-new show from Dorset’s own Treehouse Theatre will keep your feet tapping for the rest of the day!

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“Our week will be jampacked with acting, dancing, singing, improvisation, script work and lots of arts and crafts,” explains Stagewise principal Ally Cox. “There will even be an opportunity to perform at the end of the week!”

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Arts & Entertainment

Folky, beardy and a little bit weirdy: My fave event is ON!

By Miranda Robertson The roadmap will allow us all freedom on Monday – and the best thing you can possibly do with that freedom, in my opinion, is book yourself in to the Purbeck Valley Folk Festival (August 19-22).

This adorably eclectic festival, set on farmland just outside Swanage, is a tonic for any age. With quirky contests such as the beardoff and a fancy dress competition, loads to do for

children and fabulous stalls and food, alongside the wonderful, harmonious music from several stages around the site, this is my

absolute favourite event of the summer.

Camping is on surrounding farmland, with quiet areas, areas where you’ll find

folkies strumming their guitars and areas just for tents – with the steam trains chuffing lazily behind.

Between the stages are opportunities to try something new – laughter yoga, circus skills, pottery for example. Easily enough to keep you stimulated for the whole festival. n Tickets for the whole five days are just £137.

Book and get more info at purbeckvalleyfolkfestival.co.uk

Arts centre in £38k fight for survival

By Faith Eckersall

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Christchurch arts centre The Hayloft has launched an emergency crowdfunding appeal to raise £38,000 before the end of August to save its building from closure.

The not-for-profit gallery in Wick Lane used to be a stable and is attached to another building. It is managed by the 40-year-old Christchurch and District Arts charity, and has been reluctantly put up for sale by its owner, although a covenant on the building means it can only be used for arts purposes.

The charity is made up of hundreds of local arts groups and individual artists and has been described as ‘one of Christchurch’s precious jewels’.

“For two decades, the Hayloft has welcomed artists of all backgrounds and means to display their artwork and express their creativity,” said a spokesman. “It has survived many changes in the area, but now we have a live-ordie challenge that the 48

CROWDFUNDING: The Hayloft in Wick Lane, Christchurch

building is to be sold immediately. This means the gallery would be lost and given over to another purpose.

‘We are calling on everyone who has used or exhibited in the Hayloft over the decades to come to our rescue, dig deep, and contribute so that we can crowdsource enough funding for CADArts to purchase the building.

“Likewise, we are calling on anyone who wants to see Christchurch thrive as a vibrant and multi-faceted place, to support this not-forprofit art gallery.”

The charity believes that if it can succeed in its goal, it will be able to ‘reboot our offering’ to the arts scene in Christchurch and the surrounding area.

In a statement, it said: “We will also have a shining venue for the next generation of artists to bring soulfulness and creativity to the town.

“We will strive to show artists young and old, of every background, and those who would not otherwise have the means to hire a gallery space or put on a show.”

So far, the appeal has raised

nearly £8,000 from 45 backers. However, as chairman Linda Patterson said: “That is just a proportion of what we need; we had to put up a figure that we hoped to reach, otherwise the pledges can’t be taken.”

She said the charity was applying for grants to help cover the rest of the amount but needed more. “We’ve been there 20 years and the landlord has always been very generous to us but now he is selling and we need to save the centre as it will be a major blow to the town to lose it.”

She said the centre was ‘somewhere we can be seen’ and CADArts put on a wide breadth of events and workshops to engage many sections of society.

Despite the crisis, the gallery has planned exhibitions into the autumn and plans to take part in Mudeford Arts Festival. It is also the subject of a fund-raising auction to take place on August 18 by Bournemouth’s Little Crafts Shack. n To pledge money or support go to kickstarter. com/projects/stevedocherty/ save-the-hayloft

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Art of the matter Purbeck Art Weeks (PAW) Festival is delighted to be back! This year PAW will take place in two parts, with five concerts starting on August 6, followed in September by a fortnight of Open Studios, exhibitions and talks. n August 7-21: Festival Concerts n September 11-26: Open Studios, talks and exhibitions We have a fabulous programme of live music on offer featuring world class musicians. This includes I Fagiolini performing renaissance and 20th century vocal music on the theme of The Seasons; distinguished clarinettist Michael Collins with London Winds playing wind quintets by Mozart, Bartok and Dvorak; and the celebrated Baroque violinist Rachel Podger and colleagues play Bach with Mark Chambers (counter tenor) and

Sestina. We welcome back the award winning vocal group Fieri Consort with the Chelys Consort of Viols. Newcomers include two amazing trombone quartets drawn from some of the top orchestras in the UK playing brass music from Mozart to Hoagy Carmichael.

To find out more and book tickets go to purbeckartweeks festival.co.uk/events.

Artists will open their studios for a fortnight from September 11, with PAW’s collective exhibition at historic Rollington Barn near Corfe Castle. Here you will also be able to pick up a handy Open Studios map. A printable brochure showing all that’s on offer will be available from early August at purbeckartweeks festival.co.uk.

To keep up to date with all the Festival’s news please follow Purbeck Art Weeks Festival on Facebook.

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Business

Lasting Powers of Attorney and Will Planning The times that we are currently living in have shown that life can change completely overnight and the future can look uncertain.

The best way of dealing with this uncertainty is to ensure that all your personal planning is in place. There are two pillars to this planning – the 昀rst is executing a Lasting Power of Attorney so that your family can help you if you become ill or mentally incapacitated and the second is making your Will to ensure your estate passes to those who you wish to bene昀t on your death.

A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) allows you (the donor) to make a choice now, when you are 昀t and healthy, about who you would trust (the attorney) to make 昀nancial and personal decisions on your behalf if, in the future, you lose the mental capacity to make them for yourself.

There are two types of LPA. One type is a Property and Financial Affairs LPA which allows the attorney, to make decisions about your 昀nances and property. A Property and Finance LPA is very 昀exible in that it can be used whilst someone is incapacitated, but as soon as they have returned to health the attorney will step aside – it is not a permanent arrangement unless it needs to be. The other type is a Health and Welfare

LPA which gives the attorney authority to make decisions for you in respect of giving or refusing consent to healthcare, staying at home and receiving support, or moving into care. A Health and Welfare LPA can only be used when a person has lost capacity.

All LPAs have to be registered at the Of昀ce of the Public Guardian (OPG), before they can be used. If it appears that the attorney is abusing their position, then anyone can raise a concern with the OPG or Social Services, who will investigate.

If you have an accident or become ill, it may be too late to make an LPA and then an application will have to be made to court to appoint somebody, called a Deputy, to look after you affairs. This person may not be your choice, and appointing a deputy through the court it is also a longer and more expensive process. This can take at least three months and there are costs which include application fees, medical assessments, solicitor’s fees, deputy appointment, annual management fee and a security bond.

Your Will is used to appoint a person (your executor) who will deal with the administration of your estate after you have died.

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your estate, closing bank accounts, dealing with your house, paying any tax that is due as well any debts and making sure that the balance of the estate passes to your chosen bene昀ciaries.

If there is no Will, the Law of Intestacy sets out who can inherit your estate and how much they can inherit. This may not be what you want.

Making sure your Will is up to date will provide you with the comfort of knowing that your family is provided for how you want them to be even if times are uncertain.

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A steely determination to stay put

By Andrew Diprose A Christchurch company that planned to move to an out-oftown location with its site replaced by 170 homes is set to stay put.

Structural steel firm John Reid & Sons Ltd (REIDsteel) has announced multi-million plans for a new manufacturing facility, along with offices.

The scheme is proposed for REIDsteel’s home of more than 50 years in Reid Street and an adjacent site formerly occupied by Peeks Party Store and Monkey Madness soft play centre.

The company, which has an annual turnover of £30m and employs more than 130 people, has now launched a consultation programme.

It’s seeking the views of the community and other stakeholders before submitting a planning application.

Managine director Simon Boyd said: “As a local business of many years’ standing, our heart is in Christchurch.

“Our exciting proposals represent a multi-millionpound investment in the town and the local economy while safeguarding the future of our business for many years to come.

“We are keen to hear views about our scheme, with more details available on a dedicated website.

“They matter to us and will inform our plans moving forward.”

REIDsteel previously gained planning permission for 170 homes on its site so it could relocate outside of the town centre. Its directors decided to revisit the scheme when the opportunity became available to remain in the town with space to reconfigure and keep its operations under one roof.

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The proposals include construction of the new factory and offices with access on to Reid Street.

The majority of existing buildings on the site would be demolished.

Simon said: “The layout of our current site leads to inefficiencies which reduce our competitiveness, hampering our ability to grow the business.

“Redevelopment would bring multiple manufacturing processes into a single, automated production line under one roof, including steel delivery and unloading.

“This would give us a safer working environment, more control and the ability to

implement new technology to improve productivity.

“It would improve the local environment by cutting down on noisy outdoor handling operations and reducing interruptions to traffic flow on Fairmile caused by restricted access to our existing stockyard.

“The redevelopment would allow us to continue our growth trajectory and bring greater employment to the Christchurch area with more high-skilled jobs.”

REIDsteel designs, manufactures and builds many kinds of steel framed structures, including cladding and glazing, across the UK, Europe and the world.

They include aircraft hangars, bridges, sports stadia, factories, churches, industrial and commercial buildings and hurricane resistant structures.

To date it has exported to more than 140 countries.

The company, which was founded in 1919 by Colonel John Reid, contributes more than £2m to the local supply chain.

REIDsteel will submit a planning application with BCP Council after its consultation programme ends on Friday July 23.

Visit reidsteelredevelopment .com for more details and leave feedback or email redevelopment@reidsteel.co.uk

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Andrew Diprose is the founder and editor of dorsetbiznews.co.uk, the No.1 business website in the county with more than 27,000 unique users CHANGING LIVES: Victoria Grinnall has been working for David Wilson Homes and, below, as an amoured engineer in the Army

By Andrew Diprose She once drove tanks in the British Army for a living but is now helping buyers in Wimborne to secure their dream homes.

Victoria Grinnall, 26, worked in the military as an armoured engineer for six years and was the very first female in the Army to drive Titan and Trojan armoured engineering vehicles.

She has now taken advantage of Barratt Homes’ Armed Forces Transition Programme.

It gives ex-forces personnel the opportunity to become an assistant site manager.

The five-star housebuilder welcomes personnel who have worked in the armed forces.

The scheme provides the training and support that its members need to become a qualified assistant site manager in approximately 12 months.

Victoria, who has been working with Barratt and sister brand David Wilson Homes at its Quarter Jack Park development in Wimborne for four months, said the scheme has been the perfect way for her to make use of the skills she gained in the military.

She said: “The Transition Programme is a really important way to connect

Victoria’s change of track...

From tanks to dream homes

those leaving the armed forces with civilian life.

“It has given me a fantastic opportunity to develop a career after leaving the military.After driving tanks for a living, construction is completely new to me but there are many transferable skills that I can bring from my time in the armed forces.

“Being a team player and a great timekeeper are a couple of them – both of which are essential as I work with

different suppliers, contractors and colleagues to build quality homes on time and to budget.”

As trainee assistant site manager in Wimborne, Victoria has been assisting site manager Nick Street to ensure all contractors are clear on their tasks for the day.

She has also been assisting with any customer queries that arise on site.

Victoria is used to working in a male-dominated environment.

Although a lot more women are joining the construction industry now than there were ten years ago, there is still a higher ratio of men building homes.

She said: “As the first female to drive tanks, I’m used to being part of an industry which is largely dominated by men.

“I love the banter and

camaraderie. I’m also very happy that companies like Barratt Homes are positively encouraging more women to join the business.”

Anthony Dimmick, Barratt Homes’ community liaison manager, said the housebuilder’s Armed Forces Transition Programme was designed specifically for exservice men and women.

He added: “The Transition Programme is a great way for military personnel to enter the world of work on the outside.

“We are proud to support our armed forces and seek ways to help them in any way we can.”

Barratt Homes has a number of schemes on offer to members of the armed forces.

They include the Armed Forces Deposit Contribution Scheme which gives servicemen and women a five per cent deposit contribution towards any new Barratt Home.

Quarter Jack Park is a collection of two and three bedroom homes on the outskirts of Wimborne.

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NEW PARTNERS: Left, clockwise from bottom left; Ben Cobb, Andrew Stynes, Simon Immins, Michelle Petersen and, centre, Paul Burton. Right, AND ALSO: Clockwise from bottom left, Kym Gaisford, Amy Langlois, Karen Edwards, Anna Curtis and, centre, Lewis Barr

By Andrew Diprose A fast-growing law firm has announced the biggest series of promotions in its 43-year history.

They include five new partners, nearly doubling the number of partners at Frettens Solicitors – from six to 11 – in a single move.

Five other team members are promoted to new positions as the Christchurch-based firm continues to build on its recent successes.

Managing partner Matt Fretten said: “Our team have been absolutely incredible in the past 18 months. Their collective hard work, application and agility has meant we are emerging from lockdown in a significantly stronger position than we entered. We’ve grown by over 50 per cent in the last three years and have already added ten new faces to the team this year.

“As we succeed it is important those responsible for that success are rewarded.”

The new partners are Andrew Stynes, Ben Cobb, Michelle Petersen, Paul Burton and Simon Immins. They will each continue to head up their departments in Christchurch or the firm’s new Ringwood office.

Karen Edwards is promoted to head of the Corporate & Commercial team. Amy Langlois, Anna Curtis and Kym Gaisford are promoted to associate. And Lewis Barr is promoted to marketing and 54

commercial director, two-and-ahalf years after joining the firm as marketing manager.

Matt, who took over as managing partner in 2012, said: “Amy and Karen did their training contracts here and have been with us since starting their career in law. Ben, Simon, Lewis, and Anna have arrived since 2018 and made an impact in a short period of time.

“We have introduced a lot of new faces into the business recently and are still actively recruiting for several other roles.

“It is important that anyone joining us knows that if they do well, there is no limit to their progression.”

New partner Ben Cobb said: “I’ve been promoted twice in three-and-a-half years.

“I’m not micromanaged and it’s a good size of firm in that we’re big enough to have good quality work but not so big that you’re simply a number. Everybody knows everyone.”

Anna Curtis said: “I have just been promoted to Associate on my second anniversary of starting at Frettens. It was made quite clear to me at the interview that those people that work hard and want to progress their career within the firm will be given the help and support to do that.”

Frettens was founded 43 years ago when Ian Fretten began as a sole practitioner in Christchurch on January 1, 1978.

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OMNIS MECHANICAL LTD Store person required. Duties include; goods in-out, order processing, packing, etc. Needs a good eye for detail.

Forklift experience desirable. Full time position at small friendly company near Shaftesbury. 01747 851060 Workshop team member required. Will suit someone with an interest in electrical and mechanical assembly, needs a good eye for detail. Full time position at small friendly company near Shaftesbury. 01747 851060 Workshop Operative required to join a growing team.

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TRAINEE ENGINEERS Rubicon is recruiting for Trainee Engineering & Warehousing roles in Blandford and the surrounding areas.

Current Trainee positions include: • Welders • Machinists • Assemblers You’ll have the opportunity to train towards an NVQ level 2 & 3 in Welding and CNC machining inc.

To start this September give Harriet a call today on 01202 680311 for more details.

WELDING APPRENTICESHIPS Full on-the-job training will be given including NVQ enrolment.

An open evening will take place onsite in Blandford on the 19th July to see the working environment and to give the job a go.

Give Harriet a call today on 01202 680311 for more details.

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Recruitment TRAINEE & EXPERIENCED MIG WELDERS WANTED FOR DAY SHIFT & NIGHT SHIFT We have been manufacturing and supplying a wide range of steel tubular products to blue-chip companies in the specialist vehicle and equipment companies since 1972 and are proud of our reputation for high quality and service.

We have been successful in winning new business and have some exciting growth and development planned.

We now have permanent vacancies for motivated and committed individuals, in particular for experienced mig welders, working on a wide range of steel tube assemblies. We also welcome applicants who have basic mig welding skills, perhaps within a hobbyist or educational environment.

We will support your training and development.

Hours of work Day Shift We work a 4 day week, Monday 7am to 5.30pm,Tuesday to Thursday 7am to 5pm.

Hours of work Night Shift This is over 4 nights, Monday to Wednesday 6.30pm to 6.30am & Thursday 6.30pm to 10.30pm.

In addition to a good pay rate, we have a great company pension scheme with life assurance, 33 days holiday, and a medical insurance scheme. We have many overtime opportunities too.

For an application form please contact Christine Cowell, HR Manager on 01258 486343 or email c.cowell@iracroft.co.uk Iracroft Ltd, Blandford Heights Industrial Estate, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 7TE

PERRY & SON BUILDING CONTRACTORS, Fontmell Magna are looking for a labourer/driver for immediate start. Call 01747 811285 or email perryandsonltd@aol.com

SECURITY INSTALLATION & MAINTENANCE Engineers Required. Looking for a fresh challenge? We are looking for experienced Fire & Security Engineers to join our team. Local family run business, great rates of pay.

Please email your CV to enquiries@partnershipsecurity.co.uk or call 01747 858888.

Water, Civil & Waste Water Engineers require an

Apprentice Water Engineer We are recruiting for an Apprentice Water Engineer to serve an apprenticeship working with our Installation Teams on water & drainage projects.

Our work covers both the public and private water sectors.

We would be interested in hearing from applicants who have obtained GCSE’s or A Level’s prepared to attend further education to gain the relevant qualifications.

You will need to hold a full UK driving licence or be working towards one.

You will be based at our Company Head Office in Dinton, Wiltshire Closing date for applications: 6th August 2021 Please return your fully completed application form with a CV to: Jules Simmons M J ABBOTT LTD, Bratch Lane, Dinton, Salisbury SP3 5EB Email: jules.simmons@mjabbott.co.uk www.mjabbott.co.uk M J Abbott Ltd is an Equal Opportunities employer

Do you enjoy working outdoors?

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Vitacress Salads has an opportunity for a Farm Operative working 40 hours a week with regular weekend work (during the harvesting season). You will be working on our busy watercress farms based in Bere Regis and/or Spetisbury.

If you’d like to work outside in the sunshine or, on occasion, the rain (we are in the UK) and believe you’re physically fit and hold a full driving licence with Tractor driving experience an advantage, we’d love to hear from you.

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Recruitment The Ark Child Okeford is looking for a FULL-TIME CHILDCARE PRACTITIONER to join our thriving setting. We are looking for an enthusiastic, positive and friendly individual with excellent communication skills. NVQ III essential. This is a full time post 8am-6pm Monday to Friday year-round. For an application pack contact Sarah or Chloe on 01258861007 or email thearkchildokeford@hotmail.co.uk Closing date 21st July 2021 CLEANER - Shaftesbury 5 hours per week required for holiday cover. email bdics13@gmail.com DOG WALKER AND HOUSEWORK required 1.5 hours a day. Reference required. 07515 053977 The New Blackmore Vale & New Stour & Avon are looking for an office assistant to join our friendly, busy team based in our Wincanton office with an immediate start.

This is a varied role and a big part of your role will be dealing with accounts.

Experience in Sage would be an advantage. You will also be working as a part of the advertising team helping customers to place their advert in our magazines.

Attention to detail is key and you must be able to work well under pressure due to deadlines. Previous experience working in a busy office environment is key and knowledge of sales would advantageous but not necessary as full training and support will be given. Hours are Monday-Friday 9am-5pm with no weekend working.

If you are someone who can spin a few plates, have a great sense of humour and like talking to the general public, then I would like to hear from you. Please send a CV and reasons why I should consider you for the role to debi.thorne@icloud.com.

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THE PLOUGH IN MANSTON EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES The Plough Inn re-opened on 18 May after a major renovation and expansion and now requires additional staff to join the friendly and energetic team that make it all work. There are vacancies for staff in the following areas: kitchen, bar, restaurant and cleaning. Please send a CV to email@ploughmanston.com DRIVER REQUIRED, parttime and full-time. Details of requirement 01725 516334 or 07976 648545 PERRY & SON BUILDING CONTRACTORS, Fontmell Magna are looking for a brick layer/general builder for immediate start.

Call 01747 811285 or email perryandsonltd@aol.com Due to retirement we are looking for a TRACTOR DRIVER/STOCK PERSON on an arable/ dairy/beef farm near Blandford. Contact james.cossins@myfwi.co.uk Tel 07836 729475 PART TIME HELP WANTED repairing lawn mowers etc, ability to weld 01935 822032/07881 816867 Vacancies for TWO EVENING CLEANERS. 5:30pm to 7:30pm, Monday to Friday. Pay £8.91 per hour, for more information contact Mark Smith on 07468 693240 EGG PACKERS, warehouse cleaners and warehouse operatives required. Either part or full time to suit. Manual work so must be physically fit.

Please contact Paul for details – 07967 388895

EASTBURY HOUSE RESIDENTIAL HOME in Sherborne is looking for honest, hard-working and kind individuals to join our team.

We have vacancies for parttime care assistants, one night care assistant (two nights/week), and a part-time handyman.

Must like old people!

Please call 01935 812132 or email admin@eastburyhouse.co.uk for more information.

RUSHMORE ESTATE General estate and building maintenance worker required on a large mixed rural estate, near Tollard Royal.

Responsibilities will include minor plumbing, carpentry, basic trade knowledge, fencing, general rural estate maintenance. Enthusiasm, and ability to multi-task within a small team is vital, all necessary training will be provided. Salary commensurate with experience. Please send CVs to Hugh@Rushmoreuk.com

Fantastic Warehouse Job We are looking for a hardworking, passionate staff member to join our small dynamic warehouse team.

The candidate must be physically fit, comfortable operating a pallet stacker, reliable & committed.

Please email: jobs@bramleyproducts.co.uk Salary £19.5K – Immediate Start

SCHOOL MINIBUS DRIVERS Now recruiting for September

Do you enjoy driving?

Could this be your ideal part-time job?

Make a difference to people living in your community.

DCT is a not-for-profit organisation providing minibus services throughout Dorset.

Part-time, split-shift term-time vacancies as well as casual/relief shifts available.

No previous experience required.

Comprehensive training provided.

Candidate should have D1 on license (check reverse of your photocard) or PSV driving entitlement.

Visit www.ectcharity.co.uk/jobs for more details and an application form.

For queries call 01258 287 986

CLASS 2 HGV TIPPER DRIVER, full-time quarry work, based in Wincanton.

07850 429058

MOTHER'S HELP NEEDED for two boys 9 years and 11 years.

3:30-6:30, Monday to Friday (flexible). Start mid-August.

General duties, tea, homework etc. Near Dorchester. Phone 07879 624948

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Recruitment BLANDFORD FORUM ALMSHOUSE CHARITY (Registered Charity 230853) Barnes Homes, Salisbury Road, Blandford Forum DT11 7HU Tel: 01258 451810 clerkbfc@googlemail.com CLERK TO THE TRUSTEES/OFFICE MANAGER Hours: 30hrs pw. Salary subject to skills and experience.

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic person for the role of Clerk to the Trustees to manage our office and become an integral part of our charity. The successful candidate will be required to manage the charity’s affairs as well as the day-to-day running of the office, including the financial aspects of that role. Local knowledge and living either in or within a reasonable distance of Blandford Forum would be an advantage. The trustees will be looking for a person with excellent people skills.

To request a job description and apply for this role, please email clerkbfc@googlemail.com with your CV and a covering letter addressed to the Chairman of Trustees telling Trustees about yourself and your reasons for applying.

If you wish to discuss aspects of the role in the first instance, then please contact the Chairman of Trustees who would be happy to hear from you on 01258 454717.

Employment in this post requires a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Closing date: Tuesday 20th July 2021

DCT is a not-for-profit organisation providing minibus services throughout Dorset.

Following a staff retirement, we are now recruiting for an

OPERATIONS ASSISTANT Joining a small operations team of 3 - 4, providing vital support to our operation in a busy, fast changing environment.

Applicants should have first rate IT skills, the ability to effectively communicate at all levels with excellent telephone manner and level of customer care.

Previous office-based experience essential.

Full-time, permanent role. Annual Salary >£20,000 Based in Blandford Forum, Dorset.

For more information and an Application Form, please visit www.ectcharity.co.uk/jobs Interviews scheduled for week commencing 26 July.

Careers in the countryside.

Come and join our friendly team.

Fancy a career where every day you help rural communities get connected to brilliant broadband?

We’re a friendly, progressive business, where everyone’s contribution is valued. We’re committed to our mission of connecting the countryside and building a great place to work.

We’re growing fast, and we need the best people to join us.

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Our network construction and civils teams work in the great outdoors crossing farmland and fields to build our full fibre network. From the mighty mole plough to directional drills, you’ll be using specialist machinery to install ultrafast broadband across the countryside.

These teams are growing rapidly, so we’re looking for both Team Leaders and Operatives for roles based in both Blandford, Dorset or near Yeovil, Somerset.

We have lots of rewarding and exciting career opportunities based at our offices near Blandford in the beautiful North Dorset countryside. From sales, marketing and customer services to technology, network planning and more. We’re always on the look out for like-minded and motivated people to join us – check out our careers site for current vacancies.

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Sport

Athletics club back on track

DOWNPOUR: Action from Wimborne Athletics Club meeting

Wimborne Athletics Club returned to South West League action on Sunday for the first time since they won the Championship in 2019.

The league, which has been split in half to reflect a need to reduce travel in the covid outbreak, was a much quieter six- team match at Yeovil. Top performances came from Finlay Carvell 13.3 in the under 13 100 metres, Harry Ryan 12.4 in the under 13 hurdles and Freya Blundell 12.9 in the under 15s 100 metres. Isla O’ Connor 5.06.5 and India West 5.23.3 scored a one-

two in the under 15s 1500.

India also won the long jump with 4m65.

There were wins also for Curtis Ormerod Taylor in the senior men’s 100 11.2, Ben Martin in the senior men’s steeplechase 7.55.3, Max Chater in the under 15 hurdles 14.5, Charlie Cleall 28.5 in the under-13 200 metres, Eva Welstead 12.8 in the under-15 hurdles and Toby Hiller 6.16 metres in the senior men’s long jump.

Scores: 1: Taunton 261 2: Wimborne 236, 3: Yeovil 206, 4: Poole AC 194, 5: Dorchester 129 6: Mendip 55.

Site for Cherries’ new sports complex revealed

By Faith Eckersall newsdesk@ stourandavon.net

AFC Bournemouth has announced its intention to build its new Community Sports Trust at Long Lane in Ringwood.

The facility will see the town acquire a new full size 3G artificial turf pitch (ATP), improvements to existing grass pitches, a redeveloped car park and a new pavilion with changing rooms at the home of Ringwood Town FC. In a joint statement, AFC

Bournemouth Community Sports Trust, Ringwood Town Council and Ringwood Town Football Club announced they would soon be putting in a formal planning application for the ‘innovative and exciting’ development.

They are being supported by New Forest District Council, the Football Foundation and Hampshire County FA. AFCB Community Sports Trust said: “The significant investment into the redevelopment at Long Lane represents an opportunity to develop an excellent sporting

and social facility for the town of Ringwood.

“The site will continue to be the home of Ringwood Town FC and will enable staff and players associated with AFC Bournemouth’s Community Sports Trust to be based on site. !Crucially, a number of community programmes will also be based on site and all in the one location.”

Head of Community Steve Cuss said: “Being able to bring together a number of community programmes at a dedicated site will ensure that we continue to engage

the local community and offer programmes from young to old.”

Ringwood Town FC chairman Phil King said he was ‘thrilled’ by the ‘important milestone’.

“We are working so closely together to deliver facilities fit for the modern age and something the club and people of Ringwood can be proud of,” he said.

A public information session will take place at the Long Lane club on Friday, July 16, from 10am-12pm and on Saturday, July 17 from 9.30am-12pm.

Help Alice make a child’s wish come true

Alice Scott, a personal trainer from Wimborne who helps women with pre- and post-natal preparation and recovery, is running the London Marathon to raise funds to do just that.

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wishes to children with lifethreatening illnesses.

“When you donate, you’re directly impacting a child’s life, literally making their wish come true, so any amount really does help,” says Alice, who signed up for the October marathon her first ever - on a whim.

She knows it will be no walk in the park, saying:

“Although I’m a PT and into my fitness, I’ve never ran more than 7k in my life, without getting an injury.

“Believe me, this is going to be a massive challenge, but when I looked into the charity, I knew it would be worth it. n You can donate at uk.virginmoneygiving. com/AliceScott9

MARATHON: Alice Scott

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FERNDOWN | OIEO £525,000 Modernised detached bungalow • Three double bedrooms • 70ft private west facing rear garden • Detached single garage • Generous off road parking for several vehicles • Offered with no onward chain

FERNDOWN | OIRO £525,000 Extremely spacious penthouse apartment • Three double bedrooms • One shower room, one bathroom • Private balcony, lift and landing • Two secure underground parking spaces • Rarely available • Offered with no onward chain

FERNDOWN | GUIDE PRICE £450,000 Immaculately presented bungalow • Three bedrooms • 50ft Private west facing rear garden • Detached single garage • Car port and driveway • 800 Metres from Ferndown town centre

BOURNEMOUTH | £439,950 Modernised detached bungalow • Three double bedrooms • Detached bungalow • South facing garden • Detached single garage • Car port and driveway

WEST PARLEY | £425,000 Extended link-detached home • Three bedrooms • 45ft West facing enclosed garden • Single garage and driveway • Convenient & popular location • Enclosed westerly facing rear garden

NORTHBOURNE | £385,000 Generous sized detached chalet bungalow • Three double bedrooms • Three bathrooms • 40ft Landscaped private rear garden • Driveway providing ample parking • Detached outbuilding/studio

FERNDOWN | GUIDE PRICE £200,000 Superbly positioned garden apartment • Two bedrooms • Private patio • Allocated parking • Offered with no onward chain • Extended lease

FERNDOWN | £144,950 Town centre location • First floor retirement apartment • Assisted living for over 70’s • One double bedroom • 24 Hour emergency call system • Offered with no onward chain

Ferndown Off ice, 6 – 8 Victoria Road, Ferndown, BH22 9HZ 01202 890890 | ferndown@hearnes.com | www.hearnes.com

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Significant increase in demand for flats

By Andrew Kelley

Here in East Dorset as part of the buoyant property market there has been a significant increase in demand for town centre flats.

Convenient apartments appeal to buyers of all age groups as they can suit the first time buyer and the older purchaser looking for a property that is easy to manage.

Wimborne has a small number of established blocks together with a variety of character conversions which means that choice can be squeezed when there is booming market activity.

Local estate agents have reported an increase in sales of flats over the last three months and Mark Stylianou of Hearnes, Wimborne office said: “ We have a limited

supply of flats here in Wimborne and there is always a demand for flats both new and second hand.”

There is a healthy interest in the latest style of retirement flats and the Fleur-de-Lys development of one and two bedroom apartments

bordering the River Allen in East Borough by Renaissance Retirement have proved to be exceptionally popular. Features of the prestigious scheme include owners drawing room, landscaped garden, a guest suite and beautifully

designed interiors.This is all within a level walk of the various town centre amenities. There are currently just two apartments available and prices are from £390,000. For further details and viewing contact Mark at Hearnes tel 01202 842922

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