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It’s almost the end of March as we go to print and I’ve just checked the temp. gauge on the car as it’s mid-

day (the warmest part of the day!) and it’s still only 3 deg! About 20 deg colder than some parts of the UK last year when spring was well underway and we were already into the BBQ season! At exactly the same time last year Jubilee Gardens and all the verges all around Ringwood were covered with hosts of golden daffodils (that sounds familiar!) and the blos-som looked beautiful beneath an endless blue sky. Our cover picture is a reminder! And then it started raining - but hopefully this summer will make up for last year’s but I won’t hold my breath! This issue’s Now & Then features a 1960’s building in the Market Place which was such a poor replacement for the original character property

it replaced, that it was the cata-lyst for setting up the Ringwood Society in 1962 to help protect Ringwood’s heritage from fur-ther damage. So in a perverse way it has helped to maintain Ringwood’s unique character! Another far more famous but not quite so old building is fea-tured on page 18 and celebrates being 155 years old in April! And on page 27 we have an article about really, really old buildings! These are around 5000 years older than Ring-wood’s Market Place buildings! At the other end of the time scale on page 47 we feature the most bizarre i-potty - complete with a built in i-pad stand! Not an April fool I can assure you! No doubt for the tech-savvy tod-dler with everything! As always our ‘Local Business Directory’ at the back will save you time, fuel and most impor-tantly at the moment - money!

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The many cats and kittens that appear at our window after dark were becom-ing cause for concern especially as we ended up with hefty Vet’s bills as well

as mounting food bills. We arranged with the RSPCA that if we caught them they would pay for the neutering, so we set about catching all the cats that came for food at night and one by one we had them neutered. They were all very shy and panicked if we came near, but a catch-ing cage was provided by the RSPCA which helped enormously.

After a short time in our special cage all cats are given the oppor-tunity to be free again or remain in the vicinity with food and shelter provided.

Aware that there seemed to be a cat or cats living in our garage, we managed our first catch which was a cat we named Oscar. We had seen him around but he was unapproachable. One of our resident cats called Henry would of-ten be seen doing a ‘dance’ with Oscar, as we called it, circling and threatening each other, but it had not yet come to blows.

Oscar was not too difficult to catch as he loved his food, so after his operation we kept him in a greenhouse which had one end covered in chicken wire, so not sealed up completely, to see if we could befriend him. He was tolerant of us, but not really prepared to allow too much licence although he would wait expectantly for his food and just loved his biscuits.

We waited about two weeks to see if we could get closer, but it was obvious this was not going to be an option, so we let him go.

We then realized that Oscar had a companion as we found them together many times. They would be seen cuddled up together or walking together with their tails intertwined, it was so

lovely to see them. They certainly did not wish to be parted. We called his constant companion Sophie which soon became ‘Mrs Oscar’.

Being female it was imperative to catch her and have her neutered as we did not want to have any more kittens to care for, but we realized we were too late for this season as we found three kittens living with Mrs Oscar in the garage.

Once again we tried our best to tame this feral cat, but without success, she was not aggres-

sive, just very timid and pre-ferred we kept our distance. After a couple of weeks, and being sure her wound had healed, we let her go, but she remained close by and went back to the garage. If we saw her on the patio enjoying

the food, she would make a hasty retreat and it would be sometime before she would stay close when she saw us, but gradually over time and with the encouragement of Mr Oscar she became less timid and only retreated to a few feet away.

Mr & Mrs Oscar seemed very content and did not go far, although they did enjoy a walk around the patio tails intertwined, asleep in the vegeta-ble garden, or making a nest for themselves in the long grass, but they rarely bothered to hunt.

The full story and many more are in the book “Viewed From My Window” by Patricia Ol-iver price £10 + £1.75 p&p. For more details, contact Patricia on 01202 826244. All proceeds go towards the Veterinary and Welfare needs of the 16 feral cats currently in her care.

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the long grass, but they rarely bothered to hunt.

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sive, just very timid and pre-ferred we kept our distance. After a couple of weeks, and being sure her wound had healed, we let her go, but she remained close by and went back to the garage. If we saw her on the patio enjoying

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This property is unique in being the only building in Ringwood Market Place to have been en-tirely demolished and replaced

by a new building during the 20th cen-tury. The old house, like others in this area, belonged to the Manor of Ringwood Rectory, owned by Kings College Cam-bridge. In their survey of 1768 it was recorded as ‘one cottage (now a very good house) near the George and fronting the Market House.’ In the first three decades of the 19th century this was the home of William and Mary Baldwin (my namesake, but no relation!). William was a wealthy lawyer who acted as Steward of

the Rectory Manor, which probably explains how he managed to acquire the freehold of

this house from Kings College in re-turn for some land at Harbridge. Their

only child William Bramble Baldwin also became a lawyer but predeceased his parents. After her husband’s death in 1841, Mary lived on in the house until her death in 1855, when she left an interest-ing bequest of sixpence each to sixty poor widows of Ringwood to be distrib-uted on every St Thomas’s Day, 21st December.

The 1890s photograph (top left) shows the house next to part of the old George Inn described in the last issue of Roundabout Ringwood. It continued to be inhabited pri-vately well into the 20th century until the last occupants, the Neaum family, put the house up for sale around 1960. Sadly it was then demolished to make way for Ringwood’s first purpose-built supermarket. The new build-ing was a very poor substitute for what had been one of Ringwood’s character properties. Constructed with cheap brick, flat roof and plate glass windows, the new supermarket looked totally out of character with its adja-cent neighbours. This led to the setting up of the Ringwood Society in 1962 with the aim of safeguarding the historic fabric of the town and campaigning for higher standards of new design. The building soon proved too small for Pricerite supermarket and was split into two separate shops, currently occupied by Kes-kins takeaway foods and Imperial Cancer Re-search charity shop. The first floor was until recently a snooker hall but it has now been transformed into the Metro Lounge Piano Bar.

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the Rectory Manor, which probably explains

demolished to make way for Ringwood’s first purpose-built supermarket. The new build-ing was a very poor substitute for what had been one of Ringwood’s character properties. Constructed with cheap brick, flat roof and plate glass windows, the new supermarket looked totally out of character with its adja-cent neighbours. This led to the setting up of the Ringwood Society in 1962 with the aim of safeguarding the historic fabric of the town and campaigning for higher standards of new design. The building soon proved too small for Pricerite supermarket and was split into two separate shops, currently occupied by Kes-kins takeaway foods and Imperial Cancer Re-search charity shop. The first floor was until

Keskins/Imperial Cancer Research/Metro Lounge,Market Place, Ringwood

bridge. In their survey of 1768 it was recorded

Day, 21st December.

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only child William Bramble Baldwin also became a lawyer but predeceased his parents. After her husband’s death in 1841, Mary lived on in the house until her death in 1855, when she left an interest-ing bequest of sixpence each to sixty poor widows of Ringwood to be distrib-uted on every St Thomas’s Day, 21st December.Day, 21st December.

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“It couldn’t have come at a better time,” said Ringwood Resident Dr Sarah Assheton as she collected a cheque for £290 from Waitrose part-ner Pat Joyce. “BASICS Hampshire has only just had a kit-check day,” she explains, “and we have quite a lot that needs refurbishing or replacing. This will certainly help – we can’t do our job without the right equipment.” Dr Assheton is one of the dozen or so highly trained doctors who volunteer to respond to patients in the vital moments before they reach

hospital. Some, like Sarah, also fly on the Hamp-shire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance. Back in Waitrose Sarah was busy choosing a charity from the Community Matters boxes. “I’ve always admired the little green token idea – it’s fun, it involves the community – and for small-er charities like ourselves with no professional fundraising infrastructure, it’s a very welcome opportunity.” For further details please contact Jay An-drews BASICS Hampshire 07703 131188

“It couldn’t have come at a better time,” said “It couldn’t have come at a better time,” said “It couldn’t have come at a better time,” hospital. Some, like Sarah, also fly on the Hamp-

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It is just over two months since TOOLS FOR SELF RELIANCE learned that their time at their workshop in Raymond Brown Construc-tion’s yard was limited due to the impending

sale of the land for development. As a result a frantic search for an alternative started. We learned in March from the group’s Admin-istrator Laurie Dormer, that there had since been a steady flow of offers and suggestions from well wishers ever since, but all needing substantial repairs or in residential areas where planning would be a major problem. However, Laurie had a call from a Director of a local com-pany Geary’s Hightown Herds Ltd suggesting they should view a unit on their estate off the A31 behind In Excess.

The TFSR team leaders went to look and found its location in Ringwood, easy access and space provided were absolutely ideal for their project. All leaders felt the only thing to stop them re-locating there was money because as a voluntary organisation working for a Char-ity they do not generate income. However the Company recognised their problem and they eventually came to a mutually acceptable solu-

tion regarding the rental.

They agreed to supply all TFSR’s needs includ-ing supplying the transport to move all their Benches, tools and equipment to the new loca-tion. And most importantly it was also agreed to grant them the guaranteed use of the building for as long as they needed it which - most im-portantly - gives TFSR the stability and security they need for future development of their work for the seriously deprived people of Africa.

All the group needs now is a guarantee that they can pay the rent for the next 3 years. Re-lying on Laurie to organise fund raising every year to pay their rent is not certain enough. For this reason he is seeking the help of some Angels in the hope that people sympathetic to their cause will help.

The miracle Laurie wants the Angels to perform is an undertaking to donate £300 each year for the next 3 years to fund the cost of the property for that period. He asks anyone who feels they may help keep TFSR in Ringwood to ring him on 01425-475440 - anytime or e mail him on: [email protected]

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

Hampshire & Isle of WightWildlife TrustProtecting wildlife. Inspiring people.

Every holiday we work with the Bridge’s and Pathways Children’s Centre, based in Ring-

wood and Fordingbridge, run-ning wildlife discovery events for local families. On our last trip out together we ventured to the pond in search of the wonderful watery wildlife that lives there. It is always amaz-ing how much life there is lurk-ing in the murky depths of a pond. We caught a variety of invertebrates from tiny water fleas and wiggly midge larvae to the giant predators of the pond; the great diving beetles

and dragonfly nymphs. The pond is also home to smooth and palmate newts and if you

sit quietly by the pond you will see the newts and beetles swimming up to the surface for air before diving back down again. Another frequent visi-tor, often seen basking on the edge of the pond behind the centre is the grass snake, they dip into the pond on the look out for their lunch; a nice juicy toad or newt. If you have never been pond dipping before, we would highly recommend it for any age; we run family pond dip-ping sessions and adults’ only sessions too!

Back on to dry land and if you want to find out more about some of the small mammals that live at Blashford then why not book onto our event on 26th and 27th April. On the Friday evening we will be setting and putting out small mam-mal traps in the hope of find-ing woodmice, yellow necked

mice and bank voles. Then as darkness falls we will head out for a night walk in search of the small mammals that took to the skies - bats! Bats use echolo-cation to find their way around in the dark; they make small clicks and then listen to their echoes to build up a picture of their surroundings. We use bat detectors which convert the high pitch clicks of the bats into something we can hear. The effect is quite amazing, al-lowing us to listen in to the se-cret world of the bats. On Sat-urday we will check the traps and head out on a short walk to look for tracks and signs of some of the larger mammals that live at Blashford.

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family pond dip-ping sessions and adults’ only sessions too!

Back on to dry land and if you want to find out more about some of the small mammals that live at Blashford then why not book onto our event on 26th and 27th April. On the Friday evening we will be setting and putting out small mam-

Every holiday we work sit quietly by the pond you

mice and bank voles. Then as darkness falls we will head out for a night walk in search of the small mammals that took to the skies - bats! Bats use echolo-cation to find their way around in the dark; they make small clicks and then listen to their echoes to build up a picture of their surroundings. We use bat detectors which convert the high pitch clicks of the bats into something we can hear. The effect is quite amazing, al-lowing us to listen in to the se-cret world of the bats. On Sat-urday we will check the traps and head out on a short walk to look for tracks and signs of some of the larger mammals that live at Blashford.

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Better together: ensuring high quality local care The coming few months will see our three local hospitals in the public spotlight like never before.

The proposed merger of The Royal Bourne-mouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foun-dation Trust (RBCH) and Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (PHFT) is set to pave the way for a new era in healthcare.

The proposal - the first of its kind in the country - aims to draw together the best of all health-care facilities provided at our hospitals, Bourne-mouth, Poole and Christchurch, and meet the challenges that face the NHS in the future.

Over the course of the next few months, we will publish a series of features. They will highlight how we will continue to meet the needs of the area’s population, provide the highest level of healthcare, and retain services locally and ex-isting areas of good practice.

Why merge? Providing first class, quality care locally and be-ing able to invest in services in the future are of paramount importance to us.

The proposed merger provides many benefits for patients and improved outcomes, through increased consultant-led care and receiving the right treatment at the right time. It will ensure we can continue to invest in local patient serv-ices. Combining the skills and strengths of both organisations, that are already providing excel-lent patient care, places the new Bournemouth and Poole NHS Foundation Trust (if the merger is approved) in the strongest position possible to meet the challenges that lie ahead.

There are many examples of where we already work together as separate organisations but we have gone as far as we can. It would be very dif-ficult to begin to realise further benefits, achieve sustainability or address the challenges without merger.

How will the merger affect me? It is important to remember that outpatient and day case services will remain at all three hospi-tals, so the vast majority of patients will see no difference in the first class way services are pro-vided. To ensure services can remain local, the new organisation will need to look at how some specialist services will be provided. This will be done together with GPs, clinicians, patients and the public, and any proposals will be fully consulted on. As well as ensuring the continued provision of local, first-class, quality care and investment in the future, there are many benefits to staff and patients which we will explore over the coming months in this feature.

We firmly believe that merger is the right thing to do for our patients to ensure they continue to receive high quality care locally. Over the com-ing months you will hear from a range of staff from our hospitals. We hope you find the fea-tures useful and informative.

Jane StichburyChairmanThe Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Angela Schofield ChairmanPoole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Next issue – June/July: Meet Robert Talbot, Medical Director of the proposed new Trust.

If you have a question about your local hos-pitals, let us know. We will try to answer the most common ones over the coming months. You can email us at:[email protected] or [email protected]

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If you’ve ever felt that a room is boring, bland and lifeless, the chances are that it’s not your furnishings that are to blame, but

your lighting. Poor lighting flattens and dulls, while clever lighting can give va-va-voom to the simplest of decorative schemes. Lighting isn’t just a practical thing, it’s psychological, too, reinforcing our sense of security, comforting us, and sending out signals of welcome, vitality and warmth. Because of this, it’s worth ensuring that any lighting scheme is truly flexible, adapting at the touch of a switch to your mood, the time of day, and the way in which you use each room.

If possible, you should design your lighting scheme at the earliest stages,

when planning how you will use the room and where the furniture will be grouped. Once you have worked out how you will live in the space,

you can ask yourself where you will want light, how much you will require at what times, and what effects you wish to create. ‘When lighting

any room it’s essential to design a scheme so that light comes from more than one source or direction,’

says Sally Storey, design director of John Cullen Lighting. ‘You can layer lighting effects in the same way that an interior designer layers fabrics and textiles.’

Professionals divide light into four main types: general light, which gives good overall lighting; task light, to brightly illuminate a specific area such as a worktop or reading corner; accent lighting, which highlights features such as pictures, shelving or architectural detailing; and atmosphere lighting,

which sets the mood, from a dramatic mix of light and shade to mellow pools of light in different areas of the room. Most rooms require three or four of these

types, provided by a combination of downlights or spotlights on the ceiling, track lights, floor-level or wall-mounted uplighters, wall washers, floor or table lamps, and special shelf or display lighting.

Of course, we can’t all start from scratch when redesigning our lighting, so if you’re looking for a quick upgrade on a budget, you could just spend a few pounds replacing main light switches with dimmers, and plug in a selection of table or floor lamps at strategic points, enabling you to layer the lighting and emphasise special features.

With these fundamentals in mind, forward planning and creative thinking are the keys to designing a lighting scheme. Think of it as painting with light, creating washes and filling in with highlights and lowlights. Each room is your blank canvas, but with imagination and a little effort it can become a work of art.

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Lighting can be used to emphasise good points or disguise problem areas, to highlight colour, texture and form, and to divide, unify or open up a space. In short, lighting can make or break a room, says Katherine Sorrell

Left: To add extra dimensions to your lighting simply plug in table and floor lamps in strategic locations. Above: Use an adjustable lamp at a desk or beside a sofa to provide task lighting for working or reading.

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A chandelier over a dining table provides mellow pools of light. The feature wall has been illuminated by hidden washers.

Lighting Room By RoomLiving rooms Ideally, install a range of lighting options, from bright reading lights to softer lights for relaxing and entertaining. You could also highlight shelving, pictures or a coff ee table.

Dining rooms A pendant hung over a dining table creates an intimate atmosphere. Fix wall lights at a lower level – more appropriate when sitting.

Kitchens Adjustable spotlights, on tracks or in the ceiling, are practical for general light, with lights mounted beneath wall cabinets to illuminate worksurfaces.

Bathrooms Combine crisp, bright lights, in the form of ceiling downlighters, for an energetic feeling, with softer lights, such as wall washers, for a relaxing bath.

Bedrooms require subtle, fl attering lighting, although a good light for mirrors is essential. For bedside reading, wall-mounted lights free up space on a bedside table.

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Say ‘Toyota’ to the general public and their respons-es range from respect to total adoration. This

brand conjures up continuous research, design and manufac-turing process enhancement which are ideals which many will strive to emulate; Toyota have patiently built their processes from deep foundations with every small detail scrutinised continually by every employee asking the question “in what way can we improve this process or part?”. In Japan they call it Kai-zen. They have used this philosophy to gently tell the public they are ‘the best’ in everything they do, and that their car proposition is one you can’t afford to ignore. They have repeatedly used this as a selling proposi-tion enabling them to achieve dominant market penetration in North America espe-cially with the Camry and Prius. But what of reality? Recently their brand has been severely dented by a number of safety-related recalls they tried much too hard to cover up or explain away – even laying responsibility at the users door. Latterly they are ‘coming clean’ over prob-lems at the outset like their com-petitors, while in the background still making extra-warranty con-cessions on such things as older vehicles developing very heavy oil consumption. They are surely and slowly regaining consumer confidence. With all this floating around

my mind, I was looking forward to testing their medium-large saloon, the Avensis TR-4D, to see just how all this related to reality. It is a direct competitor to excellent cars such as the Mondeo, the new Peugeot 508 and the Mazda 6, strong com-petition indeed. My car was very smart-looking in a quite creamy metallic silver, although the exterior styling is rather non-descript except for rather heavy and wide rear wings blending into the boot. Open the door to well-sculpted sports seats which

would have been much nicer in back leather rather than the cheap-looking but probably very durable charcoal cloth seats. In the drivers seat, an impressively detailed and finished array of in-struments, switches and screens greeted me. Easy to get into the front, plenty of legroom in the rear, spoiled only by a rather short bottom sill to put your legs/feet through – an important con-sideration for the less mobile. This diesel was over-noisy to start, and intruded notice-ably when accelerating hard, compensating by being quiet cruising and flexible to minimise

gear-changing. The clutch and gearlever were light and precise in operation – a far cry from the previous model. The adjust-able seats give a good view out. Conversely the steering although light had precious little ‘feel’ and the suspension tended to ‘hop’ over bumps and potholes – sadly now normal in the UK - the Avensis really should have been ‘tuned’ to match our poorly main-tained roads. I particularly liked the Sat-Nav (a vast contrast to the anti-human clunker used on the pre-

vious model) which was easy to program with 8 alpha-numer-ic postcode entry against 6 being the mindless norm on mid-range cars to-day. My only gripe was that it refused to accept that I could deviate from the pro-grammed route and very nearly had a nervous breakdown, followed by a 10-

mile sulk. Rather like my regular co-driver really! Clearly, this is a competent car, able to be cheap in terms of cost-per-mile. But that’s as far as it goes. Without any discernable character, no outstanding com-petences or quirks, I was never enthusiastic to get into it again. I’d go for a car with brio such as a Mondeo or Peugeot 508 any-time. However if I was specify-ing cars for field staff or manag-ers, it would be high on my list as a durable, safe and cheap-to-run purchase, albeit depreciation could be well above average

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What could be more British than Big Ben? You hear the bong of the 13-ton bell every time

you watch ITN’s evening news or listen to the 6pm and midnight news on Radio 4. And even if you very sensibly try to avoid the news you’ll have heard the Westminster Chimes – played on the four quarter-bells that live with Big Ben in the Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament – probably more than any other piece of music. Distantly descended from a tune in Handel’s Messiah, they’re in alarm clocks, doorbells, ice cream vans, possibly even ringtones wherever you go. When you finally arrive at the Pearly Gates and ring for admission, you’ll probably hear them then.

But there’s more to Big Ben’s Britishness than mere ubiquity. Because there’s nothing more British than a right old foul-up, and Big Ben started its career with not one foul-up but two.

One night in October 1834 the Houses of Parliament were burnt to the ground. Next day some fool decided to rebuild them and – shazzam! – a mere 24 years later they were rebuilt. The project was masterminded by Sir Charles Barry but the design of the Great Tower (only re-named last year to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee) was assigned to the great Gothic revivalist Augustus Pugin. Looks like stone, doesn’t it? Looks can be deceiving, though – the shaft of the tower is brick, and the bell chamber and spire are cast iron. The stone is only cladding, like Jack and Vera’s house in Coronation Street.

Naturally a great bell had been commissioned. The 16-ton monster was cast in a foundry in Stockton-on-Tees and named after Sir Benjamin Hall, the worthy who supervised the rebuilding. In 1856, before the Great Tower had

been topped out, Big Ben was hung up in New Palace Yard and tested. It promptly broke. Whoops! Just time to order a new one, from the Whitechapel Foundry just across the City. Smaller this time, at a mere 13 tons; but still called Big Ben.

It was cast on 10 April 1858 and took 18 hours to haul the 200 feet up to the bell chamber to be tested. And guess what? Yes – it broke too. The clapper, it turned out, was twice the recommended weight. It took three years to repair and, apart from 1916-18 when people thought Zeppelins might hear it, it’s been bonging almost uninterrupted ever since. It didn’t even stop during the blitz, when the Luftwaffe destroyed the chamber of the House of Commons but spared the Great Tower.

The Britishness doesn’t stop there, though. The design of the clock itself, a prestige project if ever there was one, was entrusted to a couple of amateurs. Edmund Denison was actually a lawyer, while George Airey was the Astronomer Royal. Theirs was a completely new and quite revolutionary design, which I’d explain to you if I understood it; but it was such a good one that the clock is accurate to a second a day and is regulated by a pile of pre-decimal pennies – adding a penny advances the clock by 0.4 of a second a day.

The movement, being more than 150 years old, has been a wee bit stop-start since the 1970s, but Big Ben itself, complete with the original crack, bongs on. It did chime 30 once – but that was deliberate, to announce last year’s opening of the 30th Olympiad. Either an inspired departure from convention or a shallow piece of political gimmickry, depending on your persuasion; but at least nothing broke this time.

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Local Clubs and SocietiesLocal Clubs and Societies RINGWOOD ROTARY CLUB Meet every Tuesday, 1st & 3rd at 6.15pm: 2nd & 4th at 12.45pm at St Leonards Hotel (If 5th Tuesday call for details). Contact the Secretary: Michael Williams 01425 470788 or www.ringwoodrotary.org

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

FORDINGBRIDGE & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Last Monday of the month (not July & Aug) at The West Room,Avonway Community Centre, Shaftesbury St., Fordingbridge 7.30pm. Contact: David Melbourne 01425 655235 or visit www.fanddhs.org.uk

AVON VALLEY ARCHEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Meet at The Ann Rose Hall, Greyfriars Community Centre, Ringwood on 1st Wednesday each month at 7.30pm, September to May. www.avas.org.uk. Contact Mark Vincent 01425 473677 / Bill Atkinson 01722 326978

FORDINGBRIDGE BOWLING CLUB

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

Contact: Mr D C Jones 01425 657627

FORDINGBRIDGE PLAYERS Meet every first Wednesday of the month at The Ship Inn, High Street, Fordingbridge at 8pm ish . www.fordingbridgeplayers.org.uk

GERMAN LANGUAGE GROUPS Pub nights, Parent toddler groups, Children’s language club

Contact: Cassandra 01425 479101 www.kinderspiel.co.uk [email protected]

BRAESIDE BRIDGE CLUB Duplicate Bridge played on Tuesday evenings 6.45 to 10pm at All Saints Church Hall, St Leonards. New members and visitors welcome. Mrs Marion Paris 01425 478241 or Jim Jackson 01425 461661 FORDINGBRIDGE CHORAL SOCIETY Rehearsals are held on Wednesday evenings in term time from 7.30pm-9pm in the URC, Salisbury Street. New singers welcome. Contact our Secretary on: 01425 654372

LONGWATER TAI CHI Monday classes in Avonway Community Centre, Shaftsbury Street, Fordingbridge.Tai Chi “Health for Life” Drop-in 11am - 12.15pm Contact: Patrick Foley or Jane Launchbury 01725 514546 [email protected].

BISTERNE VILLAGE HALL FOR HIRE charity no. 301747 Refurbished and available for hire for private parties, Clubs, Meetings, Organised functions. Entertainment Licence for 100 people. Hire charges are from £5 per hour. Call: 01425 476703

HEATHERLANDS SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB We bowl from 7.30pm to 10 pm every Wed & Sun at St. Leonards & St. Ives Village Hall, Braeside Road. A gentle sport suitable for ladies as well as men. Ring George on 01425-489833 / 07831224945

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

BOURNEMOUTH PHILHARMONIC SOC. ORCHESTRA This full symphony orchestra rehearses 7.30 pm Wednesdays at St Peter’s Senior Catholic School, St Catherine’s Rd, Southbourne. Contact conductor Sam Newgarth 01258 473073. [email protected] www.baps-orch.co.uk

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

THE LOYAL ACORN LODGE BRANCH OF ODDFELLOWS Oddfellows is one of the oldest and friendliest societies in the world. For further details Contact Flo Munro 01202 820965, Loyal Acorn Lodge. The Oddfellows - making friends, helping people.

RINGWOOD & FORDINGBRIDGE FOOTPATH SOCIETY Join us to maintain footpaths and enjoy organised walks, social activities and winter evening meetings. Membership Secretary: 01425 838534 www.rffs.org.uk

RINGWOOD CHESS CLUB Meets Monday evenings at Original White Hart, High St., Ring-wood ,BH24 1AW. Teams in Bournemouth & Southampton Leagues Contact : [email protected] 07730 901 961

BRAESIDE BOWLING CLUB Braeside Road St Leonards. A bowling club for ALL - participating in the Leagues, Friendlies & Internal competitions. Club sessions Mon & Fri afternoons. Beginners and established players welcome Secretary David Brooks 01425 478862

RINGWOOD FLORAL DECORATION SOCIETY Meet at Greyfriars Community Centre on the last Thursday of the month at 2.00pm for 2.15pm. New members and visitors welcome. Contact Jenny Davies 07885 876 980

ANGLO ITALIAN SOCIETY Meet at Greyfriars Community Centre on 1st Monday evening of the month for illustrated talks IN ENGLISH on a variety of Italian topics. Contact : Hazel on 01425 476091

RINGWOOD PHILATELIC SOCIETY 2nd Tues of each month, 7:30pm at Greyfriars. Interesting talks & colourful displays. Newcomers made very welcome. Colin Mount 01425 474310 Jo Knott 01425 478214

RINGWOOD AND DISTRICT EX-TABLERS CLUB. We are an energetic and friendly group of ex-Round Tablers (41 Clubbers) that meets for frequent and varied social activities. More formal meetings over dinner on 3rd Tuesday of each month. Contact Graham Hoyle 01425 478444 or www.ringwood41club.co.uk

FORDINGBRIDGE EMBROIDERY CLUB Meet on the 1st Tuesday of each month at St Mary’s Church Hall, Fordingbridge. 2-4.30pm. Novices & experts welcome. Pam 01425 652103, Maureen 01425 657334, Valerie 01425 656052

RINGWOOD & FORDINGBRIDGE LIONS CLUB Meet on the 2nd Thursday each month at 7.45 for 8pm at The Elm Tree pub, Hightown Road, Ringwood. Contact Lion Martin Riseam at: [email protected] – 01425 472181 www.ringwoodandfordingbridgelions.org.uk

FORDINGBRIDGE FLOWER CLUB Meet on the 1st Monday each month, except January & August, at St Mary’s Church Hall, Fordingbridge at 7.30pm.Visitors always welcome. Further details from the Secretary on 01425 655493

THE FORDINGBRIDGE SOCIETY Join us and discover how to enjoy learning about the town & making friends at the same time. £6 per couple per year. Contact Sara Winteridge, Coach House, SP6 1JT. 01425-654426

CERCLE AMICAL DE RINGWOOD Meet at Anne Rose Hall, Greyfriars Community Centre 2nd Friday each month at 7.45pm. Contact: Secretary 01202 397440 www.ringwoodcercle.org.uk

FORDINGBRIDGE & DISTRICT U3A Every 3rd Wednesday 2-4pm Fordingbridge Town Hall. Members also join activity groups according to interest. Info at u3asites.org.uk/ fordingbridge , Info packs in Fordingbridge library, or come to a meeting (£2 guest)Peter Woollett (memb. Sec) 01425 655490

RINGWOOD & FORDINGBRIDGE TALKING NEWS Supplies audio transcripts of local newspapers and non-political and non-sectarian magazines free to sight impaired people. Welcomes donations & help to read & edit. Contact: Peter Ansell 01425 475886 / Elaine Drew 01425 480918

ROTARY CLUB OF FORDINGBRIDGE We meet at 6.30pm/7pm on Tuesdays every week at Avonway. We like to make a difference to the lives of others. For information on joining us call: Colin Ritchie on 01425 655877

PLEASE NOTE: For inclusion on the Club Pages, copy must be submitted as an email and/or as an attached MS Word or Works doc. Due to the popularity of these pages publication is currently on a rotational basis. There is now a nominal charge of £36 inc vat per year for: 1. new applications and 2. current advertisers IF you want to ensure your advert appears in EVERY edition of this magazine.

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Local Clubs and SocietiesLocal Clubs and Societies TWO BRIDGES CARE GROUP We care for the needs of those who are infirm, young or old, & without transport. Our volunteers will drive you to medical appointments, shop-ping & much more. Call Sandleheath & Fordingbridge 08458385902 Godshill 01425 654283 or for information - 01425 652527

WIGGLE & GIGGLE @ THE OASIS

Newborns up to 3yrs welcome + parents. Thursdays 3—4.30pm At The Victoria Rooms FORDINGBRIDGE £1 incl fresh coffee/tea & homemade cake. New Life Community Church welcome you 07909 711 886 www.newlifefordingbridge.com

FORDINGBRIDGE BRIDGE CLUB Our friendly club meets from 7 to 10pm on Tuesdays every week at Avonway Community Centre, 36 Shaftesbury St, Fordingbridge. 1st & 3rd weeks: Rubber. 2nd & 4th weeks: Duplicate For details call Sue Hughes 01425 657795

FORDINGBRIDGE HANDBELL RINGERS

Meet each Monday 10-11.30am at St Mary’s Church, Fordingbridge. Come along to one of our friendly practice sessions. Ability to read music helps but not necessity. 01425 652103 or 01425 652769

THE RINGWOOD AND BURLEY BAND Practice evening, each Friday at 8pm - 10pm. Ebenezer Hall, Greyfriars, Ringwood. NEW PLAYERS WELCOME!

Mrs. Christine Harris: 07742 636662 [email protected]

FRIENDS OF FORDINGBRIDGE HOSPITAL We raise money to provide extras & equipment for the benefit of patients & staff at our community hospital.We welcome new members and helpers at our two main annual fundraising events and volunteers to join the team serving morning coffee to patients. Contact: Lynette Stanford, 01425 657650 [email protected]

THE BRACKEN CO. OF ARCHERS. We are found on the grounds of Cranborne Middle School in E Dorset. We shoot on Sunday am, Tuesday & Thursday eve’s in the summer. In the winter, we also shoot indoors. www.dorsetarchery.co.uk

WESSEX SUGARCRAFTERS

Meet 3rd Monday each month at 7pm at Radnor Hall, Bodenham. New members & visitors very welcome. £5 inc refreshments.

Info: Pat Jones 01258 452510 Doreen Simkins 01425 652085

FORDINGBRIDGE QUILTERS We are a small, friendly group meeting twice a month in Fordingbridge. On your first visit we will provide all the materials and tools for you to make a small sample piece to take home with you. Contact: Helen Cox 0789 0740 333

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

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION WOMENS SECTION Meet at Greyfriars on 3rd Monday each month at 7pm. Minibus avail-able for Ringwood area. New members & Visitors welcome - no need to have served in Armed Forces. Contact Jane Mansi 01202 572183 or Jean Webley 01425 489085

TRADITIONAL AIKIDO CLUB Hyde, Fordingbridge Thursday 8 - 10.30pm, Sat 9-1pm. Also Salisbury Tues eve - Sun am. Physical and spiritual development. Self defence and weapons training. 20 yrs exp. 4th dan Qualified instructor. All ages. Contact John 01425 655194 www.takemusu.co.uk

RINGWOOD FLY DRESSERS GUILD We promote the art of Fly Dressing/Tying. Wednesday evenings at 7pm - 9:30pm at Poulner Junior School, North Poulner Road, Ring-wood, BH24 3LA. New members always welcome

Secretary Peter Wildash: 07587000223, [email protected]

EAST DORSET NATIONAL TRUST ASSOC’N Over 65 talks, functions, outings and special events held throughout the year in Verwood, West Moors and Ferndown. Contact Membership Secretary: Janet Matthews 01202 855001

GREYFRIARS BRIDGE CLUB Meet at Greyfriars Wednesday pm for Rubber Bridge (1.30pm) and Friday eves for Duplicate Bridge (6.45pm). New members & visitors welcome. Sue 01425 478920 or Ray 01425 477335

IBSLEY & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Meet on the last Thursday of each month with a variety of speakers at Ibsley Village Hall 7.30pm. Plant Sale May 11th 2-4pm. Annual Show 31st August. Contact Bren or Terry 01425 653834

RINGWOOD COMMUNITY CHOIR, “SING FOR JOY” Mixed choir, singing harmony songs from around the world-African, gospel, Taize, folk etc. No auditions, beginners as well as experienced singers age 10 upwards. Meet at Greyfriars Wednesdays, 7:30 – 9:30. Pay as you go. Contact Kirsteen McCormick 01725 517807.

FORDINGBRIDGE CAMERA CLUB Meet at Avonway Community Centre at 7.30 pm alternate Wednesdays for a mixture of talks by top photographers and members’ shows constructively judged by experienced professionals. 01725 518448 www.fordingbridgecameraclub.org.uk

DORSET SOUTH AFRICAN CLUB Outdoor and indoor activities: braais, boat cruise, walks, barn dance, darts, South African dinners. Camaraderie! fun! Contact Phillipa 01202-740265

CREATIVE SEWING MACHINE CLUB Meet on Wednesdays 1-4pm (40weeks in the year) in the Small Trinity Church Hall, Ringwood. A friendly group with varying levels of expertise and new members are always welcome.Contact: 01202 820896 VERWOOD TRAD JAZZ CLUB The Hideaway, Moorlands Road, Verwood, BH31 7PD on 3rd Thursday of the month. Good Food & Bar. Gigs from 8-11pm. (Doors open from 7pm). No membership required. Contact Geoff 07798 721405

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Members and v o l u n t e e r s enjoyed an a f t e r n o o n ’s

entertainment given by the Ringwood Church Handbell Ringers who played popular tunes with beautiful crafted hand-bells. There was many a foot tapping and heads nodding to the music. The six handbell ringers, also recited poetry and pieces during the after-noon. The Handbell Ringers perform regularly

around the local area and donate their fee to charities of their choice. The members enjoyed the usual delicious tea of cakes, sandwiches and tea prepared by

the volunteers. Our next meeting is on Thursday pm, 14 March in Greyfriars Activities Centre, Ring-wood. New volunteers are always welcome. Call Peter on 01425 480337, Mary on 01425 470008 or Kate on 01425 476568.

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Life Begins

As required by law, she had made an appointment within five days of her mum’s

passing and had brought a copy of the doctor’s death certificate. However, she found that when the Registrar asked basic questions about her mother’s life, grief made her mind go blank. “When mum finally died after a long illness, it felt like the end of a journey,” explains Jeanette. “I was totally unprepared for the new challenges that lay ahead.”The visit was the first of many practical arrangements that would be required, including notifying others of her death. Most people inform friends and family as soon as possible, but they must also consider the deceased person’s official contacts, such as banks, building societies, the Inland Revenue and utilities. Some areas offer a “Tell Us Once” scheme which allows the Local Authority to notify other government departments and authorities about a death, but otherwise it will require individual notifications. The Registrar will issue a certificate for burial or cremation together with a

certificate of registration of death. You will need to purchase copies of this certificate (costing £4 each) in order to inform the relevant organisations, but it may be several weeks before each document is returned. You should therefore buy as many copies as you can afford: the cost increases from £4 to £7 if you have to return to buy more, aside from the inconvenience of having to make another trip.

While you are dealing with the practicalities of registration and notification, you will also need to think about the funeral arrangements. If your loved one did not leave clear instructions, you may be confronted by a number of bewildering choices. Cremation or burial? Flowers or donations? Hymns or classical anthems? Making decisions can be difficult at a time when the family is in mourning, but the funeral director will be on hand to offer guidance and advice.

If there is a funeral plan in place then the scale of the ceremony will be established in advance. Without pre-payment the funeral plans will inevitably be dictated by the

budget available. In their ninth annual report on the expenses associated with dying, leading insurers Sun Life Direct say that the cost of a basic funeral in 2012 was £3,284.

Jeanette Palfry believes that a visit to the funeral director when death is expected but not imminent can help relatives get the best out of a limited budget and alleviate distress when the time comes.

“I didn’t want to see the funeral director before mum passed away because it felt as though we were being mercenary,” says Jeanette. “On reflection it would have helped us to find out what we needed to do at a time when our minds weren’t preoccupied by her loss.”

While Jeanette acknowledges that it is difficult to make preparations that anticipate a person’s death, she feels it is important to have key information to hand in the event of a bereavement. This includes a detailed note of the individual’s funeral wishes.

“I’ve learned from experience that information and forward planning can make all the difference at a time when a family is coping with grief”.

Preparing for that di� cult time

When Jeanette Palfry visited her local Registrar’s Offi ce to register the death of her mother, she thought she was well prepared....

by Claudia Leaf

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You’ll be surprised just how we can help so why not give us a call to discuss your individual needs in confidence.

CARE IN YOUR OWN HOMEDo you need some help at home?

“We are just a phone call away”Our friendly dedicated and highly trained staff can help you with:

Ringwood Office 01425 470411 Verwood Office 01202 [email protected]

www.burleyshomecareservices.co.uk

Dignity in CareChampions

Personal Support/CareMedication PromptsHousekeeping (eg Errands)

Home from HospitalMealsRespite

Thursday 23rd May 2013 is Bag a Bra Day and Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, as well as many women in West Africa, need your discarded bras. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance work with a recycling company called Bag it up (www.bagitup.org.uk) which recycles donated clothes that are processed and then sent to other countries for

resale. The charity then receives payment in relation to the weight of clothing donated, which is then used to help maintain the service of the Air Ambu-lance across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

The recycling of bras is slightly different from other textiles, as most of the donated bras are shipped to West Africa for

resale at affordable prices by street traders. Being able to wear a bra gives women status and helps to improve their self esteem, which are cer-tainly very emotive reasons to dig into the bra drawer to find an unwanted bra or two!John Perry, Chief Executive of Hampshire

and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance said ‘This is a really worthwhile cause be-cause your donations are not only helping the Air Ambulance, but also helping women in West Africa. We really appreciate all the donations

we receive and everything helps towards keeping our Air Ambulance flying and saving lives.’ If you would like a ‘Bag-a-Bra’ collect-

ing bag, want to know where your nearest ‘Bag-It-Up’ recycling bank is situated, or just require further information about this appeal, then please visit www.hiow-airambulance.org.uk

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As winter draws to a close, conversations about where to go for summer holidays

are on the increase and the difference between what we can afford and what we would ideally like often represents something of a discrepancy. However, there are steps which can be taken to bridge the gap and help us afford a summer holiday which may otherwise be financially out of reach.

Book Early or Book LateAs far as saving money is concerned, there are two choices on the table and they are booking either late or early. Whether you book far ahead using low-cost airlines and advance bookings for accommodation or snag a last-minute bargain from a package holiday company, either of these approaches can work wonders for your budget. The key is to decide which suits you best and to plan your holiday around that. Indecisiveness will cost you money, so take the time to make a clean decision on your strategy.

Advance accommodation bookings websites such as holidaylettings.co.uk are fantastic and when

booking flights, try skyscanner.net or travel.kelkoo.co.uk to track down the cheapest ones. If you’re flexible about both when and where to go and are just looking to find a great deal, then companies such as markwarner.co.uk, kuoni.co.uk and wandotravel.com all offer fantastic higher-end packages for less money when you book at the last minute.

Plan Your BudgetWhile it’s a nice idea to lounge around in the luxury of a five-star hotel, your accommodation is really only a place to sleep and store your luggage. This is a good example of how stripping some aspects down to the bare necessities can save you money. Do some research into the restaurants and other holiday expenditures in the area you’re visiting to track down ways to eat, sleep, drink and sightsee for less money rather than just turning up and paying for what you find. You really will save a fortune.

Travel LightAirlines these days charge a great deal for excess baggage. This is especially true for the low-cost airlines and this represents another area where some advance planning can save you cash. Take some

time to put together a packing list which will make the most efficient and effective use of space so you don’t have to take any extra or unnecessary items that will bump up your budget.

Be Prepared to Travel Out Of SeasonWhile summer may be a mere figment of our imagination here in the UK, other countries do see sunny weather in May and June as well as into September and October. July and August are peak seasons for UK holidaymakers so if you’re not bound by school holidays, travel either earlier or later in the year to avoid peak season and its associated costs.

Consider a House ExchangeA house exchange is a great way to get some decent accommodation at a very minimal cost. This is especially true if you have a family as exchanging a nice home in the UK can go a long way when travelling to countries where things are a bit more affordable. Websites such as homeexchange.com are trusted, reputable and have been running for a great deal of time.

How to Holiday for Less in 2013

Finance

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Students fly to India as Ambassadors

News from Ringwood School

looking forward to is being able to do something constructive to help children across the world and hopefully improve their standard of living and education." As Young Ambassadors, Sam and Millie will be helping to inspire other young people in the UK to take part in the Send My Friend to School campaign, to learn about this global problem and engage their MPs in taking this issue to parliament and to the Prime Minister. Nicola Cadbury, Global Campaign for Education UK Co-ordinator and one of the competition judges, said: “The judges all felt that Sam and Millie clearly understood the complex issues and how international change can be achieved, but were also articulate, engaging and really passionate. What came across was how deeply they felt that more must be done. We think they’ll make great Young Ambassadors!”

Sam Whittingham,14, and Millie Wells,15, are to be the 2013 Young Ambassadors for the Global Campaign for Education UK. Sam and Millie won a national competition, The Steve Sinnott Award, to find two dynamic and passionate young people who want to further the cause of Education for All. Worldwide, there are over 60 million children missing out on even a basic primary education, with many more struggling to learn in overcrowded classrooms and with untrained teachers. The campaign aims to remind world leaders of their promise to deliver quality universal primary education by 2015. Sam and Millie’s year-long role will start with a fact finding mission to India. The Young Ambassadors will visit Oxfam India projects in and around the capital city Delhi. They will have the opportunity to visit slum communities, attend classes at a government school and meet child campaigners and children missing out on school. On return they will help raise awareness by talking to the media, meeting with politicians and speaking at events to UK teachers and within parliament. Millie said: “When I heard that we had won the Steve Sinnott Award and would be going to India I was overcome with emotion, I just couldn’t believe it. Words can’t describe how much it means to me. I just can’t wait to start work as a Young Ambassador for the campaign.” Sam added: "The thing that I am most

www.ringwoodacademy.co.uk Tel: 01425 475000

Pictured from left to right is Sam Whittingham, Steve O'Brien MP, Desmond Swayne MP, and Millie

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Please note: Events & times might change - Confirm an event before travelling ►For more events and information please visit www.roundaboutmags.co.uk

WHAT’S ONDateDateDate TimeTimeTime Event Event Event PlacePlacePlace

APRIL - MAY 2013 * See P.9 for contact details of many Local Entertainment Centres

Ongoing... - Ringwood Art Society has an ongoing Exhibition. Paintings are for sale and renewed every three months.Have a look at while you have refreshments.

the Boston Tea Party, Frampton Mill, The Furlong, Ringwood.

Fri 5 Apr 7.30pm Verwood HUB presents - Comedy Capers with five superb comics - ages 15+. £11.50 (inc Plate of Food) The Hub, Verwood*

Sat 6 Apr 8.30am-12.30pm 80s/90s Club Dance Revival Night with DJ Del Storey The Hub, Verwood*

Sat 6 Apr 3pm - 4.30pm An afternoon pipe organ recital with cream tea - An-drew West Playing. Tickets £4.00 including cream tea

Ringwood Meeting House, Meeting house lane, Ringwood BH24 1EY 01425 476324

Sun 7 Apr 10am - 4pm Specialist Plant Sale at Breamore House Breamore House, Nr. Fordingbridge, Hampshire. SP6 2DF. 01935 421389

Tue 9 Apr 10am - 11.30am

Spring Trundle: family event. A fun and playful walk exploring the magic and mystery of the woodland from sights and smells to bugs and beasties. Up to 7 years, children must be accompanied by an adult. £4.50 per child, adults free

Moors Valley Country Park and For-est, Horton Road, Ashley Heath, Nr Ringwood, Dorset, BH24 2ET. 01425 470721

Tue 9 Apr 2.30pm Connoisseur Art Tours (booking essential 01202 883402(line 8)

Kingston Lacy House, Wimborne, Dorset. BH21 4EA. 01202 883402

10, 17, 24 Apr 2pm - 5pm Edmondsham House - Open Garden for NGS.

Adults £2.50, Children £0.50. Edmondsham House, Wimborne Dor-set BH21 5RE. 01725 517207

10, 11 Apr 8.45am - 4.15pm Adventure in the Woods. Whole days spent in the woods, camp fire cooking, walks and picnics, nature crafts etc.For ages 3-8. £25 per day [£20 for siblings].

Forest School, Edmondsham, BH21 5RE, Kirsteen McCormick 01725 517807.

10, 11 Apr 4.30pm & 8.30pm FILM: The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey (PG) Adult £4; U16 £2 The Hub, Verwood*

Wed 10 Apr 7.30pm (Doors open 7pm) FILM: Skyfall. £5 from Greyfriars Reception.

Ebeneza Hall Greyfriars Community Centre, 44 Christchurch Road, Ring-wood BH24 1DW. 01425 472613

Thu 11 Apr 11.30am - 12.30pm & 1pm - 3pm

What Lies Beneath. Discover what lurks deep in our ponds and see if you can find Neville the Newt and Deano the Dragonfly. All ages, children must be ac-companied. £2.00 per child, adults free.

Moors Valley Country Park and For-est, Horton Road, Ashley Heath, Nr Ringwood, Dorset, BH24 2ET. 01425 470721

Fri 12 Apr 7pm Zoe Schwartz and Guitarist Rob Koral - Playing blues and jazz, Schwarz and Koral make it all look easy, blues, swinging tunes, bossas, Billie Holiday-esque ballads all delivered with an expert flair. £6.00


Fri 12 Apr 7.30pm New Forest Story Tellers present 'Ghost Night' £6.50 The Hub, Verwood* Sat 13 Apr 9am - 12 noon Greyfriars ‘Cast Offs’ & ‘Cast Outs’ A quality Jumble

and Bric-a-brac Sale. Also second-hand book sale Greyfriars Community Centre, Ring-wood. Coffee available

Sat 13 Apr 10am - 4pm Annual Stamp & Postcard Fair. Ferndown and West Moors Philatelic and Postcard Club present their 37th annual fair

The Barrington Centre*, Ferndown.

13 - 14 Apr 10am - 4pm Stone Age Weekend. A weekend for all the family to experience life in the Stone Age including rope-making, cave painting, fire-making etc. Adult £5 , child (4-16) £2.50.

The Ancient Technology Centre, Damerham Road, Cranborne, Wim-borne, BH21 5RP. 01725 517618 www.ancienttechnologycentre.co.uk

Wed 17 Apr 7.45pm Musical: ‘My wife and The King’ by local musician and songwriter Sam Stuckey. Directed by Pat Richardson £12 ; Seniors £10

The Hub, Verwood*

Thu 18 Apr 8pm - 11pm Verwood Trad Jazz Club presents - John Maddocks Jazzmen. Tickets on door from 7pm. Meals available in the restaurant or Jazz room.

The Hideaway, 17 Moorlands Road, Verwood BH31 7PD. Geoff 01202 822038

Fri 19 Apr 2-4pm Sparkle and Shine Monthly Afternoon Tea Dance £4.50 (incl tea/coffee The Hub, Verwood*

Fri 19 Apr 7.30pm Forest Forge Theatre Company present: The Boy at the Edge of the Room, A fairytale for adults full of song, movement and puppetry.

Cranborne Village Hall, BH21 5Q8, www.forestforge.co.uk/shows/boyatedge

Sat 20 Apr 7pm La Nova Singers - female vocal ensemble. Their unique sound is characterised by its vibrancy and fullness, a result of the Bel Canto technique in which all the singers are trained.


Sat 20 Apr 7pm Forest Forge Theatre Company present: The Boy at the Edge of the Room, A fairytale for adults full of song, movement and puppetry.

Ibsley Village Hall, BH24 3NL, www.forestforge.co.uk/shows/boyatedge

Sat 20 Apr 8pm Deborah Bonham £12.50 Tivoli Theatre*, Wimborne

26, 27 Apr 7.30am - 9.15pm & 9.45am - 11.30am

Traps, Tracks and Signs. Find out more about the mammals of Blashford Lakes. Friday evening will include setting and putting out small mammal traps and the opportunity to use a bat detector. On Satur-day we will check the traps and head out on a short walk to look for tracks and signs. Suggested donation £6 per person.

To book please contact Michelle on 01425 472760 or [email protected]. Meet at the Blash-ford Lakes Education Centre, Elling-ham Drove, BH24 3PJ

Sat 27 Apr 7.30pm 'Verwood Concert Brass' Spring Concert. The Hub, Verwood* Adult £8, U12 £4

Sun 28 Apr 8am - 10am Dorset Bike Ride in support of the British Heart Foundation. Choice of 25, 50, 66 and 100 mile circular routes .

Queen Elizabeth School, Wimborne, Dorset, BH1 4DT. 0845 130 8663. http://www.bhf.org.uk

Sun 28 April 3pm Honor Blackman as Herself Tivoli Theatre*, Wimborne

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The Ancient Technology Centre is poised to make its mark on the landscape later this year when it unveils its latest recon-structions…at Old Sarum and Stone-

henge! The ATC was awarded a contract earlier this year by English Heritage to recon-struct three Neolithic structures based on the archaeological evidence from the Durrington Walls excavations near Stonehenge in Wiltshire. Currently, the prototype reconstructions are un-derway at a site near Old Sarum, and the final constructions will be permanently on display at the new Stonehenge Visitors Centre in early 2014. The work is being carried out by ATC staff and English Heritage volunteers, many of whom have been involved from the very begin-ning - coppicing and gathering materials from Garston Woods in Sixpenny Handley and ad-ditional timber from the Cranborne Estate, us-ing traditional Stone Age flint axes and adzes. You can keep up to date with this project via the blog on our website: www.ancienttechnologycentre.co.uk . Additionally, the ATC has been extremely busy this Winter working with a record number of schools in Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole, providing exciting days in the woods, on site and also as outreach programmes to schools, where we have worked with the schoolchildren to construct and thatch Iron Age roundhouses at their schools – no easy task in the bitter tem-peratures and wintry showers! One school also included a full-on Iron Age camp with exciting hands-on activities ranging from Iron Age food to making fire and working hot metal. As this article goes to print, a similar programme is un-derway at a school in Dorchester – this time it’s a Stone Age camp complete with an epic stone drag of a 1-tonne monolith, creating a ditch and bank, cave painting and a ceremony with music and dance to be performed by the children to welcome the stone to its new home. You can explore more about the Stone Age at our Stone Age Open Weekend on the 13th and 14th of April, with lots of hands-on Stone

Age activities and living history throughout the weekend. Our new season of Storytelling and Music begins on the 4th of May and will feature internationally artists and a range of themes to keep everyone entertained.

OPEN DAYS:STONE AGE WEEKEND April 13th and 14th. 10am – 4 pmVIKINGS GALORE! OPEN WEEKEND July 27th and 28th 10am – 4 pmROMAN WEEKEND September 21st and 22nd 10am – 4pm

ANCIENT HARVEST & APPLE DAY Oct 12th 10am – 4 pmANCIENT WINTER DAY Dec 7th,10am – 4 pm

STORYTELLINGS AND MUSICAL EVENTSMay 4th – StorytellingMay 25th –Music and StorytellingJuly 13th – StorytellingSTING IN THE TALE FESTIVAL OF STORYTELLING (17-29th August 2013) ATC will host 3 events for the SITT Festival 2013 August 17th – Storytelling and Sting in the Tale Festival Launch August 21st. – Storytelling and Craft Day 10am to 4pm with The New Forest Storytellers August 27th - Storytelling and performance art October 19th – StorytellingNovember 9th – Music Concert November 23rd – StorytellingDecember 20th, 21st, 22nd - Bear FeastCheck our website for more details of all these events: www.ancienttechnologycentre.co.ukAncient Technology Centre, Damerham Road, Cranborne, Dorset BH21 5RP. 01725 517618

Ancient Technology CentreCranborne

and 14th of April,

Monolith moving

September 21st and 22nd 10am – 4pm

ANCIENT HARVEST & APPLE DAY

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WHAT’S ON – CONT’D

◄ Please note: Events & times might change - Confirm an event before travellingFor more events and information please visit www.roundaboutmags.co.uk

DateDateDate TimeTimeTime Event Event Event PlacePlacePlace MAY - JUNE 2013…. Continued * See P. 9 for contact details of many Local Entertainment Centres

Thu 2 May 10am East Dorset NT Association - Informal coffee morning

Kingston Lacy Courtyard Restaurant. Kingston Lacy, Wimborne, Dorset. BH21 4EA. 01202 855001

Fri 3 May 7.30pm Comedy Café £11.50 incl a plate of food The Hub, Verwood*

4, 5 May 10am - 5pm Woodgreen miniature steam railway and model exhi-bition/live steam on both days. Fun for all the family. In support of teenage cancer trust and CLAPA.

Woodgreen Village Hall, Hale Road, Woodgreen, Fordingbridge, SP6 2AQ. 01725 512805. Now in our 5th year.

Sat 5 May 4.30am - 7am

Dawn Chorus Walk. Enjoy an early morning stroll and listen to the Dawn Chorus. Please bring binocu-lars if you have them. A light breakfast of hot drinks and pastries will be served at the end. Adults and accompanied children 12 years and over.

Moors Valley Country Park and For-est, Horton Road, Ashley Heath, Nr Ringwood, Dorset, BH24 2ET. 01425 470721. Booking essential. £5/person

Thu 9 May 7pm GOJO - All girl Jazz Band Tickets £8.00 Ringwood Meeting House, Meeting house lane, Ringwood BH24 1EY. 01425 476324

Sun 12 May 9am & 11.30am Cancer Research Race for Life Kingston Lacy House, Wimborne - 01202 883402 (www.cancerresearchuk.org)

Thu 16 May 8pm - 11pm Verwood Trad Jazz Club presents - Jeremy Huggett’s Harlem 5. Tickets on door from 7pm. Meals available in the restaurant or Jazz room.

The Hideaway, 17 Moorlands Road, Verwood BH31 7PD. Geoff 01202 822038

Fri 17 May 7pm Music Night at the Ringwood Meeting House - Tick-ets £6.00. Artist to be confirmed

Ringwood Meeting House, Meeting House Lane, Ringwood BH24 1EY 01425 476324

Sat 18 May 10.30am - 4.30pm Ringwood’s International Festival of Street Perform-ance Art with Music, Song, Dance, Street Theatre, Jugglers, Story Tellers. Magicians, Fire Eaters, Sword Swallowers and the like.

Various venues around Ringwood town. www.fanfare4spring.co.uk Supported by The Rotary Club of Ringwood.

Sat 18 May 7.30pm Quiz Night. £12 per team with max of 6 per team. Soft drinks, beverages and snacks available. In aid of the British Liver Trust.

Greyfriars Hall, 44 Christchurch Road, Ringwood BH24 1DW. Carol Hazell [email protected] or 07929 428950 to book or for more info

Sat 18 May 7.30pm Bats About G & S, £12.50 Adult - £10 Over 60'S - £5 Under 16'S Tivoli Theatre*, Wimborne

25 - 27 May 10am - 6pm Craft & Garden Fair in the park. Craft Carnival 01202 842407 or [email protected]

Kingston Lacy House, Wimborne, Dorset. BH21 4EA. 01202 883402.

26, 27 May 10am - 5pm Spring Bank Holiday Craft Fair: Including silk paint-ing, scarves, cards, handbags, jewellery, dichroic glass and woodworked items. All the crafts are handmade by a small group of local craftspeople.

Godshill Village Hall, Woodgreen Rd, Godshill, Hants. Sheena 01425 475327

27 - 30 May 11am - 3pm Butterflies and Moths: FREE family event, small charge for facepainting and quiz trail. All ages, children must be accompanied

Moors Valley Country Park and For-est, Horton Road, Ashley Heath, Nr Ringwood, BH24 2ET. 01425 470721

Tue 28 May 6.30pm - 9pm Bike treasure hunt. Booking Essential. Kingston Lacy House, Wimborne, BH21 4EA. 01202 883402 (line 8)

Wed 29 May 10.30am-12noon

Run River Run. Bring your wellies for a splash in the Dockens Water river and discover the fish and other wildlife that lives there. We’ll supply the nets and expertise for fantastic family freshwater fun! Sug-gested donation £3 per person. Booking Essential.

To book please contact Michelle on 01425 472760 or [email protected]. Meet at the Blash-ford Lakes Education Centre, Elling-ham Drove, BH24 3PJ

Wed 29 May 10.30am - 12noon & 12.30 - 2pm Above & Below Stairs Kingston Lacy House, Wimborne,

Dorset. BH21 4EA. 01202 883402

Wed 29 May 10.30am - 12noon Children’s Photography Walk: 8 to 12 years. £4.50/child


Wed 29 May 2pm & 7.30pm FILM: Toy Story 3 (U) Adult £4; U16 £2 The Hub, Verwood*

Wed 29 May 7.30pm Verwood Organ & Keyboard Society presents Paul Roberts. Visitors £5, Members £3.

The Hub, Verwood*. Tickets from Janette 01202 822936 or Peter 01202 814976

Thu 30 May 1.30-4.30pm DJ School suitable for 11-15 years £5. DJ Del Storey shows you the basics of mixing & playing music to a crowd. Only 10 places.

The Hub, Verwood*

31 May - Jun 2 - Dorset Art Fair—Free Entry Walford Mill Crafts Wimborne

www.walfordmillcrafts.co.uk

Thu 6 Jun 10am East Dorset NT Association - Informal coffee morn-ing

Kingston Lacy Courtyard Restaurant. Kingston Lacy, Wimborne, Dorset. BH21 4EA. 01202 855001

Fri 7 Jun 7pm Music Night at the Ringwood Meeting House - Tick-ets £6.00 Artist to be confirmed


Sat 8 Jun 7pm - 8.30pm Dorset’s Fantastic marine life'. Illustrated talk, by Matt Doggett, British Wildlife Photographer of the Year to mark World Ocean Day. £4.Free parking


Fri 14 Jun 2pm - 4pm ‘Sparkle & Shine’ Afternoon Tea Dances £4.50 incl complimentary tea or coffee The Hub, Verwood*

Sat 15 Jun 7pm Voices of the Forest Choir Ringwood Meeting House, Meeting house lane, Ringwood BH24 1EY. 01425 476324

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Ringwood’s International Festival of Street Performance Art

Plans are under way for a day of street art and performance to be held in Ringwood on

Saturday MAY 18th 2013. An exciting event when visitors to the town will be entertained through-out the day with music, song, dance, street the-atre and more.

Whether going about their usual business, or visiting town especially for the event, people will come across a va-riety of performances and hap-penings in various venues around the town. We hope that the `surprise on every street corner’ will be a great experi-ence and full of fun for everyone, encourag-ing people into town to stay for a while and

to visit again having discovered our great community spirit.

This event, which is being made possible with the support of the Rotary Club of Ringwood and the Town Council, is a promotional opportu-nity for local retailers, businesses, organisa-tions and individuals to get into that spirit and

showcase the best in Ringwood.

If your business or organi-sation is interested in sup-

porting this event, it would be great to hear from you. Please see

our website for further information and con-tact details: www.fanfare4spring.co.uk

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Beauty

Well-groomed eyebrows are essential for creating a youthful look, but it’s easy to forget them. Many women spend a great deal of time - and money - on trying to improve their skin, hiding lines and wrinkles and emphasising their best features, without giving their brows a second thought. Eyebrows serve as a frame for your eyes and by creating the right shape you can instantly lift your face, draw attention to your eyes and look altogether more beautiful. It is crucial to do it correctly however, because the wrong shape, size or even colour eyebrows can have a dramatically different effect and leave you looking permanently surprised, confused or angry. It’s important to think before you pluck so here’s our guide to making sure you have beautiful brows:

Work With What You Have The key is to work with your natural brow shape - whatever that may be. Some people are lucky enough to have brows that naturally sweep up to an arch, whereas others are born with much straighter eyebrows and need to do a little more work to create the desired look.

TrimmingYou might not think it, but eyebrow hair is often quite long.

A little trimming is essential for allowing the hair to lie nicely and fall into shape easily. Remove any hair that grows beyond your upper brow line - do this by brushing your eyebrows up - with a brow brush - and snipping off the long ends. Next, brush the hair downwards in the opposite direction and cut the hairs that extend past the lower brow line. To finish, brush the hair into place. Your eyebrows should already be looking much better.

Time To Tweeze Tweezing can be a little painful at first, so it’s a good idea to open up your pores before you start by holding a warm facecloth over your brows. Ensure that you’re working in good natural light and determine where to begin. It’s good to start by holding a pencil vertically against the side of your nose and observe where it meets the brow - this gives a guide to where your eyebrows should begin. Pluck any hair away that grows before this point. Take a few hairs at a time and do the same on your other brow. Looking straight ahead, hold the pencil against your nostril and move it diagonally across the outer half of the iris of your eye - the point at which the pencil is lying is where the arch of your brow should

peak. To create the best shape for your brow, gradually tweeze a line that tapers when you reach the peak of your arch. Again, take a little at a time from each brow and keep them both looking even. To finish the shape, place your pencil back against your nostril and this time extend it diagonally to the outer corner of your eye. This is where your brow should be at its thinnest. Pluck from the arch to this point, tapering the line gradually, so that it is at its thinnest at the far corner. Don’t be tempted to pluck away too much hair - remember that the fuller your brows are, the more youthful you’ll look. Work slowly and steadily, tweezing one hair at a time and be sure to keep standing back from the mirror to check how the shape is progressing.

Defi ne Your New Shape When you’re finished you can enhance your new shape by applying a little colour to make your eyebrows really stand out. If your hair is fair, choose either a brow powder or pencil that’s a shade lighter than your hair colour. For dark hair, choose one that’s a shade darker. Gently sweep the product over the brow hair and set using a clear eyebrow gel..

by Helen Taylor

All About Brows - How To Pluck Like A ProfessionalYou might be surprised to read that there is a quick, simple and easy way

to look years younger and all you’ll need is a pair of tweezers.

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Lord Pembroke launches 2013 Walk for Wardsand woods of the estate. The 3k walk is particularly suitable for young families with toddlers and pushchairs whilst the 10k walk is more challeng-ing. All walkers get a free picnic lunch, medal and the chance to enjoy the grounds and adventure playground after the walk. Entry is free, but all walkers must register in advance and pledge to raise a minimum sponsor-ship of £15 per person. This year the Stars Appeal is raising funds for a num-ber of new projects to make a difference for local people Stars Appeal President Lord Pembroke and

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Up there, the cool wooded slopes of the Serra de Monchique are dotted with rivers and lakes, moors and dark forests where rosemary and oleander splash colour in the clearings. The fragrance of eucalyptus and pine follows you along the trails but you find swathes of chestnut and oak and ‘strawberry trees’ whose innocent-looking berries are eagerly collected to make the local firewater. It’s a paradise

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The road to the top winds past the spa resort of Caldas de Monchique, once the site of Roman baths and the place where King Joao II came to take the waters in search of a cure, in the late 15th century. Now the emphasis is on beauty and well being, pampering and relaxation. In a deep wooded glen, quaint buildings gather around a shaded square and you are welcome to stroll in the park, quench your thirst and best of all, make a wish at the Fountain of Youth.

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Moors Valley Country Park and Forest, near Ringwood, is inviting you to help mark its 25th anniversary by contrib-uting your memories.

The Rangers are asking for photos of the Park itself, and those taken at events within the Park over the last 25 years, to be uploaded to a dedicated group at www.flickr.com/groups/MV25years. They are particularly interested in receiving images that show the changes that have taken place over the last quarter century – or perhaps even highlight the simi-larities. Those unable to provide electronic ver-sions of their photographs can drop in actual images at the Visitor Centre. The images will be made available for ev-eryone to see online and a selection will also be chosen for inclusion on 25 history interpre-tation panels that will be placed around Moors

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Valerie waved as her daughter’s car pulled off the drive, leaving her with two pink

overnight bags and a list of instructions which she knew she would ignore. In the lounge her granddaughters were pulling cushions off the sofa in search of the remote control.“Margot, Bonny”, she called, “Mummy said no TV”.The girls drooped visibly. “Well, maybe later, but first”, she clapped her hands, “how about an Easter egg hunt?”No chocolate had been second on the list. The girls excitedly pulled on their coats.“Here’s a basket each”. She opened the back door. “Let’s see what we can find”.Les, Valerie’s neighbour, appeared at the fence wearing a monocle and a fez.“Hello Uncle Les”, Margot called. “Like your funny glasses”.“I’ have a wobbly tooth”, Bonny added.“Excellent.” Les replied. “Enjoy the hunt”.The girls had keen eyes and soon found all the chocolate eggs hidden in the flower beds. “Look Grandma”, Margot called from the vegetable patch. Valerie was just as amazed as her granddaughters to see a giant bean stalk. It was eight feet tall and made out of papier-mâché.“I wonder how that got there?” Valerie asked.“This must be where Jack planted his magic beans”,

Margot said with authority.“Look!” Bonny pointed under the rhubarb leaves. “A golden egg.”“The giant’s goose laid it”, Margot announced as the girls rolled the egg onto the path. Something else glinted in the soil.The girls knelt down and began to dig, unearthing a pile of golden chocolate coins.“The giant’s treasure”, Margot whispered. The girls hurriedly filled their baskets, concerned that the giant might make an appearance.“Can we go inside and eat our chocolate Grandma?” The girls chimed together. “Pretty please?” “Of course”, Valerie laughed. “Make sure you wipe the soil off first”.“Thanks Grandma”. Bonny popped a coin into Valerie’s pocket and dashed after Margot into the house.In the kitchen Valerie switched the kettle on. Summoned by the sound like a genie in a lamp, Les appeared at the back door.“East egg hunt was a success I take it?” he asked, settling himself down at the kitchen table and removing his fez.“Thanks to you”, Valerie smiled.“You’re welcome darling”. Les made a bow. “Those props from the pantomime were just gathering dust in my shed. I thought they might spice things up”.

Valerie put two mugs of coffee on the table. “They certainly did. Your beanstalk, golden egg and coins mixed with a child’s imagination; what could be better?”Les’s monocle popped out.“I didn’t plant any coins”. They exchanged quizzical glances and Valerie fished the coin out of her pocket. Les wiped the soil from it.“My dear”, he held it up to the light. “This is a real gold coin, possibly Roman”.Valerie took the coin. It was heavy and gleamed as though it had been minted yesterday. “How many did the girls find?” Les asked.“I don’t know”, Valerie said feeling excited. “A dozen?”“And where are they now?”A sharp cry of pain shook the walls and made Valerie and Les jump. They searched for the girls and found them behind the sofa with their baskets. Margot had her arm around Bonny who had tears rolling down her cheeks. In her palm Bonny held something tiny and white.“She couldn’t get the foil off the coin so she bit it”, Margot explained calmly. “And now her wobbly tooth’s fallen out”.“Do you think the tooth fairy will come to your house Grandma?” Bonny sobbed.“My dear”, Les exclaimed. “I’d say she’s already been”.

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Parkinsons is an incurable, progressive, fluctuating neurological condition that affects all movement, balance and co-ordination and 1 in 500 of the population

suffer from it. It touches 1 in 7 people as it af-fects the partner, family and friends of the per-son with Parkinsons as their mobility and ability to function normally decreases.

Parkinsons UK is a charity, solely funded by voluntary donations, legacies and sponsorship and we are committed, not only to finding a cure for Parkinsons, supporting everyone touched by the condition and campaigning for better services but, also to try and raise awareness of this very debilitating condition. Christine Orange is the Information and Sup-port Worker for Parkinsons UK and covers Bournemouth, Christchurch, East Dorset and the Channel Islands areas. Her job is to help and support people in their own homes with benefit applications, emotional support, up to date information and help to access various services. If you know of anyone who you could benefit from such help, please contact Christine on 0844 225 9826, or on [email protected].

Along with Pavillion Dance and Dance South West, Parkinson’s UK is holding an Informa-tion Day in Bournemouth Pavillion to celebrate World Parkinsons Day on April 11th. It will run from 10.00am until 5.00pm, with stalls and infor-mation tables available all day, so if you would like to know more about Parkinsons and also how dance and singing can help manage the condition please do go along. In November Parkinsons UK are organizing a Trek in Nepal to help raise funds for research. The aim is to raise £60,000 by sponsoring a group of volunteers to walk up and then down, part of the Annapurna Massif for 8 days in Nepal. Christine has decided to do the trek, so if you would like to sponsor her or make a donation please go to virginmoneygiving.com/ChristineOrange.

Parkinsons can happen to anyone. It is not just an ‘older persons’ condition but it can hap-pen to anyone at any age. They have made big steps forward in the treatment and manage-ment of the condition and hope that a cure is just around the corner, but they need help with funding for research and helping people who are touched by it.

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Every year, technology firms join in the April Fools fun - so for example in recent years

Google announced self-driving racing cars, Toshiba pretended to make a 3D monocle and video site Animoto offered bark recognition for dogs. Not all odd-sounding technology items are fakes, though: there are some truly strange items and accessories out there.Some of the oddest items are related to smartphones and tablets, such as the iStuck mobile phone stand (£3) that looks like chewed bubblegum, the Knuckles iPhone case - designed to look like a knuckle duster - and the just-announced iPotty (£39), a child’s potty with a built-in iPad stand. The idea, apparently, is that letting children use iPads while on the potty will make toilet training a fun game.

Other gadgets are more sensible, but rather odd looking - such as the iPhone SLR mount, which enables you to attach enormous SLR camera lenses to your phone. It might look like a novelty item, but the price says otherwise: at the current US exchange rate, it’s £156 plus shipping and tax, and of course that doesn’t include the lenses. The mount is available for both Nikon and Canon lenses and promises to bring SLR effects such as

variable depth of field to “the camera you carry with you every day”.

Another odd-looking but fairly sensible gadget is the Handspresso Auto ESE, a portable espresso coffee maker designed for in-car use. It uses the Easy Serving Espresso pods you might have seen for ordinary d o m e s t i c c o f f e e makers, and it’s particularly handy for road warriors who’d rather not pay inflated prices for motorway service station coffees. At around £130 it isn’t cheap, but if you use it regularly it’ll soon pay for itself.

You can buy odd things for your house too, and if you’re a musician or a fan of rock music you’ll appreciate the Marshall Fridge. From the outside it looks like the iconic Marshall amplifier stack, and it even uses authentic Marshall parts including the famous logo, fret cloth and brass-finished faceplate with knobs that go up to eleven, but inside it’s - yes! - a

fridge. The manufacturer says it’s “the ultimate combination of rock and refrigeration”. Yours for £405.

Have you ever wished your fork could nag you about your eating? Good news if you have: the Hapifork (around £70) may look like an ordinary fork, but it’s stuffed with sensors that monitor how quickly you’re eating. It measures the number of times you put the fork in your mouth, the time between each serving and the total time you’ve spent eating, and vibrates and flashes if you’re eating too quickly. The data is then sent to your smartphone. For now the line-up doesn’t extend to other cutlery, but manufacturer HAPIlabs says a spoon is in development.

The HAPIfork was one of several odd gadgets shown at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but it wasn’t the oddest: we saw GPS-enabled gadgets such as the TrakDot luggage locator (around £30 plus a £10 annual subscription), Nano Nails, which turn long fingernails into styluses for touchscreens (price tbc); the iMusic BodyRhythm, a music-powered massager that makes you look like you’re wearing a toilet seat around your neck (currently accepting pre-orders for $69, around £44),

and the thoroughly odd Minime, which can create a phone case or a cuddly toy that includes a 3D rendering of your child’s face (or anybody else’s face). Expect to see Minime kiosks in shopping malls later this year.

No April Fools: odd gadgets that really exist

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