Christchurch Eye October 2010

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Covering Christchurch, Highcliffe, Burton, Bransgore, Hurn & Mudeford

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Julie Ratcliffe’s Business Column

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Editor’s Letter 5

Talk of the Town 6

Local History - Tucktonia 12

Coffee Break 14

Recipe 18

Toyshop Competition 19

Trick or Treat 20

Children’s Page 21

Business Column 22

CCC Poem 24

Grumpy Old Man 25

Teen Column 26

Local Events 28

Regent Centre Listings 29

Useful Telephone Numbers 30

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As Editor of Christchurch Eye I get to meet many members of our community and most with very interesting backgrounds; this month I met up with Paul Taylor. Paul was the gardener at the memorable Tucktonia. Thanks to Paul and all his memorabilia we’ve been able to put together a great article which you can fi nd on pages 12 & 13.

Congratulations to Gill Hickson for winning our Prize Giveaway of Mack & Mabel tickets at the Regent Centre, we hope you enjoyed the show! Also, congrats to Mary Whitcher for winning a Bouquet of Flowers courtesy of Fairmile Florist and Mrs Carol Gardiner for the £10 voucher to spend at Toyshop!

Again this month we have Julie Ratcliffe’s New Business article; ‘Talk of the Town’ gives you, our readers, the chance to let others know what businesses you recommend in the area (please keep sending those comments in!); ‘Grumpy Old Man’ hopes to bemuse some of our readers!

Think you can do better? Then do please write/email in yourself! As always, this magazine is brought to you free of charge to assist you when choosing local companies to provide you with local services and products. We hope to provide you with plenty of information and entice you to keep the magazine for the whole month, this way our advertisements get seen more. Let’s support our community and the businesses within it – we’d be lost without them!

Finally, please don’t forget to mention Christchurch Eye when responding to adverts as without our advertisers there wouldn’t be a magazine!Happy reading,

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Editor & Copywriter: Cheryl Dennett Contributors: Paul Taylor, Julie Ratcliffe, Brogan Mooney, Harry Stiller Fairmile Florist & Toyshop.

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Welcome to the September edition of Christchurch Eye, your monthly reference point to what’sgoing on in and around Christchurch. By having a double issue last time you’d think I’d get some timeout, but, Oh No... I’ve been busy getting out and about asking residents what they would like to readwithin the magazine and have taken all your feedback onboard and come up with some exciting newarticles for you to read!

This edition sees our first Wedding feature for those of you that are planning on tying the knot! Weare very fortunate to live in such a picturesque and historic part of the country. What better placethan Christchurch to create those momentous memories that will last forever?Also new this month; Julie Ratcliffe tells us what’s new in and around the town with her newBusiness article; ‘Talk of the Town’ gives you, our readers, the chance to let others know whatbusinesses you recommend in the area, helping their businesses to prosper; ‘Grumpy Old Git’ hopesto bemuse some of our readers! Think you can do better? Then do please write/email in yourself!As always, this magazine is brought to you free of charge to assist you when choosing localcompanies to provide you with local services and products. We hope to provide you with plenty ofinformation and entice you to keep the magazine for the whole month, this way our advertisementsget seen more. Let’s support our community and the businesses within it – we’d be lost withoutthem!

Finally, please don’t forget to mention Christchurch Eye when responding to adverts as without ouradvertisers there wouldn’t be a magazine!

Happy reading,

Cheryl

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Editor’s Letter

Welcome to the September edition of Christchurch Eye, your monthly reference point to what’sgoing on in and around Christchurch. By having a double issue last time you’d think I’d get some timeout, but, Oh No... I’ve been busy getting out and about asking residents what they would like to readwithin the magazine and have taken all your feedback onboard and come up with some exciting newarticles for you to read!

This edition sees our first Wedding feature for those of you that are planning on tying the knot! Weare very fortunate to live in such a picturesque and historic part of the country. What better placethan Christchurch to create those momentous memories that will last forever?Also new this month; Julie Ratcliffe tells us what’s new in and around the town with her newBusiness article; ‘Talk of the Town’ gives you, our readers, the chance to let others know whatbusinesses you recommend in the area, helping their businesses to prosper; ‘Grumpy Old Git’ hopesto bemuse some of our readers! Think you can do better? Then do please write/email in yourself!As always, this magazine is brought to you free of charge to assist you when choosing localcompanies to provide you with local services and products. We hope to provide you with plenty ofinformation and entice you to keep the magazine for the whole month, this way our advertisementsget seen more. Let’s support our community and the businesses within it – we’d be lost withoutthem!

Finally, please don’t forget to mention Christchurch Eye when responding to adverts as without ouradvertisers there wouldn’t be a magazine!

Happy reading,

Cheryl

Editor

Congratulations to I. Hickson & Pat Burrows for winning our June competitions!



Editor & Copywriter: Cheryl DennettContributors: Jessica Nam, Julie Ratcliffe, Father Darryl Jordan, Diane Day, Life Education Wessex,Mike Andrews, Regent Centre, Hannah Sage, Allan Wood, Lesley Burt, Fairmile Florist & Toyshop.



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If you have received a particularly good service from a business in the BH23 area, please email us at [email protected] or write to Christchurch Eye, 14c Addiscombe Road, Christchurch, BH23 2AE. Please include your name and area of Christchurch of which you reside.

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This is what our readers think of our businesses here, in Christchurch!

“Over the past few months I’ve had the pleasure of working with Christchurch graphic designers, Chapter2 Design. They assisted me with the Stompin’ on the Quomps event and produced a range of promotional materials from advertisements, flyers, a 32-page programme and banners. The design was original and eye-catching and certainly did the trick. Working with them was an absolute pleasure.”

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I love Kelly’s Kitchen in Christchurch High Street. The food and drink is great for both kids and adults, their ice-cold milkshakes are the best! You can just sit in there and watch the world go by. Every order is served up with a smile by the friendly staff who are always very welcoming. I really hope Kelly’s Kitchen wins its battle to stay in Christchurch!!

Adam Winter Age 10.

“I had a fab breakfast at Cheese & Alfies’ in Christchurch. The porridge with hazelnuts, honey and banana would keep you going all day! Make sure you are hungry when you order it!”

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“I’d like to recommend Pets at Home and Companion Care (the vets within Pets at Home). Since bringing home our new puppy, Manny, a couple of months ago, we’ve found this an invaluable source not only for all the products we need but an abundance of advice & guidance on how best to look after our new addition. The vets’ charges are more than reasonable and would encourage anyone with a pet to go along and meet the team there to see for yourselves.”

Cheryl Dennett “Dan’s Barber Shop deserves a mention, I feel. Just before term starts I have to drag my 3 boys from Barber shop to barber shop in search of one without endless queues only to have a shoddy cut as they feel rushed to deal with demand. At the beginning of the High Street, they can be easily missed, but having walked past we went in and were pleasantly surprised with only a couple of people waiting. The haircuts my boys received were by far the best they’ve had in a long time and prices were very reasonable too. We shall be returning!”

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Christchurch’s unique character has been shaped by its long history - so says Phil Tate, organiser of this year’s commemoration of the town’s historic St Faith’s Fair. The free event, to be held at Place Mill on Christchurch Quay on Saturday 9th October from 11.00am until 4.00pm, provides a glimpse of the everyday lives of the town’s medieval residents with music, games, crafts, and historical exhibits

The star attraction at this year’s Fair is timber dated to the 12th century which was unearthed during the recent development of the King’s Arms Hotel site in the town centre. Possibly the remains of a building from the same era as the Constable’s House, the timber was rescued by The Christchurch Antiquarians, a society dedicated to the archaeology and research of the town.

Other contributors at the Fair, all local people giving their time freely, will be presenting 13th century harp music, longbow demonstrations, calligraphy, the game of nine men’s morris, and more....

The revived St Faith’s Fair was fi rst held in 2007, the 750th anniversary of the royal charter. Since

2008 the Fair has been held at Place Mill, believed to be the site of the mill valued in the Domesday Book at two shillings and sixpence.

Event organiser Phil Tate said: “Place Mill is one of the town’s historic gems and deserves to be celebrated. St Faith’s Fair will be a last opportunity to visit the Mill before it closes for the winter. We hope that everyone keen to support our local heritage will come to the Fair and leave alms in the Mill’s donation box to assist the upkeep of the building.”

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Touching the 12th Century at Place Mill

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Touching the 12th Century at Place Mill

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Following discussions between Christchurch Council and the Friends of Mudeford Wood (FoMW), an initial agreement has been reached that will keep Mudeford Wood Community Centre open and managed by the community.

A consultation carried out by the Council concerning the future of the facility resulted in the creation of FoMW who mounted a campaign to keep the Centre open.

The agreement will lead to the drafting of a business plan allowing FoMW to take over the running of the facilities within two years.

Cllr Alan Griffi ths, Leader of Christchurch Council, said: “I’m glad we have been able to sit down with the Friends group to come up with a plan which will retain this facility for the community.

“We undertook the consultation to fi nd out whether the Centre was still something which local people wanted. The Friends group has shown us that the Centre is used and supported by many people and so we are happy to work with them to preserve and improve our Centre.

Mudeford Wood Community Centreto be managed by the community

“I have volunteered to be part of the Community Group overseeing the running of the Centre and I trust other local people will get involved to manage it and help it become a more vibrant facility.”

Further information and directions to the Centre can be found on the website at www.mudefordwoodcommunitycentre.co.uk.

Mudeford Wood Community Centre comprises a large hall that is used for various sports, dance classes and children’s parties with a further two rooms and a kitchen. Rooms are suitable for carpet bowls, bridge, yoga, coffee mornings, etc. During the day it is home to pre-school parent and toddler groups.

Outside is an all-purpose tennis and football court with a thriving tennis club during the summer and football clubs in the winter. It is surrounded by woodland walks and cycle routes and includes access to a fi shing lake.

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One of my fondest childhood memories within Christchurch is Tucktonia. We didn’t have

Chessington, Thorpe Park or Paulton’s then. Tucktonia was the only equal to these theme parks and it was right here on our doorstep. A generation of Dorset children brought up in the 1970s remember the Tucktonia theme park with great affection. But 10 years after it opened in 1976, the park suddenly closed. The owners of Tucktonia wanted to build a roller coaster at the rear of the park, but were refused permission by the local council. Not long after this the park closed.Today the site, in Christchurch, is a housing estate with no traces of the theme park remaining (Although it is rumoured that amongst the hedges you may fi nd the remains of the turning circle for the Motorway). A newspaper article revealed that the entire model village was destroyed in a fi re within a warehouse on Verwood Industrial Estate. However one model survives... this being Buckingham Palace which was acquired, restored and put on display at the Wimborne Model Town, Wimborne Minster in 2002 and moved to Merrivale Model Village, Great Yarmouth in 2006.Tucktonia was located on Stour Road. It originally occupied 4 acres of the 21-acre Tuckton Park Leisure Complex. The park was closed down in 1986, having become rather run-down and neglected, with the buildings and fi xtures being cleared and the land used for

residential building and a public house called "Bar Max" and then ‘The Old Colonial’, later to become retirement fl ats. The park was best known for its large model village layout, which included a representation of London. It was billed as 'Best of Britain in Miniature' and as the country's biggest tourist attraction after The Tower of London, it was thought to be the largest model landscape of its kind in Europe. Built to a scale of 1:24, Tucktonia was a fully intergrated living spectacle with a complex railway system, motorways, waterways, commercial airports, airport traffi c and other animated features controlled by sophisticated electronic equipment.

The park included a 7.25-inch narrow gauge ride-on steam train that had operated there since 1980 but following the closure of Tucktonia it was moved to the Moors Valley Railway in the

T U C K TO N I AA nostalgic look back on Tucktonia - Christchurch’s 1970’s miniature town

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Moors Valley Country Park near Ringwood, Hampshire. The Moors Valley Railway opened to the public at the end of July 1986, using much of the equipment—locomotives, rolling stock, some trackwork

and workshop machinery moved from Tucktonia during the previous September and October.Tucktonia was the brainchild of former double British Formula 3 champion Harry Stiller who still lives in the area. ‘I originally bought the land in 1961 when it was just a big open fi eld. In 1972 I opened what was then the ‘Tuckton Park Golf & Leisure Centre’ and went on to sell it in 1975 to Watneys Grand Metropolitan.I was fortunate enough to fi nd Paul Taylor, a gardener (who later became Head Gardener) at Tucktonia who had started working there within the fi rst few months of it’s opening in 1976 up until 6 months before it closed in 1986.‘I left Tucktonia when I had heard that the place was being knocked down and I couldn’t bear to see that. For many of us, working at Tucktonia had become an obsession. We enjoyed being there so much, there was always so much to do and we loved looking after the place. For many a year I worked a 70 hour week on a Basic rate and during the summer season I would work nights too and sleep on the fl oor of the Arcade with the Security dogs until my day shift would start. My wife and I were saving up for our fi rst fl at. I lived on Proplus and Beer to keep me going all those hours, I rarely saw my wife!’Paul goes on to say ‘Within the Tucktonia Guides there was a questionnaire for visitors to fi ll in. We always received wonderful comments; one in particular I remember read ’I recently visited Compton Acres to see the fl owers but was quite disappointed then I came here to see the models and loved the fl owers even better!’’.Paul was very proud of his horticulture at Tucktonia and his love of gardening was plain for all to see. Paul grew all the plants himself from seed starting in the winter months making for an all year round job. Paul is still in the gardening trade with his own business now, P & R Landscapes.BBC Television's Multi-Coloured Swap Shop

show broadcast live from the park on one occasion.The park's model London was used extensively in the obscure 1976 King Kong spoof Queen Kong.Rides and attractions present whilst the park was operating• Various small scale fairground rides• A range of standard kiddie rides, including 20p-a-go mini bumper three wheeled Motorcycles• Magic castle themed giant six lane Fun Slide (May 1986) • Boating lake with motorised bumper boats• Amusement Arcade• Ride on small scale Landrover cars• Crazy Golf/Nine hole golf course• Seven and one quarter inch miniature narrow gauge scale ride on Steam Train – Later moved/sold to Moors Valley Railway (1980- 1985)• Model village• Two and a half inch gauge electric model railway, featuring half a mile of track, and seventy fi ve items of rolling stock• Cafeteria• Golfers Arms & Raceway Bar• Go-kart track• Mini-Cinema, showing cartoons• Souvenir shops

A fi lm night of the opening of Tucktonia (feature runs approx 30mins) and a featurette will be held at the Red House Museum on the 11th May 2011. More details will be available nearer the time.Christchurch Eye would like to thank both Paul Taylor & Harry Stiller for help with this article. Paul has kept many, many photos and paper clippings throughout Tucktonia’s life and hopes to share these with the public at the Red House Museum in May next year where a Film night of the opening of Tucktonia will be shown.

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The Mayor of Christchurch, Cllr Nick Geary, stepped in at the end of the fi rst ever wedding performed at Christchurch’s Council Chamber to congratulate the couple.

Claire Edmed and Steven Lee were presented with a certifi cate marking the historic occasion along with a bottle of champagne.

The ceremony came about following approval by Christchurch Council for the Chamber to be used for civil ceremonies and Dorset Registration Service being granted a licence to use the venue by Dorset County Council.

Although there are other venues licensed in Christchurch for civil ceremonies, including Highcliffe Castle and some hotels, this is the fi rst Register Offi ce Ceremony Room in the Borough.

Steven Lee said: “It’s great that we were able to have the option of using the Council Chamber.

It was all a bit of a rush as we’d originally planned to go abroad but then had to change our plans.”

The Mayor added: “I’m really happy that our Council Chamber is now available for residents of Christchurch to hold their weddings here. Previously people would have had to travel outside the Borough to have a ceremony at a Register Offi ce, now they can stay closer to home.”

The Chamber will be available for ceremonies every other Saturday during the year.

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Note: You’ll need a pumpkin which weighs about 1.5Kg for this recipe.

Ingredients

3-5 medium cloves garlic, unpeeled

1kg (2lbs) pumpkin, peeled and deseeded

Olive oil

1 large onion, finely chopped

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon ground cumin

Salt and pepper, to taste

1 litre (1 3/4 pints) vegetable or chicken stock

Cream, for serving (optional)

Freshly grated nutmeg, or chilli flakes for serving

(optional)

If you’ve ever wondered what else you can do with a pumpkin other than make a Halloween Lantern, try our rich, golden, tasty soup.

Roasted Pumpkin Soup

Recipe

Method

Preheat oven to 190C / Gas mark 5.

Chop the pumpkin into even-sized chunks (about 5cm / 2 inches across). Place the pumpkin with the unpeeled garlic cloves in a roasting tin. Drizzle with a little oil and toss to coat the pieces.

Bake in the oven. Check after 20 minutes and remove the garlic at that point and set it aside. Roast the pumpkin until it’s soft and tender. Be careful not to burn it.

Heat a teaspoon of oil in large (at least 2.7 litre capacity) saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, nutmeg, cumin, salt and pepper. Fry gently, stirring, until the onion is just softened slightly.

Add the roasted pumpkin and stock and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until onion is completely soft and the stock has reduced a little. The more the stock reduces, the thicker the soup will be and the more concentrated the flavour.

Season to taste. Peel the roasted garlic and add it to the soup. Remove from the heat and allow to cool for about half an hour before pureeing in batches in a blender.

Serve the soup hot with cream and/or grated nutmeg/ chilli flakes if preferred.


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WHAT’S ON OFFER IN CHRISTCHURCH?By Julie RatcliffeOne way that some towns try to encourage visitors and tempt new business is with loyalty schemes. In Christchurch, there are schemes to provide consumers with special deals and discounts. There’s Christchurch Eye’s Privilege Club and the Chamber of Trade scheme, A Better Deal, where people can receive an email in which shops and businesses list their offers. A recent edition had 14 special offers and 26 regular discounts available for a variety of goods and services.

But is this enough to encourage people to shop and do business in Christchurch?

Shops in particular can take advantage of crowd-pulling fairs and festivals and the Chamber of Trade’s Christmas shop window display competition encourages this by providing winning businesses with a trophy, some free publicity and an invitation to the Chamber’s Annual Dinner at the Captain’s Club.

Making shop windows inviting is one thing but a concerted effort is needed to make the town itself appealing. Improvements are being made to Saxon Square and it’s encouraging to read that the Council is to undertake a blitz on litter and wants to work with businesses in this task. Unfortunately enforcement doesn’t appear to work but community litter picks and volunteers tidying up the town are good examples of where pride in a community can make a difference.

A tidy town is an attractive one, so do businesses have a role? Yes, making businesses look attractive can include sweeping the pavement outside and providing a bin, especially fast food and drinks fi rms, and a number of businesses do this. And maybe business input into the clean-up will produce greater understanding between the issues and the solution. But wouldn’t it be great if people had enough loyalty to their town not to drop litter in the fi rst place.

Details of the Christchurch loyalty schemes can be found on the Chamber of Trade website at: www.christchurchbusiness.co.uk

Information on Christchurch Eye Privilege Club and current offers can be found on our website www.christchurcheye.co.uk The Privilege Club is now free to all traders wishing to sign up.

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We have one copy to giveaway! Just jot down your name and address on a piece of paper and post to: Christchurch Eye, 14c Addiscombe Road, Christchurch, BH23 2AE. Entries to be received by 31st October 2010.

Raining in Christchurch, by John Burton

Raining in Christchurch

I woke up with

Somebody I didn’t know


We ate our breakfast real slow

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Your hand touched mine

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Autumn Haiku, by Lesley Burt

Hengistbury Head:

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The Grumpy Old Man ColumnR.I.P. Personal Service?Dear Editor,I enjoyed the article by Mr. Orcheston-Matthews in August’s Christchurch Eye.

I didn’t realize until then that I was a G.O.M. (Grumpy Old Man).

My G.O.M. pet hate is about how the internet seems to have taken personal service out of the picture.

Christchurch has many fi ne shops with knowledgeable, enthusiastic and patient staff.

I visit Castles when I want a grommety-type fi xing for an oojamafl ip or the Bay Tree when I think I need vitamin supplements. Try having a conversation with EBay or Amazon and relying on their suggestions when you’re not quite sure what you need!

The magic of personal service is that someone listens to what you say; interprets the information and provides the solution on the spot. Hardware, vitamins, clothes, food – it doesn’t matter what you want – the principle is the same.

The internet is ideal if you know exactly what you want and trust the company behind the web site. While online I still have to suffer unrelated “pop up” adverts inviting me to join virtual casinos and, on a recent occasion, “meet hot single girls from Russia” – very disconcerting if all you want is to order a new belt for the vacuum cleaner.

Quite frankly I don’t care if I have to pay a bit more for good old fashioned service and I hope real shops will be around as long as I am.

Always remember – If you smile at a computer – it won’t smile back!

Anon

Do you have a grumble that you would like to get off your chest? If so, please do write to us at; The Editor, Christchurch Eye, 14c Addiscombe Road, Christchurch, BH23 2AE or email [email protected] Sense of humour essential!

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Mudeford beach is a beautiful place. It has its history of Hengistbury Head, its sea defences and of course, over 300 beach huts worth an average of £100,000 each. So what makes them so special?

We've had a beach hut as a family for 6 years now. When people ask, we say we brought it with our hearts, not our heads. It’s a fairly large size, with an upstairs which can sleep about 5 people comfortably. Everyone's is different, but we all share the same experience. There really is no other place in the world I would rather spend my summer.

One of the best things about being at the beach hut is how it’s so relaxing. It washes all your worries away and lets you enjoy the sun, sea and sand without actually going on holiday.

When you wake up in the morning, you can eat your cereals with the sun coming up. You can lie on the beach while it’s quiet. You can relax. And when the sun goes down again, and everyone leaves, you can enjoy a bbq and drinks with family and friends.

There is always something to do as well. From kayaking to swimming, to bodyboarding and sunbathing. I've grown up with people and shared hundreds of memories.

The best part is the people you meet. There are people from all different ages and backgrounds but everyone seems to be one big community. You can stroll into someone else’s hut and spend hours talking and laughing and enjoying life. You meet friends who will be for life.

Now I'm getting older and starting college, I'm thinking how I can't wait to have children of my own so they can experience what I have at Mudeford. My favourite place in the world.

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1 Oct Regular monthly Farmers’ Market in Saxon Square.

Over twenty local producers selling quality home produced/reared produce including; meat, cheese, bread, plants, herbs, cakes, fruit and vegetables. First Friday in the month from 9am - 1pm

3 Oct Highcliffe Classic Car Rally at Highcliffe Castle

11.00am - 3.00pm 01425 2788079 Oct St Faith’s Fair at Place Mill, Christchurch Quay.

11.00am until 4.00pm. A glimpse of the everyday lives of the town’s medieval residents with music, games, crafts, and historical exhibits. Costumed local people present 13th century harp music, longbow demonstrations, calligraphy, the game of nine men’s morris, and more... FREE (Alms to Place Mill donation box welcome).

9 Oct Motown Magic - Hoburne Park Tickets £10.00

- over 14’s only. Book Early. Limited Availability 01425 273379

10 Oct The Lions Club of Christchurch Car Boot Sale.

Stanpit Marsh Recreation Ground, Christchurch. Sellers Cars from 8a.m. - 1p.m. (£5) Buyers cars from 8.30a.m. (By donation).

Refreshments and toilets on site19 Oct Portfi eld School Pub Quiz - Inviting local brainiacs

to join us at our Autumnal Quiz. Great prizes to be won & a light-hearted way to mingle in the Dorset area. Domino’s Pizza is kindly providing a delicious supper which is included in the ticket price. Only £7 pp (plus a free glass of wine on arrival) Starts 7.30pm Download an Entry Form from their website www.twas.org.uk Portfi eld School, Parley Lane, Christchurch Dorset BH23 6BP

Oct 23 - 12 Nov

Art Exhibition - ‘Autumn Knights’ by Susan Knights, Regent Centre, High St., Christchurch.

24 Oct Autumn Wedding Fair at Highcliffe Castle. 11am -

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Community Diary & Information

25 - 29 Oct Half Term Activities for Children. Join in our themed

activities. 11.00am - 4.00pm Normal admission prices apply 01425 27880728 Oct 7.30pm to 9.30pm TRANSITION TOWN

CHRISTCHURCH meeting at the Baptist Church, Bargates, Christchurch. Come and join us to learn more about our trees and hedges, why we should cherish and protect them, and why it is urgent that we plant more. FREE event. Contact: Lesley 01202 483230

THE CHRISTCHURCH GROUP OF CONTACT THE ELDERLY IS LOOKING FOR A CAR DRIVER FOR ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON A MONTH WOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE TWO OR THREE ELDERLY LADIES OUT FOR A SHORT CAR RIDE BEFORE GOING OUT FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEA TO VOLUNTEER HOST AND HOSTESSES HOMES. THE HOSTESSES ONLY NEED TO PROVIDE JUST ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON A YEAR FOR UP TO SIX ELDERLY PEOPLE AND TWO CAR DRIVERS. THE CAR DRIVE IS FOR TWO OR THREE LADIES THAT LIVE IN SOUTHBOURNE.

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Solution to Lateral Thinking Puzzle

Answer: The man was driving the wrong way down the motorway.

Solution to October Quick Crossword

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Solution to Mind benders 1. no-one understands 2. Repeat after me 3. Pain-less operation

Solution to Mind benders1. No-one Understands2. Repeat after me3. Pain-less operation

Solution to Lateral Thinking PuzzleAnswer: The man was driving the wrong way down the motorway

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(by arrangement)6.30pm – Evensong and SermonWeekdays and Saturdays – 8.30am – Matins9am – Holy Communion11am – Thursdays Holy Communion5pm – Evening Prayer

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Mon 18 & Tues 19 October 2.30pm & 7.30pm Inception (12A)

Mon 25 & Tues 26 October 2.30pm & 7.30pmHalf Term Film: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG)

Tues 5 – Fri 8 Oct 7.30pm Mat Wed 2.00pm Regent Rep – MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE£11 Concs £9 Classic Thomas Hardy play

Sat 9 Oct 6.00pm Live Wed 13 Oct 2pm & 7pm Recorded Metropolitan Opera by satellite from New York DAS RHEINGOLD – WagnerLive £24 Concs £20 Recorded £22 Concs £19

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Saturday 16 October 7.30pm £18 Concs £16.50Rudolph Nureyev Russian State Ballet AcademySWAN LAKE

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Wessex Pharmacies Ltd, 186 Somerford Road, Xch Tel: 01202 482197 Mon-Fri 9-1.15/2.15-5.30 Sat 9-1.15

Boots, 23 Saxon Square, Xch Tel: 01202 483034 Mon-Sat 9-1.30/2.30-5.30

Burton Pharmacy, 123 Salisbury Road, Burton, Xch Tel: 01202 477771 Mon-Fri 9-1/2-6.30

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Mudeford Pharmacy, 94 Mudeford, Xch Tel: 01425 272798 Mon-Fri 9-1/2-5.30(weds ‘ti l 1) Sat 9-1/2-5

Rowlands Pharmacy, 136 Purewell, Xch Tel: 01202 484840 Mon-Fri 8.45-6.30 Sat 8.45-1

Your Local Boots Pharmacy, 2a Twynham Avenue, Xch Tel: 01202 486276 Mon- Fri 8.45-1/2-6.15

LibrariesChristchurch Library Opening Hours: Mon 9.30-5 Tue 10-7 Wed 9.30-1 Thu 9.30-7 Fri 9.30-5.30 Sat 9-4Highcliff e Library Opening Hours: Mon 10-6.30 Tue 9.30-5 Wed Closed Thu 9.30-1 Fri 9.30-6.30 Sat 9.30-4

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