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THE ST LEONARDS Directory

Edition 63

We are really hopeful that we are out of the woods! Well at least from the viewpoint of local restrictions, even if travelling abroad is still not so easy. Very disappointing for some which is not good at all, but what a great excuse to explore our wonderful British Isles. We can shop at local shops, buy a painting from a local artist. Why not treat ourselves to a pamper day, buy some new gadgets or soft furnishings for the home? We can join a new club, go walking in our beautiful countryside or visit the seaside. Lots of choices. Coming into Spring of course we can all clean, tidy and pass any items we do not want to a charity in need of help. There are lots of exciting things to Advertise with us do and since we have been cooped up Take your business to new heights for a while, we can look at it all with a with our aﬀordable advertising brand-new pair of eyes. A fresh new look. packages! Supply your own artwork or Remember that when we were young? Talking of being young again – Daichi, the Modern Magazines Campervan bought an ice-cream parlour! You can read all about it inside. Our local trades and services are ready and waiting for your calls. They want to help you in the home or for yourself. Give them a call and do tell them where you saw their details. I still smile as much today about that, as I did 17 years ago when we published our very ﬁrst magazine. Don’t forget if you have a business you want to promote or know of a local club or society that needs help, please let us know. We are here for the community! Here’s to Spring!

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Dudsbury Golf Club Seniors Section Raises £3119 For John Thornton Young Achievers! The Seniors Captain of Dudsbury Golf Club, Rob Bury, selected the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) as his ‘Charity of the Year’ in 2020 and due to the restrictions with Covid the partnership ran for two years. Despite all the challenges Rob (pictured right below) presented Pete Thornton, Chairman of the JTYAF (pictured left), with a cheque for a staggering £3119! To raise such a huge amount mid pandemic, is an outstanding achievement and the JTYAF would like to thank all those who organised and took part in the Charity Golf Days. The amount of time and effort that goes into ensuring that these events are a success cannot be underestimated and is greatly appreciated. This fantastic support will make a massive difference to the opportunities that will be provided for local young people in the year ahead. All funds raised will help to provide bursaries and scholarships for local young people from a wide array of youth organisations directly supporting their personal development and the pursuit of their ambitions. As an example of the difference an amount of £3119 will make, these are some recent awards that the Dudsbury Seniors Section fundraising would have made possible: • A young man from Ferndown Upper School who is a musician with the Bournemouth Youth Marching Band, has an ambition to join the Royal Marines Corp Band. He will use his scholarship to buy a cornet.

Park in Devon. Another 5 disadvantaged pupils will also visit the New Forest Water Park. • A Looked After Child who experiences many difficulties will take part in a residential activities’ week at the Land and Wave Centre in Swanage. The trip would not be possible without JTYAF support and will help to raise his spirits and boost his confidence. Rob commented, “I have been privileged to know Peter and Linda Thornton for over thirty years, so it was both an honour and a pleasure to nominate the “John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation” as my charity for the duration of my Seniors Captaincy of Dudsbury Golf Club. The amount raised, in spite of the pandemic, was a tribute a young man, born and raised locally, who gave his life for his country and in whose memory young people are being helped to achieve their goals. Grateful thanks are due to the members of the Seniors Section at Dudsbury Golf Club for their generosity” Pete Thornton commented, “Young people are experiencing many challenges in these uncertain and difficult times and need our support more than ever before. We really can’t thank the Dudsbury Seniors enough for helping us to continue to do the work we do.” For more information about the JTYAF and the work they do, please visit www.jtyaf.org

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Art exhibition goes on tour Pictures for The Beehive, the art exhibition raising funds for Diverse Abilities’ Splash Appeal, is heading on tour to showcase drawings of the people supported by the disability charity. The first showing of this exhibition in September 2021 was accompanied by an auction of donated work by acclaimed artists including Antony Gormley, Maggi Hambling and Paula Rego. The event raised over £100,000 towards The Splash Appeal. These drawings, done at The Beehive over the past two years, will now travel the country on a roadshow, launching at Pavilion in the Park in Poundbury and culminating in an event at Apothecaries Hall in London later this year. Henrietta Young, artist and curator of the exhibition, commented: “It was a great privilege to get to know and make friends with the people at The Beehive, and the whole business of drawing and being drawn was an

extraordinary experience for everyone involved in the project. We hope that people viewing the resulting work will come away with a better understanding of disability.” Visitors are invited to visit the exhibition at Poundbury’s Pavilion in the Park on Thursday 10 and Friday 11 March. It is open to the public between 9am and 5pm and is free to attend. Helen Mortimer, development manager at Diverse Abilities, added: “Henrietta’s passion to raise the visibility of those with disabilities through art is remarkable. It is very exciting to take these portraits on tour, raising awareness in Dorset and beyond, and hopefully funds towards the desperately needed hydrotherapy pool.” Visit thesplashappeal.org.uk/events to find out more about the opening event and subsequent dates of the exhibition.

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Those flats, part shown above, were Those flats, part shown above, were approved and built, despite the local approved and built, despite the local effort. Since then, numerous large effort. Since then, numerous large replacements, two for one, in fill, replacements, two for one, in fill, andand cul-de-sacs have appeared, some cul-de-sacs have appeared, some examples of which are seen below. examples of which are seen below. Pineholt Close Pineholt Close

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The above development was part of The above development was part of the Lion’s Lane within William the Lion’s Lane infillinfill within William Webb’s 1920s Ashley Heath Estate, Webb’s 1920s Ashley Heath Estate, in the distant past recognised in the distant past recognised as as a a marshy area. When were marshy area. When the the flatsflats were being built, it was necessary to drive being built, it was necessary to drive piles to support their foundations. piles to support their foundations. In In Lion’s Lane around 2000 owner Lion’s Lane around 2000 oneone owner under slabs in his lawn hadhad binsbins under slabs in his lawn andand reduced water level by pumping reduced the the water level by pumping it out roadside drains. it out intointo the the roadside drains. A similar stability problem arose A similar stability problem arose duedue to inadequate groundworks in the to inadequate groundworks in the sandy of the Craigside estate sandy soilsoil of the Craigside estate while being developed in the 1970s while being developed in the 1970s on the 10-acre sitesite of aofWebb Estate on the 10-acre a Webb Estate cottage of that name. Unknown at the cottage of that name. Unknown at the time, I had a link withwith the the Galliford time, I had a link Galliford brothers, overseeing the the building of of brothers, overseeing building theirtheir 68ft68ft motor yacht at Wisbech. motor yacht at Wisbech.

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Opposite older properties Opposite the the older properties in in Ashley, some on the site of the Ashley, some on the site of the old old brickyard,1960s/70s 1960s/70sbungalows bungalows brickyard, survive that are very much in the survive that are very much in the style of those around the Parish. style of those around the Parish.

However, the the closer oneone getsgets to Avon However, closer to Avon Drive and the Castle, sites of Drive and the Castle, sites 1ofacre 1 acre or or more predominate, andand some more predominate, some exotic properties appear. exotic properties appear.

This 1960s aerial view shows one of Thisthe 1960s aerial view shows onepart of of modern properties within the the modern properties within part of By old 4 acre sit of the cottage. the then old 4the acre sit of the cottage. By Castle had been divided into thennine the Castle had been divided owners into apartments, today’s ninenow apartments, today’s owners the joint holders of the freehold. now the joint holders of the freehold. The most recent major development Thehas most recent been the major Victorydevelopment Oak Estate on has been the Victory Oak Estate on the American wartime hospital site. the American wartime hospital site. The surviving oak here is the 1994 The surviving oak here is the 1994 one planted to commemorate the one planted to commemorate the 50th anniversary of D-Day. The 50th anniversary of D-Day. The original 1945 does appear original 1945 treetree does not not appear to to have survived, but its plaque has. have survived, but its plaque has. Victory Victory OakOak Estate Estate

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This 1960s aerial view shows one of Thisthe 1960s aerial view shows onepart of of modern properties within the the modern properties within part of By old 4 acre site of the cottage. the then old 4the acre sit of the cottage. By Castle had been divided into thennine the Castle had beentoday’s divided into apartments, owners ninenowapartments, today’s owners the joint holders of the freehold. now the joint holders of the freehold. The most recent major development Thehas most recent been the major Victorydevelopment Oak Estate on has been the Victory Oak Estate on the American wartime hospital site. the American wartime hospital site. The surviving oak here is the 1994 The surviving oak here is the 1994 one planted to commemorate the one planted to commemorate the 50th anniversary of D-Day. The 50th anniversary of D-Day. The original 1945 does appear original 1945 treetree does not not appear to to have survived, but its plaque has. have survived, but its plaque has. Victory Victory OakOak Estate Estate

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Win for wildlife The marsh fritillary is one of the most interesting butterflies in Dorset and is the most attractive and colourful of the fritillaries. Often considered the ‘stained glass window’ of butterflies, they have small wings but are very recognisable with a bright, intricate pattern of white, orange and black markings. The damp grassland habitat, which is their main habitat, has been lost nationally due to agricultural improvement and drainage in the landscape. However, due to careful habitat management over the last 10 years, they have been found to be thriving on one of Dorset Wildlife Trust’s nature reserves, Bracketts Coppice. Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Living Landscapes Ecologist, Steve Masters said, “The most reliable method to record the numbers of marsh fritillaries is to count the larva webs in autumn or in spring after the winter hibernation. Eggs are laid in large batches, of up to 300, and the caterpillars aggregate in webs which can be counted relatively easily.” Marsh fritillaries prefer to hibernate in tussocks of grass as caterpillars (which are jet black in colour) and emerge in warm weather – as early as February or March, if the winter isn’t too cold. Basking in the sun as caterpillars, they will then pupate and emerge as adult butterflies on the wing in late May, early June. These remarkable butterflies have a few challenges ahead of them including their loss of habitat, but also the parasitic wasp, which can be deadly to them by laying their eggs inside the caterpillar and devouring it. Steve continues, “Their food plant is Devils 16

Marsh Fritillary at Bracketts Coppice

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bit-scabious, and we have plenty of that at Bracketts Coppice. Marsh fritillaries love damp grassland, purple moor grass, and chalk, all of which we have in west Dorset. To help accommodate these butterflies we’ve adapted the management of Brackett’s Coppice slightly to ensure the amount of grazing creates the right habitat for them, providing the right structure for all stages of their life cycle. We even removed one field from the previous hay cutting regime and grazed instead, and we were delighted to see marsh fritillaries breeding in this field for the first time, as a result.” These management techniques are being used on other suitable nature reserves, and in 2019, the highest number of marsh fritillary larval webs, since monitoring began, were found on Kingcombe Meadows nature reserve in west Dorset, with 38 being counted. Find out more about our nature reserves at: www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/naturereserves. By Sally Welbourn Communications Team - Dorset Wildlife Trust

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Golden Oldie Even after four decades in the spotlight, actor Gary Oldman is still reaching out for more. South Londoner Gary Oldman, who lives in Los Angeles with fifth wife Gisele Schmidt, has just celebrated 40 years on screen. Having worked for many of the world’s most renowned filmmakers – Francis Ford Coppola, Christopher Nolan, Ridley Scott, Oliver Stone, Quentin Tarantino and Robert Zemeckis to name but a few – the actor and director is most certainly Hollywood royalty. Bolstering this tag are figures from The Hollywood Reporter that place him top of the list of the highest grossing actors of all time with films he has either acted in or directed generating over $4bn in the United States and $10bn worldwide. He is a man wrapped in the comfort and contentment of the entertainment industry, sure; yet he’s just as happy having a pint in a spit ‘n’ sawdust pub as he is hobnobbing with the elite in LA.

“I think, in a strange way, what’s made me this way has been success,” he begins. “Many of us dream of a life that’s away from everything we’ve known; and for a while, that’s a nice little piece of escapism we can grab hold of and take with us. “Yet very quickly when I saw this other world opening up in front of me, my overriding thought was that, while I wanted a bit of it, I didn’t want to lose the people and places I grew up in and around. “It’s like anything you’re threatened with losing – it just makes you grab hold of it a little tighter.” As for the wealth and the success, Oldman has very clear thoughts about that too. “My ﬁlms have garnered a lot of money, sure. I wish I had a cut,” he laughs. Most recently excelling in the Hitman’s Bodyguard project, and smart drama such as The Woman in the Window and Crisis, Oldman is still mixing up genres and characters, as he looks for a way

to preserve creativity, albeit at an age where many of his peers take the easy option. “I can’t see myself ever doing that easy option,” he says. “That’s just not me – I think I’d rather retire completely than do something my heart and mind weren’t totally committed to.” Oldman has always been this way, going right back to the start. Gary Oldman studied with the Young People’s Theatre in Greenwich and the Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama in Sidcup, Kent, obtaining a BA in Acting in 1979. He was the ﬁrst in his class to receive professional work as an actor and has also gone on to clinch ﬁve BAFTAs, the most recent as Best Actor in Darkest Hour. “It’s my career, my life, my world, and I’d be lost without it!”

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STAR GAZING WRITTEN BY KATE EARL

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Welcome to the March Stargazing Page. Highlights this month include the Spring Equinox, a crescent moon between two star clusters, and early morning planet spotting.

International Space Station

Summer Time oﬃcially starting on March 27th, this view occurs at the slightly more sociable hour of 6am.

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There are 88 constellations in the sky, depicting 42 animals, 29 inanimate objects and 17 humans or mythological characters. The oﬃcial list was drawn up in 1922 by the International Astronomical Union. Before this date many other star patterns were known, such as Anser the goose, Tarandus the reindeer, and Testudo the turtle, but these are no longer recognized. The areas covered by each constellation are not all equal: Hydra, the water snake is the largest constellation taking up 3.16% of the night sky, whilst the smallest is Crux, also known as the Southern Cross, a beautiful pattern of stars not visible from the UK that takes up a mere 0.17%.

The ISS can be spotted early in the morning until the 11th. Viewing then switches to the evening skies from the 17th. To establish exact timings please refer to www.heavens-above.com or a similar webpage for up-to-date information, remembering to set the location to your observing area.

Events

Venus

The start of longer daylight hours commences on March 20th at the Spring Equinox. This marks the ﬁrst of two dates (the second being the Autumn Equinox) when daylight hours equal the number of night-time hours, wherever you are on Earth (equinox comes from the Latin meaning ‘equal night’). The equinoxes are the best time of year to determine the main compass point directions relative to your own home, as the Sun rises due east, sets due west, and is due south at midday. Try remembering these positions relative to a building or a tree.

Mercury

Our smallest planet is incredibly hard to spot during the ﬁrst few days of March, low in the southeast just before dawn. It is much better placed for viewing next month.

Venus

Venus continues to dazzle as the morning star, rising around 4.45am in the southeast.

Mars

Mars rises a little after Venus, and is the much fainter object to its lower right.

Mars 27th

Saturn

28th

View SE 27th & 28th March at 6am Trees requiredAldebaran if possible–– the black bar represents the horizon. Dawn sky colours please – lighter at the bottom and tored thegiant left star Pleiades (or the Seven Sisters) Hyades (or the head of Taurus the Bull)

Jupiter

Our largest planet is lost in the Sun’s glare this month.

Moon

March’s full moon occurs on the 18th. A crescent Moon joins a trio of planets early on the mornings of the 27th and 28th (see ﬁgure). Due to British 22

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8th March: View high in the southwest at 7pm, the Moon lies close to the Hyades and Pleiades star clusters

Summer Time oﬃcially starting on March 27th, this view occurs at the slightly more sociable hour of 6am.

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Lewis-Manning Hospice Care receives electric vehicle donation from Superior Lewis-Manning Hospice Care has taken delivery of an electric vehicle, courtesy of local manufacturer Superior, to help it provide hospice care services to people with lifelimiting illnesses across Poole, Purbeck and east Dorset.

our carbon footprint without impacting on the quality of care our patients receive. We are passionate about our community and the environment, that’s why we are so thrilled to be using the zero emissions vehicle.”

The Wimborne-based family-run manufacturer of o-rings and seals has purchased a Nissan e-NV200 van which will be used by the hospice’s Better Breathing Clinic team and other vital hospice care services teams to transport staff and equipment to community-based centres, supporting patients living with debilitating and often frightening respiratory conditions, such as COPD and lung cancer.

Superior’s Managing Director, Tim Brown MBE, adds: “We’re delighted at the opportunity to support LewisManning Hospice Care and donate this commercial vehicle to assist them in their incredible day-to-day work. After speaking with the charity, we decided that the best thing we could do for them was to support the hospice’s Better Breathing Clinic and provide a vehicle to accommodate their day-to day needs. We felt that a zero emissions vehicle would be the ideal way to help expand their invaluable service and allow them to take it out into the community where it is needed most, and in the most environmentally-friendly way possible.”

As a mobile clinic, the 100 percent electric Nissan e-NV200, with a 40kWh battery, will enable the hospice to travel up to 187 miles on a single charge throughout the local community. Clare Gallie, chief executive at Lewis-Manning Hospice Care, says: “We are incredibly grateful to Superior for this very kind and generous donation. The van will enable the charity to bring our services closer to home, where we’ll be able to visit patients and their loved ones in the county, without extra mileage costs to the hospice and reducing 24

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Money on my mind... the Martin Lewis column He’s the UK’s leading money saving expert - a journalist and presenter who has kept millions of pounds in people’s pockets as well as lifting the lid on the threats and dangers we need to be aware of as consumers. In a new column beginning in this issue, Martin Lewis discusses the perils of car insurance. The cost of motoring is highly topical right now. From soaring fuel prices to electric cars right the way through to low emission zones, we’ve perhaps never had to ﬁght our way through so much commotion and noise where our wheels are concerned. While so much seems ﬂuid as far as the affordability of our cars goes, one thing that seems constant – constantly high – is the cost of car insurance. I’m always asked what people should look for when they are searching for car insurance, and above everything else I would recommend they focus on price.

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All white on the night How to maintain typically tremendous teeth, capable of raising a smile on any occasion. The basics Unequivocally, the best way to keep your teeth in gleaming second-glance demand, is to tend to your own regular, concerted, dedicated dental hygiene routine. It’s a basic necessity for anyone who wants to show off a smile, and while a humble toothbrush will never give you that feeling of semi-pampering you receive when going for a trip to the cosmetic dental specialist, regular brushing – with a dedicated teeth whitening toothpaste – will go a long way towards keeping your pearly whites looking their best. Seize the power When electric toothbrushes ﬁrst hit the market in the early Nineties, many people thought them a gimmick, and something for people too lazy to brush their own teeth properly. The reality though is different – in tests, electric toothbrushes consistently clean better than

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A Design for Life… The Kevin McCloud Column Designer, writer and television presenter, Kevin McCloud leapt into our consciousness with his vastly successful Grand Designs show on Channel 4. This month, the affable architectural business owner reveals his top tenets for architectural life and living happily. It’s an architect’s job to ﬁgure out what are the important things in our lives; it’s to organise space and light and volume that we live in, and to provide the best possible experiences for us to ﬂourish. When you think of it like that, architecture comes with a very simple a set of objectives really, doesn’t it? I think it’s sometimes easy to lose sight of those things. We are inspired and driven and teased almost by what see on the television and in magazines. We are made to suppose that bigger is better, when in reality it really isn’t. I often encourage people to look after the very basic elements

of what comprises our homes – things like storage, things like views up to the sky. I try to steer them away from mass or complication, because the fact is the more stuff we ﬁll our lives with, the more there is to go wrong. In the same manner, happiness really doesn’t reside in numbers - it’s not about quantity, it’s about quality. And so if you can’t afford somewhere big don’t worry, it’s a false God. A big place won’t bring you happiness - what brings you happiness in the end is relationships with human beings. Ultimately, good architecture is a reﬂection of your soul, rather than an extension of your being. You should design your space so that it complements who you are as a person. I have seen many houses on Grand Designs that take seemingly normal people into wild expressions of contemporary ambition – it’s like they have epiphanies in the design process of a build and have convinced

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In Pursuit of Knowledge A voyage into learning and insight this month, with four engaging and intriguing books to look out for. The Jaws Book: New Perspectives on the Classic Summer Blockbuster by I.Q. Hunter After almost 50 years, Steven Spielberg’s Jaws remains the definitive summer blockbuster, a cultural phenomenon with a fierce and dedicated fan base. The Jaws Book: New Perspectives on the Classic Summer Blockbuster is an exciting, illustrated collection of new critical essays that offers the first detailed and comprehensive overview of the film’s significant place in cinema history. Bringing together established and young scholars, the book includes contributions from leading international writers on popular cinema, and covers such diverse topics as the film’s release, reception and canonicity, its representation of masculinity and children, the use of landscape and the ocean, its galvanising impact on the horror genre, and contemporary Hollywood itself. Published by Bloomsbury on March 24th The Palace Papers by Tina Brown Tina Brown takes you inside Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle in this riveting story about the members of the royal family. Encapsulating everything following the death of Princess Diana to today, Brown covers Prince Charles’s

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Light Posturing Bad posture, from slumping on sofas, hunching over computers, leaning in towards smartphones and tablets, and generally getting dragged down by life’s woes, not only takes its toll on joints, muscles and even our breathing and indigestion, it also affects how we feel about ourselves. Improving posture while working 1. Make sure your chair is at the right height, so your screen is comfortably level with your eyeline. Shoulders should be down and back, and avoid crossing your legs. When typing keep arms at a comfortable 90-degree angle in a nice, neutral resting position. 2. Relax in your chair – they come with armrests for a reason! 3. If, alternatively, you have a job that means standing around for an extended period – for instance, a shop assistant – resist leaning on

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Greenfingers… the Alan Titchmarsh column He’s a brilliant presenter, accomplished gardener, talented novelist and all-round horticultural inspiration. This month, Alan Titchmarsh talks about how our gardens can move us to a place of peace. While gardens mean different things to all of us, it’s when I venture into these tranquil spaces that I truly get a sense of their calming and healing power, and I ﬁnd that hugely enriching. Most gardens and landscapes naturally come with a real feeling of gentleness – from the choice of ﬂowers and plants, to gentle sweeps and curves that guide the eye onwards, to a softness and subtlety that may be a world away from some of the physical or emotional struggles we are going through; and I feel it is this dramatic contrast that really transports someone back to a place of comfort, even if just for a little while. What is also really important for me when I visit gardens

at hospices and hospitals, is the reminder that these spaces are not just for those who are residents. They also give hope, clarity, peace and a sense of calm to visiting families and, most importantly, the people who work there. Certainly, with everything that has happened over the past couple of years with Covid, and the realisation that we need to consider and protect workers and staff who look after us, I would like to think those on the frontline can wrestle back their own sense of contentment when soaking up the fresh air and beauty of a garden, where they can move away from a job that’s very hard and emotionally draining. I would like to see more attention given to gardens and outdoor spaces in our health institutions, and in workspaces in general. They are more important than we imagine.

Simple sweeps of ﬂowers, plants and foliage are inspiring; the sight of an olive tree can move our minds to far-off places; and we all know how calming a cascade of water can be. It’s all very peaceful and there’s nothing complicated or frenetic. Gardens are evolving, living things that are always changing – in fact they’re much like us in that respect! For me, on those days where I feel everything’s a bit fraught and frantic, and when I just can’t get to grips with anything, I go to sit in the garden or potter about to ﬁnd myself, and it really works! Life is a compromise, and you can’t always be on top of things, but gardens truly prove to me the healing qualities that exist within nature, and we’re so fortunate to have them.

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Top of the froth Five of the best milk frothers on the market. When you consider the fact we consume an estimated 120 million cups of coffee every single day in the UK, it’s clear the need is there for magically marvellous milk preparers. We’ve come a long way from the novelty of a Nineties cappuccino, and here are a handful of dynamic devices that can move your midmorning mood enhancer to spectacular new heights. For luxury Hotel Chocolat: The Velvetiser – around £100 To many this is the number one product on the market. Not only does Hotel Chocolat’s solid, sturdy milk frothing contraption have the reassuringly heavy feeling of quality, it also mixes with a gentle whirr that speaks luxury and love. Ready-equipped to receive the luxury chocolate brand’s many powdered drink combinations, a rubberised horizontal handle keeps heat away from the hand. And wrapped up in a bounty of style and convenience, it even has a self-cleaning function that will remove milk residue from the inside, ready for your next perfect cuppa. For style Nespresso Aeroccino 4 – around £75 A versatile milk frother now

in its fourth generation, the Nespresso Aeroccino excels in its multifunction approach. It can produce two different types of hot foam, hot milk and cold foam – each perfectly prepared and ready to be used in coffee or other milk-based creations and recipes. For status Smeg MFF01 – around £160 If you’re after a kitchen counter milk frother that will bring an air of statement cool to your entertaining space, look no further than the Smeg. Smeg have moved on from traditional white goods and its coffee, tea and milk vessels are an effortless extension, with brand prominence again at the fore. Hot or cold, light or thick, it produces a product that tastes every bit as good as it looks. For budget Lavazza A Modo Mio – around £40 For a respected brand whose

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QUIRKY FACTS by Mica Bale Own up - who is finally ready for some better springtime weather? With the two early winter months hopefully almost well and truly behind us, what could be better than an opportunity to emerge from hibernation and look around our beautiful county for some warmer weather inspiration? So why not enjoy a good look at what our local areas have to offer, with another smattering of quirky facts?

Did you know that King George III came to Dorset for his convalescence? History makes it clear that the king suffered from frequent bouts of illness and often he would spend time recuperating in healthier environments. King George visited Weymouth in late 1780 and would revisit the town many times in the following years. In fact, the King would indulge in daily sea bathing and a summer royal residence, Gloucester Lodge, was constructed for him to be able to enjoy comfortable access to what Dorset had to offer. As much as the town did good for King George, the king did much for the reputation and popularity of the seaside escape of Weymouth.

Have you visited Dead Man’s Bay? Better known as Chesil Cove, this wonderful part of the coastline is a beautiful location to visit on the Isle of Portland and yet, lurking underneath its waters are the watery tombs of countless vessels, cargo and perhaps even of sailors from a bygone era. Known as one of the worst locations for ships to succumb to the mighty powers of the sea, local ﬁshermen even designed their own special boat to be able to better withstand the danger of being shipwrecked.

Were you aware that the picturesque hamlet of Bincombe was once the site of an unfortunate military incident in the reign of King George III? Two large camps had been settled in the Bincombe area and two soldiers deserted. The story has become somewhat blurred, with some stating that it was for the purpose of revealing military secrets about the camps and others stating that it was because one soldier had a local sweetheart who eventually gave him up for her betrothed. Thomas Hardy’s version of the events is immortalised in his work The Melancholy Hussar. Tragically, in either version of the story, both soldiers were court martialled and shot, their stories ever open to speculation!

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4 Did you know that the oldest gliding club in Dorset was founded in 1929? Club members and gliding enthusiasts would bravely launch themselves from Lulworth! Remarkably, although the club is the oldest in the county, it also bears the distinction of being one of the smallest in Britain though is renowned for its humble origins and friendly approach even today! The gliding club has even produced pilots who have gone on to represent Great Britain in men and women’s national and international competitions! Did you know that Lulworth Castle has been in the ownership of the same family for more than 380 years? As far back as 1641, the hunting lodge was purchased by Humphrey Weld who was later governor of Portland and today the building is still a wonderful insight into, not only Dorset’s heritage through the years, but also that of one fascinating family line.

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The Hairy Bikers’ DairyFree, Vegan Brownies Introduction Si, from the Hairy Bikers: The baking revolution of the Noughties was really something to behold, and the momentum of that in the years since has never slowed down. As a duo, we always felt we had unﬁnished baking business ahead of our Bakeation series, not least because being on the road, on motorbikes, does limit your ability to use an oven. Also, I think in some ways, baking can easily get pushed to one side when the necessity is there to get home and cook a meal for your family. Lockdown ﬁnally afforded more time to play about with baking ideas and ingredients, and this dairy-free variation on the classic brownie was one of my absolute favourites. These brownies contain no butter and no eggs, and are vegan friendly, and beauties still taste fantastic. Give them a try!

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