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The Swanage Oracle

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I am delighted to deliver your February issue of The Swanage Oracle. With times as they are and lots of things to worry about, I am hoping we can bring you some light relief. Good, positive reading, puzzles and pages of interest, as well of course as our wonderful trades and services. We are all here for you. If there is anything else you would like to read about, or any trade you cannot find inside please give me a call or send an email. It is as vital as ever that we provide you with information that you enjoy receiving and find useful. In the meantime, keep calling the advertisers. Many have full PPE in Advertise with us place and can help you right now. Take your business to new heights Others can book you in, in the near with our affordable advertising future, as soon as they are able to packages! Supply your own artwork or help you. Call and talk to them. I would like to add articles about “Locals in Lockdown”! Why not send me an email, or pop the data in the post? What have you been doing whilst we have not been able to get out and about as usual? Have you tried something new? Taken up a new hobby? You may well have ideas that will inspire others, so why not tell me all about it? I would love to hear from you, so please don’t be shy… and get in touch! Stephen, myself and all the team here at Modern Magazines wish you well. Stay Safe and look after each other. Here’s to more optimistic times.

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Sometimes we just can’t face a whole novel or autobiography. With these books, you can dip in and out whenever you have a spare five minutes. Back to Nature: How to Love Life and Save It – Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin Whether you’re an avid nature lover and wondering how to stop the catastrophic decline in biodiversity, or you’re feeling disconnected from the wild and want to reap the benefits of it once again, this is a great book to help you. There are lots of interesting titbits to digest over a coffee (ever wondered how trees communicate?) and plenty of ideas for how to take action. Dear NHS: 100 Stories to Say Thank You – Adam Kay Adam Kay brings us a series of essays and musings from a range of household names, from Malala Yousafzai to Dame Julie Walters and Johnny Vegas. Each tale is about how the NHS has stepped in to help the writer. There’s a story of a suspected heart attack that turned out to be trapped wind, several about household accidents (often involving kitchen knives) and plenty of sentimental stories to boot. Plus, all profits go to charity. Encounters: A Photographic Journey – Levison Wood Award-winning reportage photographer Levison Wood has travelled to more than 100 countries over the last ten years. Encounters brings together 140 of his images, along with text about each one. You’ll meet a young shepherd girl in Ethiopia, resourceful teenagers in the Congo, stranded nomads, fishermen in Yemen and families surviving in war-torn regions. The Repair Shop: Tales from the Workshop of Dreams If you love the TV series about expert craftspeople restoring much loved family heirlooms, you won’t want to miss the accompanying book. It goes into more detail about some of the most interesting items shown in the series, from a rusty miner’s helmet to a circus performer’s dress. It’s the book version of a mug of tea and hot buttered crumpet. Toksvig’s Almanac 2021 – Sandi Toksvig Fancy ‘An Eclectic Meander Through the Historical Year’? The main focus is on women that have been all but forgotten. There’s Begum Samru – an Indian dancer who led an army of mercenaries, Ida B. Wells – an activist and suffragist who co-founded the largest civil rights organisation in the United States, and Annette Kellerman, whose stunts including diving from 60 feet into a pool of crocodiles. There are also poems, trivia and other fascinating snippets. Sapiens: A Graphic Novel – Yuval Noah Harari et al. The original Sapiens is fascinating, but there’s an awful lot of information to take in. If you’re interested in the origin of humans, but want something a little easier to digest, try this instead. It’s the first volume in a graphic-novel adaptation of the global bestseller. Full-colour illustrations and straightforward text take the reader on a journey from the very birth of humankind. It’s absorbing, suitable for older children as well as adults and has a good spattering of humour throughout.

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QUIRKY

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BY MICA BALE

Although this year may not be shaping up as many of us may have hoped, Dorset continues to shine as the wonderful county it is. From a village saved from devastation to the UK’s oldest blueberry farm, to celebrate the county, here are another five interesting facts to showcase Dorset at its finest and most interesting. For property contact details and visitor information please visit the National Trust website at www.nationaltrust.org.uk Photo credit: ©National Trust Images/Tony Gill Immortalised by the Lawrence of Arabia stories, did you know that T.E Lawrence especially enjoyed the lush and quintessential countryside of Dorset? Tragically the soldier, diplomat, archeologist and author died in the county following a motorcycle accident. However Thomas Edward Lawrence’s mark will forever be left on Dorset as Clouds Hill, his idyllic cottage, was his very favourite place to relax. Now taken care of by the National Trust, the cottage is open to the public and remains almost completely untouched since the great man himself left it. Did you know that the Weymouth Royal National Lifeboat Institution has been in existence for more than one hundred and fifty years after it was opened in the latter 1860s? As one of the busiest stations in the country, the need for a lifeboat was realised in the 19th century by the then Earl of Strafford who personally donated funds to be able to build a station. Other lifeboats from nearby Portland had serviced the town’s coast however it was not until the early months of 1869 that Weymouth’s station was to be completed and opened. 10

Dorset is home to the oldest blueberry farm in all of the UK? The Trehane Blueberry Farm dates back to the 1950s following an initiative oﬀering a free handful of seeds to any gardener who was willing to give blueberries a try. Not only was David Trehane willing and able to grow blueberries in Dorset’s soil but he was able to see the potential for a business. Remarkably, as his blueberry farm is an organic pick your own, the blueberries available to harvest today were actually planted as far back as 1965!

Did you know that it was thought that it was in Dorset that the Black Plague first entered the UK? Within months the plague had taken hold of the entire country and decimated whole parishes and manors. It was in the August of 1348 that a ship from France carrying the plague landed in Dorset, bringing with it more than a cargo of fine goods. As infection rates reached unprecedented heights, among the badly impacted areas was the Isle of Portland as well as Poole whose communities suffered considerably.

Arguably one of the prettiest villages in the county and certainly a favourite with Thomas Hardy, Evershot very nearly descended to the ranks of one of Britain's many forgotten settlements. Boasting a history that dates back millenia and has played an interesting role in Dorset’s economic heritage, one day in the late summer of 1865, a ﬁre nearly ravaged all of Evershot after hot ashes were not properly extinguished and quickly engulfed the nearby carpenter’s home. A total of eighteen houses were burnt down and yet, in a ﬁtting way, Evershot’s near destruction also forged a way ahead, with the community rallying around those made homeless.

Did you know... Dorset is home to the oldest blueberry farm in all of the UK? The Trehane Blueberry Farm dates back to the 1950s following an initiative oﬀering a free handful of seeds to any gardener who was willing to give blueberries a try. Not only was David Trehane willing and able to grow blueberries in Dorset’s soil but he was able to see the potential for a business. Remarkably, as his blueberry farm is an organic pick your own, the blueberries available to harvest today were actually planted as far back as 1965!

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Talking about Wildlife...

Birds of a feather... At about 4pm on a cold winter’s day, the sky may come alive with the shape of birds flocking together, with the sudden deafening sound of chitter chatter filling the air. One of wildlife’s most spectacular sights is approaching – a swooping and swirling murmuration of starlings. It may surprise you to know that starlings are actually becoming a less common sight in the UK, so seeing a flock of them is a wonderful thing. Other winter visitors flocking include birds from Eastern Europe and even species from the far northern regions, such as redwings and fieldfares from Scandinavia. So, why do birds flock? Well, why not! Birds can move easily and quickly, so they make the most of an annual trip to the UK, with an abundance of food, and a warmer climate to enjoy. Flocks of birds are also essential for their survival this time of year, as their main advantage is literally their

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safety in numbers and they can distract predators with the sheer size of the group, making it hard for them to focus on just one bird when there’s so many, so close together. Large groups of birds can also stay warm, and hunt together, increasing their chances of survival. Dorset Wildlife Trust nature reserves are an excellent place to witness these special wildlife sights this winter, but you are also likely to see some activity in your own garden, by leaving out water and food for birds. Winter is a hard time of year to find food, so they need all the help they can get! Find out more about DWT reserves at: www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/ reserves and share your photos and videos with us at: www.facebook.com/ dorsetwildlife or www.twitter.com/ dorsetwildlife. By Sally Welbourn Communications Team - Dorset Wildlife Trust

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survivor to live in their share of the property for life or a specified period of time.

The PPT is designed to take the deceasedâ€™s share in the home and give someone else (usually your spouse) a life interest in the property which will give them the protection of living in the property for the remainder of their lifetime or earlier if the trust specifies i.e. until remarriage. It also ensures that if the survivor requires long term care, at least half the property is preserved for the benefit of their beneficiaries who are normally the deceasedâ€™s children.

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These types of trusts are generally used for married couples or civil partners to ensure the share of the home will ultimately pass to your children at the end of the trust period whilst still ensuring the interests of the surviving spouse are protected. For example, a married couple, who have not been married before want to leave their share of their house to their children. They currently own the house as joint tenants. Dorset and Wight would sever the tenancy on the property registering them each as 50% owners. They then have their wills written to represent that if one died, their half of the property would be held on Trust for the benefit of their children but allowing the 16

The main reason for a PPT is the protection it provides for the beneficiaries i.e. your children, to ensure they are protected and ultimately receive a share of the home. If the share of the home is simply gifted to your partner directly, this could cause a number of issues â€“ the main one being that the whole value of the house could be assessed towards payment of care fees. Another is sideways disinheritance i.e. the surviving partner remarries and the house passes to their new spouse under the Will. A PPT will enable the partner to stay in the home and will avoid the risk of the partner potentially disinheriting your children. Dorset and Wight are your local trusted provider of affordable Lasting Power of Attorneys and professionally drafted Wills. You have undoubtedly heard of us Now is the time: to call us. Telephone 01202

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Famous Words

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In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.

If life were predictable it would cease to be life and be without ďŹ‚avor.

You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated.

Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.

Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.

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Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.

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Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.

The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.

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The Adventures of Daichi

The Modern Magazines Camper Van We sneaked out! Well, this was just before the third Lockdown when we were still permitted to go out for a drive. Daichi loves the beach so we decided to go a little further afield and go for a spin. Well not quite a spin, but Daichi certainly was excited. In fact, if you see him in his bright red shorts and surfboard, with his dancing dolphin you will see just how much he loves the beach! A huge smile and an optimistic outlook, that is our Daichi. So, to Weymouth we went. It was a crisp, bright day with a bracing wind that will not beat us Brits. No! We will go out and enjoy ourselves. We will smile whilst clenching our teeth and standing like iced figurines, pretending all is fine and we ARE having a great time. I have to say that wind really was biting and for a split second I nearly turned around and ran back into Daichi’s warm and cosy interior. I resisted and took my life in my own hands. Weymouth, apart from the successful 2012 Olympics, is famous for its sandcastles. This family fun loving activity

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Daichi with his bright red shorts! has been popular here for the last 100 years. In truth, Weymouth has possibly the finest sand on earth! Amazing. I learned that a Weymouth sand sculpture would last until the end of time if it was kept in a vibration-proof glass case. Astounding! Not only that but if you make a sandcastle using a liquid chalk base and a powder colour finish, it could last up to two years on the beach… providing a dog did not play with it of course. Daichi had planned a Treasure Trail for us and for this one we had to find the missing mermaid. Seriously? Fictional of course, but it gives a purpose to finding all those clues and discovering new and sometimes hidden features of our history and architecture. George III made Gloucester Lodge, here on the seafront, his summer holiday residence and visited fourteen times between 1789 and 1805. Apparently, he even went into the sea in his bathing machine! Gloucester Street reflects this history with its stone heads, representing the King’s staff, proudly placed at the entrance of the houses. A good clue to

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find indeed and one I would never have seen or even known about without these educational and entertaining trails. If you have children that complain about walking, these are a crafty find. This particular trail took us through some of the town and then back onto the Esplanade where in the very near distance, in the bay, were four huge Ocean Liners bobbing up and down. A reminder of the times we are in and the limitations of travel, holidays and restrictions. Not to be beaten Stephen, myself and Hayden marched forth to discover yet more clues and try and recover this poor missing mermaid who must be quite distraught by now. After all we were taking our time, chatting away, photographs galore and had even had a coffee! I would not rely on us if you were in dire straits and in desperate need of being saved! The Jubilee Clock Tower, majestically overlooking the Esplanade, is a celebration of times gone by. It commemorates Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee. Erected in 1888 and it became a Grade II listed monument in 1974. It is such a symbol for Weymouth, you know exactly where you are when you see it. It is interesting that areas often have a monument or building which is quintessentially theirs. A pure representation of exactly where you are on this planet of ours. Landmarks. Stable points of intrigue that speak of earlier times. I wonder what this clock could tell us if it could speak? Walking along the The Jubilee long, splendid Clock Tower

Spot the stone head! stretch of space with the glorious sand and sea, watching dogs running around and walkers smiling at each other, we see that life is good, harmonious and much calmer than any news would have us believe. Greenhill Gardens at the top of the small hill is a stunning place to gaze into the horizon. Glistening sea, a night sky approaching, the moon appearing. We finally got all the clues and found the missing mermaid you will be very glad to hear. She is safe. What is funny is that yet again I guessed the correct answer at the beginning of the trail… from a possibility of 25 places! I really think I should do the lottery… Well, we may have had many troubles this last year and 2021 may not have started as we have wanted it to, but Daichi has hope. He is planning a year of ‘staycations’. Yes, there maybe some delay now, but this will pass and we will all be able to mix together again soon and boy will we appreciate it! Maybe we will leave the computers behind and throw off those shoes and run into the (rather cold) British waters and splash around like never before. Daichi and the Corney family cannot wait! Can you? Where will Daichi, our playful and funloving Campervan, take us next? By Debbie Corney

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Serves 8 Ready in 1 hour 30 mins, plus cooling INGREDIENTS • 175g unsalted butter, softened • 175g caster sugar • 175g self-raising flour • 3 medium eggs • Grated zest and juice from 1 small orange, plus extra zest to decorate • 75g ground almonds • 125g ready-to-eat dried apricots, chopped • Icing sugar, to dust TIP If the top of the cake starts to overbrown before the end of the cooking time, cover loosely with a piece of foil.

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