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We sincerely hope that you are fit and well and have been able to enjoy some of the warm weather we have been having. It certainly is good to get out and about again, albeit not fully yet, but let’s keep smiling where we can and do what we can. The advertisers inside your local magazine are awaiting your calls. They love to hear from you and give advice as well as book you in for their services. Many of our advertisers have been letting you know they are here for many Advertise with us years and know they can rely on you to make those all-important calls to Take your business to new heights keep them busy. We also have new with our affordable advertising advertisers, and they certainly want to packages! Supply your own artwork or hear from you. The index at the back use our in-house design and brand gives you an easy guide to everyone expert. To chat to Debbie or the sales inside. If you know of a good local team, give us a call: company that could benefit from an 01202 894397 increase in local customers, please let them know about us. We have been FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA promoting businesses dedicated to their neighbourhoods for the last 16 years and I am just as pleased now as enquiries@modernmagazines.co.uk I was then when I hear our advertisers are busy. It makes us all smile! Copy deadline for August edition: If you run a community group or club 12th July 2021 that we can help you promote, please let me know… it is free for you! We DISCLAIMER: Whilst every care has been taken love to help the local community. to ensure that data in this publication is accurate, the publisher cannot accept any Let’s hope the weather stays bright liability to any party to loss or damage caused and we have a really good summer. by errors or omissions resulting from All the Best, negligence, accident or any other cause. The Ferndown & West Parley Directory does not officially endorse any advertising material included within the publication. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in ant retrieval systems or transmitted in any form, without prior permission of the publisher.

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Hedgehogs - Written by Nicky Rowberry Preservation Society Hedgehogs were voted Britain’s Favourite Wild Mammal, but despite that they are in trouble and numbers have been declining. The decline is so bad that they’ve recently been classiﬁed as “Vulnerable to Extinction”. Often referred to as the “gardener’s friend”, most of us are thrilled to spot one in the garden, but it’s becoming an increasingly rare sight. • Thankfully it’s not all doom and gloom and there are lots of ways to help. Here’s a few ideas: • Create 13cm square gaps in your fence as a ‘hedgehog highway’ and ask your neighbours to do the same. • Oﬀer meaty cat, dog or hedgehog food, or some cat biscuits alongside a bowl of water at night. • Make your garden wildlife friendly – don’t use slug pellets or pesticides and leave one corner “a bit wild”. • Create a log pile in your garden, to provide natural shelter and food – don’t disturb it. Or maybe put out a hedgehog house. • Check for hedgehogs before strimming or mowing & check compost heaps before sticking a big fork in there too!

• If you’ve got a pond, make sure hedgehogs can get out if they fall in. Create sloping edges, or failing that provide ramps or steps up. Why not become a Hedgehog Champion? Hedgehog Street is run by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society in partnership with the People’s Trust for Endangered Species. Just go to www.hedgehogstreet.org and sign up – it’s free and you’ll get access to lots of hedgehog information. If you see any hedgehogs out during the day looking lethargic, wobbly, injured or covered in flies, they need urgent help. Get them indoors into a big deep box. Keep them somewhere calm and quiet until you can get help. Put an old towel in the box and ideally a warm wrapped hot water bottle – with enough space so that they have room to get off the hot water bottle if they get too hot. Offer meaty cat, dog or hedgehog food and water (don’t force feed). Call the B.H.P.S. on 01584 890801 for contact details for your nearest hedgehog rescue. www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk

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QUIRKY FACTS by Mica Bale The sun is shining, the paddling pool is out and summer is in the air. Aren’t you glad that you decided to enjoy a well deserved staycation this year! Where could be better than to enjoy (hopefully) never ending days in the sun than in beautiful Dorset, with its refreshing coastlines and quintessential landscapes? Not to mention a handful of fascinating and historical facts from around the country to enjoy with a glass of something or other!

Have you visited the iconic Sculptures by the Lake? Ideal for some well-earned relaxation and peace, the aptly named Sculptures by the Lake are exactly that, a collection of unusual and relaxation-inducing sculptures. Today, the quirky visitor attraction is a haven for many, complete with a varied array of trees and plant life as well as a PHOTO: NICK FEWINGS gallery and cafe and of course the artistic sculptures, the Sculptures by the Lakes behold a peaceful ambience.

Did you know that Highcliﬀe Castle was born after one of the founders of Kew Gardens, the 3rd Earl of Bute, John Stuart, was out collecting and studying the local Dorset botany and happened upon the glorious view over Christchurch Bay? Upon catching sight of the inspirational scenery, he promptly commissioned renowned Scottish architect Robert Adam to design the castle to create his dream coastal home and later Capability Brown was also employed. 8

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three The pretty village of Bere Regis is well known for its interesting history however were you aware that the local football team is thought to be, not only among the oldest in the country but also even in the entire world?

Did you know that Keyneston Mill, located in Blandford Forum, is one of the, if not the very largest private botanic gardens in the country? This remarkable 50-acre working estate is home to Parterre Fragrances and more than one thousand plants are grown for the purpose of creating beautiful perfumes. Although the botanic gardens are grown f or perfume, Keyneston Mill is also open to the public to enjoy with workshops, a cafe, scented garden tours and even special cinema evenings. Whilst the Dorset coast is arguably one of the most beautiful in Britain, Weymouth Harbour and its surrounding coastline is well accustomed to Shipwrecks and tragedy. In fact, one shipwreck in particular is regarded as the most famous, The Earl of PHOTO: MATT LILLYWHITE Abergavenny was a large East Indian Company ship. Tragically the ship had left Portsmouth just days before before running into the treacherous Shambles oﬀ the Isle of Portland before ﬂoundering in Weymouth Bay on the 5th February 1805. Thankfully more than a hundred people were rescued but not before 263 lost their lives, just a mile and half from land, including the Captain, notably Capt. John Wordswoth, brother of the poet William Wordsworth.

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1. Which famous ﬁctional character meets the Artful Dodger when he escapes to London?

9. What does supercalifragilisticexpialidocious mean?

2. What symbol is produced on an English keyboard when the shift key and 0 are pressed together? 3. What was the title of the ﬁrst Pirates of the Caribbean movie (released in 2003)?

10. Which British band had four Christmas number ones during the 1960s? 4. What is Prince Harry's ﬁrst real name? 5. True or false: Easter has a ﬁxed date? 6. How many events does the women's heptathlon consist of? 7. In the nursery rhyme, what was Little Jack Horner eating? 8. Are turtles reptiles or amphibians?

11. In a deck a cards, what name is given to a card that doesn't belong to a suit? 12. What is the fastest land animal in the world? 13. Can you name the twelve signs of the zodiac? 14. True or false: Adults blink more often than babies? 15. Complete Meatloaf’s opening song lyrics: ‘And I would do anything for love, I’d run right into...’?

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Statement Statham Actor Jason Statham on an all-action career that continues to thrive. Jason Statham returns to our screens in 2021 with one, perhaps two new movies. Spy 2 – the follow-up to the 2015 original – is testament to the actor pursuing a more comedic line of drama as he moves into his ﬁfties, while Wrath of Man delivers a steely, police-driven drama that sees our main man fully back in combat mode. “This is what I do, and I’m proud of that,” he says. “I keep myself in shape, I deliver in my roles and I move on to the next thing. “I will always commit fully to a project, which is why I’ve always done my own stunts over the years. I think if you’re going to be that person and that character, then embrace it fully.” For so long, Statham has been the perfect blend of smouldering, moody, conﬁdent and confrontational. He has styled his own persona very much around the types

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birds arrive in Dorset, migrating from Africa for the summer, to breed on the beach, which is the South West’s only colony. Last year, they broke records with breeding numbers, and despite their numbers dropping to their lowest in 1997, careful management of the habitat by volunteers has ensured their continued survival and growing numbers. Little terns are the smallest of the UK terns and are a fast flying graceful little bird with a black cap on their head and a yellow bill with a black tip. You’ll hear them before you see them – with their distinctive ‘creeking’ call. They are ground nesting birds, so the Chesil little tern project, led by RSPB, concentrates on protecting the colony from predators and reducing disturbance. Before the birds arrive, an electric fence is put up around the colony, and a hide is constructed for the wardens and volunteers to monitor the birds 24 hours a day, and scare off any avian predators. The Fine Foundation Chesil Beach Centre has a viewing platform to view these birds, who are hunting for fish in the fleet lagoon. Bring your binoculars! You can also keep track on Twitter (@Little_ tern17) for the latest little tern news. www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk By Sally Welbourn

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Welcome to the July Stargazing Page. Highlights this month include a close meeting of Venus and Mars, and the bright star Arcturus, ‘Guardian of the Bear’. International Space Station The ISS is visible every night throughout July, however, only after mid-month will sightings not require an extremely early morning start. Please refer to www.heavens-above.com or a similar webpage for up-to-date information, remembering to set the location to your home town.

Object of the Month In May’s Object of the Month we used the bowl of the Plough asterism to locate the North Star, Polaris. This month we use the opposite end of the plough, the handle, to ﬁnd the fourth and sixteenth brightest stars in the sky. Arcturus, translated from the Greek meaning ‘Guardian of the Bear’, is a 7-billion-year-old red giant star in the constellation of Boötes, and the fourth brightest star in the sky. Indigenous Polynesians know it by a diﬀerent name: Ana-tahua-taata-metua-te-tupu-mavae, one of the ten heavens. Arcturus is a very fast-moving star, travelling at 76 miles per second, and will disappear from naked-eye view in around 150,000 years. Continuing along the same curved line in the sky leads to Spica, the brightest star in the constellation of Virgo. Latin for ‘ear of wheat’, it is a double star located 250 light years away. The two stars in the system are so close they orbit each other once every 4 days.

Mercury Visible in the 2nd and 3rd weeks of July, Mercury is very low in the northeast around 4am.

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Venus The ‘Evening Star’ is visible low in the western evening twilight until 10.30pm. Over the course of the month it moves towards Mars until they lie extremely close on 12th July, from whence they part. At this current time, Venus is over two hundred times brighter than Mars (see ﬁgure). They are also joined by the Moon for a pleasing vista on the 12th. Mars Visible at similar times to Venus but appearing much dimmer, the red planet is visible low in the western evening twilight until 10.30pm.

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Jupiter and Saturn Our two largest and most spectacular planets are ﬁnally back on view in our evening skies. They can be spotted low in the southeast around midnight at the beginning of the month, moving to 11pm toward month end. Moon This month’s Full Moon on July 24th is traditionally known as the Thunder Moon. Native American tribes also call this full moon ‘the Moon when the buﬀalo bellow’. In Europe and other countries, July’s full moon is known by many names, including the Buck Moon, Hay Moon and Raspberry Moon. 28

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The Adventures of Daichi

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365 trees - one for every day of the year was the majestic approach to our adventure last month. What an amazing road, lined with beautiful beech trees, all with amazingly shaped, knotted and knarled trunks and branches. An utter feeling of grandeur and decadence but also knowledge, respect and stability. These trees are steeped in history. If only they could talk! Daichi passed each tree in excitement and wonder. He loves historic places of interest. With a picnic at the ready, the promise of bright, warm weather and a smile on our faces we were ready for some fun. Have you guessed where we went? The Iron Age. Once a site of a hard-

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working tribe called the Durotruges around 500 BC, Badbury Rings is now a place to take a leisurely walk, have a picnic, run around with the dog on a lead, or sit and gaze at the sunset falling from the earth as we see it. We parked in the National Trust car park and gazed at the circular clump of trees, chomping cows and rolling hills surrounding us, as we munched our food in the comfort of Daichi’s ‘diner’. What is great about a campervan is that you can park almost anywhere and have a full 360 degree view of your surroundings whether it is raining or sunny. You can have a picnic at a table, you don’t have to wait for one to be free, and you don’t have to ‘lug’ all the heavy bags to where you are going. It is all there for you, in the cupboard, knives, forks, spoons and even plates. It is all so very sophisticated and easy. Daichi loves to make life fun

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Kings and the rivalry between tribes must have had everything to do with the life expectancy! Now, it is purported that there is the ghost of a Warrior King who haunts these hills, but maybe that was visioned after a whisky or two… who knows… Daichi prefers that spirit to the ghostly one! We could see the Isle of Wight in the far distance, Kingston Lacy House, that once owned the Rings and a Chinook helicopter flew right overhead. There were birds of prey swooping around and wonderful looking fungi on stumps of trees lying flat on the ground. How amazing to see so many different things all in one place. It is ideal for the young and old alike. Great to run madly around to tire out those youngsters, or wander slowly for us oldies. Badbury Rings is an easy place to get to if you want some space and a bit of an historical atmosphere. There is the poppy field not far away too, at this time of year. Daichi left with a smile on his bonnet. Where will he take us next month I wonder…? By Debbie Corney

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Sun Savvy Your guide to protecting your skin throughout the warmer months. Preparation If you want to be sun savvy, then preparation is the key. Just as you wouldn’t leave a new-born in the sun without protection, your own skin is also more vulnerable after a winter spent locked inside, which is why wearing a good SPF is vital. Fortunately, many makeup and skincare brands now include sunscreen in their moisturisers and foundations, making it far easier to include facial protection in your day-to-day routine - it may seem like a strange concept to wear sun cream throughout the year, but ultraviolet rays are always present and penetrate clouds. Cost As with most things in life you get what you pay for, and it really is worth investing in some top-notch sun protection. Firstly, it is important to understand what the SPF factor means. Contrary to popular

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Why we need to act now to tackle the local waste challenge Dear Local Resident, As someone who has lived in the Parley area for most of my life, and with family who have played an extremely active role in supporting the Parley and Ferndown communities for over 70 years, I wanted to take this opportunity to respond to some concerns that have been raised around Eco’s recent proposal for a low carbon Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) at our Eco Park next to Bournemouth Airport.

Over the last few weeks, a number of issues

Even after reducing waste by 10% through

By ensuring all emissions are well within

have been raised around Eco’s recent

prevention measures such as avoiding single

existing emission limits and planned

proposal for a low carbon Energy Recovery

use plastic and encouraging reuse/reﬁll

regulations, including taking into account

Facility (ERF) at our Eco Park next to

schemes, and achieving a local recycling rate

existing background emissions from road

Bournemouth Airport. Most of these issues are

of 80%, way above the Government's 65%

traffic, the Airport and agriculture, this protects

already covered in our detailed plans and

target, by 2033 Dorset and BCP Councils will

local designated sites, human health and the

supporting documents, which can be found on

still be faced with more than 180,000 tonnes

wider environment.

the Council’s planning portal, but we wanted

of residual waste.

correct some inaccurate assumptions.

Eco’s proposed ERF will ensure one third of this residual waste goes to good use and beneﬁts

A Mythbuster document, along with a copy

the local area. Further details can be found in

of this article has been created, to address

Dorset and BCP’s Waste Plan.

these in detail, and can be found through our website (erf.thisiseco.co.uk).

Emissions

I am keen to ensure the scale of the waste

The need to protect sensitive ecological

challenge is understood, which is why our

features has played a fundamental role in the

proposal includes an education centre, and

design process and informed Eco’s decision to

would like to offer some further insights

opt for a small-scale ERF utilising technology

below, as well as address some key concerns

that will ensure the lowest possible impact on

raised here.

local air quality and the local environment, working closely with Natural England.

Waste reduction and recycling

Limiting NOx emissions to less than 1% above background levels

Our aim is to increase recycling, which this

emissions in 2020

proposal does, by including a front-end sorting facility to remove up to 10,000 plastics) that may have been thrown away waste going through the energy recovery which simply cannot be recycled and would otherwise travel ever greater distances to landﬁll or for energy recovery.

For those of you who are not aware of Eco, we have been a pioneer in the organic

Government ﬁgures show the BCP and

waste industry locally, and have recycled

Dorset Council areas recycle around 60% of

over 3 million tonnes of green garden

their rubbish, one of the highest in the

waste, food and wood waste since the

country; however, the local area still landﬁlls

business was started by my father 25 years

16.8%, around double the national average.

ago. Today, we even recycle local street sweepings. To date, we have assisted local communities to prevent more than 1.5 million tonnes of carbon emissions by diverting waste from landﬁll, but we know there is even more we can do.

Figure 1: Annual Mean Impact of Proposed ERF at Portﬁeld School

by mistake. The remaining 50,000 tonnes of (thermal treatment) process will be waste

By 2033, we estimate surplus of 180,000t of rubbish locally. Our facility will cater for 60,000t of this

Proposed Education Centre

Traffic The Transport Assessment indicates that the impacts on the adjoining highway network are below 2%, even at peak times. Peak hour impacts at Chapel Gate are 1.9% (AM peak)

tonnes of recyclable materials (including

Concentration (ug/m3)

Eco has recycled over 3 million tonnes of waste since 1995 and prevented 93,000t of CO2

Proposed Energy Facility

to make sure every issue is addressed and

and 1.7% (PM peak), whilst peak hour impacts within Christchurch Road and Parley Lane are

below 0.5%. The waste will be delivered to the

Eco Park in covered vehicles.

Our ERF proposals will reduce HGV ‘waste

miles’ by at least 17,000 miles per month.

I hope this letter is helpful in providing further

information and clariﬁcations in respect of the

2 0

local waste challenge and our proposal. Given Nitrogen Dioxide

Background emissions

PM10

PM2.5

ERF contribution emissions

The plans include detailed assessments

the restrictions it’s been extremely challenging for us to speak to people, but if you would like any further information, or like to talk to me then please do get in touch through erfproject@thisiseco.co.uk.

demonstrating how, for example, nitrogen emissions will be less than 1% above existing background levels at ground level next to the plant (shown in the bar chart above).

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Justin Dampney

Even after reducing waste by 10% through

By ensuring all emissions are well within

prevention measures such as avoiding single

existing emission limits and planned

use plastic and encouraging reuse/reﬁll

regulations, including taking into account

schemes, and achieving a local recycling rate

existing background emissions from road

of 80%, way above the Government's 65%

traffic, the Airport and agriculture, this protects

target, by 2033 Dorset and BCP Councils will

local designated sites, human health and the

still be faced with more than 180,000 tonnes

wider environment.

of residual waste.

Proposed Energy Facility

Eco’s proposed ERF will ensure one third of this residual waste goes to good use and beneﬁts the local area. Further details can be found in Dorset and BCP’s Waste Plan.

Emissions The need to protect sensitive ecological features has played a fundamental role in the design process and informed Eco’s decision to opt for a small-scale ERF utilising technology that will ensure the lowest possible impact on local air quality and the local environment, working closely with Natural England.

Limiting NOx emissions to less than 1% above background levels

Proposed Education Centre

Traffic The Transport Assessment indicates that the impacts on the adjoining highway network are below 2%, even at peak times. Peak hour impacts at Chapel Gate are 1.9% (AM peak)

Concentration (ug/m3)

Figure 1: Annual Mean Impact of Proposed ERF at Portﬁeld School

and 1.7% (PM peak), whilst peak hour impacts within Christchurch Road and Parley Lane are

below 0.5%. The waste will be delivered to the

Eco Park in covered vehicles.

Our ERF proposals will reduce HGV ‘waste

miles’ by at least 17,000 miles per month.

I hope this letter is helpful in providing further

information and clariﬁcations in respect of the

2 0

local waste challenge and our proposal. Given Nitrogen Dioxide

Background emissions

PM10

PM2.5

ERF contribution emissions

The plans include detailed assessments

demonstrating how, for example, nitrogen emissions will be less than 1% above existing background levels at ground level next to the plant (shown in the bar chart above).

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Justin Dampney

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Charity Plant Sale Raises over £2000 for Julia’s House

Green-fingered Catherine and Rodger Andrew held a community plant sale from their home in Colehill near Wimborne this week, raising more than £2,000 over three days for the children’s hospice charity, Julia’s House. The kind-hearted couple revealed that they have been growing plants to sell since the beginning of last year. “It started as small event,” explains Rodger, “but Catherine has such green fingers. She produced some for last year and then it couldn’t happen because of lockdown so we had lots to sell. It was 18 months of hard work for Catherine, but when we totalled it up it was well worth the effort. We have been astounded by the response and the amount raised exceeded our expectations by an incredible amount. We even had one youngster carrying Alan Titchmarsh’s gardening book so he could get the right plants! The weather could have been better but we sold out of virtually everything.”

The couple gave thanks to those who helped over the three days or donated plants, and paid tribute to those who supported the sale, saying “Well done, Colehillians – your generosity knows no bounds!” Laura Maidment, Public Fundraising Manager for Julia’s House said, “We’d like to say a massive thank to Catherine and Rodger for the amazing support they have shown us. The money raised will go directly to helping the families of children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions in Dorset and Wiltshire, who have had an incredibly tough time during the lockdowns.” The couple adds, “We chose Julia’s House as it is an excellent local charity and a most worthwhile cause. Lots of people who came to the sale were delighted that we chose Julia’s House, and the fact that the children are the ultimate beneﬁciaries stirs us to (perhaps) start now for next year.”

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Furniture...and Other Dangers

by Toby Wren It seemed a perfectly reasonable request when my wife suggested that we might move the furniture, even though I recalled how some time before, and with much trepidation, we had taken many hours to achieve the present arrangement.

Furniture, it seemed, was possessed of a chameleon-like quality and quite able to change in appearance when moved. The easy chair that reclined innocuously in a sheltered corner of the room had become unsightly… grotesque even. It would need to be moved and this would involve a complete movement of everything, so I was informed! I was also well aware of the more subtle implications that frequently accompanied a moving of the furniture. Books left to gather dust on a shelf unit would be suddenly usurped in favour of some item of pottery or other ornament. Curtains too, once hung with great pride, would often become drab and unsuitable, as if suddenly ageing overnight and requiring immediate replacement. The ramifications of moving furniture appeared to radiate like ripples on a pool of water throughout the whole house. In extreme cases, moving furniture had even resulted in the apparent need for a flurry of decorating activity - the frantic addition of wallpaper and a splashing of paint… a truly daunting prospect. Clearly the moving of furniture was no small matter, nor to be undertaken in a casual or flippant manner.

Yet I had to admit that many summers had passed since we last rearranged our happy home, and who was I to question how it was that the then perfect arrangement no longer held quite such an exalted position? It might still look alright to me, a mere man, but obviously it languished in dire need of a woman’s touch. “Perhaps…” began the first suggestion, “perhaps we could move the settee over there,” she said, and so it had begun. She was pointing vaguely in the direction of the far end of the room. Painfully I obeyed, almost doing myself a mischief as I skidded on a hidden toy that had lain lurking and waiting my unwary tread. “Daddy found my car and tread on it!” shouted my son and heir. “He nearly broke it too!” “I’m sure he didn’t mean to,” reassured my wife. “Could daddy move the settee back this way little now and not tread on anything else?” “But that will put it in front of the door, dearest,” said daddy. “Well, let’s try it anyway shall we?” With faint muttering, I followed orders. In fact there was to follow a great deal of muttering and muffled exclamations of pain and horror that afternoon, although I will not elaborate further on this period of strained muscles and even greater strained nerves. Suffice to say the hours passed slowly, although I gained the impression that we were

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Ingredients

Makes one loaf

• 3 cups of all-purpose ﬂour (405g or 14.3oz) • 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt • 1/2 teaspoon of instant yeast • 1 1/2 cups/350ml of room temperature water

Top Tips • If you don’t have a cast-iron pot, you can improvise using a pizza stone and an upturned stainless-steel bowl, as maintaining a high temperature is essential for creating that desirable crust, you will need something to trap warm air around your bread. • Don’t worry if you need to leave your dough to rise longer than the stated time. Up to 24 hours is ﬁne as it is this waiting time that allows the yeast to ferment and create air bubbles without kneading. • Don’t be afraid to improvise. Whether you want to try

Wait until the bread has cooled before tucking in: this is essential to creating the perfect loaf.

Method 1. In a bowl combine flour, yeast and salt. Add 350ml water and stir until blended; the dough will be shaggy and sticky. Cover the bowl with cling film, then let the dough rest for at least 12 hours, and preferably up to 18, at warm room temperature. When the dough is ready it will be dotted with bubbles. 2. Lightly flour a surface and fold your dough one or twice before covering and resting once more for 15 minutes. Using a little flour gently shape it into a ball. Then coat a tea towel with flour and put the dough seam-side down. Cover with another towel and let it

this recipe with a beloved sourdough starter or would prefer gluten-free ﬂour, anything goes as long as you’re prepared for a little trial and error.

rise for about two hours. When it is ready, dough will be more than double in size and won’t bounce back when prodded. 3. To bake, heat oven to 220 degrees with a heavy, cast-iron lidded pan inside. When the dough is ready, remove the pot from oven and turn the dough into it, seam-side up. Cover with lid and bake for 30 minutes, then remove lid and bake another 15 to 30 minutes, until loaf is perfectly browned. Cool on a rack.

• Wait until the bread has cooled before tucking in: this is essential to creating the perfect loaf.

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