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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

• A young lady who is also a student at Ferndown Upper School has been cheerleading since she was 6 years old and has received a scholarship to pay for her expenses to attend ‘The Summit’ cheerleading competition in Florida. • Funding has provided the opportunity for 3 disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils at St Michael’s Middle School to join their peers for a 5-day outdoor education trip to Holne

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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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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

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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

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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 20

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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.

Jupiter & Saturn

Mars 27th

Saturn

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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)

Our largest planet is lost in the Sun’s glare this month. Saturn is visible in the second-half of the month, below Venus.

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 28

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

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Venus

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Chocs Away Gift ideas for your little ones that don’t involve copious amounts of sugar. Our kids’ association of chocolate with Easter is, let’s be honest, harmless enough; yet this special time of the year is about so much more than that. To remind our youngsters of this fact, why not start early in planning this year’s celebrations by exploring a range of Easter ideas that don’t involve chocolate? How appetising! 1. Something to wear From cute bunny slippers to funny, furry onesies, there are some beautiful, original and, yes, even stylish Easter-themed clothes that are sure to delight your kids. 2. Something to treasure Why not invest in an Easter gift that will last into adulthood? Perhaps a locket or charm bracelet, or even just a new

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What if you just leave it? Rewilding Unwrapped The UK’s first photography exhibition exploring the concept of rewilding is being launched this month at Bournemouth University’s Atrium Gallery. Rewilding is taking the UK by storm. The 2019 bestselling book ‘Wilding’ by Isabella Tree has raised public awareness of the idea, as has a storyline on the Archers. Sir David Attenborough is a supporter of rewilding and even Ed Sheeran says that he plans to rewild as much of the UK as he can! Despite the publicity and soundbites, many people are not sure about what rewilding really means, and this exhibition by Dorset photographer and nature conservationist Dr Sam Rose intends to ‘unwrap’ the concept and help people to find out more; and encourage them to get involved themselves. The gallery is hosting a range of more than 40 images, including the animals that are the ‘ecosystem engineers’ and make rewilding happen, the people who choose to rewild, and the landscapes that result from rewilding. It also includes some drone photography of some areas being rewilded, and a range of fine-art black and white images that explore the ‘messiness’ and uncertainty that surrounds rewilding. Sam will also set out a couple of surprise exhibits as part of the display by the end of the week. The work was all undertaken over the last two years as part of a Masters Degree in Photography at the neighbouring Arts University Bournemouth. Case studies were undertaken as far afield as Glenfeshie in Scotland and the Lizard in Cornwall, although there is a a particular focus on the Knepp Wildlands in West Sussex, the subject of the book Wilding, mentioned above.

Rose has a highly unusual gift... his camera becomes an extension of himself revealing landscapes, wildlife and people as if you are inside his head and, that his head is playing host to a wormhole of thousands of years of experiences, rather than simply a question of framing, light and mathematics. He has a painterly eye and you are left with a sense that he is revealing something more than what is immediately visible.” Sam says “I hope that this exhibition will inspire people to find out a bit more about rewilding, what it means and why it is so important for us all. It is all about letting go and allowing nature to take the lead in restoring damaged ecosystems, and about the people who have the courage to do that. It is amazing and beautiful to see what happens when nature is allowed to thrive, and my thanks go to those who have shared their stories with me.” The exhibition is accompanied by a website: whatifyoujustleaveit.info and a podcast also called “What if you just leave it?” available on most podcast platforms. It is gratefully supported in part by Heal Rewilding and the Fine Family Foundation, and created in collaboration with the Arts University Bournemouth and Bournemouth University. It will be on show between Jan 10th and Mar 31st 2022 in Poole House, the main entrance to the University’s Talbot campus.

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The Modern Magazines Camper Van My dream has always been to have a sea view. The blue beyond, the changing skies and the soft sand to take endless walks has been an illusion of mine for many years. Daichi, our Modern Magazines campervan of course loves his trips to the seaside, and you see him with his surfboard and dolphin as he travels around our British Isles. So, you may have noticed we have been ‘quiet’ for a couple of months with no stories to tell of journeys near or far. Well, I am delighted to say that we have moved… to that very place I dreamed of… overlooking the delightful blue shimmering sea and sands of Weymouth Beach. It may not be a Greek Island or a Caribbean beach, but Daichi is in his element - and so are we! Not only have we moved our location, but in addition to that we bought an ice-cream parlour to go with it. How outrageous is that! Weymouth is wonderful. It has character, local people who care for each other and a sense of community. It can be very lively (we have yet to

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Who knows whether travel this year between Australia and the UK is going to be possible? So while I can’t offer up sun swept beaches and clear seas with absolute certainty, I do have an original meal option from the Southern Hemisphere that will at least make holidaying at home more bearable… I hope! My Aussie grain bowl recipe works as a really good alternative to cereal, which I don’t eat because I don’t have milk. And as a full-on protein brunch it’s just as good, with a few carbs added for good measure. For grains, us Aussies will always mix them up and play around with different combinations. Sometimes I have the meal cold and other times hot; sometimes with sprouted beans and on occasions without. My favourite is the chicken and avocado combo.

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In modern motoring, infotainment systems are all run through a simple dock, or connect via Bluetooth, allowing mirroring and voice recognition for functionality, and of course handsfree voice calls. This is yet another technological innovation that shouts convenience, though also makes the driving experience considerably safer. 3. Adaptive Cruise Control This function, where your car glides comfortably at a set speed, always had the propensity to worry casual motorists, given sudden requirements to break, accelerate or change lanes. The improvement of adaptive technology and your car’s awareness of other vehicles and possible hazards around it means it can react to danger even before the brain does. For instance, if a car slows ahead of you, ACC recognises this change and drops speed accordingly, only accelerating again when the vehicle in front has done the same. 4. Blind Spot Monitoring Almost every driver,

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Delores and her friends are looking for their forever home

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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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Talbot Village Trust contributes to crucial digital support for young cancer patients Talbot Village Trust has donated £20,000 to Youth Cancer Trust, providing digital support and activities for young people who have been diagnosed with cancer. The funding from Talbot Village Trust has allowed Youth Cancer Trust to provide online weekly group therapy sessions and activity packs, creating peer support while residential stays are on hold. The digital services have enabled young people with cancer to socialise and share their own experiences, helping to reduce a sense of isolation exacerbated by the pandemic. Brenda Clark, Founder of Youth Cancer Trust, said: “We are so very grateful for the grant from Talbot Village Trust, which has enabled us to continue to help young people with cancer remotely during such challenging times. The program has proven to be a huge success, and I want to thank the Trustees for recognising our charity and helping to improve the quality of life for so many young people.” Youth Cancer Trust helps people aged 14-30 across the UK and Ireland, offering free activity-based residential holidays at its house in Bournemouth. Since the start of the pandemic, holidays have been put on hold to protect the highly vulnerable individuals they support. Youth Cancer Trust’s weekly group sessions are hosted with trained therapeutic counsellors, for those who need additional support. The sessions cover weekly topics for the group to discuss, to encourage healthy conversation about cancer and the difficult experiences they may face in their day-to-day lives. 64

Due to the success of their online support project, Youth Cancer Trust has now changed their charity objectives moving forward to continue providing online support post-pandemic. Previously, all services were provided in person through their residential holidays. Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, Chairman of Talbot Village Trust, said: “Youth Cancer Trust has adapted seamlessly to their new online support system and we are delighted that this addition to their services will continue post-pandemic. The difference this has made is immeasurable and we are so pleased to be able to play such a crucial part in changing so many young lives for the better.” For more information about Youth Cancer Trust, please visit: www. youthcancertrust.org To apply for funding from the Talbot Village trust, visit www.talbotvillagetrust. org to submit an online application. The Trust meets biannually and is accepting applications for funding from both previous and new applicants in the area before the Trustees meet in Spring 2022.

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Wandering On Wanderers take the glory in the first ever FA Cup final, 150 years ago. In an inaugural FA Cup final of many peculiarities, perhaps the most stark is the fact only 2,000 people turned up at the Kennington Oval on March 16th, 1872 to watch winners Wanderers take on Royal Engineers. As a competition, perhaps fans were suspicious of its validity. Firstly, only 15 teams entered. Wanderers’ eventual finalists, Royal Engineers were comprised, predictably, of engineers from the British Army, and were based in Chatham, Kent. Wanderers were from relatively nearby in Leytonstone. Both sides received byes in the first round, and won away ties in the second. Then, in the quarter-final, Engineers beat Hampstead Heathens 2-0, while Wanderers’ goalless draw with Crystal Palace saw both sides progress through to the semis, peculiarly. All semi-finals were to be played at the Kennington Oval, and after Scottish club Queens

Park – who had received walkovers and byes up to this stage – played out a 0-0 draw with Wanderers, they took the decision to withdraw rather than face another lengthy trip down from Glasgow. This sent Wanderers through to the ﬁnal, to face Engineers, who had seen off the Crystal Palace 3-0 after an initial goalless draw. In the ﬁnal, another tight game was decided by a solitary goal, with Morton Betts, who was playing under the pseudonym A.H. Chequer, making the decisive contribution for Wanderers after 15 minutes. The two teams brought rather differing styles of play to the event. Wanderers’ tactic was for players to dribble the ball through defensive lines in trying to get it near the goal. One of these rugby-like forays

led to Edmund Cresswell, of Engineers, suffering a broken collarbone, but with no substitutes, he had to see out the remainder of the match as a “passenger” on the wing. Engineers favoured a more progressive passing approach to the game, though even this attempt at fluidity didn’t change what newspaper The Field described as “the fastest and hardest match that has ever been seen at The Oval”. Ultimately, the victors, it was said, displayed “some of the best play, individually and collectively, that has ever been shown in an Association game,” and returned back to Leytonstone with the honours (although they’d have to wait another month for the trophy to be presented to them). And so the first ever FA Cup final was done. In the years that followed, Wanderers folded little more than a decade later, though Engineers played on as one of the country’s leading amateur sides.

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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.

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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.”

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Sea-faringly fashionable How Tommy Hilfiger continues to sail the seas of fashion. Now past his 70th birthday, it’s hard to recall a time when Tommy Hilfiger’s name wasn’t synonymous with the pinnacle of American fashion. His brand has an instantly distinguishable look of its own – it’s blues, white, reds; precisionpatterning and chic lines that perfectly combine luxury with lifestyle. “I never went to any design school,” Hilfiger begins. “I just started sketching my own concepts, bought the fabric I wanted, and used local seamstresses to produce the clothes that I started selling in stores I had opened up in my hometown of Elmira and at various college campuses. “But my partners and I were spending a lot of time partying at places like Studio 54 instead of looking after our stores. I over-expanded and then had to file for bankruptcy at age 23. That taught me you have to focus just as much on the business side as on the creative aspect if you want to be

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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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