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Local  Eye  Magazines  are  Members  of:

My congratulations go to Fairmile Fisheries for winning this

month’s Business Award; we will be along soon to try out their

recognition for their hard work? Then why not tell us about it?

Dates for your diary this month include Mother’s Day on Sunday

10th March; Good Friday on the 29th and Easter Sunday on the

the Month – Simnel cake, a light fruit cake, similar to a Christmas

a much greater chance of winning from local competitions so why

Totally Locally Christchurch, are meeting again on the 19th March

to read a little more about how this fantastic new local shop

campaign is going to do fabulous new things for the town!

CherylCheryl Dennett

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We now offer gardening services!

RIVERSIDE GARDENSProfessional Gardener of 30 years

experience, to undertake:

Weekly Garden MaintenancePruningTur!ng

Patio CleaningSo" LandscapingHedge Trimming

Grass CuttingFully Insured

Phone Chris on 07754 580645

www.abicare.co.uk

Homecare enables anyone who needs some extra day-to-day support to live independently in their own home.

Abi have been providing excellent standards of homecare for many years and are now one of the leading providers in the South. Our carers offer a very friendly, personal and professional service, which includes both domestic and personal care support 7 days a week.

Abi is the Number choice for a career in care and are actively recruiting for part-time and fulltime carers in your area.

For further information please call 01202 880697 or email dorset@abicare.co.uk

Achieving better independence... With guaranteed peace of mind

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Cour  readers,  had  posted  and  emailed  in  your  

service  and  your  comments  certainly  portrayed  

just  a  few  of  your  comments……

‘Best  chips  in  the  whole  of  Christchurch!’  Aran

Fairmile  Fisheries  win  February’s  Business  Award  for  Christchurch!

Business AwardsAwards Celebrating Local Business Excellence

Have you received a particurlay good service from a local business recently? Then please do tell us about it! Here at Local Eye Magazines, we want to spread good news!

To nominate your favourite business, either pop along to our website and tell us why or alternatively, if you do not have internet access, you can write to us then post or pop your nomination through our letterbox if you are passing:

Business Award nominations, Local Eye Magazines,

20 Manor Road, Christchurch BH23 1LU.

You could make all the difference to someone’s business by just giving us two minutes of your time and letting us know about a service you have received. You can nominate as many

businesses as you wish!

To nominate your favourite business online, go to our website

www.localeyemagazines.co.uk

Let’s shout about the GOOD service we receive here in our community! It takes just two minutes of your time!

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‘Necessary Places of

Habitation’

When  Daniel  Defoe,  the  famous  author  of  Robinson  Crusoe,  passed  through  Christchurch  

in  about  1725  he  observed  that  ‘it  is  a  very  inconsiderable  poor  place’.

Christchurch  has  doubtlessly  always  had  to  deal  with  poverty.  In  the  early  13th  century  William  de  

‘for  the  sustenance  of  forty  paupers’.  Christchurch  

subsequently  forced  Queen  Elizabeth  I  to  introduce  measures  to  combat  an  increasing  threat  of  social  

homeless,  and  incapacitated.  However,  contrary  to  

‘out-­‐relief’  to  help  them  remain  in  their  own  homes.

had  passed  through  the  town  -­‐  the  churchwardens  

the  corner  of  Church  Lane  and  Quay  Road  ‘for  the  

in  nearby  White  Hall,  which  suggests  that  this  presumably  lime-­‐washed  building  had  been  an  

purpose-­‐built,  red-­‐brick  Workhouse  was  constructed  on  the  Quay  Road  site  (this  building  is  now  the  

Catherine’s  Hill,  presumably  to  replace  White  Hall.

By  the  early  1800s  the  Workhouse  was  becoming  

the  Guardians  implement  plans  to  build  a  larger  

its  archway  entrance  in  Jumpers  Road,  with  a  grand  

needy  could  surely  not  have  even  dreamed  of  such  a  

In  1991  much  of  the  Christchurch  Hospital  site  was  deemed  special  for  its  ‘high  quality  and  interest’  and  

Workhouse  buildings  have  since  been  demolished  –  though  the  archway  entrance  and  Master’s  House  

undertaken  by  local  historian  Sue  Newman.

local history by Phil Tate

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(01202) 48 38 48

Located on Bargates in Christchurch, footrescue is a leading provider of

Chiropody & Podiatry treatments in Dorset & Hampshire. With over 40 years

combined experience, your feet could not be in safer hands. All our clinics are

clean, modern and a refreshing change. Our staff are degree graduates and

regulated by the Health & Care Professions Council, the only regulatory body

covering Chiropody in the UK. We provide the full range of care for your feet

from simple nail cutting to advanced procedures for corns, calluses, surgery for

warts, verrucae and ingrown nails, plus our new musculoskeletal service for

disorders with walking, running, skiing and all forms of sport.

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Tel: 01202 485147

PRIORY PLUMBING & MAINTENANCE

All plumbing works undertaken from tap washer to complete bathroom/kitchen planning and installation.

ESTABLISHED 25 YEARS

Mob: 07831 887333 99 Stour Road

ChristchurchDorset

General household maintenance undertaken

deal  of  press  recently  on  the  demise  of  high  streets.  Recent  closures  of  chains  such  as  Comet,  Jessups  

High  streets  have  always  

with  traders  selling  what  people  currently  desire.  Years  ago  it  would  be  butchers,  bakers,  grocers,  clothing,  haberdashery,  ironmongers.

Sadly,  I  read  of  one  shopkeeper  saying  that  people  are  using  shops  for  browsing  only,  inspect  what  they  want,  then  buy  it  on  the  internet  where  it’s  inevitably  cheaper.  I  say  inevitably,  as  Internet  traders  do  not  have  the  overheads  to  cover  that  shopkeepers  have.    However,  our  shopping  streets  can  transform  themselves  again  as  enterprising  business  people  adapt.  

changes  appearing  by  trading  goods  and  services  that  cannot  easily  be  bought  on  the  internet  and  

are  set  as  retail  and  if  successful  these  units  will  be  combined  and  opened  for  beauty  treatments.  Now,  you  can  browse  products  and  buy  them  

made  produce  is  available  through  specialty  shops.  

Bryant,  to  create  a  ring  for  his  girlfriend  –  now  his  

Our  High  Street  is  becoming  more  leisure  driven  

the  need  then  there  is  hope.

Julie

Business Column

Julie Ratcliffe

1stClass

Service

Local Tradesman Based in Christchurch

No job too smallFree Estimates

Quick Reliable Service

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Jude Powell RN

Owned and run by ChristchurchHousing Society, a charity providing care and accommodation for older people since 1946

Tel: 01425 272919Silver Way, Lymington Road, Highcliffe BH23 4LJ Christchurch Housing Society also owns Avondene Care Home in Mudeford

open 7 days a week

254 - 258 Barrack Road, Christchurch, BH23 2BJwww.bedtimechristchurch.co.uk

FREE SAME DAY DELIVERY ON

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Zoe’s Birthday Bash

Mini Golf

Come and join the fun on

Saturday 23rd March 10am - 4pm

Raising funds for The Neuroblastoma Society

at The Boathouse Christchurch Quay

Play a round of mini golf and help raise money for The Neuroblastoma Society a Charity that

funds research into Childhood Cancer

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£5 EYE TESTValid for one test booked on or before 30 March 2013 at discounted price of only £5. Present voucher at time of test. Cannot be exchanged for cash, used with other vouchers or redeemed by customers already entitled to a free NHS eye test. One per person, at named Specsavers stores only. CODE 2622

Christchurch 34 High Street. Tel 01202 480 707

specsavers.co.uk

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in  January  2011  at  just  a  few  weeks  short  of  her  second  Birthday.    

from  neuroblastoma,  by  raising  funds  for  medical  research  into  improving  both  diagnosis  and  treatment  of  the  disease.  

Everyone  is  invited  and  Emma  and  Jeremy  look  forward  to  seeing  you  there.

Zoe’s Birthday Bash - Saturday 23rd March

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onmust.  Contact  Carolyn  Dennis  01202  424482.

Christchurch   Neighbour   Cars   -­‐   Door   to   door   transport  by   volunteer   drivers,   for   elderly   residents   in   BH23   area  

drivers  always  needed.

Gallery,  14  Wick  Lane,  Christchurch  BH23  1HX  10-­‐4  daily.    

  at   Mudeford   Wood   Community  

supper.   Bring   your   own   drink   and   enjoy   an   entertaining  

mudefordwoodcommunitycentre.co.uk

Wadie.   Red   House   Museum,   Quay   Road,   Christchurch  

 

1.30-­‐3pm -­‐  Make  and  decorate   a   heart   shape   basket   or   card   for  Mother’s  Day  

Red  House  Museum,  Quay  Road,  Christchurch  BH23  1BU  

Stan’s   Blues   Jam  now   two   Stan’s   Blues   Jams   a  month   in  

(27th  March).  See  www.stansbluesjam.co.uk  for  details.

What’s On

Every Monday - Christchurch Market (all year)Up to 100 traders selling a variety of food, clothes, household goods, plants and bric-a-brac in the mainly tra!c-free High Street and Saxon Square.

Farmers Market "rst Friday of every month 9am – 1pm. Regular monthly Farmers’ Market in Saxon Square. Over twenty local producers selling quality home produced/reared produce including; meat, cheese, bread, plants, herbs, cakes, fruit and vegetables.

Christchurch Country Market. Everything home-baked, homemade and home-grown locally. Every Monday 9.30-11.30. Druitt Hall (behind library). Refreshments available.

Regular Markets

  at  2pm  by   Judy  Giles  

  10am   -­‐   midday   -­‐  Mudeford   Wood   Community   Centre.   Come   along   for  

mudefordwoodcommunitycentre.co.uk.

deaths,  smuggling,  poisoning  and  gossip.

Hatch  Gallery,  7a  Church  Street,  Christchurch,  BH23  1BW  www.   hatchgallery.co.uk   jodyton@hatchgallery.co.uk  07787517958

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Hands on Care Osteopathic Practice

Osteopathy can treat a wide range of symptoms including:

Tel: 01202 47 44 77Wessex Therapy Clinic

17 Stour RoadChristchurch, BH23 1PL

www.handsoncare-osteopathy.co.uk

Katherine Terry BSc (Hons) Ost

New to the Wessex Therapy Clinic

Tel: 01202 47 44 77

RICHARDGODSELL

Est. 1928

RICHARDGODSELL

Est. 1928ESTATE AGENTS & AUCTIONEERS

2 Church Street Christchurch 499466www.richardgodsell.com

Is your garden overgrown?

Ring Ron on 07774 073866 for a quote

OVER 20 YEARS IN CHRISTCHURCH

CHIROPRACTIC & ACUPUNCTURE

David & Wei Lin AllenDoctors of Chiropractic

TEL: 01425 277866www.highcliffechiropractic.co.uk415d Lymington Road, Highcliffe

£10 off New Patient Visit(just mention the ‘Eye’)

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Gala   Dinner   at   the  

  Within  

contact  us  at  zoesbirthdaybash@gmail.com

 Waterford   Road  welcomes  you   to   our  Open  Day   at   10am-­‐3.30pm.   Come   and   visit   us   at  Greystones   House,   you   will   be   made   most   welcome.   Many  

formed.

,   St   George’s   Church,  Jumpers   Road,   Christchurch   at   7.30pm.   £5   per   person.    

and  contacts  to  help  create  the  perfect  wedding  day  all  within  

the  facts  and  learn  what  we  can  do  to  prevent  this  catastrophe.

win  an  Easter  egg  prize.  £1.00  per  trail  11.00am  -­‐  4.00pm

 10  am  -­‐12  noon,with   Bring   &   Buy   and   a   prize   draw,   Methodist   Church   Hall,  

Boat  Jumble  Sale

to  site  from  0800hrs,  must  be  in  place  by  1030hrs  -­‐  No  access  

dinghies  must  be  in  place  by  1000hrs.    Booking  forms  for  sellers  available   from:   christchurchtowncentre@dorset.pnn.police.uk  

Red  House  Museum,  18  th  May  with  unique  opportunity  to  play  

visit  www.cadarts.com

www.visitchristchurch.info

What’s On Cont’d..

Labour of Loveclasses to support you through

pregnancy, birth & beyond

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We know the most important things in life are our loved ones but it is not always possible to be near them. This obviously causes anxiety as you are not always sure that they are safe, secure, warm and managing their daily lives.

We can provide daily or weekly support that will help alleviate your concerns.

0845 603 4743 www.apexcare.org

check she is safe and warm | change the light bulb | deal with the post | make time for tea and a chat

Who will make sure those you care about are OK?

Carers Required – We are looking for people to provide care to the elderly in their homes.

quality  and  personalised  service  to  vulnerable  adults  with  

third  year  and  this  year  more  than  200  care  companies  -­‐

the  Lancaster  Hotel,  Central  London.

need  for  many  years,  we  are  a  leading  provider  for  domi-­‐

caring  for  the  individual,  we  also  take  into  account  the  needs  of  their  families  and  friends  by  providing  support  and  respite.  

past  year  has  seen  us  develop  a  range  of  delicious  recipes  and  menu  plans  with  our  elderly  client’s  requirements  

use  the  recipe  cards,  the  dishes  are  easy  to  create,  whilst  

which  enables  independence  and  promotes  self-­‐care  

created  to  highlight  the  achievements,  professional  skills,  management  leadership  and  spirit  of  enterprise  among  independent  sector  providers  of  social  care  services  for  

Apex are announced as !nalists in the nationally acclaimed Independent Specialist Care Awards 2013

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Fitness, Sport and Wellbeing

ages,  no  need   to  bring  a  partner,   friendly   class  and  easy  

strictlyjivefever.co.uk

Christchurch   has   2   tables   and   need   volunteers   to   greet  

pleased  to  welcome  new  players,  why  not  come  along  and  

Club  web  site  www.hsmbc@webeden.co.uk

instructor   on   07989   971928   or   emailyoga.silvaperez@gmail.com

487152

Clubs, Classes, Groups & Societies

and  strengthen  your  body,  relieve  aches  and  tension  and  prepare  for  birth  with  these  friendly  and  nurturing  classes.  

07504  823517  or  email  ‘elainerees@europe.com’.

well   as   teaching   poise,   movement   quality,   musicality,  

07950459119  or  email  sally.burbage@gmail.com

Art and Craft

whose  current  membership  has  a  diversity  of  interest  and  

christchurchartsguild.org   or   phone   Sandi   Hitchens   on  

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Trading Standards check and approve businesses, so you don’t have to...

For businesses you can trust, Buy With Confidence Visit buywithconfidence.gov.uk or call 08454 040506

Local  independent  Architect VAT  to  pay!ARB  and  RIBA  registered

07816  069566

Introducing...Happy DaysCleaning ServicesAlways in your area

Deb and Alan07428 719470

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Sue   on   01202   481099   or   email   susanknights@hotmail.co.uk  www.susanknights.co.uk

-­‐   ‘Look  who   is   in  our  Garden’   -­‐   lecture  by   Jennifer  

the   Resource   Centre,   Ringwood   Road,   Bransgore.  New  members  always  welcome.

Children

Musical   Minis-­‐   a   fun   music   group   for   babies   and  

gill@musicalminis.co.uk   for   more   details   on   this  popular  class.  Website:  www.musicalminis.co.uk

Contact   Lisa   on   0844   873   4740   or   email   lisa@

classes   on   Monday   mornings   for   babies,   toddlers  

smith@musicalsteps.co.uk,   www.musicalsteps.co.uk

Clubs and Societies

cost.  Contact  Les  Denmead  01202  470929  or  pop  in.

every   Wednesday   2.00pm-­‐4.00pm,   at   Greystones  

out   with   other   local   people   that   will   be   full   of  

refreshments.   Warm   welcome   for   all.   Contact  number  01202  848145.

and  have  ever  thought  of  joining  Rotary  then  please  

will  be  made  very  welcome.

Clubs, Classes, Groups & Societies cont’d

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If you are considering moving or would like an update on the value of your home, then please

take advantage of our Free Valuation Service

(without obligation)

278 Lymington Road Highcliffe, Dorset BH23 5ET

Tel: 01425 271318www.pettengells.co.uk

6 Castle Street, Christchurch Dorset BH23 1DT

Tel: 01202 486900www.pettengells.co.uk

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Essential Nursingand Care Services

Essential Nursing and Care are looking for domiciliary carers to work within the Christchurch/Highcliffe and Southbourne areas with immediate starts available.

We are also looking for HCA’S to work within local Nursing and Care homes and local Hospitals.

Experienced RGN’S urgently required.

We are a 3 star rated agency, which provides full and extensive training to all staff. We are looking for people who have a passion for care and can provide care within peoples home.

We offer:-Free DiplomaFull/Part Time Hours

(Contracted)Competitive RatesWeekly PayHoliday Pay

Full UK Driving License requiredCars Available (T+C’S Apply)

To apply contact Mav

01202 711144mav@essentialnursing.co.uk

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NEW

Providing the complete solution in bathroom design

01202 526206 dunkleybathrooms.co.uk 4/10 Kemp Road, Bournemouth BH9 2PW

Enthusiastic start to weekly cycle rides from Highcliffe Castle

organised  by  the  Christchurch  and  East  Dorset  

 More  than  20  people  braved  the  cold  weather  

free  and  last  no  more  than  an  hour,  using  quiet  

January,  despite  the  cold  temperatures,  and  hope  to  see  more  people  join  the  group  as  the  rides  

equipment  is  necessary  but  people  taking  part  are  advised  to  wear  suitable  clothing  for  the  weather  

anyone  who  would  like  to  take  part  but  doesn’t  have  their  own  bike,  bikes  are  available  to  hire  for  

team  on  01425  470721.

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Zumba4 KIDS!

(5-10yrs)

Thoroughly Modern Millie - Twynham School Production The Regent Centre – 7th, 8th and 9th March 2013

It  is  set  in  the  20’s,  with  Millie  Dillmount  from  

show  is  full  of  1920s  songs  and  jazz  and  will  appeal  

a  50p  towards  the  Regent  Development  

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Your local auto service centre

Local independent garage sevices. All makes serviced – mot – tyres – brakes – exhausts

39 Mill Road, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 2JY 01202 485718 www.carvets.co.uk

MOT TESTINGFOR ALL MAKES OF CARS INC. LCV’S & MOTORHOMES

SERVICING & REPAIRS

FOR ALL MAKES OF CARS

AIR CONDITIONING SERVICED

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Simnel cake is a light fruit cake, similar to

a Christmas cake covered in marzipan,

and eaten at Easter in Great Britain and

Ireland.

Easter Simnel Cake

225g  sultanas100g  currants

225g  light  muscovado  sugar4  eggs

100g  glace  cherries,  rinsed  in  hot  water,  dried  and  quarteredgrated  rind  of  2  lemons

   

450g  best  quality  marzipan2tbsp  apricot  jam1  egg  beaten,  to  glaze

with  silicone  paper.

-­‐sible.  Divide  the  marzipan  into    three  equal  parts  and  roll  out  one  piece  into  a  circle  20cm  

levelling  the  surface  again.

mins  and  then  turn  out  to  cool  on  a  wire  rack.  When  the  cake  is  cool,  warm  up  the  apricot  jam  in  a  small  saucepan  and  brush  the  top  of  the  cake  with  it.  Roll  out  half  of  the  remaining  marzi-­‐

thumb  to  crimp  it  round  the  sides.  Roll  the  rest  of  the  marzipan  into  eleven  balls  to  represent  

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Christchurch: 01425 271 371www.keithmotors.com

keithmotors

Keith Motors ‘ The Man from the Bank’ Sales Event

A senior representative from the Ford Motor Company will be available in our showroom this weekend to o! er a limited number of manufacturer’s Loyalty Vouchers of between £500 – £2,000 in addition to any deal o! ered by Keith Motors. He will also be available to discuss your vehicle fi nance.

This truly is a one-o! opportunity – don’t miss out and remember to book in your free mini valet on 01425 283402.

vouchers (o! ered by a senior representative from the Ford Motor Company)

to discuss your vehicle fi nance

(subject to pre booking – please call us)

W H E N?Saturday 23 – Sunday 24 March Saturday, 9am – 4pm; Sunday, 10.30am – 4pm

Keith Motors ChristchurchLyndhurst RoadChristchurch BH23 4SB

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Sudoku  Competition

Fill in the grid so that each row, column and 3x3 box, contains the numbers 1 through to 9 with no repetition. You don’t need to be a genius. These puzzles use logic alone. Watch out! Sudoku is highly addictive!

Win a Beautiful Bouquet of

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Simply complete the Sudoku Puzzle, fill in your details and post your entry to: Local Eye Magazines, Competitions, 20 Manor Road, Christchurch BH23 1LU.

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AddressGood Luck! Entries to be received no later than 31st March 2013. Winner picked at random from correct entries.

Crossword

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Crossword  answers  on  page  48

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Twynham Church for the Community invites you to:

Messy ChurchAn informal, fresh, new way of experiencing Church.

It’s fun, family friendly and for all ages. (Meal included)

10th March from 4pm – 6pm

Twynham Church for the Community99 Barrack Rd, Christchurch

Dorset, BH23 2ALPlease contact Rachel or Jo: 01202473626

Rachel@twynhamchurch.org

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Answers on Page 48

It’s  Mother’s  Day,  and  I  am  gently  awoken  at  a  respectable  hour  by  my  three  children,  who  present  

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containing  a  mug  of  cold  tea,  which  is  gently  slopping  onto  half-­‐

more  tea.  (I  am  somewhat  relieved  to  spot  my  bedroom  curtains  

for  lunch,  and  makes  a  desperate  dash  to  the  supermarket  in  

to  leave  children  in  them,  we  follow  the  river  round  to  the  quay,  

argument,  which  is  quickly  quashed  with  the  words,  ‘Shh,  it’s  Mother’s  Day’.  We  eat  ice  cream,  laugh  at  dogs  chasing  seagulls  

the  bandstand  on  March  10th…

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Tasting Menu - 4 courses £25We can also recommend the perfect wines to go with each course -

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The Thirteenth Box is an exciting adventure set in 1780 in Christchurch, where three children get involved in a fight between smuggling gangs over boxes containing parts of a mysterious machine, especially the all-important thirteenth box.

To win, just answer this simple question:

The Thirteenth Box is a ‘Smugglers’ Town Mystery’. Where is the ‘smuggler’s town’ located?

Answers to be received no later than 31st March 2013

The Thirteenth Box is available from local outlets or www.highsailspublications.co.uk . It is also available on Kindle

It’s World Book Day on 7th March and to join in this worldwide celebration of reading, Local Eye Magazines, in association with High Sails Publications, has two signed copies of the brilliant local book, The Thirteenth Box, to give away.

Send your answer, plus your name and address to:

Local Eye Magazines, Competitions, 20 Manor Road, Christchurch BH23 1LU

Twynham Church for the Community invites you to:

Messy ChurchAn informal, fresh, new way of experiencing Church.

It’s fun, family friendly and for all ages. (Meal included)

10th March from 4pm – 6pm

Twynham Church for the Community99 Barrack Rd, Christchurch

Dorset, BH23 2ALPlease contact Rachel or Jo: 01202473626

Rachel@twynhamchurch.org

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Lateral ThinkingActing on anonymous phone call, the

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If every adult in the CHRISTCHURCH AREA

spent just

£5 per week in their local independent

shops, instead of online or

at the big supermarkets,

it would be worth AN EXTRA

£8.2 million

per year going into the

local economy.

Which means more jobs, better facilities & a nicer

place for us all to live.

Makes you think doesn’t it?

Ohave  had  a  great  turn  out  including  support  from  our  local  traders,  residents,  Christchurch  Council,  Christchurch  Chamber  of  

see  what’s  going  on.

town  and  reminding  local  people  to  spend  some  of  their  money  at  our  local  independent  shops  and  businesses.    If  each  person  spent  just  £5  a  week  locally  it  would  be  worth  an  

local  economy.    In  turn  these  local  businesses  use  other  local  services  and  traders  which  keeps  the  cycle  going  and  helps  the  local  

for  others  to  visit.    It’s  also  about  businesses  

other  local  independent  traders  to  their  customers.

posters,  thank  you  notes  etc…  and  a  website  where  we  can  discover  some  hidden  local  

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Christchurch  Borough  Council  has  pledged  to  support  members  of  the  community  with  plans  for  a  new  community  hall  in  the  town.

provide  a  community  hall  in  the  town  centre.  

Strategic  Director  for  the  Christchurch  and  East  Dorset  

together  to  progress  plans,  which  could  see  a  new  

Christchurch Borough Council supports community efforts for new hall

Christchurch  Borough  Council  has  agreed  to  provide  

take  place  in  March  2013  to  review  progress.

of  the  current  hall  and  the  provision  of  a  new  

believe  real  progress  was  made  in  showing  the  Council  that  we  have  the  capacity  to  take  forward  sensible  

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Encore  recorded:  Sun  3  March  2.30pmBy  satellite  on  screen

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It’s about jobs & community, it’s about investing today for a prosperous

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Totally Locally is about opening your eyes to the great independent shops

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Go on, give it a try – there’s a good chance you’ll want to go back.

It’s about supporting local growers, producers and services - be

bakers.

Most of all though it’s about people. Great people. People who

care about what they do, what they grow, what they make and

ultimately the people they sell it to.

And it’s about all of us. A collective responsibility of all of us

to support these businesses. Because when we do our towns

thrive. If you support a local shop or business, chances are they

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It’s the very structure of what we have come to love about this town.

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Wessex Pharmacies, 186 Somerford

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Burton 01202 477771 Mon-Fri 9-1/2-6.30

Lloyds, 248 Lymington Road, Highcliffe

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Chemists

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