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March 2012 edition of The West Moors Directory
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March 2012
Delivered FREE in the village each month
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H. E. ELECTRICAL AND SECURITY SERVICES
� 01202 891482 � 07850 055817 � [email protected]
� Consumer Units
� Extra Lights | Sockets
� Rewires (Full or Part)
� Part P — 17th Edition Qualified
� Burglar Alarm Installation and Service
FREE Estimates Lived and worked in West Moors for
over 20 yrs with over 40 yrs experience
Call Mick on
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Hello West Moors!
We have a full magazine for you this month with
several interesting articles for you to read. One for
the mother of the bride from Fab Frocks. There is
news on Community Payback in West Moors on page
8. An opportunity to put someone forward to win
£3000 of fitted furniture on page 7. Don’t miss the
Easter Panto at the Bournemouth Pavilion! Dorothy
wants to find her way home on April 5th and 6th.
There are even prize tickets to be won—see page 35.
We also of course have our local trades people who
are ready to help you. The full index at the back gives
you a whole range of services contained in magazine.
Do mention The West Moors Directory when making
any calls or bookings. This makes all the difference.
We have plumbers, electricians, decorators, dentists,
gardeners, flooring specialists, blind and awning
specialists and even a chimney sweep! If there is a
category you would like that is not in the book, please
let me know and I will find someone for you. If you
have a local club community activity that you would
like to get new members for, or just let the local
people know what you do and when, then please
send me an email or give me a call. I can promote
these services for free for you! If you have a local
business and would like to be included then please let
me know also. Our rates are excellent and we give
free help with artwork when needed and a free
editorial with three months bookings. We are here to
help the local people find the right business to help
them. Everyone wins!
Wishing you a great month of March.
Warmest regards,
Useful Numbers Local Police 101 Train Enquires 08457 484950
Southern Electricity 08457 708090 Wilts & Dorset Bus 01983 827005
Transco Gas Emergency 0800 111999 Sembcorp Bmth Water 01202 590059
Royal B’mouth Hosp. 01202 303626 West Moors Library 01202 873272
Debbie
The West Moors
Directory Edition 83
Published by: Debbie & Stephen Corney
at Dorset Publications
Telephone: 01202 894397
Email: [email protected]
Copy deadline for
April 2012 edition: 23rd March 2012 Disclaimer: Whilst every care has been
taken to ensure that data in this
publication is accurate, the publisher
cannot accept any liability to any party
to loss or damage caused by errors or
omissions resulting from negligence,
accident or any other cause.
The West Moors Directory does not
officially endorse any advertising
m a t e r i a l i n c l u d e d w i t h i n t h e
publication. No part of this publication
may be reproduced, stored in any
retrieval systems or transmitted in any
form, without prior permission of the
publisher.
Proud Members of the
Ferndown Chamber of
Commerce
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Kingfishers www.kingfishercleaning.co.uk
For all your carpet and upholstery cleaning, call Ray:
01202 86194401202 861944 245 Station Road, West Moors, Ferndown, BH22 0HZ
Just some of the benefits:
• Truck mounted system
• Safe quiet system cleans
deep and dries fast
• No job too small
• 30 years experience
• Free quotes with
NO hidden extras!
• Special discounts for OAPs
• Discounts for Emergency
Services personnel
• Caring and friendly
Domestic &Domestic &Domestic & CommercialCommercialCommercial
Of West Moors
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Corgi Registered
C M Lovegrove
Plumbing & Heating
♦ For all your plumbing and heating needs
♦ New Installation and Maintenance
♦ Bathroom suites supplied and fitted
♦ No call out charge
♦ 30 years experience
♦ Very Competitive rates
♦ Friendly and reliable
Call Chris or Jayne on West Moors
01202 892361 or 07760 327795
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Custom World is a well-known and
respected local Company. We are proud
to be celebrating our 30th Anniversary
this year and we plan to make it a year
to remember.
We are also excited to announce an
opportunity for anyone living in Dorset,
Wiltshire or Hampshire to have a
bedroom or home office designed and
installed free, up to the value of
£3000.00.
We would like to invite people to write
or email us nominating a friend or family
member, telling us why they deserve to
have their bedroom or home office
transformed with beautiful custom
made fitted furniture.
The lucky person chosen by our panel of
judges will receive a Design consultation
and work with the designer to create the
room of their dreams. Their furniture
will then be manufactured by our team
of professional joiners and then installed
by our in house fitters.
They will be able to choose any colour
and design from our vast range and if
they wish, they can visit our workshop to
see their furniture being made.
Please send nominations to:
38 Cobham Road, Ferndown Industrial
Estate, Wimborne,BH21 7NP,
to arrive by 28th May 2012.
£3000 of fitted furniture FREE? Please read on...
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Dorset Probation Service Community
Payback give the Skate Park in West
Moors a new look.
Dorset Police and Dorset Probation
Service were at the skate park in West
Moors on Monday 16 and Tuesday 17
January 2012 giving it a new lease of life.
The skate ramps were covered heavily in
graffiti, and the BMX track itself was
unusable due to the grass and weeds
overgrowing.
With this area looking as it did, West
Moors had seen an increase in litter
around the park, anti social behaviour,
criminal damage to scooters and bikes,
and bullying with young people not
wanting to use the area.
Police Community Support Officer Steve
Winning liaised with The Parish Council
who arranged to have Community
Payback attend and clean up the park.
Community payback have given the skate
ramps a fresh coat of paint, cleared the
BMX track of shrubs and weeds and cut
the grass to make this facility useable
once again.
Community Payback is responsible for the
delivery of unpaid work across the whole
of Dorset, by offenders sentenced to
between 40 and 300 hours by the Courts.
Offenders must work an average of 7
hours per day, for one day per week.
Dorset Probation Trust has an excellent
track record of Community Payback
working in partnership with organisations
and people within the Dorset community,
to ensure that the work undertaken by
offenders makes significant benefit to the
people of Dorset.
Police Community Support Officer Steve
Winning spoke with members of the
public using the area after the work was
completed and they said:
“It was nice to see the graffiti gone and
we can use the BMX track. We hope it
stays this way.”
He also spoke with some of the dog
walkers who walk nearby and they said,
“It freshens up the area, its lovely”
The Parish Council wishes to express
sincere thanks to Dorset Probation
S e r v i c e , t h e W e s t M o o r s S a f e r
Neighbourhood Team, Police Constable
Tony Tester & Police Community Support
Officer Steve Winning, and to Judi
Weedon, Parish Clerk for initiating,
supervising and completing this piece of
community partnership work.
Also further thanks to Travis Perkins on
Ferndown Industrial Estate for providing
the paintbrushes and Rollers.
Community Payback Comes To West Moors
Local youths making the most of the
skatepark facilities next to Fryers
Field in West Moors
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Computer Problems?
Give Darren a call today on
01202 872561 [email protected]
www.computertroubleshooters.co.uk
With options for a free onsite discussion about how we can help, our broad range of services are suitable for all
computer users. From home to office, the benefits of help f rom a Computer Troubleshooter can sometimes make all
the difference.
No Fix — No Fee No Call Out Charge
J. Meechan Roofing & Building
Specialists in pitched slate and tiled roofs
� All plastic work � Repair or replace any roof area
� Plastic soffits, fascias & guttering
� Roof windows � Roof Extensions or Total Re-roof
More than 25 yrs experience
Tel: Ferndown 576526
Mob: 07802 795170
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www.sdcselfstorage.co.uk
HIGHLY SECURE REINFORCED UNITS
24HR UNSUPERVISED ACCESS
LOW COST FLEXIBLE CONTRACTS
3 sizes of unit available for
business or domestic use CONTACT US NOW FOR
MORE INFORMATION
Tel: 01202 892710/875644
Fax: 01202 894511 S.D.C. SELF STORAGE, COLLINGWOOD ROAD,
WEST MOORS, WIMBORNE, BH21 6QW
Fitted Kitchens, Bathrooms Loft Conversions & Refurbishments
From Planning through to Completion
• 25 years experience • Based in West Moors
• Fully Insured
• Free Quotes
t: 01202 855220 m: 07733 321706
www.kwcarpen t ry . com
t : 01202 870002 m : 07950 524397 w: www.holmes-electrical.com e: [email protected]
• Inspection & Testing
• Remote Lighting
• Consumer Unit Upgrades
• Certificates Issued
• Rewires (Full or Part)
• Part P - 17th Edition -
C & G Qualified
• Free Estimates
• Extra Points
• Fully Insured
All Domestic & Commercial Works Covered
132300
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OLIVEROLIVER CHIMNEYCHIMNEY
SWEEPSWEEP Clean, professional, tidy and reliable
chimney sweeps. Offering a wide range of
services. Members of the Guild of Master
Sweeps.
Also available for traditional good luck
appearances at weddings!
0800 013 3323 / 07889 488010 [email protected]
www.oliver-chimney-sweeps.co.uk
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AMH Plumbing, Heating & Bathrooms Ltd Call: Adam Moss-Holland AIPHE RP
• Bathroom Suites Supplied and Fitted
• Shower upgrade / Power showers Fitted
• New Plumbing Installations and
Maintenance
• Any other general plumbing jobs
undertaken
• Reliable, friendly and local
• No Call out charge / Competitive rates
Local plumber with 14 years experience. Fully qualified and registered
with the Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineers.
Call Adam on: 01202 868779 or 07771 735082 71 Moorlands Road, West Moors, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 0JN
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FERNDOWN GARAGE DOORS Supply - Installation - Repairs
Don’t Buy A New Door Til
You’ve Had A Quote From Us
Huge Range Of Styles & Colours
Doors To Suit All Budgets Installation, Fitting, Repair & Service
• Garador, Catnic, Hormann, Wessex Doors
• Structural Work & Alterations Undertaken • Up & Over Doors • Automated Doors • All Doors Fitted Fully Guaranteed • After Hours Emergency Service
• High Security Doors
Contact J. V. Marston
Telephone: 01202 87595201202 875952
Mobile: 07721 918380 www.ferndowngaragedoors.co.uk
Covering
West Moors, Ferndown & Wimborne
25 Ryan Close, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 9TP
Same Day
Same Day
Repair ServiceRepair Service
FREE ESTIMAT
ESFREE E
STIMATES
CompetitiveCompetitive
PricesPrices
Looking to have confidence in your garage?
www.longham-motor-engineers.co.uk
Servicing your car’s every needServicing your car’s every needServicing your car’s every needServicing your car’s every need
• MOT
• Servicing
• Air Conditioning
• Tyres
Tel: 01202 894488Tel: 01202 894488Tel: 01202 894488Tel: 01202 894488
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Power & Light Electrical Your Local Electrician
All Domestic and Commercial Work Undertaken
Fully Qualified Electrician / Free estimates / No VAT
Email: [email protected]
Contact Chris Howe
on 07725 329828 No job is too small, so give me a call!
Tel: 01202 868791
ROB & JULIA HOME & GARDEN SERVICES
• Decking & Fencing
• Patios & Block Paving
• Turfing
• Hedge Cutting
Honest & Reliable Team
Est. for over 20 yrs
FREE QUOTES AVAILABLE
Fully insured
Call Rob on
01202 422370
07776 204959 E-mail: [email protected]
Call Julia on
01202 396685
07773 558898 E-mail: [email protected]
Professional Lady Decorator • Painting & Decorating
• Wallpapering a speciality
• Kitchens
• Bathrooms
• Tiling
• Carpentry
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www.checkatrade.com
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KTFitness - Weight Mgmt, Group & Private Pilates, 1-1 Fitness
PILATES A slow & controlled floor based workout
For Beginners or intermediates (Weight loss, Tone, Core Strength)
Monday 9.30-10.30am @ All Saints Church
The Service Road, St Ives
Tues & Thurs 9.30-10.30am @ Pinehurst Chapel
Pinehurst Road, West Moors
Tues 7-8 pm @ St Mary’s First School
Station Rd, West Moors
Thurs 6-7pm & 7.15-8.15pm @ St Ives First School
Sandy Lane, St Ives
(£5 per class. No need to book, just turn up.)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Please call KATIE if you have any questions:
07919 894901/01202 873613 [email protected]
Pilates Institute of London Qualified
Specialists in Removals & Storage Professional service with old fashioned values
• Removals
• House Clearances
• Storage
• Fine Art & Antiques
• Domestic & Commercial
• Europe & Overseas Delivery
Some of the services we provide include:
Call Us For A Free Quotation
01202 871808 07923 416617 [email protected]
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Carpet, Upholstery & Leather Cleaning
Reliable, Competitive Rates, Professional
Free Survey & Quotations WEST MOORS | FERNDOWN
RINGWOOD & SURROUNDING AREAS
A Member Of The National Carpet Cleaners Association
01202 855553 www.evercleanltd.com
EVERCLEAN Gary Clifford Window Cleaner
FREE NO OBLIGATION QUOTES
FRIENDLY SERVICE
FAMILY BUSINESS • EST 1989
ALSO FASCIA
& GUTTER
CLEANING
AVAILABLE
01202 893007 07779 773689 85 Glenmoor Road, Ferndown
J & K FencingJ & K Fencing & Gardening Services
All types of fencing erected/repaired
All tree work undertaken
All hedges trimmed & removed
All aspects of landscaping
• Turfing • Decking • Shingling • Patios • Driveways • Pressure Washing
All rubbish removed • Free quotes and advice
Call us on
01202 873906 07587 582067
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PLH HEATING SERVICES LTD
Installation / Replacement of: • Gas and Oil Fired Boilers
• Heating and Hot Water Systems
• Maintenance / Servicing / Repairs
• Landlord Inspection Certification
• Power Flushing
• Un-vented Hot Water Cylinders
• Solar Hot Water Installation
M/14795 193313
Bathroom
Installations
No Job
Too Small
ALL TYPES OF PLUMBING CARRIED OUT
OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE Tel: 01202 890768 / Mobile: 07900 825884
S.T.S.T. DDECORATORSECORATORS
INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PAINTING & DECORATING
• Prompt & Reliable
• Fully Experienced Tradesmen
• Free Quotations
Telephone: 01202 894123 Mobile: 07876 054387
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DUNKLEYDUNKLEYDUNKLEYDUNKLEY
ROOFINGROOFINGROOFINGROOFING
Tiling * Slating * Lead work
UPVC fascias and soffits
Gutters and pipes
Free estimates
O1202 894827O1202 894827O1202 894827O1202 894827
07774 10861207774 10861207774 10861207774 108612
7 Uplands Rd, West Moors
Specialist in all upholstery: • Traditional antique
furniture
• New furniture made to order
• Suites re-covered
• Marine
• Caravan
• Clubs & pubs
• Hotels
• Restaurants
• Repairs and alterations
• Free estimates
• Over 30 years experience
• City & Guilds Qualified
For a friendly, local service call Matt on
01258 85777001258 857770 07584 08575507584 085755
[email protected] www.ccmu.co.uk
UpholsteryUpholstery
Recover or new, we can help you!Recover or new, we can help you!
MC
ϖ Patios
ϖ Tarmac
ϖ Block Paving
ϖ Brickwork & Re-pointing
ϖ Repairs & Maintenance
References and viewing of previous work available
Call Mark on West Moors
01202 855051 or 07932 722075 All work carried out by proprietor
Brickwork
Patios and Driveways
Does your patio or driveway
need a spring makeover?
Patios re-pointed, block paving raised &
re-sanded, high power jetwash, sealed,
tarmac painting, extra shingle re-laid
Call Mark for a
FREE quotation and ideas!
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What the clients say… about Debbie Haynes Chiropody "I am so lucky to have found Debbie
Haynes, the chiropodist at ‘Cloud
Nine’, Ferndown. Her care and
expertise is second to none. I have
tried the rest, now I have found
‘The Best’. Thank you Debbie."
Iris Watts, Ferndown
"I would like to say that I look
forward to my appointments with
Debbie. I can highly recommend
her. She gives excellent care to my
feet."
Mrs Reeves, Ferndown
Debbie HaynesDebbie Haynes
BSc (Hons), HPC Registered
Economy Nail Cutting Service Limited Home visits available
Cloud Nine 74 Victoria Road, Ferndown
01202 89022001202 89022001202 890220
www.debbiehayneschiropody.co.uk
ChiropodyChiropody
Kinson Roofing Reliable Roofing & Building Services
BOURNEMOUTH 01202 777 260 Prop. Kevin Sherwood Mob: 07977 885 163 Office: Flat 17, Gracie Court, 1453 Wimborne Road, Kinson, Bournemouth, BH10 7BQ
FAST RESPONSE! Cleaning of Fascias, Soffit & Guttering From £25.00
• Roof Repairs & New Roofs
• Fascias — Soffits & Gutters
• Flat Roofs, Broken Tiles
• Chimneys Re-Pointed
• All Work Guaranteed
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Your Local MOT Station Cars — 4x4s — Light Commercial
Unit 8 & 9, Kingfisher Park Three Cross Road, West Moors
• MOT by appt — free re-test within 10 working days • All damaged or replaced parts retained for inspection • Full air conditioning diagnostics and servicing • Fully Qualified Technician with Bosch training • Diagnostics Engine Management, ABS, SRS • Brakes, Exhausts, Clutches, Batteries • Only Quality Oils & Lubricants used • Servicing & repairs to all makes • Family run business
Tel: 01202 877881
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Outside space finished in style Your garden should be a space that you want to spend
time in or at the very least look at! Local family run
company Brookside Garden Services have over 18 years
experience in the design and construction of hard
landscaping. They specialise in block paving, patios,
decking and fencing that can transform an outside space
to an aesthetic, usable area that you can entertain in or
just sit and relax.
Offering an end to end service from design to completion
with free no obligation quotations, why not find out what
can be done with your garden? Client testimonials are also
available to verify the quality of workmanship.
So whether you are considering upgrading a tired patio to
decking, replacing a dilapidated fence, getting a boundary
wall brought up to date or a whole new look to the garden
you should give Ian a call at Brookside Garden Services on
01202 896472 and find out what he can do to help create
the outside space of your dreams!
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RelianceReliance
BuildBuild Specialising in
Extensions, New Builds,
Refurbishments, Drainage,
Landscaping and all types of
building work.
Please call for a no obligation quote.
Full references available.
Call John on
01425 51128001425 511280 07761 62445407761 624454 Email: [email protected]
New:
• UPVC Windows
& Doors
• Conservatories
• Porches
• Composite doors
Replacement:
• Handles & Hinges
• Double Glazed Units
• Single Glaze
• Adjust & Repair
UPVC Doors
Tel: 01202 824475 Mob: 07808 167949 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ampmglazing.co.uk
Approved Pilkington Installer
5% discount with every new
PVCu installation All windows A or B rated as standard and
supplied with certificates of conformity
Free glass upgrade to include
argon gas filled units
Select I N T E R I O R S
Small, Local, Family Business Offering Quality
Handmade Fitted Furniture
Over 20 Years Experience
All in a variety of finishes
Call for a free quotation
01202 821005 Units 1-3, Long Meadow Works,
Ringwood Road, Three Legged Cross
Visit our Factory Showroom at Three Legged Cross (50 yards from Cane Shop)
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Home care servicesHome care services
New Area Office opening in
Ferndown in March
Do you:
• Need personal care, domestic care or toe nail cutting service?
• Want to work in care? – We urgently need more staff to work in the Ferndown/West Moors area!
Contact Pramacare — Tel: 01202 612087
New Pramacare shop at 2C Farm Road, West Moors, BH22 0JL
Donations of clothes and other items appreciated!
Charity Number: 801967 www.pramacare.co.uk
For all your building and roofing needs • Extensions
• Conversions
• Carpentry
• Roofing
• General
Maintenance
Registered
by
B A Bailey & Son Builders & Roofing Contractors
Established for over 35 years
T: 01202 875523 M: 07836 296966
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With early warm weather followed by a
really cold snap there’s been some
stunning sights for bird watchers at
Moors Valley Country Park and Forest
near Ringwood, recently.
It’s usually possible to see between 35 –
40 species on a typical walk around the
Park, and the warm temperatures
experienced earlier in the year have
meant that many of them are already in
their bright spring plumage looking very
striking against the stark frosted scenery.
Several bullfinches (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
have been spotted at Moors Valley this
year. One of the most attractive native
finches, it is only recently that their
conservation status has been reduced
from red to amber. Bullfinch numbers had
been in serious decline, thought to have
been caused by a reduction in woodland
areas, so it is good to know they are on
the increase at the Park.
Gadwalls (Anas strepera) have also
increased in number at Moors Valley.
Another bird with an amber conservation
status, this grey-coloured dabbling duck is
a little smaller than a mallard, and nests
in low numbers in the UK. At Moors
Valley numbers have increased to 50 or
60 on the lake over the last two winters.
Whilst bullfinches and gadwalls are
potentially easy to see it can be harder to
spot some of Moors Valley’s other
residents. Hobby hawks (Falco subbuteo)
normally arrive it this country in late April.
They are very fast in the air, catching and
eating dragonflies in flight. With a choice
of 26 types of of dragonfly and damselfly
on their menu at the Park it is perhaps
not surprising that they have bred in the
Forest. Another more unusual sighting is
the Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus). It
is common between May and August
although you are more likely to hear the
churring calls of these noctural birds than
spot their well-camouflaged foliage.
With nestcams to enable visitors to watch
chicks grow and fly, and a selection of
bird related events and activit ies
including nest box building and dawn
chorus walks, there is real enthusiasm for
all things ornithological at Moors Valley
and visitors are encouraged to report any
sightings. These are then all recorded by
the Rangers who send monthly reports to
the British Trust for Ornithology which
also rings the Park’s cygnets each year,
allowing the Rangers to follow their
progress long after they have left the
lake.
For more information on forthcoming
events visit the Moors Valley website
at www.moors-valley.co.uk or call 01425
470721.
Birds flock to Moors Valley Country Park
Charles Everitt’s image of a Bullfinch.
Highly commended in the ‘Wildlife in
my Backyard’ category of the British
Wildlife Photography Awards
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What can be more special than your daughter or
son’s wedding day? Such an important occasion
demands a special outfit and Dorset has a really
special boutique that can help.
Fab Frocks of Westbourne has over 10 years
experience in helping women find the right outfit
for the big day. This award-winning boutique
offers a choice of hundreds of stunning mother of
the bride and groom outfits, all under one roof.
The shop is like a treasure trove with special
occasion collections from all over the world along
with hats and fascinators to match. Owner Tracie
Beardsley says: “We know how important it is for
women to find a wedding outfit that looks
amazing. We also know that modern women
don’t want to look mumsie so we’ve sourced a
stunning range of dresses and jackets that are
stylish and contemporary.”
She adds: “The other big factor is of course cost
and we aim to cater for all wedding budgets. We
have beautiful dresses and jackets which start at
£165 for the outfit. Our fascinators start from
£35. This is comparable to high street prices but
you won’t see our collections on the high street
and the last thing a mother of the bride or groom
wants is to see another wedding guest in the
same outfit as her!”
Fab Frocks also believes in dressing real women.
The shop stocks sizes 8 to 24 and offers a special
order service on some collections up to a size 30.
“We have really listened to what women want
and have dresses which include features such as
integral bra support or the option of bra-friendly
straps,” explains Tracie Beardsley. “Some designs
have cap sleeves, others have tummy-flattering
ruching and most dresses are on or over the
knee.”
The spring/summer collection is now in at Fab
Frocks and has something for everyone,
wherever the wedding may be. Tracie Beardsley
says: “Because weddings no longer take place
just in a church, we have introduced some less
formal outfits for mums. We have beautiful,
floaty dresses in silks and cottons so they are cool
to wear. These can be teamed up with a bolero
and make a perfect outfit for a summer wedding
on a beach or in a marquee. Even better, dresses
like these can certainly be worn again!”
Fab Frocks offers a personal, friendly service. The
shop is open Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm and
Saturdays 10 to 5.30pm. Throughout March, April
and May, the shop is also open every Sunday
from 11am to 4pm.
Tracie Beardsley adds: “It’s not essential to make
an appointment to visit our boutique but we do
recommend it. This allows us to ensure one of
our friendly team can be on hand to help you. It
also means we can find out in advance what
you’re looking for and gather some ideas. By
having an informal chat on the telephone, we can
create a customer profile of your wishes and
needs which really helps when it comes to finding
the right outfit for you.”
Fab Frocks of Westbourne, 17 Seamoor Road,
Westbourne, Bournemouth BH4 9AA.
Tel: 01202 765352.
Visit: www.fabfrocks.co.uk
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One of the best loved stories ever told…
A spectacular all new professional Easter
pantomime version of the classic story.
Starring the hilarious Bobby Davro as
Scarecrow and children’s favourite Sarah-
Jane Honeywell from CBeebies Tikkabilla,
Mighty Mites, ZingZillas and Higgledy
House, plus a full supporting cast and
amazing dancers! Also yet to be
announced... very special guest star as
Dorothy!!
Follow Kansas farm-girl Dorothy and her
pet dog Toto on this magical adventure
suitable for all ages. Watch in amazement
as they are picked up by a tornado and
carried off to the magical Land of Oz.
With help from their new friends the
Munchkins, they to travel to the Emerald
City where the great Wizard of Oz lives.
On their way they meet a Scarecrow who
needs a brain, a Tin Man who wants a
heart , and a Coward ly L ion who
desperately needs courage. Will the
wonderful Wizard of Oz be able to help
them before the Wicked Witch of the
West captures them in her dungeon??!!
Come and join in the fun April 2012 as
Enchanted Entertainment present this
amazing Easter pantomime version of the
L. Frank Baum book. Packed with great
songs, brilliant dance routines and plenty
of laughter for all the family!!!!
We have a family set of four tickets to
give away as the prize in this month’s
wordsearch competition opposite for the
show on Thursday 5th April at 7pm. So go
on and give it a go! It will be a great night
of entertainment for the whole family!
The Wizard of Oz comes to the Pavilion
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Bournemouth Pavilion on 5th
April, so complete this page by 25th
March and send to:
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The West Moors Directory, Address: ______________________
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A friendly group of artists meet in the West Moors Memorial Hall on
Monday mornings with a demonstration given by a professional artist on
the second Monday of each month.
Untutored workshops take place on all other Mondays when members
will help each other if advice is requested.
Do come to join us. You will be very welcome.
On March 12th Joe Francis Dowden will
paint a canal scene using watercolours.
Then on April 16th, which is the third
Monday due to the Easter Holiday,
Steve Hall will demonstrate how to
paint in a loose style.
For more information call the secretary on:
01202 897909
WEST MOORS ART SOCIETY
WEST MOORS FLOWER GROUPWEST MOORS FLOWER GROUPWEST MOORS FLOWER GROUPWEST MOORS FLOWER GROUP We are a very friendly flower club who meet
on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at
10.00am in the West Moors Memorial Hall.
Visitors and new members are very welcome,
tea/coffee will be served in the interval.
We are very keen to encourage our members
to use their abilities and on the 4th
Wednesday of every month we have 'Fun with
Flowers', when anyone who would like to join
us can come along and make a beautiful
arrangement to take home. There is plenty of
help at hand for those who are new to our
hobby and we always find time for a coffee
and a chat.
For more information, please call Catherine on
01202 876441.
An example of our
floral work — Festive boxes.
Do come and join us!
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West Moors
Horticultural Your local village gardening society
If you are interested in your garden
and participation in a community
activity please come and join us
We offer amongst other activities:
� Monthly talks and slide shows
� Spring and summer shows
� 40 page colour handbook
All for a very modest annual
subscription of only £4 per family
If interested, come and join us!
Apply to Tim Hamlett: 01202 871536 20 Glenwood Road, West Moors, BH22 0EP
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Saturday 24th March 2012
Memorial Hall, West Moors 1.30pm to 4pm
Flowers, Floral Art,
Homecrafts & Handicraft
Tea will be served from 2pm
For more information contact contact Tim Hamlett on 01202 871536
I am writing to you to introduce the West
Moors Youth Football Club. We are a local,
well established, community based (not for
profit) organisation working to provide local
children with the opportunity to play
football and receive training.
All child members of our club receive
weekly football coaching sessions and the
play regularly in local league matches. At a
time of great financial hardship for many
families we are delighted to let you know
that the average annual cost for a child to
enjoy full membership of our club is only
£125., which amounts to just over £2 per
week. We feel that this offers fantastic
value for money and provides a real
opportunity for local children to enjoy
exercise and friendship in a great family
club environment.
We have opportunities for all school year
groups from Year 1 to Year 5 inclusive.
(Special Call to Year 2 and Year 5 currently)
All of our coaches are CRB checked and we
affiliated to the FA through county level
organisation.
Their training sessions take place either on a
Thursday evening between 6pm and 7pm or
on a Saturday morning and the matches
take place on a Sunday morning. Please
make contact with myself for more
information.
I can be reached anytime on the numbers
below and would love to hear from you.
Yours sincerely,
Rachel Clifford T: 01202 873985
Club Secretary M: 07729 322211
Great Value Local Opportunity for Children’s Fitness and Friendship
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We extend an invitation to the elderly
residents in West Moors to come to the
Wednesday Club at St. Anthony’s
Church Hall. All new members are
welcome for lunch and friendship.
We have been established for 37 years.
You will be served a cooked three
course meal with coffee or tea.
There will also be afternoon games or
entertainment followed by tea or coffee
for those wishing to stay.
Please call Joan for all the information
on 891519.
W_st Moors Li\r[ry N_ws Calling all those who love to read books but
are unable to come to the library – we can
deliver to you! We have volunteers who will
bring books of your choice to your home
every three weeks. For more details phone
the library on 873272.
We continue to offer ‘library gets lively’
sessions every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the
month from 3pm–3.45pm for preschool
children. Sessions include rhymes, stories
and craft activities. Do come along and have
some fun.
A reminder to you that there are several
different ‘surgeries’ at the library. On the
first Saturday of the month you can come
and speak to a district or county councillor.
Chris Chope – local MP visits the library at
various dates throughout the year – the next
time he is available is 21st April and
appointments can be made to see him. The
local Police Officers are also available to chat
to the public at various times throughout
the year – see posters for details.
We do try to offer different events to you –
this month we are very lucky to have
Graham Hurley (best-selling crime novelist)
visiting the library on March 15th. You may
remember that he spoke at the public
meeting last year as an advocate for the
library to be retained. His new novel is
published this month and he has agreed to
give a talk on his way back from a publicity
event in Portsmouth. Just before Christmas
we were able to invite Carol Rivers a local
best-selling author of family stories to the
library – this event was well attended – so
thanks to all.
If you don’t yet belong to the library,
membership is free – we don’t just offer
books to borrow – come in and take a look.
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In my article last month I made a
whopping howler. Oh dear me! Several
people have wagged their fingers at me
because I spoke of the old farthing coin
as having a robin on it! – and of course,
it was a wren! So sorry!!! I really did
know better.
But thinking about Robin Redbreast and
Jenny Wren made me ponder on the
way we used to give lovely affectionate
names to our birds and animals. It’s a
pity we don’t use them still.
The redbreast was given the name
Robin, and this has become the
standard name for him – but rather
sad ly , ‘ Jenn y’ has b een a lmost
forgotten. The wren’s preposterous
scientific name, Troglodytes troglodytes
was foisted on it because of its habit of
getting into little holes: and this name is
derived from the two Greek words
trogle, a hole, and dyein, to get into.
Jack Daw has had his two names linked
together to produce the standard
dictionary word for him: ‘jackdaw’. And
the same has happened to the magpie,
for the ‘mag’ part of this was formerly a
girl’s name – a shortened form of
‘Margaret’.
Yet another first name which survives is
Tom tit – and the word ‘tit’ is of Norse
origin, meaning ‘small’, as in ‘titmouse’
and also our word ‘titbit’ Rather
amusingly, the Americans prefer to spell
this as ‘tidbit’ as a result of their
absurdly misplaced prudery (no, don’t
ask me to explain!).
The martin really is Martin – a first
name being used as a common noun.
No one quite knows why this is, but
some have guessed that it’s because
these birds fly south around the time of
Martinmas (11th November) and re-
appear in March (the month of Mars).
Of course some birds have names which
are picturesquely self-evident: the
wagtail, the flycatcher, the sparrow-
hawk, the warbler, the tree-creeper, the
waxwing (which has small appendages
on its wings, resembling red sealing-
wax), the chaffinch (which searches for
food among chaff), the woodpecker,
and the nightjar (which makes a curious
‘jarring’ or whirring noise at night).
In fact, the nightjar has seized
countryfolks’ imaginations to such an
extent that it has been given a host of
other names: ‘night-churr’, ‘eve-churr’,
‘eve-jar’, ‘churnjar’, and ‘jar-owl’. Even
its odd scientific name, Caprimulgus
europaeus, reminds us of the weird old
medieval belief that it actually sucks the
udders of goats! (from the Latin words
capra, goat, and mulgere, to milk.
Robin Redbreast and Jenny Wren
Dartford Warbler
Photo: Colin Smith
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Nightjars, being nocturnal and noisy,
have attracted strange folklore tales too
– not only that they suck goats, but also
that they are witches in disguise and can
be shot only by a silver sixpence; and
there was a Yorkshire superstition that
they are the souls of unbaptised
children, doomed to fly perpetually in
the air.
Nightjars are now so rare that in 2006
twenty thousand new homes which had
been planned to be built across 300
square miles of south east of England,
were put on hold because the area was
the home of the nightjar, the woodlark,
and the Dartford warbler. As a result of
this ban, developers claimed to have
lost millions of pounds and at least forty
jobs had to be cut! Birds are important!
But to return to the robin, a charming
old legend tells how he gained his red
breast when he tried to pull a prickle
out of the Crown of Thorns as Jesus
hung on the cross. And as for little Jenny
Wren, she was always believed to be
Robin Redbreast’s wife!
An extremely widespread old rhyme put
it thus:
The robin and the wren
Are God Almighty’s cock and hen.
David Hilliam
• • • • • • • •
David Hilliam is a local writer and
lecturer, and is Secretary of the
Southbourne Literary Society. His latest
books, The Little Book of Dorset and
Tig’s Boys, are available in all good
bookshops.
Resplendent Robin
Photo: Steve Maskell
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Adhesive Tape
Admiral ................................. 44
Aerials
Oakhurst Aerials.................... 41
Bathrooms
Lifestyle Bathrooms............... 9
Beds
The Bed Store ........................ 1
Bin Stickers
Wheelie Good Stickers........... 10
Blinds, Curtains & Shutters
Ashley Blinds ......................... 3
Block Paving
K&S Paving............................ 6
MC Brickwork ........................ 21
The Driveway Centre ............. 28
Builders & Carpenters
B A Bailey & Son .................... 26
Forestdown Construction ...... 17
KW Carpentry........................ 12
Reliance Build........................ 25
Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
Everclean............................... 19
Kingfisher’s of West Moors ... 5
Carpets & Flooring
Carpet Barn ........................... 1
Carpet Workshop .................. 17
Southwest Flooring ............... 9
Charity Shops
Pramacare............................. 26
Chimney Sweeps
Oliver Chimney Sweep........... 13
Chiropodists
Debbie Haynes Chiropody ..... 22
Chiropractors
West Moors Chiropractic Clinic . 11
Clothing
Bournemouth Jeans............... 44
Fab Frocks ............................. 33
Community News
Community Payback comes
to West Moors .................. 8
Fifties Fashion & Furnishings.. 38
Moors Valley ......................... 30
Pinehurst Community Church .. 39
Robin Redbreast & Jenny Wren.. 42
West Moors Art Society......... 36
West Moors Flower Group .... 36
West Moors Hort. Soc. .......... 37
West Moors Library News ..... 38
West Moors Lunch Club......... 38
West Moors Youth Football ...37
Wizard of Oz comes to Pavilion ..34
Computer Services
Computer Troubleshooters ....10
Dentists
Balmoral Lodge Dental Practice..13
Moorlands Road Dental Practice ..45
Electricians
Holmes Electrical ...................12
H. E. Electrical ........................ 3
Power & Light Electrical.........16
Smith Electrical Services ........29
Fencing
Alpha Trees & Fencing ...........27
J & K Fencing..........................19
Fitted Furniture
Custom World........................ 7
Select Interiors .......................25
Funeral Directors
Nicholas O’Hara.....................23
Garage Doors
Ferndown Garage Doors........15
Garage Services
Longham Motor Engineers ....15
West Moors Vehicle Repairs ....23
Garden Services (see also Fencing & Tree Surgeons)
Brookside Garden Services.....24
CK Garden Design ..................29
Douglas Hutchins...................31
Garden Designs......................13
J & K Fencing..........................19
Rob & Julia Home & Garden Services ...16
Gas Engineers
SMR Gas ................................45
Health & Fitness
Pilates Classes........................18
Hearing Aids
Clarity Hearing.......................28
Ladies Fashion
Fab Frocks..............................33
Landscaping Supplies
Suttles.................................... 5
The Stone Zone ......................48
Lofts
Loft Services...........................18
Memorial Masons
Minster Memorials ................40
Painters & Decorators
Different Strokes....................41
Rob & Julia Home & Garden Services ...16
S.T. Decorators ......................20
Plasterers
Alan Godwin.......................... 6
Plumbing and Heating
AMH Plumbing & Heating ..... 14
C M Lovegrove ...................... 6
Dr Plumber ............................ 28
H2OT Heating ........................ 26
PLH Heating .......................... 20
Pond Services
The Koi Shop.......................... 45
Property Maintenance
Brilec ..................................... 14
John Stevens Property Care... 29
Rob & Julia Home & Garden Services... 16
Puzzles & Competitions
Prize Wordsearch .................. 35
Removal Services
Bournemouth Removals ........ 18
Roofing
Brian James Roofing.............. 31
Dunkley Roofing .................... 21
J Meechan Roofing................ 10
Kinson Roofing ...................... 22
Sewing Machine Repairs
S. Ford Sewing Machines....... 41
Shopping
Discover Westbourne ............ 2
Social Clubs
West Moors Social Club......... 40
Storage
SDC Self Storage.................... 12
Tree Surgeons
Alpha Trees & Fencing........... 27
RHV ....................................... 40
Special Branch....................... 45
Turf & Garden Supplies
Sherborne Turf ...................... 3
TV Sales, Rental & Repair
Dacombe & Renaut ............... 11
Upholsterers
Custom Covers ...................... 21
Window Cleaners
Gary Clifford.......................... 19
Windows, Doors & Conservatories
AM PM Glazing ..................... 25
Profile 3................................. 27
Select PVCu ........................... 47
Woodburners & Stoves
Cozy Stoves ........................... 27
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