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Welcome to the Bulletin! September! A time to re focus our energies and take things a little slower. The children are now back at school and the pace of life isnt quite so hectic as the previous summer months. Although traditionally known as the start of autumn, perhaps a more positive term would be late summer when temperatures are often at their most temperate, weather-wise.

It's good to see that things are slowly 5 4 getting back to normal and if you are 4 feeling comfortable getting out and about Free as a Bird again there a couple of events you might be interested in. The Marine Conservation Society are holding their annual Great British Beach Clean this month between 18-25th September and if 6. Puzzles you would like to take part details can be 8. Holyhead Breakwater Lighthouse found on page S8. Alternatively you may want to pop into the Russell Cotes 10. Wine of the Month museum before 27th September to see 12. BOAC Experience the Beyond the Brotherhood exhibition 14. Short Story showing beautiful artwork by the Pre Raphaelites. S1. The Coaching Couch Best Wishes, Julie S3. Legal Matters S4. Memories of Days Gone By Editor: Julie Smith S14. U3A Newsletter Tel: 01425 270100 or 07762 701271 Email: [email protected] S18. Local History www.themudefordmag.co.uk S24. Metal Detecting Cover Photo Courtesy of John Clarke S26. Travel—Pool Suites Printed by Warwick Printers S30. Surprise Of My Life Disclaimer: Whilst every care has been taken to S32. Beyond the Brotherhood ensure that data in this publication is accurate, the publisher cannot accept any liability to any party for 50. Gin—Join the Craze! loss or damage caused by errors or omissions resulting from negligence , accident or any other 52. Inspired By Our Older Generation cause. The Mag and The Bulletin does not 56. Hurst Castle officially endorse any advertising material included within this publication. No part of this publication may 62. Burton Scout Newsletter be produced, stored in any retrieval systems or transmitted in any form, without prior permission of the publisher. WINKTONAUTOCENTRE SERVICE & MOTCENTRE 01202 488688

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“Early flights in the Lancastrian, bornof However, it did still use 4noisy Rolls Royce the iconic Lancaster bomber of World Merlins.Ithad stepped up from 12 to 24 War2,werenot without their problems. passengers,orthe PCF (passenger/freight) My second flightasasteward wasspent version, 12 passengers and alot more locked in the toilet forhours,tobe freight. Ironically because of the extra released by another crew member with weight, the same old engines meantwe ascrewdriver who had wondered where had to make morerefuelling stops. Ihad got to.The same plane prior to our It wasaround this time that‘Dakota’flights returnjourney from Karachi had to have an to Lisbon and West Africa were transferred entireengine replaced,whilst passengers from Whitchurch, Bristol to . Flights and crew were treatedtoatour of to Johannesburgweremade in the Avro Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Nazareth York with refuelling stops in either Malta courtesy of BOAC.Itseems all mechanical or Libya,ontoCairoand then Khartoum things were not so reliable in those days. and Nairobi, finally with viewsofMount Thecoach taking us on the tour broke Kilimanjaroand onto Johannesburg. The down halfway through resulting in the returntriponthe‘York’to Calcutta, via driver having to hitch hike to the nearest Karachi and Delhi, wasaround trip of 12 telephone to organise replacement days. transport. Iwas latertransferredtoPoole BOAC In the scheme of things not as crucial as Flying Boat,based in whatisnow Poole all 4engines cutting out as we accelerated Harbour YachtClub at Lilliput.The to take off from Hurnonmythirdflight. A ‘Sunderland’powered by Bristol Centaurus fault had caused the failure, fortunately engines were much quieter than the beforeour under carriage leftthe runway. old Merlins,although on take-off, it did My time ended on the‘Lancastrian’as sound as though the bottom of the plane the new Avro ‘York’weas introduced to wasbeing ripped off by the water.Itwas service. This wasanaircraftdesigned with altogether aroomier plane and nowwith 2 passengers and freightinmind instead of us to look afterthe passengers,wewere of Bomb bays and machine gun turrets. under alittle less pressure. Prior to the flighttoSingapore, crew and passengers were checked into the Harbour Heights Hotel foranight, beforethe early startof aflightthatinvolved 9refuelling stops in France, Sicily,Cairo, Basra, Bahrein, Karachi, Calcutta, Rangoon and Penang resulting in 99 flying hours over 17 days.How things have changed on long haul flights today!

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September 2020 Template, Inner Pag... Tuesday, 18 August 2020 09:04 page 17 LOCALHISTORY GilbertdeClare(1243-1295) By Stephen Roberts There’sone person in historywho connects being dubbed‘the Father of Parliamentary me very directly with both the placeIgrewup Democracy’. (the Vale of Evesham, Worcestershire) and the PrinceEdwardescaped from his captivity, placewhere Inow hang my hat(Christchurch, however, and an almighty dust-up between ). the twoparties wasinthe offing.Gilbert de GilbertdeClare(1243-95), 8th Earlof Clareperhaps sawthe direction the wind Gloucester,was borninChristchurch, Iassume wasblowing and changed sides.Whenthe at the castle.Whenhewas aged just 21, he decisivebattle occurredatEvesham, de Clare foughtatthe Battle of Evesham (4th August foughtalongside Edward as one of his key 1265). It wasthe single-most importantevent commanders,deMontfortwas cruellyslain,and in the historyofthe townwhere Iwas schooled HenryIII wasrestored to histhrone.Fortunately, (my‘almamater’lay about as close to the field however, the cause of parliamentary of battle as waspossible). He wasknown as‘the democracydid not die with EarlSimon.The RedEarl’on accountofeither his redhair or his victor of Evesham, Prince Edward, would ferociousness in battle. accede to the throne as the martial Edward Iin 1272, summoning his‘Model Parliament’(1295) Abaronial magnate,deClare would playa and going down in historyasthe ‘Hammer of prominentpartinthe Second Barons’War the Scots’, the king whofinally did forScottish (1264-67). Thefirst of these civil wars had been rebel William Wallace(as portrayed by Mel foughtover1215-16 and wasaresult of King Gibson in‘Braveheart’), who wasdefeatedand John’s attempts to wriggle out of the provisions executed in August 1305. of MagnaCarta (John, incidentally,the most frequentroyal visitor to Christchurch with ten Meanwhile,deClare,happily restored into stays at the castle). Come the 1260s,itwas the royalbosom, wasable to actasmediator John’s son, HenryIII, who wasin between HenryIII and the rebels as the civil baronial bother. warwas ended in 1267. TheChristchurch lad did prettywell forhimself,helping to secure Therebels,led by Simon de Montfort the accession of Edward, afriendship thatwas (c.1208-65), were out forbetter governance. cementedin1290 when de Clarewed the new ‘Christchurch Gilbert’startedout on the side king’s daughter, Joan of Acre (his second wife). of the barons and foughtwith de Montfort at He died peacefully in December 1295, aged 52, Lewes(14th May1264), abattle thatsaw both 30 years afterthe battle thatheplayedsuch a the king and his son, PrinceEdward, captured. pivotal role in. EarlSimon called aparliament, held to have been the most representativeyet summoned, www.steveroberts.org.uk which has led to him, rightly or wrongly, Twitter:@SRChristchurch eMail: [email protected]

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September 2020 Template, Inner Pag... Tuesday, 18 August 2020 09:04 page 19 September is generally a cooler, gustier month than August and the days are September noticeably shorter. While there’s not as much to do in the ornamental garden at this time of the year, if you have a fruit or vegetable patch, you’ll be busy reaping the rewards of harvest. It’s also time to get out and start planting spring-flowering bulbs for next year. Make the most of the remaining warmth while you can! Essential jobs this month

1. Pick autumn raspberries Dig up remaining potatoes before slug 2. damage spoils them 1 2 Keep up with watering of new plants, 3. using rain or grey water if possible

Start to reduce the frequency of 4. houseplant watering

Clean out cold frames and greenhouses 5. so they’re ready for use in the autumn 3 4 6. Plant spring flowering bulbs Other jobs to consider - Divide herbaceous perennials - Collect & sow seed from perennials and hardy annuals - Net ponds before leaf fall gets underway - Cover leafy vegetable crops with bird-proof netting - Feed the soil with green manures 5 6 - Collect seeds from favourite plants.

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September 2020 BBB Template Tuesday, 18 August 2020 09:02 page 49 Gin: -Jointhe Craze In the first part of the eighteenth century How lucky for us then placed as we the “Gin Craze” gripped ’smajor are right on the Dorset Hampshire cities and led to death, destruction border that we’re in agolden corridor and social depravity in every possible of some of the finest award winning form. Now in the first part of the twenty craft distilleries in England. Closest first century we have another “Gin to home in Christchurch we have Craze”, this one though is afar more the world championship double gold genteel affair.Noneed this time for award winning Pothecary gin,and from eight Gin Acts to pass through the Southbourne the popular and versatile statute books in an effort to curtail the Conker spirits. Beachcomber Southern nation’sdrunken mayhem. No, our gin Sweet Gin is produced in Lymington craze has brought the opportunity not while BH1 Gin unsurprisinglyhas it’s only for pure enjoyment to fans of this base in Bournemouth. wonderful white spirit, but business and job opportunities, innovation and export From the we have Wyrd Gin potential for the many hundreds of craft and Mary Rose Gin from Hythe. In the distilleries that now produce artisan gins beautiful Hampshire countryside we find throughout the land. Winchester Distillery in Old Arlesford and Gorilla Spirits in Upton Grey.From Dorset’shistoric Cerne Abbas comes Viper Gin and just across the border in Wiltshire Explorers gin is crafted. So with all of these fantastic gins right on our doorstep it wouldberude not to go out and give them atry,you’ll be amazed at the quality and versatility of this great drink. So come on “Join the Craze”

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There is so much good to come out of this situation we find/found ourselves in if we but just seek it. For me, one of the most enlightening moments is how our older generation have handled themselves with dignity and akind of unphased attitude to the chaos that surrounds them. Our older generation know so much and have experienced so much. They have lived lifeand despite their aged looks, they are the wisest of thewise andcan be turned to in times of worry to give astoic response, often with atwinkle in their eyes. Whatever comes out of these times, Iknow, forsure, that there will be a deeper respect for our older generation and alovefor all of mankind and humanity. As humans we need each other, more than we ever know and this period of confinement has made us realise how connected we truly are. With Love TraceyB Decluttering foryour Mind &your Physical Surroundings

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Every year, the Christchurch The all-time harbour list has Harbour area attracts awide range grown to 329 species following of avian wonders –songbirds, acceptance by the Dorset Records gulls, raptors (birds of prey) and Panel (DRP) of aGreat Shearwater owls to ducks, divers and waders. seen flying west from Mudeford Many are year-round residents and Quay in August 2018. therefore can be seen at virtually One of the most valuable things any time. about bird annual reports is that Others, however, just spend the they enable professional and summer or winter in the area, amateur ornithologists alike to or pass through on migration in monitor the fluctuating fortunes spring and/or autumn, or for one of species –whether, for example, reason or another simply endup numbers are up or down and what alongway from where they are long term trends may be apparent. normally found. Such trends can be affected by various factors, not least habitat The recently published 61st and climate changes. Annual Report of the Ornithological Group Take the Great White Egret, which (CHOG) reveals that atotal of 202 was once areal rarity in the UK. bird species were recorded locally Last year, Christchurch Harbour in 2019, compared with similar experienced its best year ever totals of 200 in 2018 and 206in with 13 ‘bird days’ for this majestic 2017. species. , and Mudeford Quay were

Cattle and Little Egrets by Jackie Smith the places where Great White Another water-dwellingspecies I Egrets were seen –the earliest never tire of watching is the stately record of the year beingone past all-white Spoonbill. Unfortunately, Hengistbury on 3April and the 2019 was apoor year for this latest record being at Stanpit on species in Christchurch Harbour, 4November. the total of just30‘bird days’ being the worstinthe recording area for The now-familiar Little Egret, five years. which Iclearly remember ‘twitching’ in the late ‘80s, now Many birders, myself included, breeds in small numberswithin sometimes journey far and wide Christchurch Harbour. At least to see rare or other special birds, three nests were apparently but ‘lockdown’ hasproved, if proof occupied at Hengistbury last year. were needed, that you can still see The superficially similar Cattle adiverse range of winged wonders Egret (a familiar sight feeding on right on our doorstep in and invertebrates around the feet of around Christchurch Harbour. cattle, rhinos and other hooved *For CHOGmembership info, animals in Africa) is another bird email [email protected]. colonising our shores and seems The annual sub is amodest £7 per set to follow in the footsteps of person or £10 for ajoint or family Little and Great White Egrets. membership. Benefits includea Cattle Egret was once ascarce free copy of the annual report, a visitor to Christchurch Harbour but quarterly emailed news bulletin, in recent years has become more talks and walks. regular. Ornithologists fervently hope it won’tbelong before To learn more about birds, visit we have all three egret species CHOG.org.uk. breeding regularly in the harbour.

h Spoonbill by Paul Turton GreatWhiteEgret by John Faulkner ‘The Friends of Hurst Castle’

was formed in 1986 to act as a support group to a local site belonging to English Heritage. At that time the Castle was managed by English Heritage, but since May 1996 there has been joint Management, with English Heritage still in charge of the fabric of the building and general policies, and the local management ‘Hurst Marine’ running the everyday management and the ferry services.

The ‘Friends’ aim is still to support in any way they can, financially with any project, enhancement of the building and assist educationally and in any research they can. We arrange social events and, from time to time, a newsletter for our Members.

We have a group of enthusiastic volunteers who go up to the Castle on Mondays, throughout the year, to carry out any jobs that need doing, such as renovating and painting guns and canons, plus looking after the exhibition rooms that are in constant need of re-painting. They also look after the many Artefacts that have been donated to the ‘Friends’ over the years. These dedicated folk are rewarded with plenty of mugs of hot tea, biscuits and sometimes cake!

If you would like to become a member of the ‘Friends’, and perhaps join in with some of our events such as the ever popular ‘Fish-n-Chip’ Cruise to Yarmouth and the Needles, Summer and Winter BBQs or an evening of entertainment in the Garrison Theatre, there are membership forms available if you’d like to get in touch with me on 01590 644192 for further details.

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