Letters to the Editor February 2023

4 February 2023

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But first, this month’s Letter from the Editor…

A quick apology to everyone looking at our website on their phone for the last few weeks. It probably hasn’t escaped your attention that we’ve been proudly titled ‘Newsweek’ since Christmas.
We’re not, I assure you, in the midst of a grand takeover bid. Rather, we have a new website, and the simple task of tracking down why we were called Newsweek when looking at it on a phone utterly escaped me.
But through grit, perseverance (and a lot of YouTube watching) I fixed it.
GO ME. high five
But that fix promptly broke the menu. In fixing the menu I broke the sections page. And then I managed (and I still don’t know how) to put the sections page all over the home page.
By this time, in a flustered frustrated panic, very very bored with my own incompetence and frankly raging at the dark and evil arts of website maintenance generally, I hit the big server switch which resets the website to the day before.
Aaannndddd … hello Newsweek. Sigh.
Anyhoo. Suffice to say I was ultimately victorious. The website works, and we are no longer Newsweek.
We’ve big things in this issue; Dorset Island Discs and Random 19 have returned with two pillars of our Dorset community. I interviewed Henry ‘Blowers’ Blofeld, who’s coming to Dorset next month. Luke Rake gave us an exclusive on the damaging rumours that have been circulated in some areas about the cancellation of apprenticeships at Kingston Maurward College. Local man Steve Tarrant has been awarded motorsports’ highest honour – an award reserved for the likes of Stirling Moss and Sir Jackie Stewart. Farmer James Cossins tells us about his horrifically stressful January, and we take a look at whether second home owners should pay additional Council Tax in Dorset.
Plenty to get your teeth into this month – go make a coffee. And don’t let the websites grind you down.

Laura

PS CONGRATULATIONS to our farming journalist Andrew Livingston and his wife Ellie on the birth of their son Charlie this week.
PPS special mention to our German-speaking daughter in law Sally who provided the correct phrasing for the lucky pig Valentine’s traditions in Germany. Who knew? Apart from flower columnist Charlotte Tombs. And all the Germans, obviously…
PPPS Thanks to fellow business owner and website-battler James for his support through the disaster-strewn Website Of Doom. His helpful advice extended to “You’re still Newsweek? It’s been a month. May as well stick with it now, just change your Facebook name”.

Letters to the Editor, Feb 23:

Re. A motorway in Dorset
Andrew Livingston’s article in the Jan issue (read it here) on the potential for a motorway in Dorset raised a number of emails:

In response to Mr Livingston’s article on the need for a motorway, perhaps he could inform us as to which ancient holloways, protected AONB’s or productive farmland he might like to plough up?
The fact that we have no motorway has actually preserved so much of our county from over-development – and the presence of one would actually detrimentally impact the very local producers he’s trying to help.
Sheila Grange, Dorchester

Is Mr Livingston seriously suggesting that Devon’s local producers are assisted by people flying along the M3 to London? The success of ANY business lies in the quality of its product and in its marketing. In fact, many a weak product has succeeded thanks to its marketing strength. If local producers need more success, they need to learn how to be better at their business, not blame it on the lack of easy access to big roads.
Jack Pleacher, Wimborne

If we must have a motorway in Dorset, Mr Livingston, let’s at least make it end at Dorchester.
I, for one, am sick and tired of Dorset being a Jurassic Coast and nothing else; three quarters of the county is a fair drive from the coast, and yet the beautiful rural majority is consistently overlooked in terms of funding and services. Bring us people, and the County’s eye may finally turn upon us.
Julie Nokes, by email

On solar panels:
Hear, hear Rupert Hardy (Rooftops vs Fields, BV Jan 23). It is astonishing that for far too long there has been a seemingly broad acceptance to the quick and easy fix of letting private landowners and developers opt for huge scale solar farms when the rooftop solution bears so much scientific evidence for success and does so little visual harm. WHY is no one in authority paying attention to this?
Karen Bowen, by email

Thank you for your illuminating article from Rupert Hardy on the solar farms vs rooftop panels debate. It has always been my instinct that fields of reflective panels are WRONG, but at a time when we must begin to generate more green energy it has been difficult for me to argue my case effectively; the horror of discovering oneself to be a NIMBY!
Your article provided such a clear case with published evidence to support my instinctive understanding. Why oh why are we NOT implementing rooftop solar as a matter of urgency?
Rita Madeley, Blandford

On the politics
It has slowly become apparent that the representative for the Labour Party in North Dorset tends to veer towards haranguing those in charge of our very broken country, while not suggesting any alternative solutions from his own party. This is, I feel, no reflection of him as a person, but rather is symptomatic of the party as a whole.
North Dorset may be a permanently blue seat, but that doesn’t mean that every constituent votes that way. We can all see, hear and feel that it’s broken. What many of us want is to hear what other parties might actually DO. The point of these columns is surely to understand a different point of view if we are tired and frustrated by the current crop of blues in charge, and to raise discussions on local and national issues?
Alan Wills, Wimborne

On the haunting of Sandford Orcas manor
(Britain’s most haunted house? BV Jan 23):
We were lucky – I think it was about 30 years ago we took our son [to Sandford Orcas manor] when he was a small boy. We cheekily knocked on the door and Sir Mervyn himself answered. Instead of getting rid of us he asked us in and gave us a personal tour, during which he told us of all the facts in the attached article.
We thanked him very much, it made our day. What a lovely man!
Barry Wraight, via Facebook

We were privileged to be given a superb guided tour of this fascinating house by Sir Mervyn Medlicott in 2019. He really brought the history to life and the group we were in was spellbound!
Joss Mullinger, via Facebook

Are you related to Roger Ridout?
I have been reading your article about Roger Ridout (The BV, November 2020) with great interest. I am not a Ridout but I am descended from the Fords of Shillingstone. I have a will left by Thomas Ford in 1805, and in it he leaves ‘the Roger Ridout house’ to his wife:
WILL OF THOMAS FORD (1719-1805)
ffebruary 7? .4.1805
THIS IS MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
I give to my wife late Roger Ridouts house and Orchard and ten pounds a year for her life she might receive it herself if my son dont pay her she might go to Mr Tice of Blandford and receive it but if she marry again she is to lost it directly to James or his ffamily/
I thought Roger Ridout died in 1811 so I am now very puzzled. Could this be a house belonging to his father or another older relative who died before 1805? Thomas’ son, James, died two years later in 1807 and he left the house to his own son, James:
”and also a dwelling house with offi…? and all unto belonging called and known by said name of Ridouts during my said term therin unoccupied it being located and situate in the parish of Shillingstone or Shilling Okeford”.
I can’t find a Shilling Okeford and wonder if it is actually Okeford Fitzpaine? I can see on an 1885 map that there is a mill on the road between Shillingstone and Okeford Fitzpaine, and another one in Fiddleford, but I am wondering which house Thomas and James Ford are referring to and how did they come to own it in the first place? Were they part of the smuggling gang I wonder?
I wonder if Roger Guttridge or any of your readers could shed any light on it for me please?
Veronica Barrett, Guildford

Roger Guttridge comments:
Veronica’s puzzlement is based on the assumption (which I had also made until now) that Roger Ridout remained at Okeford Fitzpaine Mill until his death, which was indeed in 1811. But we don’t know that and my guess now is that he and his wife Mary (died 1809) must have left there at some point between 1787 and 1805, probably selling the house to the Fords. I say ‘1787’ because he is listed in the Dorchester Jail Registers that year as a ‘miller’ of Okeford Fitzpaine (and his crime as ‘smuggling’), so was presumably still there then. He was a well-known character in North Dorset so it’s no surprise that his old house was effectively named after its association with him.
I’m guessing that the stream which once powered the waterwheel here may also have marked the Okeford Fitzpaine-Shillingstone parish boundary. The property, which last time I passed still had the old millstones on show as ornaments, probably sat in both parishes, which may explain any confusion there. Shilling Okeford or Ockford is an old name for Shillingstone, making it the third of the ‘three Okefords’, the others being Okeford Fitzpaine and Child Okeford.
Roger Ridout’s father (born 1708) was William not Roger and he lived at Farringdon in the parish of Shroton. Roger the smuggler effectively introduced their surname to Okeford Fitzpaine.
Roger’s mother was a Fiddleford girl, Susannah Appowell, and in 1746, as a boy of ten, Roger inherited a leasehold house and land there from his maternal grandfather. Fiddleford Mill was where the Ridout gang stored their contraband in later years and may also have been where Roger learned his milling skills, though that is speculation on my part.
Veronica’s information about the Fords adds another piece to a Roger Ridout jigsaw that has been gradually growing since I interviewed my grandfather Jim Ridout of Fiddleford about the family legends for a school project in 1967.
Thank you, Veronica!
Roger Guttridge – [email protected]

A letter from Val Singleton is always welcome in the BV postbox:
Lovely photo of Stourhead on the last issue! I have attached a photo I took when I was living in Corton Denham of a little owl that spent the summer perched on a post that led into part of the garden. I would love you to use it!
Roll on spring! Val

Neglect of Newell house in Sherborne
Sherborne CPRE are deeply concerned at the parlous state of Newell House – a Grade 2 historic building, which stands in an exceptionally prominent position at the junction of the A30 and the Marston Road. The western side of the house is thought to date back to the 17th century, and the house was listed in 1950.

However, in recent years the fabric has been allowed to deteriorate, as the photo shows, and is now on the SAVE At Risk register. Alongside the house, there is a listed barn dated as being built in the early to mid-16th century; no access is permitted to either building. Sherborne CPRE have repeatedly raised their concerns with the conservation team at Dorset Council, but while seemingly sympathetic to our case, they seem totally unable or unwilling to do anything to reverse the decline of this important feature of the Sherborne townscape. Offers to engage with the owner have also been fruitless.
It is clear that our county representatives are either powerless or disinclined to take any positive action to preserve our precious heritage buildings. We find it disappointing that a house listed seventy-two years ago by an official government agency is then effectively abandoned by local authorities when it deteriorates. It is sadly ironic that as Sherborne House is being transformed into a remarkable asset for the Town centre, another, even older, much-loved building has been allowed to become derelict. Something must be done before it is too late; and with some 350 listed buildings in Sherborne, this needs to be a wake up call for us all. By raising further our concerns, I am confident that all residents and our Town Council will then call for urgent action from Dorset County Council.
Sir Christopher Coville
Sherborne CPRE Chairman

The image below was sent in from Mike Lloyd-Jones in Shaftesbury, who said:
‘This was tree surgery in St James’ today – not sure I’d fancy it!’

A Dorset man – Tim Laycock answers the Random 19 questions

Editorial team

4 February 2023

Folk musician, singer, actor, storyteller, historian, Thomas Hardy expert … Dorset’s Tim Laycock is a man of many talents.

Tim Laycock at a William Barnes party. Image: Tony Gill

Folk musician, singer, actor, storyteller, historian, Thomas Hardy expert … Dorset’s Tim Laycock is a man of many talents.
He was a founder member of Hambledon Hopstep band and his CV includes writing music and playing for the National Theatre’s production of Lark Rise to Candleford, leading The New Scorpion Band, and playing William Barnes in The Year Clock, his own one-man show. He has written community plays and song cycles and is actively involved with the New Hardy Players, for whom he has adapted and directed several Hardy novels.
He is co-founder, with multi-instrumentalist Phil Humphries, of the Ridgeway Singers and Band, who continue the West Gallery tradition of carols and songs. Tim will lead the merriment at the Ridgeways’ annual Barnes tea party in Cerne Abbas village hall, at 3pm on Sunday 19th February. This is a celebration of the dialect poetry of the Dorset writer and polymath, who was born near Sturminster Newton. There are readings, songs and a cream tea – quintessential Dorset. And so, to the questions …

What’s your relationship with Dorset?
I came to Dorset when I was three, so I don’t actually remember arriving! My father had got a job as headmaster at Fontmell, in the Blackmore Vale, and we moved here from Wiltshire. So I grew up in North Dorset, and went to the old grammar school in Shaftesbury. I moved away for probably ten or 12 years, but I came back in the 80s and have lived here since.
Basically, Dorset is the inspiration for everything I do – all the traditional music and stories and to a large extent the drama is all connected to Dorset and the oral history of the county.

What was the last song you sang out loud in your car?
It’s an old song, part of the play that I’m working on at the moment (Spinning the Moon, 4th-15th April, Hardye Theatre Dorchester), which is set in the aftermath of the battle of Bosworth Field. One of the songs is a drinking song of the time, and I’ve been driving around the county singing at the top of my voice ‘bring us in good ale, good ale, bring us in good ale!’ The song lists all the different foods that were eaten at the time, and most were … not very good. But you could always rely on ale!
The last film you watched? I’d certainly recommend it. I saw it on TV over Christmas – Sam Mendes’ 1917. It’s the story of two soldiers who are given a mission to cross no man’s land during the First World War, across enemy lines, to take a vital message to another group of soldiers who are about to be trapped. They have to get this message through – and that’s it.
It’s just the story of their journey – but it’s so well done. It’s tremendous.
It’s Friday night – you have the house to yourself, and no work is allowed. What are you going to do?
I suppose it depends whether you think it’s work or not for me … I’ve been learning the cello for a long time, and during lockdown I really got stuck into it. So what I absolutely love to do, if there’s no one else around, is to play it – as loud as I like! In fact, we live in a semi-detached cottage, and our neighbours have moved out, so with no one next door I can really go for it!
Playing my cello out loud, accompanied by a small glass of scotch … that is a very good way to spend a Friday night.

What is your comfort meal?
Chicken curry of some sort!
What would you like to tell 15 year-old you?
I think I would like to tell myself to get on and learn to play the piano. It’s the one thing I regret – if I’d learned when I was much younger, it would have been so very useful.
The best crisps flavour?
Well now. I do like crisps, but recently I have discovered vegetable crisps, and I really really like them. So I would just go for a nice bag of veggie crisps please!
And the best biscuit for dunking?
Oh, it’s got to be a Bourbon!
What book did you read recently that stayed with you?
The one that has stayed with me was Natasha Solomons’ Mr Rosenblums List.* She’s actually a local author, and this book is partly based on her grandfather who was Jewish and came to this country just before Second World War.
When Mr Rosenblum and his wife arrived in England, he was handed a list as he got off the boat; things he had to do to become a proper Englishman (including join a golf club!).
He moved into London, set up a business in the East End, then promptly got moved to an internment camp when the war started. But he came down to Dorset when he was released and he fell in love with the place. He came to somewhere which sounds very much like it’s in the Ibberton area, and the book is about how this Jewish business man becomes integrated into the local rural community.
It’s such a delightful book. It’s poignant, and it’s funny, there’s lots of humour in it. But the thing I love about it is that there’s so much folklore in it. Some is real folklore that I already knew about, but quite a lot of it Natasha has tweaked a bit because I’ve never heard it before in relation to Dorset! The book quietly builds up a wonderful picture of this rather eccentric chap who moves to a quiet Dorset village, and how the locals relate to him and his wife.
And he does in fact solve the problem of the golf course (none of the London ones would accept a Jew, of course) by building one for himself on the side of Bulbarrow.

What would you like to be remembered for?
I think I’d most like to be remembered for helping to keep alive the flame of Dorset oral history. So many people over the years have given me stories and songs and taught me things, generally people of an older generation.
Now I feel that I’m in a position to do the same. I love it when other people become enthused by the old stories and customs and songs of the county. That I find deeply rewarding.
Your most annoying trait?
I’m told, even though I don’t regard it as annoying myself at all, that it is ‘leaving heaps of stuff about the house’. It might be heaps of clothes to other people, but they are, in fact, simply clothes prepared and ready for use the next day.
Or it could be (and to be fair, it usually is) heaps of scripts and writing paper etc. Which are actually laid out carefully, in order, ready to be worked on.

‘Heaps’ are a source of annoyance, apparently!

What shop can you not pass by?
Very easy – just down the valley (I now live in the Bride Valley) is the Modbury farm shop. And it’s just wonderful – a lovely range of produce, loads of it is local, and it’s a very social place to go, too; you nearly always meet someone you know. I recommend it to everyone – and it’s extremely hard to pass without going in!
Your favourite quote?
I thought hard about this. It’s probably the last line of William Barnes’ famous poem Praise of Dorset. Barnes wrote wonderful poetry in the Dorset dialect, nearly all of it inspired by friends and faces and people he know in the Sturminster Newton area. I think this is just wonderful:

‘Vor Do’set dear,
Then gi’e woone cheer;
D’ye hear? woone cheer!’

Tell us about one of the best evenings you’ve ever had?
This was fantastic! Last year the Commonwealth Games were held in Birmingham, and we were lucky to get some tickets to the closing ceremony. We took two of our grandchildren, and it was just the most fantastic celebration of Birmingham. All the athletes were there and relaxing, and it was a whole string of (mostly) singers and dancers from all sorts of cultural backgrounds, and all connected to Birmingham. The whole audience had come for a good time, and you felt the entire city was patting itself on the back. It was just a real celebration of a city. I’ve been to Birmingham so many times to sing in folk clubs, but I saw it in a different light that night. Everyone was so friendly, so exuberant. It really was a wonderful evening.
What was the last gift you either gave, or received?
The last gift I received was yesterday! We’d lent a little electric freezer to someone in the village, and when they brought it back they gave us a small framed photo of a cat. We both initially thought ‘oh, well, that’s quite nice, but not sure why they gave us that’! But then when we looked more closely, we realised it was a photo that they had taken of our last cat.
We don’t have any cats at the moment, but outside our house we’ve got a stone statue to our last cat, Bimport (named after the place in Shaftesbury). And they had a photo of Bimport which they’d taken years before – it was such a touching thing to receive and to be unexpectedly reminded of a very, very dear pet.
Your top three most-visited websites?
Um, my top three are all the same one – YouTube. I absolutely love YouTube, I use it more than anything else. There’s so much wonderful music, and history, and I admit I very often use the ‘how to’ repair guides!
It’s that or the news, I’m afraid.
What in life is frankly a mystery to you?
Computers! I’m constantly thinking that I really ought to be better at them than I am.
Chip Shop Chips or Home Baked Cake?
Cake, definitely.
You have the power to pass one law tomorrow, uncontested.
What would you do?
I think I would pass a law that every child ought to be able to study art and music at school to the level they would like to. It’s being eroded, isn’t it?

You can hear some of Tim’s folk music on Spotify here and keep up with his latest projects on TimLaycockMusic.

*Natasha Solomons was a previous Random 19 guest of the BV (June 22) you can read her answers here.

February’s BV magazine out now!

Laura

3 February 2023

The latest issue is jam-packed (even for us) with fascinating local people and important North Dorset issues. Is farming suffering from being Countryfile-d? SHOULD Dorset’s second home owners pay more tax? The BV gets the actual facts with an exclusive scoop form Luke Rake at Kingston Maurward college – have they really just decided to pull all apprenticeships? Pauline Batstone shares her Dorset island Discs, and Tim Laycock answers 19 random questions (he has the BEST cat story).
Plus I asked 83 year-old Henry ‘Blowers’ Blofeld if he’d considered retiring. Yes, that went as well as you’d expect…

Inside this issue:

Should second home owners pay a premium on Council Tax in Dorset? They may soon see the tax double – but is that good for the county’s residents? – P.4
We hear the truth behind the rumours. Following an outcry based on inaccurate information, BV editor Laura spoke to Luke Rake, principal of Kingston Maurward College – P.6
There’s been a complaint … With our national newly-sanitised view of ‘Countryfile-d’ farming, complaints about animal welfare are on the increase – P.6 (and don’t miss the real life story of farming columnist James Cossin’s distress when it happened to him. P.76 Rawston Farm)
Folk musician, singer, actor, storyteller, historian, Thomas Hardy expert … Dorset’s Tim Laycock is a man of many talents. He answers the Random 19 questions this month – P.20
Legendary cricket commentator and broadcaster, Henry Blofeld OBE, invites you to join him in a new show, My Dear Old Things – coming to the The Exchange, Sturminster Newton next month. Editor Laura had the temerity to ask him if, at 83, he might have considered retiring? It didn’t go well. P.54
Not sure why but we had to go to four pages for Letters to the Editor this month. Opinions are running high. Plus it’s always lovely when Val Singleton pops into the inbox. – P.86

(Quick reminder – we’re NEVER PRINTED. The only way to read the BV’s jam-packed goodness is right here online)

From Cheselbourne around Nettlecombe Tout | 6.3 miles

Laura

2 February 2023

Starting just outside Cheselbourne on Drake’s Lane, this is a wonderful route with endless views incorporating our favourite track over Lyscombe Hill and across Dorsetshire Gap; a shorter circuit perfect for a winter’s afternoon.

To follow this route using the Outdooractive App, please find the route here.

Total people encountered – 0 (though Dorsetshire Gap and Lyscombe Hill are both well-walked, so that won’t always be the case. We got lucky!)

Bridleway crossroads on the top of Lyscombe Hill – you curve to the right here. © BV magazine

The path is straightforward, well signed and easy to follow – with lots of potential variations if you wish to lengthen it.

Dorsetshire Gap is another meeting of ancient holloways – this was the only leg of the crossroads we’ve never walked before. Not ashamed to say we plotted the whole route in order to walk this lane.

As you circle the bottom of Nettlecombe Tout, keep an eye on the map. The obvious path goes straight ahead through a wide gate, but instead you want the narrow, dark path that cuts closer to the foot of the hill, up through the trees. Do NOT miss it – you can work around, but you’d miss a stunning green holloway fwhich was beautiful in January. I’m guessing it will be spectacular in the summer.

The wonderful lane round the base of Nettlecombe Tout. Even in January it was magical. © BV magazine

Pick a fine day, and you’ll be rewarded with some of the most stunning views across the Blackmore Vale and beyond. It really is a special place for a walk in North Dorset.

The uninterrupted view from Bowdens to the coast

We parked on the side of the green lane the route begins in – please park considerately and do not block farmer access. If it’s not possible, the next suggestion would be to add a little to the mileage and park in Cheselbourne or Melcombe Bingham and simply walk to the route.

The beauty of the winter trees tracing the sky

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Marketing & Events Assistant | Trethowans

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31 January 2023

Salisbury/Southampton/Bournemouth/Poole/Winchester

The firm
Trethowans, one of The Times Best Law Firms 2022 was named as one of the UK’s fastest growing independent law firms (The Lawyer) and offers a comprehensive range of services for businesses and individual clients. It has more than 250 members of staff, including over 80 lawyers and 45 partners, who act for many international and national household brand names (including Jewson, Ladbrokes, Pizza Hut and Nando’s to name a few) and a variety of individual clients throughout the UK. Trethowans now operates out of six locations, with offices in Salisbury, Southampton, Poole, Bournemouth and Winchester as well as a serviced office in London.

The role
We are looking for a Marketing & Events Assistant to join our busy and friendly Marketing team.
The successful candidate will support the team in a varied marketing role which will include
(but not be limited to):

Coordinating the networking calendar and arranging bookings
Assisting with event organisation and attending events on the day
Social media campaigns and scheduling via Hootsuite
Updating the firm’s website using the content management system (WordPress CMS)
Creation of newsletters via Mailchimp
Creation of artwork in Canva
Coordination of photography sessions
Providing support on marketing projects
Administration such as arranging payment of invoices

The ideal candidate should have an interest in social media marketing and event planning and will have previous experience of working in a marketing role, and/or hold a relevant marketing qualification.
This is a busy and varied role so an organised approach to your work is necessary. You will be flexible and proactive and be confident working with people across the business in varying levels of seniority.
Strong attention to detail, written communication and proof-reading skills are essential. You will have a creative personality and be willing to contribute ideas.
Candidates should have a full UK driving license, be willing to travel between our five offices when necessary and work outside of normal working hours when required.
Previous experience of Mailchimp, Canva and a website CMS (such as WordPress) would be advantageous.

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CYP Active Monitoring Practitioner/ Link Worker – Fixed Term Contract; Full Time | Dorset Mind

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31 January 2023

(Bournemouth, Dorset, Poole, Various around Dorset)

Dorset Mind are thrilled to be embedding Children & Young Person (CYP) Practitioners into Purbeck Primary Care Network (PCN) setting in Dorset, and we are looking for a supportive, caring, resilient, solution focused, and confident practitioner to work with children wanting support with their mental health and wellbeing.

The successful candidate will be working with Children and Young people from aged 11 to 18 delivering a range of prevention and early intervention activities within primary care. The activities will consist of mental health awareness sessions via facilitated self-help delivered either face-to-face or digitally to individuals.

You will also provide a link to other services and schools and in some instances working with adult practitioners to offer a whole family approach to parents / guardians and children and young people.

You will work closely with our existing well-structured services already embedded in the PCNs with specialisms in adult Active Monitoring and Children Active Monitoring, and Triage Assessments. All training will be provided.
This role covers all the GP surgeries under Purbeck Primary Care Network (PCN). Being able to travel is required to fulfil this role. An Enhanced DBS Check will be carried out.
If this sounds like you, we look forward to hearing from you however, please note previous applicants for these roles need not apply.
We actively welcome a rich diversity of applicants to this role.

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Please complete the application form and monitoring form and email it to:
[email protected].
Closing date: Midnight Sunday 5th February 2023
Interview dates: 10th and/or 13th February 2023

Retail Assistant Manager – Full Time | Lewis Manning

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31 January 2023

Salary: £19,305 – Location: Poole

The Role
We have an exciting role for a motivated and experienced retail person to help run our fabulous new shop in Poole to deliver sales and performance. The modern charity retail environment is challenging and professional and you will be the sort of person who is able to keep the shop in tip top condition, help create eye catching and innovative window displays, and ensure clothing and other products displayed well, to achieve optimum sales.
You will be initiative-taking, creative individual who will assist the shop manager in being responsible for handling sales at the till, encouraging, managing, and sorting donations, maintaining standards, and providing an excellent customer experience.
As part of the retail team, you will have commercial awareness together with a focus on driving sales, understanding of high street retail fashion as well as experience of creating a pleasant and helpful environment for your customers, colleagues, and volunteers.
As a retail manager for you will need experience of Windows IT packages such as Word and Excel and understand social media.
You will be keen to ensure that both our customers and donors receive excellent care and attention, as well as help to promote Lewis-Manning Hospice Care and the work that we do in your community.
Although based in one store, you may be required to travel to any Lewis- Manning Hospice Shop to cover other shops unforeseen sickness, holidays, or absence.

The Person
The successful applicant will have experience of;

•Experience of working in a retail role
•Good people skills
•Good organisational skills
• Understanding of safe working practices in a retail environment
•Experience of working with the public

For further information and to apply online please visit our website:
https://lewis-manning.org.uk/jobs/

Retail Shop Manager | Lewis Manning

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31 January 2023

Salary: £20,580 pa Full time
Location: Poole High Street

The Role
We have an exciting role for a motivated and experienced retail person to run our fabulous new shop based in Poole to deliver sales and performance. The modern charity retail environment is challenging and professional and you will be the sort of person who is able to keep your shop in tip top condition, help create eye catching and innovative window displays, and ensure all clothing and other products are displayed well, to achieve optimum sales.
You will be self-motivated, a creative individual who will be responsible for handling sales at the till, encouraging, managing, and sorting donations, maintaining standards, and providing an excellent customer experience.
As part of the retail team, you will have commercial awareness together with a focus on driving sales, understanding of high street retail fashion as well as experience of creating a pleasant and helpful environment for your customers, colleagues, and volunteers.
As a retail manager you will need experience of Windows IT packages such as Word and Excel and understand social media.
You will be keen to ensure that both our customers and donors receive excellent care and attention, as well as help to promote Lewis-Manning Hospice Care and the work that we do in your community.
Although predominantly based in one store, you may be asked to travel to any Lewis-Manning Hospice Shop to cover other shops unforeseen sickness, holidays, or absence.

The Person
The successful applicant will have experience of;

•Experience of working in a similar retail role
•Really good people management skills
•Really good organisational skills
•Understanding of safe working practices in a retail environment
•Experience of working with the public
•Full clean driving licence & own transport.

For further information and to apply online please visit our website:
https://lewis-manning.org.uk/jobs/

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