Domestic & Commercial Burglar Alarms covering Dorset & Hampshire based in Ringwood

Provide a CRB Check service based in Verwood, Dorset near the border of Ringwood in Hampshire.

     Daffodils always cheer me up and are my favourite flowers and during March the display around the main roundabout at Ringwood is such a fantastic and uplifting sight. So I thought I would feature it on the cover. Every year I’m always amazed at how nature can transform even the dullest slip road into “a thing of beauty” as Keats would say!

     Page 26 tells you how you can help the Air Ambulance with all those old mobile phones that are now redundant after a Christmas upgrade. I was amazed at how many youngsters seem to get through these days! My husband has dug out an astonishing 9 from our household so far after a post-Christmas clear out and that’s just the tip of the iceberg! (Hold on – here’s another!)

     This issue’s Now and Then  on page 6 features the garages at the bottom of Hightown Road where it meets Christchurch Road and explains how this little community of traders and businesses came about.

     If you are a small business and thinking of advertising have a look at our mini ads on page 45 which are gaining in popularity and can cost as little as £2 per week.

     Page 36 relates the trials and tribulations of Miss Misty’s brother, Kiqui which is part 5 of our feral cat short stories.

     As always, when you need a job done or want to treat yourself, look in here first to see what is available locally – save yourself time, fuel and most importantly at the moment – money!

    Finally, I’ve just realised that this is the 5 year anniversary issue of Roundabout Ringwood & Fordingbridge, so I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my readers and especially my advertisers past and present for making “The Roundabout” into the household name that it has become. I eagerly look forward to 5 more exciting years!

Roundabout Mags January 2012 Pricelist

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Now we had four little felines in the house and sleeping arrangements proved difficult as all four of them wanted to sleep with me. Ziggy insisted on sleeping on my head, Kiqui wanted to sleep on my neck, nearly choking me. Willie slept on my shoulder and Miss Misty insisted on sleeping on my hip. Turning over in bed was no mean feat as everyone had to reposition themselves as best they could.

Over the years we have all loved to walk around the field garden and sit on the seat positioned at the top end of the field. At the end of our visit Kiqui’s greatest joy was to run as fast as he possibly could back home. He was so quick and he seemed to get such a thrill from his run especially if it became a race with the other cats. In his younger days he was also a hunter and has had his fair share of baby rabbits, but hunting these days is left to the youngsters, he is content to watch the birds preferably through the big window.

Kiqui suffers with asthma needing continuous medication, but he is very good at taking his pills. One day we found him laid out motionless as if dead. Horror and panic set in, but he was still breathing! An emergency visit to the Vet, blood tests, X-rays, examination, no obvious cause to his paralysis or condition. The Vet gave us two options, he would put him to sleep there and then, or he is given a drip, kept in over-night and we review his condition in the morning. I had to give him a chance, I felt convinced he would pull through.

The following morning he raised his head and called out when he saw us, but still unable to move his whole body, he was so pleased we had come for him. Still no news as to why he was in this state, but he was getting better. So the Vet took care of him until the evening and we visited again. Now he was eating, trying to stand and obviously improving.

A slight increase in his steroid medication and he has now made a remarkable recovery, but has a slight wobble on his back right leg. A further visit to the Vet out of concern for his lack of appetite and possible kidney problems, meant although he was now 15, he was fast using up his nine lives! A few short weeks on his new medication and he is eating really well, tucking into roast chicken, roast beef, steamed fish, sardines in tomato sauce …anything he fancies… We do not mind, we nearly lost him, he is happy, he is eating again, he is enjoying his walks… he is ALIVE and WELL and that is all that matters. We have our Kiqui back.

The full story and many more are in the book “Viewed From My Window” by Patricia Oliver price £10 + £1.75 p&p. For more details, contact Patricia on 01202 826244. All proceeds go towards the Veterinary and Welfare needs of the 16 feral cats currently in her care.

I’ll bet we had an earlier Christmas dinner celebration than any of our readers last year! Can anyone beat November 21st? Exceedingly premature I must admit, but since our son was due to spend seven weeks surfing in Bali and was flying out of London Airport the following morning, I feel it was more than justified!  Between us we managed to create a memorable festive roast dinner with all the trimmings, crackers, mince pies and my husband even dug out his favourite Christmas Carol CD to accompany proceedings! I hope all the effort was appreciated but no doubt it just confirmed to our youngsters that all parents are decidedly weird – and even more so at this time of year!   

I hope this issue’s cover reminds you how different the weather was just over a year ago – the photo of Ferrett Green was taken on December 2nd 2010 and the snow and cold weather hung around for weeks. Let’s hope for a milder winter to keep our energy costs right down for a change.

Speaking of keeping costs down, if you are a small business and thinking of advertising have a look at our mini ads on page 45 which are gaining in popularity and can cost as little as £2 per week.

This issue’s Past & Present on page 6 refers to the inhabitants of a village very near Verwood as “preferring to spend their Sundays in drinking and fighting”. Nothing new there then! (Only joking of course!)

Page 36 relates the trials and tribulations of Miss Misty’s brother, Kiqui which is part 5 of our feral cat short stories.

As always, when you need a job done or want to treat yourself, look in here first to see what is available locally – save yourself time, fuel and most importantly at the moment – money!

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