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Summer 2017MAGAZINE

Periodontal &Cardiovacular

Look after your Teeth.Dr Boos explains

SubscriptionRenewal Form

Inside

Walking GroupTwenty Years !

Check out the list of2017 walks

News from PooleNHS Trust

Geoffrey’s Updates

© 2017 Keith Matthews

POOLE HEART SUPPORT GROUP MAGAZINEPoole Community Health Centre Shaftesbury Road, BH15 2NT

Telephone: 01202 683363Telephone manned Mondays & Thursdays 1:30-3:30pm

www.poolehsg.org.uk

Please send magazine articles and photos to:Editor, 10 Hill View Road, Ferndown, Dorset BH22 9QY or by e-mail to; editor@ Tel. 01202 855001

Magazines are published 1st March, 1st June, 1st September and 1st December.Print Deadlines are 10th February, 10th May, 10th August, 10th November

Magazine Mailing Dates for 2017 are Mondays:February 27th; May 29th (Renewal Slips) ; August 28th; November 27th (Dinner Bookings)

Committee Meetings are first Wednesdays in, February, April, June, August, October, December.

PRESIDENT: Dr CHRISTOPHER BOOS MBBS, Dip IMC, RCS (Ed), MD, FRCPPRESIDENT EMERITUS: Dr. ANDREW MCLEOD

Vice Presidents: GEOFFREY WALKER OBE, JP, MA, RGN, PgDip, DipEd, FAETC. Dr. DIANE BRUCE MB, Bsc (Hons), FRCP MAGGIE RICHARDSON JIM WAINE

PHSG CONTACTSKEITH MATTHEWS Chairman & Magazine keith@ 01202 855001DAVID ANDERSON Secretary & Website david@ 01202 697376RITA HOLMES Treasurer rita@ 01202 743960JAN MESHER Office Manager jan@ 01202 250108DEREK POPE Membership Database derek@ 01202 889070ROBIN PRINGLE Exercise Co-ordinator robin@ 01202 884250LESLEY RICHARDS Lead Trainer lesley@ 01202 691339ROGER RIDOUT Purbeck Liaison roger@ 01929 423079GEOFF LAWRENCE Talks & Social Events geoff@ 01202 888438GEORGE LLEWELLYN Talks & Social Events geoll@ 01202 605455JUDY & DAVID DEADMAN Walking Group 01202 692368DAVE EVANS Committee Member 01202 602856PAM BAILEY BHF Representative 01202 574944JIM WAINE Founder and VP jim@ 01202 871532

All PHSG emails are @poolehsg.org.uk

If you know a member who is ill, please tell us by contacting our officeusing the number and times given above, or any committee member.

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First of all, please don’t forget it is annual subscriptionrenewal time! Do return the renewal slip inserted in thisissue promptly and make Derek’s and Rita’s jobs thatmuch easier!We had our PHSG AGM recently. Boring stuff butnecessary. It means committee members writing reports!Anyway it was very well attended thanks to our ruse ofasking Dr J-P Carpenter to come and talk to us afterward.Below I have extracted the essence of my report and you’llsee some of the others scattered through this issue.A lot of small annoying things have happened over the lastyear which I should detail for the record. After this meeting we have been ejected from our usualspot at St John’s Hall in Broadstone by block bookings of semi commercial groups. David, oursecretary, has looked long and hard at alternative venues, and frankly there are none that aresuitable. We have been offered to stay at St John’s but on Wednesdays instead and we haveaccepted that for when we resume Chatstop in October. We have almost phased out eveningmeetings with the possible exception of our annual talk as it is easier for hospital staff to get away inthe evenings. The Chatstop programme of speakers regularly reaches attendances of 50 or moreand although we have to pay the hiring fee we find we are covering costs thanks to teas, raffles andbook sales.Also we are currently running without a physical office as the Community Health Centre is beingredeveloped. We still have the link and the mail drop though and Jan is struggling through with amobile phone number bravely operating a ‘virtual’ office. We hope to be back in to the Health Centrevery soon.Our team of trainers has been changing a little too. We have a number of new trainers on board orwaiting in the wings now who will be needing to be funded through their BACPR soon. This costsover £1000 per head so we don’t do it lightly but it is essential to us running our exercise groups.Henry Bartlett took over the Walking Group from Cyril and was doing a grand job. Sadly Henry diedrecently and will be greatly missed. The walking group is now being co-ordinated by Judy & DavidDeadman for 2017. We are buying the group an extra defibrillator as now they regularly split intotwo groups.This year at the Annual dinner at Bentleys the disco dance seemed to be a popular move andcertainly the dance floor was still hopping after I left. Attendance was lower this year and thecommittee feel that it is time for a change. We are looking into alternative venues and are open tosuggestions or help.We are blessed with a truly excellent committee who all know their own responsibilities and get onwith their jobs. What in industry I would call a ‘flat management structure, as opposed to a heirarchy.I might suddenly get concerned that something needs doing only to find that it has already beendealt with. Your committee are terrific, the office helpers are too, and I thank them all.

Chairman’s Letter

Keith

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From the President

As summer approaches the thought of ice cream andcold drinks such as slushies come to mind. We alreadyknow that these sugary foods are linked to increasedrisk of obesity. One of the often overlooked conceptsthat have received increasing attention is theassociation between poor dental hygiene, periodontaldisease (PD) and an increased risk of cardiovasculardisease (CVD). This concept is not new; in the 1920s acrescendo of concern about the connection led to thepractice of complete tooth extractions.PD is an inflammatory process affecting theperiodontium which is the tissue that surrounds and

supports the teeth. The process usually starts with an inflammatory process of the gum(gingivitis) which can lead to more extensive gum involvement as well as the periodontalligament and the bone surrounding the teeth resulting in substantial bone loss. It ishighly common and increases with age. Its hallmark is the presence of bacteria in thegingival plaque that characterizes the periodontal pathological process. The humanmouth is known to be colonized by hundreds of bacteria with the vast majority having noclear pathological effects. However, the gingival plaque associated with PD is colonizedby a number of well characterised bacteria linked to the development of PD and anincreased risk of CVD.How could bacteria in the mouth lead to an increased risk of coronary artery disease andatherosclerosis (the build-up of fatty deposits in the arteries) you might rightly ask?Maybe this is simply an association rather than causation as some have claimed. Weknow that people with bad teeth are more likely to smoke, be older and have othercomorbidities such as diabetes, all of which are linked to an increased risk of CVD.However, it would appear that there is quite convincing scientific evidence to support alink between PD and CVD. For example, viable oral bacteria and their genetic materialhave been found in the atheromatous plaque (fatty deposits within the arteries) ofhumans with coronary artery disease and that PD leads to localised and morewidespread inflammation which is a recognised CVD risk factor.The public health implications of this link are huge as both CVD and PD are highlyprevalent in the UK and dentists are seeing an alarming amount of PD due to the highsugar content of the UK diet. Both individual studies and systemic reviews to date haveshown the PD/CVD association to be significant and consistent across different studydesigns and settings. Furthermore, longitudinal studies have confirmed the temporalrelationship between exposure and outcomes increasing the plausibility. Unfortunatelywe are missing, what is considered by many the strongest of the criteria, which is definite

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evidence that the outcome can be altered (prevented or treated) by intervening on theexposure. There is a lack of high quality data to show that periodontal treatmentimproves CVD clinical outcomes (either in primary or secondary prevention). However, itshould be pointed out that the limited (both in terms of numbers and study design)experimental evidence in humans suggests a possible beneficial effect of periodontaltreatment on indices of functional and structural vascular health. Either way it wouldappear that the mouth can be a good warning signpost for people at increased risk ofCVD. The sugar tax may help and we welcome the data from further research studies.Watch your sugar content to help your teeth and maybe indirectly your heart.Dr Christopher BoosConsultant CardiologistPoole Hospital NHS TrustVisiting Professor, Carnegie Research Institute, Leeds Beckett University

PHSG Walking Club are a happy, friendly bunch.We walk and chat of this and that before heading off for lunch.So when we needed someone new to lead our spritely mobIt was soon decided, you were the right man for the job.

Sometimes just a few of us within the walking groupWould go out in the winter, ending up at yours for soup.Stourhead and the Walnut Tree another favourite venue.The place was immaterial, what mattered was the menu!

It’s time to hang up your walking boots and your red hat and socksIt’s amazing just how many walks have ended at the The Stocks!Now when we tread familiar paths of walks that you have ledPerhaps we’ll see, just fleetingly, a passing flash of red.

Henry

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Dear Friends,I hope that my article finds you well and you are looking forwardto the summer and hopefully a holiday. Winter is behind us andhopefully good weather ahead. Here in the Hospital we did muchbetter this year than others over the winter period and were ableto start de-escalating winter pressure beds by March which isvery unusual as it normally takes until May. But with newpractices and an improved discharge process winter has notbeen as difficult as other years.Within cardiology, Dr Blakemore has now left and we haveappointed a new cardiologist but he has not started yet so wehave a locum consultant in place to ensure that the servicecontinues to run well.The coronary care unit won the friends and family award at the awards ceremony for the hospital heldat the Haven hotel in March. This was for consistently receiving 100% Friends and Family satisfactionover a 12 month period, so very well done to the team. Dr Christopher Steadman is now also themedical director for the division and Dr JP Carpenter the cardiology director so strong leadership fromcardiology across the hospital.The clinical service review has been completed and the public consultation over and they should startto announce the results in September but I understand there may be a preliminary report in July soplease watch the press for this. As you can imagine people here at the hospital, and I am sure patientsacross the area are concerned about the potential result.We have a new Director of Nursing and she is working closely with the matrons to look at improvingstaffing levels on the wards, and we are also focusing on pressure ulcers and falls to improve allaspects of care, and this is proving highly successful. It would not be an understatement to say thatshe has brought a breath of fresh air to nursing here at Poole.Our ward round group continues to go from strength to strength and we are also meeting quarterly toreview issues that have been raised and to ensure we have dealt with them.The medical investigations unit continues to flourish and we are now looking at new work we canundertake to support specialties across the Hospital in day cases such as orthopaedics and surgery.The nurses are also training to undertake bone marrow biopsies, freeing up more medical time so theycan deal with the most unwell patients. It is a truly innovative service and visited often by otherhospitals and teams who wish to emulate its work.For National nurses day the 12th May we are holding some events here. We have pictures of staffwhen they trained, and have asked them what made them decide to become a nurse. We are havinga lecture on Florence Nightingale which I will be giving as well as debates so it should be reallyinteresting.All that remains to say is have a great summer , take care, and best wishes.Geoffrey Walker OBE JP MA RGN PgDip DipEd FAETC.Matron for Medicine, Specialist Medicine, Emergency and Ambulatory Care.

Geoffrey’s News From Poole

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“I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answersthat can’t be questioned.” Richard Feynman

“A luxury, once enjoyed, becomes a necessity.” C. Northcote Parkinson.

"I have to be seen to be believed." Queen Elizabeth II

“We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because westop playing." George Bernard Shaw.

“Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given." Timothy Snyder

SNITCH - Things overheard.Trainer to exerciser...“Every time you bend over I can see it."Fortunately or unfortunately she was talking about a scar on topof his head.

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HOPE GROUP“IT’S ALL ABOUT THE

EXPERIENCE”.

That is the new title of our group It’sobjectives and procedures are to be a focuson care with input from a group of formerpatients, to support the Hospital indelivering a high quality first handexperience and gaining feedback from

current patients and act as a conduit through which feedback on care can be deliveredinternally and externally to the Trust.We meet on a regular basis with Matron Geoffrey Walker to walk through his departmentsand chat to patients and staff to check for things that will improve the experience of thestay in Hospital. We can see for ourselves if the signage works, whether the lighting couldbe improved and thus the appearance of the department enhanced.One of our members complained that he was given a prescription and on arriving at thepharmacy department told to go to the pharmacy in the conservatory and waited almosttwo hours for his prescription . . . But the new Pharmacy in the conservatory area is aLloyds Chemist and it is for out-patients use.In patients will still be covered by the in-house Pharmacy. So if you are waiting to leavethe ward and waiting for your medication - you cannot blame Lloyds!The general visual appearance from the outside is not very eye catching. The zig-zagramp is not what they had planned but had to be put in to accommodate access forwheelchairs and buggies. The big wall, which is visible from outside when you look in isgoing to be changed as it does not convey how pleasant the surroundings are internallyuntil you have passed the wall.The hours of opening are Monday - Friday 9am - 6pm. or Saturday 9am - 1pm.Please let us know if you have any problems, we are always pleased to hear.

jimwaine2@btinternet.com

Jim Waine 01202 871532Ros Hayes 01202 708098.

By Jim Waine & Ros HayesMedical Clinical Care GroupProactive Development Unit for Cardiology & Medicine

Jim & Ros

PALS are looking for new people to work with them. Interested?Please contact them on 01202 448499 or 07758 272495Email: pals@poole.nhs.uk

Health Information Centre, next to the multi-storey car park on Longfleet Road

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PHSG Quiz - April

TEAM Connect Music Bears G.K. Words TotalClever Clogs 6 6 7 4 8 31Where’s John 6 8 12 6 4 36Alistair’s Crew 7 7 9 9 6 38I have No Idea 7 5 9 7 4 32Thursday’s Babes 7 6 9 9 5 31Oddballs 5 5 8 3 6 32Amnesiacs 8 8 11 8 10 45

Our Quiz was well attended this year and we had seven teams who all thought up theirquirky names. Despite their name, the Amnesiacs won. This team included John, whoshould have been with wife Mo on her team, but he escaped. That’s why Mo’s team wascalled “Where’s John.” The winners enjoyed their Easter treats.

“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are alwaysso certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.” BertrandRussell.“If you want to talk peace, don’t talk to your friends. Talk to yourenemies.” Desmond Tutu.“What good are laurels if you can’t rest on them?”. Tom Lehrer.

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Annual Dinner - MarchOur Annual Dinner at Bentleys was an enjoyable evening. Guests I’d brought wereamazed that a group of heart patients could rave away at the disco dance floor afterwards!We presented the PHSG cup this year, awarded for special service to the group, to ourhard working secretary David Anderson. Thus giving him even more work polishing it.

Chairman Keith Matthews presents the cup to Secretary David Anderson.

Modern cars seem to come with lots of cup holders these days.Not quite sure if this is how it was intended to be used, but forcarrying the cup to the dinner safely it certainly worked well!

A New Venue?Your committee feel that members would like another venue as achange from Bentley’s at Dudsbury Golf Club. Can you recommendsomewhere? Please let Derek know. His details are on the inside frontcover. The basic requirements are :1). Plenty of free parking adjacent to the venue.2). A room for 80 to 100 people without being shared by other groups.3). Good quality food at a reasonable price,.4). Ability to include some entertainment, and a small dance floor.If you have experience of somewhere that you have tried out for a wedding reception, birthday partyor something similar and can recommend them , then please let us know via Derek.

Fully fitted with lotsof cup holders!

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“I’ve seen people come alive making their owncoffins,” Roger and Grace Terry told reporters at ameeting of the Hawke's Bay DIY Coffin Club,"we allhave a heap of fun. It gives us old fellas somethingto do, but it also serves a purpose. A DIY coffin kitcosts about $170 (£95), which is significantly lessthan an undertaker would charge for a coffin ofsimilar quality, and once you've built it, it can doubleas above ground furniture in your home, disguisedwith cushions or blankets, until it's time for itsprimary purpose. Once people have finishedcreating their own coffin, they often stay to buildothers for charity, or to help other members. Wehave about 120 members at the moment, the oldestis 94.”Coffin Clubs have become popular throughout NewZealand, since the first one was established inRotorua in 2010. “I designed and decorated mymother's coffin, and it grew from there," explainedKiwi Coffin Club treasurer Joanne La Grouw. "Ourclub's motto is Fine and Affordable UndergroundFurniture. Each casket is inscribed with the initialsKCC, they are made from particle-board kits, havea waterproof lining, and are built to nationalstandards. We like to say that it's only a box untilyou put someone in it. Then it's a home."(Santa Fe New Mexican. 25/2/17)

It Isn’t the Coffin thatCarries you Off

Spiders eat as much as 800 million tonsof prey a year, making them among theworld' most voracious predators, reportsthe New Scientist. And though theymostly eat insects and insect-likehexapods called springtails, some feaston frogs, lizards and small mammalstoo.A team of European researchers useddata on spider populations per squaremetre in various areas to calculate thatthe world's spiders have a collectiveweight of 25 million tons, and thattogether, they consume between 400million and 800 million tons of prey ayear. (By comparison, the world'shuman population gets through about400 million tons of meat and fish.)"Spiders thus make an essentialcontribution to maintaining theecological balance of nature," said DrMartin Nyffeler, of the University ofBasel.Most of the killing goes on in forestsand grasslands; spiders have a lowerimpact in agricultural areas, becausethey do not thrive on intensively farmedland. Spiders are also prey themselves,as a key part of the diet of up to 5,000species of bird.

Apologies to any Arachnophobes!

Spiders eat more Preythan Humans.

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Taking ibuprofen significantly increases the risk of a person experiencing cardiacarrest, researchers have found - a finding that has led to fresh calls for restrictions onthe sale of the painkiller. Several previous studies have found a link betweennonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen, and irregular heartrhythm; researchers have also found a link between NSAIDs and an elevated heartattack risk.Now, a team has studied the records of almost 29,000 patients who suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Denmark, between 2001 and 2010, and found that takingibuprofen was associated with a 31% increased risk of cardiac arrest: usingdiclofenac, an NSAID available on prescription in the UK, raised the risk by 50%.Although the study does not prove a causative link, its leader, Gunnar Gislason of theUniversity of Copenhagen, said it was "a stark reminder that NSAIDs are notharmless". Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart stops pumping blood around thebody. It isn't the same as a heart attack, but a heart attack can cause it.

Ibuprofen Link to Cardiac Arrest

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I have had the pleasure of instructing Ferndownand Ashdown PHSG groups for over a year now.If you have heard anything about me being thetough, talkative one with plaits like Heidi andstrict rules then it's all lies; except the talkative bitand the plaits like Heidi part that is . . . and aslong as you keep feet moving I won’t be strict.I absolutely love my job but it's because of ourmembers and the friendships I've made duringmy time with PHSG that really make instructingso rewarding!I grew up in a little village near the coast of SouthWales, not too far from Swansea. I loved schooland although did very well academically I wasalways drawn towards the more physicalsubjects like PE and was part of the netball,hockey, cross country, and gymnastics teams. Ileft school just before university as it took toomuch time away from my dancing and fitnessgroups. I have always been active so after I metmy (now) husband and travelled the world for sixyears, living in countries including Thailand, NewZealand and Australia, I knew when I returned to

the UK that it would be the health and fitness industry that I would seek a career in! I gained myqualifications very quickly and am constantly studying, researching and gaining new qualifications tofurther better myself and be the best I can be!In January of this year I married my best friend of over 13 years, although you won't find himinstructing any heart groups or gym classes for our jobs are quite different. You can always find uskeeping fit and active together on our bikes, walking trails or running. I'm proud to say I candefinitely run rings around him when it comes to a long distance run however on our bikes it's a verydifferent story and I usually see the back of him in the distance!Currently I am out of action whilst waiting for back surgery but I'm determined that once I have beenthrough my rehabilitation I will come back faster and stronger than ever and have my sights set on amarathon in the future! Watch this space!When I'm not in a gym or studio teaching or working out myself you can find me at thebeach, exploring the Purbecks or camping in my beloved VW van.

Meet your Trainers by Sara Genco

Sara

Four policemen, all members of PHSG, walk into the gym and say “Is it us, or are all thesetrainers getting younger these days !”

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As is usual, some of last year’s new members did not renew their membership butthey were replaced by an equal number of new members for this year,Presently we have 134 new members who joined in 2016/17 and 79 who remainfrom 2015/16’s new intake. At the end of April there were 745 full members, 431partner members, 11 committee, 9 advertisers and 51 honorary members giving atotal of 1247. Altogether there are 582 members with email addresses and theyreceive periodical information from David Anderson our secretary.There are 451 people who have specified their exercise venue and of course mostof them enjoy the benefit of our excellent exercise program organised by RobinPringle and Lesley Richards.The Wimborne (BH21) postcode is most numerous in the group with 169 followedby Poole (BH15) second with 93 and Broadstone (BH18) third with 73.We are always very pleased to receive donations with £1,940 being contributedthrough enhanced membership subscriptions and occasional gifts, so manythanks to you all. We would love to have more feedback and suggestionsfrom members!

Membership Report by Derek Pope

Airwaves are Trading Standards Approved

Derek

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Children as young as six are learningabout Scratch at school, but if youhave no idea what it is, how will youknow what your Grandchildren aretalking about in the future?If you have a Windows computer(sorry but this won’t work on any sortof iThing and I’m not sure about Android phones or tablets), download and install Adobe Air here;

http://get.adobe.com/air/Once it is installed, download and install the Scratch offline editor here:

https://scratch.mit.edu/scratchr2/static/sa/Scratch-453.exe If you want to, download the ‘Getting Started’ guide from here:https://cdn.scratch.mit.edu/scratchr2/static/__59c1ea146801e067dd25e65fc5ba170a__/pdfs/help/G

etting-Started-Guide-Scratch2.pdfOnce Scratch has been installed, start it, as you would start any other application on your computer.If it asks for permission to update itself then please let it do so. If Adobe Air asks to be able toupdate itself, please let that do so as well!Eventually you will have the “Scratch 2 Offline Editor” on your screen with a ginger cat, some blockswith ‘stuff’ written in them, etc.. At this point I would suggest you click on the ‘Maximize’ box to theleft of the X in the top right corner of the Window, so you get a full screen.The cat is a ‘sprite’ as shown in the ‘Sprites’ area below the main ‘stage’ where his picture is shownfull size, you can pick him up with a click-and-hold of your mouse and move him around the screen,if you move him out of the stage he will go back into that area when you release him, if you movehim within the stage he will stay put where you release him. You can delete the cat (his name is‘Scratch’) by right clicking on him and choosing ‘delete’. You can add in new sprites by clicking onthe little image to the right of ‘New Sprite’, have a look through and choose one you like by doubleclicking or single click and then click on [OK]. Now click on the sprite you want to use in the Spritesarea of your scratch display, that selects that sprite for your next actions. Drag the sprite to thebottom left of the screen as a starting point.Now click on the ‘Scripts’ tab just to the right of the red octagon at the top middle of the screen. Dragthe block “go to x: (some number) y: (some number)” to the right and drop it into the empty greyarea of the screen, it should stay there. Now drag the block “move (10) steps” into the grey area and drop it just below the ‘goto’ block, if itdoesn’t click into place, move it so the blocks engage (a bit like Lego bricks), change the number 10to 100.Click on one of the pair of blocks and your sprite should move across the screen. Click again and itshould go back to the start point and move across the screen again, that’s your first bit of code. Atthe top of the screen, click on [File] in the menu and then choose [Save As] from the drop down list.Type MyFirstScratchProject into the File Name box and then click [Save], your ‘project’ is now savedon your desktop.

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Pull the block “turn left 15 degrees” under the other two blocks and click them together, and change15 to 90. Then pull another “move 10 steps” block in and click them together, do both of theseblocks another 3 times.Now click on your original “go to” block and see that the sprit moves back to the beginning, movesalong 100, then goes around a small square. In fact you can’t see it because it all happens too fast.Under the ‘Scripts’ tab at the top middle of the screen, you can see the blue [Motion] set of blocks isselected, click on the orange? [Control] word and you will see a different set of blocks. Pull a “wait 1secs” block into the area where your other script is, then right click on it and duplicate it until youhave four copies. Now drag each of the four copies one at a time so they click below each of the”turn left 90 degrees” blocks.Now click your ”go to” block again and you should be able to see what happens. Click on the [File]menu at the top of the screen and then choose [Save] so you save this version of your script.I will leave it at that for now. Not very exiting but you have made a start. If you want to experimentthen please do so, there are lots of types of different blocks you can use, there is a [?] symbol to theextreme right of the Scratch screen and if you click that you will get some help information. You canhave different scripts for each of several different sprites if you so wish.When you’ve finished, remember to save your project and then click on the X (for exit) at the topright of the scratch screen, then make yourself a nice cup of tea, you deserve it.If you want to make progress more quickly than you would do by waiting until theSummer, please let me know!

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ALL STARTS 10:00amSunday 25 JuneWimborne Square - Blandford BashSunday 23 JulyRingwood U’pass - Ornamental DriveSunday 20 AugustPoole Park - Oil RoadsSunday 24 SeptemberWest Parley - Hengistbury Head

Rides are about 15 to 20 miles long. Therides are open to all members of thePHSG as long as your doctor approves.For help, advice, weather check and bikemaintenance call Keith on 01202 855001.In bad weather call before 9:00am to seeif the ride is going ahead.

CYCLING GROUP Summer Rides

PHSG CYCLING GROUP IS AN OFFICIAL SECTION OF THE CYCLISTS’ TOURING CLUB

On a wonderful warm April Day we gathered at the Ringwood Trailway for the start of what turnedout to be a 21 mile ride that took us across the Forest to the Canadian War Memorial and then downthe Ornamental Drive. We didn’t forget to take coffee at Burley of course! In July, we’ll do it reverse.And here we are, a bit more muffled up at the top of Creech in March.

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We don’t have a ‘Walking Book’ any more as we have decided just to list the start dates and timesand a brief line about the walk. You can get more information if you really want it by phoning Dave& Judy who have kindly taken over this compilation for the time being. 01202 692369.CP = Car Park : The Post Code should get your SatNav close to the start, but we take noresponsibility if you end up miles away or in the middle of a lake!

●● Sat 27th May Upton Heath Upton House CP, by Entrance BH17 7JB● Wed 7th June Wareham and Bestwall Long Stay CP, corner West St. BH20 4QF

● Sat 17th June Portland Bill Cheyne Weare CP DT5 2EG● Wed 28th June Garston Down Meet RSPB CP, Take B3081 to SU003194

Sixpenny Handley, First right at Village for Approx 3 miles

● Sat 8th July Linford Bottom A31 Ringwood. Pass In-Excess BH24 3HU Turn left signed Shobley and Linford. 1 mile over bridge on R

● Wed 19th July East Chaldon Sailors Return CP DT2 8DN

● Sat 29th July Linwood & Picnic Appleslade CP by Red Shoot Inn BH24 3QT

● Wed 9th Aug Round Abbotsbury B3157 from Weymouth, enter DT3 4JL Abbotsbury, CP on left.

● Sat 19th Aug Spetisbury, Tarrant Crawford CP behind the School Spetisbury DT11 9DF

● Wed 30th Aug Swyre Head B3069 to Kingston R at Scott BH20 5LP Arms. CP is the second on left.

● Sat 9th Sept Arne, Shipstall Point RSPB CP at Arne BH20 5BJ

POOLE HEART SUPPORT GROUP IS AFFILIATED TO THE RAMBLER’S ASSOCIATION1. The club shall be called Poole Pacemakers 972. The club shall come under the Committee of Poole Heart Support Group.3. The object of the club is to arrange walks suitable for members of P.H.S.G. Who have had heart problems and of course

their partners.4. Membership may be withdrawn at the discretion of the Committee5. Dogs are not permitted on walks, (a) because we walk through farmland, where there can be animals, and (b) not all

members are dog lovers.Disclaimer warning. Neither the Ramblers Association nor the Poole Pacemakers ‘97 Walking Club shall be held

liable for the death or injury, accident, or damage to the person or property of any guest or any other personoccurring, during or arising from participation in any of the activities of P.P.97 Walking Club

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PHSG continues to thrive and we still have approximately 400members exercising at our 30 sessions at 10 different venues in thearea covered by Poole NHS Hospital Trust. These cover a wide arcfrom Ferndown around the area to Swanage and include 2 venuesfor those less fit than the rest. These last two being Hearts on Seatsat Broadstone and the Step-Down class at Q.E. Academy inWimborne. We continue to monitor closely the finances of thesesessions, as some are profitable and others make losses.

The trainers, of which there are now 10 fully qualified to BACPR Phase 4 standard, aresupervised by Lesley Richards and there are another two people in the background whohave covered for us on occasions. PHSG now has more qualified trainers than any otherHeart Support Group in the U K. We are indebted to them all for the excellent servicethey give to our members and the Group.I wish to thank those members who assist with the collection of cash, collating of recordsand helping with putting out and taking in of equipment at some of the venues. Inparticular I mention here Roger Ridout who deals with all matters Purbeck, where themembers are a great lot.There is a lot of work running and promoting a Group such as ours and I thank myhardworking colleagues on the committee for all the unseen work that goes on. Our man inBrazil collected his very well deserved award at our Annual Dinner and he has justreturned from seeing the family and taking part in his skimpy outfit with those notoriousladies in the Favellas. Lesley is a great help to me with her controlling of the trainers…wenow have a male trainer in Richard Wood. Thank you also to our Chairman Keith, mysounding board, who attempts to keep us all in order in addition to organising theQuarterly Magazine.I should also mention the Rehab Nurses with whom we have an excellent relationship. Weare of mutual help in that we need new members to continue the organisation and theyneed to know that there is a well-grounded Heart Support Group who will help carry onthe good work they have started. Three of our trainers are employed assisting with thevarious Rehab Exercise classes.Finally, you will have seen from the recent research just how important physical exerciseis to our well-being, including our mental well-being. Our classes can and do combineboth of these as do the committee meetings . . . laughter is a great healer!

Exercise Report by Robin Pringle

Robin

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As you get older, generally it doesn’tget any better. I know you can retireand this does give you some freedomas long as you have the energy.However, the aches and pains comethick and fast, colds and coughs seemto last forever and the replacementman with his new hips and knees lurksjust around the corner!Bright hopes on the horizon aregrandchildren. Before ours arrived theGrumpy Old Man in me ruled. Childrenin restaurants? On holiday by thepool? “Seriously bad news; let’s gosomewhere else”.I found it all changed when they got here . . . to say nothing of the living room!At first they only need a soft bed and a changing mat but soon comes the crawlingand toddling. Serious amusement is required. It takes a bit of time andimagination to get the first toys. I don’t mean soft cuddlies. I mean toys with touchor taste feedback. So out comes that jar of buttons you’ve been collecting sinceyou got married. No! Too early! Straight into the mouth swiftly followed by twominutes of Gran panicking to get them all out.Plastic milk bottle caps are good. They seem to want to play with them forminutes. I was going to say hours but the attention span is only minutes. Theother thing we use to keep them happy is that old tin of spare keys. Well, theystarted off as spare keys but over the years have become just “old keys”. Theseare possible to swallow but unlikely.One day our neighbour from along the street knocked on the door, sheepishlywhispering, “I have locked myself out”. Well I am sure we had a key for theirhouse but it was 25 years ago. I know we have changed our door and thereforethe key a couple of times over that period. Likely they had done the same. Ilooked in the tray where we keep the current spare neighbours keys. No, nothing.Still locked out and nowhere to go.Well, what would you do in this situation? Yes, have a cup of tea.Sitting there with my cuppa, I pondered where else the key may be. What aboutthe grandchildren’s tin! After a search, 8 or 9 possible but unlikely candidates arefound. We walked back to their house, keys in hand and very little confidence.No luck until the very last key opened the door. I felt very embarrassed but ourneighbour was delighted! That key now resides in the ‘current’ tray suitablytagged.

It’s Surprising What You Find by George Llewellyn

George

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- Peter HatherleyIn May 1943 my grandparents got their restricted areapermits to travel for the day from Waterloo toBournemouth to visit my parents and see the grandsonthey had last seen as a newborn. We had just startedSunday lunch at our house in Queens Park when the airraid warning sounded, and we were ordered by mygrandfather, with little concern, to get under our smalltable. He worked daily in Covent Garden Market in Londonand was used to "the Blitz". My first memory in life was adeafening complex of noise followed by dense dust fillingand clouding the room.

A uniformed Air Raid Warden found us and took my hand to lead us outside. My secondclear memory a minute or so later was leaving the room through the dust cloud andseeing our gravy dripping down the wall opposite.We were lucky; only my grandfather was hurt, with shrapnel in his head. He was taken toBoscombe Hospital where the wound was stitched and dressed and the metal wasapparently left in place without trouble until his death in 1955. About 70 people werekilled in that raid, including a neighbour from one of the other houses on our crossroads,which were all destroyed, while ours was repaired and is still there today.Later history reveals that 26 low level FW aircraft, with very young crews, had taken offfrom Normandy, crossed the English coast East of Christchurch and swung in over theNew Forest to attack the target from behind. The target was the thousands of servicemen and women mostly from Britain's Dominions who were here for a R&R break inBournemouth's town centre hotels. One German pilot died, most of the other deathswere in the Metropole Hotel in the Lansdowne and around the town centre. I attendedan event in the Lansdowne on the 70th Anniversary to unveil a memorial.Following the bombing we lived in refugee flats around the town. I have memories ofusing a tin bath under a gas lamp in one place. My mother used to take me with a pushchair to the East Cliff, overlooking the sea but separated from it by the beach barrage ofbarbed wire scaffolding from Sandbanks to Hengistbury Head.I enjoyed seeing the 'pom-pom' (ack-ack guns) and searchlight batteries on the East Cliff.When I was four I wondered why all the ships and Barrage balloons had appeared to fillentire vista. Later I learned from the older children watching the US soldiers marching by,how to call out "got any gum chum?"By then I was walking alone along Castle Lane to a small Kindergarten school. Onemorning the pavement was littered with silver paper strips* about a page width long,black on the other side. It seemed natural to us to collect some of these for school, as wewere at the cutting and sticking handicraft stage to make 'art'. The chaff from the sky hadseemed a Godsend and very popular. Our bungalow had an Anderson air-raid shelter

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outside by the fence with two bunks where we could occasionally sleep. My father wasoften out at night as an ARP Warden and was managing the Boots pharmacy inCharminster Road by day. This was a reserved occupation of course.After the war in 1946, my parents settled in our own new home in Queen's RoadFerndown, among pinewoods which were gradually cut down for post war development.I walked up Victoria Road to Manor House School in Ringwood Road. Here I had varioushappy memories, one of them seeing my future wife Sue for the first time in a youngerkindergarten class. She does not recall me, but fifteen years later our paths crossedagain. We count ourselves blessed by nearly 53 years of an exciting life together in whichI practised as a GP Doctor in Wimborne.

* Probably a ruse known as Window; chaff dropped from the air during a raid to confuse the defence radar. The strips werecut to the length of the radar wavelength and threw back very strong ‘noise’ blocking the signal. Editor.

Peter

We are affiliated to the British Heart Foundation andrecently were fortunate enough to link up with VickiCarswell, the new charity Fundraising Manager for our areawhen she attended our committee meeting. She write tooffer us a Helpline contact at BHF which some of youmight find useful.

Victoria CarswellFundraising Manager – Dorset & SomersetBritish Heart Foundation

BHF Liaison by Jan Mesher

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Twenty Years of WalkingIt is twenty years since the inauguration of the WalkingGroup so I thought it would be a nice idea to publish a fewthoughts from one of the longest serving membersand one of the newest.

In 1996 I remember putting our names(my husband Alanand myself) on a list of PHSG members interested informing a walking group. We were to be advised initiallyby a member of the Purbeck Plodders and the walks were

to be on average 3 miles in length and fairly flat and we called ourselves the PHSGPacemakers 97. The first proper walk was in April 1997 which we named The KingstonCliffhanger. As time went on we were running out of flat walks with suitable parking andso began one or two walks that were a challenge to those of us not quite as fit as ourbeautiful landscape demanded.We have varied in number over the years with walkers coming and going as theircircumstances and health have changed but we are still well supported with an averageof twenty plus walking even in the midst of winter. Nowadays after the walks the vastmajority of walkers go off to a local hostelry for lunch. After twenty years of being amember of this group it is as compelling now to turn up every ten days to walk as it was

in 1997.

As a new member I arrived for my first walk having theadvantage of having two very good friends, Norman andDiane, with me. Had I arrived not knowing anybody in thegroup I could have felt some trepidation perhaps but I wasimmediately welcomed by other group members andengaged in conversation. The organisation of the groupamazed me. To see so many people clamber out of so manycars and soon form an orderly gathering was surprizing. Myfirst walk and indeed other walks took me to places that I feltthat I knew inside out and yet I soon realised that I was goingalong path after path that I had been unaware of. I admirethe dedication of the route organisers. It would be easyto take for granted the organisation of our lunches but it hasto be arranged and it is a job well done. The hardest thing

that I have encountered is memorising members names though one or two are sinkinginto my overloaded mind. How much easier it would be if if all the men were named Jackand all of the women named Jill. Rather unlikely though! All in all, It is a splendidgathering of nice friendly people enjoying walks and I am grateful to be part of it.

Judy Deadman

Jean Robinson

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David Deadman addresses a well-attended meeting of the PHSG WalkingGroup held at the ‘Clay Pipe’ in February. It was agreed that David and Judywill take on the group co-ordination for this coming year, and that wewould look into buying a second defibrillator for the group.

““The great tragedy of science – the slaying of a beautiful hypothesisby an ugly fact.” T.H. Huxley“I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.”Thomas Watson, Chairman of IBM.“Louis Pasteur’s theory of germs is ridiculous fiction.”Pierre Pachet, Professor of Physiology 1872“Man will never reach the Moon regardless of all future scientificadvances.” Dr Lee De Forest, inventor of the Triode Radio Valve. (Thetechnology of which helped us on our way there!)

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Poole SailabilityEnsuring disability is not abarrier to experiencing the

joy of sailing.www.poolesailability.org.ukpoolesailability@gmail.com

01444 390171As a supporterOur sailing programme is only madepossible by the generosity of those whosupport us with donations, sponsorship orgrants. If you would like to help ourdisabled members enjoy the benefits ofsailing you can contact us or make adonation to Poole Sailability directly through

www.virginmoneygiving.comWe welcome donations or sponsorship fromindividuals as well as commercial organisations.As a volunteer

For those who will be sailing, a skill levelequivalent to RYA Level 2 or Day Skipper isessential. Potential helpers will be invited toattend a sailing session to see how they like it,and if their skills meet our requirements they willbe welcome to join.You can also help with fund raising and socialevents, or helping with other important tasks,such as ‘meet and greet’ and welfare of sailorsat the beginning of a session.What To Wearn spring and autumn it can be cool on the waterso you will need layers of warm clothing, softsole shoes, waterproof jacket and trousers anda hat.In summer, shorts, sunglasses, sun block 30+and a sun hat are sometimes needed.

What Does It Cost ?Your first taster session is free. After this weencourage sailors and volunteers to join andask for a donation to cover membership costs.

If you are interested, phone oremail to arrange your first

session.

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TRUE RECORDS FROM THE COURTSATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a persondies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the nextmorning?WITNESS: Did you actually passthe bar exam?

ATTORNEY: The youngest son,the 20-year-old, how old is he?WITNESS: He's 20, much likeyour IQ.

ATTORNEY: Were you presentwhen your picture was taken?WITNESS: Are you kidding me?

ATTORNEY: So the date ofconception (of the baby) wasAugust 8th?WITNESS: Yes.ATTORNEY: And what were youdoing at that time?WITNESS: Getting laid

ATTORNEY: Doctor, before youperformed the autopsy, did youcheck for a pulse?WITNESS: No.ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?WITNESS: No.ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?WITNESS: No.ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?WITNESS: No.ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.

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Our Man in Brazil

Our efficient secretary has been jetting off to Brazil again and sent usthis picture of Eni and himself. He told us “I used to fly in this verysame plane when I worked at the Brazilian Space Research Institute in1972/73. That's where I met Eni!” Robin titled this picture “The oldwreck with his wife and his aeroplane.” Very rude!

Our unusuallywell-attendedAGM this year.

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●My mate introduced me to his new girlfriend. She told himshe was a vegan, but he's sure someone has hadherbivore.●Scientists have successfully grown human vocal chords ina Petri dish. The results speak for themselves.●Can't believe I got sacked from the calendar factory, all Idid was take a day off.●That happened to me at the same factory. Someone stolea March on me●What chocolate do Mexicans eat at funerals? SombreAeros.●In Canford Cliffs I saw a car with a sticker on it that said "Imiss Liverpool". So I broke the window, stole the stereo,and left a note to say "I hope this helps".●What's the difference between a hippo and a zippo? Oneis quite heavy and the other is . . . wait for it . . . a littlelighter.●We have a family sugar business. The cane is my

responsibility, the beet’s my wife’s and the black treacle . . . that’s m’lasses● If you cut a horse in half, then knock the two halves together, it sounds just

like someone riding a coconut.● A guy is sitting at home when he hears a knock at the door. He opens the

door and sees a snail on the porch. He picks up the snail and throws it as faras he can. Three years later there’s a knock on the door. He opens it andsees the same snail. The snail says: “That wasn’t very friendly!”

● A little old lady answered a knock on the door one day, only to be confrontedby a well-dressed young man carrying a vacuum cleaner “Good morning,”said the young salesman. “If I could take a couple minutes of your time, Iwould like to demonstrate the very latest in high-powered vacuum cleaners.”“Go away!” said the old lady, “I haven't got any money,” and she proceeded toclose the door. Quick as a flash, the young man wedged his foot in the doorand pushed it wide open. “Don't be too hasty!” he said. “Not until you have atleast seen my demonstration.” And with that, he emptied a bucket of horsedung all over her hallway carpet. “If this vacuum cleaner does not remove alltraces of this from your carpet, Madam, I will personally eat the remainder.”“Well,” she said, “I hope you've got a good appetite, because the electricitywas cut off this morning.”

● Doctor, doctor, “Every time I pass wind I keep hearing the chorus to ‘DannyBoy’ The doctor examines him then pulls out a big medical dictionary, thumbsthrough it and finally says “This is a most unusual condition which I've neverencountered before. It seems that you're suffering from London Derriere”

● "A Day Return ticket, please" "Where to, Sir?" "Well, back here, of course!"● For others who may not know this: When the preacher says, "You may now

kiss the bride," he's only speaking to the groom.

● The irony of life is that, by the time you're old enough to know your wayaround, you're not going anywhere.

● I was always taught to respect my elders. But, at my age it keeps gettingharder to find one.

● I dialled a number and got the following recording: “I am not available rightnow, but thank you for caring enough to call. I am making some changes inmy life. Please leave a message after the beep. If I do not return your call,you are one of the changes.”

● Last night my wife and I had words. I didn't get to use mine.● God made man before woman so as to give him time to think of an answer for

her first question.● A woman asks a man who is travelling with six children, “Goodness, are all

these kids all yours?” The man replies, sarcastically “No, I work in a condomfactory. These are the customer complaints.”

I called an old University friend recently to catch upand asked what he was doing these days.He replied that he was working on “Aqua-thermaltreatment of ceramics, aluminium and steel under aconstrained environment.”I was impressed, but when I pressed him it turnedout that he was washing dishes with hot water underhis wife's supervision.

A guy went for an interview at a big IT company for theposition of “Computer Hacking Investigator" The boss askedhim “So, what makes you suitable for this job?” “Well,” hereplied, “I hacked into your computer and invited myself tothis interview.”

Ashdown School Sports Monday 12:00 Tuesday 09:30 10:30 Wednesday 09:30 Friday 09:30 10:30

Canford School Sports Monday 09:00 10:00 Tuesday 09:00 10:00 Thursday 09:00 10:00 11:00 Friday 09:00 10:15

Ferndown Sports Monday 10:30 Wednesday 11:00

Hamworthy Fire Station Monday 10:00

“Hearts on Seats”, Broadstone Thursday 13:30

Images, Lower Parkstone Tuesday 11:30 Wednesday 11:00 Friday 11:00

Lytchett Minster Sports Tuesday 18:00 19:00 Thursday 18:30

“Step Down” QE Academy Wimborne Tuesday 14:30

Swanage, Burlington Sports Club Tuesday 14:30 15:30

Wareham, Purbeck Sports Club Monday 16:00 Thursday 11:00

If you are not exercising with us and would like to startplease call Robin Pringle or Roger Ridout.

Contact details are on the inside front cover

Our “Hearts on Seats” is designed for the less physically able.The “Step Down” class is designed for members with more complicated heart problems and isconducted by the Poole NHS rehabilitation team in collaboration with Poole Heart Support Group.

PHSG Exercise VenuesAll Sessions last 1 hour

T-Shirts £8.00 Polo Shirts£12.00

Sweat Shirts£14.00

This exclusive range of clothes areavailable from the PHSG

Sizes Small, Medium, Large& Extra Large.

Round or V-Neck Ts

Contact: Sandra Llewellyn at geoll@poolehsg.org.uk01202 605455 (or ask your trainer)

Come to Gym in thesmart gear!

PHSG Logo ClothingV-neck T-Shirts too

SUMMER - WORD SEARCHGuess the Connection this time:

Our Word Searches are compiled by Derek Pope

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Meetings at St John’s Church Hall, Broadstone.PHSG talks and Chat Stops are free.

Jun 6 Chat Stop at 14:15A talk by John Wren, a Royal Wardenat Buckingham Palace.

*** SUMMER BREAK ****Chat Stops are

back on Wednesdays!13:30 to 15:30

Oct 4 Chat Stop at 13:30

Nov 2 Chat Stop at 13:30

Nov 16 Thursday Evening Meeting at 19:30

Dec 7 Chat Stop at 13:30

PHSG Meetings - Diary Dates

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