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of their involvement in the incident to help form their claims which will be POETRY
submitted at the appropriate time.
CORNER
The latest updates are being posted on the SIFCA website: www.southern-
ifca.gov.uk/
Should anyone see oil on the water, this should be reported to Harbour Control on Hermit Crabs
01202 440 230 or via: pooleharbourcommissioners@phc.co.uk. Further Frequently
Asked Questions are available to view on the Poole Harbour Commissioners In hermit crab society,
website: www.phc.co.uk/oil-spill-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/ not known for its sobriety,
however much they roam,
Foster Carers they never underestimate
the value of their home.
Our foster carers and supported lodgings carers now benefit from an increase to Fairy Tales
their financial payment of 15 per cent from 1 April with a further increase of 12.43
per cent being added to the allowance part of the payment. A home that will surely please It’s only in fairy tales
does not require an agent’s fees
Foster carers play a vital role in Dorset by providing care for children who find nor crippling mortgage loan, They live happily ever after:
themselves in need of a home, through no fault of their own. The uplift in they do not need such services In life we have our sorrow,
payments will help foster families cover the increasing costs of caring for a child in We have tears to go with the laughter.
their home. to find a home to own.

No flashy smart en-suites, And marriage is what you make it:
Recycling Barbecues no built-in polished window seats You could be happy long as you live,
If you can learn to give and take -
Litter Free Dorset is working with Southern Co-op and W&S Recycling to dismantle to adorn their living space, Happy you’ll be if happiness you give.
and recycle 8,000 disposable barbecues as a reminder of how destructive they they just need a basic simplicity
can be to the environment. A display of disposable barbecues for sale weighing in to get from place to place. Your prince saved you from your ivory
at over seven tonnes were taken off the shelves following the devastating tower;
heathland fires of 2022 and campaigns from Litter Free Dorset (LFD) and the Urban No buy to let,
Heaths Partnership supported by Dorset Council no rent to get, You think you’ve got it made without
trying.
that puts one in a tremble, But if you think it’s as easy as that,
Portland Barge no search for vital storage space, When things go wrong you’ll be crying.

Dorset Council and Dorset Police no flatpacks to assemble.
have set out their shared position It’s only in fairy tales
on the Home Office’s plans to No granny flats on hold The happy couples never part.
house asylum seekers on a barge for hermits when they’re getting old, But you could make your fairy tale true,
in Portland Port later this year. and really, not surprising, If you really have love in your heart.

The organisations have questions despite the rise in living costs,
about the proposal that remain no need to try downsizing. Eileen Richardson
unanswered and continue to
seek clarity from the Home Office Chris Nother
on plans. Both agencies have

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