Exclusive data from the UK’s largest database of home movers has revealed that the UK’s busiest dates for moving home are just weeks away. The most popular date for UK moves is 1 September, closely followed by the last weekends in July and August. For anyone considering a move during this period, now is the time to start preparing as new research from Post Office HomePhone reveals that most people do their pre-move preparation at the last minute – leaving them stressed, argumentative and potentially without vital services in their new home. The guide is available at www.postoffice.co.uk/homemoverchecklist.

A new French club is coming to the West Hants Club in Bournemouth. La Jolie Ronde’s French club is run by Maggie, a native French speaker. These fun sessions are for children between the ages of 3 and 11. The sessions are starting after the Summer holidays on Wednesday 8th September 2010 (held Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons in the Creche). Your child’s first session is free as a taster session. La Jolie Ronde runs French classes all around the UK and Ireland for children aged between 3 and 11. Using their famous structured programmes, your children can learn a new language in a fun and exciting way. Classes are run by La Jolie Ronde licensees who operate under licence to La Jolie Ronde and are fully trained and CRB checked. If you would like a new centre to open in your child’s nursery or school, email: maguyleao@yahoo.co.uk. To secure your child’s place, call Maggie on 07500 556908 or visit www.lajolieronde. co.uk. The West Hants Tennis Club, Roslin Road South, BH37EF.

Once again, Pennyfarthing are NHBC Pride in the Job award winners, with 7 awards in 5 consecutive years. These long established awards (set up by the NHBC in 1980) are the “Oscars” of the construction industry, and confirm Pennyfarthing’s continuing standards of excellence and commitment to quality.

David Berwitz of Elizabeth Ann studios is delighted to announce their new range of home office furniture. “The LifeSpace range that we have introduced enables us to provide fitted furniture for every room in your home - livingrooms, bedrooms and home office. It is both stylish and extremely versatile, and with a huge choice of colours, will look good in any location.” Crown LifeSpace offers tailored living, with shelving and storage to meet the versatile expectations of modern life. We all have different demands from our home and now you can design your furniture around the way you live and work.

Mitchells Management are delighted to announce the arrival of Katy Gray to their Lettings and Management business. Katy will be known to many landlords and tenants locally having worked in the area for the past two years. Katy who is ARLA qualified will be heading up the Lettings division at the Southbourne branch, covering areas of Southbourne, Boscombe, Boscombe East, Hengistbury Head, Wick and Christchurch.

Bournemouth’s beach huts are beautifully British, sought-after and scarce, traditional yet increasingly trendy. This year, Bournemouth Tourism and the interior designers at IKEA Southampton have teamed together to create the UK’s first beach hut interior, designed specifically for children. A traditional black and white chalet-style beach hut has been painted pastel green and white and fitted out with a pristinewhite fully furnished IKEA kitchen and utensils, clever storage solutions, children and adult beach furniture, toys and of course child safety solutions from IKEA’S Patrull range. To book a beach hut call 01202 451781, visit www.bournemouth.co.uk.