Ferndown Fun For Friday

I frequently find myself using my phone to take photographs of things which have amused me. This week has been no exception. To some people, Ferndown may be just a boring little town on the edge of cool, exciting Bournemouth - but in the past 3½years I have discovered it is full of history, natural beauty, kind and good people...and plenty of things to make me smile.
My favourite coffee shop in Ferndown is 'Thirty Seven' - and I enjoyed a late breakfast there with Bob on Tuesday morning after my dental appointment. They always have newspapers to read - and Bob pointed out an article about the Giraffes in Worcester which we saw two months ago.
I am not laughing at the vandalism or the attempted burglary - but the headline did make me smile!

On Tuesday evening I was intrigued when we stopped behind this van at the traffic lights

What does a "Supermarket Support Service Rapid Response Unit"  do? Does this vehicle swing sharply into the Waitrose Carpark if they run out of "Essential Quinoa" or Chia Seeds?
Also on Tuesday, at 7pm I was sitting outside the library waiting for friends to join me on a Prayer Walk through the town centre. I looked up at the clock - which has four faces- and none of them was telling the correct time!

Finally, I passed another of our eateries and saw this board outside.

What does this mean? 
I can only assume that a 'Brexit Lunch' implies that nobody knows what they are going to get served up with, and everybody is afraid they will end up paying far more than they expected at the end of it!
Finally - nothing to do with Ferndown [we have to go to Ringwood or Wimborne for our nearest Waitrose stores, and the small 'John Lewis @ Home' is in Poole] But I think the new JL & W & partners ad is amazing.
If you are a teacher or teaching assistant or helpful parent, who has spent hours making costumes and building sets for end-of-term concerts and school productions, I think you will understand. Happy memories of creating space outfits from plumbing supplies, and IKEA fabric baskets, steampunk spectacles from B&Q safety goggles, and more. Holding one's breath backstage as you hope the lighting and sound effects will work properly, standing behind a curtain doing emergency repair stitching to the dancer's frock...

It's a great ad, IMHO. As well as emphasising the 'And Partners', and the link between JL & Waitrose, they've changed their strapline too - after 93 years, they're dropping "Never knowingly undersold" in favour of "For us, it's personal"

Not sure how they will improve on this ad when it comes to Christmas though.