Valley News March 2019

E E FR Issue 144 for Whitechurch, Whatcombe, Clenston, Stickland, Houghton, Turnworth & Milton Abbas

March 2019 St. Mary’s in the snow Picture by Hazel Lappin

Helping to inform and unite the Community

The minutes of the Blandford Transport Action Group (BRATTAG) meeting held on 14th January advised that no further meeting will be arranged until they have a new Chair.

The Play Park timber is still waiting for some renovation but waiting on a costing from the Handy Man. Two new members have joined the Community Speed Watch Team which is most welcome but further volunteers are still needed.

The meeting closed at 8:01pm with the next set at Wednesday 13th March in the Old School Room at 7:00pm. All welcome.

For further information please see the village notice boards or go to http://winterbornewhitechurchparishcouncil.org.uk Alternatively contact the clerk on 01258 880600 or email to winterbornewhitechurch@dorset-aptc.gov.uk

Editorial In 2006, when we issued our first edition as a 'new' magazine, we needed to make clear in our second edition how we were going to operate, and - 13 years later! - we thought it would be helpful to re-visit the 'principles' we set out then: "For the purposes of clarity, we would like to point out that o Valley News is a newsletter and is delighted to print local news and events o Valley News won't carry opinion, simply reports o we hope to demonstrate that there has been no loss of interest in this format and content through our continuing development o Valley News will develop as we receive articles, photos, suggestions and more from you! o we are very keen not to be seen as a magazine only for the 'older residents' but for all residents in our local valley community o we will be publishing regularly every month o we are non-profit making, and will donate any profits we may make over and above our running costs to local charity at the end of the year" We think that these still hold good today, but we are always conscious that we might be able to 'do better' if we were received more items from you, our readers. We are especially aware that, while we are continuing to get really good support from our advertisers, the number and variety of our articles and reports often seems to need a reminder from us! We know that our readers really appreciate having reports from events that are held as well as updates on projects and clubs that regularly take place - and in this edition it is really heartening to read about the resurgence of the Sticklebacks group for mums and toddlers.

Please keep the articles coming - we depend on you to keep the magazine interesting and informative; thank you.

Once again this year, as a direct result of the support we get from our advertisers and our printers (Purely Print, of Blandford, just as a reminder‌) we are in a position to award grants to the community - just as we hoped we would be able to do back in 2006. Elsewhere in the magazine you will find the details you will need if you would like to make an application for a grant, and when the closing date has passed, we will consider all the requests and see how many we can help out. So, if you are involved in running a voluntary, non-profit group (our definition of a local charity) in our valley community and you need a grant to help fund a particular project, do please send in your request.

Valley News Team

news@valley-news.co.uk Milton Abbas Surgery Now that the weather is starting to improve and the days are getting a little longer, I wanted to remind our patients of their responsibilities with regard to their own health.

You can make a significant contribution to your own good health and well-being by taking personal responsibility for it. This includes ordering and collecting your medication in good time and following up when your medication review is due.

You should also keep appointments, or cancel within reasonable time. We have two or three patients each day who don't arrive for their appointments, which means others may have to wait longer to be seen.

Other ways that you can help us to help you include using on line services to book appointments and order your medication: please ask the reception team if you would like to do this.

Sadly, we are saying goodbye to Fran in the dispensary in March.

She will be moving to Yorkshire with her partner and we will miss her very much. We will be appointing another dispenser as well as an additional administrator soon.

Finally, advanced notification that over the Easter period we will be closed on Friday 19th, Saturday 20th and Monday 22nd April.

The Blandford Surgeries Did you know, both Eagle House and Whitecliff Surgeries have a Patient Participation Group (PPG)?

The Blandford PPGs are: o made up of patients and people associated with the practices o working with the GP practices, either by meeting in person or as part of a 'virtual group' of members communicating with their practices online. o empowered to challenge the Practices about any issue brought forward for the benefit of the patients, the Practices and the wider community o not intended to be a complaint system for the Practices, or a forum to air personal issues, complaints or medical treatments The PPGs in Blandford provide patients with a voice and enable them to be proactive in influencing the way our local health services are delivered. For example: o Make suggestions for improvements to services and the surgery environment, including information boards. o Sit on staff interview panels for recruitment of staff. o Help to run health promotion events, e.g. In the Corn Exchange o Support the practices with the running of 'flu clinics. o Participate in health events and communicate issues with the wider community e.g. via town or village websites and producing articles for the Forum Focus ('News from the Surgeries'). o Attend PPG networking events to keep abreast of NHS changes, especially in Dorset, and networking with other PPG groups to share ideas and good practice. o Providing a way for the local GPS to understand their patients' needs.

To contact your PPG or find out more Whitecliff Practice - www.whitecliffpractice.co.uk/ppg.aspx Eagle House - www.eaglehouseblandford.nhs.uk/ppg.aspx Or ask a member of your practice team.

Winterborne Whitechurch Parish Council The meeting was held on Wednesday 13th February in the Old School Room starting at the earlier new time of 7pm with three members of the public in attendance.

The Defibrillator purchased by the Parish Council is due to be installed outside the Village Hall on 19th March. No further response has been received from the owner of Lady Bailey Residential Park regarding the proposed second defibrillator. The clerk is in the process of contacting the residents' association on Lady Bailey to see if they are able to assist in getting this progressed.

The village Speed Indicator Device (SID) purchased by the Parish Council is due to be installed within the next few weeks. The SID is hoped to assist in the slowing of the speeding traffic going through the village and will show the drivers what speed they are doing within the 30 mph zone.

In preparation for the forthcoming Local Elections in May for the New Dorset Council plus Town & Parish Councils, posters and further information will be displayed on the village notice boards and web site.

It is expected that there will be 3 vacancies in Winterborne Whitechurch.

Anyone who is interested and concerned about our village please come and join our team.

A copy of a letter has been received from a resident to DCC Highways and the local MP regarding Open Reach failure to repair their inspection covers on the A354 of which one on Blandford Hill has been causing noise every time a vehicle passes over it since last May. The PC agreed to also again contact DCC Highways and Simon Hoare MP regarding the matter. It was also agreed to bring the issue up at the last Winterborne Divisional Meeting on 26th February.

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Winterborne Whitechurch 100 Club 1st No.39 2nd No.19 3rd No.72

Winterborne Arts and Crafts

Mrs Christine Flemming Geoff Eaton Mrs Karen Guest

This is a new group for anyone interested in any art and/or craft, from beginners to experts.

We will be meeting on the first Wednesday of every month, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm, in the Pamela Hambro Hall, Winterborne Stickland.

You are invited to come along and bring your own project to continue while we chat.

At each meeting there will also be either: a demonstration talk by an experienced crafter; or a hands-on workshop where you can have a go at a small project if you wish.

At the first meeting, on Wednesday 6th March, there will be a demonstration of book-binding techniques.

Hoping to see you then. For further information please contact Philippa on 07979241938 or smphilippa@aol.com

Pamela Hambro Hall 100 Club The Pamela Hambro Hall 100 club membership is now due for renewal - thank you for your support. This is a monthly draw that gives the hall a significant income, 50% of the sales go directly to the hall funds.

The new year starts on April 1st. Please could you put your £12 in an envelope with your name on and put through my door - Wyvern, Legion Lane - or to Mr G Case, 2 Quarleston Hamlet, Clenston Road.

Membership is £12 a year and this gives each member a chance to win each month. 1st prize £25, 2nd £15, 3rd £10.

If you would like a ticket there are a few spare; please let me know.

Hazel Lappin 880969

Bere Regis Floral Group The next meeting of Bere Regis Floral Group will be on Tuesday, 19th March at 2pm in Winterborne Kingston village hall. Please make a special note that this meeting is a week later than our usual date in the month to fit in with other floral events.

The demonstrator will be the ever-popular Carole Norman from Bournemouth and her title is You are Invited.

Visitors and new members are always welcome to come along, and your first visit is free of charge.

Pamela Hambro Hall - Car parking From time to time cars have been parked at the hall without permission and just recently three cars were parked there at the same time on a day when the hall was going to be very busy.

We like to help out where we can by allowing local residents to use the hall car park, for instance if you have builders in, but we request that you ask beforehand so that we can avoid the kind of situation outlined above. We hope that you will understand, and support us by not using the car park without asking first: thank you for your help with this.

We know that parking is at a premium and really appreciate the understanding of our near neighbours when occasionally cars have to spill over onto the road nearby because so many people are using the hall car park.

Graham Case, secretary

Streamwatch The monthly diary of a chalk stream focuses on preparation for March. Much is written about the importance of creating a welcoming place for salmon and sea trout ensuring good management through the winter months and early spring. One such author, and television presenter, who lived locally was Jack Hargreaves, known to long standing members of the Valley News community. However, Jack did not base his experience on the River Winterborne; there are no salmon, sea trout or indeed brown trout - the only large fish to be found here being escapees from Houghton. Occasionally one can see rainbow trout in the downstream side of the culvert by the Pamela Hambro Hall but these are not native species.

One useful tip on river management for March, gleaned from reading about chalk streams, refers to the fringe area. By cutting back dead growth, it can provide a bonanza for bank voles when seed are released from dead flowers and grasses. Worms and insects also have new debris to work upon. Dried stems can provide excellent nesting material for voles and for birds later in the month as well as giving a more dense protection cover for ground based creatures hiding from predators.

Cutting back also provides more light for wild flowers to grow so this activity may enhance fringe area colour and interest.

Bank vole picture by Will Bown Last year water flow continued throughout the summer despite the hot weather (helped by pumped water from bore holes used at the fish farm). Water in chalk rivers flows from aquifers created by many months, if not years, of rain water falling on the high river catchment. It is said that rain falling before Valentine's Day provides good reserves for summer flow, that which falls after mid-February may not be seen until September! Hopefully the heavy rain in early February will help to prolong water flow this year.

Just a quick note about the bird life - many have commented on sightings of the Kingfishers enjoying their uninterrupted flights over the water. By far the most impressive sighting in February was a flock of about 120 Fieldfares adorning the south facing slopes of Water Lane.

Always a pleasure to walk the lane and enjoy such sights.

Stickland River Management Group

Round Robin Ramblers The local villages walking group.

Walks are normally held on the first Sunday and the third Wednesday of each month.

Please join us as we enjoy exercise, good company and the wonderful Dorset countryside. Any questions, please feel free to contact: Ian Bromilow, 880044.

Sunday 3rd March - 2pm - Tarrant Crawford Meet near the church in Tarrant Crawford which is about 3 miles SE of Langton Long when driving from Blandford Forum. Grid reference: ST 923035 on OS Explorer Sheet 118 (approx. 4 miles) Wednesday 20th March - 11am - Droop and Stoke Common Meet outside St Mary & St James Church, Droop, Hazelbury Bryan.

Grid reference: ST 754084 on Explorer Sheet 117 (approx. 6.5 miles) Bring a packed lunch.

Sunday 7th April - 2pm - Tolpuddle Meet near the Martyrs Inn, Tolpuddle. Grid reference: SY 795945 on OS Explorer Sheet 117 (approx. 4.5 miles)

Artsreach Stickland Tickets are selling fast for Scratchworks Theatre's production "The Great Train Robbery" on Saturday 9th March at 7:30pm Everyone is familiar with The Great Train Robbery which took place on Thursday, 8th August 1963 - how the gang got away with millions of pounds from the Mail Train, and how their freedom only lasted 5 days.........

But what about the ones that got away? Using a raucous combination of physical theatre, live music and clowning, Scratchworks will unfold the untold tale of the four feisty forgotten females from the Great Train Robbery, as they leave behind their kitchen-sink lives and embark on a madcap adventure of mischief and mayhem.

Scratchworks are an award winning physical ensemble who create playful, accessible theatre, from scratch. Founded in Exeter in 2013, they share a passion for creating original stories and combine a range of different theatrical styles See advert elsewhere in this issue for full details, or go to www.artsreach.co.uk 4

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Primary School Choir plus the debut performance of the National English Pipe and Drum Band which was formed specifically to take part in the concert. Several hundred children from across Dorset, including Bournemouth and Poole, were part of the mass children's choir which featured prominently throughout. A truly memorable and moving Remembrance for all concerned.

Ron Dawson

Sticklebacks Parent and Toddler Group Every Tuesday morning during term time the Pamela Hambro Hall is bustling with the younger people of our local area and their carers.

Our group is a welcoming, fun environment for both the children and grown ups and couldn't be the success it is without the help of a number of volunteers and the support of the community. In September 2017 we considered closing as our numbers were averaging 2 or 3 children per week and we were not covering the cost of hiring the hall or insurance. Thankfully however we decided to give Sticklebacks one last chance and following the hard work of the parents involved and our volunteers who give up their time each week we are now thriving with numbers sometimes at over 30 children. This hasn't come without its problems and we would like to take this opportunity to thank the solar fund for their generous donation allowing us to purchase extra chairs, replacement toys and more hygienic items for the babies who attend.

We have also had to take extra precautions to ensure the safety of the youngsters attending and the necessity to purchase radiator covers for the hall has become apparent. As a non-profit organisation we could not afford to cover these costs ourselves so we would like to thank everyone involved with the Beryl Bonnick fund for generously providing a grant to pay for half the costs with the rest being covered by the village hall. We are very lucky to have such a successful group in the village but it could not thrive as it does without your support. In some ways we do recognise we are the victim of our own success and the increased numbers attending do pose a few problems for us. Parking can be an issue and we encourage all parents and carers to park legally and considerately if the car park is full. Finally if you have children or grandchildren of pre-school age or are a childminder and would like to join us please do pop along any Tuesday morning during term time 10-12.

Cheryl Miller, Sticklebacks Parent and Toddler Group

Springtime How briefly blooms the blossom, before falling without sound, To scatter as confetti, 'neath its tree upon the ground.

How graceful are the snowdrops who lead the way to spring, and gaily painted crocus, what joyousness they bring.

Bright yellow of the daffodils, and primrose fills the eye.

Stately handsome tulips will follow by and by.

Gentle rain upon the petals, reflect a rainbow hue As the magic touch of springtime bids wintertime Adieu. Jackie Grearson

Book Review You Left Early: a true story of love and alcohol, by Louisa Young The three-word main title of this superbly written memoir says it all - accusatory, love-stricken, hurt and complicit. Ostensibly about a charismatic, creative and self-destructive alcoholic called Robert Lockhart, these pages are really about his lover, Louisa Young - a best-selling children's author and historical novelist. Like Othello (but without the same result), she 'loved not wisely but too well'.

The writing is compulsive and flowing. Deftly re-created dialogue gives a sense of the quick, sensual charm of this highly gifted composer from Wigan, but he remains slightly elusive. The author bares her generous soul, aware of (and yet captive to) the un-wisdom of her needy relationship with such a shatteringly unreliable alcoholic. There are always excuses: 'We didn't have the time, the sickness free time, to be what we should have been together ... (though) we did have some absolutely glorious times.' Or: 'At sixteen, Robert's talent hijacked him.'

Or again: 'For others close to him [such as his son by another woman], I regret a lot, but for myself, heartbroken as I have been, je ne regrette rien.'

The man killed himself, semi-accidentally (choking on a meal he shouldn't have ordered), without a thought for her. Young doesn't quite confront this - though she does imagine how Robert might have decided to eat his last, fatal meal (ordering roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, alone in a pub): 'I wonder if he kind of forgot, 'fudged', that he mustn't eat solid food ... "They say I cannot eat. What if I can? ... I have specialised in confounding people's expectations. I will confound them now."... He was a greedy man, capable of sudden compulsive, bad decisions.'

The memoirist comes across as an original, wilful character, not without her own eccentricities - for instance, going to a 'mouse taxidermy class' to distract herself. She has a wilful, independent drive.

After Lockhart dies, she makes friends with the coroner, Steve, who (astonishingly) 'brought round the autopsy report' to her flat. Young tells us that 'I wanted to keep [Robert's heart], like Mary Shelley kept her husband's. I wanted to carry his heart with me literally ... I felt Steve might have given it to me, if I'd asked.'

Young writes in brief, clear and moving prose about the agony after Robert died: 'You are stranded. All the love you had for your dead person has nowhere to go, and it backs up inside you as grief: terrible, rocking, draining, mad, unreadable grief.'

50 of the last 100 pages could perhaps have been cut, not least most of Lockhart's medical twists and turns. Nevertheless, it is moving, and instructive, to read how this reckless, heart-warming, co-dependent relationship spirals slowly downwards, with a respite of sorts near the end. Beneath the surface lurk questions, such as: should she have let him drop to the bottom? Did he really love her? And indeed, what is love?

Most poignant, and revealing, are Young's answer's to a magazine list of self-knowledge questions: 'When were you happiest? Robert Lockhart. What is your greatest fear? Robert Lockhart. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Robert Lockhart ... What does love feel like? Robert Lockhart. ... What is the closest you've come to death?

Robert Lockhart. What song would you like played at your funeral?

Robert Lockhart.'

Mark Hudson

Dunbury Academy An Invitation: Drinks and nibbles at Dunbury Academy at 2:15 on 25th March 2019 Dunbury Academy would love to share some news so here we warmly invite members of our local community and the public to come and join our open afternoon for some food and drink, a little small entertainment and news of our latest plans for the school to bring us into the 21st century. All welcome!

National Children's WW1 Remembrance Concert Very belated but sincere thanks to those friends in Stickland and Houghton who made the long trek up to Birmingham's NEC to attend the first National Children's WW1 Remembrance Concert which I developed, directed and produced in association with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. For those of you who don't know or were unable to attend there is a video of the whole concert which can be viewed on YouTube by searching 'lest we forget concert national children's ww1 concert'. It's well worth watching. Over 2000 children sang in a mass choir accompanied by a symphony orchestra of over 180 musicians and a Brass Band of over 40 young musicians. Particular highlights include towards the end of the Concert two sequences by pupils and musicians from Parkstone Grammar School in Poole (the 'Youngest Soldier' and 'Hymn to the Fallen'), a Welsh 6

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The Winterborne Valley & Milton Abbas Benefice Dear Reader, Writing in the first week of February, the snow of last week has melted and the temperature is in double figures. We are expecting son Tom and his family to arrive in a few days from Australia. They will be in for a shock if we have another Arctic blast while they are here.

Writing this far in advance for the March issue of the Valley News seems a little odd, particularly as that means I am thinking about Lent, five weeks before Lent! On offer this year for our Lent course is a prayer course. If that interests you - then please do come along.

Looking ahead, St Andrew's Winterborne Houghton will reopen on 10th March with the 6pm service drawing inspiration from Celtic Christianity. March has a 5th Sunday, that service will be in Milton Abbey at 10am, with a choir made up from surrounding villages. The acoustics in the old building are amazing, choral music is what it was designed for!

On a practical note, people often ask me about weddings and funerals - not usually in the same conversation. These life events are affected by the law of the land. This is how it works: if you live in one of the six parishes covered by the Valley News, you have the right to be married in any of the six churches. Whatever your beliefs or none, whether or not you are christened and regardless of whether you go to church or not, you have the right to be married in one of these churches.

There are other circumstances that provide the right qualification to marry in one of our churches, for instance, you may have moved away but were christened or confirmed in one of the them, your parents or grandparents were married here, your parents have moved here, you once lived here for six months or more. Whatever the case, I am always happy to talk through the possibilities.

Things can get a bit complicated if one of you has been divorced.

Again, I would encourage you to talk with me and let's see what is possible.

Where burials are concerned, you may have a favourite churchyard and have made a note in your will that when you have died, that is where you are to be buried. This can cause your family some consternation when your time has arrived. Because, by law, you can only be buried in the churchyard of the parish in which you live, or the parish that you were passing through when you died. If you are a regular church attender in a parish where you don't live, and are on the ecclesiastical electoral roll, then you are permitted to be buried in that churchyard - if it is an open churchyard.

This can cause very difficult conversations - at very difficult times.

I am always very saddened when promises have been made that are not possible to keep. Another conversation to have before it is too late…

Blessings, Alan

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Down the Garden Path

appreciate the hair cut and shoot away, joyfully rewarding you for your efforts.

Claire Scott

I am always glad when February is behind us, it may be the shortest month but it is usually grey and wet. Having said that this year has been a bit topsy turvey, one minute snow, the next in double figures.

Consequently, we have all experienced confused plants with the flowers and leaves appearing far too early, and all we can do is cross our fingers that we don't get a repeat of the weather in March last year.

The beast from the east did a lot of damage and by making the soil so cold it held a lot of plants back.

There is increasing discussion around the use of plastic in gardens.

Black plastic cannot be recycled which is why it is important to reuse them until they break. When it comes to seed trays, I find the commercial ones too shallow. Having so little depth for roots you are forced to prick out and pot on seedlings, all time consuming. I use loo rolls and kitchen rolls cut in half which I put into clear plastic containers that grapes and other fruit come in. I also get friends to keep theirs for me. One of these containers takes six loo rolls which are perfect root trainers for many plants. When the roots come out of the bottom, they are ready to plant and the cardboard disintegrates into the soil. The plastic containers last two or three years before they begin to deteriorate and can then be recycled.

I have never planted my broad beans in the autumn to overwinter in the ground. I plant them, two to a loo roll, from the end of February to mid March, depending on the weather. Then I plant a second batch at the end of March to mid-April for a later crop. As we like broad beans, I grow one crop to eat fresh and the second to freeze and enjoy through the winter. Whole bean pods, when small and before the beans have swelled inside, are delicious and almost a different crop. So grow plenty and you can enjoy the beans in all their forms.

At the Pimperne potato fair I bought some dwarf pea seeds. Last year I grew a heritage purple pea and my usual Kelvedon Wonder. The heritage peas coped well with the weather but not the others in spite of being watered. So this year I will grow the heritage peas and the dwarf variety. I can recommend the purple peas which have very pretty lilac flowers and dark purple pods with delicious green peas. They produced flowers and pods for months, giving us plenty to eat fresh and to freeze.

I also grew some together with sweet peas and morning glory which was spectacular.

With the longer days and warmer weather weeds seem to take a delight in proving just how virulent and strong they are. The earlier one catches them the better. When they are young it is easy to pull them up but let dandelions, buttercups and docks get going and you have their tap roots to deal with. Leave one little bit behind and you have a new plant. If the weeds are growing your seeds will also germinate, whether it is vegetables or flowers. Cosmos is one of my favourite annuals, repeat flowering with pretty leaves, they provide colour right through to the frosts.

Antirrhinums and French marigolds are brilliant companion plants.

Plant antirrhinums around your broad beans and they will be a magnet for black fly. Marigolds planted around your carrots will confuse carrot fly who will leave your carrots alone. A pot either side of the door to your greenhouse will put off aphids - but doesn't work if the aphids have got there first. Gardeners' World suggested gathering pine needles and spreading them over your strawberry plants since apparently slugs and snails don't like crawling over them. I haven't tried it yet but anything to keep the slugs at bay must be worth a go.

As March progresses so does the number of things that can be done in the garden. If you haven't yet winter pruned your apples and pears then be quick before you are too late. The aim is to cut back those young shoots with slim leaf buds to encourage the development of the round fruiting buds. The shape of the buds is quite different so the trees will tell you, which makes it easy.

This is the time of year when I give my roses their full prune. Cut out dead branches first then crossing and rubbing branches. The aim then is to take branches back to shoots or buds which face out to keep a nice airy shape. It is also a good idea to look at the oldest stems and consider if the plant would benefit from them being taken out to make room for newer young branches. Some old branches may have young healthy branches lower down and it is worth considering cutting back to these branches. Don't be afraid to prune, the plant will often

Along with daffodils from the Scilly Isles, March welcomes the forced pink sweet rhubarb. Sadly, for rhubarb, it has developed a marmite reputation. I wonder if this is because most people stew it or make a crumble with it and then get stumped. Ginger and Orange are two flavours that work brilliantly with rhubarb and many plum recipes can be adapted to use rhubarb. Tarte tatin is not difficult to make and is perfect with rhubarb and slivers of stem ginger and glazed with some of the juice from the jar. Rhubarb and ginger jam is unctuous on hot crumpets and Rhubarb chutney flavoured with cardamom is delicious with cold meats or cheese. Two-inch slices of lovely pink rhubarb poached gently in elderflower cordial until tender but still holding their shape, served with a ginger ice cream is a sublime dessert. For breakfast, stew some rhubarb in orange juice with slivers of stem ginger, when cold add a dollop of Greek yoghurt, it's a great way to wake up your taste buds.

Another marmite victim is purple sprouting broccoli which is in season now. When boiled to a soggy mess it is not pleasant, however steamed and maintaining a bite it is a delight with so much more flavour than its bigger cousin. It cooks very quickly and steaming does not remove all the nutrients which happens with boiling. Delicious with fish or meat, and finely chopped into a cheese sauce with pasta, it makes a very quick tasty supper dish.

I'm a great advocate for making stock. A flavoursome liquid for soups, casseroles, rice dishes or for cooking pasta, it adds another taste element. We throw out an enormous amount of vegetable matter, which makes a very good compost but also makes very good vegetable stock.

All the peelings, not roots or soil, any sad lettuce or vegetables from the bottom of your fridge, even the yellowed and tatty leaves can all be thrown into a large saucepan, covered with water, brought to the boil and then simmered for an hour. Leave to cool to extract all the flavour and goodness, then strain to leave any gritty bits behind. The greenery can now go on the compost and you can freeze or put in the fridge for a few days or use immediately. Next time you make a risotto you can use your own stock for the liquid, which will taste so much better than the industrial stock cube.

I find the idea of fashion, when applied to food, irritating. In reality it is a marketing ploy to get us to spend our money on new products rather than our trusted friends. Quinoa, kale and beetroot are some of the more recent on-trend foods. The use of edible flowers to garnish food is not new. From delicate violas to robust antirrhinums we have been eating flowers for centuries. For whatever reason we have reduced the variety of the foodstuff that we eat. Dandelion leaves were eaten in the Spring to provide a change after the long winter and some welcome vitamins, either in a salad or steamed as a vegetable. Called 'piss en lit' in France, it was also used as a diuretic, so don't over indulge at one sitting.

Calendula was eaten and also used to colour food, the petals being added to butter and to cakes to give a lovely golden colour. Chives, a member of the allium, onion, family, have delicate pretty purple flower heads which can be added to salads. Do check that the flowers are edible before consuming as there are a lot of poisonous ones.

As the days get longer and warmer, we tend to want lighter meals and no longer need the heavy casseroles of winter. That doesn't mean we stop eating casseroles but they tend not to be full of root vegetables and have lighter flavourings. Many herbs are sprouting now and are readily available to buy; chicken and tarragon are a classic combination, but it is one herb that is often difficult to find and is therefore worth growing to ensure a ready supply. Tarragon also goes well with most fish and tarragon flavoured vinegar makes a delicious salad dressing.

Chicken has become our most bought meat as it is easy to cook and very versatile but I prefer the thigh to the breast which can get very dry if overcooked. One used to be able to buy capons, an older bird that was free range and had the most wonderful flavour, today speed is what counts and the chickens today have a very short life which is why some of it does not have a lot of flavour of its own and takes on whatever it is put with. ‌.. Continued on page 16

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Also Beauty Treatments Facials, Waxing, Eyebrow/Lash tinting.

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Events COFFEE MORNING & CHARITY SHOP Mondays, 10.30am-12.00, St. Mary’s Church, Stickland WHITECHURCH YOUTH CLUB (7-14 year olds welcome) Mondays, 6.30pm, Whitechurch Village Hall COFFEE STOP Tuesdays, 10.30am-12.00, St James, Milton Abbas CUP & CAKE Wednesdays, 10.30-12.00, Old School Room, Whitechurch WED 6th MAR WINTERBORNE ARTS AND CRAFTS, 7.30pm - 9.30pm Pamela Hambro Hall, Stickland FRI 15th MAR BINGO, 7.30pm, Whitechurch Village Hall Raffle, Refreshments. In aid of Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance SUN 10th MAR Artsreach presents NINEBARROW 7.30pm, Milborne St Andrew Village Hall. Tickets £10; £6 Under-18s; £25 for a family (max 2 adults and 2 under 18s) from 01258 839230, the Londis shop or www.artsreach.co.uk.

FRI 15th MAR Milborne Movies 'MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN’ (PG-13) 7.30pm, Milborne St Andrew Village Hall Bar open 7pm. Tickets £3.50 WED 20th MAR TALK: THE SECRET WORLD OF VIOLETS 7.30pm Pamela Hambro Hall, Stickland. Raffle, Refreshments. Entrance £3, VGC members Free SUN 24th MAR Dorset Cottage Garden Society, 2pm Puddletown Village Hall - Natural history photographer Colin Vardell Raffle and refreshments Details 01747 851300

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LAST MONTH’S CROSSWORD ANSWERS CRYPTIC Across 1. Quadrant - mini designer = quant; dress rehearsal initially = dr 5. Smack 9. Advent - circular = ad, chimney = vent 10. Angina - a n gin 11. Igloo 13. Ridgeback 15. Yellow Submarine 17. Ophthalmologist - anagram of "A poll might sooth" 18. Tournedos - anagram of "sounder to" 22. Friar 24. Orbits 25. Pavlov 26. Anise - contained within "bean is eucalyptus" 27. Crusader - Cruder with SA inside Down 1. Quality Control 2. Anvil - vi = six, left = i, article = an 3. Rondo - anagram of n(ew) door 4. Tutsi 6. Minke - extract = mine, potassium = k 7. China - below the lips = chin, a 8. Back seat driver 12. Owlet 13. Resoled - communist = red, fish = sole 14. Dubious 16. Roger - contained within "superhero geriatric" 19. Urban - sophisticated = urbane 20. Notes - anagram of "stone" 21. Optic 22. Frass - France = F, right = r, fool = ass 23. Idled - Passport = ID, conducted = led CONCISE Across 1. Allspice 5. Eject 9. Citric 10. Disown 11. Masks 13. Cafetiere 15. A storm in a teacup 17. Incommunicative 18. Equaliser 22. Drama 24. Toddle 25. Medici 26. Grace 27. Aberdeen Down 1. Accompaniments 2. Lotus 3. Pains 4. Extra 6. Joint 7. Choke 8. Interpretation 12. Kyoto 13. Cliques 14. Foamier 16. After 19. Udder 20. Lilac 21. Erica 22. Drear 23. Arise

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Applications for funding should be emailed to sticklandsolarfund@yahoo.com Decisions are made every 2 months.

The basic criteria is that ideas should have benefit to the community. A committee of volunteers select successful projects.

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Continued from Page 10 It is fun revisiting old menus and the other week I made oeuf en cocotte. It is so easy and delicious. You need a ramekin per person which you butter to stop the egg sticking, then in the bottom you put a few prawns, some chopped ham, a little crumbled blue cheese, whatever you fancy. Break an egg over the base, season with salt and pepper and pour cream over the top to cover the egg. Place the ramekins in an oven proof dish and fill with hot water until the water is half way up the ramekins. Put in a medium oven and bake for 20 minutes. Check the eggs, they should still be slightly soft. Garnish with some parsley or watercress and enjoy.

Claire Scott

The new Dorset Council will replace the existing district and borough councils (East Dorset, North Dorset, Purbeck, West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland) and Dorset County Council. All of these current councils will cease to exist.

As its name suggests the new Bournemouth Christchurch Poole Council will replace the three existing councils of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole into one new council.

There are good reasons why councils are coming together and these include: protecting important services for residents including bins, housing, road maintenance, schools and social care; reducing costs and give better value for money while cutting duplication; and giving councils a stronger voice nationally which will help attract business investment and government funding and support local economic growth.

Although it sounds like a big change, in the new Dorset Council for example you shouldn't notice any major changes to the council services you get from 1 April. For example, your bin day will stay the same, you'll be able to park in the same car parks and roads, and public spaces will be maintained as normal. More information about the changes including frequently asked questions can be found at www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk Importantly too, asking for consumer advice and reporting something to trading standards won't change either, as now, please call the Citizens Advice consumer helpline on 03454 040506, or visit www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer Trading Standards, whether in the new Dorset Council or in the new Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council, will continue to receive referrals from Citizens Advice and investigate problem traders.

Home residents receive a very special visit Residents at Blandford Grange nursing home in Blandford Forum have enjoyed a visit from a very special guest, in the form of Jasmine the donkey.

As part of a therapeutic activity sessions, Jasmine visited the home with her owner and spent time with residents, many of whom live with dementia.

Jasmine is 'retired' from working on Weymouth Beach but still enjoys being around people. During her visit to Blandford Grange she spent time in the communal areas as well as individual bedrooms so that all residents, regardless of ability or mobility, could enjoy meeting and stroking her.

Milton Abbas Local History Group After the national broadcast on BBC4 of 'Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of a Village - Milton Abbas' many new contacts have been made via our website, so we are looking forward to more progress on our work. Certainly there were record numbers of views of our website - 201 in one day, when we usually average 20 a day.

A lot of new information on the history of Milton Abbas is emerging.

A visit to the National Library of Ireland by one of our members found some accounts and bills of work which was taking place in 1789 showing the names of people in the new village and what work was being carried out. One of our members is researching a duel involving Lord Milton and Vere Earl Poulett - that will make a great story when it is complete.

We have also found more of this type of material in the Dorset History Centre. Two of our members have also been to the Wilts & Swindon Archives at Chippenham and photocopied more documents. Many thanks to all our researchers, they are doing a super job.

At our February meeting there were reports from several of our Old Town Project group on e.g family research by Peggy Fifield of the Brabant family; Ellie Payne on weather, markets and fairs; Pamela Phillips on wills and bastardy papers; Sheila and Peter Arnold on the Lovell family; Jennifer Harrisson on John and Luke Harrison; Clive Barnes on settlement papers.

Bryan Phillips gave a presentation on the analysis of the Overseers of the Poor Accounts Book and some aspects of what life was like for people living and working in the eighteenth century in a rural community.

At our next meeting on Wed 6 March we will have a presentation

by Ann Brown from Shire Hall Justice Museum. She will be bringing to life the justice, punishment and jail conditions of the past. We hope to see you there, visitors welcome.

Blandford Grange prides itself on being extremely animal friendly, and the activities team often arranges visits for the residents from animals such as alpacas and dogs. They are also planning to have chickens in the grounds and residents regularly enjoy watching squirrels and other wildlife that live in the gardens.

Home Manager Tilla Wagner said, "It was wonderful to welcome Jasmine into the home. She is such a gentle and sociable animal and our residents really enjoyed stroking her and chatting to her owner to learn more about her.

"We love bringing animals into Blandford Grange; it's something many of our residents ask for. The animals bring a whole new atmosphere to the home and many of our residents enjoyed looking after pets for many years before they came here, so it brings back wonderful memories for them.

"We look forward to welcoming Jasmine and her owner back to Blandford Grange very soon."

Blandford Grange is part of the Healthcare Homes Group and provides residential and nursing care for up to 63 people. It is based on Milldown Road in Blandford Forum. For more information on the range of services provided, visit www.healthcarehomes.co.uk or call 01258 458214

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Thanks again to Nick Donnelly for compiling our Valley News Crossword.

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1. Shoot little Phillip? Hesitate! He's needed to introduce the haggis (8) 5. Fit from a guerilla's excercise regime (4) 9. Rock sulphur also silicon lacking Italian manner (9) 11. Curve drawn in charcoal (3) 13. It's not good to be backwards (4) 16. Tear small width to mature (5) 17. Offensive burning in outskirts of Biarritz (5) 18. Female princess employees (7) 20. Father holds load famous for ham (5) 21. Partakers of American queen bees ultimately (5) 22. This, for example, with sun fusion, produces heart (7) 23. Wise men about sorcery (5) 24. Front fellow right (5) 27. Flightdeck item is accommodation for aircraft (4) 29. Regret this herb (3) 30. Autumn and spring, for example, like a horse crossed with a bovine (9) 32. Artist disrupted eastern exercise regime (4) 33. Managed unruly pest after tango in church (8)

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2. Hat (3) 3. Book of maps (5) 4. Newspaper article (9) 6. Disentangle (4) 7. Theme, e.g. in musical work(5) 8. Spins (7) 10. Illimitable (9) 12. Having good balance and agility (9) 14. A song of praise to God - alt. spelling (9) 15. Luxury car brand (4,5) 19. A science (9) 20. Not affected (7) 25. Before appointed time (5) 26. Affirm (5) 28. See (at a distance) (4) 31. Organ (3)

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