318 September 2019 Wriggle Valley Magazine

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EVENT VENUES Chetnole Village Hall Daisy May Vintage China Hire Leigh Village Hall The Marquee Hire Company

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Cover: The wind caused parachuting teddies to get stuck on clock hands of St Peter’s Church, Chetnole by Gudrun Tweedy

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CONTENTS ADVERTISERS' REGISTER 2 CONTENTS 4 EDITORIAL 5 NEWS FROM THE VILLAGES BATCOMBE 7

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OUR CHURCH COMMUNITIES 69 THREE VALLEYS CHURCH SERVICES 73 CLUB NEWS 75 PLANNING APPLICATIONS 83 REGULAR EVENTS 85

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EDITORIAL My goodness what a jam packed (see what I did there) bumper magazine in this month of mellow fruitfulness.

Thank you sooo much for all the beautiful photos of summer events you have sent in; we have never had so many photo spreads for you to enjoy.

Remember, if your young people are off to Uni or taking up an apprenticeship this Autumn and they live in either Yetminster, Chetnole or Leigh, they may be eligible . to a See p 61 for more information. Please apply before the end of September Do you enjoy writing poetry, prose or even a song?

Tony Durkin from Leigh has launched a for you to try your hand at as the nights start to lengthen p 45.

We are also blessed with a myriad of clubs for you to join as well, have a look at all our .

Have a lovely September, here’s hoping for an Indian Summer.

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Early last month Batcombe said a sad farewell to two of its longest residents Mike and Jean Lilly, who lived in New Inn, Bakers Moor Lane. They came here 42 years ago in 1977 alternating with their main home in London where they were both teachers and their family were growing up. Regardless, they luxuriated in their frequent and quiet idylls here and very quickly became enthusiastic View of the Blackmore Vale from Telegraph Hill supporters of all that is good in Batcombe.

Mike's characteristic Merseyside humour, unexpected perhaps from a tall Chemistry academic will be much missed, as will both their intense interest in the care of the village. Our loss is their family's gain as they are devoted parents and grandparents. We wish them the very best for the future and we hope to see them fter years of challenges since his return now and again. brain injury Max Brimble did his first Meanwhile we welcome the new Triathlon with the Sherborne owners of New Inn, Rahim and Sarah Sports Centre’s support. Carole Potter, Jadavji and their two boys Shakeel and Max’s super proud Mum would like to let Faysal, and hope they will experience you know that on 3rd November the gym something of the character and are organising a fun run in aid of Headway, peacefulness enjoyed by Mike and Jean. the brain injury charity.

On Saturday 21st September at 10 am everyone is welcome to decorate the church with flowers, vegetables, fruit & Thought from the Rise of the Wriggle home produce for our HARVEST FESTIVAL SERVICE, which will be at 11 am . on Sunday 22nd September. There will be LUNCH at 12.30 pm on a

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11am 22nd September Followed by 12.30pm BRING & SHARE LUNCH

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All are welcome to either or both events.

1st No. 37 Jan Williams 2ⁿd No. 25 Beatrice Macpherson 3rd No. 31 Simon Gibbs

22nd at New Court Farm by kind invitation of Paul and Carol Attwell. Everyone is welcome to both events. But, if you can’t come to one then come to the other!

The ANNUAL CHURCH LOTTERY RENEWAL is taking place with effect from 1st August but there is still time to buy tickets - £12 buys a ticket for 12 months – that’s 12 chances to win a prize and at the same time help raise funds for Batcombe Church. Please contact Bridget Gordge

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We have had some hot days and nights recently and I have had a polite request. Please could anyone having a late-night bonfire let the neighbours know in advance so that windows can be closed to avoid the lingering smell of bonfire smoke in the house.

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e send get well wishes to Janet Wood and hope she’s not hobbling around for too long having injured her foot. And belated big birthday wishes go to Lyn Darley one of the smiliest people I know.

We were very sad to hear that Gerald Potts, formerly of Lamb Plot, Chetnole and more recently of Eastbury House Residential Home, Sherborne passed away in August. A true gentleman and scholar he was a firm favourite of many and was hugely missed when he made the move to Sherborne in his latter years. We send our condolences to his family and friends Congratulations to Stephanie Fripp who was awarded the Sybil Howard Community Service Award at Chetnole Flower Show in recognition of her many years of service to our village . Her involvement with St Peter’s church, the coffee morning, parachuting teddies and Christian Aid are just a few of her regular

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activities as well as taking part in village events and being a thoughtful friend to many in Chetnole, well done Stephanie from us all, you thoroughly deserve it!

Congrats also to Anne Crumpler on her retirement as Head at All Saints Primary, Bishops Caundle, enjoy your free time and a big good luck to any of our young people who left school this year for whatever you have planned.

Good luck also goes to Charlie Hodgson on his big exciting move to Aus! All the best to you all and a very happy September to everyone.

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On 14th September Dorset Historic Trust has the annual Ride and 1. Churches 5 Thank you to those who came to Stride to raise money to help preserve church to enjoy our village service on our local churches. This year Richard 2.

August 4th and to hear David G Hayes CBE, Charrington will be cycling for St Chairman of the Friends of Yeatman Peter's Church.

Hospital, who told us about the charity and Please sponsor him as half the the work they do. We raised £91 from the money raised will be used by the trust collection which will be donated to them, and the other half will be given back to as they are one of the two charities St our church. For any further information Peter's are supporting this year, the other being Afghan Connection. We hope to be please contact Anne Andrewartha on able to add to this amount later in the year, 873196 or email and information leaflets about the FOYH are available in the church.

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It was a beautiful day in June when teddy bears parachuted from the church tower as people sat and watched while eating delicious cream teas. The wind blew some teddies on to the hands of the clock but most landed safely. The prizes for the slowest descents were awarded to Naomi Andrewartha in the children’s class and Aly Kozowyk in the adults class. Apart from all the fun we raised £303 for church funds. Our thanks to all the bakers, furniture movers, helpers and parachute makers.

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Our very own mini nature reserve (in the field between the end of Neal’s Lane and Back Lane) has excelled this year and provided walkers with an abundance of butterflies and other insects in the spring and summer months. Who could have missed the hundreds of meadow browns flitting between the purple blooms of knapweed flowering in July?

Also flying at this time were large whites, marbled whites, large and small skippers, painted ladies, common blues, gatekeepers and burnet moths. Earlier in the Spring small coppers, orange tips, brimstones, red admirals and small tortoiseshells were also enjoying the meadow’s natural vegetation. The bird’s foot trefoil and other wild flowers have contributed to the success of this year’s spectacle.

Thank you Jimmy for giving nature a chance!

Small skipper

Six spot burnet moth

NEWFOUNDLAND WASTE DISPOSAL! On my recent trip to Canada, I spent the last part out on Fogo Island, which is off the edge of Newfoundland. The small, rural communities have their history firmly based in Irish settlers and salting cod was the mainstay of their livelihood.

Joe Batt’s Arm was in the north of the island. I took lots of pictures and loved the colourful houses, noting that they had a matching wooden “barrel“ front. I then realised, watching a resident place a refuse sack in it, that it was their dustbin. How I wish I could have something similar instead of my three unsightly plastic bins!

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The weather was kind this year apart from a tiny shower. This meant that a good time was had by all and the magnificent efforts in preparation could be enjoyed to the full. The standard of exhibits was very high, with some well deserved trophies being presented by Mrs Doreen Gisborne.

We welcomed all our favourite village stalls, without whom the unique character of the flower show would not be the same. The human fruit machine, coconut shy, white elephant, Pimms and mocktails tents, treasure hunt, fun dog show, children's fancy dress, boules, classic vehicles, tombola and Clare Bamford and her team did us proud again this year with her teas A big thank you to all involved in baking and catering.

We hope you enjoyed our selection of trade stands again this year. The musical gems provided by the Sherborne Town Band added an uplifting touch to the afternoon.

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A great deal of the show's success is due to the generosity of the Hewitt Family, of Chetnole House. They probably didn't quite know what they had let themselves in for when they agreed to allow us to hold the event on their field, which has been a village tradition for many years. A big thank you from all of us!

As I write this it's coming up to blackberry time again, We are so lucky to be surrounded by nature's gifts which I hope will be reflected in your show entries next year. There's sure to be a blackberry jam class.

The Chetnole Fete and Flower Show relies as always on the generosity and hard work of so many people, who all step up to make it happen. That's what makes Chetnole such a lovely village to live in. So congratulations to All on another successful show and ‘See you all next year'.

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Bring and Share Harvest Lunch, in the open air, weather permitting!

All parishioners are warmly invited to come along to the service and join in the lunch afterwards, a chance to get to know your neighbours. Visitors would also be most welcome.

This year the event will take place on

HARVEST FESTIVAL will be held at St Mary’s Church, Melbury Bubb, The church will be decorated on the Saturday and if anyone wishes to help they would be most welcome and any donations of produce would also be most welcome. All produce will be auctioned after the service and then there will be a

During the day, you are invited to visit as many of our Dorset churches or chapels as you wish either by cycling, on horseback or on foot. The money you raise is sent to the Dorset Historic Churches Trust who will retain half the sum to help maintain our wonderful heritage of religious buildings and return half to a church or chapel which you have nominated.

I have all the necessary paperwork so do get in touch – 01935 83330- if you would like to take part.

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The wind howled and the marquee flapped but nothing spoiled a wonderful night. Around 250 people attended this social gathering and it was a brilliant few hours. Neighbours from surrounding villages and friends had a worthwhile trip and it was good to see them.

There was a donation of £1200 to Somerset and Dorset Air Ambulance which was accepted on their behalf by Roy Hardy.

Another ‘Heads and Tails’ generated more money for them to benefit from next year. Thank you to all who put a fiver into the pot. The winner was Katherine Vickery who received £100.

Well done Katherine.

An auction raised over a massive £2000.Then it was time for Nina Garcia.

She started with some great songs and fiddle music and she kept going until the early hours. The dance floor was packed all night. A brilliant performance. Thank you Nina.

Our thanks to the Village Green Committee and volunteers who helped

A really fun day with excellent food which allowed all the village to get together in such a friendly environment.

Another ‘Heads and Tails’ gave the winner Dave Whiteoak, a bottle of Port, kindly donated by a grateful lady who lost her purse on the previous night which happily, was found and handed back.

A tractor/trailer ride superbly driven

by Peter Rowland, who was ably assisted

by Anthony Mayo as gateman, took us on a gentle ride around the fields of the village allowing us to see views not normally encountered.

The evening finished with music played by Jeremy Cozens and Jim Aldhouse and a sing along (well, sort V W M of!).

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was held at St Mary’s church and celebrations followed in a marquee on the green. The sun shone and the buttercups danced in the breeze - so welcome after some rainy days.

John Summers officiated at the service and Andrew, a little nervous said “I do.” before being asked, “Do you take this woman......” The congregation erupted into laughter and the whole service was relaxed and joyous. The bride and groom left the church to the Jackie Wilson song “Your love keeps lifting me higher” and so the mood was set.

A pair of piebald horses drawing a carriage took the bride and groom around the green and to the marquee then carriage rides were given to the children present. Champagne flowed.

Helen Furness provided excellent fare and the party carried on into the early hours.

A short walk to the luxury and magnificent shepherd’s hut (built by Andrew and furnished with double bed, table, benches, kitchenette and en suite shower) was the venue for their wedding night.

In the Village Hall on This important national event raises so much money for the charity.

Come and have a chat and coffee - we hope to see you there.

Eyes down at 7.30 p.m. on both in the Village Hall. We look forward to seeing you

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On Saturday 10th August Leigh hosted the annual and, despite frequent gusts of wind finding their way behind the vases of flowers and under the exhibitor labels, it went pretty smoothly thanks to tremendous work by the Chairman, Brian Read, and all his committee. The exhibitor numbers were up about a fifth and the number of entries up about a quarter on last year. Grateful thanks also go to the judges and stewards and those on the door, serving the teas and doing the raffle.

Many congratulations go to eight yearold Luke Hambidge who won four cups in the Cookery Sections! The fruit and vegetables, flowers, artwork, photographs, handicraft and cookery items were stunning. We would like to encourage people of all ages and abilities to enter things next year and we hope to expand the children’s section to appeal to older children who want to display their talent. Suggestions from you all are always welcome!

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LEIGH VILLAGE LOTTERY July 2019 1. No 72 Mrs C. Hankinson 2. No 74 Mrs S. Welsh 3. No 8 Mrs J. Bolam 4. No 140 Mr & Mrs Bryan And August 2019 1. No 156 Mr C. Hoddinott 2. No 74 Mrs S. Welsh 3. No 37 Ms H. Baldock 4. No 180 Mr R. Carter

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John Summers’ last service in the Benefice was at our church at the beginning of August. It was both a sad and joyous occasion. We were sorry to see him go but pleased that he is taking up such an exciting new post as Chaplain to Trinity College, Cambridge. His departure means that, from September, more changes are being made to our regular pattern of services.

With the exception of Sunday 1st September our regular services will be: 9.30 am Holy Communion (Common Worship) 6.00 pm

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8.30 am Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer) 10.15 am Community Spirit (lay-led) On 1st September we have a fundraising in the morning at Leigh

Village Hall so for that day only our Holy Communion service will be at 3pm.

The September coffee morning will be at 10.30 am on Tuesday 3rd at 10.30 am.

The service on 22nd September will be . Join us for the harvest our service at 10.15 am and for a cooked lunch, served in the church at 12.45 pm. It will help our planning if you can let us know if you are coming to lunch (07813 089002).

Make sure you keep the evening of Friday 18th October free. Alaistair Cumming will be reminiscing about his life, much of which was spent serving around the world with the Gordon Highlanders, and included a spell as this country’s Military Attache in Poland.

Finally, do consider entering the new Leigh Creative Writing competition, which Tony Durkin has written about elsewhere in this magazine. Your entry will help raise much needed funds for the church. Get your creative thinking caps on!

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6th July 2019 The theme of this year’s event was “Working together to make a difference”.

Every church in the country relies on voluntary help just to make things happen. Ask at pretty well any local church and they will come up with a list of possibly 100 names of people who help the church to function, from locking up at night, to cleaning, accompanying the hymns, doing the accounts, mowing the churchyard, ringing the bells, doing the flowers, clearing the gutters and a host of other things. Our Open Day was another example of how people rise to a challenge just to make things happen.

We wanted people to be able to have a picnic lunch in the churchyard and members of the PCC grasped the nettle and laid on a delicious spread. We wanted to follow Clipping the church in the afternoon with Cream Teas and Cakes. Again, our lovely volunteers came up with the goods.

After lunch four local people who make a difference were interviewed in the church. Tony Durkin retired to Leigh from

running a parish in Kent. As a retired priest he could easily just put his feet up and let the world go by but he is committed to serving the village in whatever way he can, either through conducting services, playing music, helping look after sheep, or acting as friend and counsellor to anyone in need or distress.

Graham Plaice still works in London but he also acts as Chair and main contact for the Helping Hands scheme.

They help with transport for people who need to go to hospital – Yeovil, Dorchester, Taunton or even Poole. If you are stuck, they’ll even help you get your shopping. Graham is also Chair of this magazine, an initiative of which he is clearly and justifiably proud. We hope we might have the Editor with us next year.

Julia Jepson helps run a business in the village, but as a mother she rose to the challenge presented when it became apparent that the village Play Park would need a new home. She was the driving force behind it being moved to land behind the Village Hall and she continues to push for money to be raised in order to purchase new play equipment for the park.

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Michelle Read is another with seemingly boundless energy. She has a job, is married to a farmer and is a mother and grandmother – more than enough for anyone, but she had an idea. She talked it over with her family and friends and now we have a flourishing initiative in the village hall on the last Friday of every month – The Leigh Pop Inn. We had old photos and other displays in the church. The Bier came out and stood proudly in the churchyard

bedecked with a stunning flower arrangement. People played games, did jigsaws, puzzled over quizzes, went on treasure hunts, and then we all joined hands and sang while we clipped the church.

Once again we were lucky with the weather but, even more important, we remembered how lucky we are to be part of this community.

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PLEASE SUPPORT THE 14th SEPTEMBER’S “RIDERS AND STRIDERS” WITH YOUR DONATIONS: Each year in September cyclists, walkers and horse riders are encouraged to visit as many churches in the Benefice between 0830 and 1800 to raise money by sponsorship in aid of the Dorset Historic Churches Trust. 50% of the money raised comes back to our own

The roses are at their blooming best just now and are abundant enough for us to cut to decorate the dining room tables.

All these beautiful arrangements were done by residents. (See photo) Gary Pitman came in to sing some old favourites, and the multi-talented Magdalena sang some beautiful folk songs. The residents then played percussion and drums.

Much enjoyed by all was the visit from the Brownies, Rainbows and Girl-Guides.

They sang campfire songs (many of which we remembered) and some very funny modern songs with complicated actions.

The residents loved the singing and were impressed by the number of words and actions the girls had to remember, especially by the younger ones.

On Friday 21st June we said “goodbye” to Louise Turner. Louise worked at the Old Vicarage for 21 years, starting as a care worker and eventually becoming manager.

She managed the Old Vicarage with great skill and was highly respected by everyone.

All the residents and staff were very sad to see her go but she had a wonderful

church. It costs a lot of money to care for our beautiful church, a building of stone and mortar but also, which is more, the soul of our village.

Please, if one of our volunteer riders asks you to sponsor them, give as generously as you can. We have raised in excess of £1,000 in the past and hope that we might do better this year. The Ride takes place on Saturday 14 September starting at 0830 at St Andrew's Church, Leigh.

farewell party, with champagne and strawberries. She was also given a specially written poem by resident Chris Fry and a heartfelt rendition of “We’ll Meet Again” from us all. We wish Louise all the very best for the future and look forward to seeing her again soon.

Friday 28th June was National Care Home Open Day and we were asked to do some artwork so, with the help of local artist Richard Heaton, the residents painted a beautiful mural.

Do drop in for coffee on a Wednesday morning and we will show you the finished work.

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here did the summer go? The days are now shortening and memories of warmth and visits receding fast. Still there is a new season of Moviola to look forward to, and the restarting of all the clubs and societies, and opportunities to join. Lots and lots to compensate for the dark evenings.

A new Chair. Congratulations to David Torrance (if that is the right word!) who has stepped up to take over the role of Chair of the Parish Council. We wish David well in this very challenging task.

(See more in Chairman’s Notes on page 38.)

Art for All at the Old School Café. Take a look in the Gallery Café at the wonderful fabric collage hanging there put together by members of the Art for All project (see photo). Art for All is funded by various grants both from village groups and county. It meets in the Old School Café and Gallery on a Wednesday. Set up and run by artist,

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people together to help and support each other. Their latest “objet d’art” is inspired by the village itself. The centrepiece represents the tree of life and is surrounded by representations of the diversity of buildings in Yetminster eg, the station, the old school, church and pub. The group has already had offers to purchase but they all agreed it was not for sale but should remain as a tribute to the village. They will however accept commissions! All profits will be ploughed back into the group. You can pick out the buildings in the photo. But rather than squint why not go in and see it for real.

Royal Marine rescue in Yetminster.

A sign for the Play Area was ordered by the council, although for some reason it was delivered very early one morning to the Jubilee Hall. The sign itself was recovered but the two 3.5 metre long fixing poles would not fit into anyone’s vehicle. To the rescue - Cllr Plaice’s son-in-law who was seen running (!) up the High Street with the two poles on his shoulder to move them to a safer location. As Michaela said, “It’s good to have a Royal Marine Commando in the family”! The sign in question is one that is legally required to provide for the play area giving the Council's details etc.

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memorial plaque fondly celebrating Terry’s legacy.

The plaque has been installed on the recently acquired seating bench which sits in the grounds of St Michael’s Church overlooking the Wriggle Valley and the Heart of Wessex Railway line – two of Terry’s great loves. ‘ A good neighbour whose hard work benefited our village and community’

‘BENCHMARK FOR A REMARKABLE RESIDENT’ Following the sad loss of popular Beer Hackett resident Dr Terry Gough in May ( see WVM June edition), a small group of villagers have contributed to the creation of a

NEWS FROM ST. MICHAEL’S CHURCH, BEER HACKETT This year our annual Cheese & Wine party on 2nd August was hosted by Alice & James Johnsen at Manor Farm, Higher Knighton.

We were fortunate to have a lovely sunny evening to enjoy the splendid view from their garden looking south through the trees past Yetminster towards Batcombe Hill.

Forty two residents, neighbours and friends enjoyed a glass of wine

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(or maybe two..) and the tempting eats, as well as the opportunity to meet and share time together.

Jean Parker organised the very successful raffle with the winning numbers called out by Revd. Tony Gilbert.

It was good to see Revd. John Summers who managed to find time away from packing to join us and we all wished him well in his new post as chaplain at Trinity College, Cambridge.

The event has boosted our church finances by over £350, a great success on all fronts.

The initiative for this convivial annual event came from Pam Clothier who hosted it at her home at Higher Farm for twenty five years until 2014.

Pam was invited to the Buckingham Palace garden party

fifteen years ago in recognition of her outstanding commitment and service to our village and church.

Pam now lives in The Old Vicarage at Leigh but keeps in touch. She was disappointed to be unable to join us this year.

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The five yearly (quinquennial) inspection of our church building and grounds highlighted a significant number of maintenance tasks, some of which can be undertaken by a ‘DIY’ approach rather than needing professional expertise and resources.

The church will be open all day on Saturday 14th September to welcome RIDE AND STRIDE visitors and this will be an opportunity to hold a cleaning and maintenance day.

There is a wide variety of jobs just needing willing hands and some elbow grease for an hour or two.

Help from anyone able to spare some time would be most welcome.

Materials, tools and refreshments will be provided.

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We now have a friends group of 16 volunteers and GWR, the current rail operator, has approved our group as suitable to enhance and promote the station.

They have also invited our group to apply for funding to help us achieve the plans for the station: Direction signs to the station placed in the village, Painting the shelter, Information board at the station of key places in the village, A walking route, Our churches, Boyle’s

Our apologies that it has been a bit quiet on the NP front, but it has NEIGHBOURHOOD very much been a PLAN time for fine tuning and doing all those things that we decided could be done “nearer the day”!

Barrie Allington has provided us with all the photographs that we need and Ray Drewett has been developing the various maps that we will be using, and we are very grateful for their help.

AECOM, as well as providing their report on the site assessment process have now also produced, following their recent visit, the Design Statement that they were working on. This identifies what are considered elements of good

Gallery, Pub, Shop and houses of special interest are some ideas.

The right application may result in a grant being awarded to help us achieve our plans. So ideas please!

The Parish Council is supportive of our project and does provide some facilities for us, insurance and bank facilities.

Our line is The Heart of Wessex Rail Partnership which is also supported by Bristol, Bath, North East Somerset, Wiltshire, Somerset and Dorset Councils We are soon to receive our Health and Safety training from GWR and then we can begin to work through our target list.

So I hope you can all help to improve our somewhat neglected station to one we can be proud of in the future

design within the villages and will form a framework to be used in new development.

Our consultant has the somewhat unenviable ongoing task of drawing everything together in our master document. As well as working on this she is able to complete, now that the Design Statement is available, the required Strategic Environmental Assessment which forms part of the NP “bundle” of documents.

We are still intending to make our presentation to the Parish Council in September although the final date for this will be dependent on the printer particularly as this is known to be a busy time for them.

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Once again St Andrews Church opened the Tower, so that the wonderful views over the Wriggle Valley could be enjoyed. Delicious teas were served on one of the hottest days this summer, and the cool church was therefore very much appreciated. A bouncy castle and a falconry display were also held in the churchyard, with the birds of prey being sprayed with water to keep them cool! Over 100 visitors came and enjoyed an exceptional afternoon out, with generous donations going to the Tower Restoration Fund.

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How fast our Summer goes, and here we are on the cusp of Autumn already! in the Jubilee Hall goes from strength to strength.... do come along and join in on 8th September; breakfast starts at 9am in the Jubilee Hall, followed by praise and singing at 9.30am. There will also be a service of Holy Communion beforehand at 8am in church.

Our next fundraiser in aid of the Tower Restoration Appeal will be held on at 7.30pm in the Jubilee Hall - this is a , with grateful thanks to Christina Walkley

and Moviola. A real star studded golden oldie in West Side Story! There will also be supper included in the tickets which cost £15. Tickets from the usual Spar shop and Gallery. This should be a great evening, so make sure to get your tickets early as numbers are limited.

We also have our next PCC meeting on , at 7.30pm in the Trim Room. (These meetings are open to all, but only Members of the Council may take part.)

Looking ahead: our HARVEST THANKSGIVING SERVICE will take place on in church followed by a soup and cheese lunch in the hall.

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We have made a change to the November event in aid of the Church Restoration.

The new event, on the same day as planned, , will be a concert by the .

They play a wide variety of music ranging from Classical to Jazz to Film and of course traditional marches. They will probably finish up with a ‘Last Night at the Proms’ item and the ‘Post Horn Gallop’ This promises to be a great evening and there will certainly be a lot of noise!

Come and join us. Tickets £12.50 available from the usual places from the beginning of October.

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The autumn seasons for both Artsreach and Moviola are taking shape.

Artsreach are finalising their programme as we go to press, but one event we have definitely been offered is the on at 7.30pm in the Jubilee Hall. This award-winning Dutch violinist and his group play a wide variety of musical styles, including classical, gypsy jazz, and folk.

They are internationally known, and we are very pleased to have them here in Yetminster.

Have a look at http://trio.timkliphuis.com if you want to hear some of their music. Tickets are £10 for adults and £6 for under-18s, and can be reserved now by email.

Our Moviola film on at 7.30 in the Jubilee Hall will be ‘ ’, an entertaining and well-told story about the rise to fame of the Cornish group who specialise in sea shanties. You will enjoy it even if sea shanties are not your thing!

Tickets are £6 in advance from the Spar shop, or on the door, and include an interval chocice. Wine and soft drinks will also be available as usual.

To be kept up to date with all our events, or to reserve tickets, please contact us on ycp873@gmail.com.

Coffee & Cake continues to be well attended, on the first Wednesday each month, 10 –11.30 in the Jubilee Hall. It’s a lively and sociable event much enjoyed by all who come.

Make a donation to charity, and enjoy as much coffee and cake as you want! We have given over £2000 so far to a wide range of charities including St. Margaret’s Hospice, Dogs Trust, Shelter Box, Water Aid, Parkinson’s UK, Macmillan and Julia’s House. This year we have already made donations to St. Andrew’s School to help buy computer equipment, and to the Air Ambulance and the Yeatman hospital. This month’s event is on when all donations will go to Macmillan Cancer Support .

Proceeds from our events are distributed in the form of grants to local organisations, and the total is already over £6000. Last year we made donations to the Guides, the Scouts, the Bowls Club, the Defibrillator Fund being organised by the White Hart, and the Jubilee Hall for purchase of new chairs. This year we have already supported the defibrillator training day, and the refurbishing of the telephone box. Please contact us if you have a project which needs extra support.

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July was a busy month for your Council with David Torrance taking on the role of Chairman following the decision by Geoff Goater to stand down although he will continue as a Councillor for the time being.

We are all appreciative of Geoff’s efforts and his personal commitment to the community and are grateful for all his hard work during his period of tenure.

Our auditor has made several recommendations and we are looking to review and update our various procedures over the coming months.

An initiative started by Geoff is the recognition that individual Councillors should take on identified areas of responsibility relating to the work of the Council and this has come to fruition with the adoption of the various role profiles - some fine tuning is still needed but we are hopeful that we will have a more rational approach to things in the future.

Disappointingly, we did not receive any bids to take over the lease of the Hamcrate Sports and Social Club and we are exploring how the club house can best be used by the existing Tennis and Croquet Clubs and possibly on an individual event basis although insurance costs, the potential need to have a premises licence and the need to pay a business rate may, financially, prohibit this in the end.

The recent spate of burglaries is of course of concern and it is understood that the police have a description of the person involved and, importantly, may

also have a sample of blood which will enable DNA testing. Hopefully all those whose houses and lives were affected are getting back to normality and are getting support from their friends and neighbours.

Also of concern are the number of thefts of machinery from farms and commercial premises within the Parish and we are aware that “Fear of Crime” featured strongly within the consultation for the Parish Plan.

In reviewing what we, as a Council, could do we felt that it would be worth investigating the reintroduction of the Neighbourhood Watch initiative and a report will be going to the September meeting outlining the pros and cons of this with the intention that we consult the community before deciding the way forward.

The Village Facebook page (which can be accessed from the Parish Website) provides a useful “early warning” resource regarding people and activities which give rise for concern and is worth keeping an eye on.

Finally, just a note of thanks to the Cubs and Scouts and to the resident who painted the Yetminster Telephone Box in time for the Fair – it definitely looks a little bit more loved now!

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NO. 45 Mr. A. Leggett No. 46 Mr. P. Moule No. 51 Mr. M. Fuller

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NO. 55 Mr W. Allington No. 44 Mr. J. Bayfield No. 58 Mr. G. Thomas

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Car Boot Sale C&LGS Hedgehogs Colin Varndell Coffee Morning/Bring & Buy Leigh Discussion Club A Day in the life of a Funeral Director

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Perhaps you have ideas for a story, poem or song which have never found their way from your head on to a blank sheet of paper. If so this local competition is for YOU. Many of us have just been too busy or have thought other people are so much better at creative writing than we are. Go on – prove them wrong! This competition has YOU in mind.

Maybe you are retired and have thought to yourself, “At long last I want to do something creative with words!” If so, this competition will help concentrate your mind and help the little grey cells to tap into your imaginative powers!

Perhaps you haven’t long left school or college and think that all the creative talent you had with words and ideas throughout your time there has somehow to be left behind for the world of work or further study.

If so, this competition will keep the flame of creativity ALIVE! Be encouraged to enter and encourage others to do the same. That way we can offer more in the way of prize money! Anyone aged 16+ living in the Three Valleys Benefice is eligible to compete.

The rules are simple!

All entries must be ‘unpublished’ – i.e. published, self-published, published on any website, blog or online forum, broadcast nor placed (as in 2nd, 3rd 4th etc) in any other competition. You can enter for more than one category.

No indication must be given on the pages of any submitted manuscript of the competitor’s name!

Entries should be typed – double line spacing please.

The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence concerning the competition will be entered into.

The Categories are: (max 3000 words) – entry fee 1) £5 2) (max 250 words) – entry fee £5 (max 100 words) – entry 3) fee £5 4) (max 42 lines) – entry fee £5 5) (secular or non-secular - max 6 verses or 36 lines) – entry fee £5

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Following their recent sell-out concert at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton, Ken Horswell of Abbey 104, who was there, persuaded Howie Casey and several members of the group Beatles With Wings to come to Leigh Village Hall to take a look at the stage and Main Hall. They liked what they saw and have agreed to perform for us on the evening of Friday 20th September.

Howie Casey has performed on so many hit records over the years with so many well known acts including: Paul McCartney, The Who, Lee Dorsey, Cliff Richard, Ringo Starr and Elton John.

Howie and his twelve piece band perform Paul McCartney Beatles and Wings classics such as Band On The Run, Silly Love Songs, Lady Madonna, Hey Jude, Yesterday, Let it be, Here Comes The Sun and many more.

Once again we are restricting the number of tickets to 100, which is a comfortable number to have sitting in the Main Hall in a cafe style, still leaving room for dancing.

The Beaminster based a capella choir, Parnham Voices will be performing a concert in St. Andrew’s Church, Yetminster in October in aid of the Church Restoration Fund.

They have built up a reputation over the past seventeen years for beautiful singing and good interaction with the audience, leading to glowing reviews and a committed fan base.

Over that time, the group has been invited to sing in many beautiful places ranging from Cathedrals and Abbeys to private chapels, stately homes and tiny medieval churches without electricity.

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HOLIDAY CLUB AUTUMN HALF TERM

COFFEE MORNING - Please pop in for a cup of coffee (or tea!) and a piece of cake from 10am on Friday 20th September.

CAMPING WEEKEND - We had such a good time at our camping weekend in July that we decided to have another get together before Autumn really sets in. Just one night- Sat 28th September. Squeeze just one more use out of your tent before you pack it away. Please book in good time as spaces are limited.

HOLIDAY CLUB - We had fabulous holiday club sessions during the summer holidays.

WOODLAND WEDNESDAY and MUDDY MONDAY - We are investigating having more frequent pre school and BABES IN THE WOODS sessions and so canvassing

The next dates will be at half term Mon 21st - Fri 25th October.

This is for unaccompanied children aged 5+ £15 per child per day (£7.50 for a half day).

There were occasions in the summer when we had to turn people away as the bookings came so late that there was not time to get extra helpers. Please email or send Facebook message to book as soon as you can so I can make sure we have enough helpers. opinion about days and times. If you are interested then please let me know what you think.

POGLES PARTIES - Please think about having a special celebration with us. Now that we have our beautiful indoor space we hope to be able to do parties and other activities throughout the year.

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Saturday 13th July 2019 Excitement grew as the sun rose on Saturday 13th July 2019. Another lovely warm day‌ just right for Yetminster Fair!

Behind the scenes, months of preparation were meeting fruition, as people gathered, putting the final pieces into place: bollards out, road closure signs in place, high viz jackets at the ready as stall holders started appearing from 10.30 am. With Judi and Alan

at the helm managing the stalls everything ran smoothly getting people into place and off loaded as soon as possible to ensure the road was clear. Abbey 104 set up stall next to the main arena, sound checks managed and ready to roll.

Down in the Fair Field, behind the White Hart the PTFA were setting up their gazebos for their summer fair. The arrival of Rob

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Blackrock Irish Dancers Barfoot with one of his amazing bouncy castles started the frivolity of the day.

The marquee, beautifully set with a woodland scene, started to get its final sound checks. The final hour disappears in a haze but finally it is here.

At 1pm we gathered at the Post Office Spa ready for the procession, the biggest we have had for many years. Blackrock Irish dancers, Yetminster Scouts, Brownies and Guides, Stickland’s school Choir and The Junior Wriggle Valley Players all lined up under the watchful eye of Elaine and Jane.

We were off! Parading down the High Street

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Yetminster Scout Group serving teas with banners and dance: What a brilliant fun start to the day!

Once the parade had passed by Bonny Satin opened the main proceedings. Bonny is a local lad with a fount of local knowledge and as one of the Yetties that put Yetminster on the world map with their famous folk songs in 1965.

And so the day rolled on… entertainment aplenty: The William Barnes Society read poetry in St Andrew’s Church; cream teas supplied by the Yetminster Scouts in the Jubilee Hall; model boats floated around on the pond behind the hall.

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St Andrew’s Primary School hand bells

Blackdown Hills Steel Band In the main arena fantastic acts took the stage over the afternoon with performances from Blackrock Irish Dancers, who were formally from Yetminster; Yeovil Ukulele with their sing along vibes; Morris dancing and the fabulous Blackdown Hills Steel Band all presided over by Abbey 104.

Meanwhile more entertainment took place in the field with performances from The Junior Wriggle Valley Players, who performed their modern musical Midsummer Night’s Dream; Owen Lister an amazing acoustic guitarist entertained with his 20 minute slot; Stickland’s School Choir sang some of their summer favourites; Phoenix Voices entertained with their Bond themed music and St Andrew’s School hand bells and performing arts joined us with some songs from Wind In The Willows.

In the field there were also opportunities for adults and children to try out circus skills which proved very popular.

At five o’clock it was time to put Yetminster back to normal as everyone packed up and the road was reopened. While back in the centre of the village the next event was getting ready with The White Hart hosting live music from “Monkey Jump”.

Not only did we have a fun filled Saturday we also had a beautiful pet service in the marquee on Sunday morning, with lots of well-behaved owners sharing a space and treats with their pets for the short service.

Special thanks must be given to all those who donated their time to organising this year’s event and also thanks to sponsors who financially help with the production of the programme. Thank you also to Peter Newton and his family for letting us have the beautiful field behind the White Hart and to Rob Barfoot for his kind donation of a bouncy castle.

Hopefully this was a weekend that all the families in Yetminster and the surrounding areas have enjoyed.

But this is not the end… we are a nonprofit making organisation with funds raised during Yetminster Fair going back to support local community groups in the form of grants. The committee work hard all year to try to ensure that we have something of interest to all at Yetminster Fair so that we can support the local groups every year. We want to ensure that Yetminster Fair evolves and doesn’t stagnate but we need your help.

We would appreciate either via email to our or via chairman our Facebook page ideas of how we can improve the fair. Don’t mutter about what wasn’t done or what didn’t work. Make your views count by letting us know.

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John Kirkpatrick, the master of the accordion and concertina, and one of the world’s great folk musicians will be performing at Leigh Village Hall at He is a supreme performer, he sings and writes songs, plays anglo concertina, melodeon and button accordion and specialises in the rich and exciting heritage of English folk music with the greatest of wit and good humour. As well as pursuing a glittering solo career, he has played in Steeleye Span, Albion Band, Brass Monkey and Home Service and has worked with the legendary Richard Thompson.

In 2003 John was awarded the for his outstanding contribution to English folk music, and in the in 2010 was voted BBC Radio 2’s Folk Awards.

This is a rare opportunity to see John. Book your ticket (£10) now. You won’t regret it.

The next day John will be back in the village hall running a workshop on singing Christmas Carols in harmony. Christmas may be a long way off, but I promise you won’t be disappointed. Reserve your place (£10) in the same way as concert tickets.

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After a dreadful forecast the day was sunny and hot, which was a huge relief to the organiser (!!!) As usual there was a lovely atmosphere, with the Stallholders playing a great part, and Richard Bramall from Charterhouse Auctioneers opened the event with great aplomb.

There were just over 100 cars and bikes on display which always adds to the atmosphere. Although they don’t pay, I do try to get a long legged blond or good looking man, to go round with a bucket for donations. Unfortunately it is usually me!!!

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To everyone in the village who helped by taking entrance money, the raffle, the bar, car parking etc., - as I have said to you individually I cannot thank you enough for supporting me. Last, but certainly not least, my husband!! As I say every year, I could not do it without him.

His road signs are second to none and the bar he runs is notorious!!!!! Apart from that he puts up with me! , which The total for this year is is down on last year, but up on the year before!!!

The proceeds will be split between The Hidden Needs Trust (which supports children with learning difficulties), Leigh Village Hall, St Andrew’s Church, PTA St Andrew’s School Yetminster and Holwell Nursery School who organised the Children’s Activities.

I have decided next year will be last, and intend to go out with a bang!!

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YETMINSTER HEALTH CENTRE YETMINSTER HEALTH CENTRE FLU IMMUNISATION CLINICS 2019 We will be holding clinics for patients registered at Yetminster Health Centre & Evershot Surgery at the times below: PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR SAFETY REASONS WE WILL NO LONGER BE OFFERING A FLU CLINIC SESSION IN HALSTOCK VILLAGE HALL DATE

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24th September Tuesday 1pm-3.30pm Tuesday 9am-12.30pm 17th October 2 - 5.15pm 7th November Tuesday 9am-12.30pm 2 - 5.15pm 19th November Tuesday 9.30am-12.30pm

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It is advised that all patients over the age of 65 years and those who are at risk through chronic respiratory disease, chronic renal conditions, MS, stroke, chronic heart disease, diabetes etc. and pregnant women should receive this vaccine.

PLEASE PHONE RECEPTION ON 01935 872530 TO BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT SLOT.

Many of you may recognise me, having been in the heating industry for the last 20 years.

I am pleased to announce that I have now set up my own company ‘T S Boiler Services’.

Based locally in Bradford Abbas near Sherborne, I am a heating engineer specialising in oil fired appliances.

The last nine years I have travelling throughout the South West servicing Aga’s and boilers, covering breakdowns and repairs. Gaining a wealth of knowledge and experience am I fully Oftec registered and insured.

I pride myself in offering a dedicated, honest, reliable and friendly service, and building a professional relationship with my clients.

By having a regular annual service, it helps to maintain your boiler to work at its most efficient. During the boiler service, I clean through the appliance and check for any problems, before testing its operation for maximum efficiency, in addition I will check the oil tank for cracks and any potential hazards.

I also offer oil tank replacements and boiler installations with free quotations.

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The Wriggle Valley Players are a fun, friendly group of individuals who live locally, come from all walks of life and have one thing in common, the love of performing. We get together putting on some vibrant, entertaining productions and are always on the lookout for new members. All abilities and talents are welcome and no experience is required just a sense of humour.

Now the summer plays are over we are looking ahead to the panto season.

Kirsty Andrews will be directing '

by Jo Smith which is based loosely on the original Christmas Eve story, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King written by E T A Hoffman in 1816. It is full of Christmas spirit with goodies, baddies, fairies, toys and candy lands.

We welcome any adults (18+) to join us for the

Rehearsals will commence on Wednesday 11th September and every Wednesday up until the performances which will take place on We have a wonderful team of people who offer additional support to the group constructing scenery, stage handling, chaperoning and much more. If any of these aspects are of interest, we would love to hear from you. Due to the popularity of the children’s panto club there are limited spaces available, but please feel free to ask. These sessions take place on a Friday evening 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm at Chetnole Village Hall.

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On 28th and 29th June the Wriggle Valley players delighted audiences at Chetnole Village Hall with three short comedies, even though the glorious weather was calling everyone to engage in outdoor activities the performances were well supported.

The evening started with a performance directed by Ken of “ Horswell who had strong connections to the original play. The play focussed on the ladies dressing room of a dancing competition, where the amateur dancers in comedic style ganged up on the professional to ruin her routine, but as every play has an unexpected outcome the music played in the wrong order actually turned the dance into a comedy routine which the audience and management loved and the revenge for the attitude of the professional really not working.

During the interval a sumptuous ploughman’s lunch was served including a variety of cheeses and pickles. ” was The next short play “ directed by Amy Parker and was written by members of the group, including the Intermediate members who performed alongside adults in this hilarious tale of a day at school which included a headteacher who hated his job, interviews for a new teacher, mistaken identities of students for the interviewees, a riotous class and a headteacher bullied by another teacher. Luckily all ended well with the bullying teacher resigning, the Headteacher enjoying his job again and a student offered a teacher training programme.

The last play of the evening was “the ” directed by Paul Attwell, the tale of a failing amateur dramatics group follows the ridiculous preparations for their next pantomime Pussy in Boots, written by the chairman as a sex panto to entice audiences.

Face the Music Catastrophe after catastrophe saw the opening night with the main character having a broken arm and leg, the pantomime horse falling over because the head had no eye holes and the fast moving farce leaving the only actor in one piece singing a song out of tune as the only thing they couldThe do as the curtain fell. Grimley Last Panto in Little

The Interview The Wriggle Valley Players would like to thank all who supported these performances from the audience to all those who assisted backstage and front of house and to Ian Lingwood from the Chetnole hall committee who gave up his time to support with lighting and sound effects.

By now we have started preparing for our Christmas Pantomime “The Nutracker”, we look forward to seeing you all at Leigh Village Hall on 5th,6th, 7th December.

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Wow what a wonderful year The Junior Wriggle Valley Players have had! We are a small but fun group of children aged between five and fifteen years who love acting!

This year we started off with a beautiful narrative production of Wind in The Willows with all the fabulous characters that Kenneth Grahame created. Our notorious Mr. Toad played superbly by Robert Thorne, our shy Mole played by Lilly Price, bossy Rat played

by Penny Herbert and our stern Badger played by Alfie Bowditch along with all the other wonderful woodland creatures that Grahame created gave way to a beautiful musical production.

Our next venture was to Sherborne Abbey where we sang in the two Christmas Eve Crib services joining our friends in Stickland’s school Choir. This service is an annual event to us and is such a beautiful start to the Christmas festivities for both children and their families. It is probably the biggest audience we have as both services are generally full to capacity. All nerves aside we received such positive reviews from all.

During the Summer term we decided that for Yetminster Fair we would perform a Shakespeare! Well probably not as you know it… ours was a modern musical adaptation of a Midsummer Night’s Dream and was brilliant fun both to rehearse and perform.

The comedy in the script was witty and fun with adults and children alike enjoying the story as the naughty Puck the fairy plays

Awards Night

Midsummer Nights’ Dream

havoc with romantic couples and poor Bottom is turned into a Donkey!

Our final event of the year was our BBQ and awards night held at Leigh Village Hall, where the children played on the new play structure and enjoyed a meal of burgers sausages and ice creams before the awards were given.

This year the main awards were as follows: -Robert Thorne for his performance as Toad in Wind in the Willows and also his performance as Bottom in Midsummer Night’s Dream – Lily Price for her portrayal of Mole in Wind In the Willows – Amelie Kurpierz, who sang very difficult solos in both Wind In the Willows and Midsummer Night’s Dream Our new term starts on 5.30-7pm at Leigh Village Hall. If you have any budding actor and actresses who want to have a part in our next production call me, Caroline Hart on 01935 872471 or email hartc@talk21.com for more information. wrigglevalleymagazine.co.uk

NEWS FROM ST ANDREW’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

The school term ended on a high and the year six pupils left us to head off to pastures new.

During the last week of term, we hosted a visit from 23 Texan students and their tutors from the Human Development and Family Studies department of Texas University, USA. The students were in England to study the English primary school education system and we were delighted to give them a taster of our school. Stephanie Shine Ph.D. stated: The whole experience was indelibly eye-opening to us and our students and has given us much to think about in terms of what schools can offer students. The focus on maturity, independence, relationships, and social emotional well-being was especially notable to us.

The comments from the visitors were very encouraging: “The most striking thing about the teachers was how much they truly seemed to care about their students.

They not only cared about how well their students were doing academically, but mentally and emotionally as well.

What struck me the most about the children at the St. Andrews Primary School was how kind and polite they were. When they talked to adults, they talked to them with the utmost respect.

I found the most striking aspect of the children at St. Andrews Primary School to be the manner with which they carried themselves and their overall maturity and interest in learning.

I found the environment of the school especially uplifting with the open style concept of the building connecting

Our uplifting environment

classrooms together. This made the school feel like one single community unit where both teacher and student could be held accountable for learning from their surrounding peers”.

The summer break has given us the opportunity to develop our provision for mental and emotional health which is now a high priority for schools. We know that if a child is not emotionally well, they are unable to access their learning in the classroom.

This year, I completed a national diploma as a ‘Trauma and Emotion Informed Schools’ (TEISUK) practitioner which has given me the knowledge base on which to build an effective support system for our vulnerable children in school. Unfortunately, our access to external services for mental health support has been depleted by the government cuts. We must be proactive as schools in order to plug the gaps left by services such as CAMHS (Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service).

Our new classroom in the centre of the school will be a safe haven for children with poor mental health to complete specialist activities from the ‘TEISUK’ programme. Our Teaching

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Assistant, Mrs Rachel Leah has a wealth of experience from her previous role as a lead in a ‘Nurture Unit’ in Poole and will be working with children individually and in small groups to address their specific needs.

This work links very well with our development of the swimming pool site which will become a key project for us in the new academic year. We have now established a committee of children, staff and parents who have had their first meeting with Lesley and Andrew from ‘Operation Future Hope’.

The aim of the meeting was to agree the design of the new area which the children have decided to call ‘The Hug’. This name materialised during the discussions as the children basically asked for a ‘hug from nature’ within the school grounds. I am so excited to see how this project develops over the next eighteen months – the 35 page plan is now written and we are waiting for the final drawings to be completed. If anyone is interested, we will have a display in the school hall which will be regularly updated and you are all very welcome to come into school to follow the progress.

As I am writing in my school office, I am thinking about our priorities for the year ahead and how the children of the school can feel part of the wider community. We have submitted entries for the Yetminster Summer Show 2019, this year. The children thoroughly enjoyed creating their paintings, collages, designs and flower pots for the show. This is just one example of how we can encourage our children to contribute to their local community.

We were so delighted to welcome local residents to our summer production of ‘The Wind in the Willows’.

Our children performed to such a high standard – Mrs Alex Halsey and I were so proud of them and we hope to have

more children join the Performing Arts Club in the autumn term. Thank you to everyone who supported the summer production in any way.

I will sign off now and enjoy the remainder of the summer break in the hope that the sun shines and the children and staff return to school renewed and rested.

God Bless you all.

Julie Simpson, Headteacher

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OUR CHURCH COMMUNITIES NEWS FROM THE THREE VALLEYS TEAM

– Bishop Morris Maddocks Being part of a group that is opening up the Christian Healing Ministry in our Benefice is a great privilege and blessing.

I was brought into this work some 40+ years ago through Morris Maddocks, then Bishop of Selby, when he had the vision to set up a Home of Healing in the north of England – work that still continues in the Thirsk area. It is one of many such places around the country, perhaps better known are Burrswood, founded in 1948

by Dorothy Kerin, Crowhurst where George Bennett responded to God’s call to revive the Divine Healing Mission, and Acorn Christian Healing Foundation at Whitehill Chase which was also set up by Bishop Morris when he was advisor to the Archbishops on Christian Healing.

God created each one of us in His image, which is perfect. Through life, we get knocked and bruised and broken through personal circumstances, relationship, illnesses, accidents, bad experiences, etc, and it is God’s will that we should be healed and brought back to wholeness in His perfect creation. ‘

part of something much bigger–family, community, neighbourhood, parish, benefice, country, world–in each and all of which there is need of healing and reconciliation. ‘ ’ church is not just the building along the road – parish boundaries are man-made – we need to break down what divides us and come together as a whole and in wholeness through Christ’s healing love.

The Services of Healing and Reconciliation which we are now organising, several times a year and moving around the Benefice, are based around the Laying on of Hands and Anointing, with Prayers for healing of body, mind and spirit and with Holy Communion.

St Luke’s-tide has been chosen for the next Service of Healing and Reconciliation for our Three Valleys Benefice – .

Come along and find “Jesus Christ meeting you at your point of need”.

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is a kind of seeing, a vision of how things should be While on holiday in rural Devon recently we saw a place on the OS map called ‘Chip Shop’. When we visited it we found that it was not a fish and chip shop at all. In previous centuries tokens were given to workers in the local copper mines to redeem in the company’s stores. The coins were like heavy copper pennies that could only be redeemed in this one retail outlet.

This system was a way of tying workers to ensure that they remained loyal to the company.

The meaning of words and phrases change over time. One wonders if the same thing has happened with Christianity. Does ‘being a Christian’ today mean the same as it once did? Come to that, what does the term mean today?

Perhaps it is best to regard the Christian religion as producing a distinctive perspective on everything.

For the Christian, history has a purpose which we can either forward or hinder.

It is left to us to decide what that

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purpose is and how we should relate to it. It seems to involve breaking barriers and building communities. We also have a duty to help our neighbours. That much is fairly obvious although we don’t always act on this insight. There is an aggressive, self-serving instinct that we must all recognise and try to deal with.

Faith is a kind of seeing, a vision of how things should be. So much of the technical language of religion seems to obscure rather than to help.

Much of it seems outdated, assuming a way of thinking that is not our own.

We discovered in Devon that the only way to understand how things really are is to go and find out for ourselves.

8th Oliver Davis 22nd Rev Kate Konrad Harvest Thanksgiving 29th Local Appointment All services begin at 10.30am followed by coffee.

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OUR CHURCH COMMUNITIES THREE VALLEYS TEAM Team Office : Yetminster Jubilee Hall, Church Street, Yetminster, DT9 6LG

01935 872600

Team Rector: Rev’d Tony Gilbert The Rectory, Church Rd, Thornford, Sherborne. DT9 6QE

01935 873044 e:3valleysoffice@gmail.com w:www.threevalleysteam.org e: rector3valleys@gmail.com

Opening hours Mon, Wed, Thurs & Fri 9.30am - 12.30pm Tues 1.30 - 4.30pm

Team Vicars Rev’d George Moody The Rectory Church St, Yetminster DT9 6QE

Rev’d Richard Kirlew @RuralChaplain

Jubilee Hall Yetminster ENQUIRES: Three Valleys Benefice Office, 1935 872600 3valleysoffice@gmail.com

01935 873214

HELPING HANDS 01935 872921

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Yetminster Methodist Church Treasurer: Alec Reek, 17 Bucklers Mead, Yetminster.

Secretary: Mrs Barbara Driver Tel: 01935 873690 Worship co-ordinator: All services begin at Mrs Marilyn Harris Tel: 10:30am followed by 01935 864232 coffee.

Chapel Lane, Yetminster DT9 6LJ Minister: Rev Bryan Coates Tel: 02380 252960

Roman Catholic Services

Sundays: 7.30am Morning Prayer followed by silent prayer 8.30am Sung Eucharist 12.30pm Midday Prayer 5.15pm Evening Prayer, followed by prayer time Night Prayer arranged at supper

Tuesday to Saturday 7am Silent Prayer in Chapel 7.30am Morning Prayer 12 noon Midday Prayer and Eucharist 5.15pm Evening Prayer, followed by prayer time 9pm Night prayer (8.15pm -Thurs, 8.45pm-Sat)

Roman Catholic Church The Sacred Heart & St. Aldhelm, Westbury, Sherborne DT9 3EL tel: (01935) 812021

Weekend mass times: Saturdays at 6.00pm Sundays 10.30am Holy Days 10.00am and 6.30pm Parish Priest: Monsignor Canon Robert Draper V.G. e: sherbornerc@prcdtr.org.uk w: sherbornecatholicchurch.org.uk

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THREE VALLEYS TEAM local services For complete list see:

go to

Please be aware that the times and types of services may have changed this month.

Please check nearer the time with the individual church.

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15th

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TRINITY 11

TRINITY 12

TRINITY 13

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MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS

BATCOMBE BEER HACKETT

10.15am CW Harvest Communion 9.30am BCP Matins

BRADFORD 8am BCP ABBAS Holy Communion CHETNOLE

10am CW Holy Communion 10am Patronal Festival 8am BCP Holy Communion

11am CW Holy Communion

9.30am Family Service 9.30am CW Holy Communion

HERMITAGE 6.30pm CW Evening Prayer 3pm CW 6pm BCP LEIGH Holy Evensong Communion

10.15am CW Morning Prayer 8.30 BCP 10.15am Holy Harvest Communion Community Spirit 8am BCP Holy Communion

RYME INTRINSECA

6.30pm BCP Evensong

THORNFORD 9.30am Family Service 3pm BCP Holy Communion

10am Patronal Festival at Bradford Abbas

YETMINSTER 11am CW Family Communion

8am BCP Holy Communion 9am Breakfast in Jubilee Hall followed by 9.30am Second Sunday

8am BCP Holy Communion 11am Morning Service 9.30am CW Choral Holy Communion

6.30pm Taizé

10am CW Holy Communion

9.30am CW Village Communion

11am CW Holy Communion

Extra & Weekday Services SEPTEMBER 2019 Mondays Every Tuesday 1st in month

Thursday 1st in month Tuesday - Every week Saturday

6pm 10am 2.30pm 12 noon

Compline Lower Covey Toddlers' Service

YETMINSTER YETMINSTER

Holy Communion Midday Prayer followed by CW Holy Communion

LEIGH, Old Vicarage HILFIELD FRIARY

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The brewery was built in 1794 by the Gundry family and purchased in 1895 by Palmers.

The brewery is situated next to the River Brit which drives the water wheel. The water used for making the beer though is piped in from a spring which rises from a hill nearby. We were taken to the 3rd floor and shown the store where the grain is stored before it is put into the hoppers and mixed with other grain. The malted barley is all bought in these days and the different flavours of the ales are achieved by using varying percentages of barley which have been cooked for a longer or shorter time. The grain is then lightly rolled so that it is just cracked, water and hops are added and then it is boiled and reduced in volume until the alcohol level is just right for the particular beer being produced. The liquid (wort) is then chilled and transferred to the fermenting tanks where the yeast is added and finally into large vats until it is ready to be put into casks or kegs for

transporting to pubs and other outlets throughout the UK. After the tour we were given an opportunity to sample the beers and whiskey that Palmers produce.

We begin the Autumn season on: , Leigh Village Hall at 7.30pm ‘ – Clive Wakely

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It is very pleasing when members have to be “persuaded” to go home at the end of a club meeting. Such was the case when Julie Plumley came to talk to us at Gable Court in June.

Julie is the very motivated leader of Future Roots. The centre in Holnest and Rylands Farm is a Care Farm where young and old are nurtured and supported. Many of us knew about the Countryman’s Club whose members may be retired or unable to work because of health problems and the Countryman’s Club gives them a sense of confidence to do or try anything on the farm. But what some of us did not know was that a large slice of each week is supporting children over eight who have been excluded from school for many reasons and who may have been assumed to be uncontrollable.

At our July meeting we all enjoyed the Rev George Moody's account of his life so far both in terms of his family and his faith.

It was good to be find out more about him and how he came to become a vicar, having spent many years in the teaching profession some of which was in this area.

Our August meeting was a Garden Party to celebrate Mary Sumner Day on 9th August. We had hoped to have our teas and games outside but sadly the weather did not play ball!! However those of us who came enjoyed the cream teas and

This is not the case at Future Roots.

Children/teenagers are cherished and guided to achieve a sense of well-being and the variety of animals on the farm are so important with the children becoming carers for the animals. And some may return to visit long after they have left the centre. Most youngsters go on to have a stable work life often in the farming community, and others may go on to become registered carers in their own right.

This Care Farm is a special place partially funded by county councils and the NHS but it is grateful for any donations to support the work done by the large group of people at Rylands.

The new programme will start again 7.30 p.m. on at Gable Court. cakes and we hope that 2020 will be a sunnier day! We are going to send money to the "Summer of Hope" Appeal and also the "Away from it all Holiday Fund". We are only a small group but we try and send as much as we can.

We will be meeting on Tuesday September 10th from 2.30pm - 4pm at The Old House, Queen Street, Yetminster by kind permission of Clare Lindsay and Rosemary Clary will be our speaker. If you would like to find out more either about this evening or joining The Mothers' Union, please contact Margaret Shipman (872440)

The annual petanque match between "The Chuckers" and "The Leighers" took place on 1st August in glorious sunshine.

The result of a very close contest was a 4 - 2 victory for the Chetnole team,who retained the splendid trophy which is always on display in The Chetnole Inn (top shelf, obviously).

Lunch at the pub completed a very enjoyable morning for everyone.

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CHETNOLE AND LEIGH GARDEN CLUB The weekend’s heat wave thankfully ceased

by Monday 1st July as many club members joined together for the annual summer gathering at Bob and Rachel’s home, in their beautiful garden. Malcolm, from Castle Gardens, guided us around enthusiastically sharing his knowledge.

The first ‘wow’ moment came when we saw the vigorous rambling rose ‘Kiftsgate’ which can grow to sixty feet in height. It has the advantage of being disease-free and with an open flower is attractive to bees. Autumn hips are appreciated by birds.

The second ‘wow’ came when we were shown into the meadow. Imagine pathways mown into longer grass which was also home to Yellow Rattle, Ox-Eye daisy, Vetch, Common Knapweed and Wild carrot. All of these are attractive to bees. There was also a member of the magnolia family, a striking Tulip Tree with exquisite flowers and uniquely shaped leaves.

The vegetable garden was very organised and the contents of the fruit cage enviable!

Malcolm advised that asparagus is a good companion plant to have with tomatoes and for those growing autumn raspberries to be aware that the fruit grows on new stems. It was also reassuring to learn that ‘Blister mite’ on currants does not affect the crop. As you would with black spot on roses, rake to remove the dead leaves and burn them.

Bob and Rachel have also created many beds with mixed planting. The shrubs, roses and perennials have been chosen with care to show contrasting colours as well as areas focussing on one colour, such as in their white bed.

Highlighted geraniums plants include Sanguineum for the red leaves in autumn and the highly acclaimed Geranium Mrs Kendal Clarke which is loved by bees and when cut back at about this time of year will regrow in three to four weeks. Stipa Gigantica was praised for being semi-evergreen and growing well in a sunny, well drained spot. Last, but by no means least, the unusual rose ‘For Your Eyes Only’ with petals of two shades was recommended for being reliable.

A huge “Thank you” to Rachel and Bob for sharing their lovely garden with us. They have achieved so much in just eight years. Truly inspirational!

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Alan Titchmarsh In August nursery owner Marcus Dancer gave us an informative and structured talk about this popular climbing plant. Based near Fordingbridge, Marcus has been growing clematis for thirty years as well as shrubs and perennials that he describes as “garden worthy.”

Clematis Fragrant Oberon Clematis grow in a variety of soils, at different times of the year. Evergreen varieties flower in winter or spring, with a surprising number to choose from. The bell shaped flowered ‘Lansdowne Gem’ looks attractive over arches, pergolas and other shrubs, ‘Apple Blossom’ is scented whilst ‘Fragrant Oberon’, flowering from April to June, favours a sheltered spot in small gardens.

There are now new types of also ideal for smaller gardens, such as the scented ‘Mayleen’, the double pink ‘Broughton Star’ and the white-petalled ‘Maureen’.

Large flowered hybrids flower in spring and in mid to late summer. A spectacular group, with bold colours, they need to be planted deeply. The striped ‘Nelly Moser’ looks lovely in shade, ‘Kiri Te Kanawa’ is a stunning deep blue and ‘Miss Bateman’ a beautiful white. For those of you favouring bell-shaped flowers try the group.

In bloom from June to September the s are popular for growing over pergolas and accompanying shrubs and roses. For those of us with Viticella problems it was a relief to learn that if brown leaves form in hot weather plants can “shut down” but are still alive. If by scratching the stem

green is detected, there is hope! Another very useful tip given by Marcus regards treating mildew on clematis. Mix one part full fat milk with eight parts water and spray. This remedy is also good for courgettes.

The group seem to thrive on neglect in dry locations. Marcus recommended ‘Paul Farges’ ( ‘Summer Snow’) as a good variety, which bees love and ‘Flammula’ which has a perfume like Jasmine.

For something a little different, the do not actually resemble clematis but are hardy herbaceous plants.

The sweetly scented bright blue ‘Cassandra’ and the white ‘Sander’ both easily grow in a mixed border.

Congratulations go to the winners of the geranium competition in this order; Morag Orchard, Jackie Siburn and Blair Siburn.

Our next meeting, ’, will be held at Chetnole Village Hall at 7.30pm on Visitors, £3, and new members will be welcome.

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And he got a ghost too.

When Ian Keyes, our guide and owner of Bowlish House, bought the property in 2005 his plan was to restore the historic building and its interior and gardens. He wasn’t expecting a ghost to be included in the package. Ian took us on a tour of the house and the surrounding hamlet of Bowlish, which is now a suburb of Shepton Mallet. On the way round he threw out fascinating pearls of history of both house and area. (Not that the group should in any way be described as swine!!!)

From Saxon times onward this area of Somerset was made rich by the wool trade. Prior to the Norman Conquest Shepton Mallet was called ‘Sheeptown’ reflecting the source of its wealth. After 1066 the area was given by William I to a favourite by the name of Malet. Hence it became known as Sheeptown Malet which morphed into the name of Shepton Mallet that we know today.

The house as we see it now was commissioned by James Strode and his wife Anne in the second decade of the 17th century. James died in 1615 and it was left to his widow to complete the work. By 1707 the title had passed out of the Strode family and on to a Nathaniel Tilly from Dinder. Thereafter there has been a succession of owners down to the present day.

Possibly the most interesting was the Royal Navy, during the Second World War. Having commandeered the house naval officers were billeted here. One

Bowlish House morning there was a great commotion.

One of the officers woke early to find what he thought was an intruder in his room. Instinctively he grabbed his revolver, which he kept under his pillow and fired off a round. In a mild panic he thought he had shot ‘a woman dressed in ‘white crinoline’. His fellow officers rushed into the room to find him staring at a bullet hole in the wall. There was no body to be found. Crinoline was last commonly worn around 1870. There have been no documented sightings since but the family have often caught the hint of an unknown perfume on the stair.

The tour was rounded off with an excellent cream tea, courtesy of our genial host.

A fitting end to this year’s tours. They have been brilliantly organised by Elizabeth Jubb and we thank her heartily for her choices and all the hard work that is required to make them a success.

NEXT MEETING. The society’s new season starts Wednesday, 11th September, 2.30pm at the Jubilee Hall, Yetminster. There will be a short AGM followed by Brigadier Michael Aris presenting THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON AND HIS STRATFIELD SAYE ESTATE New members are always welcome. Just come along and join at the door.

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At our July meeting Steve Etches talked to us about his lifelong passion with fossils.

He is responsible for the Museum of Jurassic Marine Life in Kimmeridge Bay. A unique, modern museum of amazing fossils - the marine life of Jurassic Dorset where visitors learn about Life and Death in the Kimmeridgian Seas 157 million years ago during the age of the Dinosaur.

Dr Steve Etches MBE is a plumber by trade and began collecting fossils from the Kimmeridge Clay over 35 years ago. His fossil collecting began at the age of five with a flint fossil sea urchin which he found in his back garden. Completely self taught, what began as a hobby has now resulted in a collection of over 2300 fossils all from the Kimmeridge Clay and Kimmeridge locality, which were once housed in a converted garage at his home in Kimmeridge and are now on display in the amazing Heritage Lottery funded museum. Steve has become a renowned expert on fossils from the Kimmeridge Clay, it has always been his wish to donate the collection to the nation so that generations can learn from the amazing specimens and their ‘Stories from Deep Time.’

Approximately 10% of the collection is on display - those specimens which are the most scientifically important and stunningly beautiful, fossils which show the evidence of their place in Earth’s history. Steve showed us photos of Kimmeridge Bay and said how he mainly collects on the foreshore of the Bay. He also showed us photos of marine reptiles which he has discovered. He then told us how he takes months working on them to get them into a state to be displayed to the public. Some of them show incredible rib formations and because of the anoxic environment in which they are found this helps stop them decaying. One example he got very excited about is the skull of the which is very rare and he has given it the nickname of "Gerald Scarfe".

He said that the 1987 storms brought tons of new shale on the foreshore and amongst the shale was what looked like a sac of eggs. They had them CAT scanned to see if there were a n y embryos inside but apparently they were barnacles. He said that apparently barnacles were a passion of Charles Darwin's. They found four new species of barnacles, 40 million years old. Although some of what Steve told us was difficult for us to comprehend, we could not fault his enthusiasm and how he almost single handedly has preserved all these incredible fossils so that generations to come will be able to see them displayed at the museum. Certainly a good place to take children and grandchildren.

Our September meeting is a members meeting when there will be a version of " " to enjoy.

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PLANNING

Planning Applications SEPTEMBER 2019 WD/D/19/000801 18/03/2019 Outline 1 no agricultural workers dwelling.

application for the erection of

WD/D/19/001718 03/07/2019 Use of building as commercial storage.

WD/D/19/001656 01/07/2019 WD/D/19/001657 Construction of a garden wall.

WD/D/19/001267 14/05/2019 Repairs, internal and external alterations.

WD/D/19/000170 14/01/2019 Erection of 1no. dwelling with associated parking (Variation of Condition 2, 5 and 6 of planning appeal reference APP/F1230/W/18/3194073 to amend the approved plans).

WD/D/19/002871 10/12/2018 Erect single storey side and rear extensions.

WD/D/19/000141 11/01/2019 Demolition of conservatory, erection of two storey rear extension, 2no. single storey extensions, porch and replacement balcony.

(Variation of condition 1 to planning permission WD/D/18/001547 to allow glazing bars to all windows, the extent of proposed balcony to be increased, size and position of some windows to be amended, the extent of proposed roof to be amended, additional 2 No. dormer windows, replace timber cladding with render to match existing building and extend two storey extension at first floor level).

WD/D/19/001197 03/05/2019 - Amendment to planning approval WD/D/18/001951. Replace approved doors with window to the south east elevation of the first floor extension.

WD/D/19/001673 01/07/2019 car port and first floor extension.

WD/D/18/002570 06/11/2018 Construction of a gravel hardstanding area and use of land for the siting of a shepherds hut for use as additional ancillary accommodation to Heneford House and/or holiday accommodation together with parking. A

WD/D/19/001748 09/07/2019 - Conversion of building to residential dwelling, extensions and the demolition of two existing buildings.

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Planning Applications SEPTEMBER 2019 WD/D/19/001660 27/06/2019 Request for confirmation of compliance with conditions 3 and 4 of planning approval WD/D/19/000838.

WD/D/19/001557 18/06/2019 Removal of the hedgerow - needed to lay a new Water Supply main at the road crossing.

WD/D/19/001531 14/06/2019 Request for confirmation of WD/D/19/001555 compliance with condition 1,2,3 and 5 of planning permission WD/D/18/002107. Request for confirmation of compliance with conditions 1,2,3,4,7,8 and 9 of planning permission WD/D/18/002108.

WD/D/19/001466 07/06/2019 O PRIOR APPROVAL - change of use from commercial (A1,A2) to residential (C3)with associated building operations.

WD/D/19/001460 30/05/2019 Alterations to store above WD/D/19/001461 garage including roof alterations, dormer windows and roof lights.

WD/D/19/001333 28/05/2019 T1 Turkey Oak - Fell-outgrown location. T1 Turkey Oak - Fell – outgrown location.

WD/D/19/001242 17/05/2019 T1 Cypress - Fell - Too close to neighbours property. T2 Walnut - Reduce limbs all over by 2m.

WD/D/19/000838 20/03/2019 Partial demolition of boundary wall to form extended residential curtilage, formation of a new car parking space, boundary wall and gate and new porch.

WD/D/19/000776 14/03/2019 WD/D/19/000749 Residential development (Variation to outline planning permission reference WD/D/16/000642 and Condition 1 of approval of reserved matters reference WD/D/18/001139 to amend the approved plans).

Request for confirmation of compliance with conditions 3, 5 and 6 of planning approval WD/D/18/001139.

WD/D/18/002623 14/11/2018 Use of Chetminister House as offices. (Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)).

WD/D/18/000819 23/04/2018 Request for confirmation of compliance of conditions 3,4,5,6,7 and 8 of planning approval WD/D/14/000548 (Compliance with Conditions).

The next Dorset Council – Western and Southern Area Planning Committee meeting will take place on the , meetings are held in Committee Rooms A & B, South Walks House, Dorchester. A full register of all past and present planning applications can be found at: www.dorsetforyou.com/planning applications.

Note: due to publication deadlines these details only reflect the website records up to the 12 August 2019.

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Regular Meetings …

Every Mon Table Tennis Bev’s Core Vinyassa Flow Yoga Cummunifit Sit & Strengthen Leigh Short Mat Bowls Yetminster Table Tennis Club Bev’s Kunda Dance/Yoga Bev’s Men's Yoga Yetminster Bell Ringers Every Tue Topsy Turvy Toddlers Chetnole Art Group (until Easter) Beginners Pilates Kids After School Yoga (term time) Cubs (in term) Every Wed Drop in Coffee Morning & PO Community Coffee morning Morning Yoga Class Croquet Coach/Play Wednesday Club (in term)

9.30-12.30pm Leigh Village Hall 9.30-10.30am Chetnole Village Hall 11am-12 noon Yetminster Jubilee Hall 2-5pm Leigh Village Hall 10-12noon Scout Hut, Yetminster 6.30 - 7.30pm Yetminster Sports Club 7.30 - 8.30pm Yetminster Sports Club 7.30pm-10pm St Andrew's Church 9.30am -11am St Andrew's Primary School 10am-1pm Chetnole Village Hall 1.10 - 2.10pm Chetnole Village Hall 3.15 - 4.15pm St Andrew’s School Hall 6-7.30pm Scout Hut Yetminster 9.30-12 noon Chetnole Village Hall 10.30-11.30am Old Vicarage Care Home 10.30-11.30am Leigh Village Hall 3pm (until Oct) Yetminster Playing Fields 3.15 pm-4.05pm St Andrew's Primary School Chetnole Chuckers Pétanque Club 3 pm Chetnole Playing Fields Women’s Table Tennis 2-4pm Leigh Village Hall Croquet 5.30pm summer only Church Farm, Hermitage Junior WV Players (in term) 6-7pm Leigh Village Hall Beavers (in term) 6-7pm Scout Hut Yetminster Scouts (in term) 7-9pm Scout Hut Yetminster Beginners yoga 7pm St Andrew’s Primary School Yetminster Short Mat Bowls 7-10pm Yetminster Jubilee Hall Every Thur Tai Chi 10am Leigh Village Hall Advanced Pilates 10am Chetnole Village Hall Yetminster Short Mat Bowls 2-5pm Yetminster Jubilee Hall Leigh Rainbows (5-7yrs) 5.45-7pm Trim Room, Yetminster Leigh Brownies (7-10yrs) 5.45-7pm Yetminster Jubilee Hall Guides 7-8.30pm Yetminster Jubilee Hall Dance Fit 6.30pm (term time) St Andrew’s Primary Sch Chetnole Community Choir 7.30pm Chetnole Village Hall Every Fri Table Tennis 9.30-12.30pm Leigh Village Hall Croquet Club (May - Oct) 3pm Yetminster Sports Club Croquet 3pm Yetminster Sports Club Every Sun Second Sunday Informal worship 9 for 9.30am Yetminster Jubilee Hall Chetnole Chuckers Pétanque Club 3pm Chetnole Playing Fields wrigglevalleymagazine.co.uk

…Events & Activities 1st Mon 1st Tue

Chetnole & Leigh Garden Club Leigh Discussion Club (wint) Wriggle Valley MU (alt months)

Yetminster & Ryme Garden Soc. Senior Winter Lunch Outings (not July/Aug) Halstock & Distr. British Legion 3rd Tues WV Women's Group Wriggle Valley Lunch Club

7:30pm Chetnole Village Hall 7.30 - 10.30pm Leigh Village Hall 7pm Church Hall, Yetminster

7.30pm 12.15 - 3pm

Yetminster Jubilee Hall Sue Footner 873610 Sheaf of Arrows Gable Court Leigh Village Hall

Leigh Parish Council - alt mnths Leigh Women's Institute

7.30pm 7.30 - 11pm

Leigh Village Hall Leigh Village Hall

Pub Quiz Coffee ‘n’ Cakes Batcombe Coffee Morning

7pm 10 - 11.30am 11am

The White Hart, Yetminster Yetminster Jubilee Hall tba

Yetminster & Ryme Intrinseca PC Yetminster Historical Society Police Support Unit 2nd Wed/alt mth Chetnole & Stockwood PC 2nd/4th Wed High Stoy Bible Study 3rd Wed District Council Ward Surgery Seniors Lunch Club Woodland Wednesdays Last Wed Police Community Support Friary Shop Wed - Sat 1st & 3rd Thu Yetminster Scribblers 2nd Thurs Meadens Coffee Morning Last Thurs Yetminster Fair Association Leigh Short Mat Bowls

7.30pm 2.30pm 2 - 3pm

2.30 - 4.30pm 6.30 - 8pm 10.30am 7.30pm 7-10pm

St. Andrew's Primary School Yetminster Jubilee Hall The Cross, Leigh Chetnole Village Hall Venue contact 872342 Old School Gallery, Yet’ster The White Hart Pogles Wood nr Leigh

By Church, Yetminster The Friary, Hilfield Old School Gallery, Yet The Meadens White Hart Leigh Village Hall

Last Sat

8pm

The White Haart

2nd Tues

Last Tues 1st Wed [not Aug & Dec]

2nd Wed

Pub Quiz

7.30pm 7.30pm

7.30pm 7.30pm 11am - 12noon 12.30pm 12.45-2.45pm

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