316 June 2019 Wriggle Valley Magazine

WRIGGLE VALLEY MAGAZINE

NO. 316 JUNE 2019

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CARE HOMES Old Vicarage Care Home, Leigh

Brister & Son

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Grassby Funeral Services

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AJ Wakely & Sons

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Butler & Frost Master Thatcher

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Cobra Landscapes

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Dennis & Wade Tree Surgery

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P. Houchen Dry Stone Walling

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KDS Garden Machinery Repair

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Knighton Countryside Mgmt

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HOME, OFFICE & INTERIORS

Komit Kompost

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Logs & Woodworking- Simon

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The Log Man

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Logs - Malcolm Dunning

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M&S Welding

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Maple Garden Management

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Malcolm Dunning Gardening

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Paul Hambidge Contracting

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Country Office Furniture KC Decorators Melbury Kitchens & Interiors Sibley Kitchens & Bathrooms Michael Sturmey Carpets SBF Curtains & Blinds Wayne Timmins Upstairs & Downstairs Interiors

Queen Thorne Lawns & Land.

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Perrett Fencing

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Pestwright & Mole Catcher

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SCR Tree Care

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Wriggle Valley Fencing

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Tree Surgery (Westree)

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CARS & VANS, HIRING & SERVICING

Addison Motors Autotech Brotherwood Express Equipment Centre N.S Autos

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West Country Cars

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CHIMNEY SWEEPS Alexander the Grate Clean Sweep, Roger Dodd i Sweep, & video inspections Steve White

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COMPUTERS, MARKETING & IT DMDH Computers PDC Computing

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EDUCATION Barn Owls Nursery Leweston School Lower Covey Montessori Nursery Maths Tuition Emma Harris

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EVENT VENUES Chetnole Village Hall Daisy May Vintage China Hire Leigh Village Hall

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The Marquee Hire Company

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Yetminster Jubilee Hall

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FOOD, DRINK & CATERING Daisy May China Hire Frit’s Catering The Flying Pig Jenny's Kitchen Leigh Village Stores & PO On the Boyle Café Spar Stores & PO Yetminster Station Emporium & Café The Rusty Pig Company

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FUNERAL SERVICES

BED & BREAKFAST Chetnole Inn Hound House

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Knott Roofing Lawrence Electricals Steve Mumford General Builder Neal Electrical Services Pearce Energy Heating JJP Plumbing Sellick & Saxton Spearbuild B.A Wallbridge Why DIY Westcountry Electrics West Country Tiling Services

ART & ANTIQUES MarkArk Old School Gallery Steve's Clocks The Station Emporium

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GARDEN & OUTDOOR MAINTENANCE

HEALTH & WELL BEING Annabel Smith - Chiropodist

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The Beauty Barn

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Green Spiral

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Rebecca Dolbear, Psychotherapy 58 Robert Frith Optometrists

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Therapy Barn Mandie Holloway

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Wriggly Feet

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Yetminster Health Centre

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HOME - BUILD & MAINTENANCE

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LEGAL SERVICES Porter Dodson Solicitors

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PETS & LIVESTOCK Dog Grooming & Stripping Smart Dogs of Yetminster

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PHOTOGRAPHY Chetnole Drone Photography

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POST OFFICES Chetnole Village Hall (Wed am only) 36 Leigh 30 Yetminster 54

PRINTERS Remous, Milborne Port

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PROPERTY & HOLIDAY LETS Holiday Home, SW France Mallows Cottage, Yetminster Stockwood Lettings

Abbey Commercial Flooring

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AD Renovations

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ATW

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J Bennett Joinery

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Ian Crossland Property Maint.

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Barfoots' Bouncers Phoenix Physique

Dorset Plasterers

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TRAVEL

Stuart Goodier Boiler Servicing M Harris AR Hillier, Building Maintenance Steve Jones, Carpentry & Joinery

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Cerne Abbas Taxi Heart Of Wessex Railway Wriggle Valley Cars

Cover: “What’s the time Mr Harvest Mouse?” by by Sam Merrett-Williams

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PUBLIC HOUSES & FOOD Chetnole Inn

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SPORT & LEISURE 71 11

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NEWS, VIEWS & PREVIEWS FOR ALL OUR ANIMAL FRIENDS

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

HIGH FLYING TEDDIES

CHETNOLE 8 HERMITAGE 13 LEIGH 14 RYME INTRINSECA 23

RISING STAR IN HERMITAGE

YETMINSTER 27 WITH BEER HACKETT 32 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 34 GENERAL NEWS 39 OUT & ABOUT 55 ST ANDREW'S PRIMARY SCHOOL 56

SCOUTING NEWS

OUR CHURCH COMMUNITIES 59 THREE VALLEYS CHURCH SERVICES 63 CLUB NEWS 65 PLANNING APPLICATIONS 75 REGULAR EVENTS 77

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Our policy is to offer a low priced advertising platform to local businesses and service providers, to generate the income required to cover the cost of production and printing the magazine. Obviously we make no charge for advertising local events and activities in the community. However, as cost currently exceeds income on an annual basis, we would welcome modest donations from the Parish Councils, clubs and societies featured regularly throughout the year and thank those who already donate.

Disclaimer: Whist every effort is made to ensure the accuracy the contents of this magazine, we cannot accept responsibility for any information given or claims made by our contributors and advertisers. Should you have any complaints please send them to the Chairman of the Wriggle Valley Magazine, Graham Plaice.

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THE WRIGGLE VALLEY MAGAZINE CHAIRMAN: Graham Plaice e: gplaice@gmail.com 01935 872921 EDITOR: Bella Neate-Clegg e: wrigglevalleymag@aol.com SECRETARY & DIARY: Judith Palmer e: ja_palmer@btinternet.com TREASURER: Rob Barfoot 01935 873306 rbarfoot48@gmail.com ADVERTISEMENTS & VILLAGES COORDINATOR Gordon Ratcliffe 01935 872996 e: gojan@btinternet.com PRODUCTION & GRAPHIC DESIGN: Bella Neate-Clegg DISTRIBUTION: Stan Darley 01935 873340 e:standarleywvm@gmail.com e:wrigglevalleymag@aol.com w:wrigglevalleymagazine.co.uk COPY DEADLINE ● 12th of the month at the latest, prior to publication, earlier if artwork needs creating ● Maximum 400 words for ALL articles please ● Photographs either as .jpeg via email or as originals, the better the quality the better the reproduction. ● All village info. should be emailed or delivered to your village rep (please see addresses and email under each village heading).

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EDITOR’S MUSINGS… Welcome to our June magazine, we are already half way through the year; where does time go!

There are too many events to share on this page so you will have a look inside this fun-filled issue to pick out the ones you want to enjoy over the summer.

I am sure you will love Sam Merrett-Williams’ photo on this month’s cover of a beautiful harvest mouse telling the time! Have a look “Door frame” by Sam Merrett-Williams at her other photos on her instagram account; she was even shorted listed for this year’s July page of the Countryfile calendar. Don' forget we are aways looking for fantastic photos for our cover, so get “snapping” over the summer in our beautiful Wriggle Valley.

Have a sun-filled June and remember next month’s magazine is a double issue July/August, so 12th June at the latest, for all your news views and previews please.

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n Sunday 9th June at 10.15 am we will be having our PETS’ SERVICE at Batcombe church and you are all invited to bring as many and as varied creatures as you would like. This is a reprise of last year’s highly successful and enjoyable animal jamboree.

We are also looking forward to welcoming as many as possible to the highlight of the Wriggle Valley calendar year. BATCOMBE CREAM TEAS will be at the Friary, Hilfield on Fathers’ Day, Sunday 16 June between 3 and 5 pm. Unbeatable value at £5 for Tea, Scones with jam & clotted cream and Cakes or £3.50 for Tea and Cakes, with tombola, plants, cakes, bric-a-brac and raffle.

I have received a plea for all bins to be gathered in from the roadside except for collection day. Even one or two bins look ugly in the open and detract from the charm of our beautiful village.

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The Batcombe church history leaflet mentions that Poor Lots is an area of woodland on West Hill from which the poor still retain the right to cut firewood, and Poor Lots is shown on the Ordnance Survey map at the southern end of New Street. I thought it would be interesting to look into the history of this so I visited the Dorset History Centre in Dorchester to see the Batcombe Inclosure Map, Act of Parliament 1861, date of award 1863, under which was “…

does not own Poor Lots but to this day the 3.82 acre plot is still held as common land in trust for the poor of Batcombe to cut firewood.

We have a mystery – someone has installed a very smart new metal sign “St Mary Magdalene Church” at the junction of Stile Way with Haydon Lane. We have been admiring this helpful signpost but does anyone know who put it up?

Oops! I was responsible for some unfortunate typos in our reporting of Chloe Cole’s christening in the April edition. Chloe’s parents are, of course, Matthew & Kate Cole and her grandparents, Martin & Maureen Newman. My apologies to all concerned.

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The Batcombe church lottery results are: ” This fascinating map is headed Common Lands and the parcel of Land numbered 5 is the area known as Poor Lots. Towards the end of the last century an investigation found that the Church

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e send a warm welcome to Ruth and David Rose who moved into Mill Lane recently.

Happy special birthday to Bev Welch who provided an impromptu singalong in the pub last month - the chips and birthday cake weren’t bad either! And also to little Arlo too.

Some of our gardens will be open on Sunday 8th June so pop along and enjoy other people’s garden without the hard work.

If you’d like to help raise funds for young Afghans through education and sport then go along to Chetnole Playing Field on Sunday 23rd June from 12pm and watch the CHARITY CRICKET MATCH see details later in this issue. And the fun

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continues on Sunday 30th June at 3pm when you can fling Teddy off the bell tower of St Peter’s and then stuff yourself silly with a cream- tea to raise funds for the church.

Have a great June.

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Bev’s 50th Birthday party

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CHETNOLE FETE & FLOWER SHOW 2019 Saturday 3rd August 2-4.30pm Chetnole Village Hall

Flower & Produce Show, Live Music, Tea, Cakes & Pimms, Stalls & Entertainment for All Ages £1 Entry Children Free All Proceeds to Local Charities

Arlo had his 4th birthday on 26th March and we took him off to have a birthday tea at The Chetnole Inn. Maria and the Tuesday night’s ‘Old Boys meet up’ made Arlo and ourselves feel very welcome and he had a choral rendition of ‘Happy Birthday’ whilst he ate his scrummy meal. So thank you to all those that night. You certainly put a smile back on our faces!

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Our Village Service at St Peter's Chetnole on Sunday 2nd June is at .

This service will be led by Rick and Sarah Baker and friends from The Meeting Place with music by Julie Dunn. We hope you can join us.

This year St Peter’s Church, Chetnole is supporting . Please come out to Chetnole Playing Field on Sunday 23rd June from noon onwards for a kindly hosted by the Wriggle Valley Cricket Club, to raise money for . They will be taking on the Delhi Spearmen, a side largely made up of exservicemen. will be jumping Once again off St. Peter’s church tower on . Bring your parachute and teddy bear (or any other soft toy) and have a go! Any size or design will do provided it fits into the basket for hoisting up the tower. Make sure your Teddy’s name and your family name are clearly marked.

Children and adults of all ages welcome.

All entrants get a certificate and the will win a prize. £1 per jump for church funds.

We are happy to announce that we are up and running in our endeavours to raise much needed cash to support the beautiful St Peters Church in the centre of the village. We will be officially launching a variety of fund raising ideas and events in the next month (date to be confirmed) – in the meantime if anyone would like to help please contact Gwen or James on 01935 873136.

Curate, John Summers, blessed the shed that will now house the equipment the Chetnole Choppers use to cut the grass in the churchyard. The shed has been named THE FRIPP SHED in memory of John Fripp who formed The Chetnole Choppers, a band of village men, now led by Ned Kozowyk, who over the years have kept the churchyard looking so spick and span.

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VILLAGE HALL: April’s Roast Lunch was a great success. 30 attended. We had an excellent meal rounded off with Pat Mitchell’s famous apple pie.

CROQUET: The village croquet is now underway.

Good luck to all those who have entered.

Hermitage rules apply!

Last chance for your ‘EARLY BIRD’ ticket to our evening with Nina Garcia. Friday August 9th. Please contact (e mail) Kevin House at davidhouse929@btinternet .com

WRIGGLE VALLEY RISING STARS HERMITAGE FARMER WINS NEW ZEALAND SHEEP SHEARING CONTEST Henry Mayo became the first English winner at the New Zealand Shearing Championships since 1991.

The 20-year-old had been working on sheep farms on the South Island and wanted to test his skills before flying home.

He claimed the prize by shearing five sheep in eight minutes and fifteen seconds.

A late change of plans to fly home to England in mid-March was just the ticket for Henry, as he became the first overseas shearer in 28 years to win a New Zealand Shearers title in Te Kuiti.

Based for the summer at Pleasant Point in the South Island, the 20-year-old would have been 20,000km away helping on the family farm - but for winning travel and accommodation in Te Kuiti in a Canterbury/Marlborough Development Circuit final at Sefton on 10th March.

He wasted no time changing the flights, and it all paid-off when, again wasting no time, he scored his 10th win in 13 finals this season, with a margin of almost one-and-a-half points from

runner-up and Northern Hawke's Bay teenager Atawhai Hadfield, who had won ten finals during the season in the North Island.

Well done Henry!

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s I write, the 15-16 year olds are gearing up to take their GCSE exams and I have been doing my best to ensure they pass their Maths!

GCSE Maths is tougher than ever before as some of the A’Level topics and problem-solving skills are now included in the syllabus. Spare a thought then for the younger pupils having to step up the pace to get ahead in time.

On the right is a question a 12-13 year old in Year 8 might be expected to answer in their end of term exams. See if you can work it out. I had a GCSE pupil last year who was perplexed as to how to do “Stimulus Equations”! The first word “stimulus” was a malapropism of another word but it may give you a clue as to the method of how to solve the problem.

Answers and method will be in July/August’s magazine.

QUESTION: Englebert is five years older than Gertrude, who is years old. i) How old in terms of *, is Englebert? (1 mark) Four years ago, Englebert was twice Gertrude’s age. ii) Form an equation ** and solve it to find the value of (2 marks) iii) How old will Englebert be in three years’ time? (2 marks) Trial and error is not allowed. You must show your working.

Hints: * “in terms of ” means an algebraic expression (not an equation) ie something like: or ** “Form an equation” – an equation must have an equals = sign in it. If the equation only has one unknown (in this case ) then it can be solved.

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS IN JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST Tuesday 4th June – 10.30am Church COFFEE MORNING Saturday 8th June – 7.30pm “PIMM’S IN THE PEWS” Thursday 13th June – 10.30 am “ALZHEIMER’S SOCIETY’S CUPCAKE DAY” The Old Vicarage Leigh Wednesday 19th June – 7.30pm “Leigh Candle Auction” Leigh Village Hall; Friday 28th June 2.30pm – “NATIONAL CARE HOME OPEN DAY”, The Old Vicarage Leigh Friday 28th June POP UP PUP, Leigh Village Hall Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th July – “LEIGH CHURCH, OPEN WEEKEND” Saturday 20th July – “LEIGH FOOD FAIR AND CLASSIC CAR SHOW” Leigh Village Hall and grounds Saturday 10th August – “Leigh Flower Show” Leigh Village Hall

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ST ANDREW'S CHURCH, LEIGH Our PCC has undergone a few changes. For those who have stepped down we are grateful for everything you have done to help with the smooth running of the church, and for those who have stepped up we are grateful for everything you are about to do!

The first date to put in your diary for June is our on Pop into the church from 10.30am for a drink, a piece of cake and a lively chat with your neighbours. we Then on have a event in the church featuring poems and

songs which celebrate spring and summer. It starts at 7.30pm and I’m sure the words and music on offer will reflect the joys of this lovely time of year. The evening is called “ and there will be a glass of Pimm’s and delicious nibbles to complement the poems and songs. Pop along to the shop and get your tickets from Brenda.

We were sorry to hear of the passing of the Rev. Michael Anderson, but perhaps the full and varied life he led are to be celebrated rather than be mourned. He served all the churches in the Benefice and there will be a in

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Sherborne Abbey at This year’s is approaching fast.

Keep free and come along to the church for an event that will celebrate this lovely part of Dorset. We will be Clipping the Church at 3.30pm on the Saturday in what seems to have become a proper village tradition. There will be full details in next month’s magazine and a flyer will soon be popping through your letter box.

Finally a couple of things relating to our Eco Church initiative. We are trying to compost as much of our churchyard cuttings and mowings

Reginald Hiram Andrew Manley (always known as Pat) of Leigh has died at the age of 84 after a short illness.

He came to Leigh as a young child and remained a resident of the village for the rest of his life. He went to Leigh school before moving on to secondary school in Sherborne. He gained employment for a local builder and trained as a bricklayer. Later in life he worked at the Marglass factory in Sherborne as part of the maintenance team.

as possible and would greatly appreciate being able to use unwanted cardboard to help rot things down. If you have any unwanted cardboard boxes or sheets of cardboard please leave them next to the compost bins at the far end of the churchyard.

Secondly, if you are starting to run out of washing up liquid, take your empty plastic washing up bottle to one of our coffee mornings. Philippa will be able to refill it with eco-friendly washing up liquid at a very reasonable price.

Pat's passions in life were his family, his home (which he built himself) and garden, and his interest in motorcycles, especially the Velocette marque.

He is survived by his wife Maureen, his daughter and son-in-law Susan and Keith, and his grandson Ryan and his wife Sarah and their two children Ryan Jr and Imogen who are Pat's great grandchildren. Our sympathies go to his family.

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With the advent of some beautiful weather our newly formed garden club is planting marigolds and hoping the slugs stay away. We are also having a go at cake-decorating and the bowling game of “Bullseye” is popular using equal amounts of skill and luck with a prize for the winner!

Every Friday afternoon Craig from Communifit runs a “Sit and Strengthen” session which is hugely enjoyed by all improving fitness and having fun doing it.

The is on and we will be fund raising by holding a coffee morning

10.30 am – 12.00 noon. Please join us if you can.

Why not take the chance to here at The Old Vicarage which will be open every day throughout June between 9am and 5pm by appointment? Please ring Louise tel. 01935 873033. The £5 admission includes tea and cake for two and all proceeds go to St. Margaret’s Hospice Care.

All are welcome on from 2.30 – 5pm to help us celebrate .

Residents and staff are working on an artistic display entitled “The View from Our Window” which will be on show.

They were of course the previous month’s winners (March). Apologies to all. So much for technology! (Actually it was my fault - Bella the Editor, ooooops sorry)

There was a minor error in May’s edition where the winners of the April draw were announced as Dennis Fudge, Karen Spencer, Karen Hardy and Richard Taylor rather than the results below.

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hat a fantastic turn out for the churchyard tidy up, thank you all so much for coming and working so hard, there was a great increase in energy after refuelling on a delicous selection of tray bakes at the coffee break, courtesy of Sue Goldsworthy; you are a star. The whole church yard looked really lovely by lunchtime.

A BIG THANK YOU to a nameless gentleman from Clover Mead who, on being rung up by his wife who walks round the block very early in the morning, informed him that the road by Ryme church was a mass of splintered glass caused by some party goers throwing their wine bottles out of the car window !! This saintly man came round and spent over an hour sweeping it up before calling at my gate to ask if there was any chance of a dustpan which was the first we knew about it. How kind was that and how many punctured cars & dogs feet did he save. THANK YOU

V W M FRANKHAM FARM OPENING The next FRANKHAM FARM NGS GARDEN OPEN is Sunday 2nd June. It’s a great way to raise money for charity - the proceeds of lunches and teas are for the church, and plant sales are for the Air Ambulance. It seems that the new toilets are bringing in visitors from further afield.

Frankham had a write up in the ‘Garden Gate is Open’ NGS blog. And now, to put the garden on the map even more, it would be great if you could nominate Frankham Farm garden for the NGS favourite gardens competition. You could be the winner of a cruise! www.ngs.org.uk/the-nations-favouritegardens-competition/

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Doesn’t the ? Still, let’s be positive. Having got over the tension of the final episode of Line of Duty we can now look forward to Glasto, Ascot, and the Women’s World Cup. And if that doesn’t lift your spirits there is always the Summer Tea Party at St. Andrew’s Church!

We had a treat at the White Hart with the Frome Valley Morris Dancers doing their thing. Morris Dancing may not be your cup of tea but it’s fun to watch and listen – the clashing of batons, the jingling bells, the clatter of hobnails. They put a special dance for Yetminster in their set – the Dorset Stave Dance – which had its origins in our area, or so their leader told me. Their dancing forced traffic to slow to crawling pace to pass them. Now, there’s a novel trafficcalming device. Maybe they should come back more often and especially in the daytime. Once too dark to continue outside they moved into the bar and generated a merry atmosphere with their fiddles, drum and squeeze-box. They must be welcome back.

By W V M co-incidence, and also adding to the White Hart’s atmosphere, a squad of runners finished their training(?) there too. While savouring my bread and butter pudding and custard, I nearly choked overhearing invitations to a naked mile.

The mind boggled at the thought of all those bits jiggling in the breeze. How liberated. How open. What next? A Gay Pride procession at the Yetminster Fair?

That would bring the crowds in! Much to my relief and allowing me to enjoy the rest of my pudding, it was revealed that a naked mile is a race where the runners run without watches and have to predict their finish time. The winner is the one who finishes nearest their predicted time.

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. There’s a good word. Me, I thought it was just another ingredient to a tasty curry. But I learnt from a young woman (this time not in the White Hart!!) of its Apparently it is a natural anti-inflammatory. Mix it with coconut water in your cocktail shaker, keep it in the fridge and take a shot each day and you can throw away the ibuprofen. Goodbye painful joints.

Anyone fancy trying it? Let us know how you get on. Or perhaps you had better consult the Health Centre first

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You may not be aware but there is a Heart of Wessex Line (this is the branded name of the Bristol to Weymouth railway line that runs through the village) User Group which promotes local communities getting involved in looking after and improving their railway stations.

The initiative is a twenty-year-old joint venture between seven local authorities and the train operator, currently Great Western Railway (formerly First Great Western) who provide grant funding for improvements.

Fantastically, a growing army of volunteers generously give over 13,000 hours of their personal time each year to enhancing stations and promoting the railway in their local communities - with the construction of a safe walking route to the station, creation of a car park and station link and reinstatement of the running board (the station name) and other station signs. Thornford is an example of what a user group can achieve.

The Fat Marrow Blues Band playing at the Yetminster Jubilee Hall on Sunday 5th May

Whilst it is understood that there was a previous “Friends” initiative this appears to have lapsed and sadly Yetminster is now the only unadopted station within the Dorset area. It would therefore be good if there were new enthusiasm to restart a “Friends of Yetminster Station” group.

Objectives could be to build community involvement in a local asset, improve information about the line locally and enhance the station and its facilities – for instance there are no signs indicating that there is a station and where it is.

So, first things first - if you are interested in becoming a member of the User Group, or if you have skills that the group could use, please contact us by emailing us at foystat@gmail.com.

If you don’t have access to the internet the Parish Council have offered, until we are a more “formal” organisation, to act as an initial contact point and you can contact us by writing to their clerk at 3 Wellmans Corner, Evershot, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 0LE. We look forward to hearing from you and working with you to improve our station.

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We have some new changes of service timings this month, starting with something very different on the SECOND SUNDAY! Rev George Moody is planning a worship for all ages in the Jubilee Hall, starting at 9am with breakfast, and continuing from 9.30 with live music.

So do come along and bring everyone in the family with you! There will also be a new service of Holy Communion (BCP) at 8am on the second Sunday.

On the fourth Sunday of the month, we will now be having another 11am service of Holy Communion, which will please those

who find 9.30am a little early. All timings will be in the WVM, on the website, and in the Yetminster Round Robin. (If you would like to receive this weekly update please let Clare know).

On we are repeating our popular ..from 2-5pm. This gives everyone a chance to climb the Tower and see the wonderful views all around. Free entry for all, with tea and delicious cakes (donations to the Tower Fundraising Appeal). This year there will be the added bonus of a bouncy castle and a display of Birds of Prey in the churchyard.

Have a wonderful month enjoying the beautiful gardens and countryside all around us.

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As you walk past the Church gate, you may have noticed that the ‘thermometer’ red line has gone up significantly. This is for two reasons: 1 We have had grants totalling £20,000 from the following grant giving charities; The All Churches Trust, The Erskine Mouton Trust and the Dorset Historic Churches Trust which gets much of its funding from the September ‘Ride & Stride’ Please join in this this year.

2 We have had an extremely generous private but anonymous donation of £50,000.

However the flip side of this and the bad news is that the Heritage Lottery Fund(HLF) has refused to give us a grant.

Having said that HLF has indicated that a further application can be made taking into account its comments. This we will

The Steering Group have agreed, after discussion with the NEIGHBOURHOOD Parish Council, that they will have the PrePLAN submission draft of the Neighbourhood Plan ready for submission to them in time for the September Council meeting. This was longer than had been intended but it was felt that with the August recess, other Council business may not provide the necessary space in the meeting timetable for the Plan to be considered and for the subsequent required statutory consultation with the community and adjoining parishes to be undertaken.

The AECOM (AECOM provide free technical support to Neighbourhood Plan Groups) report on the site assessment process used for the Plan had been favourable and the Dorset Environmental Ecology report on the various sites has also now been received.

do shortly, and should get an answer in early autumn.

We are also approaching two other grant giving charities – the Wolfson Trust and the National Churches Trust. Again we will not hear the results until the end of the year.

Whilst we now have sufficient funds to repair the Tower, it is better to wait until we know the full extent of the money available before starting work.

So hopefully work will start in the New Year.

In the meantime we will continue the fund raising events, the next one being a Tea Party in the Church on 29th June from 2pm – 5pm. As last year the Tower roof and Clock room will be open. Not to mention lovely cakes and tea. In addition we have a Bouncy Castle and a Falconry display in the Churchyard. Entrance is free so please come and join us.

It has been decided to incorporate the Climate Change Objectives and Policies within the Environment Section of the draft as this seems a more practical approach and this work is being done. The provision of photographs and maps is underway, and it is proposed to produce a less “technical” summary version to accompany the main document as this, it is felt, will make the plan more “user friendly”.

The period for the Government’s Locality grant has now expired and the “End of Term” report which details how the funding has been used has been submitted. Not all the approved amount has been taken up and it is intended to apply for further grant aid (the 5th grant) in the near future to help with minor outstanding issues of the draft and enable the production of the final document once the pre-submission consultation process has been completed.

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Morning All, Happy June !

After the hiatus of the local elections in May, our new Parish Council is in place and will start work again this month. There’s always a bit of an interregnum every four years when elections happen and everything has been on hold in effect since March, but we’re looking forward to taking up the baton again, and most pleasingly, with some new faces on the council. Delighted they have joined us but more of that next month.

Afraid I’ve had the virus thing that seems to be going round all through April, and it’s still knocking me for six. I’m really grateful to David who has been looking after day-today business while I’ve been under the weather. I must apologise to all who have sent e-mails which haven’t had a reply yet.

Wish I could get my head back, and I will get round to them ! It’s a horrible thing and I sympathise with anyone who has had it.

A new group has started in the village dedicated to looking after our station, The (p24).

This was an initiative from one of our residents and many thanks to Dennis for pushing it forward. The station did look a bit drab and not very welcoming, but I notice some flower tubs have arrived already.

Wishing the group every success. outside the church The is rising steadily, and thanks to a very generous gift (p28), work may be able to start soon on helping preserve the building for its next 700 years (well the nave and tower aren’t quite that old, but the original part which is now the chancel was founded in 1300 !) Still some way to go so do keep supporting the fund-raising events. There was a fun car-boot sale last month and lots of other good things planned.

Preparations for this year’s are speeding up. There are some new ideas this year – party on Friday 12th July evening, Fair on Saturday 13th and the traditional Pet Service on the Sunday

followed by a picnic and games at the Sports Field. Do keep the dates free and come along and enjoy - last year the Fair raised enough to distribute over £1800 to local groups for specific projects. The Fair programmes will be available soon and I hope everyone will buy one, see more p44.

There were lots of initiatives started before the last council stood down with the playground, traffic speed near the school, allotments and Sports Club and we will be taking these up again as soon as possible.

If anyone is going away for a holiday this month, have a wonderful time and come back safely.

50/50 club MAY DRAW 2019

1st £50 2nd £30 3rd £20

No. 35 Mrs M SQUIRES No. 60 Mr G Orton No. 32 Mrs A SPARKS

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NEWS FROM BEER HACKETT Beer Hackett has been fortunate to receive some Section 106 Community Funding via Thornhackett Parish Council.

The funds have allowed the hamlet to acquire a public seating bench which has been located in St Michael’s churchyard alongside the busy Yetminster to Thornford footpath. In addition we have been able to purchase a small but robust all weather marquee which will be available for social and

community events in the village such as the Village Tea Party’.

St. Michael's will be hosting the FUN DOG SHOW at Thornford Village Fete on Saturday 1st June. 2pm onwards on the school field in Thornford. The judging will be by Sarah Easterbrook of 'The Pet Experience'. Do bring along your four legged friend and win a prize!

There will also be quality bric a brac stall. All in aid of church funds.

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Terry died from prostate cancer after a full and inspiring life. Terry and his wife Cynthia had lived in Beer Hackett since 1997 following Terry’s retirement as professor of forensic science at Kings College, London. They moved to Sidmouth in March, just before Terry celebrated his 80th birthday. Terry had a strong Christian faith and he faced his declining health with great stoicism. He was a man of great energy, courage and determination which he maintained until the end of his life.

Lasting evidence of his irrepressible energy, drive and commitment is all around us – Thornford Halt access path and car park, South West Trains services, practical and spiritual support for St. Michael’s, parish council work and the legacy of friendship, neighbourliness and wise counsel he will leave with many.

Terry and Cynthia were very involved through their church in Woking in the miraculous airlift of over 100 sick, orphaned or abandoned children to Heathrow in 1975. They adopted two young daughters from the airlift, Helen and Anna, and became a family of four overnight as they already had two sons of their own, Kevin and Matthew. This experience inspired them to found the charity, ‘Project Return’ which helps disadvantaged people in Vietnam and encourages self-sufficiency. Their work involved regular visits to orphanages in Vietnam and other projects which the charity supported. The full story is told in their recent book, ‘Project Return: The First Fifteen Years’.

One of Terry and Cynthia’s fundraising highlights for a number of

years was organising a coach taking people from Beer Hackett and surrounding villages to a splendid Vietnamese banquet in a Dorchester restaurant run by refugees, which Project Return had supported.

Terry and Cynthia enjoyed travelling.

Terry had a lifelong interest in railways and had an amazing knowledge. He wrote and published many photographic books on railways and their worldwide travels.

Terry was a kind, caring, practical, helpful and lovely man and his deep faith was expressed generously. He never wasted a minute and sadly died with so much he still wanted to do.

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Dates FOR for your Diary DATES YOUR DIARY

EXTRA & WEEKDAY SERVICES DECEMBER 2015

END OF MAY Tues/ 28 Pogles Holiday Club Fri 28th - 31st

11am3pm

Pogles Wood

Thur

30 Hold an Owl Day

11am

Sherborne Museum

Fri

31 Community Pop up Pub

7pm

Leigh Village Hall

Thornford Village Hall

JUNE Sat

1

Thornford Village Fete & Beer Hackett Family Dog Show

2pm

Sun

2

NGS Open Gardens

11.30am- Frankham Farm, Ryme 5pm

Mon

3

C&LGS Club Outing

Tues

4

Coffee Morning/Bring & Buy

10.30am

St Andrew's Church, Leigh

Leigh Discussion Club Outing to Swanage (members) WVCC home v Cattistock Hunt

6pm

Chetnole Playing Field

Wed

5

WVMU Cake Stall at Yetminster Coffee Morning

1011.30am

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

Fri

7

Sir Oliver Letwin 70 years of NHS for Yeatman Hospital

7pm

Glanvilles Wootton Village Hall

Sat

8

Spring Glee & Summer Revels a 7.30pm Celebration in Verse, Prose & Song

St Andrew's Church, Leigh

C&LGS Open Gardens for Future Roots

1-5pm

Chetnole

Corscombe Fest

12-8pm

Corscombe

Pet Service

10.15am

St Mary's Batcombe

Sun

9

Tues

11 Y&RGS Growing Herbs

7.30pm

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

Thur

13 Alzheimer's Society Cup Cake Day

10.30am

Old Vicarage, Leigh

Fri

14 Ben Waters, Boogie Woogie Piano Player

7pm

Leigh Village Hall

Sat

15 Dorset Chamber Choir Come & Sing

11am4pm

United Reform Church, Broadstone

Sun

16 Batcombe Cream Teas

3-5pm

Hilfield Friary

Mon

17 Leigh Moviola Sometimes Always Never

7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

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EXTRA & WEEKDAY SERVICES DECEMBER 2015 Tues

Mon

18 WV Lunch Club Leigh Discussion Club Evening Visit to Sherborne Museum Memorial Service for Michael Anderson WVWG Future Roots Julie 19 Candle Auction 21 Family Camping Fri 21st - Sun 23rd 23 Seminar Doglaw 23 WV Cricket Club Charity Match for Afghan Connection 24 Muddy Monday

Wed

26 Woodland Wednesday

Wed

26 Wednesday Club Open Afternoon

Fri Fri Sat Sun Sun

28 28 29 30 30

Wed Sun Sun

National Care Home Open Day Pop up Pub Summer Tea Party Breakfast Teddy Parachuting & Cream Teas

12.15pm

Leigh Village Hall

2pm

Sherborne Abbey

7.30pm 7.30pm

Gable Court, Yetminster Leigh Village Hall Pogles Wood St Michael's, Beer Hackett Chetnole Playing Field

10am 12 noon 10am3pm 10am3pm 3.204.10pm 2.30pm 7pm 2-5pm 9-11am 3-5pm

Pogles Wood

10.30am 9am

St Andrew's Church, Leigh Leigh Village Hall

Pogles Wood Yetminster School Old Vicarage, Leigh Leigh Village Hall St Andrews Church, Yetminster St Andrew's Church, Leigh St Peter's Church, Chetnole

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Wed Sat Sun Tues Fri Sat Sun Tues

1 2

3 6 7 9 12 13 14 16

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7pm 6pm

3pm

12.15pm 7.30pm

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EXTRA & WEEKDAY SERVICES DECEMBER 2015 Tues

18 Leigh Discussion Club Outing to Palmers Brewery (members)

Wed

17 WVCC home v Blandford Flies

Sat

20 Leigh Food Fair & Classic Cars Citizens Advice Central Dorset Fund Raising Barn Dance

6pm

Chetnole Playing Field Leigh Village Hall

6.3010.30pm

Ivy House Barn, Oborne

Wed

24 Quiet Day

10.30am

Bembury Farm, Thornford

Thur

25 Holiday Club (to 2â żd Aug)

10am

Pogles Wood

Fri

26 Pop up Pub

7pm

Leigh Village Hall

Sat

27 Somerset Songsters Around the World for Holnest Church

Tues

30 Leigh WI Etches collection- Fossil Museum, Kimmeridge

7.30pm

Leigh Village Hall

Wed

31 WVCC home v Cattistock Hunt

6pm

Chetnole Playing Field

2-4pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Leigh Village Hall

AUGUST Sat

3

Chetnole Flower Show & Fete

Mon

5

C&LGS Clematis Marcus Dancer

7.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Tues

6

Coffee Morning/Bring & Buy

10.30am

St Andrew's Church, Leigh

6pm

Chetnole Playing Field

Leigh Discussion Club BBQ Wed

7

WVCC home v Cerne Abbas

Fri

9

Party Time with Nina Garcia

Sat

10 Leigh Flower Show

Sat

10 Table top sale Caundle Marsh Church

9am-4pm Church Hall, Digby Road

Wed

14 WVCC home v Thornford

6.15pm

Chetnole Playing Field

Sat

17 Y&RGS Summer Show

2pm

Jubilee Hall, Yetminster

Tues

20 WV Lunch Club

12.15pm

Leigh Village Hall

Wed

21 WVCC home v Montague

6pm

Chetnole Playing Field

Sun

25 WVCC home v Stour Provost

2pm

Chetnole Playing Field

Fri

30 Pop up Pub

7pm

Leigh Village Hall

Sat

31 Breakfast

9-11am

St Andrew's Church, Leigh

Hermitage Village Hall Leigh Village Hall

SEPTEMBER Sun

1

Car Boot Sale

9am-12

Leigh Village Hall

Mon

2

C&LGS Hedgehogs Colin Varnell

7.30pm

Chetnole Village Hall

Tues

3

Coffee Morning/Bring & Buy

10.30am

St Andrew's Church, Leigh

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GENERAL NEWS BOYLE’S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION Once again it’s that time of year for young people of the parishes of Chetnole, Leigh and Yetminster to apply for grants from the BOYLE’S Robert Boyle 1627–1691 EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION to help towards the cost of books and other expenses for university places in September or apprenticeships. We look forward to hearing from you.

Apply to: Clerk to the Boyle’s Educational Foundation, Mrs J. Gallimore, 3 Grove Cottages, Mill Lane, Chetnole, Sherborne, Dorset. DT9 6PB Email:judygallimore@btinternet.com

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SUMMER HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES WILD SCHOOL It is sad to be talking about going back to school before anyone has even broken up, but we will be running a Wild School Week 26th -30th August to get in the mood for going back to school. With some Woodland Words and some Muddy Maths, some Environmental Science and a bit of cooking as well as lots of other outdoor fun! 10am-3pm, Ages 5 10, £15 per day or £7.50 for a half day.

Please book as soon as you can.

This is for slightly older children age 9 - 13 who have an interest in the countryside and the environment and replaces our old John Muir programme.

We hope to get plenty of actual jobs done and have time to learn new skills and make things so we will be starting at 9.30am and finishing at 3.30pm. If there is enough interest we hope that this may carry on throughout the year as a regular activity, possibly with two sessions so we can cater for a wider age group. We have failed to agree on a snappy title so we are optimistic that the young people will do that for themselves! Please book in advance as we will need plenty of adults for tool work.

HOLIDAY CLUB - Dates for summer holiday club are; Thursday 25th, Friday 26th, Monday 29th, Tuesday 30th, Wednesday 31st, July Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd August.

10am - 3pm. This is for unaccompanied children aged 5+ £15.00 per child or £7.50 for a half day. Please email or send Facebook message for more details and book as soon as you can so I can make sure we have enough adult helpers.

FAMILY CAMPING - We will have our Volunteers family camping weekend on the weekend of 21st - 23rd June. It is always a fabulous chance to spend a weekend in the open air, to get some jobs done, to cook, eat, chat and sit gazing into the fire under the beautiful stars. Space is limited so please contact me for more details and to book a space. We have a few tents available to borrow if you would like to join in the fun and do not have your own.

WOODLAND WEDNESDAY & MUDDY MONDAY - The next sessions will be Monday 24th and Wednesday 26th June . From July we will have a session most weeks alternating between Monday and Wednesday to try to fit in round other activities! Monday 8th, Wednesday 17th, Monday 22nd, Wednesday 31st July, Monday 5th, Wednesday 14th and 28th August. There are a few gaps when we are just too busy.

I hope this doesn’t turn out to be stupidly complicated! These sessions are for accompanied pre school children and their siblings and run from 12noon til 3pm. £5 per child. Bring a picnic lunch (Tea, coffee etc available).

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The Players are performing A TRIO OF COMEDIC DELIGHT for you at the end of the month, 7.30pm on Friday 28th & Saturday 29th June in Chetnole Village Hall.

The three short comedy plays are: FACE THE MUSIC By Barry L Hillman Face the music is a one act playset in the Ladies dressing room of the Come Dancing area finals. Under the helpful appearance lies tough rivalry.

The Ladies join forces to play a trick on Conchita Alvara, nee Doreen Small who proudly flaunts her professional status and makes no secret of her scorn for amateurs. The trick to cause her downfall backfires on the others.

THE INTERVIEW by Members of the Wriggle Valley Players The Interview is a short one act comedy set in Saint Barnaby’s School.

Three interviewees for the vacant teacher job find themselves in hilarious circumstances throughout the day, all caused by misunderstanding and confusion in the chaotic school led by the bumbling head. Performed by the Wriggle Valley Youth Players.

LAST PANTO IN LITTLE GRIMLEY By David Tristram Last Panto in Little Grimley is a one act comedy featuring members of a less than successful amateur dramatic group who endeavour to put on a show. Failing audiences have resulted in them taking drastic action to save the group. Gordon decides to write a pantomime, which turns out to be something very different to what Margaret was expecting. Once word of the risqué nature of Gordon’s panto, in which

Margaret realises she may have to reveal more than her talent, gets around, the people of Little Grimley flock to buy tickets. Due to a set of calamitous circumstances on the opening night it doesn’t turn out as expected.

Tickets £7.50, include a ploughman’s supper and are available from:

OUR BOX OFFICE Steve Crumpler email: crumplers@icloud.com or 01935 873490.

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A taste of things to come next month at this year’s Yetminster Fair.

Come and join us.

● Poetry

readings, new events, vintage vehicles

● Cream ● Party time, live music, bar + + + ● Enigma Morris Dancers, Blackdown Hills Steel Band ● Yeovil Ukelele Band, Irish Dancers, many stalls ● Family fun with lots to do for everyone

To the tennis aficionados of the Benefice: the French Open and Wimbledon will be upon us as you read these words. And you will be thinking “ I really must find my racket” or “ Should I give it a go?”.

It couldn’t be simpler: Join the Tennis Club for an annual subscription of only £40 for a family or £20 for a single and only £10 for a junior. You will then be given our website on which you can book the court and view the club’s news.

VOILA! The croquet season has already started, the lawns are in great nick and are looking for new blood.

Are you interested?

teas, RC model boats & trucks ● with have-a-go boats for kids at the rear

● Pet Service in the marquee behind the “White Hart” - 11.30am ● followed by Picnic and games on the sport field Croquet requires some technique which can be taught, a little patience and you don’t have to be super fit.

We play from 3pm– 5pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. The benefits outweigh the negatives. A couple of hours of subtle competition, fresh air and exercise with a great social interchange. You will love it. The cost: £50 for the season. If one plays twice a week it equates to £1 a session.

HOOPLA!

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This year Wriggle Valley Cricket Club will be playing a charity cricket match in aid of the charity, Afghan Connection, which aims to bring hope and opportunity to young people in Afghanistan through education and sport.

Afghan Connection runs cricket projects backed by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and has already benefited more than 100,000 children and built 46 schools across Afghanistan. Its work helps to strengthen rural communities and reduce intolerance.

We will be raising funds to enable the charity to provide more cricket pitches, equipment, clothing and kit, as well as funding the training of teachers in coaching cricket.

Please come and support us on the day, all ages welcome.

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Over the past few months the Cubs have been very busy taking part in several exciting activities including firing water powered rockets made from plastic two litre bottles. The furthest travelling a mammoth 10.33m.

The Cubs together with the Beavers visited the Sherborne Fire Station where they learnt many important safety tips and were shown around the station and had a go at using a fire hose, it was a great evening.

Both the Cubs and Beavers visited ‘Pets at Home’ on Babylon Hill where they were given expert advice on how to look after animals and pets. They had fun holding rabbits, guinea pigs and some were even brave enough to handle some snakes.

Cubs have been on two local hikes, one from Chetnole to Yetminster and the other was from Thornford to Yetminster.

Both were great evenings and none of us got lost which was a bonus.

The Beavers and Cubs together with the Scouts took part in the Annual St George’s Day parade and Service which was held in Bridport this year. Together with other Groups from across the District they paraded through the Town before attending the Church Service.

Some of the Beaver Lodge took part in the Jamboree on The Trail and spent the day on Brownsea Island exploring and having fun with over 140 other Beavers. They saw a red squirrel, some

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deer and several peacocks. The weather was very kind, and they had their lunch sat on the same spot where the first ever Scout camp was held in 1907 when Sir Robert Baden Powell held his experimental camp.

Currently we are looking to invite more boys and girls to the Beaver Section so if you have a child who may be interested please contact us, they need to be six years of age and willing to have great fun and take part in interesting activities. We meet on a Wednesday evening between 5.45pm and 6.45pm in Term time.

We have a great group of leaders and committee members all giving their time each week to provide a fantastic variety of activities for the young people. If you feel you would like to know more about volunteering yourself we would love to welcome you to the team, give it a try, it is really great fun and very rewarding.

Please contact Paul Hollick either by email: gsl.1styetminster@gmail.com or mobile on 07815 135602.

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For our this year, we are very pleased that Brother Clark, The Guardian at The Friary, has agreed to come and be our speaker. This year it is on (Please note slightly later time of starting this year). Everyone who is interested in what we get up to on a Wednesday afternoon is very welcome to come and see the children's work, enjoy some refreshments and see a short bible Green Spiral Healing Hilary Campbell There have been so many articles about the benefits of Nature based activities recently especially in terms of improving mental wellbeing. Even some doctors are giving ‘green prescriptions’ to patients. This year, I felt I wanted to bring my professional Human Ecology skills, expertise in holistic and wellbeing traditions and passion for Nature to offer creative experiences for people to relax and restore themselves.

So I have started Green Spiral Healing. I work in different locations, including the Potting Shed Secret Garden (Holt Mill, near Yetminster) and Bridport. I offer private sessions with clients using person centred wellbeing skills to help them with a particular issue or to recover from an emotionally challenging situation. Being in Nature can help people to feel more able to deal with

story performed by the children plus we will be saying goodbye to those children who are moving on from this school to the next stage of their education.

We are very grateful for the support we receive from the whole community and would love to say thank you. Also sadly we will be saying farewell to the Revd John Summers who has been such a great part of the team whilst here in Yetminster. For more details, please do contact me.

personal issues. Mindfulness in Nature is a particular focus of my sessions. I offer a mobile Reiki healing service for women (member of the UK Reiki Federation).

Also on offer are Nature based day retreats, courses in Meditation and coaching in Resilience skills for coping with challenging situations more effectively.

I am currently offering taster sessions at The Potting Shed throughout June for people to experience mindful Nature sessions. These are 30-45 minutes and only £10. A usual session is about 1.5 hours and £35.

Please contact Hilary on 07710 266833, greenspiralhealinguk@gmail.com Find me on facebook for updates on events and courses - fb.me/greenspir alhealing for more details and to book.

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Nicola Berry from Chetnole, who is Chair of Sherborne Museum, did a in aid of the museum in May and achieved her goal of the full 18.6 miles along the Dorset Ridgeway. She went past the Hardy Monument, negotiated the Bincombe bumps and confronted some very inquisitive cows on her way to Osmington. Very well done to her.

A spokesman from the museum said, “Congratulations and a sincere thank you to Nicola, who reached her goal on her Hike For Heritage sponsored walk yesterday. She's raised over £700 now in cash and online donations towards the running of the Museum.

A huge thank you also to all who have donated, and to Nicola. The museum will benefit in so many ways from the money raised and once again heartfelt thanks to all the people who made a gift and cheered Nicola on in her quest. Let's hope she's not suffering from sore feet this morning!”

Nicola and walk buddy Katrina

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One last time!

has achieved international fame as a boogie woogie piano player and is, after 30 years of touring the world, retiring from public concerts at the end of this year. A last chance to catch him in West Dorset at Leigh will be on Village Hall.

It has been said that a Ben Waters concert is “ because it is impossible to sit still once his music begins. This can be confirmed by his countless fans and followers here and abroad.

Ben left school in Weymouth to become a professional musician and almost immediately went on tour with Shakin’ Stevens. He has since played with some of the rock n roll greats including Jools Holland, the Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Sir Ray Davies and Jerry Lee Lewis. He is now hoping to spend more time with his family in Owermoigne and to support his talented saxophonist son, Tom, in his very promising career in jazz.

Ben’s special guest at the concert will be his good friend – BeggiSmari – an exceptional guitarist from Reykjavik who is also an established singer/songwriter. His music is a haunting mixture of soul and blues rock.

Europe’s No.1 Boogie Woogie paino player with special guest Leigh Village Hall Friday 14th June 2019 Doors open at 7pm

Admission by ticket only - £15

Email duncanmoore@aol.com for tickets Bar available Strictly limited to 100 people

Don’t miss what promises to be a very special evening. Tickets are selling fast.

Tickets are £15 each. Admission is by ticket only and numbers are strictly limited. Enquiries by email to duncancmoore@aol.com

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To keep your lawn crisp and green through the summer months, make sure your mower blade is sharp. A blunt blade will rip and tear your grass rather than giving it a clean cut, causing it to look ragged and turning your lawn a white colour, as the fibres of the grass fray and dry out in the sunshine. Damaged grass also increases the chance of disease setting in. If the grass is cut with a sharp blade the tips are not damaged and the

This year’s Scams Awareness campaign is between 10th and 23rd June. This is when we remind you to be very suspicious about offers, either on line or otherwise, that look too good to be true and to be extremely cautious when responding to on line requests for personal information, even if the request looks genuine. It is very easy for even the most savvy of consumers to be caught out.

For example we have recently become aware of a scam whereby on the pretence of a £500 grant being available a client was induced to give personal details to a fraudster who was then able to impersonate the client and claim Universal Credit.

We also know that bank customers have lost significant amounts of money in a scam whereby fraudsters change their phone’s caller ID to the same number as a bank. If the smartphone receiving the call has the bank’s number in its contact list the handset will recognise it and the person getting the call will have no reason to think that it is not their bank that is calling them.

chlorophyll remains, leaving your lawn looking fresh and green.

Throughout June, MAD Mowers will sharpen your rotary blade for £10, (or £15 if you bring in your mower and we take the blade off for you). Or, why not bring your mower in for a service which includes a blade sharpening, as well as a change of oil, air filter, and spark plug, machine check, and more, starting from £35?

See our website MADMowers.uk or call 03330 064332 for more details.

Similarly fraudulent texts can come in apparently from the bank, often alongside genuine ones. Texts have been particularly effective at duping customers because of the way smartphones group messages that claim to come from the same source.

If you receive a voice or automated call or text that claims to be from your bank hang up.

Phone the bank yourself, preferably from a different phone.

Remember that a genuine bank will never contact you asking for your pin, full password or to move money to a safe account.

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Out & About SOMERSET SONGSTERS Cabaret of songs from‘Around the World’ Saturday 27 July Light refreshment at Leigh Village Hall.

Event organised by Holnest Church further details to be announced.

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NEWS FROM ST ANDREW’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

The season of tests and examinations are upon us. I always think that it is such a shame that children’s achievement is measured in a single exam, on one day. For some young people, it is not the best way to assess their capabilities.

I attended the Annual Conference for the NAHT (National Association of Head Teachers) over the May bank holiday weekend where there was an animated debate around tests for eleven year olds. Head Teachers believe that assessment should be used to benefit the children and inform teacher planning - not to produce meaningless ‘league tables’ which do not give a true picture of the schools and the children.

We will continue to campaign for an assessment system that does not cause unnecessary pressure and stress for young children and their teachers. We must be mindful

of the increasing number of children and young people experiencing significant mental health difficulties due to the growing demands society places upon their shoulders.

We also have a recruitment and retention crisis in the education system which is not helped by the current assessment system. Ten years ago, I would often have to sift through 30 to 40 applications for teacher vacancies – I am lucky to receive more than five applications today. Young teachers are leaving the profession after only three years, citing the insurmountable workload as their reason for leaving prematurely. I live in hope that the Department for Education will recognise these concerns and take the appropriate action.

So we remain positive and focus on the vital skills our young children need to develop as rounded individuals. This term, so

How much medicine does my dog need?

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far, children have attended a talk

by Frank Cottrell-Boyce, author and screen play writer; year six children are completing their ‘Bike-ability’ training in order to ride safely on the roads; year four and five children are improving their swimming technique and the list goes on. We are determined that our children will receive a full learning experience which will encourage them to discover their God-given talents in order to be prepared for an ever-changing world.

I am grateful to the staff at St Andrew’s who are so committed to providing the very best opportunities for our children. This term, we are offering 20 extracurricular clubs, including journalism; debating; bell ringing; performing arts and tennis in order to widen the children’s experiences.

For a small school, this is an impressive feat.

So, I wish all children and young people the very best as they complete their exams and tests and remind them all that these tests do not define who they are or what they are capable of achieving in their lives.

Julie Simpson, Headteacher

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OUR CHURCH COMMUNITIES NEWS FROM THE THREE VALLEYS TEAM On Trinity Sunday (16th June) the church celebrates the three persons of God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

A common mistake is to think of God as three individuals, with a single composite name, “God”. One term which is used to describe God’s nature is perichoresis, a Greek word meaning, approximately, to dance around: the three persons of the Trinity are metaphorically understood as eternally reeling around each other, their identities distinct and yet inevitably bound up in their mutual relationship of love.

The perichoretic image of God is joyful: dancing is something which speaks of an underlying happiness, and true joy is a property of the God who is love (1 John 4.8).

John’s gospel tells the story of how Jesus draws his disciples into this divine dance, an idea found in the refrain of the well known (“I’ll lead you hymn, all in the dance, said he”).

To enter into this dance is to participate in the essence of love. For many, this is a balm which they crave but hesitate to accept, for whatever reason. If we feel like that, we have to trust that by allowing ourselves to be drawn into the dance we will soon become attuned to its rhythms and patterns, just as a shy guest at a party might want but feel unable to join the dancing, yet not look back once they pluck up the courage to start.

In John Donne explores the transformative power of the Trinity. I hope that these lines might help anyone who wants to enter the divine dance, but feels held back.

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OUR CHURCH COMMUNITIES NEWS FROM THE METHODIST CHURCH Apparently we are all guilty of group thinking, believing “

.”

It is to live by the creed of the social “in-group” to which we belong. This can be seen in its extreme in those who accepted the propaganda of the Nazis in Hitler’s Germany, or by the attitudes of those in fundamentalist sects in the Bible-belt of the U.S.A. I well remember an occasion in my own Methodist chapel one evening in the 1940’s. At that time conceiving a child out of wedlock brought shame both to the mother and to her family.

A young woman who was a prominent member of the chapel choir conceived a child by a Canadian soldier who was stationed at a nearby camp. One Sunday evening she came to the chapel hoping to renew past friendships, but most of the people she tried to speak to, turned their back on her and moved away. Needless to say, the young woman never came to a chapel service again.

Group thinking affects us all in one way or another. We all accept the views of the society we happen to be born into. There seems to be no escape from this, although some Christians claim that one gift of the

Holy Spirit is to enlighten us as to how things really are. But even Christians can hold different views on such matters as human sexuality – on the ordination of women or on single-sex relationships, for example.

The best we can do is to check our own attitudes. Our awareness of what is right and wrong is not always perfect. At least we should always be aware of “groupthink” in our attitudes to social, political, and religious questions. Truth can be elusive and not always apparent.

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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.

SUNDAY JUNE

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PENTECOST TRINITY (WHIT SUNDAY) SUNDAY 10.15am CW Holy Communion 9.30am BCP Holy Communion 8am CW 11am 11am BCP Holy Morning Holy Communion Service Communion 11am 8am BCP Village Service Holy Communion 6.30pm CW 10:15am Evening Prayer Prayer and Praise 6pm BCP 9.30am CW 8.30 BCP Evensong Holy Holy Communion Communion 6.30pm BCP Evensong EASTER 7

BATCOMBE BEER HACKETT BRADFORD ABBAS CHETNOLE HERMITAGE LEIGH RYME INTRINSECA

THORNFORD 9.30am Family Service

9.30am Morning Service

YETMINSTER 11am CW Family Communion

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

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

23rd

30th

TRINITY 1

TRINITY 2

10.15am CW Holy Communion

9.30am Family Service

10am CW Holy Communion

9.30am Morning Service 6.30pm Taizé 10.15am Morning Worship 8am BCP Holy Communion 9.30am CW Village Communion

10am BCP Holy Communion

11am CW Holy Communion

North Wootton Farm DT9 5JW 11am CW Holy Communion for ROGATION followed by Bring and Share Lunch Extra & Weekday Services JUNE 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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OUR CHURCH COMMUNITIES THREE VALLEYS TEAM Team Office : Yetminster Jubilee Hall, Church Street, Yetminster, DT9 6LG

01935 872600

Rev’d Richard Kirlew

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

@RuralChaplain

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

01935 873214

HELPING HANDS 01935 872921

e: revgeorgemoody@gmail.com

Jubilee Hall Yetminster ENQUIRES: Three Valleys Benefice Office, 1935 872600

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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CLUB NEWS A sunny morning on 7th May saw a group of our members boarding a Coach, at The Leigh Village Hall, bound for Exeter.

Two hours later we were dropped off in a very central position very close to the Cathedral. Everyone had their own plan of action, and with instructions to be back by 4pm to the same spot, we set off.

Some members decided to explore the Medieval Underground Passages started in the 12th century to supply the Cathedral with Spring Water. Later on the City built its own lead pipe water supply which took drinking water to the conduit in the centre of the City. If any repairs to the pipes were needed workmen could enter the tunnels by trapdoors and carry out repairs without upsetting the street above. (What a good idea!) Exeter is the only city to have underground passages of this type.

The Quay was another popular place to enjoy a meal and perhaps to

have a good walk along the edge of the Canal.

Others explored the Cathedral and narrow character filled streets around it.

The Royal Albert Museum kept some members enthralled for the whole time we were there. Very impressive were the comments.

While exchanging notes on all the different activites, achieved in the day, it was quite clear that Exeter had entertained us all very well.

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CHETNOLE AND LEIGH GARDEN CLUB Our guest speaker in mid-May was Chris Bird, lecturer from Sparsholt College, who holds a Master of Horticulture qualification and is a Chelsea Flower Show Gold medallist.

With a great sense of humour Chris gave us helpful and practical advice on how to propagate a wide range of plants.

As his starting point, advice was given about seeds. It was noted by some members that there seem to be fewer in the packets nowadays, which Chris agreed with! However, when growing cucumbers do expect only two because they are F1, genetically identical seeds.

Aim for successional sowing of food crop seeds, the use of outdoor fleece with 3-5 degrees of frost protection and hardening off’ to allow plants to acclimatise properly.

It was interesting to discover that seeds do have a longer life span than expected and can be kept for about three to four years, with some variation.

A biscuit tin for the packets is a useful receptacle, being mice proof!

For those who enjoy taking cuttings there was plenty of advice. For hardwood cuttings it was emphasized that only one third should be above the soil and two thirds need to be below,

the thickness of the stem should be that of a pencil and with a flat cut at the bottom and a slanted one at the top to identify the correct way up .One useful tip if not planting in a trench at the back of a border is to use white plastic over a pot to deflect the sun. We were reminded that hormone rooting powder does have a use by date and that it is not beneficial if the plant being used for the cuttings is young and vigorous.

Now is the time of year to take soft tip cuttings, such as Camelia, Honeysuckle, Rosemary and Mahonia.

With plants that contain a strong sap it is important to let them dry out a little before handling, which will also stop them from rotting. For those enjoying autumn colour and wishing to propagate Dahlias, take stem cuttings after the tubers have been planted and started to grow.

On Chetnole will be hosting their from 1pm- 5pm.

Our next meeting at Chetnole Village Hall, entitled ‘ ’ will be held at 7.30pm on Monday . Visitors, £3.00, and new members will be most welcome.

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WVCC is up and running for the 2019 season. Nets have started on Thursday evenings so if you would like to bat or bowl do come along at 6.30pm (subject to the weather). We are playing Stour Provost away on Sunday 9th June and this is followed by our charity cricket day at the Chetnole Playing Fields in aid of Afghan Connection on Sunday 23rd June.

The day will start at midday with a bar and BBQ and a 20-20 cricket match

At our May meeting we had a fascinating talk from Canon Ian Woodward on not only his work as a Canon in Salisbury Cathedral but also that he has a special interest in the Link Dioceses of Sudan and South Sudan. He brought some fascinating slides with him and also explained maps of The Sudan.

Since 1972, we have been linked with the Episcopal Church of Sudan, and since 2011 with the Episcopal Church of Sudan and South Sudan. Since the independence of South Sudan from Sudan in 2011 the Diocese of Salisbury continued to link with the Episcopal Church of the whole province of Sudan, spanning both Sudan and the new country of South Sudan. On 30th July 2017 the 39th Province of the Anglican Communion was inaugurated by Archbishop Justin Welby (Archbishop of Canterbury). Ian has made many trips over to Sudan over the years and has formed relationships with the

will be played between WVCC and The Delhi Spearmen, a team of army veterans with many having served in Afghanistan (we are rather hoping that as with cars, ‘veteran’ means made before 1919).

We will be playing for the Tim Edwards Memorial Shield which will kindly be presented by Susan Arrow.

We will be raising funds for the Afghan Connection a charity that transforms lives through education and sport (cricket being the national sport).

Do please come and support us on the day.

Bishops and clergy there. He says that he also works closely with Christian Aid there. It was interesting to hear how he had great admiration for the Mothers Union in both Sudan and South Sudan and what amazing work they do there. we are providing On cakes etc. at the YETMINSTER WEEKLY COFFEE MORNING from 10am to 11.30pm and would appreciate your support. One of the main objects of our group is to raise funds so that we can support the charities both here and overseas that The Mothers' Union is involved with. We have just sent £200 to the Away From It All fund which helps to give families a holiday that they could otherwise not afford to do so. at 7pm Our meeting on will be a talk by The Reverend George Moody on his LIFE, FAITH AND FAMILY. If you would like to know more details, please do contact Margaret Shipman 01935 872440.

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WRIGGLE VALLEY CRICKET FIXTURE LIST FOR 2019 SEASON V Blandford Flies (Home) V Stour Provost CC (Home) V The Delhi Spearmen (Away) V Montague

(Away) V Thornford CC (Home) V Cattistock Hunt CC (Home) V Cerne Abbas Village Team

(Home) V Compton House

V Thornford CC

(Away) V Cerne Abbas Village Team (Home)

CC

V Montague (Away) V Stour Provost CC.

We held our annual Club competition final on Monday 13th May. We fit the competition around the normal play days and run the singles and the doubles over the same period so the whole competition lasts for two or three months.

However on Monday we played the final of both the singles and the doubles.

It was a beautiful afternoon so we had the doors open and the sun streaming in. The doubles went first. Morag Orchard and Roger Waine were playing against Ron Carter and Judith Palmer. It was a very even contest with Ron and Judith winning by one point.

We stopped for tea, coffee and a glass of prosecco accompanied by sausage rolls and cakes provided by Sandy Burton. After half an hour in the sunshine relaxing and chatting it was back for the second half.

The single match was Ron Carter against Ron Buckland and right up to the last end it was very evenly matched but Ron Carter eventually won by three points.

Ron Carter was presented with the Champions Cup for the singles and all the other winners were given Vouchers to spend in Vineyards in Sherborne.

We are grateful to Les Wallis for organising the whole event which was no easy task with people going off on holiday and the lovely spring weather luring folk into their gardens!

We are always delighted to welcome new members to the Club. We play every Monday from 2.0 pm until 4.30 pm so you can just come along and give it a go.

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YETMINSTER & RYME GARDEN, ART & CRAFT SOCIETY Our Plant Sale took place on 4th May. The venue once again was the garden at Cross Farm House where David Fogden and his daughter Julia were generous hosts.

The sun didn’t shine on that Saturday morning and the wind was unseasonably sharp which may account for some members opting to stay at home. Well, they missed an extremely good sale with a really impressive range of plants from lilies gloriosa, through hostas, flocks, verbenas to acers and currant bushes. All the plants came from members’ gardens in first class condition. If you haven’t managed to get to the plant sale in the past, it is well worth watching out for it next year.

Fortunately, we had plenty of enthusiastic buyers. There is surely no serious gardener who cannot find space for just one more specimen, a truth which was amply demonstrated on our outing to The Old Rectory at Pulham on the 14th May. On this occasion the sun shone, there were clear blue skies and we enjoyed what can only be described as a classic English country afternoon.

The Rectory at Pulham is an early eighteenth-century house set in a fouracre park with a clear, unobstructed view of the countryside. There were beautifully manicured yew pyramids, seemingly endless sculptured hedges – one can only wonder at the time it must take to clip them all so beautifully.

Hostas clearly flourish in the large bog garden, the pleached hornbeam circle was perfect and as you would expect there were lovely herbaceous borders to enjoy, a pond, a fernery. It went on and on and, if the park were not big enough, there were a further 10 acres of woodland walks to explore and also Pulham church, as it were, on the doorstep.

The garden was opened exclusively for our members under the NGS scheme, so we had a short guided tour from the garden owner, Gilly Elliott, and then we were left to ourselves to roam.

And when we had roamed enough there was tea with ‘bottomless’ cups and homemade cakes.

A short car ride away on a beautiful sunny afternoon, raising money for charity and visiting a peaceful English garden – one couldn’t ask for more, except, oh yes, the opportunity to buy some of the plants we’d seen in the borders. We were not disappointed. is on when Betty Groves will be talking about Doors open a 7.00 which a welcoming glass of wine.

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The April meeting was our AGM. The three Reports from the Treasurer, Secretary and President were read out and it was encouraging to hear all that had been achieved by our WI over the past year and also that we were solvent!

Votes of thanks were given for Barbara (Treasurer), Inga (Secretary) and Jean (President) and also for those members of the committee who have worked so hard over the past year organizing outings, raffles, birthday posies, producing the refreshments and preparing the Hall for each meeting.

Special mention was made of the new Craft Group which has been formed and there was a display of the beautiful knitted puppets by the group led by Connie Wallis and Morag Orchard but with others making them as well. They will now be sent off to the charity "Wheels for the World". After a talk given by that charity last November members were inspired to knit these puppets as they are given to children when they are given their new wheelchairs.

As from October this year it has been decided to start some afternoon sessions - please watch out for details in the Wriggle Valley Magazine.

Sadly the speaker was unable to attend, so that gave us a good chance gatethe to chat with each other The andstag enjoy refreshments.

The Committee for next year will: Jean Bridges Angela Seabrook Barbara Driver and the rest of the Committee will be voted on at their next Committee meeting.

We have an outing in June and then our meeting on is a talk on the There will be a on in Leigh Village Hall probably in aid of The Air Ambulance.

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Sunshine and showers in Frome The weather forecast for our guided tour of Frome was not promising. In fact it was in effect “rain all day”. However we had sunshine for best part of the walk with only the occasional and shortlived shower. Fortunately, the heavy showers did not arrive till the afternoon, well after the tour was finished.

Having always viewed Frome as a town you drive through on the way to somewhere else it was a double pleasure to be led by our expert guide, Alistair; to view so many eye-catching buildings and streets.

Frome’s history began in 685AD when Aldhelm, Bishop of Malmesbury founded a monastery on the high ground among the many streams draining down from the hills to the river Frome below. A community quickly grew up around the monastery. By the time of the Domesday Book (1086) there were four mills for grinding flour so it must have been quite a prosperous place even then. Through the middle ages and right down to the early 19th century the local economy developed and flourished, based on wool – its collection, cleaning, weaving and

dyeing. As the wool trade shifted away, e.g. to Yorkshire, expansion ceased and new businesses like brewing and printing took over until after WW2 when the town started to grow again to its present 26,000+.

On our walk Alistair pointed out many of the architectural gems and gave us their histories. Frome was a centre of Noncomformism leading to the construction of lots of chapels – the number increased by followers of the different interpretations of Nonconformist each wanting to have their own chapel.

Some still remain as places of worship while others are now converted into offices or flats but preserving their fine exteriors. John Wesley himself preached here several times.

Fine buildings weren’t only for religious purposes. For instance, the Frome Museum was built as a Literary and Scientific Institute funded by local business. Looking like an ocean liner approaching port and set out in Italianate style it was designed to rival the buildings of Bath and make the country think “Bath near Frome” rather than “Frome near Bath”.

At the end of an intensive tour we fell into the local hostelries and restaurants for a restorative lunch. In future, rather than just drive through I intend to visit again and take in the detail at a more leisurely pace.

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Planning Applications JUNE 2019 Nil WD/D/18/002871 10/12/2018 and rear extensions.

Erect single storey side .

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/19/000995 03/04/2019 Change of use of agricultural building to dwelling house (Use Class C3) and for associated operational development.

WD/D/19/001059 03/04/2019 Proposed change of use of land to garden & erection of double garage/store, hard standing and access from existing drive.

WD/D/19/000775 14/03/2019 Erection of fence panels & stone piers to the front of the dwelling (part retrospective).

WD/D/18/003003 21/12/2018 Remove and replace existing window to front elevation.

WD/D/18/002918 13/12/2018 Division of dwelling into 2 No. maisonettes. No proposed external works.

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

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Planning Applications JUNE 2019 WD/D/19/001169 29/04/2019 T1 Apple - Fell outgrown location.

WD/D/19/001034 08/04/2019 Request for confirmation of compliance with condition 3 of planning approval WD/D/18/002293.

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/19/000749 18/03/2019 Request WD/D/19/000776 for confirmation of compliance with conditions 3, 5 and 6 of planning 14/03/2019 approval WD/D/18/001139. Application for approval of reserved matters for layout, appearance, landscaping and scale in relation to outline approval WD/D/16/000642 – (Variation to Condition 1 and Informative 3 of planning approval reference WD/D/18/001139 to amend the approved plans and amend the outline planning reference to WD/D/16/000642).

WD/D/19/000749 18/03/2019 Request for confirmation of compliance with conditions 3,5 and 6 of planning approval WD/D/18/001139.

WD/D/19/000711 05/03/2019 Demolition of existing agricultural barn & erection of 1 no. dwelling.

WD/D/19/000335 04/02/2019 T1 oak - Reduce overall crown by up to 2m. T2 Apple – Fell T3 Cherry – Fell. G1 Beech - Raise crowns by 3m and thin entire crowns by 15%.

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 Development Control Committee meeting will take place to be announced, and are held in Committee Room 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.

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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) Boot Camp All Abilities 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 9-11.30am 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 18:00:00 Yetminster Sports Club 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

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